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THE CHINA MAIL.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1911

BY TELEGRAPH, BY TELEGRAPH BY TELEGRAPH BY TELEGRAPH.

(Corviiour.) BATȚI ENDAR HANSANG

Independent News Agency's Service to the China Mail.)

[Corvitour}

THE INSURANCE BILL.

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Reuter's Service to the Chône Mail.)

LONDON, Nov. 92.

The House of Corinians lina conclude

ANGLO-GERMAN RELATIONS.

(Continued)

the Committee stage of the Insumares (Renter's Service to the Calea Mail.)

"Loynoy" Nov. 29. Bill

TOITO, Nov. 23. The gold production of the Tuka A severe battle between the Manchu

An uecficial Taiouiat amendment to district "chis year will be about. 84,500,000, | trengs and the rebels vaxa fought near:) or about $250,000, in excess of the output Fanyang, oa a reault of which the latter make the inclusion of domestica, servants in 1910, according to B. E. Stockton, of were entirely routh, "losing many men | optional verstroj-eted by 211 votes to 95 Pie-* „Myylitor-General's Department nt and leaving over a thousand dead on the Mr Lloyıl Geories demonneed the newя formowa, who has returned from Dawson.field.

paper agitation against the inclusion n The Yukon Gold Company, controlled by

rranta, stating that no clam needed the Guggenheimers, had seven dredges in

JAPANESE APPOINT-the benefits of the Bill more than they

NOT A MONEY BILL!

operation this past woon, which has not. et clawed, and were nine extereting gold by other mothexia. Other compainOS ATU also doing considerable work.

THE CENSUS.

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The official cons report was laid on the Legislative Council tablu today. It stavus th t the census was on a very much more ambitious sexlo than had over before buer attempted in the Cylony, and that many of the tot.ls,in the Preliminary Ro- port were far from accurate.

General Memoranda,

The total population of the Colony, in-. SATURDAY, November 28

cluding parsons on board marchant ships. Variety Entertainmentin Theatre Rogaland river steamers in "the harbour, was 2:80 Km.-Musketry for Reservas st

Kowloon.

456,730, composed of 12,075 non-Chinese and +44,664 Chincso. This grand total com- pares with 319,803 in 1996 and 283,905 in 101.

.

Musketry for Reserves at

VICTOR VICTROLA SUNDAY, November 26

IX. MACHINE.

Kowloon, Queen of Norway's Birthday (1860),

THURSDAY, November 30 :—

United States Thanksgiving Day. I p.in. St. Andrew's Ball in City Hall.

The Chinx Jail.

HONGKONG, Turday,“Nov. 29, 1911.

The British, European, and American resident civil population nambored 5143, compared with 3,860 in 1901 and 5,061 in 1906. The figures do not include Portu. guose, who number 2.558, against 1,948 in 1901 and 2,307 in 1900. Only 12 of the

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MENTS.

(Independent News Agency's Service

to the China Mail.)

Tom, Nov. 23.

LATER The Spanker has decided that the Tnenratice Bill is not a money, hill "gith" the brat clause of the Parliament Bill.

The following appointments are noli-is fed:--Viamant Chind: (lato Ambassador to Germany) to be Ambassador to the United States: Mr K. Sugimura to be Ambassador, to Berlin,

ATTACKING NANKING.

"(Wah Tas Fat Po's Servine.)

SANORAL, Nov. 23. From the new troops an artillery corps has been formed and the men have been Bant to try and captors Nanking from the Leyalists, who are headed by General Chang. They proceeded by rail and are present encamped some 30 miles from. the city.

British Resident aitil population numbered not even Manchua, is to be killed with rtuguese word born in Portugal. The Orders have been issued that nobody, 3,761, në ngsinst' 2,708 in 1901 and 3,709 | the exception of General Chang. in 1906,

S.S. LINAN UNDER FIRE.

Revolution and Robbers In

Conflict...

THE SUGAR CON- VENTION.

Sir bitward Grey-dentared Butte in na wise pased German ext is on je tebear and Afends, beat Eagtas niets te might be ueridosly allatul by the Mig ques ioa. Is therei re bis 2) fona šîcungus Gamma gatvetranh, and niỹ athe usite. interns of failure to go in agreemen

ANGLO GERMAN RE-

LATIONS.

CONFUENTEAR SPRICH BY & RMAN CHANCELLOR,

(fruter's Service to the China Maile)

Loydox, Nárku ber`224 0. Renter's Berlin corespondust rites that -ven filential anywh delfiand by Herr Tom erlia Waechter befor the Pulert Coca- macht he be "pbliged by holy my tit | mittes on the 1945 inst, wat officially pub- temarcha to gidit would 2 gal to explana-

insheween gland and Gray. S isked to day. The Chanelor unit then. Elwari Grey believed the situation, woule | signatories to the Algecims Agreement were it seule if there we informed on June 30th of the damprich, of a scision buforo events occurre ab Agadir in spoor-f which England would be oïstig- German warhip to Agalir." In addition, al to take na spasition" Herr Kidarter Great Britain was informed on July 1st that Woahter declarad that the foregoing cost- version alowed hat Sie bitent Gray | Fermany, was compelled to comply with an

med that Germany rent to lich hurself in Mong dapits the emrauti appeal froin business houses to volertake tion of July 1. The Ambalare protection at the Tives and proparty of accent of the conversation was, received } (Ferman subjects and proteger in Southern in Berlin on July 22nd, and an siswer was

Morocco till order was restored in that immediately de-parched fasten ting the Ambavior to tell S.r Edward Groy that country. Bat recognising that Frazer the Gurman ship was merely to protect might be unable to palarm to the "statu Gurun interestant Agadir and that we

(Router's Service to the China Mai2regretted that England credited us with, Germany prepared to directly nepaki- insinuations van inting from ao anti- ste with France for a faal" understanding Garina urce and cant we never thought

LONDON, Nov. 22.

Mr Asquith has promised Mr Boner Law Set facilties shall be given for discussion of the Sugar Conreation...

HA.L. STEAMER

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STRANDED. Reuter's Servics to the China Mail)

LONDON, Nov. 92.

The Hamburg-America stester Prinz Jonebim, from New York to Kingston, is

on the rocks at Bahamas.

It is reported that General Chang'a food supplies and ammunition is running | RAILWAY COMMISSION short and that his men are feazing.. another engagement

PERSIA GIVES IN."

ON BRITAIN'S ADVICE..

News resches Hongkong to-day of s which the 5.3. Lisan was under fre.. It great battle at Wuchow on Sunday during

appears that about 300 robbers arrived (Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) there in junks, when sorse seventy or

the Reform Party.

S. MOUTRIE & CO., LD, becoming evident that the revolution while, to which they consepted.

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LONDON, Nov. 23.

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DEBATE,

THE GOVERNMENT AND

COMPANIES.

of the establishment of a naval part at Marucco. That was a hallucia.tion, M also was the sugestion that we had designs

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regarding Morocco.

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Herr Kiderlin Wäechter, continuing, mid that during the Franco-German negotiations

demand that ridestory the England made no inquiry either of the

Algeciras Treaty or unter into explanations Ambassador in London or the Governm with France broke har pledge to

raxpecting the aeg tiations and in Berlin, respecting the foregoing communi supplied her friends with invaact informa cation. Not till July 21st, the day of Mr tion

We therefore ceased to negotiate the if the pogodations fails until socracy was guaranteed, and stated Lloyd George's speech, did an interview must take place between Sir Edward” Grey- demand with all emphasis the restoration and the German Ambassador st the ins of the status quo in Moricco,

The text of Mr. Lloyd George's speech tance of the former. Sir Edward Gray then then became known in Borlin. It was expressed an opinion of Germany's attitude, unnaceaanty to comply with the suggestion based on statements in the French and of the Brtiah Minister which we afterwards.

Sir Edward Groy said that. received that ho should be authorised to British Press. announce to Parliament our declaration as the German dessänds were so far-ronsking"

To that we had no designs in Morocco.

bare done so would have giroz the im as to be unacceptable to France, there was pression

that our declaration was a risk that the negotiations would be with......... the result of Bir. Lloyd George'a

speech. The Ambassador in Londen was out result, and then the question world arise instructed on July 24th to point that MrWhat is Germany doing in the closed THE Lloyd George's porch furnished the Bri-harbour of Agadir, which is suitable for:

tish and French Press with the occasion

for violent attacks on Germany. It is construction into a war pork and hinters Sir Edward Gray" isaid thas this effect was intended by (Reuter's Service to the China Mail)essary to enter into the question of how land

Lloyd LONDON, NOV. 22 George, but the British Government wers Agadir involved] British interests, and. bound to perceive that this would be the therefore the time had come for England" In the House of Commons Mr Ramsay effect of the speech xud that it must noto participate in the negotiations. Hi Macdonald opened the debate on the son dissatisfaction to Germany in a high

degree.

The Ambassador WAS Instructed declared in the interview that he wished to Railway Commission's report. He moved to point out that a friendly Frau German emphasise the desired meeting because Agreement would not be prompted there- a resolution regretting the refusal of the by, and that if Uritain intended bringing did not desire to be confronted with facts Directors to meet the men and calling things to be a violent outburst she could which compelled him to take up no attitude

The Am- on the Government to arrange a con- have chosen no better means, ference. He warned the House of the bassador reported that Sir Edward Grey the result of which, in a political situation urgency of the matter and the neces consented not to make Farliamentary use already sufficiently complicated, would

of the Geron doalation that she bad bo

assume a decidedly more difficult and more. sity of avoiding a crisis in December, designs in Morocco, bat Sir Edward Grey when intervention by the Government marked that he was thus unable to allay marious form, y

The Ambassador replied denying that publia disquiet concerning these alleged THE FLOWING TIDE. would mean that it was taking sides designs. Sir Edward Gray defended Mr

with the Directors.

Lloyd George's speech as moderate and Germany's demands were unacceptable, and declared that it was quite cleat to deliver said it would be more correct for England Mr Asquith emphatically declared that the speech. The Ambassador then pointed the Companies were entitled to assume out that the Anglo-French pressrepresent to wait until able to prove that any British

and Sir Edward Grey declared that Ger- If France did not consider the recognition. sion's findings, and asserted that the many's intention to undertake the restora Government was unable to accept the tion of the status quo in Morocco was sine of her claim to Morocco equivalent to Ger- resolution unless the reflection on themed to land to the Morocco problem man demands in another field, then France

a still graver significance and pointed out is estimated that in the battle three hundredecessitated by the elevation of Sir-E Companies were omitted. He thought, that if British interests were coached. Bri- must put up with the presence of a Gerinaa - lying Strachey to the Peerage, has resulted an however, that once any suggestion of a must defend them. The Ambassador | warship in Moroces. As part of fis bargain, aid that Germany never intended to England has been compensated with Egypt censure were eliminated and the men dispose of British interests or rights, and

WHAT OF THE FUTURE! PRICE $115.

ANYBODY at all interested in China is anxiously awaiting the news which will give some idea of the outcome Inspection Invited. of the deliberations of the meeting of

representative Chinese convened by eighty approached the Total demanding WU TING-FANG and WEN TSUNG-money and arms, anying they belonged to

Persia has taken Britain's advice and FAO to meet in Shanghai. It is daily their word and asked them to wait a little Russian ultimatum.

The factai doubted agreed to comply with the demands of the

A St. Petersburg mesange says the ists must quickly make up their minds while the Tautai, who is considered to bo

anable man, wired to Canton asking for first detachment of Russian troopa has as to the form of Government to be confirmation or otherwise of the demanda arrived at Euzeli. adopted, else the rabble of the empire made by the newcomers. Receiving will get completely out of hand and reply that they did not belong to the outside nations will be called upon to gave them until 3 o'clock as Sunday step in and restore order. In the ip-afternoon to clear away or he would open terests of China we should greatly de-fire on them. However they took the bull plore any such happening as that, bors fired on the town. The Revolu- and we can but hope that WU TING- who were not killed or drowned were tionists immediately responded and those FANG and his friends will be strong captured and afterwards decapitated. It enough to control the situation a little lost their lives. When the ring first. longer. They have a truly desperate commenced the Linsn

shore, follows: amm task, before them. Young China is firuly of the conviction that & golden CHILDRENS' DEPARTMENT. has dawned, an age wherein

Hongkon, April 16, 1907

Powell's

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NEW JERSEY'S

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Revolutionists but were robbers the Taotsi

UNIONISTS CAPTURE

8. SOMERSET.

by the horns and at 2.30 o'clock the rob (Beuter's Service to the China Mail) } that the man would accept the Commised the speech as an, an i-German threat, interest was affected by Germany's action,

betwees the robbers, and Almost immediatly the foreign rosidents boarded the ship, which drifted down stream until it was out of the range of fire.

vicinity, American mimionaries, however, Happily there is a British ganbost in the were considerably more alarmed for the U.S. Calao, which has been there for

taxca, the payment of international debts, the cost of administering the country, and such like mundane mat-kong to cual. ters can be dismissed from the mind: back after the fring canand... that the earth will give forth her in- crease without thought or labour;

left on Eaturday afternoon for Hong- All the foreigners are safe and went

CAPS TO MATCH that every man henceforth is assured

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of plenty, either in food, clothing, or comfort. It is a dream which will be followed by a rude awakening. Will a republic or a congeries of republica help China to win through the ordeal which we see lying ahead of her! We trow not, and of that opinion is YUAN SPI-KAL The revolutionists say, however, that the TA'CHING dynasty

Nice Selection.must go. Then what is to prevent Wo

TING-FANG and his friends from adopt ing the prosent Baby EMPEROR, mak- MODERATE [PRICES.. ng hini thus a Chinese ? They could

Mm. Powell,

CLAIM FOR FREIGHT,

At the Supreme Court this morning,

Lomax, Nov. 22. The bye-election at South Somerset

Mr Herbert (U.)... .... 4,878. Mr Vivian (L)..... 4,730. Me' Unionist maj.

148.

to

Bill

Mr Herbert attributes his victory the unpopularity of the Insurance and the progress of Tariff Reform.

[Note This is a notable Unionist gain. Sir E. Strachey had sat for this division since 1892, and at the last election his majority was 407, the 6gures being Strachey (L), 4,784: Harbert (U.), 4,317.

risdiction, the Norddeutscher Lloyd swed before Mr Jastics Gompertz, in original-EL CA

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ROLLER SKATING,

had taken the Report as basis for that if occasion Arons Germany would wel but Germany had been given compensation fature relations with the Companies, the come the co-operation of the signatory nowhere. The Ambaamdor added that ha letter would be well advised to confer powers in restoring the status quo, and knew nothing concerning the supposition- with the man under the chairmanship of only if such co-operation were wanting

the Board of Trade as to the best means would she assert the right herself. Menas. that Germany would build a naval station only could the Government invite the of carrying out the Report. In that sense ing warnings would only encourage her to at Agadir. Companies to a conference.

Mr Asquith praised the Companies for their loyal to the agreements and de clared that their liberality in increasing wages showed a patriotic spirit redound ing

their credit.

Hr Bonar Law said inattempting si to bring pressure on the Companies through the House of Commons, the Government were treating the Companies hi China Horneo Co., Id., to recover

unfairly: The Trades Unions' repudia tion of the Commission was serious 63.75, being freight due by defendant plaintiff for carriage of logs on the sin roller skating is to take place at the sides was far more serious.

An attempt to break the world's record enough, but the Government's taking jaimes];

fr 15. W. Slade, 5.0., appeared for 1.m. on Friday morning, the finish Victoria Skating Rink commencing st uti, instructed by Mr W. E. Shenton, being timed for 6 pim. os. Sunday night. THE best time to buy Chamberlain's at the Hon. Mr. E. Pollock, K. Mr. Harris is to attempt the fast and he Cough Remedy is right now. Don't ended, Inatrasted by Mr G. K. Hall will be fed on the rink while an influential put it off until you need it but keep it

hand. A cold is much easier cured when The statement of claim at entthet on and unbiased committee have the arrange a contracted that it has settled in about March plaintiff duly, carried logs is in hand. This performance, will the system. For sale by all Chemists and

not interfere with the regular SOMíons. 1 other merchandise for and on behalf defendants by the .8. Berned from badakan to Hongkong and subsequent

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feight in May. On or about. Jaly 18 then chose an auspicious title and startntiffs applied to defendants for pay off with a brand new dynasty. Around u ont but defaudante did not pay and on

August 9 defendants wholly refused to pay qu the Baby EMPEROR could then be

Defendanta denied liability and say they grouped a Cabinet consisting of the paid the suma in question to plaintifa strongest men and the best tried ad- through the hands of Lam Shuo Chup, who was employed by Messrs. Melchers ministrators that China can produce and Co, as agent for plaintiffs.

VICTORIA THEATRE. Thus the old forms can be 250d, whether or not defendants paid plaintifik

DES VEUX ROAD OKNWRAL.

Mr Blade mid there ons plair'issza,

purged of all the iniquities and abuses the money which they admitted was ther due and oring on July 18 Plaintife of which have soiled the Chinese civil that date applied to defendants for the servies for the past century, and the whole of the sums through Lam Sun Chun money and defendants said they paid the 9.15 P.M. to 11.16 P.M. nation can be lead into the new ways who was employed by Mecer. Melchers

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and Co., as agents. whether he received the money

His Lordship The only question is

Mr Indo-There is the other question as to the legal. terms of his employment. Messrs. Melobers and Co., like mostly every other Arm in the Colony had on their bills the statement:44 Plase do not pay unless a separate rorelpt in gives." and shrulle were sent out to give separate receipts and to receive the money, în ez- FOLOWS NATURE'S PLAN,

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{Continued elsewhere.}

THE SUFFRAGETTES.

'DISGRACEFUL BOENES, IN

LONDON,

(Bester's Service to the China Maity

Lornos, November 22nd.

The Ambassador on July 28th was in. stracted to inform Sir Edward Grey that we expected that he would announce in Parliament that British interests were the Tranen-Germen negotia- unaffected

one. We gladly noted the race of Sir Edward Grey that be desired a Franco difenit to reconcile this with the assertion German andartending, though w of the inadmiseability of car demands, of which Britain was unaware, Herr Klder- in Waschter then rand a statement issued by Beater on July 2nd saying From this point on, our negotiations with Froos The speaker then made better progress. reviewed the Morocco questions from 1880 and mentioned that My Joseph Chamberlain in 1899 had a schema for the partition of to make a raid upon the House of ComZORA Morocco, England taking: Tangier and last night, but found the approaches barred Germany a port on the Atlantic coast, fat by police. Individuals, however, attemptak it never came in formal megato negotiate to break through the cordon andi wong loring te Fresch attempta to after the Emperor's visit to Tangier, he said these were all without result, se con-repulsed and arrested. Afterwards groups. crete proposals demanded by Germany were of woman med with cloth bags coutesákng not forthcoming. When the Eultan ratones and attached with tapos which they tested at the French occupation of a village

Be

A party of militant suffragists attempted

Altogether 223 arrests were madloc

(Police Court Proceedings reported: in othe Column)

in Shawia, German considered the position wwed as slinge walked from Whiteball seriously and might have sent an ultima aleng the Brand and smashed the windowe tuma, but what would has been the of public offices, shope, and restaurante impression if war were declared becaumą of the occupation of a vinge with an un. pronounceble mano! They decided that the best policy wie to wait and claim foll freedom of action. Germany stood alone in opposition to Franco's claim. She was mandatory to Europe, and meanwhile France was establ shing herself with avar diminishing remontocmiess is Morocco. "When Garmane complained to of oppression, Germany decided. sand

Kiderlen Herr Waechter, concluded by explaining why did not destre territory ip Morocco as such Colony, would be grost burden, and recounted the advant ages which Germany had gained. He added that Germany awaited the Franco-ther oevers fighting has takes place. The Spanish negotiations with great tranquility.

Germany

warshi

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

LONDON, Nov. 23.

At Bow Street Police Coorf there wasx- familar, fashionable and animatol BSD when the Buffragettes were brought upy 114 being charged with wiful damage and athers with disorderly behaviour, along thewing and assiting the police,

Where the damagew was over £5 cus

FIGHTING AT HANKOW.

(Reuter's Service to the China hail,). Antara Larsen, Horgmber 22% 4. Telegrame from Hankow stata that far-

Insurgents have again secured a footing en the Hanker side of the river,

TANGIER'S FUTURE

(Reuter's Service to the China Maik) Lorosz, November 22nd. Reuters correspondent at Paris stafás

were committed for trial: Two of the that M. de Selver nunced in the Formiga women broke shop window valued at £59, Affairs Committes" that Tangier would In miner cabes fines of 10 shillings and probably be put underɛinternational non- 40 ahillings were imposed in addition to the

ents of the damage done. 2