TELEGRAMS.
[The following telegrams arrived doo late for insertion on Page 1.]; PANAMA COMMISSARIAT.
WARRANTS ISSUED.
London. Received May 15, Lieuter's correspondent at New York statea iliat warrants bave been issued for the arrest of John Burke, ex-manager · of the commissarist department, in the Panama Canal Zone, and three others, for alleged conspiring to defraud the Government.
BIG FIRE.
IN BRITISH COLUMBIA.
London. Received May 15. Reuter's correspondent at Victoria states that fire besi destroyed half the business district of Stewart, British Columbia. The damage amounte to ten thousand sterling,
TRADE WITH CHINA.
GERMAN METHODI
UNSUCCESSFUL.
London. Received May 13.
In the Reichstag, Herr Zim-| merman Under 8 cretary for Foreign Affairs, replying to eriticisms, said German trade in China had not developed to the desired extent, and he believed thai Germsu industry must follow essentially different paths if they desired success in China. He recommended German merchants to adopt the methods of their competitors, instancing the cases of the Anglo American Tobacco Combing and the Singer Sewing. Machine Company.
OBITUARY.
SIR THOMAS BAGGE.
London, Receirad May 15. The death is announced of Sir Alfred Thomas Bagge, retired Naval Captain, who served throughout the China War from 1857 to 1881.
1.L.F. CELEBRATIONS:
subjected to constant interruption
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THE SALT QUESTION.
MERCHANTS STILL STUBBORN.
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Peking, Received May 16. The salt merchants are threatening to "strike" if the Government pereista in its intention of pushing through Sir Richard Dane's proposals.
A Salt Conference has been convened for the begin- ning of June. It will consist of salt merchants nominated by the Provincial officials, and several Gorerament delega's.
FORMER SENATOR ARRESTED.
Peking, Received May 15. Ho Obi-kuan, a former member of the Senate, wad arrested last night outside the President's office for alleged conspiracy.
LOAN MATTERS.
THE LATEST SUGGESTION.
Peking, Received May 15, All the Loan negotiations in future will be managed. directly by President Yasu Shih kai, asaiated b Liang Sbib-yi and Chow Tan-chi.
It is understool that the Government is zonding a note to the Quintaple Bankers suggesting a Loan of seven and a half million sterling for the redemption of shout- torm Loane, proposing that the Carrenoy Loan stand over for one year,
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UNREST IN KWEICHOW.
Kweiying. Received May 15, Large numbo s of Kwingei tufet are on the border of Kwoichow in the Tating district, and jatend osming over. There are no sol liora in that district to oppose them, end the people are ia o jayequence terrified.
THE LATE MISS F. IMESON.
BOXING.
Prospects for a good night
on Saturday,
HAN GREATEST SHIP.
THE BRITISH TRADER AND VLADIVOSTOK
THE SIBERIA SCARE.
New Features of the Vaterland,
Japanese Operator Exonerated. Lines To Be Developed. Many novel featured ars em-
A spools telegram to the bodied in the Hamburg-American British trade in the Vladivo May 9 says:The navel su Cablenews American dated Tokyo It is on the stuurance of Mr in the world, which was to mil report just issued has never been camstances leading up to the re liner Vaterland, the largest vessel sick district, says a consular thorities who investigated the air. F. E. Hall that we announce that from Southampton on her maiden anything but insignificant, and that the Pacifd Hall steamer everything is in readiness for a trip to New York to-day, May 15, in 1912 it was, as far as can be Siberia was sinking off the coast good night's sport at the City Hall The following figures are for judged, rather more so than of Formoss on the uight of May on Saturday evening, and that the Vaterland and ter sieter ship usual. What its actual valde have made thele report, the issue between Perkins and the Imperator, the largest vessel was cannot be ascertained, for by which completely exoneraten the Bax has been prepared for inat present in service. no unmistakabla manner by.
for the greater part of it is ship the individual contestants Tonnage 58,000 52,000 warp, and is, sccordingly, clasal tor picked up a message which Vaterland, Imperator. pod through Hamburg and Ant. operator at the Formoes station, jo plossing
The report states that the opera- note Length....930 feet 919 feet fied by the Customs as of German he believed to be "S 0.8" bat the information that both men Beam ...100 feet...98 feet have trained harder than they Borse-power 65,000...62,000
origin. The imports from the which in reality was the cell". have for any engagment hereto Speed... ....25 kaots...24 knots United Kingdom have not reached B which the Siberis was fore, and that the opinion of the (designed) (actually done) such importance as to be placed sending out to the atesmer Persis.
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The Vaterland is the first versal under a separate heading by them The "static" was bad, and this supporters of either man is not an over confident one.
ever built with fannels which do selves, and are included in the accounted for the sonfagion of With both men at the top of their format pass directly through the returns ad imports form other the call lettere of the Persia there is no reason why a good three funnels. Esch of the two most favourable calculation & signal.
cestre of the two decks.. She has countries. They make upon the ith the international distress battle should result cut of their funnels in the first-class section disappointing showing
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meeting and this fight alone is in the suape I. The uptakes" most unsatisfactory feature of the zolotniks per funt of pure metal should be worth the fee charged friss ta on either side of the ship position is that it is impossible to and gold articles 50 zlotika. for admission.
There are two other events, but deak, and join on the bridge deck any material improvement can in view of their high quality, from beneath the lowest passenger see how, under present conditions, British hardware, tools, and I joke, nothing too great in the boxing in a single tut, which rises take place. British firms have should be able to compete to some line is likely to come from either, above the uppermost deck like an ao footing here, and, in face of extent with the German articles, though they should both be good ordinary funnel. The space
the businesses which have been They are at present almost un- conteele. The lads are willing, occupied by ordinary funnels built up by old concerns which known. Machinery of all kinda is but they are not in the same passing through the middle of have grown with the country, imported here from abroad, class as the ster men. Mr. the decks in thus left clear and would start at a paralysing die Germany being the country of Mardcob has. been' ap- the passengers will occupy the advantage in establishing them-origin of probably 80 per cent. of pointed referee for the main full deck without obstraction. selves. It is in the writer's it. Agricultural machinery is the event, and the merits of the con- This will give a long central opinion, only by working on some branch which shows the greatest test are therefore in safe keeping, corridor on each of the passenger principle of combination There will be no grounds for decks,
of capacity of development. different interente that any sori- this the labour policy now being allegations of favouritism what- There are also two main stair-fous resalt could be achieved, followed, which is directed to the ever conclusion Mr. Murdoch cases facing each other and lifts Otherwise the initial expenditure fostering of agriculture with arrives at, and the boys on either side of the ship. should be pleased to
and the cost of organisation Russian instead of Chinese labour, An interesting point is thewould be prohibitive.
in todnoing a rapidly growing referee &
a man who installation of a complete fire
There should be, on the face of demand. Oil tractors have quite is not only fally acquainted with brigade station, at which firemen it, no real reason why British recently been introduced for all the fine points of boxing, but are always on duty. This has manufacturers, who are now on ploughing, and are sitrauting very is a thorough sport.
every kind of fire extinguishing exactly the same footing as re- great interest. Their use in certain Booking has been going apice, appliance. Should a fire break gards freight as those of Con to spread, British firmos having disappointment, out in any part of the ship the linental nations, should out so a perfected type of oil or steam thicse wishing to see the fight fact would be known, almost im poor a figure. They do so because tractor might profitably follow up should book before it is too late,mediately by the firemen on duty, they dismissed this country this matter. Bost motors, motor for smoke would be automatically from their minds a not worth cars and furries are also in demand sucked through a tube to the bothering about in times gone to an extent which is worthy of station. Taben ran to all parts by, and now-naturally enough attention. Sawmill machinery, of the ship, so that the point where hesitate totake the steps necessary til mille, sud flour mills are in an outbreak occurs is instantly to recover lost ground. Galvanis request. The first in at present located.
ed iron, corrugated and flat, re-entirely supplied by Germany; mains, as it always has been, the the other two are Rastian or etaple import of British manu- German. A good British type, facture. The amount imported if well introduced, should find a in 1912 is stated by the Chamber respectable sale,
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LANGKATS.
have
Some Comments on the Output.
What was the output of oil from the Langkat Company'sfields for the month of April? asks the China Press of Máy 8.-'.
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NAVAL DISCIPLINE.
The Abolition of Ships' Police.
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capable, judge, considered Mi Imeson the most gifted lady in musical comedy that he has ever been associated with. Miss Impson
of Commerce to have been 350 In correspondence with local A Most Gifted Actress... was equally capable of alling
tons. This, is after all, a small frmathe Russian langage should, part in drama with as great suc In its notice of the death of cans as in musical comedy. Ebe
matter when the total import of whenever possible, be employed. For the five period, each of
The Admiralty have now de iron, steel, and cast iron manu- German is fairly widely known, Miss F. Imeson, the leading lady was one of the really few aatressen seven days, that have elapsed cided that as the experiment on factures from abroad is 40,000 but English is of little use. Of of the Maurice Bindmann Com- who possess and understand the since the annual moting the board the battle-cruiser Queen tone. To it must be added a con- the small number of travellers pany, the Rangon Times says rudiments of acting and knew outputs, as reported, were as Mary of having police datige siderable quantity of black sheet representing British arms whe she was the niece of Mr. Charles only too well how to grip her follows: A. Sad Coming of Age."
carried out by petty officere has roofing iron, some 30 portable find their way here hardly any Imcoon of Middleshora, a well- audience and then to maintain her March 30 to April 5 2,102 tons bean attended with satisfactory engines, a few boat motors, and have a knowledge of the language By a strange irony; the "comkoowaand old theatrical manager bold on them. She was moreover, April 6 to April 12 1,804 results the system is to be ex soms casual machinery. In lines of the country. The consequence ing of age Conterence of the of that city, he being the owner very conscientious. Whatever she April 13 to April 19 1,808 tended to other vessels as they other than metal manufactures is that they are obliged to rely LLP., which held last month at of the theatras or controlling them took in hand she put her heart April 20 to April 28 1,503 recommission.
British flooring tiles are upon indifferent interpreters, and Bradford, the city of the Party's there for some years, Coming and soul into. She loved her April 27 to May 3 1,881 It is a mistake to suppose that sold to some extent here, salt is are thus very heavily handi- birth. has proved the most de-of a well-known theatrical family profession for art's sake and lived
what is called police work is brought from the United King-capped. A reproach which pressing nad vexatious in its Miss Imoson took early to the for her work. This undoubtedly Total for 35 days... 9,102 tons. disciplinary duties, previously steady sale of hosiery, boots and British firms is that they obstin-
stage. Her abilities were quietly had an effect on her health during
abolished in these vessels. The dom ccossionally, there ina fairly conlindally levelled here at history. The terrption realized and she become leading ber illness as she was constantly daily output was 260 tons for 35 merely transferred, so selected clothed, and a small demand for With the good direct commun In other words the average performed by the naval police are shoes, cloths and ready made ately refuse to give sif, prices, of the mat openly contemptoons may with Mr. Gorge Edwards. repeating her pasta and regretting days, which would be equivalent petty officers. These petty of British stationery, picture post-ations which now unite character. Mr. Rimaay Mac- She next accepted on engage that she was unable to fulfil her to 7,800 tons for the month of cers continue to perform the or- carde, drawing and writing Vladivostok with Europe there donald bad flour thrown at him ment for one year with the J O. engagement. Undoubtedly the April. It must not be forgotten, dinary functions of their ratings. materials Whisky has an in- would seem to be no reason why Mr. Keir Hardie could barely get Williamson management in Aus- theatrical world has lost a clever however, that the output for in the Queen Mary the substitu. creusing sale, and grocers stock this should be the case shearing! Even more serious is tralia, but proved so great a actress. Mias Imeson, by her March 30, as announced at the tion of three watches, known a few British articles of small great distance by sea makes the fact that many delegales access that she stared in that charming manner and kindness meeting, was 324 tone, and thus respectively as red, white, and importance." frankly confessed that the rank country for several years. She of hert, made a large circle of there may be a discrepancy of two blue, for the two watches, star- The trade in all these lines is important item, and buyers in de
freights to these paris a most and file of the Party were so, dis was next with George Edwardes friends, all of whom loved her or three hundred tone in the board and port, into which capable of development, and to manding a c.i.f. prise make a appointed with the resulta secured Company, io South Afries, where greatly. Her loss to the Bandmann abave estimates in Parliament that they would not sha again proved an ecormons Company is beyond repair and
ship's company was formerly them might be added sanitary perfectly reasonable request. pay their subscriptions, and that
Ou her return: homo both Mr. and Mrs. Bandmann fee! feeling that, besides. the weekly of the vessel more flexibility and which, with the improving again oslled to the absolute neces- from South Afrios Mudame Clara it deeply.
There seems to be a general divided, gives to the complement ware and toilet accessories, for the attention of home firms is simultaneously recruiting had become a hopeless task.
Novello Davicos, the well-known
output, the actual monthly out a larger measure of adaptability conditions of living, there should city of very careful packing. While the Conference was operatio singer, took a great in-
pat should be made public and to war routine
be a respectable opening. Carpets especially of machinery. It is, digesting these unpleasant facts,terest in be and recognizing: her
no doubt Mr. McBain will see. The experiment started in the and raga, curtains and furnish- after all, in the matter of credit the outside world learnt that the abilities, took her in hand and trained her voice which she turned
his way to providing this informa. Queen Mary is only part of a ing materiale from the United that British firms are at a hopeless engineers have refused their
tion in future.
larger soheme for the trial of new Kingdom should be able to com- disilvantage in comparison with executive power to levy members from that of
It is of interest to observe that arrangements in regard to routine, pete here on account of their re-foreign concerns established here. for political purposes; and other voice, Madame Davies was very nild of China was held in the which; at the meeting, was re-committees were appointed to in-demand would not be large. Itaro, a rarity and sales against comedy into a real grad opera Meeting of the Marine Engineers the output of 300 tond a day, in the Home Fleets Various cognised quality, though the In a country where cash purchases trade unions, it is stated, are following the same lead; so that anxious that Miss Imeson should office, 17 Nanking Road, on ferred to as a reasonable, figure, vestigate the procedure in differ should be possible also to sell promissory notes on long terme although a General Election is devote herself to grand opera, Monday, May 4, at which thirty- has, so far,, not eventualel, the ent vessels, with the result that outlery and glass and chipa table are universal; the would-be seller probable during July, ihe Party accept an engagemedt out E at The chairman commented on the oulated above, showing a. decrease brought into force for experiment Jewellery shops are very poorly money before the bayar las even but love of travel induced her to five of the members were present, average for laat, month, sai cal. on March I a new routine was ware of good second quality who demands to receive all his
caahlena Never were ita fort: Burm. Hero. ebe jined the he year's working, 94 per cent. March,, when the total was 9,704 made by it are the increase of the way of silver goods for pre diecouraging one. Without in and its candidates are virtually and thus she came to India and satisfactory bank balance and on of nearly 2,000 tons on that for and trial. Among the changes equipped, and have very little in sea what he has, bought is 8 unes, in fact, at a lower ebb, and even its warmest friends ecrow-making her Bret appearance in Coast being members,
Maurice Bindmann Company, of all the engineers on the China tour, as against 10,128, sons for the breakfast time for seamen sonte and ornamental purposes. any way advising firms at home fully admit that it has failed to Calcatta in November, 1913, and remarked that in the course of Meanwhile the share market is daye, Bo far, as practically stationery sccessories, might well foredit winch it is out of the ques
and February
to 55 minutes and modifications Suoli things es sillver table decor- to try and compete with local achieve that independence which
as regarde cleaning ships on San-ations, vases, cigarette osses, and concerns in extending terms of was ite raison d'etre For good playing right through the season, mother year ba hoped to see every strong and, according to some everything depends upon the men, find an opening. It should be lon for them to give, the writer or evil, the working classes are secured a great triumph and The Report and Balance Sheet
Needless to say slie once more een-going engineer a member. accounte; likely to remain so looking more and more “direct motion," and less and less
Leaving various more or less
these new schemes appear to be possible to introduce watch and of the report, believes ilay more ment was the grestest comedy ariete ment committee, after which a question, why should the above Admiralty is evidently, to make such goods must be stamped by ohaters are in a position to have Liheatrical-oritios averred that she was passed by two of the manage-persistent rumours, out of the working, very well, and may be clocks of British minal wine, liberality,might be recorded then to Parliament for the betterment over seen in Calcutta. Mr. for alterations were made in the be the case?
extended, but the policy of the must be remembeiod that ull is the case at present" when pur- Bandmann, who should be AyBales and Regulations."^^
progress gradually,
the Government Assay Ofoe, that payment for good gustumteed by Flyer goods must cuntsi 81 local banks,
of their positions
e to
success.
soubre to in
Marine Engineers' Guild. The First Annual General
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