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the subject of which ho writes, and the following extract from bis contribution to the discussion shows very clearly the im portance of the issues involved. He writes:-
The situation may be thus stated: Chins, pressed in one place by Russia, in another by Japan, han for some time east her eyes upon. Tibet and upon certain parts of what wo euphemistically call the Empire of India, A series of diplomatic blunders on the part of Great Britain has placed China in practical WATSON & CO. possession of Tibet. By the next step sho
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rightly considers she may have something to guin, and certainly nothing to lose. she has boldly called upon the Maharajah of Nepal to return to his allegianes. This co summate picce of impudenesis known at White- bali, aud it cannot long be concealed from trasting and simple-minded British public that the Government of India has received a nasty.
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VIOLENT SPEECHES.
LONDON, September 24th. The Egyptian National Congress has been held at Brussels.
Violent speeches were made de- con-
fit vat a panitise expedition forth-nouncing Great Britain and he will himself march into and seitd
demning Mr. Roosevelt for his speech relating to British control in Egypt.
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Tibet to avonge this insult, which Chins ims put upon him. There is no question also that Bhutan from that moment would be equally lost to us, and that a situation of great complexity and no little danger to the stability of our Indian Empire wonid ipso fucio be set up."
It may be recalled that the Indian Politi cal Departinent lost no time after Chinese troops had marched into Tibet in taking steps to strengthen the allegiance to the
British Crown of the neighbouring State of Bhutan. A treaty made the British posi-.| tion in Bhutan, as well as in Bikkia, and Kuch Behar, more definite and assured than it had been before. It was recognised at the time that to complete the policy thus initiated some further understanding with doubt, Nepal was necessary, and, no efforts were nude to secure it, with what success, however, has not been publicly disclosed.
Fortunately the allegiance of Nepal does not appear so fat to have been seriously disturbed, but the statements of "Historicus," who is evidently well inform ed, as to the possible developments of the situation in Tibet will give zest to public interest in the matter until a definite soln-
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HONGKONG, SEPTEMBER 26г, 1910.
Arrex the news which REUTER telegraphed on Saturday regarding the negotiations for the return of the DALAI LAMA to Lhasss, further information will be awaited with inuch interest by those who realise what is at stakerif Great Britain declines to interfere in the affairs of Tibet The situation which arose when Chinese troops entered Tibet und when the Government at Peking deposed the fugitive Dalai Lama, was apparently far more serious, from the British viewpoint, that was generally understood, and we are
The Purfuguese craiser Dona Ametia left Hongkong yesterday for Macao. Thence he goes to Manila and home via Timor.
The Norwegian stormer Mandal bar beou
Burgomaster refused application from the Conference for permission to participate in to-day's demonstration in honour of the victims in the struggle for Belgian independence.
PORTUGUESE POLITICS.
THE REGULATION OF RELIGIOUS ASSOCIATIONS.
LONDON, September 24th, King Manuel, opening the Parlia- ment at Lisbon, announced the firm resolve of the Cabinet to carry out Liberal programme-enforcing laws for the regulation of religious associations.
THE BOILERMAKERS' DISPUTE.
CONFERENCE TO AGAIN MEET.
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LONDON, September 24th. The Edinburgh Conference be-
sold to the Butan Coal Mines Co., Philippine tween the shipbuilders and the boiler-
Islands, and has been re-named Consuelo.
A Marine Court to inquire into the circum-
stances attending the recent fire on board the British as. Kumchow will be held today at
the Harbour Offico.
makers adjourned to enable both sides to consider the proposals submitted. The Conference will again meet to take up these points at a later-date
In their latest weekly rubber share siroular, which is not yet fixed.
Messrs Elis and Ellis describe the rubber
share market as “dail, dreary and depressing," pre-s last week being lower than ever,
A statement issued by the Department of Commerce and Labour at Washington shows that trade with the Philippines has increased 84 per cent. under the new tariff laws.
Regarding rice prospects in Indo-China, which were recently considered to have been injured
TURKISH LOAN AGREEMENT.
BRITAIN AND FRANCE.
LONDON, September 24th. The Foreign Office has announced that no action is being taken in Paris
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MILITARY PLANS IN THE BALKANS.
COMPANY MEETINGS.
Mr. Horan moved, and Mr. Chung King Yuż, seconded, the re-election of the Hon. Mr. H. Keswick and Messrs. R. Showan and J. W.C Bonnar to the consulting committee
This was approved.
Mr. SHEWAN proposed the re-election on Messrs. Lowe and Potts as auditors.
HONGKONG COTTON SPINNING.
WEAVING & DYEING COMPANY. -*-
The annual meeting of shareholders in the above company was held on Saturday at the offoes of the General Managers. The Hon. Mr. H. Keswick prosided, and there were also present: Sir H. Mody and Mr. J. W. C. Bonnar The CHAIRMAN-That concludes the business, (consulting committee), Messrs. P. S. Jameson gentlemen. I thank you for your attendanos, (soting manager), Lo Cheung Shui, Chan Shi I trust we shall be able to do something better Ki, Wong Loung Hu, E. Ormiston, P. Heldt, for you next year. H. Gittens and R, S. Piercy (secretary).
LONDON, September 25th. The Times"
correspondent at Athens telegraphs that M. Bratiano, the-Roumanian Foreign Minister,-in-convoning the meeting. formed the Turkish Minister at Buk- harest on the 4th inst. that in the event of a Turco-Bulgarian conflict. Rou- mania would mobilise all the corps d'armée along the military frontier of Bulgaria in order to be prepared for every eventuality.
Roumania wished this decision to be considered as a happy prelude to a policy of sincere friendship which Roumania desired to inaugurate with Constitutional Turkey.
The CHAIRMAN seconded, and the motion was agreed to.
THE COLONIAL CEMETERY.
Sanitary. Board, the President, pursuant to At-to-merrow's meeting of the Hongkong notics, will mot e→→
"That the Colonial Cemetery's Select Com- raittoo be empowered (1) to investigate and deal with all applications for interment in the Colonial Cemetery refused by the President (2) to investigate and deal with application: for monuments exceeding 15 superficial feet (sub-section 2 of byelaw 10 of tho Cemeteries Byelaws), and to report to the Board.
THE PRINCE OF WALES.
CARNARVON'S PLANS FOR INVESTITURE.
The scene of the ceremonial investiture of
The Scretary having read the notice
The CHAIRMAN said:-Gentlemen-The re- port and secounts having been in your hands for several days I propose with your approval to take them as road. As stated at our last meat. able, and owing to the poor demand and ing the prospects for the year were not favour- continued advance in the price of cotton it has been extremely difficult to effect sales of yarn at a proft. At the present high prices denlors are chary of making further contracts, while the Anaue al troubles in Shanghai, Swatow and this port have all tended to reduce deliveries of old parolasm. For half the year the Mill hus been running on short time, and we are now working only ten hours per day. In view, how ever, of the increasing neopmulation of stocks and the absence of demand, the guneral mana The correspondent adds that the gars are considering the advisability of further possibility of a military eatente baroducing the production. We have latterly tween Greece and Bulgaria is how able to obtain an adequate supply of labour, and owing to changes which have been being seriously discussed as a counter-introduced to ensure more attention on the stroke to the Roumanian negotiations. part of the workers and in the interest of cronomy, we have recently had considerable trouble with the hands, but I am pleased to THE BRITISH COTTON MILL
state that they are now settling down satisfao. Alr. G. Davies, ex-mayor of Carmarren, said torily on the new basis. I regret to state that recently that he and the present mayor had our mill manager, Mr. Alfred Shaw, bus had boon inquiring into the capabilities of Can to resign his position owing to ill-health. Mr. They found that by utilising existing tower LEFON Castle for the contemplated opremonial F. S. Jameson has been appointed mill manager and t'ers of passages around the internal sion, referred to at our last meeting, has proved these with temporary atractares, they
*** of to accept arbitration on the under-in his place. The increased Europusn 'suporvi-all open to and commanding an surestricted the interior-and supplementing at a low estiminte, accommodate from Com fifteen thousand spectators, all having an or collent view of every part of the be brought into use. Tradition has it that from The historie Queen Eleanor's Gateway woul proceedings this gateway Edward L. presented the fr
TROUBLES.
LONDON, September 24th. The card-room workers have decided
standing that the affairs of the Forn bonefcial and the quality of our yarn has been
considerably improved. The immediate cat look osunot be considered, encouraging, the This is regarded as indicating a feel-buormally high prices of the raw material Mill, Oldham, remain as at present.
ing aniong cotton operatives generally making it impossible to obtain a covering price in favour of averting a lock-out.
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THE PRESIDENCY OF THE WAIWUPU.
for our production.. I may naontion that our unsold stocks of yarn were taken over at safe prices, and part has since been disposed of at | above the taking over price. You will be pleased to know that the machinery has been thoroughly overhauled and cleaned. Before asking you to
pass the report and accounts, I shall be pleased to auswer any questions concerning them.
No questions being asked; the report was adopted, on the motion of the CHAIRMAN, seconded by Mr. ORMISTON.
PEKING, September 25th. Chow Ka Loi, President of the
Mr. HELDT proposed, and Mr. Lo CHEUNG Waiwupu (Ministry of Foreign
Sani seconded, the re-election of Bir H. Mody Affairs), considering himself unqualifi-and Mr. Bonnar to the consulting committee, ed to occupy the position, has asked to be transferred to another post.
"The Grand Council recommends
that Tang Shao Yi, the newly- appointed President of the Board of Communications, be appointed Pre- sident of the Waiwupu.
Leung Yun-Yui, the late President of the Waiwapu, has arrived in Berlin,
RAILWAY OFFICIALS.-
by drought, Mesra, Was. G. Hale & Co., of in connection with the Turkish loan Saigon, state in their Intest circular that a fortnight's wet weather is considered to have agreement by the Cassel group of remedied the harm dopo by the drought in financiers except with its full cogniz-
PEKING, September 25th. Angust. It is, however, considered too early
ance and approval.
Lau Chu Tong, the newly-appoint- to form a reliable idea as to the yield
This is regarded as implying thated President of the Chinese section of
An axamination, open to all qualified ustural
Civil Service of India or for Eastern Clerkships in the Colonel Service or for Clerkships in the Home Civil Service, will take place in London
to be prejudiced."
LONDON, September 25th.
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This was agreed to.
Mr. F. Maitland was re-elected auditor, on the motion of Mr. JAMESON, seconded by Mr. GITTENS.
The CHAIRMAN That is all the business. am sorry there is no dividend for you to collect.
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the Prince of Wales, desired by the Welsh people, will most likely be Carnaz ran, which was the first town to take formal steps to Reference to the corporation minute book show ravive the ancient ceremony of inrestiture that on the death of Queen Victoria Carnarvon Town Council unanimously passed renolution respectfully representing that the formal in Wales should take place at Carastyon. Mr of the prosent King as Prince of Lloyd Goorge was then entrasted with the duty of prasenting that request in
the prop quarters Political conditions were, however ment failed..
favourable then than now, and the move
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Prince Edward of Carnarvon to the assemble Welsh people. The gateway faces se extensiv slate quarry, and commands a fine view Snowdonia, where, centuries ago, the Wels made successful stand against the Englia On the gateways temporary platform wi bo constructed, the slate quarry will be cleare and barricaded, providing accommodation 50,000 additional spectators, who
to would als become eye-witnesses of part of the ceremonia The young Prince, immediately after the form investiture within the castle, would "emerg through Queen Elvaner's Gateway on to th prepared platform, whence he would address an receive the homage of 50,000 Welek subjects..
This is a rough outline of the preparation contemplated by the Carnarvon natioritie Further inquiries indicate that the investitur will be made the scusion for a great nation gathering, and an imposing state ceremonial of
unprecedentedly extensive scale. The Hom Fleet is expected to manoeuvre in Carnarvo Bay, while the whole strougth of Wom Territorials, reinforced by a strong body o British cavalry, will be mobilised. The day proceedings will close with a banquet at th great pavilion.
GROWTH OF UNITED STATES POPULATION.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
The ordinary general meeting of shareholders in the Douglas Steamship Company was held on Baturday at noon. Mr. G. W. Barton pre- aided, and there were also present: Hon. Mr. H. States as ascertained by the census of 1910 wil Exact figures of the population of the Unite Keswick, Mesars, B. Shewan and J. W. C. Lot be given out until autumn. The unoffioie Bonner (consulting committee), Mr. T. F. estimate, which is in fact a close official prox Hough, Mr. Chung King Yae and Mr. J.mation, lends interest to the following tabl showing the country's growth since the firs Gomes (secretary).
erfumeration: 1790 The notice convening the mreting having
beeu rend,
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bora British subjects, for appointment in the french interests will not be allowed the Kowloon-Canton Railway will have to lay before you the Report and Accounts arrive at Hongkong per the "Linan,' of the Company for the year ending 30th June,
The Board of Communications has agreed to appoint Teim Tin Yau as President of the Canton-Hankow Railway.
in the month of August, 1911, and copies of the In Paris the liveliest satisfaction is regulations, syllabus of examination and forms of application to be filled up by the candidates officially expressed with the British may be obtained at the Hongkong Colonial attitude towards the Turkish loan. Becretary's office.
. THREATENED BUILDING
COLLAPSES.
them, the Chiuess public is becoming very much
The Temps" says that as a result of the conversations which Sir Ernest Cassel has had with the Foreign Office and leading people in the financial world, he has abandoned the
Since the recent big-collapses of buildings and the death and damage which accompanied alive to the signs which precede a collapso, and idea of attempting to issue the loan in they are losing no time in notifying the Publio the London market. Works Department when their houses are
not sure that the danger has been averted unsound. Their promptitude in two instances
even yet. It concerns the allegiance of the MARARAJAH OF NEPAL to the British Crown The relations of the Indian Government
has in all probability saved collapses and possibly the lives of a number of residents. On Satur day the master of a shop at 178, Hollywood Road reported that the wall of his house was
THE PERSIAN REGENTS
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with Nepal have been very satisfactory,bulging out A Public Works inspector was OXFORD MAN ELECTED AS SUCCESSOR. but recmt Chinese policy in regard to despatched to examine the building, and ho
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ordered that it should be shared-ay, as well as an adjoining one in 33. Tang Street, Wyndham and Wellington Streets was reported to be out of plumb, and after this was inspected it was also shored-up.
The wall of the building at the corner of
TYPHOON WARNINGS.
Tibet bas introduced new factor The bringing of China and Nepal into closer touch. might conceivably lead to political complications, to which ludia, in view of her relations with Nepal, cannot well-afford to be indifferent. As many of our realers aro LWATC. Nepal, at stated periods, has been sending an Em- Three cables were received from Manila on bassy to Peking. This has been regarded Saturday by the Ataerican Consulate reporting typhoon in the neighbourhood of 4 cyclone or by Nepal as merely a complimentary Laxon, the latest reporting that it was orossing visit, but on the part of the Chinese Gor.northern Luzon and moving W. or W.N.W.
A cable yesterday morning reported that the erntent it is held to be a recognition typhoon was over the northern part of the Chins of Chinese suzerainty, and since China's S, moving W. coup d'état in Tibet she is said to have sought to strugthen ber hold on Nepal. In the current issue of The Outlook there is an interesting letter on the subject
of the situation in Tibet, signed Hist toricus." It is evident that "Historicus"
Yesterday morng the rod typhoon signal was hoisted in the harbour, indicating that the typhoon was to the south cast of the Colony, beyond the 300
300 mile radius
LONDON, September 24th.
A message from Teheran states that the death of the Regent creates a difficulty. Khan Sardar Assad is cred- ited with an ambition to the Regency. with a view to ultimately replacing the Kajar dynasty by the Bakhtiari.
It is probable that the Government, with the consent of the Mejliss, will temporarily appoint the Premier to the position of Regent.
LATER.
A telegram from Teheran reports
A message received atop.m yesterday reported that the Mejliss has elected as Rogent
a cyclone or typhoon E. of the Northern Visayas
or Bouth-eastern Luzon moving W. or WNW Nasi Relmuk, a graduate of Balliol
Late last night the three green lights were replaced by the "green, red green" vortica College, Oxford, who is a G.C.M.G., signal,
indicating that the typhoon was within
and whose sympathies are pro-British.
is someone who has inside information on 300 miles of the Colony,
THE RAILWAY.
As announced, the British section of the Kowloon-Canton Railway will be opened by His Excellency the Officer Administering Government on Saturday next. The time-table the has been drawn up and makes its appearance in
the current issue of the Gazette. It is as follows:-
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1900
1910
13
3,929,314
5,308,483 7,239,881
9,633,822
12,8003
23.191.876 31,443,321 38,558,371
50.155.783 62,622,250
76,327 90,000,000
This in 120 years the population has been multiplied almost by twenty-three and in fifty gears almost by three. We now have an aver ago of about twenty-nine inhabitanta to the square mile, although there are many ́atates and
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room for every two or three territories in which there is a square mile of
square mile and Massachusetts 348. As show years ago Rhode Island had 407 people to the ing that oven those cli and comparativel
1910, which I will with your permission tako as read. It is with mack regret that we are again unable to present a more satisfactory statement, batin view of the depressed state of shipping in the East gouerally we may congra- tulato ourselves that we have come through the year without an notaal loss. During the first half of the period under review we had to contend with a serious shortage of freights on our line largely due to the havoc caused by the typhoon last autumn at Foochow. As regards on, the item under exchange account to debit the accounts there is litfle to specially remark of Profit and Loss Account still continues to be
small states are not too crowded for comfort, i a large one. As explained last year, it is dus to
said that, based upon the estimate: may the adverse rates of coast exchange, and con population of Greater New York, there stitutes a serious charge on our earnings. I now about 15,000 people to the square mile în 3 57 am p.m. p.m.
trust the proposal in the Report 89
to 90 the Northwest Territory ha 8.30 -2.30 4.00 the appropriation
the small print just been
erganized. Both Illinois Hung Hom, Arrival 8.33 2.32 4.3 and transfer from Reserve Fund of 345,110.64 Thio, states created in that region, now have Hang Hom, Departure 5.25 8.38 2.35 4.8
towards writing down of the values of the many more inhabitants than were then to be Yanmati, Arrival,
...5.31 8.44
4:14 8.44 2.39 Yaust Departure 5.35 849 9.40-419
Company's atsamem and other properties fouine sotes word to that of the other three
in the whole
The population of Shatin, Arrival
5.47 9.1
252 4.31
will meet with your approval. It is well to Michigan, Indians and Wisconsin-is now 5.48
4.36 Shatin, Departure
495 4.30 keep the book values of those as low as greater than that of the United States at the Taipo, Arrisal
6.00 -9.18 3.5 4.48 ... 6.5
possible. The accident to the Haiyang referred covers of 1940. Yet there were men calling Taipo, Departure
9.30 3.7 4.58
themselves far-sighted who only a Inndred years Fan Ling, Arrival 6.15 9.42 3.19 5.10
to in the report was fortunately not a serious one, Fan Ling, Departure 6.20 9.47 3.20 5.15 and cost of repairs, straightening and replacing destined for all time to be the home only of wild age predicted that the Northwest Territory was Lowa, Arrival ... 630 9.58 3.35 5.24
some plates, &c. will be covered by her insur. beasts and wilder men. Since 1860 the centre of Nos. 1 and 3 trains run on week days only. No. 6 train runs on Saturdays and Sundays.raaintained, and much is due to the efforts of
ance. The personnel of our steamers is well population has been moving westward in what Peches the Northwest Territory made asto only.
Even more doleful prophecies wors
DOWN TRAINS.
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a w.
No. of Train.
Kowloon, Departure....
of
this
No. 7 train range on Mondays,. Tuesdays and the officers and erow in reducing expanses, the fate of the Louisiana Territory, out of which Fridays, but will not run on Saturdays and avoiding claims and securing comfort of pas. have been formed states that now have a Sundays,
sengers and safety in the running of the steamers, population nearly three times as large as that "of all the states in 1810. Missouri along 4 6 As to the future, gentlemen, I may say that
No. of Train.
UF TRAINS,
2
Low, Departure...... Fan Ling, Arrival Fon Ling
Departure Taipo, Arrival Talpe, Departare.. Shatin, Arrival
Departure
Hung Hom, Arrival
Hung
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pm. seeing that the improvement in business referred first more people than were enumerated at the first national consus in 1790. As: many people 6.40 11.00 5.35 to in this report has been fairly well maintained now live west of the Mississippi river as were 6:49 1.9
5.45
for the first months of the new financial year; of 1850, and Oklahoma, figuring row for the found in the entire country by the census takers 6.54 11.14
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7,6 11.26 6.68 that the price of coal is likely to rale lower, sad third time only in a census, has more inhabi
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7.16 11.36 6.8 that, we hope arrange, a rise in rates of tauts than all New England possessed in 1820, 7.28 11,486,23-freights may be effected, we have every reason while Texas has at least three times 7.33 1153 6.23 to export better resulta from the next twelve 7.45 12.5 6.35 months working. Before proposing the adop 750 12.10 6.39 tion of the report sad accounts I shall be happy 6.44 to reply to any questions from shareholders to 8.00 12.20 645 the best of my ability.
7.55 12.15
Departure
Hom, Departure Kowloon, Arrival
8.3 12:23 6.47 Nos. 2 and 4 trains run on wook days only, No. 6 brain runs on week days and Sundays,
There being no questions, the report was adopted, on the motion of the CHAIRMAN,❘ seconded by Mr. Hovon,
To come nearer howe, New York city, em- bracing bat 326 square miles, now has almost sa many inhabitants as were returned by the national census of 1800 and great as are many of the states of the Union, only two of them, Pennsylvania and Illinois, have more people than are to be found in this ons splendid muni- cipality.-New York World,