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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-27
KeyeTiIle Notes.

KEYsvILLE, VA, January 26.-The
Leap Year Club was delightfully."- en-
tertained last evening at the home OF.
Mrs. NJ. LIE Watkins, by Misses Tina
Dean Stephenson. and Lillian Gilmore
The leap year feature was carried OUT
In every detail, and the young people
all enjoyed themselves thoroughly.
"a There was a. guessing contest, at
Which Dr. Greg DRY won the prize and
Mr.. Earl Arln 1.-the BOBBY. Dainty re-
eshments We're served during the
evening. vi
Those present were Misses Tina
Deane Stephenson, Lillian C:ilmoce,
Margaret Prlddy, Ellie Robertson,
Blanc che thompson. Lucy Norton, Mary
Bailey. Edna Spencer, Annie Wade,
Elsie Endailey. Bessie pettus, and Mrs.
NJ. LIE Watkins; Messrs. Carl Beasley.
Howard Hammer. j. NJ, NIcCargo. Nornie
Hammer, Earl tArvin, Mr.. Grymes, OF
Lexington, n. c.; Richard Pettus, DR..
Floyd Gre gory, Scott Hammer, Edward
Wilcox, Of Norfolk; A. b. Hammer,
4Deland Lee Grande and p. II. Osborne.
Ex-Governor4.A..J j. Montague will de-
liver n lecture here on tho 30th for
the benefit Of the Episcopal Church.
The ladies' Will have an oyster sup
per afterwards.
5ssi There will be a cantata at the High
School building on the evening or
FEBRUARY It'll for tho benefit oflsthe
school building fund. II Ks
81 ~ d. -
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serious illness at Richmond was re-
ported last wcck. has sustalned con.
s :, a !, ~ !, loss by tho presence Of ID
s,range a. seasf among his stock. Mi.
slerrett is tho owner of splcndii
grazslii,gi farmin the Crabbottom VII Vii.
ICY, and gives considerable attention
% stock-rafsliig, tile cllief Industry az
this blue grass section. I -
Out Of "a herd OF calves he has ~.
Gently lost as many as d dozen mr.,
stocknen OF the county have been
more or less appreliensive lest atl,e
strange disease should spread. 1nyes.
ligntion proved that death was due to
tie presence Of worms In the trachea
and lungs. md local stocktnen are nj
sea botlltns to the cause and the rem
etly. Il vi
Aside from this affected herd. tie
stock OF. the county IS wintcring we'll
dry. cold weather being tho feeders
preference. and such conditions huyln.
lnrgely predomlnated thus far.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-27
AWARD APPROVED
Winston & Company to build Great

Winston & Compuny to build Great
Dam After All.
After all the agitation on the subject
Winston 6. Company. who constructed
the Richmond Settling Basin. will re-
suit of recent rain and snow the
ceive the contract for the erection OF
tho enormous .Ashokan Dam. a part Of
the new system of water works for the
City OF New York.
Tho contract was let to the COM
pany and to Macarthur Bros, 3gpf Chi
cago, joint bidders, for sl2,669,775.
This figure exceeded that OF the low
est bidder by. over SO, 100000, and after
the award charges were filed against
the Board OF Water Supply OF New
York City by the Commissioner OF Acc
counts. who claimed that the contract
Should have gone to the lowest bidder.
After a hearing before Mayor McClel-
Ian the award was approved. and both
the commission and the Winstons get
clean bill OF = health.
Corporation Counsel Pendleton re-
ported to the Mayor that the facts did
not warrant tho filing Of charges, and
that there was nothing to show mis-
conduct oraincompetency on tho part
of the Board Of Water supply. Z
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-27
CHILDREN c ELEB RAT

Honor Memory of General Lee-Excel-
lent Progrnm Rendered.
iW.AYNESBORO, a., January 26.---
The pupils OF Madrid School, near this
place. delightfully."- entertained their
paren Is and friends Monday night, the
Goth inst With exercises in honor. ot
Lees birthday. Tie stage was artisti-
scally decorated with! flags. bells ana
stars while the soft light Of ] apaness
lanterns added beauty to the scene.
The primary grades, carrying ii lags
and singing Forward Forward, Chi.
dren." Smarche to sthe8staga, takn & po-
slton In front or fifth ana sixth
grades, after which, tho following pro-
gram was rend ered: 4si " ri 3 u Y s
Rock OF "A ges, n Lees fnvorileE by mn,
by8 To o. scllo 81. & e$y S f$
Questions on life 4 Of Lee. 555
ecitatlon, q Robert dward "A sLee.''
Edith Meade, Matte Merritt. {,5S ll'
Meade. M ssii 81
h ( Maryland Y ltt. Nv aIaryland,p' ~ tho
Recitation. 'The Sword q + I.ce,p cecil
|5Lnynnan, Guy Cullen, Willie Marritt.
Recital Ion. Tile Conquered Banner"
Louise Mead Bessie Craig &, Il Fannie
Cullen ( ~ fESt 4i lI
Reeitation. Washington and Lee,'
Byron Yount. s rs ~ 53 ~ n
''Anleri ~ by, tn school 5 is VI
Alessrs. II Run lSle Rand Lucy Via
added great y1iss to he nlensure3tof the
occas on by their sltillful rendition al
such OLD u. favorites as - le,' us
| g vance u q to-, etc.. on
ylolin and guilt M lsses Flames aud
SNYayla nd q muc h ngratulated soE
~ ia ease Ia a grace VIII which their
sppplt Isl aequit ed tthnIns YES, husS S how,
GtnEm EArpf NH tV0 In n q. s5
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-27
NEWS AND NOTES
FROM WARSAW.
State Board Of Fisheries Will
Recommend b II Inches as
Size for Lawful Oyster.
81 Especial to Tho I.imes.pispatch,

Special to Tho Times. pispatcl,,I
WARSAW, yA.s January ec.-The|
Ilstntc Bonrd OF FISHERIES will recom-I
Imcnd 2 1.2 inches as the minimum size
| for lawful oy sters throughout Virginia.
| except In thei upper james, upper
I,rotOmnc and geasde, where no size is
Etotbc observed. and that the season for,
longing oysters shall be from October
list to April LIST. In all8waters except
| Lynn Haven Bay, and the James and,
Potomac seed grounds. In the seed
sections. OF whlcll5two rivers It Is to be
from January tst to May 18th.
4 The board believes that a l-2-inchI
scull law properly enforced will suf-
! flee; II not enforced, n six-inci lawI
would not save tho rocks. It also
.believes, as stated In the annual rel
port, that no dredging should be per-l
rnitted before January LIST, In order to
/ give the young. sufficient timo to grow.
a hard shell. and for the same reason,
\ should be changed on the upper James
and upper Potomac seed-bearing
waters. 9Sal
A marriage lisense was issued inl
Baltimore Friday for Joseph NJ. Lack
ey and Miss Maud a. Lewis, both oil
Northumberland county. n
| The Potomac and RappahannockI
Telephone line Is nearing Colonlall
Beach. Mr.. ID. II. Griffith Is presidentl
/ OF the company.
u. d. Rock. Of Nutsvllle, has pur.
chased Of Lewis, Lankford-Tull Com.
/ apany. their nnercnntilo business att
WHEATON. u
/ w. W.SNalkcr, 4of Oldhams, Is busy
/ making plans for his new dwelling. It'll
4 Is Mr.. Walk er's intention as soon as
1 the building is complicated. to have a
4 big 6house-wnrmlng and reunion of the
Walker family.
4 ton and. Deputy Moody, Judge Wright
HELD no court at Lancaster this term
i The entrance to Carter's Creek will
/ be made wider by dredging thirty
fleet off Grab Point. The dredging
machine that. is now working In Ur-
hanna Creek will do the work. After
the dredging three beacons will be
land Spin House Points. Carriers Creek
viii then be the best harbor on the
Il tributaries of Chesapeake Bay. AZ
n temporary beacon light has been
\ erected on Spin House Point shoal In
three feet water fifteen feet farther
In shore than the site. OF the beacon
that was blown down by the storm
i January eth.
4 A large hay barn belonging to Gins
4 missioner OF Revenue Jos. PIERCE, near
Iitwalton, was destroyed by fire Mon
day night. along with about fifteen
tons of hay that was In II.
rliss-meeting Of fishermen from
Lancaster on Monday. adopted resolu.
lions petitioning their representatives
In the Legislature to oppose any
material changes in the Fishing laws,
i except that requiring lights on nets,
and a Gull law for sturgeon, shad,
5Ipercll. rock, spot. etc.
The buseye. Sallle A. Hamblin, which
4 was blown high and dry on the beach
near westIand Wharf, at the mouth
of the Rappahannock last April, has
-een floated and Is on Ovens Rail-
way In Cnrter's Creek for hauling.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-27
HONOR MAJOR KEELING.
Has Been a Member OF the Norfolk
Blues for Inlf Ccntury.

Especial to The Times Dispatch.
NORFOLK, VA, January 26.--The
c!ghtictl anniversary OF the Norfolk
Light Artillery Blues and the fiftieth
of Major NJ G. Keelings
connection with The company will be
jointly celebrated on the night Of Feb-
ruary 22d. Washlngton's Birthday.
While the plans for the double cele-
hration are yet to be fully matured, a
committee has the affair in hand, and
1t is proposed to make 1t the most
elaborate anniversary held In years.
The present idea Is program of spe-
ciai music. addresses and banquet to
close.
Major Keeling has been a member
OF the company for fifty years. at
taching himself to the command as a
private in 1885, and serving with Ia
through the Civil War. From private
he finally arose to the position of COM
mander, which position he relinquished
to become major of the artillery bat
talon. He continues. however, TO hold
membership in the company.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-27
sT.n,nrca Yards OF Southern.
'Ispecial to The Times Disratcll.l

5000 Special to The TiInes-DIsPatcI.I
SPENCER, n. c. Ianuary 2G.-The
Southern Railway Company has let q
contract 3toEJ. C. Morris, Of Greensboro.
N. c.. for the construction of an en-
largement Of the round -house yards at
Spencer. and the work on same was
begun yesterday. The contract includes
the building of q number of concrete
binder pits about 100 feet long. which
will greatly increase the facilities of
the yards. About 100 locomotives coal
at Spencer daily. The Southern has
made appropriations for large two
story brick office and storage build
ing which will be erected as soon as
the finances of the company will per-
nit. Jl3 5 =if8f 5
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-27
SLAYER OF HOGS IN NELSON
COUNTY SUCKS THEIR BLOOD

ii Special to The Times Dispatch
LTNCHBUEG, VA, January o6.--
A number OF hogs have been killed In
the vicinity OF Rose Mills, Nelson
county, BY an animal which seems to
kill. the porkers only for their blood.
Fifteen hogs We're destroyed In this
way during the past eek, and still
tho animal is at large. It is de-
scribed as black in color and much
larger than dog. It has been seen
BY several persons. but has es-
capped capture.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-27
BRISTOL Y. NJ. c. A.
Costing $4,000 ror,nally
Dedicated.

lspecinl 10 The Times Dispatch 4
BRISTOL. Va. January .6.-Bris-
tolls new Young MEMS Christian As
scciatton building, erected at a cost
OF $4,000. and one OF the best
equipped buildings OF It's kind in the
South, was formally dedicated to-duy.
The main auditorium was tilronged
to its capacity Dr.8J. r. Henderson
presided. Among the speakers were
S. Waters McGill, State secretary Of
The association In Tennessee. and D.
4. Taylor. secretary OF the association
at Corbin. KY. Mr. Taylor was The
first secretary or the Bristpl assoca-.
tlon twenty. years ago.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-27
PROTECT: THE FISH
Delegate Old to Introduce. Measure for
Revtsion of Fish Laws.
Especial to The Times-I

..l Spec!a! 10 Ihe TimeE-Dlspatch.
=. NORFOLK, January 96.-Delegate
Old. OF Norfolk, who was down on a
visit yes terday. announces that to-
morrow he will Introduce a bill In the
Legislature calling for the revision
Of the fish laws Of Virginia, and he
believes mat the measure is one that
VIII greatly benefit the fishermen and
.oystermen OF the entire State.
- has been recognized by the Board
of Fisheries for some time that the
state laws need revision and brought
Y p-to-date. It. is also declared that
more stringent measures are needed to
prevent certain evils and to ford adj
aditlonal protection to- fish. 1t Is freely
admitted that unless some method is
devised to prevent the destruction OF
sma ller tishin the ponds esta biished IN
virginia waters, that the tcothso1ne
spots and hog fish will soon be a
scare article or diet
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-27
FIRE DESTROYS HORSES,

Especial to The T,nes-p,snatch- q d ~,
. SM1THFIELD. VA, January 26.-
Mr.. ]. NJ Branch. one of the mos i
successful and enterprtsing farmers
OF this section. who lives about two
miles from here lost by fire last night
Ills barn and stables, containing SIN
mules three horses. twenty Jersey
cows. 800 barrels OF corn. farming I'M
elements. and all Of his fodder and
nay. The loss is estimated at $4,000.
Only the building was insured.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-27
SHERIFF. NEwLAND DEAD.
His Death Will Delay Trial OF Hale
Charged With Murder.

Charged WITH AIurder.
BRISTOL, TENN, January es.-The
noted case of Ack Hale, charged with
the murder Of Lille Davis. a Bristol
girl, will hardly be called for trial
in the Circuit Court at Blountville to-
morrow the date set for the begins
Ming OF the second trial, on account of
the sudden death to-day of Sheriff w.
NJ Newland who had personal charge
OF Hale for nearlya year, and who was
making active preparations for the
coming trial.
Sheriff Newland was fifty-eight
years old. and his death resulted from
acute stomach trouble.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-27
.LAW|I| AM. ORDER D ! D 4 !.
LEAGUE ORGANIZED
VIII Fight the Illegal Sale of
Whisky and Violation
Of Law.
NEW ST. JOsEPH's CHURCH
Interesting Suit to. Break the Will
Of tile Late Captain William Ii
, Bowling.
Especial q The Times. Diynatch.]

DURHAM, N. O.. january 26.-For
the purpose Of aiding in the ialnte-
nance OF the laws now IN effect, citt-
icons of Durham. several hundred
strong, greed to form an organization
which IL to DO known AZ the Law and
Order League THIS movement Is
hacked by tho. prohibition forces anti
the future plans were mapped out at
an. assemblage at tile courthouse sun
day afternoon. The league. as It has
sn far progressed, las several him
dred names Of citizens who iiavc c:..
pressed their Willingness to become
active members. 1t Will be formed In
harmony with n League Of n similar
nature existing In East Durh;ln, at
present BY this source OF cltizen-
ship they have found that IL greatly
decreased the unlawful clement and
the preachers who made the urgani"a-
ton permanent in East Duriium IRE
pleased with the accomplishments by
this means ofstlnity.
PROMINENT Speakers. z
DR.. John G. Kilgo president u Trim
ity College, and Mr. James III. South
sotc, un influential citizen and menu
her OF the bourd Of trustees, addressed
the large audience sunday AFTERNOON.
They set forth the object Of the meet
nrncni fnr -hette, enfnrcemcn, ~ III.
laws. DR.. b.igo express se,l very plainly
frat the policy OF tho league would nc
to prevent and condemn tho viulatiun
Of the prohibition laws.
This meeting is marked as tie be-
ginning OF campaign against Illegal
whisky retailers. III regard TO which
Judge Purnell. of the FEDERAL court,
recently asserted that Durham was
I,azar,s viii, so res -. 9.;,izen. az. mn, .
ting forth strenuous efforts TO down
sm,.b a renutn,ion and vii, work 'ne,.
Aisttntly 10 run them CIT.
.,... ,a,...,
1"''n s'''pi.ssa.
". Josephs EPISCOPAL Church the
new edif.ce erected IN Neit Durlla r,
bs' elr. w. a. Erwin az a memorial IN
h.s fatner ahu mother. is abou, com
pied. with the exception OF the In
torior furnishings. and In the course
- Nv. ms NJ, ,. !" III
4. erectea M ]. cost az ahn,,+F 81 mn
snd does ,o,1rb. cradJt ,nF,hats s,,,gr.,r,.
ton. 81 Josenf,.s viii he fo,I,te en,,.,,
Ia ,te West Dnrb n m "a !, creoar ton eve
by the mos! nj, enorne nal growth rr,,.
wears. The Rev. Thomas n ,rrott VIII
10 rector
80,
70 nftnA VIZ
one OF the most Important and In
terestinS cases tried at the present
term OF civil court In Durham, in which
prominent parties appear, will be a
tHtisat!on by means CT which Mrs. Nam
Tie. L. tmSteld Is ECfkiQC bree X
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-27
nLG SALES OF TOBACCO
DURING TIE PAST WEEK
Especial to ri, Times. D,ano,c,,

Especial to The Times piapatch n
LYNCHtuHG. va. January e6.-.
The tobacco sales during the past
week In the Lynchburg market ae-
gregated $4,000 pounds. or s47,s0O
pounds more than thepreceeding week.
The sales from the first OF September
show decrease of 3.133,OO0 pounds
wh-n compared with last year. The
trade is very lively and prices unusual
ly good on all grades OF tobacco Of
tered.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-27
DROPPED. FOUR QUARTS
l!obbera suck ri Nhtskey stop, hut
Fail to kcep the GoO,ls.
lspeclal e. The Times Dlspatc h.

lf4 u Special 70 TIL .,TImeH- DIspatch.1
HRRfsONBURCs. VA. January Co.
Last night an attempt was mado to
rob the saloon Of George n. Shaver.
Though only fifteen minutes after the
saloon had closed, two men, by using.
a ladder, entered the second story,
which Is the stock room. Policemen
Barrett heard noise. and VIII III he
went to Investigate the cause the men
rolled down the ladder, dropping four
quarts Of whisky as they did 80. They
ran. and though two shots were fred
mt Them they were not hit. The saloon
is on Water Street, and electric tights
are not over seventy-hve feet distant
II either direction. which shows the
bQldness OF the act.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-27
BUSINESS Improvlns.
Ispcctal to WE TImes- Dispatc1l.;

Especial to The Times Dispatch
III LYNCHBURG, Va. ] January 20
Local railway men report that freight
traffic is p!clsing up, and that local
Shipments have been quite heavy dur
Ing the past few days. Some OF them
predict freely that 1t will be a very
short time before traffic will again
be heavy and that many of the ems
.Iloyes who were laid off several weeks
ago will soon be making good time
again. B,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-27
TO- Be STRENUOUS
WEEK At. CAPITOL
(Continued from First Page)

Continued from First PageO
records to which nobody will ever
refer
To Remedy EVIL.
To obviate this hampered and dan
gerous condition, under which lcgis-
lation is now being done, there have
been introduced two resolutions. which
propose constitutionnlaam amendments, Of
which ], Senator Sale and Delegate
Ieatherston are the patrons. These
resolutions passed both houses last
session. but because they had not been
entered at length on the Senate jour
nal, the clerk of the House Of Dele
gates, acting under the advice OF the
acknowledgements ana of tho. then
{ Speaker Of the House. declined to pub
slish them,$as the Constitution requires.
A mandnmuss was sought from three
OF the judges Of the Richmond city
courts. but the writ was refused by
all. B The Y amendments propose to
llengthen tho session to ninety days.
without increasing the pay OF tha
members for tho sessions, with tho
right OF members ia introduce bills
during the first sixty days, and not
after, the Governor being allowed by
special Y message to have III emergency
measures presented; and to do away
With all readings or bills Mt length
except one Of each bill In each house
E(the othertwo readings to- be by title
only, MS under the old Constitution),
ana also with those roll calls which
have been found TO serve no purpose
except to XIII time, tS& Is expected
that these resolutions will be adopted
again, and that the necessl tyss for them
will become more ppnrents as the 7ses-
K sion advances. u i} ss
X some PROPOSED Negotiation.
Yhe subject OF the proper equation
of the sale q I Y intoN icatingi liquors II
an yeyer.p reaan one In the Iegisla-
4tura HE T III rae en- 4 * seas inn 4 tht, nrnnpSet1
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-27
'verts in and near the city They an
nounce that with the appearance OF
warm weather they will conduct 0
series of tent meetings In the city.
Anti-Suloon Rally.

rspecialto The Times. Dispatch.
f NORFOLK, january 26.--To-day was
observed as .Anti-saloon League rally
Sunday in the Christian and Disciples
Churches OF this section and addresses
were delivered in the churches Of the
denomination by Rev. j. w. West, field
secretary; Rev. Q. j. Rider. III, of
Richmond, and Rev. j. D.1cAllister. It
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-27
Sheriff VIII Recover.

special to The Tim -Dlspatch.l
SPENCER, N. G., January 26.-Dep-t
5uty Sheriff D. L. Beasley, of East
Spencer, who on Wednesday night was
dangerously cutsin The throat by Jim
Draper. colored, whom he arrested for.
Wife beating. is able to DO out. and
will soon recover. Draper, who was
shot through the lungs by tho
officer, lies III Rowan Jail ina des-i
jperate conditio on. y ,s,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-27
Mcbride out on BAIL.

Especial to The Times-Dlspatch.]
Mcbride, held for the Caroline county
authorities on the charge Of bigamy.
succeeded last night In arranging bail.
and Immediately came to Norfolk. It
is understood that he will fl ght the
case. but the defense to be offered is
yet q secret. III III +
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-27
ABSENCE OF E[OPING
SON TIES UPS10O,0 D
Fathers Estate Can't Be Dis
tributed Until Missing Heir d
W Is Found. al


PITTsEuRGi. January eo-p istribu@;
ton OF d 100000 estate a q Brad docK
lis halted because James Fl ownrd Isar.s
YER, heir to $4,000 OF the foytune D. cans
not be found. The Pittsburg pol lice have
been asked TO aid in the search for tn aS
missing heir. IS NJ 81
The estate was bequeat hetl by Nv ll-ss9
liam Farver. q re tired army officer. no.
aied last fall. James. his son. a sap-Iss
peared during the simmer. 10 had I.
been engaged to the charming danglitsra
OF a neighboEi hut suddenly LEFT for
a small town In West Nlrg ias as,sl Y
eloped With the dau gh tsr OF "A mi ls -sssl
~ IS gIsg sssss q
n Ills father IN law reIusin 81 To forgiYa
the runaway 9il,itt Gin, young FAM s't IA
his bride lief " for the est and en On
all communication With either fan,i
Now the father or the brile. N Ssa IL -
jbea aiding In the y search ss8s3
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-27
CATTLE. Il ] DISEASE 4!

A FARMERS Very Much Worried Over New
Trouble In Herds
Especial to The Times D:spnt oh.
MONT REY,S IA j q nuary oG.-Hon.
4 T. w, sterrett, member Of the House
Sof Delegates from Highland, whose
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-08
Plan of MikadO
To Apoid Fight,
Says Official

TlkYO. March 7.-An official OF the
foreign Office was authority for the
statement today that Japan had no
desire to resort to force unless com
PEELED 10 do 50 by some action OF
China in connection with the Tatsu
affair. IL WIS also said that no hasty
action would be taken and that the
request of Yuan SEikai that the time
for consideration Of the Japanese de-
manIs be extended will also be granite j.
The same Official said there was eV s.'2
reason TO believe that an amical'!e
agreement would be reached.
The Chinese minister had a long con-
ference with Baron Chinda in the for
eign Office today. during which the
Chinese contention that the harbor Of
Macao was under Chinese jurisdiction
WAS discussed and finally shown 70 be
Untenable. as Germany maintains absu-
lutte jurisdiction in Kiao-Chow and
Great Britain in Wei Hal Wei, al
though bosA OF these harbors are held
under the same terms as the PoTtu-
g1lese mold Macao