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THE HONGKONG DAU Y PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 316T, 1912.
result that they rose against the Shogun (the military ruler), overthrow him, relegated him to private life and then compelled their masters, the daimios, to do likewise. It was those inen-ORURO, Kmo, Iwakura, Gozo, OK, OKI, Iro, and others almost all of them simple samurai, or retain ers of the territorial nobles, who restored taj
Another Grand Variety Entertainment TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.\
takes place at the Palace Theatre, Mount Austin, weather permitting, on Saturday 10th August.
The residence of Sir Charles Elliot, Principal of Hongkong University, was entered on Saturday night by burglars, who, in addition to stealing a watch and
TEROUGH HLUTER'S AGENCY.) ·
THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT.
LONDON, July 30th. In consequence of the snap division last
[TAKOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:]
LONDON DOCKERS' STRIKE.
LONDON, July 30th. Mr. O R. Bell to-day announces--on-
SANITARY BOARD.
A meeting of the Sanitary Board was held yesterday afternoon. Mr.. E. D. G, Wolfe presided and there were also pre- sent: Hon. Mr. W. Chatham (Vice- President), Colonel Irwin, Hon. Mr. E R. Hallifax, Dr. Fitzwilliams, Messrs. R. BL Bowley W. L. Carter, Ng Hon Tz, Chan Kai Ming. Dr. F. Clark
the Mikado the authority the Shogun had for chain and sundry small articles, made week there has been energetic, whipping behalf of the then that the strike has (Principal Medical Officer), Dr. W. W. centuries vanrped. It was at this crisis in off with the Principal's C.M.G. Order by the Governmont of the Nationalists, been resumed, but this does not affect the Pearse (Medical Officer of Health), and
and his Jubilee Silver medal. No arrests have been made.
the nation's history that the late EMPEROR was called to succeed to the Throne of his fathers. He was but aixteen years of age,
The Penang Gazette's London corres- when he first came to the meetings of the pondont wires:-The Eastern. Rabber Council of State, and before the Court Trust and General Agency, Lid, have Mobles and dainios took an oath as 10 issued-their-report for the year Ne ¡ actual ruler, pronising that a deliborative dividend is declared. The investments | Navy vote, which, however, was adopted |ezaployers maintain a firma attitude.
assembly should be formed: all measures have been written down by the sum of be docidnt by public opiniou; the £10,103 and a man of £10,401 is carried
of former thmes forward to the next year's accounts. uncivilised customs should be broken through, and the impartiality and justice displayed in the workings of nature be adopted as- basis of action; and that intellect and King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry takes place on the Hongkong Cricket loarning should be sought for throughout
and as a result in the series of divisions position at the docks, where work is in on the outstanding votes lato last night progress with a continuously increasing the Government had majorities which staff. Many undoubtedly have returned challenged a division on an outstandiaz | thousands find their places filled. The varied from 87 to 121. The Labourites to work during the last few weeks, but
Da the recommendation of the Steve deres' Union 60 per cent. of the stovedores have resumed, and more are expected return to work.
The ceremony of "Trooping the Colour" by the 1st Battalion The
WHISKY the world in order to establish the found-Club ground at 9.15 am, to-morrow; on
MAUT SCOTCH WHISKIES.
the occasion of the 153rd anniversary of the Battle of Minden, His Excellency the Governor has kindly consented to take the Salute. Three enclosures will be pro- vided.
by 444 votes to 39. Altogether £68,000,000 was voted in one and half hours without being discussed.
BRITISH COLONIES IN AFRICA.
THE DEVELOPMENT OF UGANDA,
In a
LONDON, July 30th. debate on some supplementary estimates for Uganda and East Africa for half a million pounds sterling it was explained that £300,000 was required for the Uganda railway, £35,000 for the improvement of the ports of Victoria Nyanza and the provision of another curge steamer and £40,000 for the in provement of a pier at Kelindeni. the remainder £2,500 is for a railway from Kampala to Fort Bell, which is possibly the beginning of a trunk line which will tap the boundaries of the Congo, and $100,000 to improve com- Mr.. A. . Irving at the Magistracymunication on the Eastern side of yesterday addressing a man placed before Uganda in view of the development of him said that as it was six months since
cotton growing. Mr. Harcourt mention- la_had_absconded if he had absconded- when charged with leaving his employed that the proft earned by the Uganda
POLAR EXPLORATION.
A DRAMATIC INCIDENT.
to
LONDON, July 30th. The return of Mikkelsen is regarded as one of the must dramatic events in the
history of Polar exploration.
Mr. W. Bowen Rowlands (Secretary).
TRAINING OF NULLAHS,
A letter was read from Government relative to the recommendations for the training of aullahs during 1913.
Mr. BOWLEY minuted-Colonel Bed- ford's report was not before the Nullah Committee. Refer back to the committee for consideration.
The President thought this was the best course to adopt and suggested that the Committee also consider the question of nullabs at King's Park.
Agreed to.
REMOVAL OF CEILINGS.
A minute by the Medical Officer of Health relative to the removal of ceilings in top floors was read, the suggestion cents per square yard be paid as com being made by the Medical Officer that so
pensation for replacing ceilings on top floors which have been approved by the Building Authority.
Approved.
The Board afterwards considered the
He had long been given up for dead but he has accomplished his object of obtaining confrmation of the death of Erichsen and his companions and are He also explored cord of their work. the North Coast of Greenland, the exist-approved and the Board agreed that ing maps of which probably must be rectified.
proposed new bye-laws for the removal of ceilings and stair linings. These were
those in existencs be repealed and the new by-laws substituted therefor.
CITY SCAVENGING.
ations of empire." These promises at the time were regarded as either the pompous A BLEND OF THE FINEST PURE bombast of a puppet, or the pregnant uter. ances of a sovereign; who in mungnanimity and wisdom aspired to lead a nation into a bigaer life. Whether his Majesty was of A considerable portion of Kowloon was au age to appreciate to the full the signific-plunged in darkness last night by the ance of his oath may be doubted, but failure of the electric light. Occurring
can be
said that his as it did during dinner time, it used For over 30 Years WATSON'S assuredly it
Majesty's advisers meant it to be the no little inconvenience in many house- "E" has maintained the re- pregnant utterance which events have holds. The ferry wharf looked decidedly proved it to be. His Majesty in his gloomy in the dim light of the few lamps putation of the
apt pupil of the available, and the typhoon night signals FINEST youth proved an
enlightened and intelligent men who guided at the Water Police Station could not the bis
with SCOTCH WHISKY in
stopo, and his sympathy the movement for the regeneration of the FAR EAST,
nation if it really was of a passive character at the beginning, certainly became activo as
LONDON, July 30th. he steadily imbibed from his advisers the
The latest botting on the Stewards' Cup knowledge they had been at great pains to acquire, and thus for forty years ment without giving notice, and his Wor- railway in the current year was £135,000. is as follows:--100 to 14 against Bashti, the proposals. The only question was
Replying to criticisms, the Scoretary 100 to H Aiglon, 100 to 8 Braxted, 100
A.
be shown.
the EMPEROL has been the soul and ship had no jurisdiction in the matter.
THE TURF.
STEWARDS 'Cut.
S. WAISON inspiration of the movement which has The prosecutor, however, had preferred of State for the Colonies said a wireless to 7 Golden Rod, Prester Jack, Absurd, tragsformed a hermit nation into a worthy another charge of having falsely obtained station was being erected at Nairobi and Bachelor's Tax, 100 to G Pour Buy,
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The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, JULT 319, 1912.
His
competitor of the wealthy, powerful and 15. The case was remanded. progressive nations of the world.
A meeting of shareholders of the British to his son Majesty haude down
American Tobacco Company was called heritage far greater than that to which for July 22nd to increase the ordinary, bo himself accented, and though little share capital of the Company by is popularly known regarding the abili- £2,000,000. The present authorized ties of the Chows PRINCE except that ordinary capital in £4,500,000, of which he has received a liberal education which £4,109,749 has been issued and fully paid, has among other things fitted him to leaving £330,231 unissued. With the become in due course the Commander-in-addition of the proposed new ordinary Chief of the Army and Navy, we cannot shares the total capital of the Company
doubt that it will be the constant nim of the will be increased to £11,000,000. now Emperor to maintain and develop the plans on which his revered father steadily worked throughout his long reign with transcendent ability and a degree of success which has astonished the world.
ed off a tram
Curious collections are within the experience of most clergyinen, remarks e London contemporary, but few are more unusual than the assortment of offerings S. Augustine's to recently brought Church, Kilburn, by the members of what is called "the Catechism Parliament," and intended as gifts towards a sale of work to ho hold by Miss Tildesley in Sandakan, Borneo. The objects included 38,000 pins, 900 neodles, DH packets of seeds, 12 yards of ribbon, 54 skeins of An armed robbery took place at Taiwool, 10 books, 10 pictures, and nearly 88. Hang village on Monday afternoon. One in money. It is to be hoped the people of the three men implicated was arrested in Borneo will be duly grateful, and will and brought before Mr. Melbourne at the do their best to refrain from showing Magistracy yesterday. The case was re- their battiral surprise, manded.
On Monday night a Chinese jump
car in motion at the Western Market and received injuries which necessitated his removal to the hospital.
Three Chinese who had placed stalls on the footpath in Graham Street and had been warned on several occasions sinen December last were at the Magistracy yesterday fined $5 cuck by Mr. Mel barne
TYPHOON WARNING.
which would be a great link in the imperial wireless chain, and would be a step between Aden and Pretoria.
The estimates were passed without a divkion.
NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.
25 to 1 Zale,
Quantock was scratched at one' p.in. on Saturday.
PROVABLE STAFTERS AND JOCKEYS.
Runnymede, Jelliss; Gotden Rod, Maher; Absurd, F. Wootton; Braxted, Winter: Grammont, Joyle; Bashti, Martin; Prester Jack, Wheatley; Poor Boy, Higgs; Hall Cross, F Templeman;
Bachelor's Tax,
A minute was submitteri by the Presi dent of the Banitary Board relative to the proposed departmental scavenging acheine for the city of Victoria to be inaugurated on 1st January, 1914,
ment of a Select Committee to investigate The PRESIDENT suggested the appoint-
whether the scheme was to come into force next year or the year after. If it were to come into force next year. pro- vision would have to be made in the Estimates.
This was agreed to, and Messes Bowley and Chan Kai-ming, with the President, were constituted the committee.
CONVENIENCES AT THE PEAK. An application was received from the Peak Hotel for permission to erect one water closet and two urinals at the Peak Hotel. Correspondenco showed that it was contemplated drawing the water for
dushing purposes from the public inniu,
and on the Secretary of the Board asking if they could not draw upon any other source, the applicants pointed out that in the whole of the Peak there was no public convenience and that they open to the public.
would undertake to keep the convenience
LONDON, July 30th. Mr. D'Eyncourt, naval architect for Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth and Co., has been appointed Director of Castleton, Rickaby; Naval Construction, and Mr. Whiting, Donoghue; Aiglon, Whalley; Jessica, assistant director of construction, bas Robbins, Cataract, Piper Uncle Pat, been appointed Superintendent of Con- Trigg; Canonite, Ringstead; Master tract Work, while Mr. Berry, Chief Con- Hopson, Bullock; Zebre, W. Hazley
Mr. BOWLEY minuted Grant on con- structor at Malta, replaces Mr. Whiting. Sanicle, Watson; Grayling IV., Butchers;
and Spanish Prince, Sunflower, Beau-dition of public access.
Mr. CARTER--It seems very desirablo repaire, Thaddeus, Tangaroa, Lavolt,
that there should be a public conren Mediator. Melody and Peggysland, for ience for others than coolies at the Peak. The appointment of the Nával Commis‐ | which no jockeys have yet been engaged, Hon Mr. CHATHAM--According to the plan accompanying the application the sion foreshadowed last week has been
THE WORLD'S SCULLING
water closet and urinals will be situated officially announced. The terms of the
CHAMPIONSHIP.
inside the building and can only be ap- reference are to report as to the means
proached through the building. Under of supply and storage of liquid fuel in
these circumstances they can scarcely be time of peace and in time of war and its
available for public use in the ordinary application to the engines of warships.
sense of the torm. Sir John Fisher is chairman.
THE NAVAL COMMISSION.
LONDON, July 30th.
PANAMA CANAL DUES.
LONDON, July 30th.
The telegram quoted below was received at the American Consulate General,
A Washington communique indicates Hongkong, from the Manila Observatory.
that Great Britain will not press her at 10 ani. yesterday :-
***Depression northern part China argument re the Panama Canal Bill until Sea advancing northward."
There was a strike of ricksha coulies at Hankow on the 19th July, owing to dissatisfaction with certain rules imposed The signals were hoisted yesterday by the firm from whom the rickshas are indicating that a typhoon, beyond the hired. The rules were modified and 200 miles radius, was south-east of the
the strike came to an end.
Twenty-five per cent. was being quoted for reinsurance in London on the Glenroy at the beginning of the month, when news of her stranding in the Straits of Tanghima was received. The value of the ship was stated to be £51,000.
Colony.
IMPORTANT BUILDING
PROSECUTION.
A Chinese contractor was sumunoned before Mr. Melbourne at the Magistracy. yesterday charged with using mortar for building purposes which was not up to this standard required by the building
DEATH has brought to a somewhat sudden close the most glorious reign in Japan's history of a dynasty of ruler who boast of twenty six centuries of unbroken succession. The late Emperor MusUBITO (“meek man") was the one hundred and twenty third of the imperial lize, and he has ruled the nation for a period of forty-five years. There is Hobation in the world more distinguished than Japan for the love and reverence shown for the Sovereign by his subjects, reverence, it is true, based upon the divinity that doth hedge a King" in Japan, hat the sincerity of this adoration in an age when mythical claims are critically and sceptically examined, is undoubtedly strengthened by what Dr Gris forty years ago described as "the livinity of common sense" which has been constantly manifested by the Emperor throughout his long and glorious reign. We may search the bistory of all the nations of the earth in vain for another example of so complete a change of nationali- Secretary Knox has decided to take be ten pounds. Defendant had been can- ty being made in the reign of single monarch.official cognizance of the charge that tioned previously by the architect as to Emperor MOTsuurro came to the Throne American missionaries have had a great the inferior quality of the mortar he was of Japan at a most critical time in the deal to do with the Korean conspiracy to history of the wition. For sight centuries a state of feudalium had existed in Japan. While its leaders were men of brain and nation, feudalism remained, alive and vigorous, but the time came when the great diamios became "sensuntists, drisalarda or titled fools," and a rovslu- tionary movement started among the, able men of inferior runt in each clan, with the
A district watchman observed a Chinese picking the pocket of a compatriot who was looking in a shop window, and promptly arrested him. The thief plead- ed guilty yesterday to the theft of fifteen centa and was sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment.
Authority.
LONDON, July 30th. The world's sculling championship on the course from Putney to Mortlake took
The PRESIDENT said the objection raised place on Monday, when Barry beat Arnst, by the Medical Officer of Health was that the latter giving up just before the post. it was proposed to take the water supply The weather was showery, and Arost from the mains and not from any private winning the toss chose the Surrey station. supply. It had been usual to refuse all Arnat led at the start, rowing 38 for the applications which did not provide for
ground that the Chinese community had first minute and Barty 36. The Austra-ushing from a private supply on the
the Bill has passed. Meanwhile the Billlian had a lead of two lengths at Crabtree, not enough water for potable purposes.
has been delayed by a coalition of Pro- gressive Republicans and Democrats in the Sunate, whe in the past week secured the passage of Bills revising the wool and sugar duties. The former is identical with the Bill vetoed in 1011. The Sugar Bill reduces the duties considerably. MARRIAGE PROBLEMS OF CANADA.
LONDON, July 30th: The Privy Council has decided that
Mr. Hutchings, of the Public Works the Dominion Bill legalising marriages Department, who appeared in sipport of of Protestants and Catholica throughout the summone, said that the mortar would the Dominion is ultra virea. - The co- only stand a strain of soven pounds
and half a length at Hammersmith, but soon afterwards Barry drew level and lód by three lengths at Barnes, Arnst made a desperate spurt, but failed to sustain. it and ceased rowing 80 yards from the winning post. Time, 23mins. 8seen.
THE GERMAN-BELGIAN FRONTIER.
OPENING OF NEW RAILWAY.
New railway lines of considerable ex- tent wore recently opened in the Eifel i district between the Rhine and the Bel- gian frontier. They are in all about.
have been constructed during the last two 140 kilometres (87 miles) in length, and and a half years at a cost of shout
heen altered and doubica, a new line
(DE. FITZWILLIAMS-We are promised very shortly a further large supply from Tytam
The PRESIDENT-The application may he brought up later.
Mr. CARTER suggested that the ap.. plicants be asked to reconsider the post." tion of the proposed structure,
It was agreed to refuse the application on the ground that the flushing arrange- ments were not satisfactory and that the proposed site did not make it accessible to the public.
THE BRITISH NAVY.
SHIPS AND PERSONNEL
The Naval and Military Bebord gives
A Washington telogram states that per inch, whereas the mean strain should / toption of the Catholics of Quebec that £2,700,000 The Abr Valley Railway has the following summary showing the num
overthrow the domination of Japan. He has directed a searching inquiry.
Return of visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the week ending the 28th July, 1962:---
Library. Museum.
Non-Chincue Chinesc
Total
401 177 3,398
528 3,551
183
using.
such a Federal Bill was inapplicable to that province is thus sustained.
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THE BALTIC DISASTER.
LONDON, July 30th. A message from Biozer states that the people who were on the pier which col lapsed were waiting to be taken round
total:-
Battleships Armoured cruisers
Protected cruisera Scouts e Destroyers Torpedo-boats Submarines Mindlayere Minesweepers Depot and repair abips Auxiliaries.
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has been constructed from Dumpelfeld her of ships in each class and the grand to Lissendorf, four lines of rails have been laid between Lissendorf and Jün kerath, a new line has been constructed from Junkerath to Weymertz, and a branch line has been constructed between Hillesheim and Gerolstein. There is
double line from now, therefore, Remagen, on the Rhine between Boon and Coblence, to Weymertz and Mal medy, and a line is at present under construction from Malmedy to Stavelot, on the frontier. The new lines will greatly relieve the goods traffic, especial-
also serve the important military contre of Elsenborn, near Weymertz, and are, no doubt, of great strategical value.
His Worship remarked that such walls as defendant. had built were likely to collapse at any moment after severo zaio. He would impose a fine of $100 and order him to take down the brickwork of the houses Nos. 63, 65, 67, and 69 (second the German Fleet Naval officers and floors), Des Voeux Road West
We understand that the carrying out-of blejackets jumped overboard, rescuingly from the Ruhr coal district. They will
the order will cost the contractor roughly
$2,000.
many, while many doctors from the war- ships did splendid work.
Aeropianes and flying boats...
Grand total
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6 (1)
Numbers of officers and men (about 88,000).