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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16ra, 1912.
TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS TELEGRAMS.
(THROUGH BUYER'S AGEWOY.]
BRITAIN'S NEW SUPER-
DREADNOUGHT.
LONDON, September 15th. The super-dreadnought Audacious has been launched at Birkenhead by Countess Lytton.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
BRITISH POLITICS,
MR. CHURCHILL'S SPEECH CRITICISED.
LONDON, September 15th.
Though Mr. Churchill was careful to say that he spoke only tentatively and The ship has a deplacement of 23,000 peculatively and in no wise on behalf ism has created a sensation among all parties.
tones, a speed of 1 kuots, and is armed with 13.5 guns.
DIRECTOR OF NAVAL EQUIPMENT.
LONDON, September 15th. In pursuance of the reorganisation of the British Adminity, Rear-Admiral Weymouth becomes Director of Naval Equiptment.
BANDOM REFLECTIONS. The coolness in the atmosphere these (THROUGH REUTER'S AGHIOY.} last few days has been very welcome, and
THE CHINESE LOAN.
those who have found the summer rather long are rojoicing that it is now alizost LONDON, September 18th.
at an. ead. Sport in beginning to bo A message from Washington reports taken more seriously. Cricket practice that the State Department icaras thats already commenced, lawn tennis is the new Chinese Minister of Finance has slacking off, and in a week or two we becoming more general while swimming is ropudiated the tentative contract with shall ee football commenced. The re British private banking interests for ausrkable feature of local sport this year loan of £10,000,000, and that the re-open- is the place which has been given to have every prospect of success.
The Hongkong Cricket Club Lernis clubs and others have provided mallets and hoops for those inclined to the less energotic game, and in the Kow. been played for years, the click of the loon Bowling Club, where the game has croquet balls is still heard.
croquet.
CANTON.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
HISTORY OF THE ARVOLUTION. There is a movement on foot to have an
authentic history of the Revolution in Kwangtung written, and information out. An officer named Taug Hung, who and details are at present being sought
been appointed to carry through this has some experience in these matters, has work and a bureau has been opened for the purpos8 of collecting material.
of the Government, his speech on federal-ed negotiations with the Bix-Power Group has had a successful tournament, somo Veueration for the dead and hero wor-
Unioniste ridicule it as a preposterous fantasy and declare that it shatters the prezent case for the Home Rule Bill and was obviously advanced as a sop.
The Northern Star states that the speech would have been admirable as a lecture to the British Association, but as a BRITISH CRUISER AGROUND AT speech to constituents it is likely to be
PORT SAID.
harmful by diverting attention from the urgent problem of Irish Home Rule.
The Daily Chronicle says it is not federalism, but folly. Mr. Churchill now
LONDON, Septetober 15th, Lloyds agent at Port Said wires that the British cruiser Tulbot is aground in the canal, and must be fightened before she can be floated.
HARVEST PROSPECTS IN WESTERN CANADA,
LONDON, September 15th. Reuter's correspondent at Winnipeg wires that the protracted ruins in the West are seriously interfering with the harvesting and are injuring the trade in wheat which will cause much loss to the
farinury.
NEW YORK GAMBLING SCANDAL
LONDON, September 16th. Beuter's correspondent at Now York wires that "Cyp the Blood" and Lefty Louis, the two missing meu implicated in the murder of the gambler, Rosenthal, have been arrested at Brooklyn and taken to the police headquarters.
COMPETITION IN THE RUBBGH TRADE.
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provides an argument for the advocates of separate treatment of North-East- Ulster.
to
TRIANGULAR CONTESTS, Mr. Samuel, Postinnster General. speaking at Hartleponi, referred triangular contests and said that it might bo necessary to change the electoral machinery by the adoption of the prin- eiple of transferable vote. Rathor face the danger of the formation of groups in the House of Cominous, he said, than suffer the present ills. He remarked that Mr. Churchill's interesting suggestion for the devolution of England was not for to-day nor to-morrow, but for the con- sideration of the future.
THE LIU-LAU SPLIT.
The Liberal-Labour split is further em- phasised by the decision of the Liberals to oppose Mr. Keir Hardie in Merthyr Tydvil and by the decision of the Labour Party to attack the Liberal seat at Sowerby.
FRENCH MILITARY MANOEUVRES.
LONDON, September 15th, Gioneral Marion, direeting the opera- tions of the Red Army in the French military manoeuvres, was captured with his whele staff by cavalry.
ANOTHER AVIATION DISASTER.
LONDON, September 18th. At añ aviation meeting at Pon Ferrada in Spain an aviator, în trying to avoid the crowd, invaded the nerodome, and collided with the grand-stand, severely injuring ten people.
THE TURF.
THE DONCASTER CUP.
LONDON, September 14th. The result of the Doncaster Cup is us follows:-
Princo Palatine
Adalis
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ship has always been perhaps the most striking feature of the Chinese, and it is not to bo wondered that a great deal this proposal. The leaders of the revolu of enthusiasm is being displayed over tionary movement and also those who
the people, and even now their graves risings are regarded as great heroes by were at the head of previous abortive
people. From several towns in the pro- are the worshipping places of manz vince comes the news that every effort will be made to forward as much and as reliable information to Canton as possible. More is to be reported of this matter from time to time, as it la of great interest to all.
developed in the Y.M.C.A. Lawn Tennis An interesting situation has, I am told, Club at Kowloon. Many members now belong to this organisation, but appar ently a considerable number of these are lacking in sympathy with the ideals for which the Y.M.C.A. stands. They have started a movement in favour of Sunday tennis, and as they have eccured a majority they are likely to carry their point. This means, of course, that the Y.M.C.A. is turned out of a club which it has founded. Without entering into the merits of the case, it seems a trife BETTING ON THE AUTCMN HANDICAPS.
unfair to the sponsors of the club that The following is the latest betting on
they should be turned adrift. People who the Autumn Handicaps: Cesarewitch-join the Y.M.C.A. Olab know the con- 10 to 1 against Balscadden, 100 to 7ditions, implied if not expressed, and if suits, in business, and in money matiere they cannot adhers to there they ought in some of these men were making quite a tion with it and form an organisation of an order against them. A few days ago common fairness to sever their associa-haul until the Law Commissioner issued their own, but to swamp the Y.M.C.A. a number of these men, who call them- in its own club bardly seems British, selves public advisers and whose prin.
Only two ran. Won by teu lengths. The winner started at 2 to 1 on.
Ultimus, 100 to 8 Tare, Irish Marine, and Clarenceux, 25 to 1 Ulster King Rathlea, and Oiseau Bleu. Cambridge shire-100 to 8 against Whisk Broon, 100 to e Maiden Erlegh, 20 to 1 The Story, Brancepeth, and Lance Chest, and 25 to
1 Wether's Well.
BRITISH SPORT.
LONDON, September 15th. At the South of London Harriers Sports Applegarth won the 200 yards in 19 2-5 seconds, which is a British record.
HOME CRICKET,
LONDON, September 15th.
At Hastings the South Africans beat the Gentlemen players of England by six
wickets.
At Bray, in Ireland, Mr. Fry's XI. heat the Australians by eight wickets.
LAWN BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIP.
BOGUS LAWYERS.
INTIMATIONS
JOHNSTONE'S
M.P.
The effect of Sad Whisky"
After alfacts M2 30,2070
ORTAINABLE EVERYWHERE.
H. RUTTONJEE & SON,
Some time ago we reported that there were in Canton many posing as lawyers who wore anything but that, most of them being fairly well educated men who WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. were able to gull the public. In law-
the speed of motors, it must have been a
After all the bye-laws for regulating cipal source of income is derived from providing falso evidence. and witnesses to acquit culprits, sent a petition to the Governor protesting against their sup- effect to what they expected and stora pression. This has had the opposite
undesirables "practising." tueasures are being taken to prevent these
shook to residents to witness the new motor belonging to the fire brigade pro- ceeding to a fire the other day under "rice power." motors, it had apparently refused to go Like so many other
and some afty coolies had to be engaged to assist in its locomotion.
Householders at the Peak were up in arms on Saturday against the Manage ment of the Tramway Company. Hitherto
NAVAL LAUNCHES.
Nine steam launches were hired from
guns and put on to patrol parts of the merchants by the Government, fitted with
river. These are not nearly numerous
Chs. J. Gaupp & Co.,
ALEXANDRA Buildings,
CHAFER ROAD.
it has been the privilege of the coolies enough, but merchants are afraid to hire Always bars on hand a very large complete who come to town for marketing purposes out boats for this purpose and those who
to carry up as much as they are able
ropt and to be paid in silver instead of have are petitioning for an increase of
out any previous notification, a graduated without extra charge. On Saturday, with scale of charges was imposed on all loads tes The latter petition has been granted, and it is expected that mere 16lbs. in weight, and there WAS consequently great commotion among spread over the waterways around the Isunches will be hired in this way and
among their FIT-
over
LONDON, September 18th. A message from Riv do Janeiro states that the annual report of the Minister of Finance prevented to Congress contains a' warning of the danger threatening the rubbor trade owing to competition from India, Sumatra, and Ceylon. Brazil has still priority of quality and quantity, but the East Indian rubber has the advantage of cheaper production and would shortly have the advantage in quality. He adds calculations which place the rubber crisis between 1015 and 1917, ard insists upon is asserted that the results are so remark and exciting game. Pitt was n finalist fast!. And there was the dickens to pay!;
the necessity of encouraging agricultural products besides coffes and rubber,
JACK JOHNSON AND HIS WIFE.
SUICIDAL TENDENCIES.
SUCCERS WITIE AEROPLANES,
The French are enthusiastic over the success of their aeroplanes in the recent
the coolies and
with their
of woe.
The final in the lawn bowls champion-ployers also when the coolies, arrived city. These boats, though they look any day afternoon on the Taikoo Club Green ship of Hongkong was played on Satur-
each employed a fleet of 27 airships. It
between W. Russell, of the Kowloon Bow-money wherewith to pay the charge did number would do a great deal towards manoeuvres where the opposing armiesling Club, and W. Pitt. of the Police the journey on
Club. There was an exceptionally large the fresh fish arrived too late for break foot and consequently attendance to witness what proved a keen
able as to revolutionise all previous
tactics.
M. Millerand, in intertaining the for- eign officers at luncheon at Moncontour, especially welcomed the Russian Grand Duke Nicholas and the British General Wilson.
LONDON, September 14th. Router's correspordent at Chicago states that Jack Johnson, in giving
THE GERMAN MANOEUVRES. ovidence at the inquest on his wife, said her suicide was due to a breakdown as a
LONDON, September 15th. result of caring for him. He was the
An exciting incident in the German victim of nervousness and suicidal mania | military manœuvres
was an aeroplane ou account of injuries and the exertions chasing a airship, passing 100 feet over
of the fight with Jeffries. His conditionit, whence it could have dropped bombe
was unknown to others.
into the airship,
His wife twice prevented him from com- VALUE OF CAVALRY RECONNAISSANCES. witting suicide and twice tried to kill The German General Staff report that herself, by jumping from the window of though the result of the manœuvres a London hotel, and, again, by jumping emphasises the decisive role played by from a train window in the United the cavalry against aircraft, this in no States. He employed two negro maids to wise makes the cavalry reconnaissances watch his wife, on whom he lavished superfluous since, for two days out of
five the aircraft were unable to fly,
money.
DUTCH POLITICS.
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A NAVAL DISASTER.
LONDON, September 15th.
A message from Berlin states that The Standard's Amsterdam correspon-
during the maneuvres a torpedo boat dant wires that the ex-Premier Mynheer collided. north of Heligoland, with the Kuyper has resigned from Parliament battleship Zachringen, and the former owing to deafness.
sank.
PORTUGUESE MONARCHISTS.
LONDON, September 15th. Router's correspondant at Lisbon tele- graphs that an agreement has been con- cluded between. Portugal and Spain for
Seven of the crew are missing.
DEAR FOOD IN GERMANY.
LONDON, September 14th. la connection with the dear food agita- the expulsion of monarchist lenders and|tion in Germany, it is announced that a the trial of conspirators who are subject | steamer is to leave Adelaide on Novem to the Spanish penal code. The agree-ber 6th with 100,000 carcases of sheep, ment provides for the prohibition of their specially prepared to comply with the return to Spain for three years of con- German inspection laws, which, apart spirators qnigrating to Brazil. A per- from the duty of 2 1-5 pence per pound, manent reciprocal agreement to prevent have hitherto been regarded as prohibi future conspiracies is boing drafted. tire..
thing but formidable, are quito service- loads. and their tale Many coolies who hadn't able in suppressing pirates, and a sufficient
routing out this evil.
The notice, was cancelled before the day was out, so far as private households are concerned, but remains in force, I under- stand, in the case of the loads taken up for the barracks and the hotels whose
cable. loads constitute a heavy train on the
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impression that this is "just a little A correspondent writing under the squeeze to add to an already adequate revenue" remarks: "If the Company want to increase their revenue, why not abolish the privilego which, for some
two years ago, and his chances were re- garded as very hopeful, but victory went to the Kowloon representative. Russell eettled down to the grean quickly and established a substantial lead, the score two at the next head, which was followed being 10-1 in his favour. Pitt obtained
by Russell taking a three. The influence of the unlucky "13" now seemed to fall upon Russell, whose play deteriorated, while Pitt improved, increasing his score off the "13" at the next head, the score from 4 to 15 in four heads. Russell got then being 14-15 in favour of Pitt. The unaccountable reason, they allow to latter was two up on the next head, but military and naval officers and their Russell captured a three, giving him a wives and families 1" That question lead of one, which he increased next head is frequently asked by Peak residents to three. Pitt, however, scored a three, and I confess I am unable to see what and the players stood level at 19. The justification there is
for allowing next head decided the game, Russell Colonel to travel on the Peak car for scoring a pair and running out winner.about 20 per cent. less than a struggling The victory was very popular, and Russell mercantile clerk is required to pay. Army.
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way.
BIOTOVS GIRL STUDENTS.
stock of
SCIENTIFIC AND SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS Transits, Levels, Plans Tables, Prismatic and Sight Compasses. Hand Lavals, ko., (a.)
DRAWING
alto
INSTRUMENTS
AND MATERIAL
at the (T Squires, Fet Squares, Straight Edge,
Scales, Ink, &e., ko.)
These
A number of girl students created lot of trouble and did ¿ con- siderable amount of damage offics of a native paper called the Sheung Shan Fat Po, at Sheung Shan. girls seem to be quite as formidable as the suffragettes at home in their own They took objection to some re-
conduct and a large number of them marks made in the paper about their
marched to the offices, where they pro- ceeded to break things quite in the suf fragette style. They then marched off
they seem to be a force to be reckoned firing crackers and making a noise, so with in this district. This is one of the important results of the revolution, and shows the strides the women have made
in certain parts and the stops that bave been taken for educating them.
A SUPPRESSED PAPER.
splendid finish. WAS Leartily congratulated on his and Navy officers, including Naval Dook which was suppressed a short time ago
The paper called the Kwong Nam Po,
yard officers, are in receipt of Colonial by the authorities for publishing critical Rink games for spoons were afterwards allowances as well a decent rate of pay, and falso remarks about the officials, bas played, at the close of which the prizes and to allow them to travel at 20 per been the subject of debate by the Press were presented by Mrs. Reid as under-cent, reduction on the ordinary tariff Association, who consider that it is a Championship.-1, W. Russell; 2, W.is an unnecessary discrimination No one, newspaper which has a good reputation Pitt; 3, T. Bateman. The fourth prize of course, has a word to say against re-
and a large circulation and that but for was handed over to the rolice on behalf duced fares for men in the ranks. this unfortunate incident might do a lot of the late Sergt. Stuart.
Not often am 1 favoured with child of good. The consequence is that they stories, but one has come to roe this week have petitiontd the Government through which I think is worth reproducing. A the Police Commissioner to allow this paper to be circulated again as before, little chap of some three and half years
The previous winners were:-
1900
1010
S. Bell.
D. Gourlay.
1911..... .... R. G. Edwards.
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The medals to the members of the Police had been cautioned by his stern parent and it le likely that their request will be team, which won the League Champion-not to speak pidjin English: he had complied with.
ship, were afterwards presented.
A vote of thanks to Mrs. Reid on the call of Mr. Bond, president of the League, concluded the proceedings.
KUBBER IN BORNEO.
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A QUEUE IN THE CITY.
instance, when the mite spoke of going to either to speak Chinese or English. For
A couple of days ago a man of about chew bis dinner" he was told that he 30 appeared in Wai Oi Street with a must say that he was going to eat his queue. He was a countryman and had dinner. The lesson apparently was not come in by the West Gate; but it was no forgotten, as will be evident from what time before he was the subject of ridiculo
(Para) Rubber Company for the year just acquired a
The report of the British Borneo happened subsequently. A neighbour had and the centre of a jeering crowd. He chow puppy, and of twirled his queue round his head and ended April 30th states that the output course the little chap had to go over and took to his heels, but he was speedily of dry rubber was 59,956lb., against the make friends with the doggie. When estimate of 49,000lb.
caught and deprived of his hirsute After
off tering daddy came bore he was informed of the appendage. This is the first queue for a £4,917 out of which the directors recom £400 for depreciation mend a dividend of 10 per cent, carry asked what kind of dog it was the dutiful week or so now, and these stray people who wander in thus adorned are eagerly ing forward 781. The stituted output son replied, "It's an eating dog!" for the current year is 110,000lb.
RODERICK BANDUM. looked for.
importation next door, and when he
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