TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1911.
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THE WAR
TURKS IS TIGHT CORNER.
(Reuter's "Service to the China Mail)
LONDON, Oct. 18.
[COPYRIGHT.] THE REBELLION.
SEVERE FIGHTING
ANTICIPATED.
The Turkish troops behind Tripoli (Reuter's Service to the China Mail)|
LONDON, Oct. 16. appear to be in desperata straits for want of food.",
The Italians stopped one hundred camel-leats of provisions which wore leaving the town yesterday in twos and threes.
A message from Peking states that the War Minister and his stad left for the South this afternoon.
THE GOVERNMENT FORCES.
The attempts of the Türks to seizo barley and cattle hava caused the By Tuesday 34 transports and trains Sheikhs of inland tribes to cut off will have left for Hankow, conveying
upplies, and they am now attacking 24,000 troops, mall bodies of Turks whandver opportunity offers.
THE CHOLERA 'OUTBREAK.
Reuter's correspondent at Malta wires that the cholers cabreak in Tripoli, is alowly spreading, and that six deaths have occurred...
MODERN EQUIPMENT. The last batch of 15,000 troops for the Italian expedition to Tripoli sailed secretly, taking a number of automobiles specially equipped to pull heavy weight
ver the desert sand.
A POSTPOVED CONFERENCE, "Reuter's correspondent at Berlin saya It is stated that the conference arranged. yesterday between the Italian Ambassad- or and Herr von Kiderier Waechter bag "been postponed, the Emperor having sent for the Ambassador to confer with him at his Hosting Lodge at Huber- "fasstock.
-COAST-TOWN GARRISONS.
Renter'a correspondent at Tripoli wires that some of the expeditionary troops Are going to garrison other coast town
pecially Benghazi, Tobruck and
Dezna
REPORTED SURRENDER.
Italian telegrams report that 150 Turkish officers have surrendered in
Tripoli.
It is believed that the Turkish troops will abortly surrender, despite orders From Constantinople.
· ITALIAN-DESTROYER SINKS.
LONDON, Oct. 11.
An Italian destroyer struck a reef when entering Tripoli on Friday. She is now a total wreck.
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troope, without H. E. Jai Cheng's know. ledgy, had made common cause with the revolutionarles a long time ago; for which reason. Wachang had now been lost by the The Hon. Capain. Superintendent" of: sola fault and negligente of Ju-Cheng Police le in receipt of the following letter: Ho is therefore punished with immediatam His Excellency Sir Frederick Lugard removal from his office as Viceroy, the congratulating this Fire Brigade on the duties of which post he has nevertheless to excellent display of Friday ovomeg
**I shall bo obliged if you will som to full for the present, and he is orilered, under pensity of most severe punishment,municate to the officers and nian of the Fire immediately to recapture the city.
"Brigade who took part in the annual parado peatarday my appreciation of the smarthers and afliciency with which the computition's and drills were curled out. As a formar amateur fireman with the London Brigado I take an especial interest in, the work. Expocial credit is dus to Mr Minedonald who gives his time is engineer to the brigade and to Mr Land to whose instruc- tion the brigade was its officiency. The thats, as is right in a great port like, Hong- The Viceroy of Hupeh reports that the Long, were exporially effective and they cua be relied upon to maintain the highest revolt among the troops was started by a corporal, the higher officers not parti-standard under there and control of Commander C. W. Beckwith. Next year we shall karo a motor tender and new Indders and the rapidity with which the brigada can be on the spot will be No Subscription. immensely increased. (Signed) F. I.
Mit E. D H. Fraser, H. B. A's, Consul- General at Shanghai, ro cived a telegram from Hankor on the 13th inst, to the following effect: City (Wachang) in possession of the rebels. The gola have been bazat and the prisoners lab lose, The native police in Hankow City have all desorted and fled. Some troops are aid to be coming from the North.”.
MONEY AND RICE SCARCE. cipating..
LATE
The Chinese Minister of Finance has issued from the Treasury 1,000,000 tools to relieve the money stringency..
The price of rice has risen 20 per cent. THREE ITALIAN CRUISERS.
LONDON, Oct. 17.,, Three of the fustest Italian cruisers have been ordered to be in readiness to proceed to China..
JAPAN BLAMED.
It is semi-officially stated that the Press in Peking is trying to make out that Japan is at the bottom of the revolution in Wachang,
A FOOLISH STEP.
Reuter's correspondent at Peking wires that it is officially announced that passenger traffic, between, Peking and Tientsin will cease to-morrow.
This may cause panic, as the stoppage is absolutely unneccesary.
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THE FOOD SCARCITY.
An-Edict has been issued providing for the distribution of rice to the poor and the opening of the Peking granaries for the sale of cheap grain.---------' -
BRITISHERS TO LEAVE-
the
Several days before the rebellion some Chinese in soldier's uniform endeavoured to purchase 10,000 rifles at Peking for ship ment to Winehang from a foreign firm, which refused to sccept the order.
American Conni Green at Hankow re- ported on Oct. 11th that the mutineers. refused to admit Vice-Consul Johnson when he went to Wachang to get the missionaries there and transport them to Hanker. The mutineers however assured the vice consul of their safety.
There were about 40 missionaries" in Wachang at the outbreak of the trouble They belong to the Asrican Church Mission, Wesleyan'and Swedish Missions, Christian Missionary Alliance and Roman Catholic Mission.
SPANISH GENERAL
'SUCCUMBS.
(Beuter's Serrice to the China Mail,
"Losos, Oct. 16. Router's correspondent at Madrid wires that Gereral Ordonez, who was wounded in the cheat in an engagement with Moorish tribesmen at Ixhafen, ia
dead.
FURIOUS FIGHTING.
Losnox, Oct. 17:
the Ferocious Moorish attacks on Spanish positions on the Kert River have taken the Spaniards by surprise
The Moors crossed the river in the face of artillery fire and attacked the Spaniards furionsly.
Reuter's correspondent at Enakow reports that in view of the possibility of severe fighting, the Consul has ordered all Britishers to leave Wuchang, Hangars oficially minimized. yang and Hankow.
The Spanish lossca, especially in officers, is undoubtedly severe but they
REBELS TO RESIST.
MINISTERIAL CHANGES.
A PRESS FORECAST. (Wah-Tes-Yat Pa's Service.)
SHANGHAI, Oct. 16,
(Renter's Service to the China dimit. The Revolutionists have stationed
LONDON, Oct. 18. 15,000 troops at Chu Ma Tin, in the
The Daily Chronicle foreshadows that (Renter's Service to the China Mail) Sis Yan Chow Prefecture of Hopeh
Province, in order to resist the advancer Winston Churchill will replace Mr
LONDON, Oct. 16.
The Duke and Duchess of Connaught of the troops from the North were welcome to Ottawa, with un- precedented enthusiasm, and the eroædB. at several points along the route taken by the Royal visitors got beyond the control of the police.
THE INSURANCE BILL
UNIONIST RETORT. (Reuter's Service to the China Mo.).
LONDON, Oct. 16.
The Unionist papers are most indign- ant at Mr Lloyd George's description of the Unioniet efforts to improve the Insurance Bill as obstruction.
They assume that the object of the speech was to make the Bill purely party measure with a view to justifying the use of the closure, enabling the Government more speedily to clear the ground for Home Rale and Welsh-Dis establishment.
..
They declare that their friendly attitude towards the Bill is unchanged thereby, though they will repudiate responsibility for the defects, and injustices inevitable in such circum- atances,
INDUCEMENT TO ARSENAL WORKERS.
The revolutionists are paying the Aracial workers at Hangyang fifty per cent more than their usual wages
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(From Our Own Currespondent.)" CANTON, October. 18.
" THE WEATHE Atmospheric conditions prevalent at the present time can be summed up in the ourThe Cost, by L... Moberly.
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Intellectual Mario, by Harry Tigbe. The Woman Wins, by Robert Mackray." Love in a Little Town, by J. E. Buckrose. The Yoko of Silence, by Amy Melaren.
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CANTON KOWLOON RAILWAY. Although the traffic returns, since the through running to Hongkong, have so far not came up to the highest anticipatione,The Lene Adventure, by Halliwall Sutcliffe. a considerable and increasing patronago is The Beacon, by Eden Phillpots.
House of Many Voices, by Bernard. The being extended to the railway.
Сароя European trafic is, and, of course, Tile Voice of the Forest, by Joseph Burtt. always will bo, a negligable quantity Falso Evidence, by E. Phillipe Oppenheim. compared with the native traffic; bat A Rolling Stono, by B. M. Crocker.
Red of the Rock, by Eldrid Reynolds. quite a number of European passenger Tha Overflowing-Scourge, by Stephea are already availing themselves of the opportunities offered to them by the over- and route to Canton, and vice versa to Hengkong. Everything is being done to foster both the native and European
trafic. A special launch service is being inaugurated to tap the big towns and villages in the East River district adjacent to Shok Lung.
For the convenience of Shameen re- sidents a small stesin launch will shortly
Tai Sha Tao terminas with the minimum
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Mr Frank Grove, the Enginear-in-Chief of the line, is proceeding-home on a well. saraca holiday in a low days' time.
MW. G. Moom will be noting Engineer. in-Chief during Mr Grove's absence.
CUSTOMA NEWS,
Mr A. W. Cross, late acting Commis aloner at Hoibew, passed through last week to take up the Commissionership Wachow. Mr M. B. P. Destolan is proceeding to Kouang-Tcheou-Wan to open up a new customs station there.
The Revenue Cruiser Raipan, is in the harbour and has been here for the past.) week.
THE REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT, Although, according to the Times corres Birrell (who is retiring from the Irish pondent at Peking, a rising may be ex Secretaryship owing to ill health), in pected in Canton at any moment, there nasisting Mr Asquith in piloting through does not appear to be any untoward excit- the Home-Rale Bill; that Colonel Seely ment in and around the City at the time of will replace at the War Office Lord writing. No signs were visible yesterday Waldone, who will receive a high judical of any eximurdinary activity at the appointment;-that Mr Birrell will be "Admiralty, or at the various military campu appointed a Lord of Appeal; and that a extending as far as Sha Mo. The mint Ministerial post will be offered Mr John appeared to be practically unguarded, with the exception of two or three very un Roberts of the Times.
military looking entries stationed in front of the building. A
Two further gunboats have been CATHEDRAL CHOIR CONCERT. damaged by the guns from the rebels' forta.
EFFECT ON BUSINESS.
The market here (Shanghai) is at a standstill, and the natives are in a great state of excitement.
YUAN SHIHKAI DECLINES.
(Wah I'm Yat-Po's Bervice.)
PEKING, Oct. 16. H.E. Yuan Shih Kai decliner the appointment as Viceroy of Hupeh and Hanan, while H.E. Hsin Chan Fron refuses that of Viceroyalty of Sechuon
RAILWAY DAMAGED.
Communication by rail on the Peking- Hankew line can only be bad from the THE RUSSIAN, BUDGET.
capital to the north bank of the Yellow (Reuter's Service to the China Mail,River, as the railway is damaged and is
in the hands of the rebels: --- LONDON, Oct. 16,
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Beater's correspondent at St. Peters- barg wires that the Russian budget of revenue and expenditure places the balance at 2,025,252,100 zoubles,
A reforma Governinent has been pro The ordinary estimates show & Burplus claimed at Washing. Alforeigners are to
of 162,219,336 roubles, which is put as bo protected and foreign treaties respected
an offset against a similar, deficit in the so long an the Powers rafmin from helping extraordinary catimates.
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green bill" by Burstall, for unaccom panied cliorus: "I waited for the Lord" (Modelersoon), for two soloista and chorus; Tha white Falernoster," by that coming composer Wailord-Davies, for four salo voicen; a duett, "Love Divine". (Stainer); add Teresa Del Riego's well-known song There's a land of roses, arranged by Mir
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