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difficult for officers of her nations to bo senior. It could ngh, of course, ba made impossible
On med hen one occasion it has hope pohod that a train ng been ordered to leave, sat some rootle of a soldier whoss
TIM MURDER OF UN, DEANT. convenience it did not suis that it abould
Sir H. Grey (Foreign Secretary), reply.'; move, kun enolly, presented his rifle th On Four Sides at Once.
the driver guard a balo him stop ring to Captain Campbell, said Illa take his chance of getting out with a whole Majesty's Chargo d'Affaires at Paking has (N.C. Daily Nows.)
kin. Thos incidents have bean too raportod hat. Mr. Grant, an employeo.c Yacowanien, Aug. My common for the general comfort, but the Chino Government Telegraph ddy Thors can be little doubt that the the troubles unhappily of the railway ministration, was murdered by Mongols staff have not stopped bien. "The Chinese while engaged on a tour of Inspection of naty Goverment forces suffered a
in the employ of the diway have been telegraph linos. His Majesty's Chargo nepulse on Tuesday when they ended- tiable to be ordered about by the soldiem. d'Affaires has been instructed to acer- voured to rush the Taipingmen. Today and a low days ago as was taken into toig the intentions of the Chiness Curen- 'mont le ha matter of granting compensa they are in exactly the same position custody,
M. Read has dealt with all these question to Mr. Grant's relatives. a they then occupied, but although one is an abla mammer, diplomatically within a very day distance of the gate ob Araly, and but for his endeavours they are netually no further forward it would have been impossible to keep the staff together or give the army the than when the ruch was assayed.
What the casualties were in that facililles they now person. His pollice starred offart it is hard to say. All has been one of the greatest anxiety and Tuceday afternoon the wounded mare importance, but he has carried out his being brought along a best they might duties in the most admirable manner. In to the General's headquarters, and even doing so le has been wall supported by after uigattall for continued to arrive his colleagues Mr. Geny and Mr. Chow. The word still other this morning so inst the total accounted for must now
THA INDIAN BUDGET. —APIUM.~~~TAIDET, In the course of his annual statement with raterences to Indian nauce, Mr. Montage (Under-Secretary for India) said that thorn was last year, dus mainly to large railway receipts and considersble
nearly sight milliora sterling over the prices chained for opium, a surplus of Budget Estimates. This surplus was to be pont mainly in grants to provincial Governments for education and sanita- tion. A remarkable feture of this year's
be over 100. This afternoon an simy THE FAR EAST IN PARLIAMENT. Budget was that this would be the first stretcher party was despatched to the Eeld of bastle, as it was feared that all the men had not been brought in.
So much for the wounded. How many were killed in the thgagement cannot even be satinated, as figuros are simply
available. In the Revolution of 1911 the dead are said to have been between.
fifty and sixty per cent. of the wounded, end if that proportion has been main tained, the fatalities in this stance w total just over half a hundred." Ranour, however, puts them at ccn. siderably higher..
House of Commons.
TEKIN SYNDICATE RUMOURS.
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year when practically no receipts could ba expected from the Indo-China opium trade. Sooner or later wo should have to face that loss, but the question, sto- ther it would involve the necessite for fresh tention was on which he hoped (August 5.) Mr. King asked the Seero. would not be hastily decided. The tary, for Foreign Affairs whether he was £360,000 which the epium trods. was esti and a quarter millions below to figures aware that Mr. H. P. King, formerly in mated to produce was no less than four the eetployment of the Pekis Syndicate, for last year, yet with no inerecao of taxn- was dered a saní of meney conditionally tion, and with no abandonment of trees. upon his maintaining silenco respecting sary or desirable expenditure, they ware the affairs and the truly of the Syndicate estimating for a surplus af nearly and and a Balf millions. This position had been in China; that Mr. H. P. King declined soeural by the remarkable increses in On the subject of these terms and resigned his appoint railway receipts.
The Fighting at the Talpingman.
esides the casairy who made tho reconaissance at the Taipingmon largement; sad that, on his having seat to a Thiba the spouker markod:-A to number at Tiger" Hau's troops were London paper information of vital improses moment the Government of India ordered to rush the gate, and while portance to the inresting public, a in bave invited the Thibetan and Chinese they were skirmishing forward they wera Junction was granted by the Consular Govemments to send reprosentatives, to met by the heavy rifle fire of the tebals Court at Tiontal and Mr. H. P. King Simals to confer on the subject of Thibet's was committed to prison for seven days, future relations to Chins. At this con. It was those men who suffond the heaviest losses, and they are zon do- and whether bo would call for a report cidedly annoyed the Goberal Chang upon the whole matter from the Consul should have forced this duty upon them General instead of using his own braves.
Sir Edward Crop I have no informa. tion with regard to the statements in the first part of the question. In answer to the latter part, as I informed the hon. member in my reply to his question of Ist inat., a report shall be obtained from His Majesty's Connil-General.
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to the protagonists will be the Chi- aire, il possible, that they should settle peso and Thibetan delegates, for wo do their diferences between themselves. The breach at the Taipingmen through
His Majesty's Government. have no in- which the Goverment troops hoped to
turn whatever in the internal affairs od
charge is a huge fair. It extends from
Thibt. All that wo desire is to preserve peaceful relations between neighbouring the ground three-quarters of the way up
ed on the Iulian frontier from Kashmir the wall, and through it a cock-and.
Statia, and to see that order is maintain. ta Burnah. Those are very important four could be driven with ease. Part
interests, and His Majesty's Government of it may baro boca shelled in, but it would require an ameus amount of (0th.) Lord E. Talbot, on behalf of cauros permit them to be endangered, shelling to have made so huge an ema-Sir J. D. Rece, asked the Secretary for directly or indirectly, by the Chico. brasura. More than likely the grastor Foreign Affair whether he could give They are therefore not only consered in part wort when the mine in which tho the House any information regarding the bringing about a settlement between cavalry wera oaught, blow ap.
extent to which Indian and Persian opiura Chias and Thibet, but are bound to see, L'odor cover of darkness the rabals had this year bean smuggled into Chins that that settlement securos that there busied themselves in the ruins; and from through Macao and other depots, and will be no repetition of the events of the Government positions today regarding the extent to which, the use of last five years. I may mention that the could be seen that they had mado baccaine and other simulants was ropise Russian Government have been fully ap rieades. Here they entranched thening that of Indian opium in Chias; sad prised of the action and intentions of His selves, and were ready to meet any whether he had may proof of indications Majesty's Government, ul hara express- attack from General Chang's troops.
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that the establishment of an ficial mono-ed their good will* Napa,
pely in native grown opinm would follow on the final extinction of the import from India
During the subsequent debats the Earl To-day's Frospects.
of Ronaldshay said the Government had trested China with extraordinary genero ADA visit to the Government liner to-day
Mr. Arland The answer to the first sity in consenting to the immediato and showed that no real progress had been two parts of the question is in the noge final stoppage of the export of opium from made In Tuesday's Aght. The men were tive; but as regards Macao an agreement India to China, although the treaty ar in the same positione as before, firing has recently been canaluded with the ranging exports on a diminishing scalo upon the Taipingmen at intervals and Fertuguese Government, and will shortly had been broken by the Chinese Govern When they waro patting them. in rotura being fired m, but without he laid our the table, which it is hoped cent any apparent damage on either side, will make it extremely difficult for any saires en the back for their part in stop- Where the most serious hostilities ap-smuggling to take place into Chios. As ping the Indo-Chinese
opium trafic, how. peared to be taking place was in the regards the last part of the quartion, the ever, they ought to remember that they direction of Hsiakytin. Hero the croisery Chiness Governot at one time made e acquiring merit at other people's in the river and the guns at Pakou kept certain proposzt which included the expense. India was sacrificing millicos up a fairly steady fire during the day.stablishment of an otncial monopoly in of pounds of revenue annually is to loa It was particularly heavy in the afternatiro-grows opium, but there proposals noon, so that one way or another to have since been withdrawn, and I am rebols were given me rest.
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TUL IN CHINESE WATÊDE. (7th.) Mr. Slovart" asked the First of the Admiralty whether the
unable to say whether they will be go It was expected that an attack would need. be made upon the big gate on the south side of the city this morning, and vory carly on General Chang was at the front himaelf-something rather usual at so early an hour. However, Japanese admiral was senior officer in no attack took place, but it was reported command of the bluejsekota and marines
at the opium traffic, and if this meant
fresh taxation the burdor would fall upon the people of India. When the Under- Secretary said the people of India were eerfully foregoing the reserve they had exeived from the Indo-Chinese opium
affio.be was morstating the facts...... Sir J. D. Bees, who also referred to cplum, urged the Under-Secretary to in that it would be sada on Thursday morn landed during recent operations at Shang sist upon Chins fulfilling her trenty obli-
hal; whother the British admiral hald gations.
out of the
She was improperly evading ing, at the same time as another attempte full rank of vice-admiral while on the those obligations, and by so coing, was to rus the Taipingmen is anticipated
In this expected attack, which may China Station; and what was the rank nflicting unjustifiable loss on British and plored the Indian Office not to forget the command of the landing parties. General Let's troops are spoken of on Coal from the Administration's Lanchow Mines can be obtained on application to the oven be brought of before roorning, of the Japanese admirals present in British Indian merchants. He also im Lord O. Basford also inquired whe strong feeling among the commercial cir Agente. STEMESEN & Co.
being among the assailants. Although vies admiral had been in command clos of India with regard to the action of they were landed at Chinking pretty this British naval forces in Chinese Japan, which, whilst engaging in the nearly a week ago they have hardy octe post Lungtao." General Chaag is general. Waters since 1866; whether the present coasting trade of India and cutting, intol ly believed to have the desire to sffect the Commander-in-Chief in China held the and killing our trade, would not allow Japan-to take part in the conating trade in captars ed the city single handed at the rank of reac-admiral with temporary rank British Indian shigs and British vessels Taiping, but after Tuesday's dis acting vicoadmiral; whether appointment the necessity of a combined eso admiral, senior naval officer pro Japan.
Mr. T. C. Taylor said it was satisfac-· negault has appealed to him. The latest sent, lately assumed command of the nows is that General Le vill attack by international forces Landed at Shanghai; tory to note the diminishing importance the south gate, General Feng Kuochang and whether, having regard to the British of the item of opium in Indian finance. nt Haiskaa, and General Chang Hanicrests in the East and the importance There was no justifiention for inflicting at the Taipingmen The reports to head to great Britain of maintaining the pres this drug pan China, and he hoped the quarters are that General Fong is now tigo which it had always held in those Government would find a means whoroby in Hsiakwan, while General Lei' mm waters, the Admiralty would consider its production might be discontinued in 210 marching towards the south gate, the propriety of ensuring that the British India altogollier. He was glad to know and are now opposite Yschwamon, Commanderin-Chief should not in any that the question of prohibition was likely the attack is pushed with the vigour of circumstances be placed is a position before long to be taken up.
making him subordinate to the admiral mora which General Chang speaks. It than likely that the siege of Nanking will be over within few hours,
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If any do deserves cralit these days For the first two months after souming it is the foreign staff of the railway sb command he held the dating rank only, Inohwamen. They are laced with ho but ho now holds the substantivo rank moes extraordinary problems in trafie, The Japanese Ing office in command d and coly their extreme vigilance he the international landing partics c been able to prevent accidents of vory Shanghai I also a Vica Admiral but serious description. The type of man senior in that rank Ba the British placed by General Chang in charge of Commander la Chind happened to be the Isis transport arrangements is hopeless to senior, it by no means follows that he work with, knowing absolutely nothing would have landed on this occasion. The about ruways. Thus the tersign staff prestige of this country would not in my has had to guard against the storing opinion, bo well served by Billing nosal of wagons on a down-grado, with a posta with officers of unsocially high mous possibilitice of žmonales, a mile and morely in order to make it more two further on, and how such things
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Mr. W. Fothergill, second engineer, Tooray, is on late.
Mr. P. Stewart, third engineer, Chr: Juen, bas gone seting second engineer, Toonani.
Mr. S. Moore, awaiting orders, has gong third chgineer, Kiangyu
Mr. A. B. Jarding, second Kansang, is on leave.
Mr. C. Gibs, third engineer, Ma is or leave.
Mr. H. R. Fertor, suparnumerary engineer, Kumeang, has gone third necr, sarno ship..
Mr. W. G. Wheeler his bien appánskej supernumerary third engineer, K
Mr. E. Tapsell,, second officer, Kanna dang, has gone acting chief officer, amon ship.
Mr. J. Pentonoy chict officer: Kiang. toen, has gone chief officer, Chiyuen.
Mr. W. H. Smith, chief officer, Chi yuan, has gone chief officer, Hsinchang.
Mr. R. Pattigrew, second officer, Tangders, bas gono second officer, Kung
Mr. A. M. Scott, from leave, bem
Mr. A. G. Smith, chief officer, Class sang, is on leave.
wah, has gone second offer, Taiskum
Mr. N. W. van Cortland, way
Mr. J. Carter, second officer, Taishun, second engineer, Yatshing,
Mr. M. Bull, second engineer, has resigned.
Mr, J. Cartwright, awaiting orders, bashing, has gone second engineer, "gone second officer, Tungwah.
Mr. F. Bosch han bom appointed third engineer, Chiyuen,
Mr. S. Komp, chief officer, Kiangwab, bas good acting master, Kweile.
Mr. J. K. Davis, from special duty, has gons chief officer, Kiangwah..
Mr. W. M.. Marshall, eccord engineer, Chiguen, is on leave. “
Mr. A. McInnes, supernumerary H sang, has gone supomumerary secon officer, Namsang.
Captain H. Mathis, from learne gone master, Kaitang. Captain Hễ chă ford, of the Kaifong, hae gwo dimelle Tean.
Mr. J. T. Naylor, second alicor, Fe
M. F. Brandt, from leave, has gonochow, boa resigned. Mr. H. Commuy
been appointed second officer, Tocharia
second engineer, Chiyuan.
Mr. C. 3. Hempel, awaiting anders, hos gone second offeur, Beinyu,
Mr. J. Baxter, acting chist ang Wenchow, has gana second engineer, Kas
Mr. W. Anderson, acting sccod sang, has gone second officer, same ship.r, Kanchew, kas gone third agin
Miz. C. S. Lay, supernumerary, Hop.
same ship.
Mr. J. Watt, third engineer, Kanchipe has gone third ang ner, Wescho
Mr. J. G. Taylor, second oerr, Tai- sang, has gone acccd officer, Lekang Mr. F. 8, Lavin, second officer, Lok gang, has gone second officer, Taksang.
Mr. 8. O. Mitford, thief cfficer, Tai. Mr. H. Cornwell, has been appon
acting chief officer, Taming.e aang, has gone chief officer, Choysang.
Mr. J. Richards, chief officer, Tamo Mr. J. MoN. Thomson, sucf offer has gone chief officer, Fitsha Choysang luas gone chief officer, Talsang.
Mr. A. S. Speirs, third engineer Chur sang, has gose seting snood angioner Kwongsang
Mr. J. M. Anderson, elief. Icharig, kas gona chit officer, Harrymog Mr. A. McEachren, elfat dic Hanyang, has gone chief officer, Ichim Mr. Ir I. Moxaned, acting second engi
Mr. W. Brown has been appoiled nder, Kwongsang, has gone third anginoor,eccond oficer, Hanging, Choysang,
Mr. W. W. Gray, supernumerary socia officer, Namang, kan resigned.?
Mr. H. W. Lochgod, from cavoy lias gono third engineer, Yatening.
Mr. F. R. Cumberledge, third engineer Yatabing, has gone third engineer, Mau
Mr. P. N. Nunstedt, anaiting anders, has gone expornumerary cond officer, Mausang
Mr. J. P. Somervillo hus rejoined as: supernumerary Kocand offer, Yuengang.
Mr. J. Farrell, supernumerary second offloor, Younsang, has rongod.
Mr. J. Turnbull, chief officer, Huge is on special duty! M
Mr. AW. Musgrave, chief odor, Cho na; has gone chief oficer, Hupe
Mr Johnsters, from reserve, Las gum chict engineer, Wonchow.
Mr. FMR. Carter, sond
Hop, has gone exend officer, Krist Mr R. Ellofson, scoond officer, ling gore kocond officer, Chepan.
MW-T.-Hodge, acoond officer, nan, has gone acting chief offique, ship.
Mr. M. Jolinston; noting th cor, Wendhow, le markling Con