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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 10TH, 1914
Reorganisation Tonn, According to the TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.
report of one of the Fress correspondents at
Peking the Inspector-General of Customs expects next year to pay Tls, 5,000,000 of that service himself, and if the revision of the
S. WATSON tariff to an effective 5 per cent. be then com-
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pleted, he will be in a position to pay all, as the Maritime Customs collection will then be Tls, 50,000,000. Meanwhile it is stated that. the Salt Administration is now collecting at the rate of $35,000,000 annually, that ample funds have already been banked WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. for the service of all loans secured on that revenue, and that it is expected that 1914 will see a collection equal to the Customs, In view of this encouraging intelligence the recent news sent by REUTER from Paris concerning the pledging of the Land Tax as security for an issue of Chinese Treasury Boads to the amount of £1,111,120 is all the more surprising. The Government has been resolutely opposed hitherto to pledging the Land Tax, and the report that it had been pledged to a Franco-Belgian syndicate which had privately arranged to issue Chinese Treasury Bonds to the amount
HIGH-CLASS WINES.
WATSON'S
D. PORT
THROUGH HELTER E AGENCY 1
THE CURE OF CANCER.
PROTEST AGAINST RIDICULOUS PRICE (OF) RADIUM.
11912 every
["DER OSTASIATISCHER LLOYD " SERVICE)
THE CHINESE PARLIAMENT.
DISSOLUTION RECOMMENDED.
PERING, January 9th.
[“DER OSTASIATISCHER LIÐNDE SERVICE.]
THE AFFAIR IN ALSAGE.
BERLIN, January 8th. During the court-martial preceedings
The Political Committee proposes to against Colonel Router at Zabern con. the Government the dissolution of Parlin.tradictory evidence was given by
civilians and military on the question as sub-ment.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
UNASSA ILABLE SUPERIORITY="
OF THE BRITISH FLEET.
LONDON, January 9th. LONDON January 9th. General, Sir S. O. Buckmaster, E.C., The Funes publishes a highly-interest Solicitor General, speaking at Keigh
was no division ing statement by Dr. Larus Barlow, of ley, said there
Government on the the Middlesex Hospital, which admits the cul inoperable cases of cancer, in which jet of the Navy.
Their policy remained to preserve the safety of our states that whereas in patient admitted to the institution died, selves and the Dominions by maintaining unassailable the superiority of the Fleet. only 30 out of 68 admitted from June to 1913, succumbed, the
At the same time they meant to make it September remainder being discharged from hos
plain that neither for aggrandisement pital. Most of these are now doing
nor aggression would the Government ordinary work, but there have been one
add a single unit to the country's naval or two recurrences. The doctors hope,
strength. however, that with a faller knowledge of the action of radium, recurrences will be prevented.
Mr. F. E. Smithi, K.C. speaking at Liverpool, promised Mr. Churchill sup
The Committee declares itself incom potent to draft a new Constitution, as it has no legislative power.
THE CROWN FRINCE.
ENERGETIC REPUDIATION OF CURRENT TALES.
BERLIN, January 8th.
The Crown Prince energetically denies a tule published by the Paris 1 Figono alleging that His Imperial Highness had sent a telegram to Enver Bey, after the
the act
to whether it was necessary for the lattor to prepare for a suppression of distur bances believed to be impending and whe ther they find a right of arrest.
LATER.
At the Zabern trial the Prosecutor
naked for a sentence of days imprison ment against Colonel Reuter and of three days against Lieut, Schad for offending against liberty of person.
Sentence will be pronounced on Satur day The Prosccator remarked that the
stated comas as a great surprise. Though Dr. Barlow protests strongly against port in the fight to maintain the Navy assassination of Nassim Fasha approvi police force failing, it became the duty.
no official denial of this report has been forthcoming, it is one, we should VERY SUPERIOR OLD PORT WITH think, which must be accepted with con- siderable reserve, for if the Land Tax STYLE AND CHARACTER.
WATSON'S
Per Dozen $29.80
D. SHERRY
SUPERIOR PALE DRY.
Per Dozen $24.30
are
bas become available as security for foreign loans in one case, it will be demanded in others. We have always sympathised with China's desire to avoid mortgaging the Land Tax, and by good financial manage. ment it is t step which might be avoided, especially if the statement made recently by
the difficulty of obtaining radium, the against that "bungling amateur, Lloyd ridiculous price of which has been arti | George"""""| ficially engineered.
The Times insists that it is the clear
daty of the public to prevent this arti ficial handicap of a beneficient science.
ARMY CANTEEN SCANDAL
SIXTEEN MORE HUMMONBEE ISSUED,
LONDON, January 9th. MY PUTNAM WEALE is true that foreign
No less than sixteen summonses have bankers have no less than Tls. 60,000,000, been granted under the Corrupt Practices or nearly nine millions sterling, of privately-Act in connection with the Army Canteen owned Chinese money lying at their estab-scandal. Eight of these are against lishments throughout China not bearing interest, and simply banked for security,
The German mail of the 10th December
delivered in London on the 9th
MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S TOUR SHORTENED
CONTRADICTORY, EXPLANATIONS,
• FOLR
ALGIERS, January 9th. Reports from Constantine state that Mr. Lloyd George has been recalled to England by telegram. He will return to Algiers, and sails for Home to-day. The Chancellor's motor-car tour into the interior was frustrated, as the car became snow bound, and Mr. Lloyd George had Army Officers, and the other right ure to charter a special train to take him to against civilions, but no names are Constantine. obtainable. It is expected that the pro- ceedings will last a year.
The Crown Prince has also expressed
of Colonel Reuter and the officers to make his disgust with the falsification of an end of unworthy situations, private exchanges of opinion as regards THE BALKAN NEGOTIATIONS. the Zabern affair. He says the offcors should be protected against insults, and he protests against the use of such
illegal means of influencing a case while sub jndice.
THE VALONA INCIDENT.
BERLIN. Tanny sin. The Note of the Triple Alliance (in
reply to Sir Edward Grey's Balkan Note) was handed over to-day.
THE BANK OF ENGLAND. DISCOUNT RATE.
LONDON, January bili
BERLIN, January 8th Albanian gendarmes disarmed some The Bank of England has lowered the Turkish officers and men arrested after landing at Valona and the money found
rate of discount è per cent.
pon the officers was seized.
CHURCH NOTES.
A Young Turk rising which had been
LONDON, January Oth. Mr. Lloyd George shortered his tour in The Court Martial has been deferred Algeria because of heavy snow, and is Mr. W. O. Volkmann, of the Bayer pending the investigation of the circum-returning to England. The report in secretly planned was thus made abortive. Hongkong and in the evening the Lord
These Wines specially recommended, being of Superior January. Vintage, Old, and thoroughly matured and in fine condition.
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HONGKONG, JANUARY 10, 1914
Chemical Co. of Leverkusen,⠀⠀ near Cologne, manufacturers of asperin, has died in Java of malaria after an illness of two dogs.
Clara Grosvenor was charged before. The Magistrate yesterday with keeping a disorderly house at No. 44, Lyndhurst Terracë. Mr. W. B. Hind (of Messrs. Brutton & Hett) appeared for the defence, and the case was remanded for a week.
Lady May and the Misses May returned to the Colony from Home by the P. and O steamer ze, which reached Hong kong Into on Thursday, atgal. Mr. C D. Wilkinson, of Messrs. Wilkinson & Grist, was a passenger by the same
steamer.
fine of $100 was imposed by Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday on a Chinese contractor named Kin Cheung, for careless blasting in Kennedy Road, Fragments of stone were blown out into
stances which led up to the proceedings,
above the French papers that he had been
telegraphically recalled
officially
THE ZABERN ENQUIRY
STRASBURG, January 9th. At the court-martial, the Public Prosecutor emphasised that. Colonel von Reuter was unconscious of the illegality. of his action, and he asked that he should be, sentenced to a week's imprisonment, and Lieutenant Schad to three days,
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denied in London.
MR CHURCHILL RETURNS TO
LONDON.
LONDON, January th Mr. Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, arrived in London last. night. He has been the guest of the Duke of Westminister in France.
MR. ASQUITH TO VISIT PARÍS,
LONDON, January 9th. The Daily Chronicle states that Mr.
The Prosecutor contended that as the Civil Authorities at Zabern had failed. to maintain order, Colone! Reuter had not arrogated executive authority in defending the honour of the officers, Asquith will pay a visit to Paris next However, Colonel Reuter was not justified in imprisoning those people who had been arrested, hence the Prosecutor's. recommendation for a week's imprison-
the roadway, causing danger toment. He also asked for that penalty to passers-by.
be imposed upon Lieut. -Schad, because
Among the young officers of S.M.S. he had knocked out the tooth of one of Emden now in the harbour is Prince the persons who had been arrested. Franz Joseph of Hohenzollern, a brother of the consort of the ex-King of Portugal: His Highness came out to the East a few weeks ago and joined the Emden as an esign, with the rank of lieutenant.
Whilst in the detention-room at the
THE DUBLIN INDUSTRIAL
CENTROUBLES,
LONDON, January 9th. The men who were on strike are
week
The populace of Valona has been diaThere will be collections at St. John's Cathedral to-morrow for the Cimrch armed also and martial law declared.
Missionary Association. The preacher in the morning will be the Archdeacon of
Bishop of Victoria, who will also celebrate the Holy Communica at 5, 16 2.20. ------
The European Press praises the energy of the Setherlands gendarmerie officers,
The Prince of Wied maintains his
candidature.
An Albanian deputation will soon visit him at Neuwied, and Austria and Italy are ready to afford military assistance to the Prince in case of nded,
ENVER BAY AND THE YOUNG TURKS.
BERLIN, January. Sth
Enver Boy has dismissed 150 higher officers, and thereby inflaced the growing distrust against the Young Turkish régime.
The Sunday School will be reopened in the Peal Church to-morrow at 3. p.m., when children will be welcomed.. The School lasts about one hunt.
THE COURT CARDS,
Old friends are always welcome, and the inimitable Court Cards, and their Joker, who opened at the Theatre Royal: last evening for week, on their home-. ward bound visit were accorded the usual cordial reception. The programme was delightfully varied, and the new songs and musical
cal sketches which have been introduced were most welcome Migs Maude Fane is as tantalisingly coy as lever, and her dainty items were always. encored. Miss Rosina Palmerston's voice THE PROVINCIAL DIET.
seems to have gained in strength, and last night the audience much appreciated BERLIN, January 8th
her feeling rendering of Valley of The speech from the Throne read in Laughter. The very funny Mr. Bo R. FE BATH'S 'EULOGY.
the Provincial Diet mentioned that the ginald Palmer, who burlesques all sorts LONDON, January 9th. finances of the State were on the road of serious things of life in a manner Mr. F. E. Smith, K.C., M.P., speaking towards recuperation during 1013, and which must make the morbid merry, was as Liverpool, paid an eloquens tribute that the prospect for 1914 was that a fresh and at breezy as ever; his to Mr. Josept Chamberlain, who has receipts and I expenditure would balance, announced that he intends to retire at although the normal in economical life the next General Election. He said that had lately been, on a descending grade in Mr. Chamberlain had dominated the syropathy with a decrease of the revenues whale field of politics as, since Pikt, only of the State, In spite of this, however,
MR CHAMBERLAIN'S RETIREMENT.
sketches with Miss Fare being not the clever least laughable of his many comedies. Mr. Sydney Mannering added. to the entertaining nature of his singing with en imitation item which was dis- tinctly clever, and which everyone will enjoy. Of the Joker, it need only be said
Magistracy yesterday, a Chinese guarded gradually resuming work. The old crews one Englishman, the Earl of Beaconsfeld, plans were matured for large works. The that he was just Mr. Warwick at his best, by a couple of lukongs prior to being in the employ of the Dublin Steam had dominated it. The Unionist party world's pence, thanks to the efforts of and this everyone laughed. The nautical charged with an offence against the Packet Company signed on yesterday Opium Ordinance, suddenly made a bid for freedoni. He was stopped at the head of the stairs, however, by a Chinese. detective, and was promptly hauled back,
Commons.
Ir is both surprising and encouraging to learn, on the authority of the Inspector General of China's Maritime Customs, that
LORD READING. the Customs receipts for 1913 exceeded those of 1912 (which were the highest on
LONDON, January 9th.. recard) by no less than four million taels.
Sir Rufus Isaacs, the new Lord Chief The total receipts amounted to nearly A seizure of 28. Browning revolvera and Justion, who was recently created a Tla 44,000,000. Ten years ago they 6,000 rounds of ammunition was accom- Barou, has taken the title of Lord Read amounted to only Tls. 80,000,000, and this plished by police under Inspector Gordon fact is eloquent of the growth and progress on a ship which came up from the south. ug from the Borough which he has which is taking place in spite of political The European Chief Engineer and the represented since 1904 in the House of Convulsions with their attendant checks upon trade and commerce. We shall have to wait some time Wo
yet for the interesting analysis and review of the trade of Chius which are annually compiled by the Statistical Department of the Customs, but we are told that most of the ports show an increase, and this is notably the case with the largest of them-Canton, Bhanghai Hankow and Tientsin. It is further announced that the revenues of the Customs have been sufficient to meet the payment of all loans secured upon them us well as the entire Borer Indemnity for 1918 This result exceedi even vary recent
Chinese atoward were charged in connec Lion with the haul, and were allowed out on bail of $250 each. They failed to appear before the Magistrate yesterday, and the bail was estreated, and the arms and ammunition confiscated.
THE CANTON LOAN NEGOTIATIONS.
LABOUR TROLLERS IN SOUTH
TRAIN SERVICE STILL REGULAR.
SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR TROUBLES.
had lost his active guidance, but they had the Great Powers, was assured. the inspiration of his statesmansliíp.
SUPREME TRIBUNAL OF EMPIRE.
LONDON, January 9th Speaking at Edinburgh Lord Haldane mentioned that Bir Alfred Cripps would quence of the
Railway There were unsatisfactory. be one of the Law Lords.
LONDON, January 8th. The situation in South Africa in conse
strike
Although
is very the Cape
ecena was full of fun; and the whole programme was enjoyable because newness Ead been infused. Mr. Gactor's original performances on the piano were in keep. ing with the thoroughly entertaining nature of the programme.
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THE OUTLOOK FOR SILVER.
We subjoin extracts taken from Messrs. Samuel Montagu Co.'s circular,
now twelve Law Lords, and thus the work Coleny and Natal will probably not be dated December 11 of getting the Supreme Tribunal of the affected, still the railway workers in the been somewhat irregular, Supplies from
Empire into proper working order was not completed...
DEATH OF VISCOUNT CROSS.
FORMER SECRETARY FOR INDIA.
LONDON, January 9th. The death is announced of Viscount Cross, G.C.B., G.C.S.I., P.C., D.C.L... LL.D., FES., D.L., J.R.
Transvaal and Orange Colony are very much embittered. Their leader, Pentsa, is very influential amongst the workers; hence there is a possibility of a general
there is a p strike, in all the trades. If the Govern ment does not yield, it is considered that there is danger of some fighting taking
Cape Town, January 9th.. Up to the present time, only the men employed in the railway workshops in the Transvaal have struck, or are about to strike. The train staffs are working Lord Privy Seal, 1895-1900 Bencher of
[Viscount Richard Asheton Cross was place.
throughout the Talon, and the trainInger Temple, 1876; and Treasurer, 1895
THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION.
LONDON, January 8th.
Our Canton correspondent write: ;— In connection with the report published the Daily Press of the 8th, it now appears that the contracting party
He was M.P, for Preston in the Conserra- tive interests, 1857-62; for the S.W. Division oferred to is the Hongkong and Shang-service is regular. at Banking Corporation, with whose
The Government have taken strong of Lanenshire, 1868-85 and for the Newton According to the Intcat military news,
division of the samo county in the period representative (Ar. Hillier) negotiations measures to preserve order.
1885-86. Formerly an Ecclesiastical Com the position of Huerta is again favour missioner for England, the late Viscont
The tone of the silver market has again America and elsewhere continue acaaty- Mexico, for instance, is censing to export altogether, owing to its Government, re- quiring silver for coinage, The denomina- tions struck will be confined apparently to fractions of the peso,
A.
A certain amount of business for other Governments has been, and is likely to be, transacted; but on the whole as assal at this period of the year, the market generally is somewhat inert,
Doubtless, purchases for India will be freer and more continuous now that the bazaars are no longer under speculative control. This revival of confidence may be a little slow to be felt, for the stability of finance in pative circles has been much dhaken by so many local failures.
Meanwhile the possibility of new loans for China continue to be taken into con-
anticipations, for the Inspector-General were made by Mr. Im Ka Chee, the BANK DISCOUNT RATE REDUCED was also Home Secretary, 1874-80. 1$85-86-7able. It seems that the rebels have sideration in reviewing the position of
had been calculating that part of the Commissioner of Finance, The Bank Boxer indemnities, to the extent of requires that the agreement shall be
LONDON, January 9th. €50,000, would have to be drawn from the signed by the Board of Finance, in
The Bank of England discount rate has salt revenues. Under the Reorganisation Peking, and Civil Administrator Lt has been reduced to 41 per cent Loan agreement it is stipulated that decided in consultation with Mr. In
that, as soon as the Board authorises the diately t the Customs show a surplus loan, Mr. Im should accompany Mr. over and above the amounts needs to Hillier to the Metropolis to have the discharge former loans and Boxer indemni- matter ared up. ties, thet surplus shall be earmarked for the
Mr. Hillier left for Peking a week.
ago. Enj
A MILLIONAIRE'S ESTATE
LONDON, January 9th. The late Mr. Peter Conta left £2,526,270, the duty on which amounts to 2378,993.
and Secretary for India, 1886-92. His publications were:Acts relating to the Settlement and Removal of the Poor and The General and Quarter Sessions of the Peace.
OBITUARY.
LONDON, January 9th. The death is announced of Earl Cawdor, in his 44th year.
silver, for some provision of funds is a suffered severe reverses."
sine qua non to the due discharge of the The reason for Sir Lionel Carden's Government functions of that country.
News has just been telegraphed that transfer from Mexico is not officially welcome and beneficial rains have fallen
in the Punjab made known here, but it is interpreted by Washington and accepted with much satisfaction as evidence that Britain will yield to America.
The holdings of silver in Shanghai by banks and others consist of £6,510,000 in. Ryces or currency, and of £230,000 in bars. The stock in Bombay is unchanged at about £105,000 The offtake has fallen to about 95 bars a day.