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March 24 h, 113 Temperature a.m. 56, p.m. 57; Humidity...85 82.
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March 24th, 1912, Temperature am, 65, p.m. 71; Humidity.
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TELEGRAMS.
MONDAY,
"MARCH 24,
1913. — 30
TELEGRAMS.
TELEGRAMB.
TELEGRAMS.
TELEGRAMS.
TELEGRAMS
NEWS FOR BUSY
THE BALKAN WAR.
THE BALKAN WAR.
FRENCH POLITICS.
U. S. AMBASSADOR.......
THE SYDNEY STRIKE.
MONTENEGRO'S REPLY.
AUSTRIAN ULTIMATUM.
THE NEW CABINET.
OFFER TO PROFESSOR ELIOT. GOVERNMENT'S ATTITUDE.
THE DEAD KING.
ENVOYS TO FUNERAL
· [Servion to the **Telegraph."]
Loudon, Marou 22. Reuter a Vienna correspondent sunounces that Montenegro has refuel to allow con-combatants to leave Skutari, though she pu mises thas in fu uio Left the
Reuter's [Service to the "Talegraph."]
Camslím, March 22. Reuter's correspondent at Cot-
riset Austria-Hungary ont unday presented
Renter's
[Service to the Telegraph."]
Lonilon, March 22.
Reuter's
[Service to the Telegraph."
Landon, March 22.
Renter's correspondant in Paris |
Professor Eliot, ex-President of says M. Barton leis complete his Harvard University live been stry. M. Pichon in appointed offered the American Ambassa Montenegro deinsming the Minister for Freign Affairs, M,dership to Lon fou nation of positions at Skutari Ein Minister for War, 1 [Charles William Eliot LLD Alon en grin. anillery will butilall civilians have left, adding i utier Miniser for Marine, and is 79 years of age He was directed only the fortifications this in the event of non compleM Morel Minister for the Culine School and at Harvard, and studi- ecuated at Boston Public Latin and not at buikling. This rep'y aure military foreo will be em- is considered as inadequate. “Thej pl yod..
educational methods in Europe ad chemistry and investigated.j from 1863 to 1865. Fubsequently he held various appointments at at Harvard and was President of that University from 1869 to 1909, Į in which capacity he won world- wide fame.]
Later.. M. Ribot has accepted the pirt
repls in equally uns te'actory' keut r'a Vieand correspondent folio of Minister for Foreign with reference to the other deny the semi iuis Fremden-Affira. mands.
blatt states the Montenegro has i The despatch of an ultimatum telegraphed rdering strict in- is ex protod.
quiry into the alleged interference with the steamer Skodro, declar [ing that sho will do all in 'her power to facilitate Austrian navi gati ́n at San Ulevanți,
Renter's
TELEGRAMS,
THE NEWS CONDENSED.
The last of
Reuter's [Service to the "Telegraph."] Service to the Telegraph, al-
London, March 23,
Inden, Mach 22
ney reports that the Cabinet has represent the Kiser at the funeralers in Sydney for 45 hour Reater's corro-pondent at Syd- Prince Ilenry of Prussia will The demand of the forty efected the forty-eight hours, a of King George at Athens. has been rejeated by the Cabinet, woek proposal made by the ferry. strikers sad has decided to ran a free service
to the northern suburbs with Cavernment boats
OBITUARY.
MAJOR GENU. SI¿ F.
CARRINGTON.
proceeding to Pirsons on board Admiral Sir Berkeley Milne is LM.8. Toflexible to attend the funeral.
the Duke of Devonshire in mallin
Feeling the burden of taxation,
his racehorses and breeding stud
Later. Reuter's correspondent at Malta | atates that . M. S. Defence is London on Saturday, itd," pour The Ambassadora again met ži going to Brindisi to embaik parlers of great importante are Princo Alexander of Teok, who taking place... proceeds to Athens to participate
in the funeral of King George of Greece.
Admiral Sir Berkeley Milne has already left on H. M. S Inflexible to attend the funeral. The New King..
Latest telegraphic news from. Adrianople says the town is hold bombardment, ing out heroically against the
HUNGER STRIKING, Action by Austriá,
London, March 22, The death is announced of ANOTHER RELEASE:
FIGHTING IN SAHARA,Major-General Sir Frederick Austria-Hungary has no ifted the Powers that in viów, of the Montenegro contends that th
BIG FRENCH LOSSES.
Carrington, K.O.M.G, K.C.B, attitude of Alontenegro and the priest at Djakova, alleged to have
London, March 22.
at the age of 60.
Miss Sylvia Pankhurst, com position of the Csibulid com- bien assisiunted, was a rebel
Miss Sylvin Pankhurst, alo
London, March 22.
[The deceased General was 68 A message from Athede says mitted to gaol on February 18′′ munity at Skutari, ste nas decid-sud was shot while fleeing, but as contitled to p iron on the The Paris now paper inte in 1864, he saw much service, anied by the Queen, took the hunger strike.
years of age. Entering the army that King Constantine, accomp has been released owing to ed to prolest to Cotinja and Austria insists on being represent 18th February for win low m3h that there were 60 killed, inchid chiefly in Africa. In the Basuto oaths before the Chamber. Their send a squadron to cruise along the Archbishop of Prizrendang, has been released in onseng five Europeans and thirty War in 1881, when he command-jesties received frantiopvations ho Consuler official inquiry on quence of her continuvas refusal antive soldies in the recat end the Colonial Forces, he was all the way back to the Palace
gagement in the Adrar country, severely wounded.]
The King starts for Salonika this evening.
the Albanian cónia,
Sleza of Adrianopis.
A message from Adrianople direct says that the town is hold- ing out heroically. The forts are intact, and perfcet order prevails. The authorition are distributing provisions,
Ailles at Variance:
the spot,
EASTER AT HOME.
: TERRIBLE WEATHER.
London, March 23. The Eater holiday were It is reported that dissensionshered in with a ricane of exists among the Allies, end tharuder and bail which crented the Servians exista are staying gret havoo in London and on the
passively in their lince.
Ambassadors Meet.
ciasta.
The peas Worthing was des troyed by the honey sers.
Bots were floating in the Contrary to expectation, owing
streets of fastings, where the to the development in the Balkantide ran ran up a quarter situation, the Ambassadors mei n mile along the front. A Sie ward Grey on tafurday rawler standing by all night afternoon. Diplomatic quarters long rescue the crew of 22 bo are reticent regarding the meeting lunging to a French barque. of the Ambassadors, but it is abwhich was being pounded to mitted that pourparlers of the pieces on the rands.
greatest importatos are progres- sing.
A prominent diplomat, inter viewed by a Router's represent "Btive, eaid that all he could any Was that a general settlements la train and is expected every uby, unless there is a hitch.
Ojooks Polze German Steamer. The Greeks have seized the Cerian ateamer Trmingard of lemoss.
Austria and "Ru:sla.
NAVAL PROMOTIONS.
TWO NEW ADMIRALS.
London, March 22.. Almital Sir William Henry ben ben promoted to Admiral of sho' Float in succession to Sir halos Federick, Hutham, who has rotirad:
Vice Admiral Sir Porey Scott is appointed Admiral, Rear Admiral F. S. Pelham Viccs The last Austro-Russian disi r- Admiral, and Captain R. A. ence has been removed by Aust is Allonby, Rear-Admiral. ngresing to the costion of Djikova. to Servin and Russia desenting, In return, lathe inclusion ci Bkutori in Albania, a
Servia's Reply. Reuters correspondent at Da grade stalpe tļi Servia has re plied to the Pyrer & communica tion, similarly to Bulgarip.
STORMS IN U.S.A.
TREMENDOUS DAMAGE,
· London, March 22, Reutor's New Yor's correspond- ens saya storms in the Mississippi Valley dam ged many towns
to take food,
WE HAVE REMOVED.
OUR NEW ADDRESS
IS
No. 1, ICE HOUSE ROAD.
EMPRESS DOWAGER'S
MEMORIAL SER1 E. Continuous of Stream Foreigners
A
A ROYAL DEParture.
DUKE AND DUCHESS OF CONNAUGHT SAIL.
London, March 22,
taken the cat and with the Quoen, was given a great rece tion in Athens..
The new King of Greece
Terrible storms are reported from the Mississippi Valley, there being much loss of life and greès- damage to property.
Austria-Hungary has presented
A message from Ottawa says an ultimatum to Montenegro that the Duke and Duchess of demanding the commation of opera- | Connaught bare left for England. tions at Skutari until all civil
They sail from Halifax to day. Mr. have left... Borden and members of the
Cabinet bado him farewell. A There is no clue to the At body of military was also present: tempted assassination of the fore London, March 23.mer Chinese Education Minister Thoir Forel Might the though it is believed to h Dako ond Duchess of Connaught originated in a political plák left Hal.fox yesterday. The Daches stood the journey well, but looked slightly wearied.
THE TURF
'DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE
RETIRING.
LOCALE
Saturday's boxing in described in to-day's issuerNe
The severth athletic meeting in connection with the Lusitano Recreation club was held to day at the Racecourse.
A special artiole da
London March 22, The Daily Telegraph" states that the Duke of Devonshire has decided to retire from the turf Court Problems" appeste in this
ann and sell his racehorse and breed-issue and discusses the question ing stud, as he is feeling the of grass versus hard con
burden of the new taxation.
THE NAVY
THE MANNING PROBLEM.
Local shipping Fegret to hear a Diddy Allen
v Chief engineer Durian
London, Maral, 22: The Admiralty has decided to
Mr. J. B. Donkiny who h allow pensioners of the Fleet and Recorviste to re-enter the Navy been investigating Hongkop and serra on surveying ships in food sources, speaks high Home waters. This is regarded the same in an interview, pablis
indicative of a difficulty in to day, manning the Ficet.
typifying the departed grandeur addrowed the throng, eulogisir of both the Empress Dodger and the apress Dowager, the birds the Manchu dynasty. The throte men weanable standing silent. stinds at the rear of dui, After a priol for sacrifices, the and Chinese...
the geilings and sides of which ductor of Cer.monies, led the gorgeously bell were representatives of the variou, are Peking, March 18.-There has and bifligged. In front of, and bodies Northward to mest been a continuous stream of above, the dais were four char Luan mythical bird from the foreigners and Chinese all day at actas signifying that the Ep- North Trayers were then NEWS FOR BUSY LEN, the memorial service for the late press Dowager was one among repeated when the Loan had Empress L'owager.
women fitted to rank with the alighted.
Visitors saw on the centrespair of the marble bridge outside the
two first great Chinese Emperors, A hyma welcoming the Luan is Yao and Shun. On the fight side sung. The Mastor of Ceremonies Tienanmen a temporary pavilion and some yards distant from the comes forward in front of the bier
of Imperial yellow silk decorated dais was a yellow croped plat- and offers flowers and fruit.
TELEGRAMS.
General Sir Frederick Carring ton is dead.
The R.G.And met in the football. fool on Saturday, The latter Lean won and meet the R.E.'■ in the final.
DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY.
· Bijou 9.15 †,m,-
Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m. METO MORROW.
Bij a 0.15 p.m.
Peace Terms
A tornado destroyed the town Reuter's corespondent at Sufis of Peachtree in Alabim, fourteen reports that the bases of the people being killed. Millions of with white flowers and green form on which were monks and Subsequently the Master of THE NEWS CONDENSED. negotiations for pence, as laid dollars worth of property was stripes on the roof. The pavilion priasts, whose solet and im- Ceremonies accompanied by the down by the Powers, are:Turkey destroyed in Indiana and Ohio. coussins the Empren Duwogar's prestive dirges alternate) with representatives of the various to cede to the Allies all territories A lafer message sales that over portrait, fruit and wet orillial, the louder, but less peartrating bodies dientluse! the Luan, with est of the Enos-Midia line ex- 60 people were killed and 200 utensils. Here the general publié, strains of a Chinese land, simil; prayers and hymns, marke ept Albanie, the delimitation of injured by Friday's atom. The not possessing passes, porformed, arly situated on 1
il loft side of Lioking backwards from he will to be fired by the wind in several places reached à orifices, while on the roadside the dais, which played approWumen one could see an interes who will also settle the velocity of 81 miles Houser vast crowds stood gazing, though printe selections ibm the great ting concourro principally com- ure of the Agean Islanda: were levelled and the early crops low entered the pavilion," foreign masterp
posed of Cliness and Manchus y to abandon Crete while werO rained.
men, women, and 1 Iren — in
sondent orire, while groups D. Elint, formerly Harvard meeting 12.10
wers to the indemnity.
am't of the Allies bring
to participate in the dis
ons of the International Com- on to be held at Päris for au
RUSSIAN MILITIA.
TO BE CALLED OUT.
Beautiful Decorations. Passing through the Tit nga men and the Tuanmen, both beautifully deoxrated with i wer-
This constitution of, the new Frezc'. O bii et is outline 1 in a telegram.
Victoria Theatre 915 p.m.
Tuesday March 25, China Sugar Befloing Co. meeting-noon.
Luzon Sugar Refining Co.
pm
The Line of Mourners. Afcending the right and fight of steps of the Wumen was a con- of white-robe 1, eunuchs were to has pen I red the Ambasador-Sale of Crown Land, P. W.D., 3 stantatrem of Chinese, Muchos, be soon standing silent, almost ship to Lamvp. ed designs and scrollsenumerating Mongole, Malome leas and Tibo sulla in si parance, as though và ph
Wednesday March 20, the virtues of the decessed, visitors tans, who remong their hev resenting public participation in The basis the pac n' gɔtia | -ILE. Cluby Yourly General entered the second compound, ovarings, hélied before the por- the funeral ceremonies of the last tione laid down by lie Pore are Meeting 5:16 pinak passed over the contral marble rait, bowed twine and passed on, reigning adult of the Manobu given in a telegram: London, March 23.
bridge and faced the Tamen, Foreigners make directed i lef - dyassly on which they had fat 949 Bes Reuter's correspondent at Bt. under the centre of whic
wards, outside the line of mour-tened for ages
The 1910 and 1919 lassen of Petersburg slates that an Imperish the Empresa
Smart, polite pulica and Bol Russian will ia hate bron caled Order dallimit the 1910 and 1912 beauti
The central figures on the dais diers directed this incoming and oat for four weeks training. o'asses of Alilitis; throughout feart, extr
Palon robed. In outgoing throng" by different garian Empire, exospt Poland, for four depicted with be mast
wetka training in 1913, the In front of, an Previne date not being speciled, Atralt a small
lement of their share oman Debt and the of the districts hemTurkey will aleo
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