1911-12-28 — Page 7

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1911.

THE CHINA MAIL

BY TELEGRAPH BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH.

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SPAIN'S MOROCCAN"

EXPEDITION.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail):

LONDON, Des. 28

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AMERICAN POLITICS,

LAFOLLETTE STARTS HIS CAMPAIGN.

Cardiom CA

[COFTIEGHT]

THE REVOLUTION.

SITUATION CHANGING IN

CHEVA

SPORTING.

Regimental Sports

Let us

As the lab K 0. Y. L. 1. Regimental Dispense Your

Sports, which aro to held on the Naval Dockyard Ground on Saturday, the. 8th

January, there will be a Mile Races open to Prescriptions !!

the Navy, Army (except K. O. Y. L'E), Volunteers and Pulice.

Entries should resch the Adjunk-Ist

Router's Madrid correspondent wires (Better's Service to the China Mail)(Router's Service to the China Mait). Q. Y. L. L, not later than Thursday.

shat fire Spanish colamas attacked and rove the Riffians across the Kart River, after severe fighting. The Spanish expunities were two killed and forty wounded.

NEW FRANCO- JAPANESE TREATY,

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DRAWING THE BONDS CLOSER. (Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

London, Dec 28,

The French Chamber of Deputice passed without a division, the new. Franco-Japanese coramercial convention,

LONDON, Dec, 20

LONDON Dec. 28...the 4th proxime.

arrival there of Sun Yat Sen threatens to change the situation." It is expected that he will be elected Preident until the provinces of China have been con- sulted; and will proclaim the contin uance of the campaign unless the Man- chus surrender.

Reuter's agent at Cleveland, Ohio Router's agent at Shanghai say, the says that Senator! Lafollette, the Progressive Republican candidate for the Presidency, bas opened his western campaign by attacking the Troats and their power over the Government, lagislation and law courts. He donoune ed the Payne-Aldrich Tariff Bill and the power of the Trusts. Aldrich's monetary reform as increasing

RECENT GALES.

THE TÒLL OF THE SEA.

LONDON, Dec. 27.

The Chairman of the Customs Com-Reuter's Service to the China Mail). 'mittee emphasized the advantage of, maintaining good relations with Japan. The Minister of Commerce explained the advantages of the Convention.

The Premier said it would draw closer the bonds of sympathy existing between

the twb countrica.

PERSIAN PROBLEM.

TO AVOID DIFFICULTY IN FUTURE

A

Renter's Service to the China Meil.)

Lcsnok, Dec. 28. Renter learns that the Persian reply to the Russian ultimatum states that in ow of the strong desire for cordia relations between Great Britain; Russin and Persia, the latter will be careful in future that the appointment of foreign officers shall not be made in a way likely to injure the lawful interests of the two Governments and she will consult the Legations thereafient beforehand.

RUSSIA'S DRASTIC STEPS...

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THE PERSIAN EMBROGLIO, RUSSIANS DENY BRUTALITY.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

London, Dec. 27. Router's correspondent at St. Peters. Seven of the crew of the London steam-burg states that the Consul General at er Guillemot wars rescued during the Tabriz declares that the Russian troope gale which raged in the Bay of Biscay treated peacaible inhabitants with on the Pist inst, and were landed at humanity, notwithstanding the atrocities Greenock yesterday. The captain and committed by the Fidais on the wounded, and the mutilation of the killed. The troops rescued and sheltered wo men and children from the bombarded houses, The Russians lost one hundred killed and severely wounded in the fighting.

22 of the crew were drowned,

A Grimsby trawler lost nine of her crew in the North Sea, and thirteen of the craw of a Boulogne fishing smack were also drowned in the recent gale.

HOME RULE.

EFFECT OF THE PAPAL

*DECREE,

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

LONDON, Dec. 27.

The Unionista state that the Papal da cree excommunicating persons who, with out obtaining permission of the ecclesina- tical authorities, summon any ecclesiastic before a criminal or civil tribunal, will be the basis of the appeal to the British alectorate. They point out that the decree excommunicates these eating lawa nimed at the Church of Rome. Lonzox, Dec. 28.-

Thus the Church will stand as janitor at Renter's correspondest St. Peters- the doors of the Irish Parliament. The barg wires that it is a Busted that as Jorning Leader, while traversing the the Persian Government is verless to Unionist interpretation of the decree, punish the authors of the anti-Russian agrees that the document is capable of outbreaks at Tabriz, Resht, and Enzali, being mispresented as a danger to Pro- the Russian Government has directed testants, but declares that its appearance the Russian commandera to take the at the present time shows that the saverest repressive measures, including Church of Rome is afraid of Home Rule, the arrest and court-martialling of the sailants of the Russian troops; the disarmament of the Fidais and other THE KING AND QUEEN, troublesome, native elements, and the destruction of places where resistance might be offered.

BRITISH CONSUL

ATTACKED.

HORSE FOUND: MAN MISSING.

(Renter's Service to the China Maik)

LONDON, Dec. 28,

Mr Smert, the British Goneul at Shiraz, while travelling, thither, from

"STATE VISITS TO EUROPE.

(Reuter's Service to the Chino Math)

LONDON, Dec. 27, The Daily Express states that Their Majesties will make a series of State visits next year to European capitals.

M.C.C. v. BENDIGO.

THE MATCH DRAWN.

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AMOY NOTES.

(From Our Oun Correspondent.)

XXAJ SERVICES.

"As usual a service was held in the Union

Church, Kalangst on Christmas Day, at 11 a'alock; conducted this year by the Rev. T. C. Brown, BLA., B.D., of the Lordon Mision. There was an extra good.com.

Our Dispensing Department

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gregation, and the Choir was enlarged to who gives his personal attention balp in the singing. The Church "wis

fully decorated by Mer Parr, Max to every Prescription received.

Wallace and other ladies of the Community. A collection wataken before the sermón” on behalf of the Central Famine Relief Fund and was generously responded to, the total su amounting to over $170.00 including some cheques handed in after the service,"

NAVAL NEWS.

tain Uster, came into port from Shanghai on Wednesday, and is still here. The USA. monitor Monteroy, left here for Stow, on the receipt of unsatisfactory new front port, but turned again on Xay Day. The Japanese torpedo boad, Kwami, is still hore, and so is the British torpedo bont Virago, Com2K. Adair Hot

The German cruiser Gavisanan, Cap-

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gallant alors, the British, German and American warships. Opportunity has been given for them to hare various games of

Binch Interest has been evinced in our

Reuter's Teheran corpo-dent states that the Indian sowars were reattacked near Kazeroon, and two were killed.

The situation at Shiraz is most serious. football, &c., on the tennis lawn..Social

given to the quick despatch of medicines. Our Messengers deliver Free in

the Peak District and Kowloon

Mr. Shuster has notified his willing-gastings have been held in various Mis several times daily. ness to hand over his office as soon as successor is nominated.

CHAMBERLAIN ROAD ALTERATIONS.

Mr. Pollock's Querioa,

1. What is the nature of the works which.

sion houses, and very successful they have been. Knus gifts have been sent on board to remind them of hound at this festiva Acason. We hope continue to take sa interest in our visitors as long as we have guubosts in port.

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POVOLUTIONARY NEWS,

I fear newspaper readers as getting tired of the revolution, bat it may he re- ful to record the situation in Amy and district. It may be best described as still

At the Legislative Council meeting to unset fed. for everybody seems to be wait day the Hon. Mr H. E. Pollock, K.C..ing upon news from the north. Ten days. asked the following questiona

go the Amey folks were' said to have bad news by wireless telegraphy that Yung that Peking bad Ballers, so without waiting Shib Kai, had come over the rebels and for prola, they gave themselves to a night of "Maticking, and spent hundreds of dollars in fireworks and crackers while several hundred of queues are said to have fallen that night. So credulons are the Chinese populace.

are iu enatemplation in the Hill District near the juction of the Chamberlain and Pokfulam Randst

2. For what reason are such works being undertaken!

of undertaking such works been laid before the Public Works Committer? If not, 3. Has the question of the desirability

h

4. What is the estimated cost of such

works)

Hon. Director of Public Works replied as follows:-

1. The work referred to consists of a diversion of Chamberlain and Pokfulam Roads.

enough, while others are very disturbed. The far-inland Prefecture of Ting Chow Fu As to the country, some parts are quiel'

was 50 ansale to live in a fortnight ago, that none of the present Mandarins would extend any protection to the Foreign Mis hospital and schools, So-Dr and Mrs sionsries and their houses, chapols, and Blair and child, Res. J. B. Wasson, down the river via Birstow, and 3fins Benham all left quite hurriedly tow, and BIU The work has been undertaken in We only hops no damage will be done to now in Amoy awaiting developements. Wattan, made with the lessee of the Peak All the American Missionaries are now in falfilment of an arrangement by Sir Many of their property and

possessions. Hotel property in May, 1907, whereby Amoy at their semi-annual Conference, and ho agreed to surrender to Goremment when it is over, it is doubtful whether new road now being constructed from return to their country stations, though the necessary lard to enable the soy of the ladies will be allowed to Victoria Gap to Plantation Rond to be permission may be granted to the men. connected with Chamberlain Road, the Some of the E F. Missionarisa have come Government giving in exchange the area in, but others are still remaining it Ching which will be rendered available by the Chew, Tung Chun, and Chang 'u diversion already mentioned.

The im medinte inception of the new road has been born, and their Council Meetings and other Most of the L. M. S. Missionaries are urged upon the Government by the Hon. Annual gatherings both of the Foreigners Member himself, who submitted a Petition

Bushire with an escort of Soware, was (Beuter's Service to the China Mailed by 41 residents in the neighbour and Chinese will be held shortly,

attacked by Kashgain roadguards near Kazérun

A severe fight ensued. was killed and three wounded.

horse has been recovered.

LONDON, Dec, 27,

In glorious weather, before a fair One sowat attendance and on a good wicket the Mr Smart is missing, but his wounded match at Bendigo was resumed. Ben

digo carried their score to 164, of which. Mackay contributed 37. Hitch took seven wickets for 47 runs. second venture, Marylebone made 188 for the loss of nine wickets, Woolley scoring 64 and Rhodes 50. The match was declared a draw.

The escort fought their way to Kazerna.

A FUTILE MEXICAN REVOLT. (Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

LONDON, Dec. 27. Reuter's correspondent at Mexico city states that General Reyes, the leader of a revolt against President Madero of Mexico, has surrendered. He is dis

partisans.

TURKISH ATTACK

REPULSED.

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In their

INDIAN JUBILATION.

TRIBUTE TO BRITISH GOVERNMENTA

COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHY,

-A very important development in the

3. The alignment of the new rood was referred to the Public Works Committes on September 28th, but the consequent Ronde diregion of Chamberlain and Pokfulam made in 100ted from the arrangement art of colour photography, in manonacid

1907. 4.The estimated cost of diversion in in the Heme papers. Hitherto coloured question in $2,750.

results in photography have only been Hon. Mr Pallock contended that the attainable by cus of two processes. The Director of Public Works had Dot first is that know as the three-colour to ask and he wanted an arzwer to the process, which involves three separate

nswered his questions. He had a right gestion why this work was not referred negatives. From these three negatives, to the Public Works Committee.

which only show black and white, blocks Hon. Director of Public Works said thears produced, and the three colours are only matters which could be laid before then printed separately on to thờ same the Public Works Committee were such ne M were dirouted

to be by His Excellency, paper, the super-imposition of the thres His (the speakers) instructims in thin primary colour producing approximately matter did not extend to the question of the various shades originally found in the diversion of the road in order to effect Naturo. The process in obviously only the accessary exchange with the leases of Applicable to newspaper or book-work, the Peak Hotel property. It was far from the speaker's intention to attempt and could never be used for the Golight

press any information on the maitar, His Excellency said it had not be the

of the amatour. The other process is due

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mittoo, and in this particular case, as the Dublin, who first employed a coloured larger work which had been referred to the

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is special part of it. He added that he be sad as a fransparency, and, when sary to call the Committee's attention to This negative, after being developed, can

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heartened owing to defection among his (Reuter's Service to the China fall custom to refer minor works to the. Come to Profomor Joly of Trinity College,

LONDON, Dec. 27. THE TRIPOLITAN WAR wires that seven thousand delegates Reuter's correspondent at Caleatta attended the Indian National Congress The keynote of the proceedings was jubilation over the Emperor's visit and the partition of Bengal. The chairman, his gifts, especially the annulment of Committee LONDON, Dec. 27. Mr. Pundit Dar, described British Renter'd correspondent at Rome states government in India is a gift, of that several thousand Torks with Providence India compared favourably artillery, advanced on Benghazi on the with the dependencies of other Fowers. morning of the 25th inst. The Italians opened artillery fire at two thousand Jarda rango and checked the advance of

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the Turke who retreated to the oasis at sunset

HOME LABOUR UNREST.

Drivers, Brassies,

Irons, Putters, etc.

idos has been developed by the French photographers, the Massieurs Lumiere, ARMED ROBBERY AT in what is known as their autochrome

KOWLOON CITY.

process. The improvement erected by them consists in the use of coloured starch Tkloves Vired on..

grains in place of the mechanically ruled coloured sereed This makes an excellent toy, but fails to give, what every amateur Another daring armed robbery in report photographer finally desires, a repeduction ed from Un Long small village neuron paper of the original subject. It is new Kowloon City. It appears that four attained, and again the invention comes from announced that this ideal has at last boen Sve men entered a house about 1:30 am. Dublin, its author being Dr. J.H. Smith of on the morning of the 20th, armed with the Royal College of Science. Dr. Brizh LOCK-OUTS IN THE NORTH

choppers, knives, etc., by breaking an outer door. An old man, a farmer, was swakened has produced a new printing paper which (Reuter's Service to the China Mail) sat upon him and beat him sercan the chest negative, and exposed to the light in the

he calls.. the noise and the robbers immediately used in connection within autochroms GOLF BALLS, Utocolor. When

this paper Lostor, Dec 27 with an iron bar which wounded him. : Inter ROVAL. SEULL STOLEN FROM All the mills at Blackburn have then proceeded to an faner compartment produced without the application of any dan he was attended by a doctor. The thieves ordinary manner. The colours are directly TAULT

posted lock-out notices to-day. It is where the old man's son and his wife are the photographer has to do is to so watch

solutions or developing agents.... sleeping. They too had been weakened his print nail the colour correspond with All that however, believed that the lock-out will and getting behind the doce they prevented the original. He then takes it out of the Service to the China Mail) be of short duration owin to the dis- the robbers from being the dock with Crame and Sxse it to render the dy at scre

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