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WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 4, 1914.

BY TELEGRAPH BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH.

THE SHANGHAI (Beader's Serošas ➜ike China Mail.)

MURDER.

"LATEST DEVELOPMENTS.

(From Our Chen Correspondent)

SHANGHAI, Feb. 4. Richard Neumann, the husband of | the woman who was murdered in Shanghai on January 29, and who is at present an occupant in hospital, was yesteblay night visited byanka

potice while in bed.

A constable was put up is the room, and this morning was relieved by another constable, who is zel allowed to let Neumann out of his Might. He was foully with wn this Poenuson at 11 o'clock.

Funst night the police nemrubed Neumann's premises and did so agnju to-lay,

The police refies to give any "in-

formatiota.

SOUTH AFRICAN DEPORT- ATIONS.

Labour Amendment Rejectod.

LONDON, Feb. 3.

A telegram from Cape Town Konter that the Indemnity Bill was read a fir time, after a Labour amendment, de nouncing the deportations of the Tabour lenders, had been rejected. The Labours itise alone formed the minority.

CITY FIRM SUSPENDS PAYMENT.

HEITY DIABILITIES

ANTICIPATED.

broos, Feb. 4. Alessrs. Comprom. Berthoud and Company, hweiga bankers and mer chants, London, ounce suspen; sion of payment

The failure is stated to be due to the difficultie■ od aɔ important firm

in the Brazilian trade.

The liabilitin my heavy.

GERMAN BALLWAY IN ČENTRAL AFRICA.

Larden, Fels, 4. The German railway from Darous- Alamo to Lake Tanganyika, completed yesterday, will exaraise an important infuence on the sessomic future of

Central Africa. The express trains will be able to sover the journey from the ses to the lake is two days, 's

ITALIAN CONSUL ARRESTED

IN MEX100.

LONDON, Feb. 4. Signor Paperelli, the Italina Consul

at Chihuahua, Mexico, has been arreat-

The Leader of the Opposition, may,ad by the Federal troops. - Reiter's Cape Town correspondent in another telegram, naked his followers testing.

to suspend judgment pending a full statement by the Guvernment,.

Mr. Smuts, replying, pointed ost that it was uncaual to make a state- ment on the first reading. The Gov. ernment would explain fully on Wed. nerday.

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CHINA'S CURRENCY.

IMPROVEMENT LOAN TO BE

NEGOTIATED.

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PEXING, Feb 3. The President has netiðed the repre- sentatives of the Quintupla Group that ho will proceed with the negotiations for a loan for the improvement of the paper currency in spite of the resigna

tion of the Minister for Finance.

IMPORTANT OFFICIALS

ARRESTED.

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PAXING, Feb. 3,

In connection with the disappearance of the Yohol curios twe olicials have been arrested and another officer of 1. high rank is said to be involved.

CHINA'S IMPORT DUTIES.

PERING, Feb. J.

THE CHINA MAIL.

ANOTHER JUNK PIRACY.

MASTER THREATENED WITH CHOPPERS AND ROBBED.

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MISSING SHIP'S

OFFICER.

BODY RECOVERED FROM THE HARBOUR.

The decomposed body of a European, Infocitation of another piracy cane believed to be J. H. Handersen, 35 years hand this morning. The master of the of age and formerly econd engineer of the fishing junk 200 mports shot at 11.30 u.m.

as. Banlawers, was found floating in the on January 12 when near the island of Harbour near the A. S. C. pier yesterday KindySau near Wang Hoi Chuen village and conveyed to the Mortuary.

While the "Realawera" was lying at we boats with six men in sach drow alongside his junk. Two of the men weiously. He went aboard at 2.50 a.m. un Wanchai, Henderson disappeared myster armed with choppers. They demanded Monday, January 28, and that was the inst money and tool from the master $.aesa of him. About seven o'clock the same morning, it was notice that a trail of They then sailed away in the direction blood fed from his cabin door to the ship's side and or the apartment being opened a hoodstained razor was found in the bunk. Handerson had bean in indifferent health for some time, and it is believed that hei icdicted me injury apon hisu!! and then fell or jumped overboard.

of Chau Chow Wam.

Uno man, has been arrested.

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EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGE,

Manager Accused of Staaling $2,757.

At the Magistrsey this morning, before Mr. Hazeland, Li Chiang, the manages of the Fule Sang Chung shop, No. 102, Wanchai, was charged with on dive dates during the month of February 1913 al January 1914, feloniously embezzling A sum of $2,757.08 cents the property

the Fuk Sang Cheung shop. Mr. Dixon, from the office of Moses. Wikisen und Grist, proscented.

It is reported in the capital that Great Britain, the United States, Bel- gium, Elolland, Austria and Spain have

Prisoner who minitted crabozzling the shown their sympathy with China's

suan of $1,850 was remanded for a wook request for the increnae of the importer that the duties.

examined.

GREAT BRITAIN AND TIBET.

PERING. Feb. 3... Chan Ye Fan, the pacification Commissioner in Tibet, has reported

FULL COURT OF APPEAL.

Court of Appeal which commences its To appeals will be heard by the Full sittings to morrow, the Arst relating to a Chino-e partner hip action. Messrs Showan, Tomes and Company to one of the parties in the second motion.

THE FORGED CHEQUE CASE.

$8316 Involved.

Before H. Wood at the Magistracy this sents might bosftornoon. Leo Mui, a Chinese hair dresser, residing in Wanchai, was charged with uttering a forged cheque for 88,918, on the Chartered Bank.

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NEW SHIRE LINE BOAT.

A Fine Cargo Steamer.

Mr. Sayer, Assistant Captain Superin- tendent of Police, who prosecuted said tha cheque

one of two blank cheques taken from Mr. Chan Kai Ming's sheque book. The cheque which was not the subject of that charge was presented

It was andorsed with A

The Italian Government is pro- to his göverarent that the negotia-

Die of the finest cargo ships which beat the bank about December 13 and the tions in connection with the Tibetruget been seen in Hongkong is the Cassecond cheque on December 21, and it

was enshed. treaty have been satisfactorily con-diganshire, of the Shirs Ling, now merged cluded. Great Britain, will recognise

in the Royal Mail Steam Packet Com-forged signature. The blank cheque was the sovereignty of China, while they, which came into harbour yester.loud in possession of the defendant shortly before the cheque was presented latter will grant the Tibetans a con-

and to conversation which he had with tinuance of independent government

one of the witnesses was not an innocent and Great Britain is to be given

the defendant was seen with a large refl one. After the cheque was presented

special interests.

LARGE ISSUE OF FRENCH "

BONDS AUTHORISED.

Lordos, Feb. 3. Reuters Pari correspondent tola- Mr. Cresswell, the Labour leader, graphs that the Budget Committee of virulently attacked the Government, the Chamber, har uthorised the Gov. which he accused of fostering anrest.

ernment to issue bonds to the value of British Labour Party's Attitade.800,000,000 Franes.

LATER.

A Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, the Leader | IM GIGRATION INTO AMERICA.

of the Labour Party, announces that Exclusion of Kindus and Yellow

be deportation of labour leaders from South Africa will be the subject of au official amendment to the nidress when Parliament megts, The matter will slao be tested in the Courts in an action against the owners and Captain of the Umgeni for illegal detention.

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Another Cabinst Meeting.

Another cabinet meeting was held today,, previous to which, according to the newspapers, Mr. Rameny nedonald and another member of the Labour) Party conferred with Mr. Lloyd George regarding the deportations.

Races.

LONDON, Feb. 3. A telegram from Washing on atatos that the Hazes of Representatives har adopted an amendment to the Immig- ration Bill excluding Hindus, Mongo lians, or members of the Yellow races, Malays, and Africans, except where their entry is governed by Treaty,

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AMERIG'S ARBITRATION

TREATIES.

LONDON, Feb. 3. Nearly all the papers are gratified by the favourable report of the Seante Committee upon the British, Japanese, and other Arbitration Treaties, and

London' Press Comment.

The Westminster Gazette," (the powerful Liberal organ) in an emphati sally worded leader on the proceedings ratification is confidently expected.

in the South African Parliament, firm-

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The Gazette emphasises that very important questions of British citizen. ship are raised by the deportations, and

BRITISH POLITICS.

General Election Expected in May.

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LONDON, Feb. 3. Mr. Bonor Law, the leader of the

WHITE WOLF BANDITS.

Raid Three Cities,

day on her maiden voyage.

The first of five new atomers building or the Far Eastern and Pacific run the Cardiganshire is a vessel of 420 tons

of

nett and is a fire advertisement for Messrs. Wortman Clark and Co., the well-known Belfast builders, from whose yard all be siser-ships will come. Essentially a cargo steamer, the Car. diganshire. embodies all the latest iden fre the speedy bandling of cargo, and is quito the last word in this type of boat, SHANGHAI, Feb. 3. Her full capacity is some 11,000 too

against the White Wolf bandits by handling are easy master by day, or night, Operations have been commenced deadwright and the most modern

crane and derrick equipments, makes its Commander Ma's troops. The White when very fine electric lighting in- Wolf and his robbers fed before the stallation is brought into use. An idea punitive army to Sun Hsiu, in the ship's facility for handling cargo dered three cities in the vicinity being repable of lifting forty tone and can be gathered in the fact that there Anhui Province, and seized and plunare thirty-ona derricks on her decks, one Communication with the looted cities another had as much, and fit there are was interrupted by the cutting of the in addition twenty-two winches serving telephone wires.

Commander Cheong Hsun bas ask- ed the Military Department to in- crease his force by ten regimehta on account of the soldiers required to suppress the White Wolf.

A NINE YEAR OLD MURDER.

An Arrest,

another.

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her seven holds,

Apart from this the ship marks an advance in several respects. Among the innovations, at any rata so far an ships trading to the Far East are concerned." is the fire-fighting.installation which is rd the very latest type. In the engine room is a snuali afphur furnace fitted with duplicate pumps caiunicating with each bold, and as the pure air is extracted simultaneously with the admis lac of the gases any matbreak below, in whatever part of the ship, would have a small life once is was discovered.

of Chartered Pack roses in his possession.

Mr. Chan Kai Ming, manager of the Opium Farm, said his cheque book was kept in a sale under losk and key.

Answering Mr. Crew, of Messes. Host. ings and Hastings, witness said that the countericils as well as the abeques had been removed.

Mr. Wate, of the Chartered Bank,

who eashed the cheque know, ce had the admitted to Mr. Crew that the person

Besistance of an intimate kremledge of the bank.

The bank had sorriained the shred

Avenue, Kowloon, said Ee was authorised

he had paid out the morey,

Mr. A. W. Smith, erk, 4, Humphrien

Most and Che to sign ohoques, on behalf of "Mosers. The signature of the firm on the cheque was a clumsy imitation of Mr. Mose's signature. Case proceeding.

DARING ROBBERY AT KOWLOON.

European Relieved of $63.

Mr. I. A. Hindman, an assistant book. keeper in the employ of Mears, S. J. Road, Kowloon, wie on Saturday right David and Co., residing at 33, Canton

attacked and robbed.

Nine years ago a man, described as known desperado," named Chu Lai

Another modern fitment is the cold alias Chu Twit of the Wai Chau district. discharged revolver shoe in Wong Nai size to male mast and other perishablement two men and a femalo suddenly storage plant, which is of unusppily large Bond and when near the Naval Depart He was proceeding along the Canton Wu village, Yaumati, which, are alleged cargo to be carried under ideal conditions. to have killed one man and wounded Wireless and a submarine signalling pither Portuguess or Indians bus in the sprang upon him. His ssailants were Priser. who has just been arrested paratus are installed. at Kewloon City, was this morning a beam of 2 feet the Cardigandro is with certainty.

Five hundred and fifteen feet long-with dusk of the evering it was impossible to brought before Mr. Wood at the Magia.

Mr. Hindman was relieved of $63 in a very roomy vessel, and her engines an indictmas charging him allow of an average speed of thirteen and trucy, an with (1) murdering on March 11, 1005, half knots being maintained. So far,

money.

Shu and (3) also with being in possession which the company has entered into, me Siu Ying, (2) maliciously wounding Siu owing to the provisions of an agreement

modation for 12 in the first-class, and 9000 passengers are carried, but thera is recom- in for twelve in the first-cines, and 900 steerage passengers, who will be provided

of me and ammunition.

ly upholds the altitude of Lord Glad-| stone throughout as the only Corstitu-") tional attitude. His position is similar to that of the King in Great Britain, and his adoption of any other attitude would reader constitutional influence between the Motherland and Opposition, in a letter to the papers. the Dominions hopeless."

states that he is convinced that a General Election is not far distant.. The first charge only was mentioned Unionist headquarters have cir and to it prisoner pleaded not guilty cularised the Party agents advising saying that he did not know the place desires that they should be thoroughly them to be ready for an election in argued with all the Dominions to see if May. It is pointed out that the rett, accused was remanded in custody On the request of Acting Inspector Ter. it be possible to arrive at a general Government is not only faced with for a week. priniciple to apply to all Britishers,the Ulster problem and the revolt including Asiatics. "The prospat

over the Navy Estimates, but it is however, would be blasted if we started declared that many Liberals and by challenging the rights of self-governLabourities will demand that the ing Dominions to provide for the public Royal Assent be refused to the South safety,"

African Indemnity Bill.

meationed.

ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL

CHOIR.

We are sorry, Bagg "Ohurch_Notm," to

modern, and comfortable. with portable hunks on one of the dooks. receive the rosignations from the Choir of The first-class cabins are thoroughly some of its oldest supporters in Birs. Denly and Mr. W. Armstrong, both of Captain Warron, B.N.R., who's well-whom have been connected with it for known in Hongkong us skipp of the Goldsmith and Miss White; they have all.

nearly twenty years also of Mrs.

THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND MEN'S of the vessel, and his officers include since they have been members of the Af commouthshire, has been given command rendered invaluable and willing service SOCIETY.

Chief Officer P. Cocks, R.N.R., who has and A. Martin whe are leaving for Eng Choir. This month we lose, Master T.

can run, and Chief Engineer Eektora, by for some time and in that capacity has been transferred from the South Ameri-laud; the former has been prinsipal solo R.S.P., who is de no stranger in the done much useful work,

Two meetings were to have been held in January, the first was on January 13th and was a devotional meeting, the second was to have been on the 27th but as that day was a general holiday it was post STRIKE.poned to February bird when a paper wn read on. Marriage and Divorce," The flowing is fis prgramme for the

THE ATLANTIC RATE WAR.

THE SCHOOL TEACHERS' London, Feb. 3. A telegram from Bremen states that

Sympathetic Pupila. overtures have nirady been made with view to ending the Atlantic rate war.

LONDON, Feb. 4. The Norddaatscher Lloyd Co, has con- Lively scopes are occurring in con- sected to a prolongation of the agree-ection with the strike of school ments till the end of February in order teachers in Herefordshire.

4o facilitata farther negotiations, but of strike-breaking teachers, over- The pupils, resenting the presence the Hamburg-America Line has not yas turned the desks, and scattered books replied.

and ink-pots broadcast.

́THE 'ULATEN, ORISIA,

Important Conference.

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There have been several collisions. in the stracts between striking and non-striking children, and they have had to be separated by their parents.

DON'T RISK PNEUMONIA

LONDON, Feb. 8. Mr. Asquith, Mr. John. Redmond,Er rid of every cold as quickly as pos -and Mr. Augustine Birrell, the sible. It is the forerunner of all Secretary for Ireland, conferred for pulmonary trouble, and preumonia may half an hour at Downing Street, thia Cough Remedy. It is simple thing to devolop in a few hours. Tako Chamberlain's afternoon and discussed the questionde, but the effect is marvellous. For sale of safeguards for Ulator.

by all Chersists and Storekeep

first half of this year-- February 10"Week-Day Christianity

Symposium, by Messrs. W. I Pat tenden, W. Meyrick Humphreys, H. Sykes and Dr. Honkyn.

March 10-Paper by the Hon. Mr. Claud February 24- Devotional Meeting,

Bevern

March 24-Ceremonialism in the Church

port,

Mr. Denman Fuller's agreement with:

note, was the first veset to pass through for pine months from the

The Cardiganshire, it is interesting to three years. He goes to England on loave the Church Body has been resoned for

the canal under the new rule which ex. Fahraary Daring his absence Mr. J. W. middle of tends the maximum draft allowed to White will act as organ's

rat. Mr. White twenty-nine feet. She drew exactly this hopes to have insio fron Stainer's Ornol on Good Friday night in the Cathe depth Hore Captain Warner kad dal and would be glad to hear from any axperience unique in his twenty years' Indies or gentlemen who are willing to sing. journeying to and from the East. A in the chorus. enso fog overhung the canal and so thick the ship being delayed twelve hours in was it that the pilots declined to proceed,

Consequenco.

KINTISH BPORTSMAN'S

WAGER.

We understand that gradially all the old Shire steamers on this run ars to be of England, by Mfr. A. W. Smith placed by boats of the type of the Allen Tomms, secretary of the Apr Devotional Meeting Cardiganshire, which will take the sanies Thanet Hunt, who had offered to bet £10 A curious wager was won recently by April 21 Paper by Mr. F. G. White, of the vessels which they displace. The that he would cover three miles in twenty 31ay The Early Training and Consecond eno, the Carnarvonshim, is due in minutes, walking one mile running, version of Bt. Peul," by Mr. A. S. May and following her will be the Elocon another, and ding the third. Mr. Robert Kompthorne

shire, Pombrokeshire; and another. The

of Ramsgate, took up Hodgmap, May 19... Doysticnal Monting aid Carnarvonshire and Pembrokeshire, wager, and, on mesured alle" June 2- The Civilization of China," by under the names of the Chaleur and

Stelling Minnis, Tomkins, w

who is a Canterbury Mr. Mr. W. Davies.

› is aged 53, essayed his task... Juno 16-The Lord's own Service, this South American service. The, now boate ran the first mile 8min. 30sec,, he walked

Chigneets, havo bosh transferred to the In running costume and Chief Sunday Service, Symposium, will flow the present one in running mounting a chestnut eob, he galloped the the second,mile.in Omin. B0sec., and, by Mr. J. J. Kennedy, 8. Paul, Choa. right through from London to Vancouver third mile in 2min, 10 Seed, thrus Mysoek, J. Farley

via, Colombo, the Straita, Far Eastern completing the thres eventa Devotion of Meeting and Japanese porta.

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