REUTER'S
TELEGRAMS.
THE CHANNEL FLIGHT,
OF AVIATORS.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY JULY 7 1911
THE DECLARATION OF The provisions for compensation THE CATHAY TRUST, LD.
LONDON.
Lord Lindley's Views.
lo
(Articles 50 to 53) are all in favour of noutrala. Under the Declaration up neutral prize con
thom.
LATE TELEGRAMS.
The Shipping Strike. London, July 3-A resolution has been adopted at the mootinga of the Hull strikers in favour of
certain conditions. This is expect ed to load to a prompt settlement.
"N.C.D. Nows."
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An extraordinary mesting of be lawfully destroyed unless the the shareholders of the Cathay captor can prove many things Trust, Ld. was held in the office In the course of a letter to which he may not be able to do, of Messrs: J. H. Wattie & Co., an immediate return to work under "The Times" on the Declaration and which lie certainly will not of London, Lord Lindlay says:mavo to prove in the Courts of his Ld., Shanghai, July Mr. J. A. tion of those who drafted and tion is ratified. This is an un- present were Messrs. W. A. U. Considering the high reputa- own country unless the Declara Wattie presided and among those [SELVIOR TO TER TELEGRAPH."I settled the Declaration, the in doubted gain to neutrals; ond Platt and J. H. McMichael, Direc- Navy Department and Officers finito trouble they took in framing the new rules not only do not fore, and Mr. J. C. Dyer, Manager. department has decided to make Loudon, July 6, 11.15 p.m.
Washington, July 4-Tho novy it, and the difficulty of coming to All the nine aviators who are an agreemont when so many dis restrict the practice of this country
when at war, but extend our The Chairman explained that room for further promotions in the cordant views were presented to rights if we choose to extend the businose was purely formal official personnel. An order lus still taking part in the European them, the Doclaration, as ulti-
and consisted of the confirmation boen issued for the retirement on Circuit Roco safely crossed thematoly approved, is submitted,
3. The conversion of merchant of the rosolution passed at the captains, four commanders, four for ratification with such at vessels into war-ships. This can
the ground of disability of four English Channel this morning on thority and weight 88 be done now in any port of the previous meeting. Ho according tieutenant commanders and two
throw upon those who object to their find journey from England it the ons of satisfying Parlin belligorent or any of its allies. It proposed that the resolution, lieutenants." Cablenews Amo to Paris.
ment that it ought not to be can also be now dono at sea by any reading as under, be confirmed.-rican:"
belligerent which is propared to That the Articles of Association toptod. Viewed from this point take the consequences. The De-bo altered by substituting the of view, a careful study of its claration loaves matters as they following article for Artiolo provisions and of the objections inado to them fios convinced ino aro, as no agreement can be (1) that we shall be no worse off come lo. But it would surely be namely:- either as belligerents or neutrals if the Declaration is ratified than if it is not; (2) that if it is ratified we alill, on the whole, be much bettor off this if it is not. There are, however, three objections to the proposed rules so scrious as roquire spacial notice.
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THE SHIPPING STRIKE.
ON THE CONTINENT.
ран:
ĮSERVICE TO THE TELEGRAPH London, July 6, 11.15 There was serious rioting at Anistordam amongst the dockors yesterday evening.
Revolvers were freely used.
The troups supporting the
police used their weapons, wound ing oight persons,
AFFAIRS IN Morocco:
SPAIN'S COUNTER-MOVE.
[SERVICE TO THE TELEGRAPH.
London, July 6, 11.15 ̊pam. It is reported from Tangiers thut the Spanish troops have advanced to Arzella and camped outside the walls.
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The Tumen River Lispute. Consul at Kirin, Mr. K. Hayashi, Peking, July 2.-The Japanese
denies that a Chinoso stoamer was detained on the Tumen river, and most unwise to refuse to ratify a "6-The initial capital shall states that the vessel was merely valuable set of rules agreed upon, be divided into 1,000,000 pre warned that she could not take after careful consideration, simply fo: o ice shares of 188. each and in cargo at Korean ports not opon because they do not form so cun- 1,000,000 ordinary thuros of to trade. "N.O.D. News," plelo a code as could be desired.28. cach, Such preference shares Roosevelt is Taft's Target.
It is mid that, if the Declare-shall confer the right to a fixed: Indianapolis, Indiana, July 4.— tion isratified, privateering, which cumulative preferential dividend President Taft passed through was practically abolished in 1850, at the rate of 8 por cont. per an-this city on his way west yester will be revived and he as bad, if am on the capital paid up thore-day. In the course of an address
patched on or about 20th August). The three formidabloobjections not worse than ever. But to re-on and shall rank as regards the President took occasion to direct for Delagoa Bay, Durban, aro those relating to food supply: fuso ratification of the Declaration dividends and capital in priority reply to the criticisms of Ex- East London. Port Elizabeth the destruction of neutral ships; will not improve matters; they to the ordinary shares but shall President Roosevelt on the arbi- Mossel Bay and Cape Town. the conversion of merchant ships will simply remain in this respect not confer the right to any further tration treaty between the United For Froglit, eply to into war-vossels after they have as they are.. If, notwithstanding participation in profits or assets. States and Great Britain. He left the ports of theirown country, the agreement to abolish pri- and upon any increase of capital maintained that a nation could 1. As regards food supply. vateering, it is still compotent to the Company shall be at liberty arbitrate questions involving the There can be no doubt that any one of the signatories to the Do- to jene any now shares with any national honour as well as any war between this country and any olaration of 1850 to convert its preferential deferred or special others. The President argued othor maritime State of importance morchant ships into war-ships rights, privileges or conditions that all questions submitted for STEAM von BOMBAY VIA SINGA- will seriously affect our commerce at sea, or wherever else it can, attached thereto. Provided that arbitration involved, national and product great confusion and it will be equally competent for nothing in this clause contained honour to o ́greater or loss degree, suffering, and will raiso the price the other signatories to do the shall be deemed to provent the and he saw no reason why a of food and other articles largely same; as compatent for us as for payment of interim dividonde on nation could not settle those ques- imported by us. Neutrals will our enomics. If they can arm the ordinary shares of the Com- tions generally regarded as purely be deterred from attempting to their liners and commercial ships, pany, but before any such in of that naturo. send them. War risks will have wo can arm ours. The strongest torim dividend is paid on tho to be insured against, and prices would get the best of such warfare ordinary shares the holders of will rise rapidly. All this, which as thint.
preference shares shall be entitled te sure to happen whether the
to be paid the arrears (if any) of Declaration is ratified or not
dividends due to them and also to affords no reason for refusing to
be paid an interim dividend pro ratify it.
think, be ratified upon the portionate to the period elapsed clearly expressed understanding of the then current year, that in interpreting it rogard
is
As matiers stand, food and many other things can be declared by any belligerent to be contra- [SERVICE TO THE TELEONAPH.") band and be treated as such if it
strong enough to enforce its own London, July 7, 1.40 a.m.
views in sp to of the protests and The Prime Minister Right opposition of its opponent and of other nations. Not only is this Hon. H. H. Auquitli), in reply to true, but some nations have insist- the Right Hon. A. J. Bulfour, ined, and still insist, that they are entitled by international law (as į they understand it) to treat food for their enemies as contraband
the House of Commons, said that he could say little rognrding the negotiations that were passing be- the Powers concerning Morocco,
but he wished it to be clearly
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more so than had hitherto been
and to take it accordingly, evan from neutral vessels. This is not!
Although heartily concur with those who think that the Declara- tion ought to be ratified, it should;
The Anti-Trust War Tandon, July 1.--The Fedora) Grand Jury has returned indict menta against nine combines, comprising eighty-three persons, alleged to constitute the ep-called Wire Truet.
Hongkong, 5th July, 1811.
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Laving connection with Company's
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(Taking Cargo at through mies to
Persian Gulf and Bagdad, als Barcelona, Velonzo, Alicante, Almeria and Malaga.)
THE Steamship
"CAPRI,"
Among them aro Mr. Pierpoint "The rights boroby attached Morgan's son-in-law, Mr. Tatter should be paid to, the admirable to the proferenco shares may be Lee, Mr. Frank Gould and other Report to carry out which is its altered by special resolution, notable financiers."N. O. I. Capt. Figari, will be despatched as avowed object. Thore ought to passed with the approval in writ-Nows." be no room for doubt about thising of the holders of three quart
SELANGOR'S BALANCE-
SHEET.
Shows Larger Income and Decreased Expenditure-
The financial condition of the
ure of the issued shares of such class,"
Mr. MoMichael seconded, and the confirmation was agreed to. This concluded the business.
JAPANESE TARIFF.
Import of Explosives.
to
of
certain articles under the now the Customs Tariff of Japan, which
Shonts Denies Tale.
Washington, July 4.-Theo- dore P. Shorts has issued a state-
moat denying the published re- port that his wife lind sued him for a separation. The story was carried by the leading Now York papers. "CablenewsAmerican." Earthquake 'Shocks In San Francisco.
from theirhouses. The greatest damage dono, however, was the shaking down of some chimneys and the cracking of a number of large buildings.
Wisconsin asks. Stephenson Inquiry, Washington, July 1-The
abore on WEDNESDAY, the 19th inst,, at Noon.
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ME CHEU G. ART PHOTOGRAPHER HONGKONG. TELEPHONE NO. 1013.
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the English view of international State of Selangor for 1910 is de-
Sun Francisco, July 3.-The city was startled lust night by two law; but it is the view of some scribed in the annual report of the
The Board of Trudo are in severe earthquake shocks. The other nations, and their views British Resident (Mr. J. O. An- cannot be ignored. The Declara-thonisz) who states that the re-receipt, through the Foreign in each case that thousands of Boismic disturbance was so saveré understood that the Government/tion (by Articles 21 and 33 venue collected during the twelve- Onice, of information to the effect people were terrified and flod]
to 30 puts a stop to this month under review amounted to were fully considering the new view by declaring food and $9,238,845, showing an oxcess of that the following particulars have many other things to be con- $1,021,951 over the estimate and beon furnished by the Japanese situation which had arisen intraband only under certain circum- an increase of $349,195 over the Ministry of Finance in reply Morocco and future developments stances. One of those, however, is actual receipts in the preceding inquiries as to the treatment
if consigned to a "place serving as your. The important increase. in the country, some of which a base for the armed forces of the under Customs ($344,013)
night affect British interests enemy" (Article 34). It is conis principally due to
tended that every port in the Unit- largely augmented export of rub is to come into force on July 17 United Senate has received a re- al Kingdom to which food-carryber and the increased collection in next. 1. Explosives containing quest from the Wisconsin stato ing ships could practically disrespect of the duty on tin and charge their cargoes may be decid-tin-ore, against which should be nitro-glycerino, such as "kiesol legislature to investigate the Davioriso, Patio & EstaRO ING "We are confident," added the ed to be a base for the supply for placed the apparent loss of import gular" dynamito, golignite, blast-election of Senator Isaac Stephen- stanzkang: tot May, 1911.
its armed forces if wo were at war; duty in respect of opium owing to ing gelatine, gelatine dynamite, son of that state. The request Premior," that diplomatic discus-and that the Declaration exposes the Government having taken over &c., will be dutinbless "dynamite" was accompanied with the full re- sion of the situation will find autogreater risk of starvation than the monopoly. Decreases are wo should be exposed to without it, recorded under the headings of solution of the affair. The part The roal truth is that the starva-licences and interest, that under tion of this country in case of war licences being due to the duty we take therein will have due re-will not depend on the Declara- collected on spirits, boing only gard to those interests the fulfil- tion, but on whether we can pro- $47,276 as against un estimuto of
tout our sea-borne commorco. $192,000. ments of which como under Treaty obligations to France, which ob ligations were well known.
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cord of the investigation and find- ings made by the committee ap- Explosives not containing nitro-pointed by the state legislature glycerine will be classed as dy-of Wisconsin to investigate the unmite; nor will explosives con election of Sonator Stephenson. The report forwarded to the So- taining nitro-glycerine, which are nate contains the finding that to be classified as gunpowder un-Senator Stephenson was guilty of was roigning over England 200 years ago when Martell's 2. The destruction of noutral On an estimate of $0.254,227, der No. 231 (1), such as smoke-bribery and attempted bribery in prizes. Here again we must nek the expenditure of the State loss gunpowder, &c. 2. Tension connection with his election to the oursolves, What is there to pre-amounted to $7,831,805, repre- fuses, quantity fuses, &c., which Senate. Cablenews Ameri- yontsuch destruction now? What senting a saving of 81,422,422 are termed electric detonator can." is there to enable a neutral to It was also less than that of the fuses, and have an explosive, for obtain compensation if his vessol previous year by $352,541. Tho causing a dolonation, attached to ARBITRATION TREATY. is destroyed by a belligerent? All surplus of revenue over expondi- ano end of the fuse, are to be
he can do is to seek redress in the turo was $1,407,040.
classified as fusos under Tariff No. U.S. AND ENGLAND.
belligerent's Prize Court, and The cash balance to the credit 231 (4). 3. Duties are to be levied from some of those Courts no ro- of the State on December 31, 1910, upon machinery in accordance dreas can be obtained. The was $230,303. On the same with the "not" weight. 4. Tariff * (SERVICE TO THE " TELEORATH."]Articles 48 and 49 of the Declara- date in 1909 it stood at $441,440, No. 605 (parts of machinery) will tion certainly improve his posi-The statement of assets and be applicable only to parts import London, July 7, 7.25 a,m. tion. Articlo 48 prohibits the liabilities au on December 31 lusted separately.
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Brandy was first put on the Marköt,
0 Martell's
* Factories in China
Branly is the most popular Brandy The British Acting Commercial¦ Attaole at Peking (Mr.II. H. Fox) on the Market now, and is used by Ilospitals and Clubs, in has furnished a list of manufac- tories in China and Hongkong
producing articles of foreign type preference to other Brands, with foreign machinery. This list many be seen by British manu facturers at the Commercial In-
In the House of Commons, the destruction of neutral prizes. furnishes the following totale: Complete machines imported intelligenco Branch of the Board of Article 40 makes some. ex- ABBets $23,854,534, linbilities separate sections for convenienes Trado, 73, Basinghall-street,
· Night Hon. Sir Edward Groy, coptions. The two articles $395,253, balanco $23,450,280. of shipment (whether or not ship London, E.C.
taken together throw on the As, however, the assets include pad on one and the same vessel), Soorotary of State for Foreign belligerent the burden of justify- $7,357,393 under Advances to will not be dutiable under Tariff
瀑布
Oplum Traffic-
The Board of Trado are in
Affairs, stated, in reply to a quos-ing the destruction and entitle Federation," which the Treasurer No. 605, 5. The tom "straight receipt of information to the effect the neutral, to compensation if properly characterises as a doubt-rules" in Tariff No. 530 includes that, by an agreement betwoon tion put by Mr. David Mason, the Court decides in his favour,ful item, and $5,800,068 on boxwood folding rates; ~~
and Article 51 does the same. account of advances. made to
Great Britain and Clijna, signed that there was overy prospect of But we have not been able Pahang, the ultimate recovery of
at Poking on May 8, the British Government consents to the in- the Anglo-American Arbitration to induce other Powers to go which is possibly open to question, Mr. R. N. Truman, secretary crease of the Chinese import duty further in this direction. The a reduction, of the above balance and manager, informs us that tho on opium to Tls. 350 por cheat, Troaty being signed vory shortly. realt is a compromise, and one by some thirteen million dollars output of dry rubber from the the increase taking effect simul- The Treaty would be presented which is better than having no would probably effect a closer ap- Chemor United Rubber Estates, taneously with the imposition of rulo at all, and better than leaving proximation to the real state of Ltd, for the month of June, 1011, an equivalent exciso tax on native to Parliumqut before ratification. (cach nation to enforce its own law. the caso,
was 045 lbs.
opium
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