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gunboats in Canton, as things are quiet. Only the French Minister is in favour and the others aro strongly opposed to the iden.
axamination.
THE HUNGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY MAY 20 1911
ploted their education abroad, held in Peking recently, been
Poking, May 18.. a meeting of the
THE
made known. One hundred and Cabinet was hold. Prince Chonghong Telegraph bed, and it is chat very sleep such agitations of the earth's esonped scot free. On his return
thirty-four wore placed in the 1st the President, was absent and the class, two hundred and forty eight moeting was prosided over by the in the 2nd class and twenty-seven vice-presidents. However, 110 in the 3rd class.
business was transacted. Peking, May 16, The Board of Communications
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Peking, May 14.considers the Shanghai, Hang- branch line and thetofore it can- chow and Ningpo lailway as a not be regarded as the property will bo run as a commercial con- of the government. Therefore it
Ovor four hundred students, who have completed their educa tion abroad, have been examined in Peking recently in a special
Poking, May 1. The howly appointed Viceroy of the Three Eastern Provinces proposes to enlist the lunghutze and turn them into cavalry.
Canton, May 15. · Ronowed activity is being shown in the robel rinks.
They are being closely watched by a company of scouts sout from Canton by loneral Chung.
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cern ne before.
Pelting, May 10.
Poking, May 16. The Poking Government in tends to raise foreign loans for the organization of the recruits, As to the old style of braves and
The Englishman may, and in cartir tremors. Twice this week, betrayed, to the Frouch soldiers fact, does, sleep peacefully in his however, the forces that control and by them joyously looted.ho- which is tonding to harm not Engerust live shaken us in our to power, with a fortune of two land alone, but the whole Empire. security, The first shook of and a half millions "squcozed" Homozono, FRIDAY, MAY 19, 1911. Unfortunately his slumber is not what we must suppose to be a from the wretched peasantry of rocuparative; it saveurs more of a series, was folt at 4 a.m. on Mon- the interior, he took up the old sleeping sickness, and our only day last, lasting about two rolo and, with others, sought by hope is that if he does awako it minutes. It was slight as com-ovory moans in his power to drive may be in time to be ready to pared with this morning's shake out and auuoy the foreignor. moet all emergencies.
which "in all" was nearly of Such mon contribute more than It would be a sad epitaph to five minutes duration and at anything else to the demoralisa- raise over the fallen fortunes its full strength was violent tion of the Peking Government, of any nation: "She fell because enough actually to displace beds and when Li fell from power in she was unready," and it lies and throw ornaments from tablea. 1008 it was thought that a now.
BIRTH.
Poking, May 18. Thenow Chinese Cabinot, which was formed on the sanio basis as Japan, has now been found to con- Chine. F. Livesey, of 'n BOR.
Livesoy-On May 8, at his that in existence in Germany and residence, Shanghai, the wife of tain too few members. The re- business on the members is too sponsibilities and pressure of
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groat and arrangements are boing BRITAIN THE UNREADY. with England to rouse herself Failing the necessary instruments, rogime would be inaugurated.
made to introduce more members into, the Cabinet.
Poking, May 18. Prince Ching is suffering from
us that the Commonwealth should
from her lethargy, to be up and the Observatory authorities are This, alas, is not the case, for his Petersburg hins reported to Peking The Chinese Minister at St.
doing ore the emergency, comes unable to give us any very successor, Chang Yuan-fu, is al- stating that the Russian Govorn
(13th May.)
which may leave her in the same definito facts about this visita- roady a bye-word in the Capital. mont is secretly sonding troops an internal complaint, and the the ugliest title was Ethaired, who, whose unpreparedness lost them of an earthquake in Japan expressed the pious aspiration Ofnglish Kings the one with position as the ton foolish virgins tion. It may be the "tail" Chinese patriots and reformers and gunboats to Hoilungkiang, Prince Regent has instructed the on account of his procrastinating so much.
or Formosa or Imporial medical advisers to at-methode, was satanned "the un-
even farther that the days of such parasites Polting, May 10,
south, or it may be a purely local as Li wore A big forco, well armed and o1 Viceroy Isi Ling of the Three
The Prince Regent has instruct- tend to the Prince.
over, and that rondy." That was about a thou-
AUSTRALIA. disturbance within what we may his downfall would pave the numbering soveral thousands Eastern Provincos to return to
Poking, May 18. Band years ago and, if Mr. Price
call the Hongkong-Macao zone. way to the abolition of the whole from Weichow, are now at Tsang Peking to await appointment oned the now Cabinet to report to excellent article on India to lust The Prince Regent lias instruct-Collier who has contributed an
(15th May.)
A prosont resident of Hongkong, pornicious system of eunuch in- Shing awaiting the arrival of the arrival of his accessor.
The proximity of Australia to
who has spent many yearsin Japan fluence, but Chang is even more thoir loader, Chung, to Piso [in]
him on what grounds the pooplo month's "Soribuer" is to be beflongkong naturally invests the and here experienced several arrogant than Li during the most concert with rebels in tlm adjoin-
object to the action of the lieved, the name has passed progress of the Island Continent quakes, tolls us that an apparent lieontious period of Tzu Hai's ing provinces.
government in taking over the from a doad ruler to live with peculiar intorost for us. This y less violent tremor than that of career, and ho has not even the control of tho Railways. ing nation. While doing hou is largely sentimental, for, as yot, knowledge suflicient to throw but daringly flaunts himself this morning has been in his saving grace of "going softly." Poking, May 18.
our to the work and character trade between Australia and our-down houses and cause loss of life. in almost regal splendour. His A consor las agutu memorializ of the British in India, the writer solves is in its infancy; but it is It is fortunately without ill effects influence with the present Down- polico, they will be transferrod ined the Throne to pardon all lamented the unreadiness of the neverthelessa matter of concern to horo, if we exclude a few broken ger Empress is almost as great, The officer in charge hus re- ported to the General that the time of peace and mobilized in political prisoners in order to English to moot emergencies, as
time of trouble. foreg will become dangorous im-
avoid revolutionary outbreaks, shown in the Indian Mutiny. Wo advance as rapidly as possible. It ornaments and a few cases of if not quite as great, as that of moliately upon the arrival of
Poking, May 16.
Peking, May 18, have soon in that pleasant pictorial is the one great country to-day that the Chinese
"norves." Inquiries have proved the boy-Emperor and greator thin |*** Ba Hung Chung has momorial-
Tho damages of the recent fire commentary on history, "Punch, absolutely under the sway of a
are greatly tliat of the Regent, His power, izol the Throne stating that at Kalun have beon estimated to a cartoon of tho Indian tiger labour government, and there- The Poking a comment has there aro twelvo abjections to the nount to several hundreds crouching over, a woman and fore this features of its problem thom, the common people, that is, fall comos it is devoutly to be
Hebryg. Mg 15.
oxcited. The two shocks with however, will not last long; he is. lin the week havo thrown too arrogant; and when his down- in'struoto Varas and topolies adopted by the Govern- of millions of dollars.
child, referring of course to the are out of the common. One of vonalas at the war als provinces inent in taking over the control
orrible ontbreak of 1856 or thoro-
Bomewhat off their balance, and hoped that he and the deceased The Board of Finance proposes abouts. Britain was in the the most interesting of these, the usual runoursof famine, posti-Li Lien-ying will be the last of theof all the railways in China from.
perhaps, is the government's wide once and sudden death are rife. thoir obnoxious class. Commy nom Rien Sriety" meet the public. He also impeached to prohibit the use of the syceo picture as a lion getting ready reading of the word "protection.There is no doubt that the shock |
to spring. Perhaps it was at the case came to our notice a few tims unconscious criticism, but it days ago which throws a bright
this morning was severe enough Poking, May 18.
was nevertheless keonly pointed. tight on the way in which Australis to deserve attention, as The people in the provinces of A ready protector would not havo Kwangtung. Ilan and Hupeh been proparing to spring when the firm in Amerion exported followed it, although never nonror is protected from itself. nows story will, wo think, prove, inve jointly petitioned the Grand woman and child wore down, but to Australia a highly up-
Sir Edward Grey made history, Council opposing the action of would have stopped the aggressor to-date mine drilling machine, to Hongkong than a of a mile and when he introduced the Navy the Board of Communications in long before he had even done so which was welcomed by the mine quarter, suggests that there aro Estimates in the House of Com The Superintendent of the Pek-taking over the control of the muck. However so far as we are owners and the more oflicient strong natural disturbances in mons this year, and won a popular ing Jniversity has issmol an order Canton-Hankow Railway from the concerned the dead enn bury their workmen, since it was capable this neighbourhood.
victory for the Government over to the offret that the students who public.
dead, and we will turn to the of doing eight runs
The role of Job's comforter is a those who have professed to.view. a day discarded their quenes will be
Poking, May 18.
living present to consider the state to
poor ono to play, but it would be the Empire's naval expenditure ordinary machino's Uptothepresent eleven monor England's readiness or unreadi three. expelled from the University and
The Unions at once
idle to deny that the local build-with alarm. In two years of peace, The Prince Regent intens. those who have already discarded inls have been received by the ness to protect lier interests in auf wore on the alert, and after the ings are ill adapted to withstand the estimates have been raised by appoint the President of the Board their queues have to put on wigs Throne donouncing the action of part of the globe. of Finance as President of the Consequently the students are in taking over the control of the emergency that might occur in forbidding more to be done than houses in Japan, built at least that a further increase of four usual pressure had been applied quake. As our informant, men and many of the Government's the effects of a really serious the immense sum of nine millions, new Cabinot if Prince, Ching very indignant and have struck
Is England prepared for any the Government passed a mensure tioned above, states, wooden supporters wore horrified to hear should resign.
work. They have mado represen-railways provided with com- politics at the present day, is her the least capable machinst work- Poking, May 15, tations to the Board of Editeation mercial funds. The people of the various pro-against the action of the Super- vinces have tolegraphed to lok-intendent. ing opposing the action of the Board of Communications in tak-
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Sang
Poking, May 18.
ing and also other sorioty met the President of the Board of on the introduction of the now ings with smily objects.
Pelang, May 15:
Communications in the memorial | currency. accusing him of having ruined the The Making thaverment lens
railway system in China. Tho memorial has been referred to ustawie the antiarities of the the President, by order of tho various por muces to the effect that Throne, I report. porsans holding public meetings | against the apzioni, of the govern mont in taking over the control of the milways will as severely
Peking, May 15.
punishes.
to
ing over the control of all tie
Peking, May 10.
Poking, May 17.
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TO WHAT END?
(17th-May.)
army and navy in a sound state ing one of the older machines partly with a view to withstand millions was to be expected this Peking, May 18. of efficienoy, and are her arsenals could do. Now this has two ofing earthquakes, collapsed under year. It is the most serious ex- The Viceroy of Hupoh strongly so oquipped that munitions of fecis, both deleterious. In the first a tremor less violent than that expanse of armaments that has over opposed the action of the govern-war could be supplied as quickly place it restricts output, which perienced by us this morning. How occurred in time of peace, and cou- at the National Assembly for the commercial funds and de he was might ask why we immediately ress; and secondly, it puta a Victoria, the more massive of this eyer increasing expondo ment in taking over the control as demanded? The answer is means wealth, and thus arti- much more liable to destruction sidering the smallness of Ger A meeting of Senators was held of the milways provided with "No" emphatically "No."One ficially limits the country's rich-handsome, buildings of the city of wo are tempted to ask to what ond are the somewhat top heavy, if many contemporaneous increase. railways in China from the public. The telograms from the provinces the object of issuing big foreign public, he has tendered his re-is simply that war is the greatest retards progress. This is but ed laud. We hope that our little rendered all the more curious, purpose of asking the government unable to do anything for the turn to armaments. Our answer premiuim on inotficiency and thus which are built on piles or reclaim is leading us. The position/in of Kwangtung, Sze-chawa, loans and whether the govern signation. Hunan and Hupal were in ment will hold the solo reapon-
emergency and unless a nation is one of the peculiar pieces of strong terms.
sibility of redeeming the loans.
Poking, May 18. Poking, May 15.
prepared for that at all times and legislation to the credit (or other-zone of seisund disturbance will as the introducer was careful to Thoy also asked the Government issued asking Princo Ching, the nothing.
An Imperial decree has been in all places, she is prepared for wise) of Mr. Wade's Government for many years our hard-earned of the estimate was in no way leave us again unshaken, to enjoy explain, that the augmentation The Board of Communications whether the loans had been put president, and Na Tung and Chu
which, while anxious to do the comforts, for despite the natural due to strained foreign relations, and the Board of Finance are try-nside for developing the country Shai Cheung, vice presidents, not question was raised as to the state of Australia and the country at
Not many months ago the best possible for the working man interest which it excites, an earth for they did not exist, nor was ing to influence n certain prince so as to prevent any money being to resign their positions in the and efficiency of England's arma-large, cannot be said to be going live out of" to momorinlize the Throne to pro-wasted:
quake is a very good thing "to the increase to be regarded as hibit the people from opposing
now Cabinet. Poking, May 17,
ments. The people wanted to about the matter in a com-
provocative. know whether everything was monsense way.
ways.
Poking, May 15,
Peking, May 18.
A MADMAN'S LEAP.
BLOWS POLICE WHISTLE ON, WAY TO HOSPITAL.
roorganized." An
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THE NOTORIOUS EUNUCHS
(10th May.)
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the action of the government in The President of the Board of issuing foreign loans and in tak-Finance hashind a conference with Throne to the effect that trouble time the query was but a reflox expansion has meant suffering for
This is holding out the olive," A consor has memorialized the right with the forces. At that In all times and in every elime
branch to hide a sharp point with ing over the control of the rail-the Grand Councillors for the may be anticipated through the of the anxious stato of mind in the weakor for a time; those
a vengeance, for, conditional upon estimation of the Budget. Poking, May 15,
action of the Government in tak-which the people were
foreign powers allowing their Peking, May 17.
thon. lacking the calibre to respond to The Board of Communications
ing over thecontrol of the railways There had been since 1906 a the push of natural forces must
programmes to follow their normal The Viceroya and Governors provided with commercial funds. steady decronso in the staff at go intends to dispateliten deputies to of the various provinces have
Couree, Sir Edward Grey promised to the wall, and
The death has occurred at Fek-a reduction in his catimate for investigate the affairs of the demanded the direct rights of The Minister of War lins one time that about 3000 mon along the path of progross had the notorious Li Lien-ying, the Chief
Poking, May 18. Woolwich arsenal. It was said at would still be but little advanced ing in his sixty-ninth year of the next year, railways preparatory to taking momoralizing the Throne.
Is that a comforting sóp thrown over complete control.
telegraphically instructed tho had been dismissed to reduce the Law/bent its best efforts to level Eunuch of the late Empress to the Parliamentary representa Peking, May 17, Viceroys and Governors of the staff to a peace footing as if suling the strong to the side Dowager Tzu Hei, and with his tives of the small navy party, or The Board of Communications various provinces to submit to arsenal could ever have such a tho weak. A Chinese Minister abroad has has requested the Board of Interior him all matters concerning mili- thing as a peace footing, as if its has never been, its function, but, stage ofChinese politicsa character naval powers in the world? That is not, passing there is removed from the is it an onus threat to other Bont î tologram lo the to prohibit the native papers from tary affairs, instond of submitting officiency should at any time bo on the contrary, its great and best that had nothing to redeem it save Frankly, we may say it is the Poking Government to the offect commenting on the action of thethom to the new Cabinot. that Japan and Russia aro plan-government in taking over the
impaired by the dismissal of efforts have been to raise not lower. his love for his Imperial mis- second, if we may judge from the Peking, May 18, ning to tako possession of Man-control of the railways. The Pre-
mon, whio in time of war would If it fails to raise a un helped tress. The power wielded by Li trend of political affairs during churia and Mongolia and it issident of the Board of Interior has the idea of sondling troops to indispensable Again comes the man is a failure and of no only to that of the Empress Do-tures made by England to Ger- The Army Board has postponed become not only necessary but by his own ability, then, that Lien-ying wha colossal, second the past few months. The over- quite time for China to tako im-rofused to comply with the ro-Yunnan for the present. mediate action.
question of the navy. It has been use whatever in the general wager herself. For forty years his many for the limitation of arma- quest. Poking, May 15.
excellent scheme of things. This is what name was one to conjure with in monts and a mutual reduction Peking, May 17. Honcoforth, the governers of
word that. It aavours of greater Mr. Wade and his advisors appear official circles. He made and mar- of expenditure on munitions The Chinese Minister to Tokyo Kulun and Heilangkiang will not will accompany the newly ap
fighting power, greater mobility not to roalise, and it is, therefore, red viceroys, governors, and petty of war, have met with a brusque be allowed to memorialize the pointed Viceroy of the Three
and finer personnel. Yet, what with some concern that we study oficials, and the metropolitan ropulse, despite the fact that Throno without joining with the Eastern Provinces to his now post
are the facts? The "reorganized" the problems of the Common-mandarinate trembled before him. the American government have Viceroy of the Threo Eastern to consider important diplomatic Tuesday forenoon while the od, and there are raft lying off fortunate that this "Labour"- pornicious influence reached out cordiality, and if would seem that floot contains vessels undermann- wealth. It is all the moro un-The subterraneau channels of his received the proposals with great affairs boforo returning to Japan. customary crowd of Chinese Cliathan with just suflicient mon governed country should be to every yamen in the Empire, the present naval estimates take Poking, May 15. The formation of the re
Poking, May 17. wore assembled on the vor-on board to keep the brass work a Loveller among nations, since carrying to all parte of China the the form of a pacific altimatum to The people of the various protenoral's office
andah outside the Registrar clean. True, the system of nucleus the standard of intelligence gorms of political corruption and a country that has not seen fit to Cabinet has been completed. Alvincos have tolegraphed in strong of Battory Path, a Chinaman to the nation, true also that the is unequalled in any other part denounced by indignant ceusore, to accure a millenium on ABY meeting takes place every Tuostorms opposing the action of the
the top crawa on board vessels, is a saving and of education among its people intrigue. Time and again he was fallin with the British endeavour At a special meeting of the control of the railways. The path bolow, a distance of some twenty-four hours, but in that minor in Australia is as well- the attention of Tzu Hai by
Government in taking over the pod over the pampot on to the navy reserve enu bo mobilized in of the globe. The ordinary butaince the day he first attracted terms. Hongkong Golf Club Monday Board of Communications, how twenty feet. When picked up, time an emergency would have schooled a man as an ordinary his address, good manners and creasing expenditure secure a
To what and? Will this in- *** it was decided to spend 10,000 oror, paid no attention to theso sono injury and an ambulance mark the need for expenditure wore he allowed to expand and held firmly in hor favour. Hojateel plate, or are the pacific aris dullázsonca new golf course in the telegrams, and havo instructed
it was found that he had sustain-come and gone, leaving as its olerk in other countries, and remarkable physical bea he lasting peace by sheer weight of Sidon Valley. It will be about them in future not to send any was sent for. 6000 yards bag, will entai 104 more telograma of the description the man was in a dazed con- perpetual state of anreadiness.
which would more than swallow grow as, luis ambitions urge a above all others was instrumental of diplomacy to secure what war- When placed in the ambulance, the amount saved by being in a people second to none would hold in inducing the Empress Dowa-like sciences have up to the acros umi haro 18 holes.
T'oking, May 16.
Poking, May 17
Australia for the British flag.. dition, but on, the way to the
ger to take the 'stand she did sent failed to obtain? Pre The Russian and JapanoED!
The phraso that was used to Owing to illness, the Viceroy of Government Civil Hospital ho allay the fears of the man in the
during the Boxer outbreak. He it seems as though the first of the Offensivo and Defensivo Alliance Hupol has tondored his resig-appears to have recovered some street was to the effect that "Eng-
THE EARTHQUAKE.
prevailed upon her that the Boxers two alternativos obsesses the is nearly completed.
nation. An Imporial decrep has wlint, for soon the shrill blasts of lishmon may aloop peacefully in
roally wore immune from the mind of man. In morale the Peking, May 16.. been issued asking. lúm not to a police whistle were heard their beds," The tenour of this
weapons of the foreigners, whom human, as judged from a national The Chinese residents at Sium resign.
Although Hongkong has boon they "would drive into the sea," standpoint, seems to have made havo tolographod to Paking stat-
issuing from underneath the can-sentence luas been rolled out by honoured by Mother Nature with and even when Peking was in the little progress under the teaching Peking, May 17. vas hood. The alarming noise Cabinet Ministers with practically an earthquake zone to herself, hands of the allies he still prevail- of the Master, and the mad striving ing that they are badly tronted The Board of Communications continued until the ambulance the same unctuousness and self-apart altogether from the main ed upon his mistress not to give for might, and might alone, would and asked the government to dis- intende to dospatch twenty de- coolies opened the hood and took satisfaction that was evinced by line of such disturbances, which in: During the flight to Taianfu appear to point to the day when patch a conf for their protection. puties to investigato into the the offending whistle away.
Peking, May 10, postal systems of the various pro-
the originator of the saying, runs from the Behring Sea through he went in foar and trem- the denizens of this globe will The results of the examinations vinces preparatory to taking over sion that he was being kidnapped, the contrary were as thick
The man was under the impres despite the fact that talos to Japan, Formosa and the southern bling for his life, but ex-again revert of to the old theory of the students, who have com-China's postal rights.
Ho is believed to be mad.
as Islande, across the Pacific, wolvo cept that his great hoard of Might is right." Under spon autumn leaves in Vallambrosa, been singularly free from these of transure in the Palace was circumstances we cannot blasis
Provinces.
day.
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