1914-04-06 — Page 7

MONDAY, APRIL 6, 1914.

BY TELEGRAPH.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

GREAT SPEECH BY THE

PRIME MINISTER.

SPLENDID TRIBUTE TO THE ARMY.

PLAG-WAVING IN HYDE PARK

LoNnox, April 5,

Opening Proceedings

THE CHINA MAIL.

BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH.

HOME POLITICS.

THE CALAMITY TO THE

SEAL FISHERS...‚'

unma procens is applied with necessary (Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) | (Router's Service to the China Mall.) variations, and without undue delay, to other parts of the United Kinglan, in the conviction that such recon- struction al Constitutional organization. would load to greater efficiency in the conduct of both locut and Imperial! interoste.. The quiokgand" patriotism of evory part would stimulate the largor paaristim of the whule.

Unity and Co-Operation Needed. “.

WEEK-END SPEECHES.

Lusvos, April 5,

There were many speeches in Torlon and the provinces yesterday on the theme of the Army and polis

ties.

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TERRIBLE HARDSHIP.

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Loxbos, April 5.

Britah Sympathy,

The revised figures show that the "Newfoundland's eraw comprised Mr. G. E. Hobhouse, M.F., speak 180 men, of whom 77 ure dead and The right hon. gentleman denting at Bristol id that the Home 38 in a critical condition. So far '89, heietly with other subjects of poli- | Bule crisis had proved Mr. Asquith bodies have been recovered. ties inporter-Welsh Disestab to be a statesman of unequalled ishment. Plural Voting, sid Land power, and he uilibed that discipline Buting problams and said there re- would be required in ali ranks of the

Their Majesties the King and mained one very serious peint. He Aring for the repression of disorders. [emphasised that if they studied the Mt. C. P. Trevelyan, M.T., speak Queer and Mr. Harcourt, Secretary hye-elections of the last two years ing as Leicester, all that the officers of State for the Colonica, bave tele- they would find that, perhaps with at the Carnagh were not conscious of graphed to the Governor of New- on exception the loss of a sent to a boing the instruments of military foundand expressing their sincero Liberal faith been due to a split in despotism, but were the catspaws of sympathy. the forces of progress. Upon the political die-hards today, and would. great issue of Hoine Bate the bye-heroes the agents of military selections pronounced with an over-tyranny to-morrow.

fexception, to undertake the duties which they may be required to die charge. The Army in this country in not, "I pray, to become a political in

Is has no place a do On Saturday at Ladybank, the Rt. strument

voice in framing our policy or Hun H. H. Asquith, the Prime Minis-moulding our own laws. (Cheers) sar, upaned the Liberal campaign in the is true that the doctrine, of Army Fast Fife by election, necessitated Administration, was laid down by the by Mr. Asquith having assumed theider William Pitt, but it is no worse office of Secretary of State for War, for having beau Inid down 170 years

The weather was tine and there were

nany notable scenes of enthusiasm,

The Liberal Candidate,

A meeting in the village Essembly room opened the formal business, is cluding the adoption of the Premier 13 the Liberal candidate.

Rousing Reception. Mr. Asquith, his wife, and daughter

were given a rousing reception.

A Great Compliment.

Sir James Scott, presiding, welcom. ed Mr. Asquith ai "the greatest Parlia mentarian they hari known." (Cheers.)

The Prime Minister's Speech

Me. Asquith returneil thanks for his, arkoption as candidate, and said it was

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ago."

Result of Tory Doctrine.

Harrowing. Detala.

LATER.

whelming majority in favour of the Mr. F. D. Acland, M.P.), at Bo- Government policy. It was indged a field, sand that the attempt to use A telegrain fron St. John's states" melancholy thing for the whose the Army for political purposes and that the Bellaventure has Ar arts were bonal up in the future tiefented The Governinentrived with in survivors, 60 dead and prospects of wise decratic legist would not perunt, the Army to disaSewfoundland's crew aboard. tion to Find He desnoerátic army ferimitate politically.

Renter's errespondent was informed

splis asunder in the face of the com-7 Mr. John Ward, M... speaking that Tuesday morning opened with as a fair barometer, which, however, khem onong,, and it was time that in the East End described

At the Ninth Time of Asking!

The Modern Covenanters,

Was

Aloss of the sur

No Politics in the Army. Continuing. Mr Asquith said it was a state of affairs enge to an Cromwellian" the Premier's deindicated that there would be a Four ships put out contain- (Cheers.) · It would surely be feat of a conspiracy against the storin. his duty in the post which he had in. assumed, by searching personal inquiry chilish in the great issues befors suprentage of the King and Partia ing 1,000 ment, all of whom were seeking seals, The blizzard broke at and with the cn-operation upon which them, which canid only be brought ment.

Lord Robert Cecil, M.P., in the roon while 150 of the "Newfound he could count, to see that the Army sures by muity and loyal en

crew wandered among the was fit in the ever-shifung conditions operation, if they should allow come Jenurse of a speech af Ashwell, said kul's for its primary and elementary duty, paratively trivial differeners upon that the Army was not the instru-blinding drifts unable to find the The Army would hear nothing of issues it vital to divide she forcement of the Government but of the ship. The bizzius inged on Wednes was irresistible. Crowit. Soldiers and civilians were day, but abate at night. The cap- politics from him, and he expected, in which, united,

equal before the law as regards obedi- tain of the Bellaventure" return, to hear nothing of politics (res.)

tre of orders..

| preparing at daylight on Thursday to from the Army. (Cheers,)

Lient-Colonel Sir Mark Sylter, senil out men to the ice-floes to hunt speaking at Driffield, said that the for wenks when, they sighted strangers Mr. Asquith concluded by saying vry of the Arty against the approaching, whose enfeebled guit The work of The responsibility for the preserva that he placed himself unreservedly Prople was the greatest tragedy botokened disaster.

rescue Insted all day. At lost a inan tion of domestic peace lay with the in their hands as their candidate for which had ever happened in this

He did not know entry,

was saved who had been 59 hours Magistrales And Police. Undar north with time.

adrift and without food. He remain- -mal cuuditions the Army's kid could whether they would have-n contest. not be, and ought not to be, invoked If they had, he should re-appear

ed unscathed and though he went by the civil power. It was only in amongst them. During his absence,

[blint] the day after his rescue, phy-. emergencies which were happily rare however, he would be able to enent Mr. Walter Long, M.P., presided sicinus are confident that, he will that any such call could be addressed on the co-operation of many valued over a meeting in London arranged over his sight. to the Army, and when sucir an ocnllenges, Loud cheering)

with the object of establishing a vivors. are frightfully frost-bitten. casion, armed it was the duty of the

Lengue British Covenanters.

One has both feet gangrened which Lor Roberts was elected presi-will necessitate nimputation. Others soldier, as well as it was the duty

dent.

Ive lost fingers, toes, ears, nosen | Sir Edward Carson, in the course and parts of their bodien. Two had of a speech, said that Ulster was brothers die in their arms. Many unperturbed by the attempt to con- fare deud who were chopped out of quer the workers by means of the the ice with axes. Several died Anny. There were only two courses when the reseniors were suking them open to the Government: the exclu- to the ship. Forty-shree bodies were sion of Ulster, or bloodshed and poer-taken off three small floes. The res- cion.

cuers piled the dead in groups and planted flags above for the steamer to collect as they would seals. Many of the dead were frightfully ron- torted and many went insane, their ravings terrifying their comrades. Others had battered their faces with fer and their bodies were almost un- |reengnisable. One committed sui- uide by jumping from an ice urag. When the survivors reached the clothing had bean cut off.

Bellaventura" their boots and

the civilian, to comply with the de

These pre-

novel experience for him to be con-mands of the civil power texting a bye-election. They lived in strange times, and in no respect were they more strange than in the way in which credulity dogged the heels of invention, and invention strove, but strove in vain, to krep pace with ers.

sent Tory doctrines struck at the very root, not only of Army discipline; but

INTERNATIONAL AS- SOCIATION FOOT-

BALL

SCOTLAND. YERSUS ENGLAND.

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democratic government. (Cheers.) Where did they lead to? They set a precedent which was capable of an infinite number of applications such. more disastrous in its consequencer

Losnos, April 4: than than the one which went before it. dality. In the course of the past furt(Cheers.) If they were to recognise

Enghud al Scotland met

Lord Milner said the time was night they had had a ridiculous legend the existence of a dispensing and dis- Glasgow today. There was a crowd short, but it was still possible to raise The a storm of protest in the country. circulated that the Government had criminating power they must recognise of 100 spectators present.

Home Rule was passed, the it not only in the officors,but in the Weather was dull at the turf soft. selected the moment. at which they man, and not only in the Army, but in

There was'a mest sensationer start, Longue would help Ulster to make were making proposals for the settle-overy body of public servante

Scotland got away and Thompson any new system a dear one. Two years ago in this ball be des scored for them in the first few ment of the Home Rule difficulty to

Mr. Balfour's Dramatis. Appearance. cribe the loctriness of the Tories as minutes. Play became very keen engineer a plot to provoke Ulster,furnishing a complete grammer of and fast, and following a fine rally From the same quarters it had been archy. (Cheers.) He repeated now by the English players, Fleming

LONDON, April 6, suggested that be took his new office of that these new dogmas, counter signed (Swindon) talised before the fed as the Unicrist demonstration in Mr. Balfour unexpectedly appear Secretary of State for War for the per- hy the Tory leader, would be invoked terval.

whenever a spirit of lawlessness claim-

Upon Jesuming Scotland played Hyde Park yesterday. pose of escaping for a fortnight the ed to black the ordered machinery of a markelly superior football, and Me- formulabla ordenl, of eroaving awords | self-governing Society. ("heers.) Money and Reid but seared. I

England were unable to find any with the Opposition. They declared

The Country and Home Rule.

weltnesses in the Scots' defence and A suffragette procession which at-doned regarding the Southern Cross, also that instead of stealing away to

Josh., by-3-1...

[ tempted to enter the park was good fight in the twilight in disguies and by Turning to Home Rule, Mr. Asquith

[Scotland this moured her first victory humouredly bustled by the crowd. a devious route, ka went by an ordia-said the Bill, under the Parliament Act, in three years. In 1910 Sectland won by Mrk. Drummond and another woman

which was not intended to be a dond ary route, in an ordinary way, and was letter, was far advanced on its road to in one goal draws, stal last season Eng.anised.

tro goals, the next two gunes resulted were arrested, but were subsequently met by expressions of welcome and the Statute-book. There was neither serred they only goal of the nutch-a coper of good luck. (Chaers) That ferce nor plausibility in the theory that was what they called a provocative war, the electors were left in the dark re-

Laughter.) Finally, in the comedy of, errore, the Unionists in East Fife were awaiting his speech to see if they would -oppote him. Meanwhile, anxious and

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OUTRAGE.

garding the Government's intention to take up Home Fule. His pposed silence on that topic was a favourite theme of the Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Bouer Law). He quoted from his Apeech at St. Andrew's (East Fife) un panic-stricken, they were to be kept the 7th December, 1910, in which he on the tenterhooks of suspense. Was dealt exclusively with Home Rale.tralia) states that it is reported that there ever greater political topay. That and other speeches on the subject tarvydom? (Laughter.) He was sub were a complete justification of the mitting himself to the batard and in-passage of the Bill under the Parliae

conveniences of an election because he

ment Act.

had become Secretary of State for War. Settlement by Consent Desirable.

Mr. Asquith has returned London.

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Though the local Unioniets of East Fife will nat decide until to-day whether or not they will oppose Mr. Asquith, there is a general feeling throughout the Constituency that, after .consideration of the Ladybank speech,

a contest is improbable,

Losnos, April 4. A telegram from Perth (W. Ansi gang of blacks have destroyed the Drysdale River Mission, and murder- two Fathers, six lay brethren, and

a number of half-castes. The police are investigating the outrage.

NEW COLONIAL OFFICE APPOINTMENT.

The Suffragaties.

An "Advanced" Demonstration.

Simultaneously Syndicalist *Don't Shoot **Deinonstration took place in Tranfgar Square. The speakers exhorted soldiers not to fire on the workers.

There was no disturbance at any of the demonstrations.

The Colony is in mourning and a public funeral will be held on Mon- day at St. John's where business is suspended. All hofe has been aban-

which has certainly foundered st Cape Race with all on board.

A ler telegram states that while none of the survivors are expected to die the loss of limbs from frost bite will be terrible. Three will lose both hands and both feet, five-will lose both feet, eight will lose one foot, eleven will lose one hand or the fingers of one or both hands.

LIBELLING THE CROWN PRINCE;

OF GERMANY.

UNIONIST DEMONSTRA-graphs that two Editors have been

TION IN HYDE PARK,

Loxoos, April 5.

Loxoox, April 5. Reuter's Berlin correspondent tele-

Kentenced to six weeks' imprison. ment in a fortress for libelling the Crown Prince. The libel consisted of a letter supposed to be written by - "We beliove; continuad Mr.

A great Unionist, démonstration In sentimientul schoolgirl of high birth. Asquith, that & settlement by consent

was held in Hyde Park on Saturday on the accusion of her leaving school, it in the interests of the country and of both the great political parties. Those

afternoon to protest against the coer the reference being to the Crown Losnos, April 4:

ciói of Ulster. Twenty-two impos- Prince's farewell order to the Kus- who believe in Home Rule do not The Hon. Mr. H. A. Byntt, desire to see a new system started CALG., Commissioner of Somaling processions were present, represars at Danzig under most unfavourable conditions, land, is to replace Sir Frederick Greater London, and there were seling sebenty-six constituencies of amidst clouds of darkness and civil Eraus, K.C.M.G., us Colemial Segre, fourteen platforms, mort de turmoil. On the other hand, those to tary of Gibmltur. whom Home Rulou is repugnant cannot face with equanimity the probleme

The Army's Glorious Tradition. which the government of Ireland would

Without going into the incidents connected with that change, he de- clared thera had been genuine wis.} -understandings and honest mistakes, bat in his deliberate opinion there hau been nothing in any stage or in any porary exelation plan, and whild ad

present if by any misadventure the hopes and expectations of four fifths of the Irish people were to be dashed to | the ground,” (Chsers.) *

The Exclusion Plan.

Mr. Asquith recapitulated bis tem

· quarter which 'threw the lost doubt mitting its disadvantages said it had

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The processions were headed by Anthen, after which there were in ages past," and the National | lunds, and Union Jacks and banners

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Loxoox, April 4.

Mr. Balfour en “The Stamp."".

Yes and that's what we'TE

given as a signal a resolution was put from all the platforms protesting LEMONADE for me. The Stock Exchange procession against the use of the Army and won a unique feature.

The speaker included Sir Edward that Horne Rule shall be submitted

Navy against Ulster, and demanding got and not only that it's WILKINSON'S the Curson, Mr. Austen: Chamberlain,

to the people.

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The best people want the best things you know ? Plaity of Flag-Waying. ford.

"Ahem!" "Ha! Hal its all right, then I shall always The revolutions were carried with( apoo the integrity, or honour of those the great merit at least that it got rid Reuter's Paris.correspondent tele-

tremendous enthusiasm, and the insist on getting the Genuine Article in future. -immediately or directly concerned. of any question of coercion, and it graphs that the Chamber of Depu- Mr. A. J. Balfour, speaking from leaders were accorded ovations. The (Cheers.) None had better reason than gave the populations concerned the ties, after a protracted debate on the the eighth platform, said that that climax was reached when Sir Edward immediate arbitrament of the ballot. report of the Commission of Inquiry was the first time he had spoken in Carson, waving the Union Jack, he to know the zesd and devotion to "I am anxious for peace," he affirmed, into the case of the Ananeler, M. Hyde Park, and he hoped it would called for cheers for the King, and da'y and the angel responsibility but, I say this for both sides, it must Rochette, unanimously adopted" be the last, because, please Heaven, described the scene as one of the pervading the Militare, as well as the be peace with honour. (Cheers.) In any resolution condemning the interfer, there would never be another such most memorable in history. Bir Naval, furces. The very fact that the settlement that is come to we must enes of financiers with politics, and occasion urise. They were on the Edward Canon continued to wave Army reatur), upon a voluntary and not secure the placing of a Home Rule Bill of the exeentive power with the edge of a great national mine which the flag till the majority of the de

on the Statute-book, We hope and Judiciary. The Chamber also re-il cominitted, would lead to the monstrators had dispersed.

■ moreñnary, basi was the best safe. think that that is not incompatible jected amendments proposing the greatest national disaster. He guard for the intanance of the with careful provision to meet the prosecution of MM. Bonis and vehemently denounced the Liberals -splendid and autoraished traditions of convictions and susceptibilities of the Caillaux and others.

for flooding the country with then- its rodoubtable past. (Cheer) "I am minority. I firmly believe that in time,

Another telegram, states that the dacious rhetoric, and affirmed that

The Suffragettes arranged a rival] cartsin," went on the right hon. gentle convergence of forces in the dicection finister of Justice to enquire into the instance, as a result, of which Mra and after experience, there will be a Govemment has instructed the Ulstermen would resist coercion to Procession, which Jeri te a disturb- man, they can be counted on from of complete Irish unity." (Loud cheers, the responsibility of the Judges cou There was a gigantic throng in the Drummond and other Siragerie be highest to the Jowest, without. They must see, he continued, that the dermed in the Ruchette scandal

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