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HONGKONG, MAY TH, 1914.
JOHN
Thar China is still in a deplorable state of unrest is evident from the accounts wo puolish to-day of attempts made in Kwangtung and in Yugaan to start asiother revolution. No sane person can believe for
one moment that such efforts can be attended
with may grant measure of access, for.
A Japanese from the Wanchai district who was bitten by a mad dog has died
Hospital. In his death struggles he bit two European wardere named Kille and Leigh, who are being sent to Saigon to undergo the Pasteur treatment.
A Chinese concubine, living at No. 18, Stanley Street, has informed the police that a thief entered the house by a door on the roof, which had been left open, and stole two boxes of clothing and jewellery, to the total value of $823. The police have recovered 8114 worth of the clothing, but no arrest has been made.
An Indian watchman named ` Ali Mohammed, on the steamer Fatakan, fell from the upper deck of the vessel into the Harbour, near the Wing Lok Street wharf.
A Chinese coolie named Mak
Ling dived off the ship and rescued him The watchman was sent to hospital, as he was thought to have fractured some ribs,
["DAILY. FRESS' EXCLUSIVE SERVICE.]
THE JAPANESE NAVAE SCANDAL.
COURT MARTIAL'S DECISION.
TOKYO, May 4th.
The decision of the court-martial on the Naval scandal has been announced. The court-martial finds that Admiral Fujii received. Yen 230,000 commission in connection with the construction of the Kango; also that he received Yen 48,000 commission from Messre. Vickers, Son, and Maxim, in connection with the build- ing of the Hiyez turbines; and other com mission from London firms."
JAPAN AND MEXICO,
MEXICAN MINISTER THANKS
JAPANESE PEOPLE.
TOKYO, May 4th, The Mexican Minister to Japau tenders heart-felt thanks through the Osaka A fire in Manila, which is estimated to have destroyed in all about 40 houses, Mainichi and the Tokyo Nicht Nichi to practically all of them of nipa construc the people of Japan for their sympathy tion, and rendered some 200 people with his country in her present trouble, homeless, doing damage in the loss of pro-and says that Mexico will always welcome perty to the extent of probably P18,500, Japanese immigrants. started at the corner of Calles Leveriza and San Andres, Malate, about 4.30 on Thursday afternoon.
[THLOUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]
AFFAIRS IN MEXICO.
REBELS WILL NOT CEASE HOSTILITIES
AGAINST HVERTA.
[“ DER "OSTASIATISUHER LLOYD " SERVICE.]
CHINA SERVICE.
OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS AT PEKING
PERING, May 4th. Liang Hsi Yi, Director-General Shui Wu Chu, Yang Shi Chi and Chien Neng Hour have been appointed Advisera to the Government. Liang Shi Yi, says the Peking Jih Pao, will probably become Chairman of the Financial Conference also.
Hsu Shi Chang took over the office of Premier at the President's Palace yeater day.
A CHINESE GENERAL SHOT IN A TRAIN.
PERING, May 4th.. Lieut. General Hsick of Yunnanfu, who had received orders to proceed to Peking, was shot in a railway train. The murderer has been arreste 1. The remains of the deceased were taken back to Tsinanfu.
PRESIDENTIAL EDICTS.
PEKING, May 4th. The Secretary of State is to counter- sign. henceforward all Presidential Edicts.
MANCHUS FOR GOVERNMENT
SERVICE
THE SHANGHAI RACES.
FIRST DAY'S RESULTS.
SHANGHAI, May 4th
The Spring meeting of the Shanghai Jockey Club was favoured on the open- ing day with bright weather. The turf was in splendid condition for racing, and the events were most chjoy- able. There was a large crowd of spectators.
The result of to-day's raus are asi follows:-
THE PAPER HUNTERS CUP-Three-quar tors of a milo. M. Domets' The Buster(Mr. Hill) Mr. Lorad's The Night Bird
(Mr. Fock) 2 Mr Thomas Picadilly (Mr Lindeny) 3 Timo, min. 29 1-5aecs. THE CRITERION - STAKES.—One mils.. Mr. G. H. Thomson's Paladin
(Mr. Burkill) 1 Mr. Henry Morriss Castlefield
(Mr. Stewart): 2 Mr. John Peel's President
(Mr. Heard): 3 Time, 2min: 023-58ees. * THE GRIFFIN'S PLATE-Three-quarters of a milo. Mr. Spero's Everingham (Mr. Moller) 1· Mr. Vanes' The Nipper
(Mr. McMichael). 2 Mr. Chesterford's Peveral
(Mr. Wingrove) - 3 Time, min. 28 1-5. THE CATHAY CUT-One mile and a half. The BP. Kongsi's The Gay Bird
(Mr J. K. Brand) 1 Messrs. Winsome and Hasty's. Thi
Plover (Me. Hill) 2 Mr. Henry Morriss' Enttlefield
(Mr. Burkill) 3-
Time, 3min. 15secs: THE POU-MA-TING €VE-One milo. Mr. Heard's Skiddo. (Mr. Heard) 1 Mr. Oswald's `Bentley... (Mr. Bremner) 3 Messrs. Toog and Speelman's Swance
(Mr. Stewart) 3 Time, 2niu. 05secs.
THE HART LEoicy Our-Half-a-mile, a Messrs. Winsome and Easty's The
Woodlark
(Mr. Hill) Mr. Ellis Kadoorie's Borneo Chief
the WHITE Wox's campaign of rapine and murder in Shenai and Honan has encouraged unrest in the other Provinces is, perhaps, difficult to determine, but it looks as if the revolutionary organisation has bought over the WHITE WOLF and has been endeavouring to make his force the nucleus of the new Revolutionary army For the WHITE WOLF has recently raised a "patriotic standard" and pub lished a high-falutin proclamation about The traitor YUAN SRI-KAI, with the cruel heart of a wolf, dictating laws according to his own inclinations and bent upon arrogasing the role of an emperor, repelling and banishing the virtuous and the learned, welcoming and employing his own paws and jawa, putting the meritorious to the sword or killing them in cowardly fashion by hired assassins, encouraging his shame. less satellites with official manks and gold. paying no heed to the alienation of Urga, caring less for the revolt by Tibet, and worrying not about the secret existence and growing strength of the Imperial Party." The WHITE WOLr declares that his heart is rent by pain and his head nches with in dignation, impelling him to rise in revolt and to assemble "heroes and patriots" with the determination to save the lives of the people." In point of fact the whole history of his campaign has been one of pill^ge and murder, and until the issue of this graudi loquent proclamation, which he himself does not appear to have the literary ability to compose, there was no pretence made to auy patriotic object. Wherever he went with his band of brigands he demanded of Mr. Geo. Hogg. During Mr. Grant's the valuable possessions of the populace, stay in Kohe as manager of the local and whan these were not promptly pro-agency of the International Bank, the dused they were secured by the most cold-upan Chronjete says, he has made many blooded murder committed wholesale. It friends, whose good wishes he carries with has been said of his gang, at one time him to his new post. Mr. and Mrs. Grant estimated at thirty thousand strong, that have with them as fellow-passengers on "they plundered rich and poor alike and left the Mishima Muru Mr. and Mrs J. behind them wherever they went a trail six Rankin, who are going Home for a Federal Commanders to suspend hostility to all repentant rebels of the three-quarters, milea wide strewn with corpses, dotted with holiday. the ruins of burned dwellings, and with populous town and cities on which they had brought sudden destruction, everywhere standing as guide-posts." This is the work of the lasu who now tries to cover his us. deads by proclaiming motives of the highest patriotisms, and talks of YUAN SHIH-KAI as au arch scoundrel usurping the power of of the Government and having auderons murderers overcrowding his palace, the sure ruin of our fine country and the ultimate extinction of our Han race." Happily the
THE BRITISH BUDGET. Government seems at last to be scattering this supreme scoundrel's brigand force, and
LONDON, May 4th, The Daily Chronicle says that it is un- wetrust they will finally succeed in hunting
All the defendants appeared likely that Mr. Lloyd George will find down the WHITE WOLF himself. Peace at the Magistracy yesterday, and "were and security are only possible in China by remanded until Fridays in bail of 500 it possible to reduce the duties on the the maintainence of string goverment each. Central and local, and by guaranteeing. regular pay to this troops who are employed- fo support the authority of the Govern- net. Until that is done there will be no end these outbreaks,
Mr. F. A. Aglen, Inspector-General of Customs, is to unveil the statue of Sir Robert Hart at Shanghai this week.
The Director of Education (Mr. A. E. Irving) has had his wardrobe depleted by thief who entered his bungalow at Tai Po Kan: A Hammel, suit, a tweed jacket, and a pair of slippers, valued at $50, are
missing:
-Revenue Ofieer
Wilden made
进到
after the experiences of the lost_two_or three years there must be few men of wealth who are prepared to contribute or lend the funds necessary for any enter application before Mr. Wood at the prise of this description. Thero scenus Magistracy yesterday for the confiscation now to be good grounds for the assertion of 100 ounces of cocaine, which he seized that the fugitive rebele have encouraged aboard a steamer on the 24th March. His the WHITE WOLF in bis very successful Worship granted the application.
Among the passengers from Japan by the N. Y. K. Mishima Maru yesterday was Mr. P. D. H. Grant, of the International Bank, Kobe, who has been transferred to Hongkong, during the absence on leave
On Friday, a large number of blankets ware stolen from Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co.'s godown at Wanchai, Active investigation by the police bore good fruit, the Water Police with the aid of divers recovering 185 blankets, which had been sunk in the Harbour off Sai
PEKING, May 4th. It is said that Hsu Shi Chang will make WASHINGTON, May 4th.
use of a umber of, efficient Manchus, Although the Navy Department re- including the former Grand Secretary ceived a despatch that the Federals and Natang, to take up appointments in the Constitutionalists had arranged a truce
at Tampico, General Carranza formally declined to, cease hostilities against Pre- sident Huerta, pending mediation.
Mexico City, May 4th. The War Office has ordered all the
ties on account of an armistice.
SIR STAMFORD RAFFLES:
COFFIN DISCOVERED UNDER BENDON CHUROE.
LONDON, May 4th. In the course of works, for the enlarge- ment of Hendon Church a vault was dis covered containing the coffin of Sir Stani-
Kok. Eight men were arrested on Satur- ford Raffles, founder of Singapore, day' night. Eleven blankets were the position of whose grave at Hendon recovered by the Wanchai police, and one was hitherto unknown. man arrested; Hunghom police took one man into custody and regained three blankets, and the police at Banshuipo also recovered three blankets and arrested one man.
Government.
AMNESTY TO REBELS, '\
PERING, May 4th. A Presidential order instructs all the Tutuhs and Governors to extend an
| second revolution,
CHINESE MILITARY AEROPLANES.
PERING, May 4th. Four aeroplanes, which left Nanguan [near Péking, have arrived at Sianfu.
EUROPEAN SERVICE.
THE EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA- HUNGARY.
BERLIN, May 3rd. The health of H.M. the Emperor Franz Josef is again unsatisfactory.
THE SITUATION IN CHINA.
BERLIN, May 3rd.. The Forddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung saya, e propos of the change in the constitu- articles of consumption. Most of the new-tion of China, that the country requires revenue will probably be found by extend-rest after all the recent grave disturb- ances. President Yuan Shih-kai has the super-tax downwards.
made it his first object to assure this to his country.
He has planned with the greatest skill and has also managed to uphold his prestige in foreign relations.
THE S.S. VATERLAND."
BERLIN, May 3rd. Two hundred members of the German
An outbreak of fire occurred at about 8.3 yesterday morning on the grounding door at No. 73, Queen's Road West, a GERMANY'S WAR LEVY, three-storied building. The fire, It is believed, started on the ground floor, in
YIELD LARGER THAN ANTICIPATED. the Ching Chan tobacco shop, through the
LONDON, May 4th. ignition of a quantity of tobacco which The German war levy is now expected was being dried on a stove, and the flames to yield £60,000,000 sterling, which is 20 quickly enveloped the first and second per cent, more than was anticipated. floors, the first floor being vacant and the This is apparently due to the provision top for occupied by medicine dealers.
The fire was confined to the premises by guaranteeing immunity for former irre-Bundesrat and the Reichstag accepted the Fire Brigade, who, however, were gularities to all sending in accurate the invitation of the Hamburg-Amerika unable-to-save-the building, which was assessments-in-connection with the levy, Linie to take a short trip in the new completely gutted. Damage 10 the which disclosed the existence of large liner Vaterland -amount-of-$700 was done on the groand soms which had hitherto escaped taxation.
floor, and this was insured in the Un On
"THE LATE DUKE OF ARGYLL. Company for 8000. The damage on the second floor is estimated at 81,400, and this is insured in a Japanese fire insur ance company for $1,000.
LONDON, May 4th
The Court will go into mourning for one month in consequence of the death of the Duke of Argyll,
OBITUARY.
OTTAWA, May 4th.
The Rev. C. Silvester Horne, M.P.,
THE RUSSIAN DUMA.
BERLIN, May 3rd. St. Petersburg reports to hand state that the question of dissolving the Dumpe has not been considered by the Council of Ministers.
THE LANGKAT OUTPUT.
LITTLE EFFECT ON SHARES.
(Mr. Moller) }
Mr. Harding's Perchance...(Mr. Feck) 3
Time, 58min. 2-5secs. THE JOCKEY CUP.-One mile. Mr. Ezra's Neptune ... (Mr, Ezra) 1 Mr. Henry Morriss Cornfield!
(Mr. McMichael) 2 Mr. Fritz Breitung's Liebeslust Inte
The Tipster).....(Mr. Wingreve) 3
Time, 2min. 06 3-5vers, THE KIANGSU CUP.-One mile and
Mr. Ezra's Inkermann... (Mr. Ezra). I Mr. Evelyn's Bir Pelleas... (Mr. Vida) 2 Sir Paul's Royal Rose... (Mr. Burkill) 3 Time, 3min. 45 2-secs. THE ECLIPSE STAKES.-One mile and a Mr. R. Macgregor's Yo Magician quarter...
Mr. Fock) L
(Mr. Burkill) 2
(Mr. Stewart) 3 Time, 2. 38 1-Gyers. THE CURL Cer-One mile and a quarter.
Mr. Durgor's Concession
Mr. Henry Morriss Rosefield
Mr. Robson's Mango Tree
- (Mr. Burkill) Mr. Lerad's The Night Bird
(Mr. Crighton) * Mr. Beckenhur's Coccinelle
Mr. J. A. Brad) 3 Time, ein. 38 4-5secs. Dead heat.
IMPROVED SERVICE ON THE MANCHURIAK RAILWAY.
In the new timetable of the South Manchuria Railway Company which came into force on May 1st. (which will be found on page 1) certain alterations, aro to be noted, of material interest to home travellers vi4 Siberia. The Company's new turbine stoamer, the Sakaki Maru, will continue to leave Shanghai every Monday, to make direct connection with the Wagonlits Trans-Siberian service for Moscow, leaving only sufficient time at Dairen for a half-day s trip to the noted seaside resort of Hoshigon
The Russian fast train for St. Peters- however, has been advanced two
days, and the S.M. R. Config express leaves on Thursday instead of on- Saturday. Passengers for the Russia Capital must consequently leave Shangha by the Sakala Marie on Monday instead of by the Kobe Mari on Wednesday, as hitherto, and will have to spend a day and a half in Dairen, the same as before.
Shanghai every Wednesday, but will have The Kobe Muru will continue to leave to wait only two and a half days at Dairen to connect with the fast train to Moscow, instead of three and a half days as now.
In addition to visiting Hoshigaira, the travellers by the Russian
fast
like the Wagonlits passenger, which
able to take a trip to
the previous week, the Langkat share East, both holiday resort in the Far
With a further reduced output for the 1,505 tons as compared with 1,800 tons for seven days ending on the 26th April, viz,
market was very little affected this morn
Yesterday's closing quotation was
The remarks of Mr. Maitland, Presi efforts to embarrass the Government, and Vice-Admiral Sir T H. M. Jerram and dent of the Hongkong Cricket Club, ai ther, too, are the instigators of the Lady Jerran have recently spent a couple the distribution of prizes on Saturday disturbances, we report to-day from the of weeks at the Fujiya Hotel, Miyano were slightly misreported in our yester North-East of Kwangtung and from the shits. They left them on April 22nd by day's issue. He did not say that Hong- Province of Yunnan. Ia Yunnan the in-motor car for Gotetiba cu route to Kiotekong had never been able to beat died on a steamer between Niagara and tention of the rebels evidently was to
and Sara, where they expected to remain Shanghai on their own ground, but that Toronto. for a fortnight. support themselves by pillage, as the
it had very seldom happened that the
[The Rev. Silvester Horne representeding. WHITE WOLF's force has been doing A Chinese who was charged at the visiting team had won. As a matter of Ipswich in the Liberal interests since 1910, T15, 18 nominal, and 30 the opening this
fact during the forty eight years these wrote much on spiritual subjects for gu
He morning sales were reported at Tls. 44, many months, and only by Magistracy yesterday with gambling told interport contests have taken place it hasntly resigned the Pastorate of Whitefields with a good many buyers at ls. 43-and such means could the rebels in the Mr. Wood that the constable who arrested occasionally happened that Hongkong has
Church, London, owing to ill health.]
this with a decrease in the weekly output neighbourhood of Swator: hope to develop him first-invited him to gamble, and when beaten Shanghai on its own ground, and
of nearly 300 tons. he (the constable) began their plans. So far as Kwangtung Pro-
to one, Shanghai on equally rare occasions has
The weekly output since the 30th March has been a follows:-- vince is concerned the plot has happily beat believe him, and fined him $.
arrested hinu His Worship did not
besten Hongkang on its own ground. The frustrated, and its leaders in the district, so.
explanation is, of course, that the Home far as they are known, have been summarily
Club is able to put in its best men, while · shot. It is sutisfactory to see that the
it not infrequently happens that authorities in the Province of Kwangtung
SUSPECTED SMALL-POX AT
18 gradually being thrown open, and is most popular expected by residents there to become the
of its historic attrae- tions and of its wonderful climate and there is run by the Railway Company, as natural beautics. The Yamato Hotel at Dairen, and visitors will be able to leave Port Arthur at 2 p.m. and just catch the north-bound express at the junction of Choushuitzu, the-first station-
As the official guide-book from Dairen. states that a day and a half is all that is required to see the principal sights of Port Arthur, including the ruined forts, just as they were left at the close of the late War, and the War Museum, this an opportunity which should not be The Japan Gazette-states-that--two-
missed
It will also be noticed in the S. MR. are alert and have the situation well in band. yesterday She was until recently be owing to the inability of good players Hongkong to Yokohama on board the or an average of 313 tous per day, while take the special International Through The daily average works out at 255 tons. Co.'s new advertisement that, by recent second-class passenger from The total output for March was 9,701 tons, international agreement, travellers who The main searcs of trouble both in Kwang Italian Convent School.
a teacher in the Upper Division of the to get the necessary leave. This year, at NY.Kuca Maru, which arrived at the outpat for February (the largest for Passenger Traffic via Siberia" tickets, tung and Yuunan would appear to be the ailing for some time past, and her death any rate, Hongkong is able to send a Yokohama on Monday morning, were many months) was 10,196, or an average instead of the ordinary booking, are failure regularly to pay the troops, and the will be mourned by a large-circle-in-the strong team to Shanghai, consequently found to be suffering from a direase of 300 tons per day just over 100 tons entitled to through registration of their disgust that this must naturally create in Colony.
hopes of victory are high.
suspected to be small-pox. The vessel was per day better than the present average baggage to London, Paris, Berlin, and- detained outside the harbour.
Shanghai Mercury,
YOKOHAMA.
NY.E: YESSEL- DETAINED.
We regret to record the death of Sister Louise Angel (Miss Emily Angel), which occurred at the Italian Convent at 5.45 visiting team is not as strong as it might children aged three and one-of a
German
She had been
⠀⠀ March 30th to April 5th
.... 2,102. April 6th to April 12th ........ 1,805. April 12th to April 10th
1,806 April 20th to April 28th 1,305
Total (for wecks) 7,221.
Vienna.