The Hongkong Telegraph.
November 17th, 1911,. Temperature 10 mm. 79 4, p.m. 77; Humidity...79, 72,
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(ESTABLISHED 1881
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TUESDAY
NOVEMBER
TELEGRAMS.
TELEGRAMS.
1911
November 14th, 1910, Temps aturn. 10 km. 77,
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4 pm 78: Bumidity..,74, 42.
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THE REBELLION.
SPIES EXECUTED.
TELEGRAMS.
It is believed that motor-care AGEND & GEMANY
co-operated with the thieves of
their work.
soilla-tates-that-the-med-include
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(Telegraph Correspondent.)
od a number of English Langs 'Sljunghai, Nivy. 20.
bound for the Far E
by the Some Imperialist spice invo been shot at Chinking and the French pickot 8.8. Caledonien, Imperialist forces are retiring. but ils via Brin si for India
The Republicans at Nanking were untouched, are pushing forward with benvy
ARMISTICE WANTED.
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PERILS OF SECRET
DIPLOMACY.
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AUSTRALIAN
CRICK
Latest information from MarVia Durban, Nov, 20, 10.30 a ra,
Via Durban, Nov. 20, 1 pin.
The_" Daily. Nows,”. "Dasly
The.M.C.C. team continued their
Chronicle," and the Morning match against Victoria in perfect Letular" publish articles dwelling co weather. The attendezte may fair, the perils of secret diplomacy, and and the wicket was in excellent order demanding to know the full extent of Victoria scored 274. Douglas took cur obligations to France, and four wickets for 41 runs and Hitch whether their fulfilment has involved four for 54. When stumps wETO
the disregard of the point of view of draon MCC had scored 173 for the
the other Powers, ;.
loss of three wickets,--(Router.)
The Daily New***
says that the
British policy today is to support Frerce whatever happens, even who shu nets contrary to the Treation
British commercial interests must
here seek the cause of the prolongs
hustatytween British and Ger».
man diplomacy.
conjectural ostimite places
the value of tho, booty at some-
thing.
£120,000 or perhaps may less. It is described as a gigantin
The authorities at Peking sng-
gest an immediato-armistice, the Throne to retire to Johol to coup.
await the decision of A comprom-
ise committee Which is to meet, at
Chefoo.
THE TERRITORIALS.
A Republic alone will satisfy QUESTIONS IN THE LORDS.
the local majority.
AMERICAN FLEETĄ
The whole of the American Pacific Beet is proceeding it full
speed to Honolulu,
It is understood that thence it
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proceeds to Chiun,
are. in touch and a
imminent
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Durban, Nov. 21,
In the House of Luis, the Earl
of Portsmouth, rainy i question
The Daily Chronicla" anys, the
country is profoundly concerned at
the state of uloficist Anglo-Germain relations. Though the Liberals are prond of Sir Edward Grey'e integrity
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as the condition of the Torito-and ability, nevertheless thors cials, asked "whather during the widespread disappointment that be has not succupied during his six year
Morneen erisis it might not he wo
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HOBBS IN FORM.
Durban, Nov. 20, 3 p.m. Hobbe contributed 88 by artis
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TELEGRAMS.
UNCLE'S MY NAVY,
Via Bombay, Nov. 20; 2.10 p.ms Router's correspondent at Waih
ington states that Congres a to be requested to authorise the construc-
tion of two battlebipe of 30,000 tons, mah armed with ten 14-in. guos aud ith a large cost capacity/Reuter
www.
CANTON NEWS,
.....[Oon Own CornuSPONDENT.)
TELEGRAMS.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS,
Bombay, Nov. 21.
Mr. Asquithi has canonnced
1.
that the Government is auxious
for a discussion on foreign affairs laud will introduce a motion on
TELEGRAMS.
JAPANESE POLAR
EXPEDITION.
Via Bombay, Nov. 20, 3,85 p.m Reuters Sydney correspondent
states that the Japanese Antarctis expedition aboard the Kaivan Maru, ho made an unsuccessful attempt at
reaching the South Pole, may be te-
Monday ta eunble Sir. Edward
Gray to open the debate with an started with a larger company and explanatory statement.-Reuter,
equipment.-{Reuter.}
THE WEST RIVER.
Apprehension at Wuchow.
The rovalutionary movement is 68
Canton, November 18. The report that Dr. Ho Kai, |C.M.Q., has been requested in a communication by Governor- General Woo to be adviser in all diplomatic affairs is not consuming alarming proportions in the firmed. There was suels avicinity of the West Rivir, and six 's and occupied 181 mi-lution in a meeting and a com- nutes. Rhodes was left with 58 qunication was drafted out but night or two ago a fleres battle was has not been carried out by the expoôted at Wuchow. Our curren unfinished.Reuter.
|Governor-General.
“LOOTING AT THE ADMI-
tic cricket. His innings included
JUDGING GINGER BEER.
Day of the Teetotal Connoisseur
BALTY.
Yesterday a brigand chief and Shok Kam-chum rushed
several hundreds of his followers
'THE VALUE OF £1.
Huge Increase in Gold Ciculation
For the first time tho report of the Mint gines the official esti- mate of the gold coin in circula- tou in the United Kingdom. The total is £113,000,000, am aircase of. £13,000,000, sinco 1900. In 1809, the total was about £00,000,000.
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The phrase "in circulation" includes the amount of goli held by the bhuks in their coffers, an pendent, writing on the 18th inst., amount which been increasing in recent years-At the same time tates Uint the xobols ordered the ho Mint calculation will be of great value to economists who Total to deliver up the financial and assign part of the cause of the military affairs to their charge, bulurense in gald and therefore, the increased cost of living to the in- diminished purchasing value of the sovereign.
The status of toetotal drinks into the Naval Department (or he refused pending instructions from luts been vastly improved by the the Admiralty) on the Band-the Governor-General of Kwong great care displayed in judging they seized all the arms and
Anel beverages at this year's
Brewers' Exhibition, which open-weapons found thereill, and provines. It will perhaps be remem. recently at the Agricultural destroyed all the furniture bered that the Governor-General
Hall,
is our held his glass of ruby the Army Headquarters and a How many times has the con- and property. Reports reached. wine to the light, sipped it slowly.
some few weeks ago declared himself
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and carefully after a monthful of regiment of soldiers were at once in favour of independence, and his amir.iry broad, and waxed eloquent to despatched to suppress them. reply to the Taotsi was somewhat un-
condition. But who among the Orders were at the same time the eager host on its vintage or
dared to criticise or pronounce torpedoes, etc., to get ready for consuiners of ginger beer has given to all the, gunboats and himself connoisseur?
Now his day has tome,
POSITION AT, NANKING,
at the Foreign Offer in putting An At Nasking the outposts of the become imperative to sont the
glo-German relations on a morà Imperialists and It's Aution tries whole striking force to the Contas footing. They ought to aims at battle itinent? What would then have a policy to facilitate, not to. resu,
han Toft to repel.ths possible in German's natural desire for exyni
vasion by 70,000 tronpa ?
Lord Hallana replied that such;
questions should ha addressed to
the Printer. He expected that the object of the Territorial for w
TROOPS FOR MACQA,
GARRISON INCREASED.
Figurics to tar
TELMORAPH.") Durban, Nov. 20, 8.10 p.,
Beuter's cirro-pondent at Lis- hon states that the garrison'} Macao je to be reinforced by two)
hundred troops frous Mozali-
quo. The garrison at the latter place will be ro inforced by an European company with arullery.
-Beuter.
A GIGANTIC COUP.
£120,000 STOLEN,
was, to be able to repel. 70,000')
nion
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INTERESTING DISOLO-
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expected. Ho wired to the offcat that the Tootai was not to hand over action to cope with the omer- the affairs at all, neither was he to Mr. Arthur S. Dale, managing gency should it occur. director of the exhibition, declar
It is
on to an "Express" representa-heard that on arrival of the surrender Wuchow city. Five hun tive that ne much care has been troops the brigands were dis-dred troops arrived on the 18th from ken by the judges in deciding armed and dispersed without wo sing, in the Kwang Tung pro
any trouble.
ADMIRAL LI 18 LEAVING.
the virtues of ginger beer as tlas of the finest wines,
"There is ginger beer and giu- ger beer" he said meaningly, in the same way that there are funny classes of champagne, Community Admiral Li Chun "It is judged on many points, expresses his determination to Whoroas champagne stands or
vince, to take possession of the city
In his letter to the Canton and that evening, It was expected,
some serious fighting would take
alle on its viningo, the fate of leave Canton. He says that, the place. All the soldiers are in pos- its outburst, ginger beer depends chiefly, on reason why he did not leave all assion of about ons hundred rounds
The makers have to find the of a sudden was that, when Vice-
on the number of new King Many people have commented:
The explanation is that the mint- George sovereigns in circulation. of gas. Of no oroigne alone ing lust year largely exceeded that
£22,800,000 worth were minted, and of half-sovereigns £2,500,000, a total of 27,403,505 gold pieces compared with 16,107,814 in 1009. The value was over £4,000,000 nioro than that of the issue for 1907, when the financial disturb unces led to unusually heavy, de mands in this metal.
POLITICS.
We, whose special daily task it is to touch lightly and yet with a certain delicacy on
the philosophic side of com. mon things, do not-as-a-rule venthro on the thorny subject of polities. Yet there are times and soarons when politics cease, strict- ly speaking, to be politics, in the sense that they touch us too nearly in our everyday. "To to be waved aside with a happy reference, to stor." The Income-tax, for ins "he talking-shop at Westmin-
SURES
Bombay, Nov. 21, 12.55 mm
The papers are fullotĝiselong respecting the cri1ienl periodą about July21 August 19. tusnips, That was the standard and Se tomber 11. The first was jined-at, butthe Admiralty 'worn
at the time of Mr. Lloy 1 Georgy'
coch. The read was on the now of the měním this was ontelon of the outbreak of the railway strike, at whal, time the land a foirs in -
Morees neg stasions suddenly where approaching 70,000 in En-became popte, and the third was too small it is a sign that the shed. For the last many days towed up the river b yatorpedo-boat, gland. There were still 400-000
when certain military precautions "The best ginger beer is thut
Incidentshave occurred one after The people were in a very excited which attains the happy me another, enough to make bin were taken against emergencies. Territorials, besides others avril-
dium," The disclosures imply that the
weep with bitter griol. He never able for home defense in the al infractional crisis was nearyl would net bo-smies for teetotal thought such things would hap. to a satisfactory conclusion at declenst an ardent young. Socialist connected with the speedy con- Fine outburat this ginger beer less to provide any remedy for diers, many of whom arrived from gence of the expeditionary force,
guests to proclaim to their hosts pen. Now he finds he is power conflict between the Kwong Si sol clusion of the strike, and that the of yours has, sir!" to the confu
son of the wine connoisseur, the situation even ifheexerts his
impossible
medium outburst. For instance, roy Chang had proclaimed Inde. of ammunition, but they have no when let loose from, the bottle pendence, he and General Lung The arrival of the soldiers was if it is too great the ginger beer probably disappears, altogether, lad to remain to inaintain. which is called overburet, or,.on
the other hand, if the guthunt is public peace and prevent blood-
drink is on the flat side,
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At future dinnor parties it
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very unexpected, and they were
state, and unless things are brought
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stance, is too serious a matter to be classed as a political question. and tobacco. But what we were So also with the taxesou whisky
really going to discuss when wo.. wandered off into this interesting. digression, was Socialism. And, though most people look on Socia fints as politicians, we are not at all sure that this is the right point of view to take. Socialism, as we understand it, means that all men shall be free and equal, or so at
**[SERVER TO T27 “4 THEMGRAPH." and that was sufficient for the nitiation of the latter was mark-i who has ruled qupreme for soutmost efforts. He thinks banning and other places a fow days take one instance out of many,
Darban, Nov. 20, 5.10 p.m
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A robbery of the Lyon's mail is rep red; The thieves are said
to live boarded the train as it
left us station, hiding on the roof of the van. They broke in
and opened fifty bags, taking all the valuables therein, as well as
an ufficial bag, belonging to tie @Hini try of Wax?
daty required, though ho ngreed that it would be more satisfactory if the Territorials were recruiteb to full establishment during times
By far the most interesting
with the following paser: "Dearold explained to us the other day. Whereupon we floored him atonce
chap," we said, "talk senso. Just to
od by an immediate hitch in the many years.
how can you over be the equal of had better leave the place than go, and the Imperialists, cannot be Us, who, besides being a valued Franco-German negɔtintóins,
and important exhibit in the allow his efforts to fail. He prevented. The Governor-General of contintor to the most in: The general effect of the die-machinery section is a new port hopes the community will copy Kwong 31 is not trusted by the revo
fluential paper in the world, able machine for making ics in
are also by nature much closures goes to show that the the home. In the hottest climates the examples of the Republients
wisor, more intellectual, and mesures taken by Britain, such will convert a bottle of water of Europe, nud Amerlen to help
Intionaries, and, despite his attitude far ablor isn you in every into solid ice in the space of
way? How on Socialisin alter preparing the navy for imms-three minutes. The makers claim the formation of
New Go-to the contrary, it is thought that be that ? To which, as we have of ponco. At present they were diste notion and the diepatch of that they have settled the ice vernment and in the meantimes handing Kwong Bi province for the
said, he could make no reply. That 40,000 or 50,000 short, but there an expedition, betokened that the
problem of the tropics.
The apparatus costs £10, and devise means to protect liven was no need for despair. Energy Bravest anxiety was felt, Conseed at a cost of sixpence,
3,000 bottles of ice con be obtain, and properths, with a view to unperialists. Everything is quiet
perpetual pence. quently Sir Edward Gray's for English champagne and a new it is said that the populace on the rver, but armed bauds of men, and patriotiem, alous, word re- o'gy statement is eagerly awaited wine called Femovit, made cannot spare the Admiral and whether of pirates or soldiers is not
From Englial apples, dre among vill ploras him to stay for plio novelties.
quired to fill the ranke-Reuter,
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wu, sta to be seen front
is why we think Socialism in not really politics. It can be dealt with too readily by ordinary plain commonsense. Of course, it is possible that any political question could be disposed of
equally simply But you we don't study, politics — [Globe"!