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TRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1913,

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THE BALLOON TRIP TO TEL WEST INDIES.

LONDON, April 18

A telegram from Las Palmas states that the "Suchard" balloon was com pletely inflated yesterday night and the last preparations for the trip to the West Indies made when an escape of!

A BALLOON EXPLOSION.

FOUR MEN KILLED.

LONDON, April 18. Two French officers, a non-counnis- sioned officer and a civilian have been killed by the explosion of a spherien balloon near Villiers-sur-Marne.

FRENCH-CANADIANS AND

BRITISH RULE. -

LONDON, April 18. Earl Grey presided as the Colonial Institute luncheon in honour of Premier Gaain, of Quebec.

In the course of a speech, M. Gonin said thathis ancestors had fought

gas from the chief valve deflated the HOUSE OF COMMONS TO DISCUSS bravely to keep the Union Jack envelope. Bluecker wos

extremely

annoyed, and telegraphed to Germany for the immediate despatch of hydrogen.

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THE CALIFORNIAN ALIENS BILL

SCURES OF PROTESTS.

LONDON, April 18. A gangs from Sacramento says that weares of letters and telegrams have been received protesting against the Alien Land Bill as being inimical to present and futurs investments of banking syndicstes of London, Berlin

and Paria in California. ̧

The Hill has passed the. Assembly, It permits Corporations en rolled hyv perams eligible for citizenship to own property, but the Senate Bill classes call foreign syndicates and corporations as aliens, and their property is subject o eschent to the State after a terms of

Yeari.

The Houses have to meet in con ference to settle the question of,amend.

ag the Bill."

The Assembly has passed another Bill aimed at the Japanose, requiring market fishermen of that race, who are

ineligible for citizenship, to pay a annual tax of one hundred dollars, whereas other aliens are linblo to Sweuty dollars,

THE DIFFICULTIES OF THE

SITUATION.

A telegram from Washington states that Mr. Bryan has conferred with President Wilson regarding the deve lopments at the Californian Logislature. It appears that the Alien Land. Holding Bill is deamed more dificult than the criginal measure for Japan to oppoan successfully, because it closely follows the non of the Alien Owner. zhip law, which daring the past decade has been strictly enforced in the territories of the United States without

"YOTES FOR WOMEN."

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cat of Canada, but after the decision of the battlefield they had fought no lena bravely to keep it flying. They were LONDON, April 18. In the House of Commons. Mr. proud to enjoy the rights of the Canadian Lloyd George announced that the Constitution and the blessings of re- Government intended to allos May presentative government, and rejoiced Band 7 to a discussion of Mr. Dickin-in Great Britain's entente with France. son's Bill for the Enfranchisement

of Women.

TURCO-BALKAN WAR.

A GRUESOME NUTT.

Lospos, April 18

A telegram from Sofia states that it in sunounced that the Tarco Bulgarian sampansion of hostilities is merely a verbal agreement for the purpose of bursing the dead,

A "DIPLOMATIC FICTION,"

now

The story regarding the cessation of hostilities is stated to be a "diplomatic fiction" invented for the purpose of explaining to Bulgaria the necessity for agreeing to a trace with the Turks apart from the Allies:

PARIS TO BERLIN IN THIRTEEN HUURS.

LONDON, April 1. The French aviator, M. Dancourt, flow from Paris to Berlin yesterday in 13 hours, 30 minutes.

BRITISH AND AMERICAN VARSITY ATHLETICS.

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THE LORDS AND THE ARMY ANNUAL BILL.

Losno, April 18. In the House of Lords' debate on the second reading of the Army An- nual Bill, Lord Lovat said that those interested in the defence of the country viewed with growing anxiety the Government's attitude towards defence at home and abroad.

Lord St. Andries expatiated on the dungers that would result if it were necessary to send an expeditionary fores to the Continent. Egypt or India.

A REMARKABLE AVIATION JOURNEY.

LONDON, April 18. Thie well-known caviator, ME Hamel, with a passenger, flow fron Dover to Cologne without stopping in 245 minutes.

PRINCE OF WALES.

LONDON, April 18. The Prince of Wales has returned to London.

OBITUARY,

LONDON, April 18.

The death is announced of Mr. Gustav Wolf, one of the founders of Mezera Harland and Wolff, the great Belfast shipbuilding frm.

(Wah Tas Yat Po' Bervios.)

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Pixing, April 18. Considerable discussion bas Laken place in Parliament between members of the Ko Ming Tang and members of the three other Societies over the elec. EVERÝ RASHER tion of a Speaker. The meeting realted in a disorderly quarrel.

by the latest patent Bacon Slicer giving 14 different thicknesses.

The Minister for War, Tun Chì Sai,

Lord Crewe said that the question was whether the reduction of the margin of safety aimed at in origin- ally fixing the Territorial Force bad been so reduced us to require im- has ordered Chang Kwui Ti, the Co- mediaté and heroic remedy. The mander at Tungchow, to make pre- sitantion thongh grave was not seri-paration in case of emergency.

ous enough for a heroic ramady, but The Chinese Ambassador at Tokia- it was clear we must maintain has been authorised by the Cabinet to. considerable margin over the mini- mum." He regarded this as neces- negotiate with the Brazilian Ambassador sary for the security of the country, there to form a Chino-Brazilian Alliance. It was also clear that military Chan Nai Chin has been dispatched authorities must carefully consider to London by the anti-Opium Society to the present conditions and prospects take part in the conference on the of the Territorials, and see what steps question of opium prohibition. could still be taken on the voluntary basis, in order properly to maintai the necessary margin. His Lordship thought that the country would be content to wait until Colonel Seely with the murder of Sung Chiacjes, has and his advisers made proposals with been handed regard to the improvement and en-anthorities. largement of the Territorials before embarking altogether on an unknown

LONDON, April 18. A message from New York states that Yale and Harvard Universitice have invited Oxford and Cambridges. Universities to an athletic meeting the Harvard stadium in June or July

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THE CANADIAN TRADE COMMISSIONER.

LONDON, April 18.

A telegram from Sydney states that Mr. Foster, the Canadian Trade Com.

somewhat perplexing character" Lord Lansdowne referred to the of the Ministerial utterances, and

naked what the Government were going to do. He had listened euro- fully but had becirunable to gather anything as likely particularly to happen.

Lord Herschell said the Gover ment felt that there was no cause for panic or alarm, but they would not shrink from any step necessary for

abjection from any Foreign Govern-miaeioner, ia returning to Canada via the national safety.

<uent. Amorican political circles consider that to lodge an objection it would be against the measure necessary for Japan to extend to Americans resident in Japan the right to acquire property in fee simple.

-SUFFRAGISTS ARRESTED.

LONDON, April 17.

Mr. George Lansbury, formerly Labour M. P. for Bow and Bromley, and Mrs. Drummond have heen summoned to the Bos Street Police Court in connection with speeches made by them at the recent meeting at Albert Hall.

DISCOUNT RATE.

LONDON, April 17. A telegram states that the discount

rate has beea ixed at 4 per cent.

FRANCE AND GERMANY.

THE NANCY. INCIDENT,

LONDON, April 17.

A telegram from Berlin states that the papers give columns of indiguant comment to the Nancy affair, and are publishing aterice of the ill-treatment

of Germans in the Riviera and else

bere. The incident has aroused the sharpest anti-French outburst for years, evan exceeding the foaling at the Agadir crisis.

BRITISH VIEWS,

The Nancy incident is the sensation of the moment. All the British papers publish lengthy editorials, pointing out that the extraordinary feeling excited in Germany shows that tenzion exists

China and Japan.

CHINESE WORKMEN IN INDI

EFFORT TO RESTRICT IT.

LONDON, April 17.

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IMPORTANT BRITISH IM- PER'AL PRESS CONFERENCE.

LONDON, April 18.

A telegram from Ottawa stater that Mr. Barden, the Premier, in an inter.

SHANGHAI, March 18. Ting Kwai Sing, the man charged

over to the Chinese

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LONDON, March 19.

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A "SUSPENDED" M.P.

LONDON, April 17. In the House of Commons, oa Wednesday, Mr. Asquith moved that the period of suspension of Mr. William THE UNITED STATES TARIFF Moore, Conservative M.P. for North Armagh, who was suspended for making use of unparliamentary langu. age in the Fouss by describing Mr. Masterman'a conduct as disgraceful,

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THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS APPROVE,

LONDON, April 17.

Mr. Underwood, Chairman of the nga and Moune Committee, cxpresses bimelf confidant that this Tarif Bill

authority on the Sikh religion, died on Saturday at Sinclair gardens, Kensington. Mr. Maculiffe passed the greater part of

FROM THE RANKS.

Considerable interest has bean sreused

his career as an Indian in the Sikh districta by the War Secretary implying that in the of the Punjxúb, and retired at the age of Azmý a mara general system of promotion 56 in order to devote the remainder of his from the ranks will shortly be introduced. life to translation of the Sikh bible.

Thin grast work be duly accomplished, and There is reason to believe that this reform the book was accepted and published at is imminent, as well as the corresponding Oxford. The Indian Government offered motion from the lower deck. The chance their own ak by the Clarendon Press, sction of the Admiralty in relation to pro- Mr. Macauliffs £3 towards the expense of obtaining commission through the of the work, but this he rejected as in inadequate recognition of the grestress of ranks has for a long time actually existed his labour and of the importance of the in the Army, but up to the present that Sikhs in the scheme of our Indian Easpire chance has been decidedly reacte. Two

WOMEN AS SOLICITORS...

The right of women to enter the solicitor's profession is to be tested at law;

of the best known cases within the inst few years are those of Major-grastal Lake O'Connor, V. C., who received his commis sion for gallantry at the Alma, and the late

during the debate on the Naval Four ladies, all disti guiated at either Bir Hector MacDonald Robertson C.B...

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of the next three or four days practi-] THE BUSHIRE OUTRAGE. cally unarmended,..

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'TER BELGIAN STRIKE.

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LONDON, April 17.

A message" from Brussels says that

Lostos, April 17.. A message from Teberan states that the Belgian Minister demands £5,000 as compensation for the murder of Madame Constant, the wife of the Belgian Director of Customs, at Bashire, last month.

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