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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1912.

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BALKANS UPHEAVAL

TURES ENTHUSIASTIC.

Sensational Rumours

¿Router'■ Service to the Chína Mail.)

LONDON, Ület. 4. Despite official Italian denials there are persistent rumours that peace has been concluded between Turkey and Italy. But the latest authentic report is belief at Constantinople that -peace is on the eve of conclusion.

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AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE POWERS.

The hope is growing in Paris, where M. Polneare, the French Premier, and

M. Sezono, the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, bave been conferring, --that an agreement between the Powers will shortly be reached, with a view to comwen sation in the Balkans. The nature of the intervention will be formulated when Austin, whose at- titude is still undefined, announces its decision.

TURKS MAFFICKING.

The warlike demonstrations continus -to take place in Constantinople, where the people ara mafficking. Last night the British embassy was the scene of

pro-British demonstrations, Nazim

TURKISH ENTHUSIASM.

A telogram from Rouser's Constan- tinople correspondent states that, the atmost enthusiasm prevailed at a war meeting." The people inter rupted the speakers, cursed the Balkan States and made a demonstration' at the Palace, assuring the Sultan that they wore ready to take up arms.

His Majesty replied that he was proud of such subjects. Volunteers are coming in in thousanda.

ROUMANIA'S POSITION.

Losuon, Oct. 3.

Stop Press News

SPORTING.

The Last Gymkhana.

Results.

THE MEMERANA STAKES.

Mossrs. Hughes and Jervois' Favinius

Jervois 1

Mr. H. P. White's Dufford Master Mr. Sti's Prondfoot. Seth 3 Time, m. 9 9/baca. Pari-mutueli winner $31.00; 1st $7.90, 2nd 18,80, 3rd $14.00. Cash Sweep: 1ss ticket No 35. $13,83: 2nd No. 11, $63,90: 3rd No. 19, 01.05.

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FIVE FURLONGS..

Mr. d'Oyttingen's Floreal ..... Jervois. 1 Router Bakbarest correspondent bas Mr. Ellis Kalporie's' Mogul Chief

Master 2 telegraphed a deuial that the Roumcuiane. Bruttan's Aslington.

degg 3 farmy has mobilised, und states that i

Tiar, 1m. 18 3/see. Pari-mutuel is just commencing manoeuvres. The winner $15,30; 1st $0.10, 2nd $0.00, ard Roumanian Government is watching $7.00. Cash Sweep: Ist ticket No. 9, events, and ou the second instant ) $478.80; And No. 51, €138,6D: Bel No. dispatched two destroyers to Greece.

105, 868.03.

BRITISH SUBMARINE

DISASTER.

FOURTEEN MEN DROWNED.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

LONDON, Oct. 2.

Submarine B2 was rua down by the Hamburg Americs liner Amerika off Dover this morning. Fourteen of the crew were drowned, but the officer of the boat was saved. The submarine flotilla was manmurraing off the South Foreland, and the fret inkling of the

Pasha, the Minister of War, has disaster was obtained whes Lieutenant Accepted appointment as the Turkish Pulleyne was found by submarino B16 Generallasimo.

floating in an exhausted condition. He was just able to say to his rescuers The submarine is cat in two. I went

STONING THE BULGARIAN LEGATION.

The Bulge..n legation in Constan cinople is guarded by troops, in con- sequence of stone throwing. It is atated that the Porte is protesting to the Powere against the alleged mas.

acres of Moslems in Bulgaria.

SKIRMISHING ON THE

FRONTIER.

down a mile." He then collapsed, and jas taken to the depot ship Forth.

Two destroyer flotillas are searching for the bodies.

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Pan mutuel :-Winner 852.70; 1st, 87, $5.40, 3d 35.80. Cash Sweep: 1st tickos No. 39 8479.80,. 2nd No. 148 $136,80 3rd No 131 868.40.

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as they wait to cross through the ford of a calm to the Long Island. The journey is made in the Ixte summer for the purpose of catching the young'solan geese to salt them down for winter pro- visions. The young man have no place in the boat; it is the picked mes of the town.

In the final game for the lawn bowls The Admiralty have issued list of Championship of the Civil Service Club the names of the drowned men, who Mr M. Pitt beat Mir M. Melver by 21 Dumber fifteen including Lieutenant points to . Percy O'Brien.

The King has sent a message of sym- pathy.

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THE CONFEDERACY'S ULTIMATUM.

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a catastrophe, but the submarine was I hit amidships and snak ike' a stono Boats were lowered from the liner and a search made for an hour, bat no trace of the members of the crew was

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TURCO-ITALIAN WAR.

REPORTED ACCEPTANCE OF

ITALIAN PROPOSALS.

V.R.C.-Forbes, goaly Barros and Rod.

riques, backs; Witchell, half-back; Pereira, Eilia (A.S.) and Carvalho, forwards.

Bulanarines-Russoll, goal; Hinon and Watkin, backs: Whyment, half-back; Connor, Chapman and Saxton, forwards.

the salt of the smoking seas.

matter how hardy of cunning they arẻ, what can a little open buat avail caught in a gale blowing hard from the Arstic ico, whose thundering waters toss boulders, toax- in weight, upon the clifs around the Butt As Queen's College Aquatics.

if they were cricket balla? No wonder that the memory of many drownings are kept, The anaual aquatic sports in connection green in the Port of Nese. I get told of with Quaen's College were held yesterday a fleet that sailed in the days when the long evening in the ... a. kindly sent bahing was good. The weg,-50 all told, by the committee. The first event bad—were overtaken by "the ruffian Borces." been timed for 3.30, but owing to an eil And around the post fire a ceilidh "one driven launch discharging a quantity of still bears of The Night of the Big Drown- liquid fuel into the water near the in- ing. This catastrophe was followed by 'an- take through which the bath is filled other at the Fiannan Islands Three men . Beuter's París correspondent states the depth of water required could not were on themain island of the group tending that authoritative information has be obtained till nearly two hours later. the light. When the tender went, out to BRITISH CRUISER FOR CRETE. been received from Paris to the effect The arrangements were excellently carried relieve them, the remants of anal were

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school stuff, nnd some found on the table. It is supposed that that the Cabinet yesterday décided to A message from Gibraltar states

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officiala in charge were Mr A. (1. Bras-threatened the cranu sprang up: they went they were at dinner when a gile which that the British craiser Weymouth wil termination of the war. The peace Mr de Martin, Me James, Mrde Roms and out to save the orang, and the sea tock proceed to Crete from Malti.

preliminaries are to be signed upon the Mr. A. W. Graut, together with Mr F.them arrival at Ouchy of a special emissary Lammert, Mr C. Hauce and F. Ellis (a who is leaving Constantinople this senior boy.) afternota,

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TURKISH VESSEL COMMAN- DEERED IN NEW YORK.

Beuter's New York correspondent telegraphs that the steamer Macedonia on the point of sailing for the Piraeus was commandeered by the Greek Con-

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

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Dr. Sun Yat-sen recently suggested to, Li Yuan-hung, that the district of Wu-

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estimated that 100,000 subjects be-. The Magistrate of Hupeh Province is in longing to the Confederacy are in the negotiation with a German syndicate for

most

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One length, begiuners.-Lo Man Hing, i; Pereira, 2.

Team race.-Dincesan School, 1; St. Joseph's 2; Queen's College. 3. Won by half a length;a length between second' and third.

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Danenburg, 2. Won by 20 yards.

100 yarda chamoionship.boom, 1

Two lengths (for Chinese)-Chon Man Fing, owes 6 secs.; Ng Iu Ting, oves Moc. Won by two yards a touch dividing second and third.

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Swimming under water.Abhas, 57 ft., 1; Danenburg, 19, 2

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According to the "Irish 'Citizen," i Emperor Francis Foseph is credited suffragist organ, Mrs Baines,whộ, was wish summing up the situation with released without being forcibly fed, was the confident hope that peace unde an offer by the authorities of the porrible. Diplomatiste sometimes work right to associate with other skifragist prisonora and full polítical treatment if she miracles, but a Constantinople telegram abandoned the hunger strike. This she roosived in Pürie states that a disíach | declined. The authorities, it is added, ala mant of Bulgarians bave invaded made an offer to Mr Leigh and Miss Erano

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