CANTON NOTES.
CANTON, September 28th.
A DECORATION FOR THE TUTUR. The investiture of Governor-General Lang with the insignin of the 2nd Rank of Merit took place at the Turub's' Yawn yesterday afternoon.
with a
A notification was issued towards the evening to the effect that each regiment of the Army and Navy had been rewarded sume of $160 with which to entertain themselves with liquor and so that they might participate in the honour bestowed on the Governor General
DICAL,
THE CIVIL ADMINISTRATOR,
The Civil Administrator, Li Boi-sin, in a proclamation issued on the 28th, notifies that he has taken up office us from that date.
THE ARREST OF WOO KWONG-KWOK.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1st, 1913.
HOME AND CHINA AFFAIRS,
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FORGERY "OF CANTON CURRENCY NOTES.
FORMER JAPANESE POLICE
DIRECTOR INVOLVED.
Furukawa came to his house to bid him good-bye, saying he was going to Hong- kong. At the end of December a telegrain was received announcing Furukawa'a arrival at Shanghai, and on its heels carne ths nows of his arrost. But he did not believe at the time that Furukawa was guilty of forgery.
The Court, haring acceded to the request witnessee, to sitamen severni other adjourned to the 27th September.-Japan
OPENING OF PUBLIC TRIAL.. The first public hearing of the case of
the Police! forging Canton paper money, in which Dr. Koga, ex-Director of Affairs Bureau, is implicated, was hold rette. on the 18th September in the Tokyo Chiho Saibansho.
CHINESE CANADIANS. After the usual formalities, Procurater
THE VALUE OF CANADIAN TRAINING. Okkotsu stated that the accused, in collu sion with Buichi Furukawa and, five-
"I wish the Canadian Government others, all of whom are now in prison at: could remove the tax on students who Hongkong, schemed to forge Canton paper money worth a million yen, and desire to come to Canada to study," said had turned out about Y550.000 worth, Mr. David Yui, M.A., the executive Six of the schemers were arrested while secretary of the Lecture Department of attempting to put the notes in circulation the Y.M.C.A. Shanghai, Chine, in a Fecent interview at Toronto. "It would in Hongkong., Takeichi Furukawa, the
do a great deal in promote a better ringleader, was a relative of it up understanding between the two countries and for a long time lived with his There are many students who are hope When he first intended to forge the nutes, he consulled Dr. Kuge, who then expressed lessly cut off at present on necount of the tnx. M. Yu, with Mr. Tsao, the his views to the effect that the Chinese
Menorai secretary of the Shanghai Republic eculd not be considered a Stat inasmuch as it was not recognized by the M.C.A., and Mrs. Tano, is making n Mori was English Secretary to the Powers; and therefore no trouble would of the world
Vice-President of the Republic, "General
ensue as a result of the scheme,
Yuan Hung, and went through the revolution with him.
over, legally the paper money was value loss, as it had no seal or number attached
Kamegor Ushioda, one of the accused.
The question of the students is one was first examined. He said that he was which concerns the two men very much. employed by the Japan Cinematographe. Yai thinks the educational facilities Company in October, last year, and in
in this country splendid, and for that the Company's office met Nishiyama, one
reason is anxious that the einbargo on of the conspirators. mow in prison at Hongkong, and conferred with him on the
students may be removed. He cited the case of Mr. Peter Hing, the law student manufacture of the forged notes. On one
of Meill, who is now Chief Justice of occasion he visited Furukawa, in company with Nishiyam and Maruta, and asked the Province of Kwangtung, and who him for the funds necessary. The print played such an important part in the ing was entrusted to Jajiro Osawa, at a revolution, as a remarkable product of
COMPANY REPORT.
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD.
The following Report was presented at the recent half-yearly meeting of sharo holders:
ان
MANY RELIGIONS.
HELISES OF THE DALKAN KOKARCHS,
Before the assassination of King George of Greece, says the Tour de Monde, which is quoted by the Paris Correspon- dent of the Daily News and Leader, neither Greece not Roumania nor Bulgarin was governed by Sovereigna of the same religious as their peoples. Grees had in George 1. a Prutessant King, Romanic and Bulgaria still have Catholic Kings.
Gentlemen,The Directors submit to fon
the annexed attenzent the liabilities and exuts of the Bank, and of the profit and loss account for the half-year ended 30th June, 1913.
Thu gross profits to the Bank for the This tolerance has hitherto been a past half year, including Y,218,061.10 matter of temporary resignation. Now brought forward from last acconet confessional unity is being prepared in amount to 192,308,304.56, of which all the Balkan States. Y18,028,530.00 have been deducted for interests, taxes, current expenses, rebate on bills current bud and doubtful deble. bonus for officers and clerks, etc., leaving a balance of Y3,379,768.96 for approprin- tion.
The
Directors
propose that v350,000 be added to the reserve fund, and recommend a dividend at the rate of twelve per cent. per annum, which will absorb 1.800,000
The balance, Y1,220,768.96, will be carried forward to the credit of next
Recrual,
KESARORE MIZUMACHI, Chairman. Head Office, Yokohama,
10th September, 1913.
BALANCE ABERT BOTH JONE, 1913, 13ABILITIES.
Y 30,000,000.00 18,200,000.00 850,290.57 0.720,315.30
Capital (paid-up) Reserve Fund Roserve for Doubtful Debts, Notes in Circulation
Fixed, Deposits (Current,
&c.)
We have been having is hot discussion as to whether or act that irrepressible Shortly, after one s'elock the insignia person. Jack Johnson, should appear or arrived in an exquisitely ornamented the music hali stag Parsons and stand, followed by thousands of widiera pugilists, big wigs and plain journalists with commanders Li. Fook-lum and Wong have said their way, till we are a bit tired Tung lewag, and Choi Chun-hang, Chief of the subject. But these was one little of the Water Police, all in full uniform, touch of Asia that I have clipped out for at the head of the procession. The you to read.
When Akin takes to con- the London papõrs on Beremony was signalised by a walute of tributing to guns fired ou the Koon Yan Hill, salates summer topies then. I think East and having been fired by several of the West are getting together" in fine style. gundouts at noon.
We have down at the Brooklands training young Chinese Later on.
all the high officials and school of aviation a military and naval oflicers called at the Government student paned T. K. Wong,
only. D01
pilot's Tames to congratulate the Tutub, who who has entertained them to tea.
certificate, but has milt a now kind of aeroplane for China, and though it ie built of steel and wood, he plans to use bamboo a good deal when he gets home. That, however, is incidental to this racial dispute Wong, in addition to his other activities, las gained a very respectable knowledge of our language, and, ko une of our London papers he has sout these lines: The statements made regarding the moral and intellectual inferiority of the African negr may be based upon acteal observation and experience. To extend indiscriminately the stigma attaching to colour in this race to the Further particulars have beers pub highly-civilised and cultured racry
"We would like," Canadian training. lished concerning the unexpected arrest China and India is, however, merely to of Woo Kwong-kwok, the military edvisor admit a lack of knowledge and a narrow-
said Mr. Yui, "to see a better under- to the Tutuh, which was reported in the mess of outlook mnt of keeping with a
standing between the two countries and I believe that Daily Press of Saturday last. A few discussion of such breadth,
intimate relation The social
these obstacles removed. days prior to the declaration of civilisation of China is older, deeper and
when such an established it will be for the good of both Canada and China.' independence, Woo was sent to Kwangsi cleaner than is to be found anywhere in
Speaking of the work at the Shangbai | by Chan Kwing ning to persuade (enera) | Europe, and the Oriental self-control is
F.M.C.A., Mr. Yui said that the enrol-Cash Account: Lang to simultaneously declare Kwangsi | a characteristic universally admitted.sprang up.
Tu Hand and a gratifying feature was that the independent of the Central Government. There are very few Europeans of any appointed to a Governmen post in 1874, ment at present is between 3,500 and 4,000, work is almost self-supporting. One of we know, resisted his class who can claim to have been received he invited Furukawa to Tokyo and pu
him to school. On July 1st last year
the greatest works done there is the persuasion and advised him that, as into a high class Chinese home or to have Furukawa visited him and informed him calamity would soon overtake Chau, I gained an intimate knowledge of Chinese that he had been entrusted with the training of men as secretaries for other should not return to Kwangtung. He home life. The remarks of Indian are manufacture of paper-money by ffeils centres throughout the country. further pointed out to him that it was endorsed by every Oriental who visits in the service of the Chinese Government, Chinese Government is helping splendidly Witness acked why the Chinese Govern in the work, and the President. Yun iniquitous to support the rebel cause, this great country. The streets are a ment preferred to place such an important Shih-kai, bas given 2000 to advance the Woo, however, took no heed of the advice daily public exhibition of vice and the undertaking with an individual rather and returned to Canton. When General insulting of the white man's womankind than with the Japanese Government. To Lang took over the Governorship, he by the white man!" Wong is evidently this, Furukawa replied that the matterIMPERATOR" TO BE REBUILT: tendered his resignation (he was then a feeling quite at home among us. Counsellor to the Tutuh) in order to THE GERMAN INCLDENT ON THE YANGTSZE. avoid punislucent. Tuluh Lung hypo- The majority of the German papers Pritically professed to be friendly with have maintained a cool head in regard his and appointed him as his military alvisor, and has now put bio under armst. Another charge against Woo is that he had pleaded on behalf of Lau Ynt, Who was then in prison on a dargo of supplying rebels with arms and was subsequently shot, in the hope of obtain ing his releas
The General, as
NEW COMMISSIONER'S ARRIVAL.
IntENTS.
of
-
cost of Y5.000,
Dr. Koga was next examined. He had twice held the post of Director of the Polic Affairs Bureau, and came from the same province as Furukawa, the ringleader. Furukawa having lost his nother 主题 infancy, witness inther reared him, and thug a close friendship
When he (witness) was ¦
Later
was
ik
205.700,933.32
Bills Payable, Bills Re-din
counted, Acceptances, and other unes due by the Bank 132,660,497.27
Amstronght Dividends Unclaimed
from last Acet Net Prolit for the past Half-
Year
At Bankers.
forward
7.548.77
1.219,061.19
2.100,707.77
1997,519,350.19
ASNETE.
Y21,220,970.8)
11,007,172,43 investments in Public
Securities
The Bills
NO ORE GIGANTIC LINERS FOR GERMANY.
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disemuter Loans, Advances, &c. Bills receivable and other
suns the to the Bank...... Bullion and Foreign Mongy. Bank's Premises, Properties,
Purniture &
Y #4,223,1-10.97 21,878,414.07
118,772,357.02 219.833.610.55 8,852,358.94
3,951,460,34
Y397,519,350.10
PROFIT AND 1.098 ACCOUNT.
To Interests, Taxes, Current Expenses, Rebate on Bills Current, Bad and Butt- Tak Debts, Bonus for Officers and Clarks, &e: ... Y 18,928,335.60 350,000.00 To Reserve Fund To Dividend
for Yo per Old Share
20,000 shares. Y1.50 per New Blare for 240,000 shrurës
To Balnue carried forward
to best Account
King Constantine and the heirs to the Roumanian and Bulgarian Thrones have been baptised according to the rites of the Eastern Church, and the foundation of three, now Orthodox. dynasties is thus bsnled.
Constantine set the example, and it will be followed by the future King Boris of Bulgaria and the future King Charles 11. of Roumania, who have both, like Con
stantine, been baptised according to the Greek rites.
In the matter of the Queens there is a singular inistare of religion. Ferdinand of Bulgaria is a Roman Catholic, his Queen Eleanora is a Protestant, and their eldest son is Orthodox. Their other children are Roman Catholics, like their father.
Ai Bucharest the King and the Crown Prince are Roman Catholics. The Queen (Carmen Sylva) and the Crown Princess are Protestants, but the other children are Greek Orthodox.
Thus . series of Orthodox Royal Families is being prepared,, which will inter-marry and banish from their midst the last traces of Protestantism and Roman Catholicism.
INTIMATIONS
THE COMING
WHISKY
OF THE FAR EAST.
JOHN HAIG'S
was of an urgent nature, as the paper money was needed for paying the dis- banded ariny Witness asked him if he
BERLIN, September 9th. had any written order from the Chinese
So far as Germany is concerned, the Government, to which he replied in the
day of the gigantic ocean liner is at an end. he (witness) negative.
The mighty Imperator, which has met to the participation of a German cruiser informed that a written order lind been
with nothing but bad mek since the day in the exchange of firing on the Yangtsze. obtained from the Chinese Government. Perhaps the most interesting comment is Though he did not see the order he did she was launched, is to be taken off the that of Count Reventlow in the Deutsche not suspect Furukawa of falsched. At Hamburg-New York service next months, interview Furukawa raked he will a partially rebuilt. Experience “ugesschung. He takes it for gruaited! (witness) if such a Usiness could be shown the Hamburg-Amerika Com- that the rebols have all along shown legally undertaken by individuals. He pany that she has deficient boilers, and to Germany and German thereupon ordered his subordinate officials her boiler-room is to be entirely recons hostility
German vessels in Chinese to investigate the matter, and as a result structed. She is also to be equipped to The came to the conclusion that it did not use oil fuel.
suites, waters, he declares, are, exclusively con
Her sumptuous millionaire conflict with the law. He, however, Mr. Ng Chong, better known as Ngcerned with Gerumo interests, which are advised Furukawa that as the matter having been proved unprofitable from the
considerable, very
especially on the
concerned Japan's honour, he had better commercial standpoint. are to be con- Hin Tsze, the -new Commissioner of Yangtsze, where they preponderate.
He show the manufactured notes to the verted into a larger number of smaller Interior Affairs, arrived from Hongkong seems to see in the hostility of the rebels authorities of the Metropolitan Police. cabins.
The company hope that after the yesterday. Mr. Ng was for many years the hand of Japan, but still more clearly When later he (witness) met Mr. Anraky, editor of the Sarang Po, Hongkong, and the machinations of the English, Eng Chief of the Metropolitan Police, be told, extensive projected changes have been By Amitat of Gross Profits until lately was a member of the Con- but in the Yangtze Valley she is anxious him of the matter. He, however, never effected the liner will be definitely relieved stitution Drafting Commission.
Histo cast as much odium as possible on heard anything about the question of of what the Kaiser termed appointment was recatamended by Pre Germany, even though Germany pursnes remuneration. "About the 10th of Novemailnents."
the same policy of supporting the Presi- her last year Furukawa paid him another The experience of the Imperator has mier Hsiung
dent, and England, in influencing the visit, and proalued two sample notes, had a marked effect in shipping circles, THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE" rebels against Germany, has evidently stating that the seal and number would and the pdicy is now to build smaller
gained fr object..
German Lloyd Which only shows be affixed by the Chinese Government boats for teen passenger talented detail, comparing then with the hooks and H. how far an intelligent man's observation The rumour that he (Dr. Kaga) conferred North Pak Ka Sun, the editor of the flatte, may get askew when his mind is saturnted with Furukawa and other conspirators at decided not to build vessels of over 30,000. The kraveins and agencies, and have found
ENVIOR OF
CASRIERED.
land, he says, supports Yuan Shih-kai.
A 1:0YAL RESIDENCE IN IRELANŢE
Jins been deprived of his office by the Civil with national prejudice. gr Administrator, because he was lately “áccused by someone of having accepted bribe to the extent of 83,000 during the period of governorship by Wu and Chan, and was suspected of being consected Nationalists are bound to win and
with seditious factions." Having regard to the character of the punishments which have recently been given for such offences, Mr. Pak must consider himself ex- eptionally fortunate in getting off lightly.
SUPREME COURT.
Tuesday, September 30th.
1 am told that there is a marked change coming over Irish Suciety in regard to Hoone Rule. Perhaps it is that they feel
Therefore all Ireland had better settle down to make the best of it; or it may be thut the known desire of the King to have
Royal residence in Ireland has one- thing to do with it. Anyway, there was a very different reception to what is usual for the Lord Lieutenant. the Earl of Aberdeen, when he sent to the Horse Show in Dublin last week. Or previous
ccasions be and Lady Aberdeen have! received sach a very small smattering of cheers that the whisper of applause simply seemed to emphasise the coldness. But this time the welcome was general and cordial and the Barl might well look surprised. Not that he is the only one who has been given the frozen stare in Dublin. When the present Lord Crewe was Lieutenant he had the saine experi- ence. Bent that was in the days of Mr. Two actions were taken together before | Gladstone, Even Lord Cadogan, how- his Lordship, in each of which the claim ever, and Lord Dudley, two Conservative Lord Lieutenants of recent years, passed
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
BEFORE HIS HONOUR MR. 3. H. KEMP (PEINE JUDGE).
VYALMA ÚNDER PROMISSORY NOTER.
was for $200 dre under a promissory nctel into the frigid zone when they were Thas first action was between Wong Chun | injudicions enough to express sentiments Sai and Ho King Sum and Wong Lung, in sympathy with the mass of the people while in the second the Kung Sua Lung of the country. So che present, change is firm were the plaintiffs and Wong Sai very futable indeed. It is well-known in Tung and others, defendants.
Court circles that the King does not look at all with satisfaction on the fact that while he has numerous residences in England and Scotland he has none in the Green Isle. It.is almost a safe assertion that as soon as things are quiet and whether or not Home Rule be in full swing the mansion of a nobleman in Ireland will be bought for His Majesty it would not merely be a sympathetic thing to do--it would be downright I am told, by the way, that the King is very different to his brought to recover money due on pro- father in one important way. He takes missory notes The amount claimed in very little personal part in the selection the first actia mentioned was a private of men to fil big positions in the country. loun lent by the plaintiff, while the When the selection is reasonably one for State advice he listens almost invariably dinim in the second case was for money to the advice of his Ministers, contenting lent by plaintiff's Brin. The notes would himself with making sure that--the be put in, and it would be seen that both suggested occupant of the position is a fit and proper person. King Edward, on bore the chop of the defendant firm.
the contrary, liked to run these appoint- After hearing evidence his Lordship wents himself, and he often listened to counsel other than that of his Ministers. entered judgment for plaintiff.
Mr. P. Sydenham Dixon (of Messrs. Wilkinson & Geist) appeared for the plaintiffs, Mr. F. Mason (of Mr. F. X. d'Almada's affec) represented the defen- dants and Mr. C. A. Sutherton Russ (of
Messrs. Guldring & Russ) appeared on
half a hird party.
Mr. Dixon sald both the actions were statesmanlike.
the end of November was absolutely tons, London Daily Express unfounded. About the 7th December' padent.
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1.800.000.00
1,229,768,00
¥ 22,308,304.56
By Balance, brought forward
31st December, 1912
Y
1,219,061.19
21,089,213.37
Y 22,308.304.565
for the Half-year 30th
June, 1913 ·...
We have esamined the above necounts in youchers of the Bank and the returns from We have fruiker them to be correct.
Suicted the seestritjes, etc., of the Bank, and also thow held on account of loans. advance, etc., and have found them all to be in accordance with the barks and accounts. aaf the Banks.
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NEW CONSIGNMENTS.
In spite of the reserve maintained at the Asimiralty on the subject, it is never theless true, ays a London paper of the 12th ult, that the British Government is auinterested in the invention of Signor Cinlio Clvi, a young Italian engineer at Havre, who claims to have STERLING devised nu apparatus capable of blowing up, fifteen miles away, any craft-battle ship, torpedo-bbit, airship, or waterplane
carrying explosive matter,
The French Ministry of Marine, as well as General Joffre, who is just now con- manding the French army manœuvres, have both investigated Signor Ulivi's invention, and have been astounded at its possibilities.
It is on a yacht-the Lady Henrietta-- fying British colours and manned by an English crew, that Signor Ulivi has been conducting experiments for some time Dast
Signor Ulivi claims to have discovered a new ether ray with more potentialities than any ray yet discwered, including the Röntgen ray and the Marconi wire. Jess
The ether rayer, as Signor Ulivi calls it, the "F" ray, for purposes of distinc tinn is projected from an apparatus the details of which are kept perfectly socrut, in a small room on the yacht, against any kind of explosive, be it powder or gas.
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Signor Ulivi believes that when his invention is perfected, a man seated in the room of a battleship will be able to blow up farge vessels at a distance of fificen ur sixteen miles.
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