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(ESTABLISHED 18311 Copyright, 1913 by the Fropriet
MONDAY, DECEMBER 8,
1913.
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TELEGRAMS.
THE ALSACE Affairs,
TELEGRAMS.
POSTAL GRIEVANCES,
ZABERN GARRISON REMOVED MORE WAGES WANTED.
London. Refolved Desember 7.
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TELEGRAMS.
London. Received December 7.
TELEGRAMS.
AUSTRALIAN BLECTIONS.
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London. Received December 8.
TELEGRAMS.
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號八月二十英港香
TELEGRAMS.
ARMS FOR ULSTER.
„FREE TRADE.
MR ASQUITH'S WARNING.
[Router's Servios To The Telegraph."] [Router's Barvice To The "Telegraph.")
London. Received December 8.
London, Received December 7.
Mr. Asquith, speaking at Old ham, said that although the Free Trade system had been free from menace since the accession of the
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NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
TELEGRAMS.
CONDENSED
Britiab trade returns for Nov ember show an incrense in ar- ports amounting to £1,397,801, and a decrease in imports of £2,- 514,153,
on of food.
THE WELSH STRIKE.
SETTLEMENT TERMS.
· SMALL LABOUR MAJORITY, a belated proclAMATION.
[Router's Bervice To The "Telegraph"} {[Routers Service To The Telegraph."] | {Reuter's Service To The "Telegraph." [Reatar's Service To The "Telegraph."]
London. Received December 6. Reuter's correspondent Bt Delegates at Leicester, repre- The terms of reitlement of the
Router's correspondent at Syd- The Unionist papera quote a Donaueschingen save the Kaiser senting 22,000 postal officals, re-strike in South Wales were the dey statee that in the General prominent Ulster man as saying has ordered the garrison at the solved to phat forward their dismissal of the two engine Elections 40 Lebourites and $2 that the Government's Pro town of Zebere, which was the claim for a general 15 per cent. drivers causing the strike. All Liberals have been elected on the clamation regarding arms is
Mr Asquith says it is as certain sent of the trout trouble in increase, which Mr. Samuel re- the strikera inmediately resume first ballot, and three seats are belated, as there are over 80,000 Liberals to power, it would be a as night follows day that the Alaice, to go to manoeuvres till jented on receiving a deputation work, and will pay the Swindon still doubtful. There are Biteen rides and millions of rounds of mistake to suppose that the sub taxation of foreign manufactures further orders, and also that a on the 20th ult. A resolution Hospital a fine of a shilling to seats which will have to be dealt ammunition already in Ulster. It jeut could be ignored. He warned would be followed by the tares Military Court of Enquiry be held | was also pamed in favour of call-balf-a-crown each.
with by the second ballot..sinis declared that there will be more his hearers that it was as certain to investigate the affair without ing a General Postal Congress. Mr. J. H. Thomas, M.P., the The Labour Premier (Mrfon in gan-running.
se night follows day that the delay...
A Warning.
Secretary of the Railwaymen's Holman) anticipates a final ma- It is now stated that the meet- taxation of foreign manufactures MM. Ribat and Dupuy bave Union, commends the loyalty of jority of five.-Router.
ing of the Privy Council, at which would be followed by the taxation Reuter's Berlin correspondent The conference at Leicester the men, and points out that the
the Proclamation was framed, of food. Dasling with the quee Tainly endeavoured to form a says the Kaiser's decision regard was between Postal Clerks and present instance justifies all that
was held in exceptional secreoy tion of armaments, he declared
Cabinet, the group of Radicala ing the regiment at Zabern has Telegraph Clerke. It decided by be had ever said against sym-
at Fandringham on the 4th inst. that the best hope for a reduction headed by M. Caillaus, refusing been animatedly discussed in theja majority of two to refer the pathetic strikes.
According to a Court Circular, lay in the direction of concerted to co-operate. T Lobbies of the Reichstag. The question of a strike to a congress
Prince Arthur of Connaught, pressure by the civilised peoples Mr Asquith declares that the Alastion deputies decline to of the general body of postal
Lord Morley, Lord Stamfordham, upon those responsible. It was feared that a regard the transfer of the regi-workers.
and Sir W. H. P. Carrington were
best hope of reduction of arma Mr. Asquith added that he was mente lies in concerted action by ment as adequate amends, and strike at Christmas would thus be a moat severe blow to the strikere.
present.
not satisfied that we had yet come civilized peoples upon those who insist upon the punishment of the averted, but the Chairman warn- The Company was most firm in
within the margin of Free Trade offending officers. They declare ed the Government that unless refusing to reinstate the two
are responsible. taxation, and he was growingly that the removal really penalises immediate steps were taken to engine drivers.
Mr. Thomas warns the mon to the town, which is thus deprived meet the demands, there wIE of considerable revenus.--Reuter. grave danger of the rank and profit from the preesnt fatal mis-
An Agreement.
file disregarding their leaders. take and to obeck anarchy, which can only end in disaster to
Alsatian Opinion.
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Berlin. Recolved December 6.. An immediate agreement has been reached between the Im- perial Chancellor, Governor Wedel and General Deimling with a view to arranging better co- operation between the military and civil departments in Alsace Lorraine.
It is not expected that any of the higher officiala will be changed.
The members of the Middle parties have little to say regard- ing the incident but express the hope that the quarrel is now ended for ever.
Berlin. Received December 7. "The Kaiser-cocepted, the meus- ares introduced by Dr. von Bethmann Hollweg,
Reuter.
Lator.
MADCAP MILITANTS.
MORE WANTON DAMAGE.
London. Received Decaraber 6. Kelly House, Skelmorlie, has been gutted by suffragists. The damage in estimated at £25.000,
London. Received December 7,
frustrated.
A Severe Blow. 'London. Received December 8. The South Wales settlement is
themselves and ruin Trades Unioriem.Reuter.
DEXICAN AFFAIRS.
FRENCH POLITICS.
THE CABINET PROBLEM.
London. Received November 7. ·
MM. Ribot and Dupuy have vainly endeavoured to form a Cabinet, a group of Radionla, headed by M. Caillaux, réfasing
to co-operate.
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London. Received December 8.
| Instruction-Reuter.
I UBLIN STRIKE.
Big Seizures.
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London Received December 8.
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The Kaiser has ordered the
The O.P.R. Empress of Russia hae sailed from Vancouver with an unusually large cargo for the
wheat and 1,000 tons of flour.
Two boxes of arms were seized by the police on arrival of a of the opinion that the time Reuter's Paris correspondent steamer at Kingstown. After would come for a complete re- states that M. Domergue is con- enquiries from the owner, who is examination of the income tax garrison at the town of Zabern, dent of forming a Cabinet from dealer in firearms, they were system with a view to making it which was the seat of the trouble the Radicals. M. Gaillour will fallowed to remain.
wider and more equitable, and, in Alsace, to go an manoeuvres probably be Minister of Finance According to a later message, consequently, more productive in until further orders. and M. Viviani Minister of Public the Custome a Belfast have seized yield.-Reuter.
99 cases of ammunition and nine cases of rifles.'
The Customs staffe at the Irish THE JAPANESE NAVY. Far Esat including 1,100 tons of ports have been reinforced from NO SETTLEMENT...
England.
Proclamation' Ridiculed. -Renter's correspondent at Tokyo London. Received December 8.
An attempt to set fire to Aintree Sir Edward Carson, speaking states that the new programme of Grandstand was frustrated, but The strong hopes of pettling at Nottingham, ridiculed the Pro- naval construction provides for women set fire to the Scenic Rail- the Dablin strike were disappont clamation prohibiting the im- laying down The Federal Colonel Barl 60
three battle-
way at Liverpool Exhibition, has reached Mexico City. He was ad this morning when, after an portation of arms, and said he cruisers.-Router
causing considerable damage. oneof the 19 officers who were shot all-night sitting, the negotiations was confident that the English at Villa after the capture of Tor-broke down owing to the refusal people would not countenance of the masters, to accept the de- firing at an unarmed people. Ele and for a complete reinstate asked the Government to put
their proposals regarding ment of the strikers.
The English Trades Unionists in writing.-Router, who have been participating in | the negotiations have returned to London.-Reuter,
OFFICER'S LUCKY ESCAPE.
London. Received December 6.
Suffragists also gutted Rush olme Hall; Manchester, doing reop. Colonel Barbies was shot damage to the extent of £12,000 in the breast, and on recovering
An attempt to
Eet fire to conecioneness crawled to a hiding Aintree grand-atand was place while the enemy were fen-t-
ing-Reuter. Suffragists eet fire to the scenic The press agrees with the removal of the Zabern regimente railway at the Liverpool Exhibi- to the training camps as a means tion, causing considerable.dam. of preventing further quarrels. 3ge,Reuter The Koelnische Zeitung, the organ of the Centrum, does not want any change of Chancellor, as although Dr. von Bethmann Hollweg's policy is not friendly
A TEXAS FLOOD.
to the Centrum, he is bonest.FIFTY FARMERS DROWNED. Der. Oet. Lloyd.·
London. Received December 7
THE STRIKE HABIT.
NEW ZEALAND'S PROPOSALS,
LATE TELEGAFAMS,"
GOVERNMENT'S MINING
SCHEMES..
London. Receivad December 7, Reuter's correspondent at
Peking, Nov. 29. Wellington saya both Houres of The draft of the mining regula Parliament have passed a Bill to tions states, in addition to what A telegram from Bryan, a small repress strike offences. It is has already been telegraphed, town in Texas, U.S.A., says that intended to punish those attempt- that the provinces and also the floods have been caused by the ing to interfere with people late Conference on Industry and bursting of a levee on the Brazos desiring to work-Reuter. river. Hundrada of negro far- OPPOSITION TO THE PREMIER mers have taken refuge in the treba and on the roofs and alty have been drowned.—Reuter."
CHINESE POLITICS.
Peking. Beceived December 6, The opposition to Premier') Hsiang Hei-ling in the Cabinet is growing. Now, he finds only the support of the Minister of Commerce.
BRITISH TRADE.
The newly-formed association THE NOVEMBER RETURNS.
of members of Parliament has, in special session, decided in favour of the two-Chamber sys- tem, the Premier to be nominated by the President and without the consent of Parliament.
Parliament may only pass a vote of want of confidence in the nomination of Premier, or other minister, by a two-thirds majority.
Der. Ost. Lloyd.
ROYAL OBSEQUIES.
Peking Received December 4, On the day of the funeral of
London. Received December 7.
SCOTTISH COAL
MASTER'S; ESTATE.
London Recolved December 7. The Scottish coal master, Mr William Weir, left estate, valued at £2,258,269.—Reuter.
Commerce requested the reduc- tion of mining taxes. The Obing Dynasty taxed gold and silver and precious stones ten per cant., and other minerals five per cont, while fifty per cent, of the nett profits was also claimed. Hence forth the highest tax will be one per cent. and the lowest one-half per cent.
THE TURKISH ÁRMY. NEW COMMAND ARRANGE. later
MENTS.
A prominent Ulster man saya the arms proclamation of the Government is belated to over
80,000 rifles and millions of rounds of ammunition are already” Barlin, Roseived Desember 6.in Ulstar. Constantinople, the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles have not
gee was scarcely able to write. been included in the command of bave passed the Bill to repress
Both New Zealand House This drastic action on the part of the First Corps of the Turkish strike offences, which is intened the Minister is welcomed in offi- army as in former years. Intima- cial circles. Oat Lloyd to the Nion to this affect has been interfere with people desiring to to punish those attempting to G. Daily News.
published by the Porte in view The Future of Parliament-
work, of Russian fears. Der Ost. Lloyd.
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Peking, Nov. 30. The member of Parliament] continue to be undecided on the subject of interpellating the NEWS FOR BUSY MEN. Government regarding the recent unseating of
members. The
Chinese Press reports that the majority of the Tatuba sud Governors hava telegraphed to the Government suggesting the abolition of the National Assemb ly, but that the President holds the opinion that the Assembly should be preserved, but with re- duced numbers.
TELEGRAMS.
CONDENSED,
resulted in fifty negro farmers Floods at Bryan, Texas, have
being drowned.
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Sir Edward Carson, has ridi- ouled the proclamation prohibit-. ing the importation of arms, say- ing he was confident the English people would not countenance Aring on anarmed people.
NEWS.
The solution to the Telegraph's acrostic is given to-day.
Saturday's football and cricket are fully dealt with to-day.
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A notice of Saturday night's
issue.
Meanwhile the Preparation Bur eau has ordered the reserve mem- Suffragists have gutted Rushol- The Ministry expects that the bers of Parliament not belonging the Hall, Manchester, where the entertainment appears in this increased output will more than to the Kuomintang to proceed to damage is £12,000. make up the difference in the Peking, and it is stated that the Government revenue. The draft money necessary to meet their ex- perses has been paid over by the Ministry of Finance
The trade returns for Novem- BRITISH OIL CONCESSION contains lengthy details in con-
ber show that there was a de- crease in imports of 2,514,353
and an increase in oxports of GERMANY ON THE ALERT. £1,397,801.
Importa of colton show a de- cresce of £1,042,500.-Reuter,
OBITUARY.
MR ALEC HURLEY,
London. Received · December 7.
the late Empress Dowager and The death is announced of Mr. the late Emperor Kasng Hou all Alees Hurley, the well-known the Ministers and Vice-Mininters music-ball artist, from paou- will assemble at the Palace of the monia.-Reuter. President to make sacrifices.-- Der. Ost. Lloyd
Berlin. Received December 0.
nection with foreign co operation while many of the main issues are shirked..
The Scottish coalmaster, fr William Weir, left estate of the value of £2,258,269.
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The Australian Labour Premier
Thop, although no definite statement has yet been made, the The Customs at Belfast have The general opinion of foreign Government continues to appears seized 99 cases of ammunition experts is that the draft is abso to have the intention of again and nine cases of rifles. Herr Bassermann called atten-lutely useless. As regards foreign assembling Parliament. On the tion in the Reichstag to the participation it is argued that other hand it is obvious that when British petroleum concessions in foreigners will never invest in the members of the Kuomintang anticipates a majority of five when Arabia, Syria, Mesopotamis, eto, Chinese mines while Chinees have been eliminated from the elections are complete. recently acquired from Turkey, management is essential. The amongst the reserve members
The Customs staff at Irish and asked whether the Imporial restriction of foreign intereate to there will be nothing like suffici Chancellor knew anything about forty per cent, is also considered ent left, together with the mom- pats has been reinforced by the them. Did the concessions mean likely to act against foreign in- bere still in Peking, to make upa addition of men from England. the delivery of the raw oil to the vestment, but it is not necessarily quorum in either House. If it
The death is announced of Mr were seriously desired to get Par British Admiralty to the ex-fatal to it.
**Reforms in official System. lisment going again it would be Alexander Hurley, well-known clasion of the competition of
"Peking November 30 perfectly simple to restore the from his connection with music other countries? Der, Ost. Lloyd.
A Presidential Mandate-appeals to a large number of the halls, points Hsiung Hsi-ling, the Pre- members who have been unrented mier, Wang Tab-aleh, Minister, of without reason-NO. Daily MONGOLIAN AGREEMENT Education and Chang Chien, News Correspondent.
EMPRESS OF RUSSIA.
TUTUH SUMMONED TO PEKING.
BIG CARGO FOR FAR EAST.
London. Received December 7.
A GERMAN ENQUIRY.*
Berlin. Received December 6,
Kelly House. Skelmorlie, has been gutted. The fire was started by suffingiata and the damage is estimated at £25,000. ·
The Postal Workers Union, representing 22,000 men, has re- solvad to push forward the claim
Kowloon Bowling Green Club's closing day" was "a great suc cess on Saturday."
Mr. G. W. Sowell has received
the Royal Humane Society's
vellum for saving a Chinese from, drowning on June 22.
DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY HOA Victoria Theatre, 9.15 p.m Bijou Soonio Theatre, 9.16 p.m.
·TO-MORROW,
Victoris Theatre 9.15 p.m. Bijou Theatre 9.16 p.m. Sale of Curios. G. P.Lammort's Sale Room-2.30 p.m.)
Wednesday December 10. Auction of HL.M., s.. Handy and Janas-11 c.m.
Kinotophone, Theatre Royal 0.15 p.
Friday December 12. Cliftonian inner H.K. Club, Tuesday, December 16. Auction Sale leasehold Proper-
Minister of Commerce, to be Com- Parliament and the Cabinet. miglionors for the pending ex-
Peking, December 1.--An in- amination for bigh official offices, formal combined meeting of both December 1. Houses of Parliament to-day was A Presidential Mandale--an-attended by over 300 member. Herr Bussermann has asked in noances that officials will only be Tang Hus-long, who presided, Renter's Vonconvor corro- Reichstag whether under the employed in futura in socordance road a letter from the President. for a general 15 per cent. inoresse.ty.-G. P. Lamport's Sale Room Poking. Received December 6, The Tutah of Fakien province, spondent sa the Canadian new Russo Chinese Mongolian with the regalations which pro- It should be remembered that negot
the remaining Members at pre- negotiations for a Sua Tao-yen has been summon-Pacific, ss. Empress of Russia agreement, Germany receives vide for examination. ed to Peking and the Minister of sailed yesterday with an unusual most favourable consideration in Liang Chi-chlap Minister of sont saking for an explanation ment of the Dublin strike have Marine, Liu Kuang-hsiung has ly large cargo for the Far East, eccordance with the agreement Justice, yesterday dismissed four were formerly thick and thin sap- broken down owing to the refusal been coked to not for him.-Der, including 1,100 tons of wheat made with China in 1861 judges on the groun1 that they portera of the Government.-N. of the masters to reinstate the
strikere, were incapable. One of the jad-.C. Daily New Correspondent. and 1,000 tons of flour.-Beuter, per. Ost. Lloyd, Ost. Lloyd.
gotile,
3.p.m.
Tuesday, January 6. G. Fenwick and Co. Ltd., in Lignication General meeting of shareholdere, No. 5 Queen's Road Central-noon,