THE -HONGKONG. DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17TH, 1913.
TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.
(THROUGH RECTER′3, AGENCY. ]
THE BALKAN WAR,
RENEWED FIGHTING AT BULAIR. A message from Constantinople reports that renewed fighting at Bulair took place on Thursday, resulting in considerable loses on both sides.
GREEK SUBJECTS EXPELLED. The authorities at Constantinople have decided to expel all Hellenic subjects from
[TUROTOR BENTER'S AGENCY.] THE REVOLT IN MEXICO.
LONDON, February 16th.
Router's correspondent at Mexico City states that non-combatants continue to live in terror of the shells and sile-fire which rake the streets and make dwellings, offices and the various Legations unter- able. Six days of fighting has not re- sulted in anything decisive.
General Diaz replied to the latest
the Dardanelles and environs. "Fifty ex-ultimatum from President Madero with pelled subjects have arrived at Athens. a storm of shells from the insurgents' Thoy report that 2,000 Greeks have already biggest guns.. been arrested.
RANDOM REFLECTIONS
THE MAGISTRACY.
The Indian consiable who was charged with the theft of two dollars from a Chinese was sentenced on Saturday morn
THE KOWLOON RAILWAY.
THE TERMINAL STATION.
INTIMATIONS
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The community which resides beyond the confines of the city of Victoria will doubt lees wolcome the passing of the Summary ing to two months' hard labour by Mr Hongkong Government has finally decided
We are oficially informed that the BRANDY
Offences Amendment Ordinance by the Legislative Council on Thursday under
Hazeland.
which the prevention of noises at night On Saturday Mr. Melbourne sentenced is dealt with, and the people of Kowloon & Chinose to imprisonment for fourteen will no doubt appreciate the readiness days and to receive twelve strokes with with which the Governor-in-Council has the birch for the theft of a pair of dress extended the order to that locality. trousers and a razor from the residence of Barking dogs, cracker-firing boys, gramo- Mr. J. J. Ewing at Taikoo Dock. phone nuisances, and musical bachelors, fendant had formerly been employed by who disturb the opon-windowed tranquil- complainant as boy and used his know- lity of summer nights in the peninsula, can ledge of the house in stealing the articles. new bo hrought under restrictions, and Mr. Ewing recovered the property him
the amenities of suburban life will in self. consequence be improved, A grateful community should not forget its indebted ness to the Daily Press, which publicly drew attention to the fact that this old
to lay out a passenger station yard and to erect a terminal station building at Kowloon Point. The station yard will
extend over an area of some 1 acres, from Holt's Godowns at Blackhead's Point to the present Kowloon Ferry Pier, on the south side of Salisbury Road. Provi- Dosion is to be made for a double line of seven or eight lines of way on entering way from Hunghem spreading out to
the station yard. Only two or three lines of way will be laid in the first instance, further lines being laid as requirements necessitate.
Two Chinese were charged with being concerned with another not in custody, with the attempted theft of two raincoats from a house in Kowloon. Mra
half-way round the curve in the sea wall A new ferry pier, is to be constructed
at Kowloon Point capable of accommodat ing two ferry boats at a time, and, when
A later message states that the robela AMBASSADORS IN CONFERENCE.. resumed hostilities on Friday morning. Ordinanco, could be invoked to suppress Pellow, of, 7, Humphreys Avenue, said completed, will release the present ferry
Reuter states that the Conference of Am- In the course of the day h detachment of disturbing noises at night in the city, and she saw the two defendanta and another pior for police and public purposes.
also suggested that the operation of the bassadors had made no progress towards Federala mutinied, but were overpowered.clause in question should be extended to
other residential areas. reconciling the views of Austria and Rumia with regard to the boundaries of
PRESIDENT REGIONS.
Subsequently it was announced "that. Albanin, though it is hoped that the in- Presiden Madero had resigned, and Senor fluencers outside the Conference will find de la Barra, who took refuge in the Bri. & solution of what is described as a diffi-tish Legation, will probably succeed him eult and serious situation. Austria provisionally. adheres to her demand that Albania should include Skutari, Ipok, Prisrand. Diakova. Dibra, Konitza, and Janina, though will- ing to compromis regarding Ipck and Prisrond.
The conference of Ambassadors yester- day discussed the Turkish proposal in favour of the intervention of the Powers and also the Rumano-Bulgarian difficulty and agreed to give counsels of moderation
at Sofa and Bukharest,
ANTI-AUSTRIAN FEELING IN
RUSSIA.
Despite the friendly statements made at Vienna and articles of a like tons in the Vienna Press, the anti-Austrian feeling in St. Petersburg is becoming increasingly bitter and there is reason to believe that Austrian ideas far exceed Russia'. This "in' certain to excite the resentment of the
Balkan Allies.
POREIGNERS AT "ADRIANOPLE.
LONDON ENVELOPED IN FOG.
LONDOS, February 16th. Four days of fog have culminated in a pall of the blackest variety hanging over the city.
AN IRISH BYE-ELECTION,
LONDOS, February 16th.
Mr. Martin Murphy has been returned unopposed as Nationalist M.P. for East Waterford in succession to the lato Mr. P. J. Power, whose death, caused the bye election.
DARING ROBBERY.
The pri-
man walk past her house several times keeping wateli. Later when she came downstairs she found two raincoats on the That the Colony should bear the cost of verandah ready for removal. the military movements designed to pro-soners' movements wero suspicious, and as tect the peace of the New Territory dur. they repassed the end of the road she ing the troubles which took place over the caught two of them and handed them over border seems fair enough, but it was sur-to the police. When the third man saw prising that tho members of the Legiala-her take the other two prisoners, he made Lanee-Bergt. Wills informed his tive Council should have passed the vote off. without making some reference to the Worship that there had been a number of burden of the military contribution. small larcenies in Kowloon recently, Surely, the movement of the troops out Prisoners were each sentenced to six there was as much an Imperial as a months' hard labour. colonial question ?
Apropos the preservation of peace in the Now Territory, it seems to me that the Government must have embarked on some new policy in that locality which they have not yet publicly declared. It will be remembered that a week ago a Rotification appeared in the Gazette to the effect that Captain Woodhouse, seconded from the Indian Army, had been ap pointed assistant superintendent of police for the New Territories, and this week the notification appears again in an amended form
The addition of a mili tary officer to the administrative staff of the New Territories should be explained, for unless there are reasons to fear that the locality is likely to be affected by the unrest over the border, it is difficult to understand the necessity for such an up- pointment. As the tendoney at Home is against appointing military or naval officers to the chief positions in the County police forces, there is a further reason for seeking some enlightenment on the subject of this innovation in Hong kong.
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There will be a large open area between the Praya wall and the station building, as it is fully recoguised that Kowloon is as yet in its infancy and that tramways, motor-cars and other wheeled vehicles must
have ample space provided for their ne commodation.
The portico, in the form of an advanced collonable, will be some 50 feet, by 14 feet, and allow passengers to enter the building
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The station building itself, which will be of brick and granito, is to ho a mɔnu- ent worthy of the Colony. It will stand out alone in the foreground of Kowloon as seen from the harbour and Hongkong, and will present u hold and imposing ap- pearance. Of two stories high, the pins- Mr. Melbourne had recounted to him onsive coping will be supported on a series Saturday the story of a very savage of tail columns about 30 feet high, on the assault committed at Kowloon. It waseides facing west and south; while the alleged that a Chinaman, who had no
Clock Tower, 150 feet high, situated at the south-west corner will undoubtedly fixed place of abode, but who was re- spectably dressed, went to the servants' enhance the appearance of the building, quarters at 22, Nathan Road, and knocked and manifestly distinguish it as the prin- at the door, which was opened by one of cipal and most important structure in the servants. As soon as he did so, the Kowloon. stranger struck him a heavy blow on the A serious head with no iron scraper. wound was inflicted, and considerable loss of blood followed. The stranger in wet weather from their vehicles, under FOR THE RACES. made off, but followed by com- shelter, while & further covered way will Inspector O'Sullivan, from reach from the Clock Tower to the ferry plainant, Bunghom, and an Indian sergeant joined piers. in the chase, and succeeding in capturing attended at him. Complainant was Messre. Watson's Dispensary, and was afterwards sent to the Government Civil Hospital, where he was detained as a patient. He had sufficiently recovered to An incident which was not reported and give evidence against his assailant at the which is too good to allow to pass unre-Magistracy, where the latter was charged corded took place at the meeting of the with doing grievous bodily harm and was Legislative Council on Thursday. Council was in committee considering cer- fined $25. Kai Ho Kai asked a question with re- Lain votes submitted, and the Hon. Sir ference to a grant of 550 to be made annually to the Imperial Bureau of Eu- tomology in London, He was informed that in return for this, grant the Council could receive all the information available which the Dallas Comedy Company is as to the habits, etc., of any insect pests.travelling will not arrive until Saturday beenWill they give us information about
Hongkong animals," asked the knight.next, instead of Wednesday, it has become "Yes," was the smiling reply of the necessary to somewhat rearrange the Colonial Secretary, if the Hon. Sir Ho Kai wishes to know anything at opening performances in Hongkong. The the habits of fleas he can have a theseason will commence on Saturday, the knowledge available on the subject, by and, and ant on Thursday next, and it writing to the Bureau." The members will be seen from our advertising columns grinned.
that the opening play will be "The Glad Eye," instead of "Baby Mine." Other alterations will also be noted.
A gang of robbers entered the house of Mr. Ho Kump Tong, in Seymar Road, on Friday night and succeeded in getting away with property and valuables to the extent of $7,000. It appears that Mr. Ho Kufri Tong's household had been to Chinese theatre, and it is believed It is reported from Sofia that the Govthat they were followed homewards by rernment, in reply to the request of the four men, who had evidently formed
forsign Consuls at Adrianople for a neutral zone or for permission to leave the beseized city, has agreed to the prin ciple of placing foreigners in Adrianople in a position of safety, and is consulting | place of valuables. with the military authorities as to a method which will not prejudice the siege operations.
THE
HAMIDIEH."
Reuter's correspondent at Malta states that the Turkish cruinge. Hamidich hamne- rived, having put into port on account of stress of weather. It is believed that hor destination is the Lonian Seat any
how she does not return to Constan
tinople. She will have to leave within 24 hours unless she is damaged.
Her arrival greatly excited the Greek community, who" proceeded to watch her. GREEK FLAG HOISTED IN CRETE. H.M.S Yarmouth has landed a detach ment of bluejackets at Crote, who hauled down the flags of the Protecting Powers and the Turkish flag, rendering military bonours. Afterwards the Greek flag was hoisted and the Cretans made an enthu siastic demonstration in favour of Grecce and the protecting Powers.
RAILWAY UNIONS COMBINE.
LONDON, February 15th.
designs on the jewellery worn by the women. It is thought that the robbers entered the house at the heels of the party, and, after binding and gagging them and the servants, proceeded to ransack far
On Saturday morning a man was er- rested crossing to Kowloon and a large quantity of stolen goods recovered.
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We are asked to state that the tickets already taken for "Baby Mine" and "The Woman in the Case "will hold good for the altered date, but they must be exchanged at Messrs. Moutrie's.
NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS.
Chinese New Year was ignored by the Chinese officials at Nanking, but was voie. brated by some of the merchants and by most of the people of the lower classes. Many shops, however, remained open. There were no decorations at the military
camps.
The civil as well as the military auth orities at Wuchang issued proclamations forbidding the observance of Chinese New Year (old style).
On entering the building by a fight of some four or five steps one is immediately confronted with the Customs office and barriers, first and second class passengers | stoving one way and third class the other through wicket gates into the vast covered concourse, some 150 feet by 50 feet, in the centro of which are the booking offices, and beyond more wickets are the various platforms, of which there will eventually be three, all capable of receiving a train on each side if necessary.
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On the ground floor accommodation is provided for station-master's offices, tele- graph and parcels office, first and second class waiting rooms (general, and for ladies), first and second class refreshment room, third class, waiting rooms, and third class refreshment room, Customs 16 Power officers' room and strong room, rooms for police, porters, guards, etc., railway post 12 office and the traffic superintendent and the traffe clerks office.
a stair-way under the tho second storey is reached, on which will be accommodated the various offices of the railway administration.
It is intended to provide an electric clock in the tower with large faces, and regulated automatically every hour by electricity. From the flagstaff on the top will be shown the night harbour police- signals, as the tower will hide the present pólico signal staff from some parts of the harbour.
The building will be capable of exten- sion on the south side in the direction of Blackhead's Point,
The scheme has been submitted to mem- bers of Executive and Legistative Council, and they have unanimously approved it.
SHANGHAI LAND INVESTMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.
The twenty-fourth annual report of this Company states :-
The working account for 1912 has & credit balance of Tls. 451,366.48, as com- pared with Tis. 435,072.00 for 1911. The gross rentals show an increase of Tis. 23,240.40 and the running expenses, ie, repair, etc. (Tis. 138,607.01), are decreased by Tls. 13,187.97 owing to reduced ex- penditure on repairs, leaving an increase in net rentals of Tls. 38,848.43.
The increase in rentals is partly due to new houses but principally to a general increase in both. Foreign and Chinese renta.
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DEATH OF CAPT, W. JAMIESON.
The C.M.S. Chiguca renched Shanghai from Hongkong on Friday afternoon last, and as she was coming up river it was noted that her flag was flown at the half mast. The reason for this sign of mourn
In the absence of Our Special Corres ing was learnt upon the steamer berthing, pondent with the Interport team I have whon it was reported that the mastor, been asked by the Editor to deal with Captain William Jamieson, had passed a letter, written by a correspondent in away between Thursday night and Friday Macao, who gives it the caption "A Trifle morning. The circumstances of his death. of Initials."" He writes: tragic, for whilst in command of the Daily Press) is. I think, as do roost news-
the N.-C. Daily News, were most BAYS
The H. D. P. (obviously the Hongkong Chiyuen on her trip from Hongkong he ap- peared to be in his usual health. Retiring paper readers, the least obvious to carping about cleven c'clock on Thursday night, he criticism of your Colonial Press. gave orders that he was to be called when ocasionally you forget littlag-only little Lhe light of Steep Island was sighted. thing which seem large larger no doubt than they ought to your readers, especially those who do not reside in Hongkong or This light was picked up towards one o'clock on Friday morning, and the termaster was as usual sent to waken Cap. Shanghai. For instance, in today's number tain Jamieson. He knocked at the cabin 11th February) you give door, but as no reply was forthcoming he count of a football match between Shanghai and Hongkong 1 venture to criticise your informed the officer on daty, who upon
use of initials in describing the clubs or entering the room found that Capt. Jamieson had passed away. Ile was fully occupations, etc., of the players. "5. R. C."
probably means "Shanghai Recreation All the Foreign Ministers accepted Pre dressed, and death had evidently taken Club", and "Police" would have been insident Yuan Shih-kai'e invitation and place shortly after he had retired. Upon telligible if net written in full; but ("A were present at a luncheon he gave on the arrival of the Chiguen at Shanghai Co. (sic) eludes intuition, and is Mr. W. C. the ith inst, which passed off satisfac the authorities were notified, and an in- G. Citford, described as "(B.A.) member torily. quest was opened by II. M. Coroner.
a native of of some club, or of a University? Also, what Captain Jamieson was Bute, Scotland, where he was born in is (B. A. T.)," Mr. J. Porter's description, and (F. A. Mr. W. H. Summens' In He served his apprenticeship on the Clan Line of Clasgow, and in March, Hongkong and Shanghai you have reference 1602, joined the China Merchants' S.N. Co. libraries, and distinguished persons' names as second officer. In 1894 he was pro- are easily found in directories, and, with the exercise of some research, the decipher of
Reserve fund moted to be chief officer, and three years mysterious symbols such as those quoted
for equalization of STUDY later, in October, 1897, took command. g
dividends. It is proposed to withdraw a has been in charge of different ships of above. I mean, not in a spirit of carping
MEANING OF. POTLUCK. criticism, but in the interests of your reading
further, sum of Tla, 30,000 from this fund,
OF the China Merchants' Co. ever since, hav: public, which, as you well know, extends far
which will then stand at Tls. 150,000. ing been for some considerable time on
The real origin of the word "potluck" Improvements and renewals account has the Chiguen He was well-known all beyond Hongkong and Shanghai, or China,
to beg you to give a few more clues to tho is unknown to most of the people who use been credited with Tls, '78,363.46 a nu- along the China Coast, and was held in
it. In Limoges, France, however, one thorised at the last general meeting and the highest respect. He is survived by a meaning of these and other abbreviatinas,
runs into potluck itself. In a certain has been drawn on to the extent of Tis. widow, for whom the sincerest sympathy I do not specify the latter for fear lest you
It is proposed to credit the or your renders should accuse me or suspect
corner of that quaint city of jostling roofs 22,301.13. will he felt.
this year with The. 89,901.92, being me of fault finding. The latter is not a thore is still sugregated, much as if a
account vice which 1, or any of your readers, could be ghetto, & Saracen population, probably interest on undeveloped land, bringing justified in indulging-Sincerely Yours, a remnant of the wave of Suraceus that the credit balance up to TIs. 185,533.70.
Profit and loss account-The afnount at R., N. and Q. L. E.-Observe that swept over Europe hundreds of years ago. initials may be really troublesome to expand. Here they live in their crooked, narrow the credit of this account after adding It is announced that Mr. Rockefeller The signature under which I am Sincerely street, following old customs handed Tls. 50,000 transferred from equalization
"Constant Reado
down from generation to generation of dividend fund and deducting the in has offered two million ren for the pur Yours only means
equar terim dividend paid in July last is Tls. Notes and Queries," "London, England. There are many butcher shops in the The journal Eaginor asserts that Ger-pose of establishing a university in the
The initials are fairly intelligible to moetter, and outside of each steams a great pot 334,448.56, which the directors recommend East, in the future of which the American
Tls. many is secretly building a fleet of war- multimillionaire is reported to be taking people who follow sport, but I do not be of soup over a growing brazier. In each for appropriation as follows:
I understand one not stands a ladle as ancient as the pot. deep interest. Mr. Matt, president of an long to that number.
When a customer comes with a penny in Final dividend of 6 per cent. ships to nullify Dreadnoughts. Twenty American University, who has been on or two of the contractions which seem to
goes the ladle and comes up full of savory making 11 per cent. for the
year can be built at the cost of a single Dread-trusted with the execution of Mr. Rocke- baffle C.R." if I may be allowed to
feller's design, will come to Japan by abbreviate his impressive cognomen, but I broth and chunks of meat, odds and ends
renewals account nought, and five are capable of destroy-April next for purposes of investigation, do not propose to expose his ignorance. that the butcher has had left over, And Transfer to improvements and
and Mr. G. L. Brown, formerly instructor I prefer to adopt the attitude of the re what comes up the customer has to take. ing a Dreadnought.
at the Fifth High School, who is a friend porter who had the letters "tú." in his One can imagine how anxiously the Carry forward to new account... 31,210.
Compositors, proof readers and
hungry urchin or the mother of seven of Mr. Mott, and several other gentlemen copy.
must eye the inexorable indle, and how a have opened a conference witli respect to b-editors were alike nonplussed, and his visit to Japan. The University is to the return of the reporter was awaited pretty girl night get another draw from At any rate, "to he established either in Japan or China. with anxiety. When he made his appear the butcher's boy.
ance, he was asked to elucidate
What he exclaimed the take potluck" means to take what you In the event of Japan being chosen, a re-
ret and say nothing, whether the pot is quest will be preferred to the Educational problem. Department to place it on the same official don't understand tn.? Why that is the in Limoges or in the flat of the man who eagerly invited a friend of his youth to status as the Imperial University.-Japan contraction for transubstantiation
RODERICK RANDOM.
dianer-New York Times Daily Mail.
'A' week's conference in London has resulted in the fusion of the three prin: cipal Railway Trade Unions, namely, the Amalgamated Society of Railway Ser vants, the General Railway. Workers Union and the Signalmen and Pointsmen Union. The three have a combined mem- bership of 180,000.
There were enthusiastic, scenes when the. decision became known.
A SENSATIONAL STATEMENT.
LONDON, February 10th.
OBITUARY.
LONDON, February 15th.
British Consul-General
at
The death is announced of Mr. E. A. W. Clarke, Zanzibar,
ANOTHER UNIVERSITY FOR THE FAR EAST.
From other parts of the country the news indicates that Chinese New Year was generally observed.
234,000.00
69,210.97
Tle, 334,448.50 Mortgages Mortgage loans amount te TIs. 2.207,829.07 advanced against land and buildings and are fully covered.
Directors. Mr. Kinnear retires by rotation and offers himself for re-election. Auditor.-Mr. Wingrove retires and offers himself for ro-election,
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