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WEDNESDAY, MAY 6,1
BY TELEGRAPH BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH.
OPENING OF CRICKET
(Reuter's Service to the China Mp.) (Beuter's Service to the China Mail.) | (Bouter's Bervice to the China Kail)
"BRITAIN AND THE PANAMA EXHIBITION.
** ANOTHER NUGGESTION.
SEASON
Ibscos, May 8. Leicestershire beat Essex by 20
|
>hins.
The match between Northampton and Survey ended in a draw; North nots securing the points.
LONDON, May 6. Mr. Asquith, in receiving an influen. in depatation of members of the House of Commons' in favour of the Odicial British participation in the Panama exhibition, promised to sub- suggestion of the deputation was that the Government should arout a special Governmens pavilion which would serve i
`THE “ TAI `ON" PIRACY.mit their views to his colleagues. The
¿QUE¬TIONS IN THE HOUSE
OF COMMONS.
LONDON, May 3. In the House of Commons yesterday Mr. Fall, (M.P., for Great Yarmouth), suggested that the destruction of the Tai On was due to the Government's failure to build the new gunboats voted by Parliament for patrolling Chiasse
rivers,
"
Mr. Winston Churabill replied that, in the abranes of partikulars, specula
The tion the subject was useless. British patrol in the Canton delte was believed to be sufficient for its purpose. Mr. Arthur Lee (First Lord of the Admiralty in the last Unionist Admin atration) pressed for further protection in view of the frequency of the pirating of British ships on this route,
Mr. Churchill aid na inspection of the Nary List would show that a con. siderable number of ships were employ. ed in the Far East, and he believed that there were a number of ganboats? in the West River,
& rallying point for Britishers from all parts of the Empire. Mr. Asquith intimated that the Cabinet was likely to approve of this scheme which would be in the nature of a complimentary acceptate of the invitation without committing the Government to much expenditure.
"
11.
Australia and the Exhibition.
A telegram from Melbourne states that West Australia has decided to participate in the Panama Exhibition. All the States are now represented, and the Commonwealth will make a display costing £60,000,
THE "SIBERIA” WIRE- LESS MESSAGES.
LONDON, May 6. Lloyds are investigating the "S- beria" wireless messages. The estab- |lishment of a register of a secret pass- word of each ship has been suggested.
Japan Investigating.
AN EXAGGERATED REPORT.
LONDON, May 3.
A telegram from Tokyo states that Renter's correspondent at Porth, West Australie, telegraphs that an the Navy Department and the Govern investigation of the report of missionment of Formosa are closely investigat- aries in the Drysdale River being making the origin the falle wireless message.
Recal how that the mission was attackel on April 4th, but there was so low of life.
ECHO OF THE MARCONI
TRANSACTIONS.
TRAGEDY OF THE OCEAN
STEAMER'S TERRIBLE TATE
Lornow, May t
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE TAI ON INQUIRY. THE CHILDAR PIRACY
MACÃO PRISONERE AT "THE. KISUMED HEARING AT
MAGISTRAGY
MARIE OUURTA
The Falsosa priscosas arrested, an; same The Inquiry into the play of the Tarion of being oncerned in the piracy ON WAR TOROVoed bo-day as the Marins
of the Childar, who were extradited Court befors Commander Basil Taylorto Hongkong on Saturday were charged RIN Stipendiary Magistrate and Proue warming in conjunction with the deas of the Court, Elest. Theodore Douglas three prisoners already remanded, wishi Sharp, F.N., H.M.8; Tamar; Mr. F. Tfore and arms upon the high seas" on Wheeler, master of the British se Kum the 15th Mareli, to wis in and upon a A telegram, from Halifax, Nova Sang Mr. J. W. Evans, master of the ship called the Child when Sobtin, states that a mysterione cail for British as. Bet Mor, and Mr. John Robin about 45 miles from Hengkour, in and help was received by the German linero, master of British 8.8. Sang Kiang.
*... NAW, "TAI OS** IN `YLAND, "Saydlitz,” which hastened to the spot 150 miles E N, E. of -Sable filmaḍ, steamor which
there was no sign of life.
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After, the China Mail" had gone to praws yesterday the sound engineer of the ** Exï' On" was called at the requot of Chpt. whore she sigbied a
used to be burnt out, and on which Wetherall, who said he wanted to know why he did not come out of his bin and at in the defence of the ship, as he was artnet. The second engineer, Wong Chin said he was asleep in his cabin when the trouble home, and was awakened by a shot near
ZATKA.
British Steamer – Krooked.
NURVIVORS PICKED UP.
him abin.
do
The President-Walk, what did you
I by down got up when I had Why didn't you go out and amist those the noise, but lay down again. who were defending the ship?--I could
not.
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upca certain manners and divers persona, piratically and taniously did maka an wals so pub them in danger of their
and did pestically, feloniously and violently steal money, goods and chattels of the value of $14,000, the property of the crew and, pamerger..
The names and abatua “of the Mica prisoners ant: Chan Thus, aliax Chan Tai Hi, alias Chan Wan For Cheung Kat loung, alios Chaunt Tal; Lut Pui, Lau alias Lui Thi Shan, alias Lui Samp Hung AS, Li Hop, Hul Muk, Ewok A Fung,alias Kwok Run Yang
Mr. Hodgson, Crown Solicitor, sp the prisoners might be charged together. peared to prosecuta sad asked tast all He intimistod he would provo, arrows and then apply for remand."
Mr, Aggasiz. of Mowers. Harding and Agguda, spparel for the woman Awok A Yung,
A felegram from New York states that the Cunard liner" Franconia, in answer to wireless messages, picked up a bout containing thirteen survivors of the British steamer "Columbian," travelling from Ant-
Why not?--II Bad come sos surely werp to Now York, which caught Are on Sunday night. With the surthere would be somelody outside who rivons was the body of the chief wild stop ma, and kill me,
Mr. Wood pointed out that boy had were armed, were you not Yan steward.
Another bont containing the chief It was not in my pucker, thought. It was long bypo written charge against the Makao prisoners and two previous Why didn't you get it? I I could not sope
charges against the prisoners from Yau- and second officers and seven mener, in my cabin. is still udrift.
with many others.
sort of arms did you have mat. Wore those charge to be taken What
have-
together? revolver.
Witness proceeded that he heard a lot
You
The Chaubian" a steel twin screw four-nuisted steamer of 3,588 to grows and 6902 tons ett register, own-f noise in the No. 2 pilot's cabin. Them, Sven were charged on one charge
ed by the Leyland Line. She was built At Messers. Hurland and Wolff's yard in 1800, he work of registry being Taxer. | pool-E1.j
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“BLOCKING MOTIONS" IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
were
"At present" answered M. Hodg
which they had been extradited from
Macao and he would have to proceed on that one charge.
pirates word requesting him to take them Co the bridge, but he refused. Then there two or three shots fired, after which it was quiet in them. He eventually join d the Earopean offers
Mr. Wood: You want the ghażges'coan-- Mr. P
Somerville master of the bined... hun Ler, was next called. He told the
The charges Mr. Hodgson: Yes: Court that be
be left. Kongmoon on the even- ing of the 27th, and passed Wangmoon against the three and the charges against about 9.30 pm. After passing Wangmom the seven are distinct charges and in they met the Lintan coming up. The connection with the sama matter. "13 is master bailed him, and t told him that the the same evidence and he was, ntenid
On was on shore further down. The Mr. Asquith submitted a motion Shan Lee was then two or three miles it would be intpossible to separate them: to the House of Commons, empower about 12 minutes earlier, sameerling with a part of the case as south of the Swashwag Light. Ha had ruete proposed asking for a remand and after passing Swashway Light. She made early as np. The remaining part no communication to him. At that time the Tai On was not visible. He saw her rockets lator, about eight minutes after paring the Lintan, and saw the
lights of the vessel soms five minutes later, and then anchored 12 feet of water, about
LONDON, MAY 6
ing the Speaker to sliminate obstiuotive blocking motious. It was agreed unanimously.
TROUBLE.
to
of the ease would have to wait until the arrival of the **Childar, "*. -
Dotretive-Sergh Browe then gave evidence of arrest of the formati pri
week..
Mr. Hodgson said he would then be prepared to go on as soon is, his Worship could fix a date.
AGED SAMPAN MAN IN four cables from the Tai Oa. The Shares and Inspector Gerrard testified Lee drew fast of water. He might have to bringing the Macan, prisoners to Hong
close to the Tai Os, but the pilots kong refused to taku Her closer.
About 10 The prisoners were then remanded for minutes after anchoring her the Mr. Wood dealt jeniently with a 71springing out from the Tai Oo, and He years old' sampan-owner who was before realised that it was a case of piracy. hini to-day on a remanded charge of being immediately ordered the boats out, and after Bome-delay they were lowered. He in possession of 1500 rounds of immuni saw no native craft in the vicinity. tion, three Mauser revolvers aud 115 tsels Mr. A. Wetherbesd; the Master of the of prepared opium, which were found Shin Os, said that he met nothing coming Ho at Wingmoon. He was called Lenaghen. The defazdnat at the last hear: wont below at Was
.told consented in his sampen by P. L. Sergt.up the river while he was on deck.
the mate, who by
biru that the Lintan from the 9th to the 13th inst. the prominence in connection with the ing, said the entrsband was pliced on his bad hailed the Shia Oo, to respondent, in which reference was made beat under proteat from him by another occasion being un official visit of the American Marconi transactions "by | défendant, who was discharged, nad ha way ƒ so far as he could hear, that someths and to abide inonopoly in which rich
gune ashore. He went up on deck, King and Queen of Denmark to Ministers, and who was extradited from palling ashore far food when the polios are distress signals from the ship. He Cantonese firm and the Standard Ofl *** England.
France to England, has been commit-
Mr. Wood said he convicted on both went on slowly, occasionally stopping, were stated to be "concerned." We ted for trial,.
ROYAL VISIT TO ENGLAND.
LONDON, May 5. Court mourning will be suspended
THE BRITISH BUDGET.
fi
LONDON, May 5.
Prase Comumenta.
The comments on the Budget are on Party lines. The Liberals' die- scribe it as opoch-making, as was the Budget of 1909. They dwell on the principle that the rich man must pay,
The Uuionists accuse the Govern- nent of vote-catching and reckless
LONDON, May 6.
finance.
Stock Exchango · Dall.
The Stock Exchange is dull as the result of the Budget statement.
(Wah Tan Yet Po's Service.)
REDEEMING CANTON
NOTES.
PERING, May 5. The Financial Department hus, set apart a million dollars from the sur plus salt revenue for the redemption of Canton Provincial notes.
PARDONÈ · FOR REBELA
PEKINO, MAY 5.
LONDON, May 6. Mr. Fenner, the well-known London stockbroker, whose name came into
sized the goods.
charges, but would take into account the He made a statement admitting the defendant's age. He imposed five of 810 on each charge. The fine was paid by the truth of the charges.
[No fewer than seventy-eight charges were brought against Tenner, under the Larceny Act, when brought up at the Mansion House Police Court on April 6.--- Eȧ.}
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GERMAN SHIPPING AGREEMENT
FOR EAST ABIA,
LONDON, May 5. The Norddeutscher Lloyd and the Hamburg-Amerika Linie have con- cluded a working agreement for East Asiatic business.
JAPANESE NAVAL MISSION TO
FRANCE.
defendant's sister.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
A meeting of the Lauidative Council called for to-morrow at 2.30 p.m.
is
at 11
until
he made out that the Tai On was on fire. Be anchored about two and a half to three cables from the Tal On. They had no trouble in getting so close, and an difficulty [with the crew in satting out the hosts.
THE COURT risiko.
This morning it was decided not to call any further evidence and so the Enquiry terminated suddenly with the finding of the Court, the full text of which is up pended:
**MONOPOLIES IN HAINAN."
Under this headline we published last Saturday an article by our Hoshow oor
now. earn from a most reliable source that the facts are inaccurate. There was, we now learn, no bribery or corruption of Chinese officials by or on behalf of the Standard Oil Co., who have no con nation with, or even knowledge để, nay raonopoly in all or hides in Hainer and the troubles stand to have taken pisce In that district.
We find that the British xa. "Tai Ön* Apparently our respondent allowed The Hon, H. & Pollock, K.C. will mic 0.H. 90838 of H.K., of which Bohort his Imagination #2 un riot a bit, and, the decision arrived at to increase the staff certificate of competency sa mastersary to express our regret to the Standard the fullo*ing questious. When a Heury Wetherell, the number of whose that being so, we of course deem it recone
of the Medical Department by two | 08451 of London, was master left Bong. Prolationem instead of by two Sisters kong at 7pm on the 27th April 1914, on Oil Company. between what dates were the Frobatiouers voyage for Kang Mun with a general advertised for, and in what newspapers?ary of about 10 tons, 385.
passengers 2. Has it been found by the Government, of whom only 20
gan paid any fares, and a. the result of experience, that it is an crow of 38.
matter to engage Pro
At about 10.10 pm, the ship, being then possessing tinfactory qualifications? Do of the land of Ki An, near the Swaah-
the
Probationers
possession of the ship, being armed with They Mansor and Browning pistols, attacked the bridge where the master
id mats, Chief Enneer two armed Portuguese guards were entrenched behind iron and barbed wire grilla and loopholed taller proof shialda, who were able to repel the attack, after shooting several of their sealants, with the loss, on
on their wida,
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER
CORPS.
TOWAY, D., DEIZEM, “Tamalay. 19th May Map Randing Class. Friday 15th May Samobors Signalling
GIANGINĘ VR ZHezkʊ caŃékTITION. The Grasorme shield was móts by Centre Section Machine Gan. Co, under com neod of Capt. G, G. Wand,
not such Probationers as a rule, rogaire, way entrance to the West River, so008 CORPA ORMERS BY LIRTZ.COL, S. CHAPMAN during the drat your of their engagement, of the paengers, he had embarked at to be carefully supervised by the Sisters i Hongkong, rose and attempted to gain
3. In the year 1913 bow many Military women and children were cared for in the Government Hospitals, and whit fees did Goverment receive in respect of such CM? Has there been any, and, if so, what increase in the Government Nursing LONDON, May 5. Etsd and when, since the Governmit Captain Nekajo and Lieutenant took over the care of such cases from the
Authoritim Military Hori of the Japanese Navy, have
Pbe. & F. Chapman joined the Corps ou Bos
many Sisternare there now an of
light Section 3. G. Co. |have visited the Maritime prefecture Hospitale? Are twe of such Sisters liable. The pirates then | rotrested bezw and -
and were authorised to visit the to be a at down to the Kennedy Town | desvoured to perscade some of the pencefál - Pta. 9. M. Lakin is permitted to resign arsenal and Naval school:
Hospital to nurse
amall-pox sad other praskogers to go up and call upon the dated 16. 4.14. plat infections diseases, and are turo more of mester to surrender, and upon their refussi buch Misters strending for the greater part to do so shot them. They than deliberata. of their time to the nursing of private cases ly not the whip on fire in two or three
different parts of the Colony 7
places. This about 11 o'clock.
arrived at Brest ou a mission. They the Nursing Staff at the Government Civil woundig file: Chief Engineering the 4th instant and was posted to Left
LICENSING BOARD.
TWO ÍPPLICATIONS.
A meeting of the Hongkong Licensing
MAY
were Shui
British
NICKED.
ARS AND EQUIPMENT,
All sens and 'oqainment wast he return.
I to Hadquarters on or before Saturday
A Mw 16th Membem returning armen
peowthe Gapa-an 1 prizes won daring
6. How many Probationers are there
In the meanwhile the officer, in equidmant should see that they n ra chrok ed now on the Government Nursing Staff the intervals of fighting, fred difres by the Staraman, as any deficiencies are and how many were there on the 23rd signals-rockets and bombs and soured chargeable Assist the now to whom sets
1913, and the 23rd April, 1014, lights, which were sean and Answer: Are Alinda. O Cao Section nt Ch
of their 6. When will the AARTICIPE.
the bone, which wes
rah sestern Shun Lee, caused by the marriages of two Sisters in a aud Hoising, which were og somnly with this order, the
down, the river chuapi-for. A Smoking Concert and Cinématograph Board was held this afternoon at the such marriages did the Governing't know see in their power and samended de 18h. Mw & 3.15 nm
April, 194, be filled up 1 How long before konturion. These ships rendered dill Lake plane in the Dell Hall on Setar Council Chamber. There were present that they would take place, and line the in resoming some 166 pasaone by DOMES The Hon. Mr. Claude Serorn, Colonial Goernment taken any and what steps to their hosts The Barges spread expilly and she puts un will be presented The President has decided to par- Secretary, presiding, the Hon. Mr. E7 What is the maxicanm number of beds aten, pesengers, pirates and crew jumping.
fill up such vacancies sad whan 1%
the ship was shortly ablaze from stem to Aon all the rebels identified with the Hawett, C. M. G., Mr. O. G. Alabaster, which a Sister on night da'y has attended overboard second revolution who express their Mr. E. Shelton Hooper, Mr. I. D. Hutto since the 1st)
19131
dhan that of the Mawar of the *On repentance.
chiaron, Mr. D. W. Craddock and the The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock A.C. will Many however, Appeared unable to whifferly failait Licensing Board's hon, socretary Mr. G. A. the following Motion.
cape and ware bernt. The anchor was lat
We donck,
That the Governor in Council beren bring the ship's how to the wind hat leg with ha mint nut
gularity and The Board considered the following apaisers Power Ordino 1886), five he last to lanes the
quared to nominate (under the Commishe offers soon found the how antenable
and son bul to
to jump. The
on haw ના વધારતા plications,
Unofficial Justices of the Pe ce s
ship with the exception: plevel up ́ ́misvinare for the potpole of Contitalin) * mata (Me F40.van). : who was From Bergs Green for permission to e PERING, May 5, remove the business now carried on he him king and conducting an enquiry 4 to Chu Shi Torg, the new Premier, 100 Queen's Be Contzal under the sign organisation of the Narsing staff at the bio wa mpebly
under a Paloan's Licence at Nos. 08 and the set iency in seher, eflidency, and secure lifeball, the firm having
bis'nabis when but we proposes that Prince Na Tung, & of the Frit rion Hotel" to the aw Gorernment Hospitals and ins t the'z mun wed Imek tɔ F former secretory under the late Travellers Hotel at No. 74 Queen's terms of service, pay and allowances egently dynasty, should be given an official Central. The business after the removal
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