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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 21st, 1914.
the time he was so vehemently condemned The Interport golf team-Messrs. WTELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.
by a large section of his countrymen too Hill, K. M. Cumming, T. 8. Forrest, J. ignorant of affairs to comprehend the Clark and Captain Gardner-left by the urgent necessity for the step. The Revolu-Chigo-maru, for Shanghai.
tion had caused remittances from the Frovinces to the Central Government to
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fer permitting human habitation of the basement of her house, the same bring insulfesently ventilated and unfit los habitation. The defendant said that the coolies would have to be accommodated. somewhere, and she would like to know Provincial how it could be made possible for the
estimates are being cut down, now taxes are being imposed, and once again the Pro- vinous are beginning to disebarge the obligation which rests upon them of sup-
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]. SERIOUS SITUATION IN ALBANIA.
INBURGENTE GATHERING AROUND
·DŮRAZZO,
[THROUGH ARUTER'S AGENCY.]
THE MEXICO SITUATION.
AMERICA'S. CONDITIONS OF PEACE
WASHINGTON, May 20th. President Wilson has informed the Delegates leaving for the Niagara Falls that the Government regards a definite settlement in Mexico requisite prior to their withdrawal from Vera Cruz. He did not give the Delegates any specific
[¶DER OSTASIATISCHER LLOED" SERVICE.
CHINA SERVICE.
A NEW ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM
FOR THE PROVINCES..
PEEING, May 20th. President Yuan Shih-kai is very likely to announce zoon a "new administrative system for the Provinces, without first
LONDON, May 20th. Grave complications have arisen at DuraZZO. Some 2,000 Mussulmens and insurgent peasants have reached Biak, near Durazzo, and demand exemption basement, to be made habitable. Mr. C. D. | from military service, and the use of the
felbourne advised her to seek the advice Albanian tongue in the schools. They instructions, but told them to await submitting it to the Committee for of Dr. W. W. Pearse (Assistant Medical also accuse Essad Pasha of breaking proposals, Officer
to the Sanitary Board), and, if dismissing the case, warmed her that it
the offence was continned she would he
able to a fine of $200.
THE CHILDAR" · PIRACY.
EXTRADITION. PROCEEDINGS.
The Crown Solicitor (Mr. P. M. Hodgson) made an application to Mr. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday for the extradition to China of eight men and one woman, charged in connection with the piracy of the Childar, under vince of Kwangtung,
He told them, however, that
promises. Meanwhile the Italian Squad peace scemed conditional on the elimina
Administration."
AMNESTY TO REBELS.
PEKINO, May 20th. Hsu Shi Chang intends placing before the President a proposal for a more
ron has arrived, hastily at Durazzo. tion of President Huerta and the Essad Pasha and his wife have been establishment of a strong Provisions! arrested-it is unc
by whom and Government.
El Paso, May 20th. taken aboard an
warship.
General Villa defeated 5,000 Federals general amnesty of rebels. The idea is Marquis San Giuliano, the Italian Foreign Minister,
is preparing to as Paredon and took 800 prisoners, along to attract the able ones amongst them proceed to Durazzo.
with several machine guns. Two general towards the Government and especially
to guard against frivolous sentences. The whole situation is at the moment are among the Federals killed. most obscure.
MR. ROOSEVELT AND THE BUDAPEST, May 20th.
PRESIDENCY. Count Berchtold, has informed the
NEW YORK, May 20th. Mr. Hoosevelt has arrived at New York comparatively well, though his weight is fifty pounds below the normal.".
porting the Central Government, thus relieving it from the necessity of further ́borrowing in order to carry on the adminis
tration. We notice that the Finance Minister's main hope of avoiding deficit in the Budget rests upon the success of an effort on the part of the Provinces to force officials to accept Provincial bonds in part payment of salaries, and to resort to some Chemically, an exact reproduction of a well compulsory mesas of forcing them upon known German spring, at half the price. the market. If that represents the only Blends Perfectly with Spirits, especially prospect of balancing the Budget, then it Whisky. Once try a Whisky, Pyeris and you seem would a rotten read to rely upon, requisition from the Tutuh of the Pro Delegations that during the last few days the antagonism between Essad Pasha's Evidence of arrest, was given by followers and their opponents has become Detective-Sergeant Brown.
more acute, and has led to the formation When
of bands around Durazzo.
He denied that he was willing to run Consequent on the anxiety felt there, for the Presidency in 1906. He would not the Commanders of the Austrian and even accept nomination for the Governor Italian guardships agreed to land eco-ship of New York, men for the protection of the Princely Court. Essad Pasha is now aboard an Austrian guardship.
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value, and forcing them to do so would be unlikely to make for greater honesty in the service. The starting point of all taxation reform in Chins must be in measures to ensure an honest and incorrupt Civil Service It must be a well paid service, so that inadequate pay shall afford no excuse for dishonesty; an efficient audit system should be instituted, and exemplary punishment should be meted out to any and every official who misappropriates the publie funds to any extent whatever. If this wore done and the old taxes systematically col lected, it is highly probable that there would be no occasion to impose the new ts, But these reforms cannot be accom- plished in a day or a year, and meanwhile the Finance Minister is doing his best to rob new "hen roosta."
The fees charged
for the examination of title deeds seems to be a rich source of revenue; the Stamp Tax would appear to have been disappoint ing in its results so far, but the regulations are. being revised and a largely increased revenue is anticipated. A uniform system of land taxa tion is being prepared: the likin taxes are to be enforced where lately they have been abolished; the taxes on wine and tobacco. are to be incressed, and lastly a beginning is to be made with an Income Tax, the levy being first made on the officials-presumably on their fired salaries and not on their... "unearned increment," According to the Minister of Finance, all these taxes ary practically easy to collect, and nond occasion.
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the magistrato informed the accused that the Chinese Government of Canton had asked the Government of Hongkong for their extradition, each expressed a wish to make a statement. The case was remanded till this morning.
EMPIRE DAY.
ROME, May 20th.
Cav. Giolitti, the Premier, bas
A short commemoration survice will be held at St. John's Cathedral on Monday, started for Durmazo May 25th, at 9 am, when His Excellency the Governor will be present, and a sermon will be preached by the Rev. C. L. Cooper Hunt, C.F.
VIENNA, May 20th.. Prior to the capture of Essad Pasho, Diatch gendarmes bombarded his house.
The service is intended primarily for
The Neue Free Preme states that the the British children of the Colony, for Austro-Italian warships, at the request whom the nave and both transepts will of the Prince, landed detachments, who accommodated in the nave aisles. The be reserved. The general public will be attacked Essad's house with machine- musical portion of the service will be guns. Esend asked for safe conduct on rendered by the hand of the Duke of board an Italian ship, but this was Cornwall's Light Infantry, by kind refused. permission of Lieut. Colonel Tuson and Officer.
A Government launch, available for Howloon children, will leave the Polic Pier, Kowloon, at 8.20 ù,m. sharp,
POWERFUL BRITISH-BUILT
SEAPLANES.
www.
ADMIRALTY'S NEW ORDER.
LONDON, May 20th. The British Admiralty has ordered Seven British-built seaplanes of a DOT and powerful type.
EUROPEAN SERVICE OIL SUPPLY FOR UNITED STATES NAVY
BERLIN, May 10th. The United States Senate has decided an sending two experts to the oil region of the Middle West in order to report
the advisability of putting down a
pipeline to the ports on the Gulf of Mexico. The line would be used for Naval purposes and would be indepen- dent of the oil trust.
ALBANIAN PEASANTS' UNREST.
ESSAD PASHA DISMISSÉD.
BERLIN, May 19th. The unexpected outbreak of rest amongst the peassuts in Central Albania SWEDEN'S RICH TO BE TAXED.
has perplexed the Albanian Government. STOCKHOLM, May 20th.
The wen-of-war at Durazzo have been The King has opened the Riksdag. In reinforced by Austrian vessels. The his speech from the throne the King position of the Government has been announced that there would be a special shaken, and Essad Pasha has been dis- defence tax i on fortunes and incomes missed and placed on board an Austrian above a certain figure, but otherwise the warship. The situation is very difficult.
MA Complying with a request of the Prince
THE HOME RULE CONTROVERSY. taxation would be unchanged.
SPY'S SEVERE SENTENCE,
KOENIGSBERG, May 20th.
NO AFFBE OR COUNTER-OFFER MADE..
LONDON, May 20th.
Sir Edward Carson, speaking at
A non-commissioned officer of the ard
of Albania, the Italian Squadron returns to Durazzo, as the rebels are making for that port..
There will also be a service at the same Queen's Hall, said: “So far as I know Cuirassiers has been sentenced to fifteen RUSSIA'S MINISTER OF FINANCE, hour at the Roman Catholic Cathedral.
SHAMEEN MUNICIPAL
COUNCIL.
The following minutes of a meeting held on the 6th inst, have been forwarded for publication
Present:-Messrs. 0. V. Lanning
no offer or counter-offer of any kind has been made except the hypocritical sham of an offer made in the House of Commons.
ULSTER GUN-RUNNING.
A DISCLOSURE.
LONDON, May 20th. Mr. Herbert Holman, an insurance
no trouble, but the Chinese statesman is (Chairman), C. Ahrendt. F. W. Carey, bruker, who is the prospective Liberal
always an optimist when he comes forward with proposals, and we can only hope that Mr. CHOW TU-CHI will hold office long enough to see the confirmation of bis hopes
A. V. Hogg and G. C. Kitching.
WATERWORKS PIEN,
A definite estimate is to be obtained from Messrs. Thomas Adams & Wood for the proposed alterations to the steps.
AMBULANCE.
As the stretcher at present in the Police
The Straits Trading Company has LONDON OFFIOR: 181, FL Braz, E.C. received a cable reporting the death of Station is satisfactory, it was decided not
Mr. H. Muhlinghaus, who with Mr. to get another. James Sword founded the Straits Trading Company, some thirty years ago,
The Daily Press.
Honerosa,-Max-31st, 1914.-
WHILE the PRESIDENT and the Govern ment at Peking have been much occupied with measures of a military character to suppress disorder and also with the re- organisation of the machinery of govern- ment with a view to re-establishing more effective control over the administration, it would seem that a good deal is being quietly accomplished towards strengthening the financial position of the Government; and the result is seen in the fact that though at first the Government calculated that they could not do with a foreign loan of less than £60,000,000, they have now come to the conclusion that £32,500,000 will suffice, According to a recent speech by the Minister of Finance, the Government knows full well that in resorting to foreign loans "China is drinking poisonous water to quench its thirst ; but China, neverthe lass, was eager to go ou drinking so long as the Quintuple Group were prepared to
to the stringent restrictions imposed by the
A Chinese, arrested on the Praya, was found to bo in pozession of a dagger and 35 rounds of ammunition. The man was allowed out on $100 bail, and failed to appear at the Magistracy yesterday, the bail money being forfeited.
The
WATERWORKS. --
The question of the quality of the water was discussed at length, and before doing: anything further it was decided to wait for the analysis of the fresh sample which has been sent down to the Government Bacteriologist, Hongkong.
SWIMMING BATH
It was décided to re-connect the Bath with the Canton Waterworka:
SANITARY.
A notice has been issued by the Captain-Superintendent of Police (Hon. Mr. McIlvaine Messer) offering a reward. The Health Officer's report is just to of $500 for information leading to the hand, and will be circulated to the Com arrest and conviction of the
persons responsible for the murder of the Indian Watchman
at the Government Civil Hospital recently.
mittee.
CEMETERY JETTY
⠀⠀⠀ Messrs. Thomas Adams & Wood are to be instructed to invite tenders for the
DEFENCE CEBEK..
As there has been an unusual influx
years penal servitude and fined £1,500 sterling for espionage.
SUGAR DUTIES,
BRUSSELS, May 20th.
The Permanent Sugar Commission-has- increased the countervailing duties on sugar from Australia and Japan, and has reduced those on Canadian and Rou
manian sugar..
HOME TURF.
FUTURE OF THE TETRARCH,
candidate for MiJ Devon, in a speech at Abbotskerswell, disclosed that the Govern ment seized two ships which were con- porned in Ulster gun-running. The charterer of one of these ships was an Earl, who would probably have to pay Tetrarch shall not race again, and the the value of the ship to the owner.
horse goes to stud next season, probably in Ireland.
THE WELSH DISESTABLISHMENT
SBILL:
LONDON, May 20th. The Welsh-Disestablishment-and-Disen- doyment Bill has passed its third reading by 328 to 251 a Government majority of 17 for the third tine under the
Parliament Act
Seventy-seven Nationalists voted with the majority.
....... LONDON, May, 20th
It has been definitely decided that The
HOME COUNTY CRICKET.
LONDON, May 20th. Surrey beat Worcestershire by nine
wickets.
Lancashire beat Derbyshire by 35 runs. Yorkshire defeated Essex by an innings
and 41 runs.
OBITUARY
LONDON, May 20th. The death is announced of Mr. William Aldis Wright, MA, LL.D., D.CL
THE LIBERAL-LABOUR SPLIT.
LONDON, May 30th. The ex-Chairman of the Ipswich Liberal Association has seceded from the party on the ground that the Insurance College, Cambridge, since 1886; was contri-
Act employs a thousand workers.
erection of a granite jetty at the Ceme At the annual meeting of the Dairen tery, tenders to be presented within a Golf and Tennis Club the president, Mr. week. F. G. Larkins, said the S.M.B. Co. had obtained the sanction of the military authorities for the use of required land of sampans in the Back Creek lately, th within the fortified zone for the compleSuperintendent of Police is to go down to tion of the golf links at Hoshigaura, near Dutch Folly to interview the Police Dairen. A Tokyo contemporary als Author dies in the matter. when the Tokyo golf links will be com- pleted.
world. The Count Okuma, we learn from the Far Farmer does not deem at necessary to
& Wood was read stating that Mr journal expresses the belief that Great
VICTORIA HOTEL-
THE WORLD'S MEAT SUPPLY.
DEMAND OUTSTRIPPING IT.
LONDOR, May 20th. Tho Times directa attention to the immensely increased consumption of meat, which is largely
A letter from Messrs. Thomas Adam supply, throughout Sarpassing the
Litt.D.
[Deceased was Vice-Master of Trinity
butor to smith's Dictionary of the Bible, 186000; Secretary to the Old Testament Revision Company, 187085; joint editor of the Journal of Philology from its com- mencement in 1868. He was also the author of numerous publications of an educational
nature an
BERLIN, May 19th.
M. Bark has been definitely appoint ed as Russian Minister of Finance.
THE EPIROTE AGREEMENT.
BERLIN, May 19th. The signatures have been affixed to the Albanian-Epirote agreement.
THE ARMAMENT TAX.
HELN KRUPP/S. CONTRIBUTION.
BERLIN, May 10th. Herr Krupp v.
Bohlen-Halbach- and members of his family have contributed 4430,000 to the non-recurring armaments tax.
AN UNTRUE RUMOUR.
BERLIN, May 19th. - Romours of a dissolution of the Reichstag are fallacious, since the closure. will take place in a regular way.
SWEDISH NATIONAL DEFENCE.
BERLIN, May 19th: HM the King of Sweden read the speech from the Throne in person and pointed to the solution of the question of national defence.
THE KAISER AND THE CZAR.
BERLIN, May 19th.
M. the Czar at a luncheon gÍVER H.M. the Kaiser proposed the health
in honour of the latter's birthday.
of
FIGHTING MOSQUITOES,
BATH WHICH EAT 500 A NIGHT.
Yet another way of decimating mos quitoes has been discovered by an Americas scientist, Dr. Campbell, of San Antonio, Texas. This is the brooding of bata. A bat, he says, will consume 500 mosquitoes per night. Dr. Campbell constructa a special bat roosh," or shelter, near the swampy area to be rid- den of mosquitoes, and finds that, if The democratic campaign of Governor properly built and protected from the and opossums, the colony rapidly
AMERICANS AND MANILA.
316 LEAVE CIVIL SERVICE,
itself in the Government service. Since
farnish the poison." It is due entirely East, lives like a daimyo of old Yodo, fwrite a letter to the Council concerning Britain will be forced to take to cattle Harrison in the Philippines is reflectingeneries of bats, such as snakes, skunks, Group that China has been compelled to He has a large retíone of servants, seventhe Hotel borrowing light from adjacent raising for the purpose of maintaining January lab no less than 316 American increases up to the maximum capacity
maids, twenty men-servants and some property, as he fully realizes that there its own meat supply. nake serious efforts to put her house in twenty gardeners and outdoor servants no question of acquiring an easement. A
Ha rises at DEFENCE CORPS.
order, and in years to come the people of also belong to the house. China will doubtless come to recognize that five o'clock in the morning and after the PRESIDENT Dover did a greater service to taking a walk in bis garden and reading his country than when he ventured upon the the newspapers he breakfasts. He unsonstitutional” act of committing the generally retires at 10 o'clock and is country to an international loan of
fond of reading the latest books after twenty- five million pounds sterling, for which at
dinner,
LORD CROMER'S SUDDEN
ILLNESS.
Corps, which had been drawn up by Com
A scheme for the reorganisation of the
mander C. C. Walcott, RN. (retired),
LONDON, May 20th. and which had been circulated to the Lord Cromer has been taken suddenly Committee, was discussed, and after some ill, suffering from a general breakdown. slight modifications was agreed to.
There will be two elates-active and His condition is not serious, and he is
able to read the papers.
reserve.
have been separated, voluntarily and of the shelter. Half a million bats of a otherwise, from the Civil Service. These small species can be accommodated in separations are analysed as follow one roost. Such an establishment-we Separations because of the reduction of almost said a battery will more than the force; 94; voluntary resignations 210 pay for itself, for the guano produced deaths resignation requested 1 by the bats sells readily, being a first- separations from other causes unclassi- class plant fertilizer. Unfortunately it fied 9. These figures bring the separations is not stated what the results were in the from all causes down to April 30th reduction of mosquitoes. The mosquito cating bat, we may add, is of a special inclusive.
breed, being about the size of an ordinary mouse--Eer
During the month of April there were over 300 changes in the service.