1911-12-29 — Page 7

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1911.

THE CHINA MAIL.

BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH.

THE REVOLUTION.

~THE THRONE CONCILIATORY (Router's Service to the China Mail)|

LONDON, Dec. 29,

[COPTRIET.]

THE" KING'S SUCCESSFUL

SHOOT.

30 TIGERS; 19 "RHINOS." (Reuters" Service to the China Mail).

LONDON, Dec. 28.

Renter's Paking correspondent states that the Dowager Empresa, HE. Yonn ghih Kai and the Manchu Princes have wires that the King, shot thirty tigers, Renter's correspondent at Calcutta discussed the proposals of the Shanghai and thirteen rhinoceroses while hunting Conference, and the Throne has agreed in Nepal.

to accept a scheme for a further Con-Note-In giving the real reason" for ference with a wider and more repro the absence of claphants at the Coronation sentative character and has instructed Durbar at Delhi, the Manchester

Guardian recently stated that the

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THE COTTON MILLS DISPUTE.

BOTH SIDES OBDURATE.

(Reuler's Service to the China Mail A

LONDON, Dec. 20.

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The cotton war threatens to last longer BAD PIRACY IN THE SANNING two chief essentials in the

180,000 weavers lucked out and- 13o,000 |

"pinnam phad on ball-time. Fifteen towns are affected.

Neither side shows any disposition to

DISTRICT.

Everybody knows that a big tradio is

dons between the three towns of Tokhol,

the Cabinet to draw up regulations for its would attend two great tiger come to terms or to socepb intervention Saucheung and.. Chaungah-or-the, vorf

Inauguration. The Throne is willing to agree to any form of Government the

·Conference decides upon

FUTURE GOVERNMENTS.

Wah Te Yat Po's Srvice.)

SHANGIL, Dec. 28.

The Empresa Dowager, other members et the Royal Family and Yuee Shib Kaif have held ooting at Faking in view of dhe T'ance Conferone boing held at Shang- hai. It was sister that the Revolutionists at Nanking had assembled in meeting to oulder what form of Ġaremment the scentry should-wopt, and it was now nounced that the Mancha Government Javoured the division of the Empire into North and South."

ons in Rajputana and the other in Nepal. 4 both these shoots were to be truly royal," the preparations required the services of hundrede cf elephante. Bat there were not enough domestic elephante In India to furnish both the Durbar and two great bunting drives" at the same time. The method employed of arkuring royal sport is this:-An area is selected which is known to be stocked. A

with

gatae. huge ring of beaters and

elephants acre. The army of beaters begin slowly to then established: enclosing thousands of contract their circles. They drive method!- cally inwards all day, and sleep at their there is no chance of any of the cane bruak. posts all night round large fire, so ing back through the line, Tous slowly the game is driven into a restricted aras round a point of vantage that has been chosen for the royal gun. The process of

that

In fact, in Nepal is has probably already ringing the game often takes weeks." begun for the December

"shoon." As these 14 drives"-sur to Bo a racord, it would It was proposed that fighting be con- number of elephants that will be borrowed be almost idle to attempt to estimate the

· binned, but it' was pointed out that there and hired to complete the rast ilving circle. wa o anfficient money available with It is not to be wondered, therefore, that , which to provide ammunition for the troops the display at Delhi. It is probable that there should be a scarcity of elephants for Brentially, it was agreed that s Cat the King himself will about a score of tigare, farsare he held at Peking or Tiantain to but no one will ever be able to say what if decide the form of Government, each Pro-has-coat his native hosts per tiger to pro

duce this sport-En. .M] vince to aand three representatives to the Conference.

THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.

+ SHARA. December 29. The Imperial Cavernment, have held a meeting to consider the question of Ge

THE PEACE OF EUROPE.

BIGGER AUSTRIAN ARMY.. ADVOCATED.

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LONDON, Dec. 39.

and the three non-Ualemists including two women whose refund to join the Unique was the cause of the trouble, are obdurate, decision of the operatives to press their The ditnation is complicated by the recent demand for a 5 per cent. increase in

wages.

MR BOTTOMLEY'S AFFAIRS,

HUGE LIABILITIES.

(Reuter's Servies to the China Mall,)

LONDON, Dec. 29.

At a meeting of his creditors Mr Horatio Bottomley, M.P, estimated his indebtedness at $170,000 and his assets at £47,000.

debts would be greater than estimated The Official Receiver, opined that the

as proofs lodged amounted to £213,000, He thought that the assets must be regarded as of very doubtful realizable value.

SIR F. A. CAMPBELL DEAD.

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Macao for the purchase of supplies. When

passing Samkong, some passengers came

on board from a small sampan. The Physicians Prescriptions THE BEST

were pirates in disguise. Suddenly, men hidden on the banks of the river fral upon the steam launch, and so frightened were the crew that they cut the bamser, and steamed away, leaving the passengers' boat to its fate. It was runnators, and then the robbers hegan their work as there was no

one to hinder them. The result was that they managed to carry of booty and money

that many women caine down to the banks

the extent of more than ten thousand WE dollars, and a well waaeverything arranged and desisted this pirates in carrying off their booty.

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DRUGGISTS.

The Cantonese merchants and literati CHEM YSTS & who reside in Shanghai, have apparently little doubts about the imue of the Peace have arranged it. Hence they have sent a Conference, and the motives of those who.

strong telegram to their fellow citizens in Canton, and other place, and therein have

Aerated Water Manufacturers.

(Beuter's Service to the Ching Mail)

LONDON, Dec. 28. The death is announced of Sir Francis stated their viams. Men like Tang Shace 81, Queen's Road Central. Renter's Vienna correspondent states Alerander Campbell, K.C.M.G., Assistyi and Yuar Shih-kai are boldly called that Count von Aebrenthal, Minister for ant Under Secretary of State for Foreign Foreign Affairs, addressing the Com-Affairs.

Public phone, No. 492.

pesing of the National Assembly, Prinės | (Reuter's Service to the China Mail) Ching agreed to the early opening of the Assembly, but Duke Chak and General Tat Long objected. It was resolved that ax Edlet be lagued ordering the opening of

the Assembly.

PEACE.

From Our Own Obrrespondent)

mittee of the Hungarian Delegation, [Note-The cocessed, who was 59 years uid to enable Austria-Hungary to safe of are, entered the Fareign Office in 1871 guard her interests and to support the and has been Assistant Under Secretary influence of her allice for general peace, the Duke of Richmond from 1877 to 1880, since 1909. He was Private Secretary to an increase of the effective Army by to Lord Pannceforts during 1886 and to The Conference now sitting here will, 30,000 men was required. He urged

Lord Carrie from 1890 to 1893.-E., C.M.] it is believed, result in peace.

SHANGRM, Dec. 29.

A CHRISTMAS TRAGEDY.

the joint Parliaments to pass the necessary Bills promptly, and thus to promote the eminently pacific objects of Austria-Hungary'e foreign policy.

Cogat von Acbrehthal added that he

FRENCH SENSATION

ENDED.

Laxos, Dec. 28. Beuter's correspondent at Paris

hoped the endeavours of the Powers to (Router's Service to the China Mail) FIVE CHILDREN BURNED would be eventually successful, saying accars peace between Turkey and Italy (Reuter's Service to the China Hoil) should maintain the force and authority ports that the Consular Court at Udja, that it was desirable that such peace Loros, Das. 29.

of Turkey intact and thus constitute a in Morocen, has acquitted M. Daatailleur, *Five children have died from burna fresh guarantee of the peaceable re- the French Commissioner, the Vice used by a fire at a Christmas entertain-lations between Turkey and the Balkan Consul, and the Head of the Customs, ment at a Picture Paisce in Chesterfield..

States.

on charges of peenlation and gan ran- The Minister for War followed, strong-zing, POISONED PAUPERS, supporting the suggested increase of

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LONDON, Dec. 28.:

Router's correspondent at Berlin wires that numbers of papers in the Müni- aipal Shelter are suffering from poison-

g. Thirty-eix are dead.

The poison is supposed to have been provisions procured by the paupera

themselves.

MORE CASES.

LONDON, Dec. 28.1 A further meage from Renter's Berlin agent says that there are now over 100 cases of poisoning actifed, nad 50 deatha.. Fresh cases are continually recurring. Post mortem examinations show that the deaths ura das to bacterial poisoning, but there is great pacartainty to how the poisoning is produced.

SPAIN AND FRANCE

BAD BLOOD OVER MOROCCAN

"EXPEDITION.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail

LONDON, Dea 29.

the Army.

SALVATION ARMY PROHIBITED,

RUSSIA'S DECISION. (Routere Service to the China att.)

LONDON, Dec. 29,

Rouber's St Petersburg-correspondent states that the Council of Ministers have probibited the Salvation Army from work- ing in Russia.

PERSIAN TROUBLES,

THE "ATTACK ON INDIAN SOWARS.

(Hauter's Service to the China Mail)

LONDON, DOC. 28.

Reater's Taberan correspondent states

JAPAN AND THE POWERS.

THE EMPEROR'S GRATI

FICATION.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mai,) Londos, Dec. 28. Reuter's correspondent at Tokyo reports that the Emperor, in opening the Diet, referred to the increasingly friendly feelings between Japan and the Powers, and expressed high satis. faction at the renewal of the treaty with Great Britain.

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rebels and traitors, and are nordsed of asing the Conference merely as a means of dalay during which they will increase the umber of their soldices and prepare them better forthastruggle that most come. Their Foreign Gaveruments, by which thay hope desire is to get into better relations with to improve their dancin' poaltion, and thon shey will wipe out all those who" differ from them, and those who are not in sympathy with the Manchu Government, Men like Test Shih-kai still regard the Manchus as divine, and the People's Army as mere grass and rubbish." We

their hides, therefore, we earnestly urgè would like to eat their fleet, and sloep in

you to find means of thwarting their plans,

and wipe them out, they will bring dis- people. If you don't destroy these fallows and stirring afresh the anger of tho

grace to the country, and they will sally for over the fair name of our land." Such. are the feelings spparently of the Lanton-

ase who resida in Shanghai,

AMERICAN TRAVELLERS

IN CANTON...

The Acting Viceroy has issued a pray clamation to the Chief of the Police, giving instructions in regard to the treatment that in to be shown to American visitors. It is giron out that one of the objects of these vicitors is to examine the working of the new. army. America in spoken of as the first country that set up Republic for itself, and, therefore, at this joacture Americana movement actuating the people of China. are specially in sympathy with the modern If Chim could have'x republic, this would be greatly to the advantage of all peoples, Therefore, the people of Chins, and especially the army, are to receive thera visitors with all possible respect. Mure07ar, sach major is to inform bis troops that they are to set as civilized people in all pornible ways. When the soldiers ses any of these visitors passing the entrance to the camps or whenever they are seen in other places they are to be saluted by raising the had to the hat after the foreign style,

that the Indian sowars who were attack-FOUNDERS IN BAY OF BISCAY. Further it is distinctly to be understood

ed-on the 27th inst, numbered one

hundred. They Icat two killed and (Reuter's Service to the China Mfail,)

poven wounded, and ons missing and. are now holding a position at Kazerün. A force of 150 80wara commanded by Colonel Douglas is hurrying to reinforce

them

LONDON, DC. 28.

the British steamer Hughenden, bound Lloyd's ngant a: Lisbon states that

from Smyrna to Dublin, foundered in Beater's Madnd respondent states whom the aowara were escorting, was of her crew were picked up, but the Mr Smart, the British Consul at Shiraz, the Bay of Biscay on the 21st inst. Two that the fighting round Melilla ia ex left behind when the escurt retreated, others were drowned.

dingly henry, the Hiffians being and in reported to be lying wounded in decimated by the Spanish farcena caravanserai eight miles from Kazerun. General Ros was wounded in the spemtions, which still continue,

Mach bad blood is being made between France and Spain by wholesale scous-

Hons, wherein General Luque, Minster

FUTURE OF TABKIZ.

LATED

states that the Novoye Vremya fore Heater St. Petersburg oorrespondent

WRESTLING.

GOTCH DEFEATS MUNRO.

that the soldiers and others are not-to com gregate around these visitors in an unruly

way, nor are thor to make sell or

ferta. Indeed there, is to be pusfeat do corum. Let there be po wrangling, more-

unssomly sights in the streets. The reason over, between those who are armed, and no for all this is that the coming of these 'm-

and, therefore, nothing must be alone that or will tren out for the advantage of Chins, and especially for the young Reptolia, will to any way rullle feelings, and every- thing should be arranged that will tend to load the visitors to look with sympathy and respect upon the Chinees in this time of change."

We have given aluye the gist of the proclamation. There is kind. Times have changed. We sullo the same more of shion io read that the soldiers are urdered. to pay reapoot to the American visitors to the extent of saluting them. It will be

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organ condemns those charges being but they augur badly, for the Spanish negocions respecting

at the French are stirring up the for Tabriz withs Russian Governor and Klisms and supplying them with me Chief of Police, financial control being

LONDON, Dec. 28 to do this map of thing there will be no end to continue the hostilities. The Premier

Frank Gotch, the world's champion thereof. Then too the Celestial is olcar- extively in the hands of Humian wrestler, has defeated Alex Munro at sighted enough to sea that it is a wim tribunala.

Kanma City 10 a match to decide the wishes of American visitors. It is not policy fo in the sympathy and, good. world's championship, catch-as-catch-can long, since all wars foreign devils together i style, for a parns of ten thousand dollars now, however, thiess same folk, fo be He secured victory in two straight falls, clan shoes, even to the extent of letting quite diferently and every atten the frat in swelve mirusice and the them bays plenty of it and no sbatting. five seconds. it out by surrounding them with gaping

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