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Presidential Mandates. Peking, June 22.-By order of the President: Ho Obin-Fi, Chiangohun directing the military sisirs of Szechuan, telegraphe requesting an audience, eto, He. is hereby permitted to come to Peking to be received in audi- ence. Chen Yi, Acting Governor of Szechuso, is hereby appointed to direct the military affairs of Szechuan concurrently. Liu Sang-bui ia bereby appointed Director of the River Conservancy Office in Hous2,
Singapore Mortality Returns.
The rate of mortality in the Settlement of Singapore for the week eaded Jane 10 was 25.02 per mille of the population per annúm. The total number of deaths was 163, of which 100 wore male subjects and 54. female. "Convalsions claimed„10, rlthieje 28 and malarial fever 23 Too deaths under three months num- bered 27 and between that age and one year 15. Two Eures 2 ·8) died, 127 Chinese, 22 Mila and 10 Ladians.
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Tio who know Ireland and the best Englishmen to carry out described as a personal friend of its history bert are not likely to their wishes. If the Unionists Lord Fisher'e. "They were doubt the wisdom of Mr. Redmond could have seen their way to THE HONGKONG LAND IN- there:"Thero would be war in decliving an ice in the Coali- pledge their acceptance of the
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to defeat Germany and restore Unionist politicians have not Belgium to her place among the hesitated to declare that they will New Banking Departure.
free nations, Irish Nationalists wreck Home Rule as 8000 as their The Union Bank of Manchester are on this point of the same hands are free. has made a new departure among mind as the Trish Guards who in The Refusal of Rewards.
la the circumstances, then, the large-joint stock institutions the early days of the war charged. by opening a savings bank de- the Prussians singing "God Save what was Mr. Redmond to do? partment. All offices of the bank Ireland." In August and Septem-He has behind him the history of will be open on Friday evenings bar last Irish enthusiasm for the Ireland under the Unit n for more from 7 to 8 p.m. for savings cause of the Allies was momen- than a hundred years, and it is business only, and under no cir-tarily dampel down by a series the history of a people that has camatancas will ordinary mer-of events into which it is not only been able to obtain any of ite cantile banking transactions be necessary to enter once more, bat national rights when its politicians dealt with then." The directors Since then the enthusiasm has were organised in an independent express the hope that this will reawakened, and Ireland is send-party, refusing to accept the hon- TO LET. La Hacienda" E. prove a convenience to workersing her full share of men to fight onre of office until their country No. 74 Mount Kellett Rohd. and others engaged in the day against the Prussian bully. possessed the acinmonplace hon-Apply to CHATER and MODY, time on the production of the It was only the other day that our of freedom. Again and again 5 Queen's RoadCentral. Army supplies, and it is intended many thousands of the new Irish Irish leaders might have held great to relieve the pressure of work soldiers bad an enthusiastic pass office; but again and again they TO LET A House in Knuts- during the day on the bank's age through Dublin on their way stood apart. Those of their THE HONGKONG LAND IN- staff, which is largely reduced by to the front. Ireland'a suitude countrymen who did accept office ita members joining His Majesty's to the war is the attitude or other rewards cessed, naturally Forcen.
cf the Dublin Fasiliors and the Munster Fuxiliore, who led the Interesting Defamation Case. way so heroically in the leading Calcutta, June 15.-Calcutta at the Dardanelles, That the Irish papers state that, Sir Edward Parliamentary Party is also in Carson, I. O., nad Mr. H. E.spired by the same spirit is shown Dake, K. C.. have been specially by the fact that such prominent retained by Messie. Downer and members and ex members of it n Johnson, Solicitors, of London, Mr. Willie" Redmend. M. on behalf of Bal Gangadhar Tilak (Stopben Gwynn, Professor Kettle, of Fonlay, in the defamation Mr. W. A. Redmond are radition. Obviously, if Mr. Red suit they intend to file shortly present serving in the Army. mond were merely a personally against Sir Valentine Chirol in
To many people it will perbaparbitions as he would not connection with certain statements seem that Irish done Raler besitate a moment about accept- contained in the book "Uarest in having accepted the case of the ing a Cabinet appointment. His Tapah. India" published by the latter in Allies as their own, might have refusal is an act of self-denial 1910. Tilak bas indiracled bis gone further and contributed and not as an act of self-interested- solicitors to ask for a full apology the strength of the Co-lition 1888. It is to all Englishmen from Bir Valentine, failing which Cabinet. It is doubtful, however. who are fighting for the freedom he will file a suit for beavy if Mr. Redmond's accession to the of Belgium that until Home Rule damages. The draft notice was Cabinet would have been of more is aecure, a wrong remains to be received by Tilak last werk, in service to the cause of the Allie righted in Ireland as well as on Bombay. After it is approved by than his position as an independ-he Continent. It is an assertion of cable notice will be served on Sirect co-operator will. His sco- the living necessity of Irish se Valentine.
sion would have been another ¦ well as of telgian Nationalism. symbol of the union of the Britiab
The Real, Unton, Molacca Planter's Association, and Irish demooracies in the fight It may from the English point.
The members of the Malacca against Prussianism; hat such a of view bo an anfortunate hai. Planters' Association meet at Mal-symbol je surely no longer estuation, but it is a situation that | acca on Sunday next, when the necessary in view of the fact has its roots in history, und in agenda of business will include:- which I have just mentioned. similar circumstances I do not Saye the Straits Times of June, The union of the two democracies think that any patrictic English pendent leader they can contri- aviator was well fixed. That in- 21. Chinese immigration, the ia tot for one moment in doubt. leader would
have behaved bute their tece of thousands of cident, however, did not eclipse: Agricultural Department, to-day It hus rot been in doubt differently from what Mr. Red-soldiers to the war against Ger- the importance of what Lord shops, quit-rent and rebates, and since Mr. Redmond delivered his mond has done. The Irish self-many without a nervous secse Charles saw during his tour, the Tamil Labour Ordinance for great speech in the House of denying ordinanco is a reality.that some settlement of the Irish when he gathered fome extra- the a.s. Mr. Chan Gang Ewi has Commons at the outbreak of the Mr. Redmond's entrance into the question may be come to over ordinary impressione. These im given notice that he intends to war. On the other hand, the Cabinet would only be a formality, their heads
and without a pressions gave him concrete submit the following resolutionei Irish people are determined rot The union between the British leader to guide them. Out manifestation of the Entente Cor-
(1) That the association passes only to defeat Pruenieniem abread and the Irish peoples as regards ofollica Mr. Redmondiesbaclutely diale, and the harmony prevailing | an order requesting that all em- but to defeat Prussianiem at the prosecution of the war is an their man. He belongs to them. amongst English and French goes ployers of estate labour and their home. They are concerned for effective and spiritual unity. The They would not have this feeling to prove that this war will de- Contracto:s shall cot for purposes the liberation of Europe, but they acceptance of office by Mr. if he were a Cabinet Minister. It initely seal the union of the of recruiting advance to each are also concerned for the libera- Redisond would merely be a is unwise as well as unreasonable English and Fratch pooples. coolie more than a certain maxi- tion of Ireland, If the Irish superficial mark of unity. It to ask Mr. Redmond and the Irish A Renier telegram adds that mum sum to be fixed by the meat-Parliament were already in being will be seen from all I have said people to act as if Ireland were al- Lord Charles went to France on a ing, (2) that a discharge ticket in Dublin with the consent of that Mr. Redmond's abstention is ready in the fall sense free. She mission entrusted to him as pre- Bystem be adopted among the both of the English partios Mr. not due to Ballenness but to a is free to help, and that she is sident and inspector of the British Chinese ecolies; (3) that the Redmond's course would have sincero sense of duty. Even from helping is attested Ly the record Ambulance Committee operating association distributes notices been clear: he would have joined the point of his efficiense as an of the war. Bat she has also a in the firing line explaining to the estate managers the Cabinet. Bat Home Rule is not exponent of the justice of the war daty to borsell and the generations and owners the futility of meeting yet in being. In fact it is open to the Irish people he will be an to come. She can fulfil both her labour scarcity by an increase of to doubt whither Unionista are infinitely more effective leader if duty to herself and to Edrops most
which is bound in time to a whit moro reconciled to it now the Irish people know that he fully if she remains absolutely un- IF you have lost your appetite wages,
ore of the big variety of become general, and therefore that the Home Rale Act is on the still retains an absolutely free trummelled and, ne one needs to dainty dishes at the ALEXAN ineffectual for purposes of St tote Book than they were hand in regard to Home Rule. remind hostile orities, darewarded DRA CAFE sure to tempt increasing their labour force. before the outbreak of the war, So long as he remains an inde- by office.
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