Page
LOCAL SPORT.
LEAGUE CRICKET.
ORAIGENGOWER V. HONGKONG "D." This league match was played at Happy Valley on Saturday, anil resulted in a win for the visitors. Scores:—
OBAZO RNGOWER..
X. H. Viveash, b Dodwell
E. L. Braga, b Dodwell.......
34
17
R. A. Carvalho, 1.5.w., Nodwell
3
10-
G. A. Hancock, .h.w., Dodwell
H. H. Tayler, I. Claxton
3. V. Braga, e Claxton, ↳ Heygate... 22
1. A. Roeo, a and b Dodwell
R. Bass, e Mans, ↳ Dodwell
13
R. Pestonji, e Moore, h Claxton
12
C. Johnstone, run out
ม
Dr, F. H. Kew, not out
301
Extron
17
Total
Doriwell
R. Hancock
Claxton
Heygate
Bowling Analysis.
J. S. Jollie, e Braga, b Pestonji
.156
W
an
1
GG
6
5 0
24
0
11 4 22
2
4 0
27
1
HONUKONG "
31
Mid. Oliver, b Pestonji
SS. Moore, 6. A. Hancock
39
St. Roach, c J. Braga, G. A. Han-
cock
20
B. Haneack, st., b G. A. Hancock.... 28
A. A. Chuxton, Pestonji
A
SH. Dodwell, 1 Pestonji
A
H Hancock, rug out
0
M. Maas, not ent
10
R. Thursfield, not out ...
→
Laent. Heygate did not lat
11
Extrus
19
.160
Bowling Analysis.
ነ
0.
M.
13
W.
Tayler
11
38
Pastanji
11
22
51
Jutustune
B
{1
.21
G. A. Hancock
3.U
0 20
Total (for 8 wkts.)
HONGKONG CRICKET LEAGUE,
The following is the table up to date:
P.
Craigongowor
10
7
DA I 2
22
Hongkong "B". 6
6
Kowloou...
6
Civil Service... B
Staff and Dopt
10 &
Hongkong "A"
R.0.A.
R.E.
H.K. Polico
A win morits 3 points, and a draw 1 point. LAWN BOWLS.
2
The semi-final in the competition for
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22ND 1913.
HOME AND CHINA · FFA (AB,
Frost Our OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
LONDON, Dec. 24th, 1912. THE FOOD TAX BOBEY. Mr. Bonur Law performed useful ser- vice at Ashton-under-Lyme last week in disposing of the Food Tax bogey, which is the chief stock in trade of the Radical party. The Conservative Leader laid down in no uncertain terms the future
It
INTIMATIONS
FATIGUE,
EXPOSURE.
Daimler chassis; two exactly similar, so the suffragists is causing the authoritica in order to become familiar with trade far as coachwork is concerned, on 25-50 considerable anxiety, and police officers questions before proceeding abroad. h.p. F.L.A.T. chassis, and one private now watch all the main city offices. Even would be a great boos if the publication omnibus on a 40. b.p. Mercedes chassis. this does not prevent the correspondence of the reports of the Consuls could be OVERWORK,
further accelerated so that the valuable The cars are painted a rich crimson, of the public being attacked, for it is very known as Japanese Imperial red, relieved casy to conceal a small bottle of liquid information they contain might reach the by black mouldings and gold fine lines, inside an envelope. Despite the vigilance commercial public with the least possible Perhaps, in time, the President Inside the upholstery is carried out in
of the police letters of this description delay. a delicato fawn cloth with rich silk faces have been posted, and many thousands of of the Board of Trade will be authorised packages destroyed. Some firms have to communicate direct with the British to match. The fittings are of silver and asked permission to hand in their letters Consuls in connection with commercial mother-of-pearl and include dectric com-
over the country, but the Postmaster matters, and to obtain from them, when municators, cigar-lighter policy for his party and presented a clear vases. All the cars are fitted with outside † General refuses to allow this. He says it desirable, special reports on particular wild simply make for congesting the industries in addition to those now sup- ordinary counter work and would he to plied in annual editions. the detriment of the public rather than to their advantage.
and
flower
and inside électric lamps, supplied with current generated by automatic dynamos, the C.A.V. system being adopted, and the lighting equipment of each car has coat over £100. The little lamps on the roof above the wind-screens are three-way green lights, by which the Imperial cars can always be identified. Also, when a door is opened an electric lamp is automatically switched on to light the step for anyone entering er leaving the car. Electric provision for warning in winter time is mado by utilizing the heat of the exhaust from the engines,
A STRIKE AT BELFAST.
issue on which there can be no dispute Mr. Bonar Law took pains to remove every suggestion of ambiguity from the Unionist programme and he has now If it is pledged his party as follows. returned to power it will first call an Imperial Conference for the explicit purpose of discussing Preference and whother fresh duties shall be imposed on food imported by this country. If the Dominions say that they do not desire Preference the need of debating whether we shall tax food-staffs will not arise. If the Dominions desire Preference but do not ask for food duties there will be no food duties. In other words there will be no food taxes other than these already in force unless demanded by the Colonies, and on this point Mr. Bonar Law gave the further pledge that if each taxes are imposed any revenue derived from them will be used in alleviating other burdens which fall upon the working classes. The the exception of the Times, which calls path of shipping. Under these circum- success of the Bulgarian Army is due in estimates will be presented for the Unionist Press welcomes the speech, with
ACTIVITY AT PORTSMOUTH. Great satisfaction prevails at Porta- mouth over the announcement that during The dockers and seamen of Belfast the next naval financial year two battle- bave combined in a strike, with the object ships will be launched and two laid down of preventing the introduction of China- at the dockyard. This is considered to men into local shipping circles. The s.s.be in fulfilment of Mr. Churchill's pro- English Monarch, which recently arrived mise that additional work was to be. with a big cargo of grain, is lying idle, given to royal duckyards, where the cost An- and the owner, so it is stated, desired to of construction has proved to bo less than bring over a gang of Chinese firemen to in private contract establishments.
other possible reason is the expected rush take the place of those discharged. strike organiser says that his molto is of work in consequence, of the offer of "White crews from white ports." Up to Dreadnoughts from Canada and other the present Chinamen have not been shipped to Belfast. I learn that he Federation have Transport Workers' decided to work up to the abolition of | Chinese recruiting in British ports..
GERMANY AND THE "12."
I should like to draw attention to a exhibition of international pleasant amenity. On October 4th the submarine He was sunk near the Goodwins while engaged in manœuvres arranged with the idea of preventing an imaginary foe from passing the Straits. It was dark at the time and the submarines were full in the
run down by the attention to the danger of detailed stances the 2 was pledges where conditions cannot be known. Germen liner Amerika. As a result of I must also refer to the closing passages the action brought by the Admiralty the
THE LESSON OF BULGARIA.
The
According to Sir John French the
The Food Question
All disappear or are alleviated Oversea Dominions. Exceptional activity by the gentle stimulus of a glass of has prevailed at Portsmouth Dockyard for some time past, and the construction PEMRTIN'S CLUB SHERRY of ships is proceeding with great The delicious aroma, together with ite inviting comfort, drives away weariness and cheers on to further
efforts.
despatch.
GERMAN ARMY EXPANSION,
extraordinary and almost unparalleled the army, outlined by one of the official
The
The fresh expenditure for the needs of
Berlin papers, is taken to mean that new a very large measure to the superiority development of the airship fleet, increased
formation of fresh cavalry divisions. To and the excellence of its leaders.
the devotion which the leaders displayed superiority consisted of the ability and provision of horses for artillery, and the raise the necessary money the Reichstag men for war during peace time, and, also, during 1913, and the prospect of addi- in their skill. Sir John was addressing
of the speech. Pressure from the outside. owners.of this vessel have agreed to pay to the training and instruction of their will be asked to vote a "tax on property
declared the Unionist Leader, was weld-95 per cent of the Admiralty's claim, and ing the Empire more closely together, have further agreed that all the life but real unity could only come through claims shall be dealt with in exactly the same way as if the Amerika had been a Federal system. The Empire which our fathers had built up had to be consolidat-adjudged alone to blame. It is, of course, ed. This work was not easy, nor would impossible to decide the rights and It wrongs of the case without having all the it become more easy as time went ou
evidence before one, but on the face of would not possible at all if it were
it, and certainly from the layman's point made a party question. "I believe," he of view, it would seem as it the German said, there are many members of the present Government who aim at this ideal owners had behaved very generously in as heartily as 1. If it is pursued by statesmen of the Mother Country and of the Colonies with goodwill, with patience, and, above all, with courage, I believe it can be accomplished."
the prize bowls presented by the Distillers Company Limited, Edinburgh, to tho
Mf. Lloyd George will commence what Kowloon Bowling Club took place last
is called the Land Campaign in the night at King's Park between A. A. Mitroy and G. K. Haxton, the latter New Year. The party enquiry which has running out an easy winner by 21 shots to been in progress this summer is conclud. 5. The foal between flaxton and Red and the report of the Committee will Hunter will if possible be played next be in the lands of the Cabinet during Saturday afternoon.
the Christmas rasses. The Chancellor is due to speak at Swindon on January 14th.
HUGHES COMEDY COMPANY. Before good house the Hughes Musical Comedy Company staged the two act comedy A Day at the Races,"
100 YEARS OF PEACE.
On Christmas Eve, 1814, England and Ameries signed a treaty of Peace at
This is as it
the matter.
PANAMA CANÁL ROOM.
Canada expects a great wave of pros
Panama Canal. Sir Thomas Shaugh- perity to follow the opening of the
President of the Q.P.R., nessey, estimates that the population of British Columbia alone will increase by three millions, while Vancouver will be the big port of entry of everything that comes into the West by sea. The completion of the canal will work a commercial revolu« tion in Canada, and money put now in real estate in Vancouver looks like giving an enormous return. Calgary, Edmonton and Winnipeg will contest with Van- couver for comunercial honours, but the latter city is destined to become the
TON OF LAW PAPERS.
Both in the matters of time and cost
the action of Aird & Co. r. The Tanjong Pagir Dock Board will stand high among law suits.
Half a ton of papers were
the officers and Gentlemen Cadets at the tional taxation is received with mixed Royal Military College, Sandhurst, and feelings. Already it is stated that there he took credit in the reflection that are serious differences of opinion between these principles were just those which the Treasury and the War Office with re- they had always tried to inculcate into gard to the amount of the new charges. the Cadets. The success of the Bulgarian army apparently came as no surprise to Sir John, who was in a reminiscent mood, and related how some years ago when travelling through the Balkans, he saw by the kindness and courtesy of the Bulgarian delivered by each side and the documents Staff e great deal of what went on. not only blocked the gangways of the energetic work to prepare for that great consultation rooms. Even the Court clock Everywhere he saw the same thing-hard, Court but overflowed into the adjoining war they knew to be impending. The had to be displaced in order to find ac- work was carried on from week end commodation for the plan of the dock. to week end, by day and night; there Of the 42 days' hearing, 13 were taken up The transcript was never any falling off and ho sort by speeches of Counsel. of slackness was shown. The leaders from of the shorthand notes runs to 3,000 pages the highest to the lowest were impressed of printed matter and nearly 24,000 ques by that one love of country, and a detertions were asked and answered. mination to succeed when the tin: came, conclusion of the arguments on Friday and with the absolute knowledge that the last Mr. Justice Parker said that on the time would come, and that the work they facts he held that there had been mis- were doing then would decide whether representation, but it was owing to a He reserved judgment on the The blunder. they were to be successful or not. Bulgarian officers were taught and im-legal consequences of this decision. Ex- pressed from the very first that whatever ceptionally high fees have been paid to
At the
SOLE AGENTS:
H. RUTTONJEE & SON,
Wine and Spirit Merchants.
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CHRONOMETER-MAKERS,
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JEWELLERS AND OPTICIANS.
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DIAMOND.
JEWELLERY
at the Victoria Theatre last night, Ghent, and the centenary is to be cele-metropolis of all Canada. Relief to the position they held they were simply parts' Counsel, and in addition to famous K.C.' ENGLISH,
The humorous element was woll sustained in the parts of Joy and Gloom, The singing and dancing of the chorus and the harmonious swing of the comedy did much to provide an enjoyable night's entertainment..
SHANGHAI TRADE. Messrs. Ilbers & Co.'s Piece Gooda Mar- ket Report saya-
brated in a fitting manner.
should be, for, to use the Premier's words, the peace, which has stood the strain of changing-Governments-and-varying dir Tumstances, is an example to the world of the possibility of harmonious and sympa thetic interaction between nations equally proud and equally independent, thus Business with the New Year has opened constituting a state of things for good in a promising manner, and several large dope in quantity.
hayo shown a disposition to scarcely less important for the Old World. Szechnen than the New. Large and influential take dealers have bought from sput about
at work in both 800 Canes White Shirtings, also 200 Bales committees are now of cominon and best qualities of is lbs. countries, and one outeume will be that English 38-inch Shirtings. Hankow has impressive monuments will be erected bought some 400 bales 3 inch Shirtings, in Canada, Britain and the United
hile Tientsin is credited with purchases of about 500 cases of Fast Colour Prints, States. Of more immediate interest to
while
for business is in fact as now as
farmers in the way of shipping their
of a great machine, and that whether there was a "galaxy of juniors." wheat must come from the West Coast they were smaller or greater parts of from the Panama Canal through the that machine, they were just as impor CHINESE BOYCOTT OF JAPANESE Gecin parts of Vancouver Prince Ruportant as the commander of the boy and Port Mann. And the eyes of all Canada are turned hopefully to the West, in which direction the wealth of wheat will go, bringing with it fabulous returos,
PREMIER AND BUF?RAGE,
Corps. Sir John urged the Cadets to lay these lessons to heart as they never know when the time would come. It was only an army properly organised and highly trained that could hope to emulate the efforts of those Bulgarian soldiers.
IN MANILA.
NOW BASIS OF BERIOUS CHARGES.
it was cheerless at this time last year.
From a statistical standpoint, both 1011 and 1912 year's trade cannot be properly utilised for comparison along with the quantities of previous year's importation and deliveries, as over two months of 1811 were covored by the Revolutionary period the third is the erection of lectureships, not aware that any such belief exists ceed across the Pacific and return to New excredingly difficult to obtain information
A SPECIALITY.
AMERICAN AND
SWISE
GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES. GOLD AND SILVER BRACELET
WATCHFA..
ENGLISH MOUNTED CHINESE JADF
JEWELLERY.
MAPPIN & WEBB'S
SILVERWARE,
CUTLERY and
PRINCES PLATE.
Involving more than P. 100,000 black- mail money, the first of a series of arrests in connection with the Chinese boycott Rumours have been circulating recently
of Japanese was made in Manila last to the effect that if woman's suffrage is
AMELICAN PARTT'S TOUR.
week, says the Manila Times, when a carried in any form Mr. Asquith will Mr. and Mrs. J. Harvey Ladew and prominent member of the Chinese colony, resign. The Sunday Times says that he
a party of people prominent in New Bu Bia, was taken into custody. Threat ening the lives and property, not only has made it clear to his colleagues that York society will visit Hongkong this of members of the firm of Sin Tiong Hin, he will retire at the end of the present coming year in the course of a world but of all of those having business deat Parliament if the Votes for Women policy tour. After spending Christmas in Paris ings with there, and publishing these threats in circulars among the Chinese, all these transactions being for prompt us, however, are the proposals which will is carried in any form or becomes part the party will leave for Naples to em- is the charge against Bu Sia, but he is clearance. There are buyers for several have to be carried out here. These are of the policy upon which his party bark on Mr. Ladew's yacht, Columbia, only one of scores and the amount of outlets of low and medium Fast Black
money received as blackmail amounting, Italians and of good quality Venetians, three in amber and are calculated to upeals to the country. I am told, that and will reach Bombay in January Plaints are to be filed, the amount of and many other lines of goods are sharing arouse widespread interest. One is the Mr. Asquith was privately approached Thence she will go to Colombo, Calcutta, as far as is alleged to more than P.100,000.
qutlook. in the general trade. The
erection of ሲ monument to George
on the subject and his reply is believed and afterwards to Singapore, Hongkong with new complaints coming in each day. The office of the prosecuting attorney Washington in Westminister Abbey; the to have been that such rumours did not and Shanghai. Some time will be spent has been cognizant of the state of affairs second is the purchase of Sulgrave call for serious contradiction. However, in Japan and the party will return to for some time, and a thorough Mayor, in Northamptonshire, the ances
a friendly question was asked in the St. Petersburg by the Trans-Siberian tion has been made, under the immediate of the Meisic station. It has been tral, home of the Washington family, and House, and the Premier replied: I am Railway. Meanwhile the yacht will pro- direction of Captain Mark Scott, in
OUR and the fear inspired by the and more than three months out of last school readers and prizes to foster mutual among members of the House of Commons York by way of the Panama Canal. It in the matter, owing to the secreny of the
is the intention of the party to ascend Yet in spite of this, the interior knowledge between the two nations, and year
or of any ground upon which it is sup the Yangise-kiang river as far as pos
hers among their victims. trade of the country, according to in- promote the growth of feelings of respect,
The amount of business transacted by STUDY ing the Customs returns, aurpasses all affection and goodwill. About £80,000 posed to rest." Mr. Page Croft, the sible, and to do" the Chinese coast Chinese of the Philippine islands in goods! formation published from Peking regard-
thoroughly. The yacht Columbia was of Japanese manufacture or use runs into previous years, Shanghai and soine of the will be required, and substantial con- Manchurian ports alone showing any fall-tributions have already been mïade, Earl once ser red a point for the Opposition by built in 1859. Her gross tonnage is 082 hundreds of thousands of pesos annually, and it was this trade which the more ing off in figures, the aggregate being
Mr. enthusiastic of the Chinese endeavoured T. 3,800,000 ahead of 1910 and constitu Grey is the President of the British exclaiming, "Is the right hon. gentleman and her length over all 196.3 feet,
Ladew and his family have made many to restrict, as a fancied assistance to ing a new record. This extraordinary Committee.."
notable cruises in her.
The travellers their fellow-countrymen engaged in the vitality of trade which the country can
boycott in China proper. show after a period of so great political
will have covered fully 20,000 miles before
An example of the circulars sent out is and monetary stress as that through which
they again soo New York in the autumn, quoted in the complaint against Bu Sia. passed, augurs well for the future it has
After calling the attention of every of 1913, development of commeree in China, even
Chinese to his duty to his country, and if only a moiety of the principles of re-
mentioning that the firm of Sin Tiong form and progress which are mooted ever
Hin had been dealing in Japanese goods," become genuinely established.
it said, "If any coldblooded siid shame- less person deal with it and is found out ter on the question of the establishment by the hutbleeded people, then he is said of a Ministry of Commerce, the main to be under the ban, and surely can not reason being that many subjects of com- be forgiven," meaning, according to the
The
LESSONS IN EMPIRE..
Unionist member for Christchurch, at
prepared to assent to a policy which he has described as 'a national disaster' " The Premier pleaded that this was a mis-quotation.
A AUNISTER OF COMMERCE.
The Association of Chambers of Com- merce have petitioned the Prime Minis-
Of recent years the Royal Colonial Institute has performed much valuable
THE CHRISTMAS MAIL. work in bringing the Empire in its varied aspects before the notice of the
Elaborate preparations have been made British public. The Council is now
to cope with the Xmas parcel and letter turning attention to the younger genera- traffic, which promises to provide a record, NEW FRENCH FLAGSHIP, tion and has arranged for a series of Nearly 10,000 auxiliary postmen and The French armoured cruiser Muntcalm opular illustrated lectures to be deliver sorters have been engaged, or 600 more has come out to Saigon from Toulon toed during the Christmas holidays. It is than were employed last year. The
of the Sin Tiong Hin firm and persons relieve the Kleber, a ship of a smaller. | hoped ther by to spread among the young period of extreme pressure for most of mercial importance never come officially Chinese interpretation, that the members i build and less powerfully armed. other arroca vessel which the Trench Re people of London a better knowledge of the Colonies concluded last week and some before the Board of Trade owing to the dealing with them were to be put to Chinese representing millions of pesos public has stationed in the East is the the development of the oversea Dominions remarkable figures are to hand. The subjects being attached to other Govern- death. Dupleix, a sister ship of the Kieber. As and Crown Colonies. Mr. W. H. Garri Australian mail, via Italy, which is the ment Departments, where they are con- the Montcalm will be the largest vessel
during the past week, to tell what they With knew of the practices of the holdup men on the Station, she will carry the Ad-sen is to open the programme on January main route, shows an increase of half a sidered from an entirely different point have been before the prosecuting attorney
2nd with "Our World-wide Empire."
million letters and newspapers over 1911 of view than that of commerce. miral's flag.
--that is to say, during the five wooks just respect to the British Consular Bervice in extorting money under threats. The An English firm has just completed ended. Other increases recorded are:- it is pointed out that whilst the Foreign men involved in the complaints also re pesos will be forthcoming for their de- New Zealand 13,000; China and Japan, Office desires to retain the appointment present large interests, and thousands of Attorney O'Brien appeared as five cars. For the household of the Mikado. The fleet consists of two Limousine via Siberia, 153,000; Canada 173,009, of Consuls, they are required to serve for fence.
a short time at the Commercial Intel- counsel for Bu Sia, whose bond was fixed six-cylinder The latest form of militancy adopted by ligence Department of the Board of Trade 26 F.3,000. landaulets, un 38 h.p.
The new flagship was launched at La Seyne in 1900, and was completed two years later at a cost of £502,800, Sho.is a first-class cruiser of 9,000 tons, and carries two 7.6-in. guns, eight 6.0-in..
a few smaller pieces. Her crew numbers €12.
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