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FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1912.

THE KING'S BIRTHDAY.

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DEATH OF A WELL. KNOWN AMERICAN AVIATOR

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LONDON, May 31..

The death is announced of r

Wilbur Wright the well-known American aviator. Ha ancombed to an attack of typhoid fever.

CANADA AND. IMPERIAL DEFENCE.

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THE CHINA STATION FLAGSHIP.

THE CRUISER DEFENCE.

(Reuters Service to the China Mail.)

Foxbox, May. 81.

Reuter states that the Cruiser Defence is to be the flagship of the China Station, instrud of the New Zealand, which is joining the First Cruiser Squadron of the First Fleet in Home waters after visiting New Zealand early next year. No other change is contemplated-

LORD KITCHENER'S

ON EGYPT. REPORT

AN IMPORTANT CONFERENCF (Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) LONDON, May 31.-. The Hon R. L. Borden, Premier, and Router's Service to the Chins Mail) Hon Mr Hazen, of the Canadian House of Commons miled for England on Junel 23 to confer with the Imperial Goven - ment, especially with reference to Naval

Defence.

PORT OF LONDON STRIKE,

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AN ADORTIVE CONFERENCE.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

LONDON, May 30..."

The Shipowners' Federation have written to Mr. Buxton declining to attend to-morrow's conference, and declaring that they have loyally acted up to the agreement of last August, which the men have broken by the present strike.

COVENT GARDEN MORE

CHEERFUL. I.

LONDON, May 30, Lord Kitchener, as Consul-General of Egypt, in his First Annual Report, gives an interesting review, and re- cords with pleasure the general pro- gress of the country alter his eleven yeurs' absence. He notes with satis- faction. the recent calning political feeling and the fact that considera- tion of practical reforms are appar ently becoming more interesting than He abstruse political questions. warns the Mohammedans of the weakening effects of political faction,

THE KING'S NAVAL

AIDE DE CAMP.

(Reuter's Service to the Chin's Mail.)

LONDON, May 30.

The King has approved of the appointment of Admiral Foe as his first paval A.D.C. in succession to Admiral-Beaumont,

[Note-Adrara Sir Edmand Poe, The feeling at Covent Garden is

K.CB. K.C.V., C. entered the more cheerful, and business is ex-avy in 1962, served in H. M. S Butler, pected soon to be working smoothly when destroyed by fire off Monte Video in 1884: Captain 1889: Naval Adviser to Inspect: r-General of Partition'in, 1989- 09; bas commanded H.M.S "Imperieuse,"

• Lilem biem.. "Victorinus," Active" Raleigh and st. George."--E, C. M.]

MEAT FOR SMITHFIELD,

Huge consignments of ment reach- ed Smithfield yesterday from the. Jocks and from Southampton, hun areds of tons in excess of the cor- responding day last year. prices of meat fell.

The

PORT OF LONDON AUTHORITY ALSO DECLINES.

The Port of London Authority bas declined to participate in the. Con-: ference, which threatens to besome abortive."

MEN RETURNING TO WORK... A handful of dock workers bare resumed work at the West India and the Royal Albert Docks.

THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS.

The monsters of the carmen have declined to attend the Conference.

The Seamen and Firmen's Union have warned the men not to strike without orders.

BRITAIN AND THE MEDITERRANEAN.

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LODON, May 80.

SIR WILFRED LAURDER AND THE "TAFT” LETTER

the 3rd June, being a General Holiday, Post Office will be open from 8. Thers will bos delivery of ordinary correspondence and a collection from the pillar baxça as on Sunday. The -Money Order Ook will be entirely closed.

THE CHINA MAIL..

SECOND EDITION

LORD KITCHENER ON EGYET.

In the event of the arrival of the French (Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

LATER Mixil from Europe, there will be a delivery of ordinary correspondence only. -

A CURIOUS CASE.

Father or Son ?;.

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In the Summary Court this afternoon buford Mr-Fastice Gompertz Aviso Judge, the cane was continued in which Mr Lewis made an application for the I-disshaïgu of an imprisoned, debtor, on the

ground that he had no mongy.

Me F. X. D'Almadso Castro opposed the Application

At a previous hearing Mr Lowin showed that debtor had no assets whatever."

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Mr D'Almandasid it was his contention that prisoner was entitled to a share in thei

estate of one Chai Liu."

Mr Lewis: We say that Chai Liu is alive.

Lord Kitchener, in his report (which is referred to in another column) also stated that there was a constant stream of immigration from all the surrounding parts of Africa eutering the Budan and anticipates. that the population will be doubled by the next five years. When the Sudan was conquered, the whole population was prictically starying, but now there was hardly a poor man in the Sudan,

THE TROUBLES AT FEZ.

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LONDON, May 81

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General Lyautey, in a despatch, kong currency, for every change UNDERWOOD

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says that hundreds of Berbers on Tuesday evening entered Bast Fez. The French troops at dawn attack A woman called this afternoon deposeded the enemy. Re-inforcementa that her late husband was a partner in the expected from Mequinen. Kwong Yik firm. The man'in court stated to be Chai Liu was in fact his eldest son Chai Liu diod about six years ago.

Mr D'Almeda was putting a question, when Mr Lewis interposed. stating that it was Common ground that Chai in owned a share in certain property in Queen's Road.

The witness, in sower to questions, said the property in question was a house, worth about 810,000. She was positive that the man in Cours was Yei Foon Chai Lin's son, sud not:Chai Lin..

After some further evidence had been taken his Lordship intimated that he would give judgment in Chambers to morrow."

SPORTING.

Wigwam Tennis Club.

The prizes won at this year's tennis wurnament are to be presented ou Wednesday evening, 12th June.

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- MACAO NOTES.

AN EXTRAORDINARY OCCURRENCE.

Macao. May 30,

The Sultam is endeavouring to help General Lyautey, and has taken measures to establish order and divide the tribes."

MOTOR CAR REGULATIONS.

Charge Against Cha-four Dismissed.

A case of considerable interest concern ing the motor tegalations of Hongkong was heard to-day at the Magistracy before

Mr Melbourne: --

It was a came in which Commander Kyres prosecuted the driver of a motor car, No. A bened by the Coronation Grage for furious and dangerous driving in Jubiler Road on to 7th inst..

Commander Eyres said that he, his A gentleman were in daughter, and Jubilee Road at 8:15 pm. in the evening of the day in question when the motor car came round the corner at the croes ronds near the Dairy Farm. Fortunately they escaped serious injury. He was - quilo did not hear a hooter sounded. The first. unaware of the approach of the car for he intimation he received was when he saw

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A good deal of argumout, fellowed, at er which Mr Melbourne discharged defondnos,

RAILWAY OUTRAGES IN SIAM.

Extraordinary Attempts to Wreck Trains.

Mr Bowley, who appeared for the de- fendant, submitted that there was no caso. He added that there was no obligation on the part of the defendant to sound his A FALLACY EXPLODED.

horn or to keep to the left-hand side of the road. There were no regulations existing (Router's Servies to the Ching. Mail.).

Yesterday evening, a conting it of Tender the Hongkong Trafie "rdinances com The Times, in a special article,tuguesa soldier numbering 116 in number, pelling the driver motar car to sound points out that the British naval all of them infantry, except about a dozen the hom or even, cry one. Nather was changes in the Mediterranean do not or so artillery men, fourteen milors, two there any regulation fixing the left side of constitute an abandonment of the infantry officers, and cus artillery offers nad as the correct side for cars to travel Mediterranean now or in the future, | nad a saval hospital dispenser, arrived here, upan and prints extracts from Ma Chur-and were met, as usual, by a military band chill's speeches of the 18th March and a large number of their new comrades, and 15th May, remarking that in This in itself is an ordinary occurrence, view of these it is difficult to under-without any special signification. But it in stand how the iden that we are about attended by a circumstance of sinis. our interests in the ter significauce. Already-it is not to entrust Mediterranean to anything but the yet noon-the whole city is agitated ct this дот British fleet can have obtained cre- by the news that

contingent at least six men are of the

The Siam Observer of May 13 states that number of those mutineers of November, 1910. whose continued insubordination no fewer than three dastardly attempta have red Geromer Machado to send them been made since May 10 to wreck trains ca the Meklona. Railway. These outrages back to Portugal last year, as they were a The Strike Committee of the Trans-

constant mannce to the peace of the coming soon after the others already port Workers bare requested the

Colony. Without the mallest warning, reported expose a very serious stake. of National Executive Council of Trans

wix or more of these mutitious ruffians, the affairs, and the public will be glad to hear porters to take stega to proclaim (Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) chiefs and ringlenders of grave disorders, that no official conferencs has been held att National strike to vindicate the principle

LONDON, May 30. of Trades' Unionism.

Reuter's correspondert at Ottawa have been returned to the Colony, in the matter. The first outrage occurred on The strike leaders, are seeking sur-telegraphs that Sir Wilfred Laurier, opposition to Governor Mactador It in May 10 between kilometer 21.050 and part from other Unions. They have ex-Premier of Canada, speaking at not yet known for certain whether this kilometer 31.670. Between these posts nud packed down. The train did not see complained to the long Office of a banquet, said that he would never amazing action on the put of the the line' was outirely obliterated with piled

Authorities in Lisbon is the result of mere retire from public lie. "violence by the police.

Referring to President Taft's fam-accident or negligence. It is just possibly the obstruction in time and an into it. ons letter, all that he (Sir Wilfred) the former, owing to the system by which Happily the mind was neither high enough would say was that "Under Hoa-troops are selected for service orea-Ress nor of sufficient consistency to do any On the return of another train the same ven, I am satisfied that we were in Portuguesa Colonies. When a colonel tinage and the train pareil through. right. President Taft did not know" a regiment in Portugal finds toat Canadians when he harboured the certain of the soldiers under his command evening at the same place a mound of mud The leib dock workers will noter that the Commercial Agroment are troublesome, he unkce

had been built up between the rails," IE was one metre long, ons metre wide and break their "agreenients with their old make Canada an adjunct of

It extended employers, and are unloading a large thu-. United States. Mr. Reiselt recommending them to be drafted away

for service ultramar", beyond the seas twenty centimetres high.

across hath raile, but was most fortunately steamer from Australia which 38 did not share the idea, and he was begun at London docke

numbers available for Tresident Taft."

as good an authority on Canvia as The wen in question hero, ace of the very worst type of the troublesene saldież " transport bave Le

In Germany, France, or even in Englaud, chisidentify

such fellows aro dealt with drastically, in a increde by large convoy od Bapt. Dry Foods left the decks this moralių

minner difficult, if not impossible, for the Portuguesa army, under present conditious, THE "

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A Labour Leader, speaking at Leith, condemned the strike, which he said - was being run by a few bureaucrats in anti-Demcematic menner and against the spirit of Trades Unionism.

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Klong Sen for Tachin, The managing SMART DRESSES return of the men and has seriously it in, engine were both Mr H. C. Anderson, the FOR AFTERNOON WEAR. justified, pour readers should remember manager, and a 2. then, the keurogENT- that the mutiny not only cost Macio a engineer. The train paard safely og íta

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