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land, belong to German firms. The size of
Owing to the typhoon, no performance was,
and property alons is equal to that of a given, at the Cireur last night and the TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.
given this evening.
Postcards are now being received in the
Colony which show the Hongkong Coronation Contingent marching with others in Sloane Square. The photographs are good, and all the
Hougkong men are easily recognisable.
Argament in the action between Li Po Hung and the Yik Lang Bank and others, which hai bean before the Fall Court (Their Hotours Bir Francis Piggott, Chief Justice, and Mr. Justios Gemparts, Puisas Judge) for the last couple of days, concluded yesterday afternoon, when their Lordships reserved judgment,
German principality. One firm employs programme arranged for that night will be 120 men, including 60 commercial agents, who are German proteges. The German trade in Southern Morocco has expanded greatly of late, but the bulk of the goods "Per on the statistics as British, owing to their being exported by German firme via England. Germany is also considerably. interested in mining in the hinterland. The developments in Morocco have forced Germany to take action. The Sultan's authority is gone, and the confusion existing in the north, has led to great excitement in the south. As France and Spain, transgressing the Act of Algeciras, established stations in the interior, it was natural that Germany' should accede to the WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. demand of her subjects for protection." It was denied that Germany intended it as a counter-stroke to the French and Spanish action, and it was announced that Germany did not intend to establish herself per manently at Agadir," but the protection of I our countrymen will not be withdrawn til order is restored." Agadir is too close to
Sir Robert
Burnett & Co.'s
CELEBRATED
Gibraltar to allow of Great Britain viewing
the move with unconcern. The Time on the 4th inst., pablished a chart of the road stead of Agadir showing the soundings in fathoms. It is an open roadstead, ". The Times sail," protected from north-easterly winds and affording convenient anchorage
THROUGH HEUTER'S AGENCY.]
THE POLITICAL CRISIS.
EXPECTED RESIGNATION OF UNIONIST LEADERS.
LONDON, July 27th. Lord Rosebery has had an audience with the King at Buckingham Palace.
Some Unionist papers anticipato that Mr. Balfour and Lord Lansdowne will resign
(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.
THE MOROCCAN SITUATION.
BRITISH NAVAL PREPARATIONS DENIED.
LONDON, July 27th. Bouter's Agency is informed that the abandonment of the contemplated visit of the Atlantic cruiser squadron to Norway is due to a change in the programmes of the Home and Atlantic Fleets, and is unconnect-
At the Magistroy yesterday Mr. Wood sent enced a Chiness to mix months' imprisonment and four hours' stocks for returning from their leadership in the respective Houses ofed with the Morocco Question. banishment. Another native who stole a basket | Parliament if the Party rejects their advice. containing brass and other articles from a
THE HALSBURY BANQUET. passenger on the 1.2. Faiskan was sentenced to three months' imprisonment and four hours stocks by the same Magistrate,
The Garrison Orders notify that consequent on expiration of 60 days' privilege leave rented to Col. H. D. Molatyre, 8th Rajpats, the fol lowing officiating appointments are made from ferencer of 20th July, 1911-Major A. G. Ralph to be offelating Commandant. Captain
H. C. Cutler to be officiating Second in Com- mand. Captain T. A. Davis to be officiating Double Company Commander in addition to his other duties as Double Company Offer.
TELEGRAM FROM ME. CHAMBERLAIN. ·
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EMPRESS OF CHINA" AGROUND
TOKYO, July 27th.
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A wireless message states that the "Empress of China;" when rounding Cape Furs, outside Tokyo Bay, rau aground,
The N.Y.K. steamer “Kanagawa-maru
becu dispatched to her pssistance.
(THROCON - BAUTEE'S AGENOY.]
THE TURF.
THE GOODWOOD OUT.
No new factor has supervaned. Yester- day's conferences were due to a desire of Ministers to hear orally from Sir Francie Bortie, the Ambassador to France, the
LONDON, July 27th.
French view of the situation.
The probable starters for the Goodwood Great Britain, Reuter's Agency adds, Cup are:--Royal Realm (Earl), Kilbroney Lornox, July 27th.
Mr. Asquith's statement (Walter Griggs), Yellow Slave (Maher), The dinner given in honour of Lord adheres to
of Commons On the Saint Crispin (H. Jones), Martingale II. Halsbury, was held to-night, the attendance. in the House including some of the most prominent 6th inst., and is convinced that aur settle- (Martin); Bryony (Huxley), and Mindor
ment outside Morocco which France accepts | (Clark).. will not be prejudicial to England.
Unionists of both Houses.
Among the latest adherouts to the “no surrender" party are the Earl of Walde. grave, Viscount Churchill, the Unionist
The statement by Mr. Asquith, to which allusion is made in the foregoing telegram, was telegraphically reported as follows
Mr. Asquith, in the House of Commons_yes.
are
THE GOODWOOD FLATE.
LONDON, July 27th. There were six starters for the Goodwood
A person going from South China to the north-west Providers of the Empire, says & Burma in seven or eight fathoms of water within contemporary, enters a territory where wheat Whips, Earl Roberte, the Marquis of terday, stated in reply to Mr. Balfour-can Plate, which resulted as follows:-
reigns supreme. One is inclined to think of the entire Chinese people as depending apon rice as the main article of their diet. In fact,
half a mile of the shore." But if there ever was any disposition to believe that Germany OLD TOM GIN meditated the bold emprise of establishing
DRY GIN
IMPORTED AND BOTTLED BY
Ignition
Pillo
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Cardinal Beaufort
X
Ignition won by four lengths, while six lengths saparated the second and third horses.
negotiations whi my little regarding the neg Winchester, and the Earl of Plymouth.
passing between the Powers concerning Movoco, but I wish it to be clearly understood that the Lord Selborne, in toasting the Earl of
Government consider that a new situation has Halsbury, read a telegram from the Rt. arisen, the future developments of which may sfect British interests more directly than bith- Hou. Joseph Chamberlain heartily supporterto. We are confident that diplomatic disous- sion will fed a solution. In any part wo take therein we shall have due regard to the proteo tion, of those interests and the fulfilment of treaty obligations towards France which are
Tho botting was 40 to 1 aget. Iguition; well known,
All the papers comusent on and approve Mr. 5 to 4 on Pillo; and 4 to 1 agst Cardinal Asquith's statement regarding the Merocean situation. They say it makes clear that while Beaufort.
Arrangements to be maste behind our backs, supporting France we will not stand aside and apparently hoped in Germany. Thongh the situation is grave the papers express cond dence in a diplomatic solution which it is hoped will pravant à resurrence of alarms and excur.
ions in connection with Morocco,]
a writer of recognised authority on things a naval base here, that idea has been pretty Chinese in one of his books states that rios is well dispelled by recent disclosures."considered indispensable all over the land." According to the Berliner Tayeball the while it is true that the Chinese in all the ing the cause. Lord Selborne made a Agadir move is but an incident in a concerted region south of the loss bolt of Central China, strong fighting no-surrender speech, in plan to realise the dream of a great German those in the treaty ports, and those who have which he declared that the division in domain in West Africa from Rio del Rey emigrated to foreign countrice do make rice the Unionist party was solely in connec to the Orange river; and The Times learns their principal article, of diet, yet there are tion with the proposed creation of new that Germany demands the complate cession millions of Chiness in North Chins who depend of the 'coust. and interior of French Congo for their subsistence almost entirely upon wheat. Pears. When that issue was passed they up to Langa river, including Libreville sød Loange, and also France's rights of pre
What quid emption in the Congo States. pro quo France is to receive we have not been
SHANGHAI TRADE.
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would close their ranks.
Lord Halsbury, on rising to respond, was accorded an oration. He made a most vehement appeal to his party to resist the Parliament Bill to the end.
VIGOROUS SPEECHES.
LATER.
No list of those present at the banquet
Messrs. Libert & Co's Pisca Goods Market Report says:--
Business continues to be very dull in almost
very
fair amount of activity. The anxiety in The exact position .of affairs does
to the high water in the Yangtze is regard. not appear to have been disclosed by reflected in the total absence of enquiry from
nearly all the chief trade centres, on the: either Government concerned, but the river, and news from Hankow dated three days situation is evidently not to the ago states that the foods are increasing, ap
damaged and water still rising. British Government's liking. Only a
Dewa through native source states that few days ago Mr. Laora GEORGE, water can
in ways old,
and the later of Parliament among the 400 present. The are far from reassuring, apparently as themea kif she were especially as it is still some three weeks before proceedings were most enthusiastic, the n no account in the cabinet of nations. Tr the volume of the snow water in the Yangtze guests repeatedly rising to cheer the Szechsen bayers are stated to have about one speeches, which panimously protested
loyalty to the leaders.
Lord Salisbury remarked that he
advices
anally begins to decrease.
awaiting investment in yarn and piece goods, and the movement in the former article is partly
million six hundred thousand taels in Shanghai
situation were forced upon us he said, in which peace was only preservable by the surrender of the great and beneficant position which Great Britain bad won-through cen-attributable to their operations, but as they have the field pretty much to themselves at the for supplies of piece-goods, in hopes that the market will be a little more down on its knees before they wish to fill their requirements.
NO
is
GROWING ANXIETY,
ILATER. Leaders and special articles are published in the papers on the Moroccan difficulty. Some of them have an alarmist tone and wine anxiety regarding German relations,
The statement which Mr. Asquith is expected to make to-day is eagerly awaited. Admiral Moore, who is in command at Portsmouth, announces that certain battle ships and cruisers of the Atlantic fleet are returning to Portsmouth in order to give
THE NORTH-EAST FRONTIER OF INDIA,
PEACEFUL PENETRATION BY
CHINESE.
As attention is boing so persistently directed to the North-East Frontier question in conusa. tion with the proposed rednotion of the Indinu Army, it may not be out of place, saya the Pioneer, to show what China has done of lato years in bringing certain tracts under control. The bord Statways been a source of trouble to Trips wont of the precisas af the Chinese authorities. The direct road to Lhas
lay through them, but the local chiefs were practically Independent, owing allegiance neither to Peking nor Lhasse, and ready to resist any had sprung up in their mist, the heads of intruders from either side. Great lamaseries States included part of the Tibetan district of which exercised enormous influenes.
There Khan, which produces the finest fighting men Horba tribesmen, also well-known for their fight in the country; and west of Tachien-lu were the
turies of heroisin and achievement, by allow-moment they are not showing any special desire would sooner cut off his hand than con. are to the crews, which means that they quutios. When the Younghusband mission
ing Britain to be treated when her interests were affected as if she were of no account in the cabinet of nations, then he said e- phatically that peace at the price would be
1 humiliation which would be intolerable
For a great country like ours. It is a stateinent that arrests attention. No other construction could be placed upon this veiled threat than that it was directed against Honagong Option: 10A, DES Vævi ROAD Germany's action in Africa. It looked as if
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market
tribute to the fall of Lord Lansdowne. He will be at Portsmouth a month.
recalled.
was in a spirit of complete loyalty to Mr. The papers point out that the whole of the The decline in the price of American cotton Balfour and Lord Lansdowne it was third Division of the Hours fleet, mobilised that has taken place has had its effect in casing business, in some cases to quita a considerable decide upon a more gallant course that they footing the very day the Atlantic fleet was down prices asked from Manchester for new with the determination to assist them to for the Corenation, was placed on a peace extent. In the general quistness here this however, and in view of the forward price of would discuss the Bill when the Commons
has been for the most part unrosponsive, cotton, values can hardly bo. indifferent news in from India regarding the bear a safe level as rated as being returned it.
especially as the rainfal may make that market a poor customer to Manobester. There are many early ship way off, but no doubt an improvement in the spot demand would cause a buying movement.
Lord Halsbury's remarks about the possibility of an impeachment for advising
LONDON, OPRICK: 131, FLEET START. EC the confidence of the Government in a mente available and the spring is still a long the creation of peers was frantically cheered.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, JULY 28TH, 1911,
THE telegrams we publish to-day regarding the situation which has arisen out of the French advance to Fez do something to allay the apprehension which has been eroated in England by recent indications that a grave international situation has developed. Tho "powder magazine of the world" moves like a planet. A few years ago the Far East was so designated; then it was the Balkans.
diplomatic solution, as expressed by Mr. Asqurru at the begining of the month, had weakened amsiderably, and the conferences in which Sir EDWARD GRET has been on- gaged during the last few days, led the public to jump to the conclusion that the situation has not improved. Consequently. an unexpected change of plans in the Flest has been given an alarmist interpretation. The explanation which Reuter's Agency gives regarding the Cabinet Councils and consultations with the KING, as well as of the reported movements of the Atlantic craiser squadron, was doubtless obtained from authoritative sour- ces, but until the Premier himself announces
recent
INDIA AND OPIUM.
TONDON, July 27th. In the course of the debate in the House
He said that the last the pears were created of Commons on the Indian Budget, Colonel thras of the authors were impeached. Two Yate complained that the Indian people had THE ADAPTABLE CHINAMAN. fled the country and one was imprisoned in not been compensated for the loss of opium British Columba," in Chambere's Journal for the Tower.
Extract from an article, "The Chinese in July:-
and urged the prevention of the "export morphine and cocaine from Europa.
Mr. Montagu, Under Secretary of State
All grades of Chinese society sy be seen
Lord Milner said he never went into shutting along the side walks of The Asiatica fight with greater reluctance, but he would quarter, from the prosperous tyhee in quilted
speci-
of
had turned its back on Lhasa and the Chinese Government began its work of provincialising Tibet, the border States were soon in a ferment. The chicfe apparently realised that their inte pendence was in danger, and they were the first to begin hostilities. They had already mas sacred the Assistant A. bau Feng and his party near Batang, when that official was on his way to Lhassa early in 1904, and there was a general csil
to arms after this overt act of rebellion. The Chinese proceeded to take action in their usual systematic way. They began sending some of their modern troops to Szechuan, and in op 1906 Chao Erh-fong was appointed to subjugate the tribal muntry. He was a man
of marked and energy, and in three years he had- practically completed his
task.
Troops word pushed steadily forward the Lamas were summarily dealt with and many of their monasteries sacked, and one chief after another was compelled to ; military roads were built depessed and pensioned off; Chineso offeials make torms. These native rulers were i were installed in their place sad various strategical positions wore occupied. At the same time the military advance on Lhasss was zachod another stage in the in progress, and the fight of the Dalai Lanus
was really a long drawn ont campaigns of what It would have been impossible for the Chi- outlying province had they not secured their
silk tunio and red-buttoned cap to tho aturveling be wanting in self-respect if he in any way for India, claimed the sympathy of the coalie in dingy overalls and battered hat retriev ed from somebody's dust beap and all the shared responsibility for the creation of House of Commons for all who are doingness to have succeeded in reducing Tibet to am mens between, including the self-respecting peers. Let the Government do its own evil their share to eradicate the immoral opium direct line of communications with Saechnan,
washes man." going at his own peculiar jog in perfect balance from either end of the six- trot, his two huge bundles of clothes swinging work. foot pole across his shoulders, and the veget able man," that feature of overy Western town, adjusted.
industry, firstly for the Chinese who were thorong in many instancas, the sympathy of
Mr. Austen Chamberlain said Mr. As.showing admimble coal, and then for the quith had tricked the Opposition, entrapped Indian taxpayers who were willingly and his twa big barksts of grosustaff similarly the Crown, and deceived the people. They cheerfully making sacrifices.
A few women may be seen dressed like thə
were loyal subjects of the Crown and honest servants of the people, and would do their
It has now moved westward that the conditions no longer demand the men, only with wider trousers and longer and to Morocco. International rivalries and attitude of watchfulness and suspicion more elaborate tunics, each provided with an jealousies are so keen now-a-days-that the indicated in the speech of the Chancellor in rain or shine. One of the most interesting utmost to prevent a repetition of the
umbrella to unfurl over their glossy bare heads
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THE WINNER,
the
cacour
and house they devoted themselves to the subjugation of the border states. raled in a tyrannical manner. Begar or forood people with them, as the great Lafans had Labour was
was everywhere in vogue, traders were desced and their transport snimals were im- pressed without payment. The Chinese pro- DAILY MAIL AVIATION RACE. cooded to establish their own system of adminis
tration, with schools, port-offloss and even. situation which has developed might con
telegraph stations: Coloniste ware of the Exchequer, the uneasiness which that sights Victoria (British Columbia) has to show
gottle in to fidently have been predicted from the speech create will not be entirely, allayed. the Old Country visitor is that of Chinese outrage. When Mr. Chamberlain described
districts; and the confidence which follows newly conquered moment that the French took up their self. Though there appears to have been some dressed offspring along the paths of Beacon Mr. Asquith as a trickster the ball echoed
women in full native garb pushing their gaily-
LONDON, July 27th.
s settled government itself. Trado revived and the people accepted soon declared imposed task: of establishing order in thought in home shipping circles of war Hill Park in up-to-date American go-carts, or with shouts of "A traitor!"
Reaumont won the Daily Mail aviation the now position, the more warlike sections Morocco. The Spaniards looked upon it as risks, it is utterly incredible that Germany the windows of Government-street's most at- mingling with a crowd of white women before
The speaker
being overawed by the display prize, covering the 3,010 miles in 22 hours. The states were thus absorbed and
of other nation would wantonly tractive stores.
was also greeted with cries of "Fature 28 minutes.
military forse.
the He displayed amazing skill broken. The Chinese continued their road
between Lhasas and Szechuan
barriers There are many wealthy merobants in China
Premier." taking steps to see that the French oper- provoke a war, but matters must have
were finally town, some of the stores baving beautiful native ations did not extend to what is described assumed an ugly phase to make it necessary
wares and fabrics worth large sums of money, the country was indebted to Lord Halsbury lands was carried shoulder high by the the northern frontier of Assam. Other posts. Mr. Joseph Chamberlain's telegram mid and endurance, and on landing at Brook-making, and one result of their activity Was the occupation of Rima, sa outpost in the Spanish press as the Spanish zone, insist on its claim to be consulted in the parts of the quarter, however, it is a different for refusing to surrender his principles in enthusiastic crowd and received a great are said to have been established along, the
conducted hy spruce, courteous,
which is within three or four
the "Tunisification of Morocco," and while any
of
Spain did not disguise her approval Gennany's action in sending to Agadira warship to intimate that in any setilenient of the Moroccan question she too intended, to have a voice. It will be remembered that the official explanation of this "bolt from tho blue," was that the warship was sent to Agadir in response to a demand from Gerinan subjects for protection. It has been stated in the Cologne Gazette, that "Large tracts of cultivated land in the vicinity of Agadir, and far into the binter
for the British Government to publicly and
settlement of the Moroccan imbrogio.
Two cases of plague were reported yesterday, bringing the total for the season up to 231.
The Germinu Mail of the 28th JuuÓ WAS delivered in London on the 26th July.
English-speaking
Chinese.
In the remote
story. Here the paint and piste-glass are such a crisis. absent; many of the windows are broken, boarded up, or adorned with spasmodic splashes
of whitewash; and where the ore can penetrate
ovation.
Vedrines covered the course in 23 hours 34 minutes, and he also was accorded a
the gloom it encounters objects most unlovely SUPPORT FOR LORD LANSDOWNE warm ovation by the crowds assembled at and depressing.
The Chinaman is at once the most adaptable and the most conservative of people. Place him in the kitchen of a white household and he ranges in a manner wonderful to behold, but in will grapple with the latest thing in " majestic
LONDON, July 27th.
Lord Lansdowne, who sent letters to his
Exeter, Salisbury and Brighton,
Enthusiasma ran high in the closing stages of the race, and the utmost excitement prevailed as Vedrines made his gallant effort
Messrs. A Tack & Co. have lost no time in Last orening we received from the firm three utensils, he will convert the galleless pig and his policy, has received replies from 230 for victory, completing the course justa patting on the market typhoon photographs. his own haunts, among his own primitive followers asking whether they support photographs of the wreckage of the Star Ferrylated to turn the heart of the average Hotton who signify their intention to support him. the next competitors quitted Glasgow,
the innocent chicken into weird messsa calon. matshed, mounted on a large card.
tot
marches
south-east frontier of Tibet, and precautions have been taken to make these scoare against attack, in case of any fresh rebellion in Kham, is the Tibet borderland at the present further eastwards we have the "peaceful penet
time, and ration" of the Chinese into the valleys west of the great Divide between the Salween and the Irrawaddy, In the wild and unexplored tracta frontierline has ever been demarcated, and the which lie beyoud Adm and Upper Burns no time would seem ripe for some joint sotion by
Durand Line" on our north-eastern frontier, their respective spheres of political control the British and Chinese Governments by
which should be defined. We want in short, a and negotiations for arriving at this might wėlį be undertaken at Peking.