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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, SEPTIMBER 23RD 1911.

Mr. Newton W. Gilbert, Vios Governor of

patriotic nature, which secretly stimulate

their opposition. Indeed, it is very prob- the Philippine Islands, has returned to Manil TELEGRAMS, TELEGRAMS

able, we think, that if it wore possible | after a holiday at Home.

to fathom the springs of these revolts A ship's officer has reported to the police that. we should find they arise from con- siderations less deserving of sympathy than are the reasons advanced in the news- papers. It is quite an easy matter in China

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

while under the inttueño of liquor on Wednes day sight he lost a watch and chain, money and THE CANADIAN ELECTIONS. other articles to the value of $170. He says that near the King Edward Hotel' he met a coolie'

who spoko, a little English. The coulle teok farther than waking up on the grass in front him for a walk and he remembors nothing

of the Colonial Office.

GOVERNMENT DEFEAT-EIGHT MINISTERS OUSTED.

RECIPROCITY REJECTED.

An inquiry was conducted by Mr. F. A.

LONDON, September 22nd. Hazeland at the Magistracy yesterday into the circumstances attending the death of a Chino'clock last night give the returns

Montreal telegrams dispatched at 10 as man who jumped from a building during a

follows:- gambling raid on September 11th. The jury Guillet and C. M. B. Scares. Medien and was as follows:-Messrs. J. Ferguson, A. F. other evidence was called, and the jury returned

verdict of "Death by misadventure.”

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Conservatives.. Liberals

To be elected

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(THROUGH REUTER'S ANOS.]

FRANCE AND GERMANY.

SETTLEMENT IMMINENT.

LONDON, September 22nd. The German newspapers print various versions of the Under-Secretary's con munication yesterday. While some give the words "Two or three days" others abstitut "very soon." Anyhow it appears less definite than the Bourse was given to understand. The Paris newspapers, howeyer, profess to be officially informed that a settlement is imminent.

EXTER,"

Paris telegrams semi-officially state that the conversation yesterday between M,

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

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As has already been announcel, the completed- railway between Kowloon and Canton will be officially opened on Monday, October 2nd, and the line will be opened to trafle the following day. Already a donsiderable local traffic has devoloped on the British gestion, and an even more gratify- ing dogroo of success has been met on the sections of the Chinese portion already opened to traffic. and it is interesting to

Pho through ranaing is now to be commenced,

railway is to be conducted.

how thu

The time table shows two through trains por day, but its most interesting feature is that it first train Leares Canton at 7.55 and roadlies follows the French system. For instance, the

Kowloon at 12.32, but the sound one is timed to depart at 14.25 (2.25 p.m.) and to arrive at 19.22 (7.22 p.m.). Likewise with the through trains which loare Kow- loon, the first at 14 25 arriving at Canton nt. 18.44, and the second at-8-aud arriving at 13.03. There are sectional traine besides. On the upward run one goes from Kowloon to Shek

trains proceed from Shak Lung to; Canton, On the down ran two trains go to Shek Eang, one from thence to Sam Chun, and two from that place to Kowloon.

The early returns indicated that the Cambon and Herr von Kidérlin-Waechtes Lung and the other to Sam Chun, while two

Government would have a bare majority the actual landslide was unexpected.

The Opposition have gained heavily in the Maritime provincos and in Ontario. They won six seats in Quebec, which was Sir Wilfrid Laurier's stronghold.

for a sbam patriot to surround himself with a heat of ignorant men willing to oppose and subvert, if possible, the authority, of the Government, and there is good cause for doubling the patriotism of those who are the real promoters of these disturbances. Those who have an intimate acquaintanco with the way in which railways have been built by Chinese with purely Chinese capital could throw much light on WINE & SPIBIT MERCHANTS, these agitations. We have heard of capital being subscribed on condition that the subscribers obtain certain specified contracts. We have heard of sleepers being before Commander C. W. Beckwith, RN.. the At the Marine Magistrato's Court yesterday, provided, in such circumstances, that no masters of the steam hanches Wai Fung and conscientious engineer would accept; of Ping Po were charged with disobeying and die- inferior locomotives being supplied even regarding the rules and regulations of the before the rails were laid, and various other Harbour-Master. The defendants' launsbon, it stories of a similar character, all pointing was proved, were third and fourth in a row of to "quick profits" at the expense of the launches which were lying alongside the fore- railway. We are not aware whether this most gangway of the 8. Lightning.

His "squeeze pidgin" prevails to any consider-Worship Bued the master of the Ping Po 85 able extent in connection with the great and the master of the Wu Fang, against whom Per Per

trunk railways the Government has decided there were two previous convictions, $10 or 14 Doz. Bot,

days' imprisonment, to nationalise; but if there are such cases it ...$13.40 $1.15 can readily be seen how anxious such meu would be to thwart and, if possible, defent 1.65 the purpose of the Government. So far as the people of Kwangtung are concerned it may be said that while they have been deeply interested in all that 1.90 has been happening in Szechuan there does not seem to be any inelination to em- ulate the example of the people in the 2.50 Wostern provincé, This may to some extent bo due to the extraordinary vigilance of the Canton authorities of late, but we may hope that the people generally in Canton have come 3.80 to take a saner view of the position. In the Canton-Kowloon railway they are provided with an eminently useful object lesson in the value of rapid communications which

Defendant said he received a salary of $90 a would probably never have been provided if month, and 830 was deducted from this for are given.-ED.] there had been, a few years ago, the short-board and lodgings.

His Lordship (to Mr. Harris) has prevailed more recently; and the clients uzcept 215 a month P arrangements which have been made for.Mr Harris--They are not prepared to do that, the working of this line should go far to but possibly the defendant's father would share dispel thoss silly fears of foreign aggression in lia trouble for a while and add another $5 which the ultra-patriots and unscrupulous speculators have deemed it to their alva nt- age to preach.

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The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, SEPTEMBER 23RD, 1911.

An Iadian watchman was robbed while ha was on duty on Thursday night. Somebody relieved him of 13 rupees while he was asleep in the doorway,

The Colonial Sacratory's Office informs that the quarantine restrictions imposed against the port of Hongkong by Singapore have been _withdrawn with effect from the 7th September.

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A million-dollar gift to the endowment fund of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, which has its headquarters in Boston, is announced by the secretary of th

New York branch. The source of the gift is

not named,

"...

We have received an aivance copy of the programme for the Hongkong Gymkhana Club's fifth meeting next Saturday. The an- tries compare favourably with the previous moetings, and given fine weather an interesting afternoon's sport should be witnessed.

The Hongkong Cricket Club are arranging for an open-air Concert on the Cricket Ground on Saturday night, the 39th lost. A szpital programme is assured, and an officist announce. meat of the concert may be expected in a few. days when the whole of the arrangements are complated,

THE authority of the Governmost secme to have been successfully asserted at

A Chinese woman was brought before the Chengtu, the capital of the province of Magistrate yesterday and remanded on a charge Szechuan, in Western China, where a state of manslaughter. The allegation is that she of rebellion has existed for several weeks in acted as a midwife without possessing the neces protest against the Government's decision to sary qualifications, and as the result of her nationalise the projected railway from Han-action she caused the death of a woman whom kow to Szechuan and to construct the line she was attending. with capital borrowed from foreign cources. With the reasons for such revolts against the Government, as they are stated in the Chinese papers, it is difficult to withold some measure of sympathy, or at least not

SUPREME COURT.

Friday, September 22nd.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

BEFORE His HONOUR MR. H. H. J.

GOMPERIZ (ACTING CRISE JUSTICE)..

NOT A RICH COUNTRY,

Agostinelli to recover $79.40,

At Myn and Hing Cheong & Co. sued C.

Mr. Roador Harris, who appeared for the plaintiff sail-defendant-admitted the debt and offered instalments of $10 a month, which plaintiffs ware not prepared to accept. They understood that he was paid a salary of $165 month, and were agreeable to accept instal. ments of $25 monthly.

His Lordship asked defendant if he got free board and lodgings.

month.

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confirmed Germany's desire to come to an agreement, presumably as soon as the Frouch Government have exupined and given precision to the formulae before it, if

an agreement be passible...

Arrangements are to be made for disband- ing the time-expired men from the French army next week.

"Among the defeated candidates are the following who were Ministers in the late Cabinet:Hon. Williams S. Fielding, Hon. William Paterson, Hon. O. P. Grahan.al Hon. S. A. Fisher, Hou. Sir Fred. W. Borden, K.C.M.G., Hon. W. L. Mackenzie, King, CMG, and the Hon. Willia Templeman."..

The Government's defeat means the re Fortion of the Reciprocity Agreement.

Mr Fielding and Mr. Paterson were the Ministers who negotiated the Reciprocity Agreement

LATER.

It is announced in Paris that the dismiss of the time-expired men of the German ay hins begun on the frontier garrisons.

SPANISH STRIKES ENDED.

LONDON, September 22nd. Madrid yesterday morning was normal apart from the absence of cals and the non- publication of a muber of newspapeis. The police precautions continue. The prefect of police states that no reports of farther disorders in the provinces base

The Conservatives nave a majority of 45, been received. The consorship, however, is the largest of any party since 1876,

of the strictest, and only official statements are obiainable..

[Though the telegram states that eight

- ministers have been defeated, only seven names

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LATER.

Madrid telegrame state that nows from the

- Will your PRESIDENT TAFF ON RECIPROCITY Provinces is generally satisfactory, but there

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His Lordship-It is not a very rich country,

An order was madesgeinst the defendant fox. the payment of $15 a month and costs

TECHSICAL INSTITUTE.

In June last sa examination was held at the Institute for Pitman Shorthand Certificates. The Examination was conducted by the Local Examination Committee of the Pitman Institute.

The results are as follows:

AND ITS SUBSTITUTE.

are strike disorders in the province of LONDON, September 22nd.

Valencia. A battalion of chasseurs on arriv President Taft in a speech at Battlecreeking at Gatira was stoned. The troops fired. yesterday afternoon reiterated his opinion Filling one and wounding four. that Reciprocity was simply a trade pact by which annexation was not even à remote

possibility. He favoured the abolition of custom houses on the frontier, and ab- solute free trade with the Dominion as a substitute..

President Taft was et Kalamazoo when he beard of the defeat of Sir Wilfrid 3rd Class or Elementary Certificates ---James Laurier's party. The President was attend- Ah Lop, Chan Kamin, Ho Ying-kwan, Lennging a Reciprocity banquet, and he Him, Li Kwok-ming, Norman L. Ñailton,

T. F. O'Sullivan, V. Yvanivõich.

said he, was greatly disappointed by the

2nd Class or Theory Certificates: A. M. news. "It is a good thing for both 'Em, Raby Haywar, Ivy Las, Thomas F. countries," he added but it takes two to make a bargain, and if Canada declines we

O'Sullivan,

1st Class or Speed Certificatex (60 words,

per minute):-A María Carvalhe, Olive Leo can still go on doing business at the old and Tea Chic Foag. (80 words per minute): stand." Robert Drude, F. C. Gutierrez, John Moraes - Max Mayer (Fall Certificate), Dautal Rozario.

All the above are Technical Institute students except those marked *, who belong to St. Joseph's College.

TYPHOON WARNING.

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GENERAL STRIKE ON IRISH

RAILWAYS.

LONDON, September 22nd. The Executive of the Amalgamated The telegram quoted below was received Society of Railwaymen has decided to at the American Consulate General, Hongkong, declare a general strike on all Irish railways, from the Manila Observatory at 10.15 this declaring that there is no alternative in morning: -

view of the unwarrantable conduct of the Companies is ignoring the proposal of the Amalgamated Society to discuss a settlement.

"Cyclone or Typhoon E of Northern Luson moving W. or W.N.W."

-BICKSHAS-ON BATTERY PATH. Mr. T. Brayfield was guinmoned at the, Magistracy yesterday before Mr. J. R. Wood with allowing his risksha to proceed up-Battery Path in contravention of trafic regulations.

this morning. How is it you failed to appear

His Worship The summons was fixed for

found no one here.

Defendant-- I was here at half past niue, but

A man was arrested on Thursday by a Chinese lukong who discovered him selling type to a marine hawkes. He was proved to be one of the employees the China Mail, and on being His WorshipYou should have waited till brought before Mr. Hazaland at the Magistracy the summons was called at 10.20. Do you yesterday he was sentenced to two months' imadmit the offence? to find for these ebullitions an excuse in the prisonment with hard labour and to be exposed Defendant-I admit it, your Worship, ignorance of the populace. It is represent-in the stocks for four hours.

His Worship-You are fined 83.

LAUNCH OF AN ARGENTINË DREADNOUGHT.

RUSSIA'S LATE PREMFER.

LATER. Senor Canalejas, the Spanish Premier,

aquced last night that the strikes every.

where have ended.

THE FRENCH GUN EXPLOSION.

Lonnox, September 22nd.

accident on the French battleship Gloire.

Eight deaths have resulted from the gua

AMERICAN TRUSTS DISSOLVING.

in Hongkong currency, and from the Cantoo ond in Chinese currency. Thus the first class fare from Hongkong to Canton is quoted-at -85, while the samo fare from Canton is shown as

The fares from the Hongkong ewi are quoted

$5.40. The tariff book explains that:

"In the case of Through Farer, and Rates from Canton or Shek Lung and in the case of and Shek Lung the fares and rates are quotail Through Rates from Stations between Canton

in Hongkong Currency as shown in Fare Table

and in Schedules A & Bond in the case of book inge from the shore Stations, the equivalent in Chinese Currency showa in the mil tablo and schedules must be paid.

Whenever trafo is booked through from the British Section Hongkong legal tender only will be accepted in payment.

Stations from Shak Fang to Sam Chun on the For through hooking botween intermediate

Chloese Section, and Stations on the British, Section the Fares null Estes quoted in the Joint Sectional Sobodules are in Hongkong Currency in those shown on the British Section (Table No. 3) and in Chitaso Currency on the Chinese Section (Table No. 2). On the British Section they are the sum of the Faros or"Rates from Stations on the British Section to Sam Chan quoted in Hongkong Currency and the Fares and Rates from Sham Chan to Stations on the Chinese Section in Chinese Currency courorted to Hongkong Currency at the rate of exchange prevailing for periods agreed on between the Administrations,

On the Chinese Soct'ou the Fares or Ratra of the Joint Sectional Sohodolos are the em of the Faros sad Rates from Stations on the Chinese Seotion to Sam Chun in Chines Currency and the fares or rates from Stations

on the British Seation converted into the equivalent în Chinese Currency at the rate of exchange agreed on as above.

On the British Section subsidiary

coinage will be accepted in payment of accounts to the

extent for which it is legal tender, vis, Two Dollars in silver and one Dollar in copper.

Passengers by the Through Trains from Con ton who wish to travel to Hongkong are request- ad to see that they receive tickets-for-Hong----- kong and not for Kowloon. On giving up their · tickets prior to arrival at Kowloon, they will Star Ferry crousing, for which no charge is receive from the ticket collector tickets for the

Tickets and will be given a Return Ferry Tisket made. In the case of Return Tickets holders must retain the Inward Half of thoir Railway

from the Ticket Collector.

LONDON, September 22nd.

steel, sugar and other trusts are preparing American newspapers report that the

that further resistance to the anti-trust laws to dissolve. They have been legally advised

is futile.

Tickets are not issued to Yaumati or Hang AFRICAN RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT. Hom by Through Express trains. Passengers for these Stations must therefors book to -Kow- LONDON, September 22nd.

loon, but may alight at Hung Ham Station." Mombasa telegrams stato the railway The general rules as to booking, sto, ars of the from Jinja to Kakindu, linking up Lake Busl nature, though the advice to be at the Victoria Nyanza with the navigable station 20 minutes before the train starts will reach Kakindu by the end of Novem.of the village Chinese. On the British motions portion of the Nile is half completed. It seems to have regard to the leisurely habits ber. The section will be officially opened and the usual bint as to not giving gratuities is regulations as to smoking and chewing are made, in December.

published. TRANSPORTING ENGLISH CASTLE tions to which they are consigned.

Freight charges will be collected by the goc-

TO AMERICA.

SIL ROBERT HART.

LONDON, September 2nd. The newspapers contuin most detailed obituary notices of the late Sir Robert

CHURCH NOTES.

to-morrow are:-8 a.m., Holy Communion at the The engagements of the Bishop of Victoria for

Peak Church; 11 a.m., presok at the Cathedral. will officiate at the Peak Church at 6.30 The Rer. C. B. Shann. M.A., of the C.M.S.,

to-morrow evening.

The Rev. Crole Rees, R.N.. Chaplain of II. M. S. Kent, is announced to sonduct service at the British Church at Macs at 5.50 p.m.

-morrow.

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LONDON, September 22ud. An American millionaire has bought Tattershall Castle, in Lincolnshire, which LONDON, September 22nd.........

was built in feudal times, to re-eract it in Better's correspondent at Kiaff telegraphe America. It includes some famous fifteenth that the remains of M. Stolypin were trana-century mantlepieces. An attempt to save ferred from the hospital to Pechersky the latter for the nation failed. Monastery with great religions pomp. Be- bind the catafalque walked relatives, mem bers of the Cabinet, and officers of State. ed that whatever restrictions may be con-

ADMIRAL. TOGO, ANTI-SUFFRAGIST. tained in the loan agreements, the very

There was a huge procession of the public, fact of the investment of foreign capital

The fatal bullot was borne on a cushion,

Admiral Togo has given his views on the The streets were strongly lined with police in the railways, with some measure of

Saffrapist question to an American woman The Daily Telegraph gives a whole.page

interviewer. I am not a Suffragist," he said. foreign control, creates the danger of foreign to harvest their crops. Mr. Forbes faroara the Anschussetts, were the scene on August

"I believe women is harmed by any movement The Fare River Shipbuilding Yards atquincy, and troops, but the crowd was reverential to his obituary.

that takes her mind off her home and children. aggression which has long been staring Ching view that the government should buy some of 27th of the bunching of the Rivadavia, one of and huslt, while many were wooping Roses will go down in history as

The Times way, Sir Robert Hart's life believo in the higher education of women in the face. Enlightened Chinese may tell the rice now on sale and sell it to the people the two Argentine battleships the contracts for

bat

to me the highest education a woman ČAU of the have is that which makes her believe that her their countrymen that there are few countries before a prohibitive price is reached,

which were awarded to American firms 10 were strewn before the cortege.

greatest monuments of British adminis greatest usefulness is at home and her greatest in the world where foreign capital is not

the Argentine Ministry was witnessed by whose wife soted as

DEATH OF ARABI PASHA.

trative capacity. His weaknesses and errors duty towards the State is the giving to the nation

children the future citirana Largely invested in railways; but this does 8385 in the bank mat a man who asked him to sponsor, and by several high oficiais of the

What does few will deny. One of the most conspicuous woman want with the education usually given little apparently to mollify the malcontents, change a bundle of notes for him and he would his congratulations on the "ancoessful launch- Americas Navy.. The President telegraphed

that quality of autocracy which

to men? In our country women have a lower Either there is at the back of their minds give him a liberal commission. Dazzled with ing from as Amarieso shipyard of the large t

left the Customs service without

of education than men where the presentiment, which they would the prospect of adding to his wealth he took the battleship' in the world,” adding a hope that the

vessel might be

kas expressed the opinion that the rice famine The Governor-General of the Philippines

in the islands should not be of long duration, as several of the provinces are already preparing

"THE LARGEST BATTLESHIP IN THE WORLD."

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mouths age. The A shop coolls who went the other day to lodge

Hart.

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LONDON, September 22nd. The death of Arabi Pasha is announced.

and a definite policy to face tout cohesion, leader of the military insurrection in Egypt future. Nevertheless he left an administra

eutside political practical things are cortinated

The

*benefit.

and brothers and sons out to the battlefield she got all the education ahe needs. tomen of my country sand their husbands

to death. The sentence was commuted by the Khedive to perpetual exile, and he was banished from which the Chinese could not fail to soldiers themselves. That is whers wontan ito Ceylon.]

shows her strength and splendid citizenship and patriotism,"

hesitate to confeas-that the Government of / bundle banded him, leaving his own as a pledge only Rivadavia is 585ft, loog, and her dis-in 1882, for which be was tried and sentenced tive record rarely excelled. It was an example with a courage aa great as that possessed by the

It will be remembered that Arabi Pasha was be used in the interests of pease the China is impotent to resist a "harbarian" that he would return. Of nurse, the handle The attempt to pogo the country, or there are contained bogus notes, and when he went back placement when completed will be 25,600 tons, other motives, ofmo personal and less

to the place he found that the man was missing. She is the first foreign warship to be built in

American shipyarde for years.