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Powers (and, in particular, of England) for Germany. He thinks that the energetic action of the German troops in Chihli has bad an effect a statement which it is permissible to doubt, for it cannot be made out that Germany did more than other

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ments broke down badly. But it cannot be doubted that the rise of German commerce and sea-power together have very powerfully affected the position of affairs in China. With regard to the Tangtsze valley, how ever, in spite of the fact that our "sphere of influence "used to be gibly talked about, there was never any desire among level- THE LEADING MANUFACTURERS headed statesman and writers to see this region annexed to the British Empire. It was indeed claimed that it such a cats ÆRATED WATERS strope as the dismemberment of China were to take place, no other Fower could be allowed to take over the Yangtze Valley, but all the time such dismemberment was strongly condemned. Now the Powers generally, whether all in sincerity or not cannot be said, bave pledged themselves against a partition of China, and there is no longer any question of any one aurexing the Yangtaze region. The German bluster on the point therefore appears to us merely superfluous, "Germany has gained bere now equal rights, which are publicly se knowledged," says the Ostasiatische Lloyd. So too bare Japan, the United Statos, any European Power, and they are all equally entitled to assert it if they choose. Equal rights for all commerce is what Great Britain has always insisted on for the Yangtze, as also, with varying success, in the rest of Chins, It is perhaps the consciousness of Germany's monopoly in the exploitation of Shantung which makes The Machinery used is of the latest type our Shanghui contemporary so uneasy. The German garrison at Shanghai is now pointed to as the guardian of the "Opon Door" on the Yangisze, and its maintenance

every attention to the best principles that sanitary kricace can suggest; and our NEW FACTORY at WEST POINT is the

LARGEST and BEST EQUIPPED in the

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of

FILTRATION is employed, guaranteeing

ABSOLUTE PURITY.

A STAFF of ENGLISH EXPERTS attend to every detail of the Manufacture,

The Waters produced are of the highest class and excellence; as testified to by the

beat English unkers.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE 24TH, 1901

A meeting of the Legislative Council, will be held to-morrow at 3 p.m.

To-night and to-morrow night, in Wellington Barracks, the R E. Varioty Cinh will give su entertainment, which is to conclude with a twoast sketch entitled Check Mate,

On Saturday the British transporte la and Nerani reached Hongkong, the former from Tekn, the latter from Cloutta.

Four French transports leave Marssilles for Taks this week to take back part of the expeditionary force.

A collision occurred at Woosung on the 10th inst. between the steater Skerrycaré and the

barque Collingrove, the former outward bound, the other inward. The Collingrove was soriously alac damaged on her port side,

dinsged in her lows. The Skerrytore win

The N.-C. Daily News of the 17th inst, mys: The Italian craiser Stromboli which went aground in the river on the 9th inst. about half-a-mile bolow the Cosmopolitan Dock was towed off on Friday night bat unfortunately grounded again.

On Saturday morning, bowever, she was got off successfully, and is

or anchored opposite the Now Dock.

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TELEGRAMS.

"DAILY PRESS" SERVICE.

[FROM ODE CORRESPONDANTS]

THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

SHANGHAI, 23rd June, 7.30 p.m.

FAILURE OF THE OTTOMAN MISSION.

The Turkish Mission left: Shanghai yesterday (Saturday), for Nagasaki, thence returning home to Turkey via Siberia The Mission has effected nothing here.

TONDON, 22nd June, 3.55 pm.

COUNT VON WALDERSEE'S REWARD.

It is generally believed in Berlin that Field Marshal Count vou Waldersée will be created a Prince on account of his services in China.

US, REPORTS ON THE CAMPAIGN —

JAPAN EULOGISED. N

Judge Taft, President of the Civil Commis» sion in the Philippinese lins now appointed Supreme Court and District Judges. Among the Supreme Court appointments are four Filipinos or Mestison and three Americans, Don Caretane Arellano being the Chief Justica, Among the appointees for the District Judge- ship are eleven Americans and six Filipino.ington on the campaign in North China The highest salary paid to the District Jadges contains special reports by subordinate is recused by the Judge of Manila, vis, $5,500 per annam and the lowest to the District Judges of the Calamianes and Cayos Icand group, viz.,

$3,000 per annum.

the

The following paragraph appears in Corriere della Sera (Milan) of the 21st May Mrs. Volpicelli, the wife of our Consul in Hongkong, was decorated with the large silver medal of the Red Cross for her

General Adan Chaffee's report to Wash

othcers on the allied troops. Major Muir describes the Japanese as actuated by intense patriotism, and says that if her armaments and equipment are maintained on a par with her soldiers, Japan must prove a most formidable ally or enemy

LONDON, 20th June:

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.]

THE PLAGUE: A REMEDY FROM BOMBAY.

2ded June,

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY FERBA." SI-You must little have thought, when publishing on the 21st inst my first letter ou | this subject, what a fuppy response your jour- nalistic hospitality in the cause of the public

PRO-BOER MEETING IN LONDON, Mr. Bauer, one of the Boer peace delegates. addressed a large Pro-Boer meeting in London, at which anti-war resolutions were adopted. Elaborate precautions were taken to maintain order, 800 stewards being present to eject interrupters.

A huge hostile crowd collected antido.

LONDON, 20th June. PARLIAMENT THE PREFERENTIAL

-- DUTIES QUESTION. Sir Michael Hicks Beach in combating wint was going to meet with on the arrival of motion by Mr. J. C. Grant, member for Rugby, the English Mail on the same day, which brought in favour of perferential terms for Colonial Bombay papers, including the Bonboy Gazette Sugar, said that such a course would open the of the 3rd inst., which contains a very interesting door for concessions in favour of other and instructive letter from the pen of Professor commodities, in which the risk was less to the Gajjar, MA B.Sc., the Hindu scientist referred foreign trade of the country, Sir William to in my first letter in your paper. It is Harcourt concurred in these views, and the earnestly to be hoped that this important latter. motion was rejected by 468 votes to 16.

by a scientist who is devoting his time, attention.. energy, and money to the investigation and discovery of a panacon against this scourge of scourges, the plague, will not be allowed to go unheeded by the local authorities and tha Mr. Asquith, speaking at a dinner of Essex medical profession of the colony, but that full Liberals, demurred to the suggestion that headrantugs will be talcon of the figures and and his friends were apostutes of the Liberal deductions of the author of the lotter in question. party. He condemned the resolution passed at Dr. Baldurji, I may state, is the Parsco the Pro-Boer meeting of Wednesday, and London M.D., B.So, referred to in my rat

ketterYours, etc., protested against its being called a pronounce. ment of the Liberd party.

·LONDON, 21st Juns."

MR. ASQUITH AND THE LIBERAL

PARTY.

LONDON, 21st June.

OBITUARY. Admiral Sir Anthony Hoskins, G.C.B., has

died.

A BOMBAYITE.

(Enclosure.) IODINE PERCHLORIDE AND

PLAGUE.

**TO THE EDITOR OF THE DOMDAY GUSATTE. **Bombay, 31st May: SIR-I subjoin the statement for the mouth af April lest of the Bubonic and other Fever cases treated with Lig. Iodine Perchloride at the undermentioned free stations opened by Sheth Naranji Dwarkadus.

BRITISH MEDITERRANEAN SQUADRON DEFICIENT. A private letter from Her-Admiral Lord

[The state.nont shows that in the month of Charles Beresford, C.B., which has been published, call attention to the lack of strength, April, 61 cases with bules and 498 caran and want of proper organisation in the Med-without babees (in all, 574 cases) wors treated with the above mentioned-medicine, out of which 60 tierranean squadron.

THE PLAGUE.

During the 24 hours ending at noon on

without bits with labovs und 499 patients

(in all, 5.0 patients) recovered. and 1 patients with bubons and without baboss died, which gives a proportion of 74.07 per cent. of recoveries of cases with bileos andk

buboer.]

"a sign of particular political shrewduess charitablo work in China. Hrs. Volpicelli was MURDER OF A MINISTER IN Saturday there we reported 17 fresh cases of 99.3 per cent of recoveries of cases without

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on the part of the German Government." The Open Door" seems to be of the kind which requires four policemen sitting on the doorstep to keep it open." At, nuy rate our northern neighbour is to enjoy for some indefinite time more the doubtful privilege of four foreign garrisons-from Germany, Great Britain, France, and Japan. We do not feel confident that the residents will

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On the 13th June, at Nollidith, Cokenbo, the wife of W. 8. King of Shanghai, of a son.

The Daily Press.

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Dexokosa, 24th June, 1901

received by Queen, Margarét, who paid her rouny compliments." Many of our readers will remember that Mrs. Volpicelli left in October last on the Italian transport Sing spore which - took home 60 sick and wounded Italou sailors and soldiers, besides two wounded Austrisu

officura. The silver medal was given for her sidnous pursing and attendance on the patients during the long homeward journey.

JAPAN.

Kose, 22nd June, 12.35 p.m.'

BARON HOSHI TORU ASSASSINATED. Baron Hoshi Torn, who was Minister of Communications in the Ito Cabinet; has been stabbed to the heart in Tokyo. The assassin, who is a man fifty-one years of age. and in a good position, declared after his

Apparently great dissatisfaction is felt among the civil employees in the different government Mr. A. P. Marty is temporarily in charge of offices in Manila, by the order of the Civil Servies Board that all civil employees must pass a civil service examination to prove their arrest that he acted for the good of his fituose to continue in the service. Most of country.

the Spanish Consaluto at Hongkong.

Dysentery seems very prevalent in the colony, this summer, and there are numerous cases of

enfereed sick leave for employees of prominent

Arms here.

By a regulation made by the Governor in number of Council on the 17th fost, IL jiurickehas to be licensed was increased from 1,000 to 1,200.

The Rev. G. J. Williams, Union Charsh, who has been on six weeks holiday in

plague (16 Chinese, one other Asiatic), and 20 deathe (all Chities).

All Europeans under treatment doing fairly well, John Varcoe, the little boy admitted sou time ago las boon discharged as cured.

A Indian boy named Salomon has also been discharged as oured.

Aislepia, an Indian, who was recently picked up in an unconscious condition, died on Friday night.

POLICE PROMENADE CONCERT, Last Saturday proved a red-latter day for the Hongkong police force, as, for the first time in the history of the Colony, the doughty de fendors of the law proved that they could also

the employees who bave been in the same posta for several years, caine over from the United States as volunteers to help their country to THE PHILIPPINES GOVERN be equally good at entertainers. The orcasion

gain a foothold in the Philippines. While still soldiers they were detailed for duty in the various departments to assist in the ro

guisation and to volve order out of tho chacs cansed by the war, and after having been honourably discharged from the army continued in the service as civilians. They acgas that the best criterion of their Attes to continue

MENT.

MANILA, 22nd June, 6.10 p.

CIVIL RULE AFTER 4th JÚLY. A Washington cable states that after the

was a promenade concert given by the force. First attempts of this nature anally require that a great deal of allowance be made on the score of its being the first time"; last Satar. day's concert, however, required no such indulgence.

During the last 3 months--the epidemic sea- Mon- in all 1414 patients were, frosted at the

of whom 1,247 recovered and 147 diod. · Trúa it

But

fren Stations with Lig, Iodine Perchloride, ont is that is the great majority of these cases it is impossible to determins with precision the araut number of genuina plague cases. it must at the same time be remembered that almost all the cars frontal had emas from localities where plague was most rife, or had buen in contact with plague patients. This fact alone will forre the public to the imosistibl. conclusion that the number of playme casea

a viow to dissipale all doubts, i lls vary much short of the actual our. Be that as it may, thers will be no denying the fact that th results, even as they are shown abow, are eminently satisfactory. The garinicide iu question has now unquestionably establishe its value by giving a winch reduci aleata rate in plague epidemics.

placed under the heading with babes, with

Japan, returns to Hongkong in the votes of in the positions they hold is the efficienty with 4th July nest, until it in otherwise orderad Chinese lanterns and fegs, the impromptu stage from teso ignorant and illiterate peons. In

the next few days, and will occupy his pulpit

noxt Saaday.

Mr. G. T. How, manager of the Penang Branch of the Hongkong and Shanghei Bunk..

having been seriously unwell for some time past. has been ordered home, and is to leave Penang by the next German Mail.

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Among the departures by the Parramatta

Commander E. D. Hunt, and Depaty Inspector General Bolster, of the Royal Naval Hospital, who are all bound for Londen.

A Notice to Mariners was published in the Gazette of Saturday that a further attempt wunda ke made on the 23rd or 24th inst. to float the dredger Canton River. Operations, how ever, did not setually commence yesterday.

Hongkong cricketers will be pleased to hear that Mr. T. R. Hubback, who distinguished himself mach here in the past, has been appoin ted Superintendent of the Public Works De partment, British North Borneo and Latuau,

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which they have discharged their duties hitherto, Judge Taft will exercise authority in civil With reference to the telegram in another affairs in the Philippines under conformity eslamın stating that General Cailles, one of the with the instructions given to the Commis most notorions and irreconcilable usargent sion in April, 1900, subject to the approval General Sumurer, U. S. A., to-day at the Baute of the Secretary of War.

leaders in the Philippines, will myrender to

Cruz, the agreement to surrender, according to the Manila papers, waseigned a week ago by Colonel Julian Infante, well known as a member of the "Hongkong Janta," on behalf of General Cailles. One of the stipulations was that he be given a week's time, to enable him to collect

MILITARY GOVERNOR'S

AUTHORITY.

The Military Governor continues to exercise his authority in hostile districts.

his forces, and choose a town in which to con

GEN, CAILLES SURRENDERS. centrate them. Both requests were granted by

General Cailles is to surrender with 600 the American General, und last Wednesday saw the novel sight (the first time sires the riflerien at Santa Cruz on Monday, the outbreak of the insurrection) of an American event being converted into a grand fiesta, garrison giving place to an insurgent force. The town where this took place was Pagsanjan, from whence Caillen will march with his tren to Santa Cruz, and surrender.

GENERAL NEWS.

LONDON, 22nd June, 3.55 pm ̈ ̈

ASTURIA."

The Manila Times of the 18th inst says: With the re-establishment of pease the desire to acquire an education which will in future years enable the Filipinos to attain their most The return of the Hon. J. H. Stewart oberished ideal is daily manifesting itself. EI Lockhart, C... to his duties as Colonial Comercio applands the work of the Women's Secretary is notified in the Gazette, as is the Pesce Lagne in giving practical shape to the resumption by the Hon. T. H. Whitehoad often of establishing an institution where protection to the crew and cargo of the

THE WRECK OF THE

The Admiralty has instructed the chief naval officer at Aden to afford assistance and

The parade-ground looked like a Mid- summer Night's Dream with its myriads of

was tastefully decorated with flags of all nations; and the whole combined gave an oxeodingly pretty effect.

The musical bill of face was large and varied, and also of the best quality. Not the least of the pleasant features (to some possibly the ruost pleasant) was the bar, at which drinks of all kinds were dispensed ad habitum and free, and if putronage is any criterion to ap preciation, that particular generosity on the part of the geniet hosts was certainly appreciated. There was no bitch during the whole proceed ings, the only mistake being mede by the weather clerk, who caused a shower to drive the audience under shelter just before half of the programme had been gone through.

Another factor in cumpeɛtion with the alve statement, which goes a great way to enhan the value of this germicide, is that dmost all the patients that received the treatment were from among the low caste people, who are notorious for their susceptibility to plague and such kindred diseases on account of their

'Li scandalously thy Imbits and living. regular administration of the medicine and proper nursing, moreover, could not be expered

spite of all these adverso chromatinees, the action of the germicide in question was marked and quick in lowering the tempostare a d disease, and thus lastening the recovery of crippling the farther development of the those who availed themselves of it in time, I would, on the strength of this successful trial, fairly extensive, commend this Iodine Terch lorido to the notice of those who are interested in the vexed problem of saving the unfortunato and helpless victims to this fell disease, and entreat them one and a Ito try this germicida in good earnest in all diseases of septic origin. There was, no doubt, the disposition to down this potent curative to the level of much advertised so called patent medicines; but now happily the sign of correct understanding is distinctly observable, unil I have no acult that, ero long, all doubts and scrupl s regarding its usa would vanish.. I have reneous to hops The ontertainment opened with an overture

that medical men would not look upon this by the band of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, Icino Terelloride-which is nothing but a well followed by the song, Fiona by Mr. George, known and stable chemical compound-se in any who with his magnificent roics at once became

way a strange drug of unknown and unreliable favourite. A baujo solo by Hr. Parker was composition, but would hail it as the true non- poisonous germicide, of which they were in sore well received, us was Mrs. Whitehouse's perfect neod, and, shaking of all their prejudices, would randering of "The Amorous Goldfish," and scoopt this gormicide with a satisfying sense of the harmful use sither of up the" Gates of the West Hongkong's great

He, giving Emstoar comedian, Mr. Viggers, gave "Then I depressant, diaphoretic and antipyretic remedies, or stimulants such as strychnine, atropine, se, understood," and "A Hunting” as an encore, and in poisonous doses, in the second part, the parody on "Tell me, Before bringing these few remarks i to a close, Mother Darling" with "Poor Thing" as an I embrace this opportunity of pablidly express

Bahadurji, whosh encouragement at the inital encore. Needless to say, his songs raised storms ing my gratitude to my lamented friend Dr. of applause, Two instrumental trics-piano stage of the trial was quite an incitement to me Miss Parker, violins, Mosers Stringor and for further progress. Another gentleman who Doring was very well areouted. Miss Parker's must rightfully claim my gratitude and that of performance on the pisto deserves special mon the public at large is that ostentatious Sist tion, as she certainly is an exceptionally talented suffering humanity and ahlightened interest in

Naranji Dwarkadas, whose keez

sympathy for player. Mrs. Stringer being ill, Sergeant the solutions of the great scientifle problems of French, R.,, song "Queen of the World" the day for him to voluntarily place it my and "Mona" as of encore. Both songs disposal sufficient funds to carry on my investi were well rendered and appreciated. Mr. gations in this direction and to give the beneft

of the germicidal treatment to the Jour Brands was heard to advantage in “The † will not be too inch to Old Countrie and a Selection. She has accomplishment wooh to say that the present for his help, have sweet voice, which somewhat suffered by been most an impossibility. Allow me therefors to publicly acknowledge with heartfelt gratiunde, the performance being in the open air. Miren behalf of myself and that of the public, the Richardson as the Irish Masher in a song invaluable help rendered by him, I must also nad danco, and again ju o clog dance, was very thank those medical men and others who kindly good. Mr. Burgess rendered the patriotic and assisted me with more or less energy and

"What do you think of the interest in the trial-Yours, &c. ...‚

"J.K GAJJARK” popular seng Irish now?'' exceptionally well, and gave as en encore “In the Middle of the Road," a comie

ROAD-MAKING IN HONGKONG. song, and in the second part the "White-wash. Party," Mesars. French and Boring's duet was ro THE KDITOR OF THE "DALLY FEI96.” well rendered and deservedly appreciated. Brey I take the liberty to use your It was midnight ere" God Save the King" valuable columes to draw the affection of the powers that be to the disgracefully slow way was resched

The entertainment proved a grand success in they have in this colony of repairing roads?

Ir requires no special penetration to see at the present tide that Germany is taking her new position in the world very seriously, Whether we read the home or the colonial Prons of Germany or listen to the speeches of the Kaiser himself, the burden is invari- ably the inevitable rise of Germany in the scale of nations. The Emperor Wilan Saturday were Capt. Langhorne, R.A., declared at Hamburg last week that the faturn of the country lay upon the waters. Among all who have read the brief report of his speech, residents in the Far East are the least likely to doubt his foresight. Within the past two years we have seen more and inore shipping pass under the German flag. Like Mr. PIERFONT MORGAN the Germans know the advantage of taking over old established business rather than creating news in opposi- By the tion to that already existing. simple process of paying money down, Germany has lately transformed a modest trade in South-Eastern Asia into a most valuable commercial asset. In her possession ou the Shantung coast she has established hereself truly in North China. The Yung tsze region remains. In the old days (as

Filipino women might improve their whication seturio we may call them now, so remote do they

and make themselves more influential in society seem) British politicians and writers could

and import their knowledge for the benefit of talk lightly of the aphere of influence" Measrs. Erich Georg & Co. way in their others. A long falt want has recently been socared for their country in the valley Weekly Share List, dated Hongkong, 22nd supplied by the establishment of an educational of the Yangtze, and they could do June:--Thers is little of interest to mention institution where Filipino women are giron

London, 19th June. so without challenge from Continental our circalar of this week, the plague having facilities for improving their intellectual facul- ties and at the same time acquiring a knowledge -critics. Then Germany and Russia had evidently acted in a depressing manner on

COLONIAL APPOINTMENTS business generally, and with the exception of that will be soful to them in their homes. not gained their foothold in

a spart in Ludes, resulting in largo lots changing The dissemination of broader views in the

Consequent on the appointment of Sir J. A Now they have, and with the bulk of bands, both on time and forward, sellers in most fadily circle will exort an influence which Swettenham, K.C.M.G., to the Governorship of Europe betind

turn them they can

stocks rule the market.

cannot be underestimated. The Women's British Guinus, the following additional appoint attention to Mid-China. They have lost no time in so doing. The German Press in William Klein and Charles Knairacher, two Perce League has already given valu. menta uro notified:

Mr. W. T. Taylor, C.M.G., Auditor-General, able assistance in the work of establishing. Europe and in the Far East has taken up German youngsters. without employment, co-

peace in the islands through the powerful Coricu, becomes Colonial Sacretary. Straits the cause as a labour of love. We gave Just siding at the Star Coffee House, were taken to

infinence which it is able to bring to bear. As Bettlements. a continuation of its good work a more desirable week the gist of an article in our German the Central Police Station last Saturday noon contemporary in Shanghai, Der Ustasiatische on the charge of stealing a pair of silk pyjamas and beneficial fell for their laudable ondezvours Lloyd, in which the situation on the Yangtze, from one Mr. Haley, a bearder at the sume could not is found than that of education. By place. They claimed that the pyjamas "were the establishment of the institution of learning froní a German point of view, was fully dis-given to them by complainant amongst a lot of referred to, the Women's Peace League. Las cussed. Coming as it did just after Admiral Berson a warning lter duces to the third other clothing he gave them a few days ago, increased its iphero of usefulnes and has doubly A split has occurred in the Liberal party, Association dinner on the 10th instant, the 'hey were redensed after a short detention, a stiffed its existence. These philanthropic The topie, which is likely to be a lasting one,

there was not sufficient ovidence to ensure a acts desarta every encouragement and support, are mainly through the Imperialists resenting every way, anddid great credit to the Committee, Queen's Road East has been anilor ropair for purport of the article is unt likely to be conviction. The inspector in charge justly con and the members of the feminine league have the speesh of Sir Henry Campbell-Rannerman composed of Masera George, Lander, Brazil, some time, and in the last ten days not more missed. The Octasiatische Lloyd writer cluding that possibly the pyjamas were amongst again manifested that it is the fundamental at a rosent dinner, in which he joined Mr.Kerr, Pitt, McSwayed, Deyney, Baink, Brown, then 500 yards were Suished, and that was very tells us that the change in the situs. the clothing given to defendants without con- desire of the society to work for the greatest Morley in attacking the policy of the Govein Grant (Hon Trens)Withers (Hon. Boc.) and poorly done. Lil this road-repairing not inter

ment in the conduct of the war in South Africa. Inspector Hansen (Chairman).

fere with the traffic and the comfort of the good of their country and fellow-poople. tion is due to the increased respect of the plainant being aware of it'

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his position as Unoficial Member of the Legis lative Council,

REUTER'S SERVICE,

Mr. Everard F. Im Thurn, O.M.G., late Government Agent, British Guiana, is a pointed Colonial Secretary, Ceylon.

SPLIT IN THE LIBERAL PARTY.

It