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JUNE 26, 1814..
THE CHINA MAIL.
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BRITISH POLITICS.
DEBATE ON THE FINANCE BILL
LONDON, June, 25. In the House of Commone, during
the debate on the Fiasnee Bill, M.
tha to the China Mall.)} {Bautar's Bervice to the China Mall) | (Reu'er's Service to the China Mall)
THE MEXICAN TRU....
"BLE. AUSTRALIA'S NAVY, "ODIFICATION OF PROGRAMME.
LONDON, June. 25. A telogram from El Paso states that P... General Villa has captured Zacatecas Mediation Conferones Suspended
A telegram from the Niagara Falla, Lloyd George, the Chancellor of the states that the Mediation Conference Exchequer, air that the Government has been suspended pending disens did not propose to drop the propenslesion between the Carranzanists and the for the relief of local rates, but the Hurrtists. The former are expected grant made to local authorities would to arrive in a few days, be dependent upon the establishment
of a national system of valuation,
Mfr. Austen Chamberlain said he saw Do Person why the relief should not be given this year, except Mr. Lloyd George's determination to impose had and unnecessary conditions.
Air, Walsh explained that the Labour- ites were abutaiging from voting because the time was long overdue for the re- moval of the axes on food,
The debate was then adjourned. Urgent whips" have beasissted for to night's division.
LONDON, June 26.
Mr. Kaye's Fisher's' Amendment
Rejected.
In the House of Commons debate on the Finance Bill, Mr Hayes Fisher', amendment regretting that provision was not made for grants to local authorities for the current year was rajected by 303 to 265 votes..
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Anglo-American Agreement.
TONDON, June 23. A pelegrami 1:24 Melbourne states that in the Senate this Hon. Mr. Millen, Secretary for Defence, ant noted a modification of the Naval Programme for the next five years. Two light cruisers and two 82b- marines will be built instead of destroyers and submarines.
lund.
UNITED STATES AND
APAN.
THE CALIFORNIAL
Y LAND LAW,
no 28.
BERLIN FOUNDLING
HOUSE
«W SCHOOL WING OPENED
BY LADY MAY.
Lady May, in the presenes of a large and representative audience, yestard-y evening bid the foundation stone for the 'new schock wing of the Barlin Foundling House. It bore the following incription:
Mitt Gats Fur Gott, Dieser Grundstein Warde Celeor Durch.
Lady May am. 25 :· Juni 1914. -*. Her Ladyship gracefully performed the many with a silver trowel, suitably "hod." She concludat with a few taps.
bony mallet,
LONDON, Ju Monce Americo-Japanesó correspon relative to California was publish. in both countries" to-day.
Replying on the 24th inst. to the
inch. Japanese communication of ten with months ago, the United States de-
as the Deutsche Kapella ad a bouquet from one of
They will be ordered from Engclares that the language of the Treaty | Lady May rowh at the home. The
excludes Japanese the right to hold the yager insul The cost of the modification will agricultural lands..
A talagrani from Washington states bo £1,700,000, that an Agreement has been reached between Great Britain and the United States to protect mining properties in
Mexico.
Heary Fighting Between Rabals and Fadarsks.
Many prisoners and ammunition were captured at Zacatecas. The
belt asses were heavy and in slided two Generals. The Federal fosses are unknown.
Thousands Killed and Wounded.
A telegram fron New York states that there was four days' fighting at Zaenteens. It was ferocious on the hillsizes, which were covered with trenches and redoubts, and the struts of the city are filled with
in
BIG AMERICAN FAILURE.
Lasnoy, June 28.
DISASTROUS FIRE IN MASAKCHU- SETTS.
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Foxboy, June 26.
zin German,
national mathem war Jön
Pastir Mueller, sposki, tamy great in- thanked Lady May for the infor so terest sòa, had shown for the wing many years and also so kindly comin
to lay the foundation stone. "War faith, {necessary," contimsed Phtor Mueller, Hito calebrate this day, not amidst a few friends
A telegram from Saleri, Massachu-unty, hot amongst the many friends who A telegram from New York states setts, states that a fire swept through by paracial abscriptions or by their frus that Receivers have been appointed the business section, burning an area with regard to the vast wholesale dry goods firm of S. B. Claflin, who of forty acres in the leather manufac. have wholesale, and retail connee-turing district. Fitty houses were tions throughout the country.
destroyed in the residential quarter.
The wind changed in the evening to $35,000,000 (gold) and the assetstal the fire spread towards the to $44,000,000.
centre of the city, this quarter being threatened with "destruction. Nine teen injured person's have been sent to hospital.
The liabilities are stated to amount
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The collapse is attributed to over extension of credit.
LATER. Another telegrun from New York stores that the Claflin assets are $10,000,000. Thirty subsidiary dry. dead.
gends stores throughout the country General Villa, who was in the van will continue business under the of the attackers, load five of his stafi | Beceivers, wounded. There were exceptionally
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The Sill passed its Second Reading large casualties among the Rebel without a division.
officers. General Vill estimates the Feilerak had 4.000 killed. 2,000
Some Radicals abstained from snt-wounded and 5,00 exptured, while ing and the O'Brienites voted with the the Rebels had 500 killed and 900 apposition.
wounded.
Mr. Bons Law tancted Mr. Lloyd - George with surrendering to the Party'r "Millionaire supporters," and declared that he had broken vary Liberal principle
Debate on the Finasɑa Bill.
IRISH NATIONALIST VOLUNTEERS IN-
OREASING. "
LONDON, June 26,,,
The numbers of the Nationalist "In the House of Commone Mr. volunteers are still swelling. It has Asquith exhaustively defended the besa arranged to form a corps of 500 Finance Bill, expesially the grants to mounted troops for Dublin and make
DR. MORRISON ON OHINA.
AN OPTIMISTIC STATEMENT.
Losnes, June 26. Dr. Morrison, political adviser to the Chinese Republic, who has ar rived in London from Peking, in an interview expresses the utmost con- fidence in the recent progress of affairs in China, and that recent changes will lead to a peaceful out- come.
THEIR WAJISTIES AT NOTTINGHAM.
Lostos, June 25, Their Majesties King: George and Queen Mary received 's whole-hearted welcome when visiting the industrial centros of Nottingham.
SCOTTISH LETTER,
4 From Dar dien Correspondent.
EPIECEGI, June 2.
PRESBYTERIAN REUNION,
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have supported our Institution for more than 30 years. We want to put before you to-day something like a account of what we have been doing with your donations. We have enlarged_car work during the 83 years we have been working in the Colony, but of course, to some rivers become eballower as they grow larger is not always to grow deeper, grow wider. If such sa impression has existed with regard to our work, I hope it will be removed when you see our girls, with their bright and happy faces, and I hope that when you leave the Home, you will realize chat a real home, is given lu thess homeless children,—a homa în ersty sense of the word.”
Speaking in English, Pastor Maeller said during period of 60 years upwards of 1000 children, have been admitted to the Home and of these more than 250 are still living. Many, unfortunately passed away. very soon after admission, as they had suffered so greatly before they came to the Home that their constitutions were irre parably weakened. Over one hundred and twenty of their girls were now housewives: or teachers. They were scattered over the | globe, anime wars In America, some in Hawall, others in Austria and Singapore and one was in Germany. More than twenty were living in this Colony,
local authorities. The Government special collections in Ireland for cut himself off from, the Young China / deliverance proposed by its Committee the girla" made them not only worthy,
he said, had had to abandes the tem month to raise fonds to buy modern porary greets ander the stress of rides. Parliamentary time. Mr. Asquith ra
peated Mr. Lloyd George's statement
regarding the tax on sugar, observing LAWN" TENNIS CHAM formerly, reputed to be is leadingsembly recognises that the Committee be recognized as workers in building
that he did not consider the sugar tax
- serious burden,
The Labourites abstained from yoting with tha exception of two; who sup- ported the Government.
Mr. Luke Whita was the only Liberal who voted against the Government,
Sir E. Carson's Appeal.
Sir E. Carson, is a statement, de- clares that the Amending Bill marks Dino progress, and he therefore appeals to all men in Great Britain to se us through first,"
BRITISH SQUADRON
AT-KIEL
VISIT FROM THE KAISER.
LONDON, June, 26. telegram from Kiel states that the Kaisor visited the British flag- ship, dying the Union Jack from the masthead of the Hohenzollern, his Alajesty being a British Admiral.
LATZH.
Lord Brassey Arrested.
The Times Kiel correspondent lates that Lord Brassey while mw ing in the harbour there in a dinghy from his famous yacht Sunbeam
was arrested as he approached the
PIONSHIPS.
LONDON, June 25. Parke beat F. Lowe: 61, 6-3,
Brooks's beat Ritchie: 6-1, 6-0,
6-4,
6--1.
Dawson beat Decogía 6-4; 4ő;') † 6-1; 6-3,
· Parke best Caridia 6-2; 6-2; 6-1. Mavrogordato bent. Doust 6-0; Gamd64.
Gore beat Jarvis: 6-3; 6-3, 6-4.
UNSETTLED ALBANIA,
LONDON, June 25. Albanian insurgents have captured the towns of El Bassa and Pieri, and made two Dutch officers prisoners.
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NEW FRENCH LOAN.
LONDON, June 25.
Reuter's Paris correspondent tule graplis that the official loan of £32,000, -000 will be issued at 91 and will bea:
interest at the rate of 3 per cent...
OBITUARY.
LONDON, June 26. The death announced of the
lockyard on spición of espionage. Duke of Saxe-Meiningen;
The police detained him for an hour and a quarter until they satisfied
Ahemselves as to his identity.
drafted
ap
He was sure all present falt en obligation to do something for Chios directly or (Indirectly ;- probably «il of us in Hong• kong because China was so next. Un- Fortunately come of our
Chinese saighbotts still reacted the presence of Europeans on the borders of China. hat One more step forward has been taken surely the best way to remove that feeling utlook seened better than at any of Scotland towards rion, formal and back to Chins some of those daughters who When he left Peking the by the two great Presbyterian Churches by returning more than they took. "By means of that Institution, we tried to give time in his experience. He denied practies. The General Assembly of the ware not sufficiently appreciated. that President Yean Shil Kai kas Church of Scotland has approved of the The education and training imparted to party or aims at family dynasty. the suggested prostitution of the Church to be much desired swives for Chidess reseiring the daft articles declaratury of characters in theinsives, hat caused them He had endeavoured to draw udvisers in matters spiritual "as a basis for further preacher of sich girls was paver equal to !
teachers, merchants and others. from every party in the State, and discussion." and resolving that the The supply bad even approached men who were document should be communicated to the demand. They appreciate that form
Presbyteries. In other words, the As recognition by the Chinese and wished tr enemies. On the President's staff, h479 Dr. Morrison said, there are at least expressive of the liberties claimed by the ed to develop the hearts and the charactere
series of articles true family life in Chios. They endeavour forty officials trained in England, and Church in the spiritual Roussin which of the girls-under their charge so that America and sixty more trained in being presented in no final and unalterable Chiss may have such mothers will pro- Japan. Dr. Morrison concluded byhanatively discussed, sad, if necessary
form can be examined at leisure, duce worthy sons and daughters. declaring that the recent attack remodellen
The Rev. C. O. Hickling, in an interest upon China's financial position are months. The General Asambly, of the speech said
་ ་ .' This work has been carried on so very sister Charch, the United Free, has for its unobtrusively that very for people in part resppointed its Committee on Union, Hongkong are aware of what is being dene. and sutherised it to receive, and consider Most of the money for its support comes communications from the church of from Germany, but for that which was Scotland. That is to
my, having been pub
possession at the draft lacking for the sew wing, Pastor Mueller constitution. it will be able to aksiat, if it wondered whora to apply. He hesitated pleases, in the development of such amend but eventually thought of gentleman * to go to regular subscribers in Hongkong, ments in the proposed conatitation a whore word has become a Household word parties may agree would elucidate its terms remove the imperfections that criticism may how to exist in it In the
Eatablished amembly a handful of the "Okt Goard tried to obstruct the negotiations:
unwarrantable..
(Wah Tes Yat Fo's Service.).
NO BRIBERY.,
vinces, but has intimated that any public servant found guilty of accepting a bribe will be severely deals witb..
And
the course of the next eleven.
for generosity, Mr. Ellis Kadoorie. Be
8200, but he did something more than hat; he said he would seek to interest
"PERINO, June 25. The President has approved fifty
others, nad the first fruits was a conver- Per cent. increases in the salaries of
tion with Mr. Lau Chu Pak who said the way, u mnall minority of the United Oficials both in Peking and the Pro-Free Assembly raised the question of deceased wife he would like to andow that. In memory of his beloved" and presentative members of both Churches Tong and contributed 81,500 (applause). disestablishment; but the great body of the a school hall to be called the Lao Pun Shi heard the old war cries with impatistice, Through Mr Kadoorie the work being and garo ao prerwhelming rote in favour done by the Home also came to the know. of reconciliation and ruunion.
ledge of Mr. Bo Fook who talked the mitter over with his wife and sons and st A new law is being not against uld once proposed to endow « Work Bali in gustom. The new law is the section of the memory of a dear deceased daughter and licensed pretties shall open at ten o'clock Tong and subscribed 81.200, (applause) Scottish Temperance Act ordaining that sister to be known as the Fia Lal King in the morning instead of at eight. The Mr. Hu Kom Tong offered to provide a old custom is that of taking morning," play hall to be known as Shi Lin Yek Tong which Dr. John Jamieson depus the in honour of his wifey; and subscribed name given to a glass of spirits taken before $1,000. breakfast, not only in the Highlands bat Lowlandars, who pretend that, custom. in: bacénskiy, to whet
Promotion for Li Chun.
It is stated that Li Chan, formerly Admiral of Canton, will shortly be appointed to an important post in the Naval Department.
Tibetan Questions
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¿BRITISH SQUADRON'S VISIT
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EX-PRESIDENT ATTACK PRESI DENT WILSON'S FOREIGN
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LONDON, Jane 20 Atelegram from Et. Petersburg arates that Bear Admiral Beatty and the other offoore attended a sitting of and were present afterwards ption given by the President
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