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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JANUARY STK, 1912.

become head of the State of Mongolia. Sir FRANCIS YOUNGHUSBAND, who, since his march to Lhasan, has writen a great deal on the subject of political relations with Tibet, has frequently expressed the opinion that Great Britain has no longer any cause to fear inimical Russian influence in Tibet.

WATSON He has based this opinion not only upon

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Bussia's own "assurance that she has no intention or desire to interfere politically in Tibet, bat also upon the fact that the whole set of her policy since the way with Japan has been towards Eastern Europe rather than India. Whatever may be the WINE & SPIRIT- MERCHANTS. Present intentions or desires of Russia, it is but reasonable to suppose that if Russia succeeds in Mongolia in establish ing cordial political relations with the

Yesterday was observed by the Chineses in

Hongkong as a holiday in celebration of the TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.

adoption of the Western calendar" by the Revolutionary Government. Most shops were closed and revolutionary flags were hung in great profusion in the principal

streets.

CANTON.

CANTON, January 5th

(THOUGH RECTER'S AGENOT.]

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BRITISH

THE REVOLUTION.

AIMS OF THE REPUBLICANS.

Shanghai telegram states that the Republicana, in a long manifesto to all

PORTS AND EXPORTS

LONDON, January 6th

The decrease in the imports for December

|THROUGH REUTERS AGENCE.).

IRISH HOME RULE.

ULSTER · WILL FIGHT.”

LONDON, January 6th. Everywhere comments are being made at

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Amounted to £1,107,447, and the increase ka the exports to £1,147,769, the latter boing principally in the appearance of Mr. Winston Churchill on on and steel inanufactures. The increases the same platform as Mr. Redmond at friendly nations, recite their grievances for the twelve months wore Imports, Belfast, and the papers are recalling his..

father's (Lord Randolph Churchill's) export of cotton goods increased by ons ry that "Ulster will fight, Ulster | £2,302,151; exports, £28,897,688. The

£14,197,523. The increase in the December will be right.” exports was also contributed to by ships, Railway materials, motor cars, and cycles, but the export of cotton goods decreased by

A DISCUSSION OF THE SITUATION. A representative meeting of people, who have been helping the new Government against the Mauchus, and declare the deter financially and of the interested merchants mination of the Republic to respect all was held yesterday in the Bank Club," to treaties, luxus and obligations, entered into consider the question of the arany and by the Manchus with foreigners prior to the maintaining order in the province, The meeting was a thoroughly businesslike one Revolution. The Republic will, however,

LATER. For the Ulstor demonstration sightsan special trains came into Armagh, dir Edward Carson addressed a gathering of

BRANE. priesthood, the effect of bor influence is and the subjects of debate, malters which repudiate all others. The future aim of the 2506,000; wool by £$75,000, and electrical over 2,000 people and challenged Mr. Bod

Our Brandies

are

sure to extend to Lhassa. The case for the

independence of Tibet on the lines suggested by Sir ROBELT FULTON, however, may be put in the words used by Sir FRANCIS Younouusband in his book on India and

GUARANTEED. Tibet It is impossible to leave the

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A-SUPERIOR

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B-SUPERIOR OLD COGNAO,

Red Capsule. WATSON'S * * * COGNAC,

Gold Capsulo... O-SUPERIOR OLD LI

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Tibetans alone, however much we might like to. If, then, a relationship of sons kind has to subsist between India and Tibet, what we clearly want is that that relationship

immediately concern the populace. The.

maintaining of strict discipline among the robbers and pirates, of course, were the most "Volunteers and the suppression of

impartant matters discussed. The meeting was entirely in sympathy with the Govern epoint and willing to give substantial financial support on the understanding that these two points. would receive all the attention of the authorities. Mr. Luk Lan Ching, the com mander of a section of the Volunteers, said

being very successful in rooting "out the

Government is to form the laws and

promote the prosperity of the whole country the administration of the finances so as to

abolish restrictions on trade, ensure religious

goods by £88,000.

SIAM OFFICIAL ARRESTED.

LONDON, Jansey 7th. Paul de Busock, a journalist and former teleration, and promote better relationsly an official is Siam, tras been acrested on with foreign Powers, to whose support the a cable from Singapore and brought up at Republic appeals.

Bow Street. He was charged, on committal to the Indian, police, with receiving atolen: Jewellery. The jewels, which were valued:

MANCHU OFFICIALS EXECUTED.

mond to produce his Budget and show the possible position of Ireland under Home Bule. He added that all the necessary steps had boun taken in Belfast to re-establish a Provisional Government for Ulister in the event of Home Rule being granted.

MODEST LLOYD GEORGE.

Lostor, January 6th. The proposed Welsh National Testimonial

should be as harmonious as possible. Wo that discipline in the ranks was quite good Router's Peking correspondent reportant £10,000, holonged to the Dowager-Queen to Mr. Lloyd George. has been abandoned want to buy the Tibetans' wool, and to sell and improving every day and that they were that Consular telegrams, received fro of Siam, who ordered then in London in deference to the Chancellor's wish.

robbers. Of course the difficulty in a time Chungking state that the Revolutionaries with the regular bands of brigands, but also the Viceroy of Szechuan, and the Imperial-Busack, when arrested, vaid he gave two like this is that not only have you to deal-executed His Excellency Chuo Erh Feng,

them our tea and cotton goods. And, apart from questions of trade, we want to feel sure that there is no inimical influence growing up in Tibet which might cause disturbance on our frontier. That is the sum total of our wants. The trade is not of much valus 31:40 270 in itself, but, such as it is, it is worth having. We have no interest in anuexing Tibet, and we have definitely declared against either annexation or protaeturate; but wo most certainly do want quiet there and the removal of any influence which would cause disquiet. Disorder begets

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disorder. When Lhasss in unsteady, LIQUEUE COGNAC,

Nopal and Bhutan are restless. What we Gold and White Capsule... 43.40 3.70 want, then, is orderliness in Tibet, and some B-FINEST OLD BROWN

BRANDY, Gold and White Capsule

31.40 2.70

37.40 3,20

means of proventing disorder from ever erising." There are no means that we can 49.40 4.20 800 which are an improvement on the

proposal inade by Sir ROBERT FULTON

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on Monday, LIMITED,

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On December 2nd, of Lovebo-pneumou and Leart failure, T. J. LEE, Durley Park, Bath."

crowds of roughs whe take the present un settled state of matters as a good opportunity

for enriching themselves at the expense of others. The more fact of the situation. being grasped in the way it was at this mect-- ing, and the things which require looking after being recognised, shows that the Government is determined not to sit still. and allow the power to go out of their

hands.

SHANEEN.

This morning there arrived reinforce. cuts for the defence of the island in the event of trouble two connies of the Baluchistan troops to the number of 170. These are being quartered on a vacant piece. of ground at the west end of the island next the Masonic Chub, where tents have been erected. Also two fifteen-pounder guns and La team of gunners have arrived and a twelve

pounder gun has been faded from 11.M.SA Clio. The barbed wire entanglements are

almost faished and the whole place presents The Hon. Mr. Rees Davies, Attorneys

the appearance of an island under sige, General, returned to Hongkong on Saturday Sundbugs have been piled up at the end of by the English mail...

The Institution of Engineers, and Ship- builders of Hongkong are giving a dance at the City Hall put Friday,

Sir S. Berkeley was among the guests ́present at the annual dinner of the North

Borneo Co., held in London last month.

The Gazette Announces that ly command of the H.E. the Governor an election of two members to the Sanitary Board, will take

place in the City Hall on the 19th inst. to fill the vacancies caused by the resignation of Mr. Shelton Hooper' and the expiration of Dr. Fitzwilliams' term of office.

The Children's Entertainment at. tic Theatre Royals on Thursday next promises to be a great success. Sents may be booked

each road facing the native city to form A protection for-maxim crews. All morning

tit General Tien on the 20th December.

THE POWERS IN CHINA

A Poling telegram states that the Powers are occupied the railway line from Peking to the sea, in accordance with a plan recently decided, and that foreign residents are gratified at this demonstration.

PROJECTED MINERS' STRIKE.

DIGGEST ON KROORD..

LONDON, January 6th. The newspapers state that the ballot of miners in Great Britain next week will be practically nanimous in favour of a strike on March 1st, to establish the principle of a minimum wage.

Mr William Abraham, M.P. for Glamor ganshire ("Mabon"), in a letter to the miners, warns the men of the dira? calamity

ANGLO AMERICAN ARBITRATION.

ANOTHER BYE-ELECTION.

LONDON, January 6th.

Mr. Llewellyn Williams has been ap-

They were despatched to Bangkok, where they disappeared. Busack was ranianded.

According to the evidence of the police

pearls to a bookmaker named Cohen at Singapore in payment of a debt, not know-pointed Recorder of Swansea. -- The appoint-

ment necessitates ing they were stolou. He gave them quite

Carmarthen. elined, before consulting a solicitor, to say openly, taking a receipt for them. He de-

where he got them.

DOCUMENTS STOLEN FROM CRUISER

ib. bye-election

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NEW SUGAR CORPORATIONS

LONDON, January 6th. The Anglo Netherland Sugar Corporation has been formed, with lobentures and LONDON, January 6th.

shares amounting, to £400,000 each, in order to acquire the Allemoene Suiker Reuter's correspondent at Barlin reports, that the safe of the first officer of the cruiser Maatschappij with a view to developing the Stettin has been broken isto and secret docu-cultivation of sugar Neets in the United ments stolen. A reward has been offered.

Kingdom.

THE

KUALA" WRECK

The Foreign Office, a replying to the

LONDON, January 6th,

representatives of the Imperial Merchant Service Guild, on behalf of the steamer Kuala, which was wracked off Socotra in November last, says that the application should havo first been inade to the Tadia

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RUSSIA AND PERSIA.

MORE EXECUTIONS.

LONDON, January 6th. Reuter's. Telieran correspondent "states that the Russlans Lave hanged four more Persians at Tabriz.

LATER.

WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE,

ALLEGED CABINNT SPLIT,

Reuter's St Petersburg correspondent of a strike involving a million men. All Government, as Socotra is not in British states that four houses at Tabriz --from the Indian troops have been marching back losses in the past, he says, will be a flea bite territory. The represoatations will be for whence shots had been fired at Bustans wards and forwards along the middle avenue compared with it. It will be the biggest wardul for inpuiry.

have been blown up, and three more Per and the whole place presents a very struggle the country ever experienced, and CLERGYMAN CONFESSES MURDER.sians have been court-martialled and hange. picturesque appearance-Some of the ecom will be a great opportunity for the Ameri pradores and merchants in the city are bring.ans to export coal to Great Britain.

LONDON, January 7th. ing their valuables into the concession again,

Telegrams from Boston state that the but this may not exactly mean that trouble,

Baplist Pastor Richeson, who was reported is brewing it may simply be the reaction

in the newspapers in October to have been caused by the action being taken on the

LONDON, January 6th."

arrested on a charge of mirdering a girl to concession

Reuters Washington correspondent re- whom he had been engaged but whom he Last night repeated firing was heard in ports that many Senators who were formerly gave up in the city from Shamcen; but no news of any opposed to the Arbitration Treaties in their daughter of wealthy parents, has confessed favour of another, the trouble whatsoever is to hand, and it may present form are now inclined to accept to having committed the deed. He says that just have been some foolishness among them with an amendment suggested by Mr his conscience will not admit him to furaher officers or met in firing salutes or some-Boot excluding the Monroe doctrine, the wronging by a public trial her whose pure thing of the kind This sort of thing will control of immigration and the indebtedness have to stop, and that quickly, or it may of the United States from the scope of arbi- he wishes to live in order that within prison young life he has destroyed. He adds that easily lead to complications when so many

tration. troops are quartered on, Shameen. During the last salife-firing at the time of Sun Yat

walls he day reduera his sinful past and

at Moutrie's. Some of the items on the pro Sen's Election a shot went through the GOVERNMENT HOUSE AT SYDNEYelp some other despairing soul, and in this

way to find favour with God..

Richeson attempted to commit suicide by cutting his throat in prison on the 20th ult. with the handle of a drinking cup.

ARISTOCRATIC ENGAGEMENT.

gramme will be presented at the Variety Entertainment on Saturday, 13th January,ing of one of the gunboats in the river Elaborate preparations have been made for arms at any time is a dangerous proceeding

and struck the side.

LONDON, January 6th. Letting off fire. *[ 165

the Grand Harlequinade, and the transforma- and just now, when excitement is at lever intimated that Govenment House at Sydney The New South Wales Government ha LONGKONG OFFICHT 10A, Das YouX BOAD Útion scene will be truly beautiful.

heat it is doubly so. A stray-shot killing a will not be available for the Governor- LONDON OFFICE; 131, Fleas ArELIZ. EC

foreigner when absolutely no hara was General after June 30th. Lord Denman, meant might mean the intervention of the in a memorandum, save it will be impossible given even to the rank and file, and so far asand points out that in the event of the KingLord Butler. Powers. Far too much freedom is being to reside in Sydney after the date named one can find out the order seems to be, shoot anyone and at any time you think fit.

or the Prince of Wales visiting Australia they would wish to entertain in Sydney, but another saitable house cannot be found.

The Daily Press.

During last year, according to the return published in the Gacettes a samples of mik, six each of beer and brandy, four of

whisky, three of gin, two of rum and one of port were examined in Hongkong under the Sale of Food and Drugs Ordinance." and one of milk, which were adulterated. All were genuine excepting two of brandy

HONGKONG, JANUARY 8TH, 1912. SIR ROBENT FULTON, a retired Indian Judge, who, for a brief period a few years ago had a seat on the Viceroy's Council, hos

The captain, officers and crew of the East suggested in The Time that it would be Asiatic Co.'s steamer Chakrabhongs, which easy, in view of the present upheaval in trades, under the Siamese flag, between China, to arrange that Tibet should be au Singapore and East Coast ports, arrived in independent State under the joint protection Singapore last week. Their own ship they of Great Britain and China, to be interfered had abandoned as an apparently total wreck with internally by neither Presumably this on the jagged rocks of Pulo Lantinga, and suggestion is prompted by the fact that the crew had had a terrible experience; Tibet, at the present time, is in a state of turmoil. Advantage has been taken of the revolution in China to raise the standard of independence in the same way as the Mongols have done. Reports from Mon golia tell

The local takings on the British section of the Kowloon-Canton Raiiway amounted to $11,615.60, made up of $9,144.89 in coaching and $319.97 in goods. Through traffic was only maintained from the rst to that the declaration the th, the takings being $3,816.66, all of of the independence of the territory was which, save $13.97, comprised coaching. made by the untitled ciriets under The total, takings since the opening of the the spiritual representative of the DALAI British section amount to $165,607.77. The LAMA Now, inasmuch as -Russian total numbers of passengers carried up till influence is bound to become paramount in now is 364,874. Mongolia, an inquiry is suggested as to how

EUROPEAN KILLED ON THE PEAK TRAMLINE,

The Premier, Mr. Fisher, says Lord Denman's is the proper and dignified course had been clearer possibly the King would to take, and adds that if Imperial politics

have extended his Indian tour to Australia.

ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN CRICKÉT.

H. M. S. Astraca, was killed on the Peaks Last night a bluejacket, belonging to

tramline just below Plantation Road station. Presumably, the man was walking down the line when he was overtaken by the 9.43 car- which ran over him, and his right leg was practically severed. He was picked up in a

LONDON, January 6th. dying condition and taken to the lower slation whence he was removed to the Docking of the match between the M.C.0. and Dull, showery weather marked the open yard. This, we believe, is the first fatality Geelong to day. The attendance was small on the line during the twenty-three years of its existence.

and the wicket in good condition.

REINFORCEMENTS FOR MACAO.

bringing 300 troops (Landina) and small Euro A transport arrived at Macag on Friday, pean artillery contingent from Africa. Au- other transport is expected to day bringing a Similar number of Indian troops, making 600

in all.

far that influence is likely to extend. We It is announced that a special express The transport bringing the Africans anchor used to hear a great deal about Russian service about to be established between Faxed and the troops landed about 5 o'clock fully influence being a disturbing factor in Tibet, Russian railways is particularly for the quick which has been converted into a barracks for Eastern and European points over the armed and marched to the Ste Clara convent but if affairs in Mongolia develope along the delivery of Japanese silks in Germany and their socommodation. lines anggested, there can be no doubt that of certain German fancy goods in the Far we shall be hearing a great deal more about East. Imports of nearly all lines of light and the political influence of Russia in Tibet, valuable goods from Europe through Asiatic working through the spiritual repre- Russia are on the increase both in China sentative of the Dalai Lama, who has and in Japan.

The Geelong team won the toss, but sent their opponents to the wickets first. M.C.C. made 285 for the loss of eight wickets and 65, the result of free cricket, his scar then declared. Mead was responsible for

inchiding & six and sevon 4's. compiled 51.

Gui

LONDON, January. 7th. Lord Stafford has become engaged to Eingen Lanesborough

azen, daughter of |

THE CANADIAN NAVY

LONDON, January 7th. The Canadian Minister for Marine is coming to London to confer with lie Admiralty.

THE PRIZE RING.

LONDON, January 7th

LONDON, January 6th. Conservativos are giving prominencs to as alleged Cabinet split on the question of lavours a national referendum, while Mr- women's suffrage. They say Mr. Asquith lord fieorge and the most powerful members of the Cabinet are inflexibly opposed thereto.

The newspapers argue that a Ministry

so split caquot be maintained.

THE SHIPBUILDING TRADE

LONDON, January 6th.

A meeting of the Thames ironworkers has rejected the Admiralty proposal of £,53 hours' week.

It is understood that a campaign will he opened for a 48 hours week in the ship building trade throughout the country.

THE FUTURE OF TIBET.

INDEPENDENCE SUGGESTED,

LONDON, January 6th. Bir Robert Fulton, writing to The Times-... upou the future of Tihet, urges that it would be greatly to the advantage of England for the Dalai Lama to resumo his rule. He is indebted to the English for asylum and tha means of subsistence, and he sees that Great Britain does not want to annex his country, His feelings towards the Chinese must be ex- Reuter's correspondent at Chicago tele-actly the opposite, Burely, Sir Robert says, it graphs that a fight to a finish has boon would be easy, in the present upheaval of arranged between Jack Johnson and Jim China, to arrange that Tibet should be an Nevada in July., Johnson is guaranteed of Great Britain and Chius, but interfered Flyna, the Pueblo fireman, somewhere in independent State under the joint protection $31,000 (gold) and a third of the receipts with internally by neither.

DISTINGUISHED MISSIONARY ILL.

LONDON, January 6th.

from films.

Johnson's fight with MeVen has been postponed.

ENGLISH MERCHANTS SUICIDE,

LONDON, January 6th. Mr. Theodore Bodecanschi, head of the English form of Rodocanachi, Beynolds and Co., has committed suicide at Alexandria.

THE OPIUM CONFERENCE.

Dr. Griffith John, the distinguished mis- sionary, who has for many years laboured. in China onbelalf of the Church Missionary Society, has arrived in London. His health has greatly failed, and he was conveyed forthwith to a nursing home,

KING AND QUEEN IN INDIA.

LONDON, January 6th. Benter's Calcutta correspondent statos

At the close of the day's play Geelong had lost two wickets for 41 runs.

and on an excellent wicket. The atter dance

LATER The match was continued in cool weather

LONDON, January 6th. Reutar's correspondent, at The Hague Was good. Geelong fifteen scored 277 wires that the committeo drafting the intor that Their Majesties hold a memorable Court Liddicott contributing a chanceless 129. national convention, embodying the con- Investiture there. It was the most bril- troducing wirelers stations motinted on anto His defence was good. Marylebone lost ferences and decisions, has resumed its liant social event in the history of Calcutta, mobiles, in which the motor will also work the four wickets for 118, and the match was labours. The Conference reassembles on the dresses and jewels work being most dynamo. The station can be fired up in 25 draw, minutes.

The German military authorities are in

Monday

magnificent,