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NEWS OF TTIS-DAY,
We wish to remind our readers of the Boxing Tournament at the Empire Theatre tomorrow night,
THE REVOLUTION.
The Frontlar Incident.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1972
torrar, which Pukig is believed to be pro-
SANKRUPTCY COURT:
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these ladies are with to be very careful Buford the Acting Chief Justics (Mr" about themselves and the etiquette of their | Justisé Gomperta), a sitting of the Bank- We are officially informed that the country. Wherever they go they try if ruptcy Court was held this afternoon,
A BAKEROPTET DIVER.' report which has appeared, in the Press of possible to screen their faces from the gaze The bleed transport Somali arrived in the capture of otoven revolutionary soldiers of man, and especially forsigeer, and so In the case of Lang Ying, Mc W. B. Hind the misery inflicted by the Yangtze harbour this morning and will sail at 6 s., carrying arms and rebel Bags gives perhape there is grout commution and great anxiety said this was debtor's own petition. He
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rather misleading account of the incident,
bad eattain all assets and not very large is much discontent in Canton.canwed
the true facts of which are as follows—It is reported in the native papers that liabilities, He (Mr Hind) understood by the sudden disappearance of the office door of a New York brass foundry: kok by the usual road-in a perfectly treaty with a certain Power, as arranged the petition going through.
The following" notice appears on theThe party waro ́nisking their way to Shau-the Manchu Goramment, by a secret the Official Receiver had no objection to'
accustomed means of livelihood for English antiques matiafactured hers." pencoful manner when they unwittingly to borrow twatte million dollars. The
Air A. G. M. Fletcher, Dapaty, Official many thousands consequent upon the
comed the frontier-They were-disarmed guarantes giran is that the three provinces Receiver can hardly my that my Lord. drastic changes of the hour. In the
by the police and their flags taken from of Kisagan, Chicking and Fukien shall I think he should be saked to give some first flush of victory much of this
had fallen had been expining they were the money is not paid back at the end of will not cover the costs of bankruptcy. them, and when the eran into which they be mortgaged as a pledge of good faith. If rt of undertaking understand he earne a more or less regular salary. The asseta" discontent and misery makes little
six months, then the said Government will This is simply a method of getting out of a appeal to the general mass, but with,
and flags returned to them.send emeials te admirlator the governmous judgment of the Summary Cours winter coming on the trouble is bound
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„MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW.
Sir Robers Laidlaw has secopted the Department of the National Cound of chairmanship of the Foreign Missionary Young Men's Christian Associations.
At the forthcoming Opium Conference at The Hague the Dutch Goverment wil be represented by some loading Indian officials whe havo ́charge of opium matters ·
is the Dutch Far Eastern Empire.
escorted across the frontier and their arms
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Els Lordship- the petitioner ä re- gular salary or not?
Mr Hind said the man was a diver and until come time age he was a contracting diver and as such made considerable losses. Practically the whole of his liabilities,
of these three provinces and to control The Situation near Macao.
their finances It again there is any ▲ Chinese gentleman who has just re opposition on the part of the people, either turned fim the Macao district gives the natives or revolutionaries, then the interesting information as troops of the mid Power will keep order, the and suppress any sizing that may be The London correspondent of the to the manner in which Pioneer telegrapha that the report of the called "aurrender" of villages in threatening. These are the three most court of enquiry into the wreck of the Ewangtung le brought about. He states important conditions of the said agreement, Fifeshing off the Somali coast, finds the shat he paid a visit to Chinsan and the aux- though there are some minor ones. This uting to some 81,500, were for hire of janks in connection with an old contrack." Master guilty ol error of judgment, but } rounding villages and discovered that gangs.) text is made a ground of appeal to all tho He was now employed ha a diving foreman. with no culpability attaching to him..
besday, the 15th instant, when the vessel was 1,140 miles distant from Japan. ›
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considerable ritime already developed in the revolutionary late Kwangtung, after sitting on the fence awhile, has definitely come down to terra firma with a declaration for
of theself-styled Revolutionists still goround revolutionaries to so to it that they do not independence and has begin to set-up
the district demanding from the gentry in any way embroil themselves with any the forms of a republican govern-
The Yokohama Ufics of the C. P. R. arms and ammunition they possess, forsiga Pewer. Amongst all the questions. nicht. But in the north of Chiun thes in receipt at a wireless message from Atore village, one of the gentry replied that now call for strict attention this is the Empress of India, which "eft Yokohama that if they gave up their arms they would perhaps the most important of all. There very iden of a republic is scouted as an
on the 12th November, advising all well. hare nothing with which to protect fore, whatever is done or left undone let impossible dream, while already there This massage was sent at midnight, Wed-themselves, whereupon, it is stated, the it be seen to that no excuse is possible to
gang lay hold of him and threatened to is talk of part of Chibli remaining
shoot him with a revolver snd were only any one to interfere in the internal affairs true to the present dynasty and being
stayed in their purpose when the villagers at this moment. agreed to deliver up half of their arms. content to let the rest of China, take
From enquiries made at the village of Chinsan be gathered that there were But a divided China
still about 200 soldiers stationed ters. will never do. It would give too
he could learn was that a man of the On making where they came from all many opportunities for foreign
surname of An was said to hars collected ( intervention and the last date
them. These men were not at all fully. them were fully armed. There was no informant, that the villages said to be taken by the Revolutionists were merely surrendering to gangs of robbers, hu Mr W. J. Bryan ways that he will collected all the ammunition they could candidate for the Presidency of the marched on to other villages, turned out the United States again, because one Repub- Magistrates and hoisted the rebel fing."
On Tuesday the famous robber Loung lican President having used his platform Xi Ws, the chief of the Colowan gang. part, and another having appropriated collected about 300 of his followers and the whole of it, he fears that the third term obtained by force.some steam launches charge might be raised against him. It and junks to carry them to Yung Kou, with the intention of hoisting, the would be a shame to sadden such a jovial Revolutionist fing thers. He left the same spirit by the cares of offien, romark a day to carry out his plan. Canadian paper.
The Pioneer's London correspondent wires that Lord Selborne, speaking at the fact that the best men at Oxford now Oxford, viewed with dismay and disgust preferred the Home to the Indian Civil Service. Hp believed it to be very bad
Saipingpen market wore ined 815 each by Two men for selling Ach on the steps of
Mr-0. D. Melbourne.
Pedro Sequita was eentenced to two
Match on the Cricket Ground:-. of the Middle - Kingdom would ign that this genomton was playing for well armed, and only some 50 or SU DI
then be worse than the first. China lety and not for honour, for security and doubt from what he saw, sinted our months imprisonment with hard labour,
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THURSDAY, November 23-
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The revolting Chinsan soldiers have arrived at Caaten and are accomodated in the Hoi-tong-tze templo. They still refuse to recognise the new President. Moreover, large numbers of the recently-raised troops have been told to disperse as there are no funds with which to pay them.
Native News from Nanking.
His Lordship What are his wagna ? Mr HindI understand about $30
month, but, of course, though he is employed regularly at present, as soon this particular contract has finished
his employment finishes, until he gets
for him to give an absolute undertaking tɔ another position. So it is very difficult
pay Any defnite am to the OfficiaĮ Receiver.
His Lordship--What does the Official Receiver Auggesti
the should give some undertaking and thak Mr Fletcher-I suggest, my Lord, that
the receiving order he made subject to that condition. He puts down his ssants of $368, a half of which is probably bad, and the 8365 will not pay the costs of the by Mr E. A. Irring at the Magistracy this proceedings. Bankruptcy is a very enzy morning, for failing to return to the Home and cheap way of getting out of one's of Detention.
-debts, and-I am always saking the Court to
stop that.
Before Mr E. A. Irving, at the Magistracy this morning, Bi Lewis was summon by N. Buz for assault. There was a cross summons. Mr PW. Goldring appeared for Lewis and the case was adjourned antil Monday afternoon.
In the Summary Court this morning, before Mr Justice Gompertz, M. P. Talati sued 3. K. Tats for 31,000, and Lam Yu Tat claimed a like sum from the same defendant. Mr W. E. L Shenton was for plaintiff in both cases and Mr J. H. Gardiner for, defendants. The latter
stated that he desired to file a counterclaim, and the cases were adjourned for three
Masse Ruttonjes and Son sued:-D.
Mr Hind That is what the Bankruptcy Ordinance has been provided for so the a tonn unshie to pay his debts may get out of debt by giving up all his property. That
is that I am applying for now. The assots -#366—are certainly substantial when you take into consideration the amount of his liabilities.
His Lordship--If this order is made the) creditors will practically get nothing
Mr Hind-They will get practically much as creditors in
other cas do. "The only thing I have to do is to antisfy your Lordship that there are substantial assets.
His Lordship I am not satisfied on that. After further argument the order was | granted subject to an undertaking to pay
a monthly sum, the szét amount of which". is to be fixed by the Officia! Receiver.
WOMAN'S CLAIM. N
̈exist” —À | years, ago. These are heavy metal birds with the sound of weeping. They s An interesting case came before Air O.D-/ only partner of the frm hers said he know-
Dotes
Un the afternoon of the 11th General week.. Chang Fan's mon retreated to the Yue Fa debuted will be able to
forts. They wore pussued by the revolu- satisfactorily secure that end. As we
tionists, and suffered heavily, for the Friman, in the Summary Court, for In the case of the Yau Lang Hing Kao,” have said, before, a congeries of
wounded and alain were many. This fort 197.48. Mr E. J. Grist represented Mr Fletcher said he desired instructions. was circumscribed and the men ware not defendant, and Bir F. X. D'Almada was In the statement of affairs a woman claim republics is more likely to lead to
abla to emerge. The Imperial troops casily for plaintifs. The case was adjourned for od a sum of 84,000 odd, which she
pmoved,
and in September lib disruption and disaster, while a singlë Rovorting to bird sneaking as a naval shut them up and as there appeared to be a week, as also was an action brought by dividend of 40 per cent, was paid. Fepublic for the whole country seems sport, suye a writer In the Erening no way of escape, the General committed S. A Marican against Ng Li Hing to Then shortly afterwards another woman of equally out of the question when we Standard, there is the famous case of the suicide. Goaural Chang's soldiers have recover 8587, Mr Gardiner being for the same name came in and proved. investigated the affair and as hisfied himself p.m.-St. Andrew's Ball in City Hall.remember the bitter interprovincial pelicans at the Hongkong Naval Club a fuw been very cruel. They have killed and plaintiff and Mr Utto Rong Sing for this in the sun of 33.200. Bo (Mr Flotcher)
leotad till the whole country side is filled defendant.
that they were different people, but the rivalries which now
about five feet high. One midnight there
nothing about this second woman
And Centonese would never submit to a amrited on board a certain ship a sub-fired futo the Rod Crom Suciety, was Melbourne, at the Magistracy this morning, denied that the firm owed har any money, Hupanese President, neither would a lieutenant with one of these pelicans under those who were working with the wounded to answer a charge of exporting arms and was no entry of the sum. He then told arranged that there should be a belt where when the owner of a trading junks appeared The books had been well kept, and there man from Szechuan have anything his arms pretty heavy exploit for a bet should be immune from attack." The I-ammunition. It appeared that his license found the abacording managing partaar
her to get further evidence and she to do with a leader from Fukhien of one dollar. Accounts vary as to the perialista soldions fred directly into this was endorsed permitting. défendant to who sent a letter to any the money Hanakose, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1911. These are the rocks on which the end of the story, but ona version of it is zane, and killed and wounded some of the have certain arms and agmonition on
revolution seems most likely to split, that the pelican was put in the chaplain's workers. The people of Nanking accing board his junk but when he returned to wing and that her promissory
in the safe keeping of. at 2 o'clock on Thursday morning the firm
Fore part bank, and there discovered by the local that the people's soldiers are winning are
As a matter of fact he unless the lenders are men of greater police, with whom he had quite a lot of now more settled. The leaders have led board. A fine of $10 was imposed.
there were no armis or ammunition on (Mr Fletcher) found the notes there The when he first took possession. political acumen and administrative trouble asing to the fact that the perpe together a committee of management, and
position now was that she had this letter IN the confing winter China will capacity than at present is sus
trator had entirely forgotten the lacident this committee has appointed a smaller body
A nasty accident befol Inspecter Gourlay of acknowledgment from the partner and be brought fact to face in her central pected. But of course much de next morning!
to keep order and to arrange for the in- of Shaukiwan on Wednesday morning while no doubt these promissory notes were NEW JERSEY'S provinces with a very wide reaching pends upon the outcome of the
dependence of the city. Tit Long
searching & cockloft for opiam.. It appeared appeally received the money," un
chopped with the firm's chop, and It would that the absconding partner had Experiments have taken place at Ports reported to have closed the city gates and that the inspector was coming down the famine; there will also be much deliberations of the meeting which acute 'distress in all the eighteen W TIG-FANG is convening at mouth in connection with a device for con- then ausassinated the Chiness. Some of steps when a hook attached to the ceiling, for himself; but as he was entitled
trolling s
g submarines and torpedoos by meins the suxiliary troops on the Yangtze which he did not notice in the dark, to the the firm's shop the firm was liable. Shanghai
of Hertzian waves. It was Etted to one of have escaped to Nanking, and have joined caught his right eye, inflicting severo The only question was whether the money wound. Inspector Gourlay was rendered was to be paid to this woman. It might CAPS TO MATCH provinces following in the wake of
the old submarines of the Holland type, the Imperialists, whom they now ansias in blind for some time after his return to the be that aho was put forward to go this the revolution, and the sooner this
and tests were carried out by officers of wreaking vengeance upon the Chinese station where he had the wound dressed large dividend. H.M.S. Vernon, torpedo schoollat Porta- Sevard hundred mos from Shanghai and and later went to hospital One sys is mouth.
The experimente "wers strictly Bocshow hare
fight still in a critical condition. of the reduction of taxation, the Salled for Shanghai this Morning. provod very intisfactory, while the wireless started for Neaking, with row tunic, which looked as if it had been in genuine. I think it ought to be paid bus confidential, but the results are said to have to the death if neods bo,and have Wearing a tattered and torn soldier's that Fersonally I think it is more or les abolition of lekin, the throwing down
instrument operators were on the surface, to assassinating the leaders of the many wars, a Chinsman, who was stated I have no power to pay in a case like this: Mr.Chang Ming-chi, late Viceroy of Further tests are to be carried out with Imperialist canso. They have taken bombs to be rebel chiel, appeared at the except with the Court's permission.
Magistracy this morning on a charge of. The claim was ordered to be admitted. dustry, and the entry of the anti-n Kwangtung, left Hongkong this morning submarine fitted with this device while with them, and are determined to kill being in possession of oplam fins upon a better and less hamper by the N. D. I steamer Roon, for Shang-submerged. No one was on board the General Chang and Tit Leang. The now of 61.50 was imposed but as he had
JUST WHAT YOU WANT- hai. During the past week our distinguish weasel at the time, and the movements of army of Nanking has joined the people's no "money and none of his followen army, and they are assisting each other, came forward to pay the line be went to
·Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy you. imposed on a native for bolag in possession got what you ask for. It is just what the of opiam on a junk; while another natite name implice- remedy that will stop colla on tha s. Chut Chow was ordered to pay pains, diarthon and dysentery immediately. 830 for arimils offence.
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His Lordship--Do yan suggest en wane as to whether the money is still owing 1%
Bir Fletcher I think it hardly worth
stage of existence, but has a thougt visitor, through, the courtesy of Mr N.J" | the 'submarine were controlled at some hey have decided to attack tho, Yue F. 1 goal for five days. A fire of 819 was alsoHEN you buy Chamberlain's Colic,
been given to the huge quantity Stabb, has been staying at the H. and B.. distance from it. of human wreckage which these Banka aub-manager's house in St. John's
reforms will throw up in their wake? Place.
Of course all revolutions bring about All the baggage was put on heard on many violent replacements, and much high oficials who have been staying st the Thursday night, including that of “several
"CANTON'S NEW GOVERNMENT,
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* PLIING NEWS,
Itis-raported in the natire papers that there is bustle and confusion amongst the Peking Legations, and this has frighten od many of the Manchus The doyen of the
misery in occasioned orr the readjust-Baltimore Hotal, and everything was in { ment of society is completed. But riadiness to depart serly this morning. The new Government at Canton it now Legislative Corps has suggested that stores About & o'clock the late Viceroy boarded practically complete, and we gather that of coal and food be bought and stored in China this misery is likely to be the launch of the Hongkong and Shanghai the follbeing Hanging merchants have that residents may be prepare for entor increased ten thousand-fold owing Bank and on arrival at Kowloon he was been given appointments
gencios. The Ministers have also, it is to the arrested state of political inot by Mr A. Harris, Commissioner of Li Ki Tong Post Master General reported, warned all their nationals resid Elead of Civil Dept. ing in the capital to hold themselyas development and the social customs of Customs, who accompanied him on board. Choo Sai Pak
the Roon. Every precaution was taken to 14 Yuk Toug Treasurer,
and National Intercouran Commissioner in readiness at moment's notice the people. The point is well brought ensure the safety of Mr Chang Ming-chi Chan King WaCoustalilary Tactat, to move inside the Logation grounde
When tas Manchus in Poking learned VICTORIA THEATRE, out by the N. C. Daily News in and detectives not only accompanied bim
Yang Sai Ngam, Tang Chun Chak, Lam this there was excitement within their recent leading article, where it is per on board but remsland on the ship antil Wa, Yu Pun Bhua, Ng Tungal and 30 ms, and also fear within their hearts.
The door of the cabin was locked and funds in Hongkong, the hundreds of thousands of Chinese no one was allowed to see the ex-viceroy.
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