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TELFGRAMS.
(SHROUDA REUTER'S AGENCY.)
DEATH OF ADMIRAL DOWELL.
LONDON, December 28th.
RANDOM REFLECTIONS.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 80TH, 1912.
Overcoats havo become fashionable again, and the oldest residents whose blood is not too thick are distinguished by the heaviness of the garments they wear these days. The extremely cold snap which has descended upon us is season-
CANTON CHRISTIAN COLLEGE.
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES.
PARIS LETTER,
{FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]
PARIS, November 29th. FOINCARE AND THE PRESIDENCY.
INTIMATIONS
zo dear to the Chinese heart. Of course Fuch a change will not be appreciated by the bulk of the Chinese, and their inton- tion to observe both the Western New In the presence of several hundred of Year and their old-fashioned New Year the friends and relatives of the Canton is only in keeping with Chinese charac-Christian College students the commence-
ment of the gradantes from the Middle Minister, who is also Minister of Foreign DOUBLE teristica
School was held on Thursday, December
It M. Poincaré, the French Prime
The death fias taken place of Admiralable, and has done something to make the ¿leveland, on Christmas Eve, gave aided in making the exercises of the day Republic.. he ought to be, so think his
Sir William Montagu Dowell, K.O.B., feelings associated with Christmas and who retired in 1800.
[The deceased Admiral was 87 years of age, and was at Ainoy and Canton in the China War in the years 1841-2 and also at the capture of Canton as a Captain of the Naval Brigade in 1857-8. He was Commander-in- Chief on the China Station from 1881-5.]
AUSTRALIAN CRICKET.
LONDON, December 30th. In the inter-state match at Adelaide commenced on the 23rd December South
The arrival of that big steamer the
verisimalitude to stories regarding the
advent of Santa Claus. Many young
New Year more roal, A walk over the hills has a bracing effect in this weather, folks had been informed by their indul proper a military review of two hundred all he has done to help to maintain the
and those who have been accustomed to patronise chairs and ricshas have good reasons for showing more energy than usual.
Still, it is not the cold weather which is responsible for the Chiness continuing to abstain from using the tram cars. The boycott. spirit seems to be as strong as ever, and the boycott organisations seem
gent elders that the nice looking old gentleman with frosted whiskers came to the port on board a big ship, and when the Cleveland made such a timely arrival was the day before Christmas and illuminated from stem stern by buidheds of electric lights, the children were easily convinced in their own minds that this was the ship by which Banta
to
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DIXON'S
DIAMOND
PORT.
Australia ran up the grand total of 569. to be determined to achieve the end thoy Claus had travelled-with-his-load of Messrs. Cheung Hing Ying, Chue Chi of the great Powers. The crisis has
geth.
The pleasantness of the weather Affairs, is not elected President of the grateful countrymen. He is certainly unusually successful.
Bofore the commencement exercises deserving of a well-earned reward after of the students was held on the parade peace of Europe. The very grave crisis ground. Following this was the annual through which Europe has been passing, one mile inter-class relay race, won by and which M. Poincaré regards as over, the representatives of the second year found the French Prime Minister equal class
These same students secured the to the occasion. No one could have more trophy in last year's meet.
bravely and sincerely grappled with the At this year's commencement five stu-
critical situation, There must be no wore awarded the certificates of European war over the ashes of the dents graduation from the Middle School: Balkan trouble, so was the firm decision Ying, Wong Cheuk Kwan, Wong Ying clearly demonstrated that while Europe- Chun, and Young Sik Chung. All of
with perhaps the exception. of Russia- to which Mayne contributed 124, Cham have in view, emphasising in a very unpresents.
pleasant way that the sussion which has
these have signified their intention of con-
was fully prepared for war, nobody berlain 103, and Steele an unfinished 113.
been attempted and the nice speeches that
tinuing their studies in the collegiate
wanted war. The diplomatic world aided department of the Canton Christian New South Wales replied with 276 for the have been delivered had very little
with M. Poincaré from the first, and by actual result. An intolerable posi
Collego. first innings and followed on, making 240.
Among the Chinese Government officials lerding him their support, and co-operat ing together, they rendered a general At Melbourne last week New South tion has been created, which only
can remedy, and the The Weekly Despatch published on Wales made 84 in the first innings and
sooner these are put into execution the November 17 the following remarkable present at the commencement were: Mr. European conflict unthinkable. Ruasia, delightful to the taste as it is statement, made by Mrs. Seddon, the Loh Peon Fai, Commissioner of Foreign acting on her ally's advice (France), 242 in the second innings, Victoria better for all concerned. The Government widow of the man Frederick Henry Affairs, Mr. Fain Chow Fan, Commis declared herself against war; Austria is tic action, but their bands are being this year for the murder on September Chief of Police, Mr. Chung Wing Kwong, 14, 1911, of Miss Eliza Mary Barrow, forced, and the longer they delay the more his lodger, by poisoning her. Her state Commissioner of Education, and Mr. the organisation will be encouraged to ment will set at rest the minds of all Wong Lun So, Chief of River Polico. believe that their stronghold is impreg- those people who were in doubt as to the
justice of the verdict and, execution.
strong meaKILLSI
RODERICK RANDOM.
THE SEDDON CASE.-
REMARKABLE STATEMENT ET MURDENER'S WIDOW.
responding with 181 in the first innings are reluctant naturally to resort to dras Seddon, who was hanged on April 15 ofsioner of Interior, Mr. Chan King Waboing guided by Germany and as the
and 137 for four wickets in the second.
THE SHANGHAI CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE.
FORMATION OF ASSOCIATION OF EXPORTERS AND DEALERS.
nablo
Besides, if the Government do not put the Boycott Ordinance into effect very A special meeting of the Chamber ofsoon the Chinese at the back of the organi- Commerce was held at No. 1, Yuenming.
will sation yuen Road on the 19th inst, to discuss a proposition for the formation of an Association of Exporters and Dealers. Mr. E. F. Mackay presided, and there
were 30 members present.
doubtless como to th
eonclusion that the passing of the Ordinance reprosented nothing more than bluff, and this is a feeling that cannot be The Chairman, in opening the meeting allowed to be engendered and spread said:-Gentlemen, as this is purely an Greater firmness than yet displayed is informal meeting, I will dispense with the necessary, especially as the experience of formality of having the notice calling the past week shows that methods of con- it read. The meeting has been called to ciliation are not appreciated but appar- consider the advisability of forming an Association of Dealers and Exporters. ¡ently regarded as signs of weakness.
on the 25th November and replies have
support.
on
Prizes were awarded to many students for excellence in studies, athletics, Bible study, department and the like.
The full programme of the commence ment exercises follows:-
1. Opening Prayer. 2. Song.
3. Chinese Oration:
Perseverance: us
T.
7. English Oration: "The Educational Value of Literary and Debating Societies in Schools," Wong Ying Chun (of the
It will be remembered that the verdict was much discussed, and that very strong efforts were made to get it set aside. Forma of petition contending that the
too inconclusive and un- evidence was reliable to justify conviction were distributed to large centres of population, many of them in response to applications from volunteers, and with some 100,000. signatures the petition was presented at a Path to Thorough Education," Young the Home Office on April 12 From the Sik Chung (of graduating class).
Rev. A. 4. English Address: Bristol district alone these representa tions agairat Seddon's execution had
The doubts thereby Howard, D.D., Tokyo, Japan. 25,000 signatures. cast on the course of justice were assisted 3. Vocal Bolo: Mrs. H. B. Graybill. by the widespread publication of prison
B. Chinese Address: Mr. Loh Poon letters from Seddon himself, assortingFai, Commissioner of Foreign Affairs. innocence. The Court of Criminal was asked (ten days before the presenta tiun of the public petition) to quash the conviction and liberate the condemned man, but the judges said they had no reagon to think that the verdict was the Home Secretary announced the final wrong or unreasonable. Two days before decision that the death sentence must be carried out, some 10,000 persons assembled in Hyde Park, a proportion of them no perly convicted man was about to die, doubt holding the view that an mpre Mrs. Seddon herself being present.
The confession, which we reprint below from the Weekly Dispatch, shows to all these persons how unerringly, justice tracked the crime through all the known circumstantial faces. Mrs. Seddon alone Barrow the heavy dose of arsenic on the was in a position to state who gave Miss early morning of September 14, 1911, and she affirms in the appended document as follows:-
This Chamber circularised its Members Whether the offer of free rides on the been received from 20 Firus offering their trams was to populariss still more this An Association of this kind means of travel, or was intended to dis- has been formed at Hongkong and we have received from them a copy of their cover the strength of the intimidation rules and regulations, the main objects being exercised, is not known to the man of which are to watch and protect the in the street, The offer might have been interests of the Export and Chinese Pro-influenced by a knowledge of Chinese duce trade, to use every means within its power for the removal of evils and the character with its desire to "savs face
every possible occasion, and the redress of grievances, to receive references, to conduct surveys, to arbitrate between Company by this concession certainly disputants and generally for the promo went out of their way to make matters tion of the common good. That roughly casier for the Chinese to return to their outlines the objects of such an Association
But, and as a first step in view of the support former patronage of the trams. offered I will propose the following singular to relate, the trams were used by resolution:That in the opinion of Chinese passengers as they did before the this meeting it is advisable to form an boycott on the last day of the free rides, Association of Exporters and Dealers."
and then the boycott came into effect the The resolution having been seconded by
next morning practically as strong as Mr. J. W. Bandow, the Chairman said:- It is now open for discussion. I think ever. The means by which the organisa the better course will be to vote on this tion conveyed its permission to use the at ance and proceed to the election of a trams for that time only should not be Committee who might then have too difficult to discover, and if that can- informal discussion with those present. Later it can elect its own Chairman and not be ascertained through the Govern-was inaccent.
Chinese
and agents frame bye-laws and regulations for ment's aubenission to a meeting to be called at then the value of these is discounted, a Miss Barrow. some future date.
epnsideration On being put to the vote the resolution fact which might lead to a was carried unanimously.
The following provisional committee was then elected-Messrs. Foster, J. W. Bandow and M. Hoerter, with power to add to their number.
A vote of thanks to the Chairman con- cluded the business of the meeting.
THE PURCHASE OF FOREIGN VESSELS BY JAPAN.
REGISTRATION AT BAIREN DUTIES.
TO ESCAPE HIGH
The purchase of foreign steamers. by Japanese is steadily increasing, remarks the Japan Gazette. Since last spring the Nippon Yusen Kaisha has bought three cargo-boats and the Osaka Shosen two, while 26 vessels were purchased by other shipowners. The Mitsui Bussan Kaisha has concluded a contract for the purchase of two steamers which will arrive in Japan early next year.
The
friends
graduating class).
8. College Song, by Canton Christian College Students.
9. Presentation of Prizes; by Mr. Tsin Chew Fan, Commissioner of Interior.
10. Chinese Address: Mr. Chung Wing: Kwong, Commissioner of Education.
11. Presentation of Diplomas, by Dr.
Christian College. A H. Wonds, vice-President of Canton
12. Benediction.
THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL,
THE "FORTY HOURS"
SERVICES.
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"Try it for yourself: It is as
beneficial to health."
SOLE AGENTS:
H. RUTTONJEE & SON,
Wine and Spirit
Merchants.
Kaiser and M. Poincaré are exactly of the same mind, Europe need no longer tremble. The attitude of the British much satis- Government has given as faction in Paris as it has done in Berlin. The solution to the Austro-Servinn prob- lem is to be found that very important Arbitration is far word" Conference." more humane than the sword.
The great thing which M. Poincaré aimed at all along was to preserve perfect harmony between the Powers. Peace entirely depended on that. There never was any war fever in Europe, the Balkan spectacle and the consideration of ruin and havoc on a far larger scale effectually prevented that. Besides, war would have been not only an absolute folly but a
the cave. How near falling down the downright crime in the circumstances of precipico we have been during the last few anxious weeks, we all are now able to realise hence the more genuine the fealing of relief. Is another crisis possible↑ Frenchmen allege that this is not improbable, as white the war with CHRONOMETER-MAKERS, Turkey continues the clouds of anxiety
WATCHMAKERS, cannot be wholly dispelled. It is when
the war is finished and the final re-settle-" ment is tackled that now anxieties are likely, and must arise, Would Servia be 80 daring as to attack Austria single- handed Will. Bulgaria lend a hand? These are a few of the questions raised by the French Press. The tension between Austria and Russia over the at present far-fetched-Servian claim on the Adriatic is serious and intelligible. Abandonment of Servia may well seem impossible.
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These services were established by the Holy Mother Church to atone for the outrages and irreverence which our. Divine Redeemer receives daily in His After the annexation of Bosnia and Holy Tabernacle and ordered that the Herzegovina by Austria, Russia, it is Exposition of the Holy Host should be believed, does not intend to be jockeyed held for three consecutive days for the out of her place as Pan-Slavist champion ENGLISH MOUNTED CHINESE JADE adoration of the Faithful throughout the second time. France will do all she can to keep Russia in check and Germany will whole Catholic world.
likewise prevail upon Austria not to fight. We have had enough of war for many, many years to comme; we have experienced MAPPIN & WEBB'S
"I, Mrs. James Cameron, formerly the wife of Frederick Henry Beddon, who was hanged at Pentonville for the murder of Miss Barrow, who lived with us at Tol lington Park North London, declare:
That, although I was arrested and tried for murder, along with Seddon, I
"That Seddon committed the crime. "That saw him give the poison to That he deliberately, on the fatal of the subject of the Government's night, substituted for the doctor's medi- cine a mixture made up of water from the relations with the Chinese of the Colony.
fly-papers and white precipitate powder The American accent was more than and gave it to Miss Barrow. Soon after- usually conspicuous in the Colony this wards she breated her last..
"That 1 threatened to call the police week. seemed to be everywhere, and seemed to my head and told me if informed on him riate of
doeree, it was resolved to hold them on ha perpetually asking questions or buying be would blow my brains out.
"That I acted as I did and kept quiet the three last days of the year viz., 29th, picture postcards and taking photo-about what I knew, in the faint hope that 30th, and 31st December, in order that thus pay homage graphs. Then we have an American com if Seddon were acquitted, although justice the faithful may pany performing most acceptably in the would have been defeated, my children to Our Lord for the benefits received and would be spared the terrible disgrace of te vouchsafe now grace for the forthcom- Theatre Royal, and on Tuesday, we bad being branded as the children of mur-
ing New Year. an exhibition of American football and derers." had specimens of American barracking. Mrs. Seddon recently married a Mr. Cameron, and they now live in Birken- head.
"
In almost all the Catholic countries and dioceses theso Expositions are held three The tourists from the Cleveland at once, and be pointed his revolver at data of Hongkong, by poclesiastical
PROPOSED "NEW AND IMPORTANT CABLES."
or seen what the horrors of modern war- fare aro like. Spare us from the still Great Powers cutting each others' throats more horrible spectacle of seeing the und trying to exterminate one another.
A BLOW TO BUREAUCRACY.
Bureaucracythe curse of France--has received another knock-out blow by the Chamber of Deputés adopting by 269 votes to 266 an amendment suppressing the post of Sub-Prefect, despite the strong opposi tion of the Reporter of the Home Office. Estimates, and the Minister of t Do
During these three days the Blessed Sacrament is exposed on a special throne at the main altar from 6 am to 6 p.m. in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Con- ception; Special Masses are said in the morning and in the evening Sermon and Benediction.
The text of the Sermon partment, who urged the necessity of the post. The Sub-Prefects are officials of preached by the Rev. Fr. Gabardi, rector the Napoleonic origin enthroned in all of the Cathedral, was: "Memoriam fecit the smaller towns, and mostly engaged in influencing elections in favour, of the Gov- ernment of the period. As the posts are practical sinecures, given as political re wards, their suppression has long been advocated, but always in vain up to now.
It is interesting to note that hundreds of tourists round the world travelling by the Cleveland spent Christroastide in Hongkong, and next week a more aristo-
At the 31st ordinary general meeting cratic party of tourists will spend a few days in Hongkong, the Dunattar Castle of the Eastern Telegraph Company mirabilium suorom misericors misereatur at Electra House, Dominus escam dedit timentibus ae." Ps. Twelve other foreign vessels will arrive returning here on January 2nd in time (Limited) held
Finsbury-pavement, Sir John Wolfe, 110. In an eloquent discourse the preacher here next year and will be placed under for part of the New Year celebrations.
Barry, K.C.B., presiding, the chairman emphasised the omnipotence, wisdom the Japanese flag. Among these will be Corinthic and the British steamers
The Daily Prese" has already pointed remarked that the increasing volume of and kindness of our Divine Maker, the Glenesk. The former vessel has already
The out the remarkable state of affairs in the business on the company's cables, which Almighty God, towards mankind. On the was proportionately greater than the last day of the year, the Rt. Rev. Bishop passed the Suez Canal outwards. Corinthic is of 8,686 tons gross, and was Kwangtung province, where Hongkong increase of net revenue, pointed to the Pozzoni will preach after the "Te Deum .built in Middlesbrough in 1905. ten cent pieces are preferred to the pro- necessity of strengthening their cable laudamus" has been sung by the Sanc price paid is reported as 10,000. It may vincial coin of the same denomination, capacity cast of Suez, and the directors tuary Choir and responded to by the St. be noted that, of the foreign vessels sold, 26 have been registered at Dairen by and an interesting incident in illustra-had in view the laying of new and Joseph's College Choir.
important cables from that station' cast-
On New Year's eve, the Cathedral will Japanese owners in order to escaps the tion was told me the other day.
ward so soon as the necessary landing be kept open between 11 p.m. to midnight, high import duty imposed on foreign European gentleman entered a branch rights were granted. The Eastern Exten during which the Holy Tabernacle will be
post office in the city of Canton and sion Company also proposed at the same exposed for public adoration.
On Iew Year's day a Solemn High tendered a Chinese ten cent piece. The time to strengthen their means of com- THE NEW JAPANESE CABINET.
official refused to accept it and asked for munication in the Far East. The new Mass will be held at 8 o'clock in the morn cables would, of course, involve consider- * JAPAN ON THE VERGE OF BANKRUPTCY."
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.. "devil head" piece.able expenditure, which would be met outing and in the evening there will be
Their reserves The Asahi quotes Mr. Nakane, Chair- Incidents like this and the knowledge that of reserve fund and out of the normal mau of the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce, there is something like 30 million dollars' increase of revenue. for the following opinion on the new worth of Hongkong subsidiary coin cir-enabled them to deal with these matters Cabinet to be formed by Prince Katsura: culating in South China throw a flood of without any auxiety regarding the usual
I do not wish to change my views according to the construction of the light on
vessels.
the boycott
movement
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dividends and bonus, or without increas- ining their capital, In view of the foregoing it was fortunate that they had been able to carry the sum of £230,000 to general reserve fand this half-year. With the
had introduced week-end letter telegrams telegraph service with South Africa, they batween the United Kingdom and the Union of South Africa.
THE FORMOSAN ABORIGINES.
HEAVY JAPANESE CASUALTIES.
OUR
JEWELLERY.
SILVERWARE,
CUTLERY and
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THE
FAILURE OF THE STATE NAILWAY. That the State railway should turn out STUDY to be a failure has caused no surprise," The first Budget of the Western State accumulated Railway 1912 showed an deficit of £2,395,040. A month later a second was issued, in which the deficit had increased to £3,376,500. A third has now appeared, which shows that the difference between receipts and expenditure will fall short by £81,100 of the original budget provision. The third budget estimated ing off of more than £2,000,000 since the traffic receipts for 1919 as £500,000 a fail: State took over the line four years ago, in 1908. We need go no further to find. any stronger possible argument against commercial Socialism or State trading.
THE BUILDING OF DREADNOUGHTS.
The New Year Holidays this year view of giving the public a cheap social aborigines in Shinchiku district com- Minister of Marine. When the ships are
Cabinet. If the Katsura Cabinet follows Hongkong. the same policy as wo business men havS advocated for years, I shall not hesitate to support the new Cabinet with all my might. It is an undeniable fact that the should be more interesting than neual, as Shancial Josition of in is reduced to the Chinese will be joining in the cele thrge of bankrapte and in the event bration for the first time. The Gregorian at mistake being made, in the attempt calendar, as is known, has been adopted to remedy this state of affairs,things may
French Dreadnoughts are in future to A Taipeh dispatch to the danki states be built in dry dock. Such is the decision that the police force sent to subjugate the just arrived at by M. Delcassé, the French a stubborn by the simple method of flooding the dook has continually met with menced operations in October last, but ready for launching they will be floated resistance, sustaining casualties amount by opening the gates. Instead of the new ing to over 800 in killed and wounded. vessel taking the water, "the latter will The force has succeeded in occupying be brought to it, thus dispensing with M. Delcassé's decision, it is launching about 80 per cent of the area it was
The launching cere- attack the headquarters of the enemy. Danton refusing to leave the slips last
aborigines have been making summer at Brest. desperate attacks both by day and night mony took place two months later. The in defence of their headquarters, and the Minister of Marine's decision is causing
much discussion in naval circles. operations, are progressing but slowly.
go from bad to worse. It is necessary to by the Chinese Republican Govorniment, Willesden pavement artist exhibits proposed to take; it remains now only to stated, is the result of the battleship.
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If you save your money Lloyd George The ernment omnipotency on the other. It is
This brilliant thought to be hoped that the new Cabinet will ad: Western New Year, but the observance will save
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