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MARCH 18, 1912.

BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH BY TELEGRAPH.

[COTYRDARY.]

THE STRIKE,

WAVAL CRUISE CANCELLED,

Bouter'e Service to the Ching-Mail)

Losnos, March 12.

The cruise of the Home Fleet to Barshaven has been cancelled on account *** of the coal strike. -----

SELFISH COLLIERS.

Bundreds of poor people, with the permission of the land-owner, the Dako od Norfolk, have been digging coal cropping out in the streets and esta ground of Shaffield. Nins were injured by subsidences. The colliers yesterday drove sway the diggers and sold the coal to the works at a high price. The Dake of Norfolk has rerainded his permission.

RIOTS IN GERMANY.

Henter's correspondent at Essen wires that the shaantees from the afternoon shifts swelled the ranks of the strikers "to sixty per cent. The police, in attempting to disperse the strikers at the pit heada Brückhausen.. were stoped. They charged in batches, wounding many of the strikera sud making numerous SIFOsta.

Hamborn and as

Later.

CHINESE POLITIUSS

TANG SHAO-YI MADE PREMIER

(Bouter's Service to the China Mask)

LONDON, March 12.

Realer's Peking correspondent wires that H, Tang Shao-yi has been appointed Premier.

THE NEW ORDER.

(Wah Ta Yat Po's Service)

PEXO, March 13. Yuan Shih-kai has ordered that all over-dua" Iand taxes under the old government are to be cancelled, and that all prisoners, except those sentenced for murder or robbery committed be fors the 10th inst. are to be set at liberty.

MANCHURIA'S VICEROY

RESIGNS.

H. E. Chao Erb-sen, Viceroy of Mauoburia, has tendered his resignation.

THEN AND NOW.

OUR ARMY IN AFRICA.

THE NAVAL"ESTIMATES:

REDUCTION.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mash)

LONDON, March 12 The Time it is understood that in the final settlement of the Naval Estimates it was found impossible to make the reductions so strongly desired by Ministerialists as the delays in ship building had thrown an unduly heavy expenditure upon the ensuing year There will be a reduction but a very

small one."

DETAILS.

LONDON, March 13,

The British Royal Naval Estimates total £44,085,400, which is a decrease of €307,000.

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THE SHIVA MAIL.

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being entrusted bin about Ik-Cul Santos is a very able and official but his triple chargo may clatter time which he might bo at a loss to and

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sepoy attached to the Police Corps also clamours, for justion. Commequune on the finding of the Hourd of Health the poor fellow was, the day before, yesterday, dia- changed from the army saundt hve service, The nation that he served faithfully during 27 years bas "throwt: him on the streets withnot pensium Lisbon has a quam

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In an explanatory statement accom belange the Portugal it was mainly due to Drugs obtainable, and have panying the Estimates, Mr. Churchill the herois endeavour of Colonel Hemquita says that they are framed on the astrados. Yet the advance of a Macarena. and bia plucky little hapa of -Mammoske“

tion that the existing programmes of soldier is now arrested at the rank of other Powers will not be increased, and sergeant and as such he receives 948 pun if they are increased it will be necessary while a Europusn equal gets 860. At the to present Supplementary Estimates.

NEW CONSTRUCTION.

LONDON, March 13. The new construction programme make provision for the laying down of four large and eight light armoured

number of subsidiaries.

A further message from Beater's (Reuter's Service to the China Mail) cruisers, 20 destroyers, fogether with a correspondent states that the strike is Christian not increasing, but the Unions have asked for protection. against intimidation of workers.

Many disturbances are reported. The Police are using their swords and the strikers and their wives are assaulting and stoning the workers

Another message from Reater's agent at Essen states that there has been e collision between the police and the strikers at Recklinghausen. Sevco of the latter were severely wounded with mbres, while a non-striker lost both oyes in the fight with the

strikers.

AN OWNER'S ADMISSION:

London, March 13. Daring the debate in the House of Commons on the Army Estimates, Mr L. S. Amery, Unionist M. P. for South Birmingham (and editor of the Times "History of the Boer War", declared that the position was the same now as in 1800.

Colonel Seely, Under Secretary for War, in reply stated that it was then (in 1890) impossible to send a small detachment to Natal without withdraw in troops from India, Ceylon and the Eastern garrisons. He tendered Mr Amery no envelope asking him to regard its contents as secret, offering a similar envelope to nuy member. The contents

The increase in the personnel is 2,090.

MILITARY APPOINTMENTS..

instances of the "ex-Commandant of the

Police Carne Major Magalhes, sergeant

as fuduced to petition for equality of pay and the only reply rouchsafed. bim was the instant curtailment of his pay by 6 reis to the advantage of the European who was favoured with an increment of the aorresponding amount..

Physicians Carefully

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PATENT MEDICINES.

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Si: A. B. Markiain, Liberal M.P. to-morrow we could without withdraw-hinte: arborel Pure Light Infantry) for Mansfield, who is a large costing the Easteru garrisons send within a owner, in the course of a forcible few days 150,000 men fully equipped, retires on retired pay. Major and Brevet and after that reinforcements for three spech at Mansfield, before a large

Thie was an extraordinary audience of miners, declared that the months, profits of the trade wore under-esti-advance in the country's military mated by many inithons, and he con-bistory and was the result of years of

thought and effort........ tended that owners could pay minimum wage of eight shillings a week.

SPORT AFFECTED.

The Blackpool Steeplechases, which

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THE CONFERENCE MEKTS. The Executives of the owners and the miners conferred with Mr Asquith, Mr Buxton and Sir G. R. Ask with a

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

"LONDON, March, 12. "A message from Renter'e correspon dent at Melbourne Atates that Mr Envelock Wilson, after watching com- pulsory arbitration in operation in

Lieu egant-Colonel Henry Walls Cole, D.S.0, of the K.O.Y.LE has been sp-

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H.K. VOLUNTEERS #K_O_Y.L.I..". Further progress was made laat night between the above teanus in the Soldiers Club Tournament. The Volunteers on the previous games were 148. points to the good, and by winning both games last night have further increased their lead to 302 points.

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sitting which lasted. 34 hours.

THE BETTER WAY.

Beuter's agent at Paris states that the miners everywhere bave resumed work after atriking for a day to call the attention of the Government to their grievances.

THE CONFERENCE.

It is understood that the South Wales -cool-owners will participate in the conference, which will probably be beld on Wednesday, "-GÖVERNMENT'S INTENTIONS.

The fact that Mr Asquith bas fixed to Government business for Thursday is believed to, indicate that the Govern- ment, Jailinga settlement on Wednesday, will submit a resolution that it e desirable that all coal-owners should accept the minimum wage as a pre liminary to the introduction of the Bill

THE SOUTH POLE DASH

NO ALCOHOL USED.

Heaters Service to the Chino Mail.)

THE DARDANELLES.

for Phillips by 99 points; the beat breaks by the winner were 21, 17, 14 and 14; and for the loser only one of 19.

The second game, between Mr Lammert And Opt MeMillan, as the fourth succas.,

TURKEY LAYS DOWN MINES, a win for the Volunteers Mr Lammert

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

LONDON, March 13. Turkey has commenced laying down mines in the Dardanelles, and in future pilot ships will meet vessels using its

waters.

ITALYS WAR BILL

THE FIRST INSTALLMENT.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

Loynos, March 13.

·Reuter's Agent at Rome wires that the Chamber has passed all the clauses. of the Bill authorising the expenditure of £8,200,000 towards the campaign in Tripoli

A SAD PROCESSION

winning by 62 points.heal

Play will be contingent this evening, commencing at 7,30 p.m.

Hookey.

rivals the Germans, “a mkojo.

The terminological inexactitudo anant the transit of arms through. Macso may be Applied as a verbal verity to Kwong-show Wan, if we are to rely on trustworthy small

well equipped as the Portuguese forces talk. Our Gallic neighbours are not se

here in foiling the nefarious commerrs *hich, while ostensibly more or les honest exchange of killing material for coin, is in cold fact, sa amrapalous traffic is men's lives. For that rifles and sre being sold by the ton-to Kovanition the Chinese of the most undesirable class is surely bot to be regarded as commend able. The gentle little convent school- girls whia e liect pennies for their brethren. the poor Chinese heathen, would be pained and shocked and surprised and

HONGKONG CLг. R.-E. The abore friendly was played at the Happy Valley yesterday afternoon, and resulted in a win for the R. E. by goals to 1. The victory is all the more creditable if they knew where too many of the pennies as the winners played ens man short ign, and for what fell porpons they re throughout

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Owing to the fact that few griffins ons be obtained from the North, there are no races set apart for Subscription Griffine On the first day May the Hunter's Cup replaces the Bubscription of Griffins Plate Un the same day, in the Chibli Cup formerly for Sabsorption Griffins, the conditions are similar but winters of Paper Hus Cops are barred.

On the sound day, the conditions of the

(Reuter's Service to the China Maik) Mongolian Plate are similar, except

LONDON, March 13.

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