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CABLES.

LATEST CABLES, (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] FINANCIAL CONFERENCE.

BEITISH PRESS COMMENT IS

RESTRAINED. "

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Listus, January 11th. Comment on the Allied Agreement is generally restrained nending clarification

Touched is considered quite satisfactory

us fir as it goes.

The Chore MAIN

THE HONGKONG "DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, JANUARY 13TH, 192%

LÁTEST CABLES.

MR. CHARLES HUGHES. GENEROUS TRIBUTES BY BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON, January 11th. Tributes, couched in the most generous terms, are paid to Mr. Charles Hughes. 1.

Secretary of State, on his retines ment, by all papers, They deserike him as an undeniably dig "statesman, who of the positions but the compromise made, himself an honoured place. He is recognised as having been the real pro- motor of the Washington Conference and to have done much to secure America's intervention in the reparations difficulties. VIEWS OF FRENCH PRESS."

Paris, January, 12th. Pertinax writing in Echo de Pupic expresses the opinion that Mr. Hughes designed because he is inclined

it will be a definite gain if the two main points on the agenda namely allotment of the Dawes scheme receipts and the disposal of the pancers of the Franco-Belgian occupa tion of the Ruhr-do not recur at

futur gonference.

M. HERRIOT SATISFIED.

PARIS, January 12th.

is dia has interviewed. M. Herriot,

and the Senate.

FAR EASTERN CABLE POLITICAL SITUATION

NEWS.

THROUGH DEFIER'S AGENCY.] SINGAPORE BASE.

IMPORTANT AIR STATION MAY BE ESTABLISHED.

IN CHINA.

(THROTCH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI" HOSTILITIES.

WILL IT

ENTAL FURTHER FIGHTING

PIRLIC OPINION DIVIDED.

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Losbox, January 11th. The city Expres says that the

SHANGHAI, January 19th. establishment of a large and important

Public opinion, boga Foreign and air station at Singapore will be con- sidered, in connection with the, avaiChinese appears divided nigarding the significance of" the hostilities near Shang hai. Some think it is merely of local importance: others beliers it was prob ably inspired from Peking and may bring about

a 'general resumption of

base.

DR. SUN YAT SEN.

A FULL FLEDGED AMERICAN..

An Old Honolulu Resident," writ ing from Shanbaikwan, to the Peking. Doily News says:-

the

war.

The exponents of the latter view point out that the fighting synchronised with Marshut Chang Tso Lin's departure from

I was very much interested to read to participate in European affairs, inthe letter of Eric Lawson, Ja, Polite

Commissioner of Bangkok, in disagreement with Bresident Coolidge Lo ex produced prently Tientsin for Mukden. They draw atten- she forgiving badly "Pes, that Dr.on, also, to the continual recruiting ous Sun Yat Sen glaimed American citize ship when he was in ian sue years part of Feng Yu Hsiang. Sun Yach

As an old resident of Honolulu, ble nditions and the results would be on Anglo-American policy. Mr. Krl it have good reason to know that Dean Hu Ching Yi and the fact that

who the Financial Conference was arrying on its work under most favour-

<ortably abay talabb,- Hipote,

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CARMEN CARLENI

SMALLER POWERS HEARD.

PARIS. January 11th." The opinmitted of experts entrusted with preparing the ground work of the Foancial Conference this muruing beard statements by the Finance Ministers of 1 smaller Powers, such as Roumania ald Serbia, who did not participate in ti preparation of the preliminary re- port and wished to protest against cer- Main points in the "report concerning them.

The committee also heard Viscount Isis with regard to Shantung, and the Brusilan Ambassador with regard to the German properties sequestrated in Brazil.

All questions were settled 10 the utisfaction of the parties.

ADHUNTS KOT DIVULGED.

Later.

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it is learned that the details of the agreement wf the Coureuse published From French source are mainly accurate

regard to broad principles," out any gures of the amounts payable to the ferent Powers are шете Hess,

Le Petit mirual declares Mr. Kellogs has strive for years to achieve a com

log's assumption of office probably will nigan consolidation and development” of an Anglo-American entente,

Le Journal interprets the resignation fir. Hughes and the appointment of Mr. Kellogg as rupaning that the United States recognise. thas in regard to the Dawes plan they cannot participate in European affairs without entanglement. therein.

WHO WILL SÜCCEED KELLOGG I

WARINGTON, January - 11th. The Animassador to Berlin, Mr. Hough ton, nuw appears the most favoured candidate for the London Ambassador. ship in succession to Mr. Kellogy.

The appointment would be in accord with the policy of promotions adopted by the Administration.

It is understood President Coolidge is anxious to retain Mr. Herriek in the French Ambassadorship, which is regard- ed as the most important after the British, owing to Mr. Herrick's grasp of French affairs.

BOARD OF TRADE RETURNS.

LONDON, January 19th. The Board of Trade returns for Decen ber are: imports £111,600,000 and exports £69.307.00.

Compared to November the figures show

Sun Yat Sen had every right to claim laiuo Yao Nan's appointment as Tupan American citizenship. Although his

of Haph was intended to check Eu torefathers for several generations back were Chinese, apart from his American Ching Yi's march against Hankow, where citizenship conferred upon him by virtue of his being born in Honolulu his mother, he intended to take over the Hanyang was a Hawaiian woman (and therefore | Arsenal.

andl American subject) an over both grandmothers were also natives of Hawaii (Americu subject). So if Dr. Sun Yat Sen would not be classed as an American citizen, I should like to know who could."

more"

On the ther hand, official circles are pot greatly agitated over "the Shangbal

CANTON NEWS. [FROM OCK CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. } THE NEW YEAR SETTLEMENT.

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ARMED ROBBERS. TWO GANGS IN ACTION YESTERDAY.

Armed robbers continue to ply their

ficus trade in our midst abnost daily. About noon yesterday) ve men, of whom one carried a revolver, and two a

It will be exceedingly fortunate in Canton in the coining settlement before the Chinese New Year, if the marchanis are able to collect more than 40 per cent of their outstanding accounts, is a lead- dagger apiece, entered the apartment of a Chinese accountant at No. 100, Apha ing vernacular paper's comment on the

Street. While the, bccupants were held business situation. The reign of terror

at bay by the armed men, the other two under the Bolshevist administration fo gether with the unceasing levy of ex-jewellery, the total value of which is not

robbers collected a quantity of cash and.

orbitant war taxes and. Persecution merchants on charges of treason against the Kuomintang régine are killing all lines of trade. The Canton Customis re- venue, an index to local trade for 1521, has shown a decrease by Tha" 104,$60. The 1924 collection was only Tls. 3,741,100

A SALT FAMINE FEARED, To relieve the salt femine feared in districts in South Hunan, accessible through Canton, it has been decided by the Canton-Hankow Railroad, Kwangtung Section, to exempt salt transportation from the 20 per cent. increase on tariff raten.

Since the Kuomintang military control of the line, the tariff has been several times revised, the present rates being about 57 per cent. higher than the days, before Bolshevist control.

TROUBLES OF DYE, INDUSTRY.

stated in the Police report.

FAILURE AT WYNDHAM STREET

Five men, armed with revolvers, visit- ed No. 39, Wyndham Street, at 6p.z yesterday, but were frightened of balore they could steal anything. It is believed the robbers were alarmed on hearing

approaching footsteps.

S.S. " AMHERST."

WELL-KNOWN VESSEL BECOMES CHINESE GUNBOAT,

The Master of the ss. Bornra has “re- ported to the Harbour Officer that the ss. Amherst is at Heihow, al has be- come a Chinese gunboat,

to Chinese, then Chilean and now back to Chinesa:

In spite of her small dimensions, at one time the Ambres was engaged in running to Adelaide and Fremantle the sandelwood trade.

The Anderst is 'n vessel with a history- The un-dyeing industry in YamgThe vessel, 241 tons not, was built in and towns along the Cauton-Sambut 16 by Messrs. Blackwood and Gordon Railroad, which has been suspended for

at Glasgow. The ship came from Sing the last two months as a protest against pove where it was employed in the store. further war taxation, hy the Kuomintang carrying trade, In the course of her Bolshevists controlling the territory, will

New Year to avert the usual necessary he closed altogether before the Chinese career the Amherst has changed her flag year-end settlements among the Chinese husiness men

This industry involves more than a million dollars worth of capital in Yam-po alone, giving employ situation, asserting that Lu. Yung Hsiangment to thousands of men and women in.

the neighbourhood. has been instructed to take the necessary

OPIUM BURNING. The 37th burning of opium and opium- magres to enforce his authority; and there is no real danger of Feng Yusmoking utensils took place in front of the Canton Customis, West Band, on Old Honolulu Resident's letter refisiang striking while a portion of the January 12th, when articles destroyed in. cluded native opium, 142.50 taels: foreign garding Dr. Sun Yat Sen's parentage and birthplace, published in the 'eking Fengtien troops is engaged in Kiangan.

op 7 taels; opium utensils to the Daily News this morning, throws light

It is reported today that Feng has value of Hk. Tha 157.33; and other regarding certain alts of his in Canton

articles. which had been puzzling us for a long applied for another month's le LIMESTONE MONOPOLY WANTED. time.

fact which does not tend to clear up the Mr. Lo Shan Chiu, of Tsing Yuen, is situation,

One of Sun Yat Sen's Vitis," writing to the Peking paper, says:

"It had been, a wonder to the Chi ese how a Chinese could uproot all Chin- ese traditions the way he did in his efforts to raise money in Kwangtung. called his native Province. Bad as it was to depend for his means of support on the revenue derived from the taxes on the brothels, prostitutes, opium and gambling dens, such means might be excused when it comes to a pinch.

But when he imposari a tax on the colis deposited in the temples while awaiting burial, and ordered his ner-

of the temples into the streets when

LOOTING AT SHANGHAL

1.

SHANGRAI, January 12th, There was some Jooting by Chang Yuen Ming's scattered soldiers in the Chinese City this morning, but it was not serious. The police, for the most part, are able to control the situation there

Two companies of Volunteers were, de mobilised this afternoon, two others are

increases of £12,660,000 and £1,157,000cenaries to threw the dead bodies out till standing by.

icasmuch as important factors, suco us the total German deliveries in kind dur ing the occupation of the Kuhr, are a respectively. yees, to valuation by the Reparations Comm.ssion.

It is agreed that Belgium fold receive a full eight per cent. of the reparations during the first Dawes year, and possibly the second if necessary in order to extinguish her priority. Other wise, Belgium will receive during the second year, 4-12 per

plus the AI. residuum of two milliards of gold marks, priority to which had been conceded her |

- which has not yet been paid.

MIC.C. IN AUSTRALIA.

RAIN SPOILS MATCH AGAINST

BALLARAT."

BALLARAT, January 12th. The match between the M.C.C. and fifteen of Ballarat was drawn.

In reply to the home side's first innings: of jea, the LC.C. scored 290.

Heurne scored 50 and Kilner 04." Bal Une hundred and sixty million gollarnt had lost 13 wickets for 151 runs anarks will be debited to Dawes Annai when rain fell at 5.5 p.m. and the match ties for the costs of the French and had to be abandoned. Austen scored 61. Belgian armies of occupation. This sum; Howell took 5 wickets for 33 and will defray the cost of the difference Tyldesley si for 37. between the maintenance of the troops in Germany and at home.

EARLIER CABLES.

INTERNATIONAL RUGBY..

NEW ZEALANDERS GAIN

ANOTHER. VICTORY.

As fegards the British and American greement the army costs will be spread over 20 years from the Wadsworth Agreement, of May, 1993, while pay- ment of reparations is extended over the whole period of the Dawes annui- ties in the form of a mixed percentage beginning

frow the extinction of

PARIS, January 11th. Belgian priority.

The New Zealand Rugby team, the All Blacks," defeated the French fifteen The British have not accepted the American figure of 250 million dollars by 37 points to 5. The match was played

to day at Colomhes.

coin.

POLITICS IN GERMANÝ,

DOCTOR LUTHER TRYING TO

FOR MINISTRY.

as American reparations, and promiss agreement provides for пл Annual percentage, the capital value of which w be less than the American figure.

America will receive po interest expect op arrears between May, 1923, anc the commencement of the pay. ments to America under the Dawes Plan.

BERLIN, January 11th. The British attach most importance to The Finance Minister, Doctor Luther. this agreement, which brings America whom President Ebert invited to form officially into the reparation pool. n Ministry, has not yet succeeded in Later. securing the support of the Centrists, According to two newspapers, the which will be necessary to enable him American percentage of Germany's to rely on a Reichstag majority, but anntal payments under the Dawes conversations with them and the other Scheme will be 22 effective on the extinc parties are continuing. tion of Belgian priority.

FRENCH PRESS COMMENT.

Later.

Commenting on yesterday's meeting of the Allied Finance Conference, Le Petit Purinien says that Japan demand-

CUSTOMS IN PERSIA.

EXEMPTIONS FOR TEN YEARS GRANTED.

making..

TERERAN, January 11th

"cigarette

ed 32 million gold marks for repayment Parliament bas sanctioned for t of expenses in connection with Shantung years the exemption from Custouts Le Journal mays that the United duties of agricultural and techinical States apparently accepted in principle machinery, except machines connected a five years' moratorium in regard to her with sewing, printing and debt.

Le Petit Juurhui expresses the opinion *bat the suggestion that France and

small per Italy should aurrender a centage of their debt will probably form the basis of discussion, anyhow with. Great Britain.

Le Matin says that if Great Britain agrees to take the Balfour Note an a

basis of settlement, the French debt will

be comparatively easy.

UTALY RECEIVES TOO MUCH.

PARIS, January 11th.

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LACK OF EVIDENCE, EGYPTIAN SUSPECT RELEASED

AT CAIRO.

Canio, January 11th. The Egyptian agitator, Abdel Rahman, has been released on the grounds of lack of evidence of complicity in the Sirdar'a murder.

SOVIET LIQUOR MONOPOLY. It is announced here that Italy, who has received from Germany, especially

Moscow, January 11th, by deliveries in kind, more than her The Soviet Government are consider quots of ten per cent, under the Spa ing a Bill to establish a wine and spirit percentages, owes the reparations, në monopoly. count four hundred million gold marks.

This surplus will be paid into the res parations account in ten yearly instal ments, from September, 1928, by a pro- portionate reduction of the Italian share if nanuities under the Dawes scheme.

FRANCE AND MOROCCO."

Moscow, January 11th M. Jean Herbette has arrived here to assume the French Ambassadorship.

Ty panic mentioned last evening was only among sightseers."who went out to

were somewhat scared when shots whist

near them. Shanghai, on the whole, säs tranquil throughout the fighting,

UNDER DEAL CONTROL.

The native city, Kiangnan Arsenal

Lunghwa Yamen are now firmly under the dual control of Generals Sup Chan Fang and Chi Esich Yuan.

asking the Commissary for Finance Affairs in Canton to allow him the sole monopoly, for the export of limestone from his district. For a time the export of limestone was restricted in order to assure the local cement works at Canton a maximum supply at a minimum cost. TAXATION OF RICKSHA COOLIES.

Upon petition of the Canton ricksha coolies, the authorities have withdrawa their order levying 20 cents war contribu- tions from each ricksha ocolie daily. "A similar levy was ordered about 18 months withdrawal relates to the second levy.

SHANGHAI CHINESE BOYCOTT

"THE TELEPHONE.

A PROTEST AGAINST A HIGHER

TARIFF,"

those unfortunate families to whom. the icenwei to witness the fighting and who ago and is still in progress. The present coffins belonged were unable to pay. the contributions demanded, and when he evca went so far as to levy a tax on the graveyards, he violated every sense of decency from the Chinese point of view. "Such things no Chinese could do un- der any circumstances, anywhere, not to mention in his native place.

"Old Hond

Resident's letter now explains

Dr. Sun Yat Sen

The majority of Shanghai's leading was born in Hakaii, and rot in Macao. Between Sunday night and this morn- in the Province of Kwangtung as claim, the bulk of Chang Yuen Ming's Chinese hotels, restaurants, teahouses ed, and in spite of his Chinese name he forces, about 6,000 men; entered the clubs and many widely-patronized stores has little Chinese blood in his veios. French Concession and surrendered their and guilds, says the Shanghai Evening being nearly of pure Hawaiian blood. So arms. Temporary campe have been esYews of the 5th inst., are today with his recent burning and looting of Canton tablished for them. Looting occurred in cut telephobes as a result of the increase are slaughtering of the helpless in the native city. where Sun's troops are in its tasi pot into operation on the habitants without any compunction can in control, and the refugee influx into first of the year by the Shanghai Mutual be easily explained as the acts of the Settlement and French Concession is Telephone Company, Limited alien enemy in the territory he had increasing, owing to the fear of further quered,

ALLEGED FORGERY: YOUTH'S WITS, ». THE HONGKONG BANK.

A young man entered the premises of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation at Harbin recently and pre- sented a cheque of the Peking Brauch drawn on London, for the sum of £3,500,

The cheque WAS upparently quite genuine but the management considered it better to telegraph to Peking asking whether they might pay the amount out in Harbin, as the bearer had decided 'hot to go to London. •

The young man, named Seinenoff, was asked to come back in a couple of days and when he did so, he was stopped by the bank staff and handed over to the police. It is alleged that the reply from Peking was, to the effect that the cheque was issued for the sum of £2 only, and that the amount entered had been forged.. The police are now investigating..

RUSSIAN PETROLEUM. VAST: INCREASE IN EXPORT TRADE.

Moscow, January 11th. The Naphtha Syndicate announces, according to the "Hostu, Agmirey, that during the past economic gear the Soviet exported 712.000 tons of petroleum compared with 210,000 tons in 1922-1923.

An article in the Provda by Mr. Lemov, President of the Syndicate, asserts that the exports this year will total 1,124,000 tons, and that the price will be reduced by 20 per cent.

DEATHS FROM EXPOSURE:

BLIZZARDS AND TIDAL WAVES IN TRANS-CAUCASIA.

Moscow, January, 11th. Fifty deaths from exposure are re- ported Izom Trans-Caucasia, where unusually severe weather continues with blizzards and tidal waves.

Ten thousand cattle perished. Packs of wolves, wild boars and other animals, driven from the mountains by bunger, are ravaging the lowlands.

AXCPSMA,

FALL OF THE ARSENAL."--

SHANGHAI, January 11th.

General Sun Chuan Fung this after noon exptured the Arsenal and Lung- hwa.

Strong opposition to the introduction of the higher scale of charges was mani- fested by Shanghai's Chinese community several weeks ago and the Union of

Restaurants Hotels.

and Tea House broadcasted an ultimatum that should the

Her different skippers include Mr. T Thirlwell now of the Taikoo tug, a Mr. Jones and a Mr. J. Anderson,

SOLDIER IN TROUBLE.

SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A GUNNER.

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-Two artillerymen, Gunners A. Pepler and W. Juli, appeared on remand before Mr. J. Wood at the Central Magistracy serious offence against an 11-year-old yesterday, the former charged with a Chinese giri, and the latter with abetting him.

Both were discharged, the Magistrate remarking that it was a case of mistakem identity.

Gunner J. Ellement, who appeared just afterwards, and was charged with the ärst-mentioned offence with regard to the child, was remanded for a week in mi tary custody.

PREMYSLAV RECITAL.

FINISHED PERFORMERS

AT THE STAR.

TWO

A large audience of Kowloon musi lovers were loud in their applause st the Star Theatre last night, when the. famous Polish musicians, Leopold Pre- myslav (Violinist), and his wife Eugenie Premyslav (Cellist), garg a delightful recital.

Great, enthusiasm WILA aroused by Leopold Premyslav's admirable_render- ing of Chopin's Nocturne in D-major, while the performance of Popper's Papillon" by his wife was received with no less appreciation.

The two concluding items of the pre- gramme, duos for violin and cells (Gliere's "Prelude" and "Scherzo")

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by the talented couple, pleased the audience greatly.

The full programme was as under:-

Tartin 1-(a) Sonata Gminor

Moderato Presto Largo Allegretto. (b) Variations

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new tariff be enforced, it would boycott2-Suite D-major (17th century) the telephone.

Corelli

(Violin)

Caix de Hervelais.

Prelude Grave Allegro.

Menuett.

Plainte.

La Neapolitaine

An effort was made at the same time to General Chang Yuen Ming Hed, taking induce the Shanghai Mutual Telephone Company to keep to the rate which bas refuge in the International Settlement.

This evening, General Sun's troops, been in force for years, but the manage despite the close proximity of. Generalment of the organization, has ignored Chang's forces to the Settlement again all communications, being determined, apparently, to take a step which had attacked..

the authorized by

Shanghai 3. beer Municipal Council.

Since January 185, hundreds of tele- phones in the International Settlement have been disconnected, notably among hese being those hitherto subscribed 4.-(a) Canzonetta

(b) Andante (c) Papillon

Hundreds of shots fell into the Settle meat, breaking windows and creating a panic..

A body of General Chang's men rushed the barriers and entered the Settlement, throwing down their arms.

(Cello). (a) Introduction et Tarantelle

Saramfe (b) Nocturne D-major. Chopin (c) Bouvenir de Moscou.. Wieniawsky

(Violin)

Godard

Hayda

Popper

I (Cello).

Gliere.

Gliere

A Machine Gun Company of the to by the Great Eastern, the Oriental Japanese Volunteers has been sent to aid and Yib Ping Shang Hotels and the Ningpo Association. Beveral other well the French Volunteers.

known organizations are listed amongs-(a) Prelude the boycotters-

(b) Scherzy

(Violin and Cello). God Save the King. ' Mr. Harry Ore, at the piano, accom panied in his usual finished style...

{FROM THE DAILY BULLETIN."] THE HARBIN AMNESTY.

PEKING, January 11th.

CHI SPRINGS SURPRISE. Yesterday's fighting came as a great surprise to Shanghai people as Chi Hsieh Yuen has since his flight from Nanking been living in the Shanghai Settlement, appareatly eliminated, but last week be quietly brought up troops, left bis house in the Settlement on Saturday night and A later report from Harbin states that went to Chapel where he threw his Sixth the Chinese Judge in the District Court and Nineteenth Divisions into the attack | sanounced that the amnesty applies to on Chang Yuen Ming, while Sua Chuan Ostroumoff, Condatti and Michailovitch, but that the men will not be set free Fang marched up from Hsinchuang.

Chang Yuen Ming's troops occupied until official instructions are received the Arscual a few days ago without from the Ministry of Justice, probably fighting, and the main fighting yesterday within a few days was round the Arsenal.

During the fighting yesterday after. noon, one French marine was wounded in the leg by a stray bullet.

TO ATTACK, SOOCHOW,' Considerable numbera of General Chang's troops entered the Settlement peacefully and were disarmed. The re mainder of his forces scattered.

Generala Chi Hsieh Yuun and Sun Chuan Frog now apparently completely control this district, and it is under- stood that they intend marching forth with to attack Soochow, where one divi- sion is stationed who were formerly Chi Haich Yuan's men but are now consider- ed Lu Yung Hsiang's adherents. If Chi Haich Yuan is successful at Soochow, as anticipated, he will then advance to wards Nanking,

(Continued on next Coluna).

PEKING MANDATES.

A CAPTIVE MISSIONARY: STRICKEN WITH FEVER IN BANDITS' LAIR.

Chao

Through reports received in our ofices from various sources (says the CC Port) we learn that Mr. Anda, Norwe gian, taissionary who was captured by Lao Yao and his brigands in the neighbourhood of Sichwan last month, now lying seriously ill with fever, and Three mondates were issued last night.that Mra Parker, wife of the English The first abolishes the post of Tuchun missionary at Kingtzekwap, has appealed of Hupeh, the second appoints Hiso Yao to the bandits to allow her to proceed Nas Tupan of Military Affairs in Hopeh, to their lair for the purpose of nursing and the third appoints Hsing Tao Nan Acting Civil Governor of Epeh.

PERING, January 11th.

HANYANG ARSENAL

CHANG TSO LIN AND HSIAO REACH AGREEMENT.

him.

It would appear that the primary cause of Mr. Anda's illness is due to the cold from which he has had to suffer oxing to the brigand chief having deprived him. of his overcoat" and, clothed him in the dirty and tattered garments of a Chinese peassot Up to the present no "steps have been taken on the part of the mili Prxina, January 11th.tary in the district to effect Mr. Anda's Reports from Tientain state that Chang rescue or inflict punishment upon the Tso Lin and Hsiao Yao Nan have agreed bandits for the murder of the evangelists that the former should appoint his own and his wife at Madeng, the looting of

to take charge of the Hanyang that town and the capture of some 7

boats on the river.

man