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killing and wounding ten, and followed this up by wholesale arrests It is explained that the new "rainbow flag" had been raised and was being, saluted by the Chinese, as part of their New Year celebrations, when the attack by the police was made. All
WATSON Chinese business houses remained closed as & CO., LTD.,
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
a protest against the action of the police, but the telegram states that the police compelled them to re-open. On receipt of this news the Citizens' Club and other Chinese organisations of Shanghai joined in a protest to President SUN YA? SE
the Dutch police, and a telegram in our yesterday's leans said the matter having been discussel by the Cabinet at Paking, Sun Yat Sex
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS, against the
action
of
The Rev. 7, W. Pearce retomed to the TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.
Colony yesterday after a
a holiday at Home
Bishop Banister, of Kwangsi and Hurian, acts as the Bishop of Victoria's Commissary and administrator during his absence from the diocese.
The Fire Brigade yesterday morning re ceived an alarm of fire from Causeway Bay but on turning out in force, they were un able to discover any trace of a fire, the alarm having proved to be false.
William Healy and Jack Spencer, two watchmen off the steamship Mongolin were arrested at Manila by a customs officer for the lagal importation and having upon their person about 2,000 pesos worth of
The men are not regarded as: morphine, principals, and they refuse to reveal the
[THROUGH KRUTAR'S AGENOT.]
BRITISH LABOUR TROUBLES.
OPTIMISM GIVES PLACE TO PRISIMISM.
LONDON, February 28th. The coal-owners and miners had separate. meetings, only a partition separating them, and they exchanged friendly greetings. The atmosphere was decidedly cheerful.
Afterwards all the delegates of the Miners' Federation went to the Foreign Office, where they met Mr. Asquith and his colleagues. The Fresident and Vice-President spoke on behalf of the miners.
THOUSANDS ON STRIKE.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCT.]
THE COLONIAL SERVICE.
LONDON, February 28th. In the House of Lords, Lord Salborge asked Lord Emmott
to explain Mr. Harcourt's statement mado in the House of Commons on the 15th November. last that "Governorship lies quite outside the ordinary course of promotion in the Colonial Service."
Lord Emmott said he was sorry that Mr. Harcourt's words have aroused such a cloud offsuspicion, and denied moat categorical by that the change made would be made in the direction of seeking outsiders Owing to the expiration of notices a instead of members of the Colonial Service. Kar on the subject the telegram, which name of the man who supplied them with further 20,000 miners have struck work in Tho Earl of Crewe said the Colonial Derbyshire, ignoring the appeals of their Secretary only sought outsiders when there officials to remain till the end of the month. were no suitable members of the Colonial This rebellious attitude is attributed to the Service available. Ho did not think those inflated prices at the pit mouth, in which who had riten stop by step resented the
BRANDY is now in communication with YUAN BRIH
Our Brandies pre
omanated from Nauking, added that it is believed that stringent action will be taken by the Cabinet, oven to the extent of consid-. ering a request for the cancellation of the
GUARANTEED Treaty with Holland and the withdrawal
TO BE
PURE
of the Dutch Minister from the Capital.
the drug.
SENSATIONAL AFFAIR AT A HONGKONG WHARF,
POLICEMAN SHOOTS FOUR MEN.
A sensational affair took place at Wing
So far, we have seen only an ex parte Lok Street wharf yesterday morning in
(THROUGH RÁGTAR'S AGENOT.]
PACIFIC ISLAND ANNEXED.
LONDON, February 28th.
A Washington telegram states that the cruiser West Virginia has annexed Palmyra Island, in the middle of the Pacific, which. is claimed by Great Britain:
CHINA'S FINANCIAL NEEDS.
GRA statement of the affair and a very inade-which four. Chinese were shot by a European is hopeful. The irreconcilability of a section members of the Colonial Service understand ture. Some equitable adjustment of the
SPIRIT.
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quate one upon which to base such action
at issue,
LONDON, February 28th. The Times, discussing the imminent finan- cial needs of China, says that it is perhaps too much to hope that China will seek the guidance and wholesale control afforded by an independent Board of Revenue composed partly of foreign financial experts with no axes to grind, but the Powers that were anti ous for the restoration of a stable régime in China could render no greater service at the miners do not share.
entrance into the Service of such men LE Twelve thousand have struck in Notting-Col. Sir E. Girouard, Sir Frederick Lugard
present than by discountenancing the ham and Westmoreland.
importation of foreign capital without and Sir William Manning. He felt certain The latest impression is that the outlook that future Colonial Secretaries would make adequate guarantees for its useful expendi-
policeman. The police observe some As that foreshadowed in the telegram reticence about the matter, "but the facts, so
of the Welsh coal-owners on the minimum that good work would be rewarded and extra financial burdens between the Central and Provincial Governments was necessary. Though it contains no definita statement ou far as they can be gathered, are as follows wage question seems to be the main point good work would stand a chance of being re warded by promotion to the highest offices. the point, we presume that these republi-Lance-Sergeant Attowell was
THE FAMINE IN CHINA. on duty at
WELSHMEN WANT TO FIGHT. can demonstrations were absolutely prohi-Wing Lok Street wharf and while conducting
PATRONAGE APPOINTMENTS. bited by the Dutch authorities, and that the search of passengers on the Sni An for
The Tives correspondent in South Wales
Losnox, February 28th. LONDON. February 28th.ợ the Chinese acted in defiance of the order, opium he was assaulted by seven Chinese reports that the miners undoubtedly want
The Times publishes an appeal to Lord In the House of Commons, Mr. McKenus William Gascoigne Cecil, who leads the The Dutch authorities wore perfectly who objected to heing searched. It is said to fight, and says that the workers will hold
Even if intimated that the Government intended to various Protestant missionary societies, for within their right to probibit such demon- that the men belonged to a party of actors. out longer than was supposed. atratione,their reasons for doing so can be However, it appears that one of the men there is no strike, it will be difficult to keep grant Mr. Bounr Law's motion for a return funds for the relief of the famine in China.
of Government well understood - and in acting in defiance struck the sergeant over, the forehead with the pita open as arranged, and to divert the showing the number
an iron bar; and, 29
the position was local shipping to other porta. The Times appointments without competitive examina- of those injunctions the Chinese community decidedly threatening, the officer ran to the says that the miners in Durham and tion.
THE MEXICAN REBELLION. unquestionably put themselves entirely in
captain's cabin for protection. While there Northumberland are in a comparatively the wrong.
Whether it was wise of the he armed himself with the captain's revolver, good financial position, and are very deter 37.40 3.20 Dutch authoritien to attempt to suppress a a precnation which was apparently necessary, urined..
very natural ebullition of feeling on the part is he was immediately set upon while leav of the Chinese community at Bombaya is a ing the steamer. He discharged the revolver, matter for themselves to decide, but the firing four shots and hitting four men, two Chinese should not forget that Java is not of whom were concerned with the affray. China, and that when they chose to reside All four men were removed to the hospital, in foreign territory they must respect the and one is in such a critical condition that 49.40 4.23 laws and obey the orders of the constituted his depositions were taken later by Mr.
authorities. If those laws and regulations. are disagreeablo to them, they are free to quit and return home, or seek asylum else where; they cannot complain of the con.
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country like Java, where a large, and by no means docile, native population is ruled by a handful of Dutch, the authorities could scarcely be xpected to countenance large public demonstrations of rejoicing over the overthrow of the Government of China, and the international quarrel which has агівел out of the assertion by the Dutch police of their legitimate authority involves therefore principle of the highest importance.
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The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, FEBRUARY 29TH, 1912.
Taz Chinese have long had a grievance Egainst the Dutch regarding their treatment
of Chinese Bottlers in Netherlands-India, and scarcely a year ago the tension becams
A Masquerade Ball takes place at the German Club on Saturday night...
It is announced that the Crown of Japan will visit Formosa in April.
Melbourne,
Five of the seven men who are said to
have committed the assault were brought before Mr. Irving at the Magistracy later in the day charged with obstructing the police
in the execution of their duty and also with assaulting LS. Attewell. The sergeant when he appeared in court had his head bandaged and the blood stains on his cloth- ing suggested that he had been severely
handled,
The hearing was adjourned, bait being fixed at $500 each,
YMCA. ANNUAL MEETING.
The annual meeting of the Y.M.C.A. was
EIOT AT CHESTERFIELD.
+
THE BRITISH ARMY.
GROWTH OF AVIATION.
The first case of rioting took place at
LONDON, February 28th. The Army estimates show a total increase Chesterfield yesterday, whan stones and bottles were thrown at the miners proceed- of £170,000 and 200 men, due entirely to the ing to work. The outbreak was however growth of the aviation department. quickly suppressed by the police
CONFERENCE ADJOURNED.
There has been a slight improvement in recruiting.
It has been decided to establish a joint army and uavy aviation school on Salisbury
The Coal Conference has adjourned until to-morrow, both sides maintaining secrecy.
The day was one of incessant conferring Plain. and anxious expectation on the part of this
owners throughout the afternoon at the Foreign Office, and on the part of the men's representatives at Mr. Asquith's residence, cach de continuously deliberating with
the various members of the Government.
Late in the afternoon the Lord Mayor was suddenly summoned to Downing Street, while Sir Hugh Bell crossed from the Foreign Office to Mr. Asquith's residence, prorum ably with proposals.
LATEST NEWS-TESSIMISTIC,
Mr. Thomus, the protagonist of the held yesterday, H.E. the Governor, Sir Welsh coal owners, interviewed last night Frederick Lugard, presiding.
ITALY AND TURKEY.
MEDIATION SUGGESTED.
LONDON, February 26th. Router's correspondent at Paris tele- graphs that a communiqué has been issued, which says that France is prepared to join any collective action of the Powers with respect to either belligerent with a view to ending the Turco-Italian war.
THE BOMBARDMENT AT DEIRUT,
A Constantinople wire states that the Vali of Beirut reports that 41 men belonging
townspeople were killed, and 20 men on the warships, and 58 townspeople, were wounded by the Italian bombardment.
Mr. W. L. Pattender's and Mr. F. B. L. regarding the conferences said: "Matters to the Turkish warships, and 50 of the Howley's appointment to the Directorate remain exactly as they were this morning; was confirmed, Following were elected nothing has been done." Directors for the ensuing 3 years -Dr. At- Princekinson, Rev. F. T. Johnson, Mr. J. M. Beck,
Mr. G. Hogg and Mr. G. Piercy.
The annual dinner of the Kowloon Cricket Club is to be held on Saturday night at the King Edward Hotel.
At the Magistracy yesterday a Chinaman I was charged with assaulting an Indian con- stable and damaging his uniform. The bearing was remanded,
His Excellency spoke of his early depar- fure, and hoped that his successor, Sir Henry May, would succeed him to the Chairman- ship of the Association.
A welcome was extended to Mr. F. G. White, the new secretary, by His Excellency, Mr. HARRIS regretted the departure of His Excellency, and on behalf of the members thanked him for the keen interest which he With reference to the opening of the Chi-took in the movement nese Recreation Club by His Excellency the Governor on Saturday, we are asked to men- tion that the Club Favilion is situated at Causeway Bay, behind the Pole Ground. with
The H.A.L. steamer Cleveland was due
no great that China was reported to have to reach Yokohama on Monday: from San threatened the Netherlands with a rupture Francisco with another large company of
A modus vivendi | excursionists doing "the world tour". of diplomatic relations.
HIS EXCELLENCY regretted leaving the with the knowledge that in Sir Henry May Colony and the Association but said he left
the Association had a warm supporter,
PEKING PALACE TREASURES.
Other prominent men on both sides are equally pessimistic.
TROUBLESOME CRETE.
LONDON, February 28th. The Mexican rebels have captured the town of Juarez, the garrison offering no resistance for fear of interference from the American troops, who were patrolling the frontier ready to enter Juarez if the town of El Paso was endangered.
U.S.A. AND CENTRAL AMERICA.
LONDON, February 28th.
Knox, Socretary for War, has arrived there. A telegram from Panama states that Mr.
In the course of a speech he said that it was the purpose of the United States to live in amity with her sister republics, craving neither the sovereignty nor the territory of Latin America.
THE RIGHT TO WEAR TRADE
UNION BADGES.
LONDON, February 28th. Router's Melbourno correspondent wires. that Mr. Justice Higgins, the Judge of the Federal Arbitration Court, las delivered a decision that tramwaymen are entitled to wear union badges while on duty. The cant grout strike in Brisbane turned on this point. He was unable to order tho
reinstaternent of the men who had been dismissed.
CRICKET IN SOUTH AMERICA.
It is generally, considered that a stoppage is now hardly preventible, whatever the
LONDON, February 28th."- result of the conferences may be, for the Reuter's Canea correspondent wires that
LONDON, February 28th. miners are everywhere determined to insist the Powers have presented a Note stating In the second test match against Marylo- on a minimum wage without hampering that they are determined to maintain the bone, Argentina carried their second innings conditions.
Midi statis quo and take mensures whatever they to 100, which means a win for the visitors The Liberal papers continue to declare deem necessary if the Cretans persist in The Yorkshire amateur Wilson took six that the Government's last resource will be sanding deputies to the Greek Chamber of to rush a Bill establishing a minimum wage, Deputies, dismissing Musulman employees, and even suggest that the Government take and continuing their ill-treatment of over the mines and operate them on a Mahommedaus. The Note concludes that if minimum, wage basis.
the Cretans cannot govern themselves with
will take action not conformable with the out endangering European peace, the Powere
submitted no proposal for legislation yes
The Times states that the Government
terday either to the owners or the niners.
PROSPECTIVE. STRIKE IN AMERICA.
The anthracite miners in Pennsylvania We recently mentioned that Mr. Tse Tsan are demanding an eight hours day and a Tai of Hongkong had appealed to President twenty per cent increase in wages. A strike
is feared. The three card trick has been much in Sun Yat-sen to do his utmost to preserve evidence in the Colony despite the activities the treasures of the palaces. We now learn discovered by the police practising it were President Yuan Shih-kai urging him to pre of the police. Yesterday two men who were that Dr. Sun Yat-sen has telegraphed to brought before Me, Irving at the Magistracy vent the sale of the treasures, pictures, etc.. and charged with street gambling. They in the Fengtien Palace to foreign buyers by were each fined $10.
was reached, however, and a Convention was signed in May last. We remarked at the tixas that it had been a sore grievance with the Chinese-of whom there are about half a million in Netherlands India that while the Japanese in the Dutch Colonies bare beou put upon an equal footing with the whites, Chinese rank with the Klings and Arabs, as the equals of the natives. They are subject to the same system of passes and restricted residence they are compelled to and Saturday in matsheds which have reply that he has taken the necessary preven- live in special quarters and cannot travel been erected on the vacant piece of ground tive measures. without passports; and another grievance is in front of the Hongkong Club. A good that they are not subject to the same criminal entry may be expected and, as the site is courte as Japanese and Europeans, but are much more convenient than in previous dealt with summarily by the police. The years, the public may be expected to at Courention negotiated last year did little or tend in greater numbers than before.
The annual exhibition of flowers and veget- abies in connection with the Hongkong Horticultural Society takes place to-morrow
President Yuan Shih-kai has wired in
wishes of the Cretans.
KHARTOUM RAILWAY EXTENSION.
LONDON, February 28th.
wickets for 36 runs.
ANGLO AUSTRALAIN CRICKET.
FIFTH TEST MATCH.
LONDON, February 28th. The weather was warm and overcast when the English team continued their second innings on a slow and easy wicket aud in the presence of a fair attendance. The innings closed for 214, Hordern capturing A telegram from Elobeid states that Lord five wickets for 66 ruas. Kitchener opened the extension of the
In their second innings, Australia lost Khartoum Railway, from Khartoum to thres wickets for 198, Thumper scoring 50 Edobeid, in the presence of sheiks and other notables. There was a vast gathering,
and Minnett 49 unfished. Stumps were drawn early owing to the bad light."
"The match will be continued to-morrow.
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BOMBAY WIRELESS STATION.
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BABANG, N
Bombay Radio station: kaa baan doing particu-
of long distance communication, mys
RIOTS IN JAMAICA,
POLICE TIRE "ON THE MOB.
LONDON, February 25th..
CANADIAN RIFLEMEN, Router's correspondant at Kingston, private treaty." He points out that these Jamaica, states that, owing to disaffection priceless treasures are the property of the in connection with the tramway fares, a riot
LONDON, February 28th. Chinese nation and that it is imperative that broke out in the city, and the mob attacked that Mr. Hughes, Minister for Militia Hauter's correspondent at Ottawa reports their sale should be prevented.
and his side-de-camp, attempting to rescire Rifle Association on the 27th inst., urged ladly good work during the last two months in the police and the gaol. The Governor and Defence, addressing the Dominion
a party of constables who had taken refuge the sending of a team of Canadians to in a liquor saloon, wen saraulted by the Binley, to return by the next steamer if they rowdies with sticks and stones, but they were not allowed to use the Ross rifle escaped without serious injury. The fitted with the Sutherland sight. 3 New York telegram, dated February Inspector-General read the Riot Act, and Major-General Cheylesinore, interviewed 23rd, says News reaches here that the the police charged and then fired a volley, in London, said it was absurd to suggest It is difficult to suppress the practice of the immediate payment of $3,100,000-as in-her. Thirty, others were wounded, and designed to hand he Canadians, who government of Mexico has finally agreed to killing one person and fatally wounding that the new sighting regulations had been pass, arising immediately out of the killing dumping dead bodies which has become com demnity for he murders of Chinese during the mob fled. Order was eventually had been given amelision of time to alter Bombay and Aden the local radio station was
nothing to ameliorato these conditions, and now matters have again reached a serious
mon of fate, and it is very seldom the police
MONEY FOR CHINA
the last revolution at Torreon."
are able to discover culprits. However, yester-
and wounding of a number of Chinese by the Dutch police at Sorabaya in au effort to day morning the police at West Point came suppress the celebrations which the Chinese upon a man in the act of dumping the dead GRANDMOTHER'S CURE FOR A COLD had arranged in connection with the New body of his daughter which he had carried was a hot bath followed by a purgative at Year and the inauguration of a Republic for from his house in First Street to a side lane hed time. The same remedy holds good now, but instead of a purgative use PINKLETS, China. According to a telegram forwarded between Des Voeux Road and Queen's by the Chiness at Scarabaya, Java, to the Road, He was brought before the Magib Chamber of Commerce at Shanghai, the trate later and the case was remanded to Butch police fired on a crowd of Chinese, ascertain the cause of the child's death.
restored.
THE ARGENTINE STRIKE.
LONDON, February 28th. Renter'e correspondent at Buenos Ayres
the sights on the lion rifle...
NYASSALAND RAILWAY
LONDON, February 28th, the little Pink laxative. Tiny but thorough, telegrapha that the railway strike is settled Colonies, has announced that Portugal has Mr. Harcourt, Secretary of State for the as gentle as nature, 60 cents a tube of Chemists, or, The Dr. Williams' Medicine on the President's proposal for the gradual agreed to the construction of the Beira- Ca., 840, Szechuen Road, Shanghai, post re-admission of all strikers, with a guaran-Nyasaland Railway through her territory
tee of fair treatment.
free
the
a Bombay message. This is partly due to the fact that the cold wasther season is the most favourable to wireless telegraphy, whalish 18.00 sirooptible to atmospheric disturbance that at soms seasons of the year it is almost impossible for the station to establish any communication tall. An exchange of signals with Sabang on the best record that the stations can produce. the Sumatra coast, 1,000 miles from Bombay, is
"When the Medina: was travelling" [between
in communication with the Royal escort vessels they were 1,400 miles from Bombay. Sy trefilo was sent in the shape of Heater, Government, and private telegrame up to this point, Jask, which is 800 or 900 miles from Bombay, is in nightly commmunication owe them that one has to desist from sign with the local station. So clear are the signals
alling, if the other is trying to signal, to any ether receiving apparatus within a few hundred miles.