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TELEGRAPH.
LIBERALISM IN SPAIN.
KING ALFONSO'S ATTITUDE.
LONDON, August 20 In defiance to the opposition of the Cabinet look up to Marquis Ito almost Vatican, King Alfonso, of Spain, hau though, he were their father, and it is
etained the pages of China's history bim much employment, and documents relating to their managenient le piled have bad thoir genesis in the mistaken
on his desk. The system recently in- kind of patriotizm to whics wo refer troduced for excluding bad characters The allusions to the foreign yola" from the Palace is working very suc which bavo frequently been heard of cessfully, and the so-called miscel late suggest an enslaved China groan-lonies" are now conspicuous by their absence. Moreover the members of the Goods por fastria undulireted after this ing under the impositions of alien task
masters. What is the fpet? China is not interfered with in any way in gard to her internal administration, except the Customs Department which foreign aid has made a magni- ficently productive asst of the Empire. It is also true that portions of the Chinese Empire have been leased to foroiguers but there are indications
date subject to rent,
Gonds per Gleneara not cleared on this Goods per Prinz Waldemar andelivered
after this date object to rent Goods per Prins Heinrich undelivated
after this data subjask to rent, Goode por Nippon Baru undelivered
after this data sulject to rent. TUZIDAY, September 4
6.30 p.m. Organ Recital in St John's
Cathedral.
thought that if things continue in this just signed a decres which abolishes groove the task of administrative reform all the rights previously held by the will be successfully achieved. But the church to interfere with civil marriages. attitude of the Court remains still queя-
This is regarded as a triumph for tionable: no rolance can be placed ou
liberalism in Spain. its sincerity. The Emperor is said to be very anxious for a developmout of the military establishment, Inut Marquis Ito holds that armaments must be in consonance, with the general condition of the country's civilisation, and he MORE BLOODSHED IMMINENT. this kind will ultimately result to the therefore advocates the founding of advantage of China. Putting aside schools rather than the raising of re- HONGKONG, THURSDAY, avover 30, 1908. the inflamed ervtory of the anti-for-giments.
WR
The Chima Mail that the most humiliating instance of
THE OBSERVATORY.
LOCAL AND COAST NEWB.
RUSSIA
Excuse Service, supplied by. Reuter, via Bombay).
LONDON, August 29,
A society has been formed at St.
It is stated that the following appoint. mounts in the Japanese Diplomatic service Petersburg, which styles itself the will shortly be made:-Mr Takahim, ex-"Death for Dosth. Society."
The society has been formed for the Japanese Minister at Washington, to“ bo Japanino Minister at Vienan, with the understanding that he will absequently be purposes of revenge and has issued a ralued to the rank of Arabastador; Mr warning that vengeance for the Stolypin Inagaki, ex Minister to Sism, to be Minis
(REUTER'S SERVICE.
RUSSIA.
tor to Span: Mr Kegl, Councilor to the oatrage is imminent. Japanees Embassy at London, to be Minister to Brazil, Mr Iabiuin, Japanese Cossu! General at Tientsin, to be Minister, to Sixto, and Mr Akabane, ex-Japanese Minis- gument that Mr Haldane advanced waster to Spain, to be Minister to Holland, that increased efficiency would more than compensate for the reduction in strength. All tho nuthorities, however, have ridiculed this claim. The most
Another Manifesto,
eigners China's position cannot be held to be that of o antion in sarvitude, Her foreign policy in untramelled and, typhoon is within casy distance of the Colony people begin to rements on us she shows the capecity, the ber that we maintain in Observatory, smaller restrictions, which the demag. At other times its existence is practi-ogic "patriots" make 20 taugh of, will cally forgotten. That of course only be removed. Ching should make haste applies to the shore population, the slowly. sea-faring fulk of necessity scan the
In our leading columns we have more Itorature issued from the Observatory than oties expressed a doubt whether with the deepest interest and never we were quite playing the game with overlook the fact that science has pro-Japan in reducing our army. The ar vided them with an opportunity of obtaining fore-knowledge that may save
About a quarter past two this after- them from disaster. In the past we
noon as one of the electric trams was turn. have had occasion to express dont
ing the corner prior to descending the powering the Agrarian Bank to arrange for
pole became detached and began swing- whether full value for the money ex-important Japanese paper, the Jiji, has short incline by the City Hall, the trolly.the sale of large estates to the peasants. ponded was obtained from the Obser- lately made some remarks upon Greating about in an aimless manner. The car, vatory. Notoriously there were Britain's military system, which, though of course, carried on down the incline.
The Russian revolutionaries declare that several short-comings, notably the not exactly sprupos of the latest When near the bottom, the long arm suscnec of an extents with Manila which, scheme of re-organisation, are none the anung round until it was over the front their organisation is so good that no of their plans. Hundreds of agitatore less interesting. Our contemporary of the car and in the turn at the number of arrests can hinder the execution of course, involved the loss of invalu-marvels, as well it may, that the system corner caine in contact with the live have been sent to the provinces to stir up able data to the local institution. The of conscription should not be adopted wires over-head. A report, a brillinat the peasants and are succeeding beyond all
expectations. forecasts in the former days were in Great Britain, a country "renowned flash and the hissing of burnleg wines were the first intimation the inmates of
Evidently oriticism has not been with.ceeds:-"Setting aside the question of
pened.
The car was stopped, and yards out its effect as the forecasts are now the necessity of extension, or reduction of wire were hanging loose from the polos
is the number of men in the British and lying on the track of the line. issued in n. much improved shape and anmy, there is one, fact which is recog
Lesvos, August 23. The Tear has issued a manifesto, em-
Revolutionaries Strong
LONDON, August 25.
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the Obscrvatory generally has appparnised by nil foreign nations, that BY WHARF AND WAVE. ently developed a desire to justify its notwithstanding her immense disparity" existence. Whilo criticism, when it is in the number of men compared with
The N.Y.K. has announced in Japan called for, should be fearlessly published the armies of France and Germany, that a discount of twenty per cent. will bo Great Britain is expending more than allowed for the passage to Europe and it is none the less a duty to frankly £80,000,000 on her army per year, aback. As an instanco it may be mention-
is greater than crec. Innumerable cases
RUSSIA AND BULGARIA.
LONDON: August 28, The Russo-Bulgarian incident is settled.
praise when praise is due. There is
eam not surpassed by the two continen-ed that the charge from Yokohama to and diplomatic relations have been resum- reason to believe that the astronomical tat countries. Thus that Great Britain London and out to Japan again will hence ed, Bulgaris hating given satisfactory
forth be 1990, single passage costing explanations. data collated at the Hongkong Obser- is spending money quite dispropor Y550.. vatory is a highly valuable contribution Lionately to her military strength to the world's knowledge of this science. Astronomy however, doas not appeal to
train will leave to make congestion with
BARON KOMURA IN LONDON.
LONDON, August 28.
appears to be self-evident, which fact The accelerated mail service of the
Baron Koutra called on Bir Edward must be attributed to her system of O.P.I. began with the departure froz aon-consoription. Viewed simply from Hongkong today of the Empress of Gray this afternoon and will probably have the man in the street-or the man on the a pecuniary point of view, the present India." Immediately on arrival of the audience with the King on the 10th prox. ship-to the same extent as meteorology, system offer's great disadvantages,Empress of India"! at Vancouver, due at the usefulness of which is immediately There may be, no doubt, some dificulties noon on ba 17th September, a special mail THE CUBAN INSURRECTION. apparent. As meteorology is of the in adopting a compulsory military the Empress of Britain" at Quehno on grester importance to us in a commer-service among people like the English,
o the 21st September. First-class pano whose spirit of self-government and gere booked through to Europe will be cial serie we hope that the local
independence is strong, but it is a uni-carried on this train. Observatory will soon achieve as high aversally accepted truth that the defence place" in the list of meteorological of a country should be equally borno by
At the present time there aro four stations of the world se it holde in all the countrymen, and in a nation, Japanese shipping companies operating
regard to astronomy.
THE FOREIGN YOKE.
Ax- interesting communication from our Amoy correspondent, which ap peared in our columns yesterday under the houding. Tired of the Foreign
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LONDON, August 28. In view of an amnesty, nearly all of the Caban insurgent leaders are willing to disband if they are guaranteed immunity.
THE TYPHOON
There was not & anapun to be seen on like the Englieb, whose well known their vessels on the Yangtze the Nippon the harbour this morning, all of the love for their country is so ardeat, this Tusen Knisha, Osaka Shosen Kaisha, Chinese craft having taken refuge at the Human Steamship Company, and, Daito back ofStonooutters' Chin wan, the typhoon fact must be apparent to all." The
Steamship Company. The three latter Jeje concludes by stating that the con- companies receive a subsidy from. He shelter and other refuges. This morning scription system is more easily adopted Government. A proposal was made some at eight o'clock the typhoon was reported than supposed, and hopes that the time ago to amalgaunte these four service, by the Observatory to be still within 300 opinions of Lord Roberts will gain and thus endeavour to extend the business miles of the Colony and to have moved force in Great Britain day by day.
to their ontual advantage. The project round from the cast to the north east of fell through, as the subsidised concerts Hongkong. Heavy rain fell last night and wore aware that in the event of incorpor: there was every indication of rough went. The exceptional energy shown by the ntion the subsidies would cease to be paid her but there does not now appear much the companios interested have agreed to.
kong, The Admiralty collier "Mercedes"
new light. The proposition that the Japanese in their administration of the subject has siguin, bean mooted, and likelihood of the disturinnce striking Hong- Chiness all over the Empire should affairs as Seoul has surprised many form a combine for the purpose of compets the only arrival in the harbour during
people and annoyed not a few. From ing against the other foreign stormers. to contribute, according to their means,
SPORTING.
the first Japan rande no bones about Mr Kondo, President of the N.Y.K, the morning and the captain reported having pay off at once the indemnity demand what she meant to do in the Corean will leave Japan at an early date for the encountered very rough weather outside of ed for the Buxer campaign is, we are capital, and if she lus disturbed the purpose of investigating the shipping Hongkong water,
business in Coros and Chim. After toldi, hailed with patriotio enthusiasm, proverbial morning calm of the place it visiting various ports along the Japan Sea, The only qualm of doubt which the has only been in an endeavour to give he will proceed to Fusan, Chomulpo,
Long Distance Swimming. the Augean stables a thorough and Teiren, Newakwang, Tientsin, and Poking. people of Amoy feel is in regard to the wholesono clean out. Barquisito went From the capital ho will go to. Hankow by mail, and after closely inquiring into the
Under the auspices of the Nagasakë porcentage of their contributions to the task with his sleeves rolled up Yangteen business will embark at Shang-Simming Arenciation, s long-dista000 A PERFECT DISINFECTANT. Per Case of 4 doz quarts $16.50 which will stick to the fingers of the and if the ultimate result is going to be hai for Japan. Mr Hamada, manngor
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their suspicion. While outsiders have more to blame than the Coreans them join Mr Kondo at Fashiki,
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