1914-03-31 — Page 7

"TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 19

BY TELEGRAPH.

(Reuters Service to the China Mail)

THE ULSTER PROBLEM.

"MR. ASQUITH ASSUMES SECRETARYSHIP

FOR WAR.

DEBATE ON ULSTER POSITION RESUMED.

LONDON, March 31.

ary Despotism are still the leading The Cabinet, Field Marshal Sir John | headlines in the Liberal journals, which French and General Sir John Ewart make a feature of an alleged Unionin had a prolonged conference &; Down-plot to "seduce the Army," while the for Street, after which Mr. Asquith Unionist organs denounce the Liberal visited the King:

pictures of Army dictation, as a slim election dodge, oven more montacious and unmoropalous than the Chinese Blavery cry. They devole columns to examining the supposed plot on the

The House Crowded.

The House of Commone was again packed on the resumption of the debate

on Ulumer affairs,

Colonel Seely “Takes a Back Boat."

Colonel Seely occupied a sat on back beach, thus showing that his rê- signation had beens acompted.

The Prime Minister's Surprise.

Mr. Asquith announced that as Field Marshal Franch and General Ewart persisted in resigning, the King had approved of him (Mr. Asquith) becom ing Secretary of State for War. The Prime Minister intimated that he would estire from the house pending the bye- election.

Premier Ferrets the "Resignations."

Mr. Asquith paid a warm tribute to the loyalty and ability of Field Marshali Froach and General Ewart, and regret -ted also that Colonal Sosly had insisted

ppon his resignation taking effect..

part of a portion of the Cabinet ta provoke an outbreak in Ulster.

Mr. Church Explains.

BY TELEGRAPH

tends

the Gove

.cope with armed rebel"

definitely charged the The Directors Opposition looders of both Boused ing port at the

with attempting, as far as they could, | resting of the

to effect the seduction of the Army stated that they had

in order to prevent them from shareholders the balance sheet and profit

being used to deal with rebellion, and loss Roodt of the beak for the year and

The Army was being used as a poli- | anded 21st December lal

tical weapon by the Conservatives, These when a net profit, actor prothe

CHINESR

Trouble

and that had rised the issue Army viting for bad and doubtful debbi, of so they promptly versus Parliament, which nothing 4483,233 11. al., inclusive of $132,500 him in the left sam could boy. That was the issue now,[106, dd, wrought forward from the pre- except the general wettlement of vious year. The interim dividend så the outstanding questions regarding Ire-rate of fourteen per cent, per annum pard itself, it would be shattered, as the further sum of £24,000 has been appro lari. Unless they so laid the Army in September last absorbed £84,000, and House of Lords had first exploited pristal to pay a bonus to the staff. The and then been shattered. If there around now available is therefore fore the Opposition would move for 78,153 11. Ad. and the Directors pro- ward to meet the great advances the pore to pay a final dividend fas Government had made, they would of fourteen per censore rate he received in a generous spirit, with fourteen per cent, for the whole year stage, and there ta jsou: arach the understanding that there was a together with a bonus of relva ahillings atmong insurres being taken by rensom ble desire to effect a settle yer bare to add £100,000 to the re-gainst those owners who make s

ent: but if every proposal of the cryo fund, which will then stand at ovenant was to in twisted into 41,800,000, to add 10,00 0, the weapon to destroy the whole policy offers superannuation hind; to write of Home Rule and the Parliament off premises account £23,000, and to Act the Government were bound to carry forward the balance of £120.263)

ve forward despite thrants and 11.02. dangers and whatever might be the consequences to themselves.

The Lords.

Mr. Churchill sail that when Colonel Svely's assurances had heen given the Cabinet knew nothing of

In the House of Lords, Bond Set- Brig. Gorml Gough's demands.bourne emphasised that an officer The document drafted by Genera}, land refused to obey orders. Ewart enme too late to read at herous assertions the statements Earl Roberts denounced as 'mis- the Cabinet meeting, but Mr. AB- that the Army had been implicated quith knowing the mind of the in political controversy. Soldiers, Cabinet cut it down accordingly, he said, did not concern themselves, He then landed it to Colonel Seely, who left the Cabiŋet.

[This does not war out prior telegrams, which stated thas Columel Soèly was not at the Cabines meeting, and that ho added two paragraphe to the reply to Brig. General Gough without the same tion of the Cabinet.-Ed.]

Mr. Churchill, continuing, said that regarding the reinforcement, they had been sent to guard depots. Generala Puget and Wets (2) with

in politics.

*

per artium making

400

employing mixed.crews. mye the Telegraph of March

Os Monday March 2 Be Barry Corpo mittee of the unims bold a man meeting of sailors, which was attended by some mew," which, aflam scuderiatroing apanchas, Tulback in a march to the docks where and the The Right Hon. Ford Georgo Famil-Lord Derby were ring. Both

two rossolanthe Earl of

proportion

ton, G.C.S.I., and Mr. William Food - 200 nawwing wired orawa, a James Goodin Mitchell, the Director o retire being Chinese. The riggers, Who Were

by rotation, présent themselves for co- Plection

working on the ships; were soon prevailed upon to cease work. and shortly afterwards The store Mr. Magmas Mowat and with the result that work on best ressols the trimmars und Kippwrw followed anit, Mr. William Adelphus Browne, F.GAWAK at a standstill. The attitude of the again feider their services. "

sailors was so threat

sa threatening that the police

income tax, will be payable on and after

This dividend and bonus, both free of ] were called is

Wednesday, the 25th March.

By uriler of the Board,

WY. Hondas, Secretary.

LIABILITIES AND ASSETS. 31st December, 1913.

Viscount Haldane said that there had been a campaign for weeks in the Press and that speeches had been! delivered inciting the Army not to To Capital, 80,000 Shares support the civil power. It was truo that officers had not disobeyed orders, but they had mised questions about orders. He warned their Lordships of the consequences of agitation affecting the Army. An attempt to democratise the Army would be at tender by enormous difficulties and take probably fifteen years and enar- moux - expenditure, and then would

The Premier emphasised that he whom he bad consultel, though not be equal to our present splendid Assumed the Secretaryship for War that the cause of the intense excite-service. Hence, it was almost a most reluctantly, and entirely becausement and the crisis to the Govern- crime to bring the Army into poli of the great public emergency that had ment should not be viewed so scritical controversy.

arison.

The House Dumbfounded.

1

Lously. He bad also consulted Mr. The debate was adjourned.

counts, including · Fro- vision for Bed and..

Doubtful Debts and

J

held of the district committee of the union On the Tuesday A special meeting was

at Cardiff, when it was decided to support of the Barry hannah and to take the action of t | similar action in other South Walas porte. The committee also decliled to ask the ex- acuties of the National Transport Workers, the next day

who were to meet in Cat WOD: national

to make the Chitose

Jo

In

A resolution strongly sondemning the act

The acting of t

| standstill ' on "the CandiaTM

March

Cardiff Exchange on

Jodging from inquiries made the axeo- tive of the. National Transport Workers, are inclined to take a serious viaw of the

and there is every possibility that.

Vargrill denkda za mutyrated the Salions" and,

of of £20 each; paid up 1,200,000 o ocedative Mas Shipping Federation, in To Reserve Fund 1,700,000 for the training of British as the Betish view of the apvertised enter of the Evcimention. To Notes in Circulation 22,501 33 ship, is understood that the owners, To Current and Other Ac-

sa represent

stad by the federation, hare da. cided to resist the demand of the union for the dianiemi of the Chinese and the lasicars

The action of the men in said to be ca Contingencies. .9,366,800 2 11ing considerable auxiety on the fardif To Fixed Deposits 7,761,639 10 7 Coal and Shipping Exchange, view of To Bitla Payable Deafte

the fact that large stocks of coal are la on demand andl

band, owing to the share arrival of steamers occasioned by the recent stormy weather. short sight on Hond

fresh business was dismant at a Office and Branches, £9,093,071 8. Li Drafts on London and

Birrell (Chief Secretary of State for

Foreign Bankers against What The Parties Think.

Security, per Conta Ireland) who had stated that he did

£192,010 Da d.: The House was momentarily dumb-not consider that the reinforcements

While the Unionists think that the making a total of 2217,981 17 founded but, recovering, the Ministerin would cause commotion though in will not be equal to the train of count of Customer.. 807,746; 3.8

Government is to shaken that they To Asceptanoia on "Act lists ofasrod frantically.

terference with drill on the arrestanying the Bills to be passed under To Edan Payable, against us in Felő Marshal French and Gens. of leaders would. The Government the Parliament Aot, the Ministerial Security, por-Centrs 1,737,000. 0 0

had seted on his advice. Generalists are confident that Mr. Asquith's To Dua to Agents and bohl step" has solved the diffi- Correspondents ......... Paget had received orders that no culty, and that when he takes up To Sundry Liabilities,

10,504 144 other movements other than those his new post, his great personal,

458,055 0-9 approved by the Cabinet in principle authority will end all the confusion. To Profit, unul Lass

875,259 11 ence between Mr. Asquith, the mem- and the details approved by confer and raisunderstandings.

427,243,000 6 8 bers of the Government, the heads of the Army Council and Genera!.

Linbility on Billu of Exhango re-dix- It is generally agreed, however, counted. £7,384,128 136. fd., of which, House, the Ministerialists waving and it would lead to bloodshed. General Place in June or July, or as soon as the Parliament Act Bills are passed cheering madly.

through.

rál Ewart's Approval

Mr. Asquith said that Field Marshal to make clear that they were in entire accord with his statement of last Friday,

Mr:"isquith's Tremendous

French and General Ewart wished him

Ovation

General Election Soon.

including Rebates

Firmoon's Union in their endeavour to drive out the Chinese and Inscars.

SPORTING. ་ ་་་

Australian Cup Result..

FLAMINGTON (Victoria), Tuesday, Theme for the Australia Cap war zun her to-day, with the following résult::,

Wallalo Uki

Calain m

four lengths, three-quarters of a length Betting 4 to 1 sust Wallalo, Wen by

hird., Time,

Mr. Asquith then withdrew from the | None of the Ministers believed that that a Genenil Election will take up to this dale, 24,008,784 8. Bd. has dividing, second” and the

Mr. Lloyd George III.

Paget, however, took, must serious view, and was told that if necessary the reinforcements would be sent

Mr. Lloyd George is ill at Walton from England. Regarding the pos

Heath.

· Lord Morisy and the Army.

In the House of Lords, Lord Morley mada a statement similar to that, of

Ar

sibility of disaffection among the officers, General Paget had given two rules, firstly, that officers ordered to support the civil power must not

be allowed resign, and if they dis

HMS.LAVEROCK

RE-FLOATED.

LONDON, March 30.

obeyed, they must be dismissed; The new destroyer Larerock, which Mr. Asquith's, which caused intense secondly, indulgence might be shown went ashore on her trials in Skolmorlie surprisa Lord Morley said that there to officers domiciled in Ulster It Bay, Clyde, has now been re-floatat. had been no disobedience of orders was never intended, said Mr. Chur- by any officer

man-(cheers) chill, that these rules, given by and that the discipline of the army General Paget for guidance in an had teen exemplary.

emergency, were to be put to There had qfficers as questions. been a misunderstanding on this point.

Lord Salisbury asked if the reinforce. monta in Ulster included naval and military forces from England and two Divisions from the South of Ireland.

Lord Morley: Yes. I appose that ́ ́is trae. He added that Colonel Seely had shown him the famous two pars graph, which he did not see differed in substance from the views expressed by the Cabinet

"

Lord Curzon interjected; As Colonel Beely has resigned why is Lord Morley still a Minister?

Field Manha Freach's Successor.

It is stated in the Lobby 'that General Sir Ian Hamilton is ren tiones de successor to Field-Marshal French...

OBITUARY.

LONDON, March 31. Signor Tito Mattei, the well-known composer, is dead...

THE KAISER AT CORÍU.

LONDON, March 30.5 The King and Queen of Greece, and Another telegrain states that it is the Crown Prince of Greece welcomed anticipated that General Sir Charles the Kaiser at Corfu. The stitude of Douglas will succeed Field-Mazabal the populace was most cordial. Lord Morley, I shall answer that French und General Suith-Dorrien question to-morrow,

succeed 'General Douglas.

Lord Morley's Resignation Expected.

Lord Morley's statement is regarded

indicating his resignation.

General Gongh on Holiday.

General Gongh has left Curragh Camp. for a week's holiday at a place which la at prosent unknown. He ordered the Comoari in give no interview! It is stated in The Curragh, however, that the gatrantoq the Army Council gave him remains untev

M

Asquith's OmOBS.

It is stated that Mr. Asquith will | ENGLISH MINERS AND THEIA accept salary for only one of the offices he will hold,

[The First Lord of tho Treasury is entitled to £3,000 yearly; and the Boere tary of State for War to a similsz salmy,

Ed.]

Mr. "Anquith's, Opy.ament.

WAGES.

Die Strike Threataseds/

Lovnos, March 30

As a result of a wages dispute, 120, 000 Yorkshire, miners are to strike nack, crustag every mine.

rim off.

p

Outstanding Forward Exchange Con Įimety for Purobang and Sale of Bills and Telegraphie Transfers, etc., 210,256;452 lls. 1td...

By Casi in hand and t

Bankers

3,222,405. 1.

By Bullion' on Hand and

in Transit

By Government. and other

Securities

By Security lodged against Note Issue and Govern

Buxin Bobec. Fruter.

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vilness of - Danny Maher,

Although the well-known" jockey D. 13. d. Mahér bas recovered sufficiently teres kin illoom to have a quiet drive in 4% vidtoria, be motor car. It will be some time before he not strong enough yet for a run in á

is able to ride again, perhaps not until the Ascot Meating. Maber is suffering from lang trouble.

746,208 19 10

2,130,860 12. 5

nient Deposits. 20,604,000 0 0 By Bille of. Exchange ........ 6,721,688 11 5 By Büls Discounted and

Loops

By Liability of Customers for Acceptances/por, Contro

11,384,400 56

1,007,746

per share, £80,000; Be serve Fund, £60,000; Officers' Superannuation

· Fund," } £20,000 ; -Bank- Premises?" £80,000; mak- 8ing a total of...

By Due by Agents and

Correspondents 181,024 17 9 By Hundry Assets, in

cluding Exchange Al- justaments

£30,000

By Bank Promises and

Furnitura et, the Head: Other and Branchere Li 564,810.02

Dr

PROFIT AND LOSE ACOQUXT.

For the year ended at Des., 1913.

To Interim Dividend at 30th

Jone, 1910 talenan BE,000 To Donna to. Stáli í 24,000

To Balance proposed

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perar

By Gross Profits for the year, full provision having been made for bed and doubtful- dobta, 2600,348 18%. 111+ Less: Expenses. of Management and Gen. Hond eral Charges

Office and Erinobes, **2370,661

zankking

5,000

182,560

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