INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10TH, 1913.
European at the head of a public servico " -"Find a good Squeeze and get into it. When you are in it, stop in it." "All this probably has about as much foundation in solid fact as his information concerning the
The first of the Kinetophene entertain-TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.
ments at the Theatre Royal takes place this evening. Twelve Kinetophone or "talk- ing pictures" are to be exhibitca ench night, and the entertainment includes two scencs from the comie opera
(THROUGH KRUTEE'S AGENCY,}
"Said THE IMMIGRATION QUESTION IN
BRITISH COLUMBIA.
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-years- of
The
A man named Wong Kwai broke into No. 135, Reclamation Street during the absence of the occupier, but whilst he was overhauling the property in the house, the tenant opportunely returned. infglar was seized, and an Indian-con- stable, answering the whistle of the captor, caure and arrested the thief, who was sentenced yesterday, by Mr. F. A. Hazeland, to a month's hard labour in Victoria Gnol.
They making payment in big dollars.'
The Ministry of the Interior has give you change iu small money, and the Government only gives 16 cents worth devised the following means for the of stamps for each 20 couts. The rest restruction of cigarette smoking.
To instruct the police authority to in Squeeze." Not only, however, does
forbid
in the smoking the street be discover a complate absence of commer by young men under cial biorality among Europeans, including age.. 2. To request the Minister of WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. "Britishers" (to use his own term), but War and Navy to prohibit the use gverywhere there is to be found the influence of cigarettes by naval and military men. of the Bank-Mr.. BLAND's criticisms of cos-3. To request the Minister of Education mopolitan finance are feeble and half-hearted not to allow cigarettes to be used in beside Mr. HosKING's thorougb-going schools. denunciations of the Bank, whose influenco had stifled all independent opinion until he bimself arose, a prophet naw.inspired, to proclaim the infaniy that is being per petrated on China. The Foreign Office, the British Legation, and all the Consulates are the tools of the Bank; all mercantile interests are in the grasp of the financial octopus; the Press, is, we gather, subsidized by it; "a man has little chance commerci- ally, and absolutely none socially, unless he be a Bank's man"; "host Britishers who have been ten years or more in China are uaither Conservatives nor Liberals, voturies of KIPLING Bor of KEIE HARDIE. Their ideas of politics and patriotism have Per Dozen $29.80 evolved a new ideal--the Bank Mr. HosKING's assumed infallibility, and the east-going way in which lie disposos, to his own satisfaction, of all possible criticism by the simple expedient of begging the question are indeed refreshing. "Other who write on Chiua," he seems to say, "may differ from me-therefore they are necessarily wrong; and if it be objected
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DEATH OF A BRITISH NAVAL
OFFICER.
THROUGH REUTER': AGENUX.] DISASTER TO BRITISH EXPEDITION,
CANTON NOTES.
(FROM "OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
CANTON, December 8th.
ANOTHER FOREIGN LOAN.
It is reported that the Civil Administra- tor is afraid that, with the over-abundanti amount of Government notes in circula- SKIP AND TWENTY FIVE MES DISAPPEAR.
tion, the loan of $10,000,000 contemplated WHAT CANADA MAY DO.
OTTAWA, December 6th
to be raised from the merchants may not LONDON, December 9th.
Stefansson, the Swedish Commander of be sufficient for the purpose for which The Toronto correspondent of The Times states that the Dominion Govern.de British scientific expedition to the it is contracted. For this reason, he best ment may avail itself of a clause in the extreme-north-west of Amerien, has sent a proposed to negotiate for a foreign loan Tobacco and Liquor Taxes, etc., as Immigration Act empowering it by Order message from Polat Barrow, dated 30th of a further $10,000,000, pledging the in-Council to forbid the entrance of all October, that his ship, the Kluk, was security. It is stated that the visit of frozen in, Gifteen miles from the shore, où Mr. Im Ka Chee, the Commissioner of and artisans at British labourers
fast for the winter, Stefansson and six some connection with this loan. Columbian ports, owing to the state of 12th August. Believing that the ship was Finance, to Hongkong last week, had the labour market, which is actually others went. ashore upon a hunting telegram on this subject is also said to
glutted.
The order, however, will not be issued without negotiations with the Imperial Government, as the Dominion desires to avoid any action which is contrary to the Treaty with Japan.
THE WICK BYE-ELECTION.
LONDON, December 9th. The polling at Wick has been most vigorous. The contest has been fought largely on Home Rule.
The Conservative candidate is
Mr.
TURKISH ARMY,
STRONG OBJECTIONS BY RUSSIA AND FRANCE.
LONDON, December 9th,
"expedition on 30th September. A storm sprang up, and the party, on returning to the shore, found that the ics bad gone, the Korfu and the twenty five persons who had remained on board also having disappeared, Their fate is unknown.
DISSATISFIED POSTAL
have been sent to the Board of Finance,
THE INPELIAL OBSEQUIES.
A
A notification has been issued by Tutuh Lung in accordance with instructions received from the State Council, directing that on the 19th December (16th day of the 11th Chinese moon), when the final interment of the remains of the late-
the Inta Emperor Kuang, Hsu and Empress Dowager will take place, all flags are to be half-masted in solemn. commemoration of the occasion.
REBELB IN HONGKONG AND MACAO.
EMPLOYEES. SEVENTY FIVE RESIGN AT PIRMINGHAM. LONDON. December 8th.
Tutuh Lung in view of the lact that Sir H. Samuel recently enquired the number of Postal officials and tele-evidence has been repeatedly given by the graphists belonging to the Territorials, rebels who have from time to time been arrested, that Hongkong and Macao are made their principal headquarters, has wired to the Minister of Foreign Affairs asking him to interview the British and Portuguese Ministers at Paking and thes to telegraph to. request them Governors of Hongkong and Macao re- questing that steps be taken to wrest or deport, as the case may be, all such rebel
We regret to record the death of Mackenzio. Lientenant II. R. Kanhardt. R.N., of GERMAN INSTRUCTORS FOR THE presumably with a view to the embodi- HM receiving shin Tamar, which the Naval Hospital on occurred at Monday night, after a brief illness. The funeral took place last evening at Happy Valley with the customary honours, a large number of Naval and Military officers attending the sad ceremony. The deceased officer, who had been eighteen months in Hongkong, leaves a widow and
The Hon.
Mr.
that their study and experience of China. two children at home to mourn his loss. Per Dozen $24.30 are far greater than mine, I reply that they: write contrary to their real opinions, because they are the tools of the Bank- (We believe, they have been nobbled" Mr. HOEKING, who is a journalist, was in China less thin three months.). We do not feel disposed to argue with one who writes thus ex cathedra; any thinking man can form his own conclusions without the aid of such argument, while it would be futile
matured and in fine condition.
A. S. WATSON & CO., and a waste of time as far as Mr. HOSKING
LIMITED,
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
+22
MARRIAGES. CLARK HUMPHREYS.-On December 8th,
The
These vessels are 180 feet long with a gross registered tonnage of some 9,000 tons and have been specially built for the Eastern trade.
General von
The German General, Lunat von Sanders, with ten other German officers,
The appointment of leave Berlin to-day for Constantinople.
Sanders as Commander of the Turkish Army Corps at Constantinople has evoked the strongest objections from Russia and France on the ground that the appoint meat will tend to overshadow the influence of the Ambassadors and give Germany peculiar advantage at Constantinople.
THE POLITICAL CRISIS IN FRANCE.
A. SOCIALIST MINISTRY FORMED.
PARIS, December 9th, M. Domergue has formed a Cabinet. with himself as Premier and Minister for Foreign Affairs.
Other members aro:-
Minister of Finance: M. Caillaux. Minister of Instruction: M Viviani, Minister of War: M. Moulens Minister of Marine: M. Monis. Minister of Colonies: M. Lebrun. The late Ministry was comprised of Moderate Republicans, but the new one
The Cabinet yesterday drafted is composed mostly of Socialist Radicals.
declaration of policy.
NEW P. & O. STEAMER FOR THE CHINA SERVICE,
Hewett, C.M.G., Superintendent of the P. & O. Company, informs us that telegraphic advice has been received from the managing directors in London that the s.s. hive, which is the first of the four new "K" class of intermediate steamers now building, is at prosent fitting out and will make her himself is concerned, for any authorities chaiden trip to China and Japan. quoted would all be brushed aside by him. Khive will leave Hongkong about the in the same unceremonious way he would 15th April, 1914, for Marseilles and describe them all as having been "Dobbled" London, if their views did not coincide with bis own. The attack on the Bank prepares us for a violent diatribe on Great Britain's at St. John's Cathedral, Hongkong, villainy in forcing Indiau opium on China by the Rev. V. H. Copley Mayle, when she is making such heroic efforts to DOUGLAS EDWARD, youngest son of the get rid of the black poison: it is amusing
THE TRAFFIC IN ARMS. late GEORGE CLARK, to DOROTHY, to imagine all the elamour againat younger daughter of HENRY HUM
the invertebrate policy of the Liberal Several captures of arms and ammuui- PHREYS, of Hongkong. 1409
At the MARTIN-MARTIN.-At Shamcen, Canton, Foreign Secretary that would have filled tion were naile on board the Pacific Mail.
on the th December, at H.B.M.'s the columns of the Daily Express if steamer Siberia on Monday. Consulate-General, before J. W.
Consul. China had been permitted to tear up Magistracy yesterday, before Mr. J. R. Jameson, Esq., C.M.C., General, and afterwards at Christ Treaties and Agreements unchecked, but, Wood, one of the men was defended by Church, by the Rev. C. 1. Blanche, after all, its alliance in this respect with the Mr. C. F. Mason. The police said that M.A., GRACE HOWARD, daughter of
and ammunition in a false-bottomed box WILLIAM MARTIN, formerly American Little England group is only on a par with the defendant had concealed the revolver Consul-General, to RICHARD CLARE, its enthusiasm for Republicanism pure and
Mr. Mason said the box was double It is anderstood that M. Caillaux does fourth son of the Rev. Canon MARTIN, simple-in China. Mr. Hosana's vapour-bottomed, not false-bottomed, in order is Rural Dent. of Stockton-on-Tees,
[1410 ings are scarcely worth further discussion; protect the arms and ammunition from not believe that a loan is immediately. England, and Mrs. MARTIN, HONGKONG OFFICE: 10A, DES VEUX ROAD C. bis general accuracy and clearness of hurt in the passage across. Defendant necessary, and considera that the expenses
thought is demonstrated by the fact that in speaking of British trade with Chains be ignores the vast proportion passing through this Colony, and so makes Great Britain's share only one-third that of Russia, while in an examination" of China's finances be quotes only the credit side of her balance sest. All this, however, is only incidental to his main attack on the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation; public and semi-public institutions are always a fair mark for criticism, and a just and well- grounded attack may prove a real public service, but Mr. HosKING's controversial methods stultify him, and its production- addressed, be it noted, to "all men who employ of Messrs. A. S. Watson & Co., on the part played by the Hongkong and understand China is a striking example and was on duty at the Kowloon store on Liberals have been returned..
LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, DECEMBER 10г, 1913. We feel bound to enter & protest against a book which has recently been published under the title of "The Great Squeezo." The book, which consists of a series of articles written originally for consumption by the renders of the London Daily Express, is from beginning to end little more than an
attack on the attitude of the Powers towards Chinese finance, and particularly
of how not to do it.
was fined $150
Eight other Chinese were also charged with similar offences, and fides ranging. from $100 to the maximum penalty, $250, were imposed.
of
THE AFFRAY AT KOWLOON.
RUNNING AMOK OR FIGHTING AN
SELF-DEFENCE?
There is another version to the story
"amok" on the Indian watchman at Kowloon who
Monday is alleged to have run
The watchman in question is in the
Monday when a British soldier came to the shop. The manager waz at. the timo. absent from the store
Twelve men were fined $10 each yester having his tiffin and the watch. day by Mr. Wood, Second Magistrate, for offences under the Stamp Ordinance.
Mr. Bernard Herstein, the new Dirce tor of Customs in the Philippine Islands, reached Hongkong by the Siberia on Monday and left by the ' for Manila yesterday.
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in connection with the Three Years! Service law can be met by the taxation of capital.
The Government is nccording support to the essential points of the Chamber's Income Tax Bill and will apply the Three Years Service Billy but anticipates that the progress of events will ultimately permit of essential mitigations of the provisions of the low.
THE AUSTRALIAN ELECTIONS. SYDNEY, December 9th.
In the elections, 40 Labourites and 37
The Liberals are confident of winning a majority in the second ballots,
SENSATIONAL BOXING,
CARPENTIER KNOCKS OUT WELLS IN ONE ROUND.
LONDON, December 8th. Carpentier knocked Wells out in the
Shanghai Bank. We are not concerned to defend the Bank against the various charges of unfair influence and pressure that are brought against it by Mr. HosKING, the
cian told the soldier so and asked him to author of these articles, but when he pro-
come again. It is stated that the soldier, ceeds to include in his sweeping acensations the whole of the British population of the
however, tried to force his way into the Far East, it is impossible to allow his
store, whereupon the watchman, in the charges and innuendoes to pass unchal
execution of his duty, resisted him. This ledged-indeel, were some of the assertions
appears to have made the soldier angry and be is stated to have struck the watchfirst round. The fight was a most sensu The tional one while it lasted, but it was ore contained in his foreword made concerning
ran, who promptly retaliated. individuals instead of an entire population,
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice soldier then gathered several of his coin in. 139ers. Carpentier rushed at we should not care for the task of defending Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals begs rades together and they are said to have Wells and got to close quarters, landing him in a libel action. For instance, to acknowledge with thanks the following set upon the Indian, belabouring him heavy body blows. Wells broke away
Nothing, however, surprised me more than donation to the funds of the hospitals: unmercifully. In self-defence the Indian drew a knife, and inflisted wounds on the attitude of "Europeans, living and
Mr. W. J. Tutcher
four or five of his assailants The Indian working in China, towards this subject ('Squeezo.') One would expect them to
A marriage will shortly take place was eventually overpowered, and having he annoyed by it, to attempt to avoid it. I between Sir Henry O. Bax-Ironside, suffered a good deal of injury in the saw inaugli, however, to convince me that K.C.M.G., of Heronden House, Eastry, fray, he was taken to hospital, where he they were quite accustomed to it, and, in Kent, his Majesty's Envoy Extraordinis likely to be detained many days, fact, secmed rather to prefer it. No duck ary and Minister Plenipotentiary at We are informed that the case was not likes water more than some old China Sofia, and Mrs. James Jardine, widow one of an Indian running amok, but was a much-discussed topic. Wells yester Hands like a good Squeeze," and then he of James Jardine, K.C., and daughter of rather of one fighting in self-defence day was in a motor car collisten at Selsea.
against overwhelming odds. relates the advice given to him by "a General Michael Willoughby, 0.5:1:
$10
twice, but Carpentier feinted and landed two tremendous punches on the jaw. following this up with body blows. Wells reeled and fell and was counted out. Carpentier helped Wells to rise.
The fight between Wells and Carpentier
but was uninjured.
ment, in the event of a strike, of their employment and usual work under mili At Birmingham yester tary discipline. day, seventy five telegraphists resigned with a view to avoiding such employment, THE HOME BULE CONTROVERSY.
factions now in the respective colonies,
CH SEIZURE OF BONES... LONDON, December 9th.
The Water Police Departinent a couple Sir Edward Carson, speaking at Plymouth, said he was still waiting for of days ago succeeded in discovering 33 owners of the same at Fong Chune. The Mr. Asquith to wake practical proposals, explosive bombs and arresting the three hut the treatment of Ireland in any way prisoners, who all had a genteel appear different from the rest of the United ance, were sent for trial by Court Martial Kingdom would be to violate the very in the Tutuh's Yamen
Ossence of the bases which he (Sir Edward Carson) had laid down.
Several seizures of consignments of ball cartridges were made at Belingt and Dublin yesterday.
THE OVERDUE HALÁCILIA,
GIVEN UP AS LOST.
LONDON, December 9th. The H.A.L. steamer dcilia, of which no news has been received since she was reported rounding Cape Horn in a storm on a voyage from Valparaiso to Monte video at the end. October, has been given up as a total loss
Her cargo was valued at £100,000.
BATTLE CRUISER'S WORLD'S TOUR,
LONDON, December 9th.
THE DIOCESAN CONFERENCE,
and the The Bishop's Visitation Diocesan Conference take place to-day. At 10 a.. the clergy of the Diocese will assemble in the Cathedral and after the roll-call the Bishop will deliver his charge,
Delegates for the Diocesan Conference have arrived from different centres. They had a reception at St. Paul's College last evening, and the first session of the Con ference will take place after the Bishop'a address to the Clergy. It is proposed at this Conference to form a synod for the members of the Chinese Church in this.. Diocese:
TWELFTH NIGHT."
The Hongkong Mummers inform us that the Charities an whose behalf they
The battle-cruiser Few Zealand has produced "Twolfth Night" have bene- arrived at Plymouth from a world's tour.fited to the considerable extent of $1,800, this amount boing equally distributed OBITUARY.
among the four institutions. LONDON, December 9th. The death is announced of Lord Radstock,
SHOREDITCH BELLS,
FAMOUS PEAL RESTORED AFTER TWENTY ΣΕΑΡΗ.
Oranges ar lemous said the bells of
St. Clement's,
"I owe you five-farthings," said the bells.
of St. Martin's.
"And when will you pay me?" said the
hells of Old Bailey, When I get rich," said the bells of
Shoreditch.
Broken for nearly a quarter of a cen- tury by the silence of an essential unit, the famous London carillon, perpetuated in a childish round game, has been re- stored to its completeness by the re banging of the bells of Shoreditch.
Considering the sumptuous manner in which the production, was put on, the pleasing result testifies to the excellent organisation of the enterprise, and the promoters are to be highly congratulated on the Sanncial and" artistic success achieved.
ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.
HONGKONG CLUB . H.M,B, MINOTAUR." These teams will be in opposition on the Club ground at Happy Valley this after- noon, at o'clock. Those doing duty for the Club are:--P. F. Cobb; M. L. Railton and A. Hamilton; R. F. Long, W. B. Rigden, and H. C. van Weeren; P. Linton, J. Walker, C. Edgcumbe, R. Goodman, and P. Mycock.
ALTERED MARRIAGE SERVICE.
Daily Chronicle, which took place at A marriage, as recorded in the London
when various portions of the marriage. the old City church of St. Ethelburga, service were deleted, offers scope for conjecture as to legality of the marriage.
Over twenty years ago it was discovered that the ancient belfry had reached a dan- gerous stage of decay. Its sturdy oaken beams had for generations resisted the shock of continuous reverberation set up by the clangour and the clamour of the bells," but Time's inexorable penalties had been slowly exacted, and reluctant the church authorities were compelled to
Seen by a Daily Chronicle representa forbid further pealing until the frame tive, Dr. Cobb, rector of St, Ethelburge, work could be suitably strengthened.
In a richer parish so long an interval said that he should think there could be as 20 odd years would not have been doubt whatsoever of the entire validity necessary. At Shoreditch it has required of the ceremony. "If I'd had any doubt I would certainly have not left out the almost superhuman effort to secure the words. The civil obligations ecem to mo necessary funds within that space.
to be that two persons must give them-
the selves as husband and wife before two witnesses in the presence of registrar-
office ecclesiastical
the acting as Such procedure. was observed, 1, with my Regard having been given -registrar,
It was not a small task which the Rev. E. R. Ford, the vicar of Shoreditch, set himself to accomplish, for the structure had become so wholly unfitted for the strain that a new steel framework was
This i needed as a minimum safeguard. has now been placed in position, and the these things, strictly personal details of the compact to bo made might surely ba axcellent bells re-hung in accordance with left to the contracting parties them- the latest theories of campanological
selves."
Di. Cobb considers the marriage service. science..
obsolete. It needs to be re-written," he zaid.
Thousands of people take strong
what result? More exception to various passages, and with and more people every year are being married in registry offices, and that is my point. Why should a man and woman enter upon the most solemn covenant which life offers without Is it right the influence of religion? and who can say that registry office that they should be denied such influence, marriages do not constitute a premium upon divorce?"..
LORD RAYLEIGH Science and commerce have en cred into the life of Lord Rayleigh, who is 71. As a scientist he has a world-wide reputa tion, while to the unscientific Londoner the great dairy business bearing his name is a household word. Among his numer Merit, whose numbers have been further ous distinctions is that of the Order of
Wallace. reduced by the death of Dr. Alfred Russel