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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MAY 18, 1912,

SITUATION IN FOOCHOW. been all too true. Thoir paper has THE ADVISORY COUNCIL.

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In contection with the re- the grounds at 0.35 o'clock and cont provincial elutions lo made entered the pavilion erected for som fiery, addresses against reception. A few minut allowing Chinese front other pro-later preceded by the Chulalong

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Number 17: Can I speak to police are on the look out for the

wore entirely formal, and a post-you a minute, Sorgeant?” Yuan Speaks. proprietors and clitors and the.

ponement would havo 'bren very Sergeant Da—confound Judging by the attendance, could be given to those who ob- always talking.' river is reported to be carefully.

unsatisfactory. But ho answer the boy. What is nów? Ye're Writing from Foochew on May guarded to prevent their escaps President unikajected. Technically, of course, , the special correspondent of The men are still in hiding,

not many foreigners the "China Press" states that the seriousness of the prosent situs-

A shower of tolegrums and declaration of policy at the opou

would make such an important they were quite right. tion in Foochow was indicated cables has come in to the ing of the National Council. With April 27 by the assassination of governinont from Shanghai, the Chinese it was otherwise. Mr. Giong Chi Cong of the Board Poking, Singapore and elsewhere According to the Poking corres of Civil Appointments. He had profesting i londest terms pondent of the "North China just left his house in the city against closing these papers and Daily Nowe," the streets were torbury, Colombo, Singapore or creates a diversion by asking if

Residence in towns liko Can- whon his chair was surrounded handed methods of General Pang lined with soldiers and polico all Hongkong, plus a certain amount the squad may move into the MANAGEMENT & JUISINE UNDER EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT

Wo numbory and Nuinber 10 by oloven man, one of whom Siou Sing, who is in direct charge the way from the Waichinopu of keeping one's eyes open, makes shade. thrust a sword into him. The of the military and police.

the old Tzachengyuan premises, one wonder what has become of others oach took their turn the bing him, even displaying their

where the Assembly has begun its the good old-fashionet type of more of this; I'll send the bull

Sorgeant:"Now I'll have no 62] brutality after they saw he could

labours. Tho now troops in their non-comm. The modern sergeant, squad inside if(clock strikes.) no longer live. One of his chair

blue uniforms looked sturdy and bearers carried the body to his

efficient, though lacking in the sorgeant-major, quarter-inaster-"Now there's a quarter of an hour house but life was gone before hoj

smarless that characterizes the Forgeant, etc., etc., does not impress gone and nothing done. An old well-drilled troops of the and the three-stripe man there's Number 3 in the roir rank roached home.

North: By some means or other, Terhaps the short-ser ice system ent."

of the days of my sinful youth, grinnin' like dom' Cheshire

W: a few suffragettes had obtained

is responsible. Sais qu'il on suit, tickets of admission to the inthe iron-grey, sentral mid war-shire cat, Sergeant ?"

Numbor 3-"What's a Che- augural ceremony.

worn sergeant of old time scome Finesliately the list had been to live disappeared, giving place you poilt the hull drill last time.durate, Firat Clan accommodation for Facilian and Tortricts.

Sergeant Goo on in Sir; read, Yuan caine forward and bo gan his address, reading from a-

to a very doppor young man who I will not have you ont here." printed sheet. The Kung Pao common discourse, who seizes" What have I done, Sorgeant?

fuses quite long dictionary-words | Number 3: (Innocently) many of his Northern friends still love to call him--has always very opportunity to appear in Sergeant "Goo on in Sir." an impressive manner and deli mulli, and who shows up at Chorus:-"Give him another vincos'ta have a voto in elections korn Cavalry Body Guard, Chow very. His voice is deep and

whist drives and totmis-tourna-chance, Sorgeant! and the privilege of holding ufle Phya Yomaraji arrived, boing strong, but by no means horabı,

nients. in the Assembly. In the course driven in the Itoyal yellow state Ou this occasion ho gave an immine if I am laudator temporis Sir: stop lafling. Number again S.:-"Well, I'll give yo wan Well-a-day! It's no fault of more chance-Con-found you of his speeches he ride direct reach drawn up by four black pression of perfunctoriness note; il profer the illiterate gentlemen if ferences to favoritem shown by horses, The Mock King was usual and there was a stolidity of warrior-reaty of hand mufous- Halt. Misther X.; high officials from other province's dressed in pa kreo, even going so far as mention with a open work gld mantle, all probability due to his realizatio of tongue-as he was to be don't stand still, I'll send numos and myske definito personal with a till pond silvortion of the vital importance of the seen at Aldershot some twenty you in as sure as Ciol made you." attacks.

crown. on his hewl and statemont he was delivering and

years ago. wore the decoration of the a desire to avoid adding by tone, school, we had the most wonder-swore at us,"

X" All right Sergeant; I Clong's Assassination Instigated Chula Chum Klao order.

Which reminds the that, at still have to tell the lend you CHINA'S REVOLUTION: by Hunanese Official.

On munner or gesture to the moaningful drill sergeant imaginablo. falighting he was immediately pro- of the written document. The The popular theory is that the teeted from the sun by boires attainment of his object, was not Dear old fellow! how many irk-your tongue Sir. Number again."

8.:- assassination was instigated by holding aloft a huge brolla and diffent, for it is to be doubted some drills did his shorton for us And so on ad inf. Out of the hour Huunnaso official high in power a fan. Thus, escorted by Brah-whether anyone present who had India, in Hongkong and the Wost bly wasted after this minnner. But, and that a body of picked men mins and a procession of atten- not seratinized the speech in its Indies; or by describing, with a God rest his soul, he was a grand

by.interjecting tales of service in Enllotteil, at least half

was invaria- lavo boon delegated to do awaydants in Patient costumes, he written form, before delivery, certain passion, you with becoming old oharacter, and one who would with all trouble makers for the archol pa-t the Royal pavilion, could make head or tail of it. yet no definite prost for this then on to another pavilion or new government. There is asking obeisance to . M. and Yuan determined to break Free modesty, the patt borne by him-have taken the hide off the up-to-

Bolf in the Crimoa and the Indian | dato simpering sorgeant. from Old Prjudices. theory and the thing which makes ranged for his reception. Hore, ngainst it is that fooling is run-after lighting candles before the Legations, and foreigners general- all to himself in "ileroos of the The general opinion among the Mutiny. He had a page or two ning high between the Fukiensio Holliersand the Hunano-asoldiers.

Buddha, ho scated himself. Aly is that the speror was statesman- Victoria Cross;" but I doubt if Naturally the people side with she was blown and holy like and not a little duding, For he was aware of that fact.

I can see the old man now-up- their own provincials. This is to out of a conch shell to the four to braak free from old prejudices right as a dart, spite of his three- water and Bowers were presented it clearly showed a determination by said, however, that, oven though the murder was comint-

Nang

Thepro ssatol within the and superstitions. It was orson score years and odd; a handsome, ted in brow daylight, on a pub

pavilion.

tially progressive, and at the same dignifiol figure, with snow-whito. die stroot and witnessed by many A Bráhmin_then approched time it contained a plain warning

Shair and moustacho, What little poople we sell us attempt has bring a mother of pearl inlaid that the Président did not intend brutes we were, not to show him boon made to appreh mil the astray, hälding the three momentous to be thrown out of his stride, more respect than we did! I sassins. After three or four days pulke, och of a different the aulness of the usa shone only remember one quite orderly two clearly innocent keepers of breadth, the selection of which is out at every point of the address, drill (until a regulation caine into unarby shops were arrested prophetic of the amount of Obviously, however, the o, was force that one of the minstera. somewhat allay the storin of all for the coming season, ouie real danger of severo adverse should be present when the popular distrust which bärst ut Taking the tray the King

criticism being aroused by such sergeant was thera); and that the apparent refusal of the govern-invoking divine guidance in the perfunctory delivery.

looked toward the sacred image, plain talk. Hence, perlups, the was when, in fulfilment of an old, ment to do anything.

old promise, the old man turned selection of the cloth. A moment Mr. Lain replied briefly, assur-up in uniform, wearing · all later, one was chosen, in which ing tho President of the Council's his medals and, above all, Mr Giong had naturally incur-the King was immediately complete confidence. The Pre-is Victoria Cross! To do us rol the hatred of many and his auired by attendants. The one sident, the Premier, the Members justice wo bolaved liko angela handling of Itefora Society fans selected this year was of 5 kph of the Cabinet and of the Council that day; the uniform, the stripes had been clouded by suspicion, breadth, the measurements of the thon assembled in the compound and the V. C. knocked all the

That the crime may have been three being 4, 5 and 6 kiewb. to have a group photograph inken, check out of us for once. instigated in other circles' is

At other times more shame to Within the premises of the Coun- Desconding from the platform altogether possible but a mild accompanied by Brahmins noticeablo absence of precautions, it is proverbial that the army

cil Chamber there was a very

us-drill was Pandemonium; for reign of terror holds sway just and other attendants, the "King" now: People are holding their de obeisange to 11. M. and Indeed the utmost gooffellowship man whose very glance is suf- Under the Direct Management of the breath awaiting the next move of passed un to the ceremonial "ppeared to exist and no distrust despot sm or the retaliation of plough. This was pulled by two

of the visitora was to be seen, al- the other side to the quarrel.

April 30 the government closed cially selectod nullocks, which though there was a very mixed

we adorned with a few garlands attendance. and seate the effices of the Ming and trappings about the head. Teng Bɔ, an cutspoken nowe-At a signal of a blast from the wards, owing to one of the Coun- A slight hitel occurred after- papor which has been criticising conch shell, the ploughing began. cillora proclaiming that the pro the action of the new officials and. Aftor passing there times around their failure to provide justice the fold, the four Nang Tepee because some of the old members Sergeant:**

ceedings had been irregular, gent." and a departure from the old carried out four halp of paddy of the Nanking Advisory Council ny dears,-Number." rogime.

May 3 a panic threatened to re-silver. This was then sown and members appointed to succeed four-

two in gol len biskets and two had taken their seats, although! Squad:"One, two, three, produes the days before the bad ploughed under, after which them were also there. The mat- battle of the Revolution when for aboisinco

Number :- May 1 full out "was made to H, M. daya tons of thousands of people onco nuore and tho

King moved out of the city. The events rolarned to his pavilion.

for required a special meeting, to do up my boot-lace, Sergeant ?" Next day's meeting was adjourned Sergeant: Con-found you, and suspicions of the prosent un

in consequence, and now it Sir; why didn't yo think of it! rest reached a climax when a well-figurative, as it no time did the and that a new President of the ber again, gentlemen."

The act of ploughing is merely appears that Mr. Lin has resigned, before? (Pause).

"Now Bum the go: runent (which is prelo-ploughshare enter the ground; Council will be appointed to-day. Squad: One,--" elé., up to minand Hunanese) hnd given out only the dust on top was scrap The matter was not of much con- about fifteen. Then-"

Clong's Unpopularity.

founded report was circulated that

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ammunition to the Hunnu soldiers his pavilion a grand rush was but none to the Foochow men.

made by the spectators who Governor Stops Exodus, scrambled for the scattered paddy An exodus from the city began to now in their own fields, na they but the Governor took prompt believe this will assure them a Botion to stop it. Ho issued a good crop. proclamation re-assuring the peo-

Trays containing paddy, grass, plo and forbidding any one to re-wator, beans, liquor and sex- move his goods from the city. At samum were placed in front: the same time he brought a spacial of thebullocks, who first force of police into the city on an partook of

the grass

and emergency call late in the evening, liquor. This indicates that grasa giving strict orders that any man will be scarea during the coming moving his personal effects from your and that ligour will he the city should be arrested on the expensivo, The Brahmans having spot. The city gatos which had interpreted all of the signs their en open at night for some time report was read, and in this it yo since then been closed as was stated that the rainfall would pravus to the war.

be 10 inches less than that of last

The est attack on freedom of year. eperol was made on May 4 when

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