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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MAY

1912.

WORLD'S NEWS IN

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FRANCE.

Owing to complaints of frand

The writer dismisses as non- BIRTH OF NEW WORLDS. OLD CHINESE BRONZE.

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Honse 'roport that Germany is contemplating the landing of a large number of mon on any pretext which may prosont itself, and says that, though Germany has certain grounds of complaint

police recently searched the the ordinary diplomatic moans.

ifficulties can be dealt with by promises of M. Joany, a bankor. The sum of 4,000f. (£160) was

Marvels of the Universe.

and breach of confidence, thengainst Mexico, all existing summit of Mount Wilson, in

ITALY.

The Aero Club of Rome has

Interesting Papar at Royal Asiatic Society Meeting.

on

An interesting paper Chinese Art Metal Work," was

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A little group of scientists who are now watching nightly on the

Tho military correspondent of California; are boing enthralled by a vision of forming worlds read recently by Dr. A. Stanley the "Globe" has been making and the birth of a new astral at a meeting of the Royal Asiatio some very shrewd remarks on the system in space, according to re Society. In the course of his porta just received by Professor paper Dr. Stanley told of the subject of men rising, from tho alleged deficit of several million Italy, to initiate active national College Observatory. A thousands of various art formis and in are constantly being urged by a franes. M. Jonny has beca ar- steps for the formation of an aerial million times grontor than our conclusion lisused the value of cortain section of the public to 62]

extend the system under which rosted.

war fleet. Tho subscription list own solar system, a vast celestial the antiqus as follows:

"There is a strong lendeney to commissions in the Army are Koems to be taking The International Commission will be opened with a gift of system appointed to fix the standard of 200,000 lira 18,000; by the form out of murky nobule, A attach too much importance to iven to men from the ranks.] Italian resistenta in Paris. The photograph of the mighty ovont nere age. From the point of view radium has adopted that pre-movement is being warmly pra--one of the most remark of art, ngo is nothing. It has been But it is an exceedingly difficult pared by Mme. Curio,

xecuted in the principal cities of able ever made-has been pre-sid that all beautiful things subject to deal with. It is allENTRALLY lust, up-to-drts Hotel, Recully renovated, and under The French Foreign Offico las Italy and a formidable fleet is pared by Dr. Edward A. Fatl, belong to the same age. If one very well in theory that overy received confirmation of the nowelioped for. King Victor Em-the lender of the party, with the eliminates antiquity and looks

| separate - Tablos, Hot and Cold Baths, Electris Light throughont., Taim that the Sultan of Morocco signed manuol is greatly intorested, nuaid of the hugo 60in. reflootor. only for artistic value, there can privato soldier should have a Field Cefine under the supervision of an Exposcatel FRENCH GUER, d

has promised his aid. The now The picture shows the spiral ne bo little doubt that the metal work faralal's baton in his valico, but mederats. Mirst Class anmmodation for Families and Tonists.

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society will be under the directbale apparently in thio act of of the Ming dynasty and up to it is not so easy to put the princi-

Telephone, 170 the time of the Emperor Chien ple into practice.. It always hos

Tergisms Antor." French protoctorato recently patronage of the Premior and of crystallising into now suna.

OPEN AIR SKATING RINK It is semi-officially sited the Cabinet.

The announcemont reads as Lang of the Ching dynasty, say, boon, and still is, the custom to if it wore gennine," said Professor between the years A. 1400 and place every facility in the way of that the Treaty is on the lines of

Todd on receipt of the nows. "11800, was of a higher order than desirable mon obtaining commis- The murder of another Mostom hope that later despatches fully that of the preceding period,sions from the ranks; but it is Boy of Tunis. The Treaty confin Croto is 'n peculiarly unfortu.verify it, for it demonstratos a "Tho letormination of the essential that they should be mon tains a reservation as to the faturo nato avont. It is evident that thing that has long been contond-chronological sequence of Chinese of gentle birth; good education, administration of Tangier and of should these crimes continue the ed for among astronomers. That works of art is a matter of con- and a sufficient income to enable Sessions: 10 AM to 12 Noox. 2.x, to... Admission 25 cents.

Powers will have no choice but is, that we should have telescopes siderable difficulty. The approxi- them to maintain the position the Spanish sphere, which has yet to reoccupy the island in view of of a much larger size than any inte age of Chinese bronze can required of a commissioned officer.

String Band will play at the above Holol ovory Sun lay, commending from to bo delimited. The Sultan their plodge to protect the Mos- now in operation. We have only be determined by a close ex- Many distinguished officers of them. to 10 p.m.

W. GALLAGHER, Manager. [28 manifested very great reluctance lem population. It appears that understond

for many yours nination of the workmanship; present day owe their commis- to oxcopi Tingior and the future the latest murder is attributable that own solar system tho decoration and the patina. sions to having had the manlinoss Spanish aphore from the excreiso to a blood feud and is not of a) was not the only pobble "The reign of K'ang Hsi, the and the pluck to enter the Army of his direct authority as defined political character; but the escape on the solar bench What is greatest of the Manchus, so colo-in this manner. But we look and limited in the Protectorate of the murderer, although in described as having been discover-brated for the benuty of its

with grave apprehension on any Treaty, M. Poincaro, the French victim was escorted by a gon-od is jast what, according to our lain, has been described as the system which socks to lower the Prime Minister und Minister for darmo, sunst inevitably pro fuce theories, may occur at any time renascence period of Chinose tone, the social position, and the CO. OF CHINA, LIMITED.

tho Treaty of the Bardo, with tho

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Foreign Midrs, had, howovor, a most unfortunato impression and in any part of the heavens.

givon most precise instructions to abroad.. M. Regnauit to reserve Tangier and the futuro Spanish sphoro from the operation of the Treaty. MEXICO.

GREECE

porce-

bronze both Kang Hsi and Chien standard of education which has "The most romarkable thing Lung giving great encouragement officer of the British Army.

hitherto been associated with the is that the process of star forms to this as to other art crafts. tion seems to have been caught at

Dr. Stanley's pipor was illus A rumour which was current the moment of beginning its trated by a collection of bronzes recently that M. Venezblos, the change from the nebulous state and other oxamples of Chinese President Taft, in order that Prime Minister, had been attacked Nothing like that has over cccur-art metal work. President Madoro may have, as and wounded and that his military red before in history of astronomy. a long and slow freo a hand as possible in the attendant had been killed caused It is only by operations against the rovolu- little anxiety in Athens, and a process that the nebulons gatos of tionarica, has decided to excopt large crowd assembled before the heavens become the fixed lio Moxican Government from the Prime Minister's houso. M. light points which we know ps the scope of the recout proclama Venezelas

to appear to warrant action it

about was

ECUADOR.

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at stars, but it is not at all remark- able that a whole system should begin to erystallise out of the gases at one time."

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ESPERANTO IN THE EAST.

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tion forbidding the expurt of Trachiones, in the envirous of arms into Mexico. The situation Athens, where military man in Mexico. The situation invres are being held. The Mexico is now as obscure and report proved unfounded, but the confused as over it was during people, auxious to assure them. the troubles last year. So far as solves of the Prime Minister's can be gatherol, the revolution-safety, waited until his arrival,

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him gavo arios have had the best of the when fighting around Torreon, but onthusiatic reception. whether they have actually routed Venozolos appeared on the balcony the Federala is not clear. Nor is and made a short speech assuring of the Caliphs, Bagdad. Here it a little more than a sovereign aged for without any trouble to Switch Apparatis, Steam Dynamo Sets, Motors, Are Lamp Carbons,

Robartson Lamps and Osram Metal Filament Lamps....... it clear how much unrest there is them, that there was no founda appears fifty young men of differ-hundred, and they were all fairly Hongkong. 1 Feb., 1912. (132 in other parts of the country. tion whatever for the alarming ont nationalities have formed a matched.

FULL PARTICULARS AND ESTIMATEJ GIVEN It is, however, patent that reports, and after further club and library for the study of They played freely-i.o., they KING EDWARD

ON APPLICATION. President Madoro's efforts. at demonstration of joy the Esperanto, so as to be enabled to were calling on light hands and

Retall Agent in Hongkong- pacification have not so far beon nuultitude dispersed. During the hawa interpouran with other na-doubling the declaration with the particularly successful. It may be period of suspenso much indignations. From still farther East smallest justifit on. The Aus statel on the highest authority tion was expressed against the comes also news of the spread of tralian had one of the Americans that as things are now the Opposition parties, and had the the international tongue, for in for his partner, the Englishman United States does not contem- rumour proved true deplorable Makdon, the capital of Manchurin, the other. The last-named made plate intorvention. If the condi-scenes would probably have been it appears there is a flourishing a heart call (for which each trick. tions should grow so serious asennetod.

club of a hundred young Chinese counts eight). This was promptly students busy studying Esperanto doubled by his Australian oppo- in order to be able to corres-nent. A redouble was again dou-

inercial purposes, with Britain and the English partner of the Ameri- America.

ean, who had made the original all, raised the game still higher. The redoubling did not finish antil, according to au onlooker kooping tally, the value had multiplied eighteen timos. The So far all criticism of the new game was played, and rosulted Chinese Republican Cabinet sin the loss of the odd trick by been unfavourable. It has been the man who had called hearts. Writes Arnold Bonnott: "Sho stated that the most competent

When, however, the players other hand, General Orozco's won 15,000 france in as many men bave refused to take office calculated what the points were, troops suffered heavy losses and minutes." Protty long session and that the now Ministry is com-they found that they had multi were unable to pursue General thint!

posed of amatour politicians-or plied to 2,007,152, and that each Trucy Aubert's column.

words to that offect. With but trick was worth over £20,000. Another novelist says: Tederal forces have been re-

one or two exceptions each has The losers said that this was organized and will resume the eyes filled with silent tears." been educated abroad, saol has absurd, that no one realised what offensive. The superiority of the Generally they boom like billows, experienced and has followed the he was doing, and eventually it 27] Government troops in numbers, you know. discipline,.and equipment leaves

will be loft to Congress to ordor

tho Administration to-net. This

General Leonidas Plaza Ins

attitude, of course, is not incom- been elected President of the pond for both social and combled by the Australian, and then Thoroughly Renovated. patible with-indeod it demands Republic of Ecuador,

preparations calculated to ena- blo the Clovernment to cope with

an emergency,

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OUR TRIPPING AUTHORS.

Prosident Madero lins sont a which tologram to the "Matin"

A lino by W. J. Locke runs: had been publishing somewhat disquieting reportson the situation "He talked incessantly all the in Mexico. The President statestimo." Oh, Willyum! that the Federal losses have been

'greatly exaggerated. On tho

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methods of modern Government, was agreed that the losers should This it has been claimed will not each pay £100 for the odd trick. According to another, the hero constitute politicians and it The onlooker who kept a tally, must be acknowledged that you now puts forward the plea that

the ultimate issue of the cam-brushed her hair with his lips." paiga beyond doubt, while the desertion of General Orozco has Scarcely an improvement on the cannot turn out the ready-made the odd trick could be worth ouly

caused a revulsion in popular old method, we think. opinion against the movement. Another writer.

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