The Hongkong
Temperature a.m. 57. p.m. 59 Humidity
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January 9, 1914,
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Copyright, 1914 by the Proprietor.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 9,
Telegraph.
WEATHER FORECAST
FINE
Barometer 30.40
January 9, 1913, Temperature am. 59, p.m. 72,
Humidity
87,"
56.
TELEGRAMS.
TELEGRAMS.
RADIUM AND CANCER, MP. LLOYD GEORGE,
WONDERFUL RESULTS.
WANTED IN ENGLAND,
TELEGRAMS.
MR. CHAMBERLAIN,
TELEGRAMS.
1914.
五拜益 號九月正英港香
TELEGRAMS,
TELEGRAMS.
MR MASTERMAN.
CABINET POST LIKELY.
THE DUBLIN STRIKE,
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THE ZABERN AFFAIR.
MR. F. E. SMITH'S TRIBUTE. LIGHT SENTENCES ASKED.
A BRIGHTER OUTLOOK, [Router's Barvion To The Telegraph." [Router's Service To The "Telegraph." [Reptor'■ Service To The "Telegraph.")[Beuter's Service To The "Telegraph."] | [Reuter's Sorvice To The "Telegraph'] [Renter's Service To The "Telegraph."]
Tandon. Received" January 9.
London. Received January 9,
London. Received January 9.
London, Raseived January 9.
London. Received January 9, Reuter's The Times pablishes a highly
London, Received January 0. correspondent
Mr. F. E. Smith, speaking at at
Renter's correspondent at It is stated that Mr. C. F..0. interesting statement by Dr. Algiers states that, advices from Liverpool, paid
The men are gradually resum- an eloquent Strassburg states that the Public Masterman, M. P., Lazarus Burlow, of the Mi Idlesex Constantins are to the effort that tribute to Mr. Joseph Chamber- Prosecutor, at the court martial Secretary to the Treasury, is
Financial ing at Dublin. Hospital, which admits only Mr. Lloyd George has been lain, stating that he had dominat- of Colonel von Renter, emphas shortly to
The old orews of the Dablin inoperable cancer casca. This recalled by telegram to England. ed the whole field of politics as, ised that Colon von Reuter was This will entail a bye-election."
enter the Usbinet. Steam Packet Company signed. shows that whereas in 1812 every He returns to Algiers and sails since the times of Pitt, only one unconscious of the illegality of
on to-day. [Mr. Masterman was previous- patient admitted died, only 38 of on Saturday.
Englishman-Lord Beaconsfield his action, and naked that he be 68 admitted from June to Septem-
His motor tour to the interior had dominated it. We have sentenced to a weak's imprison- has been frustrated. He has been lost his active guidance, asid ment and Lieat. Sebad to three mainder were discharged from snowbound and been compelled Mr. Smith," but we have the in- days. the hospital and most of them are to take a special train to Conspiration of his statesmanship. now doing their ordinary work.stantine.
bor 1913 succumbed. There
There have been only one or two recurrences, but the doctors hope that with a fuller knowledge of the action of radium, recurrences will be prevented.
"Dr. Barlow protests strongly on the difficaty of obtaining radium, of which the ridiculous price has been artificially engineered.
OBITUARY,
EARL CAWDOR.
London: Rocolved January 0.
The death is announced of
The Timce insiste that it is the clear duty of the public to pre-Earl Onwdor. vent this artificial handicap to beneficent science..
BRITISH MILLIONAIRE.
NEW LAW LORD.
EMPIRE TRIBUNAL
COMPLETE.
HEAVY DEATH DUTIES,
London. Received January 9. The late Mr. Peter, Costa, the well-known Paisley thread mand- facture, left state valued at £2,526,270, on which the death duties smount to £378,025.
London. Received January 9.. Lord Haldane, speaking at [The title was created in 1827 Edinburgh, mentioned that Sir and the deceased, Hugh Frede-Charles Alfred Cripps. Unionist rick Vaughan Campbell, was the M.P. for Wycombe, who was fourth holder. He succeeded bis made a Baron in the New Year father in 1911. He was educated at Oxford, and was a Major, in Honours, will be made a Low Gallery on the pretext that he the Carmarthen Artillery, from Lord. There were now twelve wanted to compare it with other which he retired in 1905.
Law Lorde, and thus the work of pictures by the master. unsuccessfully contested Pem-getting the Supreme Tribunal of CONFLICTING STATEMENTS, brekeshire as a Unionist in 1898. the Empire in proper order was
HOME RULE
London Received January 6. As an instance of the conflict of opinion which exista on the Hamə Ralo question; the Daily Tele- graph affirms that there has been no menting whatever between Mr. Asquith and Mr. Bar Law. There were conversations between representatives of the two Parties, but even that attempt to seek a solution failed.
The Daily Chronicle states that Mr. Asquith met Mr. Bonar Law last month, but that there have been no real negotiations.
The Liberals are convinced that the negotiations will not be opened until after the third passage of the Bill through the House of Commons,
AFRICAN UNRest.
GENERAL STRIKE THREATENED.
·He
The new Earl is Viscount Emlyn, completed. who was born on May 17, 1900.]
Viscount Cross.
London. Received January 9.
The death is announced of Vis RECOVERY OF count Crose.
LISA."
Florence.
The picture was taken to the Umzi, the police were informed, and the man was arrested.
ly Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Govemont Board and
696 PER ANNUM. SINGLE COFY, 10 CENTS.
NEWS FOR BUSY men,
TELEGRAMS.
CONDENSED,
There is a conflict of opinion on the Home Rule situation,
The Bank of England rate of discount is now 41 per cent.
+
It is stated that Mr. O. F. G... Masterman will abortly enter the Oabinet.
the Under Seorotary to the Home THE BANGKOK CRISIS. eloquent tribute to Mr. Joseph
Office. He was unseated on peti- tion at North West Ham in June, 1911, but was returned for South West Bethnal Green in the follow- ing month: He is deeply interest- ed in social and religious ques- tions, was formerly President of the Cambridge Union and literary editor of the Daily News."]
Bank Investigations Have" Commenced,
V
Mr. F. E. Smith has paid an Chamberlain.
Mr. Lloyd George, on holiday at Algiera, has been recalled by telegram to England.
Thursday
Mr. A. H. Donaldson, O.A., commenced his investigation of The authorities at Johannes• · the accounts of the Chino-Siam burg have taken all precautions Bank to-day, says the Bangkok to deal with the railway strike. Times of December 22. The petition for the bankruptcy of UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS. the concern will he heard in the Civil Court next Monday. It is not as yet known whether there will be any defence. If the bankruptcy is declared, notice will be served on all debtors, Embassy at Constantinople, will Mr. Marling, Councillor of the who, according to law, have four-probably succeed Sir Lionel Car- teen days in which to pay, so it den na Minister to Mexico.
Great Northern Telegraph Company.
Princess
Ohoonlee, Kobe. Kunta, Weltevreden Raijaders, London Shima Kader 8.8. Alice, Kobe 5940, 0735, Hankow
Eastern Extension Office. Dinwo Nampakhoangkai, Sing-
Surprise of the Culprit. Leonardo professes to be sur-spore prised and hurt at the way in MONA which he is being treated. Possib
ly the injured astonishment is really genuine, for the man is described as appearing variously
Viscount, was born in 1823. He [Richard Assheton. Cross, first
M.P. for Preston. S.W. Lan- Was previously Conservative How the Plcture was found in simple and ignorant. His story, cashire and Newton, was twice Home Secretary, and also held the offices of Secretary for India and Lord Privy Seal. The new Viscount is Richard Asshet on Cross, Clerk in the Treasury.]
CANTEEN SCANDAL.
London. Receivad January 9.
:
He
Dugalia, Manchester, Dagles, Manchester. ̈ Dunbar Grand Hotel, Taunggyi. Forewalk, Kuala Lumpor, Gore, Care American Consul, Sydney,
Harrisauer, London. Kaba Kreemlin, Paris, Konghing, Singapore. Kuononloong, Penang. Laushsusang
Shanghai,
Kwongtailoy,
Lee Comfort, Sydney.
Mejanosha, Soerabaia,
Navaliai, Singapore.
Reynders, Cheribon.
will, in any case, be the end of January before payment can be. expected.
The Missing Compradoros.
Wong Hang-chow, compradore of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, and Eo Shia-hee, com-
threatened in
A general railway strike is
South though Cape and Natal workmen Africa,
seem disinclined to strike,
Dr. Lazarus Barlow quotes some wonderful instances of can- cer cures by radium, but protests against the high price of radium.
NEWS,
Eight officers and eight civil- pradore of the Banque de l'Indoians have been summoned in Chine, are still missing. It was connection with the Army canteen reported, that Ho Shin Hee had scandals, and lengthy proceed- escaped by the Proteusings are expected. which sailed yesterday morn- ing. Accordingly Mr. O, H. | Forty, of the Police, travelled by train to Paknam, where the vessel was stopped. A search was made and a man arrested and brought back to Bangkok on the Pangan, but it was then found that he was
General
дотв and service
matters will be found on page. 3.
and commercial news on page Log book will be found on page
not the missing compradora. He 9 of this issue.
is stated to be a cousin of Ho
thi
Mr. J. R. Wood gave his de-
So to Jim Tuen 133 Wing- Ohia-hee and to bear a facial recison in the extradition case to-
Sumtai, Feoshow...
Trahgia, Grandrapids Mich. Tanghingiai, Bangkok, Wenbin, Manila. Yeesounguen, Bangkok. 272 Connaught, San Francisco
Wanderers 1.
semblance to him.
It is believed that both men day at the Police Court. have made their way inland.
A report has been corrent in
Lady May and the Misses May
the town to-day that the body of arrived back in the Colony last Wang Hang-chow had been found evening by the s.e. Nyanza. in the Menam at Pokret. The Hongkong Bank were unable to confirm the rumour, and stated that they had no information aa to the trath of the story, but they doubted it,
Some facts concerning the business situation in relation to the declining value of Canton banknotes appear to-day.
Nai Vich-yien has we learn,
A man recovered $112 from a Official Receiver's warrant and a marriage contract, in the Sam- complied with the terms of the woman who refused to carry out attended at the Kong Mai to an-mary Court this morning. swer questions the Official Ro ceiver desired to put to him.
The steamer Tai Lee, built to Yesterday the Exchange Banks the order of the Sze Yap Steam- held a meeting to consider the ship Company Limited by the position of the rice mills and Hongkong and Whampoa Dock what stops should be taken in Co., Ltd., was launched yester regard to them. The meeting
day. adjourned until this afternoon, it
if trae, is certainly simplicity it. self. His real name, he admitted The Rome correspondent of the at once, is Vincenzo Perugia, 32 Times reporting on the recovery years of age, a native of Dumenzs, at Florence of Leonardo's master in the province of Como, By piece. "Mona Lisa," better trade a painter and
white known as "La Gioconds," says washer, he had found employ. the authenticity of the picture is ment in Paris, chiefly day set at rest by the fact that it still work, for some years past. Once, bears upon it the Louvre number acme four years ago, he was and stamp.
employed for a short time in the The thief in an Italian named Louvre, and, according to his ae-lockton, Zamboanga. Perugia, who was formerly in the count, his heart filled with bitter- PROTRACTED PROCEEDINGS. cleaning and restoration depart-neas and rage when be saw the ment of the Louvre. He smug masterpieces of which Italy had gled the picture across the been despoiled. His job tor- Sixteen summonses have been frontier in a trunk fitted with aminated, he left the Louvre, but granted ander
the Corrup: false bottom. Geri, the dealer to with idea fixed in his mind that Practices Act in connection with whom he tried to sell the picture, he would restore at least one the Army Canteen scandal. Eight has been interviewed by the masterpiece to his country, and are against certain Army officers Matin correspondent. He states that one La Gioconda."
HOME FOOTBALL and the other eight against that at the beginning of Decem One day he determined to put civilians.
ber he received a letter, dated the plan into execution. No uames are obtainable. It is Paris, November
Results of Latest League Matches 20. signed presented himself, as he had London. Received January 9.
expected that the proceedings "Leonardo." in which the been used to do with the othor League matches played at Home Following are the results of the Regler's
will last a year. correspondent at
writer said: "The work of workmen, in the early mor- on December 20: Johannesburg statee that the The Court, Martial bas keen Leonardo da Vinci is in my ning. Wearing the same blouse
First Division. railway strike W16 fizerl deferred pending investigations possession. It seems to belong to as they did he attracted no atten. Tottenham Hotspur L, Sheffield to hegin at Beven o'clock which led to the above pro- Italy, since its author is an Italian.tion and was asked no question. Wednesday 1. this morning. The authorities ceedings,
It is my dream to reatore this He walked straight to the room Derby County 2, Newcastle U. 0, have taken all precautions to
masterpiece to the land whence it of "La Gioconda." The room West Bromwich Albion 1, Bolton preserve order, and the Citizen
came and the spot which inspired was empty, he took down the Bradford City 1, Burnley 1. .. Defence Force of Pretoria. has
picture, carried it to the side Middlesbrough 5, Aston Villa 2. been called out,
Gerithought that this communi- staircase, where he forced the Sheffield U. 0, Liverpool 1. cation was the letter of a lunatic, picture out of the frame, and Sunderland 2, Oldham Athletic 0. being understood that by that but he decided nevertheless to leaving the frame under the stair- to communicate with the author- caso carried out the pictare bidden Manchester City 1, Preston time some report would be avail- ities, and a reply was sent asking as best he could under his blouse,
able as to the position and stand- the writer to come to Italy. passing out of the Museum with, Blackburn Rovers 0, Manchestoring of the various mills,
After "Leonardo" had been as he said, "la più grande de given an assurance that any price sinvoltura Nobody challenged
Second Division. some months,
he asked would be paid for the him, and he was able to reach his Reuter's New York correspond picture, an appointment was made lodging without hindrance, and ont states that Mr. C. H. Marling at Milan. Geri heard no more to hide his booty to his bedroom. correspondent C.B., O.M.G., Councillor of the from his mysterious correspond where it remained until a few Capstown states that so far only Embassy at Constantinople, is ent, who one day appeared daye ago.
Huddersfield 1, Liecoster Fosso the men in the railway workshops mentioned as the probable snc in his shop at Florence. In the Perugia's Accomplice. in the Transvaal have struck or ceasor to Bir Lionel Carden in course of the conversation which
It would appear that Pergia had Lincoln City 0, Notte County 0. are preparing to strike. The Mexico.
followed he said:"I am very an accomplice, like himself an Birmingham 0, Leeds City 2. train staffe are working through-
happy to restore Da Vinci's mas-Italian workman. This man, it Notte Forest 2, Stockport County out the Union and the train sor-
terpiece to Florence, I am an is believed had the picture in his 2, Italian, and I do not want the possession for some time.
Blackpool 2, Bradford 1. picture given back to the Louvre, In consequence of the failure Bury 1. Wolverhampton Wander- It must hangin the Uffizi Gallery of the anthropometrical depart- The man was finally persuaded ment to trace the finger-prints of to show his treasure to Geri and Peragia which it had in its records the director of the Museum and at the time of the theft of "La they went to his hotel, where he Gioconda the Prefect of Police, of dirty linen and alothing and into the working of the Bertillon removed from a trunk o quantity M. Hennion, has opened an inquiry finally the falso bottom, under system which the picture lay perfectly protected.
The Federation of Trades
SIR LIONEL CARDEN.
Unions threatens a general strike HIS IMPENDING TRANSFER,
in South Africa unless a Bottle- mont is arrived at by Saturday, London. Received January 8, but meetings of the men, at
Beater learns that Sir Lionel Capetown and Durban, indicate Garden's transfer from Mexico to that the Capetown and Natal Brazil will not take place for
workmen are disinclined to strike, Train Staffs Working.
London. Received January 9. Reuter's
vice is regular.
The Government is taking strong measures to preserve order,
LORD READING.
SIR RUFUS ISAACS' NEW TITLE.
London. Resolved January 9,
TERRITORY FOR GREECE. Obief Justice, has taken the title Sir Rufus Isaace, the Lord of Lord Roading.
London. Received January 8, Reuter's Berlin correspondent says it is understood that the Triple Alliance have agreed to the British proposal that Greece shall retain Chics and Mitylone,
BANK RATE, London. Received January 9. "ile Bank of England rate of discount is now por cont,
fit."
The director of the Museum re cognized it at once as the work of
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Arrived from Manila, Mr. H. L. Condos, manager of
Leonardo da Vinci. He was able the Maile Trading and Supply to persuade the man to allow him Co. of Manila, in staying at the to remove the ploture to the Uffizi Hongkong Boul
Everton 0, Chelsea 0.
North End 1.
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Bristol Rover 1, Exeter City 1. Southern League- Merthyr Town 2, Millwall 2. Plymouth Argyle 2, Brighton and
Hove 2. Swindon Town 1, Cardiff City 2. Bouthampton 4, Southend U. 2. Reading 1, Northampton 1. West Ham United 3, Portsmouth
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DON'T FORGET,
TO-DAY, Victoria Theatre, 9.15 p.m. Bijou Scenio Theatre, 9.15 p.m. Court Cards Theatre Royal- 9.15 p.
TO-MORROW.
Victoria Theatre, 9.15 p.m. Bijou Theatre, 9.16 p.m.
Thareday January 15, Concert at Seaman's Institute.
Friday January 16, Engineers' Ball, City Hall -9
p.m.
Saturday January 17, Entries close for Hongkong
Earl Cawdor is dead,
General Chan Hann has left Races. Nanking.
Monday January 19. Queen's College Prize distri
Wednesday January 21.
The late Mr. Peter Coate loft bation--noon. £2,526,270.
The death is announced of Vis- count Cross,
Sir Rafas Teaacs, new title is
Coventry City 1, Norwich City 2, Crystal Palace 1, Gillingham 0. Queen's Park Rangers 3, Watford Lord Reading.. 12, 2
The home team is mentioned Arst in each instance,
The Dublin strike fe ending, the men gradually resuming.
B. K. B, B. R. A. Sports-3.30
Friday January 23, Volunteer Ball,
Monday January 26, Chinese New Year,
Saturday February 7. Philharmonls Society a Concert 9.15 p.m.