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CHURCH UNION.

FRIDAY DECEMBER

The principal Catholic representative was Cardinal Mercier. while Bishop Gore was amongst the five Anglicans at the third meeting a few weeks ago.

THE TOKYO SENSATION.

ASSAILANT BELIEVED TO

BE INSANE."

Tokyo, Dec. 27. The bullet London, Dec. 27. The fact that three private conferences have been held at red at the Prince Regent this tended victim's bead The Prince Malines in the past two years, betwees unofficial representatives of morning narrowly missed the in- thegilean and Roman Catholic churches, with a view to ex-

Immediately took refuge in plaring the outstanding barriers between the two churchesy is

the Upper House. When he ap-| revealed in a Christmas message on the subject of reunion of the churches which the Archbishop of Canterbury addressed to Angli-peared in the Upper House there was no indication among these pre- can Archbishops and Metropolitans.

sent that anything unusual had happened. The Prince read his speech in a very calm voice and then returned to the Palace heavily guarded. No visitors ware allowed to leave till thirty minutes later, The assailant was dressed as a workman and is believed to be insane. The police are of the opinion that others are implicated. The assailant was seized by an angry crowd but was protected and arrested by the police. The attack was unprecedented in Japan and feeling is running high. The highest admiration is expressed at the Prince's behaviour. Viscount Irive who -accompanied the Regent in the automobile slightly injured by a fragment of glass-Reuter.

The conferences, the latter two of which were apparently, held. with the official cognisance of the Pope and the Archbishop, dis cussed, inter alia, the administrativa problems which might arise if an agreement were reached on the doctrinal and historical queS- tions sundering the two churches, The Archbishop declared the discussions were still in the elementary stage and no estimate could yet be formed regarding their ultimate value, but, it seems intha bitable that good must ensue, and it is impossible to doubt that further conversations must follow, though he admits that the difficulties are immense and may prove at some time insuperable.

The Archbishop considers the position of the Church' Reazion movement in Britaia itself is fraught with abundant hope, while from Overseas reports are steadily arriving showing the eager wel- come the reunion appeal has received, both in non-Epise:palias and Episcopalian churches.-Reuters

THE CHINESE MISSION,

Geneva, Dec. 27.

The Chinese Industrial Mission headed by Chang Chien, Jr., left for Italy on the 22nd. The mission curtailed its visit to Geneva owing to arrangements made with the Italian Government for its reception at Rome. All high officials of the League of Nations are satisfied with the result of the visit of the Chinese delegates as it is the first time officials of the League had got in touch with important Chinese who have influence in both governmental and social circles.--Router.

-NAVAL BASE FOR CAPETOWN."

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Capetown, Dec. 27. The Cape Times discussing the Singapore base scheme pays particular attention to, the declaration of Rear Admiral Sir Fre derick Field that the Cape route is likely become still

10 important as fre of Empire communication in the future. than in the past. It urges the construction of A large modern drydock for Cape:ows for the use of trading vessels and it time of emergency for battleships frequenting the Cape route.

It says that the costs of construction at Capetown would be cheaper than at Singapore and for the expenditure of possibly six to seven millions for the Singapore scheme Capetown harbour could be equipped with a feature badly seeded by navy and merchant ship ping-Reuter.

HONDURAS TO PAY ITS DEBTS.

Tegucigalpa, Dec, 27.

The Honduras Government has sigade an agreement for the payment of the Hondurar debt on the basis f, £20.000 for each £100,000 worth of bonds issued between 1867 and 1970;! Loads totalling 5,898,570 sterling were contracted during that period for the purptae of building a Trans-Oceanic railway but the scheme failed and no interest has been paid since 1872-Reuter's Ameri can Service..

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ARMY PLANES SEEK DIXMUDE,

Paris, Dec. 27.

The Ministry of Marine reported this morning that it had nɔ news regarding the Dlxmude. The Maritime Prefect of Toulon received news that squadrons of army aeroplanes had left Tuggurt to recicnoftre the desert-Reuter.

S. S. MOLDAVIA AFIRE.

Fremantle, Dec. 27

A serious fire has broken out in the forward hold of the 5.8. Moldavia The held is flooding at the rate of three thousand gallons a minute. The ship's cargo valued at £100,000." is "entian- gered.-Bruter.

AGAINST EARTHQUAKE CALAMITY.

London, Dec, 27.

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Tokyo, Dec. 2.-Ruffians tried to obtain entrance Inte Golo and Yamamoto residences this evening |But were blocked by the policë-

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JAPANESE CABINET

RESIGNS.

Tokyo, Dec. 27. The Cabinet has tendered its resignation.- Reuter.

OBITUARY.

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EDWARD H. MURRAY. (Our Own Correspondent.) Shanghai. Dec. 27-Edward H. Marray, former assistant Ameri can postmaster and former resideat! of Hongkong, died suddenly this morning of apoplexy at the age of

62.

FIFTY YEAR'S AFTER.

An Old Murder Revealed.

A story of a conscience tortur- ed by a murder committed nearly half a century ago, was revealed when James Thornton, a surveyor, exploring the mountain region in Nevada, came upon a tumble- down log cabin in Culver Canyon, near the town of Eureka.

In a bunk lay the skeleton of a mao, while in a wallet thrust between two logs of the but, and dust-stained with age, was a con- | fession dated July 1889.

A gold watch engraved with the initials "L. R. 5." and a watch-chain from which hung a large silver nugget, lay by the skeleton.

The confession read "After 14 years of wandering I am back in the cabin which I built six years ago.

Surely those six years of hell should go towards the final

The President of the Italian Red Cross has submitted to mem-reckoning I wonder whether bers of the League of Nations a plan to establish an. International Insurance Fund against earthquakes and similar ·› catastrophes.— Reuter.

THE S.S. SHAN TUNG.

ALLEGED MALICIOUS

DAMAGE.

Two dock workers come before Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magistracy doing yesterday charged with malicious larnage to the s.a. Shan Tung.

They were represented by. Mr. R. E. A. Webster and Mr. M. K. Lo, while the prosecution was in the hands of Mr. T. G. Bennett.

anyone will ever read this, or will it rot beside me ?

Seems as if I could lie down easier if I write ant that which I could not dare whisper since did it.

three days of it being discovered

"My name is Lee Singleton, and was therefore done while the born in Crosfield, Maryland; en- vessel was

in dock and not while listed in the Southern Army; was she was at sea.

wounded twice and served until Cross-examined he said he was the close of the war, when my of this opinion because the neces-parents died. sary tool would not be carried on "I landed in Eureka in 1871; board but it would be in use at the where I went to work as a feečer dockyard.

in the Richmond farnaca..

A statement made by the first defendant was read and in this he said he did not know how the hole came there, but the second bo'sun told him to repair it.

Chief Officer Glendenning, of the The facts of the case as outlined s.. Shan Tung, said no member of [by the prosecuting ure that a the ship's crew bad authority to

hole was discovered in a plate of give orders to dock workers.

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"My companion was one John Marphy, an overbearing man. He insulted me, on several occasions, being much stronger, and a bully, and one day he struck me.

Murphy signed his death- warrant then and there.

"I waited two weeks for my opportunity, and when it finally the bulkhead in the pesi; while the Mr. Wood said the only thing presented itself I struck him on vessel was in fuck. It was not the prosecution had proved was the head with my shovel, and known who cut the hole but that a plate had been wasted in threw the body into the furnace. the first defendant

found putting one over where the hole As be sank into the roaring infer- trying to repair it by putting wea. He discharged the second no he vanished from my sight.

After that it seemed as if another piste over it. He stated defendant. that he did this at the direction of Mr. Bennett (who had been every shoveful of ore flung into the second prisun of the vemel. interrupted by his Worship several the furnace struck on Murphy's The first bo'sun was the second de times): It is rather difficult, when body, and the bubbling of the fendant who was charged with aid. you have got your case up and then blast took to itself speech and ing and abetting. The prosecution are not allowed to conduct it in the upbraided me for my wicked- were of opinion that the hole was way you want to bring it out. there for muggling purposes. The second bo son had since djsap peared.

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Mr. Lo. for the first defendant,

How long the recluse had been submitted that he had no case to dead there was nothing to show.

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