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BRITISH MILITARY

LIBEL ACTION.

MAJOR SUCCESSFULLY SUES UNDER-SECRETARY

FOR WAR.

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BRITISH POLITICS.

·RESULTS OF BYE-ELECTIONS.

South Bucks.

Loxpon, Feb. 20. South Bäcka bya siection resulted as follows:

9044:

Dupre Conservative) Mosley (Liberal)

... 6713.

BETHNAL GREEN.

Mr. Masterman Defeated.

ECHO OF THE SOMALI. LAND DISASTER

Losbox, Feb. 20.

At question timo in the House of Commons, the recognition of the sor• of Captain Somers and Captain Dunn, in connection with the Camel Corps disaster in Somaliland last August was brought up.

Mr. Harcourt, Secretary for the Colonies, stated that Captain Somers had been promoted Major and that Captain Daun hid been ap The result of the Bethnal Green bye-pointed head of the Police at St. Vincent. If her, Harcourt) were

election is

.

THE CHINA MAIL.

GAOL WARDER'S SUICIDE.

·INQUIRY - BY MR. HASELAND.

TRAGIO DEATH OF

PRISONER

“HIS ÁÇOUSER' IN CUSTODY."

In the New Territory on Wednesday, a

Chinese shopkeeper of Sha La Wan arrent-

# Chinaso, for, Isrosny of clothing, "etos

Me. Homeland onthurled an inquiry að ✨s Police Court this siternoon into the circumstances of the death of Harry Shephant, a good waylor at the Victoria fool who was bound hanging by thevalued at 820. The Indian Sargeant on neck to a tres on the hillside at Watrol found the prisoner-under arrest and.

took him to the Police station. chai on February 4th lash,

The jury was composed as follows Mass Robert Henderson (orga Vasen Lukin and Alan John Hursley.

Dr. MacFarlane'said that he had made a post mortem exstination on February Sch." The briety was fresh 'and 'bgco i deep mark of the ligature round the neck. orgers showed signs at The Interaul uphyria The cot death oran asphyxia due to strangulation.

At the Station the prisoner complained of Earing, boen sesulted by the shopkeeper and subsequently he expired.

The shopkeeper has been arroated on charge of manslaughter..

SPORTING.

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.

Having already played" a draw these Hosukoka Cura 7. B.M.S. MINOTAUA.

teams met again yesterday At Happy art round of the Hongkong Shield.

official letter Written by Sir Matthew Wilan Unionit)... 2826 asked privately, he would say that the January 11th. He was kept-under 95 Valley to try to settle their match in the

£2,000 Damades.

TestON, Feb. 20. Mr. Justice Darling, aral Special Jury have been occupiul for several days with an action at the instance. of Major Adam, formerly of the Fifth Lancers, against Sir E Ward, re- cently Under-Seretary for War, for Jibel alleged to have beeth contained in 11 M. R. Ward (us he then was วง 1910, to General Scobell.. which referred to Major Adam and cerinin other offerrs at the Fifth Lancers as having been removed from "the regiment upon General Scobell's confidential reports: also that he had stated that the Army Conneil were satisfied that those re- ports were correct.

Major Adam contended that the letter suggested that he had been guilty

Rt. Hon. C. F. G. Masterman

(Liberal)

Mr: Searr (Socialist)........

...

2904 316

The election was necessitated by Mr. Masterman taking office.

Polling took place in showery weather and continued until 9 p.m. Excitement was at føver hent..

AMERICAN MARCONIS.

of dishonourable conduct and incom. Unionist Peers and Lord Murray. patence.

The evidence given in the course of the trial was that Colonel Graham, who commanded the Filth Lancers, and who

had reported unfavourably concerning Major Adam, had previously command ed only a Black infantry regiment. He bad returned to the Birck regiment up on leaving the Lancers and was now practising at the bar at Sierra Leone.

A verdict was given in favour of Major Acum, the damages being a ses

Jed at £2000.

THE BRITISH NAVY.

Important Appointments.

LONDON, Feb. 19. The following Naval appointmente are announced:--'

Vice-Admiral Sir Henry Jackson, Chief of the War Sta, to be Com

mander-in-Chief of the Mediterannean;

Fleet.

LONDON, Feb. 19.

Lord Landowne will today move the appointment of Committee of Enquiry into the allegations-in the Paese against Lord Murray. It is expected that the Government will decline to participate in the enquiry, Hence the Committee, which will be' small, will be probably entirely

Unionist.

Lords Milner, Beralstoke, and Desart are among the names of men. bare mentioned.

More Discussion in the House of Lords.

rocognition was wholly insufficient, but

Teams :-

Dr. W. V. M. Koch, Peputy Super

dent of the Asylum, said decease was Entendent of the GCH. and Superinten. admitted to the Lunable Asylumu on

servation, and no signs of insanity show it was the only reward they were able ing themselves and he was tenunderred to give. Both would have been re-jbn the G... on the 20th January." Witne was informed that decased had commended for the Distinguished

attempted to commit suicide by standing Service Order, but for the fact that one bend in a bucket of water which they were not qualided to receive it doessed unid he had no recollection of

doing Witness examined him every day. L. Railton. and there wien no indications that be. was unsound mini. Deceased war of a morose-sullen disposition but shewed no diusions.

BRITISH DIPLOMATIC

APPOINTMENTS.

Hongkong: Club-R. Barlow; 4. Hamilton, J. Stalker; R. O. Brown, W. B. Rigden, R. F. Long; A Croucher, C Edgecumbe, P. Wilkin, W. H. Viveash,

H.M.S. Minotaur--Kents; Fannemors, Lane; Webb, Taylor, Stevenson; Small, Mitchell, Hampden, Brant, Lumley,

Referee, Mr. F. W. Eager..

The sailors won the tree, Wilkie starting John William Craggs, assistant Super- intendent of Victoria" Gaol, said at the for the Club. The Sret decisive move- LONDON, Feb. 20.

time of deceased's death he was tota sterted with Rigden, who ret Viroub and Mr. Henry Beaumont, of the warder but witness and given him per Railton off to the sailors' goal' Things Foreign Offile, has been appointed mission to live in the quarters as he had were looking hopeful for the Club until been retired on medical grounds. De-Fennemore repulsed the effort. Brant sad Counsellor at Constantinople: Mrcensed joined the staff on December 12, Laaley had plenty of chances of making his rushing tackles. hiw element with Foreign Office, has been appointed 1913, and the reasca he retina was that ground for the meilors, but their

witress, deceased - a Ba no undesirable Vivessh worked good opening for sellor at Tokyo; and Mr. Macleny, in the opinion of the medical officer and clumsy methods suited Loog who was in from the British Embassy nt Brusowing to fits of that description. He did but the centre's shot was amarely stopped sels. Counsellor at Peking, "

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BRITISH EAST AFRICA.

Frontier Troxbla.

LONDON, Feb. 20.

A telegram from Mombasa states that owing to disturbances on the Northern frontier of British East Africa four hundred extra troops have been embarked for Kismayu,

In the House of Lords, Lord Laws dewne in moving that a committee should be appointed, said there never was a more discreditable gamble on that in Vice Admiral RH, S. Stokes, ate the Stock Exchange than

Amerian Marconi Superintendent at Devonport, to be connection with

Be would

conceive που Senior Officer on the Coast of Ireland shares.

more ill-suited Tribunal a

Fenr.Admiral Sir Douglas Gamble to the Fourth Battle Squadron.

Rear-Admiral Sir Frederick Sturdes

10 b3 Chief of the War Stall.

RearzAdmini-Edward-Bradford to appeared before it.

-the Third Battle Squadron.

Lord Crewe declared that the Govern="

DEATH OF MRS. ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.

LONDON, Feb. 20.

THE CORK ELECTION.

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not think deceased was insune.

Dr. McKenny said he was informed en the 14th January that deceased had at tempted suicile. He was very vicent and required several nien to hold him down. On the instructions of witness, he was brought to the Government Civil

Wilkie

by Keats. Good shuts were few and far between, and it was not surprising that the red, ends without a goal to the changed teama credit of either.

Halltime score ngkong Club, 0; H.M.S. Minotaur, O.

When the sailors re-started, play for a As in the while was confined to midfield. art half, Berlow was responsible for

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the Club goal, him asvat

Hospital wat adterwards remoted to the clover work and Small being very

Asylum as he was regarded as unsult able for the ward. Witness Haw deceased on his admission and a warder and be was then physically fit his mental

condition was dull.

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J. Speed, a wander in the Victoria Gooi, gave evidence is to deceased's shooting more vicus attempt to commit suicide on the 14th January. Deceased said to witness that there were two men trying to drown him. He then attempted to strike wit- news and in the straggio they both fell to the grand. Dercussi vomited and

Berult

Minotaur,

■ suave on

later,

882 C., R.G.A. v. 892 Cor., RG.A These teams played a 2nd Division Jalted Services League match at Lysman yesterday. Teams

car:

from shots by

Club "got say The apart.

effectual once out of and Wilkie tried a long range shot that fifty times, This time

however, it did the would not prova needful, dropping just between the bar and the custodian's outstretched handa This made the game mora lively, the sailors.

frequently whe

which however, only resulted in

ted in Barlow enbaucing his reputation. But for his stoellent work. the Club would soon bars lost their lead. I once beat the Club backs, who were Smell ene playing splendidly. but his shot could not One defest Barlow and Brown. At the haish, the Club were still holding on to their The death is announced from the way to the bath room ho feiled goal lead and thus rærned the right to piny witness to the ground. Wherr witness the winner of the D.O. LIH. M. S. than Montecito, California, of the widow recovered himself he found deceased Yarmouth match, when the second round the House of Commons Committee, of Robert Louis Stevenson, the under the water. He was extricated and comes Hongkong Cluby 1; H‚M,S,.

put to bed and five minutes, later a doy jumped or his bed and he caught hold whose report it was impossible to accept novelist.

of it and three it across the room. He as regards Lord Murray, who had never

said the dog worried kiza.

P.3. Pitt proved-finding-blue-body-nos

88th Coy, RG: 4. Allen; Pallant, Spen- Buckland, Stanley, Townsend; Des Rear-Admiral Lawi Bayly to the ment had no objection to the appoint- Mr. O'Brien Returned Unopposed. the Wong Ne! Chung Gap. Dcobased's

straw has with a stone inside was found borough. Caple. Draper, Dow, Faulkner.

Hall Langham; LONDOS, Pab. 19.

on a forestry path. The body was hang 83rd Coy, Garod First Battle Squadron as Acting Vice.ment of committee. but they were not prepared to take any direct

O'Brien, He Mr.

the Independeating to a tree just below. Amongst other Stevenses, Perry, Mitchell: Mardle, Mears,

Buckley Franks, Goodwin, Admiral.

Referee, Mr. F. Wright. Rear-Admira! Archibald Moore to responsibility regarding it.

swarming round the did not think there were any new facts Nationalist, who resigned his sexlt and things witace found a pocket book which

The 83rd were Mardle's shot was fisted Bought re-election owing to the state-contained a message to a warder in which to be elicited.

his life. In letter to his brother he away

Buckland Lord Ampthill emphasised that hments, by the Nationaliste that the said it was a coward's trick to take visitors goal.

Goodwin all, hat scored.

Draper in Hongkong. Thecased had also written worked towards midfield, where

took

but Hall wooped on bim op the play but to his sister and signed himself "Your ad cleared. Spencer was noticeable for Iroken hearted brother." His Army dissoms glaring miskicks and he threw doable charis paper gave deceased a very good reponsibility on Pallant who was playing daracter, describing him as being sober finely. Franks opened the scoring and | Goodwin followed with #ed bé.

to reduce! and reliable.

visitors were unable to "Sui-fore the interval.

The second brif saw the 88th Coy, in of better lettle, and they had a long spell attacking before Langham in clearing, kicked the ball nearly into the sen. Franks the and Mardle were the best forwarde, former with long shot all but mooring again. The 88th tried, with renewed energy, and at length. Dow succeeded in reducing the lead. Both sides defended wall, till the came finish when the scen

the second Battle.Cruiser Squadron.

No Manoeuvres This Year.

Fsale concern was for the honour of theunicipal elections at Cork showed said he had lind notating but back luck and Allen, but Perry returned the ball!

that he bad lost favour with his consti- It is atated that there will be no House. Naval manœuvres in 1914 on the ground The motion was adopted without a tuents has been returned unopposed.

that questions of strategy and policy division. arising out of the last maneuvres have still to be determined. Also, it would mean a saving of half a million pound, sterling on the Naval Estimates.

AERIAL WARFARE. -

Successful Experiments,

LONDON, Feb, 19. A telegram from Router's correspon dent at Paris states that arecasafal ex- periments were carried out from the Eiffel Tower with fire-arrows, carrying -patrol sad gunpowder, intended to be need by seroplanes against dirigibles.

AUSTRALIAN BUTCHERS'

STRIKT.

~ Master Butohers Open Depots.

LONDON, Feb. 19.

The master butchers opened two frozen meat depots yesterday. They were rusbed by great crowds of people,

THE PERUVIAN REVOLUTION.

Exit the President.

LOXDON, Feb. 19.

A telegram rem Lima states that President Billinghurst, his son, and the late Minister of the Interior have been exiled on board cruiser which is proceeding to Panaina.

الله وبر

THE GERMAN COLONIES.

Important Reform Contemplated."

Loos, Feb. 19.

In the Budget Committee of the

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THE PANAMA CAWAL TOLLS,

President. Wilson's Firm Attitudo.

LONDON, Feb. 19. President Wilson, in the course of a

conversation with Mr. Underwood, Democratic leader in the House of Representatives, regarding the Paname Canal tolle, emphasized that the United States must act in good faith to the Treaty obligations. He declared that the rescission of the exemption of American coastwise shipping as im- portant to the foreign policy of the

United States.

New Ministry Forinad.

The jury returned a verdict cide whilst of ursound mind."

SUICIDE IN GAOL.

Prisoner Hangs Himself This Morning

The

Mr. F. A. Hazelaad yesterday, afternoon sonducted an enquiry into the circum stance attending the death of a Chinees rd Coy, R.G.A., 2; 88th Coy., R. G. b., I. wute, name unknown, who was sentenced

This result makes the league still more

Monday to three months' imprison-pen, there being little to choose between ment for larceny.

An Indian guard officer deposed that Prisoner was all right at 8.15 sm. hut A quarter of an hour later he saw pri soner's fees lying loose on the floor."

The assistant Indian officer at the Vie toria Gaol said the man was suspended

the chances of the Police. 87th, and 88th

Coy.e R.G.A., and D.C.L.L Reserves.

Tomorrow's Match:

1ST DIVISION MOYOKONG LEAGUE. D.O.LT, EG.A., on the Military. Refere Mr V. W. Eager. **IST DIVISION HOBUKONG LEAGUE)TARLY,

P. W. D. IT AS

Reichstag, Dr. Solt, Minister for the THE SWEDISH POLITICAL CRISIS. by a piece of word which was attached to Ground at & p.m. sharp. Colonies, said the British Colonial administration might serve model for Germany. He contem- platod a reform of the German sya- tem in the direction of strengthening the local administration. The ques tion of a constitution for the Colonies must be considered.

LONDON, Feb. 10.

the bandle of the crank Prisoner had mande a Booze with the other end and placed it round his neck. Witness cut the body Principal Warder Pieste anid decored was lying on his back unconscious, and he . E. A telegram from Stockholm states was sent at onor to the Hospital. The DCT B.K.F.C. that Baron Hammarskjold, in a card had been taken from the bed nat

which was one of the 6ttings in the GA statement in the Riksdag, said a new call. The mat could have been undone in

COM during which many women fainted Dr. Sold mentioned that an agree-

Wardar The police had difficulty in preventing ment regulating the Anglo-German Defence Bill will be presented in the quarter of an hour. ariat. The employers themselves start frontier north-west of German East Riksdag after the Dissolution and laughtering to-day. The Government Africa would shortly be submitted to General Election. has promfeed them protection from the the House.

strikers.

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The Melbourne butchess have been offered an increase of wages, and will submit the dispute to an Arbitration Court The outlook is now more bape. ful.

Hospital that her tisa deonaend Fresh axpendi wa політи

6-1 1 4 2 10 31-03 513 2 21012122

H.M.S. Tamar

BILLIARDS.

Edwards Witness adminstered

A leve dose of ephone ture would be met by a special tax strychnine by injection, and gare him

admitted

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for: the

best able to bear it.

RUSSIAN, RITUAL MURDER SENSATION.

LONDON, Feb 19. Beuter's correspondent 65 St. Petersburg telegraphs that the Kleff

CONDUCT OF DUBLIN POLIO Christian boy, who was reported to

Sabeur Amendment Rejected.

the Address

have been murdered by Jews, bas been found at Shitomir, alive and "well: He ran away from his home.

DEAY, IS SOLETERS' CLUB LOOKSAMENTA Gum Surg Major Harle presided:

falling upon the shoulders of those lo actor and in the meantima com the meeting held fo the Soldiers #labat.

then mestion! menced-vrtideisl respiration

nom to-day to arrange the draw, ale Dr. McKenny id be as dested at draw was a fallow about.94. He was then unconscious and Frame HOUBA. 8ịth

Witness bad received auit hie treatment Prended him until §. 25 a.m..when he

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