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Northern papers state that the Viceroy of
Capital in China. "From all-accounts,”
be says, "the system of Education to be Canton recently sent a memorial to Peking TELEGRAMS. TÉLEGRAMS.
employed there is of the higher class," by setting forth views in opposition to an arder for
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tion will be along Oxford or Cambridge to insist on this order while the modern texops The Viceroy coutonds that it would be unwise University lines. So far as the Hongkong
numerically weak and half-trained. A. S. WATSON University is concerned and Mr. BRIGHTEN
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THE REVOLUTION,
FIGHTING BEGUN,
PE&INO, October 18th. Reports received at the Legations state that a rebel force crossed from
lige, has made several voyages to Hongkong, and is one of the most popular sailing skippers kong wish him a safe and speedy voyage, visiting the port. His many friends in Hong attempting to take General Chang Piao, whose camp is near the Belgian REVOLUTIONARY DISTURBANCE IN Concession, in the rear.
HONGKONG.
(TEBOVOK HEUTER'S AGENCY.}
THE MEDITERRANEAN : WAR
TURKISH FLEET LEAVES THE BOSPHORUS.
LONDON, October 18th. The Vonna Die Zeit Constantinople
Wuchang yesterday evening, pro- correspondent says that the Turkish foot ceeded up the Han river, and is has loft the Bosphorus to protect the
harbours of Epirus. FRENCH INTERESTS IN TRIPOLI A Toulon message says that the cruiser Leon Gambetta has sailed for Tripoli to protect French interests. TURKISH COMMANDER DEPOSED
Fighting between the rebels and
A disturbance, which was happily sipped in the Imperialist troops and gunboats the bud by the police before it had time to grow City yesterday morning. Yesterday www.thehas not been ascertained. to any alarming extent, occurred in the began this morning, but the result anniversary of the birthday of Confucius, and was observed as a holiday by many Chiness merchants, whose closed shops wara decorated with Ang Among the banting naturally figure early in the day the Imperial flag of China and it was the fring of this dag which started the trouble. *
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The police at West Point first became
to industries and with its commercial utility, than with its abstract and theoretical. branches." The many special advantages offer in this con- nection have been frequently emphasis- ed. Sir FREDERICK LUGAED in his Memorandum observed that the dock- yards and electrical and other works in the Colony will afford practical instruction which ean hardly be rivalled in China for very many years, while in the Medical Faculty more especially; Hongkong can offer facilities for practical anatomy In the dissecting.room which Chinese prejudice, at present, at any rate, precludes in China." Mr. BRIGHTEN in writing as he has done of University projects in China must bave left out of his ware of the revolutionary tendency of
the mob. Policemen on duty saw it gather consideration the most important and the ing and wending its way along the prin. most promising of them all. In the Hongopal streets, but were at a loss to understand kong University Medicine will take the first the cause of the commotion until they obsarred place, because the Hongkong College of the hauling down of a number of Dragon flags. Medicine forms the nucleus of the scheme. | At about 11 am, there was a great uproar in Applied Science comes paxt, and the Uni-the vicinity of the Supreme Court, and the polica versity in the years to come should be of incalculable service to China in training up Engineers, Surveyors, Electricians, &c., for the railways and the mechanical works which are now being inaugurated in every part of the Empire. The establishment of Degree of Arts is a subject for future consideration, but we are by no meaus in agreement with Mr. BRIGHTEN in belittling the value of this branch of education which is intended to includa subjects of practical utility, International Law and Treaties, Geography, Comparative History, and The following interesting Chinese deed of the Chinese Literature and Classics: No sale of a girl was read in the course of the bear thing is more certain than that the presenting of a kidnapping case before his Honour the convulsion in China, will advance the cause Court yesterday :-----
Acting Chief Justice and a jury at the Supreme A. S. WATSON & CO., of good government, no matter whether the Empire remains under Manchu rule or congeries of Republican States. An anti-dynastic rising means revolt against · mierule, It is malu ministratiun that has bred and fed discontent and rebellion, and China's supreme need therefore is government by officials who combine high character with enlightened views. Inasmuch as industrial commercial progress is so-largely dependant on the character of the sambuistration, it is
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who rashed out to reatose order sawa gathering of about 403 Chinese bent on tearing down the in which it was a part. Two of the ringleaders Imperial flag from any scheme of decorstions
of the mob were arrested, and the crowd itself was promptly scattered: A special patrol of police was then put on duty, and the sumali dis turbance which might have developed into a riot was soon ended,
THE SLAVE TRADE OF CHINA.
INTERESTING DEED OF SÁLE. ›
Wo the unfintors of (this) perpetual deed for the absolute sale of a misce (the daughter of sister-in-law) are Chan A Fing (her) maternai ancle and Lan Bhi his (Chan A Ping's) wife, native of Tsaug, Shing district, sud-Li Lin Tai, the girl's oldest sister. On account of urgent necessitios (Li Lin Tai, was willing to let at the Tean hour on the 26th day of the her younger sister named Li Kin Tai, bora 2ad moon of the Ki Hoi year be frat (offered for sale) to clansmen and others alike; batnone of them would like to buy her. Then by the introduction of mediators-Tang A Hat and
Woinen and children have been advised to leave Hankow,
[General Chang Piao was in charge of the garrison at Wuchang when the rebels captured the city, and managed to escape, when his troops mutinied. He was cashiered
by
Imperial Edict but presumably, like the Viceroy, he has been given an opportunity to retrieve his reputation.]
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]”.
STRENGTH OF THE FORCES.
LONDON, October 18th.
batteries have cressed the Yangtae and Two thousand Wuchang rebels with
disappeared up the Han rivor.
It is stated in Romic that Munir Pasha the Turkish commander in Tripoli, has been deposed by the troops and replaced by Nesciat Boy.
BOYALISTS IN PORTUGAL.
con-
FOOTBALL.
The Royal Garrison Artillery and Royal Ha- gineers played a friendly game on Tuesday ou the military ground, the result being a win for the R.G.A. by four clear goals. Both sides were experimental with a view to Infusing now blood into the teams, as several of last year's players -will shortly be leaving for home, It was soon apparent that the Artillery were the stronger side, as they did the bulk of the attacking, the RE. rarely getting into their opponents' territory. The opening score, however, was long delayed, as it was not till half an hour had olapsed when "Melis sent in a stinging shot which
upright, Vincent putting through from the shound. The teams orvssed over without any further addition to the score. The seoond-half-rosolved itself into a practice for ingen the R.G.A. sharpshooters, shot after shut being rained en MoGregor, who, however, was very safe and could not be blamed for any of the goals which were scored. Vincent (2) and Richardu added further points in this half, the final score being, R.GA 4: R.E., nil
struok the inside of the
R.G.A.Caino; Daughtrey oud Archer; Norton, Richards and Bart; Driver, Ingram, Vincent, Melia and Wooldridge.
R.E.MoGregor, Darrdat and Cookbarn; Budd, Maren and Sweaten; Best, Smith, Jackson, Nicholls and Morgan,
THE DROUGHT AND THE DURBAR.
The officers subsequently held •
It appears from the last few English maila forence at which some urged that they make use of the resent drought in the Funjab that some of the papers at home are inclined to should march to Tunis.
and in Gujurat as an argument against the holding of the forthcoming Durber of Delbi Naggiat Bey, however, insisted upon s and the visit of the King to Indis. It is continuance of the resistance.
obvious that had the mouseon failed entirely an it did in 1897, the holding of the Durbar or any popular rejoicings anywhere in Ladis would have been out of place, quite apart from the fact that all the available mossy of the Govern ment would bavo been absorbed in famine relief. There have been times during the present mon Reon sasson when feare were entertained fixat the Punjab was about to be the scene of very grant distress. There was practically no rain daring Jany and the earller part of July, with the result that prices, particularly of fodder, rose alarming- ly/Then there was a little rain which saved the situation for the time being, but a second period of drought intervened and as a result of reports from District Officers the Government teok the first step of abandoning
the
great military manevres that we
were to
precede the Durber and to reduce the number of troops that Tare
to concentrate at Delhi from 80,000 to 50,000. The Government, then, waited to ses whether the flan barst of the
monscan, which is
gezerally duo about the first wook of September, would touch the Panjab or not. If aid I not famine relief works would have to be opened, and the question of postponing sidered. Rat, fortunately it did rain and tho the Durbar would have to be seriously con
LONDON, October 16th.... Portuguese troops which are vigilantly patrolling the northern frontier report that there are considerable numbers of Royalists in the townships on the Spanish border,
The cavalry have captured about que hundrad.
It is estimated that 4,000 Imperialist SLEEPING SICKNESS COMMISSION, troops are North of Hankow. They are splendidly drilled and equipped, and are now in the vicinity of the Race Course swaiting re-inforcemonts.
The rebels at Wuchang are marching to attack the Imperialists, and a battle is believed to be imminent.
LONDON, October 18th. Reuter has been informed that a Com mission to investigate sleeping sickness un- der the auspices of the British Government and the Royal Society sails for Nyassaland on November 10th under Colonel Sir David Bruce, who will be accompanied by Lady
Admiral Winsloe has arrived at Hankow in HM.S. Alverity, and five extra foreign | Bruce. warships have arrived there.
FALL OF NANKING EXPECTED,
One of the principal objects of the Com- mission is to discover it the existance of the fly responsible for the disease dependa upon the presence of big game. If so, it may involve the wholesale destruction of
LONDON, October 18th. Reuter's correspondent at Peking wires
telegraphs that the fall of that city is the latter. that the American Consul at Nanking
imminent, and requests the despatch of & warship.
Reuter's correspondent at Hankow wires
apparently ceased, the Revolutionary leaders having issued a proclamation ordering their followers to spare all who submit.
as impurtant that the Universities now Shui A Kwai-of the Ip Tak Wo Tong, it is that the slaughter of the Manchus being established should turn out capable agreed by them to accept the sale (of the girl). men for employinent in the government servant. It is distinctly agreed that, the of China as it is that they should furnish consideration price is $125, each at the weight men with theoretical and practical know of 7 (ACO) 1 (candaroon). It is ledge for the vast field of engineering workly agreed to in the prosands of three which is gradually being opened up, and we
parties and with the consent of both Two Republican newspapers have started. tiden. trust that in due time among the alumni of completed in the presenes of all parties, is demanding the surrender of that city.
The trasmotion has this day bean
A revolutionary force outside Kiukiang the University of Hongkong will be found The deed and (consideration' money have been administrators and statesmen as well as mutually handed over without leaving anything: ACTIVITY OF THE HUNGHUTZE. Cengineers and doctors,
owing. After the sale the buyer shall be at liberty to alter her name for service, and whên -
Router's correspondent at Peking wires
HONGKONG OPPLÙn; 10A, Due Vœux Road LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLast Sreeer. EO
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, OCTOBER 19TH, 1911.
H.M. B. detra arrived yesterday from
Yokohama The Minotaur is at Amoy...
We learned from the Colonial Secretariat last evening that the quarantine imposed against arrivals from Amoy has been withdrawn.
We reproduce to-day from Eastern Engineer-Major A. 8. Begbie, 8th Rajputs, arrived at ing an article on "The Progress of British Hongkong on 11th October, and assumed Enterprise in Chinn" which is well worth Commind of the regiment the following day. attention, especially in the Foreign Office and the Board of Trade. The writer, a Mr. 3rd Grade, arrived on the 16th instant from Capt. W. H. Johnston, General Staff Officer, EDGCOMBE BRIGHTEN, who is apparently Tientsin, for duty with the General Staff "well-known in engineering circles in North branch,
antecedents the vendor and the mediators aball
A significant feature of the reports here
ANOTHER RUSSIAN TRAGEDY.
LONDON, October 18th. Reuter's correspondent at St. Petersburg wires that a telegram has been received frona Novocherkask, the capital of Don Cossacks, stating that Prines Trubetzkoi, a member of the Council of Empire, was fatally shot by a student, who is a relation:
GERMANY'S FOREIGN POLICY.
LONDON, October 18th.
that Herr Bethmann-Hollweg, in a letter to Beuter's correspondent at Berlin wires
the President of the Reichstag said he was willing to answer interpellations regarding foreign policy, but the Government were unable to make statements regarding
who is grown up to open negotiation for her that the order suspending passenger traffic marriage. Should there be any doubt as to her on the Peking-Tientsin line has been can- have to clear it, and the purchaser is not to be called, and that a train each way is allowed concerned (in the matter). Either party must daily. regard all mishap or kidnapping, if any, as the will of heaven. After purchasing this it is not in the announcement that Mancha women Morocco. a esse of kidnapping, frand, compulsion, or in satisfaction of a debt, sto. Lest words of are changing into Chinese dress. mouth should bear no evidence, this deed
Ip Tak Wo Tong to be kept as proof, ofsala is clearly made and handed over to the Really received by the hands of Chan A Flag and his wife Lao Shi-the sum of 8126, each at consideration money for sale of the girl. the weight of 7 mace) 1 (ondareen) doing the
Mediatory Teang A Han (loger mark. Sbín A. Kwai (Inger mark).
The turbulent Hunghutze tribesmen are that a continuous exchange of views was With regarding to Tripoli, he mentioned
most active in North Manchuria, and proceeding among the Powers with a view Russian troops have been ordered to check to ending the Turco-Italian war their advance immediately.
GERMANS CLASH WITH A CHINESE MOB. Rentar's correspondant at Berlin says it
THE BANK OF EGYPT,
LONDON, October 18th. The compulsory winding up of the Bank
The person making this dead for sale of girls officially announced that landing parties of Egypt has been ordered.
Chen A Ping's own pen.
Lai Shi's flager mark. San Tong third year intercalary, 6th moon
China, in spite of the heading given. At the Magistracy yesterday Mr. Hasaland to the article, suggests that there is a fined sixteen gamblers, who wers arrested in a tendency to decline rather than progress village near Shaukiwan, 83 each, or saren days' exhibited in British enterprise in China, Imprisonment, for playing a gambling game. and the object of the article may be said to be to point out that our educational activi- ties in China are misdirected. Every year, as he says, many thousands of pounds of British money find their way into Chips, for educational purposca, but Mr. BRIGHTEN at Wanobai, and was ordered to pay fine of affirms that the money is not spent to the best 850, the alternative being one month's imprison advantage. "Germany and other countries," he remarks," are also spending large sums in China for the same purpose, money but the difference between the German.
For stealing a jacket from 220, Queen's Rand East, Mr. Hasoland at the Magistracy yesterday rentended a Chinese to six weeks' imprisonment and four hours' stocks. Another native was 30th day. charged before his Worship with selling opium
of
meat.
THE KING OF SIAM'S CORONATION.
KING GEORGE'S REPRESENTATIVE, It is reported that the Japanese Government The King has selected his Sorena Highness contemplate the Installation nort year of wire-Prince Alexander of Teck, G.C.B. G.UVO. less telegraph apparatus on twenty steamers tion of the King of Sism in December nett
D.8.0., to represent his Majesty at the Corcia. employed in European and Australian services,
His Berone Highness will be attended by the
KL.B., C.V.O., CM.G.
Lieutenant-General Sir J. M. Grierṇeu,
from the Gerinan warships Leipsic, Tiger and Vaterland, in company with German volunteers at Hankow, are engaged in street lighting with a Chinese mob.
LATER.
TEE BUMOURED AMERICAN FARM
-ENTERPRISE IN MANCHURIA.
Collating the evidence from various sourons, the Nichi Nichi Shimbun discloses the proverb- Renter's correspondent at Berlin aays it ial grain of truth existing in the recently circulated rumour about a big American farm- is understood that other foreign bluejackets ing enterprise in Manchuris. The interprete
tion
of the story is that Viceroy Chao, among participated in the street fighting at the reforms incidental to his assumption of offos
in Manchuris, gave directions for the organize tion of an Agricultural Bursan with American adviser, the Viceroy's ides being that Manchuria might be rendered much more
Hankow.
AUSTRIAN WARSHIP FOR
HANKOW.
of State, that the monsoon had at last. was able to telegraph to the Secre tary become satisfactory both in the Punjab and Gajerat, and that the favourable conditions were likely to coatigue. The Liontauant-Gov- ernor of the Punjab made a tour in the dis- triots which had previously suffered from want of rain and reported that the situation grain stocks were plentiful and the cattle ic was less gloomy than was anticipated. The fair condition. The recant rain had put au and to the increase is the fodder supply. The crops. that were withering had recovered, and the cultivators were busy with sowings for the winter harvest.There exists, then fore, at the present moment no reason why the visit of the King to India should be put of, and all loyal oitizens will naturally rejoice.
But although it in the erasst desire of the mpititudes in India that the King should visit this country, there are a number of politicians who, for reasons of their own, would rather that it should in some way prove a failure, the visit did not take place, or if it does that the scarcity that once threatened and larid pio- Those people are naturally making the most tuers are drawn of what India suffered in pre- vions tamos of famine. It would be sa logical. to make the massacre at Delhi by Nadir Shah an excuse for not holding the Durbar, Joha Bull gives as other reasons for stopping the Royal visit the situation in Europe, and the fact that the million of money sat apart for the purpose might be expended in more useful ways. So far as affairs in Europe are con- serned they have never been so threatening. as to make it nuvise for the Eing to leave England, and, at the present moment, the schemes, no rehome would he more generally. prospects of war may be said to be mote. As for spending the money on
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fervid demonstration of loyalty throughout the useful to India than one which will awaken a country. The King has long been an abstraction both declare his sympathy with and pride in to the Indians. His presence in the country this magnificent Empire and will afford an opportunity for the logastrate their loyalty number the rest, to
who far out
in an impressive and abiding fashion. There is no doubt that the disloyalists fear the effect of such demonstrations, and it is a great
pity that people like Mr. Horatio Bottomley
should
I play into their hands by statements about money being needed for other things and by requests for boon. One politician, who ought to know that no boon which would please every- body is possible, has gone so far as to say that if there are no boons the visit will be a failure. The idea, of course, is to lead the unthinking masses into the belief that they will get some thing to their personal advantage and then make capital out of their disappointment. We hope the people who will be disappointed will be the politicians who have not made sufficient Majesty is hold-Valoutta Englishman, Sept. Allowance for the personal regard in which
in which His 29th.
THE PORTUGUESE GOVERNMENT AND ITS PREDECESSOR
REVISION OF DECREES. The Government has already begun revising the decrees passed by the Provisional. Gover went. The last Minister of War had consider. ably increased the Territorial Army, especially the Artillery corps, in order to make numeroun ever, fading that this would increase the yearly promotions. The present Government, how- An Austrian warship sails to-morrow attractive to Chinese immigrants it Ameri oxpenditure of the Army by £400,000, has con- can methods of farming were introduced. called the decree. The last Government had Bal after the new Bureau was formed in Muk also increased the salaries of numerous public den, no evidences presented themselves of any officials The Minister of Finance has suspend- pesationl exercise of Chinese activity or employed all inares-es, declaring that the financial ment of Chinses capital in this direction It situation of the country is unable to bear such was therefore proposed, as the only way of diving
Vice Admiral the Honourable Stanley Colville, for Hankow.. C.V.O., C.B., and
method and our own is that every penny also the establishment of two new stations. One following gentlemen: spant by those countries on Chinese Educa of the latter is to be situated of Noto in the Ses tion is laid out definitely and intelligently of Japan and the other in the Inland Sea. The
. with view to producing certain estimated cost is Yen 200,000. results which will benefit the busi- ness man of the Vaterland, while ours is Postmaster-General since Mr. Messer went on Mr. E. Cornwall Lewis, who has been noting too often aquandered irrationally without leave, loft by the Derflinger yesterday for any system or forethought, and will pro- London, noting on the advice of his medical
Mr. Beilby Alston, of the Foreign Office.
Mr. Alston will not return to the Foreign Office after the ceremony in Bangkok, bat will proceed to Peking to take the place of Mr. W. G. Mix
The Times rays it has reason to believe that
THE REGENT OF BAVARIA
LONDON, October 18th, Anxiety is being felt regarding the
the proposition from total failure, that a farm expense. The yearly deficit is already. of ocnsiderable dimensions-a figure of 50,000 close on £1,000,000, and the equilibrium serse is mantiened should be established on of the Budget can only be attained by the most
stringent 60nomy. a model for Chinese immigrants, The land is
According to the highest information, saya Bangali River, but how much further the project of the degrees of the last Government will said to have been natually selected along the
the Times correspondent at Lisbon, the major
has advanced there is as yet no information.
duce no such results." He goes on to say adviser, Mr. Lewis deeply appreciated the many Miller as Councillor of the Lagation degent of Bavaria, who has contracted antiraly under American management to serve as that perhaps the best instance to emphasise kind inquiries made during his recent illness, this point is to be found in the proposed nail we are naked to mention that his hurried new Universities to be provided by British departure precluded him from sending rapline.
Max Müller, who is at present in England on attack of bronchitis from a cold caught leave of absence, will take Mr. Alston's place last week while stag shooting. The Regent at the Foreign Offon.
is a nonagenarian.
suffer considerable modifications, and others will be suppressed altogether,