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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
CHINESE IN PACKING CASES.
Now York, Oct. 27.
VOLUNTEER MARCH.
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RECRUIT RAISING DEMON- STRATION IN KOWLOON.
No. 6 Platoon (Scottish) of the Volunteer Defunco
Three local Chinese have been arrested on a charge of attempt-Hongkong ing to smuggle their countrymen into the United States, fallowing Carpa are "at home" to No. 5 the discovery of seven Chinese in packing cases aboard a steamer, and 7 Platoons on Thursday, 80th arriving after thirty days voyage from Hongkong. It is stated that inst., when, by way of a demonstra- two or three men were placed in ench packing case, and promised lion, the object of which is to food aboard and work when they reached New York. One has since raise recruits, the Scottish Com. died, and the others are in hospital in a precarious condition owing pasy will march from the Star the terrible buffeting. Forry through Kowloon, to the to lack of food, semi-suffocation and
Dockyard, where they are to be The police have not disclosed the name of the steamer--Router.
mot by Mr. I. M. Dyer and ether prominent Scots of the Culony,
FRENCH LOAN.
According to the Paris L'Oeuvre, the Minister of Finance, has signed a contract with a group of American bankers and the firm of Morgan and Ca, for a loan of three millard francs to France.
It is stated a proporilon of the proceeds will be devoted to the liquidation of advances by the Banque de France. The loan will be issued in two instalments, the first of which will be marketed In América carly in November,
Up to the present, no official confirmation is available.-Reiter,
FRANCO-GERMAN COMMERCIAL RELATIONS.
Paris, Oct. 27.
FOOTBALL.
PORTUGUESE LEAGUE.
In the above league on Sunday the Boys' Own met and defeated the Belilios by two goals to nil.
Thu gamo throughout was very evenly contortod and the first half saw. the Boys' Own onɑ up. to the second half the Belilios made M: Herriot speaking at Lyons"pointed out the happy starting strenuous efforts to level the score, of Franco-German commercial negotiations and expressed a kope but failed to and the not. Towards that France would soon be compensated for the unfavourable situn the end the Boys' Own netted tion by deriving steady purchases from western countries by buying patto moro, thus winning the game by two to nil. Barnes scored ono eastern grains, woods, ail and colonial raw-stuffs, especially cos-and Guanto ono.
ton-Havas.
THE "SHENANDOAH.
Lakehurst, Oct. 23. - The dirigible airship Shenandoah arrived here at 4 a.m., after completing a 9,000 mile voyage to the Pacific Coast and back.
The officers of the dirigible are jubilant at the craft's per-1 formance. They declare it proves that airships are practichble for commercial purposes.-Reuter.
SOVIET REPLIES TO BRITISH NOTE.
London, Oct. 27. Rakowsky to-day transmitted to the Foreign Office the Soviet reply to the Note regarding Soviet of propaganda in Britain.-Reuter,
PEKING DENUDED OF TROOPS.
Peking. Oct. 27.
CITY HALL RECITAL.
MISS DALLAS FRASER AND MR. HARRY ORE.
Mies Dallas Fraser, from tbo Royal College of Music, London, who is now in Hongkong after n inust successful concert tour in Australia, is to give a recital, with Mr. Harry Ore, the local composer and pianist, in the City Hall on Friday. The recital is under the partronage of. His Excellency the (Sir Edward Stubbs, Governor 1.0.3.43. The programme is as under:
leet.
1.Moonlight - Sonnta hoven)."Mr. II. Oro.
2.-Symphonic Variations (Boell-
The city was denuded of troops last night except for the guardsmann), Miss Dallas Fraser, surrounding the presidential palace, and a small party at the tele graph office,
Shanghai, Oct. 27.
It is uno Beially reported that Wu Pei-fu has arrived at Tien- tsin and is concentrating his troops at Lofa, midway between Peking. and Tientsin. There are indications that a bath is pending. Render.
Tientsin, Oct. 27.
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3. (a) The Lindentree (Sebu) hart-Ligt), (b) La Campanella | (Paganini Lizt), Mr. H. Ové.
Interval, 4.-in) Bourree (unaccompanied): (Bach). (b) Elegie (Harry Dre), se Five Short Pieces (Purell War ren, J. An absent one (killed in)
Cradle song. action 1915. 2. Whims, 1. So seen it in my deepi A Sunday evening in regret, 5. Auton) Miss D. Fraser.
Wu Pei-fs who arrived at Tientsin yesterday, has established temporary headquarters in the city and issued a message to the Diplomatie Corps denouncing Feng Yu-hsiang as a traitor and an ingrate, ál.asserting that Tsao Kun has specially instructed W to take steps to cope with the situation. Therefore he is assembling an army of 100,000 men to eliminate Feng and restore the situation. (Aronsky), (b) Two Lyrical pieces,
Wu holds the railway to Peking as far as Lofa. He states that Kiangsu Shantungite forces are coming up by rail via Tsinanfare), (e) Country gardens (Porcy
and Hapeh troops by train from Hankaw.
The Shanhaikuan front has been entrusted to Peng Shou-hsin and Chang Fu-ini, who will adopt the defensive. At present it is. holding out well-Renter.
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