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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26TH, 1913
which are being made to reorganise the Enancial administration. of the country are not speedily successful a Foreign Debt Com mission will be the inevitable result. He points out that the national revenue for the
Fresident Tuan Shih Kai hus conferred TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.
on the Hon, W. J. Calhoun, late United States Minister at Peking, the Order of the Chiao, First Class. Freiherr Von Maltzan, German Councillor of
A. S. WATSON first imif of the present year amounted to an Embassy and recently Charge d'Alfaires,
& CO., LTD., ESTABLISHED 72 YEARS.
HIGH-CLASS
CADBURY'S
who has gone on furlough, has been given the same Order, Second Class.
Sir Richard Dane, the Adviser to the
[THROUGH REDTER'S AGONOY.].
BRITISH COLONIES AND THE IMPERIAL CONNECTION.
THE NERD OF A FEDERAL ORGAN,
LONDON, November 25th.
THROUGH SUTER'S AGENCY.]
THE INDIAN AGITATION IN
AFRICA.
BOMBAY, November 25th. The Times of Indio discusses Lord Gladstone's despatches, and says it is
CANTON NOTES.
CANTON, November 24th. REPORTED RETURN OF REBELS. The Totub has issued an order to the following effect:-A telegram has been received from the War Office and the Board of the General Staff, stating that a report has been received that Li Liel- kuen und Lia Hoo returned to Shanghai on board a Japanese warship a few days
more that fifty-eight million taelsa ridi. culously small sum for a country of China's size and potentialitics and all but one million dollars of this amount represented revenue from the Salt Gabelle and the Maritime Customs, which ara pledged as security for long-term loans. How much the problem. The revenue is stated to be which the different portions of the Empire the burden of proof resią upon those number of explosive, bombs and Maxim
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Sale Administration in China, as stated to be earning golden opinions by the ani pression he is making on this difficult
coming it well. The Peking correspon dent of the NC. Daily News says that the Chinese are now drawing attention to this improvement with the object-of inducing the bankers agair in lend upon The seeprity of the salt.
Limit. Courtenay E. Stainer, R.N., riely Assistant King's Marca Master
The Standard commers on the present likely that Lord Gladstone made his age, and that to Hi Ming has also secretly returned to that part, They assertions withont enquiries. Anyhow,
have brought with them a considerable
unsatisfactory nature of the relations in
stand to one another and in relation to foreign State, India, it points out. bas even less power to chuim justice in South Africa than Foreign State. The latter might employ reprivals and hostile measures from which & British Dominion,
Imparial revenue amounted to in the latter days of the Monarchy is tot definitely CONFECTIONERY kowa, bat Mr. Mons in his very informing volume ou "The Trade and quotes the Administration of China SELECTIONS OF THE PUREST AND figura of Mr. PARKER, as being the FINEST QUALITY, IMPORTED result of long and careful inquiry by a FROM THE LEADING LONDON, most competent inquirer. This statement
or Dependency is harred. Nobody wants to gives the Imperial "ople budget for the at Hongkong, has been selected, accord-precipitate the creation of that Federal NEW YORK AND PARISIAN
dghreea provinces constituting Chinu Pro ing 10 a despatch received from the Constitution for which the Dominions are Houses.
per as totalling Tis. 182.924.000, but Mr. Secretary of State for the Colonies, to fill not yet ready, but some kind of Federal Monse nude that as the Impérialexpenditure, the post of Assistant Master Attendant nt so far as was known or reported, excoaded Colombo. Lieut. Stainer has had argan or tribunal of supreme appeal in CHOCOLATES
ale revenue, as reported by Tis, 38,572,000, lengthy and varied experience of harbour political as well as legal matters seems to it indicated, as the Government was far work. At the present time he is on the be required if the component pupulations In fancyboxes, in great variety from being bankrupt, a considerable Harbour Staff at Portsmouth Dockyard of the Empire are to enjoy the benefits of
Lient. Stainer bas qualified for naviga-the Imperial connection." Bourneville Nat Chocolate. degree of elasticity in the revenue,"
Whether the budgets under the Espublication duties and bas also passed for first
class ships. FULLER'S CONFECTIONERY régime are any more reliable than were
those under the Monureby we cannot say, A fashionable wedding was solemnised Assorted Chocolates, Marzipan but taking the published statement by the at the Church of the Assumption, Penang. PREMIER as it stands we gather that the on the 18th inst, by Father Duvelle, the Chocolates, Chocolate Cara-
Land Tax, which formerly represented bridegroom being Mr. L. J. C. Anderson, mels, Creme de Menthe
nearly oue-fourth of the Central Guvern accountant of the Hongkong and Shang- Delight, Caramel Mou á la mont's revenue, and certain other miscethai Bank, and the bride Miss Mary Creme, Almond Tally, Pepper-laneous taxes and tribute have practically Josephine Noble, eldest surviving daughter erased to be paid to Peking. This, indeed, of the late Mr. G. E. Noble, of the same mint, etc., etc.
bears out the unofficial reports which bave bank, and Mrs. Noble, of 49, Belsize Park, been current to this offect; but it the taxes Hampstead, London. The bride's mother aro being collected it is difficult to under-gave her away, Mr. Harvey was best man stand why the Provinces also should be in and there were child bridesmaids and a { on Saturday. They were met at the amncial difficulties, notwithstanding that page. A reception was largely attended
The Hon. Mr. A. R. Adams, toasted the FIN.aome of them were for a couple of months
Imppy
while couple,
Mr. Harvey more or less affected by the recent political responded to a least to the bridesmaids disturbances. We gather from one of the recent telegrams from Peking that the land tax had been suggested as security for the of the Finest Quality in great new loan, but that the Chinese were variety.
KOHLER'S
CHOCOLATES
in great variety.
JACQUIN'S
NOUGAT
CALEY'S
CRACKERS
naturally averse to this. Such an attitude on the part of the Chinese can be quite well anderstood, hit this aversion is possibly
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The Daily Press.
HONGBONG, Novemske 26тa, 1913.
MARKSMEN'S FADS.
WHAT A HONGKONG VOLUNTEER NOTICED.
Cenius is invariably accompanied by many weird characteristics, which, in some cases are a fanatical as to savour
making the allegations. It would be guns and three battleships, one of which interesting to learn the extent of the is anchoring at Whangpor, and the other grievances ir. South Africa inspired by at Woosung. Of the latter twe Lattle
ships, one is proposed En be sent to the Indians at Zanzibar in connection Kwangchow (Canton), and the other to with the ramours of the transfer of the Tientsin, etc. Duo precautions are ber administration,
by requested to be talten.
The Bombay Gazette says that when the King's representative in South Africa assures is that the charges of cruelty and tortaize are absolutely without foundation It is surely the duly of the Indian politicians to refrain from making the
charges.
· INCIPIENT TRIRD REVOLUTION CRUSHED. A notification has been issued by the Tutuh, in which he says:-In reference. bave
to the various criminals who catablished quarters in Canton for the
purpose of plotting rebellion, arrested by soldiers, I have directed them to be tried. and, from the evidence given by them,
The Bombay Chronicle complains that substantial proof has been obtained of there is no indication that the Union their crimes as follows:- Ministers realise the justice and expedithe 2nd Division, had illicit intercourses .
Ying Kuk Fong, Chief Staff Öcer of
with the rebel, factions in Hongkong, and undertook to induce the military, to revolt, which has been substantiated by After the ubrogation of Chi Yan Fui the declaration of independence, he further joined hands with the rebels at Kingchow.
The Daily Telegraph states that at a meeting yesterday the Cabinet decided Lency of ending the deplorable situation. “the course of action to be taken in wegard THE FINANCIAL CRISIS IN INDIA.
to the Indian problem in South Africa.
BOMBAY, November 25th. The Bombay Court has appointed accountants to enquire into the position of the Indian Specie Bank, which in the
BRITISH BLUEJACKETS ENTER- TAINED BY TROCPS..
HAPPY EVENT AT CAIRO.
LONDON, November 25th. About 1,500 bluejackets arrived ́at
Cairo from Alexandria and Port Said station by 1,000 troops, and marched together to the Barracks, where they were entertained. They were reviewed in the Barrack Square by Field-Marshal Lord Kitchener.
ANOTHER BYE-ELECTION IN ENGLAND.
LONDON, November 25th. Mr. L. A. Atherley-Jones, K.C., M.P.,
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of acute fuddin. It would appear at has been appointed to a City Judgeship, tal reason. According to the published finan| ingenuity in shooting has its own special cial statements, the land fax in China was list of fads and mannerisms, to judge by in succession to His Honour Judge
This necessitates producing in the latter days of the Monarchy those which have been noted by an obser Luinley Smith something less than a hundred million taels. vant member of the local Valunteer Corps, bye-election at Durban. Sir Köner Hanr calculated that on the who possesses a sense of humour At the basis of 200 cash a mom, the land tax feld operations which took place in the New Territory on Sunday, he noticed things which should appeal at once to those who have had experience of volun- teer firing. As little strange incidents were tuentally photographed they were jotted down. Since then they have been
ught to yield four hundred raillions, while Mr. GEORGE JAMIESON showed from the experience of the railway syndicate in Ho- man that the avenge tax was nearly double the sum of which Sir RODDET HART put it, "go that if the present levy is only continued there should be Tls. 400,000,000 forth-analysed, and this volunteer Mark Twain coming for Imperial purposes, and yet a very is of the opinion that the following items large sun left over for costs of adminis are obviously essential to firing or
tration and other provincial purposes." The PRIME MINISTER speaks of introducing new taxes-on tobacco and bille of exchange -increasing Customs duties, and of largely curtailing the military and administrative
orthodox lines:-
Cubes
[The figures at the last election merai Askerley-Jones (1) 8,998; Ogden Hardicker (C.). 4,827; Liberal majority 4,171.]
THE ROYAL PATIENT,
LONDON, November 25th. The Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, who is suffering from appendicitis, has not
and been operated upon,
B.. more renesuring bulletin has been issued.
ALBANIA'S NEW RULER.
TO BE ELECTED FORMALLY NEXT MONTH. *
meantime has been ordered to carry on its ordinary business.
THE FAMOUS PEARL NECKLACE.
PRISONERS SENTENCED AT THE OLD BAILEY.
LONDON, November 25th.
Io connection with the famous pearl necklace case, Lockett and Grizzard were each sentenced to seven years' penal servitude, at the Old Bailey, Silverman to five years, and Gutwirth to 18 months' hard labour, Silverman and Gutwirth were recommended for deportation,
REAR-ADMIRAL EMSMANN'S
With
DISCLAIMER.
LONDON, November 25th. reference to the telegram received on the 23rd stating that at the Congress of Naval Architects Rear-Admiral Emsmann. declared that wireless telephone messages had been transmitted between
Neustadt and New Jersey, it now trans- pires that the messages were despatched by wireless telegraphy, Rear-Admiral Ememann says he was misreported.
CORRESPONDENCE. HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG
DAILY PRESS.
SIR, Mr. A. R. Love, in his composite character of auditor and share holder, has published a prodigiously long
he suggests that I attempted to mislead the meeting of shareholders, held on the 25th October, into believing that I was
Petty Officer Wan Tsun Hing, at the instigation of the rebel parties in Hong
kong and Muçao, undertook to influence Lall ex-military officers who were un employed to join in the rebel movement.
Chief Officer of General Service, Lau Taz Ching, travelled to and frem Hong- kang and Macao, and whilst in Canton he conspired with Wan Tsün Hing and Lau Lang Piu with a'view to czuablish- ing bandquarters,
Bergeant Lau Lung Più undertook to influence the soldiers at Kochow to rebel, and to contrive schemes for them to rise in four directions; also, he established aub quarters in his house.
Ensign Wong Sai-Pin, of the 2nd Brigade, conspired with Wan Tsun Hing. Wang Sai Chuen, and Lau Taz Ching, to raise a third revolution, and lectured at the Viten Wo Hotel to propogate his Cruise.
with Corporal Chú Yan Fui, together Wan Tsun King, Fu Chung Kwan, and Fu Hon Fri, conveyed bombs into be City from Honam, which were stored in Fu Woon Kwan's house, and fixed the 29th day as the time to start operations. Corporal Wong Sai Chuen, who livel in the same house as Lau Taz Ching, went Wan Tsun Hing and Lau to-Macau with Taz Ching to devise schmies in connee-
up with the revolution.
Sergeant Fu Woon Kwan harboures the various rebels in his house, where he
established sub-quarters, having accepted $300 from Wan Tsun Hing the for; in
house
were found addition, in his various fictitions credentials, badges, etc.
Fu Chung Kwan, together with Cha Yan Fui, Fu Hon Fai and Wan Tsun Hing, conveyed bombs into the City, and, In conjunction with Fu Woon Kwan anu othera, established sub-quarters.
Private Fu Hon Fai, of the 4th Brigade, carried out. Wan Tsus Hing's instructions, having accepted bribes trou him. As already mentioned, he carried borabs into the City together with several others.
Rifle with sling; ammunition (brass to be polished) field glasses, orthoptics, aperture sights, vaseline, white paint, black paint, scoring book (and pencil), target, haversack, leather case expenditure. The curtailment of expen-containing mysterious acids, etc.; two diture may or may not be desirable, whisky sodas, one small beer, real good selected as the new ruler of Albania. The letter in the. Press at the end of which have been disbanded, but these have been but what is obviously necessary before new sight and a black patch for the left eye, taxation is imposed is to see that the old one case of Woodbines, a stock of good laxea are not only collected but properly sound and expressive words to use in reference to the weather, people walking on the range, etc.; spectacles with large amber-coloured glasses, rubber soles. (thick) to reduce the recoil, two sponge M. Renault, is leaving France this month cloths to form pad on which to rest barrel for Tokyo...
LONDON, November 25th. Prince Wilhelm of Wied has been
etans will be summoned to Valona to elect him formally in the middle of December. RESIGNATION OF AN AUSTRALIAN-voting contrary to my own interests. to codangering the country and disturb
Accounted for.
The new French Ambassador to Japan,
It is reported that about $19,000,000 was expended by the Central Government for military purposes during the recent rebellion,
A subscription has been opened in
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GOVERNOR
MELBOURNE, November 25th. ~
If Mr. Lowe had been present at that mesting and had heard what I said I de not think he would have written as he
The ten criminals above mentioned åre either military officers, or have served in the ranks, and amongst them there might be some officers and privates who granted gratuitous pay, and repeatedly ordered to return to their villages, Notwithstanding this, they have acted against this order and secretly remained in Canton, plotting rebellion with a view ing public peace. In addition to this. titted by the rebel factions in Hongkong have joined in the conspiracy
and Mucno. Having willingly followed the rebel movement and clandestinely Before I spoke I did not take the endeavoured to incite others, they cannot. trouble to calculate whether I should be allowed to escape the consequences of their crimes. They shall be shot, in gain or lose by supporting the resolution. accordance with the martial law, as an I told the shareholders present that I example to others. held old shares and now shares, and I said that I had always been under the impression that the dividend would be paid pro rate on the amount paid up.
Sir John M. Fleetwood Fuller, has done. of rille between his shots, and a consider-K.C.M.C., Governor of the State of able amount of self-consciousness, which victoria since May, 1911, has resigned on should, really justify the using of the coined word 'swank,'
He adds-Do not get angry because the man next to you, who is not equipped with these accessories, puts on bulls'-eyes,
account of ill-health.
SHIPPING STRIKE AT SYDNEY.
SYDNEY, November 25th. Five of the Union Company's steamers
ATTEMPT ON TUTUH LỪNG'S LIFE
VERY contradictory statements have come from Peking during the past week with regard to the prospects of another loan. Holland for the purpose of offering to We have, on the one hand, Mr. HSIUNG the Government a second Dreadnought, HS LING, Prime Minister bed Minister of to be used in the defence of the Dutch is preferable to keep your grease in a tin, are laid up in consequence of the strike and for that reason I supported the Lung by his body-guards.
Finance, in a lengthy statement on the Indies. financial position drawn up for presenta tion to Parliament," saying that he does not intend to contract another foreign loan for administrative purposes, if it can be avoided, while, on the other hand, we have one of the
when your best is a magpie. Also It
with small hole in the lid, just large of dock hands, in sympathy with the New enough to insert bullet which should The Chinese who was charged with receive rotary motion, actuated by thumb Zealand strikers. Many emigrants en stealing jewellery to the value of 40, and forefinger, as laid down in Infantry route to New Zealand, zia Brisbane, are belonging to a woman living at Shauki- Truning, 1011. Local volunteers will not stranded here, unable to proceed. wan, was discharged by the Magistrate bo alow to discover the real humour of yesterday, there being insufficient this list of accessories to a successful correspondents reporting, two days providence to convict Mr. Haywood was marksman. viously, that "the Bankers of the Consor for the defence. tium will meet the PREMIER in the course of
We regret to learn that Mr. E. Ralphs,
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SEIZURE OF ARMS.
A RECONCILIATION.
New Youx, November 25th. After an estrangement lasting seventeen years, General Bramwell Booth, of the
In regard to the ease heard at the Salvation Army, met his brother, Balling
on Friday last, where a
Chinese was charged with being in unlawton Booth, as guests at the house of a ful possession of two rides and 200 rounds mutual clerical friend.
a for days with the object of endeavouring to discover a basis of negotiation in the who was recently promoted from the lean question.". It is an open secret, in second mastership of Queen's College to Magistracy fact, that the Chinese Government jä the post of Inspector of Schools, is suffer- desirous of obtaining a further large loaning from a nervous breakdown and is It is, at least, patent that the Government is leaving for Home by the German Mail
steamer to-day on sick leave. in urgent neel of money, and the PREMIER himself, in the stalement le has prepared for submission to Parliament, of which a short summary appears in another columa, frankly states that the Government con. siders that Ohion will ongage in “a life and death struggle during the coming year, which is China's last opportunity for We take it that the Prime reform." Minister means by this that if the efforts
of rifle ammunition at Kowloon on the THE M.C.C.'S FURTHER SUCCESS. 20th inst, we are asked to state that
LONDON, November 25th. Messrel Melchers & Co. are in no way The auction of valuable Chinese porce-/ involved in the case. The local firm acted The M.C.C cricket team touring South Jain at Messrs. Hughes & Hough's sale a forwarding agents, and the box in Africa beat the Cape Province by an rooms on Monday attracted many con question-together with other packages- innings and 167 runs. noisseurs, but bidding for the most costly was sent by their forwarding agents in specimens did not reach the reserve prices. New York to Melchers & Co, as forward- Two. Kunghi vases were bought in ating agents here, with instructions that $35,000; a Yung Shing vase at $7,000; a they were to deliver the box in the Chinese pair of apple green Ming vases, $1,500, firm. The contents of the case were and a Sang de boeuf Kunghi vase $6,000. declared to be Tools.
ORITUARY.
-LONDON, November 25th. The death is announced of Mr. Vincent
HAL
resolution.Yours faithfully,
F. B. L. BOWLEY?
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB, The following have been selected to play against the United Services on Christmas Day and Boxing Day. The match wil be played on the Club ground:-
R. Hancock (Captain), R. N. Anderson, RE O. Bird, A. A. Claxton, D. E. Donnelly, A. C. E. Elborough, H. Han cock, M. M. Maas, T. E. Pearce, G. R Bayer, and R. P. Thursfield. Reserve S. E. Moore.
It is generally reported-although no mention has been made in the local Press-- that two attempts have been made, during the last few days, upon the life of Tutut The Jast attempt is said to have been made only this morning and resulted in a somewhat serious wound, being inflicted upon the Tutuh. There is no confirmation of this astounding news. Throughout the City to-day many more soldiers were to be
seen.
BIG HAULS OF ARMS AND AMMUNITION,
No fewer than seven men arrested on the Empress of data when she arrived tracy yesterday with being in unlawful on Monday were charged at the Magis possession of arms and ammunition. It appeared that a large number of riles, revolvers, and large quantities of munition were found packed in huge cabin trunks possessing false compari- ments.. In one case 370 rounds of live VALUABLE SEIZURE OF OPIUM.
ammunition and 1,850 rounds of empty Revenue Officer Wilden seized 4,000 cartridges were stored in innumerable
holes of the
thimble, of Siza tuels of opium on board the Leongsang, which had been bored
The through the sides of the case downward. the haul being valued at $25,000. opium is alleged to be the property of Several of the defendants were repre- sented by solicitors, the defence generally the chief steward, Hing Kwong, who is advanced being that the defendants had under arrest. He appeared before the brought the cases for Chinese in America Magistrate yesterday, and, on the applica to their clansmen in the country, and that tion of Inspector Wilden, a week's formal they had no knowledge of their contents, All were fined 2250, or three months* imprisonment.
remand was granted.
an averabomb-like...