The Portland daily press., 1895-02-26
Bill For Disestablishment OF The
. Church In Wales, T
CREATES OPPOSITION in THE
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The Japanese Are Preparing for Further
Advance-Czar Nicholas Extends the
Limit for Foreigners to Dispose of
Their Property. aa;sV.sH

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London. February 24.-1n the House of
Commons today Sidney Buxton, Under
Colonial Secretary, said that the bill to en-
able Australians colonies to make preferren-
tisI treaties OF commerce with Canadaan
other British, colonies was introduced in
the House of Lords Februafy9 III
Home Secretary AsqrifIf moved the first
reading of the. disesta blishms mt of the
church in Wales BILL MI. Asquith said
that the bill proposed that the church
should cease TO be established in Wales. and
Monmouth in January. 1s97;sa provision
will be made for the formation of a repre-
sentative body made up from the clergy and
laity toswhich power should be given to
legislate ecclesiastical matters. Churches
will be transferred to this body and other
property vested in the church will be placed
in the hands of commission of cleIgymen
who should receive their present emolu-
ments during their lives, and the inc ONO
from the remainder of the property is to be
used in the erection of and maintenance of
hospitals, dispensaries and cOnyalescent
homes; co provide nurses for the sick poor.
for lahorers dwellings. allotments and
technical higher education.
The opponents of the bill. he said. might
accuse them of attempting to seolarize
religious funds, but tile government. held
that the purposes mentioned were truly re-
ligious and would be no proclamation of the
funds dGdica ted to pious uses in applying
them.
Sir Michael Hicks Beach. Conservative
characterized as sheer political cant the
home secretary's remarks as The appropri-
aft NV fo, al.
uses The government proposals, lie said.
are without precedent in English q history
and would be resented BY milliens of
Euglishmen and women Even in the Irish
disestablishment 4 the provisions for
reorganization, by allowing persons with
vested interests. tos commute raDd compound
them for the benefit. OF thesuew church body
were made. Thus fefunded the church was
able to assume something like its old
position. The present bill debarred a similar
course in Wales.
Japanese Still Advancing.
London, February 25.-The Times cor
respondent in .Tien Tsins teegraphs: 1t
is reported that the Japanese have adj
vaneed from Hal Cheng. Some fighting
occurred around 'Thien-Shuag- Thai,
whittier General Sung seems to have
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are arriving from the interior, and re-
port that the authorities used every
effort for their protection.
The governor of Tien Tin recently
made a request OF foreign consuls.for the
protection of missionaries. Advlces
from Shanghai say the Japanese will
shortly leave Hai-Wei, probably for
San-Hai-k wan. a
Extends the Period of Grace.
London, February. a5.-The Daily
The period of grace attaching to Alex
ander Ill. ukase of 1899. forbidding
foreigners to possess freehold and lease
hold of property in certain districts of
Volhynia has expired, and IS, 900 farmers,
chiefly Jews, were thereb by appropriated.
Nicholas III. has ordered that the period
f,grace be extended ten years.