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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1912,

BY TELEGRAPH BY TELEGRAPH.

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THE WAR.

- THE POWERS AND ALBANIA.

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THE CHINESE SAILOR,

(Specially written for the “China MAIL

Many and varied are the opinions which

THE CHINA MAIL.

pud he can see. From the shipowner's. point of view be in a cheap product. Whather this will last now the westernis- ing of China has commenced is doubtful, as their grazo to and our ways to appar

ATTEMPTED ASSASSI-have been expressed by different authorlently not, stopping at dress and manners,

NATION.

SIR E.. R., HENRY SHOT AT.

tios on the ability of the Chinese za sailors, so perhaps a few winds written by one who has had many yours' experi. ence with them in all parts of the world and in various brudes may not come amiss. Largoly, the district from which

Fence Negotiations Proceeding. (Renter's Service to the China Mail.the men are drawn counts as a very.

Beuter's Service to the China Moïl.)

LONDON, Nov. 27.

A message, from Constantinople atates that the plenipotentiaries held Another meeting on Tuesday in a rail way saloon carriage, and possibilities of an agreement were manifested.

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THE FOWERS AND ALBANIA.

A telegram from Router's correspon deat at Rome atatas that the Tribuna's" London correspondent has telegraphed that the Albanian question has been settled in principle, all the Powers adhering to a scheme for the establishment of an autonomous principality. Another scheme was one by which the powers would guarantee „Albania's neutrality in the future.

GERMANY AND ALBANIA.

Loxbox, Nov. 28

An attempt was made last evening to kill Sir E. R. Henry, K.C.B., Chief Commissioner of Police of the Metro-

polis. A man fired three times with a revolver at the Commissioner outside his Rensington residence. One shot took effect in his groin. Sir Richard Henry los in a worious condition.

His assailant, who was arrested and is in custody, is a chauffeur. His act is believed to be one of revenge because he was not granted a taxicab driver's license for which he had applied, though he petitioned Com missioner personally.

strong factor, so the writer has found. | Northern men are not good sailors, but are excellent at keeping a ship clean- io. scrubbing decks and washing paint- when placed in a bost to run work-but a more hopeless Individual, away, or on a dark and stormy night when a line

called out to furl awnings it would be extremely hard to find.

if u can judge, by the sights which ars- becoming daily more frequent of drunken Chinamon in the streets; which sight at one time was unheard il

SPORTING.

Rugby Foitball.

Yesterday afternoon in, Rugby section of the Hongkong Football Club opened its and after a fairly stresams game won by season with a game against the Neval side

10 points to, nil. Tris were scored, by Grybarn and Liaton both being converted by HoGregor The Nawl side were work behind the acres bad had a bustling set of Ford On Saburday text at 4 pm, the Club will play H.M S. Kand on the Naval ground and in view of the large amount of new talent on the Club side an interesting vengal, it was necessary to heave her to.ama abould result.

One experience in the North Atlantic when force majeure" was brought ins requisition with a gang of Ningpo men will always remain in my memory. We were bound for Cork from Philadelphia with a cargo of grain and when three days out encountered a fierce ugly gale which

we ran before until, for the safety of the

Cricket.

Just at the critical moment when she (Note: Sir E R. Hay, has had

was rounding to, the wheel chains distinguished career in the polios service parted, leaving us broadside on at the both in England and abroad. Born in merey of a torriño sca. A rush was made

The following have been selected to re- 1850, he entered the Indian Civil Service to get a tackle on the quadrant, but alas present the Hongkong Cricket Club B in 1873 as assistant Magistaste Callector when the crew were called for, not one teat, versur the Policem the Hongkong He was appointed Magistrate Collector in 1888, I spector General of Police, Bengal,

was visible. A hurried visit to the fores Cricket Club ground on Saturday nest z 1891, and Commissioner of a division in eastle showed a pitiable aight. Crouched play to commence at 9 pm.:--R. Hancock, 1900. A year later he resigned his Indian in POFTICTS and muttering heatherish A. A. Cleston, S. E. Dodwell, E A appointment to become assistant Comprayers our noble crew refused to budge. Forler, H. K. Hughes, 4.0. Lang, M. M. missioner of the Metropolitan Police, and

Persuasion of the species "Ropesiendis "Mas, E. J. MoNalty, S. Moore, R. P.. ha rose to his present rank two years later.

was fairly successful, but in the end Thunfield, and A. N. Other..

accomplished the work ourselves, finding it quicker and more effectual than at- tempting to drive an unwilling animal.

He is a E.C.B., F.C.VO. C.V.D., C.S.I., and & Commander of the Legion of Honour,

A-teligram from Cologne states that the well-informed Koolnische Volks-ED. C. M.) Zeltung says that German interven- tion in the Albanian question can only arize when another great Power,

sword in hand, places itself on Sarvia's RUSSIA AND AUSTRIA.

xide."

FIRE, FAMINE, AND ANARCHY

AT ADRIANOPLE.

RUSSIA'S INTENTIO SPACIF.C

(Reuter's Service to the Okina Mail.)

LONDON, Nov. 28.

A Bulgarian despatch reports that

A telegram states that Reuter has the buildings in the vicinity of the been informed that the outcome of Sultan Selim mosque at Adrianople are the interview between the Austrian ablaze. Fugitives say that the city is Ambassador and the Tear was most largely flooded and that fạmine and satisfactory. anarchy prevail.

CURIOUS RIPORT FROM

SOFIA

A curious report from Sofia is to the effect that at Constantinople it is #tated that Turkey is desirous of enter. ing the Balkan Federation and has „already mado advances to the allies,

THE AUSTRIAN CONSUL

QUESTION,

The Tear emphasised the point that, the intentions of Russia are pacific, and the Ambassador intimated to him that Austria will leave the Servian questions to be settled with other matters, and will not deal with them

sparately.

THE BRITISH NAVY.

NO MODIFICATION IN PROGRAMME.

Herr Edl is now on his way to Router's Service to the China Mail.,

LONDON, Nov. 20. Mr. Churchill, in his reply to Mr Lee,

Mitrovitzs to inquire into the case of -the Austrian Consul, who was obliged to leave Mitrovitza and take refuge in Austria...

MORE SERVIAN TROOPS,

Reuter's Sofa correspondent lestari that the Servian recruits of the 1913

made it clear that there will be no modification in the naval programme na the result of Malaysia's offer. The cruisar from the Federsted Malay Slates would be entirely additional.

plase have received a summons to join NEW ZEALAND AND she colours.

FRENCH EASTERN

TROOPS.

THE EMPIRE.

[Beuter's Service to the China Mail.)

LONDON, Nov. 28.

me.

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A Test CasO.

Judgment in an arbitution under the J. Workmen's Compensation Act, it which the father and mother of William R. Brai ley, a bandeman who lost his life by the founding of the White fur liner Titani claimed as dependents 1900 from Mesure G. W. and F. N. Black, musical directors,

That we escaped with our lives that TRE "TITANIC'S” BANDSMEN. night was not due to those valorous sea.

was placed in some Once again I what similar predicamenti, but this time in the China Sea and the occasion the commencement of a first class typhoon, ulso we had on this occasion a crowd of Cantonese sailors, and when they were called on that pitchs dark, rainy night to furl awnings in half a gale of wind. in all my sea experience I have never seen | a smarter piece of work. In bout work

they were equally as efficient as their of Liverpool County Cout recently. His Northern brethren were non-efficient and I have been in command of a boat (which was called away to rescue an unfortunate fireman who, attempting to from the fumes of the stoke hold, had henved too far over the side and been precipitated into the sea). When many European, had volunteers been called for might have. hesitated to face the son. that was running: but without a word

Honour said the ownon did not treat bandimen members of the crew. Their duties on board were in the nature of

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and away we went, and although unsuc- the crew, could he be said, for the purpose cessful in our mission, those men bandied of making his comployer responsible under their car as seamen should and brought the Compensation Act, to be constructively the boat back in safety to the ship. The bis (the Judge'n) opinion he could not. On s saman and a member of the crew! In Cantonese, however, do not particularly all grounds he thought the employment of bove the ordiasry mutine of ship's work, docessed was not one to which the Act neither are they efficient at it, and re-applied, and the application must fail, The award was for the repondenta, with quire a strong and to bring them to

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BULLION MARKET.

Uncertain Tendency of Silver.

report to hand vis. Siberia, that the Mesars Mocatta and Goldonid state, in

actuations is the price of silver during the first week in Navember ware vary.

Another feature of the Chinese sailor who seeks his living in far waters and travels in foreign ships to western lands, is his preferment of the ordinary Euro. pean sailors' food, and all ships that are manned by Chinese find it preferable to feed then, instead of including their food money in their wages, as is done on the coasting vessels. In the many years of my dealings with them on, this scale I have never had a complaint provided they were given a little money in port t♬ buy fish, of which they are inordinately fond. John also has great difficulty in under- standing why he cannot draw all the money thaf la due him and in every port has a hard try, for it, reckoning to A telegram from Wellington states idea that a safeguard is necessary to keep the last farthing how much is his. The that the New Zealand Gorarament in him from doing the vanishing pet, be, varying between 28d and 2014, tends to introduce a Tariff Bill next doesn't see, or, if lie does, he ignes the former, which is the lowest price Session with the object of taxing He blong my mones; I malce wyk, touched since the middle of September. ¿Biruter's Berolce to the Ching Mall.) | foreign goods as against British. what for no can catchee," is his motto. The mies by holders in India bare con- LONDON, NOT. 28. Premier Massey in a speech at Auck-Great used to be the trials of the ship tinued, and orders from China have been Banter's Paris correspondent states land stated that the Dominions should master in the olden days, when he arrived easily filled from this sourer, The tendency that the French Government has issued increase the naval contribution as in a foreign port and had to guard against of the market at the moment is uncertain, positive denial of the report that the Canada, Australia and New Zealand John from the puts of rectitude by pro lovel has made sales les attractive,, and a horde of crimps, all trying to entice but the recent fall from Did to the present French troops in the Eastern garrisons mast ultimately control the Pacific.

mises of high pay and a very good ship the amounts offering are, comparatively were being mobolised. The report is

go back Hongkong. Once I was caught speaking, small. The shipments by the atated to have gained curreocy owing to

and lost half the crew, but fortunately, and O. staminer recently included blander me by a Brigadier of

knowing the ropes I was able to pas the about £140,000 for Bombay and £115,000 same machinery to work and rob sore to Chies; there was also a shipment gendarmes.

other unfortunate skippor of his. It was £50,000 from San Francisco to Hong- a ease of business first, and congrienes kong afterwards, with sentiment entirely obli. terated

A RUMOUR DENIED.

CHINESE NEW 3,

ورة

(Wah Tes Yat Po's Bervice.)

PERING, Nov. 28. The Chinese merchants of Panama have petitioned the Central Government to protest against a bill which is being discussed in the Faasms Legislature the country. to prohibit the entry of Chinese into

With the exception of very small Con- TERRIFIC GALE IN,

tinastal order sad the as requirements Many an amusing sight, courred in for India and the trade, the whole of the GREAT BRITAIN.

northern latitudes with our crowd of arrivals of gold, amounting to slightly over Cantonese and I shall never forget their £1,000,000, have been send by the Bank Beuter's Service to the China Mall.)

look of iudicrous amazement, when one of England amounting to £150,003 during morning in Estöilm they were called out the week, of which £400,000 wore for Braml, LONDON, NOV, 27.-

Chung Ying Tang, the Chinese covered with snow. We had a chow pup for the Continent.

of their cony forecastle to see the decks £200,000 for Egypt and the reminder A gale, having a velocity of 60 miles Representative in America, has reported on board which we brought from Cantos, An hour, has prevailed generally over to the Government that Congress intends and of the two I think he showed the -the United Kingdom for twenty-four to exert its influence to facily the Russo-most intelligence towards a substanco hours. At Edinburgh it sometimes at China disagreement. tained the velocity of 80 miles an hour. The Cabinet has agreed to the request Altogether 16 deaths occurred at of the Sir Power financial representatives various places through falling wally that full powers should be given to chimneys, &c. There were also many Chan Hein Hsi, who is a special loan wrecks A Dublin steamer foundered negotiation officer. A loan of £20,000,000 hearts I am quite sure they thought their An important invention has been made An the English Channel and five persons sterling was negotiated on the 24th were drowned.

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King The War Department has dispatched four machine guns and sammunition to Sinkian:

NEW EMPEESS LINERS DAMAGED.

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A NEW EXPLOSIVE.

A dispatch from "Bydory (New South

were partially satisfied, although in their Wales) of the 19th wild a so particular, devil had got something to do in explosives. It is stated this will with involutionize artillery and small arme wax-

On boars offer of comparisons drawn Jara. There is no smoke, no smell, and no between Chinese and Europeans as fire report. It is said that clife has boon men and wilorealways largely in favour outdons. The British Admiralty is inter- of the Chiness. With us the whole tested in the tente.”

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