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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, HONDAY, APRIL 13гm, 1914.
TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.
THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENC
ENGLAND'S INDUSTRIAL
TROUBLES
PROTRACTED BUILDING STRIKE.“
LONDON, April 11th.
No settlement of the building strike in London which has lasted now for eleven
"DER OSTASIATISCHER LLOYD" SERVICEA.
CHINA SERVICE.
CONGRESS OF CHINESE CHAM BERS OF COMMERCE.
PEKING April 11th. The Chinese Chambers of Commerce
DER OSTASIATIBUNEH LLUYD
SERVICE
THE ALBANIAN SITUATION.
NOTE FROM THE TUPLIGENTENTE.
LONDON, APRIL 8TH. The situation in Albania, is regarded as easier, as Greece, notwithstanding the
ALICE AT THE FINEST SITE.
A TALK WITH THE BRONZE QUEEN
Alice mushed up the cover and pooped out. No one was to be seen, and so, without further thought, she sprang up on to the pavement and turned quickly round to assist her friends to follow her. You'll excuse my apparent rudences in going fest," said Alice.
* It's not much good apologising after ⠀⠀
Over twenty years," said Her Majesty but it seems more like a hundred. She paused for a moment and then went on quietly :-
little paths about fifteen feet wide with plenty of nice comfortable seats, so that everybody could walk about or sit down and really enjoy the open spac, and the vening breeze, and all that sort of 3. Ah, now you're talking said the Queen
I remember, I remember, when first they put thing.
to mo here.
And Bowdler said the place would he Completed in a year— That flowering shrub, in painted tub. And railings Linted green, And gilding bright would make the site The finest ever seen.
I remember, I remember, whom they started
on the Court.
weeks is yet in sight. Though the strike have brought their Congress to a close troubles, seems to be willing to recall her you ve dose a thing grumbled the 'And Cooper suid n year or so
troops from South Albania,
to
pay is exhausted, the men are determined after sitting twenty-five days.
resist the agreement, entailing workclusions arrived at show sharp opposition to the views of the Government, especially with non-Unjonists,
the abolition of regards
The con
Akin
The Note handed by the Ambassadors of the Triple Entoute Powers to the Triple Alliance, moves for certain concessions to the
the Greeks in South Albanis of
The revision considered
system.
tariff is
decision on
BERLIN, APRIL 10TH, practical The tener of the Note of the Triple Entente this will prob- on Albania and the Aegean Islands has been declared acceptable in principle by the Triple Aliance. The latter desire that on the occasion of handing the Note Greece should at the same time be required to evacuate South Albant forthwith.
YORKSHIRE MINERS DISPUTE. At the instance of the Coal Comciliation Board, a ballot of the Yorkshire miners the will be taken on the question of continu and a ing the strike or restricting it to Rotherably be reached Schools of Commerce ham, the original seat of the trouble will be erected at the expense of the Already 280,000 strike pay has been dis- Chambers of Commerce The Congress tributed, Many of the works are closing has asked the Government for a grant of Tatls 200,000, to be used for travel studies through the United States by Chinese merchants.
down.
LONDON CARTERS STRIKE.
A strike of carters in London is
threatening to spread.
BRITISH PROPERTY IN MEXICO
RIGHTS TO BE RESPECTED;
The next Congress of the Chambers of Commerce will be held at Peking next
-VeBr
The Shanghai Chamber has been instructed to carry the resolutions into
effect.
THE UNREST IN THE COUNTRY.
PERINO, April 11th.
Great exertions are being made at Peking for the restoration of order in the country."
EL PASO, April 12th. • As a result of representations by the. British Consul-General regarding the security of British mining property in North-West Mexico, General Carranza, the Rebel leader, has instructed the Rebel chiefs that the British rights must be · Lu Chien Chang, until now President respected.
of the Court-Martial, will go with one division, in which are incorporated 8 AMERICAN MARINES ARRESTED battalions of Kiangai troops, to Honan,
IN MEXICO.
Bhans, Hupeh and Anhui, in order to FEDERALE ACTION DISAVOWED BY PRESIDENT put a finish to the White Wolf!! move
HUERTA MARVE
MEXICO CITY, April 12th.
A detachment of American marines were mecuring petrol at Tampico when they were arrested by Federal troops. After
`ment.
BERLIN, April 11th. The Note from the Triple Entente Powers shows an essential approach to the standpoint taken by the Triple Alliance, and its acceptance is probable. All the Great Powers are agreed as regards tho early demand to Athens for the final evacuation of South“ Albania. -
THE KING OF SWEDEN.
OPERATION FUCCESSFUL,
he
Carpenter.
"But how can you apologize for doing thing before you've done it?" objected Alice.
I didn't say I could, snapped the Carpenter," I said you should."
"Oh, well, for goodness sake,” put in Alice, don't let's begin to quarrel #gain
the question is, where are we '1';__
The obvious, answer is, we are hero, said the Mad Hatter. Where else could
we be?
"Yes, I know,'' went on Alice, but I mean, what is this queer bare-looking place that we have come to with all these great wide streets, with no one about; and those funny little iron railings round them, and what is that huge building with the big front door, and apparently no way of getting at it; and, oh, goodness, who is that nice-looking old lady sitting in the arm chair? Why, she's just like one of the Queens, Do Ict us. go and speak to her,"
Alice threw her friends affer ber and advancing demurely she said
Would we it up he thought. He must have been on optimist
| To nourish such ideas,
But he spoke with quiet confidence
And scouted idle fears.
What's the matter with a band-
stand shouted the Carpentain †'
What's the matter with a
said the March Hare
Are there any flies on cold drinks? asked the Mad Hatter,
"An oyster bar would be pretty hot stuff," murmured the Walrus.
There you go spoiling everything again, objected Alice. Every time
open your mouth you put your lootu Well, so long as I don't put my foot
in your mouth what's it got to do with you!" said the Walrus. «. I suppose my mouth's my own." "Besides," he went
I rometer, I remember, the trenches wide on pointing to the Queen," she said she
and deep
The horrid noise the piling made The dut the loss of sleep-
Bit Torker said, Bedad he said,
I've never heard a sound, And the throuble's caused cateirely
the nature of the ground.
wanted a land-stand."
That's not true," said the Queca, And I throw the words back in your false teeth. KARNATAKA
False teeth, indeed!" murmured the Walrus Why, I haven't got a false tooth in my head
Alice could see that the Queen was
I remember, I remember, the conlles' getting more and more exasperated with
matshods high,
The ropes on which the carpenters Hung up their pants to dry. And Mr. Jones, in quiet tones, Was often heard to say
A few more weeks and all their brecks shall be removed away.!!
I remember, I remember, the coolt-house
made of mats,
The awful smell of stink'um fish- The dics tho swarins of rate. But every Christmas Chatham hópod The end was coming soon-
He couldn't stato the actual Bate But he thought the end of June.
an
I remember, I remember, when Dunn put
Their rustlings in the breeze, 1 conjured up their pleasant shade,"
STOCKHOLM ArsiL 9TBI beg your pardon, but I think I've some trees The operation performed on HLM. had the pleasure of meeting you before, King of Sweden for at scess of the stomach though for the life of mo I can't remember has been successfully performed and no your name.". malignant causes were found.
THE IMPERIAL CHANCELLOR.
BEBLIN, APRIL 1018. The Imperial Chancellor, Herr v. Beth- Li Ching Si has been appointed "Paci mana-Hollweg, leaves to-morrow for Corfu. ficator of Szechuan.
ANTI-GERMAN TARIFF FOR RUSSIA.
THE HANYANG IRON WORKS.
PEKING, April 11th. Sheng Kung Peo has sent a representa
a protest they were released. An apology tive to Peling, in order to confer with
is demanded within 24 hours
President Huorta has issued a statement disavowing the act of his subordinates.
POLICE TO BE ABOLISHED ON BRITISH WARSHIPS
LONDON, April 12th The experiment of abolishing the ships police on the new battle craiser Que Mary was so successful that it will now be extended to the whole Navy. BRITISH SUFFRAGETTE TO TOUR THE CONTINENT.
LONDON, April 11th. Miss Sylvia Pankhurst, the Suffragette, has started on a lecturing tour on the
hunger strike
and Germany.
in
Austria-Hungary
ANOTHER SUFFRAGETTE
OUTRAGE.
DAMAGE IN ASTATIC SECTION OF BRITISH MUSEUM,
LONDON, April 10th.. A Buffragette smashed with a hatchet. the glass of a number of cases in the Asiatic section of the British Museum, She has been arrested.
LATER
The prisoner was committed for trial after a riotous scene in the police court, in which she flung a hurdle of papers at the Magistrate
BERLIN, APRIL 10TH.
The Russian Duma has adopted an
entrance duty of thirty kopeka per pood, on the Government about the taking over of cereals, peas and beans. This is a measure the Hanyang Tron Works
kostile to Germany, and the German CHINESE LEGAL EXAMINATIONS.agrarian Press, referring to the negotiations
for the German-Russian Treaty of Com merce, demand counter measures.
PEEING, April 11th. The first examinations for lawyers will be held in July.
EUROPEAN SERVICE. MILITARY AND THE USE OF ARMS,
BERLIN, APBIL 9TH.
The Press view the new rules for the use of arma by the Military as an advance, without being any concession to the Da pioëracy.
GREEK TROOPS IN EPIRUS.
BERLIN, APRIL 9TH, Roumania, acting as mediator in the Epirotie affair, has undertaken to see to the evacuation of the Greek troops.
The Epirotes have committed outrages against the Roumanian Kutzo-Wallachians, and there is in consequence excitement of feeling against Greece ot Bukharest,
HUNGARY AND ROUMANIA
BERLIN, APELL 9TH. Dr. Beldiman, Roumanian Minister to Berlin, on the instructions of H. M. the Kaiser, has informed his Government that the interview of H. M. with King Carol at Schoenbrunn, and the explanations of the Hungarian Premier, Count Tirza, have produced a Boumanophile turn in Hungary. RUSSIAN DECLARATION TO AUSTRIA
BERLIN, APRIL LONDON, April 11th.
The Russian Anibassador at Vienna, by There were large congregations in the Churches at the Good Friday services, and personal command of H.M, the Czar, has there were religious processions in the banded over a declaration, stating that
THE EASTER HOLIDAYS IN
ENGLAND:
streets. The weather was fine.
About 100,000 witnessed matches in London
football
Four airmen looped the loop at Hendon,
despite a prevailing gale,
MARRIAGE LICENCES IN
ILLINOIS:
LONDON, April 11th. The newly-enfranchised women voters in Illinois are advocating the establish ment of a matrimonial bureau in Chicago, empowered to check the issue of licence
to marry
THE MISSING SEALER
ST. JOHN's, April 10th-
9TH.
Russia is intending to settle domestic ques- tians and reduce her foreign activity.
THE TURKISH LOAN.
BERLIN, APRIL 9TM,
EXCITEMENT AT ATHENS
BERLIN, APRIL 10TH Excitement reigns at Athens against Albanis on account of the repression of the Greeks at Keritza."
EXPLOSION OF AN ITALIAN MILITARY AIRSHIP.
"I'm the Queen," said the old lady without moving a muscle of her face
As I watched their early sproutings In the gentle summer rain, How could I know that Tutcher 'd gå And cut them down again?
these constant interruptions, and so to bring the interview to an and she jumped up and said,
Well, thank you very much for your conversation, which we have enjoyed very but I'm afraid we must be going
now.
"So long," said the Queen "Sorry yoAL can't go any soon. Any time you're passing by, go on passing by, you know." She closed her eyes, but as Alice and her friends turned away she suddenly laughed
They turned round and she said apologetically I was laughing at that riddle you know Why is a snowdrop like a cricket ball. It's not bad you know, in when you come to think of it and that idea of yours about the garden that's not She blinked at bad, you know, either." Alice gravely and added,," I've known cleverer people than you say stupider things than that."
INTIMATIONS
Talking of remembering," interruptor CHS. J. GAUPP
the March Hare rundely, that reminds me: "Why is an acid drop like a snow-
ball ?!?
The White Queen or the Red Queen, I remember, I remember-- may I ask 1'' enquired Alice politely
**Wrong again," said the Mad Hatter, This is the Black Queen-any silly could eco that
You shonlda't make personal remarks," chided Allee; "you won't mind what he asys, she went on; "he doesn't mean to be rude
How do you know I don't the Mad Hatter,besides, she
or very nearly
Oh, grand-mother Coburg Sat in her fauborg
To give a fine site a name, She went to
replied is black
“You'd look very nearly black if you had to sit here all day and all night without a soul to speak to," said Her Majesty
“Well, but you have a few friends about, suggested Alice looking round,
Yes, it's not quite so dull as it was before Edward and Alexandra and the rest of them came, admitted the Queen, "I suppose Edward is the gentleman with the cricket ball in his band?" enquired Alice,
BERLIN, APRIL 10TE. The Italian airship Gita di Milano
"It's not a cricket ball-it's the Ball has exploded, but no loss of life resulted.
The German aviators in Russia are of Maintenance," said the Queen frown, acmed of making a forbidden flight acrossing. the frontier. A charge of espionage has
been added.
THE TRIPLE ENTENTE
RUSSIA WANTS AN ALLIANCE.
BERLIN, April 11th. The Russian Press demands the conver sion of the Triple Entente into an Alli- ance, against which even the Temps is able to report from London that there is no disposition in England towards an Alliance.
"Oh, well, I knew it was a ball of some sort directly I saw it," remarko Alice.
"You are getting a smarty," said the March Hare "Didn't you think it was a fishing rod 1.
"No, I didn't," protested Alice. not such a fool as I look."
The Queen looked at the apuaker severely and said, "It's not in the least like. It doesn's bear the slightest resemblance."
& CO.,
______ WATCHMAKERS
It's a riddle, explained Alice," and I suppose the answer is Because it melta
in your mouth
How do you know it melts in her mouth?" asked the Carpenter, A
I didn't say it melted in her mouth," said Alice. I said, Because it melts in your mouth." "
AND
JEWELLERS.
How do you know it melts in my SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS mouth persisted the Carpenter.
Oh, hothes ! snid Alice; "I never said THEODOLITES AND LEVELS. it did-you always try and misunder stand everything. She turned here back on the Carpenter, and, addressing herself once more to the Queen, said :--
I don't think you bave told us why. they have put iron railings round you— Is it to prevent people getting in 1
No, it's to prevent me getting out," mid the Queen. "You don't suppose that I'd stop here if I could help it, do you? I call it a cruel thing to put an old woman like me in a great bare place like this to be the laughing stock of every panser-by,"
"I thought, perhaps, it was to keep tramps out," suggested Alice.
There are no tramps," said the Queen "I double no trumps, shouted the March Hare suddenly starting up.
I didn't say no trumps; I said no tramps, objected Her Majesty.
Well, then, I double no tramps," said the March Hare
The Queen frowned heavily and Alice "I'm was terribly afraid that she was going to say Off with his head!" However, the frown gradually relaxed, and instead she remarked quite amiably,
said
I suppose you've heard the latest- they're going to put iron railings round them to
"Well, come, that's something, the March Hare.
Atice did not make any reply, but
"I should have thought," said Alice, they might have put them all inside opposite is Alexandra ?
your railing. turning to the Queen, "I suppose the lady
"That's it," said Her Majesty. "Why" So they might," agreed the Queen, for a silly body you talk quite good they can't put their names up in good sense sometimes. There's plenty of room, plain letters beats me. Nobody could and we should look so nice all together
hearts. R
"I double three hearts, screamed the March Hare jumping up again.
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ROUMANIA AND BULGARIA- BERLIN, April 11th King Carol of Boumania, interviewed, possibly recognise them, or gutes who and I'd just love to have them here dear MACGREGOR&C. laid stress on the interest taken by they are and in those ridiculous clothes, too; ; and poor Alexandra with her delicate Houmania in Albania. He recognized the bravery of Bulgaria and called special throat it's enough to give her her death of cold-and Mary, too. J Just imagine attention to the fact that important what it's like out here in a typhoon 1 new gains of territory would be posible" Well, but there's no wing now" said
Alice soothingly. to Bulgaria with the help of Roumanis
RUSSIAN NAVAL CONSTRUCTION.
BERLIN, April 11th.
The Russian perial Duma bas voted credits to the amount of 77 million roubles for the construction of men-of-war and Djavud Pasha has been recalled to Con- for fitting out naval depots. stantinople.
The new Turkish loan from Paris is near ing conclusion
THE ARMAMENTS' TAX
BERLIN, APRIL 9TH Herr Kropp'e contribution towards the. non-recurring armaments' tax amount to
£400,000.
L'ENTENTE CORDIALE.
LONDON, APEIL 9TH,
The steamer Kyle has gent a wireless On the occasion of the tenth anniversary message that she sighted scal pells floating of the Anglo-French Entente Cardiale, the sevenly miles south-west of Cape St. Paris Press prints festive articles, bat in Mary's. They are supposed to be from the the English sade it is only the Conservatives
who bring corresponding reflections. lost sealer, Southern Crow
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Isn't there answered the Queen; look at George's cloak! He can hardly stand up there for the wind, as you ste for yourself and those two poor girls with practically nothing on!" Alice saw that he had tonehed upon a sore point, and so to change the conversation she remarked I expect you can remember a good many changes may I ask how long you have been here!!
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I didn't say three hearts, protested the Queen, I said dear hearts
"Well, then, I double dear hearts," said the March Hare, adding under his breath: She makes the most rotten declarations.” Why, you seem to double everything,'' remarked Alice.
Volu That's 90," answered the March Hare.
If you double anything you should double everything."
Kator Gert Oh, double, double dumpling my
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We don't want to hear any more about your sister," said Alice, who was afraid. that the Queen's patience would be entirely exhausted, and she went on,
What I don't understand is, what all these wide streets are for. Where do they
"They don't go anywhere, answered. the Queen,
Then what's the use of them As far as I can take out there is about three acres of gite, and more than two notes of it seem to be streets! What's the use of them?" Alice repeated M
"Who zaid they were any use?'' snapped the Queen,
What's the good of any fuk?-Why natuk, quoted the Mad Hatter
I know what I should like, went on Alice, "I should like to ses, the whole place laid out more like a garden, with beautiful green swards, and beans, of flowers and shrubs, and some palm trees; and I should like to take away all those horrid railings and just have some dear
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