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at the Ministry of the Interior. The system, has been appointed superintendent of espionage encompassese siery nook and of the Detention Barracks at Singapore. corner of Lisbon, and thors is not a home in which the walls have not eara. Russia in her most despotic mood has never pro
duced a wider or more thorough surveillance of her people. Nor bas any country which depends largely on secret police been more, at the mercy of agents provocateurs and other fustruments of private rovenge than is the Republic ruled by Dr. Arroniso COSTA WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. Denunciations of many alleged traitors have
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een inspired by personat enmity. Monar- chists and Republicans aliko fall under this blight. Mon and boys and even women-have been cast into gaol on the most frivolous protexts, and kept there without trial for as long as two years. All reports go to show that the country generally is discontented with the Republic. This much indeed appears to be practically admitted in a proclamation issued last month by the Civil Governor of Oporto, who declares that “in spite of the great ramif- vations of the dissident movement through out the country, public order is fully
assured all over the territory of the Repub. Our Celebrated E very old lie. Order is assured by terrorism; Liqueur Scotch Whisky is
"We are living in a reign of terror" are a blend of the best Pot words not of a Monarchist, but of Sonhor Distilled Scotch Whiskice. Interior, and now the bitter enemy of ALMEIDA-first Republican Minister of the It is of great age, very fine, Senhor AFFUNGO COSTA, the Premier, his and mellow. Its superior former colleague. A Madrid correspondent quality has established its sums up the situation by saying that reputation as THE LEAD-othing has occurred up to the present but ING SCOTCH WHISKY tumults of an anarchical character, pro- IN THE EAST.
moted by the hatred and jealousy which divide the different Republican factions among themselves. He declares that the continuous disturbances there have been enginoored by the Carbonarios and the Syndicalists, "whoare the real masters of the country." Though the situation of Portugal is admittedly grave, the correspondent affirms that the disturbances do not possess political importance, in so far as concern a change of régime, lecause the regime in Portugal depends upon the Army's altitude. To overthrow the Republic it is necessary that the Army should proclaim a Monarchy which, abould the Army pronounce in ita favour, would be - re-establisted in a few hours without fighting or rasistance and CO..without the spilling of blood, in the sams way as the Monareby itself was overthrowa in a few short hours. The Monarchists, who are aware of the country's state, leave no stone unturned to producen revolt of the Army and the Fleet, but it will be very difficult to bring about, on account of the abnormal present situation of the forces. The sailors are almost all Car. bonarios, and the officers can do nothing unless they count upon the rank and file The Carbonari, it is perhaps necessary to explain, are an organisation of paid in formers. This secret society, formed under the Monarchy primarily to further the Republican cause, refused to die when the Republic was attained, and now exists for purposes of revenue and terrorism, I order to justify their existence as patriots with a secret mission," rave a
By One writer, “they began to concoct plots against the Kepublic for the purpose of demolishing them Suspects were haled before the judges, and Dr. Arrosso Corra was given to understand that he could not do without the Carbozari. Carbonari apies received liberal payment for results. So the prisons began to fill Royalists were, of course, fair prey. Then, as murmurs arose from Re
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Dr. WMV Koch, of the Government
[FROM THACHUNG NGOL SAN PO,""]
Civil Hospital, returned to the Colony THE POLITICAL SITUATION by the Yorel after six or seven months
enve
Capt. A. P. Williams-Freeman, Duice of Cornwall's I, adjutant, 4th Battalion, Truro, has been posted to the
nd Battalion, Hongkong.
IN CHINA.
NO QUORUM IN EITHER HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT.
PEKING, November 13th. The President has ordered an Adminis Jhr. Poolports van Bokland, Envoy of the Netherlands Court in Chion, and bistrative Conference to be held in Peking family were the guests of Queen on December 1st. He himself will depute Wilhelming for some days last month.
It is announced from The Hague that Mr. WR D. Bockett, British Consul at Bangkok, has been appointed. British Consul General in the Dutch East Indies it Batavia,
Missionaries is now being held at St. The half-yourly conference of C.MS. Paul's College. The proceedings con- inenced on Tuesday last with a "Quiet Day" conducted by the Bishop of
Victorin
four representatives to atiend and has ordered every Provincial Governor to sond two representatives.
It is reported that this body will take
the place of the Senate, whose numbers dave been largely diminished by the President's lecree expelling members belonging to the Kuomintang.
Both Houses of Parliament were table to transact any business yesterday, sufficient number of members not being present in either House to form a
quorum.
The Indo-China S.N. Co.'s str. Fook sang, Capt. Mitchell, at 2 o'clock on the
Penang, took off the captain and 32 crow morning of the 6th inst.. when near
of the dismasted barque Midikecu Bua, of Negapatam, laden with coconuts from the North Andamans and landed them a proposal sa hold a combined meet- ab Penang.
About 150 members of the Police force. Europeans, Indians, and Chinese, turn- ed: up at the parade ground on Wednes- day, when they received their first lesson in the art of jujitsu. During the prac tice, an Indian received an injury to his arm, which necessitated lifs removal to the hospital.
Inspector MucHardy and a body of police from No. 2 Folice Station con- dusted a successful raid on premises at No. 231, Queen's Road East, on Wednes day Thousands of Po Piu lottery tickets, with the complete machinery for manu- facturing the tickets, were confisented.
and 10 men were arrested. They appeared before Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday, and were fined $100 each.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] LARKIN RELEASED.
SUPREME COURT. Thursday, 13th November. IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. BEFORE HIS HONOUR MR. H. H.
GOMPERTZ (PUIANE JUDGE).
CLAIM FOR BILE SUITS,
BADICAL AGITATION SUCCESSPUZ.
LONDON, November 13th. It was announced in Dublin early to tailors, of 8, Queen's Road, Centra). ». P. --
Ah Men and Hing Cheung & Co., day that the Government, taking into W. Johnson, formerly at the Hongkong consideration the fact that the jury Hotel. Plaintiffs claimed the sum of acquitted the strike leader Larkin on $150, being the price of various garments two counts of the indictment, including made by them for the defendant, at his incitement to riot, have advised that the refused to take delivery and pay for.
request, and of which defendant had Prerogative of morcy should be extended to Larkin in respect to his imprisonment for seditious libel. Accordingly he will
bo released immediately.
The Irish Transport Union, at Dublin yesterday, called out the dockers, bring Members of both Houses Supporting the trade at the port to a standstill. as a protest against the imprisonment of Larkin.
ing of the two Houses on the 16th.
["DAILY PRESS" EXCLUSIVE SERVICS). JAPAN AND THE MEXICAN
AND THE
SITUATION,
A CRUISER DESPATCHED.
TOKYO, November 13th."
In view of the serious reports, received from Mexico, the Government has des patched the cruiser Idzumo to Mexiço,
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:]
FINANCIAL ISOLATION OF
MEXICO.
AMERICA SEEKS ACQUIESCENCE OF THE
POWERS.
At the Marine Court yesterday, before Commander Basil Taylor, Chow Ya The United States is secking
WASHINGTON, November 12th. second master of the steam launch la
the Song, was fined $25 for unlawfully acquiescence of the Powers in a policy sounding his steam whistle for, other than of discouraging the granting of financial a significant purpose on the 8th inst.aid to President Huerta. It is believed PC. Moss was the informant. Defen- that, in a few weeks, financial isolation dant's excuse was that he was whistling
ment.
for the police launch to get out of the would foros President. Huerta's retire way, as he wanted to go astern, his engines being reversed,
Mr. Haic, who is recognised as Presi dent Wilson's personal representative, has been conferring on the border, with General Carranza and the catire Con- stitutionalist Cabinet.
3R BRYAN'S WARNING.
Before Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the Magistracy yesterday, Inspector Dymond charged a Chinese with allowing water on his promises to run to waste. One of the witnesses for the defence said that since they had a water meter he did not
Mr. Bryan has warned Huerta, the think it mattered about leaving the tap evidence, remarked on the statement of against burning any oil properties at running, His Worship, after learing the
Government and the Constitutionalists
the Ordinanco was to prevent a waste of this witness, and said that the object of Tuxpan. The employees of the latera water, and it was erroneous to think a water meter affected the question, Defen cant was uned $10.
pierce Oil Company of Mexico, with their families, making altogether seventy persons, have left for Vera Cruz, and will return to the United States,
Mr. P. 8. Dixon (of Messrs. Wilkinsou & Grist) was for plaintiffs and Mr. J. H. Gardiner defended.
Mr. Dixon explained that the defen claim was to recover for six sails of dant was an American citizen, and the
pongee silk, and six extra trousers.
Mr. Gardiner-He is not an American citizen.
There has been a growing agitation in the Radical press lately, favouring the release of Larkin. The Labour members of the House of Commons memorialised Mr. Asquith, calling attention to the
His Honour-Oh, well, that does not matter. widespread belief that injustice had been. Mr Dixon went on to state that done to Larkin, and contrasting the defendant entered the shop on 24th May “impunity allowed highly-placed people and asked the price of pongee suits. Ho seditious." who make speeches far more dangerously was told by an assistant, in the presence of the manager, that the price would be Defendant ordered six suits and six $10 suit, and trousers. $8 each.
extra pairs of trousers. Subsequently, when he came to pay the account, ho remarked that he understood the suits wore only $8 each, this after he had been fitted on. Defendant tendered a $100 bill, but plaintiffs said the account eains. to 8156 and refused to accept the amount offered, and they now sued him for the proper amounts. He imagined that the American got into a temper, repented of his bargain, and refused to pay. The defendant had now gone to Manila, bue his evidence had been taken and sent forward, and in this he said that he agreed to pay $0 only for each suit.
The manager was called to support the solicitor's statement, and in the course of his evidence said that $2.50 profit was made on each $18 pongee silk sait.
WHAT THE UNIONISTS THINK, The Morning Pust, and the Standard in editorials, denounce the release of Larkin as u scandalous abuse, prompted by electoral necessities
LIBERAL AND LABOUR
TENDENCY TOWARDS A SPLIT.
LONDON, November 13th. Mr. J. Dillion M.P.. speaking at Plymouth, deplored the tendency towards a Liberal and Labour split, which meant greal danger ahead for both. He also reiterated that the exclusion of any part of Ulster would defeat the whole object of Home Rule. All the provinces bad got to stand or fall together.
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The P&O. Steam Navigation Com- pany has declared a dividend of 6 per coat, un deferred stock, with a bonus of 5 per cent, making a total of 15 per cent. on deferred stock for the year.
CANADIAN LAKE DISASTERS.
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OTTAWA, November 13th. Twenty steamers and probably Tindred lives have been lost on Lake Euron by the gale.
JAPANESE HEROISM.
SIR CLAUDE MACDONALD ON THE BEIGE
OF, PERING,
LONDON, November 13th. Sir Claude Macdonald lecturing at the. Japan Society on the Japanese detach ment during the defence of the Peking Legations in 1800, praised the heroism of the Japanese contingent under Colonel whole defences would have been in a ba
The Japanese Ambassador presided. MUSICIANS STRIKE SETTLED.
way..
Wearing an elaborate, now silk turhan, 2 Chinese who had just arrived in the Colony from the Straits was walking
POSSIBLE BLOCKADE AND INVASION, The Times Washington correspondent along the road near the Western Market, says that Proaident Wilson has decided when his head-dress was coveted by upon his policy towards Mexico. If Shibs, and said that but for them the Tas absence of news in our telegraphic distribution of spoils, the net widened, and it off
publicans who found themselves outside the. service regarding the situation in Portugal cach wack's bag of political prisoners His action
a Chinese boy, who suddenly snatched financial pressure fails to secure the
his head and
ran away. elimination of Huerto the policy will be makes it clear that the Government has tied men who had helped to use up the noticed by a Chinese detective, who to blockade the ports, and even to invade
had, however, been Government. Thus the new era of liberty promptly gave chase, and captured the the country if necessary. Foreign Powers and free speech degenerated into a reign thief in the Western Market. At the will be assured that nothing will induce. of terror, which continues to this day." Central Police Station he gave various the United States to acquire territory. Level-headed observers dism as the recent addresses at which he declared he had events as quite unimportant, if considered been employed, but enquiries by Inspector MacDonald elicited the fact that he was
been able to effectually check the revolu« tionary movement reported three weeks ago, Particulars of that outbreak are now to. baud by mail, but, perhaps owing to the strict consorship exercised over news in Portugal, there is nothing to show whether
the plot was engineered by the Royalists, from the point of view of their bearing not known at these places, except as a
west.
the Opposition, or both. The oas fact which upon the question of a political change stands out clearly in the messages is that less movements, says one writer, the capital has been living under a condition possess no other object than that of justi- of terrorism. The prisons appear to be lying the employment of the large sums of full of political prisoners, who are detained { money received from the Brazilian Monar- without trial, and the secret Carbonarchists, who are Dow MANUEL's personal Society, used by the Government to friends," As before mentione, the whole denounce its enemies, real and imaginary, are described as having poisoned and paralysed all possibility of good govern
A correspondent of one of the London" newspapers describes the situa- tion in these vivid colours a
e: Life in Republican Portugal contains many sinister elements of uncertainty. Critics of the Government-no less its lukewarm up porters never know overnight whether to morrow's dinner will be eaten in their homes or merely dreamed about in an overcrowded prison. A whispered word in a café is enough to consign any suspect to an under ground cell. Spies drift about the squares
and street corners, picking up odds and ends of idle gossip, which become grave
friend of the fokis. At the Magistracy yesterday, he was sentenced to two months hard labour and four hours rocks.
JEWS IN RUSSIA.
MOTION TO CONFER EQUAL CIVIL RIGHTS DEFEATED,
ST. PETERSBURG, November 13th. The Duma rejected by 182 to 92 a motion by the Constitutional Democrate to confor equal civil rights upon everyone in Russia. The Democrats urged that so long as the Jews did not enjoy fall citizenship, Russia could not become their legal State.
A private riesha coolie summoned a Chinese detective at the Magistracy for question turns upon the attitude of the assault. It appoured that the complain Army, and, having regard to the anarchy ant was carrying a parcel under his arm prevailing in Portugal, it is quite possible and refused to allow the constable to tata political change in Portugal may be examine it.
The constable thereupon
The opponents of the motion argued brought about one of these fine days by told him that he would have to come with that the adoption of the motion would surprise in a few hours and perhaps when him to t the Police Station in order that provide a provocation to mischief, and leist expected.
an Inspector might see it, as he suspected would destroy peasant proprietorship. that he (the coolie) had not obtained it. They also declared that the motion was honestly. Upon investigation the police peculiarly inopportuns in view of the discovered that the parcel was properly increasing racial strife, in charge of the coolie, and he was allowed to go. He made no complaint of having
BRITISH SUPER DREADNOUGHT LAUNCHED. been assaulted at the Station. Lat
Lady May and the Misses May are booked to return to Hongkong by the P&O steamer Nyanza, which leaves London on the 29th inst.
Ame
Later,
At a meeting of the Council of the however, through his master, he took out Royal Colonial Institute, held on Tues-a fummons against the constable for
LONDON, November 13th. The super-Dreadnought Bendow bas by Lady Randolph
LONDON, November 13th. The music ball orchestras' dispute has been settled The question of the employment of non-unionists has been referred to Sir George Askwith, of the Board of Trade.
THE NEW ZEALAND STRIKE,
WELLINGTON (N.2.), Nov. 13th. Six of the strike leaders have been charged with using seditions language, Bail was refused..
DEATII OF LADY STRATHCONA
LONDON, November 13th. The death is announced of Lady Stratheons, wife of the High Commis sioner for Canada.
DEATH OF THE TASMANIAN SPEAKER
HOBART, November 13th. The death has occurred of 8 John George Davies KC.M.G., Speaker of the State Parliament, Tasmania, since 1903. ANOTHER AVIATION: FATALITY,
PARIS, November 13th. The famous aviator, Captain Lagarde,
Under cross-examination this wituese oxplained the trying on of the suit as over his own and tried the coat and vest follows: Defendant put the trousers ou
on in the middle of the shop.
His Honour-That is one way of: trying on clothes, His Honour suggested that a settlement of some kind should be
Mr. Gardiner remarked that his client was very much incensed at what
arrested and so on. There might havo happened, and the way in which he was
been some sort of compromise notwith standing all that but a warrant was, issued, and defendant was a respectable gentleman.
Mr. Dixoa-We had to do that, because ho was going away next day. That was the only thing which could be done, and now he has gone away to Manila.
Mr. Gardiner-He has business there.
very find
Mr. Dixon said he would be very pleased if an offer were made..
Mr. Gardiner-It might have "hoen settled before, but the costs are very large.
now.
Questioned regarding his knowledge of English the manager remarked that he only understood the language of clothes; buying and selling," having been a tailor for twenty years.
Mr. Gardines contended that the whole point was that one side said $8 and tins other $18, and the question aruse: Bad gives before Mr. Kemp Mr. Julinson
a mistake been made? In his evidence.
definitely stated that the amount agreed: upon was 38, and that he had suits from the same store at exactly the same. price
He held that there was no question of defendant wishing to "do" the Chinaman,
Mr Johnson honestly bargained for 12 His Honour It is quite possible that and the other for $18.
Mr. Gardiner-When my client men- tioned $8 he says that the Chinaman said.
can de
Honger-Be could not lava possibly said that he would make e suit like this for 85. I have bargained in these clothes for some years and I know something about the price.
Mr. Dixon remarked that the theory of a mutual inistake was not likely. What was likely was that Mr. Johnson vent into the shop on the day he was leaving and then tried to bluff the Chinaman off for Manila, tendered a $100 dollar bill. with that. He thought the Chinama would accept the $100, and never dreamed that he would. refuse, seo a
and have him arrested.
His Honour Oli, I should not think he hoped to do that
Mr. Dixon-We all know that Euro- pears bounce Chinamen much easier than other people, for some reason or other. And this is a mysterious sort of man, He calls himself & Danish subject, and says he is something" in Manila. Even his own lawyer does not know what he
really is, and he got away from bere to Manila most expeditiously,
thought that there was a mistake, but that $18 was the price fixed. He zlun
His Honour said he was of the opi
opinion
day, 14th ult, the following amongst assault. Mr. F. A. Hazeland dismissed been launched others wore elected Fellows:-Mr. Francis the summons, and remarked that the Churchill at Glasgow. The vessel is of was caught in an eddy yesterday and fell, A Babcock (Borneo) and Mr. George H.constable often came before him and his 28,000 tons, and her speed is 21 knots. He was crushed to death underneath his before giving adgment, be would copelt
Charlton (China)
conduct had always been exemplary.
She carries ten 13.5in, gans
engine.
with Mr. Kemp, who first heard the case, Judgment will be given this morning