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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1913.

BY TELEGRAPH BY TELEGRAPH, BY TELEGRAPH.

(Beuter's Service to the China Mall.) | (Router's Service to the Okina Mall)† (Reuter's Barrics to the China Mail.

MODERN POMPEII

DISASTER.

VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS IN " NEW HEBRIDES

NATIVES KILLED: STREAMS OF BURNING LAVA,

LONDON, Dec. 16. Reuters Melbourne correspondent telegraph thai a volcano at Ambry Island, New Hebrides, has been active for many days.

Six now craters formed on the fit.. instand Mount Minnie collapsed on the 7th, threatening the mission station. and hospital.

The inhabitante took refuge in boats, while the lava overwhelmed building and villages on,the north coast, which

has been abandoned

ENGLAND vs. SOUTE" AFRICA,

THE FIRST TEST MATCH.

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LONDON, Dec. 18:

TUNNEL IN SAXONY

COLLAPSES.

TRAIN WRECKED: TOUR HIL. LED; THIRTY-FOUR INJURED.

LONDON, Dec. 16.

NE CHINA, MAIL.

HONGKONG Y.M.C.A.

TWO INTERESTING LECTURES:

Two very interesting papers were read before, the members, oft the YMCA Litecary and Dabating Society, yesterday evening, the Rev. V. Bone contributing tholightful essay on Confucianism,” and Mr. J. Wattis speaking of Tha Chinais.

as business man

The Rev. C. Bone said,” that makli know, the promiarut ideal ti Confucianists A telegram from Dronden states that he ancestral worship ; it was not necessary to say much about that. Confusianiam wan the Harrasfelsen tunnel has collapsed more or leak to the fore to-day basso the owing to sarth tremors. A train, which leaders of China were" endeavouring to dashed in after the collapse, was wrockeezablish it as a Stato religion. There In South Africa's innings, Taylored, four persons being killed and 34 were very serious detects in Confucianism

England declared 1, 419 for wickets. Hobbs made 82 and Dou- glas 105 not out.

mado "100.

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THE FRANCO-BRITISH ENTENTE.

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British Fleet Entertained at Toulon.

LONDON, Dec. 15. The Light Cruiser Squadron of the British Fleet han arrived 14 Toulon, where a great programme of fates has

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which made this establishment very in- advisable. Firetly, there was cartainly a very great vagueness in ita conception, of a personal daity : they had gods many and lords many but there was nc olaar con- septlari of God an they understood it. Secondly, the coupeptios of worship an it

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Fires devastated the Island, which. was covered with cinders, while the rivers were transformed into streams of burning lava.

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OBITUARY.

A Notable AfMeuitarist.

Losnox, Den, 18.

THE LABOURH UNREST IN

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ENGLAND....

LONDON, Dec. 16. A number of the strikers at Leeds have resumed work. Students and clerks continue stoking at the gas. works while others are driving or conducting tramears.

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THE CRISIS IN MEXICO.

Defeat of the Rebels.

LONDON, Dec. 15. The denti is annoureed of Mr. Beuter's Washington correspondent that Rear-Admiral Fletcher Martin Sutton, senior partner of states Mesars, Sutton and Sons, the well-cables that the Kabels have withdrawn known seed merchants. Mr. Sut from Tampico and that the fighting has ton, who was a great authority on ceased. The Federale have been re- agricultural affairs. was Governor inforced. The American Navy surgeons are helping at the Military Hospital, where 200 wounded Mexicans are lying.

and for twenty-three years a mem

ber of the Council of the Royal Agricultural Society of England. He was born in 1830.

SCHWERIN CASTLE PARTLY DESTROYED

The Fight at Tampico.

been arranged, to last four days,

Special traics brought in enormous crowds to the town, which is decorated with flags and illuminated for the occasion.

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were also very vagas in their conception of

prayer. A Chineso definition of prayor was to salogise the qualities of the person prayed for. It would at once be seen that this was absolutely at variance with the Christian conception..

CHINA WARE

SPECIAL VALUE IN

The fourth point was its regues in LADIES'

in regard to hope and the prospect of A banquet, was held at the Maritime fatore life. Hot ranked sooner OT, Prefecture, at which the British Am. Inter "If a man die, shall be live again." That quration had not been confined to the bassador, Sir Francis Bertie, was pre- and enta nor to the modern student in our seat. This was followed by a Municipal most advanced collegas. It was asked by

the disciples

of Confucius and the reply Ball, at which there were 6,000 guests they received was If we do not know life, there the At the banquet, Vice Admiral Cho-how can we know death?"nd

Kaga left the question. Commentore told chepart and Sir Francis Bertie ex them the answer adicated great profondity. changed most cordial sentiments, in Whatever profundity there might be in it proposing toasts, dwelling on the mutual certainly was characterised by darkness and gloom. From the missionary point of view sincerity and cordiality produced by the

·ontents cordiale.

The Bluejackets. Entertaized.

LATER.

A telegram from Toulon states that the merchants of the port enter- tained 300 British bluejackets and a similar number of men of the French fleet The town was en fete and the British sailors were repeated

cheered.

THE MILITANT SUFFRAGETTES.

Miss S. Pankhurat Re-arrested. LONDON, Dec. 16, The defeat of the Rebels at Tampico

LONDON, Dec. 16. is confirmed by the Federals,, who re-

Miss Sylvia Pankhurst who was LONDON, Dec. 16. port that 800 were killed by artillery arrested on the 10th inst., has been ▲ Berlin telegram reports that one and gunboat fire. This probable that released, third of Schwerin Castle, a historic the Rebels will renew the attack. So residence of the Grand Dukes, has been many buzzards hovered over the battig destroyed by fire. Quantities of pre-field on Sunday that they assumed the cious furniture, pictures and tapestry appearance of low-lying black clouds.

were barat,

GREECE AND CRETE.

Impressive FÖFALI ALRSRation Ceremony.

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LONDON, Dec. 15.

Crete was annexed by Greece o Saturday morning with great ceremony King Constantine, accompanied by the Premier, boisting the Creek Bag in the presence of the Consuls, and

General Villa as Dictator.

A massage from EPaso states that Gaceral Villa is virtually Dictator. [At Chihuahua he bus neized fro million gold dollars worth of properly belonging to foreigners and executed twenty Mexicana,

In addition to there outrages he has ordered the formiga Consula to obey the orders of the Rebels and informed the merchants of all nationalities that they must pay largely to the of the rebal troops. support These proceedings bave amid the tumultuous cheering of

great displeasure at Washington and crowds of people. A salute of 101' the United States government has ro- .guna was afterwards fired by the monstrated with General Carranza.

Greek Fleet. King Constantine at- tendai a Te Daum at the Cathedral be.

fore the ceremony and a thinksgiving service in the Synagogue afterwards,

His Majesty railed for Athens in the evening,

causad

THE CHANCELLOR'S SON.

LONDON, Dec. 10. Mr. David Lloyd George, the eldest son of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who contracted ptomains poisoning at San Jose, while working on the. UNITED STATES AND ASIATIC engineering Staff of Messrs. Pearson

and Go, is now convalescent,

IMMIGRATION.

LONDON, Dec. 15.

A telegram from Washington states that the Pacific Coast Congrasimen have tried to induce the Immigration Committee to amend the pending Im- migration Bill in such a way that the Titerary text compelling immigrants to be able to read and write some language, does not quality Asiatics for admission. All their efforts failed, however.

The Bill, it stands, clauiñen as -excluded aliens, persons who are unable under the existing law to become nat- uralised citizer of the United States, anlem otherwise provided for by exist

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People Hurt in a Soufle, Several men and women and ren were thrown down and slightly hurt by mounted police, who were dispersing & Suffragette demonstra- tion' in a

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which he put first and foremnat they looked forward to the day when, whatever was good in Confucianism would be ab- sorbed in what they Ealieved to be the higher idesin of Christianity, and they hoped and believed that the God of Heaven would be worshipped by the many millions of China's great nation.

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that evening, it might be found in the fact dered much more severs than in the old ing the various statements he had misde sent cat scores of travellers now, whereas for buildings occupied by Chinese were one

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if the same buildings were occa growth of small Importing Erme Chiners

pied by Europeans the rate was only a eff in the commardial mora by of

Another Mankor Burned.

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when dealing with Europeans are not whst entering commercial life, who increasing number of young Chiness they need to bo. received a semi-European education as schools of Hoogkong and Shanghai, the

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"JUBILET BOÅD MURDER.

A Second Arts99.

Suffragettes have burnt out s tim ber yard at Devonport. Much dam age was done to adjoining property, The damage is variously estimated These men, from a business point of view, at between £12,000 and £70,000 | 700 |

wore the most unreliable of all, and wers sterling. Bluejackets and soldiers established

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that during the last y or fiteen years, the Chinese had endeavoured to work direct

A second arrest has been made by the RE-ORGANISING TURKISH FORCES.ports themseler without macch success,

and generally with many disappointments palice je connection with the murder of a for the Home firms who had engaged in the junk owner on the Jubles Road recently.

o Chinaman who, when he] The murdered man's brother was detained | hed generally fair balance at the

katete - but was subsequently discharged by the Lepox, Dec. 15. bank, world open so-belled credit is

the Homs merchant's favour, and under Magistrate, there being insuficient evidence The Ambassadors of France and take to accept aty drafts that might be to send him for trial Information which Russia, says a telegram from Con- drawn on him for his orders. All went reached the police sabsequent to the pri stantinople, have enquired from the wall while his capital lasted, but sooner or soner's release led to his re-arrest, and he Grand Vizier the details and scope later the inbred gambling in fact asserted in now in custody awaiting, magisterial of the employment of the German salf, and heiered vast quantities of investigation of the affair The wecond General von Sanders and ten officer.ceived definite geders from his up-country at the Magistracy this morning on the

goods

speculation without baring reman, ane Ho Pak Chat, was brought up. The Grand Vizier has promised to busers. The result was easy to forse capital charge and was remanded in order reply semi-officially to-morrow. Merchants at Home should be on their to give the police time to complete their

The German Mission has arrived, card against Chinme firms with care. the members wearing Turkish anima&carefully transferred from goods English naones In the treaty peris tende forms. They were received by the of one quality to another and shipped up

Minister of War at... the railway out bears. With the same object Mooltan, whichy, sailed from Gravesend on i

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with a view to cheating theimslier, The P and Q Company's simmer

In view;) Falas traduz marka wire stamped na

goods, short weight made up and goods November 14, took the following specie. wers ordered in inferior qualities Cheap Gold coin to lanang, £2,500 gold coin to Japanese golds were poked into bozes Singapore, £2, 170, bar silver to Singapore, Another telegram states that the which had contained British goods of £1230; nut of a total of £313,200. Grand Vizier to-day will reply to the the same style, and in a thousand and enquiries of the French and Russian 004 TE-tbe, avarage Chinese merchant

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PEKING, Dec. 15. The Urga Government has con- tracted a loan of ten million roubles with Russia. Railway and mining privileges are given as security.

LATE EMPEROR'S INTERMENT:

Ambesanders in reference to the ap- frontage cut of his trading a scriptions grifins that have been subscribed managed to guerre dabonest per: Of the fifty and s law odd more sub- PRKING, Dec. 15. pointment of the German General regrettable fact that this pirating of trade for the next Sungkong Race Meeting France and The United States. Sng agreements regarding passports, or Kiuriglau took place on December in Chief of the Turkish Army Corps Generally, is was not safe to sport any morning by the Choying they The interment of the late Emperor Limat von Sanders as Commander- marks war increasing at an alarming rate | twenty-five undue 23 KITÁTH LO MOTTUM. by Conventions that may hereafter be 18, and was attended by most of theaf Constantinople. He will say that Chinese wares unla a every pogod, yard i

piece, as the case: might he had been are to be down for at Kennedy Blablewat higher officials of the Republic and the appointment was made at the inspected by Europeans on the spot. La Aboas he f-past four or five o'clock in the the late Dynasty. As no communi- ínstance of Mahmoud Pasha and cedar to go out of a pressing "dificaty alfaro,of,, cation was sent to the Legations no Shelkat Pasha on the ground that to-day, the Chinaman would promiss kny Foreign representative was present. the results of the employment of thing for the morrow, but the whole history

foreign advisers have proved unsatis-ith an aisited womb sud 16 looked

of duins had up to the present been written. factory. Therefore, it was proposed if this one of things, would that foreign offcets should enter the Lady Jest Turkish service altogether and re

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BRITISH EMPIRE AND AERIAL

DEFENSE...

An Appeal for £10,008.

LONDON, Dec. 15. Lord Desborough, the President the Imperial Air Fleet Committee, which bus already presented au sero. plane to the New Zealand Government, appeals for 10,000 to enable the Com

mitten on carry on its work of asl) o attention of the Empire to this

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CHINESE NEWB.

PEING, Dec. 10.

The Legations have complied with ment for the assistance of their the request of the Foreign Depart Colonial Governments in the up pression of secret societies operating

against the Republic,

All the Tutubs have been aum oned to ting State with the

gustling the

calve the actual commands. That

impus to the com course had already been the appointments of Navy, and of the Hawker to the

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