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MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW.

Miscellaneous,

THE

Gonds per Benaven undelivered after this Guoda per Glenavon sot cleared on this

-dafe solijrot toʻrent

dato subject to rant.

Genéral Memoranda. WEDNESDAY, November 27

2.30 p.m.--Auotion of Household Furni

tore, c,, st Mr Geo, F, Lamart's

Saler Roma,

Goods per Manchuria undelivered after :

noon on this data subject to rent,

CHINA MAIL.

Timy is legitimate enough in itself, BY TELEGRAPH. BY

it is badly guided it may tend to dis- nstrous results. By mixing up the natural cracing of the Chineso for

some incosuro- of solf, rulo with anti- dynastio and anti-ioreigi sentiment the agitators bid fair to wreek n movo- mant which otherwise would make for the real of the Empire. By pre- maturely cluining the right to veto di approve the actions of the Government The people may find themselves the | longer kept with their polities hunger

Goods per Nyanza not cleared at punsatisfied. It is sincerely to be hoped

on this dete subject to rent. THURSDAY, November 29 :-

11 o.m.-Auction of Household Furni

ture, & at No. 96, Queen's Road

West.

2.30 p.m.-Auction of Household Furat

ture, at Merville, 165, Wonchai Iload,

FarDay, November 29 :-

that then is a sufficient number of Patriotic newspaper editors and other

AMERICA'S FINANCES.

Total Import of Gold,

(Exclusive Farcice, supplied by Reuter,

ria Bontbay.)

LONDON, November 23. The imports of gold to New York,

owing to the present crisis, now total 881,500,000 (gold),

ANOTHER LOAN.

publicists, in the adjoining provinces From Hongkong-Shanghai.

to make this clear. Otherwise wo aro afraid tint the opposition to the

2.16 p.m.-Meeting of His Majesty' British undertaking the policing of the

Justices of Pence at the Magistracy,...] WEDNESDAY, Novomber 30:-

Goode per Prins Regent Luitpold unde. livered after this date subject to rent.

TUESDAY, Décomber 8 :--

West River will lead to the Peking Gotorament deciding to allow things

Bank,

(Chinese Mail's Serio,)

PEKING, November 23. Owing to the shorloge of funds to

to remain as they are, in which case the pay salaries to the various officials the

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2 1907,

TELEGRAPH.

SHANGHAI SPORT.

The International Walk

(From Our Correspondent.}

on

tean

SHANGHAI, November 25.

Saturday was won by the French

The International wall: held

Germany was second, then Portugal and Scotland.

me

The first man home was Featherston hough, of the English team, but the team lost owing to the breakdown of

one member.

acquainted with the Twiwang I orincos. It is urged that the tg is of vital · importance and that at careful and immediate attention alc be given to it.

The edits of the pay in corumarting upon the situation, says he hopes that. those who are so auch frosted will not stop with oneroly sendințelegrams, but will effect sommelbing, a permanent chometer. He urges twings: First, the improvement of Chis own myF,- more especially that part is for the

trongly reproved, fox, inspentent of protection of the riverine te. Secondly, hu urges that the malij custom be vossels lying the Chinesing, thereby..

foreing Chinese craneres seck the protection of au alien flag..idea is that if there were toore Chinese ped vessels, dying the Chinese flag, plyajon China's occasion for foreigners want to taku rivers, that there would be luxe

over the lack of patrolling thyers.

The Kwok Sze Daily "ntains a

The course was as follows:--Start at the Loongfei Bridge and continuo along telegram from H. Viceroy Chng to the Bubbling Well Road, Avon, Carter, strenuously opposal to delding any Waiwupu in whiteli ho sayshat he is Cross, Yu Fudo, Jossfield; Brenas, authority to the Custeras to act pirates. Rubicon and Hungjao Ronds as far as the or otherwise have anything do with Siawei Road. Turn to the South and patrolling the river. Their is is und the Route Pichon and Avonus Potter to prevent muggling. He statothat bo enter the French Sicawei Road, Loaving by their sole duty should continļto be to

10a.m.-Auction of Naval & Victualling last state of those who use the water-Board of Municipality has obtained a Say Zoong's stables; down the Avenue gave utterance to such opinion ten the

Stores, at H. M. Naval Yard.

5.80 p.m.-Organ Resital in St. John's | way will be worse than the first.

Cathedral.

The China Mail.

A discussion is going on among those at Hume interested in Naval matters in regard to a suggesting that the Britiah flect should be withtirawn from the l

loan from the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank amounting to Thels 100,000.

KWONGSI RAILWAY.

BONOKONG, MONDAT, Nova 25, 1907. Meditermauen Sen. It will be borno in Moneyless Undertaking.

THE WEST RIVER PROBLEM.

wind that within recem years the strength of the Mediterranean fleet Ims been reduced from twelve inttleships to six. HARDLY was it to be expected, in | Those who are in favour of our with- view of the independence of spirit drawal altogether saying the presence lately manifested by the Chinese, that of

(hinge - Maska Sarmize)-------

PERINO, November 23. The Governor of Kwongai has up-

the fleet is a constant source of interproached the Central Government for

a loan for the Kwongsi Railway with a national friction and that great economy would result from its withdrawal or that view to early construction now that the the fleet in Heme waters could be strong-neighbouring trouble about the line ly reinforced. They farther clain that scams to have been brought to a close.

the announcement that the policing of the West River was to be done by Great Britain would pass without re- monstrance. Indignation meetings, or their Chinese prototypes, have been the Mediterranean Sea would be a fatal and are to be held to protest against trap in war times. The arguments on what is styled a surrender of China's the other side are that, as we have been

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question such as this it is but just to ondeavour, in the first instance, to understand clearly the Chinese point of view, As our Canton correspondent pointed out on Saturday the Chinose

for centuries a Mediterranean Power, our continued presence there cannot be a source of friction and our interests in the territories washed by the sea have become so great that a Mediterranean fleet is not only justified but necessitat- ed. Also it is pointed cut that in

BOARD OF CIVIL OFFICERS.

To Be Abolished.

(Chinese Mail's Service)

PERING, November 24. The Board of Civil officers is to be

Paul Brunat to the Route des Soeurs and Yates, Woihaiwoi and Mohawk Roada du to the Race Course at No.7 Mohawk Rondt to the finish at the Grass Course in front of the Grand Stand. The total length-of the course was eighteen tiles. ED., O. ]

POLICING THE WEST RIVER.

Reproof from Peking.

(Chinese Mail's Sereice.)

British Admiral recantly called ya kim.

Mistaken Patriotisi

Writing on the attitude of thoanton se concuming the policing of t Wes Rivor, the "Shanghai Mercurisays, For more than fifty years Dantoni inve been the greatest offeraters agains is low of nations and the rights of mish this. way. We do not, of course, hk of accusing trose of the Contonese lo are honourable, the great

who najority, a stand to lose from the scality their

countries ka ve de or even moro, ich is our intention nor desiro. t we du wish to point out the absurdity the

feeling, which apparently oxists the that England is in any to blame for doing once for all w the PREIXO, November 24. natives have not done for thonives,

Possibly the nativos of this pi The Waiyupu has wired the Canton the Uhins const. have not quitouch

alsort Viceroy to the effect that the telegrams Shanghai,

memories. The

The junk peo of Wonohow, and the from the merchants and educated forgotten what a welcome sight withe

cast still

north will not ajare |èlasses of Canton relating to the policing white ensign of a British man-of-walur-

line from Hains to of the West River by Great Britain are ing the troublous Taiping times, hen Pechili was swarming with tes based on groundless imaginations and singly, in pairs, and squadrons, hon there were pinte strongholds inthe are misleading in the extreme.

Chusan Group, in the Shei-peo 18s, And elsewhore, which everybody knew out but nobody dared to attack nonativece, that is to say. Under these circunstces was it that the British feet took lon henust trader and whenever opp itself the arduus

of protectin her

the

The Waiwapu has stated that such telegrams are liable to give cause for trouble and bas directed the Viceroy

to dispel all suspicions imaginations on

dread an enlargement of the for modern conditions it is essential that abolished shortly, and the affairs of the part of the people.

feet should be kept on the spot where it is likely to be wanted instead of

These are matters for the expert but we chancing rushing it there when required.

the department is to be managed by the grand council.

Action at Shanghai.

eigner's sphere of influence in the Em pire. This in itself is understandable but what the Chinese appear unable to

It has been estimated that since the appreciate is that it is elementary believe that public opinion would be commencement in the time of Hang- wisdom to choose-the-less of two evils adverse to the withdrawal of the fleet.fung (Emperor,) of a subscription by the As long as the provincial authorities If it were proved that the fleet in Homesals of official ranks, some three hun-at the Kwong Shu Club here.. to-day nominally hold the power to suppress waters was so weak that reinforcement

SHANGHAI, November 24. At a meeting of Cantonese Merchants

was actually necessary then there might dred thousand persons have been made under the presidency of a Mr Kum, the piracy in the region in question she some justification for withdrawing officials, comprising persons of all following resolution was passed: That long must they bear the responsibility the ships from the Mediterranean. ranks. for any outbreak of lawlessness and Otherwise it would seem to be risking: consequent loss of life and property, prestige to allow the white ensign to WHISKY Clearly then it would be to the advan-pass from a sea where it has been respect-

ed and feared for many centuries,

has been attained by its

CONSISTENT EXCELLENCE

OF QUALITY.

IT IS

tage of the Chinese if this responsibility were lifted from their shoulders.. If it in finally decided that British gunboats, under the direction of the Imperial Chinese Customs, shall undertako to: maintain order on the waterways then they will he held to account if piracies

LOCAL AND COAST NEWS.

The Yawats Maruarrived from Aus- tralia to-day, carrying s géneral cargo and thirty boxes of gold coin valued at £23,837

The Catherine Apsar, which reached

CHEKIANG RAILWAY

LOANS.

High Officials in Conflict.

(Chinese Mail's Service)

PEXING, November 24.

a telegram be despatched at once to the Chiness Chamber of Commerce, Canton, asking them to co-operate with Sir Chen Tong Liang Cheng to find

out the exot state with regard to the alleged policing of the West River by Great Britain.

A subsequent meeting of merchants of both Kwongtung anil Kwongei was Natung, a high Manchu official, has held at the Yin Chai Tong here. The

duty

geurred of seeing fint

it was that expeditions up

made for the

specially"

breaking up one special ross pusse

pirsta as were others to the Chingan Telator the samo purpose, and thus inost imit ant one of all, the visit of the Bitteto Shot po where a formidable urst of and been formed, and who fully warnef what was coming had propaved thei Conces with some 200

Tas le

to the harbour by a steam tug in the frof Bittern, a asailing ship, had to

to bo

a hot fire. Then she had to be warped b.

D.

position before her dozen gans could op Chere was never any doubt of the res and the shore people who lind s The pirates were practically extorminat

suffered thom went down upon their knees to shy their gratitude. There was none of mistaken patriotism which is being d played at Canton just now. For it this present juncture, that the object rescgnised at that time, as it should t

the British force was the general good, t good of China quite as much as the go of England.

A LEADING BILLIAR DIST.

Mr Inman Arrivés.

Mr Melbourne Innan, the English pr fessional billiard player, arrived fro Australia to-day on the steamer Yawat 875 Chinese; 27 Indians and 5 Japoness on account of the Chekiang Railway Kwongtang and Kwongsi officials at tour, Mr Inman has given our sportin our correspondent, is held by the more passengers. Sho experienced N. E. Mon-loan, and as a consequence has ap- Poking to oppose the action of the these will appear to-morrow. It is intcrost editor some impressions of his tour an sober-minded Chinese, They have wit soonal weather.

proached the Empress Dowager for government in allowing the policing of ing to note that whilst in Brisbane, M permission to be relieved from office.

the river in the hands of foreigners; (2) play in London on even terms for a sid Inman issued a challonge to the world t Fermission has been refused. The to send a telegrama direct to the Grand wager of £100. The champion hazar torme of the loan have been arranged Council from Shanghai opposing the meet Stevenson, Dawson, or any othe and agreed upon hat signature is still same; (3) to send Messrs Kum and Sham, lending professional,

player is very sanguine, and is willing t

impanding.

who have been appointed by the meet-

take place. This view, we gather from Port this morning from Calcutts, brought come into conflict with Yuan Shila Kai meeting agreed (1) to wire to the Mare, and speake highly of his Australia

A PURE MALT enough to see that the fear that Great On her voyage down from Tientsit,

WHISKY

OF

GENUINE AGE

AND

FINE MELLOW

FLAVOUR.

During his stay in town Mr Inman will play severn! exhibition games with our Admiral Sir Arthur Moore returning to approach the Shanghai Chinese local champ on, Mr H. Hinds, nad his play from Cantou-to-day.

General Chamber of Commerce in should he watched with interest sooing order to secure the co-operation of every for the world's championship. Mr Inman that ultimately he will probably be playing

the death of Mr. John H. Powers, the province to make representations to the will be in Hongkong until December 11.

The "Nagasaki Presa" regrets to report son of Mr. R. H. Power, of that port. Peking Government in the matter. Deceased, who was in his 37th year, ind

serious illness some months ago and has since been in very poor health; tho im mediate causo of death was internal hemorrhage.

(From Our Correspondit.).

GENEROSITY REWARDED.

Britain will strive to extend her infla-vis Chefoo, the steater Cheong Shing ance throughout the Two Kwang is(Capt. Wheeler) met with strong winds and thick rainy weather. The letter part of haseless. As a matter of fact Great the voyage was fine. She carried a general Britain has entered into a solemn encargo, and a number of griffins.- gagement with Japan to maintain the territorial integrity of China. China's | Orders have been given for the King rights are to be respected by all nations Moore, to serve another conimission on the Alfred, fagship of Admiral Sir A. W.

and it is inconceivable that the very na-China station. She will eonsequently be tion which hasmadeiteolfresponsible for recommissioned at Singapore upon the the preservation of those rights should av tione contents in whose

home in the Crescent about November 23. contemplate an encroachment upon About the same date the Hawko will pro them herself. Thus the fears whichceed to China with reliefs for other ships are agitating the Cantonese should on that station disappear if they are made acquainted

It is reported that at 7.40 p. m. on with the true position of affairs. The Nov. 10 evening an explosion took place $15.00. danger is that the large number of anti- in the cutting-up shed of the Nagasaki Whaling Company at Chussiho, Ulsan, dynastic agitators in the provinces will Cotes. Masses of Hame and emoke isated station on a change of boitig drank. He against ny sort of surrender of authority Hongkong in the launch, putting him up soize with avidity upon the prospoot of from the building, and on some passareby was put in the cell and allowed to remain to the British.

for the night as well. In the morning the stirring up disaffection and will strain approaching the premises a number of men there all night but in the morning it w The editor of the Canton Daily gives anginnor missed his pendant and searched were found lying about in a terribly injured been that he was a lunatio and be was a list of twolvo telegrins that have gone to the crew without finding it. He then ba every nerve to inflame the pseudo- condition. The affairs attributed to the thereupon removed to the asylunt. To the Waiwup and other at Peking from como suspicious of his friend who on TOTAL FUNDS AS SET DE 1906 A. 8, WATSON & 00,patriotiem which has of lato sonocidontal explosion of a shell which had lukong hadquite a time of it arresting Canton and other places. Annug the donyoured to work a blu by offering to beon fired into the whale but failed to as he had to bio, the lunatio's hands senders of the tologmine, I tote the allow himself to li seraled. The engineer markedly manifested itself in order to

explode at the time.

together with a towel.

following: The Students of the Kwong accepted his offer and searched him, finding render it impossible for sober counsels

Tung College; Tho Ciutat Chatber of cusli in his left bout. Ir Melbourne Commerce The Cantonese Gaila in sentenced the defendant to fifteen days

imprisonment. Japan the Cantou Benevolent Societies, and the Geutry and Students of Heung Shas District. A FOLLOWER OF INFLUENZA.

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Au insane Chinaman was arrested by hard to decide what they ought to do sincs engineer of the Taipo launch were friends- a lukong on Saturday aftemoon, after a so many telegrams have come protesting and the engineer gave defendant a trip to struggle in Centre Street, and takes to the

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