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HOME RULE...

MR. CHURCHILL'S SPEECH."

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London. Received Oot, 9, Mr. Winstar Churchill, the First Lord of the Admiralty, in a

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TELESMARIN.

OCTOBER

10, 1913.

伍拜雞

號十月十英港香

TELEGHARES.

TELESBABES.

AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE:

KAISER AND SON-IN-LAW STRIKE IN Vancouver:"

MEXICO'S TROUBLE.

A STATEMENT ISSUED.

200 MINERS ON TRIAL.

REBEL SUCCESS.

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London, Received 'Oct. 10. In view of reports regarding

formal entry as Duke

is it binding?

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Landon. Received Oct. 10. Reuter's correspondent' at Vic

Vancouver

telegram

A Sin Francisco message states that Stilla, the constitutionalist commander, ex- ecute: Alvarey, his staff, and 125 soldiers.

NAVAL EXPENDITURE,

STRENGTH OF THE FORCB. | MR. CHURCHILL SPEAKS OUT,

It

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THE NEWS CONDENSED.

The Unionist papers have con- flicting comments on Mr. Chur ohill's

speech.

The Australian Defence Foros

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

London. Received Oct. 10. Mr. Churchill, in the course of his speech at Dundee, referred to now totals 240,005 of whom 7,788

the belong to the navy. Liberal perturbations at growth of naval expenditure, and said that the times in which we lived required a serious effort.

up

Making up for Lost Time. The Government's efforts to

Before Home Rule can be fully operative there must be a general election says Mr Churchill.

Lord Hugh Ceoil, speaking at Haddersfield, contsaded that the Government was playing a dan- gerous game of blaff.

danger; but, if it is certain that check the growth of armamenta

According to Lloyd's annual we can olose the Straits, we may had failed and they had to make report 651 new vessels, with s doubt the strategic necessity of for lost time in order to reach tonnage of 1,643,250 tons, were the undertaking altogether. Sup-a position in which the country registered last year." portes of the proposal estimate and the Empire would be beyond highly its value as a rapid mesos danger.

Relations with Germany. of transit for food supplies from Francs to England in time of war. Simultaneously with Britain's is not certain that France would naval development the relations poseres such a surplus as might with Germany had continually admit of her rendering as this improved until to-day they were

The Daily Mail Bays that if a aid. Undeniably a new source on a thoroughly satisfactory basis. settlement is resohed it will be. of supplies from the East by way Danger from Panic, of Marseilles and Calais would be).

largely due to Mr. Churchill's There was much more danger,wise and conciliatory utteranos. welcome; but it must Es toe said Mr Churchill, of ill-will be- THE CHANNEL TUNNEL. in mind that this pre anpposes tween nations through panic aris-

our complete control of the ing from want of preparation that Mr. Charchill's guarded and The Morning Foat contende Mediterranean trade-routes. From than from a calm assurance of

vague reference to North East Ulater may turn out of great im-

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London. Received Oct. 10.

London. Received Oct: 10. Telegrams from Mexico state

Reuter's correspondent at Mel- commander, bourne states that the Australian the estrangement of the Kaiser toria states that the trial has com.that the federal speech at Dundee, denounced at and his son-in-law, a communique menced of 200 miners. The mines. Alvarez, has surrendered Torreon Defence Fores totale 240,065, of the outset the campaign of has been issued at Berlin show-are resuming on a small scale to the rebels after four days which 7,788 belong to the navy. oalumuy. against individual ng that Prince Ernst Augustus with non-unionists who defy the fighting in which both sides lost Ministers by "poleosts of politics." bus definitely renounced his pickets: Australian and American heavily.

Referring tɔ- the Hume claim to Hanover thus securing coal ia arriving and there are still Rule Bill, he said the last for him the throne of Brunswick | 150 troope on duty. sabatitute for a Parliamentary where it is understood he will

[On August 30 # majority which the Unionist make a

etated that it was reported from that the minera's party was being urged to adopt shortly.

Reported Massačre, was a civil and religious war in

strike continued. No fewer than

A later mearige speaks of a Ulator, accompanied by a It is doubtful, however, whether, 160 men had been arrested, the mutiny of the Army and the the ronunciation is binding on all majority being committed to the great massacre of Spaniards, 175 boycott of the Territorials. the members of the Cumberland Assizes. Among the prisoners being slaughtered. Upwards of was a Legislator named Mr. John three hundred British and other family and descendants in some Place, who was accused of parti- foreigners loft Torrean by special quarters in Borlin domo guar cipating in an unlawful assembly train a fortnight ago for a pluse anteea to this effect bafore the and of being in possession of of safety. recognition of Prince Ernst stolen property, a revolver used Augustus as Duke of Brunswick, by a rioter being found at his

[On October 5 the following residence] telegram was. published:- Reuter's correspondent at Berlin" reports that the Guelph-Hohen- zollern controversy has been revived. One of the members of the Guelph party stated that at a conference at Karlsruhe prior to the betrothal of the Kaiser's

Liadon. Received Oct. 10. According to Lloyd's sunual when asked to daughter, Prince Ernst Augustus report, 851 new vessals were

renounce thei Throne of Hanover, replied, registered during 1912 of which "Honour comes before Love," 58 were exiling vowels. and then left the room. In view The total tonnage is 1,613, 250 of this and other utterances by tons which is a record, the Guelphs the German Prass is Sixty per omt of the vessels Cemanding an explicit state-wore for the United Kingdom and ment on the matter. Prince the remaindel: for the Colonies Ernst Augustus alleges that the and foreign countries: Kaiser threatened nit to confer the Duchy of Brunswick on him.]

If that were that situation in October, what would it be by No vember 5, when the Home Rule Bill would pass? It would be an ill day when a Government was weak and cowardly enough to succumb to the violence of any section of the community.

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Must be a General Election,

Before Home Ralo could be fally operative before any legis lation could be passed by the Irish Parliament-there must be A General Election,

"Should the result be a trans- ference of power it would Eapen to the Unionists to repeal the measure, and that is cu answer to their complaints.

"I tell the Ulstermen that

there is no advance that they can make which will not be matched

and the Liberal party. One party,

and one party alone, can carry Home Rule, but it will take more

than one party to make it a lasting success."

RECOGNITION BY THE

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POWERS.

NEW VESSELS.

A RECORD YEAR.

The Military Correspondent o the Times, in an article reviewing the arguments in favour of s Channel Taupel, wrote:-

appear to

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"Churchill ad-

LOCAL.

The Times" Floally Against it, this point of view slso the claime strength.

of a tunnel can be exaggerated. Even under the most favourable RUBBER SHARE MARKET. portance." conditions, it is not to this quarter

King Ferdinand and the Sultan Mesra Zorn and Leigh-Hunt's | that we look for provisions. We have a natural advantage in our Mid-weekly report on the Rubber have exchanged the most cordial long sea-board and numerous share market and list of quots-telegrame on the occasion of the The case for the Channel Tau- porte. Even with the increasing tions, dated September 10, states, ratification of the treaty at

In the absence of any senga Constantinople. nel will have to be made a great power, range, and independence deal stronger than it is at present of the submarine, it is inconceiv- tional results from the rubber

Pesos, said Mr. Churchill at before the British publia con fable, while we are in a position to sales now in progress, the share anfely part with the advantages carry on war at all, that market has continued to display Dundee was better than triumph of their insularity; and our milit-any blockade of var coasts en idle and drifting tendency, provided it was pesce with bon-

established ery force at home will have to could ...be

in As very active private dealings our. The Home Rule Bill was THE CATHEDRAL ORGAN. become much more formidable such a way as seriously to in the commodity have been in not unalterable. than they are before the nudoubt affect communications without progress during the past week, Mr. Winston As is known, the Cathedraled risks of this dangerous coheme inexhaustible resource over-seas, only about 775 tons are catal by their Irish fellowcountrymen THE CHINESE REPUBLIC. Organ was completely overhauled can te accepted with equanimity. Indeed, it is difficult to go in ogued, although nearly double this dressed at Dundee, denounced the and partially rebuilt by the Thus, however considerable the what way the existence of a Chan- quantity at one time seemed like campaign of calumny directed: original builders in 1900, at a commercial advantages of the nel Tunnel would ever be of ly to come under the hammer. against individual Ministero by very considerable expenditure. tunnel may

be; strategic advantage to this roun-Prices realised so far are about a the polecats of politics. While most of the work then whether Wo attribute much try, however much the conditions panny rer lb. lower than lasttime, While the immediate course

Cabinet at Bakkarest, done has proved entirely satis or little value to the safeguards of modern warfare may be mo

of the commodity market is still after several hour's deliberation, Peace Better Than Triumph.

faatne, it was most disappointing at our end of it; and whether dified in the future, Peace, added Mr. Churchill, London. Received, Oct. 10 to find that within a year most we rate the national risk to ba On commercial grounds the surrounded with much uncertain- has decided to take vigorous was better than triumph, provid- Reuter's correspondent at Sioua defects showed themselves great or small, there can be no scheme is perhaps entitled to ty, recent advices indicate that diplomatic action to prevent the ed that it was peace with honour. Borlin states that on the occasion and thens have so increased a question that a tunnel will add more sympathy, though even here many more manufacturers are outbreak of a freeh Balkan war. The Home Rule Bill was not of the election of Yuan Shib-kaitimo hen one on that for the last to our anxieties and will modify its drawbacks are considerable. now beginning to buy the planta- unalterable, The Parliament Act and the r sognition of the Re-six month a or more a great part the conditions under which the A "dry-land" route to the Con- tion product in consequence of rendered far-reaching alteration public, the Kaiser exchanged of the instrument has beau defence of the country will have tinent would certainly oreste its relatively low price compared

The harbour swim was won ingreat:3 very large

in with hard find Para. A steady possible, but there was only one friendly telegrams with Yuan unusable. These defects have to be undertaken... Corequently, a

that must be Shih-kai..

number of condition, and

been tra ced to the extensive usad until a national Army bis the

travellers development of this tendency is yesterday by J. O. Finch in the agreement.

dorrespondent at of glue, of a nature which, how-been created in England, it would to and from this country. An eq-to be expected while the big dis-record time of 22 mine. 28 secs. A Game of Bluff. Vienna states that Austria-ever e cellent, is not suited to be an act of folly to baiter away ually important but less desirable crepancy between the two pro

The election of Yuan Shih-k'ai Lord Hugh Cesil, speaking at Hungary has pognised the the ex gencies of this climate our insularity, to add fresh dan consequence would be the still ducts exists, and once manu Huddersfield, said the Govern- Espublic.

the gir o has simply perished and gers to those already confronting greater influx of foreign labour facturers have adapted their as President of the Republic was ment were playing a dangerous. President Yoan Shik-kai at their buble is the more difficult as, and to burden ourselves with into a county in which the pro-mixings to plantation rubber (am-celebrated by local Chinese to- game of bluff. They could unta message of thanks to King to recedy, in that it in the more a land frontier and more Con- bleme of alien immigration are ple supplies of which they know day.

already serious enough. Un- can be relied upon in the future) resist the Unionists' demand for George upon Britain's recognital and inaccessible parts of tinenial responsibilities. an appeal to the people to decide tion of the Republic. His Majesty the organ which have suffered In a leading artiole the Times doubtedly we might look forward there is very little likelihood of the great inade of Home Rule or replied in a congratulatory most.. No defect could have of £aptember 15 stated: with confidence to an increased their going back to hard fine Union.

telegram,

evinced itself which would by In our opinion the argumente volume of trade; but manufac. Para, the supply of which is

coa-tarers' are by no means. agreed practically stationary. more difficult to cure or more against the proposal are

80 unmixed When Government departments ompletely place the other excel-clusive. The increase in the that this would. 1. lenoies of the instrument at a power and efficiency of our naval blessing me manufac- come to hear of the existence of increared foreign the rubber planting industry of discount. In the absence of a armaments can only be regarded tores the skilled workman the labour of relatively; and relatively our competition would bring ruin, the British Empire-and the news those who gained will in due coures penetrate the finding and carrying out a remedy position at cea bas changed since while

bave has fallen on Mr Denman Fuller the time when, some years ago, would

face official mind-the restrictions and some idea of the labour in this scheme was unequivocally the possibility of an increase of which have hitherto existed in A Guarded Reference.

volved, will be gathered from the rejected by the experts and by tariffs in other countries. Mean- Admiralty and similar contracts The Morning Post states that

fot that before the work could be national feeling. As regards our while the causing trade in the will doubtless be removed, which Mr. Churchill'a guarded and

London. Received Oct. 9. even started, a small section of military strongth we have certain-Channel wou'd suffer heavily will mean another important vague reference to North East

King Ferdinand and the Sul- the organ, over five hundred ly not improved the position. With all these facts in view, it is development for the plantation Ulster may turn out of great im ton of Turkey exchanged most pipes, had to be removed, each The supporters of a Chantel hardly surprising that the nation product. Fortance, but cannot easily be cordial telegrams on the cocasion one of which has had to be Tannel continne, nevertheless, to as a whole has declined to exbibit Allagars offer at 2 and Anglo been declared, payable to those reconciled with the rest of his of the ratifeation of the Treaty separately fitted and red on urge its value in pases and in any signs of approval of the pro- Ceylons at 2.15 16. Anglo-Dutch shareholders whose names ap speech.

of Constantinople. They expre-replacing. The labour involved war, commercially and strategist. While our relations with shares have been sold, and the peared on the Register on Sept. 27. The Daily Telegraph states, ed their resolution to establir le on vary considerably in- cally. Its value from the latter France continue to most quotation has fallen to 17/7.1-2. "While Mr. Churchill recognizes the most friendly relations Fecreased by a lack of suitable point of view is the more question-intimate, and while it is impos- Bondars are wanted around 8/ tween the two countries. accommodation for storing the able of the two. There is one sible to forests any change or premium. Baru Javas have been pipes during the carrying out of element of danger that cannot be cause of change in them, yet the taken up to 3-8 and are still bid, The Roumanian, Cabinet, after the work, but we are glad to say eliminated, the risk that our end the tunnel, once constrasted, while Batu Caves are enquired several hours' deliberation, has that as far as the work has been of the todel might be surprised. would be permanent, and inter- for at 107-18. Brooklands are decided to take vigorous duplo- now done, it has been to a very The Committee which inquired national agreements are not weak, and offer at 2/9. There are

the project io 1882 Both sides of the matio action to prevent tout-grest extent successful and whilst into

Channel sellers of Bukit Kajangsat 1.15-18 | break of a fresh Balkan War. it has not bean entirely so owing admitted the inadequacy of must recognize this. If France and Castlefields have changed at to the frot that a complete remedy all the means of protection were to become unfriendly, or 41-32. Ceylon Para are obtain- is not possible without having the that could be devised. Lord if Calais were to be cig by able at 8, and Consolidated organ down altogether, it is so Wolseley was emphatie in deny-another Power, the tannel would Malay at 8/3. A line of Ceylon mach so that it is hoped the ing that a surprise of this kind be worse than useless to this Timbers has come on the market monthly organ recitals will be was impossible. What he said country. Apart from thees con- and the sbares are no botter than started before long. In connec- then has lost none of its force. siderations, the establishment of 1/6. Damansaras have fallen to ing the Government mean what Mr.

tion with a number of tedions Indeed, the naval marcouvres of unbroken. communication with to 3.1-4. Daokwari are wanted p.m. Obarobill saga, all thought of o

experiments and for much practi- this year have amply justified his Europe would mene to us the loss around 3/0, but F.M.8. offer London, Fleceived Oct. 9. cal help in carrying out this work statement; and the risk of a raid of the insular position, which around 17.1-2. Galangs are easier comes vain. If they insist on Mr. Ramsay, Macionald, speak- Mr Denman Fuller wishes to ex on Dover is one which the nation guaranteee our national senes of at 2/7.1-2, and Glen Bervice at civil war they will have it, ing at Hendon, said the care to press his indebtedness to Mr H. A. can never prudently acospt until security. We cannot afford to lose 1.11-16. Highlands have risen The Daily News and the Daily the progress of the Labour Party Cox, Mr R. H. Douglas, Mr A, Hits territorial forces have been this position and thereby to add 1-32 to 2.5-16; the Company Chronicle appeal to the Unionists was the advosrdy of direct action Hewitt and Mr W. K. Reynolds organized on a astional basis. to our aprieties and to the re-announces a second interim dia in view of Mr. Churchill's speech in sympathetic strikes. The reall of whom have rendered most If the Navy is unable to bold sponsibilities of thore who are tribution of 6 per cent. Jugra- to drop heroics and frankly face was no room in the Party or valuable assistance, Church the Channel in time of war, then obarged with the task of provid- lands are 82/8 bid. Kualas are

Syndicalists, the facts.

down 1-4 at 4.3-8, Notes.

the tunnel becomes a positive ing for our defence,

Unionist papers offer conflict- ing comments on Mr. Winston Churchill's speech.

The Daily Mail says that if a settlement is reached it will be largely due to Mr. Churchill's wise and conciliatory utterance.

the gravity of the position in Ulster, we regret that he accom. panied his recognition with lon- guage almost designed to render it negatory."

BALKAN AFFAIRS.

ESTABLISHING FRIENDLY

RELATIONS.

Roumanian Action.

A Waste of Words. The Daily Graphic caya, "Mr. Churchill's talk of concessions is a waste of words. The Unionist: must be prepared for a more serious struggle than they have yet contemplated."

Govery on essays that NO ROOM FOR SYNDICA LISTS.

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F.M,S. Rubber Exports. The export of rubber from Port wettenham to different places during September, follows:

Was

United Kingdom...853.99 tons Earope Ceyloo

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93.05 tons ... 43.51 tons Straita Settlements. 89.55 tons

Rahman Hydraulic Tin..

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