JÄTHEDAY, APRIL 4, 1814)
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BRITISH POLITIOS. THE CALAMITY TO THE
SEAL FISHERS, ENTHUSIASM AMONG THE
KIBERAIS.
"Hearty Bond-off to the Prime....'
Minister.
LONDON, April 4.
The disaster which occurred off
The sealer. Bellarentury has 30 of the crew of the Newfoundland aboard badly frost.bitten. Forty of the New-
SIR JOHN FRENCH'S
SUOCESSOR.
THE CHINA MAIL.
TRAGIO DEATHS IN
SHANGHAL
WAR.
I was conceived in passion, hatred, savy,
Details are to hand of the tragis death and greed, born in the morning of anti- of two Shanghai residents Mr. H. B. Equity, and have a genealogy whose every Thomas and Mr. Thomas Lowe. Regardinocance. I respect neither the sebleness page drips with the red, blood of murdered
ing the death of the former our Shanghai of gray hairs, the helplessness of infancy, correspondent telegraphed the "este nor the sacredness of virtue, and walk, this time.
The following is from the
iron-shod, ruthlemly and impartially, over N. Daily News" of the 9th ult. 5-
the form at the weakling or the form of a Tragle End of Mr. H. R. H. Thomas giant.
Tins nows of the tragic. death of Mt. H. R. 11. Themas, which occurrel, self inflicted early on Saturday afternoon (March 28), was received with feelings of profound regret and surprise among FIGHTING IN MEXIJO.is many intimate friends. Now manner
I
TORREON CAPTURED.
LONDON, April 1, General Sir Charlos Douglas has bean: | Newfoundland, (referred to in paster-appointed to succeed Field Marshal Sir
day's China, Mail) in the worst in the John Franch. LONDON, April 4. Over two hundred Liberal members history of the Colony. The theat were of the House of Commons w Mr.earning from a successful ATON overtaken by a Asquith off to the North, and the when they were scenes at King's Cross were of a most blizzard. enthusiastic nature. Numerous ad. dresses were presented to the Rt. Hon, gentleman, expressing the hope that he would return with "redoubled. | Jornïland's crew are dead and 30 are authority and maintain the traditions of the Army, the authority of the Crown and the power of the people."
Mr. Asquith to be Unopposed.
A meeting of East Fife Unioniste, bich decided not to oppose Mr. Asquith, did so because it would be patriotic to support Mr. Asquith in the present crisis, and defending the Army from a tacks of unscrupulous persuas." Thoy nuthorised the Executive
change their minds if circumstances jastified.
Another Story of the Toparture.
Another telegram.statos that overal Cabinet Ministers and a crowd gave Mr. Asquith a wood-off at King's Cross, on what the Liberal papers describe ne
now Midlothian campaign." There will he demonstrations at stopping-1 places en routs.
The Unionista Irritated. The Unionist papers characterize the above arrangements, which were only known late on Thursday, as provocativo, and state that if Mr. Asquith is com- native in his speech at Ladybank to- morrow on the subject of the Army the decision of the Unionista not to oppose
him will be re considered.
"He's a Jolly Good Fellow."
There were some hundreds of people en the platform st King's Cross when Mr. Asqaith departed, and the Right Honourable gentleman was accorded an ovation. Mr...Dickinsou, M.P., in a speech, wished him "God Speed," and the crowd sang "He's a jolly good fellow," nud Rulle Britannia,"
mieving.
The Southern Crore, Lieut. Shackle. ton's old ship, which was returning to So. John with a full catch of 20,000 seale, is missing. There were 173 men aboard
LATER
58 Dead: 40 Survivors.
Another telegram frate St. John mys
it is clicially stated that fifty-eight per-
of his death and its startling sudden rendering the first ecouts of the sud evenih almost incredible, Mt. Thomas was very widely known, and bis, death' has ocasioned feelings of deep regret and apathy towards uk Thorns and the members of the familypas
For wand time past, Mr. Thomas hat not beam quits up to the permal in bealth and spirits, stress of business causing him got deal of anristy, and quits recently
I paint the midnight skies a larid glow" from the burning homes I fare raragad. and I turn peaceful scenes of rural beauty where God's own creatures dwall tegatbar inawity, intoa raging hell. I'eat neighbour
ist neigbour in deadly combat, and. incite the brother to slay his brother.
I make puppets of Kings, princes of paupers, cartiers of courtessos, sad thieves at respected subjects; and ampiros mult before my broth as does mist, before the morning sun light.
LONDON, April 4. A telogram from Juntes states thas after an elevon days' battle the Rebels
It i finally captured Torreon, satimated that the Rebels lost 508 killed and 1,500 wounded The casual ties of the Federala are over 1,000 killed. There were great rejoicings at | served though they did not occasion any Juarez and cluors given for General | tho often of his firmi, Newers. Thit on their own ignor Déo,
Carranza and Villa
The
I make of religion fanaticians. heathen I make a fiond incarnate; and of all men I make playthings devoid of rosena and justies. Through intrigue I make the intelligent powerful, the unscrupulous wax | signs of a possible breakdown were obtat on the spoils of blood won victorian, gained by others, and the less learned suffer great disquietude. Me, Temas sent to
| Bros., 18. Szechiaen Road, on Saturday morning, leaving Kf about the usual hour apparantly to go home for tiffin. He did mt, however, put in na parater, and
either a comwelion with business "With 'nfrangements for the S.V.C parado¦
in the afterma
anns are dead and that of the forty BIX YEARS IMPRISON-it was thought dus the haber detained
» privucs all are frost bitten
The Southern Cross.""
There is no news of the Southern Cross,"
THE QUEENSLAND LOAN.
Los Dos, April 4.
The Queensland loan of £2,000,000 (at 4 per cent., issued at 99) was over subscribed in anhour and a half.
A VOLCANIC ERUPTION.
&
Losuos, April 3. Au extins voleno near Theodosia suddenly became active yesterday, and within half an hour twenty-five news of ground were covered" with lava. There were no esalties.
MENT FOR A SPY.
or
Losnos, Apel 4, Later se rvousness was felt Frederick Gould who, along with his his belt and inquiries were male, the fear that all might not be well being wife, was charged at Bow Street anaerused when i was found that he was February 24th with espionage, has nos mit with the volunteers, been reatenced to six years penal Bervitude. The charge against the woman was withdrawn
Famine, want, and misery follow in my path. I lay, waste groan fields, and still the hand of industry. 7 pillage the land of it resources, but outribute buthing of benefit to mankind, leaving pestilence to wake and complete the work of distruction. I I lay heavy stalk ghostlike in my tributa upon my most loyal schjects for the maintenance
establishment. I of my gaander the vitality and lives of those world nothing bar rain and sales. The who serve me faithfully, yet return to the basbles of fame 1 confer on some of the empty. halla.
tho
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to cumamit murder and
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beld to be the insignis glory by a mistaken civilization
|_ TUS DISCOVERY IS JEHANG ROAD,
I can offer no excuse for my having come As no tracó of him could be found, the into existence, nor can I give one plausible nther folien wer informed, and shortly after reason why I should not cease to ise, the measg frm his residence had than that so long as men who wield in- The evidence showed that Mrs.nched the Central Police Station, there are are permitted to gratify their selfish Gould was arrested at Charing Cross
cars a second message kaying that a desires and ambitions at the expense of the who most carry the burdens and Station ATI route to. Ostand with fonder had been found dead in the endure the suffering, long will I continue Naval documents.
neighbourhood of Ichaug Road.
to set my toll of sorrow, devantation. Captain Hilton Johan and Mr. C. and death. For I am pitil as; devoid of all Kirs immediately went down to the place fealing. I far neither man por fod: I am amenate rano law, and I am in my self and found that the deconsel man,- Iying, the Law and the leat Resort: against an old gruva mound," was no other than Mr. Thomas. Between his knee was an S.V.C, ride, and it appeared that the weapon had been tiped from this posi The death is announced of Sirion, the bullet passing through his head. Hubert Jerningham..
OBITUARY.
LONDON, April 4,
(Sir Hubern Edward Henry during hara, K.O.M.G., F.S.A., FZ.S., F.G.S, S.P., D.L., was horn in October 1842, the son of . W. E. Jerningham (Staf ford) of Painswich, Gloucester. Edu- cated at the University of France of which he became Bachelier Lettres, ha entered the Diplomatic Service in 1MBES From 1887-80 he was Colonial Secretary of British Honduras, and filled a similar office in Mauritius from 1880
a
I AM WAR"
-James Engan Moshy in "Life,"
THE BANDMANN OPERA COMPANY.
It was conjectured it on earing the dice, Mr. Thoms have gone almost directly to the place where he was fourd, which is a spot well away from the road The success at the London Gaiety of The Girl the Film doubtles and in a somewhat isolated district.
The holy was conveyed to the marunts for the largi patronaga socorded tuary, and yesterday an inquest was this delightful musical comedy produced not by Mfr. P. Alan Robinson, Acting last night at the Theatre Royal by th Corner. The svidence of several witBandana Company. The piece adapted esse was taken, and the inquext was from the ferman, provides many happy
interludes, and the whole Company show-| adjourned until Wedrany.
rd to advantage, thus making it one of
A MAN OF MANT ACTIVITIES.
(Wak Taz Yat Po'a Service.)
WHITE WOLF DEFEATED.
SHANGHAI, April 8s.
to 1892. In the latter year he was pro- The densed, who was only thinly, the test succesful of the present serfer Government troops have defeated moted Lieutenant-Governer, and from the three yours of 'ng, canie to Shanghai of Bandiaus playa." Mr. Alec., Worces blr. Asquith speaks in East Fife on the White Wolf bandits in the Lam following year to 1892 was Governor of from Landon in 1897 to join the firm ofter, who was formerly chief setor in the "Saturday.
tin district. It is reported that rob the colony. From 1807 to 1900 he w James Alexander Harvig, and, eventually Hepworthi Cinematograph Company, was bers are causing a great deal of in addition (leverior of Trinidad widok over that business in exjunction quite at tone as Max Daly the leading Tobago. Sir Hubert successfully con- with his brother, Mr. Trevor Thomas, spirit of the Vioscope." Ho was greeted trouble in many districts in Yunnan-tasted the Derwick Division in 1881 and continuing in the business alone when with rounds of hearty applause at fro White Wolf's leader in Honam pro-represented it in Parliament for four the latter took up another position. Fram quent intervals and his study of Napo Ho Whe a Commander of the the first, 3r, Thomas took a must activo locs was very good. "Doddie.", im- by the izimitable 3£t.. vince, Shun Lou Tui, has been cap-yeur.
Omeer part in the social life of the settlement, personated Order of St. Gregory and on
Roberts creatod B VETY l'Academia, Paris, ffa pablished several and up to the last remained a prominent "Bobby"
French and useful member of many societies. favourable impressiou with his whimsical lake inghading Life in & Chulenz und Keniscences of an Joring the S.V.C.'s a private he quick- unties and patter. Both he and Mise Attache, "-Ed.]
ly rose to the rank of Captain, having Addie Lennard as Euphemia Knox ra cominaisl" of "B" Company for many ceived well-merited rounds of applausa years, and being a capable and popular for their grotesque tango being recalled. officer. He was an cutlyinst in his on three occasione Miss Ione. Roya RAILWAY TRAGEDY IN BATAVIA. volunteer work, us' indeed in all the may was
organizations which claimed his support. For some years he was a valuable mem ber of the Fire Brigade,
tured at Finehow.
« Liberals Angry with Mr. Balfour. The Liberal papers aro angry ́at Mr Balfour's spesoh Festerday, and declars that he preached the doctrine of optional obedience to the soldier, thus checking the conciliation movement and keeping alive the issue of the Army versus the People, Feeling is still running high among the members
PEKING, April 3. .of the House of Commons, and it is
The Foreign Department and De- poesile that the Parliamentary Golfpartment for the Interior mot yester.. "-Handicap will be abandoned in con- day in camera to disenar the whole.
question of foreign relations. -sequancs.
Another Ramiour.
General Macready is mentioned successor to Sir John French,
FOREIGN RELATIONS.
Compulsory Vaccination in China,
The Department for the Luterior has decided to adopt the recommenda- tion of the medical adviser to the government and make the vaccination of children compulsory throughout the the Republic.
The
Many Natires Kled.
A TECHNICAL.
LECTURE
Mr. Then married of the Miss Fangus and leures his widow with four sufil children,
Marin Gestimate the Italian actress, and equitted herself very wail. ***Freddie-" (Miss Gladys Stewart) sa interpreter and daughter of General Fitzgibbon, N.C., D.S.0. (Mr. Fred LONDON, "April 3.
Ме A · valuable ammet. Cuyne), was A telegram from Batavia sites
"Jimnie" Hooper se Anthony Cornelius that a train has been derailed on a
No section of the eommunity will Clutterbuck took full advantage of a bridge in a collision with a buffalo. south his loca moen sinorely than the mirthful part, and was very successful Five vans fell into the river and members of Union Church, of which he the miller. Miss Bostico Howe was twenty natives were killed and 30 was a prominent and most valuable mem." Mrs. Clutterbuck," and fish Belee injured. There were no European ber. He waz Treasurer of the Church, Belo Rires was quite dignified as Lady Premier Speaker at Newcastle.
casualties.
Vice-Prsident, of its Social and Literary Rochester. Miss Farao Sinclair wa Guild, a leader in the choir, and a fore quite a success ns Linda, and Valentina At Newcastle Station, Mr.‹Asquith,
mont worker in all the social and other Twist, her lover, was effectively imper in the course of a few remarks, said Japanese Indemnity Too High.
enterprises undertaken by the church. sousted by Mr. Walter Elagort. The We are living in 'searching times,
Ho was talented and versatile, and there dancing was, as usual, od a high quality, when fundamental principles ars being.
Foreign Department har
werá very few entertainmente for charity actably, the tuogo at the Army League entered strong protest *gainst
or other purposes to which ho did not The piece will be repented to-night.. salled in question. The fortunes of
of the indemnity the amount great canes are at stake, but, given demanded by the Japanese Minis An interesting lecture Workshop contribute. Be was also ready and stnadiness and unity among the pro- ter for losses by Japanese, re-Mesurements by Mr. E. J. Surman, interesting public speaker.
In the sporting world Mr. Those recent revolt. B.Sc., Assistant Profesor of Engineering gressive forces, wo shall consolidate sidents during the
Commissioners are being sent bybath the Hongkong University, was demade his presenéu fell particularly as
parman. For, many years he and complete our great work."
parties to ascertain the actual amount, livered last night in to Reading Roe place in the English eight, position No.
of t bixtitute of Engineers gid Ship-7 being reserved for him on account of went to bed at the usual time, but the Iniders of Hongkong.
Mr. Surm hud on view various types of gauges used in high class repetition work, and number of large scale dia. sure that if the Liberals were sympa- A lous of five million dollare for-rs were also exhibitat in order to thetic of certain susceptibilities they forty-five years has been concluded to the various points of the lea were simultaneously determined to pur for the purpose of constructing a sue a jurt Liberal policy. They would railway from Nanking to Changsha, vía. Ningkok, Huichow, Wulu,
More Speeches' En Route.
Replying to addresses Mr. 'Asquith, in speech at Berwick, raid he was-
of the losses,
A Projected Hallway.
Canton's. Banknotes.
Tie Lowe, who for the past Ave. years had been employed on the Shang. hai Mercury." Ho wan. upparently in normal condition on Friday night, and
his good style and exout them. next morning he failed to answer to the also streked bouts in other ruces and a call of the boy.
adopt in selling. He was prominent for living in the house was mockey held a well and was the summoned, and finding the door locked, founder of "B" Company hockey club
broke it in. It was found that the room
AS A SINGER was full of gas, the jet being turned on,
ture which was followed with keen in terest throughout.
On many occasions Mir homes took but in spite of the suffocating atanmphere Engineer-Commander G. W. Boomo, part in the intertainments, given by the the man was able to reach the bod and R.N., occupied the chair and introduced Shanghai Amateur Dramatis Society, lis drag Mr. Lowe out This was about , see a satisfactory solution to this state Hangohow and Pingshoung? The the subject and the lectures in a few well. Inst, und not last sarcoful, appearance tight o'clock, and as Mr. Lown was stil ment in his speech at Edinburgh, Lf line itself will forte the security for chosen and concise remeries being in the 2018 pantoniae, the living, although obviously in a procuri- his opponents thought that he either the loan.
Mr. Surman dealt with his subjectSultan fíorocco, Bo was fine qua condition, to was hurried, off to hos hoped or feared that their intentions
comprehensively and ably, and at the singer and scored incumerable suscosses pital and a doctor called. He was a
Indisposition tended to it 86, Take's, but about ten would effect him, it was high
close was accorded a hearty vote of on the concert platfo thanks.
provented his appearing at the Scotch opak death supervened, time they disabeeed themselves,
The following gentlemen, among other, Concert fight, but qu the pre *In, a speech at Kirkcaldy," the
The Central Government intends took part in the discussion-Eng. Com Feeding Wednesday he took part in the Right Hon. gentleman said he was glad to be again in Fife, which had to substitute government notes for mander Roome, Professor 0. A. M, Subscription Concert at the Town Hall
the provincial notes of Kwangtung, Smith, Meas W. Budge, W. G. Shiner, and Putoly lind he been heard to nevér boen répresented by Tory and which will be redeemed at a discount IT. Richardson and W. J. Stalin. would not be now. Mr. Asquith did of twenty per cent. mot speak af Cupar, from whence be motored to Kilmarnor Castle.
The Second Big Loan.
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In the deceased's bedroom a paper was found, on it written in legge letters, ** I am tired of life The Femalius forms
obemical are also believed to have been advantage than in his rendering of the found in a glass beside the bed, und bass enlos of the, oratorio "BE Paulis conjectured that ho may have, tak
Fullcantion. In view of the tragic prens, which
even thun.so close upon him, the word
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