WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1911.
THE CHINA MAIL.
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THE WAR
SOME FIGHTING REPORTED.
Beuter's Service to the Ching Mail)
LONDON, Oct. 17.
A Rouis felegram states that the Tribuna's correspondent at Masaowali reports that a considerable Turkish force is assembling, at Meks, and it is feared that a dash to the Eritrean coast is contemplated...
A CONTRADICTED REPORT,
It is denied that the Kaiser has sent for the Italian Ambassador.
TURKISH COAST LIGHTS
EXTINGUISHED.
The Foreign Office bas informed Lloyda that all the Ottoman lighthouses including these in the. Adriatic and Red Bea, are extinguished by order of the Porte.
TURKISH NAVAL MOVEMENTS.
The Daily Mail correspondent at Gallipoli saya a division of the Turkish feet sailed yesterday morni. g for an unknown destination....
ITALY DETERMINED.
Radter's correspondent at Vienna-says- It is semi-officially announced that the Powers have ceased their efforts towards Tureo-Italian mediation, seeing no prospects of success, as Italy is apparently determined on the absolute annexation of Tripoli.
TURKISH ATTACK REPULSED.
Renter's correspondent at Tripoli wires that the Turks on Sunday night; attacked the Italian entrenchments it Bumeliama Wells.
They divided into two parties, and with two guns maintained a desultory
fire.
One Italian soldier was wounded The bot fire of two Italien regiments drove the Turks öff.
¿EROPLANES READY.
[CorrRIGHT.] THE REBELLION.
PREPARING FOR BATTLE.
GERMANS FIGHT CHINESE MOB.
(Beuter's Service to the Chine Mail)
LONDON, Oct 17.
Renter's correspondent at Peking atates that the American Legntion Guard is being reinforced by tinety marinee from Manila.
PEKING-TIENTSIN TRAFFIC. Router's correspondent at Peking re- ports, that the order suspending passen ger traffic to Tientsin has been caricelled. One train each way will be allowed daily.
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MANCHUS ADOPT CHINESE ATTIRE
There are most significant reports to the effect that Manchu women are chang- ing into Chinese dress.
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HUNGHUTZES TROUELESOME.
The turbulent Hunghatss tribesmen are most active in North Manchuria.
Russian troops have been ordered. to check them immediately.
ADMIRAL SA ARRIVES.
A message from Hankow states that Admiral Sa Chen Ping has arrived at Hankow on board a gunboat.
LATER
Kiakiang has been captured by the rebels..
the marketa in Hupah province ara semural months, crying arm and an quiet.
munition, and in was at first plotted to cause troubles in the 3rd and 4th Doa at the same time with the Canton Révo lutionaries, but as the Canton plot falled and the defence at Wuchong, was strict they did not ris at that time. When the Széchaen athirs occurred the Funch troops ... mustly left Wuoliang and thus they took advantage of that had decided to cause the tpoubles on the 6th bat changed it then to the 9th. They tiled to besiege the Viceroy'a yamon. Howeror as the British, French, and German Consu's found the "report, they informed the Ticerny anil thus in the RIVAL FORCES FACE TO FACE. afternoon of the 9th the city gates were
The newly trained soldiers have revolted.
The commander of the flow forts in Kings has gone over to the rebels.
(Wah Ta Yat Po's Service.j
SHANGHAI, Oct. 3:35 p.m. 18. The Imperial and rebel troops, noar Basków are now within a mile each
other,
Admiral Sob has anchored his cruiser pour the shore and is assisting the Gov. ernment troops.
BANKS FAIL.
(Wul Te Fat Po's Service)
PERINO, Oct. 17. Four native banks have failed...
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AN UNWELLING OFFICIAL.
ordering.E. Hsin Chun Hsun to preoced Another Edict has been issued
to Szechnen without delay.
REBELLION REFLECTED
IN HONGKONG. Studenta Pull Down Dragon Flags.
W
elowel and search was effectel and arresta of over thirty people wore nude, amongst them being two women, and many cases of bonile warn seized: After due trial thres Next day, the city gates were closed and of the chief culprits were 'docapitated.
soarch was made but seving the plot had been discovered the Revolutionaries posu
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The Lonely Queen, by H. C. Bailey, The Life Everlasting, by Marie Corelli,
(Reuters Service to the China Mail.
LONDON, Oct. 17. The Miller of Old Church, by Hiller Portuguese troops are vigilantly patine Aah, by Algernon Gissing,
Glasgow.
They report that there are considerable The Cost, by L. G. Moberly, rolling the northern Irontier of Poringal The Unconscious Bigamist, by Miza Can-
eron Phute numbers of Royalists in the townships Hatty, by Shan . Bullock Lalong the border.
Intellectual Mario, by Barry Tighe The Woman Wins, by Robert Machray Love in a Little Town, by J. E. Buckrose, Tha Yoks of Silence, by Amy Melaran Fuconfessed, by Maxwell Grey.
Spanish cavalry have captured about a hundred...
The Lone Adventure, by Halliwell Sutcliffe, -
THE BANK OF EGYPR The Beacon, by Eden Philipota
TO BE WOUND UP.
The House of Many Voices, by Bernard
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The Voice of the Forest, by Josuph Bartt. False Evidence, by E. Phillips Uppenheim. A Rolling Stone, by B. M. Crocker.
He has assured the foreiga Conanthera bava bean Bags and other decorations Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) | Bod of the Rock, by Eldrid Reynolds
that he will not endanger the foreign settlements....
THE RIVAL ARMIES.
encamped north of Flankow.
A traialen of Imperialist troope is
Two thousand, Wachang rebels with batteries have crossed the Yangtae and disappeared up the Han River.
ADMIRAL WINSLOK ON THE
SCEN
heartily celebrating the anniversary of the The 'Chinose of Hongkong have be birthday of Confucius to-day. As usual, galore, but, in striking contrpat to what is generally the case on occasions of this kind, une could walk the whole length of China- An order has been made for the com- town this afternoon without seeing a singlepulsory winding up of the Bank of yellow and blue dragon fing, the Chiceso Imporial, emblem
Egypt.
Yesterday afternoon numbers of these flags flouted from Chinese residences, bat a band of young students soon get together and this morning they have tean going around either demanding the removal of the emblems or themselves pulling them dawn. A big crowd assembled, outside the T Ching Bank
LONDON, Oct. 17.
THE REGENT OF BAVARIA
ank premises and at the (Router's Service to the China Mail) sigh of the yellow flags hang out there they commenced a disturbance which ended in
LONDON, Oct. 17. stones and sticks being thrown. The sam "Anxiety is felt at the condition of the thing happened at the Communications Admiral Winstoe. Commander-in-concerning the activities of the young suffering from bronchitis as the result
Bank, while
nonagenarian Regent of Bavaria, who is emilar report reaches us Chief of the British Squadron, has Haformers at the residence of Leong of a cold caught last week while stag arrived at Hankow
Shui Kong, Compradore to board the FR. Company. It is stated that in shooting.
on
Four aeroplanes have arrived at Alacrity. Tripoli and will be immediately used.
Five other international warships have arrived.
U.S. PRESIDENCY.
·PROGRESSIVE REPUBLICANS'
CANDIDATE.
(Bouter's Service to the China Mail)
LONDON, Oct. 17. Benter's correspondent at Chicago wires that the Convention of Progressive Republicans has endorsed the can Aidaturs of Senator La Follette for.the Presidency.
AUSTRALIAN RIOTERS.
EXEMPLARY PUNISHMENT.
(Reuter's Service to the China "Mail.)
LONDON, Oct. 17.
Reuters correspondent at Sydney wires that three leaders of the Lithgow ironwork strikes of September 6th were ooch sentenced to fifteen months' im- prisonment with hard labour for inciting the strikers to rioting."
Another rioter was sentenced to three years imprisonment for attempting to wreck a tram....
AN AMERICAN SENSATION."
ATTEMPT ON PRESIDENTS LIFE 7
(Reuters Service to the China Mail)
LONDON, Oct 17. Reuter's San Francisca correspondent states that 36 sticks of dynamite were found beneath a bridge on the Southern Pacific Railway between El Capitan and -Gavista, just before President Taft's
train passed yesterday morning.
An investigation has been opened.
SLEEPING SICKNESS.
AN IMPORTANT EXPEDITION, Reuters Service laine China Mail)
A BATTLE IMMINENT.
the
NOTES FROM TAIPEH.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
TAIPER, Oct. 19.
TEA.
cach instanca the polica witnessed what was taking place, and asked the occupants of the premises to take in the offending Bloga in order to Bays further trouble. This was done and quietude restored. In some quarters the ring is held that the correct attitude of the police would have been to It is estimated that there are 4,000 turbance rather than to erder the hauling Arrest the young blood crusing the dis Imperialist troops to the north of Han-down of a fing which anybody has a porfest
The tes sesuon, which has been a good kow. They are splendidly drilled and sight to fly if he chooses.
ono" this year, taking it all round, is Another equipped and are now in the vicinity of that a dragon flag was flying from the being hastened by the cold rains we have report reaches us to the feet rapidly coming to a close, and its end is the Racecourse awaiting rainforcements
of the China Merchants Stenal Eagstaff of
Ltd., this morning, but Navigation Co., Robels from Wachang are marching that a meeting was immediately held at the good avenge, and in view of the custom to attack the Imperialista, and a battle Taiping Theatre, alter which a large grad tumble over green teas at San Francisco, but had recently. Prices have maintained a
tf Chiniso assembled outside the O.M.S.N. there seems ovary possibility of very high believed to
offices and threw stones at the Ang until it prices being realisod before the season ends. was haulod down
The typhoon which visited us early last month caused much dainago to the tea godowns and much tea was spoiled A high market to finish up the season will consquently be doubly welcomed.
lo be immin
GERMANS, AND CHINESE FIGHTING
is
(Reuters Service to the China Mạil)
LONDON, Oct. 18."
FEELING IN MACAO.
"
Our Macau correspondent writes Resident members of the Reform party Router's Berlin correspondent says it of. Manchu rale and declare that the now jubilantly forecast an early subversion is officially reported that landing parties present upheaval is going to be not only Tiger, and Vaterland, as well as a com record but that it is intended to deal at from the German warships Leipzig, the most formidable and exterwire on pany of German Volunteers, are engaged laat with the ruling dynasty for eror and in street fighting, with a Chinese mob are. They betray a strange scepticism at Hankow
ANOTHER FOREIGN WARSHIP,
for Hankow.
An Austrian warship sails to-morrow
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STRENGTHENING FORTS.
(Wah Ter-Fat Po's Service)
SHANGHAI, Oct. 17
about the loyalty of the Imperial troops to their mastors. I have been afforded an inkling of a rather gruesomo design. Such face as banishment is not on the cards. The general desire will be glutted with nothing short of the heads of every mother's son of the Imperin tribo,"
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Mr and Mrs Humo have returned from their trip to Japan looking all the better, for the change of aft and scenery. representative, Mr Sandford, lasvas next The Hongkong and Shanghai Bank's week for Japan, and Mr Warrack is coming here to relieve for the reminder of the
tes season.
The na foreign secreti uf Taiwan has now return to the Bunk from Hong kong and is looking very fit. The appoint ment of this official who, A you know recently held a similar post with Mitoni's
The coluum of the new Governmans" in Hongkang, was somewhat of a surprise The Kiang Yin forta in Kiangnam are to be a red field with a blue square at lone, but we presume that as the Bank Province and the U How forts in Kiangai the upper inner angle having a seven-services will be of much benefit to them.
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Hung Kai Kwan, a Cantonese, the
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BUNAN PREPARES.
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NOTE EXCHANGE.
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