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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS BATURDAY, OCTOBER 14TH, 1911.
writers think, to satisfy American am- bitions. Much circumstantial information is published regarding this alleged "secret agreement" for the lease of some 50,000 acres of land, in order to develop agriculturs in Manchuria." A former American Consul at" Harbin is stated to have boon the author of the project His
BUCCUBAOT
Commander Leckwith, RN, at the Marino
Magistrate's Couré yesterday senfanced. Hını TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS, TELEGRAMS.
Bonn, a semna on the an. Radiant, to forleit ten days' pay for absenting himself from the
ship without leave. His Worship aid that "DAILY PERSS' EXCLUSIVE SERVI E.] owing to defendant's youth, he being only 16 years of age, he would not send him to prison.
THE REVOLUTION.
ARMY HONEYCOMBED WITH REVOLUTION.
MILITARY MANŒUVRES
CANCELLED.
PEEra, October 18the The Army Maneavres have been cancelled and General Chang-Piso has been cashiered.
The Pic Han Railway has borrowed quantity of rolling stock from the
(THROUGE_BEUTME'S AGENCY.]
THE REBELLION ASSUMING
GRAVE PROPORTIONS.
RAILWAY BRIDGES DESTROYED.
Renter's correspondent at Peking wires that the rebellion in China is assuming grave proportions.
Somo 5,000 troops in the native city of Hankow have mutinied, and 300 Manchus are reported to have been killed.
The case concluded before Mr Wood at the enthusiastically fur Magistracy yesterday in which a Jopsusse thered the idea the local Chinese named Matan, a musician in the Mikado troppe of conjurers, proceeded against Stoker Dodge! authorities regarded it with favour :
on charges of nesult and ĉamaging his musical the American Minister and Mr. SIBAIGHT Instrument. His Worship, after houring the added the weight of their influence evidence, find the defendant $10 on the first to the scheme in Peking, and finally the charge, and on the second ordered him to pay agresinent was concluded. The Japanese 5 compensation, the alternative búng one paper published in English at Dairen, month's imprisonment. WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS says it is naiversally known that ever
The new Chaplain of All Saints' Church, since the loss of the Russo-Japan war, Kobe is the Bar Harbert Jamer Raymer, American manufacturers of agricultural Mr. Raymeris an M.A. of Cambridge, and has had implements have set their hearts on Mansone experience of colonial life. He has held a
The rebels in Szechuan hold all charis and specially on the fertile regions surser at Dorban, South Afrim, and acted as General Yin-chang, the Minister the country west of the Min river of the North-as a promising field for chaplain to the forces daring the Boer War of War, who is taking command of between Kiating and Kwan Hsien; American agricultural machinery, and the afterwards he went to Australia, and hand suggestion, we take it, is that the land ourney in Brisbane, whio's post he resigned last the Imperial troops against the re-and they occupied Suifu yesterday. lensed under this secret agreement is to be year. Since then, Mr. Raymer has hoon noting voluntionists, left for Paoting last Router's correspondent at Hankow WE can confidently recommend used for the purpose of au agricultum?curate near Petersfeld, Hanta
training school which will serve to The Asiatic Petroleum Company is instal night, whence he accompanies the wires that the Revolutionary forts at the following as Xeros proclaim throughout the province the ad-ling plantat Shanghai for the manufactors of Sixth Division to Hankow to-day.
Wuchang and the loyal Chinese "Wines of the Highest Class, vantages which will accrue to the farmers oxygen and acetylene, along with which will be
cruisers on the river are exchanging pecially Selected, and Shipped from the use of up-to-date agricultural carried on the manufacture of metal drums for machinery and implerents. Apropor, we
cannonades. direct.
nation that in one of the articles Ar PUTEAM WHALE has recently contributed In Quality and Price they are to the London Daily Telegraph be dwells upon the advantage of instant action aiming at the development of the great agricultural and mining resources of the province. the matter of agriculture," he says, progress has been made already in experimental work, but it is an open question whether the tournment should not have recourse at once to the methods adopted with such success by Russia in Biberia that is, of becoming a dealer on a" · large scale in agricultural machinery, and in securing the general introduction of that machinery among the peasantry by in- augurating a system of graduit payments. | In Northern and Western Manchuria large
ed.” — He says nothing, however, about any received, the police forced an entrance into coerced into joining the rebels. American project of the kind; but the idenhouse near the Bowringto Canal and there
Members of the Cabinet admit that + found the dead body of a Chinese whose head
unequalled.
bottle, A. LIGHT DRY......$1.6.80 $1,45
B. VINO DE PASTO 17.80 1.45 C.C. OLOROSO — 22.30 1.90
Per dozen.
Per
.D. SUPERIOR PALE
DRY.
24.30
2.05
FINEST
PALE
DRY
some
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the conveyance of oil. The decision to es tablish works in 8angbai for eask parposes, the NC. Daily News soys, has bou brought North China Railway. about by several cause. In the first phos, with the growth of the bean oil trade in this part of
Twenty miles of the Peking-Han. Trains are proceeding towards kow railway were torn up, and a
number of bridges were destroyed.
the world an unprecedented demand for suitable Fongtai, where it is understood the drums for the oil has arison, and of course at
provide these drams for its own so in the take place. the same time the company itself has always to entraining of the Sixth Division will
ramifications of a trade throughout the empire. The manufacture of those draws by the process of welding has been found to give the most satisfactory razul's; sad honce the institution of plant for the manufactae of orygon and asstyl me for the parpours of this welding.
MURDER AT - WANGHAI.
A grussome discovery was made by the police at Wanchai on Thursday, and indications point to the fact that a foul and dastardly murder
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:] THE MEDITERRANEAN WAR
SUBMISSION OF ARABS AT TOBRUK.
LONDON, October 13th. Bouter's correspondent at Tobruk wires that an Arab leader boarded the - Italian cruiser Piva, tendered his submission, and promised to do his utrust to induce the other chiefs to recognise Italian sovereignty,
REFUGEES RETURNING.
The inhabitants who fled from different towns are returning.
THE ITALIAN EXPEDITION.
A message from Tripoli says that allo gether 22 Italian transports have arrived.
They are protected by an immense chain of warships, and the troops are diagrabuck- ing quietly.
LATER Fifteen thousand troops were landed at Tripoli yesterday, making the total of the garrison 22,000.
15,000 are to follow.
A TURKISH PROTEST.
The papers publish a letter from the A later message from Peking President of the Turkish Chamker tendering states that 15,000 troops have mu-thanks for British sympathy and protesting
The strictest precautions are being tied in Hupeh, and that they against the attitude of Europe in permitting
captured thirty modern guns at the Italian coup. Wuch ang.
taken in Peking.
H. I. H. Prince Tsai Tao, Chief of the General Staff, bas returned from Kaiping, whither he had gone to superintend the Manœuvres,
An Imperial Edict promises pardon
The British gunboats" Nightin
were moored gala" and "Thistle " opposite Hanyang yesterday.
—FROM THE "MANILA CADLENEWI."]
CHOLERA IN TRIPOLI.
- Bouter's correspondent at Malta reports that cholera las broken out in Tripoli. Four deaths have occurred. SULTAN'S PRECARIOUS POSITION. The correspondent of the Telegraph at Constantinople says there are indications
NUTTY 29.80 2.55 model farms could be successfully establish- has been committed. Acting on information to all repentant soldiers who were MR. ROOSEVELT AND THE PANAMA that the Military Party are dissatisfied with
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is one which would probably appeal very and face had been battered and chopped with an the Army is honeycombed with revo- A.S. WATSON & CO., strongly to American manufacturers cager are almost beyond recognition. The strict
to create a market for their manufactures censorship which now prevails at
the lution. in a large and promising field, and there Cautral Police Station makes it impossible is possibly some foundation for the report for representatives of the Press to learn of
According to Chinese reports, that an agreement to loase a tract of land the facts acquired officially, bab from Chungking is endangered, and for this purpose has been made. But from other sources we learned yesterday that suspicion Iohang, Changsha and Yoshow are in model farms and machinery shops to "anaged that this young man has been laiding a possession of the revolutionary forces, American Colony," is a long stride.
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falls on the son of a Chinese banker. It is
fast life, and that he had appropriated a sum of money from the bank in which he was employed. His father, on making this discovery, sont hin son to the country hoping that he would there The French mail of the 12th September was learn to turn over a new leaf; and after his delivered in London on the 12th October,
The Manila Observatory reported yesterday a Ogolone or Typhoon in the Pacific Ocean about halfway between the Mariana Islands and Luson, moving W. N. W.
The Imperial Russian Post Offes at Bhang. hai kas just inaugurated a paroels post vid Siberia. The limit of weight for each parol must not exceed 5 kilos, or 11 English pounds. The masters of five junks, who were charged before Mr. Hazeland at the Magistracy yester-
On October 8th, at Shanghai, the wife of day with being in unlawful ponendon of a LANCELOT H. LAWFORD, , vi a daughter,
quantity of coal, were remanded, bail being
On October 8th at Shanghai to Mr. and allowed in the enm of $100 pack Mts: W. A. Bonaers, a daughter
DEATHS.
On October 7th, at Shanghai, RACHEL IRENE, the dearly beloved wife of E. H. ELIAS, age 40 years.
On October 8th, at Shanghai, MARGARET, the only daughter of Hron and ExяEL CAMP BELL, aged 19 months.
Hongkong Òrrium: 10à, Dna Vœux Boan C. LONDON OPZICH; 131, FLEET Brazer, EC❘
The Daily Press.
Hongkong, October 14rs, 1911.
In the Mixed Court at Shanghai a osse in being tried in which J. A. Wattie (by his at-. torney-Charles Bierely) sues Pao Kang, and the Chao Kong, Chang Tuez and Chien Xuen Banks, to recover a sum of Tis. 254,000 on n promissory note.
The Entrion for the Shanghai Autumn Races total 788, which shows a decrease of 283 on last year (Autumn), when the number reached 1,071. There is decrease in every event is the Grand National, for which there are 29 ponies | entered, as against-25-last-Autaimu. They are 72 atables entered, Including steeplechase ponies, the number last year being 59.
To-morrow collections will be made in St.
Wa reproduced a few days ago an in- teresting little item of news to which John's Cathedral and the Park Church in aid currency has been given in Manchuria and of the C.M.S. Hospitals at Fakbol and the Alice Japan relating to a project for the establish- Memorial Hospital, Hongkong. The preacher ment of an American Colony in the neigh in the Cathedral at Evensong will be the Bishop bourhood of Harbin. An "extensive tract" of Victoria. Donations from those who are of territory was mid to have been leased unable to be present will be gladly received and by Americans. Notwithstanding that acknowledged by the Cathedral Chaplain (Rev. the Japanese Foreign Office has F. T. Johnson). --described the report as entirely baseless," the Japanese papers still show a reluctance to Burrender their belief in the story. They point to the fact that the United States has evinced very great interest in the economic development of
A destructive fire occurred in Fuochow Road, Shanghai, last Monday. About seventy houses were destroyed, the damage baing estimated at Tls. 100,000. The bulk of the property de stroyed belonged to Messrs. B. A. Hardoon, H. Laster, Ward, Probst & Co., and Messrs. E. D.
Bassoon & Co. About 70 per cent, of the loss Manchuria, and that the efforts made to of buildinga a covered by insurance placed in establish her influence in the province have, rome 15 foriga companies, so far, met with no great success. We are
A Chinese constable who was on duty on the
departure another foki moceeded him at the bok. The son was not long absent from the city, and save his return he is suspected of being concerned in the murder of the man who succeeded him, The body was not found for some hours after the tragedy, and so far as is know, no arrest has yet been made,
SUPREME COURT,
Friday, October 13th.
IN BUMMARY JURISDICTION,
Bevona Hey Jeroen Ma, H. BJ GOMPERTZ (ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE),
· INSTALMSWDE.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
THE INTENTIONS OF THE
REVOLUTIONISTS.
TO ESTABLISH A REPUBLIC.
CANAL.
the supineness of the Sultan, and the name of the Heir Apparent is already whispered as the man most likely to check the "disinta- gration of Turkey.
WASHINGTON, October 6th.
a leading article in the current issue of the Former President Theodore Boosevelt, in
Outlook, makes a strong defence of the
THE NEW MINISTRY. acquisition by the United States of the Paunma Canal soue in the fall of 1903. Reuter's correspondent at Constantinople The ex-President rophies to Press wires that the Opposition Deputies have criticisms of the course of the Government refused to meet the Unionists to discuss alleged of late that the United States had to Italy. They have also declined to sup- in the transaction. It has been frequently commen programme to show a united front played a dishonourable role by stirring up
The fate of the Ministry is sealed, sad a Coalition Cabinet is probable.
the trouble between Panama and Colombia, port the new Ministry, and the Unionista The contributing editor refutes these have likewise decided, not to support the charges and takes up the cudgels for the Ministry unless it conforms to & policy of legal as well as the strategical phase of the resistance to the bitter end. acquisition of the Canal rights from the State of Panama. He goes further and justifies the transaction by the benefits that have accrued to Panama through the Reuter's Peking correspondent says elimination of revolutions and the mainten the revolutionary movement at Han-ance of peace in tant region. kow aims at the establishment of a Republic under the Reformer, Sun Yat
Sen.
It is planned that his brother Sun Yu shall be the President of the Provincial Assembly and that the noted scholar
SUSPECTED JAPANESE SPIES AT NEWPORT, E.S.A.
WASHINGTON, October 6th. Once more Japanese have been suspected of spring in the United States Navy, and and decisive mazgures.
the authorities have taken-the-untial-
promp
Word has been received at the Navy
Action was brought by Li Chong Ting Tang Hua-leng shall be Governor-Department but the officers stationed at
| against C. Pintes to recover $60.
General of Hupeb.
the mify yard at Newport, Rhode Island, have discharged all their Japanese servanta. The action was taken as a result of the The whole Assembly in Hupeh has seceded from the Imperial Govern-servant, gathering data about the station. discovery of x Japanese, employed as a house
Mr. Los d'Almada e Castro, who appeared for the defendant, admitted the debt, but asked his Lordship to order instalments of $2 or $3 month. Defendant was foreman at the Peak roservoir, drew $40 a month, and was paying off Inent. several other debías
His Lordship He gets quarters? Mr. Aluror-I think'ïo. *
His Lordship--What instalmenta do you ask
for?
Mr. Almada-Z or $3.
His Lordship--You maan 13 ? Mr. Almada-Te
There was an exchange of shots be- tween the rebel forts at Wuchang and a loyal cruiser, but firing ceased after a protest by British and Japanese Officials, who represented
His Lordship-What is he actually paying that the Concessions were endangered month? DANNIN
Mr. Almada -Too dollars to Messrs. Johnson, Stokes & Master and certain instalments to a priest.
His Lordship-Does he owe the money to the priest, or is it paid for pious purposes Prim
Mr. Almada-It is certain money the priest paid for him.
thereby.
FURTHER OUTBREAKS EXPECTED. The "Times" correspondent at Peking
· ITALIAN COMMANDER'S
PROCLAMATION.
A message from Rome states that the Pro- clamation of the Italian Commander-in-
Chief to the inhabitants of Tripoli announcer that he was sent, not to enslave the popula tion but to restore their rights, to punish usurpers and to make the people their own
masters.
The inhabitants would henceforth be
governed by Chiefs under the patronage of King Emmanuel.
THE KING'S VISIT TO INDIA,
LONDON October 18th. Router has it on the best authority Enough was discovered to convince the com-
that there is no ground whatever for the mandant that he was acting as a spy either on his own noscunt or for his government. current rumours that the visit of His Ma As a result the entire station was cleared ofjesty the King's to India might be delayed Japanese servants:
or cancelled in consequence of the political
situation.
The Naval War College, a training station and a torpede mooring are maintained at Newport by the Nary department. Japanese servants in the United States aval service have been discharged, wholesale at various
stations and on unmerous mozi-of-war, bat this is the first nocurrenss of the kind to become publio for over a year-ED. Cublonowe.]
MARRIAGE IN YOKOHAMA.
The matter has never been discussed.
Their Majesties the King and Queen sail on November 11th, not the 9th.
The voyage will occupy less time than was anticipated, so the delay will not affect the date of the landing in India.
On the 3rd inst, the marriage took place at - wires that the rebellion is in-No. 4, Bund, Yokohama, of Mr. Robert Faulk
ner Moss and 11ies Sybil Williams Howard, INFLAMMATORY CONTROVERSY IN
daughter of Mr. and Mrs R. Chandler creasing in force, and is the most
Howard, of Yokohama Bishop MoKim of the
His Lordship (to defendant-How much formidable danger to the Government you paying the priest !
since the Taiping rebellion.
Defendant--Tan dollars a month.
His Lordship (to Mr. Almada) Ie be paying anything else?
duv,
American Episcopal Church oflriated
Owing to the serial ülness of the bride's father, says the Japan Gavefie, there were no festititles, those previously arranged having
mony by his presence.
The brida sister, Mr. William Atkinson,
INDIA.
LowDor, October 13th. The Lieut-Governor of the. Punjab hes
rigorously prosecuted.
The situation is becoming very serious.
THE "ORION'S " GUNS.
An outbreak is momentarily ex-bet moiber, and the witnesses were Mr. Walter ing in inflammatory and indecent religious been abandoned. The bride was given away by issued a severe warning that papers indulg Mr. Almada-Here are lots of bills which are pected in Canton (Kwongtung), Nan-Mr. Henson, relative of the bride, while Con- controversy contrary to the law will be
Ketcham, a pear friend of the bridegroom, and
reminded of the failure of Mr. Knox's Prays at West Point on Thursday sew a native paying them (To defendant)-How much so The booty seized at Hanyang in-and her husband, and Mrs. Hensor, a cousin of His Lordship-That does not say he is king (Kiangsu) and in Anhuiprovince. - General Thomas Eammens ratified the core- effort to secure the neutralisation of the
on a junk in possession of a box containfig you pay a month. Manchurian railways; of America's failure what appeared to be a number of bottles of O. K.
cluded 2,000,000 taels from the Mint. beautiful baskets of rare flowers had been sent the bride, were the only others prosent. Many to get the privilege of building the Kinchow-mace. In order to taske sore of the contents
and adorned the large drawing cops, where the Aigun Railway, and of her unsuccessful of the box, however, the policaman examined it,
service was performed, and in lien of the conven tional res golden petals of chrysanthemum were attempt to monopolise the loan required and discovered that it contained 960 bottles, or for the developinent of Manchuria. 120 ounces, of cocaine, valued at $5,000. The
showered over the youthful head of the bride as she passed the threshold of her childhood's homie, All she has got so far is a fourth share in man was charged before Mr. Hazeland at the
The boneymoon will be passed at Nikko, the loan. But this is not sufficient, Japanese I
sad afterwards the young couple will reside at H. K. S. Orion. Magistracy yesterday and remanded.
"Lawmide," on the Blu, No 66.
Defeudant-Only $3. His Lordship When do these presant pay. mente finish?
Defondant-Ten months hence.
His I prdship made an order for the payment of 35 a month until the other amounts were paid
Chinese papers state that the robele seized at the Hanyang arsensal 20,000 modern rifles, 48 Krupp guns and one million rounds of ammunition.
London, October 18th.; The Admiralty emphatically denies the report about the secondary batteries of