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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JANUARY 271, 1913.
TELEGRAMS.TELEGRAMS/TELEGRAMS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
TURKISH POLITICAL CRISIS.
THE DEATH OF NAZIM PASHA. LONDON, January 26th.
(TUROUGH RENTER'S AGENCY:] THE PEACE DELIBERATIONS.
NO PROGRESS YET.
LONDON, January 28th.-
The Turkish Peace Mission is still with-
(THROUGH REUTER'E AGENCY.]
LORD HARDINGE'S ASSAILANT.
INCREASED REWARD FOR HIS ARREST.
LONDON, January 24b. A telegram from Delhi states that the The Balkan delegates in London are Government now offers a lakh of rupees for the arrest of Lord Hardinge's assail- still awaiting instructions.
ant.
Renter's correspondent at Constanti-out instructions. nople telegraphs that when the demon- stratora headed by Enver Bey forced their way into the Grand Vizierate they sought
The latest news from Constantinople is to enter the Council Chamber, but Nazif that the drafting of the reply to the Note Bay, Kain Pasha's aide-de-camp, fired from the Powers is delayed somewhat at them with his revolver. The demon- owing to the difficulty of finding a titul- strators replied, killing him, and Nazimary head for the Foreign Office, bat as the Pasha's aide-de-camp shot one of the Cabinet is anxious not to keep the Powers demonstrators, named Mehmed Nedjif, | waiting it will probably reply without but was himself immediately shot dead. waiting for a Foreign Minister if the Nazim Pasha, bearing the disturbance, appointment is delayed. rushed out and called the demonstrators ill-mannered curs and almost immediately he was struck down by a bullet and killed. A secret police agent, who was in attend- the Sheik-ul-Islam, was also killed in the melée.. The leading mom-
It is understood that the Ambasandors in London will strongly urge the Balkan States to hold their hand until the new Turkish Government has replied to this Note.
AVIATOR FLIES OVER THE ALPS.
LONDON, January 26th. A message from Domo d'Osses (Italy) says that the aviator Signor Bielovucio left Brique this afternoon, and flew across the Alps in 25 minutes, landing safely
here.
THE DUMPING OF DEAD BODIES.
RANDOM REFLECTIONS.
COMPANY MEETING.
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPO1NIED
The mail service við Siberia seems to have been entirely disorganised lately. Presumably the railway facilities are unequal to the strain put upon them,
An extraordinary general meeting of especially at Christmas and New Year, when there is a tremendous increase in the shareholders in the above Company the mails. Japan is reckoned as fourteen was bold on Saturday at the office of Messrs. Shewah, Tomes & Company. Mr. days from London vid Siboria, yet C. A. Tomea, presided, and there wore notice a resident of Kobe communicates to also present: Hon. Sir Paul Chater, Hon. the Japan Chronicle the following extract Mr. C. H. Ross, Dr. J. W. Noble (direc from a letter written by his wife in Eng-tors), Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock and Hon. land:-"Received six letters from you to Mr. E. Osborne (Investigating Commit- day; one bas taken 28 daye, two 28 days, tee), Captain Bunic, Messes. J. W. C. two 19 days, and one 16 days." Heaven Bonnar, Ng Hon Tsz, A. W. Smith, R. only knows what trouble the Siberian Henderson, C. D. Wilkinson, J. Scott railway is creating between separated Harston, T. Petrie, J. M. Beck, Poon I husbands and wives, to say nothing of Cho, E. Evan Jones, D. McNeil, A H. M. da Silva, Ho Tung, C. Klinck, A. E. Griffin, H. R. B. Hancock, N. V. Croucher, A, L. Shields (Secretary).
Bweethearts
Hongkong is reminded of the old adago these days, "sa the day lengthens the cold strengthens." Yesterday was declared by most people as the coldest snap this winter.
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The dumping of dead bodies by Chinese of the poorer classes, in order to save burial expenses, has been very frequent The Balkan delegates have telegraphed of late. The body of a child aged twelve bers of the Committee of Union and their Governments at length asking for has been found at the Godown wharf, Progress declare that the shooting of further instructions in view of the pessi-Kowloon. Death had been due to drowa
ing and the body was placed on shore. A months' time." Nazim Pasha was unpremeditated, indbility of a long delay in the Porte's reply child's body was discovered on the fore- was to the Powers. The delegates declare shore in the Tsum Tsai Po district, and regret the death of a man who
that they would have broken off the another was found in an earth pit. off respected by all. The ex-Ministers were
Yaumati Road. The body of a seven- liberated yesterday and returned to their negotiations but for a desire to consider year-old child was seen floating off Wing
the feelings of the Powers.
Lok Street. It was picked up and was later identified as that of a child who had been reported missing from a Chinese passenger boat recently.
homes.
CABINET COMPLETED. Shefket Pusha has now completed Fis Cabinet. He himself fills the two offices of Minister of War and Grand Vizier. Hadjadi Pasha has been appointed Minister of the Interior, and Makhtar Doy Minister for Foreign Affairs Th Cabinet met on Friday afternoon to draft a reply to the Note of the Powers
FIGHTING IN THE CAPITAL. Great public excitement prevails in Constantinople and there has been some fighting, in which about a dozen were wounded. Many arrests were made. THE DANGERS OF THE COUP
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THE CRISP LOAN.
ACTION IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY.
LONDON, January 26th.
OCEAN PASSENGER RATES. Mr. Birchall, who arranged the Crisp loan to the Peking Government, made an
It will not have escaped the attention application to the Court of Chancery for of the ocean traveller that, while freight an injunction restraining Crisp's Inter-charges have of late been sensibly increas national Investment Trust and Mr.ed, there has been no general movement
for the advance of passenger rates. Wendall Jackson from paying to the Chi
was stated by an ocean traffic manager nese Government the further proceeds of the other day-and he produced facts and the loan without retaining £192,000 in figures to prove it-that during the last respect of commission, of which sum five- quarter of a century the increase in pas- senger rates has been no more, on the average, than about ös per head. In the Counsel for the defendants undertook, same period, he says, not only have the gers greatly improved, but there has been pending the settlement of a counterclaim speed of ships and the comfort of passen- by the other defendants against Mr. Jack-an advance in the cost of coal and provi- sions of from 25 to 40 per cent. On this showing the steamship companies would appear to have exercised their powers of. charge somewhat modestly, although it is frequently asserted that in, this age of steamship conferences the ocean voyager is helpless in the grip of trusts.
elevenths is due to him.
The Court recepted the undertaking and refused to grant the injunction.
THE SEXTUPLE LOAN.
The Fremden Blatt (Vienna) saye thasson, to retain £53,000, the balance of undoubtedly Enver Bey is inspired by a commission on £5,000,000. lofty patriotism, but nevertheless a coup d'etat amidst the serious crisis must be reprehended throughout Europo. It exposed his country and his people to incalculable dangers, as Europe had intended to smooth the path of the sorely tried Turkish Empire. The new turn of affairs was merely a passing episode of ephemeral suCCERS. Europe was unani- mously in favour of peace.
ITALIAN BATTLESHIPS FOR TURKISH WATERS.
A telegram from Rome states that two Italian battleships have been ordered to Turkish waters.
GREAT BRITAIN AND
PREFERENCE.
THE LATEST DIFFICULTE,
LONDON, January 25th. Reuter's Agency understands that the latest difficulty in connection with the Chinese Loan concerns the method of nominating Advisers. Although it was originally thought that the transaction could not be completed until the Europe- an situation had become clearer, it is now understood that, in view of China's argent need, the Bankers in the Six- Power Group are prepared to agree to an immediate advance as soon as China agrees to their views regarding the ap- pointanent of Advisere,
RUSSIA AND MONGOLIA.
LONDON, January 6th.
The notice convening the meeting hav- ing been read.
INTIMATIONS
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OVERWORK,
FATIGUE,
EXPOSURE.
The Food
Question
All disappear or are alleviated by the gentle stimulus of a glass of PEMRTIN'S CLUB SHERRY The delicious aroma, together with
weariness and cheers on to further efforts.
SOLE AGENTS .
The CHAIRMAN said- Gentlemen, — As foreshadowed in my speech at the last annual general meeting, the conduct of We may still continue to hope for the the affairs of the Company is with your completion of the Jubilee road round the approval about to be subjected to some island. Read this: It is anticipated modification. To state, briefly, what is the that the road round the Island of effect of that modification I may mention Penang begun under Lieutenant-Colonel that under the memorandum of agree. Bannerman over a century ago, will be ment, which is referred to in the first of completed and open to traffic in about 18 the two resolutions which have just been its inviting comfort, drives away
In the year of 1987 read, the firm of Shewan, Tomes & Co. Roderick Random the II., III. or IV. may will perform their functions as general be able to make a similar announcement managers of the Company with and under a board of directors consisting of the regarding the road round the island of Hongkong. Eh! what?
following five gentlemen: -Hon. Sir Paul Chater, C.M.G., Hon. Mr. C. H. Ross, Dr. J. W. Noble, Messrs. D. W. Crad- dock and J. W. C. Bonnar, and, the re- muneration of the general managers under thas agreement will, as from the first day of July 1912, be computed on a new basis, and made contingent, in a measure, оп the well-doing of the The board of directory Company.
the will be absolutely supreme in
management anri control of the affairs of the Company, and the general managers under the agreement" which you are asked to ratify to-day will act under their supervision. As the his tory of the negotiations which have led to these articles is a long one, and would take much time to relate, and as copies of the remodelled articles of association
Among local football circles the com- position of the team to do duty for the Colony in the interport matches at Shanghai next week has been much dis. cussed, and there is little doubt that the final selection will commend itself to every one interested in the game here. A forward line, composed of men who have already shown in the trial matches that they can play together, as well as scize upon openinga for themselves, is support- ed by a sound defence, and the team should give a good exhibition of football as it is played in Hongkong,
I don't know whether it be due to increased patriotism in view of the pass-
of Commons or whether it be due to real ing of the Home Rule Bill by the House
clannishness that the Irishmen of Hong kong are endeavouring to form a society in Hongkong. There should be a sufficient number of sobe of Erin in the Colony to establish a useful organisation. Com parists are always odious, but I cannot help expressing the hope that they will do more for their country and their countrymen than does the St. Andrew's Society of Hongkong.
A factor in the situation is, no doubt, the ever-increasing number of ocean tra- vellers, and the relative economy which the big ship has rendered possible. Those who doubt the need of the modern levia- than are apt to forget that in the con- struction of big ships is found the surest method of carrying the million at reason- able fares. At the same time, the big
The St. Andrew's Society of Hongkong ships, with their suites de luxe, have brought with them an additional cource certainly celebrates St. Andrew's Day: of revenue. Maybe it is easily overesti- and it certainly assists occasionally mated, and does not greatly affect the Scotsmen who may be in need of a little average rate of passage money. But the price paid for a millionaire suite" may help, but that represents the sum total at least be said to have some relation to of its activities. It allows the anniver- the possibility of the very low figure charged for exceptionally comfortable sary of the birthday of Scotland's bard, quarters in the steerage. Then, again, the 25th of January, to pass unnoticed; something must be said for the general
it allows men in high places in the organisation of steamship travel," which is now on a far higher plane than it was Colony to apply the word England when Great Britain is meant without protest; quarter of a century ago, and has undoubtedly had a steadying effect upon and it has departed from other educa passenger traffic.
tional activities.
up
With Scottish, Welsh
and Irish associations in the Colony, the various representatives of the United Kingdom here ought to be able to learn more about each other. But why should there not be a St. George's Society also!
Of
But when the steamship owner has done LONDON, January 25th. ·
all be can to secure the economical conduct of the business there are factors beyond Mr. Bonar Law, speaking at Edin-
the control. To some of these Sir Ken burgli, said the flag of Imperial Pre-
neth Anderson referred at the meeting If
of the Orient Company. If meat goes ference had not been hauled down.
The Timer correspondent at St. Peters-3d. a lb. it costs the Orient Line £2,500 the Unionists were returned to power
a year. The Insurance Act imposea upon the company an annual charge of £1,000. they were going to impose a moderate burg telegraphs that the Mongolians on
In Shanghai the Irish Society have tariff on foreign manufactured imports Friday presented the Tear with gifts The sinking of a liner in the North Atlantic puts upon the company running lower than that existing in any other in- from the Kutukata and the Mongolian to Australia a voluntary obligation to arranged for bursaries for the children of The Tsar conferred upon expend large sums in providing boats Irish parents. Something of the same dustrial country and to give the Domi- Government.
and appliances, and this without any nions the best preference possible without the head of the Mission the First Class assurance that when the Board of Trade sort might be done in Hongkong both by
finally makes up its mind the thing may the Irish and Scottish Societies.
the memory of blessed Saint the imposition of new food duties. They Order of St. Anne, and decorated other not have to be done over again. These course could help the farmer in many other ways members. The Russian ex-Consul-General three instances afford a very good illus-Pathrick is not likely to be forgotten,
tration
of the sort of incidental burdens than by taxing food-by better housing, of Urga, who escorted the party, pre- which are continually being thrust upon and probably a dinner or concert will be the steamship owner. But they rice of arranged on the 17th March, on which
are prob the establishment of small Jand-owners
sented them to the Tsar. It is understood ably overshadowed by the throughout the country and by enabling
blood of the steamship, and by the largely- more people to live on the land under that the Envoys expressed to the Tear the bunker coal, which at present is the life date the Shamrock is usually drowned. better conditions. They hoped to be able Kutekhta's profound appreciation of the increased cost of material and of labour, as well as of provisions. There is also Sir Kenneth Anderson says the Orient reven but very material and inevit iable additions, to the debit side of the
account."
In other words, the chances are that it will do more work at a smaller ratio of profit because of the increased cast of working. It is probable, if the truth were known, that this is the pros pect before most of the passenger steam- ship lines. It may be assumed that in their own interests they will maintain existing passenger rates as long as they can. Circumstances, however, point to a situation in which the steamship com- panies may ultimately have no option but to revise their passenger fares-Daily Telegraph.
to remove some of the existing food Russian support contained in the Treaty, the not unfamiliar contingency of strikes.
He proceeded with a spirited and hoped that it would be secured for tine looks next year for no shrinkage of both among men and women, but in one i
duties. denunciation of the Liberals policy, stigmatising the Government as one of "gamblers and adventurers."'
PROPOSED NATIONAL MEMORIAL TO FIELD-MARSHAL WEITE.
LONDON, January 26th.
A total of £800 has been subscribed to the fund for a national memorial to the late Field-Marshal Sir George White, the hero of Ladysmith.
INTERNATIONAL RUGBY.
LONDON, January 26th. The match England r. France at Twick- enhem resulted in a win for England by
20 points to nij.
all time.
THE NEW FRENCH MINISTRY.
LONDON, January 26th.
The French Chamber of Deputies has passed vote of confidence in the Govern ment by 324 votes to 77.
M. Briand, the Prime Minister, fainted during the division, but soon recovered.
Despite the vote, M. Briand's declara- tion of policy is received with hostility. The Premier said the Government would proceed with the completion of Electoral Reform on the basis of an equitable
representation of minorities.
The vagueness of the pronouncement has angered the advocates of Proportional RepresentationTM
Mr. F. W. Carpenter, the newly-ap- pointed American Minister to Siam, was expected to reach Bangkok about the 18th inst. He was secretary to President Taft from 1900 to 1910, and he was appointed BS Minister to Morocco on June 2nd, 1910, when he retired as Mr. Taft's secretary. From 1900 to 1902 be was secretary to Governor Taft in the Philippines-
The changes in the dress of Chinese hara been very decided since the Revolution, respect have these changes become note- worthy during the present. winter. Gloves are being used now more than ever by both sexes, and it is surprising the number of Chinese that are to be seenx with their hands covered with gloves instead of being hidden in the long sleeves of their robes.
RODERICK RANDOM.
THE ESTONIA" SUNK.
Messrs. Melchera & Co., as Agents of the East Asiatic Co., Ltd., of Copenhagen, inform us that on Saturday they received from Copenhagen a cable stating that the steamer Estonia, which was destroyed by fire in the Red Sea recently, sack, sight miles north of Suakim, on Thursday
in 6 fathoms.
offices of the general managers and the
solicitors for the Company for several have been open to your inspection at the
days, it has been agreed by the investigat ing committer and the general managers to proceed to the business of the day with
out further comment..'
The CHAIRMAN then proposed the first resolution as follows:-
H. RUTTONJEE & SON,
Wine and Spirit
Merchants.
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Chs. J. Gaupp
& Co.,
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,
CHATER Roan.
CHRONOMETER-MAKERS,
WATCHMAKERS,
JEWELLERS AND OPTICIANS
FINE
DIAMOND
JEWELLERY
1. That the memorandum of agreement bearing date the nineteenth day of April, 1912, and made between Joseph Whittle- sey Noble, the Honourable Mr. Edward Osborne, and the Honourable Mr. Henry Edward Pollock (members of the Committee appointed by the share- holders of the Green Island Cement ENGLISH, Company Limited, at the annual gen
eral meeting of that Company beld an
the twenty-fifth day of March, 1911),
A SPECIALITY.
AMERICAN AND
SWISS
GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES,
of the one part and Showan, Tomes GOLD
& Co., in their capacity of general
managers of the Green Island Cement Company, Limited, of the other part
AND.. SILVER BRACELET
WATCHES.
JEWELLERY.
as supplemented by a letter bearing| ENGLISH MOUNTED CHINESE JADF date the eighth day of May, 1912, and addressed by the said Shewan, Tomes & Co., as such general managers as aforesaid to the above-named members of the above-mentioned "committee and by the letter of such members in answer thereto bearing date the 14th day of May, 1912, be and the same is hereby ratified and confirmed by the share- holders of the Company.
Dr. NOBLE seconded, and the motion was agreed to.
The CHAINMAN propozed the second re- solution as follows:-
MAPPIN & WEBB'S
2. That the regulations contained in the copy of the proposed new articles of association of the Green Island Cement Company, Limited (which for the pur- pose of identification have been sub- Rcribed by Messra. Ehewan, Tomes & Co., as general managers of such Com pany, and which may be inspected by any shareholder of the said Company at the offices of the general managers at St. George's Building, Chater Rosul, Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, or at the offices of Messrs. Deacon, Looker, Deacon & Haraton at No. 1, Des Voeux Road Central, Victoria, afore.. said, on any week-day between the hours STUDY
10 a.m, and 4 p.m.) be and the same are hereby adopted as the articles of
OF the said Company to the exclusion of and in substitution for all the existing articles thereof
Dr. Kone seconded, and the motion was carried unanimously.
The CHAIRMAN-That is all the business, gentlemen.
TRADE OF PHILIPPINES.
INCREASE OF 45,385,008 PESOS.
The total trade figures for the calendar year 1912, as issued at the Bureau of Cus toms, show an increase in the total trade of the Philippines over the calendar year 1911 of 45,895,008 pesos, a very large and substantial gain. Imports for the year 1912 were 121,194,888 pesos, an increase of exports for the year, amounting to 25,678,072 pesos over those of 1911, and the 109,483,518 pesos, show a gain over 1911 of 20,308,838 pesos. The only and feature of these figures is that, notwithstanding the big increase in the total trade for the calandar year 1912 over 1911, the year 1912 shows an unfavourable trade balance -of-11,011,388 pesos.-Cablenews.
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