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CHINA'S IMPOTENCE.

Anger Causes Present Outbreak.

AMERICAN FLEET AT SYDNEY.

A ROUSING WELCOME GIVEN.

Days of 1908 Recalled.

Sydney, July 22-The American fleet arrived this morning.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

EMPRESS STABBING

AFFRAY.

JAPANESE PANTRYMAN WOUNDED BY COMPATRIOT.

The Empress of Russia was the sceno of a stabbing affray yesterday afternoon between two Japanese which resulted in Borious injurios being sustained by a pantryman,

Mr. George E. Sokolsky, the well-known American writer of Shanghai writes at length on the present situation to the Japan

A most imposing spectacle was Advertiser. He says, inter alia "that something deeper, more witnessed in the entry into the necessitating his removal to the fundamental than the Nanking harbour of the American Jost com-Government Civil Hospital.

According to the 'roport made by incident permeates the Chinose manded by Admiral Coontz. The mind. Of such deeper motives, battleship Seattle led the line. the mastor of the vessel, Captain one can find two which prosent Heavy son prevailed and the weather, J. H. Holland, the attack on the themselves as plausible explane was mitty and rainy but there were pantryman, Kobayashi, was made tions: The first international: occasional bursts of sunshine Five by a fireman who name is given as the second, domestic: the first aeroplanes escorted the feet and Noro, at 2 p.m. in an alleyway on anlatcs wore exchanged between the dock, which was in semi-darkness offensive; the second defensivo.

(1.) The first of those motives Seattle and Fort Queen's Cliff. There were no eyewitnesses to the

Hugo crowds lined the shores at assault. is the general resentment of the Sydney en fele preparing the warmest foreigner's position in China, which hecomes particularly virulent in periods of intenso politcal unrest

Magnificent Welcome. The sccumulation of dissatisfact.

The magnificent welcome recalls ion among all strata of the Chinese) people has never bean so great the reception to the American fleet as during the past three years. in 1908. The city was thronged As soon as the alarm was given, The last year, the end of the with poophy from all parts of New the entire crew were mustered and The harbour was it was found that the fireman Ngro Chihil-Fengtion War, the and South Wales failure of the Tusn Government crowded with craft of all descrip.was missing. The injured man was and the hopelessly certain war tions. Besides, the Australian acro attended by the ship's 'surgeon al between Chang Tso-lia and Feng planes which escorted to the har stitched up his wounds and despatch, Yu-bsiang has left the Chinese bour the right American battleships ed him to the Government Civil Hos people with a sense of shame and three auxiliary vessels there pital, the Water Polide carrying out and political futility, no longer were distinguishable the aeroplane this duty.

welcome.-Reuter,

Kobayashi states that he left his cabia and was proceeding along the alleyway, when he was attacked by Nore, who was armed with a knife- and in the encounter, the victim re- coived no less than 12 wounds.

AMERICAN MAJOR KILLED.

Up

hidden, no longer bluffed about of the Italian Marquis de Pineda It is widerstood that the motive but open and candid. This.senso who is engaged in a flight from' of the assault was revenge, con might, under proper leadership, Rome to Tokyo vin Australin.. and sequent upon some private quarrel great who delayed his departure from between the two men but further bave developed into a national movement for the ra- Sydney for the express purpose of details cannot be ascertained

to the time of going to press the na aoristuction of China. Prominent greeting the Americans. leaders were planning just such a It is estimated that 200,000-per- 'sailant had not been apprehended. movemont. But the psychology sons witnessed the march of 2,000 of the masses in such that those American officers and men through" tendencies among the people are the streeta

The American are delighted with liable to be turned against foreign Powers, who may have no re- the cordiality of the retention. A lationship whatsoever with the big programme, of both public and immediate situation. It is. An private calertainments has been old trick among politicians to arranged, including a bouquet to bring on foreign wars to sava night by the Commonwealth State their own necks. It is leo a Governinent-Henter, usual fact in history that nations believe in their own infallibility, in their own righteousness and blame all their Troubles on their neighbours.

A Rift in the Lute.

REFUGEE RÁNCH ATTACKED,

Peking, July 23.-On the 20th bandits attacked the ranch in Northern Manchuria which an Melbourne, July 2-The firo-American, Major Morgan Palmer, men on the bay steamer Weerona, is developing for the refugees from which had aboard the "Common- the famine districts." The Ameri- This time it is Great Britain wealth Cabinet and a thousand cans put up a fight during which meet the Major. Palmer was killed and an and to a lessor extent, Japan. guests intending Last time, it was the United American feet, alleged, despite eye specialist, Dr. Howard of the States in Foochow. Before that, assurances to the contrary, that, Peking Union Medical College was Mr. Bruco was aboard and recaptured. Other foreigners from it was Japan over the Shantung question: Next time, it will pre-fused to sail until he left the ship the ranch reached safety. bably be Russia because of the or apologised to the Seamen's Union

to

The American consul at Harbin

reinstitution of spheres of infu- for the alleged ingoiting words, which has gone to interview the governor ence in North Manchuris. It is they declared he used towards the at Kirin and to urge Mr. Howard's impossible over to know in ad- Union in recent speeches

release.-Reuter. vance, where the arrow will strike trip was finally abandoned-Reuter.

TALTHYBIUS' CREW.

WALK OUT AT KOBE.

The

Labour Unions Closed.

Shanghai, July. 23.

THE POWERS AND CHINA.

A UNITED FRONT..

for it is not against any one foreign nation that China is an gered, but against a fate which poton- makes the richest and tially the moet powerful nation on the face of the earth a weak and backward country,

Kobe, July 23-The Chinese in international councils not the equal of Belgium or Rumania. crew, numbering sixty two, of the

London, July 29. It is easier to create an anti- Blue Funnel liner Talthybius de-

According to the Daily Tele British and anti-Japanese agita- serted the ship. A new crew is

graph's displomatic correspondent tion in Chins than ono against being recruited,-Reuter,

Britain, America and Japan have other nations. First of all, theso

virtually agreed to the text of a nations bave larger interests,

joint declaration dealing with the vested and commerical, than all

present outlook in China, reaffirm- others. Secondly, there is a bis- tory of conflict and controversy. the recent, proclamation declared ing the readiness of the Powers Thirdly, they are more concern- that he would not tolerate peace to assist China to realise her To-day he closed reasonable aspirations and under- ed over their own economic disturbers. position in China. The United down several labour unions--taking most sympathetically to consider an early settlement of States, and France could got out Reuter. of China without

outstanding issues. It points out their national economy an iota. Peking, July 23-Early in Jay that at present the lives and pro- Not Great Britain and Japon-Britons were advised to prepare perty of foreigners are being they have too much at stako, on to leave Szechuen, Conditions threatened and apprehensions are advantage to the Chinese when round Chengtu have now im-ven entertained, in some quarters they want to use it.

proved and it is considered un-lest a movement should materialise

affecting

of Finance and Lu Tsung-yu,

A Fengtien general, acting on

Evacuation of Szechuen."

E

·(2.) When Chang Tao-linnecessary to evacuate the foreig-to. deprive the Powers of their

rights under existing treaties. came to Tiontein, it was his nera at the present time-Reuter..

hoped that such apprehensions are purpose to make Liang Shib-yi,

unwarranted but as long as these Premier; Taao Yu-lin, Minister

| disturbing conditions continue they may must necessarily impede the desire Bureau. This would have given send the Free State Army Band of the Powers to express active Chang complete control over the on an American tour. revenues of the country, for hel already had Yoh Kung-cho asi

head of the Wine and Tobacco

The Irish Government

sympathy with Chinese national aspirations-Reuter. American Plan Approved by Japan.

Washington, July 23. Formal acquiescence of the Japanese Government in the American" plan on the subject of China has so advanced the negotin-

Minister of Communications. parations for war are taking When Tuan Chi-jui board of this place not only in North Chins plan, ba suggested that it were but here on the Yangtze Valley. wise to find a successor to him- The situation then has worked self. At the same time, Feng itself into Tuan's favour, just as Yu-halang announced that be fun Yat-sen's death helped him had changed his mind about a few months ago. taking all his troops from Pok-All the other politicians are project will be ratified by all ing. Chang Tse-lin thereupon re- playing a similar game, that is, Governments concerned.Renter's, mained in Tientsin. to negotiate they are trying to get into American Service.

power by patriotism, and the

on the political situation.

Then came the student trouble misfortune is that the Chinese

tions that officials here believe the

Paris, July 23.-Newspapers as a Godsend to Tuan Chi-jui and forget that it is those men who Feng Yu-heiang, for no man have made all the mischief, who state that the question of Inter- dared make a change in the have kept China in her present allied debts will shortly enter the. Government while this was position, who have wasted her active phase. M. Caillaux may going on. Certainly Liang strength and her wealth.Alone proceed to London to participate Shik-yi is not the sort of man silent, above the crowd is Wulin the discussions for which the who would assume such re- Poi-fu. His men, Chao Hongti French Commission experts, are aponaibilities. Everything then in Hunnan, Hsiao Yao-nan in shortly having for London: had to wait until the student Hupeh and Sun Chuan-ang in The Echo de Paris says that the trouble is over-and for Tuan Cheklang are maintaining the Commission include-M. Thion de Chi-jul and Fang Yu-hsiang porco in the Provinces. And if la Chaume, director of the Bank

satisfactory anything happens to China, It nothing is more than dolay which gives to one will be these men, who ultimate According to the Petit Parision lease of life during which any-ly will reconstitute a Chins in the Commission which will go thing.might happen, and to the the historical Yangize Valloy. other more time for military pre- Stronger even than those mon is to the United States, will be head- Wing of the ed by an important personage like parations, For in spite of the the Right interview published with Goner Kuomintang, which surely in M. Berenger or M. Frank Lanbou-

of Indo-China..

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