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CANTON'S INDEPEND-

ENCE.

Interesting 'Disclosure at Legislative Council.

TELEGRAMS.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY

THE TOIL, OF POLITICS. He Toared it would be increas ingly difficult to find mon of adequate losure and position prepared to undergo the great toils now attaching to politics.

Probably the country was nearer than evor it had boon to entrusting its affairs to those who for quito 'wortly, but, on the whole, less antisfactory reasons; wore propared to work merely as

HIS REASON.

THE JAPANESE NAVY!

By Commander E-Hamliton

Currey, RN.

Speaking with a brother officer when the Russo-Japanese war opinion, knowing that ho hail broke out, the writer üsked for nit had exceptional opportunities of judging, as head been in con- inaud of one of our own ships in China at the time of the war holwoon that empire and Jppon. Thore is no question that the Japanese will win on the son," he answered," I saw them fight the Chinese, and their organization was then perfection. It was s0 gool as to beabsolutely startling,"

And what have they leon do-

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His Excefloney the Governor, before procceding to discuss the 'afternoon's businces at the meet- ing of the Logislative Council this afternoon, said that he was going to mulo an interesting statement regarding the events which were taking place beyon 1 the "roper at the present mo- mon'. Hó hal just learned professional politicians. befor coming into the Council Chamber from thỏ. Consul-Gen- eral at Canton thit the city "He might enjoy good healthing since that time?"

Perfecting perfection," was had been lectored indopendentyes and activity for many yours, but the significant reply.

I sought enlightenment, from torday and the Viceroy had concur he desired to leave the responsible red in that laclaration in order to position he had hold before he yet another officer; this time, a avoin unnecessary bloodshed. He could be aspected of suffering soldier high in his profession, and now ought temporary gym from the most insidious disons who had also had exceptional op portunities of ascertaining the in Hongkong. It was a tradition which attacke men of long mality which resides in the of British rule that if a person public service who, without losing day mose as a fighting man. We 1478). sought the hospitality of the British their health or their intellectual know how they died in houps in their attacks on Port Arthur, of flag in his distress, they w vigour, so long as the latter was how while regiments went to cer- bound to grant him that sheft,exercised on the old lines, were in doth cheerfully and uncom -and-lo-fold-ure-first-Hongkong less able, than younger men to painingly. We real this in the would be glad to receive the Vice-adapt themselves to changing nowapapors at the time. What roy. The Viceroy his lately held circumstances and to deal with was the cause which underlay this

apparent mirnelo? one of the highest juist in the ser-new problems. vicc of the Chino e Government and hat always udod his utmost endeavours to prevent bloodshed], and, as far as they know, with singular success, Applauser.

TELEGRAMS.

THE REBELLION.

CANTON'S INDEPENDENCE

DECLARED, -

(Tax Teamoraen "CORRESPONDENT

Canton, Nov. 9, 12.35 p.in. At noon to-day a salute was fired up 1 the repijbhean thing wisi hoisted.

„FOOCHOW. FALES,,

[Exclusive Service ] Foochow, Nov. 9, 9.45-àm. The rebels aptured the city this morning after a short light.

The Manchu yamens were burnt.

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at Clydebank, tho. Hatsuse at naval dirigiblo and one nyal Elswick. The Shitishin, of aeroplane. 14,850 tons, with identical arma- Japan's Wisdoni ment, came from the Thames As far as those very latest Ironworks. The Fuji and Ya, incans of the destruction of your shim were constructal at Blick- (enemies are concerned, we shall wall; their tonunge was 12,500, probably find Japan content to fat me give the explanation as and they mounted four fewer not the part of spectator until all it was given to me. ́.

6-inch guns than their biggel the preliminary stages pre-past Ha hopol, he had not yet

"Because in their caso death sisters. The Long and Iwate, or when she will wisely avail herself roachoil that period, but he itself cans far less thin it dues 1,500 toys, which carried four of of these experiments. should be miserable if he ran the the European, because when tho now obsoleto 8-inch guns, A glance at the map shows how they go into battle they are sur-wore built at Elswick; as were well situated is the island Empito margin too fae. The only thing rounded by the spirits of their also the Asama and kiwa, which for the great part sho intends to to consider, then, wis the best incastors; their fath and were one hundred tous loss in bur-play in the future upon the sea. tine to effect a change of lender-mothers, if dead, are watching, den. The Yakumo, 9,850 tone, Sho has a great and growing mer ship; undoubtedly this was to them actually at the time; any was built at Stettin, and the Azu-cantile marino, being credited hesitation would put the spirits of ma, of 1,336 tons, was built at St. with the possession of some 1,800 the doi to shine. That is an Nazaire.

Steamors and 4,000 sailing ships impossiblo thing for a Japanese

It will be soon from this list all in addition to the nativo eraft that ighting man to think of; therefore, the onormous amount that was carry on her coastwise trade; the whatever happens, he must go on. UNREST IN THE PARTY,

Also, were he to return to his home being spent abroad; dlso how the total tonnage of merchant ships is Mr. Bullour roferre to the in- with any shadow of a stigma.upon

lion's share came into our own rather over one million two hun- Ired thousand tons. Lately we rest in the purly and declared his fane, his wife would shut the country. Alrgaly, however, even that there was nothing exceptionalloor in his face, his mother would at this date, Japan was making have rohewed our treaty with Tentative experiments in ship Japan, somewhat to the annoyance in its girlition, compared with community would request him to

refuso to see him, the village building on her own secount, and, the state of parties out of offien in rotnuve himself elsewhere-and-Kure and Yokosuka, were build the past. He took the most hope there would be no elsewhere ing the two small cruisers Nitaka

and Tsushima, of 3,420 tons.. In view of its prosports..

or him to go. He would be a purial and an outcast, with only Lord Lansdow,d-states that the the prospect of death by his own rumbur regarding his impending, hand. The system destroys in- rasignation is quite infonn lød. lividualty to a great extent," said my informant, but it con stitutes of any armed Japanose force something terrible and

party would ho face to face with great, controversils.

'MUCH SURPRISE.

The announcement of Mr. Bil- four's resignation came as the

The Tuching Bank and the Chinose telegraph are in the utmost surprise in the Lobby hands of the rubuis,.

ufficient.

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To-day Japan has Tearnt her try have learned something from lesson: the best experts that our the other. It has been to our. shipbuilding firms could produce mutual advantage, and for that CO have been templed to the shores reason the treaty has endured.— of the Island Empire by princely Pall Mall Gazette.".

alarios: In future the money! and the labour will both be Japan- eso, and, even in the highest posts requiring the greatest skill, the

The Wuhu correspondent of the and cased sonic consternational and interesting little country well as by land, and those who tuber 31 :----

foreigner will be displaced. Japan moves with the times by sen as N. C. Daily News" wrote on Goods have left the Godowns, and all The Tartar-Coneral is reported! | amongst Unionists.

Gods remaining `undelivorod after the that she was erroneously imagin-provide the battleships of the Satnes has been caused here 10th lusts, will be subject to rent. to have been killed.

It is intimated that his health oil to be by the arrogant European world to outside customers must by the death of Lieutenant andAll claims against the stesnior-must was the primary cause of the reto one of the principal forces in now sek fresh markets. In 1905 Commandor Clive Maitland-Addi-be presented to the Undersigned on or signation.

the world to-day. Never again the Kashima and Katori, of on, of 11. M. gunboat Kinsha, before the 23rd inst, or they will not will Western nations sehrni to' Lake away from Japan that which 6,100 tons, of the now obsoles rho Kinsha had been sent here on All broken, chafed, and damaged ART she has won by conquest, as was ship, were constricted for the the request of the British Consul uuds are to be left in the Godowns, She arrived last Wednesday, Lieut.here they will be examined on the the case after the conclusion of her war with China. Who we apanese at Elswick and by Vick-Curir. Ad ison was ill when the 16th inst, as 11.4.. There is much speculation as think that in 1863 we were fight year and that following the Tau-vessel arrived and was immediate-

ers, respectively. Ia the same

No Fire Losurance is beon effooled. there are great conflagratims into whether Lord Lansdowne willing against the Japanese at the Luba and Ikoma, of 13,750 tons. ly attended by Dr.-Houghton, of Bill of Lading will be countersigned

raits of Simonosaki, and at that were built in Japan. So also the hospital here, in company with by..

and arrows, we have a reminder 1906, mud the Aki, 19,750 tons. was not considorod oritical at first / Hongkong, 9th Nov., 1911.

The-forvig settlements” are undisturbed. Pickets are main- taining onder

CITY IN FLAMES, -Foochow Nov. 9, 2.45 p.in:

Fighting continues here and

the City.

ARTILLERY, DUEL:

It is conjecture'l that Mr.

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1st Chamberlain or Mr; W. E. Long will be the now lea lor.

Jebiain.

A NATIONAL-MISFORTUNE.

Durban, Nov. 9. 8.35 a.m.

pel they were still using bows

far they have travelled.

What makes her Navy Bo for- ble is that, like ourselves,

ho is an island empire, and that

cent four-big-gan-typo of battle-

word the Satsuma, 10,250 tons, in

in 1907.

Powerful Armaments.

thoship'ssurgeon. He was suffer ing from pneumonia, and the vasp

but he took a turn for the worse and died of heart failure. He had recently come out from Home,:

[Exclusive Service:] Shanghai, Nov; 9, 1 p.ın. A message from Hankow, dated

A Party inesting will be held Nov, 7, states that, the artillery at the Carlton Club on Nov. 13, the supply of her sailors is so Those last two vessels differ having only joined his hip three duel-continues ·

for the purpose of 'olocting a large. The nation which com- from any of the European types weeks ago. He was buried here Wa Ting-fung, the rebel foreign, successor to Mr. Balfour In a mands the services of men when they carry four 12-inch in the cemetery on Saturday 27 advisor, Livours a constitutional letter exensing his absence from sonnen by choice and by the and twelve 10-inch guns. This, morning.

ártumistanees, of ouvironment, in of course, is dit enormously power- monarchy and repudiates, the now a dinner in Lin lon yesterday even a far better position than can ful armament, and was evolved Edged with gold, and worn ing Mr. Balfour said that circum-over be that of those others whore just before, the Dreadnought re-sually in the bat, hunderchiefs A battles with many fires and stancos de it ecessary to at vans are laboriously in tract volutionised the building of bat-cost from sixpence to a shilling in much cargo, is going on at anticipate the date of the art in the whole art and mystery tleship Now Japan; like all the the reign of Queen Elizabeth, Nanking and is madecided,

of the seaman, and who are drawn rest of the world, das einbarked nouncement of his resignation or ho would have given timely no-

loan,"

HOME POLITICS.

MR. BALFOUR EXPLAINS.

Bombay, Nov. 9, 7,50) am.,

which was not stated:

A number of City-bankers and commercial men wore also invited.

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tice..

were present.

Mr. Austin Chamberlain said

from among the land population on the all-big-gun pattern with Although it is logul in England The rise of the Japanese Navy to Kawachi and Setsu, that are to lop off the branchos of a neigh- has incidentally been a source of building at Kare and Yokosuka hour's tree which overhang your groat finencial gain to England, They are to be of 20,750 tons, and garden, the lopped-off branches Mr. Balfour was absent from a ns, up till the present, her battle to carry twelveor fourteen 12-inch still remain his property. banquet at the White City, attendships and cruisers have been forty-five calibre guns, the num Mr. Balfour announced his read by 1,300 guests, in connection mostly built in this country. In ber apparently depending upor According to present computa signation at a special meeting of with the Tariff Reform League at consequence, many millions of whether the ahead and astern tur- tion, there will be 40,000,000 the executive of the City Consor which Messrs. Austen Chambor money have reached the coffers of retsare to carry two or three of those French Canadians in North Amer- vative Association, the object of lain Bonar Law and F. E. Smith North, where Tyne and Clyde the Japanese Navy what none other

the shipbuilding firms in the weapons. There are on the list of Lica in 100 yours' time. have eagerly competed for orders. possesses in modern days: that Some 900,000 Londoners are is to say, ships captured from the at present living more than two No Scrapheap. **

onemiy now serving under the in a ́room; while for six or more Looking back a decade, we are national flag. Thus, the Hizen a room the figure is 20,000. coived with regretful allone.of national misfortune at Mr. old obsolescent warships to ro- Pobieda), of 12,674 tons; tim Aso | almost overshadowed the fooling reminded of one thing, which is (late Rotvisuna battleship of

thal at this period Jajan had no 12,700 ton the Suwo. (ox Mr. Balfour said he'hopod still

Balfour's resignation. They logate to the scrapheap. Tho (ex-Bayan), of 7,800 tons; the to do good service to the party would have to sink all personal Mikasa, of 15,200 tons, built at Satauya (ex-Novik); and the but asked to be released from considerations, resolved that the Elswick, with an armament of Saya (ex-Variag). Japan has the continuous and increasing forces of unionism and Tariff four 12-inch forty calibre guns, also a number of cruisers and strain of leadership,

Mr. Balfour form should be undivided, and fourteen 0-inch forty calibro small craft, also a very efficient gune, was then hor Intest ship; at torpedo destroyer flotilla, She constituents that lie would be Whoever the new louder w`s be that time the oqual of any in the has lately started to build horself willing to retram li se it so long should be ungradingly sup-world. The Asahi, of similar twelve submarines, and is expori- | tonnage and armament, was bulli menting with aerial craft; one as he was acceptable to them. porter-Reuter,

The announcement · was ru-

said that a sense of personal loss

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Saturday, November 11: K.O.Y.L.I. concert. Boxing, V., R. C.

Thursday, November 0. Legislative Council mesting.

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