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British representative. We are, we must confess, disappointed that this point was not gained,, for there will never again be such an opportunity for securing British representation at the Tibetan capital, and
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 28TH, 1914
A fine of $1,000 was imposed on a Chineto hawker by Mr. Melbourne yester- day for being in unlawful possession of 2,350 rounds of Mauser pistol ammuni tion, which was concealed in a cupboard on the Sui An. The ammunition was
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Servia's reply students arrived in Hongkong yesterday
to the Austrian on the se. Chiyo Maru. They leave Ultimatum agrees to all Austria's Hongkong August 4th, returning to Sandemands except the participation of Francisco on the same steamer. In the
Austrian representatives in the enquiry meantime they visit Canton and Macho,
into the plot, which, it says, would be a violation of the Constitution. Also,
pointing an official delegate to Lhaes, she will not consider liersolf debarred from making use of unofficial agents of the Dozer type, and of the two alternatives we should think the former preferable. We can only con clude that the Indian Government has decided that no sacrifice is too great to make in pursuance of its policy of keeping Tibet a closed State. The only important respect in which the Agreement initialled at Simla has gone beyond the terms of Sir
The Woodbe Follies are giving a JOHN JORDAN's Note of a couple of year show at the Palace Theatre, Mount ago is an admitting China's claim to special Austin, on Saturday, August 8th. rights in Eastern Tibet. This really majority of the items will be selected amounts to little more than a recognition of from the late Mr. Pellisier's repertoire. the fait accompli-not that China's rule in Special alterations have been made to the Chiamdo and Draya country west of the stage and scenery and four-colour the Szechuan frontier is universally acknow-lighting arrangements have been in ledged or even assured of permanence, but talled, while the seating arrangements it is quite as real te it is in many of are being improved and increased. - the aboriginal districts vast of the frontier. and in both cases the busa Government
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THE WAR CLOUD IN EUROPE.
SERVIA'S MOBILISATION.
BERLIN, July 28th. The Servin order to mobilize was issued three hours before the reply to Austria was delivered. This proves that Setia herself thought her own reply
inadequate?
OF STAFF.:
There is news that the Servian Chief of
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THE STOCK EXCHANGES,
BERLIN, July 26th. On the Paris Exchange the lowest level was reached by the rente francaise in à generation.
Panio prevails at St. Petersburg. The. rouble exchange is dropping.
THE KAISER.
BERLIN, July 26th. The Kaiser, interrupting his trip to
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF THE KHEDIYE.
BERLIN, July 20th.
The regarding the dismissal of officers and ARREST OF THE SERVIAN CHIEF Norway, arrives at Berlin to-morrow.
officials concerned in the plot, Servia asks Austria to state the acts complained of, and promises, the dismissal of the guilty parties only if a judicial enquiry shows then to be guilty of acts against Austro-Hungarian territory.
POSSIBLE-MODIFICATIONS.
At the Magistracy yesterday. Sergeant Pincolt charged a British subject named
position in Saigon at $950 a month, but after a month the people who had engaged him dispensed with his services. Defendant said that he would he prepared to return to Saigon. The case was remanded.
At the Magistracy yesterday a Chines
secuted by the proprietor (Mr. Reich- employed at the Grand Hotel was pro mann) on a charge of stealing a quantity of cooked beef. The prosecutor said that the meat was stolen from the pantry During the past month there had been a considerable amount of nient stolen, and he asked the Magistrate to make an example of the defendunt. Defendant, who was caught leaving the premises with the beef under his jacket, denied that he took the meat from the pantry and alleged that it was left by one of the guests He.. was fined $25, or a month's imprisonment.
has no authority at all. On both sides of | Oswald Blackbarn, who is stated to have Our Celebrated E very old the frontier the country is ruled by native been born in Mauritius, with stowing chieftains who are independent equally of away on the Paul Lesot from Saigon. Liqueur Scotch Whisky is
Peking and Lhasa, and as China is prepared The man said that he had been in the blend of the best Pot to make nomo effort to foring them under employ of the Messagerie Maritimes for Distilled Scotch Whiskies. settled government and to develop the years. He left on being offered a
country so as to accommodate the overflow It is of great age, very fine, of Szeghund, it is as well that she should be and mellow. Its superior allowed to do so. Since CHAO ERH-TENG'S quality has established its re-occupation of the Chiamde territory four and a half years ago, the old boundary line putation for over 30 years as
passing through Bamutang has been a mere THE LEADING SCOTCH Action, and there has been no difference WHISKY IN THE EAST. between the administration on the east and west sides of the imaginary line. So far as it gives formal recognition to a change that has already been effected and acknowledges Chinese authority in those districts where it has been to some extent established, the modification is obvious and inevitable, but its ultimate good or evil must depend on the exact delimitation of the territory that is to come under Chinese administration, and in the absence of details final judgment must be reserved. In any case, the bound- ary will not, we take it, be placed much to the west of the town of Chiamdo or include. any of the country that is now under the rule of Lhasa, for to do so would be to revive the old bone of contention. Still more important is it that it should not be put too far to the south, for, although Chinese flying colum did penetrate into tho Rima district, Chinese rule has never been eren a fiction thera, and there is no visible reason for introducing complications ou the Assam frontier and risking further disturbances among the border tribesmen similar to those which needssitated the Abor expedition.
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The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, JULY 28Th, 1914.
THE main lines of the Tibetan question have now bean settled by the Simla Con- ference, and from such particulars as have been made public it seems clear that Great Britain will have no ground for dissatisfac tion with the position she will occupy under the final Agreement. Playing the part of
Lady May is holding an "At Home" this afternoon at Mountain Lodge..
Street collections at The Hague on behalf of the funds for fighting-the plague in Java realised in one day the sum of 01:12,000.
The police have received a complaint from the chief clerk at the offices of the Yan On Fire Insurance Company, Des Vaux Road Central, that a cashier employed at the office embezzled the sum of $32,248 and has absconded.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 27th. After a prolonged interview with the
German Ambassador yesterday M. Sazonoff made suggestions, which it is considered should satisfy Austria while
PARIS, July 27th safeguarding the sovereignty of Servin,
The Acting Premier and the Gerinan yester Amiinsandor had a fresh interview day, at which it was sought to find a
incans for action by the Powers for the maintenance of peace,
the General Staff, General Putnik, bas been arrested by the Hungarian Police.
LATER.
General Putnik has been released. RUSSIAN ADVOCATE OF MILITARY SUPPORT.
General Suchomlinow spoke" in the
Russian State Council in favour of giving military support to Servia, for which end preparations were already
under consideration. PRO-AUSTRIAN DEMONSTRATIONS.
In all the cities of Germany demonstra tions in favour of Austria are being made. - The enthusiasm for war runs high at Vienna and Budapest.
LATER,
The greatest enthusiasm prevails in LONDON, July 27th. Austria and Hungary, and in all the Reuter understands that Austria's German cities, including Strassburg, are taking place in military preparations will still give demonstrations Servia time to re-consider her reply to favour of Austria-Hungary. the Note
PATRIOTIC DEMONSTRATIONS.
LONDON, July 27th.
There were renewed patriotic demon strations yesterday in Berlin, St. Peters burg, Vienna and Budapest.
SERVIAN PARLIAMENT
SUMMONED.
BELGRADE, July 27th. The Skupstina has been summoned to meet to-day at Nish.
ITALY SUPPORTS THE TRIPLICE.
VIENNA, July 27th.
The splendid loyalty of Germany and Italy has caused the greatest enthusiasm and gratitude in Austria.
Three of the crew of the Mendip Range, named Arthur Hynes, William Scraggs, and James McPherson, went ashore on Sunday, intending, doubtless, to have a good time. Two of them became drink, and the other obstructed the police, with the result that all three found themselves It is officially stated that Italy has in the custody of the police, Scraggs spontanceusly informed Austria that in was drunk and incapable near the Magistracy in Queen's Road Central, add the event of an Austro-Servian war she Sergeant Head. His companion, Hynes,
was taken in charge by Lance will support the Triplice
"' rescue him attempted forcibly to and was eventually made to accompany Scragge to the Police Station. The other man, MacPherson, fell into the harbour near the bottom of Arsenal Street while drunk. Fortunately the tide was out, and the man was pulled out by Chinese He was then brought to. civilians. the Police Station by P.C. Coote. This man was fined or seven days by Mr. J. R. Wood, and the other two men, charged before Mr. C. D: Melbourne were similarly fined.- There was quite a happy re-union in the detention-room at the Magistracy after the cases had been disposed of.
EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS CELEBRATION AT MACAO.
Thurs
crowded with the faithful when the
RIGOROUS CENSORSHIP.
LONDON, July 28th. The Austrian and Russian censorship is of the most rigorous nature. Belgrade is isolated..
SERVIAN GENERALISSIMO. ARRESTED AND RELEASED.
BUDAPEST, July 27th.
The Servian Generaliasins, General Putnik, and four Servian officers, who were with in were arrested in Hungary last night when they were returning from Belgrade, General Putnik was astounded when he was told that he was a prisoner, and said he was unaware that a state of war existed..
THE FRENCH PRESIDENT.
STOCKHOLM, July 27th. M. Poincaré, the French President, has
PARTIAL MOBILISATION IN
AUSTRIA.
VIENNA, July 27th.. Proclamations order a partial mobili
A Chinese married woman, residing at the "honest broker," to use Lord MORLEY'S Tai O, got into difficulties concerning definition of her position is the nominally the payment of the rent of her house,
The Silver Jubilee of the International Sino-Tibetan negotiations, she has been able and on being told by the landlord that
VIENNA, July eril so far to impress her wishes on both parties she and her husband must leave imme- Eucharistic Congresses was celebrated in
Generalissimo Putik will be allowed that the final result is practically an uncon-diately, committed suicide by hanging Macao with much enthusiasm, writes Four correspondent. The first meeting ditional acceptance of the terms defined in herself from the roof of the house.
took place at 8. Domingo's Church to proceed to Servis to-day. Sir JOHN JORDAN'S Nole of August 17th,
Many of our readers who remember Dr(where every Sunday and 1912. The British position being, roughly, Robert Gibson, formerly with Dr. G. P.day the children meet for their Catechism midway between the Chinese and Tibetan Jordan, will regret to learn that he has instruction under the direction of the demands, the achievement of this end has had to have an arm amputated. After Rev. Sarmento); in the evening the little involved sacrifices by the other two parties leaving Hongkong Dr. Gibson set up in to the Conferences: Chins, for instance, bas practice in Manchester. Recently while but picturesque Penba's Chapel was over-left for Copenhagen, had to abandon her claim to a frontier as far operating on the throat of a girl she bit Rosary and other prayers were recited by West as diamba, 100 miles East of Lhasa, his finger, and Dr. Gibson had to have the Bishop. On the following day there the finger amputated. This proved was a service at S. Antonio's, which was insufficient and it has since been necessary also crowded. The choir was assisted by to amputate the arm. There are many in Hongkong who have kindly recollections the Italian Sisters and the siuging was of Dr. Gibson; and in his great misfortune much appreciated by the public. In the evening another meeting was held at the Italian Convent, in which the varions
BERLIN, July 27th The third congregations took part.
The report of a naval concentration on day (Saturday), very imposing celebra- tions took place at S. Lourenco's, where the Norwegian Coast is denied. the Bishop celebrated the Holy Mass. The church, though large for ordinary day and Sunday services, seemed for this
limited. occasion small and was nicely decorated and the Italian Sisters again assisted in the singing to-morrow. On the fourth and last day at the Catholics of the Cathedral all the
churches parochial
held a four Bishop at 8 o'clock, and throughout the celebration. Mass was taken by the day there was exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, and at 8.30 p.m. the recitation of the Rosary with a sermon by the Rev. Nunes, and at the conclusion Te Deum was sung.
and the Tibetan representatives have had to waive their original denial of China's right to station any officials whatsoever in Tibetan territory, for there is still to be a Chinese Resident at Lhasa with a limited escort. The fact that Great Britain has been able to induce China and Tibet respectively to give way on two such essen. tial points would seem to indicate that it would have been by no means impossible to secure also permission for the residence of a British representative at Lhasa, and that the demand was not granted only because it was never made. The Indian Government would appear to have come to the conclusion that, at any cost, foreigners must be kept out of Tibet, and that if, as would certainly be the case, a British representative at Lhasa would be followed immediately by a Russian, it is better that there should be no
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he will have their deepest sympathy.
Ceylon papers report the death at Kuranegalle of Mr. Arthur Clement Smith, who was at one time connected with the Ceylon Public Works Depart ment. Mr. Smith was the eldest son of
Cecil Sir
Clementi Smith, former Governor of the Straits Settlements. He joined the Ceylon Public Works Depart- ment in 1895, but retired in 1900 and joined the harbour works. He was a keen volunteer, being a Captain (Reserve) of the C.L.I. and went out with the First Ceylon Contingent to South Africa during the war. He leaves a widow and three young children.
the
sation.
THE GERMAN NAVY.:
THE KAISER.
LONDON, July 27th. H.M. the Kaiser will arrive in Berlin
THE BRITISH NAVY.
at
LORDON, July 27th. The First Fleet, concentrated Portland, has been ordered not to disperse for the present, and all leave has been suspended,
The streets of Berlin are thronged with people singing patriotic songe, and demonstrations are taking place in front of the Italian and Austrian Embassies. GERMANY DESIRES LOCALISATION
OF THE STRUGGLE. The German Ambassadors at Paris, St. Petersburg and London have rendered identical Notes to the effect that Germany regards the Austro-Servian struggle as an affair affecting these two States only, and wishes for a strict localisation of the struggle. The Foreign Secretaries of France and Great Britain received this declaration favourably.
A BRITISH VIEW. The London Observer recognises that there is justification for Austria's action, and, says that the Triple Entente is not under an obligation to assist Servia's attempt at upheaval,
RUSSIAN VIEWS The Hjesht (Russian) demands the localisation of the Servian affair and avoidance of all backing of Servia.
The Naruc Vremya and other Chauvinis- tie papers declare the Austrian demands to be impossible, and Russia's mobilization
a fitting reply."
ITALIAN PRESS DEMANDS.,
Press warns
A Nationalist student at Constantin- · ople fired several shots at the Khedive of Egypt,
sustained some slight who wounds. His son-in-law, Djelal, was also.......... slightly wounded: The assassin received a sword cut from the Khedive's aide-de- camp, from which he died.
CHINA SERVICE.
A BRITISH RAILWAY CONCESSION.
PERING, July 27th.. Messrs. Paulings, Ltd., bave signed the agreement for the railway from Shasi to Singyifu.
SHANGHAI, July 27th.
The capital of the Bhasi-Singyifu 'rail- Way project is £10,000,000; interest at 5 per cent, is guaranteed by the Chiness Gaverument.
THE HUANGPO,
PEKING, July 27th. The Directorate-General of Maritime Customs at Peking wishes to abrogate the preliminary agreement regarding the diversion of the Huangpo for maintaining. an open road of approach to the Yangtze and Shanghai, as it is deemed necessary to regulate this matter on the basis of ather rules. The assent of the Foreign Powers has been asked for. The details of the plans are kept secret at present.
GERMANY AND THE BOX ER INDEMNITY.
PEKING. July 27th." The Peking Alpen says Yen Hui Ching, the Minister to Berlin, has reported that.
ajority in the Reichstag favours re nouncing the balance of the Boxer Indemnity.
the
FEKING NEWSPAPERTM
SUPPRESSED.
PEKING, July 27th." The Ministry of War has again caused singliunpro to stop publication..
THE LIAO RIVER.
PAKING, July 27th.
The Waichiaopu bas requested the
The Italian Press demands compensa-Governor of Mukden to furnish estimates tions for any territorial gains by Austria. for the improvement of the Liso River.
ROUMANIAN POLICY.
THE SINO-JAPANESE SOCIETY.
PERING, July 27th. The successor of Yang Shi Yi as director of the Sino-Japanese. Industrial Society is San Te Shen, former Adviser to the President.
The Roumanian
the Government against — making the Roumanian policy dependent on Bussia, after the Servian example.
TURKISH VIEWS The Turkish Press approves of Austria's action in Servia. With pretended acquiescence in most of the demands it
THE PLAGUE. says Servia bas rejected the main
There were but four cases of plague points, viz., to issue a warning to the
fatal. Of this number one was an Indian Servian Army officers against political reported last week, three of which proved propaganda, and admittance of Austrian and the others Chinese. Since the com- officials to the trial of Sorvian accomplices mencement of the year there have been of the outrages. The rejection of the 2,108 cases of plague with 1,000 deaths, Austria Note must be attributed to a Russian telegram, mobilization.
THE UNCERTAINTY OF THE SITUATION.
which
indicated
The situation is grays and everything depends on the question as to whether Russia is going to mix herself up with the Servian affair.
The German and British Press insist that no intervention should be allowed:
THE SERVIAN GOVERNMENT. The Servian Government will go to Nish.
NEW RUSSIAN MINISTER TO
SERVIA. Prince Trubetikoi, a Russian imperial-
ist has been appointed as successor of M. Hartwig at Belgrade.
During the same week there were three fatal cases of enteric fever, one. fatal case of puerperal fever and a fatal case of diphtheria, all being Chinese.. There was also a non-fatal Chinese case. of paratyphoid.
HANGING IN HOT CHAINS.
Eleven persons wore shot, recently at Changsha in connection... with the discovery of a bomb. It was rumoured· that the worst forms of torture were used before the executions..
One of the prisoners wrote to his son, asserting that there was no evidence against him, but, owing to the unbearable suffering to which he was put by being suspended in hot chaina and having splintera inserted under his nails, he was compelled to confess to the crime.
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