SPECIAL CABLES,
WOOSUNG FORTS BOMBARDED.
GOVERNMENT FORCES HEMMING THE REBELS IN,
(ur Own Correspondent.)
Shanghai Received Aug. 12
The feature of to-day's bombardment of the Wooing Forts was the accuracy of the fire of the cruisers outside Wooung.
THE HONGKONG TelegrapH, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1913.
MR CLEMENTI'S PROMOTION.
-Appointed Colonial 'Secletary to
British Guiana,
Mr. Ceoil Clementi, Assistant Colonial Fecretary, has received appointment as Colonial Secretary to British Gaiana. This is in the nisture of a promotion which has been long recognised as well de- served, and Mr. Clementi is to be
DAIRY FARM NEWS.
FRESH MILK
No careful mother can afford to use any but
Pure Fresh Cow's Milk.
Baby's health is of greater moment than the few congratulated or his advorce-cents saved in using Tinned or other preserved milk ment. The salary Mr Clementi's new post is given in The Dairy Farm Milk is Pure and Fresh and con- The engagement was of an intermittent obaracter, but the the Colonial Office List as £1,350 taios no preservatives of any kind Government forces are closing in on the rebels; who are consequent-rising to £1 500. Mr Clementi ly reparing to make a sortie in force from Kingwan.
leaves on August 27 by the c<' Siberian mail for Europe.
Shanghai. Received Aug. 13, The attack on Woosung has not developed at present the operations are on the outposts only.
Big Rebel Movement,
A force of 20,000 unanger rebels have crossed the border of the Province and are d'ufronting the outposts of the Hupeh Army Another report states that the Hunanese are advancing close to the Yang'so.
The Amay Dispute.
The Chinese have concorded all the Jupa eso demands at Amoy in the conflict between Japause and Formoson aubjects and the Chinese. The Japanese Comeul has given the authorities till the -15th inst. to punish the ringleaders of the rio18.
SURRENDERED.!!
Later, The Woosung Forte surrendered this (Wednesday) morning. (By Courtesy of the Chinese Mail.”),
Shanghai, Received August 13.
انها
The departing Assistant Col- onial Secretary, who is a son of Col. Montagu Clomenti, of Cullompton, Devon, has spent the whole of his service career, a
period of about thirteen years, in Hongkong. During this time he has earned the good opinion of
Dairy Farm Milk "
means:
Good. Clean & Wholesome Milk.
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It is reported that the Worsing Forts have surrendered and In 1897 he secured the Buden under their common seal insured kong and Kowloon-Wharf and Godom Smart Inexpensive
the five-coloured flage ara 'floating over them.
The craiser Haichi is at present alongside the forts collecting insurgent soldiers.
Information received from Japan is to the effect that Wo Hon- man arrived at Moji and prooed to Koba on August 11,
" Woosung Surrenders.
all with whom he came in contact. Mr Clementi was educated in St. thence to Magdalen College, Ox- Coast, before Mr. Justice Kemp, P.ul's School and passed from This morning in the Summary
NUTICE TO CONSIGNEES. ford, where a fair liet of scholastic Puisne Judge, the action was honours stand to lie nams. He continued in which If Teuk sau From ZUROPE, COLUMBO and took his. B.A. degree in 1998, and a Chinese doctor of medicine of three years later the master's Canton sued the Po Wah InsurTHE Company's Steam ship degree. In 1805 he secured ance Co., 84 Bonham Strand to
"ITO MARU," honourable mention in the Hart-recover the sum of $1000. The ford Scholarship, and honourable plaintiff claimed, as insured under having strived from the above porta, mention in the Ireland and Craven a policy of insurance dated May ed that their Goods are being landed Consignees of Cargo are hereby inform- scholarship in the following year. 24, 1910, whereby the defendaute and placed at their risk in the Hong Sanskrit Scholarship and in 1998 the plaintiff against fire during Company's Godowon at Kowloon, where gained distinction in connection a period of one year from May 24, each consignaxot will be sorted out with the Chancellor's Latin osssy, 1910, to May 24, 1911, for $700 mark by mark and delivery can be ob among other honours.
on a dwelling house, and $300 tained as soon as the Goods are landed. The following year saw his ap-on fixtures, in consideration of a, Optical goods will be carr od on un- pointment as cadet to Hongkong, premium of $35 paid by the les instructions are given to the contrary
**** before NOON, TO-DAY, and, on December 19, 1899, he plaintiff.
Goods at chared by the 19th Mr. W. B. Hiad, of Messre. August, will be subject to rent. arrived in the Colony and wasnt- tached to the Colonial Secretary's Brutton and Bett, appeared for Damaged packages must be left in the office. The early part of the the plaintiff, and Mr. P.W. Gold- Gotowns for examination by the Con following year was devoted to the ring of Messrs. Goldring and signees and the Co.'s representative at study of Cantonese at Canton, Russ for the defendant firm, sa appointed hour. All clams,must be and, exactly a year and a day after his arrival in Hongkong, Mr.
Mr. Goldring said that owing presented within ten days of the steamer's to the trouble in Canton be could arrival here, after which dato they can- Clementi passed his final ex-
bot be recognized. No claim wil be amination in that language. Some not get any of his witasises from admitted after the goode bare left the eight months later be was pointed assistant Registrer Gen- Since the trouble first broke
oral and naeumed duty on ont at Canton no fewer, than
Mr Stewart asked the Secretary February 4, 1902. With 25,000 refugees have come into of State for the Colonies the nam-intervening space of Fent the trafke is quite normal, last three years to the post of as the Colony by rail: but at pre bor of appointments within the months, during which he acted Assistant Colonial Bec- Reckoning both steamers and Governor or Colonial Secretary rotary, Mr Clementi continued es railway, there must have come which have been given to gentle-asssitant Registrar General until into the Colony during the past men who have not entered the the latter end of 1903: That few weeks.quile 100,000 Chinese Colonial Service through the or-year also saw him doing useful take evidence, p from Canton:
A private telegram received it the, Colony, and despatobed front Shanghai at midnight states that the Woosung Forts have
surrendered.
that the "usaal morning express train from Canton left shortly after seven o'clock for Kowloon, and the staff was then on duty as qenal.
Fighting Reported.
Telegraphic communications between Hongkong and Canton
were interrupted last night, but
a letter from the correspondent of
Lafore stationed
the
THE FAR EAST IN
PARLIAMENT.
Colonial Service Appointments
few
ap-in court to-day, and he did not Couton. Lai Pui-tong was not
know whether Mr. Hind had finished with bim or not, op Mr. Hind :—I have not. I am in the same difficulty myself and I have had to cut my ose short.
Mr. Goldring:-1 am going to sak, later on, for permission for a commission to go to Tientsin to
dinary chandel of competitive ex- work in famine relief in Kwangai.
Mr. Bind: It is absolutely too amination; whether the app iat-On December 10, 113, Mrate for a commission.
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BEN", LINE OF STEAMER 6.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
From LEITH, MIDDLESBRO,.. LONDON AND STRAITS, 6.S." BENLONIOND," "ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all goods are being
No Claims will be admitted star the
ments are due to a lack of officers Clementi was appointed member Mr. Goldring-That is a mat- CON in the Colonial service who are of the Land Court in the Nater for argument after I take out it for promotion; and, if not, whe- Torritories, and his activities were my summons. I have only two landed at their risk into the hazardous ther he Las any compensation 10 more or less confined to that witnesses, the company's agent and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the the "China Mail," at Canton, offer to officers who have entered portion of the Colony antil, in and one of the secretaries; with Bengkong and Kowloon Whart and he received your Lordship's permission, I will Godown Co., Ltd, whence and/or from states that there has been fight by examination sud who now find October, 1907, ing betweon Lung's troops and themselves, through no fault of appointment as Assistant Colonial take the agent first. With the the whares delivery may be obtained. the land army, near the North-their own, superseded by ganile. Secretary and Clerk of Councils, present state of affairs in Canton, Goods have left the Godowns, and sil Jasting antil men from outside who have been Previous to this Mr Clementi had it is very difficult to get any Goods remaining undelivered after the ern" Gata,
info the Colonial added a knowledge of Pekingese
body.
20th inst, will be subject to rent. about noon. The land gold- importad
servics.
The agent in the box said he
All Claims against the Steamer must iers
to bis linguistic repertoire. In
had known the plaintiff for ten be presented to the Undersigned on or Provincial Assembly and those in Mr Barcourt: The hon. miember 1911 he was appointed acting
under க misapprehension Colonial Secretary, and again years, and it was through his, before the 30th inst, or they will not the five storied Pagoda both fired into the City until four o'clock With the exception of Ceylon, in 1912 until the arrival of plaintiff's, agency, that the Pots recognized. in the afternoon, doing, however, Hongkong, the Straits Settlements, the Hon. Mr. Claud Envera. Un Wah accepted the $1000 risk. To and Federated Malay Statos, for April 16 of last ve-r he married rebuild the house, he estimated which officers are recruited by Miss Penelops Eyes, the eldest would cost $720.
Witness was asked whether means of the annual competitive daughter of Commodore Creswell examination for Eastern Cadet- Eyres, R.N. The wedding which there was a signboard on the ships, the Colonie srvice is not took place in St. John's Cathe plaintiff's house, and replied in entered by competitive examina-dral, was largely attended by the affirmatire.
Mr. Goldring:-What was on| tion. But on a matter of fact, those who had come in contact taking the last thr, years, out with and esteemed, the Assistant the signboard?
very little damage. The land
troops have seized the Arsenal but it is thought that trouble will only last as long as they sie pos- 888eed of ammunition.
Luog still remains on bis gun- bost, and he has announced that any troops who disobey his orders
Mr. Hind :-I don't know whe-
The objection was not aus-
will be treated as rebels and shot. of twenty-six appointments to the Colonial Secretary, as an official,
It is reported that higher office of Governor (excluding the and in his private life. By his ther my friend can give that officials in the land troops have military Governments and those departure, the Civil Service of evidence. It is verbal evidence of deserted while many of those of of the islf-governing Dominions Hongkong will lose a most able a written document. the middle ranks have followed which are in a special category) member, though we are sure tained. suit Some, however, have been only two have teen conferred everyone will unite with us in men who were congratulating him upon his murdered and only a few agres upon with the soldiers. It is feared, in not already in the Colonial well-earned promotion. Canton, that, owing to lack of service, and opt.of nineteen ap proper commanders, these troops pointments as Colonial Secretary will take to looting; and the re only two were conferred upon moval of valuables is going on officers who had not had long quite as strongly as it was a few previous service in the Colonies. days ago.
New Dry Dock.
The "Seoul Press learns that
a scheme is on foot among three different groups of Japanese cap-
LADY GODIVAS.
Mr. Housman's Stariling Proposal.
The Policeman's Imagination.. A man accused of loitering with My desire be always been to intent told the Greenwich magis establish and maintain an trate that he had a hairpin which interchangeability between the he used as a pipe-cleaner, in his Colonial and Home Civil Services pocket, and be supposed that the Government" to the members of
All broken, chafed, and damaged
|where they will"be examined on the Goods are to be left in the Godowns, 30th inst at 11 A.M.
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO.
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FROM EUROPE.
THE H. A. L. Steamship
SCANDIA,"
Captain Jachims, having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their goods are being landed sąd placed at their risk in the hazardous and/or extra-hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf · & Godowa Company, Limited, at Hong- kong and/or Kowloon, whonce delivery may be obtained against Bill of-Lading countersigned by the Under- "Optional Cargo will be carried on
In an address on "Petticoat signed.
as exhibited by the appointments policeman by a flight of imagina- the International Women's Fran, unless notios to the contrary be given chairmanship of the
man,
of Sir Matthew Natban to the tion mistook it for a burglar's chise League Mr. Laurence, Hous-to-day.
Inland crowbar. After this, you will
All claims must be presented within 10 the author and poet, said Revenue, Sir J. Anderson to the not be surprised to hear that the most remarkable example in days of the steamer's arrival here, after Colonial Office, and. Bir Sydney he was discharged. Olivier to the Bored of Agri-
history of "unpetticoat govern which date they cannot be recognized.
No claims will be admitted alter the Drama in the Antipodes. mont Pas exercised by Lady Goods have left the Godowns, and all culture.
Although he was better known Godiva.
Goods remaining undelivered alter the
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italists at Fasan to construct a day dock there. Each party pro- poses to construct one capable of accommodating a vessel of less
Mr. Stewart: May we rest ae-in Australia, the late Mr. J. C. He is reported by the "Daily 19th inst., will be subject to rent. tbari 1,000 tone and all of them sared that those gentlemen who Williamson paid frequent visits Mail" as saying that he wished All þrokon, chafed, and damaged have already fled with the do not enter service through the to England for the purpose of all women would take her as their Goods must be left in the Godowns, authorities applications for per ordinary channel of competitive recruiting dramatic companies patron and example, and again where they will he examined on the 19th mission to start the work. In examination are not passed over and acquiring now plays. At the and again do violence to their fast, at 9.80 mm. view, however, of the obvious fact because their number is small and time of his death his firm was oonventional sense of modesty in No Fire Insurance wil be effected by that three dooks are too many for that they have no means of mak- the largest controller of dramatic order to shame men into just us in any case whatever.
This steamer brings on Cargo 30- present-day Fusan, it is unliker, ing their grievances known?
hex. a.s. "Trelleborg from Abu says the paper, that the authoritile
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enterprises in the Antipodes. ways.
Mr. Harcourt: I do not think Mr. Williamson, who was born in In the war against evil it was Pennsylvania, was himself an not always sufficient to gird the actor for a good many years loins. Sometimes it was before going into management. necessary to strip.
will sanction the applications of either of these qualification them all, though probably per especially belongs to these gentle mission for one will be granted. men.
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