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|nway even before the suffrage amendment to the Franchise Bill was introduced in Parliament. Hosts of friends of the cause had been alienated, and the movement received a set-back from which it will be long in recovering." Scores of additional outrages have been committed by these irresponsible agitators since those words were written, and we doubt if the movement ever will recover so long as the present militant tactics are continued. Parliament will not be terrorised into acquiescence in their demands, but, on the contrary, it will be assured of public approval, ineluding that of the vast majority of the women of the country, for any change in the law that may be necessary in order to check the suffragette cam

paiga with. its gross injustice of

attacking the property of those in no way concerned with their cause. We do not expect that the simple announcement of the Prime Minister that the Government intenda

ROMAN CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.

1'ALM SUNDAY..

The Blessing of the Palas commences at 7.30 o'clock in the morning, The procession will go round the Church, the Deacon singing Procedamer in pace. During the precession several anthems will be sung. At the return of the procession two or four chanters will go into the church and, shutting the door, with their faces towards the procession, will sing the first two verses of the hymn Glorin fans et gloria tibi sid, which will be repeated by the priest and the others without the church. Then those who are within will sing the other verses. The

sub-Deacon will knock at the door with the foot of the Cross, and on the door being opened, the procession will enter the church singing, Ingrediente "Domino, in Sanctuur civitation. Then follows the Mags, at which all hold the palms in their and the Gospel.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] THE BALKAN WAR.

THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.

(THROUGH RAUTER'S AGENCY.]

THE BRITISH NAVY ESTIMATES.

LONDON, March 14th,

SUPREME COURT.

Friday, March 14th. IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION, BEFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE (HIS HONOUR Sia W. BS DAVIES, K.C., AND THE PUINÉ JUDGE (MR. H. H. J. GOMPERTZ),

APPLICATION FOR A MANDAMUS,

Tho hearing of the application for a writ of mandamus directing Mr. C. D. Melbourne, Magistrato, to re-hear the

A message from Constantinople says it The Navy Estimates reach £46,309,300, is believed that among the additional na compared with £44,075,400 for the Of this sum £2,052,400 is demands which the Allies will present to current year. the Powers is one demanding full rights for now construction, consisting of five for their subjects in Turkey, and this, it battleships, eight light cruisers, 16 des- is thought, will prove another stumbling tropers, and a number of submarines. block to the conclusion of peace. It is There is also an increase in the per- Hong, was continued. also feared that the attempt at mediation sonnel of 8,500. The total cost of the will end in failure.

new programme will be £16,158,525, som pared with £13,014,000 for the years 1912-13.

GREEK V TURK It is reported from Athens that the Greeks occupied Prometi, and the Turks at Delonia fled in a panic

case of Rea by R. O. Hutchison v. Wong

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as, indirectly, justifying the continuance of $60.00 the campaign. A lauren's telegram told us $63.00 yesterday that the Leader of the Opposi tion, speaking on the flome Rule question

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HONGKONG, MARCH 15, 1913.

The announcement that the British Gov- ernment have under consideration at the present time the amendment of the law in order that outrages committed by an organised gang of hysterical woman may be dealt with more effectually than has been the case up to the present, will be hailed with satisfaction in all parts of the Empire. A lemoncy which has seemed quite unwar- wanted has been shown by the Government towards the hystorical agitators who have gone the length of destroying the mails in

Aracssage from Belgrade states that the The conclusion of the Mission conducted. Turkish battleship Hamedick shelled two by the Rev. Fr. Lynch, since the beginning servian transports. Both were set on fire of the week, takes place to-morrow and considerable damage to stores and (Sunday), and a special service will be

Mr. Eldon Potter (instructed by Mr. Reader Harris (of Messrs. Wilkinson & Grist), made the application, and the Attorney-General (Hon. Mr. J. A. B. Buckhill), instructed by this Crown Solici The Memorandum states that there had bor (Mr. J. H. Kemp), appeared to oppose been an extraordinary pressure of work on behalf of the Crown.

Mr. Potter continued his opening

leading to short earnings by contractors, | the ruling on the case of Julius . the On the continuation programmes it is Bishop of Oxford in support of some of estimated that not more than £11,500,000 his legal arguments.

Following the tiffin adjournment, the will be spent during the year, as coni-

Attorney-General replied. He said that

foundations in law that be found a very Every effort will be made to secure considerable difficulty to know in what punctual deliveries, and should the conway to define them, and if, in replying ditions change and progress improve, to them, he placed before their Lordships further estimates will be presented later

some of the most fundamental and well-

held in the evening, at which the Pope's ammunition was caused. About 50 merpared with £12,000,000 estimated for in his friend's contentions had such slight

Blessing will be pronounced.

POLICE APPOINTMENTS.

were killed.

After bombarding Durazzo the Hamídick departed for Giovanni di Medua, where Inspector D. Gourlay has been appointed it bombarded the Servian barracks with Chief Inspector of Police in succession little effect, the artillery returning the to Mr. H. Baker, who retires on pension.fre

Detective Inspector E. O'Sullivan has. been appointed first class inspector,

Sergeant W. Gerrard Las been appoint-

incitement to revolt-leading, probably, in that case to armed revolt against a law passed under circumstances which did not command his approval. Now, if people ure justified in disregarding oue law placed on the Statuts Book, why not any other law? Where is the line to be drawn? Noed second class inspector! stronger support could be given to the nilitans campaign of the Suffragettes than this declaration by the Lender of the Opposition in the House of Commons. We fear Mr. BONAL LAW scarcely realised the wide application of the couras he was defending. He himself has never shown any sympathy with the frozied acts of the shrieking sisterhood,

but how can he resist the deduction that if

violent resistance to law is defensible in the particular case to which he referred, it is not equally defensible in the case of the militant suffngettes who are daily committing outrages with the sole object of showing their hostility to the law of the realm as it stands on the Statute Book? end not only to law and order, but to parliamentary government.

The French mail of the 11th February was delivered in London on the 12th

March.

The death is announced, in Germany, of Mr. Joachim H. Busemihl, late of the Chinese Customs and a former Harbour Master at Tientsin,

The death is announced at Yokohama of Mr. Az Robinson, secretary of the British Association and Silk Piece Goods Association, in Japan.

THE COURT CARDS., The Court Cards and their Jokor gave another greatly appreciated entertainment at the Theatre Royal last night before an audience, which in point of numbers was very satisfactory considering that it was the Company's sixth night. They occupy the Theatre again to night.

On Monday night, when they give their final performance, H.E. the Governor and Lady May have promised to again attend, and the programme on that occasion will consist pisterially selected items by request.

LEAGUE CRICKET.

CRAIGENGOWEL V. B.I.C.G. "B AMIS · "GKAURce scope AKAN LÀS

THE FRIENDSHIP OF NATIONS.

SPEECH BY PRINCE LICHNOWSEY.

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LONDON, March 14th.

Sir Percy Scott's announcement was made at a banquet of the Association of Chambers of Commerce, at which Mr. Sydney Buxton and Prince Lichnowsky,

the German Ambassador, were among the guests. Mr. Sydney Buston declared that

the war in the Near East had one con-

aiderable result in bringing together the great nations of Europe in the friendlicat relations.

Prince Lichnowsky, the German. Am- bassador to London, dwelt on the | intimate relationship between trade and diplomacy, and said that trade rivalry but formed a Bill feeling among peoples, played on the Hongkong Cricket Club ground, this afternoon, at 2pm. The lasting competition which was the basis following will represent the C.C.0::~ | of human progress. Such rivalry would H. H. Tayler, L. A Rose, G, A, Hancock, beneût not only Great Britain and W. H: Vivensh, Dr. F. H. Kew, J. Germany, but the whole of mankind, Braga, IL. A. Carvalho, J. D. Noris, R Pestonji, W. Warrener, and R. Basa

RUGBY FOOTBALL

NA HONGKENG s. 11.M.9." PLORA.” The following have been chosen to play for the Club e. H.M.S. Flora on Monday, at 5 pm sharp, on the Club ground! T. E. 8. Rcbson; B. Chapmir, V. M. Grayburn, W. McCulloch, and C. Hodg

The donations received by the Hong-Un H S. Rouse and J, Clark A. kong and Shanghai Bank, at Shanghai, down to Monday last, on behalf of the Scott Fund, amounted to $639.48.

The Hongkong Gymkhana Club's first meeting at the Happy Valley has been fixed for Saturday, April 19th. As usual, there will be a card of six events.

In the French Consular Court t Tientsin, the Consul-General has granted a divorce between Mons. Louis Bochin and his wife, Malle. Leonie Sennet.

Vic-Admiral Jerram, who succeeds Vice Admiral Winsloe in the command of the China squadron, arrived by the Empress of India lost evening. Jerram accompanied her husband.

Mre.

Tho China Navigation steamer Linan, which left Hongkong for Shanghai on Thursday returned to port yesterday, having lost her starboard propellor when about 80 miles out from Hongkong.

The Straits

Settlementa (Bertain) Rubber Company has declared an interim

Murdoch, A. F. Deano, D. M. Whamond, D, Walker, P. Linton, J. C. Taylor, R. Farmer, and C. C. Stark (Cap

CLUB.

HONGKONG CRICKET LAGUR

The following is the table up tovere

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Q. 14 Craigongover Hongkong "B" 109 6 Ciril Barvico..... 11 Kowloon

THE POLAR SHIP.

LONDON, March 14th.. The Terra Yara has sailed from Lyttle- ton for England.

BIR THOMAS LIPTON'S CHALLENGE

DECLINED.

1012-13.

in the year.

MILITARY AVIATION IN GREAT BRITAIN.

LONDON, March 14th. The Aerial League of the Empire has issued a manifesto urging the necessity for an immediate vote of £1,000,000 for the development of air services.

Colonel Scely, speaking at the annual dinner of the Aero Club, said that the Chancellor of the Exchequer had agreed to the sum requested for the increase of the number of military aeroplanes. He eaid that the progress made in Eng land in regard to aviation during the past year would equal that of any country of which we had any need to fear in the

future.

BUILDING OF RIVER STEAMERS

LONDON, March 14th.

A Naval Meniorandum says that it has ocen decided not to proceed with the two shallow-draught steamers for service in China until the new financial year. MR. A. CHAMBERLAIN AND TARIFF REFORM.

LORDON, March 14th. Mr Austen Chamberlain, addressing Tariff Reform League meeting yester day, said he regretted that the Tariff Reform amendment to the Address had been prevented by a Radical blocking

established principles of law he hoped

they would pardon him. It seemed to him that his friend had not only, repeat- edly misunderstood the Section under which he purported to be ving, but also die meuning of a veimportant He (the case which he had quoted. Attorney-General) did not want to deal in any way whatever with the merits of the case, and he would not go into the facts at all, but simply deal with the broad legal question upon which their Lordships would have to decide whether they had the right in law to interfere with the Magistrate's decision on this matter. Putting aside the facts of the case, they to his mind, could be clearer than the had a very clear legal question. Nothing.

language of this Section, and it could not possibly be distorted to convey any other meaning than that which was in- tended.

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Under Section 117. the power was given to persons under certain cir cumstances to apply to their Lordships for what had hoon more or less half- heartedly called by his friend a mandamus." 14% May Donerai contended that his friend was not entitled to an order becauso be could appeal, and that, the. Magistrate need not give any reason for refusing to grant a re-hearing.

There Was authority to show that a ples of guilty was not a bar to an appeal on fact. Mr. Potter said that the conviction was right as long as the plea of guilty appeared upon the record, and the only. thing they could appeal against was that the Magistrate had wrongly entered a plea of guilty. The Magistrate said that the basis of his judgment was that the applicant had pleaded guilty, and there- fore he would not rohear the case, and not because he had taken the facts into consideration and weighed up the plea of guilty on the one side and the facts on

had really confessed, that was no reason for refusing to grant a re-bearing.

LONDON, March 14th. The New York Yacht Club has declined Sir Thomas Lipton's challenge for the America Cup because the terms impose motion. He said that be and others had the other. Supposing that the applicant

Ud condition that the defending yacht shall not exceed 73 fect length at the water line This would deprive the Club of the privilege of entering a vessel from 55 feet to 90 feet as provided in the deed of gift.

THE SUFFRAGETTE TERRORISM,

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A win merits 3 points, and a draf point

THE MAGISTRACI

Mr. Hazeland at the Magistay yester day commented on the manner which an Indian constable gave his evince and described him as very stupid. Inspetor Dymond said the Indians receird penty of instruction, but they did nd nog to have any place to hold it.

The police raided a studio at Notting Hill and arrested a suffragette charged with burning a golf pavilion, They discovered under the flooring of the

studio corrosive fluid, wire cutters, and a variety of tools, flints, and hammere

IN THE DIVORCE COURT,

LONDON, March 14th. Mr. Marcellus Raymond Morand, the well-known actor, has obtained a decree of divorce against his wife with 25,500

made great and bitterly felt, sacrifices in the interests of party unity in agreeing to the new method of Tariff procedure, but they did so without abandoning one single am and on condition that the others were equally loyal. "If that condition is not observed," he declared, “we cannot be asked to persist in the sacrifice

THE UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE.

VICTORY #OE OXFORD.

LONDON, March 14th. Oxford beat Cambridge in the 'Varsity boat race by three-quarters of a length: The sun shone brilliantly, and the course The Prince of Wales fol was smooth. lowed the race, being accompanied by the coaches in a launch.

Despite unprecedented misfortunes in the

post offices, street pillar boxes, wracking shop dividend at the rate of 15 per cent, per Hildesheim Mission School fad damages against the co-respondent, shape of breakdowns and mibstitutiona

annum in respect of the first six months of the company's current financial year.

The Deutche Haus, at No. 2, Bluff, Yokohama, was gutted by fire on March The premises were used by the 3rd German community as a church and school house, and were provided with quarters for the school staff..

A Chiness contractor engage onthe

Public Works Department with deposag Captain James Archibald Morrison, an works was charged at the instance ohe

ex-M.P.

waste material in such a manner to obstruct a water course After beag SARAH BERNHARDT IN A MOTOR

ACCIDENT: the evidence Mr. Melbourne imposee fine of $50.

LONDON, March 14th.

A message from Los Angeles states that

windows, burning railway stations, setting fire to theatres and statesmen's residences, and, generally, making themselves a public nuisance in a hundred other ways. That they are simply strengthening by these mad acts the popular conviction that it is perilous as well as unnecessary to grant women the

While the fokis employed at vote is a fact which they obstinately refuse

Connaught Road West slept, & cracks al to recognise. Nevertheless, it has become

was busy attempting to open the seladame Sarah Bernhardt was proceeding very evident that when the militant suffra.

Mrs. Kennedy of New York City, by However, the unexpected return of me the theatre when her motor car collided gettes embarked on wholesale campaign gift of $25,000 gold, has provided funds of the partners induced him to run, but with a truck and was wrecked Madnice of destruction taoy not only alienated for an administrative building for he was caught in the kitchen and harded Arnhardt was cut on the lips, her ankles public sympathy but demonstrated their Canton Christian College, which will be over to the police. He was bruigli unfitness for self-government. We have erected at once, A gift of 98,500 from before Mr. Hazeland charged with enched, and her body bruised, but she bean struck with the fact that this Mrs. Shauffer is to be devoted to the burglary, but was remanded peiding isted on fulfilling her engagement view is widely shared even in the Press equipment of the new administrative further charges being preferred mainst SEATH OF ADMIRAL DOUGLAS. of the United States. "A few months ago," building, which building will greatly him. Bays one American writer, "the woman facilitate class-room work in Martin Hall suffrage movement in England had reached by removing the offices of the excentive, a stage as promising as that of the corres bursar, architect and commendant, as as the bookstore, into regular pouding movement in the United States well to-day.

All bat promise passed quarters.

Japanese army officers have recently. been making successful fights with Toku- These machines were gawa aeroplanes. made in Japan, with the exception of the motors which were purchased in France.

LONDON, March 14th... he death is announced of Admiral Sir hibald Lucius Douglas, at one time

tor of the Japanese Naval College

the Cambridge crow displayed auch pace

in the training during the last few days as to disquiet the prophets, but neverthe-

less Oxford were strong favourites, "the question being whether Cambridge with an imperfectly trained crew could last the distance.

Cambridge struck the water first at the rate of 36 to Oxford's 34. Cambridge led slightly, and continued ahead, though with only half a length advantage, in a ding-dong struggle, at Hammersmith, Afterwards Oxford spurted vainly, Cam- bridge still leading at Barnes Bridge. Oxford drew up at Mortlake Brewery, and amid the atmost excitement spurted gallantly, and won by three-quarters of a longth. The time was 20min. 53iecs,

The case was adjourned.

ALICE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the funds of the Hospitals:

Dame & Reif Bädecker & Co. W. T. Patienden B. Layton F. P. Tálatí

C. Warren & Co.

Noronha & Co. Cruz, Basto & Co.

·Lamke & Rogge J. Lemm....

B. Brotherton Harker A. Bune

J.-W. C. Bonuar. Berblinger & Co

·Barretto & Co. W. Drew Braidwood Himly & Co.

Jorge & Co. Dr. Chadwick Kow E. Meidhardt

J.F. Miller

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MR. STUART BUTLER'S REPORT.

The findings of Mr. Stuart J. Fuller, the United States Consul at Iquitos, (formerly Vice Consul in Hongkong), who, acting under instructions from the Department, investigated the State Putumayo atrocity charges after the pub listin of Sie Roger Casement's report,

are set forth in a paper from the State Department which has been transmitted to Congress by President Taft

Mr. Fuller's report confirms Sir Roger's allegations Mr. Fuller found evidence that the company had ended its ways to some extent, though he saw much unques being practised tionable evidence that cruelties were still

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All the while he was attempting to get facts in the field his stops, he says, were dogged by the company's agents.