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THE HONGKONG DAILY PES, MONDAY, DECEMBER 8a, 1913.
Rules in such a way as, while promoting the
interests of Chinese subjects and not injur- TELEGRAM. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.
ing in any way the sovereign rights of Ching, shall offer no infpediment to the attraction of foreign capital, or place foreign capitalists at n greater dis advantage than they would be under generally accepted foreign regulations,
A. S. WATSON Any mining concession granted after the
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publication of these new Rules shall bo subject to their provisions.
No altempt was made to revise the Mining Regulations within the time limit set-by-the-Treaty. Four years later, however, revised regulations were issued and received the Imperial sanction, but they were of such an illiberal character WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. where they sought to control foreign
HIGH-CLASS WINES.
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THE HOME RULE CRIS.
MR. ASQUITH'S CONCILIATY
ATTITUDE,
LONDON, December
Mr. Asquith, speaking at Mancter, denied that in his speech at Leche withdrew anything which he said at ly bank. He would never close thebor investments in mining enterprises that no to reasonable and honourable peaceHe Foreign Government could be expected tahad searched vainly for a suggestionom accept them as satisfactory, So far from
attracting foreign capital, which the the Opposition which might leads a Government professed to. regard as possible settlement, until the recent teen desirable, these regulations did in fact by Sir Edward Carson, when the iter offer a serious impediment to the attrac-said · there could be no settlent tion of foreign capital for the promise humiliating and degrading Ulster. in the Treaty · notwithstanding, they placed foreign capitalists at a greater Asquith was aure that Sir Edward Con disadvantage than they would be would agree that that must apply (all under "generally accepted foreign sections in Ireland. Sir Edward Coon regulations." The new draft reobjected to the treatment of Irend anlavions are no improvement in
differently to any other part of the g that respect, for they restrict foreign interests in any enterprise to forty per dom. He (the Premier) supposedle cent, and apparently make Chinese referred to: Hame Rule all-round. Au VERY SUPERIOR OLD PORT WITH management essential. Under these con- the case of Ireland was urgent and st
come first. He also agreed with Edward Carson's stipulations that the ap must be nothing loading to the ultimate Por Dozen $29.80 proval of the Government, In the sejiaration of Ireland, and that the
preamble of the revised regulations the effective authority of the Imperial Porn ̈inefficiency of Chinese management is
STYLE AND CHARACTER.
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ditions, very little foreign capital is likely to find its way into China for investment in mining enterprizet if Theye draft rules secure
the
very frankly admitted. The Chinese,"ment suust be retained supreme ad according to one paragraph of the pro unquestionable. The peculiar conditins
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THE POSTAL OFFICIALS”.
DEMANDS.
HONGKONG'S WATER-FAMILIES.
[ANOTHER IMPRESSION BY A GRIFFIN.]
Hongkong has few attractions which fast: those whose own peculiar charmis always beckon and nover bore, Natural beauty spots are dotted here and there, LONDON, December 7th.
but they have to be searched for. Even VANCOUVER (B.C.), December 7th. The delegates at Leicester, representing then they are only the favoured haunt of The Canadian Pacifir str. Empress of 22.000 postal officials, resolved to push esthetic and imaginative beings: and when an island's life depends upon Hussin sailed yesterday with an unusually forward their claim for a general 15 per commercial success which is almost all in large cargo for the Far East, including cent, increase, which Mr. Samuel rejected the Inn of the sea, little room can be found 1,100 tons of wheat and 1,000 tons of on receiving a deputation on the 20th ult. for those who find pleasure and recreatiun A resolution was also passed in favour of in the solitude of natural valleys or prettily wooded open spaces, and all those calling a General Postal Congress.
"isolated nature-gems which have escaped MORE WANTON DESTRUCTION BY the devastating influence of commercial
enterprise,
flour.
・BAILWAY STRIKE SETTLED.'
LONDON, December 8th. The Great Western Railway strike has been settled.
The terms of settlement of the strike in South Wales were the diserissal of the two engine-drivers causing the strike, All the strikers immediately resume work. and will pay the Swindon Hospital & fine of five shillings to half-a-crown each.
Mr. James Thonias, M.P.. the Secretary. of the Railwaymen's Union, commends the loyalty of the men, and points out that the present instance justifies all that he had ever said against sympathetic strikes.
NEW ZEALAND AND STRIKES.
IMPORTANT LEGISLATION.
WELLINGTON (N,Z.), December 7th. Both Houses of Parliament have passed It is Bill to repress strike offences,
D. SHERRY amble, "have not yet been well educated in Ireland made the application of intended to punish those attempting to
in the knowledge of mining, and con- cast-iron system of Home Rule in differgt interfere with people desiring work. tinue to employ the old methods of work- ng which have been in vogue in China from ancient times. Consequently, many enterprises have proved unremunerative, Per Dozen $24.30 and repeated failures have caused the
SUPERIOR PALE DRY,
These Wines are specially recommended, being of Superior Vintage, Old, and thoroughly
amatured and in fine condition,
people to hesitate about embarking on further enterprises of the kind, This is the great reason why the mineral wealth of this country has
not yet been developed.". Hence the Government under these regulations seeks to acquire- the "power to control the working of all the mining enterprises in the country by setting up Boards of Control consisting of Chinese who have been educated in A. S. WATSON & CO., mining science abroad. This kind of control is to endure until there are sufbeigu technical experts in the country ns to make Governmental direction of mining operations unnecessary. This may satisfy
Chinese investors, but before mich foreign capital is invested in mining enterprises in China, the Govern ment will have to give the foreign inves tor w larger measure of sourial over his
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The Rey. D. B. Reynolds will conduct the meeting of the Hongkong Christian Union at St. Paul's College this after noon, at 6.30 o'clock. The Committee of the Union meet at 4.30 p.m.
The Full Court of Hongkong will hold its next sitting on Monday, the 2nd day of February, 1914, at 10.30 aun., and not on the 12th day of January, 1914, as previously notified in the Gazette,
KENT-On November 25th, at Tanglin Barracks, Singapore, to Mrs. G. H. KENT, a daughter.
DEATH. BROTHERTON HARKER.At Hartley," No. 7 Babington Path, on the 4th December, BERNARD BROTHERTON HARKEN, aged 51.-Deeply mourned.
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by Captain__Icepold. HONGKONG OPrice: 10, Des Vœux Read C. McLaglen, the jiu-jitsu expert, an enjoy LONDON Q7TICE: 131, FLEET STREET, B.C.able entertainment was given at the
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, DECEMBER 8TH, 1913.
parts of the United Kingdom impossite; but he would consider with an open mad objections to anything in the Bill wh was regarded as having a separatist or anti-federal tendency. He hoped that free and frank discussion on the lineslic laid down at Ladybank, and on the lines indicated by Sir Edward Carson, would lead to a settlement commanding the consent and goodwill of all concerted. He agreed with Sir Edward Carson hat the case of the minority must be con sidered carefully and sympathetically, out equally they must keep in mind the case of the majority. Those were the guiding considerations which should influence statesmen in the present crisis,
THE IMPORT OF ARMS INTO
ULOTEN."
The Gazette contains a Proclamation by the King prohibiting the importation into Ireland of arms and ammunition or the component parts thereof, such as empty cartridge cases, explosives, or combustibles suitable for warlike purposes, unless the Customs are satisfied they are for sport ing, mining, or other unwarlike purposes, A second Proclamation prohibits the carriage along the const of the same articles with the game reservations.
"A BELATED PROCLAMATION." The Unionist papers, which are giving
The financial statement of revenue and expenditure for the month of September, 1013, shows that the balance of assets and liabilities
on 318t August was great prominence to the Ulster question, 22,803,950.52; and revenue from 1st to say that the Government's Proclamation 30th September: 1913, $598,865,09-total. is belated, as there are over 80,000 rifles $3,297;8] 5,61. The expenditure from 1st to 30th September was 6,210.95, leaving and millions of rounds of ammunition already in Ulster. It is declared that there will be more fan in gun-running.
It is now stated that the Privy Council, at which the Proclamation was framed, Theatre Royal on Saturday evening, was held in exceptional secrecy at Sand- before a fairly numerous, audience. A riagham on the 4th inst. According to a demonstration of the art of jiu-jitsu was Court Circular, Prince Arthur of Con- given by Captain McLagleri, assisted by
a balance of $2,733,604.60.
Promoted
SEIZURE OF ARMS.
members of the Hongkong Volunteer naught, Lord Morley, Lord Stamfordham, Corps and the Police, who have been and Sir W. H. P. Carington were present RECENT declarations of policy by the practising the art under his tuition of Guvernment at Peking have laid much late, and the proved highly interesting. stress upon the desirability of developing An exhibition of Japanese fencing was the mineral wealth of China, and with the one of the most popular, and certaints T object of promoting this development the Mining Regulations of the country have been revised by the Ministry for the Interior. In so far as taxation the output of mincs is concerned, the new regulations appear to be a considerable improvement on the existing regulations
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DUBLIN, December 7th.. Two boxes of arms were seized by the the most amusing, features of the pro- police on arrival of a steamer at King granne. Mies Annie Abbott, described stown. After enquires for the owner, who as "The little Georgian Magnet," also is a dealer in firearms, they were allowed contributed to the evening's amusement,
managers of the respective banks:-
Banks.
Average Specio amount. in' reserve.
to remain.
AFFAIRS IN MEXICO.
A FEDERAL COLONEL'S REMARKABLE ESCAPE.
LONDON, December 6th The Federal Colonel Barbosa has reached Mexico City. He was one of the I officers who were shot at Villa after the capture of Torreon. Colonel Barbosa was shot in the breast, and on recovering consciousness crawled to a hiding place
while the enemy were feasting.
ERITAIN'S TRADE,
LONDON, December 7th, The trade returns for November show
that there was a decrease in imports of £2,514,353, and an increase in exporte -21,397,801,
of
SUFFRAGETTES
LONDON, December 6th, Kelly House, Skelmerlic, has been gutted by Suffragettes. The damage is estimated at £23,000,
Suffragettes also gutted Rusholme Hall. Manchester, doing damage to the extent
of £12,000.
An attempt to fire Aintree grand-stand was frustrated.
Suffragettes, also set fire to the scenic railway at the Liverped Exhibition, causing considerable damage..
SUFFRAGETTE LEADER'S NEW
striking.
RUSE.
LONDON, December 8th. Pankhurst is
thirst
TOW
MUSIC-HALL ARTIST'S DEATH.
LONDON, December 7th. The death is announced of Mr. Alee Hurley," the well-known music-hall artist, from pneumonia.
FATAL ACCIDENT AT WOOSUNG.
„TOUNG EUROPEAY KILLED.
You have to hold somewhat loof from Hongkong to really appreciate it. Seen: from the so the island makes a direct appeal to the searcher for solitude nud all its enlightening influences. When the ann sinks through a haze of gold forming wonderful silhouettes of the Peak and its family of peaks, and the deep purple of
night calls for artificial light, it
résembles the ideal dream-island of the durid fiction writer. The money mart and. all things material and commercial are. quite alien thoughts in auch a scetic of magie beauty. From the Peak itself the night-arene in the harbour is one which casts its spell. "Will-o-th'-wisp `·lights"," gliding silently in and out among large dark shadows which themselves throw shimmering yellow gleans along the surface of the water; and the green and rich red reflections of the harbour lights add just that tough of colour sufficient to ereate an errio and fascinating mirror:
By a mirage uplifted, the land floats vague in the other,. Ships and the shadows of ships hang in the motionless air. The dawn dispels the charm, and the awakening leaves us with a city in the throes of colourless commerce,
I have just found one attraction to which I can always deviate with pleasures
may be within the hearing of the A distressing gun accident, resulting in ium-drin of big dealing and soberons the death of is young man, occurred last Sunday morning at Woosung. The outers, yet you can wrap yourself up in unfortunate victim, J. Sullivan, who was your lighter observations and forget these only eighteen years of age, left Shanghai for a while. Hongkong's water families with two friends by an early train for Woosung with the object of enjoying a
can be made an interesting and amusing day's shooting. On arriving at Wooning study, even though your soliloquies may they took a boat and crossed the water towards Bush Island, where they hoped be disturbed by frequent cries to find wild duck. One of the three sampar." Those who are made dull and young men was carrying a double prosaic by their solidly commercial barrelled gun, one barrel of which fires
of
shot and the other bullets, and this environment have only to step aside for weapon 129 the medium of the once and watch these happy people, and unfortunate accident which occurred they are bound to develop peculiar
about 10 o'clock
The guns were loaded, and the three envy Idealo and aspirations apart. rauógoburn were ring low in the bont such elusive things du nút concern thera— with the barrels of their rifles pointed the ssopan people are the most light- over the side. The sudden lurching of
one long undisturbed
Imports of cottun show a decrease of the boat, or some other cause, put on hearted and happy beings I have met of the party off his balance and the point Happily ignorant of business responsibili £1,042,500,
of his gun swerved directly towards ties and perplexing domestic matters, THE PREMIER ON FREE TRADE.
Sullivan. At the same moment the trigger snapped and Sullivan was shot and whose intelligence never leads them in the side. The injury was mortal, and to a struggle, with national problems or LONDON, December 7th
apparently death took place almost ima now fashion of philosophical thought, Mr. Asquith, speaking at Oldham, said mediately. A scene of great distress.
followed, and every sympathy will be felt their existence is that although the Free Trade system had for the youth whose gun was accidentally happy-go-lucky jogging along. If the been free from mennee since the accession discharged. The boat was taken with all parents and the family in general--for the speed to the German cruiser Seharnhorst, of the Liberals to power, it would be a and the ship's doctor came off to render youngsters are found a position in the mistake to suppose that the subject could assistance, but was only able to pronounce motley crew so son as they can walk
and Inspector Mellows made arrange a fare across the water, they may be found The River Police were telephoned to are not engaged in rowing and singing ments for conveying the body to the all laughingly contented with themselves, mortuary, to await an inquest-N-O
and finding absolute enjoyment from Daily News.
amusement which their own primitive brain have devised. Or the impish
be ignored. He warned his hearers that it was as certain es might follows day that the taxation of foreign manufactures would be followed by the taxation of food,
life extinct.
Dealing with the question of armaments, SERIOUS COLLISION AT WOOSUNO, youngsters are skipping about the boat
he declared that the best hope for a reduction lay in the direction of concerted pressure by the civilised peoples upon those responsible.
THE ALSATIAN SCANDAL.
THE KAISER ORDERS A COURT OF ENQUIRY,
DONAUESCHINGEN, December 6th.
The Kaiser has ordered the garrison at the town of Zabern, which was the seat of the recent trouble in Alsace, to go to manoeuvres till further orders, and also that a Military Court of Enquiry bo held to investigate the affair without delay.
BERLIN, December 6th The Kaiser's decision regarding the regiment at Zabern has been animatedly
JAPANESE STEAMER BEACHED,
unaware of danger, and the mothers nover seem nervous as to their welfare when The account given by the C. Daily child-games are strenuously played upon News of the collision at Woosung early almost any part of the frail-looking craft, last Monday morning between the HALS Segotia (3,161 tons), outward or on the most extreme edge of the Pray bound for Hamburg, and the Japanese During these always novel proceedings str Hokushi Maru, inward bound from Japan with a cargo
coal. is as
the mother is either occupied with the follows:-
arrangement of a haphazard. menu It appears that the Segovia went down endeavouring to river on Sunday evening, but had to anchor at Woosung on account of thick renewed patchwork garment. And all the weather. During the night, the Hokush while she croons some weird Chinese Maru arrived from Japan and dropped lullaby, and paterfamilar is other anchor close to the Segovia. On Monday morning, when the Segovia was getting pottering about or Ending the sleepy up anchor, preparatory to leaving for solace afforded by my Lady Nicotine." the South, the strength of the tide carried This is all they need, along with a by her on to the bows of the Hokushi Warn.
renew an oft-time
The latter's bows were badly crumpled no means abnormal banking account { }). and several plates were started both above to make them a happy and contented and below the water line. Water came family they cannot help being healthy- into the forehold so quickly that it was found necessary to heare up anchor and Are they fortunate? And they rise and retire with, the sun, and are lulled to beach the vessel in shallow water..
The Scoopia Buffered some damage amidships on the starboard side, but was sleep by the gentle rise and fall of the able to proceed on her voyage, į The waters. At the hour when we Europeans temporary repairs at Woosung and it is digestive faculties along the Praya, the probably be necessary to discharge her cargo into lighters before she can be water families are chlivious of every- thing. Sometimes, if you are fortunate brought up to Shanghai.
enough, you can catch a glimpse of a charming picture; children sleeping gently in each others arms, looking wonderously transformed in the halo of velvet and silver. Infrequently I have
The Gazette publishes the following A later message says that the Customs discussed in the Lobbies of the Reichstagokushi Maru will have to undergo are airing ourselves and aiding the returns of the average amount of bank at Belfast have seized 0 cases of ammuni.The Alsatian deputies decline to regard and are likely, no doubt, to give a filip to notes in circulation and of specie in native industry and enterprise. But the reserve in Hongkong during the mouth tion and nine cases of rifles.
the transfer of the regiment as adequate revised regulations appear to be a long ended 30th November, as certified by the The Customs staffs as the Irish ports mends, and insist upon the punishment way yet short of those contemplated by
have been reinforced from England.
of the offending officers. They declare Article IX, of the Mackay Treaty of 1903,
that the removal really penalises the town,, which reads as follows:-
AN UNARMED PEOPLE."
which is thus deprived of considerable, LONDON, December 7th Sir Edward Carson, speaking at Nottingham, ridiculed the Proclamation prohibiting the importation of arms, and said he was confident that the English people would not countenance firing at an
The Chinese Government, recognizing that Chartered Bank of
it is advantageous for the country to develop
Indie Australia
its mineral resources and that it is desirable- and China $ 5,817,803 $ 2,000,000* to attract foreign as Arell As Chinese Hongkong capital to embark in mining enterprises,. agree within one year from the signing of
this treaty do initiate and conclude the rovision of the existing Mining Regulations, China will, with all expedition and earnest- ness, go into the whole question of Mining. Rules and selecting from the Rules of Great
and Shanghai Banking Mercantile Bank of
Corporation 17,733,683 15,000,000
India, Ltd.
778,743 450,000
Total 21,329,794 $17,450,000
..
revenue.
THE FRENCH POLITICAL CRISIS.
LONDON, December 7th.
Dupuy vainly
Ribot aud MM.
CANADIAN FLOUR FOR CHINA. A eirenlar issued by the Canadian Antucy Ltd., states that the Ogilvie Flour Mills Company, Limited, which started grinding in its new mill at Medicine Hat, beard quite a sweet voico proceeding from: Canada, on July 8th, has found it the shadow of the sampan's canvas necessary to put on another shift of men.
and the mill is now running at the full archway, and that added another charm initial capacity of 2,000 barrels every 24 to this night scene. And looking onco hours. This mill bas large orders on
hand for the Orient. A shipment of 7,500 more upon the harbour from the Peak's sacks, sent out a short time ago, is being summit we must envy them again, that first car of the latter order having been shipped in early November to Hongkong
*Sterling securities lodged with the unarmed people. He asked the Govern endeavoured to form a Cabinet, a group Britain, India and other countries, regula- Crown agents in London for the equiralent ment to put the proposals regarding at Radicals, headed by M. Caillaux, followed by another of 15,000 sacks, the they sleep in such a fairy setting.
tions which seem applicable to the condition
of China, She will recast her present Mining
of $1,660,660.
Securities with Crown agents £68,040."
Lister in writing.
refusing to co-operate."