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MR. ASQUITII'S DILEMMA.

NATIONALISTS AND LABOURITEJ DISSATISFIED,

simit no lost on terms Jess stringent lan CO. those of the Canton-Kowlood railway, but it was disputed by the dorman group that any binding greement had been entered into. The breach between the three

created by this action the part of the German syndicate

This is ì vaip of the eredinice heard in healed at subsequent confermces a certain awe at the Supreme Court yesterday.

LONDON, February 18th. -- at which arrangements were

to Thepreacher matins and Evensong at St.

After a protracted meeting of the Increase the loan to £5,000,000, so as to |John'i Cathedral to-m ow, 2ad - Buoday

Cyrl Biokersteth, | Cabinet, Mr. Asquith had an audience include the Central Obinere railways of in Leal, will be the Bet which the Camans were to have the con- M.A. He will als preach at a special service of the King. struction of two sections, from Icharg to foron only to merow (Sunday) at 9 pm A meeting for men caly will aho be held in the Iwangshit on the Peking Hanakow line,

City Hall on Mondor aszt at 5.30 pm, when on and from Kingmen to Hantow viz Shasi addres will be given the Ber. Cyril Bioker It is understood in the Lobby of Ertensiods westward of, Iclang, were to be steth;

the House that negotiations between divided betwien Great Britan und France.

The annual Fronton of the Cross the Mr. Asquith and Mr. Redmond have After this settlement had been reached a

Boman Catholic Cathedral compound takes fresh surprise, came in the form dan plane in Banday it 4.30 g.ın.”

failed. American demand for participation in the | servia ill be taken by thư Her. Fr. loan President Tare supported this' del "Cagligli, lof the Sarsian Congze

in the mand by a personal, telegram to the Paction, sad after the Provens

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the basis of the discussion being a further enlargement of the loan and the admission of the American erndicate to an equal share with the rest. Meanwhile there has grown up in some of the provirem affected, notably in Hupeh and 'Hunan, a rather powerful agitition ow that we had only in opposition to the foreign loan. A "Hopel Railway Association wal

and for the past two or three months the Board of Communications in Peking has been bombarded with protests from Hupen and Hunan; sgainst the loan, and with: tions for the granting of the concession tothe merchants of the

Missions in China, Japan and Corea for 190, published at the Hongkong Daly Trive Offlo the names and address of some 6000 Protestant Missaries to the Far annually issued for many

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nces.

In the officially inspired Chinese newspapers it has frequently been stated that the Foard. & Communications favourably regirded- these petitions, and that, provided the mercliants could guarantee the raising if the funds needed, the Board of Communications would be quite prepared not to take us the A. S. WATSON & CO..reign loan to which they are pleiged: Evidently a Rescript to this affect has beau lined, with the result that Great Briain, Germany and France have now communi cated to the Chinese Government an identical Note asking for explanations, significant that nothing is said of the American atitude. – Our rordent sys it is considered that the

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HONGKONG, FEBRUART. 19TH, 1910.

Tax telegram we published yesterday from our Correspondent at Peking with reference to the Yust-Han Railway Loan Question indicates the likelihood of much further trouble over this vered subject. It is now

of this Note will strengthen the the Chinese Government in deal unreasonable gentry of the provi the other hand, it is squa

of the that the withdrawal would do much to inflame publi and so make the progres of railway con4

druction with foreign capital difficult in these two

this connection we may direct

to an incidental reference to fluence of the Hunan gentry made by

| Dr. Move in the article on the Provincial Assemblies which we reproduce, from the Times to-day." In Hunan province he says the gentry have always been mor powerful than in any other province China. It is a common laying that they and more powerful than the officials, An Association of the gentry scoting in the is alrary bontuited on matters xăm

donde **--Hupeh also has an meeting in the capital, and the combined forces of the two provinces seem in this matter of the railway loan to have completely overswed the Government. No

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now dtainable throw

It has been and is so well

Another Cabinet meeting was sub. sequently held

Mr. Barnes, the leader of the Labour Party, has issued a statement to the offect that Mr. Asquith has not obtained from the King the promised guarantees. Moreover, the Budget will have precedence of the question of the Lords veto. This is not BC ceptable to the Labour Party.

REFLECTIONS ON THE RACE MEETING.

The stablon of Me. Barey and Mr. John Peel again prodused the great majority of the win- Mr. F. B. Marshall of Amoy made s grust attempt at this meeting to lower the colours of these stables, but his measure of

HONGKONG, THE HEADQUARTERS OF A REVOLUTIONARY SOCIETY.

[TEOM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]

February 17th. While the fighting was going on during the night of the 12th inst, an unoccupied house in ose did not come up to general ex» On Lane was found to be burning. The book of rectations. The Tree stable had bean regard- this building is adjacent to the Provincialed down to the first day of the races as Armoury. The Same were with some difonity containing a sure winner of the Derby, but put out and then it was found that the building when the event came of Persimmon Tree-the contained several tie of kerosene which happily pony with which the owner declared to win...... escaped the flame. It is the opinion of the was not even placed. Both the owner and neighbourhood that the building was deliberately jockey, however, showed their confidence in the t trs to in order that ossy soos might be pony by darting him in the rass for the Champion Stakes on the same day that he bad qualified, but again Persimmon Tree proved a disappointment.

the Armoury

14th Instant the Puu Ya Magistrate ker charitable institutions saking sodius be sent out to the scene of the

contain the bodies of the Blain.

Of the eleven jockeys who were placed throughout the nesting Mr. Johnstone with I1 firsts, eight seconds sad three thirds, Mr. Burkill, with nina firsts, five seconds and four thirds, and Mr. Vids with ive drats, four seconds and aux thirds, were the mostanonessful. Twenty-five wins between three jockeys left few chanoes for the others.

BHVOLUHOFAKT MOVEMENT. One of those behended after the fight was a man named Wong who gave some interesting videos before the Punishment Bureau Although himself one of the newly trained troops he, was a member of à revolutionary body having its headquarters in Hongkong The object of this body was to overthrow the reigning

A new rider war welcomed in Captain Taylor dysty, and Wong jolted the army to spread kedition in the ranks. It had been agreed that « - but it was noticed that he did not turn out on mesting should take place during the 6th moon, the second and third days. but the disturbance between the soldiers end police afforded an opportunity not to be lost. If the mutineers had been successful they were going to seize on the parsons of the provincial officem, tako possesion of the Treasury, kill the Tartar General and All Manchu oficials, and rase pa, the Eight Banner Settlement to the ground, but they intended no harm to tho zativa Chinese Wong faished his evidence by saying that the main body in Hongkeng knew nothing of the present outbreak.

LATER Conferences took place yesterday into that the between Mr. T. P. O'Conner and the quita recent date, Master of Elibank (agents of the Irish the publishes or agen Party and the Government, respective- arguarioy, ly), and it was afterwards announced by Mr. Redmond that no arrangement Trishad been reached.

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Faiir Khan arraigned on a charge of being on the December at Tal Pat Cheong assaulted mother. Indian and robbed him $16, $11,and mp and a pair of boots. Defendant pleaded not

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The jury, after short abettion," rebu ordat of guilty, if prisoner was senten twelve months' bad labour, his Lordship taking into consideration at he had wed no weapon, and that in robbing with violence; he had used

almost twelve months since the Chinese oubt the Government are anticipated nothing more thus ble fista:- Government resolved to obtain a foreign bearing from the Fowers on this attempt loan to supplement the funds already raised

to evade à contract, and the terms of the

towards the cost of construction in the three

provinces to be traversed by the Canton reply to the Note will be waited with in-

terest.

Hankow railway. The announcemant made in March last that a group of German financiers, represented by the Deutsche Asiatiche Bank, had eigned a preliminary agreement with the late Grand Secretary, suthor of Wes Maogragor/ Chavo Chin-Tuna, to supply. Chins with a.

The French Mail of the 18th Jánuny wAN delivered in London on the 18th instant

This week's short story, on page 9, is by the

Shareholders of the Hongtung and Shanghai loan of £8,000,000 for the construction of Bank are reminded of the meeting at noon. the Canton Hankow railway on what are to-day at the City Hall. known'na the Tientsin Pukow terms, came as

The Bar, Cyril Bickerstah, M. A, vil give

great surprise to British circles, because it the address it a special service to be held at St. was Chang Omin-rung himself who, little John's Cathedral this afternoon, (Saturday) at

pladged 6:50

himself to give the first refusal of such a loan to Great Britain.

which the Colony of Hongk

prom

his rendered

The Rt. Hon. Lord and Lady Tabot de Malahide are booked as passagers to Hongkong O steamer Mangdia, which lift, an

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TEQUBLE AT HUNGHOM DOCKS,

teo nativeEN WIDO 2wood at they viola to

lawtil nócupation at the Korleon

Godring (of Mosera. Barw Morral) appeared for the tion and Mr. Ott Long Bing sppeared

When the mutineers were defenbed they flod in sit directions, and the authorities thinking that they would stir up strife among the villagers Design- sent three regiments to be stationed at Au Shun,

Lug An Tung and Fa Kong. From thes plass scouting parties were cont out in all directions and 21a result many exptures have boen made. Many of the deserters have die- gated themselves a beggars and wandered back Mr. Dillon, writing to a correspone the city, and several of these have sing been dent, says an election may be forced captured. It is reported that yesterday aflær- before many weeks.

This, added to the announcement made by Mr. Barnet, has caused a sensations

GERMAN CRUISERS IN COLLISION.

LONDON, February 11th. -

noon a men having some dynamite in his posses sion was found before the Tartar General's Yamen. He was arrested before he had time to do my mischiaf.

GUMS AND HORAES LOST.. The Viceroy has lened a notice saying that moty guns and horses have been lost during

The German oruisers "Dresden "the rioting and that should any of those be found by the natives they must be returned to and "Koenigsberg" dame into col

liston off Kiel.

the authorities, and anyone endeavouring to

keep either gun or heres it hit possession will „be myurely dealt witha.” The moldes werns propia

this and horses belonging to the Govern ment possess a secret mark which will make dalection easy.

It is stated that the repairs to the "Dresden" will take several weeks to effect

AN UNUSUAL BRITISH CRUISE.

LONDON, February 18th. Admiral Sir Arthur Wilson has ordered the second division of the Home Fleet to cruise in Portuguese and Spamah watere.

This is an innovation..

CHARGE OF FALSE PRETENCES,

Lynatarisy before M7.1. R. A. E. Cestito Bhog proneeded against that on a charge of obtaining money.

Bender Harris (of Mowers, Wilkinson appeared for the prosecution, and Potter, inatracted by Mr. Christo pher Wilson (of Messrs. Hartinge & Hastings),

peared for the defense.

SHALE QUISE,

The people of the western suburbs being afild that attacks would be made on that part, as if contains the richest shops in Caution, sext La petition to the authorities, and in response 350 soldiers have been sent to guard the district. The people in Isfahan have also been much alarmed by those riots, fearing that the mutineers world make a descent upon the town. Now ofidal notices have been posted on the walls at diferent parts of the town saying that all is goist in the city and that the rising is utterly crushed

THE ÉINGLRÄDER.

Not for years have the number of those who are counting their losses been so large as on the present occasion. The explanation is due to the fact that as the prospects of the gan-goos seemed so oven, the betting was such as to pro- vide mali dividends, with the result that if a man boked a winner two or three times and then made a mise, he was out of pocket.

The sinister influence assounted with the number thirteen seams to have been suspended so far as the present mosting was concerned. On this fret day the thirteenth horse wan no fewer than three times.

The gurprise of Wednesday created by Ra- solution has provoked so little comment, and the incident has been discussed from several points of view. A correspondent writes as follows:

Sms,The sation of the Hongkong Jockey Club in retaining the cash invested on horses for a win in the second race of the second day of the meeting is of moh an extraor- dinary and unprecedent ei vinture that ventila. tion of the incident is absolutely necessary. The elementary principle that “In all bety mads there must be a possibility to win when the bet is made has been so ingenuously ignored as to suggest that the ruling referred to was applied in ignorance of the principle ex plained. You cannot win when you cannot Toss."" - Obrionuy the backters of the resond horse could not win with Resolution unsupport- ́ed. Two courses other than that adoptad vere open to the Executive, and certainly more squitabla, viz, Heturn of all investments for a win less the usual emmission exsated by the Pari Mutual; or (and this is the practice ko elsewhere), When there are no tickets lasued for a win on an nitimate winner of a mace holders of tickets for a win on the second horse reprys in winners. - In the present Instance beckers of the three dead-heaters would simply dirida în ratio to- the number of tickets taken for n win, ne in the case of a dead-heat for frst place, The Pari-Mutual wore moraly hallies of investors' funds Yours-Izmiy,

TATTERSALLE

The point is worth ventilating, and it is to be hoped that some enlightening discussion will

The lender of the mutinsers has been arrested. Heat first would give no name, but afterwards maid him zname was Ngai Tang Tin. On inyes- fresh

igation—it was proved the this man had formerly been in the army in this province, but It does tend to make one diustised with the lled for sprending ravokitionary parfuutual when one risks Ava dollars on a certain horne said gets his five dollars returned. But that is not so bad as the experience of those who patronised natiya pari-antuole, paying three dollars in Hongkong monsy, and recnering three dollars in Chinese coin!

in the ranks, Ideas thong his comrades. he was called Tik Pui Chi. It is now dis- conred that his real surisme is Yu and that he is a native of another province. · He was in the army there, bas was dismissed on account et coming disturbances by advocating the came Harris informed the Court that the of the revolutionists. He then came to this pro

was one of demanding money online and changing his name was enrolled among receipt that had been altered. Complaint and the newly-trained troops, but discharged defendant began business as minhay-changers with

An agrement

was made in which it was arranged that the

Mainant was to take isege of the ship monies, but

not do as it nconveniert

This man, when he heard of the between the polics and military,st tack to the camp sad invited his marades to deeds of violence,

perfectly quiet in the city, are on daty za musual, but they are wook just af present, and many gambling am toll) have been placed in the défendant treets, and the police do not dare to interfere and on for fear of causing another disturbance. The

torily the

minor) to hand. 28th

(complain

day

foldring informed the Court that

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he was too busy

kei complainant about hich he had given him, and pro-

thward and the hearing adjourned

SITORS

Eight Banner Settlement remains, strongly guarded, and a strong guard is still on duty at the Kwai Tak Gate.

A RIOT IN BOOCHOW.

FORRIGEERS ATTACKED

sozzous attack on four Shaoghal runidents- was made by a body of soldiers at Boochow last Frida

This disturbance, the N-U. Daily News mye, orinated ammmat the native troops stationed tom gone source it is learned tast the soldier began rioting on Frithy morn- ing, because they had not received the pay

it is reported that recent

Vice of the troops

the

to Chinh, in bronung cher with a loan

of 21,100,000 to redeem the concession

for the line which had been granted to an Indian American syndicate, who had subsequent

sold out the greater part Bolghan financiers who be the agents of Rusia

nestions, invited the interpreter to tell him Mos. Taigh & Orange had to employ

of their interest to what to say

reare suspected to The astonishmen

bocam

* coolie. Mr. Ogh, who could not attend the

day would pray that there was a clarisă în We Learned yesterday that the polios at mot which sayowered the architecte to Kowloon arrested, tire armed Chinese to on antide sasietands Lethe contematon did not get

night Farther inquiries plated mo the polles maintaining Hanos in

on with the work

was the houring was adjquran

Fridsace on the chunk ge

Tropheter of throw his doors open to the litter them began (20-diol number of mafoor in charge rious coolles and

these to light ther endomm Hottingham. W

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Lucky numbers, of course, wore in great de- mand for the cash sweeps. One man was told to get the 200th ticket for the Derby, and failing to do so had perforee to take another. Imagine his disgust when 200 proved to be the winning number. – In waubsequent race ha sought to buy another fancy number, which was found to have been already soll. That number also won. Such an experience certainly strength- on the belief in booking your fancy.

A JUROR EXCUSED

When the names of jurors were being called yesterday morning at the Supreme Court the first called was that of Mr. E. Gastor, who stopped forward and begged his Lordship to be excused, owing to extrane presure of work,

His Lordship—What is the particular pressure?

Gaster Well, we are under-stafel at the office and it is necessary Ishond

Are you alous in the office

tor No. Some of the MEDOROTATION

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There must be strong grounds

Can BrönsƏ you. You say yon, Bre zially, pressed Gastor—es, I don't my it is absolutely five, but i would be more convenient if I

They have a meeting a