Teinanfu, December 28.
Trouble has broken out in the south of the province of Shantung, in the mountains between Yenchoufa and Yiichoufu, The Big Knife Society is behind the movement, which is both antiforeign and anti-dynastic. The Acting Governor, Wu Ting-pin, has received the strictest orders from Peking to suppress the note at once.
Peking, December 29.
Sheng Kung-pao has memorialized the Waiwupu with reference to the Chekiang-Kiangsa railway question. He proposes to pay to the British and Chinese Corporation an indemnity for the cancelling of its old concession from the profits to be made by the railways, which will be built by the Chinese from Hangchow to Shanghai and Soochow, and to purchase from the British and Chinese Corporation all materials for these railways, as far as they cannot be obtained in China herself. It appears that the representatives of the British and Chinese Corporation are not unwilling to accept such a compromise, but it is reported that the Waiwupu has declared the scheme to be unacceptable to the Chinese Government.
Hankow, December 80.
Prince Pa Lun arrived here yesterday and left at once by special train for Peking. It has caused much surprise in Hankow that he did not visit Viceroy Chao Erh-sen in Wuchang, while he detained the C. M.S. Anping for three days off Nanking and was, during all that time, in close touch with Viceroy Tuan Fang.
Navy which have been prepared by the Council of Imperial ce. One of these is of a modest nature, relating mainly to the building of " certain number of warships as the nucleus of a new Russian Navy, while onder the other Russia would endeavour at one bound to become a first class naval Power.—* Osaka Asahi."
San Francisco, December 22, Mr. Taft, the U. 8. Secretary of War, has an interview with President Rooevelt every day. His candidature for the idency is growing in popularity throughout the country. Mr. Bryan has made a speech at a great meeting of his party in Oklahoma, He severely criticized President Roosevelt, declaring that his attitude toward the trusts is too weak.
London, December 22.
It is reported from Washington that the Conference held by five Republics in Central America has just been concluded. Eight Conventions were signed. One of them provides for the establishment of a Supreme Arbitration Court for the purpose of putting an end to all conflicts of interests between the Republics, A Tangier message says that owing to the high prices of commodities rising of insurgents has occurred at Fez. The Government warehouses were burned down and the Jewish quarter was looted.—* Osaka Asahi." December 28.
The Persian revolutionaries are practically masters of Tabriz, The Shah's December 20.
impending crisis concerning Congo is cin ness.
Peking, December 29.
The British Minister has notified the Waiwupu, that the British troops will San Francisco, December 21.
President Roosevelt has deprecated the nomination of Governor Hughes us His action has be withdrawn from Tongshan next j that Mr. Taft will Spring and that the Lutai Forts will be restored to China st the same time. Both places are situated on the Tientsin-Chinwangtao Railway.
The troubles in Kuangsi are by no means yet overcome. Fighting is still taking place, especially near the frontier' of Indo-China, As the pursuit of the revolutionists retiring to French territory is causing great difficulties, the Chinese Government has asked' permission of the French, that the troops, when pursuing revolutionists, may be allowed to pass the frontier for five li.
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