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(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.). BRITISH ELECTIONS.

"UNEXPECTEDLY EARLY

DATED PA

LONDON, November 19th." Members of Parliament began to arrive at six o'clock this morning for the open- ing of Parliament, which is merely d prelude to dissolution..

The prospect of an election at an un-

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH, 1923.

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REPARATION PROBLEM.

GERMAN) DYEING INDUSTRY TO

RESUME REPARATION - DELIVERIES ; :

COBLENCE, November 12th. Representatives of the dyeing industry have signed an agreement to resume regular soparation deliveries...

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'POINCARE'S PROPOSAL

PARIS, November 12th.

expectedly early date and the absence of ' It is announced that in order to demon a definito statement. regarding the Gov-strata his desirë" to overconne; all the diffi- ernment's protectionist programme has culties in the way of a solution, of the caused uncertainty in party orientation.

reparations problem, M. Poincare is going The ex-Coalitionista, Mr. Austen Cham-to proposa on his own

Fponsibility the berlain, Sir Robert Horne and Lord appointment of a committee of experts. Birkenhead have all endorsed. Mr. Bald-

PARIS, November 19th. win's fiscal policy, while Mr. Lloyd M. Poincare has instructed M. Barthoa, George's pronouncement in favour of free trade is expected to lead to a reunion of the Liberals.

chairman of the Reparations Commission, to propose, the appointment of a committed of experts to investigato Germany's re The Labourites, who are united on the sources. The plan outlined, however, fa- slogan Tarif reform versus the Labour dicates that M. Poincare adheres to the Party programme!! nre confident of limitations of the enquiry which he has greatly increasing their representation." already announced. The committee would

LIBERALS JOINT ELECTION

CAMPAIGN,

A conference of Mr. Arqnith and Sir J. Simon with Mr. Lloyd George and Sir Alfred Mond decided on joint election campaign.

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ers represented on the commision, and an expert appointed by euch, country. It is suggested that the investigations would take

two months.

THE TARIFF CONTROVERSY.

PARLIAMENT TO BE DISSOLVED. | PROTECTION OPPOSED BY RETAIL

LATER.

Mr. Baldwin has informed. Mr. Namany MacDonald (Leader of the Opposition) that he will advise the King to dissolve Parliament.

SILK DISTRIBUTOR.

LONDON, November 12th. Giving evidence on behalf of rétaî| distri- lutors before the Board of Trade,committee inquiring into the lace and silk industries,

FAR EASTERN CABLE

NEWS.

SCOTTISH LETTER. EARL HAIG, LORD NOVAR, AND EDINBURGH. [THROUGH BAUTER'S AGENCY.)

OROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT] {JAPANESE AT THURSDAY ISLAND. ▼ TAG RETAIN VITA

SUGGESTED ACTION. BY AUSTRALIAN

GOVERNMENT.

HOBART, November 12th

animously resolved that, in view of the situation at Thursday Island with regard to Japanese, the Australian Government should be requested to take over the island as Federal Territory and to main tain a garrison" warship there

[Thursday Island is at present under control of the Queenslandt State Govern ment.)

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JERSEY STATES. IMPERIAL CONTRIBUTIONS.

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from the general principal involved, al decision in the opposite sepse would- simply mean an indefinite continuance of the Highland variety of "Poplar" in the Lewis. Whether Lord Loverhutme's offer The long awaited report of the Jersey will be accepted and the Trust for States Committee on sa Imperial con- seems now very doubtful. But by ball tribution was presented to the House as Edinboran, October 3rd, Edinburgh has had the agreeable experi of Lewis would benefit themselves and was decided to defer its consideration. facing the faancial problem, the people a special sitting on September 29th. It ence of giving and receiving notable gifts, render a valuable service to the High until such time as the islanders shall have with the result that she is richel in both hands. The heart of the problem, Lewis had an opportunity of expressing their respects. The Lord Provost and Magis and elsewhere,

rates in the name of the citizens, con- tion of the cotters and squatters, nu in the repart alate that by the constitution the uneconomic positions on the matter. The alient poutA ferred on Lord Now the frevlog-of-the

`JAPANESE IN CALIFORNIA,

CANNOT BECOME LAND OWNERS.

WASHINGros, November 19th.re The Supreme Court has sustained the alien lands of California and Washington States, prohibiting aliens ineligible for American citizenship from owing or leas- ing land. The Court held that it was clearly within, the power

of these States

and such. legislation was not opposed the Japanese-Amerisan agreement.

IN

PARIS.

to

A NOTARLE ECOTS JUDGE

the committee recommend the there be After reviewing all the circumstances

offered as a free gift to the British Govern ment a sum not exceeding £250,000 as an the cost of the war and the redemption of additional and final contribution, towards the war debt, to be paid by instalments that Jersey should assume responsibility covering a period of five years; and further for the payment of salaries of much local and purely civil facetiomties ante at present borne by the local revenues of the Crow, thus liberating an annual charge on the Crown venues amounting approximately

expenses.

The Returned Soldiers Congress has un City; and later, in the ume of the bering about 7,800 in Lewis," who pay no of Jersey as expressed in Ral citrus, txik custody of the noble equestri- rent or taxes and get the benefit of all ordinances a charters the islanders gifted to Edinburgh by the gracrosity of hare to support such burdens, economie the general expenses of the realm of Eng

statue of Earl Haig, which has been † public services." So long as the Highlande | uro exempt from all contributions to Sir Dhunjibhoy Bomanji, a distinguished independence and social progress, ace im- citizen of our Indian Empire. Two such possible. The process of raising as large land, and their liability, to tasati a is notable events made a fortunate day in proportion as possible of the cotters confined to their own internal necessition, the local calendar, and it is perhaps not and squatters to the crofting level, and It is manifest, adds the report, that the the least interesting aspect of the double of eliminating the others, would no doubt States owe the duty to their country and ceremony that in each case the citizens of prave very hard. But if it were constituents to maintain and hand down to the Scottish capital were reminded of the courageously carried out to the extent posterity inviolate the laws, customs, and 'far-stretching sweep of pira While Sir Dhunjibhay Bomanji re plas of £1,000 for the deficit of £1,365, comenttee is of opinion that the islandera the British Emneessary to substitute an annual sur: constitusjonal rights of the islanders." The presents in his own person the ancient the cause of social reconstruction through should decline to pay an annual contri- civilisation and modern culture of the out the Highlands would be immensely bution, either permanently or temporarily, great Empire that has come within the stimulated. PubM orbit of the British Commonwealth of

to the Imperial Exchequer. Nations, Lord Novar is identified with the After the memorable and picturesque

and progressive community, which men and women have founded and figure of Professor Blackie disappeared steadily building up on the Continent from the streets of Edinburgh it is safe ton of circumstances which brought and great Lord Guthrie in Princes way a happy conjuncto say that more people would recognise gether this figurative symbol of the wide Street than any other of the leading Lord Noyar has many claims upon the attend life on many sides, and during his spread interests of the British Empire citizens. The reason was that is touch tion of Scotsmen, and of the citizens of the whole career was ready to help every as Governor-General of Australia belongs betterment. He was the son, also, of a Scottish capital in particular. His work cause that had in it any hope of human to the wider history of the Empire; but man who had a world-wide famente before that he was favourably known for Rev. Dr. Thomas Guthrie, who did such include assistant delegate from the Pow to prohibit such aliens from owning landmnistration in Scotland, white He wa ragged schools. Sheriff Orr has just to £920, which would accrue to tho

his distinguished services to municipal magnificent work for the cause of our long and honourably identified with the published a memoir of Lard Guthrie, a Imperial Treasury for all time. LATER.

Parliamentary representation of Leith back which will enrich Scottish bio- The minority report recommends the Burgba, a constituency now partly in A minority of the judges hell that cluded in the municipal handaries of the Etaphy. The story of this great lawyer taking over of pensions to war widows city of Edinburgh. Mons recently Lord will, however, be mainly interesting to and orphans, pensions to men who enlisted eases regarding the leasing of haud to Noyar has greatly increased the obligation Seats, and I will only touch upon our or for the duration of the war, taking over Japanese should have been dismissed on under which he has placed the whole com-

two lighter aspects of his character. For of all militia expenses, payment of the ground that no question of justiciary manity of Scotsmen by the able and con- instance, all his friends regret that be salaries to civil officials how paid by was presented.

cientious manner in which he has dis did not live to fulfil his desire to write the Crows, and all educational charged the duties of Secretary for Scot his reminiscences Here are one or two CHINESE ECONOMIC MISSION and Sympathetic and understanding, samples of him as a diarist, "Do you brood-minded and at the same time prac ever smoke, Mr. Guthrie?" asked Mark

MANX GOVERNMENT AND tichl, he has brought to hear upon Seat Twain in Vienna, as they walked. PARIS. November 17this problems a long and varied experience Yes," was the reply," when I am in

THE TREASURY. The Chinese economic mission has been cult times when administration, both local aren't you, Mr. Guthrie?" Yes." of public work which, even in these diff. bad company You are a lawyer.

PROFFERED GRANT OF £200,000 received by the Municipality.

and central, in beset by more hazards than Why, you must be a very heavy smoker, cognition as a worthy holder of a distin- ever before, has earned for him general re Mr. Guthrie."

Canon Duckworth told Guthrie how beinture has reported on, the claim of the A committee of the Isle of Man Legis guished and overburdened office

was at Balmoral, when Dr. Wallace Imperial Government to increased contri In becoming a freeman of the city of (afterwards editor of The Scotsman and bution to the British revenue. Wang Kch Ming, who has been ap Edinburgh Lord Novar joins company with 3.P.) preached before Queen Victoris on country, expressed very grave concern with pointed Finance Minister, has assumed Earl Haig, the great commander and the text "Work out your own salvation the arguments ou which the Treasury The committee disagrees with some of gallant soldier who will be commemorated with fear and trembling," Gladstone was bases its demand. It is estimated that for all time in the Atatute unveiled at a there, and the Canon found him after the Imperial Government already obtain DEATH OF GENERAL HSU »KUO] later hour on the Castle Esplanade. Iz

wards in great indignation... "Wallace had LIANG.

twas significant front its emblematic, value, well it told us that there was no large sums in respect of income-tax ou 15. the gift of an Indian fellow-subject in tion to be worked out, and that, if there was property au banitesses in the land SHANGHAI, November 13th honour of the Commander-in-Chier who there was no need of either fear or owned by persons resident out of the

brought the British Army victorious silk, for which there were my substitutested ember 19th, stated that an Scobmen, to sto in Earl Haig's achieve all things, likes a

General Hsu Kuo Liang bas died. through the war, and helped to work a trembling. Think of the impudence island, and it is calculated that, at 5. great deliverance for the Empire and for cf the fellow said Cladstone" and the in the pound £132,325 in received, apart [4 Reuter's telegrain from Shanghai, civilisation. It is perhaps excusable for folly of it before the Queen, who, above from the fumo sum of £10,000 a year con- Picce silk was raw material, making up'a attempt had heen made in the latema mesit proof of what Lady Bomanji, in her sermon

useful, practical, tributed by the Manx Government and £91,000 Yes on agenint of contribution trade in which very large numbers of tional Settlement that evening on the gracefully worded speech in handing over otro con of Session Guthrie was They in refer to the proposed

Before being raised to the bench of the toward the Wap Debt, life of General Hsu Kuo Liang, Chief of the statue described as

#those qualities of people were employed. Enhanced prices the Shanghai-Woosung Constabulary, who dogged and rugged termination and Sheriff of Ross and Sutherland: A High Mealand Government of the would curtail the sales and cause further Und of his bodyguard was also wounded. rade. As a native of Edinburgh, as well posts. Nothing to do; and a delightful them a 75,000, and recommend the was shot as he was entering a motor car. endurance which distinguish the Scottish land Sheriff has the most enviable of row on the island valued by unemployment. He expressed the opinion Both victims were taken to hospital, as one of the foremost Scotsmen of his time, place to do it in." He told an amusing | Manx Legislature, in consideration of the that a heavy tariff would lead to trusts, The General's condition was critical it is with genuine pleasure that Edinburgh story of how he tried a bad case of transfer, and to settle the present claim

The assailant was shot by an Interna-receives this addition to its because the production of silk in. England tional policeman and captured A Reu- memorial art.

assault in the old-fashioned little town. for a further war contribution, to grant sculptured und

of Cromarty Guthrie was, in solemn the sum of £200,000 to the Imperat was limited to a few firms.

ter's telegram from Shanghai, published The statue which, in the opinion of em- terms, prenouncing pentence of impris Government yesterday stated that General Hsu Kuonent judges, is considered one of the finest onment, when the Fiscal that is the COMMITTEE TO DECIDE NEW Liang's assailant had been sentenced to equestrian statues in the country, shows Scottish public prosecutor whispered,

DUTIES.

death by the Mixed Court]

the Field-Marshal mounted on his charger This will never do, you will never get and gazing intently ahead as though he back to Invergordon; he's the only man were closely following some operations in who can work the best." Guthrie there the distance, and the sculptor has been upon sentenced the man to pay £3, and mest fortunate in the manner in which he then there came another audible whisper,

realistic piece of work and the model. pay, otherwise you will not get back to In-devised which does not require divers) and caught the likeness. The horse, too, "You will have to give the man time ta ling gives a remarkable impression of vergordon." A truly patriarchal zeene vitality and even of strain and nervous. At Skibo, Guthrie found a friend's can therefore be used at any depth of the nes. King Gorge saw the statue in the welcome. His sketch of Carnegie has many The Nautical Gazette (New York). studio of the sculptor, Mr. G. E. Wade, who recognised the horse as modelled from pleasing shades. No doubt he has his says that in this invention not one new or one which threw him on his, visit to the to him at breatfast with a twinkle in her at Olle coherent system known peculiarities. As Mrs. Carnegie said untried principal in either mechanical er engineering employed, but by Front during the war. THE PRINCE'S PARTING GIFF TO THE E. AND A saying, No, no, the Fife, folk are passert the challenge of the seas, and has 3. You know, Andrew, there is an old and proved Proses, Jesus W. Bene has On his retirement from the Captaincy of dift, but they are a queer. So many devised means the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of Bt.stories are apocryphal, that one is glad depth the immense stores of wealth which

for wresting Mr. Justice Darling will be 74 years of Andrews, the Prines of Wales has preto have the following confirmed. Car the neran has taken as its toll age next month. He was called to the sented to the Royal and Ancient a beauti negie was talking blatantly to his guesta Bar in 1874 and became a QC in 1885. ful silver club, and this will be utilised to on a Sunday evening, on the subject of two main working units a submarine trac

The Bean system employe as one of its Sir Charles has been a Judge of the date a new era in the Club's affairs. It King's Bench for twenty-six years

He had everything he could tor which moves around at the bottom of the time-honoured custom for the cap think of or desire; what was there the ocean: will be long remembered not only as a tain to attach to the regalis clubs a silver left for him to petition Heaven for "I depths sufficiently great to reach any This tractor con descend so wise but as The literary Judges and ball with his name, date of captaincy, think there is one taing, sir," said Prinknown wreck. for his nimble wit on the Bench.]

and cont of arms, and even the more recent

there is

THE GERMAN SITUATION.

CROWN PRINCE MUST BE HANDED OVER.

PARIS, November 12th.

Mr. Thomas Yearnley, of Messrs, Joha PEKING MINISTER OF FINANCE Lewis and Company, who described his

PEKING, November 13th. 5rm as the largest retail distributors in the

regard to the proposals, for a duty, and declared that three-quarters of the gooda his firm sold could not be produced

He said his firm was very large buyer of Japanese and Chineso:

& semi-official statement contends that the Reich Government is bound to hand over the ex-Crown Prince under Article one. 226 of the Peace Treaty.

The statement also strongly hints that France is opposed to the Reich request that the Allies will not resume military

control.

BaussELS, November 12th.

LONDON, November 19th.

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PASSPORTS FOR THE EX-KAISET

According to various advices from Doorn twelve passports authorising the journey to Berlin, have been handed to the ex-Kaiser.

LUDENDORFF EXPLAINS HIS WORD OF HONOUR.”

Muxiça, November 12th.

It is officially announced that Mr. Ball Ludendorff has explained that his word win has appointed the following committee of honour which he gave on Friday docs advise the Government in connection not mean that he will no longer partici- with the preparation of the proposed pate in the " 'popular movement," to duties on manufactured "goods, Lord Mil- which he will still continue to devotoner (chairman), Lord Kylsant, Sir Alger himself." The parole only applied to his nos Firth, Sir Peter Rylands, Sir William remaining in Munich and not to refrain- Ashley, Profesor A. S. Hewins, and Mr. ing from hostile activities ponding his Arthur Eugh. examination.

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ANTI-GERMANY FEELING GROWING

ON THE CONTINENT.

LONDON, November 12th.

The Crown Prince's return, coupled

with the German Government's refusa)

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SINGAPORE NAVAL BASE CRITICISMS.

* GROTESQUE NONSENSE."

LONDON, November 19th, Speaking at a dinner to Mr. Massey

office.

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DARLING.

Lorax, November 13th.

Sir Charles Darling (the Rt. Hon. Mr. Justice Darling) has resigned his Judge- ship of the King's Bench of the High Court of Justice.

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WEDDING OF PRINCESS

He

IN

A

prayer.

of these is now heavily hung with trophies cipal Marshall Lang quietly; of office. With the golf ball which will the grace of humility." be attached to his own gift club to denota the Prince's year, there will begin a fresh collection of the mementos of cap- tainey."

TRAFFIC IN THE UNIVERSE.

Some interesting announcements con-

TREASURES OF THE SEA SCIENTIFIC SALVAGE BY THE

RENO SYSTEM.

A system of submarine salvage has been

from the

This tractor carries a circularisteel caisson seven feet in diameter · and nipm feet high on the inside, the whole weighing eighteen tous on the surfag. Two men operate the tractor from the in- xide of the caisson, air being supplied by

electri

motor

to permit the risumption of inter-Allied (Premier of New Zealand) Lord Balfour military contrul is solidifying the anti-slescribed as grotesque the suggestion, that German feeling in France, Belgium and we were taking a mean advantage of a

MAUD. Italy,

technical point in the Washington Treaty

LONDON, November 13th.ILVER BOOMERANG GOLF TROPHY Paris-n-wapapers demand the imposin fortifying Singapore He said Singa-

was intimated at the autumn moet cerning the operation and regulation of the same system as that used in submar Princess Mand, a nive of the king, waxing of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club the universo were made by noted scientists ines brille project from the sides of the tion of further sanctions..

pore was deliberately omitted from the married today to Lord Carnegie, heir of of St. Andrews, that the Royal Queens at a meeting of American astronomical cafsson. The tractor is lowered to the bot Pacific arrangements in order that we Earl of Southesk, in the Guards' Chapol had presented the R, and A. with a trophy Soptember 20th, Professor. McMillan, of power, through cable to an

land Club, the youngest Royal Golf Club, and physical sacieties at Los Angeles on ton from the mother-ship, which supplies might do what we liked with it. People HITLER ARRESTED IN BAVARIA who suggest that the omission of Singa outside cheered the couple.Their Majes received in the near future, and it has been million tillion years, moet another star! Wreck, and holes are drilled through the

at Wellington Barracks. Great crowds for competition among its members, It Chicago, announced his discovery that aside the caisson.

was expected that this trophy would be the sun would, in the couras of every The tractor draws up alongside ther decided that it should forms a prize for at a distance squil to the distance between plating of the ship. Poctoons to which the best net handicap store at the autumn the earth and to tun. When this occur. books are attached are then drawn doun meeting. The trophy takes the form of red the earth's orbit would be changed. and the books inserted in the hole. T

the bead of each an air hose is attachel silver Boomerang.

bringing the earth to less than one-tenth and after all are in position air is pump of its present distance from the sun, anded down and the water in tho pontoons e A crucial test of the whole economie thereby ending all life on earth. Pro forced out, thereby creating a buoyancy position of the Highlands is likely to be Stromberg, of Mount Wilson Observatory aufficient to lift the ship. The postcons afforded by the rural section of Lord said he had made a careful analysis of are then lashed so that they become an in- Leverhula's gift to Lenis According the movements of all stars, and discover- tegral part of the wreck, which z fovet to the statement of Lord Loverhulme's ed that they did not move under the in-into dry dock or benched. thamberlain, the region concerned, which fluence of a local field of attraction, but

BEELIN, LATER.

Von Hilter. has been arrested in South

Bavaria

He made no1 resistance,

pore was a mistake and that neither

American not Japanese sailors knew quite ties. The King and Queen, the Prince of where the line of longitudo passed, which Wales auf Princes Henry and George, Princess Mary, Viscount Lascelles, and the put Singapore outside instead of inside the Pacific, were really talking grotesque Ben

Dako and Duchess of York were present,

sense

BELGIUM THREATENS

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BRITAIN'S WAR DEBT TO US. DECEMBER PAYMENT TO BE MADE US GOVERNMENT SURPLUS

IN LIBERTY BONDS..

WASHINGTON, November 19th. The British war debt payment of $2,000,000 dollars due December (15th, will be made in Liberty Bonds,

NEW YORK LABOUR DAILY CEASES PUBLICATION.

NEW YORK, November 19th. Organfeed Labour's daily newspaper, the New York Herald ceased publication forty days after suceeding the Socialist

Fall

FUNDS.

SWEEPING INCOME TAX REDUCTION, PROPOSED.

WASHINGTON, November 12th,

SANCTIONS.

BRUSSELS, November 12th.;

ECONOMIC TEAT FOR THE LEWS.

SUNKEN WEALTH."

- Owing to not receiving satisfaction from in that beyond & ravin miles radius from that there was a certain univerend law Germany with respect to the murder of Stornoway Post Ollic has been run by governing traffic in the universe. This It does not require too great an imagy Belgian Lieuenant Graff last January, the the estate at an annual loss of nearly traffic policeman on earth. He claimed vices the apparatus can render, Armad

law, he declared, nets almilarly to the ation to understand what valuable war Belgian Government has warned Germany £1,400 Deputation from the Lewis tant prompt compensation, District Committee which interviewed to have discovered that there is a pivot the chores of Britain and France there sanctions will be carried out in the Lord Novar sked that representatives of the universe, which is at absolute rest approximately 1,600 ships sunk by sub

of the Scottish Boardins Agziculture and in space and about which the universe wing in about 100 feet of water, "ahil marince during the war, most of thiné LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE on the Tenst that would adminster Lord Cupied German territory.

the Sentish Board of Health, should act | MoTES.

many of them carrying Individual goes valued at over a million dollart Leverbund am that the Go At the Trade Union Congress it was During the two years following the wa ernment he render fiancial assist agreed that the successor to the Bight the British Balvage Asociation reosvered once until aron male worn made to Hon. C. W. Bosorman, M.P. who retiree ships and cargoes valued at ove reduce the rest Ford Novar after twenty three years service as secret. 300,000,000 and all they, salvaged were made it talente plear that, on casun care to the Congress, should not sock a thosa lying in comparatively shallow of princides weitly z mislil, bon aplentpink in Parliament. His nulury is to be water. Some of the greatest prizes are mum wagongago ETo a year, an increase of $180 on the those lying in deep water, but easilg ments' ned eco^sion no surprised Apart | prosent remuneration.

available under the Reno system

WEAK

In expection of a Government surplus of Mellon has written to President Coolidgo over three hundred million dollars, Mr.

suggesting sweeping cuts in income tax totalling three hundred and twenty-three million dollars, including a twenty fivo per cent, reduction in earned income tax EFFECT OF ELECTION RUMOURS, and the abolition of what he terms the miscellanicus naisnoy taxes and-like tax- ation en talle alter, -watches, etc. The foregoing in proposed saan alternative to granting the soldier' bonus,

LONDON, November 12th. The Stock Exchange is weak in Conse quence of rumours of the possibility of aby the General Election on December 4th