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General Memoranda,
SATURDAY, Sept. 23-
The China Mail.
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 191
TANG SHAO YI AND THE
FOREIGN OFFICE."
THE fight which is being made, by MR. TANG SHao Yi for a clear definition of his powers before accepting the portfolio of Foreign Minister is certainly an interesting feature of the political situation in
was born in or near Macao, had been a prominent figure in the life of China down to quite recent times. Pulice
THE CHINA MAIL.
[Foreign Minister should insist on closer relations with Japan as the principal object of the country's |foreign policy. A min öhosen for each an office may reasonably ask for a ABOUTED-CE DI to the general policy of the Cabinet belore accepting the portfolio, but what can be said of the condition that bo shall have fall authority to decide diplomato questious" I seems a large order for a Republican Cabinet to concede. Evidently the Government are ready to concede much if only they can induce Taxo BHAO YI to accept the Foreign port folio, but according to latest advices Mr. Tano is still at Tientsin, awaiting a satisfactory reply to his demanda before he starts on the last stage of the-journey to Peking.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
· LOCAL AND GENERAL
This morning the Manila. Ober- vatory reported a typhoon" in about 127 Long E. and 22 Lat N., inclining westward. This position is enst of the
MURDER TRIAL.
MAS ACCUSED INSANE AT THE TIME I
JURY'S VERDICT.
LOAN FROM JAPAN.
(Wah Ter Yat Pe's Service,)
CRITICISM BY PARLIAMENT.
FINANCE MINISTER TENDERS HIS RESIGNATION,
When the trial of the Elder of the village of Tson Yuk Tain, Austain on aq indictment of wilfully murdering an Elder of a neighbouring village, was resumed this morning Mr. G. Chaloner
PRXING, Sept. 20. The House of Representatives held a Alabaster prisoner's Counsel, and Messeret sassion on the 18th when discuss Orme, Crown Counsel, addressed the ions took place on a loan of $5,000,000 jury at length.
General Aoki as Military Adviser," from Japan, and the appointment of
Prisoner, one Trot Hing Tal, alias Tsoi Tai Lee, had pleaded not guilty to the crime though in the Court below be stated he shot deceased twice and then stabbed him
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1916.
BRITISH WAR CHARITIES,
́GANTON SUBSCRIPTIONS.
A further sum of £1000 (making $1310100 for this year) subscribed by British Residents in Canton has been remitted to London during August and September sa undernoted Soldiers and Sailors Families.
Association
British Ambulancer Committee... Kensington War Hospital Sup
ply Depot.
Frisoners of War Fund British Red Cross Society St. Dunstan's Boas for Blind
Soldiers
1010
£310.10/0 The following is a list of the Subscrip tions to date.
The House did not oppose the Loan, but strong opposition was offered to granting to the lenders privileges for ledged for 1914
Already noknow- working silver and copper mines.
Hii
Anonymous, per.AH. Membars also writicised the signing of | Binder S.,
Barton JH. the prahiminary agreement without Batchelor RK. previously consulting Parliament, but Bell F. Norton
Becke F.G.
Clarkson &
Courty J.EE. do Craig He Darch OW Crocker J.H. Dent H.F. Dixon PAV Eager O. Donaldson Capt. T.
Foord HT
That was the sequence to repented trouble between the two villages with which the sccused and "the murdered man ware respectively connected the Ministers contended that this was Bennet ES
Mr. G. N. Orme of the Attorney necessary as the final agreement
Bonzia W Cianeral Department, said: There was must be approved by Parliamenty Bea no doubt prisoner had a grievance
Members, however, pointed out that Carrie F.W. relating to the "fung shui" of his village the preliminary agreement provided for and no doubt that prayed upon his mind. an advance of five millions which would He also had a severe boil which the become an independent loan in case the doctor said would create a feeling big loan failed. bility but that would not be a depression and a feeling of irrata suficient excuse for committing such a violent
atennas Counsel contended The final drawing of Hongkong that prisoner was in entire possession of the sovereignty of the country Friederichsen EAC Club Debentures will take place in the his faculties at the time he committed Owing to Farliament's criticism of Club House to-morrow morning at 11the crime as far as a normal man was the Loan the Minister of Finance took o'clock. "The debentures are payable endowed with faculties Regarding the three days leave to go to Tientsin. It on Saturday, 30th, inst."
suggestion of fraanity Counsel trace is stated that be will tender his resigns the movements of the acqused and tight, Tang Shea Yi is persuading the The death is reported of the Rev argueri that the plan to murder deceased Minister to remain in office Jamieson 1, W
Chan Kam To, the Minister of
LATKE
Finance, has tendered his resignation.
Bashee Channel
Father L. Baxberger, lieutenant in a regiment of Senegalese timilleurs, and
was one of the most deliberate he had ever read about With respect to the
before the war, assistant vicer at the Cathedral of Saigon. He was mortally and trembling condition of accused at the time of the occurrence,
11 am Auction of Household Fami-China. Mr. Taxo Shao Y, who wounded in July last, when taking his Counsel quoted the tragedy of Macbeth.
ture, Piano and Flants in Fots at No. 10, Seymour Terrace.
330 pm-HK. Lawn Bowls League
Championship Mate on Green, Happy Valley.
3.45 pm-Gymkhana, Happy Valley.
SUNDAY, Sept. 24-
Birthday of Confucius,
*Taishan".
-Moxdur, "Sept_25-
* 4.30 pth.—Annual Gezieral Meeting of
TUMDAY, Sept. 26:
men to the attack of la-Maisonette, Peronne."
Since the beginning of the year
in which Macbeth committed on attack pon the King Macbeth was pointed by Shakespeare as a great man of war and of grea bearing yet,
Cabinet representative stated that the "Replying to critims regarding the appointment of General Aoki the Goverment would take care to protect
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HONGKONG 'GYMKHANA CLUB.
NOTES AND TIMES.
At time of writing it is still very uncertain whether it will be poss hid to hold the Gymkhana next Satura day afternoon. Should there be
the sky is heavy and threatening more rain before to-morrow morning.
-there will be little doubt of the meeting, being postponed to tha flon Saturday, 30th inst.
ay morning five ponies werd galloped on the sand couras which was beiter going than on Tuesday or to-day but was heavy nevartbeless. King Jack, with. Po Kwat up, and no peight, went an easy mile in good style; 2.26, Inst quarter 33 King Hal showed some improvement. He finished with a long free stride, coming away from his stable cong panion Office Boy without much effort. His time could have been Boveral sexonds better. Ploughed field is not as fit this time as ou previous occasions; a bit scraggs.
This morning, after continuous and regular very heavy downpour thers was more water than sand on the course Oregon was first out and did sharp half-mile in 1.05 St. £10.100 94. He looks very fit and should 50 up to concert pitch on Saturday p.makoni did good time, but his style was not good. Crosby. is coming on, his finish this morning being a distinct improvement. Peter Doody is very fit and put up a good gallop over three-quartets: 87.8 36.3, 82-1.46. Tinker did good time over the same distance, 119.2, which give him the right to be considered in the Once Found. Forester did not like it. Perbape he objects to the muin Hel, have to perform better in the race to be anywhere in the picture. Matchbox is not in the same condition as he was when he ran second to Oregon in the Stakes at the first Gymkhana this year. He seems to be under [trained," IE the race is run fast, ká will probably rot be able to stand Wood E Marshall... 40
the pace. Jest is a well-shaped, big Total for 1918811, 131.27 & 24.100 pony and moves with a nice easy Copies of the Circul inel by the style. Though he is also short of can be obtained from the undernotei training he may have to be reckoned Committee with regard to War Charities to whom further Donations and Sube with in the mile-and-a-quarter.
iftions should be seat.
Formosu is far too fat.... D. FORBES. Hongkong Bank, Canton. remitted in May and June have been
Acknowledgments of the mounts The times taken were received and from amongst them the KING Jick, boy, 1 mile, 40, 1.18, 14, following one from the Chairman, Br-
2.20; last 1820933 19 The two men were arrested and tish Red Cross Society, dated 20th July,
A BRIBE OF $600 Shields C. B.... 1 Scrimshaw H. C
Smith, H. Staples Smith Frank Smith, Jos T Etates W. G. Sutton i
Tope Rev & G Waters V. P. Watson C. I White R.J. won G Worley HA
Counsel for the defence (Mi, for the 4 foki asked him to wait]
F
The Chinese Parliamentary Com -in Shantung and-two-years-Inter-bemitttee har imposed a fine of $10 on describe prisoner as a rain man whofe Chinese laat evening at the Temple Roy, £. Thi
was appointed Customs Taotai, at each member who left the House on a the Hongkong St. Andrew's Society. Tientsin. Two years later he was recent occasion and so "destroyed the selected as a Special Commissioner quorum. The fines total over $1,000. Costo Tibet, and he negotiated the Tibet This shows that over Noon. Donghi d
4 hundred Meeting
Convention which was subsequently members have been fined. This must £.20 p.m.-acetion of Furniture et ratified in Peking. His text appoint- be an innovation in
inParliamentary etc. at Mesars. Hughes and Houghment was as Junior Vice-President procedure.
"of the Board of Foreign Affairs. He WIDDAY, Sept. 27
went to America in 1008 ns Special It is reported in the Chinese Preas Envoy to thank the United States that General Lung Chai Kwong has Government for waiving part of the chartered the Tak Sany and Tak Sang to Boxer Indemnity, and under the take his
ake his troops to Rungehow (Hainan) woparchy he served the State in The saps are due at Canton on the several other capacities, including that 25th inst The Centml Government. in of Comptroller General of the Re-allowing sech mat of General Lang's venue Council, a Provincial Governar troops to carry a rifle and 300 rounds and which certainly took place, but they ing on charges of possession of opium
Fettlemens Day: Hongkong Suck
Exchange. THURSDAY, Sept. 99:----
Jewish Year 5677 begins.
TMDAY, Sept. 20:-
Michaelmas Day..
WEDNESDAL
Cuter 1 80, 1.16,130,
brought before Mr. Wood this morn thows how much sven small contribu- ML, last 10
He was educated in America, and 122,489 Chinese immigrants" have his first official appointment of any arrived at Singapore compared with we he had done that action note after his return to China was as 31, 604 during the corresponding he was hardly in a condition to control Secretary to YCAN SHIE KAI while period of inst year. During August his movements. That was by the the latter was Imperial Resident in 5,338 Chinese deck passengers left the greatest master of human nature in our Korea. After the Chino-Japanese port, 5,555 for China and 2,895 for language. Prisoner's advanced years 39 am--Excursion to Macan by ss. War, Mr. TASG became Consul Dutch ports.
and his heing naused to fire arms, General in Korea. He was again
committing an attack upon a fellow with YUAN E KA in the 1900
citizen would ho doubt be responsible An important opinn seizure Was for bis-trembling. — Counsel went on to made by Revenue Officer Wildin and
desired to claim the utmost credit for second floor of 6, Wing We Street his heroic action as vindicating the The European officer went inside the honour of his village. To commit such room and asked for opium which he a crime was not the proper way to had been informed was secreted
there and | vindicate inch honour.':
master and accept $105 in Alabaster) regarded the indictment-as the meantims The foki went and one of homicide and said he did not fetched his master who offered the think on the evidence the jury would Officer a further $500. The amount say that accused wilfully murdered the of opium seized was 118 taels of droas deceased. It was difficult for raised and two lbs. of mw, valted together under a different system to realise the at about 3290.2 effect on the Chinese mind of certain acts which were proved and admitted did know that when they attacked. .* man in his religos they attacked him in his weakest spot, if he was provoked in
pot, if religon he was provoked in: such, « TUAN SHIH KAI's delegate to "Short Geography of Kwang way as no other provocation could remand. negotiate with the revolutionary tang, including Hongkong, Kwong provoke him. Those of the jury leaders, who succeeded in converting chow-wan and Macao has been who had been in the Colony or him to their view of the situation compiled by Mr. H. W Ray, of in China for a number of year, know. He took office in the first Republican Sayunpan School, and published by that the Chuese regarded the ances Government as Premier, but resigned Messra Kelly and Walsh. The author tors of their family as a most sacred
An Indian watchman employed at the when he was appointed Superior in a preface explains that he thought in their religious life and some Palace Hotel, was charged before Mr. Adviser to the. President on State endeavoured to keep in view two entire of them might know that there was no A. Hazeland at the Magistracy this Affairs. He did not retain that ly different publics those members fearse more terrible to a Chinaman, than afternoon with embezzang 2 the position long and decided to retire of the European community who are the curse which suggested that his face property of the proprietor from politice altogether. He has anxious to obtains knowledge of the or his familly should be blotted out. enco lived at Shanghai, and it is province from commercial point of Counsel contended that for the rival with the utmost reluctance that be view, and the various classes in Govern..
the last ferry has, after a lot of pressing by the meat and Grant-in-Aul Schools that take President, consented to return to Kwangtung as part of their school was unprecedented and was a suggestion Palace Hotel and paid the watchman $2 stayed at the TER WEEKLY EDITIOS OF THE political life. But his promise is syllabus. Most of the information has that accused's family should be blotted
conditional yet. First he wanted been collected at first-handela out and that he would not need his usual his appointment as Minister of Colony on the fringe of price which ancestral temple. Foreign Affairs confirmed by Parliais ita principal trade market this little
The Chief Justice having! ment. That condition was met. publication should command a steady evidence, the jury returned The whole of the Cabinet appoint-sale. Two maps, one of the whole "Guilty with a ments were confirmed by vote in an province, the
TEC Aquatic Sports (lat day).
SATURDAY, Sept. 30 ;---
11.30 am-EK. Steel Foundry Co.
Meeting.
V.R.C. Aquations
-FRIDAY, Oct. €
3.30 p.m.-Opening of St. Paul's institute's new School at Causeway Bay.
MONDAY, Oct. 200mm
Public Holiday.
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(of Fengtien) and Minister of Com-Twenty big guns will also go with munications. At the time of the the force. Revolution be came to Shanghai as
and tendering a bribe. 20
Bail was fixed at $5,000 each after an application by Mr. Grist for a
DISHONEST WATCHMAN.
tione areappreciated
I have to thank you for your letter of the 19th June last enclosing & fur ther contribution to our funds of 250 subscribed by British Residents In Canton and enclose berewith our off-
The Finance Committee desire me to express through you to the British
HAL, Seth, 3F. and Ossiez Bor, boy, It, last mile, 39, 1.15, 1.51.2 2.25.2; last 3.84. PLOCOEEDFIELD, Seth. It laut -
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THURSDAY
War Charities Committee, and to the Dascos. Sedgwick, † mile, 04, 106, British Residents in Cantou our warm
and grateful thanks for the generous Mazo, boy, mile, 36.2, 1.10.13 interest they take in our work and ± 33.5
for the continued practical help they
give to us for the sick and wounded of Lonaszo, Sedgwick, 1 mile, and Sex- His Majesty's Forces
SINE, boy, + mile, 14, 1.23.2, 2.07, 9.88 Last 85
Br. Gardiner defende LADY ROBERTS' FIELD GLASS Inspector Gardon
FUND
village to purchase the land on which Higby who misse the accused had raised his ancestral hall on the 39th,
of the. Canton | mercy on account of his
"The Chief Justice: said- forward the recommendation Governor
85 ore. (Cash) por Cepy.sembly of 465 members; though | Delts, add to the value of the little
the voting on the nine appointments work
BRIDGE SCORERS
Blocks of so SHEFTS,
30 cents each 2
Four for One Dollar
Ostainable at:
VISITING CARDS
FRINTED ATË
China Mali Oficer
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list. However, he received nearly HONGKONG MAN'S DEATH IT Asked if -he-had
THE
placed Mr. TANG's name sixth in the
seventy votes more than were actually needed for the confirmation of the
We regiet to announce that a telegram
appointment, That stage reached,
M. TANG formulated other conditions
FRONT
LIEUTENANT R MUNRO
for
ilat Lieut.
Hot Secretary of the War Charities The Hott E. P. Halliz
Bigby signed the Committee, informs as that one form under the Travellers of bioculars, coutributed by Mr. Restriction Ordinance. He subsequent Gale, Civil Service, Hongtong, is ly told the proprietor he had stopped now to be added to the list of glasses in the Hotel and that he signed the received and forwarded to the Lady to formThe proprietor said it was not Roberts Field Glass Fund.
The money had not been paid and khate, was no record of Lieut. High having stopped there ́ ́.
tha
Lieut Higby in the box said he thing to asked for the form to all in and gave
abould the watchman
cused the price of the roum
Defendant said he
say why the death pati not be, pisssed upon him,
repeated his statement made in the Cours. He had pre
deceased on many occa between the villages and
of acceptance, which are thus set has been received by the firm of Messrs forth in the Chinese Press(1) Jardine, Matheson & Co., Full authority in the appointment of Captain Henry Keswick, M.P..
the country's representatives abroad
for him to avoid a calamity hich would not elect
renda Munro died 19th September of any armotin
(2) closer relationship with Japan to multiple wounds Bm informed awarded make peace
be principal abject of Foreign policy DSO for very
(3) full authority in deciding diplo | Mr. Manro. was.
matic questions; (4) ao foreign loans
to be closed without his concurrence
(5) that he should be consulted on questions of National Defence, since these have a close conne diplomsor 115 time when questions of importance are
bad Kaker
The total now stander
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