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TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1911. a

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[COPTRIGHT] APPALLING

STRIKE NEWS.

FIGROE FIGHTING IN LIVERPOOL.

TROOPS ASSIST POLICE.

(Fleuter's Service to the China Mail.)

Lowmos, Aug. 14.

Factories and warehouses and, even private houses had been attacked and

[Carentant.

THE CHINA MAIL.

A MONEY LENDING. TRANS-

ACTION

Before Mr Justice: Gomperts at the Supreme Court, this morning, Bhagat

the police assaulted. Consequently the END OF LONDON STRIKE, Sing! ad S. R. Curren to recover $800

Government opined that the policy

should have military aid-Ippositica

cheers). Further troops had been ordered to proceed to the scene, waking the tocat one Brigade of Infantry and two Regiments of Cavalry.

The disorder, said Mr Churchill, was begun by hooligans, but undoubtedly many strikers joined in the affray. Be emphasised that nothing would be done to weaken the authority of the police A mosting of 100,000 striking rail-and that there would be no enquiry waymen at Liverpool yesterday led to into any allegations until complete the fiercest rioting in British strike order was restored. sungls.

The police charged with batons a number of rowdies on the outskirts of MORE TROOPS DESPATCHED.

the crowd outside St. George's, Fall. This aroused the resentment of the demonstrators, who showered stones, Bottles and blocks of wood at "the police.

A PITCHED BATTLE.

A regular pitched battle ensued on the steps leading to the Hal and in the Square below, the policu repeatedly bewing a path through the mob..

The square was strewn with scores of bleeding forms. The demonstrators resolutely stood their ground for an hour and the police were unable to clear the Squaro.

TROOPS READY TO FIRE.

LATKE.

The Magistrate read the Riot Act and a battalion of the Warwickshires and Boots Greys were called out and lined ap ready to fire.

This overawed the strikers, who

acatered into side streets, where guerilla fighting lasted till midnight.

The latest estimate of casualties show 130 injured, mostly police.

The hospitals are extremely busy attending to the injurel.

UGLY FEATURES. The rioters attempted to rush Lime Street station. They broke down the gates but were driven back by the police. supported by the fire hose.

The station was converted into a temporary hospiml

Losey, August 14.

A detachment of the Yorkshire Regiment has arrived at Liverpool, and a General now takes colonand in the city.

HIS MAJESTY'S CON- GRATULATIONS,"

1

mones due under a proiniary note."

The same plaintiff also und AR Rai and S. R. Curreèn to cover $300 due under two promissory notes.

..

M W. . L. Shenton appeared for I defendants.

(Kautor's Survive to the China (Mail)

Lostos, August 14. Mr Shouton said that they were boaror The King has telegrapheil to the Rt.otes and he wished hoi Lordship, if on. Sidney Buxtos, President of the he consented to judgment, to allow him Board of Trade, as follows: I am to call Carroen to give evidence as to the cir much pleased to hear that the strike bas curusances and for the purpose of arranging small instalments. Unfortunately Rahan ended. I congratulate the Board of had mpit cossumption and was not likely Trade and trust that all work will be resumed to-day."

DOCKERS AGAIN OUT.

LATER The praition in London is again mot Stave,

Thocsands of dockers have again atruck owing to the dismissal of certain of the strikers by the Port of London Authority.

A general strike is feared unless there is an immediate settlement.

The magistrates have issued a call

The man are also irritated through for men between the ages of 20 and 10:

to work | years to volunteer as special constables. the strikers returning

Five thousand cavalry and infantry while the strike is proceeding in

Liverpool. are under orders for Liverpool.

REINFORCEMENTS FOR GLASGOW.

Four hundred troops and a hundred police are due to arrive at Glasgow to-night. JASUALTIES NOW TOTAL 250

LATER.

The casualties at Liverpool now total 250. There have bemi nimets arrests effected.

LOCK OUT ON THE MERSEY.

The shipowners on the Mersey have locked out the men owing to the refusal

of some hundrels to resume work. From 20,000 to 30,000 men involved.

ATA

STEAMER ASHORE NEAR ADEN.

TWO BOATLOADS OF PASSENGERS MESSING.

(Reuler's Servics to the China Mod.) LONDON, August 14. Lloyds' agent at Aden telegraphs that The mob was most implacable. They the steamer Fifeshire from Australia is stoned ambulances and taxi-cabs vering the wounded police.

con-ashore at Guardafui.

The Police Superintendent sustained

a broken leg, while a policeman bad bis jaw brokes,

FACTORY GIRLS NOW.

Fourteen thousand factory girls bare struck work at Bermondsey.

TYPHOON IN PEKING.

(Wah Ts: Yat Po's-Service.

PELING, Arg. 14.

to live long.

Curreen gave evidence that he had ryooived 8100 an ope rate and $50 on the other and had paid 10 per sent interest.

AI:Shenton said that the two defondants only went auruty for two other pusons in the office of Mesare Doncon, Looker and Diacon. He suggested that the instalments be at the rate of $10 a month.

His Lordship What did you want this money for It was to pay off costan shopkeepers.

Were they pressing you! Yes. Havon't you boon gambling -No, I nover did my Lord.

Pinti gave evidence that he gave 2200 |- cash down, the interest to be at the rate of 2 per cont per month. He was paid in terest for four months.

His Lordship (to Me Shunten-There you are. It is one man's word against another and whom am I to believe?

Mr Shenton-From the predominance of the plaintiff in the Court I would suggest that you believe my client. Plaintiff is a prominent land warka, pred

His Lordship--I think it is most probable

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THE CANTÓN OUTRAGE.

WOULD-BE ASSASSINATOR

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(Wah Tez Yat Fo's Service.)

CANTON, August 14. Admiral Li Chun is ander the treatment of a European doctor, and a decided improvement in his condition is reported.

stories. I think defendant must have been extravagant.

Mr Shenton-It is a pure blood-sucking traiction.

His Lordship One would like to put a stop to it.

Mr Shenton-The Government are going to try and put a stop to it. Unfortunately this man has brought his action about three months before the time.

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The arrested man, Chan King Ngok,been paid off, WES beheaded to-day outside the Viceroy's yamen.

[Note Further details of the affair,

our Canton correspondent, will be found elsewhero.-ED, C..]

The crew and seventy-five passengers THE ATTEMPT ON ADMIRAL LI. farmees to the position of the stranded a

have been landed as Aden. Two boats, with thirty occupants, are missing,

LILTER.

The Fifeshire has been abandoned. She

Further Particulars,

The following is from our Canton cor-

E

A patrol of Warwickshires was stoned from the roofs of houses in Preston is now under water. The British steamer respondent-On Sunday the 13th inst., Strest under cover of darkness. Two Dalhousie and the Italian steamer Vol-about noon, whilst Admiral Li was proceed-mard, the salvage, tug of the Mitan Bisul apldiers were born away in ambulances. turns are searching for the missing boats. ing along Sheung Mun Tai Street in a

Note The Fifeshire, 5,672 tons, ne build at Clydebank'in 1893. She belong to the Elderlie Steamship Company of Glasgow.Ed C.M.}

RIOTING RENEWED.

LATER

The démonstrators at Liverpool coa- sisted of all sections of transport workers.

Rioting was renewed early this

S.S. EMPRESS OF CHINA.

Latest Reports from Japan. Japan papers to hand contain any re-

Empress of China and to the prospects of her being refloated.

The Japan Gazelle of the 1st last, stated that the latest news from the scene of the accident way that the pumps of the Arima Dekyard at Nagasaki, had controlled the chair, a bomb was thrown at the Lath of in the crows bunkers, and the work" his chair and immediately exploded. Ad of taking out the cargo was proceeding miral Ld, who was so for uninjured with Batisfactorily. The Oum-mar, the largest great courage and presence of mineralrage semel of the litau Bishi Company, jumped from the chair, and with his way to be sent to assist in the work, and is revolver promptly shot one of the is due at Shirahata on the following Friday creants who threw the bons. Defore morning. the smoke of the first explosion had cleared away another bab mus thrown the front of the chair, and unfortunately the Admiral was wounded on the hip and the right shoulder. (Reuter's Service to the China Mu#.)

was, however, able to get to his yamen ported that the work of salvage was going Lostos, August 11.

on fatisfactorily, and that there was no and was there attended to by Dr. Tod, a A Washington telegram states that the foreign doctor practising in Canton, und so change in the general position of the vessel Foreign Relations Committee of the Sen- far as is known he is ast severely wounder ate hes adopted, against the advice of The unfortunate chair bearers and 18 of President Taft, motion by Senater the Admiral's body guard ware wounded, Borah providing for the submission of all and were promptly taken to the Canton proposals for arbitration to the Senate Medical Mission Hospital at Kuk Fou instead of the proposed joint Committee where they are being well looked after. with a view to blocking the attempt to Could treaties with China and Japan.

AMERICA AND ARBITRATION.

morning The police and the men of NO TREATIES WITH ASIATICS.

the Warwickshire Regiment cleared the

streets.

Five public-houses were wrecked and provisions shops were looted, walls -being torn down to supply missiles.

The street lamps were extinguished and revolvers were fired.

MORE TROUBLE.

LATER.

Sir Thomas Hughes, Chairman of the Licensing Bench, was stoned at Liver. poal, being injured in the head.

In the afternoon the strikers attacked a bread van, which they looted, and wrecked ́o public house. The police And the Warwickshires dispersed them.

BIRKENHEAD FOLLOWS

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THE POPE.

(Reiter's Service to the Chino Mail.) LONDIS, Aug. 14, The Pope's condition is unchanged, though His Holiness is more cheerful.

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The ballion taken bat froin the vessel was sent forward to Hongkong by the NY.E steamer Iye-maru, steamer the steerage passengers were also set to Hongkong.

The British Clusryd Affaires proceeded It appears that the assasination of Ad to the Tokyo Foreign Office a day or two minal Id has been in contemplation by oue, previously and expressed thanks for the Chun King Hok, for some two months invaluable assistance rendered by the past and at the time of the attempted Japanese training ships Buy and Am in savination this "ninu, who comes from recuing the passengers of the Empress, Singapore, and an accomplice were sad conveying them and their effects, Ostensibly making some purchases at agethor with the mails, safely to Toko- medicino shop in Sheung Mun T Street hima. The Naval Attacke to the British The plan of attack #128 as follows: Eusbrasy has also called at the Japanese AS BOOM

n the Admiral's chair camo Department of the Navy to tender thanks

on beanlf of the O.P.R. Co. abreast of the shop wherein the two Reformers were, covertly waiting, one of

"Intest reports from Shirshama state that. the salvage of cargo on the Empress of China wae Interrupted yesterday by the stormy weather, but the two large tugs of The the Mitsui Bassan Keisha were standing by storm sha od. The vessel is reported as not baing damaged by the storm of Thursday.

Mr Robertson, the Superintendent of Company at Hongkong, wherical here from who left for Shirn- last Monday ou hig hamn

the South, returned to Yokohama to-day

**The Chinese members of the crew, who. have during the past few days been staying at inns in Yokohama, left to-day for Bong- kong by the Siberia,

In

Chronicle of the 5th inst. Mr W. T. Payne, general agent of the CPR for Japan, states that he has entered into a contract with Messrs. Yamashion and Co. Salvage Contractors, to salve the enige on the "No Care No Pay" basis. Captain R. Tipple, Surveyor to Lloyds Agents, has been appointed to watch the interests of all concerned.

a notice to consignees, says the Japan

'HONGKONG NAVAL NEWS.

Liputenant Landon, of H.MLS. Flora, will rejoin his ship and proceed home, having recovered from his illnese.

Lieutenant J R. Codrington, of Sub- marice C. 38. retornod to Hongkong in HALS. Flors, after his visit to Weibai air Tänutenant G. G, Abraham, R.M.LL, takes pasange in H.M.5. Flora where he will ralinya temporarily Captain Saunders, E.M.L.L

The Kobe Herall of the 2nd lost, said that Seven thousand dockers have struck

the conspiratum was to throw a bomb tot the offices of the Canadian Pa ife Co. at Birkenhead and, bávé attacked Do

wartis the rear of the chair whilst the other they still felt hopeful that the vessel could be rushed to the front of the chair expecting, ved if fair weather was maintained during policajem

Beinforcement are being sent to tho|(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.as actually happened, that the first explosion the week. When the cargo was a scene of the disturbances.

would cause the object of their attack, if not the steamer would be considerably lighten LONDON, August 14.

od and then the attempt would be made to The death is announced of Sir Samuel killed outright, to leave his chair.

The actual author of the outrage, Chan refloat her. Though a rumour was current NATIONAL RAILWAY STRIKE THREATENED.

Walker, Eart, Lord Chancellor of King Hok, was captured by the Palice that hope of saving the oral had been Ireland.

Chief Artificer Engineer Studd, of some time after the explodons. Headbandoned, the Surveyor to Lloyds Agents Note-The late Sir Samuel Walker has mitted that he esine from Singapore with le reported to have placed an order with

the Zamashina Engineering Section to H.M.S. Taky, has been invalided and takes

The railwaymen of Lancashire andsen Lord Chancellor of Ireland since the spécifie intention of assassinativestigate the extent of the damage, with | Pasenge home in H.MS. Flor.

Swansea have pissed resolutions in favour of a national strike.

Sections of the railwaymen in Scotland

have also come nut

The seriousness of the position has depressed the markets.

GOVERNMENT'S FIRM RESOLVE

LÄTKIL

1005, haring formerly held the appointment Admiral Li and that he had been waiting from 1802 to 1305. He wa" formerly Solicitor General for Ireland, then to carry out the deed for pazdy tive matriem to taking measures to refloat bar, successively Attorney General,Lord It was his original intention to carry out mediately the cargo has been discharged: The cargo is being transferred to other Chancellor, and Lorf Justice of Appeal his sekere when Admiral I was visitingels The Yamashina Engineering He sat a M.P. for LondonderryTastai Ng Back Wing, who was lying. 1884-5. He was 79 years of age.-01.] sovely wounded from the results of a Bection expect that the Empress of Chine accidental explosion of a leash, found can be refosted providing heavy weather during house to hous visitations, does not set in.

́MR E. BRODIE HOARE.

(Renter's Service to the China Mail.)

LONDON, August 14.

The city is apparently quiet and nosim diste trouble of any kind in anticipated,

The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty-Late. J. S; Tyndall,,to the Robin, in command: Hoa, Richard O. B. Bridgeman, to the Wood cock, in command; M: Marry, to the to the Teal in command E. R. Boddam Nightingale, in command: H. D. Maryatt, Whatham, to the Monmouth, to ante August Bo

The reason given for not carrying out this Advices received at Yokohams from original intention was on account of the Shirahama on the 3rt inst. stated thit the g

omplications that he knew would ensue if weither there was unfavourable, and in The doatli bas occurred at Chungking

Hospital of Dr. Roberts, of HM8. Tea In the House of Commons Mr. Lloyd

Mr E. Brodie Hoare, a director of the commuttei ayy wach deels pour forcigli consequetion the work of salving the car following an accident on Mount Omel

with had been preeting satisfactorily while ascending the mountain path, Geargo announced that the Autumn Session would commence on October Lloyd's Band and Conservative Me property,

had been temporarily suspended. A Yoko Lave boulder, without any warning, fell, for Hampstead from 1888 to 1902, has

hamn rodent, hu risited the semme of striking him on the head and for the true Path

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work of pumping the vessel and lying was performed, some two weeks after the injury, but the deceased died the following Note The deceased was 6 years of

tlin cargo had up to that time made good mantoing The British Navy receives deep ago. He was the son of the late Rev

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