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BIG BOMBAY THE COAL SITUATION

BLAZE

GRET DESTRUCTION OF OUTTON.

ENORMOUS DAMAGE.

{Renter's Service to the China Mail.)

LONDON, Feb. 21..

"A GLOOMY, GUTLOOK.

(Reuter's Service to the China Maily

LONDON, Feb. 20.

There is no hopeful sign in the cost situation, and prices have so risen in some districts that trade aut standstill.

The Ri Hoa,& C. Buxton, in the House of Commons, asked to be allowed: to refrain from any announcement re A big cotton fire is reported from garding Government action in connees

tion with the coal dispute.

Bombay.

Thousands of bales of cotton have been destroyed, and the damage is "timated at forty lakhs of rupees.

The Japanese trading company, the i Mini Bassan Kaisha wis among the heaviest sufferers.

GOVERNMENT ACCUSED OF SHUFFLING.

OPPOSITION CRITICISM.

(Reuters Service to the China Mail)

LONDON, Feb. 20.

2.

DESPERATE SITUATION IN

WALES.

The Chief Constable of Glamorgan has written m themagistiana suggesting that immediate steps be taken for the importation of the

military. He points out that as the

miners in his "district" afe without funds, they cannot win by peaceful menus, and the authorities should there fore be prepared to deal iartantly with wholesale looting and rioting. They would not have only strikers to deal

with, but a reckless population, mad- dened by starvation. He asks för 3,500. infantry and 500 cavalry. Already some.

employees that their engagements will cease in the event of a strike.

BIR G. ASKWITH ACTIVE,

LATER

The Glasgow

have agreed to abide through Sir Q R Astwith tion.

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Losmon, Feb. 207 Daring question time in the House of Commant, Col Seely stated that the operationADE 2100 visit of Mr Churchill to Belfast cost the ions to Baner Army funds £2,100

THE STEWART C 83

and posthatio, faz "exceedin hitherta heen imagined as pos

rofution that wil, to born from the

of varied atfilaments and ox

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)ments of the Past with

Lomox, Feb. 20. of the Orient with the i In the House of Commons Sir Edward Ince with another mer, and Grey stated that it would serve no nationalities whining toget useful purpose to attempt to intervene

contributo its part to the officially in the Stewart espionage.

- produce th's glorious child

CHINA

YUAN SETH KAI REQUESTS RECOGNITION.

It is by personal and individual,

-and-ancial intercourse that, nit

•Many speakers quoted Kipling

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In the House of Commons, Mr F. E. Smith moved the official Opposition manufacturers have informed their THE NEW ORDER IN Projdios vanish." amendment to the Address from the Throne, which amounted to a censure of the Government for proceeding with legislation, on great constitutional quest fons before carrying out its pledges to reform the House of Loris. Be recalled aricus Ministerial pledges and pro nouncements on the subject of the reform of the House of Lords includ- ing a statement by the Prime Minister that broka no delay, and finally the Prime Minister's declaration that it wag an obligation of honour that the "reform should be carried out within

(Renter's Service to the China Maily

LONDON, Feb. 20 A wire from Reuter's correspondent

The Times ates that Sir George) skwith has been in communication with the Industrial Council on the enhject of the coal dispute, and basin Peking states that a manifesto isened made representations to the Govery went which will cause them to act immediately. It is expected that Mr Asquith will make a statement to-day.

the Blatime of the present Parliament : "A FRUITLESS CONFERENCE

time permits."

He said it was pecessary to revise or ethical categories There were homonmble men, dishonour- abla men; and honourable men" if time parmita," No more Engrant shuffling bäder heen attempted by a respons fbin Minister.

Bir T. . Simon, Solicitor-General, d. Mr Smith was arguing on an unfone-led nanmption that when the

LATER

The English Coil Conciliation Board, ten representativer of which have been formed into a sub-committee, met in London to-day, but the meeting broke up without any result being arrived at. N

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(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

Losnos, Fob. 20%

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Some of the speakers were land in har praise of the Chinese and one west in bur as to say they were very delightful, pars fectly lovely. A few of the enthusiasts wer active in the Univers Rice

Con prima, kaotages of a Tary Like Lord, Weardale,

diffor

besides those there

nb type, wich, Thotano Thomas Dewar and Bir Thounis Pipiton.

Bouse of Lords was reconstituted on were prepared: ba.. accept the principle: glorious weather, before a moder Mis Town Rotar i sochan Chatrahe st

Liberal lines the difficulty of carrying Home Rule would be increased. The alectors at the last election were fully. aware that Home Rale would follow the pamine of the Parliament Bill.

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of a minimum wage, but the men de clined to accept their offer.

TWO CABINET MEETINGS. |-

Mr-Buxton has bad an important

conference-with-Sir G.-Askwith-on-the-

coal situation, after which a Cabinet meeting was held.

It was expected that Mr Asquith statement of the would make a

Rakel Mr Boner Taw if it was intended o repeal the Parliament Act when. 'the Unionists were returned to Power...

Mr Binar Law said. We will not repeal the Act except simultaneously with the reform of the socond Chamber." Mr. E'S. Montagu maintained that it was a natural end' Ingical order that situation after question time, but none Home Rnle, Welsh Disestablishment was forthcoming. Another. Cabinet and Plural Vexing should be taken meeting was, however, hebt in Mr Before the reform of the House of Lorde. Asquith's room.

The debate was adjourned.

LATER

On the resumption of the debate;

Mr Austen, Chamberlain denied the

moral competence of Parliament to dest

PERSIA.

ANGLO-RUSSIAN POLICY.

with grent measures while the Con- |(Renter's Service to the Chima Mail)

editation is mutilated, and deranged.

He asked what moral sanction laws Lis

peased would have.

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ste attendance and on good wicker, "organining s a suries of, matinees at the Court. M.C.C. concluded their match against Theatre in aid of the canon came from

odly far to the harmony N_A_Wales winning by sight wickets, the veteran Theosophi, Mr A. P. Binnect. The visitors in their abcond venture He said he knew, a great deal of the Earl lost two wickets for 195, Rhodes being especially India and though he was

sympathiser with the movement he hardly. responsible for a chanceler effort of thought the East was ready for it yet.

109, which included fifteen fours. His This touch of pessimism or cold commun

libition wee masterly. Guru secured

56 not out by neat, artistic batting

AUSTRIA'S NEW FOREIGN MINISTER

(Beulera Service to the China Mail.) LONDON, Feb 20,

nso-whichever you like regard it -

was however, sutner, die toegest optimism.

MORE MIG LIKE

Lioes

One wonders where the competing will stop in their race for. Atlantic supremacy. We hear now of obter huge ship for the White Star Line Her construction -

mid to have been marted already at Belfman. Apparently them wit be na and till the docks, and harbour channels or each side of the herring pond are fou dinadequate to

to require the gianta. This new vesak ja he large them either

the

Olympic te

cor Tibanis; but will inc

A telegram from Renter's Vienas correspondent says that Count Berchamend 50,000 tons. The ani

Sharkey which: told has taken the oath of alice in will be ready this succession to Count Athreathal

**Losnos, Feb. 20. AN INTERRUPTED

The British and Rassian Ministers

presented a Note yesterday evening,

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now ander stevotion the kidn will here about the samfunnsg while the Hainbury Audio monsters, t the Imperator and Europe, which are well ahead at the construction yards in north Germany, are each to be 50,000 tam, and Herr Bellin, the grea. Teutonin shipping angnate and favounts of the Kalsare in

containing a joint declaration of policy PRISONERS SHOT IN COURT credited with plans for an even bigger with regard to Persia

WHAT IS EXPECTED.

LATER.

leviathan The Botterdam ropte vill sou have a new 32,000 ton vessel from Mesure

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(Reuter's Service to the China Mail, Farland and Wolf-about the same size is OLD CUSHIONS

the Lasitania, Af" this rate the Atlantic LONDON, Feb. 20,

will soon be uzanmfortably corded, Reuter's correspondent in New York GERRIN SOCIALIST VICTORY reports that at the trial of three negroes. There is onnaiderable at Shelbyville, Tennessee, for murder, Europa to res how har

in Germany will autot the the spectators, excited by the evidence,

Mr Asquith said the only definite statement de regarding the time of the reform of the House of Lords

A Teberun wire stated that the Anglo- was that it was proposed in carry Russian Nole offers an advance of out the reform during the life £200,000 at seven per cent, oa condition ime of the present Parliament. He that Persia undertakes to conform to the started shooting at the prisoners, one against, ending absolutely adhered to that. Every principles of the Anglo-Bussian agree of whom was killed and the others body knew that the first nes of the ment, to dismiss the Fidais and other wounded by a bail of ballets,

Furliament Act would be to carry. Houd Bale, and it was his view that Parlin Basat was now more competest momally and constitutionally to deal with great

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