1914-04-07 — Page 7

TUMSDAY, APRIL 7, 1916

THE CHINA-MAIL...

BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH.

{Beuter's Service to the Okina Mall.)

BRITISH POLITICS.

THE IIBATE RESUMED.

Losnos, April 7.

The Voting.

|(Router'a Bervice to the Ching Mall.)

AN INTERESTING WEDDING.

(Wah Ter Yat Po'a Servico.)

CHINA'S OIL FIEL S.

PEKING, April 7,

Eight O'Brienites did not vote, thirty-six Labourites voted with the Government, and two Liberals, Mr, Agar Robartes and, Sir C. J. Cory, voted with the. Opposition.

Hundreds of Irishmen engaged in Mrs. Patrick Campbell, the well-oil fields in China are:-Chihli 29,

LONDON, April 2.

known actress, was married yesterday afternoon at a Registry Office to Mr. George Cornwallis West, who was recently divored by his wife Lady Hantliph Churchill, the decree of the divorce being muda abanluts yesterday.

cheering and the waving of green In the House of Commons, Mr. Red-ags saluted, the announcement of mond, on roaming the debate on the the figures. In Palace Yard and at the Home Rule for Ireland Bill, dwelt on entries to the House of Commons the great criticalness of the contro-hn ovation was given to Mr. Red- mond and others as they came out. Tory. The time had gone be for more Party maneuvres, and it was uselose It is understood that the Welsh crying Punce" when there was no duced for Second reading the week peace: (Opposition chaërs) It was after next and the Plural Voting Bill imposible to agree to the permanent shortly afterwards. The Gorera- ! exclusion of Clator or to abandon the ment will then propese to ciusura principle of Treland being a nation. the motion dealing with the Com- VOLUNTEER JUBILEE

· Vagn» talk on Federation was mislead.mitter stage of the three chief Bills, The Goverment interids that their

Disestablishment Bill will be intro-

ing aul misoldevoas, Mr. Redmond ¦ Ulster proposals will be ennaideröd að conciled by stating that although he Conferences between the Party lend- would say or do nothing to preclude aers, when the Bill goes to the House

of Loris. fait and honourable mettlement. he thought that in the present circum. stances the House should protgual with the pll as it stood (Laud ehren,)

Sir E. Carson's "Latest Suggnation,

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The Ladybank Speech.

Mrs. Patrick Campbell was the widow of Major Patrick Campbell, killed in the South African War in 1:00.- ED.]

PROCEEDINGS AT SHANGHAI.

(From Chur, Own Correspondent.)

SHANGHAI, April .'

The Volunteers on Saturday celebrat-

HOME NEWS VIA SIBERIA.

TÜM COUNT.

Their Majestic hare held the third Court of the season at Buckingham Palace. For the Best time the Prince of Wales was present). There was a largo and distinguished assembly...

THE NAVY.

It is reported that the number of

Yurinan 17, Kwaichow 18, Shensi S, Kiangsu 4. Shansi, Hunan and Mult four battleships, two of which will be It is propose to lay does this year den four each, Szechuan, Kilin and severited; four Lighs crafton, twolve upch two each, and Canton ouc.destreger, and a sumber of submarines. It is now proposed to develope the most fertile of these fields,

KIANGBI-FUKIEN RAILWAY.

PERING, April 7,

The Japanese Government's ré.

quest to build the Kiangai and Fukien railway has been refused by the Chinese Government

Five thousand oficers and mon will ha added to the personnel, raising the total numbar to 151,000,

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TIME WHITISH EMPIRE.

Leaders of both political parties in the Commonwealth stringly support the piza for an Imperial Naval, Conference at max

arly date. It is urgal that the Pacifia

and, and they could not afford to delay is everything to Australia and New Zea

their action antil Canada" settled her policy,

Avenrding to statements published in CURRENCY IMPROVEMENT LOAN.Johannesburg, Sir James Rome-Immes, Chief Justice of the Transvaal since 1901.' will be appoined High Commissioner, in London for the Union of South Africa, in session to the late Sir Richard Salo-

PERINO. April 7. Chau Tu Chi is said to have been ed their Diamond Jubilee by engaging in negotiation with the Hongkong in "battle" at Muddydlat. On and Shanghai Bank with regard to Saturday aftergoon the commemora the Currency Improvement” Loan, tion stone of the new Volunteer Head. but no settlement has been arrived quartera aud the new Municipal build-at.

Unionist opinions où the speech at Ladybank are verÿ, divergent. While the Daily Hegraph interpreta Jr. Sir Edward Carson reiterated that Asquith's remarka as adding the whole if the six years' the limit were des weight of his authority to the anti. Ting was laid, and, in the evening, a moved he woull go to Ulster and Arug agitation, the Morning Post says | torch-light procession and reworks subuilt The Government's proposal, it is hiear that Mr. Aqquith will have programme was gone through. The whole thing, however, was an outrig on Costitutional Govern, nothing to do with an anti-Army

ment.

He njihasised that the campaign.

only solution was to exclude Ulster ) until they and won her consent. T implorul the Government to alwa don the idea of farving the Bill on Vister.

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·Government And A Federal Solution,

Sir John Simon, the Attorney,

The Press And ae Army.

headline Army Meanwhile the cerns People" has disappeared from

The weather was cold and thren“ tening.

CANAD1 AND O`IENTAL

EMPLOYERS ·

LONDON, April 7,

the Liberal organs, which are ceasing

A telegram from Toronto states their attacks on the Army itself and | that the "Chinese Consül-General in are concentrating on, the alleged un- mccessful Unionist conspiracy to seduce

General, in a most conciliatory spirit. it. Affirmed that the Premier's offer would remain onen till the latest, possible time. Sir John hoped that the efforts to arrive at an agreement would,ontinue, but the Government would exclude any session of a Toderni salution that was monly in- tended to perpetuate the division of Ireland in two parts.

Speech By Opposition Leader.

THE NEW CABLE.

THE COLONIA" AT

SINGAPORE,

* † From Our Chea Correspondeal),

SINGAPORE, A pall (70) The cable steamer Colonia" has arrived. Enving completed the cable Mr. Bonar La suid there were from Ader to Singapore, only two ways to avert à calamity..

manly, the exclusion of Ulster or nn appeal to the country, But the Government's bargain with the

Nationalists barred” either „solution, |

She resumes her corage Hongkong this week.

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RUSSIA AND CHINA.

11041.

Of the twelve men who have been undergoing a preliminary uso in sviat

tion in South Africa, under Mr. Paster- son, five will shortly proceed to England to complete their training with the Im- porial Aray Flying Corps. On their re- turn the Union of South Africa Flying Corps will be established.

AT HOME,

PERING. April 7. The Russian. Minister has inti- minted to the Foreign Department that if the Governinent increase the

Delegates from British health and addi- military forces in Kilin and Urhlung-day resorts net as the Guildhall, so in- king. it will be necessary to inform naruto a federation and to further the the Russian Government of the pre-earlier holidays movement. The com cise position of the garrisons,

Canada luis objected to the clause in IMPROVING CHINA'S CURRENCY. the Ontario Factories Act Amend ment Bill forbidding Orientals eploy white girls on the ground that such is unconstitutional.

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The clause, it is stated, is opposed to the principles of the treaty with

China.

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Praiso. April 7

In connection with the scheme for 1 the improvement of the currency it

pany represented sixty well-known re- sorts, with a rateable value aggregating 40,000,000. Price to the conference the delegates were entertained, at luncheon by Lord Burnham and the Hon. Harry Lawson, M.P.

The death is announced of Sir Charles Įdles - Vistix, who' passed away in his 67th

is stated that branch offices will be year, and of Mr. Arthur Houson, E.0., established at Kwangtung, Szechuer, who was in his at your. Mukder, Shensi. Funar and thej Kiangsu Provinces.

As a',ense involving a similar aneminent by the Saskatchewan Legislature is now before the Im- perial Privy Council, the Ontario |

eyrument will probably withdraw THE EX-EMPEROR'S EDUCATION. the amendment mail the ouse is derided.

A PETITION FROM KEDAH.

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If a proposal to renew the conversa (Reuters Service to the Chine Mail. Amery asked whether a petition from

WARLIKE ACTIVITY IN ALBANIA.

tions were hunde the Opposition would neeept it. But what use, eon- timied Mr. Bonar Law, were con- versations with Mr. Redmond velo- j ing any Opposition proposal. If the Government would not make their minds us to what was a fair

A telegram from Durazzo states that and proper solution, they themselves must accept the responsibility for in consequence of the situation in South the state of affairs. The difficulties Albania the Government bave ordered would disappear if the Government that a list of the forces available he

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LONDON, April 7.

PEXING, April 7, Princess Kin. has been interviewed by Chu Shi and Prince Ching in regard to the education of the ex- Emperor Kwang Heu.

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THE POST OFFICE AND

EASTER HOLIDAYS.

LONDON, April 7. In the House of Commous, Mr.

The Regent of Kedah had been re- reived complaining that the High Commissioner of the Federatel

Good Friday, the 10th. Saturday, the Malay States had vitally changed the Constitution and the integrity of 11th, and Easter Monday, the 18th fast, Kelah. Mr. Amery drew the atten-eing General Holidays, the Post Office tion of the Government to a state- ment made in the House of Com will be open as follows:--

On Good Friday, from 8 til 0 a.n2, tons on July 21, 1909, to the effect that the integrity of Kedah would) og Saturday from 7 till noon for the

unaffected by the Transfer Treaty, despatch of English and Siberian mails. Mr. Harcourt, Secretary of State There will be one special, delivery of

Registration for the English and Siberian mails will close at 11 am on the 11th inst

Regent protesting against his ap- English and Siberian zasila for the North, pointinent as President of the State will close as 6 p.m. on Thursday, the Council having been referred to the nth inst. High Commissioner, for report. Mr. Harcourt added that he was aware of the statement alluded to, but did not understand that the appointment Ou Mooday from 8 tü.8 am, there was regarded as being a vital change will be one delivery of ordinary letters in the Constitution or one affecting and a collection of letters froor the the interests and integrity of the pillar baxes on each day. State in question.

On the occasion of the 5th anniver sary of the opening of his vast emporium. in London, Mr. Gordon Selfridge was the recipient of a bust of himself, excited by Sir Thomas Brock. The Hon. Harry Lawson, M.P.. on behalf of tae Newspaper Proprietors' Association, | wongratulate Mr. Selfridgs on the prest success he 'bad' achieved.

Master builders havá refused to parti. cipate in the round-table conference, the ground that unions outside the dispute in London have been' invited to attend. In a letter i thể National Board of Conciliation employers

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declare that they are prepared to meet only representatives of unions directly involved.

Speaking at a banquet to members of the legal profession in the Fishrangera Hall, Sir Edward Clarke, · EC., an Loweed bis intention of shortly retiring from the Bar.

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·LAW AND POLICE.

Mary Richardson, indicted at the Lon- don Semions for having maliciously dam-

SPORT.

Ulster. So long as Ulster was will, forming a militia. Proclamations have had heen received direct from the o a.m. Registration of letters for them, was sent to prison for six months. mount honestly the "exclusion of, drawn up with a view to eventually for the Colonies, said that a petition registered correspondendo on this day at Red the "Rokeby Venus," by Vainz- ing to come in the Opposition would, been posted throughout the country do their utmost to facilitate a sattle.! ment on those lines. Application of ordering a muster of all the ex-radifs forca auki only end in bloodshed between the ages of 29 and 39 years. should they fail in their object. The rumours as to a partial mobilisa Mr. Bonir Law, announce that if tion are preniature in the meantime. the Government "inserted the Ulstery proposals in the Bill and carried it i through Committee, having obtained the country's support to do so, then, as far as Lord Lansdowne's nuthority went, the House of Lords would allow the Government to place the Bill on the Statute book unchanged i and without delay.””

Winding Up The Debate.

BOMB EXPLOSION IN

A CHURCH.

LONDON. April

A bomb exploded at midnight in St. Martin' Chorch, Trafalgar Square, nud two stained-glass windows and a pew Mr. Birrell, Chief Secretary for, were shattered It is supposed to be Ireland, in winding up the debate, the work of Suffragettes, raid he thought they had made con- | siderable progress. He shuddered at

IN TROUBLE

the very thought of civil war. They LONDON STOCKBROKER did not need civil war to settle the question. Ulster must be won. Her opposition to participating in the self-government of the island would

LONDON, April 0, be overcome: Eut it could not be by f Mr. Fenner, the well-known London force. Hence the Government's pro-stock-broker, whose name came into posals. He pleaded earnestly with them for a settlement; but the Op-¡ Frominence in connection with the position must not press the Govern-American Marconi transactions by ment to exclude Ulster permanently. Ministers, has been extradited from

LATER.

Mr. Birrell also said that it was France to England. He is to appost hopeless to exclude Ulster perman- ently, because of Irish sentiment.at the Mansion House Court to-day. They ought to find a solution by which Ulster could go out for a time and come back upon conditions which the Goverment were ready to con- sider with the Opposition.

Sir John Simon further intimated that the Government were prepared to discuss any reasonable modifica

·tion of Mr. Asquith's proposals,

East Fife.

The Eat Fife Woonists have de

ferred their decision as to whether or not they will oppose Mr. Asquith

until to-mertow.

Result of the Dĺvkon

The second reading

A Formidable Arraignment.

Fenner appeared at the Mansion House Police Court, charged under the Larceny Act. "

· CORINTHIAN VACHT CLUB.

Champions Cup Races.

Club, races were sailed on Sund y for capa

In connection with the Corinthian Yacht

The Money Order Office will be en- tirely closed during the holidays.

CROWN LAND SALE.

Two lote of leasehold Crown land were put up for competition by the owners of role by public acting at the Public Works the championship boats in the respective Department yesterday afternoon. Inland classes this denson, the trophies being lat 2,070, at Eau Fung Lano, consisting of designated by the name of the donor's band, 8459 aquxre feet of land with antimil The fourth motor boat, rece, for the cham-Crown rent of 868, was bought by U Hauz pionship cup was also run off, the Titanic, Shea and Ng Yeu Sik for the upset Mr. Wilson's boat pratically sinking or cond Int. No. 9071, at Muunt its claim to the trophy." The realises e appended:

Farish, with an area of 23 317 feet, annual Crown rent $174, wo tested At $3508 and knocked down to the Rev. Bone for 87,920,

VELIT CUP, HANDICAP CLASSUS-

Gus Kowloon rock (4). Channel rock, () Club mark it () three times round Cabout 10 miles. Starting goo 10 m.: 1st Halcyon' (h'cap on course 25 mine) finishing time 12 l. 3

J. 41 m. pm 2nd In "Líbila (semtch) 12 h 15 m.

p.m.j tinde scratch) 17 ha. Bet jier, Rolla 2 mis. 20 sec.; 6th Kathleen. (4 m.in. Dorothea (8 min Beck, CO Course) 12-b.

10 kec. on course), 12 h. 22 mins. 13 sec. p.m.

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On the concluding day of the National Hunt Meeting at Cheltenham uy outsidar in Mr. F. Bibby's Red Coil won the National Hunt Handicap Steeplechase. The other

to Saucepan. entry, Vermouth, Charlbury, and Wrack. On the opening day at Hooton Park, Repp and Stoke Boy, who were the only deod-best for two that finished, ran

events Welf

the Memey Selling Howlicap Steeple chuse. The cther winners were Ren wate, och, Suhmit, Dick Dunn, and Fortune Bay. At Folkestone, the win nerd wero Achaicus, Vertoi, Hesperus Magnus, Bitter Cherry, Signal Red, and Bubber King.

"THE DANCING MISTRESS.”

of

last evening witnes

A large audience at the Thorn Royal the Bandunan Opera Company's performance of

The Dinding Mistrass," * musical play y James T. Tanner, but there were few in the bona“, judging by "enements nyers hear, who were imped either by the play the comany's performance of it. The Emperes of Asix war iited Let evening was the fi portunity from lowon f pine chuck thin ru which the Hongkong Palichar fu the was obvi ly make the song

Dincink Mi-tra Int 10

Furm Пу opluton of ship (carrying Siberian Mail) had twould not be just entered the port when we went to press. it on this performance. The play in one.

which depends f-pits Buderenfiel prevent

probably more than any other in the

present repe

t repertoire, upon a carang of the plot demands Lot the..

more than treatment of the spakan

A small Chinese cargo bost în - the harbour caught fro yesterday,

to

Holosrdnet the music, and by TEASE

❤dinarily careful t

_TRỊ BẮT.CUP, HELWAND MEYR (1,360.___were_bored, but the host did not sink Course, sana As for riplet cup-1try raidly, To Fire Brigade went lines. Both these saantiels the Randmaan Sirius, (scratch) Shishing tima 1 2 10 soc p.m.; 2nd White Russ (scratchy 1 h 16 ab ard and pub out the fire after which Company

failed in full

En fatfl. The

Im jority of 45 sed. Dawn gave up.

the musical numbers, were poorly rendered And few of the

the esmpany did themselves fastics in other

raspec's. Almost the one-

DARE CLASE DAL CUP.

the boat ank

Cours; North fairway bany (1) Chan-) The excuse given by a Chinese for xpt on was Mi-s Addie Lennard, who se nel rocks (), distance 10 miles, starting hoing in potsession of a revolver and

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Int. Thecla (scratch) finishing time 1h several rounds of ammunition was that hele Tonchet & Finch mistress 10

Altogether, there are seventy-eight |„gon 10- charges against him.

"Soloman owed his wisdom largely

to ly 800 wives, whom cute tips made

him the smartest monarch in the history

Young ladice academy played difficult

24 m35 BOR. p.m.; 2nd Anthore, (0 sec) used it to scare sway birls from his part really well. Mr. Jimmie Hooper He was fined $100, and the butter, bot his part did nob seems to wait

antveved A Actual Gaisbinx time 1 h 29 m. 30 secs. p.m.garden..

amount of success as a 3rd Tianetis (10 sec.). J an gave up.

weapon was conficsted.

him so well sa previous ones he has taken, Motor championship $300 CONTAM

One or two touches of hightnows were Kowloon rock (2) Lyeoman lienzo (5).Suggestion"-All lates to the given to w dall even by the dances. Kowloon rock (p), Starting 0.45

at Titanio, (car 28 min.) actual finishing accompanied by the writer's name, and

of the world," said that Roy. Frank Nsime 12h. 7m. 33 c. p.m.; previous poin's accompanied by the writer

Palmer at Bible conference at Winons. 37. 2nd L'Hirondele (mratch) 12h, I

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THE FRUIT SEASON of the Bill B during the fruit ze-son, Be sure to POWELongplaint is sure to be prevalent

resulted, in 858 for and 276 against keep (4 bestii of Chamberlain's" Coll The Bill Government's majority 80,alara and Pirrhose Remody

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125. p.r.: previnas points 28: 3rd, Wawn (19 m. 35: send 12 h.. 21. m, Béo. p.m; previous points 34, 4th Tee Minds (21 m 404) 12. k. 25 m. 23

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