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and these met with a much more direct refusal, so that at the middle of this month anyone would have been justified in sum ing that China's attitude on the question of Tibet was absolutely unyielding, and that anly superior strength on the part of the Tibetans could prevent the establishment of a Chinese Governor at Lhasa. Then suddenly a new Prime Minister came into power, in an ad interim capacity, however.
Ident-Colonel A. S. Baker, Army Or The Philippine coastwise steamer A-TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.
dinance Corps, stationed at Hongkong has been ordered home, and will be stationed at Portsmouth on his arrival: -
The coxswain of the steam launch Bailey reports to the police that the steam launch Tang Fat collided with his launch and damaged it to the extent of
830.
The Committee of the Society of St; Nevertheless, within a few days of his Vincent de Paul beg to tender their taking over the seals he announces, appar-hearty thanks to the generous anonymous ently on his own authority, that Tibet donor of $200 forwarded for the Society's is to be allowed perfect independence faids through Mr. Leo, d'Almada
her internal administration, and that Castro. negotiations are to take place between China
Fur stripping zine from a sky-light and Great Britain with a view to the ravi- window, to do which he had to climb on sion of the Peking Convention of 1906. So to the roof of a house at West Point, & far, ec good: the ous thing to hope for now Chinese was yesterday at the Magistracy is that the new Convention here-contem-sentenced by Mr. Irving to six weeks' plated will include soms provision for the imprisonment, admission of a British representative to Lliasa, and for his pernent residence and diplomatic intercourse there. To quote Sir EDWARD GIST, "His Majesty's Government have a right to expect, that an effective Tibetan Government shall be main tained with whom they can, when necessary, treat in the manner provided by" the Anglo-Tibetan Agreements. It is evidently on this principle that Sir Jens JoRDAN'S A BLEND OF THE FINEST PURE Note of August 29th was based. A strong central administration at Lhasa would, MALT SCOTCH WHISKIES. however, be worse than useless if it refused
SCOTCH
WHISKY
Thieves entered the P. & O. offer on
Sunday night and removed boots and clothing belonging to Mr. Robinson to the value of $20. Apparently the thieves were disturbed, as the articles were found by an Indian policeman, who took them to the Police Station,
The trick of running behind rieshas and snatching hats worn by men riding therein is apparently still tried at West Paint. A Chinese who was found guilty by Mr. Irving of stealing a Panama hat in this way was yesterday sentenced to
to bare intercourse with the British Goveru" | six weeks' imprisonment. ment and returned official despatches un- opened, an used to happen before the YOUNGHUSBAND expedition, and this can best be prevented by having a man on the spot who would be in a position to treat in
Rats, says the United States Consul at Saigon, are responsible for 30 per cent. Ios on the Cochin China rice crop, the export value of which last year was over six millions storling. Infecting the rats
with moderate success only.
tantis has been salved. For a number of years the steamer was chartered by the quartermaster's department as an ia- Having been re- ter-island transport leased by the military authorities, the vessel was dispatched last September for Hongkong to undergo necessary repairs. On its way to Hongkong, the steamer encountered a heavy typhoon which washed her ashore on the coast of Luzon, near San Fernando, Union province. The salvage work has been in charge of Captain Hessel.
OVERCROWDING OF VICTORIA GAOL
REPORTED NELEASE OF TWO MUIƉERERS.
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The discharge of prisoners Victoria Gaol before the periods of their sentences have been completed continues, in spite of public feeling on the matter.
and We understand that the Intest
prisoners to be discharged are the two men who were sentenced to death over four years ago for the murder of the Foreman employed in Watson's mineral | water factory and whose sentence
was afterwards commuted to imprison ment for life.
THE TIGER AGAIN.
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The tiger, about which so much has been heard during the past few. years, seems to be still alive, if the report by the Indian police sergeant at Stanley is to be believed. According to his statement he met the tiger on his way to Tai Tam
mile stone from Stanley. He fired his revolver at it. twice, but missed, and stripes" disappeared up the hillside. His spoor was seen on the road.
(THROUGH REUTER'S LOENOT.) REPORTED MASSACRE BY CHINESE TROOPS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGIBOY.]
THE TURKO-ITALIAN WAR. REPORTED TURKISH DECISION TO CONTINUE THE WAR
LONDON, September 23rd. News has reached Vienna from Con.
LONDON, September 23rd, A St. Petersburg telegram says that letters received at Harbin from a Russian foutes report appalling crusitics by stantinople that the Porte has rejected Chinese troops operating in Mongolia.
Thousands of Mongols have been slaughtered, women and children mutilat- ed and monastories burned.
DR MORRISON AND CHINA.
LONDON, September 23rd. Dr. Morrison has left for Paris and will also visit Borlin, reaching Peking on the 9th October.. During his visit to Europe, Dr. Morrison has been most active in educating public opinion in the direction of the British mission to the Chinese Republic
the latest Italian proposals and decided to continue the war.
ITALIAN FLEET AT SMYRNA.
LONDON, September 23rd. Nine Italian warships entered the Gulf of Smyrna sesterday morning, searched the vessels there and withdrew in tha afternoon!
CRETAN RAID ON SAMOS.
LONDON, September 23rd.
A message from Constantinople states that during the temporary abrence of the Dr. Morrison, interviewed by Renter, British and Fronch warships stationed and patriotic sentiment in China in recent and marched to Vathy, under the Samian pointed out that the growth of national at Samos, 350 Cretans landed at Samos
years was not accompanied by anti-loader Sofulis. An engagement with the foreign feeling, and denied that the Turkish troops ensued, but no news of opposition to the Six Power Loan was the result has yet been received. due to anti-foreign feeling. It arose from a natural desire that China, should
be mistress in hier own house, and the action of the Powers in forbidding China to borrow except through banks which were given the monopoly naturally, ex-
THE BALKAN UNREST.
LONDON, September 23rd.
telegraphs that owing to the rumours of Reuter's correspondent at Belgrade
an imponding Turco-Servian
chants waited upon the Premier, who
war
FINEST person and insist on the maintenance of with contagious disease has been tried. Tak on Saturday night about the first cited mistrust. It was most unfortunate paralyzing trade, a deputation of mor-
For over 30 Years WATSON's
"E" has maintained the
of the reputation SCOTCH WHISKY in
FAR EAST.
THE PEAK BURGLARIES. PRISONER COMMITTED FOR TRIAL ON THREE
asured the members that the Govern- ment's intentions were absolutely peace-
if the Governments persisted in their policy with reference to the Six Powers. China argues that she kept her obligations during the Revolution and displayed resources and ability to deal with the ful, and that there was no reason what- most serinius situation. She ought there. soover for the excitement.
He dopre- fore to receive every encouragement and cated the believing of sensational reports. should not be hampered in the work of regeneration. He emphasised the urgency of meeting railway requirements, and
intercourse. We do not think that the the Chinese or Tibetans would refuse to admit A wholesale tragedy was only averted a British representative now; the one by the prompt action of the military obstacle is our Convention with Russia, by doctors at Fort McKinley, Philippine which both Powers bind themselves not to Islands, last week, Forty-eight men send agents of any kind to Lhasa. It is from one organization, and 35 from an not impossible, though, that even this may other, were hurried to the big post hos be revised: it has been hinted in some pital, suffering from ptomaine poison- quarters that there is a secret understandinging, the exact cause of which is still a
mystery. between Russia and ourselves respecting Tibet aa a natural complement to the A Chinese who stole a pilot's rope Husso-Japanese Agreement on Mongolia ladder from the sa. Silex as she was and Manchuria and to Sir EDWARD GRAY'a leaving the harbour on Sunday was attempted burglary at Richmond House. mentioned that the linking of Burma Minister; has left London for Balmoral. recognition of Russia's Mongolian interests. brought before Mr. Melbourne at the Magistracy yesterday and charged with the theft. He was sentenced to fourteen
A. S. WATSON
& CO., LTD.,
ÁLEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
BIRTHS.
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On September 10th, at Peking, the wife of ALLAN WILSON, Chinese Customs Ser
vice, of a daughter.
On September 16th, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. H. MERTENE, a daughter.
On September 17th, at Singapore, the wife of J. F. MACGREGOR, of a son.
MARRIAGE.
at Weihaiwel, ERNEST DAVID JACKSON, M.B., CH.B., to
On September 17th,
MARY M. O. M. MOBRAN,
DEATHS.
At 4, Kimberley Villas, Kowloon, 23rd inst., ALLEEN Jeeve, infant daughter of Captain and Mrs. LIDD, aged months.
(1127
CHARGES.
At the Magistracy.yesterday afternoon before Mr. E. A. Irving, Wong Chuk, the man arrested in connection with an
Barker Road, was further charged with the larceny from Craigieburn," The
Be that as it may, we have little doubt that
with the Yunnan province and, generally, the Tibetan question will come up for dis.
railways in any part of China, would be cussion in the course of M. SAZONOPP'e days, and another man, charged with Peak, of silver cups, vases, etc., to the most remunerative in view of the richness atay in Great Britain, coming as it does receiving it, knowing it to have been value of $663, the property of Mr. G. A and fertility of the country.
immediately after Chao PING-CHun's ac- quiescence in the British demand and recognition of the internal autonomy of Tibet. After all, there is nothing subtle or machiavellian about Great Britain's Tibetan policy, por anything that need cause anxiety or suspicion on the part of any other Power. All we want is an impassable barrier on the Indian frontier, and the corollary of that is that we dosire a stable government at Lhase, and cannot allow any tampering with it by other Powers. What would, of course, suit us best is to see Tibet in the same circumstances as Afghan- istan, with a retainer of the Indian Govern ment on the throne. That cannot bé, por
stolen, was fined $5;+
Caldwell.
Mr.T.
A London contemporary of August intendent of Police, who prosecuted, H. King, Assistant Super-
20th says:-Non-commissioned officers
mentioned that defendant had been re- are called for who are desirous of and
manded on a banishment order, can be recommended for appointment with the Shanghai Volanteer Corps. The candidates should not be below the rank of sergeant, of temperate habits, and should have at least five years to serve, The appointment is for three years.
An instance of how araw and ammuni- ton are moved about in the Colony in broad daylight was told at the Magis tracy yesterday, when Inspector Fenton proceeded against a Chinese for being. in possession of one rifle, one revolver, and 400 rounds of ammunition. It ap-
CANADA AND RECIPROCITY.
LONDON, September Zird. Mr. White, the Canadian Minister of
M
M. SAZONOFF.
LONDON, September 23rd. Sazenoff, the Russian Foreign
Sir Edward Grey preceded him on Saturday.
M. Sazonoff while in London had ins terviews with the Turkish Ambassador and the Servinn and Bulgarian Minis-- ters,
The London papers continue to give
His Worship asked defendant if he had Finance, speaking at Moutreal, declared prominence to the visit of M. Sazonòf anything to say.
Defendant replied that he had nothing to say, except that he stole the things.
His Worship sentenced defendant to from banishment. ous year's hard labour for returning
frem the residence of Mr. E. A. M. On the charge of attempted burglary Williams, prisoner was now committed to the Sessions for trial.
Mr. G. Caldwell gave evidence as to the theft of silver from his room at
that reciprocity with the United States was as dead in Western Canada, as in the East.
IMPERIAL DEFENCE.
LONDON, September 23rd. Reuter's correspondent at Montreal wiros that Mr. Borden in a speech in. Parliament announced that Parliament would be summoned in November to deal
On September 18th, at Shanghai, Capt do we ask for it: it is, however, even more peared that a Chinese detective walking Craigieburn," and identified the watch with the Baval question. Complete in-
HANDRO, Melchers & Co., Hankow.
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The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, SEPTEMBER 24TH, 1912
important that the ruler of Tibet should not be a retainer of Russia, as there was danger of his becoming under the influento of DORNIEFF in the early days of the pre sont century. These underground influences can best be countered by forcing them into the light, and we take it that Russia could scarcely object to such a modification of the St. Petersburg Convention, as would THE Tibetan problem has been developing allow both Powers to maintain repre- rapidly during the past month, and possibly sentatives at Lhasa, nor is it likely that it may even be permissible now to hope China or Tibet would put any insuper- that the end is in sight. First of all in the able obstacles in the way of this concession. chain of events came Sir Joax JonDaa's We cannot claim to be represented at Llass Note of August 29th, protesting againat to the exclusion of Russia, and it is certain China's attempt to force herself and her ly preferable that both Powers should be government on Tibet and to abolish the represented by properly accredited agents DALAI LAMA's administration. The reply rather than that one (and that not Great of the Board of Foreign Affairs was as Britain) should maintain underground re
dirent negative as is compatible lations through a secret agent. With China's nearly with Chinese diplomatic methods and the cognition of Tibet's internal autonomy, need of providing a loophole in case it events are in train for such an adjustment, should be necessary to withdraw from the which at the same time and from the same position in the future. China's reply to the cause becomes more necessary than before, British demand came practically to this and we can only hope that this is to be the *Tibet is our own business and we will look final outcome of the various phases through after it ourselves, according to our own which the question is now passing. ideas, but, at the same time, as a special! favour, we will see what we can do for you in the way of a revised Trouty." mise, coupled with this reply, to stop the advance of the expeditionary column, should be taken for what it is worth-General Yin and his forces have shown no desire to emulate the feats of CHAO ERH-FENG'S flying columne, nor even to pene rate into A Chinese stonecutter engaged in a the frontier regious of Szechuan, sometimes quarry on the Kowloon City Road was known as the Marches of Tibet, and it is crushed to death between two large pieces not likely that their enthusiasm will increase of rock on Sunday.
as the autumn advances, the temperature falls, and the passes become blocked. After
down Wellington Street observed two men carrying a box. He asked them to let him see the contents. One man bolted, the box revealed the contents detailed, but the other remained. Examination of and the defendant on being brought be fore Mr. Irving at the Magistracy yea- terday was fined $250 or three - months' imprisonment.
were
produced as his and as having been stolen on that occasion. The look of the opened window was not damaged.
Sergt. Davitt deposed to ånding the prisoner in possession of part of the stolen property.
Evidence of arrest having been given, Prisoner, who had nothing to say, was Two Chinese employed in the stores
committed for trial on this charge also." The charge against defendant of department in the Naval Tard charged with stealing from Mr. J. H.. feloniously entering the dwelling-house Jenkins, chief storekeeper, the sum of of Mr. E. Ormiston, No. 8, Peak Road, 263. The money had been collected for and stealing therefrom a number of a presentation to a colleague who was articles to the value of $481 was then returning home, and the first defendant, proceeded with, defendant pleading "Not who was the No. 1 boy, must have known Guilty,"
that the money was in complainant's Mr. King said in this case the facts drawer and that the keys were in his were similar, the defendant having jacket, which was hung up. Complain- gained admission through an орел ant had asked a jeweller to come and see window. him, and when a jeweller appeared, and
Sergt. Davitt gave evidence of Ending complainant went to his drawer, the boy a cigar holder (produced) in defendant's ran off. The first defendant was found possession. guilty by Mr. Melbourne and sentenced defendant being discharged. to one month's imprisonment, the second
to-
Defendant said he bought it in Canton, Mr. E. Ormiston stated that on the. night of July 8th he got up at 3 a.m. and Complaints have been numerous
found all the drawers in his dressing garding the pilfering of cargoes which is table opened, and articles stolen to the practised on a fairly large scale in value of over $400. Normal telegraphic communication | Hongkong, and the efforts of the police
Mr. King, in reply to his Worship, with Formosa was restored on Sunday to suppress it only occasionally mitt said the cigar holder was the only thing with success. However, at West Point taken from Mr. Ormiston's house that track of the delinquents, as they have the local police sccun to be getting on the they could trace.
Mr. Ormiston identified the cigar made a number of arrests of late of holder se belonging to him. He only coolies with such articles as raw sugar, bought it three or four days before it was peanuta, medicines, etc., in their posses stolen.
morning.
Lieut-Colonel W. H. Smith, D.8.0 has been ordered to the China Station for a tour of duty.
No cam of plague was reported in the Colony last week. The only communic
one Chinese
this exchange of Notes between Great Britainable disease reported was
sion for which they could not satisfac- Mr. P. Hell, manager of Krase & Co., torily account.
One man, who was said the cigar holder was of the make placed before Mr. Irving at the Magis sold by his firm. He remembered selling tracy yesterday charged with being in the unlawful possession of raw
a similar cigar bolder to Mr. Ormiston vas fined: 33 or one month's Maps at the beginning of July moni A second defendant appeared similar charge and was
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and China came the representation of the case of small-pox and one case of puer later on DAZAI TAMA, formulated in six Artioles,poral fever.
punished likewise.
sugar,
Evidence of arrest having been given, Defendant was also committed for trial on this charge also.
but there is a general disposition to re- frain from definite comment before news of the tangible results is available of the meeting at Balmoral, which is at present the political contre of the world.
GERMAN NAVAL MANŒUVRES.
LONDON, September 23rd.
A message from Wilhelmshaven reporte that on the conclusion of the manœuvres, the Kaiser sent a wireless message to the
Fleet, expressing his warmest thanks for their diligent and faithful labour to
increase our readiness for war."
LABOURITE CAMPAIGN.
formation on the subject was expected from the Imperial Government before the end of next week, and the Government would then draw up a final policy and BRITISH MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. submit it to Parliament without delay. The Government intended to handle the matter in a non-partisan spirit.
THE SOUTH AFRICAN GARRISON.
LONDON, September 23rd. Reuter's correspondent at Bethlehem, Orangia, says in connection with the distribution of the permanent force that
it is announced that it will consist of five divisions, all stationed in native territories or on the borders thereof, and
LONDON, September 23rd. The Labourites are preparing for a vigorous campaign in the forthcoming municipal, elections, especially in Lon- don, Manchester, Liverpool and Cardiff Five hundred "candidates are already in the field.
A BIPLANE PERFECTED,
LONDON, September 23rd. Army aviators have perfected a biplane carrying an air-cooled swivel mazim, weighing half a hundredweight, which
will include six batteries of artillery. If the Defence Act worked well it is suggested that other nations would be is manipulated by a concealed gunner.
circumspect in their dealings with South Africa
BELLIGERENT SUFFRAGETTES.
"VICTORY OB DEATH."'
Loxaos, September 23rd. A disorderly suffragette meeting took place in Phoenix Park, Dublin, at which a speaker was howled down on reading's message from Mrs. Leigh, who was re leased from prison after a sucessful hunger strike" of 44 days, declaring that unless Mrs. Evans, who was sentenced in connection with the same offence, was likewise released she would march to Mountjoy Prison, and the issue would be decided by victory or death.
BRITISH AVIATOR KILLED.
LONDON, September 23rd. The British airman Astley was killed while flying at Belfast-
CATASTROPHE AT A SYNAGOGUE,
LONDON, September 23rd.
A St. Petersburg message states that 23 women have been killed or injured in a panic in a synagogue at Terespol, Poland, due to the upsetting of a lamp.
ACCIDENTS IN BRITAIN,
LONDON, September 23rd. Quite a crop of accidents on the moors have been reported this week end. There are two fatalities, and numerous cases of injury.
Mr. Mead, one of the London Magis trates, was knocked down in Pall Mall, but bappily his injuries were slight
A motor dashed into a patrol of Boy Boouts at Warwick, injuring three of
them.