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its belief that Christiam werp disloyal, or has directed ant independent inquiry TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.TELEGRAMS.

that they or some of them sympathized with

ir were even parties to the anarchist plot to he made, and it is of the urost against the Emperor's life which was dis-importance that the misionaries abould Missionarios and have some public opportunity of clearing cavored, iwo years ago. converts alike have been subjected to vern-themselves of these wicked slandera. tious attention on the part of the police. The trial at Seoul, which was inter Christianity bas, in consequence, beon under

A. S. WATSON cloud. Now a change of Cabinet has taken rupted some days ago by a combined

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it is openly admitted that a mistake has at mada by Counsel for the de fonce against the conduct of the trial by buen made in the treatment of religian in the schools of the land and also in the treat the Judges, apparostly remains suspended ment of Christianity. This conference was pending a reply to the appeal for a new intended to mark this change, and it in universally regarded in Japaa as pregnant trial by other Judges; but whatarer the outcome of this may be, the allegations with important consequences. We comincnd our contemporary's atten- made by a constant succession of witnesses on to the reports of the conspiracy that the Japanese police, by means of forture trial in Seoul by Japanone Court bail extracted from them "confessions" which convincing show these congratu- that foreign missionaries were the instig lations to be premature. Throughout a tors of and active participators in a foul

to assassinale the Governor-General of | tions were constantly being made by Pro-Korea bear eloquent witness to the fact that eurators and Judges not paly against the change which has come over the official native converts to Christianity but against mind in Japau in regard to Christianity largo aumler of foreign Missionaries, ie not so gratifying as the missionary whose names wore freely used by the orgava hase recently led their readers to Judges in their examination of the suppose. prisoners. We take at random these extracts from the report gives by the Japan Chronicle of an examiontion of one of the

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What were your feelings at the time of the annexation?-1 had no particulur feel ings about the matter.

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The German mail of the 10th July was delivered in London on the 9th August.

Mr. Melbourne sentenced anan yes. terday to six months' imprisonment, four hours' stocks and twelve strokes of the birch, for snatching a goli var- pick.

Mr. Melbourne imposed a fine of $500 yesterday on a man who was charged with unlawfully having in his possession lbs. of morphine at No. 14, Des Voeux Road Central.

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THE NORTH-WEST MANCHESTER

ELECTION.

ANOTHER UNIÓNIST VICTORY.

Losbos, August 9th.

The result of the bye-election in North- West Manchester to fill the vacancy

[THROUGH KRUTER'S KORNOY.J

MINE EXPLOSION IN PRUSSIA.

OVER A HUNDRED MINERS PERISH.

LONDON, August. Dth.

A message from Bochum, in Prussia, states that an explosion at the Lothringen

created by the resignation of Sir George Colliery set the mine afire. Kemp. (L) is as follows:

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Sir J. 8. Randies (U.)..... 5,573 Mr. Hewart (L.)

4,371

Unionist Majority 1,202 [Sir George Kemp, the retiring member. defented Mr. Bonor Law in 1910 by majority of 445.]

There was 'unuanal excitement at the polling and voters came from the Con- tinent, Madeira, and Egypt. Motors were engaged in bringing voters from the

seaside and lakeside.

Mr. Bonar Law, in a telegram to Sir John Randles, saya:-What Manchester says to-day England will say at the

That opportunity. first opportunity. cannot be long delayed.

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So far 2 bodies have been recovered, and 65 men have been saved.

missing.

miners aro dead.

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(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENDY.] PRESIDENTIAL PALACE IN HAYTI BLOWN UP.

THE PRESIDENT KILLED,

LONDON, August oth A New York telegram reports that General Lecoute, the President of the Republic of Hayti, has perished in his palace, which has been destroyed by a series of explosions lasting an hour.

An enormous quantity of ammunition

It is officially announced that 103 had heen stored in the cellars of the palace. Adjoining hoises were damaged and several people killed and injured.

Kesque work is difficult, the scene of the disaster being a mile and a half from

the shaft.

The Kaiser has given £750 sterling towards the relief of the sufferers.

THE KRUPP CENTENARY.

SPRECH BY THE KMPEROK,

Loxtos, August 9tli. H.M. The Emperor, the Chancellor, The fight was one of the keenest that and Ministers of State attended the has been fought. The Conservative Krupp Centenary celebrations yesterday. papers are jubilant and describe the re- His Majesty, replying to an address, sult as an unmistakeable warning to the made a long speech in which he dealt Government that it has lost the con-with the history of the Krupp · Works, fidence of the people and demand their which he said, formed part of Prussian and Gorman history. The firm was resignation and a goneral election in the

The Crown brought an action in the autumn on Home Rule and Welsh Dix founded at the dawn of the liberation of Summary Court yesterday against Ho Sau Lam to recover $500, being penalties for having administered the estates of

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establishment,

The Liberal papers declare that the

Germany and at the beginning of an

led to the unity of Germany. What the epoch which, from Leipzig to Versailles,

It was then agreed by the meeting that three deceased persons without having result was due solely to the unscrupulous firm bait accomplished in the manufacture

the question should be submitted to the foreigners, who acted as advisers, for their consideration. You and two others were Gold and White Capsule 45.40 3.70 appointed to bring the matter to the netice of cortain foreigners, including J. H. Wells, W. N. Blair, Graham Lee, E. M. Manly (W. L. Swallon, M. W. Baird, 45.40 4.29 and . C. Holdoroff,-All this is absolutely

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But you admitted all this at the polica headquarters, did you not simply ac knowledged the questions put to me,

There was no possibility of the authorities A. S. WATSON & CO.. knowing all this unless you said so your self.-I simply said "yes" to the questions

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pit to me.

Did Wells sny to you that inflammatory speeches were of no use, but that the aviation of officials should be carried ont-No, he did not.

Consequently, the opinion of the head of the Society, Baron Yun, was obtained, and was found to agree with the opinion ex- pressed by the foreigners in regard to assassination. Yun said that that was the object of the Society, and must be carried out: I do not know anything about such

matters.

You all assembled that night at the Tai- sang schoci, when Moffett, who was evidently displeased at your failure to carry out your plans, ands a remark to the effect that the Koreans were a people lacking in courage and decision. On the 20th of the same month you made another attempt on the life of the Governor-General, but it failed owing to the strict guard which was kept. All this has never happened to me.

When did you first meet Lu Tong-sal? At the opening ceremony of the Seon brauch of tho Hansong Ban's.

Do you know that the conspirators agreed to leave the revolvers in charge of foreigners, und with this object packed them in five orange-boxes, which were entrusted for safe keeping to Moffett, Wells, Graliam Lee, Baird, and Holdcraft?—No, I do not know anything of the kind.

taken out letters of administration. The case was adjourned,

Apropos of the telegrams received early in the week reporting frost and note that snow in Great Britain, we the NY.K. steamer Inaba-mare, which

was

was due at Yokohama from Sexttle on the 1st. inst., reported by wireless when she 1,062 miles from Yokohama that show fell on the morning of the 5th July and passengers were compelled to wear their winter clothing.

News has just reached Yokeharen that the silk by the Blue Funnel liver Toueer, which sailed from Yokohama on the 20th July with the largest shipment of silk which has gone out of Yokuhamia in one buitom sine (810 (2,200 bales), was de- livered in New York at i p.m. on the 7th inst.. The time occupied was thus only 18 days, which constitutes an excep tionally good passage.

misrepresentation of the Insurance Act, and the abstention of Unionist tree-

traders from the poll due to Sir John Randles keeping Tariff Reform in the background.

There

was rejoicing in Belfast lakt night, crowds parading the streets.

The Liberals at the outset of the contest were apprehensive, but later grew more confident as Mr. Hewart proved a brilliant candidate whose success on the platform, madio even the Conservatives doubtful of victory. Bence the sweeping majority was most surprising.

Mr. Hewart was the first to congratu- late Sir John Randles on his conspicuents victory in a fair fight....

In a subsequent speech to his sup- porters he admitted that the result was an undoubted check.

He had

A Chinese from 103, The Peak, was fined $35 or in default six weeks? im-

Sir John Randles, in a speech said the prisonment by Mr. Irving, at the Magis-election had been fought on Home Rule, trucy yesterday, for being in unlawful possession of thirty taels, six mince of and Welsh Disestablishment. opium dross. Another Chinese from never disguised that he was a Tariff Shankiwan was fined 8300, or six months' Reformer, but he had fought the election imprisonment for being found in pus-o the policy of the Government. session of 1 taels of opium which was discovered secreted in some shelves, which had been ingeniously hollowed out.

The mails via Siberia, which were due

CHANGES ON THE JUDICIAL BENCH.

LONDON, August 9th.

BRITISH TRADE RETURNS.

LONDON, August 9th. - The trade returns for the month of

to reach Shanghai last Saturday, are The Rt. Hon. Lord Robson, one of the No Lords of Appeal, has retired, and the expected to arrive here to-day. atcamer which left Shanghai subrequent Questions like these, as we have already to the arrival of the Siberian mail there Rt. Hon. Sir J. Fletcher Moulton has said, were constantly addressed to the would seem to have reached Hongkong been appointed to the vacancy.

The Hon. Sir John A. Hamilton has prisoners as they came up for axamination down to last evening. The Prinzess Alice, during the eleven days the trial lasted, which came in on Wednesday left Shang been appointed a Lord Justice of the The mail Court of Appeal, and Mr. Sidney and, in all, the names of about twenty hai at 7 am on Saturday. Tas sensational reports of the trial of foreign missionaries have been connected steamer from Dalny reaches Shanghai, Rowlatt, who has been Junior Counsel over a bundred Koreans-many of them with this anarchist plot. The authority for we believe, about 11.30 am. on Saturdays.

to the Treasury since 1905, is appointed Christian converts-ou a charge of con- the statements appears to have been a cruzy Mr. J. F. Younge, the popular and a Justice of the King's Borch Division spiring to assassinate the Governor-General native, who is stated to have been known energetice advance manager of Band- in succession to Six John Hamilton. of Korca raust prove-deeply-interesting by all his acquaintances to be half-witted, mann's Opera Company, arrived yester- reading to everybody, and especially to and according to the testimony of the other day from Manila, whore despite continu- the members of missionary organisations. prisoners they had all been forced by policeous inclement weather the Company did Mr. Younge reports The Church Missionary Gleaner in a recent torture and lying representations to confess record business. issue comments appreciatively on the fact that these allegations were true! It is that the Company will arrive in Hong- that early in the present year the Japanese astounding and would be beyond belief that evening with The Quaker Girl," ing to £7,378,724 and in imports of kong on Friday, August 23rd, opening July show increases in experts amount- Cabinet called a conference of religious if it had not been publicly revealed in and following on with The Waltz £7,286,170, as compared with the cor. leaders---Shinto, Buddhist and Christian- with a viere to scouring the co-operation of Court of Law that the Police and Judiciary Dream," "Mouse," "The Count of

responding menth last year. of Japan could entertain so foul a belief-Luxemborg," **Peggy," "Our Miss

The increase in all in promoting the progress of the people for it evidently hos pasand beyond the stage Gibbs," and concluding the season with

exports included in things spiritual and the improvement of

of mere suspicion that foreign mis."The Arcadians.”

£2,350,420 in cotton and $459,956 in wool, social conditions. The Conference consisted

sionaries should be engaged in plott- A burglary charge was brought by and steel manufactures, machinery and The other principal increases were in iron of 13 representative of Shintoisie, 59 of

ing to assassinate the Governor General A. Rumjahn at the Magistracy yesterday Buddhism, and 7 of Christianity-one of of Korea, or anybody else. No European or against a Chinese, but after waiting

apparel. each section of the Christian Church in the

American, however prejudiced he may be nearly three hours for the hearing of the country Presbyterians, Congregational-

against Christian missionary propaganda in case, the complainant, addressing the ista, Methodists, Baptists, Anglicans,

the East, can read these vile aspersions Magistrate, asked to withdraw the charge Roman Catholice and the Greek Church;

as he could not wait longer. Mr. Irving

NATIONAL HEALTH INSURAŃCE.

AFPOINTMENT OF CHIEF AUDITOR.

LONDON, August 9th.

and the Church Missionary Gleaner is against foreign missionaries and not be refused permission and offered a remand, aukkaminatin haarpe, in 'the first nlaca, the amazed that a judge of one of the highest but, the Assistant Crown Solicitor, who LeisLAdvicer to the Envntías Comyn....

Sir Henry Harvey, K.CM.G., Finan-

PANAMA CANAL TOLLS.

STANDFRANT DECISION BY THE SENATE.

LONDON, August 9th. The Senate at Washington, after dis cussing the Panama Canal Bill, resolved hy 44 votes to 11 in favour of exempting Aurican coasting vessels from tolls.

The largeness of the majority is b lieved to foreshadow the exemption of all American vessels, thus ignoring the British protest.

SUEZ CANAL.

REDUCTION OF DOES.

Losbos, August 9ılı.

The Directors of the Sue: Canal Com pany announce a reduction of 50 centimes per ton in their dues.

THE DROWNED BOY SCOUTK.,

LONDON, August 9th. of arms was almost surpassed by its

A Naval guard of honour at Rother- achievements in the demain of peace and bithe awaited the bodies of the Boy Thus the wheel-tyre, an Scouts who were drowned off Sheppey, civilisation. emblem of civilisation--not a warlike and the flags of the vessels in the river device--figured as the frni's trade-mark.were half-masted. The coffins were laid The Emperor visited the works and the in state in the church at Walworth and workmen's dwallings.

10,000 people viewed them last night,

THE GERMAN RSPIONAGE"

AFFAIR.

BELEASE OF THE BRITISH YACHTSMEN,

BRITISH EAST AFRICA.

LONDON, August sth.

At the British East African dinner, Mr. Belfield, the Governor designate,

· London, August 8th: said he had seen small beginnings in the Reuter's correspondent at Kirl states Malay States transformed into very ex- that the five Englishmen-Drs. Stone cellent results, and what had been don and Roberts and Messre. Macdonald, there was indicative of what might las

and Shu-ffinid arrested` ́ai Robinson

done in East Africa if all would heartily Eckernsfoerde on suspicion of being co-operate in the development of the spies, have been released.

The yachtsmen, interviewed at Eckerns- foerde, stated that they had had no cause to complain to the authorities of their treatment. They repudiated the sugges tion of espionage and said the voyage was purely for pleasure.

The German Press comments on the foolishness and frivolous carelessness of tourists in photographing indiscrimin ately..

MONTENEGRIN TROUBLE.

AVOIDING A RUPTURE.

pediency of avoiding a rupture.

The Porte has instructed the Minister to Cetinje, who had gone to Cattaro, to return to his post.

country.

THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE.

MR. WOODROW WILSON.

World's Work for June contains ao in-

teresting article of the different candi- dates in the running for the American Presidency. The only candidate for whom the writer seems to have any sort of admiration or respect is Mr. Woodrow Wilson, who has now been nominated as the Democratic candidate. The sketch of his character rends as follows:→

"A scholar in government, with un hix- torical and political perspective; a man of profound convictions, holding that there should be no class that shall receiva. privileges from the Government; regard- ing boss rule and the private conduct of public business as the worst crimes LONDON, August 9th. against political society; trustful of the Router's Cetinje eorrespondent wires people, a Democrat in fact; with brief but uminently successful executive ex- that Turkey proposes a Mixed Commis-perience (the New Jersey of to-day being wholly different political community ion to Battle the frontier diepute, and from the New Jersey of two years apply. Montenegro has accepted the suggestion.courageous because he has fundamental Russia hinted to Montenegro the ex- character; a man of high ideals to whom convictions and a sturdy seriousness of politics has a profound moral sigui ficance; a man with a definite, well- reasoned programme, to whom our in- stitutions and our national life a living organisms; his political creed, therefore, a working creed to fit present problem and not a set of fixed formulas; courage- ous for conscience's sake and not from sheor love of fight; modest to the verge of timidity regards his personal rela- tions and fortunes and, therefore, handi LONDON, August 9th. capped in a rough race by a gentle The massacre at Katchana is producing bred mind and the humeur of a philoso

hesitancy, having the modesty of a well- great excitement in Bulgaria. The news.pher the most convincing speaker in political lite, master of exact languago papers of Sofia denounce Turkey in un without pedantry; not favoured by thus measured terms and declare that unless by professional eliques or bosses; a who for reason wish it to be conduct-

will be obliged to act on their own sc Europe restores order the Balkan States map of stern stuff, resolate, gently bred and, because of his combination of force, dignity, and grace, in a class by himself among the candidates for the Presidency; no clearly right-minded and right-ten- pered that, if there were a clear-cut Pre- sidential primary in all the States, he would probably win the nomination with no second in the race. As Mr. Roosevelt gives the Republican party a chance to show its desperation, so Governor Wilson gives the Democratic narté a chance to

THE KATCHANA MASSACRE.

·GRAVE HITUATION IN THE BALKANS.

count.

NEW ALLIANCE.

BULGARIA AND BELVIA."

LONDON, August 9th.

A masusten to Pha Nimana akaken that