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TAR HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 13rn, lv16,
PERING, January 5th,
EMPEROR AND PRESIDENT.·
Peling are confident that order will soc bo rastored. The rumour that a provin cial government had been established with certain leading Chinos in the provincial cabinet is one of those spread with the intention of injuring those named.
UNREST IN CHINA
REBELS DEFEATED AT SEVERAL POINTS IN KWANGTUNG,
CHESTS OF OPIUM. CLAIM AGAINST YUE HING, Before the Chief Justice yesterday, Mr. F. C. Jenkin, on behalf of Fun Pak Ngan, olained against the Yu Hing Company the return of a pledge, to wit, eight chests of opium, or, in the alternative, damages
The Maritime Customs for 1915 shows Mr. Jeakin said this was a claim for
decrease of Haikuan Tarls 2,163,000, the damages for wrongful conversion of eight
total collection being in round numb za cebels nude a fierce attack on Tam Sui. chests of Bengal opium. The action wasing to the acceptance of the crown, Haikuan Taels 30,742,000, as compared La Hua-lung, the Commander of the Gar- FOR
with Tacle 38,007,000 in 1914. When
At the moment Yuan Shih Kai is filing a dual personality: He is both President and Emperor. This aspect is, perhaps, consistent with his attribute as a Holy Being, as he is now described sincs agrees started prior to the Chief Justice's recent though, having regard to Chinese ideas order in winding up proceedings in re on the subject of dignity or face-saving gard to the Yuo Hing Company, and an it is extremely difficult to understand how order had been made since the winding permitted the arrangement under up order that this action should be on which the Emperor received members of tinued, notwithstanding the making of the cabinet, foreign advisers, and others the winding-up order.
About March, on New Year's Day and on Monds the 1912, plaintiff, jointly with the Po Long President received the foreign ministers! firm, purchased from Mesars, Michael These incidents prove that China is still Co. 20 chests of Bengal opium. Eight of a land of topsy-turvydom, and that the these clients were plaintiff's and 12 belong. Chinese do things in very different way cả to the Pu Loing. Michiel & Co. were to other people. paid $25,000 on account of the purchase pries, and required a further margin about the end, if June, 1912, and as the purchasers were unable or did not desire to pay it was arranged that the pledge which had been made with Messrs Michael & Company should be transferred to the Yue Hing Company and the plaintiff's eiglu cacats were according ly transferred, the Yue Hing paying of Michael & Co.
They were naked by the plaintiff subsequently to hand over the chests, as he wanted to redeem the pledas, but they refused to do so.
His Lordship said that the Yue Hing were in liquidation, and the Official Reback it.. ceiver ought to be present or someone authorised by him to represent the firm.
The Ullicia: Resciver (who was not robed), on being given permission to address the Court, said there were assets by which he could defend the action He wont into the matter as far as he could a long time ago with one of the directors, and it was considered that the claim was probably a good one, but be had not been able to discuss the matter at all with the other directors concerned, Therefore, he thought it beat to allow the matter to go by default, reserving to him- self the right to deal with the claim when proof of debt was filed.
His lordship You mean it could be doalt with again des nor notwithstand ing the judgmont
FINANCIAL
The information has heon received by the Hongkong Government from the Canton Government to the fcrowing effzet
On the evening of the oth nstant the
membered that last year showed the engaged them with his troops until second highest returns in the history ofate on the 7th Justant, when reinforce the Customs the agures for 1915 must bents arrived and an attack was made on regarded as fairly satisfactory, cspreially the rebels from inside and outside the when it is remembered that the Europead town. The second in command of the re- war, the Japanese demands, and thebels and a large number of his band were Monarhical movement have all had a killed and taken prisoners Much mate depressing effect upon trade. Against riul and standards were captured. this decrease it is satisfactory to note that the Salt revenue is arger than ever, amounting roughly last year to sixty-five million dollara er approximately, -five million dollars more than in the previous year.
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On the 7th instant Commander of the Garrison Li Chao Wei attacked the rebels at Po Tong. After a blocity fight losting | ** until the afternooi of the 8th, the enemy's ball ammunition, was exhausted, Tho enemy continued to fight with bombs wigil..
-when he were likewise exhausted, stas injilutely routed, leaving many desul on the field. The leader, who was on horseback, and many others of the rnemy wore titkon prisoles, and much material, horses, and standards were captured.
Speaking of the Imperial reception or New Year's Day, it should he remarked that Yuan Shih. Kai looked very well indeed, a fact which disproves the rumours that lio is worried about his been marked by the issue of a number of The New Year and the New Era have personal safety. One picturesque tale is mandates, which may be taken as rept that he is now afraid that he will be henting so many good resolutions in the bombed from the air, and that he has part of the Government. A constitutional acordingly had installed in the Palaes budget approved by the legislature has Grounds a number of anti-air craft guns, ben promulgated, and officials concerned
Between 7 and, on the 8th inst. Considering that there are only some half-are warned not to spend a cent unnews Captain Cheng Kuc-hsuch attacked the
dozen aviators in China and that they grily or to be guilty of extortion. For rebels at Yen Tzu Wo. The fight lasted! are in the school at Nanyuan, the story ther, the Ministry of Education is until 6 p.m when the rebel stronghold was cally for a lot of facts with which tostructed to organise normal school stormed. The rebel loader, who was dress
This audience for tendering throughout the Provinges in order n congratulations to the Emperor consisted promote the desired universal education ed i military uniform, was shot, as were
many others at the enemy. Material sud.. the exchange of three bows between in China. The people are instructed to
standards were captured, y His Imperial Highness and the assembly be respectful to the police, who are being The latter included a lama from Tibet organised for their protection, and an and several Mongolian princes and nobles, other mandate insists upon the import who were distinguished from the others aner of afforestation, which is something by appearing in their old-time official like preaching to the converted. able costumes.
Little needs to be said of the President's
reception on Monday. It was decorous and dull. Needless to say, there was the usual division betwixt the sheep and the goats the Entente ministers and the others. Perhaps this description may
ended as such, at least to the first half,
While it is true to say that no great
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It is rather interesting to find the
On the morning of the 8th inst., Com- anor of Garrison Chung Tzu-t'ing, at Pos Chu Ling, in the Yi le village, Pak Lo district, surrounded and attacked the rebels. The light, continued all day until the first watch (7-9 p.m.), when the rebels
were routed,
The various Garrisons are still engaged Chinese Government resenting a series of in following up the trucks of the rebels and charges, brought against it by the Tugg-taking prisoners in order to exterminate blutt für Nord China, of breaches of
them completely neutrality in favour of the Entente. An official repy has been issued which deals
gone into again on proof of debt. The appear disrespectful, but it is not in with the charges, sematim, and answer reports from his detectives that severel
Mr. Carpmael-The whole thing can be Court has power to re-consider in the winding-up or bankruptcy proceedings its own decisions in another capacity.
se effectively the various accusations that the Taggulat must feel sorry that it ever
SKATING.
Evidence was given by the plaintiff enthusiasm has been shown for the change raised the issue. who, said that the purchase price was in the form of government critside of Rupess 5,310 per chest, and judgment was official circles, it is no less true that there Winter has come at last. King Frost given as prayed
is no great body of opposition to it, has now taken possession and, in invest and, in the circumstances, the change ing the hare black branches of the trees HAPPY VALLEY MOTOR-
The mass of the with a beauty they have not enjoyed since is, perhaps, justified. CYCLE ACCIDENT,
people know nothing of the requirements the autumn, has hardened the rinka and Further evidence was given before Mr.
of a republic, but they know their the canale, gladdening the hearts of those F. A. Huzeland at the Magistracy yester duties and their privileges under a who are keen on winter pastimes. All day in the case in which Harry S. Komor monarchy. Besides, the monarchy to many the five rinas in Peking are in full swing is charged with reckless driving at Happy represents a form of their religion, for is and resound nightly with the merry Valley, whereby injuries were caused to
not their Emperor the Son of Heaven, shouts of the devotees, who are now mak Mrs Inac Turner, who, it is alleged, was their intermediary with the Most Highing the most of the long-dolayed sport. knocked down by defendant's motor cycle. Consequently, if they have suffered wany Lance-Corp. A. A. Darlington, 4th misfortunes during the last few years it K.B.L.I., said he and Private Smith were watching golf on the Happy Valley links may be due to their absence of commu when their attention was attracted by the nication with Heaven. Foreigners may noiso made by motor-cycles, running past object to this as continuing the people in The first, a sidecar, he thought was going their superstitions, but Japan supplies a
His Excellency Chow Taz Chi, the at about 20 miles an hour, and the other, the cycle driven by the defendant, was precedent, of a nation retaining such Minister of Agriculture and Commerce, travelling at about 25 miles as hour. He beliefs until today and Japan alto sup-will head a mission which will leave passed a remark to his friend about theplies an example of how quickly & nation Foking for Tokyo about the 18th inst, in ycles, which, he thought, were racing and then turned round again. He then haard tends to lose such beliefs, for it cannot order to convey congratulations to the a stream, and on looking round saw a ladybe said that the present Emperor of lying in the road, She was blooding from
a wound in the head, and witness and his Japan is vested with the divine attributes friend picked her up and conveyed her to accorded by the people to his angust her house, near by. The driver of the cycle father. did not step.
Evidence was also given by Private W. Smith, 4th K.S.L.I., and the case was ad journod.
THE NEW YEAR,"
The observance of the New Year accord ing to the Western calendar is undoubted. ly growing, and Peking these last few ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.
days suggests almost that it never knew HONGKONG LEAGUE, DIVISION 11, any other celebration. This may in part Lave been due to the fact that Yuan Shib St. Joseph's were unable to check the victorious career of the 88th Company Kai had in part assumed his imperial R.G.A in the League, the artillerymen functions, and also to the fact that a gaining decisive win by a goals to love. new ern was being inaugurated, as 1918 The scorers were J. Watson, jun (two), J-is to be known not as the fifth year of J. Watson, sen., Corbin, and Halls.
the Republic but as the first year of Hung Hsien. At any rate, the streets were ablaze with flags by day and with illuminations at night, while all officials
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COMPETITION.
I may add that the Chinese declare that as the frost has been so long in coming
the remainder of the winter is bound to be very severe, to en
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MIKADO,
Emperor of Japan on the occasion of his ronation. The visit, I understand, has no other political significance
Mr, W. Grave, first scoretary of the Russian Legation, left here last night for Harbin in order to meet the Grand Duke George, uncle of the Tear, who is en route to Tokyo to tender congratulations to the Emperor on the enthronument.
OEHMAN ACTIVITIES.
I am informed that last week no fewer than 100,000 rifles of German manufac tune were seized on the French Concession in Tientsin
Just now there are ton escaped Austrian prisoners in Peking, one being still in hospital suffering from frost-bitten feet, Guard are a matter of mystery. At one The dimensions of the German Legation time it seems to be at full strength, and then the members seem to wilt away Whether they manage to reach America or whether they set out on expeditions to areas of unrest in Ching is unknown, but it would be profitable to the allied nations movements,
The annual meeting of the Challenge enjoyed four days' holidays. The mer-if a close watch could be kept on their Shield Competition will be held at Vie taria Barracks this afternoon, at B p.m.,chart class evidently retain the old system when entries will be received and, if pos- and make their accounts square with the sible, the draws take place.
old calendar,
THE YUNNAN AFTALE.
REBEL LEADERS IN SHANGHAI.
The Military Commissioner in Shanghai anys the Daily Nechas received
prominent, rebel leader, including Han lui, Li Lieh-chun and Ho Haj-ming, have foturged to the port, and are holding duily meetings attended by large numbers of people. N
In this connection, an interesting report, are sometimes showing how hombs
anggled into China and carried about the is stated that Li Lan-ting, an officer st country, appears in the Chinese Press, It tached to a constabulary 1st District, Nantao arrested a man naming off the In his luggage two bombs were found Ningsho Steamship Company's wharf. The prisoner, who was said to be a native of Ningpo, at the Police Station said that he was twenty-three years of age and was employed as a wharf coolie. He was given a package by a stranger, who engaged him to take it to Ningpo, the stranger on the strength of the engagement buying a cot- ton gown for him,
Ou the prisoner was found a document appointing him an officer of the "assas by the C.mmander-in- sins company in-Chief of the Punish the Traitors Army The man has been sent to the Con stabulary Court for trial,
Chinese papers also state that Mr. Chung, Director of the Shanghai-Nanking and the Shanghai-Hangchow-Ningne Rail- ways, has issued a circular to all the sta tion masters on the two lines as follows:- The Ministry of Communications has re- ceived a report forwarded by the Taoyin of Shanghai to the effect that rebels have ordered from contractors in Shanghai. several thousand suite of uniforms of the same material and colour as those worn by
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the Governant troops and members of the ASAHI Police Foret. The Military and Polico Authorities are instructed to notify tho Tooyin whenever deputies for the pur the Shuiwuchu and the Chisotung-pu may chase of uniforms are appointed, so that be informed and may issue instructions to the Customs and railway officials to check the articles in transit.
Former regulations with respect to the railway transportation of military goods, cretion, have been cancelled and in future which permitted a certain amount of dis it will be necessary that a report should be made and the permission of the Minis try of Was obtained before any sach goods can be accepted for transport. This is obligatory save where the Ministry of War has already given its permission at the request of the Chinngchun of the pro- vince which makes the purchase.
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QUEEN'S COLLEGE TENNIS," At best the Yunnan affair can only be The newly laid out tennis court on the described as disconcerting and annoying. Queen's College Recreation Ground Was It has not developed to any degree, and
Tan Kan formerly the Civil Governor opened yesterday, when an interesting con indications suggest that the independence Governor of Ceylon has reported by tele accompanied Tsin An,
The Dolonial Office announce that the of Kueichow and State Councillor who test was played between Mesurs. Creek and
plotting the up- Kay, of Queen's College, who opposed of the province will be cancelled before gram that the Legislative Council of the rising in Yuzner, has at seked Kueichow Messrs. Phelips and Lindsell. The latter very long. Japanese papers are giving devoted allegiance to His Majesty the the latter province, says the Kuo Hue Pas Colony, in testimony of their loyal and and entered the provincial boundary of zlso met two students named Choi, the re-themselves the satisfaction of saying "I King and the British Empire, on Novem sults in both games being as follow:-
The following telegram has been received Masers Phelips and Lindsell heat told you so,” arguing that they warned ber 18th, unanimously passed through all by the N--C. Daily News from Yannanese Crook and Kay, 6-3, 4-~8, 6-0.
China of the danger of proceeding with Governor, out of the general revenue of Tai Ao, Jen Ke-cheng and Tai Kan
itg stages an Ordinance empowering in Hankow Messrs. Phelips and Lindsell beat the change in the form of government at the Colony to pay his Majesty's Treasury are not natives of Yunnan. They seized The sets produced some most interesting the present time. The Chinese no ina sum of 2100,000 annually for a period Yunnan and started the rebellion with
|-of-10-yeaza-sa-a-contribution-to-tha-onat play and several of the games were very dulge in the “I-told-you-so manner; of the war.
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SOLE AGENTS=" ed it is hoped that there will be a steady still that the advies tendered by Japan November 19th. His Majesty's Govern- angry. They have reet, discussed, and improvement in the standard of play and the other Powers was calculated to ment highly appreciate generous contri-sent telegrams requesting that the rebels
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of the Legislative Council which acosa quest, by telegraph, the Emperor, to send the number of first-class exponents of the designed to avoid. However, it is satis panied the gift. They gratefully socept pacitive expeditions against them he game in the Colony."
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