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atiampta at improvement will be defeated." | If the Central Government, after solemnly offering the revenues of the Salt Gabelle as the chief security for the international faan and binding itself to reorganise the d- ministration of the Salt Gabelle on lines laid down in the Loan Agreement, is already showing itselfhostile, then we must recognise, with Mr.DRUMMOND that reform is quite im possible and the position absolutely absurd. Mr. DavмMOND can hardly have made a statement so damaging to the honour of the Central Government without good grounds MERCHANTS! for the assertion, but it nevertheless strikes us as strange that nothing has been heard, so far, of any official action being taken in protection of the interests of the bondholders in the £25,000,000 loan for which the revenues of a reorganised Salt. Gabelle constitute the principal security. Apart from the rank die honesty of any manifestation of hostility it is not at all obvious what the Contar!
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THE MAGISTRACY.
AGMS AND AMMUNITION.
Before Mr. G. N. Orme, Inspector MacDonald charged a man with being in The Manila Observatory reported unlawful possession of a Colt revolver yesterday morning a eyeline or typhoon nnd 50 rounds of ammunition. The man, E. of Southern Luzon moving Wor who said he came from Manila and was W.N.W
on his way to his home, was fined $10.
DRUNK ON THE HIGHWAY,
A Chinese telegram from Peking sjates that the Ministry of Fince has decided to remit to Cantou, $8,000,000 as a note reserve
Mr. A. Dumbash, manager of Messrs. The police have received a report from
Graves, Colton & Company, that bis shroff collected $1,548 on Saturday arn- ing, and then absconded.
Inspector Murison, of the Central, Pulice Station, has been sent to hospital suffering from an injured hand, cased by a Japanese who had been arrested for being drunk, and disorderly,
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TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.
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SERIOUS RIOTS IN DUBLIN.
STRIKE LEADER DIPIES THE TOLICE.
LONDON, September 1st. The rits in Dublin were continued on
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AN APPRECIABLE REDUCTION.
TOKYO, September, 1sɛ.
An agreement was made effective Jose Fillip Remedies, said to be a clork, | Saturday, and 200 people were conveyed was charged with being drunk, sud incap to the hospital for injuries received. | to-day, whereby an appreciable able on the public highway. Inspector Larkin, one of the leaders who is out on reduction is made in the cable rates MacDonald said there were previous complainant, on most occasions, had been Thursday, alluding to convictions against defendant, and the tail, and who addressed the strikers on from Japan to all parts, America and his father. He
Russia excepted, was fined $10, or in Carson's default 21 days' imprisonment.
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no answor.
Sir Edward attitude On Home Rule,
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has been in hiding since, AS
warrant was out for his arrest. He took
rooms at the Imperial Hotel on Saturday. disgnised as a bearded old man, and suddenly stepped out on to the balcony in the afternoon and disclosed his identity. He then addressed the mob, though the meeting had been prohibited. The police
THE THREATENING LETTER CASE.
yesterday in which Chan Ki Piu, a The case again came on for hearing student of the Canton Christian College, stands charged with sending a threatening letter to the Weh Te: Yo! Po, à Chinese Gernment could hope to gain byartnership action between Ho Chia Lameing
After a baring of eighteen days the (B0wspaper. On the defendant's name impasing obstacles to organisation and Ho Say. Lai concluded before his Nor
called there was his solicitor present, Mr. designed primarily to ensure an increased Honour the Chief Justice at the Supreme P. P. J. Wodehouse (Deputy-Superentored the hotel and arrested him. reveaue to the national treasury from the Court gesterday, judgment being reserved.intendent of Police) said he had heard
It is stated that in the police charge salt monopoly. Mr. DRUMMONn, however,
that it was possible: the defendant would following Larkin's arrest old men and asserts that the Central Government has
He asked the Magistrate women, children, and worshippers going not turn up. (Mr. Orme) to order that the hail ($1,000) home from church were struck with the he estreated and that a warrant be issued for his arrest. orders as asked.
two special objects in view at present. The first is to alarm the foreign Powers as much as possible as to the terrible consequences that will happen if China is allowed to become openly bankrupt, and a Debt Commission is appointed: and the second is to show that China has at present
no more security to offer for further loans. The real great object" Mr. Daumwon avers, is so get the foreign Powers to (Alhambra). A very
fineres to an increase of the Customs duties Manila Cigar Pur Box of 25 $1.25 by an additional 7 per cent. This would
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Mr. W. Cameron Forbes, who has just
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resigned the Livernor-Generalship of the Philippine Islands, leaves Manila to-day, and the Acting Governor-General (Mr. Gibert) has declared today a legal holiday by way of honouring Mr. Forbes.
A stone cutter living at Cho Kwo Ling, near Taumati, quarrelled with his uncle, and, after striking him, kicked him severely in the stomach. The man died shortly afterwards. His assailant took and went away in the direction of Shaukiwan. He has not been seen since. The return of communicable diseases for the week ending August 30th shows that there were 14 enses of bubonic plague during that period, tg of which proved There were also five cases of cholera, all Chinese, and all fatal, as well as ten cases of enterie fever, six of which proved fatal. Two fatal cases of bubonic
futal.
His Worship mad the police batons.
TREFT OF A GOLF BALL.
Mr. Wood asked
immediately yield an enormous increase of the revenue from the Customs, and the increase would itself furnish security for further loans to a prodigious amount. This would also, from the Chinese standpoint, have the inestimable advantage of tanking All in foreigners, that is foreign trade, provide all ed.
the extm money obtained, and the still plague (Chinese) were reported yesterday said he had been in the Colony only a few
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Powers and mercantile communities will be intensely averse to this enormous addition to the burdens on foreign trade. The plans are therefore being carefully and secretly made and it is high time that all foreigners in China, and in foreign countries trading with China, awoke to the impend- ing dangor of a new and crushing impost apon foreign trade, and examined the whole question with a view to carted action before itin too Jate." We do not know what authority Mr. DEUMMOND has for the statement that plans of this character are being onrefully and secretly made." It is quite possible, for an increase in the Customs tariff has long been a cherished aim of the Peking Gavertinent. We do not for a moment
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The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, SEPTEMBER END. 1913
THE PEKING SYNDICATE. In the House of Commons on the 29th July.
Mr. S. MacNeill asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the Poking Syndicate, although a British company, was controlled abroad; and whether is Majesty's Government had the treatment of the labourers in this received any allegations with reference to quines of this syndicate.
as
At
syndicate is largely representatative of Sir E. Grey I am aware that the foreign capital and interests, but as subjects, I presume that the syndicats understand that half the board of direc including the chairman, are British
cannot
described properly controlled abroad. Allegations of the nature referred to in the second part of the question have reached His Majesty's Government and have formed the subiret of correspondence with the representa- tives of the syndicate. The reply of the the same time I must point out that the latter is now under consideration. allegations respecting the treatment of there is preventible loss of life because labourers consist of a statement that turning up the tram lines. Rioting is the European staff employed is too small to exercise proper supervision and not also going on in other outlying districts, sufficiently experienced. It is impossible for me, in addition to the ordinary work Two of those who participated in the of the Foreign Office, to undertake in the riots on Saturday have since died in case of British companies all over the world outside British Dominions the hospital.
detailed work of expert investigation and control that is exercised by the Home BULGARIA'S NEGOTIATIONS WITH Office in the cast of mines, in Great
Britain.
TURKEY.
The Mayor announces his intention of moving for an inquiry into the conduct Mr. David Wood prosecuted a Chinese of the police. Meanwhile the military for stealing a golf ball, Complainant was have been called part to assist the Police playing golf at Happy Valley on Saturday.in the Inchicore district, where riots have He drove a long ball, and when he arrived heen proceeding since sundown, the crowd at the spot where he expected to find the ball. it had mysteriously disappeared. Soine coulies were watching the racing from the rails near by, and suddenly the complainant's caddy shouted out and seized the defendant. the accused if he had the ball, and he The ball was, replied in the negative. however, found on the man's pocket- The Magistrate (Mr. Orms)He might have taken it out of curiosity--Defendant days, and was not acquainted with the law. The ball was so interesting that he with Turkey in regard to Adrianople and Two civil actions are being brought in picked it up, (Laughter.)-Inspector
all pending questions leave Sofia for the Supreme Court arising out of the McHardy, replying to the Magistrate, efforts to secure the extradition of Vicente said this was the first case of the kind be Constantinople as soon as facilities are Sutto. They are actions for an indemnity had had, but he mentioned that golf balls granted for the railway journey of £500 in ach case. The first action is which bad been used were to be seen on They would "gainst Mr. John B. Sawyer, American any pawnbrokers' stalls. Vice-Consul, and Mr. T. Cary Weich, probably pay about twenty cents" for a Philippines, and the scound is against Assistant Executive Secretary in the ball like the one in Court--Defendant was
fined $2. Mr. G. E. Anderson (U.S. Consul- General) and Mr. T. Cary Welch.
bringing the year's tutal up to 397.
INSURANCE ON THE "MATSURA- MARU:"
THE CRICKET CLUB CONCERT.
-The following is the programme of the concert to be held on the Hongkong Cricket Ground to-morrow night, at
0.15:-
PART I.
Rubeus.
From Japan papers we learn that the cargo of the tatsur-Marn, wrecked. 1.--Selection from The Sunshine Gir?" on her maiden voyage from England; at the Paracels, consisted chiefly of ship con- struction material destined to the Mitsu Bishi Shipbuilding Yard and pig-iron destined to the Kure Naval Arsenal, and is insured for between Y. 500,000 and
THE HAND OF THE 2ND BATT, DCLX. (Hy kind permission of Majör Dickinson 2Tor Solo, Sweet Island of Clva
and Officers.)
Gordon Temple.
31. W. H. CAWBEY.
H. Lohy.
Y. 570,000, while the steamer is covered --Baritone SoloA Song of Surrey! by the Tokyo Marine, Lloyds, and two or three other London underwriters for Y. 445,000
THE SUPPOSED LOSS OF THE "SATSUMA-MARU,"
MR. CA P. BAY 4.- Smirano Sole “I hear you calling mo"
C. Manbul MHS PRANK MAITLAND. F. -Song ...."The Lost Dog”..... E. A. Searson,
6. Potpourri Molodious Momaries "
THE BIND OF THE 2ND HATT, DURAĞI
MR. B. L. WEBBER, BCJI.
INTERVAL
PART H. to Messrs.Selection from The Chocolate.
Soldier
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Pincke,
Strauss
Parry,
THE BAND OF THE 2ND HÁTT, D.CALL 2 --Baritone and Tevor Daet
Flow gently Deya" “MESARS, IL, E. WHITE AND W. BĒGAWERS.
Baritone Solo. The Sergeant
With reference to the telegram from issue reporting that a steamer called the our Tokyo, correspondent in yesterday's Satsuma-mairu consigned Dodwell & Co., Ltd., is overdue at Kobe and is supposed to have foundered in the typhoon which visited Japan last week, certain information communicated to us by the Hongkong house of Messrs. Dodwell & Co goes to show that the telegram cannot refer to their steaner-Soprano
tum. This steamer left Yokohama on and sailed again on the 30th. August 201h, arrived at Kobe on the 20th
of the Line"... W. H. Squire,
M. . . JONES.
and Tenor Duet... "It was the merry mouth of May " From "Merrie England")....Gerinasi, MUS. HUNTER AND MR, W, B, CXWRRY,
acquiesce while Chim gives so little evidence of determination to work out her Lentration or lizes already agrest upon t but supposing for the sake of argument that they were to acquiesce, it is obviously Mr. W. V. DRUMMOND has added to the fallacy to say in que breath that interesting series of articles he has given to the enhanced tariff would yield the world under the caption of "China To enormous increase of the revenue from Day" another, which he has contributed to the Customs, and in the next to say thy N.-C. Daily News, in which he discusses that it is an expedient which would have the' factors that make up the conditions the advantage of making foreigners, that is, now existing in Chiun. In the light of foreign trade, provide all the extra money recant happenings it is impossible not to obtained. Surely it is the consumer who share in Mr. DRUMMOND's pessimism pays. If the import tax is raised 50 per regarding the immediate future. The cent. the extra levy will fall on the con- high hopes of reform and progress to sumer; and if the export tariff is similarly which the overthrow of the Manchu dynasty raised it, is fairly certain that the Customs gure birth, both at home and abroad, have revenue from exports would not show a been grievously disappointed. All the old proportionate, increase, for its effect would ovils that existed under the Mauchu certainly be to kill China's esport trade in monarchy," Mr. DRUMMOND writes, "exist many lines. If these are the plans which | Satsuma-maru in, the list, and it is pos There are twe Japanese steamers called still, some in an osuggerated form, and the the Poking Government is "carefully and sible that the referenen in the telegram Selection from The Girl in the people of China, and the outside world secretly" preparing the sooner that the is to one of these, and that the associa look vainly, so far, for reform." There apossible character of any such scheme is tion of Messrs. Dodwell & Co.'s name exists unhappily much to support this view made known to them the hotter Ten with the steamer is a mistake, thongh it could not reasonably, have been years ago when the MACKAY Treaty was expected that these evile would disappear on under negotiation, and this very subject the dawn of the Republie as if by some 300 up for discussion, the limits of foreign magic ward. Mr. DRUMMOND declares that acquiescence in any such demands were the officials in Peling are more unti-clearly inade known and are to be found foreign than ever, and reject all advice ombodied in Section VIII of the Treaty. from foreigners capable of aud willing Chine Vill need more money, and we have. and anxious to help them. Asan no doubt it-would-be- forthcoming from illustration, he says the officials are resisting foreign investors under the guarantee of in every way the efforts of the killed their own Governments, as in the case of foreign expert who has been appointed to the recent loan, but that guarantee is only reorganise the Salt Gabelle. Even if likely to be given when all signs of hostility.
very
THE RICE EXPORT FROM SIAM.
The export of rive from the port of Bangkok during July showed a satisfactory increase over the sanie, month in the two previous years, is the appended figures will show:-
July 1911 917,241 pieuls. 452,500 pleuls. July 1912 July 1914 1,234,508 piculs.
Song ..." I wish I had some one
to love me". I. Lander.
* Taxi Dibert, THE BAND OF THE BITT, DELL
Acrompanists: -Miss Dorothy Gordon, 31r. I.. Samlercock and Mr. George Grisible,
COD SAVE THE KIND.
EIGHT MILE GOLF TOUR.
IB STROKES OVER HEATHER AND HILLS.
wo golfers undertook to play from Maidstone to Littleston-on-Sea, a dis- tance of about thirty-five miles, in 2,000
•strokes, but actually accomplished the feas in 1,087 strokes.
CONSTANTINOPLE, September 1st. The Bulgarian delegates who have been appointed to conduct direct negotiations
ASIATIC CHOLERA IN VIENNA.
Vreana, September 1st.
A case of Asintic cholera has been eported in Vienna. The patient is a merchant who recently arrived from Salonika i Servia.
DON
EARL'S SEAT DESTROYED.
Loxbor, September, Ist. Killarney House, the seat of the Earl of Kenmare, has been burnt down, The fire is believed to have originated in a on the top floor. Prionless art treasures were destroyed.
AMERICANS LEAVING MEXICO.
LONDON, September 1st. A number of Americans are leaving
| México - in conseqtiznee of President Woot's warning against dele readining,
CHINA'S DEPTS..
Information from the Ministry of Finance, anys, & Peking vernacular jour- nal, states that since the conclusion of the Quintuple loan all accumulated foreign debts have been paid out of the proceeds of the loan. Some time ago Liang Shih- vi, the Acting Minister of Finance, submitted a statement of account of debts which had fallen due and after the Prosident's approval the account was handed over to the Quintuple Group for payment. The items paid follows:-
are
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Boxer Indemnity for 1912.£2,000,000
at Advance of the Sextuple
Groun Interest at % for above... 2nd "Advance of the Sextuple
Groupe
Interest at 73% for above..... Belgian loan (1st Instalment)... Interest for above: www. Belgian Ivan (2nd instalment ... Interest for above..... |Advance. of the Quadruple,
GFOBD
Mr. MacNeill was understood to ask whether the right hon. gentleman had seen from the Parliamentary Committee's report that there was no desire on the Foreign Office information if these of the officials to convey to the atrocities and no particular desire on behalf of the Foreign Office to investigato them.
Sir E. Grey: I do not admit that to be the case,"
I have pointed out that this is not at all a case like the Putumayo atrocities, An exceptional case of that kind, which involves slavery and brutality, is quite different from a case where it is a question of the prevratible loss of lives owing to inexperienced prople being employed in the mines. Putumayo case. You cannot put that on all fours with the
NOT AN ENGLISHMAN'S HEAD. PEKING, August 27th. With reference to the recent report from Talifu that an Englishman's head had barn bright to that place by some natives, the British Consul, in reply to a telegram from the British Legation in Peking, reports that the head was bright: across the Mekong in April last. The
utives bringing it said it belonged to an Englishman, one of twelve killed in a border engagemont.
It appears that a small engagement occurred in April on the Burma frontier, in which one Indian trooper was killed, thought that the head belonged to this but no Englishman. It is therefore Indian. The natives eventually brought it was brought and advised that it should thee bead to Tuluh Tea who asked why he buried, which was done.-Henter,
SEIZURE OF ARMS BY CUSTOMS.
PERING, August 7th.
A Chinese Government despatch to the. Foreign Legations voices the Govern- ent's intention to seize all arms and anununition entering China without the Government's sanction, which treaties peruit, and, also, its intention to utilize men-of-war in discovering munitions entering China at pointa where the Mari- time Customs have no function.
It is understood that some Legatons are objecting to the Government's pro- 342,702 posals, while others are not answering 3.200 the despatch. beesuse treaties provide. for certain procedure in the event or 158,658 contraband goods entering China in 1,500 foreign ships, Some objection is, express- 1,000,000 ed, also, in connection with the Gover
13,000
ment's procedure, which 250,000-
apparently ignores the Maritime Customs,Reuter 1,600
400,000
1st.
payment of interest. for above
33,139
20d payment of interest fur
above
3rd payment of interest for
above!
Brd Advance of the Sextuple
Group, 4th Advance of the Sextuple.
Cretip
Total...
SELF-EFFACING ENGLISH.
GERMAN PRAISE FOR
**A PRIVATE CITIZEN.” 12,887
"A classic exhibition of the nobility of 1,100 the race of a freeman is the eulogy of the Frankfurter Zeitung, the chief orgau of 455,235 the German francial and industrial classes, on the response of the British -149.394
nation to The Timer Crystal Palace sppeal. The generosity of A Private 5,223,358 Citizen," who gave £30,000, especially
evokes the Frankfurter Zeitung's ethi THE "GBAVE? OF W. T. STEAD.
siasm. The journal says this gift of £30,000, from one person for the simple The steamer Frauenke, bound from purpose of creating a people's play- a title, without Liverpool to New York, halted on July ground without hope of 30th over the spot where the gigantic liner having so much as a street named after Filasie went down on April 14th of last him, without even giving the newspapers
Dr. Fowlie vigorously opposed the Row to Crowborough-ever woodland Stead. From the decks of the Fraram worthiness of the cause, that, it must be allocation of $38,000 for segregation heather and several steep hills a dis laurel wreaths made by the Stead family said, is more than anything to which camp for cholera contacts.
"The peren- from trees is the late Mr. Stand's garden Germans are accustomed. was not a rap of good, and all other The feat, however, was acomplished in 184 band played Nearer, my God, to Thee, love such self-effacerent. One's merit is
He said ittanee of about eight miles, in 350 strokes.
were cast upon the sea while the ship's tuated monarchism of Germany does not towns in the East liad abandoned the strokes, and without, the loss of a single and 100 men and women with bowed only hallmarked when it is officially
ball.
heads looked on.
stamped.
A SINGAPORE LOAN.
SEGREGATION FOR CHOLERA
In view of this a well-known player soade a bet with Mr. Neville Foster, of sufficient pressure is brought to bear or 10 reform disappear, and honest and steady approved the prospectus of a 44 per cent. W Warmin, of the Newton Green Golf year with 1.503 of her passengers and a chance to mention his name, a fortaino The Municipality of Singapore has the Ashdown Forest Golf Club, and Mr. the Government by the Foreign Powers and effort is made by the Chinese Government million dollars loan.Club, that he could not play from Forest the victims including Mr. V. T. Riven away exclusively because of the.
a pretence of acquiescence is made, thun, and people to ensure honest and efficient the moment any attempt at reform is made administration in the revenue departments
in the salt districts, active resistance will where reforms is admittedly urgently begin on the spot with the connivance and required.
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