INTIMATION
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY ¿тm, 1918.
bas doubtless suggested itself that the TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.
collapses argue laxity of supervision over the buildings in the Colony by the Building Authority, and we may remark incidontally that as, at inquests of this kind, the its trial,
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it does not seem quite the thing that the Crown Solicitor should be allowed to | BULGARIANS BADLY BEATEN BY address the Jury before the evidence is taksu and invite them to bring in a verdict absolving everybody from criminal negli gence, If it is measury for the Crown Solicitor to bo present at such an inquiry, we should prefer to see him representing |-tho-interests of the public rather than those of a Government Department which, as wo have said, is called upon at such an inquiry to prove that it hus beau guilty of no. negligence. We do not for a moment sug- gest that the evidence given at the inquest | in this particular case was opposed to the
viow taken by the Crown Solicitor; but
cortain statements were madle in the course
of the inquiry which may well anggest that an obligation rests upon the Govern- ment to do more than it has done to afford the inhabitants protection from daugers which the Public Works Department well know exist. Mr. Waranr, the Executive Engineer in charge of the Buildings Ordin- ance Office, studded that there was no record in his Office of when there houses were Ho built, or by whom they were built. estimated that the defective party wall which gave war and caused the houses to collapse was at least forty years old, and he added that "it was inevitable that a wall built in the manner that this one was must eventually collapse." In an ordinary examina. YE PLDR ENGLISH tion, he said, the defects of the wall would LAVENDER WATER. not have been noticed but since the collapse he land made a further examination of the Put. An exquisite Perfume. up in Elegant Bottles, makes Party walls of the adjoining houses and had condemned the whole of the black, and also a delightful adjunct to the several other walls! Now, without stopping to inquire whether the Public Works Department has not known of these dangers for many years past, it is porfinent to ask (1) How many such houses are there in the Colony of which the Public Works Depart eut have no building records !. (2) How for should the Government go in their exam- ination of the party walls of such houses and in the condamnation of all which show inherent weakness? We have heard it said 4. S. WATSÓN & CO., that this would involve the condemnation of
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The Daily Press.
HONGKONG. JULY 5TH. 1913.
THE widing of a Caroner'e inquest to determine "how and by what mean persons have met their deaths when it i
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TURKEY TO REMAIN NEUTRAL, CONSTANTINOPLz, July 4th.
The Porta fins decided in any event to
maintain a neutral attitude towards the belligerents, keeping in view only the
·E Midin line.
TURKISH PRESS COUNSEL
REVENGE.
A Grerk official dispatch reports heavy. Bulgarian losses in the fighting outside Salonika. The Greek losses wore con- !
The Press at Constantinople is urging siderable, but not oxcessive. Four quick-the Turkish Guserument to hold the
Chatalja army
in readiness to take firing guns were captured.
revenge on the Bulgarians
PARLIAMENT'S ALL NIGHT
SALONIKA, July 4th. In the battle. fought outside Salonika the Greek artillery overpowered the Bulgarian artillery, whereupon the Greek infantry charged with the bayonet and pierced the Bulgarian line of artillery and cleared the Bulgarians from the whole plain of Kilkish, the Greeks driving the enemy northward. They captured six offers and many others.
FINE PERFORMANCE BY GREEK INFANTRY.
The newspaper correspondents with the Greek Army dwell upon the extraordin- ary dash of the infantry which waded through miles of marshes storming forti- fed positions with bayonets, unsupported
guns, which it was latterly impossible - to use.
Immediately the Bulgarians at Salonika disarmed the Greeks marched out. King Constantiae took command, and on Wednesday morning ordered the advance of cight divisions. The first Bulgarian position was captured after a rush by the whole body of infantry over a stretch of 5,000 yards.
Greck official dispatches announce the recapture of Ghergheli, re-opening com- munication with the Servians. They also announce the recapture of Nigrits, and state that the Bulgarians mado a headlong flight and many were drowned in the Two thousand wounded River Vardar.
ALLEGED BULGARIAN
MASSACRES
half the Chinese tenement houses in the have arrived at Belgrade. Colony, and we can imagine what an outery there would be if anything of the kind were done. Yet we are told in evidence by tho Executive Engineer in charge of the Build- inga Ordinance Office that it is inevitable that walls built as this one was in fant the centre of the wall esisted almost entirely of small pieces of brick "--must eventually collapse: These walls were built in days when there was no supervision by authorised architects or by Government
building inspectors, and from the fact that
even in the year 1913 the European-overseer– reads "to sit upon the building all day long "-as que expert expressed it in a Court On one occasion—to ensure that the average Chinese contractor builds his walls properly, we can imagine what the houses are like which were built without any foreign expert supervision whatever. Even now, if we are
A telegram from the Greek headquarters, alleges that the Bulgarians massacred the inhabitants of Nigrita and Bogdantza SERVIANS CLAIM VICTORY OVER BULGARIANS,
The Servians
BELGRADE, July 4th. on Tuesday captured
augther 29 out of the 70 guns belonging
to the Rile- division and quantities of
equipment and rifles. The latest reports show that the Bulgarians have now been entirely cleared out of the territory from which they had custed the Servians, the latter driving twenty-four Bulgarian battalions headlong across the river Zletovo. The cavalry charged most
1,800 wounded.
SERVIAN PRISONERS..
A Sofia telegram says the Bulgarians captured 1,500 Servian troops.
net mistaken, there are only three building«ffectively. It is estimated that the inspectors on the staff of the Public Works Bulgarian casualties were 800 killed and Department. The lesson of this inquest is that there is need of more, and in view of the evidence given at the inquest the Jury were certainly warranted in odding in their verdict a rider to the effect that the Gowrament might further
A HEAVY BATTLE. consider the advisability of making it
A Serviin offieis) dispatch, says the obligatory on the part of owners of property: Bervian casualties in the three days- in certain areas at least, to give prompt notice to the Public Works Department buttle at Ovcepolye 'numbered 6,000, and when they are asked to repair party walls, the Bulgarians many more, however slight the defects may appear. Extraordinary circumstances demand extm- crdinary measures.
A Chinese apprentice, amed about 18, was drowned in Yaumati Bay whilst bathing.
Mr. Andrew Forbes returned from Home yesterday, travelling out by the Siberian route.
Fighting is proceeding at Kotchana and Islitip).
BULGARIA DENIES SERVIAN VICTORIES.
Bulgarian Government flatly denies the A telegram from Sofia states that the
reports of Servian successes and accuses Servia of making attacks which, however, wore repitised.
RENEWED FIGHTING.
Inown to everybody that they were killed by the collapse of the houses in which they helt, is as often not a merely fonaul observance of the letter of-the-law-which- requires inquests to be held in all rises of sudden death. We know that such deaths occur. “hy misadventure." but the object of the inquiry in such cases is te as- certain whether the accident has been brought about by criminal negligence the part of anyone. If so, it is for the Coroner's jury to fix the responsibility and, if the circumstances justify it, return a verdict of manslaughter against the person or persons whose criminal negligence is deemed to have brought about the collapse. While it is antisfactory to know that the Jury in the cise of the Station-Street collapse wore
ROUMANIA MOBILISES. death by able to rehu a erdiet of
BUCHAREST, July 4th. misadventure," we think there will be wide
At Shanghai last week a start was made
The King has ordered a general concurrence in the view embodied in the Fury's riders to the vuliet,and that it would on the foundations of the new buildings mobilisation. not be to the credit of the administration if of Messrs. Geo. McBain on The Bund-to-
the south of the Shanghai Cláb. When
A day or so ago some person entered Messrs. Loxley & Company's godown, No. 2, Stanley Street, by the back window, and purloined 58 pieces of shirt- big, valued at $380.'
system to consist of alarm boxes, to be The installation of a modern fire alarm placed in public buildings and private residences, is planned by the municipal authorities of Manila.
SITTING.
LIVELY PROCEEDINGS.
LONDON, July 4th.
The flouse of Commons had a lively all night sitting on the committee stage of the Plural Voting Bill, the proceedings ecatinuing for eighteen hours. Mr. Banar Law refused to make any arrange ment to facilitate the passage of the Bill as a protest against the constant use of the closure and the guillotine,
ANNEXATION OF THE CONGO.
BRITISIE RCOGNITION,
BRUSSELS, Jnly th The Journal de Bruxciles states that Sir Edward Grey on the 27th Juue handed the Belgian Minister in London a Note formally recognising the annexation of the Congo.
ACTRESS AND PEER.
HEAVY...COMPENSATION FOR BRFACE OF
PROMISE,
LONDON, July 4th.
In the King's Bench Division the actress Miss Daisy Markham sued the Marquis of Northampton for breach of promise. The action
"THE GLORIOUS FOURTH.”
HONGKONG SHARE
Meser's.
MARKET.
Vernua & Omyth in their
THE CELEBRATION IN HONGKONG.
The American Consulate General, the Captain and Dicers of the U.S.S. weekly share report dated 4th July Wilmington and the leading American state:---
The market for local securities has firms in the Colony combined yesterday in a reception to the residents of the ruled frm throughout the past work, and Colony at the Hongkong Hotel in honour, farther improvement in several instances of Independence Day. The reception was has again to be recorded, the market. The London generally closing firm. very largely attended. Captain Conolly, market, after advancing in the early part A.D.C., represented H. E. the Governor. of the week, eloses generally lower on the H.E. the Officer Commanding the Troops period under review, with the exception perhaps of "Oils," which remain at about (Major-General Anderson, C.B.) W33 last week's level, the closing tone being present in person, and, at noon, gave the steady for Rubbers" and quieter for Fine Hard Pars Rubber is toast of "The President of the United Tins."
quoted to-day at 372 per 16,, and Phuta. States," the Band of the Duke of tion Sheets at 2/107. Discount rates are Cornwall's Light Infantry playing "The unchanged at 4 per cent. (Bank of Star-Spangled Banner." Mr. George England) and 13 per cent, in the open Bar Silver closes firm nt market, Anderson, the United States Consul-26 15-10d. for ready, and 27d. for forward delivery. Sterling T.T. is quoted to-day -at-1/11.9-18d., Shanghai TT at 731, and Singapore TT at 847 Consols eloro firmer at 731.
BANKS.-Hongkong and Shanghais after sales at $815 close easier at 88124 sellers. London is unchanged at £81.
General, gavo the toast of "The King," and the Band played a few vars of the British National Anthem. In an adjoining room Commodore Anstruther, and Captain Hubbard, of the U.S.S.
From 11 o'clock to one there was a constant Filmington proposed the respective toasts. stream of callers, and it may be said that Independence Day was more generally recognised in the Colony than has ever heen the case before. In addition to the united function. Dr. J. W. Noble held the reception which it has been his custom to hold for many years past at his surgery in Queen's Road Central
H..S. Tamur and the American ships in port were dressed in bonour of the
occasion,
TO RESTORE THE EMPEROR.
STARTLING PROPOSAL IS. THE NORTH,
DENDNCIATION OF YUAN,
PERING, June 30th, This Peking Daily News publishes the following which throws un interesting light upon the intentions of Sheng Yun, formerly Viceroy of Kansu, whose real policy has been the subject of much dis- many cussional speenlation for 90 munths:
MARINE INSURANCES.-Unious continue quiet at 8790 with probable sellera Cantons are enquired for at $203 and. North Chinas at Tls. 135. Yangtszes aro a neglected market at 8200 nomiñal.
FIRE INSURANCES.-Hongkongs have bad sales at $357, and Chinas at $147.
SHIPPING →→
kil Hongkong. Canton Macaos have again been sold at $27. Sales have taken place in Indo-Chinas at 885 and $85), and close with buyers at the latter figure. China and Manilas have slightly weakened, several sales having been effected at $10. Douglasues have been a quiet market, and close with sellers at $33. Star Ferries have had sales at 8533, and probally more cau bo obtained at this figure.
OILS. Shells close with a mil Tiral quotation of 3102/ ex dividend. Caspians are reported at 12/6 middle and Mexican Eagles at 30/6, a slight improve. went un last week,
REFINERIES.Sales have taken place in China Sugars at $1004, and they now close with sellers at 8101. Lumas hav had bales at $37.
The Cabinet has received a despatch MINING.Tronohs have declined to a From the Secretary's Office at the Presi- middle quotation of 68/9, owing, no doubt, dent's residence saying that. in a letter to a reduced output, which is 22 tons Sales of Raubs from Prince Ahmerhlingkuci, is enclosed less than in May. a letter from Sheng Yum at Urga. which have been made at $3.50. Heawoods have has been transmitted through the Russian been a quiet market, and close with a Legatum. The letter in question has been nominal quotation of 3/8. submitted to Yuna Shih-kai for considera- Eugineerings are unchanges at was settled by defendant pay-tion. As the matter is connected with middle, and Pabangs slightly lower at Mongolia and materially affrets the 9/6.middle Republic, the Cabinet in requested secretly | DOCKS, WHALYES AND GUDOWN1⁄4---Hong- tinoin the Senate and the Hons of kong and Kowloon Wharves have been a Representatives of the mattes,"
ing £60,000 and costs. Counsel explained that the qugagement was broken off at the request of defendant's late father, and read a letter from defendant to plaintiff saying be still loved and respected her and was doing what he did. from a sense
af duty.
THE BRITISH AIR FLEET.
A. GIFT FROM BRITISH EAST AFRICA.
LONDON, July 4th. A Nairobi telegram states that £1,000 have been subscribed by residents in British East Africa towards the purchase of an acroplane for Great Britain.
THE JOHANNESBURG, STRIKE.
TROOPS CONCENTRATING,
JOHANNESBURG, July 4th. The engineers, carpentera, joiners, and masons have ballotted in favour of strike, in sympathy with the miners,
The
Government. īs concentrating several thousand troops and police. including 2,000 regulars, on the Rand and threatens to take the most vigorous mea- sures in the event of violence.
THE ENGLISH TURF.
LONDON, July 4th. The Princess of Wales Stakes resulted
as follows:
Lance Chest
Catmint
3
Forty foot Eleven ran. Lance Chest won by half a length, three-quarters separating second and third,
Betting 100 to 9 against Lance Chest,
Fortyfoot. 4 to 1 against Catmint, and 20 to 1 ngainst
THE REFLOATING OF THE "NIPPON."?
THE MONGOL DANGER.
The Prince's letter to Yuan Shih-kar is us follows zer
is
Chinuse
32:6
brisk market, and close with buyers at $97: Hongkong and Whampoa Docks have also been largely dealt in and close at the improved rate of $59) buyers. I have received a letter from Shong Yun Amoy Docks remain steady, with buyers transmittel through the Russian Lugation at 894, but no shares, coming out! Shang- and Russian Ministers. Sheng Yun's letter hai Docks at Tls. 00, and Shanghai and is enclosed. Sheng Yun's expressions are Hongkew Wharvos at Tls. 113 resin. vory surprising His intention to unchanged. persuada ine-to join his cause. This sugges LANDS, HOTELS AND Buruixos · Hong- tion you will certainly put aside with seorn. kong Lands still conting on the upward; But the consequences of such seditious letters grade and close with buyers at $115. nre very dangerous, and the best course to Kowloon Lands are unchanged with adopt, therefore, is to conclude the proposed buyers at $40, and West Points remain Russo Chinese Agreement as speedily as firm at 8741. Humphreys Estates ard possible. Partinmont is hesitating about the slightly easier with sellers at $9. Ho urbtor and the possibly issues are almost kong Hotels are still in request at $121 unthinkable. The suferings of the Mongol | and 800 for old and new, shares, Banners have reached a climax, and should the proposal be rejected at a time when the
in Hongkongs during the week at Suj, and Government is not sufficiently strong to handle the situation, it is to he feared that close with buyers at same figure
MISCELLANEOUS-China Providents have (through despair Outer and Inner Mongols may rise for mutual assistance. Members of been a quiet market round about 46, and the Houses whose intelligence is very smallGreen Island Cements fairly active be- tween 87.40 and $73, ut which latter price are unworthy to he strongly denounced, but
Ices have sellers at the Government will be responsible if a they are wanted.
Hoping these frank $183; Watsona at $8, Pulps at 320, and entastropha occurs. expressions will receive your Excellency's Fisheries at 83. Hongkong Ropes are
consideration,
(Signed) AERULINGKUEL, SHENG YUN'S PROPOSALS. The letter from Sheng Yen to the Prince is as follows:
COTTON MILLS.-Sales have taken jlnes
inquired for at $214, Steam Laundries at $41, and Weigmann's at the improved rate of $29. Sales have taken place in Langkats at Us 491 and Tla Wh, and close with sellors at Tls. 47.
MEMO. The Star Ferry Co. Ltd.- An extraordinary general meeting will be held on 16th inst., for the purpose of. considering the increase of capital from $300,000 to $400,000 by the issue of 10,000 new shares of $10 each, and rights relative to present holders.
Since the troubles of 1911 both country and homs have been devastated. As every person who is not destitute of conscience and honour desires to overthrew the rebellious leader, and to devise means for the restera- tion (of the monarchy) what shall we here ditary slaves of Mongolia do? I Sheng Yun, though indisereet, have arrived at
LONDON QUOTATIONS to band this Grge and have effected a anion among the northern troops, and issued proclamations- to morning by wire from our Agents are as twenty provinces to raise a righteous expedi follows (all middle prices): tion to punish those who are rebellious, to | Tronoh· Mines our Ching Dynasty. It has been reported Pahang Consolidated that your Excellency has received on ap- Iral Caspians pointment from the rebel Yuan, and that Malayan Tin you are willing to remain in his service, but I am suspicious of the report. The minds United Serdangs
Mexican Eagles of great men cannot be easily traced out, and it is not necessary to communicate to Rubber Trusta honest people their intention of supporting Eastern Trusts the Imperial Household, and pacifying the Shell Transports people. But recently it was reported that Indo China (Combined).....178/.. the rebel Yuna had moved into the palace Chinese Engineerings. to replace our young master and had cut off Hongkong Electric Trams 7/3 the faithful and loyal, and driven off the old chiefs. To bo in his service is to serve the enemy, and forget one's own coun
without sense of shame. If when you trg, are alive you are but the servant of a rohel-
Six men were charged with frequenting lious servant, how can you stand before your
stors when you pass to the realms below an opium divan at No. 13, High Street.
the earth?
58/9
9/6
42/6
12/6
8/9
39/6
5/3 premius
14/-
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THE MAGISTRACY,
soven days.
We announced two days ago the refloat- ing of the Swedish teamer Nippon, LONDON, July 4th."
which was driven by a typhoon a couple The Servians report that a fight was of months ago on Scarborough reef.
According to Manila papers received I sincerely and earnestly exhort you, if you The first man was fined $25 or three progressing on Thursday, near Kochani, yesterday The officers of the Corregidor are determined to turn over to the right months' hard labour, and the others 22 r but the result is not yet known. No fur reported last week that the Nippon would side, that you will speedily let me know, and ther details are to band, but the Ministers be floated sure on the sext high tide. that you will inform mo, how to gather ex- of Justice and of Commerce at a Cabinet
A Chinese was sentenced to twelve "All the ship's machinery is now in work ternal assistance, how to conduct matters
smiles that they were satisfied with the meeting in Belgrade declared with broading order, her holds cleaned out, and with internally, how to gather together secretly.
of honour, and how to assassinate months' imprisonment for returning from the exception of one small leak the work en
robellious parties. When the northern on board has been completed," said an
banishment. Inspector Dymond stated operations.
enter the Capital to restore the officer. All that remains to be done is a troops little blasting on the reef to allow her to Emperor to the throne, I, Sheng Yun, vill the man had twice been banished-on the clear when she floats with the next high memorialize the throne to reward the last occasion for 24 years. tide," he concluded.
meritorions, and to pardon errors committed
LET THEM "FIGHT IT OUT.”
the Government were to do no more than has completed, the N.-C. Daily News says, it
There is a strong feeling in diplomatic been donein the past to avert suchcalatics should be one of the most handsome and quarters in London that it would be better which occur more frequently in Hongkong probably the most up-to-date building in for all parties in the Balkans to fight it than in any other city with which we are Shanghai.
It is to be eight storeys in out now that they have begun. A satis acquainted. Eiselere, if not among many height, built in the Renaissance style of factory settlement, it is felt, would be residents in Hougtong feel the thought architecturo.
easier after a short, sharp conflict.
The Corregidor sailed again for Scar-in hygone days, for there are laws the Sergt. Cashman proceeded against two borough reef, taking out 20 cases of authority of which none can defy. Trusting, Chinese for being in unlawful possession Pacoline and two cases of dynamite for ete. (Signed) Sursa Yox...
blasting around the roof to give the The so-called Russian Minister's letter of dynamite and detonators. He told Nippon a clearance when the salvers made does not appear, but Reufer's Peking the Magistrate (Mr. F. A. Hazeland) the attempt to tow her in with the Rizal. correspondent learns officially that the that the first defendant bought fish and
recently received It was understood that negotiations were Russian Lepation commenced with the War Department so through the Russian post a letter ad-sold dynamite to the fishermen. Securing
Such that the Nippon might be taken to dressed to Prince Anmerhlingkuci. Olongapo and put on the drydock Dewey letters frequently pass through the hands fish by means of explosives was becoming was fined $75 or a month's imprisonment, No foreign vessel enn be docked on the of the Russian officials, sometlines to or very common at Stanley. The first mat Dewey without enecial permission from from the Government itself. the Secretary of War.
Fages are always sealed,
and the second defendant was discharge!,
Such mes-