TELEGRAMS,
(THROUGH BETTER'S AGENCY.].
THE BALKAN WAR.
FIGHT BETWEEN BULGARIANS AND SERVIANS.
LONDON, April 19th. It is reported from Vienna, that a Bul- garian band attacked a Servian ammuni- tion convoy between Kumanovo and Egripalanke and that as the result of a starp fight so Servian soldiers were killed and wounded, the convoy being captured by the Bulgarians.
ALLEGED ILL-TREATMENT OF BULGARIANS.
According to a message from Sofia, M. Guechoff announced in the Sobranie that Bulgariens had been ill-treated by the Servian authorities in Macedonia. The Government had communicated with the Bervian Government, who promised to institute an enquiry.
A telegram from Bolgrade says that no official communique repudiates the reports of the persecution of Bulgarians at Egripalanka and Kumanovo.
A ROUMANIAN SENSATION, A message from Bukharest says that a sensation was created in Parliament, Macedonian firing a revolver at M. Jonescu, who was untouched.
RANDOM REFLECTIONS.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 21st, 1918,
Our oldest residents declare that never lave we had such a cold spell in April as the present. Instead of donning light: clothing most people are glad to find a use for their winter garments. Even the police who came out on the official com- moncement of summor in white uniforms have been allowed to revert to their winter suits.
Sporting meetings in Hongkong are not very numerous, and when they clash Sporting men it is very regrettable. usually give and take, but somebody must have been at fault when a Gymkalana and the Y.R.C. Sports took place an the samo date, as happened on Saturday.
I see that the provincial authorities of China are ordered to hold a day of Prayer for the new Parliament on the 27th inst., which, by the way, is a Bunday British legislators have been blamed for trying to make people good by Act of Parliament, but it looks as if the Chinese legislators were trying to take a leaf out of their book and make their people con- form to Christian formulae by decree, But perhaps this is another instance in which it is difficult to understand the pro- It may be cesses of the Oriental mind. that the Peking people, knowing that it is customary for the churches in Great Britain and elsewhere to offer up prayers for that rupted to follow
merely attempted to follow the good ex- ample set in the Western country, or it may be that they feel their own helplessness and gladly avail themselves of any means of receiving support.
SUPREME
COURT.
Saturday, April 18th.
IN SusiMARY JURISDICTION. BEFORE THE PUISNE JUDGE (Mr. J. B. KeЯr),
ACTION FOR WRONGFUL ARREST.
An offico coolie brought ar action against Messrs. Carlowitz & Co. to recover $500 damages for wrongful arrest.
Mr. R. C. Faithfull représented the plaintiff and Mr. Lewis (of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes & Master) appeared for the defendant firm
HELLENISM IN THE EAST,
THE ORIGIN OF THE BEDDHA I MAGE. Professor A Foucher, of Paris Univer- nity, delivered in French a lecture on the origin of the Buddha type of sacred image in the Jehangir Hall of London Univer sity, South Kensington. Dr. W. P. Herringham introduced the lecturer as tho first of living authorities on Indo-Greek art.
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THE TEO CHEW FLOODS RELIEF. FUND, SWATOW.
COMINITTED'S FINAL REPORT.
We have received for publication the following statement :-
SUBSCRIPTIONS RECELVIÐ.
Total amount of subscriptions
received up to th February, 1912, as published by the Honorary Secretary last your Since then the following spins were
received by the Committee:- Donation from Miss Gill-
hospy...
Interest on Bank Current
Accounts · Givingé Gain on Exchange Mana
$30.00
20.75 76.21
88,878.54
132.98
Grand Total Amount received.. $9,809.30
SUBSCÚIPTIONS DISPOSED OF
Contribution during the earlier stage uf rendering relief towards repair of dykes at Sguan-Hang, Kioi-Klau and Ng-Kim-Tng_ village......
$ 250.00
260.00
1;448.20
among sufferers at Tang-Chin Kras the most Distribution of money and food
village, which severely afflicted, and adjacent villages dyko at the said Tang-Chin village 2,812.80 Contribution towards repair of Contribution towards repair of dyke at the said Khol-Kb village.
M. Foucher said that his object was to trace the origin of the typo under which Buddha was represented in Oriental art, and in the search for the origin of this type of sacred image the lecturer took his way through the iconography of Ceylon, Mr. Faithfuil said the plaintiff was inly up to the north western district sur- Java, China, and India, leading oventual. the employ of the defendants as office rounding Peshawar the ancient territory. coolte for four and a half years. As he of Gandharn. Here, he said, at a little frontier garrison town named Hoti. was desirous of improving his position, Mardan, in the hospitable meas-room of a he occupied his spare time in practising regiment of Guides, he had discovered.
beautiful as well as, in his opinion, the handwriting in English. During the set up against the wall, and brotts time he was in defendants servico no now only the incenso of cigars, the most complaint was made as to the manner in most ancient image of the Buddha which A photograph of the image was thrown
stage of rendering belief to the which be performed his duties until it had ever been his fortune to meet with. Amount paid during the earlier recently, when somebody in the firm on the screen, and the lecturer pointed out
Chinese Chamber of Commerce at Swatoy per Mr. Ng Long Ng, its objected to his wearing western dress. the unmistakably Hellenic character of
President, for contribution to- From that line onwards there seemed to its dreamy beauty, of the waving hair,
wards help to sufferers by the lips, the subtle folds of the drapery,
Hoods bo some feeling between plaintiff and his the pure profile, the sinuous arch of the employers, though no complaint was Every detail of the execution, he said, But there trained in a Greek atelier, made. On January 17th without any spoke clearly of the hand of an artist previous intimation or warning two was an indigenous element, too-what Chinese policemen and Sergeant Appleton they had before them was an Indian con arrived on the promises and commenced ception east in a Greek mould--a hybrid to make a general search. Special atten for which there was no name in any language save the accepted term-Greco- tia was an qutine by a wcupied or plaintiff and a quantity of waste paper kept there was removed. It appeared that it was part of plaintiffs' duty to blot" cheques signed by the manager, and among the waste paper removed were no To illustrate what I mean by the Chi-doubt pieces of blotting paper bearing nese slavishly following western customs signatures corresponding to those of the with regard to Parliament, I may men firm. After a thorough search of the tion that only last year a small river boat premises plaintiff was taken to the was built by a Hongkong firm of ship Central Police Station. The plaintiff was builders. In every respect it appeared in total ignorance as to why the police to be as well turned out as if it had come arrested him, and was greatly surprised, from a British yard, but the game was but on the way to the police station one given away by the ventilator. This ap of the Chinese policemen asked him what pliance for conveying air from the deck he had done with the $4,000. Plaintiff resumption of work, but this is counter-
to the lower saloon was not understood, asked what he meant, and was told of the but what looked like a ventilator occupied accusation against him. He was in balanced by fresh strikers.
The people are a conspicuous place. It had the proper custody seventeen days before the proceed Everything is quiet
funnel-like mouth, but that ended its reings were withdrawn by Mr. Lewis on enjoying fêtes and concerts..
A number of miners have been in- semblance to a ventilator. There was no behalf of Messrs Carlowitz & Co. Ho structed to ensure the safety of the under-passage to permit of a draught. It was submitted that the liberty of the subject simply "look see pidgin as understood
was his most precious asset. He was not by the native builder.
blaming the police for having arrested ground workings.
this man without a warrant, but he did say that the fact that the firm found some NEW handwriting in English with their name in English was not sufficient ground for their suggesting that plaintiff had com- mitted forgery Plaintiff was a married man, and since his release had been unable to obtain employment.
THE BELGIAN STRIKE,
SHIPPING REXIOUSLY AFFECTED.
LONDON, April 19th.
The Belgian strike is now seriously affecting shipping.. Only crews and strike-breakers are working at Antwerp.
Throughout the country there is a slight
The Chamber of Deputics has been ad- journed until Monday in order that the various parties might meanwhile confor with a view to arriving at a formula which would prove satisfactory to the
workers.
A week of the great strike closes with out any near prospect of settlement.
Two newspapers arounce that they are unable to continue publishing as the re sult of their printers being on strike.
The general situation remainā “un- changed,
Apropos prayers, there is a good story told of the Mayor and Corporation of a certain town in the south of England, somewhere in Somerset, I believe, who attended divine service one Sunday morn ing in an official capacity.c
The clergy man anffered a lapse of memory and forgot to pray for the Mayor and Cor poration as usual. Indignant comment was heard on the subject after the services but the explanation of an outsider silenced all criticism when he declared that "the good man thought they were past praying for."
CHINA'S PARLIAMENT
PAYMENT OF MEMBERS.
The plaintiff gave evidence in support of the opening statement, and in cross- examination by Mr. Lewis, he admitted that he entertained his friends in his rooms at the office. He denied that women friends were taken there, and that he had lost money by gambling at Macao Asked if he were an expert penman plain- tiff said he wrote in copy books for his "The action of the Hongkong Covernavn purpose. He denied that he had boon seen in the office on many occasions copy- ment in deciding to make some tangible ing the firm's signature. THE ENGLISH CUP FINAL.
The case was adjourned. LONDON, April 20th.recognition of the Colony's appreciation of the bravery displayed by the lady mis the; The final in the competition for
sionary, Miss Dunk, on the occasion of English Cup was played at the Crystal the piracy of the Tai On a few weeks ago, Palace in perfect conditions on Saturday will be endorsed by the cutire community... Had it not been for the influence of this
A Presidential Order to the Ministry of and afternoon between Aston Villa
plucky lady, who herself was subjected to Interior provides, according to the regula Sunderland, the former winning by one indignities, the Europeans on board tions prepared by the National Council, would must probably have been sacrificed for the payment of $:00 monthly to each goal to mil.
at present in to the blood lust of the ruffians who had Parliamentary delegate at taken possession of the vessel. The pre- Peking. The first payment was to be made The struggle wan strenuous oue.sentation of a Bible and a travelling Sunderland were often aggressive but clock to Miss Dunk are most appropriate last week. It involved the disbursement failed before the goal. The Villa had a gifts, and the Colony will undoubtedly of over $200,000. magnificent defence and clever forwards, identify itself with the graceful action of
During play the roof of the temporary the Government. refreshment buildings collapsed, numbere of people being precipitated to the ground. Several were injured. one seriously.
There were 121.19 spectators, which
constitutes a record.
THE TIMES."
LONDON, April 19th. The London Times announced that from May 5th its price will be reduced to two- pence.
THE FIRE AT SHANGHAI..
EWO COTTON CODOWN, GUTTED,
It is reported that there are present in Peking now 550 members of the Lower mintang; and 230 members of the Upper House, of whom 140 belong to the Kuo- mintang, which therefore, has a majority in hoth Houses
nds Swa
The lecturer then described in detail how it was that the district of Gandhara had become, first by the invasion of Alexander afterwards, and effectively, by the establishment in 250 B.C. of the Hellenic kingdom of Bactria, an outpost of Hellenism in the East. A Bactrian King, Dercetrius, had about 50 years later conquered Northern India, which remained his sole dominion when driven by Eucratides from his Bactrian Henceforth he was styled kingdom.
King of the Indiansa fact of capital importance, for it showed that the Greeks, like the Scythians, the Mongols, and now the English, were merely a handful of strangers ruling a country populated by aferent race That Greek grt and Greek artificers flourished in that territory was shown, among other things, by its singa larly beautiful coinage. It became the meeting-place of the East and of the West, and the creativo centre from which the iconographic art of Buddhism propagated itself little by little thoughout all India and the Further East. There the type of the Buddha was fixed-a type which in either a Hollenized its earliest embodiments might be called Indianized Apollo.
Buddha or
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UNDERTAKINGS BY SOUTH MANCHURIAN RY. CO.
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE FOR INVESTMENT
DURING THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR.
The S. M. R. Co, has secured the same tion of the Finance Office, Tokyo, for the proposed
investment
of about yon
14,100,000 as capital expenditure for the fiscal year 1913,
Among the principal items are included the following
about Y.
Foundation work for New Quay to the west of Main Quay, Dairen, (The first annual instalment) : Experimental Benn Mill (attached Y to Central Laboratory) 200,000 for machinery and in- stallation, and the balance for building expense Construction of two coasting cargo steamers for charter to the Dairen Steamship Co. First annual instalment for con- struction of new premises of Central Railway Hospital. Dairon Foundation work and Isolation Ward Sand Ausbiug equipments Fushan Colliery............... Extension of Central Laboratory .....
!
far
200,000
240,000
60,000
Contribution towards repair of dyke at the said Kuan-la Keng village Contribution towards repair of dyke at the said Ng Kim-Tng village. Contribution towards repair of dykce at the said Nguan-Hang. village Contribution towards repair of dyke at the said Kua-Leng villago Contribution towards repair_of dyke at the said Ko-Tshu-Tng vilinge Contribution towards repair of dyke at the said Phak-Su-Lim village
dyke at the said Guch-Phon Contribution towards repair of
village Contribution towards repair of dske at the said Long-Tahan village dyke nt the said Bun-Chich Contribution towards repair of
village Sundries Balance in hand
Grand Total Amount disposed.
of including above Balance. in hand of $28.12 to be dis posed of
1,400.00
450.00
600.18
1,102.80
100.00
100.00
200.00
100.00
100.00
50.00 23.20 22.12
80,009.30
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All the villages mentioned abore are in the district of Hye-Yeno of the Teo-Chew 16 Power prefecture, whieli suffered the most by
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The success in distributing relief to the rral sufferers and contributing towards 12.
8 the actual repair of the dykes was due to the invaluable efforts of Dr. Andrew. Wight, one of the members of committee. and the Reverend B L. Baker of the American Baptist Mission, who both attended in person to the responsible task in those directions. -
The Committee have decided to give to the E. P. Mission Hospital at this port the balance in hand of $22.12 aftor deducting a sum of between $5 and 83 for final expenses in connection with the purchase for distribution among the subscribers and members of committee of A certain number of copies of the news papers publishing this final report, which expenses include postage.
The Committee beg to thank most cordially the subscribers to this fund for 80,000 their compassion to the sufferers as shown
by their liberal donations.
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Construction of a round house and 2nd class sleeping cars o For establishment of Agricultural
Experimental Station at Kungsters choling..
Mukden Yamato Hotels at Dairen and Reconstruction of various stution
buildings Harbour works at Dairen; Antung.
and Yingkaw
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Is the race of poets extinct in these, of whom 280, belong to the Kuo-Equipments and improvements of minste
RELIEFS FOR CHINA STATION, Colony, or are they merely hiding their
Dr. Macnamara, answering Mr. Falle, lights under bushels? The advertisement
stated last month that relief crows for of the Anglo-Nestle-Milk Co., on the last page of this issue, reminds me that poetic
the gunboats and destroyers on the China ginats dwelt in Hongkong in the old
THE UNIVERSITY FOR BURMA. The company may call up the balance of Station were sent in the Royal Arthur, the subscribed share capital amounting to due at Hongkong on April 18, and all days, as the files of the Hongkong Daily
In the House of Commons on March 13, yen 8,000,000. The Company must make available accommodation in that ship was Press of thirty, forty and fifty odd years ago clearly attest, and it will be interest Sir John Jardine asked the Under up somehow the deficit of a little over yelled. The submarine relief crows ure ing to know whether any worthy descen- Secretary of State for India whether any 8,000,000 in order to defray the required It proposes to not progress had been made towards founding capital expenditure. dants of the rnée remain here. The East
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aside under the head of special reserve being sent by mail steamer, and are due is not, in these excessively commercial Mr. H. Baker replied: The Govern- ven 9.000,000 from the profit of the current at Hongkong on April 24. During the days, entirely destitute of poets, but I contemplate the establishment of a univer- question confronting the Company is hou
ment of India have announced that they fiscal year. The sum and substance of the summer months in Hongkong, from April 1, 1918 to September 30, 1912, in the think Rangoon has the honour of possessity at Rangoon, and are making an to raise the remaining ven 4,000,000. It Rosario, the parent ship, and submarines Owing to delay in delivery the following the Laureate. In the spring when, assigntent to provincial revenues for is most likely that recourse will be taken the average, number of sick THE EYE
next year to provide for a scheme. But to the increase of the Company's share daily was 1.20 per cent. only. ing talegram renched us too late for in- according to Tennyson, a young man's
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Fire broke out in the Ewe Cotton Mill Godown, Yangtzopoo Road, Shanghai, to- day, and the building was gutted.
The damage is estimated at Six Lakhs of Taels. ^-
The fire was discovered early in the morning by the U.S. gunboat Helena, which landed a party of bluejackets. Mill Kung Mow The Lau
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The machinery in the Ewo extension is damaged.
Other buildings being threatened, a section of the Fire Brigade are standing by all night.
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