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CABLES.

LATEST CABLES.

{TEROVOM REUTRE'S AGENOT.)

PRINCE OF WALES IN

MOTORING ACCIDENT..

LONDON-October--19th.- H.R.. the Prince of Wales and Prince

Henry have been involved in a motoring accident near Cambridge, a motor cycle

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2018, 1911.

FALL OF THE MARK.

WASHINGTON CONFERENCE. FEELING OF RECKLESSNESS ON NAMES OF BRITISH DELEGATION

** DUTCH EXCHANGE.

THE IRISH CONFERENCE.

TO BE RESUMED: TO-DAY."

LONDON, October 18th.

CONFIRMED.

ROTTERDAM, October 19th.

LONDON, October, 18th, It is expected that the Irish. Confer. The beary-fall-in-the German mark when Parliament reaumed Replying to The Sinn Fein delegates to-day con- has caused a feeling of recklessness on Mr. Asquith's request for a statement ferred with Mr. Churchill at the Colonial

regarding the Washington Conference Office.- the Dutch exchango, pearly approaching | Mr. Lloyd George confirmed the namas a panic. Not only on the share and stock cabled. He said that he himself hoped of the British Empire delegation already. exchange but also quotations on the proto go immediately the Parliamentary duce market have recently fällen so much fand Geddes would be a delegate in his general situation permitted. Sir Auck

absence. General Smuts had decided "to

The House of Commons was crowdedence will retume on the 20th inst.

IN AID OF ST: DUNSTAN'S. BRIDGE, TOURNAMENT AT HELENA MAY INSTITŪTE,

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BHANGHAI'S FUTURE

HARBOUR.

MAJOR-GENERAL BLACK INTER

VIEWED.

The bridge tournament held yesterday

the Helena May Institute in aid 10 FEET SHIPS, COMING ON PACIFIC of the institution for blind sailors sad" soldiers known the world over

Major-General-William Murray Black, "St. Dunston's" was an unqualiñed

who arrived in Shanghai laat week front success. In response to an appeal by Sir Peking, comes already well cognizant of Arthur Pearson the affair was organised the specific problems of Shanghai harbour by Mrs. Grant Smith and Mrs. Roberta and will-prépared to engage in intensive LONDON, October 18th."

and it was so well-supported by dona. work for the length of time the investiga. Official returns show that the unem-tions and otherwise that about $3,000 tion will require, says the X.-". Daily

LESS UNEMPLOYMENT. COST OF LIVING FALLING.

Princes were riding. The back wheel of ployment is increasing and one shipyard the British representatives, who were is stendily improving. It fall to 148 received will be published in a few days) colliding with the car in which the that failures are unavoidable: Unem-leave. the interests of South Africa toployment position among trade unionista was raised. Full particulars of the sums News,

The car was smashed. The Princes ware not burt, but the side car's passenger

was picked up unconscious.

`U.8. RATIFIES TREATIES.

NOW AT FULL PEACE WITH" CENTRAL POWERS.

WASHINGTON. October 19th. The Senate han rntified. the Peace Troaty-with-Bungary:

LATER

discharged eight hundred men on Satur. day morning alone. Other concerns, such the metal industry, have reduced wages by from eight to twelve per cent.

Strikes are threatened,"

GERMANY AND ENGLAND.

A NAIVE ASSERTION.

"Britis. October 19th-

·A-naive assertion was made in a speech at Esen by the Prussian Premier, who The ratifientious completed the Ad expressed, the opinion that in the present ministration's immediate peace

Pro-economic situation Germany's best hope granine. The United States is bow at lay in compelling England to pay more Full peace with the Central Powers. in unemployment doles than she obtained Before the final vote

was taken the from Germany as reparations. He Democrats endeavoured to substitute the thought the face should be utilised by the Treaty of Versailles with twelve Lodge German Government. reservations for the German Treaty, but HANDWRITING BY WIRELESS

NEW YORK, October 19th.

this was defeated and the reservations of the Foreign Relations Committee, pro- hibiting American membership on the Allied Reparations Council or any other international committer without the con- ent of Congress, was adopted.

EARLIER CABLES.

WASHINGTON, October 19th. In the course of the debate in the Senata on the German peace-treats, Senator Hitchcock, formerly leader of the party which favoured, ratification of the Treaty of Versailles, expressed himself. iu favour of the impending treaty, de- claring that tlu: re-establishment of prage with Germany was necessary for the rehabilitation of America and the

world.

A mondment, by Segator Reed, de- claring the United States exempt from virtually all the obligations of the Versailles Treaty, was defeated by 71 This to".

LATER.

Immediately after ratification of the Cermin peace treaty, the Senate ratified

he treaty with Austria.

LATEST CABLES. EMERGENCY TABIFF LAW. LARGE - HAJORITY FOR ITS CON- TINUATION.

men

WASHINGTON, October 19th.

The House of Representatives has passed, by 187 votes to 74, the Bill, ex- trading the the Emergency Tariff Law

util February 1st, 102

UPPER SILËSIA,

THE LEGAL QUESTION TO BE CONSIDERED.

PARIS, October 18th.

The League of Nations recommenda tion respecting.Upper Silexia is to be enquired isto from a legal point of view by the Ambassadors' Council, whose next sitting will be held to-morrow.

the Imperial Conference: The senior rared with 18.3 per cent. at the end of made fully acquainted with his views at

per cent, at the end of September, com- British naval expert, Admiral Beatty, Angust. would be succeeded in due course by Admiral Chadwick. The principal mili. tary expert will be. Lord Cavan, the air expert will be Air Vice-Marshal Higgins while the secretary to the delegation will be Sir Maurice Hapkey.

ITALY'S DELEGATES.

Rox October. 18th. The Italian delegates to the Washing to Conference will be Signor Schanzer (president), Signor Meda, Signor Alber tini, and Count Ricci, the Ambassador. the other delegations, the Marquis della If the Foreign Minister is included in Toretta will jo a the Italians.

LATER.

The Marquis della Torotta, the Foreign Minister will represent Italy at the Washing Conference.

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The cost of living during "the sains. or declined 10 points, being now 110 points higher than before the wa CHINESE GIRL STUDENTS

FRANCE. DRESSES AND ORNAMENTS TO BE SOLD.

time. It should be mentioned that an what kind of works will suit Shanghai's General Black is not prepared to say

appeal to the coast porta resulted in sub needs. That will be discussed and decid. ed during the conference of engineers stantial help to the fund. Of the many people who were asked to arrange for now to take place in Shanghai, In-. one, besides donating sweets, cigars and statements which are of interest in cons tables a great number paid for more than general, however, he made the following cigarettes or lending tables. Many who

played gave far more than the moderate nection with the problem in band. subscription of 3 that was asked.

LARGE SHIPS INCREASING.

Lady Stubbs, Mr. Bowden Smith,

Lady Kirkpatrick and Mrs. Gompertz During later years ships of large lent their patronage and Mrs. Gompertz tonnage have been steadily increasing in PARIS, October 18th. acted aaon, treasurer. H.E. the Governor number all over the world. There are Many Chinese girl students at Paris attended and Lady Stubbs handed the few ships in existence drawing over 40 Chinese dresses and ornaments at the University bare decided to sell their prizes to the successful players at the end. feet of water and with a tonnage of over The prizes went to the players whosu 15,000 tons. There are none as large sa American Women's Club to raise money numbers and were won as follows: 1,steady increase of large ships shows that scores were nearest to certain hidden that on the Pacific now. However, the to pay their college fees in the coming Miss Cooper; 2, Mrs. A. Humphreys; 3, the smaller vessel is going out of use.. rear.

Mrs. A. Plummer. The prizes were pre- This means that lesser ports will also LEAGUE OF NATIONS UNION.sented by Lady Stubbs, Mrs. Roberts, and as they are doing at present, go out of an anonymous donor. Messia. Wiseman, existence. A port must therefore, to "be LORD COWDRAY'S MUNIFICENT

Ltd., gave a box of sweets and Messrs. a great port, be well supplied with dong Watson's a bottle of scent: these were DONATION,

water and, in addition, be surrounded raffied for is one prize and $50 extra was by ample tributary country to feed. the collected for the fund in entrance fees. port with supplies for shipment. Tinson organised the raffle. Mrs. Jenkins was the winner and Mrs.

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LONDON, October 18th. At the meeting of the League of Na tions Union, Lord Robert Cecil announced that Lord Cowdray has promised to next three years.

The newspaper World publishes fur. Anglo-American delegates to the Dis- contribute £50,000 to the Union in the Benting the prizes and to "H.E. the from their origin to land carriers, from

"simile "reproductions of messages in hand writing from M. Briand and General Pershing transmitted from Paria to America by wireless. It is predicted that that before long pictures will be wire- lessed across the Atlantic as easily as they can now be transmitted by cable." *- LOCKOUT OF GERMAN NEWSPAPER WORKERS.

BERLIN. October 19th.

As a result of a demand for increased wages the newspaper "proprietors have

of all non-Socialist newspapers in Berlin, declared a lock-out of the technical staffs

Consequently only two minor con. Socialist papers are appearing, OIL TRANSPORT AMALGAMA- TION PROPOSAL.

LONDON, October 10th. Circulars are being sent out to share- holders of Tankers Limited, and the Scottish American and Transport Oil Company containing 3 proposal to amalgamate. The latter is unable to make the substantial payments provided in an agreement with Tankers owing to the serious fall in freight. A £69,876 is still unpaid.

of

U.S. RAILWAY STRIKE. DEMAND FOR NATIONALISATION.

WASHINGTON, October 19th.

PRESIDENT'S BELIEF.

MASHINGTON, October 18th. Majesty for the bestowal of the icon President Harding, in thanking his America's Unknown Warrior, expressed his belief that the

with the other nations to reduce the armament Conference will co-operats

[Lord Cowdray, formerly Sir Weetman burden of armaments through diminisherson, is well-known as the head of the Mexican Eagle Oil Co., which is Rasociated with the Shell Corporation.] ALLIED DEBT TO THE U.S. FUNDING COMMISSION APPROVED,

ing possible causes of war.**

M. BRIAND DEMANDS "SUBSTAN- TIAL MAJORITY.”

PARIS, October 19th. When the French Chamber reassembled, M. Briand made a-statement on foreign policy, in which he declared his aim to be the maintenance of peace. He denied the assertion that France's military posi

WASHINGTON, October 18th..

sentatives has favourably reported upon A Committee of the House of Repre. the Bill creating a special Commission, headed by Mr. Meilon, Secretary of the Mobilisation of the 1919 class had filleding the repayment of the foreign debt.

Treasury, in order to nerange for fund- gaps in the French forces.

tion was in any way weakened,

M. Briand declared that he would only 50 to the Washington Conference if the Chamber expressed confidence, in his

others might carry out the policy which reaed policy by a substantial majority. if a powerful minority disagreed, then he considered disastrous.

BANK INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE.

MANAGEMENT EXONERATED FROM ANY CRIMINAL OFFENCE.

LONDON, October 18th.

PROHIBITION FOR COOK

ISLANDS.

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), October 18th." The Government has introduced a Bill to enforce prohibition in the Cook falands, except liquor for medicinal, sacramental," and industrial purposes.

SMALLPOX BACILLUS. CHILEAN SCIENTIST CLAIMS TO

HAVE DISCOVERED IT...

SANTIAGO DE CHILE, October 18th. pondent states, in, regard to the affairs to have discovered the small-pox bacillus. The Daily Telegraph' Paris. corres The bacteriologist. Prof." Atren, claims of the Banque Industrielle de Chine, that the report of the financial expert, M. Doyen, sets aside the accusation of allot- ting sham dividends, and says that the FAR EASTERN CABLE ment of the dividend declared, although profits of the Bank in 1910 allowed pay it might have been more prudent, in-

to érease the reserve fund.

In regard to increasing the capital, the report draws attention to certain "sub scriptions which the administratora re- imbursed with their own cash to the amount of fr, 500,000, representing the total of these irregular subscriptions. This is an infraction of the Companies LOW.

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NEWS..

(THROUGE REUTER'S AGENCY.)

THE CHINA COMMAND.

~LONDON, October 18th are officially notified

The following new Army appointments

Major-General Sir John Sharman Fowler to command the forces in China,

Major-General N. Malcolm to be

Settlements.

In other words, a comprehensive plan for port development must consider all- Col. Nicholson expressed the thanks of factors in co-ordination with one another, the organisers to Lady Stubbs for pre- such as facilities for transferring goods Governor. in response Governor for his support and the land carriers to wharves; ab from Mrs Grant Smith and Mrs. Roberts on sider future development both of the port

congratulated wharves to the ship. It must also con having organised such a successful affair, and of the size of vessels to come into the At Lady Stubbs table were E. the harbour. It is not feasible to construct Governor, and Mr. and Mrs. Clau harbour improvements with a view to a Severa; at Lady Kirkpatrick's table, future permanent increased size of the Mrs. Delacomb, Col. Nicholson and Col. port becaused. of the unnecessarily large. Davy at Mrs Gompertz's table, Lady outlay of money required, but rather to Rees Davies, Mrs. Hall and Mrs. Nisbet plan such a scheme as will allow expan Other tables were taken by Mrs. Bowden advance and make provision for further. sion. The best policy is to construct now Lady Brunyate was at Mrs. Roffey's table.. Smith, Mrs. Horwell, Mrs. Denison, Mrs development."

for present conditions but to plan in

Mrs. Marsh, Mra Smalley, Miss Tunley, Parkins, Mrs. Elliot, Mra, Lammert, Mre Carpenter. Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Cor-

SHANGHAI'S GREAT POSSIBILITIES. mack, Mrs. Middleton Smith, Mrs. Ashton. Mra. Brakespeare, Mrs. Hender-General Black, has possibilities for be The port of Shanghai." said Major. son. Mrs Layton, Mrs. Forsyth, Mrs. coming one of the greatest ports in the Jenkin, Mrs. Law, Mrs. Hale, Mrs. world. There is no port north of Shang, Cameron, Mrs. Dutton, Mrs. Jacob, Mrs. hai up to the Gulf of Chihli worthy of Mrs. Marcel organised the sale of question of its complicates the problems. Wingfield, Mrs. Farmer and Mrs. Leask. development, and asth of that the sweets and cigarettes. helped by Mrs. Stern, Mrs. Bevan, Mis kong and there steamers cannot go to In this she was South of Shanghai, there is only. Hong Hamilton Berners and Miss McBean. the wharves. There are only 48 porte of The boxes of sweets were tied with blue importance in the world which can be and gold ribbons and the ladies wore gold, entered by ships drawing 4 feet and ribbons.

over; of these there are only 23 which. bave depths alongside their wharves sufficient to accomidate such larga vessels, and of these only five. Can be entered at high water. Of the 22, fiftequ are reached from the Atlantic Ocean. aren from the Pacific Ocean.

Four of these latter are in the Western Hemis phere, one in Australia, noe in Tasmanis, and one in the Braits Settlements. One ia on the Mediterranean Sea. Liverpool has a channel depth of only 32. to. 38 feat at low water with a raugm of tide at low water from 17 to 25 fest. Shanghai harbour has a depth of 18 fent at Fairy Flat and 30 in the Hunngpu. are very few harbours in the world with There sufficient depth to accommodate such a ship as the Leviathan. She once went to Loudon from New York harbour, was able to get into dock during a high tide and was unable to get out again for a month. London's docks represent the costly method of building permanent facilities The following teams will represent the for shins, for gow very few of the decks Hongkong Cricket Club, on Saturday built for small tonnage vhsels, are in next, October 2nd, at 2.15 p.m. against extensive use and the port is always being.

put to the necessity of building sever 1st XI. on H.K.C.C. Ground.-T. E. and larger docks." Pearce (capt-), H. H. Benson, L. J. Davies, Capt. P. Havelock Davis, Major

Sandberg, M. M. Watson, and B. E. A. H. M. Edwards, F. H. Farthing, E. G. Lammert, E. J. R. Mitchell, M. D. C.

Supplies of sweets were sent by Mesara, Lane, Crawford & Co. and the Blue Bird Café as well as by many private in dividuals; cigarettes were presented by Egyptian Tobacco Store. the Tabaqueria Filipins and the Gracco

SPORT:

GOLT.

BOGEY POOL COMPETITION RESULT

The Bogey Pool competition, played over the old course at Fanling last week end, was wao by, B. M. Smith (scratch) with the very creditable result of 3 up. Mr. Smith's score for 17 boles was 71.

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4 CRICKET.

It is asserted here that the .real purpose. The charge of breach of trust is said General Officer Commanding the Straits of the threatened railway strike is to to be only incidental to the failure of the Bank. For example, in the case of force the Government to adopt State money transfers from branch offices in CAMBRIDGE HONOURS, BISHOP OF Civil Service Cricket Club:

ownership of the railways. It is believed the Far East to Paris which it had not

that the men desire to return to the con-received by the Bank's foreign, agencies been possible to collect, or buying orders.

ditious existing during war, when the

Government controlled transportation. EARLIER CABLES.

NEW YORK, October 18th. -Presidents of railroads with headquar- tere at Chicago assert that the proposal tion of wages into an immediate reduc to translate the recently-ordered reduc tion of freights in order to avert stríko

...!!

SHANTUNG.'

Webster.

SINGLE CONTROL.

bour improvement is one of supervising The whole question of port and har In conclusion General Buck said:-

2nd XI. C.8.C.C. Ground.-L. D. Mc great business.

the whole and operating it as a single Nicol (capt), H. K. Day, B. G. Edkins, what the port may become huild improve,pr

Thon with a vision of A. 8. Exell, W. J. Hope, D. Reid, G. W. ments that will fit conditions-an-they Sewell HH Tayler Dr. D. J. Valea-exist and yet permit expansion.". tine, J. R. Way, and F. N. Young.

FOOTBALL.

HONGKONG LEAGUE-DIVISION 11.

Lobos, October 18th. head office owing to lack of funds. It the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity which could not be executed by the Faria

Cambridge University will confer seems, therefore, according to M. Doyen, on Bishop Scott, of Shantung. that no personal criminal offence can be charged against any member, former ar

[BY COURTESY OF THE CHINA MAIL."} present, of the management of the Bank.

AUTOMOBILE SHOW. -GERMANY'S FINANCIAL

BHANGHAI WANTS WORLD-WIDE PUBLICITY. POSITION.

Major General and Mrs. Black have been travelling through Japan. OMINOUS REPORT BY LLOYD'S

and SHANGBA, October 19th.

northern China Shanghai's forthcoming automobile show

since leaving their BANK"

promises to be a big success.

steamer in Japan. They spent some time. It will be held in the Verdun Gardens. All the 76

in Peking and came to Bhanghai through LONDON, October 18th.available exhibition spaces in a TIEL

2nd League Toam v. H.K.F.C.-Club Haai rivers, which gave the great.engi the flooded districts of the Yellow and On the other hand, Mr. Stone, Fre-Germany's Ansacial condition and con disposed of. Additional space was tenia. Muskott; Spary and Adams; Roberts, A. devastating results of food in China

Lloyd's Bank" monthly report reviews building under construction have been round, on Saturday, at 3 p.m.

neer an opportunity to actually see the sident of the powerful brotherhood of sludes that, despite a messure of mis chairman at the meeting last night. He G. Paco, Duncan A and Preddy engineering Major-General and Mrs. spoken for by Mr. C. R. Burkill, W. White and Brown; Mason, Duncan which might be overcome by proper M. ALBERT THOMAS'S NEW Government can prevent a strike by leading prosperity in certain fielda, Ger Locomotive Engineers, asserts that the POSITION.

taking over the railroads, "which will conversion of the mark inte foreiga bills publicity for the show.

many has long been bankrupt and the

outlined plan to obtain world wide Reserves: Hower and Coombs. eventually happen."

Black are staying at the Astor House Friendly match at Happy Valley on They will probably be in Shanghini for A Shanghai LABOUR LEADERS SUMMONED TO the public at last appreciates the fact

Saturday at 4.16 p.m.-Eve; Morrison two or three months and will then return and industrial shares merely proves that booklet is under preparation.

and Oswick; Roberts, A, W. Weyman, to their home in Washington, D.C. CONFERENCES

The report points out that. Germany's

aud Baldwin; Millard, Mason, Pearson, bankruptcy means that she will default

A." Duncan" and Coombs. Reserves: soon or later with the reparations obliga-

Danean, G., and Pasco.

is impossible, as it would again place

The British Ambassador, Lord Hard- the railroads in a precarious position ange, is expected to-day from London-nancially. Havas.

PARIS, October 18th. Former Secretary of State, M, Albert Thomas, now a director. of the Inter national Bureau of Labour at Geneva, has sought and obtained from the Bocalist party an authorization to resign has neat as & Deputy and to retain the directorship-Havar.

HONOURS FOR ALLIED LEADERS. FREEDOM OF CITY OF NEW YORK.

THE PRINCE'S TOUR. APPOINTMENT OF-MILITARY».

Onico, October 18th. Telegrams have been despatched sumtioge. maning the heads of the four Railway Brotherhoods and the Switchmen's Union Board in an endeavour to avert a strike. to confer with the Railway Labour

FRENCH TEXTILE WORKERS' STRIKE.

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PARTIAL BREAK-DOWN.

LILE October 18th, The strike of textile workers, which NEW YORE, October 10th,

broke out in August, has partly broken down. Work has been resumed at some The freedom of the city will be con- textile establishments at Boubaix, where frned on Admiraj Beatty, Marshal Foch, cent, reduction of wages proposed by the the workers have accepted the 10 per and Generals Diaz and Jacques, who employers Same-Inctories have reatart during their stay in the United States employers and workers, but a meeting ad at Lille after an agreement between will attend the convention of the Ameri-of weavers at Lille decided to continue -can-Legion-

the strike.

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SECRETARY

LowDox, October 18th. Brigadier-General Charles R. Woodroffe has been appointed military secretary to the Prince of Wales during the visit of his Royal Highness to Japan.

[Brigadier General Woodroffe was at tached to the Japaness Army in 1907-9. the European War.] He served in the South African War and

QAVE CANEM.

The following story, is related in a Home paper:-

Team:

DANGER IN BARLEY WATER.

At an inquest held at Shoreditch, in Juty on a child who died of enteritis, the mother said she had been feeding it on. barley water and cow's milk.

A Chinese diplomat, recently at the GREAT SUULAL. CHANGES. head of a mission in France; desired to show his gratitude towards the Quai Further indications of the great social d'Orany officials who had helped him changes which are taking place on the Dr. G. E. Froggatt, the medical super- He invited, several of them to dine, and lines suggested by the Duke of Portland intendent of Shoreditch Infirmary, aid as a special mark of sympathy welcomed recently when addressing his tonants at he had a strong objection to barley water them at a Chinese restaurant not far Welbeck, are forthcoming in a statement for young children under six months old. from the Sorbonne. They were greatly by the Duke of Bedford that 10,000 seres

only thing interested by the strange dishes, none of are at present showing a déficit of £5,000 water he said, in starch, and there is you got out of barley which they had ever tasted before. After annually. The Duke of Rutland, it is no digestive fluid in the stomach up to stew which one of the guests thought he Belvoir Castle. He describes castles and starch.am strongly of the opinion that a while there was placed on the table n understood, is contemplating leaving the age of six months that will digca recognised, as duck Anxious to show large houses as white elephants, sad proof a lot of intestinal complaints.

the starch water children got is the cause some appreciation he signed to the dicts that they will become derelict and is no starch in mothers milk. It is 2 waiter, who spoke no French gave him be broken up like old ships, but some fashion that has grown up which is very to understand that he thought it excel-will-be-administered by Government as detrimental to children. I have discussed lent, and in order to indicate that he sanatoris, etc. It is also announced that the mattor with a West End physician of knew what it was be smilingly said: the King hos decided to sell Barton great experience, and he agreed with me. ---Bunarist. –October 19th The death of ex-King Ludwig of the waiter shook his head, replying grounds which were laid out under the Quack! quack! But to his horror Manor at Cowes, the beautiful house, and Bavaria is announced

"Bow-wow!"

direction of the Prince Consort

DEATH OF EX-KING OF

BAVARIA,S

There

the next meeting, wherever it may occur, The Coroner: It is worth discassing 6E on children's fooding

A.