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tainly-Mr. SUELTON HOOPER's letter, to TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.
THROUGH EEUTEL'S AGENCY.]: THE REVOLUTION.
THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.]
GERMAN MILITARY AND NAVAL EXPENDITURE.
THE PEACE CONFERENCE.
A MESSAGE FROM THE LEGATIONS.
LONDON, December 20th.
LowDos, December 20th.
CANTON-ET-
- (From Our Ows CORRESPONDENT.)
December 19th.
which reference las already been made, was ↑ startling to most people who had supposed the electorate to be much more restricted than.
SHAMEEN NEWS, is really the case. In the short discussion
Things are beginning to hum in the social which took place at Tuesday's meeting
sphere in Shameen and funelioz vill succeed of the Sanitary Board exception was
function with delirious rapidity during the next to the taken by Dr. FITZWILLIAMS
Reuter's correspondent at Berlin states for weeks. A start is to be made on Friday proposed exclusion of Naval Officors
when a bail is to be given by the Bankelor that the ordinary recurring Army expen-Taipans of the island. on full pay from the electorate. He remarked that Hongkong was the big---
diture amounts to 669,763,288 marks, an On Boxing Day sports are being held on the gest Naval station in the East, and express-
The Legations at Peking, with the auth: | increase of 93,702,994 and the non-recurring recreation ground, while a performance is to be ed the opinion that with a resident Naval population of the size of that in Hongkong ority of their respective Governments, to 83,980,757 marks, an increase of 14,462,-given in the theatre at night by the Amateur
The Navy recurring expenditure WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. they should either be directly represented have sent a message to the Pease Con- 988.
or be allowed a voice in the appointment of ference at Shanghai, through the Consuls, amounts to 177,927,651 marks, an increase of 10,720,497, and the non-recurring expan=" members of the Board." The argument is more plausible, we think, than convincing. urging the importance of a frionally settlediturs to 196,738,005 marks, an increnso of ment, in the interests of both China bereelf 14,822,050. The common and extraordinary expenditure amounts to 134.473.100 marka, and of foreigners in the country,
a decrease of 82,502,717. The Navy's total shows a decrease of 800,000 marks.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841
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We can hardly regard Naval Officers residents of Hongkong, excepting perhaps the few attached to the receiving ship Tamar, who remain here and do not fit from port to port with the squadron. Yet we have some recollection of a Sanitary Board elec tion in which a gentleman quite now to the
REBELLION IN TIBET.
LONDON, December 20th. "Ieuter's correspondent at Calcutta wires
GUARANTEED Colony was elected to a seat on the Board that the Stateraton publishes a Gyan-
TO BE
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by the votes of Naval and Military Officers whose acquaintance with the sanitary pro- blems of the Colony had be oven briefer PURE GRAPE than the candidate's own.
he said in favour of direct representa tion of the Navy on the Board,and we a
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think very little can be urged in its favour it is surely absurd to give anval officers right to vote in an election of representa Ftives of the rosideat population. Nor should military officers be given the vote, as officers. For some years past it has been the practice of successive Governors to give
seat on the Board to the Principal Medi-, cal Officer of the garrison, though this is a departure from expressed intentions when the constitution of the Board was 57.40 3.20 framed. We agree with the Hon. Mr.
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HEWETT when he said that the proposed haige inflicts no hardship on the Navy. Interest in the sanitary problema of the Colehy alone would probably not bring a single officer to the polling booth, and it is not surprising that Dr. FirzWILLIAMO found no support for his protest among his colleagues on the Beard. In the Bill now before the Council the clauso has been
30 drafted as to exclude all Civil Servants A. S. WATSON & CO., 26 Naval and Military Oflcors. As
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MARRIAGE.
At Baint Jolin's Cathedral, Hongkong, on the 20th instant, by the Reverend Frederick Tronoh Johnson, M.A., WILLIAM LAUGHTON Lesk, to A. E MABEL BEATON, M.A., daughter of WILLIAM L. BEATON, Esq., Perth. Scotland.
[1453 BIRTH.
On the 20th inat, at 2, Ormsby Villas, Kowloon, to Mr. and Mrs. FEED HICKS, & B00,
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The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, DECEMBER 21ST, 1911.
to ATTORNEY-GENERAL puts the matter in the "Objects and Reasons" attached to the Bill," the clause is introduced in order more effectually to carry out the intention of the Legislature, which was to confine the electors of the two elected members of the Sanitary Board to those who are special or common jurars, and to those who would be
FRANCO-GERMAN AGREEMENT.
Dramatic Society and arrangements are woll forward for the British Bachelors' Bail en New Year's night
Christmas Day is nearly upon us now, and it Tuesday or Wednesday, things ought to be lively.
the Cleveland tourists favour ar with a visit on
THE REVOLUTION,
THE SITUATION DESCRIBED,
A correspondent from the North sends the following account of the state of affairs on the Yangtere:
General Ling. the commander of the Re- yolutionary. Forses, ont red Nauking at 11 o'clock on Saturday morning, December 2nd. For several days previous his forces had been
gradually surrounding the ancient capital of China, and whon by the bravery of his troope be occupied Purple Hill on the afternoon of the 1st. Deonmber it was obvious that it was only a matter of time for Nanking to fall. The fight- ing at Purple Hill was of a desperate character, the Imperialists not hoisting the white flag natil the Revolutionaries were practically with."
a bayonet thrust of their entrenchments,
General Chang, the Mancha commsador of Nanking, escaped during the sight with moat The Tennis Championship has produced of the Munchus who had not previously fed, and many exolting and interesting tales, and the left the control of the situation to a purely Cat- competition has now reached the semi-finalnese colonel, who afterwards surrendered himself stage. The four players foft aro, Messrs. Bont, and all his foross to the Revolutionaries. Comrie, Sadoine and Thorpe.
-LONDON, December 20th.
----WONG- SI- LUN There has been a rambling debate in the
Rumours have boon ourront lately of the r eventa Fresch Chamber of Deputies on the Franco.signation of Wong Bi Luo, who was expected tan correspondent's account of which have occurred in Tibot. The Chinese German Agreement, eulivened by a swoop to take supreme command of the army hero, and portant commercial people in Canton to prosent soldiers in the various towns, including ing anti-Government attack by the Socialist yesterday a meeting was held of the most im Lhassa, rebelled and looted the treasuries. Jaures, who declared, amid uproar, that an address to him, requesting him to take over They confined the Amban till the latter Germany's susceptibilities were clumsily the position and keep order in the provium. A wounded. German policy, he said, was telegram was also received by the Governor promised them a free pardon, and then ocasionally brusque, but essentially mod from some Chinese merchants in Hongkong impressed thousands of ponies and mules. erate. France, was now doing what she requesting him to rataia the services of Mr. They are now marching towards China. should shave done sight years ago. He Wong as military adviser. Today the Chinese denounced the French policy of permitting newspapers report ambiguously that he has gone Italy to swallow Tripolia, and remarked to Hongkong. Whether he has resigned or that Persia would share the fate of Poland gone on business does not appear. Misplaced or not as the case may be, certain it is that great confidence is placed in Wong Si Lun, and backed by this he has evory chance to keep order in the city and suburbs at least.""
THE WRECK OF THE "DELIL"
LONDON, December 20th. Forty cases of gold from the Delhi have been landed. The bottom of the ship is bulging upwards and straining amidship,, and she is gradually filling. The crew have
lauded.
LATER.
Reuter's correspondent at Tangier wires that twenty-three cases of bullion and much baggage was salvel from the Delhi to-day.
THE OPIUM CONFERENCE.
LONDON, December 20th, Reuter's correspondent at The Hague states that the Opium Conference has adopted five Chinese resolutions demanding trade in opium and other drugs, the pro- protection for China against contraband bibition of unlicensed sale, and the sup pression of dens in foreign concessions.→→
RUSSO-AMERICA COMMERCIAL
TREATY.
LONDON, December 20th. Benter's correspondent at Washington
THE ESPIONAGE SCARE IN GERMANY.
LONDON, December 200 Reuter's correspondent at Berlin states that several policemen, and naval men bave on arrested at Wilhelmshaven for us pected espionage.
AUSTRIAN EMPEROR
LONDON, December 20th, The Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria is suffering from a severe of attack catarrh This is accompanied by great weariness,
COMPETITION WITH CANADA.
LONDON, December 20th. Router's correspondent at Ottawa states that the Hon. G. E. Foster, in a speech at the Commercial Travellers Association, urged the Commercial travellers to be alert in view of the opening of the Panama Canal,
BIVED AND CITY QUIET.
• No news of any robberies or piracies in the delta base come to hand for everal days, and it would seam that the patrolling of the rirur, together with the distribution of troops in the
affected arena and the exodus of "Volunteers" for the North is having the desired effect for the present, On the new Band along the river front are still quartered hundreds of soldiers with their beadquarters at the Admiralty, and in open spacon here and there newly-antiated troops are to be soon daily being initiated inte the intricacies of military drill and discipline. Everything is quiet, and apart from this the streets present their usual appearance,
OBITUARY.
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The death occurred. very suddenly at Lung Shan of the Rev. Dr. Greene, of the American
Baptist Mission. Dr. Greens was a native of South Carolina and was the oldest missionary in Chian, having been out here for more then forty Fears. He appeared in his usual high-spirite on Saturday, but died very suddenly at the tiffin The mission field in Chian is very much the poorer by his lost.
jurors but for the nature of their avocationswires that the Senate unanimously adopted which would bring severe competition from table.
or for age or infirmity. In the clause as
STRIKES AT DUNDEE...
SERIOUS RIGTING.
now drafted this intention is carried out, the resolution proposed by Mr. Lodge, China and Japan. save that persons holding offices of emolu- endorsing Mr. Tafts action. Mr. Root caused ment under the Crows, and Military officers, a sensation by declaring that there were rail. are omitted, as they and their vions are lions of the Tsar's Mongolian subjects whom amply represented by the official and the United States would not admit into the appointed members of the Board." When country, treaty or no treaty. Other speak- the matter is fully considered in the light ors, while desirous of upholding the rights
in the law will, we think, commend itself to all.
Two cases of damping were reported to the police yesterday. Ons was at Yaumati and the other in the Central district.
Eighteen gamblers from Yanmati appeared before Mr. Irving at the Magistracy yesterday. The first two were fined $50 each and the remainder $3 szob.
America's Lrade.
ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN CRICKET.
LONDON, December 20th. Reuter's Sydney correspondent wires that Warcis now progressing favourably. There is a faint hope that he will be able to play in the fifth test match.
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WEDDINGS IN HONGKONG..
LEASK-BEATON.
Laughton
The marriage of Mr. William Less, of Hongkong, to Miss A. 5. Mubel
A careful soaroh is being made up and down. the river for General Chang; and it is generally belioved that if he be captured his life will certainly not be spared. His actual position is
that he scaped over the Pukow and Tientsin. rather obscuro, though it is geubrally supposed
Railway.
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The surrender of the city was made quito
peaceably. Very for people lost their lives, nad those who did were mostly lootors taking advant age of the peculiar situation in the Mancho district of Nanking. It is estimated by those in a position to make reliablo computation that about one thousand men killed and wounded on other side was the toll of human life for this great victory for the progressive Chiusse of tha South against the conservative forces of the North. This sorrendor practically sounds the knell of the Manchu dynasty,
Immediately on the fall of this stronghold the river fleet formerly under the command of Admiral Sah divided into two columns. The smaller vessels returned toChinklang,presumably · to help to guard the celebrated Silver Teland Channel against attempt on the part of war vessels still attached to the Peking Government from catering the river, while the larger cruisers steamed full spoed up the river to assist the great loader at Wachang, General Yuan Hung, in his desperate attempt to recaptare Hangrang and probably to end this thrilling opisode in
Chinese history.
At Hsakow, however, probably owing to the effect of conflicting reports upon both thg Imperialist and the Revolutionary authorities án armistico of fifteen days hos bean agreed apon in the hope that some satisfactory solution of the exceedingly difficult problem of Chinese government may be arrived at. Faw, il any, think that peace will be the outcome, a the cardinal principle of the Revolutionaries is the complete ab lication of the Manchu dynasty, and the Imperialists consider this impossible.
The capture of Hangang Hill way not so bloody an was at first thought, the revised estimates being not more than a thousand killed on either side. The hill would probably not have been captured had fresh troops from Wachang been ready to relieve the exhausted revolutionary soldiers who for four days courageously kept the Imperialist faress at bay. The Imperialiste are placing six-inch siege guns on the top of Han Hill to batter down the
The position is actually one of stalemate, and it is difficult to see how for some time either. side will be able to make any move,
TERRIBLE SCENES IN PAKHOI
THE REIGN OF DRIGANDS.
The following extract from a private letter from Pakboi, dated December 8, has been communicated to the N.-C. Daily News --
LONDON, December 20th, There has been serious rioting among of this explanation, the proposed alteration of Americans, were anxious not to endanger the striking carters and dockers at Dundee Beaton, M.A., daughter of Mr. W. L. Beston town of Wnehang opposite it on the other vide They threw a lorry into the river, and the of Forth, Scotland, and niece of Dr. Alexander of the Yangtṣzo-kiang, and General L is co
Rennio, formerly of Hongkong, was solemnised capping entrenched positions with the rebele st police made a number of charges. Continia Et. John's Cathedral yesterday afternoon, the back of the town and just clear of the gents of Glasgow and Edinburgh police The bride wore a handsome dress was of rich artillery fire. have arrived and three hundred soldiers ivory satin with new panel train, adorned with
a lover's knot of orangefblossom and besther, have been ordered to Dundeer.
The millworkers havejoined the strikers, well, and a wreath of orange blossom and heather She carried ́a bouquet of white owing to the closing of seven mills for lack spray. of transport. The strikers are reckless and chrysanthemums and white heather. The bridos- raids-Misses Joyce and Dorothy Holyoak- there have been band to hand fights among
were charmingly attired in long dresses of pale the workers. Cattle going towards the pink satin, with white chiffon fichas, large hats of pink satin lined with white chiffon, pink roses market are being escorted by the police.
and wide strings, pink satin shoes and white The Dundeo strike committee has tele-mitter, and they carried posles of pink roses,
It has been unusually exciting down here graphed to the Government protesting The marriage service was conducted by the Rev.
brigands and pirates and the whole district. against the presence of troope in the city. F. T. Johnson, Chaplain of the Cathedral, and of late, as we have been in the hands of P. H. Holyoak gave away the bride, and Mr. harvest these times are to the scoundrels, who have now plundered, looted and burned and guaranteeing complete order if they are Mr. Denman Fuller provided at the argan. Mr. has been looted. You can imagine what a withdrawn.
Alfred Bryer was "best man.", The Cathedral had been pratfily decorated for the occasion with down a greater portion of each city in the district. Linchow City has, perhaps, fared paloss and other greenery and overs by the worst, for in addition to being plundered
Mrs. Coppin and
Smyth, The by some 5,000 brigands, the place was
and hundreds of recoption took place at "Capsuimus," Barker burned down
ravished.
it was most pitiful Road, the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Holyoak, to see the best class of Chinese ladies,
panic. standing under a huge marriage bell made of their small feet,
menal toasts were honoured, the health of the greenery and chrysanthemums, received the felicitations of their friends and subsequently the Bride and Bridegroom being proposed by Mr. of the Bridesmaids, and Mr. Ough proposed the health of Mr. and Mrs. Holyoaks. Hayonk, Mr. Bryor acknowledged the toast
THE "HAWKE"-" OLYMPIC " COLLISION.
LONDON, December 20th. At to-day's meeting of the Legislative CouTM-
In the Admiralty Court, Mr. Justice cil the Hon. Colonial Secretary will propose a resolution to change the badge of the Colony, Evans has given his decision in the cross which the motion describes as not only inartis.actions arising out of the collision between tio but unmitable for reproduction especially the cruiser Hawke and the liner Olympic He attributed the collision to the fact that the Olympic came too close to the Hawke. The accident was solely dua to the faulty navigation of the Olympic's pilot, who took too wide a sweep round West Bramble buoy. His Honour considered that her speed was
on flags.
Mr. F. Howell, chief biili at the Supreme Court, retirez at the end of the year after 31 years servico.
He leaves for Home In the Spring. Mr. Howell has done much to foster a love of horticultura in the Colony, and his dapartare will feare a blank in this sphere of
Mca.
women
An election of two members of the Sanitary activity which will not be easily filled, He has greater than the witnesses bad stated. held at Queen's Hall, the meeting including and was largely attended. The happy pair, striken, endeavouring to walk to Pakhoi on
been long associated with Freemasonry, and he After tests" that has done mugh to farther the game of lawn bowls in Hongkong.
had
THE INSURANCE BILL.
LONDON, December 20th, An uproarious meeting of doctors was been carried some of the most prominent medical men. out he accepted the theory that the auction A resolution was carried by which they pailed the Hawke into the Olympic, He decided not to accept posts under the consequently gave judgment with costs for Insurance Bill until their demands are the commander of the Haake, and judgment satisfied. Bir V. A. Horsley endeavoured Medical Association, bat was shouted down. without costs for the Olympic on the clafence to explain the moderate views held by the of compulsory pilotage.
EGYPTIAN TROOPS IN TRIPOLI.
NEW ZEALAND ELECTIONS.
LONDON, December 20th. The final returns in connection with the
LONDON, December 20th.
Board is due next month, and in a brief discussion which occurred at the meeting of the Board on Tuesday on the changes contemplated by the Government.
At the Victoria Theatre last night a new in the law constituting the electorate, a little difference of opinion on the subject was silm entitled "The Siege of Calsis was shown shown. About three years ago, when the last for the first time in Hongong. The picture is election tok place, we published a letter fall of bigorical interest and in beautifully coloured. It is thres thousan metres in length written by Mr. SHELTON HOOPER, who was and to judge by the number of people employed one of the candidates, which gave a classifi-te production, must have been a very expensive cation of all persons who had the right to picture to take. It is particularly realistic, and vote. The list included Members of Coun- is altogether a fine example of cinematographic eil, Civil Servants, Consuls not carrying art. on business, officers on full pay in the Naval and Military Services, masters of steamers and Incal pilots, besides common and special
LONDON, December 20th. jurors an: those who, either on account of
A brilliant wedding look place to-day the nature of their avocations or owing to infirmity or old age, are exempt from jury petent crities who have been privileged to hear between Louvina, daughter of Lord Knolly, servico. In short, practically every
LONDON, December 20.h. adult has the right, under the law as it Kovarick play since his arrival in the Colony Private Secretary to the King, and Mr. Alan
The death is announced in New York, of stands to-day, to vote at Sanitary Board unstinted in their praise. In the pro- Mackenzie, of the Grenadier Guards. The gramme of the concert we published on Tuesday Princess Victoria was present. After the alactions, though we very mach doubt whe. Mrs. Moulder's songs were not stated. She ceremony, the brids and bridegroom drove Mr. John Bigelow, a distinguished member therose who framed the section realised has selected Elsa's Dream" (Lohengrin) and to. Marlborough House to receive the of the American diplomatic service.
"Song of Mimi" (Ls Bohéme),
congratulations of Queen Alexandra.
male
what wide franchise it conferred. Cer
TO-NIGHTS CONCERT.
The concert by Kovarick, the bay viclinist, takes place at the theatre this evening and promises to be a great musical treat
Com-
New Zealand elections have resulted as follows:-Opposition, 39; Government, 33; Independent, 4; and Labour, 4,
SOCIETY WEDDING.
Router's agency states that there are no grounds for the exaggerated reports regard. ing the despatch of Egyptian troops to Sollum Barka which was merely due to the recent decision of the Egyptian Government to establish a Frontier post at Sollum within the Egyptian boundary.
OBITUARY.
where they were again
eign houses are the only, Safe refuges here and hundreds are begging to be allowed in. brutalized on the road, and on arrival here begging protection from door to door. For-
Pakhoi is also in the hands of brigands.
The wedding gifts formed a large and hand-chored far out in the harbour, but it makes some collection. The bride's going-away dress was of gray silkorépe, sealskin toque with stole
aad.muff to match.
KINGHORN KENNEDY.
A pretty wedding took place at the Union Church yesterday morning, the contracting partics being Miss Jean Shepherd Kennedy, daughter of the late Mr. John Keanedy, Cana. Ray Tay, and Mr. John Richard Kinghorn, The bride was given away by her uncle, Mr. Dorid Kennedy, and was attended by her sisters, Miss Kate Kennedy and Miss Maude Kennedy ae bridesmaida. Mr. SG, Bolden wasbest wan" The omremony was performed by the Rev. Charles Bickling, and Mr. Chapman presided at the organ. The reception was held at the Graud Hotel, and the happy couple subsequently
left for Moos0.
going on in open day. The merchants have hired a great number of sampaes in which to store cargo. These sampars are then an- All shops have closed doors, and looting is,
no difference, they are pirated just the same. Different bands of brigands are constantly coming in and going off again with loot. Yesterday a band of brigands captured about twenty-five girls here and carried them off. Later the scoundrels were attacked by a saronger band of brigands who killed a lot of the first, band, including some of the girls, who were later brought back to Paishoi oa the arder of the day now. Witnessed six wheel-barrows, dead. And executions--that's being despatched three days ago. It was a sickening sight...
The scene has changed now, for the two shot, and you may judge the strength of the victims yesterday were not executed, but firing party when tell you that ten guns were unable to despatch one man. One shot tearing away a portion of the face, another smashing up the knee, another a portion of the arm, and so on, and the poor wretch was
Wholesome, is it not?
left
writhing on the ground in agony.
.