The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-05-08

Winston Churchill. disguise the fact
that we have. received heavy blow,
the consequence of which will be grave
and serious" According to the press
of both parties, this election means a
condemnation of the governments pro-
gramme and growth Of the Chamber
lain tariff policy; also it is regarded
by the papers as setback for the So
cialist tendencies Of the ministry. The
Socialist candidate received only 276
votes. The defeated minister will find
another district to contest where his
chances of retaining a seat will be
better
Integrity Of the North Sea.
treaty has just been signed at
Berlin by all the big powers concerned
In the North sea which insures their
integrity and removes all danger of a
war of absorption. 1t is virtually an
all European peace treaty based on
the status quo. The fact that Ger
many is in it, too, brings q sigh Of
relief to little Holland. The signatoTy
powers are England, Germany, Franco,
Denmark, Sweden and the Neither
lands. At the same time a similar
declaration as to the Baltic sea was
signed by Germany, Russia, Sweden
and Denmark.
Portugal's Young King Speaks.
That the little kingdom of Portugal
is still far from stable condition, de-
cpita tho alactoro1 victorv of tba mon
archists, was shown by the extreme
caution with which the eighteen-year-
old king, Manuel, went to address the
new cortes and the guarded terms he
used in speaking of the assassination
of the late king, his father, and his
brother. 1t was, in fact, only the Sec
, ond time that Manuel had left the pail
ace since those tragic events, and on
this occasion the route to the parlia-
ment was lined with soldiers, the cross
streets filed with cavalry. The king
rode In a closed carriage, and the
crowds were respectful. In his adj
dress he referred to the "cruel disap-
pearance" and the terrible martyr
dom" of his father and brother, saying
the event was "a sign of alliance of
the crown and parliament" He swore
to rule in accordance with the laws
and recommended a revision of the
harsh DEGREES of Dictator. Franco,
election law.
Japanese Boycott Growing.
Reports from Shanghai tell Of the
increasing area and severity of the
movement among merchants in China
to boycott Japanese goods and ships.
Already the Japanese trade is greatly
demoralized, and the Jap traders are
demanding that Tokyo soften its pol
icy toward China. In some places the
Chinese are refusing to take the notes
of the Yokohama Specie bank.
Mukden Offense Atoned.
The Japanese consul general at Muk-
den has sent to the American consul
general, Straight, letter of apology
for the outrage of April G, when num-
Der of Japs invaded the consulate and
assaulted the Chinese servants. This
closes the incident.
British Fighting In India.
Along the border near Simla, India,
swarms of native raiders have at
tackled the British forces under Gen.
eral Willcocks and cut his communi-
cations. resulting in battle in which
the British lost sixty-two men. Lord
Mimic. the viceroy. and Lord Kitchener,
commander in chief of the army In
India. have gone to the front to per-
sonally take the aggressive.
Japanese Warship Sunk.
The training cruiser Matsushima
sank at her anchorage off the Pesca-
dores islands April 80 from the eff
fects of an explosion in her magazine,
and about $50 officers and men out of
the complement of 800 were drowned.
There were fifty-eght cadets ON board,
many being sons of high OfficialS