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1874 the British Foreign Office approved of the idea. Bir. Abeurrit went on to say: *It was only early in the 'eighties, when the military and strategic aspects of the matter cune to be gone into, that doubts were entertained, and that finally he thought in 1883--largely in consequence of the repart of a Joint Committee of both Houses, presided over by: Lovl LANSDOWN, the State, Government of that day, represented by Mr. CHAMBERLAIN. then President of the Bosed of Trade, ease to the conclusion

It is notifiest in the Gavernment Gazette that J. A. Bullin, sanitary inspector,: has been dismissed from the Government service by direction of the Secretary of

Fifteen steamers were at Amoy ou Sainrday morning, having put in there to avoid the centre of the typhoon, which

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THE DUBLIN STRIKE.

LONDON, September 7th.

The situation nt Dublin continues to

be unsatisfactory. LONDON, September 6th. At the inquiry into the railway dianster. at Aisgili, the engine-driver of the Glasgow express gave evidence” zo" the

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WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS, that the interests of this country would not entered the coast midway between that effect that he was unable to surmount the

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LONDON,

· LONDON, September 7th.

The Strike Coommittee declined to allow painters to complete work at St. Mary's

exclusion of 80 patients.

THE RAILWAY. DISPUTES.

{THRĠYCH REUTER'S AGENCY.] ITALIAN FEELING AGAINST AUSTRIA.

VISIT OF ITALIAN FOREIGN MINISTER-TO VIENNA POSTPOSED.

Rus, September 7th. It transpires that as a result of the dissatisfaction caused in Haly by Ordi nances dismissing foreigners from the service of the Municipality at Trieste, which is supposed to be directed against

Foreign Minister, Marchese A. Di San Giuliano, to Vienna, has been postponed.

bo promoted, but night he seriously Izzarded by the carrying out of any such scheme,

A Chinese school-boy, aged 11 years, Their opinion was very largely founded on

residing at 54, Chatham Road, was acei were frequent. He had asked for a pilot Hospital. Pauldington, thus causing the Italians, the proposed visit of the Italian military considerations, and among other dentally drowned while bathing and nathorities, upon the great authority-gathering shell-fish on the Frayn of the there had been no greater in our thuc cu Kowloon military matters-of Lord Worsale, who Honghom, from first to last was a most determined apponent of any project for a Channel Tunnel, on the ground that it would destroy the insular security of this From that time the scheme [country."

has been resolutely opposed by every Government. Bills for sanctioning the Tunnel were rejected on the motion of the Coreshments niznost in every year from 1883

The Hon. Mr. Cameron Forbes, who has just resigned the Governor Generalship of the Philippine Istands, and is returning to the United States, arrived in Hong-

song from Manila on Saturday by the Persi

The Board of Trado Inspector made the inquiry public in deference to a general demand to this effect

The General Manager of the Midland Railway attended in order to urge that the proceedings should be fully reported. His Excellency the Officer Administer-He expressed the utmost sympathy with ing the Government has been pleased to

the sufferers.*** appoint Mr. Lau Chi Pak, provisionally and subicct to His Majesty's plaure, to Mr. George Lindsay, the London stock be an Uncficial Member of the Legisla-broker who was seriously injured in the tive Council during the absence on leave accident, has succumbed of Sir Kai Ho Kai, K., M.B., C.M.G.

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He went out and saw had been taken by all his predecessors for was missing.

Hence Mr. number of Indians bearing the safe nearly twenty-five years.

away. He raised an alarm, and the Asquith told the deputation that the

Indians ran away to the barracks. The Governanert could not lightly undertake to safe and the money were recovered.” reverse the considered decision of their

Treasurer's financial predecessors for a quarter, un ntury. The Colonial

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HONGKONG, SEPTEMBER 8TH, 1913.

that the balance of assets and liabilities

Tevenus

Sir Arthur Douglas has succumbed. The driver of the second train gave evidence at the inquiry. He said he went, round oiling the engine when the critical signals were passed, and thought the dis tant signal was hoisted before Mallerstang was clear, but was not quite certain Unfortunately, he did not look a second time as he usually did.

The freman admitted that he did not

total of Buth nien dwelt on the trouble experi-

facts to be considered now. "One of the on May 31st was 82,749,101.80, and the tell the driver that he was not watching i perhaps the most hopeful and in some ways

derived during June was the signals. the most important," he said, "is the estab

making $683,551.57, lishment on a solid, and I hope unshakeable, 93,132,663.43. Deducting the expenditure enced in firing the engine owing to basis of friendly relations with France, who for June, which amounted to $639,545.40; was of course, the potential enemy-in the the balance stands at $2,783,106.03. The the smallness of the coal. apprehensions of Lord WOLSELEY and those statement of assets and liabilities shows

now.

that the total assets stand at $2,799,932.58, while the total liabilities amount to: $2,995,844.55.

Returns of the average amount of bank notes in circulation and of specie in reserve in Hongkong, during the month ended 31st August, 1913, as cortified by the managers of the respective Banks are as follows:-

Banks, Chartered Bank of

Average Specie

Amount.

in Reserve.

The Board of Trade Inspector compli-

on the straightforward manner in which. they gave their evidence.

ENGLISH ENGINEERING FIRM'S TRIUMPH.

...LONDON, September 8th, All goods traflig, by the London and North Western Railway is stopped owing to the men refusing to handle the traffic,

LATER.

The London and North-Western Rail- way has concaded an advance of two saillings to platelayers in the Liverpool district who declined to perforth special work, like fogging."

BRITISH TRADE RETURNS.

LONDON, September 7th. The trade returns for August show o decrease in imports of £1,683,752, end an increase in exports of £339,008.

The principal decreases in imports are on food, drink, tobacco and raw materials

which show a decline of £441,000, while the decline of wool is placed at £129,000.

Cotton "exports and new ships have increased by £2,246,596.

The largest decline £55,000 on cotton goods.

on exports is

According to the Italian Press, the Ambassador at Vienna frankly told Count Berchtold that the Foreign Minister could not at present fulfil the engage. ment, which would certainly irritato. Italian opinion.

GERMAN ARMY MANCEUVRES.

GRECIAN ROYAL FAMİLY IN HERZLIN.

BERLIN, September 7th, The King of Greece, accompanied by the Queet and the Crown Prince, have arrived to attend the army nouvres.

They wore welcomed by the Kaiser nni the German Princes, ared drove to

Potsdam.

The chiefs of staff and general stuffs of. the Austrian and Italian armies will also attend the manœuvres,

THE KRUPP SCANDAL.

·CHARGES AGAINST FORMER DIRECTORS.

LONDON, September 8th. Following the trial last month of

MR. BALFOUR ON THE HOME RULE German officers for supplying Krupp's

QUESTION:

LONDON, September 7th. Mr. Balfour, in a speech at Hadding. ton, said the Government could appeal to the country before passing Home

law but before it came into operation, mented both the driver and the fireman Rule, or it could appeal after it became A rumour indicated that the Govern ment favoured the second course, but Mr. Balfour said he would not believe until he was forced to, that the Government was capable of such an act of gross political immorality.

VALUABER OIL-CONCESSIONS SECURED IN ECUADOR,

THE M.C.C. TEAM FOR SOUTH AFRICA.

LONDON, September 6th. The Standard says that Lord Murray, India, Australia

formerly the Master of Elibank (Chief and China 6,810,287 $5,000,000 Täheral Whip), acting on behalf of

LONDON, September 7th, Hongkong and

The English cricketers selected up to Shanghai Bank-

Messrs. Pearson, has secured a triumph 15,000,000 ing Corporation. 21,473,694

Bank

over American and Dutch rivals by the present to represent the M.C.C. in Mercantile

85,601 of India Ltd. ...

252,000 obtaining valuable concessions to work South Africa, who sail on the 18th Octo- Total 929,169,642 620,453,000 the oil fields in Ecuador in return for ber, are as follows:--

J. W. H. T. Douglas (Essex). Captain, The con- building railways, roads, etc.

M. C. Bird (Surrey). cession will probably involve an expendi- tury of $10,000,000 over a period of ten years.

THE MAGISTRACY.

LUKONG CONVICTED OF ACCEPTING HEIRES. The Chinese constable who was charged with accepting two bribes of $10 each from two men who had knives in their posses- sion on board the a.. Haiman, was fined $100 or six weeks hard labour un esch count.

OPIUM CASE TO BE RE-HEARD,

ECHO OF THE JOHANNESBURG

RIOTS.

GOVERNMENT ACTION CONDEMNED.

JOHANNESBURG, Septeralier 7th.

A. S. WATSON & CO., who adopted his view-whose power of offence or aggression would or might be LIMITED,

assisted by the construction of the Tunnel, The possibility of such an enmity has. faded away through the excellent and grovingly cordial relations which ever since the Agreement of 1904 we have continued to maintain with our friends on the other side of the Channel. There are, again, other new factors in relation to the progress of naval and military warfare and to the distribution and character of our resour ces in food supply which undoubtedly deserve consideration." It would seem the that there is more hope for than

ever thero scheme

WAS. Costly though tho undertaking will be, no difficulty is anticipated in getting the necessary capital. It is estimated that the Tunnel will cost £10,000,000 to construck, but there is Mr. LIONEL DE ROTHSCHILD'S written authority for the statement that the money can be quite easily found for the Tunnel." There are many who consider that an exaggerated importance has been attached to the view that the making of the tunnel would destroy England's strategic safety. Their view is Mr. C. Mason, from the office of Mr. F. X. d'Almuda, applied to Mr. Orine on

A labour meeting her in the market represented by Mr. T. P. O'CONNOR ja Saturday for the re-hearing of a case in these forms: "All the objections which which a Chinese was fined $80 for being square was attended by several thousand It is remarkable with what steady persist have been raised from the point of view of in possession of opium dress. He stated not belong to his client, and he would cuce the idea of a tuunel between Dover Ditional safety I regard as perfectly ridi-that he could prove that the opiam did people, and a resolution was carried and Culais bas becu kept alive in England culous. As I understand it, a pound of endeavour to call the real owner of the expressing disgust at the action of the Jespite the strongest official discouragement, draumite could always make the Tunnel opium. The application was granted,authorities in attempting to suppress the established rights of the people and free at any rato during the past thirty years. impassable to any invader. An invading and the case fixed for Tuesday.

#peech, Interest in the project has been stimulated army which got into the Tunnel, even if recently by an important aunounce that were possible, would be seeking the ment by the Prime Minister, who told Lest and quickest way of having itself a doputation which waited upon him mown down." Each possibilities as these en hardly bave been overlooked in the that the Channel Tunnel project has beeu under consideration recently by the Govern- consideration of the question by the respon went, who have been in communicationsible authorities in the past, and we must with the Admiralty and War Office and conclude that this argument is not quite so other Departments in regard to it. His convincing to military experts as it appears Majesty's Ministers are reviewing existing to the layman. Mr. Aseurtu bus unde it conditions, said Mr. ASQUITH, in effect, in lear that the Government's approval of the order that the Committee of National enterprise is dependent upon the verdict of Defence may be consulted as to the advis the Committee of Imperial Defence as to

Mr. A. H. Hollingsworth, of the Publie ability of constructing the Channel Tunne. whether existing conditions are such as The question is one which has had a very justify a reversal of the decision Works Department, charged three chair persistently adhered to by successive cuelies before Mr. Orme with obstruction

"with their chairs. by rushing remarkable history. The first serious pro Governments during the past thirty years. plainant stated that in Ice House Street, posal to construct a tunnel beneath the

It is interesting to learn that the subject between Queen's Road and Des Yeux Straits of Dover cane,wo believe, from a

has been engaging the attention of the Read, he was obstructed in his passage by Frenchman as far back as 1802 There Government for some time past, and pre-licited hire. Ferling that it was a

chair coolies, who rushed at him and have been schemes since not only for sumably the public will not have long to where the men should be prosecuted, Fa tunnel but for a Channel bridge and also wait for news of the result of the Govern chased them into Des Voeux Road and scene most promptly, and only £300

there took their numbers-Inspector damage was done, for a tubular milway along the bed of

Withers said that he had had a lot of com the so. Mr. ASQUITH, when he met

plaints of this sort of thing, and it was DROWNING DISASTER IN INDIA difficult to ge Europeans, to come to Court" Fast month a deputation from a Com

SILA, September 7th. The French Convent school re-opens and prosecute, as they would have to leave mittee of Members of Parliament in favour

their business to do so-Mt. Hollings

A party of 150 were crossing the tribu worth added that he was a lightweight, and the chair coolies rather "made a settary of the River Beas, in the Hoshiarpur nt. him (Laughter.) Heavy people they district, rette to a fair, when & spate usually let alone. The coolies were fined 86. 85, and 83 respectively.

ment's deliberations on this interesting question.

of a Channel Tunnel, recalled the fact that-day.

in the early days of this project it was Shaukiwan is soon to be lighted by favoured by both the French, and the electricity. Tenders are being called for English Governments. As far back as the work.

CHARGE OF ONSTRUCTION DISMISSED. Messrs. Gande, Price & Co. were sum-

moned before Mr. Hazeland on Saturday

Violent speeches were delivered, ia

CARTRIDGES IN THE POST.

SOPTER KILLED AND SEVERAL INJURED BY EXPLOSION,

for allowing a truck to cause an obstruc which the Government was called " tor at Wanchai Mr. Bond, who attended in answer to the suramers, dirty, ginking, gigantic scab agency." explained that the obstruction unavoidable As the men were bringing spirits and mineral waters on truck from Wanchai, a lemonade bottle burst and cut a coulie about the hands very severely. He had to go to a Chinese medicine shop to be bandaged, and while he was away an indian constable came along, and a sammons for obstruction was taken out. His Worship dismissed the

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LONDOS, September 7th.

A sorter was killed and several injured. by the explosion at Manchester of a purcel 'supposed to contain cartridges for starting races at the Sports.

SUFFRAGETTES FIRE DULWICH COLLEGE LONDON, September 6th. Suffragettes set fire to Dulwich College. The Fire Brigade, however, was on the

drow and the whole party.

D. C. Robinson (Gloucestershire): Hon. I . Tennyson (Hampshire). Woolley (Kent).

Mead (Hampshire).

J. W. Hearno (Middlesex).

A. E. Rell (Sussex).

Barues (Staffordshire),

This is regarded as a splendid team, and gives universal satisfaction.

HOME CRICKET.

LoNDay, September 7th. The Gentlemen defeated the Players at Scarborough by six runs.

HOME RACING.

with secret information regarding the plans and intentions of the Ordnance Dertinent and the tenders of other firms, the State is now prosecuting Herr Brandt, head of Krupp's Berlin office, and two former Directers of Krupp's for alleged bribery of an official to betray

military, secrets...

MAD TEACHER RUNS AMOK,

KILLS WIFE AND CHILDREN AND EIGHT

OTHERS.

LONDON, September 6th.

A telegram from Muelhausen-on-Enz states that a teacher became seized with madness and set fire to four houses. When about to be arrested he shot and killed eight people and wounded tor others.

Flo had previously killed his wife and four children.

THE ILLNESS OF THE POPE.

Rome, September 6th His Holiness the Pope spent a good wright, and his temperature is normal..

EXPLORERS KILLED BY ESKIMOS.

NATIVE'S TELEIENE REVENGE.

OTTAWA. September 8th. News has been received here that Messrs. Radford and Street, American and Canadian explorers respectively. who left Chesterfield, an inlet in Hudson Bay, in 1911, to travel overland to athurst, an inles to the Arctic Ocean.. have been murdered, by Eskimos ut

Schulta Lake in the winter of 1912.

THE PRINCE EDWARD HANDICAP.

LONDON, September 7th.. The vault of the Prince Edward Handi-native killed Radford with a spear, and

It appears that Badford quarrelled with a native and kicked him, The

cap was:

At Fast

King Midas Himan

The betting was 11 to 8 against At Last; 9 to 12 against King Midas; and 100 to 12 against Himan: There were eight starters Two lengths separated the first aud second horses, while a head separated the second and third..

OBITUARY.

The death is announced of the Rev.

Professor of Apologetics and Tirology at James On, MA., B.D., D.D. (Glasgow),

Lis Theological College of the United Free Church, Glasgow, since 1001.

[The deccased took a leading part in the negotiations for union betweel the Free. and U.P. Churches. He has been a prolific publication. being. Sinns a Problem of writer on tiesiogical questions, his latest Today which was issued in 1910]

Street, running, to nosist his colleague, was speared in the back...

This is the first instance of the murder: of white explorers by Eskimos,

AERIAL TRAMWAY FOR BAGUIO,

Mr. Herbert C. Heald, of Baguio, has been granted a franchise by the Philip- pine Commission and anthorized to build an aerial tramway from Colgan's Camp. to Baguio, a distance of five miles.

The purpose of the tram is to haul freight and express, at a rate of ono bali centavo per kila for freight, and one yard in Baguio is also included in the | concession. It is clajined that there will Centave for express, A site for a lumber

be a great saving of wear and tear on the per portion of the Benguet Road, from the Zigzag to Baguio, and a corres.. ponding saving to government vehicles.

During the first two years of the fra

of the gross chise the government is to receive one receipts, and two per cent, for the remain- ing eighteen years of the concession. fourth of one per cent.