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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14TH, 1914.
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may be either an American or a Filipino, and who shall have the right of veto" In other words, neither a Japanese Resident nor an International Commission will be acceptable to the Filipino Nationalists, a
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SANITARY BOARD.
The usual fortnightly meeting of this authority was held at the offices of the Department yesterday afternoon, the President (Mr. D. W. Tratman) presid-, ing. There were also present:-The Hon, PEKING, January 13th
Mr. W. Chatham, C.M.G. (Vice-Presi The sich Ji Pao, Vice-President Li.
dent)
the Hon. Mr. E. A. Hewett, Yuan Hung's organ, confirms the reportC.M.G., Colonel Irwin, Messrs. F. B. L. of a pending change in the Administra Bowley, Chan Kai Ming, and Ng Hon Tsz, with Dr. Francis Clark (Medical Oficer of Health), Dr. W. Pearse (Assistant Medical Officer), and Mr. W. Boven-Rowlands (Secretary to Board)...
tive
BERLIN, January 12th. It is announced in Pretoria that a full The Liberal party is making in the service of trains will be resumed toReichsrag & demand for a higher court as a protest against the acquittal of the morrow.
officeis concerned in the affair at Zabei.
DRASTIC MEASURES.;
It is understood that in order to safe- guard the trains, certain districts in the Transvaal and in Orangia will be placed under martial law. Most drastic regula tions will also be enforced, including the
shooting of dynamitards at sight.
GENERAL STRIKE FAVOURED.
JOHANNESBURG, January 13th. Ballots taken among shop. assistants warehousemen, clerks, typesetters and
The Progressive, and Socialistic parties. have given notice of interpellations on
the question.
THE TURKISH ARMY:
GENERAL VON LIMAN'S NEW APPOINTMENT.
BERLIN, January 12th, General von Liman has been relieved of the Command of the First Corps, and
the
THE DEUGS ORDINANCE. The quarterly report of the Government Analyst (Mr. Frank Browne) in regard to examinations under the Food and Dr. Ordinace was pressited.
It stated that six samples of whisky were taken, of which only one was adulterated, In this case, the deficiency being small, the vendor was warned.
Mr. Rowex minuted-In what was the whisky deficient?
Dr. FITZWILLIAMTH hiinuted-Was the whisky vendor warned publicly or privately
The PSIDENT The whisky w deficient in nine parts of 150 of by-pre- ducts, and that neither makes it. deleterious as a drink nor does it con stitute any serious fraud on the par- chaser. I have not been able to discover
workers of other callings favour a general appointed Inspector General of the Ariny how the vendor was warned, but I should
strike.
The ballots of the miners received up
and Military Schools.
THE SITUATION IN ALBANIA.
imaging that the police Inspector who took the sample warned the man.:
ME HOWLEY'S QUESTIONS RULED OCT.
With reference to the questions of !
Mr. Bowley had given notice, and which were published in Monday's issue of the Daily Pros, the President replied that
BERLIN, January 12th, The International. Commission for Albanin asks the Great Pawers to invest it with power and an adequate and he was directed to state that the matters ferre for the administration of in these questions do not home within With Albanin Government, and for the pacifica the purview of the Board, and that
tion of Esad's and Kemal's bands.
The simation is becoming, woree At Jagersfontein, as a result of the inquest on the Basuto, whose death led to last Friday's outbreak, a miner named Stockenstroom has bean charged
is being contemplated by the Government at Washington must be greatly amused to
LONDON, January 13th. notice how seriously this highly improbable
Two important developments Echeme of neutralition is regarded in the Philippines. One of our Manila contem. poraries points to the growth of the
transpired in South Africa.
Half of the railwaymen at the Salt system. The American example is to be followed. The Cabinet will hence River Workshops Capetown, have struck, WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. Japanese population in recent years, and
forth be responsible for the administra Buys: The conviction is growing that
and the ringleaders are endeavouring Japan's surplus population will come
tion of the conatry under the direction to bring out the remainder.
of the President, who alone will be the Philippine Islands. Barred from the
An attempt was made last night to blow. Asiatic continent, because the continent has
A notion is being issued jointly by the too many people already, and barred from Norddeutscher Lloyd, Messageries Mariup
an important bridge at Fourteen responsible to the country. the lands of the white man by race times Cie, the Austrian Lloyd, and the Stearns, It failed, but the function SEQUEL TO THE ZABERN COURT-
MARTIALA prejudice, the natural and logical outlet P. and O. S. N. Co. in regard to the points were damaged and the rails dis for her immigration is right here Gee-issue of Circular Tickets vid Suzz and
placed, graphical location and the vast extent of Siberia. It is now possible for passengers tillabla but untilled land make the choice to proceed Home vid Suci and out vit of these islands almost inevitable. The Siberia, or vice versa. These tickets will logie of this has been apparent to students be available by either of the Lines named, of affairs for a long time. It is now pene. and a section of the sea journey, say, trating the brainpane of the Filipino Hongkong to Singapore, may be made by people." But can it be seriously contended one line, and the next section, say, Singa
pore to Colombo, by another. The issue that the only dumping ground in Asia for of these circular tickets will be welcomed VERY SUPERIOR OLD PORT WITH Japan's surplus population is the Philippine by residents in the Far East.
archipelago. Is Korea overcrowded with a population of 941.7 to every square (or six square miles) of territory? Or For Dozen $29.80 Formosa with a population of 1,477 to the square vi f. Can it be said even that Japan. itself is overcrowded with a population of 2,105 to the square i The fact that some nine millions of persons are on the verge of starvation in the extreme North of Japan, owing to failure of the rice crop there, is not a convincing argument that Japan cannot support its present population. Bad famines, due to drought or flood, have often occurred before in Japan, when the total population was much smaller than it is today. Such a calamity might occur even in parts of the Philippine Islande, but this is not to say that there is not sufficient food in the country or that the Government cannot afford to procure elewhere enough to save the inhabitants of the afflicted district from perishing by starvation. The A. S. WATSON & CO.. lesson to be drawn from the famine in northern Japan is not that the pressure of LIMITED,
| population is greater than Japan can carry, but rather that greater facilities of commu. nication are needed for the rapid transporta tion of food from the granaries in other parts of the Empire. If Japan has any ambition to possess the Philippines, it certainly is not prompted by the need of these Islands as an outlet for her surplus population. It looks very much as if the whole story has been concocted to check the inovement for the independence of the Philippines and the ballon d'essai has, at least, served the purpose of showing that if "independence" and neutralisation of
the American Comm-General (Mr. G. FRENCH AVIATOR AT KHARTOUM. the territory involves the residence of a representative of the International Com-Anderson), Vice-Admiral Sir T. H. M.
KHARTOUM, January 13th... Jezram. K.C.B. (Commander-in-Chief mission in Manila, an American would be of the British Squadron on the China The French aviator, M. Pons, has preferred to a Japanese. Though President Station), the Hon. Mr. Cland Severn arrived here. He was welcomed by the WILSON has already gone a long way (Colonial Secretary), representating H.E.Sirdar, Sir Reginald Wingate. towards gratifying the aspirations of the The Governor Mr. A. G, M. Fletcher Filipino people for political independence, (Assistant Colonial Secretary), the Vice- HONGKONG OFFICE: 104, Des Vœux Road Cwe cannot but think that the time when American Consul (Mr. A. E. Carleton). LONDON OFFICH: 131, Free Stager, EC. Americs will hand over the Islands entirely Col, C. W. R. St. John, R.E., Mr. F. Winckler (Acting Austrian Consul), along with detachments of the English Navy, the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry and the Royal Garrison Those also present included Artillery.
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HONGKONG, JANUARY 14TH, 1914.
A WAVE of excitement has been passing over political circles in the Philippine Islands during the past week or ten days, created by a report from Washington that
miurder.
In an open space in the cemetery at Happy Valley, where the trees formed a shady frame-work, the funeral service wan conducted yesterday over the body of to the present show a similar result. Capt. J. F. Hubbard of the U.S.S. Wilmington Representatives of the American Navy and the British Nary and Army formed theruselves into a square, in the centre of which the coffin, covered by the American flag and numerous beautiful wreaths, was placed on a bier. having been conveyed from the Cemetery
A Durban telegram states that the bulk Chapel by American sailors. They were preceded by the Rev, Mr. Hastings, of the coal miners repudiate the accept chaplain of H.M.S, Minginur, who con-ance on their behalf of the masters' terms, ducted, the service, and as the sad proces- A Pretoria telegram states that Mr. sion entered the square the band of H.M.S. Minotaur played Chopia's Funeral March. The us
The usual form of service, with the exception of the committal sentences, was read, and at the concluding words, the Band played two verses of Jesu, Lover of my Soul." A firing party from the U.S.S. Wilmington, fired three volleys over the body, a bugler sounded The Last Post, and the touching ceremony was ended.
of the
Essad's followers have been successful
at Elbasan and now threaten to march on Valona.
Mukthar Pasha has been retired as a
Cresswell, the leader of the Labour Party General, but has not been recalled yet
from the Embassy.
in Parliament, denies the statement on attributed to him that he regards a general strike as fatal to the true interests of the workers,
NEW FRENCH AMBASSADOR TO
RUSSIA,
PARIB, January 13th During the service she following fellow- Paleologue, an official at the officers acted as pall-bearers.--Capt. T. Foreign Office, has been appointed Ambas Babin, Capt. Beck (U.S.S. Calido), sador to St. Petersburg, in succession to Paymaster Eddins, Ensign Bowman, M. Delcasse, who has resigned, desiting Ensign, Barvey, and Surgeon Donelson.
to return to politice. The officials present at the service were
to her protégés is yet far off. Mr. CAMERON Forge, the late Governor-General of the Islands, now that, he has returned Home, is proving a powerful advocato` against that step. Speaking at Boston recently he declared: "We cannot sell into bondage Dr. W. W. Pearse, Mr. J. C. Hamilton, the millions of struggling Filipinos, cloaking Mr. J. Craik, Mr. T. F. Claxton, Mr. and our action with the hypocritical claim that Mrs. J. W. Bolles and Miss Bolles, Mr. and Mrs. Ehrenfels, Mr. H. J. Morse, Mr. G. Friesland, Mr. and Mrs. E. T.
we are giving them independence. Is not
second Mexico of the Philippine Islanda P."
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PRETORIA, January 12th. The match M.C.C... Transvaal was drawn, in consequence of rain.
ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.
HONGKONG CLUB DEFEAT POLICE These teams engaged in a friendly game on the Hongkong Club's ground at Happy Valley yesterday afternoon, but
ALLEGED MANUFACTURE OF FALS PAPER MONEY,
A POLICE RAID AT LANTAG
Four Chinese appeared before Mr. J.
Wood yesterday afternoon,
:
to answer several charges, framed as a result of the recent raid by police on Lantao,
Mr. J. H. Kemp (Crown Solicitor) prosecuted, and Mr. Ferebrother Mason (of Messrs. F. I d'Almade & Mason) was for the first and third men.
The Crown Solicitor explained that the men were charged shortly with possession
answers could not be given,
THE USE OF SEA WATER,
As Dr. Fitzwilliams was not present, the Hon. Mr. HBWEIT asked the follow- ing questions of which notice had been given by Dr. Fitzwilliams:
(1.) Has an estimate over been asked for ar submitted for an efficient distilla- tion system for Victoria?
(2.lassen water ever been employed
for fushing the drains or for watere ing the streets in Victoria
(3.) Could the water which is now used.
for street watering he turned to account as drinking water?
The PRESIDENT replied (1) The ques tion of distilling water has been raised from time to time, but has always been dismissed as impracticable on account of the great loss involved. To afford the population at present supplied from the City and Hill waterworks five gallons rer day, 120 toes of coal per day would he consumed in distilling the water only. knowingly of certain notes which pur ported to be notes of the Canton Govern. Taking coal at $10 per ton, the cost of ment and other papers upon which por fuel alone would amount to $1,000 per tions of such notes appeared, 11 plates, dzy. To this must be added the cost of two metal stamps, and three wooden labour, interest, and depreciation of stamps: The fourth defendant was plant, buildings, pumps, etc. To enable charged with possession of 1,000 of the the water to be distributed, it would have notes On the 9th December the police, to be pumped into the service reservoirs
ped into the s acting on information, obtained warrants for which purpose powerful pumping and searched certain houses in a village plant would be required. Its distribution › called Cheung Sha Lan, on Lantao would be a very difficult matter. Under Island. The place was hardly worthy of the system at present in force, two hours' the name of village. It consisted of a supply to the rider main districts, and row of houses with an outhouse, and u
constant supply elsewhere, the daily wooden house on the hill. The police consumption amounts to fully 4,000,000 found a large quantity of notes, papers, gallons per day. The supply of five plates, and slabs, which seemed to show gallons per head is equivalent to 1,278,000 that there was a complete plant. for gallons per day, or less than one-third making Carton, notes, and they alsof the present supply. It would be found evidence that the plant had been impossible to ensure any equitable dis-
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plans are now said to be in the hands of one Mexico enough? Shall we make a Singer, Mr. W. D. Kraft, Mr. H. P. the game was of a very scrappy descr Precently used. One man was found attribution of so meagre a supply in a city the PRESIDENT and Mr. BEYAN for the With ten years' experience in the islands White, Mr. W, D. Jupp, Mr. Cambridge. tion, neither side exhibiting anything the time engaged in cleaning a printing of such configuration as Victoria
approaching ordinary form. The civilians press, while the stone slabs still bore the independence of the Islands under z Pro Mr. FORBES speaks with a voice of
jur, Mr. L. R. Needham,
Floral tributes came from H.E. The gave the Police deferee warm time for impressions upon them, tectorate at the head of which is to be authority on the question, and the people Governor and Lady May; Staff of the first part. a Japanese Resident in the Philippine of the United States would do well to pay American Consulate General; Crew of Cave and Grimmett at back, and Swan adjourned. capital. We rather suspect this to be an heed to the warnings he utters on a problem U.S.B. Fimiston; chief Petty Officers, in goal, repelled all their advances, invention of the enemy, but the report would seem to be quite seriously regarded
(2.) There are serious objections to of the match, but Evidence was then called, and the case the use of sea-water for watering the
in the Philippines and is interpreted as resulting from the precipitate action of Sr.
with which he is so intimately acquainted
the and at
end of the first U.S.8. Wilmington, Ward-room Officers. U.S.S. #7/musgton; Captain's servants, piece nothing had been scored. In the second half >the Club Wilmington; Officers of sth Rajputs: scored twice through Goldenberg and Mr. E. P. Gueritz, & former Governor Officers, 128th Baluchistan: Major Gen.
in Sandakan He is making round the world.
H.E. the Governor and Lady May were
Home "
marine Depot, Hon. Mr. Claud Bevern.
GALLANT RESCUE IN THR HUANGPU
it
roads, as great damage results to the macadamized surface when the atmosphere becomes humid. I think I could not do better than quote from a speech by the
Lieut. Farquhar, navigating officer of year ago:-
When on the point of leaving for Home Hon, Vice-President a little more than a HMS. Carmas, rescued a bluejacket With regard to the use of sea water, MANUEL QUEZON, the Philippine Commis-of British North, Borneo, recently arrived Kelly, C.B., and Staff, Southern China Edgcumbe, the Police replying only once from the Huangpu. The Cadmus left is distinctly injurious to the roads. tour Command; Capt. and Officers, H.M. Snh through their centre-forward; who played Shanghai almost immediately afterwards, Whenever the clammy, moist weather a very good game throughout. The so that until now details of the event have comes along, you will see that the roads Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher, Col. Tles and Police have been doing things" in the hot become public. At the time the which have been watered by sea water. Cadmus was lying off the upper end of have been simply torn up by the wheels at Government House Officers, K.A.; Ward-room Officers, H. M's Second Division of the Hongkong League, the French Bund, and between nine of vehicles traversing them. I have fre
this season, and were evidently keenly and ten o'clock in the morning, one of qaently seen that myself. It is very yesterday afternoon, and a large numberTriumph Ward-room Officers, H.M.S. of residents called to pay their respects. Tantar, Capt. R. Streatfield. R.N.; desirous of accounting for the Club. the crew left to go ashore in a sanipan desirable that the use of salt water be
Eng.-Lieut. G. W. Mathew, B.N.; J. They possess several really good foot. When about ninety or 100 yards from the restricted as far as possible t
ship, the man over-balanced and fell into The annual meeting of the Hongkong Crank, U.S.N., Officers of HM.Sballers, but the side as a whole is rather the water. The sampanman, found him (3)-The objections to the use of the
unevenly balanced..
self unable to do anything towards his water referred to aro-(a) It is very Benevolent Society takes place at Minotaur; Vice-Admiral and Lady
nasistance but Lieut. Farquhar, who had liable to contamination. (b) Filtration and Officers,
Just come on desk, threw himself into the o'clock this morning, at the City Hall, Jerram; Co Tuson
Officers,
water, waiting only to divest himself of and storage, on which so much stress has the Hon. Mr. J. A. S. Bucknil, R.C.. D.C.L.L., Col. Irwin and
his coat. When Lieut. Farquhar reached been laid by the Government Bacteriolo RA.M.C. Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Harring presiding.
him, the drowning man had already sunk gist, are impracticable. (e) It can only supported him in the water until a boat carriage or carts. (7) The quantity avail- could be lowered from the Cadmus Bothable is small in comparison with tho Lient, Farquhar was almost completely reuuirements of the city, and it would b were then taken aboard, by which time exhausted after his immersion in the icy difficult to arrange for its supply to any cold water. He has since gone Homs on hanghai the memory of a very gallant action.-N.-C. Daily News.
eloner resident in Washington, on behalf of the immediate independence of the Islands, In this land of “quick and easy growth, not only of tropical verdure, bounteous crops, Filipino orators and lady oratoresses and also of political parties" as an American contemporary facetiously alludes to the Philippines,the raport quickly gave birth to two new parties announcing their "ideals of national independence." These are not in line with the reported plan for indepen dence under the aegis of an International Commission, represented in the Capital of the Islands by a Japanese Resident. They want the recognition of a Filipino territorial flag, and also a Legislative body composed of a Senate and Assembly, both
The American Consul-General has just received a copy of President Wilson's proclamation, dated November 21st, 1913, prescribing the rules for the measurement of vessels for the Panama Canal. These
SETTLING UP HIS AFFAIRS.. The manager of an estate in Deli A. Shelton Hooper, Mr. and Mrs J Malay) dated, Medan Prison, December ton, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. F. Moulder, Mrecently received the following letter (in rice, but the former getting hold of him, be distributed by means of hand- Robertson, Mr. W. Bolles, Mr. R. 2. Dar Sir--I beg respectfully to Munroe, Mr. H. J. Morse, Mr. C. Pem remind you that some time ago I worked berton, Mr., and Ms. Ehrenfels, Mr. W. 23 days on your estate. The amount due Kraft and Miss E. A. Mossly. to me is about 17.00, I hope you will This (Wednesday morning the body send this to the gaol at Medan. I have elected by suffrage, and one of the parties rules have been placed in the consular will be placed on board S.S. Tran and been condemned to be hanged, therefore furlough, but is leaves behind him to particular area, and to ensure its being asks for a Governor-General appointed by reading room and people who are be uveyed, Manila, to America for I hope you will send the money. I have the PEBIDENT of the United States, "who I interested are invited to inspect them,
interment,
nothing more to adil."
restricted to such area.
This concluded the business,