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LONDON, January 22nd,
FULL RETURNS. A
UNIONISTS, Huntingdon Canterbury Westminster Brentford North Belfast
Look
Sleaford
Saforu Walden Butlandshire South Belfast
Mr. Gershom Stewart (formerly of E. Lincolnshire Hongkong) who contested the Wirrall
Leominster Totnes
Bridgwater Ashford Basingstoke Epsom W. Perthshire Whitby Harwich
such goods likin and other inland taxes MR. GERSHOM STEWART, M.P. would be levied. It was doubtless in con. sequence of this circalar that Mr. CLOUD, at that tino American Vice-Consul at Mukden, forwarded to his Government the report which evoked so much comment in America and very strong criticism in Japan, leading Division of Cheshire in the Con-Tondonderry City finally to the proposal made by the American Government for the neutralisation of theservative interest, has been elected railways in Manchuria. The Times con- by a majority of 1,447. tributor, who
from Shanghai, after noticing the Japanese explanation of tho Customs statisties, said: "Making all possible allowance for goods intended for Japanese enterprises at Dalny, which includes a considerable sum for railway materials, it is difficult to deny the conclusion that the prosent conditiona
TOKYO, January 23rd in of trade and through that port!
Marquis Katsura yesterday intro-Dorchester are unfair to the legitimate trader and seriously detrimental to the Chinese Govern-duced the Budget in the Diet and west's revenue. The trade returns confirm epoke at length on the policy of the the fact, which is amply demonstrated by 'political complications all along the line, that Government in Koren,
railway on Chinese soil, owned by a foreigu Power, and protected by its military forces is not calculated to promote either the peace or the prosperity of the sovereign State." The Peking correspon- dent of the Times takes a very similer view of the situation, "The conditions under which these alien milways claim to exist,"
Dr. MORBISON Wrote less than two mouths ago," materially hamper, on the one hand, every effort on China's part-assuming that she is genuinely desirous of making such effort to lovelop the trade and resources of the country for the immediate benefit of
[This result is all the more remarkable inus- math as the sitting Liberal member, Mr. Hesketh Lover, who had a majority of 1,701 at the last election, commanded a strong local
influence.]
THE JAPANESE BUDGET
JAPAN AND MANCHURIAN RAILWAYS.
London University
Tyrone (8.)
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Bootle
Enfield
Hitchin
Eastbourne
Ripon
Nowark
Wilton
Rugby
LIOURALE. Merthyr Tydvil Kirkcaldy Burgha Hallamshire (Yorks) Grantham
Pontefract Montrose Burgha Berwickshire Aberdeen (W.) Barnsley Doncaster
Rotherham
Dumfriesshire
Lancaster
Mr. Victor Grayson, a Socialist who has gained a good dead of notoriety, was defeated at Colne Valley,
The Right Hon. J. A. Pease, Liberal Whip, was defeated at Saffron Walden.
REDMOND AND HOME RULE.
CANTON,
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]
21st January.
A NEGLECTFUL MAGISTRATE, At a place called Cheung Lok great damage was-done by a storm, and although noh suffer ing was caused to the people the Magistrate failed to report the matter to the Viceroy Having just come to hear of it his Excellency Jas directed the official to make a full enquiry LONDON, January 22nd. into the damage done, and to report the con. Mr. John Redmond, speaking in dition of the second rice crop, and to say how Dublin, said that Home Rule was the many bonts were destroyed and how many lives last. He has ordered the Magistrate sole issue. He admitted that the vetoader pain of sovore punishment to loza no
Colue Valley (Torks) of the House of Lords must first be time in sending, in his report, and threatens bim with loss of position should ho again prove
Thetford Peebles
E. Carmarthenshire Hyde
Brecknockshire
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Rossendale (Lanes.). Keighley
Benfrewshire (W) Inverness Burghs Prestwich Abergavenny Northampton (Mid) Briggs (Lincs.). Diggleswade Cumberland (N.) Suffolk (S.E.) Boxburghshire
Howdenshire(Yorke.) Stirlingshire
Richmond (Yorks.)
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North Antrim
TOKYO, January 23rd. The Government's reply to the American-propusals with regard to the neutralisation of railways in Manchuria has not yet been published.
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her own people-while, on the other, they involve the Chine:overnment in numerous THE GENERAL ELECTION. and increasing difficulties with the Foreign Powere, whose treaty rights are infringed by these conditions. The existing situation is so complicated that even assuming a
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LATEST RESULTS. UNIONISTA
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NATIONALISTS.********** 60
Total ected.--499
To be elected ...187
the Portsmouth Treaty, undertook to UNIONIST GAINS... restora entirely and completely to the LIBERAL GAINS ...
all LABOURITES exclusive administration of China
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not, or ever had, any intention of fulfilling Thursday in the following constitu- the engagement. It has been affirmed on encies
more than one occasion that Russia and Japan have a Secret Treaty in regard to this matter. Even if that is not the case the two Powers seem to understand each other Very well, and the determination of both ta maintain their "national interests" in [206 Manchuria will land confirmation to the view On the 20th January, at Canton, Oreo that Manchuri will continue to be "the QUERFURI, Suddenly.-Deeply regretted. [207 powder magazine of the East.**
At Foodlow, China, on 17th Jan., the wife of ALFEED WHITWORTH ALLEN, of the Hong- kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation, of a son.
Japan and Straits papers please copy.
DEATH.
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The Daily Press.
The list of authorised architects of Hongkong
is published in the Government Gazette.
Saturday was the anniversary of the accession
Harwich.
South Tyrone,
West Perthshire. Bridewater. Leck.
Sleaford.
Saffron Walden,
East Lincolnshire. Leominster,
of King Edward, and all the warships in the Unionist and three Liberal
harbour dressed ship in honour of the occasion.
HONGKONG, JANUARY 24TH, 1910.
At the last meeting of the Kulangen (Amoy) Bussia and Japan, a Reuter's telegrana Municipal Council the only business catside the informs us, have now replied to the com-routine business was a discussion on the ap inunication from the Government of the pointment of a sursa. United States proposing the neutralisation
It is notified in the Gazelle that School fees
of the railways in Manchuria. Both Towers are payable in Hongkong bank notes or silver decline to approve the proposal. Russia says dollars only, and aro not payable in subsidiary it would injure her State and private ini- | coinage.
terests, and Japan declines because the
General Sir John French and staff left by proposal would not be to her advantage and, the P.&O. steamer Devanka on Saturday, after moreover, would not change the commercial spending about ten days in Hongkong inspoot- situation in Manchuria; for Japan, the ing the garrison.
www.
reply states, ię strictly adhering to the open-
Among the passengers who left Hourkong door policy. While giving full credit to the by the English mail steamer on Saturday was latter affirmation, we have to take count Mr. C. Pemberian, Secretary of the Chins Fire of the fact that wide-spread doubts on the Insurance Company, who has been ill recently,
the and goes Homeou sick leave. subject have been propagated in
Consular reports,
United
States
by
On and after the 24th inst. no caresse of any und in Europe by articles contributed to animal whatsoever may be buried ou Crown land the Fixes and other papers Japan, as we in the city of Victoris or in the vicinity thereof. have previously pointed out, has met such Carcases will be received at the Kennedy Town statements with a categorical denial, and crematorium toremation on payment of
specified fees. semi-officially controverted in detail, the deductions which have been drawn from the Customs returns in support of conclu- sions which question her good faith and Still, these denials honesty of purpose. and explanations not everywhore In a quite recent implicitly accepted.
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LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The C. & 1. str. Zafiro left Manils on the 22nd instant, and is due here to-day at 5 p.m.
The I.G.M. st. Dorflinger loft Bhanghai on 23rd instant, at 5 am, and may be expected here to-morrow at 2 p.m.
viz.-
Knutsford.
North Fermanagh
Cambridge (W.) Denbighshire (W.) Norfolk (E.) Northumberland
(Mid) Ayrshire (N.) Monmouth (S.)" Monmouth (N.) Pembrokeshire Anglesey Devon (N.) Durham (N.W.) Montgomery B'ghs.
LABOURITES. Merthyr Tydvil Newton (Lancs). West Houghton
(Lanes) Chesterfield W. Glamorgan Rhondda
NATIONALISTS. North Meath South Kerry
Eex (Queen's Co.)
Belfast (W.) Longford (S.) Louth (N.) Ossory (Queen's Co.)
Galway (E.) Monaghan (5.) Limerick (E.)
UNIONIST GAINS,
Late Member.
abolished. When that is accomplished he would like to see the Liberal Party which was daring enough to refuse Home Rale to Ireland,
THE MANCHURIAN RAILWAYS.
RUSSIA AND JAPAN REJECT THE
U.S. PROPOSAL.
LONDON. January 22nd. Russia has replied to the proposals of the United States concerning the neutralization of the Manchurian rail- ways, rojecting the suggestion. She declares that such a policy as Mr. Knox outlines would injure Russia's State and private interests.
Vapan has also replied declining to accept, because it would not be to the advantage of Japan and would not change the commercial situation in Manchuria. Japan, the reply adds, is strictly adhering to the policy of the open door. EXTRAORDINARY TURNOVER
OF VOTES.
LONDON, January 23rd. The Elections throughout have been orderly and conducted with good
temper.
The Counties continue to show an extraordinary turnover of votes.
TRAIN ACCIDENT IN
CANADA.
LONDON, January 23rd. A Canadian Pacific train has run Over a railway embankment at Webb Wood, Ontario.
The number of the dead is variously reported from 10 to 40. Many were injured.
ELECTION "NEWS."
An "extra" having bom circulated in the Colony yesterday giving the number of 1908 Lib. Unionista returned ar 312, and the Unionist Majority gains as 100, many inquiries were made of us ...2,116
neglootfal
FROM SWATOW. The native Press reports that there has been somo little friction between the British Consul at Swatory and the Chinese authorities. The tramble aress over some restrictions placed on boarding-houses by the Chinese deputy in. charge of foreign affairs and this Consul com- plained to the Viceroy that the restrictions wor injuring trade and shipping traffic. On receipt of the romonstrance the Viceroy is reported to bavo replied that the question was one of purely Chineso, domestic importance, and as euch no interference by foreignors was requested. His
Excellency refused to siter the rules and ordered the Prefects of Chin Chow and Ko Ting Chow to see that they were carried out properly.
BAILWAY ACCOUNTS,
The newly-appointed deputy Lung, who has
stats of the Yust Han Railway accounts, spent given the task of investigating into the the whole of the day in the head office yester day engaged in this business. Henceforth he
be will be at the ofion daily from 1 pm, to
2 p.m.
A STRANGE CABO.
A queer story comes from the Yin Ping district. In this place there is a shop called
Wong Shing Kee," the owner of which is repated to be very wealthy. Last wook a pro.... fessional boxor and contortionist came to ex-
hibit his skill in front of the shop, and when he kad finished be demanded 400 cash as payment. This the shopkeeper refused to pay; and a quer- rel ensued, which was ultimately quolled by the bystanders. The next day the local magistrate happened to be passing along the road, and a man named Ip standing on the roadside gave him polition. The petition stated that Ip was tho murdered by the shopkeeper. The petitioner
boxer's friend and that the boxer had boen
called on the magistrate to avenge his death. The abopkeeper was arrested, but all the neigh- bours swore ho was a peaceable law-abiding man and gave their opinion that the whole affair was got up in order to extort money. A detective was employod, and next day tho.sup- posed murdered man was found walking in the stroot and he was promptly arrestedt. He nd mitted having a quarrel with the shopkeeper, bat said that he know nothing of the charge brought Against the latter. Later on in the course of his evidence he said that his youngest brother had been murdered, and now both the men are awaiting the unravelling of the mystery. SHORT OF FUNDS.
The Provincial Treasury is by all account not very fall, and many economies are being intro- duced into the various government departments in order to reduce expenses. The Telegraph Bureau has just been ordered to reduce its expenses and conduct business in a more scon- omical manner. In consequence a petty offer Enfield ......Jes. Branch (L) ...
to whether we could verify the figures of the Fatahan telegraph office and certain Knutsford ...Mr. A. J. King (L) 700 We could not. They were palpably abrard, for soldiers employed for protesting the line in Yum Faversham...Mr. T. B. Napier (L) 1.834 if there had been a gain of 100 Unionist Chow and Lim Chow have been dismissed, and a South Bucks
Mr. T. A. Herbert (L) ... 1,213 seats, the total number of Unionista could pearly saving of $330 has thus heon effected. (Wycombe)
have been only 268, even had the whole of Wella ...Mr. T. B. Siloook (L)
the constituencies been polled. As a mattor Tilbury
Mr. Bowland Whitehead... 2,060 Newbury ...Mr. F. C, Knokarness (L) 40210 fact about 180 constituencies had thon five taele a month after the student has been
from, to be heard
away for five years. A student in Japan named formation was that the number of Unionists Loung has petitioned the Viceroy to grant his returned totalled 214.
family this amount His Excellency has refused on the grounds that the Treasury is in want of money to meet portent expenses. The Viceroy urges the student to work hard to speadily finish his studies and then obtain an official position.
Woodstock ...Mr. E. N. Bennett (L)
Ack
385
441
and our
Own in.
Tale of Wight. Mr. Godfrey Baring (L) ... 1,561 Wirrall... Mr. W. H. Levor, (E) ... 1,701
The results of Saturday's elections, which Lowestoft ...Mr. E. Beauchamp (L) ...1,605 Dorset (S.)...Sir T. T. Scarisbrick (L) ... 624 have not yet been declared, will probably not be 76 known until to-day, as no counting would take On Friday, there were eighteen Hitchin... ...Mr. J. Bertram (L) ...
630 place on Sunday. gains Eastbourne .. Mr. H. Beaumont (L)
Ripon ...Mr. H. F. Blosse-Lyash (L) 313. 724 Wilton (Wiita.)Mr. L. L. Morse (L) Rugby
214 ..Mr. Corrie Grant (L) Richmond (York) Mr. F. D. Acland (L) [Mr. R. Graham Glendin. Antrim (North)
1. ing.(L) Harwich
Mr. A. A. Lover (L) West Perthshire Mr. D. C. Erskine (L) Bridgwater Mr. H. E. Montgomery (L) Leek'...
Mr. B. Pearce (L) .... Sleaford ...Mx. A.. Lupton (L) ... Saffron Walden Hon. J. Poss (1) East Lincolnshire Bir 3. W. Perka Leominster ...Mr. E. Lamb, (L)
Faversham. South Bucks. Wells. Tilbury.
South Berks, Woodstock.
Isle of Wight. Wirral. Lowestoft.
Dorchester.
Hitchen. Eastbourne,
Ripon. Melton Mowbray. Rugby. Richmond (Yorks.) North Antrim.
LIBERAL GAINS.
Briggs (Lancs.). Ayrshire, N.
Pudsey (Yorks.),
LIDERAL OAINS.
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DEFERRED BALLOON ASCENT. The nowa of the balloon ascent which was to 108 have been attempted on Saturday by a visiting 786 seronaut seemed to have made the Chinese 342 curions to "look see," and it was with no little 803 dissatisfaction that the large crowd assembled in 17 the vicinity of the parade ground learned that 1474 owing to the inclement weather, the ascent had 293 to be postponed until today. There were 1268 many Chinesa on Saturday who were unaware of 979 the hour at which the balloon was timed to go up, but rather than miss such a novel sight they attended the parade ground before noon and waited there patiently through the afternoon until they reosived information that the ascent had been postponed. Probably never in the history of the "Colony was such an enormous crowd soon on the parade ground, and the thoroughfares in the vicinity were packed with spectators. There can be no doubt that aviation has a great interest for a Oriental
Brigg(Lines.)...Sir Berkeley Sheffield (0) 116 Ayrshire (North) Hon. T. Cochrane (C) **Padsey...J. J. Oddy (C)
At the 1996 election Hon. Mr. Cochrane obtained 5,603 votos, Mr. Anderson (L) 4,587, and Mr. Brown (Lab.) 2,684.
**Hers also at the 1906 election the Con- servative succeeded owing to the splitting of tho opposition vote. Mr. Oddy's poll was 5,444; the Liberal and Labour candidates between them potheft 622
There is a rule that the families of students studying chrood may receive an allowance of,
MORTGAGED PROPERTY. Some time ago a men owning certain house property mortgaged it to two banks, one of whose headquarters in in Shanghai. The man has since been 'andesvouring to sell the pro- perty without the knowledge of these banks, bat they got to hear of it and informed the Shang- hai Trotai, This official telegraphed the matter to the Kwong Tung Viceroy, who has ordered the mortgage to be at once registered, and has ordered the Nam Hoi magistrste to notify the public that the property is mortgaged, and thus prevent persons from making an unlucky speculation.
"THE TOREADOR.”
The A.D.C. brought a very successful season to a close on Saturday night when "The Tores dor" was presented to a large and appreciative audience. The piece went without a single hitch from beginning to end sad several of the artistes had to respond to encores. Miss Hooper made a hit with hor rondering of "Keep off the Graes," and had the assistance of e-portion of the audience with her patter. Mr G. P. Lammert was in exceedingly good voice, ne was Mr. Moulder, and both had to respond to encores on each occasion they appeared. LONDON, January 22nd.
bation, and
acting and singing The Rt. Hon. Reginald McKenna,
Mr. Tester received dentiderable appro- Banister. Mr. Banister married his deceased
of Mrs. Webb and Mrs, Pearse in their K.G., First Lord of the Admiralty, wife's sister in Canada, after such marriagee bad parts with Messrs. Warbrook and Wilkins been legalised in the Colonies. The couple loft little to be desired. The dancing of Miss has been re-elected for Monmouth-raturusd to England, where the marriage lad Ella Hove was the feature of the evening, and
PROMINENT POLITICIANS.
HOW TO BE BEAUTIFUL-Keep your com- shire (N).
WIFE'S SISTER JUDGMENT. The Court of Appert decided last month that a clergyman has no right to deny the Bocrament to a man because he has married his deceased wife's sister. The decision was given in the caso in which Canon Thompson, vicar of Eaton,
Norwich, rafnsed the Sacrament to Mr. and Mr
action of
the
the
been legalised by the retrospective Deceased Wife's Bister Marriage Act. Canch it was with reluctance that the audience nilored The N.Y.Kr. Aki Mary (Europena Line) laft Kobe for this port vis Moji and Shanghai Charmant and Special Skin Tomis and Foudre
plexion, Mrs. Ellen's Crème Charmante, Lait Mr. R. V. Hargourt has been re- Thompson refused to admit them to Communion, her to leave the stage even after her response to issue of the Times there was an article on the 22nd instant, and is expected here on Charmant will enable you to do it. Her elected for Montrose, and the Rt. and an action in the King's "Berch followed their hearty appreciation. Numerous bouqueta
the 31st instant
prom its Shanghai correspondent dealing with a circular dispatch addressed in August last by the Chinese authorities to the foreign
lifetime. A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd., Sole Agent. Hon. T. W. Russell for South Tyrone,
The CP.I. Emprise of Japan from Specialities for the Shin are the study of a Hongkong and vis saal ports of call, arrived Yaacouver at 7am, on the 21st instant.
The decision went against the canon. Here presented daring the evening, among
sccompanist, Mrs. Adams, Appeal now dismissed his appeal, with costs. appealed, and, as stated abors, the Court of which was one from the performers to the