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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9ca, 1911

on popular suffrage. For the accomplish.

ment of the task a period of a TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.

set, and at the end of that time the Military Government will relinquish its powers, and give place to a constitutional régime. Not antil then will a National Assembly be

A. S. WATSON formed and the people be asked to elect a

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President of the new Republic. If the general body of the revolutionary leaders have subscribed to such a plan as this, the overthrow of the present government will be contemplated abroad with greater aquanimity than is probably the case at present. But there may be much tighting yet to be done before the rebels obtain control the capital and are enabled to put their plans for the future government of the country in force. The lack of reliable intelligence as to what is happening in the BOU, confirmation to

of

DAILY PRESS' EX LUSIVE SERVICE).

THE REVOLUTION.

FIGHTING AT NANKING.

SHANGHAI, November 8th. Fighting is proceeding at Nanking, are holding where the Manchas Purple Hill.

The revolutionaries were repulsed. Nevertheless they captured the armoury and a fort behind it.

E have just unpacked our North had lent

NEW SEASON'S the surmise that YTAN SRI KAT had CONFECTIONERY imported actually succeeded in bringing about a from the leading London, Parisian suspension of hostilities with a view to the arrangement of terms for the ending of the and American Houses.

struggle, but the news we publish this morn- ing entirely dispels that idea. The influence of YUAN SHU KAT is plainly apparent in the recent edicts which pronounce the doom of * The Manchus who have occupied, the great offices of State, and the that the National Assembly, which is of the

the whole of representative provinces of the Empire, endorsed the

CADBURY'S

CHOCOLATES.

IN FANCY BOXES.

CHOCOLATES ALMONDS, KING GEORGE CHOCOLATES.

IN BOYES AND Ting. BONBONS DE LUXE.. CRYSTAL ASSORTMENT ~ CHOCOLATE CARAMELS,

FLOWN

NUT CHOCOLATES, and others appointment of YUAN as Premier certainly

in Great Variety,

FULLER'S

CONFECTIONERY.

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

&c., ko., ko.

PASCALL'S

FRENCH

Two thousand loyalist troops have gone over to the rebels, but General Chang, comninding the old troops, still holds out.

The Viceroy wished to commit suicide, but was prevented by friends, Foreigners are leaving the city, or

THROUGH BHUTET'S AGENCY.]

THE MEDITERRANEAN

WAR.

THE USE OF THE AEROPLANE.

LONDON, November 8th, Au aviator in an aeroplane yesterday

dropped two bombs in the Turkish camp. He states that the ranks of the onemy are much depleted since the last reconnaissance. QUARRELS BETWEEN ARABS

AND TURKS. ·· Italian despatches from Tripoli report considemble quarrelling among Turks and Arabs over the meagre and practitious

supplies reaching tha.

The Arabs also resent a tendency of the Purke to place them in the forefront of battle.

TURKISH GUNBOAT SUNK. Reutor's correspon laut at Constantinople states that an Italian cruiser bombarded·

SUPREME COUBT,

Wednesday, September 8th,

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION,- Beroun Ho HoNove Me, H. HII. J. GOMPERTZ (Acting Chisp JUSTICE).

-[THLOUGH - BEUTHE'S AGENCY.]

KING GEORGE'S VISIT TO INDIA.

ARBANCEMENTS FOE DELEGATING THE

A CLAIM FOR OPIUM. FUNCTIONS OF THE CROWN.

Judginent was delivered in the nation brought LONDON, November 8th.

by Wong Sau San against the Wing Yu firm to recover $355 damages for breach of contrast, Mr. Asquith has stated that an Order-in-defondant having bargained and soli to plaintiff five chests of Patna oplum and failed to deliver., There was a cross notion for $500.

Council will delegate the exercise of the executive functions of the Crown during the King's absence.

His Majesty will be in daily tolographie communication with his Ministers on all matters of importance.

Those named in the Order will be

bishop of Canterbury, Baron Lorsburn and Prince Arthur of Connaught, the Arch-

Lord Morloy.

THE MARTS' GIFT TO THE

QUEEN,

LONDON, November 8th. The Queen has decided to devote the Coro-

to the establishment of a Holiday Home at Whitstable for London working girls.

are being concentrated at the Con-Akaba and sank the Turkish guuboat, kill-gation gift from the Marys of the Empire sulates.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

PREMATURE DEMONSTRATIONS.

LONDON, November 8th. Reuter's telegrams from Peking prove

ing the second officer.

THE ITALIAN ADVANCE. Gêneral Frigoni, immediately on landing with 15,000 refuforcements, took a vigorous isitintive. On Monday he ordered au drance, the capidity and vigour of which

AMERICAN ELECTIONS;

SOCIALIST SUCCESSES...

LONDON, November 8th.

The State and muratcipal elections hotdin

Hon. Mr H. E. Pollock, K.C., instructed by › Mr H. L. Donungs, Jr., appeared for plaintiffs, and the Hon. Mr G. G. Alabaster, instructed by Mr P. W. Goldting, represented the defendante.

This Lordship said :—Thow are oroas actions' in respect of the same transpotions which were taken together by consent of the parties. As

my judgment is based entirely on the facts and no question of law is involved, I can say all that -in uncersary-in-a-vory few words. There is o _doubs_that_the_oruoint question in the caso já. whether on July 1 in the opium doslor's market the price of Patna opium was rising or falling. This question must be determined not only by the dir of evidenco as to the price, | but by the wliofo confuct of the parties, mud, of course, the credibility or otherwise of the evid- enco. After the most eiroful consideration of the facts, I have come, not without diffleulty, to the conclusion that I cannot accept the caser. for the plaintiff. - I kare

deobla grave whother the alleged sale to the Wing Mi No brekar: A was a genuine transaction. employed, and the transfer to tho Sin Hing sesine to me to kave merely been a-friendly arrangement. I do not believe that plaintiffs in the first notion over really wanted delivery.

pointed significantly to some change in the situation, but it is very evident from this morning's newa of what is going on at Peking aad the surrounding districts, and also at it, the stories of the falt of Peking resurprised the enemy and resulted in the America yesterday show a decided awaken The two cases must be looked at together, and Nusking, that the end of the struggle has baseless. The Chinese in Singapore and recapture of Fort Hamide, and a portioning of a radical tendency and considerable

nub yet been reached. The latest news from Canton shows that the formal capitula tion of the southern capital takes place to-day. With sedition so prevalent among The troops, ,and revolution spreading in the province. calling for the scattering of troops in many directions, the

elsewhere have accepted the news, as fact and have substituted the rebel for the dragon flag everywhere. EUROPEAN TROOPS MOVEMENTS. Two hundred Rassian troops have arrived Tientsin.

falat

of Canton was rendered inevitable, and it will be matter for congratulation if the new

The German troops at Tsingtau hayo been ordered to be in readiness. ·

CONFECTIONERY. régime is inaugurated in the province THE ASSASSINATION OF GENERAL

NOUGAT, NUTTONA, WALNUT TOFFEE, FONDANTS, CARAMELS.

&c.

do.

without bloodshed and without a greater disturbance of trade thau. has already been incurred. It looks as though nothing cau nos save the Empire from being partitioned | into a number of independent States except WATSON & CO., the complete success of the revolutionary movement eventuating in the establishment LIMITED,

of a strong Central Government in Peking whose gutkerito all the Škod

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The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, NOVEMBER 9TH, 1911.

We reproduced yesterday from a Londen paper a translation of a proclamation which Dr. SUN YAT SEN had drawn up to

In anticipation of trouble on the border through revolutionary movements the Hong. kong police are strongthening their forco at: Sheng Shui.

The offices of the loyalist newspaper 'the Sheung Po are still the object of interest for many local Chinese, and the police are main. taining a mounted gard over the premises.

The place of Mr. McPherson, as secretary of. the European branch of the Y.M.C.A. in Hongkong is being temperarily taken by Mr. F. E. Wilbur, á graduate of Ba'ger's College,

At the Magistracy yesterday two Chineso were summoned at the instance of the Sanitary Department for allowing stagnant water to remain on their premises in which mosquito. larvas might be bred. Mr. Wood hoard the Oase and dismissed the defendants with a caution.

THE VICTORIA THEATRE.

Petrons of this popolar place of entertain- mont are being well antered for this week, the

enterprising management havin r secured for a short season only. The great Jausen and his own company of vaudeville artists." Ia addition to the star member of the combination, there are the inimitable De Hollis and Valora,

he create much amusement smashing arockery, and with qasiat juggling and clover

oudy, and Nelson Story,au instru

be issued in China when the revolutionary instrumente.

Jansen is undoubtedly 10,

WU.

It appears that the assassination of General Wu was followed by fighting be-- tween the Chinese and Manchu soldiers, in which several offers and men were killed.

YUAN SHIH KAI APPOINTED

Yuan Shib Kai has been appointed Premier by the National Assembly.

REVOLUTIONARY ADVANCE-ON

PEKING.

Reuter's correspondent at Peking wires that all railways leading to the capital are in the hands of the revolutionaries, who are believed to be mareking to Peking and Foreign employees are coming in.

The Legations, are making preparations for an outbreak.

This French Legation has ordered all Franch citizens to enter the Legation

quarter.

of the oasis.

“The warships. co-operated with the field batteries, and the Italians claim that the enemy suffered enormous losses.

FURTHER SERIOUS FIGHTING, Reuter's correspon-lent at Tunks wires that serious fighting occurred between the Arabs and Italians yesterday, a number

being killed and wounded.

The policeand troops re-established order, but a police sergeant was mortally wounded. Paris papers state that the rioting was due to the Municipality's laying claim to land containing an Arab cemetery.

disaffection from President Taft, seeming to diminish the prospects of his possible

ra-election.

There has been a remarkable success among the Socialists of New York who, for the first time in the history of the State, have elected a Mayor.

There have also been noteworthy Social, Fist gains throughout the country.

A FRENCH SENSATION.

LONDON, November-th. Router's correspondent at Paris states that General Touter, who on the 22nd ult. or

Several thousand Aratis attacked a sur.dered the arrest of the French Commissioner Tepor nad troops, mic and the dove of Customs at Wida in Morocco, the French whereby ten were killed and twenty Vice-Count, and the Head of the Customs wonnded.

on elurges of peculation and gun-running. has been recalled to give explanations.

The Honanile states that the riot became amassacre by the Italians, of whom fifty were killed.

PORTE PROTESTS AGAINST.

ITALIAN ANNEXATION.

The Porte has despatched a protest to the Powers against the Italian annexation of Tripoli, and stating the determination of Turkey to resist it.

CAPTURE OF DERNA

DISCREDITED.

Beuter's Constantinople correspondent Cannon are being mounted on the walls wires that the War Office has issued a of the Forbidden City.

statement discrediting the report of the Turkish capture of Deras.

The Government proposed to cut the Tientsin Railway beyond Pongtai to prevent further troops from arriving, but desisted on the protest of Sir John Jordan, who pointed out that Great Britain was entitled to operate the railway under the old agree- meat.

THE LANCHOW TROOPS The same correspondent wires that Chang Shao Tseng, commander of the troops

TATER.

The Turkish capture of Deran is untrue.

PEACE PROSPECTS IN EUROPE,

LONDON, November 8th.

clasion of the Franco-German negotiations the tension which bad engendered suspicion and distrust in the British and German Press would disappear.

BRITISH TRADE RETURNS.

LONDON, November th. The British trade returns for October show increases in imports amounting to 2,804,499, principally fod, drink and tabacon. There is a large decrease it cotton. The exports show an increase amounting to

£5,855,071, chiefly in itum," staul, cotton and wool manufactures..

THE ROYAL TOUR.

LONDON, November 8th. Owing to cholera Thair Majesties visit to Malta has been cancelled.

though it does not follow that the first claim fails the second succeeds. It undoubtedly. assists the Wing Yu when I flad as I do that Wong Sau Son's of im is not made bona fide.. On the whole I am not disposed to say that the plaintiffs in the second." action I believe that have not made out their case. the price on or about July Tith was what they say it was. Their contention is supported by the evidence of the broker and bransations in the dealer's market. I must than give judgment for the defendant in the firet notion and for the plaintiff in the second action, in each case with goats.

A stay el aration was granted for three weeks.

CLAIMS FOR BÓARR AND RESIDENCK. The case was consluded in which A. Gilaa sand H. L. Kshra to reuaver $65, boing balans due for board and residence at Zotland Hunse His Lordship outered judgmon! aut costs for

plaintiffs, and ordered lustaliaouts of $5 F

month

Judgment was autored for F. Reichmasnu of the Grand Hotel against" thò es ne defen lit for $120 for board and lodgings.. Hia Lordship made an order for the payment of $10 a moath.

UNION CHURCH_SALE-OF WORK.

The work party established in connection with

the Union Church with the object of assisting. the various funds who posesty promoted s It was held ander the verandal at the entrance vory pretty little bazaar yesterday afternoon

to the church, and the stalls laden with useful articles were very attractively set out, while tha space between the church and the hall was transformed into a bright tos garden. Members and friends attended in fair numbers during. the afternoon to patronise the stalls, and the articles proved very ualeable indeed. `--

The stallholders were:

Plain and fancy work stall-Mesdames Hick- BLACK AND WHITE PREJUDICES. ling. Besidwood, J. Madonnil, MoCallun Weir, Nicol, Boott, J. Stewart, Stevenson, J Hendorson, Tebb, and D. Macdounid.

Hainan ware-Dr. A. Sibres und Mrs. Lau Chua.

LONDON, November 8th.

The Times in an article upon the

a farce.

Plants-Mrs McCubbia. Refreshments-Mrs. J. Rodger and Mrs McCorquodale.

A feature of the afternoon was the very sus cessful production of "Alice in Wonderland" by a company of 20 children, who reflecta 1

Stubbings. The scenery and stage effecter were admirable, were arranged

At question time in the House of Com-Galbraith Cole case says the plain truth is mons Sir Edward Grey said that there that trial by jury has utterly broken down had been a tendency on the part of indivi. in cases where white is pitted against black, dual newspapers both in Britain and in It believes that the best and sanest people Germany to place sinister constructions in countries like East Africa and Rhodesia mentalist who plays selections onvarious at Lanchow (Kansu), whose demands have upon the actions of the respective countries would be relieved to be rid of a system creditably on the training imparted by Mex Army came into existence. This document comparable in “2,700 seconds in wonderland, been granted by the Throne, has declined an but he trusted that with the happy con- which they acknowledge to be a scandal and which explains how the country is to be governed revealing a mastery of illusion and logerdemain, Imperial appointment to proceed to the in the event of the entire success of the and accomplishing various feats with a precision Yangtaze to conciliate the people. His troops revolutionary coup, and this is a question on stamped with the hallmark of perfection.

are now detraining at Feugtai, near Poking which enlightenment is much required. WeLarge audiences witusesed the opening, yostor-

MANCHUS FLEE are not aware that this proclamation has yet day's ma'inéo and last evening's performances, boon promulgated in China, and the vague

and as the last appearance is advertised for generalitics about a Chinese Republie which other proclamations have contained have left spectators of the struggle in doubt as to whether the leaders had really considered what is to happen when, and if; they succeed in overwhelming the present government- and driving the Manchus out of China -This-form-of-proclamation, which a friend of SUN YAT SEN's has caused to be published in London, does in fact show that some more

Friday evening those desiring an enjoyable evening's entertainment should not fail to visit the Victoria Theatre.

THE TACKEY MCBAIN CASE.

APPEAL GOES IN PATOVE OF MK MCBAIN.

The decision of the Privy Council on the appeal in the memorable Langkat esse entitled Tackey versus MoBain was received in Shang hai last week. The result is a vistory for M. Bain, the appeal of Mr. Tackey being dis. wirsed with costs.

The case was board in the Supreme Court

Governor of Shansi, by thirty Manchu

After the murder of General Wu, the

soldiers, Chinese troops numbering 2,500 fought 1,500 Manchu troops and put them to flight.

CANADIAN IMMIGRATION LAWS.

PAINFUL SLANDER ACTION.

LONDON, November 8th. The newspapers give columns to a painful society slander action in which Mre. Atheron LONDON, November 8th.

complains that her sister-in-law, Lady Dean Beuter's correspondent at Ottawa wires Paul, said that she had been turned out of that Mr. McBride, the Premier of Britisha hotel in Cairo, which complainant declares Columbia, has arrived in the capital to ask was untrue. The defendant denied that she RECTIFICATION OF BOUNDARIES the Dominion Government's co-operation spoke, the words attributed to her.

in strengthening the immigration laws. The jury found that she did, but only in order to insure a white British Columbia. awarded a farthing damages.

It is expected that the entrance fee of five hundred dollars for Chinese will be donbled.

NOBEL PRIZE FOR CHEMISTRY.

LONDON, November 8th.

Bouter learns that the idea has been mooted of a general negotiation between

or less practical scheme for the future gor-two years ago Iss wonth before Rir Havilland Grest, Britain and France for the rectifica ernment of the country has been discussed de Sagemares. Judva, and a jury of live. Ation of frontiers and exchanger of territory and formulated by the leaders of the move verdiet in favour of the defendant won returned,

and subsequently plaintiff's counsel made a between the two countries in various parts

THE TURF.

:

LONDON, November 8th. Following is the result of the Melbourne yesterday at Flemington,

run

Cup LONDON, November 4th, The Nobel prize for chemistry has been

ment. They realise that a sudden trans-motion for appeal on the ground of isdirection of the world, including West Africa, Sou-won by Madame Curie. formation of China into a full-blown Reof the jury. The appeal was first argued in public is impracticable, and their intention the focal appeal Court, and there dismissed, dan, and India. The commencement will

though the then acting assistant Judgs. Mr.

that a Republican Government shall be Lindsey Smith, disagreed with this decision. probably be made with the Darfur and

THE SUFFRAGETTES. 27

Melbourne:

The Parisian Flavian

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by Messrs Sontar and Grimshaw. The children taking part were: Doreen Tax- ford, Bertram Huile, Hancy Reich, Alice Mist, Edwin Edser, Mabel White, Eve K. Harle, Wallaos Fentiman, Barrington, Ormand. Musso, John Grimshaw, 1 Sydney Johnson, Albert Whi, Dorothy Harls, Georgs Reich, Bertha Jennings, Lilian and Anna Ogilvie.

In the evening a concert arranged by Mr. G. P. Lammert was held in the hall and was walk attended.

A VALUABLE COLLEC MON OF CHINESE PORCELAIN.

The collection of old Chiasso pornolain -formed-by -Mr.–Binbard-Bounett, of Thornby Hall, Northampton, a Lucashire manufacturer, bra been purchased by Sir W.-H. Laver for £300,00). The collection was sold on July 8tk isst, but the name of the purobaser has not until now been divulged. General satisfaction, the Times says, will be felt that this fine colles-

tion et parceleia has not, like Mr. Baauett's library of Caxtons and similar treasures, now In the Morgan Library at New York, gone out of the country. When the collection was OK- hibited in the spring at Messrs. Grer's

tha. O saan..... who, arrasasad, tum beliva, that

There were 33 starters, and the winner Galleries, New Bond-street, it was luspected by