1911-12-23 — Page 1

The Hongkon

December 22nd, 1911, Température a m. 63, p.m. 63; Hamidity...91, 87,

No. 8867

TELEGRAMS.

THE REVOLUTION.

YUAN'S REPLY.

(Our Own Correspondent,) Shanghai, Dec. 22, 4.25 p.m. Yuan Shih-kai has replied to way that he will not accept a re- public in any form.

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NEWS FROM SHANGHAI, -

Shanglini, Dec. 22.

"Dr. Wu. Ting-fang declared at the conforence that the young,

Emperor should be asked to ab.

dichte und that a President be

olected,

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H.E. Yusn Shih-kai, is not in

favour of China being converted into republic, and has telo- graphed to H.E. Tang Shao-yi to that offoot. H.E Tong Sha- is asked to re-open the question.

Wong Bing he resigned from the post of Commander-in-Chief and Li Yuan-hang has been elect-

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od as his succo-sor by the revolu tionists in Nunking. Woug Hing

has been elected vice Commander-

in-Chief and will relievo Li Yuan-heng at lapeli no noting Governor-General.:

Sun Shui-hor, tho`new Gover-

nor General of Auhwei, has 08-

sunisl office.

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The revolutionries in Che- kiung, Kwangsi, Kiangsi and Wahu have telegraphed to Dr. Wu

Ting-fang asking him to demand from II.E. Yan Shih-kai an ex-

planation of the brënok of the

驍四初月壹拾年三銃宣

TELEGRAMS.

HOME POLITICS.

TOMMY" BOWLES TURNS.

[Service to the "Telegraph."

Durban, Dec. 22, 10.15 p.m." Mr. T. Gibson Bowles hus ro- turned to the Conservative fold.

(ESTABLISHT Copyright, 1911

SATURDAY,

TELEGRAMS.

RUSSIA AND PERSIA.

PERSIA OLIMBS DOWN.

[Service to the "Telegraph.”]"

Bombay, Dec. 23, 7.30a.m. Router's correspondent at St. Petersburg says that the Persiqu

Telegraph.

DECEMBER 23 1911

TELEGRAMS.

political meetings, except with the sanction of the police, as the question of the Russian ultimatum is being amicably settled.

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SERIOUS LIGHTING. Via Bombay, Do, 22, 1.40 p.m.

reports that serious fighting between Router's correspondent at Toheran

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He says that during the present Chargo d'Affaires has called ut the crisis any. Conservative difference Foreign Ollico and notified the Russians and Persians took place should sink intu insignificanco. He advises all his friends to sup port the Conservativės.

GOVAN RESULT.

Bombay, Dig. 23, 7.30 0.m. The result of the Govan election

is as follows

Holmes (Liber )... 7,508 Balfour (Un'onist).... 6,522

The Liberal majority has been reduced from 2010 to 986.-

Reuter,

"CHRISTMAS GIFT."

[Servies to the "Talograph."

Via Durban, Dec. 22, 8.88 a.m. The Conservative papers are to umphant over the Unionist victory at Ayrshire. They state it is " Christmas gift for Mr. Lloyd Gerrge," and declare that the Go

Sazanoll of Persin's accoptance of all the demands in the Russian ultimatum.

at Tabriz. The Governor's palace was bombarded, but the result is un- known. There were also conflicts WARNING TO THE PEOPLE. with Russin's constitutionalists at En- Rentor's correspondent atzoli and Roskt. The Russians seized

Telieran states that official not ces the police, readquarters at Resht. have been posted up ordering the The cause of the conflicts are un- people to abstain from holding known.(Reuter

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POSSIBILITIES OF PERU.loarly evinced, and steps are

Trade with Hongkong,

WEATHER FORECAST:

FAIR.

December 22nd, 1910, Temperature 4.m. 64, 4 p.m., 63; Ilumiidity .......00, 64.

TELEGRAMS.

六拜機

魏三月弍拾英港香

NEW BATTLESHIP.

UNLUCKY TRIALS.

[Service to the "Tolegraph.]

Durban, Dec. 22, 10.15 p.m.

During the recent great gale the battleship London, while on

her speed trials, was swept by

sea off Ushant.

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Two seamen were drowned and

Commander Forbes was injured.

Some time after two men were

seriously injured through the

bursting of a steam-pip-Reu-

Lor..

CANTON NEWS,

boing made to work the rich de posits on the most up-to-dato Ta "TELEGRAPH CORBEAPONDENT) lines. In 1902 a corpe of mining

Canton, Dec. 21. engineers was organised to gather

merce has, issue I expresses noti

TELEGRAMS.

LABOUR TROUBLES.

-286 PER ANNUM Sizers Cory 10, Ones,

TELEGRAMS.

DRAMATIC CENSOR,

MANCHESTER LOCKOUT,

MR. REDFORD RESIGNS.

[Service to the Telegraph."][Service to the Telegraph,

Bombay, Dec. 23, 7.30 a.m.

Vis Durban, Dec. 22, 8:85 #G The Manchestor paving trade

Mr. George Alexander Bedford, employers have decided to recom- this dramatic censor, has resignşd, mend a lockout for Wolnesday, Interviewed, Mr. Redford remarked that seventeen years reading Bad plays was gough for any man

Something like 160,000 men are affectod..

•NO COMPROMISE AT

DUNDEE.

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is expected that he will be succeeded

by the dramatist, Charles Brockfeld, whose appointment to the adstant

oised.

The position at Dundeo has ascensorship tecently was much pill

sumed a most sorious character. The shipping companies have conferred and have rofused to compromise. They point out that the matter tas now assumed a national character and that

SACRILEGE IN FRANCE.

BIOTING AT DUNDEE,

Via Durban, Dec, 22, 8:85 a.m. Rioting took place at Dundee at

“GRAVE RIFLED.

[Service to the "Telograph."J

Durban, Dec, 22, 11 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at Paris says that robbers have opened the grave of Madame Lantelme who was a favourite actress, and

caused here by the constantarrests of persons alloged to be members of illegal societies inimical to the

anton Government. Such men eleven o'clock last night, when the have stolen jewels valued tionaries without trial. ara executed by the revolu- society called the "Revolution-

Ahanted police, repeatedly charged £20,000 from her body.-Bouter.

ary Corps Co-operative Asso-into a mob numbering a thousand

ciation" now takes the matier

Hongkong has no inconsiderable lug the geology and mineralogyfying the public that the period tion.

One of the countries with which all available information regard.The Canton Chamber of Com-there is no ground for negotin-

trade is Peru, the important re- of the republic. Cerro de Pasco public situated on the Pacific is the mineral contre of Peru, and notes in order to make them legal for chopping theold Government's coast of South America. It is within a mile of the city nearly tender has been extended from the one of the countrips that wilt every kind of ore can be found 16th to the 20th of this moon. benefit most by the opening of the from lead to mica. Ofasnineral Groat uneasiness has been Panama Canal, for it will then be output of six millions sterling in brought more closely in touch 1007 three millions wore copper with Europe and the Atlantic sea- and silver, white crude petroleum ports, but until that time arrives, figured well at £250,000, the last there will exist a close bond of named being by no means as fully trade between this port and the developed as many of the others, lond discovered by the famous At one time the working of the Pizarro. Probably most reacors beda on the islands was

guano have known of the country but the carried on in such a reckless imperfect sort of knowledge that fashion that the birds nearly de- comes from works of fiction, for sorted their haunts, but reforma in afforded many pleasing themes the ancient history of Peru, has this direction brought about the

salvation of the industry; for the novelist; The days of the

over to the Governor-General for had to be taken to hospital. A Between 1891 and 1905 the punishment, and commanders will The liberals admit that the Iamured away and in the place thereof creased over 150 per cent, ond General has directed the Asso-Router.)

ancient civilization bave long pass value of the imports into Peru in-be held responsible for the nois number of civilians were also fojured.

of their men. The Governor- ance Bill is temporarily unpopular, has arisen a stable nation with during the same period the ex-ciation to confer with the military a sound governnient, bont always ports from Peru fereread by commandere in regard to the but are ronfident that the benefits on securing the commercial pro- 246 per cent. Since then the punishment to be inflicted upon of the Aot will be universally ad. spority of a tract of land that has figures publisho have shown pline, molestation of civilians and soldiers for breaches of disci- all the essentials of wealth,"

equally gratifying results. Porn may be roughly divided In 1911 & tutal trade into three portions, a long const- £11,039,502 was donk with, an in- line from which rises a sandy crease of over half a million, and dosert interspersed with fortile it can be easily judged what the

up and has decided that in future who had gathered opposite the rail-KULANGSU (AMOY) MUNI- arrests are to be made through

vernmont has received notice to

quit

A

mitted once the Bill is in operation.

-(Beuter.)

the police, and the persone arrest way station. They received showers od must be tried by the Governor- General. Any revolutionary for- of stones, and four of the constables turing prisoners is to be handed

acts of barbarism. of Revolutionary soldiers of lato have developed the habit of en- toring houses upon the pretext of for the purpose of looting. The searching for arms, but in reality Governor-General in a proclama- tion describes srol conduct as a disgrace to the army and only worthy of briganda, Searches

armistico by 31eking the revolu INCORRECTLY REPORTED valleys rich in orchards with effect will be of the opening of the

Lionaries.

Sheung Po." Szechuan has at last doclured its

'independence." Po Tin-chan has

been elected Governor-Gonoral.

H.E. Leung Tun-yon has de- clined to accept the post of Pre- sident of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs." Shat Po"

GERMAN POLITICS.

SOLF'S APPOINTMENT."

[Service

Via Durban, Dec. 22, 8.35 a.m. Mr. Reginald McKenna states that the letter regarding Lord Charles Beresford is incorrectly reported, and is published entire- ly without authority.

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As the ducted in the presence of the

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TRIPOLI WAR.

ITALIANS BIG HAUL,

Service to the "Telegraph."

Bombay, Dec. 23, 7.30 a.m. The Italian warship Puglia

tis polios. Any soldiers searching Meazaleh, which was proceeding

on their own initiativa will bei trade

SOLICITOR ADMITTED.

plantations of sugar and cotton, Panama Canal on the prosperity the islands whose deposits of of

the country in general. guano seem to be a lasting Naturally great faith in placed in for arms must in future be con- has seized the Red Sea steamer, soarce of income and the the result of the opening of t inland mountainous districts, Canal, and it would serm with their, at present, little perfectly justified. worked mineral resources. Be of Hongkong will Teru only their commanding officers will be

dealt with by martial law and to Hodida with thirty thousand yond this thore is another zone, amounts to $1,255,761, but held responsible.

sterling aboard. Reuter. the valley of the Amazon, rich it is refreshing to note that ground for future rubber planters. the Panama Canal onnot in any It was the profusion of mineral way materially affect it, Hong- riches that in the first instance kong seems to be the clearing drew the attention of Pizarro and house of everywhere on the Pa- UGANDA'S NEW BISHOP. his followers and to day they seem oific, except Pern, ond in this to be as inexhaustible as they one isolated instance netually were four hundred years ago, atande as a port of origin dhe The risings of the natives in the principal google dealt with being 18th century and the subsequent rice, provisidus la crackers, fight for independence in the Chinese medicines silks and ten.

ÁRCHDEACON, WILLIS.

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SEVERE FIGHTING.

CIPAL COUNCIL

The following are the minutes

of a meeting of the Counell, held

5, 1011:- at the Board Room, on December

Present:-Messrs. W. H. Wul- laco (Chairman), F. 8. Fenwick, W. R. M'D, Parr, W. Wilson, the Health Officer and the Secretary, Mr. C. Berkeley Mitchell.

1. The minutes of the lef meeting are read and confirmed. 2. It is decided to call the attention of the Consular Body, to the present status of the Mixed Court Magistrate and to request the Consular Body to inform the Mixed Court. Magistrate is acting, Council under what authority the

now there is no Imperis! Govern- ment laotai in Amoy,

3. A letter is read from the Bearotary of the English Presby torian Mission concerning the valuation of the new Jo Momcrial Girls' school bitings, 4. The Captain-Superintend ent reports that the following

Via Bombay, Dao 22, 1.40 p.m. cases have been dealt with at

Mixed Court since the last meet Rome Jing:

Mr. Archibald Hibbert Crew was the Supreme Court yesterday. The admitted to practico as a solicitor in application was made by Mr. Eldo. Potter to Sir Frane's Piggott (Chie! Justice) and Mr. Justice Gompertz-Router's correspondent

In making the application Mratates that severe fighting occurred sitting as Full Court.

Potter said that Mr. Crow, who wAS D

scent arrival from England, hail at Derns on the 16th lost. Joined the firm of Mentrs. Hastings ma in this colony.

SummonseDebt, 2; to kapp prem Two condition, 5;

hoTelegrapli,"] [Service to the Telegraph," succeeding period arrested the Hongkong, however importsnotify and Hastings, sollo tors and proctors thousand Turks' twice attacked the

Darban, Dec. 22, 10:15 p.m..

It is officially announced that

Durban, Deo. 22, 11,30 p.m. Archdeacon Willis of Kavi-

Herr Bolf line-been appointed rondu, has accepted the Bishopric

of Blate for the Col- of Uganda and is to retur: haro

wooks--Router,

onies,Beuter.

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development of the copper, silver ing, the whole tide being on and gold mines along the tirely on the other ide of the ranges of the Andes, but now book, with the establishment of a form

payment of sat contempt of cour

His Lordship the Chief Justitaliane, who were constructing de of said he was very pleased to admit

certain

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Mr. Crow as a solleitor in the Bu fence works. The Italicos, who had about preme Court Hongkong, ha ex

al to platted to the newcome was not three killed and twenty-four The Port-

Always, quita 10 doggy as it was fgot allows & mir

Pronterde

And itin

of government that has stood the Peru, one-lint musk

One Interesting fact

to tof ninety Jars the desire local again to exploit the min

wealth of the country las box plus of $8,000,

Koped he would ed, were repeatedly retuforo nannt plies to livi