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imported by British subjects, and a surto x in addition to the export duty on Chinese produce destined for export abroad or coastwise." It was further provided that "in no case shall the surtax on foreign imports exceed the equivalent of one and a half times the duty leriable in terms of the Final Protocol signed by China aud the Powers on the 7th day of September 1901 It appeared from the Delegata's

(THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.) PARLIAMENT'S MOMENTOUS

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] WAR OFFICE'S NEW SHOOTING REGULATIONS.

PROTESTS AT THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

SESSION.

GOVERNMENT'S LOW MAJORITIES.

LONDON, February 17th.

The Government majority fell to 6%,

LONDON, February 17th Vigorous protests were raised at a

THROUGH REUTEE'S AGENCY.]

THE GARRISONING OF BRITISH

PORTS ABROAD.

PEKING, February 17th.

"MAUD ALLAN AND THE CHERNIAVSKYE,

Mand Allan and the Brothers Cherni avsky: performed to another large audi- ence at the Theatre Royal last evening, and the programme was of that remark- able nature which one expects from such artists. Maud Allan, perhaps, achieved her chief successes in The Birds." and "A Soul in Bondage." Hen every At question time in the House of Commovement was full of grace; the birds nons Mr. Asquith announced that the were chased, and one was caught and gently fondled, a beautifully delicate

Every movement spoke anguish of body and soul in "A Soul in Bondage." The daneer writhed, and her arms drooped and rose sadly, till she finally collapsed in a clash of powerful music, her whole body covering. This was a wonderfal example of body music that is all it is, the body waved and writhed to music and Maud Alan was loudly applauded

The

against the War Office's requirement that and Gibraltar wers adequate.. Territorial competitions, including the adequacy of the defence of all defended King's Prize, should be brought into ports abroad, he said, was being constantly harmony with the Army and Muskotrywatelied by the Committee of Imperial regulations. This excludes the so-called Defence, and the garrison and armament "fancy" sights.

are readjusted when necessary to meet changes in the situation.

The brothers Cherniawsky gave several. remarkable musical items, their playing being that of the true artist, They realised their playing, and the audienco were able to imagine the music-picture, it was all so realistic.

speech at the Shanghai weeting that the when the House of Commons rejected the meeting of the National Rifle Association present garrison and armament at Malta | rhythm of body being the feature, Government's first proposal to increase the anti Welsh Disestablishment amendment duty had met with strong objection, and the to the Address, the figures being 279 to WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. Japanese, who now command so much of 217,

the foreign trade of China, were very A Turiff Reform amendment, urging difficult to deal with." Germany had Imperial Preference, without the taxation also protested, and for this reason the of fond staffe, and imposing a tax of 10 Government had changed its policy. What per cent on foreign manufactures, was the Government's original policy was does WHISKY. not appear in the report we have seen of rejected by 283 to 200, a Government the Delegate's address, but the policy majority of 74. whatever it wasaud we can only surmise that it was the policy udicated in the MACKAY Treaty-did not meet with the approval of the Powera generally, with the result that Chius reduced her demand toone of a five per cent. effective duty, apparently Accord- 165 without any conditions whatever.

ing to the speech of the Delegate" the 1.80 Chinese Govornment does not intend to

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concede any of the conditions that the 22.50 1.90 Powers are making. He said that as the country is now on the verge of reform the 38.00 3.25 2200 1.85 free translation of books on modern learn- THORNE'S BLACK SQUARE 23.50 2.00 ing is a great help to her. The question of WATSON'S O.B.G.

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WHAT OF ULSTER!

"WAIT AND SEE! "

LONDON, February 17th

In the House of Commons Lord Robert Cecil asked if the Government intended to propose the exclusion of Ulster.

Mr. Asquith, the Premier, said he could not anticipate his promised statement. GREAT BLIZZARD AT NEW YORK

NEW YORK, February 17th. The blizzard has been renewed, and has interrupted the railways.

The Fire Commissioner has warned the Other Well-known BRANDS SUPPLIED TO much as it concerns the industrial prosperity citizens to take extra precautions against of China at a juncture when her people are looking to the Government to promote it. fire as the Fire Brigade is practically In other words, the Chinese Government is snowed up, claiming to pirate bool which in every civilised country may be copyrighted--and

Our Celebrated E very old Liqueur Scotch Whisky is a blend of the best Pot Distilled Scotch Whiskies.

FRENCH LINER ASHORE,

The French liner Roma, with 418 pas

also to protect its nationals in the forgery sengers on board, has notified by wireless. of foreign trade marks. We can under-telegraphy that she has gone ashore in the It is of great age, very fine, stand China's reluctance to abolish likin blizzard at No Man's Land, Massachu- and mellow.

Its superior for this saures of revenue brings into the setts, and that she is pounding heavily. quality has established its Treasury a sun of about thirty million dollars reputation as THE LEAD-annually-but a bold defence of the piracy ING SCOTCH WHISKY of foreign books and foreign trade-marka IN THE EAST.

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The Roma has been re-floated, and is proceeding to New York..

THE ALBANIAN THRONE

LONDON, February 17th The Prince of Wied intends to visit denunciation of likin by Chirese merchants, The Delegate was seked to note that the London to pay his respects to the King, levying of this tax date no farther back and also to confer with Sir Edward Grey, than the Taiping Rebellion, and thus the the Foreign Secretary, prior to going to reason for its introduction was that it was Albania. doomed necessary to find employment for superfluous officials. They do not now object so much to the tax as to the gigantic squeeze" to which its collection

LONDON, February 17th gives rise. When we see the Chinese Lord Claud Hamilton's recent reference themeelses demanding the abolition of to the dearth of British railwaymen en- likin we are encouraged to hope that this most serious handicap to trade and con merce is destined to be removed before many years pass.

An epidemic of typhoid fever has broken out in the famine district in Japan..

Fifty Americans resigned the public service in the Philippine Islands between the 7th and the 14th inst

THE ALLEGED DEARTH OF BRITISH RAILWAYMEN.

petent to fill positions as General Managers has excited numerous protests in the coluning of the Press on the subject. Sir Sam Fay, the General Manager of the Great Central Railway, in a letter, vigorously replies to Lord Cland Hamil- tou, and says the slur cast on British railwaymen is as uncalled-for as it is unfair.

NEW BALLOONING RECORD.

BCHLIN, February 17th. Iloilo is described in a telegram appear A engineer named Belliner has covered ing in the Manila Callenews as facing1,875 miles in a balloon, having journeyed the worst siege of Asistic cholera it has ever known in its history." The disease from Bitterfield to the Ural mountains. is reported to be rapidly growing wors This has set up a world's record. all through the province.

ANTI-WILSON ATTACKS IN

MEXICO.

PROTEST BY THE AMERICAN LEGATION,

The Chairman, Lord Cheylesmore, read a letter from the King, hoping that the new rules would not prevent Canadians from competing for the King's Prize.

The moeting passed J resolution unanimously that the War Office he requested to postpone the change for a year in order that the Dominions might. be consulted on the matter.

ECHO OF INDIAN SILVER DEAL.

COMMON INFORMER'S SUCCESSFUL ACTION,

LONDON, February 17th

Dr, Bird, suing as a Common Informer, obtained judgment for £13,000 against Sir Stuart Samuel, M.P., for voting in the House of Commons while his firm, Mesars. Samuel Montaga & Company, were under contract to buy silver for the India Office. A stay of execution was granted upon payment of costs. Counsel said a Bill for Indemnity was pending. He did not know what the effect might be.

STRANDED GERMAN STEAMER.

KE-FLOATED WITHOUT DAMAGE.

"DER USTASIATISÜBER LLOYD”

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CHINA SERVICE.

NATIONAL HOLIDAYS.

PERING, February 17th. The Sub-Committee of the Political Committee proposes the celebration of the 10th of October as the day of the founda tion of the Republic, and the 12th of February as the date of the Installation

of the President.

THE CONSTITUTION.

To-night (Wednesday) a special pro- gramme has been arranged, and H. E. the Governor and Lady May have promised to be present. This will be the last night of the famous combination's visit, Among Maud Allan's several items at this last performance will be the dancing of Mendelssohn's Spring Song, and tho Blue Danube. Waltz. (Strauss).

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CHINESE POST OFFICE.

The report of the Chinese Post Office

Renter's Peking correspondent is a splendid example, remarks the N-CDaily Neus, of what can be done with public departments in this country when under foreign supervision.

given by the Postmaster General

PERING, February 17th.

During the year 1913 the Chinese Post Office handled 594,000,000 articles and The 28th of February is appointed as 8,500,000 parcels, showing an increase of

postal establishments increased by $21 and the date for the conclusion of the Elec-150,000,000 articles compered to 1912. The tions for the Committee for Framing the now number 7,827. In spite of the revolu Constitution and the Committee will be tion, the revenue has shown remarkable progress, while the increase ini, profits is convened about the 15th of March.

greater comparatively thin the increase in expenditure." ALLEGED REBELS ARRESTED.

PEKING, February 17th. Six more rebels implicated with Chen Chi-mei have been arrested at Changchun, Antung, Lianyang and Haicheng in Manchuria. They were taken to Peking

LONDON, February 17th The Hamburg-Amerika str. Almeria, which went ashoro off the African coast, was re-floated after lightening 400 tons last night- of the cargo, and is apparently andamaged. The reshipping of cargo

ommenced yesterday,

THE EASTERN EUROPE DIFFICULTIES.

REPLIES TO THE POWERS BLOCK PROGRESS.

LONDON, February 17th

ANOTHER GODOWN FIRE ÅT SHANGHAI,

SHANGHAI, February 17th. Messrs. Hall and Holtz's godown has been burned down.

EUROPEAN SERVICE.

THE PORTE AND THE POWERS.

BERLIN, February 10th. The Porte Las made the official reply to the Powers Note. Regret is expressed

The replies of Turkey and Greece, each making reservations, leave the situation much what it was prior to the presente- tion of the Notes. The Porte's reply, which is somewhat strongly worded, expresses keen regret that the Powers had at the decision regarding the Islands, but the Porte will comply with the demands not taken up the consideration of the

peacefully. vital interests of the Turkish Empire.

AN AFFLICTED ROYAL

HOUSEHOLD.

TURCO-GREEK COMPLICATIONS IMPOSSIBLE.

ATHENS, February 17th.. M. Venizelos, the Greek Premier, has

BERLIN, February 16th returned from his European cur, and

H. I H the German Crown Prince is has told the Cabinet that a close under- with inflammation of the throat, the standing between Greece, Roumania, and Crown Princess has a severe cold and Servia had been secured for the mainten-three of their children have whooping ance of the statis quo in the Balkans, and

cough. which rendered complications between Turkey and Grezee impossible.

The Cabinet discussed various matters, including the unmediate strengthening of the Navy,

NEW LINER INSPECTED T

SUBMARINES AT KIEL

BERLIN, February 16th,

In the coming Spring an Inspection for Submarines is to be formed at Kiel,

·EAST AFRICAN SHIPPING TRADE. Captain Nordmann being Inspector.

RUSSIA AND EAST ASIA,

BERLIN, February 16th.

LONDON, February 17th:

Prominent East Africans and South

IMPENDING RETIREMENT OP

RUSSIA'S FOREIGN MINISTER.

HONGFONG, FEBRUARY 19TH, 1914.

THERE WAS notable gathering of Chinese at Shanghai last week convened by the

The Chinese Ministry of Navy, intends Chinese Chamber of Commerce and the to discontinue the use of the ensign of the Canton Guild to meet two Delegates from Chinese Navy as it is very similar to the

MEXICO Ciry, February 17th the Ministry of Finance and discuss the British merchants' flag and sometimes financial condition of the Princes. From very confusing. The use of the national The American Charge d'Affaires has

St. Petersburg news to hand says that the speech delivered on the occasion by the flag is suggested us is done in France and

sent a protest to President Huerta against Africans inspected the Llanstephen M. Goremykin is inclined to embark America. chief Delegate we learn that the Foreign

the attacks upon President Wilson in the Castle, sistership to the new Llandovery, Russia on an active policy as regards East Powers are requiring from the Chinese An American soldier who is stated to public Press of Mexico. Presidint which have both been built for the require Asia Government, in return for thar acquiescence have been doing himself too well at the Huerta has promised that these attacks ments of the East African trade, prior in the demand for the increase of the Manila Carnival one night last week import duty to an effective fire per cent., a sought to counteract the effects by solution of the copyright and trade-mark patent medieine with fatal results. Death questions and the abolition of kin. As we is said to have been due to the mixing

of the medicine with the beer. pointed out at the time when China first made known her wishes in the matter, the

Major Williams, Commandant of the abolition of likin was cermin to be ous American Legation Guard, has received & of the conditions the Powers would cable message from Washington announ

PARIS, February 17th make. The MACKAY Treaty, in fact, makes ing that Colonel George Barnett has been

The seconds of M. Quinton decline to it plain that Great Britan is prepared appointed Major-General Commandant of to go a long way beyond m effective five the United States Marine Corps. General consider a duel with M. Vedrines on he per cent, duty in return for the abolition of Barnett was Commandant of the Amer ground that the latter refused satisfaction likin In the preamble of Article VIII. /can Legation Guard from 1906 until 1919 to Roux whom he publicly insalted at

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shall cease and has assured the Charge to her maiden voyage.

'Affaires that he would no more tolerate attacks upon President Wilson than ho would if they were directed against himself.

A DUEL DECLINED.

is stated that "The Chines Government

Dr. Victor G. Heiser, Director of Cairo. recognising that the system of levying Health in the Philippine Islands, issued M. Vedrines, replying said he refused likin and other dues on gools at the place a general notice last week regarding to fight Roux because the latter did not of production, in transit, and at destination, the precautions to be taken against impedes the free circulation of commodities bubonic plague in the Chinese district of consent to the constitution of the jury of and injures the interests of trade, hereby Manila. Dr. Heiser in an interview with a hanour. If he did not fight Quiton he undertake to discard completely those reporter described the situation in that could not be precused of a lack of courage. means of raising revenue, with certain district as a rather striors one.

have been investigating conditions there specified limitatious. And the Article go and have found many bodies of rats which on to say that "The British Government, are afflicted with the plague. In one old in return, consent to allow a surtax, in wall alone we found sixty-five dead rats." excess of the Tariff rates for the time being.

THE SWEDISH POLITICAL CRISIS.

STOCKHOLA, February 7th Mr. Hammarskjold has formed a Cabinet with himself as Minister of War

AUSTRALIAN MEAT STRIKE.

LONDON, February 17th The meat strike in Australia has spread to Melbourne, where the slaughtermen declare that their employers promised to relieve them of the duty of cleansing the. abattoirs.

THE FOURTH TEST, MATCH,

A KEEN STRUGGLE IN PROSPECT

DURBAN,

February 17th.

South Africa scored 170 in their first innings in the Fourth Test match, P. Hands contributing 51. Barnes captured

7 wickets for B2,

England's first venture yielded 183, of

which › Hobbs was responsible for 64.

Carter tool 6 wickets for 50,

In their second knock the Africans scored 22 for one wicket when play closed for the day.

BERLIN, February 16th

M Sassonoff is to retire soon for reasons of health.

M Piry, in making this statement, faid emphasis upon the remarkable intelligence. and honesty of the Chinese, postal staff as a result of assured pay and promotion. The zeal of the foreign employees should not fail of recognition. To-day the Chinese Past Office serves the public well. and improvements are constantly being inade

Recently the local office issued letters to residents in order to check prompt delivery, and a long as the officials continue to show that they are alive to the needs of the public, the department must increase in efficiency. and value. Some time ago a great deal was heard about dispensing with the services of foreigners in the Post Office. While competent Chinese may be found in all branches of the Post Office, the day has not yet arrived when China can discharge the foreign employees without very grave risk of checking the remark- able progress of this public service.

FORTUNES AT THE DOOR.

£500 A YEAR EARNED BY HEAD PORTERS IN

LONDON.

Magazine appears an interesting little story which purports to illustrate the lucrative nature of the hotel porter's calling.

Ja the current number of the Strand

Four chums, on leaving college, agreed to meet at a certain hotel about twenty years later. At the appointed time only three of them met in the dining-room, but as they were leaving the hotel they were astonished to find their old school-fellow in the head porter's uniform. The three, who were professional men, offered to subsoribe £50 each to place poor ou his feet, but the porter was able to show. with an income of over £3,000 a year, a them that he was the richest of the four,

motor car, and a country house.

RETIRED ON £15,000

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In an endeavour to reconcile Action with fact a Daily Graphic representative made a tour of the West End. Perhaps it was not surprising that the pompous gentlemen in the goldlaced caps were rather uncommunicative; after all, a man's finances are his own concern, and he is not bound to play into the hards of the Income Tax Commissioners. But from other sources the searcher after truth ascertained that the fiction had

fiction a sound basis in fact,

A gentleman who is closely connected with hotel life recalled the mild sensation which was created a week or two ago when the head porter of an hotel not far from Pall Mall retired after twenty years' service with a fortune of £15,000.

BUYING A HOUSE EVERY YEAR.

ntar..

"My own brother," he continued is head porter at a little hotel Picadilly. He will retire within a few weeks, and although during the eighteen years of his service he has never received a salary, every year for the last ten years he has managed to buy a house with the surplus from his gratuities.

THE BERLIN PRESS ON VISCOUNT price.

AOKI.

BERLIN, February 18th.

The entiro Press eulogises the achieve- ments of Viscount Aoki Japan and

At sopie hotels the head porter pays for the privilege of standing on the door- step, but there is no recognised market Sometimes he pays 5s. or 10s. a week, sometimes he receives that amount in salary But out of bistips he has, to meet the expense of three or four asistants

CAB WHISTLER'S £104 WEEK. "The big residential hotels are not. always the best from the head porter a

for German Japanese relations. The power of viab There is one restaurant

Norddeutsche, Allgemeine Gazette regrets the deccase of this tric friend of Ger.

many:

THE RUSSIAN MINISTRY OF

FINANCE.

in Oxford Street where the cab-whistler' makes at least £10 a week

At one of the large Strand hotels the Daily Graphie representative was informed that a pooling system was in force, which resulted in a more or less equitable distribution of the "tins" among those who did the work. But here again The average weekly earnings of the head man were put at £10. There are hundreds BERLIN, February 10th.

of bed-rooms in this hotel, and each one Numerous changes are impending in represents something to the man on the door."The best time," said an official. the staff of the Russian Ministry of in the summer, when the place is Finance. Five leading officials have crowded with Americans; they simply fling the money about, generally in dollar reaigned.

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