WEATHER FORECATE
FAIR
THE REVOLUTION.
HOME POLITICS.
The Hongkong Telegraph.
December 20th, 1911, Temperature a.m. 58, p.m. 62;. Humidity...50, 55.
No. 6672
TELEGRAMS.
THE
REVOLUTION.
嘉壹拾月壹拾年三銃宜
TELEGRAMS.
(ESTABLISHED" Copyright, 1011-
SATURDAY,
TELEGRAMS.
DECEL
a.m. 63.
1911
號十三月弍拾英港香
AINGZI
TELEG
EGR
TELEGRAMS.
TEI
PERSIAN TROUBLE
RUSSIA AND PERSIA:
TRIANGULAR CRICKET.
SPAIN IN MOROUSO
NEWS FROM SHANGHAI
LLOYD GEORGE'S ALM¬
GOVERNMENT?
NO EXCESSES.
AUSTRALIA'S TEAM.
PEACE CONFERENCE
DECISIONS.
Shanghai, December 29.
The delegates of the various Re-
publican provinces held a meeting
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[Service to the
Via Bombay, Dec
Reuter's correspo
a."]
30, 12:16'a.m.
at
despatches
Our Own Correspondent.) Shanghai, Dec. 30, 0.10 a m
J
[Service to tho Telegraph."]
Durban, Dac. 20, 11.35
Mr. Lloyd George, addressing
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[Service to tho Telograph] Durban, Dec, 20, 10.45 p.m.
Reuter's correspondent at, Mol.
NISH LOSSE
[Service to the "Telegraph.
Via Bombay, Dec. 29, 1.40 p.m.
The Spaniards lost two killed
the fight
bourne says that the Board of and seventy wounded Control hag uppointed, Hill, Ireof the 28th Inist (Router), dale, and stor to select the
at Nanking to-day when Dr. Suna conference of ministers and lay an wires that Mr. Smart, has been fahriz show that "the reports The Peace Conferouse has. Yat-sen was elected provisional workers at Cardiff said that hisaim taken to Kazerum. The Foreign regarding Russian excesses are agreed that the National Conven-president by 17 votes. Li Yuan was to create an atmosphere Minister expressed the Govern wholly unfounded. tion shall determine the form of Heng had two votes and Wong which would compel whatever mont's regret to thetish Minis- It is equally untrue that the ark team to visit England next year, Government to be adopted. Hing also had two votes.
Meanwhile the Manchus will not attempt to raise a foreign loan,
IMPERIALISTS TO WITH- DRAW.
party was in power to deal with ier, and promised Wong Ching. Wel wired to the great social evils,
his assali-has been destroyed,
ants would be exemp, fly punish-
ed. The Persian
rnment is
FEW CASUALTIES,
Thoro
ere have been no casualties
A WORLD OF MISERY. vice Commander-in-Chief of ́Can-
There was a world full of most apprehensive. lon to-day to the effect that he has The Imperialists are to eva cuate their positions in Shansi, accepted the office of Commander-misery and wretchedness but the British punitive Shensi, Hupek, Anhui, and in-Chief of Canton and will ice there was a sufficiency of wealth
Reuter). Kiangsu, and to withdraw one hundred li by Jan. 5, lonving police protection.
The Republicans are not to advance and the Manchus are not to attack the Republicans.
A OLEVER RUȘE. From Shan Tung come per- sistent reports that the soldiers, as a ruso, slow a pig and that Tusa Fang oscaped in disguise to Peking and is now in Shanghai,
"SUN YAT-SEN'S APPOINT-
MENT
Via Bombay, Dec. 29, 4.25 p.m. Reuler's correspondent at Nan- king wires that Dr. Sun Yat Sen
has been unanimously elected Pre- sident of the Republic of China.
NEWS FROM SHANGHAL.
Shanghai, Doc, 29. Mr. Wong Ching-wai has ad- vised the acting Governor General of Canton that he has accepted' the Governor Gonoralship of the province.
Mr. Chung Tuk chaen, the
shortly for Kwonglung.
The Manchus have ordered Yuan Shih-kal to call a 'mecting of
the National Assembly in order to
decide what form of Government
will be adopted.
·
Yuan Shih-kut. has also been
ordered by edict to wire to the
poace conference at Shanghai ask
ing for an extension of the armis-
tico.
The Imperialists at Hanyang
have asked for six lacs of taels
before submitting to the Revolu
in the land to make provision for
1
that poverty. Charity was hope-
lossly inadequato as a remedy
and "ho had got a much more
effective way, though it was not
so popular.
WILL BRITAIN END
TROOPSZ
Bombay, Dec. 30, 7.50 me Router's correspondent att cutin says the Governmen ECONOMIC BONDAGE.
considering the question of sem There was more poverty to-daying troops to the Persian Gulf.
before and more. thần. over
economic bondage. · He dwelt on
the fearful housing commodu
tion in rural Walos.and' said that
the churchos must rouse the
|conscience of the people.
COUKATOO PHRASES.
The inomoat one atteinpted to
ANOTHER CHANCE.
THAMES COMPANY.
among
the foreignors and the
"Hill has been appointed cap-
tain, and Trumpor vice-captain,
of the team.
supposed-Russian-losses aro 100 CHRISTMAS TRAGEDY,
killed and 200 "wounded. The
mortality among the native non- combatants is not large,
OCCUPATION COMPLETE.
The Russita occupation is now completo and all the Fidais have disappeared. The banks and the
European houses are now resum
business.-Router.
SMIRE LOCKOUT:
BOTH SIDES FIRÀ
Servico to the "Telegraph."]
Durban. Dec. 30, 0.45 a.m.
Durbin Dec. 29, 8 a.m, The Admiralty are negotiating The cotton war threatens to last with a Northern shipbuilding longer than was anticipated. tionaries, but Li Yuan Heng,
firm to arrange for the building some 100,000 weavers have been leader of the allied forces, has re-remedy poverty, he said, one was of two cruisers on the Thames in lockout out, and 150,000 spinners immediately accused of Socialism, the hope of giving the Thames have been placed on half-time. of setting class against class. It Shipbuilding Company another fifteen towns are affected.
pudiated their request.
General Tun Ki-Sui, fearing that
CINEMA FIREN
[Service to the "Telegraph."]
Durban, Doc, 20, 8.nim..
Fivo children have died" from
burns caused by a
Christmas entertainment at
picture palace in Chesterfield.-
Reuter
HEAVY LOSSES.
Bombay, Deo, Router's
Madrid states that the Spanitit,
losses-in-Morocm ons
officially given as four
and 64 men killed and 48 offers
and 210 wounded. The
have received frosh reint
ments and further obetina
fighting is expooled.
SALVATION ARMY –
RIVEN
Durban, Dec. 20, 8 a.m.
ESCAPE FROM FORTRESS. Router's correspondent at St,
DARING OFFICER.
Petersburg states that the Council of Ministers, has prohibited the Salvation Army from working in
Russia.
DIRECTORS' RESPONSI-
BILITIES.
In view of the interesting series of articles we are publishing on Directora, the following from the
Service to the Telegraph."].
Bumbay, Dec. 30, 7.50 c.
Router's Berlin correspondent
says that Captain Lux, a French
officer who was sentenced, on Neither side shows any disposi- June 30, to six years' imprison-weekly financial survey published by the N. U. Daily News" is tion to come to terms or to accops ment for espionage, has escaped worth reproduction:-The con- viction of R. H. Measures, of intorvention...
from a German fortress at Glatz Measure Bros., Ld., London, on a
charge of falsifying stook certifi (THE “TELEGRAPH"' CORRESPONDENT The three non-unionists, in-
where Captain Trenol is concutes and balance-shoots, while Canton, Dec. 29.
eluding two women, whose re-
fined: The city is ablaze with flags fusal to join the unions is the
the Imperialists at Hankow might was time to get rid of the cockatoo chance of life.-Reuter.
ba revolting has ordered that all phrases of unthinking people Governor General of Kiangau ist
ill, and is being medically treated arms and armmunitions be trans- with limited brains. He was at Shanghai.
The
Imperialists at Hankow asked Tle, 600,000 from Li Yuan-
CANTON NEWS.
ferred to the North,
prepared to face abuse, insolence
Tuan Fang, the ex-director of
and calumny, convinced that
4
to-day on secount of the election
long as a condition of surroader.milways, who was reported dead,
This has been refused,,
Fearing an outbreak among his. Imperial troops, General Tuan Sui-kai has ordered all arms and ammunition to be transferred to the North from Hanyang.Sheung Po."
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errived here yesterday."
NEWS FROM PEKING.
Poking, Deo. 29.
An Imperial Edict has ordered
E. Yuan Shih-kai to call a
meeting of the National Congress
storms were to be his destiny to
the end of the voyage.—Router.
TRIPOLI WAR.
TURKS LOSE HEAVILY.
of a President of the united cause of the trouble, remain ob provinces.
General Lung Chi-kwong has despatched two regiments
W
The situation is complicated by
Captain Lux filed the bar bi
his window, slid down the smooth
wall by a self-made, rope, and
acting as chairman and managing director of the company, should prove a valuable lesson to direc tora generally, who are subject to British coinpany law. The main sharge in this instance is that of overestimating the value of
Kohow to suppress the disorderly the decision of the operatives to dropped far into the street stock. The charge was
elements thore.
To relieve the financial strain press the recent demand for 5 per Reuter.
in Canton it. is proposed to ektablish a bureau for sue issus of now`notes, to the amount of $16,000,000 in denominations of
These notes must be accepted us 50 cents, $5 $10 and $50,
Vla Bombay, Dec. 29, 1.40 p.m. Union, waich suggests
legal tender, Tho Republicans
Service to the "Tolegraph."
lai
cent, increase in wages.--Reuter.
FORCED TO FLEE.
Durban, Deo, 30, 0,45 p.m.
A non-unionist named Riley
AUSTRIA'S POLICY.
VOPE OF CONFIDENCE.
SUN YAT-SEN ELECTED,
At Nauking to-day Dr. Sun Yat-sen was elected Provisional President by the delegates from ssventeon united provinces.
Taan Fang, ex-director of to decide whether limitod rallways, who was reported mur- ́dered sometime ago, arrived høre
yesterday.
ment should be adopted. Yuan asserted that the Turks lost five years they should be redsoned was besieged by hostile operativos
gradually. The proposal was who have otherwise behaved very states that the Committee has unanimously rejected on the quietly and who appear to be adopted the provisional Budger,
Tong Pongak, a member of who was
A message from Reuter's cor-souere, does not think it neces and his wife were obliged to Love
sary to establish a reserve agains
monarchical or republican govern- respondent in Rome says it is those notes, but it is proposed their home at Accrington which
that after the"
ha expirațiuni of two
Tong Shao-yi's suite,) who
has also been ordored to ask the hundred during the fighting which charge of ruising pesos conference at Shanghai took place at Benghazi on the 25th
arrested on a
fands for the Manchu govern- mant, has been released on bɔnt,
for a further Jrtension of the inst., Including some of their
Sheung Po
leaders-(Reum)
laid before the Senate, and was
ground that the monoy marke would be ruined and great misery oaused to the people
Christo
[Service to the Telegraph."]
Vin Bombay, Dec. 29, 1.40 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at Vienna
the result of allicial inquiry." Ta the Far East there are not sufficient facilities for obtaining an official inquiry into the affairs. of companies, and any resolutionis proposed by shareholders are generally defeated by the proxies that the directors aro able to com« muud.
It must be noted, however, that the amended Hongkong Ordin ances make an application by of one-tenths of the | bolders
sharea ontortaianhte by the Gov. erament, or in Shanghai by tlie. Court, to order anoth- cial inquiry into any company's allnirs. There is no doubt that
neither directors nor shareholders piny laws, and while sami
huvo suflicient knowledge of
tion of companiea is too
the extension of their and passed a vote of confidence in ky aluck, plenty of
holidayBeuter
Count Aebreath
given for the unscen
the directors to lead to ruin