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| defined area being described as the war
zone. Of course this netion led to protests. on the part of the German Minister, the allegation being that the Peking Govern ment had not observed neutrality and by defining the war zone after the Japanese" troops had landed had favoured the further argued that had
The export of rabber from the Straits Settlements, except to British, French, Belgian and Hussian Black Sea ports, is prohibited,
Quarantine Regulations against Hong- Kong have been withdrawn by the govern- menca of Netherlands India, Calcutta and Madras.
NOTES FROM PEKING,
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.}
PEKINO, September 30th:
THE CONFUCIAN CEREMONY.
Undoubtedly the event of the week was the revival of the official worship of |"Confuring, "which took place in the carly hours of Monday morning. Though the The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice public were not permitted to attend and Memorial and Aflinted Hospitals begs so foreigners were allowed to be present, acknowledge with thanks a donation the unique ceremonial evoked no Hittlo of $10 by the Hon Mr. J. H Kem Tinterest in this capital and indeed through the funds of the hospitals.
but the country. Their has been no suge gestion that in performing the ceremony which was formerly performed by the Emperor, the President has been actuated by any ambitious motives.
The weekly return of communicable diseases to the 10th October shows that there were two Chinese cases of diphtheria and six cases of enteric fever (three
the Germans heen aware of this extended central zone they would have made use of it for murposes of defence by erecting fortifications. China replied courteously, hates the protests were reported it was apparent that there was a growing reluctance on China's part to further argue the question, and the outcome of all these protests and replies is that it has kern decided to refer the correspondence to Berlin. Since then the Germans have British and the remainder Chinese), thrpais regarded as right and proper on the crased to worry the Government. On the other hand, popular suspicion regarding Japan seems to have grown. This is most regrettable, as it is certain that neither Peking nor Tokyo wish for any estrange- ment. As a matter of fact, nore 300 cordial lations are desired, and it
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being fatal. There were no plague.
cases of
THE GYMKHANA GATE MONEY.
The Hon. Secretary states that the amount collected for the Prince of Wales'
is
part of the head of the nation.
The action
The account of the ceremony is very interesting, if for no other reason than that for the time bring the masterful President did, as he was told by the Master of Ceremonics and kowtowed properly at ther-right time.
The whole route from the Presidential residence to the Temple of Confucius was Fund at the Gymkhana, being grossined by soldiers, bat what is more signi- proceeds of tickets sold at the gate, ficant is that His Excellency proceeded to $482.50.
the Temple in the Vice President's steal-lined automobile and returned in a wrriage. Evidently he is taking no risks.
The majority of those attending were as usual, Members or Ladies, entitled to free admission, who took tickets on this occasion, and no doubt will be pleased 10 gee that the aggregate result of these small contributions is a substantial addition to the Fund.
PATRIOTIC PLAY.
An
A play which might be likened to Englishman's Home" has been produced in Peking, and is said to be very popular, It is called a patriotie play and its object is to stimulate the interest of the peopic in the domestic loan, being floated and to induce those who have not done so, to take
seemed as if these were likely to be. 1.60 developed by the new policy rivis China initiated on the arrival of the 3,45
new Japanese Minister, Unfortunately another interruption has occurred. First of all, there were reports of excesses committed by the Japanese soldiery in Shantung, and, secondly, there was the alleged breach of faith on the part of 4.00 Japan in conducting military operations beyond the scope of the war zone. Whether the incidents at Laichowfu which 4.53 have irritated the Chinese could have been
avoided
military altogether during operations cannot very well be discussed 4.55 at present; and the Peking authorities, while drawing the attention of the Tokyo Government to these reports, At the Magistraey yesterday, before 2,65 do not apparently feel disposed Mr. C. D. Melbourne, Lai Wing, com
to mike i great point of
thern pradore of the Ye Cheong shop, 15 6.65
meantime, although anxious to have an Victoria Street, was summoned for charge pooh-pooh the loan, and Act 6 depicts 9.95 assurance that their people will not being more than the maximum prices, 4xed the "netivity of the ricsha coolic of the made to suffer in the manner indicated by a Proclamation by H. E. the Governor, King's family who persuades a number of by the reports. The second question,
for certain provisions supplied between prominent persons to attend the meeting. the 11th and 99th September to Mr.to be held at the Hukuang Guild." Then Duncan Clarke,
13.15
These Brandies bottled by ourselves are
that of the breach of the limited neutrality of China and the extension of gauranteed Grape Spirit and of Pot Still military operations on the part of Japas
Distillation.
beyond the war zone, is tnore serians: Ching's attitude is frankly one of intense disappointment, The Japanese view is that the Chinese Government has not
appreciated
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HONGKONG, OCTOBER 14TH, 1914, ..
THE PRICE OF PROVISIONS.
ANOTHER COMPRADORE FINED FOR
EXCESSIVE CHARCES.
up bonds. Remarkable to relate, the heroes of this play are journalists.. A band of these patriotic newspapermen in Peking assemble together and suggest the | fotation of the domestic loan. Subsequent acts show how various men were inclined
SUPPRESSING REBELS
comes the enthusiasm of all classes, women The Colonial Treasurer. (Hon. Mr. selling their ornaments, labourers invest D. C... Wolfe) prosecuted, and said that ing their savings, and officials devoting this was rather a serious case, and asked their salaries to the purchase of the bonds. that a heavy fine should be imposed Finally, the interest in paid on the houds for eggs, and 17 cents per b. for soup words "public interest" is given to cel Defendant had charged 20 cunts a dozen in the second year, a copper ring with the the situatiori. mat, whereas the Proclamation placed bondholder, and any one with such a ring When the delimitation of the ares the price at 16 cents per lb On Satur-is considered a patriot in which operations against Teinigtau-day-he-sent-for-the-defendant, and had but very Chinese.
Very childish, should be freely allowed, was discussed, Jan interview with him, in the course of the Japanese Legation indicated that it which he told him to reduce his prices in had been instructed to demand an area which included Wichsien, but China objected to the inclusion of this city. The question was not further discussed, and the Japanese point to the fact that the proclamation by China of the war zone following Monday, however, the defendismissed or punished according to their specially mentioned the territory cast- dant brought him a Dairy Farm price wards of Wiehsien. The Japanese sayist, saying that he did not see why that the declaration was vague on this should reduce his prios if the Dairy point, and as they had indicated that Farm did not. the juclusion
of
Wiehsien ia the
Whether there is any marked incrense nccordance with the second Proclamationor-not-in the activity of would-be rebels He (Mr. Wolfe) gave him 45 hours in there is certainly marked activity on the which to conform with the provisions of
part of the Peking police in capturing the Proclamation, and defendant under-
suspects. One interesting development is took to carry out the law. On the that after the men have been tried and
innocence or guilt a statement is issued by the authorities setting forth the cireum- stances in which the men were arrested and the punishment meted out to them. Defendant said that he sold his goods Since I wrote last two lots of rebels have scheme of their military operations necording to the prices in the first been executed. The firet batch numbered, would be necessary
Iroclamation. The secuad came out six and the second three. Doubtless many they felt that
afterwards and he pleaded ignorame of those who have paid the extreme there was no infringement of neutrality
of it. in proceeding there.
penalty were really guilty, but the man- Japan in her
His Worship thought a fine of 80er of their trial leaves something to be reply to China's protest emphasises would meet the case.
desired from a western point of view. that the Shantung Railway is in the
CHANGING CHINA. That justice is occasionally administer- ed in China is demonstrated by an interesting police,court report which re lates that an ex-official, whose sun is said to occupy a prominent position in the pre- sent administration, has been sentenced to three months' imprisonment for having given orders to his concubine to beat a slave girl, who was severely maltreated. The defendant has appealed against the
nature of public property under direct
control of the German Government, and THE DEEP WATER BAY PIRACY. the fact that a section of the line runs west of Wiehsien, in neutral territory,
The dead bodies of two of the crew of the
Bay on Sunday, have been brought to the Mortuary by the Water Police,'
Additional particulars, furnished by a man named Chan Hing, show that a two-
sentence.
PROTECTING FOREIGNERS.
The police are,making a careful censua of all foreigners living in the city, the object Leing that adequate protection may be extended to them all. It may be an expression of China's anxiety-not to gel-
in into further brouble, or it may be 'lok-
LONDON Omer: 131, FLEET STREET, E. cannot alter, the original status of the Yee Wo Bing junk, which was attacked railway, which still rusaias German, As, by a band of armed robbers in Deep Water therefore, this railway constitutes an undivisable part of the Leased Territory of Kiaochow," Japan claims that in par- suance of her declaration of war against Germany, she is quite justified in taking masted boat, somewhat resembling an Cursa is without doubt a most distressful, possession of the railway. While it is oyster boat, came alongside. Fokis on the country. Misfortuné succeeds misfort que possible for quibblers to raise in connec-jank, apprehending an attack by robbers, with discouraging regularity, and troublestion with this contention some nice points fired on the other boat, and the fire was fall Jike leaves in Vallombrosa. The of international law calculated tu
returned. The men on the pirate vessel country was recovering from the have strengthen the suspicions of Japan's clambered aboard the junk Chan Hing and destruction wrought by the two action that have been set up in the and remained there for about two hours. swam to the shore, about 200 yards distant, revolutions when the foods came with minds of by no means uninfluential their terrible loss of life and their section of the Chinese in the North,
A shout then went up that the robbers had attendant famine and disease. On top of cool and dispassionate consideration of departed, and Chan Iling returned to the the whole question should satisfy any pirated junk. He found two men lying these disasters has come the European war
reasonable mind that China has nothing with its baneful effects on China, effects to fear from recognising what Japan dead, and two others wounded. The not limited to the shortage of funds but regards as her military necessities in¦ robbers, beside a baul of revolvers, rifles, to the spilling over of the war into this connection with the accomplishment of her powder, and ammunition, took 597 in design to completely demolish the enemy's country, and now the Government is faced base at Tsingtau. Japan has not only money, several bags of sugar, rolls of with a sea of troubles produced by the given sotein assurances to China on the cotton cloth, and a quantity of Chinese tiernan and Japanese belligerents. When subject, but she has repeated those medicine. The master of the junk and a it was realised that, Japan in terms of her assurances to the United States, and cook were taken away for ransom.
since the demolition of the enginy's base at Alliance with Great Britain would under Tsingtau is an operation which is under- take operations against Kinochan, fears taken by Japan in alliance with Great were expressed that China, in her desire Britain, China has what practically
amounts to an international guarante to preserve, so far as she could, ber for the fulfilment of the promises inade The Governor and the Financial was laid to rest the following day in the neutrality would provoke some conflict to her by Japan before the actual Commissioner
have British Cemetery, where, it is interesting is buried another British with the stronger Power. The presence hostilities commences. Japan appreciates jointly reported. to the Government that note, of Chinese troops and Japanese troops in the wisdom and the necessity of standing it is not expedient to transfer the journalist, Mr. T. W. Bowlby, Times cor- from the respondent, who met bis death during the well with China and would be only too merchants' deposit money The same neighbourhood naturally justi-anxious to avoid any unnecessary quarrel Kwangtung Official Bank to the Bank of operations of 1860.
China. They said the rates of interest of DERUAN RESERVISTS ARRIVE HERE. fied that fear, but fortunately China was with her great neighbour. But Japan the two banks are different. The Kwang- well advised to remove her troops and cannot afford to take the risk of the rail tung Oficial Bank pays a higher interest X.D.L. steamers running out of Bangkok Some forty men, belonging to the way being used any further for the to their patrons than the Bank of China, have found their way here in German reduce the possibility of any friction or transport of German troops, stores and so that the transference will be disadvant military uniforms. They tried to enter condict. Following up the same common ammunition, and the Chinese Government sense view of the situation, China issued would appear to have at length recognised ageous to the depositors who may be Tsingtau, but were prevented, and so ther induced to deposit their money the came on to the German, Legation here. a proclamation that she would not be the reasonableness of Japan's claim, and Taiwan and other banks, and the conseThey are all sea-going men, men who have a solution has been found in Japan taking quence will be ruinous to both the Bank been trained in the navy, and they do not responsible for any infringement of formal possession and China taking of Ching and the Kwangtung Official take kindly to the military uniforms neutrality within a certain area, the control of the traffic.
Bank. Peking Daily News.
which they have now to wear,
KWANGTUNG BANKS.
of
Kwanglung
The British military authorities in Peking an not slack in their duties in this respect, and the location of all being noted by soldiers all-ited to the Britishers outside the Legation Quarter is
several districts.
FOREIGN JOURNALIST'S DEATH- No little regret was expressed last week on the death of Mr. John O'Shea, a journalist of many years' standing in the Far East. Mr. O'Shea, who was proprie- tor and editor of the Shanghai Times, came to the capital some two months ago, an to recuperate, but after a month bere he had to go into hospital to undergo an operation. He nover
regained his strength afterwards, and he gradually He sank, passing away last Thursday.
THE WAR.
THE
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY).
GREAT BATTLE IN FRANCE.
FINE ACHIEVEMENT BY FRENCH MARINES.
ALLIES CONTINUE TO GAIN GROUND. -
LONDON, Oetober 19th.
8.30 p.,
A Paris communiyan says:-Cavalry actions on our Left continue in the districts of La Basser and Hazebrouck. The enemy between Arras and the Disc attempted several attacks, which, however, failed, notably at Lassigny and Roye. We made some progress in the Centre; on the right bank of the Aisne, and east-south-east of Verdun.
6.40 p.ra.
A further Paris communiqué states; -- The enemy made n aight, attack in the Vosges, near St. Die, but were repulsed.
The dag taken yesterday belonged to the 49th
Regiment.
Pomeraniart
A fierce engagement tak place on the 9th and 10th inst. when a brigade of French Marines killed 210 Germans and took 500 prisoners. Our losses were only nine killed and 10 wounded.
LONDON. October 13th.
2.05.c.m
> Au official statement issued in Paris at 1 p.m. says:-
No details are available regarding the violent attacks on our front.
whatever. We have gained ground at many points and lost mono
GERMAN AERIAL ATTACK ON PARIS.
FORMATION OF A DEFENSIVE AIR CORPS.
LONDON, October 19th.
5.30 p.m.
A Paris communiqué says: An acroplane dropped six bombs on the city to-day. It is being pursued by five French aviators♣
A defensive Air Corps-is, being formed, in Paris..
The damage created to the Notre Dame consists of six small beams in the roof being smashed, the northern transept and part of the roof torn away, and the frame of the clock pierced by bullets.
GERMAN SUBMARINES ATTACK RUSSIAN
CRUISERS.
THE PALLADA” SUNK AND CREW PERISH,
LONDON, October 13th. It has been officially unneed in Petrograd that Germun salunarines on Saturday attacked the cruiser Admiral Makaroff which was searching for a suspicious fishing-boat. The submarines fired torpedoes
at the Admiral Mikroff but they missed her.
·
On Sunday the German submarines attacked que'cruisers Pallude and Bayan which were patrolling the Baltic. Bottomediately fired heavily, but one submarine corpedoed the Palludu which saak, alf the crew
penishing.
[The Palbule had a displacement of 7,000 tons, with an indicated horse-power of 10,500. The vessel was launched at St.. Petersburg (New Ho armament was Admiralty) in 1906, but was not completed until 1910. 28-in., 8 6-in., 20 12-pr.. 46-pr. and 5 torpedo tubes sub,). She had a specul of 21.0 knots, and her official complement is given as 573 officers and min.)
THE OPERATIONS IN BELGIUM.
TWENTY-FOUR FORTS ON THE SCHELDT RESISTING ENERGETICALLY.
Luxioxy October 12th.
6 p.m.
A Paris communiqué issued in the afternoon saya-Twenty-four of the Antwerp forts on both banks of the Scheidt are resisting energetically. The Germans as yet only occupy the suburbs.,
Chent.
Bruges,
GERMANS OCCUPY GHENT.
Loxx, October 13th, 3.00 a.m.
An Amsterdam telegram states that the Germans have occupied
The Uhlans have arrived at Selzacte,, half way between Antwerp and
DESPERATE FIGHTING IN EAST PRUSSIA.
Loxdur. October 12th.
Fighting in East Prussia continues with the greatest desperation. Artillery duels continue with the enemy's columns on tlie Vistula.
Losos, October 13th. An official statement issued at Petrograd says that fighting has begun on the left bank of the Vistula in the direction of Ivangorod and Warsaw.
PRESIDENT WILSON AND PEACE.
LONDON, October 13th. President Wilson announces that he has made no direct reacs. representations to any of the Powers since his orginal Note tendering good offices.
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