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Discontent is inertia in a strike.
Admiral Li arrived in Hongkong last night by the s.. Sui An, which
he boarded at Mosan.
YUAN AND LI
·More Fighting. rospect
Y NOVEMBER
SUN YAT-SEN.
1911
the Yangtse. River, and issued a NOTES AND COMMENTS. popular proclamation appealing
Reminiscence from Singapore, to the working class to join them. Euphemisms
Our object, they declared, is The Peking Court is famous for An incident occurred in Bin-1, to drive out the Manchus the happy euphemiame it employs
The following the continus-gapore a few years ago anys the 5, to establish a republic: 3, to
is
Boone,
When the King, was Young,
This story of the Duke of Con
tion of Mr. Edi J. Dingle's Times," whjul hours upon the render Uhina free from the tule on occasion. Thus, when tho article, the first part of which prosent rising in China. It con- lago of foreigners, 4 to equalise Court is compelled to flee from corns Kang Yu Wei who was for the value of the land, which the cupital, which has happened appeared on Monday:
some time the late Emperor's ad would be the first steps towards Ono quust not expect, however viser, and Sun Yat Sen, the pre- the introduction of the Socialist twice within comparativoly recent that simply because Li will not sent revolutionary leader. ordor of society. Each family, times, an explanation has been The latest advices from Paris, talk pence that peace is immedi
Towards the end of 1001 Kang cach citizen, will have secured to given to the world that served to Yu Wei, whose conduct hand in him the material means of subai- the fashion contre, indicate that all of the newer dressos will be ately to be establisbad. It is not; laced the Chinese Government stence. Those who will dore to save the Imperial face. When wider than those now worn, and and there will more fighting it the to offer $180,000 for his head; appropriate a plot of land in order the then Emperor fled bofore the the bats will be squaller. Imperial Ariny can be kept in made his appearance in Singe to dominate the lives of his fellow allied armies (British and French) land. As soon as Li's letter went poro, and was dominator for citizens, will be expelled from the before the late Empires Dowager
Alesunder Swettenhum, the Colo-Commonwealtli."! The contract price for the burbck to Yuan, there was detivity nial Socrotary. Shortly after He was asked whether he was me prominently on the inl of soldiers at Hankow is $1 in the Imporial camp: Soldiers wards thred Japanese, arrived not afaid to travel in China. His tie was described as having pro- with collins and 50 coets without were seen to be moving away to and asked for an interview with reply was "No. I have learnedceeded on a shooting trip to Jeho. collins. Municipal coolios have wards Hanyang, batiories were Kung Yu Wer and the Colonial the Japanese language, and I Later when Kwang Hou and his made themselves undertakers, shilled, ronahing went on apnoo Two-of-them were of the swas certainly did make an excellent sing clad in common clothing, Scerotary hdd them arrested. pans as a perfect Japanoso." Hofauut departed in taste from Pe- They visit the hospitals daily..
a pontoon bridge was started by buckler class, and the third was Japanese. When asked why her 1900-it was-announced-ilar the Loyalists hoross the Ilan and a schoolmaster.
wanted to see Kang: Yu Wei, hú their Imperial Majestics had' de' Drastic changes are to take knocked to pieces by the Han-
They were examined, and it replied that he was at the head parted on a progress through the place in the personell of tho
mastor taught in Chinese schools Uhina, and that his party was therefore, excellent precedent to Royal Sismose Navy. Now the yang Revolutionary guns, and it was ascertained that the school of a rovolutionary movement in Western Frovinces. There is pointments are to be made among seemed as it a battle was immed and noted as a sort of agent for strong, though not nearly so justify the announcement made
he, higher grado offers, and intely imminent..
Japanese capitalists. There are" strong.asWei's party. Jin Puking on Nov. 16 that:-The several old servants of the Navy All day yesterday with the ex-he said, "a quantity of us in Ilis wish was to combine with Empress Dowager, the Emperor will probably bid it farewell inception of some sniping work in China." The men wore asked Kung Yu Wei's party. If they and the Prince Regent have de the near future.
the native city of Hankow, a little what they came to Singalore for, could join forces, he added, they ended to take a hunting trip to artillery duelling between the but they lied hard, and it was would be irrsistible, and would Jehu, and to appoint l'aines du to forts and half-an-hour's sharp determined to banish them. They succeed, as he had plenty of administer the Peking Guvern- Yesterday morning two Japan-musketry work on this sido of the had a large sum of money, which money. Sun Yat Sen explained mont. Already valuables and ess warships entered, the harbour Han, nothing happened until was taken from them. A vessel that thecoslovners of Japan, who jewellery to the quantity of 180 and wore greeted with the eus uightfall, when the batteries down was leaving on the following day devoted a large proportion of waggon-louds have been removed tomary salute. The ships, the Yo-away at Kinslun, knowing that (Sunday), and it was decided to their profits to the supposed ag-froin the Fulaco. do and the Ibuku, a cruiser of the guns had been mostly remo- place them on board, this ship. grandisement of Japan, wei 14,000 tons, aro conveying Princo ved towards Hanyang, oponed fire Oatho Sunday, Sir Alexander Jucking him. Fushimi to Sim, where he will on Kilometer Ten. The damage Swettenham received informa He was told the Government represent Japan at the Coronation was considerable. In the afternoontion that Sun Yat Sen had turned could not allow plots to be hatol-
of yesterday infantry firing in the up in Singapore he was travlelled at Singapore, and was refused aught comes a bit late in the city unde us believe that the Re-ing, as a Japaneas, and wanted permission to see Kang Yu Woi.ay, but is too good to mies. The The amount of cultivated rub-volutionists wore still pelting too Kang Yu Wei. Sun Yat Then Sun Yat Sen said; "Yoni Duke dourly likes to toll a story-
against the prosent King. It bar exported from the F. M. S. away at the Loyalists put to guard Sen-stated that since his adven have arrested three of my men, was in the days when His Royal during September was 1,577,062 the place, but Intor a significant ture in London, where he was and you have got a lot of my Highness wis in, command of this The rates of Subscription to the Hongkong Felegraph" will lbs., bringing the total amount ex-story was told by one of the Loy Chinese Legation, he had been The Colonial Secretary thore-roupa ut Aldershot, and Princo
kidnapped and detained at the money from them." ported this year, to the end ofalists who had haphazardly loft September, to 13,200,207 lbs, all and fled into the British Con-
in Japon.
upon threatened to banish him, curge of Wales-as the King The export during the similar per-cosion. 1
Passing to the third principle, and advised him that, as his mis- then was-was home on leave A ceremonial Sun Yat Sen observed, "Socialism sion had failed, he had bettor from his ship. iod of previous year was-8,830- 760 lbs., allowing an increase this
Dissension Among Imperials a science by itself." He gave his leave Singapore by the steamer urade was to be bold, and the year of 1.920,537 lbs.
Outside the Club a greyeont audiodes an outing of what the So which was to sail that day, and Duke hind invited his nephew to was taking off his military gour. cialist theory and practies in which would also propably carry be his quest for the day. The avouring that the Loyalists wore Europe and America were, but as Sen's shree men, to whom would young Prince arrived in mufti, Yesterday was kept as Choir fighting themselves and that lotion that a siglo tax on the rents had been taken from them.
culling off each others heads, and for Chim he expressed his convie be returned the money whieh nd was not sure where he would find. His Royal Highness and his Suuntay at the Cathedral, when was auxions to hear. That, he would affect an agrarian revo- All four loft by the steumertaf, 60-ho asked a non-com the offertories volg davated to avowed, was the ngise heard in intion and introduce Chinu for Hangkong; but Sir Alexander missioned officer, who was assist the Choir funds. Special music the city-rillery of the Loyalist straightway into the kingdom Siveltenham telegraphed to- to keep the ground, the including a Choral Communion, true, of course, caionly be guessed summarised his programme in board the vessel, with the resultaught "I don't know, fir was rondaved throughout the day against eachother. Whether this is of Socialism. In conclusion he Henty Blake that they were on earest way to the Duke of Con which was very well rendered,at. But personally I am inclined the following words: The singing throughout the day to believe it. For at Kilometer
that they were not allowed thore,came the reply, "I Juve only "We want to effout a rnciál reyo- und went on to Formosa. was good. The proncher in the Ton, Tachimen, at the dump belution because we are opposed to a ovening was the Rev. Pegg, chap-tween Tachimon and layung handful of Manchus monopolising lain to the forcos. ·
there has been inch discontent all the good things of the country. CBIMINAL SESSION S... among the inen, and the offices We want to effect a political roy- have had tough work in maintain-olution becauso we are opposed to PC. Macmillan charged the
Chinese Tribute to King George minster of a cargo boat in the Msing elicient command. And this one man concentrating in his
Talking of King George re- rine Court to-day with (1) lying may be the beginning of the end. hands the entire power We lastly
minds one that of the huge total of at anchor within 100 yards of low I was informed by oror a score want a social revolution because
This morning at the Supreme addresses from all over the Un water mark near the Gas Works of allicers during the afternoon wo are opposed to a handful of
ital Kingdom Bont to King during prohibited hours; (2) dis-that there was to be a battle capitalists appropriating all the Court, before Mr. Justices Comp George on the occasion of his obaying the order of the Harbour towards Hanyang at night fall wealth of the country. Even if we ertz, Wong Kat pleaded not guilty Joronation, some were undoubt Master and (3) failing to exhibit moon. Figliting did bogin to failin one only of these objects, the to two charges of kidnapping, adly of beautiful design and regulation lights. A fine of $5 wards eight o'clock;" and for an failure will affect cur entire idos. was imposed on each count.
workmanship, but none excelled The basis of the welfare of the Yaumati on Oct. 1, two children that from the Chinamen at Wei- hour there was slurp work, which died-down subsequently four hundred millions of Chinese aged 11and 13 years respectively.tui-Woi. The address itself is toniping; but after midnight lies in the realisation of the na Advices received in Liverpool the cannonading of Hanyang tional principle of self-govern- The following composed wrought in magnificent embroid- ary, und the case while contains siste that a Mercantile Marine in-was again heard, with a good deal mont, in the introduction of jury-Messrs. H. S. Wynne, Fit-in-of-solid task, beautifully We were able on Thursday evening, to present our readers with quiry into the loss of the steamer of musketry. The net result off lemocratic order of things, and the views of Dr. Wu. Ting-fang on the prospects of what the lifeshire which was wrecked on the battle is known to no one, noi in the establishment of a Social- foreman, Cheong Lai Hing, T. curved and inlaid with silver. Throne in one of its recent terror-stricken Edicts enlla the Con-the coast of Somaliland with con- ther the losses, nor the purport, ist regime. I trust, gentlemen, A. Buno, T. H. Smith, W. J. Wil-reprososts Chinese personages in The carving is in high relief und alitutional Party. Wu Ting-fang is a most interesting and pictures-iderable loss of life, has been this morning up to the time of that you may apply yourselves kinson, J. Wilkie and K. F. Lay.all sorts of grotesque attitudos, que personality. Like Count Okuma, the distinguished Japan-held at Aden by a magistrate, as writing, I have not heard a single with all your energy to the rom- ese statesman, he has declared that he is to live, if not for over, for sisted by two nautical assessors, shot, and all is quiet. What will ization of this programme.
The Attorney General, Mr. O. while the inlaid silver is bonuti well over a hundred years, in order to verify the prophecy, he has The Court found that those on huppen later in the day, of course, This meeting may be said to Alabaster, prosecuted on halally eliased and engraved in
native.characters, eachiewed the use of all flesh foods and it has been his habit of late board the Fifeshire were absolv. neone is able to tell, but preuve ushered in the modern re-half of the Crown, but prisoner when ontertaining foreign visitors at his residence at Shanghai to ed from blame, the wreck being paritions have been made for volutionary movement of China, was unrepresented. counsel them to do likewise. These pleasant little personal pecullarī atributed to an abnormal sot. a bigger fight than that of yester The Peking Government having Mr. Alabaster said that the pri- tiss apart, Wu Ting-lang is one of the few Chinese who has had the
day.
demanded the expulsion of Suu soner was charged with detaining Dr. D. O. Kratzer, of the bur- the opportunity of living for a longth of time in foreign country
Don't Want to Fight Yat Sen from Japan, ho, with
ean of agriculture in Manila, is and mixing with its intimate life. During his representation of China
in this colony two "smill "boy"ow in Hong Kong for the pur hundredsofhisemissaries invaded in America, he became quite a popular public figure in that Secretary for China for the Inter is probably that the men will in a very short time welded to mothers of the custody of them port, which are to be imported
What this dilatoriness means
the southern provinces, and with with the intent to deprive these of inco luting cattle at this country and he closely studied the American form of government, national Reform Bureau, and Mr. tate and federal. His opinions on the probabilities in China,in view. M. Van Norden arrived in the days since, therris un increasing secret secretion into strong organi-
not fight-As he reported sonie of the apparently inevitable termination of Manchu domination, are Colony on Saturday night from feeling in the rank and file that
gether the innumerable local The boys who lived ut Macao the Philippines us dranglis
animals. The cattlo will be in therefore both interesting and important.
Kweilin, in Kwangsai. They saw it is not socht for Chinese to sations, and won over a large were not brothers, but friends,culated with serum as a prevent- It is with some gratification tint we notice that. Dr. Wu's opiù-somo exciting scenes there, in- fight Chinese, and; whether portion of the modern troops and on Sept. 31 they went out tivo against rintergest. This ions in regard to the best form of government for China coincide cluding the proclamation of the this men are revolutionary in stationed in the province of buy a pen. On the way they ation has been ordered by Direc with those we vontured to express on a recent occasion. He is dubi Republic. The change, they state, spirit, this one fact that Chinese Kwang Tung, ous about the success of a republican form of government and is in-was carried out most decorously are fighting Chiuess is having
Regular Battles.. clined to think that a constitutional nonaroby would be most con- and all the old officials were per tremendous influence, Talking Sun Yat Sen proclaimed him gonial to the genius of the people. We also find him in agreement Huuded to retain their positions, to the pickets yesterday, I was wolf President of the future Re- with us in the suggestion that it would be most expedient to retain Everything was quiet when they told again and again by the public, and "General" Slao was the present dynasty as the titular head of the Empire. This course, left on the 13th inst.
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WU TING-FANG AND CHINA'S FUTURE.
(for
if pursued, would undoubtedly obviate much confusion and would
anticipate the dynastic struggles that would almost certajuly follow
the adoption of any other. Were Yuan Shili-kii, for example, elevt.
From the Front,
Mr. E. W. Thwing, General
Hevy Sentence for kidnapping
the
oon here a couple of days, Asl hy mute over there; he knows all the pubs in the neighbour hood."
Cattle for Manila
were accosted by the prisoner, as culture, and has been approved sur Taylor, of the bureau of agri-
neath a verandah, and he took they sheltered from the rain be by Acting Governor Gilbert. them along to an opium divan.
CRICKET. Loyalist men that they would appointed by him commander of Subsequently when he had smok- be heartily glad when the bust the revolutionary forces. In the ed a pipe he took them to n tlient- nes is over, that they really spring of 1907, a number of re-rical matshiod where they stayed
way out of it, And it now seems Government troops, and the mo
O.S.C. v. R.E.
od President of a Chinese Republic, there is a strong probability AN IMPERIAL VISITOR do not want to fight bút Invo upgular battos were fought 'with the the night. They went home thenessed on the Civil Servical
that he would find or make an opportunity of establishing himself on the Dragon Throus. Dr. Wu is; in the nature of things, unable to express himself with freedom, but it some clear that he approhiends certain dangers unless the course he indicates is followedsje
An interesting ganto was ground on Saturday, when the Livik Service Club met the - Nov- al Engineers. The former topm batted first and knocked up 169 runs, the principal scoma belug A Cox, not out, 13. Hon Dr, Aikinson, 13, and P. Jack
Wint the best plan of the Loyalists vement was for a moment ap next, morning, the boys want lenders would 16, If they are going pressed. In feet, the province of home for their first meal, and on II.1.1. Prince Niroyasu Fushi to fight, to fight quickly, for the Kwang Tang, with its predos going out again met prisoner who mi arrived in the Colony yoster-greater the delay the weaker their minant peasant population, waa Under whatever form of government China faces the future the day on board H.I.J.M.S. "Ibuki," own forces beooine as against in-not a suitable field for Tavolu save them each a bunann, after has a difficult task before her. The impression has been allowed to on his way to Bangkok for the creasingly strong prospects of the tionary activity, and Sun Yat Sen eating which they felt giddy. That grow among the common people that the exit of the Manchu means Coronation of HM The King Revolutionists. Butif the Loytast soon transferred his activity to day they were brought to Hong- the entrance of the millenium. A period when the proletariat shall of Siam. Captain Taylor, A.D.C., even win the battles here, it is the industrial provinces more to kong-and spent the night in a tea The soldiers suffereti be free from taxation; when the earth shall give forth its gifts with waited on His Imperial Highness quite another matter whether thut the north namely the provinces house at Yanmali, whero ous fabour bat the labourer receive doubled hire, is popularly upwtili a letter of welcomo and would have the effect of quelling of Kiangai, Hunan, and Hupeh; posed to be beginning. The disillusionment is certain to be bitter offers of hospitality from HE the Revolution, little or much tli the effoot which we are now Looked at from any viewpoint, the task of restoring order out of The Governor And then, another,
will be one that will call for high qualities of statecraft ratior As, however His Imperial High it my be that soon
than-are, if popular estimation of her public men be correct, ness is travelling incognito che may become Revolu
în China to-day,
decided not to learn his ship, the latter
OF 1008
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