TO-DAY'S CABLES.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
THE GRAND NATIONAL
LONDON, March 26,
The Grand National was won by Troytown at 6 to 1. The Turk was cond at 66 to 1, The Bore was third at 28 to 1. 24ran. Twelve lengths
six divided them.
NEW AUBTR · LIAN TARI JTS.
A new tariff introduced into the House of Representatives protects new industries and encourages others. It substantially increases prefer. ence on goods from Britain.
NO TORE BRIGADIER-GENERALS.
MELBOURNE March 25,
LONDON, March 27,
The War Office announces the abolition of the rank of brigadier- general It substitutes the titles of colonel and commandant colonel on the staff. Retired officers may retain the title.
FRENCE POLITIOS.
PARIS, March 27,
The Chamber passed a vote of confidence in the government by. 518 votes to 70.
QUEEN'S CLUB SPORTS.
LONDON, March 27.
In the Queens Club sports, Oxford beat Cambridge by 5 events to 44.
FOURTH HOME RDEE BILL.
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LONDON, March 29.
In the House of Commons Mr. Ian Macpherson, in moving the second reading of the Home Rule Bill, emphasised that the secession of Ireland wholly or partially from the United Kingdom could never be tolerated. He pointed out that Ireland's present prosperity from a material standpoint was solely due to the imperial connection. After describing the main provi alous of the Act, he said recent events had shown that an undivided Ireland Was legislatively
The Imperial! impossible..
government' was determined to safeguard the rights of police, resident magistrates, and all loyal servants of the crown. Referring to the favourable state of Ireland's finances, he said the government considered that an imperial con tribution was necessary as long as Ireland remained within the empire. The Lord-lieutenancy would continue to exist. but there would no longer be reiglious disabilities r garding the a pointment thereto.
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The Chief Secretaryship would be discontinued. Dwelling on the gravity of the situation, he said that fortunately valiant and dependable men in Ireland and wise men of good will irrespective of party in England re- allsed the importance of sinking internal antagonism in the interests of world and imperial peace, and were prepared to support the measure.
Mr. Clynes, moving its rejection, declared that however prosperous Ireland was or might be materially, it did not dispose of national and patriotic claims. He condemned the government's stringent administra
PICKPOCKETS.
BATTLE OF BRICKS.
Local pickpockets had a very busy.
Three Chinese were this morning day yesterday, and no fewer than charged before Mr. N. L. Smith with free of them did the trick once too fighting in Des Voeux Road.
They often, with the result that they were admined the charge. brought before Mr. N. L. Smith this. Inspector Brazil said the quarrel morning.
started because the first two defen-
The first operated on an unsuspect dants, who were ticket collectors cm- ing old man at 7 am.. as he was ployed at the Woo Ping Theatre, re- ping to market to buy the day's profused to allow some ruffians into the lous. He took $5 out of the man's theatre without tickets. The ruffians pocket successfully, and then he shied bricks at the theatre attendants, bungled.. by running, thus, arousing and the latter returned brick for the old man's suspicion. The worthy brick, and by the time the Police got quickly put his hand in his pocket, on the scene, a regular battle was in and finding that his worse fears were
progress. The three defendants were confirmed he raised an alarm,-and- running after the bad man, succeed-arrested, whilst the other fighters ran When they were brought up ed in catching him, but the $5 bill to the station. he (the inspector) de- had already been handed over to an cided that all the three defendants accomplice, and was not recovered.
were responsible for affray-it was The old man hung on to his captive. a case of six of the one and a halt nevertheless, and handed him over to dozen of the other, and he had all the Police.
three charged..
After Mr. Smith had heard the story he put the bad fellow away for
toweeks.
The second man tried his trick on Chinese Revenue Officer in plain clothes, but it did not work. The
away.
His Worship bound the defendants over to keep the peace for six months in the sum of $50 each.
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DENIKIN'S FINAL STAND.
CONSTANTINOPLZ, March 24th. Deniken is preparing for a final stand on the bills of Novorossisk which women and children, srë evacuating.
TWO AMERICANS CAPTURED. Revenue Officer felt the thiet fumble of him in the tram car, put his hand with his pockel" but waited until he in the pocket of a coat which the wit
WASHINGTON, March 26th. had extracted bis purse which contain-ness was wearing under two others, The State Department has instructad ad 90 cents, before he grabbed him. and "remove the
Mr. Davis, the United States Ambassador Witness purse.
to Great Britain, to inquire as regards two chief broke loose and ran with the grabbed the defendant, and saw the Americans, Dr. Sticker and Mr. H. nue Officer close on his heels. purse in the defendant's pocket. As Leynolds, employed by a British concern Ravenue Officer blew his whistle, witness attempted to take the purse who, it is reported, have been captured dian constable, who was off back, someone or the car removed it.by Bolsheviks. The American Agents in on the scene in the op- Witness called out Snatching and Siberia have been asked to investigate also, ection, and barred the thief's the conductor ordered that no one nding escape impossible, the was to leave the car. A voice then dropped the purse, which the said "search everyone on board.""! Officer picked up. Despite Immediately afterwards, an Indian Eve's attempts to dodge the constable who was on the car, and to
HAYAS REVIEW.
PARIS, March 23rd.
A Havas mesange says:-: The speed record was yesterday semi-
e latter succeeded in corner whom witness had handed over the officially beater by a moter-boat, of
COIN EXPORT CASES.
When a Chinese was this morning charged before Mr.Smith with attemp- ting to export. $27,70 in Hongkong. 10-cent pieces, he told the Magistrate in broken English that he had only recently returned from America, and was on his way to the country. He did not read the newspapers, and consequently did not know that it was enlawful to export silver coins.
His Worship: Notices are posted up in English and Chinese on every wharf and steainer, you know?—1: did not see any notice.-----
Money confiscated.
Another Chinese who said he was a cook employed on board the 33′′ "Halhoog." admitted he had $16.50- worth of small coins on his person, but denied that he attempted to export the silver money)
The Police said the coins were found in the defendant's girdle.
His Worship:-That is the usual' place they keep their money in. There was no attempt to conceal the money in any way ?—No.
Money confiscated.
A third Chinese who was arrested with $17.55 worth of 10-cent pieces, and was allowed out on Police ball of $10, failed to answer to his hame when his case was called this morning, and his Worship estreated his bail, and ordered the small coins to be confiscated.
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At the Magistracy this morning, a Chinese was charged with the theft of a quantity of jewellery, valued at $81, from No. 8 Market Street. He pleaded" not guilty.”
Sergt. Ingham said the loss of the jewellery was reported yesterday morning, and at about 11 o'clock, whilst witness was making enquiries he saw the defendant walk into a pawnbroker's shop at No. 331 Queen's Road East. Witness followed him, and saw him offer to pledge an American gold coin, and a gold watch charm. As the jewellery reserabled that described to him by the complainant, he questioned the defendant, and not receiving a satisfactory reply, he arrested him. The jewellery was afterwards re- cognised by the complainant na his property. Many other articles of jewellery have not
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There will be one delivery of ordinary correspondence and one collection from the Pillar Boxes on each of these days* also a delivery of Registered correspon dence at 9 a..
The Branch Office will be open from Amur Maru, Capt.am. to 9.m. and pm to 6 Hamada, 4,823 27 tons arrived yester with the exception of Sheung Wan day at 3.45 pm with 18 bags of Branch which will be open from 8 and to 9 am and 5.30 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Kow. mail.
loon Branch will be open from 8 am. to 9 a.m. only.
The s.s. Cheongshing, Capt. T. W. van Cortland, 1,255 tons, arrived yesterday at 6.15 p.m. from Tientsin THE COLOMBIA AGROUND. with 20,000 packages of general
cargo.
The Money Order Office will be entirely closed during the Holidays.
of the troops proceeding home by the Reading matter intended for the use
8.8. Hyson will, il sent to the G.F.O. be delivered on board the vessel...
Advices have been received by the Pacific Mail Steamship Company indi- The s.s. Hsintah, Capt. John Glen, eating the grounding of the s.s. Colom 1340 tons arrived yesterday at 715 minutes earlier than the time given bia in Yokohama Bay. The vessel am. from Shanghal with 75 bags of
is reported to have arrived at Yoko mail and 1,514 packages of general hama on March 26, leaving the fol cargo. lowing day for Hongkong via Shang. hai and Manila. It was expected that she would be refloated on Sunday but so far no information has beer received regarding, her position.
ARRIYKLA,
March 21.
The a. CHEONGSHING, Brit., 1,206 to, from Tientsin, Capt. N. W. ven Cortland, J. M. & Co. Cal.
tona.
DEPARTURES.
The s.5. Tatontse, Capt. Levaillant, sailed for Saigon at 6 am. to-day with 200 tons of general cargo.
The 3.8. Keao Samud, Captain Viachatra, sailed for Saigon at 7 am: to-day with 1,200 tons of general cargo,
The sa Japan, Capt. Munro, sailed The 5.3. HOSEL MARU, Jap., 1,887 for Calcutta via Singapore, at pm. from Mike, Capt. Mataumoto, to-day with 1,400 tons of general M.B.K, B30.
The 6.5. MORIALTA, Brit, 1,108 tona. Cargo. from Swatow. Capt. EW. Walker, D., L & Co., Whari.
CLEARANCES,
March 31
The a.. BINKIANO, (Brit), cleared
Even then, the thief did defendant, found the purse on the Roor French make and hitted with a 15-to-day and will, sail for Shanghai at hope of escape, and strug- of the car,
mator. It was timed over a course of 500
the constable. In the The Indian constable said he saw yards on the Beine near Paris. The spend noco to-morro
attained
to-morrow.
The ss. Changsha, Capt. Gambill, sailed for Sydney via Manila" and Sendakan, at 12 noon to-day, with 400 tons of general cargo.
the struggle, he broke a he defendant pick the cornplainant's
I was about 78 miles per hour. The 8.8. NAMWAN, (Port), cleared INFORMATION DESIRED. The French Chamber, yesterday, voted to-day and will sail for Hoihow at 6 a.m. lass on the show window of pocket, and put the purse in his own by 374 against 189, the Bill allocating the outside which he was captured. pocket. When the complainant called depatia 1,000 francs a month, in addi- India held on to his prisoner out" Snatching," the defendant threw tion to 15,000 francs a year as indemnity The Revenue Officer came up, the purse on the floor of the car.
(7 for high cost of living).
sadors in Paris, yesterday afternoon,
berween them, they took him. The boy stoutly denied that he took The. Conference of the Allied" Ambas- the Police station,
the purse. His mother, who was pre- under the presidency of M. Millerand, man was also ordered to do six sent in Court, told his Worship at considered the report of the military ex br/real toil.
fength how good the boy was as a son,perts on the situation in Germany.
bird case was that to which His Worship said that that was 'all boy who appeared in the dock, very good, but it did not alter the fact Spas cher with extracting that two people saw him take the „conmining $tu in notes from purse. ·
of a Chinese on board a
Upon the mother promising to exer-
He denied the charge, and cise more supervision over the boy ne else took the purse, and in future; his Worship sentenced him to receive twelve strokes with the felt the birch, and then to be detained in jail in front for the necessary 49 hours.
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DEPARTURES,
March 31.
An earnest inquirer wishes to be informed" Why does a man limp when he mashes his finger.?"
Bednarz Agents Dodwell & Co., left for The PILSNA, (Italian), Capt.
-Telegrams received in Paris re Trieste via Singapore to-day.
The & MO HUN, (Chi Capt. fora of numbers of Germans on port the passage' through Helsing. Thirlwall, Agents Wa Fat & Co., left for their way to Join the Haiphong to-day, with big
The TAIKOO WAN YT, (Brit.), Bolshevist forces. It stated that Capt. Ainslie, Owners Taikoo fagur Ke these include several officers whose Aning Co., left for Hongay to day, namen appear on the list of war- crimtua. Prominent among thông Mentioned are Generals von Bulow and Ludendorff. S. O. P. (smells of propaganda).
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BATURDAY, April S Japan-For HAKODATE MARU. Straits-Par CHUPRA. Etraits Per DILWARA
MONDAY, April B.: Strike-Per SHINZUI MARU. Straita-Per MISHIMA MARU.
WEDNESDAY, April 7. Straits-Fer TOYOOKA MARU.
MONDAY, April 12. Straits and Calcutta-Fer YEBOSHI
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WEDNESDAY, April 14, Straits-Per SADO MARU.
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MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
The N.Y.K. Tenshin Mars (Bombay Line) left Bingapore" for this part on the 24th March and is expected bere on the 31st March. The NY. Katori Harü (American Line) left Shanghai for this port ou the 19th March and is expected bere on the 1st April.
The P. & U.-E.I. & AL A. Gregory Apear left Bingapore for this Port on the 27th instant at and is due bara on the 1st proX.
The Ben Line as Benvenue from Middlesbro' and London left, Bing- apore for this port on the 17th inst and may be arrive here on the 2nd April
The NYK. S. Hakuinte Mary (Cal- outta Line) left Moji for this pors on the 29th March and is expooted here on the 3rd April. 7
The P. &0.8. N. Co. as Dilwara left Singapore for this Port on the 29th instant at noon and is dus here on the 3rd prox. at about p.m. Tho F. & V. B. N. Co., Chupra left Singapore for this Fort on the instant at 6 p.m. and is dus here h the 3rd prax at about 8 am... The N.Y.E.4.A. Kaya Morus (European Line) left Kobe for this port vis Moji and Shanghai on the 28th March and is expected here on the 4th April.
The 21.X.K... Mishima Hart (Paro
phan Line) left London for this poes. via Sues on the 28th Feb., and is expected here on the 6th April The N.Y.K... Shinzus Karu (Bombay Line) left Kobo for, this port vis Maji on the 29th March, and in ar peeted here on the 5th April. The N.I.K. . Toyooka Maru (Euro- pean Line) left London for this port vis Buer on the 25th Feb, and is The .Y.E. s. about Maru (Calcutta expected here on the 7 April. Line) left Calcasts for this port vis Rangoon and Singapore on the 2nd March and is expeted hers on the 12th April....
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