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INTIMATION
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 81a, 1911
Extraordinary. The prosperity of these, Fire cases of enteria fever were reported in
States has its basis, first of all, in the extra- the Colony last wook (3 British and 2 Chinuro TELEGRA MS. TELEGRAMS.
ordinary endowment which they have received from nature. Bir-Tons ANDERSON, the late High Cemmissioner, said in a recent speech in London that there is no
one of the latter being an imported case). There was also one fabil osss of bubonic plague [DALLY PRESS and a ode of diphtheris.
The Victoria Theatre last night was pat ron....
A. S. WATSON mineral that can be mentioned which is noted by a large ndiques, the attraction being
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Confectionery.
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E have just unpacked our NEW SEASON'S CONFECTIONERY imported from the leading London, Parisian and American Houses,
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CHOCOLATES.
IN FANCY BOXES, CHOCOLATES ALMONDS, KING GEORGE CHOCOLATES,
IN BOXES AND TIN BONBONS DE LUXE, CRYSTAL ASSORTMENT CHOCOLATE CARAMELS, NUT CHOCOLATES, and others
in Great Variety,
FULLER'S.
CONFECTIONERY.
ALMOND TAFFY, PEPPERMINT LUMPS ASSORTED SWEETS. TSSGIFTED CHOCOLATES ASSORTED NOUGAT, CHOCOLATE CARAMELS, PEPPERMINT CREAMS, CHOCOLATE ALMONDS.
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found there. The tin being found there to day, he said, was not by any means exhaust- ing the tin resources, for the Government geologist bas stated that he has found the lodes of which the magnificent results bither. lo recorded have been merely the overflow, Coal has also been found within the last two or three years, and the report of a trial with it is stated to be very satisfactory. Sir JOHN ANDERSON, referring to this discovory. remarked that there is an enormous terri- tory covered with jungle, the contents of which no one know," that he would be very rash man who would say that the coat discovered was anything more than the ginning of what might prove to be a very large and very extensive soring of coal
Jansen and his company of talented performers, Every Item was greatly appreciated, and the tres remaining performansey and、te-sy's matinee should be well sttended.
Four men were brought before Mr. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday charged with tho theft of mailing from the ar. Kinskan. – It appeared that they were deployed on a cargo boat, and while transferring the matting they look nice
from each bale, 1hey wore asch sentonged to one month's imprisonment,
The boatswain of the es, Lightning was
EXCLUSIVE SERVICE.]
THE REVOLUTION.
BOMB EXPLOSION IN SHANGHAL
SHANGHAI, November 7th.
A bomb explosion took place in a One house in the French town, | Chinese was killed and one Was
seriously wounded, while the house. was wrecked.
Police investigations revealed
|THROUGH BEOTER'S AGENCY,] ·
THE MEDITERRANEAN
WAR
·CHOLERA RAGING IN TRIPOLI.
LONDON, November 7th. The sanitary situation mi Tripoli, ja be- coming worse.
The bodies of fifty natires, who died from cholera and starvation, have been picked up in the streets, while the oasis is full of dead, bodies, which are creating a pestilentinl stench.
Forty cases of cholera are ogeurring among the Italians daily,
ITALIAN-DEFEAT-DENIED:
brought before Mr. Wood at the Magis- traeg yesterday charged with the theft of five tins of ghee, au Indlan butter, the raluo of which was put down at $75. After hearing the evidence, his Worship discharged the defendant. completo bomb-making plant, and. Two Chinese employed at Stonecuttora evidences of an extensive plot said to quarrelled of Monday. One hit the other with c in view of the operations at boen entogorically denied.
crowbar, and the latter rotaliated with a
deposits. And if the coal turned out well, it would be of enormous advantage to the country in its present condition, for both the minor and the planter require mechani-chopper, inflicting a serious injury on his cal power to work their machinery) and if opponent's log. The injured mani iraq removed to the hospital and the other was taken in it can be supplied from coal on the spot custody. This case against the latter his boen JAPANESE PREPARATIONS,
and at a lower rate than the Indian article, it would thean a further advantage to those engaged in the rubber, tin and other industries of the country, 8.5 fur. as they are in competition "gift" "Similar industries in oibor-parts of the world." From Sir ARTHUR YOUNG's more recent review of the affairs of the States wo learn that the prospecting operations of the coal syndicate are showing encourag- ing-results and a second trial of the coal is shortly to be made on the railway. It is iu connection with rithber, however, that the utside world has manifested the greatest interest in these Statos, and it is noteworthy that during the first six mouths of the current year the enttivated rubber exparter from-thom nmounted' to 81 million
CONFECTIONERY. Tsgainst over 51 millions for the
NOUGAT, NUTTONA, WALNUT TOFFEE, FONDANTE. CARAMELS.
&e.
corresponding period of 1910. But we note at thearer of land alienated for agriculture this year amounts to 80,003 acres only exclusive of alive holdings, as against 300,000 geres during the corresponding A. S. WATSON & CO., period of 1910. This is less than for a number of years past, but it is not a matter LIMITED,
for surprise when we bear in mind the sub- ber- boom and its sudden collapse. During 1910 it is estimated that some fifteen million pounds sterling were invested by the public in and through London in rabber enterprises in the Federated Malay. States, and it must be scuoling to the investors to read the statement of Sir JoHN ANDERSON that ho is satisfied that the bulk of that sam will yield a perfecty sound return, although us every one knows, addled eggs have been found in
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At tomorrow's mesting of the Engíshtire Consci' the Hon. Mr. H E, Pollock, KC, will ask for a statement from the Director of Pablis
Works as to what steps are boing taken for the
repair or restoration of the Fountains which were pressuted and dedicated to the public 1887 in commemoration of the Fahiles of Hər into Majesty Queen Victoria.
During the confusion at the firo at Wanchai on Monday night a coolie stole some clothin
Nanking.
TOKYO, November 7th. It is reported that the ex.Viceroy Jui Cheng has arrived at Kobe with much luggage:--
and
The cruisers
"Naniwa "are under orders for China,
The defent of Italiaus by Turks and Arabs, mentioned by the Standard, has
GENERAL CANEVA RETAINS COMMAND.
LOCAL SPORT,
LAWN TENN.8.
} A mixed doubles handicap tenuis tourna- ment will be played at the LR.C. daring November and December. Entries close alá. p.m. on Saturday, 11th November.
INTERPORT SHOOTING.
The team match on Saturd sy last at King's Park between Hearl's and Tucker's olovens (best eight to count) resulted in a win for the | fover by 36 pointa,,
There was a good light, bat a "sh tail" "breczo hump:red mast of the compolilors, the
only good scores being as follow:
V. Sorty
A. Hen larson
3. D. Duaby
E. Hoarl
A. B. Weet
-200 500 600 -Fatat
30 32 33 33 32
27
95 91 30 33 31 94
30 31 30 91
30 33 27 90
Average for the best ten, 90.7
Ou Sunday morning the best scores were :-
J. A. Leadbeater
A. Calvert...
31 31 31 93
31 31 30 92
23 33 30 91
J. D. Danby B. Chapman
29 31 30 90 The final practices will take place.on Wed-
nesday at 3.0 p.m., and on Friday morning commencing af 9.30, when team matches will be fired between the undermontioned, who have Į compiled, the best averages in the practices to .
duto:
Hearl's Team. D. Heart
LATE Telograms from Rome state that it is officially denied that General Caneva ie. Brown superseded. It is announced that General Frugoni is the commander of the first army corps, and that Gouoral Caneva retains the
general command,
AN ARTILLERY DUEL.
· ` Reuter's correspondent at Tripoli reports that the Turkish guns shelled the Italian
artillery duel continued all day long.
from an adjacent house. llo was arrested by and a gunboat which is being compositions on Sunday morning, and that an lakong, and it was discovered that he bad returzed from ban shument. Yesterday to appleted at Siseb is to be hastity peared before Mr. Hazelami at the Magistracy, launched. who sentenced him to six months imprisonment and four hours' exposure in the stocks.
The Autúns Munequrros_begin_oa
Bishop C. H. Brent, of Manila, bas left for the 10th inst. The Minister for Wor
United States at the international opium con.
The Hague to not as representative for the will remain in Tokyo in view of the gross. Ho is travelling by way of the Tras. international simation, as well as Siberian route, exputing to reach The Hague tieneral Samyloff of the Russian about Docember 1. At the close of the confer guco he will make a trip to England and the Embassy United States, thenco to the Philippines, arriving thero some time in Marob.
Mr. F. J. Abbott, who has been in the P, and 0. Company's service in the Far East for twenty-five years-first at Shanghai, theu a Kobe as agent, and latterly as agent at Shang. hui-has been appointed Secretary to the Head Ofles of the Company in London: Mr. AbboĹt
well-known-ia. Hongkong, where a year or two ago he noted as Superintendent daring the
Labɛonce on lease of the Hon. Hr. E. A. Howest, Mr. Abbott will be gucceeded at Yokohama by Mr. R. E. Kozehovar, now at Singapore.
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THROUGH BRUTEE'S AGENCY.)
GERMAN PRECAUTIONS,
LONDON, November 7th.
The German grüisér Gacinema has been ordered to Shanghai.,
The acroplanes again dropped bonybs into
the Turkish. camp.
The
wero repulso1.
CONFLICTING REPORTS.
tinople states that the Turks captured A circumstantial report from Constan -
Derna after a battle, the Italians losing 500 killed and 18 guns, but Italian telegrains
of yesterday's date state that the situation at Derna is unchanged.
ME. BALFOUR AND HOME RULE.
A. Henderson R. Stewart
A. Calvert G. H. Bannerman T. Hourl
Tacker's Team.. C. E. Tucker
A. B. West
J. A. Ilbeater
J. D. Danby B. Chaprann
A..Osman
V. Sorby
The final selections for the required team of ten and two reserves will, he made oftar the shoot on Friday.
Weather permitting, the Interport match will be fired on Monday morning next..
YACHTING
ROYAL HONGKONG, YACHT GLUR,
The season was opened on Saturday afternoon. when races for the yachts of the handicap and one-design classes, stored by Inlies, and for the bols of the dinghy class; nomiunted by Indies, woco hell. Tho weather was ideal, and there was a'large gathering of foulers and their friends at the club-koase.
at 3 p., the course bring Mark Bost, Qey Bay (port), Kowloon Rock (starboard), Channel Rocks (starboard), au home. The following
Handicap Class-Tho handicap clasa started.
bes's competed :---
Vernon, steared by Miss Mary Eyres, sýrátoh. Dione, stoored by Mim Gordon, noratob.
Culleon, sloored by Mrs. Pollogh, allowin 4min.
Kathleen, steered by Mian Edwards, allowgl. 4ntia
Dorothea, steered by Mrs. Alabaster, allowed 4jmio,
"THE DREAM OF POLITICAL IDIOTS,"
LONDON, November 7(li.
All made a fairly good start Mes Polkigk stood nordss the harbour on the starboard tack The Kt. Hon. A. J. Balfour, addressing a
the other Ladies working along the southern gathering of Nonconformist Unionists, akore. The Iris reached the mark boat firat, said there were only two practicable institu only a few seconds ahead of "Colleon." Then came Dione and Kathloon, with Dorothea tions for the self-governing portions of the
bringing up the roar.. Spinnakers were sot for Empire. Those were an independent Parthe run to Kowloon Rock, which was roundedl A. Peking ineasage states that Yuu Shib iament and the Municipality. But the much in the sang order he the mark boat. On the
YUAN SHIH KAI AND THE PREMIERSHIP.
the basket. The tin industry in these States | HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD. Kar'still refuses to accept the Premiership.idea that a hybrid dependent Parliament beat to Channel Rocks Mre. I ollock-showed good
has also continued to flourish, for although
the returns for the first six months of the
Meanwhile, the Government is negotiat A meeting of the Sanitary Board was held yesterday at the Board Room. Mr. B. Dicing a loan with the International Group Wolfe presided, and there were present but the question of security is causing
Hồn. Mr. W. Chatham, C.M.G., Vice-President, Coluna Bedford (Principal Medical Officer), ((cn.
year showed some decline in the quantity of the metal exportel, they showed an increase in value of over 54 million dollars. One of the most serious difficulties which has had to be faced has been a scarcity of labour: Mr. R. Halifax (Registrar-Gineral), Dr. but hbour appears now to be coming into H. I. Fitzwilliems, Hon. Mr. E. A. Hewett, the States freely, and proof of the sympar. Ng Hoa Tz, Dr. F. Clark (Medical W. Pearse thetic and generous treatment coolies receive fear of Health) Dr. W
(Assistant Medical Officer of Health), Dr. J. W. there is shown by the statement that 60,000 Hartley (Assistant Medical Officer of Health) were recruited in India lust year by coolies and Mr. W. Bowen Howlands (Secretary). who themselves had been working on the WELCOME TO ME. HALLIFAX AND FAREWELL Malay plantations. Agriculturally and commercially the Federated Malay States are in their infaney and they give promise,
of a fine future.
well-known Manila broker,
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TO COLONEL BEDFORD. The PRESIDENT-Gentlemen, tefore" pro ceeding to the business of the meeting. I beg to
extend on behalf of members a welcome to Mr. Halifax, the acting Registrar-General, who, in his new capacity now takes a seat on the Board, The death is abonneed of Mr. Inan Camps, Mr. Hallifax is not unfamiliar with the work of the Board. I think I am right in saying he was A Chinese who had returned from banisha menibor sa long ago as 1902. In the inferral the ment was yesterday sentenced to twelve-functions of the Board have somewhat changed, months' imprisonment.
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It is reported that there are now in Hong kong abon't 2,020 Manchus who have come down from Canton during the past week.
but I have no doubt Mr. Hallifax will soon be
difficulties.
A REVOLUTIONARY HORNPIPE.
Reater's correspondent at Shanghai states that the three Imperialist gunboats, which arrived for provisions and ammunition, and joined the rebels, formed part of Admiral Sah Chen Ping's fleet.
As the rebel flag was hoisted the crowa could bo sou dancing and shaking hands. REGENT'S BROTHER DISAPPEARS. It is reported that Prince Teai Haun, brother of the Prince Regent, bas dia appeared. It is suspected that he has fed. GOVERNOR OF SHANSI
– ASSASSINATED,
Reuter's correspondent at Peking states
would be permanent seemed the dream of of political idiots. It was our business, Mr. Balfour said, to frame the Empire on the co-operation of independent parliaments, but such a parliament would fail in Ireland which was not analogous to Canada, Aus- tralia, or South Africa. It would be a discreditable and absurd failura.
A letter was read from Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, who said he was confident that the present generation would reject the measure which was apparently being forced on the country by Messrs. Helmond and- Patrick Ford.
CHOLERA AT MALTA.
LONDON, November 7th. Reuter's correspondent at Malta stater that the outbreak of cholera reported on the
able to pick up the threads of the work at Gondral Wu, the Governor of Shangilat instant appears to be under control.
is carried out at prasent: At the
ROME time I very much regret to have was assassinate 1 while sleeping in his tent Altogether there were 16 cases, of which 29 to announce that swing to his early retirement by thirty Manchu soldiers, who were after-proved fatal.
Colonel Bedford will have to resign from the
Hongkong, NovaMBER 8TH, 1911,
THE collapse of the rubber boom does not appear to have materially checked the pro- gross and development of the Foderated
The Cyclone or Typhoon E. of Imzon, more. Malay States. För thirty-six years these than 300 miles distant, was reported by the States have enjoyed uninterrupted progress Manils Observatory yesterday to be filling up. and prosperity. In that period the value
At the Magistracy yesterday a prisoner of the trade of this sphere of British Bocused of having raturned from banishment influence has grown from £100,000 to said he could not remember when he was
£15,000,000. The High Commissioner in a banished, because there was a great gap that a large amount has brou done la connection sympathised with reforms though not an
with the suppression of malaria. I am sure we extremist. recent aldreas to the Federal Council | day.". temarked that during the past year trade
alfvery much regret bis departure, and ail we
Board, and I think I am only voicing the feel. Wards arrested. They declared that Wu inge of members when I say we very mugh had secretly gone over to the rebels. regret his departure Colonel Bedford has General Wu was a young man with a been a very energetic member of the Board, and brilliant career who had been educated in I say without fear of contradiction that it was
to a great extent pwing to his efforts that such Japan. He is always believed to have
had continued to be good throughout the of six members to China to investigate the success in his new sphere of work. (Applause.)
The Japanese Diet is sending à deputation | osa do is to wish him a safe voyage home and Federated States, the volume of imports internal affairs of the country. The expenses and esports having increased considerably of the depatation will be paid out of the general The revenue in 1910 had shown a surplus fand of the House.
of three million dollars in lieu of au esti.
www.d
FOOT AND. MOUTH DISEASE.
The report of the committee re an outbreak
offoot and mouth discaso at No. 4 bed and the
A fire courred at Wanchai on Monday even-hospital shod, Season's Villa, Pokialay Road,
was submitted,
THE FRANCO-GERMAN AGREEMENT.
1
LONDON, November 5th. M. Caillaux, the French Premier, in a
mated deficit of 14 millions, and for the ing on the ground or of 16. Nallah Lane, current year the revised estimate of The premises mentioned were occupied as an The PRESIDENT said the Colonial Veterinary speech extolled the Franco-German agree
revents had been put at 80 millions of earthenware shop, and the two upper floors were Surgeon recommended that the sheds from ment.
THE BIRTH OF AN ISLAND.
LONDON, November 7th. Telegrams from Port of Spain, the capital
judgment by standing in to the northern shore where a favourable slant was met with, and when the Rooks were reached the Colleen was just fourth, and Dorothea fifth. A quick run was ahead of Tris, Dione coming third, Kathleen
made home, but Colleen was not to be caught,
and crossed the line first..
Colleen Iris
Dione... Kathleen
Corrected.
b. m. s.
Times. b. m. r.
4 14 0
4 10 0
4 14 47
4 14 47
4 15 43
4 15 43
... 4 21 12
4 17 12
Dorothes.... 4 34 4) ·4:30 10 One-Désigu Class-Three boals of the pre- design class started at 3.10 p.m., vis. Halogen, steered by Mrs, Bouse. Alannah II., steered by Mrs. Stainer, Bonita II., steered by Miss Potts. Halcyon, although pressed by Alannah,” held the lead from start to fuish and won comfort- ably. Bonito II, did not appear to show her asual form. The course was the same as for the handicap class.
Dinghy Class-There were four entries for the dinghy class, viz. :—
Joan, nominated by Mra. Shepherd.
Sprite, nominated by Miss Gordon.
No. 5, nominated by Mrs. Hurley, Mephistopheles, nominated by Mrs. D.
Gordon,
The course was No. 1 Dock Buoy (starboard), Meyer's East Buoy (port), No. 1 Dock Buoy (starboard), and home.
Bome exciting racing took place, between Jonu and No. 5, but the former proved the better best on this occasion and won the frat
of Trinida/?, raport that an island has sud--prize, crossing the finishing line at 4.20.. denly arisen in the Serpent's Mouth Strait.
Among the results announced of examinations
It was preceded by an extraordinary com-in modern foreign langʻasges held under the nation in the son, columns of smoke and conditions laid down in the King's Regulations and the Regulations relating to the stady of Hanies shooting upwards.
foreign languages, 1909, are the following:- Chinese and Japauses (Oflepra); Examination during their course of study is China or Japan. Chinese Captain J, R. Clarke, Norfolk Begiment, second-class interpreter ; Captain G: ' Badham Therabill, Royal Artillery, second-clas interpreter. Cantonese Lieutenant R. M. Crouza Ravel flamiana kutillarin Domain_lease
MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL'S NAVAL INSPECTION.
LONDON, November 6th. Mr. Winston Churchill inspected the