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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY MARCH 18m, 1914.
Half the total number of shares, in order to control all meetings of the Company, and that there should he adequate security for the standing of existing loans and fe guards as regards the tariff of charges The recommendations of the Committee are meeting with strong opposition. The N 0. Daily News says that however many excel lent reasons are adduced for selling the CARBOLIC TOOTH Department, it believes that there are far more excellent reasons why it should not be sold. On the part of those who favour the transfer it is urged that the Council's connection with the Department is not altogether advantageone to the undertaking owing to restrictions imposed on Municipal trading, and the fact that the necenery extensive borrowings for the account of the Department (no provision being made for the separate redemption of the Electricity loaus) tend to fetter the issue of Municipal Loans for General Purposes. On the other hand, it is pointed out the Department has had to spend large sums in building up PRICE 40 CENTS PER LARGE TIN, its business and consequently has hitherto returned but a comparatively small gum to the Council. On this point our Shanghai contemporary has expressed the opinion that —" Most ratepayers will feel that now is the time when they may begin
Pleasant to use, CLEANSING and POWERFULLY ANTI- SEPTIC, Destroys disease germs which invade the mouth, and so PREVENTS GUM DISEASE and DENTAL DECAY.
WATSON'S
PURE CARBOLIC
SOAPS
The weekly health return shows that TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.
there were 38 cases of plague, 29 being fatal Thers were three cases of enteric fever (two Chinese and on British), two being fatal, and two of small pc, both Chinese Mak
A dance in celebration of St. Patrick's Day took place last night at Kingsclere. It was largely attended and as the dominant colours of the attire of both ladies and gentlemen were green and very white the general picturesque.
effect was
(THROUGH REUTER & AGENCY.
A PARIS SENSATION,
FINANCE MINISTER'S WIFE KILLB HUSBAND'S POLITICAL OPPONENT-
LONDON, March 17th.
THROUGH BETTRE'S AGENCY.]
CATASTROPHE IN CANCABLA
EXTRAORDINARY PHENOMENA,
The
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EARTHQUAKE IN JAPAN.
83 PEOPLE KILLED IN AKITA PREFECTURE.
Tokyo, March 17th. Official telegrams sprak of 59 persons Theeing killed and of 436 houses wrecked in an earthquake in the Prefecture of Akita. Communication is still greatly delayed.
ULSTER AND THE PREMIER'S PROPOSALS."
ST. PETERSBURG, March 17th. full extent of the Kuban Paris has been excited for days in catastrophe is still unknown. consequence of a newspaper duel which belegraph communication is interrupted.
MUDDY RAIN AND A LONG NIGHT. has been waged between M Calmette, a
TIFLIS, March 17th. A political journalist, and M. Caillaux, the
Tiflis and other towns were overhung. Minister of Finance.
The former's Buimus was always by a heavy yellow cloud, from which marked, and it culminated in charges muddy rain descended. The phenomena reflecting upon the personal honour of H. was due to a dust storm over the Baku Caillaux, whom he accused of using his section of the Trans-Caucasian Railway, position to endeavour to obtain buge which is at present interrupted through Commons, Mr. Asquith said to adhered At the Magistracy yesterday a gardener sums for the Radical Party fund and of accumulations of dust. employed by Mr. T. E. Pearce, 107, The changing his opinions in regard to the three o'clock in the afternoon. Peak, was charged with the larceny of Income Tax,
property of his employer. It M. Calmette was leaving his office, a clock, the appears that the defendant pawned the accompanied by the novelist, M. Bourget,
The First Magistrate (Mr. Hazeland) has gone into the Government Civil Hospital, suffering from lumbago, but is expected to be out again in a few daye. Meanwhile, Mr. C, D Melbourne hins gone to the Magistracy Second Magistrate, Mr. J. R. Wood off- ciating in the larger Court.
At
AS
elock for se. and then did himself wel! on roast foodstuffs. He was sentenced to three months hard labour and four
hours' stocks.
MR. ASQUITH NOT MUCH ENCOURAGED. LONDON, March 17th, At question-time in the House of
Night set in at
to the proposals he had made in regard to Ulster. He hoped they would form
IMPORTANT MODIFICATION OF CLAUSES
REGARDING DEPORTEES.
CAPE TOWN March 17th. when the card of Madame Caillaux
The Indemnity Bill has passed through was handed to him. Madame Caillaux, in the coolest manner, followed M. Cal- mette into his room, and opened fire the Committee stage of the Senate
be SOUTH AFRICAN INDEMNITY BILL the basis of a settlement. Financial and
administrative adjustments would necessary if the proposals were accepted. The adjustments were being carefully worked out, but he was not at that juncture prepared to formulate a cut-and- dried scheme. He added that he had not been much encouraged by the reception M. Calmetto fell at the first shot, ending the references to the deporters, the of his proposals; and was still anxious of our light; and that at any rate they would
Madame Caillaux calmly fired four more principal being the deletion of the that they should be considered on their rather run the risk of receiving no more
Journalists, who poured into the room, paragraph in the preamble describing merits. He wanted to know whether the than they do at present, than experiment in
principle of the proposals was accepted fields of private enterprise. Underneath all the amount of money, property, jewellery beard Calmette muttering "I have them as permanently undesirable.
before going into detail.
to look for a return, if indeed they are not THE PIRACY OF THE "CHILDAR" immediately with a Browning pistol. General Smuts made concessions regard
getting it already in the extreme
cheapness
Highly recommended by the else, there will be the feeling that in trans
ferring the Department to a company, we
THE VALUE OF THE LOOT.
According to the official police report,
etc., taken away from the Childar, which was attacked by pirates whilst en route to Swatow, totalled 821,192 This is made
Medical Profession for the Bathhould be creating a new monopoly. Shang-up as follows. Money, $14.982; cloth
and Toilet. In three strengths. 20 per cent., 10 per cent, and
5 per cent.
bai's actual experience of monopolies is not wholly good, and however carefully it might be hedged about at first, there cannot but be a danger that the new monopoly would share the shortcomings of its brethren."
According to the Department's OFD showing the profits during the past ten yeara amount to about Tls. 700,000, but all the surpluses year after year have been
ing. 23,928; jewellery, 81.006; ginseng. $500. A mail bag, for Bangkok, was also stolen. The value of the contente has not yet been ascertained. The pirates spoke English, Ping Hoi, and Hakka.
THE POKFULAM DAIRY FARM
OUTRAGES
At about midnight on the 15th inst., yes
A. S. WATSON added to the capital, thus reducing the another outrage on the pigs at the Pokfu
& CO., LTD.,
CHEMISTS, DRUGGISTS AND PERFUMERS.
borrowing. Some figures are given in the Municipal Gazette for March 12th which show the tremendous development in the business which has taken place is the last few years. In 1910 the units sold totalled 6,184,150; in 1913 the total was 21,888,280, 2nd our readers will be especially interested BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS EXCELLENor in the figures for 1913 showing the muita sold for lighting, power, heating, and traction, the percentage of increase as compared with 1912 and the average price per unit, as under
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MARRIAGE. MORRISON MORE At St. John's. Cathedral, Hongkong, on 16th March, KENNETH SINCLAIR, elder son of the late Joan MORRISON, of Manchester, to PHYLLIS MURIEL, only daughter of the late ANDREW CHARLES MORE, Hongkong, and of Mrs. MORE, "Lauriston," Hongkong."
· [425
HONGKONG OFFICE: 10, DrS VOUI ROAD C.
Units Bold,
-1913
Per cent. "Average Indremse, pricu per unit.
late Dairy Farm was perpetrated, two of the animals in No 14 paddock being stabbed to death and one other seriously injured. Police were on the watch and Leard the squeals of the pigs. They saw five men running, and caught two, whom they
only done my duty."
Madame Caillaux, who is a leader of THE SOUTH AFRICAN DEPORTEES.
LONDON, March 17th. Society end a noted beauty, told the
Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, M.P., speak police magistrate that she only wanted to wound M. Calmette. She added that she ing at Leicester, said that the Trade's regretted the act and would be pleased Unious were now communicating with the to hear that M. Calmette was out of Labourites of Canada, Australie, and danger. She also stated that she bought New Zealand with a view to bringing the revolver yesterday afternoon.
When M. Caillaux left the Police Pressure to bear upon the Union Govern Station the mob rushed at him, brandish- ing sticks and umbrellas and shouting,
Down with the Assassin." The crowds are marching the Boulevards shouting Down with Caillaus."
LATER.
M. Calmette is dead and M. Caillaux
AN AUSTRALIAN MYSTERY
escorted to the Police Station, has resigned. Subsequently Mr. Oliphant, the manager of the Farm, came to the Station and stated they were two of the men get to watch the pigs. The police are investigat- ing.
WHO KILLED THOSE TREES 1-
[The felling of
8.507545 57.77 6.34 Cautareens shaded the the large leafy trees which
Lighting Power.6,9340-1 200.50 1.98 Hesting 271,655 129.08 0.5 Traction 3,127,677 9.38 27 Public
Lighting. 957,517 6.19 6.21
Acorbuted
Tutal
1,959,784 335.03
21,888 230
80.44
The Electrical Engineer in his last. Report says among other things that it will be possible to make a reduction in the extremely low prica wow charged for current to the lighting consumer. On this our Shanghai contemporary remarks, “No doubt the Council would make such a reduction. But would a private company. General enjoying a complete monopoly ?? experi nce, however, does not go to prove that municipal bodies are able to carry on
ing from Queen's rand to Queen Victoria statue is the subject of much adverse criticism in the Colony, and has led to the following outburst by a poet who wishes to
DYNAMITE THROUGH THE POST.
LONDON, March 17th.
The Sydney Daily Telegraph states that Mr Frederick Lee, Commissioner of the
Closed Settlement Bureau, along with two others, was seriously injured by the explosion of a postal parcel containing dynamite and gelignite, which was con-
make due acknowledgments for his inspira tion to the author of "Poor Cock Robin."] | trived so
Who killed those trees? Not I said Chatham, I've not been at 'em!
· I've killed no trees.
Nor I echoed Churchill,
was not done by my will
I've killed no trees.
Nor, I, chimed in Perkins, Though it aids my road workings, I didn't kill the trees.
Then who is the Vandal That's caused a great scandal
By killing those trees 1
noh enterprises ng auccessfully and as Come now, Friend Tutcher, satisfactorily as private companis, but Were you the butcher the contrast presented between the charges
Who folled those fine tices?
of the Electricity Department in Shanghai Who gave the order! Wast Council or and those of the Electria Light Co. of Hong Court LONDON OPPICE: 181, FIRM STREET, E.C. Kong (27 cts. per unit) are very atribing, and Bade thee indulge in such wanton sport unfortunately the ratepayers of Shanghai
As felling those trees! cannot look to Hongkong for any evidence Why was it done? that the transfer of the Electricity supply Asks overy man's con of the Municipality to a private Company will be to their advantage.
The Baily
Daily Press
HONGKONG, MARCH 18cm, 1914.
Ir view of the interest which has been aroused in Hongkong by "Electon's recent article in the Daily Press on the subject of the electricity supply in the Colony, it will not be without local interest to note a few points of the discussion which has been proceeding in Shanghai during the past month or so on the advisibility of trans- ferring the Electrical Department of the Municipal Council to a private Company A Special Committee appointed after the last Ratepayers' meeting to consider the subject reported that while they were unanimously of opinion that the Department-is-an-asseb
The Shanghai AD.C. last week pre ng their 170ch rzroduction “Joseph Entangled
The Criminal Sossions commence at the
The
Lamenting those trees,
rds of the air fell a-sighing and a-sobbing And no do we all ut sight of this robbing- So do we all at sight of this robbing,
Who'll buy the logs They 11 Take kumele for deg Or sties for fat hogs
Who'll buy the logs?
Supreme Court to day, eight cases being And take item away down for hearing, including two of Test for ages they stay murder
Where the Vandal has placed them
All in a heap, Making men weep,
GROSS SACRILEGE BY SUFFRAGETTES,
BIRMINGHAM CATHEDRAL DECORATED WITH WHITE PAINT.
ment to enable the South African de and similar vor-cries" portees to return to South Africa.
EAST AFRICAN LOANS' BILL
LONDON, March 17th.
In the House of Commons, the Right Hon Mr. L. Harcourt, Secretary of State for the Colonies. introduced the East African Protectorates Loans Bill
AMERICAN AMBASSADOR'S RECENT SPEECH.
WASHINGTON, March 17th. It is not expected that President Wilson will pay oven the slightest attention to Mr Chamberlain's motion asking Dr. Page, the American Ambassador to Great Britain, for an explanation of his recent remarks concerning the Monroe doctrine And the Panama Canal tolls
The
LONDON, March 17th. Suffragettes daubod, in white paint, over the entire interior of Birmingham Cathedral the words "Votes for Women" It is feared that the magnificent Burne-Jones window will be permanently disfigured, It is supposed that a Suffragette secreted her- self in the building and admitted others in the night.
-There is no clue to, the perpetrators of
the outrage.
A WHIP IN THE HOUSE.
LONDON, March 17th.
A Suffragette in male attire was arrested in the Lobby of the House of Commons with a hunting crop in her possession,
GERMAN ECONOMIC INTERESTE IN CHINA.
BERLIN, March 17th, At the first meeting of the German-
as to explode when opened. There is no clue to the identity of the Government is apparently disposed to China Institute, which has been organised
senderi
AUSTRALIA'S ARMY
LONDON, March 17th.
treat the whole matter as a joke.
ANOTHER MEXICAN MURDER. WASHINGTON, March 17th. Brigadier General Bridges, Comman
Mr. Bryan has ordered an investigation dant of the Royal Military College of to be made into the death of Mr. John Australia, has been offered the post of stone, Postinaster at Tecarte, California, Inspector-General of the Military Forces who was killed while defending his store
against some Mexican marauders. of Australia,
PRINCE OF WALES LEAVES FOR NORWAY,
DEATH OF CRIMEAN VETERAN. LONDON, March 17th. The death is announced of Lieut.. General Wilmot Henry Bradford Colonel of the Royal Irish Rifles
LONDON, March 17th.
The Prince of Wales has left for Norway. His Royal Highness crossed the Channel in a gale, which continues to be general The deceased entered the Army in 1833, was made Lieut. Generalm 1877, and along the coasts, sometimes amounting to retired in 1884. He served with the Rife
a hurricane. Great damage had been Brigade in the Crimes, and secured a medal with two clasps, the Turkish medal created by the wind and foods, and the 5th. elnas odjidie.]
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION
FOOTBALL.
LONDON, March 17th
For the International Soccer match at Cardiff between England and Wales: the weather was stormy, but the ground was in a fair condition. There were 12,000 spectators. Play in the first half was fairly even, and there was no coring, In the second portion of the game the
RUSSIAN ESPIONAGE IN AUSTRIA
VIENNA, March 17th.
The trial of nine Russians on charges of espionage on behalf of the Russian General Staff has begun,
FATAL MOTOR ACCIDENT.
FAMOUS OCEANOGRAPHER KILLED, makaLONDON, March 17th. Sir John Murray the well-known Oceanographer, was killed in a motor
with the object of promoting German economie interests in China, a hundred representatives of industry and trade were present. Baron von Mumm, formerly Ambassador at Tokyo, was elected Pre- sident, and Herr von Lobell and Herr Gustay Wieler, Hamburg merchants, were elected Vice-Presidents,
THE KING AND GYMNASTICS. LONDON, March 17th. His Majesty the King witnessed a gymnastic and boxing display at the Albany Street barracks, including an exhibition between Wells and O'Keefe, DERBY BETTING,
LONDON, March 17th. The Derby betting is 4 to 1 against The Tetrarch.
YMCA CONCERT
The programme arranged for the YM.C.A concert on Saturday gives promise of excelling its ananal predeces
The first part has been arranged by Lady May and includes Mr. and Mrs. F. Grove and Mrs. H. Pfaff of Canton, of whom the public has appreciative recollections Mr. B. Timmerscheidt is our finest local amateur violinist and his public appearances have been all too rare. As Mr. Timmerscheidt is shortly leaving for Home this will be his last public performance, and the opportunity
A Filipino who stowed away on the 153:11 take them away? Pacific Mail steamer Manchurid way map o
nchuria wa The birds of the air fell a-sighing und Welshmen los Visurd. England, forcing accident-ear Eilinburgh and his daughter shearing him should not be missed. sentenced to six weeks imprisonment yesterday
It is assumed that he attempted suicide.
And to do we all at sight of this robbing-
So do we all at sight of this robbing.
HONGKONG SHIELD
COMPETITION.
HONGKONG PCBM HAMPSHIRE.
the pace, scored twice through Smith and Wedlock thus winning by two goals to nothing.
was seriously injured
A Chinese was found on the hillside of such value to the community that it near the Sikh Temple with a girdle tied should not be banded over to outside con- tightly round his neck. He was taken to cessionaires or financiers under any circum-the Hospital, and is expected to recover, stances, they nevertheless, with at sugges
ng any definite scheme of conversion,
Wo are officially informed that Hong believe that a Company might be floated kong has been declared by Bangkok to be through the Council which would ensure an infected port on 263aunt of plague following have been chosen to represent most exciting, the scores being Recce, islands, and was aboard the Challenger riding on the footboard of a tram-car greater flexibility of management more axpansiveness and a larger return for the
Vessels are required to remain at the cage at Kalaphra until relief of the rates. It is to be stipulated ten days have elapsed since leaving that the Council should hold not less than Hongkong,
The Merry Makers, who have charge of the second half, are supported by the [Sir John Murray, K.C.B., FRS, LLD Merry Makers Orchestra of eighteen DSc, PhD who was Capadian-born, was ices the entira programme having at one time Scientific Mombs of the Fishery been specially set to music for the BILLIARD CHAMPIONSHIP Board for Scotland, and was renently occasion. That performance is to be
engaged in a bathymetrical, physical Losmos, March 17th. biological survey of the fresh water Lakes of topical and local, and we are promised
the United Kingdom. He visted Spitz Something entirely new to Hongkong The match for the Billiard Champion bergen and the Arctic regione as a naturalist In this replayed semi-final, to be played this afternoon on the Hongkong FO's ship between Reece and Stevenson was numerous explorations in tropical brennir Ground at Happy Valley at 430,-
physical and Why during exploration of the
was requested to take a seat He refused and was arrested. biological conditions of great ocean basins. when
numerous works on inside He has published subjectsconnected with oceanography. At the Magistracy yesterday he was fined geography, marine biology, and banology,
the
the ClubW G. Cope A. T. Hamilton 9,000; Stevenson 8,885. The latter at one and J Stalker RF Long W. B. Rigden, and R. C. Barlow D. Larkin, time led by over 1,000. The winner mesta A Gas P. Wilkie, W. V. Fennell, and the champion, Inman to-day, IL Goldenberg...
on boord a whaler in 1868. He has made
A man named Mohammed Bux wag