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enter into some arrangement with the He

volutionists with a view to restoring peace Federated May States he been altered to TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.

instead of sanding an expeditionary force to Hupeh Province; and Dr. Monxisos also added that YUAN SHIH KAI would not as- sume the command of the expeditionary forces unless he was empowered to enter into negotiations with the Revolutionista, We| observe also that the leading Chinese papers of Peking have been advocating friendly negotiations with the rebels on the basis of

The title of High Commissioner for the

High Commissioner for the Malay States. This defnitely brings Kedah, Kokatan and Treng- grau Into the British sphere of influence,

The police executed a gambling warrant-stj No. 3. Dor Sion Street, West Point, on Wednesday night and arranted twelvo gamblers, who were fined £3 apfeco by Mr. Hasolaad at the Magistracy yesterday. One of the men at- tempted to escape by jumping over the verandah a promise of a practical scheme of reformnawalag. He was immediately removed to hos

of the Best fore, but ) is fali was broken by an They insist that the revolt is not in reality pital, where it was found that the injury ke against the Imperial House; though it is received was slight; represented as anti-dynastic, it is a rorolt,

they say, solely against misrule, and the gb-

Confectionery.jeet-in-view is a thorough reformation of the

E have just unpacked our NEW SEASON'S

CONFECTIONERY imported from the leading London, Parisian and American Houses,

CADBURY'S

CHOCOLATES.

IN FANCY BOXES. CHOCOLATES ALMONDE,

KING GEORGE CHOCOLATES.

IN BOXES AND TINE. BONBONS DE LUXE,

CRYSTAL ASSORTMENT

CARAMELS,

CHOCOLATE CARS,

in Great Varity.

PULLER'S

of the country. It is far better,

they urge, that the Government should give |

SUPREME COURT,

Thursday, November 2nd,

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION:

(ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE).

(THROUGH EBUTER'S AGENCY.]

THE REVOLUTION.

THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AT

PEKING.

NEGOTIATIONS WITH MUTINOUS TROOPS,

LONDON, November 2nd. The National Assembly at Peking, in secret sousion, agreed to accept cleven out of twelve deniands presented by the (mutinous) troops at Tanchow, including the perpetua" tion of the present dynasty, a general

such assurances as will satisfy the robels BEFORE HIS HONOUR MB. L. H. J. GOPERTY amnoety and a free Parliamentary con than that a bitter civil war should be waged. The papers leave it at that. They do not

attempt to indicate in a more specific man- nor the nature of the promises likely to prove acceptable to the revolutionaries, ye it is well-known that almost every. Edict concerning the Government of the country isoned during the last two or three

THE HIRE OF A JUNE. Loang Kam, owner of a cargo boat, sued Lam Ying, a diver, for $420, being balance

no for the bire of a juok.

stitution.

The Assembly rejected a demand that the summoning of Parliament on all important occasions abould he dependant upon the approval of the Army.

Mr. G. Wilson, who appeared for the plaiä. till, said he learned the defendant had fled his petition in bankraptoy. Ho proposed taking judgment for what it was worth. The defend." ant was not present oor was bo represented. of an earnest desire of the Throng His Lordship The effect of a receiving for the reform of the government on con-order is to stay all proceedings. stitutional lines. However much the ear-

Mr. Wilson-I don't know whether the re-Government to appoint an acting Premier

years has

been full of protestations

nestness of the Government may be ques-ciring order bus been made yet. The petition others tioned it cannct be denied that good has been flod, but of course the petition might

progress has been made in this direction. be withdrawn. There is nothing to prevent China now has its. Provincial Assemblies applying for judgment in the mere fact of his

having fed his petition. and its National, Assembly in which public

CONFECTIONERY. are discussed with the utmost

ALMOND TAFFY. PEPPERMINT LUMPS ASSORTED SWEETS, ASSORTED CHOCOLATES, ASSORTED NOUGAT, CHOCOLATE CARAMELS, PEPPERMINT CREAMS.. CHOCOLATE ALMONDS,

Jo, SC., 40.

PASĈALL'S

FRENCH

CONFECTIONERY.

NOUGAT, NUTTONA, WALNUT TOFFEE, FONDANTS, CARAMELS..

&c., &o,

LIMITED,

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS

frendum When the National Assembly _met, after å long vacation, a fortnight ago. alnost its first business was the consideration of the National Budget which had been prepared by the Ministry of Finance. The foundation of all reforms in China is offee- tiço control by the people over the finances, both local and imperial, and this they are well in the way of acquiring. If the revolu- tionary leaders are sensible men who are able

if

you get your judgment and the man is not His Lordship-No, I don't think so. Then

here I shall have to give him leave to apply,

Mr. Wilson —I can get judgment for default of appearance. If he is not here it is his own lookout, apart altogether from any bankruptży. proceedings.

After evidence was heard, his Lordship.gave *judgment for plaintiff with costs, with stay of -Gresut'ou síns die.

THE CANTON SITUATION.

to appreciate the difficulties of the task to November lat:-

YUAN SHI KAI'S PEACEFUL

POLICY Router's correspondent at Paking states that Yuan Shi Bai hás telegraphed to the

temporarily while he calls a truce and negotiales with Li Yuan Hong for a per- manant peace. He says that if a parley cannot be obtained in any other way he will visit the rebels' stronghold at Whebang.

LATEK. Prince Ching Has been appointed acting Premier till Yuan Shi Kai assumes office.

MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN ENG

LAND AND WALES.

LONDON, November 2nd.. The returns to midnight of the Municipal

Our Canton correspondent writes under date elections in England and Wales show 52 Liberal; `42 Conservative; 41 Labour; and which the Throna is already most strongly The situation at Canton remains unchanged. 11.independent gains. committed, Yuan Sun Kar should have no There has been no outbreak of hostilities, but the difficulty in bringing about a settlement. | whole sity is in a state of fears d apprehension. Everyone must sincerely desire the success The people bave been loving here in hundreds. of the effort, YUAN SHIN KAI has determined Half shops in the place are closed, as are

WATSON & CO. to make. Very likely the revolutionary lead-alac all the Government Schools and the me ers are in no mood to trust the promises of city of those under private management, The police are patrolling the strests with loaded as the Government, but if, as we suggested the and bandoliers full of cartridges. Maching guns other day, the Government were to intimate have been moasted at all com sanding points, their willingness to adopt, under Foreign and the military are holding themselves in guarantee, the chief administrative reforms readiness: The people sem very muvu die. Aquilonry party they poruke qua que Visioy for not huling over [25 would be offering the best and indeed the the province to the rebels, and some are even only solution suited to the well being and advocating his assassination. Business is almost at a standstill and the situation is becoming more and more impossible. The Bauchus fa this city, who roughly number some fifty theu-

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HOME RULE FOR SCOTLAND.

LONDON, November 2nd.

A meeting of Scottish Members of. Par-

favouring Home Rule met at the House of Commous yesterday and resolved that no Home Rule Bill would be satisfactory

unless it neavidad for self.governman* . Scotland.

LONDON TAXI-CAB DRIVERS ON STRIKE.

LONDON, November 2nd.

Six thousand taxi-cab drivers are idle in London to-day.

The hired transport Rohilla is due to arrive sand, have swom to die and to destroy the city, at Hongkong on the 6th just,

if possible, rather than to band it over to Mr. Townsend, of the Hongkong and Shang and most commanding parts of this sity are the rebels. This is no idle threat, as the highest hai Bank, is retiring..

in their possession and Kroppgans are mounted strike as a protest against the companies thereon. Froma native of Shan Tak I heard

They meet to decide whether they will

The Cans taken last march showed that this morning that all the robbers, numberia,/employing spies to ascertain whether cab. 1

there were 430,000 Chinese in the Federated Malay States.

"At the Magistracy yealer ay Mr. Wood sentenced a Chiusse to fourteen days' imprison. ment for stealing a blanket.

some i ht thousand men, bare ben enlisted as soldiers ander the resolutionary banner.. The person who gave me this information told me that as soon as those robbers join the rebels they become honest men. Those who have read of events happening from time to time in the The man Goudbine, the bath attendant on Shau Tak district and recorded in the Daily Press the P. sud O. Chine, who was convicted of the will perhaps understand why, under these air- Above all things, the people fear street fighting, wurde de a stewardess named Brewster baumstances, so many people are leaving the city.

andit is this fear above all others that is driving up in their house. the people from the town or keeping them locked

JONGKONG OFFICE: 103. DE VUI ROAD Ctween Colombo and Aden, was excouted at Pon- LINDON OFFICE: 131, FLERT STELT EC tonville prison on the 17th ult

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, NUVENDER 3RD, 1911.

Ir is evident from the telegrars we pub lished yesterday that YOAN SHIN Karbas made a rapid recovery from the ailment from which has been the reputed cause of his exile from the capital for the past two or three years. Only a fortnight ago, when the Throne, which has persistently ignored

P.Silva, a Portaguse, residing at 17, Shelley Street, was charged before Mr. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday with being in possession of a revolver and swordstick without a licence. He was discharged, and the arms were con- fiscated.

محبت

A scavenging coolie was sentenced by Mr. Hazeland at the Magistracy yesterday to two months' imprisonment unil four hours' stocks for breaking into the Hop Lung Charcoal and

Firewood.Co, and stealing eight baskets.

The American Consulate General, Hongkong. a widely expressed desire for his recall to yesterday received the following typhoon office, suddenly turned to him in the hour warning from the Manila Observatory at 9.30 of distress to save the Empire from a great am:- Cyclone or Typhoon N. of Yap, moving convulsion and possible cataclysm, YOAN, W. or W.N.W."

while humbly accepting appointment as The miragement of the Peak Tramways Co. Viceroy of the Hukuang and Imperial Lt., with a view to connecting their service Commissioner for the Suppression of Re-with that of the Canton Railway, have decided bols," still pleaded indifferent health as an

to run an extra tram at 7.30am on Sundays excuse for delay in proceeding to Hupel, which will enable Peak residents to catch the adding that he was still under the care of first train to Canton and intermediate stations medical advisers. Meanwhile he has been on Sundays as well as woek days;

HOW STOLYPIN WAS SHOT:

GRAPHIC ACCOUNT BY AN DYE-WITH EDA,

A graphic account of how M. Stelypin was shot by the terrorist Bogroff was told by a Rusian gentleman who was present at the gats performados at Keff.

behind Stolypiu," he said, "when the shot was I was sitting in the stalls about four rows fired. It was during an interval and everyone was talking and chattering.

men are appropriating “ extras."

A WHITE AUSTRALIA.

LONDON, November 2ud.

John Murray, the Premier of Victoria, in Malbourne telegrams state that the Hou,

their ideal was to keep the country for outlining the Government progravanie, said

white people. It was proposed to engage American irrigation experts. They were doing their utmost to encourage the growing of best sugar, and perhaps they would make Sydney an auxiliary dairy farming centre, In order to promote closer settlement they were assisting settlers to acquire lands and become private owners. The Government

the basis of the British legislation. would also consider national insurance on

THE DEPORTATION, OF HON. GALERAITH COLE.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]–

THE MEDITERRANEAN

WAR..

PROPOSED ATTACK ON TURKISH ARCHIPELAGO.

A

-(THROUGH KRUTER'S AGENCY.]

THE RAILWAYMEN IN... CONFERENCE.

LONDON, November 2nd. The Joint Executive of the Railway Societies have had a prolonged conference in London to discuss the findings of the Railway Commission and to decide what action should be taken on the Report..

一

[FROM THE MANILA "CABLENEWS."]

THE STEEL TRUST.

WASHINGTON, October 28th. As a result of the institution of the suis

LONDON, November 2nd. --Bouler's correspondent at Roine states that Admiral Aubry has suddenly and secretly arrived at Rome and has had long interviews with the Cabinet. scheme has been arranged for action by the Italian fleet against the Turkish archipelago with a view to forcing Turkey for the dissolution of the United States to submit or lose more heavily. The schonte Steel Trust, the bottom has fallen out of Steel Corporation, commonly known as the will probably be carried out as soon as the the stock market in Wall Street and a panic interested Powers have been informed. is threatened. Even the most hopeful admita Italy will continue to spare the Albanian that the market is demoralized Common coast and avoid complications in the Adriatic stock has fallen to fifty and the preferred. and in the Balkás.

stock of the corporation tó 198," "The lowest that it has been for many years.

BUTCHERY" IN TRIPOLI.

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..

October regarding the shooting of suspected

The message from Tripoli duted 31st CHINESE METHOD OF RECKONING

AGE, persons has since been confirmed by other taken this year, the Census Officer writes:--

In the Report on the Census of Weihaiwek, correspondents. This has occasioned a great sensation in the papers, most of which comment deploring butchery for which there are few parallels tarnishing the arms of a civiliced nation."

*

Some of the newspapers urg Britain to intervene with an offer to

ate.

Great

medi.

TURKISH HEROES. Reuter's correspondent at Constantinople wires that the Sultan has talographed congratulations to the heroes of Tripoli. AVIATION ADVANTAGES IN WAB. Rome telegramy state that an Italian aviator successfully dropped four bombs into the enemy's encampment. BRITISH AND MALTESE REFUGEES, The Right Hon. L. Harcourt, at question time in the House of Commons, muid that The depply regretted the sullering of the

Thin the European Phicose chill at birth is said to be one year old, and after it has Chinese method of reckoning age is not

passed one new year it is said to be two years

old.

Tbris, a child, it born' in the last month of the year, may be said to be two years of age befera It is thirty days old according to European reckoning; so, further, a child of 18 months actual time of life, sinos birth is reckoned by Chinese to be either two or three years old, according as it has passed one or two years, that is according as it was born in the first or secont half of the year. This difference in the matbod of reckoning ages makes any compari.on of the returns with those of Europe very diflonit.

AGE FROM TOTEMISTIC DESIGNATIONS. The actual age raturas are ou the whole, I think, very accurate, because the Chinese divide the years into evoles of twelve, enck one of the twelve years being represented by the name of one of twelve different animals, and all people born in one year say that they bolong to the class of the corresponding animal. Thus tha Chineno your corresponding to 1876 was a year of the rat, and all born in that year belong to the class Fat, so also do all people born in the year removed from 1876 by any multiple of 12,

1900.- 1063,

C.

The twelve different animals sro Rat, Ox, Tiger, Hace, Dragoa. Saaka-Hors, Sheep, Monkey, Fowl, Dog, Pig. Everyone knows his corresponding animal class, for the information is necessary for arranging betrothals, fortune

BISHOP OF LONDON ON THE MOSLEM PERIL.

British and Maltese refugees from Tripoli, telling; or choosing leaky days. but was glad to learn that the friendless were being assisted by the Govorament at Malta. It had been suggested that the British Government should send a ship to protect British subjects in Tripoli, but he did not think that course was advisable..

TRIPOLI SHEELED. Renter's correspondent at Tripoli wires that the Turks fred a few shells into the town, doing no damage, but a shell which exploded

in the tranches wounded seven Italiaus

Kennaway were among the speakers at a largely The Bishop of London and Sir John H.

London, recently, to take leave of the missionaries attanded meeting, bed in the Albert Hall, who are being sent to all parts of the world by the Church Missionary Society this saturn. Altogether 247 missionarios have left for their of these 28 are going out for the first time. stations since June 1, or will leave shortly, and The Bishop of London said he ha! been reading a book called "The Reproach of Islam," he was going out in January to co nosinto Kh-rtum Cathedral in memory of General Gordon If the author had awakened nobody else about the Mohammedan problem, be ha SELF-GOVERNING COLONIES AND not that the Mohammedans were their foca

awakened bis Lordship. He was convinced- but that the religion was the greatest enemy BRITISH TREATIES. A

that they had to fight

the world Throughout Some things in Mohammedaniem were a LONDON, November 2nd. tremendous object-lesson to Christians. There Sir Edward Grey announces that the were certain things which the Moslems did which he wished every Christian did. One was

umbia, Denmark, France, Mexico, Norway, to use at twelve o'clock in the Athenæum before Imperial Government is approaching Col-to be absolutely open in one's with as. He would like to order prayer mats for all the Bishops

regarding the position of the self-governing and cheers.) Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, and Venezuela their fellow members, and also for Christians to ase in factories and warehouses. (Laughter Moreover, overy Moslom was a colonies under commercial treaties, and Christian trader or Civil Servant could not help missionary. What s power it would be if every points out that it is not proposed to re-succeeded in a way which we had

being a Christian missionary! The Mosleme not yet found negotiate the British treaties, but merely to secure for the self-governing colonies the right to withdraw therefrom if they desire.

AMERICAN NAVAL REVIEW.

in creating the spirit o brotherhood. We could not intermarry but there was something wrong indicated by the

with every nation as they did fact that after years of preaching Indis looked apon Christianity as the alien faith of a 603- quering race. Moslemism was the only faith which had made progross against Christianity in different parts of the world His heart went out for the millions of Moslem women, and God LONDON, November 2nd.

forgive Englishwomen-who were treated like Router's correspondent at New York wires Queens-if they did no lend them a helping bund. They must throw breakwater offer that Mr. Meyer, Secretary of the Navy, re-breakwatar across the path of this religion, viewed 98 American warships, including two that the Christian Charch bad in the world which was the most difficult and dangerous foo of the latest Dreadnoughts.

lo.day.

At Los Angeles Bear-Admiral Thomas reviewed 24 vessels of the American Pacific

BRITISH POLITICS.

Free Trader, has been adopted Conservative

LONDON, November 2nd. Lord Robert Cecil, formerly a Unionist

candidate for Hitchin, and has declared for

ilke the sound of a champagne cork--and then I I board the report-ot very loud, and rather saw a man rashing towards the entrance to the stalls, which was close to the orchestra. An afflor was on guard at the entrance, and be

LONDON, November 2nd. knocked the man down with a blow from his fiat. "For s few momente everyone was paralysed

The Right Hon. I. Harcourt, in reply to Flest. bomb explosion which they expected would he would show the judge's report of the with fear, end they stood there waiting for the questions in the House of Commons, said follow shot! Fent round, and I told my friend

"Then the words, Stolypi has been trial of the Hon. Galbraith Cole to members, beside me to stand still, for when they saw but unless there was a general desire the dauger was over the others and polic, a expressed by the House he did not think whipped out their swords and revolvers, and were so excited that they might have killed any public advantage would be gained by carefully studying the situation. It may Detective-Inspector Charles Haury Wyatt of officiel, and after their first spasm of terror

anyone who made a quick movement.

Every other man in the audience was an giving further currency to the story. be remembered that shortly after the ap- Kuala Lumpur has instituted proceedings they satried each other in their log-leg- pointment was announced our Peking against William Proudlock, claiming $1,000.

A COMMONWEALTH BANK. correspondent mentioned that Dr. Moner dages for waliojously causing to be published, It was like a scene in a melodrams. Boproff

LONDON, November 2nd. was handled very violently and the blows SON. The Times correspondent at Peking, in .4. P., a statement to the effect that Prond-showered on his face made him had loft op á visit to Yuan SHIH KAL In lock was in a position to prove that two witnes

anrecognisable. Beuter's correspondent at Melbourne Bat the strangest speatnote of all was when this connection it is interesting to notices concerned in his wife's case were thrashed the Czar came to the front of his box, and the states that the Hon. Andrew Fisher, Prime that shortly afterwards the Japanese Charge by the police to obtain their statements. This, offein, with poor stolypin lying on the floor, Minister of Australia, has introduced &

the national, sothom. began to 'fing Inspector Wyatt declares, is untrue. The case orchestra tried to join in, but they were too Bill to establish a -d'Affaires in Londen wired out the informs was down for hearing on October 30. It is scared to play in tune.

Commonwealth Bank tion to his Government that the Times anderstood that this action has been ordered by It was an hour and a half after that before which will have no power to issue notes. correspondent at Peking in a cable had the Home Government. Mr. Frondlock has was questioned before he left.

wn were allowed to leave the theatre. Everyone The capital is fixed at one million sterling, expressed the opinion that it would be resigned bis post at the Vistoria Institution, advisable for the Chinese Government to Kuala Lumpur, and intends leaving for and his father owns a lot of house property is for all moneys due by the Bank.

This Bogroff is a man of very good position, and the Commonwealth will be responsible

England.

At every entrance men stood with revolvera,

be district'

The

Tariff Reform.

OHOLERA AT MALTA.

Cholera has broken out at Malta

OBITUARY.

LONDON, November 2nd. Colonel the Hon. Heneage Legge, former Lieut-Colonel in the 9th Lancers, and Conservative M.P. for St. George's, Hanover Square, from 1900 to 1908, is dead.

ODESSA AND FREE TRADE IN THE

EAST.

Mr. Consal- General CB. Smith in hieroport on the trade and agriculture of the Consular District of Odessa for the year 1910 [C. 5465- 174), atatea that, ten years ago the trade to

the Russion E est was a uniter of the frat import- ance to Ode Fea_: it

After the war the Eassian fovernment made

developed as more and more emigrant peasants went eastwards, and raised cases in this town. Then cam

hopes for the commercial and industrial a the war with Japan, which brought this trade to a standstill.

their

its first care to restore prosperity to her posses aions in the extreme Esst, and to that end. introduced there Free Trade (porto-franco) Though this no doubt helped the Eastern cssions considerably, it ended the trade relations between Rossi on the Facials and Raasis at home. There was great clamour for abolition of port franco. On the other hand, it was argued that such abolition-wonk inflict injury on the Eastern possessions and ou young industries much greater than the benefits hoped by the exporters at home, Finally, the latter won the battle and porte-franco was and had imported a great deal of merchandise abolished. Foreign importers bad taken warning in anticipation. It therefore took some time vantago was felt. The now published return after the abolition of porlo-franco before ad- of the exports from Odessa to the East show a remarkable increase in 1910 as compared with 1909.