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RESIGNATION OF THE PEKING OCABINET.
SUPER-TUOHUNS IN THE CAPITAL
Przno, December 14th. General Chang Teo-lin arrived here from Tiantain shortly after noon to-day accompanied by Mesre. Wang Nan-ping, Minister of Commercs, Chi Yao-san, Minister of Interior, and a number of attachés. Most of the Cabinet Ministers were at the railway station to meet Ganéral Chang.
General Chang, who was dressed in Chinese civilian attire, drove off immed iately to his private quarters, at the Shunchongwangtu, in the West city. The route was strongly guarded by Fangtien troops from NanyuaD.
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECHMBER 28TH, 1211.
HONGKONG TRADE.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE REPORT.
The fortnightly "price current and market report of the Hongkong “General Chamber of Commerce, states:-
Cotton Piece. Goods and Fancy Cotton Goods. There has been some enquiry for dyed goods and sales are mentioned of Figured Poplins and Cashmeres. No transactions are reported in Grey and White Shirtings.
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FOOTBALL.
Saturday'a game resulted as follows:-
HONGKONG LEAQUS.
Division 1.
A SHIPPING TRANSACTION, LARGE CLAIM AGAINST JAPANESE COMPANY.
Hongkong Club .. 1 Hongkong Paliction Co., Ltd, of London, against the The case of the Federal Steam Naviga- H.G.A.
1 ... Varro Nihon Kisen. Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan H.M.. Ambrose.. ... Titanic... Steamship Co., Ltd.) of Kobe, involving
Division II.
Wilta Ra ...H.GA. Res. university.........
Uniteu Kos
South China "A" 3 South China
RUGBY.
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Cotton Yarn-Demand has ruled slack and the volume of business transacted. has been small. Vahes in many instanced receded aboot #2 to per bale. Quota England, 5 points; The Reit, 3 points. tions are:-No. 10% $168 to $194.. No. 125, #178 to 8:04. No. 10s. 8199 to $295. No. 208. $208 to 8225. Arrivals, 9,000 bales Sales, 2,000 bales. Shipments nil | Unsold stock, 3,000 balea Bargains,
The official explanation of General Chang's visit is that he has come here to diaouss with the Government matters re 8,000 bales. lating to Mongolia.
General Chin Yun-peng, the Premier, did not return from Tientsin. Officially he is attending to important family affairs at Tientsin. The arrival of General Tsao Kun from Pastingfu this evoning is expected,
THE PREMIEN RESIGNS.
December 17th, The Prime Minister "submitted his re wignation to the President to-day.
December 19th.
It is officially announced that the "resignation of the Premier has been accepted. Mr. Chin Yun-peng went to Tientsin last evening,
While the acceptance of the resig
Woollens-The market is exceedingly quiet. No sales, are reported and clear- auces are very poor.
Bay Cottons.Values are nominally unaltered as follows:-Indian qualities
to $36 per picul
Metals-Business is extremely quiet with no enquiry. Oftake to the consuming been very poor, and stocks are acccumu districts during the last few weeks has
lating. Local prices are inclined to sag. 940,000 sacks Quotations: American Flour Market Report-Stock: About
Pateat, $3.80 Straight, 89.00 per sack; American Cut por sack; American off, $2.95 per sack; Shanghai Flour, $3.15
CLUB. POLICE.
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a daim for Y2,800,057, has come on for o hearing recently in the Osaks Appeal
Court
The procedure is based on an appeal of the Nihon Kisen Kabushiki Kaisha against a decision of the Kobe Court which gave judgment in favour of the British company.
SYLS
The
nation of Mr. Chang Chih-tang has not Per sack; Australian No. 1, 3.95 per ball as it passed him on its way to the the contract, demanding at same time
been offcially announced, it is believed that it was accepted simultaneously with that of the Premier. A mandate in that -connection is expected this evening, also appointing Dr. W. B. Yen acting Pre- mier pending the reconstruction of the Cabinet. Mr. Laing Shih-y's appoint ment as Premior is considered certain Mr. Yeh Kung-cho, at frat remaining out
side the Cabinet.
The reports of acute friction between Generals Tsao Kon and Chang Tec-lin are officially denied and in support of this denial it is stated that General Tsao Kun will arrive in Peking this evening for a conference with the President and General Chang. It is believed that the reconstruction of the Cabinet will not be effected before a week Undoubtedly much remains to be done in the way of reconciling conflicting interests.
Mr. Liang Shib-yi proposes a policy of financial reconstruction, utilizing the balance of the surtaxes to the amount of 83,000,000 which are due in February as security for a loan from the Chinese banks in Shanghai for the same amount to tide over the present pressing liabil
suck.
The Federal Steam Navigation Co., the respondents in the appeal, says the Japan Chronicle, claim that, in 1917 they con- tracted through their agents, Messrs. Played on the Navy "A" ground, this Dedwall & Co., of Kobe, with the appel match ended in a draw of one all. lants, the Nihon Kisen Kabushiki Kaisha,
The teams lined up as follows:--
for the purchase of four steamers on the understanding that they were then in con- CLUBS. Hodger; Gerrard and Mestruction in the Osaka Iron Works On Cabbin; Mair, Stewart and McPhail; the contract being signed the purchasers Banner, MoTavish, Forsyth, J. Rodger made an advance payment of F2.800,057.34 and England."..
to the sellers, in accordance with the pro as $3 to $30. Chinese qualities atters; Watte, Forbes and D. Clark; Grim of delivery matured the appellants fail- POLICE-SWA; J. Clark and MoWal-visions of the contract. When the term mitt Watson, Pearson, Robartson aaded to deliver the steamers, and it was Alexander.
discovered that the materials to be used Refefea: Mr. Moore.
In constructing the vessels, which The game was evenly contested and at alleged to be either in the yard or on its the interval there was no score. Early way from America, did not exist. in the second half the Club forced respondents, out of good will. thereupon goal mouth, Forbes pushed a Club player port the necessary material, but still the corner and, during the scramble in the 8570 assistance to the appellants to im-
feree awarded a penalty, from which dents then notified the appellants that when about to-head the ball and the re contract was not completed. The respon- Forsyth scored, Swan just touching the they would execute their option is cancel net. Shortly afterwards Peataon had to the return of the money paid in advancer "leave the field and for the remainder of but without result. the game the Police were reduced to 10 In defence, the appeilaats admit the men. About five minutes before the close foregoug, but plead that the delivery of Watson sent in a dropping, shot which toe teamers was postponed Rodger thought was going over the welt consent of the respondents
with the but the ball landed inside the posts and Kobe, owing to fact that they were agents in rested in the nat Aa forecasted in our issue of last week the Club strove hard to gair the decision,ut the contract on account of the Ameri With the score one all placed in an impossible position to carry the River markets have taken prompt but time was against them and the final can embargo on the export of iron and advantage of the easier monetary conwhistle sounded with both sides equal. ditions to lay in stocks of goods before
steel. With the respondents' aid they finally closing down for the year, and the Police and with a little luck would aary material to start the work, when the Swan played a good game in goal for were afterwards prepared with the neces Hankow alone has already purchased have turned the penalty shot round the Armistice came, whereupon the respon about 3,080 packages of greys, whites post. J. Clark and MeWalters defended dents "suddenly changed their attitude and dyed clotha during the week. Buyers well, and the halves worked hard. Grim und declared their determination to re- for the port are still keen on further mitt and Alexander did well on the voke the contract. purchases, but with the elimination of wings, the former giving McCubbin a busy pany further raised.certain demarrers, of The Japanese com weak sellers who succumbed at the be- time. The insides combined well but had which the most crucial was that the res ginning of the demand the market is luck in losing Pearson for the second
pondents act of cancelling the disputed going steadily against them, and busi- balf
contract was abrogated owing to their ness is therefore showing signs' of slack-
For the Club G. Rodger had little to acquiescence in the delivery of the steam- do; the shot that beat him took him byers after the day stipulated- fact which, surprise, Gerrard and McCubbin played according to the commercial custom in well at back, most of the work falling on vogue in shipping circles in Kobe, nulli McCubbin who was up against a good fed the right of cancellation of the cou wards well in hand. England did well by the appellants in the Lower Court wing
The halves kept the Police for tract. This contention was also raised when the case was beard there, but it
SHANGHAI TRADE,
Messrs. Ilbert & Co.'s piece goods market report says:-
ing off pending a readjustment of prices more in keeping with the idea of sellers.
This long-delayed demand from the Hiver has given & very welcome impetum to the market, which closes firm with
prices appreciably higher all round. The Northern Ports have also contri-
on the left; when he beat Swan it was a
ities, while General Chang Tao-lin has buted with moderate orders and it is good effort on his part and he was un- was rejected by the Court on the ground
aation of the Bank of Communications. Mr. Liang Shib-yi considers the finan cial outlook lavourable and is asking Mr. Kao Ling-wai to remain as Minister af Finance. If Mr. Kao refuses, Mr. Liang Shih-yi will act concurrently as Minister of Finance.-Reuter.
PERSONNEL OF NEW CABINET,
December 15th. According to to-day's Chun.Poo, the personnel of the new Cabines will be as Iollows:-
Premier, Mr. Chu Chi-chian; Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Yu Chung-har;
Minister of the Interior, Mr. Chi Yao-
san;
"
Minister of Communications, Mr.
where throughout the interior there are no stocks of any weight, whilst the official figures at the end of the year are likely to show that those held in Shanghai are also insufficient should the spring demand attain normal proportions.
Telegraphic advices from New York give the information that the quantity of American cotton ginned to the 30th November was 7,640,000 bis.
CHINESE RAILWAYS.
PRIVATE GOVERNMENT
OWNERSHIP.
out of place in the forward line but Forsyth being off-side. to have the
J. Rodger was proved useful. combined well and Forsyth kept the line Broner and McTavish together.
"AMBROSE" ". TITANIA!
Played on Navy "B" ground and re- sulted in a draw of one all. Teams:
"AMBROSE. Coysh; Rowlands and Howard; Bolneaves, Wiscombe and But ler; Savage, Duval, Sperkes, Boulter and Batteham.
TYTANIA."-Phillips
Collings and Long: McKinnon, Wilkins and Brooks; Bates, Pain, Goodlet, Gale and Hahgood
Referee: Mr. Hollands.
delicate point. Thus the case now rests on this very
Referer: Mr. Jones. Linesmen : YcCubbin,
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Messrs. Hollands and J. Mrs. Donnithorne kicked off for Scot land.
England Duval opening the score very early in started promisingly, the game. Give-and-take play followed, England bolding the advantage for the first 20 minutes The Scots then got into their stride. Begg rau through and sent 12 ground shot as close range, Eve kicked out and the ball was met by Stevenson, who equalised. A minute The game was evenly contested. Gale Pr two later Scotland took the When interviewed by the representative opened the score for Titania by beating from a penalty awarded against Moore lead of the Asiatic News Agency concerning Coyah with a shot sent in from near the for handling in the area, Forsyth Chang Hu;
the Chinese railways, the. Mr. G. M. touch line. Before the interval Ambrose beating Exe from the spot kick Before Minister of Agriculture and Commerce, Walker, a millionaire of New York City, equulised from a penalty, Savage being the interval England equalised, also from Mr. Kai Ling-wei;
who was formerly a resident in China tripped by Goodlet inside the Brea Duval took the kick and made no mistake.
a penalty. Duval was brought down in Minister of Finance, Mr. Wang Nai for ten years, said:--
the penalty area and Amor beat Rodger I have called attention repeatedly in each side struggling hard for the lead.after the custodian had saved from the ping;
Minister of Justice, Mr. Liang Chi. the past to the fact that Chinese proe-wards the close Ambrose pressed but spot kick. Half-time thus arrived with
perity depends upon the construction as Phillips kept them out. chao;
The end came the score of 2 all. Minister of War, General Chang Shao:sand miles of ralways I years ago custodians did good work and were ably soon as soon as possible of many thou with the interval score unchanged. Both tseng;
nister of Navy, Admiral Tsiang impossible for industry and commerce to good game but kept the ball too long. called attention to the fact that it is assisted by the backs. Savage played a "Tanag; and
nourish in advance of transportation Wilkins was the pick of the Titania side. Minister of Education, Mr. Chang Yi facilities. The transportation facilities ling-Eastern News", Agency.
must be furnished before industry and commerce can grow or thrive. Now the chiof obstable to the construction of rail-
HOSPITALS..
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UNIVERSITY. UNITED.
the
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made on behalf of local charities which During the interval, a collection was
Rodger appeared to handle in the penalty will benefit to the extent of $480.
Resuming, England attacked and J.
WIS
area and the Referee blew for à foul. After consulting a linesman, however, he dropped the ball and play proceeded. At Bookunpoo. McHugh scored The pace was fast and each side ALICE MEMORIAL AND AFFILIATED Ways in China is the Imperial policy of only goal in a fast game won by applauded for good work. The Scots
Gvernment Ownership and Operation soldiers.
ended up a good run by taking the lead. which was adopted by the Manchus and
Moore, who was playing well forward. which the Republic has inherited from the late Manchu Dynasty.
miskicked near the middle line and What the Chinese people must recognize is that
Forsyth, passed to McTavish, who returo- The University won this game, played ed the ball to Forsyth and he walked Government Ownership and Operation on the United ground. by two goals to past Eve. England's forwards slowed up of Railways, and other Public Utilities, is one. Samy scored from a penalty-kick and towards the close the Scots should natural under an imperial form of govern. awarded for Lim being tripped close in. have increased their acore, for Begg sent ment but unnatural under a republican Brown left at half-time, and for the reat a shot across the goal mouth and the ball form of government. And since the Chin-of the game, the United were one short. went begging, cac have repudiated and thrown out the
The home side had most of the play. A draw would have reflected better tha Manchu Dynasty and the imperial form May equalised. Samy scored again before run of the game. The penalty should not of government with it, they must now the close, ending up a brilliant run by have been given against Moore, for the discard the monarchial, or imperialistic, sending into the act. if they are to have prosperity and de- system in connection with their railways Yelopment of their commerce" and in-
The staff of the Alice Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals beg to thank the following donors of gifts for the Christ mas entertainment at the Nethersole and Ho Miu Ling Hospitals; also the friends who contributed musical and other items to the programmes of the entertain Mr. Chau Siu Ki, Mrs. S. W. Ts'o, Mrs. Lau Chu Pak, Lady. Ho Tung, Mrs. Ma Ying Piu, Mrs. Ma Wing Chan, Mrs. Li Ping, Mrs. Kwok Sia Lau Mrs. Rum jahn, Mrs. Mok Kon Shang, Mrs. Ng Hon Tsz, Mrs. Wong Kwok Shuen, Mrs. Pun
ments:
must be changed from guvernment owner.
SOUTH CHINA "A", "B"
On the Navy "B" ground South China
Leung Sze, Mrs. Choi Hing, Dr. and dustry. The Chinese railway system Reserve teams played a good gate, which. Mrs. Coxion To, Dr. and Mrs. Wan, Dr.ship, to private ownership, and their the "A" team won by 3 goala to one. and Mra Wong Taz Chuen, Dr. and Mrs.
government operation to private opera
KRYPTOK LENSES
"WILTS RES. v. R.G,A. RES.
ball hounced up and hit him above the nbow
GOLF,
Golf has been a popular pastime dur ing the holidays. On Christmas Day, Choung Wing Tai, Dr. S. W. Phoon, Dr.tion, which is in accord with a repub-
Deep Water Bay and Happy Valley were and Mrs. Aubrey, Mrs Alex. MacKenzie, lican form of government, and which is
the courses best patronised. Very few Mrs. Palmer, Mrs. Monteith, Mr H particularly in accord with Chinese At Sookunpoo, the leaders of the second day there were nearly three hundred
people went out. to. Fanling, but on Mon Greens Hongkong Electric Co, Ltd, genius and Chinese individuality. Par. division strengthened their position by players or the Fanling courses, and the China Sugar Refining Co., Ltd, Sun licularly must the construction of new beating the E.G.A., by four goals to mil number, was equally large yesterday. Co., Ltd., Sincere Co., Ltd., a Yuk rai roads be turned over and granted to R.G.A.. 0. After the change of ends the tion extended from the 24th to the 57th The half-time scores was -Wilts, 1; Play for the men's bogey pool competi Sen, Students of Ying Wa College
privato companies, and arranged so that email lines can be built anywhere Wilts had mest of the game and was out on Monday the men's medal competition and everywhere without waiting for the winners. Watts, Coe and Webb add took place in the morning over the old impulse to come from a central governing to the moru. are the most perfect double focus glasses part of the country may build their own ment. In this way the people of each
course, and mixed foursomes in the after- SCOTLAND . ENGLAND.
Boon over the new course. Yesterday for both reading and distant. In the railroads and secure for themselves the
there were ladies and men's competi ordinary bifocal lens, the segment or them.
prosperity which railroads will bring Club ground on Monday ended in a win
This international match. played on the tions in driving, approaching and put There is another extremely in-
ting. -part-for-reading is cemented to the disrortant feature in connection herewith for Scotland by three costs to two The The results of the competitions were sa
tant lens, raising the segment above the that will be seen as soon as soon as men-
teams were played on to the field hy the follow- surface of the main lens. The segmentioned, and that la, that the change of pipes and drums of the Defence Corps. and the line of union are always more ment to private operation is one of the (Club) and J. Roger (Club); Wevisan G. B. Layton
the ownership of railways from
Medal competition. E. Hancock, They lined up as under: governs or less noticable. In Kryptok lens, no
SCOTLAND, Rodger (Club); Gerrard
Tombstone competition. HP. Winslow. cement is used, but the reading segment the Tuchuna, or military governors of (Kowloon)Stewart (Ginbl-and-McPhail Ladica Driving competition. — Mrs.
most important things hecesary to rob
Mixed Foursomes-Miss. Denison and Lis electrically fused in a depression in the Provinces, of their control. A large Stevenson (Cairo), Robertson (Police). the main lens, while the whole lens is amount of their present influence and of
(Club); McTavish (Club), Forsyth (Club) Adams. ground smooth, on both sides to the the difficulty of the people in getting rid and Begg (Club),
Men's Driving competition.-Major H. desired focus. Kryptok lenses of any of those Tuchans is due to their control and Moore (Wilts): Wilkins (Hawkins), Mrs. H. Griffin.
ENGLAND -Evo (Gaira): Trivett (Wilta)
G. Bagnall prescription in either regular or Toric over local railways, or other transport Hadson (Tamar) and McClurg (Cairo) Mens Approaching and Putting, form are manufactued by the Hongkongtion facilities. As long as the railways
Ladies Approaching and Patting- Optical Co., successors to Clark & Co. remaib national this influence and con- Savage Ambrose). Duval - (Ambrose) Optical Prescription Specialists, located trol will persist, but as soon as the N Menham (Wilt), Swanborough (Wilta) The result of the Bogey Pool Competi in 53, Queen's Road Central Anvy tional control and operation is abolish and Amor (Wilts)
[540] ed, the Tuchung will lose their influence."- (Continued at foot of next column.)
M. Smith.
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