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the situation is certainly mors plausible The passengers and mails carried by TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS,

than Dr. Sus'é, especially in view of the special interest that Great Britain takee Tibet. He has, however, failed to perceive the essentia! difference between Great

Britain's policy in Asia and that of Itussia,

the steamer flue, which is stranded at Kwang-chow-wan, were taken off by the Portugeese steamer American..

Mr. E. J. Van Delden, acting Manager of the Netherlands India Conimercial. Bank in Hongkong, accompanied by fir,

Van Delden, left by the Tokokama Mzkoʻra

zen route for Home, vin Siberia on a

year's leave.

A small outbreak of fire took place in

[THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENOY.]

THE BRITISH BUDGET.

THE CHANCELLOR'S SPEECH.

THE GREAT PROSPERITY OF TRADE

LONDON, April 23rd. Mr. Lloyd George in his Budget state. a house in Chatham Road, Hunghom. A ment said that the past year had been lamp fell and ignited the mosquito one of the most prosperous ever known, curtains, but the police and the inmates

(THROUGH REUTER'S (AGENOT.] GERMAN BITLANE LANDS IN FRANCE,

LONDON, April 23rd. A message from Nancy states that a biplane with two German officers landed at 7.45 am. on Tuesday northward ol· Arracourt near Luneville. Capt. De Wall,

{THROUGH FEDTED'S AGENOX.}

THE BALKAN WAR.

and is probably basing his argument on e

GREEKS 2, "BULBARIANS. false analogy with the events of 1898, when,

THREATENED STRUGGLE FOR SALONIKA. ou Russia's acquisition of Port Arthur, Great Britain secured the lease of Weihui.

LONDON, April 23rd. wei for so long a period as Port Arthur

The Daily Chronicle's correspondent at shall remain in the occupation of Russia."

Salonika (Mr. M. H. Donohoe) states that The natural impression is that Great WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. Britain is to demand a counterpoise to every

the Greeks are mobilking every available who is in charge of the biplane, explains advantage ended to Russin, but an examina- tion of the Weihaiwei Agreement shows quickly put out the fire before much Every industry, was humming, and the soldier to defend Salonike against a that they left. Darmstadt and proceeded tide of affluent trade was so high that it possible Bulgarian attack. They are towards Metz, but & shortage of petrol overwhelmed three serious obstacles-the occupying a new strategic front from compelled them to descend. They believed coal strike, the bad harvest, and the Saloniko to Orfano, and the Bulgarians that they were still in Gorman territory.

A The stamp duties, whien | are concentrating in the neighbourhood of Balkan war.:

message from Paris states that There are now 90,000 troops France, while admitting that the landing reflected trade more accurately than any Drama.

A Servian force is | was unavoidable, has made reprezenta- other duty, showed a large increase in facing the Greeks.

ready to support them, and they are tions to Germany with regard to the every branch,

assembling on the Guanghai Railway to inconvenience caused by the repeated and regrettable landings and asks that raca- sures be taken to prevent them in future,

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ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

Tibet would immediately give us a land frontier conterminous with Russia's. While expansion is the keynote of Russia's Asian policy, the salient feature of Great Britain's is the isolation of India and the building

up

damage was done.

We reproduce on page é a chapter of the interesting treatise entitled "A Cou stitional President" reformed to in yester | day's leading article. It will be all the more interesting to local readers when we mention that common report in Peking attributes the authorship to Sir Francis Piggott,

Mr. H. D. C. Jones, one of the London managers of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, has returned to his duties in the London office. Mr. Jones was seriously ill with typhoid fever at Biarritz, following which he had an attack of pleuro-pneumonia, the two ill- nesses lasting between three and four He is now well recovering his months. strength.

The retirement of Sir Percy Scott, remarks a London paper, will be greatly regretted in the China Squadron-the It was in the home of modern gunnery. China Squadron that the possibilities of naval gunnery vere first demonstrated, and during his connection with the squad. ron Sir Percy worked out many theories which he afterwards put into practice, to the everlasting benefit of the fleet.

of a ring of buffer States. The people

Mr. Ernest Hearl, of the Naval Ord- who talk of the anonxation of Tibet by

nance Department, loaves by the Kamo Great Britain would do well to remember art to day for Home rif America, after that on two occasions Great Britain has

a residence in the Colony extending over engaged in war with the Tibetans, and on

12 years. Mr. Hear! has prominently each occasion the opposition that we have identified himself with the Wanchai encountered has been, comparatively, so Wesleyan Church, and as Superintendent feeblo that the annexation of the whole of the Sunday School for several years has country would have been a simple task; rendered valuable service, He is also a 4. S. WATSON & CO.. instead of which, on each occasion we con-noted rifle shot. His many friends have tented ourselves with the least possible presented him with tangible tokens of LIMITED,

demand, and then allowed the terms their esteem and goodwill during the past of these Agreements to be ignored or week, and besides numerous private gifts, else further whittled down. In 1904 he was the recipient of a silver rose-bowl from the European staff and a silver tea there would have been no dirvet difficulty set from the Chinese staff of the Naval in establishing a British administration

Ordnance Department, a silver cream at Chase, and the Tibotans thon.

bowl from the Europeau blant of the army selves would have welcomed it if itOrdnance, a silver cakestand from friends freed them from the thraldom of the at the Wesleyan Church, a silver_epergne lamas; but so far from doing anything of from the Dockyard Recreation Club, and the sort, we did not even demand the right to station a representative there, and to this day are at a disadvantage in this respect as compared with Russia. A further proof of the divergence between Russia's aims with regard to Mongolia and Great Britain's in respect of Tibet is furnished by

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THE NEW GOVERNOR OF MACAO

Our Macão correspondent informs us that Senor Freitas Ribeiro, now Her bour Master at Macao, has been appoint.

Senor Mansilla, who is returning to the Colony as Colonial Secretary, left

Lisbon on the 12th inst,, and is expected to reach Macao about the middle of May.

a comparison of the KOROSTOVETZ Agreeed Governor of the Colony, ment and Sir JOHN JORDAN's Notes: the former secures various privileges For Rus- sia; the latter are confined to demanding internal independence for the Tibetans.

THE MACAO OPIUM FARM. The old plea of Chinese suzerainty, which used to be assumed or discarded by either

The Boletin Official of Macao notifes party at convenience, will no longer do we that by direction of the Government at must know definitely who is responsible for Lishen the existing contract for the the administration of Tibet, and to whom we Opium Farm has been cancelled, as from are to look for the fulfilment of our July dist next two years before the con- Two leaders of the republican movement Treaties with her. Our interest in Tibet tract date. The sum paid to the Govern in China or perhaps it would be more is great, and China was, in the early part ment by the present farmers is $150,000 correct to say one lender and one would-be of the year, given the significant hint that per annum, and oar correspondent at leader-have recently-given the world their she would be greatly mistaken if she counted Macao understands that the Government views of international politics, particularly on our shrinking from a second expedition has received an offer of $400,000 per as regards China's independent Depend- to Lhasa Great, however, as our interests annum for the farm,

As we have remarked before, there are, China may, if she will, read Dr. Sox will find few people to agree from past history that territorial expansion with him in his opinion that Russia does on the northern frontier of India is not not want a desert like Mongolija," as he one of them. expressed it to an interviewer in the course

encies."

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brings up the number notified in the case of plague notified yesterday Colony since 1st January to 31.

of the Doubles

HLOE EXPENDITURE,

The revenue last year exceeded the the north of Salonika and on the right estimates by £1,600.000, but the supple-bank of the Varde. mentary estimates for the Fleet, doctors MONTENEGRINS ENTER SKUTARI. It is officially stated that the Montene under the Insurance Act, and the advanco to Uganda amounted to £4,871,000. grins attacked Skutari on Monday night. Nevertheless, owing to savings and The battle raged throughout the night, under spendings, the whole bad heen met and two Turkish posts were captured at from revenue. The estimated expenditure the point of the bayonet. for 1913-14, would be £195,640,009. This startling figure was due to the growth of armaments, and he saw no prospect of a decrease unless there was a fundamental change in the policy of nations.

NO NEW TAXES.

The Turks made a counter-attack on the following morning, but were repulsed.

The fall of Skutari is imminent

LATER.

It is officially stated in Cetinje that the victorious - Montenegrins have entered gkutari.

FEARED MASSACRE OF ALBANIANS.

He announced that no new taxes were proposed. Continuing, ho said they had to find this year an aditional £7,500,000, of which roughly £2,100,000 would be obtained from

A message from Vienna states that the of arrears The trouble in the nearofficial Press urges the blockading Fleet

taxation.

The Forddeutsche Zeitung (Berlin) states that the German Government has alrendy taken measures to prevent land- ings by German aircraft in France. Negotiations with France are now pro-

ceeding with a view to an agreement regulating aerial asvigation.

THE WEST AUSTRALIAN LOAN.

LONDON, April Bri.

The underwriters have been saddled

..

with 87 per cent. of the West Australian loan. It is quoted at per cent, dis- count.

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THE BELGIAN STRIKE,

LONDON, April 33rd.

A motion was introduced in the Belgian

East, while not diminishing activity in to land troops immediately to prevent a Chamber of Deputies expressing the

massacre of Albanians in Skutari. the workshop, was retarding orders and

PEACE PROSPECTS. was disquieting to business men, but the be restored. There were no indications general feeling was that peace would soon

Reuter states that the Allies roply to that the trade boour had reached the Powers has created a favourable im- elimax and there was no sign of over-pression, and diplomatists in London produation.

A PLEASING ASSUMPTION.

His forecaste were based on the assumption that they were entering upon the most glowing year that British trade had ever seen. He anticipated increases amounting to £2,063,000 froze entomas and excise, including tea, sugar, pirits, hear and tehaero: £1.500 880. from death duties; £1,144,000 from income tax. and £1,450,000. from the Post Office. But there were certain miscelleneous decreases

which left him still £815,000 short.

hope that a basis will be reached, upon which a lasting peace will speedily be established..

THE CALIFORNIAN ANTI-ALIEN- LEGISLATION:

INTERVENTION OF THE PRESIDENT.

Leonas apray zoru,

hope that electoral reform would be passed and condemning the general strike..

The Socialiste said the first part was a step forward, and suggested the divid- ing of the resolution in two.

This was done, and the electoral reform portion was adopted unanimously, and the condemnation of the strike wes carried by 229 votes to 124.

THE ROYAL TOUR IN ENGLAND.

LONDON, April 23rd.

Their Majestics mansidad n anlendið ovation on visiting the Potteries. There were beautiful decorations in honour of

A message from Washington says that President Wilson has telegraphed Gover the occasion, and the brilliant sunshine Honor Johnson, of California, suggesting added to the splendour of the scene. The that if it is necessary to exclude aliens King and Queen enjoyed the children's from land ownership it should be done Maypole dance in a garden in one of the without discrimination.

proposed to take £1,000,000 from the Ex- chequer balances deposited owing to non- spending on the Navy, and thus the total

revenue would be £195,825,006. Conse- quently there would be no new taxation, He pointed to the success of the spirit duty, which at the same time, in the last four years had caused a decrease

in consumption amounting to 28,000,000

gallons.

£50,000.

The coal strike ħad cost

WHAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS ACCOMPLISHED.

In conclusion, he said that by the end of the year the Government would have reduced the National Debt by £102,000,000,

He believes the suburbs.

the people and the legislators of Cali- fornia will generously respond when the matter is presented to them as a question of national policy and honour,

Governor Johnson, in reply, says that he has transmitted a copy of the despatch to both Houses of the Californian Legis lature, and he assures President Wilson of their hearty co-operation with the

OBITUARIES.

LONDON, April 23rd. The following obituaries 1 re #11- nounced

Lord Gorell of Brampton, a former President of the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division of the English High Court of Justios.

Alexander Harvey, formerly Professor of International Law in Peking University. Colonel John Wyndham Dawkins, who

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thue saving £2,000,000 in interest. They National Government, If any Act had reduced the taxes on food by was passed it should be of a general £3,000,000 and on small incomes by character, relating to those who were has been A.A. and Q.M.G, at Malia since £2,500,000; they had provided £12,000,000 ineligible for citizenship, and the langu- more for national defence, and £20,000,000 for the aged and sick. Trade was at its best, unemployment at its lowest, and profits at their highest.

EFFECTS OF THE BALKAN WAR. He based his estimates of revenue on the unanimous opinion of business men. The disquieting feature was the trouble in the East, which though it had not hitherto diminished the activity

THE TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

The following matches were decided yesterday-

In the second ro Handleap, C. F. H. Beavis and B. Dof the workshops, had had a most retard- Phelips, 3-4, 7-5, 6-2 Stewart beat Capt. Tracey and H. R.g effect on new orders, Business men were waiting eventualities before launch- ing out. He was informed that there was an unusual boarding of cash on the

In the Class A singles, A. C. E.

of his recent visit to Japan. Dr. Sus wout on to explain that, in bis opinion, Russia's real objedave was India, but to ordinary reasoning there would appear to be a hiatus in his argument connecting Russia's machi- The directors of the Messageries Mari-Elborough beat Capt. Crawford, 6-1, 6-8, times Company have declared a dividend and Dr. Aubrey defeated Capt James nations in Mongolia with her designs ou Indin.

It is, adced, difficult to believe of 10. per shure for 1912 on the pre-

ference stares, that Dr. Sur has been correctly reported,

6-3, 6-1, in the third round.

TO-DAY MATCHES,

age to be employed should he that which precedent sanctioned in existing Statutes on the subject. Only that should be done. which was within the province of the State, and without intended offence or invidious discrimination.

BYE-ELECTION AT SHREWSBURY,

LONDON, April 23rd.

In the bye-election at Shrewsbury, necesitated by the demise of Sir Clement Hill, Mr. Lloyd has been nominated as Unionist candidate and Mr. Morris as Independent. The Liberals have decided

NAVAL GUN TESTS.

Continent. France, Germany and Russia had hoarded sixty millions sterling from fear that something would happen. That not to contest the seat. J. MacPherson beat D. E. Clark, created a stringeney of money greater 6-0, 6-1, in the semi final of the Class B than in the United Kingdom. The ques- Singles

tion was whether the orders to workshops

Handicap H. A. Nishet and F. Maitland and new orders come in."

In the third round of the Doubles would last until confidence was restored we 30) play C. E. H. Beavis and R. D. Stewart (ove 2/6),

Mr. Austen Chamberlain said he viewed In the Professional Pairs H. Hancock with anxiety the manner in which in these

and G. A. Hastings.

we got and mortgaging every penny of with 09, the East Indies fourth with 94, In the Championship Singles Captain future income, and not creating a reserve China fifth with 02, and the Cape ninth

against possible bad times,

THE DEBATE,

THE ENGLISH TURF..

GREAT KETROPOLITAN STAKES.

LONDON, April 23rd. The race for the Great Metropolitan Stakes at Epsom resulted-

Annecy

Golden Rock Winthorpe

Won by two:

four

separating second and thirds

ran.

Nineteen

Betting: 7 to 1 against Annecy, 20 to 1 against Golden Rock, and 3 to 1 against Winthorpe.

CITY AND SUBURBAN

for, visionary thought he may be, he can The following Admiralty announcement scarcely close his eyes to auch notorious appears in the London Gazette :--“Gunner.. facts as the KOROSTOverz Mission to Urga Charles Davidge has been promoted to and the agreement resulting therefrom. The the rank of Chief Gunner in His the author of other pronouncement is Mr. Majesty's Fleet, specially for service HAIN JOU KIA, who came to light ashort time during the operations in China (1900). ago as the founder of the parliamentary Dated Feb. 6, 1913. A long-delayed and E. Ormiston, play R. F. C, Master good times we were spending every penny with 102, the First Battle Squadron third Foy), Hallberd (Robbins), Thistleton (E.."-

groups in England and other countries for pronation !

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Atkins plays J. B. Pennian.

the cultivation of friendly political, com-

Faris correspondent reports the mercial, and social relations with the Republie of China. According to the death of Dr Philippe Hahn, a former parliamentary correspondent of a London French Resident in Indo-China, who, after useful work in the navy medical paper, Mr. HAIN made the following state service, settled in Cambodia, where he ment at an interview: "Our real difficulties becaine the close friend of King Norodom, are financial and diplomatic.

The

After the death of the King Dr. Hahn diplomatic difficulty is with Russia, which entered the French Colonial service, and seeks Mongolia. If Russia takes Mongolia, for nearly 30 years devoted himself to ron, Eugland will take Tibet. The process may maintaining the influence of the French not even stop there." Mr. Hair's view of in Cambodia...

THE NEW BRITISH FLAGSHIP.

The battleship Triumph-sister to the Swiftsure, which is to be sent out to the East Indies as flagship there is to be sent to China as flagship of the China Squad

There will thus be three raodern battleships in the Far East, and the Pacific, the other being the Australia, the flagship of the new Australian Fleet.

The probable starters in the City and Suburban Handicap at Epsom are:- LONDON, April 23rd.

Long Set (Higgs), Hope (Donoghue), Eton The gun-laying tests for the Navy for Boy (Saxby), Jaeger (Walter Griggs), 1912 resulted in the Mediterranean Fleet Limon (Sharpe), Lorenzo (Whalley). coming first with heavy guns, claiming Taxede (W. Huxley), Mordred (Seth), an average of 108. Australia was second Drinmore (Cheshire), Dalmatian (C. Huxley), Outrem (R. Stokes), Absolute (Duckley). Swansong (Plant), Agapan- thas (Prout). The mounts for Cigar,

Sir A. Mond (L) regretted the retention with F of the Sugar Tax, which was a great blot of the Party which set its face against

Food Taxes,

LORDY VIEWS.

The new lin. guns had a larger pro- portion of hits than any other heavy

weapon.

In the Lobby the views on the Budget are favourable, especially on account of the absence of contentious new proposals, conting though the Unionists are inclined to think

the reciepts over-estimated.

Jones (who has been asked to take pot luck). I say, does your wife know I'm Brown (gleefully): No. You see we had a bit of a row this moming,

and I want to pay her out.

Junior, Short Grass and Misfit are pot announced yet,

The betting, at midnight, for the City and Suburban Handicap is as follows:-

100-14 Tuxedo 100-12 Lorenzo; 100-8 Thistleton; 100-7 Bachelor's Hope, and Junior; 100-6 Lion and Halberd; 20-1 Long Seb; 25-1 Outram and Misfit; 28-1 Mordred, 100-3 Shortgrass and Eton Boy, 40-1 Cigar and Dalmatian; 50-1 Absolute.