THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1919.
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THE WAR.
"SHORTIST WAY "TO PEACE
LONDON, Jan. 1.
Well-informed people in London con- sider that a little fighting will prove to be the shortest way of accuring peace. as Adrianopla is not expected to resist #mother attack..
IMPORTANT MEETING
AKRANGED.
A message from Seña says that King Ferdinand and his Ministers are pro ceeding to Mustafa Pasha, to ineet General Savoff and the Commanders of the far Bulgarian Armies.
THE PORTE'S FEARS.
Ja Predicament,
Logues, Jan. 15. Reuber's Constantinople entrespon. Bent sentes that he National Asses bly has not met, now has it been actually convekál.
The Porte is
fearful of disaster from internal dis ruption if it decides upon peace, and frem defent if the decision is in favour of war.
THE DELEGATES WAITING.
The delegates of the Balkan States to the Pesce Conference met in Lon- don tensiler the situation and decided to await the reply of the Porte to the Powers before present ing their Note.
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LORD ASHBURNHAM.
LONDON, Jan. 13. The doath is announced of Lord Ashburnham.
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SPANISH POLITIOS.
AN ENTERPRISING MONARCH.
LANDON, Jan. 16.
A telegram from Madrid states that, King Alonso is striking out in a new line in summoning the Republican and Socialist leaders to the palace to learn their views on different political
[Bertram Ashburnham, the fifth Earl of Aabraham, was born in 1840 and educat. ed at Westminster Schoo'. He was chairman of the British Home Rule Association in 1886. The heir to the title and estates questions. which comprise about 24,000 acres and rosidences in Sumes, Sufolk and Car
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THE HOME RULE BILL.
THE THIRD READING.
Loxboy, Jan. 15. The House of Coumpous Was crowded on the third reading of the Honie Rule Bill, Mr. Balfour on
marthenshire is the 1st Earl's brother, A DISASTROUS YEARsaking his sent was cheered first by
Capt the Hon. Thomas Ashburnham. - ED, C. MI
THE DUCHESS OF CONNAUGHT.
CONDITION IMPROVING.
Loypox, Jan. 15.
Reuter & Montreal correspondent states that the condition of the Duchess of Connaught is so much improved that no further bulletins will be issued, but she will be unable to leave the hospital
for some time.
PANAMA CANAL ACT.
AN IMPORTANT ELIMINATION.
LONDON, Jan. 13
LLOYD'S HEAVY LOSSES.
LONDON, Jan. 13.
the Unionists and then by the Liberala, "who intended their ap plause as a tribute to the re-adoption of his policy of Tarif-Reform by the Opposition:
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Last year was one of the most disastrous ever experienced by Lloyd's. Their losses amounted to over seven millions sterling, and would have been of the Bill. He did not deny that Mr. Balfour moved the rejection. more serious but for the remarkably fine the Government throughout had had salvage work carried out in conection | substantial majorities on the Bill, with the wrecks of the F. and Out the circumstances under which liners Oceana and Delhi. Altogether it was carried made that support; there were 6031 casualties'; 288 ships utterly worthless. The whole pro- ceedings reminded him of old come. were totally lost, 82 of them being dies of intrigue wherein the chief British. Every
upon the schemer gained the support of the corporation was promptly and fully subordinate characters by giving each OLD CUSHIONS a different version of his plan and then duped them all. (Föld cheers.) He severely criticised the Bill from | ias Fedal aspect and said he was shocked by its dangerous and utter
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THE WIRELESS INQUIRY REPORT.
LONDON, Jan. 15,
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want of comprehension of the Ulste New, Low,
problem.
Mr. Balfour appealed to the National
Mr Samuel, the Postmaster Generalists to try to be fair to Ulster, and Senator Elibu Root has intrained in announced in the House of Commons asked, "Were the fears of Ulstermen the Senate at Washington a Bill to that the Government would give its unreasonable in view of what had amend the Panama Canal Act by immediate assent to the recommen. happened in Ireland in the past and Afterwards, the delegates in the eliminating the exemption of American dations contained in the interim report of the auti-English attitude of the course if interviews with the Ambascorstwise vessels from payment of tolls. of the Marconi Commission.
Nationalists? He warned the House ~ andere said Constantinople was evi-
that if calamities occurred, if blood was dently the centre of hesitations, and Saxities to which internasional
spilled-which God forbid-then the jealousies contributed not a little.
real nagassing world be those who never-
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THE UNIONISTS' MEMORIAL.
MR. BONAR LAW'S REPLY.
lpox, Jan. 15. Mr. Bonar Law, leader of the Valonist Party in the House of Com- mons, replying to the tremorial recently went to him and to Lord Lansdowne by Unionist members of the House, Wys:--
It asks us to retain the leader. ahip while altering in one important particular, not indeed the policy of imperial preference, but the method whereby it can most effectively, be carried out. This molliention is that when the Unionists" are turned to power, if, after consulta-
THE DUCHESS OF CON- "NAUGHT'S HEALTH.
LONDON, Jan. 15.
A message from Montreal says that
the Duchess of Connaught'e health has
“A LINER'S EXTRAOR- DINARY EXPERIENCES had the courage to face the situation in
RUDDERLESS IN ATLANTIC FOR FIFTY DAYS
LONDON, Jan. 15.
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Mr. Asquith emphasised
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CALIFORNIA AND FOREIGNERS.
TO BE DEBARRED FROM LAND TENURE.
LONDON, Jan. 14.
Three Bills have been introduced in the State Legislature of California tion with the Dominions proves it designed to prohibit the ding of to be desirable to impose foodland in the state by foreigners Acho duties, they should not be imposed cannot comply with the conditions unless they have first been sub-necessary to admit thier to citizenship.
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liner Snouten Kanye. She was buffeted was on andiminished vital demand about without a rudder in the Atlantic of the vast majority of the Irish for 30 days and had been given up people for Home Rule. This demand by Lloyds as lost when she was picked had been maintained generation after up by the liner Welshman and towed generation in unvarying strength 500 miles. She had to be abandoned
in a storm within sight of Queenstown. Two tugs made fast to her but were compelled to "leave. A navol tug then went out but returned, and reported that the Snarlon Range hart been driven by the gale into the Harbour She passed over the dangerous Grabulls Rocks, but last evening struck the bank off Spike Island. She áo lies on
soft bottom and is sale.
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action-desired by the-nujority of the AN ART SENSATION party it would nevertheless have been more agreeable to us, and in our view more in the interest of the party that a change of method should have been accompanied by a change of leaders. The memorial, however, arges that a change of leadership would be fatal to the best interests of the party and the country. We masterpiren Madonna della Guörcians have been made to the editors of the feal that in view of such an expres. arrived in London yesterday having various papers, whose assistāner is solicited. sion it is our duty to comply with beca smuggled out of Italy. It is now Apparently, as far as we can discover, the the request, and this we are prepared in a hotel in the Stand guarded by history is to commence at some date pré- to do."
PRESS COMMENTS.
It is stated tbus
Loxes, Jan, 15.
Raphael's
detectives.
The Unionist newspapers generally FURIOUS WEATHER
welcome Mr Bonar Law's letter with relief and thankfulness and are of spicion that the future may now be faced with confidrace,
EUROPE.
ANOTHER WRECK.
historical record of the events that cul- two countries bat to naite them in a minated in the recent Repille. Suggest fruitful and enduring union.
vious to the Revolution, and the various forces that combined to produce this result are to be traced to their soures, and then followed till they were lost in the final triumph. A body of trustworthy men is Ito be formed, and they are to be divided into four classes, and much class a to be i responsible for a certain part of the work. It is recognised that the bail will be ena siderable, for many dicucicats will have to
Losnox, Jan. 15..
The
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HONGKONG BY. CRAIGENGUWER. The following will represent the Hong- kong Cricket Club "B" tam ngóint Craigengower Cricket Club on Saturday Leth January at Happy Valley. Tayto cammence at 2 p.m:R Hancock. (Capt.) 0. Beswick, A. A. Claxton, S. H. Dod well, H Hancock, J. W. S. Jellie, M. M.. Mate, S. S. Moore, A. G. Oliver, B.N., Blad Surgeon Roche, R.N., . P. Thurs-
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be consulted, and many subtle forces will have revised their interim report to the have to be weighed so that their exact value extent of requiring a committee of inde- may be appraised. la this way it is hoped pendent expers, with a Chairman of that a reliable history will be put together, judicial or administrative capacity, which shall contain all the essential facts to report within three months on the handicap at the Grand Hotel, was apposed, of the recent movement, and then this userits of the various systems.
The Morning Post, though it shares the apprehensions of Mr Austen The steamship Snowden Range has Chamberlain that a change in the beca successfully towed off, but little policy may be disastrous, points out damaged. The furious weather still defects in a merely negativa policy of continues and the wreck of a Russian ark will hand down to successive genera the debunication of the Government barque is reported from St. Mary'stions winst was attempted, and want was and hopes that a basis is now provided Island. Ten of the crew were drowned. for united and determined action to arry on Mr Chamberlain's programme by instalments.
LIBERAL MEMORIAL;
REDUCTION IN TAXATION. REQUESTED.
LONDON, Jan. 15.
achieved. fo this way the knowledge of
the movement will be kept green in the minds of the people, and they will re, Tercace, those who risked so much, and in many cases willingly laid down their fires for freedom and for their country. It is
BRITISH EAST AFRICA. pointed out, and that quite justly, that the
SCHEME TO IMPROVE
SANITATION.
sditore and writers in the native press may
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TREATY.
claim a large bare of the glory for what EXTENSION FOR TEN YEARS
Is been accomplished, and, therefore, it
is confidently hoped that, for the sake of
their own deatblows fame, they will with
Lompor, Jan. 15.
LONDON, Jan. 185
Mr. McLennan, the winner of the recent
to Sergeant T. Pitt in a match of 250 up ab the hotel last evening, and suffered dofant. Pitt, the challonger, owed his opponent 100 and best him by 36, rursing oat with a 21′ bresk. Mr. J. Logko, ef Mesars Buttonjoe and Son, put up a silver cup for the winner, who also took another cap, offered by Mr Collis for the highest break, with 94.
TRONOH MINES IN DECEMBER.
The following figures relating to the spirit and energy set themselves to the A telegram from St. Petersburg states work at the Tronoh Mines for December In the House of Commons Mr. Lewis task of gathering material. When such a that the Tsar has confirmed the decision reach us from the General Mabagar Harcourt. Secretary of State for the work is completed, though probably its of the Council of Ministers to extend Uuipat, from mine 3,177,13 picule, from
value will be somewhat marred by the ing, in consultation with the Governored, it will no doubt-throw light upon Colonics, announced that he is consider engerness of the writers to gatit ubah the Basso Chinese commernial treety of Vase Trom mine, 9:19,382.97. Lrom, tribo tributors 365,82 total picals 3,542.67. 1881 for a further decade, simultaneous of Parliament have signed a memorial anil expert advisers, she best means of many questions now somerhat absoars ly rendering inoperative the provisions od predt tro mins (after paying all cosh tera 822,81475, total 8242,177.13. Esfrant Mr. Lloyd George asking for improving the sanitation of Nairobi and to the European, and if it could be reduction in the taxation of tex, sugar, the British East Africa Protectorate travelsted it would be of saind to all And other articles of food:
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