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no desires stronger or more deeply rooted in their political creed thos the belief that the voice of Demos is the final arbiter of our national destiny The Spectator takes up the ramning when it says that the Unionists not only say that they desire that the will of the People shall prevail, but are willing to provide the machinery-the Referen- dumto make their words effective, Another journal asserts that by agreeing to subunit Tariff Reform to a Referendum Mr BALFOUnhas made a new heaven and a new earth" in the region of politics. We agree as to the newness of such a creation. But
THE CHINA MAIL,
NEWS OF THE DAY.
The German Mail of the 28th Doo. was delivered in London on the 25th Jan
From A Fong we have received thro capital photographs of the funeral protes sion of the late Rear-Adarinal Guhler.
The British America Tobacco Company has issued a very durable Chinese calendar of excellent design. It is printed in colours on linen.
Professor Grossi gave his final perform anco in tolopathy at the Theatre Royal en Wednesday night and was ably assisted by Mlle Rend.
.'
The new open-air skating rink at the Belle View Hoted is to be opened to-night
Messrs Lane Crawford and Co. desire the attention of their customers to the the question is whether such intimation appearing in our advertising radical departure in our constitutional columns. The store will be closed on habits is sound and defensible.or Mquday, and Tuesday next.-- whether its adoption is, to put it | plainly, meru Opportunism. Personally we believe that the step taken by the Leader of the Opposition assumes far too much the character of a cheap bid for popularity and that he is perfectly aware in his immoet thoughts that he is indulging in clap-trap.
when a masquerade carnival is to be held, commencing at 9 o'clock. Prizes will be given for the best costumes,
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
Liout J. Crookonden, and Lleat J. 8. Still of The Buffs have been granted leave to proceed home...
To-morrow is the fifty second maniversary of the birthing of Hh Majesty Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany,
It will interest the community genomlly to know that Lady Lugard has now almost completely revered from her recent india position and the usual weekly "at home" will be held at Government House on Friday afternoon.
It is understood that the coloneley of the Royal, Welalı Fusiliers, vacant by the death of Gen. Sir Edward Bulwar, will be filled by the transfer of Major-Gen. the Hon. Sir Savage Mostyn, K.C.B., from the Devonshire Regiment.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1911.
ALLEGED INCENDIARISM.
A
[CormIGHT]
THE TURCO-ARABIAN WAR.
LATEST DETAILS.
Laat night the Yaumati Fire Brigade were troubled with no fewer than four mall outbreaks of Bro. The frst was noticed at about. 12.30, pra and the Brigade found that it was located in some malahida at Mongkoktsul, used for the purposes of drying fat. They soon put the (Reuter's Service to the Chisa Maiki conflagration under and loft, but shortly
LONDON, January 20. afterwards they were again called, another It is reparted from Constantinople utbraak having taken place in similar that the the Ambs have stantinople crections in the same district. This was
town of Hodeida, the population of alan gut under, and again the experience which has become excited. It is, how was reported. On the fourth occasion a watch was kept and as a sulta man named Aquino was arrested in the act, it is said, of sitting fire to one of the mistaheds,
EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGE
WITHDRAWN."
27th inst, tho caso camo, before Mr E. R.
Although renamed until Friday, the
Tho Parin Figwe had that King George Hallifax at the Magistmey on Tuesday and the Queen will pay an official visit to aflormoon, in which Alozander Goorge Faris this year. The visit, it anys. will Ravenhill, Accountant, was charged with takeplace abortly after the Coronation-that that he, on divers dates between July 29
ever believed that the garrison is of sufficient strength to put up a successful defence.
The Turkish troops on the 23rd inst. unsuccessfully attempted to reopen · communications with Sanna.
“AUSTRIA'S NAVAL
POLICY
EXPLANATION OF INCREASED
ESTIMATES. --
is to day, in the course of the summer. The and December 31, 1910, being then om- President of the Republic will in turn beployed by the Canadian Pacific Railway Co., (Renter's Service to the China Maik) received officially in London, probably as cashier, did feloniously embezzle_cer. towards the end of the year.
tain suns of money amounting to about 83,000.82, the monics of the company."
LONDON, January 25. an explanatory statement regarding A telegram to Calembo from London,
Mrs Langtry (Lady do Rathe) was to Mr H. J. Gedge, who appeared for the the Austro-Hungarian Navy Estimates. We recall dated 6th inst., says that the Anglo-Malayaa her first appearance on the English | Q.P.R. Company, informed-his-Worship/published in Vienna points out that the
Rubber Company Limited, announce the
increase in the Navy is due to the -music-hall-stage at the Grand Theatre, that the Comptay did not wish to proceed payment of a think interia dividend of 26 Tirmingham, ou Domber-10 in the with the change which he desired to with necessity of rasmntaining on open 943 per cent. The two previous interims were Right Sort, a version of Mr Sydney daw.
loo 13 per cent, each,
way for Austrian commerce and the
The whole proceedings, which took place
portance of which has been increased by the anneration of Boenia.
Grandy's play, The Degenerates. After His Worship gave lease, and the defen-protection of the coastline, the im- Birmingham she will appear at Glasgowdant was discharged. The new Fortuguese Constitution pro-ind Liverpool..." vides for a Parliamentary Govorament, in which legislative and executive bodies Mr Grahame White, the well-known is open Court, only lasted a few minutes.
uld bags cqual rights. The Exsident Laristar mok with a warious evident.. will be elected for a five years' term, while the Parliament, consisting of only one Chamber, will serve a three years' term of
alice.
Dover on December 18, when about to make a start to fly across the channel for the De Forcat prize. While tying over the cliffs to the seat of the town at about noon, his machine was capsized by the Mee Cheung was able to secure some wind, and he was thrown to the earth and remarkable good manpshots of the funer!ntangled among the wreckage Be was procession of the late Rear Admiral Gubler, removed to the Lord Warden Hotel, where Ho sands us about a dozen, including a Later he recovered, and late at night was he lost consciousness through loss of blood. aplandid panórainic view of the sezne at steadily recovering,
the Naval Dockyard, and■ fine foll-plate picture of the lying in state at the German Consulate.
r old tees of Conservatism some what to the effect that in a society where private property is recognised and where there are wide differences in the relative positions, capacities and responsibilities of its citizens it is Countrise-to-leave-the-final-ilecision on vital matters in the hands of the populace. But even granting that the voice of the democracy should be the final tribunal in all matters in dispute, is there any guarantee that the Referendum can give us & satisfactory and just, as well as n definite opinion? First, there is the extreme difficulty of formulating the principles of broad questions in such a shape as to only allow of a simple "Yes" or "No" being given as the answer of the
At the inquiry at Vancouver into the electorate. As Mr OSCAR BROWNING immigration of Chinese evidence was given says, a submission of the principles of the existence of a vast organisation with The China Mail. of Taritf Reform or Home Rule to ramifications throughout China to aid in the people would not be a Re-smuggling Chineas into Canada and the HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1911. ferendum, but an Initiative. It allows United States. The captain of the steamer Aymeric denied that he had been bribed on the electomte to say that a certain behalf of Chinare. principle is to be affirmed by legisl tion, but in gives no guidance as what that legislation should be or by whom it in to be older school of politicians modern proposed." Much might also be said tendencies in the science of govern on the effectiveness, or otherwise, of ment as developed in England should a Referendum when applied in established and 40 educated women of appear very disaoncerting, and, view country where the Constitution is over forty years of ago are to be chosen
from the applicants. ed from certain aspects, decidedly largely an unwritten one, but we leave paradoxical Within the last twenty that point for our readers to develop years a new and disturbing spirit themselves. We will take the t has asserted itself to such a degree from the most extreme position. that to-day wa find strange contrasts Even allowing the possibility of in Party views as compared with the time when a magas either an out-and-out Tory or an uncompromi- sing and unbending Whig. For better
POLITICAL TENDENCIES.
It is of course inevitable that to the
to
Hankow telegram states that the police authorities in Hupek province have decided to employ fomalo detectives on their force in imitation of the Western example. A special school for the training of toptala detectives is shortly to be
EXCESS OF PASSENGERS.
Wong Taun Hang, master of the licensed steam launch Wiken, we fined $200 or nit months' imprisonment, by Commander Basil Taylor, RN., at the Marine Court this morning, for carrying - thirty-6vs Defendant acknowledged the offenca. The passengers in excess of the number allowed. master of the steam launch Keng Shan was also fined $200 with respect to 97 pass egers in excess
THE CORONATION,
CHINA'S REPRESENTATIVE SELECTED.
selected in due course.
(Wah Tea Yat Po's Service),
·PERING, January 20, On the unanimous recommendation. of the Wai-wa-pa and the Grand Coun cillors, on Imperial: Edict has been issued appointing Prince Tsai Chan, Mr. Neil Primrose (Wisbech) and Lord Hugh Cecil (Oxford University) are tho Mr W. L. Shenton, for defendant, son of Prince Ching, to be China's only sons of former Prime Ministers is pointed out that this being Chinese Now pecial envoy to London in con the new House of Commons, but there will Year the passenger tralle was very large nectionth the coming coronation. be four grandsons, three of whom-name- and the launches were insufficient to cope Prince Chun's personal sinf will be by Mr Arthur Stanley (Ormark), Major with it.
His Worship was of the opinion that if George Stanley (Preston), and Lord
ARMED ROBBERINS. Wolmer (Newton)sit for Lancashire con- the number of passengers was so great the stituencies, while for a fourth, Mr William owners of the hunches should run them Peel (Taunten) was member for South more frequently, and chicter mere launches
Another armed robbery has been reported Manchester for six years. A more remote for the purpose if necessary. In any case descendant of a Prime Minister is Lord he could not accept such an excuse for an to the police, this time from Yaumati. Last Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, whose great offenes which involved the possibility of night at about 9.30 six men armed with grandfather, the third Duke of Portland, loss of life. The allowance of passengers revolvers entered a shop there, drove the was first Binister of the Crown for two was calentated so as to give the launch the master and his fokis into the back part of short periods, in 1903, and again in 1807. greatest possible number compatible with the premisas and then ransacked the place. Lord Kerry (West Derbyshire) is great foty. In this case the launch had They got away with 3146 in money as well great-grandson of the first Marquis of come from Shauryan, which was outside some articles of jewellery and wome Lansdowne, who was Prime Minister in harbour limits, carrying 200 passengers, clothing, the total value of the money and Ninian Crichton-Stuart 129 more than defendant's license allowed, goods being #174. No arrests have yet been 1872-73. Lord
made. (Cardiff) is fifth in male descent from John, third Earl of Bute, in derision of whom the people burnt boot-jacks. From that most unpopular of Prime Ministers is also directly descended Mr 0, B. Stuart Worticy (Hallam Division of Shathuld).
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ETHEATRE.
A monster programma has been arranged for the Empire Cinematograph Theatre to formance tendered to Miss Thelma Wood, Misses Quesnis Laurance, Dolly Swift,
BURNT AT SEA.
In the daylight armed robbery which took place Inst week at 57. Connaught Road Haiphong papers contain accounts of West three strane have been made, and serious diastor which has just happened off the men were brought before Mr J. B... the coast of Annam. It seems that the Wood as the Magistracy this morning and steamer Bin Thuan-formerly the Somogen remanded until to-morrow afternoon. It which met with disaster in Hongkong will be remembered that the robbery was {during the 1966 typhoon-laden with case, committed by six man who entered the pro- oil left Haiphong for Tourane and when at mines armed with knives, bound and gagged caught fire, through an explosion. So three women inmates, ransacked the place quickly did the flames ince through the sad made of with $2,000 in money and ship that the captain and officers and all 3800 worth of jewellery. the wreck. The three men who wanged
The largest malling ship in the world, the German ship Preussen, which went Lahore near Dover, has been finally abandoned. Since she went on the rocks, accinct and all-embracing question been entertained that it would be possible after a collision in the Channel, hopes had being drawn up, what reason is there to save the hull. The terrific gale recently suppose that the unenlightened experienced, however, completed the des truction, and thu hoge versal has been or for worse the ald Conservating voters will act otherwise than they do gives up as a total wreck by the salvage night in connection with the benefit po the crew, save three men, went down with party has passed away. It has been at present-vute on purely personal contractors. altogether absorbed by a section of and party lines! The fact has to be Now Showing thought which, springing out of the faced that a measure fathered by next December it is understood that one
At the Coronation Durbar at Delgadie. Metrose and Messrs Gas Bayward to get into a dinghy and cacapo found the THE PLAGUE IN THE NORTEL they suffered such privations ere baing Mesars Thos. Cook and Son kindly in Tory Democracy as imagined by Lord Liberalism will, whatever its short of the leading features will be a nilitary and Deals Darney have kindly offered boat was without oars and provisions and RANDOLPH CHURCHILL, has grown cordings or its claims, generally com- display in which huge army will their valuable services for this occasion.
To-morrow night the grand dramatic film rescued that one died. Meanwhile the form us that they are in receipt of to call itself Unionist and has command the consent of those who swear maneuvre. In addition to representatives CHARMING SELECTION pletely submerged the ancient laad- allegiance to tint, party. And the of the British Army, there wint on ropre entitled, Lieut Rose, R.N., and the Arabian French authorities, growing anxious, when the following cablegram from the South sentatives from the armies of every great SPF, will be exhibited for the first time. A the Bin Thuan was long overdue, Manchurian Railway Company No.
sent out a gunboat to march for her. probability suspension through tanffic.
Private wires from Peking state that the marks. One would not complain if the reverse is equally true of Conservative Power in the world. The movements of description of this fits. She is interesting. They discovered the forlorn dinghy with iden of segregating the capital or the Lega change was merely a natural evolution, measures. No system of Referendum troops will begin in November, as his An English battleship arriver at an Arabian a reasonable adaptation of the prin- will alter that. So we come to the Majesty is expected at Bombay early in port. The town is in revolt and Lleut, its two occupants in a state of collapso tion quarter has been dropped and that the
OF
NEW MILLINERY ciples for which Conservatism stood to conclusion that, however cumbenome Doomber, renching Deli probaby on the fose is sent ashore on an important nens Tiger Island, about one hundred situation is improving. Notwithstanding
JUST ARRIVED.
and is resulting in a distinct departure
Monday, the 4th would be
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miles west of Tumne. The men were several new cases nb Peking and Tientsin, mission. As soon as Liect. Ross and a Ben 10th of that month. the new conditions which every age our Parliamentay system may seem
sailor land they are captured by the sent to Haiphong by the tugboat Tigra, the worst is thought to be over... brings n its wake. But we are much and however far behind public opinion
A FOLLOWER OF INFLUENZA. Although no definite date has been Arabians. The loader of the revolt, disne of them turned out to be the well
Nattack of influenza is often followed afraid that recent happenings only legislative criactment may be, it is fixed for the Coronation Durbar at Delhi ituised as a milor, goes on board the battle./koown Chinese pilot Ah Tcheck. No trace of the wreck has yet been found, and it is too clearly show that the revising better in the interests of the nation that would sem to be certain, nye the Pioneer, ship during the night and after attacking surraised that she has gone to the bottom as A by a porsistent cough, which to many proves a great sanoyance. Chamberlain's a result of explosions among the ease-oil.. that the great gathering will take place in one of the continels he places two bomba
Cough Remedy has been extensively used process is coming perilously near to big issues should receive the extended
and with good success for the reef and the second week of December, 1911, The on the upper and the lower deck. Ifent. PRICES MOST
undermining fundamental principle corsideration of the electorate and fd-ul-Zuhn, or Bakr-Id, will fall on the 2nd Rosa awaken from his lethargy and i
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One of the baby explodes with slight a stange spectacle when the modern suddenly sprung upon the people with
damages bat Lieut. Rosa reaches the representatives of Conservatism fired an urgent demand for "Yea" or
lower deck in time to seize the second with a desire to bring about the "Nay," By our present method we
bomb and throw it into the sea. He then Wm. Powell, Ld., tactical discomfiture of their opponents are at least saved, from legistating in
returns to the upper deck and engages in a sight with the Arabian. They both fall over board but are rescued by the crow, Llaut Rose is congratulated by the crew of the people. Just as incongruous Contrary to the pesimistic opinione
Bishop Montgomery, who spent Inst with enthusiastic cheers and the Arab'an The only water to mix with your Whisky or Brandy. is it to observe official Liberalism expressed as to her future career, the Christmas in Hongkong, is a man of some leader in imprisoned. The Commander posing as the defender of things us Croiseur-coimand line just left Cherbourg humour. Wo that he contributes to the gives orders for the bombardment of INVALUABLE FOR RHEUMATISM CINEMATOGRAPH THEATRE, they are and bitterly resenting any after years of undisturbed idleness, en the December Mission Field an account of
the town. The big guns of the battleship route for the Far East, to join the fag of his tour in the East. He says: I must †
forty-five miles to be undertaken, to logs of the town are destroyed by the fire our huge delight, in wheel-barrows but in from the English battleship, A aura of £10,000 raised in commemo- two days, with a Chinese izn for the sight. mtim of Dr J. E. Dutton, who lost his Bishop Scott and I were en una barrow ;
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champion the final settlement of haste and repenting at leisure. Imperial problems by the direct vote
beginning with the 10th December, is therefore indicated as the most convenient in which to hold the Darbar, the actual Coronation Day being settled in accordance with the wishes of His Majesty the King-Emperor
TANSAN.
AND KINDRED COMPLAINTS.
T PIONEER HALL OF THE COLONY departure., from existing "conditionsRear-Admiral de Castrica, now lying on the lusten on to Ping Ying. This trip of commenço the bombardment. The baita Clifford-Wilkinson'sTansan, after travelling over 11,000
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In the Santa Maria district of In no matter is the reversal of view life while engaged on tropical medicine Lanchester followed, una second, the Gartenmin the fed empe of the last is competition with all the leading mineral waters of more pronounced at present than in onzekes on the Congo, has been offered luggage in a third. We did it luxurienaly,
two years have far cooled those of many the attitude of the two lealing partics to, and accepted by Liverpool University with three month barrow-one in preceding years in both quantity and of the State to the question of the for the establishundat of a chair of Tropical front, onu bohind on the handle, and unity. This attributed to the un- application of the Referendum to the Entomology,
Bird with a rope in front of all. Are there expected result of the volcanic eruption springs to the mrrow Certofuly not of 17 AL Elas time the district war burning disputes of the hour. We
would be no fun if there were Bunip covered with a layer of milien, varying in have Mr BALFOCR Berting not onlyHAMBERLAIN'S Cough Remody i Of course, the first day we fculated thickness from six inches to thred feety na his own conviction but for every hot & comment, every-day cough we had 20,000 of them, the best were ami it was supposed that, the country, had It is meritorious remedy for caused by drops of six inches or more from bom tormed into's desart. But the mantle one of my colleagues and friends all the troublesome and dangerous come stone to another. I got quote used to of solcanic ash proved to be a blowing it M DENNIS (CA in the House of Commons and the plications resulting from cold in the head them and front I could sleep stretched disguise. It stimulated the soil, Aud
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