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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 240, 1912.
powers for the extension into Kanin (the north-westernmost province of China, with
Dr. R. A. Bellilios was among the pas-TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.
sengers who left the Colony by the Mon-
a population of 10,000,000,) of its railway,golia yesterday. Dr. Belilios has gone to Shanghai to start in practice there as now almost finished, from Kaifong to
a specialist in diseases of the eye, ear, Hunan Fu, an extension for which it had
preferential right. In order to permit nose and throat.
We hear that it is highly probable that "The Cook" will be again staged at the Theatre, by special request, on the 13th- Noyember. In the event of a Variety Entertainment being required to proceed the comedy an entirely new programme will be arranged, with the exception of the acrobatic display which will be re peated by special request.
DEATH OF MR. J. H. SCOTT.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOY.]
THE WAR.
PROGRESS OF THE ADVANCING
ARMIES..
GRECIAN VICTORIES, A message from Athens states that Laccording to official despatches the Greek casualties in the Epirus were 19 killed
and 75 wounded.
The troops in the Epirus have occupied. the heights commanding Grimboro and
{{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:]
THE HOME RULE BILL.
LONDON, October 23rd. Clause II. of the Home Rule Bill, defining the powers of the Irish Parliament, was carried by the aid of the "guillotine" by 328 votes to 202. All the Opposition's restric- tion proposals were rejected, except one which was acceptal by Mr. Redmond and the Government, depriving the Irish Par- liament of the powers of legislation re University, and Queen's College, Belfast, garding Trinity. College, Dublin, Dublin
The Government also promised amend-
the Chinese Government to constract this extension, the company has arrangal for a loan of £10,000,000 to the Chinese Gov- ernment by the Société Générale of Brussels; the Sino-Belgian Bank of Brus- sels; the firm of Baron EMPAIN, Brussels; and some Fronch financial houses. The loan was arranged at Peking and the con- tract, it is announced, has been signed. The interest will be at the rate of 5 per cent., but the loan, the report adds, will not be issued immediately. Another We deeply regret to learn that a tele- Xirovouni, the Turks fleeing in panic phase of Belgian activity is shown in gram has been received announcing the
Diskata and Serfidge. They the announcement that "The British and death in London on Tacsday of Ms. from Belgian Industrial Bank of China, Ltd.," has James Henry Scott, senior partner of abandoned at Elassona 1,000,000 carments strictly limiting Irish control of
Mr. Scott, tridges, staff maps, wagons, and Tents been incorporated under the Hongkong Messrs. Butterfield & Swirė.
the Post Office to the internal arrange Companies' Ordinance and that a temporary who was about 73 years of age, spent
ments of Ireland. office has been opened in Shangbai. The any of his earlier years in Hongkong capital is only a million Shanghai taele, and Shanghai, and revisited the scenes of his former labours with his wife, about but according to a statement by Baron os Madan, who seems to be the promoter, the three years ago, looking, in spite of his
years, in fine health and vigour. Bank will not occupy itself with ordinary banking business, which would need a capital ten times as large, but the idea is to promote enterprises, and the promoter says there is plenty of Belgian money available for reputable ventures, such as mines, railways, tramways, waterworks, &c. Ac. cording to the report of an interview BRAND with
Barva
MACAE, the moters have in view at the present moment: "(a) A real estate mortgage coin- pany, which will be floated in Belgium. (b) matured."
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It was during his visit to Hongkong that he conceived so favourable au idea of the University project that he influenc- ed the firms in which he was interestta to make a donation of, altogether, £40,000 towards the Endowment Fund. words of Sir Frederick Lugard, "it may with entire truth be said that unless Mr. J. H. Scott, the senior partner of John pro-Swire and Sons; had come forward with this generous offer at the time the scherpe was only in embryo, it never would have
ALE The Yangtze Maritime Installation Co.,
IN PINTS AND SPLITS
SOLE AGENTS:
A. S. WATSON
& CO., LTD.,
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
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HONGKONG, OCTOBER 24TH, 1912-
Mr. Sealt naturally took a deep in- for the building of harbours in Shanghai,terest in everything that concerned. the Nanking and Hankow. (c) The Yaugtaze progress of China, and was an active River General Mining Co., which will be member of the China Association in Lon one of the most important conseras of the don. For one or two years he filled the
office of President. moment." Dr. SUN YAT-SEN's railway
The Greeks occupied Castro, the capital of Lemnos, after a short engagement, and captured 46 prisoners.
An Athens telegram states that The Greeks are advancing from Elassona, They attacked the Pass of Sarayaporon
CANADIAN MINISTER RESIGNS.
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL.
Besides the questique to be asked af to day's meeting of the buncil, publish- ed in our yesterday's issue, the following business is on the agenda-
Resolution It is hereby resolved that a sum of dollars two hundred and sixty-seven thousand two hundred and Fourteen be advanced out of funds in the custody of the Government for the con- struction of the Kowloon-Canton Rail-
way (British Section) during the your 1912,"
First reading of a Bill entitled, "An Ordinance to make provision for the
Crown Solicitors of the Colony." appointment of and to define the powers of the Crown Solicitors and Assistant
First reading of a Bill entitled, “An Ordinance to provide for the incorpora- tion of the Church Body of the China Congregational Church in Hongkong.
Second reading of the Bill entitled, " An Ordinance to amend the Law relating to Criminal Sessions." LONDON,- October 23rd--
Second reading of the Bill entitled, The Hau. F. D. Monk, K.C., Minister" An Ordinance to consolidate and anwend of Public Works (Nationalist) has resign- the law with respect to vehicles and
traffic."
at 10 o'clock on Wednesday morning. The ed on account of differences with Mr. enemy being strongly posted, they put Burden regarding the Naval question. Mr. Monk is of opinion that the Naval up a vigorous defence. The attack was still in progress at three o'clock this programme should be submitted to the
electors for ratification, but Mr. Bordon] afternoon.
maintains that a plebiscite is unneces-
sary.
BRITISH MINISTER TO TOKYO.
LONDON, October 23rd.
Second reading of the Bill entitled, "An Ordinance to amend the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899,"
Second reading of the Bill cutitled, "An Ordinance to authorize the Appro- priation of a further supplementary sym of twenty-eight thousand six hundred dollars and forty-five cents, to defray the charges of the year 1911."
SERVIAN ARMIES ADVANCE. According to official despatches publish- ed in Belgrade Servia's three armies con-
Second reading of the Bill entitled, tinue to advance against stubborn re-
An Ordinance to apply a sum not ex- sistance. The most easterly advance The appointment of Sir W. Conyng-ceeding seven million one hundred and ham Greene, K.C.B., now Ambassador to sixteen thousand four hundred and fitty- guard has reached Kumanovo,
The King on motoring among the Copenhagen, to Tokyo, is confirmed.
four dollars to the Public Service of the year 1913." troops received an ovation.
Among all who came into contact with schemes are also being considered by the him, whether in business or social rela. extending from Paska promoters, with a view to rendering him tions, the late Mr. Scott was very highly financial assistauce. For railways and esteemned, and the news of his death will mining enterprises, as well as for muni- be learnt with sincere regret by a very
"A PAIR OF SPECTACLES."
cipal loans, China could get all the wide circle of friends in the Far East. money she needs-on giving satisfactory guarantees for the safety of the investment, When she is prepared to do that, every country in Europe will be having its bank competing for the privilege of furnishing capital; but until then it is unlikely that the projected Belgian Bank or Mr. CRISP's British Bank of China will fulfil the dreams of their over-sanguine promoters.
A grass fire took place at Pokfulam on Tuesday night. A large area was burnt and & number of trees was destroyed.
Mr.
The A.D.C. performance of this very amusing comedy takes place to-morrow and Saturday. Rehearsals have been in full swing lately. The part created by Sir John Hare is in the extremely capable hands of a gentleman who has yet to make his bow to n Hongkong audience, but whose Shanghai reputation and experience insure an instant success. The part of the man from Sheffield"|
The army has had a severe engagement-
to Venibazar (Bulgaria). The enemy were estimated to number 40,000. Both sides have suffered heavy losses.
The western Array has captured the | blockhouses around Sienitza.
The Third Serviap Army has arrived before Prishtina.
The Survinns have captured Kochana, the scene of the massacre in August. Sofia newspapers report that the Turks massacred more Christians before aban- doning the town.
TURKS DISARMED IN BOSNIA.
Semi-official reports published in
is in the most capable hands in the Vienna state that four hundred Turks, Colony. Many glimpses have already fleeing from the pursuing. Servians, to been given us of the part being fitted to
D. Landale, head of Messrs. the man and the man being fitted to the Novibazar, crossed the Bosnian frontier Jardine, Matheson & Co.'s Shanghai part. Ripe experience coupled with in-and were disarmed. house, is paying a visit to Hongkong.
finite pains guarantee a perfect repre-
MONTENEGRIN ADVANCE
CHECKED.
The report of the woman who stated sentation. The older characters are in that she had been duped by a fortuneable and tried hands, and one of them:
The advance of the Montenegrins' to. teller to whom she gave $300 is now
is also filled by a gentleman. new. to local described as false.
footlights, though extremely well-known a wards Scutari is still at a standstill. little way up the coast. It is rumoured They have been for four days fruitlessly that a shareholder in a local shipping bombarding the forts of Tarabosch which company who attended a rehearsal was |
Reports on the rice crop from Saigon state that the rainfall this season as been very regular and the crop prospects are very encouraging.
The bank note trick was successfully C. | worked in the case of a coolie employed on the 9.3. Kwangsai on Tuesday. He parted with 8304 for a parcel which was afterwards found to be worthless,
so worked upon at the outset that he are barring the way.
decided to sell his shares.
Fortunately THE BULGARIAN FIGHT AT KIRK
for him he stayed to the end and decided not to sell them. As for the ladies who are taking part, well-in the classic! phraseology of the Prime Minister "Wait and sec." One other tip. If you are not satished with your bootmaker the play will introduce you to a new one. Å passenger bird-we wean a bootmaker on the stage from Manila to Hongkong on the ss. is worth two in Wellington Street: Eastern, reports the loss of a leather trunk containing surveying instruments, engineering books, etc., the value being
Mr. À, A. Cook,
As many of our readers are doubtless aware, there exists in Belgium a Société ----d'Etudes Sino-Bolge, with a somewhat 8684,
imposing list of members. For some years past the Society has published
a
THE P.W.D. PERMIT CASE.
At the Magistracy yesterday Mr. Edwards, of the Public Works Depart-
At the Magistracy yesterday Mr. Leement, and Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, who
KILISSE.
The Daily Telegraph's telegram with reference to the Bulgarians having cap tured Kirk Kilisse and Chermen is now declared to be premature..
It is officially announced at Constan- tinople that heavy fighting took place at Kirk Kilisse all yesterday. The Turks captired two Bulgarian positions, inflict- ing heavy losICS.
THE RAILWAY DISASTER. A message front Smyra states that the
MR. ROOSEVELT.
LONDON, October 23rd. Reuter's correspondent at New York telegraphs that Mr. Roosevelt arrived home in excellent condition. He has already re-commenced plans of campaign, but the doctors forbid his participating
in demonstrations,
LONDON SCHOOL OF TROPICAL
MEDICINE.
LONDON, October 23rd. King George has sent £100 to the London School of Tropical Medicine, expressing the hope that it would con-
inue to extend its excellent work.
OBITUARY.
LONDON, October 23rd. The well-known novelist, Mr. Robert Barr, is dead.
FULL DIET FOR COOLIES.
The following is from the pen of Dr. Sanson, P.C.M.Q., Federated Malay
States:
Second reading of the Bill entitled, "An Ordinance for effecting the final revision and amendment of the Ordin- ances of the Colony from 1844 to 1012 inclusive before incorporating them in the New Revised Edition of the Laws of the Colony,"
Second reading of the Bill entitled, "An Ordinance to amend and-consolidate the Law relating to Chinese Passenger Ships' defined by the Chinese Passengers Act, 1852, and concerning. Asiatic Emigrants generally." *
as
Second reading of the Bill entitled, "An Ordinance to amend the Tramway Ordinance, 1902.*
*Will not be proceeded with at this meeting.
MOTOR CAR CASES
The driver of motor car No. 11 was arrested on Tuesday night, on a warrant in
consequence of not appearing to answer a summons charging him with driving the car up Icehouse Road, which is a prohibited road.
P.C. Chambers spoke to seeing the car proceed up -Ierhouse Road:
His Worship (Mr. Irving)-Was he summoned before?
Witness-In the first case the summons was issued against the proprietor because we could not say who was the driver of the car.
Defendant pleaded guilty, and said he was under the impression that Icehouse
Road was, like Icehouse Street, not prohibited.
His Worship Did you ask him to stop 7. Witness-No, I allowed him to go on, because to have stopped him on the bend. of the road would have been dangerous....
A fine of $20 was imposed.
a
A European in connection with T. M. Nicol's garage was summoned along with Chinese for causing an obstruction. It was stated that the cars stood at the entrance to the garage and obstructed the thoroughfare. A policeman told the refused and used bad language. He was fined $10, and the Chinese was fined 85.
a monthly economic review of China baar. d'Almada asked Mr. Irving to fix a date represented the two defendants summon troup train was derailed, and plunged houses and placed under, new conditions European to remove the cars, but he ing the title Chine et Belgique, in which named Kelly, of the Grand Hotel, for from the Crown foreshore near Castle over an embankment. The latest report regular work is a greater effort and
for hearing a summons against a mened for, removing stone without a permit assault. Mr. Harris, who represented the defendant, agreed.
Peak Bay, attended to hear the decision of the casualties states that 200 were of Mr. Irving, -
killed and 200 injured..
SUEZ CANAL TRAFFIC.
It is very important that the advantage of a generous diet should be carefully considered by all employers of labour. Several years' experience with a very large, constantly changing, labour force has been a convincing that plenty of nourishing food is one of the most im portant factors in maintaining good health, that I feel compelled to urge everyone who has labourers under his control to pay particular attention to the food supply of coolies. It is most essential to build up and strengthen new arrivals who have very little reserve force to call upon either for work or to resist illness. Individuals removed from their
are always more liable to disease, and
means a large expenditure of energy in the early days. Work in tropical coun- tries involves a greater expenditure of In his report on the trade of Port Said energy than labour in temperate climates for 1911, Mr. Consul General Blech states - labourer needs a definite supply of that the percentage of British ships proteids, fats, carbohydrates, and salts passing through the Canal has risen to to enable him to work and provide re-
62.2 per cent. as regards numbers and 64 sistance to disease-unless this is given per cent. for tonnage. German vessels the output is poor and mortality rates figure respectively at 13.4 and 15.2 per rise, so that not only from the buman cent., Dutch at 5.5 and 5.3 per cent., and point of view but also from the business French at 4.7 and 45 per cent. Amongst aspect it is necessary that this supply is the principal companies whose vessels. adequate. Expenditure on prevention er passed through the canal during 1911 illness is soon repaid with large interest, were the following GREEK PROTEST AGAINST A stupid ignorance or wilful noglect of this
Tonnage. Paska Jo important duty means unnecessary waste Peninsular and Oriental-1,205,000 TURKISH BOMBARDMENT.
ful extravagance as well as loss of life. Alfred Holt and Co...... 1,002,800 Greece has protested against the The prison diet scale for Tamils is copied Messageries Maritimen... 603,400
for general information. It is noted that Norddeutscher Lloyd ... 505.200 102 Turkish - bombardment of Kavarna, the opening up rubber estates in unhealthy Hamburg-Amerika, Linie 693,900 143
areas is attended with serious results: Lo- Nederland Stoamvart population of which is mostly Greeks.
life and health, and it is to be hoped that Mastschappij a safer and less expensive method will be Austrian Lloyd THE POSITION IN ROUMANIA, Under these headlines the Peking Daily
the practice of the future. It seems prob- Rotterdamsche Lloyd Telegraph says:-
Reuter's correspondent at Paris tele-able that the preliminary felling of (W. Ruysen Zoven) ... 391,100 Mr. Hsiung Hai-ling, the ex-Minister for Shanghai. and, of Finance, has recently left the capital graphs that M. Poincare has conferred jungle in hilly country exposing streams Nippon Yusen Kaisha.... and rings leads to greater activity of Anglo-Saxon Petroleum as other reports
Company, Ltd.......... Ambassadors. It is understood that results. If only just enough preliminary Russian Volunteer Fleet matter of railway construction, at least, eum P300,000 has already been su
province. We readily admit that all
clearance could be effected in order to W Thomson and Co ways lead to Honar, even via Shanghai. their respective Governments are chiefly tackle these streams and springs and put
(Ben Line) she is not to be despised as com scribed and P75,000 paid up, and 25 per We, however, are, from private and considering the position in Roumania. them underground within the residential Danish East Asiatin petitor for the favours of the Chinese cent, of the stock will be offered for sale what seems to us quite reliable sources, Government. It has recently been an-locally. The incorporators of the com-informed that Mr. Hsiung Hsi-ling has The conversations are most favourable, areas, it might mean that the labour force Rickmers Reismuehlen... 108,900
would remain healthy whilst the estate is Compagnie des Charge
urs Reatis. rounced in Brussels that a company pany are H. L. Higgins, P. Nagel, P. been entrusted with a special and very but they are generally agreed that inter felled, burnt off, cleared and planted. In Eccret mission to proceed to London at known as the General Company of Trans Grossman, P. C. Whitaker and W. A
once and prepare the money market for national action is impossible until one fiat lands ordinary drainage could take MacGregor, Goir and Co.
the place of an underground system.
(Glen Line) Kincaid. ways and Railways in China has acquired
further loan negotiations with China.
guilty and fined them 825 each.
Mr. Bowley I shall probably give notice of appeal later.
members are kept informed of happenings in China. To many it may seem that Belgium's commercial or political relations
The Chinese community of Macao are the servant was acting contrary to the Mr. Bowley informed his Worship that with Chine are scarcely commensurate with the amount of interest her people maintain busily preparing for one of their great master's instructions. He did no mean say he did so wilfully, but in in Chinese affairs; yet it should not be feasts which takes place on Monday, to
when there will be a grand procession at norance. He took stone not covered by forgotten that the Peking-Hankow railway night with fish lanterns, illuminations, junk master was concerned it was
the permit issued to him. As far as the was built with Franco Belgian capital; theatricals and a fair at Tapsian. Large mistake; he had mistaken, the marks.
Belgian syndicate constructed the Shan" numbers of people are beginning to come His Worship found both defendants si railway; and it will be remembered in from the surrounding country for the hit the Belgians sought to acquire festival. from the original. American concessionaries a predominant interest in the great trunk line project, to connect Hankow and Canton. This transfer of interest in the ̈concession-led-to its cancellation, because it was believed at the time that Belgium's interest was more political than economic, and that, she was, in fact, acting as broker for Russia, Whether that belief was well- founded or not, we need not trouble now to enquire; but it cannot be denied that since in Manila. The capital is P1,500,000, being A Gas Company has been incorporated
Sergeant. Adlington appeared at the Magistracy yesterday and charged a Chinese with causing unnecessary pain to chickens by crowding them into a basket which was too small. Defendant did not appear and his bail was estreated. His bondsman appealed to the Bench to grant a remand, until he could find the de- fondant, and to this Mr. Irving agreed.
His Worship Very well. I will want the customary fee to be deposited.
AN OPEN SECRET.
ESTUNG HET-LING "ON"A" SECRET MISSION TO ENGLAND.
BRITISH STEAMER SEIZED BY THE GREEKS. Greek torpedo boats have seized the British steamer Penpol, of Cardiff, bound for Varna, and have taken her to Piraeus on the ground that the cargo is con- traband
that time Belgium has shown that in the 15,000 shares at 100 pesos each. Of this naively state, for Honau, bis with the British. German and Russian the malarial carrying mosquito with dire
side has been decisively beaten.
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