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* Confectioners, hoy makers, and the new poraženi beán trans-f? It wan's prond day for the other consumare of whess" id Bir yours have elapsed sincs ferred from Nanking to Peking people of Guernsey when they Okayama prefecture have fakan the gress Calestial Empire throw than the old struggle re-appeared. read the tribute paid by the war steps to appeal to the Government off its yellow imperial tobe and Now Obins was too much for Old correspondent to the Times to to prohibit the sport of Whest put on the new garb of republi. Chins. The reactionary forces the men of the Royal Guernioy as a means of checking boutsady caniem. To the casual observer con gathered about that deminst Light Infantry, for the part they advance in the price of that wares. H. K. & S. Banks & the history of China in these six ing figure, Yorn Shi-Kai, with shed played in the Battle of The merchants have at the same yesre my seem to be a record of view to winging the pendulum Cambrai. The occasion was duly time asked the Koluminto to political upheaval and party far back in the other direction. celebrated by decorating the old neist their movement. grife. A more surefnt study and in control of the simy, and town of 8t, Pierre Port with bunt Singapore Rubber Association.
"b. ex 73 $910 nfl ction will reveal, however, with experieDos in politics to ing, for the inhabitants are justly In the report of the Committee
FIRE INSURANCES. that beneath these apparently their advantage, they subesed proud of their regiment, which of the Singapore Chamber of
"b" apasmodic events there has been ed expelled the members of has its origin in the oldest militis Commerce Rubber Association,
for the year 1917, it is stated the China Fires going on in Chins a movement the Kaomingiang, who as a whole in the world,
The history of the Boysl the income amounted to $41 HK. Fires ** which is progressive in character represented progress, sometimes As well as definite in purpose radicalism, diesolved Parlisment, Guernseye goes back to the days 718.37 and expenditure, including
the firet Daks of Depreciation; to $14,78602, lear: Douglases That movement is mcrement and created a so-called National of Rolic Inward a progressive constitution Council, who proceeded to revise Normandy. Guernsey, as part of ing a balance of $20,939.35 Steamboats the provisional constitution of that ancient Dachy, fulfilled its which, added to the balance of Indos (Del.) al government.
For many yeare China has been Napking, calling it the "Con- daty by providing ite quota of $72 959.77 brought forward st Indos (Pref.). b. struggling to get rid of bez old titational Compact". Yuan semen at arms, who were always lat Jenaary, 1916, bringe the total emperor in fact, if not in ready to help their Dakes against of the Accumulated Fond to. regime and establish a govern
name, at that time. These high-the Kings of France. When Will $99,892.12. ment which will be more
The business condition of the Malabons harmony, with the other progres-handed measures aroused the ire iam, the Sixth Duke of Normandy, give countries of the world. The of the Koomingtang and other proposed so invade England, the revolution of 1911 represents only ardent republicans who'organis Guernsey men at arme volunteer-Ossks Denki Bando Ksiehe
and (Oaks Copper Redning Com- Kailans one phass of this great struggle ed the second Revolution of 1914, ed for foreign service," which began many years before movement which was unpope-saber quently distinguished them-pany for the present term is not Langkata it, and will probably contionslar and easily crashed. China solres at the Battle of Hastinge, favourable owing, it is said, to Rambi
the greatly reduced imports of Tronohs
be Urals for many years to come. The bad been in dieorder already for or Sealso as it was called.
and the country When, in the reign of King Chinese copper coins to Beveral years, struggle, however, has been
With every
wanted to avoid say further John, the Duoby of Normandy smelted. In spite of this 'fset, Oriental Cons. progressive one.
wae lost to the Orown, the in the shares of the Osaka Bando disorder. seemingly Rimless event that hae taken place during the last few With this revolution vanquish-habitacts of Guernsey petitioned Keisha have lately been advano- yests China approaches, slowly ed, the Old seemed to have won the King to be allowed to remaining steadily while those of H. K. Wharves bat sately, the door of constitu-again over the Naw, and the old in his royal dominions. In return other copper companies have Kowloon Docks 88. tionalism.
order might have been resumed for their loyalty they were been generally declining. It is Shai Docks
secorded many great privile rumoured that this is dus to Constitutional government, in had not Taen Shi-Kat made the modern sense of the word, was false step. Heretofore the people ges which shey hold to the arrangements being made for the
purchase of the Company either Centrals apknown in Chine until late in had believed him innocent of im present day.
From Narmen times, therefore, by the Meiji Seiren Kaisha or by H. K. Hotels the wineteenth century. The first perial aspirations, but when he attempt made toward the adoption threw of all disguise and declared the Gaernsey Militia has been the Farakawa Mining Company. Land Invest. of a constitution to Obins wae sa bimself sapreme ruler of the established, and for centuries it Whether these reports are true or H'phreys Est. recent as 1905, when the Mancha land, the little leaven of the has always placed itself at the not; it is believed that the Oska Kloon Lands Government&ppointed a Constitu- republican spirit which had been disposal of the Kings of England Bando Kaisha will have to be Shai Lands tions Investigation Omission working quietly in the minde of a successore of the Dakes of taken over sooner or later since it West Points to visit the principal countries of the Chinese people began to ebow Normandy. Every Guernseyman has no source of its own to obtain Reclamations
Ewos the west for the purpose of study. how powerfal it bad grown. The on attaining the age of 18 was by copper ore from.
Foochow Campher Trade. ing their constitutional institu- country was threatened for the law compelled to serve in the
Concerning the camphor trade Kung Yiks ticon with a view to their adapta third time with disorder and militis, and to the Island's honour tiónio China's needs. The result of bloodstred, a situation happily be it asid that Guernseymer of in the Foochow district, the Am- Shai Cottons this Commission was so Imperist and unexpectedly relieved by the every social class esteemed it aerican Conenl there reports to his Orientais
privilege to be able to defend Government : --- Shipments of Yangiszepoosb. 8.10
MISCELLANEOUS.“ decree promising the grant of a death of Yuan Shi-Kai.
It is of course unfortunate that their home. No pay was given camphor from Focshow have constitution in ten years, and the immediate convening of a national Chias, which has no time to wsate for service, and no pay was dealined to each an extent in Borneos. that thera China Light & Pn. council as a preparatory step for in setting her house in order and expected. Even the officers had to recent years
calobing up,
with the rest provide their uniforms out of every indication that this once Providents
Dairy Farms
■ parliament.
lose their own private meens. At the lucrative trade has disappeared sboala world,
Green Islands This meseare, Lowever, grow of the ing more out of political ex these valuable years in astraggle time of the Napoleonic wars the permanently. Prior to 1902, there H. K. Electrics pediency than a sincere desire which is mainly political. But militis was permanently mobilised was practically no camphor ex H.K. Ice Co.,
unavoidable. China for ocast defence, and when we ported. From that year on
Ropes for progress, failed to satisfy it is the people, The country res has been ander the rule of a remember the close proximity of production steadily increased, Steel Foundries n lised that the corruption and selfish and ineficient government the French coast to Guernsey we until in 1907 the industry Trams: LowLevel sa. selfishness of the Mancha Court for nearly three bandred years, can be sure that the task was no produced one of the leading Trams, Peak, olds. were too deep-seated to execute To expect her to sweep away sinecure. At any rate the point exports from the port. Special Trams, Peak, news. plane for each a radical reform. these centuries of conservatism is that, without having to psy a rights were given to certain for-Laundries Revolation was already in the air, and install an up-to-date govern single penny, England had at her eigners, who were in no way con-U. Waterboats but it began to spread with in meat in a day is to expect nothing disposal four regiments of infan-serned in the safeguarding of the Watsons? cressing activity, culminating in short of a miracle. The world try, a troop of cavalry, and a industry for the future, but were the revolution of 1911, which, to has never seen anything of the company of artillery all consisting solely interested in the immediate
profits. From more than 2,600, the surprise of the whole world, sort. It took France three quarters of fully trained men.
These conditions of service 000 lb. attained in 1907, the resulted in a brief period of three of a century to pat her repub- months in the overthrew of the lican government on a stable prevailed until the year 1900, export trade declined to 80,000 This Manchas and the establishment of basis; it took the United States when the militia was raised by lb, during the past year. a republic.
more than ten years to weke a ballot instead of conscription, and trade has been rained by aucon Pablic opinion toward the new-permanent constitution; and who the men were paid at ordinary trolled exploitation. The present born republic on political ques-koows tow long it will take army rates during their period of market price of camphor ia G: $70 eatablish ber new training. At the time of the per pical, and camphor oil, $21 tion was at that time very much Russia to divided, some believing that government on firm foundations ? South African War many of the per pical. China was not ready for a re Progress most of necessity be Islanders rallied to the Flag, and
a handsome memorial in one of the Casion caraomed in the United public, and that a ccostitutional lor
With the death of Yasn the sin thoroughfares to-day bears States daring the month of Deoam-/T monarchy would better meet her needs, and others firmly expect republic was restored. The Pro eloquent testimony of the many ber, 1917, smonated to 516,580 Demand "ing either the return of the visional Constitation of Neaking Guernseymen who laid down running belee, compared with 304/. Manchus or the foundation of a was replaced, automatically their lives in the Empire'e Cange, 536,675 Lalee, in the correspond.
When war again broke out in ing month of 1916. For the five T/T Shanghai........ Nom now dynasty. The reppblic Las, Li Yuan-Bung, former Vios-
12956 bowever, proved to be far mere President, to become President. 1914 the men of Guernsey at once months ended December 31, T/T Singapore ...... successful than the skeptice pre Mr. Li le a strong republican, showed their eagerness to live up 1917, the quantity consumed T/T Japan....... dicted, but it har also fallen short Bat. Do sooner had be assumed to the honourable traditions of was 2,704.761 bals, compared T/T India Nom. of the expectations of the en office than the same old struggle their forefathers. The militia was with 2,756,442 bales in thesisats.
appeared. The years from 1912 instituted for Home Defence, but corresponding period of 1916. T/T San Francis-1 co & New Yorkf hand Decem- Few people at that time grasp to 1916 saw contention between the men at once volunteered for Cotton ed the real significance of the re- monarchiste and republicans, foreign service. As many 88 ber 31 in coreaming establish- TIT JaTB
T/T Francs volution. The creation of the bat the struggle occurring could be spared were finally menta amounted to 1,578,514 T/T Marks... republic was not an inlated event during President Li'a regime we drafted in Special companies to bales, compared with 2,365,665 Demand, Paris of a chaotic period. It was only one between conservative and service battalions of the Rayal bales on December 31, 1916, and one phase, and perhape the most radical repablicane, two groapa Irish Regiment, Royal Irish in public storage and st.com-
different
Fasiliers and Royal Irish Risa, presses to 3 826,225; compared 4 m/s. L/C 3136
4 m/s, D/P... dramatic phase, of China's representing
6 m/s. L/C....ram 3/154 struggle for progress and con-grammes of reconstruction. The Many, too, enlisted in other wish 4,128,822 at the aloze of
Ind the monarchist has regiments,
6 sufficient 1916. Tosse etatistics, which were 30 ds. Sydney & stitutionalism. Is the success of fact that
Melbourne...! the revolution the New Chins become a negligible factor ia spumber of recruite was obtained prepared by the Uni ed distrs
The for the R.F.A. to form a divisional Barena of the Census, include 30 dis. San Franc won an important battle over the distinct sep of progreee..
isco & New York Old, but the struggle is by no miserable failure of the ridiculous Ammunition Column. Such was 15,373 bales of foreign and 6,904 means ended.
attempt of Chang Hean to restore the stunder's response to the bales of ees island consumed, 4 m/s, Marka Feking, in 1911, was still in the the Hencha Emperor proved lite Lord Kitchener's appeal thet 51 486 bales of foreign and 32,120 m/s. Francs bands of the Mecobus, vietually nothing more conclusively than Exceller of the Lira'enant-bales of sea island held in cocum 6 m/s. Francs under the dictatorship of Yasa the fact that the heart of China is Governor of Guernsey, Sir Being establishments, and-19,240 Demand, Germany -- Shi-Kai: He was shrewd politi- now onmistakably republican.ginald Hart, VC., wae able to bales of foreign and 43 996 bales Demand, New York, Nom. Demand, Bombay... Nom. cian as well as a strong man," She has laid a stable foundation addbunce at a meeting of the of ees-island held in public Bombay
States in August 1916 that storage. Rund bales are counted T/T Calcutta... and he realized not only that the on pillare of repablicaniem.
Thus, we are that beginning Guernsey had contributed the ae half bales except in the case of Demand, Calcutta... Nom. end of the Manchar had come bat that the situation called for's man with a situation in which the idea greatest percentage of voluntary foreign cotton, which is in Demand, Manila.... 14314 Demand, Singapore. 1293% of bio obaracter, A few months of a republic was no more than a recruits throughout the whole equivalent 500 pound bales. Paw the retirement of the Pro- dream China has now reached a Empire.
In the summer of 1916. the Vaidas President, Dr. Bon Tat etage where she would have noth
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