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SATURDAY, MAY 25, 1907.
Among the problems that press for BY TELEGRAPH.
powers would be gradually enlarged if prosent solution in China is that of an the people of Ireland showed that they, industrious, law-abiding population were capable of using thear wisely, tarving, or on the verge of starvation, AMERICA AND JAPAN. Gonda por Japan andalisered after 4 But they cannot, or will not, realise that
and driven to desperation in the strug p.m the date will be landed.
gle for existence. It sometimes seente the only method of showing their fitness if Chius has not advanced in
Revival of Trouble.
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General Memoranda.
TURDAY, May 28 -—-—-
Goods per Korea undelivered after num already been granted them. This they a contented peasantry and stable
this data subject to rent
do not do. What powers they have Government.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 29;~
12.16 pm.-Meeting of The Sur
Ferry Co., Ld., at Mesars Gibb. Livingston & Co.'s Office,
they use oppressively, and sorry is the
lot of any person who differs from them
4 p.m.-Meeting of Hongkong Generat politically. The Irisli are a fine open-
Chamber of Commerce at City Rail.
(From Chin Correspondent.}
TOKYO, May 25...
A mob made a premeditated attack upon Japanese restaurants in the city' Tur combined opposition in Canton and destroyed all the furniture they
could lay their bands on.
Hankow line, under the control of Wu to railway construction on the Cantoni |
2.50 p.m.-Auction of Househod Furni-hearted, generous-dispositioned race but Ting Fang, as Commissioner, seeing to
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The guests in the restaurants and
Goods per 9-harnhorst undelivered after they are so emotional that it is doubtful be maintained. From Canton, the the keepers were dragged into the
this date subject to rent,
whether they would be ever content most recent particulars concern GD streets and a uumber were injured.
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The China Mail.
HONGKONG SATUrday, May 26, 1907,
HOME RULE.
Tue expected has again happened and Mr Birroll's much talked of Home Rule Bill has been scornfully rejected by
the Irial. To frame a measure which
would at ones protect the intoresta
whatever form of Government they injunction by the Viceroy of the Two
GENERAL BOOTH.
Leaves Yokohama.
lived under. However, tire is the waug to the Nam Hoi and Pan-Yus Magistrates calling on them "to" insge great healer and teacher and in the
in proclamation for the arrest of the future it may be that Irishmen will | men chiefly concerned in supporting develop the spirit of sweet reasoumble the realstance which is adjudged to nose which yil justify the Imperial have been carried beyond legal limits: Parliament in giving them a Parliament The facte are a striking commentary on of their own. But at present it scoms the administration of Government in as if any move in the direction of Home China to-day. The Cear of all the Rale is certain to result in dia. Russins may sotilo, the question of the appointment to the Irish and disaster
direction of length of a railway by a "Minnesota." line drawn with a pencil straight acros for the political party by which it is
the map, and the command "Make it in May.-E, C..) sponsored.
60." It is otherwise in China. She bus
It is afirmed in diplomatic ciroles that their Imperial Majesties the Em- peror and Empresa Dowager of China are desirous of having Yuan Shih-kai, the popular and progressive Viceroy of Chihli, visit the great nations of the West on such a tour that Li Hung Chang undertook in England, on the
Continent of Europe, and in America
changed all that, but whether to bor advantage or otherwise is not always clear.
The more sagacious and discerning readers of recent history in China will scarcely find cause for astonishment in the apparently well-suthenticated state- ment that Chan Chih-tung, the famous
(From Our Correspondent.)
Yokohama, May 25, "General" Booth, the Salvation Army leador, left yesterday by. this
The Minnesota" left Hongkong early
THE WRECKED CRUISER.
Japanese to the Rescue.
(From Our Correspondent. ).
NAGASAKI, May 25. The "Ouramaru" left port yesterday"
Viceroy, was summoned recently to to assist in the salvage of the French the Empire and satisfy every section of the Trish people would be a task maintained that Yuan Shih-kai shrinks fairs but declined to proceed to the
akow years ago. It is further openly Feking to discuss weighty state cruiser "Chanzy." beyond the power of any politician in from undertaking the responsibility and Capital for audience with bis Imperial either the Unionist or the Radical duty of seeing Western lands and master. Surely the situation where Party. How hopelessly Mr Birrell has studying Western ways for the benefit this attitude on the part of a leading : failed is shown by the fact that his of Chins. He would fain have himself Viceroy is possible is worthy the Bill has been uneninwusly rejected by
excused from the course marked out for attention of friends of China among the Dublin Convention, Irishmen are
blm by their Majesties. Should he
Western sintesmen, and must needs be
of the Empire.
Ro seldom unanimous that it is evident consent to travel in the West it is ex- fraught with significance to the future pected that Teen Chun-bsuan (Shum Chun Haen), now so much in favour at the Court, will become Viceroy of Chiti. Such an appointment would not, however, it is said, be popular.
ATTEMPTED INCEN- DIARISM.
A Scare at Shanghai."
(Pinus Our Correspondent.)
Shanuma, May 25. Several attenipts to burn down re
from the Irish point of view, that the Bill must be very bad indeed. We speak of this measure, the sentence of death upon which was passed almost simultaneously with its birth, as a
great conference recently held in Shanghai were unsuccessful. Home Rule Bill because that is what
The following quaint statement re-testant Missions, in Chine. The meeting to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Pro- it is in fact, though the Government garding Viceroy Shum appears in a is open to all. would strenuously deny the correctness native paper which ascribes to Peking
Itev. Thomas W. Pearce will address the Hongkong Christian Union at 5.30 p.m.. sidences in the eburbs have been mader". Monday next, at the European Y.M.C.A. recently, hat in each case the incendiaries Mr Pearce will give his impressions of tho
SLY SHUM."
An Opinion from Canton.
(From Our Correspondent.)
CANTON, May 25 I havo quade some inquiries as to the
Our Canton correspondent writes under: of the title. Is is impossible not to the credit of forwarding the item for date of May 23: Your readers already know feel a little sympathy with the Liberal publication. "Shum, in a recent inter-that Mr Wu Ting-fang, formerly Chinese Government. With one of the largest view, denounced to the Emperor Minister to Washington, bas boon staying in the Viceroy's Yamon. He has been PURE WATER,
majorities on record it has failed most cronteen Kwangtung officials, who away from Canton since the fist of this feeling hero towards the former Viceroy signally to paas any legislation of rent were declared to be incompetent. Six month. One of the Canton dailies no Shum who is making sucli a etir in Peking. UP-TO-DATE PLANT,
others were, however, commended, and any that as soon as he returns Mr Wu will moment, though it has been in office for these there is likely to be promotion." Yaisen so that he may be consulted about Chow-Fu put on the shelf. Lasked an again be invited to reside in the Viceroy's just now, and is trying to have Viceroy THE BEST OF nearly two years. The Noncon-
Shom maintains his reputation as being all important affairs,
Rection of the Government supporters, doabt on the competency of his younger have taken pity on the soldiers of her are bitterly disappointed at the bumi-brother, Shum Teun Ming, for the office husband's body guard. She noticed that "He wishes to make people, suppose liating defeat sustained in the rejection of Provincial Governor. It is curious when they came on duty, many of them that he is a very beave man. But as a of the Education Bill by the House of to find in the press of the new China scented jaded, and she was moved to ask utter of fact hic is not brave. He merely the cause of this apparent lack of energy echoes the wishes of the Empress Dowager. Lords and the timidity which provented/notice of official note which are evidently They told her that they were being drilled He first finds out who she wishes to put intended to recall to the reader's mind at all times and with great severity, and out of office and then he brings charges- the Government from showing fight. the bright particular examples of ancient therefore when off duty they had little time
MATERIALS/formists, who are the most powerful olean-handed and patriotic by casting The wife of the Canton Viceroy seems to
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"No, sauredly not," was his reply.
All these conditions are obtained in Relations between the Government statesmen who set the good of the State to rest. This seemed to move the lady's against that one. But he would not dare
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future be paid about forty cents each out derived from her." of her own private funds. This generous It is stated on what purports to be not has made her name famous, and she is Nationalist Party over the Irish ques- tion. The great majority is dwindling Yuan Shih-kai and Chang Chi-tung ore
reliable authority that the Viceroys, the lol of the men.
Tonight the Volunteer Corps hold a
A NEW WIRELESS TELEPHONE.
The Asthi reports that Mr & Tako,
UP-TO-DATE PLANT. Our policy. Is to continually introduce every modern away and if portents go for anything addressing meinorials to the Throne promenadle concert. Givon fine weather living at No. 45, Aoysina. Minamicho- improvement in machinery and appliances, the wave of enthusiasm which carried against railway concessicus to Western it should be a success. The proceeds are Gochome, Tokyo, has invented a new and although such changes are invariably Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman and syndicates. A leading, and at the same to be devoted to the gymnasium and boat wireless telephone system which is superior costly in the first instance the results at- tained in PERFECT AERATION and his associates to the heights of Offico time direfully misleading, error, on the fund, and it is hoped there will be a largo to the two other existing systems. The economies in working justify them. is steadily roceding and he and they that their country can take at will the P-1. Two Step, "Anona," (roy), comparod with the Rumel" and other part of Chinese progressive statesmen, is attendance and favourable climatic con- "Tako" wireless apparatus is very simple ditions. The programme is as follows and requires but little electricity," as are in ominent danger of being drawn best which the West has to give or Rag of the Srd Middlesex Regiment. chinos. The usw system cannot be THE FINEST MATERIALS only by the backwash to the cold shades of to lend in the realms of applied sciener, Tenor Solo. For love of you," (Newton), hanpered by any obstacle lying between are used.,
Opposition. The fact sooms to be without the presence in Chian Br 8. Moore, 3. Coon Song, The Lily of conversation places and, moreover, can be clear that it is an absolute impossibi- of trained foreign experts as the Laguna," (Leslie Stuart), Mr F, C: Kendall, applied to exchange conversations between ENGLISH EXPERTS manage our
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(Barmand), Mrs J. W. Kow.. 5. Song, toloplione apparatus is handy and is not by loading English Makers to be equal to the English and the Irish people to Yuan Shih-kai and Chan Chiu-tung-P. 8. Jameson. 6. Divertisement for apparatus. The price is very low. It is civilisation. That way the way of Stop your tickling Jock," (Lauder), Mr different from the ordinary telephono those of their own manufactare, CHURCHES OF
accord the latter a degree of self-it the above statement be true, can Clarionot Solo (La Thiere), Band of the 20markable that this wireless machine may These results have only been obtained government which would entisfy them, only lead to disaster and the postpone, 3rd Middlesex Regiment. FART 11,-1, be connected with the ordinary telephone
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prominent Irish leaders only which, if China ware wisely guided, Solo, Let ane like a soldier full" (Wal-two or three other instruments. He is a Entrusted to the Soc of the
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MAKE HAY WHILE THE SUN SHINES "LA THERE is a lesson in the work of the thrifty farmer. He knows that the
lish people realise that the establishOuting in various directions to put ment of an independent and hostile dowu rebellion and prevent tho in republie on their flank, within a couple cursions of the lawless. In the South of hours of their aboros, would there prevails aedition and disorder munication on the currency question richtsuneling may fast but a day, and he probably not lean serious than thas forwarded by the Hon. Mr Howett to the prepares for the showers which are 50 simply suicidal. Theoretically all Bri-
Colonial Secretary. As it came too lata likely to follow. So it should be with reported from North China Wo learn for publication to-day it will appear or every household. Dysentery, diarrhoea tishers are in favour of self-government that in Kwangel stringent commands Monday
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