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acquiescence, at lonst without hor motivo disapproval. Yet, despite the guidance of France, Morocco na mado low strides towards law and order. How- over good and wise the laws of

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY MAY 4 1911

CHINESE

TELEGRAMS..

NO CODE TELEGRAMS.

ARREST DE INSURGENTS AN ANARCHIST'S STORY. CORONATION CELEBRA-

FORCES OF TROOPS: STRENGTHENED IN ' CANTON.

Viceroy Advises Merchants to Restime Business.

(THE "TELEGRAFE" CORRESPONDENT.

* Canton,Muy:3rd. E the Cantor Vicory and

TO AND FROM CANTON.

("Suruxa Po" SERVIOR.)

Poking, May 3. His Exgalloney Chang Ming Chi, the Viceroy of Canton, has tolegraphed to the Board of Com- munications urging the Board to Admiral Li Chuu have jointly is prohibit the people from sending and a notification inforining the telegrams to or from Canton in

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POLICE COURT.

CHINESE CHARGED WITH

ART LARUENY A Chinese was charged with arcony of a pair of altous valued

THE HONGKONG PRO- GRAMME ARRANGED, We to received from, the Coronation Celebrations Com que dollar 70 cents, the pro- mittog, of which Sir Francis Pig

porty of the Supromo Shoe Factory. gott is chainman, a copy of the nt Wunctual. He was an employo programoo which has been arof the firm. He was soon this The Committee informs us that sontoneed to ten day's imprison- ranged for the evout.

monding attempting to dump the shoes in the harbour. He was the Commodore hus sanctioned the details in which the mon-of-j war compete and the Ollicors Commanding the differont rogi- of Mrs. Harston, 04, Mount Kel-

nont and four hours stocks..

COOLIE'S THEFT. Lo Kong, coolie in the employ tendance of the vaious bando. THURSDAY, JUNE 22.

morning with stealing 13 dollars i 30 coits. the property of the HE. THE GOVERNOR'Sah, a gold brooch, the value of

RECEPTION,

which was four dollars, and # pair of socks worth $1, the pro- perty of Mr. S. Harston, Ile was committed to prison for six weeks and six hours stocks,

have actually held the Sultan's private codo. Tho Board ng public that order had beenrostored declared that he did not take part niente havo notionod the at lett Road, Pouk, was charged this

complied with the Viceroy's ruin Tat-shan and that the rebels quest.

CHINESE MUTINY IN

TIBET AND FULÜN...... TROUBLE. ANTICIPATED.

("SHAT PO" SERVICE:]

Poking, May 3. Mutiny has broken out in Tibet and Fulun among the Chiness soldiers stationed in those places. Feur is entertained, that trouble may be anticipated. ANARCHISTS IN FOREIGN

The cause of the present trouble datos back, in reality, to 1905. when the Kaiser, recognizing the | advantage of securing the control- ling influence in a country whose northern extremity commands the ontránce to the Mediterranean, attempted to weakon the status quo of France, and himself guin the coveted pusition. Having done so the 'cossion of sufficient ground for fortification opposite Gibraltar would inevitably fol- Jow. Though this move failed wore arrested in a passongers through the Algeciras Confer-junk off Wei-chow in East River. ence, yet the work had boonWei-chow is strongly guarded but done. Francó no longer held,

is quist.

Robert Porter & Co.'sment has learnt to disregard

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in P.N'TS and SPLITS.

much which in former years had

GARB ARRESTED. "SUAT PO" SERVICE] Peking, May 3, 11 p.m. Two anarchists in foreign garb

to

QUOTESNELSON'S HISTORIC COMMAND, OFFICIALS SLAVES OF MANOHUS.

EXPECTED NO SYMPATHY. (Tox "Tsteosara" CORRESPONDENT:

Canton, May 3. It may be of interest to your readers to read the statements mado by a captured young an- relist (20 years old) at the trial held in the Admiral's yamen. He in the act of setting fire to the Viceroy's jumen- but he was! who are at large are being appre-so pleased with the damage done honded. They also informed the to the Viceregal building that ho people that they have strengthen- could not resist the temptation of ed the forces of troops in Canton, making-an-onquiry. This was its suburbs and its outskirts. At the cause of his arrest. Ho said,

that overy Chinese was an an- the same time they livedispatched archist at heart and in support of more gunboats and steam launches his.. opinion, he mentioned the for patrolling the place. All the names of the lato Tartar General's gates in the city have now been sussit and that of the Into reopened, but soldiers are station-Governor of Anhwoi. He told od at oneh gate for detecting slaves of the Manchus and that the officials that they were the podestrains. His Excellency and Admiral Li Chun, advised the they would not have been had it gentry, the merchants and the not been for the desire of making public to go on their business as money. When questioned about usual. If any wrongdoer dares too tits of his acquaintance with create a disturbance by spreading he had a feeling against the Man the revolutionarios, horeplied that rumours, he will be overly chus while he was only 10 or 11

panishad on discovery.

AMERICAN NEWS.

years old. When questioned as to' the number of his confederates, ho

replied thatovon if he had betray

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BUTCHERS' QUARREL.

Some buteliers at Saiwanho

H.E. will hold a public recep- tion at Government House, The guests attending the reception will pass into the gardens which will be connected with the public gar dons, and the whole illuminated with Japanese lanterns. Refresh market land a quarrel and ho ments will be served, and the prodded another with a butcher's Ciardons. band will play, in the Public, steel. A slight wound was in- flictod. The matter was brought The Japanese community will before the Court and the butchers

were fined 10 dollars: give a display of fireworks,

The Chinese Fish-Lantern pro- cession will-pass-long Upper the Gardens. Albert lload, and round and into FISH-LANTERN PROCES-

SION, AND FIREWORKS. The route of the procession, except as above indicated, will

bo settled hereaftor.

There will be three sot-piecas of Chinese Fireworks at 10 p.m.- IN THE HARBOUR. The mon-of-war will illuminate from 9 to 11 p.m.

to.

Merchant vessels will be asked co-operate.

ed thom it would have been im- [VIA MANILA.]

possible for the officials to capture. the paramount position that . FRONTIER DISPUTE

thom. When he was condemned she did, and the Moroccan govoru-

AMICABLY SETTLED.

Now York, April 20.—Lloyd C.

to death, the officials wore sorry Crisco, former ambassador to to see sich a young man should "SHEUNG Po" SERVICK] lily, and Roosevelt's chief lioute-havo receivel so boavy a punish

nant in New York politics, has mont. The prisoner said that he Peking, May 3, BULL DOG been attended to. Firmach diplo

The Board of Foreign Affairs rosigued as chairman of the Kings expected no sympathy or morey matic notes have been ignored has tolographed

PRIVATE FIREWORKS. Viceroy County Republican committee, from the officials and he has done and the position of the lowers Li of Yunnan saying that the pleading ill health, but it is said his duty on behalf of his con- has been considerably discounted frontier dispute has been amicably that William Barnos, of Albany, federates. Success or future was from what it was before. Though settled with the British Govern-standpat, and the new chairman of no mattor to him. His last the Algeciras Conference throw a ment without any injury to China's of the tupublican state committes, words wero "Now China expects little oil on troubled waters, unt-prostige. The Board also in-forced him from the chairmanship.overy man to do his duty,"

structed the Viceroy to notify the tors have gradually progrossed to-public of the settlement of the wards a crisis, and it is little won-dispute, The Board further stated lor that the French Juve at last in the telegram that the terms of made a move. Unfortunately the the agreement were

publication. only available tactics now unst lead to bloodshed, and that any |fighting, that takes place, will necessarily bo, severo and pro- longed, can be readily anticipated, when it is noticed that a jehud or The object of this paper is to publish Holy War has been preached. This immediately brings to the support of the Moroccan Governmentevery able bodied Mussulman. Tribal

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THE

Hongkong Telegraph

Boraxoxo, Tauns,, May 4, 1911;

CANTON'S WARNING.

["Burung Po" BERVICE.]

for

Peking, May 3, 1.E. Chang Ming Chi, the Cunton Vicoroy, has telegraphed to the Grand Council in Poking to take. every precaution against arising in Peking and Tientsin.

TROOPS COMING TO treds, burdensome taxation,

CANTON. injustice and poverty uro all for- "BRAT. PO" SERVICE) gotton. It is now no longer a

Poking, May 3. inutter in which the cominon peo-The Grand Councillors; hearing pio take an ox parte interest, it is of the outbreak in Canton, intend no longer a question of govern- to dispatch several divisions of ment versus government, but one

troops to Canton. of religion against a Power. That HUNTING ANARCHISTS. the Moroccan government are re- sponsible for proclaiming a holy war no one for an instant doubts.

It was a strong more; it united the people and secured an in- monse and fanatic army and the only hope is that the French are sufliciently strong and ably FRANCE AND MOROCCO. commanded toinflict one decisive blow which will put an end to Another milestone in the further warfare, and at the saine troublesome history of Morocco time reinstate her to that position has been ronched, and the move-which she hold prior to the in- ment of a French colunin, from torference of other Fowers, Casablanca upon Fez, is but the logical outcome of the trend of events during the past few months, For a good number of years. Moroccan affairs have given an inordinate amount of trouble to all the chancellories in Europe, governed as it is by an autocracy, Mr. and Mrs. O. Schuetze, who and subject to religious influences, returned on the s.s. Buelow from which severely repress all pro-Europe after a holiday, leave on gressive tendencies. Morocco has the Loongsang to-morrow for

raised more than one question, uvor the solution of which strained relations have arison. In fact the only time, when European governments seemed to be really in porfoot accord, was in tho seventeenth and oightoontli con- Luries, when they all combined, of putting down for. tho purpose the Salli rovers, who were the posts of the Mediterranean. For practically the last century, the dominating influence in the intry has been that of France, If not with England's absolvo

HONGKONG DAY BY DAY.

The German Mail of the 5th April was delivered in London on May 3rd.

Manila, Mr. Schuolzo is a part- nor in Mosers, A. Roonsch and Company.

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Major General Anderson, C. B., where he inspected the Voluntoors, las returned from Shanghai and has resumed command of the South China troops. The General was attended by Lieut. J. de 1. Simonds, R.A., A.D.O..

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Several leading cotton concerns in Japan have recently embarked on cotton planting in Biam, where cotton said to be the equal of the Indian staple has been success fully grown. Large areas in Siem are suitable for cultivation.

["SHAT PO" SERVICE]

Peking, May 3. The Grand Councillors have re-

questod tho Throne to tolograph the various provinces to hunt down to the Viceroys and governors of all the unarchists.

PLAGUE CONFERENCE

HONOURED.

("BEAT PO" SERVICE)

Peking, May 3.

Washington, April 20.-Presi- dent Taft faces a hard fight to get favourable consideration for his cherished Canadian reciprocity legislation, the Sonate not being disposed to act upon the measure in the belief that it will come in

conflict with the tariff loginlatan which will be expected of it at the next session of Congress. In a effort to whip the Souate into line the President is using every ounce of party influence, and has shown a disposition to treat with the insurgent faction in the hope

LOG BOOK.

The British Steamor Ardeola has arrived in the Tagus bringing 27 mon of the crew of the ship Butoshiro, abandonod on

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THE PLAGUE.

EPIDEMIO ALMOST AT AN END.

Thomas Cook & Son for the fol- lowing copy of a letter from the South Manchurin Railway Com- pany dated April 24th:-

Wo are intobted to Messre.

We liave the pleasure of in- forming you that the plague epidemic in South Manchuria has almost entirely consod and wo have decided to carry without any

It is hoped that captains of restriction, the first and second resole-and-private-persons-on-cinsa Chinese passengers over our shore who desire to have any whole line on and after the 22nd- firework display, will arrange to April, nad the third class Chineso have it on this night between 9 passengers will be carried under and 11 p.m., in order not to in our Station Muster's permission." terfere with the sot display on

The Chinese coolies and like the second night (Friday).

Jabourers are still subject to de- SECOND NIGHT-FRIDAY, | tantion, and also those who came Lantern humination of the City. JUNE 23.

from Choloo or othor infected

Every householder and hong City as well as on the Penk, and also and occupier of buildings in the on the Kowloon side, will be ask- MANCHURIA'S FUTURE. ese or Japanese red Intern in CHINA'S DIFFICULT TASK. od to display one (at least) in- every window or porch or balcony from 1.30 to 11.30 pm. which is visible from the harbour,

jonny home from Chili. Ac cording to the statements of the ship-rocked men they encounter ed continuous storms for 23 days. On 18th March a cyclonic storm burst on them when 60 miles from Falmouth. The water rushed in to the ship through a large hola that their favour will swing

in her keel. Then began a period enough anti-free trade Democra- of terrible suffering and priva Fic votes to push the measure [tion. For ROVON consecutive

through in spite of the tremend

days and nights the crew worked ous anti-free trade infiuences which are active in the Senuto. to save the vossel, which was at the pumps in their endeavour The President hold a long con- slowly settling down. Notwith foreneo yesterday with Senator Cummins, of lows, who, while standing their intouso fatigue

to Murray Pier.. through sleepless nights the men favouring (innadian reciprocity in worked tlio pumps with undaunt the main objects to certain pro-ed courage, cheered and even as before the Senate. The result visions of the presont bill now

of the conference was not made public,

sisted at times by Mrs. Purdie, the wife of the captain.

On 27th March, when the water was already up to their waists and all hopes had been abandoned the Ardeola appeared, and saw the ly took off the wearied crew. The signals of distress, Slie prompt-

captain, before abandoning the Buteshiro, set fire to her to avoid causing disasters to other ships that might cross her path.

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will be asked to line the lamps, The Public Works Department on the upper roadways with red paper, as was done on the oc- casion of the visit of H.R.II. Prince Arthur of Connaught.

Red flares will be lighted on the Praya wall from Blake Pier

cially illuminated with large red "Statue Square" will bo spa-

shower of white electric lights Japanese lanterns, and with a over Queen Victoria's statue.

The Peak signal station and Black Head, signal station (Kow loon side) will be lighted with

blue fires.:

boats will be under the special Junks, sampans, and cargo control of the Harbour Master; they will display festoons of red

lantorns.

The Hongkong Club proposes

ports shall undergo the detention for the quarantine purposes on

'heretoforo,"

If report is to be believed, the now Manchurian Viceroy hins boen possible for China to give. given all the authority which it is,

The only effective weapon would be a million woll armed. troops not for present use of course, because there are treaty obligations which must be ob served until the time line arrived

when they conse and terminate strong arm would be the final by efflux of time. Then, the

The new Viceroy doubles his high argument in the new negotiations.

allies with that of Tartar-General, in order, doubtless, that therealall be no divided control, but that all the power which China can bring

or loss of effect. -to bear shall sponk with one voice, without hesitancy, equivocation,

The more international Man-

churia becomes the more Chineso she will bo, a paradoxical saying. perhaps, but one profoundly true.

to bo open to ladicuou this ovening, Japan seems to recognise this in

The K.O.Y.LI. will give a hor growls over the apportion torchlight tattoo on the cricket ment of the new loan.

to 0.30 pm. ground, which will last from 9,10.

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There will be a search-light display by the men-of-war from 8.10 to 9.40 p.m.

From 9.40 to 10, p.m. a fire dragon boat with Bangal lights und fireworks will move slowly down the luarbour,

Washington, April 20.-Tree prominent Chicago bankers, cus- have been arrested for contempt, todiansof die Lorimer slush fund,

which action was brought about by their refusal to obey a court TRAIN. DERAILED. manilate to give an accounting of contributions known to have been THIRTY PASSENGERS

made to the Lorimer campaign INJURED.

[ fund, in un investigation which is A great merger of navigation ("Surung Po❞ SERVICE)

being conducted in Chicago as companies, of which the_Furness Peking, May 3. the outcome of the recent son-Steamship Company, of England, Railway, was derailed off Ching Loriner's election. Chicago is den, is on fout in Toronto. The A train of the Peking-Hankowtorial scandal connection with the moving power behind the Ting prefecture. Thirty pas greatly oxoited over the arrests merger, which has for its object

The nervous but well meaning songers were injured,

alrondy made, and the anticipation an uninterrupted service between

visitor was trying to keep up a REPRESENTATIVES OF

that many other prominent citi. English ports and Duluth, at the

conversation with the hope of the zons will be involved in the affair heul of Lake Superior, will com

house."How jolly for you to before the investigation is comprise the Furness Company, the

live in this beautiful part of the cluded.

Richelieu and Ontario Naviga

country," he ventured. It's all tion Company, the Island Trans-

right," responded the child, in portation Company, and the Nor At 10.45, on a signal from the guarded manner. "Have you ihorn Steamship Company. Harbour Master's launch, "God livel hero all your life?" "Not The thros Canadian companies Save the King" will be lighted yet," said the literal infant, inland navigation companies in May Road, the-men-of-war will montioned are the most important in large whit lottors along the coldly.

A curious incident marked Lord Canadu, working freight and pas illuminate (merchont vessels be- Iluldane's first attendance in the senger services, respectively, on ing asked to co-operate), and the House of Lords. He was called the St. Lawrence Rivor, Lako ban is of the reziments on botli upon to answer a question involv Ontario, Lake Huron and Lake sides of the harbour will play the ing a certain knowledge of military Superior. The capital is not vot national anthem. This will be matters. mentioned for the merger, but followed by a special firework agents of the Furness Line are display in the harbour, conclud-inform us that they received nd- Messra E. S. Kadoorio & Co.

The combine is practically com conducting negotiations." ing at 11:15 pan.

vice by cable yesterday from pleted. Tho Island Transporta from two pontoons anchored in the rubber was quoted at 58. 4d. Rockets will be fired in pairs London that the price of Para Lion Company, and the Northern harbour so that they will meet at This markes is quiet Steamship Company, lave already the top of their flight and burat At a big inceling at: Topeka, given their adhesion to the plan, together the flights of-rockets U.S.A., Mr. W. W. Lockwood, the, and a full announcement is only will be alternated with detonator Cloneral Secretary in Cling of awaiting acceptance by the Riche rocketa from the Harbour Master's the YM.C.A., spoke of the good lict and Ontario Company. It is launch, ending with a salvo, and work done in Hongkong by Mr. practically settled that the merger with "bouquets" of rockets from and Mrs. Lorrigo, who are well- will be completed at once. It is the men-of-war and Kowloon known to m considered by aliipping people signal stasjonta

to many of our render one of the most important deale, The possibility of arranging fully described

The work of the over arranged in the Dominion. bonfires is under considerati

ing enthusia

The Board of Foreign Affairs has given a dinner in honour of the representatives of the Interni tional Plague Conference at Tengtien.

A Chinese woman was knocked down by a motor-car this after- noon on the road to the Belloview Hotel. She was badly shaken, but to be taken to the hospital in the not seriously hurt, and, rofusing car, hired a ricksha and went off alone.

Mr. Padoux, Minister Plenipo- tentiary and Legal Adviser to the Government of Siam, arrived in the Colony yesterday by tho Ger- man Mail and life for home, the same night. Last evening, ho was entertained to a private din ner at the Astor House by the officials of the French Consulate,

MARINE COURT.

Ilarbour Department, at the Junk Inspector Nunus, of the Marine Court this morning charged twelve cargo boat owners with unlawfully plying their boats without being licensed.

Commander C. W. Beckwith, R. N.,after hearing complainant's evidence, found all defendants licenses on April 1, and fined guilty of failing to renew their each $10, or one month's hard labour. The defendants, who nus usual pleaded not guilty, paid the fine and wore discharged.

One of the native crew of the s.a. Haldis, now in Kowloon Dock, was suffocated yesterday by fumes from one of the holds. It is not known what caused these poison aus exhalations.