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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1913.

BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH.

THE CHINA MAIL.

(Router's Service to the China Mail.) (Router's Service to the China Mail.) Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

ANOTHER GERMAN MRSHIP -DISASTER.

FOUR PEOPLE KILLED

BUDDEN DEATH OF MAYOR OF NEW YORK.

Losoos, Sept. 12. Mr. Gaynor, the Mayor of New LONOS, Sept. 12. York, died of heart failure on board A telegram from Berlin states that the 8, Baltic, while in mid-ocean military aeroplane fell on the travelling to England from New manovring ground at Suchen-York. bueren, killing four spectators.

The trial of the new maral Zeppelin: has been postponed.

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DEVELOPMENT OF UGANDA.

A HAND OF PROMISE,

LONDON, Sept. 12.

JAPAN'S DEMANDS FROM CHINA.

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Losboy, Sept. 12, Heuter's Paking correspondent states that Japan has presented a series of demands to the Chinese Government, calating, firstly to the torture of the Japanese Lieut. Nibimire, who at Hankow on August 11 was stripped of bis uniform and bang up by his hands; secondly, to the arrest of another officer at Shangtung; thirdly to the lag of Japanese at Nanking and finally to the insult to the Japanese be at least equalled by the construction Bug at the same city. Japan demands of the great artery, 550 miles in length, the punishment of the guilty, and the Lostos, Sept. 12. from the nesty discoverd region of payment of an indemnity, the amount Lord Lowburn, in a three column Port Harcourt on a branch of the Donny of which is to be settled later. China letter to the Times, ges the River, Nigeria, to the Kudana River is required to comply immediately with necessity of a conference of the party where the new line joins the Kano the demands, otherwise Japan will take leaders to settle the Irish question railway. The cost of the new line,whatever action is deemed necessary, by consent. He says that a critical which the Government has just mac-It is expected that Chins will comply time is rapidly approaching, and notioned, will be thres millions sterling. forthwith. good purpose will be served by ignor. The railway Laverses the mysterious

THE IRISH QUESTION. TROPOSAL BY LOAD BOREBURN.

ing the certainty that the passage of

The romause of Uganda promises to

the Bill will be followed by serious and almost unknown territory which is rioting in the north of Irelanil.

Unjhe home of Joju worship, tapping the the other larul if the Bill, by some richest palm oil belt in the world, a' accident, is rejected the situation will coalfield at Udi a thousand square miles be even more serious. With thefin extent, containing coal of a quality prospect of rioting: boycotting and estimated at 75 per cent of the value of Tathmilation, he suggests that no the best Welab. The coai fold will be. preliminary vonditions should he

exacted by those who would attend opened in action in the quickest possi the exufetence, but, ustiks, the con-ble manner, and surveyers and con- ferance of 1910, when confidential structors are sailing forthwith. aisenssions ended in final proposals that they should be published if no agreement was concluded, in order to enable the public to judge the definite views of the leading men. THE TIMES" "COMMENT

SCIENCE AND PSYCHICAL RESEARCH.

SIR OLIVER LODGE AND THE DOCULT.

The Times," in an editorial

LONDON, Sept. 11. article; describes Lon Loreburn's

Sir Oliver Lodge, in his presidential -document as of first political import

of the ance and says For the first time address at the meeting on the eve of a great political crisis British Association in Birmingham, --maybe a national,disaster-a dis tinguished Liberal statesman makes urged the continuity of He and matter, public confession of his belief that and appealed to scientists not to take as a permanent solution, the Irish a negative view of subjects outside their policy of the government is indefen- own special studies, but to endeavour sible. Wo have reason to believe to co-ordinate all sciences and establish that beland the scenes the fember some guiding and unifying principle of the Cabinet are gravely perturbed at the prospect before the country." The article concludes that evidence is not at present forthcoming that the time is ripe for applying Lord Lorehum's method "of achieving a peaceful solution."

WIDESPREAD APPROVAL OF

THE SUGGESTION

Lord Loreburn's suggestions aroused the greatest interest, and there are widespread signs of appro- vai.

PRESS COMMENTS.

The "Westminster Gazette" agrees with the " Times" that the Government could not expect the Unionists to cater the proposed conferoces pledged to an Irish Parliament with an Irish Executive, At the same time the conference would be a were waste of time if it is not agreed that the government of Ireland must be altered from what it is now.

THE ZEPPELIN DISASTER.

OFFICIAL EXPLANATION.

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THE GLENDIDEL #CRNS 3168, Lovers of Buthe all over the world will wles the new that the aulo of the Clea ddel enfloci lub of bis mannseripta by the Liverpoot Athenscom is not in go challenged in the Courts of Lay bus vos de yet been divulget; but thore pams of the purchaser of the transcripts me to be doubt habe is an Ameri can millionaire, and that the price was £3000. The Committes of the Liverpoo Athanaeum continua very reticent; is cost, however, that the transaction has boes completed as far as the payment of the pachase price is concerned. The ms ariptage ropotted to be still in the hands of the London zents who hare, acted as intermediarias (or Sotheby, and it in to be presumed boy will not be montabroad until the legal title of the sollers has been tasted. Logal title is only one of the questions raised by the case, still for the moment it is the most importsab from the in depand whether the precious manuscripts practical point of view, since on it accus are to romuain in fireat Britain or to and

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the cellection. Burus sta: ca that it was made at the request of Captain Riddol of Friere. Cace, and to him, and I will add to his admirable lady, it is presented és a "kincare" though small tribute of gratitate" for the many happy hours_tbe, author has spect under their roof." Barns describes the con- lards, Dorners for Challen's 8.6. RIQJUN MARU, For Singapore, Batavia, Samarang & Sourabaya 3ad. Sept

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simply pour passer le temps," and he ex-will not occur. again. LONDON, Sept. 11. exproven tho hope that nobody without the Author'a consent will take copies of the The official account of the Heligo- contents, much less gins to the world at light." The composition of the volumes land disaster refutes criticisms publish-large what ho never mekat should see the ed ia Germany that the airship was took anog tima. Captain Kiddel died in overloaded, and says it was owing to 1794. At that data one of the volum

had been completed, and ma in Captain an extraordinary change in the weather, Piddel's possion, but the other was and that the accident must be attribut-vatinished Burns reclared the first od to a higher Power, The disaster in volume, and before his own death in 1798 had enepleted the work of transcription, nowise diminishes the fighting value of Whether he intended to return both net certain. AB rolaines to Friers Carso Zeppelins.

The English Frow, while deeply sympathising with Germany's mis fortune, expresses the opinion that the disaster emphasises the instability of the airship compared with "aeroplanes.

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ZEPPELIN No. FIVE

FIVE.

The Zeppelin No. has been success fully housed in its ahed at Leipsig.

FRANCE'S SYMPATHY,

President Poincars has condoled

disseter. with the Kalaer with reference to the

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for all to study the unknown as well as known to abandon their scepticism. He concluded by declaring that he had not shrunk from giving a personal note summarising the results on his cwn mind. After thirty years' experience of paychical resarch be and his - workers were convinced that occurrences

It appears that while the cars were now regarded as occult can be examined and reduced to order by methods of submerged almost instantaneonely,

mses of ecrdage floated some time, upon science, and facta so examined con- vinced Lius that memory and affection which those saved were supported ars not limited to that association with ecme time. matter whereby aloon they manifest themselves bere and now," and that presonality persists beyond bodily death.

BRITISH BOXING CHAMPION-

SHIP.

WELLS DEFEATS MOIR,

LONDON, Sept. 11. Bombardier Wells knocked out

Gunner Moir in the ifth round of match for the championship of Great Britain at the Canterbury music ball.

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FRANCE AND GREECE.

A "MISUNDERSTANDING.”

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ATES, Sept. 11. The following semi-official statement has been published:-"The Press and public opinion are deeply stirred by the misunderstanding arising out of the speech of King Constantine in reply to the Kaiser. Greece will never forget the great services France has always rendered, nor the work of General Eydeux and the French military mission. The works of King Constant lae ought not to be interpreted as they. have been by France."

all oventa, the intention, if cherished, was not carried out, and at the protadeath they remained, with other manuscripts; in the keeping of his widow,

On the death of Burur, the task of writ- ing an official biography and of editing his works was entrusted to Dr. Currie of Liverpool. The profits accuring from the Bala of the biography amounted to £1200, and went to the benefit of the poet's widow and family. The two volumes of the Glen riddol collection, according to the testi mony of Dr. Carrie's daughter-in-law, worn among the manuscripts given inte bis custody far the purpose of the under taking." It can hardly be contended that

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Mooses. Polish all Kotwall, Catton and Yarn Brokers, in their reported dated Sept. 12 aates-Our last report was dated the 30th ult. per sa. "Arcadia.".

Dr. Carrie himself does not appear to bare looked on them in that light but to have garded them as the property the Glauriddel collection is in December 1953, when Mr Wallaes Carrie, the widow of Mrs. Barns The next that is heard ci

of Dr. Curris's son, presented them to the Liverpool Athenscuta. No formal condi tions ware attached to the gift, but the letter in which it is conveyed contains the entence, Inabil feel.gatified by the Ginding place in the litery of an instits. ation in raich Dr. Curio took so grast an interest." It can hardly be dubbed that In these words Mra. Walice Carrio ex directly, her belief that the manuscripta presses, not the less plainly because in were to brd a permanent resting place in the library of the institution to which they

we apresentod, and in which they have rained during the "sixty intervening years. Whether that expri- sion of belief constitutes a condition of the gift which the governing body of the Liver-

During the fortnik, the local market pool Athenaeum are found to regard is one of the issues, which may come before ruled firm dea, principally, to the per the Law Charts, Further, the Courts will sistent advance of the American cotton, be asked to decide the more ential The Barese give out the September eati question whether the manuscripts ever were the property of Mrs Wallace Carrie mate of the crop at about 13,700,600 balou, Dealer were very eager to bay and a or Dr. Currie, from whom she received them, and whether, therefore, the titis of fair business has been done in soms of the Athenaeam to them is not funds favourite chaps as an advance of 81 to 84 mentally unsound. The claima, put forward par bait ; chops for which, there is no do on behalf of the descendants of the poet is aand from the country remained ab last that the title to the collection was vasta price; hugars as the close se still on the in the poet's widow, and has descended to look out for chope of which they have thes.

We went the bottle in stock. The majority of importers Lord Rossbery has written a letter to a rich keen to sell at present prices, and the Chairman of the Glasgow and District the sales that took place were made by: Barns Clubs Association with reference to fow holders Fricon in Bombay have fars. the sale of the Glenriddell MSS. in which ther hardened and the range of values bo- he says, The coudnet of the director of tween ours and that of Bombay remain the Liverpool Athenaean seems incredible, further apart Confidence in business One would have thought that the second sircles is now restored to a large extent or third city in the Empire would have and in consequence deliveries are boon insisted on koeping to precious s pos- very good and promise vall for the future,"

I have indead little doubt bat The market closed quiet but very steady.

Total los 18,000 baten A telegram from Paris states that the the MSA never belonged to Mrs Currie,

Unsell stocks 22,000 balos. Greek Minister there affirms that King at all, but rece entrusted to her bus

Sold but un-delivered in the Godown Conetautine. never intended to wound band's father for biographical par

arnyals The mail air. Assay!" and among his papera, made no question as to the feelings of France, for which he has poses. The widow probably found them and to arrive 64,000 bales, the deepest admiration. He merely the property, and thought she was doing a artes straustria, and Rangoon Li Sing Tok has left Peking for expressed bris opinion on the excellence wise thing (and indeed the wall justified in Ataru from Rombay, and string" Nanking to investigate the murders of German tactics, which, even in thinking) in transforing these precions from Calcutta have brought in 9,804 halus decuments to the car of the Liverpool for Hongkong and 9280 bales for Shanghai of Japanese residents by Chang France, can count many admirers. The Allensem. Nor was it the duty of the Shipments Hongkong to Shanghai, and Local Mill. Sales as follow: 500-bales Haun's soldiers.

The President bas telegraphed to King renders full justice to the eminent Liverpool Athenaeum on receiving them to coat porta &c, nil. Chang Hsun, Commander at Nan- sarvices of the French mission tainly was incumbent upon the directors, No: 10. 19, and 16 @ $129, 1314 and 141 to

The Ministers statement, however, before selling them, to zake quite rare that to 142. M king, stating that if what is contained in the newspapers regarding the cou-hee not ollayed the indignation, and the Mrs. Currie was justified in giving the Shanghai fairly good business bas which said to be about 20,000.balor at mei advance of Tha. 1 to 3 duct of his troops at the occupation newspapers hope that his Majesty him and they were fustified in selling bean transsoted for spot and to arrive, of the city be true, the reputation fell will take action to efface, the deplor the Chinese array is lost for everable impression. The President states that the law. less soldiers are to be dealt with severaly,

(Wah Taż Yat Po'a Service.)

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CHINESE. NEWS.

JAPAN AND THE NANKING AFFAIR.

It is suggested that it might be well worth white to connilt to see if a agreement by consent is possible. The evening newspapers all emphasise the point that the Government must take the first step, while the subject of discussion, must be the problem of Irish govern- meat and not the Bone Rule Bil. The Pall Mall Gazette" say: English men are increasingly convinced that sales the problem of Ireland is saltled by agreement

it never will be settled.

PENING, Sept. 11. The Globe" suggests that the most hopeful solution might be found in an

The Cubinet has decided to divide agreement between the two British Parties without the presence of the the Republic into nine military dis- Irish Parties. They might possibly tricts. achiere sacceas where the coufarouce of 1010 failed. The "Evening Standard' states that the essential factors are first ly, goodwill on all sides and a desire for Bettlement rather than a desire to catch a party advantage, and secondly that the whole question must be left open.

CENTENARY OF ANGLO-: AMERICAN PEACE. NOTABLE CEREMONY.

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A Shanghai telegram states that and communicated to him a telegram The centennial anniversary of the the Japanese Consul in Nanking has from bis government containing an battle of Lake Erie was colebated at reported that on the 7th instant assurance that Greece is so conscious of Patia Bay, Ohio, by the dedication of a Japanese messerger carrying his marble pillar 335 feet high com national Bag who went outside the what she owes to France that she will

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trampled on.

A American peace...

Ex-President Taft was the principal speaker...

The remains of the Anglo-American officers killed in the battle were cere fmoniously disinterred to-day, and re- interred in the crypt of the Perry Memorial, accompanied by religious and military exercisch,

It is stated that the Japaneso Government has made three demands

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CECIL FAMILY. Japanese residents at Nanking. The punishment of the offenders and their superiors; an apology to Japan; and heavy compensation for the rela- MR LLOYD GEORGE REPLIES

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