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818 SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 1918.

BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH.

THE CHINA MAIL.

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MINISTERS AND "MARCONIJ."

THE DEBATE RESUMED."

LONDON, June 20.

A briody reported in yesterday's China Mail," the debate on the Marconi affaire was resumed in the House of Cominons, which was crowded with members when Mr. Lyttleton began the -proceedings. He declared that in view of the attitude of the Ministers is was imparative to carry. Mr. Cave's motion to a division (Cheers and counter choora Until yesterday there had been no acknowledgement: of the error, and the apology of Sir Rofte Isaacs FOR A qualified one..

PREMIER'S SPEECH.

DAMPAIGN OF CALUMNT,”

Mr. Asquith, who was received with: cheers, said he bad hoped that after the apecakes of the Ministers there might -have bean some general agreement

· That bope, however, had been shattered. He agreed that the Ministers would have been better advised to have told the whole story in October. It would have saved an enormous amount of time and trouble. He emphasised that the two Ministers had broken no rule or obligation, but they bad failed to observe the rule of prudence. He denounced the campaign of calumny -and disgraceful appeals to racial and

religious animosity.

MR BALFOUR'S SPEECH.

Mr. Balfour said that a charge of personal corruption would be absurd, Tbut neither the Premier nor the Bouse vers treated with anything like frank- ess by Mr. Lloyd George and Sir

UNIONIST MOTION

· DEFEATED.-

Ou the vote being taken, Mr. Cave'a, motion was defeated, and the House, by 346 votes to 268. odopted the motion of Mr. Adkins.

..

THE VOTING,

"The Liberal members, Mears Marting Mason, and Munro Ferguson, voted for the minority, and 71 Nationalists and most of the Labour members voted for the majority, the remulador of the La- bour members obstaining.

PRESS COMMENT.

SOUTH CHINA COMMAND.

MAJOR-GENERAL KELLY'S APPOINTMENT GAZETTED.

LONDON, June 21: Major-General Francis Heary Kally, C.B., has been gazotted to command the troops in South Chino, in succes. sion to Jiujor General Anderson,

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A telogram from Washington states. Banb,-Hongkong and Shangbala bave

that the Committee of the Senate has been duls in at 8805, and close with buyers Tennis Rackets

Comments on the Marooni debate inserted into the Tariff Bill a clause at 8310 London hating advanced to £62.

are most varied.

The Timer ways that the ending of the debate by a Party division might and ought to have been avoided, but the House has emerged from woritical ordeal with more credit than at pse time seamed probable, as the result of the speeches by Mr. Asquith and Mr. Balfour.

The Daily Mail deplores that the House of Commons could not rise above partisanship after the remark- able appeals of Mr. Asquith and Mr. Balfour. The debate should have ended after Mr. Lloyd George and Sir lafu leanca had admitted their errors.

The Daily Telegraph sayı:--Parlia ment is low enough already. It stands further discredited to-day by adopting a resolution of condonation.

empowering the resident to levy dution of retaliation against Anti-America discrimination, and also to spend the rates on certain articles, including coffee, too, silk, and dress goods.

TEL AUSTRALIAN ELECTIONS

MR. FISHER" RESIGNS.

LONDON, June 21. A telegram from Melbourne atates that the elections have takes place,

a Government asily resulting in majority of one. The Premier, Mr.

Fister, has resigned.

*THE BALKAN FERMENT.

A CRISIS IMMINENT.

BELGRADE, Juns 2),

The Morning Part ways. It was a disastrous result to a disastrous debate. In view el Dr. Baneff's reluctance to the House of Commons has affirmed go to St. Petersburg unless Servis the principle that Ministers may, i accepts, immediate arbitration upon the undiscovered, accept financial favour Serbo-Bulgarn Treaty, 11 Fasica, ho

intended to start for St. Petersbag to from a would-be contractor.

The Daily Graphic says:-Mr. Bonar night, has postponed his departure.

"The bitterness against Bulgaria is Rafnie Lannes in October, and no defence had been advanced on that point. Re Law's rejection of Mr. Adkins' com plying to the appeal by Mr. Asquith promise was a mistake from the stand-becoming more intenso.

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for a unanimous conclusion, he said the point of the country.und the Unionist Opposition agreed in substance with Party,

the amendment of Mr. Buckmaster. The Standard rejoices that the Did the Liberals agree with the vexatious business is ended. No great substance of the Opposition's motion? harm, it says, has been done at present, He suggested corchining the two. What and future Cabinet Ministers have

the country. He appealed to the Pro- -mier to find some form of words more consistont with the credit of the House and likely to maintain the purity of public service.

The Daily Cidrone says:--The shabbiness and the unworthiness of the

BULGARIA'S REPLY,

SOFIA, June 20.

The text of the Balgarian reply is published. "It protests most vigorously against the revision of the Treaty of Alliance.:

It appears that Servia will refer the

he wished the House to do was to leave received a salutary warning. a record indicating 'regret at what bad caken place. Unless they did so it would be a disaster to the public life of whole debate was due to the weaknem division of the disputed coue, to the

of the Unionist leadership and its sub-arbitration of the Tsar. servience to the extremists of the rank According to a telegram from Buda and file.

Pest, Count Tisza, in the Chamber of Tho Daily News and Leader says Dopaties, said that Austria was anxious The Opposition, which applauded Mr, to see the real independence of the Balfour and then refused to compromise, Balkanites. He assured them that they with gailty of a cyncial and impudent could not allow any Power to intervene breach of faith. The public now re- with a view to influencing the free cguise the object of the whole decision of the Allies in solving the campaign, namely, a plot to destroy present difficulties. Ministers in order to destroy the policy.

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SIR EDWARD GREY. Sir Edward Grey said that Mr. Bonar Law put a very harsh construction on the tranmction. His phrase "A wast ol frankness" was capable of being construed as imputing a dishonourable motive, and if so construed would entail the resignation of two Ministers and close their political careers. The House ught to pasa no motion that could be regarded in the nature of a vote of cen-

fure.

A LIBERAL RESOLUTION.

AMERICAN TARIFF LAWS,

OBJECTIONABLE CLAUSE

STRUCK OUT...

WASHINGTON, Jant. 90, The Senate Committee has struck out the Tariff Bill clause giving the Castome agenta authority to emmine the books of foreign manufacturers. This clause bas

Mr. Ryland Adkins (Liberal), moved led to numerous protests by Europeans. the following resolution:-

"Marine Insurances--Sales in Union, have been affected at 8792, hub clora with sellers at $795. Cantus remain a dull wackets 8255. North China ars inquired

for at ma, 1344

Firs Insurances-Hongkongs minin steady market with buyers at 8357,. and Chinas remain unaltered at 8147.

Shipping:-Hongkong, Chaton and Macar bara buys : 847, and closed with sallers at 827 Todo Chinna have had les at 802 and 801, but weakened to s selling quotation at 890-eslos havó taken place is Chinas and Manila at 8113, 114- and 31 and have now receded to a solling quotatim at the intrer rate. Douglasses

hare feclined to 4 Rollers, and Ster Farrios have improved to 833 at, which price there are buyers.

Dil-Shells close, with a middle prics

of 17 and kava bean a' quiet market.

INCLUDING THE FAMOUS

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and Faabs remain a chi nged at $3.30 sellers Chinese Engineerings have middhi quotation at 3/4 and Pahangs of 10/3-middle,

Docs, Wharees and Goducat –A largo business has been done In Hongkong and Whempos Decks at prices ranging between $89 and $904, and they now close with sellers at $90,Hongkong and Kowloon Wharves have also been the medium of considerable dealings at price between 88 and 801 the closing price being 890 goired for at 881. Dealings are reported boren Naw-Amoy Docks are still in- in banghai Docks at The 80, at which figure they are wanted. Bales are us repaled in Shanghai and Hongkaw Whares at the improved price of Tis 211, lot more are inted at the price,

"Lards, Hotels and Buddings Hong- kong Landa hare boon persistently in gaired after daring the wook and after further sales at $110 Dow close

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at sill Kowloon Lands are also asked for option 2 ports 2.1. at 15 cents per picul, x 816 and inquiries are boing made for but there appears to be ne demand for West Points at $741 Sales have taken place additional tonnage at the moment. in Humphreys Estates at 32, and they now afgon/JavaFixtures are reported at closs with buyers at 18.90 Hongkong Hotels have improved to 8125 and 95833 cents per picul, and therp is further, though songwhat limited, demand for for buyan for old and now respectively.

ward loading.

Culton Mills: Sales have taken place in Hoogkongs at S and they now close with buyers at 891-

Alellaneous "China Providents have Loen sold at #9. Groen Inlanda have led

ANOTHER SPANISH PRINCE.. to considerable business at prices between

LONDON, June 20. The Queen of Spain has given birth

to a son.

SPANIARDS AND ARABS,

SEVERE FIGHTING.

TANGIEL, June 20. Despatches froes Tetuan state that desperate fighting has been in progress between the Kabydes and the Spanish garrison. The latter were driven bock

That this House, after hearing the statements of Sir Rufos Isaacs and Mr. THE RACECOURSESENSATION half a mile from the town, and anffered

Lloyd George referring to the purchases

of shares in the American Marconi Com

pany, accepts their expressions of regret

that such purchases were made and were

A MADMAN'S "ACT

LONDON, June 19.

not mentioned in the debate in October,The incident reported in yesterday's

bus acquits them of acting otherwise than in good faith, and reprebates the charges of corruption brought against the Ministers, which have been proved ato be wholly falas."

AMENDMENT WITH DRAWN,

Chins Mail" naturally caused a tre mendous sensation

Whalley, who was riding Tracery, was

heavily, but rallied, routing hordes of tribesmen and doing great slaughter,

AMERICAN EX-CHAMBERLAIN

RELEASED.

New Youx, June 20.

The Appellate Division of the

unhurt. Interviewed by a Pressman, Supreme Court has ordered the release

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88.26 and $750 and now close with sella at the latter figure. Ioes have sellers st 184 Powells are wanted at 810, Weie mama 223, Ropes at 821; and E'ectrics st...$38. Hongkong Trama close with buses at 7/2, Dairy Fernis are on other at 856 Stcard Laundries at 84) Palpe at 820. Fisheries at 84 and Watsons 88.40, Lang Kats have had ssion at and done with, buyers at sama figure

Lendon Quotations:-To hand this morning "hy wire from our Agents are as follows-all middle price, Trocok Minas Paling Consolidateda Ural Caspians Mahyan Tin Dredgers United Serdanga Mexican Eagle Rubber Torstei

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Shel Transporta Indo-Chinas (combined) Chinese Engineeringa

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10/3 42/6

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5/0 prem

107 1807-

FEZIONE CIRCULAR."'"

Mrs. Latake and Logo, ship and freight brokers, in their freight circular dated June Slet, state

and during the peded since slapsod, a Our last circular was dated 7th instant,

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Bangkok The position is unchange and there seems no immoodiate: prospect a higher rates...

To carry limestone from Quang Tex to Hongkong the 24." Dagny" has. boca taken up for another trip on sama ters

last

NochwangChartering. has been re stricted to two charters at same rate as last paid, although quentity offered is somewhat smallor,

Timesharten: The tamer "Deva worse, 1,057 tona.net reg., is reported Exed for 2 years at $8,000 per month.

Coal freights from Japan to this con- tinuo steady.g

Fixtures · Reported:-Moji/Hongkong $2.50 for mall quantition and 3.40/ $2.35 for larger vessels, Hongay/Baigon, privato terms, and Hongay/Canton $2.75 pez ton

Salltonnage looding or to load. For Baltimore and Now York: British barque *Daylight, 0,50 tons not reg. Soptame ber/November loading British barque Drumelton, 1,920 for not... reg., September/November loading: British barque Brilliant," 8,500 Jens at rog. January loading.

Sail tounage disengaged, none. Departure of sellers, nona.p

KAISER'S YANISHED DRESSING-

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he said a man ahanted something like of ax-Chamberlain Hyda, who was somewhat quietes lone has pervaded the "Halt, or I will fire." Then came a accused of manipulation of the City freight markel, the volume of busincas sintah, and all went firing.

fande, on the ground that the facts transnoted being smallts and rates of According to the papers the Kage has The man sustained s fracture of the proved did not constituto a crime, freight in some directions are showing been: the victim of thieves, who up to Mr. Buckmaster withûrew his amende skull, and was operated upon.

The King sent to Whalley and in quired if he were hurt.

THE OPPOSITION'S TACTICS.

After father discussion, Mr. Bouar Law declined to accept Mr. Fland Adkins, motion, but was willing to accept the following:

Tracery's sailant was a middle

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Ioraso, June 12.

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