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KURSDAY FEBRUARY 28, 1918

BY TELEGRAPH BY MEGRAPH

THE MINING ORISIS.

PESSIMISM PREVAILS.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

LONDON, Feb. 20

Mr Thomas, the protagonist of the Welsh coal owners, interviewed last night regarding the conferences, said: Hatters remain exactly as they were this morning; nothing has been done

Other prominent man on both sides sra equally pessimistic

A STOFFAGE INEVITABLE

OWNER

agreed

scheme inclu principle, but the South Wales owne the Scottish owners point

BY

The minarare debating the diaffection acceptance of this parast est while negotiations with the South Wales, Northumberland and Scottish owners continue

THE GOVERNMENT PROPOSALS.

It is generally considered that a

An official statement which has been Government stoppage is now hardly preventible, issued says that the whatever the result of the conferences proposes distinct district conferences may be, for the micers are everywhere beween the owners and the miners to determined to josial on a minimum decide the minimum wage question, a wage without bampering conditions. representative of the Government to be present at each conferences should any such conference fail Government representatives will decide jointly on the outstanding points."

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The Liberal papers continue to declare that the Government, as Inst resource, will rush a Bill through Parliament establishing minimum #age, and they even suggest that the Government take over the mines and operate then on a minimum wage

basis.

THE GOVERNMENT AND THE MEN.

The Gorerament is satisfied that there are cases where the miners cannot earn a reasonable wage from causes that they cannot control, and that the power to secure such a wage should be secured by arrangements suitable to the circums tances of each district, with adequat safeguards to protect the employers against abres.

MENS MINIMUM DEMAND.

The ones states that the Govern

The miners reaffirm that there will mert submitted no proposal for -legislation yesterday either to the benn settlement unless the minimum owers or the miners; but intimated wage at the rate adopted by the that they had devised a scheme and Miners' Confederation ca the 2nd requested the ripers to appoint a com- inst. is conceded. Therefore they will mittee to consider it. Subsequently the not arbitrato on that point, Ministers and the committee cop- ferred for three hours, the Government Anding it difficult to induce the miners to consider the proposals.

SOUTH WALES OBSTINATE."

The Times correspondent in Soath Wales reports that the miners un- doubtedly want to fight, and says that the workers will hold out longer than was supposed. Even if there is strike, it will be difficult to keep the

· piti open ■■ arranged, and to divert the local shipping to other ports.

--NORTHERNERS DETERMINED.

The Tins says that the minera in Durham and Northumberland are in a comparatively good financial position and 'are very determined.

THE FIRST RIOT.

"

The first case of rinting took placa, at --Chesterfield yesterday, when stones and bottles were thrown at the miners proceeding to work. The outbreak was however quickly suppressed by the police.

TROUBLE IN AMERICA

city, and the mob attacked the polios. and the gaol.

The Governor and his aide-de-cas in attempting to rescue a party of stables who had taken refuge in liquor saloon were assaulted by the rowdies with sticks and rtönes, but exasped without serious injuer,,

The Inspector General read the Riot Ac, and the police charged and then valley killing one person and fired as fatally wounding another. Thirty others were wounded, and the mob fled. Order was eventually restored

THE MEXIOAN

REBELLION.

REBELS SEIZE A TOWN. Reuter's Service to the China Musl

LONDON, Feb 28/

The Mexican rebels have captured the town of Juarez, the garrison offer. ing no resistance for fear of interference from the American troops, who were patrolling the frontier ready to enter Juarez if the town of El Paso was endangered.

AMERICA ANNEXES

ISLAND

CLAIMED BY BRITAIN.

They decline to express an opinion on the question of the proposed safe- guards to employera, but say they are (Reuter's Service to the China Mail) still willing to confer with the owners.

LONDON, Feb. 28

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BOAT BUNK-

COMMANDER AND FIVE. OTHERS DROWNED A

(Beater's Service to the China Mark)

Lonnor, FeK. 28 "A mesinga from Beuter'a corcorpons dent at Lisbon states that the gunbost Faro collided with a tug and sank off Alvor

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IMPORT NT CRICKET

PPOINTMENT-

(Reuter's Service to the Chan Mal)

Lorpor, Feb. 28. Beater's correspondent at Sydney The New York Herald's correspond.wires that D Sath will replace Clea ent at Washingtou states that the Hill in the Australian tasm for the. cruiser West Virginia has atacsed Triangular matches in England. The conferences will be continued Palmyra Island, in the midde of the Pacific, which is claimed by Great. to-morrow.."

Britain.

MORE CONFERENCES.

FIGATING IN TRIPOLL

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

LONDON, Feb. 20:

There was fighting at Homs through out yesterday. The Italians rushed the heights at Mergheb and remained in possession at evening, when the Turks and Araba retired, leaving many dead and wounded regulars on the field

The Italian enstulties were I killed and 82 wounded.

CHINO J: PAN (SE RUPTURE.

(Independent News Agency's Service to the Ching Mail).

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TOKYO, Feb. 29,

In consequence of the murder of

The anthracite miners in" Penn-two Japanese by Chinese soldiers, sylvaniu are demanding an eight hours Pan-kai-huis no cow under the guard day and a twenty per cent increase is Wages. A strike is feared..

* 100,000 NOW OUT.

LITER.

There has boan another day of in- assiant conferences; the Goverment doing its utmost to formulate a settlement,

There are oyer -to-day.

100,000 strikers

FEARS OF DISTURBANCES.

There have been fears of distur bances in the Midlands, and police. Jave consequently been conveyed in motore to the disaffected districts.

· NEGOTIATING.

of Japanese troops.

Japan has refused the request of the

The following talegramt from Australia, papers throw a me light on the matter ---

WAXINGTON, Jan 30,

EXPULSION OF ITALIANS.

SEVEN THOUSAND ATFECTED.

LONDON, Feb. PS. bastantinople corre

Ramouzz that Great Bitxin intended to. (Renter's Service to the Chine Mail-) take pression of Palmyra Island, in the Pacific have remoted the State Depart me but the latter do not profess any knowledge of Great Britain.

of such action on the past of

The question exists whether the British annexation in 1880 cancelled the pries Hawaiian title. If not, it is contended that Falaya Island ought to belong to the United States sa an American, captain in 1852 caused its annexation. Thalad was then in the Kingdom of Hawaiin.

Losuor, Jan. 31.

It is reported that Britain is soaking to, establish ealing station on Palmyra Island, and that owing to this position of i the United States in the testter the ucation will possibly be submitted to Arbitration.

EFFECT OF BEYROUT BOMBARDMENT.

Reater Service to the China Mail)

LONDON, Feb. 28

A Constantinople-wire states that

Reuter spondent wire that it is estimated that six or seven thousand persons are affected by the anti-Italian expulsion decree issued by the Porte in respect of Palestine. The number includes many employed on the Bagdad Railway at Aleppo. '.***.

Chinese Government for the with-Vali of Beyrout reports that 41 men.

drawal of the troops

FRANCO-JAPANESE

TREATY

(Independent News Agency's Service

to the China Mdit).

Tono, Feb. 29,

belonging to the Turkish warships, and 56 of the townspeople were killed and 20 men on the warships and 83 townspeople, ware wounded by the Italian bombartiment.

REPUBLICAN AMITY

BRITISH MILITARY

AVIATION.

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LONDON, Feb. 28,

The newspapers generally congratu- late the Governmnet on including a sum of £308 000 in the Army Estimates

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TROUBLOUS CRETE.

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FORCES.

When Me Arquith returned from (Renter's Service to the China Mail) Buckingham Palace the miners entered Downing Street while the owners wera

Still conferring there.

Soon after, both owners and mintre proceeded to the Foreign Office.

EMALL HOPE.

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