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FRIDAY MAY 17, 1912.

THE CHINA MAIL.

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THE BRITISH NAVY'S

DEVELOPMENT.

'IMPORTANT SPEECH BY MR CHURCHILL,

consult the Government and the Admiralty as to the course of policy: which should be adopted in fatare. It the main raval developments of the last | ten years have begun a concentration of British fleets in decisive thentres, it is not unlikely that in the rania maral developments of the next ten years there will be grown effective naval forces in the great Dominions overseas. Then we would be able to make the true division of labour between the Mother Ar we reported in cur Second Edition country and the daughter states, which *løst night, Mr Winston Churchill, the is, that we maintain ses sapremacy First Lord of the Admiralty, speaking against all toners at decisive points, as the guest of the Shipwright's Company and that they guard and patrol all the in London, made an important speech | rest of the Empire. on the present position and probable -development of the British Navy.

· Maintaining British Supremacy.

-SEVERAL PARTIES: ONLY

*ONE NAVY." Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

LONDON. May 16.

--COMRADES AND BROTHERS ACROSS THE SEAS.”

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CHINESE NEWS.

Wah Tez Yat Po's Sernice.) PEKING, May 17. The pegotiation between Hung Hi Ling, the Financial Minister, and the Representatives lasted till 9p.in. on the 14th inst, and were resumed on the 13th. It was decided that £10,000,000 shall be handed over before that date. The terms of the agreenient are similar, in the main to those contained in the Kowloon- Canton Railway Loan agreement! ie, that the neobuntants and audi tors must be European. The other terms in regard to the superinten dents for the disposal of the loans will be the same as were decided on the 12th inst. The representativen have wired to London to this effect.

[CorynIGHT] LOAN FROM RUSSIA

TO CHINA."

Aludeprudent News Agency's Service to the China Mail.

TORIO, May 17,

A contrict of a Loan between Russia and China has almost baga settled. Some revisions on the Lerms of the contract are expected. and the contract will be signed in a few days,

EX-VICEROY OF MAN- CHURIA.

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

Tokio, May 17. Hung Hi Ling has negotiated with

Tel lang, ex-Viceroy of Man- the Representatives for a further churia, arrived in Kobe on the 15th loup of £40,000,000 for the payment inst of foreign loans and for those pay.

ments that are bearing interest only,

The Russian Representative" dur- ing the meeting proposed to super- intend the fimaciul and political administrations of China but was repudiated by the other Representa-

tives,

loans was rejected by the Consulta

The Bill for borrowing internal tive Chamber.

5 am not going to attempt to forecast or prescribe the exact form which these decolopments should take, though the march of opinion appears to be pro Mr Churchill said the principles ceeding on thoroughly practical lines, govorning the organisation now de This, I venture to say, that the Admiral veloping at the Admiralty were. that.

ty are no reason why arrangements constant and intimate connection must should not the made to give the be maintained between constructive

Dominions a full measure of control of acter's nat the Admiralty on the one the movements in time of pence of any band, no the officers of the seagoing Beet on the other. The influence of the naval forces which, with our help, they

Wong Chung Wai, the Minister of latter should be made effectively operating to efficient existence. In time of

war we know our countrymen oversets Justice, intends to employ French Its upon designs and types peculiar to will have only one wish, to encounter legal advisers, to establish a train- thair own AT236. He was deeply sensible of the kindness with which the the enemy wherever there is need anding department for judicial officers. new office-lind been treated by men of the danger most severe." The important and to publish solicitors' regulations. politics. That showed the important thing is that the gaps should be filled fact, well-known to Great Britain, but so that while we in the old country which could not be too well-known guard the decisive centres our comrades outside, that though we have several and brothers across the seas keep the parties, we have only one Navy. flag lying on the oceans of the world.

MORE MEN, MONEY, "AND"

MATERIAL NEEDED:

is well that this should be so; for we live in times of increasing strait Every month witness measured. ile velopments of tremendous force against which we are bound to guard ourselves My duty is to go again to Parliament this year for men, money, and material The policy of naval concentration, which has lately been brought to its final act, has given a real measure of security to the heart of the Empire, but the fact that the feet must be concentrated at the decisive theatres of European waters creates a new want, a new need, and a hew opportunity for the great self governing Dominions. We should al. ways be in a position to overcome the atrongest, combination of powers. We believe we are in that position now and for the immediate future, but the war tay be protracted and indecisive. It in more likely that that war will never

.come in our time.

STRONG SQUADRONS TO AID COLONIES.

Meanwhile, pending the decision in

THE LATE KING OF

DENMARK.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

LONDON, May 16.

The House of Lords and the House of Commons have sens addresses of condolence, to King George and Queen Alexaudri:

Mr. Asquith, in an eulogistic speech Great Britain could not forget that on the lite King Frederick, said that:

Military Commanders in Peking

have been, authorised to rotify the soldiers that their pay will be defer-

ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

Lossos, May 10. Mr. Asquith announced that the House of Commons would rise in August and re-assemble in October.

SUGAR DUTY NOT TO BE ABOLISHED.

red for a fortnight, and persuade (Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) them to quietly wait.

LONDON, May 18.

A great number of Koreans have ernigrated to Manchuria to engage, in agriculture, and request to be nation- alised. The Viceroy of the province has requested by wire that nation alisation.regulations be drafted with.. out delay,

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AUSTRALIAN MINERS ON THE DEFENCE."

SEQUEL TO A HEAVY FINE.

(Router's Service to the China Mail.)

Loxoos, May 18.

A telegram from Broken Hill

he was the brother of Queen Alexa-states that as a sequel to the fining Era," who still holds with undimishof & Socialist #100 for preventing his ed sway the affection of the people." son from drilling, the miners balloted on the question of the retention of TOUCHING SCENES IN HAMBURG the Defence Act. The result of the ballot was favourable to the reten-

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)tion of the, Act.

Loxbox, May 17..

THE "KIAUCHAU ESTIMATES.

CRITICISM,

AL

The Danish ermunity in Ham- burg and the authorities visited the Death Chamber and paid their re- spects to the dead King.

There was an affecting scene when ADMIRAL TIRPITZ AND SOCIALIST the Queen touchingly thanked those present for their loyalty and kind-(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

LONDON, May 18. A telegram from Reuter's Berlin to a hearse, and the family and correspondent states that during the officials, in carriages, formed a cor debate in the Reichebag of the second tege to the station amidst silent and

for Copenhagen.

ness.

Thereafter the body was rehoved

In the House of Commons, Mr J. C- Wedgwood, M. P. for Newcastle-under- Lyme, moved that the sugar duty ba abolished.

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maiter immediately. No resource was General Meeting which will be abeoquent- available except new taxation if the sugar duty was abolished. Therefore be could not encourage any hope at the present stage.

THE YERANDAH "CASE.

In the Summary Court this morning infere Mr. Justice Gompertz, the action was resumed in which Alexander Kotas, George Maidonis shit George Tsamtsato- pulas, traders, of the old Post Office, sured i Hing, trader, of 153, Queen's Road, for $1,000 damages for breach of contract whereby the defondantsTM agreed to erect a verandah at the old Fost Office

premises. For the plaintiffs Mr. Eldon Potter, barrister, instructed by Mr. M. Reader Harris, of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grish, appeared: defendants being repre- sented by Mr. C. G. Alabaster, barrister (Attorney-Generol), instructed by Mr. J. H. Gardiner.

The cross-examination of the plaintif

the critical theatres, the general mobility respectful crowds, where they left reading of the Kiauchau (Tsingta! Alexander Kotas was resumed by Mr.

THE SIX POWERS' LOAN.

J

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail, }

Losno, May 16.

Alabaster, in answer to questions by whom he said the defendant bad pro- mised that there should be no competing business carried on in the old Post Office Buildings, sad on or about July 21st wit-

estimates. Admiral von Tirpitz, re plying to Socialist criticism regarding the strengthening of the forces at Kianehan by 500 men said that all the Consulates and even the Chinese authorities, earnestly requested the

ness asked Mr. Gardiner, who was at sending of these troops. It was not a question of strengthening the gar-defendant on the subject. A meeting took tint time acting for him, to write to rison at Tsingtau but of strengthen-

the Force in the Far East.

THE DEFENCE OF OU EMPIRE.

The Daily Telegraph, in referringing to the meeting of the Six Powers has transpired that Austria has op- representatives in Londorf, says it

plied to participate.

DISCUSSING CHINESE FINANCE.

(Reuter's Scrtice to the China Mail.)

LONDON, May 17.

The Conference has been conclud-

THE DOMINIONS'.'' NATURAL. SENSITIVENESS."

(Router's Service to the China Mail.)

LONDON, May 18.-

Lord Lyttelton, addressing a mest

of our fleet, reduced at present and for some years to come, we are only able to maintain a sufficient margin in home waters at decisive, points, but by making special arrangements, effecting partial mobiliantion, we can in case of need fit out and despatch strong squadrons to aid any colorics whose vital interests

place, at which defendant denied that be

Are menaced or attacked. That is a

had made such a promise. Mr. Haza -duty we are able and proud to dis

land was sent for, and asked if any such promise had been made, he said he did charge. It is a duty we do not hesitate

not know anything about it, and went to run the risks 'cf discharging.

away without giving any satisfactory ez- We do not hesitate to make sacrifices

planation. Defendant said if plaintiff was not satisfied be could have his $150 for the protection of the Ball-

deposit money back and quit the pro- governing Dominions, and, when I

mises, and witness, who understood that speak of this, I mean not only by general

defendant was trying his best to get him sen supremacy which operates simaited for the present, and it will be

out of the premises, refused the offer. aneously and universally in every quarter resumed on a date not yet fixed.ing of the Imperial Mission, urged He could not say if he would minire any of-the-globe-hot-by-the-despatch, if Sone of the delegates are leaving the necessity of them shaping their claim in respect of this promise regard. England to confer with their prin-Foliey with the view to a united, ing the competing business; be wond necessary, of particular aquadrone to

solid system defence throughout see about that later on laughter). At the Empire. It was unthinkable, an interview between the parties in Mr. he said, that Great Britain should Gardiner's office Mr. Gardiner took ix- be burdened with the defence of the structions for the clauses in the tenancy whole Empire, while participation by agreement, on paper which was pro the Dominions was optional. There duced... was, however, increasing pressure of Mr. Poitor objected that the inter Colonial opinion regarding the ques-perter who acted at the interview should tion, and he warned the Mission's be called to prove the instructions. speakers to beur in mind the natural Mr. Alobaster. You are too impetuous, sensitiveness of the Dorninioris. You leap before you get to the utile, let Colonial opinion develop spon- right, Better, concluded Mr. Lyttelton, to Mr. Potter If it is identified it is all

taneously-then let action come under To reply to further questions plaintiff ite pressure..

said at the interview nobody said any thing about the verandah because it was ungeesanry.

cipals.

any part of the Empire where special Reuter's agency learns that con- dangers might menace our fellow-siderable progress has been made. countrymen. That we can do now and The Conference discussed the broad next year and in the years inmedimely hoses regarding Chinese finance and Before us. Still we must regnise that the details with reference to ad- with every new development of the roges for the payment of troops.

Though the Austro-Hungarian tinentul navies, with every niep of the Foreign Office applied to the Govern- coaseless accumulation in naval strength tents of the Six Powers represented with which we are confronted, the to be allowed to participate in the worldwide mobility of the British navy Loun, they had no delegate present becomes sensibly restricted.

THE DOMINIONS" OP.

PORTUNITY, “

ut the Conference.

RESIGNATION OF MR BOTTOMLEY.

in the Ith ultrays the

AMERICA AND JAPAN.

At the conclusion of the cross-staina Daily Janku the Bill providing against the admission of ed the hearing till Tuesday weak at ton But the Vulud States Senate passed them of the plaintif his Lordship adjourns

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