-WEDNESDAY APRIT, 15, 197
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„ACCIDENT TO SCOTCH ULSTER MANŒUVRES,
EXPRESS.
DRIVER AND FIREMAN FILLED.
Eight Passengers. Enjured.
LONDON, April 13. An accident has negurred to the Scotel express at Burntisland, a small acaputt on the Firth of Forth.
The train, which was travolling at a high speed, collided with a shunting engine.
The express was derailed in the col- lision, the engine, "four vans are a exrs, riage landing on the golf course.
TWO VOLUNTEERS WOUNDED.
LONDON, April 15.
-At the Elster-mancutres two viunteers were wounded with blank cartridges..
MITCHELL V. CAR-
PENTIER.
AMATEUR OUT IN FIRST ROUND.
Loxpox, April 15. George Mitchell, the Bradford The driver and fireman of the express Fainatour Boxer, was defouted by were killed sadoight passengers, moat | Georges Carpentier ut Puris in the by natives of Dundes, Injured.
:: : !ball,
THE EAST AFRICA
LOANS.
THE POSITION OF NYASALAND,
Sitebull is the son of Mr. Tona Mit- chell, rell-known sporting Bradford millowner and nephew, of Me. Iling-) worth, the Chief Liberal - Whip.
Tho match, which was one of six rounds, was arranged after the defeat of Wells by Carpentier, Mitchell, it was stated, did not regard it as a serious challenge, but apparently Carpentier did.
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Losbos, April 15... In tive Committie stage of the East Afrim Touns Bill, Mr. Wodge wood moved as an anguiment that 8TRUCK OIL IN SOMALI- Nyasaland should be omitted from the Bill on the ground that it would
never be a White man's country."
LAND
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PARLIAMENT RE- OPENED, AS
OVATION FOR ME ASQUITH.
LONDON April 15.
Or Purtisment-re-opening altor « few days adjournment, Mr. Asquith, on re-taicing his est in the House of Commons, was scoarded an ovation.
Loyal M.P.'s.
The businem of the week is mostly routine, and consequently, says Reuter, the Chater Unionists will remain with
the volunteers:
THE MEXICAN HUDDLE..
Enerta's, Apology to United States.
· Loxnox, April 14.
THE CHINA MAIL.
·
∙COMPANY MERTING.
THE CHINA-BORNED CO.
NAVAL AND MILITARY:
"AN HONOUR FOR COMMODORE ANETRUTHER.
The eleventh yearly meeting of share holders of the China-Bocuse Company was (By the Correspondent of the “ London hald at the Company's Office St. George's
and China-Express:-)- -Building at noon today.
There were present Mr. J. W. The promotion of Commcilary Riendo Bonnar (chairman) Sir Paul Chater, Mesars to tag rank places a naval A.D.O.-ship W. D. Jupp, A. E. Grißia, H. W. Kensett, | so the disposal of the Admiralty. "Thia," W. Russell - Baptista, A. Wi" "Gibb, †is is 'understood, will be conferred on A. đề, da Silva, I. Forrest, C.-C. Stark, | Cominteloro Robers, H. Anstruther and Mr. W. G. Darby the general manager. M.G, now in charge of Hongkong
The Chairman said am glad to say Dockyard. that the Company's operations for last year gurrison of North China in to ba shaw a better result than they have dons for some time. It
It is a pleasure to us to be kept at a strength of 2,071 of all ranka ahle to recommend the payment of a some and aring in the curing year. The pro what larger of making liberal provision follovi Legution Gnard, Poking,, 53 dividend without interfering portions of the various nams, will be be
with our
depreciation. For will note that wo recommend the formation of a fund: so inficers and men Royal Garrison Artil sure our fleet of launches and lighters. We lery Infantry, two British battalion, hope t
to be able to make additions to thin 1866; Army Serviss Corps, 10 Royal fald frona time to time and by this means Army Medical Corps, 24: one battalion to gradually alimitste the considerable of Indian Infantry, 656, and various de amount we
ave to pay annually by PUNT We now have Way of premium. I feel confident that this tuils of departmental troops make up
will the balance Some time ago we decided that it would be desirable to make certain, alterations in the method of koeping our scoomia, more as our branches, and an a result espacity will notes considerable increase of this you
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expoanes:
la due to all Tain is administration charges at our branches being for the first time shown is fall in the accounta Yon will also note from the
Lieutenant P. V. Kilgour, who has been appointed to the battleship Triumph at Hongkong, was latterly serving showed the cruiser Suticy at the Nors. He kai been in the service for over 15 yea
President Wilson has stated that under the heading of the as he first went afloat in the first month
Huert's forces at Tampico will sluts the American dag as demanded by Admiral Mayo (as reparation for the litora ceruild ite that the accouste kaps unlawful arrest recently of some Ameat our branchen-are subject to local audit
before being rent here. Tho rican Marines).
ment. to which I
I have already refeready [' the Company's balanon Sheet is not due to any special cause. Towards
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LATER.
Friction Developing.
The Federal Commander at Tampico is making difficulties about the salut ing of the American tag. He contenda that an apology is sufficient,
LONDON, April 14. Mr. Harout. Secretary of State Mr. Alan Ostler, a special corres. for the Polanes, emphasised that pondent of the Daily Express, tele-Attitude of the United States. roads and railways were necessary¦graphs from Addeu that a mining ex- for the development of Nyasaland.port, who has been investigating on They would benefit the natives as helialf of the Government, pronounces much as the Whies, and Nyasaland the recently discovered oil land at was well entitled to a share in the Degashebeli, Somaliland, to be of such Loun, as she lad contributed greatly excellence as to wartant an expediture to the industry of Great Britain. of £10,000 on experimental horings. The bum, "vanrlubed Mr. Harcourt, would not cost the British taxpayer
a penny.
The amendment was defeated by 160 votes to 25.
Mora Amendments.
As the debate preveded, it be- came evident that, theres were 5 number of arteralments, mostly by Mr. Wedgwood, down.
One of Mr.. Wedgwood's nmend. ments, asking that the tuoney should be spent on the mineral resources, was rejected by 157 votes to 82.
Mr. Montagu, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, deglured that the £3,000,000 would not be adequate.
Mr. Hogge moved that the expon- diture be restricted to works owned and controlled by the Governments of the Protectorates.
Mr. Montagu said that he ap- proved of the principle of the amend- mont, but the Government should have a free hand. It might be the case, he said, though it was unlikely, when it would be more advantageous to employ a private company!"
Mr. Harcourt said that there was no possibility of financing private individuals for their own profit, but
it was for the Government both at
means of communication.
THE CALUMET COPPER"
MINERS.
LONDON. April 14 The Calumet copper niners in Michigan have voted for an end of the strike which began ou 23rd July, 1913. The men have waived their demands.
(Wah Tuz Yat Po's Service.) ...
CANTON'S CHAOTIC
CURRENCY.
Pex.NO, April 15. Wong Ching Fang has been ap- pointed Manager of the Imperial Bask of China at Canton, and has been given full power to improve the financial conditions of Kwantung.
Chinese Press Law.
PERING, April 15, President Yuan, it is stated, bre approved of the petition presented by the representatives of the Newspaper Society to amend the law relating to
the Chinese Press,
Oplum Suppression.
PERING, April 13. The department for the suppression Home and in the Colonies to take of opium has taken drastic steps to -the best steps for providing suitable abolish the opium habit under the pro- posed new regulations.. Opians smokers under 40 years of age must cut off the habit within three weeks or else they will be liable to be shot. Those over 10 years who do not give up smoking within the same period will be impri-
The amendment was rejected by 137 votes to 45.
REFORMING THE CIVIL *SERVICE..
BESTRICTING PATRONAGE.
LONDON, April 15,
The fourth report of the Royal Cem- mission on the Civil Service has been
oded for life.
Another Loan.
the end of last year there was a moderate Tachtery If tha
timber acket in China: and we havsemtinued to inake satisfactory we have had no local losses to provide for
headway is "inding fresh outlets for our timber. When improvement is due to a number of causes there should be a reason able prospect of its being maintained.
The Chairman moved the adoption of the report and accounts which was seconded by Mr. Forrest and carried,
of, 1800,
Routeusit H. F. G. Carter, Ist Bab-
talion Yorkshire Light Infantry, Singa pore, has been seconded for in the regi ment whilst studying the
se language. He ready a tas interproter of Bussian,
Second-Lieutenant J. A. Jerrois, Ist Battalion Yorkshire Light Infantry, has
vien af four and a half years. bien promated Hontenant after a sor-
Sanction has been given for Captain C. P. Devdes, D.S.O., Yorkshire Light In- funtry, now General Staff Officer, 3rd grade, Scottish command, to be transfer. red in a similer capacity to the Military Mr. Buntar retired from the causalting Operations Directorate at the War Office, committee and offered himself for re-electo complete a period of four years Trom tion. A motion approving of bin re-election April 1, 1912, Captain Docdes will take way moved by Mr. Grila seconded by up bis new dutics on May & next.
Sir Paul Chator.
A telegram from Washington states that" further investigations will be de regarding the arrest of the
Mr. Maitland was re-appointed auditor American ma.ines before the Govern ment take further action as to demand-at a remuneration of $200 on the motion of Mr. Gibb, seconded by Mr. Raptista. - ing 'n salute of all ships of the Atlantis fleet at present in the Hampton roads.
The transport Hancock, with 800 marines, at New Orloans and the | battleship South Carolina on route from
San Domingo, have bean intercepted by wireless telegraphy and ordered to proceed to Tampico. The torpedo flotilla at Pensacola has been ordered
A PARTNERSHIP MATTER.
Appeal to Privy Council.
The statement that the Admiralty is. engaged on a series of tests on a new kind of armour pitite for Dreadnoughts. consisting of alternate inyers of steel and rubber, lus apparently been the source of great amusement to the non-technical Press of America. But the New York *India Rubber World" says it is quite thinkable that rubber alone, 'if subjected la the Supreme Court this morning to some toughening process yet to ba before the Chief Justicu, the Paine Judge disonans might be a very effective pro and Mr. Justice Hazeland a motion wis made for leave to appeal to the Privy tection. If there is anything in the as- Council against a decree of the Fall Court periments, what a pity it is bäst mat- to be in readiness to join the battle-dated April 4, 1914, made in the action ters were not at so advaded, a staga as ships at Lampico at short notice. Ho Chiu Lam, alias He Yin Tong (ap- to permit of the Malays so con
pellant), veraun Ho, Sas Lam, alias | structed. Admiral Badger will have over "a
Bo Ngok Lau (respondent), in favour of score of large warships in Mexican | respondent
waters.
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The Chief Justice in the original action, which concerned partnership dispute,
It is believed that President Wilson gave judgment in favour of appellant (who
sa a last resort,
A Nine Days' Battle,
“FRIVOLITY FREEAR."
To-day we had a visit from the well. known
comedian named Frivolity in private life
is not un frivolous as his name might in-
I will not be disposad to use force except reversed en apposi by the Full Court-Fresar," who, by the way, 1
made the present motion) but this decision the Chief Justice dissenting
An order was made in the usual terms,dicate. He informed us that he had just the Chief Justice, remarking that there arrived in the Colony from Sism, where he Siamese being no question as to the value of had been performing before.
Royalties and others. In token of her the property the applicants, had a
Approration of the comedian's talents right to appeal.
Empres5- -Dowager
gave him several hand- some presente, of which, naturally. Mr. Fresar is very proud. "Frivolity Frees,"
A message froin Juarez. states that Guneral Villu defeated the Federal Army at San Pedro, North Torreon, after a nine days' battle: The Josses by both sides are estimated at 3,000,
THE KING OF SWEDEN,
· Lovoos, April 15. A telegram from Stockholm states that the King is rapidly i. creasing his sirength, and is well on the way to re- covery.
Counsel For appeilauta. Mr. Eldon Potter and. Mr. F. C, Jonkin, instructed by Mt Otto Kong Sing and Mr. Leo D'Almada e Castro, for respondenta, Mr. EH. Sharp K. C. and Mr. 0. G. Alabaster, instructed by Mr. Beavis of Messrs. Wilkin. son and Grist.
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UNITED STATES CONSULAR REPORTS.
From the London and China Express
of March 90.)
Moter Launches on Chinese River.-The EIGHTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLAR Han River Traffic Co., of Batow, has had
JUDGMENT.
A Pending Appeal.
the
who is brother to the well-known London. cornmedieone, Miss Louie Fresar, is not ten years acknown to Hongkong, as, some ka sgo, he gave two highly successful por- formance here. 16 will, therefore, be good news to many to learn that, after a fying risit to Canedo, Shanghai aur Tien- it the local theatre.
his style of enter tainment, 7.Me two hours and in so late. 10, nesisted occupies the stage?
tain, he will appear
Mr. From is
gives a genuinely amusing performance. Un several occasions be performed before Royalty at Home and elsewhere, and he is stated to have the rather peculiar dis- tinction of having been the only man able to make the late Sultan of Turkey laugh!
CHINESE FINAMOR.
German Town Durbed.
two large similar launches named Kong On and Kong Ning built in Hongkong. These boats arrived from Hongkong, a distance of 185 miles, tuder their own motor power. They are Stted with electric lights, and azé The judgment delįvaral recently, in the the most comfortably furnished Isupchat. Original Jurisdiction action between the yet seen in this districs. They are equipped
The report that the Hongkong agents Great Western Smelting and Refining with 6 cylinder Gardner motors, which burg Co., of San Francisco (plaintiffs) and kerosens and develop 100 hp., the draught of the firm of Krepp have concluded e J. P. Margus, a Macno resident idafen being 2 it. to 3 It, and the spaed about 11 loan of 23,500,000 with to souther
miles per hour. The bosts have balls dant), in favour of plaintiffs for a sum tracture consisting of two stories, and each provinces of Kwangtung and Ewangel. subject of an application to the thiet pamengers. The dimensions of the bost denied by Mesars. Krupp, who issue o of about $85,000 and costs formed the launch can comfortably accommodate 120 secured on the land tax, emphatically Justice (before thom bo nation was depth it.; and toung, They are now Chinese & per cent. loan of
Length, 75 f.; breadth..
dth. 141 ft. dement from Elsen, 32. The cost
There are rumours from Paris of a heard) in the Supreme Court this morn of each launch
87,500
gold. intended for service between Chaochote
ing,
milica
Mr. H. E. Pollock, K,C. (instructed and Chung-keou, a small river port on the 1.75,000,000, in bonds of £500 each, to by Mr. Leo D'Almada Castro) moved upper branch of the Han River in the be sued worly in April. The issue will the court on behalf of defendant, for Kaying district, about 86 m les distant be made by the Banque Industrielle de from Chauchowiu. As her luluss imported
| bori.→ Leadow and China Express." by this office, a steady demand for moter Chine, at the price of 1.471.26 per 1.500
It
PEEING, April 13. The Finsacial Minister, Chow City proceedings pending spped to
the Full Court, pofico al which was filed launches continus, issued, It datis with the Home Civil Chao, has had a conference with, then April 9. Mr. Pollock in making the desiring to obtain some of t Sarrice and recommends close en Quinuple financial representatives in application pointed out that respondents god connections with builders Baloguny in tande as a posible open
trade should hav
Country machinery in the Far have agente in ordination of educational avstems with regard to the raising of another big who were the plaintiffs in the action, there Vor Consul A. Kriel, Awewire
Increasing
Foreign Demand for Japanese true that the modern audry in Hong
ing in Shangmi fog a modern laundry. aivil service examinations, greater loan. No definita conclusion has been were outside the jurisdiction of the court .facilities of progress between the pri- arrived at and, so far, only small sumë/ and submitted that it was obvious that Coal-The file of Japaness coal to foret kong is very paño ble, but there is none
fa ateadily Increasing, one
one paciz mary to secondary schools and the uni-
other in Chins stock company, ite versities. When a person le appointed for necessities have been advanced,
made of directors being minent men. It is au. not be diment to mỹ,
loqbiry
through patronage to a high adminis trative position, a statement of his qualifications, etc., mast be laid before Parliament. There are also · various `similar regulations restricting, patron- ngo in professional and technical ap- pointments.
Tibetan Affairs.
Perso, April 15.". Chan To Fan, the Commissioner in CONCESSIONS TO THE
Tibet, reports that the Tibetan Govern XPIROTES.
mant still insist that at the places LONDON, April 14
along the west bank of the Salwin The programma of Albaulan conosi- tiver shall be included inside the ions to the Epirates includes a sort of Tibetan boundary. local self government with scholastic and religious autonomy, on condition of immediate submission
Epicoton.
THE FRUIT: SEASON
by the
BOWEL COMPLAINT IN CHILDREN. URING the summer months children int in ware to be prevalent and should receive the most careful att
be paid out of court and that the security
the amount of the judgment should not
countries
Aktura
thetrado
Buplisted in gym IGATS
for costs should also remain with the Japanese col on the Pacific Coast. Cat: They were quite willing to con- ne shipments of coal from Jasso have gone that im Grier toase Pix year codo that before the appeal came on they to ports, west of Singapore, the output of
should pay into court either the amount chris has gone as far as Colombo and
Manchuria of the judgment or security to the entir
being
5 Þix years ago, a stock
but the investors Int their new: Washing bare is done by
Justin, mines, In Southern Fabiner That Wade 4* i modern" mi- faction at the Registrar, and the taxed Importers have largely monopolisted the Chip Coroner
At the same time the Jupiters C63 Mexican, per plecs (about
19
wine might be supposed to be rep
costs. The judgment being so large the market in the territory around th @dress #counts, amé question of interest was of some moment. Malay Poniussula and the Philippine
din apparently, They were quite willing that the samne lands. On socount of the stod in ocup of the costs should be handed to the crossing demand for Japanese onel, prices That
advanced from
75 to $1 per ton ferergners, including women and solicitors for the respondents on their There seems to be, giving an undertaking to refund the the use of coal among Japan the im amount if the appeal sugceeded. selres. This
This is partially due to the rapid interested in machis forei
and there is no special pormas the number of gas and electria Mr. E, H. Sharp, K.G., for the respon-
Chinase
mong thes Light througBout Japán proper::
plants dents, was willing to conoods the point total expostating of Japanese cont
1912 people of security in lieu of cash payment co was rouebly placed at 3,000,000
and prrelat condition that the security: be the trual much an appr interest, & por cent. On these terms he way willing to withdraw li objection to the stay which tho appellant...
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