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VI. the territory between latitude 25 deg 35 Mr. G. G. S. Forsyth, acountant ofTELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.
the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, left Shanghai last week for Tsingtao to assume the duties of agent for the bank there.
min. Nand latitude 28 deg. 20 min, (which included the Pienma district) was reserved for a future understanding between the contracting Powers, when the festures and conditions of the country are more The Bishop of Victoria has gone to definitely known." This condition clearly Shanghai by the P. & 0, s.. Delta. He is proved the absence of effective administra-attending the C.M.8, and International tion over the district by Chinu at that time, Conference. He expects to be back in and although when the question again about a fortnight. cropped up two years ago the Chinese Government, sought to maintain that the WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS, territory had been subject to Chinese juris diction for generations past, the control exercised over the tribe had clearly been of the most shadowy description. However,
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apparently solely for the reason that the little force was decimated by malaria. China's sovereignty over the territory does
[TEROVOR NEUTER'S AGENCY.]
THE BALKAN WAR.
ROUMANIA AND BULGARIA.
In view of the Bulgarian acoeptance of unqualified arbitration by the Powers, the latter are desirous of inducing Roumania | to renounce her reservation both regard. ing Silistria and ultimate acquiescence
the decision of the Powers.
At Buckingham Palace on the 4th ult. Rear-Admiral T. H. M. Jerram had the honour of being received by the King upon his appointment as Commander-in-in Chief, China Station.
Mr. S. B. C. Ross, who, we understand, has been appointed Postmaster General, returned to the Colony yesterday after long absence at Home, partly on leave
PEACE DIFFICULTIES. Router learns that although there is an principle about the agreement in delimitation of Albania, in view owing to the spirit of conciliation displayed by
ST. MARCEAUX & Co. ¡ not seem to have been definitely acknow. and partly on duty at the Colonial Office the Powers during the negotiations of the
ledged, and at best the position has remain- REIMS, ed pretty much as it was stated in the Convention of 1894, A British force waN
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Af that time sent to Pienma in consequence of reports that Chiness. in considerable numbers had crossed the Salween Irrawad dy watershed, which the British Govern./ ment bad regarded as, by agreement, the frontier line on this part of the border between China and Burma. A party of Military Police, accompanied by a political officer, was dispatched to Pieams and they found that the Chinese were in occupation with a semi-military force.
the two Gov-. Correspondence between ernments led to
a demand that the Chinese should evacuate Pionma, and, according to a paragraph in a Baugeon paper, it is China's failure to comply which has led to the present undertaking. Ever since the British expedition to Lhassa there has been a very noticeable increase of military activity on the part of China ar all points of contact with India, and the stubborn and successful resistance offered by the Tibetans to the advance
H.E. the Governor has kindly con sented to perform the opening ceremony in connection with the new buildings of
the Hongkong College of the Ellis Kadoorie Chinese Schools Society on Tuesday next.
Amongst the Fellows elected at a meet ing of the Council of the Royal Colonial Institute, held on the 4th instant, were Messrs. Albert F. Briggs (of Hongkong), Professor C. A. Middleton Smith, M.Sc. (of Hongkong), and Alfred E. S. Thomp son (of China).
The British str. Canterbury, which recently foundered near Karatsu after striking some submerged rocks, was a vessel of 4,209 tons, built in 1907, and owned by: H. W. Dillon. She is valued at £30,000, while her cargo of beans, which is understood to be insured chiefly on the Continent, might be worth, roughly between £50,000 and £60,000
past week, the continuance of the state of war, particularly the position regarding Skutari, will render the final decisions very dificult. The conclusion of peace would greatly simplify the settlement. The capture of Skutari by the Montone grins would seriously affect the present
situation.
THE PORTE ANXIOUS FOR PEACE A message from Sofia states that Russia has informed Bulgaria that the Porte is disposed to negotiate for peace with Bul-1 guria on the basis of the surrender of Adrianople.
Router's correspondent at Constantin-
The bom- ple wires that the situation at Bulair and Chatuldja is unchanged. bardment of Adrianople continues, but less vigorously
AUSTRIAN FEELING AGAINST. WAR.
[THROUGH RBUTER': AGENCY.]
THE SUFFRAGETTES,
LONDON, February 28th: Yesterday. Misa Locke, who was arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the burning of the tea pavilion in Kow Gardens, was committed for trial,
A solicitor representing the Crown in
formed the Bench of Miss Lenton's release, but as no medical certificate was pro duced the Bleach commented upon the action of the Home Secretary and issued a warrant for he re-arrest.
Somo men caught a woman painting "Votes for Women" on the seats on Hampstead Heath in bright green paint. They seized her, pulled her down, and mothered her hair and face in point, afterwards releasing her,
SUFFRAGETTE LEADER RELEASED ON BALL Mrs. Pankhurst was to be released on bail on Thursday night, having given certain undertakings to refrain from incitement
A SUGGESTION TO MALAYSIA.
(THROUGZ. BAUTER'S AGENCY:] GREAT BRITAÏN'S DEFENCE.
LONDON, February 28th. The National Defence Association have signed a memorial to Mr. Asquith urging the Government to take the nation into its confidence and give a plain statement of the position in view of the changed circumstances of recent yenra. Tho memorialists also urge the necessity of National Military Education.
THE DEFENCE OF FRANCE.
LONDON, February 28th. A message from Paris states that the Government hug aubmitted to the Cham- ber a bill providing for £20,000,000 to provide war
material
most urgent-
proper pitch of efficiency within the ly necessary to bring the defence to a
maximum of five years. The preamble declares that recent wars have confirmed the necessity of nations constantly main taining their defence level with the pro- gress of military art; otherwise they would drift into a condition of inferiority which would be difficult to remedy alter- wards, and emphasises the point that is does not involve an additional burden, as it only anticipates inevitable sacrifices. THE FRENCH MOTOR BANDITS.
LONDON, February 28th. Sir Frank Swettenham, writing to the Times, suggests that as the cost of the most expensive British battleship does
LONDON, February 28th. and the Council of the Federated Malay
The trial at Paris of the motor bandits not exceed £2,000,000 the Malay Rulers
We concluded on Thursday. The leaders gift as follows: £2,000,000 or more for a States should re-upportion thoir splendid
London Dieudonne, Dallemin, Doudy. and hattleship, £100,000 for the School of Tropical Medicine. £50,000 Monier were sentenced to death. Two or £100,000 towards establishing a college others were sentenced to labour for life, of tropical agriculture. Then not only one to ton years' imprisonment, and eight would the original object of the gift be to sentences ranging from one year's in- All the three attained, but both the Malay States and prisonment to five years.
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of a large Chinese expeditionary force into the British authorities to increase their vigilänce all slong the frontier line. A force of British and Indian considerable troops has lately been concentrated for manceuvres at Miyothit, in the Bhamo 4. S. WATSON & CO., district, and are thus within easy march
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ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
BIRTH.
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GinsoN.-On February 24th, at Shanghai, the wife of M. J. GIBSON, of a son
MARRIAGES. KRAUSS THORF-On the 1st February, 1913, at St. Hilda's Parish Church, Old Trafford, by the Rev. Arthar Krauss, Vicar of Pirbright (uncle of the bridegroom), assisted by the Rev J. W. Nicholson, M.A., Rector of the Parish, EDWARD LEO KRAUSS, of the Nomar sun of the late Alfred North China Insurance Co., Ltd,
it
ALLEGED FORGERY OF A WILL.
Before Mr. O. D. Melbourne, at the Magistracy yesterday, O Tai Tai, lías with forging a will, "purporting to be tho last will and testament. of O Yik Tong, alias O Luk, with invent to de fraud." A further charge of having offered and put off the will knowing it to have been forged was preferred,
Mr. Leo d'Almada e Castro proscented and. Mr. Beavis defended...
Mr. d'Almada said that immediately. after the death of the deceased, the first
A Vienna message states that the textile manufacturers' organisations have peti tioned Parliament protesting against the and complaining of the injury to trade resulting from the detention of reservists on the frontiera. ALLEGED PLOT AGAINST TURKISH GOVERNMENT.
LONDON, February 28th.
A message from Constantinople states. that the police have discovered a
con-
benefits.
RUSSIAN PREPARATIONS FOR A CELEBRATION.
LONDON, February 28th. Reuter's correspondent at St. Peters- burg telegraphs that continuous, searches and arrests are being made, chiefly among
the Chinese defendant obtained probate of the alleged spiracy against the Government which the workmen and students, in connection with
ing distance of the disputed territory of Pianma When China's sovereignty in this district was disputed two years ago,
WAB reported that: Government were quite agreeable to conceding the territory to Great Britain on a lasse" similar to that which governs the German aucupation of Taing- tu"-a report which brought from the Provincial Assembly of Yunnan a memorial to the Throne representing that the report had caused considerable alarm, as it was feared that once Great Britain obtained a foothold at Pisama she would gradually extend her sphere of influence to Yunnan,
the whole of Shantung had passed under Szechuan and Tibet, in the aims way that fourth daughter of EDWARD THORP, German influence since she acquired a lease
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of Kisochow. This, as we remarked at the Esq. THOMPSON SULLIVAN-On February 22nd, time, is exaggerated nonsense. Great Bri
at Shanghai, JAMES AUGUSTUS THOMP tain's only aim and interest in the district can SON, to MAY VICTORIA, eldest daughter
bebut to protect her frontier from menace and of JAMES SULLIVAN, of Amoy.
DEATHS.
to afford security for her frontier trade. In TIPP.-On February 22nd, at Shanghai, view of the very disturbed conditions on JAMES ANTHUR TIPP, Appraiser, the western bordera of China the Govern Jaise Maritime Customs, Hankow, ment at Peking cannot in the circumstances object to the occupation of this disputed territory.
Adolphus Krauss, to AMY HESTER,
aged 18 years.
FARNHAM-On February 22nd, at Shang- hai, MARY JANE, wife of Rev, J. W. M. FARNHAM, aged 79 years.
HONGKONG OFPion: 10, Das Vœux Road O. LONDON Orries: 181, Frust Bramki, E.C.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, MARCH 18T, 1913.
We see it reported in Rangoon papera that
forged will from the Supreme Court, and received from the Hongkong and Shang hai Bank the sum of $27,000, which was deposited with the bank by the deceased. a most serious offence, and he would object to bail.
It was
After argument the defendants were, however, released on bail of $6,000 each, and the case was remanded for a week.
DISORDERLY CHAIR COOLIES. At the Magistracy yesterday, before
Committee of Union and Progress are alleged to have organised. Lufti Boy, the Secretary, and Prince Sabrod Din, and nine others, including four officers, have been arrested. Others are in hiding. There is no evidence that Prince Sabaed Din is connected with the plot.
TROUBLED MEXICO
LONDON, February 28th. A message from Mexico City states that President Huerta is drafting & Bill
Mr. C. D. Melbourne, a number of choir coolies were summoned by Mr. F. C Jenkin, barrister-at-law, for disorderly granting an amnesty to all political offenders presenting themselves to the au- conduct.
thorities within fourteen days.
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Mr. Jenkin stated that as his wife was being conveyed in a chair to the Peak
AMERICA AND NICARAGUA. tram station a large number of men round the chair coolies shelter began jeering|
LONDON, February 28th. A message from Washington states that and hooing at his (witness) chair coolies, who were carrying Mrs. Jenkin. The the United States has concluded a treaty which bad occurred several times before, with Nicaragus agreeing to pay $3,000,000 latter informed witness of the happening, and, after taking the numbers of the for the exclusive right to build en inter- chairs, he came to the Police Station and oceanic canal, in Nicaragua, thus barring
Lord ffrench has loft London for Chine issued a summons. and will be away come months,
Dr. F. O. Stedman has returned to the Colony, after a holiday at Home.
Mr. A. Shelton Hooper has booked his passage out by the P. & O. Malwa, and is due to reach Hongkong about April
11th.
The programme of the off day racing, which has in previous yeare reached us in time for publication, had
His Worship-Do you think there is some friction between your chair coolies and these men 72
Mr. Jenkin-1 really cannot say. All
the forthcoming bercentenary of the Romanoff dynasty.
THE PANAMA CANAL TOLLS.
THE NEW PRESIDENT'S ATTITUDE.
LONDON, February 28th." Dr. Woodrow Wilson, the President- Elect of the United States, in a letter to a Senator in the States, favours Mr. Roof's Bill for abolishing discrimination in favour of American ships using the Panama Canal
THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF CONNAUGHT."
LONDON, February 8th. The Duke and Duchess of Connaught have returned to Ottawa. The Duchess is in the best of health.
LADY SCOTT.
LONDON, February 28th.
A message from Wellington states that the possibility of a rival canal being con- Lady Scott has arrived there. She is structed. It is reported that the Treaty well. She says that she heard the nows of gives the United States a splendid naval the death of her husband off Fiji. base, at Fonesca Bay, one of the few added "I must be as brave as my hus.
band would wish me to be."
I know is that this is most objectionable bodies of water on the west coast of
I should have handled them if I had not
taken, this course. You understand that Central America affording ample deep
His Worship-You have not got your
A MERCANTILE AIR FLEET.
BRITISH AIRSHIP DAMAGED.
bandit Carouy, who had been sentenced to penal servitude for life, committed suicide immediately on his return to prison. He took poison which was con- cealed in a glove probably passed to him in Court..
FRENCH MILITARY SYSTEM.
LONDON, February 28th., French public: opinion appears to be agreed in principle to return to triennial service, and a Bill will shortly be pre- sented in the Chamber applying it to all
arme:
THE DALLAS COMPANY.
The Dallas Company presented the four act play "The Woman in the Case,'? Do I. good house last night. The play bas already been outlined in our columns. Sufice it to say now that the performers made the most of their respective roles. Miss Compton successfully took the part of the devoted wife Mrs. Dallas was admirably suited as Mrs. Hughes, her mother, and Miss Le Sago was applauded when she introduced her Americanisms so cleverly. The impersonation of the injured hero was in the capable hands of Mr. Austin, and Mr. Barber made an exceed- ingly good advocate. Messrs. Henry Dallas, Robert R. Ashby, Edward Bon- " field, and Geoffrey Guise were quite up to their usual skill in their respective parts. So
"Charley's Aunt" on Wednesday will be preceded by a one-act playlet, "A Touch of Truth," by Gerald Robertshaw,
She which had a very successful run at the
LONDON, February 28th. The airship Beta, while alighting at Aldershot, collided with telephone wires. Mr. Grahame-White has submitted to and then drifted some distance, bumping
LONDON, February 28th
chair coolies here, have you? You see, the difficulty is, we don't know what your the Government a scheme for the establish.badly. The car was damaged seriously.
coolies said to them.
I was not taking the chair. It was a water facilities. the Burma Military Police have once more
The services at Union Church on Sun-lady who was in the chair, and it makes -occupied Pienma, a district situated on the
it more objectionable. Burma-Yunnan frontier, on the Western day will be conducted in the morning by slope of the Kaoliang watershed between Mr. Fred. B. Smith and in the evening the Halween and the Irrawaddy. It is aby Mr. Raymond Robbins, stage on a recognised trade route between Burma and Yunnan, but is marked on few of the maps. Many readers will doubtless Chinese political circles about a couple of years ago on the publication of a report that this district had been occupied by us that they have received instructions by of this kind in the faturn. British troops. The Chinese Government cable from their Shanghai house to inform only course open to me, other than THE ADMIRALTY'S INTERESTING Royal Navy from 1835 to 1002 reganded the step as'a violation of the Bur the Press that the Bradford Dyers hammering the men, and I didn't want to
Mr. Jenkin-If they had been talking ment of a mercantile air fleet, to be pleasantries I think it would have been subsidised by the Government, with air objectionable, do not press for ship stations dotted along the coasts, and
stand they must not indulge in conduct
This
air pilots:
DEATH OF A NAVAL ARCHITECT.
LONDON, February 95th. The death is announced of Bir William
Haymarket Theatre, London. On Monday and Tuesday nights, respectively, the Dallas Company will give a second per-" formance of "The Glad Eye" and "What Every Woman Knows"
SENSATIONAL AFFAIR ON A.
CHINESE COOLIE SHIP
OFFICERS AND OBEW: ATTACKED. 'BY PASSENGERS,
A sensational affair was reported by the master of the coolie steamer Hong Wan I (Captain Mason) on her arrival at Binga- pore recently
recall the oatory which was made in not come to hand late lust go punishment as long as they under-als for the establishment of schools for White, who was Director of Naval Con- ecolis carrying trade between China and
·Mesars, Alex. Ross & Co. kindly inform
Association Strike is now ended,
MALA
the
the
commit a breach of the peace. ma Frontier Convention and lodged a
Mr. E. A. M. Williams has been His Worship ordered the men to be protest against British occupation of the district In reply the British Government appointed trustee for the creditors of bound over in the sum of $25 to keep asked for proof of Chinese sovereignty over Messrs. Aredt & Co. under a deed of peace. the territory, which had hitherto been arrangement, and a notification to regarded as a sort of buffer country or no creditors of the firm appears among our man's land, occupied by aborigines known to-day's advertisements.
A DISTINGUISHED VISITOR.
PROJECT.
LONDON, February 28th.
straction and Assistant, Controller of the
INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL.: LONDON, February 28th. The Admiralty has decided, quite ex-
The amateur association football match ceptionally, to enter a limited number of Royal Naval Reserve officers in the between France and England, played at mercantile marine, between the ages of
22 and 23, on the supplementary list of Paris on Thursday, resulted in a win
for the visitors by four goals to one. the Royal Navy.
INTERNATIONAL RUGBY.
NEW LORD OF APPEAL.
LONDON, February 28th.
Mr. Liang Shih Yih, private secretary as Lisus, a tribe akin to the Lolos of
Mr. Johnstone's winning mounts at the o. His Excellency Yuan Shih Kai, Pre- Western Yunnan, China's claim to this Race Meeting were 12, not 11 as given insident of the Republic of China, arrived and the contiguous territory was, in fact, a our list yesterday. He won six races for in Hongkong yesterday morning from the subject of contention as long ago as 1994 Mr. Kadoorie's stable, four for John North. He called at Government House when the Burma Frontier and Trade Con- Peel's stable one for Mr. Man Kwok's and was received by H.E. Sir Henry Naughten as a Lord of Appeal in Ordic- vention was negotiated, and by Article stable, and one for Mr. Wayfooug's stable. May.
Mr. Justice Parker succeeds Lord Mac
Gry.
LONDON, February 28th. At Paris on Thursday Wales boat rance by 11 points to 8.
The Hung Wan I is engaged in the the Straits. On her last downward trip. shis had on board over one thousand Chi- nesa coolies.
When the steamer was nearing Singa- pore, a number of the coolies, armed with billets of wood, attacked the ship's offi cers and crew. Some of them mounted the bridge, but Captain Mason drew his revolver and this had the effect of quietering the desperadoes for the time being. Later on, however, a number of the coolies entered the first-class salcon and demanded one hundred dollars from the chinchew. To mollify them the chin. chew gave them twenty dollars.
On arrival in port, Capt. Masury hoisted the police flag and a police patrol launch went off to the ship. A number of the offenders were arrested. At the Police Court the ringleaders were charged with robbery and extortion on the high seas. A remand was made for inrestige- tion into the charges.