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(A) The Automatic Sustaining Pedal operates the sustaining pedal at the "proper time.

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(C) The Metrostyle in the exclusive device of the "Pianola" Plane that enables the perforiper to play with all the expres aion of a skilled musician

(D) The Suft Pulal Lover, (or half blow) makes the most delicate effects possible, particularly when the soft and sustain ing pedals are used together.

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(E) The Loud (or Sustaining) Feds Laver may be used to obtains austained ringing tone independently of the automatic sustaining pedal.

Graduated Accompaniment (F) The

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(H) The Silent Lever enables the perfor

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PROPOSED AIR SERVICE IN CHINA.

VIEWS OF CANTON NEWSPAPERS.

Canfor

CANTON. November 4th. The Beuter wire from London announc ing the signing of an agreement between the Vickers Company and the Peking Government about the purchase of British aeroplanes for the establishment of an air service for China is now commented on by the majority of the vernacular papers in The Cantonese are of the opinion that. in order to show its impartiality. Vickers should also conclude in agree ment with the South-Western Government as modern aeroplanes are also required for services in this part of China until re unification has been effected between the North and the South, when the south

CANTON NEWS.

November 19th-

XWANOTUNO'S INDEPENDENCE. DAY,

BOXER INDEMNITY O

the

On hearing that one of the Powers has proposed to return the Boxer Indemnity to China, the Military Government has requested all the other Powers to follow the example, so that the money may be

PEKING NOTES - [NROM QUR OWN CORRESPONDANT.)

PIKING, November 4th.

INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP.

On Sunday night was held the in- nugural meeting of the International Christian Fellowship. This organisation is intended to meet the spiritual needs of the returned Chinese Christian students

together in a religious atmosphere which is unattainable at present, as each attend

as Prime Minis their respective services und do not meet Ini a place commen to both.

A

CHINMEN TOWER RESTORED TO CHINESE

CUSTODY.

cont-..

The eighth anniversary, of Kwangtung's | THE "NEW CABINET. Independence was celebrated in Canton,

The political situation in "Peking is yesterday with

a parade in which much easier than it has been for quite and to bring Chiosa and foreigners 39 out of the 7 guilds took part. The time. On Friday, the House of Repre procession occupied about three hours in sentatives approved the nomination of passing a given point. The students did General Chin Yung-peng not take part as they had to march 10ter, by an overwhelming majority. the Military Government and to yanens of the Tuchun and Civil Governor fact, the few votes recorded against him

The beautifal pavilion on the Tartar to demand the release of their afeven were probably intended to remove any

city wall above Chienmen gate the best were not cast in any real spirit of op colleagues who had been arrested by the impression of a mechanical movement and police for creatingon disturbance in front

returned to Chinese custody on November the Senate's equally overwhelming ea of the Sincere Company's premises last position. Such a view is confirmed by preserved in the city, was ceremonially at. During the mutiny of the troops in Saturday!

dorsement to day of his nomination.

had assumed the presidency: the few days ago, it was announced that the Peking early in 1912. after Yuan Shih-ku Cabinet selection was complete with the

in the capital decided that, as a military' otception of the Ministries of Interior anders of the Foreign Legation Guards and Justice. To-day. I learn that General measure, the pavilion should be occupied Wa Ping-hsiang, Chief of Metropolitan by foreign troops. This duty was assign Police, has been persuaded to withdrawed to the marines forming the American his objections to promotion to Cabinet Legation Guard who have occupied it Shum Miag-shu." Director of the Can-rank and will, after all, accept the port ever since, except for a few hours on the " ton-Sanshui Bailway, tendered his refolio of the Interior. By the time these day that Yuan Shib-kni's funeral cortege notes appear in print, the Cabinet should left the Forbidden City and passed signation yesterday as he is unable to meet the military expenditure as the have been submitted to Parliament and through the Chienmen to the railway revenue from traffic is seriously decreas the administration

station, whence it was transported to his native place in Honan. On that occasion the American marines were withdrawa and were repinced by Chinese soldiers, who held the tower during the passing of the curlege underneath. Some time ago, the Commander-in-Chief of the Peking Gendarmerie made a request for the re- trocession of the tower. The Diplomatic Corps, after consideration, gave their con- sent. and the pavilion was ceremonially

devoted to educational purposes. RAWAY AFFAIRS.

Western air service will be handed to Peking for amalgamation. It is get ly regarded as an agreement in favour of British interests because there is the rumour that £900.000 has been handed to Peking for administrative purposes.

AUTONOMY OF OUTER MONGOLIA | ing

ATTITUDE OF THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT.

PEXING. November 3th.

The Asiatic News Agency understands that the Chinese Government has not arrived at any fant decision about the renouncement of the autonomy of Outer Mongolia and that nothing definite will be decided in this important international matter until the return of Mr. Lu from Paria

!

General Hsu is now in Urga but he is merely studying local conditions for the information of the Peking Government. General Hsu is interested in his frontier defences scheine and has not been powered to sign any agreement with, the Erga "Living Buddha.

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The representatives from Outer Mon" golia are now staying in the Board of Thibetan and Mongolian Affairs.

"It is reported that passengers are always complaining of the bad treatment accorded to them by the staf and the police of the Sunning Railway Company which has suffered considerable losses owing to improper management and has raised excessive loans to keep the concern ruaning.

afterwards

be working at full strength Most foreigners an inclined to view the new Premier's advent with unusual hope Efficiency ought to distinguish, his con- ducts of public acairs, in so far ne it is. possible, in existing gircumstances. Eis Cabinet is not all that it might be, but, Lought to all the place until appoint- The Military Government has instructments are made differently than at pre- In this connection. I feel con ed the Minister of Communication to sens. permit registration of the Canton-Macao strained to quote from Dean Swift. Re-restored to Chinese authority on Satar- garding "The Academy at Lagade" he Railway Company.

says, "In the school of political pro-

STUDENTS ACTIVE IN SWATOW,

AN ABSENAL IN LUNGCHOW.

day by the American Legation Guard As a matter of fact, the American block

day purposes. house on the wall is ample for present

HOTEL DE PEKIN.

The contrast between the former modest

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A report states that the students are Sectors I was but ill entertained--the in conflict with the police in Swatow as professors appearing in my judgment, they were not allowed to interfere with wholly out of their senses, which is a the importation of certain "low grade" scene that never fails to make me melan- goods "imported by the Electric Light choly. These unhappy people were pro-little building on the Glacis, which was Company. The Superintendent of Police posing schemes for persuading monarchs used as the Hotel de Pekin and the new

Grand Hotel de Pekin is remarkable. has requested immediate instructions to to choose favourites upon the score of extensive structure now known deal with the students.

their wisdom, capacity, and virtue; of much as anything else, it demonstrates teaching ministers to consult the public

the past decade" and illustrates that the A message from Nanning states that the good; of rewarding merit, great abilities. how greatly Peking has changed within POSITION OF MR. TANG SHAO-YI

Arsenal in Langchow, which General Luknad eminent services of instructing former exclusiveness of the capital has Wing-ting ordered to be built, has been princes to know their true interest, by departed for ever! When completed, the SHANGH, November 3th. The report about the withdrawal of bis completed and the manufacture of muni- placing it on the same foundation with hotel will have a frontage of 375 feet and that of their people; of choosing for a capacity of 250 rooms. Its roof garden resignation by Mr. Tang Shao-yi is un-tions has been commenced.

employments persons qualified to exercise affords a magnificent view of Peking and true. Mr. Tang will not do this until the

them, with many other wild impossible political squabbles in Canton have been

chimeras that never before entered into the Western Hills, and as

before winter has stripped the trees, the solved and he is given full powers to

the heart of man to conceive.

capital seems a veritable garden city. THE FINANCIAL OUTLOOK, re-open the negotiations with Peking.

The now building is to be opened on without segret or private hindrance. Both

January 1st. PALING BACES:

Mr. Tang Shao-yi and Mr. Wong Yi-tang

are still in Shanghai.

SHANTUNG RESENT RECEPTION.

GIVES TO SEW. JAPANESE COMMANDER.

W

HONGKONG DEFENCE CORPS.

NOTICE

need now,

To what extent the, financial situation Hongkong Rife League. A practice

shoot for possible and probable has been improved by the conclusion of the ioan for $30,000,000, with American members of the Hongkong Defence bankers as arranged by Heu Un-yuad,

Peking races, which are arranged for Corps teams will take place at has yet to be shown, for details are stili

next Friday, Saturday and Sunday, re- King's Park Range on Saturday, lacking. There is no doubt that a con tract of the nature indicated se been

present the most ambitious effort

attempt- 15th inst., commencing at 2.30 p.m. completed, but infurmation regardinged by the Club. Originally arranged for two days, the meeting has been extended Arrangements will be made for assistance has not yet been released. One thing

advanced certain; money. will not be

by a third day, owing to the number of and instruction to be given on the without proper safeguards. No more ponies entered from. Tientsin as well as wasteful from Peking. All that is required for its Range to anyone requiring same. funds will be available for

military purposed. An interesting side success is a continuation of the present" Members of the Corps possessing light on the transaction under notice is unusually fine autumn weather no sug aperture sights are invited to bring the interest which it has aroused in gestion of winter being evident so far.

Tokyo, sufficient to warrant his Excel SUNGARI TROUBLES them.

Russo-Chinese questions are by American Legation The answer

means settled yet. Several outstanding lency Mr. Obata addressing inquiries to vouchsafed him has not been made public, differences were removed last month by The man in the street, however, knows the agreement between the two, Govern-

Chinese navigation. more regarding the outcome of the menta

regarding

this Japanese Minister's inquiries at the rights on the Sungari, but apparently, British Legation regarding the alleged another incident has happened in British aeroplane loan. It was made locality. According to a report received here, Russian soldiers fired at Chinese clear to bis Excellency that the transac

gunboats on the Sungari, in consequence tion in question was a straight purchase and was not in the nature of a loan. It of which the Government has lodged the American loan, report be true, it is protest with the Russian Legation, add- ing the threat that if the Russian troops obvious that the independent action of continued to interfere with the Chinese the United States must prove disconcer ing to Japan and ought to demonstrate unboats on the river all Russian importa

would he stopped. posed new Consortium.

Ammunition, should be purchased at

Headquarters not later than p.m., on Saturday, 15th inst.

G. E. STEWART, Capt.,'

Adjutant, H.K.D.C. Hongkong, November 12th., 1910.

NEW PREMIER OF CHINA,

DIFFICULTIES IN FORMING A CABINET-,

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PEEING, November 5th.

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PEKING NOTES.

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TSINAN, November 3rd." The members of the Provincial Assem bly of Shantung are severely criticising the civil and military guvernais for their excessive reception given to the new Japanese commander from Tsingtao, who recently visited Tsiana en route for the inspection of the Japanese guards along the Tsinan-Kinochow line. They re- gard such treatment as too extravagant | for a Japanese Major-General for all the Chinese troops were called out to receive bit. The members maintain that this sort of abject attitude will further increase Japanese arrogance in China. ·

REDS ADVANCE AGAINST OMBK"?

The nomination of General Chia Yun- the unwisdom of keeping out of the prREPATRIATION OF ENEMY FR18ONERS. peng to the Premiership, has been passed

A rather interesting communication BOLE ASSIGNED TO AMERICAN CONTINGENT.

by the two Houses of Parliament with

appears in the North Chine Star from overwhelming votes, but, owing to squab"

From 48 last week, the Feking notes one of the interred enemy prisoners in HARBIN, November 4th. bles between the leaders of the various With reference to the alleged seizure of political factions over the distribution or jumped, on Thursday to 58, an app. China, pointing out that repatriation of a portion of the seventy thousand new ministerial seats in the new Cabinet,ciation which was not long maintained, enemy prisoners has been carried out in

Lamely, ministers and viceministers, the as they had fallen next day to 53. "They Britain, France and Italy but not rifles from the American Government to Lew Government cannot be formed until ought to rise again in view of the fact China. There are, says this writer

that the Government is being recommend 100 former Austro-Hungarian s the Omak Government at Chita, the next week.

The chief difficulty lies in the selec-ed by the Financial Commission to float the internment camp at Asiatic News Agency understands that

of suitable officials for the important a short term loan of $30,000,000 in order but only about 40 of these can now be the incident has been closed because of and lucrative posts of Minister of Fia to effect complete redemption. It is, counted as Austro-Hungarians, the re the interception of the Japanese troops.ance and Minister of the Interior..

General Wu Ping-hsiang still refuses indeed, scandalous that Government bank mainder being really allies who should notes should have been allowed to remain be sent home by their respective Govern ments. In addition to these, there are The American troops, with their rifles, to accept the post of Home Minister while so long under par. It is more than three about 40 Germans who constituted the years since the so-called moratoriums was former German Legation Guard. quarter- were subsequently permitted to start for the nomination of Chang Chih-tan, now thoir Anzi destination without fighting Vice-Minister of War, to this post is deelnred with the ostensible object of re-ed at Hai-tien, near the Summer Palace

meeting with

strong opposition from the

taining silver in the capital in order On the score of humanity, these men ask. between the Americans and General powerful Ar-fu lenders romoted Finance to prevens troops from mutisying during to be repatriated. Semenoff's Comseks in the vicinity of the Minister, but the question as to who the parlous days, which preceded the JAPANESE POST OFFICES...... Chita railway station. The rifles have should succeed him as Vice-Minister is tragic end of Yuan Shih-kai

Whether exchange be high or low... Wu Ting chang, Mr.scrupulous financiers have utilised the

China always seems to suffer. Postally safely arrived at Omsk and they are said still unsettled. to be part of a large consignment of arms sao Ju-lin's nominee, will not be re- possibilities thus afforded for profitable China is suffering, heavily by reason of;

the enhanced price of silver. appointed Vice-Minister of Finance, but speculation in these notes.

For sold to the Siberian Government, by the he will become the head of the Currency AMERICAN-BRITISH-CHINESE CLUB,

stance, it is possible to purchase, roughly United States Government.

Heform Bureau

General Chin interviewed President An interesting movement, inaugurated speaking, two vens worth of stamps for

one dollar in any

any Japanese Peet Office Owing to the advance of the Reds, it this morning about the formation of in Shanghai, has been successfully fol- China. Consequently, the Chinese Govern is hoped that the Allied armed forces in his new Government, but there was no owed in Tientein where the American ment is being deprived of revenue

British-Chinone Club has been formed in which it entitled. Taking advantage Siberia, especially the Japanese, will final decision.

-According to the opinion of disinterest | order to provide a meeting place for theat exchange; business peop medium are bonding render material aid to the Omsk forces at

ed persons, all influential officials and three nationalities. Its value, socially packa

packages from China through

Office with the result Further, it is reliably reported politicians are fighting hard for their and commercially, la manifest, and it is of the Japanese among responsible authorities that there own interests and the interests of their hoped that the example of these two that, in Peking alone, qver $10,000 worth factions over political spoils so that cition will not be neglected in Peking, of packages were sent abroad last month, is no serious dissension between General nothing will be decided until, every man where such a need bae long been felt: depriving the Chinese Government of

The Political troubles are delaying the for

of dollars worth of revenue: Graves, commanding the american con has also holds the whip hand so that mation of the contemplated Bino-Foreign Peking is, of course, a non-treaty port tingent in Biberis, and Admiral Koltchak every ministerial seat must have ite Club in spite of the fact that the Gov. Consider the volume of business done it ns-the-principal daty of the American spproval, otherwise it will surely be ernment is prepared to hand over the the front porte, consider the internas

This shows the troops is to safeguard the railways with, jected by

domestic power and influence of this political large yamen behind Reginés building communication between the 113-Japanese unt interfering in Russia's

party in Peking politics at the present overlooking the British and Easalan post offices in China; and one is able to More than say other city in realine the amount of postal revenue lost

to China. homent, and nobody can predict how glacis.

China, Peking is ripe for its A.B.0. long its life will last

oace.

| affairs.

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