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friend with whom he did have an opportunity of anatching a few moments' private conversation" he said in effect: huve "I have been hoodwinked and neatly fallen into the trap that was laid for me." From the sources whence. such atories as these are rotailed one derivos the impression that a veritable reign of terror prevails in Peking in consequence of the employment of a host of paid spies who feel obliged to show cause" why they should continue to receive their pay.
"The least hint of feeling against President YuAs is said to be suffi- WINE & SPIBIT MERCHANTS ciest ground for arrest, and a quiet death in said to be the fate of most of those arrestad. To say the word Yuan (which may tan monkey) in anything but a respectful tone is said to be one of the capital erimes, And one man, it is alleged, went to his
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BALL AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.
H.E. the Governor and Lady May gave a very successful ball at Government House last night, the occasion being the Race week Over twelve hundred guests were present, and notwithstanding that the atmosphere yesterday was exception- ally warm, dancing was kept up with great animation. The ball-room was
Laslefully decorated, and very
the
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BRITISH NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.
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THE HOME RULE ORISIS.
LONDON, February 10th.
MR. BALFOUR DENOUNCES THE BILL. The following Naval appointments are
LONDON, February 19th TOKYO, February 19th. announced:-
Mr. Balfour, speaking at a Home Rulo The investigations into the Naval
Vice Admiral Sir Henry Jackson, el protest meeting in the City, denounced the grounds, as anal, presented a fairy scandals are being vigorously pursued of the War Staff, to be Commander-in-Bill, and said that although a believer in scene with their festoons of Chinese
Domiciliary visits have been paid Chief of the Mediteranean Fleet.
law and order he strongly supported lanterns. stretching from tree to tree.
Vice Admiral R. H. S. Stokes, Inte Ulster, because Ulster was right. The After His Excellency and Lady May throughout the country, and many wit had received their guests, the official nesses, officers of rank and others, have party were led into the ball-won by a been examined. It is understand that the A number of couple of pipers in Highland attire for the lancers. There were sixteen dances on the enquiry will extend to programme, including two supper dances.contracts, Supper was provided in the mom's below Admiral Fujii and Captain Sawasaki the ball-room, and in an improvised exten-have been relieved of their posts, pending
court-martial.
It is authoritatively stated that the evidence against Admiral Fujii includes the name of a prominent British firm of shipbuilders.
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offhand, we wonder, give the name of the Vice-President of the United States? Vary faw, indeed, we suspect. Though Mr. MARSHALL is ex-officio President of the is practically unknown Senate, he beyond the United States. It has evidently been in contamplation to assign to the
understudy of the PRESIDENT of China a public position similar to that of the Vice President of the United States. The Senate being defunct, Ex YUAN-HUNG was expected to preside over the Admini strative Conference, but was represented as being extremely reluctant to accept the position. He has always prided himself A. S. WATSON & CO., pon being "s simple soldier and no politician," and outside the military sphere he has done nothing to show that he possesseu the qualities of statesmanship which it is
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necessary that the man should have who is designated to take up the rains of government in the event of the illness or death of the PRESIDENT LI YUAS-HUNG has always. professed the highest admiration of the PRESIDENT's intellectual capacity and statesmanship, and belittled his own gifts, and it is net improbable that being in closer touch than ever before with the onerous responsibilities of the PRESIDENT's office he
was made for the entertainment of those who attend balls but do not dance.
Superintendent at Devonport, to be Government were now considering how Senior Officer on the Coast of Ireland. they might modify the situation, and he Rear-Admiral Sir Douglas Gamble to earnestly warned them against half- the Fourth Battle Squadron.
measures, and suggestiona such as Home Rear Admiral Sir Frederick Sturdee to Rule within Home Rule, which was mere be Chief of the War staff.
tinkering and crazy folly. Ewn the dull- Rear-Admiral Edward Bradford to the est could hear the muiterings of the Third Battle Squadron.
Rear-Admiral Lewis Bayly to the First Battle Squadron as Acting Vice-Admiral, Rear-Admiral Archibald Moore to the second Battle-Cruiser Squadron.
THE HONGKONG A.D.C. The first performance of the A.D.C.'s
The Opposition are making capital of centenary production takes place to morrow night at 9.10 p.m. and is to be the scandals, and are preparing BT reponted on Thursday 28th inst.. There
Address to the Throne denouncing the NO BRITISH NAVAL MANEUVRES can positively only be two performances.
Government, especially the Premier and
THIS YEAR. owing to the stage being required im- mediately after the second performance, the Minister of Marine. It is under
LONDON, February 19th. The evening will open with "The Privy stood, however, that the latter continue to
It is stated that there will be no Naval Council," a charming costume play which enjoy the confidence of the Emperor,
manœuvres in
1914 O gives an insight into the home life of Mr. Pepys. The caste comprises. Mesdames Hay, Waller and Worcester, and Messrs. Bird. Leefe and Salt.
After ah interval of fifteen minutes, the curtain will rise on Alfred Sutro's in- teresting play: The Open Door," which will be enticted by Mrs. Somerville Dobie
PANAMA TOLLS AND TREATY OBLIGATIONS.
PRESIDENT WILSON'S FIRM ATTITUDE.
WASHINGTON, February 19th. President Wilson, in the course of and Mr. W. Siegler. For this play a very a conversation with Mr. Underwood, elaborate scene has been specially built by Democratic leader in the House of Repre Messrs. Lane Crawford & Co.
sentatives, regarding the Panama Canal
The programme will conclude with
that amusing kitchen episode "Between tolls, emphasised that the United States the Sonp and the Savoury," in must, act in good faith to the Treaty which Mesdames Hay, Waller and obligations. He declared that the rescis Worcester will appear. To this we sion of the exemption of American coast shall be transported, for the none, wise shipping was important to to a real homeside kitchen, with a real foreign policy of the United States. cook, a real parlourmaid and a real kitchenmaid.
A special souvenir programme, marking the A.D.C.'s centenary, with notes on the Club's past achievements will be given away on both nights.
BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.
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distant catarast, Nothing would make Home Rule tolerable to his eyes, but if the Government wanted to avoid Civil War clean cut. (Loud they must make a cheers.) If the Government rejected that advice, they would find themselves in a remorselese current, pilotless and hopeless.
THE CORK ELECTION -
LONDON, February doth. Mr. O'Brien, the Independent National ground ist, who resigned his seat and that questions of strategy and policy re-election owing to the statements arising out of the last manoeuvres have Nationalists that the Municipal elé still to be determined. Also it would at Cork showed that he had lost fu mean a saving of half a million pounds with his constituents, has been returned sterling on the Naval Estimates.
MIMIC WAR IN THE AIR.
AEROPLANE WEAPONS VERSUS DIRIGIBLES.
anopposed.
ught
the
Lons
AMERICAN MARCONIS,
UNIONIST, PREMS AND LORD MURRAY,
LONDOS, February 19th, The Unionist lenders in the House of
FAIS, February 10th." Successful experiments were carried out from the Eiffel Tower with re-arrows, Lords conferred at Lansdowne House to carrying petrol and gunpowder, intended consider the procedure to be adopted used by aeroplanes against regarding the motion of Lord Ampthill for the appointment of a Committ of Inquiry into Lord Murray's condnet in purchasing American Marconi shares.
to
the
be
|"dirigibles.
THE AUSTRALIAN STRIKE.
MASTER BUTCHERS OPEN DEPOTS.
SYDNEY, February 19th, The master butchers opened two frozen meat depots yesterday. They were rushed by great crowds of people, during which Dany women fainted. The police had ANNUAL MEETING OF HONGKONG AUXILIARY. difficulty in preventing a riot. The en The annual meeting of the Hongkong ployers themselves start slaughtering to Auxiliary of the British and Foreign day. The Government has promised them Bible Sneiety was held at the City Hall protection from the striker. last evening, the Hon, Mr. Claud Severn's presiding
The Han. Secretary of the Auxiliary,
MELBOURNE, February 10th, The Melbourne butchers have been
THE GERMAN COLONIES.
ADMINISTRATION TO BE REORGANISED.
BERLIN, February 19th. In the Budget Committee of the Reich stag, Dr. Bolt, Minister for the Colones, Solt, Miministration said the British Colonial
Lord Lansdowne will to-day move the appointment of a Committee of Enquiry into the allegations in the Press against Lord Murray. It is expected that th Government will decline to participate in
the Committee, probably
might serve as a model for Gemany. He the enquiry. Hence contemplated a reform of the German which will be small. will system in the direction of strengthening entirely Unionist. the local administration. The question of a constitution for the Colonies must be considered,
Lords Milner, Revelstoke, and Desart are among the names of menibera men. tioned.
Dr. Bolf mentioned that an agreemont regulating the Anglo-German frontier DISGRACEFUL ATTACK ON A PEER
SUFFRAGETTE USES A DOG WHIP
is more than ever convinced of his own Dr. T. W. PRANCE, presented the annual offered an increase of wages, and will north-west of German East Africa would) "limitations" in these respects, and would report, which, inter alia, made reference mit the dispute to an Arbitration Court shortly be submitted to the House,
prefer to give place to a moro gifted. man. The office of Vice-President, though it may not carry with it the authority and
The outlook is now more hopeful,
CONDUCT OF DUBLIN POLICE.
LABOUR AMENDMENT UNGES COMMISSION OF ENQUIRY.
LONDON, February 19th.
SWEDEN'S NEW MINISTRY.
TO INTRODUCE DIFENCE PROPOSALS.
LONDON, February 19th Whilst entraining at Euston Station, Lord Weardale was attacked by suffragette with a dog whip. His Lord- ship, who fell, afterwards returned home. The suffragette was arrested. It is believed that she mistook Lord Weardalo for a Cabinet Minister.
to the wider relations of Bible work to the progress and prosperity of the people forming the largest section of our popula tion under the British flag in Hongkong, and belonging, racially, to a nation newly awakened to a
STOCKHOLM, February 19th. sense of its place and destiny in the onward march
Baran Hammarskjöld, in a statement humanity toward its final goal. The
An amendment to the Address by the in the Biksdag, said a new Defence Bill effectiveness of Hongkong's object lesson Labour Party, urging an impartial and will be presented in the Riksdag after the to China in things material greatly is evidence, and the infirenees into the conduct of the police at Dublin expenditure would be met by a special tax was representative Commission of Enquiry Diss and General Election, Fresh
SMIT-On February 12th, at Shanghai China if the country would be spared therefrom have extended far. No effort during the strike, was rejected by 233 falling upon the shoulders of those best tained absolute silence."
DEATHS.
Do Bose-On February 12th, at Scochow, PAULINE MCALPINE, wile of the late Nev. HAMPDEN C. Du Boss, D.D.
AMY EDITH, daughter of the late EDMUND J. SMITH, late of I. M Customs, aged 30 years. GRAY-On February 13th, at Shanghai ERNEST WALTER, son of Capl, and Mrs. JAMES GRAY,
HONGLONG OFFICE: 10, Des Veux Roan (1), LONDON OFFIE: 191, FLEET STREET, E.0.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG FEBRUARY 20TH, 1914.
influence which Li Yuan-Hung exercised as Commander-in-Chief of the Army at Wu chang, is ons which cannot well he abolished, and in the event of YUAN SHIRKAT being "eat down like a flower," IA YUAN-HUNG, whatever may be his limitations, is his only possible successor in this present state of
another revolution..
A list of donations to date towards the Helena May Institute for Women appears
on page 4.
We regnt to announce the death of Mr. William Paterson of Broomlands, Dumfriesshire, who during the years from 1875 to 188 was a partner in the firm of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson &
Co
Mr. E. V. Stagg, of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, at Shanghai, sustained a nasty-accident while out riding last werk. He was thrown from his pony, and his head striking the ground his hospital when the last mail left. ear was badly injured. He was in
of
should be spared to bring about analogous conditions in the realm of the moral and spiritual; a consummation to which this Auxiliary of the Bible Society, working under the British flag, in close proximity to the New China, may he expt to contribute more efficiently from year to year.
The report and statement of accounts submitted by Dr. J. H. SANDERS were adopted on the motion of the CHAIRMAN, seconded by the Rev, G. H. BONDFIELD, the Bociety's Agent in China.
votes to 45.
NEW RIFLE ABANDONED.
LONDON, February 19th. At question time in the House of Com- mens, Colonel Seely announced that the new rifle which was under trial in 1913 had been definitely abandoned.
FOURTH TEST MATCH,
SOUTH AFRICANS WINNING POSITION.
The Eer. G. H. BONDYIELD, in the course TEE rumour is probably not entirely with
of some interesting remarks, referred in
DURBAN, February 19th. out foundation that LI YUAN-HUNG, Vice.
terms of warm admiration to the great In their sond innings South Afrien President of the Republic of China, intende
work which was being carried out by the to retire after the Constitution has been
Society's colportents throughout the scored 305 for 9 wickets and declared, E.. Republic. He said the Chinese were think Taylor scored 93, and Bames captured revised and approved, because in his opinica-
ing as they had never thought before, and seven of the homesters wickets for 88 China had been deeply moved. The "the office would then be a usgless one." The Times of Ceylon, of January 27th, Society had never freed such opportuni- runs. Ever since. Li YEA-HUNG was induced to enys:-Authentic particulars were avail-fis as they were facing now, forcing
At the close of play England had leave Wuchang for Peking his friends able to-day in connection with the upon them enormnong obligations. There have been describing him as simply rumours afout for the past few days that was, it was true, a refurinishing of the knocked up 154 for 5 wickets (Hobbs 97) “a Siate prisoner." The GENERAL has been there had been a desertion from one of old temples and attempts to re-establish and now require 158 to win.
idolatrous worship and Confucianism, represented as feeling his limitations, the warships in harbour. A representa but Chinese thought had been profoundly tive of this paper to day cbtained the changed, and the missionary bodies were and reports concerning him bave repre- most reliable information on the subjret, rising to the occasion. (Applause) sented him as being surrounded by an army. It appears that early this week Fleet tion, pronounced by the Ven. Archdeacon The meeting closed with the Benedic- of spies-members of the Presidential
Paymaster George H. Coles, of H.M.S. eatounge who listen to his every word in Hampshire, who had served his time on the way that only Chinese know. It was the China Station and had been trans
ferred to the Europe for passage home, the first place reguded as significant that
was found missing. Local enquirices the PRESIDENT lud assigned to Li as his were made, the police taking the matter headquarters Kwaog's old prison." The up. A clue was discovered by which the was at once interpreted to mean that he ed over to India by the Tuticorin mait paymaster was suspected of having cross would not be a free ageut in Peking, and bond. Working on this premise, it would
Barnett,
FOOTBALL.
HONGKONG SHIELD. COMPETITION,
AUSTRALIAN INTER-STATE:
CRICKET
LONDON, February 19th.
able to bear it.
· RUSSIAN RITUAL MURDER
SENSATION
SUPPOSED MURDERED CHRISTIAN BOY ALIVE
ST. PETERSBURG, February 19th, The Kieff Christian-boy, who was re- ported to have been murdered by Jews, has been found at Shitomir, alive and well. He ran away from his home
MALAY RAILWAY OFFICIALS'
"MEMORIAL.
well Police Court yesterday, but main-
The suffragette was charged at Clerken-
Lord Weardale said that he was struck violently. He explained that
he was the President of the Anti- Suffragists Association.
The woman was remanded.
The solicitor for the defence told the Magistrate that the suffragette mistook Lord Weardale for Mr. Asquith. He would, at the proper time, be instructed to offer an apology.
PRINCE OF WIED IN LONDON,
AN- IMPORTANT VISIT,
THE ONLY WAY.
LONDON, February 19th. LONDON, February 19th,
The new Albanian ruler, the Prince of Mr. Lewis Hareert, in reply to Mr. Wied, lunched with their Majesties the Mr. MacCallum Sectt, said that the King and Queen at Buckingham Palace, memorial of the subordinate officers of the He afterwards conferred with Sir Edward Malaysian Railways had been sent to him | Grey, and visited various Ambassadors, direct by the petitioners, but had been The Prince of Weid has been decorated returned in accordance with the regula with the Grand Cross of the Victorian
Order.
tions requiring such documents to be for
In the match at Adelaide between South Warded through the High Commissioner Australia
and Victoria, the home of the Malay States, with his report. team scored 174 (Clem Hill 105), in their
THE REVOLUTION IN PERU. first venture, Ryder taking wickets for 88 runs.
Victoria scored 213, Crawford taking. for 18 and Mayue 3 for &
· LATE PRESIDENT EXILED
NOTABLE SOCIETY WEDDING.
LONDON, February 19th. There were 200 guests at the wedding of Earl Spencer's daughter, Adelaide, to the Hon. Sidney Peel.
NEW HUNGARIAN LOAN
LONDON, February 19th. Hungarian loan of £1,500,000, bear-
H.3.S. “MINOTAUR DEFEATED BY THE CLUE.
LIA, February 19th In the replay between the Hongkong
Mr Billinghurst, late President of the appear that the police were successful, C. and H.M.S. Minotaur for the right though on account of the ubiquity of the and two days ago a lieutenant and six to enter the second round, the civilians South Australia, batting a second time, Peruvian Republic, his son, and the late Presidential spy the VICE-PRESIDENT
marines of the Euroou want across to came of victorious by the only goal represented as being unable to open his South India, and, according to latest scored. P. Wilkie giving his side the win knocked up 349 (Clem Hill 00), to which Minister of the Interior have been exiled
und to his friends, it was states in a information available, will be returning by a hut long-range shot which dropped Victoria replied with 324 (Ryder 106), on board a cruiser which is proceeding to ing interest at 4 per cent, has been
to Colombo to-morrow morning by the into the set over the sailors custodian's Hankow paper recently that to one old Tuticorin boat with the paymaster.
head. 15, F, W. Eager was the refaree.
Bouth Australia thus winning by 86 runs Panniga.
issned at 90%-