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what they already have. While WWOKOESTERE endeavours to refute the allegation or insinuation that AmericaD Consuls and Naval Officers promised the inrurgent leaders that the independence of the Philippines would be recognised by the United States, 1e admits that both great political parties in the United States are committed to the poliog of granting independence when the Filipinos are ready

of the United

Sir R. P Somerville Head, Third TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.

Secretary to the British Legation:

by the terday, and is staying at the | Peking, going to Vients, and

Agar

from the British ongkong Hotel,

Embassy in Vienna will replace him.

An apprentice boy was kneeked down by a ricksha in Queen's Road Central, and sustained injuries which necessitated his removal to hospital

A thief entered the room of a Chinese

The coxswain of the steam launch

steaming in the Harbour on Saturday, Daisy has informed the police that while between the India and Blake Pier & seaman who was sitting on the star-board.

for it. But that time is not ef he say clerk, at No. 123, First Street, and stole Bunwale accidentally fell into the Har)

from a drawer which was stated to have been locked at the time several pieces of jewellery, worth 8248.

our and was drowned.

WEDDING AT THE CATHEDRAL

MORRISON-MONS

THROUGH ZEUTSE'S AGENCY)]

THE HOME RULE CRISIS.

UNIONIST RESENTMENT OF MR. CHURCHILL'S

TONE

LONDON, March 16th.

Mr. Asquith in the House of Commone to-day makes a statement explaining the details of his offer in the statement on Monday Last.

The Unionist papers complain of the hoctoring tone of Mr. Churchill's speech at Bradford, and declare that the Gover

"We stoutly asserted in 1899 that the Filipinos were not fit to govern their own country, and this was certainly then truc, It in the short space of Bfteen years, with

The residence of Mr. P. Whitmarsh at leaders who have so recently committed almost incredible barbarities still in the Baguio, Philippine Islands, was destroyed add le, we had rendered them fit, we should by fire last week. The outbreak occurred bave performed the most wonderful political) during the night and is supposed to have which was solemnized yesterday atment will be responsible for bloodshed.

that the world has ever seen. But been started by a spark from the chining John's

The Liberal Press support Mr. Chur- new tool, the material, Phyllis Muriel More, daughter of the age of miracles bad long since passed, falling upon a While the Filipinos have advanced more in owing to long absence of rain proving the late Mr. Andrew More and chill frmly in maintaining that the

of Mrs. More Lauriston, to Mr. Government can go no further. Kenneth Sinclair Morrison, son of the the last fifteen years than during any very inflammable. previous century of their history, what tliey

News way received in Shanghai last late Mr. John Morrison, of Manchester.

be gained is by no means ingrained in

80.0

week that Mr. James Donald, a director their character, and they yet have far to

of the Standard Oil Company, had died Mr. WORCESTER endorses the observation New York, Mr. Donald, who was in of a very intelligent student of Philippine charge of all the China business of the affairs" who has mid that nothing more is company, had made several visit to this necessary to demonstrate the unreadiness of country, where he visited all the Standard the country for self-government than a Oil branches and was well-known. careful study of the attitude of the native.

According to report, saya the Peking Press toward important public questions Daily News, the Kiangaon Areenal has And ML. WORCESTER says that from the recently contracted a loan of $3,000,000 beginning until now there has been one long which is supposed to be a commercial deal and almost uninterrupted series of lies,1,000,000 has been used to pay old debts, innuendoes, aneers and diabolically ingenious while the remainder is used for the im-

im-

provement of the Arsenal. The Ministry misrepresentations. Practically every portant poliny of the Government has been of War is said to have received a telegram viciously attacked, and the worst of it is from the Director of the Arsenal to this that the people primarily responsible for effect. this are not honest, or misled. They know perfectly well what they are doing and why they are doing it. They embitter that portion of the common people who are reached by newspapers at all, and doubtless many of their dupes really believe that the established Government is a rotten farce, and

that its highest officials are steeped in iniquity" In one chapter of the book Mr WORCESTER points out that Dr. WILSON's views, as historian and philosopher, cannot CHEMISTS, DRUGGISTS AND be reconciled with his policy as President

PERFUMERS.

BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS EXCELLONOY

THE GOVERNOR.

BIRTHS,

110

ANDERSON-On March 3rd, at Chefco, the wife of T. F. ANDERSON, OM Customs, of a son. FOSTER-On March 9th, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. W. O. FOSTER, a son.

* DEATH.

t

At the Magistracy yesterday a master mariner named Cyril Fielding McIntosh, at present unemployed, was charged with disorderly conduct at No. 5, Fedder's Hill where he was temporarily residing. It appeared that he became intoxicated and on reaching his home was so noisy that he

had to be given in charge. The cats was remanded until to-day, with a view to arrangements being made to send the defendant Home.

in no far as the Philippines are concerned, while, as regards Mr. HARRISON, the pre-just sent Governor-General of the Islands, Br. WORCESTER BAYA that "he is the Gest

Exceedingly pretty was the wedding

Cathedral of Miss

THROUGH DEUTER 6 AGENCY

TERRIBLE TIDAL WAVE IN RUSSIA VILLAGES INUNDATED AND HUNDREDS OF. PEOPLE DROWNED,"

EKATERINGSLAY March 10th. A hurricane broke over the shores of tho Sea of Azoff. It was accompanied by a tidal wave which inundated villages in the Kuban Province, Hundreds perished through the collapse of a dam at the town of Tamarjuk, 1,000 were drowned at St. Anitza and Achtyrskoja, and 150 perished

at Yasenkaja.

ST. PETERSBURG, March 16th.

A graphic account of the catastrophe says that 178 railway nawies were sleep- ing in sheds when they were surprised by the foods, and fled on a trajo, BAD WEATHER AT HOME.

was which

the 500m overturned by LONDON, March 18th.

torrent, and many perished. The svorm The Cathedral had been prettily decorated for the occasion by Mrs. F. 0.

A week-end gale ravaged the South-

raged for ten hours. The retreating Stedman. The service was fully choral,

TheWest coasta, and scores of houses were un

waters revealed an awful devastation, the Rev. Copley Moyle officiating. bride, who was given away by Mr. Owonroofed at Queenstown.

tangled heaps of rails and sleepers, The Swedish barque Trifolium was wreckage of huts, and corpses, many of Hughes, wore a lovely gown of ivory moiré draped with silver lace and reased ut Land's End, the Captain sad which bore traces of a desperate struggle embroidered with pearls, the Medici collare sectores d solleniug into a V-shaped bodice hemmed four of the crew being drowned. Five for life. Forty-eight navvies, were saved with pearls, and softly veiled with folds were saved. Strenuous efforts were made in a miraculous manner by clinging to of whits tulle illusion. Her full Court by the constguards and lifeboats to effect the wreckages The fate of a thousand train bad an effective design of true- lovers knots carried out in chiffon and pearls and finished off with a spray of orange blossoms. The tulle veil was prettily fastened to a bandeau of the same flowers, and she carried a lovely bouquet

rescues.

The battle-cruiser New Zealand, which was anchored at Borehaven, dragged at her anchors for two miles and lost her top-mast and wireless gear,

Exciting scenes were witnessed at Put-

The three pretty little maids in atten- dance the Misses Brydger and Kathleen Phelipa and Miss Alwen Owen Hughes-ney, where the rowing season opened, wore Romney frocks of peach pink satin three eight's sinking simultaneously with the daintiest of cream frilled sichus, and broad ashes of black velvet. Pretty lace caps with rosettes of velvet and bunches of pink rose buds finished theso very

dainty costumes. Mr. Morrison was supported by Mr. Francis Hevington as best man

A RAILWAY POLICEMAN'S

DISMISSAL.

GEAR MEN THREATEN TO STRIKE.

LONDON, March 16th. At a meeting of Great Eastern railway- men at Stratford it was resolved to issue strike notices if the dismissed railway policeman, who acted as organiser of the Railway Police, is not re-instated.

The Chairman of the meeting, referring

Mrs. More's elegant gown of Parma violet charmeuse, draped with black lace Sales of two steamers to Chinese have and oxidised silva trimmings over a taken place in Shanghai, says the vest of cream lace, with which she wore

Daily News. One of these is the a black hat, was much admired,

Many well-known people attended the str. Shiang, Messageries Maritimes, and used by them in their eastern trade at reception at Lauriston where in American Governor of the Islands who Hongkong. She is stationed here at prosperches and toasts the happy couple were to the appointment of Mr. W. Thornton sent, but now goes to the Ningshao wished the happiest of futures and when Steamship Company. The other steamer they departed amidst showers of confetti, sold is Mesra, Geo. McBain's str. Sium, ries and good wishes the joyous spirit of and it is understood that she is to be the hour was never more evident.

entered upon his high office without previous experience in the country which he is to geveru, and he has, as yet displayed little inclination to profit by the experience of either Filipino or American insular broken up by her purchaser officials of high rank; but Mr. WORCESTER expresses the hope that when Mr. HAZRIGON has gained that knowledge which can come only through personal experience on the ground he will grow to be

Small-pox and abdominal typhus are reported to be epidemic in Tokyo. A paper by the latest mail states that there were 200 cases of abdominal typhus in

The bride's travelling dress was of powdered-blus brocade with a chiffon corsage and jewelled embroideries. With this she wore a black hat.

The presents were pretty and numerous,

FERGUSON.-On March 10th, at Bhanghai wise, strong, conservative official. Tokyo on the 2nd inst. The majority of many taking the form of cheques.

MARGARET, widow of the late JOHN FERGUSUN, Engineer, Indo-China Steam Navigation Co., aged 65 years HONGKONG OFFion: 104, Das Vaux ROAD C LONDON DEFICK: 191, FLEET STREES, 5.0

The Daily Press.

HONIEONG, MARCH 17TH, 1914,

Dissuasing the recent efforts in the direction these patients were poor people residing of the Filipinization of the Civil Service, in Fukagawa and Honjo wards. The Mr. WOROESTER mentions the case of Sr. polise authorities were vigorously enforc MANUME TINIO, who is now Director of ing sanitary measures in various districts Lands. He is a bright young nocans of of the capital, in the hope of stamping good character, who had become a General out the epidemics before the opening of in the Insurgent army at twenty-one years the Taisho Exhibition on the 20th inst of age. He is unfit to hold the place,

On the arrival of the Indo-China str. because, as he has himself frankly said, heinang at Shanghai from Hongkong on knows nothing about the work. He is Sunday, the 8th inst, police detectives charged with the duty of administering $7,000,000 worth of Friar lands, and the whole public domain of the Philippine Islands, and with such minor duties as the checkmating of the machinations of numer ous wealthy Filipinos who seek fraudulently to secquire grost tracts through fraudulent claims to unperfected titles and by other improper means. As to the Assembly, he writes: The Assembly is the judge of the qualifications of its members. It has seen fit to admit a number of very disreputable my opinion either the of its members or that by it has ow administration is bestowfug on of the legislation passed

A vazy outspoken book on the adminu- tration of the Philippine Islands has been published m the United States by Mr DEAN C. Worcester, former Secretary for the Interior in the Philippine Commis- sion. It is a book of over a thousand pages and it gives an exhaustive review of the work of the American Government in the islands from its inception down to the present time. It is my purpose," he says," to tell the plain hard truth, regard less of the effect of such conduct upon my future career," And again, "As public characters. documents have been so misused, and a character

new

the American, as General Manager of the Company, declared that the dismissal was

a foretaste of American methods.

THE AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY ACCIDENT:

SYDNEY, March 18th.

other persons is uncertain.

RUSSIA'S PRECAUTIONS.

NECESSARY TO INCREASE NAVAL AND MILITARY CREDITS.

ST. PETERSBURG, March 18th. At a secret conference of Ministers it was explained that there is a great néces- sity for greatly increased Military and Naval credits at the present International juncture. The Chief of the General Staff was present, JAPANESE NAVAL COMMISSIONS.

TORYO, March 16th. Following upon the recent close examination by the Procurator regarding shipbuilding in England, Vice-Admiral Taurutaro Matsuo was arrested in con- nection with the Nawl scandals,

TROUBLESOME, DERVISHES.

RAID AND SET FIRE TO VILLAGE?

ADEN, March 16th. Fifty Dervish horsemen fred a volley into the Native Bazaar at Berbers on the night of the 13th inst, wounding several The railway accident at Moss Vale is persons. The police for a distance of ten tho most serious on record in New South miles fruitlessly pursued the Dervishes, Wales. The night was cold, and it was who when retiring fired into a small por raining. The crash was heard a mile hospital and ignited villages, killing and away. Eight persuns were killed out-wounding five friendly natives. A more right, others died on their way to severe raid is reported to have taken place hospital, us were injured-five seriously 20 miles to the cast.

and two carriages were telescoped.

CHINA.

AN AMUSING DILEMMA. 4 case came on at the Magistracy yesterday, before Mr. F. A, Hazeland, in which a Chinese was charged with the larceny of a quantity of solder. Witnesses

rescue party, armed with axes, COMPENSATION CLAIMS AGAINST were called on behalf of the Admiralty The and Taikoo Dock, the solder being released those who were imprisoned by There were several mar identified by both parties as belonging to the wreckage,

In the House of Commons. Mr. T. E them His Worship fined the defendant

vellous escapes. rge being amended boarded the vessel and arrested two $15 or a month, the charge

The disaster was due to the obscuring of Harvey (Leeds, W., Min) asked the Secretary for Foreign Affairs whether his Portuguese, Aswaldo Rosario and to unlawful possession,

Inspector McHardy-To whom shall I a signal by fog.

attention had been called to the situation Andronico Alves, who recently escaped

which had been created by the offer of from the Portuguese gaol at Macao. The hand the solder, your Worship?

His Worship I cannot tell that myself.

the Republic of China to meet claims for prisoners appeared before the Portuguese

LONDON, March 18th.

compensation for direct damage to the Consul-General on Monday, charged with They had better settle it amongst them-

The Senate of the University of London property of foreigners during the mili having escaped from the custody of the selves outside (Laughter.)

has appointed a Committee to advise tary operations of 1911-12; whether a Macao authorities during the present

pon the month, and were remanded in custody

organisation of Imperial number of claims for indirect damage had been made; whether the British claim studies in London, and the creation of was at present confined to direct damages, pending arrangements for their return to

Fellowing upon the report of an outrage

a department for Imporial studies The at the Pokfulam Dairy Farm three weeks Committes includes Lord Rosebery, Lord ago, when 12 pigs were stabbed to death com a further complaint. Mr. Steven Milner,

Mazzo,

There are still 2,215 Americans left in the Civil Service of the Philippine Islands, Since the beginning of the present your there have been 175 separations from the

ANOTHER OUTRAGE AT PORFULAM DAIRY FARM

IMPERIAL STUDIES.

Lord Hambledon, Viscount has informed Bryce, and Sir Krishna rupte, Sir

eon, the assistant-manager, has

but with the proviso that it would be substantially increased if other European Powers confined to press claims hased on indirect losses and whether his Majesty's Government was supporting the appeal of the Chirese Government that the whole question be referred to the International

Po political ofices, and giving them justified its establishment, much lesteve bave bee various causes. A study opportunities for which they are as yet the Filipinization of the Commission." of the annual report of the Bureau off the police that on Fri at some Harry Johnson, Sir Charles Lucas Court of Arbitration at The HagueA

investigations.

BILLS OF LADIKUS

- OPPOSITION TO THE STRIKE CLAUBES,

IN MEMORY OF WATERLOO

LONDON, March 16th The Duke of Wellington has forwarded At the meeting of the council of the a letter to the Lord Mayor of London London Chamber of Commerce recently appealing to the public for £10,000 stor Mr. F Faithfull Begg presiding refer-

53 a result of the revolution chinese

compensation from the Chiuose Govern ment for damages incurred by foreigners present under discussion between t Government and the Legations at Peking, and accordingly f an nur in a position to

statement

on make any detailed subject. It is the case that the British

that

The Chinese Government claim is confined to direct damages. I am has made any appeal for arbitration

not aware

utterly unprepared, thus endangering the His general conclusion is that Philippine Civil Service shows that the highest person got into the pig paddock and Sir Charles Lyall, Sir Tulore Morison Sir E Grey The question of claiming results of years of hard, patient self independence is not a present possibility number of Americans employed was in stabbed nine pigs. The police are making and Professor Hearns surditing work performed by experienced nor will it be possible for at least two 1905, when there were 3,307 officers and and competent men, it becomes necessary generations. Mr. WORCESTER in his long employes. During the years from 190 to to strike home by revealing unpleasant official experience in the Islands bas enjoyed 1913 the annual amber held steady with facts which are of record but have exceptional opportunities of studying the an average of about 2,330. so that the And the end is not yet, xays the not heretofore been disclosed because problem of the future government of the presant number of 2.216 shows a falling:

off of 435, Calenews, of the injury to reputation and the wound-lands, and now that this question is ing of feelings which would result from frequently under discussion in political eir-

The Banqus Industriello de Chine, the once was made to the recent conference ling with which to scquire the battlofeld appeal, will the right hon. gentlemen use

between shipowners and merchants their publication. The book in that cles in the United States, Mr. WORCESTERS resport, judging from the columns of exhaustive review of the situating should Peking Go says, is now reported to respecting the proposal of the Interna- of Waterloo on the occasion of its cen-his good influence with the Fowers

contact for tional Shipping Federation to insert in tenary, and his prevent any building

clauses by bills of lading strike expenses extracts printed in the Manila papers, fully prove of great value to all who desire to he on the of signing

which, in certain circumstancos, as much upon it. B as half of the cost of strikes would have fulfils the promise of the opening chapters. makes it clear that le Mr. WonorSTER

Chiness to be borne by merchants. The council regards independenco at this time, or any near future, us premi- other time in

inform themselves on the subject.

Today 19 Bt. Patrick's Day.

The Lasitano Recreation Club annual on the Race

the construction of the Pe

It will be femembered

for the tramways was Byndicate some time ago

kamways. CONCZEUGE

The Committed already formed includes that difcal- unanimously endorsed a resolution passed Lord Roberts and Lord Methuen,

af & niceting of merchants and saippers on January 26th adhering to its previous THE TIMES AT A PENNY. ties arose when it became suspected that tare. He believes that the Filipino peol athletic sports will be he

the Commercial Guarantee Bank was objections and expressing the opinion of those objections

LONDON, March 16th. terested in the concesHION. It was that VIEW

other trading 30 as a whole are unfitted for self-government,

reported that the Government had and the of

Upwards of half-a-million copies of ciations estisfactory result was and declares

ros that every concession so far Course on Easter Monday, 13th April granted, Ear from Ewakening a sense of Five Indians went to the bont of a cancelled the concession in order to likely to be obtained by a further confer- gratitude, has only created a voracious, Chinees widow, at Man Hu Tai, in the prevent it from falling into foreign ence with the Baipowners. It was undai The Times were ordered to-day, the ready to stood that a communication to this elect publication having been reduced in prios

would be addressed to the International unsatisfiable appetite for more, without New Territory, and stole a door and four hands, but it now appears to bo

transfer it to the Banque Industrielle.

Shipping Federation: regard to their ability to use properly bed boards.

Edune penny.

Mr. Harvey-In the event of such an

Sir E Grey cannot make a definite promise. I will consider it if the question comes up. We are, of course, very anxious that the claims should all be on the same looting so far as we have power.

CHINA'S WAR CHEST

MORE TROOPS TO BE DISBANDED...

Jary expenses amount to $80,000,000 per The Board of War estimates that mili- annum and proneses to instruct the provinces to disband sufficient men to reduce expenditure to 850,000,000,