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clear to journaliste by the homely illustration that if a newspaper wished to build an office, been awarded by the Emperor of Japan loon, two youths were ordered to receive the agent or manager would simply award to Mr. Frank Chrimes, master, and Mr.eight strokes of the birch each, by Mr. Mel- the contract to a builder, "and it is not at Owen Jones, chief mate, of the str. bourne, at the Magistracy yesterday, all necessary to secure the approval of the Tydeus, of Liverpool, in recognition of shareholders,"

their services in rescuing the shipwreck. can hardly suppose that the gathering of journalists, many ofed crew of a Korean fishing vessel in

Medals of merit and diplomas have For trespassing on the railwas at Kow-TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.

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the trenchant critics of the scheme,-- were convinced by such specious argumente as these. It scarcely accords with the prin- ciples of republicanism for the President, without the authority and consent of the

July, 1911.

The old mistake of looking for a gas lakage with a naked light was made by a Chinese in a house at 250, Des Vœux load on Wednesday. Needless to say, he

The application in connection with the

324,000 worth of opiam from the s.. Yuen Sang, which should have been heard before Mr. Irving at the Magis tracy yesterday, was adjourned.

(THROUGH SUTÉR'S AGENOY. Į THE ULSTER COVENANT.

LONDON, September 28th. Sir E. Carson and Mr.. F. E. Smith

visited Portadown and were greeted with fresh scenes of enthusiauma and met by

The Mercantile Bank of India has semi-military guards of honour,

CHUNG NGOI SAN FO”.SPIFIC] CHINESE PREMIER'S

RESIGNATION,

PEKING, September 28th. Luk Ching Chang, the Premier, has been allowed to tender his resignation, the and Chui Ping Kwan, Minister of In-

National Council, to authorise any person or found the leak, and besides the personal secured a site in Gracechurch street, ad- crowds singing the National Anthem.ternal Affairs, has been appointed in his group of persons to commit the country to discomfort to himself the inmates had to Joining that of the Hongkong and Shang- Both gentleman received addresses... the responsibility for protecting foreign which followed, fortunately with success, Premises for the head offices will be k called upon to extinguish the fire hai Banking Corporation, where suitable

investments aggregating £600,000,000. Dr. Sun's contention, of course, is that the scheme "commita the Goverment to nai-financial responsibility whatever; foreign capitalists will simply invest their money in enterprises which will be theirs for forty years, and of the ospira tion of that time the railways will become the property of the Government of China who will thus get 200,000 l of railway for nothing. If the railways do not pay-a prospect which Dr. Sus apparently refuses to recognise as being within the bounds of possibility-then the capitalists who have invested in an unremunerative enterprise must bear the brunt--and, perhaps, become A BLEND OF THE FINEST PURE disposed to hand the railway over to the

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erected. The site is very convenient and Mr. Fred. W. Carpenter is the new the two Eastern banks adjoining will American Minister to Biam. Mr. Car doubtless be a convenience. The old peuter was Private Secretary to Mr. buildings are now being demolished, and Taft when he was Governor-General of the construction of the now premises will the Philippines, and during the period shortly be commented,

of Mr. Taft's service as Secretary of War, and has been Minister at Morocco since Mr. Taft's election to the Presi dency.

LOCAL SPORT.

CRICKET.

The following match will take place

to-morrow. on the Hongkong Cricket

Club ground:-

place. This National Assembly voted in

Sir Edward Carson, in, reply, em- his favour. phasised that they would all make any sacrifice when the hour of danger came.

They were afterwards escorted through the decorated streets by a concourse of

armed men, mounted and afoot.

LATER.

Orders have been issued from 'Dublin

(1H2OUGH RAUTERʼS AOZKET.] CHINA'S FINANCIAL DIFFI CULTIES.

BRITISH MINISTER'S WARNING.

LONDON, September 20th. Castle for troops to proceed to Belfast, that Sir John Jordan has presented Renter's correspondent au Peking states President. Yuan Shi Kai with a state. nent

in view of Ulster Day."

STRONG WORDS,

At an anti-Home Rule demonstration at

Crumlin Lord Templeton declared that if the King signed the Home Rule

measure to-morrow it would be an un; constitutional act

The unique sight of a Chinaman in hia picturesque native dress exhorting Ame- rican men to be progressive is one of the features of the suffrage campaign Mr. Wong now being waged in Ohio. De Gi, who was sent from China as a delegate to the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, recently held in the United States, was so caught in the enthusiam of the womon's movement that he offered his services

LONDON, September 26th. lecturer in the cause instead of returning

The Commander-in-Chief of the Navy to Chino as he had planned to đo.

A. G. | speaking in Parliament in Vienna said Several men of the British torpedo White, R. P. Thursfield, S. H. Dodwell, the increase proposed in the Budget was

"His Britannic

Mr. R. Hancock's XI.-R. E. O. Bird, Liont. W. F. Christian, Major F. J. Bowen, A. N. Jowland, H. Hancock, Capt. B. D. Crawford, J. W. Stevenson- Jollie, J. S. Lloyd, G. B. Sayer, Hon, Cland Severn, C. C. Stark, S. S. Moore, C. Beswick, and R. Hancock.

Mr. Turner's XI, -Lieut.

KOWLOON CRICKET CLUB.

THE AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN NAVY.

amounting to nearly £10,000,000, which of China's floating liabilition must be paid within a few months out. of the proceeds of any forthcoming ICIRA He strongly advised the President. to carefully consider the situation · beforg committing China to a course of which the six Powers disapprove.

THE CHINESE LOAN.

LONDON, September 26th.

The Loan Group consists of Lloyda'

Navy, special is for new construction. Capital and Counties Bank, and the He announced that the two Dreadnoughts Chartered Bank of India, China, and

Australasia.

already launched were completely satis factory, and others would be launched in. November and July. He affirmed that Austria requires a fleet strong enough to defend its coaste, Unfortunately that was still far distant. In such an ideal

Kowloon Cricket Club was held last night interest and the increase of the Navy The annual meeting of the members of even the smallest States took the keenest

presiding over a good attendance.

S. WATSON China if capitalists could have some tangible quake in Southern Italy of December at the pavilion, Dr. Forsyth, president, ought to be an admonition to proceed

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TURKISH ARMY MANŒŒUVRES.

the contemplated manoeuvres to the fron

Beuter learns that it is expected that the Six Powers will exercise their rights under the Boxer Indemnity agreement to of the revenues of the Salt Gabello which prevent the alienation for any purpose

are hypothecated for the indemnity and outstanding loan. It is anticipated that a communication in this senses wit be made to China immediately.

Government of China long before the terim of forty years has expired. "Floating the lean in the capacity of a private individual, I shall be responsible to For over 30 Years WATSON'S our own Government, and also to the forsigo creditors,” said Dr. Sun, “and both

lotilla received, just before their de-Lance Corpi. H. Dempsey, E. B. Reed, inadequate to the requirements of the Bank, London and South-Western Bank, E

maintained the our Government and myself will be account- hus

able to no foreign government at all." Dr.parture from Tientsin, a special medal W. E. Warburton, A. A. Claxton, A. C. reputation of the FINEST Bus told the meeting that this is no novel from His Majesty the King of Italy for E. Elborough, C. C. Clarke, A, H. Gill iden, and that it is absurd to suppose that their services in the Messing earthquake | inghàm, Capt. H. K. Hughes, R. O. SCOTCH WHISKY in the railways constructed by foreign capital and disaster. The ribbon is green and white, Hutchison, M. A. Maus, and W. C. D.

under foreign supervision, in volve a loss of and with each medal was a letter to Turner. FAR EAST.

China's sovereign right. It-ja perfectly | the following effect:

Play is to commence at 2 pant true that railways are built with foreign Majesty's Ambassador at Rome has much ospital, os redemption conditions, in pleasure in forwarding the Coraemore- tive Medal which His Majesty the King Europe and America, and possibly large amount of foreign capital would be confer upon you in recognition of ser of Italy has been graciously pleased to forthcoming for railway enterprises in.vices rendered to the victims of the earth

proofs of the Government's readiness and ability to afford to that capital the same

The Chairman, in proposing the adop encouragement and protection as Western

We understand that on October 18th bion of the report and accounts, described countries provide. But remembering the and 19th, a musical play entitled "The the report as satisfactory on the whole,

Beuter learns that directly the Foreign- hostility to foreign

An Idyll of the Peak," writ- and commented on the progress made in railway enterprise

LONDON, September 28th.

Office beard that a Chiness loan was being that has been manifested during the

and composed by Lieut, R. M. the golf section, announcing tires-he-

A Constantinople message states that negotiated informed the promoters that Crosse for the management of the would offer a prize for the handicap the Government has decine war ney procoond wit they would be past five years in various parts of the country, we are inclined to think Theatre Royal. The numbers, which areailuded to the children's sports held on Adrianople in the beginning of October.rument, who would be compelled to Palace Theatre, will be produced at the championship of the club, He also grand manœuvres in the province of seting in direct opposition to the tiev- that Dr. SUN's scheme will not seem so particularly tuneful, bave been or- alluring to the foreign capitalist as he chestrated by Bandmaster Moss,

New Year's Day, and suggested that the

This decision is viewed with apprehen;} imagines. In the private capacity of Hait. K.O.Y.LI., who will conduct the or-not undertaken by the Kowloon Cricket

sports should be made a public event and son by diplomatists, as the nearness of

protest to the Chinese Government. way Promoter, Dr. SUN is scarcely satisfac-

chestra on the occasion. The production tory security for £600,000,000; but if capit was originally intended for a night Club alone. He had noticed that in provi-

against the transaction. alists could be assured that the Government only, but, following the advice of viapy from Hongkong, and he did not think would hold itself responsible for the protec-residents, it has been extended to two that Kowloon should hear the whole of tion of the property in which their capital nights to cope with the expected great demand for seats. It is perhaps hardly is invested and, in addition, could receive an undertaking from the Government that interest and the plot is founded on fact. necessary to say that the play is of local they would encourage by all possible means Hooking will be at Moutris's. the success of the enterprise, capital would be forthcoming possibly for some of the lines included in Dr. Sux's scheme, but although the "Railways Contractor" says has been assured by many foreign railway experts and financiers of their co-operation and support, we are inclined to think he has a long time yet to wait before any sub- stantial amount of foreign capital is invested in railway enterprises in China on the terms he offers. It seems to us that the only practicable and safe way of carrying out any scheme of the kind is for the Govern. ment to borrow the money on Shanghai- HONGKONG, SEPTEMBER 27Tя, 1912.

Nanking railway terms from some such ba. Sun Yat-sen has been at some pains international combination as the Six Powers i Poking to answer the attacks made upon Group; otherwise the "battle for conces- himself in the capacity of " Bailway Con-sions" which threatened the partitioning of tractor"-as bu calls himself-and we China ten years ago will be repeated, and pican from a speech he made on the

a dangerous political situation will be subject at a meeting of journalists created.

say interesting details which are worth more than passing notice. As our readers

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will have gathered from the saronnos. A European named Michael Gillespie ments by Dr. Sos already published was at the Magistracy fined $3 by Mr. in these columns, he has worked out Melbourne for having been drunk and plus" for the construction of 200,000 incapable.

The 100 yards championship of the V.R.C. will take place at the Club on the 30th inst., at 6 p.m. Entries for seme close on Saturday, September 28th.

of railways in China by foreign capitalists The B. I. Thongwa, which has been on within the next ten years at a cost of the Singapore-Penang-Madras run, has $8,000,000,000 (2800,000,000), Dr. SUN been transferred to the ran between represents himself as precisely in the same Singapore and Japan. position as "the American contractor who contracted to build the Ying Pin Kunn." The Government will not be required to advance a single cont; it will be his basi. es, as Railway Contractor, to finance the scheme. He requires from the Government marely its authorisation to go on with the sehetne, thus furnishing him with docu- meats which will "strengthen his credit" and enable him to open negotiations at once with foreign bankers, who, Dr. Sun thinks, will be quite prepared to advance the

It will be seen from an advertisment on page 4 that the Chartered Bank in Hongkong is inviting on behalf of the contractors subscriptions to the first half of the £10,000,000 loan to China.

The Honourable Isn Maitland, whose gagomont to be married to Miss Ivy Bell-Irving was announced in our last

one, years two-thirds of the children came

the burden.

Mr. Jeffries seconded, and the report was adopted.

nobilise or it will endanger the position tior may be a protext for Bulgaria to

of the Bulgarian Cabinet, which is peace

fully inclined.

ANGLOGERMAN RELATIONS.

LONDON, September 28th, The French Press state that the death

Dr. Forsyth was re-elected president; Mr. P. R. Wolff, vice-president; Mr. A. O. Brawn, secretary; Mr. C. W. Jeffries, treasurer, Mr. W. L. Weaser, captain of Baron Marshall Von Bieberstein has “A” team; Mr. K. McAskill, vice-made au Anglo-German rapprochment sue, in the second heir to the carbon captain: Mr. D. J. McKenzie, captain more remote than ever, and hopes that of Lauderdale, as the only child of second eleven; and committee Messrs

his successor would abandon the illusory Viscount Maitland, the eldest son of the Curwen, Mead, May, Neilson, Green, present holder of the title

McKenzie, Duncan, and Blackburn. Following

dreams of upsetting the Triple Entente

THE LATE BARON VON BIEBER- STEIN.

TYPHOON WARNING,

the

the example of his father, who was just The question of the children's sports late Judge Vaughan Williams, of Bod- that the sports be handed over to a public 2 when he married the daughter of the was discussed. Mr. Jeffries proposed

longa, Mr. Maitland is making an committee, but afterwards it was agreed earlier marriage than is usual nowadays, that a special sub-committee be appointed as it was only a few months ago that he to consider the matter in view of the came of ago, The Maitlands got their suggestions made and report to carldom in between the anion of the committee. Crowns and the Union of the Kingdoms of England and Scotland, from which period the majority of the existing Scottish peerages date. Miss Bell-Irying husband is the eldest son of the Earl of at is first cousin of Lady Chelsea, whose

The telegram quated below was received American Consulate General, Cadogan. Both cousins were born in Hongkong, from the Manila Observa- Hongkong 21 years age, and both have tory at 10.15 am, yesterday:

up very beautiful.

Cyclone or typhoon E. of northern The thefts from street lamps have con-Luzon moving N.W. tied for some time without an arrest until Wednesday, when a lukong dis- covered a man in the act of jumping which had been extinguished, and also from a lamp post, the light at the top of found a burner which had been takaa

grown

man was

from the lamp. The brought before Mr. Molboaras at the Magistracy yesterday, and Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse, who prosecuted, informed, his Worship that there had been a most re markable series of thefts of gas fittings

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the

THE TIBETAN QUESTION.

The Chinese Aban as wired the following Tibetan demands to the Govern

MADE: --

1-Tibetans be allowed the same privileges as the Chinese.

-An annual grant of 5,000,000 taels be made by the Government.

3-Tibetans reserve the right to mortgage mines, etc., to foreignera

4.-Tibetans be allowed to train their own army, while the Chinese garrison may not exceed 1,800 soldiers.

5.The official system may be recom- mended by the Chinese Government, but the officials appointed must be Tibetans.

since July, 1910, and altogether about 2DO fittings had been stolen. fint case in which the police had caught anyone in the act. In July of this year the Government had to pay $250 to re- place stolen fittings. In reply to the Beach, Mr. Wodehouse said that the made the following reply:-

To these demands, the Government has

1.Will restore to the Lama his Colony, and the defendant was a membar each. A gang had been working the titles. of the gang. He thought there must have

-Withdraw the expedition sent against the Tibetano bem 81,000 worth of fittings stolen dur-

3-The former system of Government ing the past two years.

in Tibet will be continued. His Worship

The Chinese Government has imprisonment and four hours in the demand of amending the Lhassa treaty-

reded capital, and will feel it safe to the well-known billiard players, who have value of the burners was about $t or 88-

Losnos, September 26th. King George's message of sympathy and condolence was among the first of the messages of sympathy received.

The post-mortem examination reveals that he must have been a heroic sufferer for years. Many organs, especially the heart, were in in an advanced state of deterioration and calcification.

that

DEAR FOOD IN GERMANY.

LONDON, September 20th. Renter's Berlin correspondent wires twenty-seven Socialist women's meetings have protested against dear food and have demanded that the Gov. ernment abolish the duties and that the local authorities provide meat at cost price

The Government promises to announce its scheme shortly, after communication with other federal States.

LATER.

Yielding to prolonged pressure, the Prussian Government has announced that it is taking steps to alleviate the scarcity of meat, which is a burning question

throughout Germany.

MR. MARCONI IN A MOTOR ACCIDENT.

LATER.

officially denies that its efforts to plaes The State Department at Washington the Six-Power Lean have been abandon-

ed or that the attitude of the United States Government in the matter has changed.

the

Sir John Jordan's action has caused a sensation, and much speculation in City circles, which, according to financial papers, favour China's setion. The Stock Exchange at the outset op- posed any isans except the Six-Powers Toab, but when it was ascertained that the security offered for the £10,000,000 loan was identical, a favourable view was taken of it, which is finding expression There in the ruch for underwriting were dealings yesterday at threa-rghths premium.

The Daily News and Daily Chronicle publiah editorials denouncing the ection of the Powers, The former compares them to "bloodsucking moneylenders." The latter is sorry that Great Britain is taking the lead in this medifying busi-

IICBS,

The Times says there can be no greater misfortune to the peace of the world than the resumption by the Powers of independent policies in Chins fore, the action of the Chinese Covera ment in contracting the

Thert.

new loan is

fraught with dangerous possibilities and it is not surprising that the British Gov erament has given expression to is dis pleasure.

MUTINY OF TROOPS AT WUCHANG..

Wycrow, Beptember 28th, The troops encamped outside the city of Wuchang mutinied daring the night and stacked the city.

They were repulsed, however, by the troops of the garrison, who are pursuing th can.

The object of the mutingers was loot

EXPLOSION ON A BRITISH CRUISER.

Mr. John Roberts and Mr. Newman,

juvest when they have documentary evidence tion matches, wore expected to arrive at been touring Canada and playing exhibi" that he is duly recognised and authorised Yokohama on the C.P.R. steamer Men by the Government" to not as Railway eagle, on a tour in the Far East. When Contractor. It was not necessary, he said, the Monteagle left Victoria, however, for the Government to first oblain the con- Mr. Roberts was in hospital there, and it sentenced the 'prisoner to three months' decided not to agree to the British and bruises on his body. First aid was plosion has occurred on

int of the National Council bulure award is probable the tour to the East will be ing the contract, and be sought to make this abandoned.-

stocks.

China Republican.

also

LONDON, September 28th,

LONDON, September 26th. Mr. Marconi, while motoring near Spezzio, collided with another car. He sustained an injury to one of his eyes

A Glasgow telegrans reports that an ex- the cruiser rendered and he was taken to the nearest Southampton at Govan. One man w21 hospital.

incinerated and another injured.