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Armistice. In the first place it will, TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.
presumably, be necessary for Envoye Plonipotentiary to meet for the purpose of going at agreement embodying the termus offered by the Revolutionary Government to the rulers and their Manchu subjects in the eveut of the abdication of the
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THE OSAKA: FIRE.
Tokyo, January 17th. A square mile of Osaka was enjoined by YUAN SET KAI to transfer destroyed in the big fire, the bulk of allegiance to the Republican Government the damage being done in the business Whether they will all peaceably submit is centre. A moderato estimate puts another gitostion, thongh on that score we
THROUGH RESTER'S AGENCY.]
THE OSAKA FIRE.
THE GERMAN ELECTIONS.
INCREASED ARMAMENTS ASSURED.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
THIRD TEST MATCH.
ANGTHER WIN FOR ENGLAND,
LONDON, January 17th.
The third test watch was concluded at Adelaide to-day and resulted in a win for their second innings, Australia scored 476, the Marylebone team by seven wickets. In
CANTON.
CANTON, 16th Jan. 1912. "RESTING ORDER.” On Monday two soldiers who had been firing their rifles off with no apparent rehson were male prisoner and after being trind were shot. This was the punishment pro- mised any one who was found firing in the streets without any reasonable excuse and the fact that those in control have put their threat into exception shows that they
if the ariny here was tried and found guilty are determined to do away with this nuisance, once and for all. Also one of the paymasters
land scored 112 for the loss of three wickets, also was shot as an example to all the LATER. others. The new Government assert een- Rhodes scored 57, unfinished. His bat-fidently that they have done away with ting was solid, but he was rather lucky.
HOME RULE FOR-IRELAND.
BELFAST AN EXPLOSIVE MAGAZINE MR. CHURCHILL PREVENTED FROM ́SPEAKING."
LONDON, January 17th.
The Daily Now says that the great difference between the forthcoming and the proccoding Home Rule Bills lies in the inclusion of the principle of Home Rule all
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**squeeze" and are determined to punish any offenders whom they may find. This seems impossible to anyone who finows and trades with the Chinese, but cases of this kind show that the Government is in earnest and even if not wholly successful, nevertheless reaching towards the ideal will help business. wonderfully. Merchants in the city are known to have expressed the opinion that they could double their trade if this practice was suppressed. It is prevalent in every trade and is extorted front the very richest as well as the poorest and has never failed to prove a source of laughter to the increased prices, European, besides causing annoyance and
GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
There will be an Official dinner at Gor ernment House to-night, to which the fol lowing have been invited :---
Hon Mr. Rees Davies, Mr. Messer, Mr. and Mrs. Wakeman, Dr. and Mrs. Pearse, Dr. and Mrs. Grone, Mr. and Mrs. Alabaster, Mr. D. Burlingham, "Colonel and Mrs. Hamilton, Comdr, Ward, Mr. P. Kremer, Mr. and Mrs. Logan, Colonel Stacpole, Comdr. Donaldson, Mr. Janssens, Mr. and Mrs. Townsend, Cupt. and Mrs. McMann,
Brunion, Mr. and Mrs. Hagger, Capt. and Fleet Paymaster and Mrs. Willis, Mr. and Mrs. de Reuss, Mr. Stabb, Mr. G. Hall
Mr and Mrs. von. Wiser, Mr. and Mrs. Bonnar, Mr. and Mrs. Carter, Mr. and Mrs. Hornby, Capt. and Mrs. Bower, Mr. and Mrs. Macgregor, Mr. and Mrs. Webb, Mr. Bate, Mr. and Mrs. Volpicelli, Mr. Macin- tyre, Mr. and Mrs.. Lang, Mrs. O'Brien, Butler, Mr. and Mrs. Hhitoni Mr. Ough, Mr. J. Bacton, Major James, Mr. Fletcher, Mr, Carter.
THE OPENING OF THE COURTS, OF JUSTICE Following is a list of the Solicitors who were present at the opening of the new Law Courts:-
think there is no need for nuxiety. In view the damage at ten million yen, and to which Matthews contributed 53. Eng-of embezzlement and squeezing and he Mrs. Harvey, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Cooke, of the attitude of suspicion which is so only a tenth of the property was widely adopted by the Chinese towards WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS, YUAN SHu Kai, it is of importance to know
insured. whose advice the Imperial Family have followed. The telegrains have told us that the advice was tendered by the Imperial clans. Did the Premier ad the weight of his iufluence in the same direction? Some
LONDON, January 17th. of the Chinese papers represent that he did Router's correspondent states that in the not but this can only be pure conjecturo Osaka fro 5,238 houses were destroyed and from the fact that the Premier had down to thirty thousand people rendered homeless. the very last moment strenuously resisted The fire broke out in the Yoshiwara, which the demand of the Revolutionary party for was completely destroyed, and it is feared the abolition of the monarchy: No that many women porished. The soldiers authoritativo statement. has been issued assisted the firemen in fighting the flames. that he his chang af bis mind on the question. Hence thers is a disposition. aborn in soine quarters to believe that. YUAN SU KAX bated by the Imperial Arty, may usurp the throne and continue the ruggle. We believe these suspicions to Per Per he utterly groundless. Now that the doza bottle.peral-Family have abdicated the Throne e shal doubtless find Yoas Sun at fully pre- $16.80 $1.45 pared to accept the situation and to earnestly co-operate with the new Government to re-establish peace and order throughout the wide dominions of China. He may still, liko bosts of other people, live grave 2.05 misgivings about the stability of repub
lican government in China, but the time has arrived when the great experi 2.55 ment must be made, if not over the whole the over the greater part of China, and a frank acknowledgement of that fact on the part of YUAN SHI KAI would doubtless be hailt with delight by the millions of his A. S. WATSON & CO., countrymen whom his championship of the first task of the Government is to ensure as monarchy has displeased. His distin quickly as possible the ratification of the guished abilities aro recognised by Franen-Gorman Agreement. "There is no friends and fees alike, and we would doubt that by the loyal agreement of fain believe that anong
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HONGKONG, JANUARY 18TH, 1912.
Following closely upon the heels of the report that the Revolutionary Army in four main divisions has commenced its march to Peking by four different routes, comes the news that the armistice has been extended
LONDON, Jaquary 17th. German Elections, despite the Socialist The papers are pointing out that the
successes, give the Government a three to one majority in favour of increased arms ments involving an expenditure of three millions sterling or more annually for the Navy, as all parties expect the Socialists favour a big Army and Navy, though they disagree upon homo politics.
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THE NEW FRENCH CABINET.
Loxbox, January 17th. Paris telegmus slate that the Chamber bas passed a vote of confidence in the Government by 440 to 6.
A Ministerial declaration states that the
The Unionist papers says that the decision preventing Mr. Winston Churchill from speaking at Belfast was due to the certainty of trouble and bloodshed if he does.
accorded to representatives of the London The Lord Mayor of Belfast, in interviews
Morning Fost and Daily Telegraph, said Belfast was at presont like an explosive magazine. It only wanted the match to cause an upheaval, The country districts were just as meeting.
determined to provené a
The Liberals declare that the meeting will be held in spite of everythi g.
Mr. MacKinnon Wood, Financial Soere- tary to the Treasury, speaking at Acton, described the decision as the most rework able piece of Irish humour he had ever seen.
COAL AT PANIC PRICES.
LONDON, January 17th. * The Conference of the Miners' Federation
F.-C. Barlow, C. E. H. Beavis. F. B. L. Bowley, G. K. Hall Brutton, A. H. Crowe, Leo D'Ahmada e Castro, E. Davidson. H. L. Dennys senior; HL. Dennys, jun- ANOTHER ROBBLR.'*
ior, J. H. Gardiner, H.-J. Gedge, P. W. Yesterday there was n robbery in the early Goldring. E. J. Grist, R. A. Wartting, Je morning in one of the quiet parts of the Scott Harston, W. B. Hind, A. C. Hal
stored for safely was attacked by a band of R. F. C. Master, S. S. Moore, L. R. new City. An opium shop where it was re borow, H. K. Holmes, H. K Hung C.
roughs and coted. They did not get any Needham, Oue Kong Sing, W. E. L. Shen- ported there was a large quantity of valuables Bulmer: Johnson, D. Lowie, H. W. Looker,
thing like the huul they expected and the got away safely and are still at large and
ton, Crowther Smith, M. J. D. Stephens, total loss is only something like $300. They's. W. Tse, M. R. Walker, C. D. Wilkin-
son, C. Wilson. are supposed to be some pirates from the West River, where things have been getting too hot for them lately.
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The gunboats are no longer escorting the passenger steamers to Wuchow, things on the West River having become much quieter, and there is little fear of a large steamer being molested. The North River is the place most infested with pirates and robbers; and is very dangerous at present for travelling. This is because the river is so shallow at parts, and there are so many boats, and even junks with soldiers, cannot and such formidable rapids that the gun.
LAUNCH AT KOWLOON DOCKS.
The steamer Maria Luinn, built for Me Kowloon Dooks late yesterday afternoon. She Ossorio, of Manlin, was successfully launched at
is intended for inter-island communication in was performed by Mrs. Ossorio, wife of the Phillipinos. The launching ceremony the owner, The graceful little steamer took the water like a duck, and was subsequently towed to the company's shearlegs, fu ordertohave her engines put aboard. After the launch, the party, which included Mr. and Mrs, Ossorio, Miss Bassa, Mr. R. M. Dyer, chief manager of the Dook Co., Mr. Barlow, one of the directors of
his political Spain it will enable us to organise a pro. / opens at Birmingham to-morrow to receive proceed very far-up to keep order; so the the Bureau of Navigation in Manila, Mr. Joly. tectorate over Morocco which is the natural the results of the strike ballot and to detor-pirates have a somewhat free hand. Little soozetary of the Dook Co., Capisin Hemminge,
oppenente no less than anong big friends there is nothing but detestation for the dastardly attempt made upon his life by | a fer fanatical revolutionists in Peking on Tuesday. A great work yet lies before this "strong was of Olina.". In the reconeilig. tion of North and South no man could exert more commanding influence, and we trust that this is the part YUAN SHIH KAT is destined to play in the next for weeks.
A man was removed from the steamer Machhi on Tuesday apparently suffering from cholerai
A number of dead bodies were picked up on Monday and Tuesday. They suggest dumping.
Mr. Melbourne yesterday: inflicted a fine of Sjo on a man who was convicted of seiling pork within the market limits.
Mr. Derman Fuller and Kovarich (the violinist who recently played in Hongkong) are giving a concert at Shanghai on the -24th-inst. Mr. -Fuller is leaving.for Shang-
hal tomorrow...
goal of our African policy. We intend as much as ever to remain faithful to our Alliance and friendships."
RUSSIAN SUGAR EXPORT:
LONDON, January 17th. A Berlin telogram states a conference of sugar experts was held at the Treasury, and a resolution manimously carried against allowing Russia to increase her export.
BRITISH PRISONER ATTEMPTS SUICIDE IN A GERMAN FORTRESS,
LONDON, January 17th Reuter's correspondent at Berlin reports that the news is officially confirmed that Captain Trench, who is confined in the fortress of Chatz, attempted suicide by hanging. The warder twice cut him down unbarmed
TURKEY AND ITALY.
LONDON, January 17th. The Italians stopped the liner Charfage, which was carrying mails from Mar Two Dutch residents of Yokohama atseillos to Tunis, off the coast of Sardinia templed to ascend Mt. Fuji from Gotemba and seized an aeroplane, as contraband of on ski, but when they reached the fourth war. It appears that the aeroplane was station they found the snow frown so hard intended for an aviation meeting at Tunis, as to make progress impossible.
and the aviators are protesting against the action of the Italians.
The master of a Chinese junk kas just. reported to the police that while his boat w in Chinese waters last November a
for a further period of fifteen days. That. Toki fell overboard and was drowned. The is a distinctly hopeful sign, for only the junk has only returned to the Colony, prospect of an early fulfilment of their hopes hence the lateness of the report. could have induced the Bovolutionary Government to agree to another extovsion. The Chinese, Ling Sheung, who was The procmstinating nature of Year Sain charge at the Magistracy yesterday, with Kar's telegraphic dispatches, since Tang having robbed a servant of Sir Paul Chater SHAO Y retired from the position of of a large sum of money, was committed for Imperialist Envoy has evidently tried their trial the Criminal Sessions, which open'
at the new Cour's to-day, patience severely, but since the negotiations have at length resulted in the monarch's
An amah was on Tuesday accosted by two abdication of the Throne, there are very Chinese, who asked her the way to the good grounds for the prolongation of the Kaishing Theatre. As she was directing armistice. The very generous terms the them, one of the men held some drug before. Revolutionary Government has offered to her face and when she recoverd "conscious“ the Imperial Family in the event of a Less, she found herself outside the central voluntary abdication, should go a long way market in a ricksha. She had been robbed towards bridging the gulf between the two of the rings she wore on her fingers. parties in tho struggle. As yet, however, the telegrams here remained silent regard had before him seven coolies charged with At the Magistracy yesterday. Mr. Irving ing the attitude of the Imperial troops having behaved in a disorderly manner al towards this development of the situation, Hunghom. One man was fined $5 or and until that is ascertained it would be | days' imprisonment, and five were ordered ** prematurg to say that civil war is at an end. to pay $3-or in default seven days. One man was discharged, but all were ordered to enter into a bond of $100 to be of good bebavour for twelve months,
There is much to be done in the next four teen days if the hope is that peace, may be proclaimed at the expiration of the
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KAISER AND SWITZERLAND.
LONDON, January 17th.
Considerable interest is evinced in Berlin over the announcement that the Kaiser will attend the Swise army manœuvres in September.
ARGENTINE RAILWAY STRIKE,
TONTON, January 17th.
mine the future policy, including a de- finite scheme for submission to the master s Meanwhile the rush of purchasers has oxhausted the stocks of merchants, resulting in the collieries asking for panic prices.
A feature of the Berlin Bourae is the strength of the coal industry in expectation of increased business with Great Britain in view of the strike,
BRITISH COTTON TRADE DISPUTE.
LONDON, January 17th,
or no trade is being done with the villages there just now, and this will continue to be the state of things until the river is patrolled planes. As the pirates are being rooted out "and soldiers quartered at the most dangerous
of the West and East rivers they are making their ways, if they can escape capture, to the North River, which has become a sort of stronghold. It is consoling to know that
they will never be able to do half as much damage there, and will not be the same menace to trade and commerce.
MR. LAU CHU-PAK.
of the steamer Rizal, Mr. Cross, chief ofloor of the Rizal, and Mr. Lambert, Lloyds surreyor, adjourned to the chief manager's newly launched steamer. office and drank to the future success of the The toast was proposed by Mr. Dyor and responded to by Mr. Osorio. The toast, of the buildors was proposed by Mr. Lambert who wished success to the Dock Company.
The steamer is build-of-wood,-with- extra heavy soantlings, intended for rough work in the oloss harbours and waters of the Philipines. The whole equipment of the vessel has been built at the Kowloon Docks. She had two strong steal måste liited with special cargo handling gear, for coping The following telegrams from Shanghai, with honey lumber. There will be ample accom- submit proposals of settlement to the opera which have been handed to us for publica.modation for the master and crew in well fitted tives, subject to a trace of six months on the non-union question.
The Colton Conference has been adjourn ed to the 19th inst. It has been decided to
Most of the papers regard the agreement in the cotton trade disputa as a virtual settle- ment. The actual arrangement is that the operatives and officials will submit to the. operatives' terms, involving the resumption of work. Sir George Askwith will, if re- quested, at the end of the half-years trace, submita suggestion for a definite settlement. but in the event of this procedure failing, neither side will take action on the non- unionist question without giving six months.
notice.
THE HAGUE OPIUM CONFERENCE
LONDON, January 17th. The Committee engaged in drafting a Convention has submitted revised scheme for ratification by the six Powers who are agreed as to the principle. The draft will be subject to the approval of the respective
Gaveramonts.com h
The Times publishes a letter which says that it will certainly not be surprising if the first results of the present Convention fall short of the highest expectations. The: grounds that it covers are enormous and
limited:
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A GROUNDLESS ALLEGATION.
tion, speak for themselves
desk houses, and the ship will be fitted through The Central China Famine Relief Com-out with electric fight She is known as
mittee, Shanghai, has received through single worow steam lighter and is 180 ft, in the International Banking Corporation length, 33 ft. moulded breadth, and 13 ft. 3 in. as per notification from the Hongkong in depth. She has a compound service Agent of the International Bank on condensing engine, the diameter of the cylinders January 5 and previous, 968,000 raised being 15 in. by 31 in. by 22 in. stroke. The for lankow and Central Famine Rebollers are 10 ft. 6 in. diameter and 10 ft, in lief by Lau Chu-pale, Hongkong. The length, nad are built equal to British Board of money was for relief only.
Trado requirements, for 125 lbs. WF. The stine, Secretary to the Committee.
The telegram is signed by Mr. Loben vessel is built of hardwood and will be sheathed. with muste metal She will be ready for her "No truth is rumour Lau Chu-pak seat trial trip in about a fortnight, a
arms in boxes addressed Relief Com-
TROUBLE AMONG CANTONESE AT tor. The Committee has received his boxes of biscuits and garments,
SHANGHAL
..which count as bona fide relief contribu
tions,""
FREQUENS QUID MEETINGS,
There has of late been considerable trouble
This was also signed by M. Lobenstine, and wrangling among the local Cantonese
CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
YEU,
(remarks the Shanghai Sercury of the ith inst.), and this has been fully reflected in recent meetings of the Canton Guild. The origiast The Criminal Sessions, the first to be held in Sen's cabinet appointmonts, which included Dr. canse seeres to have been President Sun Yat the new Courte of Justice, will open to-day, and Wa Ting Fang an Minister for Justice instead the most important case is that in which Abdal of Minister for Foreign Affairs at was expected, R. Samy, a youth aged 17 years, is indicted on and excluded altogether Mr. Won Tsang
charge of forgery and falsification of accounts. rory prominent part in the peace negotiations. who is Dr. Wa's chief assistant and has taken a It is alleged that he forged a number of chaq nes Both these gentlemen ara Cantonese, and the for amenuts aggregating about $23,000
cabinet announcements caused, it is believed, a Another interesting case is that in which and Mr. Won, however, were quite pleased with tery bitter feeling atong Cantoness, Dr. Wa Tong Shai-Ting is charged with endeavouring the appointments, though it is thought Dr. Wu on his aging visit to Nanking yesterday, may Choung Bank, Swatow, from a local printer. A Affairs. Mr. Won Hays he has worked man named Chow Kwong-in is charged, in con- for the good of the cause alone. Evidently junction with him, for the same offence,
there were members of the Canton Guild who The other canes on the list are--Long Ho, those concerned, that Mr.. Wan ought to be in were determined, even against the wishes of kidnapping, and 3 Tai, So Lao, and Chi Mun, the cabinet and, accordingly, a letter of protest armed robbery.
The Argentine railway strikers, have the amount of definite information is most 10 obtain 1,200 bank notes of the Kwong Tik ve had his post changed to that of Foreign.
agreed to accept Government mediation.
AVIATION IN AUSTRALIA.
LONDON, January 17th
DEATH OF MR. LABOUCHERE.
LONDON, January 17th.- The Commonwealth is organising an
The death is announced at Stockholm of aviation school, obtaining two skilled the Right. Hon. Henry Labouchero, the British aviators and ordering four British well-known journalist and proprietor of aeroplanes..
TruBo
THE AUSTRALIAN NAVY,
LONDON, January 17th Reuter's correspondent in Melbourne
WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE.
-LONDON, JUBULry 17th. reports that recruiting for the Common- tion of introducing a Bill providing for The Government has announced its inten- wealth navy is progressing steadily, and women's suffrage, including eligibility to that the authorities are most satisfied.
sit in Parliament.
was drawn up and sent to the president at Nan- king. This has caused a great deal of trouble, NORWEGIAN SHIPPING WITH
for Dr. Wo and Mr. Won had conjointly. JAPAN.
written a letter asking the natives of Canton to refrain from all comment or action in the Much concern is felt in Norway at the con-
matter. It is generally believed that the pro- tinued marked decline of Norwegian shipping the Guild along with two others and that it had tasting cireular was issued by the Secretary of with Japan. In 1905 there arrived in Japau been sent without the consent of the guild itself. 1,200 Norwegian steamers, bat during the Consequently there was some trouble at following years the figure fell to respectively -625-348-274,965, and 621-for-1910. And this meeting plan of the guild watch onto the
Tuesday night.
is situated in decline is further marked by the fact that nearly Ningpo Rosd, there had been posted ap two increased, their shipping with Japan. It is noted responsible for the sending of the letter be all the other countries have maintained, or even notices which ordered that the three men in the connection that Norway, of late rejected from the guild and refused recognition. has had both a Chargé d'Affairs, a Consal. The notices were taken down by the municipal General, and a commercial expert in Japan,
police