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their respretive Governments, have, through TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.ge to that he shall not know that

the Cousuis, sent a message to the Confer- once urging the importance of a friendly settlement in the interests of China horself. and the interests which Foreignors have in the country, will doubtless do much to pro- mote this desired result. Possibly a

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THE REVOLUTION.

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nature of the governmental organisation which the Republicans wish to substitute for that which they have discarded. We have been accustomed to tend that the United States system is generally accepted as the model; but we note that when the provincial delegates assembled at Shanghai last month were putting their ideas into definite shape there was a strong disposi- tion to favour the Swiss system, i asmuch as the institution of a small Executive Council Would wade the difficulty felt of finding a suitable tan for the Presidency. This.

would more nearly approach the conditions already established by the Edict of the EMPLESS-DOWAGER accepting Prince Cass's resiguation of the Regoney. By that Eliet

Tokyo, December 21st. It is officially stated that the

repre- sentatives of the Powers at Peking instructed their Consuls at Shanghai to serve the Peace, Envoys with a Note, which was presented on Wednes- day.

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Toxro, December 21 st The former Viceroy of Canton has arrived at Kobe.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENÖY-].

THE OPIUM, CONFERENCE,

LONDON, December 21st. Router's correspondent at The Bagne states that the Opium Conference has commenced a discussion on the dmft of the International Convention which is to be submitted to the Powers for their ratifica

The burden of the Note was, that the rebellion was a deplorable event, not only to China, but to the Powers,tion. endangering the lives and property of

GUARANTEED issued on the 8th inst. the responsible duties foreigners, Although the Powers in

in connection with official appointments, ¦ future would maintain a strict neutrn- political adminstration, etc., were entrusted

SALES OF OPIUM.

LONDON, December 21st. At the 1912 opluin sales 19,840 chests

--[THHOUGH BAUTRE'S- AGENCY.]

CHILO-JAPANESE TRADE.

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LONDON, December 21st.

account on the eboque. Going back to Li Po Chun's account, Mr. Hod raos atstof that ou 14th September the defendant forged another sheque for $65) on Li Po Chun's account and he was duly debited with the anonut in the Bank's books. The shoqno want through the Beak in the ordinary way, for no manipulation WAY nedary-oxoept-to-make a false entry of in the ledger that the money had gone.

Telegrams from Santiago state that the debit, becanso it would app in the ordinary

Chilian Commissioner appointed to study. the Chilo-Japanese trade recommends ar arrangement whereby low-priced necessitio should be imported from. Japan in rotür for the exportation of nitrates. GERMAN CONSUL AT MONBASSA

LONDON, December 21st. Beater's correspondent at Berlin wires that the estimates provide for the appoint. ment of a salaried Consul at Mombassa

ANTI-BRITISH BOYCOTT IN

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21st September defendant did the same thing way. The account was less by $653, and a the resp at ut a forged choque of $350, making in all account was $1,000 less than it abould be sad $1,000. The position now was this-Li Po Chun's Au Pin: Ching'a account was $5,000 less than it should be: the ledger accounts were out wardiy in order. So long as At Ping Ching and Li Po Chun were kept away from the Bank the matter would not be found out. Ching did some neross his path on Unfortunately for the defendant, Au Ping Saptambor, when he presented a cheque for the 18th payment on his own account, and with the secount loes by $5,000 than it should have been that cheque would have been dishonoured, be- cause the cheque exceeded the balance, not the proper balauso, but the balanos purported to be correct. But this did not baffle the defendant at all: he promptly made a book

entry orediting The Teheran correspondent of The Times Au Ping hing with $5,000. That made the

ascount right states that the auti-British boycottat Shiraz ont in his ledger account if the balance of the again, but left defendant 85,000

is over.

The cowars have obtained sup-edger were to be taken. All these falsifications eo far had been done in one ledger, Ladger “A” vut he turned to Ledger "B" and debited the account of the Communication Bank with

5.007, making the number of the choq

them.

PERSIA.

LONDON, Daceraber 21 st.

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to the Premier and the Ministers of State, Itly they desired to draw the attention will he offered, 8,830 being from Patas and Plies at the bazaar which previously refused and to get out of his diffienity of being $5,000 GRAPE with the simple limitation that the Decrees of the Envoys to the fact that the ces-ba cortificated for export to China. The BANK CLERK CHARGED WITH 10955. That would put the lodger right, but

TO BE

PURE

SPIRIT.

PALE,

for promulgation shall be stamped with the Imperial Seal and that the EMPRESS

· Dowager shall accompany the EMPEROR on the occasions of corencnial audiences. Per case Por Thus à limited monarchy has already been of I don. Bet.

established, and if the Provincial Assemblies

Red

are given control over the appointment of ...328.40 2.45 this Executive Council of State, a moue vimendi is offered vhich in all probability 31.43 2.70

would

prove acceptable to the bulk of the people. But it is one to which the stoutest opposition could only be expected from the "Revolutionary leaders, and it is surprising to learn from the telegraphic news we publish this morning that TANG SUAO YE

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was unprepared for it. A deadlosk has been reached, because-Dr. Wi: Ting FAND insists that the establishment of a Republic 49.40 4.21 is the only basis of a settlement, and the

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reply which the representative of the Revolutionaries has returned to the "unofficial" representations made by the Counds-General of the Powers shows that A. S. WATSON & ĈO.. | there is very little hope of a speedy settle-

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DEATH.

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Bishop Pozzoni will preside this afternoon at-the annual distribution of prizes at St. Mary's School, Kowloon.

----Mr. G—1—MeMesser, Postmaster-General, returned to the Colony from leaye yesterday by the P. and O. steamer Devanbaz

The conerri given by Kovarick in the Theatre last night was well attended and his

sation of hostilitics and the restoration of peace was most desirable.

THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.]

A DEADLOCK.

WÙ TING FANG'S REPLY TO THE

CONSULAR MESSAGE.

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Shanghai telegrams state that deadlock has been reached at the Peace Conference owing to Wu Ting Fang maintaining that a Republic is the only basis of settlement.

Tang Shao-Yi, the Imperial Dele gate, replied that be must refer such an extremely important question to Peking.

11,010 from Gwalipur, of which 6,700 will

figures show the effect that is being given to the agreement with China.

STRIKES AT DUNDEE.

SITUATION CRITICAL."

-FORGERY.

$23,000 INVOLVED,

At the Magistracy yesterday the hearing was commenced of the charges of forgery brought against Samy Razack Abdool, a young dierk formerly in the employ of the International LONDON, December 21st.

Bank Mr. P. M. Hodgson, Assistant Crown The situation at Dundee is critical. Many Solicitor, prosecuted, and Mr. P. W. Goldring factories, owing to lack of fuel, bave closed. defended. The charges of forgery were amend It is estimated that twenty thousand milled and added to, while charges of falsification were also added, the total number of count hands are idle as a consequence of the strike being sixteen.

"Defendant pleaded not guilty on all counts. of carters and dockers. The strikers held up two lorries, one ofwhich was unharnessed of two thousand men paraded the streets, and thrown into the docks. À procession and the police have been further raiuforce.1.

LATER.

The situation at Dundes is quieter. The strikers announce the prospect of a settle went to-morrow.

SCOTCH AND WELSH LABOUR UNREST.

LONDON, Decembar 21st. Labour unrest threatens to intr Christmas in the Scottish and Welsh coalfolds, where a minimum wage is demanded, and also in North-east Lancashire, owing to the unionists objecting to work in the same cotton mills with non-unionists.

The armistice has, consequently been prolonged for a week,

The Consuls-General of the Powers have inade unofficial representations to the Imperial and Rebel representa. tives urging a specify understanding COTTON TRADE DISPUTE. in the interests of all concerned.

LONDON, December:21st.

Mr. Hodgson opened themes. Hesaid-The charges on which the Crowa now intend to hojass to the extent of 85,003 in the name of proceed are that (1) between July 31st and November 11th the defendant forget sight Li Po Chun; that bebesen, N3 in the name of November 10th he forged four cheques to the extent of $17,000 in the name of Lan Choong Wan; (2) that between the datos mentioned he obtained monies intending to defrand the In ternational Banking Corporation to the extent of $23,003 upon the forged cheques and (3) that on various dates between July 31st Pl November 11 b he falsifed books of the Bank in respect of the

monies received and other

Enns.

the

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learo tas Com nanication Bank with 85,000 loa than they should have. With regard to the number of the

the Quequo, munication Bank had drawn од their a sossunt several cheques between tha numbers 109850 and 109870, hat the cheque 109856 had notar passed through the Bauk

count at all, having been drawn by the Com- munication Bank and cancelled before being presented for payment. The defendant was had never very quick to notice that this cheque come to hand, so be used this number to obta it off in blaa poncil as if passed by a European him to cover his falso

entry of 35,000 and ticked offiour. It then suddenly occurred to the defend- act that the balansos were shortly coming on and that as the ledgers had to be bilanced separately he would have $5,000 too little in Legger "B" and 85,000 too much in Ledger

So on the 21st Sept. he again made false entry in both lodgers. Ia ledger hooredited the Communication Pank with $5,000 and in Ledger "A" he again dobited An Plug Ching with $5,000, giving the sane old number to the cheque. The lodger accounts were now in order, but Au Ping Ching's account was again toss by $5,000 than it should be. On Sept. 23rd. Au Ping Ching presented a cheque for 321,000 for payment, and as his debit account was loss by $5,000 than it should be, big, balance on that These data was only $19,250. Eo his cheque for wore very serious charges, charges punishable $24.001 could not be met. In order to get over with life. I repudiate any statement that is this dißoulty the defendant made a further made or that may be made that the defendant is false entry, refunding the sam of 35,000 to Au the dupe of somebody else in this case.

It may

Piar Ching s credit. That closed the account be there were others who were eventually to as far as the proscention wors concerned, for it bullied the extraordinary scheme and the fors the balancee were to be taken, the defendant benefit by these criminal acta, but when I have was again in order. With seven days to go bg clever acts perpetrated by the defendant in this had time to look around. Mr. Hodgson recall- case, I am sure your Worship will agree that head the fact that the position now was that there alone was responsible for theas defalcations and was now $6,000 too much in the lodger accounts for the forged cheques in respect of which he is of the Bank, and to get over this dificulty the sharged. Proceeding, Me. Hodgron stated defendant turned the naonaut of

man stood that it would be necessary for him to refer to Man Cheung Yuon and turned a genuine entry several asscunts in the Bank's ledgers. The on the debit side of $20,000 into one of $25,000 by adding a stroke to the third nought. This first was that of Li Po Chan, the second that Au Ching Hing, the third that of the Communi-made Man Cheang Yuan's account $6,000 out. cation Bank, and the fourth that of Man Cheng On the 7th October, Man Cheng Yuen to the account of Lan Chong Wan in con- decidedly awkward for the defendant, so the naction with the other forged obeques. Dealing defendant promptly made another false entry

which

settled with the forged cheques on Li Po Chan's

the account

and left the first charge, Mr. Hodgson said that account. Mr. Hodgson referred to the forgary account, which covered the first night counts of him sgaia 86,000 out in his ledger in order to prove that the cheques were forged of cheques amounting to 817 000 on Lan Cheung by the defendant it would be necessary to gastected by Lau prasenting a cheque which did Wan's amount, and stated that those were only

to

performances were greeted with unstinted nasty peace is not in accordance when a mill stopped owing to the refusal Yuen, He would also, of course, have to refer presented a cheque for payment which was

non.

Wa Ting Fang has replied that a The first shot in the Lancashire labour struggle was fired at Accrington yesterday

of the bands to work with two unionists.. The Employer's Association ineets to-morrow to consider the situation. The lock-out of 100,000 operatives is expected.

applause. Owing to pressure on our space the with the wishes of the people and report of the concert is held over until

would probably lead to a more serions. outbreak.

to-morrow.

For stealing a dozen tennis balls, the pro- perty of Mir. H., R. Phelips, a native was yesterday at the Magistracy sentenced to three months' imprisonment and four hours SLOCKS.

A man having in his possession two Re- |volutionary badges was yesterday tined $50 by Mr. Irving and ordered to be given 12 strokes with the "cat" for inciting the crowd to attack a constable at Yaumati. The con- stable wide an arrest, a crowd gathered and. defendant shouted to the onlookers to strike

the constable.

The news that the P. and O. Co. has fallen into line with leading steamship companies in allowing their ship surgeons to charge reasonable fees for the treatment of first and second cabin passengers · should exente no applause. Owing to pressure on our spare the Precaution has been taken to provide that the fers charged shall be reasonable, and on this point the captain, to whom the bills are to be submitted, is to be the judge.

AMERICAN TARIFF.

IMPORTANT: MESSAGE TO CONGRESS.

LONDON, December 21st: Reuter's Washington correspondent states that President Taft recommends to Congress material reductions in the wool schedules, but refrains from proposing specific rates.

AMERICA AND RUSSIA.

LONDON, December 21st.

House endorsed President Taft's abrogation of the Russian Treaty with only one dissoutient.

BIGGEST INAVAL GUN.

LONDON, December 21t. It is announced that Krupps are manu facturing a 15 inch naval gun, the most powerful in existence.

the

led

rather lengthily into the very logonions and carefully prepared sobome of the defendant's to not ocima through the banda of the defendant, book the ledger by fa a entries and bogus ad- The Baok disboucared the cheque, In ditioon. He would farther deal later on with proached the Bank and denied that he had enormouk sams which passed through the drawn the cheques which had been forged, and be stated that the signature was not his. Mr. A Washington telegram states that the hands of the defendant between August 1st nad on said he would produce a number of

the time of his arrest and to the monies placed in the various banks of the Colony in the name nused cheques and imitations of stamps which of the defendant on current account and on would show that the defead at, though only had been found at the defendant's houses, and he deposit account. The first falsifiustion made

by. the defendant in the passbook of Li Po Chan was getting 320 a month; had between 31st July, on September 11th. He was not charged with and November 11th paid into various Banke in that, but it would have to be dealt with in the the Colony mama amounting to $20,000, in ono evidence. Although all the forged cheques on Bank, the Russo-Asiatic Bank, ming the camə Li's account, amounting to $5,000, passed of A. R. Stephone, the same icitials as his own. through the amount and were placed in the Evidently he was endeavouring to festher his ledger to the debit of Li Po Chun, not one of nest in another name with a view to departing thera was mentioned in the passbook made up by from the Colony. Mr. Hodgson said he would the defendant later on. All the passbooks had to show that it was the most daring, clever and be initialled by a European officer of the Bank ingenions swindle that had ever come bafore before being sent out to the customer, sud these the Court. initiale had also boon forged. So it came to this

Lifo Chan's account in the passbook is return. Journed;" od to him correct according to his paying in book and sheque book, but incorrect according to the Bank ledger. This deception would of course THE LONDON MUSICAL COMEDY CO. keep Li Po Chaa at arm's length and leave the defendant free to deal with the Bank's lodger in cooking the account. So defendant at once set to work to cover the tracks by making a The London. Musical Comedy Co. false entry by crediting Li Fo Chua's account nouued too on at the Theatre Royal on by $5,000 on the 11th September in samas Thursday, December 28th, for four nights of $2,000 and $3,000, being the amounts he had only. This elever combination of talented drawn out by the forged cheques.

Grand Opera House, Calcutta, on November

RUSSIA AND PERSIA.

LONDON, December 21st. Kauter's Teberan correspondent wires that the Mejlise hus adopted the proposal of the Minister for Foreign Affairs to appoint a commission of fire deputies with plenary powers to deal with the Russian ultimatum

TURKISH POLITICS.

Evidence was called, and the case was ad-

an-

LATER. President Taft in a Mesange to Congress on the Report of the Tariff Board dealing with the wool schedule arges immediate revision in the direction of reductions, for which, he says, there is ample reason, particularly as regards raw wool. He recommends that the Board be muto pers": manent in order that it may treat each schedule of the tariff like the wool schedulo." The Message is expected to lead to the greatest political battle of the Session. HONGKONG, December 22nd, 1911.

Wiru the return of Sux YAT SEN to China

PRANCO-DERMAN AGREEMENT. His Serene Highness Prince Alexander of we presume the public will soon be informed Teck and ler Koyal Highness the Princess

LONDON, December 21st. of the precise character of the constitution | and their suites lett Singapose by the P. and

The French Chamber of Deputies haa contemplated by the Bevolutionary leaders. | 9. steuner Issaye last week, on their way The question apports to have been under home from Bangkok. Their departure was approved of the Morocco agreement by 393

LONDON, December 21st. he must debit somebody else it his leger so. 30th, and scored an immediata success, the discussion for a month past at Shanghai by salute of guns from Fort Canning, while 'a signalised shortly after eight o'clock by a

votes to 36.

LATER.

Router's correspondent at Constantinople count was to be corrtet, because it must be Theatre being growded nightly by an apprecia- a conference representing the whole of the guard of honour of the Buffs was drawn up

borne in mind that the actual money on the five and enthusiastio audience. The Englishman A Paris telegram states that several cables that the proposal of the Government forged cheques was drawn out of Li Po Chan's says: "It is difficult to recall the ns ne of provinces which have declared their indepeu- on Johnston's Pier, where the Royal party Deputies of constituencies on the Eastern to modify the Constitution and give the 20conut and no corresponding money paid into any company of entertainers, with reper dence of Manchu rule, and the delay in boarded the launch that took them to the frontier abstained from the division on the Sultan unrestricted power to dissolve it being merely a book entry. On the arrest Comedy Co., and the applause that puastast. ed the performance throughout and the fre- reaching a definite result, or at least in mailboat. A number of the civil and military agreement on the ground that they did not Parliament led to the most furious dabate of the defendant, Sergeant Grant, ander making the decision public, suggests either dignitaries of the Colony were also present wished to subscribe to a Franco-German in Turkish parliamentary history and de-rch warrant, obtained various incriminat-quent encores showed conclusively that it viat.

ing

and matter papera

in the du scored a distinct success on its opening night that there is no unanimity of opinion on to bid them farewell. On the sante steamer rapprochement.

veloped a violent Opposition onslaught on fendant's house, which were locked up in a ia Calcutta." The Statesman prosonaced the the Government and on the party of pro-hich was fanadapon the defendant. Amo gst by a large audience."

desk belonging to the defendant, the key of performanca es "very good and well received. gress. The position of the Government is these papers was found a caring for $5,000, the and wondrously versatile Company is well certain obeque drawn The Indian Daily News said: "This clever on, a mou called An Ping seriously jeopardised.

number of which was 107335. This was a per- worth a visit, and one san indubitably say it. festly genuine cheque which passed through the is one of the best entertainmente that has Bank in the

ordinary way on the 9th of August, visitad Calcutta. and the amount of course was debited to Aa

the question, or that it has been deemed

is also the Danish princes.'

advisable to await the outcome of the nego. tiations which are now in progress between

H. M. S. INDOMITABLE.

the Revolutionaries and Imperialists. Son The baitle cruiser Indomitable is being brought forward for a big overhaul and

Under

THE CRICKET TEST MATCH.

LONDON, December 21st. --

The Minister for War appealed for con- YAT SEN, who reached Hongkong gesterneral retit ar Chatham, which is her port for a small attendance at the match yes share the fate of Morocco and Persia.

The hot weather was probably responsible cord, stating that otherwise Turkey would day, is proceeding to Shanghai, and as it of commissioning and manning. is due to his initiative and organising ordinary circumstances, says a naval corresterday. The wicket is showing signs of ability that the Revolutionaries owe so much pondent, ships of her class have a most ex-

haustive relit every four years, and as she has been only three and a half years flying

wear.

The English XI. compiled 291. Hordern of their success, his presence in Shanglai will probably be welcomed by Dr. Ws the pennant it is taken for granted that the took 7 wickets for 90 runs, TING FANG, who has been selected by the that she is to be the flagship in the

Far East is correct. As the surveyors are Revolutionary provinces to discuss terria now at work upon her to make their report. with TANG SHAO Y1, the Premier's repre-cost, it is anticipated that the refit will ruo as to the approximate-amount her refit will sentative. While the demands of the two through tl the latter end-of January. The parties appear in one or two important re-commission of the Minotaur, flagship of Vice- Admiral Sir Alfred L. Winsloe, K.C.B. com- spects to be absolutely irreconcilable, the fact manding the China Squadron, will expire on that the Legations, with the authority of January 4th next.

THE DUKE AND DUCHESS

OF FIFE

LONDON, December 21st. The Princess Royal and Family -have embarked at Gibraltar on the P. & O. Macedonia for Egypt.

Government.

OBITUARIES

LONDON, December 21st.

oredited one man with a sum of $5,000, obvi/artistes commenced their Eastern Tour at The

the account when he re-credited the account,

to ba

only

toire similar to that of the London Musical

inference.

The members are London artistes:-Mr.

would

allwell-known

Ping Ching's account. The defendant had

allo old vouchers, and the

Maurice Head, Efforts are being made to form a coalition acres was that he ranet bare stolen the tenor; Mr. Charles. Armstrong, light come- cheque to enable him to us it ne bedian; Miss Nellie Moore and Kiss Jack shown be did use it. This amount having the Coppin, contralto vocalist: Mr. Porcival Med- bean Martyn, light comedy artistes; Miss Gladys debited gaite properly on the 9th August, the defendant on the 14th September falster the konsis, art humorist; Mr. Harry Quinning- acount of Au Ping Ching by debiting his borough, monologue artist; Mr. Norton account again with a sum of $5,000, giving the Riordan, impersonator. The Company is Greenop, zolo plazist; and Miss, Gwendoline The death is announced of Sir James same number of the cheque, ticking it off in beautifully dresse 1 and well staged. As blue pencil to deceive any European officer the London Musical Comedy Co. appear for Inglis, the well-known-engineer.

This made the ledger account outwardly The death has occurred of William order. The weakly balance of the ledger took our nights only, those wishing to secure McGregor, the founder of the Football only thing the defendant now needed to old being disappointed. The plans are at the plan the 16th September, and the good seats would do well to book early to

Bobinson Piano Co. [do,was to keep Au Ping Ching at arm's

League.

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