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THE HONGKONG DAILY PEES, FRIDAY, JULY 19, 1912,
idea among young patriotic malols that amagsinution of highly placed officials politi. cally obnoxious opens up for them a path to glory and honour everlasting. Who has forgotten that the villain who attempted to ngainate the late PRINCE REOBET was, on the overthrow of the Manchus, released
Mr. A. E. Paine, of Montric and Co ELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS
whose name was called at the Supreme Court yesterday, was excused from serving as a juryman on his represent ing that nobody would be left in charge!
of the office if he were to serve.
Two boys appeared before Mr. Irving from prison and given a high official post? at the Magistracy yesterday charged with Who among the Chinese of South China do snatching a hat from a man in the not know that in the list of the "72 revolu- Victoria Theatre. It was alleged that the tionary martyrs" who were honoured a couple hat was stolen by one boy and passed by of months ago by a memorial service at Can.him through the window to an accom- ton attended by thousands of people of all pliec. The first boy was ordered to classes--BUK YAT-SEN conspicuous among receive eight strokes with the birch, and | them figures most prominent of all the the other was discharged.
Assassin of the Tartar-General Fo-KI?
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Indeed, so far as Canton is concerned, SANO-CHOI in honoured with a day in the Republican Calendar all to himself-May 4th. "This is evidently to
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
THE DOCKERS STRIKE, "
LONDON, July 19th. Further meetings have taken place ba
tween Lord Davonport and the repre- sentatives of the transport workers. No progress, however, has been made.
The men's demands for the reinstate- ment of strikers is the great obstacle.
LATER.
Manifestoes issued by the Employers and the Strike Committee of the Port
(THROUGH RIUTER'S AGENÓZ.]
-THE TURKISH MINISTERIAL
CRISIS.
LONDON, July 19th. Renter's correspondent at Constan- tinople states that the Cabinet has resigned.
LATER.
A Constantinople telegram states that Tewik Pasha, the Ambassador to London, has been appointed Grand Vizier.
The most glaring inaccuracies have been published by the vernacular press in Japan with regard to the attack on the Governor of Hongkong. One correspon- begun on Monday were broken off, the deat telegraphed that Six Henry Mayraen rejecting the employers demand for be made an annual rot latter day in Can-struck his assailant in the face and thus unconditional resumption. tan," wrote our correspondent at the saved himself from instant death, while time, "for War is looked upon as a great later he sent a message stating that the horo." About the same time it was prischer bad conquitted anicide." reported that the Man Shan Kang toniple.
of London show that the negotiations become the Minister of War.
It is expected that Nazia Pasha will
WHISKY in Canton
A BLEND OF THE FINEST PURE
Was ta become a Valhalla for revolutionary heroes, and the reports slated that "the tablets of WUN SANS-CRO, the assassin of Tartar-General Fu-E CHAN KING-ROOK, the would-be assassin of ex-Admiral La, and others will be placed therein." When wo see these things being done by the people, and countenanced by those in authority, can we be surprised that For over 30 Years WATSON'Sination has become so common in China? The infamous "Dare to Die Corps," "E" has maintained the re-which were associated with the Revolutionary
MALT 90OTCH WHISKIES.
Army, apparently continue to exist in some FINEST prie of China still. Armed with dynamite
patation of the SCOTCH WHISKY in
FAR EAST.
Two men were charged before Mt. Irving at the Magistracy yesterday with the theft of jewellery from a European engineer at Quarry Bay. The first, who was the assistant of the cook in the corn- plainant's employ, was sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment, and the other, who was a watchmaker at Shaukiwan, was discharged as he had a good character. Two pawnbrokers, who hnd pledged the chains, were ordered to return these without compensation.
INDIANS IN AFRICA.
DEBATE IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS,
July 18th. In the House of Lords, Lord Ampthill stated that the question of Indians in South Africa was again causing anxiety, firstly, because the long-promised settle.
The resignation of the Cabinet was largely due to Mahmud Mukchart's in- sistence on the withdrawal of the troops from Albania and the adoption of a
policy of trusting the Albanians as a condition of his assumption of the port- folio of War.
TURKISH MISSION TO ALBANIA.
LONDON, July 18th.
The Cabinet at Constantinople yeaters ment of the matter had been again post-day decided to dispatch a peace mission pyned, and, secondly, because the manage to Albania, composed of three prominent ment of the settlement was now in the Albanian senators: hands of the Hon. A. Fischer, who was less amicable towards the Indians than the Hon. J. C. Smuts. Meanwhile the spirit of the settlement was being violated. He gave instances in support of his con- tention.
Mr. Asherton Tilbrook, of the Hongkong and Shanglici Bank's staff at Bangkok, the 7th inst. from typhoid, Mr. Tilbrook died in the Bangkok Nursing Howe on
joined the Eastern staff of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank in April, 1905, and
Lord Emmott said the Geverument was stationed at Shanghai. On his re-always considered every case and, were turn from leave he was appointed to Bangkok, arriving there on the 3rd April, when he relieved Mr. E. C. C. East, now at Home. Mr. Tilbrook had just passed his twenty-ninth birthday. His death was a great shock to the community, and the large attendance at the funeral bore testimony alike to the deceased gentle- man's popularity as well as to the deep
bombs they were ready to assassinate any the official or influential person actively of posing the aims of the Republicans certain of posthumous bonours if they did not survive to enjoy rewards in this life. When therefore a Chinese newspaper like our con- temporary in Peking, in commenting on the outrage in Hongkong, says that "the act is particularly distasteful to all right thinking men of Ching," it is necessary to point out that there exists in China a by no means insignificant section who are ready to ertol the perpetrators of such deeds as worthy, to be canonised as suints and sympathy of the community. martyrs. We should like to see theso notions more sterply condemned in China thuo they are. Canton has wisely dispensed with its "Dare to Die Corps,” and
A.
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HONGKONG, JULY 19TH, 1912.
It will, we are sure, be very generally agreed that no less a punishment would fit the crime than the sentence of imprisonment for life, which the Curns Juericn-yesterday at the Criminal Sessions passed upon Li Hos. HUNG, the man who attempted on July 4th to take the life of H.E. THE GOVERNOR. The community-law-abiding Chinese sud Europeans alike-recognise with the Cater JUSTICE that it was his duty to insure that a man of the prisoner's dangerous character
TYPHOON WARNING..
The telegram quoted below was received we are glad to notice that by order of the by the American Consulate General, PRESIDENT a week ago the Turon of Hongkong, from the Manila Observatory Chihli published a proclaination threatening at 9am. yesterday : --- with severe punisliment any political party
Cyclons or typhoon E. of Luzon more
9.30 a.m.
er society, such as the "Dare to Die Corps," than 300 miles distant, direction` un- the "and Irou and Blood Corps," and the known." "Bomba Corps"--whose objects are identical | -unless they finmediately deliver up to the
The typhoon is crossing between authorities their weapons and dissolve their Luzon and the Western Visayas in the organisations. We should like to see the form of a shallow depression. It may President's displeasure similarly manifested increase in intensity in the China Sea.?
towards the canonisation of asgaseins, which
ean hrged nothing but mischief in China.
SIR HENRY MAY IN FIJI.
Sydney contemporary --
The following appreciation is from a
ready to intervene if this course were useful, but they were not going to be driven into a policy of constant nagging. There was reason in some
of Lord Ampthill's complaints, but if he wanted all these individual cases, affecting, the rights of a self-governing Colony, to be made the subject of representation, he
had better wait until the Unionists were in power:
Lord Ampthill, interrupting, said he unly suggested representations on the general tendency of the treatment of
Indians.
Faur battalions of troops were sur- rounded near Diakovo last week. Three handred were disarmed and carried off by Albanians; the remainder sncceeded in retresting to Diakovo.
AMERICAN POLITICS.
LONDON, July 18th.
· Renter's Washington correspondent states that the House of Representatives has passed a Bill creating the position of Secretary of Labour, the holder of which is to have a seat in the Cabinet.
LAND REFORM.
(TAROUGE, REUTER'S AGLWOT, }' ANTI-MILITARY SENTIMENT IN
AUSTRALIA.
Lonnos, July 18th. Numerous prosecutions in Australia of. cadets failiig in their statutory drills have taken place.
Some of those who had religious scruples have been ordered to make up their arrears, and some have heen fined £5, Mambers of Parliament objecting to heavy fines.
LONDON, July 18th. Mr. Heminerde, M.P., speaking in London, said the taxation of land values was rapidly becoming the dominant issue in politics. He remarked that there was not a single member of the House of Comnichs, apart from land taxers, who helped Mr. Outhwaite to win Hanley. The sooner Young Liberalism swept out! the nien who were unable to stand up for Liberalism in the constituencies the better would it be for Liberalism.
THE OLYMPIC GAMES:
LONDON, July 18th. Reuter's Stockholmo correspondent tele- graphs that in the rowing heats for eight Leander beat Canada, Australia beat Sweden, and Now College, Oxford, bent Norway.
Great Britain won the military denu riding race, Germany boing Fecond and the United States third
BISLEY SHOOTING.
LONDON, July 18th. - Sergeant Ommundsen, of the Queen's' Edinburgh, with a score of 103 wins the Bronze Medal. He has the record of winning all three medals.
TEST CRICKET.
WIN FOR AUSTRALIA.
LONDON, July 18th. South Africa on their second innings carried their scores from 145 for eight wickets to 173 all out. Llewellyn was their highest scorer with bu, Matthews South took four wickets for 20 runs Africa's totel score aggregated 130. Australia, whose first innings score was 390, went in again and ran up 48 without the less of a wicket, thus winning by ten wickets.
HOME CRICKET.
LONDON, July 15th, The followin esults are:ieltgraphed: Warwickshire Northamptonshire, at Birmingham. Won by the former by 383
runs.
Derbyshire ». Bomeret, at Derby, Won by the former by 133 runs.
Warwickshire beat Northamptonshire að Birmingham by 303-runs.
Derbyshire beat Somerset at Derby by
133, runs.
Lancashire v. Burray at Manchester, Former won by 10 wickets.
Yorkshire v. Leicestershire at Shoffie:fa: Yorkshire won by eight wiekets.
Middlesex v. Kant at Maidstone Middle-
sex won by 271 runs,
Lord Emmott said it was impossible to deal with a number of eases in general terms. They must deal with each on its merits. His Majesty's Government con sidered the migration Bill generally satisfactory, and they keenly regretted
Mr. Outhwaite, Liberal M.P.. for that it had not bon passed this session. Hanley, in the course of a speech, said But they had positive proof of the he hoped the appointment of a committes It came as an entire aurprise to the com-
Ministers anxiety to pass it, and they to investigate land reform would not munity-of Hongkong to learn-from the man
(the Ministers) had expressed regret to dodge or postpone the true solution. who attempted to take the life of Sir Heny Sir Francis will be remembered for Lord Gladstone and promised to introduce
BRITISH NAVAL QUESTION. MAY that the British were regarded as many a day in Fiji. They had been it very early in the next session. As acenitomed in the civil service down there
LONDON, July 18th. "worse than the Menchus." No repudiation to the dolce for suchte, and previous regards the change of portfolios, Mr. of that statement is necessary, for we Governors had rather encouraged this and Fischer and Mr. Smuts had been matabere in the House of commous on Wednesday, Mr. Churchill, in reply to a question boliave our Chinese contemporary in Peking won popularity. Sir Francis May put a
perfectly correct when it says, "there are practically reorganized it.
little electricity into the service and of the same Government for some time, said that there was no truth whatever in
He made fow Chinese, if any enne one at all, indeed, loafers work, and workers work harder, and presumably their policy in the matter the statement regarding the appointment who would detest in general the English He introduced new methods. He imposed was the same. His Majesty's Government of a Royal Commission to inquire into people.
European-dressed and new taxes. He ruled with a rod of iron. bad for a long time been trying to obtain the pay of the naval sezmen. English-speaking Chinese respect the well-in Hongkong, a passionless respect which un appeal on the question of domicile, And he left behind him there, as he had known English fairplay of which Sir is not love, nos admiration, nor hate.
The newspapers, however, persist in HENRY MAT has been, and, no doubt, will He will not be a figure-head as Governor and the Ministers had promised at their statement that Sir John Fisher was
the Immigration Bill asked to preside over a wide inquiry H.M. Consul-General at Scoul (Mr. remain in Hongkong, a ready exponent."
of Hongkong, We cannot but think that those who share
giving an appeal. Such an amendment extending into the questions of ship. A. C. Bonar) on the trade of Korea in the views of the man who has now forfeited.
would be most valuable. The case quoted building, policy, distribution of the fleet 1011:-- his right to be at large in society are very few indeed in number, and we have no doubt the police will intimate to all such es they may become acquainted with that their presence on British territory is not desired. In any case we hopeand believe the sentence passed upon the misguided patriot who stood his trial at the Assizes yesterday for attempted murder will have a salutary effect on the man's accomplices, if he had any.
The Bandmann Opera Coimapany open
REPORTED GERMAN LOAN.
armendment of
A Peking telegram dated July 11th by Lord Ampthill did not afford any and fuci.
Kayu :---
Notts v. Sussex at Brighton, A draw Hampshire v. Worcestershire, at Ports- mouth. Won by Hants by sight wickets
TRADE OF CHOSEN (KOREA) IN 1911.
The following is from the report by
The increase in the importation, uf cotton tissues and cotton yarns form a
appearing in the Ostasiatischer Lloyd ground for a general charge of a de- SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE striking feature of the general increase.
Negotiations are reported to be going on between Hsiung Hsi-ling, Minister of Finaner, and a German firm in Tientsin for an immediate loan of Tis. 10,000,000 at 96 to bear five per cent. interest.
QUEUE-CUTTING AT CHEFOO.
AN INTERESTING OBJECTION.
should not be at large in society. Had this tonight at the Theatre Royal with "The 1,000 queues were removed by force. All
Merry Widow.!!
Both the Chief Justice and the Puisne Judge donned their scarlet robes yester day on taking their seat at the Assizes.
The police wore informed yesterday that had committed suicide by swallowing A Chinese woman in the western district
opium.
parture from the spirit of the settlement. MR. ASQUITH IN IRELAND.
LONDON, July 18th.
Mr. Asquith arrives in Dublin to-night, and will be welcomed by twenty bands and 2,000 torch-bearers.
THE P. AND O. "PERSIA.""
LONDON, July 18th.
A telegram from Marseilles reports that
On the night of the 16th inst., a queue- cutting campaign began at Chefoo, and
business is stoppad to-day. A leading member of the Chinese Chamber of Com
an attack. merce had his oar wounded in resisting the 1. and O. steamer Persia sailed at
6 p.. yesterday for Bombay, It is reported that instructions have been received From Peking that all quenes inust be removed within three days. The
Russia and Japan, they may be mistaken natives object to removing their queues "leat, in the event of a war between
for Japanese
SIR PERCY GIROUARD.
~LONDON, July 18th
LONDON, July 18th,
At a meeting of the Committes formed for the purpose of raising a fand, to | established a London Tropical School of Medicine-Mr. Austen Chamberlain pre- Biding--it was stated that the Fund had opened well and included £3,000 from Mr. Otto Beit.
evident in the returns of imports for the past year. Practically the whole of the increase fell to the share of Japan, which sold £417,615 worth of grey shirtings and sheetings-the mont important lines Bmong the cotton goods imported -as against £280,070 in 1910. Grey shirtings. and sheetings from the United Kingdom declined from £170,000 in 1910 to some £166,000 in 1911. White shirtings and sheetings have come into greater favour in Korea; £150,449 worth, an increase of £2,444, was imported direct from the United Kingdom, and £29,010 worth, an imports from Japan ware, however, of increase of £12,120, from Japan. The British origin, these goods not being manufactured in Japan. In cotton satins and Italians the United Kingdom sent £67,950 as against £58,200 in 1910; Japan Nosent £1,908 as against £598 in 1910.
The enltivation of cotton appears to he progressing satisfactorily and there is a great desire on the part of the authorities that this enterprise should be pushed on and developed. The area under cultiva- tion at the end of 1911 was estimated at about 125,000 acres. The output for 1911 is estimated at 33,940,000lba, as against 17,333,000lba. in 1910. The export for 18LL shows a decrease owing to the fact that, au in the case of carpals, the 1911 crop was not shipped during the year. A cuni pany, known as the Kankoku Menkwa | Kaisha,* has for some years heen- cul- tivating cotton in Korea, and an attempt is being made to establish a second com- pany for the same purpose under the titi« of Chosen Merkwa Kaisha." The pro- moters of both companies are cotton. spinners in Japan.
Sir Edward Grey, in moving a resolu- tion commending the appeal to the nátion, paid a tribute to the Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain's services to tropical medicine, and eloquently depicted the dangers of workers in the tropics. Mesto, Armstrong announce that Birthing would stir their sympathy more, Percy Girouard, late Governor of East
he thought, than the establishment of Africa, Ins accepted a
the seat on
a school to benefit of such workers. Directorate of the Company...‚'
Lord Crewe, Secretary for India, who seconded the resolution, pointed out that THE SOUTH AFRICAN MAIL
India was largely interested. CONTRACTS.
Mr. L. Harcourt also supported the resolution.
outrage taken place. in China-had the in- tended victim been the Turun of Canton, instead of the Govanson of Hongkong all know bat Li Hor-Hose would have had very short shrift, in a city where during the last few months executions have been common enough for political crimes and Redition which have come much Icss short of their sim than in the
President Yuan is reported to have attempt under notice; though persons of the prisoner's type do not est à high value telegraphed to the Vice-President request- even on their own lives, and would welcome ing him to advise the people of the South death in preference to life-long imprison.not to oppose the raising of foreign loans.
We would fain bolieve with the
A Peking telegram states that the Pre-case. Cater Justice that the crine which thesident has accepted the resignations of prisoner attempted is regarded with abbor-five Ministers-namely, Finance, Educa- Life's Little Ironies.-Serious damage was done by a fire at the premises of a rence by everyone of the convicted mau's tion, Agriculture, Justice, and Industry fire-escape maker's at Parson's Green. fellow countrymen in the Colony; though and Commerce It is stated that Hsiung we cannot but sadly reflect upon how Hai Ling, the ex-Minister of Finance, the Empire-One hundred and sixty of Tampering with the Beauty Spots of much has been done in China, even during has been appointed financial adviser to the streets of Bhoreditch are to be contracts was reached yesterday. It in- the past twelve months, to encourge ththe Government,
illuminated by electricity instead of gas.
ment.
IN LIGHTER VEIN.
Nasty Snacks in Court." Your Lord- ship will know this brand of port well." -Mr. Ogden Lawrence, R.C., in a wine
LONDON, July 18th.
A definite settlement between the South African Government and the Union. Castle Line regarding mail and freight
cludes the abolition of rebates,
NEW YORK GAMBLING SCANDAL
LONDON, July 18th
A chauffeur has been arrested in con- nection with the murder of the man Rosenthal,