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Mr. Henry Dallas with a Comedy Com-

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once more created a deadlock from which for several days, no way of escape was apparent. On January 26th, however, two

to open a season at the Theatre on the ooth inst.

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[TOROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

THE BALKAN WAR.

CONTINUED BOMBARDMENT OF

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CHINA NEW YEAR,

As was expected, China New Year was

a general Thursday was observed as holiday by the local Chinese, and places

during the holidays, and the offences that came under the cognisance of the police were minor ones;

It is officially no

end of Chaialdia. nounced that the Turks occupied Kallik ratio and other vilinges and heights the Turkish right. The reconnoitrers are in contact with the enemy.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

GERMANY AND LIBERIA.

MISUNDERSTANDING DISSIPATED.

LONDON. February 6th. The arrival of the German gunboats Panther and Eber and the cruisor Bremen towards Christmas Day caused high ex- citement in Liberia owing to rumours that Germany intended to annox the country. Subsequently there was considerable fris tion through Germany demanding the dis- missal of a Liberian officer for insulting a German petty oficer ashore. Eventually the matter was amicably settled.

Afterwards a Liberian force led by an American officer met and inflicted a crushing defeat upon the natives whose

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(THROUGH REVTHE'S AGENCY.]

THE MALAY DREADNOUGHT.

LONDON, February 6th. Mesare. Armstrong have been given the

contract for the building of the Drend-.

nought presented by the Fedorated Malay States. It will be built at the firm's now

Walker yard near. Newcastle and will re- present the maximum fighting power.

THE NEW ZEALAND CRUISER.

LONDON, February 6th. The King on Wednesday Inspected tho battleship cruiser New Zealand at Ports- mouth, being accompanist by Mr. Chur-

Mr. L. Harcourt, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, and he New Zealand High Commissioner. He was welcomed by Admiral Prince Louis of Battenberg, and Admiral Sir Hedworth Moux, and other

fired, The weather was fine.

His

GERMAN NAVAL ESTIMATES.

LONDON, February 7th. The Budget Committee of the Reichstag has announced that the naval estimates distinguished visitors, and salutes were amounted to £23,370,000. It is reported that the Committee have described as in-Majesty made a general tour of the ship, correct Mr. Churchill's comparison of the and was especially interested in the work- he added German ships which have just gyroscope compass, the first vessel to be strengths of the fleets in June last because ing of the thirteen-inch guns and the now In fitted with the latter. His Majesty mado been laid down to ships completed. the course of the discussion the Secretary a thorough inspection of the interior, in- of the Navy explained that no grants cluding the engine rooms, and, was aroused

find the midshipmen's were asked beyond those of the Navy Law, to and dwell upon the defensive principle decorated with suffragette colours. The of that law.

King informed the captain of the grati- fication which ho felt at the excellent ap- pearance of the cruiser, and hoped that she would have an interesting and most

A GERMAN CELEBRATION,

LONDON, February 6th. The Kaiser and the German Crown

quarters

sorbed in his inspection of the skip that he was late for lunch.

Private reports of fighting at Adrian-behaviour had caused the despatch of hill, the First Lord of the Admiralty, ople have reached Belgrade. They the German warships. state that the Servian Seventh and Fourth Regiments distinguished themselves.

It is reported from Bolia that the Foreign Minister has communicated to General Guechoff the request of the Consule at Adrianople for the establish ment of a neutral zone or permission for themselves and foreigners to leave. of France all the while that the international celebrated in Hongkong with much of the General Guechoff has refused, pointing loan to Chinn has been under negotiation old-time enthusiasm, and the fact that out that there were no precedents for such

2 course. au fait the Chinese bad this year for the first

Besides, it would be embarras 1.50 and presumably he has been

with all that has happened. Having time joined with Europeans in observing

AT CHATALDJA, 1.90 regard to the importance of France in the the New Year according to the Western sing to the military authorities.

Router's correspondent at Constantin- celebrations. There seemed to be the same loan group, she can hardly be blamed for calendar made little difference to the making a claim to some such special

amount of cracker-firing, and everywhere ople wires that Shefket Pasha has pro- recognition as that indicated

there were evidences that the spirit of the

ceeded to Chataldia as commander-in- telegram-only it ought to have been old festival is very strong.

chief. insisted upon at an earlier stage. The

A message from Constantinople states we have already correspondent whom quoted when writing of the check created of business were closed, with the excop-that all-day long firing has been heard nt by the prospect of a resumption of hostilition, perhaps, of restaurants.

There was no serious crimes reported in the direction of Derkos at the northers Prince are attending the celebrations at enjoyable tour. His Majesty was so ab- ties in the Balkans, stated: "It has always to be remembered in considering the French attitude in this connection that something like three-fifths of any large loan to Chica must come, directly or indirectly, from Paris. The French, Kassian, and American sixths would all have to be drawn from Paris, while some proportion of the German and Japanese shares would also probably fall upon the French market. It was no wall matter, therefore, for the Fanch to contemplate finding during so aputea crisis, cash advances aggregating four or five millions sterling, and at the same time committing themselves to finding another teo millions in the near future." If this be the case, it would almost seem that the demand now made for the appointment of a Frenchman in the Audit Department is in the nature of a device to gain further time now that hostilities have been actually

TO-NIGHT'S CONCERT. resumed in Turkey. The point can he

The Philharmonic Society give their appreciated that the resumption of hostili- ties in south-east Europe carries with it performance of German's Opera "Morrie the possibility of an extension of military England" at the City Hall to-night." activity among the first-class Povers of The concert is one which should com- Europe, and as war in Europe means that mand a crowded house. France would be fighting for kor] etistence, soloists are Mrs. Gask, Mre. Goldsmith, it is not difficult to understand that the Mrs. Robertson, Miss White, Mrs. Lamb, French Government preferred to conserve Mr. G. P. Lammert and Mr. R. E. White its resources to meet the contigeney" These Mrs. Hunter, Mr. J. H. White and Mr. dolays, however, are full of peril for China. W. Cawsey participate in duets; while in The Turks were mistaken in

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Already there has been trouble in the Capital itself, arising out of the Govern- ment's inability to pay its troops, and it is greatly to be regretted that this now diffi- culty has been sprung upon the Government by France at this late stage.

The German cruiser Nurnberg arrived in port on Thursday.

The German Mail of the 8th January was delivered in London on the 5th February.

The Chinese who had been arrested at

Yannati for being concerned in an armed robbery at Lyeeman on the th inst. appeared before Mr. Hazeland at the Magistracy and was remanded.

TERRIBLE TALE OF THE SEA.

The steamer Linan, which arrived in port on Thursday, Isnded a Chinese fisher man who had been picked up the previous He was found clinging to day at sea, the bottom of an overturned junk, and stated that be had been in that precarious He had under position for four days.

gone great privations and suffered ter ribly from thirst and from exposure. He was the only survivor of a crew of 21. The junk bad expsized on Saturday laet

A collection was made on the steamer on behalf of the distressed fisherman, and $20 was realised.

Among the

the quintettes and finales assistance is also given by Mrs. Platt, Mr. R. Peyton Griffin, Mr. E. Bullock, and M. F. A.

Biden.

LOCAL SPO T

CRICKET.

UNITED SERVICES . H.K.C.C. This match played on Thursday ended in a win for the Club by an innings and. 22 runs. T. E. Pearce was top scorer for the Club with 82.

MARRIED SINGLE AT KOWLOON. The married and single members of

Kowloon Cricket Club opposed each other on Thursday. The married men compiled the goud total of 195, which was surpassed by the single men, who managed seven more before they were dismissed.

HONGKONG, Fæbevart 8th, 1913. OBSTACLES to the definite conclusion of the China loan seem to crop up like mushrooms. After the protracted negotiations which have taken place, it is very surprising to learn that when the Agreement was on the point of being signed in Peking on Monday last the Minister of France unexpectedly objected to aige unless a Frenchman was appointed one of the advisers. This action it is explained, is expressly aimed at

At the Magistracy Mr. Hazeland

B.K.C.C.” ✔ POLICE. appointment of a German in the Audit

The following will represent Department, but, as this appointment was sentenced a Chinese to one month's hard labour for stealing $7.50 from his master. made some three months ago, it seems very Defendant said that he took the money

H.K.C.C. "A" in the above match to late in the day to be raising the objection in order to buy clothes for the New Year.

from Peking

Valley, play to start at 2 p.m.-T. E. now. News by mail

Pearce (Capt.), A. C. E. Elborough, Two Chinese who had been arrested at shows that the question of the nationality

C. C. Clarke, D. E. Donnelly, R. "N. Kowloon for fighting and who had been Anderson, A. H. Crewe, A. N. Joseland,

of the advisors had previously been dis.

In the afternoon the royal party visited

Koenigsberg of the centenary of the War of Liberation. In a speech His Majesty eulogised Conscription as the foundation) of the prosperity of the Empire and the newest submarine which is fitted with anid that if the extension of that wireless telegraphy and a disappearing necessary he had gun. Then they made a tour of the Dock- principle were · now Ro doubt but that the people would yard. cheerfully respond as their forefathers

BULGARIAN BUCCESSES. Router's correspondent at Sofia tele- graphs that the Turks at Gallipoli were defeated and retreated in great disorder d'a. south of the Kayak River, pursued by the Bulgarians, who now posters nearly all the coast of the Sea of Marmora as far as Boulair,

PRINCE IN RAILWAY COLLISION

LONDON, February 6th..

A message from Budapest states that th A message from Constantinople gives express train in which the Kaiser's son the following official report: The enemy, Prince Eitel Frederich, was returning who had partly concentrated at Gallipoli, from Roumania, collided with a goods sent a regiment on Tuesday to Kavak, train. Two were killed and several wer After an all-day fight we retired in injured. The Prince and his suite wer accordance with previous arrangemcats. most active in rescue work.

An- The enemy, were unable to pursve other force of the Beto occupied Myriafite on the coast of the Sea of Marmora The warship Zou infleted serious losses upon the enemy as they were advancing-towards Chaikui.

A Sofa thessage states that General Savoff in an

the order to

Army

thinking that they would gain time by protructing the negotiations. It has enabled the Bulgarians to concentrate

AUSTRIA AND RUSSIA.

LONDON, February 6th. The Tear has received Prince Hoherilo. the chamberlain of the Emperor of Au- tria, who brought an autograph letter from the Emperor.

IMPERIAL WIRELESS

TELEGRAPHY..

LONDON, February 6th. The Secretary of the Post Office has

their forces, and they are now more written to the Marconi Company in reply ready than ever and prepared to dictate to their letter asking to be relieved of terms on the battlefield and drive the their contract stating that the delay was regrettable but was due to the contract Turks beyond the seas.”

stipulating that the approval of the House of Connons wat required. Hewe it was imposible to release the Company from their obligations.

TURKISH LOAN.

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A Constantinople message states that an internal loan amounting to million (Turkish) bearing interest at five! per cent will be issued shortly."

THE PEACE DELEGATES. Rechid Pasha has been instructed to

remain in London for a few days. The other Turkish delegates are departing.

WELSH DISESTABLISHMENT.

LONDON, February 8th.

The New Zealand has sailed.

IMPERIAL DEFENCE.

LATER.

LONDON, February 7th. Mr. Allen, the New Zealand Minister for Defence, was present at a protracted

meeting of the Committee on Imperial Defence on Wednesday,

Mr. Allen, speaking at a Navy League luncheon given to Sir Joseph Ward, said the ship New Zealand was just leaving Britain, but that did not represent all that New Zealand was prepared to do.

The correspondence between Mr. Allen and Mr. Harcourt has been pulished, The former wrote on the 3rd February that if there were any reason to postpone the departure of the cruiser the Govern- ment of New Zealand would readily defer the pleasure of seeing her till a more suitable time. Mr. Harcourt replied that

the Cabinet was much gratified with the offer, but happily there were no strategic

ment of the departure of the vessel.'

DEATH OF A WELL-KNOWN BREWER.

political necessities for the postpone-

LONDON, February 7th, Mr. R. F. Natcliff, who has been Un- ionist M.P., for the Burton Division since 1900, has died intestate, and left £060,000, The deceased was director of Bass,

In the House of Commons on Wedns-Batcliff, and Gretton, brewers. day Mr. Lyttleton's Amendment, moving

M. Veniselos, the Greek Delegate, had the rejection of the Welsh Disestablish- long conferences with the Servian Minis.ment Bill was defeated by 347 votes to theters, and afterwards proceeded to Sons, 240. The Bill was then read a third time-

and sent to the House of Lords. where he conferred with the Premier and

day, on the Police ground, Happy afterwards had an audience with King

Ferdinand,

A Belgrade message states that M. Danefl having passed through towards

After the division the Welsh member assembled in the Lobby and sang Waks, Land of my fathers."

The House of Lords read formally the

THE SCOTTISH TEMPERANCE

· BILL.

LONDON, February 7th, The House of Commons has rejected most of the Lords' amendments to the Scottish Temperance Bill. The Scottish Liberals supported an amendment giving communities the option of running public

and demanded the adjournment of the House. Mr. Lloyd George and Mr. McKinnon Wood opposed this, pointing cut the deer of the Bill being last. The revolters then subsided.

cussed, and wis assumed to have been iuded up during the New Year es the Lieut. Batson, D.C.LI, W. E. Warbur-Sofa without stopping has caused a ds. Welsh Disestablishment. Bill a first time.houses under disinterested management

HONGKONG CRICKET LEAGUE,

Turner.

The following is the table up to date:

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H.K. Police

ettled. At time last month when the had been unable to find bail, appeared ton, H. Gillingham, and W. C. D. before Mr. Hazeland at the Magistracy Chinese had changed their mind upon cer.

His Worship took the facts tain provisious of the agreement, to which yesterday, they had verbally agreed, it is stated in a into consideration and dismissed them letter by the Peking correspondent of the with a caution. N.-C.Daily News, that the French about the same time began raising difficulties about the advisorships, which are an important feature of the whole arrangement. "What attend the prize-giring by His Excellency 153 uncompromising the Governor at St. Paul's College, on was regarded as attitude was taken up in regard to the Monday next, and later on in the week nationality of these officials, their relation proceed on a visitation of the Mission ship to their own Governments, and their Churches in the Canton delta.

The Bishop of Victoria is announced as the preacher at the Cathedral to-morrow (Sunday) at 5.45 p.m. The Bishop will

Civil Service

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agreeable impression in Servia.

AN EXHORTATION TO THE FAITHFUL

A message from Constantinople states that the Sheik-ul-islam has instructed the faithful to offer up prayers daily at all mosques for the success of the Ottoman

arms.

THE DARDANELLES.

A Constantinople message states that an Irade has been issued authorising the Italian cruisers Fisa and San Marco to pass through the Dardenelles,

TRADES UNION BILL.

LONDON, February 6th The House of Lords has read the Trades Union Bill & second time.

AUSTRALIAN BUSH FIRES.

LONDON, February 6th

A message from Melbourne states that the timely rains have checked the bash fires throughout Victoria.

OBITUARY.

LONDON, February 8th. The death is announced of the American millionaire, Mr. Bradley Martin.