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Intervention P

Canton, Nov.25.

IMPENDING RIGHT AT all the foreign men-of-war have

NANKING

Rebel Army » Preparations. The following is from the China Press of Noy, 21st: A battery of artillery, consist No cricket was played on Ba-ing of six seven-inch guns and Chinese gun-boats which are fly way and stole some property bees have declared in favour of turday on account of the rain.

two hundred and fifty men left ing the whito ang ni Chunking longing to a foreign overccer. The the rebels, the Manoius still rule Shanghai over the Shanghai-Nab are all going to Nanking to at Governor-General sent soldiers in Poking, and unless Yuan Shili- king Railway at about half-pastack the fort on the hill opposite to ten o'clock last night for Chin- the city If this falls, the city future.

ensure protection for the kai's support to withdrawn, will kiang to join the revolutionary will be easily taken..

probably continue to rule for Traffic will be resumed on the some time to epme. In the mean- army now advancing on Nanking.

left Nanking, with the exception of one British, one Japanese and American (the New Orleans.) The letter continues:" According

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A large quantity of ammunition at Chinking. They are drilling Chineso section of the Kowloon- was also slipped and $30,000 in daily and are well equipped. The Canton Railway at on carly date, cash for the provisional govern- tolograph, wires leading out of Soldiers fave been sent to pro- ment at Chinking. Another de- Ninking have been cut and there toot the line. tachment of troops is expected to is no communication, except by leave today. The troops going wireless." from here yesterday came up from Hangchon and those going out to-day are coming from the

recover the booty. A flotilla of the more certain it becomes that Four hundred Chinese gentle same place. An additional

gunboats is to be sent for patrol-intervention-or friendly media. men in Bangkok recently met $20,000, it is understood, will be

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A seizure of the bombs on our nosessary and inevitable. The atz kok Chinese towards the Revolu- to-day to provide means for the

Wild rumours have been flying of the steamers on the Hongkong-tempt of the rebel lenders to os- Chinking provisional govern about the city during the past Canton run has been reported tablish an "independent gov

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While the body of troops few days, rauging from the alleghe Commissioner of Customs in leaving here last night, was noted presence of a huge number of Canton and a recommendation ornmout" at Wueliang and to se- o large as on previous occasions bad characters, to a statement made that the Customs employer cure recognition by the Towers the enthusiasm made, up for that after the fall of Peking, who discovered them should he is litle likely to succeed while the situation in Peking is what numbers. The soldiers sang Hongkong is to be captured for rewarded.

the revolutionary government. Latters from Chiuchow state it is. Such an "independent gov- military songs and a large crowd Maru, which left Hongkong on Oc. of friends and spectators throng. The latter rumour is being freely that after the declaration of in-

"blools" of dependence there several tons out could not, in the na- ed the station to see them off. among the young

the coolie class, if the information and ruffians pretending to bo ro-turo of things, give such guaran According to passengers ur-

of an European gentleman who volutionaries marched from Wei- tees as would be, arcessary to in- riving from Chinking press last ovoning the fighting know the language is to be show and took the city of Taiposure thit promises would be fol

bolioved.

The people of Kahingehow and towel by performance, and p Mossrs. Showan Tomes and Co. had not started and is not likely have received from their principals, to for another day or so

In any event matters are assum- Tingehow in Fukion province the British Insulated and Holsby front of the revolutionary aranying a serious aspect. Early last are consequently panic-stricken, weary bewilderment of interna Cables, Ltd., the following quota has advanced thirty miles from weak reports were published of and all cargo-boats have stopped tional complications would proba The daily issue is delivered free when the address is accessible to tion under cable dated November 24 Chinking and lind fifteen miles disturbances in the city in which running.

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a result the Europoun officers reached. The troops, oxtended their residences without any extra charge. On copios sont by *post an additional $1.80 per quarter is charged for postage.

from that point-into Chinking appeared with revolvers at their The postage on the woolly issue-to-aur-part-of-the-world-is-$1,00-large gun planted ou-a emall All the intervening bills were bells, At night the Sikh police hill at Wachang seems to bemore covered with military camps and paraded the principal streets in

An interesting case was com Single Copies, Daily, ten cents. Weekly, twenty-five conts (for trouble than it is worth to the revo-the-eity of Chinkiang swarmed poses of seven, six police and a

lutionaries,enyathe Central-China with revolutionary soldiors European officer, armed with long menced in the Supreme Court this was the truncheons whichi, contrary to the morning, when the Chief Justice, cash only).

"Thousands of them' Post. The gun fires about every estimate that could be ob-usual custom, were displayed to Sir Francis Piggott, and Mr. Jus hour,and then nineoutof every ten

full viewLast night parties of tice Gomporta, sitting in appel tained.

the K.O.Y.L.I., fully armed and late jurisdiction, hoard un appeal shots drop with a big splash in

Nanking is Quiet- the middle of the river. The gun

Arrivals by boat yesterday re- provided with ball cartridge, were by the Green Island Cement Com the Committee on Expenditures is said to be nu old muzzlölöäder

porter all quiet at Nanking when on duty, in Hongkong and Kowpany against a decisi n of the lately appointed by Congress. sud one-of-a-number buried by Chang Chih-tung, when he was they were there Sunday. They loon, as a precautionary ine-sure. Chief Justice in the case of the Congress is now, one must re- A clear indication of the state Cement Company against Chung member, of the opposite political heard a report that General Chang Viceroy of this province, ut re: had sent word to the floot which of affairs won to be found at the King. The original action was oxbursed and added to the forti- fications of Wuchong.

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HONGKONG, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27th, 1911

WOMANHOOD SUFFRAGE,

at

ner ton.

Frequent interruption, presumably by sympathisers with the agitation for the extension, of the suffrage to women, led Mr. Lloyd George at Bath to declare that such exhibitions of temper were more anti-Liberal than pro-suffrags. It' is seldom that we find ourselves

Looting at Hankow. The Hankow correspondent, of

base. Nov. 18:-The Chiaokou“ end of

seams convenient to themselves

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SUPREME COURT.

INTERESTING APPEAL

bly follow on its acceptance by the other untions. Add those compli cations to the domestic troubles 135 the. Empire, and we have con

fusion worse confounded.

A Staggerer

An interesting and instructive. little story is being told in Washington, about the wigs of

Scouts and Volunteers.

was there before it joined the Magistry this morning, when we one in which the Content Com party to the Executive oficials, rebels Monday of last week that cases of staying the police came The "N. O. Daily News" of his big guns and asked that airst, n. lad was charged with price of coment supplied, and Navy, was askod to facilitate tlio he was short of ammunition for before the magistrate. In the any sued Chung King for the Mr Moyer, the Secretary of the

obtained judgment. Afterwards -Nov-20 reports:-The-Linotype- Co.'s showroom in in. Szechuen upply, be sent ashore. The throwing stones at RC. Atwell, they issued an execution attards making of inquiries in his Departe ment. He immediately consent- reply was that the ammunition last evening, ontside the Central ing a sum of money in the custody Road contained until last Satur would be provided for next day. Markut, and in the second further of Messrs. Deacon, Louker and ed, but asked the Committee day a quantity of lead iu ingots That night the ships steamed details of a scuffle with the mob Deacon, but they refused to pay what purpose the investigation of the size and appearance of down to Chinkiang and hoisted was uade clear. Trouble arose up all, alleging that they had a was intended to serve. He was shions of sycee, which was need in

the white flag.

oniside the Government Civil lien against a portion of the shut it was to discover the the production of typs, On Fri- Passengers leaving Hankow Hospital yesterday, when a Chi amount for costs, The Green Te

means of curtailing, in the inter- day night the door was broken last Friday afternoon told of renese lakong endeavoured to arrest land Cement Co. then took ont a open and about 5-ovt. of this lead sewed activity there. They said a man. A scrimmage ensued and summons for an order for the pay-

osts of economy, the expenditures· was removed, nothing else in the the Imperial soldiers formed the native policonuin blow his ment of the whole amount, and the of the Navy Department. "Well, room being disturbed. Whether line of battle a mile along back whistle for aid, quickly bringing summons was heard before, the that is the purpose," replied, it was taken with the object of re of the Concessions and started on P.C. Patterson on the scene. The Chief Justice in Chambers. He Mr. Mayer, "I can suggest to you lieving the temporary stringency the march away from the Yang-crowd thon commenced throwing decided against the applicante, a line of notion lluit will produce in the silver market or to supple are River. This was to meet a stones at the officers, who, how holding that Mossrs. Deacon, ment the recent Arsenal haul in revolutionary force which had evor, succeeriell. in making fur Looker and Deacon had a right real economy. In the first place, open to conjecture.

been sent up the Han River to arrests. This morning the pto deduct the amount of their wo can bagin by eliminating alto- flank the Imperialists in an effort one appeared at the Police costs and then to pay the balance gether some of the navy yarde

$5 or in default seven days' hari

now located on the Gulf Coast." The Hon. Mr. II. E. Pollock, in agreement with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, but on this the "N; G. Daily News"; wrote on 10 cut communication with their Conrt. Two of them were fined over to the Company.. ocation we are in entire accord with his sentiments. Indeed we go Hankow appears to have suffered forts were bombarding the, Chin-third was sent to gaol for seven

The Wu-chang and Hanyang labour for disorderly conduct, a KC and Mr. J. Sinde, K.C. in AR most of the Democratio mem- structed by Mr. Harston, appear-ber's of the Commities représent further than that astute politician deeze it advisable to go-Ho-long-not-at-all-and-the-street-up-there ese city every night and one days, and the fourth-a-boy-was- ago made up his mind that womanhood süfirage will ultimately be is busy. A little quiet looting shell thrown from Wu-chats on sentenect to eight strokes of the for the appollants and Mr. in Congress that sotion of the

A. Alabaster, appeared for granted and has discounted any possible. if results that might go on all the time, followed fre- Friday morning set the China birch and forty-eight hours' deien-Messra, Dencon, Looker & Deacon,ountry where "Political navy

quently by fires. Loyalist sol- Merchants godown just above tinn. follow his chief's open aversion to this extension of the Parliamen-diers, forbidden themselves to do the Custom House on the Chin At Yuumati o horde of boys are

According to the Hon. Mr. Hards are most namerous Mr. tary franchiso, by ranging. himself in the ranks of its supporters, auch things, gg on the populace se do treho lamas terrorising the neighbourhood. E. Pollock, KC, who opened for Meyer's proposal was a "stag A member of a Cabinet that is mainly anti-suffrage, he has declared to the work, appropriate what had developed into a big confle Thoy are divided into two gangs the appellants his client obtained gerer." The investigation got no himself personally pro-muffrage-a situation that might be embarras and then they or the people finish fanperialists were soon down looking for Chiuose who have not August 1, 1903, and it would be

No and march round the strort their judgment as far back at further. gration by carly, afternoon. ing to a sensitive man.

matters by burning the house or around the oil tanke or in the yetdi senrded thoir quenes. Should sufficient to say, without going The Volunteers who have been There is no proof that the idyllic condition prophesied by Mr. shop in question. The street at vicinity of Seven Mile Creek. hey come across a person with into details of the figures, that

his quous intact, endeavourasare the amount of the judgment and in camp during the past week Lloyd George would ensue were women to share in the making and the French Concession presents

quite a busy appearance with The main Imperial Army was made to persuade him & have interest) had risen, until it was have not had the most comfort- the administration of the laws. He thinks that there would be no money cliangers and receivers of about twenty miles from Hankow/the appendage, removeil. If he now exceeding $37,000 and apartable of times, owing to thờ nên,,

supposed to be still encompa danger of Europe being "drenched in blood" were women possessed questionable goods, who are will-and trains woro still running be-00nsents ho is straightway con- from the $8,800 odd, referred to of the vote. This we take leave to think is a matter of opinion. ¡ing to oblige soldiers and others tween the city and this Imperial voyed to "the nearest barber's in the order of the Chief Justice agli on the whole everyone". During the terrible days of the French revolution, the shrillest and with roady money for such things base The line of soldiers going shop. On the other hand, refusal his clients had receive nothing seems to have enjoyed it. OmSat- most persistent shrieks for blood-more blood-dame from the as they have a mind to dispose of to meet the flanking party, of reis futile, for one member of each on account of the judginent dobturday morning early the Scouts

(No questions asked.) and there is reason to believe that many of the horrors of

bels were moving away from gang is provided with a pair of Subsequently, the defendant in completely surprised the "Volgn- their railway connection and the sheare, and unwilling ones are the action, Chung King, had a teers, so we are informed. ( that awful time were directly due to the incitement of the females

Hoping that the Shanghai pro- only loyal troops left at Hankow forcibly deprivod of their hair dispute with the Government in not vouch for the storag who were utterly carried away and out of themselves by the frenzy visional military authorities will were up in the Chinese city and Yesterday a case of this kind connection with the Kowloon Ring the camp shortly after re occurred. right outside Yaumati servoir. The dispute was refervoillo, and winning a handsome that possessed France. We are far from suggesting that the misfinally decide to give them arms along the Yangtze River about police 9 ation, and lo-day, the red to an arbitrator and the re-victory. An interesting claim was guided females who win notoriety by scratching policemen are and meet the Imperial troops, 120 ::

and allow them to go to the front the British Concession.

culprits wore brought up at theult was that Chung King had a pot forward by one enthusiastic swayed by santiinents similar to those which inspired the bloody girls have joined the amazon corps Part of the fleet of fourteen. Magistracy.

dre Fleet is now Rebel.

sum of $20,427.55 awarded him, son of Mars, Uut the nation of minded women who sat knitting beside the guillotins in Paris, of the local revolutionists, says the ships which are to co-operate

to be paid by the Government, the Scouts in attacking the cathy pausing in their work to count the heads as they fell: Our point is "China Freas." The movement is with the troops in the attack on The Chins Moroliants Steam The position then became that after rereille had soundedos con,

there was a sum of $20,000 odd, trary to all usages of war rather that women are more likely to be carried away by impulse headed by Miss Sung Sustung & Nanking have moved up river it Navigation Co. are negotiating than men and that the danger of war may not only be decreased by ment has not complied with the abrest of the revolutionists' front; and offering as security here in The eppollants hearing of this is ott be fully ulliolang:: teacher. The provisional govern is said by eye-witnesses and are for a large loan with local banks in the possession of the defendant defending force ennubt be the grant of the right to vote and to legislate to wanien, but that it application submitted by the while the fires, cruisers which the steamship, company reports King under the judgment in the tal we pɔns. Not being

sued an execution pgahist Chung lathered an only, raz may even be increased. Mr. Lloyd Georgo also declares that women-corps for a distribution of arms, were all that Admiral Sah had the Shanghai Times,"" hood suffrage has been a success in the Colonies. This again is a The general opinion among the left when he took leave at Kiuk-

sation of 1903 and also obtained to uct us umfire we tithijnl matter of opinion, ̈ The weight of evidenco seems to be that the revolutionists in tluit each on ap-inng, have returned to Hankow Lieutenant C. R. Heygato, let/4 prohibitory order, in connection mont; but we would female vote has had little or no effect in Australia, where tho experi-peal for equipment can hardly to co-operate now with the revola- Battalion The King's Own (York with the money or and the Vokratee S ment luns heen tried for some years. The Labour Party has profited most with snocess as long as the tiopista there and work, havo, shire Light Infantry), who is at pro- King, Messis. Danson, Lokor and the Volunteer to some extent, as women of the wealthier classes have been chary girls cannot get over the fact that among the Imperial troops assent in England on leave, has been Deacon, and the Carte of Bank The Chin of associating themselves with the crudities of popular, politics. sir physical weakness and lack they formerly Whether the result can be hailed as a success depends upon the of military, training will always political viewpoint. Any extension of the franchise is an experiment remain a serious handicap in time the v

revoli and matters political in the United Kingdom at present are in a of actual warfare (Our telegrams sufficiently parlous state without taking a elep list may be pro-to-day, however, state that these ductive of much larm and cannot do much good, yale

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