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PARIS, will take. Inin the speech made by the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies STREET.
"can be read a kind of consciousness that in Canton.
the department to which he belongs has tou abjectly surrendered to the ultra- Radical section of the Liberal Party. He appears to realise that, for the sake of staying in office, it is possible to lose reputation to such an extent that the
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The "Japan Chronicle" advises Japan to spend less on armament and more on education
THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1908.
THE RUSSIAN ENTENTE.
CHINA'S ARMY,
TSAR MAY VISIT BRITAIN.
Liberal Members Nervous-
(Exclusive Service, supplied by Reuter, via Rombay)
LONDON,-Jnác 17.
The manner in which the officials of South China have stopped the uprising that broke out in Yunnan, on the borders of Tonkin, suggests that the Chine Gerefo- ment hare not been wasting their timo daring the last three years, and that what- has been reported to have won dona in From Paking it is reported that the the way of improving the army is not diting of the Trade-Mark regulations foxmoruly paper works The revolutionarias China has been completed.
were supposed to be strong. They were believed to have plenty of men at their dis- pasal ; maid money also. Ruperts announced that the most capable minds of the revoia P. Trevelyan, Liberal M. P. for West, tionary party were behind the rising. Notwithstanding all this, no more, the Riding, Yorkshire, asked the Secretary outbreak was nothing more than a Dash of State for Foreign Affairs whether the pan, and apparently it succumbed
At Osalta over 1800 meit impioyod in dying factories have gone on strike on account of a proposed reduction of their wages.
future loss will be immitasurably greater than the immediate gain. If there is really a sign of returning grace in Colonel Seely, an ex-Unionist, there is hepe for the Ministry. We are convinced
Press restrictions are in force in that the gentlemen who were at one Canton. If these restrictions are to to
|
In the House of Commons Mr C.
almost as soon as the Imperialist soldiers before any final steps were taken in
time, at all events, Liberal Imperialists; complied with none of the native press came into contact with the rabble. All connection with a rumoured visit by the
will sooner or later realise that the policy of snubbing the Colonies is tactically UNWISA. The strongest national toudeney of late years has been for greater deference to be paid to Colonial opinion, and a Ministry which persists in ignoring that tendency is Goods por Benzerlich undelivered after preparing a red for its own back. Taking all these things into consider tion, we think it is barely possible that our Downing Street rulera may let, us down lightly and make proposals we could accept without crushing loss. We can only hope for the best and our bepa may be realised, unless the Radical: wing thinks it necessary to put on increased pressute. If that is done it will be as fatal to our passperity as to the Ministry's principles.
General Memoranda. SATURDAY, June 20-
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In view of the remarkable eulogies which have been passed on the Crown Colony systers by local publicists the following from the London'" Glohe" is interesting, if not instructive-we in vite special attention to the closing Letters relating to Intsincas chould be address-sextance: The announcement yesterday ed to TRE MANAGER,
(May) of the names of the Committes Communications relating to news should be who are to inquire into the organisa- tion of the Office of Crown Agents for the Colonies was, of course, not unex- pacted; it is permissible to hope that when the Committee get to-work-they will be able to reform the working of the Crown Agents Office. The latter
addressed to THE EDITOR,
Corrcepondents must forward their names and addresses with any communicationa nd-. dressed to the Editor, net for publication the as evidence of good faith,
All letters for publication should be written
on one side of the paper only."-
Inverted.
Alterations and additions to Advertisements
could er st.
this is suggestive of what has been done
by the Government in strengthening their Tear to England, an opportunity would Pricca Su and a cartsin Japanese have own position, doring the last three or fourbe afforded Parliament to express au decided to establish à Sino-Japanese Bank years; and also seems to suggest that any and its capital is one million toe's. The organisation of the bank will soon be published.
A squall fire occurred, soon after six a'clock this morning, in a house in Pedder Hill The Fire Brigade was quickly on the scone, but tlicir services were not required, the fire being soon extinguished by the innuates and police.
message stating that the Chinese Gavera- The “Asalú" pablishes a Stanghai
nient has on foot a scheme to establish a school for training Customs officers with a view to rphing the members of the foreign Customs staff with Chinese.
visit.
revolution is almost impossible in montern opinion regarding the policy of the life and when an army is armed with madery weapons.
“Of course, Cheru mprisings in the Midilo Kingdom a net reckonol as of much out, for whatever Goverment has ruled over China, and whatever dynaty
has been seated upon the dragon tacone, periodiod uprisings have to be suppressed,
Sir Edward Grey replied that no ngements for a visit by the Tsar, in the near future, had been made.
The proposed eventuality suggested,
IRECTRE'S SERVICE. THE INDIAN MONSOON.
LONDON, June 16. The Indian Monsoon bas barat.
OLD AGE PENSIONS.
as occasional attacks of mauria have to by the question did not, therefore, arise be one when one is living in a low donp)
that much preparation was supposed to district. Still, when it is romiembered
have been made, and many intelligent Chinese were supposed to be bebind tho the wine thing fizzled out in this ridicu movement, it seems a little surprising that
lous way. But as was said above, the phenomena would suggest that the army Chang. Chih-tung has rejected the of China is something quite other than petition of the German University to be what it was ten years ago, and further the established at Taingan for the Chinese to weapons with which it has been red are
LONDON, June 18. be registered as the Board of Education, realso of a totally different type. It is well
During the debate on the second the regulations sure not in conformity with known that many proclamations live been reading of the Old Age Pensions Bill, those promulgated by the said Burd. issued, and though we are accustomed to Be Lloyd-George indicated a number
regard these documents as of Hitke value, of important modifications, and said. interests of the provincial officials, they the outset would possibly not exceed when they cut across the will and the that though the cost of the scheme ut
are quite her thing when no interest six millions, it would probably eventual is interfered with, and when they appearly reack 7 willions. The scheme was to give the local goverment more power already more liberal than that of the An improved any could ertainly giva this to the tonal officials, and, therefore Belgian, German, Danish, and French. there is every evidence that what has hoon governments, ariered throughout China has been earried into effect. and hence the utter collapse of this fish in the prvi.
June 3 in the village of Yoshikawa, West About 400 men caused tumble on Chikuma, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, with regard to the establishment of a primary school. The parties, cach consisting of some 20 men, fought, with the resalt that thirty men were more or loss injured.
At 6.40 on June 7, & fire accurred in a machinery house of the Sumitomo Cop por Factory, Ajikawadori, Osaka, several
buildings, covering about 700 tsubo, being destroyed. It is feared-that-the-dassage very great. Four or five firemen were slightly injured, but no lives were lost.
THE JAPANESE IN MAN- CHURIA.
THE UNITED STATES
PRESIDENCY.
Lostos, June 16,7" The nomination of Mr Taft for the
being done throughout the whole of
We have seen lately a report of what is]
Kwanging, and if the tesnits are in any
LONDON, June 16. appreciable degree ecusonant with the
Sir Edward Grey, replying to queɛ- No ononymacusly signed communications that have control of vory many Colonies
orders issued, then this soldiers of the tions, denied that the Japanese were have already appeared in other papers will be which, though not self-governing, are zised a loan from Great Britaic to the antess they can win over the army, will charis
province will soon be a powerful organiza-insisting on preferential advantages in As the Manchurian authorities have tion, and no sadden uprising of the people, trade and industry in Southern Man Orders for extra copies of the Cursa Malof very great importance to the E-mount of twenty million tseks the other stand the slightest chance of success. wilt pley Special Selection of Music during are guaranteed ABSOLUTELY all beers before 11 am. on the day after pire it is only necessary to mention powers try to have equal opportunity and It would be tedious to euutarate s
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ROMOZONA, THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1908.
THE OPIUM QUESTION.
Imperial Maritime Customs here has seized It is reported in local official circles ays the "Shanghai Times," that the twelve boxes of cargo which an attempt
that the contents are Rome. foron of was being made to smugglo: It is believed
plosive, and the boxes have been transfer red to the Kingman Arsenal for ex
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Captain W. Momes Las banded over the
General.
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each of the centres soldiers will be stationed, . Moreover the iven are
it appers that there will be hardly a to he drilled after modern methods, and presidency of the United States at the are to bo supplied with modera arus Republican Convention which meets to-day at Chicago, is certain. His plat- county in the province where there will not form includes revision of the tariff with-
where they will be trained first of all in the Roosevelt's palies in regard to other. special efforts made to enlist good men, out departing from the principle of who will be dmfted off to central barracka protection, and re-atfirme President elementary drill, and then the most fitting affairs,
of them will be entered as regulat soldiers In this way it appears as if the old distine- tion of Manchus and Chinese for the arty will no longer be regarded, and as both nationalities will stand side by side to defend the throne.
OFeeuve,the success of the will depend
guns havo
PERSIA.
LONDON, June 15. The British Chargé d'Affaires at Toberan reports considerable excitement
CHINA MERCHANTS FLEET,
to their failure on certain occasions.duties of Deyen of the Consular Body at As Colonel Seoly stated yesterday Koho to Mr H. Bovar, B.B.M's. Consul-gpon the loyalty of the Chinese. In the and unrest, but dose not express any that he would consider the propriety of
past, and during the last years, there have apprehension of danger to the lives been many evidences that the Chinese were adding to the Committes a gentleman LATTEHLY matters of more pressing local, with special commercial knowledge, the neighbouring countries, is granted to there should be introdused better Govern
Leave of absence, on private affairs, to anything but loyal. On the other hand, if property, and interests of foreigners,
import have been occupying the people it may be accepted that the complaints Lieutenant C. R. Satterthwaite, R. Ement, and if the Chinese ce allowed a of Hongkong, and the opium question have not gone williont recognition. from 27th June to 30th September. greater share therein, and if the Govery.
ment en
uphold the prestige of the | has rather dropped out of notice in con- It is a hopeful sign: the Crown
Gloomy Prospects. Buth President Roosevelt and Mr W; Hempiro, then wistters will assume a-more make Taft are reported to be in favour of the stable character, Then, we know from sequence. Nonetheless the anxiety with Colonies are less able to
(From Dur Correspondent.) which some announcement from the themselves hoard in their own defence nomination of Mr G. B. Cortelyou, Secres what has hem reported in the native
ÚASEON, June 17, than the great overseas Dominions,tary of the Treasury, for Vice-President. papers, that large orders for quick firing.
At an interview with the manager of the Flome authorities, in regard to the men- but their interests are no important to
bear it in the hands cargo department of the China Morchants ner in which they view His Excellerry themselves. We trust that the om-Williams, concede that only a stampede especially German firm. These will be remarks were made by the gentleman Mr Taft's Managers, Mesars Vorys and, of soms foreign firms, and more Steam Navigation Company, Canton, some. the Governor's remonstrances at the mittee will investigate the Crown for President Roosevelt can prevent the delivered, and are being delivered, and as regarding the focute prospects of the com proposed summary action, still exista. | Colony cystem to the bottom.
nomination of Mr Tuft as Republican the Chinese become more and more able pany's business, With the completion of candidate.
to understand and use them, and are not the Canton-Hankow Railway, said the afraid of their foen ere they meet than in Manngor, the business of the Company. the field, there would appear to be little or would be considerably curtailed. Thero no chance of the various sections of the was at present very little export for disaffected party getting hay foothold the or from Canton. The toted amonat whatsoover in any part of Chim, and it of freight on exports from Canton they should be able to do so, unexpectedly, was not too than $100,000 a year. the cable licks the Homeland with its J. Pearson, a. foreman envalduz, of)
they will scarcely have time to entrench He did not understand how European firms The Japan Mail states that the sad themselves in any secure position, are with numerous gedowns, wharves, and Colories, that a matter of euch impor-Kawlora Docks, was brought up at the news has just been received that the flov. they will be surrounded and cut to piecce.steamers calling at Canton, could manage tance should have to wait on the old- $58.50 by false pretences from the Hong LW. Cate, U.D., Universalist Missionary It would not be difficult to move out a step to go on without foes. It would not be fashioneri system of exchanging depat kong and Wampo Dock Co., Ltd. Mr F. in Tokyo, dial on board the S.S. Minesota farther, as we can well do, whilst wo are sufficient for the upkeep and usintenance of the staffe even if the entire freight wont B. Deacou appeared for the Company, and two days before the steamer reached considering them facts ches. Many private individuals now.
applied for a remand which was granted. se the cable in precisely a similar mag- der as the letter box used to be used. The Japanese monument to the
An announcement from the Governor in
this connection would be the more deep-
ly welcomed the sooner it was received.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The ships of the China Squadron which It is, by the way, somewhat amonious have been visiting Japan luft Yokohama
on Jan 10 fox-Weihaiwei, that, in the preseul year of grace, when
Magistracy to-day, on a charge of obtaining
The Pand T. Times" says that. Dr G. E. Morrison passed through Tierteln on the mail train fo Pesing on May 28th His destinition was believed to be the Korea troutier,
Saattila,
It fa certainly time that the army of to one firm. He had no idea as to what China will be in the future quite a different European Bras made in freight on goods
Dr Kooh, who arrived at Yokohama on power from anything that it has been in Imported to Cantot, but with regard to put
Why the richest Empire in the world memory of the Russian victime of the war board. the P.M.S. Siberia, immediately the past, at then will be its fighting ward business his firm nearly had seventy DELICIOUS COOLING DRINKS, act act similarly is difficult to under Many representatives of the Russian army 15. Twenty-eight medical and scientific stand. However, as we have no voice and navy were presont, including two cities have arranged elaborate receptions
Lisotenant-Generals, one Rear-Admiral, in his honour. in our own local matters, it would be and the Archbishop of Peking, besides. little short of sacrilege to criticise Home General Nogi,
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eonfess, we have in the past committed at a penny is about to be issued at London that awful offence. The decision of the under the control of Sir George Nowzine. larda and masters of the Government. Mr J. K. Spender who has go ably edited the “Westminstor Cinzetto," will be the
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