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Land & Estate Agents
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z, Queen's Road Central.
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Photographers
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Beacon Bold Arcade Branch, Developing & trinting undertaken.
Printers
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CHUNGKING AUTHORITIES
SLATED.
(Reuter's Service.)
Peking, August 10. Following two previous con munications M. Palairet on the 7th, Bent # further noty to the Waichiuopu in
regard 10 the bayoneting of a Chinese at Chung. king last ment, Forwarding memorandum suntmorising the de Railed report from the Consul. The note mentions the receipt of the Walchinop'e note of the 27th July
from quoting telegrams Szechuan provincial authorities! but questions the noourney of these accounts and expresses surprise that the reports, which are in completa contradiction, to the fets, should in as other cases, be accepted this, as genuine.
The note claims that the action of the gumboat in landing fout sailors under a petty officer, who dispersed the mob, wounding one Phone 1474 | chines, in the stomach and slightly)
wonuding three others, was taken in view of the imminent danger threatening the lives of British subjects and the failure of the (Chinem muthorities to take requi-
situ uction.
Crepe Rub. solé Cam as Shoes $ 7 Buckskin $10
31. Queen's Bond Cem. 481. Cen. 188. Repairing & Soling a Specinity
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Optician
The Hongkong Optical Co. Phone *23*.
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Zi Pottinger St.
RELINQUISHING BUSINESS
MADAME LILY
Last Week of Sale
this
Ladies should not lose opportunity of buying High Class Goods at Bargain Prices. As everything must be cleared regardless of cost, no reason- able offer refused.
Madame Lily is retiring from business owing to ill heath.
Tel. C. 2336.
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TIENTSIN MILL STRIKE
(Reuter's Service.)
Tientsin, August 10. The "Peking and Tientsin Times" states that the workers at Paochéng Mill, outside Tientsin, atruck work on Saturday and other mills ceased work on Sunday.
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Tel. C. 2336.
SYRIAN FIGHTING.
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While commending the praise." worthy efforts of two Chinese off- eers, General Wong Ling-chi and Captain Tai, to avert trouble and to proevi Britons. M. Paluiret pro- tests must strongly against the disgraceful condues of the Chung- king authorities as a whole, who, with the exeption of the officers named. we guilty of wilful neglect of duty and more or less open en- consment of the rioters,
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PEKING'S TROUBLES.
(Reuter's Service.)
Peking, August 10. Two-thirds of the British Lega- tion employees are still on strike, though a low of the office staff and servants returned this morning.
The lighting was yesterday linked op with the Legation quarter supply and tile inconvenienca wan ERWHEL
Some instances of ubotage were discovered, including damage to the pump providing houses in Leguilion with artekinn water.
the
Mr. Pulariet. is interviewing the Chief Executive, His Excellency Than Chi-jui, with regard to the strike this afternoon. Legation officials are optimistic that the in- terview will result in ending the strikė.
(Reuter's Servico.)
Paris, August 10.-
The British and other foreigners General Surril's despatch, re- garding the fighting in Syria was ure daily growing more indignant read to a party of pressmen by M. at the seeming indifference of the Painlevé, late last evening. It Chinese Authorities with regard to stated that the Druse attack on the the strike which, it is felt, they dis- could have ended promptly if they French woops originated in sensions among members of the had desired. family of the aggressor. Some of them wanted & French Governor: others,
favouring independence,
(Reuter's ›Service.).
It is reported that trouble arose over the fining of two men for being late, though the authorities humoured for a Native Governor THE BRITISH FLEET. state that the workers are de-As the agitation grew more lively, small columns were sent to inspire manding an increase of wages.
The Chinese Police acted respect und order. One immediate ly entered Jebeldruge and was promptly; and there were praeveloped, and submerged by the tically no disturbances. beyond the flood of aggressors. The troops early breaking of windows.
fought most valiantly, but were The stadent delegates played a crushed by numbers. Sixty managed prominent part at meetings
to escape massacre. workers, last evening.
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An China, in view of the wide-mable to state the losses of Gen. spread movement among students not to return to such institutions owing to nationalistic and anti-. Foreign agitation,
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Bank, Wire throws an expected light on, the Jebeldruse incidents, their causes and effects, and demands a full tod impartial enquiry.
FLEET'S CRUISE.
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- Dunedin, N.Z., August 10; / Many Missionaries, therefore,
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