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native regiment in front of Blake Pier obvious this morning, and the ver appreciation of jaded workers in the neighbouring offices, could not the performance be repeated, say, every Friday morning from 11.30 to 12.30, when the London mail is being dealt with? This suggestion will, I feel suro, meet
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THE BOSNIAN TRAGEDY.
IMPRESSIVE PROCESSION IN
TRIESTE
Losnor, July 3rd. The bodies of the Archduke and his Consort have been landed at Trieste, and there was an imposing procession, headed by many priests,
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THE IRISH CRISIS.
SHADOWS OF COMING EVENTS.
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DEATH OF MR. JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN.
LONDON, July 3rd.
Mr. Joseph Chamberlain passed peace
LONDON, July 3rd. Before His Majesty King George left for Newmarket yesterday afternoon, he had an audience with Mr. Asquith, the fully away at his London residence last
night, Palace. Prime Minister, at Buckingham 1
Mr. Austen Chamberlain, M.P., and This is somewhat unusual and is causing
other members of the family were present. to the railway much speculation.
The announcement of the death in the station. Seven carriagee contained Belfast telegrams state that the crisis
forefioon ureated deep impression in wreaths. Admirals, Generals and repre- is fast approaching. Families are lay- sentatives of the community were afoot, ing in provisions on a large scale, and in and there were great silent and bare every town in Ulster there are several headed crowds behind the lines of soldiers machine-guna.. and bluejackets in the streets, whare the lamps were glimmering through crepa coverings.
The Bishop blessed the bodies, and the doors of the carriage were then scaled,.
ARRIVAL AT VIENNA,
VIENNA, July 3rd. The bodies arrived here this evening
ULSTERMES AND ARMS.
political circles.
The right hon. gentleman suffered a relapse on Tuesday.
Tha biography of Mr. Joseph Chamberinin who had reached the advrinsed age of 18, too full to be even ontlined in so brief a chronicle as this must necessarily be. Bera in Camberwell in 1836, he was educated at a school in Birmingham, "and wards at University College School, Loacion,
In the House of Commons, Mr. Birroll said that in the present state of the controversy it would not be wise for the Government to fake action against
and becama then entered Nettlefolds Ulstermen carrying arms.
ultimately the controller of that grent irons Mr. Sherwell-Is the Irish Executive ware business, from which he was able to re- tire before he was forty. At forty he entered Parliament for Birumingham with n grent going to take no action?
municipal and Radical reputation ushind President of the Board of Trade in Mr, Gladstone's second Administration (1850), and afterwards - President of the Lexul Government Board. His renunciation of Gladstonianiam in 1886, his self-effacement. in the cause of the Union, and his Inter and
Early yesterday salutes were exchanged between the port and a Chinese cruiser, which was believed to be the Hoi Sam, on new Civil Governor of which the Kwangtung, H.E. Li Kuo Kwan, had proceeded from Shanghai for Canton. Soon after 11 c'clock a contingent of 100 non-commissioned outcars and men of Archduke Francis Joseph being the only Mr. Birrell replied The Government him, which he improved upon by becoming * the 74th Punjabis, together with the band of the Regiment, formed up at Blake Pier, to form & guard of honour to His Excellency, who was expected to make an official landing. Captain Alison (A.D.C.
to H.E. the Governor) and Major Comyn (representing the General Offices Commanding) were also present,......
The time wore on, and the band began to enliven what was developing into a very monotonons wait by playing a selec tion. There was an interval, during which a good many went away disgusted at the seeming unpunctuality of the Chinese Governor, and then the Band again struck up a march. Finally, at about 12.30 the word came through that the cruiser which had arrived was not the
member of the Imperial family at the station.
There was a stately funeral procession to the Hofburg. Silent bare-headed crowds were along the route, which was
not lined with troops, but the procession included a military guard for the coffin. Upon arrival at the Hofburg the coffins tere placed on a great carafalque, which
was covered with gold brocade and sur mounted by a swinging canopy.
THE FUNERALA Prince Henry of Prussia and the Kings of Saxony and Bavaria have abandoned their intention of attending the funeral
must always have the discretion whether to take proceedings, even where there is an adinitted breach of the law.
THE DEBATE ON THE AMENDING BILL.
In the House of Lords, Lord London derry said that the Government's exclusion proposals were worthless. For Mr. Asquith to go to His Majesty the King for his assent to Home Rule, which would produce civil war and which the country had never wanted, would be the act of s traitor and a coward..
Lord Halsbury said that his inclination would certainly have been to vote for the
brilliant services to the Empiro as Coloniak Secretary in a Unionist Administration are the landmarks of the political history of the past century Every period of his life was mare active than its predecessor up to the
the
time that illness compelled him to relinquish his activities. repudiation of Free be intimed his opponents in the disbolle theory of his genesis, career, and mission. Only the Pro-Boers painted him so black that the Cobdenites had merely to copy picture. He gave a loyal support to Me. Balfour as long as the Unionists were in office, and be held the pass in the House early in 1906 until Mr. Balfour found a 16-- entry into it through the City of London. Illness, unfortunately, kept Mr. Chamber-
1906, and all of those since; but he wrote many letters from his Highbury retirement, the which showed his strong faith in wisdom of his fiscal policy
buiking rights on terms and conditions Hot Sam, but the Kwang Hoi, from at Vienna, since it is desired to confine rejection of the Bill, but in order to avert Jain out of the Houso most of the assion of
specified in the Agreement, the option being given for a period of twenty-five years. The total area of the land granted is stated
A. S. WATSON & CO., in the Agreement to be 196 acres more or les, plus the equivalent of 100 yards on each side of the tram route, in addition to
tidal fut betwe the tidal flat between Aberdeen, Little Hongkong and Brick Hill. The reclama tion of this flat is one of the possibilities contemplated by the Agreement. The optione sequired may roughly be said to extend from this tidal flat to Repulse Bay, including a considerable number of bill sites in the vicinity of Wongnoicheeng Gap. We are satisfied that we shall not be guilty of any exaggeration when we say that well within five years of the passing of the Ordinance authorising the construc- tion of a tramway from Happy Valley through Wongueichong Gap to Deep Water Bay we shall see already formed in the vicinity of Deep Water Bay and Repulse Day--which have two of the finest bathing benebes on the island picturesque suburb of considerable importance and one destined to grow rapidly as time goes on.
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Canto The guard of honour, went back to their barracks, and the crowd dis persed.
MAKING HIMSELF AT HOME.
A BRITISH ENGINEER AT THE HAYAL· CANTEEN.
Before Mr. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday a man named Robert Wise was charged with being unlawfully on the premises of the Royal Naval Canteen on The Prava East.
Mr. Charlton, the manager of the Canteen, said that on Thursday night a boy brought him a bundle of clothes which he said he found in an unoccupied upper room. Witness want up to see if anyone was there, and saw the defendant running about naked.
His Worship-That is all he did? He was making himself at home there?
Mr. Charlton-Yes, but he bad no right there. Witness informed the Magistrate that civilians were not avitation of a member, Naval and allowed at the Canteen, unless at the Military men and civil servants could go install
the attendance to the family mourners, ‹
A REMARKABLE CONFESSION.
Gabrinovitch, one of the assassing, has confessed that he belonged to an organs tion which has been agitating for a Greater Servia.
a civil war it was best to pass the second roading of the Bill. Then they would get
mendments and would ultimately see what the House of Commons returned to them. He hoped Lord Willoughby de Broke would withdraw his motion for the rejection of the Amending Bill. ---
The debate was adjourned until Monday.
IMPROVEMENT IN CONSOLS.
He confessed that he secured bombs and revolvers. from the Servian Kragujevac through: a arsenal at
Servian Major who was formerly with the
LONDON, July 3rd.
Austrian
He and four con- Console have improved in consequence federates agreed to take poison after of the more hopeful outlook in regard to throwing the bomb.
army,
He also said that the Major had supplied Prinzip and other persons with bombs and poison.
Prinzip broke down at the examination and said that Gabrinovitch and his party: had betrayed him and his not fulfilled the compact. He denounced them dastardly scoundrels.
THE KAISER'S INDISPOSITION
BERLIN, July 3rd.
firmed that two bluejackets, whom he Defendant admitted being there, but
met casually, invited him there. He was act aware of the fact that he was not He had only just come allowed there. down to Hongkong from Shanghai, and had only been here three days. He came down on one of Messrs. Jardine, Mathe- son & Co.'s boats, but was out of a billet Mr. Charlton mentioned that the defen- dant bad been put out of the Canteen by the assistant at the defondant
before. His Worship
In Court circles there is no anxiety felt. that if he went there again he would be The Kaiser really denres to spare
able to a fine.
To-day is the United States Indeponat present
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HONGKONG, JULY 4TH, 1914.
Muck curiosity has naturally been aroused in the Colony regarding the nature of the scheme for the development of a portion of the South of the Island of Hongkong, which forms the subject of the Agreement that the Legislative Council approved at its meeting on Thursday conditionally up
upon the promoters furnishing to the Govora ment satisfactory proof of their financial
The American Vice-Consul General to his colleagues will be "At Home today (July 4th) from 10.30 to 11.30
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The marriage arranged between Stuart Oliphant, W.8., Edinburgh, and Yvonne,. daughter of the late B. W. Mansfeld, of H.B.M.'s Consular Service, China, took place quietly at St. Mary Abbots, Kensington, on ith ult
Defendant-I think I have suffered quite enough about this, as it is. I was in the cells all night..
His Worship dismissed the charge with caution.
SHIP'S OFFICERS STRAINED RELATIONS.
It is announced that the Emperor became overheated when riding, and developed a cold, with symptoms of lumbago.
Emperor Francis Joseph the fatigue of a reception.
NO HONOURS FOR WOMEN.
LONDON, July 3rd
The Women's Freedom League have forwarded letters to His Majesty the King and also to Mr. Asquith, the Premier, complaining of the absence of
· Frivolity. Freear" gives his enter tainment at the Theatre this evening. He gave great pleasure when he was last here nearly ten years ago, and has evidently, a summoned by Frederick women from the Birthday and New Year
entertainer since wherever he has July complainant said that the trouble
maintained his high reputation as an ability to carry out the scheme. The Agreement itself scarcely does more than travelled. His amusing entertainment ja merely suggest the boldness and the one which merits a full house.
magnitude of the enterprise which is con
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We have received a further letter of protest with regard to the removal of the
the
Bibliotheca Portugneza ?? to Lusitano Club, which is now, however, an accomplished fact. Our correspondent says members of the Library have been requested to pay their subscriptions at the Lusitano Club, while a notice board at the entrance to the Club forbids entrance to any who are not members.
Honour Lists, and enclosing a list of
prominent women who they declare arc
ALEXANDRA DAY RECEIPTS.
At the Marine Court yesterday before Commander Beckwith, R.N., Harbour- master and Marine Magistrate, Patrick Martin, Chief Officer on the steamer Pringle, Chief Engineer on the steamer, for assault on board the ship on the 1st
The commenced about six weeks ago when deserving of honour they were at sea, a disagreement taking plac over the drinking water. The matter was then referred to the Captain. On Wednesday the defendant went ashore and came back about five hours blustering condition." He later in a asked for some cold water, called out to witness You drink warm water, and then used insulting language towards him. Witness became angry, and struck the defendant. They came to grips, and the second engineer separated them. Defendant appeared to throw his stick at. witness before the latter struck him, ** Alexander Dick, the second engineer, deposed that he heard the Chief Officer. "Altby calling the Chief Bogiacer names,
The Master of the Hola, Frederick-
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LONDON, July 3rd. The receipts in London from the Alexandra Day collections and sale of flowers totalled 221,000.
BRITISH FINANCE.
BUDGET AMENDMENTS PASSED.
Ireland,
TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP.
BROOKES AND WILDING WIN THE DOUBLES.
LONDON, July 3rd In the semi-final of the doubles, Brookes and Wilding beat Doust and Mavrogor
dato, 6-1, 6-2, 3–6, 6–4.
When in January last Mr. Chamberlain announced to his constituents in Birmingham that he could not hope again to do his work in Parliament tho Times expressed a universal feeling when it said:" Every- where men of all sorts and conditions, and of every shade of political opinion, will feel that by this step one of the greatest states men of modern Europe marks the end of his public career. Mr. Chamberlain, has achieved greatness of many kinds. He has been a great organizer, a great electionerrer,"
grønt dohater, a great platform speaker, and a great administrator. But it is rat for any of these things that his name is likely to live in the grateful remembrance of the British raco at home and beyond the sens. He has been something more. He bas been the first of our leading statesmen who has known how to educate the masses of the new demceracy in their Imperial duties, and, like all great teachers, in educating others he has developed and defined his own ideas. How well he has taught the lesson is proved by the growth of those now conceptions of Imperial unity and Imperial obligation which within a few decades have completely changed the attitude and the relations of the different portions of this united Empire to each other, and which are making steady progress year by year amongst all its citiona at home and beyond the sans In the Britains beyond the sens he earned and
He convinced obtained & popularity never before accorded to an Imperial statesman. them that he himself and the British people at home with him earnestly desire to treat them as sisters and to unite the whole sister hoot more and more closely. His visit to Bouth Africs after the war was an Imperial event. You are trustees, he told the nation, not merely of a kingdom but of a federation"; ke bado them learn to think Imperially, and he never tired of inculcat aging the principle that none has a right to
boast of the Empire who has not made sacri fices for it.
In the final of the doubles Brookes and Wilding heat the brothers Lowe, 6-2, 8-6, 6-1.
In the final of the ladies' singles, Mrs. Larcombe beat Miss Ryan (California),
-3,62
HOME RACING.
PRINCESS OF WALES' STAKES.
LONDON, July 3rd.
The result of the Princess of Wales' Stakes, run at Newmarket, follow
The Curragh
Brakespear
White Prophet
Was
Six ran Won by a neck, two lengths decision last January to retire from Parlia-
between second and third.
Betting-Evens The Curragh, to Brakespear, 100 to 8 White Prophet, Cantilever was ridden by Walter Griggs, Duke Humphrey by Wheatley, and White Prophet by Donoghue.
ROWING AT HENLEY.
FAILURE OF ENGLISH CREWS.
LONDON, July 3rd. All the English crews have been eliminated in the preliminary heats for the Grand Challenge Cup at Henley, Winnipeg, Boston, Harvard and Mayence defeating the Thames, London, Leander, and Jesus College (Cambridge) respec- tively.
A Canadian, an Italian and two Englishmen will row in the semi-finals
Mr. Chamberlain had reached the age of 18 hut his interest in politics was recently described by his intimate friends to be ns keen as ever. In announcing his
ment at the next General Election he wrote: I have not come to this decision without many regrets at the severance of
connexión. which has alrandy lasted for over 37 years and has been marked on the part of my constituents by an ever-growing confidenes
I and support; but cannot hope again to do my work in Parliament, and I feel that our city and the constituonoy need the services of a younger man, who will take an active part in the Parliamentary struggle and help you to maintain the supremacy of the Unionist cause in Birmingham." Mr. Austen Cham- berlain, his son, was immediately indicated by his political friends of the Press as the ideal successor of his father in the repro- sentation of West Birmingham.]
TWO BYE ELECTIONS. The demise of the great Statesman necessitates two bye-elections, as Mr. Austen Chamberlain will retire from the representation of East Worcestershire to
templated by the promoters, and for a full revelation of the scheme we must apparently await the issue of the prospectus. It may be taken for granted, however, that neither the Government nor Mesars DENNYS & BOWLEY, solicitors, who and whose assigns are described in the Agreement as the Promoters, wouldnt have gone as far as they have with the scheme unless they
LONDON, July 3rd. were reasonably assured that the necessary.
At the Magistracy yesterday Detective
The House of Commons has adopted capital for the scheme would be forthcoming Sergeant Murphy charged an Indian if the concessions set forth in the Agree seaman with importing and unlawfully John Panley, stated that he knew nothing the amendment to the Finance Bill ment were granted. Only to one proviso of possessing 60 taels of raw opium. The of the assault on the 1st inst, but he the draft Agreement, as it was submitted to police sent an informer on board the P. knew that the Chief Oficer had used embodying the income-tax reduction of DEATH OF SIR BENJAMIN STONE. ham.
filthy language to the complainant. He one penny on the tax previously placed. & O. steamer disaye, who purported to: had also given trouble to witness. the Legislative Council a week ago, was any objection taken. That was to granting be a purchaser. While the bargain was His Worship said the charge of assault upon unearned incomes. The voting was
25) against 156, to the promoters the sole right during the being struck, Sergt. Murphy, who was must be dismissed, but the conduct of th and detrimental to order. He would be term of twenty-five years to supply electri-conveniently near, came up and arrested defendant had been a nuisance on board the Indian, who struggled violently bonad over while the ship was in port, city and gas within the areas over which The Indian was convicted on both charges and if he came before him again, he taking part in the division, but the Commons as a Conservative. He was well the Agreement gives them an option. On and was fined $1,000, or four mouths would go to prisen. Defendant's lan guage had been disgusting, but he had second thoughts, the Government ha imprisonment.
not assaulted the complainant
The Labour members abstained from
for the Diamond Fculla,
LONDON, July 3rd.. The death is announced of Sir John Benjamin Stone, J.P. FB.A., F.G.S. [The deceased, from 1895 to 1909, repre- sented Birmingham East in the House of known as a photographer and was President Nationalists made a special effort, bring of the National Photographic Record Association. He was appointed by the King ing up two invalids to vote,
official photographor for the Coronation.]
contest his father's seat at West Birming-,
At the last General alection Mr. Listen Chamberlain was returned unopposed for at East Worcestershire.
TYPHOON WARNING:
At 11.35 am yesterday the Manila Observatory reported a cyclone or typhoon NW of Yap moving W.NW.