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FRIDAY, November 9:--

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THE

CHINA MAIL.

NEWS OF THE DAY,

"

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Gazipan Mail of the '30st October A incating of the United Servicos"

diers' Club, on Friday, 29th instant, at as delivered in London on the 26th No-Football Leagus will be held in the Sui vamber.

4 p.m.

Chian propones cutting down its charges for telegrams to Europe to 3,6. a word from the 1st of January.

was Buod 85.

Two to heatmen appeared before centre, has been saptured, and the Commander Taylor. R.N., at the Marine, Bulgarian line of advance stretches Court to-day to answer charges of having beyond Istranja to the Black Sea.iled their boats without showing the regulation lights in the waters of the The fall of Dimatika, on the River Colony. The charge against one was with Maritza, crushes the faint expectations drawn by the Water Polico, and the other that the Turks were still in strength in that direction. "Adrianople is isolated, and can hope for ao more supplies of food from without The contracting front of the triumphant Pulgarians must soon press NAZIM Paska's grent army into a disorderly mob Herded upon the last scrap of the Turks in Europe. TSAI-FER DINAND and his alies, have wrought

At the Magistracy to-day a Chinaman an overthrow which mightier nations was charged with being is unlawful sought in vain to accomplish. The possesina of 1,200 rounds of revolver nunonition. He was wearing a specially weary problem of the Balkans humide jacket under his coat for carrying been fought over, let us hope, for the last time.

It is gratifying to see that the authorities are taking a serious view

P.p..St. Andrew's Ball at City Hall. of the disturbances which have occur- IS WITHIN THE MEANS SATURDAY, November 30:-

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St. Andrew's Day.

SUNDAY, December 1:-

Queen Alexandra's birthday--1844.

a.m.-Excursion to Macao.

red in some parts of the city, owing to the refusal of the Tamway Company to accept tender of Chinese subsidiary coins. Whatever may be Fone's opinion as to the step taken 9p..-Concert by Madam Eva Gauthier by the Tramway Company, everyone

at City Hall,

WEDNESDAY, December 4:

The China Mail.

HONGKONG, WERKE DAY, NOV. 27, 1919

will deprecate anything in the nature of the disgraceful scenes witnessed in the principal thoroughfare of the City last night. The authorities should be given every latitude in order to deal with the situation, and the Chinese should be made to THE VERDICT OF THE SWORD. understand that this part of China, at any rate, is under British rule, and that, as a British Colony it must be conducted according to British ideas.

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From to-day, the 128th. Baluchistur Infantry wil furnish the Government House Guard and Night Guard, Kowloon filitary Hospital, in relief of the 35th Punjabis and 8th Rajputs respectively.

Quito a number of Chinese newspapers The D. I. 9. N. Ca's stasmer Thengca, in Peking have closed their doors of late, which arrived from Calcutta and Singapore taxing Franch ears." This is not to 7.30 this morning, was boarded by the be wondered at, as it is quite impossible Palice before any one had been 'allowed on for x city like Peking to support 50 or more board, and a rigorous search made for some daily newspapers.

Mensageries Maritime Office in Singapore, specie which had been stolen from the and thought to have been shipped by this steamer. The search, we believe, was un-

ucconaful.

the armunition when he was opped by Indian Constable No. 821 and arrested. Mr Bazeland Sned him $250 or three

Amadition to be forfeited.

month hard labour, and ordered the

According to the New York Herald the United States Naval Department has pisced an order with the Hadieids Steel Foundry Co, of Sheffield, for 300 twilva inch armour piercing projectiles at $167, which is 887.73 less than the lowest American tender. The success of the British firm has opened up the question of the insertion in future contracts of a clause stipulating for American materials,

The s.s. Un Leo, Capt. Wilcox, which arrived from the West River early this morning, bad an accident at Wangmua fooling the moorings of a Chinese torpedo

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1912.

DISTURBANCES IN HONGKONG.

Policeman Injured.

Armed Patrols in the Streets.

The refusal of the Tramway Company to

ran towards the shegy aud found that the defiant lud, bean arrested,

Indian constable No. 1078 gave cor- roborative evidenes, stating that he saw the defendant throw the stone, and then

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The defendant was worn, and said be was a student. His father kept the Fa. Ono Indian officer and six rank and accept Chinowo colnage, and the boycott He wont at night school until nino file, 25th Punjabis, arrived in the Com-which followed, assumed a serious aspect o'clock last night, and, on leaving, now maid per P. and O. Devanha, from India. last night. The hostility at Shaukiwana big crowd in Des Voeux Road. He wan on se stand, and were taken on the Sunday night and, the disturbance eating an orange inside a shop when the atrength accordingly.

which took pines was mild compared to Indian constable arrested him. Ha de the ugly look of things in the Clivesenied: threwing, stones, quarter of the city from the Central The cuso was adjourned until to-morrow Market away up to West Point. Small at 11 o'clock, bail in $30 being allowed. knots of Chiness assembled all along the

This morning there was still a spirit' tram route in Dew Virus Romi, and about half past eight stone throwing com of unrest in the air, but the trams and meuced. A European policeman named the few passengers who need their wors Swan was struck ou the head by a large unmolested. In the vicinity of the Cen- stoos thrown from the third store veruntral Market, where the disturbances took dah of a house in Des Frens Road, and plaes last ovaning, there were unusually go to hospital: Stone throwing then be plaas assembled. Many of theni, judging. was so badly injured that he had to large crowds of Chinese of the codie came gonoral, and in was found accessory by the way they watched the cars were to call out a very strong force of Eura evidently out for mischief, but strong pean and Indian police, every available patroli of European and Indien. police, Next week the 1st Ba, K.O.Y.L.Iman being called upon These were with drawn trichoons and armed with 8th Rajputs and 25th Pangabis go into armed with carbines, and small group revolvers, overwed them, and it was imp in the Sun Wai and Lo Wu districts of police afficiently armed patrolled the quiet.

Very low of the Chinese are using the for a month's training. The advance party track from the Gentral Market to West

the KO.Y.L.I. has already left, and Point. Early in the evening a band of cars today, and the passengers in most being made to the track to arm there one hand. The cars are running with ' these of the native regiments follow next Chinese took advantage of some repairs of them could be counted on the fingers setron with stones, and with these they shutters drawn to protect their occupants tried to form an obstruction on the rails, from the possibility of injury by missiles. Fortuantely, they were observed by party of polfee, and sono arrests werd made. One or two policemen received mizor injurice. Throughout the evening scarcely any passengers were carried is the trams, although the regular quick service was maintained. Capt. Supt. and Mr. Wodehouse rode up and down in the Lieut. Kaneko, a Japanese Naval trams and superintended the actions of airman, fell from a height of 120 metres the police, whilst Chief Inspector Baker before the Paine Judge, Mr Justios was also about the streets ready to cope Gempertz, the Tai Wo Steamship Com- while flying over the am at Honmoku in a Farman bydroplane at the beginning of with any emergency that might have pany. 38 Connaught Road, Went, were The officer and his machine arisen. Indeed, had it tot bern for the defendants in two actions brought by this month. were picked up by a launch. It is not promptness with which the police grap employees for damages for alleged wrongfu

pled with the situation, serious rioting dismiss. The case in which Fok Taim... stated what injuries he received. might have ensued. As it was however, captain of the 1.8. Shing Tai, sued for $70-

the Chinese appeared to be checked by damages and heard n faw weeks ago ko reinforcements of armed police wh; wete sulted in à vordiet for plalutif with corte, called out, but nevertheless muil or avds but a rechearing was granted on the sp- hung about all along the route up to aplication, of the salinitor for the defence,

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The police are offering a reward of $500 for information which will lead to the arrest of Lan, King, Wan, alias. Lan King, iately employed by the Sing On firm, metal dealers. A warrant is out for

Lau's arrest on a charge of embezzling 22,000 belonging to the Sing Os Erm..

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Six motor launches are being con- structed for the River Police department fer service on the Whangpoo, the first of which will be delivered before the end of January. The launches will be soft. in length and ift. beam with a draft of

iate hour.

It appears hat the disturbances

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A QUESTION OF CUSTOM.

Shipping Co.'s. Employees'

Dismissal.

In the Summary Court this morning

3rst reported by Lance-Seigt. Spear. 118., is pilos, sted for gozd at with her propeller and winding up in, and will bare a speed of who was on duty in Des Vaux Road and

koote.

ar the crowd collecting along the trai anet 15 fathoms of chain. This caused

rout. He informed headquarters, and the torpedo boat to bump alongside, but |

The Douglas Steamship Company's 5.5. pickets were sent down. Four fortunately without doing any serious damage

either vessel. After a rather difficult Haitan, commanded by Captain Roach, has were effected during the evening. job of clearing her propellor the On Les just completed her eight hundredth trip re umed her voyage,

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The following local and military charities have benefited by the variety entertainments given at The Palace

Theatre, Mt. Austin, during the season

and from the performance of The Conk"

WITHOUT ONE. For the third time within a century, says the "Times, the Turkish Ent pire in Europe has been overrun by invading armies. For the second We understand that practically time in living memory a victorious every river boat recently has been host is within striking distance of loaded with more or less undesirables Constantinople. The sword has de from Canton and Macao. If they1tely given at the Theatre Royal: The Diocesan Girls School Building Fund, cided, and the Turks can never again are too bad for those places, sure-Hongkong Y.W.C.A., Hongkong Benu fill the great place they have held y they should be considered too volent Society, Ladies Garrison Help

for bud

has Society Soldier and Sailors Help Society, a Colony that Europe for over five hundred years.

and the Garrison Boys' Club. They are driven back to their final up till now maintained for its re- parrow corner, and another phase insidents a security from discrderly

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The concluding conference for dis- the ebb and flow of conflict between rioting. We feel sure that the Police cussing the measures to be taken for further ensuring the safety of passengers East and West has been brought al-are thoroughly aware of the situation!at we took place in Berlin, on October most to completion. The last fortnight that might easily arise if disorderly 28, at the Ministry of the Interior. Re- has closed the reddest page in Euro-members of the Chinese community pean history. It has witnessed the are allowed to riot whenever they consummation of events which began think fit; and that they will deal before men were filled with the un-effectually with any such rioting. conquerable hope of the Middle Ages.

It has made the grim past seen very real once more, and if from the blood which has been shed there springs a new and lasting peace in the Year 1.East, the gallant, humble men who have cheerfully laid down their lives

NEWS OF THE DAY.

On the occasion of the last visit of

E.M.S. Minotaur to Yokohama i party of forty members of the crow were the guests of the Men's Lexgue of the Yokohama Caios Church, on November 12.

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On her way scuth past the Premca-

The police authorities were far from

from Hongkong to coast parts. In honour satisfied with the aspect of inatters to of the event, the ship was gaily dressed at day, and it was decided to send out pic the wharf to-day, and the number 800 in kets armed with long truncheons to guari large figures was suspended between the the tracks, and prevent us far as possibly masts, The Haitan was built in 1887.

any hostility on the part of the Chinese.

CASER AT THE MAGISTRACY.

At the Magistracy to-day before Mr. Hazeland two youths were charged with disorderly conduct and stone-throwing

The automatic telephone, which does way with the necessity for operators in loa? exchanges, has been demonstrated in last night. Manila. The new phone is being fitted

who wished to call evidence of custom. The plaintif in the second action, Tung

Mr WEL. Shenton, of Messrs Deacon Booker and Deacon, rolicitors, apposred for the defendant Company, and Mr Need- ham, of Messrs Ewana and Harston, ro- presented plaintiffs.

The manager of a Chinese Steamship Company running between Hongkong and Wuchow stated that his firm gave their employees twenty-four hours' antics when

they wished to discharge them, and their. servants had to give the same notice. This was the custom of all the Chinese steamship companies of the Colony.

Cross-examined, witness said the "samo custom held good in the European cont"

E P.C. Knight, 30, said that he was in panies in respect of the Chinese Staff by the Post Office telephone department Des Vaux Road Central Last night, op was formerly in Mesurs Dodwell and Com in England, the first installation baring posite Stacers's stores, when a tram carpany's Office, and knew that this was the

The subscribergring from cast to west stopped and rule or the Australian run. been mado at Epsom.

The manager of the Chi Wo Steamship merely moves a painter on bis instrument several Chinese passengers slighted. Jak

as the car was starting off again, the first Company, running eleven ships on the the number he requires to ring up, and

defendant threw a stone in the direction West River and the const, said their em of the passengers. He stooped and pick- the connection is made automatically,

It is reported in shipping circles that parts were received from the Commis-the well-known N. D. L. boats, "Phra sions, which were appointed in May Nang" and "Devaworges" have been sold last to propose regulations with regard to to a local shipping Syndicate. They will be considerable time past, charterers have bulkheads, lifeboats, wireless telegraphy. employed in the coasting trade. For some and is reports. The result of the con. frence will serve as a basis for the atti- found difficulty in securing ready tonnage tude of the German representatives at and it is understood that these vessels are the International Conference to be held heen bought with the view to helping to

fill requirements in this respect. later in London.·

A capture of some bogus ópíum was effected on the Lai Sang last evening. Io. formation was Inid that 3 cases of opiam had been shipped to Penang by th steamer, but some auspicious circumstan ces made the Revenue people look more being opened in the strong room their suspicions well justified, for the case, si- though carefully bound and sealed, was found to contain nothing more valuable that balls of carefully coloured dough, made to the same size and to look the same as opium. The skipper is likely to be arrested and.aa enquiry made.

will not have died in vain. The tory, the Kwangping passed, on Novem-losely into the matter, and on the cases echoes of the great conflict still reverber 15, nineteen steamers within thirty berate, but the verdict is unmistak-hours hastening to the North to get into Newelwung before the river became ice able. Bulgarians set the Turks upon end. the run at Kirk Kilisse, and with brief intervals they have kept them running ever since. The time is past to analyse dispositions, to weigh

The Nippon Yusen Kaisha will, it is expected, declare a dividend of 10 per ont. per annum for the half-year ending September last, at the general necting of its shareholders to be held on Novem

-SOCIAL AND PERSONAL..

Mr R. E. Stubbs, the new Colc fal Secretary for Coylon, mails from Marseilles on January 17, and arrives in Colombo on February 1st.

Several local residenta now at home have booked their return passages by P. & O. steamen. The list of passengers expected will be found on page 10.

▲ rider-main bydrant at the comer of Wyndham and Wellington Streats has bo leaking Kince about 8 aus. yesterday, and the water has been running to waste and

s' aide channel.

RUSSIAN, BOYCOTT.

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ed up some more stores and on seeing ployees could be discharged at a mizuto's witness ran towards the Wing. On shop, notice. There was no rule regarding notice. Witness arrested him at the shop, and boon the West River, Ent he believed all the dropped thres stones.

companies dismissed their men in the same Detrative Inspector Murison deposed WAY.

Cross-examined witness wid w Europesi stone. There was a crowd, of about a captain who was dismissed instantly by his to weing the first defendant throwing a thousand there at the time. When the company sued them and wou the case. first defendant had thrown the stone he went to the tram track, which was being defendanty failed to prove allegations of repaired, and got more stones. The misconduct. The question of valge 'was second defendant stood clapping is also one of the defences in that case, annds and shouting, and afterwards made. Another witness called by Mr Shenton

M: Sheuton said this was boesase the

Mr Needham submitted thad the avecom

for the door of the shop. Witness ar said a month's notice should really be given rested the second man. The second man to a Captain, bat latterly only twenty- did not throw stones, but was disorderly. four hours' had been usual. Another Mr. Wodehouse said they were having witness for the defence bore on Me a repetition of the scenes of last winter Shenton's submission regaling the custom atone-throwing, "large disorderly crowds and stone-throwing from verandahs. European constable bad been seriously hurt by a brick thrown from verandahs, He hoped his Worship would take a serious view of this...

Mr. Hazeland: I always do. Air. Wodehousu: Wo had to send out special police and pickets.

had not been proved. He called the part. ner of a shipping firm who said as long se he had been connected with the business. & month's notice on either side had been the custom.

His Lordship said he was, of opinion that the custom alleged by the der fendants wns not certain He had The men were fined $50 each or two months' hard labour, and on the Magis always said that to make such matter trata's sugestion it was decided to post quite clear companies should put up the convictions on the trams, outside notices in their offees. He must give Sincero premises, and at prominent pul judgment for plaintiffs in both cases, lic places.

Another Chinese was charged with iu«.

citing the crowd to assault and resist the police.

Inspector Murison said he heard the shouting tab" (strike) several times

Prisoner was fined $30 or two months" hard labour for disorderly conduct.

A Chinese who was defended by M Lewis, solicitor, pleaded not guilty to stone-throwing fast night.

A couiderable increase has taken place in the import of beef into Vladito stpek, both in the forms of cattle and

imports for the present season will amount to over 18,000 tous

While entering Hamburg from Ant- werpen October 25, the H.A.L, steamer Furnt. Hulow was in collision with the German shopper Christian, X, which was it incher, and sustained damage to her bridge and upper works.

relative chances, to estimato vaguely

The Hon. Sheridan Pitt Read, at one rize American Consul at Tientsin, died in the results of stray eddies of conflict

London on the 1st inst" at the age of 51. The Chinu Navigation steamer Lu Mr Read rendered distinguished services: around obscure villages. Naim

Owing to the departure from the Co. chow arrived at Shanghai from upriver Pasha has fought and lost, and, porta November 14 in tow of the in Chins as Consul. He had been chosen lony of Miss Wilkinson the duties of hon. though he still bravely tries to rally company's steiner Kansu, having broken by President Cleveland to load the Sze secretary of the Ladies' Recreation Club his broken ranks, the war is practical-her tail end shaft and lost her propeller Chuan Investigation Commission in 1894-5, have been undertaken by Mrs F. H.

d. made a trip through the heart. of Armstrong, 18 The Peak, to whom all prisoner, who was one of a large crowd frozen zuent, and it is calculated that the in Tongliu Beach

China of over five months duration, communications should in future EVENING WEAR. By at an end. The victors. knew the

psychology of their foe far better than The British India steamer Lawads, attended by military guard from the addressed. the onlookers. The quick insight 3,283 sons, has been purchased by Chinese Emperor, and settled the claims bred in long oppression taught them Japanese buyers, with delivery at Kobe, in a manner which was the praise of the at a price stated to be £7,500. She was, Government. He also won high praise for where the weakness lay. They were built in 1985 by Messrs. Denny Bros. his services during the China-Japan War

Mongolian Action Resented. Indian contobla No. 608 Raid about well aware that their best chance was of Dumbarton with dimensions: 340 by when dogm of the Consular Body, Bir

9.25 Inat night he was in Des Voeux Road 42.2 by 26.6.

Read married, in 1856, Bre Anne Ferall in swift onslaught, in staking all their

Gardner Noyes, daughter of Colonel Frank We learn on good authority that the in front of Benburn Strand and sew the

The Russian steamer Sever attired strength upon the issue, and in strain- The Kobe Herull learns that tele. Noyes. Commander-General of the boycott of Russian goods and firms by the defendant throw a stxe after a traws had ing every nerve to follow up encham, dated Nov. 18th, has been received Republican Army. He was a graduate of Chisces on account of Russia's attitude prased. He then ran towards shop. Visdivostock on October 20 with bar in Kobe by the Agunta-Mesara Jardine, of Harvard University, and studied at the regarding Mongolia has extended to Hong. A lot of people were there engaged in keel badly damaged through having been stone-throwing, du ko, was about to go nground in Okhotsk river on October 14. advantage gained. They realized what latheson de Co., Ltd--that the steam- Ecole des Beacon Politiques in Paris, at kony

During the past few days, it is said, into a shop wihcas arrested the defen- The vessel was making no water but whe the rest of the world had forgotten, ship, Glenroy had been in collision. "The the Sorbonne, and at Leizing. Hs wAB = that when the Turks break they accident happened when she was going out member of the military order of the Loyal thers have been heavy withdrawals from dant placed in dry dock for survey.

of Hull. The Glenroy was taken back to Legion He had just completed his certain lank in the Colony, and many of To Mr. Lewis: There was a large crowd. break badly. The defects of Turkish Landon for repair, and will leave there aminteconses of Consul in Chins.interest in order to obtain possesion of Tho read and pasement were blocked at Shanghai on November 17 to intergr its Chinese customem have foregone their of peoplo, and they were very excite The C.N. steamer Tungling arrived military organization, the decay which for China end Japan un ur shout Now. He was recently named Cousal to Boulogne. their depor

The defendant was only a few paces from repulse to her rudder mid stenpost dying had followed persistent insgovern-

Mer, but mayer took up the position. A

witness when be throw the stone. Bales to her having gono axirare at Sunday Widow and

and so, and three daughters aurive

dant was not eating an orange when wit Island, above. Yochów, wulla downward ment, the sham revival of efficiency

ness arrested hi-e was uning westbound to Bankow on Noveniber: 10. produced by the control of polítilians

vitas caught him by the DOB were factors well within their kroW- ledge. They took huge risks, und in children, and have abundant, tason for it

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