1911-09-21 — Page 7

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1911.

THE CHINA MAIL.

BY TELEGRAPH BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH.

(COPYRIGHT:] SIR ROBERT HART DEAD

THE PASSING OF A GREAT MAN.

(Reuters Service" to the "China Mail.)

LOSTON, Sept. 21. Sir Robyft Hart is dead. [Note-By the death of Sir Robert H-rt, „G–0–3–0. Un whole worldis distinctly

[COPYRIGHT.] FRANCE AND GERMANY.

GERMANY WAIVES CERTAIN DEMANDS.

(Router's Service to the China Mail) LONDON, Sept. 20.

[COPYRIGHT.]

THE SITUATION IN SPAIN.

TOWNS SEIZED AND RECAPTURED.

(Router's Service to the China Mail)

Losnos, Sept. 20,

[COFTRIGHT] TURKEY AND ITALY.

FRICTION OVER TRIPOLI

(Beuter's Service to the China Mail).

LONDON, Sept. 91. Reuter's correspondent at Con- stantinople wires that uneasiness prevails 'rågarding alleged Italian designs in Tripoli,

It is reported in Paris that Germany has already waived her demands for the

The Spanish Premier has made a state- international control of contracts forment in which he said that martial law public works, on the objection of "the

was necessitated by the anarchist characin French Commissioner and every Goverp-|

ter of the strike, which was directed by _ment department.

a committee of Spaniards and foreigners who had headquarters at Barcelona.-

The outstanding "pointe include the abolition of consular jurisdiction and the granting of Germas protection to individual natives.

THE GERMAN STANDPOINT.

N

the pueror, while the Chinesu Easpire in particular loses her greatest friend and benefictor. The " G.." as he Was everywhere known by reason of the marvellous record. he achiertel as Inspector General of Customs for China, gave fifty years this life to holping China, said though

LONDON, Sept. 31. at times severely criticised by Earyjanta and Chiness alike," when his work was Yesterday's semi-official Note from Huished the policy which bo consistently Paris has evoked a "semi-official com- and unswervingly followed receival abundant just fleation. All his artswhile musique in Berlin showing that German critics wore compelled to admit the brilli- demands on matters of principle on. anca of his mess everybody an that which Germany conzol yield are also

78 involved.

.

he had, indeed, been the savions of Ching, The news of his death at Age of 78 youcs does not come as a surprise. When Sir Robert left Peking for Hens

--1009; he was now to be in bad houth; the lifty years of athenuous varamitting toil in a forvign ellors hu begun to tell their tale, and he was a run adfarer from insomnis. All hoped, how. evos, that he might une dy return to the

biy

Nevertheless, the verbal exchangea apt negotiations which are being con- tinued with a view to drawing bearer on the different standpoints, have led to a series of proposals for an arrange. meat, which will be submitted to the

scanes of his former triumph, hul respective Governments. leave expired and was perineally grazed extensions it because olvide the hu veteran I, G." had been the fet et the Far East. An hopes to the contrary were laid low last year when he definitely

resigned and Afr . AAgie, in who Sir Robert had great faith, was appointed

to the vacancy.

The into. Sir Robert Hart was, ug is well- known, an Irishman. He was born Fubroery 20thợ 1835, at Miltäwn, Co

Armagh, being the eldest son of Mr Henry

THE BANKS STORMED.

Reuter's correspondent at Berlin states that as a result of the impression produced by the Franco-German com tiniques, the Banks doing Bouree business were stormed early in the ring and are busy selling ordern.

The situtation is worst in the Province of Valencia, where the revolutionaries have seized Carcogente and Aleiru. They burned the Town Hall and other public buildings at Aleira:

Troops have recaptured both towns. HUNDREDS OF ARRESTS. "

LONDON, Sept. 21.

All last night arrests were being made in Madrid, the number being estimated at 300, including the Vice President of the Confederation of Labour. ·

Everyone who appeared in the streets was searched and all weapone found were anized.

The city weare its usual aspect this morning, but wholesale precautions are being taken. All gunmakers' stocks are being seized, and the troops are confined to barracks.

Factories, religious establishments, railway stations and public buildings are guarded by armed police.

The hitherto threatened general strike has not yet materialised.

From the Provinces.come news of There are local wholesale arrests. Wexler

of Ravarnette House, Lisburn, CA Antrian, and of Am, second daughter of

of 14tlybeny He was educat

Jubn Edgar, of College, Dublin:

REA SURING THE BANKS.

*

Tepersentatives of the leading Banks

ud nt Quen's College, Taunton College were received at the Foreign Ofice strikes and acts of violence everywhere.

•And

A FURTHER MEETI ̈ ́G.

..

Belfast. He was a R. A. at 18 yours fb Under Secretary, who informed them age, and iter in life took the M. A.

that a favourable settlement would be degree. When 19 years of age be sume to the Far Ear, entering the British Frenched in two or three days.— consular Service in 1854. Ha record from thence onward is given in Who's Who us. follows: " Superinternurary Interpreter, of Trade, Hongkong. 1854; Supernumerary. British Consulate, Ningpo, 1854; As istant, British Cousulate Ningps, 1856 .Second Asistans, British Consulata, Canton, 1858; Secretary to Allied Commissioners for the Government of the City of Canton, 1868 Interpreter An official statment denies that the British Coneglate, Canton,

1838:

granted situation is more acute..

to the

special permix ion to resign and accept an

Herr vou Kiderlen Waschter and M. Cambon will again mest to-morrow.

THE OFFICIAL VIEW,

It being the Chiness Imperial desirable that neither side should affirm Martime Castonis, 1339; Chinese startime finality on standpoints on which they Customs Deputy Commissioner, Canton, 1850; Officiating Inspector-General 1861 are unable to yield in written Notes, 63; Commissioner at Shanglant, with charge from which it would be difficult to of Yangtze Poris and "Ningpo, 1883 Inspector General of Cuvams 1863-1908, retrant, it was considered, says the And of Posts 1803-1908; gazetted statement, that the wisest plan would Plon 1885, but declined; bo to return for the present to verbal Fordoter of the Museum für Völkerkundo, Leipag, 1873, thin. Member, China negotiations, Branch, Royal Asiatic Socioty, Shanghai. 1878; Hoa Member Oriontul

Blin

Vienna, 1890; er. R.C.M.G., 1882; pr. G.O.M.G., 1880 Hon. Follow, Royal Statistical Society. Londus. 1800; Hon. Member Institut de Droit International,

1892

Ommander of the Order of Leopold, Belgium, 1893; Chevalier, of the Order of Wass, Sweden-Norway, 1870; Grand Croak, Order of Francis Joseph, "Austria; Orand Officer, Legion of Honour, France, 1830; Grand. Officer, Order of the

RUSSIA'S GRIEF.

TSAR ISSUES A RESCRIPT, "My Courageous Champion”.

Knight ancis Joseph (Reuter's Service to the China Mfail.)

LONDON, Sept. 20,

Cown of 1kly, 1884; Commander, Order Prior to his departure from Kieff, the

THE IRISH RAILWAY STRIKE.

UNREASONABLE. DEMANDS..

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

LONDON, Sept. 20.

contemplating military measures. Quantities of amng and ammunition. have already been sent to Tripoli.

It is understood that the Goverment

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OBITUARY.

CANON DUCKWORTH.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mui. Į LONDON, Sept. 20,

The death is announced of Canon Duckworth.

[Noto By the death of the Rer; Rubíns son Dockworth, D D., C.V.O., the Church Insos, a scholarly and popular divine. The deceased was Sul Dean and Canon of Westaciostor, and wan 76 years of age. Họ was educated at the Royal Institution School, Liverpool; and University College, Oxford, where be won his BA degree in 1857, taking 1st class in Classica. He gub his B.A: In 1859 and B.D. and D.D. ie

Master at Marlborough College, Ard

1979. From 1837 to 1:80 ho was assistant d then forlaix years he was. Tutorat Trinity College, Oxford. Later he became instructor The Executive of the Amalgamated Albans, and from 1870 to 1001 was Chaplain and governor, to H.R.B. the Duke of Society of Railway Servants has decided in Ordinary to Queen Victoria. He was that nuless the Companies cease dismisla hon. Chaplain to the late King Edward when the latter was Princa. of sing or in any way penalising men for Wales, and accompanied hind on this bout refusing to handle the traffic of firms through India la 1975-8. He was Vicar of whose employees are ou strike, and to 1906 and Rural Dpan of St. Marylebone unless they reinstate all the men without from 1851 to 1906. In 1906 he was Select penalty, the Executive will call out all Preacher at Cambridge. He was apported Chaplain in Ordinary to HM the King in Irish railwaymen.

1910.-ED. C.M.)

PRESS DENUNCIATION,

LAZZ&."

The papers are unanimous in deacanc- ing the Irish railway strike, and refer to

St. Mark's, Hamilton Terrace, from 1870

THE SZECHUEN RIOT 3.

عيد ديدا

CITY REPORTED SAFE.

-

LONDON, Sept. 20.

the reductio ad absurden of saympathetic (Reuter's Service to the China Mail.), atriko. It would be impossible, they state, for French Syndicalists to give a more intolerable exhibition of methode. The Daily News warns the Amal gamated Society of Hailway Servants

of Pius IX, Rome, 1885; Knight, Grand Tanz visited the hospital where the body that it has engaged in a great struggle Cross, Order of Christ, Portugal, 1896; of M. Stolypin is lying and spoke worde Order of the Pular Star, Norway, 894 of comfort and encouragement to the in England for vital things, tut we

cr. Baronet, 1893; Knight Grand Cross,

Knight Grand Cross. Order of Orange Nassau Halland, 1807; Order of the Crown, First Class, Pru

Brovet

bereaved, widow. .....

cannot, without prejudicing the casa, sanction the grotesque demand of the

His Majesty in a rescript ears-Irishmen. "The expressions of sincere indignation which are reaching us from all aides show that all rightminded people share

Title of an Ch'a beu (Ciril zaak of the Third Class), China, 1864: Brovet Title of Pů Cheng Sea (Ciri Rank of the Necond Cl 6). "China" 1880: Red Button of the Firet Class, China, 1881: Double Dragon, our feeling of sorrowful resentiment at Second Dividinu, First Class Chiu, 1880; the ruthless outrage perpetrated on my Ancestral Rank of the First Clark of the courageous champion, which bas First Order for Three Generations, with darkened the joyous feelings aroused Letters Patent, bin, 1838; Breret Title

by the hearty welcome accorded myself

the Rescrck'a "Feather, China, 1885;

of

Junior Gaurdian of the eis Apparunt,

China, 1001; Grand Cordon Ordag Crown and the Empresa on our visit to the

of Italy. 1807: First Class Order of Rising South Western Provinces."

Bun, 1907. Publicution: There from the

Land of Sinimo, 1001. Heirs. Edgar'

Bruce b 1873.

Sir Robert Hart married in 1866 Hester Jane, eldest daughter of De Alexander Bredon of Cortadown. Tu Lady Hart and family at this time come the sympathy of the people of many lands, →→ Kn: "GAT]·

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MORE ESPIONAGE.

ENGLISHMEN ARRESTED IN

GERMANY.

Released then Re-arrested.

{Renter's Service to the China Mail)

LONDON, Sept. 20. Heuter's correspondent at Enden wires that two Englishmen have been arrested there. They were released and then re-arrested on instructions from Berlin.

It is stated that they have a yacht (Bouter's Service to the China Mail.ying at Delfzy! Holland.

LONDON, Sept. 20: A camera and three developed plates Router's correspondent at Melbource of Emden harbour were found in their cables that the House of Representatives | possession. has passed for first reading a Bill provid-· ing for the construction of a trans- Continental railway, which is to run from Kalgoorlie to Port Augusta. ́

THE NORTHWEST

PASSAGE.

AN UNSUCCESSFUL - EXPEDITION."

OFFICERS ?

LATER!

HE FIGHT CONTROVERSY.

THE PRIMATE INTERVENES. (Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

LONDON, Sept. 20. "

:

The Viceroy of Szechuan telegraphing) from Changin on the 15th inst. reported that after a week of fighting to master the situation the city is sale.

13

ANOTHER FALSE REPORT.

Wah Taz Yat Po's Service.)

PEEING, Sept. 20.

:

The former telegram which reported that Chengtu city was captured by the rioters is not true. Only the com munications are broken down. The city is quiet at present,

A TOWN STORMED.

"Several tons of thousands" of silt! traders have blockaded Cheu Chow Fu (a place about 200 miles from the

The Archbishop of Canterbury has written to Mr. Winston Churchill urging capital), The Prefect has fled. “ him to use his powers to prevent the Johnson-Wells fight.

The papers are devoting columns to letters of protest from bishope, head- masters, magistrates and other prominent

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It appears that the fight in legally not preventable unless the Government in tervenes.

The Daily Telegraph dwells upon the danger of the circulation of cinemato- graph films of the fight in fomenting racial discord throughout the Empire.

TO OBVIATE STRIKES.

AN ARBITRATION SCHEME. (Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

LONDON, Sept. 20. The Manchester Evening Chronicle A further message from Reuter's states that Mr Sydney Buxton, President correspondent at Emden says both the of the Board of Trade, bas invited arrested, men, are young. They bre

representatives of masters and man stated to be officers.

| concerned in the great national trades to form an Arbitration Board consisting of ton employers and ten men, from which a Court could be formed to deal with disputes, under the Chairmanship of Sir R. Asquith."

They are confined in separate calls, and the Public Prosecutor has been sout for.

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The rioters outside Chengt have been dispersed, great losses being sustained by the Government troops.. Two thou- send members of the defensive furce have arrived from the provincial boundary and dispersed a great number of rioters.

MORE TROOPS.

The Hupeh troops have started for Szecheun, but the villagers along the route refuse to sell them any provisions.

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