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to
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an hour. In the event of an Ordinance being passed giving the promoters the right construct and work this tramway they seek the option of taking up leases of certain unleased Crown land with building A. S. WATSON rights, upon terms and conditions set out
the Agreemont, the whole comprising an area of 193 acres more or less, plus the & CO., LTD.,
equivalent of 100 yards on each side of the tram route, and in addition the total flat ares between Aberdeen, Little Hongkong and Brick Hill. Under the Agreemont the promoters seek the sole right for 25 years to supply electricity and gas within tas road over which they have an option, and
ESTABLISHED 73 YEARS
CHEMISTS. DRUGGISTS AND PERFUMERS, ETC., Ero.
BY APPOINTMENTS HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR.
WATSON'S
HOUSEHOLD
AMMONIA.
FOR THE BATH, TOILET
AND HOUSEHOLD. Used in
the Bath it promotes a healthy action of the skin, countornets all effects of perspiration, and is refreshing and invigorating. It is especially useful for cleaning Jewellery, Silver, and Plated Ware, ote.
WATSON'S
areas
also the right for the same term to rua
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, JUNE 50, 1014.
A young Chinese was riding a bicycle TELEGRAMS. TELEGRMAS. TELEGRAMS.
in Austin Road, Kowloon, on Wednesday, when he lost control of the machine and dashed into a wall in Canton Road He was rather badly injured, and diod
THROUGHT REUTER 6 AGENCY.]
subsequently at the Kwong Wah Hospital. THE "EMPRESS" DISASTER.
FUNERAL OF 200 VICTIMS.
QUEBEC, June Aub.. The funeral will take place this morn-
The Chinese who assaulted Police Con stabla Shaftain on tho Kowloon City road last week, when the officer attempted to arrest him for stealing wood, appeared before Mr. Melbourne yesterday. For sheng, at 10 o'clock, of 200 of the victims assault on the constable he was sentenced of the Empress collision. to three months hard labour, and for the larceny he was ordered another fortnight.
THE RELIEF FUND
LONDON, June 4th.
The Canadian Pacific Railway Com pany have given £10,000 and Sir Thomas Shaughnessy, President of the Company, has contributed £1,000 to the Empress
A native of Lo So Shing village, Lama Island, has met his death as the result of a bullet wound, alleged to have been inflicted by one of the crew of a stone junk. It appears that the shot was fired during a quarrel between villagers and Fund. the crew o of the stone junk. The police have detained five of the stone junk's crew in connection with the affair.3.
COUNTER CLAIM BY THE
STORSTADT.!!
MONTREAL, June 4th,
In answer to the claim of 92,000,000
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
"WHITE WOLF'S" OPERATIONS,
HIS GANG BREAKS THROUGH A CORDON OF TROOPS.
[“ DER OSTASIATISCHER LLOYD":
SERVICE
CHINA SERVICE.
PERIKU, June 4th.
THE CHINESE PARLIAMENT. A body of White Wolf's" band broke
PEKING, June 4th The ceremonious opening of the Tean through a cordon of troops and looted and burned Micehou, including a Mission Cheng Yuan has been fixed to take place there. Happily the missionaries are about the middle of June, when it is safe. A large Mohammedan Army is expected that a Committee for the attempting to bar the march of the framing of the definitive Constitution will be appointed forthwith. Shi-yu, Liang Chi-chao, Li Chia chu and Pro-hai are mentioned as likely members of the Committee
marauders.
AMERICAN YACHTING TRIALS.
NEW YORK, June 4th. The yacht Resolute beat the Vanitic over a course of 254 miles by 3min. 12secs:
FIRE IN JUBILEE STREET.
CHINESE STORE GUTTED.
AMERICAN LOAN TO IMPROVE A FOKIEN PORT.
public motor-car services, or other public meana of transport not requiring mails or wires from the proposed light railway to any point over which the promoters havenu option. It is a costly scheme which is here outlined, but it is an exceedingly attractive one, and we doubt not that it is one which will make a strong appeal to the
The Rev. A. C. Moreton, who was investor when it is fully launched. The recently Chaplain to the Fleet in Hong- population has long outgrown the pre kong, was married at All Saints, High-against them by the Canadian Pacifie sent limits of the City, and the result gate, on the 4th ull. The bridegroom is Railway Company, the owners of the
a loan with an American is that rents have risen abnormally and the second son of the Iste Rev. Julian Storstadt have entered a claim against the also facing Endicott Street, was com overcrowding exists to an extent which Moreton, Vicar of Saltash, and the bride Canadian Pacific Railway Company for pletely destroyed by fire last night. The syndicate with a view to improving the store was a three storey building and old naval port at Mawel in Fokien pro- constantly menaces public health, and it is the daughter of the late Rev. Johnson $50,000 damages due to the collisions consisted of a wine and chow" shop,vince. poses a check upon the Colony's future
alleging negligence in the navigation of general stores and dwelling rooms, and development. We have frequently insisted was performed by the Rev. C. Johnson the Empress of Iveland,
that if Hongkong is to maintain its position as the emporium of trade in South Cha it is of vital importance that we should
PURE CARBOLICek to preserve it from getting the
SOAPS.
Highly recommended by the Medical
reputation of being an expensive port. With the ailway developments which are in progress or in prospect in the neighbour
Baker of Hampstead. The marriage
Barker, vicer of St. John's, Leamington (brother of the bride), assisted by the vicar of All Saints, Highgate.
SCHEME TO DEVELOP THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF HONGKONG.
The draft of an important agreement
THE SUFFRAGETTE PROBLEM"
WOMEN AGITATORS DECOMING INCREASINOLY VIOLENT
LONDON, June 4th. The Suffragettes are becoming increas
A Chinese store in Jubilee Street and
PERING, June 4th. The Minister of the Navy, according to an article of the dai Ji Pao, intends taking
EUROPEAN SERVICE.
being of the real Chinese type of construc tion was ready prey to the flames. It was about 7.30 p.m. that an alarm was THE SITUATION IN ALBANIA. raised, and within a quarter of an hour,
GERMANY TO ACT WITH THE OTHER POWERS. so fierce was the outbreak, the building was a mass of fames and the adjoining
BELLIN, June 3rd. buildings were in imminent danger of The German Government has informed becoming ignited. The fire
hut
ing province of China there is increasing by which powers are sought to developingly violent. A young woman slashed answered the oall in a few brigade the Fowers of her readiness to despatch In three strongths: 20 per cent, temptation to enterprising Chinese to son a portion of the southern side of the island with a hatchet two pictures in the Doré all the men could do was to prevent the the Powers are willing to do likewise.
Profession for the Bath and Teilst.
10 por cent, and 5 per cent.
WATSON'S
SHOW
sider whether they themselves might not create ports which would serve the needs of the shipping trade that are catered for by Hongkong. That is looking far ahead, perhaps, having regard to China's present state of development,
SHAVING STICKS.
but it is well to bear in mind that The cheapest and best in the market.
achomes have been mooted for opening They give a free and lasting lather, and impart a soothing feeling to the skin. Whampoa and, also, Yamchow(near Pakboi),
For delicate and sensitive skins they aro quequalled.
and though they may not stand much chance of maturing in the immediato futuro, they serve, nevertheless, to point a moral for this Colony, Some check must be placed
of Hongkong into a residential suburb yesterday. The scheme is outlined in our
Galleries, and severely wounded an
was submitted to the Legislative Council attendant.
leading article.
SPECIAL INSPECTION OF SHIPS IN JAPAN
The Japanese Government on the 3rd
Toree women horse-whipped the prison doctor outside Holloway Gaol.
Two others violently assaulted the Editors of the Belfast Telegraph and the Newsletter, throwing gum-nots, etc., at them.
OIL CLAIMS IN MEXICO.
POWERS TO PROTECT OWNERS.
WASHINGTON, June 4th. Great Britain, Holland, and the United reement to
A S. WATSON & CO. “pon the tendency of prices to rise in Hong Consulate General of Japan in Hong States have concluded an agreement
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inst, declared Hongkong & plague-infected port and all ships which left and will leave this port after the 30th May for Japon are subjected to a special inspec for Japan of every non-regalar liner the tion on arrival. In case of departure
kong has to telegraph to the local Governor the name of such ship and the date of arrival at the first port for the convenience of both parties. The local It is expected that a similar agreement Consulate General require therefore every will be arrived at by Great Britain, Shipping Company or Agent of such non-France, and the United States relative to Consulate before departure of such ships. the owners of mining claims. regular liner to kindly inform the
THE CHILDAR " PIRACY.
The extradition proceedings in which eight men and a woman are involved in connection with the piracy of the Childar were continued at the Magistracy vester- day.
kong, and we welcome this scheme to develop the South of the Island as being likely to contribute to that end. When we reflect upon the rate at which the popula tion of the Colony has grown in the last twenty years, it will be readily recognised that, some such scheme as that now outlined in the draft Agreement laid before the Legislative Council yesterday is an urgent necessity in the general interests of the Colony. There is no reason to beliere that the limits of the Colony's expansion bave yet been reached; on the contrary, the railway developments which are taking
The fourth defendant, giving evidence place in South Chiba, the indications of on his own behalf, denied all knowledge change and progress in all directions among of the piracy, and denied that he bad ever been to the house in Reclamation the Chinese, leading to increased foreign Street, where it is alleged the piracy was trade, the opening of the new shipping hatched. He said that he went to Macao
Cl route through the Panama Canal-all these things point to the continued progress and prosperity of this Colony. That means that its population may be expected to
alone. He went there to see his elder the 4th April, making the journey. brother, who was a scaman, and slept at the Sun Yau Yik shop. He saw his brother, who went on board his boat the following morning. Witness did not go with him, and waited for two days, as money. He was arrested at the shop by the police. He did not see any. of the defendants at the shop.
LONDON OPTION: 181, FLaur: Stamme, E.c.grow in the years to come as it has his brother promised to give him somo
The Daily Press.
HONGBONG, JUNE STE, 1914.
Telographic communication with all stations in Japan is again normal.
The leading Chinese merchants will present Sir Kai Ho Kai, C.M.G., with a silk embroidered address and silver wars at St. Andrew's Hall, City Hall, to morrow, at 3 p.m.
grown in the past. It is some such considerations as these, we presume, which have led to the production of this scheme for developing the South side of the Island, and while, na we have said, the scheme as outlined in the Agreement will THREE was laid upon the table of the instantly appeal to the public as one which Legislative
Council yesterday the draft of | deserves every encouragement, a fuller an important agreement intended to be statement from the promoters as to how made between the Government and Messrs. they propose to lay out the area w will be DENNYE & BOWLEY, solicitors, as represent
awaited with esger interest. ing the unnamed promoters of a large scheme of development on the South side of the Island of Hongkong, that is to my, in an area from Aberdogn to Deep Water Bay and Repulse Bay, including the higher levels to the East of the Golf Course This is obviously an effort to deal with the Housing Problem in the Colony which has been so much discussed in recent years, and the soberce is certainly one which should meet with every encouragement from tho Government. We have no doubt that it will be most favourably received by the general public. A more desirable area for development into a suburb of the City of Victoria it would be impossible to select, and when it is explained how the promoters propose to hak up the suburb with the City the last doubt regarding the certainty of the scheme's success is removed. In the first paragraph of the Agreement the promoters seek the right to construct, mamtals and work a tramway or light railway, with single or double lines, from a point in Wongheichong Valley, through Wongueichong Gap to Deep Water Bay, Thus it should be possible to reach Deep Water Bay in from twenty-minutes to half tainment.
We have received an exceptionally fine photographic picture of the parade
on the Cricket Ground on the King's birthday from A Fong, photographer, of Queen's Road Central.
Professor Middleton Smith and family left the Colony yesterday to spend the Jong vacation in Japan. During the absence of the Professor, Mr. F. A. Redmond will supervise the Engineering work at the University.
cen
This is the concluding week of the Hippodrome Circus at Causeway Bay and another very entertaining programme has been arranged. The management have introduced a number of new and novel turns, and these with the other items make up several hours' enjoyable enter-
protect the owners of oil claims in Mexico,
THE PANAMA CANAL TOLLS QUESTION.
PROPOSAL FOR ARBITRATION.
WASHINGTON, June 4th.. The Committee of Foreign Relations of the Senate has passed a resolution in favour of arbitration in connection with the Panama Canal tolls. The rezolution will be submitted to the Senate."
LATER.
It is doubted whether the Committee's resolution will obtain the necessary two thirds majority in the Senate
NEW RUSSIAN RAILWAY LOAN.
ET. PETERSBURG, June 4th. A Russian Railway loan of £3,000,000,
The fifth defendant stated that on the 18th March, the day on which the Childarearing interested at 45 per cent. at a was pirated, he was in the Yamen at price of 93, is being underwritten. Canton. He was a soldier, He visited Macao on the 3rd April, going there from THE NEW FRENCH CABINET: Canton-not Hongkong-for the purpose of seeing a friend, who formerly worked with him on the railway. The trousers he was found wearing (alleged to be stolen from the Childar) was his own property.
The case was remanded.
INTERPORT RIFLE MATCH.
PENANG'S SCORE.
Pensng shot in the Interport match on Taesday morning, 26th ult., and compiled the rather disappointing score of 813. Motion, nobody shot up to forin With the exception of Corporal Wright- The weather conditions were fair, but the responsible for a good many** magpies." very dazzling light at the last range was The scores were as under 500 600
yda, yde yds. Tot.
Corp). Wright-Motion, 31 35 31 07 Borgt. P. J. Hall........... 31 30 38 04 Pte C. D. D. Hogau. 30 32 32 91 Mr. RL Cuscaden 30 30 82.03 Capt. D. Toomey
27-3330 00 Pte. W. M. Collins
2600 Pte A E T. Murray 82 32 23 90 Col. Sgt. G. B. Southam 27 32 30 89 Lt H. A. Neubronner 29 31 29 80 Sgt. J. H. L. Westerbout 81 20 38 88
300 316 297 913 Capt. Allan with 66. and Mrs. Wright Motion with a were counted out.
The full scores in the contest are, there fore, as follows
Singapore. Shanghai Hongkong Penang
942
9424
927
913
The Singapore team, having made the best score at the longest range, wina the match.
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PARIS, June 4th.") M. Poincaré has requested 1. Viviani to form a Cabinet, M. Jean Dupuis is mentioned for the portfolio of Foreign Affairs, M. Noulens for that of Finance, and M. Clementel the Colonies.
AUSTRIA'S ESTIMATES.
VIENNA, June 4th.
The Austrian Estimates for 1014-15 provide for loan operations for nearly 293,000,000 kronen, of which 103,000,000 kronen will meet the special credit voted by the Delegations for the Army and Navy
ENGLISH COUNTY CRICKET.
LONDON, June 4th, Warwickshire defeated Worcestershine at Dudley by an innings and 421 runs.
Leicestershire beat: Northants it Leicester by 214 runs. The match between Sussex and Kent, at Brighton, was drawn Somerset beat Gloucester- shire at Taunton by seven wickets.
Essex beat Derbyshire at Leyton by
145 runs.
Yorkshire drew with Lancashire at
Sheffield.
Notts drew with Surrey, at Nottingham
spread of the flames along the block of
which the burning building formed a Part. This was not done without great difficulty and risk, for the heat from the
flames were fierce. In addition, portions Blaming stores was intense and the
of the roof and flooring were constantly collapsing and sending up a
MESS of sparks and flames. The men worked in a very diplomatic manner and after-half a dozen jets had been played on the flames for an hour all danger had been removed. The walls of the building remained in tact, but so fierce had been the conflagra tion that at 9 pm, only a charred skeleton of the large building remained. Luckily all the accupants of the place were got forward as to the cause of the outbreak, out withour injury. No theory is put
which commenced on the third floor.
OPIUM AS PRESERVED. FRUIT.
A HUGE HAUL ON A STEAMER.
a man-of-war to Durazzo, if the rest of
SUPPORT FOR ESSAD PASHA,': Tho Mohammedans at Skutari have declared themselves for Essad Pasha and
are also in favour of the Turks. hoisted the Crescent flag. The Christians
AUSTRIAN BATTLESHIPS AT DURAZZO. Three Austrian battleships have arrived at Darazzo.
INTRIGUING IN ALBANIA The Dutch Major Sluys, on leave of absence from Albania, has arrived at Amsterdam and confirms the reports of
and Pasha's intrigues against the Prince of Albania. He says there are also
Young Turks and the constant intriguings on the part of the
Servinas
Albania.
in
THE AIM OF THE ANGLO-RUSSIAN NAVAL AGREEMENT.
BERLIN, June 3rd. The Deutsche Tageszeitung contains an article by Count zu Reventlow, who establishes as a fact the intention on the part of Great Britain and Russia to gain
At the Magistracy yesterday, man named Cheung Yan, described as a sales man, of 144, Connaught Road Central, was charged with being in unlawful pos- session of 620 taels of opium other than Government opium; and, further, with command of the Danish Straits in time importing the same into the Colony, of
of war, this being, he says, the definite Revenue Officer Wilden and a party of aim of the Anglo-Ruwian Naval Agree Chinese revenue officers boarded the ment. Cheung Cho in the Harbour, and seized the opium, which was enclosed in 12 cases, labelled preserved fruit." The defendant was apparently arrested when taking delivery.
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Mr. E. L. Agassiz appeared for the defendant, and the case was remanded until Wednesday, at 2.15 p.m.
OPIUM IN A SECRET COMPART MENT
HUVILA HEAVY PENALTY.
ing was concluded of the case in which At the Magistracy yesterday the hear
THE RUSSIAN DUMA
BERLIN, Juno árd. The Duma have elected the Octobrist, M. Protopopow, as Vice President. The Opposition refrained from voting.
The
President, M. Rodsjenko, and the Vice President, M. Varunekret (1), have consequently resigned.
GERMAN COLONIAL EXHIBITION.
BERLIN, June 3rd.
The Colonial Exhibition at Windhoek two Chinese were charged with being un-in German South-West Africa 16 lawful possession of 102 lbs. of opium recognized by H.E. Dr. Solf, Secretary and: 3 lbs. of morphine, which was found af State for the Colonies, as a splendid
a secret compartment under the floor
in.
in a back room at No. 187 Dos Vœux Road
success.
THE SECRETARY OF THE GERMAN
NAVIA
BERLIN, June 3rd. Vice-Admiral Capello has been instruct- Ad to act as Secretary of the Navy,
Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C. who repra sented the second defendant, and whose defence was that his client had sub-let the hack-room to another firm, and knew nothing whatever about the opium, argued that mena rea had not been proved. He declared that the tendency of the prosecution in such cases was to Unknown to the busy millions, a hunt press these matters home, and say “Let us get & thumping hig fine out of some for an important Chinese god has been budy. It, is getting something for the proceeding in London for two and a half revenue. He asked his Worship serious months. The god disappeared on being ly to consider whether, putting hiuscit
in the position of a jury, he could say left in an ignominous position on the that the prosecution had sustained the parcel tack of a South-Western Railway burden which was upon them to prove carriage between Hampton Court and beyond reasonable doubt that the opium was on the premises to the knowledge of Waterloo. A reward of £1 was offered the second defendant. He submitted for the recovery of the idol, which was there was not sufficient evidence to enable described as about 8 in high and value- him to do so, and therefore asked for the leas except to the owner," and on 95th
discharge of his client, t
Mr. Davidson, for the first man, re-
ult it was learned that it had been minded his Worship that he had pleaded returned to Shaftesbury Avenue. The Magistrate in fixing the alternative to of devout Chinese, from whom it was gilty from the first, and hoped that the god was originally the fetish of a body
the fine, would take into consideration.
the time his client had been in gaol looted during the Boxer rising. It was awaiting trial.
brought to England by a friend of Mr. His Worship Ened the first man $9,000,
or 11 months imprisonment. Thesecond Warren Bell, whom it inspired to write
the story "The Third God."
man was discharged."