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parties in the civil war, Chinesa bonds. The French Mail of the Toth December TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.
appear to have remained fairly steady in the home markets, holders feeling assured that the Customs revenge is protected and will be devoted to the protection of the bonds for the security of which it was Besigned by the Chiness. Governingnt.
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At the Magistracy yesterday a Chinese was charged with the larechy of a quantity godown at Yaumati. The case of chicken feathers, valued at $yo, from a
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was
A snfall boy, charged at the Magistincy yesterday with snatching a gold earpick from a Chinese lady's hair, was sentenced to three months' imprisonntent and to receive 24 strokes with the birch.
seriously during the past few mouths gives but little cause for alarm, because the bond- holders will feel confident that their interests are not likely to he permanently impaired. But the merchant has less manon to take a complacent view of the situation. Trada everywhere is stagnant. In a Shang- hai piece goods report we'read that "goods in stock are piling up. in enormous WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. quantities in the godowns here, and the markets in the interior remain bare and unsupplied, while the period for selling
D. Melbourne on a charge of disorderly winter stuffs is nearly over and a very large conduct in the police station, and was fined portion of the whole will have
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A man who was brought before Mr. Irving at the Magistracy on Wednesday on a charge of inciting a crowd to attack the police at Kennedytown the previous day and dis charged because the sergeant was not present
·
[TTTROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
THE BEVOLUTION.
THE BOMB OUTRAGE AT PEKING. An officer and a soldier of Yuan Shih Kai's escort have died of wounds sustained in the bomb outrage.
ANARCHY IN THE CENTRAL PROVINCES.
Mr Sowerby (whom we take to be a Baptist missionary stationed at Taiyneufu), who has been on a relief Mission, found tha
Were
(THROUGH. EXUTER'S AGENOT.]
GREETING THE KING.
LONDON, Jaunary 18th. A telegram from Toulon states that Dreadnought is to be added to the French quadros which will meet Thoir Majestics af Malta. The squadron gill also include battleships, cruisers and torpedo bosta.
LATUR.
Router's correspondent at Rome says it is announced that an Italian squadron will meet King George at Malta.
"LATER.
Reuter's correspondent at Port Sudan
THE HARBOUR SENSATION."
PRIESTS MISUNDERSTANDING.
At the Magistracy yesterday Mr. C. D. Melbourne had before him n mien Don longing to a Chinese latinch who were charged with demanding money by, menaces from the Rev. Murtagh Sheil and the Rev. T. J. Madigan, two-Roman Catholic priests. L. S. Wills conducted the prosecution and fendants, who all pleaded not guilty, Mr. J. 11. Gardiner appeared for the de
Father Thomas James Madigan stated that he arrived from Manila, on
Monday night by the Tacoma Maru in compuny with Father Shiel. They boarded a launch to go, ashore and afer steuning for about 20 minutes the crew surrounded them. and demanded $1 each from them, to take then ashare, Witness told them he had no change, but would pay the men when they got ashore. The crew, however, insisted on payment there and then, and Father Shiel thereupon paid them S2 in paper money, One of the crew brought forward a lamp. to look at the money. Then two of the men
Father
In Court, yesterday appeared before Mr. C. provinces of Shensi, Shansi, and Homan intelegraphs that the Medina arrived yes began to use strong language and demanded.
tionists a state of anarchy. Outlaws and Revoluterday morning, and Their Majesties, who a more for the other passenger.
indistinguishable. The
Shiel pointed out that the Sz was in gold were received by Lord Kitchener.. Lient-currency and was sufficient. The squab Imperialists were equally lawless. Towns GeLeral Sir F. Wingate, and others, landed. bling continued until the shore was reached, There was a picturesque assemblage of the lunch nur being taken to a proper land. native chiefs including fonuer followers of no idea of where they were, but after walking ing-stage. Witness and Father Shie had the Madhi, who rendered homage. Their for some time they arrived in the city and Majesties took train-for-Sinkat, where they found the Astor House Hotel rovicced 3,500 "ouinetry "and witnessed obtaining money by menaces? What were His Worship-You are charging them withi native dances. They returned in the even the ninares-Well, they were talking ing, and the steamer sailed for Suez.
Chinese, and it appeared to us if we did not pay them what they asked it would be dangerous to us.
The confidence trick, notwithstanding the publicity given to it, was successfully worked on Wednesday, two simple individuals being accosted by men who professed to have found a bundle of notes which they wished the guilekss ones to change for them, and obtaining from then articles of personal with the notes: The bundle of "notes" was jewellery as security before they went off found, as usual, to be worthless papers
The Times in a recent leading article on the situation in China remarks: "There is no appreciable distinction between furnishing one of two combatants with arms, and furaishing him with the money... to buy arms. The one is practically as wide a departure from neutrality as the other."!
Quite so; and yet in all parts of the globe where Chinese communities exist it is well known that the neutrality laws are being disregarded in this respect. Donations are openly canvassed for, and even in Hongkong grievous bodily harm has been threatened to men who have hesitated or declined to
contribute.
THE PASSING OF THE QUEUE.
and villages were desorted, and people were fiving in cases and on the mountains. GREAT MASSACRE OF MANCHUS.
gates" of Sinnifu wore closed for four,
The
days while mobs murdered 10.000 Manchus
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INDIAN TROOPS FOR CHINA.
A Calcutta telegram states that the 25th and 26th Punjabis leave Karachi for Hongkong at the end of the mouth, in con- nection with the situation in Chine.
PRINCES ACCEPT REPUBLICAN TERMS.
that Tang Shao Yi has receivod a telegram Reuter's correspondent at Shanghai states
from Pekingstating that the Imporial Princes are unanimously in favour of acceptance of the Republican terms,
It is believed that the negotiations with a view to a praceful settlement are nearing completion.
THE QUEEN OF HOLLAND.
LONDON, January 18th.
LATER,
The King, replying to an address pro satisfaction to the contentment of his loyal Bented to bim at Port Sudan, referred with
subjects in the Indian Empire, and dwelt on the gallaut deeds of the British and Egypt- ians in the past in the Sudau. He hoped that the record of the thirteen yours of administration had proved that the sin of
and bring peace and prosperity to the the Government was to develop its resources
Sudan.
ULSTER AND HOME RULE,
LONDON, January 18th. titude of the Ulster Council as bluff, but The Liberal newspapers regard the at
consider it likely to stir up passions in Belfast productive of the gravest situation They declare that any violence offered to. Mr. Churchill and Mr. Redmond would simply assure the immediate passage of the
Home Rule Bill.
well-founded reports dissipate the hopes A telegram from The Hagus states that
aroused by the repeated absences of Queenment of the invitation to Mr. Churchill Wilhelmina from the Court.
The Unionist papers urge the abandon- who, however, is described as being in flexibly resolved to speak,
FIGHTING IN, MOROCCO.
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every port in Chian, notwithstanding the fact that imports must have declined to an enormous extent in the last quarter of the the year. Iacidentally this must have involved a heavy loa of Customs revenue, for the revolution broke out in the early days of October and trade all over the country has been interrupted ever since There can be no-hope-of-improvement so long as a state of war prevails in China, If the negotiations for peace fail, the Powers, na Dr. Montsov has said, will bo confronted with an immensely aggravated situation. Telegraphing to The Times on December 24th he expressed the view that if the conference, despits the official warning of the Powers, broke up without a settlement or even a palliative, two courses alone appear 1.90 open-to let the contending parties fight it out in their own way, or to support YUAN 2.05 SHIH-KAT. If they stand aloof," he said, they risk a financial deadlock in Peking, carrying with it a collapse of authority, 2,55 disaffection, probably mutiny of the troops in the field, the cortain spread of anarchy in the northern provinces, possible disorders in the Capital, and the dispersal of what
It is remarkable, says a correspondent of the many regard as the only nucleus of a stable | Afanchester Guardian, how few students S. WATSON & CO., Administration. If they support the present of ancient Chinese history have perosived the Government they incur the Olympian wrath fact that the ancient Hinag-a (B.C. 200-.D. LIMITED,
of the revolutionary party, who will re- 200) and their immediate descendants the Turks present them as thwarting the aspirations (A.D. 500 800) all wore plaited hair. "From the of what claims to be the most intelligent sount descriptions given of a fashion so un. half of the nation and as championing the Chiness we are unable to say whether theo cause of tyranny and oppression. They plaits corresponded absolatoly with the molern | risk a retaliatory boycott in the South and in Mancha quone, but it is certain that the expres- the Tangtaze, with the possibility that the len "hair plaits and lapel buttons on the left" whole movement would assume
has for two-millenniams-been-the-diplomatic anti-foreign character. Great Britain
expression for "nga-Chinese way in speaking of all Tartars. It is also cortain that the in particular would estrange the Tayuhan-a rage akin to the Manchus who numerous Chinese communities in her emigrated from Lino-tung 1,500 years ago and Far Eastore colonies, whose sympathies formed a powertal empire in the Koko-ner are proponderantly revolutionary." Since Avare, Hepthalites, and others did so too. region-also wore hair plaifa. Probably the this was written the situation has materi- Even the unmarried Koross lada and mea ally changed by the reported collapse (until the parting of the ways" ten years ago) wore pigtails absolutel indistinguishable from of the Throne's opposition the the Manchin queue, except that the front of the revolutionary demand; but in any case
head was not shared. it would have beon impossible for the Powers either to remain inactive spectators of a protracted struggle in China or to support YTAN SHIH KAI,
The Powers bave immense interests at stake in China, and these chiefly lie in the provinces which acknowledge the authority of no way of oleirly differentiating the the Revolutionary Government. In the
or renegade Chinese who, isted On the 10th January, st Auping, Southovent of the
them in various pays beyond that of making
LONDON, January 18th, Formosa, the wife of H. W. AETHUS, of a contending parties failing to reach a settle pigtail instead of the complicated təp- representatives of the them adopt the handy Manchu dress and
The Hamburg-America Line has declared a dividend of 9 per cent., as against 8 per ment, it seem to us that the only course knots and puffy sleeves, petticoats, and a coat in 1910. The balance of twenty-nine HongKong OFFIUR: 10A, DES VEUX ROID C open to the Powers would be to come for to their banners the more urgent it beaamo millions of marks is to be transferred to the
on of the Mings. The wore Chinese flocked LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET. E0ward with an offer of mediation and pro. to invent same unmistakable means of idea writing off account and reserves. It is pro
tification. When at last the Manchas grand. posals of their own. They cannot stand change cams on the suicide of the last fire posed to increase the capital by twenty-five entirely aloof much longer, nor, having Emperor in 1644 Dorkan, the Regent uncle in millions of marks, regard to the success attained by the charge of the Mancha boy Emperor, decided that, all Cbinose now being "subjects," they Revolutionary movement, can they give their must wear the pigtail at least. support to YUAN SHIO KAI, with any prospect of restoring peace and order in China. This end is much more likely to be achieved, it seem to us, by supporting the Revolutionaries. But it is sincerely to be hoped that the need for intervention will not arise, though it is evident that if a settle mont is effected during the next fortuight it must be on the basis of Republican Govern- meat for the whole of China.
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HONGKONG, JANUARY 19th, 1912.
THE tribute paid to the Maritime Customs Service of China in the article we reproduced from The Times a fow days ago in no way exaggerates the important part the Service is playing in staving off intervention by the Powers. By collecting the revenue and bariking it in foreign banks, the Inspector General, as Dr. MORRISON Lys, not only
to
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assumes the responsibilities of the Chinese Government, rie-d-vis the bondholders, The Portuguese gunboat Patria came into undertaking, as far as the restricted revenue port yesterday afternoon from Macao. collected in disturbed times permits, to meet
the Government liabilities; he also removes
Two telephones have been installed in the
life of the Maschus after the Ming dynasty had Nothing whatever was known of the private chased out the eagels in 1359. The dearest desire of the Chinese heart was thenceforward to keep all Tartars and Encopes out of sight and mind. When, however, the Ming dynasty grow rotten (1620) and the petty Manchu triba began first to unite all its kinamon, and then to sapire to universal Imperial power their rulers
LONDON, January 18th.- French and Moorish forces have bean despatched to miss the siege of Saffo, where skarp fighting took place on the 15th and 16th inat. The rebellious tribesmen, who were routed, fed in disorder, abandoning their camp and many dead. bad six wounded.
The French
THE SEIZURE OF THE "CARTHAGE!!
LONDON, January 18th. notified Italy that she reserves liberty of A Paris telegram states that France has
action regarding the seizure of the steamer Carthage. Law experts are now considering the matter.
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THE HAMBURG-AMERICA LINE.
LATER
ROYAL VISIT TO NEW YORK.
Losbos, January 18th.
The Morning Post hopes that the Council will reconsider its attitude, and says it would be wiser if Orangemen guaranteed Mr. Churchill safe conduct
The Daily Telegraph hopes that Radicals will recoguise that Ulster is in dead earnest. The Standard says it is inevitable that there should be a response to the insolent challenge of the Laborals.
DISASTROUS GALE IN GREAT BRITAIN.
LONDON, January 18th,
L
Sergt. Wills-Did you feel frightened-by- their attitude? Yes.
we got near the shore they said "wait a There was no landing place?--No. When while."
His WorshipWhat did they mean? until we got nearer the shore. Other people Witness-suppose they wanted us to wait 1372 jumping off 2:
Were there other passengers?-1_could people. not say. There were no other white
Cross-examined-When he got
On the launch he niade ne inquiries as to what it would cost them to get ashore. He did notTM know that the launch had been waiting for the arrival of the steamer.
Do you think $2 was excessive not expect to pay anything,
dis
Oh, you expected a free trip expected. to go on the Astor House Hotel launch..
Well, knowing it was not that it was the Hei Pingdo you think the fare was LX. cessive?-Yes I do. It was not so much the fare as their threatening attitude,
But you were refusing to pay-Yea You still think $2 was excessive?--Yes. The Rev. Murtagh Shiel gave corrobora-" live evidence.
that the men should have surrounded her. Cross-exambed-He did not speak Chin ese. He did not think the men were saying nice things about them. It was peculiar
circumstances. You refused to pay at first. Mr. Gardiner Not. so peculiar in the Witness-Why did they not wait until we got astore?
you think $2 was an exorbitant payment? Mr. Gardiner-You were strangers. Did Witness-Whatever they asked, I did not -consider it as a payment for the launch,
Did you expect them to ask again or did. you expect a free ride?I did not know the system employed on the launches here. by the Astor House I have often travelled This was not a launch chartered for you
on
nanches.
For nothing. I daresay missionaries often do. You realised when you got on the launch that it was not the Astor House launch? Yes I thought it was some ather hotel launch.
And that consequently you would get a Irre ride?—Yes.'
You were rather astonished when they asked for S22When they asked-for-money I considered it a threat.
Did you know there were other passengers
A south-easterly gale has raged over Great Britain. There were many fatalities and much damage was done to barboursides ourselves? think there were
some Japanese passengers. works and shipping.
A German steamer was wrecked on the Goodwins, and the Earsgato lifeboat made gallant and timely rescues.
A large steamer was seen to founder head first off Peterhead, and it is believed that all hands are lost.
SNOWSTORMS IN GREAT BRITAIN,
LONDON, January 18th. There have been snowators in the pro- vinces of England.
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In Scotland a mail train was snowed up for five hours...
The Dalwbinnie railways in Wales are blocked.
EUROPEAN CHARGED WITH THEFT
At the Magistracy yesterday afternoon the
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You attarly importance to the words "you pay me and not the boat?Yes, evidently there was a plut against us..
Mr. Gardiner said there was no case to answer. It must be clear to his Worship what bad taken place.
His Worship said the reverend gentlemen. have been under misapprehension when they were asked for the two dollars. He did not think there were any menaces.
Defendants were discharged.
must
THE DANGER OF SELF-CONCEIT. DISTINGUISHED JA ANESE SOLDIER'S WARNING. of Fort Arthur in 1905, and Lieutenant General January 3rd was the saniversary of the fail Ichinole, Commander of the Osaka Division, was requested by the Draka dwahi te give some reminisconoos in convection with that great event. Instead, this war tetran said :---
The long siege by the Japanese forces of the Russian forinations at Port Arthur, and the surrender of the fortress on the 3rd of January - Beven years ago, kas now become nè
abscure in the memory as the recollection of a dream. The spirit of the times is constantly
The increase in the capital is due to the Other sumptuary rules were proclaimed, and expansion of business and developments mongst other things it was decided to stop arising in connection with the Panama female "squeezed feet. Ent as this last ordin- ance involved prying into Chinese harem life it Canal. was thought better not to insist. All males, however, under pain of death waze ordereit to adopt the Manchu queue, and also to share the front of the head entirely, exoept during periods of mourning. Only in ons (then only haif
and it is no longer the time to talk macon around Seator-was this peremptory law in conqured) part of China-the part rosisted by adopting the device of wearing pay a four days' visit to New York next Ward, Hollywood Road, of stealing $150. from Japan's victory in that disastrous waz
fierce region
edly about military prowess. It is high time The Duke and Duchess of Connaught wearing of the charge against Miss Virgil for the nation in general to awake frein the sel black turbans and twisting up
conceit from which it has bron suffering since the beneath; but even then in addressing a
Japan certainly gained the day in hor wATH the 7th inst, was proceeded with. Mr. Otto, warf Peace is
really
what we now wish to Kong Sing appeared for the prosecution, and enjoy at all costs, bat the world is hastening Mr. Grint was for the defence.
towards the danger-line rapidly. Supposing Complainaut, who was formerly contested with the navy, stated that he took the dofondant for
Fla the turboned individual was obliget always to
drop
kis hair." To this vary day the Swatow soomen and scldiers ve tacitly been allowed to hide their pigtails, probably on the broad and this very day, too, s palita "boy" who twists rensible ground de minimis non durat len. To
week.
OSAKA FIRE RE-STARTED.
LosDON, January 18th. Reuter's correspondent, wires that the fire
the person of Charles James Kirkpatrick on with China and Russia; osa she avoid further
a serious responsibility from the shoulders City Hall for the use of the Far Eastern of the foreign representatives in China by Association of Tropical Medicine. They are if his master ora Chinese superior addresses him was extinguished at midnight. The damage they had drinks in the company of several not always be found under a river willow tree,
protecting the interests of their untionals who have advanced money to China on the security of the Customs.
But for the existence ** a
Customs service under foreign Bagement, intervention, would
numbered 34 and 35
The Colonial Secretary's Office is in receipt of a telegram from Singapore saying that Hongkong has been declared an infected port on account of the prevalence of small-pox.
have been necessary at the outbreak The dumping of dead bodies continues in of the revolution, for money to carry on the Colony. Three fresh cases, all young the war Las been badly needed by children who had apparently died from hath sides, and had the Customs service natural causes, were reported to the police been a purely Chinese service we all know yesterday. what would have become of the larger part,
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H. E. Wen Tsung-yao has been appointed not the whole, of the revenue, unless the Commissioner of Trade and Foreign Affairs -bad-promptly intervened to protect for Shanghai. Mr. Wen is an old Queen's erests of foreign bondholders. Thanks College boy and is at present Dr. Wu Ting eutral position occupied by the Fang's chief assistant in conducting the
rvice with the consent of both peace negotiations.
is estimated at three million sterling.
THE GERMAN NAVY.
his tail up to dust the room speelly" drops it" at Osaka re-started yesterday evening, but motor trip to the Belle Vus Hotel, where self-conceited as you like, but "a langray will the friendship existing between this country and certain of winning her battles this time? Beas a certain foreign nation le broken, can Japan bo
There is only one point about the Manohu and Tartar pigtail on which bistory is not per-
as a popular Japanese proverb says." young mer. When he reached over the table victorious Japan is still under the influence of While fectly clear, The Huns, Turks, Tayaboo, and horseback States," they were absent from home others probably adopted plaits because, being
in the direction of the woman she put her hand veinglory, Russia, the defeated, is silently en- on raiding exraditions from Keras to the
in his pocket and took out a bandts of notes. He gaged in solidifying and improving Its national Velga for months at a time and found the
LONDON, January 18th. hal if his pocket about $150. He asked for them administration, Borlin telegrams state that the Tuegliche back and she refused, and when be threatened to Assuming that the present Revolutionist affair
China is now in a very dangerous condition mode convosient. It is probable (though we de not know) that they also shared the front as the Rundschau announces that the new third go for the police a man offered him 980 to in satisfactorily settled in some way or the other Manehus do, otherwise the mass of plait would high seas fleet will consist of eight ships.allow the matter to drop. However he refused it is not altogether unreasonable to prosunte bara been nuwiekty en horseback,"
and went for the police. Sergt Pitt returned make some bi may dering the nextlew YOATS battleships have already been
that the Country with him to the hotel. He went in and came. At such a time, Japan is the party-that will be demands against other nations, commissioned...
oat with $115 and obits. Witness left the case most affectel. No one knows what attitude or in the officer's hand: hence the prosaontion. ideas the Chinese will dept when the sountry Witness under cross-examination · said he becomes revolutionised, sud mere reflection on started out with $195 thng morning and all heation, peers and poor slike, not to think solely this possibility should induce the Japanese London, January-18th-
Senate has agreed to the dissolution of
Constantinople telegrams state that the gloves for the woman.
he went to the hotel was 35 on of devoting themselves to New Year morricent spout before ha
with their best kimono on. This is the reason. After hearing the evidence, his worship why I refrain from referring to my efforts, such the Chamber.
as they were, in connection with the late grest wer, in spite of your urgent request to do so." Japan Chronicle.
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TURKISH POLITICS.
dismissed the case,