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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1912.

THE CHINA MAIL.

BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH BY TELEGRAPH BY TELEGRAPH Pure

[COPTRIGHT.]

THE REVOLUTION.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mau.)

Londos, Jan, 18,

Renter's correspondent at Shangbai reports that the armistice has been extended for fourteen days..

LATES

Rentar's Feking correspondentsiates that three Revolutionary cruisers and threa" transports, conveying troops, and artillery, have left Shanghai for Chefod. Additional troops will follow during

'the went

FIRED OF OFFICE.

مسائية

SHANGHAI, Jan. 16. H. E. Yuno Shih Kai has again tondered hia resignation as Premier, but Prince Ching and the Prince Regent have requested him to remain at the post.

ATTEMPT ON YUAN SHIH KAI.

Bomb Thrown at the Promier.

LONDON, Jan. 17.

(Corra]

AN ESPIONAGE PRISONER.

CAPT. TRENCH ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.

(Ruters Service to the China Mail

LONDON, Jan. 17.

Reuter's Berlin correspondent states that it is officially "confirmed that Captain Trench, of the British Army, who is undergoing a term of con finement in a fortress at Glats for espionage, has attempted suicide by hanging.

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A warder cut him down and found that he had sustained no barm.

GREAT FIRE AT OSAKA.

30,000 PEOPLE HOMELESS.

(Reuter's Service to the Chino Mail.)

LONDON, Jan. 17. Reuter'a correspondent at Osaka states Renier's Peking correspondent states that 5,208 houses have been destroyed thats husab was thrown at Yuan Shihand 30,000 people rendered homeless Kai he was returning from the by a fire which broke out in the Imperial Palace.

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THE COAL ORISIS.

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(Renter's Service to the China Mail)`

Loston, Jan. 18. At Hall, owing to the uncertain out- lock, foreign coal exporters are going to the Westphalian coolbelda..

LATER.

-The conference of the Miners opens at Birmingham to-morrow to receive the resulta of the strike ballet and 10 determine future policy, including defnite scheme for submission to the musters...

Meanwhile the rush of purchasers has

exhausted the stocks of the merchants, this resulting in the collieries asking panie prices.

BERLIN'S HOPIS. “

A feature of the Berlin Bourse is the strength of the coal industry due to the expectation of increased business with Britain in view of a possibla strike...

TRANS-PERSIAN RAILWAY

Two policeman were killed, but Yuan Yoshiwara, which is completely destroy(Renter's Service to the China Mail.)

was unhurt.

The man who threw the bomb and four others were arrested in a tea-bouse, and the High Executioner is now parading the front of the building awaiting orders.

Three civilians were wounded. The route as lined with troops, and the aim was a bad one, the bomb falling about 20 feet from Viran Shibi Kai's carriage.

The explosion shook all the housre. in the neighbourhood.

Tqan's visit. was in'connection with!' the question of the sbdication of the Throne.

ANOTHER ACCOUNT.

(Wah Tom Yat Po's Service).

SHANGHAI, Jan. 16. At noon Yuna Shih Kai had an audience with the Empress Dowager and on leaving the Palace a bombshell `was thrown at him.

Beveral of his guarda were killed, but Yuan himself was not hurt.

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· THE TEST MATCH

AUSTRALIA GOING STRONG.

(Reuter's Service to the Ching Mail)

LONDON, Jan, 18.

The third Test Match was continued

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MR HENRY LABOUCHERE DEAD,

PASSING OF A FAMUOS JOURNALIST.

(heuter's Service to the China Mail.)

* LONDON, Jan. 17.

The death has occurred at Florence of the Right Hon. Mr Henry Labouchere, the well-known journalist.

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in at ones to get your questions-- ready. Where are your dead friends and relatives 1 Where will you go when you (Renter's Service to the China Mail) dad to a place of torture, to bliss, or where Do you know? How about the LONDON, Jan. 16...world been converted, What has become missionary movement. why has not the The Commonwealth is organising an of the millions of dollars donated to that Aviation School and intends obtaining is the trouble?

work? Will it over be converted? What two skilled British aviators and ordering Would God's will be done on earth if all What hope ix there 7

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[Note Mr Labouchers, of course, will be best remembered for his association with Truth, of which journal he has been IMPERIAL RECIPROCITY. exposures of many frauds and the frank. proprietor and editor for many years. His oss of his criticisms won him many friends and many enemies, but there can ba no doubt but that ho

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activities.

Labby" he was familiarly known, WAS born in London in 1831. He was educated 4nd. entered the Diplomatic

COLONIES DRAWING

Two horses mounted by guards were at 1854 but left it after ten years, states that correspondence tabled in the "bie report wit be made sometime

killed.

Its not known whether the man who threw the bomb was a Revolutionary ur & Hanehu.

THE OPIUM CONVEN- TION.

REVISED SCHEME READY,

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

Loaves, Jan. 17.

The drafting committee of the Hague Opium Conference has submitted its

revised scheme for ratification, and eix

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As a Liberal

turning to journalistic and political wo

he t successively for Wind-

next spring at a Now

TOGETHER.

(Beuter's Service to the China Mail

LONDON, JAL. 16. Fleuter's correspondent" at Ottawa

and the success of the work so far. Dominion House of Commons indicates

great Mass Mooting in sor, Middlesex and Northampton, repro- that the negotiations for a preferential

York City. senting the latter borough from 1880 to trade mangemant between Canada, the 19th, at 5.15 and 9 o'clock F.x.

Remember, the Hongkong Meetings of 1906. He married" in "1868 horiotta,

Hest daughter of Mr James Hodson, of him, Australia and New Zealand are within-then judge.

measureable, distance of accomplish- men. The correspondence concludes tha letter from Canada to the Avalian Minister for Commerce dwell

on the sentimental and commere! advantages of reciprocity and euggests that Australia should make a proposal, or, if desired, Canada is ready to submit a scheme. .

who, atili survivos him. He inv spent the winters in his latter years Pills in Santa Marta, Florenco.-Ep.

COTTON TRADE DISPUTE.

SETTLEMENT PROSPECTS.

of the Powers have agreed to the prin- Reuter's Service to the China Mail),

cipla of the draft subject to the approval. of their Government.

The Times says it will certainly not be surprising if the first results of the present Convention fall short of the highest expectations, for the ground to be covered is enormous while the amount of definite information "available is most limited.

NEW FRENCH GOV- ERNMENT.

DEULARATION OF POLICY.

(Renter's Service to the China Mai)

Losos, Jan. 175

LONDON, Jan. 16. ́ ́"| The Manchester Cotton Conference sat until midnight,' adjourning to-day. This is regarded as a hopeful sign.

LONDON, Jan. 17.

The Cotton Conference has adjoured antil, the 19th inst., having decided to submit proposals for a settlement with the operatives subject to a truce for six months on the non-Union question.

THEIR MAJESTIES'

FRETURN.

PREPARING FOR A GREAT. WELCOME.

Beater's Paris correspondent states -the Chamber has passed a vote of con- (Beuter's Service to the China Mail)

Edence in the Government by 440 to 6 Totes.

LONDON, Jan 16,

· JAPANESE CRUISERS

VISIT AUSTRALIA."

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

LONDON, Jan 10

have arrived in Sydney, and festivities The Japanese cruisers Aso and Soya

an extensive scale have been arranged:

SHIPBUILDING IN 1911.

OUTPUT OF THE NATIONS,

(Reuter's Service to the China-Mart.)"

SPORTING.

Training Notes.

Yesterday morning Sir Paul Chater galloped his old ponies and Derby griffins, surmising correctly that the going would be better then than it was this morning. The course, the sand track, was fiesvy then, And was worso" this morning-boing very sticky. The dun at present stems to be the best of Sir Paul's grifios. Be moves in good style and finabee game. The spotted white also seems to like it. Of the sub, trio the bay in considered by most

the best. Mr Macedo's anb, did three quarters in 10,85,23 this morning. Mr Man Kwok's ab, went over a mil 1.10.3, last quarter 34.2 and's quarter in a trifle over 3.28, last half

The times taken word-

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Mr D. M. Ross', 1, 98.3, 1.26,2.03. Mr Soares gray, I'mile, 2.30, last †, 35... Mr Forest's, last), 38, 109.

Mr Nemarce's black, 1), last mile, 15,

LONDOX, Jan, 16.1.29.2, 1.68, 2.20.

Mr Gresson's two, 1 mile, 45, 1.20, 2.02,

Sir

The output in mercantile shipbuilding 2.34. Chster dan, 7, 30.4. 1.19, for the year in the United Kingdom totalled 1,803,534 tons, a splendid increase of 600,875 tons.

tons, an increase of 32,000 tona.

The Ministerial declaration sy The Daily Express atater that active "The first task of the Government will preparations are being made in London. The total foreign output was 846,200 be to ensure as quickly as possible the Windsor and Sandringham to welcome ratification of the Franco-German Agree-back Their Majesties from India. ment, and no doubt by loyal agreement There will be a thankagiring service at

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WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE IN SWEDEN:

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Loston, Jan. 17. Realer's correspondent at Stockholm says the Gorerament has announced its intention of introducing a full confer ring the franchise on women and making them eligible for sesta in Parliament.

THE BRITISH NAVY.

Guildhall, and a semi-state drive through the city.

The Daily News states that Their Majesties will visit Belfast and Londenderry in the summer, and will

afterwards cruise along the western and southern costs.

BRITAIN AND CHINA,

KELORD CURZON'S, ADVICE, (Beuter's Service to the China Mail,

Loxton, Jan. 16.

fr Rose, the British Consul at Teng

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and Holland had a record output

The features of the year sehipbuilding were the size and speed of the vessels, many of which were driven by turbines or oil sagines.

[Note-The increase of 660,625 tons in the output of mercantile tonnage in tho United Kingdom compare with the pro vious year's increase of 152,103 tons. It is the biggest advance made in onA, FESZ lor over 20 years. The tutal output of 1,803,894 tons, has only been exceeded. once in the past two decades, namaly in 1906, when the total was 1,828,943 tons. In the year 1910 the world's production was returned to toutage as follows Britain, 1,148,100; United States, $31,518; Germany, 150,803; France, 80.787; Hol

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Sir Paul Chater's bay, 1 mile, 32.3, 1.15, ) 1,52, 2.26.

Sir Paul Chator'e pio., 1 mile, 37, L10, 1.56, 2.31.

Bir Paul Chatoy's gray, 1 mile, 85, 114, 1.83, 2.26.1 (**)

air Greasch's two, 1. mile, 40.2. 131.3, 1.58.3, 3.32.2

Mr. McCullagh's and Mr Thomas, ond land, 70,945;. Norway, 36.031; Japan, mis, 45, 124, 2,02, 2.37.2. yuel, Yunnan, lecturing before the 30,718. The trial foreign tonnage, includMr Hough's chest, 545, 1.30, 3.04. Royal Geographical Society on the ing that of the smaller countries not men "Mr Apear's and Mr Beth's, 1, 39, 1:16,

Frontiers of India" dilated on the Lioned above, amounted to 814,994. — 1.8 2.4 changes arising from the altered circum-2. M.).

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