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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MARCH 28TH, 1914,
TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.
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directions, but it a obvious that Japan financially is in no position to compete with the powerful financial combinations of HOME RULE CRISIS. DISASTROUS COTTON FIRES IN
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of Chies, and though Baron SHIBUSAWA is visiting Peking with the object of securing important concessions in the Yangtsze Valley we may doubt whether this phraseology is intended to cover more than the Hawking Foochow railway which Dr. WINE& SPIRIT MERCHANTS. SEE YAT-Bum ía haid to bave nesigned to the Sino-Japanese Society, Bat Sun Yat- and a telegram BEN 18 still in deep disgrace: published in our columns a few days ago showed that the Chinese Fress in the North are hostile to Dr. Bur's friend receiving any favours from the Government. Whether this is because the Sino-Japanese Society is regarded as of rebel origin, or because of the recent alarming reports con- cerning Japanese efforts to acquire control of the Hanyang Ironworks, and the China Merchants Steam Navigation Co., we do not know. Both considerations probably contribute to make the Chiness public
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view all other efforts by Japanese business
experts with suspicion and disfavour, Nevertheless, we do not suppose that the warning of the Chinese Press to Baron SamUSAWA, that it will be of no use for him
"Our Calebrated E very o old Liqueur Scotch Whisky is a blend of the best Pot likely to deter him. We may be sure that Distilled Scotch Whiskies. both the Japanese Government and Japanese It is of great age, very fine, capitalists have been closely watching what other Powers have been doing to secure their and mellow. Its superior future footing in China by means of railway quality has established itsrenterprises, and, seriously handicapped putation for over 30 years as though she is by lack of capital, Japan is THE LEADING SCOTCH unlikely in the end to be left out in the cold. The visit of Baron SaIDUSAWA to WHISKY IN THE BAST. Peking is therefore not without significance in this connection and it will be interesting to know authoritatively the exact nature of those important concessions which he is reported to be seeking in the Yangtaza Valley
to come to China to hunt for concessions, is
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FIELD MARSHAL SIR JOHN
FRENCH RESIGNS.
PROBABLE RESHUFFLING OF THE CABINET:
LONDON March 27th.
BOMBAY
CONSTERNATION IN INSURANCE OIRCLES;
BOMBAY March 27th.
The cotton fire on the 23rd, when 60,000 hales of cotton to the value of £100,000 were destroyed, has boerz followed by nise A Conference of Generals was held at others. It is believed that the fires are to incendiarism. Forty-eight the War Office yesterday, and lasted 12 due hours. Among those present were Field Mar nes are nesisting to guard the cotten Marshal Sir John French, General Sir green. Consternation prevails in insur-
Horace Smith-Dorrien, General Bir W. H. Mackinnon, and Lieut. General Sir James - Grierson,
✅Meanwhile Mr. Asquith, Colonel Seely, and Mr. Winston Churchill conferred at Downing Street.
Their Majesties the King and Queen arrived in London and were heartily
cheered. The Prime Minister immediately had an audience with the King.
anco diroles
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE BLIND.
APPEAL BY WIRELESS,
LONDON, March 27th An appeal on behalf of the National Institute for the Blind will be sent sut by wireless to vessels on all the seas to-
morrow.
It is reported in the Lobby that Field THE BATTLEFIELD OF WATERLOO. Marshal Sir John French and General Sir John Ewart have resigned and that
the resignations have been accepted.
LATER
Field Marshal Sir John French,. Chief of the Imperial General Staff (First Military Member) has resigned.
The Prime Minister has deferred Ins statement concerning the promised reported resignation of Field Marsha! Sir John French and General Sir John Ewart until today Mr. Asquith saw the King in the afternoon, and afterwards conferred with General Sir O Moore Creagh, Lord Haldane, and Sir John French, after which the latter went to Buckingham Palaco
The newspapers are of opinion that the
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BIRTH CHINCHEN. On 27th March, at 13, Mac donnell Road to Mr. and Mrs. 8. J. CHINCHEN, & daughter. [479
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chaia from his room. The articles are valued at $250.
The Secretary to the Peking Cabinet has publicly denied a report that the Japaness Government has demanded an oil conecssion in China.
Lady Lockhart, wife of the Commis sioner of Weihaiwei, and Miss Lockhart are at present paying a visit to Sir John and Lady Jordan in Peking
The
Admiral W. E. Brownson, U.S.N., and Mrs. Brownson left by the Manchuria yesterday for the United States. stomer had 187 8100 passengers:
The Ministry of Finance at Peking has requested the Political Committee to consider a proposal for the restoration of control to China over the Customs revenue.
The Band of H.M.S. Minotaur was at the Peak Hotel last night, playing during
EONOTONO OFFICE: 104, Das Vaux ROD O dinner and afterwards at a dance in to lounge. There was a large attendance and an enjoyable evening was spent.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG MAren 28rə, 1914,
Some significance has, no doubt, rightly been attached to the announcement that
the
A record attendance is expected at the Oxford and Cambridge Dinner at the Hongkong Hotel tonight, Sir Charles Eliot will ba in the chair and the Hon. Mr. Claud Berern in the vice-chair.
A lady residing at The Peak has informed the police that while she was
BRUSSELS, March 27th. Both the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies have passed a Bill for the
DBB OSTASIATISCHER LLOYD”
SERVICE
CHINA SERVICE.
FRENCH GUNBOAT STRANDED.
PERING, March 27th. The French gunboat d'Uberville has stranded near Ningpo and lies absolutely high and dry with a list of 45 degrees,
THE CONSTITUTION COMMITTEE,
"MEMBERS' TO BE KEPT AT THEIR TASK-
PERING, March 27th.. By order of the President no leave of absence whatever is to be granted to the members of the Committee for the Constitution."
THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHINA.
SPECIAL ATTENTION TO ATHLETICS.
PEEING, March 27th. The Minister for Education has ined. Instructions that special attention be paid to physical exercises and sporta,
THE REVOLUTION INDEMNITIES.
PERING, March 7th. The Ruo Chuan Pao reports that it is
DER OSTASIATISCHER LLOYD ****
SERVICE
THE KAISER'S TOUR.
BERLIN, March 26th. H.M. the Kaiser, has wired to the Imperial Chancellor, Herr v Bethmann, his satisfaction with the grand reception
accorded to the German war vessels in Italy.
HIS Majesty has accepted an invitation to the Hungarian manœuvres to take place in August under the com mand of the Heir to the Throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand
SERVICE KNOWLEDGE:
BERLIN, March 28th.
The Committee of the Reichstag has proposed, and the Government, sauctioned, that the oxaminations of candidates for the Diplomatic and Consular Servicca shall omprise International law, Ger-
RNA man and foreign economics, mercantile knowledge, history, languages.
* ESTIMATE OF TAXES.
BERLIN, March 26th. The Minister of Finance is ready to
prosorvation of the battlefield of Water the intention of the President to discusseduce the estimate of taxes should tho
and to prevent projected building thereon.
BATTLE IN MEXICO.
FEDERALS ROUT THE REBELS AT TORREON. MEXICO CITY, March 27th
It is announced that the Federals routed. the Rebels at Torreon, inficting 2,000 casualties. They are now pursuing the rebels, who are retreating northward
GERMAN ROYALTY IN BRAZIL
LONDON, March 27th. The Prince and Princess Henry of Pramia have arrived at Rio de Janeiro, and exchanged visits with, the President on the subject of Sir John French and Foreign Minister, Subsequently indicates the extent of the pressura to they proceeded to Buenos Ayres. induco a withdrawal of his resignation.
VOTES FOR WOMEN IN AMERICA,
BOSTON, March 27th.
Telegrams from Dublin and Curragh Camp say that the majority of the Cavalry officers reiterate their deter. The Massachusetts House of Repro mination to resign rather than act agar scontatives, by 104 to 39, concurred in the Senate's amendment of the State Constitut un extending the franchise to
women
Ulster.
THE SOLIDARITY OF THE ARMY." The conference of the principal Generals at the War Office- yesterday was private but it is learnt that the opinion was unanimous that the solidarity of the Army is unimpared.
THE KING'S WISH. The majority of the Infantry officers in Ireland only agreed to go to Ulster on being
informed that this was in accord
ance with the King's wish.
EXPLANATIONS,
The Tamer says it is understood that Lord Haldane is drafting an explanatory document which may be addressed by General French to. General Gough to the satisfaction of both.
PUBLIO SYMPATHY WITH
GENERAL FRENCH: The papers, notably the Liberal papers, contain sympathetic articles in regard to General French, saying that he has heen loyal and straight forward throughout. He favoured severe punishment of the officers at Curragh who sent in their
vantly signed the paragraphs which were subsequently repudiated by the Govern
RUMOURS OF RESIGNATIONS.
ment.
MORE
It was rumoured last night that many officers at Aldershot have resigned.
AN EARLY ELECTION?
The probabilities of an early election are regarded as having been strengthened. CHANGES IN THE CABINET FORESHADOWED.
It is rumoured that Colonel Seely has
Dr. G. E. Morrison, Political Adviser Baron ShinUSAWA, one of the most promi- to the President of the Republic of China, nent figures in business circles in Japan, is came down to Kongkong by the Devanka, shortly paying a visit to Peking. We may accompanying thus far Mrs Morrison, papera He and General Ewart relue- baquite sure that the journey from Tokyo is who is continuing her journey to England being undertaken by the Baron neither for the by the steamer. benefit of his health nor merely for pleasure. He is the Japanese President of a Sino- Japanese Corporation which was promoted by Dr. Sun Yat-ses before he became a walking in Queen's Road on Thursday
some person, an
snatched her handbag, which fagitive from China Dr. SUN was firat Chinese President of the Society, contained two wallet purses, gold pince
nez, and money. which was apparently
formed for the sh
The Hon. Mr. J. A. 8. Buckhill, K.O., purpose of taking up Bone che those con- cassions for raidway construction which Dr. leaves Hongkong by the Devanha to-day Son Yorgen's "Central Railway Cor to take up the acting appointment of poration was arranging to grant and it may Chief Justice of the Straita Settlement again resigned. It is believed in the. be accepted as not improbable that Baron for seven months during the absence on Lobby that Mr. Lewis Harcourt, Bure
tary of State for the Colonies, nu i SHIBUSAWA's visit to Peking is in conned leave of Bir W Hyndnian Jones. tion with proposals of this character. It The engagements of the Bishop of Colonel Bely will exchange offices, well Laown that cus of Japan's cherished Victoria for to-morrow are to preach at though Lord Emmott (formerly Deputy ambitions is to have a railway ruouing the Cathedral at 11 ani, and to conduct Speaker and now Under-Secretary of from Kewhiang on the Yangtze to Foochow a service in the Victoria gaol in the Die Nanchang, the Province of Fokien being afternoon. 01 Tuesday next he is hold garded by the Japanese as more or less ing a confirmation at St. Andrew their special aphere of sufluence," But Kowloon, at 6 p.m. it is implied in Japanese papers that Baron SHEBOSAWA's business at Peking is concerned with something more than the vaguely described as being in pursuance for important concessions in of a campa the Yangisze Valley in favour of the Sing Japanese Corporation
The exact r
of these concessions is not dac
the newspaper report. Muç
State for the Colonies) is also mentioned for the Colonial Office, Bome Liberals suggest that Mr. John Harns will go to
the War Office
INSUBORDINATION ON A BRITISH BATTLESHIP.
COMMANDEL SUSPENDED PENDING, INQUIRY.
LONDON, March 17th. The Admiralty has suspended the Com- mander of the battleship Zealand in pend-
ing inquiry into the recent insubordina tion of stokers on the vessel, which resulted in a series of court-martiala at Vigo, at which eight men were each sentenced to two years' imprisonment for
refusing to obey orders.
HOME TURE
RESULT OF THE LIVERPOOL CUP RACE/ The result of the race for the Liverpool Cup is as follows:--
CHINA COCK WRACK
REDWOOD
Eighteen ran won by five lengths, six lengths separating second and third
THE GRAND NATIONAL.. Following are the probable starters for the Grand National --
Covert Coat Lutteur 1
Bally Hacklen
Woodland. Barter.
Trianon III. Die Hewl Itory O'Mara Convector Il
Woodstone...
Another Delight, Great Cross Regent
Thowlpin
C.......
All Gold II Dutch Pennant Blowpipe Fetler's Frido. Sir Halbert ... Diplomatist II.
Bakadar
Sanloch
Lord Rivers
Whitaker.
Fnal Anthory
F Lyall - Piggott G. Brown, Oven Asthony. DrakeM Ivor Anthony Isaac Morgan.
Captain Stores. Parnham. H. Bletsoe Dale.
Ellis.
M. Davis
Halle WJ Smith Dainty
The Daily Chronicle of clares that it je. At the Magistracy yesterday a Chinese
impossible for Colonel Seely to remain The batting is : —9 to 1 against Covert merchan was charged being in
longer at the War Office in view of the
19 to 1 Ilston Coat and Luticar III. sola of opium
latest developments.
TATER 100 to 9 Bally Hackle; 100 to 8 Jacobus 3,000 Ban Pin lottery tickets on the ner Yan Onar M5 Cal E
In the House of Commons, crowded to and Trianon III 100 to 7 Bloodstove appeared for the defene and asked for its utmost extent na Cabinet Minister,
100 to 6 Rory O'Mora duction of the present bail of $1,000. however being present Mr. Galland His Worship, however, remanded the cass announced that the Cabinet was still until Friday next, bai
deafting and the Mr Asquith wonks make
his statement ster in the ereting
been published regarding the narcial Fefore.
terua
confidentially with the Foreign Ministers, at & banquet at the Presidential Palaco, the question of indemnities for damages. caused through the Revolution and also the question of the revision of the Customs tariff.
A MAGISTRACY MATTER.
non-recurring armaments tax produce larger receipts than now anticipated.
THE PIRACY OF THE “CHILDAR.”
$1,000 EEWARD OFFERED BY POLICE,
Anotice has been issued, under the signature of the Hon. Mr. Mc Messor, Captain-Superintendent of Police, offer- ing a reward of $1,000 for information. leading to the arrest, and conviction for piracy in Hongkong, or for extradition for the same offence from Hongkong to China, of the persons concerned in tho piratical attack on the steamer Childar, near Mendoza Island, on the 15th March
THE TAISHO EXHIBITION
PERING, March 27th. The 600 candidates who recently failed to pass the examinations for appointment as Magistrates have petitioned the Minister of the Interior to the effect that the order that they should only be admitted to the Magistracy after a three
When the Government of Japan decided years course at a college of law should some years ago to hold an exhibition on a be rescinded, since they all had succeeded large scale to celebrate the jubile of the late Emperor's reign, the schem quickly in the examinations and had been assumed an international character and several foreign Governments appointed exhibition commissioners and prepared to relegated, Bevertheless.
take a worthy part, in this way recognis ing the importance of the event. But with the passage of time the Government found it advisable to change ite plans. First cama the abandonment of the scheme as a great international exhibition and the decision to make it simply national, then the lamented death of the Emperor Meiji, finally total abandon- ment.
A DOUBTFUL RUMOUR.
PEKING, March 27th. The Government doubt the authenticity of the report of the death of Chien Chi-
meL
EUROPEAN SERVICE. RUSSIA'S COINAGE IMPERILLED BY PAPER CURRENCY.
BERLIN, March 28th. Russian official investigation into the monetary system of Russia has resulted in a report to the effect that the coage is mperilled by the hugs number of credit notes issued by the Government Bank. A reduction by 350 million roubles is required.
GERMAN FOREIGN OFFICE. APPOINTMENT TO THE COMMERCIAL SECTION,
BERLIN, March 20th.
The German Consul General at Moscow De Kohlhaas, has been called to Berlin for work in the Commercial Politice section of the Foreign Office.
THE IRISH HOME RULE: QUESTION.
THE UTINOUS BEHAVIOUR OF THE ARMY
OFFICES
So much, however, had been done in preparation that a movement was started among the citizens of Tokyo to revive the scheme, and the outcome is the Taisho Exhibition, which is to be formally opened to the public next Friday and will continue open until July 31st. Those familiar with former exhibitions in Uyeno Park will ace at a glance that though the Taisho Exhibition is smaller than that originally contempleted, it is much larger than any that has ever before been held in Tokyo The buildings are scattered all over the Park, but are: centred principally round Shinobadzu pond, where visitors will and that many foreign firms have seized the opportunity to advertise all kinds of imported goods, although the foreign representation represents but a small proportion of the whole, which includes the products of all parts of the Empire, and examples of the manner of living and customs of the various people ruled by Emperor Yoshihito,
It is very probable that the Exhibition, should it prove a success, will be con- tinued longer then July and until the Coronation of Their Majesties = in November
It is estimated that over four million people will visit the Exhibition between. March 30th and Jaly 31st This gives an average of something over thirty thousand a day, and may be considered a very con- sarvative estimate
The exhibition is divided into depart ments, as follows
LONDON March 28th. As an outcome of blunders committed and of the mutinous beimviour of the 1 Education
2Art PR8-Agriculture
Forestry
3 Chemical Industry.
Dyeing 10-nufacturing
11Architecture, etc.
e
Army officers on the question of Home Hule, the Secretary of Stats for War Rt, Hon, J. E B Beely, tendered his
5. Marine Products, 12-Public Works
18 Economies, resignation which, however, was not 6 Provisions **
7 Mining, ew.
Hygiene accepted by the Prime Minister. The
Special buildings are reserved for the Government as severely shaken, but is foreign exhibits, Karafuto, Taiwan, and likely to postpons taking the decisive Chosen. Among the most extractive steps demanded by Ireland until the building are the Tokyo-kan (reserved for Tokyo exhibits) and the Taiwan kan Bill shall have been definitely passad (devoted to things Formosan) There is The future is totally beure, sinca asison Chann-Japanese building, the forced introduction of the Home Bule exhibits in which will be representative law against the wishes of Ulster will of the trade of the two countries. A striking erect on is the Chosen-kan, a mena that the Government cannot any mod of the castle of the former Korean longer ecunt upon the Army The pro- monarch. testing officers, on their return, were Displays of what are curious and rede interesting have not been overlooked, and triumphantly received in the garrison, the amusement side of things he been It is supposed that HM the King well looked after
---In th` demire of Shinobadzu pond is exerted strong influence towards giving one of the most famous temples to Benton way to the Army,
GERMAN SHOOTS A SWISS
10 pm Ones when workmen were: rugaged near the temple twenty years ago the goddess is said to have been so die turbed that she impersonated a real BERLIN, March 26th.
maiden and.fied to another temple What A-Gersoan engineer at the Bugded wilt she think of the industrial activity The betting is 4 to 1 against The railway shot a Swiss engineer in the act of the Exhibition Foy that she in the very centre of so much modern confusion ? of self defence.
Far East. Tetrarch.
THE DERBY