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SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1912.

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| COFTRAGET.

THE COAL MINES BILL

193 MAJORITY ON SECOND - READING.

(Reuser's Service to the China Mail)

Laos, March 29, The Minimum Wage Bill has passed its second reading by 348 voles to 225.

THE VOTING.

·" LATER.

The Labourites and the Nationalists -voted with the majority, which was

arger than expected.

The figures were recaired with ex- -aitant cheers by the Ministerialista.

~THE SITUAT.ONAL

Sir Edward Grey, in winding up the -debate, intimated that it was impossible for the Government to include

would would

"AWAMING NEGOTIATIČNE.

The commitise rings is continuing bat, in a perfanotory manner, the mem- bers waiting the real of the negotia tions outside, which have included

conference between Mr Asquith, and My Fonar Law,

Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, on behalf of the Miners Federation, said the men would attend the Conference which he hoped would result in an agreement, without which the Bill would be nnalees.

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TOKIO, March 29.

In a fire which broke out at Sumti one of the licensed quarters of Tokyo 1,200 houses were reduced to asbes

LNESS OF JAPAN ESE AMBASS DOR

(Independent News Agency's Service to the China Afail)

TOKYO, March 23

The Japanese Ambassador to Peking, Mr Tjuin, left that cily yesterday for home, owing to illness.

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onday's China

THE GONDOLIERS.

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Last evening on the cocasion of the second night's perfore Ciondoliers *** by the Hongk Dramatic Club, there was cadwded hour

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of general appreciation. The performance on the whulu, was even better carried out than on the opening night, and it went

Glorious Lile by Dorothes Geard. The Battls, by Glaude Farrers. Mrs Wynberleys Wards, by LA A. Harker The Way of su: Engie, by E., M. Dell. The Red Fleur-de-Lys, by May Wynce. Mald's Money, by Mrs Houry Dudeney. sily, dusts, quartetten ute-, jika the chorum Caccone of Cartonduf, by la. C. Kenny. work attaining a high standard of excelli, patrioti

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schedule for bewers' wages in the Bill hard labour and two printers, named (independent News Agency's Servicef with a rare swing, the randering of the when wat oor bv. F. M. Pescoc

He declared that an early settlement of the prisis was imperative and stated that should the Bill fail to settle the dispute the Government would be com. pelled to protect the nation by every -means in its power.

SIR EDWARD GREY'S STATEMENT,

(Beuter's Service in the China Xirit.)

LONDON, March 23. A journalist named Gay Bowman has been sentenced to nine months respectively Benjamin Buck and Charles Buck, have been sent to prison. for six montha with hard labour, on charge of publishing in the Syndicalist newspaper an open letter endeavouring to parsuade soldiers to mutiny by urging them got to fire on the strikers if ordered to do s

to the China_Mail.)

Toxto, March 23- It has bean docided that the er.

Emperor of China and the Imperial family shall remove from the Fulace on April lat (Old Style).

TO PROTECT SW▲TOW.

to the China Mail).

The impression in the Lobby is more DEATH OF ME W. JAMES. (Independent News Agency's Service hopeful for a speedy passage of the Bill, though it is possible there will be a #df fight la committee.

A FRI ND OF KING EDWARD'S.

The conlowners have prepared 17 (Reuter's Service to the China Mail)| amendmenta

The Liberal papers say that the

· Government will accept the 5/- and 2/- minims, but the Times is emphatic declaring that the Cabinet yesterday decided to recosia firm in its refusal to decapt these figures. This adds a most interesting factor to the situation.

If the strike is not anded by the passage of the Bill, the Opposition expect that the Government will take other measu706,

The Government view is that the man will trickle back to work im mediately the Bill is passed, and that there will probably be a general re- sumption by Easter, thus Justifying the sot.

BILL IN COMMITTEE.

Toro, March 23.

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ence. Praise is due to the . D. G. for all, Pagbabarileok" by Thomas Cobb, admirable production of this opera which is presented user which does the Flower of Grass, by Kathlyn Rhodes

The Evolution of Bam, by Evelyn Breath

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The Tale of the Dead LONDON, March 22.

The death is announced of Mr

Willie James, who was a close friend of the late King Edward VIT

[Nor Tito Mr William Dudue Jaines, CV.O., was BT years of age He was educated at Harrow and was r experienced traveller, having visited the Sood in,

Abyssins, Somaliland,

Ars in, Afghanistan, and the Arctic Regions. Be a big landowner. In 1889 be married Evelyn, Lahat daughter of Sir Charles Forbes, and there are four daughters ad eae son. Deceased resided at West Dean Park, Chiches af, and was a member of the Royal Yacht Squadron, Cowes-E, C. M.]

DEFENCE OF THE FATHERLAND. EFFECT OF NEW DEFENCE „BILLS.

LONDON, March 22,

Duing the committee stage, Mr J. L. (Reuter's Service to the China Mail) King, Liberal member for North Bomerset, moved an amendment that the minimum wage be 5 for men and -2/- for boya

Reuter'a Berlin correspondent reports that the additional expenditure on the Army and Navy involved by the new

·Defence Bills amounts to £4,850,000 for 1912 and £6,350,000 for 1913.-

Mr Asquith refused to accept the -amendment. He stated that he was not disposed to set up a precedent by fixing

The Army Bill provides for two a rate of wages by Act of Parliament additional Army Corps and the attach and pointed out the dangers to the men ment of a maschine gua company to shemselves because it would tend to be

every infantry regiment. This will -treated as a maximum.

mean an increase in the peace effective forces of 20,000 men. --

·A· DRAMATIC TURN.

Mr King's amendment was negatived without a divisico, but previously the debate took a dramatic turn-

The Labotrifes had been warning Government that the rejection pl

THE SUGAR CONVEN-

TION.

The English, German, American and Japanese Consuls at Sastow, have jointly decided, in case of disturbance izvolving foreign life or properly, to take steps to protect their nationule from

danger,

MOB RIBINGS.

(Independent News Agency's Service

to the Chino Mail)

TOKYO, March 22 Molu Taving arisen in the provinces of Kinngsi and Ewangs, looking villaga

The Third Miss Wenderby,by M.K. Chrunty, The Fair Irish Maid, by Justin Huntly The Doll by Violet Hant.

McCarthy

A He was Born, by Tom Gallon.

**One of the firest yrobts affat is the description applied to the Semiramis which will moon Le seen in Bungkong harbour. Fitted up sumptuously theme Smiramis has been chartered by Mes Leeds from Lord Anglesey for three or four months. Auqmpanying Mrs Learts are the Duke and Duchess of Manchester, Lady Sarah Wilson, Lord Falconer, and Lord Lascelles The Semiramis sailed from Cowen with four of the partý op. January 10th, and was joined at Sues by Mrs Leeds and the Duchess of Manchester. The distinguished party have made a namber of visits In Tudia, and also visited Delhi. The Duke and Ducheus ut: Frei- lington joined them at Culemba,

The Semiramis is the second largest yacht in the world and was formerly and towns, troops bavo been despatchedorned by Mr Anthony Brezol, when it from Peking to restore order."

STRIKE EFFECTS.

ACUTE DISTRIES AT HOME. (Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

LONDON, March 22.

The cold and wet is intensifying the distress in many districts in the United Kingdom

messures.

was known as the. Margherita,Besides Commander Edwin E. Chassell, she marries two officers, four engineers, and C6 crew, sil Europeana.

BRITISH EDUCATORS IN

CHINA.

The opening of Hoogk ng University serves to remind the National Review how, without much lo, British educators have been steadily sowing the educational Engdreds of people in Middles sood in China ever since Morrison's time. borough and Grimsby besieged the As far as we remember, there is not a Town Halls in order to secure groceries, single British institution in China which while crowds in Glasgow scrambled for very high standard has been done. Epeak- calla itself a University, and yet work of ing quite from memory recall the bune and loaves.

Tradesmen are selling at cost price magnificent work done at Tantsin by Dr. at the Anglo Chine Larington Hart everywhere, and are giving extensive College, work quite

Dr. Hart's own

dietin barkworld expect from in the walione career as a tutor and examiner Daily meals are being given to the Cambridge and London, with that of the children, forty thousand meals being modern universities of Great Britain. The served by one agency alone at Purslem, first batch of students graduated from this institution last autom and Yose Shih- where the feature is bottle-feeding Fails o o convinced of the excellence of its work that he has three of his own sons there. Then there is the quiet but effective work of Wesley College, Washing, the standard. In which was met by Dr

of The Loye

Cambridge. barbers, mar of 18 There is

the educational work of the Friends and Canadian missions in - Sze- chwan, and the excel

excellent work of the Methodist

Colleges at Ningpo and Wag where the right plan has been adopted of sending out fully trained

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail) rooms for babies, booding

LONDON, March: 22.

On the other hand, many industrial The French and the Belgian Cham-centres, for instances, Shaffield, Oldham, the unishment would mean, the pro- bors have voted for the prolongation of Huddersfield, Derby, and has longation of the strike. Then Mr the Sugar Convention

Ramsay Macdonald intervened and announced that the miners would waive

the invertion of the districts schedule

THE TURF.

of wages if the 5). and 2/ were (Renter's Service to the China Mail)

Inserted,

Mr Keir Hardio suggested the with drawal of Mr King's amendment in order to discuse Mr Macdonald's con

bat Sir Edward

Gray adhered

to the position that the Government could not accept any figures in the Bill. But he pointed out that these bad now been narrowed down to the

-6).. and '3/- and there was room for farther conference,

a

Mr Macdonald said he could not at present, pledge the Federation but he would inform the Hougs of their decision to-night,

Thereafter Mr Asquith, sent for Sir Estcliffe Ellis, and it ie prsen med that negotiations are in progrees.

LONDON, March 22.1 The betting for the Lincolnshire Handicap, to be run on the 20th inst is as follows-9 to £ against Hornet's Beauty; 5 to 1 ngamst Warfare: 9 to 1 against Unde Par and Long Set: 100 to 8 against Sobieski)

For the Grand National, to be'res at the Liverpool Spring Meeting on the 29th, the betting is to 1 against Rathnailly: 7 to 1 against Jerry

that the distres hitherto experienced does not exceed the normal.

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