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INTIMATION

THE HONGKONG DAILY FRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 26rH, 1911.

P Foeribly in a few cause they may succeed in

The return of visitors to the City Hall Librizy

getting Cainese and Indian inbour replaced and Musaam for the wood andigo 25 TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRA IS.

by white labour on British owned ships, but it is manifest the net result of the contem- plated boycott would be to cause, on the one hand, a great diversion of trade from British to Continental ports, and, on the other, fillip & tremendous

A. S. WATSON it would give

& CO., LTD.

July, 1911, shows that of non-Chiass there were 405 to the Library and 159 to the Mussana. and of Chiasse 165 to the term-r and 2,242 to the latter. Tue Library was, therefore, used by 571 pe sous and the Museum by 2,401.

"FZKRÓUGH, RAUTER'S LOENOT.]

THE CRISIS IN GREAT

BRITAIN.

OF COMMONS.

Sanitary specter Allen proceeded against" to the development of Asiatic mercantile Pastor Muller of the Be a Miston, Na. E shipping. The Government, for example, High Brat, for kroping a ferocions dog. It would be compelled to prevent by force, if was stated that on July 18-h the animal bir EXCITING BOEN 8 IN THE HOUSE Chinese girl on the leg and inflicted a lacerated necessary, any interference, with Japanese wound. Mr. Wool, before wlang the ongo war shipping, and if a boycott were enforced beard, ordered the dog to be destroyed within a against the British "ships that are manned werk, otherwise he would inff of a fins and order largely by Chinese and Lascars, the Japanese the destruction of the animal. Thì đưa vàn mercantile marine would stand to bolefit en-nocordingly adjourned in order to allow of tue ormously. Then we have the Chinesa Govern- dog be ng done away with, ment giving evidence just now of a desire to WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS, emulate Japan in the development of a

ESTABLISHED 70 YEARS.

Sir Robert

Burnett & Co.'s

OLD

CELEBRATED

TOM

DRY GIN

morcantile marine. A company has just been formed with the object of buying a flot to be employed in foreign trade, Could the British Government stand by and allow the seamen's and dockers' organiss tions to boycott any Chinese ship that may

ordered the defendants to be bonud over ite

LONDON, July 25th... The House of Commons was animated and excited yesterday. When Mr. Asquith entered Ministerialists rose, cheered and frantically waved handkerchiefs. Mr. Halfour received as great an ovation on entering.

LATER.

The scenes in the House of Commons

'{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENUT.]

THE UNIONIST SPLIT.

LONDON July 25th. Mr. Balfour postponed his important speech to City Conservatives to-day. The Morning Post says the postponement was the result of a disagreement among the committee as to the terms of the resolution which it was intended to submit to tho reeting, and the growing dislike of white flagere, who might be provoked to angry

800ден.

LATER.

A Court Circular has been issu'd stating that the King ass postponed his visit to Goodwood on account of the crisis. -

Many Unionists are signing a memorial

At the Magistency yesterday afternoon before Mr. J. R Wood the re-hearing of the charge against the W ag On Company for exposing for sale táns of condensed milk ont properly labelle, which had boon-dismissed by his Worship, took place. Mr Bowley, who apposted in support, of the prosention, quoted the sage of a man who had been fined under similar conditions were among the stormiest ever witnessed to Mr. Asquith regretting their personal call at a British port? Clearly, is policy/ Hin Worship decided to enter a convic: fou, but there. Mr. Asquith stood at the table for discourtesy at yesterday's scene, which was such as Mr. HAVELOCK WILSON has just sum of 250 to come up for judgment when twenty minutes, during which he essayed to prearranged by a group of irreconcilables. declared is fraught with grwe consequences not only to the trade and commerce of the United Kingdom, but to international peace and concord. After the experience of the last few wooks there can be no doubt about the ability of the seaman's ind dockers' organisations to carry out the policy which toir leaders have adumbrate, and intoxicated, as they are, with the victory they have jus won, the leaders of the men

called a poo.

CANTON.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDBET.)

spark, but his utterance was drowned amid

THE HALSBURY BANQUET. the frantic cries of "Traitor," "Dictator." **Redmond,” “ Divido, divide," and cheers.

LONDON, July 25th. The Speaker repeatedly intervened with The organisers of the Halsbury banquet small success. Ultimately Mr. Asquith state that 120 Peers and 100 Commoners. July 24th. began reciting the history of the Parlia-iaclading Mr. Auston Chamberlain, wil ment Bill, and when be mentioned the death attend. A strong letter will be read from of King Edward there were velement shouts the Rt. Hon. Joseph Chamberlain.

Lord Lansdowne has sant lotters to his

SLAVBUT IN KWONG TUNG, Although some time ago an Imperial Edict was issued doing away for over with a avery

The

followers requesting theri to state whether they are in favour of his policy, and 110

GINay be expected to prepare with enthusiasm in the China-dominius, little notice has beeu of Who kille him? You did."

for the coming" bigger fight" While the paid to it in this province, and headuen und Premier continued amid such interruptions present Government remains in power in the bond women are still numerena, especially in the United Kingdom nothing is likely to be done to discourage an agitation which is simply anarchical in its objects, for we shall doubtless be told that it does not necessarily involve all the disastrous con- sequences to the British shipping trade with the Easthat we have indicated. In proof whereof we may expect to see cited, for example, the flourishing Blue Funnel line whose atips are manned by white seaman. But we presume from the wording of Mr. A. S. WATSON & CO. WILSON's dealeration of policy that even these ships will not be unmolested, for they have Chinese stokers, and the organisation of which Mr. WILSON is the leading spirit, embraces firemen as well as seamen.

Nom Hi, Pau Yu, Shua Tak, Bau Was and that he had to cut his sp och short, and Hong Shan Districts. The slaves have, us a merely declared that unless the House of have signified assent. matter of course, got to hear of the Edint and Lords passed the Bill with only such a clamouring for their freedom, Morenaver, amendments as did not interfere with its m many see where the Edict has beau oboyed

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Konaxong, Juzr 26, 1911.

Tus semen of Great Britain have had.

what the leader of their organisation des cribes as "magnificent fight," and it cannot be denied that they have gained the victory. But Mr. HAVELOCK WILSON, in a speech be delivered to several thousand men at

In

view of what has just been accomplished by this organisation, the declaration of policy just announced by the prime agitator and endorsed by a gathering of several thousand men at Glasgow, cannot be regarded as on idle throat, and wo many count upon hearing a great deal more of the matter before another year has passed.

One case of plagus was reported yesterday. bringing the total for the year up to 229.

The postponed water pole match between the KO.Y.L.I. and the 87th Co. R.G.A. will be played in the V R.C. bath this afternoon,

On Monday by the 8.8. Telemachua 105 do. portees arrived hore from Esigoo, and will be forwarded to their native places in China.

The body of a Chiucie boy about 12 years of ege was found in a box in Des Vosai Road on

Mr. Balfour followed. He regretted frankly that he had not heard the Promier

the freed slaves have taken revenge on their principles the Government would -invoke former oroors for years of ill-treatment and the prerogative of the Crown. (Crios of oppression, and many care of murder, nexon and robbery committed by these emusipated

** Shame.")

slaves have occurred. The stato of affairs arising ont of this question has for one time occupied the attention of Nam Hoi resident named Chen Kaishin, who has formulated right regula. The boat was excusable in the circumstances, tous which he bleven vil solve the diffinity, but he deprecated the excess. The Govern proving of them, has passed them on to the Law The Viceroy has received these, and, highly ap ment by one stroke mieused the prerogatives Commissioner to be put iute operation. They of the Crown, destroyed the independence of are as follows: (1) All those bouden who the Second Chamber, and arrogated powers have not yet received freedom shoul be art free that no republican dictator possessed. at once. They si uld receive all the privileges of citizens, and, in the eyes of the law, be equal to their former masters. (2) Having been set free, the boudmon mas at ouce give back to lis master this fald he formerly tiled and the house he formerly lived in

Bir Edward Groy moved the adjournment of the House.

is not expected to be resumed for several The discussion on the Lords' amendments

daya. It is expected that the interval will be utilised for negotiations.

Mr. F. E. Smith rose, but the Ministerial- He will then be at litortyists drowned his voice, and the Speaker to return to his ancestral, village or any other thereupon suspended the sitting. place he desire, ur to set up as a trador or Those having been set free must on no acconut purene any occupation he may wish to follow. - (3)

conspire with other freed slaves against their former masters. Any feewan found guilty of such conduct should be mest severaly punished. (4) Parsons of the same seng (surname) as the freed slaves should not recognise them as their olanation for the purpose of troubling their formar owners or engaging in clan faction fights Should any person be found so doing he should receive drastis puzishment. (by Masters and froad cieel the Lorde' amendments in detail, which, slaves should be unconraged to dwell together taken as a whole, amounted to a rejection

MR. ASQUITH'S SPEECH. Mr. Asquith's interrupted speech has been communicated to the Press. It criti.

AUDIENCES WITH THE KING.

LONDON, July 25th. - First Mr. Balfour and Lord Lansdowne and then Mr. Asquith had audiences with the King at Buckingham Palace yesterday.

GERMANY AND MR. ELOYD GEORGE.

LONDON, July 25th.

A message from Berlin states that an officially tuspired article now appearing in the newspapers is most bitter against Mr Lloyd George's speech, which it describes as an inadmissible interference with nego tiations of which he cannot know the miture, and states that the advice is in the form of a throat which cannot be tolerated.

AUSTRALIAN PREMIER'S EXTRA- ORDINARY UTTERANCE.

Į“ DAILY PRESS" EXCLUSIVE BERA)

NA OPIUM SUPPRESSION IN CHA

PERING, July 251 An Imperial Edict has been issued which, enjoias strict compliance with the Opiun Agreement in the Provinces, particularly

responsible for the suppression of illegal in Kuangtung, and holds the Viceroys

taration.

THROUGH REUTER'S LOUNCY.]

DISASTROUS CONFLAGRATION AL

CONSTANTINOPLE.

Losos, July 25th. Constantinople messages report that th fire has been raging for fourteen hours wer

It is roughly estimated that over 5,000 that two square miles have been devastated.

houses luve been destroyed. The fire in the worst that has taken place there since the of Pera in 1870, The General Staff building has been burnt. There are rumours that the fire is the work of political incendiaries, as it broke out at several points.

LATEN.

The Minister of War. was injured yesterday by the fall of a burning beam.

A fresh fire occurred to-day at Baluto, a wood-built quarter of the city. It has b raging freely for five hours.

LATER.

The bluejackets of the English, Gerzur French and Italian guardships worked with pumps, and were most active in fighting the flames and in the work of rescue.

The Balata quarter, the population of which is mostly Jewish, has been destroyed.

CANADIAN PREMIER ON RECIPROCITY,

LONDON, July 25th. In the House of Commons at Ottawa Hir Wilfrid Laurior announced that whil England ordered the preparations for t several election on the reciprocity question, he was confident that the verdict would be in favour of the agreement..

SOUTH AMERICAN ARBITRATION

TREATY.

LONDON, July 2560

A message from Buenos Aires states that. the Argentine Epublic and Venezuela baro signed an arbitration treaty.

THE POPE UNWELL

London, July 25th, Mr. Fisher, the Australian Premier, in the course of an interview in the Review of Reviews, is reported to have said :—Wò are

Lozar, July 25th.. not an Empire. We are a very loose

His Holiness the Pope is suffering from but each for the time being in fraternal co- association of five natiors, each independent, a severe cold, and has suspended audiences.

Monday. It is believed that death was due to ju harmony. In all possible cases the freedmon of the Bill and a flat negation of the decision operative union with the others, but only on

should be encouraged to remin with their

condition that it at any time for any cause we decided to terminate the connection no

THE MONSOON,

LONDON, July 25th.

natural causeJ.

Yesterday morning about 2.30 three men went former masters, tilling the samo felds and of the country. In justification of the into a hear down West and after terrifying habiting the same cottages, but as paid resort to the prerogative of the Crown as

Bombay telegrams state that the weakness the women deosmoped with jewellery to the vaine labour-rs. (6) The village elders akonid be constitutional, he quoted the precedent of one dare say us nay. There is no necessity and intermittent character of the moproom of $129. They were unarmed.

called upon to explain the Emperor's humane 1832. detailing the history of the First for us to say we will or will not take part inis causing increasing anxiety everywhere in The steam launch Wa Ying while at Cheung-at-may see the justice, wisdom and benevolence Reform Bill to show the identity of the England's wars. If we were threat mod we sbawan on Monday had her anchor and several of His Majesty's praiseworthy nation. (present procedure. He need acarcely say stool crampe stolen by some people who came Lucal officers should interest themselves in the that they did not desire that the Royal alongside in a boat.

well-being of the freed slaves. They should

referring to the trouping of the colour by the On page 6 will be found a short article 1st King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry next Tuesday on the Cricket groand, in celebration of Minden Day..

Lavar Brothers (China), Limited, has been registered with a capital of £20,000 in €10 shares, to acquire the business carried on by Lover Brothers, Limited, of Port Sunlight, at Shanghai, and oleowhere in China.

Glasgow at the beginning of this month declared that this fight was going to lead to a bigger fight. At the present time, he said, 45,000 Chinamen and Lascars are em ployed on British ship, and every year tho

A Chinese from Aplichan was brought before number is increasing. During the past two Mr. Hazeland at the Hagistracy yesterday years nearly 10,000 Chinese "blacklegs" charged with throwing a backetful of boiling had been imported into Great Britain. He wutor over his assistant cook and scalding him declared as a policy, that within the very badly. As the victim is still in hospital next twelve months they must organise and the case was remanded for a week. prepare for a big fight with the object of One of the emplyees at Taikoo Dockyard was preventing any ship on which Chinese and discovered placing two hand forges on a launch coolies were employed being loaded or dis. with a view to stealing them. He was brought charged in any port in the United Kingdom. before Mr. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday It was no use appealing to Parliament on and sentenced to three months' imprisonment this matter, he said; what was required was direct action. And the report adde that u

Some time ago it was unbounced that Rev. resolution of sympathy with the seamen's

W. W. White, D.D., of New York would movement was carried with enthusiasm. conduct a series of Bible lectures in Hong

kang during the last week in August. Word Now, a policy of this kind, it is obvious, has just been resized from Dr. White stat. will mainly affect Eastern shipping, though ing that he will be unable to come to Hong. when Mr. WILSON use the expression kong.

and four hours in the stocks,

Eliot both to the slaves and their owners, that

should have to decide whether we would defend ourselves or whether if we thought

also bring pressure to bear on those owners who prerogative should be exercised, and be the war unjust and England's enemy right | are unwilling to obey the Imperial Decree. (8) trusted that the necessity might be avoided.

we should haul down the Union Jack, hoist

All disputes arising between mastors and freed There was nothing derogatory or humilist. Four own flag, and start on our own, slaves should be settled. by the local officiala,

who should use the utmost tast to presenting to a great party in admitting defeat. disturbances being caused.

·GUN BUNNING,

The Sydney daily newspapers deplore and Nobody asked them to accept the defeat as declare them to be a gross misrepresentation repudiate Mr. Fisher's statements, and

final. They had only to convince their

office.

Government were wrong, and they could countrymen that they were right and the of Australian spirit and a perversion of his

repeal the Bill. Believing that the chances

the bad characters from the Ho Ming District The officer who in endevouring to drive out reports a strange occurrence at a place on the river called Tai Ping 3a. It appears that a large steam tausch with a black funnel was lying of a satiductory issan might thereby be off this place ostensibly to sell cigarettes. It iraproved, he did not propose that day to dak was reported to the officer, however, that this Inach was owned and manned by certain of the the House to take any action as regarded San Hop Wai, or Teind Society, and that the the Lords' amendments, but to adjourn the Pessel was baden, not with cigarettes, but with debate. repeating villa

Members of the Society an shore were able, by means of secret passwords, to obtain access to the vessel and buy the guns. Cartridges were also being sold at $5 per box. This news has been reported to the Viceroy, who has asked the Custome authorities to clear sider that the comments of the Conservatives up the mystery of the arms being landed in the are indicative of a party split. country.

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AN ANNIVERSARY.

LATER.

The Liberal papers denounce the display is one of "impotent imbecility," and con-

"DAILY MAIL" AVIATION PRIZE

LONDON, July 26th. Seventeen competitors started from Handon towards Edinburgh. Vedrines resched the Scottish Capital in exactly

seven hours, and Beaumont in 7 hours 20, minutes, including the compulsory landings of half an hour each at Harrogate and New castle. The Englishman Valentine reached Edinburgh in 12 hours. The remainder broke down at various points.

DROUGHT BREAKS IN BRITAIN.

The Morning Post, the Standard and the

· Loxbox, July 25th.. The anniversary of the death of the Emperor Daily Mail consider it to be the inevitable Kwong Sti last year, was marked by the closing result to Mr. Asquith "shameless and unex-twenty-four days' drought in the South

Rain fell yesterday evening, ending of the theatres and a ceremonial service which ampled violence," while the Daily Telegraph of England. was held in the Ming Husa Tang Building "Chinese and coolics" he presumably A man who was found in a boca in Des bration of any kind, and Kwong Süsppears to insolent interruptions were simply disgust- This year the day was entirely without cele Bays the sheer brutality and senseless and includes the negro element employed on your Road in the early hours of yesterday have passed from the memory of man. One of ships engaged in the West Endian trade morning by some of the fokie was chased and the papers in an article on this contrasts the ing. Such an exhibition of political un- also. We fancy the British Seamen's organis captured. He was found to have skeleton keys attitude of the Cantonese towards the late wisdom by the extremists, it says, ought ation, and the dock labourers who will be in his possession. Brought before Mr. Hazeland Emperor and that of the English is the way to lead to a speedy collapse of whatever chielly affected, are likely to derive small at the Magistracy later he was sentenced to they commemorate the late Queen Victoris on advantage from a policy of this character two months' imprisonment.

Empire Day.

influence they possess.

PERSIAN AFFAIRS.

India,

THE ENGLISH TURF.

LONDON, July 25th. The probable starters for the Stewards' Cup are: Golden Rod, Templeman; Mer cutio, Trigg; Hallaton, Sazby; Poor Boy, Maber; William Rex, Donoghae: Sun- Runnymede, Riskaby, Levanger, W. ningdale, F. Wooton; Princesan, Muuse

Grigge; Saint Anton, Watts; Falais Second, Whalley; Great Surprise, Dulier; Borrow, Martin; Braxted, Winter; Moun Felix, Ringstead; Quadi Halfa, Calder, Vesta, Bowley; Saint Mac, Longhorst. Spanish Prince, omney, Uncle Pat and Bobbins II are also likely to start. Their jockeys are not yet announced,

Betting-9 to 1 agmast Mercutio and Borrow, 10 to 1 against Poor Boy, 100 to 9. against Runnymede, 100 to 8 against Sun- tingdals, Romney and Great Surprise, and 100 to 7 against Vasta.

TYPHOON WARNINGS.

The following telegrams were received by American Comulate-General, Hong.ong, from the Manila Observatory yesterday-July 25, 10.45 a.m:-

Cyclone or Typhoon W. of Balintang Chan- nel moving EN.E.

Crotone or Typhoon E. of Naha incliving northward.

The following tsphoon warnings, despatched LONDON, July 25th.

from the Manila Obervatory at 7.15 p.m. last It is reported from Teheran that the Consulate General at 1025 p.m.: Cyclone or evening, were received by the American

Sipahdar from the Cabinet, and that & NE. or E.NE. Cyclone or typhoon west of Majliss haa voted the remoral of Premier typhoon west of Hilingtung Chanel, moving number of reactionaries have been arrested. Naka, recurring N.E.