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SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1913.

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BILL.

THE NEW FRANCHISE

INTERESTING DEBATE.

Lunes, Jan. 21.

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H. M S. YARMOUTH.

AN UNEXPECTED ORDER.

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UNIONISTS AND TARIFF REFORM.

Lesbos, Jun. 25.

A telegram from Mala slates that HMS. Yarnih has been suddenly

MR. BONAR LAW'S " UNFAR- LIAMENTARY LANGUAGE."

Continuing the iphate, Lord Rober↑ [untered to proveed at once to Sude Bay, Cecil sail be interpreted the speaker's Crete. ruling as meaning that if the Suffrage amendment was adopted the Bill could not be read a third time Therefore he asked the Government for a definit assurance regarding the effect of the adoption of the Suffrage amendment.

Mr. Lloyd George-The Bill was so drafted that it is impossible to suggest that a Suffrage amedumentis not within its scope. It may be a precedent on the part of the Speaker suggesting the with rewal of the Bill, but it is no prechent for the Speaker in ruling the insertion of gericane amendments have completely changed the effec: of the Bill that he cannot allow it to be read a third time.

Ar amendment by Mr-Bouar Law declining to accept the guillotine revolu. tion was rejected by 121 votes to 259. and the guillotine resolution was after- wards adopted by 173 votes to 47.

THE HOUSE CROWDED.

LATER. The House of, Commons was crowded during the Committee stage of the Bill The Rt. Hon. G. Lyttelton moved 20 amendment

to the effect tha the word "person" should be sub stituted for the words "male person.**

2 MILLIONS OF YOUTHS AND

PERSONS.

The arguments followed on familiar lines. The question was asked whether the Bill be adding 2 millions, mainly composed of youths and persons macertain residence would not be in proved by the addition of a number of

FOTION.

WHY MR. HARCOURT

OPPOSES,

Mr Harcourt, Colonial Secretary, stated Unt' he was against any form of the suffrage being exten lal to women

"because it would be bad for the state and bad for worcea." Cheers). Be ridiculed Sir Edward Grey's views, especially as the country had never theen consulted

Ee asked "wby were there not women. Ambassadors and Foreign Office clerks." (laughter).

ME HARCOURT'S DELIGHT-

FUL" SPEECH.

Mr. Hirchart's speech delighted the House by its sarcastic humour it the expense of his colleagues.

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THE CABINET'S DILEMMA.

The cabinet sot for an hour and a half after Mr. Harcourt's speech to cou aider he dilemma.

ANGRY SUFFRAGETTES.

The Suffragettes are angry, and declare that they have been tricked and the Bill is loomed.

TIBETAN INDEPEN

DENCE.

BRITISH AND RUSSIAN RE- COGNITION SOUGHT.

Tibet.

LONDON, Jan. 24.

COMMOTION IN CON- STANTINOPLE.

NÁZIM PASHA KILLED.

Loyboy, Jan. 25,

Me Boner Law, speaking at Edin-

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THE TURCO-BALKANS

WAR.

· THE TURKISH CRISIS.

Cabinet Reconstructed.

LONDON, Jan. 23. burgh, said the lag of Imperial Pro- Sherket Paabu has now completed ference bad not been hauled down. This Ministry. He fille bimself the two.

Affairs. The Cabinet most this after- noon to draft a reply to the note of the Powers. It is understood that the Ambassadors in London will strongly. urge the Balkan States to hold their hand until the new Turkish Govern- mont has replied to this Note.

she Unionists were returned to power offices of Minister of War and Grand they were going to impose a'moderste | Vizier, Hadjadil Pasha has been ap- tariff on foreign manufactured imports pointed Minister of the Interior, and lower than that existing in any other Mukhtarby Pasha, Minister for Foreign LONDON, January 24. industrial country and to give the Nazim Pasha,, the famous Turkish Dominions the best preference possible General, was shes by demonstrators without the imposition of new food prior to the resignation of the Cabinet. duties. They could help the farmer in Enver Bey and Talaat Boy had for many other ways thau by taxing food bidden bloodshed, but when Nazim-by better housing, the establishment Pasha's aide-de-vamp fired from

of small land-owners throughout the window in the Porte the demonstratora

country and by enabling more people returned the fre, killing Nazim,

to live on the land under better con- ditions. They hoped to be able to Nevertheless order in the City is not. disturbed.

AUSTRIA DEMOBILISING.

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A message from Budapest says that the War Minister bas ordered the partial demobilisation of Reserves.

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GREEKS AND TURKS STILL FIGHTING.

A correspondent at Athens tele. graply that General Sapundzakis, in a dispatch, mys that it has been ruining without interruption since Monday The advance of the Greeks on Wednes-" day was slow over dificult ground. They occupied a line between Rizani and Cotsello, a mixed detachment pursuing the enemy and capturing four guns and several prisoners. The enemy sustained, heavy casualties.

A DRAMATIC CRISIS.

remove

FIGHTING IN CONSTAN- TINOPLE

some of the existing, food

Reuter Constantinople correspond. duties. The spesker made a spirited Fent states that great public excitemen denunciation of the Liberals' policy. stigmatising the Government as one of

gamblers and adventurers."

DEATH OF A FAMOUS 'CELLOIST.

AUGUSTE VAN BEINE.

LONDON, Jan. 24. The death is announced" of M. Anguste. Van Biene, the veteran actor and musician,

A DRAMATIC DEATH.

LATER. Auguste Van Biene died on the

prevails in the city and there has been

somo fighting, in which about a dozen werd wounded. Many arrests were made.

ITALIAN BATTLESHIPS ORDERID TO THE PORTE.

Atelegram from Rome states that 'two Italian battleships have been ordered to Turkish waters.

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Bey returned with Kiami Pasha's resigaution. He went to the Palace

and brought back the irade appoint- THE PANAMA CANAL ing Mahmad Shefkut Grand Vizier with the rank of marshal,

A STRONG PROCLAMATION,

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TOLLS.

MR KNOX'S REPLY TO SIR EDWARD GREY.

the balance of commission £5,000,000.

The Court accepted the undertaking and refused to grant the injunction.

THE PEACE NEGOTIA-

TIONS.

SIR EDWARD GREY INTER- VIEWED.

Prior to the demonstration, theloyaj

Loxox, Jan. 24, troops were sectifs mansondre ourside Constantinople, while a battalion which Sir Edward Grey ia reference to the Mr. Secretary Knux, : his reply to had gone over to the Committee of Panama Canal Tolls Question, contends nion and Pengress sent to the Porte that the latter's objections were formu.

Loyoos, Jan. 24. proclamation by the Committee lated in ignorance of the fact that the

Dr. Daneff had several interviews. denquriting Kiami

Pacha and his tolls fixed by President Taft has beca previous to the great conference of the with Sir Edward Grey this afternoon colleagy;was traitors, and saying that based on computations in which ac

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A SOCIALIST CAMPAIGN AGAINST LABOUR PARTY.

As the result of negotiations now in progrem between leaders of the advanced Eocialist movement and certain wealthy supporters of Socialism in the United | Kingdom it is practically certain that the

be increased by exemption, the loes LAKH OF RUPEES OFFERED inmediate future witness an aggressive

LONDON, Jan. 24.

NEW AUSTRIAN EMPIRE.

Socialist campaign against the Labour party. Fart of the campaign juvolven the

Amongst the nonbers and constituencie- |thus singled out oro Mr Ramsay Macdonald, at Leicester; Mr J. H. Thouny, at Derby: Bir Arthur Henderson, ia Barnard Castie

Duncan, at Barrow-in-Farnem: Mr C. W. Mr.J. E. Button, in East Manchester; Mr C.

Bowerman, in Deptford ; Mr John Hodge, in Gorton; and a number of the minera An Extraordinary scheine, which is representatives. There is very little hope

Coup d'Etat Suld to be Contem plated by, Heir to Throne.

resulting from which would fall on the United States Government alons. The fact that the Act gires the President

A telegram from Delhi states-that the placing of Socialist candidates in the fell powers to do something contrary to Government now offers silakh of rupees gainst elading members of the Labour the interests possessed by British for the arrest of Lord Hardinge's as-party at the next general election. shipping is no just cause for com-sailant. plaint, unless it is thus exercised. Till Reater's correspondent telegraphing the British objections rest on some- later sales that when the demonstrators thing more substantial than mere pos A telegram from St. Petersburg states headed by Enver Bay forced their guysibility there is no need for arbitration, that the "Novoye Fremya" ways that into the Grand Vizierate the sought to Mr Knox any, ffe uimits, however, M. Djocje recently quitted ran for enter the Council Chamber, but Nazif that Brent Britain may require to ex Europe to elicit Russian and British Bey, Kamil Pal's aide-de-campamine the computations on which the recognition of the independence of fired at them with his revolver. 3be tells are based, the regulations defining alleged to be fathered by the Archduke of Socialists capturing any of these seats, demonstrators replied, killing bui, nad constwise traffic, etc, with a view to Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austria bat it is held that the first step towards Yatim Pasha's aide-de-camp shot one of determining whether British shipping patch which appears in the Paris movement in this country is to get rid of throne, forms the subject of special dis-building up a genuine Labour and Socialist the demonstrators, named Mehmed nedjif.is actually treated unfairly. In the Journal from ita Vienna correspondent. but was himself immediately shot event of controversy regarding each

the present Labour leaders, and for the MONGOLIA'S PROFOUND AP-dead. Nazim Pasta, hearing the dis-questions of fact, the United States tion from a good source" to the effect directed towards unseating as many of The correspondent says he has informa-present, at any rate, the campaign will bo PRECIATION OF RUSSIA'S

turbance, rushed out and called the Government is prepared to refer them that the Grind Dake is preparing, a re- possible of the prominent men in the SUPPORT.

demonstrators ill-mannered curs and to a joint Commission of Enquiry, nemarkable coup d'etat in Vianna. almost immediately be had spokes, provided for in the unratified Auglo. he was struck down by a bullet, American Arbitration Treaty, which A secret police the United Elates is now prepared to ngut who was in attendance on the ratify. Sheik-ul-Islays was also killed in the melee. The leading Unionista declare THE that the shooting of Nazim Padha was. supremeditated, and regret the death

RUSSIA AND MONGOLIA.

LONDON, Jun.-24. "The Times" St. Petersburg cormurtally wounded. respondent telegraphs, that the Mon. golians to-day presented the Tear with gifts from the Kawklita anil the Mon golian Gavaramsat, The Tear 'con ferred upon the head of the Mission

of a man whe" was respected by all."

the First Class Order of St. Aune, The ox Ministery were borster yester

and decorated other members. The day and returned to their homes. Bassian ox-Coumul-General of Urga

who ceported the party, presented them

to the Tsar. It is understood, that

TRUE TEST OF MERIT,

Labour party,

The Archdake, believing that his country This stap has been under contemplation. has reached a critical point, at which her for sme time, but the main difficulty in death, is stated have drsen up a absence of funds. This difficulty has now Future action in a myter of either life or the way of its adoption has boon the

grandiose shine for the liberation of those been overcome, And, subject to certain people who, discontented and at variance conditions yet to be agreed to the necessary "NEW ZEALAND.” ** they daw are, nevertheless constitute in finance will be forthcoming.

themselves the monarchy, and for the restoration of the ancient kingdoms, the ablishment of new principalities and

LONDON, Jan. 24.

The New Zealand, which was the creation of a confederatibu of Statos At Detroit, two doctors, by the launched at Portsmouth on the 28th which would croprine Hungary, Bokomis, transfasion of blood through an quti-toxin December and which fus stated in the extended as a result of her lato victories from hemorrhage.

Austrian Poland with her boundarien eyrings, saved the life of a child dying "Chiun Mali yesterday) is to be in.-Stavania, Montenegro, Dalmatia, Barza- spected by the King on Fate, 5, and will govinu, otot baleare

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Major-General Bethone, Director.

the Envoys expressed to the Tear the judge a mis not by last be pro-anil on the following day thiethora das Espire, ubilur tas, Haps Gazeral of the Terriburial. Focos, dosiaren Kutukktra profound appreciation of That is the only true test Chessbechain's inise to do, but by who he is done.

The Now Zealand High Comburg stoku, aud with the constimation of the Russian support contained in the Gugh Reels jauged by his dad has 'sioner is arranging for a vialf of this great Slavonic empire of the Sauch that the people of the United Kingdom Treaty, and hoped that it swould be no superint. People erurywhere speak of

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