1911-11-09 — Page 7

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1911.

THE CHINA MAIL.

BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH.

TURCO.

ITALIAN WAR

ITALIANS CLAIM VICTORY.

(Reuter's Service

(CONTROL.]. THE REVOLUTION.

[COPTRIGHT]

THE UNIONIST

ፕ

PARTY.

REBELS MARCHING MR BALFOUR RESIGNS

TO PEKING.

to the China Mail.) (Router's Service to the China Mail) LONDON, Nov. 8.

LONDON, Nov., & Router's correspondent at Poking General Progoni inmediately on“ landing with 15.000 reinforcements, wires that all railways leading to the took a vigorous initiative. On Monday capital and in the hands of the revolu to be be ordered an advinov, the rapidity and tionaries, who are believed vigour, of which surprised the enemy matching to Peking and Foreign and resulted in the recaptare of Fort employees are coming in. " Bamidich, and a portion of the envia. 1 The warships congrated with the feld batteries, and the Italiana claim

The Legations are ranking u Peking preparations for an outbreak,

The French Legation has ordered all that the enemy suffered enormous French citizens to enter the Legation

foasar

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ARABS AND ITALIANS FIGHT. Reuter's correspondant at Tunis wires that serious fighting-occurred between the Amba and Tralians yesterday a number being killed and wounded.

The police and troops re-established. order, but a police sergeant was mortally wounded.

Paris pavers etate that the rinting was due to the Municipality's laying claim to and containing an Arab cemetery. Several thousand Arabs attacked the surveyor, and the troops, fired vollers whereby ten were killed and twenty wounded.

The Humanite states that the rict became a manera hy the Italians, of

whom afty were killed.

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TURKEY TO RESIST. The Porte bas deencha a protest to the Powers against the Italian anders. of Tripoli, and stating the tion determination of Turkey to resist it.

DERNA NOT CAPTURED. Reuter a Constantinople correspondent wires that the War Office has issued a statement discrediting the report of the Turkish capture of Derna.

LASER, Derna is

The Turkish capture of untrue,

AN ITALIAN SORTIE

LATER

Renter's correspondent at Tripoli wires that the Italian battalion, support- ed by the artillery and the feat-niec out from Hamedich fort and drove back

•quarter.

Cannon are being mounted on the walls of the Forbidden City.

BRITAIN OPPOSES GOVERN-

LEADERSHIP.

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FAILING HEALTH THE CAUSE (Reuter's Service to the China Mail

LONDON, Nov. 7. The Right Hoa. Mr J. Baliour has resigned the leadership of the Unionist party.

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Mr Ballour's doctors forbid him to partake in the Home Rule campaign which is to be waged throughout the country, and he will not attend the Reuter's Service to the China Maik payment of 20 cents cash, Hong-

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Mr Balfour, in giving the reasons for deciding to resign the leadership, stated that he felt he ought to make way for the man who might have to form a MENT POLICY.

future Ministry. He feared it would be The Government proposed to cut the increasingly dificult to find men of Tientsia Rony besouri Fengtal to adequate leisure and position whe would prevent further troops from arriving, be prepared to undergo the great toil but desisted on tho protest-of-Sir-Johanan attaching to politica for we weto Jordnu, who pointed out that Grant probably nearer than we had ever been Britain was entitled to operate the railway under the old agreement." AN APPOINTMENT DECLINED:

The same correspondent' wires that Chang Shac Treug, commander of the troops at Lanchow (Kanan), demands an Tiaperin appointment to proceed to the Yangtaze" to conciliate the people His troops are now detraining at Fengtai, rear Peking.

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REVINGE ON MANCHU?..

After the murder of General Wo, the Governor of Shivay by thirty Manchu soldiers, the deceased General's Chinens troops numbering 2,500 fonght 1,500 Manchu troops and put them to fight.

CHINESE EMBITTERED.

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LONDON, Nov. 8.

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to entrusting our affairs, to those wire for (Reuter's Serrice to the China Mail.) The Taming of Joha Blunt, by Alfred quite worthy, but, on the whole, Icss satisfactory reasons, would be prepared to work merely as professional politicians As to himself, he might enjoy health and activity for many years, but he "desired to leave the responsible, position he held before he could be suspected of auffering from the most insidious disease which attacks men long in the public service It is expected that the entrance fes of who, without losing health and intel-five hundred dollars for Chinese will be lectual vigour, so long as the latter doubled. " was exercised or the old lines, were: less able than younger men who could adapt themselves to changing circum-. stances and deal with new problems. Ro hoped that he had bot reached that

Since my hurried lines of this morning I period, but he should be miserable if learnt that Reformers in Macno had been he ran the margin too fre. The only apprised by wire of the achievement.cf LATER."hing to consider, then was the best their Party in the Capital and here we find time for a change of leadership, and be, the solution of events now transpiring did not doubt that this was the best both at Macadland in the neighbourhood, day evening, in the gardena of the Loo time, as next session the party would be conference was hold in Chin San yoster- face to face with great controversies.family, at which eight queueless residents Referring in the unrest in the party, he of Macna nesisted, among whom were two MANCHUS DEFEND NANKING declared that there was nothing except younger sous of the late Mr La Cao suda ional in its condition when compared grandson of Me Chau Fong Ah Oo, Tho with the state of parties long out of office white bag was subsequently hoisted by in the past. Es took the most hopeful men of the 20th and 26th regiments of the view ofita prospecta for the future regular troops, who wore white badges on.

Lord Lansdowne states that the their arms rumour of his impending resignation is place, the shopkeepers is particular, con- sumed an enormous quantity of frearnokers unfounded.

in token of their joy. Jau sergeant alone was shot for refusing to comply with the i behests of the Reformers, who at tac Kong. Tu village, forced Vong Fah. Fun to lend his soldiers to the subprefect's where they Huized two cases containing 3,000 car- tridges.

The following proclamation was then isued:

The murder of General Wu has great ly embittered the Chinese against the Manchus and tends to imperil the dynasty.

"

A figh; proceeding at Nanking the enemy, killing 60. Fifteen Italians where the Manchus occupy an almost impregnable position commanding the city.

"were wounded.

QUESTION IN PARLIAMENT.

At question time in the House of Commons" the Right on Mr. Acland

JAPANESE COMMER- CIAL TREATIES.

replied that the Government was not precluded by the sleclaration of neutrality GERMANY ADHERES TO HIGH

from offering its services in mediation but the views of Italy and turkey were; so divergent that no basis for mediation

at present existed).

THE FRANCHISE QUESTION:

SUFFRAGETTES TO BREAK OUT AGAIN. (Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

LONDON, Nov. 8.

In consequence of Mr. Asquith's announcement, the Women's Sosial and Political Union announce that they will revert to the noli Government policy.

POLITICAL OPINION.

LATER

TARIFFS.

(Reuter's Srice in the China Mail

Loxios, Nov. 9.

The German Reichstar las passed the second Pearling of the Japanese tinmercial treaty. The Government pointed out its "almanages especial ly the right ef Germans to nequire land. Several speakers complained that con- cessions to Japan were made at the expense of the German silk industry.

RESIGNATION CAUSES

CONSTERNATION

LATER. The Right Hon Mr. A. J. Halfanr announced his resignation at a sperial meeting of the Executive of the City Conservative Association, the object of the meeting not being stated.

A number of the City lurkers and commercial magnates had also been invited.

The announcement was received with regretful silence. Mr Balfour hoped that be would still continue to do good Minister Delbrueck emphasised that! Free Trade Britain had been unable to service for the party but asked to be obtain from Japan better terma than released from the continuous increasing Protectionist Germany who was resolved min of the leadership, to adhere to the principle of high tariffe.

Deputy Werner maintained that Japan stituents that he is willing to retain had ceted all along the line and that his seat in parliament as long as his Japanese immigration and the Yellow services were scceptable.

Mr Balfont has informed his con

Peril. ere coming to the front. The The announcement of the resignation Mr Asquith'sreformannouncement was Chinese revolution showed how threaten eansed the nimest surprise in the lobby atterly unexpected even by the Liberala ing was the danger while silent Mongolia who, bowever, welcome it, but forace was the worst enemy to European schisms arising out of the women's vote civilization. question. They agree that redistribution

is an inevitable concomitant of reform.

The Conservatives vehemently resent

the Government-proposel, urging that

it is merely a party dadce to gain velers. |

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of the House of Commons while there was some consternation amongst the Unionists when it was intimated that the state of bisiwalth was the primary cause for the resignation.

PROBABLE NEW LEADER."- It is conjectured that the Right Ton LONDON, Nov. 0.. Hon Mr Walter Long will be the new

leader of the Conservative party.

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The Globe sa guests that it is a ballon (Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) Mr. Austin, Chamberlain or the Right d'essai because the Cabinet is nt sixes sevens over the Suffmcette question. MARKED SPREAD OF SOCIALISM. MANY SUCCESSES IN AMERICA.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

LONDON, NOV. 8.

All the inhabitants of the

"The Revolution aims at putting an end to the illa which the people have endured. Out brothers nood not be startled. Absolute order will be maintained and all mission-

pies and Europeans will be protected:" the new rulers to Asfeguard the whole district.

The ame avering man were detailed by

On the arrival of the Sui An this morn- in from Hongkong, Chinaman landed?

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It is reported that the same crowd when The F. and O. 6.6. Medina with Their

passing the Cinton, stenmbast lying at a The newa ba given rise to much tune's throw beyond, perceived the Dragon Majesties the King and Queen on board," en route for the Durbar at Delbi, will speculation as to whether Lord Langying and went on boord and coolly

hauled it down. arrive at Gibraltar on the lith inet, and dawne will remain as the lauler of the ********** will leave the following day Their Unionist party in the House of Lords." Majesties will not land at Gibraltar,

The Merlion arrives at Port Said on the evening of the 20th and the next day the Khedive will lunch *CD The Stateand Municipal elections held board. The Medina leaves Port Said in America yesterday show a decided on the 21st and is duo'st Aden on the Awakening of a radical tendency and morning of the 27th. His Majesty the -considerable disaffection from President King will lead in the evening and Taft, seeming to diminish the prospects", receive addressed.

Their Majesties will land at Malta of his posible re-election, an

There has been a remarkable success and Gibraltar on the Homeward among the Socialfats of New York who, voyage.

for the first time in the history of the State, have elected a Mayer.

BALFOUR'S SUCCESSOR.

LATER.

Inter,

As the A. Boi An was turning Basi Point this morning, a` untivo" passeng z leaning over the talfrail was even signalling

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A party meeting is to be held at the Carlton Club on the 13th, Inst for the election of a successor to Mir Balfour.

A letter was read from Mr Balfour but retired at the request of the Chief of Musical Instruments the Water Pulica, who happened to be on casing his absence at a dinner in th spat. One of the men then asked to London last night in which he said that be allowed to pass as he had a word to say Ang Tung. The Haffect of the intervigin not known circumstances had made it necessary to to the Captain of the Kwang anticipate the date of the announcement but what did happen in moquenes, was Dragon flag wallowgred of his resignation or he would have given that the

retired. This incident was grasted by a thundering fallade of fire crackers from the foreshore which practically instigated The demonstrations detailed in my letter of this afternoon. The puly: vinela non ying the Dragco in port are two Customs LanchesA

DEATH OF A NOVELIST more timely notice of his intention to order of the Captain after the man bild

be about:

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There have also been noteworthy Bocialist gains throughout the country. (Reuter's Service to the Chana Mask)

LATER **** The Republicana bare recaptured New York State. The Republican ticket

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