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London, March 31, 10.5 p.. It is reported that over a thon- sand men have boon killed in
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London, Mar. 31, 10,5 pang A slutno is to be erected in Honour of Florence Nightingalė.
It will not be ruined at the cost of the nation, but from fungls con- tributed by the nursing sisterhout of Bugland.
London, March 31, 10.5 p.m. The War Office authorities have cancelled the order issued with resport to the wearing of a new gold sash by Infantry oflicers.
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Loulon, April 2, 10.10 p.m. Mossra Barclay, Perkins and Co., the famous firm of brewers, hose written off from their ca patil ason of two and a half millions sterling.
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London, April 2nd.
A Paris message "states that
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Fondon, April 4, 9.20 p.m. Sir Edward Gray, Secretary of ingion states that auton on behalf of the Covers, repte stand that the Anglo-American on behalf of the Government in the arbitration treaty will not provide discussion in the House of Con automatic machinery, for arbi-mons on the Declaration of Jon tration, but that each dispute, as don.
Ile stated that Amerien regards London, Apró 2, 10:30 pan. 16.arisos, will be referred to arbi- Negotiations have been comtration by special agreement to be the Declaration in the suno light used with a few to the settlo- negatinted in accordance with as England. inent of a schome, of general the main trooty, requiring in each Count Thurulas boer appetitration between Great Britain caso ratification in the Senate ne od Ambassador at St. Petersburg and the United States of America, at prosent. andHerr Von Hosthorp, Minister at Teheran, is beni transferred to Poking, and is succeeded in the Persian capital by Councillor Outo,
London, April 2nd.... The following chuiges in thò Austro-Hungarian diplomati soi-, vice are nunontico
London, April 1st.
At Fez a small force of the
Bombay, April 1, 7.10 a.m. The Australian Government Sultan's troops were defeated by will immediately carry out Mr. | rebels and 20 worg killed, and 50 Honderson's recommendations of the 14th of Mareli, **.
wounded. It is feared that this rovere will load the rebels to blockade Fez and ent it off froni the main imperial army-which-is operating in the Cherurda region.
Peking, March 31: The Emperor of Russia Ins tolographed to the Itussian Minis- tor in Peking commenting spon his ability in bringing about anat race took place to-day and ainicable settlement with Chin. resulted in a win for the formor by
two and a half lengths.
Peking, March 31, Princo Tai Tao and the other officials saw the review of the Im- .porial body gaurds, on thỏ 28th ultimo, and were very pleased with
the smartness of the man.
Poking, March 31.
The Russian Minister in Peking has told-tho Board of Foreign Affairs that his government, is satisfied with China's reply, and, las impressed upon the Board the nocossity of carrying out the. troaty betweon Russia and China,
Peking, March 31.
The Grand Councillors have tolograplied to the Chinese Minis- ter at Brussels to return to Poking
at once,
Peking, March 31. The Puking Government has instructed Viceroy Li, of Yunnan, to devoto all his time to the frontior disputos, and has ap- ppinto the Provincial Treasurer to act for the Viceroy lonmporarily."
Poking, March 31..
The Prince Regent has asked ther President of the Board of Finance as to the state of the financial affairs of the country, and has advised him to neespt the pr sidentship of the New Cabinet.
The President declined on tho
ground that he has never been a Grand Councillor, and he may not be able to discharge his duties
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London, April 1st, The Oxford and Cubrige
London, April 2, 10.10 p.m. Jis Majesty King Georgo V will perform the ceremony of in vesting H. R. H. Prince Edward with the ancient rank and distine, tion of Prince of Wales at Carnur-
YON.
On that occasion the Welsh
Bards will be in attendaneo.
London, April 3rd. A messago from St. Petersburg statos that the Minister of Marine, whose administration of that do parent has been much critici ed by the Duma, has resigned.
Peking March 2.
lle subunitled to the Princo It- gont the telegram he had received from his government thanking Chius for tho mtisfactory settle
London, April 2ud. The Madrid Cabinet Ins resigned owing to its having been plot in a dilemma by the debate on the Republican motion in favour of the court-martial } ment. condemnation of the Socialist Forror, who was excented on a charge of having instigated the Barcelona riots in 1000.
Tokio April 4. The exchange of ratification of the new treaty ontored into by Japai and Autorica took placo to-day.
Tokin, April 4,
The opening, of the Nippon Bashi Bridge (situated in the heart of of Tokio, and the com- mercial contre of the city) was celebrated yesterday.
The people were so crowded that a number of ensualties occurred.
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Loudon, April 4, 9.20 p.m. A ton war is throntoned in London.
London, April 4, 9.20 p.m., Rosonentli Castle has boun seriously injured by fire,
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Landon, April 5th: President Taft, replying to a
Loudon, April 4. Anti-Chinose disturbances luve qurred at Birkenlond in conso-cardial mossage from the Emperor quence of alleged insults by Chin- of Japan on the occasion of the esc to white women.
ratification of the Japan-Amorion Treaty, joins with the Emperor in confident expectation. that the Treaty will result in binding closer the ties which have for so long united the peoples of the United States and Japan in amity and poaco,
A mob of 3,000 persons on. Sunday night smashed the win dows of Chinese houses and stoned and assaulted the polico, who dispersed them with batons.
London, April 5, 9:30 p.m. Mr. Moberly Boll, of the Times," has died suddenly.
London, April 5th.
M. Rodsianko, an Octobrist, has boen alected President of the
Duina.
· ·Poking, April 5. - Minister in
Tho Chines
Washington has telegraphed to Poking to the offoot that H.E.. The Castle is the residence of
Bombay, April 6, 7.20a.m. Liang Tun Yen, formerly Pre- the Duke of Argyll, and was built
Router's correspondent at Con-sident of the Board of Foreign. in 1803-5. The village of this stantinople reports that at a Affairs (who is travelling in name is in Dumbartonshire, Scot-Council of the Ministors' it was Europe and America), has fixed land, on the west shore of Gare definitely decided to order two .date to return to China. Lool, Roseneath figures in Dreadnoughts from Armstrong's. Scott's "Heart of Midlothian,"
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The firm have agrood to reduce the price
Bombay, April 5, 1.45 p.m. The Japanese arrested at Strelna was not detained.
Poking, April 5.. The Chinoso Amban in Tiboi has tolographed to the Grand Councillors urging upon them the necessity of the immediate construction of the railway in Tokyo, April 4, 1911.. Tibet. Ho states in the telegram "...According to the latest messdgo that the Indian Government hayo received here from Seoul, the re-alieady constructed the railway cognition of thoservicos of those to Lhassa, and any further delay who have done much to realizo means that the right of com the annexation of Choson (Korea) munications will be in the hands is shortly to be published foreigners.
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Poking, April 5,
Singapore, March 5, 1.40 p.m. His Excellency the Governor, Sir John Anderson, K.O.M.C., Jonvos for a holiday at homo on Tokio, April 4 the 7th of April The Russian Minister in Pok-take the presidential chair at the O.M.Q., will act as deputy.
--- Dr. Kitazato was nominated to--The Hon. Mr. E. L. Brookinan, ing was received in audience yos.
international plugno conference. terday.
Singapore, April 5, 1.40 p.in. Poking, April 3. The Hou, Mr. Arthur R. Ad- Princo Chnu; the Special Copiams, M.LE.. commandant of the missioner to reprosent Cliina at Penang Volunteers, has been
The rosult of the conquiry has the Coronation of King George, placed in command of Tho will leave for England early next Straits Coronation contingent. boon alrondy presented for Impor- The Bourd of the Interior have The passages and expenses ofiel inspection, and his Majesty's discovered that the anarchists aro Peking, April 3. the trip are not paid by the Gov-approval is expected shortly.
smuggling four cases of explosives The Prince Rogent as in-orninont.
This recognition of service is to Poking by way of Shanghai. not only confined to those who The Board havo telegraphed to structed IIE. Na Tung and Chu
Bombay, April 5, 7.20 ami Shui Cheung to advise Princo
A St. Petersburg report states actually effected the prosont an- the Viceroy of Nanking to keep a Ching to accept tlio presidentship that Japanese, charged with os noxation, but also will bo ox-sharp look out. of the-New Cabinet.
Peking, April 5. The Prince Regent said the pionage, have been arrested at
Strelna, close to St. Petersburg, their services to the Stato
Viceroy Li, of Yunnan, bas Palace in Poking will cost about success of the Now Cabinet de-with-photographs of Peterhof, in connection with Korean ciues-reported by cable to Peking that The tribos are all combined $3,000,000,
pends upon the acceptance of the Aranienbaum, and the south tions, since the dawn of the re-the situation about the Pion-ma against the Sultan, and an attack
storation of Moiji. : Work was commenced yester-Presidentship by Prince Ching.
dispute is becoming critical. on the town is momentarily ex-day, and the building is to bo
Peking, April 3.
The Viceroy line, asked for reinforcements from the neigh- The Grand Councillors have preted. If this is made, it is completed in five months' time.
the fearod the town must capitulate
tolegraphically instructed Peterhof is n town 19 miles by
bouring provincos. owing to the lack of troops,
Viceroys and Governors of the rail from St. Petersburg, and is money, and food stuffs, which are
various provinces, and also the situated on the Gulf of Finland. Chinese Minister in Japan, to dis-It has a goi-cutting industry and now obtainable at famine prices.
organize all the territorial corps, as nearly all the frontier disputes are amicably settled.
Bombay, April 3, 12.30 am.". The Infest news from Tangier is to the effect that the situation
in Fez is of the gravest character.
Bombay, April 3, 12.30 pari. Madrid reports that S. Canalo jas will probably remain in offico,
Bombay, April 1, 710 sm... The revenue for the quarter shows an increase of £28,500,010, and, a total for the year of £203,050,588, slowing an in- eroase of £72,154,132.
Of this the incumo produces 48 0.10 millions, the Customs 2 8.10, the exciso millions, and tho estato dulios 3 7.10.
Land values produced half a properly on becoming the pre-million increase, and this is Bident of the new Cabinet.
Peking, March 31. mainly due to dislocation of Heavy snow was reported in Poking yostorday,
London, March 31, 10.5 p.m. The Colossus, on, her speed trials to-day, attained a speed of
22 luots.
The super-Dreadnought, Mou- aroli, was launched at Elswick. She is of 22,680 tonnago:-:
Tho principal feature was that the boilers, fannolk, and other equipments were already in their plúcos.
Poking, March 31. The President of this Army Board has telegraphically in- structed the different generals of the various provinces to proceed to Peking to confer on army
affairs.
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Paking, Murch 3!. The American cruiser, canvay. ing 12,000 tons of provisions to relieve the Auhwei fimine stricken people, reached Shong hai this morning.
rovenue.
Takio, April 1.- Mr. B. Tjuin, Japanese Minister at Peking, Jus loft Tokio for China, with his family.
During his holiday in Japan,
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The opinions he then expressed may be summarised as follows:
In order to preserve ponco in the Far East tho integrity of formation are absolutely neces China and her administrativo re-
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With this object in viow Ja and China must trust each other, implicitly and work conjointly alldiplomatie dealings with other
Poking, March 2. Finance has memorialized the The President of the Board of throne to curtail the Imperial The provisions livs been trang meet the funds for the reorgani
household expensos in order to ported by way of Chunking ondation of the navy, Nanking.
An Imperial decreo lina boon His Honour Tuotai S. T. Tseng, issued granting the president's of the Foreign Affairs Department, Nanking, has arrived in Shanghai to welcome the United States | transport ship Buford, which is bridging 1,200 lb. of flour for the relief of famine sufferere.
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Peking, March 31. The Grand Councillors have.
telegraphed to the Governor of Kulun to investigate the notion taken by a certain country in trying to get Chinese recruits. Toking, Maroli 31.
request,
Peking, April 2 Princes Tsum and Tho live hield a conference with the President of the Board of Finance about the expenditure of the navy.
Poking, Moreli 2. --- The President of the Board of Finance has hold a conference to discuss the raising of a loan of $100,000,000 from Americh,
Peking April 2, The diplomatic bodin Peking The Empresa Dowager will has naked the government to roosivo in audience the wives of publish the Russian note, and the foreign ministers at Teking China's reply, for the information
me time this mont
of the public.
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inonth. Poking April 2, The Grand Councilfors Invo graphed to the Governor of Turkestan to notify the public that the disputes with tussia have been setilodontisfactorily.
Poking, March 2.
The
tended to those who rendered How theatro in the Sommor
Peking, Mareli 3. Viceroy Ilsi Tung, of the Throo Eastern Provinces, has tondered his resignation.
The Prince Regent intends to ask him to dxchange places with the Viceroy of Szechwan,
It is reported that H: E. Shun Chnen Huan' may be appointed Viceroy of Szechwan.
Poking, April 2. The Javanese Government has refused to allow a certain Chinese official to land in Jove, on the ground that he has come there ta pacify the minds of the Chinose
residents.
At last the Chinoso' official
pro-
tended that he came thero for the purpose of investigating into trade conditions, and then he was
allowed to land.
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Poking, April 2, The Prince Regent was recoiv. od in audience by the Empress. Dowager the other day. In the course of conversation, the Princo Regent said that he was advised by the Grand Councillors to recall Yun Shi Kai and Sun Choun Huan,
Toking, April 3.
The President of the Army Board intends to send the differ- ant divisions of the army corps stationed in the South to the North to take part in the army nanouvTOS,
Poking, April 3. The Board of Foreign Affairs has refused to consider the do- mands of the Japanese Minister in Poking to discuss the Port Arthur question, and to delimit the Korean boundary, but the Japanese Minister has strongly insisted on the Board fixing a date to consider the questions.
Peking, April 3,
The Poking government has
telegraphed to the Vicomy of Nanking to consider the best relief measures to be adopted and to |roport, giving full particulars,
l'oking, April 3,
shore of Finland in their Bron.
an agricultural implement manu- facture.. Between the new town and the sea stands the Great Palace, built by Peter I (1702) and enlarged by Catherine II.
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So far as I have learned Gloy-
ruor General Terauchi will be created a Count, Gonoral Okuba (cquamander of the army stationed in Korea) to be Viscount, and the chief of the civil administration department, Mr. Yamagata (heir to Marshal, Princo Yamagata) to be decorated with the Grand Cor- don of the Chrysanthemum. --Mr. Kiuem, the chief of the Poking, April 4. ·
agricultural, commercial and in- The Russian Minister in Pek-dustrial board, the inspector gon ing has notified the Board of For-erul of police,. Mr. Akashi, and eign Affairs that the Russian merchants in Kulun have no intention of surveying the place, as they are only travellers.
Peking, April 4.
Mossrs. Ishizuka and Komiya will respectively be created Barons, and all the officials concerned, including Mr. Arai, will be dei corated without exception.
Manila, April 6, 2.15 p.m. has arrived here from Australia Princo Leopold of Battenburg
of the insolvent Yoe Shin Yuen Li King Chow, the proprietor
on the stormer Empiro. Bank, and the former director of his estates o the value of over to land for the many festivities the Tai Ching Bank, has given up Unfortunately, the Princo is too Tls. 1,000,000, to meet the liabili-which had been planned by the Government, and the British and Spanish communition. -
tios of the insolvent bank.
Tho auditors are of opinion that
his properties ought to be worth considerably moro.
He is being constantly attended on. board by a private physician.
The vessels sails at midnight for Hongkong,
Princo Leopold is en route to
Poking, April 4. The Board of Foreign Affairs propose to appoint Dr. Wu Ting- The Prince Regent has had a fang, the ex-Minister to Washing-England. conference with the Grand Counton, Lord Li, the ex-Minister to cillors about sonding omigrants the Court of St. James, Li Ka Kin,
Provinces. to open up the wild places in and Tam Hok Hang as advisers Mongolia and the Three Eastern on foreign affairs,
The Empress Dowager was grently displeased,
Poking,(April 2.: commended the Throne to appoint H.E. Na Tang has strongly ro
missioner to represent China at Prince Chun, the Special "Com-
Poking, April 9. The Chinese Minister, at St. the coronation of King George, Petersburg has tondored his re- to bo the plenipotentiary to settle signation, but the Grand council- the Pien-na dispute with Sir lors have telegraphed to him Edward Grey, with the assistance asking him to reconsider his of H.E. Liu Yuk Lin, the Chinese decision.. Minister to the Court of St. James. decided on the matter.
The Prince Regent has not quite
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Peking, April 2.
The Board of Interior has
Peking, April 3,
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Poking, April 4. Prines Lam has roquested the President of the Board of Finance to investigate into the capital Peking, April 4.devoted for promoting industries. An American missionary was The request has been com- wounded by a ruffian in Chai plied with, Num. The Chinese was arrested.
Peking, April 4.
Peking, April 4. The Grand Council intends to
Shi Shia Kai, Commissioner for send a deputy to investigate into combating the plague in Feng the "Daring Death Society in ting, Manchuria, has telegraphed Shanghai. to the Board of Foreign Affairs
Taking, April 4. The agreement between China
by China not being in order.
Poking, April 5. Poking, April 4.
The Chinoso Mining Co. in The Grand Councillors propos-Yunnan lava appointed Wong od to convert the Grand Council Chung Yan as the alief mining into the new Cabinot, but Prince engineer. He is expected to take Tao objected to the idea on the over his duties shortly." ground that these two organisa- tions are quite soparato, *
A mooting of the senators was for pormission to establish a held at the National Assembly hospital in the province, for and the four countries for the yesterday to considor the neces-medical investigation, so as to loan has not been executed. The general meeting to discuss the ing. telegraphed to all the Chinese sty ofding an extraordinary prevent foreigners from interfer-delay is due to the security put up ministors abroad to take a census present situation of the country. of all the Chinese rosidents in the In the course of the debate, the places they represent. ;
senalors strongly opposed the Bombay, April 3, 12.30 a.m. attitude adopted by the Grand A Vienna report states that Conucillors in dealing with the wing tathe persistent obstruction frontier disputes. offered, proventing the voting of They also objected to the stop supply, the Iteichsrath first elected taken by the viceroys and gover- by universal suffrage has been dis- more of the various provincos in solved and the Government has upsetting the budget. regarding issued a communique declaring the salary granted to the officials.
Poking, April 3.
that the hopes based on the latter have not boon realised..
Peking, April 9.
The President of the Board of Finance has memorialized the Throne strongly upholding the ides of raising foreign loans, y !
S Canalejas has re-modelled the Spanish Cabinet, omitting the Ministers for War and Finance, who are doubtful supportors of his party.
Poking, April 4,
A pertain foreign minister in Poking has told E. Na Tung that the Tai Ching Hk ought to Prince Lun proposes to estab- be responsible to rand Coun-lish industrial banks with oil, in view of connection of capital furnished by officials and the bank with foreign finance...merolianta.
Poking, April 5.
A Chineso surveyor lins secretly drawn the plan of the fortified area in the Three Eastern Pro- vinces, and has sold it to a certain country.
The surveyor was arrested by Viceroy Ilei Liang, and sont to Poking for punishment,
The prisoner has been tried by court martial, and, sentenced to twenty years' imprisonment
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An Imperial decree las boon ̈
issued ordering the diplomatie: body and the Army Board to dis- caes the situation, and instructing Viceroy Li to maintain a cons ciliatory attitude.
Peking, April 5. The native press in Peking has been commenting on the die- putes between Russia and Chino, and the Grand Councillors, the President of the Board of Foreign Affairs, and the Russian Minister
Poking are greatly annoyed. The President of the Board of Interior Ims warned the P future in publishing sensational Association to be more careful in articles in the prese,
Poking, April 5.
A Chinese Minister abroad hoo
reported to Peking that a secret conference among the Powers is being held in Paris, about the division of China Exconting Honan and Shan-si, the whole of. China will be divided up.
He said that there must some ground for this rumour,
STOWAWAYS 'ON THE · WALDEMAR.
Ten Chinamen who stowed: away on the German steamer Prinz: Waldemar, and were dis covered at Brisbane when the vessel arrived there from Japan and China, via ports, are still on board, says the "Sydney Evening Nowa of Feb. 23. The steamer arrived at Sydney this afternoon, when it was officially reported? that the stowaways were under lock and koy. The men were found among the cargo in the condition; apparently having been forohold. They wore in good well kept on the passage. They are still being well-fed, but will not land in Australia. The ship is responsible for their safe keep- ing until she returns to Hongkong. The responsibility amounts to £100 permanent
The Prinz Waldemur called at New Guinea ports en route. Island affairs in that group were quiet, and trado good. The copra trado was on the increase, 1000. tons being received on board the steamer for transhipment to the Continent. The Vousel met n strong south-easterly gale after leaving Brisbane accompanied by high poss
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