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THE MINERS

BALLOTS,

SETTLEMENT PROBALE.

[COYPRIGHT.]

GRAVE RAILWAY SITUATION

ACCUSATION ÄGAINST THE

COMPANIES.

Beuters Service to the Chino. Mail.) (Reuter's Service to the China Mail

» Losnov, April 3 The result of the coalminent ballot

at midnight was as follows:--

For resumption.... 141,353

In t

Lostnox, April 4. the House of Commons, Mr J. Thomas, Labour M.2. for Derby, and Amiatant Secretary of the Railwaymen's Drtion, called attention to a grave situa.

BERMUDAF NEW

GOVERNOR.

(Reuter's Service to the China Alail

LoxDow, April 4 Major General Sir Mackworth Bullonk has been appointed Corernor

of Bermads in succession to the late Lient, General Sie FW Kitchende who recently died follozing an operation for appendicitis

that we should win, but I coulit ung. when in Colombo on tur way cot

Mr Warner added that his expectations were even more than realiset, although he always had a yogy high opinion of the cap abüities of the side. He said that the

Pure -

and

Drugs

practical knowledge to worked together is one man daring of their properties, are

two chier essentials in the business of the

MODERN & UP-TO-DATE

the whole of the tour, although in the fireb mottled down. That, however was their Toa the men bad, unfortunately, not quite only lapse, and he thought no blame could be attached to anyone. The team had

a martellous record, and had, of crested a Against resumption 156,013tion in the railway world farising from a Neo-The new Governor of Rermuda congue dona much better than any other has been Goderal Officer Commanding the side that bad. viibed” Commonwealth. These figures include the following the failure of certain Companies to carry West Riding Division since 1910. Ha raw The last time he took out teams.

hey lost dos of service in the Boer War, two Tota, and this time, of course, they great returns from Scotland

out their obligations under the Grove menta conciliation scheme," and statedment, and later was General Commanding matches on the present tour For resumption. 19,879

Towing to the that unless the Board of Trade im in Egypt. Barn in India, he is 60 years of splendid weather, and another point was 'Against resumption 20,850

| Tasmania: Now counted $2,946 per annum.-ED. CM.]

an firat-cbina basins, which they did not, də Despite the hostile vote of the nor:mediately acted, the rmalt would be Bermuda Governorship is worth that Queensland and

before." He certainly agreed that Queeds- theru miners, it is believed that they serious. He suggested that the griev-

(wenn-now-ainst-class fil not oppoes a national settlement Ances be submitted to arbitration, should tho Miners' Federation advice -resumption

being in command of the 2nd Devan Regi-had lost only one. They also finished more CHEMYST &

On behalf of the Board of Trade, Me

J. M. Robertson, Secretary to the

¡

CHINESE AFFAIRS.

k

**What were the kliks Mr Warner

Raked he replied: **Simply perfect h

Mr Enoch Edwards, Pro«ident of the Board, agreed to consider the sugger SUN TAT-SEN COMING SOUTH", never befara" soar Büch good wickets. Miners' Federation, speaking at Stoke, kid he was convinced that the ultimate

rosult would be such as would empower --himself and his colleagues to order the

en to resume.

RIOTS IN SCOTLAND AND

WALES.

tian."

ENGLISH FOOTBALL

CUP.

(Wah Tes Tut Po's Servits.)"

*** Shanghai, April §. Sun Yat-sen strived here to-day THE REPLAYED SEMI-FINALS. accompanied by Wong Ching-wai and Wa Hon-man. They came by special (Reuters Service to the China Mailtrain, and will proceed to Canton by

LONDON, April 4.

way of Foochow and Amoy.

The replayed matches in the semi- finds of the English Football Cup resulted as follows:-

West Bromwich Albion beat Black-

Lospos, April 4. Wild ones are reported from Glanertig, Fifeshiro, where a crowd of 4,000 people, including many women, attempted to proveat men from work-born Rovers by 1 goal to nil at Sheffield

after extra time had been played : Ing. :

Barnsley beat Swindon by 1 goal to nil at Nottingham.

The police charged the mob, who replied with volleys of stones: Even- tually they were dispersed.

There was also a disturbance at Pontypool where the miners smashed the windows of strike-breakers with 'wers critically stones. Lajured.

Two men

A BLESSING IN DISGUISE.

LATER.

[Ncto-With the defene of Swindon, the plucky Southern Leaguers, who one of the four teams mentioned have never entered

the final of the Cup, the hopes of the South disappear. Swindon, it will be recalled,

mada year,

game fight in the competition last

they when ware also Southers League champions, a

A honour which they again look like carrying off this season.

MISSION BUILDIN GS

I ESTROYED.

A riot has broken out in the capital of Ilonam Province and the missionary schools situate there have been pulled down.

WONG HING'S POST.

-

Wong Hing has declined the appoint- ment of General Stag Officer," but promises to render any assistance in his power.

PROPOSED UNIVERSITY.

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We use none but the purest

Drugs obtainable, and have EXPANDED METAL

think we only played on two bad wickets an experience of many years, FOR PLASTER WORK AND REINFORCEDJONO the whole time. One of then, of course, a that in the last Test match, bat Rhodes and Hobbe then played magnificently, making 70 runs for the list wicket. It was glorious display, one of the best of the tour."

HERE THEY COME? HOSES" AND BRODER. -

While on the subject of Hobba --and Rhodor, Mr Wamer referred to their wonderful success in the tour, and stated that be never wished to see a better pair. Both men touched their top form and ran magnificently between the Wickets. Of nothing too good could be and LOUTRO,

and Rhodes throughout, and play

Physicians Prescriptions Carefully made up.

PATENT MEDICINES.

Klubb's too. never played hotter in his life. Their WE WANT and if care and names became by word in Australian

cricketing circles, and when England's first pair turned out to bat the crowd used to thout Rhodes."

attention will ensure it,

Here they come, Hobb and will have Your Confidence:

WATKINS, Ltd.

Mr Warner said he had not the slightest doubt that they would be England's opening pair of batsmen in the Triangular Teats,

Speaking of the bowling of Mr Foster and Barnes, Mr Warner declared that be would not like to express an opinion as in who was the better of the two. Both players did wonders with the ball though CHEM YSTS & Barpes was just little bit unlucky. Barnes, perhaps, was the more artistic bowler, but Mr Foster was ragnificent The The pace he put on the ball was something remarkable. Mr Douglas also did excep tionally well with the ball, ani was ach

Both Barnsley and West Bromwich, whe will now meet in the final bare won their former met Newcastle United two sonsonu gan Shih-kai has sanctioned the tter than he was in England. He was way through to that ange before. The

The Tiper indicates that the strikeo and after playing a drew wero defeated proposal of Xim Sou that. a University exceedingly grateful to Mr Douglas for the

cup in 1802, best Aston Villa by 3 goals to be established. He orders the financial three years later, Aston Villa then winning cost of the project. uil, and same teams again met in the firul department to arrange for meeting the by i goal tu nil.

may prove a blessing in disgure to the ...railways, whom experience has taught much concerning the superdaity of trains and the avoidance of expensive competition.

IMPERIAL TRADE

THE ROYAL COMMISSION. "Strongest Ever Copstitated." Router's Service to the China Mail)

LONDON, April 3. The Right Hon. Mr L. V. Harcourt

Secretary of State for the Colonies, bar announced the names of the members of the Royal Commission to enquire into the Trade Resources of the Empire as follows:-

CHAIRMAN.

Lord Inchcape, formerly Mr James Lyle Mackay, a Calcatta merchant, member of the Secretary of State's ---Council, who negotiated the Commercial

Tresty with Quina in 180),

MEMBERS.

Sir Edgar Vincent, K.C.M.G,, former- * Financial Adviser to the Egyptian Government, Governor of the Imperial Ottoman. Bank Constantinople, and late Conservativa M.P. for Exeter ;*

by 2 gvals to hil. Wost Bromwich won the

Blackburn Rovers, whose career for thin year is ended after stiff fight, won the cup in 1801, beating Notta by 3 goals to L This - year's final should see a fine strug. gle, as the teams have never met before in straight fight for the honour of winning the much-coveted trophy.-E. Q.M.}

THE WESTR SLIAN TYPHOON.

A STEAM K'S FATE.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail

LONDON, April 3) A telegram from Renter's sgent at Perth, Western Australia, states that a portion of the Koombans (overdue since

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way in which he had stopped into the 81, Queen's Road Central. breach and captained the side during his illness,

Discussing the falling. Mr Warner i

Public-phone, No. 492 Bid it would be remembered that critics in England rau down the team on this score, but they had bean sufficiantly silenced. The fielding of the side was magnificent; he had never seen better. Their catching wan-sound and reliable, and, Jack Hoble va simply: superb nt oorer 20.point. He ran out 15 men altogether only during the tour. Ha comsidered him quite

the equat of Mr G. L

JerBop.

At a meeting held in the Consultative Chamber in Nanking in regard to the question of deciding the capital, votes were cast for Peking and five against

EXIT IMPERIAL CLAN."

The late Empress Dowager hea ordered the Imperial Clan to dissolve

st once,

EASTER RECESS.

the recent typhoon) and some wreckage (Reuter's Service to the China Mail) have been found.

London, April 4. Parliament has adjourned until the

It is feared that the passengers and crew, totalling 130 persons, have been Icat..

SWEDISH WOMEN'S

RIGHTS.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

LONDON, April 3, Reuter's correspondent at Stockholm states that a Bill has been introduced into the Legislators to confer upon women the Parliamentary franchise and giving women the right to stand for election. It also provides that men

no taxes for three years, shall not have" the right to vote.

10th inst.

IMPERIAL BRITISH

SQUADRON,

A CANADIAN PROPOSAL.

(Heuter's Service to the China Mail)

Mr Warner was incited to helieve that they depended rather too much on their Khrea crnch bowlers-"Mr" Fontor, "Barnes, and. Mr. Douglas, As it happened they mastered the Australian batanen com pletely, sa, parbara, it gras better not to say anything.

inquired our

What about Hearno?” repre.chus C.,

replied the English skipper, "he could'

not bowl at all, but he batted splendidly. He made a century in a Text match before he attained 91 years of age, and that, I think, iss record to be proud

of "

Referring

Ref

team

re

to the other members of the Warner said 'Mead did not come expectations, but there was no doubt se to his capabilities, Vine fielded very well

and played a great innings in the last Te t match. With regard to the wickete keepers it was difficult to say who was Ch

Smith or Stradwick Both pissed

and Strudwick, lost.

111

en he was suc seeded by

hatting Mr Wamer o

could not say too much. He said he had a beautiful style, and that be would rather watch him bet than any other man in the world. He was also a magnificent falder

in the slip. George Gunu also did very LONDON, April 3.

Quebec states that the Quebec Chronicle. The Standard correspondent at

Borden's proposed naval policy. While has published na dutline of Mr

well on the tour, being quite sound ali rou, d.

ENGLAND THRES CRACK BOWLERS."- England's three cra k bowlers, said Me

was a medium pace bowler, made the ball Warner had the sovereign merit of length and pace of the wicker. Mr Fester, who

Sir Charles John Owens, Generalad wives whose husbands have paid the number of ships fias not been decid. I stoot like greased lightning off the ground

Manager and S. C. Railway;

Sir Henry Rider Haggard, the well

known novelist and commissioner

Mr Tom Garnetty a Manchester cotton

master

Mr William Lorimer, of Glasgow Hon. Mr G. E. Foster, Canadian Minister of Trade and Commerce;

Hr Donald Campbell, ex-legislator in „South Australia pi

Mr Edward Bowring, ex-legislator in Newfoundland

az Melbourne was

towards the wicket, while Barnes had a ed, it is believed that, senders will be perfect face and turned the hall a bit both called immediately for two super-ways. His Dreadnought-cruisers Canada will Mr Warner attributed England'a success CALIFORNIAN FEARS.notify the Imperial Government and to

to the SUSPICIONS OF JAPANESE

and the general excellence of We h

particularly that of and ACTIVITY.

that naval Autonomy is carential, and Rhodes, de mandoned dat held st that representation is imperative. Both are the first Test, but he was

all the rest.

* present ar can only be met by the creation of an excellent; much

said the better than,

be used. that they

tion sil over Australs, and were meat aperiing. With regard to the barracking, at one of the matibay, the crowd, were suffering under a misapprehen-

the Governments of the Dominionate to bowling of Barnes, Mr Fuster, and

(Beuter's Service to the China Mail)

LosDON, April 3. Imperial Squadron to which the British to be They were scour crowds

A telegram from Washington states Dominion Governments should con- that the Senate has passed a torciation tribute and which should be controlled asking President Taft, if such action is by an Imperial Board of Admiralty, compatible with publle interest, to furnish all possible information regard Bir Joseph Ward, ex-Fremier of Newg the reported Japanese activity at Magdalens Bay, in Mexican California

Hon. Sir D. P. de V Graal, South African Minister of Fablic Works, Posts and Telegraphs;

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TAKING HOME: "THE ASHEBA How do you account for Bardsley's repeated failures in the Test matcbes ?"? next inquirad on representative

Becsmag Foster beat him every time. Es mod to play the ball on the lvg-side. oster, "band to swing the ball in and. he ha

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Some Criticisms by The.

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da pela patent to his health, that he was feeling parti The Times states that the Govern ment has set aside the Budget surplus with the express intention, ul-məing it for increasing

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