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New York, August 18. According to a traveller who recently returned from Berlin, the German Socialists, bitterly in ignant at the recent execution
Opinion of Japanese Press. troops to the Turkish frontier. Newspapers in Japan expresa Russia's aggregate strength at sarprise at the extent to which the front will then reach 5,000,000 Japon's motives in sending an Uprising of German Socialists, ultimatum to Germany, are suspected in Amerios. It is believ ed bero that a German anti-Ja- ne propaganda is working in ibe United States with the object anxious to volunteer for service, of stirring up sentiment until a of their leader, Mr. Liebknecht, branch occurA. Officials and have made an open declaration for to his country twice before, fereading writers, however, express, rising in revolt against the Gov. a prize of two hundred jen to apyone who will furnish him with the firm conviction that there is erament
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many is Suez or America, Iasarea Reuter's correspondent Japanese experts to Europe went is pos-ible the great inen who
how that Great Britain spproved all conflicting reports of the War have plungeit Germany into waz
the entire present programme. were in oirculation. However, calculated upon their country
A despatch from Peking as the obances of success for the being practionlly isolated from
received in Tukyo ways that the German and Austrian Fleota the rest of the world, but few German Minister and the Chinese waned thin, the rate has fallen other people dreamed of the Foreign Minister were jus! about to Y10 claration of war, the absolute
German Ships at Sabang. effect on Germany and demoraliga an agreement regiding
Fingtau when Japan's decision. News of no eresting mature sition of ellie with the trout try What is to happen unte absourced. The Chinese, was brought to Singapore on the Ge.many is successful on lana Feign Minister thereupon de 16tb. iust, when several Dutch
lined to pr. cent further. and sea? There must be many thousands of foreigners intend there and cut from all sources of supply.
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Mr. Crane, who stated the petitioner's case, said the parties were married on April 24, 1905. at a mision abapel at Shan Hai Kwao, Tientsin. This was not a consecrated building, but was set apart by the Bishop for certaint holy offices.
Harbin, Aug 26. returned to the Colony. When do his duty in the Holy War for A telegram from Copenhagen the liner airived at Sabang it was the liberation of our brothers, states that a German Quarter nuderstood, an we are informed, from German oppression.". Japanese Ultimatum.
master General report that-s-that · it had που been The Russian War Chest. The authorities concerns), Bay Region
Bimy is
avancing decided definitely that the re- A semi-official Rusrisu report a Tokyo message to the Arahi
triumphantly.
Forvia's out here wore to states that the Minister of Finance state that they took more than une The Goran General Hoongen proceed hume immediately, and has informed mem ers of the means for communicating the faene has been seriously wounded. as there was a possibility that the Duma that there is no need to Japanese ultimatum to the
General Margitz scarede Gea Princess Julians might proceer request any special war grant for The petitioner alleged that no German Goverment in view of eral Emmich in command of the direct to Mozambique instead of some time to come. The Govern lisence was obtained, no notice the existing difficulty of telegraph-German 14th Army Corps. going to Colombo, the men, after ment is able to provide Rle. 750, was given to the marriage officer ing. It was, as a matter of course, Emperor Francis Jóseph. eleoraphic communication with 000,000, including Rs. 500,000, of the district, neither party made given to the German Ambassador
the Dutch Consul-General in 000 set aside during the last two any declaration that there was no
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Harbin, Aug 26,
that all they did was to ask for the publication of the banus. There were no children.
After the parties had lived together about five years tho petitioner heard romours that marriages celebrated as bis was were not valid, and he wrote first to the British Consul and then to the Ambassador, but not being able to get what he considered to be propor information from an official source he instructed his solicitors in London, and on their advice he lodged his petition.
at Tokyo, while it was also son: A telegram from Rome states Singapore, Mr. B.. Spakler, years, without making any emer-impediment to the marriage, and to the Japanese Embassy in that diploma's who have arrived thought the wisest course was to genoy call upon the nation, and Berlin by Bev or eight there from Vienna rep rt that cross over to Penang and retura in addition there is the gold re- channele. Among others, the Gov-Emperor Francis Joseph is woree here. According to Mr. W. P. serve held by the Treasury.... ernment arked the Washing-and that a catastrophe may be Vari der Mark, of the Central For loan purposes the sum of ton Governtrert to read it expected momentarily.
Engine Worke, who was one of Rs. 100,000,000 was deposited to the Japanese Emb asy at Ber-** Scenes in Tokyo. the reservists homeward bound, in German banks, but the coali lin through the United States
Tokyo, Aug. 23.,
there are six or seven German" dential Envoy of the Minister of Embassy there. So far, the Crowds collected to-day in the freight steamers safely secured in Finance was despatched to B-rlin Government bus not lianed of the Hiziya Park and before the the harbour at Sabang. They and withdrew it two days before mesange reaching the German Foreign and Navy Department, have been waiting there for some the declaration of war, transferring Government through any of these cheering naval officers, officials little time and since the declara it to British and French banks; channels, but in the existing cirod othere.
tion of war the Dutch authorities but Rs. 25,000,000 immediately cumstances it is believed that it
There were no bostile demon have mined the entrance to the dae to Germany was paid at that must have reached Berlin on the ratiope at the German Embassy, harbour and had all coal removed time. The Minister of Finance the following the Crowds everywhere being from the German steamers. In is reported to have added that orderly. At two o'clock the teresting developments may kumis is well prepared financi- German Ambassador was handed follow. Mr. Van der Mark learned ally to facs two years' war. his passport and at 6 p.m. a from a captain well acquainted" Imperial proclamation was issued with Netherlands porte that he saying that Japan had declared computed that nt present there war, for the reason outlined in the were some 86 German steamers himarur, with regret thus early sheltering at various ports in the u the Emperor's reign, while he Dutch East Indies. was still mourning the death of his beloved mother.
or on
17th morning.
The procedure adopted in dis- patching the ultimatum is strangely reminiscent of the man convres for getting the Ilayashi memoirs put of the country.
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If the information supplied by Russian Telegraphic Agency is correct, Berlin hse suffered more than the average in the matter of picturesque war stories which happen to be not strictly correct.. The Agency in question states that among the reperta which
Question of Jurisdiction.
This Court, said counsel, had jurisdiction over such marriages, as under an Order in Council the qucation of the invalidity was reserved expressly
from the powers nud authorities given to the British Courts in Chino.
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The petitioner, in his affidavit, agreed with this statement, while the respondeu, in her a lavit, said that none of the things tha had not been done was necessary.
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-Treatment of Japanese in
Germany. London, August 18-Daily many Japanese refugees Bre
A sprain session of the Diet
Copenhagen, Aug. 2. pouring into
England from will be convoked on ceptember 3.. Berlin new pipere bave pab- Germany, Mr. Yamazaki
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It is understood that no action lished an fficial order with regard member of the aff of the" ( aku will be taken in regard Mainichi) just arrived in Austria-Hungary auless provoca- employed by German land owners papers are the following: that Lendon after a narrow escape. Trion is received.
in East Pussia. The order states twenty five German Army Corps The German moba have forçad
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About 10,000 Japanese resi- work, and it empowers their em- that the British Fleet has been had to be in conformity with and have put them into the lerts in Canada applied to the ployers to use armed force to quell completely destroyed; that Bel- the law of the place where it fourth-class. On the frontier, the Canadian Government to join the the slightest show of revolt. gium is fighting on the side of took place. British subjects when Customs officials have seized Cauudiun volunteer corps, which Hundreds of Russians are ar- Germany, and that Italy is moving they wont abroad took with. everything written in Japanes application was readily accepted. riving at Copenhagen from Ger- troope to the French frontier. It them the ali Canon Law an it Many students have brea force
the Foreign many, en route for Russia. The is stated that until the first item existed to sacrifice their degrees au!!
The New York Herald advocat Dowager Empress Marie has of news was published about the Marriage Act. essays and other importured that the United States should provided at her own expense two Russian invasion of East Prussia materiale of years of study.atch a quadron to the Far trains for the conveyance of the people of Berlin were under At the Teginning of Eut in the event Jpin occupy Russian travellers to the frontier, the impression that the German war the Gemus eleved thating the S lelandsin German and the Swedish Government has troops had achieved many succee Japan hail cured war Run 108
placed a train at the disposal of see in an advance through that. and cheered the J pusese with Invasion of Austrian Troops into the refugees. All arrangements region. The Agency adde that, mbenthusiasm which suddenly
for Russians leaving Hamburg: upon the departure for the front obenged to batred when they
New York, Aug. 16.
have been in the care of the of some members of the German knew that Japon sympathized Reports abroad that the
Imperial family, there were ories with England. Many Japanese Austrians made their way into Spanish Consul there,
German Commanders. of "Down with the war: enough have been arrested as sprea and Russia in a tremendous force.
A report from the General of the Hobenzollerne." suffered every degree of cruel Withdrawal of U. S. Ambassador Staff of the Russian army states crowd WAB dispersed, and
There are 400 Japa treatment.
The U. S. Ambassador to Berlin that the oflicere in command of many arrests were made. nose still in Germany, whose lives are threatened The auitude of left for Amsterdam, owing to the the German Army are the follow- Western front, the Japanese Embassy, has heat rejection by the German Govern. ing on the admirable. It has been giving ment of his request to allow the General von Moltke; on the Bel every posaille assistance, even direct transmision of official gian front, General von Balow;
Washington and on the Eastern front General von AN ENGLISH MARRIAGE money if zecessary. The Ger messages" to
Pritwiz-Matron (?'Gafron).
It is reported that a change bas mon Government has suppressed protect the American residents in all news, private or official, from Germany.
"been made in the composition of Dr Shiramine, is pro- German and Austrian Steamers Japan.
the Austrian army on the Russian ceeding to Berlin with the idea of Altogether 73 German and 12 frontier. The Czech regiments! rescuing the Japancee.
Austrian steamera were captured have been withdrawn and sent to Boganoya, (an Osika comedian)
by the Russians in the Russian the French frontier, being replac has arrived in London from territorial waters up to the 12th ed. by German soldiers with Berlin.-mith-Daily News. inst.
Great Activity In Tokyo,
Tokyo, Aug 22.
Mr.
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Russla,
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Captured.
Their aggregate tonnage reaches 160,000 tona. 1
Harbin, Ang. 17.
Shortly after newspaper extras distributed German Prisoners of War. throughout the city announced According to a despatch from the German Emperor's order to the Tsingtau garrison to resist St. Petersburg. 400 German the Japanese in their fort to take prisoners of war passed through
the city of Sinolensk. Taington, The news, however,
German Steamer Sunk.
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German commanding officer,
An Address to the Russian Army.
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The Grand Dake Nicholas, Commander-in-Chief of the Bus sian Army, is reported to have issued an address to the army calling upon the men to remem-
IN CHINA.
Husband
The
Challenges Validity After Five Years.
In the Divorce Division, before Mr. Justice Bargrave Deane, last math, scurious story of marriage in Uhina was told during the bear. ing of a nallity suit which raised the question of the validity of marriages under the Foreign Marriages Act, 1892.
The petitioner was John Wil ber that by their advance on liam Phillips, traffic "superinten- East Prossis tboy are entering dont of the Kailan Mining. only orasted a mild sousation, A A Lloyd steamer, while navigat territory inhabited by Slave their Administrations, Port Tivatsin, gun fired at noon to-morrow in ing of the coast of Dalmatia, brothers, a people true to the China, and he asked that the Tokyo will announce that war Austria, was blown up by a Slay ideal who will give no marriage with his wife, Annis has been declared. Meanwhile mechanical mine.
resistance. They must therefore Florence Phillips, whose maiden the Cabinet, Privy Council and 150 of her crew and passengers be treated au Russian subjects, name was Carey, should be officials of the Army and Navy were drowned.
and every Russian soldier guilty annulled on the ground that are holding conferences daily .000,oub Russian Troops to the of ill-treatment will be punished neither of them had complied The Cabinet bas arranged war
according to martial law. The with certain provisions of the regulations which will be guzetted Rusia is now despatching address, as reported, proceeds: Foreign Marriages Act. on August 24. It has not been 2,000,000 troops to the Austrian" But you must show no meray to Both parties were in Chins, and announced who will be naval frontier, 500,000 troops to the your enemy, the German soldier, their evidence was presented by commander-in-chief.
Boumanian frontier, and 500,000 and I hope that every man wi fidavit.
Front.
His proposition was that if two THE ONE AND ONLY GENUINE - TANSAN people went through a form of
CLIFFORD WILKINSON'S marriage, no matter what the form was, and they lived together as man and wife, then it was a valid marriage.
His lordship warned counsel that he would have a good deal of difficulty in getting him to assenti
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Counsel paid the petitioner must produce evidence to show that the marriage was invalid e- cording to Chinese law, and if he
could not then be submitted that the marriage could not be as- nulled.
After further argument hie lordship ordered the case to stand. over for the production of evid. ence from the clergyman who married the parties and of Chinese law, the evidence to be by affidavit.
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