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party which favours the cause of every race but its own has unhappily just now great weight in the Imperial councils and there is undoubtedly a danger that the rights of Britishers will be sacri- ficed to win the acelain of those whose mental endowment provents them from realising that even Britishora have rights. Lord Milnor in all probability wished to arouse his honrars to the sinis ter possibility which lurks in an anti- British Government at Pretoria acting
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FAMINE STRICKEN,
THE “DREADNOUGHT.
*
REFUGEES AT THINGA
KIANGPEI.
TWO PLATES DAMAGED.
(Frmour Correspondent.)
SHANGHAI, Docember 17.
Five hundred thousand famine strioli
(Exclusive Service, Gupplied byj Reuter, via Bombay)
LONDON, November 17.
The new mammoth battleship-
en natives from Kiangpei have arrived] M. 8. "Dreadnought”—has been dock?
are ed and oxamined. at Tsingkingpeli and more
It was found necessary.
to replace expected.
Thousands are dying of starvation. two of her plates which were damaged. It is believed that during the recent further trials of the "Dreadnought" she struck come submerged wreckage.
A NEW ADMIRAL
ARRIVES FROM JAPAN.
(From Our Caterpondent,)
SHANGHAL, December 17. Admiral Tamari, who is to take over the command of the South Chinn
Another election is possible, if not equadron, arrived: yesterday from probable, at any moment and it will be Takachiho.
well for those who wish to ees justice dong all round to be prepared to return
HOMSEONG, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1908, men to power who are animated by a
THE TRANSVAAL -
resolve not to allow their dosire to deal fairly with ilio Boor to lead them to not inequitably towards the Briton,
Are the local unofficial Justices of the Peace alive to the duty entrusted to
CHINA'S REFORM.
A PROGRESSIVE STEP,
(From Our Carrespondent.)
SINGAPORE, December 17 The Hokiens have resolved to dis-
continue the public subscriptions for the seventh moon feasts and proces
ions.
THE coming into operation of the Transvari Constitution will be watched with interest and no little anxiety. It may safely bo claimed that no country them ne members of Licensing Court! The reflection is suggested by an appli- but Great Britain, would venture uponation which cause before the Court this such a daring, not to say dangerous afternoon. Only four Justices were They will devote the money anrod experiment. But a few years ago those present, all connected with the Magito educational purposes. meu in whose bands the powerful of the vote has been placed were warring against the Empire, ap Empire for which they have never felt anything but hatred. Is it likely that the ingrained hostility to the Uitloader has entirely disappeared? It is not in human nature that it should be so
weapon
tracy and Police department, Ab application was made and refused on a police objection and as there were none manities have followed suit. but officiala present there was no room for argument, as the official vote
Other sections of the Chinese com.
12
is almost certain to go with the THE KIANGSI REVOLT. police, practically without inquiry. The application was considered privately so that we cannot say anything as to the
SOLE AGENTS IN HONGKONG Many of the men who will now exercise merits or otherwise of the case, but it
FOR
ia at once apparent that it would-be- the franchise have, since the war, time mare satisfactory if the unofficial coni- after time given frant expression to manity had been represented so that their hatred of everything British, a the stand taken by the police might be ROBERT PORTER & CO's hatred which the passage of years explained. There are acidom more than seems to have done nothing to modify.
BULL DOG
OF
REBELS FEVERELY
DEFLATED:
Mary Slalu.→
(Chinese Mail's Service.)
PEKING, December 17. four or five official justices at the meet. The rebels have now divided them ings su that the blame reste entirely on
FRANCE.
THE RELIGIĻUS CRI 18.
Tumult in the Provinces.
(Exclusive Service, supplied by Reuter, ria Bombay),
LONDON, December 17.
The services held in the Churches of Paris yesterday passed away without a disturbance but in several of the provincial towns there were tumults, cheering crowds of sympathisera corting Bishope from the Cathedrals to the Palaces...
(REUTER'S SERVIOD!] A Cleric's Intrigue,
09:
LONDON, December 16. The newspapers declare that Monsignor: Montagnini's papers which were seized by the police, show that he had intrigued with French politicians, and advised wealthy catholics to causo a fall of prices on the Bourse, in order to influence public opinion.
Other sensational disclosures have botu made.*
The Government's Policy.
LONDON, December 16. The French Government is interfering aa little as possible with the services in the churches, believing that the priests, while owing obedience to the Vatican, disapprove of the Pope's policy..
Fifteen Episcopal palaces and twenty-
On the other hand a great many Boera the shoulders of the unofficials if the selves into two parties, one at Liling and eight Seminaries were slosed yesterday,
applications submitted to the Licensing one at Liu Yang..
GERMAN ELECTIONS,
have recognised the futility of kicking
An engagement has taken place against the pricks and no doubt they Court are not threshed out as they would be pleased to see the past should be. For a loug time past the between the rebels and the Imperial BRAND forgotten and a genuine attempt made unofficials appear to have got out of the troops, the fighting being exceedingly place on the 15th January,
GUINNESS'
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AND
to work unitedly for the ideal of a happy and prosperous. South Africa, Unfortunately it is to be feared that the latter are in a distinct minority and that the old struggle Boer, Bri tish will be renewed on the political
habit of attending licensing meetings.
The telegram from Singapore which is published elsewhere bears testimony to a very genuine awakening among the Chinese in the Straits. No better proof of the desire to inaugurate a new ora could be given than the voluntary abandonment of the processions and feasts which are so dese to the hearts of the Chinese. However, poor they wom bitherto they have always managed to scrape together enough money, to cele brate festivala by burning op hage quantities of gunpowder and slaying enormous numbers of pigs. Now, in stead of wasting their substance in these
battle-fieid. The speech made by Lord Milner at Manchester in this connec tion is of great importance. Perhaps man living who has a pro- thore is 10 founder knowledge of South African ROBERT PORTER & CO'S affairs than Lord. Milner. He gained that knowledge at firet-hand and his opinions are therefore to be received with all respect. From his speech, periodical bouts of riotous living, we the gist of which, appeared in our specini cablo last night, it will be seen
BULL DOG
BRAND
OF
LIGHT ALE
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are informed that they are going to devote the money to educational pur poses. The force of example is great
fierco.
The rebels were defeated and left 1600 dead on the field.
They are reported to be recruiting strongly, however, and still assume an
offensive attitude.
The soldiers expected from Tuan Fang of the Laung Kiang have not yet arrived.
A NEW GOVERNMENT.
CHIALI PROPOSAL
POSIPONED.
(Chinese Mai's Service.)
PERIK, December 17.
The application of the new system of
LONDON, December 16; The elections for the Reichstag will take
LATE TELEGRAMS.
JAPAN'S ARMY.
LONDON, December 7, The Times Tokyo correspondent says that
the now Army programme of Japan will enable the country to place three quarters of a million men on the fold."
The Garrisons in Manchuria and Korea would be reduced, furnishing, six new. ati increase of nearly fifty per cent. livisions for home establishment, signifying
The Ministor for War dechired that the Cabinet of Japan felt Japan must be too - formidable for any one to opposo ber
THE TRANSVAAL CONSTITUTION.
LONDON, Decembar 7. Reuter's correspondent at Johannesburg says that Lord Saiborne has telegraphed to Lord Elgin the protests of the Progrosaires against any reservation of the Transmal Constitution regarding the Chinese er other Imported Inbour, or the treatment of Asia- tica, including, the status of Indians,
The Volkites and Nationaliste concur in
that he takes a very pessimistic view and it may be anticipated that in time Government, contemplated in the Chih; the protest,
of the immediate future. Ho main the Chinese in China proper will follow tains that things are in such a terribly in the footsteps of the Hokienz and other bad way that it would be impossible Straits Chinese, Inevitably it will take for them to got worse. The very des. time for the new ideas to penetrate into
Province, has been delayed owing to the shortage of funde,
Chang Pei Hi and Tong Shao Yi, of the Board of Posts and Communications,
ANGLO-JAPANESE BANK.
LONDON, December 7. Reuter's correspondent at Tokyo BAYS that the Anglo-Japaneko Bank, composed of prominent British and Japanese capi- talists, has received official sanction, and in
financial alliance. regarded na totokening, an important
the interior of China but every Chinese persteness of the position will, he
who in the future leaves Singapore for propose to appropriate twenty per cent. hopes, causo a united effort to be made the home of his ancestors will be, in a of the profit of the Tientsin Railway in "These are our Stout sup-to bring about better conditions. It sense, a misionary of progress. Those order to provide Yuan Shi Kai with NO ELECTION DISTURBANCES.
must be admitted that it is not quite who wish to see Chion rescued from the funds to carry alear what particular incidents or cir.alough of ignorance in which she has
porters in our Bitter Ailments.
been sunk for so many centuries will hail this report from Singapore as the cumstances bave caused Lord Milner. to make such an alarming speech. The most hopeful tidings that have been mining industry, of course, has been received for a long time.
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Mr Bryce, speaking in the House of bearing the name of T. and F. Mertali's Commons, said that the potato crop in On Thursday evening at 8.15 p.m. the Cognse. Mesas Reuter Brockelmann and West Traland was two-thirds to threa supply of contract labour but this Rer. W. Peares will lecture in Chinese Oo., spud is calendars for the Aachen and fourths the average. If necessary, Govorn
in the rooms of the Chinese Y.M.O:A, on Munich Fire Insurance Company, whilst ment would give substantial assistante.". would hardly bring about the general the subject, "The early days of Protestant apocalypse of which the late High Obristianity in South China." Commissioner scous skaid, Possibly Mr L. Comar, proprietor of the berg and Co. The Vacuum Oll Company cents and neo-cents, has made its ap the fear that is in his heart is that, if Cosmopolitan Hotel, summoned his No. 18900 & vory dainty picture calendar, the passages at Shanghai the nati-British party becomes para-for disobeying his lawful orders, Com-
oca Da house boy, at the Magistracy this morning, illustrations being by D. Allon Gilbert the editor of the late mount in the Transvaal, which is not plainant said that a few days ago 8900 odd.
NO OPIUM IN CHAMBERLAIN'S was stolen from his place and the defen-
COUGH REMEDY. in an unlikely contingency, British 10 cant was searched by the palies and genes-BERE is not the least danger in giving
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