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PARIS, atmaments, are daily becoming more bitter and telae. If ever there was a STREET.
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OLAN FIGHTS AT HWEI-AN.
A Shooking State of Affairs.
MONDAY, MAY 24, 1909.
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NEWS OF THE DAY.
To-day is the first anniversary of the opening by His reellency Sir Frederick Lugard, of the V.R.G. Pavilion.
FOSTERING THE SILK TRADE.
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The French Chamber las agreed to
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(From Our Chen_Correspondènti). From seventy to a hundred miles North
in the Profecture of Chin-chew, and indeed of Amoy sloug the sea coast lies the county of Hwei-an, the poorest and most barren. or exhaustion. Each is studying the probably in the Province of Fukien. Most other to see which will firat bleed to of it lies near the ses as the const line master and 35 members of the Berlining bonuses to manutisturars
The Burgomaster, the Vice- Burgo- the clauses of the Silkworms Bill grant- consists of many indented and winding death. By heightened and oppressive bay, and the land is low with a few Corporation have arrived as guests of
THE CASABANCA taxation, each is opening its veins, and scattered ranges of low barren rocky, the City of London. Most elaborate the financial docters are standing by to it is wind-wapt and sadly lacking in place during their stay.
hills, mostly tresless. As a consequence festivities have been arranged to take
AFFAIR determine which one will first fall water, no tiver of any depth running fainting to the ground, Mr. Crozza through it, though is is much intersected MONET, the English statistical expert, has by broad sandy river courses, generally almont devoid of water, and only filling been taking stock of British wealth that
up after heavy rain. Much less rice is can be flung into the ship-building grown than in the more inland counties, game, and gravely assures his country and the ground in chiefly given up to barley, pea-nuts, and sweet potatosa, the CHA MAI (daily) $1.00 per month;
men that if they stand ready to surren-success of which rope le entirely depand Including postage, $3.50 per mouth.der their last penny, they can hold outant upon a sufficient rain fall, sad this is OVERLAND CHINA Mazz (woskiy) $15.00 in the wasteful competition a year or
much more irregular than farther inland. per year including postage. $17.02
Owing to the density of population and per year.
two longer than Germany Misery the narrow, margin of livelihood it is not Free delivery to all addresses accossible. by messenger, including all Fosk, Kowloon confronts the people of both countries to be wondered at that immense numbers and Quarry Bay residences..
if the path they are now treading is for a living, not only to Chin-chlit, Amey, of the male population ge farther afield followed to the end, but both are and other neighbouring cities, but to seemingly prepared so to pursue it. If Hongkong, Stugapore, and the Straits Suttlements. A very large proportion of the Bishop Bursa were alive; he would day-labourers and the coolias working on find in this Anglo-German madness the ships in Amey are Hweian men, fresh prompting and point to his speculas well as most of the coolies employed by the Hongs and foreign houses in Amoy and ation whether it were possible for a Kulanges. There is probably hardly a village whole nation to go craży."
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There, seems little doubt now that the recent naval-ecare in England was largely manufactured for political ends. Mr. Asquizo, when the Budget came to
in the whole county that has not several men abroad trying to earn money as chair carriera, jinrickshs pullers, or in the mines of the Straits. Yet in spite of the barrentess and poverty of the region the people are mostly strong, healthy and vigor
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LONDON, May 23.
Poppy planting has closed iu miny districts in Northern Anhat, but not at
A message from the Engue states that Hochiu or Kushi.
the decision of the Tribunal in the The rokenic mountain, Taramaye, into the effect that the Secretary of the Casablanca affair of November, 1008, is okkaido, active. Local residents are German Consulate was guilty of a grave taking rofuge elsewhero.
and manifest error in endeavouring t ̈ ̈ Consul of an unintentional error in embark the French deserters, and the
protecting the deserters. But the French.
Ceail have left Chins on their retura -The Rer. Lárd William Cecil and Lady journey to England via Siberia.
detectiva in the American service, who Copeul and were not justified in threat. A fiend of Petrosine, the Italian failed in showing proper respect to the
alain at Palermo on March 15, has been ening and striking the Consular st shot in a fat in New York by a member of tendent. the Black Hand gang, who was concealed in the floor above. The murderer escaped
dosertars from the French Foreign Logation in Morocco. placed themselves under the Note-It will be remembered that
protection of the German Resident ab motion brought forward by the Duke of French gendarmax-E., C. M.]
The House of Lords has adopted in Casablanen, hut were forcibly removed by Bedford for "an inquiry into the condition described the Army as a sham and said of the special reserve. Lord Roberta that it was a thousand officers short of itn proper strength.
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Laos, May 23.
The Commities of the Reichstag haa
CONDITION OF THE NAVY,
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Textos, May 23.
Lard Charles Beresford, who was the
eat to the wait to German territory of banquet, urged the Colonies to build The German Emperor has given his guest at the Austriasian Society's
be framed, found some of his Cabinets, largely because of the fact that the strenuously opposed to the proposed to work in the fields and carry burdens women do not bind their feet as they have.
Sultan Mohammed of Turksy, while naval estimates and a split seemed in the absenos of sufficient men to cultivate cordially receiving an Armenian deputation inevitable. To frighten the malcontents the land. They are an independent, Active, the other day, promised to issue proclama- and litigioas set of folks, and clan faddations ordering the Manimding to abstain and also to give the socialist wing of his and village fights are, alas, a normal con- from murder and pillage, and enjoining party a" jolt," to bring them to heel and dition of affairs in the county. It is quite upon the Armenians themselves to preserve 3.50 p.m.-Auction of Houregold Fura- thus save a parliamentary defeat, he the exception for the whole county to be harmony in their relations with, Moslems.
entirely at peace, in spite of its "high magnified the German shipbuilding down mme, for Hwoi-an means "Gracious
Telegrama from St. Petersburg state programme somewhat, but before be Feace" The Chinese are good at grand that the Socialist Party has made the most thrown out the whole of the Govern
situation had got beyond his cautious tha sctual fact is the exact opposita. was aware of what was happening the titles, high-sounding names, ga diloquenting atrocities alleged to have been com
appalling revelations in the Duma concernment's Succession Duties Bill. phrases, though, unfortunately, too often mitted in the prisons, where many persons, it is said, are tortured to death. Typhoid Goods per Kamo Maru act cleared on lest the country should be lead to leading from the city of Hweisn itself, to
control. For the Opposition dreading
For quite a number of years now, nearly and sourvy are rite and the flesh of patients 100 villages on both sides of the main road is enten off by the irons. this date subject to rent.
Government are better supporters of a entertain the belief that the present a town hallway to the neighbouring pre
We have received from the South fectural city of Hing Kwa, have been Manchurian Railway Company three sets of LORD CHARLES BERESFORD'S big naval policy that the Unionists are, over the abduction of a bride, and the trains, steamers and carriages in connection engaged in a big Clar fght. It arose pictorial postcards showing the Contpany's leaped to the front and arided fuel in samodish caviana half haasted with the through service, a capital railway the fames by counting certain of the proto stop the fighting or to pinish the tables, and two beautifully got up booklets local Mandarins have hitherto failed map of South Manchuria, time and fare. posed German Dreadnoughts twice over evil-doors. Eweian needs atrong Mandarins on the Fushun colllery and its develop- And thus the merry game west on till and a special force of Chinese soldiers, if menta
the turbulent elements in its population the Government found itself pledged to are to be kept within inwful bounds. Too the building of eight Dreadnoughts in- often the type of mandarins in office stead of four as criginally contemplated.
Are weak grasping, futile men, utterly anabis to deal with the disorders that Germany, when unofficially approach are almost perennial. It is stated as a fact ed, still protests that she can find "no that within the last three years over 200 formals" for reducing armaments and accordingly naval and military ex-intermittent clan fighting that goes on un-appointed to act as guide.
have lost their lives in the desultory passion with its inevitable increasing checked. Many roads are often unsafe cost, looks as though it must go on in for traffic, and on the main road itself for A fortune of nearly £3,000,000 ha Navy showed a most serious want of THE FOLLY OF THE NATIONS. definitely or until the nations are bied some miles at times the traveller is liable beer left by the late Sir Frederick Wills, organisation for proper preparation for
to be hit by atray bullets as he is cross this head of the British tobacco firm, the war. white. Indeed, national bankruptcy is lug the line of fire. Quite recently Dr. net value of the personal estate, exclusive Wir tlie German Reichstag adjourned the cheerful prospect which Sir EDWARD Turner, of the L.M.B., who has a Mission of a reversion, being £2,568,599. The KING RECEIVES CHINESE for a few weeks until a new and more GRET, the English Secretary of State for ease of stabbing only 5 miles away, and amounts to over £200,000. A conditional Hospital in the city, was called out to samount to be paid in death duties than practicable scheme for raising fresh Foreign Affairs, sees confronting Europe: both going and coming he had to shout legacy of 25,000 to Briste! University in revenue can be devised by the Govern-It was while speaking in the House to the combatants on both sides to stop the only public bequest. ment; with the British Parliament of Commons recently that be observed, evenings ago the fighting was resumed ficing, while he puased through. A few pledged to a big shipbuilding policy
"The rastaess of the expenditure on within actual sight of the city walls, so and fighting stabbornly every item in a
ammaments has become a satire and a
that great crowds from the city itself wero Budget swollen to an inordinate figure;
reflection on the civilization of the to watch its progress,
gathered upon the walls to the N. E. side night, Empire Day, at Kowloon Hotel, com.
Yet the County meading s.8.p.m. sharp. Programme received in audience by the King to The Chinese Minister has been world." "A philosophical reflection, how-Magistrate its quiet in his Yamen, gam. MarchSax Salvatore Baker whom he presented his credentials and with the French Chambers getting over the immediate difficulty of making both ever hardly helps matters. It is a
bling and enjoying himself, and taking no valss A Waltz Dream"...Strauss a letter from the Emperor.
Overture... Hungarian" R Bola massures to deal with the lawlessness Two Step.... Mandy on Mash"...Phelps ends meet by imposing that most un- curious commentary on latter day civi- going on udder his very nose and within Salpetion...." Haras palatable of imports to a Frenchman, da
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call a halt and fak the question" Where are now armed to the teeth and more mattere could be known in Peking, and doubtedly if only the actual state of Are we drifting to?" The indebtedness suspicious of each other than ever they the Prince Regent he daly informed of of France and Germany has mainly come
were; and so contagious is their bad the shamefni laxity of the mandarína about by their inordinate fear of one example that the United States are also feels are something would 1 y done. another, which has led to the creation of increasing their armaments and build allowed to purchase office and such rapid But so long as these local mandarins äre. enormous standing armies and the building a big Navy wherewith to strike changes be made in the personnel as ing of costly fortresses. England's terror into the hearts of problematical present position is due to a period of foes. Truly it is a mad world and ite tradal depression, Old Age Pensions, burdens increase daily. But surely and a big zaval programme. Amerien there must be a limit somewhite to the has a deficit because her Congress has taxpaying capacities of the nations. developed into the most extravagant,
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sixty British officers and gentlemen cadets cruisers which should eventually be in two detachments from the end of April attached to our fleets with a view to to the middle of May, the object of the the creation of an Imperial Navy, thus visit being the study of the battlefields making war on us impossible. The con- of Weissenburg, Woerth, Spachern, and struction of eight Dreadnoughts this year instructions that a German officer shall be ciant to make up the delay of the past around Matz. The Emperor has also giren was essential, but these would be inanff four years. The present position of the
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