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from now he will set out on four weeks tour crcollection of his defeat when contestis
to stamp the country. Mr. Bryan certainly basmayorally of New York mayobave had enough to occupy him in endeavouring to him to be content in securing reconcile the conflicting elements in his own of two of his creatures. By
however, he claims to bava: redi party. For whereas the rejected candidates of the Republican Convention hava since fallen ber of Mr. Bryan's adherents by any intelios behind Mr. Taft, Mr. Bryan, who bad tween 600,oco and 1,000,000, and probably no serious rival for the Democratic nomination, hopes by his recent disclosures to work aqual would appear nevenheless to baro met with havoc in the Republican ranks. What b considerable.opposition in the party, of which yet to prove is that either Mr. Taft or Mr. Bryan opposition the chief section consine of the it in any way implicated and the spotless re Cleveland wing headed by Sebator Alton pulation for Bonerty of both candidates should Patkar. Mr. Gompers, the Labour leader, has weigh considerably more with American elect declared emphatically for Mr. Bryan. But the oes that the guilt of some of their followers Labour party as a whole is by no means united N. C. D. Neus, in this adherence; and so the end of September Ands Mi Bryan like his rival on the ava of starting to tour the country in pursuit partly
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LOCAL AND GENERAL
Floor Milling Syndicate has obtained a chat ter from the Russian Minister of Finance, and that work was to begin on the tst inst.
the Dalai Lainn....... Ever since the Canton, 5th October. sies, of Colonel Younghusband, --Tsotsi Im Ku-kas been acting temporatili. tary escort under Colonel. Mando as director of the Chiassa Impurial, Telegraph | Tibat and approached the mys Administration here since:Taqtal:
orn China, while the rein eroment bare baan held in
Yas resigned that post on acceunt of his trans, | fagitive-from his country, and has for to Lhasta as Imperial: Assistent, Resident | daring to the remote parts, of Mon Minister. Total Lum Shin Yung has pow. we been appointed by the Ministry of Posts and Communications as director of the Adminis trasion.. This later official arrived here yester. day. GESTIONS AWA MORA MORRISON MEMORIAL
by his fellow Pontif, the I The Dalai Lama has, bean" accompanied in bis travels by an immense staff of Lamas, and extraordinary reports of the doings of what Supported by foreign missionarias the Chiappears to have been an ill-regulated horde of bore Christian convers in Canton propose to
priests have occasionally filtered through from raise a sum of $100,000 for the building of a
these remote regions, There can be no doubt Morrison Memorial in the city. A committee that the entertainment of the Dalai Lama dad bir entourage has bean a most onerous charge on the Mongolian Princes and Governors whom he has hodoared with his presence, and sach. bost appears to have soon tired of the great privilege accorded to him by the advent
pection and they are now looking for a suitable site for the erection.
HANDRAILWAY, CALL
The collection of the second call of the Can ton-Hackor Railway Company by the differ, ent Charitable Institutions for the 8th moon
of the Labour, partly of. the negroes' vole. A HARDIN message states that the Harbin of six members has been appointed in this con- One thing however is clear; that if the Democratic leader has had obstacles to overcome where they are the most difficult to meet, his prospects with the country at large have certainly improved. In the State alec tious of Vermont which bave invariably indicated the trend of the greater campaign, the Republican majority was reduced to 28,000, the smallest majority known in say presidenti alelction yadrsince 1891; while in Maine, the
Republican Governor was retumed by a plural. "ity of B,aco votes only, ■ drop of 20,000 since the year in which Mr. Rooseveli contested the Presiduoc Finally we are told of alarm at the growth of feeling in Mr. Bryan's favour in -New-York-without-which_State_it_bas always. been known that the Democratic candidate could never hope to rival the Republican. It
would be rash to prophesy from these events and surmises. The only safe deduction is that Mr. Bryac has materially lowered the chances against him; and as nothing succeeds like success, it is found that the fact of his having twice suffered defent in past years, which at one time most seriously militated against his Guaranteed to be made from the hopes of success, has now begun to tell in bis PURE JUICE OF SOUND RIPE To be twice defeated and yet to face FRUIT.
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THE U.S. transport Seward arrived in Shanghai from Manila ou 30th ult, with about twenty- passengers. The trip up was marred by rough weather. The Srward is to be overhauled and repaired by the Shanghal Dock and Engineer ing Company, Ld.
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as follows: Shong Ching,tasis 4779 Kwong Chai Taals 6300; Kwong Yun Teels 5,000; Ming Shin Teels 1,182) Shut Ship Tale 1,169; Wai Hong Taels 9,000; the Chamber of Commerce Taels 410, The total is Taels 68,226, being 20,000 Leels loss as compared with the total amount collected during the 7th moon.
Celegrams.
OTHER
It is proposed by Finance to establish
be princi
cober
ducted in the direction of business between England, Germany and Japan,
GERMANY IN THE NORTH. Mil
RAILWAY CONCESSION REFUSED
By courtesy of the "
5th The Waiwupa has mission to certain
for the privilege
and to have hastened to pass him op. to his neighbours. The Chinese Govern. mant, ever since the British evacuated Lures. have not ceased to urge, the Dalai Lama to return to Tibet, but till recently with title success. While be was resident, at the sacred mountain of Walsishan, however, the Dalai In consequence of the depression of trade, the
Lema appears to have been convinced that his line of railway to Chefoo. population of Port Arthur has bann gradually
safety would not now be endangered by ra diminishing for the last few years. Thres
Taotsi Kwok Jen Chang, Commander of the turning to Lhasa, and he decided to go back years ago it had," apart from ""officials" and "troops at Yumchow, bus obtained permission to Tibet The Chinate Government then ap- soldiers and sailors, about 15,000 inhabitants, from the Canton bigh authorities to send a de-parently considered that it would be advant- but now the number does not exceed goopputy to the province of Hunan to enlist one thou-ageous to have the Dalai Lama visit Peking ba
sand troops to be added to the garrison for the fore proceeding to Tibet, no doubt with a view protection of Yumchow."
THE total amount of the Bank of Japan's notes showing au increase of Y1,000,000, while the in circulation on Saturday last was Y365,000,000, gold reserve still blood at V153,000,000: The surplus of the reserve of gold security for the isaue of notes was Y4,000,000. The advances amounted to Y59,000,000.
FOR causing an obstraction at Dek Viete Road Central yesterday by placing bis two stalls in the middle of the road, Chin Kai, a hawker, was fined $1 in the Police Couri, this morning. 'the people en musik,' more governed by senti-At the time of his arrest, Chin was selling nuts to his compatriots and his stalls were within ment than by reason. More than this Mr.two feet from the tramway lins. Bryan enjoys the obvious advantage, in politic-
battle undismayed is a strong argument with
A. S. WATSON & CO., al warfare, of being the one to attack while Mr. Taft must remais to some extent on the de- fensive. When the position of the two can didates is this, Mr. Bryan has the additional strength of being an experienced campaigner and a terse and brilliant speaker, whereas it is complained of Mr. Tali's speeches that they are prone-to-be-loog-and-ponderous, and the course of his career has given kim but little ex perience pl American political workinge. Should Mr. Taft reach the White House, this experience tells in his favour since he will be the less biassed by considerations of
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AH, Imperial Rescript was issued on Sunday
commanding their Excellencies Yu Lang..
YUMCHOW GARRISON,
MERCANTOR-HANKOW RAILWAY.
made by one party after another of the As representations have been frequently railway shareholders to the Ministry of Pests and Communications complaining of the irregularities in the election of members on the
board of directors of the Caston-Hapkow Railway Company, the Cantón Provincial Treasurer, Wu Seung Luut, has been tele graphically instructed by that Ministry care fully make an inquiry into the facts of the case and to report accordingly, as Wa was present to supervise the election of members to the present board of directors of the Company.
VILLACH ROBBERY.
TIBET
UNRULY SUBJECTS.
[By courtesy of the "Sharing Po."],
per
to convincing him of the necessity of in luture
Peking, 5th October. acting in accordance with the Suzerain country's interests, and, as was announced, to urge him The High Commissioner in Tibet to assist the Chinese Imperial Commissioner in has telegraphed to the Contral Gor the carrying out of certain reforms in the government of and organization of the country, ernment that the natives are of an more especially the establishment of telegraphs unruly nature and aro opposed to and the construction of roads. At first the Dalai Lama appears to have easily consented the administration of the govern- to visit Paking, especially as he was informed that he was to be treated as a sovereigu prince, mont by the Assistant Commissioner. The Chief Commissioner urges but later he repeated his decision, and un- cansionable delays occured on his journey
to the Chinese Capital, Ultimately the that the Dalai Llama be commanded Dalai Lama and his attendants reached Taito return to Tibet in order to allay yusufu, when the Governor of Shansi, fnd-
day of last ̄mpon, come two hoodred-robbers--was considerable, the conduct of the attendants
News has just reached here that, on the 22nd day and then ransacked the whole of the Ching Yuen market place and carried away money and other valuables to the value of over $30,000.
NEW TAOTAIS.
To-day both the newly-appointed Total for the Development of Nativo lodustries, Chan Mong Tuang, and the Taotại of Constabulary, Wong-Ping Pit, assumed charge.of.their offices,
MILITARY INSPECTION,
After his inspection of the newly-trained
troops in Canton, Commander Cheung Wai Chi 1st bare last Saturday for Kwangsi with bis Senior Vice President of the Ministry of the suite by the gunboats Sai Bing and Kwang interior, and Liang Tun-yen, Junior Vice Pro-Yu, Commander Cheung will return to sident of the Waiwupu, to proceed to Amoy for Canton, after finishing his duty there, en-route
"[Reuter.}"
leg that the expense of their entertainment the rebellious attitude of the people. intolerable, and the probable cost of the con
The Bulgarian Question. veyance of the party by chairs and cookies alarming, decided that the remainder of the
LONDON, 4th October. journey must be made by rail The Dalai Lema at first balked at this proposal, but the It seems to be generally accepted that the will be peacefully Governor, remained firm, and, the former ruler. Bulgarian railway question of the one time mysterious Tibet had made his settled, but there is, as yet, no sign of Bul- fiest railway," journey "and is now in Paking, garla yielding to the pressure brought upon where he has already had a barbarically, mag her nificent, welcome, and is apparently to be
treated during his stay with exceptional
benvurs.
The position of the Dalai Lama in the Bad- dhist theology is not very clear. The claim made for the Dalai Lama is that he is the re incarnation of Buddha, and if that claim was
It is pointed out in various quarters. that
Bulgaria's position randers if most difficult,
to bring active coercion to bear.
Later Great Britain has made a proposition to Turkey and Bulgaria, with a view to a settle ment of the railway question, and Turkey
fluence would be immense, and he would in that has agreed that, in the event of the railway case be the acknowledged supreme head of the being temporarily restored to the Company, Buddhist faith, a cult which numbers followers the will consent to the lease being transfer- estimated at anything from 100,000,000 to red by the Company to Bulgaria, the Porte's 400,000,000. But the Dalai Lama's claims are rights being safeguarded. apparently too fantastic to be admitted even by Great Britain has urged the Power sig believers in such a fantastic mass of anperati-natory to the treaty of Berlin to recommend tions as composes Buddhism, for the entry of this solution to Bulgaria, and it is under. Colonel Younghusband's force into the sacred stood that the Great Powers have agreed to. land of Tibet brought na prolést from - Budd..
caucus and party feeling. But in the pro the purpose of welcoming the American Fieet for Yamchow and other' prefectures farther adimitted by all Daddhists his position and in- Ordinary basinate communication should be addremediminary campaign, he loses, not a little in the name of their Imperial Majesties upco
comparison with his practised and agile appo: the former's arrival there in November exit. South of this province ou a similar mission. It The Kilior will not sundertake the responsible for pent.Mr-Bryan has already-scored. ond-aot. We may stats that H-E. Yu-Lang is a son of is reported that Commander Cheung on-in able point by the speech at Das Moines in Prince Su, who is also President of the Depart specting the troops here was greatly plaased with their excellent spirit, and remarked that which he attacked the tariff question. Both ment of which his son is the Vice-Presideat,
the men were well trained. parties have declared for revision in this par- ticular. But while Mr. Bryan lays it down that the tariff must be framed for purposes of reve. Due only, and not of protection, the Republic: would admit "a reasonable profit to Ame: rican industries." In other words, Mr. Bryan not unreasonably replies, a certain class is to
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MARINE COURT
_____BLOWING_WHISTLE WITHOUT CAUSE,
hists as such, fed the fight of the so-called act accordingly, head of the religios caused lit. Is disturbance to The German Army. the faithful. The fact is, of course, that the The German army is gradually being sup
if in Tibet itself, and even in Tibet his posis of which is the elimination of everything Dalai Lama is only really acknowledged Pen-plied with new pattern uniforms, the feature
TIE authorities in the Italian Concession, Tientsin, are having some trouble with the native residents. They have levied a tax on the Chinese in the Concession, and this is re-
in the Marine Court, this morning, before senied. The Italian Consul in Tientsio wants the taxes to be the same as other countries'
he Hon. Commander Basil R. H. Taylor, R.N., tates. lowest. He has notified the Customs Taotaon charged Chan Tai Fak, mester of the steam At present the Italian rates are the Harbour Master, Police-Sergeant George Jack to ibir effect. The Tootai says the proposal staunch Chun Lee, with unlawfully blowing histion is somewhat doubtful. The Tashi Lama, right and cas be carried out but recommends steam whistle other than for the purpose of it is stated, has equal powers spiritually, and bright. that it be not enforced till later on when trade navigation at 1.45 pm, on the 29th ultimo in he is also claimed to an re-incarnation. His reviver.—-China Timer,
the harbour,
temporal power in Tibet is not quite so The Austrian Ambassadors have present- Policeman Jackson's evidence yesterday great as that of the Dalai Lama, but it ed to their respective Governments auto-
that of the day in question, he has been considered by the British ✅ Go, FOR having in his possession 13 mace of pre- pared opium, Lo Yau, a boy, or rather, a grown-heard defendant blow two short blasts on bis vernment sufficient to warrant-his-being graph letters from the Emperor Francis, up person engaged as a "boy," (for he is fifty-whistle in the Central Fairway, immediately recognised as the de facto muler of Tibet Joseph dealing with the situation. In the three years of age) at 114, Pianistion Road, following a long one. He did not alter his to the absence of the Dalai Lama, and con- Balkans, to which great importance
The Balkans,
Single Copies Daily, ten cents Weekly, twenty-be lavoured at the expense of the whole people Had the issue remained as clearly defined as this, the struggle might indeed have been a close one. That resident Roosevelt was becoming seriously uneasy may be gathered from the fact of his throwing off his earlier pretence-of-aloofness from Mr. Taft's interents to make a personal appeal to the La bour party for its support; while later telegrams THE PREsidential CAMPAIGN jadicate that he has practically taken over the Peak, was fired 54 at the Police Court, this course. Ha was towing a junk, which he took | ventions have been made with him on that attached in Europe.
HONGKONG; Tuesday, October 6, 1908,
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control of Mr. Tale's campaign. But the whole course of the fight has been thrown at least temporarily, into confusion, by Mr. W. R.
morning, When Lo's room was entered by limb of raw yesterday, he was found lying on a bed and quietly indulging in the soothing
Was
Nothing is yet definitely known, but it in believed that Bosnia and Herzegovina are the subjects under discussion.
Although the two principal American Con ventions had nominated their candidates pearly three months ago the presidential campaign did not fairly open till the beginning of the Hearst's sensational revelations of the number drag; bat as he could not produce the necessary plied that he was blowing it för the No. 1 coalie to be seen, The Dalai Lama's flight may Ä WOOD FANCIEK IN TROUBLE
present month. The intervening wenks baye of prominent men of both parties who bave seen the Conventions of three minor parties. allowed themselves to fuger gold of the Trusts. Of these the Prohibitionist somination is inter- Hilberto the Republicans would appear to have esting, since, although the party has no chance suffered worst by the disclosures. Seator of securing Mr.-E. W. Chafin's return, the fact Forsker has been thrown overbeard, although that it could set a candidate before the country the effect of this move is said to have been is evidence of the great progress that pro marred by Mr. Taft's subsequent reconcilement hibition has made during recent years in with him and the President has issued America; no less than a third of the United a statement admitting, the correctors of Mr. States is said to be now subject to pro. Heart's Statements. Mr. Bryan made some bibition laws. The SocialiaLabour party show of fight on behalf of Mr. C. N. brought itself into deserved ridicule by nominat Haskell. Treasurer of the Democratic party's ing a gas who was actually serving a term of funds; but, as one of our telegrams informed Imprisonment, and hence was disfranchised us yesterday, the Treasurer has had to go. On even if he had been otherwise at liberty to the whole frankness, before such charges is the stand for election. Of the Independent Demo. best, because it was the only practicable policy crats who, under Mr. W. R. Heart's energetic but it must have been a strong templation to supervision, obediently dominated Mr. T. Higsen, a Massachusetts merchant, and Mr. J. T. Graves, editor of one of Mr. Heart's papers, we shall speak presently, Meanwhile neither Mr. Talt zor Mr. Bryan has been idle. The former has been spending a nominal holiday
ignore them altogether. Neither party can have failed to see that Mr. Hearst is playing entirely for his own hand. Indeed from all, that is known of him it is difficult to avoid the suspicion that he cares fitue for the ethics of the question he has raised, so long as at Hot Springs, Virginia, during which he laid he may blacken the characters of Republi- himself out to win the Southern vote with Cans and Democrats alike for the pos such good purpose that he brought away sible benefit of the Independent Democratic with him the promis M strong support party which he pratically created. At one in West Virginia, and a loving cap presented time it was supposed that Mr. Hearst meant to Hot Springs. Within a law days 'run for the Presidency himself, Possibly the
licence from the Opium Farmer, he bad to make his appearance at the Police Court, this morning, with the result stated above.
A THIEF IMAGINES HIMSELF AN EXPERT Ap
alongside the ss. Turk. Witoess then ordered fosting. What effect the return of the Dalai defendant alongside and asked for his license, Lama will have on the carrying out of the trade which ha produced. Witness asked him why and other treaties which have been concluded he was blowing his whistle, and the latter re- between Great Britain and Tibet remains
on board the steamer..
have resulted in discrediting him somewhat
· · Defendant's statement was that he blew two | Apparently, however, the Chinese Government shot blasts twice to indicate that he was alter anticipatos that he will return to Lham with ing his course. He denied blowing a long practically unimpaired influence and authority blast. He did not inform the Police that be it is understood that Chinese influence will be wished to call attention on board the ship used in the direction of restoring Tibstus exed to be at the Police Court this morning were
This morning, when the bearing was reanmclusiveness, so that the prospect of increased somewhat relieved to find the
thewily Chinaman ed after being adjourned from, yesterday, Lin trade and intercourse with that country in the Fook, the coxswain of No. 5 Police launch, gave future is not very hopeful-Shanghai Mercurye nime, of our baro, was evidence. He said that he rememberod
LMASSA, the capital of Thibet, is begiezing to show longings for the amenities of Western civilisation. It has jest placed a contract with Calcita firms to supply a large number of of European band instruments. Of course trumpets, serpentine and straight, figure large ly in the religious rites and processions of the afternoon of the 29ib' ultimo. · He saw lamas. Mr. Perceval Landor and some others defendant give one long blast, which was whoaccompanied the Thibet Expedition brought followed by two short ones. home some remarkable brass trumpets not un did not alter his course. They then went, like trombones, we well as other really band alongside the Chun Lee. At being ordered. by some examples of native metal-work. It does the Sargeant to inquire of the defendant, why not stem clear whence the musicians are to he blew his whistle, he did so. The answer he come.
received from the defopdual was that the fattor was anxious to attract the attention of the Nor coolie on board the ss. Hußth, A fine of Sio was imposed.
Defendiat
THE SINO-STAMASE BTEAM NAVIGATION 00.
There have been so many cause of chicken and car stasting of late, that thoin
material called, wood.; Li, Ka
“Mega Bay Kemp-04; 17¢NEI
ing a quantity of teak-soid, vil the property of Kwong Hip Roo building fame. Li is a chọ sion and residan ́at_9","Station
ities of
We learn that a meeting of the promoter of Yesterday, something came into the Sino-Siamese Steam Navigation Co. was make himself rich cock to the b held at the boate of Luang Sophon yesterday lost no time in repairing to the (Sept. 13) when a report was made la connection math where the timber was stored with the present position of affairs. This was had he arrived on the scans, then be com In the new park which His Majesty the King
practically what we reported before, namely that menced operations. The rest of the story can is making there is a Wat which was built by
of the 300,000 shares of Ticals to each subscrip. | cnally be guessed, for the miscrassi nesily fampa the third monarch of the prasent dynasty. This
the law placed on his shoulder, morning. Wat had been added to by the late King. A. A STORY of feminine excinsiveness is given in ions have been received for 160,000 shares out of his skin when befelt the heavy hand of
upon which the first call of 40 per cent has Mr. Kemp, the presiding part of this structure is now more or less in the Manchester Guardian, It was on a voyage, ruins and the building itself is tottering owing and in the ladies' cabin all were sick except been paid. The main question before the course of the proceedians, c to the foundations not being strong enough, one lady and a cat, which wandered, Bocailly meeting yesterday was whether they should that the value of the
tradicting His Worship His Majesty's with being that this Wat should about. Obeying an Impales nateral to her sex; wait until the sost of the shares were under Sanday be preserved the gigantic undertaking is now the lidy vestured to stroke the cat, remarking, written or proceed at once to apply for a chart omblon that the rece in hand of putting in new foundations. The Poor passy, or words to that effect. The cat fer. The feeling of the meeting was unani. whit more than
Trale, howe magnitude of this task can be appreciated, by seemed inclined to respond, and elevated lis mouily in favour of an immediate application he was those who know this Wath. It is said that His tail in tokea of tentative goodwill, when from a for a chatter,” It ly hoped that, Majesty designs to have built, beside this Was Daighbourleg ber h came in choklar, tons the
new lumple of particularly beuiatiful designem solumn (warning / ¿Excuse ma Siam Oburner.
done and shares publicly called for that rest of the capital Decossary