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HONGKONG, JULY 20TH, 19147 CHINA's Mining Begulations are fast becoming proverbial: it would be interesting to ascertain how many fresh editions there have been during the last ten years, but it would require a very skilled and patient investigator to discover in them any evidence of a serious attempt to grapple with a real
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reason, very shy, for not only does it involve extruating a few people with the handling of large sums of money, but the concentration in one spot of a large amount of capitel would be an irresistible tempta tion to rapacious officials with capacious pocket. Hence the only possibility of valvation lies in attracting foreign capital, either by means of concessions or of joint foreign-Chinese companies, but that is the very thing that Chins makes, in her Mining Begulation, every effort to prevent. It is all an old tale, and our only ex cuse for reverting to it is the neces
of sity
never
to allowing China forget that she has, in a formal and binding international instrument, solemnly pledged herself to recast her Mining He gulations"in such a way as while promoting the interests of Chinese subjects and not injuring in any way the sovereign rights of China, will offer no impediment to the attraction of foreign capital nor place foreign capitalists at a greater disadvantage than they would be under, generally accepted foreign Regulations."
The Gazette announces that Dr. H. el| Arculli has been added to the Register of Medical Practitioners,
The current issue of the Gazette con- toine a list of regulations respecting" Foreign Orders and Medale, applicable to persons not in the service of the Crown.
Professor Goodnow, Constitutional Adviser to the Chinese Government, has been decorated with the Order of the Chincha, Second Class. His resignation has been accepted and he returns to the United States in August.
Mr. William Paterson, of Watchall, Dumfriesshire, & director of the Indo- China Steam Navigation Company, who died at Bournemouth on February 17th last, over 70 years of age, left personal estate in the United Kingdom valued at £28,792.
Investment Co. have decided to declare
an interim dividend of 0 per cent, for the half-year ended June 30th
As will be seon from an advertisement
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in another column, Wm. Powell, Limited, THE HOME RULE SITUATION. commence their annual summer salo to-day, and genuine reductions ar PEACE BELIEVED TO BE IN NIGHT. announced.
The steamer St. Patrick, whose experi onces in the typhoon were described in our last issue, has gone into Cosmopolitan Dock for repairs. It is currently reported that these will cost over $100,000.
An outbreak of fire occurred in the early hours of Saturday, as the result of which two houses, Nos. 142 and 144 Queen's Road East, wore entirely gutted. The fire originated on the first floor of No. 142, and, after enveloping the ground floor, which was used as a tailor's shop, spread to the house adjoining. The Contral Fire Brigade attended, but their efforts, notwithstanding a heavy down. pour of rain at the time, were unavailing They prevented the fire from spreading to the adjoining premises, however.
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At the Diocesan Boys' School and
AN ELECTRICAL, ATMOSPHERE."
LONDON, July 18th.
Two full Cabinet meetings were held ay to consider the Irish situation, to-day making the fourth meeting this week.
After the second meeting of the Cabinet
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THE BRITISH NAVY
TEST MOBILISATION SCENES AT PORTSMOUTH.:
LONDON, July 18th To-day was to have been a great day in connection with the test mobilisation of the Home Fleet.
Vast crowds gathered in the sunshine to watch the inspection by His Majesty, but much disappointment was felt at the enforced absence of the King.
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GENERAL CARRANZA TO BE PRESIDENT OF MEXICO.
AMERICAN APPMOVAL.
WASHINGTON, July 18th. Señor Carbajal says that he intends to retire in favour of General Carranza.
Mr. Bryan applauds this effort towards perce.
Mexico City, July 18th. Two trains of Constitutional troops en The programme, however, with the roule for the capital are expected to-night, exception of the inspection, was carried General Carranza saye the Federals must out, airship and sea-plane flights being a surrender unconditionally prior to any
negotiations. great feature,
The King and the Prince of Wales It is regarded as significant that the received an ovation at Portsmouth when Constitutionalist General Gonzales, with The decision of the meeting thereon was they boarded the Royal yacht, and 68 trainioads of troops, bas left Saltillo
Aeroplanes circled overhead. conveyed to the Cabinet.
the views of the Government on the demand for the exclusion of Ulster were submitted to a meeting of members of the Opposition Front Bench, so that they might form a counter proposal,
en route to
for the South, Señor Carbajal has ordered the immediate release of all political prisoners.
The Shamrock IV and Brin, which were An agreement has not been reached and
America, passed the the situation is unchanged.
Fleet at Spithead and wore cheered by Sofior Carbajal has received the Mr. Asquith had an audience with His the crowds. They touch at Falmouth as diplomats and assured them that he
the last port of call.
would omit no efforts to establish peace. Majesty the King last evening
2ut the Home Rule con-
Orphanage on Saturday Mr. H. Sykus, senior master, was presented with several useful articles, consisting of a suit-case,
It is expected versations will continuo through the fountain pen, camera, and silver cigar cases, subscribed for by the students at the institution, on the occasion of his week-end. Though an agreement was not departure on a well-deserved holiday reached yesterday, the feeling is still at Home. The Headmaster (Mr. Goptimistic, based upon the idea that the Pierey) in making the presentations, hour of settlement has not yet arrived. referred in warm torms to the invaluable services rendered by Mr. Sykes during his long period of labour at the School and to his popularity with the students
HONGKONG DOCTORS DECORATED
BY THE KAISER.
We learn that Drs. Mueller and Justi, the well-known Hongkong physicians, have been decorated by HM the Kaiser with the insignia of the Red Eagle, 4th class, in recognition of their valuable medical work.
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The Daily News says that for the first time the parties were within measurable distance of peace yesterday. The dead- lock relates to the question of the inclu sion of Tyrone among the counties which the Unionists wish to vote en bloc on the question of exclusion
The Daily Citizen says that the spirits of the Nationalists suddenly rose yester day, and a surprising statement is expected on Monday.
The Morning Post says that Mr. Churchill, Sir Edward Grey, Mr. Har- court, and the Earl of Crewe are in The following are the Company's figures favour of a "clean-cut" Ulster, and thắt for week ending July 11th-
Receipts
Decrease compared with corres-
ponding week last year Aggregate to date :--
No. of weeks -Totul
Increase to date sta
$11,197
8391
£327,258 $63,359
Mr. Asquith and Mr. Lloyd George head the majority of the Cabinet in insisting on County option..
The Daily Chronicle says that the Cabinet is united on essentials, and that the fear of resignations is unfounded.
THE SWISS EXTRADITION CASE. The King has postponed his departure for Portsmouth to inspect the Fleet until At the Magistracy on Saturday, the this afternova, owing to developments in application of the Government of Switzerland for the rendition of wa
the Ulster sitaution. It is understood American named William Alexander that His Majesty will receive Mr. Asquith Beer, on a charge of swindling, came in audience. before Mr. Wood. The sum concerned is said to be Frs, 10,000.
It is also announced that His Majesty will not inspect the Fleet to-day.
LONDON, July 19th.
The political atmosphere is electrical The King's activities have stimulated the
Mr. D. Lewis' (of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes & Master) applied for the uncon- ditional discharge of the defendant, and pointed out that in the Treaty no such offence as swindling was mentiused It was not an extraditable offence between hope that the country is at last on the the other Powers, and in view of that he eve of peace. submitted that the Magistrate had no power to detain the man
The Crown Solicitor (Mr. P M Hodgson), who appeared in support of the application, said he was unaware that Mr. Lewis was going to adopt the line ho had, and was under the impression
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that he was only going to apply for bail. He pointed out that swindling was very wide term and included fraud. On the man had been found 18,000 marks, and 1,000 francs. He asked for substan tial bail in the sum of 18,000 marks, the balance of the money found on the man, including. £ handed back to him.
Mr. Lewis agreed and the case was put back until later in the morning.
At the resumed bearing, Mr. Lewis formally applied for the discharge of the fugitive under the present warrant.
Mr. Hodgson said that on the present warrant thore was no extraditable offence. He could not oppose the applica tion, but he would state that there was another warrant
THE BISLEY MEETING:
SCOTLAND WINE ELOHO SHIELD.
LONDON, July 18th. At Bisley, in the shoot for the Elebo Shield (15 shots at 900, 1,000 and 1,100 yards) the scores were
Scotland
England
Ireland
1,012
· 1,899
1,871
NEW GOVERNOR OF MALTA.
LONDON, July 18th. Lieut.-General Bir W. E. Franklyn, Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War, has been appointed
Governor of Malta.
BRITISH PARLIAMENT'S
PROGRAMME
LONDON, July 18th, Speaking in the House of Commons, Mr. Asquith said the new Session would start the last week in November or the first week in December.
He also announced that many Bills would be dropped, but the Government intended to pass the East African and Soudan Loans and hoped to pass the British Naturalisation Bill and. Anglo Persian Oil Bill.
MENACE OF NEW LABOUR COMBINE.
MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S WARNING.
the
LONDON, July 18th. Speaking at the Bankers dinner, at the Mansion House, Mr. Lloyd George alluded to the imminent menace of industrial trouble owing to the un- paralleled combination
of 2,250,000 transport workers and minera He Beports that communications have uttered a solemn warning to the effect that passed between Mr. Asquith and Mr. the prospect of a settlement of these Bonar Law and Sir Edward Carson, and dangerous disputes was complicated by the situation in Ireland. If they led to that a body of moderate Liberals are working boldly for a settlement are given industrial strife in Ireland during the prominence in the Press. Anyhow, next few weeks, the situation would be everything points to Monday being a the gravest with which any Government most memorable day.
It is announced that Mr. Asquith, instead of going to Buckingham Palace, will accompany the King as Minister-in- Attendance at Portsmouth Despatches are being exchanged between Buckingham Palace and Downing Street. His Majesty will not remain at Portsmouth till Tues day as arranged, but will return to London on Monday.
need.
process of their production must by now be practically mechanical scarcely a year passes without an eanounce- ment, with a great flourish of trumpets, that the whole matter is to be dealt with de nove and that workable rules are at last to be introduced, and then, when the period of gestation is accomplished, there is given to the world a réchauffé of the old discre- dited regulations decked up with a few fine announcement in the Casette states phrases. It is no surprise to me a few
that His Majesty the King has not been days ago that "CHANG CHIEN has requested advised to exercise his power of disallow the PRESIDENT to examine the new Mining ance with respect to the Ordinance to Laws and to introduces searching revision," provide for the public lighting of the but it needs no great prophetic gift to Colons and the protection of the forecast what the result of this investiga-appliances connected therewith, and also tion and revision will be. It has become a in respect to the Ordinance to amend theat the outset that his client denied abso-great... fixed article of faith with China's statesmen Stamp Ordinance, 1901.
that, whatever else may be changed and
informal
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The Consul General had informed him that that was an extraditable crime, and the information a bees sworn by him. Another war rant had been issued, and if he left the Court he would be arrested, or he could surrender if he wished.
The second warrant was then produced Lewis said he would like to say Mr.
"NO SURRENDER."
LONDON, July 19th. Mr. Runciman, President of the Board of Agriculture, speaking at Bath, said Home Bule was now an assured fact. It was impossible for any Government, either Liberal or Conservative, to withhold it. The Government hoped to launch Home Rule in an atmosphere of peace, but would not surrender to any pressure, however
MR. ASQUITH'S DIFFICULTY: Reynolds Newspaper (a Ministerialist
had had to deal for centuries. That was the reason why all should strive to secure a reasonable composition.
MORE VANDALISM BY SUFFRAGETTES.
LONDON, July 15th.
A Suffragette slashed Millais' portrait of Carlyle at the National Portrait
Gallery
A GREAT LAWYER'S RETIREMENT.
BRILLIANT BANQUET AT LINCOLN'S INN.
LONDON, July 19th: There was a brilliant banquet at mark the Lincoln's Inn last night to retirement of the famous King's Counsel, Sir Edward Clarke, from the Bar. Cabinet Ministers and Judges were among the gueste,
THREATENED STRIKE AT
BLACKBURN..
LONDON, July 18th
A strike of 3,000 engineers is threatened
grant the men a holiday.
PUERTO MEXICO, July 18th. Ex-President Huerta has arrived, and the Consuls bare offered him the use of HM.S. Bristol and the German cruiser Dresden.
LATER Huerta leaves here aboard the Dreade
GERMAN AIRSHIP FIRED AT.
CROSSING THE RUSSIAN FRONTIER
BERLIN, July 18th. An Army Zeppelin accidentally crossed the Russian frontier. The Russians fired upon it, but it recrossed undamaged.
A BULGARIAN LOAN.
BODIA, July 18th. The King has signed the German Joan. HULGO-ROLMANIAN FRONTIER
INCIDENT.
BUKHAREST, July 19th. Five Bulgarian soldiers have been killed in a sanguinary conflict with Roumanians
on the frontier.
HOME TURF
RESULT OF SOLIPSE #TAKES.
LONDON, July 18th The result of the race for the Eclipse Stakes is as follows:-
Hapsburg (Foy) Honeywood (Donoghue) Kennymore (Clark)
Thirteen ran. Hapsburg won by two lengths, three lengths separating second and third. Kennymore delayed the start. Hapsburg led throughout and won easily. Cantilever was placed fourth.
Time: 2mins, J1 1-5sers.
Betting: 11-8 against Kennymore, 10-1 against Hapsburg and 25-1 against Honey- wood. Place betting: 6-4 against Hapy- burg; others in proportion.
JOCKEY OLLE STEWARDS" UNUSUAL ACTION.
At the instance of the Jockey Club afewards, three placed horses in the races at Sandown were detained yesterday, and samples of their saliva takon,
A similar action was taken in regard. to one of the winners at Newmarket on the 3rd July.
ENGLISH COUNTY CRICKET.
LONDON, July 18th. Hants beat Worcestershire at South- ampton by 8 wickets.
Middlesex boat Essex at Lords, by 8.
wickets.
Notts beat Kent at Tunbridge Wells by
32 TURE
Yorkshire beat, Derbyshire at Chester- field by an innings and 48 runs.
Warwickshire drew with Northants at Northampton.
Sussex drew with Leicester at Leicester.
THE BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP:
CONTEST.
CARPENTIER AND SMITH TO FIGHT AGAIN.
LONDON, July 18th Another fight between Georges Carpen- tier and,“Gunboat” Smith is being arranged to take place after Carpentier meets Bombardier Wells.
The columns of the evening papers are
lutely having committed any crime within the territory of Switzerland. He applied for bail.
Mr. Hodgson said that the present
Hegulations that make foreign participation
he is threatened with a revolt of four course is situated near Tamagawa, a would ask for substantial bail impossible must in their essential features beautiful summer resort, and can be Mr. Lewis said that the bail ought not
to be prohibitive. His instructions were members of his Cabinet, but in view of the remain intact. That this policy involves a reached in forty-five minutes by tram that the charge had been brought against loyalty of the majority to the Irish breach of international faith does not from the Tokyo Club The construction his client not for committing this offence cause them the least misgiving; they regard of the links was carried out under tho but because he had done something which Nationalists there is some hope that the it as quite immaterial that China is by supervision of Messrs. Brady and Col. was not a crime against the law of Liberal Party will not be shattered, what
ever happens. Treaty bound to recast her Mining Law in chester, the well-known Yokohama golfers.
modified those provisions of the Mini Golf Club took place on July 5th. The charge was clearly extraditable, and he organ) says Mr. Asquith's difficulty is that at Blackburn, the employers refusing to full of last night's decision
Switzerland
Bail was fixed at $15,000.
THE CHICAGO RAILWAYMEN'S
STRIKE.
CHICAGO, July 18th- The railwaymen who are on strike have asked for Federal mediation.
Carpentier saya he is disgusted with the unsatisfactory result.
___** Gürboat ́ ́ Smith declares that the fight should have continued, as Carpen- Lier's amager jumping in the ring wat a foul sufficient to give him (Smith) the
decision.