WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 11, 1914.
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OPENING OF THE BRITISH
IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
A MOMENTOUS SESSION BEGUN,
THE KING'S SPEECH.
THE PREMIER AND IRELAND.
Logins." Pyb. II. "Yesterday Parliament opened its
momento ssion.
Subjects are kevinly concerned, and Which unless handled now with fore- sight und judgment and in a spirit * House of Conations was pack-of tuntual concession, threatens
ed, when Alt. W. F. Roch (Liberal Member for Perubrokeshir of moved. and Mr. Hewart sponded, the adoption of the Abdress from la Throne.
• In doing so, both metubers eE --pressed the hope that a settles ment might be roughed with regard to blu Home Bule question for Treland.
The King's Speach Summarised.
grave future difficulties, it is my 1st mirtiest wishy that the good will and co-operation of men of all parties and creeds may heal the dis- Sensin and lay the foundations for a lasting settlement.“
The Second Chamber.
His Majesty concluded his speech by announcing Bills reconstituting the Son Chamber, Impérial Natur alisation, Housing. Education, and The King, in the course of his father social reforms; also for the Speech, referred to the friendly relaterisation of loans to the East
be the African Protectors and to tions that existed United Kingdom and foreign con- the carrying out of public works tries. He rejoined in his forth-urgendly required. eaming visit to France, and hoped that the copsadtation of the Powers would bend, "to" u settlement of the -'Albanian mid Argian questions and
contribute
the ndintonanie
PRIME MINISTER ON IRELAND.
THE CHINA MATI...
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EXTRAORDINARY BOENES IN TOKYO..
FISTICUFFS IN THE DIET.
Excitable Crowdy in the Siresta.
LONDON, Feb. 11. Router's Tokyo correspondeut tele- graphs that in the Diet the vote of no confidence in the Government was defeated by 20 votes to 268.
Simultaneously there was a great anti-government meting held in Hibiyn Park regarding, which much anxiety is, felt. Iummerise crowds are niso in the vicinity of Parliament and the Navy Department,
Fully 25,000 people, are in tho streets, ominously silent awaiting the result of the vote.
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fisticuffs, took place on the floor of During the debate a display of
the house between Constitutionalists
and Nationalists and one of the Nationalists was carried out incon-
scious.
Budget Committee struck out 4
Another telegram states that the
nillions sterling with which it was intended to replenish the permanent naval funds.
MARRIAGE OF ENGLAND'S GREATEST LIVING NOVELIST.
THOMAS HARDY MARRIES HIS SECRETARY,
LONDON, Feb. 11. Ar. Thonns Hardy, the "distin- guished novelist, has married his secretary, Miss Dugdale.
The veteran novelist is seventy- four years old; his first wife, whom he married in 1874, died some years
ago.
SEQUEL TO GARDIFF COL- LIERY DISASTER.
A Fireman's Sunsational"
Admissions.
LONDON, Feb. 10,
A sensation was caused at the Home Offics inquiry into the polliery disaster
in October, when close upon 500 miners at the Universal Colliery near Cardiff
perished. |
Afroman camed "Davies, in the coarse of bis evidence, admitted that
of the vote of no confidence in the he found an explosive mixture in the
When the erweheard the result Government, there was a violent pit a few hours previous to the explo- outburst of feeling..
officials, sign, but he did not report this to the
down the Parliamentary gates and An attempt was made to break disturbances in the evening were growing intersity"
SWEDISH POLITICAL CRISIS.
.
King's Action Disapproved.
A Question of 'Stalemate.
Me. Asquith, who was received Sequel to the Peasants' Demonstration. of pram. The negotiations with Germany and Turkey oncerning the with cheers, potted out at recent hyelections fal been in favour of
Loxos, Feb. 11. A felugran from Stockholm states
Bagded Railway, were rapidly arome Rele for Freland. A dissolu- proaching a satisfactory issue.
In spite of a warning by the Com. missioner as to what he was saying, Darice added that when he made a similar discovery previously he did not report it.
ALLEGED PANAMA CANAL SCANDAL
LONDON, Feb. 10,
My fast carest wish is." said on, he said, would be an minission that the Cabinet has resigned owing" Beuter's correspancient at Pansin his Majesty, and the goodwill and thus the Fiorilarang Art, so far as to a slight difference with the King telegraphs that Mr. Burke, manager of co-operations of eg vil all parties and Hans Rule was conremel, was a whose replies to the peasants were the commissariat department, aud crands will day the Foundations of a bullity. Then there might be a consomewhat beyond the Premier's Insting settlement in Ireland.**
A Fuller Account.
B
dition of stemmate. Suppose, he inclinations. sail, the Unionists wore e umed, } [It will be remembered that the King they would be confronted with th promised to the 30,000 farmer pilgrims task of govering four-fifths of fre- who came from all parts of Sweden, that In springlike weather and in 'sun-land disappointed on the ew of the the navy and defences of the country shine, their Majesties made a pro fruition of cherished hopes. Again, would be angmentel.-El cession in State from Bockingham If the Liberals were returned, would
Ester lay down her rins?
· Patter to. Westminster,
There was a vast conemurse of people, who cheered the King and -Queen,
The rustonry brilliant cremony tnok lee at Westminster.
Ulster Not Biumng.
Mr. Walter Long, in moving the Opposition's amendment... fervently desired that Ulster was not bluffing.
In the Home of Temise, the King, "in his Speech,, said he hoped that the Edward Curson's fearless action relations of this Trited Kingdom and and resolute leadership had, so far, foreign Towers would continue to be prevented a great tragedy. Criticis friendly. He expressed pleasure in the Bill, Mr. Long ridiculed the the feabeuning visit which he and iden of the Supremacy of the Im- the Queen intended making to perial Parlament. Citing the case of Natal in 1906, be continued with France. which testified to the cor dial relations exissing between the great emphasis You have another two countries His Majesty hope that the consultations regarding Albania and the Aegean Islands
views of the Ministerialists regard instance now. I don't know the
ng events in South Africa, but with would contribute to the maintenance won't dare take any action which all your boasted supremacy you of penes in South Eastern Europe:, and he trusted that, on the arrival wiring you into conflict with of her new ruler. Albania would pro- the South African Government." gress towards an efficient and stable (Cheers.) administration,
His Majesty was happy to say that)
the Anglo-Turkish negotiations re-
The Only Possible Basin for Peros,
PORTUGUESE COALITION CABINET COMPLETED.
LONDON, Feb. L.
A telegram from Lisbon states tha Senhor Bercardino Machado his com pleted his coalition Cabinet with Senhor Lima Minister for the Colonies.
PARCEL POST FOR CANADA.
LONDON, Feb 10. The parcel post was inaugurated throughout Canada at midnight.
memorativo inscription, wae sent to the The first parcel, bearing the com.
another official, bave been suspended as the result of an investigation into transactions connected with the food supply for the labourers employed on the Canal.
It is allegatd that Burke bar invested $137,000 during his tenure of the port.
A prosscution is impending."
CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE LABOUR PARTY.
Mr. Ramsay Macdonald Re-alboted.
LONDON, Feb. 10. Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, P., has baen re-elected Chairman of the Labour Party, which has decided upon a official amendment to the Address, framed to deal with the subject of the South African deportations,
Duke of Connaught, Governor-General THE KIKUYU CONTROVERSY,
of Canada, by the Postmaster General,
garding matters of importanée affect, Mre Austen Chamberlain said that SOUTH AFRICA'S INDEMNITY
ing the commercial and industrial events in Ulster were hurrying to a interests of Great Britain in Meso-patastrophe, yet Mr. Asquith; had potamin were manidly approaching a nos told the House what the Govern satisfactory issue, while questions nent were prepared to do. Hie (Mr." long pending with Turkey, with re- Chamberlain) asked whether the pect to regions hordering on the Per. Government were prepared to ex sian Gulf, were on a fair way towards
amieable settlement.
Safety At Bea.
been
BILL
Labour Leader's Opinion of it.
LONDON, Feb. 10,
Archbishop of Canterbury's.
Decision:
A telegram from Cape Town states de Ulster or secure her the same that the debate on the Indemnity Bill rights as enjoyed by Great Britain? was resumed, If the Government answorel! " Yes,"
LONDON, Feb. 10. The Archbishop of Canterbury, in statement regarding the Kikuyu con- troversy, declines to allow proceeding of beresy and icbism against the Eis- bope of Uganda and Mombasa, but says that as questions of far-reaching im portance are raised, he has decided to the danger of civil war would be declared that the Government and the of fourteen Bishops at a meeting in The Labour leader, Mr. Cresswell, submit the matter to a consultive body: averted; if they answered ** No,"
.
civil war was certain. The exclusion Dineowners had combined, and that July.
of Ulster was the only possible buais the Bill was a monument of audacity.
He was gratified by what had done by the Convention n. the Safety of life at Sea, and Bill for peace, and though it was no The original cause of the trouble, he would be submitted embodying the settlement of the Irish question, it Convention's recommendations. would at least be the negation of said, was the brutality of the Govern- THE FERUVIAN REVOLUTION.
Ireland's claim to be an independentment in July..
India.
His Majesty regretted the early censation of the seasonal raina of
nation.
1
The House of Lords.
Lot Carrick seconded. -
last Autumn which had impaired In the House of Lords, Lord Glen- the agricultural prospects of em comor moved the adoption of the siderable trucks over his Indian Address. Dominions, but the area visited by severe drought was fortunately re stricted by the timely measures taken for the relief of the distressed population.
The Irish Question.
** regret,
THE HOME RULE BILL. Prime Minister. Likely to de Conciliatory.
LONDON, Feb. 10.
Mr. Walter Long.in the House of Commons, and Lord Middleton in the
Lord Middleton mared an amend- ment similar to that of Mr. Walter Long. He demanded the meaning House of Lords, will move the Opposi of the words in the King's speech with reference, to Ireland and said tion amendments to the Home Rule that nothing which had fallen from Bill,
LONDON, Feb. 10.
A telegram from Litoa states that
THE HONAN LOAN.
ببینید
LONDON, Fab. 11. The Foran Loan has been over- subscribed.
SERIOUS ILLNESS OF LORD MINTO.
Tospos, Feb. 11. Lord Minto, ex-Viceroy of India -10), has had a serious relapse, and his condition is causing anxiety. He is sixty-seven years old.
Id
SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR
TROUBLES. ¡
A List of the Outrages.
LONDON, Feb, 10. Reuter's Cape Town correspondent telegraph that Me. Smuts has placed on the table of the Assembly a return committted and attempted during the showing that thirty-eight outrages were
recent strike troubles, including three explosions on the railway, one of which was an attempt to wreck a troop trrin.
AMÉRICA AND IMMIGRANTS;
President Wilson Against the Liternoy Test.
LONDON, Feb. 11. Renters Washington correspondent. tolographs that President Wilson in conversation with the chairman of the Senate Committee on Immigration, has declared against the illiteracy tost for immigrants...
(Wah Tez Yat Po's -Service.)
THE CENSORATE.
.PERING, Feb. 11..
The President has declined to re- itate the censorate, deeming Par- lument, the Court of Chancery and the Disciplinary Court sufficient to control the officials.
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CHINA'S NEW COINAGE.
PENING, Feb. I.
A Presidential mandate fixing the deuominations of the new coinage has been issued. There will be four silver coins $150 cent, 20 cent, and 10 cent pieces; and nickel coins of centa, 2 cents, 1, cent, 2 cash and 1 cash values. The weights of the new silver coins will be the same as hitherto, and the old money is to be re-minted within a stipulated time.
THE WHITE WOLF..
SCH Active,
SHANGHAI, Feb. 11. The White Wolf bandits are still active in Anhui province, and are throatening the Kioyang, Mungching and Funggang districta. The Gover- nor-General of Anhui has dispatched a strong force of soldiers to cut off have arrived at Shauchow, and a their advance. Chan Hsun's troops telegram has been dispatched to the Military, Department asking for twelve machine guns to be sent out.
CHINESE CABINET CHANGES.
Hui Ling, has tendered his resigna-
Pesisc, Feb. 11. The Minister of Finance, Hung
tion, which has been accepted. Chow Tsz Chi will succeed him. Chu Kai Kim has been appointed Minister of Communications and Chu Sai Chow has agreed to act as Premier for a short period.
order is now completely assured, and CARPENTIER AND LANGFORD, trade has resumed its normal condition.
THE AEGEAN ISLANDS DISPUTE.
A Hitch Threatened.
Losoy, Feb. 11
Mr. J. Woodman, manager for Sam Tangford, yesterday issued the following. statement says the "Daily Telegraph" of Jan. 12 Beaing in Saturday a
papura that Georges Carpentier, the great Franch boxer, wants to meet Sam Langford, at 79. klos (1771b), I am only to pleased to state that
• I will soorpt
His challenge, and wil Immediately post the
bobalf as soon as Carpenter states his bas rangford's
posted. Ar it is a recognised fact that
1, it
be up to us to make arrangements us
tion addressed to Greece and Turkey, to the weight, division of purse, and the
It has transpired that while accept Bgh; besvy-weight champion, i any Minister mitigated in the slight. It is expected that Mr. Asquith, theng, Great Britain's draft communics. said his Majesty, est degree the Opposition's hostility Premier, will deal with the matter in the Triple Alliance has opened the that efforts to arrive at a solution to the whole principle of the had the most conciliatory manuer, and will question that, as regards eventual to Jack Jobusos, I can only say we are rent: brst then we will leave to Capentier. by agreement of the problems con- sure. He asked what proposals kad
What we want in the match. In refermer measures, enforcing the decisions of
VRTY anxious to meet him, as. Langford bas demands, Mr. Asquith will also lavite It appears there is reason to doubt to mest Langford, but suggests we find trom Turkey and Greece na ty
recent letter Johnson. Mutex his
his willingne specific proposals for the further safe, Germany willingness to participate in omeone to promote the match and gira | guarding of Ulster's interests.
nected, with the government of been made in the course" of the plainly ladicate that it is the stroDB the Powers, they should, await replies been for the past rares yours. In his
Ireland have, so far, been unsuccess. Legotiations?".
F
ful. In this matter, in which the Tord Morley's reply was precisely bopes and fears of so many of my similar to that of Mr. Asquith.
THE REVOLUTION IN HAYEIL.
LONDON, Fab. 117
M. Orene, the President of Eayti,
has creaped to Jamaica, M., Zamor
THE BRITISH NAVY:
London's Business Mens' Views.
Lornos, Feb. 10
desire of the Ministers to inest Ulater's
IEWARE OF COLDS.* HILDREN ATO much more fakalye fo contract the contagions diseases, when "A large and representative mosting they have colds? Whooping cough." diph
atheris, arlet fever and sumption are
of the citizens of London, held at the disease that are often contract whi
T
the leader of the revolt has 590 Guildhall, unanimously paused a resolu. child has cold. Toan is why all, madiest
proclaimed Provident,
President Orests and his wife, it will be remembered, took refuri on board the
Vinata 1" w. Germad, oruiser on
satharities my beware of calde
tion auring the Clovernment of the quick cure of solids you will and nothioy support of the commercial community better chin Chambusland Longh
in kay mensure which may be framed
(ossuring the supremsay of the
such measures.SIN
bím 28,000 which, of course, is out of the question. There ar
arn several clubs anzious A hitch is threatened, as it is an to hold the match for a good purse, which likely that Greece will be willing to they want divided in the usual way that evacuate Albania unless porom poɛ.
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