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THE STRIKE PROBLEM. THE HOME RULE BILL.

DEBATE IN HOUSE OF COMMONS,

SECOND READING PASSED.

Router's Service to the China Mail.)(Rauter's Service to the China Mail)

LONDON, May 9.

LONDON, May 9. The Second Reading of the Home Mr Lloyd George said that a search-Rule Bill for Ireland has passed by ing inquiry by the Government might | 372 votes to 271.

The House of Ccommons yesterday de- bated the industrial arrest.

„be necessary.

IRELAND WANTED!“

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THE P. &O, STRIKEL

THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail) LONDON, KY 9. k The London Commities of the National Transport Workers have referred the threatened strike of the P. and O. senmen to the National Executive. This amounts to a termination of the dispute with the Pand 0. Company. It was

Mr Asquith, speaking at the Bunkers ANOTHER PARLIAMENT FOR resolved that this question of the man- Dinger, mid tint the recurrence of

great atrikes made it incumbent upon the: -Government and the basiness community to solve the problem.

PRIME MINISTER'S IMPORTANT SPERO J.

Mr Kemp, a Liberal member, opposed the Bill, and said that he would have supported the Party if Ulster had been allowed a separate Parliament. T

Sir Gilbert Parker, referring to pro Home Rale resolutions from

„BRITAIN AND THE SUPREMACY OF Overseas Legislatures saki be thought

THE SEA.

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LONDON, May 9.

xing of the boats is more important than can be decided by a strike against the P. and O.

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KAISER TAKES TO FOX HUNTING.

ENGLISH HUNTSMAN TO

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LONDON, May 9.

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PEKING, May 9." The Chinese National Assembly has decided that all the officers, of high grades shall in future dress in European style, and that the officers of the lower grades. shall have the privilege of dressing in the style they prefer.

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immediately give them funds with which to pay the wages of the sol diers. It is feared that if the money is not speedily forthcoming there may be a mutiny.

OBJECTION TO QUEUE CUTTING.

Violet Forster's Lover, by Richard Marsh. The Frontier, by Maurice Lablanca The Satanist, by H. Fraser The Guests of Hercules, by C. N. and A.

Williamson. The Ordinary Man & Ertzmantimary Thing,

by Harold Begbie.. The

by G.B.5 Stevana. The President of the Chinese The Magician, by F. E. Perny

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of State, by Winifred Grabam. Board of the Interior bas objected Haveo, by B. Phillips Oppenheim to cut off their queues.

they misunderstood. Ireland's position, and moreover they had anega to the value of the Irish vote in their own domains, Mr Churchill and Mr

The Kaiser has decided to introduce, Samuel had misled the house when they Mr. Asquith, in the course of a speech last night at the dinner of said that Ireland's position was an-foxhunting into Germany and has com the Central Association of Bankers, alogous to that of South Africa. Flemissioned Bartlett, the bantaman to Baid: I have just come from wit (Sir Gilbert) would be astonished if Earl Fitzwilliam, to forrr a pack of cessing a spectacle to which I sup- the nationalists were willing to accept foxhounds which leave for Potadam to the proposal to corupel the Chinese The Myst Black Magic, by LT. Mendo.

the subordinate position of a Province. to-morrow. Prince Ettal Frederick will If Natal attempted to stand out of the be Master." Union, the reply to the latter would be

You shall not go."....

porn there never has been a parallel in the history of the warld the Great British Fleet which is now -assembled under the eyes and in the presence of the King, at Weymouth. There has never been, I believe, in the same space of water, such an sggregation of the implements of -destruction; and as I went round the than revolvers.

Mr Robert Barcourt advised Uslter to profit by the example of Natal and negotiate, which would be more effectual

Mr Redmond said that underly flect and inspected at close quarters some of these magnificent, if mon-ing all the arguments-against-the achievements of modern Bill Wis the assumption that all

strous,

LONDON TAILORS'

STRIKE.

UNREST STILL SPREADING:

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

London, May 9.

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· science, the thought could net but parties to the new treaty would Oscar to me whether the time might be aimated with bad feeling Though the strike of West-End tailors not some day arrive-perhaps within the life-time of some of the younger instead of having the desire to make the is weakening through lack of funds of those who are fitting at these best of things. Why should this 6,000 tailors in the East End decided tables-when this gigantic expendi-malicious felly be attributed to Irishmen, last night to strike immediately. *** ture would be diverted into more when it had never been committed by fruitful and fertilizing channels, and any other section of the Empire to would be saved from the incubus which Home Rule bad been granted? which rests upon its best aspirations. I would be to Ireland's high- So far as we are concerned," and so

est interests. to safeguard far as the fleet of Great Britain is

BANKERS AND CONSOLS.

concerned, we know it to be and the her "Constitution and work it in (Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

World knows it to be-an instrument moderation towards

success, and

LONDON, May 9.

hot of aggression but of defence; and for the first time in ber history to do

Mr Asquith was the principal guest with the countless and ever-multi-be utmost to promote the unity and the last night at the dinner of the Central plying interests of which we are the prosperity of the Empire. He believed Association of Bankers. Sir Felix trustees and guardians, we cannot that all the old Party disisions would Schuster, who presided, referred to the afford, so long as the world remains in its present state of temper, to quickly disappear and responsibility depreciation of console and deprecated neglect any means for making these would have a steadying and moderating any artificial measure. It was purely Interests secure against every danger eflect upon men of all political views. due to natural causes which must be left and maintenance of our supremacy Nationalists, both in Ireland America and to work out themselves and they would of our indisputable and invincible the Dominions, accepted the Bill as a final work. All the bankers were unsuimos supremacy-at sea which is the first settlement. From the point of view of in impressing upta. the Premier the and fundamental condition not only Foreign Policy and Military strength, the importance which they all attached to of the integrity of the British Em- Bill was the most urgent step that could sinking funds, both old and new. pire but of the life of the British be taken to safeguard Britain's future Every possible means should be taken people.'

and ensure the solidarity of the Empire to restore a ready market for consols. and would remove an obstacle away to natural understanding between the great English speaking republic.

THE FALL IN CONSOLS.

Mr. Asquift, proceeding to discuss salting affairs, expressed satisfac- op regarding the prosperity and

ability of the British banking IRISH PROTESTANT MINORITY institutions, which had remained analtered. The deposits at the Banks within the paat forty

GROWING.

THE BIG CHINESE LOAN.

INTERNATIONAL BANKERS MEETING IN LONDON.

(Reuter's Service to the Ching Mail.)

LONDON, May 9.

Jears or less had risen by be- Mr W. E. Russell said that the tween four hundred to five hundred Protestants in Southern Ireland would million, and, moreover, the banking be prepared to acquieece in Home Rule, facilities had enormously increased. and there was a growing minority of

M. Virgtraed, a director of the Husso- Referring to the fall in Consols, Mr. Frotestanta in Ulster who were not Asiatic Bank, is coming to London to Asquith mentioned three causes of the enlargement in Trustee Securi- opposed to the measure. He ridiculed participate in the meetings of the ties and the general demand of higher the nation that Ulater would fight. ' interent during trade activity. "The fall in Consols had taken place. markedly during a series of years when Parliament had made provision at far greater rate than ever before

LABOUR LEADER'S VIEWS.

Mr Ramsay Meccómld sympathised

for the reduction of debt; and we with the religious prejudices of the may say, without undue arrogance or Protestants of Ulster, but the Protestant self-complacency that our position and action will compare vory favour-workers there were beginning to dis- ably with those of any European cover that the present agitation was state."

more economic than religious. In Belfast

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THE INDUSTRIAL UNREST.

the ascendancy nowadays was over labour and not over the Catholics. The

International Bankers concerned with the Chinese Ioan.

THE MINIMUM WAGE ACT.

SERIOUS TROUBLU

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of Nins, by William Le Quez. The House of The Woman Hunter, by Arabella Kenely. Thair Wedded Wife by Alice M. Band. The Mystery of Rei Marsh Farm, by AH.

Marshall

TOM MANN SENTENCED. The Turning Wheel, by Thick Donovan

The Baby Heart of Kishgar, by A. W.

Marchmont,

„GETS SIX MONTHS.

"(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

Losnow, May 9. Tom Mann, the well-known labour agitator, has been sentenced to six months' imprisonment in the Second Division for inciting the soldiers to mutiny.

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The Forest on the Hill, by Eden Phillpots. The Written Law.by F.G.Knowles Foster. The Fired Girl, by Mrs Coulson Kernahan. The Order of Release, by H. De Vere Mollie the Handful, by Florence Wardan.

Stacpoole. Camival," by

•Compton

Mackenzie. The Girl with the Blue Eyes, by Lady

Tronbridge Roth of Rowldr, by Mrs Stanley

Wrench.

Views and Vagabonds, by R. Masinley. The Children of Almos, by Bené Bazin. The Drunkard, by Guy Thorne.

COUNT METTERNICH WATKINS, LTD.,

RESIGNS.

(Renter's-Service to the China Mail)

Loupon, May 9. Beuters's Berlin correspondent tele- graphs that Count Metternich has re- signed and that the resignation has been accepted.

It appears that it was tendered a year age, but postponed for various reasons, including the Coronation.

THE KING IN A SUB- MARINE.

(Reuters Service to the China Mail,

·LONDON, May 9.

A telegram from Portland states that the King voyaged in a sub-merged sub-marine, for two miles.

FOG SPOILS MANOEUVRES.

LATER.

The fog continues to prevail, and, in consequence, the principal manoeuvres have been rendered impossible,

IMPORTANT POLITICAL

COALITION.

(Bouter's Service to the China Mail:),

Loyboy, May 9.

At a reproentative Conference of Con (Reuter's Service to the China Mail.servatives and Liberal Unionists, it was

LONDON, alay 9. decided to amalgamate.

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Bill would strip the veil from the Mr. Hartshorn, the Welsh miners' Mr. Asquith then proceeded to dis- enemies of labour who were responsible agent, predicts serious trouble as the Quis the relations of capital and for the Orange agitation, and would result of Lard St. Aldwyn's decision as Holsbury, Lord Londonderry, Mr labour. There, were signs, be said, to the industrial sky which ought to prose an enormous gain to Trade with regard to the minimum wage for Bouar Law, Earl Lansdowne, Duke of ONLY OF THE YERY

Devonshire, Mr Austen Chamberlain South Wales. The newspapera declare warn complacent optimism, despite Unionists.. the unexampled prosperity of trade, Mr Bonar Law said it was impossible that the reaat, together with the delay and other prominent members of the s last year the relations between to maintain this part of the Federal of the other boards in retching a Party have been attending conferenced capital and labour, had rarely been System, when the Government were decision, testify to the failure of the Mr Balfour and Mr Joseph Chamberlain more severely strained. There destroying unity by establishing" a

wrote approving of the objects in view. Seurrence of incidents like the Rail-

separate Custom House within the United

way and the Coal Strikes mede Ringdong and disregarding Colonial it the duty not only of the Govern practice. When Australia federated,

ment but the business of Banking New South Wales recognized the neces Committees to look beneath the 'sur. face to distinguish between money sity of abandoning free trade principles.

REICHSTAG AND MIXED MARRIAGES

Lasnos, May 9

and real value of the increases whe-It was monsense to talk, of legal safe- (Bouter's Bervice to the China Mail.) ther in wages or profita; and, above guarde. Buch safe-guards existed in all, to study the economic fabric not the case of the Dominions, but no piece-meat but as a whole. Many Government would dream of exercising of the antitheses which the people them and no Damition would allow were accustomed to take for granted to exercise them.

as describing irreconcilable interesta such a prodmer and consumer, en ployer and employed, would tum out upon careful examination to repre sent growing inter-dependence of all

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