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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13rm, 1911.

Bunually of its stores of natural energy, and

adopt legislative and other insegures for the the 83rd and B87th Coys. R. G.-A., on the military TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS,

prevention of waste. The economic con- version of energy, he said, ought especially to be aimed at. An invention which would enable us to convert the energy of coal

A friendly soccer match was played betwel

ground, Happy Valley, on Wednesday, a fast game resulting in win for the 83rd Company by two goals to nil

A. S. WATSON directly into electrical energy, would revoluat the British Consulata, Bangkok, of Mr.

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tionize our ideas and methods; yet it was not unthinkable. Only to think of the triumphs achieved by scienco during the past half a century makes one very chary of characterising such a sugges tion as wild and impracticable, and Boeing how greatly the United Kingdom is dependant upon a cheap supply of cool for the continued prosperity of its trade WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS, and the contentment and happiness of its

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people, it is of great value to have scientista of the standing of dir William Ramsay constantly trying to awaken the nation to

The marriage took place on September 28,

Thomas Harold Lyle, H.B.Ms Consulat Chiangmai, and Miss Rose Hilda Sawer, who arrived in Bangkok a couple of weeks previously.

Commander Bookwith, B.N. fnod a boatmea At the Marine Magistrate's Court yesterday and a boatwoman $11 apiece o obarges of mooring their boats within 100 yards of tow water mark, falling to exhibit a whito light between sunset and sunrise, and failing to stop when called upon by a police offloor.

For bringing into Singapore 260 passengers in excess of the number allowed in the ship's

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GREAT REVOLUTIONARY

PLOT DISCOVERED.

REVOLT PLANNED IN YANGTSE

PROVINCES.

PEKING, October 11th.

reports, that ho has been aware for Viceroy Jui Chong of Wuchang

several weeks of the existence of an extensive revolutionary organisation.

On the 9th inst, he learnt that the

a due sense of its responsibility in the, Captain J. Mason, the master, and Lim outbreak was fixed for midnight, and musitar. Not only is the domestic consumpreces you, the user of the Bong Ma, were he consequently had the ringleaders tion of anal constantly on the increases, but fence it was pulated out that when the passion-arrested, and documents and the export of coal from Great Brtain is also gers were counted at Swatow the number was plosives were seized. on the increase. It is natural, therefore, to for below that which was permitted by the

The documenta revealed an inten-

concluds, if the present rate of cousumption continues, that we shall have to look for- ward to a time when the rate of increase of

output will be slower, to ho followed by a

period of stationary output and then a gradual decline. But does it necessarily follow that we might than look forward to the near approach of famine and In Quality and Price they are misery"? When prices begin to rise

unequalled,

Pat dozen.

owing to scarcity, may we not expect to see the enormous coal deposits in other Per parts of the world opened up? May not bottle. the Faited Kingdom then import a large

license, but owing to famine and floods in Chins

ex.

(THROUGH. REUTER'S AGENCY.] THE ITALO-TURKISH WAR.

CLOSURE OF ITALIAN ESTABLISH- MENTS IN CONSTANTINOPLE.

LONDON, October 11th.

-[THĽOUGH · RMUTER'S AGENCY.]

THE HOME RULE CAMPAIGN.

LONDON, October 11th. The Home Bule campaign, is in full swing, and demonstrations against it in

Reuter's correspondeat at Constantinoplo | Dublia and Glasgow yesterday evening were

scholastic establishments in Turkey, and stration in favour of it at Whitechapel was closure of Italian industrial, Gancial and and Mr. F. E. Smith K.O., while & demon- wires that the Cabinet has decided upon the addressed respectively by Sir Edward Carson

upon the seizure of Italian steamers. addressed by MrJohn Redmond.

TURKEY'S NEW FOREIGN MINISTER.

Assim Bey, the Minister to Sofia, has ue- opted the portfolio of Minister of Foreign

Affairs in the new Turkish Cabinet.

THE ITALIAN EXPEDITION_TO

TRIPOLL

It is officially stated that the first contin-

many natives boarded the vessel and hid themtion to take Hupeb the base of thegent of the Tripoli expedition left Naples selves

on the night of the 5th instant and landed yesterday at Tobruk.

has leaked out despite the censorship, the According, however, te information which

main expedition began to sail for various

revolutionary operations, and then party of police boarded then.. Kumeric to search proceed throughout the Yangtse pro-

On Tuesday afternoon Sargeant Wille with a for opium. In the fireman's locker in the port her vinces. Hunan was to be a special of the ship ho found 555 taels of prepared opium concealed, and arrested the firemer's cook, who centre of activity. claimed the drug. The man was charged before

Viceroy Jui Chong urges the imports on the night of the 9th instant. Mr. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday, and ited 8500, the alternative being six months' mediate despatch of the First Division haul of 95 tsels was found on board, but was not imprisonment. The fine was paid. Another of the Army, stationed at Tientsin. claimed. Both lots were forfeited to the Crown The American Legation has in-

The last ships left last night, and the fleet, which was to meet east of Malta, is expected to arrive at Tripoli to-day.

Every available war vessel has been

A. LIGHT DRY......$16.80 $1.45 part of her coal, just as cheaply as she pending an appliestion from the Oplan Farmer.structed the Admiral on the Asiatic pressed into the service of the escort.

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could mine it, iu the same way that, for

years past, she has beat importing wheat instead of growing it? When learned scientists have warned the country in years past that the exhaustion of the coalfields famine and misery, the would mean cynic has recalled the fact that people a century ago used to gravely warn the coun- try that there would soon be no cal left for shipbuilding. Ships of iron construction were then undreamt of and would have been deemed an utter impossibility. Who then, in these days of scientific progress will refuse to believe that coal as a fuel will be as A. S. WATSON & CO. | largely used fifty years hence for propulsion

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DEATH.

On October 1st, at the Talboka Government Hospital, of pleurisy, HENRY CHABLES ROSS, of Takow, Formosa, born at Townville, Queens- land, Australia, in 1859. China and Japan papers please copy.

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purposes as it is to-day? Within the last two years quite large ships have been fitted with oil engines, and those who have tra- velled over the Siberian railway will have

■een locomotives driven by petroleum. How far these developments will go it is impos. sible to foroace, but whether the demand for coal grows less or not, it does not need stating that as soon as there are any signs of the coalfields of Great Britain becoming exhausted, up will go the price thus checking the export and encouraging exploitation of the great coal seams which are probably to be found in the British Colonies as well as in most other countries of the world. Humanity, for many gener. ations to come, we think, will have no need to worry about the famine and misery which the learned President of the British Association has predicted

A Cyclone or Typhoon W. of Guam was notified from the Manila Observatory yesterday

afternoon. Its direction is unknowa.

the Kingdom of Siam is being prepared in station to make all necessary deposi-

A complete now serios of postage stamps for Europe from designs by M. Tamagno, an Italian tions for protecting life and property. arabitent in the Siamese Public Works Depart- ment, who is also responsible for the current series, It is expected that the new stamps, held this afternoon to consider the A Special Cabinet Council was which bear portraits of the prosont King, will be Laaned on the occasion of the King's socona-situation. tion in Novambor, or on his birthday next January. The low values will show a medallion with the word Sism in either of the two upper portrait of the King surmounted by a crown, coiners, and the value in figures on cither aide of the medallion. The higher denominations will have a three-quarter length portrait of the King to military uniform,

the Chinese Government was reoaised by the Confirmation of the sale of its concession to Syndicat danan in the following cablegram from its in Peking:-" Negotiations successful.greement with Government signed. Have cancelled concession. Seld all companies Yanoas properties in exchange for Tis. 1,500,000. Payment guaranteed Gorden. ment Central Chinois by half-yearly lastalments

Tis, 250,000." In intimating this to the share. holders, the directors add that "the rate of exchange is not mentioned, bat probably the amount stated represents about £175,000 From this amount will have to be deducted the in domaity, ts, to the Bociété d'Exploitation de

Lia-Ngan, and o bor charges under agreeumts, before arriving at the net amonat realised by this, adiosto. So soon as possible after the arrival of the documents in London, the board will acquaint the shareholders with the nut

result of the transaction."

MUTINY AMONG TROOPS AT

WUCHANG.

Suasana, October 11th,

REFUGEES RETURNING TO

TRIPOLI

The Maltese refugees are returning to Tripoli to-day.

The Italian Government has sent a trans. port with provisions to feed the inhabitants of Tripoli who are starving-

EXTRAORDINARY PRECAUTIONS OF ITALIAN EXPEDITION.: Bouter's correspondent at Milan, wires There has been a mutiny among that the Italian expedition to Tripoli was the modern troops at Wuchang conducted with extraordinary precautions

owing, apparently, to the decapitation (opposite Hankow) since yesterday as though fearing a naval attack.

of three comrades, although it is said that the Revolutionaries are also part icipating.

The Viceroy has taken refugn on a Chinese gunboat.

All the yamens are reported to be burnt, and the Taotai has requested the Foreign Consals not to allow soldiers from Wuching to proceed towards Hankow.

[PRÓM THE "CHung ngoi san po"] LEADERS DECAPITATED.

SHANGHAI, Ocotber 11th. The Viceroy ordered the decapita- tion of three leaders named Pang, Chak and Pun. The treasurer of the revolutionaries was also arrested near the Russian Concession.

LATER.

Sir Edward Carson said that Home Kulo in 1886 was a policy of despair, while to-day it was a policy of undress. Ulster would not accept it under any conditions, and there

would be a rude awakening for those who were ridiculing her action.

Mr Redmond, speaking at Whitechapel,

but were concentrating on 2 campaign said the Unionists were hopelessly divided

of enlumay and hostility against Ireland He and his colleagues would travel the

answer defauers in what was now a fight of length and breadth of Great Britain to

the democracies of Great Britain, Ireland and the Dominions against the forces of reaction and privilege.

MR. REDMOND AND THE IRISH PARLIAMENT.

LONDON, October 11th.... Mr. John Redmond, speaking at. Swindon, declared that nobody askel for a repeal of the Union, but marely for a subordinate Parliament similar to the twenty-night which are already existing in the Empire, and which everywhere have created loyalty, contentment and prosperity.

THE FUNDS OF THE IRISH PARTY,

LONDON, October 10th. Reuter's Melbourne correspondent reports ... – that the Irish Nationalist envoys addressed

a meeting of 3,000 persons in the Town Hall

ports which steamed at night time with

A feet of battleships, cruisers and six collected £1,000 towards the funds of destroyers acted as escorts to sixty trans-the organisation.

their lights out.

The whole convoy had a front of five miles.

Attachés representing all the Powers, ineluding Japan and China, accompany the General Staff.

EFFECT OF THE WAR ON TRADE Reuter's correspondent at St. Petersburg wires that in consequence of the war half a million tons of goods have accumulated at Taganrog and other harbours, of which azren thousand tons of wheat is consigned to Italy.

TURKS REPULSED.

A message from Tripoli states that the Turks attacked the Italian field works at one o'clock on Tuesday morning.

The Turks, who were detected by the searchlights of the Italian warships, fought vigorously, but were repulsed by the heavy The Viceroy's Yamen his been fire of the marines who were in trenches, destroyed.

and whom the warships aided.

Mr. Dyer Ball has just published a new book

On 11th alt, there was launched on the Tyne. of Tong" antitled "The Chiness at Home: or the Monastes! screw cargo steamer, which has been built to the order of Moses. M. Samuel & Co. on behalf of the Osaka Shosen Kaishs, Oaks, will take place at 4 p.m. to-morrow in front of sre:-Length, 316 ft; breadth 44 ft.; and The postponed inspection of the Fira Brigade Japan. The prinsipal dimensions of the vessel the City Hall, D...

depth_monided, 27ft. 3 in. She is capable of carrying a dead-weight of 5,003 tons on a mo- derste draught of water. The vasel has two complete steel decks and a poop, bridge, and The new Governor of British North Borneo. Inherwood system of framing to. Kloyd's highest forecastle. The steamer has been built on the Mr. Francis R Ellie, C.M.G., will leave Lon-class under special survey. On learing the ways don for his post at Szudakuu in November,

the vessel was named Cho-Son Maru by Mrs. coal resources is a topic which has on and defren are now at Yokohama, where they steamer was taken to the works of the North. The British cruisers Monmouth, Newcastis, Sebag-Montefiore. After the launch the several occasions been exhaustively discus-are making a stay of about fifteen days.

Eastern Marine Engineering Company at sed during the last half century. Royal

Wallsend, where she will be fitted with triple

·Commissions have considered this and other was taken seriously ill recently, but the latest 51 in. by 42 ia, stroke, with stoom supplied by Japan papers report that Mr. B. C. Howard expansion machinery with cylinders 22, 37, and questions relating to the country's coalfields, news is that his condition showed improvement. two multitubular boilers 13 ft. 6 ia, la diameter but it is simply impossible to say how many

Four fres broke out simultaneously in years, or hundreds of years, our coal supplies sentenced two coolies each to two months 180 lb, and supable of propelling the vesseling is taking place between the loyal and At the Magistrany yesterday Mr. Wood by 11 ft. 6 in. long, working at a pressure of military camps outside the city, and fight- will-last, for the simple reason that they imprisonment and four hours' stocks for stealing case of sacks "he property of the Sincere Co.

RUNGKONG, OCTOBER 12TH, 1911.

THE probable duration of Great Britain's

cannot as yet be measured and, moreover it is impossible to estimate the future rate of consumption. Sir WILLIAM RABSAT, however, in his presidential address at the recent meeting of the British Association, sounded a very alarmist note on the subject. Our coal fields," he said “are being exhausted, and with the approach of that exhaustion, and the copsequent rise in the cost of fuel, we might look forward to the near approach of famins and misery." Sir WILLIAM went on to say thata committoo of the Science Guild had for some time been

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Dr. J. Bell, Superintendent of the Govern.

mont Civil Hospital, and Mrs Bell are due back to-morrow by the disula Maru. Mr. G. A Woodcock is a passenger by the same stemmer.

at the Magistroy yesterday with breaking into Three mon were charged before Mr. Hazeland a store at Lee. Yoon Street East and stealing three cause of hams. The hearing of the base was adjourned until the 13thinstant.

when laden at a speed of 10 kzora,

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]. WUCHANG CAPTURED.

LONDON, October 11th.

that a revolutionary outbreak has occurred

Router's correspondent at Hanków wires

at Wuchang.

disloyal troops.

THE KING AND QUEEN.

LONDON, October 11th. Their Majesties the King and Queen have returned to London from Balmoral.

AN INDUSTRIAL COUNCIL"

Los DON, October 11th. It is officially announced that the Govern- ment has established an Industrial Council,

to supplement the Boare Trade in settling representative of employers and workmen,

According to Reuter's correspondent at Wachang, the Viceroy has fled, and the Peking, the Revolutionaries have captured

Commander of the Troops was killed by trade disputes. Voink..

The Council will have no compulsory. Five foreign guabanta are protecting powere. Sir George Askwith will be Clair- masu, with the title of Chief Industrial, Commissioner.

CANADA'S NEW CABINET.

FRANCE AND GERMANY.

THE MOROCCO NEGOTIATIONS.

LONDON, October 11th. Reuter's correspondant at Berlin says it is officially stated that the first part of the Morocco has been concluded, and that the negotiations concerning the status of

agreement is ready for initialling, but that formal signature has been deferred until the second part of the agreeinent, dealing with compensation in the Congo, has been concluded.

ATTEMPTED TRAIN WRECKING. IN INDIA.

LONDON, October 11th.

A message from Calcutta states that on Sunday night a deliberate attempt was male near Saidpur to wreck the Darjeeling Europeans, including high police officials. mail train, which WAS crowded with

who were returning to Calcutta after the holidays.

Eighteen feet of rail had been removed, but fortunately a gooda train preceded the mail train. This train was derailed and completely smashed, and the engine staff were seriously injured.

The police theory is that this attempted sabotage is the work of anarchists, who have already made thirty attempts at derailing trains on the Eastern Bengal Railway.

EARL GREY.

LONDON, October 11th.

railway station at Ottows and cheered Earl Thousands of people assembled at the

Grey on bis departure for England,

THE TURF.

LONDON, October 11th, The betting on the Cooarewitch is:-96q2 against Mirador; 8 to 1 against Papavero s 100 to 12 against Martingale; 30 to 1 against Willonyx; and 100 to 8 against. A menge from Ottawa states that Mr.Dalmatian. Borden has formed a Cabinet, which in- The probable starters in the raca

LONDON, October 11th.

your issue of Friday you refer to the late Rev. "0" writes as follows to The Times" In W. H. Marray as the inventor of the nameral system for teaching the Chinese blind,'" Allow me to point out that in the biography by Miss is expressly stated (p. 21) that the system in C. F. Gordon Camming, to which you allude, it Hankow. question was made known to Mr. Marray in 'a vision which he recognized ce a distinct revels.

RUBBER COMPANY DIVIDENDS. tion. In the broad noonday, in the street under announce the following rubber company London telegrams to the Times of Ceylon

scroll, &c., & Nevertheless, a omittee of ablazing sun, he seemed to see out spread a great and of 25 per cent. and Bungoi Salak one of dividende: Bukit Rajah pays an interim divid Are

per cent. Bider pays an interim dividend energy, but so far its investigations pointed

reported adversely on Mr. Murray's system and dividend of 25 per cent.,

Lintsag pays a final for the year. Inok Kenneth pays a fad substitute for coal as a source of energy, Hazeland at the Magistracy yesterday with forward by Miss Camming either to priority or new issue is being made of £25,000 sterline in British and Foreign affairs; Minister for Columbus (Rickaby), Clarenceux (Don

A Chinese Iawker was charged before Mr. Farmosa, disposed effectually of any claims put 25,503 The estimated crop is 229,000 lbs.

places to reserve £8,000; and carries forward Navy scheme and Canadian participation Mirador (F. Wootton), Charlemont (Clark), and it was to the moreeconomical use of coal selling medicines without a licence, and with general usefulness Renders who study Hisable on December 31, 1918. Belaba Mr. White, Minister of Marine, Mr. Hazen, Papavero (Ringstead), Ignition (Plant). that we must look in order that our life as offering ari Indian policeman a bribe of eight Camming's biography of Mr. Murray aheald Estates pay an interim dividend of 10 per cent. Minister of Militia, Colonel Hughes Post Vastern (Calder), Bryony (Robinson), ' five per cent. terminable mortgage debentures Customs, Mr. Reid, Minister of Finance; oghue), Martingale (Winter), Rathles (Fox). nation might be prolonged. After offering cents. On the first charge he was flued 34, and supplement their researches by pernaal of Mr. Federated Belangor pays a first interim dividond various suggestions on this point, the Pre- on the second he was dismissed, his Worship now Dr.) Campbell's work, published by of 30 per cent. Tromalbro pays a final dividend master-General, Mr. Pelletier; Minister of Himau (Bowley), Victory" (Lungburst), sident urged that Great Britain should do remarking that he did not believe the police. Sampson Low, Marston & Co. In the year of 15 per cent, inking 25 per cent. for the Commerce, Mr. Foster; and Secretary of Marco Fraser (Pallin), Clannish (Cooper) what other nations were doing take stock man's story.

year; now shares 12 per coat, payable on

State, Mr. Murphy,

Wolftoi (Stokes), and Trepida (—).

with demanding with menaces 239,000 from an The ones in which four Chinese stand charged astor at the Cheung Hing Theatre yesterday and again remanded.

WHE

the second General Conference of Missionaries of five per cent. Bukit king 35 per cent. cludes as Minister for Works Mr. Monk, are: Willonyx (Higgs), Dalmatian investigating. Britain's available sources of mentioned before Mr. Wood at the Magistracy in 1897 à pamphlet by the Riv. W. Campbell, dividend of 30 per cent.; "making 55 per cent Nationalist who opposed the Canadian(Martin), Yellow Slave (F. Templeman),

to the conclusion that there is no-practicable

FRG.9, of the Ruglijif Prosbytorian Mission,

Jabève mentioned.”

Datober 18,