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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY FEBRUARY 12 1912.

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To-day's Paper. Local sport will be found to-day on pages 5 and 8. On page 1 the torms upon which Yuan Shih-kai is said to have insisted on d

condition of abdication are given. The report of tho Tung Wa will also be found the plot Hospital appears an page 3, whore graphic-competition.coupon.

The body of namall-pox victiu has been found in the street at Hon Hom.

Mr. C. R. Burkill of Shanghai is staying at the Hongkong Hotel having evilently conto down for

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** A-fire in Canton Road, Shang- hai, on Feb. 8 résulted in the dostruction of about seventy-one houses.

It is reported that the contract for the loan of Y. 3,000,000 given by the Okura firm, Tokyo, to the revolutionaries on the security of the Shanghai-inchow Railway, was signed on January 27.

LADY LUGARD

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in China.

GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

Official Dinner.

SUNDAY'S BLAZE.

Shocking Water Supply.

vod, all being gutted and general- ly reduced to rain.

Lady Lugard is now progress- ing favourably and she, will very

Tho exact locality of the' out possibly leave Hongkong for

break is that part of the city Mr. J. P. Morgan, junior; says a Home about the middle of March, About five o'clock on Sunday Road and Holloway Road, bound- lying between Lower Lascor New York telegram of February a through P. & O. steamer morning, a fire broke out in the ed on the eastern side by Tahuk 2 has received a Black-hand being scheduled to sail about that neighbourhood of Tai-ping-shan, Lane, and stretching over half of letter dompnding the sum of time.

gutting forty honses and render- It is possible that she will bo ng families numboring well into

one block of buildings, and the $100,000,-

accompanied by His Excelloney thron figures homeless, and in

houses immediately opposite. To-day a large number of Ger- the Governor, who it will be very many instances, practically How the fire broke out is not man solders arrived in Hongkong remembered abandoned the pro-penniless.

known but its origin is said to from Germany, by the Gorinun posed visit to Delhi to attend the The fire actually occurred behave been at Number 23 Lower transport Patricia on their way to Durbar in consequence of the men-fore five o'clock, and by the time Lascar Road. From there it the afternoon. Tsingtau. The steamer left during acing aspect of political matters the brigade (under Supr. Lane) spread to either side and the had arrived at the hour stated, light easterly wind carried the

flammes-nerose-tho-stroot-to-the- two houses in Lower Lasçar Row, close by Qudou's Road, were block between Upper and Lower burning fiercely. The hydrants Lascar Rodd, involved at least

half of them and then spread to: were quickly tapped, but for some time the force of water was in-the Ather side of the former Road. sufficient to be effective. On and It is said to have been first on Teapt the flames, bolching noticed by a passer by in a ricksha There will be an Official Din- thousands of sparke skywards. who seeing flamos coming from Mr. II. G. Barclay, the banker, at 8.15 p.m., to which the follow abled to set properly to work, but The fire brigado were warned at nor at Government Ilouse to-night Eventually the brigade was en-one of the house raised the alarm. whose son, Mr. Torence Barclay, died recoisty from wounds inflicted Mrs. Macfarlano, Mr. and Mrs. tire were such that the task of with praiseworthy smartness, their ing have been invitod:-Mr. and by this time the dimensions of the 5.45 am, and were on the scono For hawking without a license by ong of two pet lions at Colney, Phelips, Dr. Keyt, Mr. R. E. O. checking the ravishing flames in-offorts being ably seconded by the boy was at the Magistracy this Norwich, has presented the lions Bird, Mr. and Mrs. Kemp, Major side many hours seemed to vergo naval fire brigado which did good morning, ordered to receive ten to the Dublin Zoological Cardens. and Mrs, Pyno, Colonel and Mrs. strokes of the birch.

on the impossible.

work throughout and earned the Wrigley, Major and Mrs. Craig, The Hankow British Municipal Major Caulfield, Colonel Chap be anxious to demonstrate its first difficulty that the brigades Every single spark appeared to onconiums of the landsmen, The At the Magistracy this mora-Aiko, a Japanese school teacher, and Miss Thompson, Captain and found refuge in neighbouring bornness of the Cloze inhabit- Council must pay Hei Ichiro man, Mr. and Mrs. Aston, Mr. powors and one after another they and to deal with was the stub ing, a man was remanded on a

$4,818.60 damagosand $1,840.99 Mrs. Thompson, Captain and charge of stealing $1,020 from a The ratos of Subscription to the "Hongkong Telegraph " will shop in Jarvois Street. costs for the breaking of his arm Mrs. Hunt, Mr. and Mrs. Gask, houses, until eventually forly ants of the houses, who could not wore destroyed and hundreds of be persuaded to vacate their pro- be as follows:

by a member of the British police Major Drago, Mr. and Mre, R. L people wore left bereft of shelter.mises, and whoseemed to have force. Thdge F. S. A. Bourno, Hancock, Mr. Mackinnon, Mr. of the British Supreme Court at Archdale, Mr. Macedo, Mr. and unfortunate people is that of ourronce. In fact the fireman had

The occupation of many of the boen stannod to patlıy by the oc

ment delivered at Hankow on Maitland, Mr. and Mrs. Shollim, bundles of wood rendered the in doing this that mudir valuable Shanghai, in his written judg- Mrs. Nilsson, Mr. and Mrs. woodchopping and their stocks of to put them out bodily and it was 20th ult., decided that the polico Dr: Allan, Mr. Austin, Mr. and work of the members of the time was lost, during which the had used undue fores in over- Mrs. F. II. Armstrong, Dr. brigade particularly difficult. flames secured a firm hold, fanned coming the resistance of the Bolilios, Dr. and Mrs. Black, Mr. About eleven thirty, Sergeant J. by the brooze and at one time words, was "fighting-drunk," plaintiff who, in the Judgo's Dashwood, Mr. Elborough, Mr. Leo was working in a hovel off threatened to involve a whole,

and Mrs. Griffin, Mr. and Mrs. Taku Lane, between rows of block. Gordon, Mr. Jupp, the Bishop of gutted buildings when two of

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the races.

Yesterday boy fell from the naught Road. He was taken to third floor of house in Con the hospital where he lies in a

critical condition,

tory for January, 1912, is now on The Naval and Military Direc- sale. Copies may be had from the South China Morning Post,

it, price 25 cents.

Attha Magistracy, this morning, throo Swolish anilors wore fined $3 each or seven days for being runk and assaulting the police in Arsenal Street.

A case in which two coolios wore charged with breaking into in houso in Shanghai Street and

valued stealing clothing $97.10, was remanded by the bench to-day..

SIGNAL LIGHT DEMON- STRATION.

This afternoon at the Harbour

boats.

instance,

MARINE COURT.

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Dr. Edgar Jonos, M.R.O.S., Victoria and Mr. Tander, Mra. The walls collapsed, burying him work, cloared the threatened Having by dint of shear hard who is probably the oldest doctor and Miss Edwards, Mr. Bowley, beneath the debris. Ili com housse of their inmates, tho com- in the world, has just entered his Mr. and Mrs. Worcestor, Mr. andrades rallied round and got him bined brigados sot to work to hundred and third your at his Mrs. Sutherland, Mr. and Mrs. cloar. His head was badly cut fight the flames, but from the very rosidoncs is Great Burstond, in Beliliós.

at the back, liia forehead first it was clearly apparent that Essex. Dr. Jones is an Essex

grazed, his arme crashed. He the boat policy would be to keep Magistrate, and in March last

was taken to the hospital in a the conflagation from sprending completed his sixtieth year me a

riokahs. But for the helmet, and strenuous offorts were direct- member of the Bench. He comes

which was crushed out of shape, ed towards this end. A twelve year old child has of a loug-lived family. His Iuthor

there would have been little need been taken to the hospital suffer-lived to the ago of ninety-two, his

for surgical attendance. How-faced with unusual difficulties, Thore again the brigados were ing from injuries received through eldest brother and sister were both being knocked down by a tramcar over ninety at the time of their Office the Harbour Master, Cover, was though it may for it was some considerable time in Des Youx Rond last night.

death, whilst another brother is mander C. W. Beckwith, N., the being questioned by a "Telo-tity could be obtained. All the appear paradoxical-lucky. On before water in any great quan- also hearing his one hundredth Hon. Mr. E. A. Howett, and others graph" reporter as to how he available hydrants were soon Eight strokes of the birch and year.

witnessed a demonstration with folt he replied: "Oh I am not so utilized, but that was not a large forty eight hours' detention, was

the now flashlight, to be used for bad," but his pale features and enough supply and sea water had the sentence passed on a boy at Mr. A. W. Velgate, of Weat house of Hongkong. The now had received a sovero shook, a two ongines were buay at this Morso code signalling on the light trembling form indicated that he to be obtained. The fire float and tho Magistracy, to-day for stealing Hendon, brothor of Mr. R. J.arrangement, with acetylene ashook mayhap mors harmful than work, one steamer being in Dea twenty-five boxes of cigarettes Felgate, who was murdered at an illuminant, is vastly superior his bruises and abrasions. from a shop in Yaumati.

Mokan hann few weeks back, to the old hand oil lamp, which

Vieux Rond and other in Queen's interviewed in London said: had only a range of 1.1-2 miles of the Government float that pumped some six or seven hund- It was not until the arrival Road, the water having to bo was going out at the end of this instead of about 10 miles the brigade seemed to month with my wife and family in the presont

get rod yards to the scene of the out- The Edict of Abdication, so often announced, bút as often

to join my brother. He was a

"forrader," and then, slowly break, Commander Beckwith reported but surely, the postponed, is actually to be promulgated to-morrow in Poking, as a

volumes of at goneral storekeeperat Mokansliae, last year on the inefficiency of water made their impression, Little however could be done result, it is said, of the memorial from the Imperial generals in the

and he was doing so well that he the existing apparatus, and Tho assiduity and conrage of to quench the fire already raging, wanted me to go out to him. At through his instrumentality the the men was remarkable and and those houses on which it got field. Those officers, while protesting unalterable loyalty to the

first my wife did not like the now signale have been provided. considering the many and serious a hole were completely gutted, Throne, urged abdication as the only method of preserving Chins A Japanese has been removed den of living among as a political entity. There is reason to suppose, that the word lie hospital suffering from a poople as the Chinese, but my handling of craft, and allow of besides Lee was injured.

euch They should greatly facilitate the collapses it is a miracle, no ono only the outer walls standing. abdication is used in a freer senso that usual by the Chinese. Abdi-un shot wound which he stated brother assured her she would be better communication between

Last night the debris, in the he had received in Chinôme‡quito safp," and it is a curious

From the top of a neighbouring baseinente was still-burning and cation, it would appear, is held to mean the surrender of the right to teiritory near Sham Chuin. The thing that in a letter we received geats' offices and the arriving building the sight of the devour members of the brigade, with govern, not the right to reign. To the westernor the existence of a wound was in the lower past of from him by the last mail he said

ing tougues of flame was awo. in-hydrants ready kept watch all Republic at the head of which is not only a President, but also a the body.

that we should ho safor from

spiring in its aplondour.

night. titular Emporor is inconceivable. The very terms Republic and

robbers out there than in England.

Until lato last night the brigade, This fire, if it does nothing On the 5th inst, somo ¡bags of

nidod by soldiers and bluejackets else has demonstrated the inade- Emporer are incompatiblo; bat China is a land of incongruities rico fell upon an old woman Regimental Sports.

doluged the smoking ruins with quincy of the wrator supply for and she may possibly be able to reconcile what to us is irreconcil-residing in the Western district the 8th Rajputs, to be held on the morning, before Commander Ction whether or not with a pro- when it is remembered the great. At the Regimental Sports of At the Harbour Office this water. It is a very serious ques-coping with large fires, and able. Certain it is that the proposal that the Emperor should re-and badly injured her. She was 16th instant, on the U.S.R.C. w. Beckwith, no fener than oight per supply of water the fire distance the son water had to be not taken to the hospital until ground, the following events will boat people were clinrged with the first two houses catching stood what a heavy tank the tain his title and some of his Imperial prerogatives has found a yesterday and slio died shortly be open to the Garrison:

could not have been confised to pumped, it will be readily under- certain amount of accoptatice among some of the revolutionary after being admitted. leaders.

Officers' Race, 120 yards, 1 yard within one hundred yards of low there been a strong wind blowing ters were further complicated by unlawfully mooring their boats alight. Ono thing is certain, had brigades had before them. Mat start for every year over 10 years' It may be worth while to recapitulate the principal terms spon Colonel Abbot Anderson, whose servies. Obstacle Race, about water mark in a prohibited place, at the time not forty but hun the fact that the couplings of the the acceptance of which Yuan Shih-kai insisted nu a preliminary to period of command of the British half mile, open to R.N., British during prohibited hours. Sover dreds of houses would have been naval brigade hose were of a abdication. The title of the Emperor was to remain hereditary, but in April lass, roturned to England and European members of Hong./each and the oighth $10. An-

Legation Guard, Peking, expired troops (Regular and. Volunteer), of them were fined three dollare visited with untold suffering. different pattorn to those of the all political power was, to be in the hands of the people who would in January from Kashgar, after kong Police. 440 yards with 2 other half dozen had this charge is not as-yet-been-stated, but the that the two could not be joined The cause of the conflagration Fire Brigade, with the result form a republic; the shrines and tombs of the dynasty should be travelling in the Altai and Tien fights of hurdles, open to all proforred against them and also protected and rospeoled; the power of granting peorages should re-Shan, Chinese Turkostan., Indian troops and Police, 2 entries that of failing to exhibit the be continued; Manchus and Chinese shonki have equal privilegos; For the larcenty of two gold ear-and 24th Mountain Battery, 4 This batch were fined five dollars per company II K.S.B., R.G.A., rogulation lights after sunset. the Court should receive an adequate allowance.. It is, of course, rings a man was at the Mag entries per battalion Indian In- Faoli. extremely probable that Yuan Shil-kai demanded much more than istrncy, this morning, ordered to fantry and Ilongkong Police, he expected to receive-that is the usual procedure in diplomatic received twenty four atrokes of

Buddhist Monks and the negotiations-aid that the terms actually accepted will bo loss cat and six months' hard labour.

Republic. favourable to the Throne. But it is still conceivable that the ar- For returning from banishment rangement will provide for the Emperor retaining his rank and he was sentenced to twolve Liang Temple and Hai Chen Star without permission at 11.45 projections as they manipulated fiss Chase has only missed three Tho Buddhist monks of Cheng Company's boat in the Northern knocking against each other and any, actress, extending over & period of six years, during which becoming a kind of prisoner of state, surrounded by a make-believo months' hard lábour.

Monastery evidently have been pm on Feb. 11. One of the defen- the thousands of feet of hose re- court, while the country will be ruled by a President,

imbued with a profound sense of donts was sont to prison for aquisitioned and needed.

performances." Should this really be brought about it will mean that China During the week ended Feb. 10 patriotism. Their enthusiam for month with hard labour, and the

Supr. Lane and his men are to has sought an exemplar in Japan. Before the Meiji period, for 17 cases of small-pox were reported the present republican govern- other was fined $25. hundreds of years Japan had a de facto and a de jure ruler, The in the Colony and 37 deaths. The mont has led them to set aside 49

be heartily congratulated on their The Japanese Minister for War, Mikado or Tenali Sama was nominally autocratie; in fact too sufferers included two British and days in which prayers and masses

ia the course of elucidating mat- courage and efficoncy. A boatman who was charged

ters of military finance before the Shogun was supreme. The annals of Japan contain little in-one Indian, the remainder boing will be held for the blossing of with unlawfully making fast his floor of the house in which the fire fourth sectional meeting of the formation about the Imperial rulers except the dates of their accession Chinese. Four cases of bubonio all republicans "on land" and "on bout to the se. Helena while un-occurred is insured for $1,000. Lower House of the Japanoro and death or removal; the records of the houses of Fujiwara; Taira, plague occurred in the city and water."

der weigh in the Colony on Feb The fire was still burning this Parliament on February 1, stated Minamoto and Tokugawa are the real history of Japan. The Im four deaths.

At the request of several pro-11, was sent to prison for one afternoon.

that as much as Y. 3,000,000 had perial puppet was absolutely within the power of the Bhoguna, This

Queen's College.

minent local morohants, Messrs.month with hard labour.

boon obtained by his Department. system prevailed for several hundred years, and it might be argued We are informed that in the P, G, Wong, P. Y. Tseng, 8. F.

from the solo of discarded arma that consequently it could not have been without cortain good annual report of Queen's College Cheng, and others, Mr. Li Pin A London telegram, dated Feb.

and ammunition to the Chineso points, but that it was only adapted to the special conditions that for 1911 the name of Mr. Ho Shu, of the Department of Civil 1, to the Osaka Mainichi, "

revolutionaries. He also stated had prevailed in Japan was shown by the enthusiasm with which Kom-tong was inadvertently Administration, has issued in- says: A number of Italian mili-

that the amount thus obtained practitally the whole country welcomed the restoration of the Em-givon pa the donor of the portraits structions whereby the monks tary officers have been arrested "Telegraph "writes:

had not been handed over to the peror to real power. The conditions in China to-day differ materi of Sir Henry Blake and Sir will, bo protooted and their reli- at Naples. They are scoused of ally from those that existed in Japán perior to the Meiji era and the Matthew Nathan which were gious sacrifices duly commended being mixed up in serious scan- since 1907, is perhaps the best retained in the hands of the

The biggest fire in Hongkong Treasury Department, but was. experiment of two rulere, may or may not be successful. If, how unveiled by His Excellency, the The money contributed to the dals in connection with certain description of the conflagration arsenal officials, na these Govern ever, China does endeavour to find her political salvation along Governor on Thursday last. The monks for inconne, candles and army contracts entered into in which broke out yesterday morn ment engineering works came these lines the experiment will be watched with interest and portraits were given. by Mr. Ho sacrifices will all be given to the consequence of the War ining in the Chiness. quarter. In under the head of special as sympathy,

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republican fund.—“China Press,"" Tripoli,

sil nearly 40 houses were invals, conní --"Japan AdverLIME.

main with the Emporor and hereditary titles now existing should

The Cat.

The Colony's Health,

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damage must run into thousands

of dollars,

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The members of the brigade

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were vaccinated a day or two ago, celebrated her 900th performance Mias Pauline Chaso has just and in-consequence great pain of Potor Pan at the matines at Two Chinese were charged with men who, working in saturated This is a remarkable record for must have been endured by the the Duko of York's Theatro. being on board the Star Ferry uniforma, wore constantly

It is stated that the ground

ANOTHER ACCOUNT.

Another representative of the