M., Consul's Alleged Threat of Naval Intervention if Saikuan Bombarded Shameen, Sept. 3.
While the strike of the merchants is practically over, a new and serious situation has developed from a note which the British Consul-General is stated to have sent to Dr. Sun Yat sen, threatening to use British gunboats against the Canton authorities should the latter carry out their threat to bombard Saikuan, the stronghold of the Merchant Volun-
Dr. Sun has issued a strongly-worded manifesto, repudiating any intention to bombard Saikuan and characterizing the alleged British note as an ultimatum encouraging, rebellion against his government.
Dr. Sun is also said to have to the British ister which, in part, declares: "The Canton compradore of the Hongkong and Shangahi Bank led Chinese Fascisti, the aim of which has been revealed to be the overthrow of my Government by using arms from the steamer Hav... Since the seizure of the Hav, there has been f state of rebellion in Canton in the guise of a strike. While deciding fon measures to cope with the rebellion, T received a letter from the British Consul containing the following: 'The Commodore at Hongkong has been ordered, in the event of the Chinese authorities firing upon the city, to take immediate action against' them with all the British naval forces available.'
Dr. Sun's cable continues: "Lam foreed to conclude that the real object of this ultimatum is the des truction of my Government. T have to protest in the strongest terms against this latest act of imperialist intervention in the internal altairs of the Hongkong Exhibit Wembley, and Liang. Shih-yi, the former Chinese Prime Minister, returned to China by the of Canada. They are stated to have been in constant conference during, fan ordinary. personage.
'The Queen was quite gracious; shook hands with both of us and asked Maymee where she was from? (On being told Virginia, she repu "Obi we know Virginia very well.' It was a wonderful occasion and the "eats" were very fine, had the only decent cup of coffee Thave had since we left New York.
Friday, with Judge and Mr. Christian, we got_a machine and motored to Stoke Pages, Eton and Windsor. Then to Lord Astor's magnificent place" Clevedar, once the residence of the Duke of Sutherland whose wife was one of the most beautiful women in England and Queen Victoria's Mistress of the Robes. Nanny Astor gave fa large garden party, but it simply "poured," s0 we did not see much of the exquisite grounds ax we wished; but the house was thrown open and there was a great roaring fire in the immense fireplace in the beautiful and big hall. Nanny introduced me to various Lords and Ladies as "Judge Tom Duke whom every nigger and white: man in the County of Allum Knows." Despite the rain it was a great affair. I forget to say we went to a reception (not given to the lawyers, however, but a sort of private affair) at her town house, "s Square, and she was very cordial and pleasant to us, Told us to talk to anybody we wanted to, as that was expected, and so we did.
Friday night there was an immense reception in the House of Parliament (the first time they have been thrown: open to a mere social function). It was a wonderful affair, Beautifully owned women, sparkling with jewels and some of the women superbly handsome, Men in uniform; men is Kmneebreeches and braided coats decorated with all sorts of orders and ribbons, Refreshments were served in Westminster Hall and fines band furnished splendid music. Te was an affair worth crossing the fecean to see. Never were mea treated like we lawyers were and the coiffure customs of old and, with hardened hearts, persist in darkness had set in, the electric light failed and the whole city of Wuchang was plunged into black ts accessibility by rail from all parts North China, There is a definite prospect that the committee of the the trip.
Dr. Ma Soo arrived in Canton on Tuesday on a four-weeks visit to dressing their looks' in foreign fashion. Then came a rite during {MEM From the Governor in Hie amen down to the smallest pork-which six repentant damsels were butcher who can afford to rent an Ted to the "seat of forgiveness" electric bulb, all alike had to submit Prayers chanted to exercise to the inconvenience. The barrack: them of the evil spirits that caused were al them to dress their tresses in any dark: special guards were other way but the accepted customs lout with' lanterns to patrol the of old, streets as well as they could. But Anathemas and Exoreisms the evil-minded portion of the populace, who are always ready to 'The supplications, anathema: ud seize these occasions for their own exorcisms took place on the monthly holiday of the Hair Dressers'
Guild and was directly prompted by the injury sustained by the profession owing to the invasion of foreign modes of doing up the Stewart Evangelistic Fund would place their conference premises at the disposal of such a school during term time, ut. before. proceeding ther with the project the proters are anxious to ascertain What measure of support they will meet with in the Treaty Ports, Parents who may be interested in the scheme are invited to communicate with M G. P. Littlewood, Kai Yuan, vi Mukden. confer with Dr. Sun—Reuter's Maxna, Sept. 3—Pte, Frank Cata, an' American of the Thirty-Firat Infantry, i held by the mili tary charged with attern) military value—Reuter's Pacific Service, hair.
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