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NEWS OF THE DAY.
A general strike i paralysing work throughout Sweden, 250,000 men being
volved and the food supply is threatened
The Russian troops will be withdrawn from Persia as soon as order is permanently Festored. Much hangs on that word per
raised no serious -objection to Crebe and more trouble passing over to the kingdom of Greece. As for Greece she would have bad no objection whatever to an increase in her territories and would have gladly welcomed the Cretine into the Grecian fold. But the deposition of the old Sultan has quite spoiled these vary interesting dreams. With the coming into power of a new regime at Con- stantinople the political prospects all over the Levant have been very materially changed. The Young Turks -ar rather the Committee of Union and Progress who now control the
manently.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11-1909-
Router has been silent the last week THE TROUBLE IN ORETE
regarding affairs in Morrocco, But we learn from Shangbai papers that the Spanish artillery, aided by balloons, have boon doing considerable hurt to the Moorish forces outside Mobi
Japanese papers are talking about »
GREECE DESIRES PEACE!
(Reuter Service to live vines blank
LONDON August 10,
JAPANESE TARIFF REVISION.
Service
ToxTO, August 10
The Financial Department are dra The reply from Greece to the Porte's u new railway to rum between Chonglin and Note asserts that the Greska desire the ing a scheme of tariff revision, the Kirin vin Chiantao. We rather suspect friend best and closest relations with Tax result of which is expected to show.. shah following the famous Fakumen pre-key, and pomta out Creek enthusiasm reduction of thirteen million yen. cedent, Russia would voto this scheme as over the new regime in Turkey. Greece coming into competition with her milway trusts that a frank understanding with DISCOVERY OF A CORAL regard to Crate will dissipate misunder--
ISLAND
-Undor the title of “An appeal on bestandings between the two countries. The Prince Regent has impressed upon half of the Government and people of the new Viceroy of Canton the necessity China there has been issued in booklet
THE MEN BEHIND THE of speedily raising the money necessary to form the speech of H. E. Tang Kai-Sun
SUBLIME PORTE carry out the railway schemes in Kwan.submitting the resolutions of the Chineso tang.
Four lighters belonging to the Asiatic
delegation to the International Commission on Opiuma al Shanghai. : A commendatory preface by lendars of religious thought in
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(** Independent News Agency's" Sarvice to the China Mait)
Toro, August 10.
A great coral island, nine miles in circumference, has been discovered off the Shigezaki coast of Nagasaki prefec ture. Its total value is estimated at
caused a drop in the market of 30
eituation viewed with an exceeding Petroleum Company containing kerosene Great Britain is also included." The book" ment of the Cretan question are three million yen and the discovery has
lat sells db 3.
Lostor, August 11. The prospects of a peaceful settle
proving. There is a strong feelings that the Constantinople Government are
cil were destroyed by fra at Kuikiang on PER MONTH. grant bitterness the annexation of August & The Banies were seen for a die-
Bosnia and Herzegovina by Austria and tance of thirty miles.
*** The following have Been appointed to the acknowledgment by the Powers
the Flors on recommissioningBisuten-acting under strong, pressure from the Loure Bleriot, the Franch karonaut, R. G. D. G. Jukes-Hughes (G), E. V. Commities of Union and Progress, NEW RECORDS by EVERY of the independence of the Prince has challenged the Wright Brothers to a Grey, nad A. J. Laadoo; Sub-Lieutenant which is stated to be encouraging
of Bulgaria, benceforth to be known race in aeroplanes. It is suggested that
the race takes pince at Seattle and the C. Garsin, Staff Paymaster FWF. demonstrations hostile to the Greeks FAS TEAR FERDINAND, WAS a further
Yining and Assistant Paymaster C.-H. A, and in favour of war. be $25,000. prize
Crouch, and Sur eon 3. T. Rivors. The cause of great disappointment to
Shanghai papers report that Mr. Aforegoing to the Terrible for voyage out. time, for the old Sultan's removal Lad Oppenheim Gerard, chief shipping clerk
of the Standard Oil Co., committed suicide We are afraid that so faz as the suhkis not yet been accomplished and their by shooting himself in the head with a diary coinage question is concerned, the own heads were in considerable danger rovolver while up the Souchow, Creek, Government of Hongkong may be com of parting summarily with their The body was recovered by the Riverpared to the dent adder which stoppeth Police and conveyed to the Mortuary or oars Mr Shewan's apt definition of shoulders. To-day, however, they are The deconsad, who had been very nervous the Eblony at Isaachant, the a crouching "between two bordens, is very apt-the in a different position at any talk of of inte, leave widow and family.
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dominions ther are fully prepared to meet by opposing not only verbal protest but also physical force. The Turkish army to-day is in much better sanpe than it was in 1997, and even then it had no difficulty whatever in crumpling up the Greek forces, so that Greek prospects in any conflict with the Turk would seem anything but hopeful. Greece evidently realises this too, for she line induced Austria to intervene at Constantinople in the cause of peace. Perfectly willing to accept whatever good things the gods may tumble into her lap, she yet is not prepared to do anything in the fighting line for the possession of the Cretan
The Adminity announce the appoint- ment of Captain J. Nicholas, to the ura, addition, to date July and on recommissioning, additional undated. Lieutenants.-C. H. Woodward, to the
beses caused by the subsidiary ovinage, but it will bring no blush to the brazen check of officialdom.
Chinese porsemin continues to grow in
(Christie's. 22:730 was paid for two!
THE BRITISH BUDGET.
ANOTHER OBJECTIONABLE.
* CLAUSE DROPPED.
(Reuter's. Service to the China Mail) Loxmox, August 11.
In the course of the Budget debate
THE OSAKA FIRE.
INSURANCE COMPANIES "PROMPTLY PAYING.
Trudependent News Age, cy's". Servics: to.
the China Mack,) ̈·
TOKYO, August 10. The fire insurance companies, in spite of their heavy losses, are paying all chime promptly in connection with the "Oskafire, thus increasing the gézemi credit.
the Government intinuated that it would THE MACAO BOUNDARY onit Clause 12 of the Finance Bill pro viding a tax on urgotten minerals and substitute an alternate clause Inter,
royaltie
COMMISSION.
Nightingate, M. H. Wilding, to the Wood our in the London Auction, mart. At which, it is believed, will be a tax on NO CONCLUSI N AT PRESENT. Lark. Engineer Commander F. W. High-Kang Hi beakers 13 in. high, smelled ton, to the Tamar, additional, as chief with pension prunus. chrysanthemuma, engineer, Hongkong Yard, to date July 8. ictus plants, and rocks, in famille verte and aubergine, on black ground. Other
Bir WF Tyler, Canat Taspentor of objecta sold included an old Chinese twelve the IM.C. gives notice that the accept co
by China of the International Regulations leaf Isequered screen. Kang-Hi, £399; and for Preventing Collisions at Sea," which ag old Chinese six-lent lacquer screen," came into operation on the 1st July, 1897, £178 10 may be held as having been in regard to Chinese vessels of foreign type only.... Native There has been steady and persistent vessels of native type do not, for the pre-buying of Shell Transport shares, and the sunt, come under the operation of these shares have advanced. Buying comes from Regulations. This Notice explains "Notice such well-informed quart in that it is gene to variners, No. 308," in the wording of ally assumed some development will sherily which some obscurity has been found.
be announced which will explain recent heavy purchases. This seems to bare, come in cablegram announcing a new strike of oll in Koetei, on the east coush of Bones.
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(Wah Te Ya! Po's Service.)
Preisu, August 10. H.E. Ko Erb-him, the commissioner appointed to inquire into the question of the Macza Boundary delimitation, (Reuter's Servies to the (hing Muil)
telegraphs to the Board of Foreign LONDON, August 11.
Affairs that several discussions have King Edward has started for taken place with the Portuguesa Com- missioner but no conclusion can be arrived at for the present.
Marianbad:
جوخه
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL"
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has been appointed an admiral of the Rus-- sinn Navy.
Princess Fustani, Jr., has decided to
apple.. Therein ahe:hows much; worldly July on the Mountain Railway at the There are likewise rumoury of closer con embark for London on the K, D. L. Prinz
wisdom:
CHINA'S NEW NAVY.
A QUESTION OF TEN YEARS
(Wah Tes Yat Pa's Service.)
PEKING, August 10.- Prince Shan and Admiral Sa, the Ministers appointed to reorganize the Navy, have informed the Throne that Mr George Butler, who first came out to the work can be completed in 10 years. Shanghai as a ches for a Grock firm in
day the teamen of Shanghai, presented lim 1866, is leaving China for good. The other
with a silver bowl ana parting gift.
Axurious accident took place on 7th
White City, at Earl's Court, resulting innection with the Standard Oil to the Eitel Friedrich on Sept. 22, instead of The situation, however, must be very injuries to verral passengers. While one efect that the president of the Royal Dutch taking the N. Y. K. steamer Atsuts Mara
of the trains was proceeding at a speed of Petroleum Company, with which the Shell on Sept. 8. WHISKY Telegraphic Address, Man.' Hengkong,galling to the Cretans. The courageous about five miles an hour round a level Company works, will get a wet on the islanders can never be said to have curve the front bogie jamped the rails, board of the Standard Oi Company, and turning the train over. The occupants that one or two representatives of the latter accepted the Turkish yoke. Conquered "wers flung against the rockwork which by the Turks in 1609 after a most sin-bounds the trekt, snd the driver, John will join the board of the Royal Dutch
L. & O. Express, Dickson, was thrown with violence against quinary series of campaigns, the island the rockery, being picked up unconscious,
It is reported that the Bfth cruiser The majority of the passengers bad, maz- the wife of Lieut. 7. Unuson Herr, Royal has risen in revolt again and again. vellous escapus, and several suffered alight squadron of the British-Navy has been
Only one-tenth of the population are injuries to the head and face, but apart assigned to attend the Budson-Fulton, it is announced that the Sultan will visic Moslems, the rest, numbering 200,800 from cuts and a severe shaking, they were celebration to be held at New York on the Tsar at Lavadia in September. The otherwise unharmed. The Mountain Rail-September 20 to October 9 heat. The Teas will pay a return visit in October, Souls, are Christians, and all these are resumed roning about twenty minutes aquadron consists of four ships, namely: en route for Naples to meet the. King and burning to throw in their lot with Greece, after the accident,
The Drake, Argyl-Duke of Edinburgh Queen of Italy. and Black Prince. They will be under the The profit made by the Royal Dutch command of Rear-Admiral Frederick T.
The Master of Elibank, speaking in the in the island bad become euch a scandal Petroleum. Co., which has its principal Hamilton, who will be oficial repro House of Commons on July 27 said: In that the Concert of Europe set up a sphere of work in Sumatra, amount sentative of his Majesty's Government at recognition of the long and excellent
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system of autonomy ander the nominal over 15 millions of guilders in 1998, there the American celebration. All of the ships services of Sir W. Curzon-Wyllie, and in
being only a alight falling off compared with
The police have been informed by Mr. are of the armoured cruiser class, and view of the circumstances of bis death, auzerainity of the Sutras, the Eing 1907. Adverse comment has been aroused three of thein, the Black Prince, Duke of Lord Morley has decided, with the GREECE being given the privilege of by the enormous share in the profite drawn Edinburgh and Argyll, were put into com to grant his widow a special passion of Street, Hunghorn, that on the 21st of July, unanimous approval of the Council of India, Sharman, store-keeper, residing at 7 Cook Goode per Hitachi Maru not cleared on nominating. the High Commissioner by the five managing directors. The mission only three years ago, so that they 2500 per annum." In reply to Dr Rather while his effects were being removed from
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The first to fill the position was Prince each. The board now proposes to allow British naval architecture. Reat,Admi...I ford," he said that the pension would be Kowloon Bocks, a “* boy” shaoquded with GEORGE of Greece, who was not exactly them no more than 30,000 guilders each. Hanilion, has had a long shid distinguished granted from the Indian reventie because a success. He was followed by Mr but only on condition that compensation | carver, ZANA a former Prime Minister off be allowed the managing directors by gising (
each of them 140 shares in the company. It is believed by a large number of Greece, under whose rule the island bas The managing directors have raised no Koreans, says the Brond Press, that Tangan, OHAMBERLAIN'S COUGH REMEDY ture, etc., at No. 8, Foissold for prospered exceedingly. The period for diffealty to this anagement. A dividend the fabled founder of Korea, is none other THIS is medicine of great worth and
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tare, at Cornbill,' Quarry Bay. ing of the island has now expired and
Grest indignation has been aroused in Kores are therefore alster nations and it is pended upon. For sale by all chaosists Goods per Karanga and lived after this all the foreign military detachments Toronto at the conduct of a party of former has taken the protection of the lat
no cause for wonder to then that the and storekeepers with their officers have been removed American.siglitagers. They hired a coar ter upon her shoulders. They have which they profusely adorned with the save in the case of the Greeks who stars and Stripes and tied two British wideh now bonets of a roll of membership. organised an association among themselves, Goode per Borner not cleated at 4 m various positions in the gendarmerie Lage to the rear hubs so that they dragged reaching as many as 3,000 much."It i
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in the dirt. The occupants in high glee nas being proposed by them to clect M had the customs service. It wOS
prer their childish prank drove up the main You Talkyung, and- Mr. Yi Chaikenk Pre- upon Turkey demanding the dia- streetsandsven to the Parliament buildings, aident and Vice President respectively and missal of these oficers that this constantly pointing down at the bedraggled prescat crisis arose. Greece, disclaimed tags. The police were sppealed to all responsibility in the matter declined saying that the own saying that the question was could the it as they liked. really one for the great Powers to after the incident a deputation
citizens called upon the Mayor and pr decide at the same time she pointed ed against the insolt. One out to the angry Turks that she had emphatle among the dep taken no official notice of the action of that the time has the House of Assernbly at Canea had voted last October for the
down of the Turkül fag, the of the Greek, and immed with the Greek
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