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THE BRITISH NAVY.

THE ESTIMATIS.

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LONDON, March 13. The Nary Estimates amount £51,530,000, and the programme will fnclude four battleships, four light uisers, twelve destroyers and a num

bar of submarines.

The total amount provided for now. Construction would £18,373,000

· Đuraranding liabilities for construction, etc., would accordingly be reduced by £35,560,000, and :£375,000 be devoted to the construction and repairs of sincrati

·SUFF?AĠETTES BURN AN. OTHER MANSION.

THE CALCUTTA TRAGEDY.

A REMARKABLE DEFENCË.

LONDON, March 13.

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OBITUARY.

Mr. George Westinghouse,

LONDON, March 13.

· The death in sauounced of Mr George Westinghouse, the iqventor of the famous brake bearing his name.

FUNERAL OF MR. G.

·FRIESLAND.

THE CHINA MAIL.

EYRE DIOCESAN "

REFUGE,

ANNUAL MEETING,

STEAMER COLLIDES WITH WHARF

The funeral of the late Mr. G. Fries-

MOGUL LINE BOAT DAMAGED, hand, or. Messrs. Mulchers and Company, His Excellency Sir Henry May, took place at ten o'clock this morning KCMG.. ad laty May wore present badly damaged lash evening as the reunit The "Mogul line steamer Pathany wa the Happy Valley, and was attended by yesterday afternoon at the manual meet of a collision with the Alfred Bolt Line a large contour of personal friendo.ing of the Byrd Diocesan Ratuge, held hart as Kowly and will have to be

· The interment was in the section of the as the institution. The Bishop of Vio

dooled © extensivà repairs. (eometry-sch apart ssidents in the toris prosided, and among those prosent

The Fathan caine in last araning in Cohay of 14 years standing. Aimcatore Archdeacon Burnett, Lady Rewhart let go her anchor, hut it failed to charge of a pilot, and appeaching the every thrman citizen at present residing Davies, to Em Me.. F. R. Hallifax. hold, and before way could be got on the in the Colony attended to pay a laat tari-Secretary for Chinese Affairs, Colonel essel, she was swept by the strong tide A telegram from Calcutta states that hate to uns whose chief qualities were and Mr. Irwin, Rev. and Mr. Copley animat the end of the wharf, ber stem the excitement at the conclusion the his unfailing genality and his liberal Hoyle, Rove and Mo. N. 0. Pope, Beving badly damner 1. Rey trial drowned the remarks of the spirit. The service was conducted as the Fok Fu Sbra, Miss Middleton Smith, carried out at the Kowloon Docks,

We understand sha” the repairs will ba foreman of the Jary, who mid that the wild in a stewly downpour of rain is Pitts, the bon secretary, and others. The personal will be increased by Jury were unanimous in acquitting Royaly ferred in arting berue to the aid he did not know of any clarity that that way, but not weently and in some

by Pastor Muller, who with the German

The Bishop of Victoria, ob the outlet. #000 as a total cost in the new proof murder, but they were divided on life of the earned gentleman, roosiva) mera sympathy and kindly, belp cases they were very hard to deal with. gramme, including the constractione question of whetting and of cul- Thoms prosent at the graveside in-from Ris Excellency and Taly May than of armamente, maintenance, etc., of pable homicide, which would be charges cluded: H... to Clovemar, Sie Banry | the Pears, Piecesur Refuge; he though it

when they subered the Hañe the posi £14.817,000.

for another trial,

May, K.C.M.G. Sir Paul Chaper, he would be imposible to fud any such with and they started with mu Hou, Mr. E. A. Hewitt, T.MKG), Cap- |- He remembered when he first caine to, absolutely clean,sheet and every monist- Counsel for the defence showed that tak Alians, the Governor's side-de-camp, tius Colony suns his first dute was tace was given to them to and happy important police wimasics were sx the Hou, Mr. David Landale, Messrsent upon sir Frederick Tigard, the the

homes. (Appisuse.) convicts, and he insisted that the police. P. White," "J. W. Belles, P. C. Polis, Governor, was told the speaker that ho

MLS. THE GOVERNOR AS KINDLY CRITIC. had placed a savaiter in the band of P. Hulyoak, Major Dickinsra, Mears was very much interested in that work

ILE. the Governor said that, after the his eliant.

San Pat Wing. F. A. Eli. A. R. Ellis, and that he was very anxious to help it very interesting, full-and instructive re S. Hooper, Ehrenfels, Major Fitzwilliams, hat, ha utdel, he would feel more justi porn which they and heard and the re Messra V. H. Smith, E. S. Scull, Fed in assisting it were run on maric of his Lordship there did not Humphreys, D. V. Steamuson, E. A. M. Dinggan line. Sir Frederik suggested resnais very much for him to say. Fe Williams, S. FE Dodwell. D. W. Crad-|that shey, should make It a Diocesan wild best play the part of the kind lock, Stoner, R. M. Deer. O. Lamper fintitution, which the speaker as very critic. In the Best place, tns would like ski, G. K. Hall Brutton, H. J. Geige, glad to do, nud freon that day to this the to refer to a remark made by the Bishop W. J. Gron, E. Goetz, etc.

work had prospered and had had the in which he sold that thai izatitution Wreaths were sent by

inally and sympathetic co-operation of might serve as an object lammon to the II... the Governer, Russians Volunteer the in high authority in the Colony. Chinese. He reminded the Bishop that Fleet, Gorman Consulate (Canton), Ge- They had the assisted there of three the institution was really offshoot at man Consulate, Union Jusurance Co. (erius ladies, gal, so he fets in that the charitable institution the Po Leung Canton, Mr. G. A. Calibwall, the Com-institution they

Kok. If there was one thing the Chi- mydore anal. Members of the Royal Hen Baroness Von Wochmar and her assistants. nese could do it was organising charitable Rong Yacht Club, Mr. Hans Hupenden, hard helps them a great deal and, as institutions. They seemed to have an Mr. B. fitz, Carl M. and Frau ty new, The mantle of Miss Eyre extraordinary capacity for that kind olj Melchers (Pentsial, Mr. Carl Abrandt had fallen open Miss Pitts. (Applause.) work. Wonton), Herr and Fruv Ernest „Fried Is was a charity that had many sider, I only wish," continued his Excel- vrichs, Consul IT. Michaelson (Bremen), atal ho might say thua wine four aspectsney," that those who are, Interested Stall of the Hongkong and Whampoa of its benelition, in to speak. In the in the management of private charitable Pork Gol Lad., Mr. (i. Hutton Potts, first place, it was a blessing to the girls institutions would exhibit in the manage Mr. F. Fehl, Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Hick themselves. They wore saved in the ment of public affairs the same capacity. man, Mr. Dudley V. Steavenson, Ifer highest sense of the word, has has per. If they did, we should not hear, so much al Fran Has Peyer, Mr. nd Mrs. sled, in many cases by their residence aboits, the depreciation of note surrency Bean Ormiston, Mr. John Meier, Mr. A. ia the institution. They were now happy, and so on in the neighbouring Province Peterson, Cept, and Mrs. E. Gatehmano. as they besed again and again from which, injures the trade of the Colony Colonai Sealy and Provision for F. . Tertruz, Cannustee and Members families. They were grateful for what

Messers, Julius Danielsen.. F. M. E. Eilis. fermer inunates and mang were inothers at well as in the Provinces."

The work that was done in that insiibu- the Married.

of the Corinthian Yacht Club, Mosers: hoe hevn done for them in the institution. tion was most excellent, but he would F. Stall, H. Fook, Cyril Pemberton. From time to time the girls were pre like to give a little bit of a warning. Do LaDON, March 13.

Frieb Haasemann, Richard Lentgenssetted to him for efirmation and be not let it develop too much inte modern In the House of Commons Colonel chers (Bremen), P. C. Potts, A. C.

(Hamburg), I. Hay, fermann Mel-always found them to be well instructed lines He would just like to tell them Seely, Secretary of State for War, stated Seidet, Julius Walkers (Maroni, Geo.

in Christianity. It called upon the time a story that happened to a coolie who that provision for

of the ladies of bisure, in the Colony, married a woman from the Fo Leng the married in Bergmann (London), Hon. Mr. E. A. and they were very grateful that so many Kuk, The said he wanted a wile without the Army would be ingrensed. This wins, M.G., Hongkong and Shargame forward to take such a keen inge to the expense of paying a dowry. would involve an additional expenditure of many tens of thousands of pounds, but be emphasised the tragedy of the wives and children who were left behind.

LONDON, March 13.. Suffragettes have burned a mansion at Stewarton, Ayrshire.

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A Hauger-Striker.

Mary Richardson, the suffragette who estroyed the Velasquez "Veaus," was sentenced to six months' imprisonment and is "bunger striking

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BRITISH ARMY CANTEEN

SCANDAL.

Omaer ImpHeated Commits Suicide:

LONDON, March 12. Quarter-Maator, Hon. Lieut George Martin, of "the Wiltshire Regiment, was found dead, at Devizes barracks with s hullet wound in the head. He had recently come from Gibraltar in connection with the Army canteen enquiry.

BRITISH SHIP ABLAZE.

297 Boys on Hoard.

Loynos, March 12.

The industrial training whip, the Wellaley, stationed on the Tree, ba- came ablazo, and, as a result, the vessel -foundered. The 297 boys who were on board were, rescued in tugs and lifeboats,

IMPORTANT SIGNAL BOOK

* STOLEN FROM BEITISH

BATTLESHIP.

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LONDON, March 12.

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Mr Westinghouse, engineer, inventor, and manufacturer, was born at New York in 1946.

COLLISION AT TACOMA.

LONDON, Marel 13. The steamer Hvades and the Canada Maru have collided at Tacoma.

The Canda Maru iu seriously damaged.

THE BRITISH ARMY,

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LONDON, March 13. The Foreign Office has instructed the The Daily Trigraph states that a British Ministar at Lisbon to urge that most important signal-book has disap-the Rev. Mr. Bowskill be tried at the pared from a battleship at Sheerness, Civil Court at Leanda, where the being replaced by a dummy. The British Consul could attend. fingerprints are the only clue to those concerned in the affair.

THE LONDON BUILDERS STRIKE.

Conference to be Held:

LONDON, March 12. The representatives of the London building employees have accepted an invitation by the National Board of Conciliation to attend a conference. The loss in wags up to the present is estimated at £350,000.

ANOTHER BRITISH

AIR-RECORD..

Altitude of 15,009 Renched.

LONDON, March 12.

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Líout. Briggs, of the Aray Flying Corps, has broken the British altitude record by attaining a height of 15,000 foot at Eastchurch. At that height -th's atmosphere was 38, degrass below

zero, and the intrepid Airman severaly frost-bitten,

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The

hai Bank, Mr. Jolin Manners, Mr. T. H. terest in the institution, not only by Tan speaker sunt bin down with a letter Christians, Mr. and Mrs. T. Artur, vulsing money" but by working there It to the Secretary of Chinese Affairs and Messrs. IL M. Dyer, Hugo Frein, was ako un object lesson to the Chinese he got a wife. Some time later be asked Alfred Juhrand. Mombs of the Pokfu who led it in their hearts and when it him how he was getting on with his wife for Golf Party, flies Staff of the Eong was put before them they were ready to aud be replied She has a very bad kong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co.. take'up philanthropic work of that kind. temper. Sir Robert Jardins asked whether their. A. S. Sorensen, Herr and Frau They set an example which the Chinese show it?" and be answered She beats Ho asted How does she married men in India would become an Arthur Becker, Mr. J. Bentley, Mr. M. would speilily follow in caring for the me sometimes." extra charge on the Indian Government. S. Sassoon, Stewards aral Members of the fortunate classes of their own com-entral her and smack her if she does But why don't you Col. Seely replied that India would Hongkong Jockey Club, Capt. W. E. muty.

tint was the next question. The reply. be ill-advised to demur to a moderate Clarke, Mr. Heinrich Jebsencher

Miss Pitts then read the annual report was "She is a very strong woman, sir.” increase of the married establishment, (Witzke), Mr. Azollholk Dand, Mr. Wm, which stated that the improved health Caughter.) That man wanted him to

The Opposition were dissatisfied with D. Tupp. Mr. Li, K. Hall Brutton, Cap-

was largely the result of making the get a diverse, in fact that little incident tain and Officers of the U.S.S. Wilraing dermitories and the ladies' house, moe-lead to a lot of cochplication and even. the statement and pressed for amendment and a division.

ton, Mr. and Mrs, C. Rosemunn, W. quite proof," a benefit which they owed to tually an Ordinapee. He went down to Powell, Ltd., Mr. Elward Lahring, Me.the Government. Elaven new, inmates the village to have a look at the wife and Elso Muchihael, Messrs, Moxou aud Tay were dmitted during the year. Four mand her to be a much bigger and THE ARRESTED MISSIONARY. lor, Konsul Rod. Wahlen (Rabaul), Mr. died during 1010, two ia the Government stranger woman than the coolic.

James Craick. Mr. H. A. Siebe, Com Hospital from pneumonin, one, who had waolo trouble was that she bad not been mitter and Members of the Hongkong been ill for years, in, the Tung Wah Hos brought up to be the wife of a powzaná. Chamber of Commerce, Mr and Mrs.pital, and the fourth, a chronic invalid He was a peasant, and one of the first Hermann Feimann, Mexrs. C. A. II. who had been with us for many years, things be asked her to do was to go and Westerburger, John Hector, Fritz Schwaz In the Isolation Ward of Refuge, till the fold which was not to her liking. Kopf, Capt. D. Lakhmanoff, Messrs. A.Seven girls were married, Soveral at all, and it took her a long time before Bure, Wallues J. Hansen, II. P. White, fimes they had been asked to-roseivo-she got into it. His Excellency, therefors Club Germania (Hongkong), Mr. P. Lenz, girls who have in se hack from suggested that etery girl in the institui Mr. T. Kusomoto, Mr. and Mrs. V. M. America but last year they did not suc tion should perform some kind of manual Soth, Mr. Walter Schinolke, Mr. Frank si in inducing any to enter the Homo, labour. The same thing pervaded the Escorn, Mr. Adalbert Kerff (Bremen). There were now 58 girls in the Home schools at Home, proceeded the Governor. Messrs. II. Claasen and E. Dillner (Cond 3 girl" workers" making 67 in ill Forty years ago, down in County Kerry, ton). Herr and Frau A. Lamperski, Mir. Thanks were due to Miss, Cruddas for the daughters of peasants were content and Mrs. J. T. Chapple, Mowers. John A. the support of one worker Barchow to wear tweed skirts, and very plekures Plummer, Hans Schubart, Jean Audinet Veronica, von Wiekunar for almost the que "shawls round" their heads; and they (Lyon), Eric Madhe (Shuaghni). Herr entire support of another; the Indies of learn to dance that homely dance, the and Frau Fritz Bochin (Shanghai), Stuff had gollected the funds; friends of Baro-Irish jigand to practice it on Sunday of Melchers and Co. (Tivaisin), Mr. E. ness von Weelanar and Miss Weber for esenings after mass or after church, st H. Thick Mr. E. M. Hermana Olden ontributions to the cost of beds, gifts the cross roads; and, it used to be a very burg, Committee and Members of the of dolls, etc.: Dr. Sibn for her help as pritty sight to Goo. Nowadays, the Hongkong Club, Capt. Luring (S.MLS. Medical Offer to the Institution'; the wives and daughters flaunt out of chapel Jaguar), Officers' Mess (S.M.S. Jaguar), Taikoo Docks for a new stova; Dr. Clark with all sorts of curious feathers in their Messrs. Dencon, Looker, Deacon and and to the doctors and sisters of the hats. The girls were taught at the Randow, Hugo Warusion (Hamburg), for his services as auditor the Director of gentle acts and different things, in- Harston, Mesars. Heinrich Schmidt, John Government Civil Hospital; Mr. Gerken schools to play the piano, and all sorts wilheim Schmichner (Canton). Messrs. of Po Leung Kuk for donations; Mrs. stend of being taught something which Wando and Co., Mr. Carl Eastman, the Stabb and Mrs. Pollock for cakes and would fit them for the duties they would the Archbishop of York wrote urging ment, Toyo Kisen Kaisha, Moers. Adolf and to Mr. Pas Shiu for cakes and Mr. riod. And I should not be at all sur Hon. Mr. E. Shellam, Mr. Carl Heer-fruit; friends in Bath for Christmas gifts: buy to perform when they were mar financial support.

The Bishop of Oxford said that his doubts as to the wisdom of the mission. in Korea had long since been dissipat ed. He advocated the alliance of the Protestant missions against Rome.

The Ber. Lord William Gascoyne Cecil enid that no, country in the world had been christianised more quickly than Korea,

THE EMPIRE SHIELD.

LONDON, March 12.

A British riffo team will compete for the Empire shield at Melbourne in November.

CHURCH OF ENGLAND AND KOREA.

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LONDON, March 12. The Bishop of Oxford presided at a meeting which was held yesterday at Westminister in connection with the Church of England Miseica to Koros. The Archbishop of Canterbury and

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THE JAPAN BLCIETY.

LONDON, March 12.

Mr. Kengonori lectured to the Japan Society on the Government finances and the social life of Japan. Sir Clande Macdonald, formerly Ambassador at Tokyo, presided.

THE HOME RULE BILL.

'The Opposition's Policy.

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LONDON, March 12.

When the Horie Rule Bill comes on

for the second reading a member of the frant Opposition bench, will move it rejection.

Mr. J. Chamberlain and the Crisis.

Mr. Joseph Chamberlain has tele mphed to the effect that he hopes the British Covenant will be largely signad, All should do their part in the present crisis in the country's history.

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They had never been in deht, said Mis due, concluded His Excellency, to Miss Mr. and Mrs. H. Charles Ehrenfels, Mr. Pitts, The question; had often been asked Pitts and the Baroness for the loading Richard Hancock, Mr. Saint-Clair de Bus from what source did they get their girls, part they took in the work of the institu sene, Mr. J. E. Greeson, Her and Frau A great number of them is supposed tion, and also to Mrs. Irving Min. Pat Albrecht Berlinger, Mr. G. G. Hogler the majority, were sent to them from the tender, and Mrs. Pollock, who had done. (Canton), F.. Blackhead and Co... Mr. Secretary of Chiness. Affairs, Mr. Halli a great deal to further its interenja. Carl Mosner and family, Mr. J. Neilson fax, und, from, the Po Loung Kuk, which The Barnesa Von Weckmar having and children. Mr. W. Melchers, Capt. was a home for runaway slaves or girls given a report of the inside work of the and Mrs. Kohler, Sir Paul and Lady Angther source had beam from the homes institution,

a WHISKY-TANSAN Chater, Messrs. A. B. Ellis, C. Lauritsen, of Chinese ladies who had found their Archdeacon Barnett expressed F. Smyth, Norddeutsche Lloyd (Broslave girls rather troublesome. Another thanks of the meeting to the Cove LEMONADE for me. pien), Mr. T. Kusomoto, Siemssen and souros had been children who had been and Lady their and Co. (Junior Mess), Mr. Donald Munro, foraaken and also girls sent to them from ly May for Huole attendance, got and not only that it's WILKINSON'S the Mr. G. Prien, the Compratore and Staff America where girls had been kidnapped for their past service. In doing so, he one and only GENUING TANSAN on the Market. of Messrs. Melchers, Ltd., Mr. G. 30.44 woon as they were bought the little appealed for the creation of drying shed Young, Mr. Lefferts Knox, Mr. and Mrs. chilies were kept in the Colony or in for us in damp weather.

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N. J. Stabb, Mr. Murray Stewart, Jebsen Canton and willingly or unwilling they The offers for the ensuing year were and Co. Mours. B. Eckhardt, Friedrich were shipped to America. Misiones elected as follows Prendent, the Bishop Ahem 1”. “Hal Hal its all right, then I shall alwa Hahnke, Conrod Hosloop, S. Lehrmann, were on the look but for kidnapped girls of Victoria; Vice-Frondat, Mrs. Lander:

N. Hatch, T. Emil' Meyer, H. Welches, and took them to homos there. In put Hon. Tecasures, Miss Middleton Smith; insist on getting the Genuine Article in future. 3. W. Wiljon, Fritz Hegen, Wilhelm years they had got a good many adams Barnett, Fell, Baker Brown, Fun, Wilheim, Freca, C. O. F. Hansen,

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