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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 2ND 1513.
out by all the detailed reports of the proceed- ings we have yet scou, and it éuables us to understand the PRESIDENT's somewhat cavaler treatment of the Parliament. His action is uot, however, so dictatorial in the
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THE BALKAN WAR.
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[TEBOUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.). ARREST OF SUFFRAGETTES.
LONION, May 1st, One hundred London police on Wednes day raided the Suffragette headquarters LONDON, May 1st.
at Kingsway and took entire possession. A message from Vienna states that the They seized papers and made a number The arrests include Mrs. newspapers emphasise the point that of arrests, Austria's object is to carry out inter-Drummond and five other officials. national decisione. She would doubtless police seized the type of tho newspaper welcune joint action, but will nevertheless Suffragette, take severe measures of coercion unless there is a speedy change in policy at Cettinje.
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LONDON, May lat Mr. Churchill stated in tho House of
Commons on Weduesiny that preparatory stops for the building of the Malaya werp being taken, but it was not yet settled whether the contract would be for thirty or twenty-seven months.
THE TEA DUTY.
LONDON, May 1st.
Mr. Lloyd George replying to a ques-- tion in the House of Commons on Wednes- cont
The people arrested at the Women's Social and Political Union appeared at Bow Street on Wednesday. They were A Berlin message states that informa charged with conspiracy and were re-day, stated that the tea duty receipts based tion has been received from Vienna thamanded, bail being refused.
on the expectations of clearances and not
if Montenegro does not reply satisfactorily Mr. Bodkin, in prosecuting, said that he on imports for 1913-14 will exceed by Austria will at Thursday's Conference of gave plain public warning that proceed-14,501,000 pounds the clearances of 1012-13,
other Powers the option of joining her.
The Vienna prese asserts that prepara- tions are completed for striking at Cettinje or operating against Skutari. It expresses the opinion that the objective will be attained within a month.
speeches, publishing and printing the Union's literature, or subscribing to its
funds.
siderable withholding of clearances at the end of the year. It was computed that these amounted to 4,800,000 pounds.
THE EMPIRE PARLIAMENTARY.
ing to borrow, the National Council formally approved of the conditions under which the Group had agreed to WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS, continue making advances. The National Council had previously taken up a very strong attitude of hostility to any form of foreign supervision, and no one can have forgotten the efforts made under the auspices of General HOAN Heise, with the approval and support of Dr. Sus VAT-SEN, to raise the funde required by patriolic subscriptions. Everybody aware, too, that the effort proved a dism›I failure, and
An interesting experiment was carried of 1 Dos. Bot. that the National Council had in the end out on the Kowloon side on Wednesday
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has done its very best for the nation in the rioters. The alarm was given about 5-15 metter, and we cannot see what is to be and the whole available force promptly reponded and took up positions in a gained by the repudiation of the agreement by the National Assembly. Money is manner which is believed to have been
eminently satisfactory. urgently needed, and experience has shown that there is no other way of getting it tlun by raising a large foreign loan and that will be unobtainable except upon conditions that the Foreign Government approved. A number of Chinese were brought Dalay is dangerous, for the Government before Mr. Melbourne yesterday, charged has get into arrears with its payments with returning from banishment. on account of the Boxer Indemnity, were each sentenced to six months' im- and it has the greatest difficulty in meetingprisonment. the current expenses of the administration. Repudiation of the loan contract would result in complete deinorilization. It would mean that either the PRESIDENT would be compelled to resist Parliament with the aid of the military forces of the Empire, whose loyalty to his person is said to be undoubt. ed; or, acting constitutionally, he would feel constrained to retire and have it to others to raise the country if they could,
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NEGOTIATIONS IN PROGRESS. Important negotiations which are pro- cerding in London are understood to have relieved the International situation.
The Austrian Ambassador had a two hours conference with Sir Edward Grey. Subsequently the Russian Ambassador and the Montenegrin Minister, M. Popovitch, had interviews at the Foreign
A Chinese was charged by Acting In-office. In connection with the latter it is spector Grant with disorderly conduct, announced that Montenegre delivered a During the turnout of the police at Hang- reply to the Powers in the afternoon. hom on Wednesday certain men were Defendant was assigned certain points. told by a lukong to get out of the way, but he refused to do so, telling the lukong that he only revived $8 or $10 a month. His Worship imposed a fine of $10.
Two coulies were brought before Mr. in possession of 20,000 lottery tickets. They told the Magistrate that they were coolies and were employed to carry the parcel, which they thought contained joss sticks. The police evidence was that there were jose sticks on the top and the tickets were underneath.. They were remanded. bail being fixed at $1,000,
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In the House of Commons, amid chcers, Mr. McKenna informed Mr. Keir Hardie that the Suffragette raid because the Union was an association charged with conspiracy to incite and commit criminal offences.
THE LISBON RIOTS.
LONDON, May 1st.
A message from Lisbon states that the after Government will decide only rigorous inquiry upon what action to take Perfect calm now prevails throughout the country. against the conspirators.
THE WHITECHAPEL BYE- ELECTION.
The Times in a leader headed "Grave situation" does not expect that Austria
LONDON, May 1st. ' The bye-election at Whitechapel occasion will hearken to the advice of the Ambasse- dors to-day and that they will not be able ed by the unseating of Sir S. M. Samuel to agree to her demands. Therefore, theby reason of his firm's transactions with journal is forced to conclude that she will the Indian Government resulted
warns Austria of the terrible respon sibility of jeopardising the peace of Europe.
Sir 6. M. Samuel (L). Capt. E. M. Browne (0)
Majority
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1550
166
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LEAGUE.
LONDON, May 1st. The first annual meeting of the United Kingdom Branch of the Empire Parlia mentary League was held on Wednesday. A cable was read from the members of the Australian Commonwealth inviting twenty British M.P.'s to visit Australia in 198
'Mr. Balfour said the great object of statesmanship Wad Lo see that local patriotism was not allowed to drown the greater patriotism which should include it, Mr. Bonar Law emphasised that never was there greater interest in and desira for the unity of the Empire than at present.
THE MARCONI ENQUIRY.
LONDON, May 1st The Marconi Committee has decided to conclude the hearing of evidence on ques- tions affecting Ministers and others It will imme- diately afterwards prepare na interim report on these questions.
[Sir Stuartu Samuel's majority at the before the WitsuN DECEKS. general election was 540.7.
out of the financial wire in which it Melbourne yesterday charged with being take independent measures. The article follows:-
floundering. Our own view, as we have indicated above, is that there will be no repudiation of the contract, in spite of the Senate's resolution, and the excitement of the political parties hostile to YUAN SHIE-KA1, because the political firebrands must, in their moments of calm reflection perceive the state of chaos into which that act of folly would at once plunge the country. The Senate will probably be induced to reconsider their attitude, and inasmuch as the resolution of repudiation appears to
A Chintae youth, employed as an aasis tant cook in a house in Macdonel! Road, appeared before Mr. Melbourne yesterday charged with casting and wounding an
A PERPLEXING SITUATION.. Lord Morley deprecating the discussion in the House of Lords of the Skutari embroglio described the situation as one of the most perplexing knots that over con- The accuracy of fronted diplomatists. his description is reflected in the wealth of conjectures regarding Austrian inten-
INTER-COLONIAL PREFERENCE.
LONDON, May 1st.
A message from Melbourne states that the Conferences between the Common- wealth, Canadian, and New Zealand
bave been carried by a majority of only other Chinese with a large knife, Accordions filling the Continental press, while Ministers of Customs has resulted in a thirty, we should not be surprised to learning to Inspector Macdonald, the com-it is officially declared that Austria has
any day that the resolution had been rescinded and erased from the records of the House.
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The next Gymkhana under the auspices of the Gymkhana Club has been fixed for Saturday, May 31st.
Shareholders in the Hongkong Electric Company are reminded that the annual meeting takes place to-morrow at 12 o'clock.
and how it will be carried out.
plainant pas employed as a waiter in Wiessmanna Café and some time ago he not yet decided what her action will be lent the defendant $2.50 Complainant went on Wednesday to get his money back. but instead of paying bim the defendant want for" him with a big knife and inflicted a wound on the complainant's
forehead. The defendant was ordered 48 hours' detention and 12 strokes with the birch..
OPIUM-GROWING IN AMOY.
A GOOD HARVEST.
that were reported a few weeks ago as about to be made by the Tutuh to destroy the poppy plants bave amounted to nothing, says Reuter's correspondent. The Tutab visited some of the districts where poppy was being grown, and he summoned the clan elders. It is not publicly known what were the terms of settlement agreed upon with them, but it is certain that very few fields of poppy were destroyed. A good crop has been gathered.
THE hostile attitude of the Parliament at Peking towards the International Loan
The opium harvest in the districts creates for the moment a somewhat dis-
Dr. J. Norman Case, for many years | round Amoy is now finished. The efforts quieting situation, but when the members resident in Weihaiwci, died at Chaoyang, of the National Assembly come to quietly. Southern Manchuria, on April 5th from consider what would be the probable out typhoid fever, after three weeks' illness. come of a "repudiation" of the Loan
Mr. M. J. W. Stephens, solicitor, has contract just signed, we have very little doubt that the dust they have mised will admitted Mr. Christopher Willson to gradually settle. It would be a mistake, partnership in his firm, which, it is we think, to attach to the resolutions and announced, will in future be carried on acts of the National Assembly at Peking under the style of "Stephens & Willson." the same value as one attaches to the acta
A Chinese passenger on the s.. Fat of Parliament in countries where constitu- shing from Singapore to Hongkong tional goverment is better understood reports that on the voyage his box was and appreciated. Thirteen days after the broken into while he was asleep and inauguration of the new Parliament one of money and clothing to the value of $35 the foreign journalists in Peking wrote were stolen.
Not a single bit of business has yet been- Tho Governor-General of Canton set transacted by the Assembly, and to all aside April 27th for decorating the graves appearance they are as far from the election of those who died in the unsuccessful
of the Speakers as the day they came. It revolution of two years ago and who are is a bad augury for the more important regarded us beroes. He did not mention election of the PiESIDENT. The ABC. of the Christian prayer service, Parliamentary procedure is probably entirely
THE KINETOPHONE.
The successful demonstrations of the wonderful capacity of the kinetophone continue to attract large audiences to the City Hall, there being another good house last night. The pieces, which have already been detailed in our columns, were given with remarkable effect, and
ITALY'S ATTITUDE. The attitude of Italy, without whose agreement Austria cannot act, is still a mystery. Count Berchtold had a lengthy
conference with the Italian Ambassador at Vienna on Wednesday. It is suggested in the Vienna papers that Italy will occupy Southern Albania while Austria will proceed to Skutari.
An inspired article in the Tribuna emphasises that Italy will not allow the. question of Albania to be settled by Austria single-handed, but will act with a view to keeping Austria within the limits prescribed by the old agreements.
tentative arrangement between Australia
evident that an agreement between the and New Zealand, but it soon became
three countres was impracticable.
THE PANAMA CANAL TOLLS QUESTION.
LONDON, May 1st-
The Canal Committee of the American Senate has postponed the consideration of ell questions relating to Panama Canal tolls to the regular December session.
ENGLISH FOOTBALL
SUNDERLAND HEAD LEAQUE.
LONDON, May 1st. The championship of the First English
League
has now been decided, the leaders Probably being:-
According to one suggestion in the London prees the Ambassadors on Thurs- day may adopt the middle course of international detachment. Austria, Italy and Britain will seize Antivari and Dalcigno, while Austria. pledges herself not to take isolated action for a fortnight. The situation may be summed up that the world is awaiting anxiously Thursday's Conference, which will possibly decide the place of Europe.
CAMPAIGNS IN YUNNAN.
54 points.
50
1-Sunderland 2.-Aston Villa Preston North End with 53 points and Burnley with 50, the leaders of the Second Division, displace Notts County and Woolwich Arsinal in the First Division.
ENGLISH RACING.
THE TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS IACE.
LONDON, May 1st. The race for the Two Thousand Guineas
If reports from Szechuan are to be believed, writes the Allahabad Pioneer, the Chinese are about to embark upon a spring campaign in order to subdue the tribesmen of the marches. Hitherto the operations have been a hopeless failure at Nowmarket as scattered detachments have been. employed and several of these have been cut up and ut Hsiangduchong in parti
Louted as follows:
Craganour Meeting House se
3
Fifteen ran. Louvois won by a head,
Betting -25 to 1 against Louvois, à to against Craganour, end 30 to 1'against Meeting Hote The race
was ridden in a fog. From a
the spectators expressed their apprecia-eular the Chinese lost several men. This tion in no uncertain manner. The sign place lies to the south-east of Batang, and The death is announced of Sir Apear chronising between the movements of the until it is captured no control can bo
exercised over the country towards Fun-1 unknown to most of the members; at least rratoon Apcar, K.C.S.1., who was characters in the pictures and the voices nan. The governor of Szechuan is a two heads separating second and third
Chairman of the Calcutta Chamber of. as reproduced by the talking machine is a to have organised a column with moun Commerce for some years, and was pro revelation to most people who have tain artillory to attack Hsiangducheng1 minently identified with sport in India, attended these demonstrations, Last and the advanced parties moved off at the end of February. It does not follow expecially with the Turf He died at night a slight mishap, the breaking of a that the expedition will be a success, for Bangalora of apoplexy.
spring, interfered temporarily with the the tribesmen have the advantage of smooth running of the apparatus, but in strong positions in the hills and they have capital start, Meeting House led, followed a short time almost perfect synchronism Chinese deserters with them. It will be by Fairy King, Roseworthy, Craganour, will be organised when the passes are free and Louveis. Approaching the bushes, from snow, for a campaign against Tibet proper might seriously implicate matters Cragancur went to the front, but Louvois at Lhasa Tho Peking Government may not be inclined to sunction auch a course challenged at the distance post and won but both in Szechuan and Yuasan than exciting race Sanquhar was a clone local military governors pay small respect fourth. Craganour started favourite. to orders from headquarters.
We read in
it is completely disregarded. They are now very busy in eracting new methods for ruling the country, which more and more seem to take the form of the tea-shop eliang-li, when everybody talks all at once and no one listers.. When they come to
& Hankow paper that a putting the question those who think them- selves in the minority simply leave the hall, ecurso of studies in the Chinese language There being no quorum, they adjourn, each for German business men has been opened At present tang to their own room; and with the in the German Consulate. thousand and ons things awaiting their sute sixteen gentlernen, mostly members deliberations, it is no wonder that the more of German firms, are attending the sober section of metropolitan, officials are course, which promises to be a great losing heart." This description is borne success.
was attained. .⠀⠀
When the carly days of the sinemato graph are recalled, with the flitter of the pictures, and compared with the present displays, it can bo imagined that the talking pictures, marvellous as they are even in the experimental stage, have a future pregnant with great possibilities.
interesting to note whether other plumns
CALIFORNIAN ANTI-ALIEN
LEGISLATION.
MR. BRYAN'S MISSION A FAILURE,
LONDON, May 1st.
Despite the prolonged conferences at Sacramento, in which Mr. W. J. Bryan participated, the Senate has unanimously passed the amended Land Bill providing that no alien ineligible for citizenship can hold real property. It is generally believed that Mr. Bryan's mission was failure.
The State Attorney-General of Cali fornía on Tuesday drafted a new Alion Bill omitting the term "ineligible for citizenship and following the Japan- This was American Treaty as a basis. discussed subsequently at the Conference with closed doors, Mr. Bryan parti- cipating. Within three minutes after the conclusion of the conference at midnight the Senate was convened and passed a totally new bill providing that nu alien ineligible for citizenship can hold real property. This was passed unanimously as a substitute for the pending measure which will probably come up to-morrow, for final passage. Mr. Bryan brought further messages from President Wilson to the conference lato at night, but the legislators were not responsive.
THE DUCHESS OF CONNAUGHT, LONDON, May 1st. The Duchess of Connaught had a fair Her condition gives rise to night unxiety for the next few days.
The evening bulletin states that Her Royal Highness had a fair day, but her condition continues to cause anxiety.
CHINA'S SENATE.
EIICTION OF SPEAKERS.
At. the session of the Chanyiynan on
April 25th Chang Chi, a member from Chihli, was elected Speaker and CT. Wang, of Chekiang. Vice-Speaker, by. large majorities, Both were promin noir members of the Kuomintang. Both cat members of the Tungmenhui and are
high character, and in anirited speeches the Speaker and Vice-Spasker are men of they appealed to the Senate to be guided not by personal interest but by high principles.