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THE NEW CANADIAN, MINISTRY.

A United States View.

The transference of office Ottawa

THE HONGKONG IFLEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, MARCH

Mr. Charles Murphy, the new CHINA AND WASHINGTON. Postmaster General, is another [survivor of the Laurier Ministry

and has long identified himself

with the Irish cause.

The Ministry of. Railways, which will be a political storm

2

Analysis of Results

"Peking, Feb. 17.

from the defeated)

The Waichinopu to-day oñdial-| Meigbon Government to a Libe centre, goes to Mr. W. D. Kenty published a lengthy announce eral administration, headed by business man of Windsor, Ont.

nedy, rich and competentment regarding the results of the Mr. W. L. Mackenzie King, has

Washington Conference. The The new Secretary of State, gist of the annoucement com- now been completed. The sa- Mr. A. B. Copp, is a Harvard nouncement of the Cabinet was graduate, and the Minister of principles of the gains which ¡prises: (1) the fundamental delayed onsccount of negotiations abour, Mr. James Murdock, China acquired at the Conference, for a Liberal-Progressive alliance well known as a vice-president viz, six articles dealing with the into which Mr. King entered, states a writer in the New York of the Railway Brotharboods Evening Post.

territorial integrity of China and The Western representation is the acknowledgment of China's Revised returns cut down the Cabinet Mr.

the weakest part of the new

[neutral rights; (2) the gains Motherwell Liberal load and deprived the lux-Saskatchewan will make an ex- the Conference, via, nine articles, of which China actually earned at clear parliamentary esllent Minister of Agriculture.relating to the solution of the majority, the final standing of the but Senator Bostock, who has Shantung question as well as to partias being: Liberals, 116: been conscripted to the Public the Chinese Eastern Railway; Progressive, 65: Conservatives works Department, will only ac-and (3) base matters which,

ury of

ability.

50: Labourites and Independents, cept it temporarily, as he wants though presented to the Confer 4. Mr. king suffered from to be Speaker of the Senate. The ence, failed to reach any decision. further disability, inasmuch as new Minister of the Interior, Mr.cia, two articles regarding the his support is regions! and

Charles Stewart, does not possess withdrawal of foreign settlements sectional rather than nations), Out of the 189 seats lying weet Liberals were elected for his pro Demands.

a seat in Parliament, and, as noin China and the Twenty-One of the Ottawa River he holds zince of Alberta, will bare great only 25, and in the whole terridiculty in securing one.

In conclusion, the Waichiaopu tory west of the Great Lakes be

There are nineteen members of regrets that the result of the had only elected one member who the new Cabinet as compared Washington Conference has failed could be ranked as of Cabinet with twenty-two in the last, and to satisfy the Chinese people ex- Accordingly be made overtures folio. The most notable omission the kindness and generocity with three Ministers sit without port-presses & sense of gratitude for

the is Mr. Redolphe leader for aroalition which would Lemieux, who was a prominen invitation to Chins to attend the provide a scable Parliamentary member of the Laurier adminis. Conference, and also for the great majorite and satisfactory Cabinet

trations. He declined to take assistance given to the Chinese representation for all the pro

any Cabinet office and will b delegarios бу граду Chinese since- His original offer as the elected Speaker of the House of organizations and public bodies price of this alliance was five Coumans, an office for which he well as the people of China, Cabinet seats fur Progressive is admirably fitted by reason of and hopes that the people of leaders and the translation into his long Parliamentary experiChins will do their utmost, acting! legislation of a large portion of

in concert and co-operation. for! the progressive platform. The Progressives thought the terms Canada bas any statesman ver prosperity of this country by tak- Never before in the history of the furtherance of the weal and tared to form a government with-ing advantage of the present delegation to Ottawa to explore out the backing of a deEnite opportunity. the situation: but by the time majority in the House of Com- they reached the capital the Liberal protectionists, beaded by mons.

-ufficiently attractive to send

A re-

ence.

As there is a conserva tory marity of thirty in the

Sir Lower Gouin, had taken Senate, Mr. King must depend fright at the suggestion of the reduction of the tariff to

upon the goodwill of the Pro venue basis, which was part of the would be to pursue a policy which gressives. His own inclinations Progressive terms, and asserted themselves forcibly. Mr. King would win their four Bur

BATH AID TO TRUTH.

Litigant Who Objected to Lawashed Man's Oath.

2

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found himself unable to give the

the reactionary elements in bis guarantee which the Progressives,

party are both able and bumeri demanded and the negotiations cally strong and will be litely: were abruptly broken off.

insist upon policies which with The attempt at an alliance was sature the backing of the Con. premature after a hard-fonservative remnant. If these force! The plaintiff Was nime! election, when there was avail. Prevail the. Progressive party. Jei Noorden Khar, and before giving able nose of the preliminary in

which

Liberals

TIT would vidence swore on the Koran to

Demand gredients of a coalition, such asradually secede, would becoms fepeak the truth.

the recognized engine of the

It dis Later the defendant, named 10 dis

ath when Khan excitedly T Shanghai.....

4 m/s

T/T Singapore. TT Japan

many

a great national crisis or an over-reforming elements in Canada. mastering desire to accomplish

some special object. In addition

POSSIBLE.

to the opposition of Liberal pro- HOW CHEAP SUITS ARE tectionists there was strong-how- sility to the project in the Pro

Tessive camp, where the sin- cerity of some of the Liberal leaders was distrusted.

NEW CABINET FACES DIFFICULTIES.

over

Allatur, was about to take 3

intertered.

"bo.no." he cried. "he cannot Lake the oath; he wants a batb.”

His Hopour-But he says het will speak the truth.

Khan-But he wants a bath it. He must have a batb.

His Honour-Bat you took the oath in this way-

Khao-Yes, but I prepare myself. I am washed, for I had a bath this morning.

His Hozon-You mesobe must have a bath before he can take the oath?

Khan Yes.

His Honour(to Alladad)---Have you had a hath this morning?

Alladad-Ko.

Ultimately Alladad was allow- verdict was given against him for ed to give his, version. but the

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Wholesalers' Heavy Losses.

Every wholesale cloth mer- chant in the country today is losing between £2 and £3 o Mr. King -

then thrown back every suit length of cloth sold

res of bis own! The result is that almost without upon the rÔSQUI following and has no produced exception they are in a worse a Cabinet which is thorougolyposition now than ever before. representative of the Liberal pare for all war-time profits have been ty and contains a rong leaven wiped out, and while some have of political and administrative conce makrupt others have capacity. composition. how had to start business all

ger, makes it plain that the in- again." fluences which thwarted the One Glasgow wholesale mer. alliance with the Progressive chant, to take one of many cases, had a powerful voice in the selec-could have closed the doors off

his warehouses two years ago.

Demand, Germany.

6 m/s, Franes......... $25 tion of the Ministers

The new Premier, besides hold. retired from business with a ing the honorary office of Pres-fortune to live on, and never

Demand, New York 5244 more worried about prices; but

IT Bombay ...............

NOILL ident of the Council. will serve as Minister of External Affairs, to-day be is without many of the

Demand. Bombay... 18: IFT Calcutta-002.00 Nom which will make him responsible home luxuries and comforts be for foreign policy.

then commanded, his car has

Demand, Calcutta... 184 110 Jo Yokoham. W. S. Fielding, Laurier's old had to go, and he is touring the

Per 5.4. KASHGAR for Demand, Manila .. 10714 lieutenant. returns to the Finance country seeking orders in Department, and E. Lapointe, endeavour to rebuild flourishing Europe-Sir West Ridgeway. Demand, Singapore. 102

has let the business, shattered chiefly by the Dr. E. Arend, Mrs. Malcolm Demand, Batavia

Master F. Horn. Mr. V. Ea Haiphong French Canadian wing of the falling foreign exchanges.

Well known in Scottish whole- Anderson, Mrs. M. M. O. John. On Saigon Liberal party at Ditawa, becomes Minister of Marine and Fisheries.sale circles. he was in Dundee Mr. W. Geos, Mr. Malder, Mr. On Bangkok Sir Lomer Gouin. the ex-Pre-recently, and when seen by the L. E. Canning. Mr. & Mrs Cove, Sovereign mier of Qa-b-c, takes the Courier, explained the cloth trade Mr. Vellanga. Miss Brooks, Mr. pivotal partifolio of Justice, position from the wholesale mer. J. L. Dodds, Mr. & Mrs Fraser, There is a common belief that chants' standpolut.concluding his Mr. B. Hershey, Mr. A. E. Mar- he will soon be the real master of Statements with the remark that tin, Mr. J. V. C. Davis, Mr. & the administration. He is re-losses during the last two years | Mrs. Staples Smith, Dr. J. M. garded as the special represent could only be estimated in Forsyth. Mrs. Morrison, Mr. A. MacDonald, Mr. R. H. Eillias, ative of the Canadian Pacific bundreds of thousands.

By advertising cheap gaits Mr. D. McIntosh, Rev. J. McCam-H'kong 50 ct. piedse Railroad and

Bank of the Montreal; and as he is an avow-tailors bare led the public tomon, Mr. W. M. Carrothers, Mr. ed bigh protectionist and enemy believe that there has been an M.Komakiri, Mr. & Mrs L.Heard, of public ownership of railway all-round reduction

who since 1919

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8.30 p.m. le 12.00 KAL, PETY 2 HEVALIE

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EXTRA CAR 13.00 midnigh

SUNDAYS..

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NIGHT CARS.

An on Wank Draym SPECIAL CARS.

TIME SIGNALS, The time ball on Kowloon

Shanghai to Haiphong and in- creased slightly over the Philip- pipes. The anticyclone over Signal Bill is dropped daily at 10 China is weakening.

Moderate monsoon may be fexpected along the east coast of

China and over the China Sea.

am, and 4 p.m., except on Satur- days when it is dropped at 10 am. and i p.m. and on Spotsys and Holidays when it is dropped at 10 am, opl

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| FORECAST FOR THE. 24 HOURS ENDING AT KOON TO MORROW,

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1 Hongkong Gap Köck,

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exhugolshed mn meatdelý at the even seconds, except at the 2ad, 28th, 50th, |52nd, and 54th of each minuta.

The hours refer to Hongkong as No. 119tandard Time (8 hours of sust

Greenwich),

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South cost of the same

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