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APRIL 1 1914.

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'MR. BONAR LAW'S:PLEDGE." [Router's Service To The Telegraph" [Router's Service To The Telegraph."}] [Reuter's Service To The Telegraph,”]|

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London. Beceived March 31.

London. Received March 31, Cabinet Meeting.

London Received April 1. g

London, Received March 31, TO-DAY'S WIRES,

A Federal Solution.

London Received March ́31.. Lord Morley anid he would not resign. He explained that if Mr. Bonar Law, speaking in The Cabinet sat for two hours

Colonel Saly's first resignation the House of Commons, ssid if prior to the meeting of the Hopes Lotion. Received April I. the 1 oople decided in favour of of Commons, which Mr. Lloy! A meeting of some fifty Un- have followed, but the second had been accepted his would Home Role he would not George is leading, despite his ionist members of Parliament, in resignation was on an entirely responsible for

throat, trouble. encouraging

favour of a federal colution, has different point that it might resistance thereto. He repudiated Mr. Asquith's Seat.

drafted a corresponding amend-appear that the Minister had the sesertion that efforts were

ment to the Home Rule Bill which made a bargain. Lord Morley made to seduce the Army and

Mr. Percy Illingworth, Parlin will be pressed on the attention added that he himself never "Baw declared that the Government mentary Borotary to the Treasury of both front Lunches with a view General Gough's letter. was concealing something of applied for a writ in connecto its acceptance by general con- which they were ashamed with tion with the pending bye election rent. reference to the instructions to at East Fife.

Abeofutely Unfounded,

officers.

Colonel Seely denied that Lord

The Famous Document.

Morley was involved in the matter Hanss of Commons that he had Mr. Churchill stated in the of the paragraphs. He said been betrayed into a mis-state everything was now known; there ment lag evening. The Memo was no concealment and no plot. randum

Containing General Peers Oplatons Gough's demands was read to the [Cabinet, which diesented from the

questioning it contained.

In the House of Lords, Lord Selbourne and Lord Roberta Bir Elward Grey announced emphasised the fact that no officer that no member of the Cabinet had refused to obey orders. had given any written undertak

Lord Roberts denounced the ing to Mr. Redmond regarding mischievous assertions that the Home Rule. Army was implicated in a political conspiracy, and said that soldiers did not concern themselves with politics,

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The New Era in Asia,

Reuter's correspondent at ique states that the rumoots in Simls wires that a Presa commun- the Daily Telegraph are abspinte ly unfounded.

General Paget Wanted.

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LIEUT COL. F. S. HOUSTON.

[Reuter's Service To The "Telegraph."] [Reuter's Service To The Telegraph."

London. Received April 1.

The Tetrarch is quoted at 3 to the Derby.

against in the latest batting for

RESTLESS SYDNEY.

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London. Received April 1. Reuter's correspondent

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Later In the House of Lords, Lord

Crowe stated that Mr. Asquith Sydney says the lumpera bave to London and give a full account meat for export, refusing to had asked General Paget to come commenced a boycott of frozen of what occurred in the interview handle the meat until the local between Geners Paget, and the prices have ban reduced. Lord Morley Not Resigned. Curragh officers, de

Reuter's correspondent In the House of Lords, Lord had not weakened but had have resumed work.

He added that recent events Sydney states that the lumpers Morley announced that he had strengthened the belief in the Dot resiged,

Lord Curzon hoped that Lord possibility of an agre: ment to Morley would not resign, and between the tarties on Home commended Mr. Asquith's public spirited action, because it would remove the atmosphere of mystery and intrigue which had recently prevailed at the War Office:

Left for Scotland.

Mr. Larkin, accompanied by Captain White, has left Dublin for Scotland.

Asia is passing through parod f fundamental

reconstruction, and the moulds into which the

also. The population the hardens will determine her whole fifteenth century was less than n'are life. The Renaissance and one hundred mill whip that it formation introduced sewers of Asia to-day

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BRITISH REVENUES.

A BIO INCREASE,

London. Received April 1,

The revenue for the quarter ended March 31 amounted to £76,961,000, being an increase of £5,477,000.

For the whole year the total. was £189,243,000, which is an increase of $9.441 C30.

ed.

London. Received April 1: · The death is announced of Licut. Col. Frederick Samuel Houston, C.M.G.

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Lieut. Col. Houston, who was first President of the Chinese Im- perial Medical College at Tien- tain, is dend.

The Timea considers that Mr. Asquith has done the right thing in assuming the Secretaryship of War.

The Times says it is Mr. As- quith's duty to shield the Army from the attempts to raise the org The Army against the People.

The deceased entered the Army in 1884 and became Major in the RA.M.C. in 1896. He served in the Black Mountain Expedition in 1888, receiving the Hazara medal and olasp, and in 1994 was seconded for service with the Chinese Government. He opened Fifty Unionist M.P.'s in favour the Chinese Imperial Medical of a federal solution have drafted was President and Senior Pan amendment to the Home Rule College at Tientsin of which he

Emperor the decoration of the The Quintuple Group has con- fessor; received from the Chinese

Bill Imperial Double Dragon for hig sented to negotiate a Loan services in the Chino-Japanese provided the Salt, Gabelle is put War; elected Commandant of the on a sound footing and on the foundation of that Corps, Tientsin Defence Volunteer Corps reform carried out.

ontready

Sir John French says his re signation is solely on persona- grounds, and he relies on Com- toanders in-Chief seeing there are ao further resignations.

and retained the command until An agreement has been signed his departure from China three between China and the Baish years later; and commanded the and Chinese Corporation for a first and only Chinese hospital railway between Nanking and. ship. He saw service in the Boer Changsha, War. being twice mentioned ina despatches and receiving the 0. M.G. decoration, Deceased was hon. member of the Royal Zoo logical Society of Ireland and was formerly Senior Medical Officer of the Scottish Coast Defences. 1912. Deceased, who was 56 years people decide in favour of Home He retired from the Army in Mr. Boner Law says if the

He founded the Tientsin Polo for encouraging resistance there of age, was a noted sportsman. Rule he will not be reaponai Club, and for three seasons played to, for the Irish International Rugby Football team,

Professor Herkomer

The death is announced of Professor Sir Hubert von Her kemer, C. V. O., R. A, etc.

It is amoured that Mr. As- quith has received a messagə from Viscount Hardinge that many officers of the Indian Army will resign unless the Government. makeu

peace with the Army,

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General News appears on page

Lord Haldane's Warning. Lord Haldane said that there had been a campaign in the Press and biches during the week, inciting the Army not to support "Instruck more than ever with the civil power. It was trao the the thought that England needs offers had got disobeyed ardere, reorganisation right through," into Europe, the ignition pdity than the awakening in and went off to announce Lim but they had raised questions said General Sir Ian Hamilton, which no one could have foreseen about the orders. He warned Inspector-General of the Overses The forms of national religion the West, this combined renaiss Presently he returned, and in an their Lordships of the cunse Forces, after reviewing 8,000 into which nations eettled after snce and reformation is crowding embarrassed manner said he was quences of an agitation affecting troops at Brisbane, Qaconsland. the Reformation have been little into decades in Asia what was the Army. Any attempt to Energy and puebfalness are changed since then. The present the slow growth of centarios in sorry the Emperor was indispos democratice the Army would be not the marke of the Asiatic," said changes in Asia are in many ways

Europe. attended with enormous diffical-Deon Inge, in St Paul's, London, more vast and fandamental, han

The Cardinal took his leave, ties. It would take probably bat bis peculiar characteristica those which took place in Europ

The Economic Awakenlag. › but that day the Knicer inspected fifteen years, and there would be will lead to his inheriting the in the fifteenth century. The

troopa, gave audiences, and

[The deceased, who gained great enormous expenditure of earth in the long run."

reconstruction of Asia in these The economic awakening of attended a banquet. Next mora of age. He founded the famous

fame as an artist, was 65 years 3 and log book on page 6. money, and then the Army would These two enggestive sayinga, decadea is the most important Asia ass clearly marked as the ing the Cardinal drove again to Herkomer School of Art at not be equal to the present made within a few hura of each issue the world has to faca

political and intellectus. During the castle, but this time went to Bushey, from which he retired Mission for Seaman appear to-day. The list of subscribers to the splendid service. Hence it was other, but uttered thousands of

the latter half of the nineteenth the Count Chamberlain. To ten years ago. He was one os the almost a crime to bring the miles part-one by a soldier and

century the trade of India in Coaut Eulenburg he said he had most versatile painters, of his Army into any politici con- the other by a prophet-my wel

sixfold, while that of Japan has peror's health. The Count Eulen in oils and water colours, while created fourfold and that of China come to inquire after the Emage, working with equal facility appear on page 5 of this issue.

Special cables from the north Berve as texts for a very stimul The House then adjourned: ting book just published, and The vast continent of Asia, with increased sevenfold in twenty burg said his Majesty was par-his metal work was also most Cricket Club's lawn tennis tour

The latest result in Hongkong. called "The New Era in Asia" its multitudinous population, is years. But the twentieth century fectly well, whereupon the remarkable. Perhaps he was › Indian Army Ofäcers. (Oliphant, Anderson, and Ferrier.in the midst of stupendous

will are far greater developmente Cardinal related what had taken most famous for his portraits. nement are given to-day.

He also developed changes changes The Daily Telegraph states 38. 6d. net).

political, in the Est than in the nineteenth, place the day before. Proteating intorest in cinematography, and that there are rumours in the

It shows as in a flash and with educational, economic, social and The chimneys of the great fac that there must be a mistake, the had produced several filmts.) Lobby that Mr. Asquith has natonishing vividness and colour religious. From the Near East tories of Osaka and Calcutta tower Count Chamberlain went off to received a message from Viecount the astonishing changes which to the Far East one feels the like thee of Birmingham. We announce the Cardinal; but did Hardinge, Viceroy of India, at. bave of late come over Asis. It thrill of a new life. The situation travelled round the world on not return. The minutes passed. ing that many officers of the in- is written by a man who knows thus presented to the Christian Japanese steameLip lines, com- Finally the prelate toldly walked dian army will rasiga unless the at first band all the lande from Church is unprecedented in fortable, highly efficient, and upstairs to the Emperor's apart- Government makes prace with Constantinople to Peking, and opportunity. in danger, and in paying dividends, while come of ments, where the adjastant, dis the Army instead of permitting who is specially in touch with ita urgeny. This is the greatest the American lines on the Pacific tracted, tried to stop him. "Your Ministers to drive it to reballion young intellectual life. The single fact to be pressed upon the can scarcely pay expenses, Eminence, it is my duty to inform

writer is George Sherwood Eddy, mind and conscience and will of

you that my powera cease at this The Right Step.

who is now Foreign Secretary for Christendom.

threshold. Thank you," esid the Cardinal composedly, and Asia of the International Com-

here my responsibility begins."

troversy.

Dr. Mott's Statement. Dr. Mott in a brief note, also focusses this great world change in these words:

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Mr. Eddy's opening chapter The Times says that Mr. As quith has done the right thing in mittes of Y.M.C.A., and who has filla out the glowing picture of accepting the post of Minister of for fifteen years been at work "The Renaissance of Asia. A

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CARDINAL AND THE EMPEROR.

Coffee and Cigars Peace.

a keen

of Hongkong during the past two Statistics regarding the trade

weeks are given in this issue.

The new platforms adjoining the station at Kowloon were brought into use to-day.

The Say Chee Cotton Spinning Company's annual meeting is

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General Meeting Boon. Monday April 8.

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War. It is an unprecedented step amongst the educated classes in more astonishing set of facts which proves the gravity of the all parts of India.

surely are not to be found in any He recently travelled through other 30 pages of typs Thoy Revelation of a Court Intrigue.ed into the room, where he found situation. It is confident tha: Mr. Asquith's presence at the War Asia with Dr. John Moit, and show the ceaseless work of the

the Emperor and the Empress at Office will restore the confidence here is the main dominating roaring looms of tim

Cardinal Kopp, Prince-Bishop luncheon. The story does not say of all ranks, and expresicca the impression produced by that

Daring seven months of 1912- of Breslau, the capital of Silesia, what their Majesties thought, but

Mr. Lloyd George is leading opinion that it is Mr. Acquithe great journey:"",

13, in a journey acrose, Aein, who died on March 5 at the age the Cardinal was not given thoop the House of Commons in Mr. duty to shield the Army from the

including Every year changes are taking Ceylon, the Straits Settlements, weaver before he became a Priest it out" with the Kuiser, for the

India, Barms, of seventy-six, was the son of a portunity he thought of "having Asquith's absence. Want to mise a new aleationeer: place in the Orient, but on no China, Kores, and Japan, the and was one of the few men who Empress promptly started a dis- Lord Haldene has expressed wanton attempts which are being

Army against the proceding trip were there visible writer has been impressed with a have bearded the German Em-cussion, under cover of which the himself against the democratica ing ory of,

transformations so vast and far- great awakening that is sweeping peror with success. How ho did Emperor took his leave, People,

reaobing as during this past year: over the whole of that

China had become a republis. continent of Asia. The same who had from the Cardinal's own worated. Some time afterwards vaat this was narrated to me by one Bus the Cardinal was not to be Sir John French's Desire. Japan had roado a distinct ad- principles that created our lips the story, which has not, I the Emperor, went to Silesia for Sir John French has sent avance in constitutional govern Western civilisation are at work think, been previously published, the manoeuvres, and, stopping at menced a boycott against froznu. ter to all his Commanders-in-ment; Korea was adjusting her to-day in the anciant Est, bring says the Daily Mail's Berlin Breslau, had to accept the usual mest till local prices are reduced. fet Lointing out that his re-self to the new regime, the unresting about the same great trans correspondent. antion is solely on personal in India was entering upon a new formations there that they have At the time of the campaign in Palace. The Kaiser was surprised invitation to dine at the Episcopal inde, and that he is relying phase; and the Balkan war was wrought in the West. So what 1907 against the Catholic Centre, to find that, instead of the usual member of the Cabinet has given Sir Edward Grey gaya no hem to eas that there are no changing the map of the Turkish and widespread is this awakening Party by Prince Buelow the brilliant array of guests, there any written undertaking to Mr. er resignations.

Empire and alleoting the Near that it might well be called The Chancellor, the very cordial rela- was only his host with his chap Bedmond regarding

Renaissance of Asia. And yet tione hetween the Kaiser and the lain and the Cathedral Chapter. Itule, National Liberal Club.

The present awakening conatiit le more than this; it is on Cardinal became cooler. Hitherto As:luncheon was over they rose Liberal Clob has tutes nothing less than a renate intellectual renaissance, a reli invariably invited to the castle as one man, bowed low,

sane of Asia, and already there gious reformation and a nice when in Berlin, the prelate way drew, leaving the Emperor and assertion that the Army is implic-Meeting of Shareholders-noon. tions locorers sigue of a moral and religious teenth century of scientific and surprised to fad this attention the Cardinal alone. The Cardinalated in a political conspiracy. the Army and use it as a reformation that is to follow. industrial development all

When taken together, in their combined. Greater in volume, in time he was in Berlin bs drove fashion exactly what he thought omitted on several visite, Nozidd his Sovereign in his bluntest edits Con-inder significance and with their depth, and in powers then the to the osetle and asked to be of his treatment. The Keiser, who A writ has been applied for and cumulative force, the facta prevent, Renaissance in Europe four received by the Emperor. The respecte courage, took it in good in connection with the pending

compelling challenge to the centuries ago, it may prove to be official in the ante-chamber roplipart, and the old relations were bye-election at East Fife (Mr. As China Fire Insurance Co., Ltd Christian Church,

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