TELEGRAMS
{"DAILY FRESS" EXCLUSIVE SERVICE.] CRUISER AGROUND ON THE
KURILES.
TOKYO, June 28th.
The cruiser Nanioe is aground on the Kuriles, and it is feared that she will be a tota! loss
The Naniwa is one of Japan's old protected cruisers. She is one of the cruisers available for subsidiary pur Fuses. Her displacement is 3,700 tons She was built in 1885-0)
YU.A.C. FUND.
TOKYO, June 28th. The Yokohama Cricket and Athletic Club Fund now totals thirty-five thousand you and other contributions are coming
ia.
CANTON.
[From Our OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
June 27th
THE BONGFONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE 291¤, 1912.
making a purchase that silver only will be taken. The Government, however, is taking severn steps to prevent silver coins leaving the City and all people caught. smuggling silver out are being detained.
SHAMEEN.
The barbed wire entanglements which have been surrounding the British Con- cession for several months now have been extended to surround that part of the French Concession near the City, so that now the whole island, with the exception of the river front from the Boathouse to the French Post Office, is surrounded by these entanglements. In the river at pre- sent are H.M.8. Clio, S.M.S. Tsingtas, U.B.5. Piscatajua, the French gunboats Argus and Vigilante, and the Japanese
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HONGKONG SHARE MABKET,
STUDENTS FOR ABROAD. It has been decided by the Government in Kwangtung to send 180 students abroad to be educated with a view to their filling positions in the Government in the future. One hundred of these students will be sent to Japan and the beat 50 to Europe. Any students who returned during the revolution and were of service to the Government will be Bent back to complete their course with out examination, and all other candidater must submit to an examination to be held on July 1st. The Government will pay . all the expenses of travelling and of education, but candidates must agree to return and surve the Government after their course is completed, when half of the money expended on their training
Vernon & Smyth in their will be deducted from their salary. If weekly share report dated June 28th they do not wish to serve under the Government then they will be obliged
A better feeling has been apparent in to refund the whole amount, with the local market during the past week, interest. The prospectus issued on this
not nud rates generally, although matter ends by stating that this offer materially changed, close firm. London not meant for the sons of richRubbers" have ruled quiet and close men, but rather for those who may beat about last week's rates. Fine Hard clever and yet not able to afford the Para Hubbor is unchanged at 4/8 per lb. benefits of a first-class education.
sellers. Discount rates close at 3% (Bank of England) and 21% (open market rata). Bar Silver is quoted at 252 ready, 28 forward, and Sterling T. T. at 2/0 Shanghai T. T. is unchanged at 723.
BASES.-Hongkong and Shanghaie bave been done during the week at 8830, but heart. at the close there are sellers at this with probable buyers at 8625. Frivate advices the last rate to band per Reuter" being
【THROUGH KEUTER'S AGENCY.] THE CHINESE LOAN.
LONDON, June 8th. A message from Tokyo states that Japan has withdrawn from her Man-is churian reservation anent the Chinese
JCVLT.
FRENCH NAVAL DISASTER.
THE EDUCATIONAL COMMISSIONER.
..
Since Mr. Chang Wing Kwang Look over the management of the Education tele-Department he has made improvements and done a lot of work to show that he
peuple's welfare at has the
LONDON, June 28th. Reuter's correspondent at Toulen graphs that three men have died as the result of injuries received on the Jules
Michalet. The explosion was due to the brekfire of an overbeated gun which had
fired its fiftieth round.
THE FRENCH STRIKE.
LONDON, June 28th.
Several unnecessary posts which were unuing away with a good dent of money have been abolished and the money spent in a more practical way. The latest
columus some time ago, Mr. Chung is A message from Paris states that the sending out a hundred students to go shipowners, except the Messageries Mari-round the province and lecture to the times, have declined the Government's pouple on two subjects: (1) The benefits of a Republican Government and the proposals,
part the people must play, and the neces- KELEASE OF PETHICK LAWRENCE. |sity for peace and their co-operation in order that the country may prosper; (2) The benefits to be derived from education, and the duty of parents to see that their children are educated according to their means.
LONDON, June 28th.
Mr. Pothick Lawrence who with his wift was sentenced to imprisonment in connection with the suffragette outrages has been released.
MESOPOTAMIA IRRIGATION
SCHEME.
PROVISIONAL CONTRACT' WITHDRAWN.
LONDON, June 28th. The provisional contract of four millions storling, secured by the firm of Sir John Jackson and Co. to complete a further stage in Sir John Willcock'e irrigation scheme for Mesopotamia, has been with drawn, owing to the conditions imposed by the Minister for Public Works
CORRESPONDENCF.
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THE PROHIBITION OF CHINESE
COPPER.
ĮTO THE EDITOR OF THE. HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."}
Sin,--As the moment is arriving when un effort will be made by the Government to demonetize the present copper section of the working currency of this Colony, it would be interesting to know how far the problem has been considered and
SECRET SOCIETIES.
Messrs.
Ktate:-
report a decline in London to £83 10s.,
£64.
THE MONTEITH CASE.
CONCLUDING DAY OF THE TRIAL
Sir Havilland de Bausmarez, Judge of H.M. Supreme Court at Shanghai, with njury continued the hearing of the charge against M. Macnaughton, alin Miriam Monteith on Friday last. We given by the N.. Daily Neics. reproduce the report of the proceedings
On his Lordship taking his seat the accused again went into the witness box, Mr. Bell produced a number of tele- grams and letters which the prisoner had received in the name of Miriam Monteith, and she explained in what circumstances she received them.
In reply to Mr. Wilkinson the witness said that she had no letters from her trustees and counsel misunderstood her on that point the previous day.
In reply to his Lordship as to how she came to keep such a mixed lot of docu- ments as she had produced, the accused said that they were in her blotting book. At the suggestion of his Lordship Mr. Ford, of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, was recalled, and speaking with regard to the endorsements of cheques by Miriam Monteith and M. Macnaugh ton, he said that they were very similar in-appearance.
identification. Possibly if there had been no more than the evidence of Messrs. Ford, Bickerton, and Bourne they might say, with the oath of the prisoner on the other side, that they did not wish to attack the good faith of these gentle- men, but that they were satisfied that they had made a mistake. But these gentlemen had spoken continuously and definitely.
on the
They must, however, give evidence of these gentlemen, independent, what weight they had a right to, to the and who had not themselves suffered at the hands of the prisoner. Miss Mac- naughton left in 1910 to go to Kobe, and there Mirium Monteith came scene, and until March, 1911, a space of some six months, the accused asked them to say and believe that there were two independent people very like each other settled in Kobe, who met again in London, one named M. Macnaughton and the other Miriam Monteith. March 28th, 1911, Miss Macnaughton disappeared, her disappearance being somewhat extraordinary. She and Miss Monteith, necording to the prisoner's story, made friends at Kobe. Kobe was not far off and they could have bad- evidence as to where the two wore staying at the time.
On
was
His Lordship then reviewed the evi- dence, and proceeding, said that three witnesses had sworn to the identity of the Addressing the jury his Lordship said, accused and that the circumstantial evi- with regard to the various cheque books, dence in this case, that was to say, the three of them on Simla, Beyrout, and evidence and the circumstance, Rome were found in a sealed package, thrown upon the accused by the cheque and of two of these Mr. Ford had told books and by the handwriting in connee- them that they were not in the hand-tion with this transaction. A well-known writing of the person who used the judge had said that circumstantial evi cheque book on the London County and dence was the most satisfactory evidence was and he thought this was an example of Westminster Bank, and which admittedly the cheque book of the it. prisoner. With regard to the third he said that there was so little to go upon that he would not be prepared to say one thing-or-another.
After some little discussion as to who was entitled to the last word to the jury, Mr. Wilkinson addressed the Court. He said that if they believed Messrs. Fobes, was Miss Macnaughton who was in Bickerton and Bourne, then the accused Shanghai in 1910, and who undoubtedly swindled the bank. He would like to jury had not to ferret out all that the accused did in her past life. They could not let her off because some suggestion of her Counsel was correct or that she had
In conclusion, his Lordship said that
he would like to warn the jury that they were not sitting as experts on handwrit- ing, but they were finding out whether the cheque was drawn by M. Macuaugh- tou, and in considering that they were entitled to look into the history of the cheque book, and, in connection with that, of the cheques of Miriam Monteith, into the history of the signature on one whose handwriting was so like that but The jury then retired to consider their which she herself denied she had signed. verdict, taking with them the various cheques for a comparison of the hand- writing.
In their absence his Lordship, address-
were
ence to the recognisances which excellent people. The main issue was whether she was the lady who was here cacheated the previous day, he had since proved she was associated with some ing Mr. Wilkinson, said that with refer- in 1910. It was admitted that the lady been informed that it was not the fault guilty of this swindle was like the of the witness, Mr. Bickerton, that ho accused, dressed in the same quiet way, left Court, as he was told that in all prob- did her hair in a like manner, spoke ability be would not be required, and similarly, and apparently had the same he went on that. In these circumstances facility of writing as the defendant, who the order need not issue, but he thought
The did so at their own risk. possible defence on that was that the noted that if witnesses left the Court they admitted being ambidextrous. The only it would be advisable that it should be prisoner was two inches abortor. defence must be that although they found the cheque books, in the hands of Miriam Monteith, she got them in the most innocent way and that she had nothing to do with the cheque drawn in Paris. That it had nothing whatever to do with ber, and that this mysterious person was the person responsible.
Mr. Wilkinson-But the order in which The jury returned after an absence of they are called remains with the Crown. ten minutes and returned a verdict of guilty.
Stringent measures are being taken by the Government to root out any secret societies of whom they have suspicions, as from these people emanate most of the dissatisfaction and trouble which has arison and is arising in the City of Rams atter rate. Luzons continue on offer at would not give the name of her father nothing further to bring to his Lord-
The accused
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MARINE INSURANCKS.-Unions continue to rain quiet at $800, and Cantons at innovation is that, according to a pro 8225 after sales, North Chinas are easier point out that in a criminal charge the posal details of which appeared in these at Tis. 130, and Yangtzes at 8100 with Es. 73. China Traders are unchanged
FIRE at 8100 nominal.
INSURANCES.-Hongkongs have the latter closing with probable sellers.
and been booked at 950, and Chinas at 8130,
SHIPPING Hongkong, Canton Maanos have improved slightly, and can now be placed to a small extent at 807 Frido-Chinas continue in request at 268, the London rate remaining at 140 middle price. China and Maniles are quiet at 89, and Douglases at 827, the Star Ferries (old) are neglected at 838, latter being obtainable at the quotation. but in the new a fair business has been done at $28 and more shares are wanted, Shell Transports have been the medium of a large business at prices ranging be- tween 107/6 and 109/6, market closing
In reply to his Lordship Mr. Wilkin with probable buyers at 110/-...
son said that there was no reason why the REFINERIES-China Sugars have been
AND dealt in to a fair extent at 8108 and
sentence should be postponed as there was 8109, market closing with buyers at the
ship's notice.
Mr. Bell asked bis Lordship to take and mother, the occupation of her father, 8322, but do not attract purchasers.
MINING Troughs have undergone no and she would not give any satisfactory into consideration the fact that the ac-BURVEYING INSTRUMENTS. change during the interval and are answer as to her trustees. The sugges cused had been in custody since April
In passing sentence, his Lordship said Transits, Levels, Plane Tables, Prismatic and
Sight Compasses, Hand Levels, &c., &c.) Heawoode did not exist except in the imagination a probable seller at 70/ quoted at 75/- middle price, with Londontion of the Crown was that these people 27th continue on offer at 4/9, but no business of the defendant. He asked them ant to Prisoner at the bar, you have been con- is reported, Raubs are procurable at believe this story of these people and hevicted on what I think extremely clear am afraid, from the evidence that has Engineerings have been booked locally the same person who swindled the bank
come out, this case cannot be looked upon DRAWING 63, but at $33 there are buyers. Chinese asked them to say that the accused was evidence of the fraud on the bank. at 367. and at this there are probable in 1910.
as an isolated fraud. I do not consider Replying on behalf of the accused Mr. further buyers.
Bell said that it was not against the any of these other charges which might accused that she did not tell more than have been made or withdrawn, but I
Scalas, Inke, &o, &c.) she had done about her parents. It was refer to that cheque particularly for Bickerton's Hotol when she took up you in such circumstances as must almost residence at the Berkeley Hotel, London, entirely have amounted to forgery. reason why I should pass upon you a and later in a flat in St. James', where Under the circumstances I cannot see any AGENTS FOR→→
the wireless light sentence. The sentence is that you she spent in three months some £500. Then there had been messages to and from the Mauretanin, be imprisoned and kept to hard labour LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS.-Hung- and he asked whether this was the kind for nine months. with a small reported sale at $105. Bickerton's Hotel and get $250 gold by kong Lands continue in request at 3105 of person to come to Shanghai, stay at The jury would have to be. Kowloon Lands are wanted at $34, and fraud i West Points at 800. Hongkong Hotels absolutely satisfied beyond all reasonable are in request at 8113 and 873 for the doubt that Miss Monteith was Miss old and new issues respectively, with a Macnaughton who was here in 1910. If Humphreys Estates after sales at 872 give the accused the benefit of it and and 88 close with sellers at the latter discharge her. rate, and buyers at 87.85.
I
'also
INSTRUMENTS
The other day five such persons were shot and two more batches have since met the same fate. A surprisingly large num ber of seizures of arms bus made the authorities very careful, and the news that some of these societies are being heavily financed with Manchu money is not making them any less uneasy in the matter. The stories which were going
Docks, WHARVES AND GODOWNS.-Hong- about last week to the effect that these people had decided to bring about the kong and Whampoa Docks after sales at 846 have improved to $47 with buyers. fall of the present Governmat in Kwang Hongkong and Kowloon Wharves have not likely that the accused would live at 85.000, which it seems to me was met by Squares, Sat Squares, Straight Edger.
been done at 860, and more are wanted. New Amoy Docks have improved to 86 with sales. In the North Shanghai Dooks are quoted at The. 1 sellers, and Shang- hai and Hongkew Wharves at Tls. 92 buyers.
tung, even if they had to cause foreign intervention, are still to the fore and no risks are being taken. A few days ngo a proclamation was issued stating the number of regiments at present quartered here and informning the populace that they were ready to meet any insurrection which might arise. Whether this has had the desired effect or no, certain it is that these last few
THE CHINA LOAN.
INTERVIEW WITH FINANCE MINISTER.
the
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upon what figures such an attempt han / days things have returned to a normal small reported sale of the latter at $75. they had a doubt they would have to Ostastische Lloyd recently had a long con-
state in the City, and but for the pre beer based
sence of more soldiers and police than To form even an estimate of the num ber of copper coins now in circulation usual one would not think of the
RESTLICTION OF NUMBER OF WIVES.
SALF OF LAND ON THE BUND.
3370
Linggis
2776
United Berdangs Saponge
07/6
23/0
London Asiaties.
9/6 10/9
The Peking correspondent of
Minister of Finance, about the present versation with Hsiung Hsi-ling, the situation. He reports:
Tha
500,000
Uven
THE JEDOK'S SUMMENGEP
Hsiang Hei-ling, first referring to the COTTON MILLS-Ewos have improved
Summing up to the jury, his-Lordship in the North to Tls. 92 with sales and buyers, Hongkongs have been booked said that they must not be under any new advance made by the Bank Syndi- impression that any great hardship had cate, stated that of the Tis. 3,000,000 好 Nanking and (well suited to the needs of the Chinese possibility of anything happening.
been brought upon the prisoner by having which he had received, he had remitted wi use them) would be difficult, but, in
A rather interesting, and somewhat at 85 and close steady.
MISCELLANEOUS-China Borneos have been arrested in Hongkong and tried le. 500,000 had been paid over to the a pepulation of some 350,000, ninety per tent of which is represented by the amusing proposal has been before the been booked at 8 and 881 closing with here. It was some time ago that she was Empresa Dowager: Another Tis, 500,000
China Providents are
He was now. coolie or poorer class who are obliged to Provincial Government bere, viz., to take sellers at 80.
where the papers were found and how of Kansub, and Tis, 400,000 had been from Paris that koap their earnings in the most advan-some steps towards restricting the aum wanted at 88, Cements at $4) Union committed for trial and Sergt. Murphy had been sent to Lancheufu, the capital 8.10, and Powells at 801. There are
anxiously awaiting news tageous and handy form according to ex-ber of wives a men may have and to take Water Boats at Beh, China Lights at was brought here to give evidence as to change, the amount cannot be less than steps also towards having marriages sellera of Ices at 8212, and - Steam-they were found. He did not want them forwarded to Chefoo..
in the North at the reduced rate of tunity of bringing the other papers the Bank Syndicate had agreed to make There had been a considerable amount further larger advances. He was urgent- 20 cents per head, or, ay, 10,000,000, registered. It is suggested that a law Laundrys at 85 Langkats are wanted to think that there had been no oppor the conference of the representatives_of
TIA. 85. weighing something like 70 tons.
should be passed that a man, no matter
LONDON QUOTATIONS The following of matter imported into this case which ly in need of Tis. 10,000,000 each in the The Chinese copper cent weighs oor. how rich or influential, should have only
dismiss from their minds. The issue was October. It was his honest desire that one "principal wife. It does not pro quotations-middle price were received he wanted them as far as possible to months of July, August, September and avd., or 143,360 to a ton. Who is to put
really a very clear one. Connected with an agreement be reached by the other that issue there were certain papers, banks with the Russian, in order that up the necessary capital, pay the transpose to legislate as to the number of from London by wire this morning:-- port, cost of distribution and, at the same
and beyond that there was a large mass the French should not become irresolute pretty girls he may have in his house. Ledburys
desert the time, guarantee that the new Longkong bold as "auxiliary" wives, so that
of papers which had been brought in, with regard to the position which they and which he thought might possibly had taken so far, or cents will remain in the Colony for a matters, it would appear, will be nuch
obscure their view. The question was, did Byndicato altogether. With regard to sufficient length of time to obviate any
the same as at present.
M. Macnaughton-he did not know what the interior loan, the Minister of Fin- future disturbance in this Copper Cur
the M." stood for-by means of aance stated that he was thoroughly con- cheque on the Equitable Trust Co. of vicced that all efforts would prove un- rency?
New York on September 13th, 1910, de-sucessful. The closing of a large loan fraud the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank? abroad on a sound basis was the only Of that there was no question whatever, possibility for China to be saved from The other question was whether the Mber financial troubles. The part taken Macnaughton whose signature was upon by Tang Shao-yi in the Government was. the document was the prisoner at the to be considered as having come finally Still there is squabbling about the
bar.it had been sworn to by her that to an end, as there had been: within the His final M. Macnaughton and Miriam Monteith Cabinet great conflicts, which had become native bank notes, and ediets and pro-
were two different people. Possibly they lately extraordinarily sharp. clamations by the Governor do not seemi
were, the question was not whether there successor would probably be La Cheng baiang, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, to have any very great effect. The latest,
An Exchange Telegraph Company's was a Miriam Monteith different from This was later on confirmed by Chao which is almost certain to meet with the same reception as its predecessors, states message states that the German Emperor, Macnanghton, the question was whe Ping-chuu, the Minister of the Interior. that in all transactions half of the turn underwent a very narrow escape whilst ther the prisoner at the bar was M. Chao gives the impression of being a christening the new. Hamburg-Amerika, acuaughton. She was passing in the really sick man and he is resolved to rency alone for the present until sucher must be paid and received in notes liner Imperator, which was recently name of M. Monteith, but that was ask: Isave to retire on account of failing
those Cases in which they had to time as she succeeds in getting her new and the other half in silver. It is almost launched at Hamburg. As the boat left beside the question. This was one of health and to settle in Tsingtao.
and that There will
one question only Government firmly seated.
At the Magistracy yesterday before Mr. then be plenty of opportunity to tackle unnecessary to say that merchants will the dock amidst the enthusiastic cheers
not adhere to this rale, and in most big of the crowd assembled a large block decide
of wood dropped from the side and fell was the question of identity. Mr. these small details
SPECTATOR. places in the City one is informed before within a few inches of the Emperor, caus Tell had very properly called their Irving, five Chinese were each fined $5
attention to the danger of inadequate fer obstruction. ing great excitement.
To the ninety per cent, of population
Vacant land on the river frost to the
PAPER GULRKSOY.
mentioned above, this new fad on the value of $300,000 is to be sold by auction part of the Government will prove dis by the Government as a means of raising astrous in the extreme, as all who im-funds. agined they had sufficient funds where- with to purchase their daily rice, sudden. ly find themselves absolutely beggared with nothing but starvation staring them in the fac What will be the ultimate result and, how long can such a state of things last-without trouble?
My advice islet China and her cur
28th June, 1912.
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