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GENERAL NEWS.

NEW ONE-CENT PIECE.

Ottawa, March 30.-Sir Thomas White introduced a bill in the House of Coinmons here 10-day to provide for the issue.of а new ane-cent piece much smaller than the present. coin of that donomination. The present cent piece is about the size of a United States twenty-five-cant piece, and eighty of them weigh a pound. The new coin will be about the size of the United States cent, weighing fifty grains and running 140 to the pound.

F. S. POLITICS. Republican organisation, for majority control over the next House of Representatives has been completed and Represen- tative Frank W: Mondell of Wyoming selected as floor leader. Representative Harold Knutson of Minnesota as whip and Re- presentatives Winslow, Mus sachusetts: Moore, Pennsylvania; Longworth, Ohio: Madden, Illinois; and Dunn, New York. as the steering committee. Mr. Mondell Was selected after Representative James R. Mann' of Illinois réfused to accept the post.

SINO JAPANESE COLLISION": AT

TSINGTAU.

The Hochi publishes a Tsingtan dispatch stating that in a collision that occurred between Japanes and Chiness one Japanese was killed and two others injured. Two Chin's 3, who. were arrested, are undergoing examina- tion.

It is stated that the "national meeting which was arranged for the 10th instant by the Shantong Diplomatic As-o- ciation was prohibited by the local Tuchun, and a muss meeting of students was held instead" in the afternoon. The incident referred to occurred towards evening and a large forge of gen- darmes and Chinese police are said to have been called out to quell the disturbance. The message dues not tell of the circumstances under which the combat arose.

CANADA'S COAT OF ARMS. The Canadian Government is considering adopting a new coat- of-arms for the Dominion --one which shall represent all the pro- vinces ia the Confederation. The present СОАТ of arms is representative of Ontario. Que- bec, Nova Scotia, and New Bruns- wick only, for those were the original provinces: and since it was adopted. in 1858. Prince Edward Island and British Columbia have entered the Fed- eration, Manitoba has been constituted. and finally Sa-kut- chewan and Alberta have been .carved out of what were the Northwest Territories. When a design emblematic of thes nine provinces has been chosen by the committee and approved by the Government it will be submitted to the Royal College of Heralds, in England to be registered. A royal warrant declaring it the official arms of Canada will then be issued.

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ERITAIN'S GRANT FOR ROADS"

To give a stimalus to a great scheme for the repair of roads and bridges throughout Great Britain, the Government has set

side £10,000,000-134 millions! from the Road Improvement Fund, remainder to come from. the Treasury. This amount will be used for grants. to local authorities. A representa- tive of the Daily Chromirie was San Francisco. Aprit 7, --Under-bulwark against other nations. informed that the notable standing in the Western world of Japan's safety always would be points of the scheme are:-Japan's aims in the Orient would precarious.“ „

Of the situation concerning Reconstruction of 2,500 miles of dissipate the distrust felt in some road. Provision of work for 100,000 quarters against that nation, said China and Japans Mr. Mochianki men. Two hundred bridges to be Kotaro Mochizuki, member of the said:

"Japan's position in China is reconstructed. Transference of Japanese Parliament and editor plant from France, where it has of the Japan Financial and not aimed for the domination of Rather it is our served for war uses. Release of Ecrumic Blonthly of Tokyo, in a that country. pivotal men from the Army-statement to the Associated Press. policy to make the country free Through the including road surveyors, fore- Misunderstanding now is causing for everybody, men, engine drivers, chief clerks, much agitation against Japan, he treacheries of former diplomacy

China was lorry drivers, and quarry men. said.

being partitioned Before the war, Great Britain Mr. Mochizuki is considered an among the European nations, In expended 18 millions every year expert on economic questions in much as Africa has been. on-the-roads, including three his own country. He has been this way Chine would have lost inillions for repayment of loans. the avowed oppoot of the its influence in its own country. ROCKEFELLER GIVES $250,000, present Japanese Cabinet and its Other nations outside a very few Mr. John D. Rockefeller has predecessor. He left San Francisco would-be barred. from trade. contributed $250,000 to the More- last night for Washington. New Japan was among the latter."

The Japanese economist than house Memorial Fund, which York and other Eastern cities en provides for aged, and disabled route for Paris and London to told of plans being made for American and Japanese capital Baptist ministers and mission- study world conditions.

Mr. Mochizuki is an enemy of combining to open up Chinese aries, their wives and dependents, according to an announcement secret diplomacy, he stated, and markets for the betterment of

the made by Mr. G. Howard favours

open diplomacy both.

Japan wants what all the Estey. Mr. Estey is chairman America has demanded.

"The olden secrecy brod sus-world wants a fair deal," the of the Brooklyn end picion, distrust, and hatred," be statement declared. "Our request of the $6,000,000 victory cam-

"Daplicity was its key for the former German posses- paign being conducted by the note. Japan took its lessons insions in the Orient is no different National Committee of- Northern that school, but I once warned from those of England and France Baptist Laymen The fund was our nation against this out-of in other spheres. Japan is not asking more than others ask. It started by the late Henry More date diplomacy."

Japan's aims in the Orient were does. want to be guided by the house, of Brooklyn Mr. Rocke- feller's committee on beney-outlined in Mr. Mochizuki's state doctrines of fair play which olences has informed Fred P. ment as belug for the good of the America is seeking for all the Haggard, national director of the Orient, as well as for Japan. He world. These Amer campaign, that the $250,000 gift said:

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