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·SUSPECTED PLOT TO ASSASSINATE THE FRENCH PRESIDENT.
BERLIN, July 9th.
The Fronch Public Prosecutor believes that he has discovered a conspirator in a serious plot against President Poincaré in the Russian individual arrested at
Beaumont, Several Russian anarchists were arrested in France.
GERMAN SUCCESSES IN ATHLETICS.
BERLIN, July 9th.
At the Baltic athletic games held at Malmo, Bradon, many Germans took first place, such as in tennis, football, stage racon and the quintuple competi- tion.
THE BRITISH PARLIAMENTARY
the
SITUATION.
LONDON, July 9th. The situation in Parliament bas raised apprehensions of the Liberale, especially with regard to the large decrease in the Government majority during recent divisions. There is a
HONGKONG'S PUZZLE.
THE DOMESTIC STORY OF AN
ADVERTISEMENT.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY 117¤, 1914.
HONGKONG SHARE MARKET. MR. ROOKHILL ON THE SITUATION
Messrs. Vernon & Smyth in their weekly share report dated 10th Jul
state:-
is
IN CHINA.
Reporting the arrival in America of Mr. Rockhill, & San Fransisce paper
Bays
William Woodville Rockhill, formerly American Ministor to China and more recently Ambassador to Russin and to Turkey, has completed a tour of East golia, Tibet and China. Upon his arrival Asia which included Manchuria, Mon-
Yuan Shih-kai of the Chinese Republie at Teking he was appointed by President as Adviser upon Civil Affairs.
Since our last report the local market Wanted, by September lat, 3 or 4 roomed. has again ruled dall, but prices generally at or house, Kowloon or Central Victoria. have remained steady, and in afow Moderate rental-Apply "A.B.C." elo
instances advances have taken place Langkats have been a dull market, and Daily Press Offee. . To the ordinary examines of his Daily Oil market in London closes quiet now close with buyers at Tls. 45. The Press the above advertisement conveys after firmness and is somewhat easier, nothing beyond what it really states.
owing doubtless to settlement influences. Someone in Hongkong desires a three or
The Rubber market according to our four roomed house or flat, with, quite still remains very dull, and the Tin" the Asiatic Institute in its undertaking latest Home advices is firmor, but business Mr. Rockhill is also a representative of naturally. a moderate rental. Yet to market is advised as being quiet. Fine to collect and disseminate knowledge
Hard Para those aware of the housing conditions quotation of 2/91 per lb., and Plantation standing between the Orient and the anchanged with a that may bring about a closer under- prevalent in the Colony that advertise-sheet-is-udvised as standing at 2/11 per Occident. In a letter to a friend here, ment discloses a domestic difficulty, almost 1. The Bank of England rate is up-telling of his first report to the institute,. a domestic tragedy. in each line.
changed at 3 per cent, and the open he gives important facts concerning the It is market rate of discount is reported as events leading up to and the formation the cry of the middleman with a family being 2 1-16 per cont. Bar Silver is of the new Constitution promulgated by at Home whom he is longing to bring out quoted at 25 13-16 for ready-and-251 for President Yuan ou May lat, which gives to Hongkong, but to whom the housing forward. Sterling T.T. nt 1/107-16, such wide and autocratic power to the conditions with its rental absurdities and Shanghai TT at 741, and Singapore President us to leave China a republic monstrosities is always a problem which T.T. at 804, Consols have improved, and only in nome baffles and prevents a happy family according to our latest advices now stand reunion with the sure and certain hope at 751. of no financial burdens to follow.
Realising the story which had been only partly obscured in the dull terms of the above small want a representative of the Daily Press, by collaboration with the advertisement department of the paper, discovered the person who inserted the appeal for a roof, etc. He found him to be
BANKS.-Hongkong and Shanghais have been booked at $832 to 8840 and close with buyers at the latter rate, London being a seller of London register shares at £85. The figures for the past half-year, which have been announced to-day, are, subject to audit, as follows:-To pay an interim dividend of £2 per share, subject tu deduction of income tax. Add off Bank premises 8400,000, and carry for to Silver Reserve fund 8350.000, Write ward, about 20 lacs.
In his opinion, Mr. Rockhill says, ment and the Young Ching Yuan Shih-kai, in dissolving the Parlia involved in the late revoll, has been Party misjudged.
He says the President's object was to at an end to the type of Parliament mistakenly imposed upon the country by the revolutionists which placed the fate of In his opinion, Yuan Shih-kai has sought the country in the hands of wire-pullers.
respect of the nation for it. The same to maintain the republic and enhance the reason led him to dissolve the provincial Assemblies.
general state of weariness and it is fear within eleven months, had been able-in offer at the rate, and Cantons remain insistent determination to build up a
that the long sessions may provide the Government with embarrassments, if an
agreement about Home Rule is not
reached very soon.
THE
"KOMAGATA MARU'
ENTERPRISE.
BRKLIN, July 9th. The Indians of the Koningate Maru, who were refused entry into Canada, bave declared their readiness to return, but naked the Government for monetary assistanco.
- WELL-KNOWN BULGARIAN ARRESTED FOR ESPIONAGE.
BERLIN, July 9th,
M. Tolyats, formerly Private Secretary to Czar Ferdinand of Bulgaria, has been arrested at Budapest on charge of espionage for, Russia:”....
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mised; a good hard-working member jul what he bad. Hur-
of the middle-class, earning an average salary so far as those things go in the Colony, thrifty, and teraperate; who, addition to maintaining a wife and three children at Homto book the passages of his family to, whose arrival he is looking forward with raixed feelings. Had be a house worthy the name, to furnish ready for his family, he would be the happiest man in Hongkong. For weeks he has been house-hunting, and some of his experiences in the course of that campaign, and the financial shocks he received, were revealed to the writer. They all led up to thar advertisement which appeared small salary of the person interviewed wavers yesterday, and when it is stated that the in the vicinity of 8360, and that he has a family of three, the particulars given below will be more readily appreciated.
No leading was necessary. "This house- hunting business is really knocking me up, be remarked, "and at the present moment I am as far away from securing a suitable house as when I began. First of all I went to the Humphrey's Estate office--they had nothing. Then to Linstead & Davis-again nothing. This was strange enough, but I transferred my searchings to the advertisement columns of the papers.
THE HONGKONG UNIVERSITY. Sir Charles Eliot, Principal of the Hongkong University, is now in Feking And is encouraged by the Central Authori-corner of a second, ties to hope that several students will be sent-rom North China to the Horgkong
University.
tion supplied to Renter's Telegram Ch, We observe that the following informa- latd., is being circulated China
in North
The Hongkong University is an institu- tion that arose from the joint enterprise of British and Chinese subscribers. It was founded with funds representing about equal proportions of Chinese and British money.
The idea of the University is to provide,
close to China, education for Chinese. similar to that given in the British Universities, but at a much cheaper cost; for if a Chinese goes abroad to be educated he has to pay, besides travelling expenses, Home $2,000 per annum; whereas at Hong kong the expenses of the University are
3540 per annum for board and tuition, or, The founders of the University took into consideration the fact that Chinese students being educated abroad · have sally to make their own arrangements for board and lodging, Consequently sometimes they contract irregular habits. All students educated at the Hongkong University are required to become boardors, and thus their whole lives are under supervision whilst they are there. Ample provision is made for indoor and utdoor recreation, and in this connec tion it is interesting to note that the Chinese residents of Hongkong" recently subscribed a large sum for levelling a new
including extras, from 8800 to $650.
playing field and that the work has just
been completed.
Faculties: 1.-Medical, which offers un-
"Did you have any results ?" "Oh! yes (this grimly)-I examined a house at Wanchai, advertised as a commodious three roomed house, one room of which I found was the partitioned-off Outwardly it was prison-like, the general atmosphere in and outside the house was anything but appetising, and Chinese and their houses
kind-just the bare two cells. How much and their smells swarmed on every side. And there were no conveniences of any I asked. $100 month was the reply almost swooned.
"Another advertisement. led me to a
three-roomed flat near Queen's Road. It was composed of one front room and two small rooms, hut m kitchen. How much?
$160! Well, after recovering conscious and thought hard, and once again hunted ness I returned to my own little domicile
the papers.
"A Kowloon advertisement raised my hopes. The wording led one to believe being sucrificed to the democracy. It was that a family house in the country was stated to be a five-roomed house standing in its own beautiful grounds. There were
MARINE INSURANCES-Unions have im- proved to 8780 buyers with no shares on He speaks of President Yuan's per demand at 8310 with no business to report.
workable, popular, and representative North Chinas now close with form of government," and says that buyers at Tis, 140, and Yangtszes are un-Yuan bore with extraordinary patience changed at $194 nominal.
the constant remissness of the self-elected, FREE INSURANCES-China Fires are in hopelessly inefficient members of Parlia quired for at $155, without leading toment." In dissolving the Kuo-Mintang, business, and Hongkong Fires remain in revolutionist party, he says, the Pre- request at 8390,
suprema duty to the people for the pur- sident acted in urgency to perform his
pose of restoring law and order."
To the foreign Powers Mr. Rockhill attributes largely the economic crisis, heaval. He says the present plight of underlying the present political up. China is being looked upon as the opportunity of the outside world which seeks solely for immediate substantial; benefit.
SHIPPING-China and Manilas have been placed at 80, and at which rate more shares are wanted. Douglases are now. inquired for at $31, and Steamboats buyers at 855, and Star Ferries close with have buyers at. 827. Indo-Chinas have buyers at 843.
REFINERIES-China Sugars have buyers at 879 with no shares on offer, and Luzons remain neglected with sellers at 228,
nominal quotation of 37/0, and at which MINING. Kailans again close with a rate they have a middle quotation in
London.
with no business to report, and Tronohs, Raubs remain on offer at 88,
have sellers at 30/..
Os-Ural Caspiana close locally with 987. The following middle quotations a nominal quotation of 46/- and Shells of
were received from our London Agents this forenoon, viz., Ural Caspians 46, Mexican Eagles 3976, British Burmahs
4/3, Maikops: 10/- and Shells 07/6.
DOCKS, WHARVES AND GODOWNS.-Hong kong and Whampoa Docks are inquired for at 862 with no shares on offer, and Kowloon Wharves close with buyers at 8821, with no shares obtainable. Shanghai Docks have buyers at Tls, 60 and Hongkow Wharves are wanted at Tis. Do.
Central
kong Hotels remain in request at $125, LANDS, HOTELS AND BUDDINGS.-Hong- with no shares offering, and Hongkong Lands have buyers at $116 without lead wanted at 87.60, West Points at $73, and ing to business. Humphreys Estates are Kowloon Lands are unchanged with a nominal quotation Estates have changed hands at $101.
of $44.
been sold at $73. Ewas have buyers at COTTON MILLS.-Hongkong Cottons bava
Tis. 131, Kung Yiks at Tls. 11, Shanghai Cottons at Tls. 112, and Soy Chees at Tla. quotation of Tis. 771, and Laoe Kung 41. Internationals close with a nominal
Mows of Tle. 82.
MISCELLANEOUS. Hongkong Electrics really only two rooms worth mentioning Ropes at $25, Peak Trains (old) at $9.90, have buyers at $40, Ices at 8200, Hongkong and the own grounds, though perhaps Waterboats at $18, and Watsons at $7.40. beautiful at one time, were now a wilder China Borneos are on offer at $114, Ching, Bess of weeds. This would be better than Lights at $43, Provident at $8), Cements nothing 3180! I thought of my own delightful at Peak Trams (new) at 90 cents,
I thought. And the price? eight-roomed house and garden at Home Steam Laundries at 85, and Hongkong and almost broke down.
Trams at 12/6.
as follows:-
Banks
„£85 sellers. · ·
7/9
• 39/6
Mexican Eagle ...... Rubber Plant. Inv. Trust... 9/8 Maikop Premier Oil S'cate 10/- Shell (Bearer?) 97/6 Indo-China (Combined) ...120/- Chinese Engineering Hongkong Electric Trams. 12/6 Fine Hard Para Venture Trust, Ltd. Plantation
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Quiet.
If persisted in," he says, it can but so lessen the prestige and authority of all real progress will become utterly im any Government China may have, that
Powers, from a business point of view, possible. The policies of some nt the are very shortsighted and from a political point of view are very hazardous and are the desire of all-internal and inter- tending to defeat the object that is really national peace."
China's
financial
Notwithstanding. weakness, Mr. Rockhill says, "It seems
incredible that this rich and industrious country should be more than momentarily embarrassed by the present difficulties. which are purely the result of well-known and corrigible causes
China has con-
tracted with foreign firms in the last year for the construction of about 6,000 miles of railway. Her maritime customs are the largest in her history, being 82,000,000 in excess of those of 1912.
With respect to Yuan Shih-kai, he says: further: his intentions, and seeing in him the only Believing in the honesty of
country, we can but bope that the end in mun in China who can possibly save the
all he is doing may justify the means."
INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL
· FOR TOKYO.
Count Okuma, who in private life of a big international modern hospital consistently advocated the establishment in Tokyo by the development of the pre-
tional medical education and scientific sent St. Luke's Hospital, believing that it would tend to promote interna- research; in his capacity of Premier on the let inst, entertained to luncheon the most prominent Japanese, and after a full discussion of the question it was decided to nationally support the under taking Count Okuma accepted the Presidency of the Council, while Baron Goto, Baron Bakatani and Baron Shibusaws have been appointed Vice- Presidents.
A "GENTLEMAN" DEFINED. "
An inquiry is being conducted at Liver- pool to determine the definition of & gentleman as contemplated by the work- ing men's insurance act.
According to the reading of the Act, anyone who earns more than £100 yearly end does no manual labour is a gentlentan. This definition, simple enough on its face, has caused indeinite dispute in shipping circles, and the Liverpool Steamship Owners Association are trying to solve the question by the present inquiry, but it is likely that whatever the decision, an appeal will be carried to the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
THE FLOOD RELIEF FUND.
The Tung Wa Hospital begs to acknow- ledge with thanks the following further donations to the Flood Ralie Fund:~
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LONDON SHARE QUOTATIONS. related by the advertiser. For one large bare room with a verandah he was coolly. asked $100. The houses with rentals
Messra Vernon & Smyth's wire quota which did come within the sphere of histions from London received yesterday are pocket were mere rat-traps-and he has a wife and three children who have all British Burmah Petroleums 4/3 Tronoh Mines .......................... 28/9 heen used to a large roomy house. The Ural Caspian Oil
46)- poor fellow is naturally worried. The Hongkong and Shanghai idea of conveying his family to s hotel The University is composed of three upon arrival does not appeal to his ideas United Serdang
of home. He is a homely, family man, exampled facilities for the practise of who cherishes the thought of a home of medicine. The anatomical laboratories his own with his family all around him. were the gift of a Cantonese gentleman Yet, up to the present the charming (Mr. Ng Li-hing). There is a large staff comfortable home is veiled in a mist of absurdly high rentals and pig-in-the-poke uf instructors in medicine all the buildings, altogether at variance with all principal doctors of Hongkong give lectures at the University. 2-Arts. The ideas of health.
This is by no means e aclitary instance establishment of this Faculty was largely due to the munificence of a Straits of the unhappy effects of a Chinese influx, Chinese gentleman (Mr. Cheung Pat-sze). and the rushing up of rents with no Its special object is to provide training
obvious thought of a corresponding
A prominent labour union official de- Huitable to those who desire to enter the increase in the people's wages. There are
clares that the definition creates undesir- public service or the higher branches of many middle-men who could relate the
able class distinctions in the mercantile mercantile life. Instruction comprises same story of how they are practically
marine. Under the existing ruling on English and Chinese literature, political compelled, and find it cheaper in some
big ships the Captain, mate, second officer and constitutional history, political instances, to maintain homes in Eng-
and everyone in the engineering room economy, jurisprudence and international land themselves out here."
But this
down to the sixth assistant are gentlemen semi-detached existence goes hard with and commercial jaw. -
under the act, but the line must be drawn The largest of the Faculties is that of one who came East happy in the know-
at the seventh engineer. The steamship. Engineering, to which nearly two-thirds lodge that within a few months he would
owners are claiming that the amount of of the student belong. It is divided into re-establish his home in Hongkong. The
food and lodging alloted to their officers three branches: Civil, Electrical and position of the Hongkong middle-man and of
most count in determining their status Mechanical. The University has an excep accommodation, and a "possible
a family in regard to adequate house
The rate war in the Far Eastern trade under the act. On smaller ships the ques tionally large equipment machinery
is one which has reached an acute stage, to the tactics of the Rickmers Line,o matter how low their stipend the officers, seems to get keener and keener, owing tion is more acute, for only manual and apparatus, and at the end of this
workers are receiving benefits, 80 year it will probably have fourteen difficulties of the nature outlined in the
and produces domestic worries and Hamburg. The policy of the Rickmers. laboratories and work-shops in working interview above.
management appears to be to quote rates who do not work with their hands, do order. There is practically no place in
just below those of the Conference Lines, not profit by the act. Therefore the Gil The family man with an average wage China where students have such an opporis looking anxiously forward to the and the latter as soon as they hear of the bertian situation is created that if a man, of insubordination among Chinese crews | tunity of seeing all kinds of machinery
cuta
"reduce their rates accordingly. though a manual worker, should by pro- establishment of some housing scherae to The position at Liverpool, where the motion get another man to do his manual in atual working and of learning their
atical management.
relieve the financial strain which the Rickmers vessels mainly load asit, is labour he at once becomes a gentleman. The University insists upor all students present condition of things has placed believed to be well in hand, but the The quartermaster by steering the ship upon him. When the writer left the intricate conditions at Antwerp and always qualifies under the act, but misses haring a proper knowledge of their own subject of this interview with the hopes Hamburg have been causing a good deal being a gentleman, although he many mese language, although instruction at the University is carried out in English. of more fortune for him in the near of uneasiness. It is difficult to see with the rest of the offers. Students are required to pass an examina-
future, he was still wondering—and since exactly what results the fight will have, The question is of such supreme im tion in written Chinese before entering, ecarching for the convenient house with have declined an offer to join the Con- ship sailing from a home port, that some.
then he has no doubt been wandering and for the Rickmers Line is understood to portance, affecting as it does every Britisho, which the hon. member refers, and I and two Chinese Professors, both Hanlin an equally convenient rental. It is a real farence and at present all the companies, of the most eminent lawyers in the king the details of the cases which have been be served by collecting and publishing Kraduates, give lectures, on the classics
British and foreign, are carrying cargo dom have been retained to conduct the and history of China.
at a loss.
inquiry.
domestic tragedy.
rental,
FIGHT FOR FAR EASTERN SHIPPING.
STEADY REDUCTION IN RATES.
We take the following from The Times
the f
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INSUBORDINATE CHINESE
CREWS.
alt. Mr. Barlow asked the President of In the House of Commons on the 9th the Board of Trade whether any official record is kept as regards the serious cages
on
on British ships; and, if so, whether he can supply any information the matter, or publish the details of such cases arising within the last 12 months.
Mr. Burns: Thero is no official record, other than that contained in official log- books and in reports received from Consular or other officers, of the cases do not think any useful purpose would
so recorded.
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