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Lidy Glannek writes to say that owing to the enormous num. ber of applications for forms of the women's petition against the enemy alien from all over the United Kingdom it has been decided by the committee to extend the time for returning tho forms when signed to April 30. -The Times.
The Hanyang Arsenal, The Hanyang Areenal is work- ing extra bouza for the minufio- tore of arms and ammunition. The guns claimed to have been invented by a Director of the Arsenal are credited with a greater destructive power than Krupp gane, and are now being manufactured on 60 extensive scale.-M.D.N.
Becker's Fate now Rests with
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Albany, March 25.-The fate: of ex-Police Lieutenant Charles Becker, who twice has been sea- tenced to be electrocated for instigating the murder of Herman Rosenthal, now reats, with the Court of Appeals. Arguments on appeal from the second judgment of conviction were completed before that court to-day.
Death of a Naval Veteran,
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A joint meeting of the Council Death of a Notable Historian. throughout the country. There Palace to-morrow to decide upon trade
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Sevoral US. cruisere, and pro- Washington, March 21-The are merely precautionary, and are
is being badly bit, bably some smaller vessels, are death took place here yesterday not meant in any serse to be bica'a reply to the ultimatum.
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What Japan Requires. ion of Francia Adams who was American Minister in London at quarters all along has been that aterday evening the Japanese anotion on Thursday had to be but in any case, most of the ships The feeling in well-informed Peking, May 7-At seven o'clock particular being practically as may possibly have been occision- a standstill. Mesari. Maitland's ed by the delicacy of the situation, a compromite will be arranged. ernment that nothing but the so- gravity of the demands made, the usual sammer ocuite. The
suspended.. and the initiation of pourparler ceptance of the entire twenty-four calmness of the people has been American man-of-war now in the Considering the were due northward for their yesterday strengthened this hope. demands would satisfy Japan and quite extraordinary, so much so river are: the croisera Galveston 11 45 p.m.-The Japanese Mia that the ultimatain would be ser that in many quarters the com- rnd Cincinnati, and the gunboats ister informed the Chinese Minister ved a at three o'clock this afternoon that el demon-Helens, Boano, and Paloo, The
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of Foreign Affaire tc-night that the unless the demande were accepted.stration has been noted as an Oincinnati is proceeding to Naga- Wesley and Mr. Chamberlain, ** concessions proposed by China are As a last desperate effort to ominous sign. As far as it is saki, but will return simost im- Mr. E. Davey, Clerk to the not acceptable, and that to-morrow prevent a rupture China effered Lelington Board of Guardians, he will present the ultimatum to yield practically everything ex- possible to judge the local situat-mediately to the Shanghai ciation. hae just made known the interest under instructions from bis Gorcept some of the demands in, it appears that the people are ing fact that John Wesley,
Group 5, respecting which Chins Peking and refrain from notion prepared to follow the advice of the founder of Melbodiam, lived Peking, May 7, 9.30 p.m. Mr. made a proposal. at various times between 1784 Hicki, the Japanese Minister, ac-
of any sort, or violent expression UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS, snd 1790 at 25, Highbury-place,companied by his at, visited evidence of any excitement in should present events culminate Tokio, May 6.-There is of opinion. What may happen the house where Mr. Joseph the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Irkio. The entire Preas and in a breach between the two Obamberlain lived from 1845 to this afternoon and formally pre public are firmly behind the Go- 1851. Toe London County Counsented the Japanese ultimatum
nations is, of course, quite another cil propose to fix to the front of to the Chinese Minister of Freigh the house a memorial tablet to Affaire. The document was
cognised that resistance would matter and beyond prediction.
Officially, it is frankly re- Mr. Chamberlain and it is under- Japanesefnd it was sccompanied to be due to a desire of the Elder be hopeless, The Government stood that they will be asked to by a lengthy memorandum of ex State men to find some mesus by and opponents of the Gov place by its side another tablet to planetions. the memory of Wesley,.
which Japan might give China B China is blamed for attempting further ofpriunity to withdraw ernment are Pat one. upon to make conditions with regard her counter demande, but the leaders of the rebellious element this point, and the fact that to Kiaoohow, the future of which conclusion тав unanimously The revenues assigned under depends on the plat bellum reached that any concession might of force should minimise the recognise the fatility of any show, the law of control for the service settlement. She is charged te misunderstood by China and danger of a populer rising. There of the Greek Daht for January, with igtoring the sacrifices would involve an insurmountable is a strong disposition to bear 1915, from monopolies, tobacco, of life and treasure made by loss of dignity among the atampa, stamped paper, and Naxos Japan in the reduction of Toing Japanese, The Elder Statesmen present trials with patience. emery amounted to drachmas tao and, in regard to Man advocating an extension of 4,413,746, as compared with Dr. charia and Mongolis, of wilfully patience yielded when details of There has been a certain 4,441,964 in January, 1914. The overlooking the special position the prolonged negotiations in amount of unusual activity among receipts for the month from mon: Japan acquired in consequence Peking were disclosed. opolies, &c., ahow an increase of the war between China and The ultimatum is a somewhat Shanghai during the past few the Japanese population in over the estimated receipts of Japan and the war between Russia lengthy document, closely detail days. Undoubtedly numbers of Dr. 2,005,412, against an increas and Japan.
ing the reasons for Japan's action, Japaness have left, and mora ara ia January, 1914, of Dr. 2,033,- L ́ok of sincerity and frankness and demonstrating that every preparing to leave, for home. 631. Of the surplus over the is also attributed to her.
diplomatic procedure has been Many of the women and children estimated receipts from mor China is given until siz o'clock exhausted." opolies, &c., 49 1-5 per cent, leon Sunday evening fally to com
have already gone, and all gail Another official atement of applied towards increasing the ply with the demands embodied Japan's position is now being inge are fully booked up for some minimum rate of interest and in the ultimatum, and failing prepared and will be forwarded days ahead. The effect of a sieking fond of the External compliance Japan will take steps to the Powere,
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The Japanese members of the August 22 last Eugene O. Scales, oise terms cannot be stated. In Tokio, May 7, 9.20
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