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THE SEAMEN'S STRIKE.

Melbourne, September 1.

The Victorian Seamen's and the Butchers' Unions have decided on a levy of five shillings par member to assist the strikera. Tho Victorian scaman resolved to strike if an attempt is made to deport Messrs. Walsh, and Johannsen, Reuter.

Sydney, September '1. The Secretary of the Trades Council is urgently appealing to the unions to provide funds to feed the strikers-Reutør. .....

London, September 1, The shipping situation at Southampton and Bristol is Increasingly complex. Enquiries at the head offices of the companies to-day elicited the statement "we are hoping for the best."""

The signing of new crows for, the Majestic, Arlanza and Piako is proceeding slowly.-Router.

Southampton, September 1. "The seamen's strike has spread and five linere are now affected, The crew of the Edinburgh Castle, due to sail to South Africa on Friday, have struck, also the crew of the Royal Mail ship Araguaya. Ono' hundred and sixty of the engineroom staff and forty deckhands of the Majestic have given notice of withdrawal, but the White, Star Company are confident that the Majestic will sail to-morrow despite

CHARGE AGAINST

ACCOUNTANT.

ALLEGED LARCENY OF FIRM'S and not the complainant.

MONEY.

"CHRISTIAN ::.COLLEGED "IN" PEKING”

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norship dispute the remainder of the partners with the exception of the complainant had directed that all moneys should be paid to thom

It was probable that the defendant told the complainant that he had given. the money to a partner named Yu,

Poking, Sept. 1.-It has beor mouning that he intended giving. the money to him, but the quick decided to start the so-called ness of his arrest afforded him Christian College for those students of the five British missionary Insufficient time for doing so.

In his evidence the complainant schools in Peking who do not desire to return thereto.. Vernacular denied that the defendant was a partner of the firm. Witness papers state that Feng Yu-haiang said that when told the defen has promised $10,000 to that end

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The Indians of Alaska and

Prosecution' Fails, A Chinese formerly employed as an accountant at No. 10 Centro Street, appeared before Mr. S. B. B. McElderry at the Central Magistracy yesterday afternoon on a charge of larceny of $47.16

dant had received pomo and a quantity of Jewellery,

Mr..5. Fitzroy appeared for the from a client of the shop he ques- prosecution and Mr. R. E. A. Webs-tioned the defendant, who said. ter represented the defendant. that he had given the money to a

Mr. Fitzroy having opened his clanaman.

In reply to Mr. Webster witness British Columbia obtain their case, said that the only evidence

Ibutter supply from a fat little fløb he had in connection with the denied that the complainant had charge of larceny of the jewellery over any shares transferred from called the colichan. Millions are was that the jewellery was de-another shareholder into the name caught in nets, put in tubs and covored with hot stones. Oil fim. posited in a drawer about a month of his family Tong, which he re- that time although the com- a partner of the firm. ago. It had never been seen aface presented, therefore making him the fish rises to the top. It r dons quickly and the taste is I most identical with that of butt. plainant would say that it was in After further ovidence His Copenhagen, September 1. Owing to the refusal of the demand for Increased wages, the-the drawer when the defendant Worship said that it did not ap-

broke the lock.

pear to him bë a charge of larceny, seamen employed by the Danish Sailingship Owners, Union struck,

Matchos and match-box strikers The Danish Unskilled Workers Union have declared a transport not think Counsel need support Fitzroy if it were worth continuare made water and damp proo

His Worship said that he did for any other felony and asked Mr.

blockade against the ownere affected.-Reuter.

what he had said as that was in- ing with the case. sufflelent to convict:

Counsel replied that if the de-Morland M. Dessau. Tests have fendant had received the money strikers can be actually immersed proved that those matches and on behalf of the firm he should in water without a single matol have accounted for it.

boing spoilt or its ability to fire Hie Worship: There may of when rubbed on the striker im course be a civil action.

Mr. Fitzroy: I leave.it in your worship's hands.

The defendant was discharged.

her difficulties.-Reuter."

FLIGHT TO HAWAIL

San Francisco, September 1.

Two seaplanes, with a span of seventy-two feet and a weight of 1,000 pounds, equipped with two 500 h.p. engines and wireless with which to communicate with the Government "guardships every two hundred miles along the route, are starting on a 2,100 mile flight to Hawaii, which will be a new distance record-Reuter's American Service.

Later.

"The seaplanes flying to Hawaii started off this afternoon. Flying conditions are almost perfect.-Router's American Service.

Later...

Though one seaplane travelling to Hawaii signalled her position as five hundred knots from here at 11.30 last night, the other machine has not reported for several hours. The guardship is searching, for her-Reuter's American Service.

INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPHIC CONGRESS.

Paris, September 1.

The International Telegraphic Conference for the revision of the telegraphic unions regulations assembled at Sorbonne, 60 countries and 40 cable companies being represented by 250 delegates including British, Australian, South African, Indian, New Zealand, Canadian, Russian, Chinese and Japanese. The conference which is the first since that held in Lisbon in 1908, is expected to last till the middle of October-Reuter.

Mr. Fitzroy: I agree with your

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Worship.

Dealing with the charge of the larceny of the money. Mr. Webster said that he would admit that his client had received the 'sum mer- tioned. Explaining further, Mr. Webster said that owing to a part-

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ANGLO-MEXICAN RELATIONS.

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Mexico City, September 1.

The Mexican Foreign Office announces that Britain has accepted the invitation to appoint a claims commission. Other Anglo-Mexican questions will be handled through the usual diplomatic channels.-- Reuter.

FRENCH OPERATIONS IN THE RIFF.

Fcz, Sept. 1.

Many tribes of Tsouls, Branes and Benizerouals continue to offer submission. They even offer troops to fight against Abd el Krim. Taking advantage of the later victories the French troops occupied the mountains near Dahar-Havas.

BRITISH COTTON FUTURES MARKET.

London, 'September 1.

New futures. market for empire-grown and miscellaneous' cotton was formally opened at the Liverpool Cotton Exchange, Mr. A. Paton, Vice President, remarking" that possibly in the future this market would supersede the American futures market. There was a fair amount of trading in empire-grown.cotton-Reuter.

AMERICAN COAL STRIKE.

Philadelphia, September 1.

In consequence of the wages dispute 828 anthracite mines closed at midnight, one hundred and fifty thousand miners quitting work without disorder. On the other hand the miners and their families are at present taking a holiday. Their leaders pledged them to obey the law. The companies have large stocks. of coal-Reuter.

CHINESE CUSTOMS TARIFF.

JAPANESE REPLY TO INVITATION,

THE COLONY'S HEALTH.

ENTERIC FEVER PREVALENT,

The weekly return of the Medical Officer of Health shows that eleven Tokyo, September 1.--The For cases of infectious disease were eign Office has published the full reported to have occurred in the text of the reply to China's inyl Colony last week. Of these no less Thorofore, in order to revive and re-establish your strength it The reply expressos Japan's hap-four of the patients died.

tation to the tariff conference. than eight were enteric fever, and will be wish for you during the period of feeding your little one to piness to participate and her readi-occurred in the Victoria registra- Sevon take Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, for they will sustain you, strengthen ness to consider and discuss con- tion district, and the other in the you, improve the quantity and quality of the nursing milk, and

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There was also one British case. of diphtheria and one Chinese case of paratyphoid fever. There was one death from Influenza, which is not a notifiable disease..

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Peking, September transpires that Eugene Chen was takon to Tientsin by the Fangtien gendarmerie on the 28th it. A

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Monday's report contained a further case of enteric fever, the victim being a Chinese..

SURTAXES ABOLISHED.

Peking, September 1-Com-

numbor of Kuomintangitos left for munications surtaxes for famino Tientsin this morning to attempt relief, were abolished from 'to-day? to obtain his release. Reuter,...“. →Reuter.

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