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U. S. IMMIGRATION.

PROTEST FROM ITALY.

(Router's Service to the China Mail.)

WASHINGTON, January 2. Italy has made representations opposing the Immigration Bill now under consideration by the Immigration Committee. contending that further limitation of Italian Immigration on the basis of the 1890 census would constitute discrimination against a friendly nation.-Reuter's American Service..

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AN IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

CONSTANTINOPLE, January Basing their action on the Treaty of Lausanne. the Turkish authorities have notified foreign ship- ping companies operating here that all loading and unloading operations, customs formalities and pilotage must be performed by Moslem Turks." No Europeans are allowed on board steamers in port in connection with these services. Foreign shipping agents are discussing the sitlon. The question of pilotage affects the safety of ships in Turkish The proposed new immigration law contem-waters and the supply of Turkish pilots is inade- plates restricting immigration to two per cent of the quate and the quality leaves much to be desired. number of each country's nationals resident in the United States in 1890 instead of the present law of three per cent residing in the United States in 1910. The proposed measure will bear most heavily on South European countries whose nationals formed a.smaller proportion of the population in 1890 than in 1910. Mr. Davis recommends the selection of immigrants at the port of embarkation with special reference to the economic needs of the United States and the exclusion of all who are unable to become citizens under American laws, before sailing,

NORTH POLE FLIGHT.

AMERICAN EXPERTS DISAGREE,

HOME POLITICAL SITUATION.

CITY CONSERVATIVES' VIEWS.

LONDON, January 2.

A more definite light is shed on the letter sent to Mr. Baldwin by the executive of the City of London Conservative Association which is one of the principal topics in connection with the A meeting of the ex- political situation. ecutive including inter alia Mr. Hunsdon, Sir Frederick Banbury and Sir L. Worthington Evans was held to-day. At the conclusion they declined to divulge the contents of the letter which was sent on December 18 but made a general statement of their views declaring that the formation of a labour WASHINGTON, January 2

government was contrary to the will of the people Various rumours are afloat in connection with land would be highly injurious to the nation's the visit of McCrary, the Commander of the airship domestic foreign policy. Therefore either a "Shenandoah" to confer with Government officials Conserva a Liberal government should be. regarding the proposed flight to the North Pole formed we support of the other and in the For example it is rumoured that event of a Conservative Ministry proving impossible McCrary has disagreed with Heinen, the German the Committee hopes the Conservatives will support air expert, and also Weyerbacher, the Americana Liberal'administration. constructor, both of whom favour a flight to the pole. 'It is understood that McCrary would prefer to sail along the Pacific Coast and anchorin Alaska where he would prepare for the final dash.-Reuter's American Service,

next summer.

MOSLEM EMPIRE?

ALI BROTHERS' DENIAL

COCANADA, January 2. In a statement to the committee of the All-India

congress Shaukat All denied that he and his brother Mohamed Ali acted as agents for the Amir for the purpose of founding a Moslem Empire in India. He alleged that the Government was at present provoking a fight with Afghanistan and added that if war was declared the Mussulmans would start civil disobedience. The Ali brothers begged the Hindus to do their utmost to prevent war and suggested a deputation of Hindus including Gandhi and prominent Musculmans, should visit the fron- tier and discuss matters with the Afghans,

FLOODS IN PARIS. -

RAFTS REPLACE TRAMCARS.

PARIS, January 2. The Seine has risen six metres above normal and is still rising. It has reached the disastrous flood level of 1910 and the capital is already begin- ning to flood, necessitating the closing of the 'D'Orsay and Invalides stations. The situation in a number of suburbs is 'serous and families have been driven from their homes. Provisions have been distributed by boats, notably at Rueil where rafts have replaced tramcars.

THE CATHEDRAL.

A MEDITATION.

(Contributed.)

A cold and chilly air marked the passing of the old year. Resolution and hope greeted the new.

SIDNEY WEBB AS COLONIAL SECRETARYİ-

LONDON, January 2⠀⠀

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It is reported that Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, who is bus making up a cabinet, has offered the Colonial Secretaryship to Mr. Sidney Webb..

MEXICAN MELEE.

OIL FOR THE REBELS.

MEXICO CITY, January 2. The tanker "San Antonio" belonging to the Mexican Eagle Oil Company has arrived at Tampico, after being escorted by a rebel gunboat into Vera Crub harbour where she relleved. eight thousand barrels of crude oil for the railways controlled by the revolutionaries. The tankers "San Leonardo" and "Sants Alicia" of the same line were also taken to Vera Cruz to provide the rebels with oil, of which they are in great need.-Reuter's American

Service.

SERVICE SQUADRON'S TOUR.

CAPETOWN VISIT CONCLUDED.

CAPETOWN, January 2.

The visit of the special service squadron con- cluded with the departure of the battle cruisers "Hood" and "Repulse" for Mossel Bay and other ports along the coast. The warships had an... enthusiastic send-off.

GREEK CRISIS.

GOVERNMENT. RESIGNS.

ATHENS, January 2. In the National Assembly Colonel. Gonatas announced the resignation of the Government.

fartber one gazes into the future before the place was so still; calm the mare there seems to retrieve and and solemn all at once. uído.

Without, chilly showers kissed Suddenly the talling of bells the ground as it to wish her a broke the chill silence. Sons of plentiful year.

hope were called to the watch. No coarse noises of horns at oven Bons of repentance were welcomed blowing of bugles disturbed this thither,

serene air.

This solemn melody soon ceased: We stood, as it were, by the hed but awooter music followed prompt side of the dying year and all noise ly in its wake. A select and devout ceased in veneration and respect congregation have already gathered: My thoughts for once that night To one who wished to ponder most of them on their knees. Their were stagnant. They seemed uni upon the events of the past year thoughts for once, perhaps, were in willing to move for fear of disturb-- and to spend the beginning of a common.

aring this holy stillness when to the blank

The singing of. New Year hymn chant of bugles, firing of crackers future in silence, the opened the service. Frayars suit and incessant ringing of upzerque Cathedral offered an admirable re-able to the occasion followed-syrens bemulded forth the birth of sort. There a watch right service prayers so impressive, fervent and the infont year.

There, as we stood on the was to be held. It began at the heart-lifting:

Then with a rich and melodious threshold of a fresh beginning the close of the past year and ended at voice the Chaplain road a portion of Chaplain raised his band in solemnin the commnuncement of the new, the scription Vatch-f-Blessed benediction. It was than it wa As I sat solemnly reviewing and are those servants, whom the Lord then that we, one and all renewed recalling events of the past twelve when He cometh shall find watch our pledge, asked our boons, and

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