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tional jealousies constitute China's safeguard in this respect. The Count's view of Japan's attitude is expressed in the follow. ing terms For Japan there is no deay ing the fact that it is extremely troublesome and dangerous to have such an invalid as our next-door neighbour; but at the some time it is incumbent upon usasa well-wishing
At the Magistracy yesterday two men were fined $500 each by Mr. Irving for having bean found in unlawful possession of opium,
The str bearers con
THE STRIKE.
THE MAGISTRACY.
Ficsha pullers and chair I yesterday, but inquiries were not very
Sentence of three months' hard labour showed that the men punishment meted with four hours in the stocks was thienthusiastic about abathining from work, Mr. Irving at the Magistracy to a Chi-yesterday. As in the case of the printers out yesterday by and as a matter of fact some did resume
WATSON'Sheighbour that we should araw her to the hire vivo was chrislegt der bding
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end, and when she drops lifeless, as for as practical purposes are concerned, we should assume the whole responsibility of being China's guardian for the preservation and management of her enormous inheritance. In the discharge of these duties, Japan ought to forget all selfish considerations and make the sincerest efforts for the welfare of the Chinese people and conduct herself strictly apon the principle of equal opportunity, To partition China would only add to the burden, we already have on our hands.
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dollars by menaces from another Chinese
to the police yesterday.
Two tram car accidents were reported woman of 40 years of age was knocked In one case a down by a tram in Des Voeux Road, and in the other case a salesman employed in the Market was knocked down. were removed to the hospital,
Both
sterday afternoon, about half-past two, coolies in charge of a truck beavily laden with bricks, lost control of the
Last
year, the men seem to be terrorised
TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.
(THROUGË REUTER'S AGENOY,)
THE
WAR.
AN ENVELOPING MOVEMENT BY THE ALLIES.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]
THE POLICY OF THE POWERS.
LONDON, October 30th. Renter's correspondent at Vienna tele-~
and Bulgarians at Ishtij followed on the Riecherath, emphasised Austria's peaceful. The junction effected by the Servians graphs that the Premier, speaking in the
Servian occupation of Kuprili, whence policy. She was working in agréement the Turks again retired in disorder.
Servian and Bulgarian armies are now
The combined movements of the Greck,influence at the proper-moment to assist.
early termination of the
into following the policy advocated by certain guild leaders. agents, most of them would undoubtedly Were they, free
is afraid of the other and of the men who return to their places at once, but each are dragooning them into the strike. The police report that the city was quiet on Tuesday, though one or two cases at the acting attention. The Greek occupa Magistracy yesterday suggest that tion of Tripotamos defiles makes the understand that the owners of the vehicles intimidation is being carried on. We have approached the authorities with view to urging measures for the suppres-
Kamc
the two Bulgarian western armies are capture of Verria certain. Simultaneously advancing rapidly down the valleys of
connecting Thrace and Macedonia. The Servians are pursuing a victorious march from Kiprili south-
leaders they would be banished. Yester- railway day, the streets were much the aspect of quietness that they bore on the previous day, and people walked more in the city than they have perhaps done forwards along the Vardar valley. These combined movements mean encircling the whole of the Turkish forces in Macedonia and preventing them from reinforcing Nazim Pasha's
months.
Yesterday one case against seven ricsha coolies for loitering was brought before Mr. Irving at the Magistracy, but his Worship intimated that he would not adjudicate upon it at present.
Several isolated instances of black-
Thrace.
army
with the Powers and would use her
the
war.
(Chrers.) He referred to the widely expressed wish for peace under any
policy was not aggressive, but no Euros -- circumstances, and said that Austria's pean Power could adopt a policy of peace at any price, however peaceful were ita
Reuter carns that the Powers are
energetically conducting pourperters with a view to ascertaining the opinions of the different Governments regarding eventus] intervention in the Balkans. It is emphasised that although the military operations have so greatly changed the inaspect of affairs, the policy of the Powers regarding united action remains un- altered, and that they are working in complete harmoas, but naturally a final decision as to intervention is impossible. until a decisive battle has been fought.
ABDULHAMID..
In short, the best course to be followed vehicle in Garden Road, between the sion of the strike, and it is believed that the Struma and the Mesta towards their by Japan is to work for the preserva-Trani-station and the Cathedral Tath, if the police could put their hands-on-the objective, Sores, situated on the trunk intentions.... tion of China' with sincerity, for the sake with the result that the truck ran into of peace in the Far East as well as the wall and a coolie was so badly burt for the universal welfare of humanity." about the head that he had to be removed Count OKUMA may be described as the Lord to hospital on an ambulance. ROSEBERY of Japan. The viewe he ex-: presses are his own and do not necessarily.
It has been pointed out to us that represent the public opinion of the we were misinformed with regard to country; but 170 nevertheless believe the forthcoming production of Oscar BLEND OF THE FINEST PURE that public opinion in Japan is dead against Wilde's An Ideal Husband," at the aggression in China and all in favour Theatre Royal early in December: The of international guarantees to preserve production is not to be presented by the China's integrity. The recent rumours of aA.D.C., but by guarantors with the assist- Russo-Japanese alliance afforded an oppor-ance of prominent local amateurs in aid tunity for much interesting discussion of of several charities, An Ideal Hus For over 30 Years WATSON'S the possibilities. A writer of some interest. band" is Oscar Wilde's finest play, and ing speculations in ons of the Japanese owing to the ambitious nature of the "E' has maintained the reviews defines three possible lines of production and the number of people policy. The first is to regard the Ports- engaged in it, rehearsals have already reputation of the FINEST mouth Treaty merely as a truce until results. It is sure to be looked forward Russia has completed the double-tracking to with the greatest interest by all lovers WHISKY in the of the Siberian railway: in that case Japan's of the highest form of English Drama,
obvious course would be to wage war at once against Russia and drive her out of North Manchuria. The second plan would be to acknowledge Russia's position in
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HONGKONG, OCTOBER 31st, 1912. MR. CRISP, whose same has come into pro minence in connection with the ten millions loat to China, excludes Japan from his inter. national bank scheme, because he considers
commenced in order to obtain the best
THE SCARCITY OF WATER.
The long spell of dry weather has no
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legging on the part of riesha coolies are
ful or profitable. reported, but they were not very success- It is said that one ricsha coolio from West Point took a fare as far as Wanchai on Tuesday night and was there set upon by coolies. He was glad to leave his riesta in the street and return west by car. Another instance concerns a chair coolie who was charged by Sergeant Adlington with assaulting a ecolie who was pulling a ricsha. The defendant stepped into the road in front of the ricsha and struck the complainant a blow in the face. It so happened that
Northern Manchuria, and insist in return doubt prepared people for the notices just the fare was a richa proprietor and be
on wedgement of Japan's claims
in Southern Manchuria."The destiny of the Far East," says the writer, could be moulded by these two Powera in alliance," But be advocates neither of these policies. His plan is to neutralise Southern Manchuria.
"To take possession of Southern Manchuria," he says, "is not our object at all: our goal will have been attained if the territory can remain safe and untouched by any ambitious intruder, The annexation of South Manchuria is not only incongruous with the shibboleth of the preservation of China, but also impracticablo on account of our fluances." When Mr. Krox, the U.S. Secretary of State, proposed
published by the Water Authority in
our advertisement columns.
be
A message from Athens states that the Greeks have carried the Tripotamos de files, which are the key to Verria, the capture of which is imminent,
Renter's correspondent
at Con-
British Representative and the Mon- A message from Reika atates that the
tenegria Minister for Foreign Affairs stantinople wires that the ex-Sultan, - have arrived from Cettinje and had a Abdul Hamid, arrived yesterday, and long audience with the King and the with great secrecy was condusted, to eng Bulgarian General Paprikoff, who had of the Bosphorus Palaces. arrived at the Montenegrin headquarters.
THE FIGHTING, Reports three days old are now only
ANGLO-GERMAN RELATIONS. KRITISH FODEION SECRETARY DEPRECATES PROVOCATIVE SPEECHES.
LONDON, October 30th.
jumped out of the vehicle and gave chase, received in Constantinople. They admit forms the community that the rainfall him over to the police. He was sentencedariny is precarious, but declare that a He infually capturing his man and handing that the position of the western or Vardar has been much below the average and into fourteen daya' imprisonment,
At question time in the House of Com- vites the co-operation of the public in
respectable force still holds Kuprili, dis-mons, Mr. J. H. Whitehouse, M.P. for A fight between coolies, riesha and puting the Serbo-Bulgarian advance, The Mid-Lanark, asked if Germany had made preventing waste of water. Householders chair, took place in the eastern district fall of Kuprili, however, is already any representations regarding the revent in the City and Hill district are informed on Tuesday night. When the police that the services to houses in the rider arrived on the soone a pitched battle was
ancient history to the rest of Europe. speech of Lord Roberts, in which he dis- main districts will be disconnected from in progress, and one of the ringleaders. It was effected by a during raid of cussed the prospects of a war with Gor from which a supply of water can the mains as soon as public fountains, was arrested..
cavalry commanded by the Servian King's many and strenuously urged the adoption In another instance three riesha coolies brother, Prince Arsene, an ex-colonel of of compulsory military service. obtained, are erected in the streets.
appeared before the Magistrate charged Cossacks. The Turks are demoralised by with hehaving in a disorderly manner.
Sir Edward Grey replied in the nega- A Chinese detective said he heard one of the defendants call out to a riesha coolic, "Don't pull ricshas or you will be killed Irving yesterday with stealing a gold A chair coolie was charged before Mr. carring from a woman at Yaumati. He told Sergt. Watt that he was on strike and had to get money from somewhere. He was found guilty and sentenced to six weeks' hard labour and to four hours in the stocks. A coolie who gave false testimony in connection with this case was fined $3.
the defeat at Kumanovo. They did not live and deprecated the suggestion that stop to ascertain the number of their either Government would make reprs assailants, but fled headlong.
sentations about unwise and provocative
THE HOME RULE BILL.
LONDON, October 30th, The House of Commons by 328 votes to
Kumanovo numbered 80,000. They lost 400 policy of the respective Governments. Servian accounts say the Turks at speechen by persons not controlling th killed and 2,000 wounded. The extent of Ministerial cheers.) the Servian success is indicated by the list of towns captured:-Prjepolje, Nota
Vucitrh, Prishtina, varos, Sienitza, Novibazar, Mitrovitza, Preshovo, Cilan, Ferisovitch Kumanovo, Egriegalanka, 213 adopted Clause 7 of the Home Rulo Kratovo, Kochana, Uskub, Kaprifi, and Bill providing that the Lord Lieutenant Ishtip, The Turkish troops in these shall exercise his veto on instructions THE PEAK BURGLAR.
towns numbered 180,000, of whom the from the Imperial Parliament, scattered remnants are retreating. The The Chinese who gained notoriety hy
CANADIAN CABINET CRISIS. his successful series of thefts from well. Servian captures include 200 guns and ing houses in the Peak district and thousands of rifles. enhanced his reputation by his Jack even the Mostems, are rapidly accepting The inhabitants, Shepard-like performance in breaking
that Mr. Louis Coderre, Secretary of
LONDON, October 30th. Reuter's Ottawa correspondent wires
DEATH OF MR. J. H. LEWIS.
the neutralisation of the Manchurian rail-regret to learn of the death in England Many old residents of the Colony will way it was reported that neither Japan nor of Mr. J. H. Lewis, senior partner of the Russia would countenance the idea. We firm of Messrs. Douglas, Lapraik & Co. ou understand the attitude of Russia if Mr. Lewis, who began life on a sailing she intends at some future date to take ship trading to the East, left the sea to her revenge for the defeat she suffered in become a clerk in the office of the firm, in the war against Japas in 1904-5, but the which he became a partner in 1803, abjections of Japan are less easy to under- Mr. Lewis left the East, after a lengthy stand.
It is recognised that when the residence in Hongkong, about nine years Siberian railway is double-tracked, it would ago, but revisited the scenes of his life's givo Russia facilities for placing in Man-activities in 1900. The fog was at half- churia an army that would tax Japan's
mast at the Company's office yesterday strength to the very utmost to meet, and it as well as ou the steamer Haiyang. is obvious that Japan's national existence would be menaced thereby. International ownership of the Manchurian Railway would be her best protection. In any case
The quartermaster of the ss. Halvard out of Victoria Goal appeared before the Servian rule, and business is being State, Mr. Roche, Minister of the In the fact cannot be ignored that Japan's reported to the police that on Tuesday Mr. Irving at the Magistracy yester reined in all towns in direct-com- interest in the future of China-is-too-hig to morning two boats," approached be discouraged by any
the day Prisoner, whose name is Wongmunication with Belgrade. In the same.
terior, and Mr. Rogers, Minister of discrimination steamer as she lay at anchor in the Cheuk, alias Tsoi Tin, was brought from way the Bulgarians are establishing bank Public Works, have all resigned in his financial arrangements. against her which Mr. CRISP may make in harbour. Two men came on board and Macao on Tuesday by Detective Ser agencies in the captured towns.
scized him, covering him with revolvers,geant Terrete and P.S. Appleton.. When
sympathy with the attitude of Mr. Monk, and when this was accomplished ten he entered the precincts of the Court
because of differences with the Prémior, Minister of Public Works, who resigned others boarded the vessel and, proceeding with his hands manacled and one hand to one of the holds, opened it and comfirmly held by a European officer he menced to hoist bales of silk. They had seemed pleased with himself, and smilea
who refused to submit the naval pre- hoisted six from the hold when the com- and the robbers, taking alarm, made off. garding the array as a tribute to his pradore's foki appeared on the scene, officers and four Chinese, evidently relevlje in Novibazar.
graming to the ratification of the elector- as he surveyed the escort of two European
When the quartermaster was released he prowess and daring. alarined the ship, and the officers and robbers had got away, crew turned out, but by that time the
A wireless telephone service is to be instituted between Tokyo and Yokohama.
bear the portraits of President Yuan The new Republican stamps, which will Shih-kai and Dr. Sun, will be issued on January 1st.
In the Golf tourbargent match played yesterday between Mr. Walkinshaw and the Rev. Foster, Pegg the latter won after the former was 5 up with 6 to play.
A HARBOUR STORY.
FIRE AT ELLIS KADOORIE SCHOOL
Inspector Watt, who was in charge, asked his Worship if he would take the
'case.
His Worship Yes. Have you got the depositions?
Inspector Watt---Yes.
His Worship-The original ones 7
clerk. We have the committal warrants. ones; they are in the office of the chief Inspector Watt-No, not the original
The originals are with the Crown Solici
the fighting continues at Kozani, north According to Turkish official telegrams west of Serfidie, and that the Greeks are retreating.
گھر
The Montenegrins on Tuesday took ate.
A TURKISH VICTORY. The Bulgarians are silent regarding the preparations now in progress at Adrianople, but Nazim Pasha has tele- graphed that an important battle began og Monday, and still continues, the Turks gaining a victory. He declares that two
Viza, and have sustained heavy losses. main body between Kirk Kilisseb and Bulgarian battalions are cut off from the
THE LATE CAPTAIN BRINKLEY.
LONDON, October 30th. The Times publishes a long sympathetic necrology of Captein Brinkley, the late correspondent of the paper in Tokyo.
MIXED MARRIAGES IN JAPAN.
LONDON, October 30th.
third reading without a division of the The House of Commons passed the
Bill concerning the validity of mixed marriages in Japan..
that Japan's pretensions in China should not be encouraged. But it would be folly to think that what Mr. Curr terms Japan's pretensions could be suppressed or even checked by such micats. Japanese states. man can but erile at the idea, and no one acquainted with the politics of the Far East, can suppose that Japan is likely to remain in her corner while every
other Power is having a finger in Chim's pies. The partitiquing of China is a possibility which is dreaded by Bangkok is to be provided with a wire- Japanese atatesmen.. Count OKUMA has less station early next year. The Telc recently delivered himself of views which funken system has been selected, and the show him to be very pessimistic about contract guarantees a range of 1,000 kong the Fire Brigade turned out in In the early hours of yesterday morn China's future. He speaks of the by day and 2,500 kois. by night,
response to a telephonic summons from Republic as Japan's "sics neighbour."
the Ellis Kadoorie School that, fire had tor. He points to Tibet and Outer Mongolia Far East"
"Christmas greeting cards from the occurred on the building. The school is Chief Detective Inspector Collets men-
TURKISH HOPES REVIVED. are a feature at Kelly & being enlarged, and the outbreak happen-in the Magistrates' office. clatouring for independence, with Great
Walsh's just now.
tioned that a copy of the depositions was Britain fanning Tibetan activity and Russia cards with the greeting in both English are still engaged,
Nazim Pasha telegraphs to Con- They are folding fed in a portion on which the workmen behind the Mongolian agitation. There and Chinese tastefully embossed on the arrived they found that part of the
His Worship--You want him committed severely at Kirk Killesse that they have stantinople that the Bulgarian lest Bo When the brigade to the Sessions!
THE CAMBRIDGESHILE HANDICAP. sult, he anticipates, will be that these outside, while within is a photographic flooring was ablaze, and, proceeding to territories will be conceded a semi-indepen-reproduction of a local view. They are
Inspector Watt--Yes. His Worship To the November Turkish forces, tn the other hand, had shire Handicap, run at Newmarket been unable to resume the offensive. The
LONDON, October 5th. dence-Tibet under a British protectorate, just the thing to appeal to the public.
tear down the woodwork, they soon had Sessions --
The latest betting on the Cambridge- and Outer Mongolia under the Russians.
the satisfaction of learning that the fire
gained strength and numbers and were day, is as follows:- to 1 against In the case of Mongolie this prediction has
was not of a very serious nature. With The marriage arranged between the water carried in buckets they extinguish preter to tell the defendant that the
His Worship then directed the inter-confidently awaiting the decisive battle. since been to some extant fulfilled, for Hou. Ian Maitland, only son of Viscounted the flames,, damage being limited to him committed to the November Sessions Russia las signified her recognition of the and Viscountess Maitland and grandson about $100, mainly to woodwork. It is for trial instead of to the October that the Grand Vizier has resigned, and
NEW GRAND VIZIER. · police were making application to have of the Earl of Lauderdale, and Ivy, elder thought that some workmen may have Sessions,
Inspector Watt--Yes.
THE TURF.
ti-
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Lance Chest, Eton Boy, and Meiden. A message from Constantinople states Outram, 100 to 7 Brancepeth, 100 to
Erlegh, 10 to 1 Kinsella, 100
appear to many as beginning the partition
ing of China, but he suggests that interna
on Monday, November 11th.
bursting into flame.
independence of Outer Mongolia. As Count} daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Bell.carelessly thrown down lighted cigarette Prisoner their stated, in reply to the that Kiamil Pasha succeeds. An Im- Manwolf, Long Set,, and Mustapha, -18 OKUMA goes on to observe, these things will Irving, of Rokeby, Barnard Castle, will ends, which ignited the woodwork, and questions addressed by his Worship, that perial decree orders the Grand Vizier to
take place at St. Peter's, Eaton-square, smouldered for an hour or two before His Worship
he was Wong Cheuk alias Tapi Tin.
to the M
to Mordred and Hemerton, 20 to prosecute the struggle with the utmost Adam Bede, Oliver Goldsmith, and 25
victory..
1-Saucy Vixen.