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THE HONGKŊNG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 3rd, 19!!
TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS
[THNOTEN REntri's. AGENCY.]
TURKS AND ALBANIANS.
LONDON, July 1st..
A telegram froir. Constantinople states that the Porte has declared that the terms of surrowler proposed by the Albanian insurgents are inadmissible.
TURKISH DEFEAT IN ARABIA.
INDON, July 1st. It is reported that early last month the Hodeidab rebels in the Yeinen surprised a Turkish advance guard and killed over two thousand of the Sultan's troops..
PELAGIC SEALING
Losnow, July 1st.
A Washington merge states that the United States Government have confirmed the conclusion of the international agree ment with ragand to the suspension of pelagic sealing in Northern Pacific waters.
GERMAN SHIPPING EXPANSION.
LONDON. July 1st. The Gernian East African Steamship Line is to inaugurate at the end of the year fortnightly service round Africa, using both the Cape and Suez routes:
The Company is building four
steamers
now
ATTEMPT TO WRECK THE HAVRE
EXPRESS.
A DIABOLICAL OUTRAGE,
Loxnos, July 2nd. The Havre express, while travelling to: wanis Paris at the rate of sixty miles an hour, escaped by, the narrowest marziu from a frightful disaster through the mali
cious removal of a rail near Pout do Larche The engine and touder were travelling so fast that they jumped the gap, bit two car. riages were overturned, and the passengers slightly injured.
Another express procamling in the op- posite direction brushed past immediately after the ranah. Evidently wholeen le diens- ter was planned. The public is furious There is evidence of diabolical sabotage.
BRITISH TRADE RETURNS.
LONDON, July lat
The revenue for the United Kingdom for
the past quarter nimounted to £38,805,673.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY
AMATEUR ATHLETIC CHAMPION. SHIPS.
LONDON, July 2nd. The Amateur Athletic Championshipė | were brought off at Stamford Bridge in Ine weather, and before a large attendance. feature of the meeting was the numerous Canadian, New Zealand and French entries. Results of events were as follows:-
THROWING THE HAMMEL, Putnam, Oxford, 147 ft. 7 inches Flavaru, 125 ft. 1 in.
HALF-MILE PLAT RACE.
Braun, Germany Wheatley, Victoria Brock. Canadu
The miu. 59 4/5 secs.
HIGH JUMP. Pasemann, Germany, feet Leaky, Ireland...
ONE MILE.
M.-Nient. Polytechnic. Institute Tait, Canada (Wed...
Thue-4 min 22 1/5 secs.
TON) YARDS.
Bandell. Pennsylvania. Stewart, London Athletic Club Darey..
Time--10 2:5 súcs.
TWO MILE WALKING RACE. Ross. Michllesex Ovens, Horne Hil Vates
Tine malu, 55 9/5 secs.
LONG JUMP.
Kirwan, Ireland, 23 ft. 34 n Pasemaun, Berlin Abrahams...
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QUARTER MILE:
Halhaus, Canada Wetenhall, Cambridge Adanis
Time 50 4,5 serx.
TWO MILE STEEPLECHANE. Nouken, Petteshall... Lizandier, France...
Time-11 min. 10 3.5 secs.
PUTTING THE WEIGHT.
Barre11, frelaud, 45 ft. 5 in. Tyson Abraham, Berlin
HURDLE RACE.
Phillips. Cambridge Powell
Meunier, France
Time-10 secs.
VAULTING WITH POLE.
Pasmanu, Germany, 13 feet.... Legarde, France
FOUR MILE RACE.
howing a decrease of 218,374,504 as con- Kolehmainen, Finland,
pared with the corresponding period of 1910.Scult
The difference is mainly due to the inflation of revente in the 1910 quarter by
the collection of belated taxes.
Martin
Time 20 min. 83% sues.
220 YARDS.
Ramsdall....
The exufee rovenue has increased by Hallhaus ... £1,186,000.
MR. BOTTOMLEY ORDERED TO
PAY £50,000,
Lespost July 1st.
A sum of £50,000 sterling has been awarded against Mr. Horatio Bottomles CH a claim 1 Mrs. Eleanor Curtis, as executrix of her father, Mr. Robert Master, formerly
Civil servant at Madras.
Mrs. Cartin alleged that Mr. Boftoraley obtained a sum of £57,885 by misreprese tation in the sale of certain shares.
The Chief Justico grauted a stay of exe! cution, pending an appeal, on Mr. Bottom- ley seying that the whole sim, and also the costs, would be paid into Court within a week.
BOY SCOUTS.
LONDON, July 2nd. General Count Nogi and Admiral Count Togo inspected Lord-Kitchener's troops of
Rau. Gonuuny.
Time--22 15 SOUN.
GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
LONDON, July 1st
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DETENTION OF CHINESE STEAMER DENIED.
PEKING, July 2nd. The Japanese Consul at Kirin denies that thu: Chinese steamer was detained on
Tunes river.
He states that the vessel was merely warned that it could not take in cargo at unopened Koreni ports.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
EUROPEAN CIRCUIT, AVIATION RACE.
Townox, July lat. The flights across the Channel are post poned until Monday, The aviators are resting at Calais.
THE GORDON BENNETT
AVIATION CUP.
LONDON, July 2nd. The aviation race for the Gordon Bennett Cup, which took place at Shoppey, was won by the American aviator, Weynzu, who covered 94 miles in 71 min. 36 1/5 secs, The French aviators, Le Blanc and Nieuport, were second and third respectively.
WORLD'S MOTOR RECORD.
LONDON. July 2nd.
An Italian named Bordine hau motored mile in 31 seconds, at Saltburn in Yorkshire, which is the world's record.
SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS.
LONDON, July 2nd.
In the swimming competitions for the Empire championships which took place at the Crystal Palace, the hundred yards was won by Hardwick, an Australian, with Derbyshire of the United Kingdom scoond, and Johnstone of Canosta third. Time-60
3,5 sees.
In the mile, Hodgson of Canadu was first, Battersby of the United Kingdom second, and Champion of Australia third Time- 25 min. 27 35 scos.
PREPARING FOR A GENERAL
ELECTION.
LONDON, July 2nd.
2 Mr. Steel Maitland, speaking at High bury, urged the necessity of preparations for a general election, and hoped that the Unionists would be ready if the Government
rushed an election.
The following, additional scores are re- turned in the open Golf Championship: Taylor, 305: Duncan, 306.
Vardon and Massy, who tied for ist placo, are playing off for the championship over 30 holes.
SUPREME COURT.
Saturday, July 1st.
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IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
(Before His HoNous MB. H. H. J. GOMPERTZ (PUJSNE JUDGE).
A QUESTION OF NOTICE. Action was brought by the Shing Yuen firm against the Chin Kee firm to recover $345.20, being amount of damages suffered by plaintiffs on account of a breach of contract by the de fendants for the purchase of 2,000 bags of
four,
Otto Kong Bing.
Mr. F. X. d'Almada e Castro (of Messrs. d'Almada & Smith) sppeared for the plain. Massy, retiral at the 35th hole, when tiffs, and defendants were represented by Mr. Vardon-wae ten strokes ahead.
Verdon received a great ovation. LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS.
LONDON, July 2nd. The opening rounds in the Lawu Tenuis Championships played at Wimbledon will ba memorable so far as the Doubles are concerned, the Frenchmen, Gobert and Decugis, beating the Germans, Rahe and Kleinschroth, by 12-19, 7-5, 6-3.
Critics were amazed at the skill of the playere, and described the manich as one of
Mr. Almada informed the Court that the only question at isane was whether the notice given by plaintiffs to defondants was sufficient, to enable defendants to cancel the contract. The goods arrived here at 6 pm. on December 1st by the Panama Mary, and plaintiffs gave notice the samo day, but defendants alleged that they did not see the notice until the 20th of the same month.
After bearing evidence his Lordship reserved his decision,
MURDER ON A SHIP.
Boy Scouts at Hyde Park yesterday morn upar-tenis. The spectators were wildly members of the Chinese crew had been!
ing in presence of Lord Kitchener, and General Baden Powell.
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enthusiastic.
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RANDOM REFLECTIONS.
Whether It was due to the weather or to a dosire to recover from the Coronation, Hong-
kong has been rathor dull this week. No hap poings of any importance were recorded, and with the Sanitary Board and the Legislative Conveil off duty the cowspapers hail little Jocal pabulum for na..
Though the Coronation celebrations are endal so far as Hongkong is concerned, they are only jost beginning to tail,off in London. There hare born reesptions and entertainments and theatrical performances galore during the work. and the King has been kept busy attending all these and expressing his thanks, Thau. | the Coronating, with all its elaborate ceromony is a'r he of the past, it is örident that we don't mean to lose it. As a pluce vi
imporiniistie propaganda there could have been nothing more effectivo, and the Coronation stands out as a real festival of Empire. May the good cause prospor exceedingly.
THE CORONATION.
TELEGRAM FROM THE EMPERO OF CHINA.
the Emperor of China to H. M. King Georg The following aablo was dispatched by H. M on June 21st-
His Majesty, the King Buckingham Palace.
"London,
"Grootings. On the occasion of Your pleasure to convoy to Your Majesty and Her Majesties Coronation, it affords us the greatest Majesty the Queen our hearty congratulation and best wishes for your personal welfare, and prosperity and happines, of the peoplo of your Empire.
Hana Tuse, Emperor DE CHINA."
SHANGHAT CHINESE AND THE
CORONATION...
His Honour Liu Yen-yi, the Shanghai Talsi, sent a telegram on the Coronation Day to the Waiwupu, asking it to forward the ex pression of the congratulatory sentiments of the local Chinese to the King of Great Britain through His Majesty's Minister at Peking. Tho N.C. Daily News gires the following translation of the
telegina:
on
INTIMATIONS
The Food Question
EVERYTHING
takes place. Shanghai is the oldest port oper
To-day, the Coronation of the British King, to foreign trade, the commercial dealings bo
"China and Great Britain Bre io a most flourishing late and the- · merohunts and people of the two nations аго most cordial terms. Thus, on this auspicious BEST :— occasion of the greatest ceremonial, the malti- tedes noita in manifesting their happy sonti. meate by shouting reposted ovations, The British Admiral Winsloo hopper to be ju Bhanghai, and the British Consul Gioueral has
exciting stages when oren the most distaut son British politics hare raioked auother of those
of the Motherland wakes up to an interest which is likely to last as long as the crisis. Thatweon Government, after holding over the House of Lords like a sword of Damocles the threat to create five hundred now peers to swamp the older aristocracy, has now announced its into tion of putting the threat into operation unl the Lords capitulato. I don't suppose th Upper House will push matters to such an ex- tree, but if it did it would be interesting to surmise who might be numbered among ho annobled five hundred. Would they be limited to Great Britain, or might we expect muy Colonials to come in for selection? It would be one way of supplementing Coronation honours which had somehow gone astray.
When I said that Hongkong was dull, I had overlooked the fant that the tiger or other wild animal which has been committing all sorts of depredations in the outlying parts of the Colony and frightening country people in still at large. Thors are many, I know, who adopt au aznostic attitude with Ingard to the existones of Mr. Stripes on the island or øven on the adjacent islands, but the coalianod re- ports being made to the police ought to be proof for over the most sceptis. I suppose the weather is top bot for our loond sportsaion to organise a hunt, but there are one or two who thirst for hour and glory--as well as other things--who would be acclaimed as deliverera and honofastors by grateful Chinese village communities if they would rid then of this pe b. | The fact that some of the villages offer as much. as 850 reward for the capture of the animal might be considered inducivo. The amount would help to pay for the drinks.
It is rather singular that in one wook should appear, the contradiction of the robberies reported to the police. Cases occasionally occur at House where people invent barglaries and thafts to account for the absence of money and other things with which they have made away, but the practice in England lias not reached the fue art that it is in Hongkong and in China
OF THE
PROVISIONS,
WINES
sent him á card of invitation. I and Admiral Sa went together
her to tende our congratulations, each bringing with him his subordinate official and ofcors. I have notified the Commissioner of the Maritime Customs, in advance, to close the Custom House for half a day, Tonight, the Maritime Customs, the Buress of Foreign Affairs, and the ships of th navy in the Huang will all be decorated with lanterns and bastings. Tamers, Mixed Courts. Constabulary Bureaux, Banks, China Merchants" Commerce, and the Pallic Works Department 8. N. Co.. Telegraph Bureas, Chambers of
of the City Self-Government Bureau, as well an all the Chinese merchants, hongs, and shops, hang up lanterns as a whether inside or ontside the Settlement, will lations. Just now, I am requested by Chiu mark of their congratu
Tuling, Fei Jényen and
Cheng of the Shanghai General and Branch Chombers af Commerco, Tung Wen-oli and others of the Board of Education of Kinugas, and Li Chong. yua
a and others of the Shanghai City Self-Gov ornment Bureau, to telegr
graph the congratula tions for the Coronation of the British King.
long life for myrinde wishing him
of years, i order to express Bust wishes on the part of the GOLD Chinese merchants and people of the Shanghai port. I have to pray of your Ministry_i forward this massage speedily to the British Minister for re-transmission by telegraph to th British Government.
WADE
INTERNATIONAL SHOOTING COM- PETITION AT SHANGHAI.
ENGLAND AGAIN WINH,
AND
SPIRITS.
H. RUTTONJEE & SON,
HONGKONG.
AND
SILVER
150
WATCHES
ENGLISH,
SWISS
AND
The second of the annual International Rifle Matches was brought off at the Rifle Range on Sunday last, sliculing commencing at the 204 yards rango at 2 p., under conditions which were almost perfectTM except that a slight rain made the competitors somewhat urcom ortable. the light being a very good one for shouting. and the wind a gentle and steady one from about 11 o'clock. The general conditions of the match, the Shanghai Mercury says, were one sighting and seven searing shots at 200 yards The most plausible stories are told standing, 30 yards kaseling, and 500 yards with a wealth of circumstantial detail, and, on prone, at Bisler bullseye targets with Hisley the other hand, the most impossible stories, scoring, the sighting shot in each ouse being from any position the competitors ahoose to poipubly false. aro tolit which 1929
assame. The teams were to consist of three with ап ublashing offrontory which competitors from ea h nationality represent SUPERIOR
the metabers thereof not ́is a direct insult to official intelligenco, Stil, ed in Bhaugiai,
tast's the unfuro of t o individual who lives in These parts, and we have got to accept him as bo is.
A contributor who has apparently been fashionble enough is baro had appendicitis celebrates his recovery by bursting inte verse. His effusion, which is entitled, "To my Appendix (un beholding it bottled)," is as follows:
And so, cantankerous gut, thy day is over! No longer, thon, an element of me, That Aesculapdan law has dubbed a "rover," A useless, nay, a stormy, entity.
Yot, now that we have severed our connection, And surgeon's skill has thrust thee where thot
art,
I must admit a thrill of real affection- A lait-paternal sorrow fills my heart. Then wert a sort of inward Machiavelli, Intent on plots te duish mo-I know. Within what ancient scribes would term Thou schemed aay like fans to lay mo low.
Each rosy poach I ate, or toothsome cherry, Each under-masticated "palit moremu," Each waylaid pip, or misdirected larry, Through thee, became a grita, potential foe.
But now, I pardon thee, internal plotter, And, neatly labelled, leave the overmore To rest, a shelved, abdominal garotter, Behind, an operating-thoutro's door.
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of the 200 yards shoot found the America team being necessarily residents. The conclusion leading with a total of 72 points, the Swiss team being record, only one point behind, the Eng lish team, the eventual winners, being sixth, with 64 points.
Practically the same conditions prevailed at the 300 yards, but here the English representa tives gained several points with the very good aggregate of 83 points, the American team making 75, and the Swiss registering 78 the positions being at the completion of this shoot: 1st, Swiss. 149; 2nd, English, 147; and Americans 147, the match being at the com meucement of the final stage to a very interest- ing sate. The shooting at the 500 yards was brought off ander almost ideal condition, the wind
maining stealy, the light goud, whilst
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this rain had ceased. There were several very good secres made at this stage, a possibla being regi
gistered by Mr. J. Park, one of Scotland's re- presentatives. Hare the English team shot vary consistently, compiling an aggregate of
Ε.Ι. 97 (Mr. H. W. Daldy, 33; Capt Barrett, 32; and Mr. T. H. U. Aldridge 32), whilst the Swiss representatires compiled a total
behind the my of 94, thus
being one point Baglinh team in the grand total, the Irish representatives, shooting wonderfully well at the distance, came into third place. The English teans thus, for the second time in succession, proved vis- terious, and by n
coincidence fomitting the team. from the American Navy, who were allowed shoot, but
not to compete) the Swiss took second place, and the Irish third place place last year.
Captala E. I. M. Benoit was the winner of the High Gus prize with a total of 28 point; the next highest spérers being d. Kingsmill (Irish) 86, and W. Brand (Swiss) 85.
The following is the result of the shoot, the teams being placed in order of morit:---
up
ORDER OF TEAMS.
English SWINB Irish. American Austinasion Гарминве Swedish Scottish GETULLE Norwegian Portuguese
244
243
232
231
£27
213
and a
205
Bith...
199
Chinese
170
THE MYSTERY OF JOHANN ORTH,
QUALITY
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MOVEMENTS
Chas. J. Gaupp
& Co.,
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
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ADDRESS TO KING GEORGE FROM
CHINESE STUDENTS.
The Chinese students from Victoris, Britial:
Columbia, have sent an addrove to the King, in which they tender to His Majesty and Queen Mary, ou the auspicious occasion of their Coronation, their sincere congratulations. The address gues on:
We would entreat your Majesty to sætand all prisoners, your Royal clemency and mergy to captives, and people in treable; and that the law as regards all formigrants from Hongkong to this country be ameliorated so that their re- ception and treatment on landing many bo easier for them; and wishing that God will bless you and the Queen and Royal Family with a long and prosperous and peaceful reign, wo bag to remain," &c., &c.
women,
ON AN EQUALITY WITH MEN.
Dr. W. L. Court oy, at the Royal Institution, gave the first of two lectures on types of Greek He pointed out that Homer's women were under no restrictions or subservience, and were on precisely the same social level as they man Their freedom purchased their daring unconventionality than splet right. From the fresco printings the Cretan The forms of the will of the Arhiake Saltor | B. . it was shown that'
pataca of the perigo phaolini ir for, popularly known as Johast Orth, their wants, kad flounced or accordion-pleated
Who said the Law Courts wore nearly faished? It gladdened everybody's heart to On arrival of the Greenock steamer Strathord see, just before Coronation Day, those ugly at Barry last month, it was reported that ma of matsheds in Royal Square being demolished the
at seo, and that his assailant, another and all the contractor's paraphernalis boing Chinaman, committed suicide by jumping removed from the scons. But, alas our delu- overboard.
slons are promptly shattered. Within the bat When the vessel was two days out from Las General Nogi briefly addressed the boys
There were three English competitors in Palmas a quarrel arose between the two over a couple of days large and very substantial the plot ambling Febt, and they decided to fight it out matsbods have been re-erected on in Japanese.
entrance in front of the main the tennis churapionships played at Wun-on deck. The man owing the dob is said,
however.
to have gone
to the forecastle, and, briok building--presumably a kitchen for COLONIAL TROOPS IN ENGLAND. bledon. The most notable heat was the securing two tomahawks, raahad at his opponent
one, in which the Frenchman, Decagis, beat and felled him with a blow behind the ear with the occupants of the matsbeds—ħna been erected. LONDON, July 2nd.
a tomahawk, killing him.
There is an appearance of substantiality about The assailant, after throwing down the those erections that suggest that the work ou The Colonial Camp at Chelsea has been Gore, the scores being 1-6, 6-4, 6-4, 86.
tomahawks, jumped overboard and was drowned, the Law Courts will be prolonged to Boomsday broken up. The troopers are spending a
The partly decomposed body of a Chinese
But structural work on the Law Courts really published on June 6th by order of the Emperors, wore un elaborate coiffere on their heads, few weeks' furlough in England before
male, aged about 50, was found in an empty appears to be finished at last, and what necessity The chief bequests are to persons already dead. returning to their over-seas home. Major-
hours in Antrim Villas, Chatham Road, Kow-exists for ibis disfiguring matshed, which, like His fortune, amounting to about £125,000, will dainty shoes with high heels, and hats which
} be divided equally between his surviving brother, have come from a Parisian hat shop, while one loon, laat week-end. Appearances suggested the last, seems destined to be a coolie lodging the Archduke Ladwig Balvator, and the male lady in a fresco alght be decoribed as wearing & General Baron Cheylesmora has issued au
that a murder had been committed, the dead house, is certainly not apparent to the man-in. children of those of his brothers who are now jupe calotte. One of the chief amusements of order thanking the troops and praising them
man being bound and gaggod. The police are the street.
dead, ss, according to the laws of the House of these ladies was watching ball fights, mathetic RODERICK BANDOM.
refinement being conjoined with almost barberís Hapsburg, only males can intoxit property, for their excellent behaviour.
investigating.
CRICKET.
LONDON, July lat. Surrey beat the Indian XI. by six wickets, and the combined English team subsequently defeated them by ten wickets.
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