The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-08-23
NEWS FROM GREAT BRITAIN

appears to be on the decline from the
reports received by the colonial office.
Elephants were the most valuable
game on account OF their ivory, but
under the licensing system it has
hardly been worth while from a busl-
ness standpoint for a man to go to the
expense of killing the small number
permitted The governor of Uganda
makes serious complaint of the ele-
plant pest.
Owing 20 the rapidly decreasing
number of licenses which are being
taken out, and the consequent immu
nifty Of the elephants from attack"
he writs, "the animals which have
always been a source of danger to the
inhabitants and Of damage to crops,
have become still more dangerous and
destructive, and they are becoming
oolder in approaching inhabited areas.
Reports are constantly coming in from
administrative officers, telegraph Off
GERS and others of the destruction
caused by their devastating habits. 1t
is possible that sooner or later ele-
plants will have to be shot out, save in
such portions of this protectorate as
may be expressly set apart as reserves
for them. At present there is no doubt
that much hardship is inflicted on the
natives; but the position will become
more acute
Forty-flve thousand Chinese and Las
car sailors are employed on British
ships. During the past two years TO-
600 Chinese sailors have been brought
n 1iC
creases every year. These are the fig
ures published by the Seaman's Union
Havelock Wilson, the head of the
must fight the oriental competition.
He does not believe in an appeal TO
parliament, for many of the Chinese,
and practically all of the Lascars, are
British subjects, fact which makes
legislation against them impossible
His plan is to have the labor unions
combine to prevent any ship employing
oriental hands from being loaded or
discharged in the ports of the united
kingdom.
On the part of the ship owners the
arguments are urged that Chinese
sailore are more faithful, more amen
able to discipline That they will work
for lower wages, and that their cost
for food and other necessaries is below
that of white sailors is unquestionable,
but those are points upon which the
owners, from motives Of policy, but as
little stress as possible.
The British and American govern
ments have now agreed in detail, and
Germany in principle, to the assur-
ances to be given to Russia and Japan,
who complained Of the cause in the
Manchurian loan agreement providing
that future loans should be awarded to
the same parties. This Japan and Rus
STA construed to mean monopoly. II
has now been decided by the three
| powers named, and France is expected
also to comply, that either a clause
shall be added to the agreement or
that an endorsement will be made
thereon, giving in detail the purposes
for which the loan Is to be used and
assuring Japan and Russia that the
clause complained Of does not estab-
fish monopoly in Chinese loans.
The corporation Of the city Of Lon
don have had their own way in the
matter Of the construction Of new
bridge across the Thames river, just
below st. Pauls Cathedral which in
view Of the fact that the city is sup
plying the money seems right and
prope.. When the city decided that an
other bridge was necessary to handle
the ever increasing traffic between the
north and south Of London. a bin was
presented TO parliament asking the
necessary permission.
The city's proposal provided that =
new bridge should be constructed and
THAT the streets behind st. Paul's should
be wiaened to allow Of the free passage
Of traffic. II was simply business
mans proposition The architects and
artists, and others who pretend to a
| knowledge Of art. arose and declared