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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31sr, 1911
A graad orchestral and vocal conserkla | anounced to be given at the City Hall on November 11th.
TELEGRAMS. TE LEGRAMS.
The return of communicable disease for last [DAILY PRESS" EXCLUSIVE SERVICE] week shows: i oase of plague, 1 ease of diphtheria; 1 (British) case of enterio fover: and 3 cases of amali-pox, one being a Portuguese case and the others Chinese.
Wo draw the attention of readers to the
15,000 troops artive is easily understood. While the Italian force remains where it is in the seaports-it has the valu. able assistance of a fiue navy, One of the telegrams published in our yesterday's issue mentioned that a reconnaissance by acroplanes greatly assisted the Italians by revealing the whereabouts of the enemy and enabling the artillery and the warships“ to intervene effectually "with their long-range gans. There is much reason to fear that
of Tripoli will the conqucat
Bot be accomplished without heavy sacrilles both of life and mousy, for there in great dress opium in his possession, and who had three danger that the war will not be confined previous convictions against him, was ordered merely to the province of Tripoli. A month by Mr. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday to ago the Times wrote of an affectiva occupa-pay a fas of $200, the alternative-being three ton of Tripoli as a by as means may months' imprisonment. achievement for the troops of any nation.
snooment on page 4 of the Baanar and Faner Fête in connection with the Ministering Children's League, which takes place on the Volunteer Parade Ground this afternoon,
A Chinono, who was arrested with 22 taole of
Wo understand the following promotions
The lannokas of the Hanyang Irezworką bavo been noticed flying the French flag and those
Those who wish to keep in touch with friends in the Homeland could not do better than stady the new set of local view Christmas cards ioned by Messrs. Kelly & Walsh. They represent
THE REVOLUTION.
IMPERIALIST VICTORY.
SHANGHAI, October 30th. After considerable fighting to the west of the Race Course the Im. perialists have entered Hankow. They are burning the town."
(THROUGH #MUTRE'S AGENCY.]
REBELS DEMORALISED.
ĮTHROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.} THE MEDITERRANEAN
WAR
TURKS REPULSED.
LONDON, October 30th. Reuter's correspondent at Rome wires that the Turks twice attacked Bumelia Wolle, Tripoli, on Saturday morning, and were repulsed.
THE DENIAL. Reuter's Cairo correspondent says it is authoritatively declared that Enver Bey never passed through Egypt.
HEAVY CASUALTY LIST.
"Italian official despatches estimate the enemy's total losses in the recent fighting at 2,000 killed and nearly 4,000 wounded. MARKING TIME.
ILATER.
that all was quiet yesterday at Tripoli Reuter's correspondent at Rome cables
except for some skirmishes in the oasis.
The Turks attacked Homs yesterday and were repulsed with heavy loss.
A message from Naples states that the
Admiral Bah Chon Ping afterwards noti. [
find the foreign Consuls that it was his intention to bombard Wushang and Han-Duchess of Aosta sailed for Tripoli on
board a hospital. ship. yang at three o'clock on Saturday afternoon The Admiral requested foreign shipping to withdraw out of danger.
E have just unpacked ourTripoli," it ankl, has become in the eyes have been made in the poliso foros Sergeants WE NEW
SEASON'S of Mussulmans, the stronghold of Islam in. O'Sullivan, Gordon and Watt to be third CONFECTIONERY imported North Africa. It is unmapped; it has, of class inspectors; Bergeante Caygill, Davis,
LONDON, October 30th. from the leading London, Parisian course, no roads, it has many positions Floyd and-Appleton to be Crown Sorgenta
capable of defence, and of late years meas and Constables Ogg and Clark to be Isnos
Reuter's correspondent at Poking wires and American Houses.
ures have be taken to strengthen its sargeants.
that the rebels offered little resistance aud powers of resistance. All these points will doubtless to carefully weighed by Italian
abandoned their main position at Kilometre statesmon and soldiers before they allow of the Pinglisiang Colliery the German dag. No. 10 with all their guns and camp equip theniselves to be committed to what might | We (C. C. Post) do not know the fall tigmill- prove a formidable undertaking, oven were cause of this. It is evident that the foreigners | ment, retreating in an utterly demoralised it unattended by any anugera elsewhere. who have lent money for Chinese Imperial That it is attended by such dangers i undertakings are making efforts to sscars their manner. sufficiently manifest from the comments security made upon it in Berlin and -in Vienna, whore perils of the kind would be particu. larly unwelcome. And the dangers, we CONFECTIONERY, must remember, would not be confined to Europe. A Holy War in Tripoli might provoke Mahomedan fanaticism all over Africa, and possibly not a fow Asiatic countries as well." One of our
the Marine Magistrate's Court yesterday telegrams yesterday stated that ENYSE Commander C. W. Beckwith, R.N., Sned a BEY had met the Sheik of Benussi junk master $5 for mooring his boat within 100 and succeeded in uniting the Hinterland in yards of low water mark during prohibited a holy war against the Italians. This in boura. Two other finos of $5 wore imposed one of the likely developinents of the situa-pen a boatman and bostwoman for lying tion, but the statement that a holy war has alongside the Ping On Wharf in such a manner been proclaimed seems, however, to be to cause an elstruction to the Southern premature. Meanwhile a steady stream of Turks from the interior is rainforcing the Turkish force opposing the Italian -advance from the const. Italy, though she claims to have been the pioneer of the Interna- tional Arbitration movement, has absolutely
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some of the beautiful moonlight effects moon in Hongkong, and as they are mitably insoribed in English and Chimes they constitute an ideal form of greeting to the folks at Home
fairway,
At Mukden, about ten o'clock on the 12th
inst, Bames were seen issuing from ons of tas buildings of the Government Technical School, very short-time the whole-block unad
and in-
UNCERTAIN SITUATION AT
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NANKING.
Routar'a Peking correspondent wires that the situation at Nanking is most uncertain. The new troops are fearing an attack and
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920 deported Arabs have arrived at the island of Ustica and 595 at the island of Tremiti.
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DEATH OF AN AMERICAN- CONGRESSMAN.
CORRESPONDENCE..
fro THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG "DAILY PRESS."}
RUDYARD KIPLING IN HONGKONG.
DEAR SIZ,-The attached extract from your contemporary The Sunday Weekly makes it evident that Mr. Rudyard Kipling is now present in the Colony. His well-known deat orotic viowa can alone secount for the men of tho
expression to which the Sunday Weekly, takos exoption. He alone of modern writers has pas the matter oloarly in his well-known verse:
"Judy O'Grady and the Oliver's Lady
Are sisters under their skins." Curiously enough, even the high authority of Mr. Kipling has not sufficed to make the ex- pression "Officers' Ladies" acceptable in milit- ary circles.-I am, yours, atc.
MILES.
(Extracts.)
·MALA
We have come across the term "* officòrs' ladied” again in ons of the local dailica. We are aware of the term wife, mistress, etc. but. an officer's lady is beyond our depth. Perhaps. some military attaché will alighton--dur denseness, on the meaning of the term.
Looking at the matter "from whatever point, we can only come to the conclusion that it is. only another piece of rank snobbery on the part of the military. What higher title but the term lady is open to so little convio woman may aspire to than wife, we know not.
tious that we fear it carries vary convio- tion with it. Asa title we can understand its use, but otherwise it is simply snobbery in ers Calais.
ARRIVAL OF REFUGEES BY RAILWAY.
That panic prevails in Canton is demon- strated by the fact that the trains from that city are overcrowded: During the last few days the arrivals from Canton have been exceedingly numerous, and it is compate that on an average each incoming train
·brings over 1,000 passengers. On Sunday in consequence of the sensational ramones bruited abroad as to what had happened in the City of Rams large oronda awaited the arrival of the traine in order ta greet friends and WASHINGTON, October 3rd,
to obtain the latest news Every available Congressman Sydney E. Mudd, who has seat in the trains was occupied. Firat-chase represented the Fifth Maryland congrès-passengers hud to be satisfied with non- modation in third-olate compartments, and thuse "who had. secured places in first-class compart ments had to tolerate crowds of coalies ting thrust into the same carriages. The discom fort was gonora). Dainty Chinese ladies had to be satisfied
with places the door of the compartmants, Beats were
DA
the old ones are clamouring for ammunition,sional district. for the past fourteen years in which the Viceroy refused to give them, and the House of Representatives, is dead:
AMERICAN ARMY AND NAVY when ordered to leave the city they objected.
ESTIMATES. Sir thousand troops at Lanchow (Yur- last Spring by the Plague Conference delegates au?) have refused to entrain for Mankow,
WASHINGTON, October 25th. was in a blaze. This consisted of four main and have memorialised the Government
Secretary of the Navy Meyer has presnobtainable. Children weje heard orying 4.S. WATSON & CO., declined to entertain any proposal of this buildings parallel to each other and connected,
pared, his annual estimates for his depart. women wooping, and many were train-siok, with nature for the settlement of the Tripolitan as regards three of them. By a broad passage
urging the
imyediate. "granting of a
the result that very unelifying sights were ment. Among other things he asks for an LIMITED,
question, though it was eminently a question way, while the fourth was originally detached Constitution.
increase of 2,000 in the enlisted force of wifnessal. Still, Beție usual with a Chinese crowd for arbitration, since by the confession of but was connec'ed by a covered way, by which
the majority, some fairly, goal-humoured THE FRANCO BELGIAN LOAN. the Navy
and made the most of the coaditions. Similar- the Italians themselves it was essentially the delegates passed to the dining and drawing
scenes ware witnesse 1 yesterday, when over a The Franco-Belgian loan is one of jurilicul. As one of the London papers rooms and Conference Hall.
thousand passengers came down by the morning remarked at the time, it is a distressing News reached Shanghai laat weak of the death million sterling.
train. There #s falling off at night, commentary n the value of Hague Con-in Singapors of Mr. R. P. Silby, of the Shang-
only about 400 passengers boing carried ferences and Arbitration Treaties, for if hai firm of Silby & Evane. Mr. Silby, who
To see the thousands crowding into Hongkong. they cannot be-invoked when wanted-they wan.only thirty-three years of age, was for maay
daily both-by-rail-and-river stramar it would stand condemned us so many unctuous yoses in the exiplog of the well-known
ssom as if the accommodation of the city would a soon he overtaxed, but apparently Hongkong is hypocracies, besides being a scandalous waste of the taxpayer money. Should the
able to faruish a koron for many more vel occupation lead to a holy war, which would
Curiously enough, the steamers to Canton are all well patronised. seriously menace the interests of other Powers, the latter will be compelled to bring more than a moral pressure to bear o Italy to seek a settlement of her dispute with Turkey by the more peaceful means of
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BIRTHS.
RENEWED RAILWAY TROUBLE.
DIRECHES BY LABOUR LEADERS.
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LONDON, October 30th. A renewal of the railway trouble in threatening Great-Britain::
werd
firma of Howarth, Erskine & Co., as ciril engineer, and caweta Shanghai about fro years go, the N. C. Daily News says, to supervise the erection of the Garden and Chekiang Road bridges, on behalf of his firm, for whom he secured many other contesota bare, the myst important being the erection at the new Shang bai Club. He left the firm of Howarth, Erskine Co a little more than three years ago and joined Mr. P. de T. Eraus in October, 1908. During the current year his had twice visited Viceroy Jui Cheng of Hapeh arived in Singapore in connection with law-aníts, in both Shanghai last week.
of which he proved successful. For several moutha he had been in a bad stala of health, said thin wages concessions announced by bat when he left Shanghai a couple of months the Companies proved the justice of the
an Arbitration Tribunal.
The Bishop of Victoria, Mre. Landor and
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Meetings of the man were held in many centres yesterday and resolutions passed repudiating the Report of the Com- mission. Some of the meetings deminded
in immediate strike.
Mr. Thomas, M.P., speaking at Crewe,
On October 24th, at Skangbai, to Mr. and family have moved down from the Peak and they ago it was expected that the benefit hs would men's clauus, but tho man demanded full
Mrs. C. 3. Bursch, a daughter, Margarete.
On October 25th, at hanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. P. KOHLSCHMIDT,``a daughter.
MARRIAGES.
are new in-rovidonos at St. Paul's College.
Ruius made by the Governor-in-Council pa- der the Opini Ordinance regarding the sale of
On October 2541, at Shanghai, Joxx MAT-opius are published in the Gazette, THEWS MCKES. Secretariat, Shanghai Muni-
cipal Council, to FLORENCE ANNIE, younger
Mesare Lows, Bingham' & Matthews, of
daughter of Mr and Mrs. W. A. CATTELL, Hongkong, Shanghai and London, have opened formerly of Tientsin.
On October 25th, at Shanghai, Lian, fourth a branch in Singapore under the management daughter of the la'a W. X. Raren, M.D., of of Mr. Charley C. Duoman. Shoeburyness, 10 ALFEND LLEWELLYN, youngest son of the lato W. F. TAYLER, solici ter, of Gravesend and London.
DEATHS.
On September 27th, at Kilmaleow, Scotland, Capt. JOHN MCKECHNIE, late of Shanghai.
On October 16th, at Mongtze, Yunnan Pro- vince, JAMES BATH PILLOW,
Mr. Alfred Sse has been appointed Chinese
receive from the change of climate would gunb'e' him to return thoroughly invigorated. He was of a kindly ani genisi disposition and had a large cirula of friends, who join in extending heartfelt sympathy to his widow and two child. | ron, whom hel enves to mourn his loss.
THE BORNEO SALT FISH INDUSTRY.
The following extract is made from the Minister to Washington, Mr. Ste was the minutes of the North Boraso Chamber of Imperial Commissioner at the Plagne Confer-Commerce noe ut Mukden.
TONICS
Secretary Stinson of the War Depart ment has also naked for a substantial increase in the enlisted force of the army
Mr. Stimson's estimates are based upon those of his predecessor and take into ac- count the reorganization-plnu outlined by the Chief of Staff some time ago.
MR. HEARST RETURNS TO THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY,
WASHINGTON, October 21st, William Randolph Hearst, the well-known publisher of a:wspapers and political dilettante, declares that he is a Democrat again and desires to work with the organization. His papers, he announces, will support the candidacy of Speaker Champ Clark for the Democratic nomina |tion.
WASHINGTON. Octobor 29rd. The announcement of William Randolph Hearst that he would return to the Demo.
recognition of the Unions. Hundreds of cratic Party and work with the old or meetings were held last week at whichganization for the election of the next resolutions in favour of a strike were passed.
President has caused rejoicing in the ranks of the Democrats. Both Speaker Clark and There were, therefore, only two courses
Chairman Underwood have given publicity open-either a general strike, or the Rail-to statements in which they welcome the way Directora must meet the men's oft cials Independence Leaguer back to the Demo and discuss the Report of the Commission cratic fold. as a basis of settlement.
Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, M.P., speaking
A letter from the Chinese Chamber-of Com-
was read answering certain onquiries at Chester, said if Society, speaking through Mr. F. A. Aglon was appointed by Imperial made by this Chamber, and the matter was its Governments, will not compel the rail- Jdict on the 26th inst. to succeed the lats Bie thoroughly discussed. Some years ago Govern Robert Hart as Inspector-General of the Im-neat allowed a rebate of 25 cents per pisul on way managers to discuss the grievances of parial Maritime Customs.
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On October 25th, at Shanghai, CreERLEY GRACE, the dearly loved twin daughter of Capt. and Mrs, WAV LLage one year and four months,
4ONGKONG OFFLR: 10A, DES VEUX Road C Mr. A. W. U. Pope, now general manager of LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STRAFT. DC the Shanghai-Nanking Railway, has been-ap points technical adviser to the Board of Posts and Communicatione
The
Daily Press.
HONGKONG, OCTOBER 31ST. 1911.
The steamer Landrat Selffeff, which stricat From Bangkok yesterday, reported that her sacond angiquor, Wittstock by name, was drowned on the 17th inst. at Bangkok.
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I has been fairly evident from the arrange-: anents Italy has made for the military For stealing a cotton curtain valued at 20 occupation of Tripoli that she did not cents from a house in Queen's Road Weat Mr. expect it to prove an easy achievement, and Wood at the Magistracy yesterday sentenced the latest news from Tripoli clearly points to native to three months' imprisonment" and four a stubborn resistance. Only one serious hours' stocks. engagement has yot taken place, and though in that the Italians were victorious, the Turks and Arabs are reported to have well. planned the attack on Tripoli and to have executed it vigorously and gallantly, being repulsed only after prolonged and severo
At the Magistracy yesterday Mr. Wood heard more evidence in the case in which three men armed stand charged with committing an robbery-in) Gough Street, and the defendante were again remanded.
every pical of salt fish exported, but did away
fix
to cosse playing nursery games and recog- nise the four big nuions.
with this system, some litila time afterwards the men properly, then let Society take the- The Committee was of opinion that the only consoquences. He appealed to the managore
to induce Salt Fish Traders to expand their operations in this industry was for the Government to again allow this rebate and to it for at least three years. There appeared to be no doubt that the fish are not here in such large quantities as they were year or two ago, and this fact, combined with other difficulties, compelled two of the fish drying firmas to go bankrupt, and others had disposed of some of their fishing boats and appliances, Mr. Aston mentioned that in other parts of the world it was known that fish had diminishod
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DEATH OF MR. PULITZER.
LONDON, October 30th. The death is announced of Mr. Juseply
NEW CARDINALS.
in quantity for a certain period and had then Pulitzer, proprietor of the New York returned again. If the Goversment would allow this rebate once again it was thought it World. would prove a sufficiently strong inducement for traders to restart their business. It would appear that the Traders are thoroughly tired of | the business, and those who coutinas in it only do so from force of circumstances. Anything less than substantial encouragement could not be expected to have the desired resalt.
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LONDON, October 30th. His Holiness the Pope on November 27th creates soventeen cardinals, the list includ
THE WRECKED “IXION.". ing the Most Rev. F. Bourne, Archbishop The return of visitors to the City Hall Library
The Blue Funnel Java Boat Irion, which was of Westminiator; the Most Rev. J. M. Farley, fighting. The latest estimate of the de-and Menu for the week suding the 29th Octo. bent off the west coast of Sametrs in the early Archbishop of New York, the Most Rev. ber, 1911, shows that of non-Chinese there part of the month and abandoned, part of her fensive force behind Tripoli is 60,000 and as were 413 to the Library and 196 to the Museum, orew being carried on to Colombo, has been O'Connell, Archbishop of Boston; and the the Italian force in Tripoli does not appear to and of Chinese 160 to the former and 3,201 to sighted (17th) drifting, will be fire burnt out, Most. Her. Filconia, Archbishop of Wash
twenty miles south of the Island of Kroe, near exceed 25,000, the statement that there will the latter The Library was, therefore, used by the Sunda Straits be no Italian advance until a further 573 persons and the Museum by 3,397.
There is a Dutch gunbost in attendance,
ington.
ITALY'S RED SEA LIGHT3.
Excellency the Governce from the Secretary of The following telegram received by His
States for the Colonies is forwarded for the information of the public:-
“Government of Italy bag ordered their Red Sea Lights which have been extinguished to be relighted."
SALE OF KING EDWARD HOTEL,
Yesterday afternoon Messrs. Hughes & Hough, auctioneers, offered for sale by public saction the furniture, fixtures, filtiage, assete and effects of the King Edward Hotel and the goodwill of the business, together with the benefit of certain bases of portions of Royal Buildings And Prince's Building. There wAS A largo etendance at the sale, which started with a bid of 825,000. By $1,000 increases the sum of $35,000 was reached, then bids of $500 wero made until the offer stood at 837,000. At this stage the keenness wore off the competition, but the price steadily rose another 83,100, ant at the increased figure, 340,100, the hotel was knocked down to Mr. Li Yau.
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NEW STAMPS FOR THE PHILIP- PINES
EVENTS AT CANTON.
Many alarming rumours were ourrent in the Colony yesterday respecting the situation at Canton, but up to the tins of going to pre were telegraphically informed that savoral tires they were unconfirmed. Chinese frm here had occurred in the city, apparently of an in-
ciliary nature, and it was also stated that a disturbance had occurred in the city during the afternoon.
On Sunday a meeting took place at the Man „Lan College to discuss the question of the in- dependence of Kwangtung, Suddenly a number of men, over 100, arrived at the College. - They carried a large flag of white cloth measuring six feet in length and inscribed with Chinese clarsof- era "The Independenes of Kwangtung." This altor a long string of crackers had boon fired a flag was planted at the entranse to the hall, am?
shout of "Harmh for the fag" was raised. After this the gathering, which numbered several thousand people, disporsed. The Viceroy the people to hoist each flags and threatening on hearing of this issued an order forbidling
to punish those who disobeyed the order.
OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS.
"HE." BREWIN ́ TO LOT AB COLONIAL SECRETARY.
A Government Gazette Extraordinary was issued yesterday in which His Excellency the Governor anusunood with deepest regret the sudden death on Saturday, the 28th instant, from heart disease, of the Honourable Mr. Warron Delshere Barnes, Colonial Secretary.
It contained sha the following lications-- His Excellones the Governor has been pleased to appoint the Hon Mr. A. W. Browin, C.M.G... to act as Colonial Sacretary; Mr. E R. Hallifax to not as Registrar Gaboral and to be an Official Member of the Legislativa Comcil, provisionally and subject to His Majesty's pleasure; Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse to act as Deputy Superintendent of Police, and Mr. T. H: King to act as Assistant Superintendent of Police, with effect from 37th October,
His Excellency the Governor has been pleased It is sauðunged on authority of the Director of the current postage stamp series will shortly Assistant Superintendent, Victoria Gaul, in- Posts at Manila that the 16 and 26 centavos to appoint Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse to set as undergo a change, now designs for these de-addition to his other duties, daring the absence printed, which will shortly be placed on sale. nominations having been prepared and supplies
on leave of Mr. Robert Henry Arthur Craig, or The existing stamps of those values bear por until further notice, with effect from the 25th traits of General Sampson and Cabriedo.
instant.