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FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1912.

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PEKING FOR CAPITAL. THE COAL STOPPAGE

(Wah, Tas Fat Po's Serviss.)

Pren, March 6. Who Prous Association of Shanghai has wired to Yuan Shih-kai that they sa in favour of Paking being the Republican capital.

A REQUEST FROM THE LEGATIONS.

All the Legations in Peking, in view of the recent riots, have requested Ya Shih-kai not to go south.

∙WO COMMANDERS-IN-CHIEF.

UNIONS FEEL THE PICIEL.

{{Reuter's fragilis in the China Mail)

BEDON, March 7.

Mr Ranay Macdonald, M.P., and other Labourism somferred with the Miders' Bascutiva Inst night. It is believed the..conference had inference to the drain on the resources of the other Trade Unions on account of enforced unamgkigment.

GOVERNMENT INACTION. (

The Radical papers are loudest in demanding that the Government should Tas Kanking" "military department inks imposto metion to end the has decided that in the event of For- fratricidal way debering that a needlase Ing being shown the capital then there extension of a stoppage might easily w have to be two Commanders in-lead to a confict between the minera skiai, ons in Nanking and ons, in and their fellow workers. Poking

MÄNCHURIA'S INDEPEN..

DINCE.

Fang Lan-wok and Chang Choir two former leaders of Hunghutzes have joined some Manchu officers who hava wired to Yuan Shih-kai that Manchuria will declare for indepen.

„denez,

BRITISH PROPERTY DES-

TROYED.

PEKING March 7. The British American Tobacco Com- pany's premises in Paoting-fu was Durned down by the rioters.

"SIGNIFICANT REQUEST——

PEKING, March 8. The Chinese Legation in St. Peters- berg bointed the republican flag but was asked to pull it down by the

Russian Government, e

A STRANGE STEP.

A PROHIBITED MESTING",

It is stated that the Amalgamated Society of Railwaymen prohibited a mesting arranged by the London branch for the purpose of pledging railwaymen not so more than conveying troops or coals.

UNDER-GRADUATES AS HINERS.

The undergraduates at Oxford bare formed a Strike Emergency Committee and are endeavouring to obtain per- mission to work the mines. So far 360 have enrolled.

Many towns are reducing their light-

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"AUTHORS (Cocomat. Endrion) - right eye and a bruise on the left thigh, while the skull was fractured. The cause of death was a fractured skulle

LONDON, March 8. Speaking in the Hon of Commons. Mr. Asquith announced that the exigencies of parliamentary business made it impossible to introduce the

Mr G. Läuritsen, proprietor of the House Rule Bill before Easterloud

Dragon Cycla Dapot, stated than when he Opposition cheers)--but he hoped that arrived at the office at 10 am, on the 4th the Budget and the Welsh Disestablish he found that the glass in one of the lampe ment Bill would be brought in before broken. The regulator was also bent and one side of the spanb-board wasbroken; Easter.

i while the top of the hood at the back was mashed. The car was damaged to the lexiant of about 855. KOREA

BERMUDA'S GOVERNOR

DEAD.

PENTU DITES THE CAUSE.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

Lowbow, Mareb. 1.

Lieut. General Froderick Wales Kitchener, C.B., Governor of Bermoda, has died after an operation for appendicitis.

Nom-Lt. Gen. Kitchener wAE) A younger brother of Field Marshat Lord Kitchener, being born in 1868. Entering the Army in 1816 ana Lieutenant in the West Yorks Regiment, he had a dis finguished career and saw Service in Afghanistan, the Sondan and South Africa, He was appointed Governor of Bermuda. in 1008. A widower, he loves one son and three daughters.ED. O. M.]

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BRITISH TRADE.

STILL INCREASING.

ing and water supplies owing to the (Reuter's Service to the China Mail) atrike.

The

London and Non-Western Railway has reduced its service to the statutory minum, which means the gepension of thousands of employees. EFFECT ON THE CONTINET

Telegrains fram the Continent indicate restriction of the weamship services of Norway, France and Germany, and

Ching Mai Chee, military comman-increased freight sharges, owing to der in Tientsin, has engaged 200 Japan-insufficient opil.

sa soldiers to protect the city.

UNPROMISING

Mr. Asquith and his colleagues met YUAN'S POWERS,

the Executive this afternoon. The (Wah Tin Yat Po Servica.) miners as papared to attend further PERINO, March 7. conferences if desired, but it is under Tang Shaoyi has wired to Buxtood that the conferences show no Yat-sen that Yuan Shih-kai abould be lessening of differences. given supreme power in military Anairs so he can keep order in the

North.

THE PRESIDENCY.

#LONDON, March 8 The returns of trade for February show increases in imparts of £3,646,463 and exports of £1,837,209, the latter being principally in steel and iron manufactures; but cotton decreased

£51,754.

ANTARCTIC EX- PLORATION,

CAFT, AMUNDSEN RETURNS.

by

(Beuter's Service to the China Mail)

LONDON, March 7.

A Hobart telegram states that Capt. R. Amundsen, the Norwegian explorer, has arrived there, but is reticent regarding his experiences.

THE KING'S PLANS AFFECTED. ENTERPRISING JOURNALISM.

It is understood that the coal crisis

is affecting the plans of His Majesty

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at 1.00 becomes inter ber and is entitled to exchange same for any other novel on show that the car had been in a very tight payment of 20 cents cash, Hong- corner and then, the driver, had: had dimculties with it. A whisky batile and a

The character of the damage seemed to

glass werd forms in the Defendant had been in wife Lampley Love M last year and before both he was employed in the establishment. He was good driver and was carefal with the car. He

may have had some ligbe accidents, such knocking spikes ont of the wheel of a rickshaw. When witmekod defendant about the damage to the cuz he said he did not do it." Witnes did not notion that ha was the worse for liquor, though he had on sther occasions seen, bim affected by drink.

After

ither evidence the ass was adjourned

SECRET SOCIETY.

PROSECUTION.

Thirty-six men were charged before Mr Irring at the Magistracy this after. Foon with being copperned in the carrying on of secret society-namely, the Triad Bociety-at Tani On Lane, the one having been remanded from February la t

Mr P. M. Hodgson, Andstant Crown Sulicitor,prosecuted and stated that

his Worship which would convince him many documents had been placed before that the Society, watse anlawful one, that it did exist and that it was carried on in. the house in question, and also that the defendants were connected with the society. The defunce aiggested that the men w thore for gambling purposes, but the fact that there was cambling going on dir n't set aside the other fact that the membe

of the society bald their meetings there.

Sergt. Gerrard spoke to entering the house

under a gambling" warrant and finding fags and insignia of the Society.

Mr John Lloyd, yistant to the Re- gistrar General aid he knew of the Sukiety but did not know there was at present a bran h in existence. In 1910 the Registrar General made a sposisi efort to suppres the Society and until this prosecution he thought it had been dis- | persed,

Other evidence was eillod and the case adjoarsed.

A DOG CASE.

At the Magistracy this morning a Chinese inspector of the Gaa Company charged Mr

Robert J. Howard, proprietor of the Alexandra Cafe, with keeping foroofons dogs at his residence No. 31, Pakfolum Rond..

the King to the extent that several of right of his exploits to the Daily The evidence of the somplainant was

His Majesty's prospective engagements, including

As to the matter of Yuan Shib-kai tak ing over the office of president in Peking

so foreign Courts, the Nanking cabinet has sanctioned it, bat says the new cabinet should be will not be definitely armaged while formed in Nanking and then removed the unrest remains neute. 10 Peking.

FEAL OF OFFICE.

Lai Yun-hung has gone to Nanking to take the oath on behalf of Yunn Bhib-kai on receiving the president's scal

The members of the national assembly -will be called to Peking,

THE RECENT RIOTS.

PERIXO, March 7. The recent riot was caused by a body of artillery and the 3rd Division, their object being only to loot and not political. All those who were killed or executed were mutineers or robbers, not single civilian or official was hurt. Teking and Tientsin are at present as quiet as usual.

SHRIEKING SISTERHOOD

(Router's Service to the China Mail)

LONDON, March 7.

The Suffragettes again carried out more window-smashing to-day, the premises affected" including Gorringe's and Jay's

Numbers of arrests were made.

IMPERIAL WIRELESS.

STATIONS,

CONTRACT WITH MARCONI CONCLUDED,

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Loxpos March 7.

II the

Capt. Amundsen has sold the copy. Chronicle, hence he refuses to speak of his experiences.

that he entered the compound of defen-

dant's raeldence in order to take a meter

The keenest interest is being mani-reading when three dage rushed at him and

one bit him on the leg. fested in the ruauite of the expedition, Defendant stated that complainant had because it is known that Capt. Am no right to enter the coinpound without deadlock, continues some of the engage andsen hoped to forestall Capt. Scott, first knocking. The Gun Company's in- ments will almost cerminly be post-who

spectors had been coming to the house for

poned.

expected at Stewart Island, New Zea-kind had ever happened before.

His land, at any moment.

י.

N‹ GOTIATIONS RESUMED.

LONDON. March 8. The Board Trade announced to. day that negotiations with both parties will be resumed "to-day.

OVERSEAS GARRISONS. HOUSE OF COMMONS DEBATE,

Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

LONDON, March 7.

In the course of the debate on the Army Estimates in the House of Commons, Colonel Seely, the Under

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His WorshipAre they ferocious? Defendant No.

His Worship-Yon have never had any

before

The correspondent of the Daily Exoomphints of the dogs, biting anybody press at Wellington states that Capt. Amundsen says that Capt. Scott has reached the South Pole.

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Reuter's Wellington correspondent reports an unconfirmed rumour to the effect that Capt. "Amundsen says that Capt. Scott has reached the Pole.

ANOTHER REPORT,

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Evidence was giren by defendant's bog," who stated that the complainant came into the compound without giving any warning, whereupon the dogs bega barking at him. Complainant provoked His Worship discharged the defendant. the dogs, but they did not bite him.

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