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THE REVOLUTION.
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A LOAN FOR CHINA.
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BRITISH POLITIOS.
IRELAND AND HOME RULE.
CANTON.
[ROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
October 25th. VICEROY MEMORIALISES THE THRONE. Having the welfare of the nation and the prosent dynasty at heart, Viceroy Chang has memorialised the Throne concerning the present situstion in the Central Provinces. He first had the effect of making the hearts of the people states that the success of the revolutionista has
In the presence of several heads of depart ments and practically the whole stall of the Survey Offen, at Penang, Mr. P. W. Richards, retired senior enrregor, Penang, has been pre- sented with the Imperial Service Medal. The Hon. W. Evans, Resident-Councillor, made the presentation, mentioning that the medal was Specie Bank has agreed to lend the Redmund stated that the Irish Party'intend-turn to the revolutionary cause, and that conse- grinted for long and faithful wevice. Mr.
Tokyo, October 26th." It is reported that the Yokohama
LONDON, October 25th. In the House of Commons Mr. John
Home Rule Bill which the Government would undoubtedly accept.
Richards has served in the department for 27 Peking Government five millioned to propose certain amendments to the yoses, and three times has been specially men (yen ?) tioned for good work by the Deputy Colonist- Engineer in ble annual report. He rose from apprentice to senior sarvoyer.
THE ASSASSINATION OF THE
TARTAR-GENERAL..
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
Canton, Oct. 25th.
The Tartar-General, H.E. Fung Shan, we asasinated on landing this morning. It appears that when the General had almost reached the Execution Ground on his way to
the Tamen some one stepped from the crowd
and throw a bomb at the company. The Tartar General was blown to pieces, and about thirty of his guards were seriously injured,
Later.
have been inaugurated have produced no solid fruit, but only increased expenditure. Even niore remarkable, though, is the entire absence of definite objective right throughout the pamphlot. No hint is given of the ultimate aim of the revolutionary party, nor of the purpose for which the men of the Empire are called upon to throw in their lot with them. The present Govern- WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. ont is corrupt, oppressive, and useless; it must be cleared away-but what is to be -put-in-its-place? The nationalization of railways is objected to, but no other, rail way policy is hinted at, and the only reason given for objecting to the nationalization is that it was never debated in the rebulous Parliament. And this is typical of the 1 Laz Qta. 2 doz. Pts whole of the revolutionary movement, and it is on this rock that it will ultimately be broken. The Manchu dynasty is to be overthrown, but what is to be substituted? a Chinese dynasty, or a republic? If the former, where is tho ruling House to be found, and for how long will it retain the suffrages of any considerable portion of the Nothing could be recognised of the remains Empire? If the latter, what tie of union of the General except a few shreds of clothing will there be between the heterogeneous and bis ring. Two bombs were thrown. The provinces and dominious that now form the first, a small on, failed to take effect, the Chinese Empire? Nu revolution can sucglocrine, exploded with tremendous force, not second, containing about 25 pounds of nitro-
ceed so long as it has such undefined aims.
only woundingslargemmber, asstated above, but The average Chinese is a canuy individual and values his skin too, highly to risk it for the sake of seeing each province controlling its own milways, or of making Bux YAT SEX (whom be has no more reason for trusting thai he has the present Enegnoa) President of a Chinese Republic; still lesa would be do so could he be brought to realize that success for the revolution would mean the disintegration of China, and, possibly, his ultimate subjection to a yoke mere alien to him than that of the present Manshu dynasty. In the first flush of enthusiasm the rebels may gain. (as they appear to have) temporary successes; but, in a body having no contral purpose, dissersion and discontent are bound to be produced The London Gazette of September 26th gives whether success or failure be encountered. the following account of Major-General Ander. Previous accessful rebellions have been's services on that occasion :-)
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wrecking and setting fire to several houses. Great canstornation prevalls in the city. A rumour is current here that the Powers will recognise the Revolutionary Government if they can maintain their position for the next three weeks Hundreds of people are leasing the city.
THE ALBERT MEDAL FOR MAJOR-
PROTECTING JAPANESE
INTERESTS..
TOKYO, October 26th. Consular reports from the Yangtsze agree as to the necessity for greater protection of Japanese interests at the river ports.
It is understood that the scout Mogami" and the cruisers "Suma" and Niitaka" will be despatched hence.
[FROM THE "CHUNG NGOI BAN Po" REBELLION SPREADING.
SHANGHAI, October 26th,
CHAIRMAN OF WAYS AND MEANS.
Mr. J. H. Whitley has been unanimously appointed Chairman of Ways and Means.
THE INSURANCE BILL.
quently the very existence of the present régimə is joopardised. He then urges the Throne not -to interfere with the direction of affairs of State, but to leave the same to the care of capable and
The statement was received with ironical responsible Ministern. Taxation is then man- cheers.
Bioned. His Excellency points out that the people are groaning under the weight of the taxes placed upon them, and he suggests that for the present, at all events, the modern inno- vations and reforms.costing so much money should be stopped, and the taxes taken off. Ho then, earnestly bags the Emperor to issue i proclamation to the whole people laying the blame for the present situation on himself and promising tocall together a National Assembly or parliament next year." By these methods the Viceroy hopes that the allegiance of the people to the
this memorial is very strong. more at peooo. It is said that the wording of Throne will be restored and the Empire be once
Mr Asquith strongly defended the limits tion of the discussion on the Insurance Bill. The Bill, he said, must receive the Royal assent this year, or the
for a year.. Mr. Lloyd George had had to benefits to the masses would be postponed
see hundreds of deputations, and did not spare trouble or time in meating objections. or criticisms.
MR. BALFOUR'S CATHING ATTACK.
Mr. Balfour made a long and scathing at- The foreign-drilled soldiers in Foo-tack upon the Government, during which he chow and the capital of the Kwaicha u Province have rebelled, and have
captured both places.
General Yin Chang has met with & serious accident. (This is presumed to mean that he is either injured or killed.)
The sailors under Admiral Sah
- GENERAL ANDERSON.
TỶ. have plessúre in recording that the King has been pleased to approve of the Albert Medal of the Second Class being conferred on Major- the Troops in South Chins in recognition of ・everal C. A. Andersen, C.B., Commanding baye mutined. his gallantry in saving life on the occasion of fres caused by explosions of cordite at Feroze- pore in the year 1906.
THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.
REBEL PRECAUTIONS.
LONDON, October 26th.
use.
Router's correspondent at Peking wires On the 30th August, 1906, a fire broke out in
that the rebels are taking extreme and central personality, or of some strong comprising 5 cells, in which were stored cor. They are not auxinya total
one of the Magazines of the Ferozpore Arsenal precautions against excesses. religious or fanatical motive, but no one can dite, emill arms' ammunition and geapykana expect the personality of SUN YAT SAM or ordite, waile from cell No. 9 where small
At an early stare the owls one of the ou arthing cities till they are prepared to drainister them efficiently, and they are the peribat HoNG HAU CH'TAN and his arms ammunition was stored, smoke was seen aiming at a bloodless revolution. doctrines did for the Taipings, or Islami for
to be issuing. the Panthay Rebellion.
The hired transport Somali with the Let Royal Inniskilting Fusiliers will be detained at Ching-wong-Tao until further orders.
Major-General Anderson, who directed the subsequent operations from a roof at the bige of the Magazine Compound, at a distance of some 20 yards, having ordered all persons to be cleared out of the fort, and placed a cordon engine was got to work and the fire party round it at 1,000 yards distanco, a steam fire which had been organised commenced their
one
The Imperialists contend that Imperial victory will crush the whole rebel- lion, which is merely sporadic.
INNISKILLINGS REMAIN AT
PEKING.
Beuter's correspondent at Peking wires
was loudly elicered. He was dismayed at Mr. Asquith's limitation of discussion on the most complicated Bill of the century, and affirmed that the institution of " kanga- roo closure was a Parliamentary scandal which did not leave the House with any sbreda of liberty, Having destroyed the Lords, the Government were now destroy ing the Commons. (Loud cheers.)
FOREIGN RELATIONS,
In the House of Lords, Lord Morley said it was a matter for enormous satisfaction that the Franco-German discassions in relation to Morocco had at last come to a conclusion which, in the opinion of those in authority at Berlin and Paris, would be acceptable to the people of both countries; and that Italy had ordered the re-lighting, of the Italian lights in the Red Sea.
THE TERRITORIALS. Lord Haldane, speaking at Birmingham said he believed that the Territorials had come to stay and develop, and that they may some day be based upon compulsory service (Lour cheers) He did not see the possibility of compulsory service at present, but he was
TREATING THE TECOPS.
The Viceroy recognises that at all hazards the loyalty-of-the-troops-hero must be main- tained, and he is doing all in his power to create 1 good feeling between the men and the Govern- ment. Yesterday dispatches were sent to the furnish the number of men in cash regiment offers in command of the various regiments to and take a report of this number to the Treasury, when the Treasurer would at once houd oxer a of money to he spout in giving the nisu s grand feast.
AMMUNITION FOR HUPET, News has reached here that the coyalist
forces in Hupeh are very churt of ammunition, sad that for this reason they are unable to make headway against the rebels, who seem to be wonderfully well supplied with munitions of war. Orders have therefore been, sent t the Director of the Provincial Arsenal to send all the ammunition that can be spared to the North at ones. Yesterday a large ging of coolies was engaged from dawn to dust in carrying loads of shall and cartridges on to a erulasr, which immediately steamed off to the North as soon es her dangerous cargo was get on board.
THE REVOLUTION AND KOBBERS, Since the newe of the rebel accesses in the
Hapeh province reached this province the robbers in the country districts have become bolder, and in many places people are living in terror of their lives. Nearly all these robber gangs pretend to be revolutionists and all belong to socleties which are more or less anti-dynsatio in character. So serious hes the situation conse by these rascals become that there are not Canton itself to be imperilled by the prosence wanting those who consider the safety of
of these robber bands on the outskirts of the city. A meeting of the principal inhabitants is to be held to-day in the Man Lam Sbi Yuss preserving the public pesca.
For stealing a child from Hongkong a Chinese highly dangerous task of clearing call No. 8, in that the departure of the Inniskilling anxious that we should not fall between two to discuss means for protecting the city and
was yesterday committed for trial. He was found with the child on board & launch found for Macio.
stools.
powders they eventually succeeded in so doing, and that other Legation guards are being which was stored some 19,000 the of gun- Fusiliers for India has been countermanded thereby outting off the fire by the intervention of an empty cell. Had the powder in this cell considerably strengthened. exploded, the explosion must have ben com
THE GUILLOTINE.- The Malay Mail says it appears to be pene.unicated to cells in an adjoining magazine, Hankow.
Five thousand troops have entrained for
LATER. supplytically settled that the Singapore Government where 300,000 lbs, of gunpowder were stored.
The House of Commons by 220 votes to Wireless messages report an encounter to 163 passed the guillotine closure on the the north of Hankow to-day.
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A Chinese youth who stole his parents". clothing was yesterday ordered by the
-On October 21st, to the wife of Captain W. Magistrate to receive aight streken with the OWEN JONES, A 200.
DEATH.
On October 21st, suddenly, at Shanghai, JOUY THOMAS MANLEY, Faminer, I M Customs, aged 59 years.
AONGKONG OFries: 104; Des VerUX ROAD C LONDON OFFICE: 131, Flant Stanar. BO
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, OCTOBER 27TH, 1911.
birch and to be detained for 48 hours.
The death has taken place at the General Hospital, Penang, of Mr. J. G. Richy, Acting Fritish Adviser to Perlis, following an opere tion for amputation of the leg.
Three Chinese found in suspicious circum- stauces in Granville Road were yesterday sentenced by Mr. Hazeload at the Magistracy to six weeks' imprisonment and to lw exposed in the stocks for four hours,
SUPREME COURT. Wednesday, October 25th.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. BEFOLN HIS HONOUR Mr. H. H. J. GOMPERTZ (ACTING POISNE JUDGE),
ALLEGED FRAUD.
Alli and Kamel Din to recover $100 dus an Chet Singh brought setion against Juman der a promissory note dated July 4th, 1911- Mr. Moore (of Messrs: Deacon, Looker
Mr. J. H. Gardiner appeared for the plaintiff, Deacon) represented the first defendant, sad the second was represented by Mr. M. Reader Harris fof Messrs. Wilkinson & Grist).
Mr. Gardiner said the promissory note was
Among those who returned from Home
Plaintiff said a fraud had been practised on bim, yesterday were the Hon. Mr. E. Osborne, Mr.igned by the first defendant, and the second defendant signed on the face of it as a witness that the second defendant was a principal, and that the first was really a guarantor
The rebels advanced to the Seven Miles Creek, and after an extended ekirm ish they subsequently retired a short distance.
SCENES IN THE CHINESE ASSEMBLY,
LATER.
Assembly, which threatened to dissolve that violent acenes
Reuter's correspondent at Peking states took place in the
Cheng Shun Huai, President of the Ministry failing the dismissal and impeachment of
of Communications, on the ground that he favoured foreign syndicates for the con- struction of railways.
IMPORTANT SEIZURE BY:
ITALIANS.
LONDON, October 26th. Two thousand Arabs were arrested at a His Lordship-On the face of it, if a man
town oasis in Tripoli and quantities of hidden signs as a witness can you sue him on the note? arme were seized Huts full of provisions mind the fact that the leader of the money is sa
Mr. Gardiner - Your Lordship must bear in and ammunitions were burned, Indian who is not familar with the English language.
Mr. Gardiner-On the note.
A VERY verbose revolutionary manifesto, a translation of which would occupy nearly a T. K. Dealy, headmaster of Queen's College, whole page of the Daily Prear, has come Mr. Frank Browne, public analyst, Mr. T under our notice. It is remarkable for two II. King, Assistant Superintendent of Polices things, comparative moderation of language and Mr. E. J. Griat. and absence of aims. The publications of Chinese rebels almost invariably breathe Bussan Kaisha branch at Singapore, bas bean Mr. T. Hayashi, menager of the Milan; blood and fire in every line, but the present transferred to Hongkong on promotion, says the document, with one exception, contains Free Press. He is replaced by Mr. E. Omura, nothing that could not be equalled or at present manager at Nagashai, who arrived by surpassed from the editorial columns of the id resident of Blagapore, having been there euing for money lent or on the note?
the Mishima Moru. Mr. Hayashi is quito an His Lordship-Yes, I know, but are you. Yellow Press of England or the United twice, on each occasion for about five years, som- States, and in many respects comes in a bad mensing the first period in 1897. His friends second to the language of Limehouse or the will wish him success in the well-deserved pro- ravings of Kera HARDIE. For once, the motion that has come to bim. Mr. Hayashi words of Chinese rebols are excelled by their arrived in Hongkong by the Hitoshi-maru deeds; the manifesto urges no worse yesterday. violence than the slaughter of a decrepit
After watching his son compete in two cycling mandarinate, and that, too, only as a penalty events at the police sports on Saturday afternoon. for employing the military against the Mr. Jon Manley, examiner of the Imperial people, and contains not a single word against Maritime Customs, besarce suddenly ill si the foreigners. But the comparative milanesa Pablic Recreation Ground at Shanghai and of the language should not blind us to the died in a few minutes. Mr. Manley fell to the danger of the sophistries it conveys and others was for a to be dead. The body gruend, and on examination by Dr. Billingshurst, Populus vult decipi" is far more true in was removed to the mortuary. The late Mr. China than in Europe, and it would be Manley's son, Mr. G. N. Manley, had, only nawise to minimize the dangers effect few minutes before, won first place in the two- some of the specious arguments may have mile cycling event and second place in the three on the mind of an Oriental who is not mile event.
His Lordship-Can you sue on the pote several note.
Mr. Gardiner I submit it is a joint and
defondants should sign.
It was intended that both
His Lordship-Can you show that the second defendant is really a party to the note
FATAL FIRE AT WALWORTH,
LONDON, October 26th, A family of four were incinerated by a fire which broke put in a newsagents; and fireworks shop at Walworth. The father, who was blazing like a torch, Lad to be forcibly restrained from rushing back into the flames to their rescue. He was taken to the hospital in a critical condition.
AUSTRALIAN DREADNOUGHT
LAUNCHED.
LowDon, October 26th.
Insurance Bill. The Government made some concessions, allowing 22 days for the discussion of the Bill.
Mr. Austen Chamberlain accused Mr. Asquith of forcing the guillotine upon the
the working classes.
Houge in order to make a precedent for the Home Rule Bill, He denounced the Insur ance Bill as an immoral attempt to bribe
TO GUARD THE TREASURY.
In the great street known as Sheng Moon Tar is the South Gate, on the top of which is n This tower commands a fue view of the city and pagoda-like structure known as Kung Pak Law, especially of the Provincial Treasury, which is close at hand. It is the desire of General Lung to garrison this law with a company of soldiers who may keep watch day and night os the Treasury. Nearly all the shops in this street, however, have erected awnings and wind shoots of matting, thus obstructing the view. The General ordered the immediate removal of these
structures, but at a meeting of the Bufong it was resolved to resist this demand and to let the awnings remain where they are. The General is Mr. Lloyd George said Mr. Chamberlain's now considering what steps he will take to on- remark was about the limit. If anything:
forse the carrying ont of his order
CITIZENS AND SOLDIEES. was more immoral than bribe-it-was-A-night or two ago there was a fracas between promising a bribe, getting rotes, and then body of Kwong Bai soldiers and some citisens at the foot of the Kwoon Ya Hill near the not giving it.
North Gate. It is not quite clear how the trouble began, but there was a general souffle for saversi minnte. Other soldiers on the top of the hill, seeing their comrades engaged in strife, began to tire at the citizens, who promptly took to their heels and Had. Later an enquiry was held, and those soldiers who had taken part in the fight were puished:
LATER.
The debate on the Insurance Bill was interesting owing to the veiled and open references to Home Rule,
Mr. Asquith concluded his speech by declaring that the Government in the future would not hesitate to apply the closure by compartments to great projects of legislation.
This avoked Mr. Balfour's outburst of accusing Mr. Asquith-of creating a pre- cedent for not leaving the House any shreds of liberty.
A cartons accident, of which more will probably be heard in the police courts, occurred in the godown of Messrs. Kaiz Brothers, the report made to the authorities, that German traveller employed by the firm was says the Straits Times. It appears, from
testing an automatie pistol, and to that end he Mr. Redmond described Mr. Balfour's without taking the pronation to see what was pamped six bullets into the door of a closet speech as the first shot in the Parliamentary behind the door. He was soon made aware, campaigu on Home Bule. It was aimed at
however, by soreams emanating from the pinão, protracting the Insurance Bill matil next yonug Chine shop assistant was inside. By and, opening the door, it was found that a
that time, however, the damage had been done. The Daily Neve states that the Labour and a third in his arm. He was immediately Party has split on the Insurance Bill, reared to hospital, but it is understood that Messrs. Snowdon, Lansbury, Jowett, and his injuries are not extremely serious. Mon- Thorne have refused to pledge their support stances, and the traveller will be arraigned on a while, the police are investigating the circum to the measure, and form an indepen orimin l charge, probably that of committing a dent group.
rash act.
Lady Beid, wife of the Commissioner for Fear in order to destroy the 1912 programmwo of the bullets had lodged in the baba's Ing
hope to prove that he was one of the principals, and that this is simply a ruse on his part to Mr. Gardiner-That is what I hope to do I.
take advantage of an Indian who could not read. His Lordship-I think you had better såð a elsim for
money lent. question of posts, as in the event of the pointi nought, crniser Australia at Clydebank.
Mr. Gardiner agreed. Mr. Harris asked his Lordship to reserve the
the Commonwealth, launched the Dread- sacoding he would sex for costs up to date.
1 16 2 sister ship to the New
judgment and costs for plaintiff against the crowds, which included many Australians
After bearing evidence his Lordship entered
was attended by large
The
being told, I shall not give any costa
His Lordship-It I think a lot of hes are Zealand.
first defendant.
and Colonials.