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MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 1912.

THE CHINA MAIL,

BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH SECOND EDITION. YOU

[COFTRIGHT.] THE LATE "GENERAL" BOOTH

(Bauter's Service to the China Maíl.}

LONDON, August 26, References were made yesterday to the late General Booth in pulpitn of all .denominations, and tributes paid to

his missionary real

FRANCE AND MOROCCO.

THE MARRAKESH RISING.

» (Reuter's Service to the China Mail. į

Loypos, August 25

The Tista correspondent at Puris -telegraphs that Colonel Mangin je now :76 miles off, and is preparing to make ▲ dash towards Marrakesh with 4,000

203.

Resident General Lyautey is now going southward and may join forces.

AVIATION IN WAR.

A military aviator is rendering re- markable services in maintaining com- munications between the French poste and columns at Fez, Rabat and Casa- blanca, covering 500 miles in six days.

THE SULTAN'S FRIENDSHIP.

Resident General Lyautey has tranz. mitted to:M. Poincare, the Premier, a message from the new Sultan, declar ing his desire to complete the perfect antonts and friendly collaboration with France in the work of peace and progress.

TOREIGNERS STILL BESIEGED.

LATER.

[COPYRIGHT.]

IN PERFECT AGREE MENT.

F RESIDENT YUAN AND DR. SUN.

[COPYRIGHT.]

MORE TROUBLE IN THE

BALKANS

(Router's Service to the Okina Mall.)

LONDON, August 20 Reuter's Service to the China Mail.telegraphs that the Turks attacked the Renter's Belgrade correspondent Losoor, August 20.

massacring many. Servians at Sjonitza Vilayet, Kossava,

Reuter's Paking correspondent staten that Prasidant Yuan Shib Kai and Dr. Sun Yat Sen conferred together for several hours. Afterwards, both de clared they were in perfect agreement on all important questions.

HOME CRICKET RESULTS.

| (Router's Servics to the China Maži.)|

Losnos, Aug. 26.

The following resulta are telegraph.

ed:

Middlesex v. Surray, at Lord's. Drawa.

Kent v. Gloucestershire, at Dover. Drawn.

The Essex v. Hants, Sussex v. Northamptonshire, Worcestershire v. Yorkshire matches were all abandoned, pointness, owing to rain,

COUNT BERCHOLD.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mall.)

LONDON, August 25.

Count Borchold, the Austrian Pre.

mier, is at present the guest of Emperor Francis Joseph at Bucharest.

ATTACKING ME ROOSEVELT.

THE STANDARD OIL CO'S. ALLEGATIONS.

It appears that the French Consul'] (Router's Service to the China Mail.} and his companions, who remained.

Loxoox, Aug. 25. _behind_at_Marrakesh, attempted to. Me_Roosevelt-has-demanded-to-be-

connection with his campaign expendi

leave They were, however, stopped heard by the Senrto Committes in aome miles from the city and compelled to return. "The Pretender's force con- tinues to besiege Kaid El Glawi's house.

France proposes negotiating with the pretender for their releaso. If the negotiations are unsuccessful, a relief solumn will by dispatched.

THE TERRIBLE

MONTH.

UNPRECEDENTED WEATHER"] IN ENGLAND.

จ

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Widespread Havoc and Disaster

(Reuter's Sorelos to the China Mail.}

LONDON, August 25, The continuance of the heavy rains Ir making the crop prospects in Britain more desperate than ever, and experts prophecy an indefinite prolongation of |

the rains.

"

Stop Press News ARE INVITED

BY TELEGRAPH.

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NEW BATTLESHIPS.

PROTECTION AGAINST AIRSHIPS. The Servian Cabinet bas met to Reuter's Service to the China Mall.) discuss the situation."

A telegram from Sailkas states that Djavid Pasha entered Berans and you not opposed by the Montenegrins, who have dispersed.

FIRE IN THE LONDON G. P.O:

TELEGRAPH SERVICE

DISORGANISED.

(Reuter's Bernice to the China Mail.,

.Dew

LONDON, August 23,

19

LONDON, August 20.

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PRESIDENT TAFT SIGNS AND -EXPLAINS.

(Reuter's Service to the Ching Mall.)

Loxpox, August 26.

A telegram from Washington states that President Taft has signed the A fire broke out laat evening at the Panama Canal Bill and has sent a Port Office in St. Martin'sle-memorandum to Congress suggesting Grand caused by a fused wire. Ittion declaring that the measure" hus the advisability of passing a resolut paralyzed the telegraph service of the not been considered by this Govern. country for three hours.

ment as a violation of treaty." The About a thousand operators, mostly lenorundam points out thut The girls, were on duty, at the tusiest Hay-Paungefote Treuty provided char time of the day, in the hage provincial discrimination was to be made by gallery on the third Bour, when a cloud nations. The ineasure applied not to the United States against other of smoke belched forth from the test what the country gives to her own box where the wires serving the whole natiounds, but to the treatment she country were concentrated!

extends to other nations. There is The officials threw sand on the re, nothing in the treaty to prevent but this proved unavailing. They were their shipping using the canal. The other nations extending favours to driven out by the suffocating fumes British protests lead to the absurd from the guttapercha coilt beneath the conclusion that this Government, the flooring.

after the construction, maintenance and defence of the canal, finds itself shorn of the right to deal with its own (~A~hopelessly involved Parliament-

commerce in its own way.

ary tangle has been prevented, and

All left the building, perfect dis cipline being maintained.

The firemen were summoued extinguished the fire.

service

and

1

It will take days to restore the it is expected that the adjournment of Congress will take place sine die. Both Houses will re-assemble on Monday.

THE TIMOR REVOLT.

REBELS LOSE HEAVILY.

tures, in order to refute the assertions (Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) made by Mr Archbold of the Standard Oil Co.

THE AGA KHAN:

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

LONDON, August -25.

The Times of India, Bumabay, states that the Aga Khan has abandoned his candidacy for the Viceroy's Council owing te his approaching visit to South Africa and East Africa.

ANOTHER NEW YORK

SCANDAL

SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST

THE POLICE.

(Reutor's Service to the Chino Mall.)

New Yonk, Aug, 25. An Irish governess, named Julia LATER.

Curran, has been found dead in a low. The continuance of the disastrous class hotel. She is believed to have weather throughout the country is been murdered by a man who lured causing August to Le described as the her there. The police described the terrible month." Widespread havoc death as from Natural Causes," but bas bean wrought, the whole harvest the Coroner's surgeon suggested that -le threatened, and serious floors have the police were trying to hush up a taken place in the Midlands. There is crime in order to save the reputation no sign of any change. There have of a graft protected house, bean thirty hours of continuous rail' în Derbyabiro

The condition of the 10,000 troope uade canvas at Salisbury Plain is deplorable, the camps being water- jogged and reduced to quagmires.

BOLDIERS IN DIFFICULTIES.

LATER.

IMPERIAL GENERAL

STAFF.

LONDON, Aug. 25.

A Lisbon telegram states that the Governor of Timor has telegraphed that the revolt there has been sup pressed. The rabeis lost 3,000 killed and 4,000 were captured in battle.

CANADA'S LABOUR

CONDITIONS.

SIR GEORGE ASKWITH TO

INVESTIGATE.

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

LONDON, Aug. 24.

CHINESE NEWS.

(Wah Tes Yat Po's Service.)

:

PEKING, August 20. Dr. Sun Yat Sen arrived ut six p.n. and met with a grand reception by all classes. Ainong those present were Tsai Tie Kan, Liang Shih Yij Liang Mang Ting, representing Fre-- sident Yuan Shih Kai, who also sent 200 soldiers of his bodyguard. Dr. Sun made a statement to the effect that he would rather not have had & military escort, which he said was unnecessary, as for many years he hud gone about without escort and without fear of accident.

The Union Swom Society are pre paring a grand reception in honour of Dr. Sun Yat Sen.

The Empress Dowager has sent a representative to meet him and re- Palace. quest him to visit the Summer

Chinese troops have been defeated in easternMongolia, The Governor

Sir George Ask with, of the Board of Trade, has sailed for Canada, where he will investigate labour conditions and the working of the Canadian of Mukden has dispatched assistance. |Industrial Disputos Act,

at

"THE OLD SHAKO."

Historic Head-Dress To Be Revived.

cided to adopt the bake for the full-dress The War Office has at Inst definitely de- bendgear of infantry of the Line, in place

The Minister of War stated in the National Assembly that the two Generuls, who were executed bad been sentenced by martial law of Hupeh, and that the Central Govern. ment merely carried out the execu- tion.

SHANGHAI, August 26: The Military, Commercial and Educational Societies of Hugeh have jointly wired to Peking stating that of the heavy and clumsy helmet now in the execution of the two Generals was in accordance with the law, and The pattern to be adopted differs slightly they request that the Government from that worn for so many years by our infantry, and will be much lower in the will not yield to the Societies"

rown, Approximating mors to the képi of threats.

General Yuen Hung bas tele.

the French

be a new head-dres is extremely light tographed the resignation of his posi-

ger, and will be of a uniform pattern tion as Vice-President. throughout the service. It will only be worn by the Infantry and the Royal Artillery, the Royal Engineers, the Army Service

Corps, the

Royal Army Medical

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Corps, and other branches of the service. (Reuter's Bervice to the China Mail.) will continue to wear the helmet until the

new pattern can be provided for them. Losbox, August 25.

The white helmet is also to be

retained Reuter learns that the Overseas the khaki helmet for the

for the Indian service, and for the present Colonial Barvico

The fan of the open lawn bowls Cham; The torrential raine have compelled section of the Imperial General Staff is not to be discarded. the Guarde, encamped at Swaffham, in London now consists of Colonel factured, and it is proposed to send a

Some new shakos are already manu pionship Competition has been reached.

In the semi-final on Friday vaping W.. Norfolk, for the maneuvres, to abandon Legge, of Australis, Colonel Robin, of soldier wearing one of them to Bucking Bussell, (Kowloon) beat T. Dateman

ham Palace, in their tents and sleep in public rooms New Zealand, and Colonel Thacker, of examined by the Rios, who it may be (Taikoo), on the Police ground by the large

King, who

who will lure, the Hashools and harns. The lat Coldstream Canada South Africa will undoubted-opportunity of comparing it to the present margin of 21.5 Russell now meets Pitt in

Guards have entrained for barracks.

ROYAL MOTOR-BOAT BREAKS DOWN.

Beuter's Bervice to the China Mati.)

LONDON, August 26.

A mesinge from Halifax, Nova Hooting states Lift Their Boyal High- notes the Duke and Duchess of Con- nenght were proceeding in a motor boat to St. Andrew's Island last night, when the motor broke down, and they drifted

for two hours before they were taken

ly send a representative in due course. Their duties have not yet been exactly defined, but they are broadly to for ward adrice and information to local sections of the General Staff and Conversely to supply the General Staff and the War Office with information from the Dominions.

GERMANY'S NEW FAST

CRUISER.

(Reuters Service to the China Mall)

Losnos, Aug 20, Atologram from Kiel states that

in tow by a fishing steamer and brought the cruiser Gocom on her tral trip to their destination.

made 28.4 knots an hour,

pattern helmet.

the docisive match. be manufactured immediately, and it is Large numbers of the new shake are to hoped that the whole of the infantry at than the end of next year en home may be equipped with them not later

It will not be necessary to apply for the issue of the stakes on Parliament for a supplementary: Estimate

Leave of absence, on private affairs, to the neighbouring countries, has been granted to Captain G. E. Addison, IL.E., from 10th September to Lith October,

1012, includire,

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TIENTHIN'S *cone.

For the Interport Competition for the Murray Cup for Clay Pigeon Shooting held on Monday afternoon, August 12, in the Russian Concession, the local teun. made the following points

Peggờ ..............

Lorenzan

P. A. Travers Smith Sanderson Halaberg

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