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HOPEFUL PLANS..

recently at Leicester, said that in order to defeat Labour, they had witnessed one of the most extra ordinary combinations ever known in the political history of the country, LONDON, March 4

Liberal associations had joined in The Press Bureau has issued the statement that a provisional joint holy matrimony with Tory associa committee of the National Intions. "Mr. Lloyd George," he con. dustrial Conference has appointed tinued, "who used to say the dukes thren subcommittees the first to were a great nuisance.qow saya he make recommendations concerning

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NEW COAL CONTROLLER.

HONGKONG BANK MAKES BIG PURCHASE.

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The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation recently pur chased the property of Arnold, Karberg & Co., in the French Liquidator of enemy property. The Concession at Tientsin. from the

price paid was Taels 180,000,

Result N. E. Kent. beat A. B. Raworth 6-4, 11-9, 6-4.

MIXED HANDICAP DOUBLES.›

and Mrs Dreaper

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and A. Macdonald, (reci 15-3) 6-1, 6. Mrs. Dreaper. and C. Throne had an easy win, and they were both playing up to their usual form.

TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

Yesterday afternoon there was a large crowd on the cricket ground the methods of negotiating between was always misunderstood. Liberals to witness the matches played. Of employers and Trade Unions, includ- who at now have been de these the most exciting was the one ing the establishment of a permanent nouncing Toryism on principle are Raworth in the Open Championship

between N. E. Kent and AB,, industrial council to advise the now telling you it was all wrong. Singles of the Colony. There were government on industrial and and having. as they say, been in three sets all of which were won by economic questions, also the methods of dealing with war advances and coalition with Labour, they now want Kent, though in the second set, the methods of regulating wages by to change their bedfellows and to Raworth made a very hard fight for law or otherwise; the second, to get into coalition with Toryisu. before a decision was reached.

it and twenty games were played make recommendations as to the regard it as most unfortunate that at desirability of legislation dealing with maximum working, hours and max-

the present moment you should imum wages; the third to consider have profiteers, capitalists, and unemployment and make recori economic interests all joined in (rec. 36) beat Miss E. Johnston mendations as to its prevention and opposition to Labour. Our opponents the maintenance of unemployed where think by their unnatural coalition it cannot be prevented, both during: the present emergency period and they are going to defeat me. If also on a permanent basis.

they do they are not going to de prive me of my faith. Since I started my campaign the tide has been flowing far and fast, and it is still flowing. It will continue to flow the ignorant, once enlighed, will turn awrath on those who have misled them. A political party that contains 2,500 of the biggest landlords cannot produce a satisfactory housing policy, and a party that voted against30s, minimum 6—2. A statement presented to the wage cannot establish a good rational This afternoon the following Reparation Commission shows that system of wages boards. The matthes will be played Italy's army war losses were 462,391 economic movements of today are OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES. killed, and 953,886 wounded, of becoming so colossal and menacing

F. A. Redmond and N. E. Kent whom half were permanently that they are the biggest problems disabled. The Italian navy lost 3,169 that face us. There is not one of the meet V. Yvanovich and J. M. J.

Lopes. killed and 5,252 wounded... The total Coalition candidates who will be able hors de combat was 4,385,487, includ- to rise in the House of Commons and ing 2,400,000 sick. Italy's losses fight battles of Labour in the teeth of amounted at one point to two per financial aggression which is going cent of the whole population of to be directed against Labour in the Italy and her colonies, and equalled coming years." France's percentage of losses. Italy lost 880,000 tons of merchant shipping, equalling 574 per cent of her total tonnage.

LONDON, March 4.

The Press Bureau has issued are port that Mr. Evan Jones M. P. has been appointed Coal Controller.

ITALY'S WAR LOSSES,...

London, Feb. 28.

GERMAN NAYY.

SIX REASONS FOR SINKING IT.

Losbus, Feb. 24. As regards the fate of the German Ships, Router is officially infome ed firstly, that their breating up

Miss Hastings and G. A, Hastings.: (rec. 5,6) beat Mrs. Holborn and 6-4, 7-5. The last set ought to Pay Lieut. Holborn (rec. 15-3)

have been won by Mrs. Holborn and partner but they, lost it by Lieut. Holborn's somewhat erratic serving.

CLUB HANDICAP DOUBLES. H. A. Macauley, and Capt. D. Wahl (rec. 15-1) beat J. H. Congdon and C. S. Johnston (rec. 15-3) 6-3,

CLUB MIXED DOUBLES. Mrs. Black and A. Morse (rec. 3/6) meet Mrs. Bernard Brown and,

Forster (rec, 4/6).

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"We have had a great fight, of] which I shall always be proud, a fight against fearful odds. You talk about Belgium being invaded by Germans that episode will live for ever in the history of the world, and this fight will live for ever in the history of politics. Labour has been invaded by combined militarist forces equal to those of the Ger mans. This is a fight of giants and

Lieut. Col. Coles, lowes 3:6), mets not of pigmies. We have had two C. B. Brown (recs. 15,3).. organizations, three newspapers.

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Today's return of communicable would only fetch £500,000. Second against us and striving night and disease has five cases of cerebro y that any Power taking them over day to defeat Labour. The battle is spinal fever, three of which were would be faced with insuperable raging all along the line, and, the fatal, obstacles us, reganis spare parts. word I give you tonight is "For-! Thirdly, the ships are now obsolete.ward." Tomorrow we will crumple four hours in

Four months' hard labour, Fouthly, their use as merchantabips them up. (Cheers.) Our enemies have is impossible owing to the enormous used poison gas, They have used strokes of the birch, was the sentence col consumption they would involve, the maritime methods of "L"-boats. which a thief who snatched a pair of and the difficulties of adapting their Their weapons have been poisoned. jade stone bangles from a woman in interions. Fifthly, the idea of sink. We have had nothing of that. We Queen's Road, West, received from ing them for breakwater purposes bins have fought clean, and 1 appeal to Mr. J. R. Wood this morning. been proved impracticable by Sexps you to register such a victory as will How experiments. Sixthly, if the be halled by Labour and democracy ships are divided, some basis for from the rising of the sun, to its set. division must be found. As to this, ting, when victory is declared." two alternatives are suggested, either

to assign ther according to war losses or on the basis of present navul j strengthe.

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SHIPBUILDING FIGURES.

A Japanese shopkeeper, at 161; Praya East, was this moming sum moned before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Magistracy for keeping 12 tins of kerosine oil and two tins of gasoline without the permission of the ̊C.S.P. A charge of keeping the tins impro- perly stored was also brought against him, it being stated that he kept the oil among a quantity of combustible goods, and thus brought on the danger of an explosion. A fine of $50 was imposed, the oil being

CRICKET.

CRAIGÈNGOWER V. UNIVERSITY, This league match on the Univer sity ground at 2 p.m. is the only week-end fixture and should turn Craigengower who are strong at out to be a good contest. As usual, fielding and weak in the batting

Lloyds Register gives the total of merchant ships under construction at the end of the last quarter of 1918 as 424 of a tonnage of 1,979,952 com- pared with 395 of a tonnage of confiscated.. | 1,866,591 at the same time in 1917. Of these 335 of a tonnage of 1,593,283 were under inspection of Lloyds sur veyors. Of thetotal only eight weresail- ing ships of a tonnagë of 2,750; There were four vessels of over 20,000 tons, between twelve and fifteen thousand, A High Chinese official has given and four between ten and twelve build: expression to optimistic views reing. The greatest number was 149 be garding the outcome of the Peace tween five and six thousand. The busi Conference. He attributes the delay est districts were Glasgow with in solving the military problem to vessels and Newcastle with, 71, but department, should be able to snatch the military element in the Southern the latter showed a greater gross party, which continues to evade the tonnage than Glasgow. Whilst 424 issue. Dishandment must be carried. ships were buildingin the United King put comprehensively. The Confer dom there were 1,765 building else. opponents for a low score. ence must devise means to give effect where, the total world tonnage under

The following are the selected to its decision in this respect. The construction, leaving out enemy Craigengower.-R. Baga (Captain),

teams.p President must not be blamed for countries, being nearly seven millions. F. Thompson, W. Hall, L. Lammert, not acceding to the Southern de of these America had 535 under, con A. Arculli, D. Rumjahr, G. Manley, mands respecting the National struction, Holland 113, Norway 54,0. Omar, M. Abbas, S. Jex and A. Defenca Army, while the Conference Denmark 45. Of the steel steamers Goldenberg. declines to take up the consideration building abroad 527 of two and University: A. H. Rumjah, of disbandment, though, repeatedly quarter million sons were intended urged to do so by Hsu Shih-chang.

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