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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28,

BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH BY

THE GOAL CRISIS.

HOPEFUL VIEW.

JAVA CHINESE.

CHINA'T NEW MOOD

NLEGRAPH BY TEM

Pure

Drings

HONGKONG

(Renter's Service to the China Mask) (Router's Service to the China Mail.)

LONDON, Feb. 27-

After a conference with Mr Asquith Inst night, a conlowner, who was inter-

- viewed, usid the situation was decidedly

easier and more hopeful."

RIVAL CONFERENCES.

Reuter'a correspondent st Nanking talagraphs that the Republican Cabinet

Iris "reported

has disqassed the alleged ill-treatment General Li Yuna of Chiness by the Dutch authorities in 5 pleased with, James

Sun Yatan is communicating with Yuan Shih-kai on the subject, and it

one of Sun 1

oriels in China.

Naws of the murder of two, Chinese is believed that stringent messures will at Pon-kai-hui

LAATEKAA The owners and miners held separate meetings to-day, only a partition being be taken. The Cabfact te evan con- | will, is is feared, give ribe to a

between them.

They exchanged friendly greetings and a more cheerful atmosphere pra-

MINERS METT MINISTERA. Afterwards all the delegaten to the finers Federation went to the Foreign Office and met Mr Asquith and his colleagusa.

.%

The President and Vice-President spoke on behalf of the miners.

39,000 MINERS STRIKE

Owing to the expiration of their notices, a further 20,000 men have truck in Derbyshire, ignoring the appeal of their officials to remain on antil the end of the month.

Their rebellious attitude is attributed

sidering a request for the sancsllation international situation, of the treaty with Holland and the withdrawal of the Dutch Minister.

CHINA INDIGNANT. (Wash Tix Fat Ly Service)

SHANGHAI, FEB, 28

the'

MOO BET ARGEN VINEE

(Beater's Service, jo, tha.. Ohani

The Be dšere have surrendered: 400 captives to the sperial. Army.

In the engoud MThat Ma

CHINA FAMINE RELIKE

(Better's Service to the Chak Mail) A largely attended weeting of Chinese

"LONDON,”Fa5; 28. was, held to day with regard to the The Timer publishes sa appeal by complaints made of treatment of Lord William Gascoigne Cecil and the Chinese immigrants in Java Great leaders of various Protestant Mia indignation was expressed at the stonery Societies for funds for the ports, and Mr Lim Max King was relief of the famine-stricken in China. elected to represent the Republican Government to negotiate with the Dutch

Sun Yat Sen proposed that the cruisere Haichow, Haiyang and Haisia should be despatcher, to Javn to protect the Chinese, to demand compensation and to wait for ur anwer to the

demands. If these are not conceded,

THE BRITISH ARMY,

A FORWARD POLJOY.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mosh)

LONDON, Feb. 28,

The Army Estimates show an in

Tis wickets for

BRISBANE STRIKE

SEQUEL.

MEN WIN THEIR POINT

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

It is reported by Renter' Melbourne. correspondent that Me Higgins, Judge of abs. Federal Arbitration Court, has

MODERN & UP-TO-DATE

CHEMYST &

DRUGGIST

none but

an experien

Physicians Prescriptions

Carefully made

PATENT MEDICINES.

delivered a decision to the effect that WE WANT and if care and

the tramway men are entitled to wear their Caion badges while on duty.

WILLIAM BRIGGS & SONS, LI.

DUNDEE

BITUMINOUS PAINT and

BNAMEL.

THE WORLD'S BEST AND CHEAPES

ANTICORROSIVE FOR IRON AND

attention will ensure it, Used on the Forth and Tay Bridges

Fto inflated prices at the pit-mouth in it is intended to off diplomatic grease of £170,000 and of 200 men The recent grosi strike, a Brisbane will have. Your Confidence.

which they do not share,

Twelve thousand miners hava atrock

In Nottingham and Westmoreland.

relations

this being dae entirely to the growth of aviation

DUTCH MINISTER'S REPLY.

There has been slight improvement SANOAL, Fabin recruiting daring the past year, The Dutch Minister in Paking has and it has been decided to immediately. replied to Yoen Shih Kai's note. He establish a joint Army and Navy The latest impression is that the says that the Chinese Republic has not Aviation School on Salisbury Plain. outlook is hopeful. The irreconcili-yet been recognised and consequently

OUTLOOK HOPEFUL.

Ability of a section of the Welsh coal owners on the question of the minimum wage senme the main point now at Jare.

:|

CONFERENCE ADJOURNED.

tions..

LONDON, Fab. 28.

The Cost Conference has been ad- Jenrned until to morrow, both sides maintaining secrecy as to its delibera.

AN ANXIOUR DAY."

Throughout the day yesterday there a incessant conferring on the quet- Hon--and anxious expectation was evinced.

The owners throughout the afternoon were gathered at the Foreign Office, while the men met at Mr Asquith's

-residence.

Each side was continuously de liberating with various members of the Government:

Late in the afternoon the Lord Mayor was suddenly summoned to

the well-known colliery owner, crossed

China must consider herself in the same THE FUROPEAN WAR. position as Purtagal was when the Republican, fing was ordered to be taken down from a Portuguess cruiser then at

A FRENCH HIST.

Java. However, he is willing to in (Beuter's Service to the China Mail)

LONDON, Feb. 28. · vestigate the matter.

Reuter's Paris correspondent states that a Commupigas has been issued

CHINA'S DEMANDS.

At a meeting of the Republican stating that France is prepared to join Cabinet bell at Nasking was decided in any collective action by the Puwers to demand from the Dutch Government with respect to either belligerent with the liberation of all the arrested Chinese a view to ending the Tarco Italian war. within three days and compensation for loss of life and property. Il a antie factory reply is not received, extreme measures will be adopted.

Nold-The Bad treatment accorded to Chinese in the Dutch Indies had oftan hoen the subject of diplomatic representations, but the present protest doubtle refers to incidents riking out of the celebration of the new Repablis by Chiwe i Soursby

Newspaper. accounts state that on the 19th crowd of Chinesa, klling inst the Dutch police there fired on. A

three sad woundle

Arrasta of Chinese. The ebula "was a

A BISLEY D:SPUTE:

CANADA ANNOYED.

(Reuler's Serving to the China Mail)

LONDON, Fab 276 Bouter's correspondent at Ottawn telegraphs that the House of Commons is debating the sew sighting regula

turned on this point.

Mr Higgins is unable to order the reinstatement of the dismissed men.

TURKISH POLITICS.

(inuter's Service to the China Maiz.)

LONDON, Feb. 27.

WATKINS Ltd.

CHEM YSTS

DRUGGISTS.

Aerated Water: Manufacturers,

The municipal efectiuna at Salonika are intercating becuase of £ e défeat of the candidates of the Committes of Union and Progress and the success 81, Queen's Road Central.

Public phone, 492

of the Liberal Union candidates.

CAPTURE OF CON

TRABAND.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

Banter's correspondent at Rome tele graphs that steamer carrying 250 tore of war mat

for the Turks in Tripoli was captured in Sicilian waters.

EGYPTIAN RAILWAY

EXTENSION.

A telegram from Reuter's corre

י:

Pondent at Elobeid atatas, that Lord

Kitchener opened an extension of the

(Reuters Service to the China Mail.) ing tea, and followed this by hates le tions for Bisley Col, Hughes, Minis-ga Lotus, Feb. 22. 2 celebration of the abdication of the Macha fer of Militia, said it wat doubtful dynasty and the establishment of the whether a Canadian team could be United Chinese Republik Chow-rainbow. Republican fing had been rei-ed and was sent. He declared that the annoy being luted by the Chinture as a part of ances to which Caandians has been their New Years celebrations when the subjected at Bisley were due to the attack by the Ditch police was made,

sary Society was

was closed,

opposition of British rife manufacturers Lelegrams from outside

to the reports to the Sasaghai: **

Khartoum Railway from. Khartoum to

Elobaid in the presence of the Shatthe

Downing Street, while Sir Hugh Bell The Chinese. Literary tercepted, and, to the Ross rifle. The Canadian Govern- and a number of notable personager: over from the Foreign Office, to Mr Chamber of Commeros, Indiscriminatement had offered, the Imperial Govern. The ceremony was attended by a vast}} Asquith's, presumably with propoceals. arrest were made daily, All Camere ment a loan of 10,000 Rom rifles and business houses-were-cloud as a protestar marprised that the offer had not but they were forced to reopen by the

been accepted. PATRONAGE APP INT- polion --ED. C.MC.]

MENTS

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

LONDON, Feb. 27.

In the House of Commons. Mr MeXenna intimated that the Govern ment intended to grant Mr Boper Law's motion for a return showing tho number of Government appointments made without competitive examination.

THE TEST MATCH

-ENGLAND'S COMFORTABLE

POSITION:

ADVICE TO CHINA

TIM IS ON THE FINANCIAL.

QUESTION,

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

LONDON, Feb. 28.

COLONIAL GOVERNOR.

SHIPS.

THE APPOINTMENT OFS

"OUTSIDERS. S (Reuters Service to the Chind Mail)

LONDON, Feb. 244

The Times, discaming the imminent Enancial needs of China, says it is

In the House of perhaps too much to hope that Ching will seek the guidance and wholesale Selborne asked Lord control afforded by an independent Board plain Mr Harcourt of Revenne composed partly by foreign In the House of financial experts with paxe to grind, ber 15th last that but the Powers were so anxious for the restoration of a

(Reuter's Service to the China MailChina that they could render no greater

LONDON, Feb. 27

Play, was resumed at Sydney in the

fast Test Match to-day. The weather

lies quita outside the

of promotion;în

Lord Emmott

service for the present than the dis- Mr countenancing of the importation of - clón foreign capital without adequate antees of its useful expenditure

was fine, and before a small áttendance scine equitable adjustment of the

on a soft wicket Australis carried ber financial burdens between the

Arst inninge more to 176, to which and provincial Governm

Cngland replied in her secondlyantwe

Hith 209 for nine wickets, Gunn com

pling 61 by watchful cricket.

AMERICAN NAVAL

TIONS

OREH

WARNI

fstament

gathering.

ROOSEVELT DE

NOUNCED.

WILL LIKELY SPLIT

THE PARITE

(Reuters Bernice to the China Mail)

LONDON, Feb 27

Me Boosevelt's candidature for the has caused a great sensation hout America...

almost universally denonne

secure the detent of Mi

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