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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 21ST, 1912.
A Japanese, who was yesterday con- victed of having been drunk and disorder y. was advised by Mr. Melbourne "to dilute it next time." A fine of 8 was
imposed,
The
directors of the
Russ-Asiatic
Hank of St. Petersburg have decided to raise the dividend, above the figure, first.
Sir Francis Piggott, who leaves for TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. Peking to-morrow, is to receive a pre- sentation from the Law Society of Hong- kong to day..
Two bodies were found in the harbour" on Wednesday near the Kee Hing wharf, death in both cases being due to drown- ing. A third dead body was found in
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.] AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION.
SCENES IN THE CONVENTION
(THROUGH EXUTER'S AGENCY.]
THE HOME RULE DEBATE.
Landos, June 20th.
As the result of the four days on the sammittee stage on the Home Rule Bill, the first section of the first clause is passeil.
The origin of wheat is equally mysterious, though what evidence there is points to its beig a native of Western Asia or Eastern Europe. If this be the case, we may take it that the cultivation of wheat spread westward through Europe and the cultiva tion of rice eastward through Asin, the pre- ference for either cereal being simply due to climatic conditions. But while the cultiva-announced, viz, 8 per cent. The divid-the police basin at Kowloon. tion of rice over the greater part of Europe is impossible, the cultivation of wheat, which lends itself by its numerous varieties. uch more easily to changes of climate, is possible over the whole of Asia, so that the Asiatic preference for rice cannot be explain ed on the grounds of necessity. It has been claimed that rice is less affected by varia-was yesterday sentenced by Mr. Irving at ior partier, Mr. Arthur E. Dowler, He affirmed that full opportunity would join, but. Mr. Ramsay Macdonald re-, tions in weather than other cernis, but this the Magistracy to three months' imprison has been for long the managing partner be given to the elected deputies to purge fused to help the Opposition to kill the
end will now be 9 per cent., the carry- over being correspondingly reduced from R.1,200,000 to R.727,838.
For attempting to impose upon a pawn broker by offering a bangle as gold which was not of that pure metal a Chinese, said to be well connected in Hongkong,
mont.
time to
is a very doubtful clain, in view of the unumerous famines which from
fine nflict all the principal r'ce-growing countries of Asia. It is certain, on the other
from a woman
ma
LONDON. June 20th. The Convention will be occupied with A New York comiuercial paper states that the business of William Forbes & preliminaries until Friday, when the. Co., the oldest British house in North Republican candidates will China, lang carried on in New York by atell, the late Mr. F. J. Fraser-Campbell, has born soccerded to by Messrs. Dowler,
Forbes & Co.
of New York. The
of Arnhold, Karberg & Co., of China.
been
GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
Mr. Dickinson, Radical M.P., last night
nomin-proposed that the Irish Parliament eon-
sist of a single chamber.
Mr. Roosevelt in a sprich strengthen- ed the belief that he will boli if defeated.
LYSALE.
A wire from Chicago states that the Convention has debated the motion by Governor Hadley to replace 92 of the Taft delegates by Rooseveltisas, on the ground that the former were improperly placed on the roll by the National Com- miltze.
He was supported by the Opposition, who hoped that the Laboarities woahi
the proceedings, it is expected that the
kangaroo closure. Government will have recourse to flie
THE DOCKERS STRIKE.
Loxnox, June 20th. The Southampton strike, kas ended, the
the roll of delegates dishonestly placed | Bill and they therefore voted for the Gov- there by the National Committer, but if ernment. The amendment was rejected › had who Yesterday
they would not avail themselves of the by 288 to 199. In view of the slowness of sentenced on Monday to six months' im prisonment for stealing a pair of bangles was placed before Mr.
His Excellency the Offer Administer-portunity, then the action of the Con- WHISKY hand, that the cultivation of rice is a much
more laborious task than the cultiva Irving at the Magistracy, his Worshiping the Government is entertaining the vention would be binding on no hourst tion of wheat and much more injurious to explaining that he had imposed the sen-members of the Court and Council of the health, since it demands working in the tenace he did on the understanding that University of Hongkong to luncheon
are the prisoner had been previously con
The following have been invited!-- BLEND OF THE FINEST PURE water during the time the seedlings
bing planted and the growing plants are victed. That was not so, and he reduced today, to meet Sir Charlos Eliot.
General Anderson, Dr. Bell, Mr. F. weeded. Asintic índolonce cannot certainly the sentence to six weeks' imprisonment. MALT SCOTCH WHISKIES.
The many friends of the 1.5. Consul Badeley, Mr. C. Clementi, Mr. E. R. be adduced, in these circumstances, as a reason for the preference for rice. Nor does General. Ir. A. P. Wilder, will learn Hallifax, Mr. Chan Chik Yu, Mr. Chang with regret that his latest fetters do not Kang Yo, Sir Paul Chater, Mr. Chatham, After having Mr. Chan Sir Ki, Mr. Chin Pu Tin, For over 30 Years WATSON'S the cereal, in spite of the labour spent on
it, compare favourably with wheat in regard give satisfactory news,
been ordered to prolong his stay in Cali-Dr. Clark, Mr. W. Dickson, Sir Kai E" has maintained the re-
to its nutritive qualities, according to ex
health would improve under the happy Jordan, Mr. Lau Chu Pak, Mr. Ng Hon the FINEST Perts; while the medical profession generallyfornia, it was thought that the Consul's Ho Kai, Mr. J. R. Wood, Dr. G. P. putation
regard a rice diet, however suitable for per climate of the West, but this, unfortunate-Taz, Mr. Ng Li Hing, Mr. E. Osborne, the song engaged in hard physical labour, as
ly, has not succeeded, and now it trans-Rev. T. W. Pearce, His Hou. Mr. Rees SCOTCH WHISKY in
eminently unfitted for those employed in
pires, says the Shanghai Mercury, that his Davies, Mr. Pollock, Rev. G. M. Spada, sedentary occupations. The amount of rice medical advisers have considered it neces- Mr. Alabaster, Mr. G. T. Edkins, Mr. D. K. Sethna, Mr. E. Shellim, Mr. N. J. FAR EAST.
that has to be caten to obtain a sufficient sary to remove him to hospital.- amount of nutriment being large, there is a
Stabb, Mr. Murray Stewart, Mr. A. M. tendency to unduly distend the stomach.
Thomson, Mr. Woj. Yuk, and Mr. N. J. The Japanese, as is well known, introduce
Mody.
,
of
A big fire took place at 123, Connaught Road West yesterday morning, resulting in the total destruction of a four-storey
A. S. WATSONumber of supplementary meals in the tenement which was occupied as a rice
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The origin of the fire is unknown, store. but the Hames, fanned by a strong breeze, bad obtained a firm hold before the Fire' Brigade appeared on the scene. - The new motor was used for the first time. building was completely gutted, and the stock was ruined. The premises were in- sured in four companies for $49,300,
The
THE OPIUM OUTLOOK.
VIGOROUS ARTICLE IS THE TIMES."
**LIXK BEDLAM,
Mr. Watson, lencher of the Taftites,
THE BRITISH BUDGET SURPLUS. men returning to work unconditionally.
LONDON, June 20th.
. The Times has reason to believe that
MR. LLOYD GEORGE ATTACKED BY SUFFRAGETTES.
Prupoed a reference in the motion to the Government has decided to allot from the credentials of the Committee. The three to four million pounds of the realized surplus to the redemption of the debate was marked. by rigorous ex- changes and personalities, and charges National Debt and the bulk of the re- of bribery. The debate reached its mained to further provision for the climax when, at the conclusion of the Navy. speeches. Mr. Hudby and Mr. Watson The marched together down the aisle. cheering assumed the character of a de- monstration in favour of Mr. Hadley, who was greeted by a fire of suggestions that he should be a compromise candidate. The representatives of several uprooted the standards and marched yelling round the hall, which was like
States
LONDON, June 20th.
Mr. Lloyd George, after opening the Welsh bazaar at Westminster, was at- tacked and hustled towards the door by Attempts were mady to suffragettes.
He shouted when knock his hat off. going that he would give facilities, for th passing of the Women's Franchise Bill. Detectives and stewards drove tha
wonnen away.
AUSTRALIA AND POPULATION NEEDS.
course of the day, the custom being to eat little and oftan, by which this evil is avoid ed. There remains only one reason why
A London telegram to the Bombay rice should be preferred to wheat, and that is the ease with which it can be prepared,
LONDON, June 3rd. To make bread, the most palatable f rar in
papers dated the 3rd inst. says:--
The Times this morning in an article disenssing the recent appeal of opium which wheat cu be prepared, is a long and
Jae chants in India to the Government arduous operation compared with the boiling
of India requesting discontinuance of the bedlam. of rice, which, furthermore, only requires
sale of opium for China, proceeds to an
Both parties are showing the utmost cleaning, while wheat requires to be ground
exhaustive review of the situation from political into flour. As regards simplicity in pre
the various standpoints of Indian finance, activity, the Taftites making every effort to maintain their majority, but there is paration there is, indeed, no comparison
the opium merchants, and the
The journal points out that the Govern- between the two cereals, and it may be
situation.
auggested that it is owing to this fact that
ment of India is in a remarkable posi- great uncertainty as to the ultimate The delegates from Illinois tried to vice continues to form the staple food of water. He took him to Blake Pier in antion, being confronted with the united, result.
anti-upiurs societies in England, and the Asiatic uations, whose accumulation of unconscions condition, and two European demands of the Chinese Government, the wealth, compared with Western nations, is constables tried artificial respiration with Indian opium merchants to cease selling start a reirain "We want Teddy," but
widely notoriously small. To- people virtually success, after which the man was removed the drug for China, though the motive it was scarcely andible above the storm telegraphs that Lord Denman, in open=" different. Jointly, however, they con stitute a formidable request, prompting these demands are
A very creditable rescue was effected on. Wednesday by the coxswain of the steam Iaunch Lloyd's. Nothing a man in the water brand thin graft alongside, and, assisted by a man in a rowing boat, suc ceeded in getting the man out of the
into the water while drunk, Wednesday to the hospital. He explained that he fell being a festival.
LONDON, June 20th." Router's correspondent at Melbourne
of cheering for Mr. Hadley. The ing the Commonwealth Parliament, said hear that the Ministers regard the rate of in- Missouri delegates performed
crease of the population with the deepest dance in front of the platforms, but a
The birth rate was too low for a concern. beautiful girl in the gallery turned the tide in favour of Mr. Roosevelt by
hiring from has to mouth, with few
The Times thinks the public in India appliances, rice forms a convenient diet,
and England will be in full agreement but that it should continue to be the
the on one point-though the Chinese Gov- The programme arranged for principal diet in later and better organised
As & Coronation Day Entertainment at The Tument have been unable to fulfil their
young country, and it had been decided conditions by no means follows.
stop. The question is, when? matter of fact, broad israten, though to a very Palace Theatre, Mt. Austen Barracks, part of the undertaking, the traffic must
At this stage it seems to as that the waving a picture of the Ex-President, to propose a maternity grant to mothers Indian merchants have a right to be sumll extent, throughout Japan, and if the to-morrow night is a very attractive one,
heerd. As the result of the Anglo- The crowd descried it and cheered. for children born in the Commonwealth. price of rice continues to rise in that country the contributors to the first part includ-
Claud Severn, Mrs. Chinese agreements of 1907 and 1913 the as it has done in the past, the use of breading H.E. Mr.
The substitu- Hunter, Mes Walker and the Kernuts, Government of India have benefitted by Californians took the standard, the may become more general. tion of wheat for rice, completely or in part, Mr. B. Sutherland, Cum and Cut (ven-huge surpluses resulting from the high emblem in which is a golden bir tu 0 throughout Asia would serve to equalise triloquists) and Lance-Opl, Spiegelbalter. the food supply throughout the world, The second part consists of a musical one act, the characters although, of esurse, it would not serve to absurdity in
being taken by Mr. R. M. Crosse and The booking Capt. and Mrs., Addison. is at Moutrie's,
On June 16, at Shanghai, to the wife of F. D. ALLEN & son,
HONGKONG OFFICE 10%, DES YEUX ROAD LONDON Garten: 131, Flar 8.
Dress.
The Daily Press.
O
HONGKONG, JUNE 21st, 1912. Tas question has often been raised as to how far the use of rice is responsible for the backward condition of Eastern nations. To determine this point, however, it is neces. sary arst to ascertain why the use of rice is confined to certain nations and the use of wheat to others. If, as is commonly alleged, the human race had its beginning in what is now known as Asia, it may be concluded that rice was the first cereal to be used us food, and that its abandonment later by certain sections of mankind was simply due
evert famines caused by abro.mai climatic conditions. If it resulted in increasing the wealth of the people, however, the evil affects arising from the failure of crops would be greatly tempered. opinion has long decided that the wheat and meat eating races show the finest de
*Scieutile
All vld residents of Japan will regret to learn of the death of Mr. Henry Lucas, one of the oldent residents of Kobe, and one who has been connected with its fortunes almost since the year it was opened to foreign trade. He died un the 9th inst. The Japan Chronicle says his death came very suddenly, as few people were aware that he had even been About three weeks previously
No
prices of Government opium, based on
THE TURE
RESULT OF ROYAL HUNT CUE
LONDON. June 20th.
The race for the Royal Hunt Cup re-
expectations produced by the agreements. the gallery and waved it over the bend It is impossible for Great Britain to insist of the girl, who was brought down to on the right of entry of Indian opium because there is now no central authority the Press seats, where she led the in China capable of enforcing the right.
cheering for Mr. Roosevelt. After forty-sulted as follows:- "We recognise the interests to be con- sidered. The first are those of India, as five minutes' pandemonium, Mr. Hadley
whole. If however, a continuation of
the sales causes a collapse of prices, India consented to the reference in the reso will receive little benefit, while the mer-lution as to the credentials of the com chants will be crushed. The Government
of India have sold a Government product mitter. The voting on the minor amend at enormously enhanced prices on the ment showed that there were 364 Taftites of which they cannot now procure. They strength of an agreement, the fulfilment und 320 Rooseveliaus. have pocketed the profits gleefully. common fairness they cannot now proceed to ruin those who trusted them,"
REPORTED ELOPEMENT ON THE ** INDRADEO."'
In
A New York correspondent states that Me Jordan L. Mott, jun., son of Mr. Jordan L. Mott, a millionaire iron manu- facturer, who is an intimate friend of the with an actress in the British tramp Duke of Connaught, eloped on 20th inst. Steamship Indradea, bound for China.
Eton Boy Long Set Matelot
12
3
There were 28 runners, and the starling
priens were:-100 to 12 against Eton Boy,
The winner and Bachelor's Hops started 9 to 1 Long Set, and 50 to 1 Matelot..
LATER. equal favourites. Sunspot was ridden The closeness of the voting in Chicago by F. Wootton; Royal Tender, Piper; between Taft and Roosevelt and the farrictiere, McGee; Oliver Goldsmith, surprise demonstration in favour of Mr. Robbins, Prevoyant, Huxley; and Out- Hadley, the Governor of Missouri, the leading orator at the reform movement, lavours the conjecture that a dark borse may be sprang upon the Convention.
KIEL REGATTA.
APEECH BY THE KAISER."..
LONDON, June 20th. The yacht Funty, of Great Britain, won the International one-ton cup out.
actress is on the ship's papers as Mr. Mott signed on as purser, and the stewardess, because the vessel is not licensed to carry passengers. Mr. and right. The Kaiser, before leaving for are in pursuit, hoping to intercept the
+18 the emphasised that owing to the creation of Mre. Mott, sen., and a private detective the regatta, in a speech at Hamburg, couple at Gibraltar, which
the empire the German merchant would be able to proceed tranquilly on his dradeo's first port of call.
way under his own flag. He had o
velopment and the greatest vitality. Of all the substitutes for went that have been tried in Europe, potatoes in Ireland, muize in Italy, catureal in Scotland, none has been able to take its place. The potato has been shown on reasonable grounds to have been unwell. the ruin of Ireland; and the dreadful disease he bad been thrown from a jinrikisha. of pellagra has been traced to the use of maize and being a very heavy man the shock, in Italy. Oatmeal as a better record, but had a serious effect upon him, to the fact that climatic conditions in the the Scotch national diet has failed to serious alarm, however, was felt concern countries they migrated to did not admit of make any impression in other countries. ing him, though it was necessary for him ita cultivation. The history of man is now Whether wheat will ever oust rice in Asiatic to keep to his bed. On the day of his shown to date back such an enormous countries from its position as the national death he felt sufficiently well to get up, period, however, and the climatic changes food is difficult to decide, but judging from but feeling weak he went back to bed since his advent conditions in Japan, the Erst Eastern again, where he fainted, and be passed the world has undergone have bean so wide, that it is difficult to country to assimilate Westers civilisation,away during the afternoon from heart draw any conclusion as to the original use such phenomenon is not altogether disease. Mr. Lucas was just on 68 years of age. He came out to Hongkong in of any one cereal. Indeed, it is quite prob- Į improbable. It is notworthy in this co- able that two or three kinds were in use nection that wheat is now being largely 1867 under engagetient to Messrs. Lane, Crawford & Co., and two years later atarted in business as a commission mer-N concurrently. Whether Europe was origin. grown in China in place of opium,
chaat and general agent under the style ally populated from Asia, or Asia from
of H. Lucas & Co. During his. long. Europe, it appears certain that at the time- of the last glacial spork the people of
The Times Brussels correspondent Europe were for the most part driveu East
interest in public affairs. He had for states that it is announced that progress flag is easily hoisted, but it costs much to lower it with honour. He expressed. and South and came in contact with the
two periods of three years each been is now being made with the erection at A Chinese committed suicide
President of the Kobe Club, and at the Ymuiden, in Holland, of works for the his gratification that many vessels of the rice-eating people of Asia long after the
manufacture of artificial rubber accord related friendly peoples of Britain were production of rice had been rendered in Wednesday by hanging. He was found
The raw material is prin- competing at the German regattas Heyden. possible, at any rate in Northern Europe. with s quente string tied to his neck hang. time of his death he was President of
DOUBLE AVIATION FATALITY. Lucas died about fifteen years ago. The cipally sea fish, to which 15 to 16 per If India is the home of the rice-plant, as is ing from a beam in a house in Connaught the local St. George's Society, Mring to the process of a M. Van der deceased leaves three sous and two daugh- cent. of natural rubber is added, and afterwards treated by secret process. eummonly supposed, it may be taken that
The practice of snatching hats from ters. The eldest daughter, who is at pre The product obtained is said to be as
A telegram from Douai, France, states the return ware to Europe carried the cereal with it, although there are no records that pedestrians is still attempted in the sent in England, is the wife of Mr. W. G. flexible and elastic as natural rubber,
Barton, of Messrs. Douglas, Lupraik & capable of being vulcanized rapidly, and that the aviators Lieut. Peignian and it was ever used, eran by some of the western district, and a man who was yes- southern nations of Europe, such as the terday convicted at the Magistracy of this Co., Hongkong, and the younger daugh insensible to the action of benzine and Captain Dubois collided at a height of
heat. The by-products may serve for the tion into Persia, however. It is noteworthy imprisonment and to be exposed in the Manila branch of the Hongkong and the cost of production is said to be very ground in a tangled mass and both men Greeks. There is evidence of its introduc-offence was sentenced to three months ter is the wife of Mr. W. E. Allca, anufacture of artificial manure, and eighty feet. Their machines fell to the
Shanghai Bank. that rice is not mentioned in the Bible
A Chinese who jumped from a train-car while in motion had to be sent to the residence in Kobe he took a prominent hospital suffering from injuries.
Rond.
stocks for six hours.
i.
low.
· ARTIFICIAL RUBBER MANU
FACTURE.
ram, Buckley. Spanish Prince, Duke Michael and Bachelor's Tax did not ren. After five furlongs had been covered Dorando was slightly ahead of Beaure paire, Eton Boy, Long Set, and Matelot. Approaching the small ring, Eton Boy took up the running from Beaurepaire, Вол Long Set, and Whisk Broom. afterwards Long Set became second, but Eton Boy staying on won easily by three. lengths, a length and a half separating
second and third..
ASCOT GOLD CUP FROBKULES. The following are the probable starters and jockeys for the Ascot Gold Cup: --- Charles O'Malley, Hunter; King Midas, ever, observed that there was a Wootton; Basse Pointe, Stern; Com- bourg, Ogger; Prince Palatine, O'Neill; and t Com, Donoghue.
in spreading the Gothen, lag am bering the Hanseatic motte that a little
were killed.
LONDON, June 20th.
COUNTY CRICKET.
LONDON, June 20th. The following results are telegraphed Middlesex beat. Notts at Lords by five wickets."
Kent beat Sussex at Tonbridge by seven wickets.
Leicester beat. Hants at Leicester by 152 runs.
Surrey beat Australia by 21 runs. Yorkshire, heat Gloucester at Leeds by Somerset and South Africans drew at
74 runs.
Bath.
The Lancashire e. Warwickshire match at Birmingham ended in a draw.