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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 1611, 1912.
INTIMATION
due to the influence of the tropical rains The Philippine Government has assign-
WATSON'S
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VERY OLD LIQUEUR
By the death of Mr. J. W. Jameson,
over soft ground easily disintegrated. Thised Posos 1,100,000 for public works in the which occurred on June 29th, says a Tien-TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.
The lamp thief has started his nefarious practices again in the neighbourhood of West Point. A number of globes Have been reported stolen from street lamps
is unavoidable in the working of a mountain | iolanda. railway during the stage which follows its opening. It must be borne in mind, too, that the line, starting from the sen level, reaches a height of 1,000 metros at Yummenfu. Then with regard to "Customs formalities," | there. we are informed that the Railway Company has adopted, in conjunction with the Chinese and Indo-China Customs Admin istrations, special arrangements enabling each of them to render the incriminated formalities to which objection is made as simple as possible, For instance. the goods forwardel from Haiphong
A woman was sent to the hospital on Sunday from Yaumati suffering from a stab wonnsl. The man who is believed to have inflicted the wound has been arrested, ej,
{"ORỪNG NGÒI BAN ron SERVICE RESIGNATION OF THE MINISTER
OF FINANCE.
tsin contemporary, one of the old China residents passed away. He came to China in 1879 as an engineer for the French Government, and remained in Cochin China and Tonkin 'fór sixteen years, being present during the wars with the black taga in Tonkin and Cambodia. In
PEKINA, July 15th. 1888 he joined the Taku Tug and Lighter
The President has accepted the resigna Company, Ltd., as Manager and Super- intendent Engineer, in which position betion of Hsung Hsi Ling, the Minister of remained for many years. He was a most
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(THROUGH KKUTER'S ADENUT.) TURKISH POLITICA.
LONDON, July 15th. Router's corresponden at Constantinopla wires that Nazim Paslea, the ex-Governor of Bagdad, has declined the portfolio of the Ministry for War except on sweeping successful salvage engineer, having in the Finance, who tendered his resignation conditions, including the abolition of course of two years or so salved soine because of the opposition of the Provinces martial law and the dissolution of the
dozen wrecked vessels in different posi-
Chamber, whicù the Government has b
A man who carried on the business of tions from the Gulf of Tonku to the to the International Loan which he has jected. The Cabinet is tottoring and re-
before Mr. Melbourne, at the Magistracy yesterday, and on being convicted was fined" $10,
Among other vessels been negotiating. saved by him was the U.S. battleship Oregon, which was wrecked in Chinese waters. At the time of his death Mr. Jason was on a visit to Tientsin for the sake of his health. The dry climate there suited him. He was one of the oldest Masons in the port.
to Yunnanfu, are placed, after examinua money changer on board ships in the Guit of Tartary. tion, in cars which are immediately harbour without a licence was brought sealed nud the customs officials at the frontier have only to ascertain whether the seals are in good condition. If they are, the cars are directed towards their destination, where the goods are again submitted to examination. The Railway Company will relieve the sanders of all the customs WHISKY formalities provided it is supplied with full particulare. It is for this service that a duty of four dollars par car is charged and not six dollars per ton as incorrectly reported. A transit, duty representing only-
SCOTCH
A
BLEND OF THE FINEST PURE
MALT SCOTCH WHISKIES.
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Thieves broke into the quarters occupied by Father Spada neng the Roman Catholic Cathedral on Sunday night. Apparently they had forced the door and entered, taking away two bed covers, two- quilts and a pair of shoes,
man was arrested,
DEPARTURE OF HE. THE GOVERNOR OF MACÃO.
H.E. the Governor of Macao and
{THROUGH ASUTER'S AGENCY,]
CHINESE TROUBLES IN TÜRKESTAN..
LONDON, July 15th.
A message from St. Petersburg has been recaired stating that an offiein) telegram reports that Chinese troops from the villages around Khotan in Turkestan sur- Madame Machado left by the Sui An on rounded and burned the house of a Rus- Bunday afternoon for Hongkong, sian subject. Snid Effendi and 100 coni route for Lisbon. They loave by the patriots wore in the house, and many of French Mail steamer to-day for Sings them were killed. pore, where they join the Dutch Mail line which makes Lisbon a port of call.
ITALY AND TURKEY.
While a Chinese woman was walking 2 per cent. of import duty in Indo-along the street on Sunday a man cause behind her, caught her by the neck, and China is charged for goods passing through wrenched a gold bangle valued at 60 Tonkin. It is not, however, necessary from her wrist. Her calle brought a to pay the whole import duly when the district watchman to hor rescue and the goods are landed on the Indo-China terri. tory, though it may be pointed out that goods catering Yunnan from Burnah bave to pay the whole of the import duties în Burmah, and part of them is refunded to the traders only after they have produce li the a certificate of import in China from the
Chinese Customs office of Teng-Yuch. It, ing caps.. The discovery was made as the residents assembled on the wharf to bid reinforced and delivered a fierce assault,
For over 30 Years WATSON'S "E" has maintained the re- putation of the FINEST SCOTCH WHISKY in
FAR EAST.
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& CO., LTD.,
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At the Magistracy yesterday an countant of a passenger junk was charged before Mr. Irving with unlawfully being in possession of five rifles, 1,200 rounds of ammunition, and four boxes of prim
junk was in the harbour. A fine of $250 was imposed.
A Chinese who was found with a
is to be noticed that the general freight tariff from Haiphong to Yuuuanfu (858 kilometres, or 330 miles) ranges from 846 to $120 per ton. But these figures apply only to goods forwarded in small quantities, quantity of opium in his possession as aad are respectively reduced to $12.50 and well as false trade descriptions, books 865 when urge quantities are involved, as referring to the preparation and sale of is generally the case. Furthermore, we are opium, tins for fastening round the
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at the Astor House Hotel. He pleaded Was remanded till Bot guilty, and Wednesday, bail being fixed at $500. The defendant had left the Colony for Manila, but was arrested there on a cablegram, and returned to the Colony yesterday on the 8.8. Taipuan,
His Excellency expects to be away only four months, and it is understood that he is going home principally to discuss with the Home Government various projects he has recommended for the development of the port of Macao..........
RENEWED FIGHTING,
LONDON, July 15th. The Italians have captured the position of Sidi Ali, midway between the Tripoli
A large number of officials and private cud Tunisian frontier. The enemy were the Governor and Madame Machado bon but were repulsed with enormous losses agage, and as the steamer left the after six hours' fighting. wharfa salute was fired.
The Government of Mueno during enbor Machado's absence will be ad winistered by Capt. Sanches Miranda, who arrived from Home about a week
go.
UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT IN
HANKOW.
LONDON DOCKERS STRIKE.
ILIOTOUS SCENES,
being not satisfied created disturbance in which also Russian sailor was mixed provised hospital. Mr. Langbury, Labour up. During the row several shots were MP., was roughly handled in the maide. three Chinese were wounded, two of them fired from an adjacent house by which only slightly while the wound of the third one is of a more serious nature. We understand that the man who fired the
THE PERSIA" REFLOATED.
signation is possible.
THE HANLEY BYE-ELECTION.
Loydon, July 15th, Polling took place at Hanley. OIR. Saturday to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. Edwards, Labour M.,
and resulted as under:-
6,0:17
Mr. Outhwaite, Liberal Mr. Rittner, Unionist ......... 5,093 Mr. Finney, Labourite 1,094 THE OLYMPIC GAMES,
HORSE RIDING COMPETITIONS.
LONDON, July 15th. In the military long distance and eross country ride Germany was first with co points, Britain and Sweden haing equal with 5985 points, America following with 69.62.
The individual prize riding competition was won by Kenma and Scott with 20 points each.
ATHLETIC EVENTS. In the final of throwing the hammer competition the winners were all Ameri- cans. McGrath was first, his throw being 54.4 metres, Gillis second, 48.49 inetres, and Childs third, 48.17.
SWIMMING EVENTS.
THE MARATHON RACE.
The Marthon Race (4,200 metres, about` 25 miles) resulted:-
K. McArthur, South Africa... L
C. Gitsham, South Africa. G. Stroding, America é 3 The race was run in a sweltering hest. Kolomainen, of Finland, and Gitsham and McArthur led throughout the early
LONDON, July 15th. Riotous scenes were witnessed at Hyde
The 400 metres free style swimming informed that the discrimination between,waists of people, and other impedimenta
Park on Sunday afternoon on the occasion competition resulted: 1. Hodgson, of gooda of French and foreign origia has which suggested the establishment of an
of a strike demonstration. The strikers Canada, amins, 242-5mes; 2, Hatfield, been suppressed since January, 1911. It is unlawful business. He was brought be- denied that the comparatively high rates of fore the Magistrato yesterday and fined
endeavoured to release a comrade who of England, Grains. 254-secs. ;, Hard- the freight tariff are an obstacle to the $500.
An unfortnate incident occurred at the had been arrested for assaulting an inter- wick, of Australia, Gmins. 311-sees. Ta Chee Men at 11 p.m. last night the oconomic expansion of the Yunnan Province, and, in proof of this, allusion is made to the
At the Magistracy yesterday an Ameri-Hankow Jews of 4th inst says. Three rupter, whereupon the polica charged fact that the estimercial tonnage in the can named Charles F. W. Warriner was French Concession and one of them paid in which women and children were trom Germau sailors came in ricshas from the with batons. There was a wild stampede, interior of the province has grow from charged with the larceny as bailee of 8318 to his man 20 cts, which was meant to 18,350 tons in 1910 to 23,614 tons in 1911, on July 7th, from Esther Ruberstein, be payment for the thres, but the coolies pled. A number were treated at an im and has reached 8,000 tons for the first quarter of 1912. It is true that the import traffic has not attained the development that might be expected, but it is explained that this is due to the fact that the rail- way was opened at a time when the interdiction of poppy growing bad just deprived the province of a purchasing
Tix party of Japanese Peers, who have power estimated at $20,000,000. It is likely that the import traffic would have been touring in China, have returned to reduced almost to nothing, but for the depending on the Japanese to enable them Tokyo. They assert that the Chinese are railway whose transport rates bare success.
properly to consolidate and develop the fully competed with the tariff of the junks country. At present, they state, China is and caravans, and in doing so has arrested ruled by a triumvirate consisting of the decline of imports. As for the Indo-Yuan Shih-kai, Huang sing and Li China transit duties, it is hoped that Yuan-bung, and the political situation at they will be reduced in the near future, Peking is most confused. They found their modification being now actually con- that there was a strong feeling that templated by the French authorities in a Japen should lead the way in the recogni- way which should give satisfaction to the [tion of the new Government, commerce and industry of the territory. I
is interesting to remark that the passcoger
The German mail of the 19th June was delivered in London on the 13th init.
abs was Mr. Huntze in the employ of Messrs. Carlowitz and that an inquiry as to the motive is being held by the German Consul.
he
· PORT ARTHUR AND SOUTH
MANCHURIA.
GERMAN JOURNALIST'S. IMPRESSIONS,
LONDON, July 15th.
None of the
A message from Marseilles stated that part of the race close together, but he attempts to refloat the Persia on Kolemainen cracked on the sharp hills Saturday proved fruitless, and the un-on the return journey. loading of cargo continued. The gold others were dangerous. The times were 2- and silver were being taken off in a calm MeArthur, hrs. 36mins.. 544-5secs.
Gitsbam, 2hrs. 37mins. 52secs. Stroding, 2hrs. 38mins, 422-5becs.
LAYER.
on
The Persia was refloated at 4.30
At the start Kolemainen went iuuedi- Sunday evening as the result of the ately to the front, and was soon followed combined efforts of the French cruiser by the South Africans. Then came this Jules Ferry and the Government tugs.
McArthur Swedes with the Americans. reached the tape dazed and staggering, and when he was signalled to halt ho Gitshof Rayed a few fatal collapsed. moments to drink water at the foot of
a long hill close to home.
The result was greeted with a roar of
to congratulate the South African nation. the Crown Prince were among the first
on their splendid performance.
The order of the others who finished
were Strobino and Sockuloxis, America; and probably for the same reason. But, with a fast mail train in a suburb of Duffy, Canada; Jacobsson, Sweden; Gal- dead. The opening of Port Arthur as a
goes on to point out, business life is Chicago in a fog. Thirteen bodies have lagher, Exleben, Piggott, and Forschaw, trading port does not alter things so long been recovered. Many were injured. as large funds for the necessary develop-
America; Fabre, Canada; Demar, Anne- rica; Boissiere, France; Green, England;
Excursionists to Macno on Sunday hdment are lacking. Here again, it may be THE COST OF LIVING IN AMERICA. Smith, America; Forsyth, Canada; and
noted that the business life, as in Russian times, is to be found at Dairen, the cratwhile Dalny,
A special correspondent of the Frank furter Leitung, is contributing to that journal some interesting articles on a Southern Manchuria, in which he de- trip he has recently taken through
HEAT WAVE IN ENGLAND. scribes particularly Japanese activity in
LONDON, July 15th." that sphere, as he saw it. He describes Port Arthur 48 still A Shanghai Branch of the Joseph refets, for instance, to
giant grave. He England has been sweltering in a heat
the staring tariff for the three first classes is lower in Chamberlain Birthday Empire Shilling skeletons of some twenty-five big houses wave for four days. Numerous deaths, the Toukin Deita, and higher by one-fifth Fund has been opened with Mr. A. W. U.the Russian peried, whilst even big com-
the erection of which was undertaken in particularly drownings, have occurred, only in the Yunnanese mountainous part, Pope as Secretary. It is suggested that pleted buildings stand empty and unused and much damage has been done by enthusiasm, and the King and Queen and than the corresponding tariff of the Peking the necessity of calculating exchange The smallest Japanese here lives, in the thunderstorms. Hankow lin The fourth-class tariff, would be obviated by each intending sub-than high officials in Japan. The reason RAILWAY DISASTER IN AMERICA.
substantial Russian houses, in better style reserved for natives, is not over 50.009 per scriber purchasing a shilling Postal Order probably is that it is the cheapest form kilometre, that is to say, half fly price of the in the British Post Office and sending it of housing that can be found. The new
LONDON, July 15th. Technical High School, which is now corresponding class on the Kin-Han rail-in, made payable to the Secretary of the being opened, is better housed in a Bus Renter's correspondent at Chicago tele- We drew attention recently to an interest-way. This tariff is the cheapest in the East Fund, House of Commons, London, in-sian palace than anything of the same ing report with rogard to the great and can be compared only to that of the scribing his name in pencil on the back. nature the writer has ever seen in Japan, graphs that an overland express collided French railway running from Haiphong to Indian Railways. These explanations should The original Postal Orders can then be Yunnanfu, We have been furnished with do much to remove many misconceptions sent home, with the subscribers numes on a few notes on certain features of the report which have prevailed regarding this im them. as well as upou our own comments. These
portaut French enterprise. are of considerable public interest and wo have pleasure in giving the other view of the picture. It was stated in the Report that the import and export trade in the province traversed by the Haiphong-Yun uanfu Kailway has not reached the stage of development which had been anticipated,
Stein was towed out by a launch into Japanese are on that account not of the press companies prescribes sweeping re-regard to the attempted assassination of because of the frequent interruptions of the
The German community in Manila have deep water after a delay of about half friendliest, yet the unprejudiced observer ductions in the parcel rates to all parts Sir Henry May: "But whatever in the traffic during the rainy season, the high decided to build a club, and have bought
an hour but stopped before she must report in the South a successful rates of the transport tariff and the dia site in Pace for the new club house,
motive, assassination is to be condemned. out of the harbour to pick Japanese continuation of the Russian of the United States, which in the opinion. The case in question is no more than an culties resulting from the Customs regula which is to cost Pesos 50,000.
up excursionists from the
colonial incoming
policy, and also in the North as for As Changchun strong efforts and suc-
of the Commission constitute à long step ordinary murder attempted by an insane tions. We are informed that it is true that
steamer Salai, which had stack on the cessful Japanese work which will not be towards the solution of the high cost, of this subject, but suffice it to say that this person. We do not wish to anlarge upon On the 10th inst., the Legation Guarde bar outside. The French steamer, draw unimportant for the future of Manchuria. living. interruptions in the traffic have been rather
Peking removed in
particularly distasteful to all right- temporary ing more water than the others, could not the Chineze in the struggle of daily life, The Japanese may not win ground from frequent, but it must be observol that the
thinking men of China. The net is B entrances to the quarter, which were
leave the wharf for two hours after her the 'rikisha coolie, the railway and in-
dastardly one and deserves the full railway was opened to traffic in succes erected during the riots and have been a advertised time and then got stuck on the dustrial worker and the agriculturist may
punishment of law and justice. That it sive sections and that completing works,
source of constant irritation to respect-hor for an hour, so that instead of arrivremain Chine or, after a preliminary
should be perpetrated at all by a Chinese lasting two or three years were needed on ablo Chinese.
is a matter for regret. There are few ing at her wharf in Hongkong at 8.18 it replacement by Japanese, again. some important points of the track. Such
A message from Washington states that Chinese indeed, if any sane one at all, was 11.45 before the moored. The Sui An of a real settled colony and a new land the Senate has expelled Senator Lorimer, people. It is, therefore, earnestly hoped
Chinese, and thus the Japanese dreams
who would detest in general the Englioli a state of things, it is pointed out, is not Commodore Robert H. Anstruther, was delayed about an hour. When the for Japanese over-population may not be peculiar to the Haiphong-Yunnaufu rail-C.M.G., the new Commodore appointed new channel, which has just been com fulfilled. Nevertheless, to-day the Japs- a notorious political boss, for extensive that misunderstanding may not arise from Reuter's description of the would-be way; but in applicable to all new railways, to the command of the Hongkong naval pleted, is opened to traffic, there will be no if a counter-movement in China and defiant for three hours, in which he peaking Chinese gentlemen, in fact all especially in the East. It must be expected station, made his official landing from further risk of steamers getting delayed Manchuris, working with similar econo the precautions taken by the Railway salute being fired by the shore battery on the bar. Presumably the channel will ale ucans, does not set in, then the delivered a fiery speech and:
a rather annoying experience. The water at the wharves was so low at five o'clock, the hour fixed for the departure of the three excursion steamers, that only the
Summing up his conclusions, the Ger man traveller says that although since the commencement of Japanese dominance
London, July fóth, Reuter's correspondent at Washington telegraphs that the Report of the Inter-
We are informed that no trace of poison has been discovered in the soup of which smallest-the Chinese vessel was able to in Manchuria the business of foreign state Commerce Commission for the in- Mr. J. Arnold partook before he felt get away punctually from her wharf. The merchants has considerably declined, and vestigation of the operations of the ex- il last week.
the
that for two or three years more, is spite of the T'amar at Blake Pier yesterday, a
Department, new interruptions will occur,
got
The Commodore visited H.E. the Governot be available for steamers until it is
buoyed and lighted. ner, who later returned the call.
the feeling of all nationalities towards tho
A DEFIANT SENATOR.
LONDON, July 15th.
Tewanims, an American Indian.
THE HONGKONG OUTRAGE.
CITINERE-COMMENT.
The Peking Daily News says with
act
is
nese are and will be alone masters, and bribery in his olection. Lorimer was most assassin. European dressed and English
peaceful Japanising of Southern Man- churia is not very far distant.
collapsed.
Chinese, respect the well known English
then
fairplay" of which Sir Henry May has been and, no doubt, will remain in Hong- kong, a ready exponent.