INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2ND, 1913.
if not the whole, of the necessary lund has since hern acquired
ior the line, we beliove. If the success of the Canton- Kowloon Railway is to depend on interchange of trafy, or if this line is AT THE WELCOME DINNER to fulfil the purpose for which it was
of thu
MEDICAL
CONGRESS
hold in London on the 6th ultimo, af t-a RITZ HOTEL
CHAMPAGNE DE ST. MARCEAUX,
1906 VINTAGE, WAS THE ONLY CHAMPAGNE ON THE MENU.
CHAMPAGNE
DE ST. MARCEAUX & Co.,
REIMS,
18 A GUARANTEED VINTAGE-
WINE.
It is the rast Popular Wino in Burland al Europe to-day and invariably figures on thus menus of Banquets, Dianors, and Suppers given by Reigning Monarchs, Ministers of State, Merchurd Guilds. Sporting Clubs,
te, etc.
dosigned, no time should be lost in connect- ing with the portion of the Canton-Hankow line already built and in operation, in order to initiate and establish the long hauls which are necessary to success in the
carrying of goods traffic. Even though
NEW WESTERN MARKET.
OPENED YESTERDAY,
The south block of the new Western Market, the construction of which has just been completed, was opened to the public of West Point yesterday morning. Some low years ago the market on the Praya near the old Harbour Office was
TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
THE MASSACRE OF THE CAMEL CORPS.
ACTING COMMIÐSIONER'S CRITICISM OF
CAPTAIN CORFIELD.
crected to meet the growing requirements of the Western District, but even this addition was found insufficient. As a
LONDON, October 1st. consequence. the Government decided on A Blue-book on the recent massacre -rebuilding on the old market site. About
of the Camel Corps in Somaliland showa the time the matter was under considera- tion, a serious collapse occurred in
that early in 1913 Mr. Harcourt, the Morrison Street, which is adjacent to the Colonial Secretary, disapproved of the old market, and as that site was not splitting up of the Camel Corps for the considered large enough for the require-purpose of extending its sphere of ments of the densely-populated Western
operations. district, we understand the Director of Public Works took advantage of the resume certain laud, upon collapse to which stood a number of jerry-built houses, for the purposes of the
The wisdom of this procedure become apparent, The old
Farw
Mr. Harcourt wrote to the Commissionor on the 18th August suggesting the increase of the Camel Corps from 150 to 500 at a cost of an additional £5,000 per anuam, enabling the Protectorate to
the through traffic from the one line to the other by unlikely to make this con- necting link remunerative perhaps for a long time to come, it would surely create a purely local traffic which would in itself probably make the construction of the line worth while. At both ends of the great trunk line a determination is shown to accelerate its construction, and it should be especially interesting to Canton and Hong kong to read what the Commissioner of Customs at Hankow has to say on the subject in his Decennial report, recently published. He writes: "It is hardly tenements, which in all probability would dispense with the more costly Indian probable that the Canton fine will bring have collapsed and endangered life, were to Hankow anything approaching the removed, and on the old market site and beacfit brought by the Peking line, the resumed ground a new, substantial as the high freight on the river and cost and imposing market has been erected, aud risk of transhipment at Shanghai must with roomy stalls and all conveniences. tand to make the greater part of that line The building. with its massive dome, food Canton and Kowloon, especially as the looks more like a mosque than a market, and there should be no cramping of space Cantonese are smuter business men than
in the Western District for some years
CHAMPAGNE this side of Hupeh,
market.
has
lo conie.
troops.
[THROUGH KRUSER'S AGENCY.]
AMERICA'S NEW TARIFES,
WASHINGTON, October 1st.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
ULSTER'S PROVISIONAL
GOVERNMENT,
LONDON, October 1st
The first meeting of the Provisional
The Conference Committee on the Tariff Bill has reported the Bill to the House of Representatives, which will probably Government of Ulster has been held, and ratify it today. In that case the Bill the question of the Guarantee Farid was will go on Wednesday to the Senate, considered. which is expected to pass it with equal
Mr. Alex. Ure, M.P., speaking/BA expedition.
Chiswick, said he had the highest The duties are lower on the average authority for stating that there would than those in the Bills of either the House not be a Civil War in Ulster. of Representatives or the Senate, and if ridiculed the Provisional Government, ratified as it stands will provide a which he described as "a huge fraud " surplus revenue of $16,000,000 for the first and a hopeless impossibility." year, and $18,000,000 for the folowing final effect would be a complete stoppage years. The Bill will become effective as of business, and Enancial panic, follow- the Presideat registers his ed by rioting by the starving and tur- No Conference was possible except on the basis of Home Rule. ·
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signature, except as regards the free bulent. importasion of raw wool, which will be deferred until December; the decreased
The Commissioner, Mr. H. G. Byatt, warmly, approved of this suggestion,duties on sugar, whicà come into opera- sieving that it would strongly improve tion on the 1st March; and sugar which the position of the Government in the will be admitted free after the 1st May, eyes of both the Friendly natives and the
1916. The repeal of the duties, based on Mullah.
standard colour test, however, will brcome effective immediately.
Describing the disaster, Acting-Com- the Hupehest and more careful in grading and clearing goods for export." Even
missioner Archer, while testifying to Capt. though nothing came from the distant pro-allotted stalls in the new building on The Chinese purveyors who have been
Corfield's bravery and energy, strongly vince of Blupeh, there are prospects of the Tuesday obtained permission from the blames him for attacking the Dervishes, development of a heavy traffic over the fine Sanitary Departinent to celebrate their contrary to all instructions and the Mr. COLLINSON,occupation by a good joss" perform- | advice of the Indian officer, Captain the engineer-in-chief of the line, in his
auce, which took place ia the Summers, who was accompanying the latest published Report
tlie
warket i# the evening, and was
force. Mr. Archer pays a tribute to the survoying of the whole route," states
witnessed by a large gathering of VIN BRUT AND VERY DRY. that the engineers report the trafic pros
Chinese. The deafening fusillude of splendid work of the Constabulary prior crackers which was discharged should, to the disaster in restoring order among PRICE TER CASE ) I doz, Qis, $57.00|pects to be very good. The line will pass
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if it did not, pronitiate the all-
the friendly natives, JNCLUDING - DUTY,
powerful juss, who must also have
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HONGBONG Ovronn 250, 1913
Is the report of the Landon Committee of the Chim Association it is mentioned that the Hongkong Branch had written laying stress upon the importance of securing to Hongkong a through connection with the great trunk line bet wecu Hankov and Canton, and urging the desirability of linking that line with the railway running betwecu Kovicon and Canton. The Committee, while fully appreciating the importance of the point, considered that the question WILS one but had better boised locally. It was under stood that the authorities of the Chinese section of the Cantor-Kowloon Railway wore equally anxious to secure a connection, and that only lack of funds prevented the work from being undertakon. It is well- known that the construction of the Kwang tung section of the Hankow-Canton line also, has been greatly hampered by lack of capital, but that is a difficulty which we balieve will shortly be cvercome by uns
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through the tea districts at Yauglowsze and Youglowtung, while the country south of Changsha is bighly cultivated and appreciated the full-flerlged Chinese band which made the welkin ring with the prosporous: the railway will tap very rich
strident notes of Chinese music.
The mineral districts in Hunan, and will no
harmony was greatly appreciated by doubt become a great factor in the develop-native sprelators, but the few Europeans ment of this profitable industry." All this means that a very lucrative trathe is certain to develop to the great benefit of the railways in which the province of Kwangtung is interested, for Kowloon, rather dban Hankow, will be the outlet for both the tea and the niuecals. With, upwards of a hundred miles of the trunk line already open to traffic in Kwangtung, no time should be lost in constructing the loop line connecting it with the Chaton-Kowloon libe, thus initiating and establishing the uninterrupted treusit of the products of Central Ching to Kowloo for export có the world's markets.
The Chinese Government is reported in have decided to suspend martial law. on the 6th inst,
who witnessed the opening were not enamoured of the music, and one of them stated yesterday that he thought the massed bands which played must have collected every brass instrument in sho Colony, A number of side-shows were in evidence during the evening, and there seems little doubt that most of the spectators enjoyed the opening ceremony dubtless considered by theia to have been intensely, and the new bukling
opperwid anchor to happiest asspices.
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUE..
A practice match will take place on the Club groruds Saturday, 4th October, between the Club and the Rest. Play to commence at 2.15 pan. Trans:- The Can-R: Hancock (Capit,}, 41 €7 Clarke, A. A.. Claxton. P. H, Cobbe. D. Game, ` Major-Gen.
A Military Racquet Club has breu. Ponadly. Á. L. formed which has taken over the picquet
Kelly, M. M. Maas, S. S. Moore, T. E
Pearce, and R. P. Thursfield
C.M.G. FOR ME, ARCHER
LATER,
Mr. Archer, the Acting-Commissioner has been appoimed a Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. Courge,
GREAT BRITAIN'S REVENUE.
QUARTER'S SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE.
LONDON, October let.
Great Britain's revenue for the pust quarter amounted to £36,797,700, an in- crease of £2,634,099.
DOM MANUEL'S CONSORT.
HONEYMOON SHORTLY TO BE RESUMED.
LISBON, October Tat. Manuel's Ex - King
Chamberlain writes :-" Queen Augustine has slightly improved, and Their Majesties will shortly resine their honeymoon.. King Manuel is constantly with the patient.”
A bulletin issued at Munich says:- The Queen of Portugal was taken ill ou the 18th September with fever, which was
The
carts from the Hongkong: Cricket Club,
attended with gastric symptoms, We have been officially informed that
Cas Rev. Major Baser 4.D.D., right renal cavity was affected sympathie the quarantine restrictions placed upon Capt. Crawford, R.CLĂ., Major Currie, tically. Acting on medical advice, vessels from this port at Singapore have¦ B.G.A., Rev. W. H. Foster Pegg, R. 0. Tw been withrawat.
Hutchison, Capt. Matthews, IG.A..
her. Majesty entered hospital on the 22nd Capt. Robertson. – A.0,1., H. Mr. September. There
፡፡ reasonable Cland Severn, Engr.-Lieut. Smith, R. N., prospect of meovery in a definite time. Lieut. Wars, R.N., and Lieut. Wiltshire | The King has also taken up his residence R.G.A.
at the Hospital."
It is rumoured in Pening that spot the retirement this month of Mr. F. A. Cooper, C.M., Director of
Public Works. C'epitrea, be my be suveredéd by the Hom, F. J. Pigota, Colonial Engineer. Suaits Settlements.
in regard to the robbery of articles of valuable jewellery from a safe at the residence of Mr. A. Weill, of Nu. 41, Robinson Road, that gentleman has now discvered that thres other pieces of jewellery, of the value of $340, are also missing.
Y.M.C.A. HOCKEY CLUB.
The annual general meeting of the Y.3.C.A. Hockey Club was hell last evening at the Club's headquarters in Alexandra Buildings Me, W. Sykes..the
business and annual reports were con President, cunied the hair. The
formed and officers for the ensuing season were elected. Mr. Sykes was again! appointed President; Mr. 1. Edumids
explain: Mr. C. 3. Hicking vice-captain: and Mr. Chas. W. Randall hun.. secretary
and treasurer. The ground will be p Happy Valley, as last season, d
The piano and music department of Mesurs. Lane, Crawford & Co, has bem transferred to Mr. W. Anderson who will carry on the business under the style of the Anderson Music Co. at No. 4, Des practice match is to take place on Mou- Vous Road Central. Augonncements today, the 13th inst this effect appear un page 4.
pleased to arrange fixtures for
MANSION DESTROYED IN KENT.
LONDON, October 1st. The Earl of Guilding's mansion at Waldersbare, Park, near Dover,
paintings and furniture being saved. destroyed by fire yesterday, only sone
MARRIAGE OF SIR HARRY
MACLEAN,
was
LONDON, October 1st. Kaid Sir Harry MacLean was married
at Paddington yesterday to Theresa.
21.
THE RECENT FIGHTING IN
MOROCCO.
SPANISH GENERAL'S REASSURING DESPATCHES,
LONDON, October 1st.
Lie
Ito
The Unionist papors give prontinence to telegrams from Belfast to the effect that if Ulster is excluded from Home Rule the physical force resista ner, movo- mout will cease; and state that the Unionist leaders made suggestions on this basis to the Government with a view to compromise.
MINISTERS AT BALMORAL
LONDON. October 1st, Mr. Augustine Birrell, Chief Secretary for Ireland, has arrived at Balmoral. LORD ALVERSTONE'S SUCCESSOR.
AIR ROFUS 18AACS AS LORD CHEF JUSTICK,
LONDON, October 1st.
It is announced from a trustworthy source that Sir Rufus Isanes, K.01, M.P., the Attorney-General, becomes Lord Chief the retirement of Lord
The telegram from Tangier received on the 20th ult. in regard to the fighting between the Spanish forces and Moors at Lureche, in which it was stated that the Spanish troops fell into an ambush and that there was terrible slaughter on both sides, appears to have misrepresented the facts. Despatches to Madrid show that Justice General Silvestre, after a sharp fight, Alverstone. dislodged Raisuli, the rebel leader, from
PRIVATE INTERESTS & PUBLIC commanding strategic position, from
DUTY. which he had been attacking the Spanish
The Spanish lust five men.
FURTHER LETTER FAGM THE CHANCELLOR.
RED MEXICO.
convoys.
FIERCE FIGHTING HETWEEN FEDERALS AND CONSTITETIONALISTS.
WASHINGTON, October 1st.
Pierce vacanters between the Federal
on
LONDON, Oetebe 1st. Mr. Lloyd George, in a letter published in the Press, but not addressed to Lord Selborne, points out the differences in his own case and that of Lord Selborne, na the latter was a Director of a Company Govern-
troops and the so-called "Constitu- | negotiating a contrari - with a tinalists, continue in Mexico. Several ment filled by his own relatives, hundred dad were left on the field after Battle, near Barreterran.
LORD ROBERTS BIRTHDAY,
WORLD-WIDE CONGRATULATIONS.
Losvos. October 1st. Field Marshal Bar! Roberts received
warld-wide congratulations on the cele
THE OLYMPIC GAMES.
We are, asked to state that the Duke of Westminster, who is one of the signatories and supporters of the Olympic Games Fund, will be glad to Peceive +nd acknowledge any dunations that any le went to him in aid of the appeal for a
national subscription, He starts his own
subscription list with a donation of Eration of his $1st birthday yesterday. £1,000, and will forward from to-day any Messages were sent by Their Majestics the sums, large or small, to the Horary
Treasurer of the Fund. Letters contain King and Queen, members of the Royaling contributions should he addressed to Family, and Military and Naval officers, the Duke of Westminster at Cresveror and tables were sent from every Colony cheques should be marked
House, London, W., and envelopes and under the British flag.
Olympic Fand
Loni Roberts, in a message to the nation, appeals for active support of the National Service movement.
INDIAN POLICE OFFICIAL ASSASSINATED.
•
CALCUTTA, October 1st A native police Inspector has been murdered by the explosion of a bomb thrown at him by a man named Mymen Singh, who has escaped.
THE ALBANIAN GENDARMERIE.
TO BE ORGANISED BY DUTCH OFFICERS
LONDON, October 1st. Reuter's Agent says that Holland has
LAWN TENNIS PARTNERSHIPS,
WHY CANNOT BUSCAND
TOGETHER!
1
AND WIFE FAY
Anyone who has se anything of lawn tennis tournaments this summer, remarks a writer in a home paper, has probably noticed that husband and wife scarcely ever play together. Nothing is more usual than
rothers playing together, or sisters, or brother and sister, but you may go to a dozen tournente without seeing husband and wife the same hide of the net. When they are playing in the same tournament it is customary for the husband to play with another woman and the wife with another man. Why is this!
Is it that friction would result, or that each makes the other nervous, or that it is better to leave, one's partner in su
matter outside the home ?.
The secretary vill ha daughter of the late General- larry accepted the invitation of the Powers to serious a
The date for the election of President | Monday during the ensuing season, ge of the Chinese Republic seems to be altered daily.
At firs it was
to be
Detober 10th-the anniversary of the out- break of the first revolution--then it was to be the 13th, and the latest is that it will take place on the 5th inst.
Mr. H. W. D. Shallard, who has been
Company for some years, and was Acting Superinterident during the absence on leave last year of the Hon. Mr. Hewett, CM.G., has been appointed Agent of the Company at Perth, Western Australia, and leaves Hongkong with Mrs. Shallard
THE MAGISTRACY.
any
A man
was arrested whilst going in hard a steamer with. 200 rounds of amanition in his possession. Yesterday he was fired $100 by Mr. Wood.
A SNATCH-CHIEF.
Prendergast,
organise the Albanian gendarmerie, and PASSIVE RESISTANCE IN SOUTH sending a number of Dutch officers to
AFRICA.
THE TIMES ON THE SITUATION.
report on existing conditions, with a view aseertalaing the number of officers which will eventually be required." FEARED DEATH OF WELL-KNOWN INVENTOR.
:
LONDON, October 1st. The Times, in a leading article on the passive resistance in South Africa (in
LONDON, October 1st. Wood sentenced & Chinese to six months At the Magistracy yesterday. Mr. J. R.
connection with Indian immigration)
Herr Rudolf Diesel, the inventor of the imprisonment, four hours stocks, and Government is totally unjust, but further name, disappeared on
says that the denunciation of the Union world-famed oil engine which bears his 12 strokes with the birch for snatching.
the night boat
of a foreign loan. In the same way there is in the Hongkong Office of the P. & O. very little doubt that the necessary capital would be forthcoming for the loop line, on the security of the line itself. We do not know which of the two Railway Adminis. trations, if either, is to undertake the
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF ARMS.
tion of passive resistance would inflict on construction of this important link, but the and family on the 20th inst. to take up the str, Bellerophos for having revolvers not the situation be more easily remedied. Two Chinese were arrested on beard South Africa and the Empire. Would advisability of connecting the two lines as his new post. Mr. Shallard has spent in their possession without a licence, early as possible scarcely needs pointing out.
about twenty-two years in the Company's The first man had taken the precaution it asks, if the Government of India sert We believe we are correct in saying that the service in Asia at various ports between to talte his brearm to pieces, and con
ceal it in a teapot.
its own official reprentative to South He was fined
so notes from a woman's hand outside steps are obviously necessary to prevent between Antwerp and Harwich, whilst Road Central. The money-danger's shop at 116, Queen's the serious injuries which the prolonga, en route to attend the Diesel Company meeting in London. It is feared that he
fell overboard.
ITALIAN POLITICAL CRISIS.
ROME, October 1st. Parliament has dissolved.. Elections
Whatever the explanation, one thing is clear. It seems to be impossible for husband and wife to play together with- out arguing, Apparently their relations something wrong the husband tells her are too frank, so that when the wife does
Re-with disastrous results. When play-.. ing with a comparative stranger he must say nothing and so mys she. That seems to be the most efficient partnership.
Nearly all the fanous partnerships in- lawn tennis have been brothers. If they can play together so successfully and band and wite! and good-temperedly, why cannot hus-
The Austrian Kaiserin Elizabeth, 4,000 tons displacement and carrying 20 officers and 400 men, which arrived in the harbour from Pola on Tuesday, is going to. Shanghai to relieve the Kotter Von Joseph,which has been on the China station for two years, and the Kaiserin Elizabeth will stay here for a similar period. Her
survey of this connecting link was completed. Bombay and Yokohama, and he will be $250 or three months' by Mr. Wood. The Africa to discuss the problem at first will take place on the 28th inst,, balloting speed is 17 knots per hour, and she sailed
evon before the Canton Kowloon Railway was leaving the East with the good wishes of second man, who made no attempt to opened for through traffic, and some portion, a host of friends for his future welfare. conceal the weapon, was fined $100.
hand t
on the 2nd November, and Parliament from Pole, the chief naval station of Austria-Hungary, in August under the will meet again on the 27th November. | command of Captain Reichardt Markoviz.