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The Central Asian Society. Sir Frederick Fryer presided Over a meeting of the Central Asian Society in London en Jan- uary 20, when Mr. Duncan d. Mackintosh read a paper entitled "Some Past and Passing Features of the Situation in China."

Manchester Bank Returns.

The Manchester Bankers' Clear- ing Blouse returns show n fall of 12.9 per cent, aɔmpared with the total fr 1913. The percentago lewe in London was 11 per cent; Sheffield, 7.9 per cent.; Newcastle, 6.9 per cent.; Liverpool, 5,8 per cent; Leeds, 18 por cent; and Birmingham, 1.1 per cent.

Blood Poisoning from a Shell Fragment.

It is reported that Professor Uyeno, in charge of the Japanese Red Cross Hospital in Petrograd, has contracted blood-poltooing communicated by a scratch from a fragment of a sbell extracted "while operating. So far de is at present known it will necessitata

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will remind all concerned that erament or one of the Allies. It neatrality in war lime is not objected to the "hovering" of Ia reply to Herr Max Rein- a matter of whim but of law. It British cruipers off New York bardt's enquiry among leading boa to be shaped in accordance harbour, and that practice has in authorities as to whether Shake with the law of nations. It has consequence been given up. spears should soatione to be per- also to conform to our own atat-like manner, a Japanese warship, formed in his theatro Maximilianutes, the decisions of our own after a protest by us, ceased to "hover" off Boaolala, And in the Harden raplies only all stage courte, und nur own practice in questions were a simple as this! the past, Rules laid down by us instance of discouraging the Of course, Shakespeare must be when we were belligerents cannot tation of a public loan here, in played now and in the fature.be lightly tossed aside when we the interest of the Allies, the We can in no way dissolva the ties are neutrald. All this

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many people feel hurt that

at war, backed up as they were the Government bas gone counter to their oan aym- by decisions of the Federal courte, It is reported that the damage pathies and wishes. These have were very much on all foura with to the Japanese cruiser Asam, been on both sides. It is not only the positions taken to-day by the which ran on a sunken rock on the the partizana of Germany that Allies. We may not have been Mexican coast, is not so serious as have complained. Friends of the right in all respecte; but it does was first reported. The Japanate Allies have maintained that the pot become as to assert that Eng- naval authorities are said to have Administration has not adequate land o: France, for doing the decided to deepatch the battleship ly represented this country'd real Fame thing and setting up the Aki and the cruiser Chitose to attitude, in not having lodged game contentions, are wholly in The truth is, gether with the salvage ship protests with the German Govern- the wrong. Kwarto Maru with a number of mont for assumed violations of unquestionably, that a nation that workmen to the scene of the international law, and so on. expects to be a neutral is apt to disuster.

Now, the not in a "position of rate very high the rights of sentral responsibility may look into their trade. England bas, done this at own hearts and fund the eziotion international congresser, like the To Abolish Mirrors.

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there a guide for themselves, batons which adopied the Declara Sacramento, January

men oharged with the conduct of ton of London; and so has the United States. National interest Ladies will not be allowed to our foreign relations have to preen themselves before the mir-take counsel, net of their own has swayed opinion about contra- Tore in elevators after this if a bill desires, but of the law. They also, band and conditional contraband which will be introduced in the as elected rulers in a democracy of war. But the real test, when Assembly by Mr. Schmitt of Sin have to take cognizance of the he pinch comes, is the settled England, The man replied: "it Floor, Macad. Francisco should become a law. altitude of large elements in our law of nations. Itse by this that is my right and duty to express The bill would make it a mis citizenship. If any among us are the Department asserts, with a my toelinge. But it is your duty demeanour to allow mirrors in misinformed regarding what the large citation of instances, thastoures Chancellor to see to it that elevators. Mr. Schmitt says that in Government has done, and the Government har, as a neutral is nothing which I say is allowed io harm our foreign relations." Col the recent accident to the elevator reasons for it, the Government may this war, sought to abide

Much confusion of mind has re- Roosevelt might say the same to in the California Pacifio building well think it its duty to publish in San Francisco many of the the facts. This is what the Dealed from failing to distinguish President Wilson. occupants were badly cut by partment of State has now done. between what may be called pieces of glass from the broken Bot for giving more heed than private neutrality and public. mirrors.

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This latest publication by the in his privato capacity, the out, At Tientsin ja Jane he led 200 British gomen and marines State Department is no doubl Government cas put no bridle. express himself in an attempt to captore two intended to serve the same pur Chinese guns, and it was only pose that was had in mind in a freely as he pleases. But when 7 Top Floor, Macao after he had been twice wounded, giving to the press the American all is said, the case comes down to and his small force had sustained Note to the British Government the principle illustrated in the hat, Bevere Cannelues, that he with-in protest against certain story which Prince Buelow tells in drew. He recuperated in Japan, incidents of the British right of his memoirs. At the time of the and for his work was specially search. Fair-minded writers in Boer War, he privately remons-0005 Bindje promoted to captain (November, the English press have admitted frated with a member of the Reich- 1900) when only 20.

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