HOME AND CHINA AFFAIRS.
(FROM DER OWN CORRESPONDENT-]
LONDON, September 17th. ELECTRICAL ADVERTISEMENTS FOR
HONGKONG.
THE GROWTH OF BERLIN.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14TH, 1913.
London is ever spreading its borders, though hardly with the same rapidity as New York. But now Berlin is gotting into its stride, with ambitions to become the biggest city on the Continent September 1st, Greater Berlin, corres pording to London's metropolitan area.
population of 3,970,661.
The hold a excess of births over deaths, plus imigra, tion, is 3,000 a month, so by the summer
due.
THE PRESIDENT'S ELECTION.
-A LABORIOUS MUBINESS.
The following account of the Presi dispatch by the Peking correspondent of dential election is given in a telegraphie the N. C. Daily News
THE DOLLAR LINE AND THE CHINESE FLAG.
A. REPUDIATION.
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CHINA'S FINANCES..
THE NEXT BIG FOREIGN LOAN.
الم
Premier Hsiung had long conference
Power Group in order to avoid the incon- with the President recently concerning another big foreign loan from the Five
Ia staff of assistauts near St. James', and it was through His Excellency that much of the subsequent negotiations passed. That this course of procedure might con- caivably have hurt--and as a matter of
Francisco Chronicle, that the Dollar line The story which appeared in the San Ofact did hurt the amour propre of the
The Members of both Houses of Parlin of steanships would fly the Chinese flagveniences of approaching other financiers. lato Viscount Hayashi is not open to doubt; but it was only when the Anglo- want mot this morning at 8 o'clock, and and take on Chinese crews, is emphatic This time the loan is to be partly for the Japanese Agreement was on the point of the election began about nine, when 759 ally denied by the Dollar line represents development of the vast natural resources of the Chinese Republic and partly for ings of the Tsanyiyuan usually take place.
meeting administrative expense of the The Chronicle stated that the company Central Government, which will still rely signature, and after Lord Lansdowne, Members were assembled where the meet- tives in Shanghai.
that time Foreign Secretary, had A three-quarter majority of the above would greatly increase its floct and put upon foreign loans for its existence, at Bigus thus made known to me the first of 1914 the fourth million will be about caused not only Germany, but other figure meant that a candidate, to be the ship's all under the Chinese flag.least, for another half year, because the European Powers, to be informed that successful, needed 570 votes at the first under contracts which, in ease of war, wealthy Provinces such aa Kiangau, would place them at the disposal of the Szechuan, and Kwangtung are even now agreement was about to be
The preliminaries were very laboriously Chinese Government.
unable to secure funds to meet their own I hear that the reason why no steps have signed, that the then Chancellor of the conducted and the result of the first ballot The reason put forward Was that
expenses, though they have repeatedly the rent of good wall spaces for electrical been taken to provide substitutes for the German Embassy in London, acting, was not declared until about 2 o'clock,Japanese ships were rapidly driving boen ordered by the Government to send. sign advertisements has increased between three Canadian Dreadnoughts, proposed the absence of the Ambassador ou instruc- when Yuan Shih-kai was nearly 100 short those of other nations out of the Pacile monthly remittances to Peking to meet
Hongkong seems destined to reflect at least some of the electrical brilliance that has made New York's Broadway known to all the world as "the great White Way in recent years. An expert in electrical owens of this invasion of the East with light and Yankee pushfulness advori ising. During the last ten yeara
in
100 per cent, and 180 per cent. Despite this increased cost there is undoubtedly a boom in prospect for the new method of advertising. Big American cities have gone the "whole hog" on animated signs,
NAVAL QUESTIONS.
at
such an
vention.
attempt.
and Paris and Berlin are far ahead of comprising the first squadron of the High that these facts should be niade olear, as änd" the final election has begun but is Chinese
London in advertising devices But London is waking up Glasgow is the
China's foreign obligations and for the up-keep of the Central Government. Tho result of the meeting is as follows:-
-To contrach another loan of £25,000,000 for making up the original proposal of £50,000,000.
2-The conditions, if the Five Power Group has no objection, shall be the same as the recent loan for avoiding unneces sary delay in negotiations.
next British city and Liverpool the third German vessels are armed with i incn negotiations, but for the absolution, from votes and must be conclusive, as a simple Ployed Chinese crews on the vessels that ninced as security for the proposed new
An
in importance in the new method.
order for su cicctrical sign in Hindustani The clown has come in from India. juggling sign which popularised Terry's cinoma in the Strand has been copied in Bristol and Glasgow, and is to be copied in Hongkong. The juggling there will be
done by a clown and a Chinaman.
IN A ROW, LOOK FOR THE IRIHUMAN,
and 12 inch guns, as compared with the British 15 inch guns already in use and the 16 inch guns which we are putting into the latest type of battleship, but there are other inferiorities of which informa. tion has just canie to hand. We all know, for instance, that these German ships
3. The salt, revenue shall be entirely
loan by showing to the Five Power Group the actual amount of money which could he derived from this source every year after its reorganization.
1-The Five Power Group will bo sincerely and strictly informed as to how
trade because they carry freight cheaper. by Mr. Borden but rejected by the Liberation from Berlin, saw both Sir Francis of the neecssary number.
The second ballot then took place, with The American standard for sea-going Bertie (then Assistant Under-Sentory the result that Yam's position was ships is appreciated for the comfort it Senate of the Dominion, is that certain
for Foreign Affairs) and Viscount improved only by 20 votes. By this time ensures, but it is said to be prohibitive information reached the Imperial Govern Fayashi, and suggested that Germany it was to'clock and Members had been of real competition with the Japanese.
without food for ten hours.
The story went on to say that the ment in Downing Street as to the con- dition of the eight German Dreadnoughts might be included in the proposed.Con-
The intention was evidently, however, change would involve the discharge of the It is particularly important to finish the election to-day at all costs, American sailors employed by the Dollar Compary and the substitution of Sea Fleet. A correspondent writes on
**In the first place," said the head of the not merely that these they are necessary for not only a correct not finished at the time of telegraphing.
The contest is now only between the two Shanghai branch, we have always om- this:-"It is
understanding of the history of the candidats with the largest numbers of the charge of double dealing on the part majority suffices.
run eat In that there is nothing new, but it was wrong to state that the fleet of certain personages which is derived
would be increased and that, Chinese from anmo portions the late Visount's
The company is bound to observe the laws. would inke the place of American sailors reminiscences."
of the United States so far as coasting trading is concerned, and the Company would not be allowed to employ Chinese the proceeds of the proposed new loan of sailors for that work, but there is nothing £25,000,000 shall be expended so as to to hinder them being used on trans- ensure their acquiescence. Pacific work. We contemplate no conference, a circular telegram was sont Tutubs and Chief Civil change, and it is not likely that any will to the be made. It is true that when the Man Administrators of the various Provinces chus were in power the company was in asking for their final opinions about the close negotiations with the Government second big loan. As there is no Kuomin- on the question, but since the republic tang Tatuh, it is believed the proposal was established those negotiations have will receive full support in the Provinces. not be resumed. As to the ships being-ching Gazette. ran under the Chinese flag, that ridiculous; no change will be made in that respect and the work will go on as hitherto. You can give a fat contradic tion to all the statements that have in the Son Francisco Chroxide,”--Chian Press.
TUL GULDEN AGE,
With the Peace Palace at The Hague now forinally opened, we are being told.
An interesting feature of the proceed recorded for natnes not connected with ings has been the number of votes politics at the moment. It is not clear whether Members voting for Wu Ting, fang, Dr. Sun Yat-sen, Tang Shao-yi and others were doing so with the object of complimenting them worthies.
The Gual result was declared at eight clock. A panic was caused when the figures were read out by the unexpected operations of a flash-light photographer.
CHINA'S NEW LINE.
SPEED IN FOREIGN POLICY.
ANOTHER LOAN.
cannot fire a broadside. For if all their with more or less enthusiasm, according guns were used at one time the vessel they to the optimism of the speakers, to look It is difficult to investigate the causes happened to be fired from would almost for signs of the dawning of the Golden an Age of Amity. Most of us by this time, of a row without finding an Irishman in certainly strain her plates to such
on the it. Just now there are mysterious stories extent as to be useless. The German however, are rather cynical in circulation of an Irishman who has naval experts, indeed, have already beautiful dream of world wide peace. been one of the big figures moving in the found this cut, for the eight Draad. While I am on the subject of agr.aments, background of the recent Balkan noughts we bave in mind have already for all that, it is interesting to treations
been upheaval hear that in the autvxon a
so greatly damager by firing that a famous chef declares he took an secret history of the outbreak will be practice that it is questionable whether opportunity to discuss the desirability
A remarkable statement of the policy published and some startling details will they could take part in a modern naval of a Franco-German understanding with of the new Government, the Poking appeared
all. In three cases the Kaiser, M. Escollier was called upon correspondent of the 3- Daily News engagement at
be for special service on board the great says, is attributed to Liang Chi-shiao, already part of the hull has to
German liner Imperator during the Minister of Justice, who is reported to Emperor's cruise on her in July have declared that he was voicing the time the monarch was shown over the views of his colleagues. great kitchens and M. Escoffier was presented to him. The world-famed chef took chance by the forelock and said he hoped a Franco German rapprochement would bo
come to light. Besides giving a detailed account of the military operations of the Allies, the author will illuminate the book with a personal narrative of actual experiences at the front, to which so few newspaper correspondents were allowed to penetrate. New light will be shed on the negotiations which led to the inception Bad development of the Balkan League. To all who have any close knowledge of the history of the Balkans the wonder has heen not that the league fell to pieces in the hour of victory, leaving the conquer ing Allies to fall to bitter and bloody quarrelling, but that it should ever have been formed at all out of the discordant elements the Serb and Bulgar nationaliera provide. In the creation of this league and the unity of the Balkans this clever Irishman played a leading role. He was for years a leading spirit of intrigue in the politics of Eastern Europe and has moved freely in influential circles in Belgrade and Sofia. The author of the book will be Lieutenant Colonel Hankin, who was a special erresponden with the Bulgarian forces.
THE HOME RULE CONTROVERSY.
reconstructed at great expense, yet a
Tho very.
not
broad side, even if only from the 11 inch guns, is still impossible. recont German Dreadnoughts do suffer from these defects, but the eight in the High Sea Fleet are still compara tively new, and will certainly have to be reckoned by the German Navy Depart ment as first class ships for three or four years to come. As it is, the Germans have not been able to devise a successful 15 inch gun, whereas we have several of The Kaiser's these guns ready for use. advisers have, naturally, endeavoured to keep these facts secret."
APPARATUS TO TEST TRUTHFULNESS.
is
GRIN EXPERIMENT WITH A MOCK. MURDER.
Deadly weapons in cross-examination—
The Minister deprecated procrastina- tion in foreign policy and recommended the immediate settlement of the Mongolian difficulty, although the Minister who signs the agreement with Russia je bound to be keener than the skilful questions of one of the achievements cf unpopular. The expenditure on the army
be regards as prodigious, and he said learned counsel, more accurate than the William II.'s reign. The Kaiser is said that the disbandment of a brigade would American third degree, more searching. to have replied that such an ideal lay effect a greater saving than the abolition than the wit of a Sherlock Holmes-have close to his heart, and much of his energy of two Ministries.
been discovered by science, says a London was devoted to its accomplishment, but
pager, reporting the proceeding of the it was sometings difficult "to have one
British Association meeting at Birming- ideas properly interpreted." M.
har lest month. Escoffier laid the blame for much of the perpetuation of ancient fends on the Prese. The Kaiser replied that a action Some interesting information has just of the Press, at any rate, was culpable but the sale of public bonds for 100 or 200 of the apparatus and its use which were been made public, as a matter of fact, it was not easy to influence the Press in the showing how soon the battleship becomes right direction. But," said the Emperor obsolete. Our British navy has begun as he shook hands with the chef at part definitely to "shed" the eight battleships ing, "I still cherish the hope that my
These of the Royal Sovereign class,
wish will some day be fulfilled." vessels, built under the Naval Defence
THE JAPANESE LEGATION. Act, 1889, were the Dreadnoughts of their day,
THE LIFE OF A BATTLESHIP.
They displace 14,150 tons (about half the tonnage of our latest ships), and
The policy of the Government was to reduce the total strength of the army to 500,000 costing $90,000,000 a year.
Mr. Liang then said there was only sufficient money in the Treasury to last This situation was to be twenty days. remedied by the issue of convertible notes, million dollars and the reorganization of the banking system.
Meanwhile, said the Minister, it was necessary to negotiate another foreign loan for £10,000,000 The civil and military administration would he separated.
The comparatively young department of psychology, the Cinderella of the sciences, is responsible for the invention
the British Association described at by Mr Cyril Burt, who has recently been appointed psychologist to the London County Council ashools.
.
It is through his work that paychology has been elevated to the dignity of a. sub-tion all to itself.
I can give only a translation, as it were, of Mr. Burt's pronouncement. The technicalities of psychology are too subtle and complicated for everyday use.
NEW CROSS-EXAMINATION.
The cross-examiner of the future will
not merely ask the ordinary "inter- rogatories" Did you see so-and-so. He will confront his witness with a single word and ask him to say at once what other word this brings to mind.
Thus, if a witness in a murder case is believed to have scen a body in a sack the cross-examiner will put the word
Mr. C. Koike, Councillor of the THE CHINESE NATIONAL FLAG. Japanese Embassy in London, who has
The Shuntien Shih Pate (Peking) just been appointed to the headship of says: The five coloured flag of the carry four 13.5 inch and ten 6 inch
the Political Bureau at the Foreign Office Republie is now not favoured by a large at Lokyo, has arranged to leave England section of the people. The five colours gus apiece. The last of them was com- plated for service in January, 1896, and in ten days' time, travelling to Tokyo are supposed to represent the five families of the people which form the Republic, by August, 1995, they had all been paid by the Siberian route. He has been asso- but the loyalty of two of the five families,
olated with the London Embasy: for namely, the Mongolians and the Tibetans off from active service anit transferred to the reserve, their average period of useful
several years, and has served under three is not assured. Consequently the colours Moreover, service being something under ten years.
Ambassadors-Count , Kato, Viscount cease to represent the Taots.
the flag was designed by the revolutionists If anything, the real "life" of a battle
who
are antagonists of the present sack". At the same time he will press Hayashi, and Count Komura. ship is diminishing. At the present
It is unlikely that their
a button, setting at work a obronometer remain. moment we have 29 fully commissioned the Russo-Japanese war his acquaintance Government. vesels of this class in home waters, and with the English language was of the choice will be allowed to
a second. the oldest of them, the Cornualles, was of information that came westward for
utmost service in dealing with the mass Varions designs are now being made and capable of recording minute fractions of it is likely that a yellow flag with a red Now the obvious word for the witness moon in the centre will be the design for to say, if he has seen the body in the not completed until February, 1904, or
dissemination in Europe He was the Republican flag. This design will less than ten years ago. In a fur weeks
If, however, he has something to hide, among diplomats, in resemble the commercial ensign of the sack, will be body."
The image of a she is to be transferred to the reserve,
China Merchants Stearnship Company. he will not say this. and we shall then have no ship in the Society, and with the newspaper en whose task it is to glean what nows the
different in colours. embassies are willing to give out.
Whatever unity the Balkans Irishman rey have been able to infuse into the Atties, Lord Loreburn has signally failed to anite our parties at home here on his suggestion to hold a round table son- ference on Home Rale, in order to secure Sir such a measure by universal consent," Edward Carson, for the Ulstermeo, declares there is a great gulf between bis opinions and those of Mr. Redmond while there are critice of the suggestion also on both sides of the political world
is Lord Loreburn in England.
active battle division of the Home Fleet that has been completed more than eight years. The question often occurs to the
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It looks like the Japanese flag, but is "body" will be thrown on the back of MAPPIN&WEBB,
The Peking Daily News says:-This his mind. It will progress through the statement still needs confirmation. We various stages of the mind until it comes fear that our contemporary does not wish to that little-known region of the brain
called by psychologists the censor."
Tho consor, the ever-vigilant guar- the Republic well.”
dian of the inner mind, will, as it were, say, "That is a dangerous word to say,' and will refer it back. The witness will either substitute another word or say. nothing.
TANG SHAO-VI'S DAUGHTER.
MARRIED TO IN AMERICAN.
NEW CONSIGNMENTS
SILVER WARE
PRINCE'S
PLATE
(GUARANTEED FOR 30 YEARS),
singularly broadminded Kun, whose sincerity and singleness of purpose no one doubts.
He is probably unable to appreciate the bitterness of the rancour that exists between those who differ in
in the street what becomes of Sir Richard Dane; the Adviser of the politics and religion in Ireland. But it the old warships? Many, of course, are Salt Gabelle, who is on a tour of inspec must not be supposed that because Lord converted into depot ships, training tion in the salt producing districts, has, it is reported sent in bis first report to. Loreburn was a member of the Cabinet ships, coal bulks, and so forth, bat many
the Group of Bankers. It is alleged that he spoke with the tacit approval of his others are auctioned off and go to the he says that the reorganization of the
CHRONOMETEL RECORDS. It is reported in the Chinese papers co-ministers. Not at all: he spoke for shipbreakers' yards. The prices realised Gabelle is a secondary matter. The first
This process, however, will take time, STERLING in this way have often been the subject of question is how far the Administration that the elder daughter of Mr. Tang bimself alone. The letter did not come
is under the direct control of the Central
Shao-ci, First Premier of the Chinese and that time, with its evidence of hesita Government. As far as Sir Richard can as a surprise to his intimate friends, but criticism. The Repulse, for example, one
on his own of the Royal Sexreign class, cost £920,769. acrtain, the salt revenue of the Feng Republie, has divorced her first husband, tion, will be recorded by the chronometer. it was written entirely initiative and no member of the Govern-exclusive of stores, and was sold seven- tien province, amounting to one million Mr. Yang, Cantonese now in America, Correlated with other facts known about
years after for £33,600 Two and
two hundred thousand dollars, for alleged illtreatment, and was married the ritus-for example, that he is to an American gentleman at Tientsin normally quick of thought-it will enable mont was concerned in it. As a matter
some days ago. The marriage took place the psychologically trained judge of the La the province of Shantung and the of fact, he has often been so far out of sovereigns a ton, is in fact quite a good is all reserved for the provincial Army.
revenue is at Mr. Tang's own house in the native future to say whether the witness is sympathy with his colleagues as to be in price for old ships for shipbreaking pur Liang Kaai districts the
As for Fukien city of Tientsin, and the couple will poses. Some people are advocating that reserved for local uses.
Psychology offers, however, still another This is certainly the first test. If a man is repressing an emotion a minority of one. Some of those who are
as each of these Royal Sovereign ships and Canton, not a cent of the salt shortly leave for the South to pass their speaking the truth or hiding something.
revenue is contributed to the Central honeymoon.
git has been asertained-the palms of talking glibly about the conference ars
conld accommodate a thousand people for Treasury. Though it is recorded in the time the daughter of a high Chinese offi-
the Finance that Salt cial has left her husband while he is alive, exercise, ther Ministry probably forgetting what a leisurely process such an assemblage adopts. The living, sleeping and
Cabello bas un income of over twenty to marry a foreignet. As Mr. Tang, held his hands tend to perspire. They become Constitutional Conference dragged on for should be turned into sanatoria.
million dollars, the actual receipts of the the highest official posts in the late Ching better conductors of electricity than the Ministry only amount to three-quarter Dynasty and in the Republic of China, dry, sormal hand many months, and the Home Rule Con-
In reference to the published reminis of a million As the authority of the this is regarded with great interest by ference would last at least as long. As a
now increasing there is, however, good result, the Home Rule Bill might be conces of the late Viscount Hayashi, the Coutral Government over the provinces is the Chipesa-Peking Gazette. endangered if the conference broke down London correspondent of the Birming- prospect that the revenue from the salt Post hak the following:-"A will be much increased in the near future. in the end. Moreover, a truce between bam the two parties on one of the great diplomat especially well Informed upon-Peking Daily News, controversies of the day must necessarily the affairs of the Far East has expressed make itself felt in other directions. While to me the greatest surprise that several remarkable mistakes and omissions have the Constitutional Conforesee was being party controversy was hushed and been made in what otherwise may be the Whips had no need to guard against regarded as an accurate narration. step divisions. It is difficult to imagine states that, there are recorde in existence such an armistice over Home Rule while to prove that months before the idea of
in
THE HAYASHI REVELATIONS.
He
a hot fight was waging in the House of a triple agreement between Germany Commons over Welsh Diestablishment. Great Britain and Japan was broached, In short, there is more likelihood of Baron Sayematsu was sent on a special. warfare all along the line than a general mission to London to sound the British Government on the possibility of an alliance. He had a set of chambers and
tree,
of
CHINA'S REVENUE.
NAVAL MANOEUVRES IN JAPAN.
Naval manœuvre on a large scale will take place off the South and West of Kyushu for twelve days beginning from Twenty-eight warships) The Chinesa Press states that the October 26th.
derived from China), numerous torpedo eraft, sub- Premier'a investigations show that the outside of the Third Squadron, now in following revenues various sources:-
$10
Land Tax. Salt and Tea Taxes Maritime Castoms Native Customs ..... Various Other Taxes ....... Likin and Contributions.. Revenue from Oficial
Properties Miscellarens Revenues...
The bands of a witness will be placed in two bowls of water connected with a galvanometer capable of measuring even such a minute current as one millionth of an ampere.
Here, again, the electrio vire, inter- preted by psychology, will examine the vitness' truthfulness more keenly than any jury can hope to do.
CUTLERY.
From the
SOLE AGENTS
marines, and hydroplanes will partici- THE GERMAN SHIPPING DISPUTE. CHS. J. GAUPP
It is announced that the Hamburg. Tla, 0,184,000pate in a sham fight, between the Blue Fleet (Invading Force) commanded by
the Red Fleet Amerika Line will retire at the end of 46,313,355 Admiral Dawa, und 35,139,013 (defenders) commanded by Vice Admiral
199,645 jichi. Sasebo will be hold by ted this year from the East Siberian coll service to the Far East on its own Admiral 12,192,042 Force, and probably form a base of feresce, and will organize an extended 43,187,907 operations for the defenders.
Tjuin, Chief of the Naval Board of Com- 43,167,912 mand, will be the Inspector-General of The feet will assemble 18,194,107 the maneuvres,
to celebrate the Emperor's birthday,
Eccount.
This action is described as a natural of the consequence of the dissolution Hamburg-Amerika Line's East Asiatic agament with the North-German Lloyd.
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