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troops out of the good material which the Province is able to provide are there wo longer, and even if Mr. CHAN KWING-MING in able to muster so large a force as he believes would respond to lis call to arms,
it is regarded as extremely doubtful whether
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ME. AT WALKER.
Mr. Marshall Darrach gave a recitil. of Twelfth Night "at the Péck lot! last night before n highly appreciativ audience, which included I the Mr. Darrich can have few exurals, Governor As a Shakespearean recita Walker, A.M.LE, în executive engines ades of the diseased sergeant, and was
We regret to record the death of Mr A.
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THE BALKANS, GREEKS FORCE A BULGARIAN PASS:
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the remains of the deceased. The coffin was covered with the Union Jack, on carriage was drawn by Volunteer con- top of which lay numerous wreaths. The
they would offer any determined resistanco
is tho Public Works Department. Mr. followed by his sorrowing father, who to a well-led and well-disciplined force dom than discretion, a Chinees was
After imbibing samshu with more fre
Walker was admitted to the Government
was supported by two friends, and to numericully not a quarter as strong. But in walking unsteadily towards his home in
Civil Hospital & fortnight ago suffering extended by all who witnessed his grief. whom ante but deep sympathy was any event lighting or any considerable scale Connaught Road when his footstepsders his condition had been extremely of the Volanteer Corps, and after them
from typhoid fever. For the past ten at Canton cannot be contemplated with saroyed, and he fell in a heap on the
Then came the non-commissioned officers equanimity. The state of mind prevailing at ground. He was hurt rather badly, and tntion of the medical and nursing staffs the Commandant, Captain Churchill, defile, and attacked the Bulgarians coun
critical, but as the unremitting care and the ofteers, including Captain Armstrong,
LONDON, July 28th. The Greeks have forced the Kresna Canton is strikingly shown in the fact that
was removed to hospital.
had enabled him to hold out so long, it (also representing the Director of Publicmanding the mouth of the pass. the Kwangtung paper currency was at
was hoped that he would successfully pass Works, who is indisposed), Captain Bulgarians retreated to Djunnid, leaving. discount of 75 per cent in Canton Owing to the death of Ligut-Colonel the crisis. Unhappily, the end came later. Lammert, Captain M. Northende, yesterday. This means the widespread A. T. Rowlandson, 126th Baluchistan
on Sunday night. Mr. Walker, who was Captain Scott, and Lieutenants Kennett, ruination of the merchant class, who have Infantry, the following officiating ap been forced, practically at the bayonet point,pointments have been made-Majong staff of the Public Works Department Stewart, of the Scouts.
30 years of age, had been on the engineer Crowther Smith, Rees, Russell, Hall and A further telogram states that tho to accept the Government paper currency
1. H. Wooldridge, Officiating Com since April, 1904, and was promoted to followed by Captain Connolly, A.D.C., was of a most desporate character and These were fighting at the mouth of the Kresan deila worthless. Many stories are current of the Command; Major A. L. Barrett, 2nd
Double Company Commander and 2nd in aga He married, a few years ago, nor, Captain Edyo, A.D.C., representing. way in which the administrators of the Double Company Commander; Captain viously been on the nursing staff of the Claude Severn (Colonial
The Bulgarians were lady who had for some time pre- Major General Kelly, the Hon. Mr. strongly entrenched on precipitous moun- provinec have unade away with the silver C. A: James, 3rd Double Company Com Hospital. Mrs. Walker has been at a members of the V.R.C. and a large body at each successive position. which ought to be in the Treasury vaults as mander; Captain F. L. D. Jarrod sanitorium in Switzerland during the of civiliane.
Secretary), tains and offered a determined resistance and the public know very well that if the mander, in addition to his own duties as kong in November. The deepest sympathy remains of their comrade to the grave warus Turkey that she cannot hold the a réserve against these currency notes, Officiating 4th Donble Company Com-summer and intended returning to Hong. Volunteer sergeants, and they love the
The pall bearers were A WARNING TO TURKEY. Canton Gorerament could produce proof Double Company Officer.
The semi-official Norddeutsche. (Berlin) It is invaluable for Cleaning Jewellery, that liese notes are secured by an adequato
will be felt for her in her sad and un- side, where the Rev. Copley Moyle.com- Silver, Plated Ware, sto, etc
silver reserve no time would be lost in doing
Mr. A. E. Carleton, the senior vice-
expected bereavement.
ducted the burial service. Deceased was territories she at present pecupies against 50. That a Canton dollar acte should now
Consul of the United States, has been laid
The funeral took place yesterday at laid te rest on a little plateau high up on the opposition of all the great. Powers, ho worth only twenty-five cents indicates
up as the result of an accident while
Happy Valley, the cortege passing the hillside, which is backed by a plentiful a prevailing fear that a considerable part is paying a visit to Maula, and Mr. Saw-
playing termis, and as the Consul-Gieneral |
the monument at 5.30 p.m., the supply of green scrub. On the conclusion
Moreover, a further inroad into Bulgarian hearse of the note issue may be repudiated. .
being la den with wreaths of the funeral service the firing party territory, would not improve Turkey's yer, the junior vice-Consul, is on leave many friends of the deceased.
which evidenced the at least shows a general rocognition of in the United States, Mr. T. C. Welch, those who assembled to pay their last
regret of the fired & farewell salute and the D.C.L.I. chances of realising her desire for a mure the fact that a long time must elapac before the assistant executive secretary of the tribute of respect were the Hon. Mr.
Among bugie band played the "Last Post." these notes again reach anywhere near their Philippines, who has been making a pro- Claude Severn (Colonial Secretary), Mr. Anderson, Messrs. Lane, Crawford &
favourable delimitation of frontier. Among others who forwarded wreaths face value. Nothing will do more to dis-lunged stay in the Colony in connection A. F. Churchill (Assistant Director of Co.'s mess, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Crawford, Constantinople of massacres by Turkish
were His Excellency Major General
SAVAGERY IN THRACE. credit the Republic in the popular mind with the Sotto case, is described in a Public Works), representing the Hon. the Staff of the P.W.D. European irregulars and Kurds following in the Appalling reports have been received at than this alarming depreciation of currency Manila paper as now "atting serenely on 16 Aire
notes, which must spell bankruptcy and ruin the lid of the consular cookstove with the Mr. Justice Kemp, Dr. Francis Clark, H. Lowich, E. Newhouse, A. Long sad wake of the Regular Army, which has
Mr. W. Chatham, who is indisposed, Y.M.C.A., Wigwam Tepois Club, Messrs. for thousands of peaceful, industrious, and held in his favour as acting Consul-Dr. W. B. A. Moore, Captain Stewart, of A. S. Rouse (uld mess mates of deceased), newly occupied districts in Thrace, where thrifty people, while on top of it all they General"
the Scouts, Mears. A. C. Little, R. II. Mr. will shortly be called upon to endure, the
and Mrs. H. herors of war. And for what purpose?
Crofton, David Wood, G. A. Hastings, F. H. Haigh, Messrs, Bunje brothers, apon earth," the Irregulars slaughtering
van Meines, Mr, the conditions are described as A. G. M. Fletcher, E. P. H. Lang, Overseers Simply to gratify the aspirations of a small
Maintenance A. 0. Lang, many members of the P.W.D.
Department, the inhabitants and destroying villages. group of self-seeking politicians. If YUAN
staff of the Public Works Depart Corps,
Sergeants' Aless Volunteer Howitzer SHIR-KAT'S Government were overthrown
ment and
section 凸 number of Volunteers. Corps,
Volunteer Victoria great
Machine-gun section Volunteer Corps, of
Recreation
Qlab, the people would gain not the slightest
Messia. F. Hobbs, H. White, Kung advantage, but far more likely is it that
Tak Cheong, W. Anderson, A. A. the country would rapidly go from
Claxton, A. R. Ellis, A. S. Ellis, E. "M. bad to worse. The outlook in any
Hongkong, 28th - July. Among numerous wreaths
Raymond, W. Logan, G. P. Laminect, SIR,-Another frazzle at the City Hall, placed on
Mr. and Mrs. H. A Lammert and Miss event is dark. YUAN SHIR-RAI's announce-
the coffin on behalf of the
Sbaw. on Saturday. After the large amount of absent widow, and others were from A.S. WATSON & CO.. he will impeach himself" suggests that poraries, one at least expected to see what Mrs. A. C. Little, Mr. and Mrs. J. ment that when the rebellion is suppressed booming in two of your local contem-the Government of Hongkong, Mr. and
THE CHINA SQUADRON, The light cruiser Yarmouth has been ho will be ready to accept the verdict of was advertised, viz., a fight for the light H. Kemp, Hon. Mr. and Mr. selected to relieve the cruiser Flora on Parliament upon bis administration, If weight championship of the Colony. Chatham, Officers of the P.W.D., Over-
the China Station, and will leave for the the Parliament remains constituted as it is Seeing that the challenger stipulated get
Far East after the naval manœuvres, in sters of the P.W.D., Dr. and Mrs. J.which she will take part, says a London at present, it is a foregone conclusion that 8b, and then apparently arranged with Bell. Dr. W. K. A. Moore, Miss Maker, na odvere verdiet will be given for the his opponent to extend the weight to 10st, Sisters of the G.C.B., Members of
class of light cruiser, MARRIAGE.
Parliament bas scarcely done anything what on earth were the promoters doing Perseverance Lodge, Mr. and Mrs. Chur
She has a PETLEY-COURSE-On July 28th, at 84,
since its inauguration but quarrel with the to allow the public to be gulled in this chill, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Wright, Mr. n. John's Cathedral, Hongkong, by the acts of the FarsIDEN and if YUAN SEIA-ner And then it
H. Crofton, Mr. E. P. H. Lang, Mr. and was glibly Hor. Copley Moyle, M.A., HAROLD KAT accepts & vote of censure and retires, announced to the audience that Miles was
Mrs. R. Chapman, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. of Old Charlton, Kent, to KATHLEEN, only daughter of ARTHUR COURSE, the country can look to fill the Presidential owing to pressure of work he had been Mr. H. P. Thomas, Mr. C. C. Knight, excuse ladled out to the public was that Mrs. A. Denison, Mr. P. D. Sutherland, Hongkong.
Olice in a manner which will inspire con- unable to train down to the weight. At Mr. Miles Walker, Mr. Hayward, Mr.inforced at various points, and the the King will visit Australia in November SATER-At the Government Civil Hosilence at home and abroad to anything which every sapper in the building did pital, Hongkong, on the 28th July, like the degree that YOAN SHIH-KAI has his best out of sheer esprit de corps to HERBERT CHARIES, Assistant Engineer, Zone? Public Works Department, dearly beloved son of Mr. and Mrs, G. J. B.
prevent his faca unduly expanding SAYER. Aged 27 years,
Some vulgar occupants of the dollar seats shouted various uncomplimentary remarks. but that passed over with notice from the interested parties.
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The coffin was borne to the graveside by colleagues of the deceased, and the funeral service was conducted by the Rev. Copley Moyle.
was
Die
WALLACE, oldest son of FRANK PETLEY, who is there among his detractors to whom /lbs. overweight. He looked it! The Griffin, Capt. and Mrs. Hagger, Mr. and 3-pounders, and four machine guns, and
DEATHS.
1912
[$13. WALKER-A tho Government Civil
Hospital on July 7th ALevay DOR TAON WALKER, Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, Hongkong. Aged 30 years,
1914
HONGKONG OPTICE: 10A, DES VECY ROAD LONDON OFFIC: 131, FLEET SILT, E.C.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, JULY 29ru, 1913.
The German mail of the 25th June was delivend in London ou the 20th-July-
There were 25 cases of plague in the Colony last week. The total for the year is now 261,
The Manila Okervatory yesterday re- ported a typhoon E. of Luzon, less than 300 miles distant, moving W.N.W.
An effort is being made to raise by donations a sum of $47,000 for building a new Diocesan Girls' School ut Kowloon.
It was to be expected, of course, that. The departure of Major-General C. A. President YUAN SELU-Kar would take Anderson, C.B,, for India, has been post
** Hell
The Porte has issued stringent orders to the troops to refrain from reprisals, but
Bulgarian savagery. the men are inflamed by countless tales of
MURDER BY MOSLEMS.
Two Moslems have been sentenced to death for murders at Malgara and Rodosto, and eight others have been sent
to seven years. to prison for terms varying from three
THE KING AND THE COMMONWEALTH.
RUMOURED VISIT TO AUSTRALIA,
MELBOURNE, July 28th. There is a circumstantial rumour that
THE PEACE CONFERENCE. contemporary, The Yarmouth is one of the Conference opens on Wednesday.
A message from Bukharest states that named after notable towns. displacement of 5,250 tons, is fitted with turbine engines of 22,000 h.p., and her exceeded at her trials by a knot. designed speed is 24.76 kaots, which she Her armament comprises eight & in guns, four
line runs a 3in. belt of gicel armour, under-water 18in. takes. the torpedo equipment includes two On her water
Ford, Mr. P. D. Wilson, members of the vital parts are enclosed under a steel zin. Phoenix Club, Mr. T. L. Perkins, Mr. deck, and the coal bunkers, which hold Parliament House, Canberra,
boilers, magazines, engines, and other of next year to lay the foundation stone of
and Mrs. H, E. Goldsmith, Mr. W. B,
750 to 1,600 tons of fuel, are so arranged Elwes, Mr. A. O. Lang, Mr. E W
to give additional protection.
SUFFRAGETTE DEMONSTRATION The Yarmouth was built by the London and Carpenter, Mr. G. Hastings, Mr. and Glasgow Shipbuilding Company, Ltd...
IN TRAFALGAR SQUARE. Mrs. A. Hollingsworth and Mr Wand cost £364,085. The heel was laid on January 27th, 1910, she was launched by
31188 STEVIA PANKHURST ARRESTED. Lady Leicester on April 12th following, and she hoisted her maiden pennant April 10th last year for service with the Medi terranean Fleet.
II. Ford
MR. H. C. SAYER.
The
4
Losnox, July 28th. Militant Suffragettes held
Trafalgar Square Miss Sylvia. Pankhurst
the following changes in the composition
As already stated in the Daily Press, demonstration in
of the China Squadron have been decided yesterday.
The surprising part is that notwith- standing the fact that he could not get the A large circle of friends in Hongkong time to train down to the weight, Miles will read with regret of the death of had "500 of the best" on (wide local Press) Mr. H. C. Sayer, younger sun of Mr. This seemed reckless at the least, or was and was anxious to get more covered. G. J. B. Sayer, architect, of this Colony,
The sad event took place in the Governa:-The Kent has been ordered home for attempted to speak, and was immediately the upper desirous of disposing of home
refit The Yarmouth will take the place ment Civil Hospital yesterday morning, of the For The Triumph will leave re-arrested and surrounded by a strong spars eash before leaving or England? O Tursday Test Mr. Sayer went to England for China, carrying relief crews escort of mounted police, who with After reading about the "cat-like sapper" hospital with no attack of pneumonia, on the station will be placed in reserve, dificulty frustrated attempts at resèue.
about the end of August, and on arrival was surprised to see a veritable ad on Saturday his condition was so taking the place of the famar, which will embryo beefeater.
Faritical that little hope of his recovery was be paid off The Monmouth will then have been hardlily criticised before, but The boxing promuters of the Colony
proceed direct to join the Fourth Cruiser Squadron.
chu
yesterday, when he succumbed. Deceased, entertained. He lingered, however, until
was born in the Colony, was 27 years
who
measures at the earliest opportunity to end poned until Thursday afternoon. Hedis could reasonably expect something of age, and had been in the service of the
the "independence" of the Province of will embark from Murray Pier at 3.30 Kwangtung under the autocratic govern-
p.m.
nature.
It is officially announced that the
tore on this occasion.
However, once more, never again.-Yours faithfully,
D. O. STOPITT.
SALE OF CROWN LAND.
KEEN BIDDING.
"GREAT BRITAIN IN CHINESE.
QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENT.
Twenty-five arrests WORO effected, mainly of Miss Sylvia Pankhurst's male.
borlyguard.
NON-MILITANT SUFFRAGETTE
CRUSADE.
"LEASON, NOT FORCE.
LONDON, July 28th..
Numerous columna of non-militant
rate.
Public Works Department as an assistant ment of Cuas KWING-MING. The special A Chinese was knocked down by a
engineer since December, 1905. He was a In the House of Commons on June 30th, telegram from Peking published in our motor-bicycle in Nathan Road, Kowloon,
sergeant in the Hongkong Volunteers and Mr. MacCallum Scott asked the Secretary yesterday's issue indicates that this and received injuries to his head and face.
a keen sportsman, being particularly ties with China and in other public docu- for Foreign Affairs whether in all trea- will be done much sooner than had been Fortunately, they are not of a serious
interested in aquatic sport, and was one inents, and in the British Consulates and generally anticipated. The PRESIDENT
of the competitors in the last night fête where the Chinese character was used, suffragettes have been marching to London other British Government offices in China having originally appointed CHAN KWING-
held at the V.R.C., of which Club he has the term Great Britain was translated for weeks past from all parts of the MING to act as both Civil and Military quarter-mile swimming championship: fornar a lot of Crown land at Taipingshan very popular both with his colleagues in the Government intended to take any country, holding mestings a
By order of His Excellency the Gav been a member since 1903. Mr. Sayer was by Imperial England'
d" and whether Governor of the Province, now formally the Colony and other events arranged by was offered for sale by public auction at the Public Works Department and with tiva and proper term should be used, in dismisses him from these posts, and has the Victoria Recreation Club to take place the Public Works Department yesterday the friends with whom bo sotapeted in accordance with the first article of the demonstration in Hyde Park, at which
steps to secure that in future a representar They concluded their pilgrimage by ordered General Lung to proceed from to-day are postponed until further notice afternoon, and sold for nearly $14,000 friendly rivalry in local sport, and a Trenty of Union between Scotland and Kwangai to Canton to act as "Occupation. The trade of the Philippine Islands above the upset price. The piece of land will mourn his untimely death and deeply Commissioner." This disposes of all doubt for the fiscal year 1913 shows an increase offered for sale was Inland Lot No. 2028, sympathise with the bereaved family in unable to reply to the first part of the
100,000 were present, with flying banners Mi. Acland, who replied, said in on which were inscribed, Reason, not to the loyalty of Luso to the of $1,700,000 (gold) over that of 1912, which is situate between Pound and Fuk their afliction. “ PRESIDENT. LONG is reputed to have a
question, but I will make inquiry. I force." There were sixty speakers and a would, however, point out that it is the force of 80,000 men well under control, for. 1013 and 1011 shows the, substantial rent is 8114. The lot was let for a term Vallev cemetery yesterday with military conventions concluded with Chins, that orderly and sympathetic, contrasting with
Deceased was interred in the Happy custom now to provide in treaties and score of platforms. The crowd while CHAN KWING-MING has been boastinerea of twenty raillion gold dollars. ing of a force of 60,000. We know nothing of the military efficiency of General LUNG' has been conferred on Mr. Hosca B. veyor of H M, the King for one further great length bore witness to the host of English text shall be held to be the correct
48
while the difference between the returns
On Lanes, Tainingshan. It contains about. 7,068 square feet, and the annual
England.
Rense
SMALL POX EPIDEMIC AT SYDNEY.
WAX
SYDNEY, July 29th. Twenty-eight pses of small pox were
more virulent type than
in the event of there being any difference of 75 years, with the option of renewal honours. The cortege formed at the of meaning between the English and the recent mobbings of the militants. The Fonorary degree of Doctor of Laws at a Crown rent to be fixed by the sur-
monument at about six o'clock, and its Chinese texts the sense as expressed in the troops, but there seems to be no two Morse, formerly of the Chinese Imperial term of 75 years.
By the words, "the English friends the deceased had made here in his text, I mean the text written in the Eng opinions about the inefficiency of the troops Maritime Customs. The honour was The upset price was. $21,204, and bid-all too brief span of life. There was an lish language, and intend no disrespect Foud about Canton, which, according bestowed by the Western Reserve and ding opened with another $1,000 on that exceptionally large ouster of Volunteers, to the fin, member's native country, to all accounts, are
an undisciplined Adelbert College University in Cleveland, price. This was increased by kids of as well as a big concourse of civilians. Secretary for Foreign Affairs whether he reported in the city on Saturday and
Mr. MacCallum Scott also asked the rubble recruited largely from the brigands U.S.A. and pirates who have been praying on the
$100 and $500, alter which the price The procesion was headed by a firing would state what was the Chinese expres reached $23,000. people of the province for many years past, which so much has keen said during the $35,000, at which price it was knocked and
The Swedish steamship Vippon, about 895,000 and was speedily increased to geant Haigh, who, with reversed arma
Then the offer rese to party of 18 Volunteers, in charge of Ser-sion, which was used as equivalent to the Sunday, of a
United Kingdom or to Great Britain in heretofore. and never more so than during the last two last few months, was released from the down to Mr. Lau Chu Pak. There were Chopin's Dead
treaties with China and other public the solemn strains of documents in which the Chinese character The trained men which in the drydock Dewey at Olongapo last week, only two competitors for the lot, and the the Dead March in
March, followed by was used; and what was the exact. English days of the monarchy were employed and was to proceed to Manila under her price at which the land was sold was way to the cemetery. The D.C.L.I band member the information for which he
Saul, led the translation of that Chinese term:
Mr. Acland I cannot give the hon.
LONDON, July 28th. at Canton on the task of making efficient own steam as soon as weather conditions reached in less than five minutes.
The death is announced of Mr. Joseph. followed with muffled drums and were aske. I will, however, obtain it from His succeeded by the gun carriage bearing on. member wishes.
Majesty's representative at Peking if the Lowry, a well-known breeder of race-
horses.
years.
were favourable.
to
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