TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1911.
BY TELEGRAPH BY TELEGRAPH.
[Cover] THE
REVOLUION.
THE LIBERTY OF THE PEOPLE..
(Reuter's Service in the China Mail.)
LONDON, Nov. 13.
Wa Ting Fang, replying to tele gram from a rich American, has wired that the action of the Revolutionists is to secure the liberty of the people and to bring about social reformation of the Auxinistration. He hoped that America would be the first to recognise the new regime........
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ASQUITE'S REFORM SPEECH.
PREMIER EXPLAINS. (Reuter's Servies to the China Mait) Loxton, Nov. 14. "
INTERPORT SHOOTING.
HONGKONG'S TOTÅL 904.
At the King's Park range this morning the Hongkong ten fired off in the Inter- port Rite Shooting match. It was at first intended to fire on Monday, bus owing to the bad weather then prevailing the shoot was postponed until today. Fair cun ditions prevailed, though the light was changeable and the wind variable. In spite Mr Asquith, the Prime Minister, of this, however, some fairly good shooting replying to saveral queens Parlia ment, explained that a good deal had was done, especially when it is remom bored been read into his morm speech. that the now targets in use were consider. What he actually advocated was the ably smaller than those shot at last necessity of electoral raforro, there being year. At 208 yards the bull's-oyo was substituted for the present complicated replaced by a figure target, the "bull six illogical network of suffrage being reduced to five inches instead simply a residential qualification. He of sis and the outer rings redneed was of the opinion that such a change correspondingly. At 500 yards there was a must be followed by an equitable re gure target, as last year, but the size of distribution.
thebull" was reduced from 20 inches to 18 and the other rings also contracted. At OLDHAM BYE-ELECTION.00 yards there was a bulla-sys target, the
UNIONIST GAIN.
bull" being 18 inches lustead of last year's 20 inchos, and the other rings cort
(Reuter's Sergice to the China failingly diminished in size.
Losos, Nov. 14.
-THE-AMERICAN. PFESS Almost all the newspapers in America are sympathizing with the revolutionists in China and condemning the Manchu Government. The Press ore urging the American Government to render | subterbas follow:-- amistance to the Republican Govern- ment and to recognise it
FINANCIAL COMPENSATION
DEMANDED.
Chen Yuan, the chief commander at Nanking." demanded financial mom pensation before he surrendered.
The
evolutionists have requested the Tmntialists to come out and fight but no reply has been received to their
note.
THRONE PETITIONED TO:
CAPITULATE.
Wu Ting Fang and Wan Chun Yao "have jointly requested the Prince Regent to cede the Throne in order to save bloodabed.
REVOLUTIONISTS SEIZE ARMS.
The ye election at Oldliam has re
Mr Dennis (7) Mr. Studley if
The team, which was chosen after careful observation at the practice shoots, was largely new to interport honours, only four of the ten-Messrs Bearl, Henderson, West and Stewart-having taken part in previous shoots, though Mr F. Brown, auctberinen- ber of the team, was first reserva last year |This time he
12,250 10.623
7448 * Me Robinson (Lab) Unionis, majority over Liberal, 1,602 Uunist majority over Labour, 4 Liberal majority over Labour, 3,175 [Note This by election is caused by the Cabinet recenstartetit. At the last General Election the 1 Mr Emmott, when appointed Und Secretary to the Colonies, and entered the House if prim, healed that Wilkins, a able-relied wasifungy, the other Lilakal candidate being successful.at the 600 yards. Mr Finott's Bigner was 17, 108, again the 1,440 of the pinnesch Unionist.—Rn
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THE REVOLUTION.
----- Canton.
out top scorer
in the aggregate. Even at 200 yanbe the shifty-wind was tremblesome, and the 905- registered was six below last year's score and three less than Shanghai's bure at year's shooting A these distingo in this ver 500 yards the average was fairly goal, only che man being below 30, but all the saine the total of 313 was firs Teas than last year. On going to the last mage; the team was faced with the task of exciding by 20 paints Shanghai's this, your scare of
Otherwisu, n.win would
he impossible. As it was, the men failed to adapt themselves to the conditions "that "total of 983 was all they could This Supils 14 less than kat year.
the gand total 904, or 20 less than last year and 30 below Shanghai's figure fug this year. It will noticed.
of the that no member
tena unde a itecore at any sangu.
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K.OY.LL BAND CONCERT.
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renderg The vocal itgn of the evening was routilated by Mr H. 1 Jones who met with marked success in his releung f the Prologue from "I Pagbacciand.. though..he onze made an anfortunate dip the lionce re- cognised his espatli fes and demanded a naph arance. "Ming Gordon sang Ernest Newton' for lore of you," solo fadmimbly suited to her rich, roellow voice.
She also was encored. Ouly one other.. vocal numb r.æne contained in the pro gramme. This was the over-popular song ** Promise of Life," Mra Gevlon was the vicalist, and it is equivalent to stating that it was almost perfectly rendered when it is written thatshe sing it with her usual taste”. and skill. Fesponding to the demands for a
- reappearance, sliu gave naqualified delight by her sympathetic singing is "The Song
A large quantity of dynamite "and | recommençol, and the names of five streets Volunteer Corps was the Hongkong ju of Sleep." One of the finest numb:7
At
been seized by the Revolutionists on the positions Invo other things to look after straits and Shanghai respec
Sachow-Nanking railway.
It is reported that the moneys in the rospectiva yameus of the Namh a
Owing to the absence during the practices Phenyua afficials have all been stoler Capt. Northeute, the secretarial dution. When the acting police were apprisedrere this year undertaken by Mr R. thereof, they went off to protect the
Stewart, a keen shooting enthusiast--who pamens but found that they were too late. carried out the duties most thoroughly. In many of the streets, gambling as Cl. A. Chapman, Commandant of the more then twenty cases of rifles bavare mentioned in the report before us.
Umpire, while bajor D. Macdonald, present apparently those who are in high Hongkong Volunteers, and Capt. J. W. R.M.LAI., acted as Cumpires for the which they regard as more important thar
Mr C. the suppression of leesl gambling Specia
E. Tucker captained the Hongkong team attention has been given to the fire brigade; and his advice at the range was greatly YUAN SHIH KATS RESOLVE.
and one Mr Chiu has been placed in charge. His Excellency Yuan Shib Kai has He has been told that no rewisancas must Appreciated. Below are the full scores, the figures in parenthesis representing the reported to the Throne that General Libe shown in his department, the reason sighting-shot ad not counting Yuan Hung, the leader of the Revolution Probably being that incendiary tires are reported also that on the possible. It afternoon of the nineteenth, one hundred F. Brown inta, has refused to come to terms.
Yuan Shi Kai bus gain requested of the Kwangi oldiers fully armed A. Osman.....
lonted the premises of the military A. Henderson ........ permission to resign.
gymash. Afterweds, it was possible to B3. Chapman ...... buy a foreign blanket in the public streets R. Stewart... RAILWAY SUPERINTENDENT for thirty or forty cents. But the preblio. Calvert
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200 YARDS.
were afmi to buy lest them blankets A. B. West.... should be used as evidence that they them- [J. A., Lendbenter selves had been looting. Also many house. Henri.... old belongings could be purciused in the J. D. Danby
It is reported that Thong Fang, Superintendent of the Southern Rail-streets at a very cheap rate. ways, has been captured in Kwachow.fi, in the province of Szechnen.
SUICIDE OF VICEROY.
Foocnow, Nov. 13.
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As before detachments of the People's Army went off to protect the building, but they were too Inter to prevent the robbery. The Tinters had got hold of their loot.And.JD_Lanby.... Yuished.
А. Неваегым.... The Kwangs soldiers want to return. La
F. Brown*. their own province, and they have offered A. 3. West... The Viceroy of Foochow has com to back, but only on ditiohat they A. Calvert
live modis pay in vnuce.A. O mitted suicide while orders have been their desunt sin be met dous. Chapt issued by the Revolutionists that the map That shey are more or less R. Stewart Tarter General must be babeaded.erned to the peace of the city, as they E. Heari Both are Manchus.
BISHOP TRANSFERS.
NEW BISHOP OF RIPON. (Reuter's Service to the China Mail)
LONDON, Nov. 14.
::
The Right Rev Thorgas-Wortley Drury, D.D., Bishop of Sodor and Man since 1907, has been appointed Bishop of Ripon.
OBITUARY.
NOTED ENGINEÉÏL PASSES.
AWAY.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)
LONDON, Nov. 14.
The death is announce of Mr S. Holt Hallett
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of the peopley in the wine sense is J.A. Tendhenter if they were dative barn.
When the revolutionary flug was. tiruḥ boiated; these was an inunedinte movement) nade to hold the various telegraph stations tint there might be ring rference there- EL. Stewart with, and that ages might be sentand A. Calvert.... received as usual, This the Perde's re-F. Brown..... presentatives were able to th
B. Chapruan. It is said that the Bank of Interen E. Hearl. munications, and the Tai Ching bank. Henderson. immediately shut their doors. It was not J. D. Danby...... On......... that the banks were short of funds, but A
32
Total
313
GOO YARDA.
they feared upon them_by_those. A. Tendbenter... who had notes, or that there might A. B. West
who
be trouble, we they shut their doors
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for the time to prevent this possibile disturbance. On the other hand one official bank was kept open and did busi- DORS 24 usual Erory efort is being by the People Government to keep thing. Brown going in a normal way, an that business R. Stewart... shall be interfered with as little as possible. A. Calvert .... and in this aim they are succeeding with B. Chapman... commendable success. Although the new A. Henderson Gavertiment by not yet issued any pro. A. Osman clamation in respect to the entting off of J. D. Danby, the queue, on the day that the fing was A. B. West bisted thousands of the people got rid E. Hearl of them at chec
4. A. Lombone
All Quiet at Swatow.
A correspondant writes:-The rebels y, took possession of Swatow on the 10th.
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on the programme was Grieg's Piano Con- 'cetto in A minor, played with orchestral accompaniment by Mr Denman. Fuller. This was a misterly piece of work in which the popular pianist again gave evidence" of " his unique gifts as an executata ere also an oucore was inevitable. The stringed orchestra of the Regiment contributed twa items in the second part of the programme, namely Handel's Largo and Flack's lo the allows. These were interpreted with distinctly goyd" taste and hero also the thoroughness of Bandmuster Moss training was apparent. The full had was encored for a magnificent rendering of the ~~Peer Gynz"-suite, and the last item was the selection "La Babemo" (Puccini). It should be added that for the vocal items- good service was given by Miss Gordon and Me Donne as accompanists. The pro gmmo ccoladed with the K.O.Y.LL "Regimental march."
THE BURNING OF HANKOW.
Terrible Scenes.
The following, says the N..0. Dady Nees, is an extract from a private letter from Hankow, dated November 3.
"I have been on duty by the Post Office. since 7 am corzisandeering the loot which a being taken out of the city by gangs. Womend it all to the police station. Cash shops and pawn shops are those most raided. Ab 0.50 a skell burat on the godown roof alongside our kitchen. The noise was terrific, The,flect has just 'now begun bombarding those forts down river I expect they will get up here to-day and then things will be bad indeed,
"All night through the city has been one red glaro. The light has lighted up Wuching so that houses could all be clearly seen. It is a terrible aight, but oli! the poor people! The well-to-do merchants and their wives and children, fleeing from 25 27 the burning city and nowhere to fee to..
They
ait down in the road and just burst out crying, they ask, and we have It is all too horrible for words. Where CAT,WO Grand Total 004 nowhere to suggest. They aro coming on to the concession, also a great swarm of bad charactors,
87
ū83-
The scores of previous matches are given
1839: Shanghai, 819; Singapore, 7770 Hongkong. 774.
1890: No match.
1891 = Hoogkong, 807; Shanghai, 30 Singapore, 741.
18945836; Shanghai, 819;|
ingapore, 7
1803 Hongkong, 822; Shanghai, 802; Singapore, 768
817
1804, Hongkofig. 823; Singapore, Shanghai, 750
1800: Singaport, 934; Shanghai 903;
870 Hongkong,
1800: Hongkong. 016; Shanghai, 900 ; Singapore, 870.
1807: Sinunpora, 0247 Bangkong, 016 7 Bhanghai, 800.
1888: Hongkong, 034; Singapore, 28 Shanghai, 89.1.
1859: Hongkong: 902 Singapore, 928; Shanghai, 887,
1000: Hongkang, 100; Singapore, 000; Shanghai, D.
[Noto The Inte Mr S, Holt Hallett
It is hardly necessary to refer to the inpt received his education at Kensington that crackers ware let off galore, for wo School under Mir Baker, chief engineer of know that there could be no royplution He constrasted without the noise of crackers, so four she L. W. railway
alaya in Lancashire and Cheshire into the care of the wodany Chinese, befor 1860-1868 and is the latter your untered Men gathered together and feasted and the Indian Public Works Deparment having drank wing and leasted the new dynasty, control of large divisions in Burmah. In thaugh at present, Usey hardly know what 1880 be retired from Government service, the now dynasty will be, or what form of Mr Balletu proposed "this" connection of Government they will be expected to surve the Indian and Burmens railways which der,
been adopted. Together with han ainoay Me Colquhoun he roused the nation to the importance of no arkets in the Far East and proposed the connection of Barnab with Sam and China by railway: The place is literally alive with them, some aubsequently exploring the country between Moulmein and King Usen, on the Mekong, armed and sono unarmed. They parade for the best route in connection with the the streets of the city and their while flags project. He discovered the actress of the are everywhere. They are in charge of the river bienam and made nu exploration Telegraph Office, but work and business le survey for a bine railway to Bangkok in going on ne usual nud everything in quiet
It is estimated that no less than 16,000 | 1883-1884 and-vaulted with the late King of Sism as to milway development in Stim brigands, who are ox-soldiers, are encamped as well as vixiting China at the time of the in the vicinity of Sam Chun. It is reported Franco-Chinese war to investigate the that they are clearing everything before thom, their object being to get to the conditions of nilairs. The following year he revisited Biam, Eurmah and Iddio and railway and to marels on Canton. However. At the request of the Foreign Office and extmordinary precautions are being maken
ta apert trouble from that quarter, -the War Office sent in a report with mapa
dealing with the political aspect of affaire British Troops Under arms to In Indo China, In 1887 he Advad tus Annexation of upper Burash and resolved Koep Peace on Frontier. the milver medal of the Society of Artall Another company of infantry and one In 1800-1892 ha organised and leda of artillery luft by special train for the movement for the improving of Indian frontier this morning. A
gentleman who factory Jugislation. Hie publications and jus returned from the frontier on include a number of techuical works.Eu.
Monday informed a representative of the D.M.].
Dine Mail that trouble waanot autici sted with either the Imperialists or Revolution-, IT IS A WONDER.
ists but with the brignals. It was these HAMBERLAIN 8 Paiu Baim is one of rubbers who created the disturbance in the the most remarkable preparations yet vicinity of Sara Chan a few days ago. It produced for the relief of zivumatic pain is understood that a large amout of and for lame back, aptsins and bruises, smuggling has been carried on acruas the The quick relief from pain which it affords frontier, but that resently the Amngsler is alone worth many lines its cost. For have been trapped and in consequenos: the revolution in China' is taken as an inconkive 1 min by all Chamiais aud Storaksegam.
to aréale disorder.
cattle
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1001: Hongkong. 901 | Singapore, 884 ;" Hinnghai, 841 Penang, 731
1902 Shanghai, 001; Singapura 593 Hongkong, 870: Pananz. 871.
1403: Singapore 027; Shanghai, 016; Hongkong 891; Penang, 700,
1004: Singapore, 019; Hongkong 19: Shanghai, 008,
1005: Hongkong, 923; Shanghai, 880 Eingapore,
800. 1001 Shanghani, 930; Singapore, 909; Hongkong, 831: Paning, 821.
1007
4. Shanghai, 943; langkong, 038 ; Singapore, 328.
1908 *Singapore, 937 : Shanghal, 029;
910 | Hongkong, 001, Peng
1909 Singapore, 9551 Shanghai, 001 Hongkong 879-Pong, BA
1910: Blugare, 968; Shanghai, 902 Mongkong, 040 ; Penang, 267:
All
This buming of the city is the work of devils, not men. It is quite unnecGARSTY for military operations. The people, at least thousands, Ind" stayed believing it would be all right. That it should be taue burnt without notice, and all these thon- sands of noncombatants thus conocessarily rained, la too, wicked for word.”
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