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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1908.
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CHANGCHUN
JUNCTION.
QUESTION REFERRED TO ST. PETERSBURG.
(From Our Correspondeat.)
EN BILT &
policy which will retard its advanco that only two of the six regiments are BOs Net er 23 to Mr and
for decades. The naval policy of to he retained for Yuan Shi Kai, while Me F. M. BROOK, of Shanghai, a
RIZVELAY, Nyember 23, at 19, Great Britain may be taken as an the other four are to be under the Bang Well Hood. thatigbar,
command of the Army department CHARLES And EB92 RIATELEY, Bun exemple. Suppose that misfortune
duly created. The six régiments, willed it that minority representatives Have established a reputation ther
which took part in the recent man. ARNOLD, & At Famgarh, Devon, on the of the anti-militarist persuasion hold a œuvres, represent all the foraign of over 11 years as Firat-
Oth lotober, THOMAS ARROLD aged 63° Class PIANO MANU- HO AR. Ou Nurember 28. Kt the majority in the House of Commons. By drilled soldiers under the command of FACTURERS and are General Hospital, Exxess. Mon refraining from going on with the Yuan Shi Kai, and this audden còn-
SHANGHAL NOV, 27. Arnoux. On Nuremb93, at the Glenaval building programme they might centration means the doing away
The question of control at the now able to supply Pianos neral Hospice, Shanghai, Joan L. NOT weaken our position as a naval gradually with his power. The sume
paper states that the Chius Mers Junotion of the South Manchurin unsurpassed for perfec-7. EDGES
power that the les-way could never ba
chants' fleet and the Telegraphs are to and Russian railways at Changchun, tion of TONE and TOUCH
made up. This may seem setting up be restored to the administration of and they are not affected by any Climate.
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General Memoranda.
FRIDAY, November 30':
9.30ption of Household Farni- ture, at Mesirs Hughse & Hough's Sales Happy,
siderably.
LOCAL AND COAST NEWS.
The Late Thomas Arnold.
burg.
NEWCHWANG,
An imaginary Aunt Sally for the the Board of Communications. If which has not yet been settled by the 9p.m.--Meeting of Eothers Mark Lodge. pleasure of knocking it down again these two items are reliable, Tuan, Shi delegates appointed by Japan and Rug- but the fact that many publicists in Kai's power will be reduced con- sis, has been referred to St. Petere Great Britain have repeatedly and openly expressed their disapproval of the Imperial idea. places it within the hounds of possibility. A good case bas
The sad news of the death of Mr RETROCESSIN ARRANGED. undoubtedly been made out for bringThomas Arnold, which we publish else.
(From Our Correspondent,) ing compulsion to bear upon slooters where, comes as my unwelcome surprise, as but touch difference of opinion oxists the latest information from Home, wag of the most uncouraging mature. Mr. as to the manner in which it is to be Arnold wont to England, after a long stay. Affected. The proposal which finds most Favour is one to make failure to
Dipim B Andrew Ball at Cliy. Hull Goode je dala delivered after
:thin date enhjéct to rend." --
SATURDAY, December 1
9.84 p.m. a venon of Miscellaneous Ar talos, at Messrs Elugbes & Bough's
Bales Rooms.
8p-oncert at Bells View Hotel. MONDAY, December 3
2.16 p.m.-Lecturos at Victoria Heepital
9.p..Dation at City Rall..
18TUESDAY, Décember 4:
2.1 p.m.-Mooting of His Majesty's
Justices of Peacoat Magistracy, 5.30 p.m. — Organ Recital in St John's
Cathedrali qo
The China Mail
vote phuishable by a fine, increst
SHANGHAI, Nov. 27. Tokyo telegrams state that negotia in Hongkong, suffering from heart trouble, tions for the retrocession of New but the change was reported to have had
most beneBeial effect. An accountant hwang to China have been concinded, and as Secretary of the Hongkong and and will be effected on December. Macro Steamboat Co., he was well known, and many friends will be sorry to hear of his sudden decus. His family will claim the sympathy of all who knew the de
Threatened Scarcity of Bics,
There is a fear entertained that there; will be a scarcity of rice in the delta this
ITALY AND GREECE.
BANQUET AT BOME.
Significant Absenteës.
(Exclusive Service, supplied by Reuter, via Bombay).
with aubanquant offences, and ending with disfranchisement for a number of years. The latter penalty, however would seem a wank kind of punish-censed." for a man who habitually abstainer, from choice, from recording his vote. A term of imprisonment would better meet the case. However the system autumo. It appears that the Governor of
LONDON, November 36. Kwangsai hae issued an order prohibiting BORGKONG, JUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1906. is worked out the result will undoub the people from exporting any rice for the King George of Greece has been tedly be beneficial to any country present and this has caused the price of rice which adopte it. A Parliament which to rise. On Friday last the Directors of the banqueted at the Quirinal-the King of represents the majority of qualified Canton Chamber of Commerce enitedly sent Italy's modern paláce outside Rome in a request to the now Viceroy urging that by King Victor Emmangel of Italy. voters is certain to pass wiser and this order be withdrawn. Indeed so im portent is the matter that they requested in their petition that be eand a telegram to the Governor of Kwang Sai and so relieve the anxiety of the people.
COMPULSORY VOTING.
A. S. WATSON IT is being recognised, in those parts
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an represente merely aggressive suffrage obthing, that some attempt should be made to compel electors to minority, vote. Singularly enough it is in the Li Kwok Lam, who has been un
SOUIAL AND PERSONAL. more democratic countries that the official, and is now in business at electors are most apathetic. In many Canton, has organized a Company in Mr B. L. Harding of the Consular Ser of the Australian constituencies forty order to build a big factory in the vice has been transferrod from Shanghai to Canton. His departure will be a loss to per cont. of the persons on the City of Bums for weaving stockings, Shanghai wore he has many friends, electoral roll do not trouble to play cloths and singlets. It is proposed to These, Lowever, will congratulate him on build the factory over on Fong Teuen, his promotion and will follow his career in their part in the selection of Far-
on the ground which has been the Service with keen interest. liamentary representatives. This leads, reclaimed. An appeal has been lodged
ハン
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In toasting his guest King Victor said that the glories of Rome and Gresce, from where all art, science, sud
poetry had radiated, were still unfor gotten, and that he hoped in the future that their histories would tre united.
King George, in reply, emphasized the admiration, goodwill and fraternal feelings which the Groeke had for the
Italian people.
Mr Ralph E. Belilios, who upsuccessfully, Roumanian, Servian-and-Bulgarian not infrequently, to the election of a with the Canton Chamber of Com-contested West Newington in the Co-representatives received invitations to man by a small minority of the por-merce in order that permission may eerrative interest in January last, having
sons qualified to vote. Such a member be granted for the new enterprise, relinquished his connection with that can be present at the banquet but did not
is not the repersentative of his con- etituency in any sense of the word
The reply is favourable, and indicato that the time has come when there must be co-operation in order to
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THE OLYMPIC SPORTS.
eaction which is loss apathetic than of competition, such co-operation is Westminster Glee and Combert Party THE
*
The advent of Mr. Edward Branscombo's
THE NEXT MEETING.
(from London) who are announced to ap
Enormous Arena Proposed. the others. The unfortunate and the only thing that can save the pear shortly at the Theatre Royal Lave the
(Exclusive Service, Supplied by Reuter, discreditable feature about the whole situation. Permission therefore has distinct fascination of presenting to us s
ria Bombay) thing is that it is the Labour Party boen granted, and the papers have concert of a nature somewhat out of the the charm of the highest plane of artistic
LONDON, November 2û. which polls every available vote while bean sent on to Peking to the Conoral ordinary ruck, at the same time possessing Chamber of Commerce there. It exocllence. The salient features in their
The next gathering in connection- the parties which staad for orderly
aeems, therefore, that the Chinese are programme is the introduction of unne progress frequently lose ground about to enter into competition in the companied vocalization in the form of a with the Olympic Games, will be held because the electors are too lethargic weaving trade, and, if they do, and charsing admixture of the old songs,in Lontion in 1908. to afford material support te con- can carry on the work successfully, it madrigals, glees and catches, with 95-
amples of the more melodions of the Proposals are now being considerod THE REDUCED PRICES didates who hold political opinion must make a difference to the present modern school of solo ballad. In short, à
therewith and one proposal which is frade with China in these articles of popular programme, strictly in the sense milar to their own. It may he
wear. At present the articles are of being just what the people love. It is receiving attention is to build an broadly stated that in the Australian imported, and there is a good sale for moreover, promised from artists (men and
boys) of high training and intelligence, enormous arens capable of providing Senate there is no representation of them. Yet it is only natural that the who have made a life study of the art of seating accommodation for 100,000. the majority at all. That at all events Chinese should sooner or later seek part singing. The party consists of four is the conclusion that is compelled by to manufacture them for themselves,
which take effect as from
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[RECTEN'S SERVICE.]."
• THE MOROC00 TROUBLE. ported by the Faglish contralto, Madame
www...il Marie Hooten, and the English tesor, Mr de SENERE Edward Branscombe. A novelty in the French Squadron Frovisioning. form of a Male Alto Bolo is also promised.
WEATHER REPORT.
Loyoor, November 25,
A Division of the French Mediterraneame squadron is
provisioning at Toulon in readiness for emergencies in Morocco
A Spanish French Agreement.
LATER.
an analysis of the figures of the last and apparently the time has come, or general election. In Queensland fifty is coming, very near when they will fohr per cent of the electors voted, in New South Wales and Victoria, fifty
Ever since the Boxer Trouble in per cent, in Tasmania 44 per cent., in 1900 the Empress-Dowager has had so
The following notice is issued by Mr South Australia thirty-two per cent, much confidence in Yann Sid Kai, and in- West Australia twenty-six por Viceroy of Chili Province, the most Tigg of the Hongkong Observatory:-
France and Spain: have arrived at an WE have also just issued cent. Put in quother way, between important vice-royalty in the Chinese meter base fallen considerably over N. Obins
forty-two and forty-three per cent ofmpire, that the power vested in him and W. Japan, and risan slightly in agreement, not yet finally matiñod, for
Japan
remedying the present insecurity in separately a new List.
ne been, for the paat six years, an
A depression has appeared over Man-Tangten by which 1,200 men of each the qualified electors of Australia surpassed oven by that of the Emperor churis. It seems to be moving. Eastwards nationality will be landod. In any caso naval divisions towards the N. part of the Bes of Japan, the French and Spanish with prices based on ate selected the members of the Upper himself. So influential was he indeed. The high pressure area is lying over the will remain of Tangierogie SAN FRANCISCO'S MAYOR.
uneasiness on the
On the 27th at 11.55 a.m. The bozo
House. Consequently the majority, that all stato affairs have been referred Tangtze velloy.
∙Gradients are moderate to rather stoep, of Exchange vowling Afty-seven or fifty-night per cent, are to him for decision. This, it is need-and strong monsoon will continue to
monsoon over the China Ses reference to which will not represented. The argument is less to say, has incurred the utmost prevail in the Formoss Channel and hard
part of the Manchu
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours and frequently advanced that the apathy princes, and as far as reports go, every ingat net for the 4 hours ending at noon
10 a.m. to-day, 0.00 inches,” show that Substantial of electors brings its own punishment was hur baen resorted to with a to-morrow.
in that such electors may have to-live view to stripping the veterua viceroy Reductions have heed
under laws which they object to and of his power. But owing to the fact which might never have been passed that China's whole foreign-drilled army
is under his command, that he con if they had exercised thoir prerogative.
trols the China Merchants Steam
made.
net.
FRESH FORECAST DISTSION,
and Neighbourhood: 1.-Hongkong N winds, moderate to fresh; fine
2-Formoss Channel N.E. winds, etrong.
3-South coast of Chios between Hoog kong and Lamooks: Same as No. 1.
4-South coast of China between Hong-
Arr
Arrested For Extortion.
LONDON, November 25, has been arrested in New York, on his Mr Schnitz, the Mayor of San Francisco,
arrival from Europe, on extortion fr
of
correspondent describes the city as rotton with corruption and vice, and of thisves and murderers.
The municipal officials, w are alloh g money like water. Labourites, are spending
Co Cotton
A report of the British Carton Growing Association declares that all the cotton Lancashire requires. is capable
a of being pro duced within the
Empire..
A Russian Loan, endan
LONDON, November 18
All Prices are now strictly That is an extremely short-sighted way Navigation Company and the Tele-kopy and Hainan: Same as No: Losos, November 12
of looking at the question. If indivi- graphs, which are about all the moans The American abia Ivy came into dual discomfort were the greatest evil of communication throughout the Einharbour under her own sail on Sunday, and that resulted from persons refraining pire, and that his position affords him afforded a picturesque and unusual sight for from voting there would be no need valimited resources for money, any those who were about at the time. Sha
Force from Shanghai in ballast step towards withdrawing bis power has been considered detrimental to the
LAME BACK. ing to compulsion. But there is
Mandhu rulers. This perhaps has HIS ailment is usually caused by abou- much more at stake than the cop accounted for the retention of his matism of the muscles, and my DE NEGUEL MASA vsak up
Res cured by applying Chamberlain's Pain Balm two or three times a day and rubbing the parts vigorously at each application. If this
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It is reported from St Petersburg that it is believed in figacial circles there that Count Witto caring negotiated for loan of 250.0 000 on the
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Mr Pull Prend
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