SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1912.
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LONDON, Sept. 98.
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A LONDON TRAGEDY,
A FOREIGNER BUNS AMOK.
Several People Shot,
LONDON, Sept. 28.
The result of the Newbury Autumn (Router's Service to the China Mah.) Cap (2 miles and I furlong, run at Newbury yesterday) was —
Balicaddon Tullibardino
Wilfrid
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Bevon mo, "Won by half a length. Three-quarters of a longth between
ascond and third,
The betting was 7 to 4 against the winner, 7 to 2 against the second and 11 to 2 against the third.
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SIR HENRY WILL'S FORTUNE.
LEAVES (OVER FIVE MILLION STERLING.
LONDON, Sept. 38 The state of the late Sir Henry wills, the well-known tobacco manu- facturer, is returned ut $5,314,386.
A foreigner named Titus entared the saloon bar of the Horseshoe Hotel, Tottenham Court Road, and, present (Router's Service to the China Mail) ing a revolver, fired at two customers at the bar. The manageress was shot dead, and a barmaid wounded is the shoulder, After re-loading his weapon the man rushed out into Tottenham Court Road, firing as he want at a porter, whose neck was grazed by the. the bullet. In the stroot Titus fred indiscriminately. wounding several persass. A newsvender and a man who was prasing the hotel attempted
THE ULSTER DEMON- STRATIONS.
MESSAGES FROM. UNIONİST LEADERS.
·
Most of the Unionist leadars have
messages to the Ulster men sympathising with their movement.
to seized him, but he shot the news | {Rautar's Service to the China Mail.) | vendor in the stomach, and knocked
LONDON, Sapt. 28. put the other man's teath with the re- volver. Despite this, the man clung to his assailant until the police arrived and effected his arrest. The news vendor was removed to the hospital, with throw others who were wounded, and an operation was performed; his condition, is regarded as Rerica
Router's Service to the China Mail)
LONDON, Sept. 28. Bexter's Melbourne correspondent telegraphs that the Commonwealth Representatives have passed without
■ division the second reading of the Bill providing for the payment of.a maternity allowance in respect of all children born in the country. The Several other people were injured, but support of the whole Unionist Party.
aggregate of the grants is not to ex weed five millions sterling, and Abori- gines and Aristics' are excluded from the benefits of the Bill.
LORD MILNER ON IM- PERIAL AND LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Bouter's Service to the China, Mail.)
LONDON, Sept. 28. -Reuter's Halifax correspondant tele- graphs that Lord Milner, addressing
their number is at present unknown.
BARON MARSCHALL'S
FUNERAL.
(Reutar'a Service to the Ching Moil.)
LONDON. Sept. 28.
Baron Marschall von Bieberstein has been buried at Neuerahanson, Freiburg, Count Bethmann-Hollweg and Lord Acton were present.
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THE CHINA MAIL.
DECLINE OF RELIGIOUS FAITE Borated. Lavender - HONGKONG NEW YORK
IN CHINA.
(From Our Kandung Correspondent)
When we of the South speak of Chin Bath Ammonia
we naturally more or loss confine ourselves to the south, and to what we see transi piring before our eyes. What, however, we affirm is going on in the southern provinces is also likely to be the experience of others in other parts of China, for though the | people-of this vast Empirs are not knitted together as are the people of some other countries, yet there is a certain unity amongst them, and what is happening
charm on hard water rendering is soft and This delightful preparation sets liks a
plsssans to the touch and almost doing away with the need for soap. It is deli which given its own distinctive fragrance so astaly perfumed with Mitcham Lavender | the bail.
50 Cents par bottle.
in one part of China, is most probably Bath Soap
We think
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going on in other centros that there can be no doubt that there tie a marked decay in the observapes of the Atkinson's Viulet and Glycerine and usual religious rites amongst the Chinons, Cucumber. Bath Soap 30 cents per large and that the Revolution has accelerated cake this change. Asien have hinted, and in- Gibb Cold Cream Soap 26 dents per cake deed, reported lately more than once, and soonomical,
(82.50 per dox, ) will be found both-plomat | GREGORY APCAR. the Chinese officials harë issued repasted
edicts, against the minil practices that || : ** obtain during those two months of summer.
These religious festivals are at least the Bay Rum
There" in the worship of the Spineing Maiden in the seventh month, on the avoning of the seventh day. Then there is
there is the worship of the moon, which | the worship of the god of fra, and lastly
festival has just passed by. Of course it is
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new thing for the officials to issus edicta against some of these usages of the Chiness: but there has often been little
ranlity in these issues, and the officials that their victory is certain, and as-tend against without really opposing the Mr Bonar Law expressed the opinion themselves have had quite enough to con sured then that they do not stand people in these matters. Moreover, some alone, but can rely upon receiving the of the officials have been quite as super Istitions as many of the "common people." notwithstanding their boasted education,
THE NEW TERRITORIES.
New Districts Created.
Mr Balfour in his messago said head their assumed intelligence. The pre. did not believe that either the British sent raen of mon are of a different type. people or the House of Commons They may be, and indeed are inexperienced would attempt to drive out the Ulster in the art of governing, but they bare sean Union.
the world, and they konw what is going on in the world. They hate studied in the West and have imbibed a certain amount of western knowledge, and it i certain that amongst the intelligence that they lays secured is the knowledge that most of what the Chinese have been accustomed to rogard as important, is not only useless but indeed barmful. This is fully borne out in some of the excellent edicte that have recently been published, in which it is pointed out that not only does this sort of religion do no good, and in the case of the worship of the but it wastes a great deal of money,
god of fre, it leads to troubles of many kind, for there are, actual fres as the. result of the worship, and the congro gating of so many people together gives the
It is notified in the Government Gazette that the Order-in-Council' dated Aprit 26th 1909, defining the districta into which the New Territaties shall be divided for the purpose of the New Territories Land
the Canadian Club, strongly appealed MAWSON'S EXPEDITION.Ordinance, 1805, is rescinded and an Order
for absolute dissociation of Imperial
questions and local affairs. The former, be said, must be divorced from partisan stride, similarly to Foreign affairs, When public sentiment had been educated the politician would find that it did not pay to mix up Imperial with
Rocal issues.
El Lordship concluded, that any Canadian contribution to the Navy should not be made to England but to the Empire.
DEATH OF LOUISA TWINING.
·{Router's Service to the China Mail.)
LONDON, Sept. 28. The death is announced of Misa Louisa Twining.
WIRELESS MESSAGE
•
LECEIVED.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
LONDON, September 28.. Router's Melbourne correspondent telegraphs that the first wireless mes
age from Mawson's Expedition to Adelieland, had reached Hobart via Macquarie Island. The siguals wore faint, but it was hoped that regular communication would sona.be estab. lished.
THE CHINA LOANS.
GREAT INTEREST AROUSED IN LONDON.
"The New Financier."
Note-Miss Twining was a Indy of Arace of the "Order of St. John of Jerusalem. She was born in 1820, and took a great interest in art and social questions. Sho. was twice Guardian of the Poor Erraington 1884-90; Tonbridge Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
Union, 1803.96.-En. .M.)
THE TYPHOON IN JAPAN.
substituted placing the territories under the control of two district Land Uficos, for the purpose of carrying out part 2 of the New Territories Regulation Ordinance, 1810.
The districts into which the Territories thieves an opportunity for stealing; are divided ate to be known as the and so there is not only no mivantage Northern and Southern respectively. The arising therefrom, but actual lows. Notthern District is to include the whole 1t is certain boweror that the edicts of the tonsitory sitaute on the mainland except a portion defined by the Order of the officials would not have. bad and all islands cast of longitude the affect they appear to have had, 144.10 and north of latitude 22-13 oxempt Tunging. Faber Chan and Slope Island were it not that the peopia theneslyes have The Southern District is to include that been prepared for the new ideas that the portion
of the Now Territories situate on officials have promulgated. For the past the mainland as is shown on a plan marked fifty years missionaries bare preached Southern District Mainland dated the against these superstitions, and though May
1st 1912, signed by the Director of Public Works and countersigned by the they have for the most part been careful in, Governor and deposited in the Land Office the expression of these opinions, it was and the remainder of the islands in the impossible to avoid referring to such New Territories not included in the matters, and, if they were referred to at Northern District.
The Office for the Northern District will be situate at Tai Po and that for the Southern District in the City. The Order takes effect from the May 1st this year.
all, it was inevitable that they should be condemned. Moreover, in the crusade against these things, the foreign mission- arisa have not been the most militant aggressors. The native preachers and
| FEARED LOSS OF A JAPANESE | ministers hava bean more aggressive than
STEAMER.
the European and the American, for they have known better, perhaps, the tem There is still no news of the Japanese per of their audiences, and so have stated from Hongkong bound for Hankow, says have been detrimental to the progress of str. Koka Maru about twelve days out with a good deal of energy, and with
continued persistency that such things the Shanghai Mercury" of Sept. 21. the Empire, and could only be regarded as She was to have stopped at Woosung for indicative of the ignorance in those who over a week. There are now grave fears
LONDON, Sept. 27," Prominence is given in the papers to portraits and character sketches of Mr Birch Criep. The papers hall him as "The New Financier whom they her pilots, who have been standing by for have followed the umges of the past. So
TOUR HUNDRED FISHERMEN compare with David against Goliath that something serious has happened to and the result is what we 520 going on
DROWNED.
there have been these two forces at work, and Athanasius against the World, her, as since she left Hongkong shu has before cur eyes. It is quite certain chat and declare that he has won a victory not been sighted by any of the consting thra. has been this religious decay. It in against the most powerful combination steamer arriving at Shanghai. in the world's history.
Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
not necessary to refer to the „printed LONDON, Sept. 27
The fact that the loan has been nection with the armed robbery perpetrat Canton
The police have arrested a man in con- reports in the native papers, which tell that certain congregations of people in Amenage from Tokyo states that
arranged by English bankers, under en at IO village, un Lantau Island, a few the religious rites of the past. Wa have decided to discontinue the communications are not yet fully English auspices, has captured the days ago, in which coin of the value of $50 see it going on before our eyes. Those
Istored.
"imagination of the City, which is con- Four hundred fisherman were drownfident that it will improve the British.
was stolen. Four men are still at large.
who have watched the popularity of these
ad at Sapporo, but there is no news of position in the Far East.
the missing torpedo-bosta.
A large python, 11 feet 10 ins.. long. religious festivals, hureen clearly enough was killed at Shek a few days age. It that those who have attempted to snetsia
In many places temples, schools and prove of the loan, though the Morning skinning a dead cat was found in theho bave interenta to nerva by the old The Press editorials generally apelbed 38 catties. When opened for them have been a few women, and some adices have been wiped out forests font donounces the critics of the snake's stomach. The st bad evidently regime. What has gone on in Hongkong dare disappearad, and the face of the Fregn Ofice for their ignorance of not long been swallowed. country is unrecognisable.
the Far East, and views the situation with misgivings. The question asked FIGHTING AT SAMOS. by all the papers is whether the public will appreciate the pluck and and con- ¿Reuter's Bervice to the China Mall.)fidence of Mr Crisp and subscribe.
LONDON, Sept. 27.
Reator's Constantinople correspond ent telegraphs that sharp fighting between the Turks and the insurgents
STEADY - STREAM 'OF APPLICATIONS,
Lime
is only indicative of what is taking place in other parts of China, though we have not
Mr R. O. Hatchison, superintendent had an opportunity personily of watching of Imports and exports, has been appointed closely the trend of events. We to act as head of the Sanitary Department, believe, however, that we arewell in addition to performing certain of his within the truth when we may that own duties, during the absence on leave of the experience of Hongkongites|ls| Mr E. D. C. Wolfe. Commander C. W. M. by no means unique. What is going to Beckwith R. N., Harbour Master and take the place of the disused superstitions Marine Magistrate, will assist Mr Hutchi- of the past we are not careful to discuss in son in
duties at performing his the Import and Export. Office in the mean-this article. We have contented ourselves with referring to the feata kafuze ous jeyes, without taking upon ourselves tho This evening in the Theatre Royal Mr role of the prophet. Perhaps at no distant Britlah and. French craisers bave Chinees Loan, but there is a steady ennan Fuller presents a "tripla bill" date we may return to this part of the
streams of applications:
comisting of the comic operetta Fena subject, and with some temerity try to lope" by Hawtrey and a Soloman, Butro's outline what may happen in the future, for Comedy A Marriage has been Arranged" all history teaches us that no people can CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE and a novelty sutitled "Impressions in live without a religion, though there are Light and Suund." The last mentioned
some individuals amongst all peoples who will show what the fino electric installation recently put into the Thostre by the appear to get on without a great burden of Hongkong Electric Co. is capable of.. Judg religious belief..
kas taken
place at Samos
slanded men, to protect the consulates
and Foreigners,
WELL-KNOWN AVIATOR
KILLED.
r's Service to the China Mail.)
Lonen, Sept. 27. Reuters, correspondent at Lyons selegraphs that Mr. Charles Voison the well known airman and acroplane sosatructor, has been killed, and on airwoman badly in a collision between motor cars at Belle Ville-sur-Saone..
LATER.
There has been no rush for the
PRESIDENT,
LATER
ing by the booking a large attendanes is
the Cathedral Organ Fund.
WHOOPING COUGH.
President Yuan Shih Kai hue tele-surod. The proceeds will be given to graphed congratulations to the Chin ese Minister in London on the fotation of the loan, which he states is based upon a desire to improve the relations of the two countries. The Republic, the President adde, rogued the keeping of good faith as coming before all other things.
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