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taking place go into far more detail than we anticipate will be the case. The rela tions between Peking and hasa may be
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still remain the ill-defined border regions, and it is there that trouble between Tibet and China will always be liable to occur even after the comploto autonomy of Lhas bns bean acknowledged. A glance through even an English collection of maps of China will be sufficient to make apparent the uncertainty that exists as to just where Tibst ends and China begius; in some the whole of the Dergo country and of the Horta Btates is assigned to Tibet, while other geographers include it as a part of Szechuat. And it maps show so much certainty, the Chinese conception of the frontier introduces still further complica tions. When Sin ALEXANDER HOSP visited the frontier in 1904, he was shown a boundary stone a few miles West of Batang. and so sacred, in the eres of his escort, was CHOCOLATES the frontier in those days that he was not
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beyond it to esamine its Western face. Four years later, when CHAO ELR-FING was apposted Warden of the Marchas, bis commission exton lol from Tatsienlu to Pien-dah, 150 miles East of Thus, and this ides of the position of the frontier was
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THE LAST OF THE SHOGUNS.
TOKYO, November 23rd. The death is announced if Prince Tokogawa, the last of the Shoguns.
[The Prince who was born in 1397, was installed in 1806 ns the fifteenth and the last of the illustrious line of the Shogans, who from being Military Govenors had come to be virtually the rules of the the Emperor being regarded country, imply as a demi-god to be kept a seclusion and worshipped. The movemat for the matoration to the Mikado of the real sovereighty of the ompire came to a head soon after the Jato Primer was installed as shogun, and it was largely no to his enlightened attitude that the Restoration was necomplished with so little bloodshed. He has since fired the life of a private gentleman.]
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
THE HOME RULE CAMPAIGN.
MR. JONAH LAW AND SIR EDWARD CARSON AT BIRMINGHAM,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
THE INDIAN DIFFICULTY IN SOUTH AFRICA.
FEELING IN INDIA.;
SIMLA, November 22nd. Throughout the country meetings con tinue to be held to discuss the Natal position and to organise collections.
English clergymen are subscribing and are exhorting Europeans to contribute.
Freling is growing stronger and all sections of the Fress refer to the serious ness of the position.
HARMFUL CHARGES, OF BRUTALITY,
LONDON, November 23rd.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
THE INDEPENDENCE OF HOLLAND.
CENTENARY CELEBSLATIONS,
AMETERDAY, November 22nd. On the occasion of the Centenary
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THE POSITION IN MEXICO.
THE PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS.
MEXICO CITY, November 2nd. President Huerta's message to Congress. was most terse. The Chairman replied,
assuring the President of the whole- hearted co-operation of Congress, which was inspired by the love of the Father- Land. Twenty-seven Congressmen were
of the Independence of the Nether lands, Queen Wilhelmina has issued a Proclamation which says the coun-
the cou try continues to prosper in every respect Her Majesty hopes that peace, liberty and absent, of whom 24 were. Catholics. All prosperity will be maintained, and the diplomats attended, except Mr. expresses a desire to co-operate with the O'Shaughnessy, the American Churge people for the welfare of the entire d'Affaire, President Huerta's staff wore side-arms, thereby violating the law forbidding soldiers to appear in the house armed.
nation.
GERMANY'S BUDGET ESTIMATES.
It is strongly felt in London that the
BERLIN, November 3rd.
CONGRESS ADJOURNED. charges of brutality towards the Indians
The Budget Estimates give the ex
MEXICO CITY, November 23rd. denied in South Africa, but reiterated
Much speculation has been aroused over penditure on the Navy in 1914 in Indin--are doing infuite harm, and 87,258,107, an increase of M.7,608,273; the adjournment of Congress on the ought to be throughly investigated and expenditure of the Army M.1.217,167,648, ground that there was not a quorum, settled. It s pointed out that no names
decrease of M.159,051,998; Colonial though it was evident that a quorum was are mentioned, except in the one case of
None of the Congressmen subsidies, M.30,795,642, a slight decrease. present. Mr Bonar Law, speaking Birmingho alleged flogging to death, which has The revenue from the Protectorates is protested. ham, said that if Home Kulire thought the British troops were going to shoot
LONDON, November 2rd.
been disproved.
South Africa is painfully mindful of the effects of the strike on the Band, and will
of Szechuan West of Tatsion is peopled by the Britial dofcats in South Africa, they not consent to any concessions until law!
and order has been vindicated.
expected to increase by. M.19,205,517)
LONDON, November 23rd. King Alfonso pays a visit to Vienna in
January.
ITALIAN CRUISER'S MISHAP
FIVE WARSHIPS TO THE RESCUE.
OPINION IN WASHINGTON,
WASHINGTON, November 22nd, The Government believes that President Huerta's power is crumbling. President Wilson is alsolutely silent in regard to his future programme, as publication would impair efficiency.
A EATTLE IN PROGRESS.. The War Office announces that thes The Italian cruiser San Giorgio Federals are still holding out at Victoria, grounded on leaving the Straits of A continuous battle inside the city has Fifty feet of her bows lasted for 24 hours. Federal reinforce touch land. Five warships have gone toments are hastening to Victoria. her assistance.
The Pall Mall Gazette deplores the stories of inhumanity against the Natal authorities and says that it is unfortunate that Sir Louis Botha's attention is distracted by recriminations with Mr Hertzog, at the South African Party Messina, Congress. The best symptom in the situa- tion, the journal thinks, is the reasonable attitude of the Cape newspapers towards the Indians.
LONDON, November gard.
Assorted Chocolates, Marzipan preserved in a Presidential Man-late of the down Ulstermen at the bidding of the It is understood that public opinion SPANISH KING TO VISIT AUSTRIA, Chocolates, Chocolate Cara- spring of this year. The cause of this lock who in the House of Commons cheered mels, Creme de Menthe of definition lies in the fact that the whole Delight, Caramel Mou á la
autochthonous tribes of Tibetan stock, whose Creme, Almond Taffy, Peppor-allegiance either to Peking or Lussa is in many cases of the most shado vay nature. mint, etc., etc.
The country is, outside the main roads, No-man's-land, and must always be a source of friction between its two neighbours. It is not so much for these reasons, though, that the autonomy of Tibot is an important ques tion for Great Britain, but rather for the bearing that it will have on the problem of the Indian frontier and on Nepaul, Bhutan, and Sikkim. In any case, the change can scarcely affect us prejudicially thanks to the YOUNGHUSBAND expedition, we have an independent Treaty with the Tibotan Government; after the hospitality be experienced at Darjeeling and Kalimpong A. S. WATSON & CO.. and after his exchange of presents with His
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When people said that were mistaken the Empire favoured the coercion of Ulster they did not understand Empire. That was the last thing the Canadian or Australian would dream of. Natal's posi tion in South Africa was not dissimilar to Ulster's. None dreamed of coercing" Natal to join the Union, which was only effected after a plebiscite of Natal
Sir Edward Carson followed. He said he would go straight on. He had never taken the slightest notion of suggestions of ecopromise Ulster bad the same privileges as the rest of the Kingdom and they could take nothing less.
THE CITIZEN ATMY,
At a joint meeting of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and the Gaelic League it was decided to form a Diflo Corpp to co-operate with the Citizen Army, which is recruiting in Munster Leinster, and Connaught.
MR LLOYD GEORGE RAGGED " AT OXFORD
The Morning Post urges that Sir Louis Botha, despite political exigencies, should at least remove the tax on the Indians in Natal and says that we are entitled to ask that immigrants be treated with some respect, justice, and humanity.
THE SITUATION IMPROVED.
FEARED LOSS OF A HAL. STEAMER. LONDON, November 2nd. Grave fears are entertained regarding the safety of the Hamburg-Amerika steamer delin, which left Valparaiso on She was Octo er 23rd for Montevideo. last seen rounding the Horn in a tempest.
BIG STRIKE IN TRENCH
COLLIERIES."
CANADIAN SLOOPS FOR MEX 100, VICTORIA (B.C.). November 23rd. The loops Algerine and Shearwater. have been ordered to proceed to the west coast of Mexico.
THE BOTHA-HERTZOG CONTROVERSY.
CAPE TOWN, November 23rd.
After prolonged and nerimonious dis cussions, the South African Party Con- gress, at which Sir-Louis Botha and fir. Hertzog were
present, adopted by 131 to 90 a resolution moved by a supporter of PAR18, November 23rd. Sir Louis Botha calling on the Govern The strike in the French northernment to abandon the Botha Hertzog. con- collieries is nesuming large proportions, troversy and proceed with the administrn- and about 70,000 men are now idle..
70,000 WORKMEN IDLE:
Majesty KING GEORGE our relations with the Dabak LAMA are more friendly than they have ever been, auf the removal of Chiness influence at Lhasa will prevent revival of the game of mutual shelving of responsibility that the Tibetan Government and the Amban used to play so successfully when the Indian Government wished to transact business of an unpleasant nature. This is all to the good, and, furthermore, we shall be greatly disappointed if the Simla Conference breaks up without settling the question of British representation at Lhasa, The need for such represent itina will be even greater when Tibet is independent and pressure through the suzerain Power is out of the question, while it will no Luger be THE Tiboton demand at the Simla Confer possible to object that the supreme govern ence for the recognition of the completement of Tibet is at Peking, and that couse and threw inangel wurzels and pheasantsIndians and re-arrested the ringleaders successfully transmitted between Neastadt. seceding include 50 belonging to the
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, NOVEMBER 24TH, 1913.
quently representation at Lhasa is a useless duplication. The circumstances now are all
MANGRL WURZELS AND PHEASANTS.
LONDON, November 23rd. The strike situation has now improved, and there is a probability of a general resumption on Monday. Some sporadic outbursts have occurred. There was a mêlée at Avoga, and the native police LONDON, November 23rd.
arrested the ringleaders of the distur- WIRELESS TELEPHONY. The Oxford Union thronged to listen bances there, but Indians, armed with
BERLIN, November 23rd. to Mr. Lloyd George in the winding-up various weapons, attacked and over-
At the Congress of Naval Architects delute on the Government's land policy, powered the police and rescued the Undergraduates in motor-care paraded prisoners, The European polico, how Rear-Admiral Emsmann announced that effigies of the Chancellor of the Exchequer ever, soon arrived, and drove off the wireless telephone messages had been
at his car. Prior to the debate, a member.
autcmony of the country has come painful shock to China, but the latter has, by her dilatory methods and blind obstinacy in Gecat Britain's favour, and if so is not asked whether Mr. Lloyd George had
made of the occasion and representation arranged for, so favourable an opportunity may never again present itself.
The English mail of the 25th October was delivered in London on 1st Novern- ber.
DURDAN, November 23rd. The strike has apparently ended in ent, amid Durhan. All is quiet in the country dis tricts, where rain has reduced the danger of cane fires
any stock to sell. The cheers, refused to allow their guest to be insulted, and a resolution, of "no con fidence '' was rejected by a majority of 68. BRITISH DOMINIONS EXHIBITION.
AN
and New Jersey,
TELEPHONE CABLE BETWEEN HOLLAND AND BRITAIN
THE HAGUE, November 22nd. The Second Chamber has voted a credit for laying a telephone eable to Great
Britain.
worked herself into a position in which she has no alternative but to viold, as gracefully as may be to the essentials of the demoods of Tibet, and it is only in the haggling ever detaile that she will stand any chance of viving a remnant of prestige from the rain, There is a close resemblancs between the min line of the course of ovente in Mon- galia and Tibet, and it was scarcely to be expected that the Tibetans would be content with less than the terms secured by the Urga authorities, and, in view of their
The Dev N. C. Pope will speak at the complete defeat of the Chinese garrison meeting of the Hongkong Christian nearly two years ago and of ita consequent Union at St. Paul's College to-day at 3.30 Indian Governments will damage to British prestige in India than the prezent, however, only freight and
China's
Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, Postmaster-General, and Mr Wolfe returned to the Colony yesterday from Shanghai via the Coast ports.
TO BE EPLD AT CRYSTAL PALACE IN 1915,
LONDON, November 23rd.
The British Dominions Exhibition for
INDIAN QUESTION" IN BRITISH COLUMBIA.
HINDU, FLIEST DELORTED TO HONGKONG.
VICTORIA (B.C.), November 22nd. The forcible deportation of a Hindu
THE C.P.R.'S AUSTRIAN BRANCH.
VIENNA, November 22nd. The Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s
tion of the country. Hertzog and his supporters left the hall in silence. It is believed that they will form a separate party, to be styled the South African Nacional Party.
The followers of Mr. Hertzog who are
Free State and 40 Representative from the
Cupe, Natal, and the -Transvaal. These will constitute the New National Party. A Conference will be held at Ricemfontein.
THE NEW ZEALAND STRIKE.
SYMPATHETIC ACTION IN SYDNEY,
SYDNEY November 22nd,
The lumpers have declined to unload steamers from New Zealand in sympathy
TOTE AGAINST A STRIKE
1916 will be held at the Crystal Palace, priest yesterday is depounced by the Offices in Austria have been reopened with with the strike there which is now national property, and the Press, and paper saying it will do more an Austrian ex-Consul as manager. For sites will be gratis. The Dominions and
retain the buildings, which were erected in 1911, which will require the smallest expenso to rent. The exhibita will be permanent and are to remalu for un indefinite
The second engineer of Messrs Butter field & Swire's steamer Szethuen was drowned at Swatow on Friday evening, The body was recovered on the following period. day.
Sir William Lever, the Napoleonic Soap Maker" of Port Sunlight fame, is expected to arrive in the Colony to-day by the press of duin. We understand
a thousand political speeches.
The Hindu was thrust on board a steamer leaving for Hongkong as the weasel was sailing...
The Immigration Authoritics over-rode BRITISH AND FRENCH FLEETS IN British Columbia Judge, who granted
THE MEDITERRANEAN.
a writ of Habeas Corpus to prevent the deportatio
LONDON, November 22nd. The bulk of the British and French
An application is being made to commit
of Court
INDIAN SPECIE BANK.
expulsion from the country, it would be p.m. unreasonable to expect them to almit Chinese authority. The independence of Tibet is, to all intents and purposes, a fuit accompli, and in seizing the opportunity of asserting it the Tibetaus have only been following the regular course of their rela tions with China the degree of suzerainty exercised over Tibet by China has always been the resultant of two forces - the efforts of China to assert her authority and the that Six William will lunch with His Fleets base arrived, some at Alexandru the Immigration Inspector for contempt power of Tibet to shake it off.
Excellency and leave for Canton this and others at Port Said, where great preparations have been made for their great opportunity occurred a few yearango, evening.
entertainment by the French, the Groek when the DALAI LANA was discredited and
Colonies are participating, the troops of CAO EнH-FENG were astonish ing the world by thoir rapid and unexpected
ENGLAND. advance on Lausa; the revolution and the
THE AUSTRIAN HOYAL VISIT TO consequent weakening of China's authority
"PRODUCTIVE OF GREAT AND LASTING GOOD." proved the supreme opportunity for the Tibetins, and in seizing it end turning it to the best advantage they were only following
OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS. the unwritten code governing the relations between Ching and Tibet. It is not, we
The following appointments are noti fear, to be anticipated that China will confied in the Government Gazelle:
Mr. A. E. Wood to be 1st Assistant sider this code abrogated as soon as the 9 mla Conference has brought its labours to a successful conclusion, nor would she find it difficult to adduce a colourable pretext
The name of Dr. K. C. H. Walther, of the Hongkong Hotel Mansions, has been. added to the register of medical practi- tieners entitled to practice medicine in the Colony Mr. Muthias Sinn, of the Government Civil Hospital, has been added to the register of chemists and druggists.
Secretary for Chinese Affairs and Deputy Registrar of Marriages. The Boyd
Mr. R. E. Lindsell to act as 2nd Assist ant Secretary for Chinese Affairs and Deputy Registrar of Marriages.
LONDON, November 22nd,
WINDING-UP PETITION.
BOMBAY, November 22nd. Certain shareholders have petitioned for the winding-up of the Indian Specie The Archduke Franz Ferdinand, inter Bank. The Judge accepted the petition riowed by a representative of Router's and fixed a further hearing for December Agency, said that, although his visit to 8th Windsor was private, the opportunities of contact with British Ministere can only be productive of great and lasting good in the relations of the British and Austrian Governments
The unpaid capital of the Bank is £600,000. The shares before the recent panic stood at 03 rupeca; yesterday they were quoted at 28 rupees,
first and second-class passenger traffic is allowed.
A ROYAL PATIENT
LONDON, November 23rd: The Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha has been operated upon for appendicitis.
HOME RACING.
RESULT OF MANCHESTER NOVEMBER HANDICAP
LONDON, November 22nd.
The race for the Manchester November- Handicap resulted as follow-
Dalmatian
Work Girl
The Gullor
WELLINGTON (NZ), Nov, 22nd. Renewed scuffes have occurred between the strikers and the police, but everything is now quiet. A secret ballot of the general labourers resulted in a vote of three to cre against a strike.
WELLINGTON, November 23rd. There are no further strike develop ments, and work is proceeding quietly. Nine hundred members of the new Union are working at Wellington. The con- ditions are nearly normal in Auckland.
WEDDING AT THE CATHEDRAL.
MANSFIELD HARRISON.
Mr. Robert Dillon Mansfield, of the Chicase Customs, Shanghai, and a son of Mr. R W Mansfield, late Consul General at Canton, was married at St. John's Cathedral on Saturday to Miss Sixteen rom Won by a head, three Ethel Harrison, daughter of Mr. and second and third, Thames The bride was given away by Mrs, Frank Harrison, of Taplow-on- Edwardes of the Chinese lengths
Customs, Hongkong. Orie little brides- Betting:-10 to 1 against Dalmatian, Mr. A. 100 to ~ against Work Girl, and 35 to maid and a page, Miss and Master
between
1 against The Guller. Print started Sandereck, attended her and Mr. Gil - favourite at 6 to 1 agains
Owing to fog, several races abandoned.
were
man, of Canton, was best man. The Rev. VH. Copley Moyle, chaplain, was the efficiating clergyman, and Mr. Depman Fuller presided at the organ. The recep- tion was held at the Hongkong Hotel,