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„SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1918.

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TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH.

(Bender's Service to the China Mail.)(Router's Service to the China Mail.j

WAR TO BE RESUMED.

THE ALLIES' DECISION,

LONDON, Jan. 31. The Balkan delegates announce that Bghting will be resumed. At seven 'alosk on the evening of February 3. No war correspondouts will be allowed to accompany the troops. The delegates declare that before any further dis- Juston is possible Turkey must sign the preliminative of peace on the battlefeld Adrianople will be the rst to be attacked, and then Chataldja. Bulgaria will claim an indemnity.

TURKS SURPRISED:

The Turks aro disagreably surprised. at the donunciation of the armistice. They expected that the Balkan dèle- gates would await the Porte's reply to the Powers, and they believe the Power will yes have the last word ou the queation of the resumption of hos:ilities.

TURKEY PREPARING FOR WAR

LATER.

Alegram from Constantinople stries that all Turkish officers have

ULSTER FAVOURS HOME RULE.

LONDONDERRY RETURNS A

NATIONALIST.

LONDON, Feb. 1. The result of the Londonderry by election is

Me 'Hogg Sir John Pakenham

2699

2642

57

Majority ........................... The Westminster Gazests" and

the Star" (both London papers) give prominence to the 'Derry Election, declaring it to be the death blow" to Toyisz,

BRITISH NAVAL DISASTER.

LIEUTENANT AND NINE SEA.

MEN DROWNED.

LONDON, Feb. 1.

The Admiralty announces that a cutter attached to the cruiser Perseus" with a landing party consisting of Lieutenant Walter Smith and nine seamen has dis- appeared in the Persian Gulf.

The cutter was last seen leaving the

NEWS FROM HOME.

(From Our Own Correspondent,)

LONDON, Jan. 8.

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE POLITICAL MITUATION. 31 is idle to deny that the Unionist Party is passing through a serious crisis, the outcome of which may be diesstrone to the Conservativa caure. The vexed question of Food Taasi in the Tarif Baforun policy is responsible for the bather. For some time a section of the Party has urged that these proposed taxes should do dropped, as they have led to threa defeats In seven years. A month ago Lord, Lans downs, with Mr. Bonar Law's approval, repudiated the Referentum pledge, and this action met with considerable hostility from Unionists in the manufacturing dia. tricts of Yorkshire and Lancashire. Mr, Bonar Law then went to Ashton-under- Lyse to clear the matter up and give his Party a definite lead.. Here it was that he suggested the Colonial Conference to decide whether food-stuffs should be taxed

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The Colonies at ones declined to or not. entertain any such proposal, and now, since Christmas, Unionist newspapers have besu bitterly qurolling amongst them selves.

controlled by Lord Northcliffe, together with the important Northern Unionist dailies, are urging Mr. Boner Law to drop the food taxes out of the Imperial Preference programme. This advice is vigorously assailed by the "Pall Mall Gazette," "Daily Expre-"Bir mingham Post" and the "Morning Post.

Efforts are being made to stop this civil war, notably by the "Standard," but they are unavailing. The Times" declares that there are row not even twenty food taxers left the Conservative Party. "The actual fact," says that paper, "is

-"CANADA AND ́ ́ARIATION.", There is every likelihood of early lugia- latien u British Columbia against Asistio | immigration, and the. Federal authorlien are stated to be sympathetic. In bia acunal New Year's message, Sir Richard Mo Bride, the Frensiar, exprocese the opinion that the

estiva, may be solved without any international complicatión, "But it is doubtful whether general agreement will be accorded to his statement that-IF there are scruples or the part of Japan and Chins, cannot Canada and the Empire say to those Oriental nations that we ar prepared to recupt the same prohibition against our own people that we ask for and propose to place against their"? Sir Richard shinks' that Canada can easily develop commercial and business relations with those nations, but he remarks "our" muxt social and economic intercourse always remain impossible,”

ASCDASSADORIAN IXIENOS. Baron Kato. the new Minister of Foreign Affaire in Japan, leaves London on January 12, when he will begin his trans-Siberian journey to Tokio. A strong friendship has sprung up between him and Bir Conyngham Greene, the new British Ambassador, who, however, with his family,, in making the journey by sea. The two diplomatists have been much together since Sir Conyngham received his promotion from Caponhagen to Tokio, and the Japanese in Londoo believe that our new Ambassador will be very popular in their capital, Baron Kato's departure from London in regretted by many, for he had great knowledge of, and wide sympathy with, this country.

SHOWING THE FLAG.

The visit to the Antipodes of H.M.S.

Sean ordered to join their regimens (land towards the sea, after which a gala that seventeen is now a generous estimate New Zealand, a first-class arthoured ship,

within twenty-four hours.

THE GREEKS INTENTIONS.

A telegram from Athens states that the conscripts of 1912 are largely joining the colours with the view to a resumption of heatilities.

Grecce is confident that she will carry our her task on the Epirus and be able to give the Allies effective help at Chatalja.

TURKISH ARMY'S NEW COMMANDER.

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sprang up.

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of the ionist Members who are making this stand. That su sincere and popularis memorable event in the history of The search by the warships provel leader as Mir Austin Chamberlain should the British Navy. By direction of the Admiralty, the Now Zealand will leave unavailing.

be at their best naturally lends much im portance to their position, but it may be England next month on a long cruise, which stated, without fear of contradiction, that will take her out of European waters for the greater part of the year. The vist of 200 members of the Party in the House of the battleship, however, is in accordance Communs are arrayed against the little with the promise made to the people of Land of 17 or less."

TRADES' UNIONS' BILL.

THIRD READING, PASSED.

LONDON, Feb. 1. The House of Commons have passed the Third Reading of the Trades' Unions' Bill.

Mr. Bouar Law declared that the

A telegram from Constantinople states Opposition would not oppose the Bill as the Amendments had gone a long

New Zealand that she should visit

Lane,

Crawford

&

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Cruiser Squadron of the Home Fleet.

A private meeting of the Lancashire Unionist Members took place in the House of Commons last week. The proceedings

The New Zealand will be under the com- wers of the greatest importance, for Mr.

mand of Captain Lionel Halsey, who com- ! Bonar Law went so far as to intimate thamanded the Good Hapa on the occasion of in certain circumstances he might feci compelled to resign the leadership of the party. That the Unionists ought to close

their ranks at once and prepare fut general election goes without saying. The Home Rule and. Welsh Disestablishment

that Izet Pasha, Chief of the General way to make the protection of the Bills will be thrown dat be the Lords and Corn Hill Redoubt during the Siage of

Staf, who has been appointed Comman-minority real.

Aar-in-Chief of the Army, has addressed

3 general order to the troops urging

that at this critical moment in Ottoman

no one can foretell the electoral history of next March and April. Mr. Asquith has already asked what would to the Unionist course supposing the Eome Rule Bid be them. Mr. Bonar Law accepted the challenge. He stated that, if the Bill were submitted to the electors, and if it received

history, they should prove worthy of MR BALFOUR AND IRELAND.zbaitted to the electors and approved by their glorious traditions.

AN UNUSUAL PROHIBITION,

A telegram from Soria stáles that it is cially announceri that military

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THE GOVERNMENT'S "CRIME"

altaches will not be allowed to enter said that the Government's Irish pro- the theatre of war.

ff

OBITUARY.

Losnos, Jan. 31. The death is announced of Lord Ilkeston, the eminent physicians and politician.

LORDS AND HOME RULE.

LARGE MUSTER OF PEERS.

LONDON, Jan. 31. The closing scenes in the House of Lords were most brilliant. Bejewelled Pearesees thronged the galleries, and there was the largest muster of Peers since the Parliament Act was passed.

Lord Curzon and Lord Lansdowne were the chief Oppokition speakers,

Mr. Chamberlain's pisit to South Africa ten years ago. Captain Halsey will be! remembered as the brilliant young officer who was in charge of the 4.7in, sun in the Princess Victoria Battery of the Ladyenith. The chief executive officer of the New Zealand is Commander Henry E. Grace, son of the fainous cricketer, who will receive a cordial welcome overseas. After calling at St. Vincent, Ascension and St. Helena, she will pay a visit to Cape Town, where the South Africans will be able to inspect one of the newest Droad noughts of the Navy Growing the Indian ocean the Now Zealand will make a short stay at Hobart and then visit the principal paris of the Dominion." It is believed she

Gentlemen's

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Departments.

LANE, CRAWFORD

& CO.

their approval, then Unionists would not will remain thars two of three months and THE EDWARD DISPENSARY,

We have

LONDOS, Feb. 1. support later in resisting it.

thus the groundwork for an election. Mr. Balfour, speaking at Nottingham,

NIL PERCY SCOTT. The Baronetcy just conferred on Vice- posals were dishonourable and idiotic.

Admiral Sir Percy Scott is regarded as a To sacrifice Ulster was an excess of recognition of his inestimable service to insanity and a political crime compared the Navy by his director-firing invention. with which all crimes of te past paledThis has been defnitely adopted by the into insignifcaace. If Ireland desired Admiralty, sal steps are being taken to to separate they would not fight to supply the necessary apparatus to all ships of the Dreadnought type. There is no retain her.

longer any argument concerning the result of the comparative trials, between the Thunderer and the Orient. On every occasion, under weather conditions favour able and otherwise, the director-firing system proved itself far and away superior -so far, ir dved, that taking the sum total of the result, the efficiency of the Than-

“JERRY M SCRATCHED FOR GRAND NATIONAL.

Loxdos, Jan. 31.

"Jerry M" has been scratched for the Grand National. He is roaring badly.

[Note" Jerry 3" is the fine old steeplechaser that won the Grand National (handicap) Inst pir, carrying 12st. 71b., from 21 starters. He covered the 4 miles, 856 Yards in 10izi, 133 sece. The Grand National is run at Liverpool at the end of March-En, Q.M\"}

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deter as a bitting niachine was reckoned by experts as being dve times a great as that of her sister ship. The last series of trials were attended by most of the gunnery ex

parts in the Navy and their opinion is that the effect of the new invention on the efficiency of the Fleet can hardly be over estimated. In the ordinary course of things Sir Percy Souts wil le advanced to the rank of Admiral on March 30 next.

CHINESE WORKS OF ABT.

and Lord Morley, in winding up the THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF collection of chins and other treasurer

debate, declared that the Government believed that the Uhter difficulty would pass and that the Bill would be worked in good spirit.

There was no excitement over the divizion, as the result was a foregone pouclusion.

The House of Lords, on Thursday. (** stated in last night's China Mail,") rojected the second reading of the Home Rule Bill by 326 votes to 60.

THE MARCONI INQUIRY. ·

INTERESTING Cross- EXAMINATION.

LONDON, Jan. 31..

A remarkable feature of the pro- seedings at the meeting of the Marconi Inquiry Committee has been the search.

CONNAUGHT.

LONDON, Jan. 31. An Ottawa telegram says that the Duke and Duchess of Connanght are going to England in the Spring to seek further medical advice for the Duchess.

parties from the ship visit the chist Inland

towns.

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PRICEE.

OUR BAILOR PRINÇE, With regard to Prince Albert's training cruise to the West Indies, it worth noting that his Royal Highness who is the GREAT REDUCTIONS IN King's second son, has spent four years at the naval colleges at Unborn and Dart- mouth, where he has received the regular course of instruction preliminary to obtain ing a naval commission. The Prince 14. destined to become a naval officer of the new school, with a wide range of theoretical

knowledge and a considerable experience of its practical application. Priacs "Albert has science and practice of en, ineering, generat stadied mathematics, heat, electricity, the and naval history and aviation. The armoured cruiser Cumberland will leave Plymonth on Jan. 18.

ME. NICE INMAY.

PRESCRIPTIONS ACCURATELY

DISPENSED Fure Der gk, Patent Medicines, de 62A, QUEEN'S ROAD, HONGKONG.

Hongkong, July 20, 1918.

933

Export of white rice, enrgo zice and puddy from Saigon for the last six years The retiremect of Mr. Bruce Ismay from huve been as follow:-1907, 1.052.258

eas; 1908. 781,874 tras; 1909, 706,39

as; 1910, 902,920 to 1911, 651,917

the position of President of the Interns tional Mercantile Marine Doy, was not

tons; 1912, 550,955 tons. tad ir Ismuy, it will be recol was one of the survivors of the ill-

Quotation stands for February/March The circum- fated voyage of the fitanic. stances of bis excape were fully gone into shipment, No. white round sifted at

$4.77 per picul, fo.b. Saigon.. at the Government inquiry, and it was

hown that there was nothing in the least New Crop-Suigui reports under date dishonourable in his conduct. He will succeeded by Mr. Harold Arthur Sander of 18th instant at follows-Demand Nou, who was born at Birkenhead fity having considerably abatud.- the past fort- three years ago, and spent the earlier part night has seen a gradual decline in the of his commercial career in New York, ities of dealers. Transactions have, eventually being senior partner in the shipping arm 4 Sanderson and Son there overtheless, bean" very limited consum-

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In 1896 he went to Liverpool as Generaling markets holding off in the hope of s Manager of the White Ster. Line and, a further drop; but at the close the feeling faw years later, was musde partner in the stesdier. frun of Iansy, Imrie and Co. Mr. Sander

From Paris comes the report that the which belonged to the late Empress Dowager, Tsu Hi, is to be sold, and there

Saigon/Philippines-With bolders of in great excitement among collectors of old

ape is one of the boss koown was in shiprice in the Philippines demanding ex- chin who are legion in the French capital.ping circles in this country. Every year on her birthday, so it is stated, all the Governor of Provinces and all the Provincial Mandarina nindo- valuable pre- wants to the Dowager Empress and some of these are worth small fortunes. Chinese-

His Royal Highnesse taking leave, works of art have recently been acquiring but it is doubtful whether he will enormous prices in Paris. A lacquered

CHINA'S WELFART.

COMMERCIAL.

FREIGHT CIRCULAR.

harbitant prices, and the market in Saj gon declining, a good demand for tonnaga sprung up,quile unexpectedly, leading to several fixtures on basis of 28/04 cents per picul for 25,000/90,000 piesis re spectively.

Saigon/Jaya-Wo bear of busines liaving been done at 323 cents per picul Bangkok/Hongkong:-The recent rush for tonnago has subsided and rate-bas reesded to 374 cents per picul.

Salt Trade-To carry salt from Quin- hon to Hongkong a charter was done st 88 por tan.

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Mesars. Lamke and Roggen their return, as his term of office as Governor-screen was sold a few days ago for £1,000 | General is only for two years.

and a well known dealer has just sold weekly, freight circular, dated February another one for £4,000, The Dowager Ist, etate

There is not much change to report Empress's collection will command ligh prios and collectors from all parts of since issue of our last circular under date Europe will Bock to Paris for the sale. 1 of 19th instant, with the exception that Japan coal freights have docned some understand that a London firm is endes- what owing to charterers being unwilling Dalny/Canton few charters were vouring to bring off the sale in this city.

to take up tomige which would arrive put through at last rate paid, viz.: 91 addischarging pot close to the coming rents per picul for usual partcargoes. Dr Vissoring's proposals for the Chinese, Chinese New Year holidays, unless except in one instanse where charterers, currency reform is now being actively dia- reduced rata. In consequence the two were able to secure an "outsider cussed in banking circles. The system fixture on record can hardly, be consider lump sum is, the rate working out at proposed described by Mess S. Montague representative. The North reports about 25 cents per picut

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LONDON, Jan. 31.

A telegram from Berlin states that

CURRENCY XAYORsi,

and Co. as being to all intents and purposes that the market continues firm with on TimeshartersAgain a good business a variety of the "Limping" standard upward tendency and there is a fair was done at rates, which we think, should a Chino-Gorinan Parliamentary group namely, a silver coin with a fictitions gold finunt of enquiry in various directions naiisfy the expectation of shipowners. Plog cross examination by Mr J. Fal-has been constituted in connection value, being legal tender without the with little or no bose tounage offering Fixtures reported: Norwegian Halt

dis," 1,065 tons nos reg, at, $8,500; N coner, M.P. for Farfar, of the Hon, with the Reichstag similar to groups existance of a gold standard coin either in for outside business. Harry Lawson (of the London Daily formed in the British and French circulation or stored to any appreciable Shige/pigkong-After several swegian, a.. Fritjof 891 tome net Telograph") whose article against the Parliaments, with Chinese delegates. extent in the country itself. The means of irox had been effected at 22 cents per rex., 12 months as $7,500; and Norwegian maintaining the gold vape of this silver picul, a prompt boat acompted 20 conte S... Cardor, BAD tona net eg 30 Marconf contrat excited general M. Hainjaukia, who was the prime cois is intended to be obtained by holding nuly. A large carrier shortly free go months at 2000 per month Attention, Me Lawson was obliged mover, has secured the support of gold credits outside the country. The only singapore, in order to work, her way to Cont fraights From Japan have declined ander cross-eza:aloation to withdraw upwards of one hundred members of Snancial criticism I can obtain is that the this had to follow sult, and the rate now owing to charterers not requiring any A large number of his allegations, in the "left," including Horton Wilmer proposals represent the product of vast stars at 20 cents with further enquiry tonnage by arrive here during the Chinese cluding those implying official corrup- and Haase, Chairmen of the Radical amount of pack thought, and the high for tonnage to load the Chinese New Now Year holidays. Pirkure reported, position of the author ensures the plan

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