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proposed to mulet them in 8 per cent.. whereas the tax on business is one-third of one per cent. It may be mentioned that mining propertise already pay a real estate tax upon the assessed valuation, and the Philippine Commission apparently was con-
Lient, R. M. Crosse, the author of "The TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.
Idol's Eye, has been granted leave from March 3rd (yesterday), until September 3rd.
Mr. J. Scott Hareton, of Messrs, Dea con, Looker, Deacon & Harston, ett for
S. WATSON vinced by the arguments that this would be Home on the Derflinger yesterday ou
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sufficient until the industry has passed the apeculativa stage. They, at all events, rejected the proposal. Of more importance than the additional thirty or forty thousand pasos to be derived from this source, sare a Manila contemporary, is the building
holiday.
Early in last month the French Fathers at Pokfulam lost a barometer and an ampeter. The West Point police on Monday arrested a man who was found
WINE& SPIRIT MERCHANTS. up of an industry which promises to possession of the ampeter, which was
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81.80 $1.50 18.25 1.55
A-THORNE'S BLEND B-WATSON'S GLENORCHYŸ, Chafce Mallow Bland Ɑ—WATSON'S ABE LOUR
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19.50 1.65
ald so much to the wealth of the country" valued at $50) and discovered that the barometer had been pawned in Macao for The Collector of Internal Revenue is not 800. The thief, it appeared, was formerly confident about this promise." It is & employed at the Fathers' printing works business which may yield largely to-day," at Pokfulam. At the Magistracy yester hesays, "but statistics show that the average day the man was sentenced to a month's length of operation of a mine is from five to hard labour and four hours' stocks.
twenty years. If we do not tax the mines" Bow, the majority of them will be worked out and abandoned, say, in 10 years, and the Government will have received nothing." "If we may judge from the share quotations in Manile this want of confidence in the future of gold mining must be widely shared. We see, for instance, that the shares of the most successful enterprise of this character are standing at P26 sellers, though the Company paid a dividend of 45 LICH
per cent. last year and has already paid 5 per cent, an account of 1914. This can hardly "KILTY" LIQUEUE WHISKY,
39.00 3.25 Grost Age, Very Fine
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22.50 1.90
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THE NETHERSOLE AND ALICE MEMORIAL HOSPITALS.
NEW NURSES HOME OPENED. The handsome new Nurses' Home
THROUGH BUTER'S AGEOL.]
ENGLAND'S NAVY. SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES
INTRODUCED.
THE AIRSHIPS PROGRAMME. -
LONDON, March 3rd)
In the Houses of Commons, Mr, Wins ton Churchill, in introducing the supple
mentary naval estimates, totalling bwo and a balf million sterling, explained that
* [THROUGH BRUTER'8" AGENDS.] THE HOME RULE AMENDMENTS.
LONDON, March 3rd Mr. Atquith sanounced in the House of Commons that he would take the Home. Rule Bill as soon as the financial business had been passed. He would welcome any arrangement with the Opposition for expediting the financial business.
It is understood that negotiations with a view to carrying out Mr. Asquith's
the
the principal causes were now aeroplanes, suggestion for expediting the business are increase of oil fool, higher dockyard occurring in the crening If they succeed, wages, better progress by the contractors, the Home Rule measure will be formally and also the acceleration of three battle re-introduced immediately, and ships owing to the temporary delay in the second reading takon next week provision of the Canadiad Dreadnoughts.
A MANIFESTO OF PROTEST. In the course of his speech Mr. Churchill
A Manifesto, signed by a number of read a statement from Lord Fisher prominent men, such as Earl Roberts, Chairman of the Royal Commission, stat- Admiral Edward Seymour, Lord Balfour erected by subscription for the Chinese ing that the advantages of oil as a fuel of Burleigh, Mr. Radyard Kipling, Lord pupil nurses at the Nethersole and Allow were conclusively established. He further Milner, and the Duke of Portland, Memorial Hospitals was formally opened mentioned that the Admiralty were appeals to the people of Great Britain yesterday by Lady May. The building is ordering a large rigid airship of to join in a solemn protest against Horco of two storeys, and immediately adjoin
the Zeppelin type from Messrs, Rule.
and Armstrong, the two Hospitals. On the top floor there is accommodation for 24 nurses, and on the first floor there is a large dining-room Torres airship from France... and quarters for the Matron (Miss three semi-rigid airships from Mesra, Rayner) An expenditure of some $12,000 Armstrongs, two of which would be con- was required to build the Home.
Vickers
an Astra and
the The Unionist papers describe manifesto as a new and solemn covenant, and the Liberal papers speak of it as Milner's League. The declaration
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]- GREAT BLIZZARD AT NEW YORK.
MOST SEVERE BINCE 1888,
NEW YORK, March 3rd. A blizzard prevailed on Sunday and Monday. It is the severest since 1888. No trains are arriving from the west and suburban residents are cut off,
A band of unemployed seized the Pres byterian Church in Fifth Avenue and refused to leave until a collection had Many
been made on their behalf. churches are sheltering the homeless
Three missing Liners have arrived after battling with a gale blowing at the rate
84 miles an hour,
of
Twenty thousand men are employed in the city removing now.
MONGOLIA AND RUSSIA,
A SIGNIFICANT INCIDENT.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 3rd. Telegrams from Urga state that the
Diplomatic Agent on the Mongolian New Hutukhu declined to receive the Russian Year's Day, on the ground of illness. They Russian authorities apparently made drastic representations, for a semi-official message since received states that all the Mongolian Ministers have apologized and
entirely due to the recent legislative pro- Lady May, who was accompanied by/structed in Britain. He could not pre- concludes with the words:"If the Bill honours have been rendered to the Russian
posals and enactments affecting private Our Celebrated E very old industry and enterprise, though we notice that a sharebroker's circular just to hard Liqueur Scotch Whisky is
ramarks that these taxation projects have a blend of the best Pot been received by the market with ** a feeling Distilled Scotch Whiskies. bordering on dismay," especially as they It is of great age, very fine, follow upon a somewhat protracted period and mellow. Its superior of depression and uneasiness in commercial with a heavy falling quality has established its circles. What with reputation as THE LEAD-off in internal revenue collections, as well ING SCOTCH WHISKY in Customs receipts, and the opposi tion offered to all forms of new taxation, IN THE EAST.
the new Governor-Genaral's lot as the present moment does not appear to be a very happy one.
A. S. WATSON & CO..
LIMITED,
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
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Shanghai Spring Race Meeting has
Captain Alison (A.D.C.) was met by Sir Kai Ho Kai, CM.G., and Dr. MacLean Gibson (Medical Missionary Super intendent) at the entrance.
Ang. tend that their airship programme was is passed. I hold myself justified in equal to that of France, but in view of taking or supporting any action that may more particularly to pre- their great and growing superiority in be effective to prevent it being put into ces-planes, it was sufficient, Concluding, operation, and
on the General Estimates.
THE SOUTH AFRICAN DEPORTATIONS,
CAPETOWN, March 3rd. After debate in Committee of the Assen bly, the slause of the Indemnity Bill con- arming the deportation and banishment of the nine labour leaders was adopted by 72
voted to 15.
Dr. Gisson, in welcoming her Ladyship, he pointed out that the acceleration owing vent the forces of the Crown being used observed that they remembered that Lady to the delay in the provision of the to deprive the people of Ulster of their May opened the Maternity Home for them ten years ago, and she had very Canadian ships merely meant that the rights at citizens of the United Kingdom." kindly come to perform the opening ceremoney would be spent in 1914 instead of mony of the Nurees Home. The work of 1918. He would deal subsequently with training nurses had grown a great deal the Empire and Mediterranean situations from time to time. He spoke of the difficul
Replying to Mr. Allen Baker, Liberal ties of Mr. Stevens when the Nethersole Hospital was first opened, owing to the objections of the Chinese to attending member for Finsbury, Mr. Churchill said sick people. Gradually, with patience, the displacements of the latest · British Mr. Stevens enabled the nurses to over- battleships were considerably smaller than come their prejudices and the nurses those of almost all the latest battleships. Hospital was opened the opportunities foreign Powers. There was no truth in for teaching maternity work were greatly increased, and the nurses were not only the ideo entertained in some quarters that trained in general nursing but also in they were, or had been, leading in increas maternity work. The growth of the lattering the displacement. The Admiralty had been rapid. In 1905, when the would be willing to join in any agreement Maternity Hospital was first opened, for the limitation or the size of battle there were 4 in-patients, while in 1813 ships, if they were led to believe that the amount of suffering that was relieved negotiations for such an agreement would by these nurses they felt very grateful not be unwelcome. Any such agreement
Powers that they were privileged to take part in would have to keep in viow what other were doing. The diffonities, this work. (Applause.)
though serious and self-evident, would not be insuperable, providing a mutual desire existed to reach the result.
THE ARREST OF A MISSIONARY.
STATEMENT IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. LONDON, March 3rd.
In the House of Commons, Mr. Acland
instructed to impress upon the Portuguese Government the seriousness of the case of Mr. Bowakill, the missionary who is now under arrest in the Portuguese Congo, The Portuguese Government had afforded. all facilities to the British Consul at Bonia to make inquiries on the spot.
said that the Minister at Lizbon had been
The British Consul at Lonnda states that the Governor-General has telegraph.
Congo, who is en route to San Salvador, instructions for the Immediate release of Mr. Bowskill; unless there are strict legal
been fixed for Monday, Tuesday and increased in number. When the Maternity which are being instructed for the SUFFRAGETTES AND THE KING,ed to the Governor of the Portuguese Wednesday, the 4th, 6th and 5th of May
A Japanese shoemaker, employed by a Japanese shopkeeper in Wyndham Street, has absconded with bills to the face value of 870.
DEATH. PERKIBA. On 27th February at No. 1, Kusta Terrace, Shameen, Canton,
The Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, O.M.G., ENGRACIA MARIA PIRES
Director of Public Works, proceeds Home aged 61 years. HoverONG OFF: 104, DER Vaux BoAD O to-day on leave, accompanied by Mrs,
PEREIRA,
[377
LONDON OFFICS 181, FIT STRET, E.C. Chatham."
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG Manch 4T, 1914.
THE new Tariff Act passed by the United States Government involved a loss to the revenue of the Philippise Government esti mated at not less than two million pesos per annum, and the Government of the Islands
A fine of 8100 was imposed by Mr. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday on a Chinese for blasting stone during pro- hibited hours in Robinson Road.
H.E the German Minister and Frau
von Haxthausen, who are staying at the Hongkong Hotel, called on HE the Governor yesterday morning. They pro ceed to Canton to-day,
there were 304. When they considered
Mr. CHAU SIU KI then handed Lady May a golden key, suitably inscribed.
LADY MAY, in declaring the building open, expressed the pleasure it gave her to be there. The purpose for which they had met that day proved how useful the work of the hospitals had been, and they
Mr. Arthur Lee, Unionist member for Fareham, said the Unionists must pos pone criticism until the introduction of
We are asked to remind those taking were much indebted to the generous the naval estimates, but if three extra
A Chinese has been sent to the Govern- ment Civil Hospital suffering from a wound caused by a spent bullet, evidently fired on the King's Park range. He was at work in the Ho Man Tin Village at the time he received the wound.
Accommodation of the nurses attached to
Hospital. (Applause.)
minimum compatible with safely.
reasons for his detention.
LONDON, March 3rd. Several of the deported South African labour leaders attended a meeting of the militant suffragettes at Knightsbridge, when Mrs. Dacre Fox announced that the THE CZAR AND THE DRINK CURSE, King had not yet replied to Mrs. Pank- hurat's request to receive a deputation. If His Majesty was unwise enough to refuse, the deputation would go in any
case.
PORTUGAL AND HER COLONIES. A QUESTION OF FOREIGN INFLUENCE.
LISBON, March 3rd.
In the Chamber, the Premier, replying tu a question whether it was true that an Anglo-German agreement, concerning a
Portugal
welcomed foreign enterprise in Colonies, but it was for Portugal alone to fix the sphere of action for such enter- prise, if acceptable,
ST. PETERSBURG, March 3rd. In pursuance of his anti-alcohol policy,
the Czar has abrogated the custom whereby His Majesty drank to the Troops
after reviews and parades. The Com- inanders are now authorised to propose cheers for the Czar and the Imperial Family.
THE ALLEGED MURDER IN
MEXICO.
Spring-Rice that the Committee of temporarily the Investigation had been
abandoned, General Carranza's declara- tion that Britain should deal with the matter direct having complicated the situation-
LONDON, March 3rd. There was a prolonged conference. has in consequence been put to strenuous part in Stainer's "Crucifixion" that the donors for providing the means to carry ships were laid down immediately, it German sphere of influence in Portuguese between President Wilson and Mr. Bryan, sfforts to devise ways and means of making time of the practices, which are held in on the excellent work in this new build would wear that their strength in the Colonies, had been signed, said that such after which the latter informed Sir Cecil up this loss. Considerable retrenchments the Cathedral on Thursdays, has been ing, which had been erected for the Spring of 1916 would not be below the reports were impertinence. have been made in administrative charges altered from 6 to 0.13 p.m. notably in the salary scales, and several proposals for new taxation have been con sidered. A tax has been put on the pearling industry, another ou travelling pedlars of general merchandise, and among other projects discussed bave heen a heavy tax, on chewing tobacco, an inheritance tar" and a tax on the output of gold The last-named proposal seems to have excited the strongest opposition. It was proposed by the Collector of Internal Revenue that an ad valorem tax of 3 per cent, should be put upon the gold output, which, as we pointed out in a recent article, is annually increasing, His argument was
H.M.B. Eclipse left England on Mon that gold-mining is a transient business; it day with a relief crew for H.M.S. was taxed in many parts of the United Yarmouth. She is due to reach Colombo States and in other countries of the world, on April 8th, The Eclipse is escorting as and he saw no reason why miners, whether for as Colombo two of the E class sub for gold, silver, lead, or copper, should marines for Australia Being for Aus be exempt while the merchants paid tralia they are designated "A.E.
the Alice Memorial and Nethersole The Radical motion for the reduction of Inside the building, Dr. GIBSON ex the Estimates was rejected by 237 votes to pressed their sense of indebtedness to the 24
THE SUNKEN SUBMARINE. Chinese gentlemen who had built this Home (Applause,) The need for the
LONDON, March 3rd. Home arose as the maternity work grew,
The salvage of the sunken submarine M. Sarraut, Governor-General of Indo- and it was thought they should train more China, has arrived in Paris from the nurses. They were quite willing to do so, A7 has now been definitely abandoned.
A memorial service will be held on the Colony. At Marseilles he was banquetted but they had not room, enough to by the Chamber of Commerce of that city. accommodate both nurses and patients. M. Sartout says be has not finally left Then Sir Kai Ho Kat came along and scene of the disaster on Thursday.
place for the said, "We will give you a Indo-China, hat intends to return to
ourses if you increase the number that are post.
being trained to 24, and the result was that Sir Kai Ho Kai, Mr. Chau Siu Ki, Mr. Ng Hon Tez, and Mr. S. W. Tso, set themselves to work to raise funds for this building, opened that day free of any debt, and with $100 in hand, The total amount collected was 812,541.72. (Applause.)
bis
a thy on their business. The case against
With the completion of the new river the tax is that it discourages industry." steamer for the trade between Ichang and There are, all told, only about a dozen Chungking, which is being put together gold mines in the Philippines, and of this under the superintendene of Captain number only two are known to be on a Plant, it is reported, says a Hankow paying basis, the others being described paper, that the Shutung, at present on as struggling along on a modest capital that run, will be placed on the river above and large hope." It was pointed out Chungking. by the mining interests that a 3
BRITISH DESTROYER ASHORE DURING TRIALS.
LONDON, March 3rd. The British destroyer Laverock, which became stuck fast in the rocks in Skelmorlie Bay, Clyde, was at the time completing her trials, with the builders representatives aboard.
She ran ashore
SOVEREIGNTY OVER SHIPS."
QUESTIONS IN THE COMMONS, GERMANY AND ITALY PROTEST TO AMERICA,
Answering questions in the House of WASHINGTON, March 3rd.
Commons, Mr. Acland said that Mr. Germany has joined Italy in protesting against a provision in the Burnett Bill Bryan considered it would not be safe requiring immigrant ships to carry for the Benton Inquiry Committee to American health inspectors. Both the proceed any further at present.
WASHINGTON, March 3rd, the protests raiss the question of
Owing to the prevalence of a blizzard, sovereignty over ships
Sir Cecil Spring-Rice was compelled IMPROPER TREATMENT OF SUB-
to utilise the naval wireless installa ORDINATES IN BAVARIA
tion in order to telegraph to the Foreign Office. He telegraphed to the Eiffel Tower notifying a delay of everst days of the Embassy's dispatches,
ANOTHER MEXICAN OUTRAGE 1.
MUNICH, March 3rd. The Bavarian Minister of War, in a decree, points out cases which show that the improper treatment of subordinates is not diminishing in spite of repeated Hordinances which warn offenders of tho rigorous penalties which will be imposed in the future
at high speed, and is badly damaged. THE MAWSON EXPEDITION CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE KINO.
ADELAIDE, March 3rd. Dr. Mawson has been received by the University,
Sir Ear Ho KAI, proposing a hearty vote of thanks to Lady May, expressed the very great pleasure all felt to see her Ladyship there. They all knew that Lady May took the keenest and must practical interest in the work anung those who were suffering in the Colony, and especially among the gentle sex and children. King heartily congratulating the members (Applause) Lady May bad carried out
Lord Denman read a telegram from the
THE FIFTH TEST MATCH
LONDON, March 3rd.
CHIDAHLA, March 3rd. General Villa has intimated that to the best of his belief the German-American named Bauch, who, it was alleged, had been executed by General Villa, is dead. He adds that Bauch was liberated af
per cent. fax on the gross earming Circular Path and No. 48, Connaught a great philanthropic work in the last for of the expedition on their safe return, England's first innings score in the fifth Ciudad Juarez and doubtless he has been
would amount to about 10
boat.
Christian Association.
on the net earnings of the successful mines, former place he seized 1,000 rounds of One of the Chinese nurse, Miss SUNG of such expantions was incalculable in
[The American Government have been inquiring as to his whereabouts.] assassinated, mak
STRENGTH OF BRITISH ARMY. BABY LONDON, March 3rd.
The number of recruits for the British
Detective Sergt. Floyd raided No. 14,
replied with 304 for five wickets, good companions. Road, with "arms" warrants. At the years as President of the Young Woman' and expressing regret at the loss of two test match reached 411 South Africa
Lord Denman declared that the value to which H. Taylor contributed 87. INTERNATIONAL RUGBY.
LONDON, March 3rd. The International Rugby match between wealth which would play a great part, in Wales and France at Swanses resulted in Army in 1913 showed a decline of 2,03
and arrested while the unsuccessful mines would suffer Mansor pistol ammunition, just that much more loss. It may be said one maa, while at the second house he that this argument applies with equal force unearthed 600 rounds of ammunition to the incidenes of the tax on general The case against the first man was business, but in this connection the minors remanded and the second defendant was had a grievance in the fact that it was fined $300.
pressuted a handsome
Dr. Mawson said that there was i bugè land to the southward of the Common-
houquet to Lady May, expressing in ponds, shillings and pance Chinese the gratitude of the nurses.
Lady May and other gueste
gneste were then escorted round the building.
the future of Abstrana
a vin for Wales by 31 points to mil.
ompared with 1912.