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exact ternis either of e. British remonstranes or warning, whatever form the communication actually took, or of the response it elicited. On the other hand, we do know that a day or two after it was presented news reached Peking through India that the Chinese Amban in Lhasa and the Dalai Lama had cuncluded an agree
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NEWS OF THE DAY.
MAH.
A portrait of Lao Fon Chiu, until resently Camprade to the Hongkong and Shanghai Dank, appoirs on page 3.
A woman has been sent to hospital suffering from injurios said to have been inflicted by her husband. The man has been arrested.
Mr. Robert Hall is,gazetted Lieutenant
RAMELING NOTES.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6 1912
PEAK BURGLAR ESCAPES.:
Brcko iha Fall of His Calf.
DARING ARMED ROBBERY,
A daring semest robbery was comanded. this morning on the third door of a home
During the work Hongkong han änd ́a little sensation autirely of its own--and by no means pleasing cue. On Monday- morning the business circles particularly and the whole town generally heard with footings of astonishment and irritation that the man who might appropriately be touned the leading compradors of tho leading financial conect in the Colony had suddenly bolted leaving, his businesson Ave charges, at the Criminal Sessions. it bled profusely he was covered with
The Poak burglar, whose depredations for weeks. book caused such alarmin Gilman Stravi. Six mon entered the mong bouseholders on the higher levels, house, flourishing large knives, and ad- and who was captured only after very pulled the tenants to hand over about. great exertions on the part of the police. $1,000 worth of money and property. has ascaped from Victoria gaol whore he youth who was in the house was sisih. bad been committed to await his trial, ed on the thumb and then tied up, sal
meut which for the time being Pin the Engineer Company of the Hong. affaire in ʼn decidedly modulled sondition. One wall of the prisoner's call abutted blood. an end to China's endeavour, to re- Volunteer Corps, with effect from It is deplorable. that men, trusted and on the prison compound, and though is 1: A' freman on duty, heard the people in
assert her authority in this quarten the 25th instant. For months pust there had been a desperate struggle between the Amban and the Tibetans. This enter
A fishing junk, which arrived' yoster.able lapses have always been; will always day, reports being held up by pirates in be-and who can point out the remedy Bios Bay, and clothing, ete., to the value
EGYPTIAN CIGARETTES. prising Chinaman had only five or six of $200 taken.
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MEMO. FOR TO-MORROW.
.-Excursion to Madro,
MEMOS FOR MONDAY. 12.30 p.m.-Dairy Farm Co. Ordinary
Yearly Meeting. Eroring Classes at Hongkong Technical
Institute re-open. 18.45 p.m.-Seamen's Institute Coocort.
General Memoranda.
TUESDAY, October 8 :-
hundred troops to support him; but
of the burglars as they were making ofy but the men managed to reach a sampas and got clear away.
repeated, abould beamirch themselves la was about eighteen inches thick to plerce the house crying cat, and caught night such a disgraceful manna. Such deplorit appears to have been an easy matter The man must have conosaled upon tila person so from instrument, and with this be mado a holo suficiently large for him to pass through. Ones in the yard he had to climb a high wall and pasa through another part of the prison, but
they were fairly well armed and the for the West Coast ports of South midst. And with him has come his real, i to a cool resouresful man like the Peak
Tibetans lacked a leader. The Amban threatened then with the dire venge ance of a Power whose prestige, even in these days, is stiff an available asset in regions for remote from Peking. He talked largely of the armies that
The .. Benys Maru left yesterday America with nearly 200 Chinese emi- grunts and general cargo.
It is undorstood that the managers of Indo-Chins Steam Navigation Company have decided to re-boiler the steamses Tukang and Long and the specifications were marching to his for the new boilers have been issued. rescue, and altogether he displayed | At a meeting of the Sanitary Board
a courage and resource which it on Tuesday afternoon letters will be read
coa-
The .. Taiwan which is expected to arrive here shortly has been on a long ebarter, engaged in carrying enttle from Northern Australian ports to Java, where we believe quite s lucrative trade in beef is carried on.
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The emigration trade to the Straits Settlements has revived considerably during the past month: a matter of early 7,000 coolics leaving for those ports alone. Evidently a strong demand for labour still exists.
is difficult not to admire. By dint from the Government relative to th
Albany filter beds and reservoir and the of incredible brag Chinese diplotter bets and tanks below Bowen Read matists, before now, have
and at West Point. trived to hold their own in places where their actual strength was a negligible factor; and the Ambau was minster of the art of keeping up appearances. But the return of the Dalai Lama accompanied by the Rus sian Buriat, Dorjieff, brought things to a crisis. This man, there is little doubt, was at the bottom of the trouble which led to the despatch of the Younghusband mission to Lhasa. A Mongol by birth and a lama by profession, his first mission to Tibet was in the assumed or real character of a Russian agent, and had his designs not been frustrated it would have ended in the establishment of a Tibet. Russian protectorate over What his errand is now can only be Entries clone for Second Division of H.E. conjecturel, but it is safe to assume that he is acting as the Dalai Lama's WEDNESDAY, October 23-
Noon-Canton Insurance Office Meeting adviser, and that he has had a large
of Shareholders.
4 p.m.-Chamber of Commerce Mecting
of Exporters and Dealers.. 9 p.m.-The McWatters Quartette Con
cort at Theatre Royal, WEDNESDAY, October 8:-
5.30 pm.-Extraordinary Geners Meet
ing of Hongkong Cricket Club. THURSDAY, October 10 :--
Entries close for H.K. Association Fuot
ball League.
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SATURDAY, October 18:-
9 p.m.-Smoking Concert at Masonic
Club, Kowloon.
MONDAY, October 21 -
Assoc. Football League,
The China Mail.
An interesting feature of the trade of Hongkong daring 1911 has been the large four business financed during the year. The importation way something over 5 million bags, as against a little under three million bags in 1910.
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It is reported that Messrs Yull and Co.. who recently purchased the China Navigation steamers Changsha and Tiguan on the australing run, ara negotiating for the purchase of the Eastern and Australian Company's steamer Eastern.
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The C. N. steamer Tamsui, which left Shaghai for Wuhu on September 19, bad 1 alight accident to her machinery shortly after leaving and was obliged to put back to Shanghai, anchoring in the lower limits, where the necessary repairs were carried
gat.
The first meeting for the season of the Hongkong Christian Union will take place on Munday, 7th October, at St. Paul's College, at 5.30 p.m. Rev. H. R. Wells, who leares the Celony on the 8th inst, has kindly consented to conduct
the meeting.
Another litla sensation of quite a dif. forent kind has just been provided in the appestance of a real live aviator in our throbbing, thrilling biplane. The air. burglar this would present little difficulty, man is naturally anxious to assist the night soil coolies passing constantly community towards a practical know to and fro in the early hours, and as his dress was not dissimilar he could easily ledge of his machine, but the "PowerS that be" am adament on such knowledges with them. being obtained in this manner. I'm inglided to think that, as was the enga some two years ago, our aviator will have to, sen pastures new to mechanical bird.
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YOLUNTEER QRDERS.
"ARTILLENT BATTERY,
Monday, 7th Squad and Co. Deille Tuesday, 8th, Specialists. Wednesday 8th Gan Drill under Company Offers Friday, 11th. Semaphore Abbreviations.
Leature, Tuesday at Friday, Fund
Setting.
When it was found that the prisoner had gone detectives word sent out with "pecial orders and all the police stations Sunday, 8th, 2 am, Trained, men were advised, but the men is still enjoy-Musketry. ing his liberty
This is the second escape from the gal within a couple of months. -
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Monday, 7tb. Squad and Co. Drill Lecture, Field Telephono." Tuesday, 8th, Instruction in Musketry. Wednesday, 9th, Technical Instruction at West Fort, Kowloon, 9 pm, Friday, 11th. Sams
All thoroughly understand and appre- ciate the necessity for a strong restric tim being placed on the manouvres of aviators who may wish to y about the Colony, which, it must never be forgóém. Llour, Wyley to be Aide-de-Camp. phore Signalling. is an important fort as well as a great port.
BURGLARS BUSY AGAIN.
ARTILLERY BATTERY 30-Mİ. SECTION. Capt. W. Armstrong is attached to the 10-pr. Section, in command, from this date.
MACHINE GEN co. His Excellency the Gorerate has been
Monday, 7th Squad and Co. Drill". It might be practicable, however, for pleased to appoint Lieatenant Francis Tuesday, th, Trustruction in Musketry John Wyley, King's Own Yorkshite Li.ht Wednesday, 9th, Machine Gum Drill and arrangements to be made by which an
Friday, 11th, Semaphere Signalling. exbibition of the wonderful machine-Infantry, to be his sido-de-Camp, with 3lockunism,
Lecture. Tuesday, Mechanism: Friday, which, aaturally, we exiles are all very effest from Septaniber 18. eager to see at wine suitable part of the new territory, keeping the dying mun
Mr. John Ross has reported to the within a well-defined area. This is an affair, however, no matter how keen may ho the wish to see a demonstration of police that his house near the filter-beds aviation in a more animated form than ww visited by burglars early this morn- in the cinematograph-(which to the vasting. It appears from his statement that majority of the community is probably. 1.30 am. he was alarmed by a noiso the nearest approach to the actual speedownstairs and found that a window had tacle) that must, of course, be left entirely been broken open. Through this the in the hands of the authorities, whose thieves had evidently escaped when they judgment in the consideration of the mat. heard him stirring, Mr. Ross fired two ter will be unquestioned and thoroughly sants at the retreating men, who be appreciated.
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thinks, were four or Eve in number. Property which be values at $100 was I noticed that the Harbor Swim¦ pro- missed from the house, but was after.
a very attractive feature and brought forth a very satisfactory number of aquatie
moted by the "China Mail" again prosed
dog which was in the house is missing. wards found on the hillside. The watch
SEPTEMBER WEATHER.
LEFT SECTION MACHINE GES CO. Lieut. L. C. Rees will caumand the above Section during the attachment of Armstrong to the 10-pr. „Section."
MUSKETAY.
Dreis.-The following will be wom by" inenthers when carrying out Musketry Exercise-Khaki drill with putties, helmet without Dragon badge. No belt or videarms.
JOINED.
Mr. R. M. Austin joined the Corps an the 27th September, 1912, and was posted to the Scouts Company.
TRANSFER
Garner E. J. McNulty is transferred
Section Machine Gun Company with from the Howitzer Section to the Let effect from the 1st instant.
stalwarts to prove their prowess. Such a awit necessitates, not only consider. able skill in the art of swimuning, bui botter still, calls for physical fitness that Statistics compiled by Mfr. T. F. Clax- can be attained only be much self-sacri-ton, Director of the Observatory, relative ficing training. The "China Mail" are to the weather in the month of Septem. therefore. I think, deserving of much bes are published in the Government credit in promoting such a meeting, which Gazette. They show that the average also provides a very interesting spectacismatimum temperature was 85.5, the 10th being the hottest day with a reading of 92.5 degrees. The mean average was 79.6 and The Legislative Council had at the average minimum heat. 15.5 degrees.to busy day on Thursday when many items On two days no sunshine was recorded, of weight and consequence were discuss but the many hours during the month fed, and decided upon. The Governor reached the respectable total of 220.5.
took the part of the Chancellor of the The rainfall measured was 3.880 in. Exchequer by discanting comprehensively
PORTUGUESE CELEBRATIONS
to onlookers.
on the finances of the Colony, and His Excellency statement, though dealing with a variety of subjects, was a lucil and able exposition of the facts.
IN HONGKONG.
RESIGNED.
Liont. J. W. Hartley is permitted to sign on leaving the Colony, with offees from the 2nd instant.
Borur. H. E. Craddock. is permitted rostem with effect from lat instint.
ÜOWITZER RECTIONS A
The first Company shoot will take place
Sunviny, the 6th inst., at King's Park. Range, at 2.20 p.m.
share in bringing about the agreement with the Chinese Amban. The terms' were that, with the exception of 203 men, the Chinese. forces in Tibet were to leave the country after surrender HONGKONG, SATURrday, Octonɛɛ 5, 1912. ing their arms. The Amban' was allowed to stay at Lhasa, but his in- GREAT BRITAIN AND TIBET. fiuence will obviously be reduced to a
minimuut WRITING recently on the Tibetan If Parliament were sitting Sir situation, London contemporary Edward Grey would have an opport- said that an unexpectedly early reply unity of arguing, with more or less had just been received from the plausibility, that nothing has been lost Chinese Gavemment to the Note in by waiting to see what was going to which the British Minister at Peking happen in Tibet. The chance of
In celebration of the Second Anniverary hai called China's attention to the socuring British interests once and
Some very pertinent questions, it would of the Portuguese Regablic. in addition to possition of affairs in Tibet. In the for all was thrown away at the time
be observed, wire asked, by at least one the reception at the Portuguese Consulate the days of the Empire it often took of the Younghusband mission. Since
number of our Colony's Parliament, who at doon to-day, the Club Lusitana is giving Tha Indian soldier who killed a com- months to extract even an evasive then our hands have been to some
has a keen eye for the weak points that a ball to-night for which the services of an rade in the India onup at Sha Kong require some buttreming before they can Indian military-hand have been engaged. Mui was brought up at the Magistracy answer from the Mandarins of the extent tied by the Anglo-Russian
ps muster by the conscientious. The This ball way he described as the grand this morning and pleaded guilty to
charge of murder. Tsung-li-Yame Yuan-Shih-Kai is agreement. By this both parties, in From nur advertising columns, it will answers to the said questions, it must-ball of the Portuguese community.
The Liga Raqublicana. Portugues? The police offered no evidence, and already introducing more expeditious conformity with the admitted prin- be vean that the Ministering Children's be admitted, read quite satisfactory— methods of doing diplomatic business. ciple of Chinese suzerainty over Tibet, Leaguo Bazant is to be held in the and, possibly, gave more satisfaction to and the Centro Requblicano Democratico prisoner was formally remanded.
Volunteer Parade Ground on Saturday, the uterrogator than to the interrogated. Dr. Affonso Cats" are holding a dinner Sir John Jordan only presented his agreed not to enter into direct October 13. The Management of the Who knows, for I hold with the wise tonight at the headquarters of the Liga: note on August 16, and he has al- relations with the Tibetans except Bijou Seenie Theatre, in conjunction with man that when caught mapping it is A band from the K.O.Y.LI. will be in ready received what appears to be a through the intermediary of the Chin-Messes Pathe Frores, bave kindly offered always best to appear wide-awake: attendance at this dinner. carefully considered communication ese Government. But we also have their services. During the afternoon, there" This was once a paradox," etc.
will be a Cinemagraph Entertainment s from the Chinese Foreign Office.In treaty with Chinn, by which the well a Children's Play entitled "Scow Whether it is altogether satisfactory is Chinese Government pledged itself White and the Seven Little Dwarfs, another matter. On one point, indeed, neither to annex Tibetan territory nor
The 8.8. Olenfalloch, which left Srstow with nearly 900 emigrants for Singaporn, had a slight accident with her eirculating pump, which necessitated her putting back to Hongkong, for repairs, where she arrived this morning. The master expects to have the repairs effected and to resume his voyage to-morrow.
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His Honour Judge Rufus H. Thayer, an assurance is given which, as far nato interfere in the administration of of the United States Court for China, has
A CUNNING THEFT.
European Firm's Accounts.
“Stolen.
Even though we had had in our mist the guy and graceful professional pro ducers of those fascinating musical come- dies, so dear to the hearts of the light, the gay and the tride giddy, I would not have hesitated to call attention to what. Lieut. Cross will perhaps permit sie in befare Mir Melbourne this morning with
A Chinese boy aged 17 was charged
THE WÜRDERED INDIAN SOLDIER.
Accused Before the Court.
SPEAKING KINDLY."
Highgate magistrate (to a mother is the Police Court-Now, speak to your little boy kindly, and point out to him" that he's done wrong. The mother (with enthusiasm: Yes, sir 11 break his back- for him
it goes, may leave little to be desired the country. The latter part of the arrived in Tientain from Eprope where China, the British Government is in-compact has unquestionably been accompanied by Mrs Thayer, he bar boes
A motor ear of unique design haw formed, will not send troops to recover broken, and a good deal might be pending the summer vocation. He will call our own our very own-musical obtaining by falas pretences sum of NOVEL MOTOR CAR FOR THE KING.
bear several cases antarod in the list a comedy The Cook-An Idyll of the money the property of Mesas Clarice and Pask by Lieut. Cross. To every mem. Co. The evidence given by Mr. Herbart the ground lost in Tibet. Sir Isaid in favour of the suggestion. re- Tientsin, and will return to Shanghai in her of the enmunity the title of the D. Haynor, a member of the firm, showed beer, delivered for the King's use when Jurilan is said to have intimated that ported to have been put forward by two or three weeks. A number of cases his Government objected to the main Sir John Jordan that the time by await him in hangbai are or which, spiny, should certainly, appeal irresistibily, that the boy sole from their office receipt attending shooting parties. It is specially and I am ereditably informed that belt forms which had been made out for the adapted to carry, aleven uns, and ex- tenance of a Chinese army in Lhas come to revise the Anglo-Chinese charged with gol breaking, and who, it is
that concerning Grin singer, who will in the comedy by virtue of the title will bri's shroff, and collected the socount to tending over the whole length of the
be staply justified. At least I think we which they related............ and to the despateb of reinforcements Convention of 1906. It may turn alleged, partially strangled a Sikh warder from Szechuan, The Ambaa at Lhasa, out, however, that the vital points in according to the British view, should our policy have been attained without CHINA AND FOREIGN LOANB have a bodyguard, but nothing more. diplomatic intervention merely by the For the present, at any rate, the Dalai Lama's recovery of his old posi- Chinese are willing to acquiesce in tion. The dubious element is the this arrangement. But the warning presence in his camp of the Burial
recently addressed to the Republica even more important questions. It
Government also raised other and
wus mule plain that this country re- gards with grave disapproval China's attempt to exercise sovereign rights
Lama, and more may depend on
od understanding with St. Peters burg than on any assurances obtained in Peking
Consai-General's Warning,
The following circular, upon the subject of foreign loans to the Chinese Republic,
is. A cunepy, fitted with curtains,
on he all, to go and, Mis for ourselves it Complainant ssid prisoner, was formerly profection in a royal col
it is so. The parlormances notaru in his service for about a year, but was in enamelled in the royal colour
ho was lay at that time he was not dis panel. honest, hewerer.
to be given in the Theatre Royal, ch the discharged about four months ago because the royal coat of arms figures, om
18th and 19th. Instant.
Another question for the Leminatio Council to ponder ovoz-Why, when and how did the notorious individual know the Peak Burglar vanish from
RAMBLER
asund" by L 6. M's Connal General al call" in Victoria Guoi? Canton, Mr.J. W, Jamieson, is published in the Gazette to-day for general inform ation
In continuation of his Circular; da£nd August 25, 1912, on the subject of
in respect of mining property m
cognised as valid unless the
A fire occurred at a coolie's bouc is advancing mocny on Iailways, the in Tibet, and has hinted that until Mong Po Tong Village, in the Sam Sui undersigned begs to notify those interested this policy is definitely abandoned it to District, yesterday afternoon. The that, the Republica Board of Voss will not recoguise the newly establish- building was totally destroyed with its Affairs have intimated to Bis Majesty ed Republic. At the same time it was contents, the damage being estimated at Minister that a foreign loan nor mortgago
about $100. The Yaumali Ere brigade from suggested that a new agreement be prevented the fire spreading to the tween Great Britain and Chinn buildings, respecting this and other questions of Chinese external policy is needed, In regard to the larger issues raised Guide, in Sir J. Jordan's Note the reply is
CHINAMA IL Typhoon
scarcely an renskuring.
NO OPIUM IN CHAMBERLAIN'S-
corGH KEMADY“
other marito in Chi, baklaizi'a
TERE is not a partide of opium e
B Chugh Remedy, and bever has been since De 16 was firit gllerod to the public-"I
vote a taedicine for a child så for an a Fur le by all Chemists and Blots kos
The position, however, has stil to be elucidated. We do not know the
ina received the previous sent of tha Central Government
SPORTSM
For the last three months be had been missing amounts bat thou this baner methods might be at fault. On several Goosstone his shroff when reds to present Mr. Smyth, hit on tonn, was tail thịt the Audrant had boon paid and was shown one of the firm' receipla On Thursday prisoner want to Mr Perium, of the Telegraphs office, and onflected 26. 11e so went to Meters | Fox Shewan Tomes office, and was told to eat of
STRAITS STUDENTS SUCCESSES
SUVAUIN EUROPETALS
The following are among the successes recently schlored by Straits students 30 Europe, all are Queen's Scholars and their svarado ago in 22----
M, Carlos, M.A., Ch.B., Edinbush BA LLB, Cambrides MBCHB, Edinburgh:
Dublin
RETINUE.
of the
as the following day. Half an hour after contly by stomer from Live
Toomplainant weld, his shroff called retinue, sal equipman caused, Al Mera Shewan Tomen, and war Enid.
the be had been asked to call on the of onsstion at the docks.
E is accomp flowing day. The Shri printed out that he had not prelimite called sid him also are sym Bolinens then went 16 Montes Nhawan the steamer his hid Tora Bastrerted them to send for him
if the man, who este to onllect the account
Nezh day prisoner called again, buggies, and inant was sent for, and prisonsT WAK
IT
chargón, againas. prisoner almilar to this one, and atau dos forg 24, for he had forged if« 'Bhr
did no