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THE REVOLUTION.
LONDON, Dec. 7.
Mr Lloyd George's speech Germany PRINCE REGENT RESIGNS. would willingly have given any explanat tions with regard to its Moroccan policy for which she was asked, but the remarks of the British Government were not
may sincerely desired amicable relations with England, this could only he attained through Britain's recognition of Ger- many's position in the world and her legitimate aspirations. Other nations, must reckon with the forward develop ment of Germany, who would continue to work-in the peaceful spirit of the last 40 years by keeping herself strong.
Renter's correspondent at Peking tale graphs that the Prince Regent has resigned the Regency, which office now lapses
LATER.
The German Press commenting on the Chancellor's speech dwell on the necessity of a business arrangement with England, especially in colonial matters, as the forerunner to a naval understanding. Some suggest the advisability of arresting naval expau- sionand strengthening the army instead.
AVIATION TRAGEDY IN ENGLAND.
LONDON, Doa, B. Habert Oxley, the Yorkshire aviator was killed in a smash at Ilkley. A German passenger carried on the airship was also fatally injured. *
COLONIAL CRICKET,
LONDON, Dec. 8. The match between New South Wales and Australia resulted in an easy victory for the former, who scored 316 in their first innings and 352 in their second, Australia replying with 209 and 98.
For the winners Trumper knocked up 47 in the first innings, Bardaley 58, Cotter 82 and E. Waddy 78 not out. Fes took 4 wickets for 94 rans and Wright 3 for 40. In the second inninge Waddy made 40 sad Roy Minnett. 87 not out. Whitty captured 3 wickets for 176 and Craford 3 for 82.
In the South Australian first innings Hill scored 59. Hazlitt took 5 wickets 4 for 47 and Colter 5 for 31. ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN CRICKET,
Loudon, Doc, 6th.
The match between M.C.C. and Too- woomba was played on an easy wicket aud the attendance was fair,
Marylebone knocked up 340 for the loss of six wickets, and then declared the innings closed. Woolley made 99 in free style, his score including four 6's and ten 4'e while Kinneir made 80 by free cricket, though his innings was lucky: he gave three chances. Iremonger scored 50 not out.
The Toowoomba eleven had scored 45 for 6 wickets at the close of the day's play.
LATER,
In warm weather, ou a good wicket and before a small attendance the Toowoomba XL scored 96... Douglas took five wickets for 30 rune, and Rhodes four for 48. They followed on and made 110, Jones scoring 84. Foster took four wickets for 18 runs.
HOME RULE. · ·
Losnos, Dec. 6.
In the House of Commons, Mr O'Brien asked, in order to allay anxiety in Ireland owing to a recent Ministerial announcement, whether the Cabinet would undertake to pass Home Rule in the House of Commons in three success- ive sessions before the dissolution of Parliament.
Mr Asquith, in reply, said he trusted that the Bill would have a smoother course than Mr O'Brien appeared. to anticirate, but, if necessary, the Govern ment would use all the constitutional means in their power to pass the mea stre within the life time of the present Parliament.--(Loud Nationalist cheers).
CANADA'S NAVAL POLICY.
LONDON, Doc. 6.
The Portuguese Consul for Canton, Senbor The Canadian Minister of Marine is bo Autonio, Patricio, with his wife and son, leave for England after Christmas in arrived by the English mail steamer Hima-order to consult the Admiral'y with. faya, and proceeded to Cunton by the Kin- regard to Canada's new naval policy. shan last night.
At the Magistracy yesterday a Chinese boy who had amused himself by shooting paper pellats from his pop gun at passing tram cars was ordered to be detained for 24 hours and to receive three strokes with the birch.
Mr. Nolan Chief Interpreter, Supreme me Court has been grante-twelve-months' leave of absence from 3rd April next Mr. Wong Kwong Tiro second Interpreter will act as Chief Interpréter during the absence of Mr. Notan.
The Ex-Grand Councillors Hsub-i-chang and Shih-hau have been appointed guardians of the Emperor.
The administration remains in the hands of the Premier, while the Empress-Dowager and the Emperor will merely hold Audiences and carry out ceremonial functions.
THE BRITISH INSURANCE BILL.
MR FORSTER'S AMENDMENT
DEFEATED.
GERMAN INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE.
LONDON, December 7th. Berlin telegrams state that the lock-out of 70,000 metal workers which commenced on the 1st inst has been ended by the men solving to discontinue the strike.
RUSSIA AND PERSIA.
London, December 7th.. Constantinople despatches state that the that Russia has no ulterior designs upon Russian Ambassador has assured the Porte Persia and that the Russian troops will be withdrawn immediately on compliance with the ultimatuma
Reuter's correspondent at Teheran wires that official despatches from the provinces show that the people are determined to resist the Russian advance.
TO-NIGHTS CONCERT,
Following is the programme of the Concert to be given by the Hongkong Philharmonic Society at St. George's Hall this evening :-
1---Gigue
2--Madrigal
. PART. 1.
E. German
Booth.
The Orchestra.
To Flowers" [unaccompanied.] The Chorus. 3-Andante (Concerto for two Violins and Piano)...Back.
Mrs. R. C. Edwards. Madam von Weiser. Mrs. Tibbs,
Serenade......Love wakes and weeps'
Calcott
LONDON, December 7. Mr. Forster, moving in the House of Com. mons his amendment to the Insurance Bill, emphasised the argument that it was not intended as a wrecking measure:The motion | Mr. R .Peyton-Griffin. Mr. J. A. Young.
was a demand that the Government could
accept without loss of prestige and with benefit to the measure.
Mr Lloyd George described the amendment as a shift method of moving the destruction of the Bill. Regulations could not be pre- pared until the Bill was in operation. Assuming that
there were mistakes,
they were not irremediable. Reconsideration of the scheme would only mean the reopen- ing of old controversies and the throwing away of months of labour.
Mr. Ramsay Macdonald said the Bill was a class of measure which would be more numerous in the future. The choice would lie presently between no legislation or legislation only partially satisfactory.
[unaccompanied.]
Mrs. J. Kew, Mrs. T. I. Perkins.
5-Molto
Mr. E. C. Emmett.
Allegro and Presto (Piano Con- certo in A minor.) Grieg [with orchestra.] Mr. Denman Fuller. (Conductor, Mr. B. J. Chapman) INTERVAL OF TEN MINUTES
Barcarolle
The Orchestra.
...... Offenback,
2-Trio and Chorus.....The chough and crow"......Bishop. Mrs. A. B. Moulder, Miss Gordon, Mr. F. Austin. Chorus and Orchestra,
3-Song........"No more we'll go a-roving"
M. V. White,
Dr. A. R. Schofield, R. N 4---Legend...(Violin and Piano)... Wieniawski. Mrs. R. C. Edwards and Mrs. W E. Tibbs. |-*Ballad "The song of the Western men"
G. K. Betijeman.
Chorus and Orchestra, *When Sir Jonathan Trelawny, one of the seven Bishops, was committed to the Tower, the Cornishmen rose ope and all, and mar ched as far as Exeter on their way to extert his liberation-The words of the last two lines are anciently repeated to this day by
THE REVOLUTION.
THE IMPERIALIST VICTORY AT
HANYANG.
INTIMATIONS BROWNING'S
brought some details of the last great battle
Steamers arriving at Shanghai last Friday OLD TOM GIN
at Hanyang-We-extract the following- from the N. C. Daily News
At Hankow on Saturday night, November 36-those on broad the Tuckwo-were-near“ enough to the scene of action to gain some relate that from 7 pm onwards there was knowledge of what was going on. They a terrific exchange of heavy gun-fire between the Imperialist forces at Hankow, and the Hanyang and Wuchang forts. The Imperia- list infantry was massed on the Hankow bank of the Han-river, preparatory-ti effecting a crossing and in the darkness and under cover of the guns managed to throw four pontoon bridges across the Han River and effect a landing on the Hanyang Farts side. Once the Imperialists had gained a landing, the Revolutionary forces fed, and the Hanyang Forts were evacuated; but in the meantime the breech blocks of the guns had been removed.
THE FLIGHT TO WUCHANG.
"An Ideal Drink for Summer."
A large number of the Revolutionary roops made their escape in a northerly direc tion along the banks of the Han River; but the majority, who proved less fortunate, attempted to cross the Yangtze to Wuchang. and to do so took possession of all river craft, small or large that was available. As the latter were attempting to make their escape to Wuchang, they were subjected to severe gun-fire, not only from the machine- guns and rifles of the Imperialists remain- ing on the Hankow side of the two rivers, but also from their fellow-patriots at Wuchang, who were unable to distinguish between friend and foe. The result was that the river was strewn with corpses and wreckage of boats, and during and after the conflict dead and wounded were being carried lato, the foreign concessions of Hankow in an endless stream. Hospitals in every concession were quickly filled to over-flowing with maimed and wounded, and so great was the tax on hospital accommodation that even churches had to be placed at the disposal of WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. the Red Cross workers in order to accom- modate the patients.
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In the meantime it was noticeable that there was no firing of heavy artillery from the Hanyang-Forts, which is evidence in favour of the statement that prior to deserting, they rendered the guns useless.
MANCHU PROSCRIPTIONS.
AN ASSASSINATION LEAGUE.
The revolutionary leaders in Shanghai state that they have received trustworthy informa
officials, tion that several high Manchu among whom are said to be two Princes of about you Manchu soldiers, who are "darc the blood, have secretly formed a corps of
to dies," with secret instructions to use any means to assassinate or kill about sixty leaders and prominent Chinese in the con- stitutional party.
Mr. Bonar Law pointed out the Opposi- tion's awkward position. If they said No, it implied that they were opposed to the principle of the Bill. If they said Yes, it implied that they approved of the Bill as it stood. If the amendment were consdered apart from party, it would have the over- whelming support of a majority in the House of Commons. The Opposition would vote for the amendment, but so far as he was concerned, he would not participate in any THE NEW COLONIAL SECRETARY OF Tang Hun-lung Chan Shao-tsang, Tang
further division, teaving it to the Govern nient to shoulder the responsibility,
THE PREMIER'S REPLY.
·Mr. Asquith, in winding up the debate, said if the Bill was all that Mr. Bonar Law said that it was, why had the Opposition not. had the courage to vote against it? Even Mr. Balfour had never discovered that there was a hallway house between Yes and No. That was a new Tory programie. The Bill was the greatest scheme to benefit the people ever seen. He had been a slow, but now he was a convinced, convert.
THE VOTING.
Mr. Forster's amendment was rejected on on a division by a vote of 320 to 223,
Subsequently the Bill passed its third read. ing by a majority of 304 to 21. The minorky consisted mostly of Labourites. Some of the Unionists voted for the Bill, while others walked out,
The Nationalists and most of the Labour ites voted for the Government in the division on Mr. Forster's amendament.
Five dissentient Labourites, and seven O'Brienites voted with the minority in the final division, the remainder being Union
ists.
MEDICAL OPPOSITION.
The Manchester medical men have decided to form a national medical union with the object of inducing doctors to decline to un- dertake professional duties under the In- surance Bill,
SERVANTS' RESISTANCE,
THE WAR IN TRIPOLI
LONDON, Dec. 7: Reuter's correspondent at Rome tele- grapha that following up Monday's
A Servants' Tax Resisters Defence As- victory, the Italians, after an aeroplane soclation has been formed, with Lady Desart reconnaissance cleared out the Arabs in as President. The members of the Associa the neighbourhood of Aiasta.
tion are pledged not to pay or collect the tax They engaged three thousand Turkeunder the insurance Bill. and Arabs, some five miles from Ainzara, but the artillery coming up, the Turks fled, leaving much ammunition, grain and other stores.
THE EMPIRE AND COM- The wardnidster at the Kennedy-town In fectious Hospital, Willion Edward Cooke,
MERCE. was found dead on Wednesday night in cir-
Lovros Dec. 8. cumstances which point to suicide. Apparent- In the House of Lorde, Lord Killain ly he had taken poison and he had also saked when, in pursuance of the resalu. and the windows of his tion passed at the Imperial Conference gas the Royal Commission would be appoint Deceased, who had become low-spirited, ed to enquire into the commercial was a single man, 35 years of age.
relations, shipping and means of trans port throughout the Empire.
closed the door apartment and then turned on the
HIGHWAY ROBBEMY ON KENNEDY ROAD,
Lord Emmott, in reply, said he was sorry he could not give categorical answer to the question. Correspondence Last night, just before-seven o'clock, Mrs. with regard to some of the details was Hugh, who is residing in the Hongkongproceeding normally and satisfactorily, Hotel, was attacked by one or more Chinese though it was a lengthy business in on Kennedy Road and robbed of a bangle a world-wide Empire and some further and several articles of jewellry valued at over delay was inevitable before an announce $300. The robbery took place near the ment could be ruade. entrance to "Kingsclere."
THE CONGO REFORMS.
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the Cornish miners.
HONGKONG.
The men wanted to be killed are divided head of any of the first class; $30,000 is into three classes; $100,000 is offered for the offered for the heads mentioned in second class; and $10,000 for those in the the
third class.
Sun Yat-sen, Li Yuan-hung, Wang Hien,
Shao-chien, Wu Ting-fang, Tsen Teh-chuan, Chang Chien, and others mentioned are in the first class; the second class comprises Referring to the appointment of Mr. Claud twvenly men such as Lan Tien-wei,* Hsu Severn as Colonial Secretary ul. Hongkong, Shaoching Li Ping-stu, Yu Ya-ching, Tang the Straits Times says:-During his associa Wen-chee, Wen Tsung-yao, Chen Chin-tao, tion with the Colony, as, indeed, with the Yong Tu, Sun Pan-chee; and the third class F.M.S., Mr. Severn has been brought into comprises thirty men such us Lo Chich, Lin touch with a wide circle of friends not only Tino-yuen, Shen Tung-woo Yang Ting-tung by reason of his official duties, to which he and others. New names have been added to always devoted himself most assiduously, the list from time to time, but especially on account of the great inter- It is also reported that it is the intention est he has taken in healthy recreation. He of the Manchus to do away with Yuan, Shih- is a keen tennis player, and played in the koi, as they consider him to be a dangerous final tie of the Veteran Championship man, but they will not take steps to kill him the last tournament, when he and Mr Hoop until the national affairs are settled. er were beaten by the Governor, and the Hon. F.-J. Piggott. He is frequently seen on the golf links and often takes part in cricker matches on the Esplanada, By h's leaving Singapore, music-lovers will lose one who has done so much towards sustaining a keen The Grand Duke Boris, who is going to interest in the art, his numerous. con- Bangkok to represent the Czar at the corona- tributions. being always greatly appreciated.tion of the King of Siam has come to the Everyone will wish him the greatest sucess East on the Russian Cruiser Aurora. in his new sphere of activity, though it is certain he will leave Singapore not without some, feelings of regret, at parting with so man genuine friends.
THE CORONATION ON THE KING OF SIAM.
Their Royal Highnesses Prince and Prin- cess Alexander. of Teck who represent Great Britain at the Coronation arrived in Singa. pore by rail on the sath ult from the Federated Malay States.
The Perak Pioneer says "Mr. Severn has not only proved himself an able Secretary When His Royal Highness, very soldier- both at Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, but ly in a white service uniform, and his con. a good marshal of ceremonies and organiser sort, a charming figure in a tropical serge of receptions and high gatherings. He was consume, alighted, they were welcomed by of the arrangements for the Federal Con-ed of Lieut. General Sir J. M. Grierson, chairman of the committee which had charge Sir Arthur Young. The Royal suite consist ference or Durbar held in 1973.***
Vice-Admiral the Hon. S. Colville, C.V.O.. Lady Adelaide Colville, and Mr. Bellby. Alston, The Foreign Office attache. The party on the platform were then presented to Their Royal Highnesses, after which brief ceremony they left the station. A guard of honour of The Buffs was drawu up in Tank. Road opposite the station exit and it was inspected by the Prince, who spoke a few words here and there to the men.
PORTUGAL AND THE OPIUM
CONFERENCE.
The Government of Portugal consented to a tend the epium conference at The Hagne delegates. The Lisbon correspondent of "The on December 1, and appointed two spacial Times learnt on the best authority hat the Government would prefer a gradual suppression mediate abolition, a Portugal would than of the traffe in opium rather than its im- have time to create other sources for Macau her pramenton in Chius. It sovias, however, that the intention of the Portuguese represent atives at the conference is to follow more or lean the same lines as the British delegates,
LATEST SHIPPING NEWS.
LONDON, December 7th.; Renter's correspondent at Brussels states that the Minister for the Colonies, M. Ren- kin, replying to the charges brought by M. Vandervelde against the administration of the Hongkong from Manila to-day, at to am
The PMS. Co. . Moneolia will arrive at Congo, said that he saw nothing reprehen- Empress of Japan arrived Nagamki at 1.30 a m The Canadian Pacifle Railway Co's R.M.S. sible in the Congo duringhis visit there. on the 7th inst.. and loft again sf 3 p.m, same Commercial · · freedom WAS scrupulously day for Yokohama where she is due to arrive at observed, and the recruiting for labour was 3 p.m. on Saturday the 9th inst conducted exclusively on a voluntary system.
DECLARATION OF LONDON.
LONDOS, Deo. 7.
It is considered certain that the House of Lords will reject the Naval Prize Bill, in yolving the Declaration of London.
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