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Mr. Alfred Holt, of Crofton, Aigurgh, TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. Liverpool, head of the Ocean Steamship Company, who died on November 28, left £135,586 38. cd;
able to draw on the supplies of other countries, although at increased cost, but when the coal supply of the world has reached an end, what is to become of the vast industrial organisation which has been We learn that Mr. Stuart Fuller, for- built up around it? Optimists generally fall merly US Vice-Consul in Hongkong, back upon the fact that the coal supply who was appointed Consul at Gothen- will last their time, or else upon the theoryburg, about two years ago, has now been the Consulate at Iquitos, Peru and will shortly proceed to take up the new post.
S. WATSON that by the time it is exhausted scientists promoted to & CO., LTD.,
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will have devised means of extracting power from the sun. At present there is not the slightest indication of this last theory being practicable, or at any rate practicablo in so far as to replace say large proportion of the power now annually drawn from coal. As WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. a matter of fact, of course, we do draw power from the sun every day, especially in producing our food supplies, but the onor- maus energy in the coalfields, which pro-
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AUSTRIAN POLITICAL CRISIS.
EMPEROR THREATENS TO ABDICATE,
LONDON, April 1st..
(THROUGH BRUTER'N AGEXOY.]
CHINESE CABINET CRITICISED.
A CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT.
PRISONER PLEADS GUILTY.'
The case in which E. Berkeley Ayris was charged with embezzling $100, $80 and $70.06, the monies of the South newspapers China Morning Post Co., Ltd., and with
ACTION AGAINST AMERICAN STEAMSHIP COMPANIES.
LONDON, April 1st. Rester's correspondent at Peking tele- graphs that the Chinese criticise the Cabinet severely on the A sensation has been caused in Austria-ground that several of the Ministers are Hungary by the news that at the audience inexperienced politically and unable to On Sunday last T. Hyan, of 87th Com- accorded to Count Khuon-Hedervary on inspire confiderco in the people. pany, R.G.A, was assaulted by an Ame- Friday, the Emperor Francis Josephi rican sailor in Spring Garden Lane, with threatened to abdicate unless the resolu- the regult that the soldier was removed tion of the Hungarian Parliament limit- to hospital. The sailor was brought being His Majesty's powers in calling out fore Mr. Irving yesterday and fined $10 reserves was withdrawn. or three weeks' imprisonment.
Some time ago a commercial traveller Jackson reported that a quantity being dissipated at such frightful rapidity of jewellery valued at £1,000, was miss that it can hardly be anticipated that it willing. The jewellery was stored in preussent to the resolution that led to the mises in Connaught Road, in charge of be replaced with any dogres of efficionoy by
a young Japanese, who stated at tho the direct control of the sun's power. Will time that a band of armed robbers at-
Finally be induced the Cabinet to industrialism, then, have to be abandoned ?
tacked the place and, after binding him, abandon the resolution and seek to placate. When it is considered that this means not took the stuff away. The suspicions of the Opposition in other ways
The Emperor Francis Joseph has now
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HONGKONG, APRIL 2ND, 1913,
Ir the coal strike has done any good at all it lies in the direction of bringing vividly before the people of Great Britain their utter dependence upon the mineral in the present conditions of industrial life. A hundred years ago a coal strike, even sup- posing the miners had possessed sufficient solidarity to start one, would hardly have
the police were, however, aroused, and
The Hungarian Cabinet unwillingly acquiesced in the resolution with a view to ending the Opposition's obstruction of the Army Bill.
It was the King's resolute refusal to
crisis.
LONDON, April 1st. Router's correspondent at New York telegraphs that the United States Govern- ment has filed a suit for the dissolution of curtain steamship companies trading between New York and the Far East vid Buez. The companies are being charged with the pooling of freight rates and the granting of rebates.
SENTENCES REDUCED.
LONDON, April 1st. The sentences on the printers Benjamin subsequent inquiries showed the jewel-issued a letter to Count Khuen Hedervary Buck and Charles Buck for publishing in tery to be located in a Japanese house which is practically an appeal to the the Syndicalist newspaper articles cal in Queen's Roud East. At the Mugis Hungarian Nation. It emphasises the culated to incite soldiers to mutiny have tracy yesterday the Japanese was sen-
care with which he has observed and main-been reduced from six months each to one tenced to six months' hard labour.
tained the nation's constitutional rights, and says be must as resolutely prescrvo | the rights of the ruler, and can only fulfill the sovereign duties if enabled to carry out both obligations.
CANTON TROOPS. FOR SWATOW.
We learn that the British steamer Telemackis, running between Hongkong and Saigon, has been chartered to convey 1,800 troops to Swatow. Altogether 3,000
troops are being sent up to overawe the
forces of Lim who appears to be in control at Swatow just now; A China Merchants' steamer is conveying the balance of the troops, and both steamers, we understand, leave Canton for Swatow to-morrow, escorted by a Chinese gunboat. The inter- tion on arrival at Swatow, it appears, is that the gunboat shall pilot the transports and in the event of the fort opening fire, the gunboat will bombard the fert. It is considered probable, however, that Lim in the presence of a superior force will submit.
DISTURBANCE AT WANGHAI
QUARREL BETWEEN SOLDIERS AND
BLUEJACKETS.
Yesterday sensational rumours as to happenings at Wanchai were current, but investigation proved that the reports of two murders in the vicinity were unfound
said to exist national wealth, a | Large part lies in the coal-fields, and ed.
that these should be worked at the
THE COAL STRIKE.
UNEMPLOYED INCRKAŠING.
LONDON, April 1st. Though Lancashire is hostile, and somė of the other coalfields are doubtful, the ballots generally continue in favour of resumption. Meanwhile the unemployed continue to increase by thousands daily.
BRITISH NATIONAL REVENUE,
LARGE SURPLUS.
LONDON, April 1st. The revenue for the year 1911-12 12. £183,090,288, an increase over the estimate of £3,492,286, while the expenditure is £178,548,100, compared with the estimated expenditure of £181,390,000. The surplus thus amounts to six and a half millions, which is larger than the most optimistic expectation, though the figures show a
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having omitted to enter in the books the sume of $640 and $200, was again before Mr. Irving at the Magistracy yesterday.
Mr. Hodgson, Assistant Crown Solici- tor, appeared to prosecate. Prisoner was undefended, and before the case WAS opened, he said-Your Worship, may I change my pleading to those five charges? I wish to plead guilty.
His Worship: You plead guilty to all the chargest
Prisoner: Yes.
Mr. Hodgson said the prisonor the employ of the South Chine Botered Post Co. in the year 1908. He had full control of the money of the company and he also kept the books. It was under his guidance and instructions that other books were kept. He had to sign all receipts, which were given out by the collecting shroff on receipt of payment. When the money was handed to the pri soner, it was his duty to enter it in the mouth, and the sentence on the journalist books of the firm. He had also charge nazned Buy Bowman has been reduced of moneys paid across the counter, and from nine months with hard labour to six he was supposed to give receipts for all months without hard labour. Sir Rufus accounts paid. All monies received by Isaacs in a recent speech in the House of him should have been entered in a book Commons intimated that he was willing to known as the rough cash book, and consider a petition praying for the reduc-afterwards into the chief cash book, and outstanding credit book, according to tion of the sentences.
the class of account. No one else had, CORONATION GIFT FROM THE
anything to do with the handling of GEORGES.
money. The money received had to be placed in the bank, with the exception of monies required to meet accounts against the Company. It would be proved that prisoner waited two or three days before putting the money into the bank, and that his purpose in delaying payment into the bank was that he might the more easily juggle with the money. When a customer paid an account, his would be marked off as paid. money in the outstanding debtors book In the three cases under notice, however, it would be seen that such was not the case, ns although the money bad been paid in, the accounts were still left outstanding. The charges against the prisoner were five in all. The first three could be divided under two heads, the first two charges being in respect of moneys collected by the ahroffs and handed to the prisoner, and the third a charge in
"Loxoow, April 1st. Lord Curzon, Lord George Hamilton, and Sir George Reid on Saturday pre sented to the King & Coronation gift from the Georges of the Empire. The gift took the form of the badge of the Order of the Garter, studded with diamonds. The King sincerely thanked the subscribers. He will wear the badge on the first avail able opportunity."
WIRELESS TOWER BLOWN DOWN:
LONDON, April 1st. Reuter's correspondent at Berlin tele graphs that the great iron tower of the wireless station at. Nauen near Potsdam was blown down by a violent gale The tower, which is 850 feet in height, was only
The first and most serious referred to large decrease of revenue and on increase recently erected. It was regarded as one connection with money actually handed of expenditure compared with 1911. It of the most remarkable frate of German to the prisoner, and for which he gave
must be recollected, however, that the engineering.
gurea of 1911 were abnormally swollen by the huge Arrear from 1910,
over the
The revenue for 1912 is the largest recorded with the exception of 1911.
The increase of revenue estimate is mainly due to receipts from excise,
THE BRITISH EXPEDITION TO THE
SOUTH POLE.
NEWS OF CAPTAIN SCOTT.
cuprice of a few men is an anomaly the death of a soldier belonging to the arising from the manner in which the coal- R. G.A. who was reported to have been fields have been discovered. A power of done to death at the hands of several life or death over hundreds of thousands is American bluejackets. The affair in given into the hands of a few men, who reality was not so serious
as that. by forming a federation can control the It appears that for some little time destinies of a country. It is not contended there has been bad blood between a that this power has not been exercised wise section of the men belonging to the y in the past, or that in the present dispute R.G.A. and bluejackets belonging to the
This The decrease in expenditure is due to the mine-owners are in the wrong and the American gunboat Wilmington. miners in the right, At this distance it is reached its height on Sunday in conse- the fact that less was spent in supply to impossible to say on which side the right quence of a report that one of the R.G.A. the services. lios, depending, as it must do, so much on had been maltreated by American blue- local conditions. What it is desired tonight, and his condition was believed to jackets at the Bellevue Hotel on Saturday point out is the immense responsibility be serious. At one time it was stated which rests on the mine-owners, respon that the victim had died in the Mili |sibility which no other private body of mentary Hospital, but such, we learn, is not is called upon to handle. On the other the case. However, feeling had been band comes the question of state ownership, aroused, and practically most of the men a question fraught with great difficulties, belonging to the R.G.A. were about town since it opens the way for an endless succes- on Sunday night. A party of them met ion of State undertakings Perhaps
a number of bluejackets carrying beer down Wanchai, and, being annoyed at medium course is possible, whereby the then in consequence of the reports which State. without becoming the actual had been circulated, they attacked them. "The bluejackets were out numbered and ownern, might exercise a greater control
one of then lifted a bottle of beer
soldier # over the working. A Coal Board equipped and struck with powers to regulate the relations over the head with it, causing a nasty wound. Ryan hud to be taken to hospital, between men and owners and between and when his assailant, a man named demand and supply might not only do Virden, appeared before the Magistrate much to prevent such struggles as those yesterday his Worship said he was not satisfied that the parties were telling all Now witnessed, but migat also help to that they knew and he imposed a fine preserve the coal supply from being wasted, of $10. **** And keep a watchful eye on the future.
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The English Mail of the 2nd March was delivered in London on the 30th March.
Sir Charles Dudgeon has been elected to the Council of the Royal Colonial Institute. ·
A fine of $500 was yesterday imposed
FRENCH PROTECTORATE OF MOROCCO.
LONDON, April 1st.
·A· telegram from Paris states that according to the Hatin's correspondent at Fez the Treaty for the establishment of a French protectorate over Morocco - was signed yesterday by the Sultan.
THE GERMAN SHIPPING.
COMPANIES.
RESULTS OF LAST YEAR'S TRADING,
a receipt. None of the sums involved. were entered in the rough cash book, nor were they accounted for in any of the Company's books. The last two, charges were charges of falsifying the books of the Company by omitting to enter sums of 8024 and $200. These amounts were not entered in the books of the Company, In September, 1911 prisoner asked for a day off, and when next heard of he was in West Australia. He had left without giving otice. Mr. Hodgson said he thought the case was too serious to be dealt with summarily. It should go to the higher Court.
HAMBURG-AMERIKA REFORT. The report of the Hamburg-Amerika Line for 1911 shows that the net profit was
Evidence was given by Mr. T. Petrio, Editor of the South, China Morning Post, 43,799,044 marks. Deducting interest on LONDON, April 1st. the prior loans, there remains 40,520,185 | Inspëetor. Macdonald, who arrested Captain Scott's ship, the Terra Novu, marks. Of this sum 1,348,100 murks bus prisoner in Perth, Inspector Collett; the
been assigned; in accordance with the. has arrived at Akarda, New Zealand.
statute of the company, to the insurance anger of the Kowloon Bookstall Co., Captain Scott is not on board. He reserve fund, and a um of 27,676,412 a shroff in the employ of the South China sant a message to the Terra Nova's baso in marks has been employed in writing down Morning Past Co., Mr. Croncher, a clork McMurdo Sound on January 3rd that he the value of ships, etc. and adding to employed by Messrs. Shewan, Tomes & tends remaining in the Antarctic tetrands and other accounts, making Co., Mes Cheong, and Mr. E. A. M.
together 29,024,520 marks. The available balance is 11,495,665 marks, which admite Williams, of the firm of Love, Bingham another winter to complete his work.
His party was then within 156 miles of of a dividend of 0 per cent, leaving a &-Alatthews, on whose belati ne suaited- named Ryanthe Pole and was still advancing.
sum of 245,605 marks over. Most depart the boks of the South China Morning ments of the company's freight business Post. Co. He stated that he found showed a highly satisfactory development, buy the emigration to the United States deficiencies in the books amounting to suffered an appreciable reduction, as com
from 85,000 to 87,000/- pared with 1910..
The other rumour concerned a Japanese who was supposed to have been killed by ↑ Chingus servant This was nothing more than a little dispute, but as a chicken had been killed on the premises and its blood was visible this seems to have suggested to the Chinese in the neighbourhood that a murder had been committed
THE QUAKER GIRL”
BRITISH NAVAL REORGANISA-
TION.
LONDON, April 1st..
THE NORDIEUTSCHE LLOYD.
Prisoner was committed for trial at the
THE EXTRADITION CASE.
The reorganisation described by Matates that the total profits for the year April 18th,
The report of the Norddeutscher Lloyd next Criminal Sessions, to be held on Churchill on the rath March comes foto 1911 amount to about 41,500,000 marks dorce on May 1st. The Sixth Cruiser (£2,075,000), as against 38,100,000 marks Squadron will henceforth be called the for the preceding year, an increase of 3,400,000 marks. Although the North Mediterranean Cruiser Squadron. American passenger traffic showed losses of several million marks, the general state of freights, to South America and Australis rendered the above result possible, and a dividend of 5 per cent. Proceedings in connection with the will be proposed to the shareholders at extradition of Vicente Sotto, on a charge the general meeting on April 3rd. The of abduction in the Phillipines, were con- sums of 20,700,000 marks (as against
A
HOME RULE,
DEMONSTRATION IN DUBLIN.
LONDON, April 1st. A huge Home Rule demonstration took
FURTHER ADJOURNMENT, :
The Quaker. "Girl” attracted a good
20,400,000 marks in 1940) has been applied tinued at the Magistracy yesterday. Mr. to general expenses, this sum including Hodgeon, Assistant Crown Solicitor, ap- Chinese who was convicted of having were disappointed. The musical play was place; to-day so dependent has the nation kept a lottery in which he sold San Fiu presented in a most attractive manner by from all parts of Ireland participated sea-going vessels. The insurance fund has Mr. W. B. Hind for the defence. Consul become on its coal supply, that a strike lottery tickets.
the members of the Bandmann Company The attendance is variously estimated at been increased by 1,500,000 marks, the and roused the delight of the audiences from sixty thousand to three hundred reserve fund by 400,000 marks, the renewal General Anderson stated that the Philip- places thousands, if not millions, out of
The Hon. Rufus H. Thayer, Judge of who demanded encores time and again.
fund by 200,000 marks, and the extra pines were a constituent part of the thousand. The people maased in work, destroys means of communication,
a distinct success and was very happy in O'Connell Street, which was lined with reserve fund by 275,000 marke, making a United States, which had no colonies nor
total sum and virtually throws the whole industrial the United States Court for China has Miss Frampton as the Quaker Girl scored
of approximately 3,000,000 dependencies. It was the same as any the pretty solos and dusts which fell to platforms. Mr. Redmond was the marks (as against approximately 2,000,000 other territory in the United States, and world into confusion. This furnishes food received the sad news of the sudden-de-
marks in 1910) for the reserve funds. The In the first place, howeves Conse of an elder sister, Mrs. Sara Cher lot, and Miss Marjorie Tempest filled for thought.
speaker. the part of Princess Mathilde with grace Ryder, of Northvil, Michigan.
company's financial position was consider the law of extradition to the Philippines and sweetness, her beautiful voice pro-
ably strengthened during the year, as the or to any foreign state was the same as large may be the supply of coal, it has ite
The Japanese Government proposes to caring for her many recalls, while Miss.
amount due to creditors decreased from in Americs, not only from the nature of Laits. The amount of coal yet obtainable in
36,100,000 marks at the beginning to the case but by express statute or enact- the United Kindom and the time it will last grant a life pension of Y1,700 annually to Barlow as Madame Blam was very he
19,500,000 marks at the end of the last
ment. Captain Charteris, Mr. James McGrath
current business year, against debts due. cessful. Mr. E. Granby made a capital undertook the role of Tony Chnte with
been felt outaide the districts where it took by Mr. Melbourne at the Magistracy on house last night, and needless to say few place in Dublin yesterday, in which people 1,500,000 marks for extra depreciation of peared to support the application and
DIPLOMATIC CHANGES.
chief
at the present rate of consumption has been Dr. Lonkolm, formerly a Professor in the calculated, and even if the supplies of other Tokio Imperial University, and also ad- countries be much larger, especially in viser to the Government in the compila distinction, and Mr. Bobby Roberts was that M. Bronevski, Councillor of the end of the current year as compared with prosecuted for sedition in the Philippines,
You of the new Codes. Dr. Lonholm held practically unsorted fields such as China, the post of Professor in the University still there, too, a limit must finally be for twenty-one years. A Bill to award When the coal supply of the the grant was introduced to the House reached. United Kingdom is exhausted she will be of Representatives on the 28th ult.
LONDON; April 1st. A message from Bt. Petersburg states as usual responsible for no little fun in Russian Embassy at Tokyo, has been the amusing part of Jeremiah The pro- duction was one of the nicest successful transferred to Berlin, and that his efforts of the present visit and should successor in
Tokyo is M. Shekine, materially enhance the popularity of the Secretary of the Legation at Peking. Company
to the company of 18,100,000 marks at the Prisoner stated that he had been twica 16,500,000 at the end of 1910. During the and 24 times for libelling the conduct of same period the amounts of prepaid paesage money and current risks showed a Government officials. In every instance Burplus of 2,000,000 marka, being
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10,900,000, as against 8,900,000 marks for the preceding year.
but one he had been discharged."
The case was adjourned,