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MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW.. King of Italy's birthday (1800). - Match on the H.K.C.C. Ground--Blou
Hong
kang Kowloon.. League Fortball:-Naval Yard
Kong un Naval Ground. R. E. r. R.A.
Military Ground.
Rugby Football at Happy Valley."
30 p.m.-Reserves Rufie Competition
at Peak Range, 5.15 p.m.-Bowling Match between Club and Club Germania at Hongkong bth Clubs. 9p.mateur Boxing Tournament t
the F.R.C.
9.15 p.m.-KO.Y.L.I. Concert in the
Theatre Royal...
General Memoranda.
SUNDAY, November 12
"Club.
Opening Cruse of the Carinthian Yacht 9.30 .m.-Reserves Rifle Competition
at Punk Range
TUESDAY, November 14:-
Ex-King of Portugal's birthday (1889.) '
THDAY, November 16-
Hall.
SATURDAY: November 18:"
pavers of destructive analysis, but there has always been wanting the frankly human touch, aul this has seriously detracted from his efficiency as a lender of a great party."
Mr Wo Flan sartool to accept His Excellency had a long conversation with his guests and told them that they uld be assured of afely and protection during their shirt stay in a British Colony,
THE REVOLUTION,
Fighting at Lok Taung.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1011...
Muen 'concern is boing felt by everyone in the settlem, nt as to how events" willį Turn out during the interregnans usused by the shape over from a monarchical govoru most to Republican one,
»It must be remembered that some of the The new Republi en fog a now dying eunte given below are called from native from the Admiralty butidings on the new Band. All the thinowa gunboats are slau papers, and ferhaps there may be so displaying this new flag, 11 is uptical le aggeration, according to one repert, s'inau that the Customs launches are stil dia-
and Chauauddenly entered the local poles playing the Dragons Flag. station at Lok Taung and asked certain spientias of the 'adieu: bi charge. Rethan
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BY TELEGRAPH.
(Corynr.) THE WAR.
RIOTING AT TUNIS.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail, ).
LONDON, NOT. 9. Three Italians were killed in the risks
Many armed natives have been arrested.
and avoidance of the comnion couad of] arrive his services will again be oned upon ordinary mundane affairs which pro, by the Stata for Chian will sadly need rented Mr Batroun from establishmen, of his stamp and ripe experience in
the delicate art of governing. ing that bold upon his followers which
Die Chung Ming-chi, late Viceroy of Can. bou, arrived in Hongkong storday orning is so necessary a fenturd in the meatalbard H.M.S. Handy with Me Wil and moral equipment of a popular Truching, looking very
fill and when.“ political lender.. We have all admired Hubas taken up his residence in Hong kong for a few days and his fu are plans his intellectual nooitness, his mastery are uncertain.. of dialectics, his rare powers of
The ex Yicuroy and MIT We Tan Chings that he was at the head of a band of linched with 1.5, the Covörner to-day
When the people cluctud's leader før debate-his-complete-control-of-the-Goverme llenan togther with the volutionisie, and then they were deter,
Henale Be Ho Kals, the Hon'bla ir nod to hit the g of the party. Thitha teralion at Weich the antite complicated machinery of Parlia-Brown and Harris, (who acted as indicial apparently submitted. There were soldiers, who had been koking out fering at Tunis on Wednesday,
ter ze ee in Midrin.}
about two hundred and tity men prosent something of the kind, fod. It is reported of whom two hundred belonged to the Triad however that a portion of the native troupe the invitation.
society. Soon situr dags of the new party feigned that they were coming to submit to were in evidence Alin to proclamation the now army, and ną presented themselves
LONDON, NOV, 9. were issued, the one asking for soldiers, to the leader. When they were appresiah- the other susting the usual ideals of the ing with a view arranging for the hand that 13 killed and 41 wounded have Benter's correspondent at Tunis wires rovolutionary party :-tổo people were taking over their weapons, they widdenly continue as their daily tasks and not to OUR WEEKLY PICTURE.
hecome excited. By the way, the second Mr. BALFOUR's retirement comes na no surprise, regrettable though it ur pictura this heck consists of piece of information was also bruited'abroad specimens of Revolutionary Bank notes, by means of the erier, and crowds gathered to be in many respects, for there is no That for 8109 is signed by Sun Yat Sen later, and according to the repait to cheer doubt the Unionist Party were greatly and is a promise to pay alter one year Meanwhile, things wars progroping nuic disappointed at the manner in which from the establishment of the Chinegeably, when nowanfthesedoings reached head he marched by a secret route, and intercept- NEW GOVERNOR APPOINTED. Revolutionary Government. Reproductions actors, and some traps and gunboats ed the imperialists, as they were making a he and Lord LANSDOWNE fought the are also given of the front and back of the Then the tual trouble began.
were rout down to suppress the rehel trent. It is said that some hundreds The real wore captured alive, and then afterwards The revoluti nists Government's inqültüvus Veto Bill. 310 gold "bank-note of the Ching Hwa leaders of the movement had gone fasther immarily executed. Granted that Mesquite coali-Republic-or the Government which Wah adeld in their work. The gunboats Bruden captured some cannon, rifles and boxes the populace and wounded and af ammunition. This was a severa blow 10 Heng, Li Hung Yuan and others are now killed some of the people. The officers the Imperialists in this part of the province. ] - [Note: Capt. Cardenux has been Governor tion forces were greatly superior inndeavouring to establish which promises landed trip, loote the shops, and voting power whch it came to march to puy" "on its formation at the Stats carried off their possessions, as if they were passengers to A passage boat ladun ing through the Division lobbies, still Treasury or its agents abroad.".
with their own baggage." They also stole the movey of a lood bank, and arrested the country would have been better
Nows came here yesterday, Nov. 7, that entered the Bombay Titival Department the shroff, whom they charged with being
As a probationer. He was appointed As- satisfied if Mr. BALFOUE had not
a revolulinit." The now of these doings Kei Lin has secuted from the centraleistant Itesident at hers, on the Somali taken such a philosophie attitude and,
Const, in the same year, and later became when returned by forced marches and ly has appointed the present governor-general 1000. Subwoquently he became Com.. had refused to allow that the game
in ambush for the returning troops ladun Presidentof Kwang-si. The Wuchowofficials, prisioner and Cunumander in-Chief, resign- with their spoils. Then the slaughter was lost until it had been won As.
nation we like a fight and the straighter the hitting the more wre But Mr. appreciate the encounter.
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NEWS OF THE DAY.
more than a hundred mon fell, either doul
showed their real intentions by firing upon been received into hospitals. The the res lationists. The part way to death-roll of the Arabs is unknown as or wounded. The iv der of the rayuthey conceal their dead and injured. Honists. Wong Wo Shan, suddenly called Ir voluntours, who were willing to fight to the death, and who wnald not count their lives dear to themselves and with those
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(From Our Own Correspondent,)
ST. HELENA.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) LONDON, Nov. 10. Capt. I. E. S. Cordeaux has been appointed Governor of St. Helena,
and Commander-in-Chief of Uganda since last year. He entered the Army in 1894, was appointed Lieutenant in the Indian Staff Corps ten years later, and in 1899
The French Mail of the 10th October Runu, remchend the rest rev. lutionary pary, government and the provincial assemly there, a pt which he held until ·
was delivered in London of the 9th Nov,
Three Polo ponies are to be sold by auction to-morrow afternoon by Mesars Hughes and Hough,
The sixth edition of the Now Street BALFOUR, following the lead of Lord Lade by Mr Arhar Chapman, Govern- LANSDOWNE preferred a little delicatement Assessor. revised and corrected up to
date, will be issued within a month. fencing and then a dignified retire- Iment in the face of the enemy, The outburst of Uniorist opinion which
denounced theso futile tactics, munst
have considerably surprised the Laird of Whittinghame, for Lord HALSBURT undoubtedly "truly voiced the rail opinions of the party.
Apart from his qualities as n fighting leader, Mr. BALFOUR'S
Practics Real Dances in the City retirement into private life will be sincerely deplored by men and women
2.20p..-Musketry Course for Reserv
at Kowloon.
6.30 p.m.-Boxing Contests at the Em-
pire Theatre.
commenced and apparently there was a have been officially notified from the expitaying in 1910 to go to Ugand. He graduated good deal of it. There was a pauris amongst to follow suit immediately. It is reported in Honours in Clasic at Cambridge, and the troops, who rushed off to the gunboats that there were more firecrackers fired in is $1 years of age.-ED, OM.] As fast is they could, The native boats
away
from their enemies,
PROPORTIONAL
cran cut their hawwera in order to get the yamens last night then anywhere also Meanwhild in the city and that is anying a good deal for sergeant and a few of the soldiers whole streets were covered with them..
· REPRESENTATION. to the rebels, and brought The loend oficials have decided to go caterer with them three mountain güna
enutiously about hoisting the indep ndent A and some ammunition.
thrasand
(Router's Servion to the China Mail.) Bag, though they have not brister any dollars reward is offered for the head of
LONDON, Nov. 92 W are informed that, at the extra this urgeant by the commander of the dragen dags anywhere in the city except
Lover the foreign custome. Everything is Earl Grey bas accepted the vice-presi matice of the Operutta, Alice in Wor-expedition: So the matter test at present. quiet as at. Now Year here and no troubladenes of the Proportional Representation
is expected. All the sofiers and local
Society. Canton Government Arrange-officials are in favour of secession, enir they will wait a litle to go whether there is any mintako in the matter.
derland" on Saturday at 4. p.m. in Uniun Church Hall, fuller details of fun will be given, extending the time of performance to two hours. Money culy will to taken at the door, no tickets being issued for this extra.rupresentation..
The Nippon Yiseen Kaisha have placed an order with a Clyde shiphzilding firm for a passenger and cargo stanmer which will casu 1nt Lloyd's. The russel will have
menta,
We learn from: Chinese sources that
the nights before the Viceroy of Canton left, the Provincial Assembly met and decided to eleat His Excellency as temporary chief of the Province, and H.E. General Lang Chi Kwang vice-president. Two seals wire accordingly ordered to be prepared, but on the following morning ston it was in
It
EXCITABLE YOUNG CHINA.
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Young China is very excitable these days and almost any ozcuso is taken to get up some sort of a demonstration, however small, as was evidenced by a little matter which occurred gear the Clock Tower this
GERM NY AND FRANCE.
泸
WHAT EACH POWER GAINS.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.),
LONDON, Nov. 9 Reuter's correspondient in Berlin tele-
gmphs that the Celonial Office bas issued
a memorandum which was distributed in.
a length botwens porpendiculars of 345 ft.. tended to hand over the seals to the morning. It is probably not genomlly the Reichstag and which says that France of all shades of political feeling a bean of 40 ft., and a depth of 29 ft. Sheficial neither the Viceroy or the General known that trucks are not allowed along has ceded 275,000 square kilometres and represented so much that belongs is intended for the company's service in the could 6s. fund. said that the Queen's Rodd Central during certain hours Germany 12.000. The economic value of to all the finer aspects of public lifest, and is to have a speed of over 14 Viceroy escaped to the Shameen and of the day and this morning about 11 the new German territory must be est
kante The machinery will consist of a nut went to the British Consul requesting that his withdrawal from the arena of triple-expansion engines, having cylin-protection, and that ultimately the matter 'clock a truck happened to be passing mated on the basis of future develop
was ranged for in Excell-ney to be com contrary to regulations The Ladina con- ment and net by its prosent, backward 9.a.inMusketry Course for Reserves produces a sense of almost irrepar- ders 20 m., 41 in., and Ba, in diameter, vey.d to Hongkong by H.M.S. Bramble, stable on duty there investigated as to condition, which was attributed to the
able. loss: He carried with in the with a stroke of 48 in.
The embly then held a further meeting whether the person in charge had the French stepmotherly administration And at mice, hoisted the revolutionary necessary permit and having satisfied him, and the concessionary company system. of,alas, a bygone graceful.courtly ideals
5. MOUTRIE & CO., LD. SUNDAY. November 19
SOLE AGENTS.
Bongkong, Aprit. 10, 1907.
Powell's
at.Kowlonn.
THURSDAY, November 23-
Hall
5 pm-Practice Reel Dances in the City day, while at the same time he had a breadth of intellectual vision which lifted all his speeches and addresses far above the conitionplace. A man of
Gag Grina Sheil
at the Assembly building. The meeting
al o decided to elect Chun Hin Hoeng, one relf that he had the officer allowed the of the literali, a man of Reform sympathies, truck to proceed. Almost immediately the to the port of actiu President, while usual crowd nasenibled and when the truck Chang Ying Kwai, the Iste commander of was allowed to go the crowd commended to the China troops, and brother of the cheer until the arrival of two European
officer who was murdered these troops.
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CHINA ASSOCIATION DINNER.
SIR CHARLES BUDGEON ON THE REVOLUTION.
LONDON, NOV. 4 The annual dinner of the Chins Association was held last night.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
Capt. and Mrs. Northcote rotarned to the Colony by the P. and O. a. Delta.
Chief Artiseer Engineer 0. N. Taylor bamuse he would not join the rebels, constables on the scene put a check to lofty mentality, of the purest aspira-has been appointed to the river gusbunt was appointed Commander-in-Chief the demonstration. Blad it been necessary the trip. Chan King Wah, compradore to take the man in clinre of the truck tions, and possessed of the noblest Kinh, and Artificer Engineer S. B. Soper to Moss Olaf and Cat, Bingkeng, was into custody it is mut improbable that Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) HONGKONG, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1911. candour with friend and foo alike, he to the Tamar, Hongkong, for duty. appointed Const balary Tantri This a disturbance might have taken place con- Lecter official wa formerly a Magianate sidering the state of nerves of some of elevated the whole tone of public life. The Gazelle states that Narol Instructor in wadi, but was hiered on the the lower cines Chinese at the present
recommendation of H.E. Hein Gers THE RETIRING LEADER. No shadow of self-seeking ever A. E. Munro has been granted permissing, Lito Viceroy of Canton, He then clauded.. his brilliant career, and of to accept and wear the First Class of the went to Sion and returned to Bong- Third Grade of the Chinese Order of the kong shout' two years ago, he has token EVERYONE who follows the course few of our public men can this be Double Dragon, and Engineer Commander pinout part in the formation of the Kwangtang Protection Society and some of English politics at all closely written. We can but hope that E. P. St. J. Bean the Second Clan of the few days ago lets here for Canton CHILDRENS DEPARTMENT. will regret the retirement of Mr release from the intulerable burden of same Urder. These two officers are em ARTHUR JAMES BALFOUR from the party lendership will be followed by played as instructors in the Chinese
Imperial Naval College at Nanking. leadership of the Uniocist party. a renewal of health and strength, and NEW JERSEY'S I-health and the enormous drain that it will not be long ere he deligl, ts now made upon a public ma's the world again with a philosophical intellectual and physical resoures disquisition or academic oration such are the specified causes for eas his soul loveth.
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disappearance from the front fighting line of an extremely interesting, und in his own peculiar way a most coin- manding figure. Ascion, throu; li his mother, "of the great house of CECIL, which has played such a distinguished part in the governi, g of England since the days of Queca ELIZABETH, he also represent di through his father those sturdy
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THE VICERGY OF CANTON.
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́Of late a good deal of recruiting for the Chiners Revolutionary Army has been carried or in Elongkong and from all
We gather that at prisent the Viceroy's yumien xt. Canton is succupied. It is further stated has fully 90 per cent of the Canton officials are at present in Hongkong.
Affairs at Canton.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
asrow, 8th Nov. 1011,
the excitement over the new order of things was intére. Temple could be seen dancing alxout with aviden delight. Even the usually phlegmatic Slumeen "Jukn clapped their bands and shouted
ITEMS AT THE, COURTS:
Sir Charles Dudgeon, who presided. referred to the present crisis in 'Chies and dwelt upon the danger of en abject surrender of the Government to Pleadings were ordered by Mr Justice 'popular clamour, encrumging impossible Gompertz, at the Supreme Court the demands. He also referred to the morning, in the ease in which Messrs extreme danger, unless a truce wate Shewna, Tumes and CD., sued Masas made, of the combatants getting out of Mohidean sud Co., to recover 8901.72. hand and attacking foreigners and foreign interests, leading to complica A ing of $3 was imposed on Ho King. A tiona of which rose could foresee the steer-on of a licensed trading ju k, by at the Commander C. W. Beakwith, R. N., Marine Cart this morning, for dabeying
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consequences.
Referring to the opium question, Sir
the orders of the Harbour Master by Charles said the rdinary ravolu abchorng his boat cast of tanley Buoy, tion witnessed would have been im
Stanley buoy.
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"TAXI” STRIKE
SETTED,
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)
LosDox, Noy..D. Wcholen set Durimos Romedy The The taxi-cal strike has been tempor-
arily settled.
Details of the scitement have not bee
me implies, ramedy that will stop colio pan, diarihi and dysentery immediately.
A similar punaity was imposed on a bont possible except through the people At Boon to-day the new Republican Fag man and two beatwcnion in respect of themselves...
mooring their hosts within 100 yards of low
He concluded by nlngising the work quarters there are complaints of lays bi-te to the accompaniment of water mark-at Shekinagtui-Fer-anchor- of Sir Robert Hart in ('hina leaving to ankes fight." Somo of these Chinese tracker. In the neighbourhood Southern Fairway two boatmen were finel buze howing, and the letting off ofing their beats within the limits of the ze wid to have been offered "bruch a
of the new Baul, and Sha Ki street, which 83 each. Two batwomen were alan finod | $10 per month to scan ang bentera nudistter street Bankstbe Shameen Battlement, 83 asch for anchoring their busts, cuist of Įing numbers äré bélieved to have left for Cuntou to assist the rebels in this way, ..
This saing Police Sergt. Kendall was at one of the wharve just as the S. Honam was about to leave for Canton, & while there he w* quoueless youth this appreciation in Bo uncerta a get what you ask for. It is just what its carrying a lig word enclosed in a red slotte, The Harlux was are of casing. He followed the non bourd and great animation Launches and craft of | those arrested him for being in pox all sorts were showing the now flag, a blue of arms without a permit. On examination | ground with a white stat in the contre j' it was found that the sword was a fine many of the Bugs bad ovidently barn huse. wespun of modern typo with a higlilys, ridly made, judging by appearancen. ambellished handle-bencing a representas All the European staff of the Canton To The Imperial Japanese Household Department then of a dragou, in
hrása ́ work. | Kowtous Rhiwy have born called in to the The youth energing is was taken to the Shamten by vider of the British Consul, pulice sixtion and was found to be in The bat train through from Sara Chun possessiez of over 8400 in munay. He was yesterday had rither an exciting time. Just charged at the Magistracy before MrJ. R. as it was touring the later station Wood, and questioned us follows by his fur antons body of xomy 300 Revolu Worship:-
tionatics deinanded tlint the train should be handed
over
them.
Is this word yours -Yes. Haro you the permission of the Canton Superintendent af Police to carry this Bword -No
A mine asked me to take it to Cautor.
How long have you had 13-A friend of
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tural aptitudes "he was fully qualified to occupy the high positions in the State to which he was called, for he was a fire type of the hereditary legislator of ample means and with a perfect willingness to devote. bis time and brilliant Abilities to the service of his country. But though he had been
General sympathy is expressed in the such a marked figure in English Colony for His Ex. Chang Ming-chi, the public life during the past thirtyViceroy of the Two Kwang, in his present years, and has filled so many offices, situation. He has managed to steer | MR BALFOUR is anid to be most tactful course during the past fow weeks, and to him must be credited the MORE NIGHTS ONLY rightly understood and appreciated almost entire absence of riot and disorder by only one perou in the whole in Canton during these exciting times. world, his sister, who has devoted Es did all that was humanly possible to one month's hand labour, and ordered the T.D. 037 are in the Harbour. H.M.S. her life to shielding him, with his preserve the pesas between the rival word to be consented. The fine was paid. Handy left this morning for longkong.
Marines from the French gunboats ViH | SOLE AGENTS: sensitive, highly intellectualised tem-
IT IS A WUNDER.
lanta and Argus were landod this morning" BIG STAR VAUDEVILLE CO. perament, from too intimate contact Government with enhanced credit. We HAMBERLAIN'S Pain Balm is one of to protect the French Concession
the roughnesses of life and the feel sure that so long as Els Excellency produced for the relief of thematic pains into Canton from an river stations all days the most remarkable preparation yet Chinese guard bösts have been posting #IGHTLY CHANGE of PROGRAMME | coarser types of ordinary humanity cares to see our shores an asylum be will and for lame back, sprains and bruises and it is understand they have come in for
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His Worship imposed a fine of $40, or
Mr Garibaldi's bungalow was plundered Highest awards at all the Exhibitions. by the reb Is and everything of falue was aither taken away or wantonly destroyed.ally
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