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should be bound, however much we dia- sented from it, to treat it with respect; hus its vory wildness and the methods adopted. to keep it alive demonstrate how little there js of what can be considered gentice about CO., the whole affair. It is, in fact, as the whole of the "Boxer" movement of 1900, simply the artificial product of a small band of malcontents, who exist in China as in every other country under the sun where dis affection is played with and made a pet of and the inciting motive is not so much dialike to the foreigner in person, as the antipathy of the reactionary to change of any sort, especially if likely to be "beneficial. Doubtless, as in all movements of the sort the individuals who permit themselves to be made most prominent and who always appear on the surface of these so-called popular reactions, are not by any means the origin. al instigators; that is a role undertaken by are dangerous, because concealed, clase of recusaats who take good care to keep themselves in a safe obscurity. The foolish young men who threaten suivide as a proof of their sincerity are more generally dupes than sinners, and the present instance is only following the ordinary rule of popular gitations. Except in the winds of a few reactionaries who would willingly see China return to the state of sowi-barbazism to which
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moved into a new and commodior building on Mondey.
There in reported to be a lot of bankruptcy, suicid», and disappearance among the Chinese.
of Shanghas, owing to excessive gambling in gold and silver ezabangs,
Merses, Weinmsun, Limited, sunɔunce in our advertisement olamas that they hava added to theic stock of confectionery the famous Bombay delicacy "Halwa" It is not wholesome and possesses an agreable flavour, qalike butter scotok in appearance, is pare. And
what respect the Chiness people have lost in having their lines built for them on loan. The first instance of this is the Chill Line, stretching from Peking to Shan-hai-kwan. This has been carried out honestly and cheaply; practically it is managed by the Chinese Government, only the permanent way not the engineering works which remin as security for the advance till it is repaid being under foreign control, That the public are badly served, whether they are English or Chinese, is a matter of notoriety, but beyond such interference as shall secu're the keeping up of their semirity, the English The Ministry of the Interior has refused the representatives do not appear on the seene. petition of the Faking Chinese Press Associa Very much the same may be said of the line fion to be allowed to copy from the Grand from Poking to Hankow where the line is left Secretariat the Imperial Edicts and memorials to the Throne that are given to the Peking as much as possible to the Chinese staff, Gazette publication and for the inform subject only to the necessary supervisionation of the mandarinate. to secure the regular payment of interests accrued.
Finally, in the last of the lines, which is not yet completed, that from Swaghai to Nanking, we find every effort made t› fill every appointment possible with Chinose. The line having to serve the richest district in the Empire has been undertaken on a liberal scale, and the permanent way and rolling stock are of first class onstruction, equal in fact, to the best lines in England. Having the advantage of home experience, and beg as a pioneer line free from thə
she was brought by the corrupt rule of the trammels that surround the construction of feeble successors of Kienlung in the first
a line in England, the loading gunga has half of the last century, there is a general been made some two feet higher, and con- conscnsus of native opinion that what thesidorably more width left between the up and down tracks, and this has enabled the empire most needs is to have its communi-engines and carriages to be both wider and cations, allowed to fall into disorder through higher than at home. Esory engineer who knows how much English railways are hampered in these respects cau auderstand the enormous advantage thus gained in the first instause at little neroase 1. capital expenditure. This, however, had by certain anischief-makers been brought up as a complaint against the mangement, forget ting that the contractors for the fine have
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the only means of accomplishing this is by making railways, railways themselves are in favour, So aiuch is this the case
had to supply the money as well as the construction, and have felt sufficient can. dance in the undertaking to justify them expenses. The board of
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THE CHINA SQUADRON.
LONDON, November 5th, Rear Admiral Custauce has been appointed to the command of the China Squadron in succession to Vice- Admiral Moore. He is expected to take over his duties in February.
LONDON MONEY MARKET.
LONDON, November 5th.. The bank rate is six per cent and consols are £$1
FINANCIAL CRISIS IN
AMERICA.
It is reported that Viceroy Chang Jen-chua of Canton has consented to cancel the Canton -
LONDON, November. 5th. Macan Agreement with the Portugusso, owing to the lapse of the agreement, and that in conse-
Owing to a visible improvement in quence the Ministry of Posts and Communics the financial situation in the United tions will at once issue an official notificationStates there will be no extra session on the subject.
of Congress.
I went into the store to gol a piece of wood to boll my show with "was thò exouse offered by coolis yesterday when charged before Mr, F. A. Hezeland with breaking into a store at 95, Aldercourt, with intent to commit a felony.
His Worship sentenced the man to seven days imprisonment with hard labour,
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The return of visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the week onding the Jed Novambor, 1907, shows that of non-Chinese there were 354 to the Library and 139 to the Museum; and of Chinese 133 to the former and 1,956 to the latter. The Library wa therefore, used by 487 persons and the Masenm
by 2,191. .....
Representatives of Chinese in Panama bare telegraphed to the Wairapu complaining that the Panama officials have lately issued certain unjust an oppressive regulations upon requested that the Government for the oppres Chinese residing and working there. It is
sive regulations be approached by the Wairagu on the subjeví.
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial
Salt Figh Guild (2 years).
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A Patient... Hung Yat
St. Andrews Church Kiwloon Wesleyan Church Waotuai...
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that the mischief makers amongst the reactionaries fud it a hopeless task to inveigh against the railways themselves, so have had to change their plans. It is always an easy taak in any homogeneous country to raise on outery against the A. S. WATSON & CO.. foreigner as such, und China is no exception in the extra
to the rule, and as under existing conditions management of the line is half Chinese and and Affliated Hospitals acknowledges, with the people, ni larpe have in business matters)
hali English so that each item of expsudi-thanks, the following donations to the funds of no conf lence in their own governing classes,ture is undertaken with the full knowledge the Hospitals:--- the reactionaries knowing that the placing of both, and all iteres of income and expendi of railways in official hinds implies their ture and all details of traffic come before postponement till St. Tibb's eve, they both. As the line is not yet completed, as have bon skillfully playing upon this a matter of necessity the working of the antiforeign element. The movement has, line is, entirely under the control of the Eng in fact, for its object not to induce the lish staff, but, of e mese, when the engineer- people to rally round their own kith and ing works are all completed it will gradually kia in the goustraction of the main lines, pass over to the Chinese staff; as that but to put an end to the building of railways becomes more practised in the economical altogether. As to what is certain to occur working of the railway generally. With in entrusting their own money in official
this end every means are being taken to bonde we have a pretty plain object leasin
establish schools so as to train the younger in the Canton-Hankow line. Here, it is employees in their various duties, such as true, the Chinese had a good cause of con being Cluese, engine drivers, sigual en station misters, all these even at present plaint against the original concessionaires &c. The contract. two places a The right to make this most important of when the loin is the mun railway lines had been granted extinguished, so the', practically as soon as to be automatically under certain stipulations to the representa- the initiatory stages are past, the Chinese tives of certain American capitalists; one will by degrees conie inte entire control.
As a fact it would
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BIRTHS.
On October 28th, at Shanghai, the wife of J A. Urquhart, of a daughtør,
consent the acquired rights could not be it is not easy to see. surrendered nor transferred, such clauses probably be much more advantageous for ocour in overy lease, and are in sach athe Chinese Government and poople did the trabaxction practically essential. Ignoring period of apprenticeship last longer; but in order to respect in every way the national these clauses altogether, the Syndicate after desire to pose as untrammelled, everything delaying beyond the stipulated period for is being done to render the intermediate commercing, without consulting the Chinese period of mixed control as short as possible Government, made a contract to sell their On October 29th, at the Austro-Hungarian concession to the same Russo-Belgian artificial is the parrot like ory of the present It will from the abere be evident how Consulate-Central, Shanghai, to Me and Mrsyndicate as had vox Hirsch, a daughter.
mide the line from Hankow agitators, and how foolish the expressed MARRIAGE
to Peking. In addition to this being ultra desire to build with Chinese money all On October 17th, at Foochow JAMES HELRING LO BARBARA ABBOTI.
vire, the Chinese Government had its own Chinese milways. As a fact, even looking DEATH.
reasonable objections to the southern line at the affair from the arrowest outional
J. DELAGE RAD. & SON,
On October 28th, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. On October 28th, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. N. T. SAUNDEER, a daughter,
On October 25th, at Sharghai the three months,
old son of Mr. and Mrs. AUTHUR BAINO.
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Bur a few days ago we spoke of the habit of the Chinese of protesting, with or without reason, against what they considere foreign innovations, without taking thought as to "their purpose or incidence. That hi mang instances toy had reason on their side we showed in the instance of the Post Office, though even here, as in so many instances, the cause really canic from their ow neglect to take into consideration a glacing want. A more remarkabļa instance of the ingrained habit of protesting with or without reason, which becomes in these matters a matter of quite secondary con sidoration, is afforded in the opposition to the alleged "forced" loan for the purpose
sort of
Before the Hon. Contosader Basil R... Taylor, B.N, at the Marine Magistrate's Court yesterday Constable Clarke prosecuted the master of an unlicesed junk for attempting, to leave thy waters of the Colony without s clearause on Monday. The defendant pleaded guilty and was ordered by his Worship to pay a imprisonment with hard labour. He was further fine of $1, the alternative being five works
besides the present one. ordered to pay for two entries and clearancss
It is reported that in defence to a jat tagram of ex-Grand Secretary Wang Wên shac and ex-Governor Lu Yusanting, on babalt
of the whole population of Chekiang province, their Excellencies Yuan, Shib-ksi, P'u Ting sad subject of repudiating the proposed loan from Chên Pih approached Prince Ching on the
the British Corporation. Iu reply the Prisos alated that their Majesties had already and
tioned the loan for the construction of the
Bochow, Hangchow and Niagpo Railway, and it would, therefore, be impossible to sancal the Imperial Edist on the subject.
GERMAN SCANDALS.
LONDON, November 5th. The Buelow-Brandt action bas
commenced. Admiral Allepeldt has resigned his commission and declined a challenge to a due!.
SHANGHAT RACES.
SEGUND DAY,
SHANGHAI, 5th November.
THE FIFTH LANCERS
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LONDON, November 3ri. The Times statea that the 5th Lancora at at Aldershot have been reported as unfit for service, and three Majors and two Captains have been put on half pay.
THE FINANCIAL CRISIS IN THE UNITED STATES.
The Litanú takes £2,000,000 gold to
LONDON, November 3rd.
New York to-day. The money panic in America has increased unemploymout and it is estimated that G0,000 have boon fen- dored idle.
THE IMPENDING RAILWAY STRIKE IN GREAT BRITAIN,
LONDON, November 3rd.
A great railway strike is threatened in Great Britain owing to the refusal of the of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Railway Companies to recognise the status Servants in negotiations between the Coin- panks and their employees. A ballot by the Society shows a majority of 38,152 unless the resognition of the Union is conceded.
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A BANK FOR TIBET.
Peking, October 28th. The Ministry of Finsnos will establish a bank in Tibet which will issue. notes for cironlation thors.
RUSSIA'S WAR DEBTS.
Tokyo, October 23th. Russia has informed Japan that she will remit the balance of the bill for the Russian prisoners of war, amounting to Yon 49,000,000,
Fine weather favoured the second day's brough Landun within a month. rasing.
MANCHURIAN LOAN AUTHORIZED.
Takyr, October 29th.
NORTHERN CUP-V.slag, Tis. 25, Three- quarters of a mile. 21 entries.
Mr. Quebec's Ruric 132 lbs. (Mr. Moller) Mr. John Peel's Costol 159, Iba
(Mr. Johnstone) Mr. Charley's Northern King 152 1
(Mr. Master)
Times 1:34. CHINA CUP-Valur, Ths. 250 mile. 47 entries.
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A telegram from Makden states that. Viceroy Hau Shih-chang has been authorized to fost a foreign loan of Ps. 41,000,000 on condition that it shall be inreated ohi fig in railways and other
productive enterprises. The loan will be rainsd shortly. The expenditure on the Kirin-Chang- chun Railway and on the Haimintun-Amar 3 Railway (the construction of which is to ba began Bert March; will be difcayed out of this
One Ioan.
Mr. "Québec's Rustic Jobs... (Mr. Molier)
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Mr. Baverly's Taunton 155 lb (Mr. Reid) Mr. Fernando's Lamlash 155 lbs...
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(Mr. Lawrence)
Viceroy Hi Shih-chang is returning to Makten and has instructed H.E. Tang Shao-yi and other depar ment I chiefs that the policy of tenance of friendly relations with Japan; ta the Peking Government is to secure the main-
revise the rate of taxation with a view to increase the revenue of the country, to affet the recovery of Chinese rights in Northern Manchuria and to establish officisi banks throughout the three
Time. 211-4,5- FRANGHALT. LEGER-Valto, Tis. 750, Eastern Provinces.
One mile sad three-quarters, 25 entries. Mr. G. H. Potts's Manchu King 152 lbs... (Mr. Camming)
(Mr. Master) Mr. Ring's Coafoam 147 lbs (Mr. Vida)
Time--3.52 2/5.
Mr. Bazy's Spring Rose 157 lbs
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PAGODA CUF.-Value, Tls. 2:0, Seven Furlongs. 45. entries.
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M. California's Earthquake 152 lbs....... (Mr. Vida) Mr. John Peel's Mak Siocar 158 lbs......
(Mr. Johnstone) 2 Uncle Charlie's Columbia 161 lbs.
(Mr. Hayes)
Times 1,31-2/5. SHANGHAI STAKES-A forced entry TIR. 5. One mile and a half. 126 catrice. Mr. Mowat's Starlight 155 lbs
(Mr. Lawrence) Mr. John Peel's Eglinton 149 lbs Mr. Marins Arginte 155 lhe (Me. Vida)...... (Mr. Johnstone)
Time-3,201
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THE MUTINY AT VLADIVOSTOK. Tokyo, October 31st. According to later telogimi from Vladiva- stok revolutionaris had distributed copies of sa appeal throughout the town on the tight a of the 26th instant On the afternoon of the 29th instant some fifty revolutionarios assembled outside the quarters of the Naval brigade and signalled to the bluejackets within. Many of the latter at once began to deser; their offers. tried in vain to have them arrested and ordered the cavalry to start in parait of the men. The result of this rannd-up is not yet knowo, as the deserters had already made good their escape to the neighbouring mountains
While these events were taking place the ment 3 belonging to the garrisone on the islands in
Usari Bay mutinied. Ten of these were im mediately shot.
of
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R.CING STAKES. Value, Tis. 250. Das mile and a quarter, 31 entries.
Mr. Ring's Seafoam 152 lbs... (Mr. Vida) Mr. G. II. Polts' Mongol King 166 lbg
(Mr. Cumming) Messrs. Oswald, Hunter and Burkill's
Ravenshoe 152 lbs (Mr. Master)
Time-2.46-1/5.
At 10 am, on the 39th the crews of two tor pada-bants also muli sied and opened fire on the Admiralty and other buil ings. The land batteries engaged them for half-an-hour aud one torpedo boat surrendered.
No serious damage seems to have been inflated by the ships' fire; but the Electrici y Storage buildings of Kunst & Albers wer hit, and there were some casualties.
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Vigorous steps have been taken to restora order. Cavalry and infantry are patrolling he town.
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Vladivostok states that the rank and file of the A telegram from the Japanese Consul af torpedo corps batteries opened fire on the bar. rocks on the 29th instant. There were some casualties, but the mutiny was immediately sup- pressed,
Valu, T. 250. One
Time, 3.52-3/5. SYCEE STAKES-Value, Tl. 250. Onsmilə and a quarter. 40 entries. Mr. Henry Morriss' Lingfisti 155 ha... Uncle Charlie's Valdai 153 lbs
Mr. Mellaw's St. Olaf, 158 158.
Time-2.48-3,5.
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The bombardment by the destroyers began at 10 am. on the 30th, the anniversary of the Tear's famous 19 15 Manifesto, the firing being in the direction of the official residences of the Military Governor and the Commandant. A portion of the batteria joined the mutineers.
Great turmoil prevails in the town. The cause of the outbreak is unknown.
rumoured that there have been matiales on board the cruiser Maudjar and on other torpedo-boats, but this report is probably without foundation,
Toxro, November 1st. Vladivostok ons version says that four Jewish With regard to the cause of the mutiny at female students, straling on board the torpado- bost-destroy. Skory at midnight on October 20, attempted to instigate the blapjackets to 3 arrest their officers with the hope of thou Being to Japmediately hoisted the red Asg The plot was discovered and the bluejackete and
fire with the batteries of the cruiser
Dail: New writes on October 22-The The Bwnlow. Correspondent of the N...
is in a disturbed state at prosent. Bad harvests district half-way between here and Hongkong
have made the people discontented, and they falla ready prey to any one offering them a
LLAM MIAU STAKES. prospect, however nebulous, of an improvement mile and three quarters, 32 entries. falling into the same hands, but instead of point of view, China has made a remarkably are backed by something substantial in the
in their worldly affairs. When these promises Mr. Henry Morris' Heathfol! 155 las
(Mr. Master) Mr. John Peel's Quorn 158 lbs. going in a straitforward way to excercise good bargain in getting her railways mate way of cast, they are ready for anything! The
(Mr. Johna one) its people in a cry of China for the Chinese, expenditure of her own capital, and this agents have been busy lately in the Haifong its rights under the agreement, it encouraged by foreign money with the least possible anarchists, or anti-monarchists who batch plots Mr. G. H. Potta Southern King 101 Ibs...
in Hongkong are quick to see this, and their
(Mr. Cumming) 8 and the cancelling of the coutract in entirely independent of the fact, as disclosed profacture. Money has been distributed, and obedience to what was practically hob law. by the history of the Canton-Hankow line,
an active propaganda has been in progress, Subscriptions were invited from the masses and checked by her own pople, insteal of tively speaking, the other day, and precipitater that every penny of expenditure is known The District Magistrate lost his head, figura. as a patriotic measure, and inchoate scrip was issued. How much being placed in the hands of irresponsible a panid by closing the city gates in consequenos money was raised in this way cannot be to the present system of government finance,
officials over whose expenditure, according of a rumour that the English frour Hongkong, correctly ascertained, but the very first action of the managers who worked the no supervision of any sort is possible. That in the end affairs will be reformed,-that at afair was to put the money in private the moment they are being reformad-to a house in Salt Fish Lane, West Point, in mile and a quarter. 33 antries. hands and appoint their own friends to undeniable; but the read of reform is long, of a party, and had rather an unpleasant "maange" it as a semi-official affaire No accounts have been kept nor rendered, and have been taken to apply the money col it almost goes without saying that no steps
lected for the making of the railway. The
that they formed a room, and after a search he subscribers have tried to assert their
found an entrance just large enough to allow a right to appoint their own directors, but
mso to squeeze through. Within he saw a num- on ous pretence or other,
ber of gamblers, and decided to enter their abade. THE MUTINY AT VLADIVOSTOCK. The British Commercial Agency at Kladivo. When about half way through the opening progress the whole of the money has has been made, and to all appearance stok has been re-opened,
some Chinese on the outside pulled some of the
LONDON, November 3rd. applied to other purpo.cs; but what does been
lower baskets away, and down came the pile.on
150 arrests have been made in Vladivo not appear, for according to Chinese practice,
the top of the constable and his quiry. It stock of soldiers, sailors and oivilinus. It an official can never be asked to account
was about five minutes before he could extricate appeurs that agitators have for long been bimself, and then his first thought was of the working among the garrison and milos to men he was there to arrest. He scoreded in
no
(Mr. Master) 1
(Mr. Hayes)- were about to make an attack upon the place.
(Mr. Jubastone)
On Monday night Constabla Lanağban want SICCAWEI PLATE-Valas, Tle, 250. One
search of gamblere. He found the hiding place Mr. Baray's Spring Rose 155 lbs
exchanar and three destroyers. They
opened fire also on the Admiralty buildings and on the creidence of the Military Governor,
A shot from the batteries hit the engine room
Lor,
the Skory and the crew was cotspelled to All the revolutionaries were killed, and the survivors among the bluejackets were arrested and will be tried by court-martial
(Mr. Master)
of
(Mr. Vida)
3.
[DEUTER'S LERVICE.]
and the wants of communications are press experience in trying to enter. In a corner of Mr. John Feel's Ard Patrick 155 lbs .... ing and immediate, and China, in nccpting safeguarde which have been supplied, has examining these carefully the constable for ha ous of the rooms a number of baskets and boxes the aid of the foreigner with the necessary
(Mr. Johnstone) were stowed, apparently without care. Bat on Mr. Quebec's Mystie 155 lbs
Time. 2:49. boon acting in her own truest interests: s wise part.
A battle between the Navahoe Júdisos and
regulere has taken place in the State of Utab,
On the night of September 21st a passenger
The lieutenant-commander in charge of the Skory was killed, and another lieutenant was wounded.
Subsequently a mixed company with eight guns arrived in. Vladivostok and the town is new strictly patrolled. Troops are guarding. Military Governor has proclaimed a state of the Government Offices and the Banks, 1ho
siege.
The land batteries cleared for action and guards were distributed;
The troops on Rossis Island are also reported to have woutinied and approached the batteries,
of constructing the main railway line from for the receipts of his office. So has fared, who fell from a steamer in the Bristol Caanuel; basuring eight, but the keepers made their produce a mutiny.. The merchant ships which had-s-hard fight to prevent them from
Soochow by way of Haugehow to in the first attempt of the Chinese to build Now if this opposition were the genuine
outcome of national or patriotic feeling we
and was given up na drowned, swam nearly
escape. The players were charged before. Mr. their own railways. We may for a moment mile to the shore, olimbed sixty fest up the C.D. Kelbourne at the Police Court yesterday, cast a glance at the other side, and ece, in cliffs, and was rescued by the consignard.
and fined $2 apiece.
Teared out of the harbour before the ficing began. The crew of the Destroyer Sardis also mutinied, but the mutiny was' quelied.
falling into the hands of the mutineers but the cause of the mutiny is alleged to be
The shops in Vladivostok opened on Thursday, deep-rooted,
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