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THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1911.

THE CHINA MAIL.

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THE HOME RIOTS.

TROOPS SEVERELY CRITICISED.

GOVERNMENT AND OPPOSITION ONE.

Mr Lloyd George announced that the Government was dealing with the whole question of preventing and shortening industrial warfare.

Mr Austen Chamberlain said, the "Opposition would give the Government LABOURITES' STRONG WORDS, every support in carrying out the law.

(Reuter's Service to the Chinn Mail)

LONDON, Aug. 16.

The situation at London Docks is

again menacing, the men refusing yesterday's offer. Meanwhile thousands

of tons of foodstuffs bove gore bad and are being destroyed by crder of the Board of Health.

Another rioter shot by the Flusaors at Liverpool has since died.

THE THREATENED RAILWAY

STRIKE

RESTRICTED RAILWAY

SERVICE.

LATER.

The Manager of the Midland Railway has issued a statement to the effect

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GENERAL NOGIS RETURN.

(Reuters Service to the China Mail)

LONDON, August 16. General Nogi left Berlin for Japan via St. Petersburg.

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CRICKET. THE TEAM FOR AUSTRALIA, (Reuter's Service to the China Moil)

LONDON, August 18. Gunn has accepted the invitation to

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Toxo, Aug. 17.

An agreement for reciprocal arrange- ments between railway and steam ship services was signed between Russia and Japan on the 14th inst. Vladivostok.

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ample protection to the railway com- team. panica, the Company is prepared to give effective though restricted strike services.

Mr Wir tou Churchill, again speaking in the House of Commons, and the Government would not shrink from its duty of preventing a catastrophe overwhelming the people through a breakdown in the machinery whereby we live.

The Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants has given the companies twenty-fours' notice, anding on Thursday morning, in which to decide whether MR LLOYD GEORGE'S APPEAL they will meet the Society's represent- |. · atives and negotiate a basis of settlement of the matters in dispute otherwise a zational strike will be ordered.

Mr Sydney Buxton bas requested the railway managers and the representatives of the A.S.R.S, to meet him to-day.

LITER.

Mr Lloyd George, in his speech, delt on the railway trouble and, Speaking with emphasis, declared that only twenty-four hours' notice was a mistake, because it made negotiation Impossible. Consequently he appealəd to the men not to carry out their treat till the machinery of the Board of Trade could come into operation, otherwise

they would alienate public sympathy.

He concluded that the Government

There is a tendency to believe that a national catastrophe is not inevitable, and it is trusted that the Board of Trade action and common sense will avert or render partial such a catastrophe. Teanwhile it is stated that the companies, foresting trouble months ago, made at at all cost protect the railways elaborata precautions for a skeleton and the food supply. sarvice should a strike take place. In any event a portion of the men employed on the railways do not belong to the A.S.R.S.

MANŒUVRES STOF PED.

LATER,

The manuravres in the South-Eastern district have been stopped owing to several regiments being held in read- iness in London to proceed to strike

centres.

LINERS HELD UP.

Liners are held up Liverpool, which is full of Americane unable to get home, Troops are guarding the landing stagee owing to rumours that the rioters contemplate burning them.

Food is heading scarce in both Liverpool and Manchester.

GOVERNMENT ALERT,

OFFICIAL EXPLANATION OF FIRING.

LATER.

An official report shows that the Hussars were last evening escorting five prison vans containing 90 prisoners surrounded by a ferocious mob armed through Liverpool when they were with bricks, bottles and iron bars,

without effect, and then discharged six The troops fired a blank charge

shots of ball.

LATER.

It is announced that C. B. Fry has decided not to go to Australia ·

HOME MATCHES.

LONDON, August 16. Further resulta of matches commenced on the 14th inet, are :—

Warwickshire v. Lancs. (played at Birmingham)-win for Warwickshire by an innings and 40 runs.

Gloucestershire . Worcestarahira (at Cheltenham)-win for Gloucestershire by an innings and 60 runs.

Notts r. Derbyshire (at Nottingham)-- drawn.

OBITUARIES.

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Toxo, Aug. 17.

Heavy rains have been experienced in Manchurin, causing great havce every- where.

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A number of villages were entirely No Subscription.

inundated, railway traffic was suspended and there was a big subsidence at the coal pit at Pan Esi U, as a result of which ten coolies ware killed.

HOME RULE.

A CALL TO THE LIBERALS.

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Yorkshire c. Middlesex (at Bradford) (Reuter's Service to the China Mail). drawn

LONDON, Aug. 16. Speaking at a luncheon at the National Liberal Club, Mr Birrell paid a warin tribute to Mr Asquith for leading the party to victory on behalf of a free 'Constitution based on a system of representative government.

CARDINAL MORAN.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mañ.)``

LONDON, August 16, Reuter's correspondent at Sydney says His Eminence Cardinal Moran, the first

Australian Cardinal, has died.

[Note-The late Cardinal was Roman Catholic Bishop of Cesory in Ireland from 1872 to 1884, when he went to Australia as third Archbishop of Sydney, becoming Cardinal in the following year. He was barn at Leighlinbridge, Ireland, 80 FORTS 10 and was peplew of Cardinal Cullen- En. C.M.)

BISHOP OF SALISBURY,

LONDON, Aug. 16. The 'desth has occurred of the Right

He called on the party to support the Government in the next section in

order to carry Home Rule.

Mr Asquith intended to make a great pronouncement of policy at thisluncheon, but was absent owing to throat trouble.

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[Note--The deceased Prelate who was Eye witnessess my the crowd was mad the eldest son of Christopher Wordsworth, ly hysterical and the reading of the Riot formerly Bishop of Lincoln, was 6 years

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He had held the Sallabary Act left the people perfectly unmoved Dishopric over since 1886. His career i

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Captain C, F. Corbett, M.V.O., has beso and uncontrollable until ball cartridges in Ipswich Winchester New appointed to the command of the Flora on inte Hoad Dispenser, Government Civil

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Hospital) Then there were awful College, Oxford (L.A.). Lat class Mods recommissioning for further service with were fired. shrieks, and the police cleared a psasage 1863; 2nd class Lit. Ham. 1866; Latin the China Squadron. Captain Corbett, through the mol. One of the rioters Essay, 1808; Craven Scholar, 1887. who succeeda Capt. John Nicolas, bas

DISPENSED. Ordained, 1867; M. A. 1868;

Assistant was killed while attacking the Scots Master Wellington Col. 1866 Fallow of spent in the feet over thirty years, and Groga with an iron bar.

Branouces Coll. Oxford, 1887; Prebendary attained his present rank four years ago. of Lincoln, 1870; Select Princher 1876, Ho commanded the cruiser Blake after his 1888; Grinfeld Lecturer an LXX. 1870-78 promotion to captain's mak Whitehall Preacher, 1979: Bampton Lecturer, 1881: el Professor of Lifterre tation of Holy Scripture, Fellow of Oriet College, and Canon of Rochester, 1883-85 Fellow of the British Amdemy 1904. He was x voluminous writer on ecclesiastical subjects.-E. 0.31.1.

SITUATION GRAVE.

The position in Liverpoot to-night is grave. The mob is in an ugly moori and prices of foodstuffs are rising. MANCHESTER IN EXTREMIS.

LONDON, Aug, 17.

There is a rumour in the lobby of the House of Commons that should the troubles bo aggravated, Parliament, instead of adjourning on the 18th of August, will continue sitting in order that it may legislate with reference to

At Manchester the strike situation is the situation. It is known that the Government is considering proposals to rapidly becoming worse. Business is secure the settlement of labour disputes utterly suspended, the railway stations without strikes, but the task is are closed, and the train service is necessarily long and arduous. It has suspended. been widely suggested that the unrest is due to the stationariness of wages during the past decade while the cost of living has yncreased.

Mr Cooper, M.P., drew attention in the House of Commons to the suggested appointment of a Royal Commission.

Mr Lloyd George replied that the Government were carefully considering the matter in all aspects.

TROUBLE WITH NEGROES.

A crowd of starving negro sailors at Cardiff collided with the police who used their batops.

Twelve negroes were taken to the Lospital in an unconscious condition.

STATEMENT BY MR CHURCHILL.

LATER.

In the House of Commons to-day Mr | Winston Churchill'announced that there as a fresh. dificulty in London owing to the men insisting that only Union hands should be taken on at the Royal Albert Dock,

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On the contrary, there are signs of improvement at the London docks.

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The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty --Linets. J. S. Tyndall, to the Robin, in command, Hon. Richard O. B. Bridgoman, to the Wood cock, in command, M. Murray, to the Nightingale, in command, H. D. Maryatt, to the Teal, in command, E, K. Boddum Whetham, to the Monmouth; t date August 5.

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He expressed regret that the Government PEKING, August 16.

allowed the traffic to go on in Hongkong, especially as there were other methods of In an Edict it is stated that the

raising revenus available. It was car Viceroy of Canton has telegraphed to

tainly inconsistent to raise a consider- the Throne a description

Major A H. S. Hart-Synnct, East Surrey able part of revenue from the ale of i of the

Regiment, on vacating the appoinment of opium to a portion of the population. circumstances connected with the General Staff Officer in South China, has costly efforts were being made in China to under our catrol, while herole and The Cabinet has considered the attempt on the life of Admiral Libeen posted to the 2nd Battalion at put down the evil. The Tizes, which in labour position, and after the meeting stating that in spite of the bomb shells Thsyetmye.

such matters was not a bigoted journal, the railway managers and the men's the Admiral jumped up on â

speaking recently of the duty of Great leaders held prolonged separate meet-neighbouring roof and directed opera.

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o Mined with Cifford Wilkinsia original and only- gencing Already the Midland Railway has his been issued in Canton stating that the tako place in the autumn, between Captains tera Colonies. The Straits Settemnota. suspended bookings to Manchester, and injured Admiral is recovering from the H. Marrian Perry, Royal Army Medical in 1909 had an overflowing exchequer, and yat they clung to this monopoly, kama zima other services are also being cancelled.

effects of his wounds. His temperature Corpa, Hongkong, and Eleanor, second more than half their revenue cams from

of opinion that if the improvement of Strawberry Hill. has dropped from 100 to 08 and the doctor daughter of the late Edward Grifith Brewer opium. The process of reform was not

gaing on quickly enough. continuos he will be well in a fortnight. He bne been granted a month's leave Revolutionists have been circulating a rampur to the fact that the Admiral is dead, but that the fact has been supprese ed by the Viceroy.-E. OM.).

All lines are preparing for emner gencies.

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"BREEDERS OF WAR."

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LONDON, Aug. 16.

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THE BIPPODROME.

The following appointments have been mado at the Admiralty :—Lieutenants; N. M. C. Thurston to the Astros (Isk and G.) A great welcome was extended to the now combination of the Hippodrome to dato July 24; G. F. L. Page, to the Managerie and Circus which re-opened at Flora, additional, to date Aug. 10, and (1st Causeway Bay on Wednesday night. The and G.), undated; F N. barme, to the new artistes, scan for the first time in Crescent (N.); to date Aug. 1; and to the Hongkong, under the direction of M Flora, on recommissioning, undated; R. Borowsky, make the Hippodrome one of best that has ever been seen in the Far (Wah Tez Yat Po's Service)

Mends and H. Westmacott, to the Crescent, East An idon of the capabilities of the Reuter's Washington correspondent

to datong, 5, and to the Flors, an room-new organization was gained inasmuch that the Report of the

Persó, August 16.

now talent appears on missioning, undated. Engineer Lieutenants only the Relatione Committee of There is a rumour circulating here to R. G. Rines, to the Crescent, for. vayage Wednesday night, and with the former

the effect that theGovernment has come to action infantry and a regiment of cavalry were in eliminating the clause in the Canton is unable to suppress the Fairbank to the Flor, on recommissioning,

conclusion that the present Viceroy of that, Aug. 5, and to the Forn, on recom- members of the troupe in reserre a missioning, andated. Staf Surgenn: C. B. great variety of programmes can boy bo presented. The show last night in readiness in case of further trouble. British and French Arbitration Treaties Revolutionists, and that another will be undated. Bargaon: IL. H. Ormsby, M.B., was indeed a splendid one, and plenty of * BLOODTHIRSTY COWARDS" providing for a Joint Commission. It appointed to make his place.

He emphasised the point that the violence of the mob at Liverpool was

wach that the soldiers were compelled to states fire, and said business at Manchester Foreign

was at a standstill. Two lattalions of the Senate defends its

LATER

characterises the Treaties as breečem of war, not peace, and argues that under

In the Flouse of Commons Mr George the Treaties any question arising in Lanshary and other Labour members reference to the Monroe doctrine, im- denouncer the brutality of using soldiers migration or territorial integrity might to quell the rite-(Opposition protests) be determined without the constitutional

and suggested that the troops should only fire at the legs of the mob. He proceeded to criticise the action of the troopen

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RA. the Crescent, Aug. 6, and to the good wholesome entertainment was pro- vided. A prominent feature was the Flors, on recimo mining, undated.

general excellence of the horson, which Lt. Fol. J. M. Irwin, R. A. M.C., hue were in the pink of condition. At a word been trail rred from North China from Me N Borowsky they obeyed his Hem kong for duty in this Command, Ho behauta with remarkable meneily- and baw the following War ezvica Nile executed many surprisingly clever and

uth interesting feats. The aerobatic Expedition 1808 Egyptian Modal; South

jockeys African War 1900 2perations in the were quite at home on their steeds and their (Wah Tai Yut Po'a Service,}

Orange Free State, May 190, including arhibition mot with gunstal approval. A retions at Bentuk (Thobs Moantain) and pleasing item was the Russian national PEKINO, Aug. 10.Z River; operations in the Fansvaal in song and dance by tight ladies and throp An Imperial Edict has been issued and June 1990, including actions near geulemen, while the Ledies subsequently

Johannesburg Pretoris and Diamondre a delightful Orien at dance. appointing HC. Fang Shan Tortar Hal(tish and 12th Juns), operations in plenant interlude was the endin General of Cantos.

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Admiral Li ha declined the appointment the Transvax 9 in Navenly 1000 to 31st direction of Mr G. Urban They are H.B. Fung is at present Tartar General of May, 1902, despiteben; Queen's medal, A matinee. I to be given on Saturday

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