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MONDAY, JULY.19, 1914.

THE CHINA MAIL.

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

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(Beuter's Service to the China Malḥ) { (Boutor's Service to the China Mail.) | (Réuter's Service to the China Mail.)} (Heutor's. Service to the China Mail.)

EXPLOSION ON CHIN-

ESE GUNBOAT.

NA MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR.

35 Cadeta Killed.

Loxpas, July 1 A Shanghai telegram states that an explosion occurred on board the Chinese gunboat Tuagichi off the Kiangwah Arsenal, underneath the aleeping quarters of the cadets of whom 93 warn killed. The cause of the explosion is a mystery.

THE KING AND QUEEN IN SCOTLAND.

AN ENTHUSIASTIC WELCOME.

'EMPRESS' DISASTER.

"FINDING OF THE COURT OF

INQUIRY.

The "Storstad" Blamed.

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"NO HOPE OF PEACE."

LovDon, July 15,

Sir Edward Carson, after Inspecting a Volunteer Corpe at Larne, said in a speech that he saw no hopes of peace, If peace with honour was impossible thera must be war with honour..

SELF-GOVERNMENT FOR

THE PHILIPPINES.

Loyoos, July 13.

A telegram from Washington states thai an Administration Rill has been introduced into the House of Repre. wantstivés granting a measure of self. government to the Philippines,

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It proposes to abolith the Philippine Commision sad substitute for its a Mr. Walter Long inspected the Senate House "and a House of Repres volunteers at Ballmans and urged sentatives, the members of which will them to back their great leader Sir be elected for Christian portions of the Edward Carson against a Government Irlands. Representation of the non- which had ceased to be a Government. Christian parts will be appointed

by the Governor-General,

Mr. Birrell "Never More Sanguine."

KARAN.

LONDON, July 12 Heuter's correspondent at Quebec states that the Commission of Inquiry into the collision between the "Empress of Ireland" and the "Storstad" has. found that the "Started was blame able for the catastrophe, which was due to the Storsted" phanging her course, Lord Meriny, the Chairman of the Commission, read the Anding. He Padded that the "Storitad's" officer, Tuftones, was to blame because he altered the course of the collier in the

Mr. Birrell, Chief-Secretary for fog. He was negligentrin keeping the navigation of the vessel in his own Ireland, speaking at Bristol, said that hands, and in failing to call the Captain the situation in Ulster was grave, but when the fog was coming. The dianster be was never more aanguine then at was not attributable to any special chathe present of a reasonable settlement. racteristics of the St. Lawrence, and They were conscious of the difficulties, sad the question now was as to how to They resident, Holyrood, and might have occurred anywhere, during their stay inspreted the ship-

The allegations against the steering building and steelworks of the Clyde | goar of the Empress of Ireland" ware and Lanarkshire and the factories of not well founded. He was of opinion Dundee.

that Captain Kənduli (in command of Yesterday Thoir, Majesties visited the "Empress ") would have been bet Duablaine Cathedral, Stirling Costla ( ter advised if ne had given the "Stor and Linlithgow Palace.

Bad" a wider berth,

Testos, July 12. Their Majesties, the King and Queyi baye ameladet a work's visit

to Scotland.

They were.everywhera received by most-unthusiastic emowils who sang the National Anthem and abo' the Jacobite song. “1 Will yo nol, coms back agnin

LONDON, Jrly 13.

The Queen Amused by the Suffragettes.

"We do not think, however, that his stopping the vessel-which waś dona for greater caution-can be anid to have been an unsoawoolke not, nor do we consider the failure to give the Storstad" A wider berth a contri- batory cause of the disaster."

The reason for the rapid sinking of | the " Empress " was because she was' damaged close to the bulkhead, be

When their Majestics were driving to St. Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh, a suff-tween the two boiler-poms. The Court

ragatto threw a rubber ball with the

swasi protest regardling forcible feeding, The hall fell on the Queen's lap, and

ha laughingly brushed it aside.

GEVERAL STOESSEL

DYING.

LONDON, July 12.

A alegram has reached Kieft bi the hopeless goodilica of Generi Stoessel, the defender of Port Arthur in the Rosso-Japanese War. Ho instricken with paralysis, and neither able to move nor speak,

·STEAMER ASHORE OFF SOUTH

AMERICAN COAST.

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recommends that in future all port-holes. and a many water tight doces as pos. sible be closed during fog, and also the use of rafts that font away when the vesnel sighs.

GREAT BRITAIN AND THE YANGTSZE VALLEY.

LONDON, July 12.

In the House of Commons, on the Foreign Office Vote, Sir Edward Grey, in a statement regarding the niilways in the Yangtze Valley, alluded to agreements between the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank and the Deutsche-Asiatische Bank. Yari- as complications had been produced Ey these agreements and be had re- 257 Persona On Board.

cently endeavoured to disentangle them, so as to get Britain's hands Loxnas, July 12. nore frue. Great Britain had now A telegram from Buanos Ayres pending considerable railway concos. atates that the steamer Mendoza.sions: He believed these group sr- which has 263 persons aboard. had rangements would comble the differ- sent a wireless fresŝnge stating that ent combines, including ourselves, she has gone ashore near Punts to go ahead more freely in those parts Mogotes, and is in a dangerous post, of China where they had particular dion.

interests. "Regarding a complaint The cruiser Patria and two tugs that there was an absence of diploma Fava cone to the assistance of the tie support, he said that capital was not always very interested in Chinë, LATER.

but he declared that whenever boma.

ADMINIST

The Mendoza's Fassengers have been transferred to another steamer, without any loan of file.

PARLIAMENT TO BE PROROGUED,

LONDON, July 12.

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bring in Home Rule in such a way`se

to minimize those diffiquities.

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THE DAVIS CUP CONTEST.

ENGLAND BEATS FRANCE.

Lesbos, July 12..

In the Pavis Cup contrat between Great Britain and France Aiavmogor dato beat thrugt: 4–6, 7–5, 0—7, 0-2.

Parke beat"Deengis: 6-2. 4-0.

36, 6-3, 6-3.

GREAT ABRIAL RACE,

LONDON TO PARIS.

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Lornox, July 12, The air rice from London to Paris was won by the American aviator Brock, in 7 hours, 3min., 6xecs. Efe attained a speed of 71 miles an hour.

Lord Carberry Falls Into The Channel.

Lord Curberry, "who was competing in the race, fell into the Channel about midway across, and was picked up by a steamer, and afterwarda transferred to H.M.S. St. Vincent.

HOME CRICKET.

LONDON, July 12. The Players beat the Gentlemen at the Oval by 941 mins.

In the Inter-School mintch between Eton and Harrow, the former won by four wickets.

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THE BRITISH INCOME-

TAX

COLONIES NOT TO BE EXEMPT

LONDON, July 12. Lord Crewe Secretary of State

for India, in reply to au Indian

The B is not expected to renoli enactment during the present session.

THE MEXICAN TURMOIL.

HUERTA TO RESION.

Lopes, July 12.

A telegrini from Washington states that Presidens Huerta is about to resign in favour of Senor Carbajal the newly-appointed Foreign Minister,

The Delegates' Choice.

General Roiz, the ax-Foreign Minis- ter, who has arrived at Vera Cruz on has way to Europe, saya that Senhor Carbajal has been suggested as Pre- ilent by the delegate' at the Niagara Falls.conference. His nomination has. been accepted by President Heurts, who recognised that longer resistance would be useless and would only mean the slaughter of thousands and possibly the sacking of the capital.

Father Approval.

LATER.

It is believed, saya a telegram from Vera Cruz, that General Carranza and the United States have approved "the, appointment of Senhor Carbajal President Huerta Under British

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Admiral Cradock wil conduct Pre- aident Huerta and family to the coast, where they will board a British warship. Huerta's closest counsellors are already, leaving.

ALBANIA'S TROUBLES

Loxoy, July 12. By the capture of Raritza and other neighbouring places by the Epirotes who are undoubtedly led by Greek officers, the Epirotes have recovered possession of all the territory which had previously been abandoned in coa- |formity with the decisions of the Treaty of London. Thus the position "of the Albanian State becomes more and more precaricus.

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THE CONSPIRACY CHARGE,

THE "DUMPING' CHARGE.

PRISONER FINED $100 OR TWO MONTES.

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Inspector Garrand who appeared at the Magistady this morning in sunnection, with the charge of dumping a cland body at the village of Ma Ti, reported to Mr. Wood that he had not been able to find the second filefondant, who ran away when the body was being dumped. The man had gone to Canton, leaving behind his wife, chistiren and property, and be would probably stop! away for some time. The dead man had) accumbed to plague, mid the officer... emphasising the seriousness of the charge,

Mr. Wood soncaned the accused to pay:

due of 9100 with the alterative of two! months' imprisonment.

FLOOD RELIEF FUND.

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A further statis:-

Already acknowledged

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EDISEURGE, June 16..

TEACHING" THE BLIND IN CHIN),

· One of the most interesting exhibita ak the great Blind Conference to be held in London this month, mys the "Glasgow Haral·l," will be that illustrating the work of the Hill-Mormy Fahrol for the Blind in China, a mission able managed by Mim Constance Pardon Comming. Mr. W Hill Murray introduced the Braille symbols into China, whero hin system, men fri" Full working order in 1879. Mr. Hill-Murray was a Glasgow man, son of a sawasili worker at Fort-Dundas. An accident in

fide British capital was applying for which there were no political objecment, in fairness to the British tax concessions anywhere in the world to

deputation, said that the Govern- The charge of conspiring defraud the tions it was the Government's duty

Hongkong and Shanghat Bank of vazi, to give the utinost' support.

payer, who was largely paying this ex. cu sums of money peedogrod again

the mill sa buy cost him his left, a will again penses of the Empire, were unable Remedios and Guterres

And he earned bis living as a postman before Mr. to exempt India and the Colonies

Wood ko- satil hin religion, studies led him to the from the clause in the Finance Bill merrow morning Ife understand conclusion that mission work was his

that Detective Clariçe, has reached metior, Affar Bevan taxing incomes derived from property | Colambi, and is at prostat engaged with polporteur of the Bible Society he was the extradition proceedings against asked to go to Chins as agent, and con Ribeiro alias Richardson, who is wanted at Hongkong a similar charge.The officer and Ribeiro sill, if all good well, arrivo in the Colony within the net fortnight.

LAUNCH OF A U.9. BATTLE- SHIP.

LONDON, July 19.

Á telegram from Reuter's New York

It is generally believed that the Government will prorogue Parlia mezt immediately after the Finance Bill and necessary Supply Bills are finished and the House of Cominons correspondent states that the little has considered the Home Rule ship Necadà, 27,500 tons, has been (Amending) Bill-probably the mid-launched at Quincy, Massachusetts. dle of August.

This battleships will use nil fuel.

The new Session will open early ja

*La November.

-THE BOSNIAN ASSASSINATIONS.

· To Curb The Pin-Sarb Movement.

abroad.

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DEATH OF LADY HARDINGE.

Loxbox, July 12. Lady Hardinge of Penshurst, wife... of the Viceroy of India, has died in Lonilon, as the result of an opera- tion.."

GOVERNMENT HOUSE THEFT

Rented. deeply impressed Mr. Hill-Marray was the One of the first things in China that

extramadinary number of blind mer, das to the king unchecked meager of amallpox, ophthalmia, and other disease. The pro- *** † portion is 'kaid to be ore in six hundred of i

the nonulation. For the remainder of his. 71 39fi'it www to the blind neonle of China that. (ba devede #himeeli Hfrstep was thie

rexliation of tħa, fact that although 4000; complicated charaACIPTA WADA ZASPIRIT IN the printing of even a simple bank, there were really only 408 distinct, woorde in Mandarin Chinese, the language spoken by '[oorsfifth of the populuinn of the Empire. By a brilliant inoization Mr. Hill Murray decyled to employ nemomis, represented by Brille symbo's, for the 408 stunds in

Lady Hardinge was the Hon. "Wini-PRISONER ADMITE STEALING fred Start, daughter of the first Earon

- GOLD "WATCH. Alington, and before her marriage, in

LORD GLADSTONE'S DEPART. URE FROM SOUTH AFRICA

LONDON, July 12. 1900, was Bedchamber Woman to H... The gold watch which a Chiness offered

Queen Victoria. A telegram from Cape Town Home from India a few months ago with spectat MeHardy this morning to beling found wo arrainais easy that the most Het Ladyship went in pawn at Wanchai, was stated by In-use in commmen speech, Tha system was Lowcos, July 12..

states that Viscount and Lady the inttition of returning in the autumn.

to Bina Mizy, daughter of B.E. the Gora ignorant blind, person who takes the There is much talk of formal Aus Gladstone sailed for England on the since her return to England Lolly Har: nos and Lady Mar. The watch, alued trouble to try to learn, winton Miss trian representations to Belgrade can conclusion of the former's term of dings has been present at several Hou-e nearly two months ago. The map both of reading and writing foently at 850, was stolen from Government | Gordon Cumming, ** Acidiran tira neta cerning the activity of the Pan-Serb service as Governor-General, and were Society functions including the State was arrested in Wanchai trying to pledge in less than three months. And now movement, and the instigation of the given an enthurisetic farewell, Via Balt at Buckingham Palder on the 9th the article after he had redeemed a sighted persons are learning by exactly marders at Serajevo from Belgrade. count and Lady Gladstone have during During her residence in India Lady Edith Kelsey, sister at the Victoria ment took place in 1839, 10 yeare allor Pendant wooogram the property of Miss the ame, cystem." This latter develop- Up to the present, however, this step the past few weeks received tokens of a degres unequaled perkaps by the Prisoner admitted to Mr. Wood at the consisted of the simple plans on white

Hardinge endeared herself to the people rapital,A apnaars not to have been taken.

Mr. Hill-Mustag'first revelation, and It is stated that the Triple Alliance afection and appreciation everywhore wife of any previous Viceroy, and the Magistrzog this morning that he stole the be visible black lines the embossed white would support Austrian representa in the sub-continent from all sections unexpected news of her death will be sticles, and Inspector McHardy added dots prepared only for the fingers of the tions, as also would the Triple of South Africans.

ocived in India with deep and wide that he had given the Police every asiat hind liliterve sighted persons werê în

ance to recover the stalen property. Entente, though perhaps less form-

that way banal trend in less than a spread grief and thern will be profound ally.

Me Wood imposed ratence of six werk,... AT believe, Tecleren Mix Gorder sympathy with the Viong.]

months' imprisonment and four hours among that Eat, the invention of stocki

alphabetic printing has proved to the www.whole civilised world except. China Harry's gjet nummer) eypa will eventually beaning to £1 CRAMP COLIC Christianicus throughout at Trast

fours of the vast Chinese Exper TO need of suffering from cramps in the ? Mr. Hill-Mazzar's blind muneerts have done.

berlain's Colic, Cholera and Darshnessgated persons and mince him death three Remedy never fails to relieve the fagatan, the work has peneeedel AdaCo severe cance. Get it to day, they be slll an The Chinese President, Tran Shih-kái, not is to vend for it after the attack comics lane igo abt an unsolicited i hak" well. For fan'a by all Chemists and Store- | meritet tribute to the work done by Mr. kaspare.

Hill Murray and his supporters in Chína.

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