While there will be general satisfaction that the Chief of the Native Constabulary thas given orders to the beggars who have established themselves in the Dixwell Road district to" quit, the community concerned have little occasion to endorse the suggestion that these creatures should be given $5 apiece as removal expenses. When the residents got up their petition to the Chief of the Constabulary they apparently made a tentative suggestion that a douceur to this extent should be forthcoming in order to make matters go easier, and no doubt for the sake of peace this proposal has been passed on. But surely this is not a case of evicting tenants who have tilled the land for generations or who have been making a heroic struggle to keep a whole roof above their heads and who are accordingly entitled to sympathy and consideration. In the first plage not one of these people—the beggars-has ever done a reasonably decent day's work in his life, and in the second place none of-them has even a sentimental claim of lengthy residence. They took up their abodes there not so long ago only for the reason that it was a good jumping-off ground for the pursuit of their questionable occupations. Nine-tenths of the present trouble is due to the fact that the strong arm was absent as likewise the vigorous boot, and to pander to them now is to ask for more trouble. ''Compensation"—what a word in this connexion!—is likely to give them a-very fine precedent, and knowing the persistence of this class it would be as saga-doug to pension them off right -away as to offer a dole, which would merely be the first of many.
H. M. King Gustav V of Sweden has conferred. upon Major P. W. D. Olivecrona, Engineer in-Chief to the Conservancy Works of Kuangtung, the Knighthood of the Nordstern Order.
Paotingfu: Further Rise in Domestic Bonds Peking, July 17.
Reports with regard to the visit of Mr. Wang K'o-min to Paotingfu are somewhat conflicting. On the one hand it has been stated that he is there to discuss with Marshal Tsao Kun how best to raise funds for the Presidential election, while other sources state that he has gone partly to advise the Marshal to adopt a more conservative policy and not to-permit himself to be put up ~for the Presidency just at present.
There seems to be- some doubt whether Mr. Wang will go on to Loyang to see General Wu Pei-fu, as originally reported. He ig said to be anxious to receive assurances of support from both these military chiefs, before actually taking up his duties; if possible.
The somewhat more settled situation with regard to the Ministry of Finance has been sufficient tod cause a further rise in domestic bonds. It had all along been anticipated in financial circles that if Mr. Wang took office bonds would go up, and on this occasion the prophets have proved correct.
General Hsiung Ping-chi, Civil Governor of Shantung, has communicated to the provinces that in view of the importance of the Presidential election the provincial - authorities should enti funds for the purpose of-carrying out the election. It is added that the Tuchun of Shensi, Mr. Liu Chen-hua, has forwarded to Peking a sum of $300,000 for that purpose.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.