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Gorerament had decided on annexation. There is some sild criticism on this contributed to the article point in The Times by its Special, Correspondent. "So little evidence" he says, " is thero of any 8. WATSON & CO., dangerous unres that it is difficult to understand the anxiety with which the Japanese Government profess to have regarded the situation a few weeks ago Wu know that the Tokyo Cabinet regarded the langer as uo prossing that they did not feel there was even fime to consult their Allies
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The mager of a Chinese shop was jostar- THE MISSING DIAMONDS CASE. day placed in the dock at the Magistracy on a sharge of obtaining a registered letter contain- ing a draft for $1,30 with intent to defraud The esso was remaadod,
The accountant of a Grit of contractors in D'Aguilar Street reports to the police that ou Tuesday ho gave to the barbar of the shop a gold ring ent with a diamond weighing three and a half carats and valued at 1903 which he handed him in order to go to a pawashop to ascertain its ralus. The barber absconded with the ring.
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Owing to the late arrival of the Gorman mail steamer from Europe the departure of the a omplete change in the situation sincess. Zxfire for Manila was postponed untii 9 foreign inquirers were assured last Decem-o'clock this morning, for the purpose of convoy. her that there was no question of any ing to Manila Mrs. Forbos, mother of the
Governor.General of Manila, who change in the status of Kores for some titan passenger from Europe by the steamer Klaist. to come, but the developments that had Mrs. Forbes is accompanied by wweral other brought it about seem to have been visible ladies. only to the Japanese." The baste with which,
Polion Borgt. Wall prreated on Tuesday a the decision to annex was made had its shop coole from Yammti who attempted to | counterpart in the haste with which foreign cash a claque for 62,645 on the Hongkong and The sheque had come from residents were brought under the new Shanchni Bank. régime, and as a small illustration of the the Asorolt Bauk, British Columbia, and was the inconveniones caused by the abruptness of property of the Wing Cheung Keo fra of Con advice that the cheque was bing sout, but they the change the Correspondent mentious theght Road Central. The firm and received experience of two Americau ladics, who knew nothing further until they learned that arrived in Seoul immediately after the anthe defondant had attempted to cash it, s nexation, in order to be married to two American missionaries working in Korea All arrangements had been made before the annotation for the marriages to take place before the American Constil-Goneral, but
ADJOURNED HEARING.
The case was continued before Mr. E. R. Hallifax at the Magistray yesterday in which Doris Marlowe prosoanted Hazel Lynn on & charge of stealing thres diamonde valued at $3,600,
Mr. G. E. Hall Brutton (at Mears, Brutton & Kott) prossented, and Mr. W. E. L. Shenton (of Messrs, Deacon, Looker & Dancon) «ppeared for the defondant.
Mr. A. R F. Rarea, arobitect, produced a plan of the second floor No. 2. Gage Street which he had prepared. The furniture was indicated by red linea, Shown in the plan ess
s closed door, but no one could go from one
room to the other without first removing the
wardrobe on either side of the w
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INTERNATIONAL CHINESE
LOAN AGREEMENT.
THE NEWY POLICY.
LONDON, November 16th.. Router's Agency learns that the Chinese Loan Agreement which has just been concluded between the various groups of financiers interested in Chiucac business is for a term of years,
CANTON,
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
November 7th. GAMBLING and the DELIBERATIVE COUNCIL. A new monopoly of the Po Pin Lottery has just been granted, and it has caused some amount of indignation among those who are desirons that Government should do away with licensad gambling. Ong momber introduced this subject to a session of the Deliberativo Council on the 10th instant, and the following account, which is taken from the native, Pross, of what took place does not lead to make one think that gambling will soon be abolished. Thare wore sixty-four members of the Council
present, and of this number only 15 voled in and other forms of gambling. The other mem- bera strongly opposed the motion. After the meeting the promoter of the new monopoly favour of gambling, to a grand binquot. The aceonat goes on to say that there are those who invited all those members, who had voted in
favour of a motion to suppress these lotteries
The sawing awal to procentriz said that on October 6th she was working at 2, Gage Street. She went there at 9.30. She usually sat oca gatten just inside the door of the second door.
While it allows complete indepen-bolieve tha: the members received "considera. About 10 o'clock ale was the wash auth comh The
dence of action to each nation, it tious" to voto against the nation. Comment ing on this episode the Num Fast Po remarks up and her mistress called to her,
the financial sitting. The abolishes
spheres that the Deliberative Conseil itself looked like wash a produced a wat, which was placed where witness
A Cousormation with her wash awah nă mistress, after which defendant called the prose
gambling den, seeing how many of its mom-
defendant go into complainant's room thres time cutrix into her room. Witness epoke to seeing
burs are in favour of leansed gambling. The
that morning. Not till 5.30 did her mistress como cut of her room. Then she called for the
had signed his own naine and used a faise chopamal, who went up to hov,
the firm. The Bank, however, would not pay the mousy and he was arrested,
Mr. W. H. Clarke, the Insular Amilitor of the
Philippines, has been suspended by telegraphis
instruction from the Searetury of War. It. appears that having heard from various » marces
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Cross-examined The mistresses asually tified about two o'clock. Mistresses usually slept till tin time: To amabs and boys come
up
to call them They kuook at the floors and
if called they go in.
The being was adjourned outil Monday,
of the oid policy, under which one
against another. financial group has been playing off
paper goes on to state that the members evid. ently do not consider gambling an evil, but the Finally by securing equal participa.journal warns its randers, that it is an oril tion in the loans in any portion of which is daily getting worso and daily more China the Agreement disposes of the idea of conquest in China by any Power by means of railways.
THE NOBEL PRIZK TOR LITERATURE.
LONDON, November 16th. The Noble prize for literature has been awarded to the German author, Paule Heyse.
JOHN GRANT AGAIN. John Grant, alias F. Robert, unemployed, was brought before Mr. E. R. Hallifar at the Magistracy yesterday on two charges. Deten dant, who is now clean shaved, was attired in riding broches and wore leggings.. His grey jacket was turned up at Cha neck to hide the absence of a collar and tie. He smiled as họ THE BRITISHI PARLIAMENT, 11e ontere the Court.
difleult to put down.
THEATRE ROW.
A serious disturbanes took place at the Sai Kwan Theatre a few nights ago. At about 6.30 p.to. a gang of rowlies assembled outside the theatre door to insult the women as they entored the building. This, by the way, is a popular amsonient awong some of the "men" of thin city, Their conduct haring becom very bad, a number of theatre attendants charged the mob, and endeavoured to drive them off. In the struggle a hawker was accidentally hart, and the whole mob outside threatenul to
they had to be sacelled on the aboli- tion of Consular jurisdiction. Various
among others Constabulary officers employel solutions of the difficulty were suggested, in the investigation-that the conduct of the batt it steaned that the marriages had to be investigation held by the Auditor's office in postponed for some time and that the four Baguio was improper amounting almost to
have revenge. They made a rush on the mild- young people converted would be put to persecution, the Governor-General ordered an in-
ing, the doors of which by this time had been considerable · ingonvenience and expense.restigation to be held by the Assistant Executive
strongly fastened, and began to hurl ston Tut little difficulty, we hope, has long Secretary, Mr. Welch. Mr. Clarke questioned the Governor-General's authority and directed
tried to set fire to the place. Inside wero many since been overcome; it is a matter for his representative to give no information to the
through the windows, while some of the rioters
satisfaction that no more serious inconvini-representative of the Governor-General.
LONDON, November 16th.
people who were trambling lu fear of their enca has come to light. At present there is subsequently expressed in writing his opinion
Parliament met and adjourned lives. Help was telephoned for, und after a timo every indication that the country is becoming that the Governor-Gonoral exercised so admin- more settled and punceful. There was much istrative control over him. This created a son. foree in the argument that while Japan dition which could not be allowed to cautinua,ceiving or having in your possession a blank until Friday, when Mr. Asquith (tho that sinceceded, after a strug-la, in dispersing beenpiel the equivocal position she did in and acordingly the Governor-Goitral oabled cheque, raluston couts, the property of Kenrick Prime Minister) will make a state-the rioters. Korea under the old régime, peace and the Secretary of War requesting the suspension Foto-For Hongkong the above Prices in order could only be preserved with the cablegram from the Secretary of War tho ba incraised by the amount of duly payable mailed fist now that the Japanese Emperor Governor-General has desi gunted Mr. Alexander
has been proclaimed to be lord of the soil. Gibson to be Acting Auditor. the position is being quietly accepted. Probably no effort at conciliation will produce among a people like the Koreans
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MACAO,
¡FROM OUE CORRESPONDENT] GOVERNORSHIP FOR MACAO'S D.F.W,
Telegraphic information lag been received that Soubor Miranda Guedes, Director of Public Works here, has been appointed Governor of S. Thomé à Principe, in the Gulf of Guines. This is the first-time a civil governor of these islands has been appointed.
and certificates of good character now being judiciously distributed inevery district comprised in the newly-acquired territory It is fully recognised by the Japanese Government that the success of their efforts depond very largely on the character of the men chosen to carry their policy into effect, The best wishes of his many friends in Macao and none are better aware than the advisors will go with Sonher Guedes for his success of the Emperor of the force of the Tinea in that responsible post. These two ielaidis and a population of 40,000. The main industry respondent's warning when he says have su ares of about 420 square miles of the islands is cooca growing. The direct "Viscount Tenavoni's successor will need to be very firm and very vigilant to protect a
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Ilie Wership-Is your name John Grant? Defendant - Yes, your Worship.
His Worship-The charge against you is re-
Roberts, stolen outside the Colony on or about the 11th of thin month,
Defendant-I plead not guilty,
His Worship-The second charre is receiving or having in your possession testimonials, the property of Kenrick Roberts, unlawfully obtain od outside the Colony,
Defendant-Not guilty, your Worship. His Worship What does the second charge zean, Mr. Wodehouse P
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Mr. Wodehouse, who attended on behalf of the prosecution, said that other charges would be made later.
His Worship-You want to recast them? Mr. Wodehouse-Yeri
His Worship-You want a remand? Mr. Wodehouse--Yes, I wish a formal remand. I understand the Crown Solicitor will
appear.
His Worship (to defendant)—Are you represented.£....
Defendant -No, your Worship. Do I under- stand these offences have been committed in Chinese territory?
ment on the Veto Conference.
[FROM THE MANILA "CABLENEWS."] ANTI-AMERICAN RIOTING IN
· MEXICO.
WASHINGTON, Nov, 12th. Dispatches received at the State Depart. ment from Mexico report the renewal of anti-American rioting in the Mexican capital in spite of the vigilince of the police nud the military. So far uo American fives have been lost. American property has boon burned and looted, and among other things the American flag has been insulted
destroyed. and burned together with the property
It appears that the anti-American out- break is the result of the alleged lynching of a Mexican desperado in Texas.
The city is in great disorder and the most rigid measures are being adopted by Pre- His Worship-Outsida the Colony. That issident Diaz to restore order and protect the charge, that you have these things in your possession knowing them to live boon staler.
Defendant-The offence was committed out.
flosorona (PEON: 10A, DEL Vaur ROAD and the lower classes of the Japannes of many shops, including an important tea house side the Colony. Is that within the jurisdiction
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population." Fast experience has shown the necessity for such protection, and the authorities are evidently doing their best to ensure it.
The German mall of the 19th October was delivered in London on the 15th inst.
On Sunday afternoon last a fire broke out in Run d'el Rei, which resulted in the destruction which carried insurance amounting to $15,000 Recently the Government has been at some ex- pense to procure up-to-date fire extinguishing apparatus, but the briga does not seem to ase it with as much success as they used the old Landpumps.
THE RELIGIOUS ORDERS.
The promulgation of the decree for the.
of the Court?
His Worship-The stealing was outside, but you live them in your possession inside the Colony. That is the charge.
His Worship (to Mr. Wodehouse)-You wart a week's remuud?
Mr. Wodehouse-Yes. He was only arrested
American property.
RICH ON 41 A WEEK,
Admira i brought up a detachment of troops
It was not until past 11 o'clock. that the stoors were opened and the frightened inmates allowed to go. This is the second time within a few days that the military hare had to be called out to protect theatre-goers.-
MILITARY-MATTEES.
When men enlist in the ranks of the sewly- trained troops they are told that leave and 12 return. hos is granted at the end of three years' sorvico. In the 2nd Regiment, which is quartered near the East of the City, my many men whose time has expired, and these have petitioned for love. This has been refused, as the authorities say the regiment is very much below strength. The reply of the authorities has expand ranch discontent, and there have been
large number of desertions lately. In the prosent unsettled state of affairs it would seen
thing to creat dissatisfaction among the troops. Dr. Sun Yat Sen in his recent speech in vary indiecrest of the Government to do any
Fenang said that the Canton troops were on the side of the revolutionists.. Be this as it may, desertions which have occurred lately to not make it appear that the troops are particularly loyal,
Sicce the New Year's troubles the police have been forbidden to interfere with the troops, and a regiment of patrols has lately beau formed whose duty is to look after the conduct of the soldiers whan in town. Already the two forces
hato
come
into collision. A
Bumber
"Mr. George Mires, of Marsham Street, Maidstone, who was for many years an inevrance and who used to beast that his total expenditure native wine and began to make a distur gout, his earuinga averaging about £1 a week of soldiers at Sha Ho drunk a quantity of had never exceeded 10s a week, died on Aug. barce. During the disorder patrols marched 10 last," says the Tianes, "aged seventy-eight
The Criminal Sessions will open at 10a.m. expakion of the religious orders is daily-expect. Yesterday, and we have not had time to make left £10 to each of the tenants of the twelvo the threatening attitude of the spectators, who-
and the disappearance of the Italian Sisters on Monday, instead of on the 18th inst., as ed now. Much ragrot is expressed in Mezzo, who have carried on a great work here for asual.
will be especially orer thirty years, regretted. They have cared for hundreds of orphans in their Convent who cannot cease to remember them with gratitude and affection,
Mr. Mutsde, now minizer of the Toyo Kisen Kaisha Yokoliara office, will shortly return to the Hongkong office, of which be was previously the manager.
The extracta we reproduce to-day from the Japanese newspaper published at Seoul, one giving an account of the celebrations in honour of the birthday of the Earxnon (of Japan, of which Korea now forms a part), and the other describing the monetary grants made to nearly nine thousand aged
Mr. G. H. Phipps, the British Cowan at Koreans of the yangpan and literati classes, | present interesting aspects of Japan's work Manila, who has been ill for some weeks past, Hongkong in the Prinz It is from the same over to as a colonising power. yangpan, and literati classes that all the Sigiemand, which arrived yesterday. opposition has come to Japan's activities in Korea. The Times Special Correspondent now touring in the East rave to the visit to Korea conclusion o
recent
that the majority of educated Koreans feel very sore about the loss of the independence that they had done so
On Tuesday a riosha ran over a staall boy in Bontana Strand, Burling. bi bádly aloit the shoulder and face, and necessitating Lis being. taken to the Tang Wah Hospital The cooli appeared at the Magistracy yesterday on a charge of negligence and the case was remanded.
A. SENADO ELECTION.
The Senado elestin takes place on Sunday next. I know of only two candidates, and I pity whoever is appointed to a very uncomfort- The able office for the next two years. revenue is iundequate, and there seems no hope of any immediate improvement in that respect.
ingairies,
Tears, leaving estate of the gross value of £4,560 on tao agene and endeavoured to drive off 48. 11d.. with net personalty £4.167 163, 5d. He the Holdiers, who at once retuliated, and hut for almshouses in Moto Road, Maidstone, a man gided with the patrols, there would most likely and his wife resident in almshouse taking the
to each of the tenants of bave been serious trouble. His Worship- Formally remanded until the sum equally: £5 to
Corrall's Almshouses, Maidstone, the children. 23rd.
of any parents resident in the simshouses not to Defendant Thank you.
be considered us tenants; £100each to the Maid- Gruut was then teken from the Court.
stone Soup Kitohen, the West Kent General Hospital, Maidstone, and the Ophthalmic Hos. pital, Maidstone, and to other charities be queathed all that was left."
THE OPIUM TEST CASE.
The test case in which two men were charged with keeping an opium divan and about twenty others were charged with smoking in a divan was concluded at the Magistracy yesterday, when Mr. E. R. Halifax gave his decision, He said that the defendants were discharged.
Mfr. Dennys, who had conducted the proseca- tion, said-MightTask your Worship's grounds
His Worship-Is it worth while?
Mr. Denoys-In not saying that I am entitled to ask your grounds, but I think in a
KEEPING PAUPERS IN COMFORT.
COFF THAT EQUAIS THE FAMILY INCOME. Mr. John Burns opened a narcos' home in can- nection with the Dewsbury Workhouse recently and in his speech described in vivid terms the crushing burden which the middle-classes have to hear.
They have, he said, to provide as much som fort for paupers whom the State supports as they can afford for themselves; and more than the average artisan can possibly provide for his family by his own work.
ROUHERIES.
Outside of the city walls and not far from the Government High School is a little subtle- ment of about 20 families who have long dwelt in peace and security. Several nights age, how- vver, a party of robbers came on the scene and Total eleven houses. Tho occupants were afrail to tell the authorities lest the thieves should take revenge on them. Their clemency was in vain, however, for two n'ghts ago the unwelcome visitors were again on the scene. and plundered the remaining houses. The authorities worn then informed, but not ous of the robbers has yet been caught.
WOMEN
AND FORTUNE-TELLERS.
It is a pity that the Government does cot take steps to put an end to the scandalous
THE CIRCUS. Hurston's Hongkong season is drawing to close, and those who have not yet seen the
ease of this kind the Government should under: One of the most remarkable features of í frauds practised on ignorant women by the The Manila Cobdeners asks:-"What is the tirous shonll visit Causeway Bay before it is
stand why your Worship discharged it the last sixty years," saist Mr. Burne, has fortune-tellers and magicians of this city. One woman who went to one of those persone for bureau of agriculture doing to encourage and too lats. The second riding competition, for a
presented by little to merit or to preserve." But, as direct the planting of rubber in the Philip prize
the proprietress, seems to me an absolutely clear sare, and I been not only the increasing spirit of bene.
disinherited and of the commauity to its amount of gold in an indicated place she would afflicted members, but the wonderful decline after a few days get froza the same spot an he says, from soreness and vague talk to pines? If the bureau is not doing anything takes place tonight. The lust matines cannot understand the line of reasoning whioli volence of the comfortable towards the advice was told that if she buried a certain Bis Worship -Yes I can give you my which has taken place in oficial pauperism immense fortune. The poor dape buried all serious agitation is a long step, and there in the promise why is it idle? These questions will be held at four o'clock on Saturday after yene Worship has followed.
her jewellery, which, needless to say, she never period. It has bean reduced from 62 per 1,000 to saw again. Her husband then assaulted the does not appear to be the slightest desire are blog asked daily in Manila with more soon, and the concluding performance in the
ovoning, when Mr. G. Tatner, an intrepid reasone. I think I had better give them in during writing.
26 5 per 1,000. At the same time the cost per magician and was arrested for so doing. The manifested now in any part of Korea to serious and dissatisfied insistence.”
Mr. Donnys-It will be much more sat head has gotte up from £7 19s. to £13 58. for wizard, of course, is at liberty, A Rangoon sontemporary states that the local resident, will, sup with a bear and the
factory to the Government, if yon pat your indoor paupers, and from £3 118. to £6 18, 5d. Kako that step. Why Japan rushed the
decision in writing. annexation in the way she did has never British Lagation in Peking is now engaged in tigers in their age.
conducting.come delicate negotiations with the
FRONTIER.
His Worship-Certainly, I will.
Mr. Dennys--Thank you.
hean 'apparent to anyone but the Japanese Chinese Gorerament regarding the future of BUBONIC PLAGUE ON THE SIBERIAN authorities responsible for the step. We the opium trade. The Government of India are commented
on this at the time of the communicating with Mr. Max Muller, and the
Bubonic plagne at Manchouli on the Siberian
The Japanese Court at Tokobama has recently annexation, pointing out that recent official Legation have already been apprised of the reporta bad represented the insurrec views of the Government of India, and they are frontier and on the Chinese Esatern Railway is tionary movement to have been entirely in possession of a comprehensive telegraphio des.reported to be spreading with alarming rapidity, been occupied with the trial of about thirty suppressed, and that the great work of patch direct from Simia on the oplum question. In three days to the 29th ult, 26 people were persons for the offence of betting on borse races. Sir John Jordan, the British Ministir, is er-stricken with the plague, resulting in 15 deaths. A bookmaker hat boen sentorsed to a year's reforming tho adininistration was progres-pected to return to Peking within the next few In the ensuing three daye, ended the 1st inst, imprisonment; oro man was finet 300 yeni sing most satisfactorily. Like a bolt from weeks, whes it is expected the negotiations will 4 more victims were claimed, of whom 35 two 200 yen each; six (including one foreigner)
80 yen esch, and six 50 yen sach. the blue came the news that the Japanese take ünal shape;
Boonmbed.
that
for outdoor paupers. The contributions to Poor Law per head of the population have gone up from 69. Bd. to 98...
MR. CHAMBERLAIN.
1 reference to a statement published in Lon- that Mr. Chamberlain will probably take his
I may frankly that the avenge condition of the unskilled labourer's child in Poor Law sa in Parliament this Session, and intervene. institutions now, as to food, clothes, enjoy: In the debate, the Birmingham Daily Mail Baw ment, shelter, and education, is higher than Mr. Neville Chamberlain, who said Mr. the average of the heat artisan's outside, and Chamberlain continues in good health, and I think it is quite possible he may re-enter the often as good as some of the middlo-plasses.
So far as thoir purely hygionic and sanitary, House of Commons this Session, but there is no
like Winchester, Harrow, and Eton" state is concerned. I certainly will back many found tion for the report that he intends to take Poor Law institutions against great old schools say part in the debaten. It is not the least.
likely that he will do so."