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place to an enormous extent, is a serious menaco to public order in China, and as, we have said many times before, it is high time that a serious effort were made to deal with this grave question. We hare only to look at the conditions which are at the present time prevailing over a very large part of the Province of Kwangtung. Almost every second man in many districts is said to be armed with a revolver or rifle, sither for the purpose of active brigandage or for the defence of his WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. life and property from the marauding bands
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The green signals wore hotated Ins night indicating a typhoon outside th 300-miles radius. The chart issued by th Observatory yesterday showed the typhoo to be E, of Formosa, and travelling a Westerly direction. If the centre the storm continued on the same coure across the island of Formoss, it woull who gain a livelihood by continual depreda-strike the China coast somewhere in the tions. How all these people became pos- neighbourhood of Amoy. sessed of their weapons is a question which the Chinese authorities might profitably investigate if they do not already know. It may be that a large percentage of these weapons were originally the property of the military authorities who issued them to all and aundry who responded to a call to arms in the days of revolution and who when the fighting was finished-and very likely long before in many cases-vanished into the country, surreptitiously taking their weapons with them. In a country where clan feuds are so frequent as they are
Our Celebrated E very old in the Province of Kwangtung, where Liqueur Scotel Whisky is order is not enforced by a disciplined a blend of the best Pot military organisation, but where villages Distilled Scotch Whiskies. group - themselves in antagonism to It is of great age, very fine,
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this illicit traffic in arms. When in the
can of the U.8.8, Monterey, was kille
Mr. Benjamin C. Friede, def electri in an automobile accident on the Pass Road, Manila, last week.
He was
passenger in a public auto driven by
man named Frank Maddison. The onl struck a tree and was smashed to atoms The chauffeur was injured and is i hospital. Friede was picked up alive, bu died after admission to the hospital.
Details are published of the will of Mr. Alexander McConachie, of Mar Gate, Stirling, formerly of Gilman, & Co, China, and at one time a member of the Legislative Council, Hongkong, Chairman the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, and Chairman of
died on March 19th." Mr. McConachie
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THE MURDER OF MR. ABE.
YOUTHFUL ABBASSIN COMMITS SUICIDE.
Tokyo, September 10th. One of the assassins concerned in the murder of Mr. Abe-a youth 18 years of age--committed suicide this morning. He left a letter to the police.
FURTHER INCIDENT AT
NANKING.
TOKYO, September 10th. Another incident has occurred at Nanking. Soldiers assaultet Japanese bluejackets and fore their Hags.
TROUBLE IN MURDEN.
Tokyo, September 10th,"
The Nichi Nichi says that at
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RESULT OF THE ST. LEGER.
LONDON, September 10th,
The St. Leger Stakes, run at Doncaster to-day" resulted as follows:-
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THE HOME RULE BILL.
POSSIBLE CONSTITUTIONAL DIFFICULTIKO DISCUSSED.
LONDON, September 10th. Arising out of Mr. Balfoar'a apeech at Haddington, Sir William Anson, Lord Hugh Cecil, and Professor Morgan write
as length to the Times, discussing possiblə
The probables for the St. Leger were as Constitutional difficulties in connection follow-Aghde (Maher), Arda (Earl), with the Home Rule Bill. Bachelor's Wedding (Donoghue), Birling- Sir William Anson and Lord Hugh. ham (Whalley), Curragh (Stern, Jameson Cecil maintain that the Sovereign bau a (Walter Griggs), Louvois (Saxby), Willy right to reject the advice of Ministers if Nilly (F. Bullock), Night Hawk he can find other advisers who will bear (Wheatley), Roseworthy (Higgs), Sere- the responsibility of rejection. mond (Spar), and White. Magic Professor Morgan Bitys that » (Wootton). No jeckry is yet named for Sovereign's independent decision to dis
solve Parliament would be equivalent to: Harry of Hereford was scratched dismissal of the Ministers No loyal 2.30 yesterday.
subject could contemplate without mis- Latest
giving the effect on the position of a Sovereign if an election were held under such circumstances.
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betting (midnight)—5 to 2 against Louvois, 3 to 1 agalast Aghdae, 11" to 2 against Bachelor's Wedding, 100 to 6 against Curragh and Arda, 20 to 1, against Taslett, 25 to 1 against Birling-
and mellow. Its superior cbviously lead themselves to encouraging the China-Firo-Insurance Company, who Mukden on Monday-two-Japanesham, 100 to 3 against Seremond, and 40| -quality has established its first Revolution the disorderly elements in left personal estate of the total value of | Army surgeons in uniform were
reputation as THE LEAD- the province were enlisted and trained to ING SCOTCH WHISKY | Home extent to the use of arms, it was for. I £53,135, of which the personal estate in attacked by two Chinese farmers,
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some parts at least of the BRANDY. province of Kwangtung, there exist as a consequence conditions of lawlessness, BROWN piracy and brigandage which a cor respondent recently declared would require a whole army to suppress. The Chinese Government, recognising the need for stricter control over the import of arms and ammunition into Chine, recently stituted a Board of Admiralty at Shanghai to deal
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A fe.fight between rival clansmen took
place in a house at Chathamn Road, Hunghom, on Tuesday night. Apparently the strife arose through an action of a Hakke, who is aliged to have stolen
to 1 against Jameson.
NEW AMERICAN TARIFFS.
WASHINGTON, September 10th.
The Seuate has adopted the Tariff Bill
THE CHAMPAGNE STAKES.
by 14 votes to 37.
Intense interest centred in the Gham-THE SAN FRANCISCO EXHIBITION,
CANADA'S HEARTY SUPPORT.
On the same evening, Chinese soldiers invaded the railway territorypagne Stakes, run at Doncaster yesterday, on a pretence of pursuing bandits, and fired weapons, thus committing a breach of the laws. They were arrested.
a pair of shoes from a Puntei. The two men quarrelled and the squabble developer into a general fight between the rival clansmen. As a result a man appeared before Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the Magis·· tracy yesterday charged with wounding another man by cutting his arm with a rice bowl. The Hakka, who was the original cause of the trouble, was charged with stealing the shoes, but the case was dismissed. Both men were bound over to keep the pences, .
THE
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JAPANESE AND THE NANKING OUTRAGE.
THE "TIMES" ON THE SITUATION.
LONDON, September 10th. The l'imes in a leading article considers
The Tetrarch beating Stornoway in a canter by three lengths. These are the best of the two-year-olds, and the result maintains The Tetrarch's phenomenal form and unbeaten record.
OTTAWA, September 10th. On the occasion of the opening of the Central Canada Exhibition, Mr. Burrell, Minister for Agriculture, referred to the decisions of Great Britain and Germany, not to participate in the San Francisco Exhibition, and emphasised in the pre- sence of Cabinet Ministers, Sir Wilfrid SMASHES INTO RUNAWAY TRUCKS, BUT KEEPS Laurier, and others that the Dominion.
NARROW ESCAPE FOR ANOTHER SCOTCH EXPRESS.
THE RAILS,
LONDON, Saptember 10th The Caledonian-Edinburgh express, on
must be worthily represented. The com- pletion of the Panama Canal would. revolutionise Canada's commerce, he said,
that the murder of Mr. Abe was more the way to Glasgow, had a miraculous and it was consequently desirable that
deplorable than the Nanking outrage, because, though the Japanese Government
escape at levenseat. Seventeen trucks Canada should have the beat exhibit in ran away from a siding, collided with aher history.
subsequently the scope of these regulations/Hongkong and Macao mourns the loss of romains calm, it is supposed that the signal box, and obstructed the main line, |
he would be glad to grant a reasonable
appropriation and advanço from the Dominions for agricultural interests. REPUBLICAN VICTORY IN MAINE.
DEATH OF FATHER GONCALVES.
The Roman Catholic community in j
Mr. White, Finance Minister, after- well-known and highly respected motive for the crime indicates that the The express smashed into tho obstruction, wards said in the course of a speech that was enlarged with the result that the Jesuit Father in the Rev. Diplomatic Body has refused to recoguise Goncalves, who died at the Spanis able than during the Meiji ern. It trasts
Joaotides of popular passion are less controll- but fortunately kept to the rails.. the regulations, and it is reported that Dominican Procaration од Tuesday 1 the. Bureau will be discontinuerl
As night and I was baried Jast even that the Japanese demand for reparation originally drafted the regulations pro.ing in the Roman Catholic Cemetery at will be leas violent than Naval vided that Chinese warships should have Happy Valley. Fr. Goncalves was one demonstration, which would probably the right to search foreign ships in the of the many Jesuit priests expelled from
cause the downfall of Yuan Shih-kai. territorial waters of Chius, but it seems that this was subsequently enlarged to a
The problem confronting Japan in China right to search on the high seas! That is, of course, au impossible claim; but it may,
Macao after Portugal bad been pro-
claimed a Republic, He was greatly esteemed in Macao and his death will be widely regretted by members of the Portuguese Community and particularly by his past pupils.
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Goncalves WSS
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THE DUBLIN STRIKE.
CONGESTION OF OROSE-CHANNEL, CARGO
TRAFFIC,
LONDOy, September 10th, The strike at Dublin, which still con-
PORTLAND (MAINE), Sept. 10th. A Republican has been elected to Con- Sress by a plurality of 153 over the Democrat candidate, with the Progressive apoor third. At the previous election, President Wilson had a plurality of 1,426 ex-President Roosevelt, with the
Republican third.
is identical with that of the rest of the tines, is upsetting the cross-Channel Powers, whose interest it is to restore a cargo traffic. The London and North nevertheless, bo hoped that agreement inghit be reached on the basis of the original
strong Government in the Republic, for Western Railway boats were unable to draft of the regulations, because, it is patent.
correspondent writes: Father which Yuan Shih-kai is best qualified, discharge their cargo in Dublin, and that it is of vital importance to the legiti-steemed by all the Portuguese, especially unfortunate, and he does not appear to charging, the goods being returned to the
much. respected and though the methods he employs are returned to Holyhead, where they are dis-over ste foreign trade of the country that the in Macao, where he took charge of St have tried to restrain excesses on the part senders by rail.. Government should be assisted in every Joseph's College in the early eighties and reasonable way to restore throughout the remained there till the new Republic of of the troops. While favouring continued LONDON POSTMEN DISSATISFIED. country those conditions of tranquillity Portugal expelled all the religious support of Yuan at present, the Times which are essential to the prosperity of institutions from their colonies in 1910, insists upon his Government changing ita trade and commerce.
when Father Goncalves and his colleagues attitude in regard to the Loun and the proceeded to Cochin-China. While there he was seized with partial paralysis which application of the money, otherwise he caused him to return to Chinn. Since his might find it dificult to replenish his arrival here he has been the guest of the cash box. Unless an effort is soon made Select Committee, published last month, Very Rev. Fr. Noval of the Spanish to fulfil the Loan conditions, the time and recommending an active propaganda Dominican Procuration. His health had may come when even the policy of Yuan
in favour of a strike. heen apparently improving and he was Shih-kai will be deemed to be a failure, about to proceed to Sui Hing, his new
A Siberian nail arrived from Shanghai yesterday morning a day before it was expected by the Post Office!
Major-General C. A. Anderson, C.B., assumed command of the Meerut Division We are glad to see that the Chineseon August 21st on arrival from Hongkong. Government is giving its attention to the
field of labour, when a relapse compelled PRESBYTERIAN MODERATOR AND. The police have been informed by Mr. him to take to his bed, where he remained important question of the smuggling of A. Bryson, Secretary of the China Meil, till ho passed away peaceably at 10.30 p.m.
HOME RULE. arms and ammunition into China. This Ltd., that between Septembar 2nd and contraband trade undoubtedly serves to keep Dith a shroff in the employ of the Company on Tuesday. He had expressed a desire AN EXTRAORDINARY REQUEST TO MINISTERS. the country ia a constant spite of turmoil. collected 91,100, and disappeared.
to die in Sui Hing, but Providence directed otherwise, as in the case of his
LONDON, September 10th.
ANOTHER STRIKE THEEATENED..
LONDON, September 10th. The London postmen have passed a resolution condemning the report of the
FRANCE AND THE KAISER'S
-DIPLOMACY. :
INDIGNATION, IN PARIS AT ROYAL SPEECHES.
LONDON, September 10th.
France has
GERMAN NAVAL AIRSHIP DESTROYED.
TERRIBLE LOSS OF LIGE:
· HELIGOLAND, September 10th,
A German Naval airship was destroyed and sunk in a gale 18 miles from Heligo- land, and 16 persons perished.
sion on board.
The airship, which was of the Intest type, was caught in a violent squall, and hurled on to the surface of the water. It was pounded by the waves, and sank in an hour. Torpedo boats hûrried to the rescue, and saved seven persons.
The drowned number 13, including Captain Metzging, the commander of the Naval
A piquant situation has been caused by Airship Division, and Captain Hahne, It is frequently said that this traffic was
When the German steamer Silesia Breat predecessor, t. Francis Xavier, of the Presbyterian Church of Ireland, Constantine.
The Moderator of the General Assembly the speeches of the Kaiser and King the commander of the airship, which was responsible for the revolution of 1911
The latter visits Paris undergoing trials with a Naval Curunis- as well as for the more recent disturbances, arrived at Sipore from Hongkong who died in San-choan, before reaching his in a letter to ministers, asks them to shortly, but even official circles say it will and that 60 long ca the Government recently, Chief Officer, Mr. Mul held of mission labour in China On is unable to more strictly control this trade typhoid fever.
ans, was reported to be suffering from Sunday last be asked his superior, Rer, observe the 28th inst. as a day of Hamibe difficult to forecast the reception that the probability is that there will be no hospital, where he remains.
He was removed to Fr. Sebastino, to administer to him all liation and Prayer," in view of the will be accorded him owing to the and to revolutionary outbreaks. But it
the Sacraments and he renewed all the serious crisis arising from the attempt to indignation felt in Paris. as well to bear in mind that the latest The death has taken place at the quite resignad and ready to die. The day Government that they dislike, threaten-
yous of the Society. Thereafter he was force on an unwilling people a form of een proud offer officers in re-organising revolutionary. outbreak was not the work
Government Civil Hospital of Police
the "brilliant the Greek Army, and of the mob, but of the soldiery under Constable Loughton, whe joined the local unconscious and retained in that con-
previous to his death be
of became ing a sacrifice of life, a destruction of
superiority its French weapons, the inspiration and guidance of men who forge about 18 months ago from the dition till he broathed his last. Beati property, and unspeakable misery to
Moreover, France supported the Greek had been duly set in authority over them.
elains even against Russia. by the Central Government. The arms
moriuntur. an attack of pneumonia, was a well built, mortui qui in Domino athletic fellow, and was very popular to all who sought his advice, as he The deceased Father was a true father and ammunition used in the attempt to subvert the authority of the Central among all classes in the police,
was, moreover, an ideal missionary. Government, it is to be prosvimed, had been duly imported and purchased by Inspector-General of Police at Singapore, great literary ability. His loss will be Mr. W. A. Cuscaden, 1.8.0., the He was a Doctor of Divinity, professor of science and philosophy, and a man of
LONDON, September 10th. the responsible agents of the Government. has left for England, preparatory to We are therefore, inclined to disagree with retirement from the Straits Settlements greatly felt in ecclesiastical circles as well
The Marquis of Salisbury, in a letter
LONDON, September 19th, those who declare the smuggling of arms police, with which he has been associated
as in the social life of
to the Times in reference to the Lloyd An aviator was testing an Army and ammunition to have been the "key" since May, 1983. At the Singapore Club funeral was attended by
Roman Catholic community. His George Lord Wolmer correspondence, aeroplane at Frensham and when about to past revolutionary upheavals and is last week a number of his personal friends clergy and friends. His Lordship Bishop
numerous requeste Mr. Lloyd George to give the 2,000 feet high he lost control. The certain to lead to other rebellions. Never-entertained bim at a farewell dinner, the Pozzoni officiated at the Requiem services instances ho had in mind when he machine turned a somersault four times; theless, it cannot be denied that the smugg! Chief Justice, Sir W. H. Hyndman Jones, and numerous wreaths were sent to the referred to investments by the Cecil and then the aviator recovered control Spanish Procuration previous to the ing of arms, which is obviously taking | being in the chair.
funeral.-R.L.P.
family while in office.
K.O.FL.L. Deceased, who succumbed to
the
thousands."
THE CHANCELLOR AND THE CECIL FAMILY,
LORD SALISBURY ASKS FOR INSTANCES,"
ARMY AVIATOR'S MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.
TURNS FOUR SOMERSAFETS IN THE AIR AND
"LANDS SAFELY.
Land landed safely.
JAPAN'S LOST TORPEDO.
SECRETS OF A WONDERFUL WEAPON,
The anxiety of the Japanese to recover the torpedo last in Belfast Lough by the new battleship Kongo is easily explained, remarks a writer in a London contemn- porary:
The Kongo's torpedoes embody inost important secrets, for they are under- stood to be as much ahead of the new British 21-inch torpedo as the latter is ahead of the old pattern 18-inch weapon." Propelled by engines worked by hot air generated by a spirit, the composition of which is a secret, the Kongo's torpedoes have a much longer effective range than the British weapon, and are reported to be in other respects more formidable.
As the Kongo is the first ship to carry them it would be ill-luck for Japan f one of these weapons fell into hands that: could unravel its secrets to her disadvant
Hence it is that the Japanese the lost weapon. This is forty times the Government have offered £200 reward for
Hum given by the British Admiralty for the recovery of a lost torpedo.