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Prosidient that these two arch of trade was widespread, and this conspirators wore plotting against despite disastrous floods in several the Government. Thoy were on provincon: All loans secured upon deavouring to sow dissension in the Customs had been paid to date the Army, and already had soour-both as regards, interest and sink- thead many followers in Wuchong, ing fund, and thore was a con- where they and Li Yuan-hang siderable surplus from nativo resided. If the execution, in Customs acoumulating to meet the
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Dr. Morrison Says there is
Danger of Disruption. Floving is the full text of letter which Dr. Morrison recently sent to the "Times" :-
Sir. In a pamphlet titled nocordance with martial law, and resumption of tho Boxer indemnity "A Pien for the Recognition of of Li Yuan-hung would have been pended since last October.
taken place there, the difficulties payments, which have been sus- Chinese Republic" a Chinese ad- increased. It was therefore de- railway loan payments had been vocato, barrister-at-law of Lin- coln's Inn, who recently returned cided by couturient in sunda met. roxy railway in the country BOARD AND RESIDENCE in to Chino after a brilliant career, he exeonted in Peking. Undeni-earnings in excess of any previous man. Stato particulars to " Boarder," that the two oonspirators should was doing well, with aggregate D pirato family wanted by gentle opous his case in the following able evidence sont to the Presi- year. Every missionary and Con-of Hongkong Telegraph." words:"The Chinese Republic dont justified the head of the Go sular report coming from inland Hongkong. 1th Sept. 1919. is an accomplished fact After n
vorumont in commanding the China to which I had access re- rovolution characterized by n rapidity, peaceableness, and mo-
police to arrest them and excoute ported improvement and programs. doration unique in the long his-them, and the orders wore onrried flow can these facts be reconciled tory of the world, the oldest out. How conceivably can this with the theory that conditions A Black and White Japanese pup, 8 Monarchy on parth has beconic and north? Where is the line
net lead tocivilwar between south are inevitably leading to civil war?ng of Nikko, Finder please to 4 months old, Auswering to the youngest Republic."
It is held to be a reproach and rotura to Bay View Kowloon, or And few of those who have acon Republican. The Monarchy is active in the government of China Hongkong, 18th Sept. 1912.
of cleavage? Both are equally
dangor that the new men now Noronha & Co., Hongkong, the extraordinary chango that has dead. Those who attack Yuan are without experience. Under taken place in China since the Shih-kai, alleging that he is aim the old regime and the rule of outbreak of the Revolution and fing at a dictatorship, are ignor corrupt Princes and degraded the inauguration of the Itapublic, ing the facts of his career. Presunuelas mon of Western training and, who witness the offorts viously the chief fault alleged Lowards better government now against him has been that he is boing put forth in every directoo forbearing, too conciliatory tion, can dispute the correctness that he has acted too much on of this assertion, Yot in England the belief that "thore is no sure writers still discuss affairs in foundation Hot on blood." China with the most gloomy possimism, forescoing foreign intervention, universal anaroly, Chin split up into warring king
Parties in the Council.
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and modern culture had little ou such mo lnd a voice in the go portunity of employment. Bal vernment would Chine have lost the Primorsk Province, and would the position in Manchuria be what it is to-day? Would China have been involved in the Boxer ro
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During the last few days the whose quarrels threaten the ex-held sacred throughout the Composed are hostile factions life and property were everywhere English papers tout with alarm-istones of the Republic, Nothing twenty-two provinces, with the ing reports from China, forecast-could be more misleading. Those conditions in China during the VACANT Comfortably furnished ing the aminonce of civil war partios differ in their programmes, Boxer rebellion, between the south and the north, as political parties do in all Throne itself offored money re- Apply Board," af Hongkong Tale- the! double bedroom. Good locality. and the inevitable disruption of countries, but all three China. We are asked to believe equally Republican. The most men, women, and children, The Hongkong. 19th Sept., 1912
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Two weeks ago last Tuesday see Chin raised in the family of could hold office in the province I left Peking for London on is nation. To suggest that this of his birth. Now the reverse for six months from 11 Novem- hurried journey. The night bo party is going to lont ite force rule is observed. Most officinis Apply Property Ooo, Jardine. fore any departure I was enter into civil war and being about the in the prosinees are now natives Matheson & Un. Ltd. tained by the Presidentot dinner, disruption of the State is mis of the provinces in which they ongkrog. And dop ..., 1912. at which woro prosent his con- fchievous nonsense.
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thus I the chief members of his socro-parly, and that in what the old system, when officials sent to Property Oleo, darling, Matheson & tariat. The President was in ex-sensational papers are describing collant spirits Everywhere, hens the impending civil war" they provinces to which they were not Co.. 1d. said, conditions were improving, will organize the southern forces bound by ties of birth had as their Hocgkong, 18th Aug., 1912. The Gonoral Huang laing, of to attack the northern. But nem- main object the amassing of the Nanking, who on April 14th was bers of this party aro numerous in gost fortune in the shortest TO LET on 2nd Flour No. 2, Pod- mado Ueneralissimo uf the Peking; they are employed by me, bleeding the province in Boutrorn Forces, "Is 8001
as and are trusted by the President the interests of the corrupt Man- order was restored, the post to be himself, who has, I am confident, ou Government in Peking, to abolisho," had retired from his no warmer friend, though ho whom they owed their office. post, order having been restored.differs from him no questions of
For the first time the people who The General Chen Chi-nui, whose policy, than Mr. Tang Shao-i, pay the taxes have a voice in the conduct of affairs in Shanghai, the first Prime Minister of the expenditure of their taxes.
Dr. Morrison supplies this whore he had retained commñund Republic and the most important These changes have involved morning a nesful corrective to of 15,000 troops, had frequent-member of the party.. And this the recasting of the whole internal the exaggerated roports which ly involved the Central Govern-loads me to remind you of the machinery of Govornmout. That have recently been current about ment in gravo difliculties, bad fattacks made upon the Prime the change has been effected with the situation in China. Ho re- retired, and his command had Minister on the occasion of his such comparative smoothness turned to London a few days ago hoon absorber by the Military leaving Peking on June 15, should inspire hope in the future to enjoy a short leave before tak Governor of Nauking, who is
himself a man of wide experience,
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The Presidout was looking for lish newspapers that Mr. Tang war and disruption. am, etc., ing affairs in China with "the PLUNKET'S
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ward with pleasure to the arrival Shaoyi had “absconded' of Sun Yat-sen, to whom he was arranging that every honour Poking. His unexpected journey
Artillory Mansione, should be shown. The finest to Tientsin is habitually described building in Peking, the Foreign foreign concession in Tionisin." "flight to the refuge of the
August 22nd. Offico, where the Prosidont him-Could anything be more unjust? self resided for several months Tientsin is eighty miles distant son's letter, the "Times, after his election, was being pre-by rail from Peking, Mr. Tang leading article saya :- papod for his recoption. A ligh naval officer had been sent to on the Friday ovening had a dis Shanghai to bring him to Taku pute with the Presidont 18
in a Chinese cruise".
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sceing foreign intervention, "universal anarchy, China split "into warring kingdoms, chaos, bankruptcy, and the ruin of Morri-"foreign bondholders." Against
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