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[principal ports, but strikes of dockera
'The Bunkers' Mayutine for December kas sa TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.
and carters seriously, ituperad the trans-appreciative notice of the services of Mr. A. M. port trade in June July August. Thon there was a threatened national strike of coal miners for summar wage, and this again has been followed by strikes and Jockouts in the runcishire cotton tale
A. S. WATSON Apart altogether from the immediate losses
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theso disturbauers bavo naum, the indus tries and enterprises affected have in the result been seriously tak by the conces sjous made to the can. The general statement that the purchasing power of
oney. has 50 (grally *** increased of lafe years world soom to cover the cause of WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. the trouble in the majority of cases, and, that being so, it is impattal to inquire whether a permanent solution is reached by conceling au increased wiges. Take the ease of the railyn. The statisties for 1910 show that, pren though there was an increase in receipts, the dividends on ordi- mary, and prefered capital still average| A few only abi per cent per annum,
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SPIRIT.
Townsend on his rotiroment from the position of Loudon Manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. The acties Townsent did when in New York and the usa- calls particular attention to the good work Mr..
falnes-of-his-advice-to-both-fhs Traunry on
fouum in the Fur Fist, and the War Depart-
mout on b'o acquisition of the Philippines. ›
A man ocotaitled micide at Yanati on Wustrueday Jost under somewhat pogiline civ cumstances. His neighbours suspected that he was a lunatic, mul infarmed the polics. When the offers ealed to have a look at him, they the rooms. If fold them he would let them in found that he hul barricaded"himself in one of if they would wait for a little while The police, however, zarsshed in the door, and dis- covered that he had cat his throat, completly suvering the windpipe. He died about a minuto after the paties antered,
The fourt unde an order that the money should
THE REVOLUTION. ».
{}OM THE * CHƯNG NGỜI SẢN PO
THE NEW CHINESE CABINET.
Minister for the-Ariny.
Asst. do,
Shanghai, January -4tli. The new Cabinet of the Republic has been formel as under :--- Wong Hing Chong Chok Pm... Wong Chung Yine...: Tong Houng Wag... Wa Ting Fang... La Chi Yao
Clau Kum To
Minks'or for the Navy,
Asst..
Misis or for Justice,
A est. do. Minister of Financa
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THHODON REUTE<'S AGENCY,}
LAWN TENNIS.
THE BAYIS Ctr,
THE REVOLUTION.
THE POSITION AT HANKOW.
THE PRICE OF PATRIOTUM.
A long fol-gram was received at Shanghai. last week from Gruneral Li at Haakow in which the commander stated that the whole of the LONDON. January 4th.
Imperialise trops-wery willing to come over to hit sale for the sum of $20 per head. The total Christchurch tolegrains stati that in the number of lupialist troops is about 33,000. contests for the Davis Cup Brooks gfeated-The tolegrain also suit that messages had bata redral from Yan Shil-kai asking leave for McLoughlin 674, 3-4), 6, 6-3;6-4 Houth the portar troops to retreat to the Vellów had a walk-over frim Wright, who was indisposed. Turned has strained a fémdon.
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENT.
Loxoox, January 4th.
Reuter's corespondent at Adelaide re porte that the "Preich, Mr. Vorran, Las obtained the dissolution of Parliament owing to the refusal of the Council to pass certain Government measures,
The Oppo sition approves of an appeal to the country,
THE COTTON DISPUTE.
LONDON, January 4th. Sir George Ask with has had long separate conferences with the masters and m Minister for Education involved in the lockout in connection with the cutton dispute. The couferoncos were hold in neighbouring rooms.
Anat.
Chang Ku Ching... Ausf.
Choi Yuen Pai King In Yut ........... Cheung Hia
Lant.
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do. Minister for Industry.
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In the International Court at Bangkok recently Mr. R. D. Atkinson appliat to the Wong Hung Yau GUARANTEED Beths ago, as a direct sequence of the Court on behalf of the Hongkong and Shanghai Wong Chung Wal... Minis for Foreign Affairs.
Rink for directions regarding the mid of Ngai San Cho imrest among the silway mon, most Tes 120,000 or lying in the bank in the nome Ching Tak Chart -... Minis, for InternatAFairs, TES BI-_-_-_-_———————_— the great railway empaties made con- of Chin-Sam Steam Navigation Co, Ltd.
GRAPEons which te rondly to their
wages bills. In the me of the London remis ju the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank and North Western the conesssions repro.nud not be paid out without an order of the sented an increase of 499,00 a year, and Court. It was open ta höll-parties to agere in that of the Great Water the estimated | together with regard to the payment of the coal of Idos. Bot. anal ost was 256,009 rising to £78,400,- Railway dividends wonkvanish absubtely if
According to a cecant Belgian Consular report the earning powers of the railways were not
from Batavia, there are excellent pouings in ...838.40 2.45|increared, and so the Gwernmost gave at the Noterlands East Indies for cement, assurance to the railway companies that especially in view of the constrution of a 31.43 2.70 lay will propose to Parlament next session harbor at Surabaya and the cnlargement of legislation providing that an increase in the the harbours at Samuraig, Macasso, d cost of labour, due to the improvement of Tandjong Priol. There was 10-les than 77 | sânditions for the staff wuld be a valid jus... | per cent, napro ostent used in 1910 than in thứ tification for a reasonable general increase preovuding your. After the Netherlands,
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BADEN-POWELL'S TOUR.
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Losnos, January 4th. Maj. General Baden Powell hail a splendid General Li Yun. Bung has been end off this afternoon at Southampton, clected as Vice-President.
whence ho sailed for the West Tilies, United States and Canada. He will travel then to Australasia and South Africa to further the Boy Scout movement. A mays of Boy Scouts lined the quaysido as the slap sailed.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
THE IMPERIAL FAMILY,
TURKISH POLITICS.
of changes within the legal nitrima, if "chal-' Germany is by far the largod exporter of
It is reported from Warbin that the Com- | lenged, under the Act of 1294. We observed to the Natlands P Indies. Many mander of the troops at Zhikhi has received by the latest wall paperellat all the railway must contain from 26 6 per cent of oxide of Chinese Euiperor and family.
of the contragt foris stiputálu that the osment: | 100,000 inels to prepare a residence for the companies recently had under consideration iron, so that the material y brendered daug a proposal to increase passenger faras from
proof January 14 to the extent of from 5 to 12) per cent, on week-cal far, excursion, em 49.40 4.23 mercial travellers' fickets. otc., but not on orelinary fares. Sir Toomas STEHERLAND mentioned that the Port Trust of London
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THE KING IN INDIA.
Los vos, January 4th.. "A Calentia telegram states that the King and Queen attended the macas, which drew the largest and most enthusiastic attendance LONDON, January 4th. aver seen on the course, HONGKONGE LATEST INDUSTRY.
The King's Cup Constantinople telegrams state that the was won by Mr. Galataun's Brogue." Within the past month a new enterprise hay
new Cabinet mettle Chamber, and a stormy
AUSTRALIAN AVIATION. been conreceed in Hongkong and bids fair sitting followed. The Grand Vizier insisted the Hongkong Bird at MeatFactory by which is proposed to give the Sultan to command a fair degres of success. It is upon the indification of the Constitution which las buen started puro in outstricted power to dissolve Parliament. terest of the Philipine land trade. Eitherto und was constantly interrupted. lard fau uncertain-pity has been imported into the issuds frost the Chian coast, und as the authorities Lore are not negligent in the carrying out of the pure food laws. it followed
that there was considerable interruption in the importation.
The Manila health authorities endeavoured to see what could be done towards
PERSIAN AFFAIRS.
LONDON, January 4th. Beuter's correspondent & Teheran reports
that the execution of Sikatulislam, who was a high ecclesiastic, has perturbed the Cabinet, which is afraid of the effect upon the people.
SHIPPING AMALGAMATION.
Losnoy, January 4th.
:
Shipping Company bas amalgamated with It is announced that the Now Zealand
the Federal Steam Navigation Company,
ensuring the supply of a pure article, and their representative, Mr. Chandler, consultod with the Hongkong authorities in the early part of last year. Mr. Chandler impressed upon the local authorities the necessity for a guar- anteed pure lord before it could be admitted into the Phillipines, and an existing condi. solutions of the di Fonlty was to build a factory finns did not give such a result, the only
which would produos an article that would comply with the pure food laws. A number of Chinese, at the head of whom was Mr. Laux Mok Lin, of the Cheong Les firm in Queen's Hond Central, undertook the enterprise, and, after consultation with Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, the Head of the Sanitary Department, they bought is run. The ground did not lend itself to building, but a site at Konasdytown near the slaughter house.
the company having agreed to contributo to the nalls which permits of a good road way wards the cost, the Government have diverted,
Two
THE PRIZE RING.
LONDON, January 4th. Sydney telegrams state that the Johnson- MeVon tight kas loen arranged to take place at Paris on the night that the Grand Prix
OBITUARY.
LONDON, January 4th. The American Almiyul Evans, known as Fighting Bob," is dead, ITALY'S FINANCIAL ASOURCES.
LONDON, January 4th.
way.
Losos, January 4th.
Hvor. Puis, General Li states he refused un-
less tus men laid dowo rifles and cu
The condition we refused. The 221F with the troops is the question of the uflegrs. In former no coliations of a similar usturs the price dominded by the Imperialist soldiers was given out to be $30 per head-Shanghai Mereu -
REMARKABLE STATEMENTS BY "GENERAL" HOMER LEA.
China Prest (Shanghai) as having beca Some remarkable statements are reported in mute to 5 representative of that paper by *General****
Honor Lee, who says in Chiaf of Steffaf the Revolutionary Army: We make fla following extract:-
How long have you been connected with the revolutionary movement in Clins?" he as West
For about twelve, years."
What is your official capacity? “
I am Chier of the General Staff." "What will be your duties in that capacity.?" "The usual daties of a chief of staff?"
Tasa rea will direct all the military oparations of the Revolutionary Army, includ ing those of General Li Yuan Hung?"
Sen
WHE
No, I don't expect to interfere with General Li's operations. Of cour a chief of staff is simply the mause of transmitting orders from the president to
army.
Repubis
Then you are puning that Dr. San Yat will be the president of the Chinese To be sure. While we were in London veniventa telegram from-diet-gates reprezent ing
furlern
provinces asking him to come out so not assume the presidency. want to love at flat time, for we were very busy. We did not trubia in London to prevent intervention, Cont started for China nt ones. We bod a lot of
but that danger is all passed nose. Thore, has been a lot of unnecessary talk out bara shont intervention. That question was settled a foug time ago, and there is no slangor of it now,"
Di
disoss the master with Sir Piward Groy, and other European diplomata ?**
Yes. Cerianly Then
yv1 a diplomatic mission from
the Revolutionary party 2"
No, they are my personal friends and same to call an n when I was in London, Lord Itcberts palled on me there. They had read my hok, The Valour of Ignorance. The book, by the way, has been dunslated into Japonese, a month and, has
has been on the runeket og 84,000 copies,"
that an aviation school is been opened. Revelation, at this time?"
Router's correspondent at Sydney wiresun through 24 edition
Hart, the first Australian Pilot, as muzie fights accompanied by Pastmaster. General.
"Were you surprised at the outbreak of the
A MILITARY RIOT.
OFFICER AND SOLDIER FIGHT.
Yes. I would not have been started for another six months."
How a you unt as chief of the staff of the rolutionary army when you are an Awarisan siteran
That has been arrangal. - A number of American generals are paing out to help us."
That is vary surprising, that generals of the United States Army stronld be allowed to take part in a lighting like this."
Then I suppose you would be surprised to kaow that English generals are coming out to help us
When are they coming?"
"I can't divulge that, but they will be here." since your arrival bore?
"Have you met the revolutionary leaders
All of them,"
"Including Dr. Wn Ting-tang?”
names. I have a
LONDON, January 4th. Particulars have leaked out regarding a military riot which took place on New Year's Eve at Longmoor camp. The men of a certain Scottish infantry regiment, becoming to give them a wholeholiday on New Year's | enraged at the refusal of the nuthorities
"No, I haven't seen Dr. Wa. I intended to Day, assembled after "lights out, "swashed go out this afternoon, but haven't had time." their ints, and stoned the officers'
Who were the lenilor 2 quarters. The officers and non com.
"I can't ro nombor their very poor memory for namen.”. missioned officers turned cut wearing Who were the Japanese who came hero with
formed a square, and the sergeants, in and Japan who met us. overcoats over their pyjamas. The moon and Dr. Sun Yat Sor: P
"I don't know. The wor
› were about 73 Chinese attempting to break it, recaired bayonet of them wore Japauso newspaper on the had Hongkong. Soma coms there
meat mo aut interciew me and others were Japanese who oso to most Dr. Sun. There were also some Chinese, but the
city of those who accompanied as ware
inte of the but Mr Ike, who translated my book Japanse I can't remember the namas of any
Japaneso. •
wounds, and one was shot,
Lo
Eventually an officer, who was a note boxer, challenged a representative of the and in the fight which followed the officer men to single comint. A ring was formed
emerged the victor. The mon then returned sullenly to their huts. No arrests were made. The leaders of the riot were Scotsmod Perfectly satisfied. They sont two crniserą.
Lo must us from Cauton and they seat out four
Were you and Dr. Sau satisfied with the reception you have red at the Chinese ports.
cruisees with soreral thousand men steamed around and were unable to find us. Arrange- menta lud also huan made to firo a saluta of
wenty-ono guns from the Wosung forte."
What is the significance of the salate of twenty-ne gana ?"
"That is the prosidential salute, in honour of Dr. Sun Yat Sea."
being laid leading towards Pokfalum. neat buildings buvo been arestat on the slope of Inspector Karr yesterday prosecuted, a wn the hill. They are about 70 feet in length and for the dareeny of a sum of money from the 30 feet wide, and arð eminently adapted for
A telegram from Kome statue that the belonging to the mounted infantry coutin feruisers from here, but we get to Woosung pers, and for haring in his posavasion an the purpose of the factory. The plant for Ir an Lecurate or even a hairly approximate offensive weapon. The defestant was sentenend making the lard is very simple, but it has principal sources of revenue in the last gets training at Longmoor. The sergeantsoight hours before so woro expected and th
who were bayonetted received only flesh computation could be made of the losses to to six works imprisonment and 24 strokes for been carefully selected. Cleanliness is the half of 1911 show an increase of 30,625,000 wounds, at the one who was hot was British trade and ennuiers during the past the first offence, and 14 days imprisonment first consideration, and it is carried out lire. year caused throngia strikes and lackouta for this secoid.
from the first operation to
seriously injured. the lost. The Trilatice rounce that the financial of workmen, the total would be amazing,
Our representative paid-a visit to the placa resources of Italy are capable of withstand- Sir THOMAS STEHERLAND is his address last he triennial election of tre members of the yesterday and was given an opportunity of ing every adverse occurrence in a marvellous month to the shareholders of the P. and Sanitary Board is due to take place next wook. seeing all that the compsey olsimiz respret of Dr. Fitzwili, we unstand, will stand parity of winufacture. The utensils are of orn, again; and we learn that Mr. F. B. L. Bowles the building is well arrauted, and the inn take has consented to bo nominie. Mr. Shellen pains with their work. Bat this is not the only Hooper, who has been askedly friends to come guarantee of parity. There is a daily inspection. forward again, duelinos.
carried out by Dr. Gibson, Colonial Veterinary. Messrs. Samuel Moutagund Co., in a recent
Surgeon, and no Jard can be turned out for sirentar, state that a shipmat of gold-about which there is not a certificate granted by the £125.010-has been made fem Chinn. This is sanitary inspector on duty. The teed is intended not believed to be a banking operation. It is for the Philippin market, and the fast most likely that the dynasty is taking the pre- thal it complies with the conditions caution of pinsing a portion of its troakurs posed by the inalar authorities in beyond the reach of interferase.
IRISH HOME RULE.
Company mentioned that the Company's immediate bases," throughharing steamers held up in the month August in con!
LONDON, January 4th. serputus of the strike of silway mon and
The Ulster Unionist Council has issued dockors, amounted to £3000. A rough
manifesto to the effect that a provisional calculation of the total loss sufered by the
Government will be constituted in Ulster whole of the shipping companies by this
in the event of Home Rule being granted, strike gives along an appaling figure, which
and that the most extrame measures will is enormously increased when we think of the
be resorted to in defence of Ulster loyalists, lisastrous effects that interruption of communications must be caused to the
dicates how thuroughly the company have ALLOCATION TO SINKING FUND. general trade and industry of the entire
equipped their factory. Ouly one of the baill, Lecturing at the Guildhall, London, on hi ings is in use at present, but when the other
LONDON, January 4th. country. There was throughout the year expedition to the South Tele, Biv Framstis completed it is estimated that the factory will hardened owing to the announcement that Consols are quoted at 77. having a constant succession of strikes and Shackleton paid a tribute to the 10 Manchurian be able to turn out 83 tins of lard per day, each three millions sterling has been allotted to Iockouts. Darly use year the ponies which accompanied theexpedition Only tis containing 32 pounds. priating truly suffered by a widespread four; he said, survived the edition, and they market improves this ontost can he considerably the sinking fund for 1941-1912) strike of compositors, und as far back as wore all dead now. Had it not been for the increased, but at present there is a diffleulty in THE HACE FOR THE PRESIDENCY. February, last there was effort to bring plack, gait, and determination of the ponies the getting a good class of pigs. The lard is made expedition to the South woull have been much from pars fat and has a good favour, so that about a general strike of men employed on the railways, but it did not extend beyond
under favourable conditions the company should the North-Eastern Compar's systou nevl
meet with success. then Gazled out in a single day. Next came labour disturbances in the Welsh coal
The
"Where did you get your litle of General?" "I was commander of four divisions, organiz od by myself for the rescue of the Emperor Awang Su oleyen yaro
Whore was the sony agunized ?" Chiefly in the South and commanded American
by officers. I was 1ster commander of Chinese troops in Amorirs.
"What connection hare you with the American Army
sik
By military books are used in the examina- tions at West Point, and Annapolis,"
"But what official connection have you " "I have no official connection. That idea is orrensous,'
MURDER AT LYEEMOON.
IATER. An investigation of the military riot shows that there was no question of a mutiny. There was a fight between the Scottish and the Yorkshire regiments aris- ng out of the defeat of the former in a football match. It was most desperate und busted for twenty minutes, bricks, stones, shovels and hammers being used. bedsteads in the huts were broken up and used as missiles, The Welstimen sided with the Yorkshires and the-Irishmen side with the Scots. There was no shooting, but two | of the men were bayonetted. Neither was there any pugilistic encounter between an quelled the outbreak. officer and a private. The officers quickly
describes the affairs as a “rag.”
The Commandant
A particularly shocking murder took place at Lyseonn on Monday last, the victim being an old woman 78 years of age. The matter was reported to the police by a relative of the old HONGKONG CLUB. BOYS' REVOLT.
womas, who, when the police arrived at her Trouble has arisen among the toys at the
residence, found her lying in one of the rooms Hongkong Club avor the wearing of a new
with bor head almost covered from her body. A chopper was found a couple of yards away. Reuter's correspondent at Washington Magistracy Festeviay afternoon charged with The house was ransacked, but there was nothing
uniform. Five of their number appeared at the having disobeyed lawful orders, it being stated one or more persons. The murder was not re- to show whether the crime was perpetrated by intend to withdraw from the race for the of the glover nyon which the management heu ported to the Kowloon City poles until 21 that they bad declined to wear the new uniform istricts, and 'just before the Coronation toms, his Majesty's Royal Hewes and authority should add to every woman's charm. PINK. Presidential nomination in favour of Col. insisted,. The case was not completed, and the hours had elapsed, so that the murderer had there was brash talk of a gueral strike of Class of the Second Grade of the Order of the dial Constipation, rive the bright eye of would keep him out of the fight now.
to accept and wear the fusiuia of the Third LETS elaar the skin of pimples and blemishes, Roosevelt. He said nothing but death boys were remanded in gaol until to-des, bail ample time in which to cover his tracks. seamen, which, however, did not take place
Double Dragon, conferred upon him by his healt. Tiny but thorough. As gentle us Cll a few months later. Cavessions to the Majesty the Emperor of Chis, in recognition from Tha Dr. Williams Medious Co., 84, aitack by Col. Roosvelt on the arbitration nature, Of Chemists, post free for 60 cents, The last sentence apparently refers to the seamen settled the disputed several of the of valuable services rendered by him.
Szechnen Road, Shanghai.
aborter than it pas
The King has been pleased to give and grant unto Sir Edgar Bence Hart, Baronet, Com- missioner of Imperial Chios, Maritime Cus
When the pork
HER EYES AND COMPLEXION
LONDON, January 4th.
wires that President Taft indicated to visitors at the White House that he did not
treaties.
being tired at $50 each.
waistovat with gilt buttons, worn over the blue The uniform consists of a white Chinoso
L
foot-and-mouth disease-a task to which the have discovered the microbe which produess Dr. Singel, a Berlin bacteriologist, claims to
Proasion Government has been devoting its energies for the past 18 months,