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Diplomatic Body, without its passing through the bands of the Chinese Govern- nient, and now the Salt Administration bas alost followed suit. Should we again resort to a foreign loan, the next thing will be that foreigners will have control over our financial affairs and thus China will become another Egypt. Hence, the appeal to the Provinces to make regular ramit tances to Peking. The Central Government stands in need of $9,000,000 a month from the Provinces, but since the Revolution now two years and a half ago the total amount remitted by the Provinces to the capital had not exceeded $2,600,000 until about a week ago, when a telegram informed us that a better response is now being made by the Provinces to the Government's SEPTIC, Destroys disease germs
urgent appeals. This apparently has been which invade the mouth, and so rendered possible by retrenchments and by the postponement of administrative PREVENTS GUM DISEASE reforms. The failure of the Provinces to contribute towards the support of the National Government has been and DENTAL DECAY.
attributed by the Cabinet in the PRIOL 40 CENTS PER LARGE TIN. first place to an enormous increase in local military expenditure, and among other things to the circumstance that the receipts from the various taxes become exhausted (1) before they reach the provin
ial capital"; secondly, because too much power had been given to the self-governing bodies," which presumptuously made use of the public money"; and, thirdly, because "all sorts of reforms have been taken up entailing great expenditure." The bearing of certain recent events on this subject is at once apparent.
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Those self-governing bodies who have been presumptuously spending public funds" which otherwise would have been remitted to Peking, have been dissolved throughout the country by Mandate of the PRESIDENT issued by the
adrice and with the consent of the Tutuhs and the Administrative Council. The last the Cabinet to the appeal made by Provinces on the subject of remittances. pointed out where it was possible to reduce
CORRESPONDENCE. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.
MONEY CHANGERS AND SUBSIDIARY COIN.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG
DAILY PRESA.
BIR Is the Government awam of the fact that the silver coins of this Colony are being depreciated to the extent of from 10 to 15 per cent, by the local money. changers, and market stall-holders and retail shops? And, besides the price of beef and other necessaries of life is going
up as a consequence
["DAILY PRESS SXCLUSIVE SMEVIC] THE NAVAL SCANDAL IN JAPAN
TORYO, March 8th Admiral Matsuo has been retired. Mr. Iwabara, a Director of the Mitaui Bussan Kaisha, was examined by the Pro- Busg curator yesterday.
(THROUGH REUTER'E AGENCY.] THE PANAMA CANAL TOLLS.
PRESIDENT WILSON'S VICTORY.
WASHINGTON, March 7th. The Committee of the House of Repre sentatives has reported favourably, by 17 votes to 4, on the Bill to repeal the Both these gentlemen formerly repre-exemption clause from the Panama Canal sented the Vickers Company and other Tolls Act, foreign firms.
This is causing wide-spread discontent
It is uncertain whether Mr. Pooley will amongst the pour and the small wage- earning classes of the Colony, as for every be allowed out on bail until the investiga 10 cent silver coin they earn they can tion is finished. only get 9 copper cents in exchange, MOVEMENT FOR REVISION OF TRIAL LAWS, There is a movement among the which means the loss of at least 10 per cont of their wages! There is not only this loss to suffer, but, generally, it means German residents in Kobe to start a can- much worry and inconvenience to those paign for the revision of the laws regard who patronize the trams, ferries, and ing the treatment of foreigners. Deep rishna. It is also becoming an embarrassing question for the large resentment is felt at the imprisonment of employers of labour in this Colony, as Mr. Herrman, the manager of the Tokyo they will very soon be confronted with the branch of the firm of Siemens-Schuckers problem of increase of wages for their employees.
LATER
An International Committee has been formed at Kobe for the purpose of agitat- for a revision of the Trial Laws.
Is such a state of affairs due to the machinations of speculators or to a dearth in the supply of copper cents! If it is due to speculators, the law can preventing further mischief; but, if it is due to a shoringe in the supply of copper cents, the remedy is for the Government to start minting an efficient supply for the needs of the Colony.
It is hoped that the Government will take steps to stop the depreciation in the value of Hongkong's silver coins, before, discontent in the Colony becomes, general.
yours truly,
TSE TSAN TAI
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,] CHINA PERFECTLY SOLVENT.
BUT NEEDS THE AID OF ALL FRIENDLY NATIONS.
LONDON, March 7th. Chen Chin-tao, China's Financial Re presentative in London, was the chief guest at the British Engineers Associa tion dinner. Replying to the toast of "Anglo-Chinese Relations," he emphasised that Great Britain's commercial interests lay in Chinese prosperity. He expressed There is an Art Exhibition in miniature gratitude to the Imperial Parliament for
AN ART EXHIBITION IN- HONGKONG.
WATSONxpenditure on policing and education, and in Hongkong just now, presented by Mr.
& CO., LTD.,
fa many other directions. The Provincial Governments are asked to postpone all construction work excepting river conser rancy; they are instructed not to invest CHEMISTS, DRUGGISTS AND local revenues in banking and industrial enterprises, but, instead, to encourage by all PERFUMERS.
possible means the investment of private capital ia
BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS EXCELLY
THE GOVERNOR.
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HONGEONG, MARCH 9TH, 1914.
Ir is a little difficult to reconcile the assurance of the Chinese Financial Com missioner in London that "Chins is perfectly solvent," with the many references e
One fars in official statements at Peking to the threatening danger of the "Egyptianisa tion" of China, However, in spite of the fact that in the past two years the Chinese Gorerament has increased its foreign indebtedness by no less than £34,250,000 We road in the Peking Gazelle that
The Quintuple Monopoly is now threatened by the horde of independent financiers who have recently taken possession of the two foreign hotels, whence they have been wooing the impoverished Government with offers of financial accommodation, upon easy terms and to almost any extent. Assiduous loan-mongers are offering loans ranging from half a million to thirty-five or forty million sterling. In some cases the contracts have already been prepared for signature. And while these ang financiere eagerly await a coup which will place them upon the road to fame and fortune, the Chiness Government is actually (mirabile dictu) appealing to the provinces for remittances, and conducting negotiations with the Quintuple Group for another large loan!" And in this very appeal made by the Cabinet through the Administrative Council there appeare these statements "If foreign loans should again be resorted to there is nothing to offer as security, and we are not prepared to accept harsher forms from the lenders. The revenue of the Customs has been appropriated by the
accommodat
such
The Chairman of the Committee said he would press for repeal at the quickest He denied any influence except that of national honour possible moment.
to be responsible for the changs in the law.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY: 1 BRITISH BAILORS BANQUETTED IN ITALY.
***LONDON, March 8th. The British Mediterranean Squadron is visiting Italian porte Admiral Sir Berkeley Milne and his staff were the guests of the Municipality of Genca yesterday at a banquet. A gala perform ance at the Theatre followed. There is much enthusiasm at Palnero also, where the Second Squadron has arrived.
AUSTRALIAN MEAT STRIKERS RESUME WORK.
The Republican leader, Mr. Maun, The
SYDNEY, March 7th.
The Union pledges itself to make references of further disputes to the Board without the orssation of work.
THE ARREST OF A MISSIONARY.
RELEASE ORDERED,
meat strike has been settled, the speaking in the House of Representatives, men resuming at the o'd rates of pay, said that after reading London despatchee The hours are reduced to 49 per week, expressing the opinion that President and there is to be no victimisation of Wilson was afraid of Japan in connection strikers with the Panama Canal tolls exemption, be understood President Wilson's refer- ence to "matters of even greater delicacy 生中。 of which he and nearer consequence " spoke in his message to Congress as Mr. Mann con- dependent on repeal. tinued I don't count on, but I am not afraid of, war with Japan or any other country, and I will not yield at the behest of Europe what I believe to be right through fear of what anybody else might do."
LONDON, March 7th.
In the House of Commons, Bir Edward.
Grey stated that the Portuguese Governor. General at the Congo had instructed the Governor of San Salvador to relcase the Rev. Mr. Bowskill. The message added that the Governor would be held The American Press overwhelmingly
responsible if Mr. Bowskill was detained. supports the President.
A reply has still not been received, the ENGLISH LABOURITES AND SOUTH delay being supposed to be due to the cutting of the telegraph wires by the natives.
AFRICA.
PROPOSED BOYCOTT OF GOODS.
·
LONDON, March 7th, Despatches from South Africa and their attitude regarding the opium trafic. and dwelt upon the uncertainty of the law speeches by the deportees from that coun- regarding Anglo-Chinese contracts. The try in London on Friday evening skow final solution of this question, he believed, that negotiations have begun with the was for China to frame her own laws and British Transport Workers' Union, Wool compel adhesion to them. China was Operatives' Union, and the Dockers' perfectly solvent, but she ought to get the Union with a view to boycotting South kosten der game and the International Trades Union and the aid of all friendly nations to enable her African goods. The headquarters of the
The near to set hor house in order.
Socialist Secretariat at Berlin bave also seen vast it future, he predicted, would
been communicated with. expansion in China,
Cecil Ansell, the travelling representative of the famous firm of Raphael Tuck & Co., Fine Art and Book Publishers and Art Printers. Mr. Ansell has brought with him something like a ton of specimens of the firm's productions, and they are being exhibited in a room at the Astor House Hotel during the next week or ten undertakings; they days. No 6rm of art printers is better are asked to suspend the opening of known throughout the world than to recall from Raphael Tuck & Co., but it is only when further schools, and abroad all the students maintained out of the públic funds who have not already representative is now making in Hong entered universities or technical schools, kong that one gets any adequate idea of and to reduce the allowances made to those the wide range of the famous firm's remaining abroad by 20 per cent. The productions. Here we have specimens Cabinet calculates that if ita instructions ranging from magnificent hand-coloured are carried out a saving of about thirty photogravures to the humble postcard and million dollars a year will be effected in picture book for the nursery. Mr. Ansell has brought with him some 40,000 designa the Provincial bu igets. As, however, the
in Christmas cards and a similar number deficit of Provincial Budgets show
of post-card designs. The Exhibition is $18,600,000, it does not appear that the
one to be seen rather than described, be anticipated balance would help the national cause it is impossible to convey in words exchequer very substantially. China way any adequate idea either of the wide be perfectly solvent" so far as her variety or the high artistic merits of present indebtedness is concerned, but these productions. It may be mentioned, Having regard to the statements on the however, that as a result of Mr. Ansell's financial condition of the country contained visit to the East last year there will be in thess frequent appeals to the Provinces put on the market next. Christmas season. a special Eastern series of Christinas it is obvious that China cannot continue to pile up debts in the form of foreign loans cards and postcards, in collotype and and hope to avoid the incubus of a Foreign pilette. The specimens of these which Mr. Ansell has brought with him are quite in keeping with the very high standard
Debt Commission.
The Chinese cruiser with Admiral Yao on board left for Canton on Saturday.
H.M.S. Tarmouth leaves Hongkong next Saturday for British North Borneo, Labuan, Singapore and Colombo.
The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., prosecuted four coolies at the Magistracy on Saturday for trespassing on the coolie
quarters at his residence on the Peak. one defendant was fined $3 and the remainder $2 each.
The regulations made by the Governor Lin Connell relative to licensed warehouses for the storage of raw opium, and also in regard to the licensing and management of places for the sale of prepared and dross opium, are published in the current issue of the Gazette.
During the absence on leave of the Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, C.M.G., Director of Public Works, H.E. the Governor has appointed Mr. A. F. Churchill to act in his stend. Mr. Churchill has also appointed a provisional member of the Executive and Legislative Councils.
The Bishop of Victoria has returned
been
from his recent visit to Mission Stations. in the West River. He was away nearly three weeks and held confirmations at Nanning and Lingshaan. He was accom- panied by the Rev. C. L. Blanchett. The Bishop is announced to give a series of Land lectures at his residence, St. Paul's College, on Tuesdays at 11.15 am com mencing to-morrow, when the subject will be "The Power of Thought."
Sir Walter Langley, Assistant Unter- Secretary of State in the Foreign Office, in responding, said he believed that Great Britain was able to supply the Far East
THE CENTRAL CHINA with good engineers and material.
UNIVERSITY:
ELEVENTH HOUR APPEAL FROM LOND
WILLIAM CECIL."
LONDON, March 7th. Lord William Cecil, in a letter to The Times, announces that the Central China University scheme had met with so little approbation that it was on the point of withdrawal, but in view of German action
TOM MANN LEAVES FOR SOUTH AFRICA.
OUTLAWRY IN THE BOUDAN.
BRITISH MAJOR KILLED.
LONDON, March 7th. Major J. L. J. Cony, D.8.0., who was appointed to the Egyptian Army in 1900, and who served with distinction in the South African War, was killed in an engagement with outlaws in the Soudan
£25,000 FOR ULSTER FUNDS. PRACTICAL SYMPATHY FROM AUSTRALIA.
LONDON, March 7th. Earl Grey has oubled from New Zealand that an
Australias sympathiser has subscribed £25,000 to the Ulster Funds.
:;"
THE AUGMENTATION OF BRITISH CAVALRY
Mr. Tom Mann, the well-known Labour
by enthusiastic send-off leader, has left for South Africa, being given
where the Labourites at Waterloo, "Marseillaise," and the "Bed Flag" were sung. Mann said he was going to organise the workers in South Africa. ANOTHER LIBEL ACTION BY THE CROWN PRINCE.
EDITOR OF A SOCIALIST ORGAN..SENT TO PRISON.
BERLIN, March 8th. Herr Meyer, the editor of the Socialist journal Forwaerts, has been sentenced to
in promoting an Institute in China where three months' imprisonment for libelling young Chinese may become conversant the Crown Prince in connection with his with German engineering and German farewell of the Danzig Hussars, declaring
Was
a hot-headed
the firm's productions, and there is cerroducts, he makes an aleventh hour that the Prince, while being girlishly tain to be a ready sale for these cards appeal with a view la preventing England gentimental, feature of the Exhibition is a giant port being left in a position of inferiority in folio of reproductions of Paris Salon and competition for China's growing trade, other famous pictures. They are for the most part photogravures hand-coloured, TRADE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. and they will make a strong appeal to all lovers of art,
BANK NOTE RETURNS.
Chauvinist,
THE DERBY FAVOURITE.
YEARS OF A BREAKDOWN.
LONDON, March 8th. Sporting Life publishes an interview with Mr. John Coleman, the famous
veterinary surgeon,
who
yesterday
LONDON, March 7th. The Morning Post says it is understood that the Second Cavalry Division will be formed as soon as South Africa can spare more troops..
RUSSIAN MINE DISASTER.
THROUGH SMOKING A CIGARETTE.
EKATERINOSLAY, March 8th.
An explosica was caused in the Orlowo mine district of Slavianoserbsk through a miner opening a safety lamp to light a cigarette.
In the explosion 4 persons were killed, and two saved. One man is missing.
PUBLIC COMPANIES
The Bangkok Dack Co., Ltd., pays a dividend of 8 per cent, out of last year's profits, absorbing 80,000 tieals out of a total profit of 134,875 ticals.
THE RETURNS FOR FEBRUARY.
LONDON, March 8th.
The board of directors of the Shangbai The returns of imports and exports of
Horse Bazaar Co., Ltd, has decided to the United Kingdom for the past month
recommend the payment of a dividend of shows a decrease in usports of £1,735,400, examined the Derby favourite, The eight per cent, for the year ending the The Gazette publishes the following returns of the average amount of bank and an increase in exports of £1,989,054. Tetrarch, at Stockhridge. When the horse notes in circulation, and of specie in In the former the decrease is principally had done a sharp five furlong canter, reserve in Hongkong, during the month in wool, which reveals a falling off of Mr. Coleman's fears were that all was not well, but whether it is know or tendon ended 28th February 1914, as certified by £1,687,514, and Average Specie in the managers of the respective banks:---
Banka Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China
Hongkong
axid
amount:
resorve:
31st December last,
The directors of the Taku Tug & Lighter Company, Ltd., propose to pay a They have also dividend of 8 per cent. also cotton, which
circularised the shareholders about then decreased by £742,578. The increase in exports is brought about by cotton goods, trouble cannot definitely be stated at future position, and have proposed a which have risen by £519,405,
present
nd
8 5,736,655 $ 2,000,000 machinery, which shows on increase of
Bank Shanghai ing Corporation... 20,144,159-15.500,000 Mercantile Bank of
India Limited 1,110,643
£320,095
625,0001
THE ALBANIAN THRONE.
Durazzo, Murch 8th. The Prince of Wied has arrived. He
WIRELESS STATION IN EGYPT. LONDON, March 7th. Mr. C. E. Hobhouse, Postmaster General, states that the so-called "three Way "wireless station will be erected in
Total $27,000,460 $18125,000 Sterling securities deposited with the Crown agents to the extent of £179,708 was caluted upon landing and also Egypt instead of East Africa. It will be $1,797,650.
† Securities £68,040.
received an ovation.
with the Crown agents
CHINESE LOAN BUCCESS.
THE FRENCH NAVY
PARIS, March 8th. The Reporter on the Naval estimates. recommends the construction of five
The issue of £800,000 Chinese Imperial Government Horan Railway five per additional super-Dreadnoughts to restore and the scrip was quoted at prem for cent. (Gold) Loan was over-subscribed, the balance of power in the Mediterranean special settlement
with Austria and Italy.
able to communicate with England, a distance of 1,850 miles; India, 2,560 miles; and East Africa, 1,800 miles.
scheme to meet the matter
THE BERLIN LOKALANZEIGER"
It is reported that Herr August Scherl has finally retired to-day from the control of the Berlin Lokalanzeiger and the pablications connected with it. He is in bad health, and for some time past has been more than usually invisible Horr from West Germany without any money, created the foundation of a modern Press Scherl, who came here about 30 years ago
in Berlin
Fur & good many years past the Tokatanzeiger has been invaluable to the A TRAGEDY IN ST PETERSBURG. Government as a trustworthy journal
ST. PETERSBURG, March 8th. The Chief of Police, Colonel Chebaieff, has been shot dead by a junior officer in
for a reprimand.
which was nominally independent. The Berlin correspondent of The Times says, It has now been taken over, at the Govern- ment instance, by a syndicate with a so saved from absorption in either of the strong oficial and industrial backing, and two great Radical newspaper organiza