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DISORDERS IN THE NORTH.

THIRTY EXECUTIONS AT WUCHANG,

General Li Yuan-hung, Commander-in-

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18TH, 1913.

FIRE. INSURANCE AND THE REVOLUTION.

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Judge F. S. A. Bourne of Shanghai hd decided that the New Zealand Insurance

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THE MONGOLIAN AND TIDETAN

PROBLEM.

BY: KANG YE-WEL

Chief of the Chinese Army, in a proclama. Company is not obliged to pay on the to a paper on Chinese Embroidery and gale is approaching a house it would be some empty threat. As the weakness of tion concerning the recent unrest at policies for Chinese, houses behind the other art textilo work by Dr. Stanley. Lanugly in their nesta within the hall and offers a rare opportunity, the Alliance

Gerint Concession, at Hankow, that Yuchang, the headquarters, says that the were destroyed during the revolution chief disturbors have been arrested and The Court's judgment was as follows:-

This is a claim on a contract of fire punished. He exhorts their dependents

insurance by which the defendant com- to repent and to destroy their badges,pany insured the plaintiff company's and tells the people to be calor.

houers situated in Elan-chong-li in the Over thirty executions took place last rear of the German Concession, Hankow, week. Three prisoners who are thought for a sum of Tis. 10,000: it is a test case, to have been officers were strangled. One having behind it claims for about Tis or two high officers were implicated in the 150,000. The fire in question occurred on disturbance and they are reported to have defendant company plead several grounds the evening of 12th October, 1911. The of defence, the principal being that the The city is tranquil but well-guarded. loss by fire occurred during or in conse quence of civil commotion: as I shall The government is taking no risks.

Bed.

A Peking paper reports that a division decide the case on that ground I need not and it is due to the inpermanence of the salvation will avert all coming disasters. Princes, and it is therefore unlikely that

left on the 8th inst, from Pao-ting-fu for. Hankow, and that other troops were sent there the following day. The paper adds that Cheng Toh-chuan, Tutu of Kiangsu, has been ordered to send men-of-war to Wuchang.

deal with the others..

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INTIMATIONS

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a position to contend for her rights in Mongolia, and Russia may rob Mongolia with impunity. Formerly when China was not so exhausted Russia sought to obtain Mongolia by secret intrigues, but When a great conflagration funned by now without having to fire a shot she can seize thousands of miles of territory by most pitiful sight to see the larka Bit the country under present circumstances in Sir Everard Fraser (President) was

the master of the household lie comfort with other Powers has provented diploma the chair and briefly introduced Dr. Stanley.

ably under the influence of wine and tic interference. The Russo-Urga Con- collection in the Museum, which was due about to happen to the house. As the and it is very plain that there will be no After regretting the absence of an art other pleasures, ignorant of what was vention has been published to the world, to the fact that the community was rather writer is also one of the inmates of the hope of inducing the Russians to with- a transient one, and therefore such art house, he cannot tolerate the feeling of draw the Convention. It may be that the treasuros as were acquired were taken having to participate in this certain Russians would finally agree to change home, Dr. Stanley said that as Curator of destruction. Certain corners have al- the Russo-Urga Convention to a Russo- the Museum he had felt it desirable to ready caught fire and time is only needed Chinese Convention, leaving a nominal have occasional lectures on matters con- to witness the destruction of the whole and shadowy sovereign right to China, nected with Chinese art. Continuing, hoedides Mongolia and Tibet are lost, and while they would sciec all the substantial embroidery was its chief charm. In actual The civilization of five thousand years is great sums of money to construct the pointed out that the colour of Chinese general partition of China draws nigh. rights in Mongolia. Russia borrowed manipulation of stitchery they have tho facility of a spider. The art of needle-doomed, and the days of our dear country Siberian Railway, she put forth her whole work is nearly as old as that of weaving, are numbered. Arise, patriots; a timely strength to fight with the Japanese, she lavished her roubles upon the Mongolian Since the construction of the Siberian she will abandon her projects there, materials that embroideries even Mor The condition of the policy on which ancient than the old bronzes do not now Railway the Bussians have been setting After acquiring what she wants she will

exist

Sericulture originated in China, an eye on our Mongolian territories; and no doubt bring her pressure to hear upon the defendant company relies is

na preparation whatsoever has been made this side of the Great Wall. At present, follows:-". The Insurance does not some 4,000 years ago, and it is reasonable" cover loss or damage by fire during to conclude that embroidery also origin by our Government along the tens of though she is still in the North of Mon- (unless it is proved by the insured that ated in China. Some of the earliest on thousands of li of the frontier. Hence galia we can feel her influence, but how the loss or damage was not occasioned broideries still existing were discovered the Russians made a demand under 30 much more would we feel it when abu thereby), or in consequence of invasion, in the Cave Temple of the Thousand Bud articles. Being absorbed in internal con- should become our immediate neighbour. dhng at Tun-Huang and date back printentions cur Government has entirely Having Mongolia as her military base of act of foreign enemy, riot, civil com

to the 10th century, that is, the Tass forgotten external aggressions, hence the operations she would sooner or later motion, rebellion, insurrection, military dynasty. It must be remembered when independence of Mongolin, Tibet and pounce down upon us, and we can almost or usurped power or martial law."

Now there is no question that the place dealing with any department of Chixco other places, were declared one by one foresee that the regions north of the Yellow

art, that China was mature before any of

Last summer when it was the most oppor. River are robbed from us, and then north of the fire was upon Chinese territory the present European untions existed tumo time to despatch a regiment of of the Yangtze liver, etc. The taking of and age combined with experience between the Friedrich Strasse on the cast Many influences inspired textile orna and the railway line on the west, on the ment, amongst which per Buddhism, troops to Irga to bring into subjection Mongolia is so easy a task and it enables W.N.W. of the German Concession at and the ceremonies of the court.

the rebel monk, rendering Russian her to secure more advantages in future, and skill can produce. Hankow, and that the time at which the The consummation of the art of textile assistance impossible, our Government Therefore it would not require a prophet Now to see that Russia would remain firm in fire began was between 7 and 8 p.m. on work came in the reign of Chien Lung, remained in suicidal passivity.

after the convention between the Russians her aggressive policy.

Our Government has been befooled by the 12th October, 1911. Was a state of A.D. 1738 to 1795, but during recent years civil commotion existing at that place the decadence has been most marked, as and Urga is published, the sluggard, the Bussians. In accordance with a and at that time? There can be no sort the country has been flooded with factory begins to arise, but is too late. A careful certain arrangement both countries should perusal of the so-called Russo-Urga con- have recalled their troops from Kobde, of doubt thus there was. The revolution Dunde goods. The "Cantou embroidery,

that the word etc. But we notice that while we have had broken out in Wuching on the which is synonymous with vulgarity is vention will show

made to suit a 'foreign taste," and for “Mongolia" denotes Outer and Inner evacuated Kobde and other places the opposite side of the River on 10th October, the special delectation of the globe-trotter on which day the Viceroy fled in early morning of the lith the German This has practically no artistic merit and volunteers were called out for the protec is a product of crude commercialism. tion of the German Concession, which Art textile work, so for as China is con was on the opposite side of the Friedrich Cerned, has sung its swan song and it will The Kinkiang sol. Strasse from the Han-chong-li; on the probably be many years before it makes will appoint a Resident in Mongolia.

its reappearance. The craft of the needle afternoon of the 12th October the Chinese is the most domestic and delicate of all police officers had bolted, and the Chinese arts and the origin of embroidery lies in civil arm was in abeyance. Between 6.7 the inherent tendency to beautify the p... before the fire, there was a dense home. crowd of bal characters in the Frie rich Strasse who were breaking into the shops with bamboos and carrying poles looting all property they could lay their bands

LOOTING AND BUENING BY ROLDIERS. The latest news from Kiukiang shows that affairs were not improving there last week. One night the old examination ball was burnt by incendiaries. Soldiers began looting, and two were arrested and executed.

The following day an affray occurred in the suburb. Soma Kiangsi soldiers gained entrance, passing the Kiskiong guards without lanterns. The password was demanded; not knowing it they ran. The guards fired, killing one of them. They replied with a volley which killed the guard

The Kiangai soldiers are close around Kiukiang demanding the recognition of General Ngo Yang. diers refuse to do so.

From Chengta (Szechuan province) it is reported that there is a reign of terror at Ningyuanfu owing to the fact that the troops who recently revolted are still undisbanded and are in the neighbour hood domineering the city.

THE ANTI-OPIUM CAMPAIGN.

OHEKIANG PROVINCE

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farmers of the Juian district had planted

active measures were taken by the officials and these have proved effective in prevent-out. ing cultivation.

LOOT IN THE RUSSO-JAPANESE

WAR.

tongolia, Three Eastern Provinces and Russians have secretly increased their Chinghal. By this master stroke Russia troops in Kobdo, Tao-nan and other intends to rob from China thousands and places. It is a grievous mistake te adopt thousands of miles of territory together such a stop-leking. Daily News. with their multi-millions of souls. She

rys, where the actual rebellion has taken place, is only an insignificant. corner, and how can it be made to include

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the whole above territories? : Let us next look at Tibet. Since the outbreak of the

A collision took place on the river at Revolution the Tibetan affairs have be- 405 pm, on Wednesday, the 9th inst.. some more and more complicated.. Great between a Norwegian and two Japanese Britain has forced us to desist from steamers, which was attended with loss Rebellion against the Manchu “THE VANITY OF PAPER VALUES.” sending an armed expedition there and of life, The Norwegian str. Chingtufa, Emperor had begun, the rule of law was

at the same time would not allow our1459 tons, Captain Sorlusen, engaged in During the war large quantities of Government to send delegates there. We inland navigation, was bound down river at an end, life and property were in the hands of the mob: a condition which Enssian stamps fell into Japanese hands have no means at present to communicate from the Nantao Bund, and when off the more than satisfies Lord Mansfield's in the way of capture, Those of which with Lhasse, and in fact Tibet has already mouth of the Soochow Creek, close to the definition of civil commotion in Langdale the authorities had cognisance amounted become another Urgs, although the Shanghai side, she got in the "chow chow water, and, dering over, she Some time ago it was reported that ther. Mason, I am convinced by the to 1,702,000 roubles in face value, com- secrot treaty has not yet been made know collided with the NYK. pontoon at

prising over 1,510,000 roubles in stamps to the world. The territories of this evidence of Capt. Supt. Grapow and of for official documents, over 159,000 roubles country are 4,740,000 square milos, and which were the N.Y.. str. Tachi Maru, the many German volunteers who testified in postage stamps, over 43,000 roubles in thousands of mow with poppy. very that this state of civil commotion was savings stamps, and over 810,000 roubles the inland provinces are only 1,310,000/ Captain Sakamoto, loading for Hankow, existing before and when this fire broke in certificate starps. Of these, the stamps square miles. If China be deprived of and the N.Y.K. Japanese liner Ori used for official correspondence between Mongolia and Tibet die, would lose at Mar, Captain Terada. After hitting That being so, condition 3 of the policy Government offices were of course of te unce 3,430,000 square miles, thus losing the pontoon with her bows, the Chingtufa noted above throws on the plaintiff the value to anybody but the owners." but practically three-fourths of her torri struck the Tachi Mari on the stern ZEISS Lurden of showing that the fire in the rest were sold off to whatever buyer tories. This loss is unparalleled in both quarter inflicting some damage round the commotion aud, was not occasioned more, the best of the Russian Govern. wait and mudern histories of the works of the river steamer, derailer hearing this distribution of would. Within million square the railings, thereby. The plaintiff's case is that the promptly cancelled the issue, changed the miles there are Kuanlung, Hsiau Tient, being torn adrift. The moorings of fire orginated at a tailor's shop. Now designs, and prohibited the use of old Shan nad Al-tai mountain ranges, the the Tachi Marr were loosened by the wat account does the tailor himself give stamps. The buyers found themselves the only placca in China where gold veins are shock of the collision and she was forced of this fire! Tung Ching-sing sworn possessors of large quantities of stampa I lived at No. 16 Hanchong-li Q. What which were of only becond inte value in The military the waste-paper market. do you remember of the firet A. I Had authorities have now taken them back at taking rolls of satin from the case and the prices originally paid, and have burnt by accident a roll of satin fell on the fell and broke. Then the fire caught the rerichment, remarks the Japan Chronicle

the vanity of clothing." We are asked to believe that but if the lesson in when all his workmen were out, when per values is learnt the money will not

be altogether wasted. storming and looting of shops was going on all round him, this man with the help of an apprentice and a cook was engaged in the very inopportune work of taking satin from a case, thus emulating the ineffable calm of that Charlotte, who,

Without exception all the poppy has been destroyed, without loss of life, and without serious opposition. Reiter's Cor- respondent states that he has personally been over the distt b, otherwise he would not have thought it possible that such large areas could have been so effectively cleared. Great credit is due to the offi- cials concerned.

Pingyanghsion is also free of poppy.

natives there call them

Reuter's correspondent has been through table and upset the lump and the lamp them. It is hard lines in these days of re- which may serve vary well for military a safe position, and as soon as it was

Yahtsinghsien and seen none, and Wen- chow itself, too, is clear of poppy.

SZECHUAN PROVINCE.

Opium smuggling from Ningyuanfu to the Chengtu and Kistingfu districts con- tinues persistently. Various methods are employed. For instance, & lady mission ary recently captured two barels of opium containing 44 packages to the value of 25,000 which was being forwarded under the church seal.

The missionaries last week escorted these barrels to a public street and, in the presence of the officials, saw the pack- ages burned.

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stern of the Omi Maru, which sustained ing excellent horses and ponies are pro- some damage. As soon as the collision 12 duced-the heaven's horses which are by no means occurred the tug boat Fuller proceeded inferior to those produced in Arabia, and

to the scene and towed the Chingtufu to purposes. Therefore we cannot afford to ascertained that she had not sustained sustain such losses.

any serious damage she proceeded on her Availing themselves of the opportunity voyage. Later it was learned that when of our internal trouble the Russians have the collision between the Norwegian caudeored our territories and viol vessel and the pontoon took place a lated or sovereign rights, and there umber of Chinese passengers were sm- should be upthing left for our Govern barking on board the Tachi Muru, and ment to dreide but to defend our rights the force of the shock was so great, that ARREST OF A PAMILY ON A STEAMER.

against the enemy. We must suppress the into the river and were carried away by three passengers fell from the pontoon Charged with being connected with a internal rebellion. Why should the great international bank swindle, involv mester of a house be obliged to listen to a usual voyage ap river last night and the the current. The Tachi Maru loft on her ing upwards of £200,000, Mr. Antonio stranger who, contending for the owner- "Went on cutting broad and butter." Musica, New York hair merchant, was ship of the property, claims that he has Omi Maru will sail on Saturday-

requires that the arrested at New Orleans last month with bought the house from a rebellious ser

his four sous and two daughters on the independent origin of the fire should be eve of their sailing for Honduras. All vant! Is there room left for negotiation on such an act of highway robbery t were lodged in the New Orleans gaol to

After a few days allowed, for the with- order that the probability that the fire await extradition to New York. clearly shown by trustworthy evidence in was occasioned by the rioters should be

In the pockets of the men and the hats drawal of such underhand treaties it is overborne. Not only is the plaintiffs' and stockings of the daughters were the duty of the Government to send troops account of the cause of the fire improbable, found upwards of £100,000 in cash and to maintain our sovereign rights. It is but their evidence generally is untrust negotiable paper. The city officials stated most surprising to see our Government worthy Their Chinese witnesses all to-night that since his arrest Mr Musicn knocking all the time at the door of who was travelling as "Mr. Martinez," the energy humbly seeking in vain for agree that they saw no commotion, no police, no volunteers and no crowd, at has confessed to swindling twenty-five negotiatives with a die hops that the the very time that it is proved beyond banks in the United States, in London, aggressor may finally repent and that a doubt by Capt. Supt. Grapow and by and in German cities.

compromiss may be arrived at. Patriotic many Germani volunteers, whose evidence The arrest was marked by a dramatic sontiments have been wrought up to such was given in a straightforward way that incident.

a high pitch, promises of men and nuts compelled belief, that the crowd of looters

have showered in, and there is no reason in the Friedrich Strasse was so bad at about 7 that Capt. Grapow expected to

why the Government should hesitate any be cut off and had to go back for reinforesments and that at about 8 the street in question had to be cleared by The Government hopes to secure the ser-bayonet charge by the company in force. vices as Adviser to the Salt Inspectorate of Sir Richard Lane, formerly Inspector Ore of Excise and Salt in India, who is admittedly one of the highest authuri ties in the world on salt administration.

The following Co-Managers have already been selected :--

It is alleged that the soldiers who are returning to Chengtu from Ningyuanfu are secreting large quantities of opium in their clothes and pockets.

REORGANISATION OF THE SALT ADMINISTRATION.

ADVISERSHIP OFFERED TO SIR RICHARD LANE, China is actively proceeding with the reorganisation of the Salt Administra

tion

gain the Chinese say the wind was blowing front the river, so that it would have carried the fire, from No. 16, the tailor a shop, back into Han-chong-li; whereas it is proved by the Custorns the 12th was blowing from the north-west, force 1, exactly in the contrary direction a direction which would have caused.

observations that the wind at G:p.m. on

All the prisoners were asleep

more.

It has been the argument of the Govern mont that as we have been stricken by poverty and weakness, there has been no other way left but by negotiations, and old to argotiations to succo ful issuo our loss would be smaller.

ME CHURCHILL WILL NOT BEOPEN OLD QUARREL

In the House of Commons last month Major Archer-Shee (C., Central Finsbury) asked the First Lord whether his atten tion had been drawn to a letter recently published which was written by Vire Admiral Sir Percy Scott on January 13th, 1908, while commanding the First Cruiser Squadron, under the higher command of Lord Charles Heresford, in which Bir Percy Scott asked the editor of a periodi cal to send him 200 copies of the paper in which an article appeared attacking the Admiral, and whether he was aware that copies of this journal were sent to every officer and every ship in the Fleet.

Mr. Churchill said he had seen the

in their berths and the steamer was about to sail when detectives entered and placed them under arrest. While the men were struggling the two daughters made a futile attempt to throw £50,000 in cur- renty, concealed in their stockings and picture hats, into the Mississippi River. Several creditors of the Musica concern to-day filed a petition of bankruptcy, and everal of the victimised banks declair it their belief that the Musicas were operat ing with an internacional gang, who acted aries there will be, zip hope of success

s plain that we part with our article referred to. He did not think it in collusion to defraud foreigt sebange for the negotiations. There is no sugh houses in New York, London, Paris, and thing as preserving sovereign rights when Itome by means of fraudulent bills of

o territories ape seized by others. lading and worthless drafts.

Jegotiations have already taken place it no step has been gained. The Russi

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would be in the interests of the public STUDY service to reopen a controversy of dro years ago, and he did not propose to OF delay Sir Perey Scott's retiral from the Navy, until the matter was investigated.

Lord C. Beresford (C, Portsmouth) any way with the question on the paper. Ahout eight months ago the ulitor of the paper handed him the original letter, an} he (Lord Charles) returned it, saying that he could take no action with regard to the matter and was content to leave his reputation in the hands of his brother officers and those who had served with him. That was his attitude then, and it had remained so ever since. (Cheers.)

A Japaneso, Mr. Tei Negassina former the flames to extend over the Friedrich led to gaol the father seized a revolver Minister has become wore and mor later said he had had nothing to do in HE

Strass, as deposed to by the German from the pocket of his son Philip and

was prevented tubborn. Ho knows full well that at the present juncture China is not ir volunteers, who had all they could do to attempted suicide, but stand their ground and keep the flames after a struggle with the detectives, back from Messrs. Arnold, Karberg & Co.'s Godown on the other side of that

ly Japanese Consul-General at Tientsin, where he made an elaborate study of the

He is Changlo Sul Administration. brother of the Chinese Secretary of the Japanese Legation in Peking,

A German, Herr Mohr, has been ap pointed on the recommendation of the Deutsche Asiatische Bank, He has made a special study of salt administration in Shanglung, where he will remain.

A Danish subject. Mr. Gimbel, the well known chemist and engineer, who will probably go to the Lianghuni Administra- tion.

10 Irishman, Mr. Cooper, a graduate of the School of Economics, London, and Intterly a Professor of Peking University. Mr. Cooper is an able accountant and is already attached to the Head Office of the Salt Inspectorate.

An American, Mr. Palmer, a graduate of Cornell University, goes to Now-

chwang.

A Frenchman has also been appointed, but his name has not yet been disclosed.

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I should notice that one of the German Kari volunteers who gave evidence, Riefling, said that he saw three fires in Han-chong-li at the same time, one the Friedrich Strasse, one towards the railway, that is, on the west side, and une towards the race course, that is, on The insured houses were the north. situato towards the north-wout of the Han-chong-li block, and, looking to the direction of the wind, they were more likely to have been caught by either of the two latter fires than by the fire at the

tailor's shop on the Friedrich Strasse.

For the above reasons I think that the

plaintiffs have failed to discharge the burden which is up. them of showing that the fire was not occasioned by civil commotion: and, I give judgment for the defendant company with costs on the special scale.

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