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The Hongkong Telegraph

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勝二十月三十寅甲

THE ULSTER CRISIS,

HOME BILL SECOND READING PASSED.

MR. BALFOUR ON "'À GREAT NATIONAL CRIME."

[Router's Service To The" Telegraph;"]

London, Roveived April 6.

Government.

He em-

TUESDAY

TELEGRAMS.

THE ULSTER CRISIS.

[Reuter Bervice To The Telegraph."

London. Received April 6. After Home Ruls,

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April 7, 1913,

APRIL

1914.

ZIÓ ALABAME

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS

SOUTH ALBANIA.

MRS, PATRICK CAMPBELL. THE MARCONI SCANDAL

POSSIBLE-FORMATION OF MU ITA.

MARRIES MR. CORNWALLIS- WEST.;

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NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

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Rauter's Service To The Telegraph." Sir Edward Carson implores -Router's Servios To The “Telegr b." Bentar's Service To The Telegraph."]

the Government to abaddon the It is understood that the second

London. Received April 7, ....... London. Received April 7. reading of the Welsh Disestab

-London. Received "April 7. Fenner appeared at the Man-Bill en later.

ided of fooing the Home Rule Jishment Bill will be taken

**Reuter's dorrespondent at Mrs. Patrick Campbell was sion House Police Court and wee the week after next and the Darrazóntates that in dogsequence, married this afternoon (monday) charged under the Larceny Act. Plurai Voting Dill, shortly after of the situation in South Albania, at a registry office to Mr. George Alt other there were seventy-national crime, which is wards. The Government will the Government has ordered a Cornwallis West, who was recently eight charges.

than propose the closure on a motion dealing with the com- mittee stage of the three chief billa

Conferences.

Mr. A. J. Balfour appeared proposal. The whole thing how- unexpectedly, at the Unionis ver, was an outrage on Constitu demonstration at Hyde Park, unctions!

The Government intends that in the course of his speech said. hasised that the only solution their Ulster proposals will be "We are on the edge of a great was to exclade Ulator until they considered at conferencen of the national crime, which, if perpet-woo her consent; He implored party leaders when the Bill goes rated, will be followed by a great the Government to abandon the before the House of Lords. national disaster."

idea of forcing the Bill on Ulster.'

Suffragists Released."

The Suffragist procession attempted to enter the Park aud "were good-humouredly hassled by the crowd. Mrs. Drummond and another anffragist wee

·leased.

morrow...

Don't Shoot,

East Fife.

TO-DAY WIRES.

Mr. Asquith's Return.

London. Received April 6.

Division Temporary.

Sir John Simon in the most conciliatory manner affirmed that the Premier's offer will remain

Mr. Bonar Law's "peech.

BRITISH ENGINEERS:

Interesting Speeches at Association. Dinner.

..

list of the forces available in the divorced by his wife, Lady Randolf eventual formation of militia. Churchill, the decree being made. Proclamations have been posted absolute to day," throughout the country ordered a muster of all ex-redifs between the age of twenty-nine and thirts nine years. Rumours of partial mobilisation are premature at present.

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We are on the edge of a great

t

petrated will be followed by great national, disaster," says Mr. Balfour.

A demonstration was hold Tragalgar Square to exhort the soldiers not to fire on workers, and I cannot understand the hesi. but there was no disturbseco

TELEGRAMS.

anywhere.

Fenner sppeared at the Mansion House Polica Court and was charged under the Larceny act Altogether there were seventy- eight charges.

NEWS.

Football and boxing noten.

appear in this issue.

and log book on page 6.

The report of the Chins Barnes Company, Limited this issue.

General news appears on page

A fire took place on a boat in the Harbour to-day, and she ultimately sank."

DON'T FORGET

TO-DAY,

and more particularly for the advancement of our trade with tancy with which many manufac turers treat us when we ask them China. Our objects are large, to join us. Are we wasting our and the possibilities of the situa- time, flogging a dead horse? I ful. During the past year we tion are many. There is nothing

88у Q. We have fixed upon have caused the equipment to be simple about this Association but China as the market we are supplied to the mechanical the subscription, which is a miser attacking. Now, there are 450,- Taboratory of the Unity of able ten guiness. And yet that 000,000 people in Chins who are Hongkong, on the Hm Com- is sufficient to keep some people advancing in their luxuries and the Home Rule debata in the Mr. John Redmond resuming mittee of which I was some time ut. (Laughter.) However, we requirements. They are waiting House of Commons, dwelt on the aguappointed. In this connection have achieve something, for for all the things that we make very gritical state of the por we feel that the rising generation a year ago I was able to tell you Are we going to stand by and see troversy: The time was gone byt of the Chinese people should that our membership was 93; to other countries supply them with mere party manoeuvres. be educated according to Utah might it is 204. (Bear, hear, these things ?. I say no, again, At the second annual dinner of ideas, by British methods, You see from that that we have But it is only by associations like arrested, but suba-quently 16. open to the latest possible mo the British Enginears Assobia and perhaps by means of the more than doubled our numbers this that we can reap anything ment. He hoped the offoris to tion held at the Hotel. Metropole, English tongue, and that then it during the year, but not without like a decent measure of success. arrive at an agreement would be March 6, some interesting would be to England that they much effort and struggle.. Last In drinking the health of this continued, bat the Government speeches were delivered. Mr. would come for supplies. We year the capital involved in the Association we are in reality drink would exclude any discussion on

Douglas Vickers (managing have worked at home, and have businesses of our members was ing to the success of our nation. I Federal solution which was director of Vickers, Ltd.) was in received considerable recognition amething like £3,000,000; this should like to suggest in the Simultaneously with the Hyde merely intented to perpetuate tue chair.

by members of the Government, year it is over £80,000,000 Chancellor of the Exchequer that Park gathering

a Syndicalist the division of Ireland into two

In the course of a speech on while, we hope to enlist the Turning to what has passed durif, the money spent on land Don't Shoop demonetration; parts.

Anglo-Chinese Relations," the sympathies of our representatives ing the year we have sent out to valuation hari been spent on the was held in Trafalgar Square,

Chairman said:-I have no res- in the Diplomatic and flons larbina our Chief Commissioner, exploitation of our interests in when the soldiers were exhorted

son to believe that there is any services, in a way that we have his assistant, and our engineer, China, the Exolequer would in not to fire on the workers. There

aloud over our relations with Been impossible, in the face of the und these gentlemen keep us return reap a very much greater A letter dealing with the was no disturbance anywhere.

China. Everything seems to be old traditions, as individuals. If thoroughly well advised of all benefit. (Laughter.) going on perfectly, and I can only always seems to me quite natural that is going on. We isine

cruelty of seal hunting appears Mr. Boner Law said that there express the good wishes of every that the representative of the reports to manufacturers advising

in-to-day's paper. were only two ways to avert & Englishman towards the endea British Government abroadshould of all openings and fresh possibi- calamity. These were the exclu-vours of the Chinese Government not think it right to delp en în-lities. Surely that alone is worth The East Fife Unionists have sion of Ulster or an appeal to the to establish popular rule. To dividual manufacturer, for there the ten guinea, I referred to. We deferred their decision until to-country. But the Government's some oxtent Chinese have follow might be a suspicion of unfairness bave further issued a booklet, bargain with the Nationaliste ed in the tracke which we made about that, but he cs certainly in which we liave classified the barred either solution. If a pro- in winning the liberties that we help an Association without giving productions of a large number of NEWS FOR BUSY MEN, posal to renew the conversations now enjoy. However, I proppso say ground for complaint. We firms, and this booklet is open to were formally made the Opposition to address you rather with regard can appeal as an Association with the inspection not only of mer. would accept it, but what was the to the relations between the two greater confidence, therefore, to chants in China, but of anyone uee of conversations with Mr. peoples and the relations of trade our Government's representatives who has interest in knowing Redmond vetoing any Opposition and commerce which touch de ne shroad than wecould individually, where he can obtain, engineering proposal? If the Government members of this Association. It is our hope to get it recognised manufactures of the kind that ho would make up their minds what has come to the knowledge of that membership of this Associa desires. In addition, we have, was a fair and proper solation most of us that matters have not tion is in itself a thing to be proud as has already been stated, and themselves accept the respon been going quite as well for the of, and if we succeed in increasing materially assisted in the equip Mr. Asquith has returned to sibility for that solution, the British merchant and mann the trade of our country with ment of the engineering depart Downing Street.

difficulties would disappear. facturer in China as in the daye China we shall not only be doing ment of the University of Hong- of the past. It is not our fault good work for ourselves, but wo kong, upwards of $10,000 worth that many years ago trade with shall be doing a great deal to of machinery having been sup Chins was carried on in different promote Anglo-Chinese relations, plied by the members of this style from the present. Those Mr. Wilfred Stakes, chairman Association. Realising as we Mr. Asquith has returned to were the days of the English of the Association, proposing do the advantages of teaching Downing Street, Mr. Birrell in winding up the merchant adventurer, who filled The British Engineers Asso- young Chinese British en- debate said he thought they had his ship with goods collected from ciation," said: To begin with, in gineering, we have made a start

metal order that you may gauge the by arranging made considerable progress. He this country-cottons,

Mrs. Patrick Campbell bas shuddered at the very thought of goods, and even guns perhape real importance of this Associati students to be educated in the marriel Mr. George Cornwallis Ltd., General Meeting oon oivil war. They dil not need and set out for foreign climes, on, you must realise that the workshops of some of our mem- West. In the House of Commons, Mr. civil war to eattle the question. proceeding to deal not so much by industry of engineering in Eng bers: Then we have attacked the Redmond on resuming the Home Uster must be won. Her opposi- monetary exchange as by methote land is, I think, second to none, conditions of contract, under Rale debate dwelt at great length tion to participating in the self- of barter. Those were the good old with the exception of agriculture which you must all have smarted

Mr. Birrell pleaded with the on the critical nature of the con- government of Ireland could be individualist days, when every Where should we be without our at one time or another. I think troversy, and said the time had overcome but it could not be man was for himself, irrespective manufacturing engineer? We are the time will come when we as a opposition not to press for the gone for mere party maneuvres. overcome by force.

of his Government. I am sorry dependent, further upon our body shall be able to rise up and permanent exclusion of Ulster. It was useless crying peace when

to say that those days are to a exporte, and, as time goes on, we say, "It is time for one-sided there was no peace (Opposition Hence the Government's pro-large extent past, and we find our become more and more dependent contracts to come to an end: We

Colonel Sharman j cheers.) It was imposible to posats. He pleaded earnestly for competitors in China no longer on foreign markets, many of want to be fair, but think your

Crawford agree to a permanent exclusion a settlement but the opposition setting forth as individualists, but which we have hitherto consider-contracts do not comply with that (Unionist) has been returned of Uleter or to abandon the must not press the Coverament going in compact.banda, backed ed our own. In the case of China description." In this direction we unopposed for East Belfast. principle of "Ireland a Nation." to exclude Ulster permanently,

by their Governments, and altuge we have had emphasised this have every confidence that we Vague talk of federalism was

ther, making a combined attempt evening the good feeling that shall come out on top. Again, milleading and mischievous. He

to wrest from us the trade which exists between that country and we have been able to bring

Sir John Simon siya that the concluded "Although I do say

we had come to look upon as our our own, but I cannot help feeling before the notice of our members there is nothing to preclude a fair

own. We have not been able to that politeness has to some extent contracte which they themselves Prime Minister's offer will remain and honourable settlement I think!

follow these methods quite ao tinged the remarks that have been would never have heard of, and opon to the latest possible nader the present circumstances

much as I think we should have, made not intentionally, so as to that alone is a sign that moment. the House" should" proceed with

but this Association is certainly deceive us, but we cannot, expect we are doing good work. an attempt in thas direction. We a great country like China to and that we justify our ex- wish to do as an Association what deal with us exclusively nor to istence. Coming to finance, we

A suffragist procession at- it would be impossible for indiv- the detriment of other countries, all realise that in a large country iduals to do we think we have especially as these other countries like China, awakening as it is tempted to enter Hyde Park bus taken the right steps in the offer trade on more advantageous perhaps to greater extension than was good-humouredly hustled by interests of the trade. We wish terms. There are countries up it has ever seen before, there tion would do its almost to faoi-].

tó, anpy, to some extent, the against nn which offer engineering must of necessity be an asking litate a settlement along those Eight Brienites abstained from organisation of our competitors, manufactures or decidedly more on her side for moderate terms of lines. The application of force voting. Thirty-six labour mem- not intending to get advantageous terms and which are payment. Well, we have quite Mrs. Drummond and another could only end in bloodshed and ber voted with the Government. orders direct, but to work by ran on much more modern lines a strong committee, and we have suffragist were arrested would fail in its object, alias Two Liberale, Mr. Robarth (Ro- influence. What we want to show than we are toxiny, How can we every prospect of making such in Hyde Park on Saturday but

bortea) and Sir T. C. Cory voted the Chiness is that we, as, a body fate such s problem? I think arrangements in the near future were subsequently released.

Returned Unopposed.

Mr. Sharman Crawford (Uni-

onist) has been returned unop- posed for East Belfast.

:

Dobate Resumed.

Mr. Birrell Wlads up

Bill Passes Second Reading.

The House of Commons passed the Bill', as 'it' stands,' (Load the second reading of the Bill by Cheers.

356 votes to 278.

If the Government meant honestly to consider the exclusion of Ulster so long as Ulate was unwilling to come in the Opposi

Caraen More Conciliatory.

!

The Voting."

for

Chinese

the crowd.

CONDENSED.

Mr. John Redmond in the

Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m. Bijou Theatre 9.15 p.m... Bandmann Opera Oo.-Theatre Royal 9, p.m.

`TO-MORROW.. Victoria Theatre-9.15 p.m. Bijna Theatre 9.15 p.m.. Bandmann Opera Co.-Theatre

Royal-9. p.m.jana wa

Thursday April 9. ⠀⠀ Soengei Rampah Rubber Co.,

Friday April 10. Stainer's Crucifixion,”

John's Cathedral-9.15 p.m.

Saturday April. 11.

1st Gymkhana Meeting

Wednesday April 15-

The China Borneo Co., Ltd., Meeting of Shareholdere➡noon. Thursday April 18. "Belay" Theatre Royal 15

p.m.

Friday April 17. Anaual Meeting, Unión Insur- ance Sociely of Canton, Ltd.,--

noon.

China Trader'a Insurance Comp Ltd., Annual General Meeting- 12.15 p.m.

p.m.

Betay" Theatre Royal-9.15

Saturday April 18.

Betsy

Theatre Royal

Monday April Hongkong Bohools Athletic

Sportcom

Tuesday April 21. with the Opposition. Hundreds of English people, are capable of that it is only by tombination and with regard to finance as will al

Annual General Meeting of Shancholders Green Taland of Irishmen waving grean flags supplying the best things in our by working whole-heartedly toge low our members to shoulder con- saluted the announcement at the own trade that pan possibly be ther that we can hope to hold our tracts that otherwise it would have

Cement Co.-11.30 s.m. Sir Edward Carson reiterated Palace. Yard entrance to the House obtained, and we wish further of own or to gain ground. We have been impossible to contemplate. Honso of Commons stated that it

Thursday April 23. het if the six mouth sums limit of Commons and gave an ovation show them the advantages to thus formed this Absociation with We are still, I am sorry, to say,

Extraordinary General Meeting, the main object of combining very much smaller in point of was useless crying for peacoChina Fire Insurance Co., Lt his removed he would go to Ulster to Mr. Rt dmond and other mem using British manufactures!

some extent we have been success, together for the purposes of trade, numbers than we ought to he, when there was no peace, and submit the Government's bora as they came out.

MOTE,