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doing those last seventy years in our Colonies and Settlements in Asia, but giving to thousands of natives a practical education, not only in our schools but in our deckyards and engineering establishmoute, industrial factories, and merchants offices? Mon so trained have scattered all over the wide empire of China putting into practice
ROBERT e knowledge they have thus gained. And
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Word has been received in Shanghai that
Mariam Morries alies Mabel Marlowe, who is wanted by the American authorities in connection with the missing of the rings of the Countess de Visions, at the Astor House recently, had arrived at Yokohama on the P. M. str. Vile, she not having landed at Kobe, where she had booked for! from Hongkong. It is supposed that she will proceed on to Honolulu or Sao Fran cisco
SERIOUS DISTURBANCES TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.
AT CANTON,
DISBANDED PIRATE SOLDIERS TAKE THE ADMIRALTY,
HEAVY FIGHTING NEAR THE SHAMEEN.
[FROM OUR CANTON CORRESPONDENT.]
The following dispatch reached about one o'clock this morning:-----
Since Saturday about mid-day there has been practically continued fighting in that part of the city from the East Gate to the Admiralty particularly the vicinity of the New Bund. The cause of the
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:]
AMUNDSEN's EXPEDITION TO THE
SOUTH POLE.
INTERESTING SUPPLEMENTARY DETAILS,
LONDON, March 11th. A Hobart telegram states that Captain Amundsen, in an interview, said he thought it very possible that Captain Scott had also reached the Pole. He hoped he had done so. Ho hibernated nearer the Pole than Captain Scott.
King George has telegraphed his con gratulations to Captain Amundsen.
LATER In an interview at Hobart with a repre-
what has been the result ? Surely it is to be seen in the steally development of foreign The death took place suddenly on the trada and in the gradual but inevitable platform at Tenby railway station in improvement of international relations, lead- month, while on his way to attend the ing to the removal of barriers to a freer and wedding of a relative at Angle, Pembroke larger commercial intercourse. Nothing isshire, of Mr. Herbert James Allen, of Nor- con Tenby, Mr. Allen, who was the son more certain than that the wider Western
of the late Mr. Charles Allen of the Indian knowledge is spread in China, the more European and American commerce with this Civil Service, was horn at Cawapore, and trouble is that a large number of men educated at Eton and Cambridge. He en- under Luk have refused to be disbanded great country, whose potential wealth can
tered the Consular Service as a Student and their leader remembering the fate of scarcely as yet be measured, will expand. His Interpreter in China in 1861. He saw ser-Shek has decided to make a fight for it. Excellency Sir FREDERICK LUGARD when vice on his Majesty's ship Bastard in vari He is in possession of the Admiralty, be laid the foundation stone of the Univorous anti-piratical cruises in 1884 and 1805. sity which he yesterday bad the felicity He was appointed Assistant Chinese Sec- Admiral Li's old quarters, and is well to the Polo. The Expedition first travelled to open, bade us exercise an Imperial rotary at Peking, was promoted to be armed having besides plenty of ammunisiteen miles in five hours, spent two hours Consul at Chinkiang in 1877, was transfer- tion a couple of field guns. During the eating and rested the remaining seventeen, imagination in regard to this University and not confine our view to the hori red to Newchwang in 1880, and retired in 1888. He was a member of several learned societies, and published a work on early
zon-of the immediate future; and those who
do take long views of this important under- taking cannot fail to agree with His ExCEL- LENCY when he said "We are forging a ink in the chain which binde us in friend-
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SIR HO KAI, C.MG.
whole of Saturday night intermittent firing was heard and on Sunday the same thing went on all day. The Bund was at
sentative of the Loudon Daily Chronicle, Captain Amundsen supplied some teresting supplementary details of his dash
i
Pole itself is 10,500 ft. The oxpedition had full rations both ways, The first dogs eaten on the journey, to the Pole proved delicious. It was anything but a hardship to eat dogs' flesh. strayed. They raided some reserve depota. Eleven dogs survived the whole journey.
Few dogs
The Pole, Captain Amundsen said, is situated on the last level plain of show. Hence it was impossible to erect permanent cairn of stones. The weather was still calm and he thinks that the prevalent condition.
He attributed his success to has splendid
(THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.]
THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA,
* M INAUGURATION OF TUAN SHIH. KAI AN PRESIDENT.
Yuan Shi-kai has been inaugurated Pre- visional President of China at Peking in the presence of representatives from all-ile- Provinces and all sections of the community.
The ceremony, was most imposing. Yuan wore military uniform, and others in uniforms and frock coats, and the presence of old veterans and
younger leaders, provided a scene typical of the Chinese
transition.
In his speech Yuan Shik Kol said he would endeavour faithfully to develop the Republic and increase the wolfure of the country, and cement all five raves in one strong nation. He announced that he would retire when the National Assembly appoints a permanent President.
CLEARING CHINESE SOLDIERS FROM THE
TIENTSIN 'CONCESSIONS.
resisters.
THE WAR BETWEEN ITALY AND
TURKEY.
OFFER OF MEDIATION.
LONDON, March 1th. Reuter's correspondent in Rome reporta the Tribune as stating that the British, French, German and Austro-Hungarian representatives called at the Foreign' Üfficu soparately and asked the Minister on what terms Italy is prepared to accept the friendly mediation of the Powers.
The Ministor reserved his reply.
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PRESIDENT TAFT AND IMMIGRA-
TION.
This resting, they found too long, so marched the same distance in six hours, fed two and slept six. Then breakfasted and fail at Tientsin states that the Inniskillings The correspondent of the London Daily times almost deserted and the only time started anew. An average of twenty miles will march out at dawn to apprehend all wiren one saw a number of people was
daily was attained during the latter part of Chinese soldiers within the limits of the when there was a rush of scores people the journey, towards the Pole.
A height of from one of the danger zones. A rick- 16,000 feet was sometimes reached. The Concessions and have orders to shoot shaw coolic would not take you along and whose confines this Colony is situated. We
you had either to walk or go down by are endeavouring not only to afford the highest We are asked to intimate that the sheets river. Many streets vere shut up, most educational facilities to the citizens of for signature lying at Messre. Kelly & of the houses and shops were barricaded Hongkong, but to hold out the band of Walsh's, Lane, Crawford & Co.'s, and the and guards were to be found everywhere. Friendship and to assist China to educato various Clubs of the Colony will be col. At night firing was heard continuongly Resi- from evening till midnight and then her sous without exposing them to long exile lected on Thursday for binding. and the risk of denationalisation by sending dents who have not already signed should again in the early hours of Monday morn
therefore take the earliest opportunity of ing, while as this is being written in Shall weby them to Europe and America.
doing so.
Horain, almost opposite Dutch. Folly, so doing (His Excellency asked) create skill.
fighting is going on quite close to the ed rivals to compete against ourselves?"
bund and a good deal of firing is heard. No doubt, we shall,, but at the same tiine
In zoine quarters it is stated that Luk has A pleasant surprise was sprung upon they will be educating the vast population
absolutely refused to surrender his in the needs of modern progress and devel. the community on the occasion of the lay- opment and thus creating an ever expanding of the foundation stone of the Univer-arms and declares that he can and will ing market in which there will be room forty when H.E. the Governor announced fight the Government's regular troops, that H.M. the King had conferred the stating that when successful he will take honour of knighthood upon the generous up a position in the surrounding country donor of the building who was henceforth and come into the city cash month to known to us while he lived as Sir collect his men's wages. This on the face Horinusjes Mody. Yesterday when of it is pure bluff, but it show they are another large audience was assembled on up in arms against disbandment, and that the occasion of the opening of the build. it means real fighting till they are beaten. ing, His Excellency had the further plea-It is impossible to find out how matters sure of announcing that His Majesty had are going and whether one side or another"
LONDON, March 11th.* been pleased to confer the honour of is having any advantage, for it is absolute- Many of the branch railway lines close knighthood upon the Hou. Dr. Hay dangerous to go along the river front entirely to-morrow and the restaurant car as can be seen from the fact that it 18 service is entirely suspended in order to lighten the trains. The London County
TRAIN HELD UP ON KOWLOON Council has reduced the tram service and' A notice has been posted stating that has asked the Board of Trade to suspend
CANTON RAILWAY. the trouble at present is not to give occa the regulation limiting the number of pas sion for alarm, as it is only necessary sengers. Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, speak was occasioned in the Colony by the re- Yesterday afternoon no little anxiety punishment of disobedience and again re-ing at Radcliffe, said that but for the Pre-port that a train on the Kowloon-Canton questing all disbanded soldiers to repair mier's bungling, the dispute would have Railway had been held up by robbers to their native villages and take up the beeu on a fair way to a settlement this near Canton. For some time no informa- cultivation of the soil, but this attempt by week. If the Government introduced befallen the train and the passengers, and
tion could be obtained as, to what had " the Governor is meant only as blind to Bill which would hamper the operations the worst was feared in view of the activi- keep the town quiet and will hardly be of of the trades unions, or lead to compul- ties of the robbers in the vicinity of Can- sory arbitration, the Labour Party would ton, but before nightfall it was learned oppose it. The strike would be over from that the train was on the way back to. streer exhaustion before such i Bill could Hongkong. he passed.
With His EXCELLENCE we refuse to believe that the British race have come to be afraid of fair and honest competition or that we are so shortsighted as to think that our own interests may be prejudiced by fending the way in the development which is bound in any case to take place in Chine H1B EXCELLENCy was fully warfanted, in describing in his speech yesterday the opening of the University as an event of the greatest historical interest and importance in the annals of the Far Dast. We see no reason why the highest hopes of its founlara abolides, d waist, we are confident that, though Sir FOEDERICK LOGAED, to whose able ad vocacy and unflagging zeal the University owes its foundation, is leaving us before the institution is in full operation; we can con fidently rely on Sir HENET MAT, bie sucessor in the Chancellorship, supported by the Court and Senate, to leave nothing undons to secure the fruition of the high hopes we must all cherish.
The Senatus of Aberdeen University have decided to confer the honorary degree of LL.D. on Sir Alexander Hosie, the Commercial Attaché of the Peking Legation.
The Hon. A. Browne, C.M.G., formerly At 119, the Peak, on the 11th inst., the wife of financial adviser to the Orange River ROBERT MOGLEUÓR, of a daughter.
Colony, and subsequently Colonial Trea- surer in the Colony, arrived here yester day from Australia on a pleasure trip with his wife round the world. Mr. Browne is a brother of Mr. Frank Browne, Govern- ment Analyst of Hongkong.-
HONGKONG OFFICE: 101, Das Vœux ROAD 0 LONDON OPPION: 131, FLEET STREET. 50
The Daily Press.
Kai, C.M.G.,
who
has
most
assiduously sought during the past completely deserted at the present
........
three or four
interest the Tending Chinese of many centres in- the project with the result that they have contributed a total sum of 9751,170, or just over one half the present amount of the Endowment Fund. The distinction is conferred in recognition of Dr. Ho Kai's public services generally in addition to his work for the University.
Dr. Ho Kai was born in Hongkong in 1859, a son of the Rev. Ho Tsun Shin, of the London Missionary Society. He is a Barrister as well as a medical practitioner. A far as can be gathered, there have been Educated at Palmer House School, Mar-nearly 100 men killed and about 200 to 250 wonnded. The biggest fight took place Aberdeen University and St. gate, Thomas Medical and Surgical College, about 2 o'clock on Sunday morning. Fight-
any use
THE CASUALTIES.
came
on
comrades, the employsaent of skis, and the magnificent doga. When the members of the expedition returned to the ship they were almost fat. They never washed or shoved the whole time, but one man had a tooth drawn.
TILE COAL CRISIS.
BRANCH RAILWAYS CLOSING.
LATER.
Peace depends upon the result of a meeting of the Miners' Federation in London to-day to discuss the Government's invitation to a round table conference and the minimum wage. **
F
he holds the degrees of M.B. and C.M. came gradually westward and about
11,30 a.m. the two parties: Aberdeen, and M.R.C.S. England. He
into collision near the bridge was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn,
to Shameen ht and has practised us a barrister-at-law
the French Con, since 1882. He has long been identified cession The French gnoboat there was Meanwhile demands for drastic action with the public life of the Colony. For immediately cleared for action and an are becoming more insistent. It will ten years be was a member of the Banitary extra guard landed... The Electric Light undoubtedly be taken immediately if the
He has been a member of Station is in the centre of operations and conference to-morrow proves friutions. Board.
about one o'clock H.M.S. Moorhen was Council fur even the Legislative
ordered to: proceed there and take up a
Д
present.
LOBS IN: WAGES.
longer period and is at present the senior position off the station where she is ating in wages have already been lost outside If is calculated that three millious sterl- Early this morning a pirate the mining industry, The Trade Unions who had evidently get separated from his band was seen rushing along the Sha Keeru obliged to pay increasingly large suma past. Shameen, but apart from this nothing to workless members and some are faced has been seen of the fighting on the Con with bankruptcy. cession.
LATER.
unofficial meinber. He has served The engagement is announced of Mr. various public committees and has Paul Dalrymple Butler, of His Majesty's especially interested himself in the work Consular Service in the Far East, third of the College of Medicine. He was creat Son of the Rey George Hew Batter, ofed a C.M.G. in 1902. De to Kai has Gazeley Vicarage, Newmarket, to Miss written much on the subject of reform in Maxima Scranton, youngest daughter of China, and generally he has long been This morning a stray bullet struck the Indications are forthcoming that the Dr. W. B. Scranton, M. D. (U.S.A.), of recognised so the leading representative H.D.Y.L.I. Damp in the Swimming Bath pressure of the Trades Unions is beginning Seoul, Korea,
of the Chinese community in the Colony. and landed among the men, but no dan-to be felt. According to the Standard the
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A number of Harvard University men
a fixed minimu mi
LONDON, March 11th. President Taft, speaking in the Jowish quarter of Chicago, on the subject of immigration, remarked that some said the. United States should not take so many immigrants, because foreigners were not always fitted for popular govorument, but they had tried the experiment and found foreigners fitted for liberty.
Details could not be gathered last night, All that was known was that the 8.15... through train from Kowloon' was stopped at Chi Fi, which is about eight miles from
Robbers surrounded it, but what actually Canton, at which place it was due at 12.40. happened afterwards is not known here yet. The train, which is timed to reach Canton about one o'clock, and should leave after a stay of nearly two bours, eventually arrived at the city and com- menced the return journey almost im mediately, reaching Kowloon before 8 o'clock, only an hour late. This suggests that the train was delayed for about threo hours at Chi Pi. The coacher and locomo-
Railway, whose residence is at 14 son Tau (Canton) and his wife had to fee on Sunday, owing to the station being the centre of fighting.
tive were not damaged.
The European trafic manager of the
The account of the disturbances at Canton, which reached us after this was in type, serves to throw some light on this. incident.]
THE SHANGHAI SPRING RACE
MEETING.
age was done, the ballet being quite spent. men's leaders consider an uabeading The programe for the Shanghai Spring The very latest, rumour is that the pirates attitude in regard to have been still more successful and have schedule to be no longer fanable. captured two important forts on the river, threatening to fire on any boats, foreign or Chinese, which try to pass.
ORDERS TO BETTISH SHIPPING,
HONGKONG, Axon 12rn, 1912-
DURING his tenure of the Governorship of Hongkong H. E. Sir FREDERICK LUGARD has prominently identified himself with at
The honour which His Majesty the King least two rakings of tremendous. significance, as we believe, to the future of of Shanghai, have organized a "Harvard has been pleased to confer upon Dr. Ho the Colony. We refor, of course, to the Club of Shanghai Mr. H. F. Merrill, Kai is undoubtedly well deserved, and opening of milway to Canton, and to the Commissioner of Customs, who is one of not the least among his services is that inception and foundation of the University. the oldest Harvard University graduates he has so often been the medium through The importance of either cannot easily be in China, was elected President, and Dr.which the aims and intentions of the Martin R. Edwards, Dean of the Harvard | Government Lave been carefully explain- exaggerated. Wo may have to wait many Medical. School of China, was elected Sec-ed to the Chinese community in a manner We learn that British ships have years for the realisation of our expectations,retary and Treasurer:
which has done much to promote the received orders from the Officer in com bat we can be perfectly euro that both undar-
smooth and eatisfactory working of the mand of the defences not to proceed down" The largest provisional attachment of adininistrative machine. At the sante takings are destined to add greatly to the prosperity and prestige of the Colony, At Property ever carried out in Kobe was time he has never been sparing in his the Front Reach, it being too dangerous
effected some days ago by the legal repre- public criticism of the Government when Orders have also been issued by H.M.'8" the present time public interest is nonopo sentatives of Messrs. Samuel Samuel & which he considered would unnecessarily ing the Bogue Forts, as they are in the legislative projects have been initiated Consul General to use great caution pass- lised by the opening of the University. Co., Ltd., against Mr. Tomotsune Koku- prejudice the interests of the community hands of the mutineers and ships might There is
no advantage to be gained in saburo, a well known resident of Kobe, he has so long represented on the Legisla
many living at Yamamoto-dori, 8-chome, on an tive Council and other public bodies in be fired on." disguising the fact that there are people in the Colony who still indulge in order issued by the Kobe Chiho Sai- the Colony. We cordially add our con- prophecies of ill-omen regarding this bauslo. The amount of Messrs. Samuel gratulations to the shower which the new
Knight is receiving. who fear that, by Samuel's claim against respondent is undertaking, men
From the writ it ap assisting the Chinese to acquire a know you 8,220,108.78.
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK. pears, says the Japan Chronicle, that ledge of the highest learning which the Messrs. Samuel Samuel have been en-
We are officially informed that at the West can offer, we are simply hastening the gaged in certain business transactions half-yearly meeting of shareholders held day when the European and American with Mr. Tomotsune, and on January 31st at the head office of this Bank at Yoko merchant and manufacturer will be driven laat found that they had a claim of yen para dividend of 12 per cent. p.a. for hame on the 9th inst., it was resolved to from the East by Asiatic competition. Not 3,223,198. 78 against respondent, who the last half-year ending the 31st Decem- many flues of type, however, are needed to handed them a written acknowledgement ber, 1911: to add to the reserve fund yon explode such a fallacy. What have we been of his liability for that amount.
350,000.00, and to carry forward the sum of yen 1,195,000.00 to the next account.
REFUGEES ARHIVE IN HONGKONG."
BIG STRIKE IN GERMANY,
It is now certain that 200,000 German miners strike to-day, but it is expected that the stoppage will not be of long duration
THE TION CAB STRIKE ARBITEA, TXAL
LONDON, March 11th. The Arbitration Committee appointed on and award largely in favour of the the occasion of the taxi-cab strike has
men, who retain all extras and receive other
A
AUSTRALIAN CRICKET TROUBLE.
Sixty-three girls from the Wesleyan concessions. Mission were conveyed by H.M.S. Hoorhen to the Fatshan' and came down to Hongkong last night, having been ordered away by the Consul-General.
Passengers by the Fatshan reported that many houses were on are in the neighbour. hood of the Admiralty
Wong Ho Sung, one of the chiefs of the mutineere, is reported to have been cap-
tured.
LONDON, March 11th.
Race Meoing of 1912 has now been publish- el, and in some details, the NC. “Daily Vetés says, differs from the programmes of previous Spring Meetings. Owing to the fact that few griffins can be obtained from the North, there are no races set apart for Subscription Griffins-On the first day, May 6, the Paper Hunters' Cup replaces the Subscription Griffins' Plate, and is open to all China ponies peper- hanted during the setson 1911-1912 that -have not won a race prior to May 8 and have been through at least two Hauts. formerly for Subscription Griffina, the On the same day, in the Chihli Cup,
Paper Hunt Cups are barred. conditions are similar, but winners of
the Mongolian Plate are similar, except On the second day, the conditions of
with regard to allowances to those of the Cup (11⁄2 mile) for bona fide griffins, the aper Hunter Cup; the Club Concordis places the Gradd Stand Stakes of previous Spring Meetings, and the Peking Stakes is confined to ponies that have been paper. hunted in 1911-12 and been through two
A telegram from Sydney states that the Board of Control has appointed Mr. S. E. Gregory captain of the team which hasnts. been selected to contest the triangular test matches, and has confirmed the ap- pointment of Mr. E. R. Crouch as man-
Ager.
On the third day, the Shantung Stakes is reserved for ponies paper-hunted in 1911-12 that have started at the Meeting, and the Nil Desperandum Cup is open to griffins of the Meeting that have run and not won a race.