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The Riot

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TROOPS WITHDRAWN.

CITY ALL QUIET,

NOVEMBER 31908

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of saything that may ordinarily, be ex boyutt, as follows <--The trade difficulty with pected of our gun dians of the peace. We the Chinese and Japanese originated with have personal knowledge of the arduous nature trouble, arising from a settlement exacted by of the Police duties at the pressat juncture, and Japan over the seizure by Chianza custom lo cite an individual case of the difficulties officials of the Japanese steamship Tatru Maru, under which they labour at present we may suspected of bringing contraband cargo into mention that one officer has been on active Chips, and with which was seized a large num duty for no less than fifty-six hours ber of army rifles. The capture of the steamer with only four hours' respite for sleep was vigorously attacked by Japanese officials. THE CITY TO-DAY Their protests grew to the Importance of begins to astumas normal aspect again. The diplomatic sensations, and from which as

[By courtesy of the " Shawng"PoN]; only measure adopted by the police out of the apology and financial settlement was secured ordinary is the efficient patrol of the district from the Chinese, Commercial interests of

Poking, 1st November. comprised within Dos Vœux Road, Jervois China resenting the diplomatic ending of the

The natives of Tibet aro Street, Hollywood Rond and Graham. Street. controversy resorted to a trade embargo in

are opposed No fresh incident has been brought to our retaliation. For nearly a year the boycott bas notice in pursuance of any further agitation. bess effective, reaching an extent that heavy Happily, the riot may be considered to have loss was occasioned the large handlers of to the administration of government Chinese trade and in which practically no goods by H.E. Chiu Yee-fong, the Senior now fizzled gut, sed

were transpasted by Japanese steamers. Trade

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AT THE POLICE COURT

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with Japan in common commodities fell to but nominal importance,

Imperial Edict of two days ago, is to place the sole control of, the work of construction in the three provinces under ons common manage. tent. His Excellency Grand Councillor Chang Chit Tupg is again charged with impartaut and exacting matters of Stain. It was on

Canton, that the Central Government decid- ed to build the Canton Hankow, and also.

The moral effect produced by the calling out the Paking-Hankow Railway. It was bo of the troops yesterday and the marching of who conducted the negotiations for the pur the averal half-companies of the 3rd Middlesex chase of the line from the American Company, Regiment through Chinatown in the afternoon, and since that time the gentry and officials of bas attained the porposo which the de the three Provinces have looked to him as the monstration was intended. There can be no central authority concerning this Railway, doubt that the appearance of the soldiers Unfortunately he had no real authority in the with their rifles zurück terror into the hearts CHEMISTS & DRUGGISTS, matter until the issuing of this Imperial Decree of the native, rabble, and, if any plans had Bui now that full authority has been given been conceived for the perparation of out &c., *&c., Svc.

him much can be expected in the immediate ages similar to those of the day and the prosecution of the work. A bin advanced night before, the agitators must have thought BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE age, and with the multifarious duties of better of the situation and abandoned their. As an aftermath of the disturbances yester Grand Councillor already devolving upon him, nefarious plans. The leaders of the riotous day and Sunday, it was to be expected that a movement have perceived, if tardily," that large number of randies would be armigned His Excellency will find this now position a heavy addition to his burden of responsibility; there was a limit to forbearance even on the in the Police Court to-day. This anticipation was perfectly correct and none of those present but on account of his familiarity with the affairs part of the Colonial Government, and that of these three Provinces for a foll quarter of A Biniit had been reached when, in the afternoon, coeld for one moment have wished to be in the century, the work can be attended to by him the mob directed their violence against the magiurate's shoes when it was painfully obvious with less difficulty than by anyone else. The police. The calling out of the troops and the that for the next week or so, the dispanser of

Canton, 31st October. Delayed in transmission. centralization of authority in one individual parading of the police with londed carbines justice will be kept busy in meting out punish-

Licences to be issued to opium smokers in is a happy omen for the efficient control of this was no child's play, and if further mischief was ment to those who disregard the established Railway, and the prestige of his former posi-meast on the part of the rioters they would be law. One man, So Sxe, who is a shoemaker

by profession, and resides at Upper Lascar Canton will be changed into the form of wood- alons is aufficient to make sure that the work of creating it at their own peril,

en boards each measuring 9 inches long by 7 Chang Chih Tung in connection with this Fortunately for the populace, the instigators Row, was charged by Inspector Brown with Railway, will be real and immediate.-Shag of the disorderly movement considered discra (1) breaking and entering a stop at No. 3 inches wide. An order has been placed with

tion the better part of yaloar, and desisted from Belcher Street, on Sunday ; and (1) with bebav-contractor for 6,000 of these wooden boards, further turbulent acts and molestation of peaceing in a clotons and disorderly manner in the and they will be issued as 4001 ky ready. With ful traders in the evening and throughout last same place. He was sentenced to three months' the view of paning a stop to opium smoking at an early date, the Canton 'police authorities hard labour. Another man received double that have resolved upon making the licence boards night and to-day.

sentence for a like offence. The other soutences varied according to the nature of the offence, three times av large as the present ones next Some cases were remanded. "Of these, some year. ." twenty-two men, who are being tried together, have decided to retain Counsel to defend them. The case will be heard next Friday, and is likely to prove of interest. *****

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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

of November.

KAN FUX, a Chinaman residing at 284. Queen's Road West; was charged this morning at the Police Court with (1) having in his possession three days suspected to have been stolen from

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING.. A mesting of the Executive Council was held this afternoon at the Council Chamber to con-

Causeway Bay and (2) with cruelly ill-using the acquainted with His Excellency's thorough-resolved to dechem it was unanimous

same. He was discharged on the first count, but fined $25 on the second."

GOVERNOR VISITS CHINATOWN. A BRITISH Society has been organized is

The situation created-by-the-disturbances of Tokio. Sir Clauda Macdonald is President.

the part forty-eight hours must of neces sity have formed a matter of concern Tus reduction of the Japanese garrison into Government, and it is a fair infer North China will be completed by the middle once to deduce that anxiety brought about by the unusual state of ferment amongst the Chinese population must have been keenly felt by the head of the Executive. That the Governor would make a visit to the scene of the riotous outbreak all those who are ness in going into every detail to satisfy y resolved to declare by proclamation that the Colony, shall be subject to the bimself of the existing condition of affairs, must provisions of the Peace Preservation Ordin bave fully anticipated. When Lite in the after- noon the Governor made bis appearance in town ance, 10 of 186, sections 7 10 4 inclusive, those anticipations were fully realized. The gub. The effect of the proclamation is that whenever zeraatorial party was not seen by any member of and wherever the peace is being broken, it shall our staff, but it has been reported to one of our be lawful for the Governor, or the Colonial Se. representatives that His Excellency was accom.cretary, or any Justice of the Peace to call upon panied by his suite and a bodyguard of armed all bystanders and persons in the vicinity to police. Sir Freder.ck rede down in a chair and give their aid in perserving the peace and in visited the scenes of the day's outburst of mob. apprehending persons breaking the price.

The proclamation provides for: violence and having also inspected the guards

(i) The dispersion of ridious assembly; stationed on Queen's Road and along the H.E. Liu Shib-bsuo's term of office as Chin-western section of the city, His Excellency (1) Restriction in the possession of any arms

or instruments capable of being used, ese Minister in Paris will expire at the end of returned to Government House. ***

offensive weaponej. "This year: It is zrated that his Excellency-is-

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[33 A l'aKING dispatch states that Prince Ching ans instructed all the Viceroys and Governors of the Country to send to Paking an exact account of the distress prevailing either through floods or drought, within their respective juris dictions, as his Highness intends to memorial. ize the Throne asking for large sums of money to relieve the distressed throughout the Empire,

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MAJOR-GENERAL-BAGADWOOD ——

In our detailed report of yesterday's events mention was made of the fact that H. E, Major- General Broadwood, commanding the Forces, proceeded on horseback down the lines soon after the troops took up their position prepara tory to the contemplated reading of the Riot: Act. The General egala jaspected his men m duty in the evening and kept moving in place to place in company with Li Col. Glover, D.B.O, the commanding officer of the Lwa com panies of the Middlesex Regiment detailed for duty from 6 p.m. to midnight.

THE OVARDS.

In view of the possibility of further dis- furbances after nightfall the services of the military, in co-operation with the police force,

The Editor will not undertaku in be responsible for have been receiving quite a number of conf. were continued last-night-The military.dis:

any rejected M., hot to return any Contribution,

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-I-T-is stated-from-Peking_that_their Majesties. deatial memorials from various, Viceroys and Governors advising the Throne not to load the Buddhist Pontiff with too many, presents and marks of the Imperial favour, as the Pontiff

persed their men-two companies in all-over the entire area comprised within the western district from the Central Market to No, j Políče tation. At No. 5 Police Station a number of

(3) Punishment of whipping for persons found carrying arme contrary to the provisions of the law; and : (4) Powerlo enter houses and arrest persons suspected of having boso implicated in a riotous assembly.

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COMBINATION TO STOP TRADE, ›

Among the provisions of the Ordinance is one which enacts that every person who during

the contignance of any proclamation under this Ordinance,

(1.) unlawfully combines to procure a stop

page of the sale or transit from place to place of provisions or other articles or (2.) unlawfully combines to procure shop

keepers, dealers, or other persons to discontinue the sale or transit from place to place of provislope or other articles

of

(3.) prevents or endeavours to prevent any person from purchasing or from being supplied with any such articles,

CANTON DAY BY DAY.

OPIUM LICENCES

[From Our Own Correspondent3

"FLOOD-REL] 4-Famil

Though. oos expedition after another bas been despatched by the Central Relief Com mittes with food stuffs to relieve the poverty stricken people in the flooded district, the dis

His Excellency has telegraphed

to Peking for instructione in the: circumstance. V

An Imperial Decree has been issued authorizing the proclaiming of martial law in Tibet. "

GRAND COUNCILLORS DENOUNCED.

MEMORIAL FIGEON-HOLED.

{By courtesy of the "Sheung Po.""}

Peking, 1st November The Viceroy ofShensi-and-Kansu has denounced a certain Grand Councillor to the Throne.

In his memorial he sought to cast

are in urgent need of necessaries after the dis | astrous visitation, it is thought that a plan to

maintain the supply of rice to the sufferers is aspersions on the character of Chang still more expedient. Suggestions have been Chih-tung, Prince Chuen, and Hau made to the Central. Reljef Committes urging the distribution of chasp rice at once to the Shi-chung, Viceroy of the Three affected districts so as to assist the peasantry Eastern Provinces, as well. to live at moderate cost until next spring when they should again be given seed to start plant. ing the first crop of rice.

OPIUM DEAler fixed. Yesterday an opium seller in Tai Chat Fo

was charged at a police station for illegally. was fined Sio according to the rule recently selling opium to an unlicensed smoker; he

promulgated by the authorities,

A. PROSCRIBED JOURNAL.

The Canton police authorities have directed the attention of the native press here to the fact that a Chinese newspaper published in Honolulu is of an anti-monarchical-tendency- to the Canton native papers are prohibited from making extracts therefrom under penalty of severe punishment,

and November.

VILLAGE RIOTS.

The Nambo Magistrate, the other day. personally proceeded with a number of soldiers

The memorial has been uncore- moniously pigeon-holed.

CHINESE EMBROIDERY

VALUED IN RUSSIA.

[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po,”]"

Peking, 1st November. The Chinese, m merchants residing in St. Petersburg have telegraphed the Central Government informing. articles of

the authorities that farden

Chinese embroidery are

a disturbance between the gentry and the The merchants suggest that to the Ko Kong village to restore order where Cied by the Russians at the capital.

villagan bad taken place, but the trouble

· PATROL CRUISERS.

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could not be subdued, so yesterday, Admiral Libe taken to promote the trade in again left for the scene with a body of soldiers embroidered articles between China to co-operate with the Namboi Magistrate..

Russia, by causing manu- and Commodore Lau Yu Fas left for Hongkong facturore to export them to that yesterday to make an inspection of the two cruisers now in course of construction by Kwong Hip Loong to the order of the Canton Provincial Government for the West River

Patrol Service.

TRIADS' ACTIVITY.

Of late the Trinds have been active in-the-

The rates per quarter and per menom, proportional. may tend to think that "China is afraid of } soldiers was ready to relieve their comrade!hali, on summary conviction before a Mag" suburb of latong outside the Northern Gate;

The daily inue in delivered free when the address is giving umbrage to the Tibetane through their ever did throughout the night. Pickets did

socomibla to memanger. "On copie sent by post an Dalai Lama." additional $1.80 per quarter in charged for postage.

world in 80 cenix per quarter

five cents.

BIRTH.

On October 16, 1908, al Pangkiachwang Shantung, to Mr. and Mrs. JAMES fi. MCCANN, A son.

The Hongkong Lelegraph

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1908.

of the Central Government held a conference

if the emergency arose, which fortunately duty over the entire length of the district;---

THE POLICE,

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· LOCK KINO'S 'STORE.

country.

[Reuter's}

Meeting of Turkish Troops.

London, ist Novamber.. Of five reactionary regiments from the they have collected to the Dumber of several hundreds, The Viceroy has been petitioned Constantinoplo garrison under orders to pro- and notified of the facts and requested to Lake Ceed to Hedjas, one mutinied and was fired steps to prevent the bad characters from dis-upon by new troops from Salonika, eight

men being killed and many wounded.

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APPOINTMENT.

The Brigadier at Chaochow prefecture, Wong Kam Fook, died last month and the Viceroy has now, appointed Sun Kwok Kin to fill the vacancy.

FLOOD RELIEF.

The Shan Hou Chu bas again placed the gunboat-Pu-On-at the disposal of the Central Retief Committes for expedition to the pre fecture of Shiu Hing to convey tics to relieve the food sufferers.___

A WISE PROJECT."_

Later.

The Mutiny of Turkish Troops.

The Sultan of Turkey has ordered - the death penalty in the case of the leaders of the mutiny of Turkish troops at Constan tinople and the severe punishment of the

oibers.

British India.

On the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary. of the taking over of the territories of the

istrate, be liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars, or to imprisonment, with or with out hard labour, for any term not exceeding The postage on the weekly (mute to any part of the Oy Tuesday afternoon the principal members in spite of their contiguous thirty-six hour three months, or to both.

The romaiping enactments of the Ordinance Bingle Copies Daily, ten cante: Weekly, twenty in the building of the Council of State Affairs of daty, maintained their cheerful complacence, provide for the banishment of persons in the turbing the peace of the people...

under the most trying circumstance, in keep-interests of public salary and indemnity to per to discuss (1) the reorganization of Tibet (2)ing their patrols throughout yesterday. In

100s acting under the Oidipance. the dividing of Western Mongolia ieto pro-fitt groups of threes and fours they could be

A SEATTLE REPORT. vinces as in China Proper and (3) the restora.... tion of the country from the financial depressión

seen keeping vigilant eyes on the shops and

The Scaille Peal Intelligenter has the fol stores on which, it was supposed, the rioters lowing: With Chioare freight and passen now prevailing throughout the Empire. The might attempt to wreak their vengeance. The proceedings did not terminate patil seven p.m. Chinese jewellers' shops, suspected by the boy.gers reports brought to Seattle by the Nippon cott agitators to have been importers of gold Yusen line eicamship yo Maru tedicate early A JOINT telegram to the American Fleet visit-leaf from Tapan, were sources of considerable dissolution of the Chinese boycott that has for ing Amoy has been sent by the following Chis anxiety to the police, and where these shops nearly a your been directed against Japan and ese newspapers in Shanghai-the Bhenpan, are situated the police yesterday mounted extra Japanese seals, E. M. Studley,_local_man

ager for the Japanese line of vessels operating Simvanpro, Universal Gaselic, Kistern Times, || strong armed guardo,

batwaen Japan, China ports and Puget sound, The Central Relief Committes has presented National Herald, Public Opinion and Chinese Tim couched in the following words of

The valuable store belonging to Lock Hing of which the fyo Mars is a part, stated that to the Viceroy for his information a memorial East India' Company, His Majesty · King' welcome: The Chinese newspapers pablished in Queen's Road, with its immente stock of within the past few days practically all the to the effect that, as the soil of the districts of in Shanghai, China, respectfully and cordially blackwood faraiture and unique cloisonné cot large expanters of goods to Chins bad beat Yanping, Hoiping and Sunning, which have Edward has sent a message to the people of welcome you to China, and whilst congratulat-lection from fapts, of considerable value, was directed by cable that their business in the been devastated by the recent disastrous floods, India, foreshadowing at the earliest moment ing ourselves at this expression of filendship threatened by the agitators. Fearing fest the future could be routed by Japanese steamships in suitable for the cultivation of wheat in the the extension of the principle of representa between China and the United States we sioters might altempito wreck this very valuable without danger of creating bestile sentiment winter season, it is the intention of the Cam-tive insitutions, and promising a substantial store and having been forewarned, the police Mr. Sindley anticipates that within the imme-mittee to hitribale grain to the peasantry of appreciation of the faithfulness of the Indian sincerely trust that this friendship may last for ever,

authoritice detailed an armed guard of four diate future a statement will be issued an- those districts to sow with the view of prevent troops. Sikhs and a European sergeant to keep watch nouncing complete abandonment of the boycotting the poor people from becoming robbers,

The message also announces a remission over the premises. The threat was not carried As an indication of an improvement to Criental The harvest may be reaped about next spring of sentences.

commerce with Puget sound through the set so that there is still time for the peasantry_to" tlement of boycott difficulties, the Igo Maru go on planting paddy. The Viceroy greatly It was feared that reprisals would be made broughtto Seattlethe only full cargo of Oriental appreciates the scheme of the Relief Commit. A dispatch from Washington, dated October on the Japanese godowns in Waschal district goods delivered in this port during the present tee and is encouraging the Commities to carry 1, states that orders will be issued shortly for The alarm was groundless, however, rs'when year. Approximately 5,000 tons of general it out in the best possible mangan, d the transfer of a number of companies to that district was visited between 17 o'clock and cargo was beneath the hatches, approximating American inzular possessions, two mine com midnight perfect stillness prevailed. The ab-in valce pestly $1,500,000. The shipments panies and four gun companies being intended sence of wheeled traffic and the unwanted de- included 1,000 bales of raw silk and a varied for the Philippines. New barracks have resertion of the sidewalks gave the district' assortment of expensive China and Japan cently been completed at Corregidor, to accom- all the appearance of the most tranquil ese goods. No statement, outlining the modals part of these troops. Troops will also quarter in the city; it was abnormally be sent to Honolula, but the detalls have not quiet last night, so quiet, indeed, that sot the yet been decided on...

faintest auspicion could be formed of any im- pending trouble. Nevertheless, the Middlesex men were held in readiness, and if their services were at all required Tommy Atkins would be there before the rowdy element could say

Jack Robinson"

TROOPS FOR AMERICAN ISLANDS

CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY,

The important Imperial Edict which we publish in another column calls attention so the delays, which bave characterised the construc tion of the Canton-Haukow Railway since the purchase of the line from the American China Development Company. It was at first at- tempted to control the line by independent orgabizione in the three provinces, allow-; Ing the gentry and merchants of each provises to control their own individual lines. The Canton gentry, with their usual energy, were the first to rains the necessary funds, and there has never boon such an exhibition of earnest co-operation in China not such an ebai. lition of patriotic feeling as altended the sale of 5 shares of the Kwang tung province por tion of this Rallway, Unfortunately discord soon entered into the counsels of the leaders of the movement, and this discord has continued down to the present time, although during the last few months, under the careful manage- The garrison at Gonatanamo is to be ma ment of Sir Cheating Liang Cheng, much value terially strengthened very soon. This post is able work has been done. In the province of destined to become important from its strategic Hanan practically no progress has been made, position and the maintenance there of a coal and the same is true of the conditions in ing station and naval dépôt. On the with Hopek Province. Expensive offices have been drawal of the troops from Cabs the presence of maintained and a large staff of an employed, troops there may have a wholesome effect; and bot owing to a lack of uniform plans no one the post is also regarded as neces seemed lacliand to take upon himself the no» of American Interasis on the isth thority necessary to the prosecution of the bably ons mins company and two gun.com The presont plan, as indicated by the | panies will be sent to Guantanamo This autemu

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WANCHAL DISTRICT.

WITHE TROOPS WITHDRAWN,

At midnight the tropps were withdraws from Western district, the duty of patrolling the City having fallen loco theirratiramentepop the

deced shoulders of tha

CHINESE DOCKS.

A GOVERNMENT SCHEME.

Great Britain and Germany, Prisca Buelow has assumed the responsi bility for the faterview with the Kaiser published in the Daily Telegraph, and bas offered to resign, the Kaiser however ro fusing to accept.-

A German semi-official statement says that: the Kaiser submitted a draft of the interview force Buelow who passed if on without

objection.

The Chinese Government, it is credibly causes that are expected will bring about an reported, has decided to construct tŵp, great abandonment of the boycott has been issued. Naval Dockyards, one in the North and the

*Prince Buelow has admitted that if he had Manager Studley states the belief that the other in the South, for the accommodation of action is due to a rigorous campaign of the Faiyang and Namyang Finets respectively. education that has been waged by interested Plans for these works have been submitted to read the interview he would not hard permit. steamship officials among the Chicers. The the Government and are now under considerated its publication. chief argument used was an injustice was tions and there are several representatives of The Germans press is more excited than baluk done a wholly louocant part of the British, French and Hallan engineering firms ever at the recent interview with the Kalter Japanese nation in the opposing of trade in Peking eagerly compellet for the contract to and criticises vehemently His Majesty' A STADI relations. The affect of the embargo was construct is Dockyards, 1.They are simply blunders in great affaires

by the Sling the officer of the Wai Wa-on and the; largely confiasd to the

It is also suggested that Prince Buelow, is [is not likely that,un ins•}}^ South Chink por

will be made in favour of any of 100 cady to comply with the Emperat

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