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missionaries, which amounted, according
The Garrison ordora announce the promotion
to list reports, to Ms. 58,516 and of Captain A. L. Earrett of the 126th Bilachi TELEGRAMS, TELEGRAMS.
stan Infantry to the rank of Major, and of Lloat GH. Russell of the same regiment to that of Captain.
While a German rowing crew wars practising at Shanghai last Thursday the best was swamy- ed in the rough water, and some difficulty was
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,}
ITALY AND TURKEY..
APPREHENSIVENESS IN EUROPE,
$129,197 Towards these funds large and numerous contributions were sent from the United States of America. Tf the total sum of foreign contributions by foreigners towards the relief of distress in A. S. WATSON China during the last twenty-five yours
could be ascertained, it would be found to experienced in rascaing one of the crew whe & CO., LTD.,
run into many millions of dollars. Howald not swim.. many thousands of lives all this benevol ence has saved cannot be calculated. But these calls are being made by missionaries with such growing frequency that even the most benevolently disposed are beginning to at Deep Water-Bay. His Worship imposed the near East and perhaps have more far-
ESTABLISHED 70 YEARS..
feel that it is time that the Chinese authori ties should manifest in a more practical"
Mr. A. Gibson, Colonial Votorinary Surgeon, prosecuted a Chinese before Mr. Hazeland at the Magistracy yesterday for killing & encking pig in place other than a licensed slaughter-house flue of $50, the alternative being one month's imprisonment.
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS manner than they do in earnest desire to junk were charged before Mr. Hazeland at the Six Chinese- men nud a woman employed 03 & do something to provost these constantly Magistraey yesterday with stealing two hags recurring disasters. It is common knowledged & jar of sugar, the property of Moses that the cause of most of these disasters is Jardine, Mathoton & Co. After hearing the to be traced to the criminal igaorance, evidenco his Worship discharged the men, and apathy, or deliberate neglect of the officials, sentenced the woman to one month's imprison who have allowol the hills to be denuded mont with hard labour. of trees, and dykes and river banks to fall
CLARET
ST. ESTEPHE
*
ST. JULIEN
LA ROSE
Por Case Por Case
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1 doz. Qts. 2 doz. Pts.iuto disrepair, and we have no doubt what-Moses Chin, Ph.D., a Christian Chinaman, was
ever that arong foreigners generally, whose feelings of sympathy with suffering humanity are never appoiled to in vain, there will be general support for the view
$10.40 $11.40
12.40 13.40
1540
16.10.
CHATEAU HAUT BRION
LARRIVET 21:40 ~22.40
CHATEAU MOUTON...
1
D'ARMAILHACQ ... 25.40
26.40
CHATEAU PONTÉT
CANET
28.00
CHATEAU LA TOUR
CARNIT
33.00
CHATEAU RAUZAN
CHATEAU LAFITE
47.00
53.00
The above Clarets, imported from the well- known firm of CHAS. RANCOURT ET
put forward by one of the speakers at the Shanghai weating that their help should be conditional upon the Chinese Government
At the Guildford Congregational Church, Dr. ordained to the ministry. Dr. Chin went to England ten years age and studied at the United College at Bradford and afterwards went to Gornmay and took the degree of Dostor of Philosophy. He is the first nhông his country, inen to take this degree
A sausage skin, coataining 7 oz. of opium, was discovered on a Chisaman attempting to
LONDON, September 27th.
generally concerning
Apprehensiveness is evinced by the Press situation lest an eventual conflict involve tho Italo-Turkish
Young Turks may seek to restore the im- Apprehensions are felt in Vienna that the
paired prestige of their country in some minds abroad by a militant policy against Turkey which would kindle Mussubaan fanaticism.:
Freaching consequences, --
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.) THE FRENCH NAVAL DISASTER.
THE CASUALTY LIST.
LONDON, Soptember 27th. It is officially announced that 149 sailors of the French warship Liberta bave teen
seriously injured. killed or are missing, and that 91 are
SUPREME COURT.
Wednesday, September 27th. IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. BEFORE MR. H. H. J. GONFERTZ (ACTING CHIEF Justice).
A BUILDER'S CLAIM.
The Hung On Lang firm oned the Kiu Cheung firm to poover 8304.79,-being balanos du› for work done as a builder and contractor and materials supplied.
and Mr. W. E. L. Sheutou, of Mases. Descon, Mr. R. A. Harding, appeared for plaintifTM, Lasker & Descon, defended;
The casualties on the nine other warahipsetsim to $125.20, and after evidence had been...
An amount was paid into Court reducing the 5. hard, by Lordship adjourned the hearing,
in the vicinity were 24 killed, 87 missing, 45 seriously injured and 48 slightly injured.
ORION'S" 13-INCH GUNS.
LONDON, September 27th. The Orion's 13-inch guns have been tested. The seamen's ears were covered with wool-
THE CRICKET CLUB CONCERT, Following is the programme whick has boen arranged for the open-air concert which is on Saturday: advertised to take place on the Cricket Ground
PROGRAMME, FART 1,
.....Sullivan
-Goetz
The Baud of The X O.I.L.I. Mr, E. E. de W. Abney, Mr. Frank Anatin Mezzo Sopravo Solo"Dear England"Fraccas Allitson
Mary Metro
Birn. D.Louis,
Harry Montague
graphs that the Contral Committee of Rail-heard the explosion, which shook the ship Tenor Solo... Melisande in the wood Reuter's correspondent at Rome tale padded leather flaps, ao that they scarcely Selection from..." The Gondoliers" waymen have issued a manifesto against violently, smashing crockery and the sky-Baritong dele. The Rebel... Wallnos the projected general strike which has been lights. The bottom of a boat fell out. unsuccessfully initiated by protestors against The Orion's structure was undamaged and the action in Tripoli.
the tests surpassed all expectations.
THE STRIKE HABIT.
LONDON, September 27th.
ROTH SIDES OF THE QUESTION.
LATER
An authoritative Italian source informe
Capt. FJ. D. Jorsad.
Selection from. Tatahausor!!
INTERVAL,
The Band of The KO.YLI- Wagne The Dollar Princare" Waltz, Fail.
The Band of The K.0.Y.L.I. PART 11.
Selection from......" Veroniqnu"
giving monetary assistance and also such go ashore at Fremantle from the Blae Fannel Reuter that Italy's action in Tripoli is the five hundred London dockers have gone Baritone Solo...."Tommy, lad".
powers of control over engineering workliner Gorgon. Inside sich of his boots was & which might be done for the permanent fat plocs of iron with angle picven at either end, good of the people. One cannot but feel which had the effect of rai ing the foot from the that if the money which bas in the past bepu leather sole, thus leaving a small narrow cavity. contributed by foreign syrapathisers to the Into this the epium was tightly wedgod; relief of distress in China had been invested in permanent cagineering work along the river inaks of the country, thousands of lives would have been saved and an immense amount of distress, prosont and future, avoided. No permanent famine relief is possible unless the Chinese Government can
We have received from the American Con salate Generul of Hongkong the following Typhoon Warning despatched from the Mall Observatory yesterday:-Cyclono er Typhoon crossing northern Luzon, moving W, N. W. The offerunos message said the typhoon was located in 121 deg. 'Long. E... 17 deg. Lat. N.,
result of the new Turkish régime with its violation of treaty rights and systematic opposition ta Italian development.." Italy but insiste that she will no longer be placed does not seek any special position in Tripoli,
in a position of inferiority.
Reuter, denies that Italy is treated differ- An authoritative Ottoman, interviewed by
ently to other Powers. All nations have
on strike alleging that the masters have
tor.
..Meninger
Tho Band of The K.O.Y.L
Violin Scld..... (a) Chanson Triste..... Tenkaikowsky Mr. H.1. Jorda. (b) Gavotte
Me R. C. Edwards. Soprano Solo
Say yes. Mrs. F. J. Histor. Song............
not complied with the award of the arbitra-
There are indications that the trouble is serimata....... Love in Idienina spreading.
BAKERS STRIKE IN DUBLIN..
LONDON, September 27th. The bakers of Dublin have gone on strike
Guy D'Hadelot
Mr. R. M. Crosso, R.A,
Scicoturl .......Macbeth The Band of the K.O.F.L.I. Accompanists Miss Rago, Mr. D. J. Donne, Mr. George Grimble,
THE CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY. CHANGSHTA-CHAUCHOU SECTION.
Mr. B. Giles, II B.M.'s Consul at Changsha,
FILS, ALE OF EXCEPTIONAL VALUE and be persuaded to deal with these flood moving W.N.W. Phisignifies that it will be equal trading privileges in Tripolf, and it for an increase of one stilling in their wagewrites in his report for 1910 :---
Guaranteed to be gennine Chateax Wines
of Fine Vintage.
Clarets from the celebrated Chateaux abov#
mentioned are too well-known to connoisseurs. to noed farther comment, and we can con. fidently recommend them as mature and un flue condition.
A. S. WATSON & CO..
LIMITED,
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
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during the recent strike of senmen took on The Netherland-Steamship Company, who head as stokers and trimmers, has now decided, at any rate for the present, to allow all such posts on Greir vessels to be filled by Chinese. They are already so employed on five out of eight mail boats. It is said that
bat that the directors have bren for some the new arrangement is not das to the strike, tima considering the introduction of Chinese labourers as stokera, oving to their greater fitness to work in high temperatures.
in India deals with them. There is doubt. les much truth in the remark made by Bishop GRAVED that the Chinese Govern. ment is in the position of not having trustworthy information; it was not always that they are unwilling to help, but the information they get is distorted in a thousand ways." On the Bishop's motion the following resolution was adopted by the mesting, viz:"That, in view of the frequent recurrence of famines in China, and especially in view of the con- ditions now prevailing in the Yangtze valley, an executive committee composed of Chinese British waters to participate in the Coronation The Chinese cruiser Hai Chi, which visited and foreigners, to be known as the Central Review at Spithead and subsequently went to China Famine Relief and Conservation Newcastle to have her electrical installation Committee, be formed, whose duties shall renewed and machinery overhauled, left Ply be to bring such relief na is possible to the shys a Plymouth correspondent, will be the first mouth on 31st ult for New York. The vessel, stricken communities, and to take all possible Chinese warship to visit the Atlantic seaboard of steps in co-operation with the Chinese Gov-the United States. erament for the betterment of conditions." Tork, the cruiser proceeds to Mexican ports and After a short stay at Now
SCHEME FOR ULSTER.
Italy really does not sook territorial rectifica- THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT tion or the establishment of a protectorate of the present tension is of the easiest or a preferential position, then the remova
nature.
CHARGES AND DENIALS.
LATER. Italian Embassy calling attention to alleged Replying to a communication from the attempts to incite the Arab population of Tripoli against the Italians and recomiend-- ing the abandonment of the dispatch of arms and ammunition as possibly leading addressed a note to the Embassy refuting to regrettable incidouls, the Porte yesterday the allegation and adding that measures had been adopted for the maintenance of ordar.
Rumours, were current yesterday of the
The Changsha Chachon section of the Han- Low-Canton Railway made very little progress during 1910. In the trade report for 1909 it LONDON, Soptember 27th..
was anticipated that trains would be running between Changaba and Chuchon by November, Sir Edward Carson, speaking at Portrush, your the sleepers and rails had been laid between 1910. As a matter of fact, at the end of the denied that the scheme for a Provisional Chachos and Chaoshan, a distance of about 14 Government for Ulster, in the event of ballasted nor had any bridges basa constracted. miles, but the permanent way had not yet beon. Home Rule being passed, was unconstitu-coustraction train made a trial trip from Chao- Temporary trestle bridges wore pat up and a
for propounding it. Ulstormen, he said. would not fight the Army and Navy, but if tional, or that he would be guilty at treason
the forces of the Crown turned out and displaced the Ulsterren they would do so at their peril.
BRITISH NAVAL ESTIMATES,
REDUCTION ANTICIPATED.
LONDON, September 27th.
The Et. Hon. Reginald McKenna, Beur
It will be an important part of the Com-Culo, returning thence to New York and Englanding of Italian troops at Tripoli, butary of State for the Navy, speaking at
mittee's work to collect information about land, to await completion of the first of two
the famine and its causes and make the warships building for China-st-Elswick and these are denied in competent quarters. papers
facts known to the civilised world. That, Barrot, which she will escort to a home port
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as the Bishop remarked, will unquestion-pose of "ahpying the flag Chinese interoats
The visit to Mexico is admittedly for the pur-friendly intervention of Germany and The Porte is endeavouring to secure the ably have a strong effect upon the Govora suffered during the recaut revoiation, loss of Austria ment, and we any and that the knowledge | life as well as property being involved in China's that this will form part of the duty of the claim for damages. Relief Committee will doubtless do much to overcome the growing hesitation among the foreign public to contribute to famine Relief Funds as generously sa they have done on many occasions in the past. i
It is announced that the new Kowloon market at Taim-Sha-Teul will be opened og Sanday next.
LADY LUGARD.
THE TURBULENT BALKANS.
LONDON, September 27th.
rising of Mussulman Albanians-has-takos- It is reported from Cetinje, that a serious
place and is extending, the object being to obtain similar concessions to those obtained by the Malissoris from the Turkish Govern-
We announced a week or ten days ago that" Lady Lugard was exported to return from Japan by the M.M, atasmor Caledonien-which came in on Monday last. We regret to learn that the cause of Her Excellency's non-arrival' was due to the fact that on the day on which she was to have sailed from Yokohama (Septam ment, ber 16th) she was advised that a sorivus opera.
upon her former illness. istion was essential for internd trouble consequent
THOUGH, as we have previously stated, the Hoods in China this year appear to have the name of the latest organisation in that city
The American. Viking Society of Manila wrought more destruction to life and pro-Over 200 Scandinavians have enrolled, perty than on any previous occasion within the recollection of living man, we gather was Commodore at Hongkong seven or eight Vice-Admin C. G. Robinson, C.V.0, who that it has struck many of our readers-an ̈ rather strange that so little is heard about years ago, has been promoted to Admiral.
trouble.
the measures adopted for the relief of the The tonent of a house at Temple Street pitiable distress which must prevail in all Yanwati, has reported to the polloo that thieves the districts affected by the Hoods. These stole 850 worth of clothing from his residence. areas are confined to no one province: they The Java Tim Batavia) states that Mr. are tabe found in at least half a dozen, J. P. Nicholeon, of the Hongkong and Shang- and the need of help must therefore be hai Bank, is in hospital at Tjikini with eye very great indeed. We are reminded of this on seeing in the Shanghai papers the report of a meating-convened for the paraga damu yesterday from Home was Captain Among the passengers who returned by the pose of forming" a new committee to carry Fatshar
A Somerville, who was in command of the s.s on famine relief." As most of our readers will be aware, a state of famine has prevailed in Central China for many months past, and the floods of last mouth served but to extend the famine"
area to many other provinces. A Relief Fund was opened. at Shanghai last year, and appeals for contributions were made far and wide. The latest published list of these contrik u. tions we can find (dåted · August 17th) shows that the subscriptions from foreign sources amounted to Ts: 383.985
We have been informed by the Colonial Secretary's Office that the quarantine rostric- tions imposed against Hongkong by the Philippine Islands are removed.
Shanghai Bank, has been transferred to Johore Mr. H. A. Coaxiney, of the Hongkong and Bharu. Mr. P. de O. Morriss takes his plecs as sub-agent of the Kuala Lumpur branch.
in request, and this want has now been met by A good plan of the West River is frequently
ห
the Who's #1
n
is doing well.
This was performed on the morning of that that frequent telegrams beve-reported that she day, and the community will be glad to learn
ham and captured the garrison of Bozif The insurrectionists have killed Kana-
They also captured Vali Kossova at Jakova,
Troops are being sent.
THE OPIUM CONFRENCE. GREAT BRITAIN'S ATTITUDE.
LONDON, September 27th.
It is reported from The Hague that Dr.
A NEW CHINESE THEATRE A new Chinese thestra has been opened in bailt from designs prepared by Mr. Colbourne the Colony this week at Kan-U. Fong. It was Little, ..., and will sccommodate about R. de Marees van Swinderen, the Foreign 1,100 people. It has two tiers and a large Minister of the Netherlands, has stated that lounge for receptions. A feature which distin- the postponement of the Opium Conference management, wo understand, to produce plays she would be unable to attend unless the European stage, it being the intention of the goshes it from other Chinese theatres is its-
is due to a declaration by Great Britain that with ats je necnery. The building looks attrao participating Powers authorised the Con- tive and cosy.
ference to conduct a thorough inquiry into
SHIPPING ON THE CLYDE,
:
Pontypool, reilerated his anticipation of a
must depend on that of foreign countries. but added that the scale of expenditure reduction of the Naval Estimates for 1912,
BANK OF EGYPT SUSPENDS PAYMENT.
LONDON, September 27th. The Baak of Egypt has suspended payment.
The manager states that a syndicate is being formed in Londou to enable it to meet its liabilities.
losses caused by a late Egyptian director, The failure of the Rank is ascribed to and to a subsequent run on it.
It is understood that the assets show-a- surplus, and that depositors have every prospect of being paid.
THE JOHNSON-WELLS FIGHT.
against the promoters of the Johnson-Wells The Home Office has obtained summonses
LONDON, September 27th.
fight to appear at Bow Street tomorrow; -
ALLEGED MUTINY OF JAPANESE SOLDIERS.
|
rate
possible to atlain more than 1 to 10 13 than two hours for the 14 miles. The road-bed than to Chuchon on January 6, 1911: bot, rring. to the absence of ballasting, it was im-
about 20 miles, was at that time being made, between Changsha and Chaosban, : distance of but it
of speed, and the journey took no less
rails would be lid until February, 1911, and it was not anticipated that any sloopers or was not known when any of the bridges would be ready. The total rolling stock delivered up to do consisted of 2 tank and 2 Mogul locomo- tires from Americs, 12 Germany and 23 freight eara from the United passenger cars from Kingdom. When it is borne in mind that the construction of the line was commenced in 1909 and that the estimated annust revenue from
work is far from upproximating to the British dol. & year, the results achieved will appear forced levies amounts to something like 5,200,000 insignilloaut, capocially as the quality of the standard.
SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAVELLING.
The claim upon which Sir Edward Watkin →₫ never ceased to insist that an English railway train was the safest place in the world is, remarks the Ballway Magazine (September), largely borne out by the annual returns of the Board of Trade in respect of the number of ac- cidents that ocar to passengers and railway servants. For instance, in the ten years ending average in every seventy-two million journeys 1909 only one passenger was killed on the and one injured in every t hundred thousand journags. But even lase two million two figures-the only ones officially available- de not show the fall extent of the security reached upon the railways of the United Kingdom, inasmuch as in the
number of total route length pecount is taken of the journeys made returns have, during recent years, greatly increased in season-ticket holders, who, as is well known, by
of at the end of 1910 was 23,387 miles.
our railways
the portion of which consisted of two or more lines. greater of
rails. Without sidings, the track milenge was about 39,851 milés, and with aldings 54,311 miles. Trains travelled in the twelve months 423 millios miles, or nearly four millions more than in 19 9, and the quantity of minerals and. general merchandise conveyed-514 million tons. was 14 million tans in excess of that in the provious year."
OIL SHIP ON FIRE. MARVELLOUS ESCAPE OF TER GRSW;
A dispatch from Mossel Bay, dated August 25th states-The four-masted barque Lyndhurst, while proceeding to Cape Town after putting in at Port Elizabeth in a leaking condition, and being repaired, caught fire off Fish Point. kisted of naphtho
The Lyndhurst is one of the Standard Oil Company's sailing vessels, and her cargo con-
Interviewed by Banter's correspondent, the
the limitation of the manufacture, sale and month. Until today all news of the affair captain aid that a tercifle explosion occurred at
3.45
telegram from Tokyo dated September 22nd:
The China Press publishes the following Detalla heve just been disclosed here of a mutiny of twenty-ous troopers, members of the Japanese Guards, which occurred early trading in morphine and cocaine, and that has been suppressed the Home Powers were unable to decide on longed to the reserve and were called out for a took possession of the port boat, and left
this
on Wednesday morning, followed by a The men who took part in the mutiny'all be
Berce fire.
Seventeen of the crew, all foreigners, drill on Sunday morning. The ringleader, the ship immediately. The captain and the auspected Socialist, Shinzo Nagami, harangue remainder of the crew got out the starboard his comrades, urging them to disobey orders. boat with the utmost difficulty, and stood by the
Bo far as the year has gone, the Clyde has about equal to the work of the full 12 months eight months figures-382,590 tons are just this point in time for the Conference. improved considerably on its 1910 output. The of last year, while there are orders on hand all over the river sufficient
INTERNATIONAL LAWN TENNIS. yards well employed for
keep the
ass Hanse into 1912. A large part of the work this several months year has consisted of war-Essle and hiph.
to
LONDON, September 27th.
He finally induced them to do so, and they keparate holding on by a robe and waitin
refuged to parade, feigning sickness.
All the affanciam we