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TRIDAY, MAY 8, 1914.

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BRITISH POLITICS.

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THE GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSALS.

LONDON, May 8.

In the House of Commons Mr. Asquith

sanounced the Government's intention

to lay proposals for the reconstruction

of the House of Lords during the pre-

sent session. He would introduce, oa

HOME COUNTY CRIJKET,"

ANGLO-FRENCH IN-

ZAUSTMENT COMPANY.

Loxtos, May 9. Hampshire beat Leicestershire by na innings and 105 runs.

HOME RACING.

QUESTION IN THE HOUSE or COMMONS.

Lesbox, May 8,

VE TOUNCIL

NEW LAWS,

NEWS FROM HOME.

Lornos, April 17 These are indeed days of progress! Here we have the whole town, going to His The Legislative Council passed severni || Majesty's Thautes mainly to hear Mas. Ext Billa: yesterday, aftersono, the basinan. Campbell use a gwese word that wES KOOKO -

tha

Davy till Mr. Bernard Shaw Bhose to Able And now he, in his whimsical way, comes "forward to say he had no anch makas one intention. He explains that he 'woman kay it naturally and then another women kay it actedly, and the crowd make a min

* mintaka in

{ balng denit with tou leta to be included in the monopoly to make it, fashion-

sur report of the proceedings

REGULATING LIDHIT" TLIGHTE The Attorney General' mured the second randing of a Dill designed to give power to compel airships flying over the colony to descend upon signals being given, and Sir John Rees, in the House ofortain places where airships might land.

also power to iba Governor to prescribe "Commons, asked Sir Edward Grey

The Bill was reed a third time and if he had instructed Sir John Jordan, the British Minister at Peking, to pass.

behalt of use his good offices on British shareholders of the Anglo- French Investment Company, which

"cond time he bar is done

the Arst went s mosat to do was try

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roll. What Eve over do is and how how weleen and unnecessary the awearing was. Incidental ly he has a tilt at the idea that this wond should bo considered a clans word, winds

"P by saying that the middle class see his Pygmalion

anil man 2008 to sõe; his when the Bower girl, having studied phonetics, speaks pretty much the same though, says Shaw, the middle class had special, fine language of their own, Which is a la: better joka than any

other in the play."

LONDON. May 7. Diadumenos was seratebad for the Tuesday, procedure for a resolution Great Jubilee Handicap (Kempton regarding the Home Rule," "Disestaħlish" | Fark Hay 9) at six o'clock yesterday was new passing into Foreign, hands. to provide for the public lighting of the anguage se before he exclaims about it, sa

ment mad the Plural Voting Bills.

LATER.

Question of Concessions.

Mr. Redmond denies that he con- “aulted Mr. · Asquith with reference.

evening, May 6,

NEW GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF CANADA.

Losmos, May B

Prince Alexander of Teck has bean

to the new Concessions and saya the position of the Irish Party in rela appointed Governor-General of Canada. | tion to concessions has not changed. sider thee Bill wus seconder. Fle ex-|

Sir Edward Gray replied that there did not appear to be any reason faë, the Minister's intervention.

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QUIET WEDDING AT

"WHITE. HOUSE.

&

Losbox, May 8.

The marriage of President Wil son's youngest daughter to Mr. W. G. McAdoo, Secretary to the Trea. aury, has taken place at the White

persed is muficons that the Bill NEW ADDITION TO THE BRITISH House. The function was a quiet

will ho sent to the Lords in ita pre- sent form before the Whitsuntid-

recess.

The papers assert that

quith saw Mr. Bene Law yesterday

and subsequently met Mr. Redmond,

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MUSEUM.

Their Majesties haye opened the Edward VII. Gallaries at the British

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Museum, which cost £100,000.

one.

"OOL-

LONDON, May 8. THE WRECKED

UMBIAN.”

BURVIVORS ARRIVE AT BOSTON.

Losos, May 8."

The King expressed his pleasure and also Mr. Delvin und Mr. Dillon.at the making of so important an

A deputation oi ** Diehard addition.

Unjonists waited on Mr. Borar Law | yesterday to protest against äccept- arice of the eoneessions. "

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BRITISH TRADE.

LONDON, May 8, The rule of the United Kingdon for last month shows deserenges in imports

THE TROUBLE IN ALBANIA.

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LONDON, May 7.

There was a sanguinary engagement at Kodra following the crucifixion of | Moslem Albanians, and 500 Albanians were killed and wounded. The Epirote losses were heavy,

with

Greek hands of artillery, sarouating to 1.329005, and in ex-machine-guns, are marching on Barat parts to 23.105.767. The former is on the road to Valona. Darazzo is principally in food and drink, namely occupied by strong forces, largely com. £1,380,702, but there are increnses inposed of Greek Regulars. cotton, 11,686.774 and wool. £792,550. In sports, the decregos are in coal £921310, manufactures and iron, 5921, 429, corton £665,872 and wool, 231, -60-1

· THE HOME KULE PROBLEM.

An Important Conference.

LONDON, May 7. The papers state that Mr. Asquith conferred with Mr. John Redmond, the Nationalist leader, gesterday, and that the latter is not eager to enter into a Conference, but desires the Hoine Rule Bill to leave the House of Commons frat, and ear compromise to be em. badied in an amending Bill.

PRIVATE PROPERTY ON SHIPS

DURING WAR.

Suspension of Hostilities.

The Epirote Government has con- sented to suspend hostilities on the intervention of the International Commission, which undertakes to supervise and" guarantee the con- ature of the concessions by the Albanian, Government.

(Wah Tez Yat Po's Service.)

PREMIER'S ADMINISTRATIVE

SCHEME.

FERING, May 7.

PERLIC (RHT18U, ... --- The Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill entitled "An Ordinance

Colony and for the protection of the ap pliances used in connection therewith."

The measure extends the provisions of original Ordination with regard to lighting to the whole Colony.

The Bill was road the second and third tires and fassed.

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REVENUE STAMP AMRJUMENT,

A Bill to amend the Stamp Ordinance, 1913, introduced for sogind reading by the Attorney-General and passed, makes it obligatory for a person giving a receipt to al the stp before letting it out of his hands, thus preventing re-usago,

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KEGULATING DENTISTRY.

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The Council went into Committee on the Bill entitled "An Ordinance to provide for the registration of qualified Dental Surgeons and otherwise to regulate the practice of Dentistry.

Even the grave West mistar Guiatte breaks out into the comic and recalls, the story of the fady who protestod to Gilbert

it Sullivanthas the title

*Ruddigora" for an opera ma

www: too of another translation. [The anther

example he protested. For mik it I referred to

your ruddy sheek

but there. I think the story fairly complate

Between theY,

would put oppiain that is was mainte without emulating the example of Mrs Pat Campbell, who must be rousing the envy of all the Indies of the Green Room in that she has achieved fame wios in a fortnight once hy succeeding Lady Randolph Char- chill as the wife of Mr. Cornwallia Weste

tranckes full trippingly from her tongue and then by making the expletive of the across the footlight and Shaw and Mia Pat have effected a vary fine resurrection to the public gaze, for they have hath been A little in the background till these happen- The Hon. Mr. Hewett observed: Yonings came to force them once again upon

our attention. A telegram from Boston states don't propose to put any non-medical men on your. Dental Board. On the Medical that the survivors of the Colum-Board, you have two layiuen. I don't bian have arrived by the "Fran- know what the idea of having layusen was, conia." ~All have signs of exposure but there pling are t and nung ure disfigured by buras.

The wireless operator, who was awakened by the sound of the ex- plosion, found that the vessel was in thumes,

The opinion is expressed that the fire was caused by spontaneous com- bustion in the cargo of rags..

A boat was hurriedly dropped, and a hole nude, from which the men hailed for forty hours.

THE MEXICAN PROBLEM.

BOMB DROPPED FROM A BIPLANE.

Losnox, Any 8.

forniu, states that the battleship A telegram from San Diego, Cali- California" as Mazatlan has sent a wireless message stating that the casualties caused by a bomb being dropped in the street numbered four killed and eight injured. The bomb was dropped from a biplane owned by the rebels who were besieging the town. So far, she rebels are having the better of the fighting,

Britons and Americans Killed.

A telegram from Washington sintes that two Britishers and one Premier Chi Shi Chang has drafted | American have been killed ut the an administrative scheme and has submitted it to the Administrative Department;

WHITE WOLF DEFEATED..

Loypos, May 7:

·PEKING, May 7. As stated in yesterday's "Chica fented and his followers dispersed by White Wall has been severely de Mail," in the House of Commons, Government troops at Ping Leung There are now only a few hun Mr. Morrell moved urging the Government to negotiate with Mari.dred of the bandits in the province, time Powers with a view to accuring immunity of private property at sea, except in the case of ships carrying war material or of violating a block- ade.

Sir Edward Grey, in the course of

his reply said: It is impossible for

and those in Hopum are being en- circled in the Pokai district and will probably be dispersed in a few days.

THE CONSTITUTION,

mines in the vicinity of Guadalajar Another Britisher, na Ransdell, and even Americans have been gut, off by the bandits.

Increasing America's Army.

The Attorney General aid the Board would comprise two dental practitioners and the Principal Medical Civil Oteor.

The final stages of the Bill were deferred.

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PROTECTING WOMEN.

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BERMIMIOM AN TO CHINA..

In spite of loans and rumours of loans, sad scrape of renaming cable UDOSEZKA from Peling, there is in Chinx circles here. as to the immediate ontlook, the moat un- mitigated pessimism. That another rerolo tion on the way arost old bands nra

when and ́T was amused the other day

I heard the one man on this side who might he supposed to know something of the situation my banghai resident just home on vacation Wall" "What is The very going to happen in China 7 question was the reply, that I was going

ank you." to

While

merchanta and manufacturers

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remain cantimas, however, they make heart of gros from the fact that trade is making some headway. Saveral sponta are home just now, or Ar taking steps to add to their representation. One of the former is Mr. H. Du Flon Hutchison of Shanghai, whom I anw in Oxford Streat yesterday.

AUBDER STREET CARPET.

The Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Protection of Women and Girla Ordinance, 1897. He said this Bill together with the two other Billa appearing on the sgeads, were rendered necessary by the International Convention for the Suppression

of the White Slate Traffic, which was entered into at Paris in 1910. The local laws on the subject were being brought up to date. In the first place it raised the age from 18 to 20 years so far as the offence of procuration was concerned.

age limit in England was 21. Is Committee, the Hon. Mr. Hewett The Rubber Growers' Association of alluded to the forging clause. He thought London, an organisation of planation rub it should be applied in the case of a tirst ber man, carry their enterprise into offence, and not in that of a nocood, sa it Hongkong in a regular stream, and got in hand-prodacting in anme of the old- now stood. These creatures passed though pleasant channels, or doubt stimulated by the fact that they have such a fine thing hold of young girls in order to live on their established companies over a hundred per

cent in these days. ring.

A goodly company

us were invited to inspect a new rabber flooring on Wednes

that has been put down day

xt the Association's offices in Eastchemp. It certainly was an elegant and soft-treading piece of tile work, and for those ahie to afford it, such as concerns like the Metal

The Attorney General mid under the Ordinance Bogging applied to the second offence.

The Hon. Mr. Hewett: I think it should be on the first offence.

very long debata i England but it was A The Colonial Secretary: There was a compromise that flogging should be sd

ministered on the scound offence,

The Hon. Mr. Rewort: Yes, in England, but here, you get a low-class blackguard from the other end of the world posing through and living on a girl's earnings. think we ought to be very much stricter here in dealing with these people.

The Hon. Mr. Pollock: I support my make allowance for local conditions and honorable friend. I think we ought to that we should make our own law accord- ugly

Exchange and the big steamship companies. it will be a great advantage. But as Mr. Association, pointed out, the advantag McEwan, the goois chairman of the will also be to those places where, hygiene, essentials, and everyone with these things cleanliness and audi almenon of sound are

overst estates and many rabber magnates, in mind will at once think of the hospita.

liberally from their plantations the da a matter of fact, ure contributing

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maiorial that in la mska complete fooring for Gay's Bopital, Further. It is intended to make a road carpet of rubber, to be leaned out to those

His Excellency: Of course, as a matter of fact, we soon get rid of these sort of people. We don't have them here long.

The Hon. Bir. Hewatt: They merely have grave sickness in the house, and go on to another place and do the same time to time has to be littered over streets thus bviate the susightly straw that from

The Chairman of the Senate Com-thing safe. You give them half a dozen wherean, there is much traffic. That again

for a dozen across the back, and I think it will be boon, and Further welcome

will be very good afect

mittee of Military Afairs introduced ting the President to increase the into the Senate a resolution permit

regular army above the 100,000 statutory limits.

OHINESE FINANCI.

Criticism of the French Loan.

The Peking correspondent of The Times note that wine of the purposes for which

ou 7th inst. are criticised in Peking.

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new

with these brutes but he thought the her can be put in the modem in th

His Excellency aid he had no sympathyangiration of the manifold use to bich present system adequate.

I spoke to one of the mashers of the Association about the Botations. He shook his head and said he

report of doubted the truth of the reports. He adde on expression of regret that there ever was boom of rubber, bringing weak companies Jubo being and

rubber s miking

matter

of Stock Exchange speculation. *! Look at the old and sound companies, such as Sea- field' he said. "How many transfera do

The Hon. Mr. Hewett: The second offence, practically, is non-existant, becanso if you convict him once, he goes, and you don't hava a chance to get hiji again. Flog him while you here gat bim.

We hare very stringent 1nd

powers

His Excellent will use them." The clause was allowed to stand and the Bill was read a third time,

of wich s company,

the French loan of £6.600,000 was issued 1005, and the Magistrates Ordinance 1999 months, Only two, There is very little'

Bills to amend the Flogging Ordinance, you think Seafaid hua hard in seversi FERING, May 7.

For instance, the construction of a port were also passed. The amendments dealt use for the Stock Rachange in the affairs us to abandon the right to blockade tions for the amended Constitution

The President has given instruc-contaide the auspisee of the ith the same question as the previous

tish-controlled

TilWAY terminating to be translated into various foreign failure.

in view of our greater fisks in war.

Pukew,

there,

fantastic schome doemed to ровкахана all the land

-compared with Continental nations, languages, and for copies to be pre-prashed a'l shipping facilities likely to

ASSAULT,

The Away already ready | BANUHURST CADET FINED FOR but it is not in our intereat to cham-sented to each of the Foreign Minis: be required by the trade of the port for pion the maintenance of the right of ters in Peking.

years to come. Independent development would be

be superfinous and works constructed therefore would be of small value as a security.

OPIUM SUPPRESSION.

THE HIPPODROME CIRCUA,

Opening Data Postponed

A Scoutmasters Conforme was held

in Manchester. Grammar School recently, Lord Hampton presided.

Lady Baden-Powell advocated the ep An assault by a Sandhurst, cadet on pointment of women scoutmasters.

an attendant and the under-manager at

the Aldershot Hippodrome was described ter he was for once in sgresient with The Chief Scout said that in this mat at Aldershot Police Court recently.

his wife. He had found from persons

Another security for the loan consists of the taxes of Peking, only one of which is worth having, the Ooteni being experly at the Royal Military College, was sureful help to tise work, especially

Simon RT. Spicer, a gentleman cudes expérience that the ladies could give very excluded. Alcohol taxes in the Northern Provinces are alas highly intaneibia and in moued for assaulting Edward G. Berry managers of troops in country districte. the event of d fault could not be handled and Cyril Bovce,

At first ho did not want women in the Berry said five cadete took sesta in prospectus imolles that there is an the circle. During the second tum keep them out of it, but he had gradu- movement, and indood, did his best to opportunity to undertake the electric lighting of Peking, but a Chiness many Spicer como to him and said, “Who is

operating Dimanes valid, charter that under manager of yours? We want their way in, and they had to be ro ally been won round. The ladies forced conferring (a mmopoly of electrical supply to kill him."""

The

now

to the city for 60 years, and pahlidy He went back to his sest, and he and cognized.

pudlates the right of the Banque la dustrielle to interfere with their businen, Chinese companies also pomens waterwork and tramway concessions, and 14,

his companions began to whistle and shout at the top of their voices.

interference with merchant ships or private property at sea. The resolu tion concerna a subject which wil! undoubtedly be submitted to the

Pasisa, May 7. next Hague Conference, by the The President has informed the United States or another Power. various magistrates that they can There was no reason for our appear apply for military to assist them in by foreigners. ing to be the chief obstacle. We the suppression of poppy planting it should devote cur efforts before the necessary. Conference, not to supply the delo- gates with arguments against the -resolution, but to examining the con- ditions of our accenting it. I the

Ono of the cadets, named Vincent, no doubt a young man full of spirik. The magistrates said that the defendant Declaration of London is ratified,

can be sacertained have pot relingnished was told by witness that he must either The country had need of such spirit, but that will be a sufficient guarantee for The advance manager of Byenck's Hip-

their rights.

Load the thestro or desist. Ho persisted it we misapplied in this instance. He advance unt subject to us on the subject of a blockade, podoro Circus infaron us that he has supervising are believed to have been made his conduct and witsers led him would be fined two guiness for amauit

LANTS Then there must be very strict condi- received a telegram to the effect that it by the Bangus to the Chinese fornment towards the door. Spleer rusted up being the attendant and three guiness for tions regarding contraband, and also swatow. This will necessitate the post. apparently, the Branch investor in now What krs you putting my pal catalde

cannot arrive until noon to-morrow from so the price of loan agreement, and, land and struck witness, saying asaulting the manager, and costs in kam nereement that merchant vessels prmement of the opening till Monday being invited to redo the Banqus for is for

each case, or a month. They hoped would not be converted into armed | night.

highly speculativa preliminary ostlay,

It would be a warming to others, dog wooh war struck tarne or four times dust had resulted in the theatre being Witness wa ships If we agreed to this, we must

prospects of fatore Chiness Inams for how 7. in face and knocked under the atalia, placed out of bounds. have a avid pro no. For instanca,

He sebe for the under manger, Mr as regarded Ruhmarine mines, it is

Royos, and while the latter was standing hoord, to work out conditions on which we shall be nrenared to nego-

FOR A LAME BACK.

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is regarded here as unfortunate that the

tims of insa fictimenta y -kommit

de indrstrial enterprise, and agrarty apanred, should be orendiced by the Ante

The Team pho

drapontent

you have mine de lamanent in the sum obje the back bathe the niche with atsper, for the first!

tinta in a year or "a. In the mean. Chamberlain's Paip Balm twins day, iboto French Indi

time it is impossibin for the Govern- mant to initiate any negotiations.

ed out.

maging with the mim of the hand for latiling fire minutes at much amplondinen yer dampen a pince of Bannel alightly with this RE haiment and Hind to be the ca Dan's For

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