THE WAR.
GERMAN
FRIGHTFULNESS.'
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16TH, 1915.
THREAT TO BROADCAST FLOATING MINES.
EFFECT OF WAR WITH AMERICA.
AMBASSADOR'S SERIOUS WARNING.
ALLIES AND JAPANESE DEMANDS ON
CHINA.
GENERAL.
(THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY.]·
GERMAN "FRIGHTFULNESS.”"
GIGANTIC SOWING OF FLOATING MINES CONTEMPLATED.
LONDON, February 15th. It appears that Count Bernstorff,
["DAILY FRESS EXCLUSIVE SERVICE]
JAPAN'S DEMANDS ON CHINA.
PERING. Tebruary 12th. The third conference between the Japan Lese Minister and the Chinese Minister of
Foreign Affairs has been postponed."
#HONGKONG UNIVERSITY.
GENEROUS BENEFACTIONS BY MÃ TO TUNG.
years
GRAND OPERA IN HONGKONG.
NOTES FROM PEKING.
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT-]
PERING, February 2nd, -
„A FLAŬ INCIDENT.
The foreign community was interested,
rich RoUDLE.
JAPAN'S METAL IMPORTS.
remain
The recently issued report of HM. It is frequently said that music has no
Commercial Attaché at Tokyo for the year Wo are informed, ot excellent
charms for the foreign communities in the
1913 1914 doals, among other things, with authority, that Mr. Ho Tung has again Far East. Only recently there went the
the import trade of Japan in minerals shown his deep interest in all that con- rounds of the Home Press a paragraph
and machinery, and although the year in cerns the welfare of the Colony, by headed the Uniusical Far East" relat to put it mildly, in the flying of the question can hardly be considered as making some generous contributions to ing to tho bankruptcy of a well-known German flag from the Hotel des Wagons normal, on account of the political crisis the funds of the University. The Council musician who has on two or threy occasions Lits, which is owned by a British company, quent industrial retrenchingut, the trade at the beginning of 1913 and the conse of the University in to be congratulated toured the Far East with a concert party, on the Kaiser's birthday, and the incident statistics are, nevertheless, noteworthy upon this practical evidence that the work upon which their efforts are centred
with disastrous results. As a general rule caused no little comment. Whatever The trade boom
Japanese importere te lay in large stocks" is so greatly appreciated by the most concerts, indeed, are not well patronised annoyance was felt by the British and of metals, but these were not disposed of prominent citizens in Hongkong.
in Hongkong, and it was therefore all Allied community was allared when it was during 1013, and still, to a large extent, It will be remembered by many of the the more astonishing that the Italian learned that the flag was promptly hauled which were formulated before the depres
on their hands. The schemes readers of this journal that Mr. Grand Opers Company, which opened a
down on certain British representations son must, however, soon be proceed.d Ho Tung contributed, about thice
season last night at the Theatre Royal, being made, Somebody got a wigging, with, and the exploitation of Ti
Sakualin vilfields "will OF four
considerably thousand should have been greeted with a house and the explanation was that it had increase the demand for tubing, if for ten ago, dollara to the endowment fund filled to its utmost capacity, even standing always been hoisted in previous years. nothing else. Thus it may justly be which was then being raised.
was then
-Two room being sold. Either the advertise. We may be sure that the same mistake is assume that the figures in the above
mentioned report are some guide as to or three prominent merchants in the ment of the Company's repertoire was a not likely to be made again,
the requirements of Japan, in the way of: Straits Settlements contributed larger sufficiently powerful attraction in itself
metals and machinery, in the near future. sums, and if we remember rightly the for the reputation of the Company must
During 1913 the Japanese imports of ireo and steel, ia pigs and ingots from the largest sum given by any one Chinese have preceded them from Shanghai
United Kingdom, amounted to 103, 174 benefactor was that from Mr. Luth Yeow, Whatever the reason may be, the Company
81,171 tons; at £300,000. The only other tons, which were valued at £188,400, and who donated fifty-five thousand dollars. deserved the compliment. We believe we
from the Tata ironworks in India to Mr. Ho Tung has, however, apparently
considerable supplier was China, with now earned for himself the proud position
50,460 tona, at £209,000.
The imports of heading the list, for in time his total
tons, a £80,000. Nevertheless, if our from Germany, only amounted to 14,847 benefactions will come to one hundred
pronmasters can capture this German and ten thousand dollars.-
torne in mind, however, that the Chinese trade it will represent an additional 17 por cent, to their output, It must be ironworks will prove very serious cont petitors, now that the country is becom ing mose peaceful, for her geographical position gives China an immense advant ago over all other iron producers. In bars and sections there is a large amount
under this heading amounted to 93,123 enterprise. The imports from Germany
and from that the United States sent on Secing Belgium tons, £207,100. 7,000 tons, and Chine none at all, it is evident that there must be a good market hore for British ironmasters. In black plates the United Kingdom already. supplies roughly one-half, when measured by value, or a third in tonnage.
This discrepancy in ratio is chiefly due to the German contribution, which was early equal to the British share in tonnage, but only realised half the value, If the secured to us it would mean an additional German trade in this direction could be. £240,000 at the German price, or some British quality could be chtained. The £400,000 the price for United Kingdom practically has
the superior
THE HO TUNG PROFESSORABIT,
As we understand this latest pices of news, the recent bequest has been made as follows:-Fifty thousand dollars bas been given, outright, with the sole provis
are correct in saying that the community of Hongkong has never been treated to a Grand Opera season before, and the state of the booking must make the present com pany wonder how the Far East has come respect. M to be so misjudged and neglected in this
suffice, however, to tempt & Company of A week of packed houses would scarcely the quality of our present visitors te corne
People who live in the sunny South have no idea of the derangement caused by the iver, which was supposed to be kept open by ice in the north. For instance, the Taku
ice breakers, only sees one steamer able to centres in the Far East in sending con that owing to the wad having blown the floes inward the see for twenty-five miles ice impassable to shipping. This bed of from the mouth of the river is a mass of
ice also makes it impossible meantime to repair the broken gable off Chefoo, so the our telegraphie service is handicapped.
ICE HOCKEY.
Certain demands which had been with that certain improvements are to be made often to Hongkong. They are a combina the week, the fastest games over plaved of trade, which should be open to British German Ambassador to Washington, in drawn by Mr. Hioki havé again been pre Various reforms have been introduced at the theatres of the Far East, and it is, we Sunday morning, when the Peking. Club tons, valued at £621,600,
an interview with Mr. Bryan, intimated that Germany would partly rescind the
war zone decree if Mr. Bryan insisted on the Wilhelmina's cargo being delivered at Hamburg. This failing, the German Minister threatened further frightful- ness."
The direction of such frightfulness " indicated in a Copenhagen dispatch which states that Germany contemplates the sowing of floating mines broadcast on a gigantic scale.
sented, in accordance with instructions received from Tokyo. These demands are stated to be much more extensive than originally reported.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
A FRENCH COMMENT.
Paris, February 15th. In reference to the reported Japanes demands on China regarding the possible leasing of Chinese territory to Foreign
We have seen some good hockey during here taking place on Saturday night an were at home to Tientsin. The visitors won both matches. Other games are being arranged for next Sunday between these
teams.
DEATH OF MAJOR IRELAND,
in the teaching of clinical surgery. tion to fill much larger opera houses than the University concerning the work done in the faculty of medicine. One of the believe, only by pure mischance that the most important has been the new arrange community is able to enjoy now a week of ments whereby the students attend the Grand Opera such as is seldom to be had Chinese cases at the Government (ivileteide the capitals of Europe. Hospital. In future one of the local ***Il Trovatore" (Anglice The Troubad doctors will reocive remuneration n for our) is one of the best known and most
Hongkong joined with other British teaching clinical surgery at the hospital, popular of operas. In the first of the centres in the Far East in sending con although his appointment by the Govern four acts, the history of the childhood dolences on the death of Major Ireland, ment as a visiting surgeon will continue of Count di Luna's and the loss of his of the 36th Sikhs, commandant of the to be of an honorary nature.
brother is related by Ferrando, Captain British Legation Guards, which occurred of the Guard, to the count's ratainers-last Thursday. He was in the prime of how the infant brother came under the life, was a capable officer and a good evil eye of a witch who was seized and sportsman. His loss is deeply regretted.
In addition to this donation of fifty Powers, the Tempe says the Japanese thousand dollars, Mr. He Tung has als demands do not conflict with French promised to give an annual contribution Intereste, M. Sazenoff does not consist of five thousand dollars per annum for condemned to the stake; and then how the The funeral on Sunday morning was most monopoly of the tinplate trade, supply-
that they are contrary
to Russion
daughter of the witch, determined to impressivo, and all the Legation. Guards
.1
ing 23,012 tous valued at £463,000, out of a total of 28,307 tons valued at £470,400.
interests, and even if they should clash ous benefactor, at the end of ten years, avenge her mother's fate, causes the of the Allies and neutrals were represented The condition with regard to galvaniser
with Great Britain's interests at certain points there are too many links of friend ship and interest between Japan and Great Britain for a basis of agreement not to be fourd. Moreover, Japan, will
AMERICAN AMBASSADOR'S
GRAVE WARNING. -
LONDON, February 15th. The American Ambassador at Berlin, interviewed by the National Zeitung, dwelt on the insanity of a German American war, which, he said, would be fatal to Germany economically, in view of the millions of German money invested need both the London and Paris markets American undertakings. But the to profit by the advantages she will obtain. gunge of the German Press,, he said, à basis of agreement, therefore, will not
cased the difficulty of solving a
be lacking The principle of China's integrity is not involved: it is only a matter of economic competition.
cult problem. The possibility of a bus conflict would instantly arise if American ship were sunk.
SSIAN FRONT.
[THROUGH REUTER'S LOENOY.)
RUSSIANS RETIRING TO THE NEIMEN.
LONDON, February 16th.
A Petrograd communiqué says:— On the right bank of the Vistula tho fighting is gradually developing on the front from Mochow to the Myschipetz Ostrolenka road, and is of the character of isolated engagements.
Russians are retiring towards a fortified
[DAILY PRESS EXCLUSIVE SERVICE]
CHANGED ATTITUDE OF THE CHINESE PRESS.
PERING, February 12th. The Chinese Press, which hitherto has shown pro-German sympathics, has become exceedingly pro-British
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY. }.
BRITISH RAILWAYMEN AND THEIR WAGES.
LONDON, February 15th
As a result of direct negotiations
the next ten years.
Thus, with the original ten thousand dollars, this gener will have made contributions to the funds of the University, the total value of which will be one hundred and ten thousand
dollari:
THE RELIEF FUND.- Peking has done well in contributing to the Prince of Wales Fund, and the secre tary is making an effort to complete the sum of $16,000. An entertainment in the interests of Russian and French charitable organisations is being arranged to be held in Peking at an early date, tickels to be sold at five dollars each. Tientsin enter tainers are expected to load their services Again.
count's younger son to disappear, and then the procession, which was, of course, bones of a child are discovered on the pile headed by the Sikhs, of charred embers after the witch's burn ing. The Troubadour is mentioned in the Doubtless as a method of expressing second scene of the first act, where their full appreciation of this most valu. Leonora (a, noble lady of the Court of
ady of the able assistance in the work of progress an Aragon Princesa) appears in the upon which they are engaged, the garden of the Palace with her faithful University authorities, it is understood, maid Inez, in whom she confides her will call the doctor who teaches clinical interest in an unknown knight whom she surgery at the Government Civil Hos- had seen at a tournament. The Count is pital the Ho Tang Professor of Clinical wooing Leonora and when the Count hears Surgery.
the Troubadour serenading: Leonora and confessing his love his rage leads to a combat. The second act gives us the scene of a Gypsy Camp with the witch's daugh- ter of the first ack, and a chance meeting with anrico, the Troubadour, to whom he relates the story of her life. The next scene introduces as to a convent, which Leonora has entered in the belief that her love has been killed, but she is carried away before the final vow has been taken, In the third act we have the very moving scene of the capture of Gypsy in the first
· ITALIAN · CONVENT PUPILS”. CONCERT.
Organized with great thoroughness by the pupils of the music class of the Italian Convent, Cain Road, a most enjoyable concert was given in the Convent yester day for the purpose of augmenting Lady Lugard's Belgian Refuges Fund. An excellent programme of vocal and instru. mental music had been compiled, and the crowded audience enjoyed a really first class entertainmont,
The programine was as follows
Festa al Villaggia, Misses M. Roza,
line on the River Niemen under pressure men in receipt of more then 30/- a wick Iroin a great German force...
There has been only a cannonade on the ITALIAN FIGHT WITH REBELS M. Lee, M. Jeu Hawk, J. Tam, E., Chu
loft bank of the Vistula, on the Nida River.
IN TRIPOLI. REBELS SUFFER ENORMOUS LOSS.
LONDON, February 15th.
FINANCIAL
The arrangements for the flotation of the second internal loan of £24,000,000 are under discussion by the responsible authorities, and it is believed that it will he issued in April. Like the previous loan, it will bear interest at the rate of six per cent. per annum.
shoets is almost the same, the British figures being 30,502 tons, at £491,200 out of 34,025 tons valued at £549,300. Iron pipes are the only commodity which the United States supply in a preponderat ing quantity. Their contribution was 27,152 tons, valued at £572,000. The. British share was 7,728 tons, worth £158,000, and Germany securing her trade, as usual, by means of low prices, delivered 0,373 tons for £160,000, or at a price some 18 per cent. below that offered machinery were very high, and casily for British goods. The imports of create a record, the total being £3,752,700, as against £2,987,000 -in 1912 and £2,518,000 in 1911. Our share was approximately one-hall in each case being £1,737,800 for 1913, During the same year Germany sent £873,600 worth and the United States £754,300, while the contributions of other countries were, individually, inconsiderable.
GOLD FROM CHINA FOR UNITED STATES.
To-day the Chinese Government received four and a half million teels from the cabling January 13th said:
The Tees New York correspondent, Salt Gabelle to tide them over the China! There is keen interest in the announce New Year. These and other facts showment that about $3,000,000 (£600,000) >f
gold is being shipped from Shanghai. to.
scene and in the second of the Troubadon,that the situation in China is not by any the Guaranty Trust Company here-the
and Leonora on their honeymoon, when news reaches them that the Gypsy has been
assistance.
ing paper to
first large consignment China has ever sent to the Voited States-and there is mach speculation as to how China, being amount of gold. a silver country, is able to ship that
Of the total $1,700,000 has already
considered as inaugurating a dollar exchange with China,
means desperate.
A NEW PAPER. The North China Daily Mail, an ergu- Considerable stubbornness distinguiīkes'
between the railway managers and the C Ozorio and 1. Campos; I ginoco dei captured and is about to be burnt..
serve Tientsin and Peking, Trades Union officials, increases of pay of Fiori, Misses W. Kendall, A. Begley, Alanrico, the troubadour, believing the made its debut on faturday, and Ins the fighting at Lyck, Raigrod, and Gratowo. In the region further north the a/- per week have been granted to railway Soriano and E. and Esther Poider; Gypsy to be his mother, rushes to her created a favourable impression by reason arrived in San Francisco, sad the balance of its neat arrangement und good get-up believed that the movement originated in is en route or engaged. It is generally men with less than 20/- a week artd 2/- to Rondo, Miss R. and V. Young; Recitat on, The final act represents both Magrico It introduces itself modestly, asking for certain special transactions outside of Cheap Dinner," Miss M. Higgens; and the Gypsy to be confined in dungeons. a place for itself and indicating that it trade with the United States, and there- Lucia Di Lammermoor," Misses R. Tam,
Hither. Leonora comes to be near her lover is not up against any except, of course, fare in the strictest souse it cannot be and T. Yeang: Larghetto, Misses R. and and sings the plaintive d'Amor. Then the enemy V. Young, Valzer Appassionato, Mimes comes Verdi's most famous operatic scene, C. Horley, E and Esther Pfleider and the great Miserere, with the deep toned Master S. Owen; Song "Awake, Mrs. bell and the mournful chorus of priests Charlton, Polonaise, Misses M. Jison and E. MeLoad; Recitation, Hore she Polonaise, Mr Suiter, Mixes M. Ahwoc, goes and there she goes, Bliss M. Garrod;
dance, Mises P. Benito, C. and A. Fanlo, Tukhin-Wyszkow front and the railways and burned their camp. The fight lasted and J. Gonzales Polls Concertata, for the prisoner. The final scene is the to Nadvornain.
all day and resulted in the dispersal of Misses C. Jison, L. McGuire, L. Figueire prison cell and the tragic ending when the rebels, who suffered enormous loss. Figueiredo, F. Carvalho, and E del Count, after he has sent anrico to his do, A. Remedios, M. Ayres Silva, E. Leonora poisons herself and when the FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT
The Italians lost 20 whites and 4 natives Campo; I Figlio della Providenza, death, is dragged to the window by the killed, and 6s whites and 18, natives Misses C. Mapa and M. Melbuish. Band Gypsy, who cries to aim: "You have killed (Kinder-Symphonie) played by 40 child- your brother”; whereupon the Count with slightly wounded
wild cry of remorse drops sanseless as the curtain falls.
We repulsed in the Carpathians attacks In the Gorlice and Svidník regions, and carried the fortifications at Smolnik, cast of Lupkow, capturing 1,018. prisoners,
A dispatch from Rome states that mixed Italian column attacked a gathor
chanting for the soul of a doomed pri orchestra leading to the sobbing lamen soner. Then an impressive chorus by the
PARTY POLITICS. The Chinese are being warned to eschew party politics, even the members of the reputable Chingutang are not feeling too
from this party are welcomed as indica comfortable Resignations of officials
of party politics in China is not yet awhile,
There has been stubborn fighting on the ing of rebels south of Syria in Tripoli M. Jison, and E. Figueiredo; Spanish of Leonora and her vain appeal for mercy tons of loyalty, and it looks as if the day.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
ARTILLERY: BATTLE.
CONTINUES.
LONDON, February 15th. The Faris evening communique says:- Between the sea and the Meuse no infantry action has been reported.
In Belgium, between the Oise and the 'Aisne, and also in Champagne, there have been artillery duels.
BRILLIANT BRITISH
GUNNERY
LONDON, January 27th Reports from the front eulogise the accuracy of the British artillery fire. They say that, on January 2nd the Ger mans installed a heavy gun-two kilo
ren.
The accompaniments were played by Misses E. Figueiredo, M. Melhuish, C. Gittins, M. Jison, J. P. Braga, and A. Sian, Miss C. C. Fanlo acting as Band
The concert will be repeated this evening at the Convent, at 6 p.m.
EMDEN MEN REACH"
ARABIA
A cable received by the 2
Con-
A NEW TAX.
Life in the capital has certain dis
advantages. Experiments are conducted here before being tried elsewhere, the latest being the house tax. The method of The principal parts were taken by Mlle collecting this is to be worked out in Turpallomeni (* Leonora ''), Mile. Visoni (Azucena), M. Dagradi (Manico) Peking first, and after the medicine has M. Seamuzzi (“Count di Lusa), and M. been tried on the dog and the animal Mauceri (Ferrando). They are all survives, the country will have the benefit accomplished operatic artistes and their of paying another tax to swell the none too highly successful rendering of "1[-Trova-
OFF TO THE FRONT.
tore last night gave the audience ample full coffers of the Government. assurance that any opera in the adver- In Lorraine, in the region of Pont actres behind their trenches east of St.
tised list given by so capable & Company must be well worth hearing. Last night's
MM Wilkinson, consulting engineer a'Mousson, Wo counter-attacked the Hubert with the object of stelling
performance was indeed a great treat and to the Tung-Hsing Mining Company, and enemy, who had occupied Norroy, and Bethune.
An aviator discovered the sulate at Manila says The escaped ment and appreciation in
the audience expressed their keen enjoyir. B. G. Chamberlain, student inter rapturous preter in the British Legation, both inem fourth British shell found its mark,
from the success achieved by all the other suocesses of the opera was that achieved
To-night the Company perform La
SHIPPING IN NORTHERN EUROPE.
FREIGHT PRICES UP FROM 158 TO 038.
Shipping in Northern Europe wrote a Copenhagen correspondent last month, is in a state of piracy. Suficient toubage-is" not available on account of the fact that in German vessels, which have either heer lots of goods Eitherto came z Hamburg
captured or lid ap. www thirty shillings per ton to England. Copenhagen firms have be paying Copenhagen prices and New York and Scandinavian have gone up from sixteen shillings in August until now they are.
Norwegian and Swedish steamship cont from sixty to sixty-five shillings, panies which had large contracts with Denmark in August at sixteen shillings have notified their cancellation and their willingness to pay the penalty for non- fillment. The net loss to Danish firms owing to cauesilation amounts to $100,000.
The authorities are seriously discussing. the possibility of expropriating shipping, or, as an alternative, the fixing of maxi-
gained a footing on an adjacent height range of the German emplacement and the from the Emden landed at Hodeida, applause. Without detracting in the least bers of the Peking Volunteers, leave mum prics, but the question is naturally The struggle continues to destroying the gun. A party of Gorman Arabia, and were enthusiastically receive principals, one of the outstanding within a few days for Home to take up a difficult one to deal with, owing to the
No fresh report has been received soldiers who were bringing another heavy by the Turks." regarding the operations in the Valley of gun into position were likewise dispersed
commissions in the British army. Mr. It is regarded as certain that an appeal.
international character of shipping. Lauch, where fighting has taken place and three pumps which the Germans were We presume this hos reference to the by Mlle. Visoni in the role of the Gypsy. Chamberlain is being married to-morrow will be made to Danish shipping firms to
use their tonnage in the interest of thei and good wishes will follow the couple.
Country:
the nature of an outpost affair,
using to empty their trenches were also destroyed. Reuter
men who escaped in the Cable Company's schooner dezha.
Traviata.