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the moreliants to continue to work off their accumulated stocks at the steady rate at which they have been doing so during the lasta fuw uile, thus avoiding the possibility of grave financial crisis. Such a
The plague return for Saturday shows TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.
that there were four more casos, making
total of 102
An unstressful attempt has been made by burglars to 106 the gates of the
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WAR IN THE BALKANS.
SERVIA'S PLIGHT.
BELGRADE, July ath. The number of doctors and nurses is
wholly inadecuate to lead the enormous
At the forthcoming annual general Creting of this shareholders of the Shang-irfax of wounded.
hai Dock and Engineering Co. the Dizeetzes-will renouared the payment-of-
dividend of Tls. 3 per share.
the opium question would disappear autoromfically with the exhaustion of the presentstucksat the end of a couple of years, (Mr. MONTAGE's estimate of a year for the consumption of the stacks sonid appoi to be optimistie; he reckons on a monthly sale of 2,000 chests, bui General Cuina, OHEMISTS, DRUGGISTS AND | Ching's Anti-opin Delegate, quotes the
PERFUMEIF,
average for the first four months of this year at 1.85%) The Chinese Governo certainly could not urge a1grievance, as it is entirely due to the restriction imposed by the central and provincial authorities that flio problem of this numulated stecke exists PURE CARBOLIC, SOAPS.atan. The stocks represent a portion of Highly recommended by the the quintity that Clima solemaly covenanted to allow to be imported during 19il and
A clilbey fire occurred at 17, Chiu 1912 (1ko amount, netually imported during | Lurg Street, Central District. P.C. Hunt 1911 was only some 27,000 chests of Ladian was quickly in attendance, and with the upino, as against the 30,600 provided for aid of the inmates soon extinguished it, Tee constable had the misfortune to fall
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VICTORIOUS ALLIES.
LONDON, July 5th. According to messages from Belgrade and Salonika, the Servians and Greeks continue, their victorious advance...
The Prefect of Kustendil telegraphs that the Servians have actually" crossed" Che Bulgarian frontier and occupied the heights of Tærnok, about su miles to the South of Soin.
The Greeks report success after success They have
in the 1911 apmetuent): is it in any way downstairs as he was leaving the building, the North of Salonika.
and was so badly hurt that he had to go to hospital.
The fopan Uhruairle of the 24th. ult. remarks The Siberian untils continue to arrive with that irregularity which is
with little succes».
unreasonable or just to claim that she should allow them to be imported gradually during 1913 and 1914, especially after she PRICKLY HEAT LOTION hus be given to understand that it is a An invaluable and most effecprctical certainly that by more will be exported from India for Ching ? But even tive remetly. Immediately this minimum is not to pass unopposed in bezen og regular. We way of business: allays the irritation.
į the anti-opium party at Home, and, after mea nyalarly getting copies' of corrés. paralyzing their country in fer efforts to ponderad before she originals turn up. enforce her rights under the Troy, thay Both the British and Japanese postal will now bo contout with nothing less tauthorities. have made what the making her "eat dirt" by asking away Russian pistal authorities, hut evidently Hiplenvafite call "representations' to the from China the opium that her nationals hav brought there in virtas of China's treaty promises, that many (hiniso re At the Marine Court, before Com- anxious to purchase, that is now being sold mande: Basil Taylor, R.N., Mr. E. Jones, regularly and without difficulty at the rate assistant Harbour-master, charged Capt. of some 1,500 chosts a month, and on a Weatherhend, of the Shin On, with fail portion of which China has collected the ing to report damage to his ship within increased import duty conceded under the 21 hours after the occurrence of the same, very Agreement that she refuses to keeper as soon thereafter, as possbic. "WE LIKE YOUR LAVENDER Let India be content with having already Reader Harris (of Messrs. Wilkinson & WATER BETTER THAN ANY unde out of opium for China about twice Crist) defended. OTHER WE HAVE BEEN ABLE as much many as in 1907 could have been defendant brought him his log book for TO GET IN ENGLAND: (Recent pected from the whole then future Indo-endorsement on the 3rd July, showing Testimonial.)
China opium trade. And hat China at once image to the port propeller of which witniss had received no verbal report go freo.
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free." Thus Mr. T. C. TAYLOR in the Contemporary Review: his remely is that the production for mile in non-Chinése már kets should be diminished by the amount of the accumulated stocks in Ching, and then. presumably, that Great Britain should paruit Chins to declare opiam contraband and so 'compel the dealers to transfer their stocks eles hero and abandon the market that, on General CHANG's own showing, is now voluntarily taking 1858 chests a month. There is, however, one point that is often overlooked by the people who davise these schemes for extricating China from her own net-the fact that the opium dealers are merchants and carry on their business for mercantile ends. They do nol make a hobby of selling opium to China' they would be equally ready to transfer their stocks anywhere else where they could
Mr.
Mr. Jones said the
--The Following returns of the averige amount of bank-Potes in circulation and of specie in reserve iu Hongkong, during the monthreaded 30th June, 1913, as verbi-
fied by the Managers of the respective Banks are published in the Gazette-
Average Specío in Amount Reserve.
Banks.
Chartered Bank of
امة الملونة
India, Australi and China,128,995 $4,000,000 Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-
16,000,000 ing Corporation, 19,480,584 Mercantile Bank of
275,000* Ilia, Ltd.
567,051
Total
$25,180,54% 820,275,000
"Serarities with Crown Agents, £73,000,
THE HIPPODROME CIRCUS AT CANTON.
The Hippodrome Circas opened in
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crossed Vardar River and made an assault at Fouka Gorges; while a battle is pro- ceeding at Doiran, the captare of which
is only a question of hours.
The Greek victory at Nigrita is com plete; 1,500 Bulgarians were captured and are being deperied to Crete.
The Seventh Division reports having captured an entire Bulgarian Regiment.
King Constantine telegraphs confirming the massacre of fireeks in two villages by retreating Bulgarians.
ĮTUROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
CONFLICTING REPORTS.
LONDON, July 6th..
In the absence of independent accounts of the lighting in the Balkans the conflict- ing official reports are most bowildering.
ATHENS, July 6th. The official report of the battle of Kilkish describes it as a great victory. The Greeks captured €0 guns, 17 of which were big siege pieces.
SOFIA, July 6th.
The Servian invaders at Tzernok were
the driven back
Acroxy Egripalanka.
frontier to
DELGRADE, July 6th. "The Servians aided by 8000 Mon-
tonegrins have captured Rochana, the Bulgarian right wing under the command of the Minister of War being annihilated.
ITALY'S RECORD BUDGET
SURPLUS.
ROMB, July 5th,
The Budget for 1812-13 shows a surplus
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY. } THE JOHANNESBURG STRIKE.
ANARCHY PREVAILING IN THE CITY.
LONDON, July 5th.
The general strike on the Rand is Incoming graver than ever.
Liontiment Selater Booth, of the First Dragoons, was injured and rendered unconscious in the rioting. Trams and trains are held up.
JOHANNESBORO, July 6th. Anarchy, prevails on the Rand. Moba, hended by women carrying red flags, burned the Park railway station and the Stur
newspaper building, seized the municipal power station, and attacked the corner house, where a charge by the Dragoons dispersed them.
Firing is going on intermittently throughout the eity, and 30 have been removed to hospital. There are disturbing reports of unrest
in the mines, where 200,000 natives are employed, most of whom are idle.
of as million lire, which is the largest on
A later message states that the distur- The war in Tripoli cost 206hances were renewed in the afternoon. record. million lire, and this was covered by the The crowd outside the Rand refused to ordinary resources of the Budget.
DEATH OF MR. LYTTELTON,
LONDON, July 5th.. The Right Hon. Alfred Lytteltoo, P.C., K., F.R.CH., M... has succumbed to
his recent illness,
[Mr. Lyttleton, who was the eighth son of the fourth Lord Lyttelton, was Secretary of State for the Colonies in 1903-03, and
disperse, and the troops fired. Numbers fell and the remainder fled. The latest indications point to a peaceful settlement. Ia last night's rioting the police and troops were compelled to fire on the mob. Four civilians were killed, and fifty of the mob and the police were wounded. The local authorities have asked the Government for reinforcements and
Caen Town, July 6th. Messrs. Botha and Smuts have started for Johannesburg.
LONDON, July 6th. Martin Jaw-has-been-proclaimed in Johannesburg.
SALONIKA, July oth The Gricks pressing northwards took Lahana, they fey to Seras, after most desperate fighting, both sides sustaining represented Leamington (Warwick) from machine guns.
heavy losses.
BELGRADE, July 5th. The Servians have captured military documents including an original order to
Brigade Commander-proving conolu sively that Bulgaria prepared beforehand for a surprise attack upon the Bervian Army by the whole Bulgarian Fourth Argy of a hundred battalions, with two hundred guns, under the command of the War Minister.
BeLORADA, July 6th. The Bulgarian wade repeated attempts fo cross the Servian frontier near Zagetsor, but were repulsed,
BULGARIAN MONEY-DETAINED.
A car load of 2,000,000 franes Bulgarian money, minted in Austria. has been detained in Belgrade.
BULGARIAN SILENCE......
LONDON, July 5th. There is but little information forth- voning from Sofia regarding the fighting. The Greek and Servian despatches there- fors hold the field.
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MONTENEGRO ANGRY..
CETTINJE, July 5th,
1895 to 1906, when he was returned for
H. George's, Hanover Square. His muajority at the last election was 3,210. |
ENGLISH COUNTY CRICKET.
LONDON, July Gil. Esury defeated Sussex at Löyton by 151
runs.
Lancashire drew with Northamptonshire at Manchester.
Middlesex drew with Worcestershire at
Worcester.
M.C.C. beat Oxford University at Lords
by 104 runs.
Kent beat Surrey at Blackheath by six wickets,
HENLEY REGATTA.
LONDON, July 6th, Henley Regatta opened on Saturday in showery weather, but the attendance was vast.
Leander beat Jesus-College, Cambridge, in the final of the Grand by a length in
mine. 11secs.
In the Wyfolds (four) Lady Margaret Club, Cambridge, beat University College.
Warwickshire beat Gloucestershire at Oxford, easily in smins. Isees.
Nuneaton by eight wickets.
In the Thames Cup competition Oriet Yorkshire beat Leicestershire at Leices College, Oxford, bent Christoffrah, Cam- ier by 190 rans,
bridge, by half a length in 7mins. Beccs. Movilly, of Tasmania, beat Pinks, of London, in the Diamond Sculls by half a length in 8mins. secs.
LAWN TENNIS.
WILDING RETAINS CHAMPIONSHIP,
LONDON, July 5th. The challenge round of the World's Lawn Tennis Singles Championship was played at Wimbledon between A. F. Wild- ing (Australia), the holder, and Mc- bos Ore 191, Ferer Strer, BC dispose of them on as advantageous-terme, Canton Jace Wednesday afternoon in a The reports of Bulgarin-aggression-foughtin (America), resulting in a win
and, it is reasonable to believe, rather than specially-built. matahed and crowded we their capital locked up idle for so many audiences have been present over since at have aroused the anger of Montenegro, for. Willing by three sets to love, the months, would long ago hava shipped their both day and night performances. The which supperts Greece and Servia.
crowds have been very orderly both inside stoica to other parts if they saw a chance and outside the circus, and great credit is will carry on fighting until Bulgaria there was intense enthusiasm displayed.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG. JUN 7TH, 1913.
due to the police for the arrangements they have made.
THE GOVERNMENT IMPEACHED.
THREATENED POLITICAL CRISIS.
It is understood that the three Siates
scores being 8-6, 6-3, 10—8.
A record crowd watched the match and
Wilding showed superior precision, and quickly mastered McLoughlin's terrific and hitherto invincible service.
DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP.
shows a desire to cease hostilities.
BULGARIA CLAIMS SUCCESSES. Up to noon on Thursday the Bulgarians had captured 3,000 Servians and eight
In the Doubles Championship, II. Roper guns.
Barrett and C. P. Dixon (England) beat Sorts, July 8th. It is semi-officially announced that the Rabe and Kleinschroth (Germany) by Bulgariaus routed and pursued the Ser-three sets to one, the scores being 6–3, via invaders towards
Egripalanka, capturing 200, prisoners.
ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIPS.
1.............
APLEGARTH BRGAKS ANOTHER RECORD.
In the race for the Ladies Plate Trinity College, of Cambridge, beat Trinity College, of Oxford, by three lengths in 7mins. 24secs.
College, Oxford, from Mainzer, Ruder- The Stewards' Cup was won by New verein, the Germans being disqualified for
fouling.
In the competition for the Silver Goblets the Brothers Bwann beat Gind- stone and Buxton by one and a quarter lengths in 8mins. 30sces.
The competition for the Visitors Cpp- ded in Pembroke College, Cambridge, beating. University College, Oxford, by three lengths in Smins, 13sees.
THE LAWN BOWLS CHAMPION- SHIP.
The following additional results in the second round are to hand :---
L. Guy (Kowloon) beat G. R. Edwards There were record International entries | (Kowloon), 21-14. for the Amateur Athletic Championships
at Stamford Bridge. The weather was
showery.
of realizing there in competitive markets AFTER Mr. Moxrau's statement in the priers which would be proportionate to House of Commons ou May 7th, it is certain what they hul paid for the certificated drug. that, thanks to the manner in which fanaticsTu view of the enhanced price the opium at Home have hampered the Government certificated for China commanded at the and prevented it from putting any eftive ive duetions, it is difficult to see how, even if pressure on China to make her faini Lei Che export to non-Chinese marketa were
It is the intention of the Chungyiyuan share of the 1911 Agreement, the export to Portionately diminished, the purchasers to impeach the Government. The Peking ecrrespondent of the 3-7 Baily News Chias of India opinn le at an end. This of this certificated opium could avoid says the Kuomintang has drawn up a bill cosention of Indian exports niay, it is tre. Dovalled for and unjustifiable loss, and it of eleven counts, covering the whole field of the Government's delinqnericy, for me in the interests of the dealers rather wordd a pear doubtful whether, in compe-which the week the support of the other than is a concession to the Chinese Cover in with the uncertificated drug, even the parties. It is not clear, however, whether ment, and colour is lent to this view by the purchase price could be realised. The the other partics are prepared to go
VIENNA, July 6th. Under-Secretary for India's reservation at opiem dealers are in no way responsible for further than censuring the conclusion of
Lieutenant Wagner, who has resumed. the Austrian loans about which all parties the possibility of the renewal of the sales the impate that would occasion this loss, are unanimous in condemning the Governs correspondence for the Reichspost, and export at some future date should China neither is the British nor the Indian went.
show by her own action that she will not Government.. China alone is the guilty viyonu is likely to provoke another poliwhich lasted for eleven liues, and If sister in the action of the Chung declares that the battle at Ovcepolye, actually benefit by the cessation.” This party, and it would be nothing but fair that tic crisis, which may end in the rezervation, however, may be taken for what she should be called upon to indemnify the reconstruction of the Cabinet or, possibly, extended over a front of ten kilometres, it is worth; after the British Government dealers. I was in view of her Treaty in another anticlimax such as those that has foregone its Treaty rights at a time when undertaking that these latter paid the the Government has several times sub was a great Bulgarian victory, the arrival.
terraneously engineered in the past. opiam is being grown openly and with enhanced prices: it would ha reasonable, official sanction in Kusu, and when it is ther, that if they have to transfer their also widely cultivatal in Yunan, Chakjang,ucks to other markets, China should be Fation, sal Kuel how, it is scarcely con- |.required to refund to them the difference ceivable that anything less than a vholesale | between the prices of certifiented and
The installation of wireless telegraphy ou board destroyers of the ocean-going væru le scolice of poppy growing 31 tard uncertificated opium. We cau seo no and river classes having proved satis resume the rights that she has real justification for disturbing the existing factory, it has been decided to extend its abandoned, while it is certain that any anch | arrangement under which the stacks se to stawels of the 30-knot type.
Brwell, at Devonport, has been selected resumption would Le the signal for such an are being gradually worked off, but its one of the first vessels to receive the outery from the "friends-of-lina" ut secus that China has been pressing for new quipient. The instruments are her mobilisation. She explains that a Home and for such concerted opposition their removal. The least terms on which calculatet kur store stations over a complate defeat of the Greeks and 49 2.5sces.
to secure direct communication from the Chinese side as would make the the British Government should consent radios of 100 miles.
Servians might upset the balance of power 16secs. position even more impossible than it has gould be a payment by China to compensate The extension of wireless belegraphy to Leen during the last few months. It might for the loss directly oeciuioned by the this still useful type of destroyer will in the Balkans, and expresses the belief
complet the chair of aerial communica be thought that having achieved tho cessa-difference in prices. All that Chins has aotion for all one above water fleet units, that mobilisation will promote peace and tion of Indian export, the opiophobes might far offered is to pay the cost of re-shipment and its further extension to submarine induce the Balkan States to go to the well be satisfied, and be content to a low I to another market.
eraft of the class is only a matter of time.
Conference at St. Petersburg.
her to
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EXTENSION.
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of timely reinforcements outflanking and compelling the Servians to retreat. ROUMANIA'S ATTITUDE.
BUCHAREST, July 5th.
A deerce has been issued mobilising the whole active army with reserves.
LONDON, July 3th. Roumania has notified the Powers of
The following were the winners of the
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Mile Bat. Zander (Sweden), · 4min. 25 4-Users.
100 yards flat.-Applegarth, 10secs. Throwing the hammer-Linde (Sweden),
155 fout, ins."
Long jump-Abrahams (Cambridge), 22ft. 6ins.
-Two-miles-walking--raco.—Bridge (Lauen-. shire), Bmin. 1 4ƒősecs.
Thuring the weight.--Nilsson (Sweden),
15 yards 2 feet.
Two miles steeplechase. --Puffel), (London),
lid. 3 3-5sec Quarter mile dat, Nicol (Polytechnie); 120 yards hurdles.-Gray (Salford) Four miles Bat-Hutson (Surrey), 19min. Half-mile Eat Wide (Sweden), 2min.
cos 220 yards fat.-Applegarth, 21 3-5seca. (British record).
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D. Harvey (Kowloon) heat R. Watt (Police), 21--11:
THE MAGISTRACY.
A man was fined $500 for being in possession of 50 taels of opium on board the Charits Hardonin,
Before Mr. Melbourne, n
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charged with keeping an opium divan at 5. Upper Lascar Road, and was fined $25.
Mr. F. C. Faithfull defended.
-EightTM men, charged with gambling in a house at Quten's Road West, were fined 35 each or fourteen days' hard labour he Mr. T. A, Hazeland.
imprisonment, by Mr. Melbourne at the A man was fined $100, or two months.
Magistracy on Saturday for being in unlawful possession of lottery tickets.
Before Mr. Huzeland, six men were frequenting an opium divan at 106. Third charged by Inspector Dymond with Street. three months' imprisonment in fault, and The keeper was fined $200 or
the remainder were fined $2 each.