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to Russian Consuls in the districts concerned. A telegraru from Peking my s that foreigners generally approve the Russian actiona as imparting a much-needed lesson to the Chinese on the subject of Treaty observanco. Another result has been to accelerate the settlement of the Mongoliau difficulty. The Chinese Parliament had shown the

greatest reluctance to approve the Conven. tion arranged by the Russian and Chinesa Governments on the subject, but when the news reached Peking that a large Russian force hul been concentrated twenty miles from Taitsihar, the Mongolian Convention- was reconsidered in the Lower Chamber session and approved by a majority of twenty votes in a house numbering at the time of the division 440 It remained for the Senate also to approve the Convention, and we have ao news yet

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SERIOUS NEWS FROM THE TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS,

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NORTH.

IT THE SECOND REVOLUTION"!

SOLDIERS REVOLT AT NANKING AND OTHER

CENTRES.

News of an alarming character comes through Chinese sources from the North. At Hakow, in Kiangsi Province, the provincial troops under the recently dis charged Governor of the province, Li Lit Kwan, are fighting against the Northern down to Kiangsi by the

troops sent President.

The Northern troops hold a strong position and are waiting reinforce- inents from the North, The Acting Governor of the province; in his report to the President, states that only a portion of the local troops have revolted.

Besides sending troops, under Tsun Chih Kwai, the President has ordered several gunboats to proceed to the district.

The troops of Nanking are also rebel- ling, and one of their commanders has been killed, apparently while trying to dissuade the men. The troops are insist- ing on marching North to fight against Yuan Shil Kai.” ·

A Shaoghai telegrama says that many residents of Nanking flocked to Shanghai on Tuesday. Yesterday the gates of Nan-

king were closed and the trains did not

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ment of the other questions, and she had, in fact, declined to discuss the Mongolian question until the Tsitsihar and other

THE BAY VIEW SENSATION.

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PRINCE KATSURA ILL,

TOKYO, July 16th.

(THROUGH REUTER'E AGENOT.]

THE HOME RULE BILL.

AGAIN THROWN OUT BY THE LORDS.

Prince Katsura is seriously ill of N APPEAL FOR A COMPREHENSIVE SETTLEMENT. cancer in the stomachi.

THE KOREAN “CONSPIRACY.”

RESULT OF THE FOURTH TRIAL

TOKYO, July 16th.

the

The fourth trial of Baron Yun and six other Koreans on a charge of conspiring 10 assassinate Governor-General of Korea has re- sulted in a confirmation of the conviction and sentence of six years* penal servitude.

(THROCON REUTER'S ACT^X.]

THE BALKAN WAR.

GREEKS AND SERVIANS THREATEN SOFIA.

The Athens journal Estia states that the Servions and the Grecks are resolved to advance un Sofia, if necessary.

SIGNIFICANT GRECO.SERVIAN·

TREATY.

The correspondent of the Daily Tele- Servia Treaty was signed at Salonika in graph at Athens says that a secret Graco-

May extending the Greek boundaries and giving Servia an outlet in the Aegean Sea, and binding the partners to fight till Bulgaria acquiesces.

THE ENDEAVOUR OF THE POWERS. Speaking in the House of Commons, Sir Edward Grey said that Greece and Servia demanded that Bulgaria should

armistice. accept certain conditions before 20 The attitude of the great

LONDON, July 16th. On the notion for the second reading of the Home Rule Bill in the Bong of Lords, Land Leelarn again appealed for

comprehensive settlement by consulta i tion and goodwill. If such an effort

failed then was the time for a General

Election.

Lord Curzon said the Opposition

avert a Civil War. wanted au election because they wanted to

Lord Morley, winding up the debate for the Government, said the Opposition had repeatedly pressed him to say whether British troops would be ordered to fire on the Iyalists. He refused to answer. It would be ridiculous to say what part

cular case might require arned interven- tion or what they would do in a very delicat, difficult, and dangerous crisis, but the authorities would do all that public duty imposed on them for the. maintenance of order. He ridiculed the suggested Dissolution, and declared it

authority of Parliament than anything in would be a far greater blow to the

the Parliament Act. that when the Irish party had a Parlia He was confident

ment of their own they would show the same stateamanlike spirit they had shown hitherto, and would make it a success.

Considerable interest has been excited by a suggestion by Lord Ashby St. Legers (formerly the Hon, Ivar Guest, M.P.), the holder of a Government post, in the course of the debate, that there might be a General Election between the Bill

becoming haw and its coming—into

operation.

Powers remained to keep in touch and promote peace by diplomatic indmored, and to abstain from forcible intervention. The House of Lords rejected the Hill, They claimed nothing themselves indivi-adopting Lord Lansdowne's motion by dually.

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GREEKS' OCCUPY DRAMA. The Greeks have occupied Drama after five hours' fighting.

incidenta had been settled to her satisfaction This has now been done, and the Mongolian question is not likely to be left unsettled much longer, for, while Paking has been

Contrary to expectations, the man who marking time, conditions in Mongolia are said to have been growing steadily worse, boulders on the hillside above Bay View was discovered entombed among a pile of and the sensation of the moment is the Police Station on Tuesday morning was killing of an Englishman by Mongels and rescued early yesterday by a party of the suspected capture by them-of-a-small-American bluejackets from the U.8.8. European party which had set out to search Wilmington, for the unfortunate man who was missing That his position was a critical one, and has since been ascertained to have been and his prospect of being released admitted killed. On the top of these troubles. YUAN | Practically hopeless, in Bum-Kai appears now to be confrented | official fact, and it is to chance more than by serious disaffection among the South-anything else, that he owes his selvation. era troops. For many weeks past the For many hours of Tuesday the firemen PRESIDENT has been drafting Northern and police attempted to remove part of troops into the more Southern provinces, by chisels and crowbars, but their the boulder under which he was pinned, and apparently this is being made the excuse for the "second revolution which efforts were resisted by the extremely has been talked about for some time in

hard nature of the rock. The Artillery- revolutionary circles. There is deänite news of the Southern troops revolting in two provinces-Kiangai and Kiangsu and ruiniours of similar happenings in Hanan. The information yet to hand on the subject is too meagre to form an brought over from Tsat-tsz-mui by Ser-position and ready to shatter the most A number of Chineso quarrymen wero Genera! Ivanoff is now in an excellent opinion as to the extent and strength of geant Ogg to engage on the task of desperate attempts on the part of the this movement, but hearing in mind attempting to remove the rock, but recent events at Wuchang, it is evident | the men refused

work. Their Greek Army. that a grave situation has developed. excuse was that, they were afraid of

hurting the man who was pinned beneath, The Roumanians have occupied Turtu- but it was possible that they were kai, thus completing the occupation of possessed of the same fear which appeared

The Typhoon yesterday was reported from Mauila to be in about 123deg. long. E. and ladeg. lat. N. moving N.

H.M.S. Kent is to undergo an exten- sive refit at Devonport, before being recurumissioned for further service on the

China Station.

The second Pagal Gymkham on the U.S.R.C. grounds has been arranged for Saturday afternoon. The massed hands of the Indian Regiments will be present and the Officers of the 126th Baluchistan Regiment will be "at home" to their

friends.

HOKORONO, JULY 17TH, 1923. The news from the North regarding the questions at issue between Russia and Chica has not been very reassuring of late. Until within a week ago, indeed, the signs wore regarded as distinctly omincus, a view to which the aetivo interest the PRESIDENT was personally taking in tle subject lunt some countenance. Russia vas The CP.R. Yokohama office is in re reported to be considerably strengthening ceipt of a wireless message from the her military forces along the frontier. R.M.S. Empress of India sent at noon One of the latest telegrams reported that on Monday, 14th July, when the vessel WER 750 miles from Yokohama, large body of troops had been mored to Tsitsibar. The demonstration at Tsitsilar, advising all well and that the Commander expected to reach Yokohama at 3.00 Yokohams again at 7.00 p.m. the same pim on Wednesday, 16th July, leaving day.

which is stated to have created consterna. tion in official cireles in Peking, was made with the object of securing reparation for various breaches of Treaty in Northern Manchurin, for which Russia had been THE HIPPODROME CIRCUS. unable to obtain prompt satisfaction

The Hippodrom and Circus has through the usual channels; but when China saw that Russia meant business, she enjoyed an extraordinarily successful run lost no time in informing the Russian Lega- in Canton, every performance, afternoon and evening, commanding heavy patron- tion that full reparation would be given. The first Note from the Chinese Govern. The mangement, vielding to strong representations, will extend their stay for

BULGARIA'S DENIALS,

that the Greek Regulars, and not the Bul- Lang official reports from Sofa affirm

garians, burned Serres, and also insist

302 to 64.

TROUBLE IN IRELAND.

WANTOZ DESTRUCTION BY ORANGEMEN.

LONDON, July 16th. A riot has occurred at Castle Dawson. Hibernian Hall and destroyed ḍrums Excursionists from Belfast attacked the

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCE.] INTERESTING ROYAL BETROTHAL

PRINCE. ARTUR AND THE DUENESS OF FIFE,

Losnos. July 16th. The intrathal of Prince Arthur of Con- naught and the Duchess of Fife is official-

announced.

The King, on his reture from Lanen- shire, was informed of the proposed nratch, and telephoned to the Duke of Connaught and Prince Arthur at Bag- shot. Both came to London on Tuesday, morning, when the match was approved.

The newspapers pay a tribute to Prince. Arthur's abilities as a soldier, diplomat, and a sportsman- worthy son of a worthy father-and to the winning quali- ties of the bride, who had hitherto led a retired, life. They dilate on her culture, her fondness for outdoor sports, and say, she personally resemblis Queen Alexan- dra.

THE ROYAL VISIT TO LANCASHIRE.

**SPONTANEOUS AND AFFFOTIONATE

WELCOME.

LONDON, July 16th. Their Majesties reccited

# great ovation on leaving Manchester, after their visit to the various centres of industry in Lancashiro, for London.

host, Lord Derby, said he was profoundly King George, in a long letter to his

impressed by his experiences during the stirring days in Lancashire, and the spontaneous and affectionato welcome of the dense population, and hopes that when his health is drunk in future the toast will be "The health of the bake of Lancaster."

BLAMING AMERICA FOR REVOLEI- TION IN MEXICO.

CCBOHAN DIPLOMATISTS' REPRESENTATIONS TO THE GOVERNMENTS.

LONDON, July 16th. All the European diplomatists in Mexico City have addressed their respective Governments stating that the American attitude towards Mexico con» tributes to the revolutionary conditiona

prevalent, and urging that representa, tions be made to Washington for the

Government, or an

assumption of

men succeeded them, and continued the that the whole of the Servian and Greek and banners, and then wrecked 22 houses/recognition by America of the Mexican rescue work until midnight, when, toil Armis have been fighting mere Bulgarian worn and weary, they were marched back divisions, which conducted their retreat to-barracks, having accomplished practi- cally nothing.

with splendid heroism. The Army under

to

ROUMANIA'S AIMİS.

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to permeate quite a number of natives in the whole of the new territory along the the vicinity-the fear that the devil had line from Turtukai to Baltchik, Accord a hand in the catastrophe, and that if

ing Lo

authoritative statement, would be unwise to thwart him.

Work then ceased until the following Roumania will now endeavour to induce day, a policeman being left on duty in the Bulgaria to come to terms with Greece and vicinity for the night: Among others | Servia. Her aim is to secure a definitive- who visited the spot that night were s party of five American bluejackets from Steinent, no single State having a pre- the U.S.S. Wilmington, who were prob ably drawn there by a desire to render assistance as well as from curiosity, for they rolled up armed with a few crow bars. They slid down into one of the

ponderance.

This implies that Roumania will enter the future Balkan Alliance,;

GREECE REPLIES TO RUSSIA.

occupied by Catholics. Revolver shots responsibility for the present conditions. wore exchanged, and extra police are now being drafted in.

AN ELECTIVE SECOND CHAMBER.

ANNOUNCEMENT BY MI. ASQUITH.

LONDON, July 16th.

Mr. Asquith announced in the House of Commons that the Government would submit to the House next Session a pro- posal regarding elective Second Chamber,

THE VACANCY AT ST. GEORGE'S.

SIR A HENDERSON ELECTED UNOPPOSED.

LONDON, July 16th.---

CORRESPONDENCE.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR APPOINTMENTS.

(TO THE EDITOR OF THE "RONGKONU DAILY FREES,""}

Hongkong, 16th July, 1913. Sun-This is a quotation from a letter which appeared in your columns yester- day

"There i no indication as to tho qualifications required for inclusion in this list, nor is it necessary that the Registrav of Companies should have any qualifica- fun for exercising his discretion in depriving an auditor of his right-to-enen- his daily bread."

I must confess I was mightily amused. upon reading this.

all know a man is expected to have some

Sir Alexander Henderson, Chairman of the Great Central Railway, and Chairman of the Railway Companies Association The idea that any man should be since 1809, has been elected without opposi-qualified for his work struck mo as being" tion to fill the vacancy at St. George's, ludicrously preposterous. In Britain wo Replying to the Russian representa- Hanover Square, created by the death of claims to capability for his occupation, fissures in the rock where they could catch a glimpse of the entombed man, tions, Greece states that she will only the Hon. Alfred Lyttleton. The new but here, of course, we are much in and no doubt observed the point of rock agree to a cessation of hostilities wheu member represented West Stafford us a advance of old stick-in-the-und Britain.. which the fireman, police and soldiers had Bulgaria consents on the battlefield to Liberal-Unionist from 1888 to 1908. unsuccessfully

attempted to remove.

abandon all territories occupied by the

MRS. CORNWALLIS-WEST One of the bluejackets dealt this point of Allies, to pay an indemnity towards rock a few sharp blows, and apparently caught it on the grain, for his strokes the expenditure caused by the war and accomplished what hours and hours of the damage created in the burned towns drilling bad failed to do, and the man and villages, to guarantee life, property, beneath was enabled to crawl a little way and religious freedom to the Greeks-in .out. The bluejackets then seized him under the armpits, and had little difficulty Thrace, and to demobilise within a fixed in extracting tim.

period.

Ho was promptly conveyed to the Bay View Police Station, put in an ambulance and removed to the Government Civil

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MINISTERS TO CONFER.

M. Venizelos has gone to Nish (Servia)

Hospital, thence to the Asylum. He was to confer with M. Pasics. not seriously injured, but fright and shock appear to have affected his mind.

The American blucjackets are to be

BULGARIAN CABINET RESIGNS.

The Times correspondent at Sofia states

ént, however, tas deemed by the Russia another three wocks, the last fortnight of complimented on tarning up to render that Dr. Daneff and his Cabinet have:

-MEDIATOR'S DEMANDS.- Russia has been prossing Bulgaris to

Minister to be vagne and unsatisfactory, which will be at the other end of the city.assistance where it was so sorely needed, resigned. and within twenty-four hours China'sent a On Monday night each of the numerous and there is no doubt that the captive further Note setting forth the reparation in artistes was presented with a gold medal, owes his life to them. The little party detail. They agreed to dismiss the Tutuh being afterwards royally entertained at consisted of Petty Officers: Cameron, of Heilungking and requira him to pay a banquet. Mr. K. Bysack, the proprietor, Long and Meyers and Seainen Tonizak surrender her claim to largo tracts of five thousand roubles as compensation, from was also given several valuable presents, and Hess. which the cattlemen who were unefully and we understaud that the popular man they conveyed him to the police besides the whole of Eastern Macedonia, After they had rescued the land on the West banks of the Vardar, stopped at Kalgan are to recolte tiva" Colone!" Bob Love is to be similarly station and did not leave him until they the terms exceeding the limits of the thousand roubles; the Russian journalist. I honcured..

saw him into hospital.

Greek pretensions hitherto,

GRANTED DIVORCE.

LONDON, July 16th.

The writer of the above quotation âa. surprised that a schoolmaster or ex-land officer may become Registrar of Com- panies.

But, pray, why not, when a soldier can become a schoolmaster or an Inspector of

Mrs. Cornwallis West, formerly Lady Mines be made Director of Education I Randolph Churchill, has been granted a At Home, when the Government pays out divorce on the ground of her husband's money it usually takes care to find where

dosertion and misconduct.

that money gocs, But this is old-fashion- It is announced that in future she will make a gift of $10,000 to a school g ed and silly Hore the Government may

title-Lady

revort to hor former Randolph Churchill,

NEW DUTCH CABINET.

FORTFOLIOR OFFENED TO SOCIALİST).

AMSTERDAM, July 10th,

Dr. Bus has offered portfolios in the new Cabinot to the Socialist loader, Herr Troelstra, and two other. Socialists.

THE INSURANCE BILL.

LONDON, July 10th.

grant and then look the other way when the money is being divided. If a few thousands find their way into pockets that were never meant to recrivo thon, cgain, why trouble? It's the ratepayers' money, not ours.

I was brought up to regard efficiency. as a virtue, but since coming hero I havo given up that idea for good and am residing in this Colony merely to ajoy tho general "masked" atmosphere of topsy-turvydom,

Personally, I am by profession stainer of glass windows, but just now am wondering whether I shall recept the offer of a post as Mining Engineer in the The Insuranco Amendment Bill has Now Territory.Yours, etc., passed its second reading.

MARK TAPLEY.

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