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injured themselves, one fatally, in abscond.
ing from an emigration boarding house; the ns. Persia was sentenced to two mouts TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.
At the Maghtrasy yesterday a pastry boy ou imprisonment and four hours in the stocks for stealing provisions from the ship.
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An attempted robbery at 49, Queen's. Fland East by threa men was reported yesterday. bat had to decamp without getting anything. They entered the house and held up the inmates, One of the men has been arrested.
A sorvant boy was brought before the Magis trate yesterday charged with stealing a quantity of clothing at various dates sinos January last. He was convicted and sentenced to three months imprisonment und four hours' stocks.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AQMNCY.),
THE MOROCCAN SITUATION.
STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER.
LONDON, July 28th, Mr. Asquith, speaking in the House of Commons, said the question in connec- tion with Morocco had reached a point where it will become increasingly embarrass-
The crimp who took them them was charged with inducing them to emi gmte by fraud, and with detaining them against their will, but the charge was dismissed by the Magistrate for a reason which is not stated in the Report. Another paragraph mentions that the licences of three boarding houses which wade a practice of recruiting Jada employed in indoor work, shop boya, apprentices, etc., were cancelled. "It is this class of house." Mr. BREWIN says, " that givas emigration á
The three men who were obarged last week bad name. Its agents hang about public before Mr. Hazeland with kidnapping a girl for placer in Canton and other big towns, and
purposes of immigration came before hising and anxious unless a solution is found. are unscrupulous in the means they use to Worship yesterday, when Mr. Collett, who had He could not say whether the subject of the induce man to emigrate." Two other board-previously stated that he might have to prefer present Franco-German conversations af- ing houses were warned against similar prac- the more serious charge of murder against them, tices and two further licences were cancelled withdrew the charge and they were liberated, at the oud of tho year ón account of an at- A Chinaman was picked up in the harbour on tempt on the part of the boarding house agents Thursday morning near the wharf at West to defraud emigrants to Bornes out of a por-
Point. He was sent to the Government Civil tion of their advance. Assisted emigrants are Hospital, where it was found that he had been
stabbed in the abdomen, He died later. It now registered and photographed, and us showing the value of this, the Registrar-may be case of murder or the deceased may General remarks: When a charge of kid- talling out of a beat.
kavo been pierced by some 'sharp instrument in
napping was laid against a recruiter in Chipa, no difficulty was found in tracing the four men alleged to have been kid-
napped, and leaving thou questioned by Government officers. With more experience
Two Chines lacoches ware sank at Hung hom on Thursday. One ran to the wharf while the storm was at its beight and was dashed against the stonework and sank. The other came along later in the day and was discovered recovered comparatively easily. Three con
fected British interests until he knew the
ultimate result, but we cordially desire, said Mr. Asquith, that they should result in a settlement honoumble and satisfactory to both parties, and without prejudicing British interests."
[TABOUGH BEUTER'S ·AGENOY.] THE POLITICAL CRISIS.
SIR EDWARD GREY ON FOREIGN QUESTIONS.
LONDON, July 28th. The debate in the House of Commons on the Foreign Estimates was continued, vari. bus subjects being raised.
Sir Edward Grey, in replying, referred to the condition of affairs in Albania, and expressed anxiety and regret at the
occurrence.
He intimated that on the
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THE WRECKED EMPRESS OF
CHINA."
POSITION. CONSIDERED SERIOUS,
Toxко, July 28th. The position of the Express of China, (which ran aground at Cape Fura, outside Tokyo Bay) is considered to be most serious.
She is lodged on a rock and there is a hole in her bottom. If moved she will sink. The steamer struck the rock at five o'clock on Thursday morning in buzy weather. continuance of British support of the new régime depended its power to produce order, i The Japanese cruiser. Aso took off the It he would not say that the Powers would passengers and mails and brought them not intervene if the emergency becune seri.
to Yokohama last night.
oua enough, although intervention would mean the destruction of the new régime.
Mr. Asquith proceeded: We do not think
Adverting to Egypt, Sir Edward Gray of attempting to interfere in any territorial arrangements in West Africa, which those Eldon Gorst as British Agent in that paid a tribute to the work of the late Sir
directly interested consider reasonable, but country. Lord Kitchener's appointment, he failing a settlement, we must become active anid, was a civil one, and it was not meant
would be our duty in defence of British interests.
TYPHOON DANGERS.
GALLANT RESCUE BY POLICEMAN
AND SOLDIER.
One of the incidents of the storm of Thurs-
day which has only just been learned was the gallant rescue of two European soldiers by Sergeant Piggott and Constabla Kill of Shan
it is probable that fewer cases of fraud will yesterday morning under water. Both will be parties in discussing the situation. This to change the present policy of the civil kiwan. The story is one of British beroism escape the examining staff, and it must be therefore the knowledge of the precautions taken in Hongkong that encourages the making of so many enquiries for miss-
OLD TOM GINing relatives. In 1909, 15 applications
DRY GIN
IMPORTED AND BOTTLED BY
Barrancy boats went down in Thursday's storm, two at Observation Place and one at Ship Street Wharf.
Dr. Nesom, director of agriculture in the Philippine Islands, received a letter from Pro- fessor C. V. Piper, forage expert of the U. 8.
Mir. Balfour said the careful and guarded statement of the Premier did not require comment or criticism. If foreign critics supposed that we would be wiped off the
were made for assistance in getting back relatives who had emigrated; in 1910, 52 applications were made. Of the emi-department of agriculture, while he was at Hong-map because we had some difficulties, they grants, 40 had gone to Singapore, 2 tokong recently on route to the United States.
In the latter, says 'a Manila paper, Professor. British North Borneo and 1 to Muntok.
Piper speaks very enthusiastically of the fruit Forty-six returned, 2 had died, 2 refused
grown in the vicinity of Hongkong, many to return, and the remaining 2 are expected varieties of which he mays would be suitable for shortly. In many other cases, relatives were culture in the Philippine Islands. Among the satisfied with identifying the coolie's photo-varieties he mentions is the grape-fenit, which graph and learning where he had goan to: sometimes we forwarded letters for them. The cost of obtaining cancellation of the contract and repatriation of the coolie has been very
he thinks would de rary wall in this climato. Professor Piper recently finished 'an incostiga- tion into the possibilities for grow`ng forage in the Philippine Islands and will me a report on his investigations as soon as he go back to
little know the British temper.
Mr. Ramsay Macdonald said the La- hourites would co-operate with the La bourites in Germany and France to the last moment in the interests of peace.
LATER.
The London Press emphasises as the significant feature of the statements made by Mr. Asquith and Mr. Balfour, that they
government and reform for a military and reactionary policy. He paid a tribute to Lord Kitchener's impartiality. He would not stir up strife, and he had showed con- aiderable diplomatic qualities in smoothing difficulties.
The foreign estimates have been adopted. THE UNIONIST DIE HARDS. "
LATER..
is growing, and it is generally doubted The list of Lord Lansdowne's supporters
whether the No-surrenderers" are sufici- ently numerous to compel the creation of
Peers.
The Standard and Daily Mail banter the Die Hardy," the latter remarking that
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The organisers of the Halsbury banquet
and Chinese indiference or superstition not an known in this Colony. It appears that on Thursday morning about ten o'clock for gunners
from Lyaemun Fort went off to secure a akiff which had become adrift. The storm Was at its height at that time, bat undeterred by the danger they set off on their diffult task. Tas strong wind and the high seas rendered unavailing all the efforts of the quartette, and they soon found themselves wdrift. Two of the gunners threw themselves into the water, and after a tremend-
ing the efforts of his concades, indusad half a ons struggle reached the shore completely exhausted. Sergeant Piggott, who was watch.
dozen fishermen to attempt the rescue of the other two men who were drifting at the meroy of the waves. The fishermen set off, but thos had only proceeded about a handred yards from the shore when they became alarmed at the
pestuous seas and returned to the shoes. Sergeant Piggott than proceeded to Shaukiwan Police Station and asked for assistance. Con- stable Kill, who was fortunately resting in his bathing costnine at the time, promptly respond- ters of the "no-surrender" policy present at gethor launched the police boat and pulled in the banquet.
the direction of the drifting boat. With
will spend a short time in Singapore and in German adjustment, and no reason why it refuse to publish a list of the Peer supposed to the appeal, and he and the sorgeant to.
Java studying local agricultural conditions.
the Secretary for Chinese Affairs at Singers the islands suitable for various kinds of pore and of employers of labour. Ia nogms which make excellent fodder. Before caso did any of those repatriated complain retarning to the United States Professor Piper of fraud; they were mostly ship-boys or apprentices; in one case it was a sou who went to the expense of obtaining the return of his father." One other matter we may mention. There were two cases last year of assisted emigrante jumping overboard whilst the steamer was loay. ing the harbour, and there were people
MYSTERIOUS EXPLOSION IN
HONGKONG.
should not be reached.
GERMAN VIEWS.
LATER. The Daily Mail understands that the great difficulty they reseled the small
craft
and helped the guaters, Reuter's message of the 26th instant stat-majority of them have withdrawn...
were both in
exhausted condition, ing that Great Britain was convinced that It is stated that Lord St. Aldwyn is
who
into their boat and let the skiff go. Having socomplished this, both resoners felt denbtful
who jumped to the conclusion that this rumoured that the shell of a bomb hd my settlement outside Morocco whieh pledged to lead fifty Poor's in the Govern about reaching the shore again, but setting
was proof of forced emigration. Mr. BREW gives us an explanation which shows that it is unsafe to trust the imagina- tion in such cases. In the first case the man slipped away whilst he was about to be brought to the Registrar General's Office. The second man, at the instance of a crimp, had gone to a boarding house with the intention of receiving an advance and then
Hongkong was startled yesterday afternoon, when it became known that an explosion had taken place on the Praya, and when it was
found among the debris a more sensational turn
auturally recalled the discovery of bomba at was given to the incident, especially as it
Canton taken from Hongkong. The event is shrouded in mystery, and though the police are not apparently reticent it is obvious that there is more in the circunstance than meets the oys or is being divulged,
What is koowa is that a cargo bost was landin arine packages which were intended for con- The first, a large box, was understood to contain Signment to Singapore by the Gregory Apear. joss sticks. It was dumped on the Praya zeer
France accepts would not be prejudicial to
finally disposing of alarmist reports. England, has been recepted by Berlin,
The Bourie has displayed renewed firmness.
The Press omits that Great Britain has a voice in deciding the fate of Morocco, and generally welcomes the assurance that Great negotiations regarding compensation in Britainis holding aloof from Franco-German
jumping overboard; he got seven dollars, gave the crimp four, and jumped overboard HONGKONG Orprcm: 10a, Des Vœux ROAD C/As the steamer was off Green Island: he had the Canton Steais boat Wharf. This was fol. regions outside Morocco. LONDON OFFica: 131, FLEET BIRST. EU made no arrangement to be picked-up. "Mr. lowed by isa explosion which shattered the box
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, JULY 29TH, 1911.
Losnor, July 28th.
to piecca and blew a hawker's stall and ita con- QUEEN OF HOLLAND IN BELGIUM fool tanta some distance. When the people had The recovered frore the shock they discovered that a
Chinese boy who had just returned from school had A message from Brussels state that the side of his head blown off and had expired, Queen Wilhelmina of Holland, accom. less severely injured. One man had his leg while half a dozen other people were more or blown off, and another had lost his ear. The visit to their Majesties the King and panied by the Prince Consort, paid a
injured were taken to the hospital, where it is palice were apprised of the occurrence and the Queen of Belgium. expected that one or more may succumb of the spectator declares that he saw the remnants of a shell, and this gives credence to the thoory that the case contained a bomb: The generally accepted belief is that the ex- plosive was fulminats of mercury. The Har bour Master ordered the cargo boat to remove to the dangerous goods anchorage.
One
Lau Chu-pak and 1 questioned him and we were agreed that he was who wanted to be a kove." foregoing gleanings from the Report are sufficient to show that the Registrar. Geporal's Department not only exercises the THE Report of the Registrar General for necessary control, but affords all possible the year 1910, which was laid upon protection to emigrants. Indeed Mr. the table of the Legislative Council BEEWIN mentions that the action of the last week, contains, as a matter of course, Office has been much criticised for refusing such information regarding the emigration permission to embark to a number of movergent to the Straits Settlements and coolies who were really assisted emig. other territories in Asia, where the increas-rants posing as "Kangany emigrants ing number of plantations "Calls för a or free passengers, but every endeavour is growing influx of labour. Having in mind certain reckless charges which were made in attempting to protect the emigrant. It made, he says, not to discourage emigration about eighteen months ago reflecting upon is interesting to learn that the Kangany the supervision over emigration in this system is in force to a limited extent in Colony charges made either without the emigration from China, and Mr. BEEWIN slightest knowledge, or with a malicious says it will be fustered in every way. Un- intent, we would point out that there is der this system the coolie is recruited by sufficient in the Report to show that the
A meeting was held at Government House on Department exercises due and proper care village or neighbourhood, receives assistance proposal to hold a Chinese Fête or Bazaar, some returned emigrant-a native of his the afternoon of July 25th to consider the in seeing that coolies are not shipped from for his journey, bat enters into no contract probably in March next, in order to raise further this port without their consent, or with out knowing where they are going or the conditions of service when they reach their destinations. The statistics show that in 1910 the number of assisted emigrants examined was 24,936, and the
number of women and children examined and allowed to proceed was 16,806. In the previous year the figures were 18,511 and 11,686 respectively, so that a substantialia. crease in the volume of emigration is shown, Of the assisted emigrants Mr. BREWIN remarks that the number of those examined who declare their unwillingness to go is now insignificant. Attempts are still some- times nude, apparently by the crimpa, to induce men to emigrate by fraud, for the report mentions that in Noveinter two men
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PETE TO RAISE FURTHER FUNDS FOR ENDOWMENT.
on his arrival, the arrangement by which he funds for the Endowment of the University.
pays
At a banquet held in the palace in honour of the royal guests the most cordial speeches were made, the Belgian King and Queen Wilhelmina emphasising the friendship and confidence which exists between Holland and Belgium.
BELGIUM ANXIOUS FOR UNDER- STANDING WITH HOLLAND.
LONDON, July 28th. The Times correspondent at Brussels says.
favour of a definite understanding with there is considerable feeling in Belgium in
Holland, and that the possibility of a mili-
back any loan being a friendly one. It Those present included: Hou, Mr. A. W. Brown,tary arrangement has been discussed for
is an ideal system, but so long as labourers C. M. G., Hoa, Dr. Ho Kai, C. M. G., Han. Mr. some time.
required in such numbers in the mines Wei Yuk, C. M. G., and oighty Chinese gestis,
residents.
on the plantations of the South, there men, including all the prominent Chinese will always, we fancy, be need of the ordinary recruiter.
Four more cases of plague were reported yesterday, bringing the total up to 235.
The Bandmann Opera Company commenced short season in Hongkong with a good per formance of "The Quaker Girl" hast might.
The engagements of the Bishop of Vistoria to-morrow are:-8 a.m. Holy Communion at the Peak Church; 11 a.m. pruch St. Andrew's Kowloon: 6.30 p.m. preach Peak Church.
At the suggestion of H. E. the Governor the gentlemen present decided to form themselves into a General Committee for the purpose, and His Excellency was asked to be their Chairman, to which he agreed with pleasure. It was proposed that a Preliminary Committee should be formed to draw up an outline of proposals to be submitted for the consideration of the
General Committee. It was decided that when the proposals of the Preliminary Committee had been submitted to and approved by the General Committee the latter should select an Executive Committee to undertake the or- ganization of the work.
THEIR SPANISH MAJESTIES IN
LONDON,
LONDON, July 28th..
Spain have arrived in London,
Their Majesties the King and Queen of The ex-King Mangel of Portugal visited
King Alfonso.
THE CARDIFF STRIKES.
LONDON, July 28th. The strikes at Cardiff have been finally settled.
eat Lobby if a division is forced.
THE ANTI-TRUST CAMPAIGN IN AMERICA.
LONDON, July 28th. Wickersham, the Attorney General, an- A Washington telegram states that. Mr.
nounces that the Department of Justice is planning the immediate prosecution of all
solving or otherwise taking steps to obey trusts and monopolies which are not dis
the Sherman Law as interpreted by the Supreme Court in the Standard Oil and other cases.
ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN CRICKET.
LONDON, July 28th.
Mr. Rhodes has accepted the invitation of the Marylebone Cricket Club to become
a member of the team to visit Australia.
THE INDIAN MONSOON,
LONDON. July 28th. Anxiety at Simla continues on account of the feebleness of the monsoon.
BRITISHI GOVERNMENT PUR- CHASES A MONOPLANE.
LONDON, July 28th.- The monoplane with which M. Beaumont won the Daily Mail prize has been purchased by the British Government.
THE TURF.
TRE GOODWOOD CUP.
LoxDos, July 28th. There were five starters in the race for the Goodwood Cup, which resulted as follows:
Kilbroney, Martingale 11 Yellow Slave,
... 3
St. Crispin and Martingale II. made the
themselves to their task with Indomitable plnok they managed to make a landing. But their dioulties wore not ended The large crowd of Chinese spectators who watched their landing refused to lend a helping hand to beach the 1 and persuasion had to be exercised to induce them to render. assistance. The boat was half full of water when it reached the shore, and one of the rescued soldiers showed his re source by using P.U. Kill's boots with which the constable are entitled to the highest com. to bail out the water. Both the sergeant and sndation for their herois motion in saving the
lives of the two soldiers.
A MILLIONAIRE'S DIVORCE CASE.
INTERNATIONAL COMPLIATIONS,
A divorca suit brought against his English wife by Mr. A. W. Mellon, the Pittsburg hanker who financed Mr. Carnegio's early rentures in steel, has almost become an international in- cident owing to a remarkable prosecution arising out of it.
Mr. Mellon has named as co-respondent in the salt Mr. George Albert Curphey, of London. A few days ago Mr. Carphey, accompanied by Captain 1. W. Kirkbride, a friend of his and of Mrs. Mellon, appeared at Piltsburg to defend himself in the soit, in regard to which he warmly asserts his innocence.
Mr. Curphey's first not was to call at Mc. Mellon's office for the purpose of demanding on apology for what he declares to be his unwar reatable inclusion in the millionaire's domestic difficulties. Mr. Mellon declined to see Mr. Curphey, but next day the latter was subpoenaed to appear at the offices of Mr. Mellon's
lawyers to undergo examination before the trial.
began. Such a procedure
common enough in the United
States Although incomprehensible to an Englishman. Mr. Curphey telephoned to hin lawyera, an eminent New York and they directed him to ignore them, for advice, the summons and to come to New York for a consultation. Afor Carpbey and Kirkbride were arrested at the hours after their arrival at New York Messes door of the Ritz Carlton Hotel on the telegraph- od request of the Pittsburg police for extradition to Pennsylvanis to answer a charge of ignoring the subpoena and "obstruoting pablis Justice." The misdemeanour is punishable in PennsyÏ- vania by two years' imprisonment.
The Englishmon protested that they were at New York to consult their lawyers and were not running away; in New York address to Mr. Mellon. The prisoners in fact, they had notified their
when the case came to the knowledge of Judge wers in danger of passing the night in cells Mulqueen, who convened an extraordinary session of his court at the Democratic Club and ordered the prisoners before him. Bitter por. sonalities were exchanged between counsel on both sides. It was stated at the hearing that barg, who proenred the indiotment, is also coun Mr. Blakeley, the District Attorney of Pitts- sel for Mr. Mellon, although other lawyers are running until the field entered the home cetonsibly representing the millionaire in his streteb, when Kilbroney challenged divorce sait. The Englishmen's New York attorney warmly denounced the procedure, and passed the leaders, winning from Martin-said, "My clients voluntarily came to America gale 11. by a head. A length and a half proceedings over instituted. They are gentle. to appear in one of the most outrageous divorce separated the wond and third horses. men who do not run away, and this action is
The betting was to I against Kilbroney;
merely intended to humiliate them," 8 to 1 against Martingale II; and 7 to 2 against Yellow Slave.
and
Finally the accused were released on £500 bail each. They have decided to contest extra. dition, and the whole case will now be beard by Governor Dix, of New York,