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FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1912,

BY TELEGRAPH BY TELEGRAPH. SECOND EDITION

[COPYRIGHT.] THE NINTH TEST MATCH

ENGLAND WINS THE CHAMPIONSHIP.

(Reuter's Sercios to the "China Mail.)

Lostos, August 23,

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THE LATE "GENERAL" BOOTH,

THE CHINA MAIL.

ÄRMED ROBBERY,

A Shanghai Street Raid.

YOU

Stop Press News Before Mr Melbourne at the Magistracy ARE INVITED

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BODY LYING IN STATE.

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Burial In Westminster Abbey TROUBLE IN MONGOLIA,

Suggested

Bright weather was experienced, after rain overnight, and 12,000 spects(Reuter's Service to the China Mafl.) -tors were present as the Oval. The "wicket was a difficult one.

England made 175 in their second -innings, of which Fry scored 70 and

Douglas 24.

Harlite took 7 wickets for 23 TURE, Iking the last fiva for one run,

Loydon, Aug. 22. The body of the late "General" Booth will be removed to Clapton to-morrow where it will "lie-in-state until Saturday.

A movement is on foot to have the

CHINESE OFFICIALS EJECTED, (Wah Tan Yat Fo'a Service.)

PEKING, August 28.

dence of Mongolis, and has turned

Jasenktu Khan, Prince, has declared the indepen- Mongolian

all the Chinese officials out of the country.

&

burial take pince at Westminster THE PEKING SENSATION.

Australia compiled 65, of which | Abbay. Macartney made 30.

Dean took 4 wickets for 19. runs and SYMPATHY FROM BRISBANE, Woolley 5 for 20.,

VICTORY FOR ENGLAND.

"LATER.

England defeated Anetralia in the last teat match by 44 runs, thus winning the Triangular Championship.

THE BALKANS QUESTION.

{Reuter's Service to the Chino Mail.)

Losnos, August 201 France haa accepter! Count Bercholif's proposal with reference to holding conversations on the Balkans.

-THE MONTENEGRIN TROUBLE.

LONDON, August 33. The Montenegrins, have withdrawn from Borana.

KID MOOY EXONERATED.

(Router'a Service to the China Mail.)

LoxDos, Aug. 23.

The Magistrate at Bow Street has axonerated Kid McCoy, the well. known boxer, and dismissed the case.

Nor-It will be remembered that last month 'Coy was arrested on an ex. tradition armat from Ostend, on a charge lateeny, the particulars of which were not divulged. Bail was at first refused, but afterwards fixed at 23000

NEW YORK POLICE SCANDAL.

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Losos, August 28.

A telegram from New York states, that a £1,000 ward iuts ben anony mously placed at the dispaul of the District Attorney for the arrest of Lefty Louis" and 'Gyp the Blood," who are wanted complete the round-up of perens suspect- ed of complicity in th murder of Rosenthal. The police re ineligible. District Attony has been receiving written thres of death.

INTERNATIONAL LAWN TENIS.

THE DAS CUP.

(Beter's Bervice the China Mäll.)

Dex, August 23. America has thdrawn from the Davis Cup coetition. In their match with Gt Britain the scor was 11-7, -7.

Great Britain will thus me Australasia, the pre-

sant holders...

MOJ MOROCCAN

MISERY.

EUROFFS COMPELLED TO PAY

RANSOM.

Bout Service to the China Mail.) ,} LONDON, August 23. Thuropeans who fled from-Mar- raken August 17 were stopped fa, and compelled to pay a

GOOD NEWS FROM HANKOW.

RADL BOOMING: HARVEST

ABUNDANT.

MINISTER OF JUSTICE TAKES ACTION.

Lesvos, August 23.

(Wah Tas Yat Po's Service.) Reuter's Brisbane, correspondent.

PRRING, August 23. General Li Yuan Hung has de- telegraphs that on the motion of theclared that the Wachang Generals sympathy in connection with the death Premier of the Assembly, a vote of were executed for crimes on ten of General Boosh was unanimously passed, while the Members stood in token of respect.

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Losvos, August 23,

counts,

four officers to Wuchang to investi- gute

Yuan Shih Kai has despatched the charges against

Generals.

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origin of the game, whether it was of gelf, M. Andrew Lang trusted of the Scotland or of Holland, and gave it his matur opinion that "kolt was no Rev. John Kerr, Dirleton, took the same more golf than cricket was poker.” The view. And now we have Mr. Garden the Smith, in the sumptuous volumus just Gause of Golf," declaring with emphasis issurd entled The Royal and Ancient that golf is a purely Scottish product, and The Common Touch, by Austin Phillipe.

ing Flaps, by Author of 'Master- that the Dutch story is a fiction. The The Rhodesian, by Gertrude Page. case for the Continental origin is, of The Big Fish, by Marriott Watson. The Cowpond, by Charles Marriott. course, based mainly on pictorial avi-The dency. It is nothing to the historians,** Have We: Chardon Smith, ** that the Scot- tish statutes and references to golf are at last a hundred years older than the first The Grey Terrace, by Mrs Fred Reynolds. of the Dutch pictures. No, it is sufficient A Lost Interest, by Mrs George Wemyss. that the Dutch made pictures of their The Quest of Glory, by Marjorie Bowen. game and the Scots did not; therefore the Julia France, by Gertrude Atherton.

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The Minister of Justice bus de manded an explanation from the President and General La Yuan Hung as to why the Generals were executed without having first heen given a hearing.

FIGHTING AT MÁR- RAKESH

FRENCH OFFICIALS BESIEGED.

The Right Hon. Arnold Morley's appointment of Chairman to the Im-(Reuter'a Service to the China Mail.) perial Trade Commission has been confirmed.

The Commission will complete the preliminary arrangements when they re-assemble in the United Kingdom in October to take evidence.

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THE POSITION AT ULSTER

THE ORANGEMEN'S "COVENANT."

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

Losnox, August 24

The Time scent that

Losos, August 23.

A telegram from Tangier states Marrakesh, after some fighting. that the Pretender. El Hiba, entered

Frenel

Kald Elglawi remained loyal to the

The houses occupied by the French Consal and the French Police In- structors were besieged,

AMERICAN POLITICS.

A "HOT CAMPAIGN "

PROMISED.

(Router's Service to the China Mail.)

LONDON, Aug. 23.

A trinom. Zoom. Kuchingyban. wiekus

there are indications of a hot political the people of Ulster are planning an campaign owing to allegations having armed rising is unfounded. At a meet-been made in the Senate by Senator ings to be held at the end of September they will enter into a covenant not to acknowledge or pay taxes to a Parlia- ment established in Dublin.

A "LIBERAL" OFFER!

Separate Assembly For Ulster.

Penrose, of Pennsylvania, to the effect that the Trusts contributed large sums towards Mr Roosevelt's Presidentia Campaign in 1904. Mr Roosevelt publishes letters showing that he forbade the acceptance of such contributiona

THE SALVATION ARMY

AND CHINA.

(Boutor's Service to the China Mail.)

LONDON, August 23,

LONDON, August 23. The Westminster Gazette "dia- cusses the question of a separate Asembly for Ulster, and says that the Liberal Party would willingly listen to terview with Mr Bramwell Booth, the reasonable arguments in connection new General of the Salvation Army, The Daily Chronicle," in an in.

that the military system would be maintained. He believed there was an immense amount of work to le

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he says, one of the Dutch pictures Dutch were the Arst golfers." Further. show play at holes, and there is no evi dence to show play at holes, and there is in evidence to show that the Dutch mark has ever been anything but a post or other upright...object--The Scottish have any evidence, next played at posts golfers, on the other hand, an far as we or upright marks, but always at holes and on grassy commons anıl kaks, and nover! on the ipe."

A GERMAN KDY At the High Court of Justiciary, Edinburgh, Anmgaard Karl Graves, a German, was convicted under the Official Secrets Act of making obtaining a code for communicating information te |garding the British Navy and land forti firations. On a further charge of obtain-

Beardmore's Glasgow factory, the jury by ing information ding construction for the Navy at Messrs. guns under

a majority acquitted the prisoner. This is the first case of the kind in Scotland, of 18 months' imprisonment. and the Lord Justice Clerk passed sen.

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Africa,

THE MIKADO'S FUNERAL.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

LONDON, August 22. The Austrian cruiser Kaiser Fran June has been ordered to Yokohama un the occasion of the funeral of Emperor Matsuhito...

THE PEKING CRISIS.

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"The Army must do something for of the ferains of the Duke of Fife will It is understood that the final burial China. I think we will make that one take place at Mar early in September, of our next stepse," he said.

He expressed his. thanks for the addition in the members of the Royal There will be no speciál ceremonial. In world-wide messages of condolence | by stating that "My message to the has retired from the Chair of Pathology

which had been received, and concluded

General shall still go marching with has held en 1981. world is that the spirit of the old in Edinburgh University, a post which be the Army. To my soldiers I say, "Let us honour Christ, and live to save.""

TEST MATCH RESULTS.

Among to-day's tel:grama will be day's play in the Ninth and last Test fdand the figures regarding the last Match

the Duke's olansmen will be invited. •

Profesmar William Smith Greenföld

The Yabarsjol Scindia of Gwalior has |

mado a donation of £4,000 in hid of the

Lectureship in Military Subjects in the University of Edinburgh.

Owing to heavy rains and thunder storms, there was no ariekel in Scotland, Grange was more fortunate than the had a good win from Northumberland other clubs; they visited Newenatio, and

OBITUARY, MRA.

J. Robertson, Purliamentary jqur- The following are the results of the nalist, formerly of the Bootsman," previous eight matches.

latterly of the Times, one of the Australia beat South Africa by an member of the Press Gallery, he helped pioneers of golf in London, 16 Ás 1 innings and eighty-eight runs, at Manchester.

President's Tactful dotion, (Bouter's Bervice to the China Mail.)

PEKING, Aug. 22. The National Assembly at with closed doors to consider the question innings and sixty-two runs, at Lord's,

England beat South Africa by an of impoaching the Government in connection with the execution of two

England and Australia drew, at

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Beuter's Berrics to the China Mail.) | Generals, Losdos, August 22.

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Apparently moderate counsels pre-runs, at Leeds,

England beat South Africa by 147 A telegram from Hankow to the vailed, and the impeachment motion Australia beat South Africa by ten Tinies states that trade at Hankow was dropped and the Assembly agreed wickets, at Lord's. is booming. The rice harvest is abun to President Yuan Shib Kara sag. dast and other props, except cotton, gestions. are excellent. The disbandment of troops is prooeeding steadily through out the Yangise Valley, and 90 per eut, of the population urgently desire

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