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MARCH 16,

BY TELEGRAPH BY TELEGRAPH BY TELEGRAPH.

COAL SITUATION

WORSE

TIGHTING-IN LANCASHIRE.'"

(Reuter's Service to the Chinx Mail) Lorno, March 14.

Three police have been injured by

[COFFRIGE

ANARCHISM

ATTEMPT ON KING OF ITALY

·ASSAILANT NEARLY

„LYACHED,

stones and sent to the hospital after a Reuter a Service to the China Mail ight with a mob of miners at Haydock, near St. Helens, Lancashire.

THE PROBLEM.

LONDON, March 15, A message" received from Rentar's Roma correspondent states that à man fired, several ubota-at His Majesty the King of Italy yesterday, but His. Ka

Mr Herbert Samuel, speaking at ajesty was not injured. banquet of the Chambers of Commaren, "muld, it was not easy for any Government to compel a million men to work when they were determined not to work. Although there was at present so certainly of an early peace, at least there was a movement along the road Lading to peace.

The sessilant was arrested; he is named Dalber

TROM BAD TO WORSE

The attempt is not believed to be the result of a plan, but merely the work of an individualiat anarchists

The orowds deliriously cheered Their Majesties on their crespo, and the King later drove in an open motor to visit Major Lang at the hospital. The last-named was wounded by the shots

DETAILS.

The reports regarding the negotist-fired at His Majesty. fons are confused and perplexing, but opinion generally is more pessimistic. There is even talk of a complete deadlock.

Yesterday's discussions are reported to have been sometimes chaotic. Straight speaking was indulged in, and once the Walk oners left the room and sat catside in order to emphasise the fact that the proceedings did not interest

them

The hopes of peace based on the miners' statement of yesterday morning are dissipated by evening when ex. planations of the statement whicse tes wire obscure were current to the effect that it simply restored. the original position.

HUGE RAILWAY LOBSES,

"Details of the affair show that Their Majesties the King and Queen werd at the time of the attack en route to Memorial on the the Paathoon occasion of the birthday of the late King Humbert

They were ac companied by an escort of cuirassiers under Major Lang when the man Dalla fired three time at the Royal carriago in the Via Lats.

Major Lang was wounded and feil from his horse, his injuries necessita- ting his ramoval to hospital

Dalba was fromediately seized and. almost lynched. He was unable to speak.

"

His Majesty the King went through the service at the "Pantheon without

The returns of the twenty-four lead-displaying any signs of emotion. ng railway companies last week show

in aggregate decrease of gross receipts

mounting to £500 000. This iss

mote severe loss than on the occasion of

POPULAR INDIGNATION,

OHINESE

IRS

#TON'S":GOVERNOR ELZOR

(Wah Ta Jet For Service)

PERINO, March 14..

. Yuan Shil-kai intende appoinbug Chan Chia Sheung, a native of Canton and at present Governor of Kirin, to be Governor General at Canton.

--II SUM LING'S COMMISSION,-

SHLANGKAL Mirch 14.

Mr Li Sum Ling, (formerly of the Chinere Hail, Hongkong, then a member of the Far Eastern staff of the Nec Yorit Herald and later of the Peking Daily Nere), has been appointed commissioner to Manila and Honolulu in order to invite bonds from the Chinese merchanta these places sad to study banking

méthode

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He is due in Hongkong by the as plaintiffi and Mr. H. der for

·RIOTS.

There are riots taking place in Honam, and Shemsi provinces.

The French missionaries in Namyang have applied to Peking for assistance. LEGATIONS STRENGTHENED.

Foreign troops to the number of 620 have been added to the foreign Legations at Peking.

SALT TRAFT C.

Three hundred thousand bales of salt from Kanchau have been refused admission at Shanghai by order of H. E. Wan Chun-yao.

THE SUBMARINE DISASTER

(Reuters Service to the China Mail.)

LONDON, March 15

The Fordist at the inquest on the officers and men who lost the lives by the sinking of the submarine 43 states that the disaster was Accidental

After the attempt there were every-and no blame fell on anyone.

the railway strike. Eighty-five per cent.where demonstrations of loyalty and

of the decrease is in goods traffic.

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BLOODSHED IN GERMANY,

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Policemen shot and killed two strikers wille quelling disturbances on the

Westphalian coalfield.

TROUBLE IN AMERICA.

indignation, and Thär. Majesties had.

to continuously appear on the balcony of the Royal Palace in response to the. loyal shouts of the crowd.

(Kote King Vistor Emmanuel III, the reigning Monarch is the third constitu- tional King of Italy. He was born on November 11th, 1869, and is therefore 42 years of age. He has occupied the Throne for nearly 18 years, succoeding King Hum- bert Lat. The latter, it will be recallel,

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AUSTRALIAN CADETS.

HIS MAJESTY INTERESTED.

(Beuter's Service to the China MaiĄ). Lowest, March 14, the King received a

His Majesty party of 40 Australian cadets now on a visit to the Mother Country at Backing

Reuter's New York, correspondent Rated at Monza on July 29th, ham Palace. Mr Harcourt and Six

reports that the anthracite conlowners hava refused to grant the men per cent. increase in wages on the ground that it would mean an increase of 40 cents per ton in the cost of coal.

SITUATION SUMMED UP.

LOADOS, March 15. Although each day increases the tale of the unemployed, it is difficult to detall the effect of the strike on ti o different industries.

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Beyond the inconveniences of crowd- id trains and trams, Londonars are

1800, by the scretist-Bresci King Victor Emmanuel III married in 1896

Whitelaw Reid were also present.

Princess Halone of Montenegra, and

His Majesty addressed the lads and there are four children by the marriage chatted with them individually, being A Crown Prince of Naples be visited Queen Victoria with his Princess in 1807 particularly interested in the diminutive and took part in the Dangoed Jubilee Drum Major... celebrations. He earned the respect and cou6dance of the people over whom he rules before he ascended to Throne, and

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Br· Grist stated - that "" defendant bell sa shown the plaintiffs a plan of the monerty and aid he would repay the lown when the property was sold.

.......Questioned on this point, defendant amid - | be did have a nhân but it was not. His. He

had no property.

His Londra (to Me Grint)Of course,

if he has property:yon camapply.

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His Lordship-They will always borrow money if they can get it. The fact of my making small, instalments should make Erslaru enntions.

Mr Grist, contended that, the fact of small instalments being made had the effect of making it very much more diet for lenders to recover, and there- fore the people who did pay bad to pay also for those who did not.

e ntinued Mr Grist, that people should he prevented from bormering, not from lending. They few of these Are the people who should suffer. If people were put Into prisqu they

his kindliness of nature and reclitude of PROSPEROUS CANADA. would not be as anxious to borrow money;

· purpose ata universally acknowledged. — Ev. G M

BRITISH NAVAL

ESTIMATES.

COMMENT IN GERMANY.....

SURPLUS OF SIX MILLIONS.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

Loydew, March 14, 2

and I believe that the interent would be very much less if there was not the present difficulty in recovering. I would make it so that directly a man "borrows"money he should go to gao-(Laughter).

After considering the case his Lordship said he could not make an order for more

Renter'a agent at Ottawa states that the Budget showe & surplus of six than $2 a month millions sterling.

Of the revenue 62 per cent is derived

but little affected, while things have (Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) from the Custom and 14 per cent from

gone on much as usual ap to the pre‹ went over most of the country owing to the large stocks of coal which were accumulated prior to the strike, though

pobody apparently knows their extent, which probably varise greatly.

Moreover, the supplies of coal are being sked out in several cities, not- ably at Bradford, by short time.

The cotton trade is working from bind to mouth.

Largely owing to the lack of trans- port for raw materials, the potterise, shipping Asheries, and the iron and steely trades are being practically extinguished.

LONDON, March 15. The German Press has hitherto

made little comment on Mr. Churchill' Naval Estimates.

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The Lokalanzeiger hopes that the

veiled threat will be daly appreciated

in consideration of the German Arma- ments Bill A.

excise duties.

ITALIAN WAR SUCCESSES.

DELÍRIOUS JOY.

The Die Part calls Mr. Churchill'. (Reuter's Service to the China Mail) reservation regarding fature building

bitter mockery."

LONDON POISONING

CABE.

THE VERDICT:

Food has advanced but very little, (Router's Service to the China Mail.) axcept fish.

Casual unorganised labour is the mörst auferer

Lamox, March 15,

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Menara Folishwalls and Kotwall, Cotton and Yarn Brokers, reparti

Que last circular was lamed off, the 2nd instant per S. 3. Ansayo. We have to report ag absolutely bink fortnight, not a single transaction having come ende

This state of our market may,

tổ two main PEAPONS, the houry bonk night had to be

Lowboy, March 1455 Renter's correspondent at Rome states that there was delirious the chaotic condition thusiasm in the Chamber when General | prorinon, and the Spingardi, Minister for War, recounted going on between the recent successes, culminating with o the triumph at Benghazi when sun of victory was more resplendent than ever.

It is officially Warships- Krs. at present in

In the sensational poisoning case Sea. mentioned in the London rapers on

Soup dichens and distributions of January 17th, Mr Seddon has been food and fuel barz boor started.

It is impoemble to indioste the side of the miners, which is wholly,

STILL MORE DEPRESSING

sentenced to death fur the murder, of Miss Barrow with arsenic from fly. papers, Sapera, while Mr Seddon, who was also charged, has been acquitted..

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