SATURDAY, KAUT 1914
BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH.
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THE ULSTER CRISIS.
GOVERNMENT AND GUN-
RUNNING.
LONDON, May 1, The Morning Post and the Daily Chronicis stata that the Cabinet on Monday risolved to prosecuts in Dublin Court 20 leaders of the, gun running exploits, including Captain Craig, M.P., and Major SoCalmont, M.P. The Cabinet yesterday rescind ed Monday's decision.
Government and a Federal Systom.
Rule
There is much speculation on the Government's hetion regarding Home Te is stated that they will offer à Commission, to be drawn from both aides, to consider a Federal system for the United Kingdom, and empowered to fix a date by common consent on which Federaliran will operata. Thur the time limit, upon which the Nation. alists insist, will be retained, but in the meantime the Irish Parliament will. have an opportunity to prove it capacity and its good-will towards Ulster, Ilence the ultimate inclusion of Ulster in the Irish nait will depend
HOME RACING.
RESULT OF THE ONE
THOUSAND
LONDON, May 1. The One Thousand Guingas Race (one mile, for three-year-old Allies, second 400 sovs., third 200 sov,) run Newmarket May 1, resulted as follows:-"
Mr. J B. Joel's Princesa Dorris
(W. Hurley) 1 Led Darby's Glorvios (Rickaby) Sir John Thursby's Torchlight...
(Starn) 3 Wen by three quarters of a length; A neck between second and third
Also can:-Flying Bridge (Clark) Fatality (Fox) Imperative Randal) LangRater Lady (Donoghue) Manu cript (Whalley) Mira (Waltar Griggs) Princess Ziria (H. Robbins) Sunwin (Wing) White Lie (H. Jones) and Clarehaven II. (Foy).
The Course becting on the first three was 100 to 9 against Princess Darrie, 100 to 7 against Glorvina and ever Torchlight.
The Race.
Flying Bridge lod until a quarter of a mile from home where she was beaten jani Lancaster Lady and Torchlight took up the running. Shortly afterwards Torchlight went ahead but was im- mediately challenged by Princes. Dortie and Glorvina, the former asserting her Lancaster Lady was fourth.
MYSTERIOUS MISHAP AT FORMOSA
THE “BİBERIA" SAVE AT MANILA.
Loxboy, May 2.. A telegram from Tokyo states that the Pacific Muil steamer "Siberia," en route from Nagasaki to Manila; has sent a wirėless message, that she is ashore at Formosa,
On board are forty-three first-class passongers, including Mrs. Earrison, the wife of the Governor of the Philippine Islands.
· Details are lacking as the wireless messages are mutilated.
THE CHINA MAIL,
THE TIGER ROARS AGAIN
Mr. Q.1 Gale writes to us bo-day;xs: follows —The Tigue pas in an appearaTION nose Monnt Glough at 6:30p.m. on Friday evaning and roseed six times just outside my garden. "At 9 p'is. Tagain heart 16 in the direction of Mondt Gough,
COMMERCIAL
SHARE REPORT.
Messrs. Version and Sayth, la their wonkly share report, dated May Int state
During the period under review dualinge in local stocks, have been very limited, the chief attraction ngala balny Zangkata 2. and with the settlement on the 38th Inst. business during the week has been consi-
HAUL FROM A SAMPAN dambly hampered. Langkaba after com-
OPIUM, PISTOLS AND AM-
MUNITION 'SEIZED,
Police Lance-Sergt. Langhai, or the Yaumati section, yesterday made an im. portant sure on board & ampan at Yaninati Bay. Donosaled in the bottom of the vessel were three Mauser pistols, 1,500 rounds of Mauser ammonition, and 118 taels of agium. The officer arrested the owner of the sampan who said a friend at. Laishikok gave him the goods.
siderable isocontious, now close with oth salon at Tls, 48. Rubber" for the pro- ront show no signs of activity but acord- ing to the latess home advices the market is S., and the Tin" market quiet, with
Hard Para has prices again sasior. quotation of 2/11), and Plantation Sheet cf S. The open markah
Into of
of discount has again advanced and now statim at per cent. and the Bank of England rate par remains a previously advised vis. 3 cent Bar Silver in quoted at $7) for ready, and 271 for forward. Sterling TT. at 1/111, Shanghai T.T. at 73), and, Sings- pore T.T. at 839. Console have receded to
Prisoner was before Mr. Wood today 2 [From inquiry at the local office of the Pacing Mall Company, we lesen that the on ten charges of ponion, and remand
ed until Monday at 2.13 p.m." Siberia" quite safe and in at prosent to the as Mauil, Farther reference matter will be fourel in another part of this issue..
CORRESPONDENCE.
Mr. Grist, of Mezers Wilkinson And Grint, defended.,
THE BANDMANN OPERA COMPANY.
**THE LAUGHING HUSBAND.” --
[[We do not necesarily acquis in opinions expressed by correspondents-Ed.]
Last night, The Langhing Husband ** LAUNCHES IN THE HARBOUR.
was produced by the Bandana Opers Company at the Theatre Royal, Mr. (To the Editor of the “Unima. MAIL.")
Fred Coyne in the little role was a S& When I want information about, tremendonis vistress and let himself go
shall go to the man in the street"
It was an elective scene to whom "finervaun" in your issue of that could not have been acted with more last night referred ane. As present Tim and fines Mr. Coyne through. am emelting the man adont on the out was the moving fque and he was
Bants.Hongkong and Shanghain have been pisord at 8810, and have sellers in London at $39 $/, '_ Are † on }
Morina InuYDRESS,
15.
ollarat #735, and Cantons have been
bought at $331,
331, with shares in, demand at the rats. North China close with nominal quotation of Tis. 145, and Yang-
aes are quoted 8
$190 nominal ex didridend. Fire Insurance China. Fires have buysin at 8140, and Hongkong Fires close
ក្នុង at 1963 nominal.
Shippinger
and Hongkong. Cantem Macros are sanier with sollers at #28 and Douglase ars & quiet market with shares on offer at $31 Indo-Chines have sollers 2071 and a Linden middle quotation of 1501- and China. Manila have a nominal quotation ol Star Ferries are un. changed at $484 nominal.
Ou-The Oil" market, during tandongy to harden. The following middle གབ་ tativos are to hand this morning from our London Agents viz. Shells 103,9. Ural Caspiane - and Mexican Eagles tot Shells are
na the good behaviour and efficiency of superiority in the last hundred yarda.hairs and rickshaws plying for hire. If to wlvantage at this voiclasion of the the week bas been joist but steady, with
the Dublin Parliament.
Mr. Redmond and his callongues. The time was 1mt. 42 secs, refuse to speak owing to the delicacy lyrir. She had five secunda and Princent Durrie is a brown Billie by Your
two thirds out of eight attempts last year.
of the situation...
become yet.
a
Mr. Austen Chamberlain, speaking She is en orod for the Oaks Stakas (May 200), above question, whe, I mu muru, knows supported by an excellent coste. Mr. no sharequired fur lucally at 109/8 bat
at Wolverhampton, asid the attempt of Mr. Churchill to reskanit the threads of conciliation was a great advance. It was complicated and presented infinito difficulties, but he hoped it contained The germs of conciliation.
Better Feeling Prevalling.
LONDON. May 2. A better politural atunosphere stil prevails and is now spreading through - Ireland, glthough it's agreed that the dithealties regarding details are formlable.
There is strong and widespread fooling, that pener has come to stay.
More Conversations.
16 is inhered that Mr. Asquith,
· Lord Lansdowne, Afr. Redmond and;
but not the Darby. Last year Mr. J. R. Jool also won the race, with Jest, the second and third being Telets and Prue. Other previous winners mince 1908 wore Rhodes, Eleera. Winkipop, Atmah and Tagalic-ED.]
Jubilee Betting.
The betting on the Kempton Park Great Jubiled Handicap (rua May le ---
to 2 against China Cock..
S to against Dindumenos.
in
If both these launchies meet the F. atsel 4), Mail na dy frequently do, and both curry passengers nshers is is not obvious that if the unlicensed launch
9 to 1 against Curragh and Blue carried 10 passengers, there would be tone.
a better harvest for the lion launch,
Derby Betting.
are forthcoming. Refineries China Sugars have improved to a buying rate of 883, without leading to business, Luzons are unchanged at 198 with no sales to report.
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Mining-Raubs close with a dominal quotation of $3, and have been quiet market during the week, as have alw Keilans, which have a local quotation of of and a Loudon quotation. потішкі, 389. middle. Has woods are as previously
wist with: quoted viz. 2/6 nominal, and Tronska ats quiet a nominal quotation of 34- and
London
middle price of 99,0.. Docks, Wharves and Godowns-Boug
placed kong Kowlocu Wharves have been at 882 and $81, and more shares are wanted and at the latter gure. Hongkong
288. No change Whampoa Docks have been sold at $69, bus close etaier, with sales at 2 has co-
reported in buyera At Tha. 60, and Shanghai and Hong- kew Wharts are unchanged with a no- minal quotation of Tim. 04.
wf the poor sampan man who plies himsel ay Count Von Seltzal, a profes- viz. 88 auminal, Amoy Docks,
Ducks have
about it. The question at lesue is, Bobby Roberts . 32. Rosmot, the nice steam intervialist in warped, conubial bliss, was fere with the hgitimate erado of sl epital. He appeared in the third licensed vessels in the hather? I main-bet at a moment yes the dramatic ain that they do and "Olmervant" in sovne previous had obliterated all comocy. pour last night's bee goes a good bit Ule excelled as a mender of bearton to back une up. Fethi sale of argu.recupation which gave him immens
en: 1 will take the same two launches scope for his talent à humouriat. To Hongkong Hotel" and the "Jean Miss Beatrion Bown was entrusted the wette" (thom are many, others)..
part of Hells Brickner, the wife of the Kanching Husband." Her manner was little stolid and she did not make enough the shooting box scene but any little discrepsary was simply compensated by her charining marzer in previous scenes Mr. Aloe, Worcester did not distinguish
sional Lothario, qpul kis vrice did not havo full play in the songs allotted to him. Miss Baby Kendall, who we were pleased to sea had recovered from her indisposition, was charming as Etelka, "Observant" enu have very little and her elever dancing was again a at the rate. Humphreys Estates have had iden of the working of the Harbour when special feature. Misy Addio Lennard sales at 871, and West Points are wanted in ways that no lireens is required to some success Lucida. the spiri- the imposed rate of 870, with no shares tow, low me to inform him that far talist and facklist. Mr. W. Elagert, a on offer. Kowloon Lands again closs with more lannels piy, for hire" to tow the ring diamond, was inclined
tos nominal quotation of $44. than they do to carry passengers, and overdo the part a little get his dramatic
plying for hire to carry passengers" touches were good. is the clouk which, disguises Elso true
Tonight the Company stage excupation of the so-called private This Way." lauh more of which are “let out on (hire" than are used by their owners. It is the long entering Chinese whe Suffer.
for hire alongside the ship.
I do not say that the Jeannette
The latest London betting on the inetly befits by the transaction, but (it' forms & portion of the integral takings Derby is:--
of the enpany.
3 to 1 gaiset Kennymore.
9 to 1 against Black Jester.
The Tetrarsh has apparently dropped Sir E. Carson Will ennsluet the eon-out of the betting for the time-being. versations which will start as soon Corcyra (second in this year's The Thou- 33 possible.
and) has not been ontured for the Derby. --ELI
-In Sympathy With Federalism.
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It is understood that 200 Liberi members of the House of Commons and 100 Unionists sympathise with Federalism. .
The Threatened" Prosecution.
WHITE WOLF AGAIN ACTIVE.
LONDON, May 2. Reuter's Peking correspondent telegraphs that White Wolf has re
Dublin telegrams state that the appeared and looted Ling Tai and prosecution of the Ulsturites for gun-Chung Sia in Kansu province. It running has been abandoned owing is reported that the disbanded Kansu to Nationalist representations, Mohammedan troops have joined
White Wolf.
Unionists Speeches.
OBITUARY.
LONDON, May 2. The death is apnounced of Sir Juman Handerson, proprietor of the "Belfart
Mr. P. E. Smith, K,Č., M P., speak- ing at Swindon, nid the Unionists would never sendt ettlement automatically including Ulatar with the rest of Ireland after a period of years. Lord Hugh Cecil, at Runcorn, said that Unioniste still bitterly opposed News Letter." Home Rule, and would adapt every Parliamentary mentis to prezant it from passing,
THE MEXICAN CRISIS.
THE PROPOSED ARMISTICE.
LONDOy, May 2.
Vice Admiral Fletcher has reached
a friendly agreement with the Bri-
tish Company at Vera Cruz with reference to the hiring of a pier.
states that the mediators are now
(Wah Tea Yat Po's Service.)
THE CONSTITUTION.
PÉKING, May 1.. The terms of the new Constitution will be made public to-day.
Foreigners and Waterworks.
1
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- OBSERTER.
Hongkong, 2nd May, 1914.
MONOPOLIES IN HAINAN,
Step
SCOTTISH LETTER.
(Frota Our Chan Correspondant.)
EDINBURG, April 7.
TER DUTY FAMILY.
For many generations the Du have been a leading family in the North of Scot land, and now we're presunted by Alistar and Henrietta Tayler in the Book of the | Duffe," with a history of their riso, pro
gress, and many honours. With the dawa f record there appears the figure of Mac duff who, of course, we all believe to be
·
Lands, Hotels and Buildings :--Hous- kong Hotels havas nominal quotation of 8:23 and Hongkong Lands have been placed at 8119, with more shares wanted
with a
Ootion Mil-Na businces has to he reported in
in Hongkong Cottons which remsin on offer at 88. Eros have been sold at Tis 127 and Tla 120, and Kang Yike at Tis 111 and Tis 111, there now being buyers at the latter rate. Shanghai Cottons have been placed at Tia 106, and Lou Kung Mows again close
misal quotation of
of The 85. Miscelaneous:-Cans Porneos are want ed at $19, Dairy Farms at $37 Ices
and Steam Laundries at 841. There $100, and we sellers of China Lights at 24. 10, China Providents at 881 Green Islands at $61. Hongkong E'estrice at $45 Peak Trams (new) at 93 cents, and Union Water Boats At 320. The following strakk olsa with, x nominal quotation riz, Hongkong. Repla 2, Hongkong Trams 8/4. Pak Tas $10.40, Watsons 83 and Powells 68 London Quotations The fall! quotations (middis price) were re-fed from our London Agente by wire this. morning.
Indo-Chinas (Combined)... 150/-- 38/9 Chinese Engineerings H.K. Float Trems Tronoh Mines, Ltd. ...
STANDARD OIL AND HIDES.
(From Our On Correspondent)
Honow, April 92 According to infrmation which has reached us from a reliable source composes the pedigree begins wih Adam Duf siderable trouble has been recently caused in Haion by a hide monopoly in which a rich Cantonese firm and the Standard Oil Company are ecucerned,
the Thane of Fife. But for practical pur.Uril Caspians
of Clanybeg (f. 1599 1874) a cadet of Mul čavit. From this Adam are descended the Duff families who have attained to distine tion in modern times, and particularly the It seems that when the country' people family which blossomed in the eighteenth of the interior took hides down to the century into Earl of File, thọ six Karl being for sale the Cantonese buyere com created Bake in 1889 on his marriage with polled the saliers to take tandard oil in Princess Louis of Wales, afterwards | payment, and as there was no other market Princess Royal The majority of the man open to them the sellers had to accept and women whond lives are recorded in these terms.
this Book of the Dufa" filled homont
A strong protest has been inade worked without the native connivance of then a black sheep apneared in the fleak
Such a monopoly could not of course be ably the porta allotted to them. Now and
sim in the Guards and w“Given to
Mexican Eagles
8/3
326
83/-
British Burmah Futrolenme 4/11 Shell Transports "besser" 103/0
Maikop Framier Gil Syndicate 14/9 United Serdangs...... Ventare Trust, Ltd. Rubber Plant. Lar. Trast 11
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SPORTING.
Billards.
HOLDIERS' CLUB TOURNAMENT. The match between the Palics and
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WHITEAWAY'S
Two VWeeks
WHITE
BEGIN TO-DAY..
Scores of Seasonable Bargains at Specially Reduced Prices.
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SALE
WHITE CANVAS BOOTS
AND SHOES AT REDUCED PRICES.
BOOTS Usual Price $375 $7 50-
WHITE SALE $3.50 $6.95
PRICE
SHOES Usual Price $3.25 $6.50 White Sale Price $2.95 $6.00
Ladies Lace Shoes.
White
Sile
$3.70
Prios
Emal Price
$4.00
20. Den Virus Bond Hongkong
White Canvas Tenn Shoes.
Usual Price' $3.25
White $200
Sala
Price Pal
TETE-A TETE
Warders and 88th Cay.. R.G.A.; reached against water wooks schemes being the Chinese officials, who are said to have There was, for example, freeze Duff, the penultimate stage last night, when the
Pazion my mentioning the A telegram from Washington Ganced by Foreigners, it being held received large sums for their sanction and century and a half ago, who had a commis Pul on added two more wins to their credit.
matter but didn't you order prepared to proceed with the plans that such enterprises should be kept protection. relative to the United States and in Chinees hands.
The monopoly being in contravention of gambling and keeping bad company," and Grimmett, Police, and Ganner: Culbert,
The first game was between P. CA WHISKY TANGAN for yourself and TANSAN President Huerta, but hopes of peacs
treaty rights other Arms interested in one or two others. But thay are the rare Bath Cor. R.G.A. There was little to LEMONADE for me, "Yes and that's what we've between the Mexican factions have
the oil and hide trades determined to break exceptions. The stock was sound and choose between the players in skill, but
Grimmate had been damped by General Carranza tafusing an armistice to the Federal and having ordered 12,000 men under General Villa to attack Tampics.
The Salt Revenge.
Sir Richard Dana, the Salt Commis
sioner, bas presented report upon his
+
induced a number of rich Cantonese to too. There were General Patrick. Dus, mett to keep the it. Saveral European firms combined, and healthy, and produced soldiers and sailors in Colbert lacked. This quabled Gigot and not only that it's WILKINSON'S the
practically through invest in hides, a European firms making who served in India: Major Hugh Robert out the games. He had only load of one and only GENUINE TANSAN on the Market itself responsible for their shipment. This Duff of Misirtown, who served in the cam-150 ml Camote was sadly by The best people want the best things you know
into and it is anderstood that this will form used considerable trouble, and a number paign in Holland in 1793; but better. know D. 54 point 10. Calbert, 13, 14, 10. Ahem "Ha Halits all right, then I shall alváTE
Breaks Grimmat 10.
the principal guarantee for the second 'SIX MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT FOR big loan from the Questople Group,
*SFYING.
TONDON, May 2
A telegram from Perm states that) the German balloonist and his two companions who were arrested cently on a charge of espionage have been sentenced to six months' im- prisonment. Intense indignation is felt throughout Germany.
«NOW IS THE TIVE
mark, ter
recent investigation of the salt revenue,
of Chinese engaged in breaking the mono- as the editor of the Callodia papers; General 12, TALE 10 poly have been, it is reported, executed by Sir Alexander Doft, who was with Whitelock Borneo Callets, Br the Government, it being asserted by the in the attack on Burnos Ayrse ; and-in our officials that they were connected with the anti-Yuan rising of last year.
A New Cable.
The new marine cable between China and Japan is completed, and com- mercial messages will be accepted in the near future
Garrison Mutizles.
Amor, May lat. ** The garrison of Hal Yang, ar Swatow, has metinied, and all the tele.
TOR theumatism you will: $nd nothing graph wires have been cut. Ng Cheong
Bettin then Chisasherisin's Pain Bulni. Now is the time to get rid of 11 Tat, Commander of the Swatow troops,
ver this laiment sad see how quickly it has started with his army to suppres Ceals by All Chem flesta Storekaspars."
the mutiny.
the 200
yatoa was Mr. Franks of
the game at 200 Francs we
own day General Sir Bestehamp Dub, was the Pris. Dept: opposing Gunner Hook, insist on getting the Genuine Article in future.
88th Coy, B.G. Hook was well behind sorred with distinction in South Africa, throughost Spies are everywhere, our correspondant dla now Commander in India. In the who was engaged in the monopoly in aking saptain of the line of baleship Mac at confinata. Une rice, mau here (Hoihow) Navy were Georgs Duff, cadet of Hatton, has not yet been taken, but detectives extrigat watch him ayatantly, and he cannot get wway. Some think that the officials are so, Admiral Norwich Dat only waiting till
till excitement dies down to arrest him,
In Vansio, & program district of Hai
active boycott of Standard ofl.
others
the
The
put into opation ad when the executions merchandise agriculture, private Kingchaw and Heibom feday
momentet fall, the Yun-sio peop
d the
paraned for a long
4 in front, after which Book only made cry for game, which he won by 84 sight more while Franke made the 50 pointa, Breaks: Franks, 15, 24 and Hook, 15, 12, 12. Sooros Franks, 250
·
The Polion and Warders, now have" the atmading lead of 248 pointe The Team
Police and
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