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LONDON November "8. There was an unusually large attendance LONDON, Dec, S.
at the annual dinner of the China Associa The trade returns for the month of The Admiralty, in order to
tion at the Whitehall Rodins to-night. Sir LONDON, December 8th.
Charles Dudgeon presided, and there were carry out their plan of laying November show that imports increased
Mr. Bonar Law, speaking at Bootle, also present Admiral Sir Edward Seymour down three Dreadnoughts next by £1,343,083, though row cotton im inaugurated an Anti-Home Rule campaign Sir John Andersen, Sir Henry Blake, Sir Thomas Jackson, Admiral Sir Wilmot year, aro devising administrative porta declined by 3) mijljonain Lancashire-and-Choabire. He said it Fawkes, Marquis de Castel Delfine, Sir Cecil The increase in exports totalled was the 'duty of the Unionists to convince C. Smith, Sir Matthew Nathan, Sir Chas the country. Home Eule was not the end, R. Lucas, Sir J. George Scott, Sir Alfred Dent, Sir Montague C. Turner, Sir Hiram but the beginning of the Irish question, S. Wilkinson, Sir Walter C. Hillier, Clement bringing Ireland and England not pence, F. R. Allen, H.C.G. Allen, Herbert J. Allen, DEATH OF SIE GEORGE LEWIS. but the sword. Unionists should oppose. H. Ardron, Chas. M. Bain, Arthur Bai- F. Anderson, T. J. Anderson, A. G. Angier,
LONDON, Dre. 7.
Home Rule to the last gasp. It was utterly four, Herbert Barber, P. W. Brantan, S. E. The death has occurred of Sir George impossible to carry Home Rule in the Beeton, Alexander Beith, H. T. M. Bell Becton, Alexander Beth, H. T. M. Bell F. Hanty Lewis, C.V.O., senior member of prosent parliament. When the time came Berner, S. Godfrey Bird, R. Blackwell, J. O. P. Bland, C. H. Blason, Geoffrey Bois. Jolm Mosars Lewis and Lowis, solicitors, of there should be no shirking, but strong C. Buis, H. R. Boyd, H, F. Brady, Alex. |
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The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, DECEMBER 9, 1911.
We are informed by the Pelico that the report made to them of a highway robbery on Kennedy Road on Thursday night is untrue. The concert given by the Philharmonic Society in the City Hall last night was great success, both as regards the attendance and the quality of the performance. An ex- tended report will appear in our next issue. P. C. Harris yesterday arrested the owner of junk at Tai Miu Bay for being in unlawful. possession of arms. The junk had on board two Chinese muskets and an old rusty signalling The defendant was fined 850 or twe months' imprisonment.
Canon,
A meeting of the Hongkong Rifle League was he'd "in the Volunteer headquarters on Thursday afternoon, Dr Evan Jones presided and the secretary, Mr Northcote, was also. procent. The clubs represented were H. M. Dockyard, Volunteer Reserve, and K.M.S. Monmouth, It was decided to commenas the shooting soggon at once, and entries were received from the clubs represented at the mesting.
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REVOLUTION.
QUEUE CUTTING SANCTIONED.
LONDON, Dec. 8th. Beuter'a Peking correspondent states that an Edict has been issued sanction. ing the cutting of queues, while the Cabinet is also considering the adoption of the European calendar.
ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN CRICKET,
LONDON, Dee. 8th.
The weather was hot and the attend- ance moderate when the Marylebone team continued their innings against an Australian XI at Brisbane on a perfect wicket. The tean recovered from its disastrous start of four for 21, and at the close of the day's play had lost eight wickets for 336. Kinneir made 68 with wound and flawless cricket, hitting teu tours, white Douglas knocked up 80 and carried out his bat,
THE DURBAR
-LONDON, December 8. Their Majesties the King and Queen have arrived at Delhi and have made their State entry into the city.
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£4,088,966, mainly in hardware, cutlery, machinery, cotton and manufactures.
Holborn, at the age of 78 years.
ESPIONAGE.
Loxton, Dec. 8.
A Britisher named Max Shulz, two
lerman engineers, & Dermau merchant and a housekeeper are undergoing their trial on a charge of espionage at Leipzig. The proceedings are being conducted
in camera.
ACCIDENT TO A GERMAN BATTLESHIP.
LONDON, Déu. B.
Reuter's correspondent at Kiel wires that the battleship Kaiser Wilhelm II went ashore during a fog in Flensburg Fiord,
The cruisers Undine and Danzig are standing by.
[Noto The Kaiser Wilhelm U is one of Germany's oldest battleships, having heen launched in 1897 and completed in 1900. Her original displacement was, 10,614 tons, but with others of her class she has been reconstructed and 360 tons removed from her. Her designed speedl of 18 knota has never been exceeded.
Their Majestier were received withTM salutes from the big guns, a feu de je STRAITS-SETTLEMENTS DINNER and the singing of the National Anthem,
Viscount Hardinge, the Viceroy, and many distinguished personages welcom- ed the Royal visitors at the railway station, and then His Majesty the King received the Indian Chiefs within the Delbi fort.
LONDON, Dec. 7.
Sir Hugh Fort presided at the Straitą Settlements dinner, and, proposing the toast of the prosperity of the Straits Settlements, he said the omens for the
Afterwards came the magnificent State entry into the city. The superb Royalture were favourable. Regarding the procession comprised numerous military prospects of increased taxation, be said officers, and Princes in gorgeous robes he was confident that our loyalty and and jewels of state. There were also public spirit would respond to the call. heralds and trumpeters.
His Majesty the King rode, a solitary kingly figure, and entered the Delbi gate to receive the whole hearted welcome of great crowds.
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F. W. Carey, Walter X. Castelli, S. C. Subscriptions have been invited for toren Clarke, A. R. Colquhoun, William Cope, Fred Cornes, G. D. Coutts, Dr. A. M. Cowie, million starting in 3 per cent mortgage A. K. Craddock, Frank H. Crossley, W. A. debenture stock for the Canadian Northern Cruickshank, J. F. Cunningham, W. Rees Ontario Railway, guarniteed by the Davies, F. D'Iffanger, R. F. Dipple, P. S. Dominion Government. The issue price is Dowson, John Ewart, E. W. Farmall, Robert 93 on a million sterling mortgage.
Four per cent sterling bonds of the Oregon Washington Railway and Navigation Company, gaaranteed by the Union Pacife Railway, have been issued at 92.
RUSSIA AND TURKEY.
LONDON, December 8th. Russia has approached the Porte with
Russian warships, A direct understanding proposals to open the Dardanelles to
J. Fearon, W, N. Fleming, Walter Fletcher, H. H. Fox, W. Freund, H. H. Girardet E. Goetz, G. L. Gratton, R. M. Gray, J. R. Greaves, W. Greaves, R. S. Gundry, C., B., H. A. Gwynne, E. H. Hancock, H.. 5. Hancock, J. C. Hanson, L. A.-J. Hargreaves, H.G. Harwood, William Harwood, J. A. Hawke, V. A. Česar. Hawkins, V. F. Cæsar Hawkins, C.E. Henderson, W.S. Henderson, C. A. Heimann, E. S. Hein, Sydney Hellyer, T. W. Hellyer, W. A. S. Hewins, Robert F. Hill, R. H. Hill, jun, H. M. Hiller, G. P. Hindley, Alfred Hippisley, H. E. Hobson, Harold Hodge. Edgar J. Houle,
W. S. Jackson, George Jamieson, Dr. James T. A. Holland, Arthur Holt, L. C. Hopkins, Charles Hope Sam Huglies, R. R. Hynd,
is desired with Turkey upon the principle johnston, J. C, Johnston, Douglas Jones, of the Franco-German negotiations in H. D. C. Jones, Loftus E. R. P. Junes, H. H. Joseph, Crawford D. Kerr, Leonard Kerr. Morocco, informing the other Fowers only. Henry Keswick, Vice-Admiral Kinshas when the question to settled. The question Major Kirk, E. M. Kirkwood, P. Gerald is regarded as most serious in Constantinople, eclipsing momentarily the war with Italy The Forte declined to entertain the proposal singly, in ries of the international character of the treaties regulating the Straits.
NAVAL PRIZE BILL.
LONDON, December 8tb,
The House of Commons has passed the third reading of the Naval Prize Bill, embodying the Declaration of London,
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Walter Langley, James W. Lang, Harold Lathan, W. Thurlow Lay, Simon Levy, Lambert, David Landale, Stanley A. Lane, J. H. Lewis, John Liddell, C. Oswald Liddell, William D. Little, Capt. C. V.
Lloyd. A. R. Lowe, A. P. MacEwen, John Macgregor, N. C. Macgregor, J. S.
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M. S. Salinger Charles Schice, W. have been in no wise assuaged by the passing. R. M. Smith, P. Y. Smith, J. de Berniere The controversies on the Insurance Bill E. Schmidt, B. C. G. Scott, W. H. Shelford H. C. Siddeley, Pietre Silo, A. P. Simpson, Smid Walter Smith, F. Souter, M. G. Speelman, Gersheni Stewart M. P. John PRINCES PLATE, Thorne, J. W. Tilley, A. M. Townsend, Swire, P. Tester, William Theodor, Charlton Arthur Turner, R. D. Varley, Ralph Walter, Robert. Walter, Fred Ward, H. E. Ward, W. C. Ward, Charles Watney, A. G. M. Weale, Joseph Welch, R. R. Westall, E. S. Whealler, 1. Whistler, T. H. Whitehead. James Whittall, W. H. Wickham, H. Chatterton Wilcox, E. C. Wilton, A. G. Wood, B. Woodhouse, Thoma Werthington, Alexander Weight. W. R. Wright, C. W. Wrightson.
A full repart of the speeches will appear in
Sir John Anderson, replying to the toast of the Colony and the Malay States, said he
gmtified at the of the Bill. The situation is especially increased revenue of the Colony, Her Majesty the Queen, who was in and still more grateful at the substantial aggravated by the general ignorance of what the Bill actually contains, a whole series of white satin, drove in a State carriage.
balance. Regarding the Malay States, amendments and clauses having been passed The procession moved through the streets, which were lined with troops, their financial condition
even without discussion. amid white domes and gilded minarets more satisfactory. Those facts spoke Everywhere there were scenes of superb of substantial prosperity. Oriental colonring.
RUSSIA AND PERSIA.
was
He dwelt the Malay
STONING THE POLICE.
next issue.
The Royal visitors received a memor-on the great trade of able ovation on their way to the Royal Peninsula, which he said was a At about 6.30 oo Tharaday night P. C.Wilckson, R. Chatterton Wilcox, H. quarters, where Their Majesties gave a country England could not afford to Wilson arrested a bayker in Thamati for Lawks A crowd soon gathered ing without a licens reception to 200 representatives of British ignore. The expansion of the past was a commonead to throw stones, and the con- India.
likely to be maintained, if not exceeded, stable arrested one of the stone-throwers. The crowd Lustled Lim, with the result that he lost in the fature. Regarding the labour, both of his prisoners. He then arrested a man supply, the fears that had been expressed who was inciting the crowd to assalt him. The might be regarded as unfounded. He man was brought before Mr Irving at the dwell on the close sympathy between magistracy yesterday, and charged with obstract
ing the police
the execution of their duty, For obstrusting the Government and the unofficial comand with disorderly conduct, munity, which was really the cause of the police, he was sentenced to a month's bard Jabour and for disorderly conduct the sentence the solid prosperity of to-day. Hetbought was two floggings of twelve strokes each with it was about time we did for the Tamil the cat and seven days' hard labour. what we had done for the Malay in the way of vernacular instruction.
LONDON, Dec. 7. In the House of Lorda, in reply to a question by Lord Curzon, Lord Marley declared that the policy of the Imperial Government was to maintain the Anglo- Russian Convention and to mediate benevolently. If Britain and Russia kept together he believed we should soon see a solution of the crisis.
LONDON, Dec. 8. Router's correspondent at Teheran states that the aitustion is easier. The Government and its leaders are checking acts which would be likely to provide an excuse for Russian occupation.
THE MOROCCAN PROBLEM.
Loimos, Dec. 7. The Franco-Spanish negotiations for a settlement of the Moroccan question have begun at Madrid. The British Ambassador attended the first conference MR. HORATIO BOTTOMLEY, M.P and participates throughout.
LONDON, Dec. 7.
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Naval Yard . KO.YLI. Naval Ground. R.A. D. R.E. Military Ground, Teame:
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Two new films of more than ordinary in- terest were shown at the Victoria Theatre. tast night. The longer of the two was entitled "After fifty years." It portrayed an Col. Hamilton, A. F. Dashwood, E. entrancing story of the war between Austria C. T. Hose, M. M. Mass, D. E. Donnelly: A. E. and Italy. An old Italian soldier and his Towler, and W. E. Warburten. wife are celebrating their golden wedding, Craigengewer: H. H. Taylor, J. V. and the pinning of a medal to the old man's Brags, L. A Rose, WH. Viviaah, J. D. breast revives old memories. He tells his Norle, E. L. Braza R. A. Carvalho, R. children and grandchildren how he wor the Phillips, C. Johnstone, E. Pestonji, E. medal at Palestro in 1859, how he was-Saved Bass,
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from the Austrians by the girl who he Kowloon: Rev. Foster Pegg Major. Accurately. Fitted to Each. ultimately married, and how the Italians Taylor, J. Robinson, W. 1. Elzen, F. routed the Austrian army. The picture is Sutton W. Waterhone, W. Thursfield, Mr Horatio Bottomley, M.P., haa ay-
undoubtedly a magnificent one, some of the Macaskill AFR. Raven, W. L. LONDON, Dec. 7.
battle scenes being most realistic. All the Wenser, and J. H. Mead (Capt.) plied for a receiving order which, if
Reuter's Constantinople correspond-effects are distinctly good and the film is granted, will, he says, in no wise inter-eat states that following on the dynamite clear and almost entirely devoid of Aicker. fere with his Parliamentary work.
explosion on Dec. 5 at Istib, in Mace The other new picture is "The Maid of donia, the work of Bulgarian revolution pathetic and tragic death of a young Indian AB SUPPLIED TO THE HOUSE OF
Niagara," an Indian love tale, describing the aries, by which 12 people were killed maiden and her lover. and 13 wounded, riots took place,
LORDS AND HOUSE OF COMMONS resulting in the death of fourteen more Bulgarians, 157 being wounded.
EARL GREY ON CANADIAN
POLITICS..
LONDON, Dec. 7. Earl Grey, as the guest of the Canada. Club, paid a tribute to the Right Hou Mr Bryce. He said that the critics of the latter know not what they were talking about. What, he asked, would have happened if Mr Bryce refused to repre-
tions? Canada would instantly have de. manded the creation of her own embassy.
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LATEST SHIPPING NEWS.
The P.M.S. Co's 8.5. Siberia which sailed from Hongkong November 10th arrived at dan San Francisco Deceta er 7th.
The 8.5. Gregory 4 pear from Shanghai and Kobe left-Moji this morning and may be ex pected here on or about the 12th inst.
The Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s RM.S.. President Taft, in his message to Montediyle arrived Shanghai at noon on Thurs
A man named Abdool Bajock Samy was brought before Mr Irving at the magistracy/ent Canada in the reciprocity negotia-Congress on foreign affairs, dwelt upon day the 7th last, and left agalu at 8 p.m. same yesterday, charged that on the 1st 10th and 11th November, he feloniously and with intent to defraud, forged the signature of Lau Cheong Wan on four cheques drawn on the Interna- tional Banking Corporation, and obtained from the International Banking Corporation, by virtue of the forged cheques, two sims of $500,
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the progress of arbitration and urged the day for Hongkong where she is duo to strive This vat was started by the late Robert Thorn importance of the extension of American at Ba.m. to-morrow the 10th inst.
of Gramook and has been sold as No. 4 sinoş 1831. commercial interests. In this latter con- The Silk ex T.K.K... Shiny Mara, which nection he pointed out the high record. York on the 9th fast. 4 days, 15 hours from 833 SCOTCH WHISKY.
Iaft bern on the 3rd November arrived at Now attained by American exports during Francisco. the year. He considered that the entire
foreign service was developing, especi-IF YOU FEEL A COLD AHPROACHING Mr Asquith has viewed sympathetical-ally as regarde commercial inter- hot bath at bed-time and a dose of PINKLETS ease. I was incretingly clear that form the best preventative, Pinklets dispel Con- there must be a flexible tariff in order to stipation, ensure regularity, aid Tation, ours assist commerce and industry, and it Biliousness. For dents of Chemists, or post seemed desirable that the minimum free from The Dr. William's Medicine Co. tariff should embrace the free list. 84 Szechuan Road, Shanghai,
one man of $5350 and a further sum of god by the suggestion for accelerating the then knowing sash cheques to have been forged enquiry into the Post Office employees Bergenut Great prosecuted, and Mr Goldring grievances. He says the recent increase appeared for the defendant.
The case was in the coat of living alone justifies fresh
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