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FRIDAY FEBRUARY 27, 1814

THE CHINA MAȚI

BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH TRADE MARKS ACT.

Beuter's Service to the China Mail) | (Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)(quter's Service to the China Mail.).

RE JULT OF LEITH BURGES BYE

ELECTION.

A UNIONIST; VICTORY.

LONDON, Feb. 97.

The rosult of the Leith Burghs

election fr :-

Carrie Unionist)

↑ Smith › Liberal}

Bell (Labour)

3159 3143 ...3346

AMERICAN "GIANTS AND " WHITE SŪX”

IN LONDON

LONDONERS "PËRPLEXED" BY

BASEBALL.

Løsnos, Feb. 277. HM the King and Dr. Page, the American Ambassador at St. Jaynes's, were among the 50,000 people who witched a baseball match nthesea between representatives at the New York " Giants" and the

Si C. Munry Farguson, who accoeds Lord Denman nå Governor-General of Australia, represented this constituency | thiengo **White Sox. ' for upwards of quarter of % contary in the Liberal Party interest. Ther

hitherto mo Labour candidate. "Eb||

DEVELOPING NIGERIA.

Huge Increase of Capital.

Loxtos, Feb. 27.

WAY

The Nigeria, Company propose to increase their, cupitel, `which now stands at £500,000 by £2,500,000 with n view to developments arising in consequence of the opening up of

1⁄4 coilways and expected developments in cansequence of the union of the

two Protectorates.

If the schere is sanctioned by the Directors, it is proposed to issur · stack to the auront of £300,000 and a further million in 6 per cent. pre

ference shares,

Messrs. Lever Bras, will undertake the underwriting.

THE WHITE STAR'S MAMMOTH LINER.

The Britannia " Launched.

Laxnox, Feb. 27. The White Star liner Beitarinia," af 50.000 ton, has been syneessfully faunched at Belfast. There were vast crowds present despite the rain.

"CHINESE STUDENTS IN LONDON."

An Explanation.

· Losnox, Feb. 27. With reference to the statement: that the Chinese students in London ! had been ordered home, it in ex- plained by the Chinese Legution that the order applies only to 5fteen to twenty students from Human. The i renson given is that owing to the in- rest in Hunan the Provincial Govern- ment are unable to bear the expense of their maintenance..

TEL WRECK IN THE BAY OF BISCAY.

15

Laxnes, Feb. 27.

A telegram from Corunna staion that the " Wildenfals" sighted the "Ekly. ptika" drifting and damaged,

Boats were launched, hot the "Ekly. ptika" diappeared, bows first,

:

The spectators applauded tho Leleverness of the players, bus ap-

peated perplexed.

BRITAIN AND AMERICA.

Important Proposals Being Considered.

Losnay, Feb. 27,«

TEB SOUTH AFRICAN DEPORTEES.

C ENTERTAINED AT THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Lesvos, Feb. 27. Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, Clairman of the Labour Party, presideyl last night at a dinner, in the so-called Strangers Dining Root in the House of Commons, to the South African deportees.

Upwards of 100 of the most pro- taiment Labourites attended.

The proggedings were private, fint it is understood that Messrs. Bairi and Pantsma replied to the toast of

The Guests.

A certain amount of curiosity was shown by the members watching the dinner party gathering from the Tabby, but there were no incidents.

OBITUARY,

Losos, Feb. 27. The death is wanounced of Canon

ALLEGED FORGED LABIES STIZED

CANADIAN PACIFIC,

`RAILWAY.

IMPROVED "STEAMSHIP' SERVICES.

OTTAWA, Feb,

The licenses of the Man Hing wine and spirit shop, No. 9 On Tai Street, arminged before Mr. Wood this morning on Negotiations are in progress between K chargs.of infringing the Traded the Chundian Pacific Railway and the Marks Aot.

Government aiming at the improvement Mr. G. K. Hall Brutten prosecuted. It

stated that the police seized Bill of the Atinatio and Facile services. The and small full bot:las hearing a representa plan involves a greatly increased sub- tios of the trade-mark of Wong Saway, and promises the construction of spirit merchant of No. 11 Bonham Strand, tew and speedier steamships betweeu The Chinese ghop used in the painting of Vancouver and the Orient Daily the labels, it was alleged, had also been

Telegraph." dis overed.

The case was adjourned. "

NEWS FROM HOME.

(From Cur Own Corvespendent.§

LONDON, Fub. 4.

AERONAUTIÙS,

it is proposed to start an Ozford. v. Cambridus dying match this year at the Hendon A-rodrome. So far the matter in little more than a suggestion, adë the originators of the idea bave not deciled either how many aside the teams would be or what particular form the entot would Abe or would take. In any case it seems tolerably certain that the contest, if it comes că at all, w differ from other

University matchen in that participants Ox-aniversition. The project to hold an asia. will be past members of their re pective

Siriward Grey, Secretary of Driver, Trgins Professor of Hebrew State for Foreign Affairs, announced and Canon of Christ's Church, that the Imperial Parliament were | for rensilering, the United States pro-

posals for a Treaty establishing Prace Commissions to examine and report

subjects in dispute,

The raft treaty seemed generally septable, bus, it continued Sir 12/1ward Grey,finnst be considered with the self-Governing Colonies as special provisions would be required to meet their interests.

THE SOUTH AFRICA GARRISON,

A Question of Location.

Ldanos. Feb. 20. A question.time in the House of Commana, Colonel Seely. Secretary of State for War, informed Mr. Wedg wood that £140,000 yearly would be saved if the South African Garrison

were quartered in Great Britain,

however, additional barracks-would-be- necessary, that saving would be mater. ially reduced.

1

(Wah The Yat Po's Servicc.)

THE AMOY AFFAIR.

Foreign Department Investigating.

PEKING, Feb. 27.

The murder of a Chinese subject by by an Indian policeman at Kulongtze, Amoy, is forming the subject of inquiries by the Foreign Department,

THE CURRENCY LOAN.

PERING, Feb. 27.

Fe was bom in 1816.

GERMAN MILITARY. DUEL.

Losbox, Feb. 27.

A telegrain from Metz states that with regard to a dne hetween Lieut. St. George and Lieut. Hange, both of the same regiment, and in which the latter was killed, it is stated that Faage was compelled by the rules of the Court of Honour to challenge St. George because of his behaviour to wards his wife nt a masked all.

MORE SUFFRAGETTE VANDALISM

HISTORIC CHURCH BURNED.

The

Loxpox, Feb. 27.

militant suffragettes have burned the historic Whitekirk Church, in East Lothian, Scotland, including priceless, Scriptural relics, despite gullunt attempt to sore then....

tion meeting at thehoed was Ecowood upon by the University authorities, and it seems tube thought that for the present, at say

· ruto, ▾ contest between undergraduated in out of the question. There was to un Pleasant a possibility of tragedies in the nesting to make it attractive to the aedate dons who guard the destinies of the

University.

The suggestion now in that perhape de University members of the Royal Flying Corpe might take part in a purely private impacity, but if this suggestion is actually put forward officially it is probable that the War Office will have something to say. If, however the pilots can be found, the match will come off September or there abouts.

The death of Mr. Los Temple has led to. the revelation of some ugly suggestions as to tampering with aeroplanes. The Secre. tary of the Aero Cub, Mr. Parrin, says that more than a month ago Mr. Lee Temple received a warning. written on she

."

On inquiry nt the office of the CPR. today we wore informed that nothing is known Incally for the proposals.

THE NAVY SCANDAL IN

JAPAN.

NAMES OF OFFICERS IN- „PLICATED"

Japan

On Monday, the 16th says the Chronicle" the House of Peers met at tom

o'clock. All the available sets for visibirs were taken up long before the proceedings commenced. The discussion on the Budret,

was

ansiowed.

Saturday that some raval officers on active for the Nary declared on the previous Baron. Den pointed out that the Minister

service had been court-marrialled in onh

The nexion with the naval scandal. speaker wished to know as far as possible the names of there ctficers, particular of the Court-martial proceedings, sa wall an of the charges against the officers.

Admiral Saito replied that Captain Sama- suki bad heres coast-martialled as the result Rest-Admiral Fajli had ains been similarly

of examination at the polic» Court, and that

trentod as the result of investigatione by the Naval Commission of Inquiry.

such an si: must be attributed to the The responsibility for the occurrence of Miniators of State concerned, Baron Den retorted, and he wished to know what merizes the Government was going to adopt with regard to the nisiter.

Count Yamamoto mid that although naval officers had been court. martiallad, nothing could be known de finitely as prosent as to their alleged guilt. Nor could is be known that their office

if even

màn of such a nature that proved. the Government must necspt responsibility: As matters stood, at present the Premier believes the offences alleged were not ni such Datare that the Government rust sasume responsibility for them.

for building

Ister in the proceedings Mr. Egi mid Club notepaper; that his nuchine was being that in the 20th season of the Dist ha dis tampered with. When Mr. Perrin heard covered there was very much waste in the of the matter be asked for the letters in asal expenditure For example an of T. 282017 was stipulated order that the Club might help to unearth expenditure in a lectura ballad the plot, if any, but the letters neser Naval Academy.at Elajima; this expendi reached the officials, in spite of promises to ture wan sufficient int the construction of produce them. The Coroner at the inquest call the attention of the Naval Minister College building. At the time the spanker declared there was no evidence of the to the matter, and insisted on cutting dowu machine having been tampered with, and the amount. the accident was apparently due to the physical condition of the aviator under The death is announced of the the pressure of the high hititude. The famous cartoonist, Sir John Tenniel. post-mortem examination conarmed this He was 14 years old. He was lougris, and the machina itself was examined associated with "Punch."

DEATH OF SIR JOHN TENNIEL.

LONDON, Feb. 27.

THE MEXICAN CRISIS.

Another Foreigner Executed.

Admiral Sito replied that the smount was reduced by the Budget Committee, and the lecture-hall was now in souras Di construction on the reduced amount

Me Mumin remarked that such mon as

Admirst Fujii, who had been court. martialled in connotion with the naval cardal, wers-small fry compared with the bigger fish that had not yet been landed.

Admiral Saito rotated that there might be men in the Navy who had taken commissions, but there were absolutely none in the NATAl Department.

by Mr. Graham White, Mr. Gates and others, who found no proofs of tampering. In this case, therefore, the charze remains not proven but there is a cold blooded suggestion about the idea of tamparing with an frail a vehicle as an

Replying to Mr. Murata, the Premier aeroplane that has gripped the public imagination. It sedmi that anonymous said that although some natal officer had! of this kind are constantly been court-martialed, the outcome of LONDON, Feb. 20.

reaching the Aero Cab and in rne case their trial could not be known at present, The American paper state that an that was investigated there appeared to be and therefore it not bis intention to American of German extraction, named some evidence to support the charge. A taks any persmel action for the present. nut was found in the mechanism of Bauch, for whom the American Cavera-nachine after a fatal accident which it had This WAS. Course, not at all

ca

THE FOREIGNERS IN TRIKOM.

In reply to Viscount Soga, Mr. Okuda,

Chow Hsu Hsi bas been ordered ment has been inquiring, has beRLATT, and might have boon the result Minister for Justice, mid that he could nat |

to personally carry on the negotia The "Wildenisis" rescued thirteentions with the Quintuple Group re- persons including the captain, who, presentatives in regard to the pro- jected paper currency redemption

loan.

however, succumbed to his injuries.

Twenty-one perished.

ZA “NEGRO KINGDOM” ON THE

GOLD COAST.

LONDON, Feb. 20. Reuter's Washington. ccrrespondent

· delegraphs that at the request of Graat Britain, the Department of Justice in inquiring into the establishment of a Negro Kingdom on the Gold Coast of Afrien by an Oklahoma Negro named 'Chief Sam.

..PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLIES

DOOMED.

PEKING, Feb. 27.

to abolish the Provincial Assemblies. The Conference decided yesterday

BIG BELGIAN LOAN.

Four Millions Pald Over.

executed by General Villa.

Examination of Benton's Body.

On one peak of matters under preliminary ex- of a machanic's curalesmess.

casion also

Aination or investi ation, but would speak невіоп

rives

was found in the at those in which decision had been arrived machinery of Mr. Lee Temple's seroplane,

witted to

ed preliminary alon

received

truction of evidence; Mr. Yoshida Shaki

chi on February 6 nitten of having į

and the explanation in that ease might at. On January 29 Mr. Poolty wax com- hava bean similar. At Hendon the sheds charges of having

Articles ars guarded day and night and the official view is that no one short of lastic and of blackmail; Mr. Herrmann on Reuter Washington correspon- would calmly hamper with machine and ary 2 on charges of concealment and des dent states that at

conference then watch the victim, go soaring to his between Mr. Bryan und Sir C. Spring doon... Rice it, was devided that Mr. Per- ceval, the British Consul, sliould not be allowed to enter. Mexico to

arrangements could be made, examine Benton's body until better

THE

BANISHEE CASE

| FUGITIVÉ SE-T TO SESSIONS. PEKING, Feb. 27.

THE LIGHT SIDE OF MILITANCY. Though the violent tactics of the auf fragettes are mostly of the serious or petbetie onder, there are little spots of brightness here and there. For instance, Mr. Asquith hailed a taxi the other day and told the man to drive to 10 Downing Street.

The driver promptly descended from his reat, took a look at the fare, and erclaimed No, young woman, you must get another mat for this inh! Buffragettes dont get me into trouble any more."

mind

on the subject. Thorslanche, myE

given bribes; Admiral

on Febru AXY 7 on charge of having received. bribes; and Mr. Herrmann on February 7 on charges of having given bribes. On the 18th instant all the documents relating to Admiral Fujii had been handed over to the proper authorities.

Admiral Baiter mid the result of in restigations by the Commission of Inquiry would be rested in the course of few dav

the motion On

of Visovint

it was Sopa decide that the date by which the Dom mittes should complete their investigations of the Badret should be fixed at March 9.

Count Yanagiwara asked the Naval Minister why Captain Ota had been dis mined the service.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, who has

been appealed to by the antis, make The steamer Liberia has been lying

the plaint that, while both sides have attacked him, interrupted him, threatened in dosk at Brooklyn a manth with 250

him, and argued with him, neither of them The terms of a loan of $24,000,000 Negro emigranta aboard to whom, it is

The case of the banishes" who en-

Admiral Saito replied that Captain Oix's any tried to coax him into altering his dismissal was in scordatise with an ad. have been agreed between the Finundeavoured to run away from a Chinese stated; Sam sold stock in the Africa ciul Department and the Bank of

he feels disposed to consider diplomacyministrative measure, and was no due to Bettlement Company.

a masculine attribute.

the Minister's arbitrary action. He further Belgium. A sum of four million constable in the New Territory, and was

Judas priest mid that the man of - Fleet-Paymaster The militants having sprend, alarming dollars has already been paid over hot in the arm, was before the Folie

taim as to the dreadful trestment to which Katagiri (who he also vigoronaly sched to meet the government's urgent Court this morning. calls, and the agreement will be Prisoner, in company with another Miss Postce was being anbjected to the Navy Departmen) was now under,

investigation. finally signed on March 3rd.

haiget," was proceeding along a rovd paid a exprise visit to the pop of Lindon place immed near Kowloon recently when he noticed

statement thereafter. In this he pointed Inkong. They ran up the hillside and out that the building and board!

where another st endeavoured to hide among the bushes. Pragette declared she

The Jukong called upon the myn to stod Pearce screaming was 300-yards away from bigs Pearce's coll and there were thick

The Government bellaves it has no right to interfere with the emigration of Negroes.

The Facts.

BECRET SOCIETIES AND WHITE WOLF.

Beuter learns there is no question of a new Native State on the Gold Coast,

The facts are that the Governor Rumoured Co-operation on the Yangtze, 7pened fire on the fugitives,

asked the Imperial Parliament. to enquire into the United States re- garding Chief Sam who was negotiat ing with regard to a concession from the Gold Coast Chief.

The matter is purely a commercial

deal

BEWARE OF COLDS.

PEKING, Feb. 27.

Rumours have reached the goveri- ment that sertain secret societies in

but they, neglecting the warning, the officer walls is between that he found Miss

Prisquer was committed to the Criminal Bessions for triali -

The French and German Mail of the

LONDON STOCK QUOTATIONS.

Vernon and Smyth, stock. Pearce in a warm, omfortable call, testing broers received the following quotations

maru (plaintal

sally in bed, and she made

of forcible feeding or anything slap. More by cable to-day from thair, Landon Over he found the Governor, the matron | agents

Tronoh Mines

and the doctor totally didarsot to what, the suffragettes had reported and most sympathese to this condition of the prBros Barmah Petroleums SOTISTS. En codequence of these state maste the Bishop in now being regularly interrupted at any public formation A telegram to the

Figuro

states attarde, no matter whether, it is a church that a Jannose military mission has pur-Brice or allerwow.

the Yangtze valley have planned to 27th and 21st Janary were delivered in assist the White Wolf bandits, and Landsano the 2065 Febru orders have been issued to the pro vincial governments to keep a sharp look out.

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