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MUTINY AT

PEKING.

SOLDIERS FIRE

THE CITY.

KOBBERY AND PILLAGE

RAMPANT

(Wah-Tan-Yai Po Servios.)

PERO, March 1. A muting has broken ont among the soldiers.

Yesterday some soldiers set fire to the ...outer”“” portions of Yuan Shibasi's re- aidence and then indulged in robbery, They are discharging their rifles in the inner and the outer city.

Both parts of the city are in flames and the streets lending to the Legations are blocked.

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OWNERS AND A MINIMICIM

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Sixty per cent of the coalowners have scepted the Government's proposals.

Thas include thoen Yorkshire, The Durham sud Com sentients are Nort

Wales, Bootland, Fo

Harrison Street and the Shan want and Bristol. Gate are he burnt.

The people are panic-stricken and

remain indoora;'>

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The fames and rioting quietened

down a little at sunset.

YUAN SHIH-KAT'S TROOPS

IOT.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail).

LONDON, Feb. 29.

A message from Reuter's correspon dent at Faking states that some hun dreds of Yuan Shih-kaï's soldiers have indulged in rioting and have ignited

and wreaked several houses.

Indiscriminate shooting is proceed ing and thousands of soldiers are trying to restore order,

Considerable alarm is felt at this development.

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A section of the cond owners, at the fed favourably on a resolution coup instance of Durham, has accepted the the Chinese people on the stump- grounds and in view of the dienster Government's proposals on national tion of the powers,

which a strike would cause, but the Welshmen are adamant.

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-Renter's encreepoodent at Rone teles Barmadu, by R... Quanlly gmphs that Russia has submitted fresh e

Love's Oll 8yeat Song, pampoenis for mediation between Italy The Balltof Santiago by G. B Borgbe

Bingham and Turkey.. Rais proposes to ask The Past of Great Pilve, by A. &C. Ang Mr Thomas, interviewed yesterday

Italy on what terme she will conclude Lester U Mallarstanus, by Erlo Barring afternoon, said: "We will resist the

The or the basie nd Italian sovereignte Stories in Grey, by Berry Fain.

Fire Seeker, by Tota Government to the end, and will, rather

Reuter's correspondent at Peking tele-ia Tripoli and thereafter the five Powers The Hatter Man by O. 1. Brady, submit to compulsion than accept French and German bankers will ad-

graphs that the British, Amerions will approach Turkey,

Brown Face and White by Chi Holland voluntarily. The miners are determinedance five million taels to the Republaan ople telegraph that there is little faith Reuter's correspondent at Constantine

The Isle of the Dead, by Hay Orom mončin to remain solid, and are confident of authorities to pay the troops.

anderby,by M.B.Gruddy. obtaining not merely the principle, but

specific minimum wage."

115,000 OUT.

Yesterday evening 115,000 men strack, but it was generally in a holiday spirit, and there was an absence of the

PLOT ON YUA 'S LIFE, ill-feeling which characterised previons

THREE ARRESTS."

(Wah Tan Yat Po's Service).

PEXING, Feb. 29. "Thampoiice" have Arrested, püres per- son on a charge of plotting the assassination of Yuan Shii-khi- After agamination they proved to be im perialists and were sentenced to be

abot.

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TROOPS COMING SOUTH.

SHANGHAI, Feb. 20. Tang Tee-ys, the commander who brought the troops to the North, is re- turning to Canton with 500 soldiers

LOANE,

SHANGHAI, Fəb. 29. The Republican government in Nat king has negotiated with the Rasto-, China bank for a loan of 74 milion pounde; it is also negotiating with financiers in Great Britain, France and Germany. Japan has come forward and insisted on having a share. The cabinet has agreed, with the ex- ception of one member.

gramme.

THE FUTURE OF CHINA..

PEKING Feb. 20. Yuan Shib-kai has disclosed his pro

When he inkes over the -presidential office be will (1) Borrow foreign capital (2) Suppress robbery in in the various provinces; (3) Abolial likin bat increase the Customs duties. Three commissioners have been des. patched by the Nanking government, and are on the way South per, the Tenyo Maru, to solicit in the Straits a national loan from the Chinese mer Bebents.

A CHINESE SUFFRAGETTE. NANKING, Feb. 20.

A woman has approached the Cabi nate requesting the granting of female auffrage but her prayer has been

fased.

STRAITS POLICE. APPOINTMENTS FOR EUROPLANS.

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LONDON, March 1 House of Commons, McCallum Scott, Jur

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The leaders in Derbyshire have issued manifesto deprecating the outbreak at Chesterfield on the 28th inst.

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GOVERNMENT..

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A large loan will be contracted in-adoption of the Annexation Bill by the The Dell, on by Tom Gallon,

in the efficacy of Russian initative. beauty damske led Justin Huntly

mediately the coalition cabinet is formed. Italian Parliament is regarded an so

standing

A wire from Renter's agent in Tokyo insurmountable bhatacle to an under states that it is understood that Russia and Japan will participate in the Joan to China.

U.S. SUGAR TAX BE DUCED,

(Reuter'a Service to the China Mail.)

LOADOS, Feb. 20,

A Washington wire states that in the House of Representatives, the Committee on Ways and Means agreed, to Sagar Revision Bill reducing the tariff on sugar one cent.

Fer pound.

THE STEEL TRUST.

In view of the breakdown of the peace negotiations, the action of the Govern ment is now eagerly anticipated. A surprisingly large percentage of the conlowners have accepted the principle of the minmum wage, a fast which is expected to strengthen the hands of the Government, but it is not expected that the legislation will be so dmatic as bas been suggested. It is more probable (Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) that it will be based on the proposals of last night.

SPECIAL CABINET MEETI‘G.

*

LATER.

HUGE FINANCING PROFITS.

LONDON, Feb. 20

A telegram from Washington states that the report of the accountant who examined the books of the Stand Trast

held to consider the conl criais,

A special Cabinet meeting has been mentions that the Pierpont Morgan Co.

EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND

OUT.

Loanos, March 1, Everything is aniet in the strike dia.

gained a profit of £13,800,000 by financing the Trust,

SCOTTISH HOME RULE,

BOXING

(Reuters Service to the China Ma

LONDON, Feb. 29,2 A-Monte Carlo telegram announces that Chrpentine knocked out -Jim Sullivan in the second round of a match for the middle-weigin championship of Europe.

NOTED ORIOKETER'S DEATH

(Reuter'e Service to the China Mail)

LONDON, Feb 20

The death has occurred of Storar, the late Derbyah ra wicketkeeper, who

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THE EFFECTS OF À JCCAL

STRİKL

The seriousness of the position is already being disagreeably felt, for a number of works are closed at Sheffield and elsewhere: ba

The railways are arranging for re- daction of services and everywhere notices. It is estimated that already employers are giving employees warning.

under notice. over #quarter of a million workers are

Negotiations will be continued to

LONDON, Feb. 22, **

easy thing for Price, who defeated his man The House of Commons, by 226 by 62 points. The second gamŰ NAK MOTÝ votes to 128, adopted a private motion of an even cus, Gr., Vincent winning from urging the grant of Home Rule to Seat.: 8. M. Morgan by 34 pointë. land, following on Irish Home Rale

THE TEST MATCH.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail

Lawnor Feb. 29, Owing to raim there was no play to day in the fifth test match.

MAJOR GENL WILLSON DEAD.

MR. ASQUITE'S PROPOSALS/

It is underscod that Mr Asquith has submitted fresh proposals to the cool-Beuter's Service to the China Mail) owners and that negotiations are taking

'fresh turn

RAILWAY PRECAUTIONS, The railways are wearing in their emplo special constables as the South Wales railway men have resolve not to handle the troop trains or black -legged canl

Lowboar, Feb. 29

The death is announced of Major General Sir Affimay Willson, EC.B.

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