TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 1912.
THE CHINA MAIL.
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MENT.
LORD
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
LONDON, June 11.
Lord Loreburn has officially con irmed the statement that Lord Haldane has formally taken over the Great Seal and take bis-seat-on the coisack - to-morrow when the House of Lordare
Assemble.
LATER Itis understood that. Land Loreburo has resigned on account of his ill health,
Lord Haldane succeeds him as Lord Chancellor and Colonel Seely, the Under Secretary for War, has been appointed; Secretary of State for Wa
Lord Loreliurn was unable to attend recent Cabinet meeting-in-consequence of ill-bealth.
MISS MALEOKA PARDONED.
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Lospor, June 10.
The Daily Chronicle states that the Tsar has pardoned Miss Malceka, who was sentenced to four years' imprison- ment for a political offence.
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LIFE LONG EXPULSION."
LATER.
A telegram from Warsaw states that the Tsar tas commuted the sentence passed upon Miss Malecks to thar of "ife-long expulsion from "Russian ter zitory." She was conveyed to-day to the frontier by a police escort.
MISS MALECKA'S TRIAL
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Wansaw, May 10. The trial of Miss Malecka concluded to-day. The Court found her guilty and condemned ber to four years' penal Barvitude. Her immediate arrest was ordered.
The Public Prosecutor, addressing the. Court, after the conclusion of the aridener, declared that Miss Malecka's guilt had been proved and asked for her condemuntion in accordance with the new Russian criminal law of 1003, which provides that anyone belonging to s revolutionery organization aiming at the separation of parts of the country from the Russian Empire shall be subject to minimum penalty cf exile to Siberia for life and a maximum penalty of twenty years' penal servitude.
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Losos, June 11.
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LONDON, June 10.
Two hundred Birmingham police have arrived at Purfleet and Tilbury to protect the workers.
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In the Second Test Match, played at Lords, the South-Africans-mnda_58
TION, Foster 5 wickets for 16 ran Barues A SHANGHAI SENSA. for 25 England 122 for 1 wicket. Spooner 67. The game is unfinished.
The Dockowners have resolved that the Government's proposals are not acceptable. They and willing, however, to negotiate with the men on the basis of cash penalties for LONDON'S WHITE SLAVE bronches of Agreement and freedom of the Employers with reference to non-unionist labour, and that all the strikers resume prior to the negotia-
tions.
PROTESTING TO THE PRIME
MINISTER.
The Shipping Federation and other bodies representing Employers have telegraphed to Mr. Asquith, the Prime Minister, protesting against Mr. McKenna's recent announce ment in the House of Commons to the effect that the Government could not protect workers from the violence of the strikers.
A GENERAL STRIKE THREATENED,
Cablast Specially Summoned.
LATER.
The Transport Workers National Executive have telegraphed that all Centres pre recorunending an in- mediate General Strike,
The Cabinet has been summoned to a special meeting to-morrow to consider the situation.
---ONLY ·BLUFF."
Meanwhile. Mr. Miller, New castle labour leader, says that the talk of a National Strike is "Only bluff. We have not been consult- et, and having no quarrel with the Employers, the North East District sees no reason for such a strike.
MANCHESTER DOCK WORKERS
FAYOUR STRIKE.
The Manchester deck workers, however, enthusiastically received the idea of a strike.
A CLIMAX REACHED TO-NIGHT.
LATER.
The Shipowners have rejected the Government's proposals, and in con- sequence, it is understood that orders to call out all transport workers will he issued to-night (June 11).
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PRISON.
QUALIFYING FOR BETTER
TREATMENT..
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LONDON, June 11.
M. Papieski, Miss Malecka's counsel. THE SUFFRAGISTS IN made a most able and eloquent speech for the defence, in which he admitted that his client was acquainted while in London with a prominent Polish Socialist named Filipovitch, that she knew that he was a political exile, and that she afterwards met him in Warsaw. If the Court considered this acquaintance an offence then Miss Malecka was guilty. But nobody had the right to consider. her guilty for sympathizing with -Socialistic ideas. Cours 1 declare that the gradtest nation in the world was interested in the case and on that account he hoped that the Court would prove that Rossin also accepted the principle that no one should be punished unless legally proved guilty,
Miss Malecka board the sentence calmly and after thinking M. Papieski warmly for his energetic efforts for ber defence. quietly added, "Well, I cannot telp it."
During both daya of the trial the British Vice-Consul here, Mr R. F. Kimens, was prosent in Court watching the proceedings-Reuter.
THE PREMIER AND FIRST LORD.
(Reuters Service to the China Mail.)
LONDON, June 11. Mr Asquith and Mr Churchill 'dis- ambarked from 9.M.S. Enchantress at Portsmouth and afterwards arrived in London.
NEW SOUTH WALES' RAINFALL.
Mr McKenna. Home Secretary, a zounced in the House of Commons that Mr Pankburst and rand Mrs Pethwick Lawrence have been placed in the First Division on an assurance having been given for their good behaviour.
TRAFFIC
STRENGTHENING THE LAW.
FRENCH CONSUL SUSPENDS
COUNCIL
Counaff Appealing to the Legation,
(From Our Own Correspondent)
SHANGHAI, June 11. The French Coniul yesterday suspend ext the French Municipal Council, owing to alleged want of respect to himself and be Chief of Police.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
LONDON, June 11. The Honse, of Commons have passed the Second Reading of a Bill for sirengthening considerably the laws regarding the White Share Trafic inassiat him in the maingement of the London.
AMERICAN PRESIDEN. TIAL ELECTION.
PRESIDENT TAFT IN THE
ASCENDANT..
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
LONDON, June 10.
"The National Committee has up to the present decided every contested delegation in favour of President Taft, as the supporters of Mr Roosevelt declare, regardless of the merits of the
The President has been thas given 72 additional delegates and Mr Roose-- velt none. It is expected that this process will be continned throughout.
Mr Roosevelt has issued a statement
He is appointed a Committee to
Concession.
The Council intends to appen! to the Freuch Legation at Peking
INDIA AND OPIOM
IMPORTANT GOVERNMENT STEP.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
LONDON, June 11.
A telegram from Simla states that the opium position in China is be- coming worse, but the Government of India, after consulting with ex- perts, oppose the restriction of certi fed sales on grounds of necessity to protect forward sellers, and the grave fos to Indian Revenue that would be involved.
DELEGATES AT BUCK- INGHAM PALACE.
in which ho says he regrets that there (Reuter's Service to the Chiau Mail.)
LONDON, June 11. is no Federal law governing the National Convention nominations. Election off-
Their Majesties, at Buckingham cials, he says, have repeatedly been sent Palace, received the delegates and their to prison for actions which were in nowires at present attending the Inter wise worse than the Committee pro national Wireless Congress in London. cedure.
THE TURCO-ITALIAN WAR.
FIGHTING ALL DAY:
SERIOUS LOSSES.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
LONDON, June 10,
General Caneva reports that the battle of Zanzur, on the coast ten miles to the west of Tripoli, lasted the whole day. The Italian losses were 31-killed and 203 wounded. They captured the enemy's trenches, which were full of dead. The enemy's killeri alone were estimated at 1,000, and the number of wounded was enormous.
· LATER.
While the Italians were storming with bayonets "the heights commanding Zanzur, which had long threatened their position, a large body of Turks assailed May 21 they were a no to prison for nine the Italian position at Gargatesh. This months on a charge of aspiracy in con-attack was repulsed with great slaughter section with the Saffragist Diets. -En.
by the infantry and artillery, C.M.J
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MR STEAD'S WILL
(Heuter's Service to the China Mail)
LONDON, June 11.
3r W. T. Stead, the well-known journalist, founder and editor of the
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THE BEST PREPARA TION AGAINST WAR:
LORD DENMAN'S OPINION.
Review of Reviews," who was drowned | (Reuter's Barvice to the China Mail.).
in the "Titanic" disaster, bas left £33,000.
THE CUBAN CRISIS.
UNITED STATEJ TAKES A GRAVE VIEW.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
Losnox, June 11,
LONDON, June 10.
CHINESE NEWS.
(Wah Ter Yat Po's Service)
PELING, June 11.
On account of the Foreign Loa Question, Tang Skao i and Hung Hi Ling, the Minister of Finance, had a "hot argument. Both weat to see Yuan Shib Kai and resigned personally.
Luk Ching Cheong, the Minister for the Foreign Department, haa refused to directly negotiate with the financial representatives.
The China-French Joint. Progres- sive Society proposes to request America, Mexico and Portugal" to jointly form an International Repub. lican Society. The Chinese Minister in Paris has reported to General Li Yuan Hung, the Vice-President of China, on the matter, strongly up- proving of the proposal.
THE INSURANCE CASE. Suggestions of Arsoni
The Insurance Case has pow occupied the Attention of the Chief Justice (Hon. Mr W. Bees Davies) and a jury in the Suprome Court for five days,
This morning was chiefly devoted to the osamination of a witness for the plaintifs who bought salvaged stock from their
premises after the fire. Very slow progress
was made, frequent objection being taken by counel for the defence, Mr. Pollock K. C.. to questions put by plaintiff' barrister, Bir Potter.'"
-Tang Tung, a simman in pliintiffs' pre- mises was under cross-examination this He denied that there were A telegram from Sydney states that afternoon. Lord Deumen, Governor-General of the dummy rolls of silk, used for show par Commonwealth, in opening the Composes, in any of the show cases before the
factory at
fire.. monwealth amall
Mr Pollock I pat it to you time the fire Lithgow, emphasised the fact that was not an accidental fire. What do gra strength was the only guarantee against mean by accident-]? aggression. :
Mr Pol'eck: I mean it broke out inten tionally-that simone set fire to lie pre- mises; that you or one of your fokis met LAWN TENNIS CHAM-fire to it No: I had not such foki.
PIONSHIP,
A telegram from Washington states that the Cuban sitantion is viewed so STR- (Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)vely that Admiral Osterhaus, command-
LONDON, June 11. ing the United States Atlantic Fleer, has (Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) Splendid rains Lave fallen in Victoria, gone to observe affairs on the spot. A squadrou-at-Key West is arditing New South Wales.
THE VOTE OF CENSURE.
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LONDON, June 11.
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ANTI-FOREIGN OUTBREAK
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LATER.
LONDON, June 10..
A Paris wire states that in the list for the singles Hard Court Lawn Tennis Championship, Fraitzheim beat Kreuzer by 0-2, 7-5, 4-6, 8—4.
Mr. Pollock produced an iron lamp, almost unrecognisable as such from the effacts of the fire, and asked the witness if it was the kind of inmy that was men- tioned. He replied that it was, and in answer to bis Lordship said it was simi- ar to lamps which were hanging-on-the- walls.
Mr. Potter, re-examining, drew the witamus's attention to a pile of shavings in Court, Answering questions put to him ho said they were rattan sbavings Ha
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