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CABLES
LATEST CABLES.
(THROUGE REUTER'S AGENOT.]
STRIKES IN INDIA.
TEA GARDEN COOLIES RUN
·AMUCK..
Calcutta, October 3rd. A serious tea garden affray is reported from the Lakhimpur district in Assam.
·Coolies of wight gardens went on strike for higher wage, to meet the increased 'cost - of living, looted a market, assaulted, the garden tunnngers and the European Police Superintendent and damnged housSI.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6TH, 1900
LYONS FAIR MINISTER OF COMMERCE AT INAUGURAL CEREMONY,
PARIS, October 2nd.
A Havas message says:— The Minister of Commerce", and "two ather Cabinet Ministers have gone to Lyons to inaugurate to-morrow the annual Jair.
Severat foreign cuntmercial mission, and many prominent French and foreign mer chants are already there.
FAIR OPENED.
PARIS, October 3rd.
A Havas message says —
The Lyons Autumn Fair was inaugurated
FAR EASTERN CABLE HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB.
NEWS.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.
(THROUGH RAUTAR'S AGENCY))
FAMINE IN HONAN
RELIEF ARRANGEMENTS IN ENGLAND.
P
eral-i
Your Commite having had the matter The CHAIRMAN There is no idea of mak- under consideration for some months, haveing it a junior club. We need a pavilion obtained plans from dear Little, Adams with better accommodation to give the A TRIANGULAR INTERPORT CONTEST, & Wood and gone into the question of young fellows a chance of sitting down and
PROPOSED NEW PAVILION.
foansing the scheme. They have come to having a drink. What is your objection 1 the conclusion that the time for a new Mr BIRD I do not think wo should The Lannual
- meeting of the pavilion is now ripe, "The iden, as you will build card rouni, there. Hongkong Cricket Club wag held yester have gathered, is not merely to have a The CHAIRMAN: I do not think the day evening in the Club-hour, Mr. F. pavilion, but a two-storied building which Club will be up before the now annual meet Maitland presided and was supported by will meet a somewhat crying need in giving ing. The incoming Committee will taku the following members of the Committee: 907 Juniors somewhere to meet aut have your remarks inte emusideration, Mers, T. E. Penice, R. Hancock, G; R. many of the conveniences of an ordinary Mr. BIRD: 1 second it on the under- Bayer, C. Blaker, Capt. Gray and Me club without being put to additional large standing that the new pavilion will be buils L. Greenhill (Hon. Secretary), that
expense in the way of entrance fees. The on the lines of the old pavilion on a larger There were about twenty-five members plans we have received should meet there neale with new idens thrown in prtment.
requirements. We had originally suggest.
The CHAIRMAN: I propose the motius.
ho
PERIL OF THE SITUATION.
LONDON, October 2nd. Bishop White, writing in the Times and referring to the Honan famine, why the total failure of crops appears to be due to drought, and, for this reason, hopes that the calamity will force the The CHURMAN said: Gentlemen.-Theed building on the present its heing Is there anyone to second Mr. Bird can authorities to map the Yellow River fornual report and accounts having been the most suitable but the Government
then put his amendment and we can take your permission, take them as read. There building going up and take over a portion appears to be no particular cause for cont of this corner to allow the Tramway Com ment except that I think we may congratu. paty to straighten out its lines. We have late ourselves in now being free of debt therefore to recommend that the seat The CHAIRMAN: Oh, yes, we had it for and able to start the year with à credit the corner next to the Hongkong Club, some sine. balance in the bank.
A few platoons of the Assam Rifles were to-day, a great concourse of visitor, from the much-needed irrigation scheme mooted in your hand, för several days I will, with would like to take advantage of a new the feeling of the meeting in regard to the
brought пр and quiet was restored.
·TRAMWAY MEN ASSAULT
EUROPEAN ENGINEER,,
Eighteen hundred drivers and conductars of the Calcatta Tramways Company. downed tools demanding à 50 per cent. increase in wages. A European engineer who was attempting to run a car was seriously assaulted,
all parts of the world being present. The Chamber of Commerce gave a luach in honour of the Cabinet Ministers and for eign commercial missions."
U.S. COAL FOR EUROPE. ARRANGEMENTS OF EXPORTERS
the United States,
PARIS, October 2nd..
FRANCE AND GERMANY. GOOD AUGURY FOR THE FUTURE.
Panis. October 3rd. Dr Mayer the German Ambawador, paid his first official visit to M. Leygues and emphasised that it was the intention of Germany to carry out the Treaty of Ver sailles to the extreme limit of her possi-INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL
bilition.
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According to his present plans, Mr. Borwynd says America will export 8,000,000 tens of cool to Italy and 8,000,000 tons to France within the next year.
CONFERENCE.
FRENCH DELEGATE'S
SUGGESTION.
PARIS, October 1st.
same years ago.
when typhus will doubtless appear will be the time of the greatest mortality, and points o out the arrangements, made by the relies committee in England. Meanwhile, the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking which are immediately forwarded to China Corporation is receiving subscriptions
DEATH IN JAPANESE SHAVING
BRUSHES.
M. Leygues, replying, declared, that the French Government, if convinced of Ger- many's good faith to do her utmost, `would facilitate Germany's task. Thus, the sumption of the French and Gern econo. mio relations will be greatly facilitated.
The intory ow was characterised with ain-Cellier, the Vice-President of the has occurred through the um of shaving
French delegation, broached various ideas brushes imported from Japan.
errity on both sides and appears to be a good augury for the future.
TRESS COMMENT,
PARIS.. October 3rd.
LONDON, October 2nd. The country is alarmed at the sixth fatal At the Brussels Financial Conference, case of anthrax, put of twenty-two, which
A Havs memago says:--.
card room,
Mr. Ni: Is there a plant
bo used. The estimate for such a building Mr. Nimer: Then I submit that the Last year I suggested that it could not is roughly $45,000 but furnishing and plan be approved and the pavilion be built be long before we should have to build a other items will take up a considerable in accordance with the plan. new pavilion. I think you will agree with sum, so that we ask you to authorise the The CHAIRMAN: Is there anyone secon me that we already need it and the finan-issue of $50,000 in debentures Mr. Han-ing my motion f cial position of the Club being what it is cock has been working in your interests Mr. Nigar seconded it. there seems no reason why we should nut
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Mr. GYM. SEAW Recorded and the motion was carried unanimously...
EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL
MEETING.
"The Bishop declares that the sudden pre- valence of famine conditions is due to the people's extreme poverty, the great popula tion which it is necessary to provide for and the lack of waterways and of adequate facilities for the conveyance of foodstuffs
from more fortunate district, outside the Mr. Edwin Berwynd, President of the famine area. Berwynd Dwight Coal Company, has Commenting on the extreme horror of
go ahead. You have received a circular and we think we shall have no great Mr. SEWELL muved an amendment to the arrived here for the purpose of conferring the situation, Bishop White declares that setting forth a rough idea of ways and difficulty, considering the object of this effect that the present club premises be ens with the French Government as regards while the coming Winter will bring forth means, the chief of which is our increased Clab from a sporta point of view, in get-larged on the same lines as it now stood the coal export trade between France and the most severe suffering, next. Spring to decrease, rather the reverse, and I trust hearing as low a, rate of interese in these dation generally, and that an estimate bo subscription list, which I hope is not likely ting the debentures taken up, although and that all provisions be made for larger bathing accommodation and other favorimo. you will presently be able to give us your considera decision on the matter. - days as 6 per cent, per annum. I would
You will be pleased to bear that a tele ask you, however to bear in mind that Bet and that the same be put before another gram has been received this morning from others are more willing to help those who je. As there was no seconder to Mr. Semella
I meeting, PARAM Singapore reading Secretary Cricket help themselves, and I therefore trust that amendment, the Chairman's proposition was Club Hongkong, Accept cricket. Details a large nuruber of members, both junior put forward, and carried unanimously follow. Deason Singapore, now pretty sure that there will be a triangs only bear the value of $50 each. Your So it in and senior, will take up bonds, which will
The CHAIRMAN then proposed
(Applause). Mr. R. Hancock has kindly easily be able to meet the redemption of up to the number of one thousand bearing That the Incoming Committee of the lar contest between Shanghai The Straits, Committee are of opinion that without any Hongkong Cricket Club and Hongkong on 8th-13th November next. addition to subscriptions the Club should authorised to issue debentures of $50 each. are hereby consented to look after the Team Selection the debentures as due-in fact I look on interests at the rate of 6 per cent. per Committee, and with the aid of Col. Las agafe investment, The Hon. Secretary annum, Said de entures to be redeemable Humphrey and Mr. W. D. Jupp, I think will be pleased to take the names of any after five years from date of issue by we any rely on getting the best team of those present, should you approve of the annual drawings. A minimum number of possible put in the field, provided all scheme, who will be willing to take "Pity debentures to be redeemed annually, aspirants to Interport honour, will give debentures. Before putting a motion to more if funds will allow."...
e much time as possible to practice and the meeting I shall be pleased to give any
set the Committee have a chance of further information that I can. judging their merits. The other cricket Mr. G. SEWELL said that there was a very clubs in the Colony were asked two weeks good reason for the Club to enlarge its ago to invite likely players to come and premises. Unfortunately the proportion of practice at our nets--so I am sure all will junior members to the older members of the have 'a fair chance. to help solve the momentais problems per- It transpired, at the inquest that thou
·Club was very small indeed and still more
An extraordinary general meeting, to Your Committee have also appointed unfortunato was the fact that the meeting alter certain rules, followed taining to the present crisis, especially sands of these brushes were distributed ask that anyone who has a spare knew that such an important matter was building of the new pavilion it was felt
Housing and Entertainment Committees had been so badly attended, when mambers
The CHAIRMAN said that in view of the assisting industrial communities
im throughout the country (and were at pre room will be kind enough to offer in pit to be discussed. It did not show that suffi- that non-playing members should pay an poverished by war to buy raw material and sent being offered for sale) before the visitor and give bis name to either of cient interest was being taken in the matter. entrance fee. The old rules were badly the creation of international bonds to order which prohibited their importation Honning Committee: Mr. J H. Ramsey; it was the experience of most of the Clube and non-playing member, who did not pay the following gentlemen who form the With regard to debentures he thought that led and there was no provision for ma facilitate international financial settle, was issued.
Mr. J. Bentley Mr. AO. Brawn and aho borrowed money on debentures that member having to pay such fee. The an entrance fee, on becoming a playing Major, D. L. Harding, “a ments,
A medical authority testified to the fact The annual tennis tournament was
they had eventually to increase the sub- that some Japanese brushes accompanied great success and during the summer the scriptions for the redemption of the metered rules would also assist the Han
Tronaurer in collecting FRENCH REPUBLIC.
the game bas, been well kept up. Let us and subscriptions would fall. As the gre proposed
subscriptions. Hà by a certificate of freedom from anthrax hope that the Club will next spring have sent time the Club was in a very promising
(1) That Rule
12 should be amended: CELEBRATION OF ANNIVERSARY.were found to be heavily infected.
a worthy representative to tackle Mr. Ne financial position but he did not think that
to" read:All playing and non.... Sze Kwong Hongkong's Champion for that would be likely to continue. There
playing members, not, being sub- -PARIS, October 1st. The Coroner urged the Government to three year it will take a really good man was a large inflax in the membership dur- scribers, shall pay an entrance fee
to lower his colours. I have to inform you ing the fast year but he did not think A Havas message says:——
erder the withdrawal of all Japanese that the late Monsieur R. de Journel pre- that such would continue in time future. Preparations are being made solemnly to bribes from the market, compensating the sented a Challenge Cup to the Club The policy of most of the sporting Clubs celebrate on November 11th the proclama-shopkeepers for the loss of the brushes.
shortly after the termination of the Inst seemed to be one of chistruction instead of tournament and left your Committee to re-construction. It was re-construction tion of the French Republic fifty years ago.
decide on terms. They settled on a single that was wanted and he suggested that they WASHINGTON INQUIRY ABOUT championship open enly to members of the proceed on cheaper lines and get a higher NEW ARCHBISHOP OF PARIS. BOLSHEVIK CONCESSIONS.
Club, so that in the Spring Competitions standard of sport, there will be both a Club Championsh
Mr. HAMILTON said he would like ta pro and an open Championship WASHINGTON, October 2nd.
pose that the now club be constructed on the I now beg to propose the adoption of the same lines as the old Club. He understood The State Department has inquired in-report and statement of accounts and I that there was to be a lounge and reading
shall be pleased to answer any questions room and card room. Would it not be option of becoming playing.members. formally of the Peking Government as members may wish to put after the pro- mixed club regards the reported Chinese sce) jos of liposal has been seconded, des
Mr. J. H. RAMBAY seconded and the regard to Mr. Sewell's remark there was non-playing members should pay 310.
The CHAIRMAN replied that with certain concessions recently made by motion was carried unanimously.
Mr. BIRD moved an amendment, that no idea of increasing the subscription to ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
meet the cost of the new pavilion. It could The CHAIRMAN said that one of the ream
Mr.T. DALLIN seconded. It is understood that the action is The CHAIRMAN Gentleman, The next easily be met without putting up the sub sons for fixing it at $20 was because they WARSAW, October 3rd, The results of the elections for the sequel to the Chinese Mandate of Septem.bbiness before us, is the election of officers scriptinn. They had thought of the new were getting a new pavilion. They coule The conclusich of the Polish-Lithuanian Landsting show little change in its composer 23rd suspending all Russian rights in regret the death of Mr. F. H. Thomas agree that the subscription would go back
for the coming year. We all very much Pavilion for many years and he did not have a vote on it.
Mr. PEARCE wished to know if a no armistice has just been announced.
tion.
China and requesting the withdrawal of whose sound advice was of great value to They would go forward. As regards Mz playing member, who paid $10, had
the Club. The following names for your Hamilton's remarks he thought that the same privileges in running the club the diplomatic representatives of the old Committee have been submitted to you and idea was to run the Club much on the same The CHAIRMAN replied that they always Kerensky Government.
ta the event of there being no others pro lines as at present. There would certainly had a non-playing member on the Can posed,
I will nak you to approve of them, be a room for the young men to spend their mittee. There was no rule against a no NEW JAPANESE AMBASSADOR
are:Mears, T E. Pearce Etime in, but that was a thing for the Com- playing member having the same vota sa Hancock, G. B. Bayer C. Blaker, Amittee to settle. They could not lay hard a playing member
R. PABIS, October End.
Wadehouse, Major and fast rule as to who should go there.
playing member was put to the mootirage Bagnall, B.G.A., Rev. H. S. Crole Rees, He, thought it would rather be unfair to and was lost, 10 voting for and 13 again B.N., W. D. Jupp and myself ask that Did Mr. Hamilton suggest that the original motion was carried.
MT. U. M. BARTON proposed that the Indies be admitted to the pavilion Committee mentioned. be appointed/9"};
Mr. HAMILTON said that that was so Mr. E. B. RED seconded and the motion
M. HANCOCK: On what occasións ↑ Mail was unanimously agreed fox
Mr. HAMILTON replied that Clubs in the The CHAIRMAT Bince the last annual y... allowed ladies in on all occasions, meeting Mesars. Percy Smith Seth & same as the U.S.B.C Fleming have been Oppointed Treasurers
A Havas message says The papers devote some space to yester day's renewed saurances of the German Ambassador's tu the French Premier that Germany was resolved fully to carry out the treaty.
Le Temps, summing up what is, the qnanimous opinion of the people, states that if that be so the French Government is perfectly ready to view future inter- course with Germany ja a truly peaceful spirit. The whole question remains entirely with Germany who, however, should first campaign of calumnies under- stop the taken by certain German papers against France.
POLAND'S WARS.
PARIB, October 1st.
Cardinal Dubois, Archbishop of Rover, has been appointed Archbishop of Paris,
DENMARK ELECTIONS.
TWENTY-SIX RUSSIANS DIVISIONS LIBERAL MAJORITY IN LANDSTING. Busian Bohheviks,
WIPED OUT. ·.
COPENHAGEN, October 105.
The latest communique recounts smash. ing successes of the Poles during the past few days against the Bolsheviks, and ste that the pursuing detachments have cross- Denmark. ed the river Servez and ocupied Novo- grodsk. The enemy who was last week before Belostok, Brest-Litovsk, Lemberg FORTUNES BY SPECULATING IN
The Liberals still retain a fairly strong majority Four members have been added states, owing to the incorporation of Slesvig, in
THE GAMBLING SPIRIT.
NETHERLANDS INDIES.
A Havas message says *---- Viscount shit upon taking his duties as Japanese Ambassador visited the Premier, M. Leygues
PARIS, October Int
of twenty dollars. Any non-playing member who wishes to become a play- ing member and who previous to the enactment of the above rule, has not paid an entrance few shall, on become ing a playing member, pay a fee of twenty dollara.
Ir H E HOLLANDA seconded. Mr. NIBBET thought. $20 rather too high non-playing members got no benef except watching games.
The CHATEMAN anid that they had the Mr. Nister and that $10 would be auth cient.
The CHAIRMAN proposed (9)That Rule 13 should be amended
d: The annual subscription fa members shall be $24, ** payable on the 1st September andă #12 on the 1st January. Non-playe ing members aball pay a seas. B subscription, of $10 due on the 1st
Haptember
and other important towns and was pre- paring for a resumption of the offensive A gondent commenting on the bas now been driven back between lande India, informs us in a recent com changed conditions of business in Neiler-
A Havas message says hundred and a hundred and fifty kilo munication Fortune after fortune i
Viscount Ishii, in an interview with the metres, having suffered enormous lowes in made here, especially by Mr. Chinaman Excelsior representative, said that overy speculating in sugar, coffee, rubber, copra, killed and wounded and lost a large amount etc: I have never known them to be no effort is to be devoted to maintaining, and A. NIBBET seconded and the what his ideas on reconstruction were, me) motion was carried unanimously, 20
of material.
are
have given every satisfaction. I beg to fore and wished to know from Mr. Sewell at a remuneration of $500 per annum, find Mr. Hancock said that the intention of the Committee was to run the Club se be propose their reelection.
motion was carried unanimously
Mr. BewELL replied that he meant the re generous to quickly pay their losses as they strengthening friendly intercourse be tired as Hou Secretary last November ture of such a large sum of money on a new The CHAIRMAN Mr. Paul Hodgson reconstruction of sport and not the expendi- Twenty-six Soviet divisions have been
e at presunt, doel he marches to tween France and Japan, completely or partly destroyed, and the you and saks to cancel it, offering at the placed on a firm basis through the execu- the interests of Le Club for the long question of reconstruction' at all. They
up
go to him for his long and valued services in Mr. Hambo mid that it was not a same times substantial amount of remoanta are retreating Numerons army The banks are frightened to death; and are tion of the Versailles Treaty and develop period of eight years. I was very for wanted a bigger building as the member
damages. records have been captured,
calling in their mortgages, also their Icats, ing the League of Nations. Japan will successor in Mr Greenhill (Applause) growing the whole time. More members tunate in fading an able and energetic ship was increased and as the Colony was During the last engagement, 42,000 ton, therefore, becomes highly interesting, ever be happy go to alongside France the members, owe him thanks for his an- would join. He did not agree that more
as quickly as they possibly can. The situa prisoners were taken and 160 guns 060 and in the near future a. good deal of busi- towards a higher civilitation and progress. have great pleasure in
tiring
efforts on behalf of the Cinb and members would not join, machine guns, 18 armoured cars, 7 armour-kept out of speculation. It would be im- news should be possible for those who have
his ro Mr. BEWELL replied he did not think they election.
proposing would have stich a fine financial your cathe ed trains, and 2,500 trucks, also, aero- posible to sinte at present how many trust.
Mr. R. HASCOCK seconded and the mo- one they had. The junior members did not plades, locomotives, motor-care, waggons, worthy people there are a nearly everyone
tion was carried unanimously, appear to be interested in the Club, other has the speculation fever. When the crash
The CHAIRMAN Under Rule 15 we may wise they would have been present at the and munitions were captured,
nombs, however, it will be a gigantie one.
Mrs. Lamb wife of Commissioner Lamb, meeting of the Club. I have pleasure in large sum of money for the junior club ides Berente Fife members at the anzual, general meeting It was absurd to spend such a wherever they can, sino other produce plan
P. M. when no interest was shown and they mast tations. Although some of the officials do
of alder members. They auoded better bath not look upon this as a good sign, what can they do. Hapress.
FRENCH BOLSHEVIKS. GET STARTLING SURPRISE.
LONDON, October 3rd.
The extremists in the French General
WOMAN J.P.; “SIR" OR " MUM "1
The Japanese are buying sugar factoria of the Salvation Army, took her seat at proposing our lata Becrets also take into account the large proportion
A SERIOUS QUESTION...
Southend as the first woman Justice of Hodgson, & Life Member
the Pence for the county. After being My H., AL N1888 seconded and tho welcomed by the mayor and solicitors in motion was carried unanimously. court, she sat alone at a second court, and PROPUSED NEW PAVILION had before her as her first case three men
Mr. H. HAMBLY seconded, and The CHAIRMAN proposed
(3) That an additional Rule (No. 186) bo inserted to read: Accounts of membeza, non-playing members and subscribers shall be made up a
sent in at the beginning of each month and should any accounts be unpaid at noon on the 15th day of the following month the name of the member, non-playing memberi··· subscriber towing the pare Posted in the gardien end expiration of one both his account
cease to baseb member or subser und mitte may in theiry dise good cause shown reinstate bernon playing member
him to the Club, By but he shall in any
liable for all money
ing sccommodation and a better pavilion, Mr. BeWELL proposed a vote of thank but he did not, sob the checerity for using to the Secretary and out going ofacials. Deed of stealing seventy-twe rings value The CHAIRMAN And now, gentemen, we much money. It was scatial that they The Committee had performed good work Conferedation of Labour andered a BUTERN TR ladies were having an engrossing woman on the Bench, and repeatedly called This present building has mit our needs Thơ CHAIRMAN: I beg to propose that the meetings. Schemes like the prevent ones. 25, from a shop in Southend, come to the really important queation of should have better pavilion. Alterations for them in all matters in spite of the ment The men seemed astonished to and aoer pavilion, would only cost $15,000 bers falling to show botter interest set-back when the congress of the Federa- and heart-to-heart talk, when they wore her Mum," while the policeman giving for some years, but a great deal of damage tion at loans, by 1478 to 603 votes, ro-interrupted by the tiny voice of a little evidence called her "Bir" She commit by white anis causes frequent repairs the Cricket Club approve the building of a new Committee because they wanted 's certain this meeting of members of the Hongkong put them under a great obligation to thes girl who was seated on the floor with a ted them for trial, fused to join the Moscow (Third) Interna book. "Mother," said shewhat did Mrs. Lamb was formerly probation very degnate and generally we beed Mr. R L. 0, B180 I will recond it if have the same Secretary and Commillee
Wedom bathing and changing accommodation is Pavilion amount of thought. They were lucky. Za mothers talk about before, clothes wore in officer, and is a member fabs Rochford more room to meet our greatly ingrossed the new pavillon is run on the lines of the last year (Applause) vented 10
Board of Guardians,
and, as I hope, increasing membership. present one.
The CHAINMAN returned thankr.