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CABLES.

LATEST CABLES.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SENSATIONAL STRIKE

DEVELOPMENTS.

PROVINCIAL PORTS HELD UP.

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Loxbox, February 17th.

Mr. Bovin stated that, the dockers at all the provincial ports are out solidly. and practically all the dockers at London have struck, despite instructions from other unions.

EFFECT OF STRIKE ON COTTON TRADE

As regards the effect of the dockers strike on the cotton trade, the Manchester Guardian says that the effect on imports of rau cotton is unimportant, at present, 6 stocka held in Great Britain amount to 915,000 bales. A short time movement has started and brent lookout is threatened, but if the export trade be suspended for any length of time, prob ably a great curtailment of production will be pre-kary:

HARLIER CABLES.

A. STAY IN " STRIKE OF STEVEDORES.

LONDON, February 17th... A meeting of the Sational Strike Com mities at Westminster this morning passed a resolution in favour of instructing all transport workers to decline to haul to or from the docks, wharves or warehouses

the ike during,

Meetings in London today of the National Stevedores and Lightener Union decided to adopt a policy oftay during the strike. continuing to work during the port hours only, from to eight in the morning until fe in the evening, for five days a week, and from eight in the morning until noon or Satur- day, and to go slow on pire-work, with overtime.

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STEVEDORES CLAIM TO CONTROL

"PORT OF LONDON.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19TH, 1924.

FAR EASTERN CABLE

NEWS.

(THROUGH' AIUTER'S AGENCY.]

KILOCHOW ADMINISTRATION.

MISAPPROPRIATION OF FUNDS

$

ALLEGED,

HONGKONG UNIVERSITY.

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THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION, And, finally. I should like to bear wit-

CONGREGATIONAL SINGING

ANCIENT AND MODERN.

SERMON AT ST. JOHN'S

CATHEDRAL

The following sermon was preached in

St. John's Cathedrni on Sunday morning by the Rev. T. B. Fowell, Assistant Chaplain:--

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COMMANDER BECKWITH'S

RETIREMENT.

THREE NEW RAILWAYS. **

SHANGHAI, February 18th. The Shanghai Thies learns that pre-

PRESENTATION BY HARBOUR liminary agreements have been drawn up

OFFICE STAFF. SENSATIONAL CHARGES AGAINST between the British frm, Mesars Hollambyness to the pleasure it has been to me & Co., and Chinese promoters, and ap to be brought into contact from time to

Commander Beckwith, R., who” pro- proved by the Ministry of Communicatime with the representatives of the

weeds Home tions for construction of three railways Rockefeller Foundation- matter which

eighteen years' service with the Hong- ou the 233 inst., after from Tientsin to Outer fongolia, from arises in connection with the further Cheloo to Weighsien, and linking up the berefaction just announced by the Vice-

kong Harbour Department, in the capa Peñan and Tsinpu Railways rusping Chancellor. I in no way refers to my through the Yellow River basin.

"Sing aloud- unto God:"-Psalm 81 city of Assistant, Harbour Master and The scheme involves the raising of a

natural love for benefactor. It is the A great deal has recently been written Harbour Master, was the recipient of à leen for one million sterling, which is pleasure that comes from being brought on the important subject of Church music handsome silver rose howl from the mem- said be guaranteed by the Anglo-China who under with ven of wide experience. Some months ago the Archbishops aphers of the staff of the Harbour Office on Ventures, Ltd., of London.

understand one's difficulties, who pointed a committee to enquire into the share one aims and who have no interest atter and that committee has published Sauday. Owing to the illness of Com- BULLETIN."medical education. It is a thing I am in Worship written in non-technical made at his residence.

to serve other than the progress of a very interesting report entitled Music mander Beckwith, the presentation was rather reluctant to hand over to my language. successor, but I am profoundly glad that it should be there to be handed Beslover.

· Teixerio, February 17th. Bensational charges of waladministra-

tion and disappropriation of funds were made against the Kinochow Territorial Government in A recent statement by General Chen Kan, Central Government representative at Taingiao.

General Chen alleged that the Adminis. tration had appropriated 80,000,000 of the territorial funds. In this matter he principally accused the higher officials, notably Hsiung Pins Chi, Civil Governor of Shantung

THE FIGHTING AT CHENGTU.

NORTHERN FORCES VICTORIOUS,

[AY COURTESY OF THE

DAILY

MR. BESSEL'S CONDITION.

PERING, February 17th Three doctors examined Mr. today, and they decided that be should come to Peking in order to undergo an operation.

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THE PROBLEMS OF CRISA.

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Lieut.-Comdr.

The bowl is inscribed as follows:-

"Presented to Commander C W. Beckwith, R.N., Harbour. Master of ́- Hongkong, with esteem and affection from the Harbour Department on the occasion of his retirement in 1994 after 18 years' service as Assistant Harbour Master and Harbour Master of Hong- kong.'

the staff. Lient-Comdr. CONWAY HAKE Making the presentation on behalf of

also asked Conuiander Beckwith to ne cept an address excellently printed in old English characters. The address was

as follows:-

"To Commiander Beckwith, R.N., Harbour Master of Hongkong.-The members of the Harbour Office Staff respectfully ask your acceptance of the accompanying rose-howl which we trust will serve for very many years to come. as a reminder of your work here.

It is probably in Egypt that we find Conway Hake, R.N. (Acting Harbour the first traces of music is worship and Master), and a small deputation from it may be that the children of Israel in the Harbour Office being present. their long journey to the promised land An appointment in the Far East gives ang songs to melodies which they heard General Chen hinted at pro-Japanese

[one a view of the problems of China, in the Egyptian Temples. Later, when tendencies on the part of tar Adminis. E. Bessel is a traffic inspectorand, these. I can only describe the pros the Israilites had settled down, and the tration, and accused the Japanese of desir.of the Peking-Makden railway. He was peet as panoramic. As a tribute to many Temple was in process of building it was ing to discredit the Administration for noted at Fengtien station by men and women, missionaries, education necessary that the worship offered there a party of Chinese soldiers who were lists and others, whom I have met in should be in keeping with the magni- the purpase of arousing popular demand for international control, in which Japan attempting, without permission, to attach various parts of China, I should like to Beence and dignity of the structure. A sought to gain the dominating power.

a bax car to the train. Finding his pro bear witness to the wimle-heartedness choir was formed and Solomon "urade General Cher, said be was of the opinion tests unavailing and the Chinese police and single-mindedness with which they harps, from trees of Ophir and psalteries

unwilling to support him, he made ar- that separate province of Kiaochow rangements for the car be attached, midst of China's distracting problems before the dwelling place of the Taber- are pursuing their respective tasks in the for the singers... and they ministered should be created, which would be The train moved up a little so that the to those problems, which sometimes nacle. accountable to Peking direct.

The house appointed to provide car could be attached, and the soldiers, strike me as not wholly unlike those with the singers was that of the Kohathiter thinking the train was leaving rounded which Europe and Christendom were they sang Psalms principally, and in the on Mr Beseit knocked him down and faced at the end of the middle-ages, I Talmud particular psalms are chosen to kicked him. Eis injuries are evidently have no wish to number myself amongst accompany particular sacrifices. In the more serious than they were thought to the prophets, be at the time.]

Only would I plead for Septuagint they are described as "songs the extension to the Chinese people of accompanied by stringed instrupicata." ILLEGAL TAXATION OF FOREIGN habitually think of our own political instruments were

that kindly tolerance with which we There is no doubt that wind and string used in the Temple difficulties and mistakes. Having preach worship from very early times.. ed for years that majorities mest rule, PEKING, February 7th.

we no sooner find a Ministry in office According to Chinese reports, the Go which admittedly has behind it a mere vann's obedience regarding the cessation point to it as a supreme illustration of ernment have not yet obtained Chi Hleh-third of the electorate than we proudly of illegal taxation on foreign tobacco, the British spirit of compromise Note urging immediate pressure on Chi a prominent resident in the Colony of a and the British Legation has sent another Again, I was talking the other day with Hsieh yuan.

nationality not my own, when he observed that China had now been in a state of confusion for a dozen years and it was imperative that she would settle down.. language there was any distinctive name ventured to ask him whether in his

hundred years war." Let us by all for what we know in England as the meats, do all we can to help people faced by stupendous problems, but, save for the reasonable protection of our own interests, let us abstain from all needless criticism of the handling of what, after all, are their problems and not ours.

PERINO, February 17th. Foreign official velegrams confirm the fall of Chengtu, and add that the Northern forces captured Luchow about February 13th.

A delayed message from Chengtu, dated, February 6th, says that General Yang Son's and General Teng Hsi Hou's forces are heavily bombarding Chengtu, while making overtures to the attackers with a the Szechuan General Liu Chung Hsun is view to capitulation. General Yang Seu replied that the bombardment would cease if Hsiung Keh Wa and Tan Mou Hain were handed over and the defenders sur- rendered.

A Chinese official telegram says Tang Shih Tan's "forces entered the northern gates of Chengtu on February 8th and the whole city was occupied on February 9th.

Szechuanese troops from Chengta are retreating in three columns in the direc tion of Sintsinghsien, Kisnehow and Jer- chowshion.

LONDON, February 17th. The National Strike Committee in a bulletin says the reports from all districts are splendid, the men being determined everywhere. The delegates

conference decision has been honoured at all ports, Where safety men have been allowed to continue to work, they may only do so na The fall of Luchow improves the posi long as blacklegs ar not introduced. tion of the captured Japanese officers, as surpris move in the dock strike to the Northern forces are now on three sidce day was the decision of the National Steve. of Lungchanghsien, from which they dores Union in favour of a car in" will probably march on Langcbtoghsier. trike. The union orgonating where the Szechuanese may attempt an

port Workers Union, claims to have twenty thousand and other stand."

members

in the Port of London, and to represent

the stredores and lightarmen and fifty per ent, of the dockers." The members of the stevedores' executive has declared that as

CHRISTIAN MISSIONARIES

ATTACKED.

& reult of this policy there will be more RESULT OF MULLAH'S PREACHING. chaos in the Port of London in

in forty-night

hours than had the union struck, and they A foreign telegram from Kashgar re-

PERING, February 17th- obtain recognition. Mr.

4.

TOBACCO.

FALL OF CHENGTU.

LAOTANG. February 17th Tuchun Liu Chan-hou reports that on the 12th inst. Chengtu fell

The enemy troops were being hotly pursued in all directions,

THE UNIVERSITY.

HEAVY FIGHTING IMPENDING IN KWANGTUNG

HUNNANESE CONCENTRATING ON EAST RIVER.

Que last word as in the trust I have to-day hauded on to my successor. I YUNNANESE ON NORTH RIVER.

have handed over to him, as I believe, an institution that is already recognized 'Canton The Generalissimo at

has as occupying un important place in the ordered the Huntan forces to the affair of the Colony and that is destined. Eastern front, and a big fight is imminent, under his guidance, to play an increasing The Yunnanose forets are to defend the part in the affairs of the Colony and North River region from expected in of China. But most of all I have handed sion. There are said to be upwards of over a body of some 300 students of whom thousand Hunnanese troops now in be will Tear-as I have learnt to be Canton, although many thousands "more than a little proud. They are at an have been sent to Sheklung and Shektige at which the Vice-Chancellor and myself, in our respective generations.

The headings over some of the Psalms are curious and instructive. The word Alamoth is thought to indicate the use of the use of bass, treble voices and in Psalm 6. Sheminith, interpersed, is thought to the original interlude. All seems to show that the signalStrike up given for a musical use of the Psalms in worship was to the ancient Israelites, not only an education of devotion, but a training also in sacred music.

The word Selah often

Passing on to new Testament tunes, we see that Psalms were still used in the Christianity hymus were given a more Temple worship but with the advent of prominent place than they had previously occupied. Pliny, the Roman historias, in his celebrated letter to the Emperor Trojan describes the early Christians as those who sang hymns before dawn to Christ as God

11 in a communion") service. Two great names stand out later in Christian worship. St. Ambrose the great Bishop of Milan was the organiser: of the Ambrosian ritual and music from the East and two centuries later Gregory in 600 A.D. introduced Gregorian music, His eight modes or reales as proper for use in Church services are still familiar land up to the year 1600 the development to us in the Gregorian chants. In Eng of music was almost entirely in the hands of the Clergy, and centred around the Cathedrals. Many were richly endowed-- Durham for example up to £2,400 a year. Choir schools were instituted and lay

will spark, the general secretary of the ports that the Rev. Nyrstrom, a Swedish They are to be reinforced by the troops were occupied in solving the problems of choral vicars appointed. The Universi-

stevedores, in speech at a mass meeting inissionary, and two converts, were mob- of members of the union at Bermondsey, hed in the streets of Yarkand, and then TOCOMMERCing the "

in" strike, ask-heaten and dragged to the residence of they should punish their wives and the Mussulman judge. children and themselves by striking during

stay

The Chinese local authorities acted this severe weather and playing the game firmly. They imprisoned the ringleaders" of the employers and the other union. He and are protecting the mission. The added that negotiations were not yet all situation is normal over, and he believed the Minister of

Labour and Prime Minister were moving in the direction of bringing about an agreement of all parties. The policy the Stevedores trife, and be hoped they' Union proposed was quite new

would carry it out at least the first three days in the week after which if necessary they could be changed. Other claimed that the Stevedores Unters trolled the Port of London, and

their message to Mr. Bevin was: "Hands off

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in Canton.

"O.C. PHYSICAL JERKS" "

RETIRED.

Chancellor (I decline to say "his success It appears that the outrage was the

outcome of a fortnight's street preaching by a Mullah of Turkish origin.

JAPANESE INTERNATIONAL LOAN,

DUTCH PORTION OVER. SUBSCRIBED.

AMSTERDAM, February 17th. The Dutch portion of the Japanese London, keep to the provinces with your international loan has been considerably strike action. They were not going to be over subscribed." dragged at the heels of Mr. Beyin, and The Times says that when details are did not intend to pull the chestnuts out made available it will probably be found of the fire for someone else, but adopt an that the public response to the Japanese original policy in the, Asquithian method loan has been such as to make the issue of wait and see.

rank as one the greatest foreign loan successes of recent years.

LATEST CABLES.

EXPLOSION IN THAMES SHELL FACTORY.

TWELVE PEOPLE KILLED.

LONDON, February 17th.

BRITISH STOCK EXCHANGE DEALINGS.

LONDON. February 17th. Stock Exchange dealings in the new Japanese loan began at 1 per cent. prerainm.

to note that by an act of 1840 church organa are really illegal-except for volun- taries the church or village orchestra being the normal "means of accompani

ent

Now the Archbishop's report emphasises the part of the congregation in the wor

Its aim is to en- ship of the Church, courage the laity to take its full share in the singing.

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"We would take this opportunity of expressing to the best of our ability our unfailing deep appreciation of the geniality, fairnesa and good sense which have always characterized your deal ings with your subordinate officers.

"In the seventeen years during which "you have been in the Hongkong Har- bour Offen the tonnage of the port has risen from 34,747,288 to 54,339,939 tons. and the work of this Department has correspondingly increased,

It is not for us to compliment you apon the ability with which you have shouldered every new responsibility; but we wish to pat on record our sen sibility of the tact and sympathy with which you have handled ench situation; to regret that you should have had your career curtailed by ill-health; and to hope that you will, have very inany years to enjoy, in your own country and with your family around you, the leisure which you have so richly de- served.

February, 1034."

Yesterday the nating Harbour Master received from Commander Beckwith the following letter of acknowledgment

The Eyrie,"

3, The Peak. "DEAR HAKE,Will you be so kind as to convey to the members of the staff of the Harbour Department my very best thanks for the beautiful rose bowl and the extremely kind sentiments ex- pressed with it both of which I very greatly appreciate, and I will always value the rose bowl for its pleasant associations.

"I shall often think of the many happy years that I have spent in the Harbour Department of Hongkong and of the loyal and untiring assistance that was given me by all members of the staff. I regret that I am unable to come down and thank the Department personally before I leave the Colony, so I take this opportunity of wishing them Good-bye and Good Luck.

I am, Yours very sincerely,

CHARLES W. BECKWITH.”

OPIUM REFORM. INSTRUCTION TO THE STRALS

GOVERNMENT. --

The report suggests among other 1.-Weekly practices for the congregation things:

-to be held before Evensong dit possible. 2-It rightly condemns the sugary fangu AN

age of some hymns with cheap and popular tuses. 3-That the ultimate test of a hymn tune The Edinburgh Anti-Opium Committee is not its capacity to satisfy a con-have-written to the Colonial Office regarding gregation, or even its effectiveness as music but rather the impression that it makes and its faithfulness as an expression of the Christian reli- gion. Moreover, the impression made by the tune must be deep and lasting. 4-Several variants are mentioned in

hymn singing.

petition reported to have been got up by the inhabitants of Malay asking for opium" reform. The Duke of Devonshire has re- plied as follows" The High Commir sioner has been furnished with a copy of the report of the Admisory Committee of the League, of Nations held lase spring, and has been instructed to inquire into

the universe as we saw it, and, besides ties of Oxford and Cambridge contributed the problems we solved or did not solve, their share to the progress of the art and they are faced with all the grave problems many of us have pleasant recollections of connected with China, on the fringe of famous College choirs-such as that of which I have ventured lightly to touch. New College, Oxford-where unfortunate. In the end, the success of the Vice-y, as some think the congregation is asked to remain silent. It is interesting Col. Ronald Bruce Campbell, D.8.0.. relinquished his appointment as lospector or failure" will depend on the measure of Physical Training in the Aldershot in which he is able to help them in their Command and retired from the Army. attitude towards those problems. I am Few men have done more for Army sports glad to hear that he proposes to take a in general and physical jerks" in parti- real part in the teaching work of the cular, and hundreds of thousands of men

University, because my own experience who were coaxed into fitness by that in that direction, regrettably small as it early morning parade which they used to has been, has shewn me the value of such detest so sincerely owe him a debt of work For the rest, his contact with the gratitude, Colonel Campbell served in the student world may be almost sammed South Africa. War as a private in the frat up as consisting in the making of after- Canadiscounted from the ranks during be made I will offer him no advice, both Canadian contingent of British Columbia. dinner speeches. As to how they should the fighting in the Transvaal in May, because I know him to need none and 1000 While serving as Superintendent because every man must make his after- of Gymnasiums to the British Army in dinner speeches for himself. As to my France he was wounded, and won the my own methods, if I may make a per- D.S.O and many othe, medals, includ-sonal confession, I have always been ham- ing the American Distinguished Service pered by the knowledge that, for me, most Medal

Shortly after leaving Bedford of the problems I set out to solve nearly Grammar School, of which he was cap. 40 years ago still remain unsolved. And, tain, ho emigrated to Canada to seek a that being so, honesty has compelled me, fortune, which never came his way there using all the periphrases of which the His opportunity arrived with the out- after-dinner speech is capable, practically break of the South African War, when to admit as much. I have, then, con- he was among the first to volunteer for tented myself with the lesson that most active service. LATER

Ever since that day his problema are susceptible of more solu Eleven women and one man were killed It is stated that Stock Exchange appli-military success has shown that he was tiene than once that the other man, In an explosion at Slade's Green shell cations for £1.000 and upwards of the horn to be a soldier. A great authority though very likely a bigot, is none the filling factory, pear Erith.

on physical training. Colonel Campbell less probably honest in his beliefs: that lectured on the subject to hundreds of strong conviction is a less thing than the thousands of troops during the war. capacity to act when action is called for

and that, in the meantime, annity and patience are amongst the most precious of virtues. And if twenty years hence, The maximum penalty-a fine of 8100 there shall be in China a dozen men and was imposed in a Trade Mark piracy case women who are the more smilingly facing by the Mixed Court at Shanghai last their difficulties is that spirit because of (c) Vereen allotted to choir without All mills reopened this morning, but

In connection with the Sino-German week. We have imposed the maximummy, contact with them in the last three congregation and vice versa.

voices so as to make one clear melodious the operatives have not returned. They agreement with regard to Germany's penalty because we consider this to be 2 years, then that time, as I think, will (d) Full unison, with varied accom sound. Thirdly, sing in, time-do not have assumed a threatening attitude, and was indemnity to China, the Times says La very gross ense of fraudulent imitation and

paniment on the organ, run before or stay behind. Fourthly, some grain shops have been looted, but soon as payment is made to China that an infringement of the laws of trade not have been spent in vain. up to the present there has been na China should remove the natiess of in-mark," said Mr. C. E. Whitamore (British men, I beg once mere to thank you for to regnil the words of Dr. Percy Dearmer, to God in every word you sing. Aim at In these matters it may be advizable above all sing spiritually. Have an eye validation from her outstanding bonds Assessor)." The defendar was. Shen the honour done me and for the patience the well known authority, who says It pleasing Him more than yoursell At issued to Germany and this should be Ching-foong, manager of the Ting Fong with which you have listened to these, is well that the parson should he remind tend strictly to the sense of what you followed by the prompt remoral of the Sonn Factory, and he was charged with

iny farewell words. (Applause.) Stock Exchange ban on certain Chinese infringing a trade-mark of the Chinn Soap As soon as H.E. the Chancellor haded that it is his duty to restrain those sing and see that your heart is not car Securities.

and Candle Co., Ltd.

declared the Congregation closed students promptings of original sin which make ried away with the sound but offered to. men anxious to show off to köep ever

God continually, "A young man named Noble Poignand seized Sir Charles Eliot and Sir Wa before men's eyes the simple but often the Archbishop's report is that the valoo

rushed to the front of the Grand Hall,

In conclusion an important lesson of forgotten truth that Church music is for was charged at H.31. Police Court, Shang- Brunyste, placed them on tables, and the Glory of God and not for the pluri. of what we get from any church services hai, last week with entering into nego carried them to motor-cars waiting outfication of choristers. For above all the depends on our contribution to it. The tiations for the sale of arme, contrary to side. The victims were then dragged main consideration of a clergyman is the intensity of our Prayer as we kneel before. King's Regulations. The accused nego towards the town. tiated for the sale of two revolveri," an-

people's part in the service. We can I the service has a great deal to do with fortunately for

think congratulate ourselves that in St. the spiritual success of our common wor- tive. A

was associated with

Among the contents of the February from original sin in this respect for our alert, and awake, and that we should John's Cathedral we are apparently freeship It is essential that we should bo him in the

Accused's solicitor urged number of the Chinnie Ecuacmic Monthly, service is splendidly congregational in with courage, gaiety, and devotion do our the court to take into consideration the compiled and published by the Chinese fact that accused was a

full share from the beginning to the ent a young married Government Bureau of Economic Informa man, but his Worship observed that the tion, are several nages giving the average

of every service. That we should lift up Many of you may remember that Wes- logical end to that argument would be wages in China for various trades. Theyley when dealing with congregational Let as then take our part that our voice with strength and not be afraid. that in future only bachelors might be are, however, for the year 1919. The singing issued some valuable and quaint worship here may be worthy of this, the punished. He regretted the necessity of number also contains a very informative advice which may be useful to us Be Mother Church of the East, so that men having to deal severely with accused, but article on the Development of the Chinese said "First, sing lustily and with good when they come here may be inspired by must seed him to prison for three months, silk weaving industry, one on China's courage Beware of singing as if you our spirit and devotion and way Bay He could appen) at once if he thought the porcelain industry and one on the making were half dead or half asleep but lift og This is none other than the house of

of clay figures at Hui Shan...

(Continued, at foot of next column.),

God anal this is the Gate of leavto.

BOMBAY MILLS RE-OPEN.

EMPLOYEES DO NOT RESUME

WORK."

BOMBAY, February 17th.

serious disturbance.

BAVARIAN DICTATOR

RESIGNS.

MUNICH, February 17th, The Bavarian dictator. Dr. Von Kahr, bas resigned. General Von Lossos, com mander of the Bavarian Reichswehr has aleo resigned.

BARLIER CABLES, «

DAVIS CUP.

AUSTRALIAN SELECTORS!

RECOMMENDATIONS.

`ATONKY, February' 17th. It is reported that the selectors have recommended Patterson, O'Ham Wocel, Schlesinger and Kalme to represent Aus tralia in the Davis Cup lawn tennis

tournament.

Japanese loan will receive ten per cent. and upwards.

The loan is now at 31 premium.

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SINO-GERMAN AGREEMENT.

"TIMES

" COMMENT.

M

The Tunes donhte whether Germany has the credits necessary to take full advan tage of the opportunity of developing trado with China.

(Continued on next column.)`'

LATEST CABLES. [REUTER'S AMERICAN 'SERVICE.] THE WOUNDED SENATOR- CONDITION, SERIOUS

WASHINGTON, February 17th. Mr. Greene was operated on and the splintered bone taken out of the skull His condition is serious, hut the physic. ians are hopeful of his recovery.

Man, with a Chinese detec-}

santence too severe.

Your Excellency, Ladics and Gentle-

(a) Descant-While the congregation and report on the practicability of adopt

and choir sing the melody ing a system of registration and licensing

of opium smokers in Malaynto unison, a few treble voices sing specially added part (b) Fauzbourdon.The congregation singa the melody and the choir accompany it in three part or four part harmony.

character.

your voice with strength. Secondly, sing modestly. Do not bawl: so as to be heard above or distinct from the rest of the congregation--but strive to unite your