YEAR = NO. 202 OY OF HANKOW DESTROVED tmp pn sre eee -- The Imperialists Hanged, Strangled, Tortured and Crushed | Chinese Rebe Rebels to Death. Tales of Horror Recountz®-- Chinese Emperor Has Fle From Pekin---Canton Declares Its Independence and Hauls Down the Government's Flag ~ ---Foo-Choo Captured. Hankow, Nov. 10.~The city of Han- kov, has been destroyed by fire over two-thirds of its extent. The lowest estimate of the loss is £50,000,000 Four hundred thousand people are destitate. Hundreds of half-barned bodies lie among the ruins, Many of them are the bodies of women and children, The caostoms house, the and the Ameriean missions have been spared, The city has been looted, the imperialists taking a hand in the pd- + lage. Tmperialist officers tried to check thes work, and exeented a number of the soldiers. Refuges were deprived of their loot on entering the British concession," eartloads of 'valuable furs, silkp and jewellery being seized, On Friday afternoon the consuls ap penled to the -imperialiits- to cease burning the town. A proclamation, which -was issued immediately, declar- ved that the rebels were responsible for the fires and ordered that these be checked. The following day new fires started." 'The David Hill Memorial School for the Blind, connected with the Wesleyan mission, has been loot- ed, while, in contrast, all the mis sion property in Wu-Chang, wuich ie held by the revolutionaries, has been protected. Forgigners who have not been given the opportunity of witnessing the en gogements except at a distance, are hearing horrifying stories of brutality, The imperialists - have hanged men, and friling to strangle them, tortured them to death, prodded them with bayonets or erushed them to death withi stones. Red Cross bearers have been kitleit Jor woimded. Soldiers on both sides have slaughtered their wonnded enemies. post office Emperor Has ¥Fled, Pekin, Nov. 10.~That the emperor of China has fled from Pekin is stated' of, the .. palace eunuch, ion Has erie prov- reliable: 'Hin story is 'that the dowager empress, nocompanied Lhe child ruler and that: they were smuy- glad away in pessant cart. Filteon hundred infantry and 500 eavalry of the Manchu First Division, who fled from Bhi Kin Chuang after the assassination, have returned. Appeal to the People. Shabghai, Nov. 10.--The military government issued a long proclamn- tion calling upon all Chinese tes join in the life and death 'truggle, and ex- horting the population of the lower provinces against -disorders and to eyerywhere regard 'the rights of for eifrners, The proclamation further the abolition of many tas hitherto imposed by "the 5000000 nomadie tribe which 200 years ago was sup- ported by tle live and brain of 400, 000,000 descendants of Han'! Canton Now Indepenilent. Hong Kong, Nov.. 9.-Canton, capital of Kwang Tung province, and the largest eity in China, formally de elared its independénce at noon yes- terday, when the Dragon flag was fow- ered and a salute in honor of the new government was fired. Foo-Chow Captured. Amoy, China, Nov. M.--The city of Foo-Uhow is. in. the hends of the revo lutionists, who wiped out the entire Manchu distriet. The foreign settle ments have not been disturbed, Tait fires have broken out in several seo tions of the native city. Footheaw has a population of 700,000, and 15° a great commercial centre. A serious state of affairs is threaton- ed here owing to the Seareity. of pro- visions, Most of the city supply junks were captured by © pirates in a spee- tacular raid yesterday, the entire erew of one ship being massacred. Fight at Nanking. Shanghai, Nov. 18.--A wireless novs- age from the German vessel at (lun- kow reports that the imperialists there are losing heart. Ll Latest advices received hers say wire Nanking was only partially sie cessinl, They = Were repulsed at some points, but captured the armory forts behind the city. They lost more than 100 men killed, At the south gate 2,000 imperialists joined the revolutionists on receipt of 300,000 taels ($200,000), = The Manchu general, Chang Tung, is still holding out. The foreign resi { dents have either leit the city or tak- em + refuge in 1 the constiltos. ASKED TO DEFINE ~~ WIFE DESERTION hd T° Make 2 law to Fit the Really Serious Offence Ottawa, Nov, 9-""Wile desertion is getting to be one of the most com- mon crimes In this city, dnd steps should immediately be taken to estab lish a law making it a more serious of- fence." This statement was made by John Keane, charity officer, at Lhe meeting of the Childven's Aid Soeicly, where the matter was fully discussed. . A great many cases of this kind have been reported this fall. The men #0 to the United States, from where, under the present law, they cannot be brought back, but it. is understood thst an appeal will be made' to the |! faderal government to make the law' ane on which offenders could be ex- tradited, ° It 'was also decided at the meeting that an endeavor be made to have a special constable appointed fo keep an | eye on the moving pietdre shows, many of whieh it iv claimed are vio- lating | the law regarding the admit. dainen of ahildren. _ Ogdenshiry, Kapilye. e, » 'An Arvest Made. Na Y. Nov. "ae gh teen years, a son of Prof. Walk head professor "in ina 9. Henty EERSTE under arrest on the charge of bw and the police are searching for 5 two comparions, who were ue ted in the charge. de tnwego, j Wendell. The thee entered the ole of the +" Hoke and Nov. 9.-Major tie ie dead here, "a member of oF the 40th 1 nt, and wont at me Mis pals are i He was for "North: with 'the He went also with the 1000, have 10 ELIMINATE Wen PRICES OF FOOD Givil Service Association of Ontario Pas Saved Hundreds of Dollars. Toronto, Nov. 9.~The high pres charged to the consumer for practi cally every kihd of food commodity was the stimulus that originated the idea of forming the Civil Service Association of Oitario. How well it has succeeded was shown at the first annual meeting of the association on Tresday, It was discovered that the cost of the necessities of life had increased 'during the past decade nearly fifiy per cent. The milk question isone case in Palit. Formerly, the price was Be, quart, and to-day it is = 0c, proc ly 'ac 100 per cent. increase. Last Hig the average price paid for milk 5 the farmer in Prince Edward coun- was S5¢. a hundred pounds: The Farm has $8,000 to '$10,000 a yew i vested in stock, and he has also the expénse of feeding the cows till their milk-producing period. And yet he only receiv whereas' the re tail price - in Toronto is Ye. | pes quart to the" consumer, or "$3.60 per 00 As regards cheese, the producer enly receives 104e. per pound, even with Pre atad in its mann is eighteen cents. 'o try and eliminate some of profit 'was what the founders o! the Ontario Civil Servis Association ster ted to do. A remarkable feature o the pur (chasing power of the association is that while Fon can get cheaper rates they cannct get wholesale prices. The ager | producer is quite willing to peddle his products to wholesalers at alow fig ure, but ho refuses to take the same figure from a corporative society, ev en though 'they purchase his ontity produet The Yadios of the Ontario Civil Ser: vide 'Assoviation will hold their ww nual meting of Moniny, Now, 13th. Washington, DC, Nov. 9 crease in wages, approximating six She ce cent., Fedusing working hours and the a lump sam of $5. Sranted to the Balti- more and Ohio Southwestern Rail: a telographers. 3 C Nreostbugs ta Ponainn's Pank Dirve of « Canada, . the ian clinrtersd bunks promises | the] that the aitempt of the insurgents tol or while the retail orice of cheesy tial An in | for the current} Ww RY WORTH $50,000,000, | Many of Chicago's Richést Men Cail ed to Jury. Chicago, No. 9.-8eidom in the hist- of this city has so much wealth been representédd as was in the Coun- ty Betention Hospital, where many of Chieago's | riehidt citizens had been {oalied by Judge Owen to sit as jurors Lin insanity cases. | All trafic in. Wood stint. {passes the Deten'ion Hospital, was I stopped, while the "850,000,000 jury," as it was called, waa in session. More costly automobiles than are ordinar- {ily seen 'at one time west of the iriver, were drawn up._.in front of the curb, : tory which HE HAS RESIGNED. T. It Preston Quits the Immigra- tion Service, Ww. " PRESTON, YW. 1. R.. commissioner, R 10). Ww. (ittavwa, Nov. Canada's trade many vears formerly in South Africa, Japan, but fadely" in Holland, has tendered His | resignation. Conserva- tives, when in oppodition, frequently alleged thit Preston was guilty «of offen ive partizanship. SOCIALISTS JUBILANT ~ OVER FINE SHOWING Elections Mate Plain That Gains Were General Throughout States. New York, Nev. 10.---Socialist mem- Tees' here bre jubilantsovir the show- ing made Ly their party qn Tuesday's election throughout the country, Among the more important victories were the elestion. of assemblymeén in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and : New Preston, for TE . PITH OF THE NEWS. --] The Very Latest Culled From Over the World, The position of the Mandi rulers is considered preegrious. Aeroplane bombs work great havoe among the Torks at Tri Winston Churchill uin's navy is 'ready notice. Europe rejoices over the Morocean setllement as un omen of perpetual ace, Viscourt Howick, ~ Earl Grey's son, will be the next unionist candidate in Southampton, Governor Foss, Massachusetts, will retire from politics at the completion of his second term. Sir James Whitney remains opposed 'to the tax reform scheme mentioned by Liberal Leader Rowell. The king received Lord Charles Beresford ed chatted with him con cerning his recent visit to Canada. wolves in great numbers are report ed by incoming hunters from the son- treal district up the Algoma Central railway. The wuarterly hoard . of Centenary Methodist church; Hamilton, has ex- tended a call to Rev. George H. Wil liamg, Winnipeg. 5 : ris Brantford, 'Mis, Baker, Stanley street, aged fifty-eight, was probably fatally burned whew her night dress caught fire while she was lighting lamp; G. M.. Bosworth, the C.1LR., ment the control of tels, sleeping and dining cars. is a promotion for Bim. Robert | E. Davie, Boston, who to South America, and was brought | back, to face charges of ewhezzle ment, pleaded guilty and was sentence ed to prison for Jive years, Liquor may be jutroduced as evi dence, according ty the Georgia court of appeals, but "it §¢ unseemly that the juross constime enough of it to warp their judgment in passing on the case." : « The burg, Al @ "that Brit. Lt' an instant's a vice-president has added to of his depart- telegraphs, ho- This fron City grain elevator, Pitts burned, eausing a loss.of $150, G00. The eoMapse? of the building threw © belween 75000 and 100,000 -- KINGSTON, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, NOV EMBER 10. fled | + 1911. bt to Get 730 750 To Run Drills and Crushers The Grand would like to get 750 ele trical horse power from Kingston to run a drilling | and crushing plant, which it purposes establishing at a granite quarry two piles east of Kingston. 'the company has decided to relay its roadbed from Toronto to Montreal with granite, re- placing the cinders, and thus get rid of the dust. By so doing it will have one of the fisest roadbeds in Ame rica. The chief cleetrician' of the railway company, Mr, lurnett, of Montreal, has beeri here making enquiries re. garding the possibility of the required power being supplied by Kingston's plant. At the present time, there is little chance of the city supplying the power. Mr. Burnett thought that as the city is negotiating with tke Sey- mour company, aud the Hydro-Eles- tric Commission for .a supply of pow- er, it eould eome in on the deal and get what it wanted. It would require ATTACK ON BRITAIN. Inflammatory References to Mr. Lloyd-George Moroccan Speech Berlin, Nov. W.---During the course of the debate in the reichstag, yes terday, Har Basserman, the national: BITTER bushels of grain inte the sireet, block ing traflic. Writs for the coming provincial elec tion will be issued on November 17th, | This is four days later than intended, but the date was sep hack in order to attow of the final revision of the vot- liberal leader, insisted upon the reichstag's constitutional rights and | raised the (uedtion of amending the' congliintion in the direction of min isterial responsibility." The debate callid out many sharp attacks wpon ers' lists, Judge and Mrs. ¥. A. Habbard, of Greenwich, Uonn., are convinced that all burglars are not hard hearted. An! appeal for return of a stolen minia ture of their baby was angwered by special delivery. Because members of of Political Science, iif to promise not to smoke, IN. es CG. Pease, president of the Nari 4 Protec tive Frague, decline to attend their banquet in New York. Rev. R. J. Bell, of Laurel, opposed HC. R. MeKeown in the Dufferin con- the Academy York; eleven mayors in Ohio; mayors in Pennsylvania, New York, Minnesota and' Mississippi, and lesser munitipal officers in many states "of the west and south. The sovialist vote doubled in ensiern citiea over that of the first of the year, and in some instances the inervase was over 000 per cent. In New York the jump was forty-two per cent, WALSH LEFT. $125,000, : Was at One Time Worth $15,000- 000 10.--According to one close to family of late James Walsh, bank president, railroad magnate, fin- ancior and manipulator, whose opin- ion onte moved 'the market, will am ount to little more than $125,000. At the height of his poder, and just be- fore - the government successfully pro- socuted him for bank wrecking, the former nowsboy was worth $15,000, ( Chicago, Nov. The Vanconver city council has proved: the deft. of a law for a commission form of civie gov- erhmént. | Amendments to the diy ap- providing Utah,' | fifty vention at Shelburne and may earry his opposition to the polls. He said! the M.P.P. was a politician, but no' statesman, and eritivized the admin istration of justice in the county. Cure Larowd, of St. Fidele, Char- levoix county, Quebec, made fierce attacks from his pulpit against the liberal party and its candidaie in the last federal election, bas, on com plait of Lucien Cannon, the liberal andidate, been admoilshed by the Bishop of Chicoutimi, and condemn- ing him to applogize in the pulpit in which hevmade his attack against the liberals, ms t-- c----------. Prefers Babies, New York, Nov. 10: <Princess Zoe Maurovatade of ,Roumania and her sister, Princess .Ghika, are the latest distinguished arrivals in New! York. I'hey are en route to Newfoundland to meet their husbands, who have been hunting in Western Canada for the past four weeks. The two. princesses wre mo siifirag- ists, although they have been promin- ént in charity « and welfute work in their own countries. 4 "1 would rather have a baby than ten thousad votes," declared Prin- cess Zoe. "My three babies are worth charter. will he asked for at the January session of the British Columbia, David BD. Long was elected mayor of Oswego, N.Y, Fr Toronto, Nov. 8.~The Star says: The question is raised whether it is practicable to abolish the use of French altogether io the junior grades of the French schools. The French plation of Ontano is estimated to a4 quarter of a milthon strong, With them Frepeh is the universal Tanguage. "The - children start to school at about the age of five years, Knowing wo word of Eoglish. Can be (aught without some use | of org labguage ? This is = Ksition that must be answered when t bolition of bilingualism is under sion. were is a much more Prato] Ll Are they to be taught Eng- hal. ut alk? Th who does not want them to be taught Enghsh, the man who does not want FEaglish to be the language of Ontario says: "Why, it will take three of more than all the votes in the world. legislature of * The women im Roumania have «6 far not bothered their heads about vetes. I think if any of us had | Yotes we ro cast them for men: \ 5 BNLISH LANGUAGE T BE USED Legal Aspacts of the Que Question of the Abolition of Bi-Lng- ualism---Appeal Would Doubtless Be Made to the Dominion Parliament. the apinioh of many authorities, a child up to the age of eight years or more should be taught nothing -elde than language, take three yeu for learn English, he world age "of eight, have the equipment Which is absolutdly requisite to en able him to take his place in the citizenship of this province. But the man who does not want the French-Canadian children in Ontario | taught English is apparently the man the Ontario been |. heeding, cation Association - of Ontano, masses of Freach-Uanadian children in Ontario leave school without even that knowledge of English which wi chable them to pursue their studies any farther. "That is the way the Ontario the child to then, at the ' {Von Heydebrand and that eves if it did | Britain, which were greeted with ap platise by the house and galleries. The chief attack was made by Herr and was astowish- ingly beilicose. George Taylor for Senate. Montreal, Nov, 10.--In spite. of the contradictory statements coming from Ottawa, it is {dn well ine formed political circles, that George Taylor, ex-M.P. for Leeds, and Rufus Pope, ex-M.P. for Compton, will be called to the senate on Monday, Mr, Taylor replacing the late Sir John Carling, while Mr. Pope will represent ithe distriet of Bedford, the seat held in the upper house by the late Hon. George Baker. SPIRITUAL KEYS OF CLERGY ARE RUSTED More Time Spent Over the News ~~ papers Than is Given to Prayer. Hamilton, Nov. H0.~"If you want to accomplish your object you will have to see to it, that the he Sunday school to eat buns Wind drink coffee and those sort of things, is changed," warned Matthew Parkinson, of Toronto, in addressing the big con- vention here, of. the Laymen's Mis sionary Movement, at which over 2,- 300 delegates have registered from Central Ontario. The speaker startled the. meeting by. foreibly condemming the once-a-week or once-a-month mis- sionary sermons. "If the church wis worty a row of ping," he said, "it would see that it was worth while to galvanize the prayer meeting, the managers and the trustees gatherings into missionary Trunk railway campany the power WANTS POWER FROM KINGSTON ---------------- The Grand Tron Ravay Company Would ie Horse Power # im in Quany Two Miles East of City---1t is Going to Relay Its Roadbed From Toronto to Montreal With Granite. a - pr for eight months. of the year. The matter will likely come be fore the light, heat and power come mittee next Tuesday. It would cost the city a good deal of money to erect the necessary line to the quarry, which is not far fiom Kingston Mills, and it is a question if the G.T.R. company could not gene rate the power cheaper at the spot than it could "be supplied from . the city. At Kingston Mills there is only 300 Jory power, which is controlled by J. M. Campbell, of Kingston. MH The Seymour company had ite line built to Kingston, it could give the G.T.KR. all the power it wants for the quarry work. The galway com pany has decided upon the epeming of the quarry next spring. The locality is equidistant between Montreal and Toromto, and would supply all = the metal required 10 velay the roadbed | hetwoen those two cities, a distance of 333 miles. . CHALLENGE OF LAVERGNE To Méet Orangemen on Bi-ligual School Question. Quebec, Nov. 10.--Armand lavergne, Bourassa's nationalist lieutenant, is out" with a pronouncement that he will 'moet Orangemen or others in the heart' of Toronto or any other ulira- Protestant place, and defend the rights of his Optario compatriots, un der thy British North America and. confederation acts, on bi-lingual schools, and "says th will never be abolighed. He polats ont that Sir Wil- frid Laurier, Hon. F. D. Monk 'and other "statesmen are products' of just | such schools. Poor Timber Along Railway, Ottawa, N 10.--R of ploration parties along the route of the Hudson Ray railway have. heen received by the forestry wanch of the department of the mtertor, and are very disappointiog. The timber areas were found to have bon bugged over, except 'in some isolated instances, and careful conservation will he required to produce: forests of merfhantable timber, JINGOISTIC PRINCE REBUKED BY KAISER For Attending Reichstag and Ap- plauding Criticism of the Berlin, Nov, 10.--The activn of the crown prince in attending the reich stag and openly applanding the 'criticisms of the chancellor's policy in the, Moroueo, settlement, has caased much comment in leading newspapers, which - mention his conduct as dan- gerous and frivolous. It it believed 'that Emperor William has administer ed a sharp rebuke to his jingoistic son, exe CHURCHILL'S SPEECH. Says the British Navy is Strong and e le London, Nov. 10.--Winston Spencer Churchill's first speech for the navy, as first lord of the admirally al the enterprise at least once a month." Rev. J. MeP. Scott, of Toronto, said | th clergy und the laiety of to-day should be ashamed of themwélves for not devoting more time to prayer and in offering up prayers which were of-| fonwive to the Creator. "There are clergy, | am forry to say, who spend more time-in the fnorning over their newspaper than in prayer. As long as the present state of aliasrs exist this movement will not be a success." "lod has seen that the clergy have failed ir their task to lead the people and He has now turned from them to the laymen," said Rev. L. E. Skey, of Toronto. "We as His keys have become rust- | ed, and we ought to be ashamed of ourselves." ' 1 WINTER. IN THE WEST. Stormy Weather and Temperatare Around Zero. Winnipeg, Nov. 10.-The @ stormy weather of the last few days still con- | tinues" throoghout the Canadian west, (the snowfall being heavy and the temperature Sacgeloly old, Frrmers y have given up of doing any more fall ploughing, "while threshing opera- tions ar¢ ir, abeyance. Snow. fell Kontintduly, throughout yesterday at Winmipeg, the fall becoming heavier towards pight. The thermometer drop- ped és Jow as ten degrees below zero in several places in the wast, Engaged 3,000 Strike Breakers, "New York, Nov. the { polis, this morning, five thou gand strike breakers to clear the streets of garbage and ashes Sha huive} 5 accumulated sincé the regular gtall went out om strike Weduooday de 10.~The metros: Lord Mayor's Guildball banguét yes- | terday, stirred his audience "The inavy is strong," he declared, "mil ready instantly to put forth ie stréngth." He paid a tribute to Ad- I miral Lord Fisher, of Kilveratone, who retired -3 admiral of the fleet this year, as the greatest naval lord of the century. Mr. Churchill promised a reduction withoul compromising national pecur- ty. "It would be affectation," anid, "to pretend that the sudden and jrapid growth of the German navy was not the main factor in Great Britain's' vast expenditures." A STEAMSHIP COLLIDED With Steamer Of! Isle of Man--No one Was Hurt. Liverpool, Nov. W.--The Canadian Pacific Vier Epnpress of Writsin crash od into the sonstiog stoner Onl chien, off the lele of Man late last might, asd arrived inte port this. morning consideraily domaged {es the remult. Jt js understood that the other steamer was badly erippled but able to proceed on its Yay to hen Irish ports Plmengers on the, Im press, many of them Canadians: - re turing to thr old comntry for Christ mas visits, were very much startled when the collision came, but nuhodly was hurt. The name of Thomann Lott, Colling wood, for half a century identified with the interests of this town, is be ing mentioned in ecoumection with the vacancy in the pensia, éreated by the death of ir yah Angther Senha, ay. fo nunched at Paisley: Maugice - Maternlinek, the Belgian author, haw been dwarded the Nobel + jprioe for literature, \/ 0) bel Carling atone the Princess -- LAST. EDITION : ili, WEATHER PROBABILITIES. Torppta Ont, Nov. 10th 10 a.m Ot. tawa Valley and U pper St. Lawrence. Showery Saturday, westerly to north. erly winds, mostly fair -and colder, Great RemovalSale sD PH Fall and Winter TAILORED SUITS; TO-MORROW Move Out These Suits We must--and at once. To do it quickly there is but one way and that is to cut the prices so low that you cannot resist. We've Cut the Prices and many of these well mace garments will be sold for one half the ac- tual cost price. To-morrow Sale Prices $12 Suits for $5 $13.50 Suits for $5 $15 ju for $5 $20 Su Suits for Ro approval-Cash Sales Watch this Space i MONDAY sm FOR === SALE SPECIAL Something for Mother and all the Children, at STEACY'S THE PEOPLE'S STORE. COODOOON \ iN 3 | : 2 BORN. ANGLIN.o1 n Kingston, 1h 46 Mr. and Anglin, a son. MARRIED. gv bike mim u NNE-<In Kingston, Nov, 8th, 191), by Rey. W. F. feraid, Minnie, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. James Dunne, 22 Elm Breet, to Ernest James Summars, of Tofopto ; on Nov. 10th, Mra, Chas. 8 on Flies DIED, ston on the 9th of No. . E 4 Lc at Bagot Stfeet. sh a Funeti private. Requiem mass In St. Mary's Cathedral, Rat fday morn ing, &t $.30 o'cloek' rlends are kindly requested attend the oa Rs ROREVEAR-Ih Nav agsd 87 yours Funeral (from his residence, 297 Cat 2.30. Friends and acc juaintanoes J Are respeetfully requested to ale BOAN~n Kin vember, | to King Ronhert ston, on Horevear iuth, 1811, late Queen Steet, Monday Afternoon, tend Belleville papers please copy ROBERT J, REID, The Leading Undertaker, "Phone 577. R60 Princess Street, JAKES REID TS Firma ne PUN 47 tox A VOR STUDENTS. . er oT Denne aaa Tabi ritin 45d Tan Ypghaite, Special 3 en % rabies a Rowntree's Chocolates New Fall Importation has just arrived. |Jas. Redden & Co PA. - New Table Raisins. TURKISH AVIATION CORPS. Hamel is Offered $30,000 to Estab. Coe Ope, London, Noy. 10.~Turkey is nego- tsting with the Faglish airman Ha- rel, for rhe establishment of an aero. plape co and has made Hamel an offer of 0 000, Hamel is consabvmng with the British government to sscer- tain IF he will be able to scospt | the 4 offer ander ihe avuirylity laws, #