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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, AUGUST 14тm,» 1911.

INTIMATION

The Evening Post, after rejoicing at the

prospect of freedom from a Japanese sekre TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.

for a good many years to come, says :-- "In the future politics of the Far East dip- louncy will have to make all its calculations on the axiom that among the three Powers, Great Britain, the United States, and Japan, or between nay two of them, an armed

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line of reasoning, fortified by the apparently authoritative announcement that an attempt in to be made to negotiate with Japan an Arbitration Treaty similar to the British one, leads other journals joyously to an:3ource that a "tripartite" Arbitration Treaty between the countries is "assured. Canada WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS rejoices over the now Treaty of Alliance because the practical exclusion of the United States Eram the operation renoves the only Canals to the Anglo-

(THROUGH BRUTER'S AGBICY.]

THE STRIKE MOVEMENT IN

ENGLAND.

BFFECTS OF PARTIAL SETTLEMENT,

Lospor, August 19th.' The partial settlement has been reflected in some little animation at the vharves and on the rivers. Batches of strikers have returned to work without waiting for a complete settlement.

POOR HIT HARDEST.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.].

THE POLITICAL SITUATION.

LONDON, August 12th.

Mr. Asquith bad a brief audience with His Majesty the King at Buckingham Palace before attending a meeting of the Cabinet to-day.

HOME RULE. CAMPAIGN,

ILATER,. The newspapers state that the Government is planning an immediate Home Role

(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENOT.) -

SOUTH AFRICAN PROBLEMS.

GENERAL ROTHA'S VIEWN.

Losnow, August 13th. The Rt. Hon. Louis Botha, Premier of South Afrin, in an interview with a Beute, representative before his departure for Cape Colony, said he anticipated great, things for South Africa, especially agriculturally, within the next few years. He warned the English people, who see signs of alarm

ANOTHER DYNAMITE OUTRAGE AT CANTON,

ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF ADMIRAL LL

Telegrama reached the Colony yesterday afternoon reporting a dastardly attempt by three queneless men to assassinate Admiral Li, whose military dispositions and subregiant precautions have successfully checked the revolution.

-Adyasmito bomb was thrown at the Admiral as he was passing along Sheng Moon Taž Fortunately the bomb was badly aimed, and the Admiral escaped injury, but two persons who. were passing by at the time were killed.

The merchants declare that the effect of campaign. Meetings of Radical M. P's are from South African conditions, flat they Two expposed revolutionaries were arrested on

the strike will be felt for months. Through being held with a view to the establishment

BRANDY aunty section in La anitia to Austin increases in price varying frout 20 to 50 par of a campaign.

there is a strong disposition to co-operate with the United States against Japanese immigration and, perlinps, increasing |upposition to the admission of Asiatics, but with the danger of friction with the United

Our Brandies are

GUARANTEED States removed the new Alliance is heartily

TO BE-

approved in the Dominion. Australia welcomes the revision, because she has now ten years to devalup ber defences and encourage the influx of immigrants iaio her

PURE GRAPE spaces. The Sydney Daily Telegraph

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describes the Alliance as "'&' welcorne respite rather than a lasting guarantee of immunity." The Sydney Morning Herald writes:- Australians are forced to consider the real basis of their white' policy, which Tercase Per depends not on a sense of inferiority bat on a recognition of irreconcilable difference, To treat cur allies. otherwise than with diguity and respect would be to stamp ourselves with a mark of civilization interior to their" Other journals emphasize the value of the Treaty. In many quarters it is hoped that the renewal of the Alliance will not be used as an excuse for procrastina- tion in the matter of immigration. Turning

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THREATENED LOCK-OUT AT LIVERPOOL..

LATER.

The shipowners at Liverpool throateu « general lek-out on Monday, unless the striking dockers return to work.

A detachment of 200 Beots Grays bas arrived at Liverpool.

"BOLDIERS ON SHORT SUPPLIES,

There is a shortage of supplies at the Woolwich barracks as a consequence of the strike. The soldiers are existing largely on bully beef, while the horses are placed on half rations.

The London Omnibus Company has obtained a full supply of petrol.

LATER.

strikers will resume work on Monday.

It is expected that all sections of the

FOOD SUPPLY GUARANTØRD.

In the House of Commons Sir H.,

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LIGHTERMEN'S STRIKE SETTLED.

· Lordoy, August 13th. The lightermen's strike was settled at midnight. The men receive 25 per cent. increase of wages and will work ten houre a day instead of twelve..

The Strike Committes immediately issued a. manifesto congratulating the men on the signal victory achieved in the greatest fight of the century, and ordering an immediate resumption of work in all sections.

SCENES IN LONDON, Strange scenes were witnessed in London yesterday. Food supplies were conveyed from the docks to the markets under strong

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LATER.

The Boston United Irish League have cabled to Mr. Redmond congratulating him on the passage of the Veto Bill as a glorious victory clearing the way for Home Rule,

TEST CRICKET.

LONDON, August 12th. P. Mead has accepted the invitation of the M. C. C. to accompany the English cricket ten to Australis.

A JOCKEY SUSPENDED.

LONDON, August 19th. After the race for the Tower Plate at Leicester the stewards called upon Maher, the jockey, to explain his riding of Sallust, which came in second.

They were not satisfied with us explana tion and suspended him for the remainder of the meeting, ani resolved to report the case

to the Jockey Chil.

CIVIT WAR IN PERSIA.

the spot, and two farther arrasts were effectat Inter.

should realise that the affairs of South Africa are managed by two parties who have learned to know each other better, and need cooperation in the great probioms says: There was a fresh revolutionary ontbwik OurCanton correspondent, telegraphing later, alien which must be solved by South in the city at 3 p.m. in which many people wens' Africans alone. He declared emphatically | killed.

FILLIS CIRCUS.

that he ww unaware of any split in the It is rumoured that a regiment of soldiers Cabinet, and cordially endorsed the recent has rebolled. remarks of the Hon. J. B. Hertzog, Minister of Justice, that hitherto inimical elements would in future form factors in the upbuild ing of South Africa.

make

Both the matinees in the afternoon and the

performance at the Skating Rink on Saturday. evening by Fillis Cirous attracted large atten- Mr. Both said he had closely studied dances, who appreciation of the many good turns provided was made clear by the early the iminigation systems of other Dominions, applauso which followed them. This entertain and had also discussed the Salvationist ment stands apart from other ring shows which system with General Booth. He favoured have been seen in the Colony, and the many olever innnigration,

novelties introduced are bound to appeal to the but first must

public. A well-timed orchestra opens thes sure that people now practically starv-performance, and is followed by the introduction ing in South Africa were able to

of Lam Pedro, Ajax and Clown Tich, who raite. earn

the admiration of the spectaters by their wou 碌 living. If people come to

derful aerial feats on tho Bring rings. Billy the boxing pouy, Rags the leaping pony and the South African baboon are a remarkably well. trained-trio. Billy might be matched against the but exponent of the fistic art in Hongkong

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South Africa," he said, "they must be selected agriculturists. Rogarding the mail contract, he said he was blo to discuss the details, but emphasised the fact and would probably escape a knockout blow that there was no question of giving the Rags clears high hurdles with the ease of a greybeand; while the baboon displays all the contract to a foreign line of steamers.

idiosynoravies of the trained waiter and to wors The Hon. D. P. Graff, Minister of

the contents of the wine bottle with remarkable Public Works and Posta and Telegraphs, ease while the manger's book is trued. From Teheran it is reported that the exwlio was interviewed by Router in the course

The performance of tho thoroughbred Shah is at Barfrish, 100 miles north of of the present week, said the Union Gorbat will be better appreciated if seen. Thes entires has befor bean commented upon, Teheran. It is state that his lioutouant,rument would call tenders in the Uniteddies of the company aro musical and ligh Sardarassad, has captured Sennan, 120 miles Kingdom for the conveyance of South of

LONDON, August 12th.

north-east of the capital. Salared Dowleh is marching towards Haniacam.

CORONATION VISITORS.

LONDON, August 12th. The wife of Tan Jiak Kim, one of the representatives of Singapore at the Corona. ] tion, died at the Hotel Metropole yesterday

from uremia.

A BRITISH COMMISSIONER MURDERED IN AFRICA.

Losdos, August 12th.

A Lagos message states that the assistant district commissioner, Mr. James, and his

In France the new agreement has been widely commented upon, and although there has been a tendency to suggest that tho restrictions which have beon imposed aro likely to diminish the efficacy of the Alliance, duo significance is attached to the considera- tions that appear to have guided the British Government and the statesinen of the Dominions. For the rest, as the Tempe observed at the time of the conclusion of the Russo-Japanese Agreement a year ago, "for us the part which certain Asiatic conflicts have played in the politice of Europe has always been disagreeable, and has times been disastrous. Everything that is calculated to obviate a recurrence of these conflicts by a policy of balance and of the status qug is, therefore, welcome to France." German comment has been very escorts of police and thereafter taken to the party have been murdered at Forcados. meagre and reserved, and that is explained

taxicabs and shops in to some extent by the statement that

pantechnicons Troops and machine guns have been **until at any rate quite recently German owing to the scarcity of vans." Alto despatched to punish the perpetrators. opinion which passes as well-informed has, gethor there beyond doubt, felt assured that the Anglo- ready Japanese Alliance would break upon either centres to proceed to London to distributs

FREIGHT WAR THREATENED.

the food-supplies, of which there is still a shortage owing to the vast quantities of perishable goods rotting at the docks, and to the lack of recent arrivals. A feature of the strike has been the daily meetings at Tower Hill, whence the Strike Committee issued edicts permitting the male to ran and allowing supplies to reach Boards of Guardians, etc.

degree improbable, and that a new Russo- Japanese war need not be feared for a long time to come, which reduces the Alliance of the two aral Fowers to an empty form. Reviewing these opinions as a whole, no one can fail to see how profoundly the new Treaty of Alliance has influenced the world in favour of general agreement for

the dissatisfaction of the Dominions or the difficulties caused to Anglo-American rela- tions by the tension between America and Japan." The Frankfurter beitung published a sensible article, explaining the maja factors in the case and deprecating hasty judgment. With regard to the value of the limited Treaty the journal said "The Treaty has by no means lost its importance, It would, for example, in the ease of a war The revision and extension of the Anglo-between England and a European Contin- Japanese Alliance in e nsequence of "the ental Power say, Germany-acquire very important changes which have taken placereal importance; and it is only the thought in the situation," appears to have been that such a war is happily in the highest favourably received in every country con cerned to any important degree with affairs in the Far East American opinion, as reflected in leading articles nad ju inspired colment furnished to newspapers by cor respondents in Washington, the Timer correspondent says, appears to be entirely gratified with the terms of the revised Anglo-Japanese Treaty. The New York Pines, which bas on muty occasions made no secret other of its prejudice against certain phases of Japanese policy or cf its dislike of the cld Anglo-Japanese Treaty, writes as follows: The modification of the Treaty not only evinces on the part of Great Britain a desire to correct an egregious blunder of the Balfour Government, but also a generous acceptance of the principle of the proposed Treaty of Arbitration with this country in advance of the ratification. By assenting to the change Japan also gives evidence of her entire friendliness to this country, and rebukes those agitators and Mr. G. 8. Moss, of H.B.M. Consular Service, yellow newspapers of her own and ours has been transferred from Foochow to Pakhoi, who have continually insisted that war and Mr. N. Fitzmaurico from Tientsin is ap. between the two countries was coming." pointed to the vacaLey at Foochon.

the arbitration of international disputes.

The Garman Mail of the 13th July was

delivered in London on the lith Angust.

Two cases of plague in the Colony were noti fied on Saturday, bringing up the total for the year to 258.

HE. The Governor will be "At Home" at

anee,

at

тего 20,000

Aldershot and

troops other

LATER.

Loudon is resuming its normal appear. Everywhere heavy laden waggons are seen, and there is great activity at the markets, wharves, and docks.

LONDON, August 12th. The Financial Times says that the German shipping companies have announced that they reserve to themselves the right to withdraw from the South Africa shipping conference in order to obtain concessions in the East African trade which they regard as

out that a freight war would be serions to their special preserve. The journal points

all concerned, but it would not alter the de. termination of the British companies to maintain their services.

NEGRO LYNCHED IN AMERICA:

LONDON, August 12th.

CRITICAL SITUATION IN LANCASHIRE.

A negro was arrested at Farmersville in Taxas for insulting a white woman over the LONDON, August 13th. The gravity of the situation at Liverpool he was imprisoned and lynched him.

telephone. Mobs stormed the gaol in which and Manchester consists in the spread of the strike from trade to trade without adequate or comprehensible reason and the general indiscipline of the moa who disre- gard the orders of their own leaders.

LATER. The situation is still critical at Liverpool,

Mountain Lodge on the third and fifth Tues where riots took place last night. Shops daye this month. Invitations have been issued.

were pillaged and the police were stonel, The latter replied with baton charges.

Police Sergeant James Mackay has been appointed Sanitary Inspector for Samshupo district, eie Polios Bergeant Angus, transferred.

THE POPE.

London, August 13th: The Pope passed a restless night. He is suffering renewed pain.

AMERICAN TARIFFS.

LONDON, August 13th.

A Washington telegram states that the joint Committee of the Senateand the House of Representatives have fixed the duty on mw wool at 29 per cent. ad valorem, on combed wool tops 34 per cent, and on yarns 39 per cent.

DEATH OF A NOTED ARTIST.

LONDON, August 18th.

A telegram from The Hague reports the death of M, Josef Israels; the artist. "

African mails, but no arrangement could be concluded for leaving only a few hours between the arrival and departure of mails.

(FROM THE "CHUNG NGOI SAN 7p."}

CONFLAGRATION AT HANKOW,

foot, and greatly please in their ablo entortionist, is a host in himself, and from, picturesque song and dance. Ajax, this remark-

his many tortuous and marvellons windinge and doublings gives one the idea that he is a ass of whalebone. Zeno is a juggler pr eccellace, and mystifles and delights with a lengthy performince. For horgo womanship it is safe to say that Madame Fillis has never been equalled in the Colony, and the onse which she takes substantial burdles is a sight worth seeing. - Lon Podro, the foot juggler, is as handy with his feet as many men are with SHANGHAI, August 13th.

their bands, while the trained fox terriers A big fire occurred at Tong Sen, Haukow, introduced by Madame Fillis nes wonders of on the night of the 10th instaut, audeaning sagacity. The grand national steeple. was not extinguished until the following morning.

GREAT LOSS OF LIFE AND EXTENSIVE

-DAMAGE.

chase, with which the performance conoluler, isa maarkable turf event, the jockeys being Over ons thousand liouses, and about an

monkeys, who sit their moints with an asarance equal number of Chinese boats, were de equal to that of an American cowboy or m stroyed, and it is estimated that between

Australian bushmat. Last, but not least, are the clowns Dreyfus, Leon, Piccolo. Fiori and 600 and 700 Chinese were burned to death

Little Tiob. All appear throughout the pro- vr drowned.

gramar, and their many comicalities raise thes The Vicemy has despatched a number of good laugh which doeth good na a medicine. soldiers to render assistanco.

CAPITAL INVESTED IN RUBBER.

CANTON.

(PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT)

August 11th.

CANTON PROCESSIONS.

editor of the Straits Times, places the aggregate A computation made by Mr. A. W. Still, the capital invested in rubber plantation companies tha in the Malay Panirala is estimated at at nearly £52,000,000. The area under cultiva-

not yet planted at 700,000 sores. The capital several processions organised by the Carpontere 400,000 acres, and that alieated for planting bat During the last few days there have been

£20,728,000, and there are in addition dollar of the sterling companies in the Peninsula is Guild in honour of their god, Lo Kwan Si Pu. companies with an aggregate capital of nearly Those processions bare a great celebrity, and la £3,000,000. The aggregate capital of the Java consequence almost the whole of the city turned plantations is given at £5,800,000, and that of out to see them. There was the usual parades the Ceylon Companies as £3,760 000. Borneo

FLOATING DOCK TO LIFT 30,000 TONS.

is oredited with companies having a total of of litde girls in vierd costumes riding e £2,000,000! The future of practically all the and the indispensable imitation dragon. ¡A capitalisation of £3,690,00), and Sumatra with ponies, banners and symbolic implements galore, companies with moderate capitals and good very large sum of money must have bee management so sured despite the fall of robber from the abnormal prices which ruled expended on these shows, for a vory largo nga- Inst year.

|ber of persons partisipated in them, and sope of the gorgeous costumes must have cost many dollars. Yesterday was the list, day of these The British Admiralty are having two largo Processions, and the streets were crowded to Beating docks made for the Navy, No.1 is be such an extent that in many of them the people ing built by Messrs. Cammell, Laird & Co. at were unable to move being wodged together in Birkenhead, at an estimated cost of £265,017, & solid mass. and No. 2 by Mesers. Swan. Hunter & Wig-

On my way into the city my ham Richardson. at an estimated cost of chair beams earrounded by one of these crowds, £267,320.

and there had to remain for nearly half an hour' unable to advance erretreat, and the experience was by no means i pleasant one. On such occasions as this the police never make any attempt to regalato traffle, and were it not that the average Chinese crowd is a marvel of peras fulness and good humour, serious results might follow. Some anxiety was asinged that the Tevolutionists might make these ceremonie an occasion to rise, but everything passed off quite parefully.

No. 1 floating dook will be temporarily sta tioned at Portsmouth. No. 2 has been allotted 10 the Modway, and will be stationed zer Port Viatoris for the dooking of battleships and armoured raisers of the Dreadnought type, It is expected the dock will be able to lift 30,000 tons.

CLOTHED IN TIN.

A chemist has recently analysed a suple of ilk drees that was submitted to him by a lady, He found that it contained only a fraction over

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THE TICEBEGAL STAFF.

23 per cent, of silk, and as much tin was found. in it as that present in poor fin orca from Corn- wall. The fin occurs in the so-called weighting

The number of man on the Viceroy's staff now of the silk. The chemist states that he at once number forty-four sid their monthly salaria rulised the fast that the silk dresses worn by aggregate Tls. 5,256. In addition to this thes the ladies in London, taken together, would staff receives a monthly allowance of Tis, 540 represent a Cornish tim mine of very fair quality far, food and Tls. 5 for stationery, and this An American ecntemporary, from which we

take the foregoing, adds:The silk the chemist together with sundry incidentale bringe the bal oxamined would not stand more than three annual expense of the staff to nearly Tls. 76,000 months' ateady wear.