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TELEGRAMS.
[DEN OSTASIATISCHER LLOYD
SERVICE]
CHINA SERVICE,
INCREASE OF OFFICIALS' SALARIES
PERING, June 24. The President recommends the increase of the salaries of the officials of the
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 26ra, 1914.
THE
*** TẤI ON*"* PIRACY, ł
PRESENTATION TO OFFICERS BY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
CANTON NOTES.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT,]
CANTON June 23rd.
** THE GOVERNDZ-DESIGNATE, - It is now atsfed that the report published a few days ago to the affect. that Governor Designate Li Kuo Kwan had arrived in Shanghai is incorrect, From an official source it is learned that
The Committee of the Chamber of Commerce, being of opinion that some recognition should be made of the manner in which the Commander, Officers and Watchmen of the .. Tai On acted in defending their vessal against Chinese pirates on the 27th April last, decided to est to the Members that a subscrip- suggest tion should be raised with which teati. monials should be purchased for the Officers, and a grant made to the surviving E watchmen and to the families of the Chief their lives.
.
the Governor Designate has wired the Acting Governor from Wuhu, stating that he is making preparations to proceed to Canton and that he will arrive in the course of next month. The Governor
rovinces and of the Central Government Officer and the two watchmen who lost Designato also requests the Acting
The increase will probably amount to 50 'per cent.
THE END OF THE QUEUE
PERING, June 4thí A circular order, ondorsed by the Minister of the laterior, has been issued, in which the public are advised to dis pense with their queues. The same is demanded of the offcials, under the penshy of dismissal.
EUROPEAN SERVICE.
BRITISH SQUADRON AT KIEL,
BERLIN, June 23rd.
The British Squadron under the com- mand of Vice Admiral Warrender has arrived at Kiel and will remain until the 38th June.
"H.R.H. Prins Henry of Prussia called o the British Admiral at Kiel. Both the
·English and German Presa comment in cordial terms on the visit of the British Squadron, which they describe as of a
non-political character.
YOUNG TURK EXTREMISTS.
BRBLIN, June zard. Governor Schiach has been captured Hovely wounded. He recommended the rubels,
els by letter, to submit, and confessed that there are Young Turk backers of the rebellion.
Pay
The rebels have petitioned for the sess tion of the destructive.bombardment
THE GERMAN CROWN PRINCE.
BEBLIN, June Erd..
Efforts are being made to bring about the voyage of H1.H. the German Crown
Prince to the Colonies in 1915.
GREECE AND TURKEY,
BERLIN, June 3rd.
The Grand Virier had a conference with the Greek Minister. The results are satisfactory as far as the indemnity to Greek losers is concerned,
TROUBLED ALBANIA.
BERLIN, June Brd. The rebels are threatening Valona. The defence of the town has been organized and two mon-of-war kave been asked for from Durazzo for the protection
of foreigners.
Albania:
act in common.
THE CYRENAICA DIFFICULTY
BERLIN, June 23rd.
The sum collceted will probably amount to about 82,000.00, including the 8445 recived from Mr. Dowley
The subscription list has not yet been completed. When this is done, an account will be published showing how the the fund has been disposed of
As Captain Wetherell is leaving for England this wook the Committee have naked him to accept a gold watch, chain, and pencil cao. The watch bears the following inscription :--
Governor to reorganize the Administra tion Office in accordance with the Central
overaient's structions, but the latter has decided to leave the matter over until the former arrives. It is understood that Governor-Designate Li has wired to Peking recommending Kung Bum Tam for the post of Chief of the Department- of Administrative Affairs, and Piu King Fook, Nam Hof Magistrate, under the CAPTAIN Robert Henry WETHERELY Tsing Dynasty, as Private Secretary. The
By the Members of
el suite will include Weng Hing Yiu, Ching. The Hongkong General Chamber of Commerco Fook Hing and a number of officials, all
as a mark of their appreciation an
of whom occupied positions in Kwang- tung at one time.
DAN DENGAN Presented to
t
of the counge and devotion to duty displayed in defending the sa, Tai On against Chinese Pirates on the Canton River on 27th April, 1914.
The following letter is a copy of one handed to Captain Wetherell at the same
time.
CAPTAIN ROBERT B. WETHERELI," HONGKONG.
TAXATION. REFORMS,
Im Ka Cheo, Chief of the Department of Finance, has received a telegram from the Bureau of Nowly Raised Taxations, established by the Board of Finance, to the effect that he has been appointed an advisor to the Bureau. In addition to all matters relating to, taxations in Kwangtung, ou which Mr. Im is suthorised to report to the Board of Finance from time to time, the Bureau. invites him to put forward any scheme that he may have in view in relation to taxation
** Sin,—The recent pratical attack on the sa Tai On, as that time under your com- mand, has, as you ara aware, attracted wide- spread attention, not only in this Colony and throughout the Far East, but also at hono
vessel, made by The gallant defence
of the you and your officers and watchmen, s particularly worthy of notice, as we all feel that in this respect you all to the full lived up to the beat and highest traditions of the British Mercantile service in the manner in which you did your duty and attempted to the best of your ability to defend the lives and property entrusted to your charge. ⠀⠀⠀
It is particularly gratifying to know that the moans taken for protecting the upper desk from being suddenly, siezed by pirates was chiefly due to the suggestion made by you to your owners on taking over command, unl you were thus able to beat off the pistes of Boss from obtaining collections. The Board also requests Mr. command the vessel.
We all join in deploring the sad loss of Im to render a report explaining what lifs and particularly the loss of some of schemes he is adopting to reform the your bravo comrades, but we realize that all possible was done by you and your officers Present system and crew, and that this terrible disaster action could not have been diverted which you might have taken.
which you and your Officers and Watchmen
which might augment the country a revenue. Mr. Im is also in receipt of a wire from the Board of
the Board Finance in which he is asked to submit at ones comparative tables showing the stipulated incomes of all likin and taxation bureaux under his control, and the increase over same in the ectual
THE BANK OF CHINA.
The director of the local branch of the Bank of Ching proposes to erect
___________LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
At the meeting of the Legislative Council, which will be held this afternoon, the Hon. Mr H E Pollock has given notice of his intention to ask the follow Ang questions -
THE BATHING BEECHES.
(1)-Will the Government state what are the duties of the Watchman employed by the Government at the Bathing Place, North Point?MOU (2.)-Wil the Government supplement the facilities for public bathing which are afforded by the Hengkong Tramways Company at North Point in the following ways
"SPREAD OF ESPERANTO.
2,000 SOCIETIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD,
CHINEJE DISCIPLES.
Nearly thirty years ago Dr. Zamenhof, an oculist living at Warsaw determined to frame a language which should be suxiliary to all other languages and form a common medium of communication
between all mankind without superseding the distinctive speech of different nationalities. He lived in a city where at least four languages are constantly employed in everyday affairs, and the confusion which began with the Tower of Batel was thus emphasised
MANY TRANSLATIONA
The outcome of his observation waż (By orecting a bamboo-pier twin forces of ignorance and prejudice, Esperanto. Opposed for years by the there, with steps half-way slong an the new language to-day is spoken in at the end and with depth of $ foot of water, at the end at low every part of the civilised world, and water spring tides and with two when the seventh British Esperants Con gress opens at Sheffield rext Saturday i Life-buoys rttached to it,
(i)lly improving the sen-bed will be attended by 500 British delegates. there, by
The progress of Esperanto in ita sarly ______(a.) Depositing on it sind,
pro „tected by groins from 1 being washed year was comparatively slow remarked
away
the secretary of the Brifish Esperanto (b))—Preventing_junks, whether. Association to a Waily Graphic topre- under cover of a“ Public Works | sentative recently.........*** But in 1890 it permit or otherwise, from copositing; obtained a firm foothold in France, and mud there N
Band twelve years later made its first appear *** (e.) Hemoving rocks covored with unics in this country at Keighley, in barnacles, broken crockery and other Yorkshire. By 104 the number of clubs obstacles to bathing
or groups had become no numerous--it (3)Will the Government also consider was in the neighbourhood of eighty-that
the feasibility of providing at a
a central federation had to be formed, small charge a fresh-water shower and this took the name of the British for use after bathing at North Point Esperanto Association. To-day there are and also at West Point?
180 Esperanto groups in Great Britain alone. “
THE DEEP WATER BAY DEVELOPMENT BOHEME
The Hon. Colonial Secretary will nove:-
"In 1001 there were only twenty-six Esperanto societies in the world; ten": That this Council approves the draft years later there were over 2,000. Their agreement laid on the table on the 4th literature has inercased from 29 books in of June, between His Excellency, Sir F. 1889 to 2,500 in 1914, and during the last H. May, K,C.M.G... Governor of Hong- three or four years half a dozen full- kong, for and on behalf of the Government length original novels have been published of the same (who and whose successors in in the language. More important still, office are hereinafter referred to the an Esperantist edition of the New Testa Governor"); of the one part, and Messrs.ment has been issued by the British and Dennys & Bowley, Solicitors who and Foreign Bible Society, with whom we are whose assigns are hereinafter called thu Promoters), of the other part, with regard to negotiating for the publication in
Esperanto of the complete Bible. to a scheme for the development of Many well-known educationists are portion of the South of the Island of
Hongkong, on condition that the promoters furnish to the Government zatisfactory proof of their funncial ability to carry
out the scheme.
THE HOSPITAL QUESTION. The Hon. Mr H E. Pollock will
Dave
to-day ardent Esperantists, but a fact of recently granted by the Middlesex far greater signicance is the permission Education Authority for the introduction of Esperanto in the elementary schools.. For quite a long while it has been taught.. in the evening schools of the London County Council,
That the Government do lay upon the
USEFULNESS ABROAD. table of this Council the letter, valor inte
"Esperanto is intended as a second of the 2nd July last, which was addressed language; that is why we object to the by the Superintendent of the Government word universal. Our ideo is English Civil Hospital to the Principal Civil Medical Oficer stting forth on behalf of the Sisters reasons why they considered Foreigners who cannot speak a word of that their numbers should, be increased by
ZOTEER RUSINESS.
at home; Esperanto abroad. Its soful- ness in this country is demonstrated daily
English frequently come to us when they are in difficulties, and through the medium of this second language our
INTIMATIONS
COVERED ALL OVER WITH RED BLOTCHES
In Awful Condition. Life Was Misery. Could Not Sleep for Scratching. Quite a Mass of Sores, Used Cuticura Soap and Ointment. Free from Pimples.
43, Kolham Rd., Smethwick. Bleming- tam, Eng." Before I started to use Cutle tura Boan an Ointins I was in na swħu
condition. My Itfo, was a min ery. My complaint came with Htio fichy pimples at 1 could not resist from eqatch- fog,andoverytime I scratched them there was somehing Jake wajor came from them. I could not sleep at night for scratching, and I was that few - ritable I could not bear to be ipaton to.... It lasted me for over two months and I was quite a man of sorts." I was cova dred all over with red blotches,
*** **I tried nouriy overything but to nó use fill. I was told to fry Outleura Soap and Oint- mant and I am very pleased I did. I mat for somn Cudeur Soap and Ointment and. I found relief in the first dressing. In less thạn four dressings of Culicum Beap and Dint- ment I was quita fco from the pimples." (algued) 4. E. Cooks Aug. 27. 1013.
Outlours Boop and Clotment have afforded the speed test nad most economical treatment fir skin nad scalp humours of young aid old for more than a generation, Bold everywhere. Sample of each with 33-p, hoor free from toureat depot: F. Nenbery & Sons, 27, Char terhouse ..ondon; B. Tomus & Co. Byd- acy, N. 8. W.; Lennon, Ltd, Cape Town: Müller, Maclean di Us., Onicotta and Dom- --bny; Potter D; &C), Corp., Boston, U.§. A. #Tander-inged man should shave with Cuticura Soap Shaving Stick. Sampla Dren,
[00.14
CHS. J. GAUPP & CO.,
WATCHMAKERS
AND
JEWELLERS.
OTO
The orders of the day are as follow- First ronding of a Bill entitled, "An Esperanto Consul is able to put them SURVEYING AND NAUTICAL Ordinance to provide for the levy of sixteen rules, and it has no such thing right. The grammar contains only
INSTRUMENTS. ate Duty payable in respect of the irrecular orb. Its Basis Is Latin, states of deceased persons titled although many of the roots are Toutonic
Second reading of the Bill
The Members of the F Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce being desirous of barracks on the right hand side of the marking their appreciation of the manner in Bank buildings in order that soldiers An Ordinance to make provision for and a fair number are Blay. Any carried out your duty in defending your may be permanently stationed therein for vesel, decided to rame a fund to be spent in guarding the Bank. It is understood that making a presentation to the survivors, or work has been started in this connection, a grant to the families of those who have and also that a quay is being constructed lon their live
I have now, on belialf of the Members of opposite the Bank to facilitate the this Chamber, to ask your acceptance of the transferring of ballion, silver coins, acompanying watch and chain, which I trust you may for very many years find a usful little remainder of a very interesting imident in your life
I trust that your visit to your Native Land will be a pleasant one and result in a complete restoration to health, and that you hare before you many years of good health BE SUCCESS in your profession...... have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant,
EDBENT A HEWETT, Chairman
OBITUARY
HANS TIEUSCH VON BUTTLAH...
Herr Hans Treusch von Buttlar, the German Vice Consul who, as previously announced, passed away at the Shanghai General Hospital on the 18th inst., follow- ing an operation for peritonitis, was 31 yars of age
ete.
BAR GOVERNMENT TO ASSIST WEST RIVER
VIOTEMB”
In connection with the recent disastrous floods in the West River, the authorities
SUN GLASSES.
the protection of certain Wild Birds and Englishman of ordinary education could ZEISS PRISM BINOCULARS. recognise 75 por vent, of the words at Gammittee on the Bill entitled, An sight, & Frenchman could understand 85 Ordinance to aread and consolidate the percent, and a German about 70 per cent. In every commercial country the Law relating to Chinese Passenger Ships as defined by the Chinese Passen-language now has its advocates, and even gera Act, 1855, and conceruing Asiatic in Shanghai there are 300 Chinese
Esperantiste, who run their own news SILVERAND PRINCE'S PLATE. Emigrants generally,"
paper. Its value as su advertising medium was quickly realised by several large firms, and not a few railways are issuing Esperanto leaflets and brochures to attract the custom of foreign tourists. The Duke of Connaught is patron of the British section, and one of its inost enthusiastic supporters is a former Lord Mayor of London—8ir T. Verey Strong. MAPPIN & WEBB.
*Will not be proceeded with at this meeting
WATER POLO
The following will represent the 2nd wrote to the Society for the Relief of DCLI the R.G.A on Saturday Calamities and the various charitable vening at 6 pm In the A.S.C. Camber institutions requesting that expeditions Bds. Ward, Cpl Baldwin (Captain), be at once sent out to distribute rice and Walls, Pte. Cussel, and Ple Smith
Cpl Passmore, Pte. Farmer, Bugl. other necessaries to the unfortunate The match is in connection with the victims in the flooded district. In view Polo Shield Competition. of the fact that the Society referred to is short of funds, the Government have reserved a certain sum for this philan thropic purpose,
CHINESE MINISTER IN SHEFFIELD
VIBITS TO STEEL WORKS.
REFORM OF GRAND LODGE
POLL OF FREEMASONS.
THE CATHAY TRUST.
AN APPARENT HEAVY LOS8.
The report of the directors of the Calhay Trust, Ltd. (Shanghai), for the year ended 30th April, 1914, states:-
The directors regret that the year's Proposals of reform in procedure and working has resulted in an apparent the general management of the afairs, of heavy loss to the Company. The causes which have contributed to bring about the Grand Lodge of English Freemasonry this loss are Firstly, the sudden collapse have been before the members of the in the market value of "Langkat" shares Order for some time past, and came to a
Italy desires that the Albanian Govern ment should be transferred into the hands of the Commisioners of Control on the
climax in December last, when a series of towards the close of 1913, as a result of basis of the retention of Admiral Moret,
Previous to entering the German
His Excellency Low Yuk Lin, the propositions were subraitted by the Board which certain clients were unable to meet of General Purposes, which it was their liabilities, and a very large number who has meanwhile left on a leur of Foreign Office just over three years ago, Valona and Skutari and the whole of Nr. Buttlar gained the degree of doctor. Chinese Minster to England, paid decided should be referred to the different of shares were liquidated showing heavy
at-law, and was transferred to Shanghai visit to Bheffeld Inst month, being the
vote of the members Accordingly 2,160 the contioued and heary decline in the The Austrian and Italian from the Foreign Office in April of last quest of Mr Arthur Balfour, Master lodges, with an instruction to take a losses to the said clients; and, secondly, Ministers have received instructions to ear. Since that time he has had charge Cutler in 1911-12, and Mrs. Balfour voting papers were issued, 730 to London market value of all rubber securities,
of the shipping office at the Consulate, The distinguished visitor was conducted and was also registrar of births and over the works of Messra Saebohm & lodges, 1,751 to provincial, 624 to districts, resulting in certain loan accounts against deaths. Since the departure of Dr. Ney, Dieckstahl in the morning, and abse and 55 to Overseas lodges not under any rubber shares becoming largely unaccured. he had been in charge of the Consular quently he paid a visit to Mesure District Grand Master, saya the Daily For all these losses, which at present react Court. Deceased, who was unmarried, was Jammell, Laird & Co.'s Cyclops and Telegraph of May 26th. upon the Company, there is of course a Gosport He was member of Grimethorpe works, being accompanied The returns have been published ap to claim against the clients concerned. The Club and the German on bid visit by the Master Cutler Mr. May 13th, and these record the receipt of Directors are of opinion that the Rubber Garden Club and took a great interest W Ward, Colonel Sir John Binghum, 607 replies from London lodges, 1,387 from Plantations in which the Company is in the general affairs of the German Bt., Colonel Hughes, C.B., C.M.G., and provincial, 370 from districts, and 24 from mainly interested will eventually, by their community. He was a good Chinese Mr. B. W. Marshall. At the Grins other Overseas units, a total of 2.078 success, justify a level of market values scholar and although not connected with thorne works, where the party was met (given as 2,600 in the official return) sufficiently high to offset the loss. any interpreting duties at the Consulate, Mr. W L Hichens (chairman) There were 57 spoilt voting papers, and Investment Account. The total of this he spoke the language proficiently the chairman), sad Mr. 3. M. Allen (manag-
yer Colonel Wm. Sidebottom, J.P. (deputy- the voting resulting as follows:
Approval of suggestions... The funeral took place
Votes against
23,504 Bubbling Weil Cemetery on the 18th insting director), of Messrs. Cammell, Laird
&Co, his Excellency was particularly Refrained from voting .... 4,992 OPTAIN CARE TOTTE The death took place at the Shanghai interested in the casting of a 84 ton ingot General Hospital on the 17th inst. of for a roof plate intended for a battleship Captain Car Toite, master of the Great and with the tlubbing and rolling of an
also witnessed LONDON, June 23rd..
Northern Telegraph Co's cable ship, armour plate He On account of the faulty drafting of Store Nordste. Deceased, who had rolling of tires for the Shanghai
many friends in Hongkong, succumbed to Nanking railway, and the forging of the Budget, the Government has been com- outo inflammation of the kidneys, and hollow steel roll Slin. diameter, weighing pelled to drop part of the Financial Bill is demise it made more sad by the fact 15 tons. A special visit was made to the spring shop In the shell department hat he was about to be married.
there was on view a large selection of and reduce the tax on the larger incomes. MRS. ENETELAGE."
Shanghai tan lost highly esteemed inch, 4-inch, and 6-inch explosivo resident by the death in Germany of Mro. shells. NOTABLE GERMAN VISIT TO
Perceval The deceased was Miss Lily dis Excellency, who expressed himself
The Sheich of Senussi has given up his resistance in Cyrenaica and is to be appointed representative of the Sultan,
with the consent of Italy,
THE BRITISH BUDGET.
LONDON:
LONDON, June 23rd:
the
and
37,794
Members voting ..... Details of votes in the different districts were as follows:
London lodges Provinces P Districts Oversen lodges ----
Total votes
For Against.
10,240 16,207 26.158 13.122
5,550 753
37,794
20,501
نت
account is Tls. 1,194,121.62 and the nature of the investments are as follows:-
Per cent. Debentures of Rubber producing Companies (secured, by first Mortgage) Debentures:Municipal, Lands,
etc., etc.
Shares in Rubber Companies. Shares (Non-Rubber)
Bepresentatives
LTD..
LONDON.
ALEXANDRA
BUILDINGB,
CHATER BOAD,
CALDBECK,
MACGREGOR&C.
(ESTABLISHED 1864).
OLE AGENTS FOR
26.86
FALCON!
18,21
20:13
5.80
100.00
Profit and lose account. The balance at debit of this amounts to Tla. 295,107.08. All shares held by the Company have been taken into the accounts at the market Quotations ruling at the close of the Com-
FALCON!!
FALCON!!!
A GENUINE
daughter of Mr. R. S. Porceval, as being highly pleased with all he saw,
Suggestions in modification of the pro- pasiy's financial year. As any apprecia PILSENER BEER former clerk of the British Conet, and was entertained to lunch at the Cyclops Mrs Perceval, and came out to Shanghai Works of Cammell, Laird & Co. those possis have been received from 762 lodges tion in share values will tend to adjust 9 and are balance a debit of this account be The Society of Merchants End Manu Mrs. Mount, whose husband was at one Mr T W Ward Master Cullen Coleol and vertiers under ainety different carried forward to next year.
to as child. Her mother was a sister of present including 18 Arthar Belfour 113 London, 107 provincial, 24 district, this lows the Directors recommend that time Assistant Judge and Vice-Consul. H Hughes, fadurers in Berlin, on a visit to Great The late M Snethiage was married in the Sheffield Chamber of Commerce, and heads so that it may be imagined that Directors. During the year Mr. J. A. Britain, were entertained by the Chamber 1885 at the German Consulate and her Mr. W. L. Hicheng, chairman of directors every conceivable form of change has been Wattie resigned his seat on the Board. husband was one of the original promo of Cammell Laird & Co. In the after- touched upon. The scrutineers recoma- As required by the Company's Articles, of Commerce of London. Herr Dernburg, ters of the Shanghai Land Investment noon a visit was paid to Messrs. Walker mend that all these different suggestions, Mr. J. H. McMichael retires by rotation, ex-Secretary for the Colonies, spoke on Co Mrs. Baethlage was a keen sports & Hall's silver and electro-plate work, with others which have been received from bat being eligible offers himself for re and rode to hounds till last where, the Chinese Minister was received individual members, shall be placed before election. Mr. V. S. Davidson was invited the solidarity of German and British winter. She leaves no family Death by Sir John Bingham, Bt. His Excellency the Representative Committee to be to join the Board during the year, and followed an operation, the deceased lady left Shafield for London again shortly appointed by Grand Lodge at its meeting his appointment requires your confirma
before 5 o'clock. heing about 59 years of age.
interests.
roman,
on June 3rd.
tion
BOLD AT
$3.43 per dozen quarts.
$2.24
pints.
DUTY FREE
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