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undisciplined." Whatever they roay think of their "'intention," their fear of punish ment clearly petrays a recognition of the fact that their actual conduct was utterly opposed to all notions of military disciplina And therefore merited the severe punish- ments which the Army Regulations of all well governed countries provide in such cases. If there is any honour and any sanab of discipline left in the Portuguesa Ariny we shall be much surprised to learn that a promise wrung from the Governor in such

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THE REVOLT IN MACAO.

THE-GOVERNOR INTIMIDATED.

From lettors received from our regular cor-

respondent at Macao and others we compile the following account of the sensational demonstra. tion by a large body of troops al Muoso of Tuesday afternoon.

JOHN GRANT BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE.

| Polios Corps respectively was sent up to inter- view the Govsmor. On stating their errand his Excellency showed them the contents of the cablegrams he had roseived from Home

The hearing of the charges of forging and relative to the matter. The Jesuite, he said, nttoring forged chequer and with being in had already been expelled, and as regards the possession of a cheque in the Colony knowing it other congregations which were exercising so to have been stolen outside the Colony, preferred mach good among the rising generation he against John Grant, was resumed at the would not as soon as the Lisbon Government Magistracy yesterday before Mr. E. B. Hallifax. thought it he should do so. The deputation Mr. Donnys, who prosecuted, added a further then stated that they and their foliows were charge against the defendant of obtaining credit apparently acting in defiance of order, and to the amount of $8.50 in the Vienna Cafe on authority, yet it was nowise their intention to the 30th October by means of frand better Frove unruly or undissiplined. They did not The second witness was Emily Beck, residing mean to kart a soul. All they asked was the at 12, Hollywood Road, who said she knew the house, and signet ohits augunting to 2876. Before he left he gave her the choque produced. of her book and was signed by the prisoner in payment of the ohits. The choque was out

The sheque was sent to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, but was cufarned with a chit stating that there was no account in the name of G. Smith Grant.

aircumstances is held to be binding. The have admitted the "Lizanka's" care given, armed mon were seen making for the dus execution of the law, and requested ammpprisoner. He recently stayed two dayn at her

when

forces of the nation are only required to CHAMPAGNE uphold the law by mounces when they are directed by their superior officer under authority of the Government the men take it upon themselves to enforce what they imagine to be law, the result is anarchy. If the Governor had been real- citrant and find refused to carry out thủ instructions forwarded to him, there are well-recognised means open to the Home Government to deal with such a situation,

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A party of sailors froth the gaabast Patris camę nahore stmaḍ with rifles, aud marched to the San Francisco public gardens in the vicinity of the convents, where they fired three abete evidently a pre-arranged signal for the assom bly of troops. As soon as the signal was of 6,370 carcases of Chinese pigs, rondesvous from the Son Francisco military tion from panishment for all those who the demonstration. The heades thousands of packages of police barracks, followed by armed men of the had shaped in frozen eggs, lard, ducks, gesse, spipe road down the Pinto Grande to quietly hack to harrseks fully satisfied with Infantry and artillery. A large body of Governor acquiesced, and the men marked

and beans.

Government House evidently labouring under the result of their little mission. In spite of grant excitement. De. Andrade, and Senor the hundred and one versions of the incident, de Moneses appeared on the scene and inter. not a soal was injured, noither did the men rogated the men, baising what their intentions | show suy signs of aggressiveness. They want were Beslising at once the state of affairs those back to their supper and all was quiet for the gentlemon offered to eas his Excellency the rest of the evening. Governor on their behalf. A few moments Intor

"Ignemnt of the real state of things parents small deputation of the men were called very concernedly withdrew their children from viz., by the cancellation of the appointment, cases of cholera, of which 32 have into Government House to state their demande. the convents, but there was, in truth, no cause for

proved fatal, have occurred at Fair After they had been inside nome little time, the alarm, as no bodily injury was intended.

troops without grow impatient and a raid on “A rumour, however, was rife towards night.

officers who want nour the steps succeeded in their own record, to-morrow, suitable arrange. cooling the excitement and counselled a litlements having been made for the children in patience. It is related that when Capt. Azam-their charge." baja Martins tried to induce the men to return to their barracks, one of them lovelled a rifte at

But SENHOR MARQUES has not been recalci

traut. Ho has enforced the order against

LONDON, November 30th. The Lisbon correspondent of the Morning Postr

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the Jesuita, and is prepared to take simitas DISASTROUS. STORM IN THE the residence sosmed to be threatening, bat fall that the nuns more leaving the Colony of

action against the other religious orders "As soon as the Lisbon Government think fit that he should do so." In other words His Excellency has not received any definite

CASPIAN SEA.

LONDON, Novembor 30th.“ During a storm in the Caspian

Sea a landing stage was sunk and three hundred Persians were drowned. Ten vessels were sunk and seven coast towns flooded.

AN AMERICAN

At the Magistracy yesterday A. Thayer, an American, appeared to answer the qharges of false pretences preferred against him.

$59.00 instructions to expel the nuns. Yet, on the mero supposition that such instructions had beon received, we have the sorry spectacle of a large number of man of the Army and Navy scattering discipline to the winds, ánd, by a show of force, intimidating the ALLEGED FALSE PRETENCES BY Goveruor into issuing decrees not warrant- ed by his instructions from Home. That is the situation, and the seriousness of it cannot well be minimised. The goveruniont of the. Colony has been handed over to a rabble soldiery. As to the num ber of wen actually concerned in thiể "demonstration," the reports are conflicting Que saye

"a mere handful," another about fifty, a third about a hundred together there are some six hundred troops of both services in Macao, and it would be interest ing to low why a fraction of them were allowed for two or three hours to keep the city in a turmoil while the others, who presumably remained loyal to their officers, were not employed to get the A. S. WATSON & CO., recalcitrants back to barracks Possibly

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if this had been attempted a worse state of affairs might have resulted, and the community of Macao bas, perhaps, some thing to be thankful for that no personal violence was done to any one.

The opening ceremony of the Arst suction of the Canton-Kowloon railway, at the Chineso end, taker ptzos on Monday nort,

'His Worship (Mr J. E. Wood): --Are you prasemating, Mr Looker PE

Mr. Looker-No, the police are prosecuting, His Worship-Then you are not prosecuting any more?

Mr. Looker-No, the police will, His Worship-Are you prosecuting, Mr. Dennys?

Mr. Donnys-Not at the moment, your Whip, but I have some interest in the ease. The police are represented by Bergt. Wills, and I understand Mr. Gardiner, who is appearing for the defense, is going to ask for an adjourn meat for a wask. In these circumstanes the police won't object,

Mr. Gardiner I would ask for a remand. Mr. Dennys-There are three cases before your Worship.

him. The Captain opened his tunic and aid contemptuously. "Fire if you want to!"-but, happily no shat was fired.

4.

The men demanded from the Governor

(1) That his Excellency should imme-into- ly issue a decros expelling as the religious orders.

(2) That tho men of the Army and Navy “should be given a bolte: rate of exchange for

their pay.

(3) That his Eraellency should immedi. stely suppress the newspaper Fida Nova. The Governor had to yield to these requests and signed the decross for the expulsion of all the religious orders, and for stopping the publication of the Fida Nova. After regoiring the written promises of the Governor, the mon were conducted back to barracks by the officers of the companies to which they belonged, but at was evident that many of them were reluctant to go.

The "offence" of the Vida Nova appears to be solely that it has advocated the retention of the religious orders in Macao, and last Sunday published the text of the petition which had been numerously signed by the heads of families in the Colony praying the Home Government to exempt Maos from the operation of the order of expulsion, tan

With regard to the pay question, we His Worship (to Mr. Davies)Are the Hong-learn that the mon are paid on a reis base, at an Long Hotel prosecuting fa

Mr. Davies-No, they are not. His Worship-Then you are prosoouting Sergt. Wills.

Bergeant Wills-Yos, sir, Mr. Gardiner-I would like an adjournment, His Worship How long?

Mr. Gardiner Three or four days as far as I am concerned, or I think a week will be more

fix a day!

feared in other papers will be and also in the northern portion of Anhui convenient to all parties. Will your Worship.

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HONGKONG, DECEMBER 1T, 1910.

We are able to publish to-day the details of what one of our correspondents euphem- istically calls the "little mission" of the soldiers and sailors of Magno whe on Tuesday afternoon laid seiga to Government House und by this menace compelled the Governor to sign forthwith a decree for the expulsion of the religious orders, and to give an order for the suppression of a Portuguese newspaper which had ventured to. voice the sentiments of a very large section of the e mmunity in favour of

the exemption of Macao from the opera tion of the drastic decree issued at Lisbon, At the same time they demanded an in- creased rate of pay, which we gather was conceded by the Governor under com. liou. It is anarchy pure and simple. The government of the Colony is thus secu to be in the hands of a rabble soldiery Though none of the letters from which we have compiled our report expressly make the statement, we have been informed that the armed troops concrued in this escapade were under the command of no officer above

Famine prevails in the province of Hussn

province, where the famine la described as one of the worst in history,

Ou pago 6 will be found an interesting sccount of a Hongkong-born Jesuit Priest who was at the Collage of Barro, in Lisbon, at the time of the revolution.

Vice-Admiral Sir G. Neville, commanding the Third and Fourth Divisions of the Home Flact, was nominated to preside over the Bedford court-martial.

A farther interim ditidend of 15 per cent., free of tax, on sccount of the year ending December 31 has been announced by the Edinburgh Rubber Estate, Salangor.

The British catate of the late Mr. Philip

Arabold, senior partner in Messrs. Arnhold, New York, and Berlia, a director of the Shell Farberg & Co., of London, Shanghai, Canton,

Transport and Trading Co., Ltd., has been sworn at £23,182.

THE PLAGUE IN NORTH MANCHURIA

Farthar advices from North Maacharia give the following totals of cases of plague up to

Chinese. Russian. cases, deaths cases. deaths.

the 13th inst. · ·

Manoboll Dalai Nor Chalantan

Hailar Pahetu Taerchahe

Harbin

Total

141 129.

22 16

3

174 154 4 3 17 Chinose and 1 Russian cases with 12 Chinese At Marchouli, on the 13th inat, there were fatalities, besides 7 froth Chinese anuses 1,464 people were auder medical surveillance.

His Worship-Do you want a formal adjourn ment or an adjournment for hearing ?

Mr. Gardiner A formal adjournmənt. His Worship-If the case is committed it will have to stand over the Desember seesions That means it will be January before it is taken? Mr. Gardinet--Would your Worship remand it formally for three or four days, till Batarday morning?

His Worship-You are remanded until-Batar day morning. I don't think I can ask the police to keep you any longer in custody. Yon

will be remanded in gnol. Ball ar before, $5,000.

Defendant was then remanded.

APPOINTMENTS IN THE BRTTISH

exchange of 540 reis to the dollar, whereas the current rate of ozchange is about 480. The rate is fixed at the beginning of the fiuancial year, and the men had been informed that no

change could be made until the beginning of

■ new year.

One of our correspondents says that the demanda izeladed the expulsion of the Bishop

of Maono.

Italian Sisters who arrived in Hongkong yesterday stated that soldiers and sailors used

the most abusive and obsens language towards them and threatened to attack this convent.

COLONEL DOBELL APPOINTED

ADC, TO THE KING.

Hongkong will be pleased to read the following The many friends of Colonel Deball in

extract from the London Gazetta ----

Witness was cross-examined at length by prisoner. She said she thought prisoner was the man who signed the cheque.

Are you positive?-I think so.. Are you certain ?-Yos.

Prisoner sald he disputed the amount; and denied that the cheque was his.

Witness, in reply to his Wenship, said the $875 included immoral consideration.

The houseboy at 12 Hollywood Road spoke to taking cheques to the Bank. They were returned to him without payment. He saw defendant in the house,

Prisoner-Was I with any other gentlenion? Witness-No.

William H Stewart, assistant in the Hong- kong and Shanghai Bauk, said he had seen the document produced. If the sheque were a good one it was his business to mark it for

Smith Grant. He reported it to the chief payment, but there was no account in the name of the drawer of the cheque, Gordon

accountant, who endorsed the cheque "No account." A few days later another clogna was brought to him at the Book. That was in the name of G. Smith Grint. Thoro was no account in that name.

A boy in the Vionna Café spoke to seeing tha defendant, accompanied by a friend, in the Cafe

Brovet Lieutenant Colonel. Charles Macphomon Dobell, D.8.0., the Royal Welsh Fraliers, a General Staff Officer, second grade, at the War Office, to bọ nu Aide- de-Camp to the King, and is granted the brevet rank of Colonel, vice Colonel I A. Hope, C.B., retired, dated November, 4th 1910." Lient Colonel Dobelt will be remembered as an October 30th. He ordered some refreshments r the Adjutant of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers during and signed the chits prodnead. They wore, the stay of his battalion in Hongkong. The signed G. Smith Grant, P.WD., Kowloon. gallant oficer has had a most distinguished. Canton Railway." One was signed "G. Smith career and served with great credit in the Grant, Kowloon-Canton Railway, Public Works Hazara Expedition, 1991, South African War,

Dept." ; 1899-1900, China 1900, and West, Africa The bar boy at the Imperial Botal gare (Northern Nigeria) 1906. He is a graduate of evidence of having seen defendant at the Hotel the Staff College Bravet Colonel Dobell is the He recognised the ghits prodnood as having been second graduate of the Royal Military College signed by the defendant. They were signed * E, of Canada to become an Aide-de-Camp to the Roberts, Chiuose Section Ralliray, Lofu." King, the other being Brevet Colonel W. C. G.

Cross-Examined by defendant: Hencker, D.8.0., of the Connaught Eangera.

THE NEXT RACE MEETING,

ARRIVAL OF GBIFFINS,

The first batch of grifias, numbering 21 arrived yesterday per s.8. Anhui, and were ended at Denglas wharf. The draying which took place yesterday afternoon at Kennedy's Horas Repository, was se

The community and especially the women follows:

falk and the Chinese were much alarmed, but our correspondents cousur in. stating that the "demonstrators" showed no disposition to molest the civil community.

The Chinese, especially in the neighbourhood of the Praya Grande were frightened and many fed. Many shops closed their doors. The noise and axoltmeak lasted for two or three hours.

One Portugues correspondent informs as

that the Msoso Hotel, of which Mr. Farmer is the proprietor, hosted the British flag prar the house, sud gave refuge to many Bongkong abildren from the Convent.

On news of the affair reaching Hongkong on Tuesday night soveel British residents who bed children in the Conrent schools chartered a steamE lauch which left for Maeso at midnight. By the first steamor yesterday about a dozen The Admiralty on the 9th inst. issued the Sisters and a score of children came down to

Hongkong. following announcement:—

FLEET.

following appointments in the Fleet

The King has been pleased to approve of the

Vice Admiral George Fowler King Hall, CTO, to be Commander-in-Chief on the Austrailin Station, in place of Vice-Admiral, Eir Richard Poore, BL, K.0.B., C.V.O.

Baar-Admiral Richard Henry Pairae, MV O., to be Rear Admiral in the Home Fleet, pics Bear-Admiral Fre

Frederick Doveton Stardee, OTO, CMG

Rear Admiral Richard Bowles, Farquhar to bo Rear Admiral in the Third and Fourth Divisions of the Home Fleet at Devonport, in ancocasion to Rear Admiral Arthur C. Galloway,

WEATHER REPORT.

It was reported in the Colony on Tuesday night that the Governor and Mrs. Marques worin he leaving immediately for Europe. News has reached the Colony that the lieutenant who distinguished himself by shooting four loyalist officers of the Dam Carles when the revolution broke cut and then took command himself, has been appointed to the Governorship of the Colony

Das correspondent mentions that a counter petition to the one already alluded to is being numerously signed, praying the Home Gover meat to strictly enforce the decree for the expulsion of the religions orders from sodo

Another correspondent writes This poor Colony and its inhabitants have been so much maligned of lato that, to give The depression lying over the E. coast of Creme his duo, Lam sending you a true state- China yesterday, has moved towards. N.E, and ment of the events of the day as I had them Sea of Japan, and also to the North of the oblige us all by publishing same.

Preasure is ligh over the NE part of the from the heat suthorities, You will much

valley.

On the 30th at 1155 a.m.-The barometer: has fallen over the NE coast of China, W Japan and Vladivostock, and risen elsewhere, particularly over the Yangtse valley.

is now over the Yellow Sos.

Dalai Nor had 1001 people in detention for Upper Yangon will probably freshen again in

medical surveillance, Harbin 213 people and Tsilanibar!

The Russian Kailway management oom- mençed at Hathin Station the medical ínspao- the rank of sergeant. The men had openly tion of the passengers and servants of the revolted against the authority of their train serving from the west, sroept the

express traine.

officers, and, having the Governor at ther

averoj, obtained from him a promise that none who had participated in the “ds- monstration" should be punished; yet they appear to have had the impudence to tell their Commander-in-Chief that it was

monspon

the Forzioss Channel and the N. part of the China Sea by to-morrow.

.This statement reads as follows:-

“Under the investion that the local govern- ment had noted out in its entirety the

1-Grey, D. M. Poss 2. Capt. Brierley. 3-Waite, Way Foong Mess.

-Dan, C. H. Ross. 5-Grey, W.D. Jupp.

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C. Af. Meref. 7Ches, Hon. Dr. Atkinson. 8-Grey, M. W. Slade. 9-Light Dan, Sir H. N. Mody. 10-White, N. J. Stabb. 11-Grey, J. W. Bolles. 12-Chen, Capt. Ferqnbar. 13-Bay, Major Grace 14-Chen, F. D. Marshall. 15-Grey, Hon. Mr. Murray Stewart. 16-Ple'd, Ellis Kadoorie. 17-Brown, E. C. Ehrenfels. 18--Ches., D. Macdonald,

19-Grey, L. Humphreys. 20--Dun, G. Friesland. 21-Grey, F. B. Denton,

THE DEVELOPMENT OF MAÇÃO,.

A-special corresponent of a London paper telegraphed from Lisbon on the 4th-inst the following information cont

Did I pay cash for everything I had before that afternoon ?-Yes,

Edne Stewart, of 53, Hollywood Road, said defendant came to her house on the morning of November 12th and remained some days. He told her he was E. Roberts, of Kowloon-Canton Railway, and lived at Lowu. Before he left she said it be would give her a cheque she would return his chits. He drew a cheque from his pocket, Allod is up for the amount of $200, and signed it E. Roberts. Defendant then tore up the chits. Afterwards he signed two shits, one for $10 and the other for $30. She went with him to another house sad in consequence of what she heard she became suspicions and told bim she thought he was not Mr. E. Roberts. Defendant replied that he was, and added that the cheque would be honoured. She then said she would apologise if the cheque were hogoured, and he replied that it would be hon- oured. Afterwards she asked, "Are you John Grant"

Ho answered, "The idea of your taking me for that bounder John Grant, who bus been in goal.” She had no idea he was John Grant. Next morning she sent the cheque to the bank and later it came back with a memorandam attached stating that the signature differed from the one in their possession. Defendant told her ho was K. Roberts' brother. That was in con

· séquence: oť o conversation, and it was then she got suspicions.

Cross-examined by defendant, witness said she had been ton years in Hongkong.

Have you ever seen me before the night of the 11th P-Not as you are now.

How do you mean, not as I am now?-You had a moustache when I saw you at 25.

How long is that ago?--I don't remember. Bid Introduce myself as E. Roberts, or wa it the other gentleman with me?-You intro

Do you know anything about a quarrel downstairs on the night of the 12th ? No.

Do you know if I had any cash on met-$10, Do you remember my mentioning about losing a cheque ?—No,

The journal Scule reports that the Proefduced yourself. Bional Government's decision to improve the Port of Maceo has been well received. A group of interests in Chins offered a long for the re construction of the quay and other improvements, the cost of which is estimated at £600,000. The loan is to be redeemed by easy payments at a low rate of Interest. They desire however, a concession for the establishment of myoma

waloops. The Government regards the come to a decision on the subject before the favourably, but declares that it is imposelbia to

National Assembly is convened.

Baturifay night?—I do not.

Do you know that I paid the boy $50 on

What was this $265 for F-Board and tofreshments,

Mr. E. Abraham, a clork in the Chartered:

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Book, stated that a obegra (produced)

from book which THE POSSIBILITIES OF PANAMA.

Was Bug- plied to Mr. Kendrick Roberts, whose Some results of the cutting of the Faname address was Canton-Kowloon Railway, ojo Canal are obvious, says Mr. W. J. Weston in Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co. He saw the the Manarine of Commerce Trade with the wast coast of Americs will be much increased by cheque on November 14th, bat did not recogniss stly the sigustare ma that of any of the bank's railway verringe across the Continent, or the

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending deres relative to the explosion of the Jesuite and Pganbility of avoiding the present the customers. On looking up the signature of Mr.

10 to-day, 0.03 inches.

men

the suppression of the religious orders along and arducus voyage round the Horn The Kendrick Roberta he saw that the signstore on The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon | handful. of

from the Navy in valuable shipments of tea and silk which now this cheque was nothing like it. In consequênce -

reach Europe by way of Vancouver Seattle, Ben common with some of the Isad forces Francisco, the great railway and the A Flantic he attacked a memorandum stating that the of the tarbagan, beaver and similar animals as Hongkong & Neighbourhoodoning fair to undertook to approach ELE tie Governor ports, would be diverted to the Isthome. In signature differed from the one in the bank's

The management, wide awake to the danger today is ne follows:

(NE winds,fimh.

alondy & misty to-day therearent. They forgathered in the germs than the ordinary rat, has decided to Formoss Channel

Same as No. 1

as Bingapore or Hongkong An and never known the defendant by the name of down the Praya Grande. On ranching Govern impotne will doubtless be given to the exploits tion of the mineral resources of Mexico and ment Hense a deputation composed of 2 blue-e Bouth America, and the Pacific whest and jackets and 2 privates from the Infantry and timber trade will be encouraged.

quicker media for the transmission of the plague

spend until farther notice the transportation South coast of Chins between game as No. 1 of these animals, their carcasses, akins and mest Hongkong and Lamooku, and oil manufactured therefrom-Manchurian South out of Chies between Same za No. 1. Daily News.

Hongkong and Hainan..

public gardena by 3 p.m. and thence madarakani Panama may become as great an possession, and returned the cheque,Witness

Heberte, and there was no account at the bank in that rame NEWS

The hearing was adjourned until to-morrow

afternoon.