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public secm eager to acccept it. The Albert | unemployment appears to be more extensive Hall, in which the inaugural meeting was in the kingdom than ever. A strong argu- held, seats twenty thousand people, and ment can certainly be made out for nothing proves the wide public interest in business government," but the inaugural the new movement better than the fact meeting of the John Bull League cannot be that as many as sixty-four thousand regarded as the death knoll of the party applications for tickets of admission were system. The aims of the League will ub- received.

It is mentioned that among doubtedly command a large amount of sym those present were no fewer than one pathy and support, and if it were only led by hundred

& BOTTOMLEY- merabera of Parliament of a RoSEBERY instead of by all shades of political opinion" Branches there is little reason to doubt that the of this League have been started in all League would speedily become a powerful parts of the country, as well as in Scotland factor in determining the choice of candi and Ireland, and local secretaries of such dates for Farliamentary honours. business standing as accountants, solicitors and occasionally doctors have been appoint ed for the various districts." The League is described as independent of all sects and political part and it has for its gims “the stamping of cant and self-righteousness, and the introduction of common-sense business motheus into the government of the country." A three-columa report of the

inaugural meeting lies before us, consisting almost entirely of a verbatim report of the address delivered by Mr. BOTTOMLEY' It is an eminently readable address, full of ironic comment on the party system of

The troopship Rewa leaves Hongkong to day for Home.

delivered in London on the 13th inst.

The English Mail of the 16th October was

to raliova Admiral Harber in command of the Rear-Admiral Hubbard has been designated

Asiatic ausdron of the U. 9. Flost."

Colonel Dumbleton, R.E., leaves for home to day by the Rowa. Under his supervision the

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TERRIBLE SHIPPING

[“DAILY PRESS

DISASTER,

FRENCH STEAMER SUNK,

SINGAPORE, November 15th. The Messagories Maritimes mail steamer "La Seyne," from Batavia, and the British India steamer "Onda," from Singapore, collided at four o'clock yesterday morning in the Rhio Straits, thirty miles from Singapore.

The La Seyne" sank like a stone in two minutes, and the boilers barst. Ninety-three persons were drowned,

ANARCHIST OUTRAGE AT BUENOS AYRES.

LONDON, November 15th. At Buenos Ayres an anarchist threw a bomb at the carriage of the Police Prefect, killing his secretary.

The Anarchist shot himself, but he

CANTON

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

13th November. PRISON FORM, From time to time news comes of efforis being made to improve the prison system, the present state of which in a disgrace to China. of the various districts have been ordered to. The latest development that the magistrates

is expected to recover from his. self-send in lists setting forth the numbers sad ages inflicted injury.

SOLDIERS SENT TO PRISON,

Private Tritten, of "H". Co., Buffs-were- Two saldiers-Guxor Stewart, R.C.A,, and brought before Mr. E. R. Halifax at the Magistracy yesterday each charged with stealing Road East on Saturday night. The evidence was to the effect that the two men entered the shop and asked to look at some watches. Sovoral were shown them by the shop keoper, oue being valued at $25 and the other

a watch from's jeweller's shop, st 16 Queen's

fortilentious of Hongkong have been including Captain Canaillec, Messrs.to ach other and each slipping a watch siderably improved.

The return of communicable diseases in the Colony for the past week shows ons Chinese one of diphtheria, and three cases of cleric

government, and outlining in forceful fever-1 Fortuguese, 1 British and 1 Parsed.

phrases the aims of the John Bull League. The total output of the Chinas Engineering Regarding His Majesty, the King as "our and Mining Company's three mines for the most valuable national asset and best states-wook ending 30th October amounted to 23,488.63 tous and the sales during the period to 22.103.90 man-and a long way our finest and best," Mr. BorroMLET said the League would tons. never flinch in ita unswerving and undilutod loyalty to the Throne of England. His experience in the House of Commons had

taught him that a second Chamber was an absolute accessity, but he wanted that Chamber to ba partly nominated by the Crown, and equally by the people. He argued that there was nothing in the nature of representative government in England at the present time, and the League aims at the responsibility of government being shared by all good citizens--including women apparently Mr. BOTTOMLEY's gave the following description of the House of

Commone:

:

Mr. Claude W. Kinder, CMG, the recent engineer-in-chief of the Chiness Northern Rail. ways, who retired this last spring, has, with

Mrs. Kinder, settled at Fleet, in the north of Hampshire.

two soldiers. Defendants offered no excuse for

of persons incarcemted in the goals under thoir control. They are also to state the average cost par bend for maintonance while in prison- and to say if any are suffering from incurable disease. All these returns are to be made within two weeks, and it is said that the teaching of. the gools and that a reformatory, for youthful useful employment is to be introduced into offenders is also to be opened.

BRIGANDAGE,

District is noted for the production of very The Luen Koy village in the Shun Tak;

more than usually plentiful and the silk factory goot silk. This season the silk erop has boon

at $22. The soldiers made some remarks owners are engaged any watchmon to protect the property. Notwithstanding this, two nights into his pookut walked out of the shop. The 80 a mob of 200 wil aaned robors attacked tho Bruneau, Gonet, Boeuf, Delacroix, shopman followed them and as two Indiano most important factories in the village and Habil, and Faure, Baron and Baroness constables were seen at the corner of Arsonal off the watch. They were sucessful in obtaining much booty and several persons were Beniczky, Mesdames Barthy Sain Street he informed them and they arrested the

injured. tange and Desires, thirty-eight of the their action, telling his Worship that they native, crew and about fifty passen-wished to raise the wind. Sentence of one gers.

mouth's hard labour was passed on each man. Horrible scones were witnessed, as sharks attacked the people in the

water.

The “ Onda ” stood by and rescued 61. She returned to Singapore with her forepart damaged.

The collison was due to the dark hazy weather.

A Chinese who had been so severely assaulted by a compatriot with a chopper that he trap not expected to resever was discharged from hospital *ta. yesterday. He appeared at the Magistracy to support the prosecution against his assailant; but the onse was remanded.

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Four zien were oharged before Mr. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday with keeping u gaming house at 246, Hollywood Road. Thousands of San Pia lottery tickets had been siezed by the

polica in the house, and the four defendants were remanded, ball being fired at $1,000 each.

One stowaway on board the sa Kutsang and two men charged with aiding and abetting were brought up at the Magistracy veterday. The stowaway was fined $200 with the alternativa of

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VICEROY OF INDIA

ATTACKED.

BOMBS

THROWN AT THE BABL AND COUNTESS OF MINTO.

LONDON, November 18th. While the Earl and Countess of Minto were driving in a carriage

six weeks' imprisonment, one of the others was through Ahmedabad, two bombs were fined $25 and the third was sentenced to six hurled at them from the crowd which weeks' imprisonment.

lined the street. They struck the

the International Banking Corporation, who

Mr. H. T. J. Green, Inspector-General of members of the escort, but failed to has outablished the branches at Péking and explode, although one subsequently Hankow, left recently for Europe via the exploded, injuring a passer-by who Biberian route. Mr. D. A. de Menocal has picked it up. arrived in Peking from New York, to take over the management of the Peking benach.

It is the omnium gatherum of omaks aud. faddivia--(cheera), -of temperance tab-thumpere and gospel missioners on the ons head, and of professional politicians and scheming lawyers on the other hand. (Lond cheera.) And it is azy odds on the lawyers. (Laughter.) We are a great commercial country, the centre of the world's commerce, and business, and insuco, and our Prime Minister is a lawyer! Our Chancellor of the Exchequer it lawyer. (Loud hisses, followed by rounds of cheers.) If you go on like that said Mr. Bottomley), you will make the Prime Minister jealous. (Laughter.) Dar Secretary for War is a lawyer, our First Lord of the Admiralty is a lawyer, and so is our Trish Secretary. So I could go on almost through the whole Cabinet. (A. Voice: "What about journalists ? I will come to the journalists next, then. The President of the Board of Trade is a journalist. (Cheers) You have a journalist to preside over an extraordi nary board of officials, of whom-remembering. of course, it has charge of the trade of the country the Archbishop of Canterbury is one, and all the lawyers I have just mentioned are the others. (Laughter.) But it does not much matter, because the Board has never yet had meeting. (Laughter.) You may think, per- the letter. The Library was, therefore, haps I have exaggerated a little the character of by 688 parous and the Musemme by. 2,682.

the House of Commons. There is one honour.

The return of visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the week ending the 14th Nov | ember, 1909, slows that of non-Chinese there ware 451 to the Library and 202 to the Museum," and of Chiness 237 to the former and 2,480 to

THE RESPONSIBILITY OF

THE LORDS.

LONDON, November 15th. At the Colston Day banquet at Bristol Mr. Winston Churchill said the Lords if they threw out the

PARIS SENSATION.

LONDON, November 15th.- The trial of Madame Steinheil for the murder of her husband and her mother has concluded at Paris. The prisoner was acquitted amid frantic

COLLIERY DISASTER,

LONDON, November 15th.

A SOLDIER'S ESCAPADE." A serious charge of assault was preferred against Gunner Alles, R.G.A., at the Magistracy yesterday. He was accused of having assadted Hotel, so severely that the sight of one of his Mr. Winoh, the manager of the Bells View

eyes is likely to be affected, and also with having salted the Indian watchman there. It was stated that a disturbance took place at the Hotel about midnight, in which several soldiers were concerned, and when P. S. Pitt, in response to the massage received, proceeded there he found tho manager with his face and head bleeding and his eyes injured. The Indian watchman said he was assaulted by defendant because he found him in the company of a woman in the grounds, and when the manager went to his assimtarice he was knocked down and assaulted. Defendant was fined $15 on each charge.

been captured in Shun Tak. This desperado A noted bandit called Lo Ab Kwan has just usually confined his attentions to looting villages

in Nam Hoi, but that place having got too hot to hold him be moved over to Shun Tak. Hore, the people were afraid of him, and as an incentive to his capture a reward of $1,000 was offered. Luckily a day or two ago a clue to his whereabouts was obtained and after a severe. followers the rascal was arrested. At the same fight between the polios sad the bandit's

tima a man named Fung, who has long been wanted, was captared. During the fight one of the police was so badly wounded that his life in despaired of.

SELF-GOVERNMENT: SOCIETY.:

There have lately. been all kinds of absurd rumours relating to a supposed French invasion of Kwongsai The Self-Government Society having wired for nows to the seat of the supposed troublo were informed that the whole province was perfectly quiet and that the rumour was entirely felse, However, the false news hor mored certain patriotic souls to send out circulars to the various schools of the city calling on the students to insist on military drill boing includ

·THE TRIAL OF THE "ON LEE."

ed in the ecurso of tuition. The students of the The trial trip of the ss. On Les, built and Police College Lare petitioned the Warden to Co., Ltd., for the Size Yip Steamship Co., took acceded to their request. The Self-Government engined by the Hongkong and Whampoa Dook allow more time for military drill, and he has place on Sunday. The vessel was put on a fall movement is extending to many of the villaget, team trind of four hours' duration. The weather and this rook Society for this purpose har conditions were favourable. The anchor tests been started in the Chin Lin village. The were also carried out successfully. There were opening ceremonies were largely attended and present an influential gathering of local gentle my speeches were made. A feature of... men. The usual taste being honoured, Mr. the meeting was the spooking of two lady Dyer, Chief Maunger, is a well-chosen speech students, who insisted on the importance of proposed success to the Sze Yip Steamship educating the women of the country. They Co. and to the On Lee. Mr. Jun Kai, insisted that girls schools should be established on behalf of the directors and shareholders of everywhere, and that there was not much hope the Sze Yip Steamship Co., congratulated the of China's progress if its wives and mothers Dook Co. on their use in completing this were to be left in the depths of superstition vessel two months within the contrast tix also and Ignorance. apon the extra speed attained, and he assured NEGLECT IN THE TELEPHONE OFFICE. thom that if the Sue Tip Co. should decide to

They are very neglectful in the telephone to place the order with the Deck Company. He ring up for several minutes before getting in build another bost, they would be pleased again exchange. It often happens that one has to also thanked Mr. Fletcher for so ably looking the wire, and frequently one may ring and ring after the Sze Yip Co.'s interests during the and get no answer at all, The Chamber of Commerce propose to alter this state of affairs, Having suffered rather badly lately at the hands of the Telephone people, the Chamber has called. the attention of the Viceroy to the matter and the head officer of the telephone bureau has been called upon to put matters right.

building of the On Late.

A RIOT AVERTED.

TECHNICAL SCHOOL,

the Shun Tap district, are very wealthy, but they The Lung family, residing at Tai Leang in do much for the poor villagers. They have now

THE ALLEGED ASSAULT BY EXCISEMEN.

A riot was narrowly averted at Quarry Bay on Saturday, when a number of the Sugar Roán- ory employees leonme obstreporous and wished to live work before the midday interval. On the first occasion, about 11.20, they were stopped by the timekeeper, who ordered them back to started a technical school in the place for the their dur Twenty minutes later they again benefit of the village youths. The local officer left their war, but were stopped by the Indian in charge of the development of native indus- watchman. One of the men wished to argue with tries has been requested to give the school his the watchman who pashed him. Immediately official sanction. the man fell down and feigned death. Not all the efforts of the police could induce him to to send him to the hospital, where he was betray any signs of vitality and the police had promptly brought back to life. Meanwhile matters looked threatening at the entrance to excisemen of having assaulted two tallymen on the works. At the time the employees should board the sa. Cyclops in August laat while have reborned to work they were harangued searching for opian was resumed before Mr. by some ringleaders, who were axious to E. R. Hallifax at the Magistracy festerday. provoke, strife, as they were heard advocating Mr. H. J. Gedge, of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes the men to strike somebody. However, the police, and Master, appeared for the complainants, and who had been summoned by telephone, arrived Mr. Shenton, from the oflee of Messrs. Descon, on the sons and arrested three. This, together Looker and Deacon, appeared for the defend out and the hose coupled up ready to play on the with the fact that the fire engine was brought ante.

mob, which numbered close upon a thousand,

The hearing of the charges against four

able member, one of the best, dearest, most honest and straightforward of men, who, when Consulate General, Hongkong, from the Manila the gutter millions of revenue. The A typhoon warning received at the American Finance Bill would pitch into he came to the House of Commons, said, in Observatory at 9.50 e.m. yesterday rend:- addressing his constituente: "I have always found. in my previous career in the rail- Cyclone or Typhoon S.E. of Manila over or Treasury calculated that the resultant way cutting and the workshop and the near Southern Luzon moving W. or WNW deficit of such action on the part of factory that the gospel was the thing preach, and I am going to the House of At 5.45 the following message was received the Lords would amount to fifty Commous to preach the gospel." That senti-Cyclone or typhoon seath of Manila, over or ment may do his heart credit, but be forgot near Bouthern Luzon, moving W.N.W.IN

millions sterling. The Liberals were that the House of Commons is not a mission ball, but the business oBee of the nation, Chief Exeis Officer Hoggarth made a large confident of a brilliant victory at the

It cannot be denied that the House of seizure of opium on board the 5.5 Germania forthcoming election. HONGKONG, Novemaza 16′′π 1909.

Commons is hoking in that practical early yesterday morning. He arrastad threo

men who had in, their possession 860 taels of business element which a business country prepared- opium. The case was heard before This is not the first time that an

wants, but it is an easy thing to point to Mr. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday, and attempt has been made in England

the need and a mach more difficult matter to form a

the three men pleading guilty were each fined "National Party," but at

25.0 with the alternative of three months' no time has the proposal been made with to supply the remedy. However, Rome was

not built in a day, and it will probably take imprisonment. the prospect of enlisting a larger amount of support than at present, provided the scheme the Jolm Bull League more than a genera-

In the Bunkruptcy Court, London, an were launched under the right auspices.tion to convert the first club in England"application for discharge has been made by

ROSEBERY rasigned the into the business office of the nation." D. W. Hodger and Bruce Hamilton, who had cheering in court, Presideney of the Liberal League recently Meanwhile there is much in the commercial, traded as merchants in Cannon-street, E.C he was publicly appealed to by the Earl industrial and financial position of the under the style of Thomas Hamilton hud Co country at the present time to arrest public 1908, the liabilities being returned at £30191- The receiving order was made in October; of WEMTOS, if wa rightly remember-iu a

interest in this demand for a Parliament in but the trustee estimated the total unsecured letter published in The Times, to lead which a sound business policy is preferred indebtedness at £34,994, and reported that, National League, and the assurance was

to the play of the party politician. Let the including £4370 already realised, the assets

In the Spring Valley, Illinois, 400 given that thousands would rally round his nation ask itself why it is that England would proines about £4,620, and that the total men have been killed by a fire at lordebip it. he would but come forward to has not recovered from the depression in dividend was likely to be 2s. in the £. Tho Colliery Cherry, the rescue having Jead the movement. So far as we are aware trade of a year or two ago, as have Germany. failure was attributed to beavy losses in China been abandoned.

Mr. Shenton said he would prove that the there was no response by Lord Rosset. France and the United States. For the first through embezzlement by a Chinese employee,

defendants were assaulted by the complainants From a newspaper report which reached us six mouths of 1909 Germany increased her and to losses on trading in India and Chinn, and

and that one of defendants still suffered a dia. by a recent mail, we observe that an effort to trade over the first six months of 1908 by Giffard, auspended the discharge for two years. on imported goods. His Honour, Registrar

ability from that assault. He would call form such a League has hoon making quiet £10,000,000 and more, France increased

independent witnesses to prove that the defend progress for the last few months, and on her trade by nearly £13,000,000; the

By sack's Hippodrome Cirous opens to-nigistants had their badges on when they came on PORTUGUESE ROYAL BIRTHDAY.

at Causeway Bay with plenty of now talent and board the ship. He would further submit that the 21st ult. & great inaugural meeting, in United States increased her trade by nearly

Yesterday was the twentieth anniversary of

a very attractive programms. We are asked to there were a number of people in the cabin at which the Daily Telegraph states extra- £93,000,000, but in the United Kingdom the birthday of King Mannel of Portugal, and

mention that arrangements have been made for the time the assault was said to take place ordinary interest was manifested by the trade was diminished by £17,000,000. In the occasion was honoured by the warships of

the ranting of a special car to the Peak half in and the groution had not seen fit to call general public, was held in the Albert Hall, all cases these figures include exports and different nationality in the harbour dressing

ALLEGED POLITICAL COMPLICATIONS, hour after the Circus performance each evening those with who would have been most London. The League is to be known as the importe. It would seem, as one authority ship. Captain Mitchell Tayler, A.D.C. 10 John Bull League Its president and hus expressed it, that the United Kingdom E. the Governor, left yesterday morning on

LONDON, November 15th. founder is Mr. HORATIO BOTTOMLEY, M.P, is living upon the accumulated capital of board H.M.8. Handy for Macao to convoy

Mr. Motono, Japanese Ambassa- Sir Frederick Logard's congratulations to who certainly has some notoriety but not of its prosperous past, and moving only by the H. the Governor of Macao Owing to Me dor to St. Petersburg, has gone on a such a kind, one would suppose, as to impetus gotin days of industrial domination." J. J. Leiria, Consul-General for Portugal, still short visit to Japan owing to his command a

The official returns we have quoted form an being confined to his house as the result of a father being seriously ill. very wide support for any scheme, even of a political character, that argument against the present Goverment recent accident, the reception at Duart House owes its origin to his resourcefulness. But which no words are necessary to enforce did not take pince, but at night the members

Rumours that the departure is due Mr. BorroKLEY on this occasion offers to Capital, menaced by schemes of socialistic of the Club Lusitano celebrated the ecossion to political complications is officially the publica long-felt want," and the legislation, has "galloped abroad, and with a ball, which was largely attended. At declared to be unfounded.

noon a royal salute was fired,

LATER

number of miners entombed in the It is officially stated that the

Cherry Colliery is 250.

RUSSIA AND JAPAN.

had the effect of restoring order, and work was resumed,

THE CIRCUS."

SALE OF SHANGHAI RACE PONIES

At the auction of ponies held of the Shang ware amongst the best prices realised: Sus- hai Horse Bazaar Inst week the following

~~ | quehanna, Tix, 425; Sokol, 250, Missouri, 216;

Newbury, 190; Elmstead, 190; Spree, 175; Poplar Tree, 183; Chins Rose, 165; Ners. 166: Regulus, 150 Moustique, 145 Clans men, 240; Bushman, 125: Math, 12): Dunkirk, 120 Almond Tree, 115; King's Messenger, 115; King of the Plains, 105, Datwick, 100.

The case for the prosecution haring concluded,

material to ther

The tret defendant said all the excisemen

wore their badges on the occasion in question

Cross-examined-The head of the party told them to put on their badges while in the mmpan.-

The hearing was again adjourned,

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