HONGKONG SHANGHAI,
BANK.
'Curious Case at Shanghai. At the Shanghai Mixed· Court on May 24 the hearing of the case was rosumed in which the Muk don authorities charge a merchant named Ng Dzau-foong with hov ing boen concorned, with another al prosent unknown, in attempt
Tust from the Hongkong and Shanghai Rank.
CHINESE IN JAVA,
Liberal Contribution to Republi·
can Funds.
The Special Correspondent of the "China Pros" writes from Java --
Batavia, after a long silence, lins again been honoured by the presence of two Chinese gentle
Mr. Alex. Ting appeared to prosecute and the accused, wie defonded by Mr. U, S. Oppo. ing long queues and wearing tho
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1912-
GENERAL NEWS.
Death of Me A Tweedle. The donth is reported from. Hankow of Mr. Alexander (1,
ll's Useful Proclamation. General Li has issued, a pro-
WORLD'S NEWS.
GERMANY.
Tweedie, Secretary of the British A strike has broken, out in the Municipal Council there. He was Vulkan yards at Hamburg. About found in a state of collapse in his 4,500 men left work. Thaisin chair at the office on May 20, and died of heart failure soon after cause of the 'strika is the dis arriving at his rosidonée. The missal of a foreman who had con- ing fraudulently to draw a demon, Dr. Yudor J, Chang and Hankow newspapers speak highly iravoned some regulation con- Prof. E. S. Ling representing the of Ir. Tweedio's soven years' Ministry of Finance of the Ro-service to the British community.cerning the collection of trade
union subscriptions. public of China, who, unlike the officials under the Manchus hav-
General von flooringen, the Mr. Ting said that far nddition po-cook feather, dress themselves clamation that no soldier is allow War Minister, in the course of to the evidence there was a good up very neatly in European cosed to appear on the stroots after statement on duelling, in the doal of suspicion in the case,tume. Besides, they sponk bonu- o'clock at night, no merchants Mr. Oppo rose and objected. He tiful English and also the Amoy or members of the Government army said the refusal to fight aid that this was a criminal dialect, the prevailing tongue after 11. In case of any emer- in that south; while the Mehageney the morchants or officials charge and Me Ting should not talk about suspicions. There was officials, when they cane bere last may go out with a lantern sa's a good deal of suspicion on his time, spoke nothing but mandarin to distinguish them from bad side also, but I was not going and therefore were understood by to talk about it.
only a few, what a striking con-
The case for the pausecution was that the defendant was a man whom the complainants charged with fraudulently obtain- ing money from the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank.
trast
between the old and the New China! They indeed did credit to Young China.
These two gentlemen have been here for four weeks canvassing subscriptions to the National Lan,
chandlers.
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PERSIA
The Government has begun a series of senseless arrests of
Wotels
other constitutional loaders. As HONGKONG HOTEL
no agitationis in progress the arrests appear to be due to personal vindictveness, though many believe also that the Rogent is coutinually obsessed with the idea of plots against his life.
The Regent hus addressed a letter to the Ministers; urging the necessity of making some arrange
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his departure for Europo. Consi dorable.incredulity prevails, how-02) over, concerning the Govern ment's intention to summon any imprisonmout of all the advanced Majliss, but some believe that the duol was so slurply opposed to meinbers of the lale Assombly the views which prevailed in the indicates a genuine intention to Army that officers who in a given hold elections for a new Assonbly: enso refused to fight a dust placed, which, after this precantion, will themselves in an impossible anta-naturally contain only moderate
members.. Chinese Students in Japan.
PORTUGAL. Chinoso students are beginning gonism to the deepest convictions to return to Japan for educational of their comrades. He regarded
A Royalist band, about 50 purposes; anya'the "Japan Mail." duolling as an evil, and, as was strong, has attacked the Moncão There were at one time as many as his duty, would contique, to do Customs post and recrossed "the his best to restrict it. But it was off the rifles of the guards. The frontior into Spain after carrying eight thousand of these students in Tokyo. Put a few years ago a and they have been kindly assist-question connected with their impossible to stop it forcibly.
post has been reinforced. It is Portion of the Public funds.
The German battleship Ersatz considered that the capture of the The sum of Ths. 10,485, whiched by Messrs. Tan Kim Say, supervision cronter so much disé was the subject matter of this Manager of Kian Quan & Co., and satisfaction that a large number of Aegir has been launched from the
armaments lately landed secretly prosecution, was, in the early days Khown Wic Song, a well-known themelt Japan altogether. There Schichau yards at Danzig and
on the const of the north of Spain Sessions: 10 AM to 12 Now 2 na tine Admission 25 cents. of the revolution, a portion of the local land-owner. With the latter after this exols was still farther named Konig Albert. A speech will put an end to Captain Paiva public funds of the province of Dr. Cheng, and Prof. Ling have increased by a proclamation of the was made by the King of Saxony Couceiro's attempts to renew his Mukden, under the supervision of bee staying. They have made Authorities in Peking to the effect and the launching ceremony was incursions with an effective body the military (overnor of Mukden: speeches in the Chinese Chamber that to proceed to Japan for pur-performed by his sister, Princess of supporters. This sum, together with othor of Commerce, Soe Po Sin, etc. and, pose of elementary education Mathilde of Saxony. The Konig
10 respodso monios, was ontrusted to de in
np-wassuperfluons, assuch education Albert is the 13th German Dread- Corn-coull be obtained very well in nonght launched!. fondant, and he went away with paul, the Chamber of it to Tientsin and put it into merce have promised to subscribe Chiss, and finishing education King Otto of Bavaria, who was the Hongkong and Shang-to the National Loan to the alom should be sought in Japan. 61 recently, has been mentally hai Bank. Tho theft was amount of at least $20,000. So Thomcnuses co-operated to greatly afflicted for nearly 40 years. Ho soon discovered and the head of far they have secured $120,000-diminish the number of Chinese was proclaimed King after the the Finance Department was sent and had it not been for the drain studenta visiting Japan, and, of death of his brother, King Luwig to see what steps could be taken they had in sending money to coure, many more wore com- 11., in 1886, bat his uncle; Prince to stop the payment of the draft-China for famine, for red-crosspelled to rotern to their own Luitpold, nt once resumed the ordor that had been taken out work, for Fukion, Canton, Hupoh country in consequence of the Itegency, to which he had boon for the money. At the samo time ele for military for requirements, recent political disturbances, appointed just before the British Consul-General at it would be an easy matter to Now that order has been restored, Ludwig's tragic death.
ure Batavia however,`„Chinese youtha Muklon was approached, and ho raise $1,000,000—in wired to the Consul-General in alone!
begiming to take their appear- The Consultative Committee in Shanghai, and the Governor on- Soon after the arrival of these ance again in the Japunoso capion. Posts and Telegraphs has tered into telegraphie communien two representativos they wont to tal, and it is said that as many as inquired into the causos of the tion with the Bank in Shanghai.call on the Resident, Mr. Rijsyij-a thousand are now studyingely in the distribution of the On February 10 they were in-der and the President Mr. Andree them. formed by the Tionisin branch Welton; the latter returned the that the Frlor had been dished, call at the residence of Mr. Know and fixed deposit receipts immed Wio Song.
their
in exchange. Orders were then They have left hors for immediately issued for the pro-Bandoonga town among big socution of the culprit when found. mountains--where they expect to After the usual advertisements in reise some funds among the the Chinese papers, the money Chinese.
was returned on May 3 to the complainants, who of course gave:
security
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On February 6 of this year a Manila as a Possible Port of Call. draft-ordor for the money mude
H.M:S. Newcastle Rescues Japanese.
FRANCE.
King
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mail from London to Paris, con- cerning which objections havo been made. The Committee has Three shipwrecked Japanese, proposed certain alterations ac- who had been adrift off Kish cording to which the mail will DRAPERS, since the 8th instant, were rescued arrive in Paris 40 minutes earlier by the Newcastle at about 7 p. m. than it does now. ,:』,,, MILLINERS, on the 10th. The
"Japan A battery of artillery was
OUTFITTERS. Gazalto" informs us that the nien, practising gun fire on the on- who belong to Wakayama Pre-tainebleau range when a shell
fecture, were lunded over to the which had fallen at the extreme Complete
Harbor-Police-som after the end of the range exploded and Squadron's arrival there. hot fire to the trees. Fanned by
Japanese Police in Disgrace.. a strong wind the flamos spread House
At the Nagasaki Chiho, Sai-rapidly among the fir trees in banho, on May 15, our price spite of the exertions of the
detectives were onvicted of dragoons and artillerymen, who Furnishers
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its way to Shanghai, and the de- The officials of Nippon Yuson fendant guse instructions for the Kaisha'are investigating the pos sum to be turned into fixed de-sibilities of Manila na a port of posits for twelve and three months call for their European linors. respectively. On May 7, whon Attracted in recent years by the blackmail and other offences endeavoured to extinguish the committed at Sazub. They were blaze. The smoke and intense the three months bad elapsed, the rapid growth of the commerce of cenioned to terms of imprison heat impoded all their efforts, defendant went to the Hongkong the islands and the forwardl and Shanghai Bank to turn the movement in travel they have re- ment varying from one to two while from time to time explo fixed deposit into current accently been watching the experi-year, Bays the Kobe Herald." ions of sholls which had buried The homselves in the ground increas. Another was acquitted. cant, and, the Commissioner of ment of the German mail in pro culprits were found to be ined their difficulties. Foreign Affairs hoing notified, visionally including the port in
In the Supplementary Esti the defendant was detained and its homeward schedule for part of league with professional thieves,
from whom they received money mates for the State Railways for afterwards placed under arrest of this year. One of the managers and in roturn, they shielded the 1913, which inyo just been by Det. Sgt. Back-hell.
of the company recently paid a
submitted to the Special Budget Accountant's Evidence. visit to Manila for the purpose of thiores from detections.
Commitico, the Minister of Publio George Forsyth, an accountant discussing the question with Slow legal procedure in Japan. Works has given corrected figures of the Hongkong and Shanghai | Worner, Birnes and Company, The public trial in the Tokyo for the Western State Railway Bank, narrated the circumstances agents in the Philippines for Chile Saibansko of a number of for 1912 and provisional details relative to the placing of the Nippon Yuson Kaisha, and motor-mon and conductors of the for 1913. The deficit for 1912 is money in the Bank. The money examining into the possibilities Etetric Bureau, who on Decem: estimated at £3,570,596 and that was handed over in consequence of business. The nature of her 31 last went on strike, was for 1913 at £3,595,240. of the receipt of despatches wating the report made by him to the conluded recently. Judgment
THE OFFICES THE SUN that the inouey belonged to the head-office-at-Tokyo-has-not-is-to-be given on the 30th instant. Viscount General Oshima. Yo- PANY OF CANADA are Government. On April 21 a com-¡been disclosed, but it is under- Fiys months to settle this case munication was also received stood that he was favourably in some oxtraordinarily long. In shimaan has been appointed LOCATED on the Fint Floor if the from the Minister of Foreign clined toward the project. The England the case would have Supreme Military Councillor. New POWELL BUILDING, No. Affairs. On the statement of the question was also discussed with occupied a couple of hours, Lieutenant-General Baron Faku-12, Des Voeux Road Central. shima Yasumasa succeeds him as Hongkong, 25th May, 1913. officials that the money had been the general officials of Nippou oberves the " Japan Gazetto."
Governor-General of Kwantung. stolen, and upon an indemuity Yusen Kuishan by W. L Bram-| Japanese National Debt, The Times" is requested by being given, the Bank arranged well, maangor of the shipping de
the Moxicati Legation to publish on its bebolf "an omphatic and tolographed to London from Washington the other day of the purchase by Japan of a large tract of territory along Magdalena Bay. "No Mexican Government," the Legation states, “would dream of even if such a thing were con- GRAVING DOCK selling national territory"; but templated it could not be secretly 7871. by 881t. by 841: Bin. carried out, since the cession Camps empty Dock la. would need the ratification of ours. Major Gamble, who rolirod the Sonate.
THREE PATENT BLIPWAYS. from the Royal Marine Light
PARAGUAY.
taking vassals up to 8,000 tons
to pay over the sura involved the partment of Worner Barnes and to the military authorities
Company, when he passed through
Returns issued by the Depart mont of Finance show that the national debts of Japan amounted Y.2,528,753,529. Of this sum Y.
The second compradoro of the | Japan en route to New York and at the end of last. month to energetio donial" of the rumour
Hongkong and Bhanghai Bank London. identified the accuspid as the mun who signed the documents in connection with the money, and who called, on May 7, to with- draw some money.
A considerable amount of Euro- 1,098,185,820 represents domestic pean cargo for this port is now loss, and the remainder foreign carried by the steamers of this lomas.
"Manila company, says the Timos," and it is believe this
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Mr. Oppe, at the close of the could be increased by sending K) is now placed on the Shanghai The Rs. Mikawa Maru (N. Y case for the prosecution, said that the vessels horo. Passenger traffic Tim, taking the place of the at the next haaring he would ask by way of Suez is also growing Temaguchi Maru. the Court to dismiss the case.nt's rapid rate and the officials R-M-LI. Officer's Epitaph. The Court was bound to dismiss of the company believe that be the case, the effect of the evidence sending their vessels liero, es- being that the Court could not pecially on the outward voyage Infantry in 1872 to take up the Telegrams from Asuncion displacement, providing condition for possibly convict upon it. There to Europe, they could claim a was no evidence to show that the considerable share of the trade. position of secretary of the (Paraguay) to the newspapers an- painting ships with most efficient, result was no evidence to show that local agents brought the statement and has lately been laid to rest broken out in Paraguay. Four Tax Suora BANDING UP 20 100 To money had been stolen, and there Inquiry at the offices of the Mount Jerome Cemetery, Dublin, noance that Civil War has again 100-Ton ELECTRIC GRANE OF QUAY*** this was part of the atolon money. that the plan was under consider there, left his own epitaph printed Government warships bombard On the evidence it was impossible ation but that it was not known as private mourning cards as ed the revolutionary forces under Estimates givan for Docking, Repairs to Bull and Machiners, to say that the acoused had been when a decision would be arrived follows: dealing with stolen mors. The st. only things that suggested it wore despatches and telegrams. is that if the plan is tried a start The case was adjourned until will be made at the beginning of Dark morning.
Expectation in shipping ciroles
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mundane Boenea
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