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TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 114.

THE CHINA MAIL.

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HAMBURG AMERIKA LINIE'S DIVIDEND,

LONDON, Jan. 27.

The dividend paid for 1913 by the Hamburg-Amerika Linie amounts to 10 per cent.. while £2.250,000 Ena been allotted to rosorve, insurance and emergency accounts.

DEATH OF AN ENGLISH ARTIST.

LAMPON, Jan. 20,

The death is anouncel of Mr. John Houry Frolerick Bacon, A.R.A. Mr. Bago, win was elected to the endomy in 1903, was borin 1863, His most notable canvas WAN his picture of King Heorge and Queen Mary in 1912.

A COLD SNAP IN ENGLAND.

Lognosy Jan. 26:

BRITISH PRESTIGE IN THE CHINES? A MENACE LORD

INDIA.

REGIMENTS CORDIALLY AND EFFUSIVELY WELCOMED."

LONDON, Jan. 20... Tenter's Calcutta correspondent sints that the maneuvres in East- fern Bengal, which it was feared would excite animosity, had an effect which is described as bewildering. The regiments were cordially and effusively welchmed, gilts were made to them, triumphal arches were erveted in their honour, and colonels

followed the troops long distances, were garlanded. Masses of people

a thing which was unprecedented in | India.

THE O'BRIENITE: JUBILANT.

LONDON, Jan. 27. The Nationalists have decided not to contest Cork, which sent, according to a telegram of the 18th inst., was vacat el by Mr. O'Brien, who, however, again Allowed himself to be cominated. The

'Brienites are jahliant.

The end soap which set in over THE REICHSTAG AND THE ZABERN worth-wast Englund the 24th

AFFAIR.

cause the postponement of all Rugby football and mring 6xtares and even made skating possible pai some ponds. The thermometer hell

LONDON, Jan. 25. Continuing the debate in the lying to the crisisms of Dr. Heichstag, the Dupetia! Chancellor, to 22 degrees at Esher Surrey, but. Emerk-and-other-members-of-the the frost has how yielded to a rapid | Socialist Party said the Cabinet Or thaw.

BRITISH NAVAL ESTIMATES.

The Lowest Figure-£53,000,000.

TO MEXICO.

LONDON, Jan. 97.

STRATHCON A'S AVIATION FATALITY AT FUNERAL.

EMPIRE-WIDE MOURNING.

Lasnos, Jan. 27.

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HENDON.

LATER.

Another Fatality.

MR. LEE TEMPLE KILLED, A telegram from Douglas. Arizona, states that a decres has been issued

Lospor, Jan. 20. hy the insurgent General Carranza,

Mr. Les Templo, the first Engliat in which he declares that the Chinese

The funeral of the late Lord aviator to tly upsidedown, has been are a menace to the Mexican nation.

Strathcona was the occasion of killed at Erndon while engaged in He forbids their entering into Mexico numerous manifestations of Empire-a spital descent. except under tenns similar to those wide mourning. The service held at contained in the United States Ex-Westminster Abbey was of a simple clusion Act. The Chinese, who at and impressive character. Their present control" must of the small Majesties and other members of the businesses of the State, ure sending Royal Family were represented. The a protest to the Chinese Ministry” at congregation included members of

An aviator named Gibbs has been Washington.

the House of Lords and the House killed while flying at Salisbury Plain. of Commons, self-governing colonies. Arnbassadors, the Services and all

LORD DENMAN RESIGNING. elssses of the public. Queen Alexan- dra's wreath was carried in front of the coffin. The body was interred in the afternoon at Highgate Cemetry

Beutor's correspondent at Melbourne beside the late Lord Strathcona's tutes that Lard Deamon, Governor- wife. those already mentioned, included to ill-health.

Other pallbearers, besides General of Australia, ia resigning owing' the Duke of Argyle and the Lord Mayor of London. Lord Minto was General of Australis in 1911. He is only

Lord Denman was appointed Governor prevented from being a pallbearer forty years cld-Ed.] lined the streets between Lord by an attack of fever. Large crowdą Strathcona's house in Стоятелст Square and the Abbey.

LONDON'S LABOUR TROUBLES.

A Deplorable State of Analis.

Laspas, Jan. 25.

The intense cold, which has already lasted for a fortnight, is increasing the hardships of the cout strike among the poor. Strange scenes are and medical students carting coal being witnessed. Grenadier Guards from the depots for the barracks and hospitals.

The Carmen's Union have decided to recommend their fellow-workers not to eat enal. The whole dispute has been submitted to the Transport Workers Federation.

The Building Trade Strike.

The industrial outlook is gloomy: iler of 1920, which had never been A builders' lock-out began in the applied since then till the Zabern Infernoon, but the numbers.idle are incident, was still valid in power-unknown till Monday. Probably ing the military te intervene if the 150,000 will be out on strike in the Civil Authority, were immble to main-course of the week. tin onker, . He denounced the Thirty thousand men were locked Socialists, whose rimal object, he said, out in the building trade in London was to destroy the National Army, yesterday.

The Centre and National Liberal spenors supported the Chancellor.

They present themselves for re-

The cortege while proceeding be tween the Abbey and Highgate was greeted everywhere with marka of respect. There was a magnificent display of wreaths,

FLOTATION OF AN INDIAN STOCK.

LONDON, Jan. 27. The Bengal-Nagpur 4 per cent. da hentares have been issued at $7 per cent, and were subscribed for in 24 hours.

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LONDON, Jan. 27.

SAN FRANCISCO EXHIBITION.

British Colonies Participating.

LONDON, Jan. 26. A telegram from Melbourne states that it is now certain that Victoria. New South Wales and New Zealand will be represented at the San Fran- cisco exhibition.

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employment on Monday (if they are SEQUEL TO THE CALUMET LABOUR character and that her military and

prepared to necept the Masters' con

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Lasoos, Jan. 24. The Daily Chronicle states that after the most rigorous Truming the Y Lebour, a Socialist, wound minimum naval estinates will up the debate. In a fiery speech, helisions). amount to 53 millions sterling. Now said that the Crown Prince's senti-

Subsequently the lenders will hold faxation will be inevitable.

puental farewell of the Danzig Husa council of war and an appeal will Mem-

~11% was reminiscent of a girls' be made to the transport workers to bers of the Cabinet think that after school.

boycott builders' materials. 1014 naval expenditure will tend to decline, Bursin the meantime there is no leful prospect of this coming about. Some other departments will be starved during 1914 for the sake of the navy.

THE ARMY CANTEENS SCANDAL,

Charge Against a Colonel.

LONDON, Jan. 25. The Army Canteens Cass, in which number of quartraasters and civilians are charged with corrupt practices, WAI resumed yesterday.

Counsel for the prosecution annou ed that two further summonses had been issued to a soldier and civilian. The soldier in Colonel Whittaker, formerly in command of the 9ad Yorkabire Light Infantry.

The Vice President renonstrated with the members, whereupon M. isuss the Crown Prince if the latter Ledebour retorted that he would not

stuck to his trade of making cuff- buttons, which he had learned.

Tr. Delbrueck, Minister for the Interior, protested agains; the intr- etion in the debate of, the person of the heir to the Throne, whose fare well of the Hussars, he declared, lad proved that the right Army spirit dwelt in the breast of the future Emperor.

THE POLICE AND MILITARY QUESTION IN GERMANY.

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Military and Polica Escort.

LATE

The Labour troubles in London in the newspapers, which contain form the main feature of the news

among other things, coal vans with copious illustrations depicting, coal for the hospitals proceeding under military and police escort and being unloaded by medical students of the hospital Rugby teams in foot- ball jerseys and shorte, in con- sequence of the refusal of the strikers to issue permits for the transport of hospital fuel.

The men's Union has decided that Lovno, Jan. 25. the employes of the big coul firm Reuter's Bertin correspondent tele- whicir withdrew from the Master's a motion by the Centre providing mands must not accept the grant graphs that the Reichstag has adopt Union and granted the men's de that military action in police affairs and return to work. Many observers be so regulated as to assure the in-ore inclined to think that the strike dependence of the civil authority. cannot last long if adequate protec Also a motion by the National tion is afforded the strike-breakers.. Liberals in favour of a revision of the regulations for the use of arms; by the military,

Counsel for the prosecution read a letter indicating that payment had been

The Right voted with 1% minority. made by Liptons, Ltd,, to Colonel Whit The Radical and Socialist motions taker, and said evidence would be call-on the subject and the Socialist ad showing that Colonel Whittaker, motion in favour of the abolition of when the regiment went to Sheffield, military tribunals were referred to concluded

Committee. contract abnormally

favourable to Liptons.

Counsel condemned particularly the civilian defendants Minto and Cour "field, who, 28 mastere, compelled their subordinates to do the acts with which they are now charged, and tempted brave and distinguished men to sell their honour for money.

POLICE COMMISSIONER OF

NEW YORE.

Major Goethal Appointed.

LONDON, Jan. 25.

The Mayor of New York intimates |

A SUFFRAGETTE OUTRAGE.

Bomba la Glasgow Botanic Gardens.

LONDON, Jan. 25.

A watchman extinguished the fuse of a bomb in the Botanic Gardens at Glasgow, and went to summon the) police. Meanwhile à second bomb exploded, extensively damaging a huge conservatory, containing most valuable plants. The outrage in at fributed to Sufrageties.

PUGILISTIC CONTESTS.

LONDON, Jan. 25. At Cardiff Bombardier Wells de

that arrangements have been complat-feated the Frenchman Pigot in the ed to enable Major Goethals, the Chief first round. Baginuer on the Panama Canal, to become the Chief Commissioner of Police in New York.

Knocked Out In Three Seconds.

Reuter's correspondeat at Paris telegraphs that Sam Langford knock- ed out Petty Officer Curran in three seconds.

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Signs of a Collapse.

There are signs of an early collapse of the coal strike, a number of mal- contents having resumed work.

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The free labourers are maintaining an almost normal" extent the

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20,000 Balding Trade Workers on Strike.

It is estimated that trendy 20,000 workers engaged in the building trade are on strike.

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LONDON, Jan. 25.

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Mayer's Deportation.

'Lospos, Jan. 26. A telegram from Reuter's agent ut Houghton, Michigan, states that the Grand Jury has been unable to find a true bill against anybody in connection with the alleged deporta- tion of Mr. Moyer.

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of Miners (U.S.) who, according to

The Mr. Moyer referred to ising the Greek railways with the rest President of the Western Federation of Europe.

ulto., asserted that the opponents a telegram from Reuter on the 29th of the strike at Calumet were respon-. sible for the disaster at the Christ- mas Tree celebration.

WINTRY WEATHER IN FRANCE.

LONDOS, Jan. 25.

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AN HEIR TO THE FRENCH “THRONE."

LONDON Jan. 25.

A Distrous Collision.

Another telegram from Paris states! that the frost preventing a signal from working cause a collision be A son has been born to the Princess goods train near Calais, the dining- tween the Engadine express and a Victor Napoleon, the first direct heir car being telescoped. A train atten- to the Bonapartist claims to the dent was killed and a passenger in- Throne of France since the birth of jured. Many English passengers had the Prince Imperial.

a narrow escape. Another express, which left Paris five minutes later, was brought to a standstill 200 yards from the wreck,

A POPULAR RAILWAY LOAN.

LONDON, Jan. 26.

The issue of £1,500,000 worth of Pacific Grant-Eastern Railway stock, at 41 per cent., at a price of 95, has been over-subscribed.

FRENCH AGENT AT TANGIER MURDERED.

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LONDON, Jan. 24. A telegran from Washington states telegraphs that M. Valdrome, the Reuter's correspondent at Tangier that the Senate has passed the French agent at Tangier, has been Alaska Railway Bill authorising the murdered by a Frenchman who was President to purchase or construct dismissed for being drunk and refus a thousand miles of railway in Alaska ing to work. at a cost not exceeding $10,000,000,

BELLICOSE ULSTERI.

Preparing for Civil War.

EUROPEAN CHARGED.

The fact that the other carriages, besides the dining-car, were not dam-1 aged is attributed to the fact that the carriages of the French expresses de luxe are built of, steal.

MISS MAUD ALLAN AND THE CHEANIAYISKYS.

Cables have been received in all the principal parts of the Far East of the combination of Miss Maud Allan and the Cherniavskys brothers; pianist, violinist and 'celist whose world wide reputation: in five continents. Bays an Indian con- has made their names a household word temporary. Quite an orphic ware is just now passing over the world and one can resily imagine tas Maud Allan art the Chernjavaky with their muses, slorb, Bery, tender, passionate, pemessing that wondorful vividity that fascinates, stand Bloof from other combinations, in so far as they bring to pass by their gifta o Disorderly Conduct, in a Police Station. phenomenal state of affairs unique in the history of the touring parties. The whiri. Francis Powel, stated to be unem-wind of emotion that is blowing has sent. ployed, was charged before Jr. Hazo-quile a thrill through this country, and land, at the Magistracy this morning with with the expectant faces most of us await having bees drunk and incapable yester with indescribable ipaging, the advent of disorderly manner in the charge amatos Maud Allan, and the Cher day and with behaving in a noisy and these glorious artists. Tho triumphal

No. 2 dico Station. Defendant deniedniavakys along the road of art nro stili that he was drunk and said ho kdow fresh in our memories and such talen nothing of what was alleged against him.of anthurinem and, conquest and great Ha was offering from the effect of achievements that have been widted to drugs LATER.

the acres the ocean liava, sharpened our Inspector Mallardy said defendant was appetites for celestial Classical music and Mr. Redmond, M.P., addressing a taken to the No. 2 Police Station drunk danding peculiar to these artists. They LONDON, Jan. 24.

meeting at Waterford, declared that and won sont to the Government Civil have been likened unto the sprites of the tale of civil war in Ulster is Hospital. On his return in behaved in spriteland floating from constellation to President Wilson, in a statement ubaurd and will not intimidate Mr. the manner complained of Defendant constellation, whispering words of hope explaining his recommendations in Asquith who is as firm as a rock as the ama regard to immigration, ays that he The speaker said he desired the down by a motor car outside the Balle and joy to the multitude. Commercially,

man who was knocked and comfort to the distressed, hoppinom does not contemplate disturbing the Home Rule Bill to pass exactly as View Hold some twelve months ago, the arrangements with Japan in any way; it stood, as if changes were made oficer aided but the recommendations will be da they would be made to buy the good- signed primarily to exclude the Hindur. will of the Ulstermen.

His Woship inquired what was to bo LONDON, Jan. 25. He said that in view of the restrictions worth a good price, but he saw no who would look after him,

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come of the man, and if he had no friends The pull-bearers at Lord: Strathaginst Hindes in various British prospect that the goodwill of this woon's functal will include Mr. Ber- Colonies, a protest by Great Britain section of the Irish people would be Powell's friends had given him up on The Inspector said he was afraid court, Colonial Secretary, Eari Lane against the proposed discrimination purchased, whatever prico down, and the Earl of Aberdeen was not anticipated,

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DUBLIN LABOUR FRICTION.

A Brutal Assault.

LONDON, Jan, 25.

A crowd of trade unionists attack- ed a non-unionist at Dublin, fractur ing his skull with a shovel. man's condition is precarious.

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LONDOX, Jun. 26. Captain White drilled a contingent of the Irish Citizen Army at Croydon Park, Dublin, yesterday. There were unang Resorvista-in-the-ranksThe

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