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Losoy, January goth The Pall Mall Gazette correspondent at Dublin announces that Lord French has been converted to Home Rule. He has become convinced that the only method of dealing with Ireland is by conceding The fullest measure of autonomy consist At the Pilgrims' dinner at the Savoy the Prince of Wales, replying to French recognises that there are only two ent with Imperial supremacy. Lord a toast, recalled his great welcome in America. The Chairman bad said courses possible, either tuitary rule or that he (the Prince) was domiciled in England. It would be more correct self-government.
LONDON, January 21.
He has become con-
to say he was domiciled in the British empire. It was only personal convinced of the futility of the former. tact between the United States and Britain that was necessary to prevent The correspondent adds that these state- misunderstanding between the American democracy and our own. (Apments were made by a high authority plause). He believed that personal contact between the British empire and who asserts thas Lord French favours & associated with the Irish adminigation, ite American republic would solve all differences between the two peoples. more comprehensive measure than the one Lord Chief Justice. Lading said they had the good fortune of having announced by Mr. Lloyd George on a prince as their ambassador in America. He did not believe anyone had December 19th, and that the latter's pro- get thoroughly appreciated the beneficial effects of that visit The possis, when embodied in Bill, will be. Prince of Wales had in a marked measure been able to convey to America found to be more comprehensive than the strength of the democracy of the old country. Britain and the United
indicated by the speech. States had both advanced together, and were both animated by the same high ideals.
As long as we honestly, criticised each other all wat well.
WOOL PROFITEERING.
A SHY REPORT.
LONDON, Jan. 20.
The correspondent proceeds to deal with emphasising the supremacy gained by the Irish municipal elections, Sinn Fein, which is now the party in power, adding that any Irish settioment. mast be arranged with Sinn Fein
The correspondent understands that one of the first actions of the Sinn Fein majority in the Dublin Corporation will bo to repudiate the authority of the Local Government Board in connection with municipal administration.
WOOL PRICE SENSATION.
A meeting of the standing committee on trusts has unanimously favoured the publication of a report as regards wool profiteering but is awaiting the decision of the Board of Trade. Meanwhile, owing to a threat by the labour members of the committee tá suspend work until publication, the committee resolved to-day that the publication of any which is investigating the price of wool
LONDON, January 20th. partial or revised reports would be wholly unsatisfactory; and it presses have issued a statement invising the pub Several members of the Sub-Committee for the prompt publication of the report as submitted to the Board of lie to await the report of the SubCon-
Trade.
CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE.
AERIAL MAILS,
LONDON, January 21.
mitter.
They peint out that no investigation. has yet begun regarding the cost, produc. tion and distribution of yarns, and the profits arising from these. It is, thers- fore, suggested that any reports on yarn. profits are only guese-work, and therefore misleading.
At the quarterly meeting of the association of British chambers of commerce it was announced that the congress of chambers of commerce of
RAILWAYMEN'S SETTLEMENT. the empire postponed from 1915 would take place in Toronto on July 9, A motion demanding the withdrawal of all government control was unanim
LONDON, January 18th. ously passed; also a resolution urging the government to take steps with-after considerable interruption, explained The railway mea's leader, Kr. Thomas, out delay to advance by every means in its power cotton growing within the terms of the railway settlement at a the empire.
mass meeting of railwaymen at Liverpool. Speaking at the luncheon under the auspices of the association Mr.scceptance was a strike, which would have He said that the only alternative to Bolt Thomas, referring to commercial aerial communication, quoted been disastrous to the men and ruinous Lord Pisher's dictum that the fleet could be sunk by torpedoes from air to the country, and they would finally craft. He asserted that this was actually proved within the last few have been compelled to accept terms ten- months when in a certain port every torpedo hit its mark, and no aircraft be wanting in duty to themselves, to the thousand times worse. Railwaymen would had been estimated as bit. He emphasised that aran are of primary railway companies and to the country, if Importance, adding from the commercial view point that if a load of four they assumed that they could strike an hundred pounds per day of first class mail matter could be guaranteed it every issue cropping up day to day.. could be carried to Paris at four shillings a pound, working out at just over a peany a letter, or in the case of a load of eight hundred pounds, at a pert, in a speech at Cambridge apos the
Bir Eric Geddes,
Minister of Trans
January 20th. halfpenny. The speaker was certain Australia could be brought within railway settlement, declared that if the five days of London by flying night and day at a hundred miles an hour. men had not accepted the recent tentative Taking the cost London-Paris at a half-penny, the cost of a letter between agreement, they would have struck, the London and Australia in four days would be about two shillings; and the severest. Blow possible at the principles route would also serve France, Italy, Egypt, Mesopotamia, India, etc. The of collective bargaining with Trades establishment of an aerial mail between. Cairo and Karachi would have
Unions. He pointed out that the settle- eight days on the Indian mail, the extra postage, with a guaranteed load, the railwaymen's wages bill from the ment represented permanent increase in being only a few pence.
pre-war £47,000,000 to £110,000,000, namely, an increase of 134 per cent.. not withstanding any fall in the cost of liv ing. This crease of £63,000,000 repre- sented the estimated additional cost in railwaymen's wages due to improved rates and hours of conditions of service.
TWO MONTHS FOR WHISKY,
Two Chinese employed at Holt's whart were this morning charged before Mr. J. R. Wood with the un- lawful possession of two battles of whisky,
The first defendant said he bought the spirits from a coolie for $1,30, whilst the other said the first.defend- ant gave them to him.
Evidence was entered to the effect that a Chinese detective saw the second defendant walking in Telu shatsui at 12,30 p.m., yesterday with. a bundle under his arm. When ques- tioned, the defendant said that the spirits were given him by a seaman on a Blue Funnel steamer. Not beűrving. his story, witness took him to Holt's wharf where he pointed out the first defendant as the man who gave the whisky to him. Witness took them bath before the assitant manager who instructed witness to take them to the Police station.
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Bir Eric Geddes said that as the sest
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which reductions, coupled with economies through unified management, should re duce the expenditure which caused the recent increased rates. He believed that the railways could, despite the new per manent wages bill, retura to a level which would enable them to thrive and compete handicap. in the world's markets without undue He had been assured by the men's leaders that the management, hence forth, sould expect closer co-operation from the workers. This should release of unending wages dispates. enabling the management fram the consideration proper attention to economical and e- cient management of their lines which have a direct money result
if he also worked there. He might questioned him and be offered to sell have been working there before them to witness for 150,--As wit. His Worship discharged the second ness did not have so much money defendant and put him in the witness with him, he borrowed 60 cents from Was of interest second to gone in national box as a witness for the prosecution the second defendant to pay for the importanca. and he said that he was a tallyman spirits why did you not
Bir Eric Geddes concluded that whole- salo competition for the same traffic w wrong and wasteful. Railways shou compete in developing districts, not in trying to filch trathe from each other. He whe opinion that the day for that method of business had gone, nevertheless the absence of competition should not be used Unite Athletic Club in the League said that the settlement with the men's The following will represent the unduly to cartail facilities. Finally, be Mr. Allgood of Holt's wharf, rave match axainst South China Aleaders had given a permanent and sub- stantial advance in the new standard of evidence that a cargo of whisky of the Military Ground on Saturdays normal and the ne
It also pro simtar brands to those produced in 24th, Inst. at 230 p.m. W. McLeod,vided the abnormal wage to meet the Court, Jelinnie Walker and Haig A.E. Simmons (Capt), K. A. Mason, present and future cost of living with a and Haig) were unloaded from the Brown, D. Llang, A. Marshall, H. machinery to ensure a thorough investiga sa. Ningchow" four days ago, Millar and G. Capbora
George, J. Leonard, E. Fincher, G. tion, by the management, workers and Users of future questions of wages and and several bottles of both brands.
Reserves: W Hardwick and J. statesmanlike settlement, and, if worked conditions of service. It was a wise and were missing. The first defendant ''
Marahall was employed at the godowns.
the
spirit
and the letter on both sides, Although he seemed to know, the
it would not only vastly improve the other man's face, he could not say
men's conditions, but also the efficiency of the Governmens time to tackle the great the grest railway systems and would allow problems of the future with which they were confronted in transportation, which
employed at Holt's wharf. Až about His
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9.p.m., on Wednesday whilst he was arrest the coole. You know he had sleeping in the servants quarters, stolen the whisky?—I was afraid th: t
SYDNEY, January 18th the first defendant came to him he had some of his fokis hiding some petition Brooks and Fatterson Beat
In the Doubles of the Davis Cup Com and asked him to lend him where. Kingscote and Beamish by 6/0, 0/0, 6/9 60 cents. A few minutes later, be Answering another question, the returned with the two bottles of defendant admitted that a cargo whisky, and giving witness une bottle of whisky of similar, brands to those in payment for the money lent, he produced were unloaded from the told him to dispose of the other bottle sa Ningchow at the wharf for him. He told witness that hel Mr. Allgeed said that as far as he had bought the spirits from a coolie knew, the defendant had berre a for $1.30. A good, character all the time he had The Brat defendant who said that, worked at the gedowns, « He worked he was also a tallyman employed at as tallymián under the transship the godowns said that on the night, ment clerk
in question, he saw a coolle carrying His Worthly passed sentence of the two battles of whisky and, En two months hard labour.
Paxis, January 10th M. Millerand has formed the Cabine The new Ministers, and
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