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CHINESE

TELEGRAMS.

Peking, July 17.

The Ministry of Finnes pro- poson the early cuforcement of the stamp duty..

CHINESE

TELEGRAMS.

Peking, July 20,

The President of the Ministry of Communications intends to alter all the postal regulations and Poking, July 17. to 0-11blish a postal savings Ten salt merchants have been | Bank. arrested and detained at Tientsin.

The object of the arrost i8] unknown,

Peking, July 18. The President of the Ministry of Communications has received a number of anonymous letters threatening to kill him intecount of the nationalization of railways.. Consequently lie is so nervous that he rofusos to be soon.

Peking, July 18.

seula'sperfil commissioner to be The Armyard intends to prosent at the eoning military review in France.

„Peking, July 18.

The Viceroy of Nanking has memorialized the Throne for par- mission to raise a loan of $5,000,-

memorial..

The Viceroy of Hupel has re-

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Poking, July 18.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY JULY 21, 1911

SUPREME COURT.

Adjourned.

At the Supreino Court this morning before Mr. Justice Com portz, Miss Marion Gains atted U. S. Samm for the recovery of $431.60.

Mr. G. E. Beavis appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. Holmes for the defendant.

Mr. Holmes asked his Lordship | hence or to adjourn it for a week. to ix a day two or three weoksi

His Lordship: I had bottor

Peking, July 20. Prince Ching has strongly recommented the appointment of Dr. Wa Ting. Fini¿ us Vicc-ndjourn it. Minister of Foreign Albirs. The recomanemlation has been approv- ed of by the Prince Regent."

Poking, July 20.

The Ministry of Education has instructed all the schools throught- out the Empire to be decorated with gs to celebrate the or Itsun Tung, receives his first asi on which the pror school lesson.

Peking, July 101, od by the monbers of the various The Cooperative Society form-

hold an exhibition at Hankow provincial assomblies, intends too.

Usury.

The rase came on, in which Bhagat Singh sued Pung Fing U for the sui of $105 due under promissory notes.

Mr. Shenton appearing for the defondant said that the defendant had been in another ense before

ly..

We cannot

A Question for Settlement

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DEATIL

Mr. P. El-lji Khambatta, the oldest Perred rasilent" of "Hongkong, Colton an 1 Yane Broker, died at the Giavanment Civil Hospital this moming aged 70 Shanghai papota platan copy.

The object of thin proper is to publish correct information, to serve the truth and print the nets without fear or favour.

Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong. Telephone: No. 1..

A.B.C., 5th edition.

Western Union.

The Hongkong Telegraph,

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JULY 21st, 1911.

it is not the case.

A WISE STEP.

(15th July,)

This does not seem be the

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aad aroido xosution by suicide. That and the number of secret societies always militating against the English was the chief reason for the abolition of tlie Irish Parliament,and on the day that com menced this nineteenth century Ireland sont her representatives to the British Parliament. From that time onward there has always been agitation in Froland for Home Rulo.

Between the granting of a completo legislative independence and the abolition of the privileges given, not twenty years had passed and during that thno the gratitude of the sons of Tarn had been motively vinced by the league that they had entored into with England's then dondly onemy, Franco,

THE FOUR POWER LOAN.

It is people with such a history that are now claim- ing legislative independonge and are propared to go to any longth to get it. The bonring of the Veto bill on the question is a matter for serious consideration. It is clear that it favours the designs of tho Redmondites for otherwise they would not have patiently waited s they have dono but by throats of withdrawing their support from the governmont brought about the introduction of the Home Rulo Bill, Thoy and the government could have passed the measure through the Lower House but the Lords would have been the great ond in- passablo obstacle to further programs. The romoval of this barrier, which now secus to be only a matter of time, The revision of the Anglo-Japanese Treaty seems to be no of the will open the way for the passage of a bill that will give abs

mistunee the man had only receiv his Lordship last week. In this possible first-fruits of the Colonial Conference, if the statement in the luto legislative independence to Ireland and land the destinies of Times" is to bo takon as authority. It is not definitely stated the country over to the tender moreies of one particular fuction, $18 and had given promissory welcomed with such favour that it would alust seem impossible that (Ireland) could not be saved without the Union; but you must not revision will take place, but the report that such is the case has been Spooking quite a century ago Lord Cornwallis said: "This et untry notes for $165,

large,

His Lordship: That is rather

The origin of the statement is Japanese, for in our take it for granted that it will be saved by it. Much care and manage- columns of Thursday we published a telegram to the effect that nement will be necessary; and if the British place their confidence in

but that is the case.

Mr. Shouton: It is rather large, the Anglo-Japaneso treaty was regarded as the inevitable outcome of equally so now and it is to be hoped that oven at this last hour an cording to a despatch sout from Tukio to New York the revision of an frish faction, all will be ruined." If that were true then, it is

000 from a foreign bank in Shang next year in commpmoration of dispute it because thero aro the the Anglo-American Arbitration Treaty, The message went further opportunity will come for saving Ireland from that faction which a hai. An Imperial decree has been the Jil your preparation for the promissory notes. The original ton of the alliance, whereby the clause providing for mutual chio Trish makes out an tuanswerable caso against their claims. It is fan-I said that a proposal lund come from Groat Britain for a modifies-statosman, now long dead, prophesied would mean ruin. The history of issued sanctioning the Veeroy' formation of a Constitutional anant was $18 and from insisture in timo of war shall be made inapplicable when either true they havo ovinced patriotisu on occasions of Royal visits but in

Government for Chinn. Peking, July 18.

time as he was pressed he gave lower is lighting a nation with whom the other has concluded an view of the utterances of their leading politicians, this appears to be all Peking, July 16. him fresh promissory notes. arbitration trenty.. According to the despatch Japan las agrcod. lip service, and it would seem that a complete and separate autonomy ported to the Throne stating that The Chinese residents in Siamrgolting vory close to the both nosn and Tapolare sulter.inve telegraphed to the Ministry Money Londors Ordinance and he report would seem to have plenty of foundation, for it will is required by the Dictator and his satellites. ing from serious flooli Abant of Foreign Affairs to the effect theso claims have to be got in, be remembered that quite recently the Japanese government ap fifty thousand houses in the Yick that strong measures should be His Lordship said that if people proached Great Britain for a renewal of the treaty which has Yang'stistrict lovo beon, destroyou taken against the action of the would come to him when the first still number of years to run. and several souls people Siamese (overnment in pro promissory note bote due he fetor in the matter and we vonture to think that the have been drowned. The Vicoroyhibiting the Chinese residents in could give thom roliel. Now War scare in America has had a great deal to do with the pro-

he could not.

prisal for modification. It may be said that there was littlo

(18th July,) askod for relief on behalf of the Siam from forming a commercial

Complications soom to have arisen in the matter of tho foundation for the mill attack of hysteria that the Maitod States sufferers.

union thero.

M Shonton asked that "an affered from, but the fact romains that by at least one section 10,000,000 loan for the purposes of carrying through a scheme... Peking, July 16. order bo made for the payment of the public, war was considered imminent. The Arbitration of currency reform in Northern China. The signature of the loan The President of the Board of instalments after the first dobt; } was not then comploted; it is not so now, but the statesmen of was but à preliminary and as it wore placed the whole nutter Finance las telegraphed to that the defendant was now pasireat Britain realised that in the event of war their alliance open for consideration and discussion by the powers not actually viceroys and governors of the off, had been liquidated,

and the provisions thereof placed them in an awkward position as involved in tho raising of the money required. The programino Ati order was nido according far as their relations with othor parties to other treaties were that was proposed by the Chinese authorities at Peking was concerned. It is conceivable that had a war between the two plead in the hands of the banks concerned in the question and Edward Hotel sued J. fl. Mellonry under the terms of the alliance with Japan and, had such an ease of money wanted for Manchurin the Chinese Government had D. Mourojco of the Kingcific powers followed the scaro, England might have been involved they were given six months to look into the scheme while in the for the recovery of the sum of unfortunato contretemps occurred, all the work that Sir Edward to submit a satisfactory statement as to the enterprises into which $220.50 for residents and chits. Groy nd accomplished for poncoful arbitration would havo boon the money was to be put. What form the currency reform Mr. Moore appeared for the spoiled and the movement would have suffered a most serious setbuck. scheme is to tako has not yet been decided, and that the many plaintiff, and the defendant ad view of the furts the proposal to modify the allies in any way that intricate, ramifications that are attendant upon the main issue mitted the debt. He consented would obviate such a disaster must be welcomed by all those who love yet to be considered in order that some basis of settlement to judgment but asked for a stay

have the cause of universal ponce at heart. of exocution for tou days,

satisfactory to the banks may he arrived at. Consequenly the Tho "TinoN' soems to expect even more will come out of representatives of the powors interested in the matter will Mr. Moore: My client is afraid the modification and considers it highly improbable that the meet shortly in Paris for the purposes of discussion. The extreme that the defendant will leave the wo Powers have not agreed to revise other articles in the treaty caro with which the loan is boing negotiated is a striking exant- colony. He does not think this with a view to meeting the request of the Japanese government for ple of the way, in which, from a financial standpoint, the powers re- is: a case which should be ad prolongation thereof. It is to be hoped that this is the cass, for the gard the various schemes of China, Not content with a simple Peking, July 16, journal. The man is not a re- maintenance of frieivily relations with the two nations that are para-stateinent as to what purposes the loan is being put to, it would even Three suspected revolutionistssident in the colony.

mount in the Pacific preserves a balance of power that could only be scom that the last word in the matter of reform would rost not with have boon arrestal outside the His Lordship to the defen kopt otherwise by the retaining of a strong fleet in those waters. The the people who are borrowing the money but with the lenders. How Shuni gate in Poking. dant: Can you give any security? trend of European politics at one time made the withdrawal of the over that may be the case the willingnoss of the powers to help in tl.s

Defondant: Yos

| majority of the Pacific squadron and its absorption into the home soc movement towards the reform of many of Chim's institutions has cution a muter of necessity, and it could only be performed while the hoen examplified by the tedy muunor in which the matter of the

powers in these waters were in complete accord. Now it is still a mnt-loan lus been taken up. forces that the British lays in these waters are totally inade-fire, a rather unexpected factor has arison in the question, which bids For of importance that the treaty should be continued for the However, while the negotiations are to a certain extent holding quato in cases of warlike emorgency and as regards power Eng-fair to give the diplomatists some little trouble. With the Man- and is at prosent sadly deficient. The reorganising of a curian loan and the proposals accompanying it have come certain Pacific foot is a question of time mud at the rate that the Admiralty riticisms, and while at present no protest has been made by either are now progressing that time will be long. From a purely selfish the Japanese or Russion Governmont it is said that the latter hins point of view then the prolongation of the Japanese treaty is of great dressed representations to China to the effect that it considers one importance but for a work wide reason the completion of the of the clanses in the article a violation of the open door policy. For Arbitration is of greater value. It establishes a valuable precedent, part we cannot see that it is. The clause complained of "TORAPE COUERAPONDENT.) and if it will work as the frameis desire, it will have a lasting in the Imperial Chinese Government should desire to Canton, July 19. nonco on the world and its polities. Consequently it is only right obtain from other than Chinese sources, funds in addition to the Since our last report on the treneral of Shun Tack district should stand in a secondary position and should be modified to mentions contemplated under this agreemont, the Imperial Chinese Goy Some days ago, the Brigadier to expect that purely limited treaties such as the Anglo-Japanese rocools dorivad from this loan, to continue or complete the opera- 8th inst., by .. Dolta nursent for a local gentleman en- the requirements of a treaty which tends for the good not of a single ernment shall first invite the Banks to undertaken losu to provide the yarn markot bus ruled steady. quiring into the, number of des-power, or even two, but for the good of the whole world.

funds required, but should the Imperial Chinese (overnment fail to agree with the Banks us to the terms of such supplementary loan, then poradues in his village. Accord the General with a list of names ingly the gentleman furnished

other financial groups may be invited to undertake the same; aud should the Imperial Chinese Government decide to invite foreign capitalists to participato with Chiniern interests in Manchurian busi- ness contemplated under this loan, or to be undertaken in connection therewith, the Banks shall first bo invited to so participate.

The Naval Bord proposes toj raise a national loan for the pur- poso of reorganizing the navy,

Peking, July IS. various provinces to the effect thurt The Chino-America Steam owing to the financial strain in Navigation Co. proposes to es- the provinces, they are permitted tablish a line betoon Chins and to raise funds locally, but on no the Strait Settlements, New account should they raise foreign steuners will bo orderal for the loans. run shortly,

Peking, July 16.. Peking, July, 18, The Cabinet ministers and The Governor of Kirin has otherofficials in the provinces have folegraphed to the Ministry of impeached the President of the Franco asking the Ministry to Ministry of Communications for despatch the Superintendent of sacrificing his country, the I Ching Bink. Ip King, Kwei, to proceed to kirin for the purpose of promoting the indits rios there. The President of thi Ministry of Finance has complied with the Governor's roquest,"

Peking, July 18. Owing to pressure of business

The Prince Regent hus handed all these impeachments to the President for porusal.

They have been landed over to

in the Ministry of Communica-the Ministry of tuterior and the tions, the President proposes to Commander of the misstary forces ongago a number of communica for investigation. tion commissioners to fransact the business.

,Peking, July 19, The Ministry of Communien- tions proposes to call the Taching Bank, the Central Nationd Bank.

tomer at the hotel.

Mr. Moore: fe is only

The case was loft to the

to settle.

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parties

BARBAROUS ACTION OF DESPERADOES. Chinese Gentleman Foully Done

.COTTON AND YARN REPORT.

Mossrs. Polishwalla and Koi.) departments in the bank ander wall, Cotton and Yarn Brokers.

in the mail report dated Hong-T kong, July 22, say:—

of China. There will be nine!

the new arrangements.

Peking, July 19. The Ministry of Communie

tions proposes to nationalize the

Lok Tung Railway.

· Poking, July 19. The settlement of the question regarding the nationalization of the salt trade in China has been postponati,

That feeling of ongorness to buy at higher prices, which was

to Death

To conspicuons during the last those who had committed interval, las almost disappeared, armed robberies. Unfortunately as the buyers, in view of their those bad characters got wind of

Peking, July 19, Sie Chun Tung Liang Shing, the Chinese Minister at Berlin, holding large stocks at former has strongly recommanded the appointment of a number of low rates, seom reluctant to make

oficials in Peking.

Steam Trawling Abandoned.

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IRELAND AND THE HOME RULE QUESTION.

(17th July.)

The question of flome Rule for Ireland is not so new a mutter

The provision appears to us simply to give a certain concession to

to affair, and broke into his that some people appear to believe, and, if history books are truo, the the combination of banks that have the matter of raising the loan in house the same evening. The sister island did have a Parliamont though its powers were in the same hand, in return for the work dono. Even then it is only the same man was hold down, and while state as those of the House of Lords promise to be in the near future. thing as having an option, in a matter, on which they havo frosh bargains at any advance asking for mercy, the victim A Parliament did exist but its powers were sadly limited, even more so first and information and if it were only for the purpose Poking, July 19. over the present quotations, offered to pay them several thou than those of our own Legislative Council. No power of independent of expediting the raising of gud subsidiary on, that might The President of the Ministry of hence the total business has sands of dollars, if his life wore legislation was invested in the Irish legislators and overy act that be from time to time required it would be justified. This Communications proposes the passod in about 3,000 bales most spared. This was refused and they passed had to receive the full sanction of the English Council in particular group will have information on the whole of the cur- adoption of foreign calendar of which are sold at a reluction the victim again asked to bo London which could revise any measure howsoever it pleased them. months for China.

Prince Ching is of opinion that chops have changed hands at a taking a dose of opium. The rest where they did the constitutional history of the Emerald Isle present to be gone through will be considerably curtailed and the of $1, while only few solector permitted to end his own life by This was provided for by Poyning's law, and had matters beonallowed roncy question that other financiers will not have, and as a direct consequence the protracted negotiations that have ot this is a very important question slight improvement. We clase request was not granted and the would have been comparatively uneventful and for all we know an money required rendered mare easily obtainable, Meanwhile the and ought to be discussed by the quiet but steady.

unfortunate man was carried to Irish Parliament might have been in existence at the present day; question has still to be solved, and in the interim the Viceroy of Cabinol

Total sales 3,200 bales. Un the village where he was cut to But in 1719 a bill was pissed by the English making all laws passed Manchurin has been advised not to apply for any further portion of Poking, July 20. sold stocks 24,000 bales. Sold prieces.

at Westminster valid in Ireland. This was irritating enough but the loan in view of Russia's representation, and to wait till the The Governor of Hanin has it undelivered in the godown momorialized the Throne stating and to arrivo 27,000 balos.

three years later Walpole granted to one William Wood the right thutsevere floods have been raging Arrivals. The mail str. Delhi Some months ago we annon was in an attack on this that Dean Swift rose to such prominenco by sparol to administer the loan in a intuner, that will be of Insting of minting copper coinafer ireland to the extent of £108,000. It partics concerned have had a consultation in Paris. It is only to be hoped that now the matter is gono los far, no effort will be in his province and asking for and extra strs Capri, Nippon and red the fact that a Chinese biswritingsentitled "Letteraby M. 13. Drapier." Swift bout thegovern benefit to the Empire at large. fands to reliaro the sufferera. Tossa Maru fon Bombay, and syrulicato had been formed hiër emrat on the question and the patent to Wood had to be withdraw. The Theons has instritetad the str. Acar from Calentta havo ta nequire the necessary plant to Fivo years later the British Goverment took away the franchise from Prosilent of the Ministry of Coms brought in 8,758 bles for Hong-embark in deep-sea trawling, the Roman Catholics aui us a direct result only one-sixth of the peo munications to consider whatarej kong, mud 6,545 bales for Shong. The steam trilor Golden Cross, phe possossed si vote. Autters went from had to worse but through the best measures for relieving the hui, shipments from Hongkong which fend proved a failms in las instrumentality of Mr. Fox, in May 1782 the statute setting to Shanghai, and Coast, ports, &c. | Indian waters, was, hi gi by the turtle the depondence of tho Irish Parliament was roponled. Poking, July 20 antonot to obrint 2,000 hales. syn-ticato with a view to purchase, In the same year the English Parliment abolished many of the ro The Naval Board considers the Low Mill-Hava wild 350 and operationscammered. The retro rish trade; it modified Porning's law and through the viding for the administration of the eat in cases of rolbory, with vir- For the first time since the introduction and passing of the bill pros action of the Puringueso Govern-[hales 104 at $137 to 139

nent in droging the Macao

promoters were singaina of sud, elf opts of that grout opilor Richard Grattan Parliament was por-lence, subjects for the new nominent fräve been found. Yesterday, it' Shanghai.-Reports, moderate estat the outsol, but after several suuled to pass a rasalition which is since been known as the the Criminal Sessions, in two cases, mon were charged with ar e l'rub- Harbour, an encroachment on business med stealy rates, Chinese territorial waters, and ling

months' trial, it has been domon-Declaration of Right" declaring the completo Legislative indepen bory, in ons instance from hiss and in the other from a person on Japonesa Yarn-Nothing of strated beyond a doubt that the onco of Irelandi. nccordingly renosted the Vanton] importance ius passed during the cuteh is not sullicient to more

the King's highway. In the first enss that was heard, two men, out of Viceroy to tako strong mossuras | intervil

Froland was then in ila most favourable position that she laid over five concerned, were charged with breaking int. ca house bolongingta | than pay current expenses, to say ben in though the fault still remvised that the Protestant Irish had a farnier on the Tipo Road suitably armed for te occasion, sut, against the netion of the Macao How Cotton. Neither Bengal nothing about the chauras of pays the mplete control of the infaud's affairs. It was at this junct are that though they may not have used the weapons in the actual commission. Government.

nor Chinese has found buyers ing a dividruk; so thy symilicate Ireland and Franco innagain into close cominct with onsh other, and of the theft, they were most cortainly in evidenco when an. Indian con- Peking, July 10. throughent the interval: Slocks has decided to wind up ibu Fairs on was the esse in the past the result was disastrons to the Celt. Two stable endeavoured to make an arrest. In the second instance tho of The Chinese Consul at Yoko Bengal 50 bales, Chinese 250 and in Golden Cross Is been attempts in lielp Erstand by the French proved abortive. The Irish fonco was one of highway robbery, and that the men made a practice of hama has bien appointed Charge | small Infos; quotations 35 to 40, despatched to. Rangoon to itrose in rebellion but the trouble was easily suludued. The leader of this forin of law breaking can be seen, when it is noticed that they d'Affaires nt Moxicó,

and $37 to 41 respectively, owner.

[the Irish Patriots, Wol to Tono, was captured on board a Trench vessel were caught in the some locality by a polico trup. These do not by

sufferers.

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THE CAT.

(19th July)