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AY, MARCH 8, 1913.

THE CHINA MAIL.

BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH. SECOND EDITION Lane,

Bauter's Serviço to the China Mail.) | (Router's Service to the China Mail.)

FRANCE AND GERMANY,

MILITARY QUESTIONS.

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MILITANT SUFFRAGIS M.

found.

ANOTHER OUTRAGE,

A SUFFRAGETTE HOAX.

LONDON, March 2. LONDON, March 3,

A serious explosion took place in The question of increased armamentų is absorbing Franch and German the parcel' ofles of the railway station public opinion. The French Press at Devonport, and a clerk was terribly regarde a return to the three years injured. The outrage is attributed to compulsory military training for her suffragettes. A portion of a tin way conscripts as the only possible reply to German expansion and the popular) feeling is avidenced by the action of many time-expired man who are rally. I

Loxpox, March. 2. Ing to the colours for a fresh term of servion. The Oerman Press in now The Pontypool police received what an oficial order, but agroed that the increase in the es:- was apparently ablishment of the army will necessitate which was presumably sent by Suffra an expenditure of afty millions sterling gottos, Inetructing them to mobolise of which sloven millions will be an the Territorials on a war basis. The annually recurring charge, while the police pat up placards and communicat forty millions which will be nonred with a number of Territorials and

Raservists before the hoax was die recurring will have to be largely

covered. fortresses on the expended on DOW eastern frontier. The official newe- Nord Deutsche" announces paper that this huge increase in expenditure will be met by a special levy on pro- perty in addition to the existing property tax.

TRAIN COLLISION AT

NEWCASTLE,

35 PEOPLE INJURED.

OBITUARY.

LONDON, March 2 The Federal Council was convened

An engine dashed into na electric the questions train at Newcastle, smashing the last yesterday to discuss referred to above. It was decided to coach. No fewer than 35 passengers exempt State owners of property valued

were injured. at £1,500 and under from the special lory, but Federal Princes are to be ask ed to relinquish the right to exemption from taxation which they have enjoyed. It is anticipated that the Government proposals will meet with determined opposition in the Reichstag, a special summer session of which will probably be convened.

The Nord Deutsche Allgemeine Zaitung" arges the necessity of passing the Army Bill by Whitsunside with the view to enabling the War Office to carry out the various charges by the autumn. The Reichetag yesterday debated the naval estimates and re- markable speeches were made by the Isaders of the Centro and the National Liberala, who dwelt upon the progress .of the German navy especially with regard to torpedo craft, submarinės and air craft, and the need of main taining a powerful feet which will command respect.

LONDON, March 2.

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DR. SUN YAT SEN.

REAL OBJECT OF VISIT TO" JAPAN.

LONDON, March 3, A talegram from Tokyo states that Dr. Sun Yat Sen leaves for China

to-morrow. The speeches delivered

indicate that the real object was to foster a Chino-Japanese commercial and political entente, offering important concessions to bankers and manu. facturers,

PANAMA CANAL TOLLS.

A LITTLE DISPUTE.

LONDON, March 3 The British rejoinder to the statoj po meat of Mr. Knox, United State Secretary of State, issued on January 23, has been presented as Washington, It answers the contention that the British grievance is only a hypothetical protest and therefore premature. It submits that arbitration for which there is already ample provision should precede rather than follow setun friction,

Mr Knox has reserved his reply for his saccessor

THE INDIAN BUDGET.

THE OPIUM REVENUE.

The following

LONDON, March 2. nounced:-

Router's correspondent at Delhi wires Lieut. Col. J. F. Bagot, Conservative that the Finance Minister introduced M.P. for Kendal. '

the Indian Budget on Saturday.

It shows a surplus of £3 1-3 millions for the year

1912-13, which is above the estimated

Dr. Henderson, formerly of Shanghai Father Stanton, (whose death was mentioned in Saturday's "China Mail") | £2,000,000 WIB a well-known Roman Catholic surplus. The estimates for 1913-14

show a surplus of £1 1-3 million. priest.

UNITED STATES NAVY APPROPRIATION.

THE SENATE'S ACTION,

LONDON, March 2. The Naval Committee of the Senate has restored the principal items in the Naval Appropriations Bill, including the provision for two battleships which the House of Representatives struck

Admiral Von Terpitz, mentioned thas new uorodromes would be laid out, .down at Wismar and Rostock.

TURCO-BALKAN WAR.

FIGHTING STILL PROCEEDING.

LONDON, March 2.

A later mosenge frem Washington reports that the Senate passed the Naval Bill. The Bill returns to the House of Representatives.

THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION,

LONDON, March 2

that Felix Diaz has decided to become A message from Mexion City reports

a candidate for the Presidency.

Toxik. Pasha called at the London Foreign Office on Friday, followed some dims later by Hakki Pasha. Diplomatic circles regard these visits as portending ENGLISH RUGBY COUNTY

▲ more acceptable reply on the part of

Turkey to the Note from the Powers.

No importance is attached to the tele- -grams from Sofa that Turkey is endeav ouring to trent directly with Bulgarin, becarse the Powers insist on negotiations with the Allies generally.

FIGHTING NEAR JANINA,

A message from Athens reports that A strong force of Turks was defeated after a six hours' battle to the north of Janina, leaving 12 dead and 180; prisoners. The Greek losses Louignificant.

PEACE PROSPECTS.

were

The prospects of peace are regarded being more favourable than at any time since the Armistice at Chatalja.

ENGLISH COUNTY CRICKET.

AN ACUTE CONTROVERSY.

Losos, March 2.

!CHAMPIONSHIP.

LONDON, March 2.

In the Rugby County Championship Final, Cloucestershire, the winners of the Western Counties group, beat Cumberland by 14 points to 3 at

Carlisle.

GERMAN MILITARY

MEASURES,

LARGE INCREASES.

LONDON, March 2. Reuter's correspondent at Berlin tele- grapba that in view of the approaching introduction of the new Army Bills and the Government's secrecy concerning these, the German nowapapera are pub- lishing estimates of the increase. They agree that they will amount to £121 million annually, and expect that the method of paying the bill, whether by a property tax or indirect taxation, will lead to a stiff fight.

BOT SCOUTS' EMIGRATION

SCHEME.

BY TELEGRAPH.

(Router's Service to the China Mail.)

"FRENCH AVIATON ARRESTED.

SENT OVER THE FRONTIER

Loxton, March 8. Router's Paris correspondent beles graphs that the arintor M. Faitre. attempting to dy froin Mourmalen to Switzerland, was obliged to descend for petrol at the German fortress town of Metz and was arrested by the German police who compelled him to pack his monoplane and return to France.

(Independent News Agency's Service

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JAPAN AND MONGOLII.

ani Arakio, Marches.

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In reply "to a question put by Mr." Monyà. M.P., of the Kokumin party at the Imperial Dlet'es to whe ther an agreement bad been con- cluded in connection with Mongolia between Japan and Russia, Baron Makino, Minister for Foreign Affairs, denied absolutely the existence of such an agreement.

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JAPANESE BANKING APPOINT-

NEMENTS.

Tosio, March 3.

Mr. Yataro Mishima, ex-President

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CHINO-JAPANESE STUDENTS'

ASSOCIATION.

TOKYO, Merch 3

A Chino-Japanese Students' Asso- cation, formed in Tokyo by Chinese and Japanese silents recently, was inaugurated on the 1st inst. Count Okuma was present.

CHARGE OF ATTEMPTED BRIBERY.

The Finance Minister (Sir Guy Fleetwood Wilson) said the distinct shadow in the financial sunaliino war the loss of opium revenue, which materially affected the arrangements for the coming year. He described the Government's opium policy up to the present as being adherence to the programme of sales arranged despite: circumstances frequently justifying the denouncement of the Treaty, and also resistance to pressure to effect 1 Chinese Revenue Officer is Complainant. arbitrary suspension of the sales. The action of the Chinese Government however, had created a new situation, as was evidenced, in the practical stoppage of the trade in Chinese markets and the great drop in the auction prices necessitating the she.

pension of sales which had been

ordered in January. The

revenus

at

for the coming year is estimated account under the heading of opium

£3,018,000 lower than for the corrent

year.

THREE YEARS FOR

BURGLARY.

At the Criminal Sessions this afternoon aman named Chand Sang was indicted upon three separate counts for burglary and hombresking at a number of residences in Knutsford Terrace, Kowloos, and also for having in his possession houzebranking im- plements.

He pleaded guilty to two of the charges and was sentenced to three years hard

labour.

ALLEGED THEFT OF BANK- NOTES,

At the Magistracy before Mr. Melbourne this afternoon, a Chinese youth named Cheng San. was charged on remaad with stealing $1578 in Hongkong book noter, the property of King Wo Cheung,

Mr. Shenton, of Messrs Deacon, Looker, Deacon and Haraton prosecated, and Mr. C. Farebrother Mason, of Masers Wilkin

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Sessions which opened this morning at the Supreme Court was one in which a Chinese is charged with attempting to bribe a compatriot in the Revenue service. Tan Wing was indicted for offering on

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Tho Attorney-General (Hon. Mr. J. A.' 5. Buckmill), informed the jury that. according to the evidence of the Chinese Revenue officer while he was on duty on October 31st on a whart bo saw a man carrying a basket. His suspicions were aroused in regard to its contente sobe | THE COMMERCIAL PRESS, LD. examined it, and under cover of some

vegetables found a large quantity of Son Pui lottery tickets. The offer took the coile and the basket to the quaners and on the way defendant came up and offer ed in some money in order to induce Jim to let the coolio go. When he was offered the bribe the officer acized the prisoners, who was afterwards charged and committed for trial..

The officer was subjected to a lengthy cross-examination by Mr. F. C. Jenkin, the prisoner's counsel.

Addressing the jury, Mr. Jenkin said the prisoner was a very respectabia man. He was a member of the Registrar- General's District Street Comunittes and the head of a firm in Wing Lok Street.

Mr. Shenton, in opening the casa, said | He submitterl that the facts 5 the story that the complainant had a large quantity told by the Revenue offeer would fit. În of subsidiary" coin in his possession which he got in his business. He wanted to equally well with a charge of bribery or change the coin for bank note, and

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and at first aid that they had boon stolen, The defendant went into the witness.Mail Steam Packet Co. for whom Mosers It is reported that the question of the

but afterwards said that he had been box and said on the evening in question Jrdine, Matheson & Co., Ld. are the local cheated out of them. The affaiz occurred' LONDON, March 2, -County Cricket Championship, which

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Pu went in and asked him to lend steamship line between the Philippines,;, A party of Boy Scouts are proceeding Chinese now your.

The managing partner of the King Wo him 850 and take it to him on the Praya, China and Japan, and Northern Pacific discussing at Lords, is becoming acute to Melbouras aboard the as. Marathim, The chief controversy wages round the emigrating by assisted passages under fra deposed to sending defondant with the Li said he ob not wait, and witness Const Forts in America, in conjunction notes on Jazuary 24th to the Yee Tak mink proposal to restrict matches to two days the Victoria Government British lads' Defendant was eying when he came hacked out with the money and found Li with their present joist service from of seven hours each, and the promotion scheme. A second party proceed to aud said that the money had been watched. Po na the Praye with the Revenue officer, Antwerp, Middlesboro, Hall and London He went with the defendant, and de sook the bundle of motor from his to the Far East maintained by the “Bhire" away. Canada on the 4th of April. The Boy reported the matter to the palive. Defea-pocket and was handing them o Li Po of counties by merit.

and "Glán” steamers. At a meeting at Lorde this work a Scouts' Association are establishing

with both his hands together. The delen- proposal was submitted to exclude five fund to assist the Scouts to the Colonies. Bounties, and the decision was postponed

THE ROMANOFF. TER- until July,

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THE SCOTT FUNDS,

LONDON, March 2. The Fands raised in connection with the Antarctic tmgedy now amount to £40,000

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LONDON, March 1. The Banks in St. Petersburg and Morcow have decided to present the Tear with a million roubles for charitable purposes on the occasion of the Romanol Tercentenary.

dant said he had to holding the aues when the officer snatched it from lum, The first veseel on the new fine will be dant absconded on January 27th, and and when asked why he did it said the Harpagas" which has been witness reported to the police. He next would arrest him. The offer thereupon chartered for the round 'voyage from the

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Pacific Coast to the Philippines and lack, Goreral's office, And afterds sharged Cross-examined prisoner said Li Po we leaving Portland about the beginning of him at the Police Station with the theft,

In reply to Mr. Mason, witness said an old customer. He was a travelling April. In due cums through stenmurs, that defendant had been employed by trader and he did not knew bis address. him for about a year-sites the firm If he had known is de would have had will be despatched frum Earope to the Pacific Coast, vin Buen Dana, Strate opened business. He had been asistant bim arrested,

settlements Uhina and Japan, and vice His Lordship, directing the jury, suid Accountant, and had often collected money, -kymo ïmes large 切 of money. Witness, however, always sent another there was a considerable element of doubt

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