The Referendum was the most prominent topic in the speeches Inst night.
Mr. A.J. Balfour, at Sheffield, chiefly dealt with the Referendum and said that a poll of the people was essential now-a-days, when the Cabinet was raled by the Irish caucus.
Peking, Dec. 4.
An Imperial Edict converts the Prince Trai Benn Minictor" of Navy Board into a Ministry, wi
Marine, while Tan Hsueh-hong, formerly Assistant Director of the Navy Department, becomes Vice. Minister. Admiral Sab Chen-ping who has been joint Controller the Navy Board' with Prince Teal Hson is not mentioned in the
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