TELEGRAMS.
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[Reuter's Barvice To The Telegraph."
London. Received June 16.
The dent bus occurred of the Right Rov.. Alfred Rbort Tucker, D.L., Bishop of Uganda from 1809 to 1911.
Ho passed away following a seizure in Westminster Abbey yesterday.
THE
HONGKONG
THE COLONY'S ROADS.
An Appréciation of New Paving
Methods.
(SPECIAL ARTIGLE One of the biggest items in the Colony's Badget is invariably the vold for the maintenance of roads..
Good thorougulures are a supreme uecessity, but it has unfortunately bean the case that the Pablic
CORRESPONDENCE.
TELEGRAPH
EXTRA
HONGKONG, TUESDAY JUNE 16, 1914
The opinions expressed by the Correspondents are not necess arily those of the "Hongkong Telegraph,"
** GENTLEMANLY" CONDUCT
(To the Editor of the Hongkong Telegraph]
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SUBSIDIARY COIN. PROBLEM.
12
Hongkong's Herolc Measures " Not Possible in Shanghai.
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TYPHOON IN JAPAN.
Steamer Wrecked on the" Loochoos.
TURBINE SHIP PROPULSION.
Hydraulic System of Trans-
mission Gear,
CENTRAL BANK FOR CHINA.
The Government's New Scheme.
A typhoon swept over Southern
Peking, June 3. Japan on the 3rd instant and
It is the intention of the Gov. The Chairman of the Shanghai wrought widespread havoo. Two
Demonstration trials were run, erament to make the Bank of Electrio Construction Company trains were blown over and several in the Solent, on 25th ult. with China a central treasury, reapon- at the annual meeting held in passengers injured, while 200 the Hamburg Amerika, steamer sible for the receipt and expen- London last month spoke feeling-coral boats are missing. Konigen Luito, a vessel of 1,950 diture of all Government funds ly of the loss caused by the de The Taian Mara, 1,050 tons, tons displacement in service con- throughout the Republic, and its". preciated currency in which most owned by the Hayaalit Shipping dition, propelled by iwo sets of capital will soon be increased to Works Department has for many Sir, Throngh the medium of of the fares on the local trame Department of Omka, on her way turbines with a horsepower of meet the demands of its business. yours been experimenting in the your valuable columns. I would were paid, says the N. C. Daily to Japan from the South Seas, 0,000. She is intended for At first it was proposed to make mattor without solving the pro-liko to bring to public notice the Nawe of June. Ile quoted some was taught in the typhoon pleasure purposes, ranning from the Bank of Communiactions blem of how to by down a ros! conduct of certain "(lentlemen
figures to show the magnitude of on the night of the 2nd instant, the Elbe to Heligoland in the receive money collected by the which will stand the effects of on Sunday June 14, The the loss. Since 1909, when the She We driven nahore on summer and along the Riviera in Customs. but eventually the both wallia and abnormally heavy incident to which I refor, our train service was started, the loss to southern part of the Loochoos the winter: bat apart from the Central Government decided that rain. Blago soms have every red in the immediate vicinity of has totalled $1,000,000. The and wrecked. Of the crew twenty fact that her arrangements and the Bank of China should receive year been aladriel; pot how the HK: Golf Club House, Happy figures we published on Thursons were saved, but the captain fittings are suggestive of improve the deposits because the proceeda The death in nanounend of Mr. Poltou have we seen ca-es of a Valley. The procession was one day showed that for the week and five others wire drowned. ments of the same class that of the Maritime Customs concern Allan Giboa Steel, K.O., the thoroughfare requizing fresh of the soloutuest that falls to the ended June 3, 25.81 per cent. of the storm had a disastrous might be made in Bagland foreign loans and indemnities, " well-known barrister and cricket attention, within a month or two jot of i soldier, that of the gross receipts of the Tramet on eropa, the contre of the particular interest she Br agreement with the Inspec- of its being re-lab1? It would burying a follow comrade. way Company, equivalent to a Phestorm developed in the vicinity pOHNENBOS is that she is the tor-General the Bank will submit Cambridge XI and several times be most illuminating if a uble Throughout the whole sum of $7,01100, had to be of Yayayams one of the Loochoo first large commercial vessel to itself to the direction of Com- were called for by one of the journey, Chinese, Portuguese, written off on account of the group, struck Kyushu, and ad have Fottinger hydraulic gear missioners of Customs in the Australii.
lative Council setting forth the soldiers and sailors were passed, coinage. The magoitle of the Chugoku. Kyusha and Chugoku and her screws. Unofficial mombo of the Legis. Hindoos, English and American depreciation of the subsidiary wanted north-eastward by way of interposed between her engines matter of duties and will adopt
all of whom carried out the laws loss shown by the figures seem to have suffered moat, the
foreign methods of book-keeping. It is well known that to obtain But this is only an experiment of respectability and reveteuce, compels thought, morapeoially force of the wind gradually abat- the maximum of efficiency and either party can dissolve the by removing their head-dress as the ratio has increased from ing as the centre advanced to the turbine shoald run at a high agreement after one month's Then we passed the "Gentlemen" 3 63 per cent. of the company's Ewanto and the north-east. (five or six in number) reclining capital in 1909 to $.09 per cent. The Tramway Com-
Mr. A. G. Steel.
er, who formerly captaified the
played for England against
SHIPPING WORLD.
AMALGAMATION DENIAL,
London, Received June 16,
The P. and U. Company deny a report that negotiations are proceeding for amalgamation with Mears. Bullard, King and Company's Natal line.
THE SUFFRAGISTS.
DESIONS ON RESERVOIR.
London. Receive1 June 16:
A sufragist plot to low up London reservult at Wulwich
was didesvered last evening.
The reservoir uns buen guarded by the police all night.
money spent in any one year on
the Colony a roads, how often each
road had been re-stalled, and the cost on each occasion a rond had been treated. If such infor- mation were supplied, the writer ventures the opinion that it would
ย
were
The Government will releem
speed and the sores, which it notice. The business of the bank in easy attitude, trusting to the in 1913.
drives at a much lower speed, and has been in a satisfactory condi strength of a Golf Olab for sap- pany, from the nature of itsservice, that of the Crown Colony. Hong-gear is that it enables these con- and the establishment of the one advantage of the Fattinger tion during the last three yours reveal "eye-opening" facts, port. Had not the band been is the biggest loser, but the un-kong has both a Government and licting
be branch at Canton for requirements to The Telegraph has always playing the Dead Maroh I doubt satisfactory state of the subsidiary a surendy of its own. Although reconciled. In the Konigen Luise, redemption of the paper notes interested itself in Hongkong's whether these individuals would coinage is felt roadways; hence the writer needs have troubled to have looked at indirectly by every member coin was in circulation in the speed ran at 1,800 revolutions a isn step towards the extension of directly or in former years Chinese subsidiary for example, the turbines as full in Kwangtung and Hongkong no excuse for penning a few all. Anyway; he annoyance of the community. In its obervations on the subject. In this procession seemed to have direct application it is felt by vial cognition, sant is to say Another. feéturo is the rapidity Chipu. A branch office has been Colony it at no time received minute and the screws at 380, its business in south and ceutat your admirable and most inter-caused those "Grontlemen," I most every supplier of goods who re-susse Chinese tokens could not be with which maneuvring can be opened in Nanchang, ou the esting "1889" column the other humbly apologise for. There was tails for a sum less than a dollar.sed to discliarge any obligation carried ont. On the trials when argent request of the officials and day there appeared a plea for the at least one gentleman there, but. The indirect loss is caused by the to the Governmect. The Post the vessel was going ahead at 20 natives of Kiangai. employment by the Government whether he belonged to the enhanced price, which the retailer. Office and of an expert in road-making, and above mentioned I cannot say is compelled to charge. It may be insisted upon dues being paid in astern, and she was doing so I about two-thirds of the papor
other departments knote, the order was given to go. in forceful language the lack of in any case it doesn't in the least remarked that the Tramway Com Hongkong money. The decision minutes later. She was stopped notes in the money market of such an official was deplored. excuse the others, and should this pany is not able to out its loss in of the Iran Company at Hong-in a length and a half, and the various provinces and replace One had simost given up hope of inst the eyes of those concerned this way. The faros charged arong to adopt a similar policy the
shafts propeller
the remainder, with the notes of the services of aneh an individual sincerely trust that they subject to the approval of the to being socured, but after twenty- will do the same as the little Municipal Council, and the with the
boyoort, which, reversed in three to four seconds, this bank and those of the Bink five years the need appear to Chinese school boy did not a dozen Company would have to hear the Government, was defax od, and ship with the Fottinger gear is their face value at par. The Baststance of the No mattor in which direction a of Communications solins to keep have been met. Quite recently yards from where they themselves entire loss it the coinage were to how the importation and circula- travelling, the turbines run con- reason for making the experiment most successful experiments have were standing-remove the head-depreciate to a quarter of the face rion of Chinese subsidiary coins inuously in the same direction, firat in Kwongtung is to avert been made with tar-macadamant dress. A soldier is taught to value, unless some special ara prohibited by law. As a result because
further rebellion, as the province of driving tar-apraying, Bah in Hongkong treat civilians with respect rangement were made..
so treated Cannot a little reluro for their
is a hotbed of rebels.-N. 0. .. direct screws and Kowloon, reade
they have been found to last much efforts be
turbines fitted Daily News. accorded in this That this condition of affaire gradually regaining their par drive water longer than those subjected direction ?" Had the positions been is deplorable must be generally valas. Such teroio ineaanres are on the same shafts the hydraulic to ordinary rond metailing, vice-versa it would have been a conceded. Unfortunately, al- not possible here where conditions power thus developed serving to
either and,
corresponding what the public crime subject to punishment, though the serious nature of the are entirely different. It is not operato equally appreciates, they do were it known in official circles, malady is patent, the means by within the province of the Muni- ahead water turbines coupled to nut relloct the glare of the sun and I consider it a crime outside the which alleviation can be sought cipal Council or the Court of the propeller shafts at a reduced nearly as much. Now, the wi.or Army, and I trust, na'it is beyond with any certainty of success are Coagule, or of any other non-speed or astern water turbines Canadian delegato who was re-utices, some of the principal panishment, that it is not past not apparent. There is ground Chinese body to prevent the im- also coupled to the propeller
If some of the West-end inilore for the belief that the deprecia-portation aad: use of say tokens shafts. There is thus the great scued from the Empress of Ireland, thoroughfares on the island are redemption. Yours eto,
R.A.C. tion is likely to increase in the that an impecunious provincial advantage that no astern steam have their way, mun, hitherto one in describing the disaster said to be laid partly with granite
near future. The provincial government oleate to call money. turbines are required. Hongkong, June 16, 1v14.
The of the most soberly attired of a single Salvationist wussetts and partly with compressed
authorities in Kiangeu and Hongkong was able to work out change from ahead to astern is animals, will become a peacock in. found with a life-bolt. They all asphalte. The cost will be con-
siderable,
valve which the gaudiness of his raiment. In but ut length the
probably elsewhere, ure unable its own salvation, but Shanghai effected by gave their life-belts to others.
authorities have come round to perovo the point that it is not initial outlay which counts, for the Director of Public Works eventual anticipates auch so saving under the Maintenance You as enable improved paving to be gradually laid on the Other main roads of the city. It
not
EMPRESS DISASTER.
SALVATIONIST CLAIM.
London, Received Jane 16. At the Salvationist Congross, a
44
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SYLVIA'S LATEST.
HUNGER AND THIRST
STRIKE.
London Roceived June 16.
ALBANIAN AFFAIRS.
to
TAI ON PIRACY.
Men in Custody Likely to be
Banished.
suoh
this
Hongkong subaudiary coins are the
not
instead
a
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COLOURED CLOTHES
FOR MEN...
Vivid-Hued Sults for Summer Wear.
to resist the temptation to turn has, in the last resort, to rely changes the course of the gile of the roome of the Savoy out, debased coinage. They upon the good offices of others. Ligh-pressure water from the Entel recently experts in men's secure an immediate profit, sad. Still, a good deal may be done ahead to the astern water ar- dress were confronted with a As the dazzling array of cloth of many they either do not realize, or by combined effort on the part of bines, or vice versa,
There were alive blue, the fact the Chambers of Commerce and Fottinger gear is lighter and colours. Bro indifferent to, that measures of temporary others interested. The basic occupies less space than an astorn cinnamon, indigo and bronze, relief
ontail uecessity is to secure the witharbine, there is economy, which mulherry and supin, tan and their own punishment. There is tirawal from the provincial govis particularly advantageous in mauve, and a dozen others. It We understand that it is not authority for stating that the ernments of their power to issue the case of warships, and the explained by Mr. H. Dennis Miss Syiv Pankhurst has has taken many years for the likely that the fren discharged at recent emission of coins now in subsidiary cous, No scheme of system is being applied in large Bradley, of Old Bond Street, that undertaken a hangèr užti tilicet | principles of trus vconviny web the Police Court yesterday and local eiroulation, which purport currency reform can ever be naval and merchant ships on the this colour blending is the result strike, whether in or out of prison, realised, but it is matter for rested, in connection with to represent a value of tea tash, carried out in Union unless, and Continent. Sir Williama Beard of experiments extending over two antil Mr. Auquith receives a thankfulness that they hard at
charges concerning the Tai On
contain a smaller proportion of until, the privilege of minting is more has acquired the British yoare, bad that the results achiev deputation.
length been respected,
piracy, will come before the Apparently much of the oradic courts again as stops are being copper than even those previous retained by the Central Govern-rights, and is manufacturing sed mark the greatest advanes in ly issued. It is said that the ment. With the co-operation of large installation at his works at production in the history of the
British woollen industry.. for solving this problem bener to procure their baniek practice is being followed of col the Diplomatic Body at Peking Dalmuir.
meat,
Certainly, they are very beau b3 impossible lecting the older coins, melting it should longs to Mr. Perkins, of the
Naturally very considerable tifully woven cloths, made, from Public Works Dopartment, and
them down and mixing them to secure this reform within a ons is glad that in the Lo
with a large percentage of metal reasonable period of time. Once interest is being takon in the the finest Australian wool, bat gaudy gislative Council His Excellency
of practically no intrinale value. that is done it will not be difficultatem, and the technical officere some of the colours are so
of all the important steamship that even a woman might shrink the Governor awarded honour to
This ingenious process, if carried to secure the carrying out of the
present at from appearing in them. Among whom honour is due, by acknow-
to its logical conclusion, will re-scheme of currency reform ela.mpanies were
the cruise of the Konigen the cloths des gned for next win- ledging the Government's up-
silt in the coin that, on the faca['borated by Dr. Vissoring, or one Willie Freear is here to make of it, is worth ten cash, being of the alternative schemes pre- Luise, which was brought by Sir tor's fashions; however, are one Realer's Rome correspondent preciation of his services in this says it appears that Italy regard. When there is cause people laugh at the Theatre Royal actually of the value of a disc of sented by the Currency Return William Beardmore to Eng-or two which an Archbishop (if
land specially for the purpose. for complaint at the performance on Saturday 27th inst. He se the bare metal. Representations are Commission, which has met at zan Cabinet an exact apology from of public service, it is right that man who made the Sultan laugh, being made to the authorities Poking on several occasions dur Colone. Thomson, Duton Com-criticisms should be voiced; and he has been making huge at Nanking and, we believe, ating the past two years. mander of the Gendarmerie, or equally just and proper is it that crowds langh in Shanghai, Han- Peking, but with what result comprehensive scheme must of that he should be dismissed, in good work should receive all kow, Poking and Tientsin. He is remaine to be seen. They will, necessity take time, but effort connection with the arrests of commendation. It is to be hoped returning to each place again and no doubt, be extended a respect concentrated on the one point of Colonel Muricchio and Professor that the good work instituted by is to give a retain performance fal, even a sympathetic, bearing:restraining the provincial au- Mr. Perkins will be followed up at Canton next Wednesday, by assurances will be given that the thorities 24 sair present policy and a scheme set on foot by special request. People are look-mattor will be taken into serious of dobasing the coinage which all the roade of the Colonying forward to a good evening's sonsideration, but who pan be further, might reasonably be dismissed. The original action will gradually be brought under lenghter as it is a splendid tonic sure that that correspondence expected to bear fruit at a com- was brought by the Towkay which brilliant hues have been the improved methods of paving in the depressing, weather,
WHAT ITALY DEMANDED,
London. Received June 16.
hsd denunded from the Alban-
Chinigo,
The Grand Hotel auvertisement
Cold Drinks.
in our columns is changed to-day
and is worth attention. Really
cool drinks are a speciality at this
Lawn Tennis.
"FRIVOLITY" FREEAR.
Schools Hoilday.
will not then be reverentially puratively early date.
interned in the pigeon-hole devot-
ed to good resolaño
The solution of the problem is
not easy to find. Hongkong was Straits Appointment. faced with the same difficulty,
Апу
Appeal Dismissed.
he over appears in mufti) might: woar without reproach--the cop- per brown and marigold, for example, or the mulberry and black,
The revolution is to extend to
The appeal of Towkay Loko evening, dress-port wine, blue Chow-thye in the sgion he and purple being the shades brought against Mr. D. G. Robert-selected for the purpose. Waist- stall con at Kuala Lumpur has been conte, hitherto the only garment
against Mr D. G. Robertson for permissible, will in the new $10,000 damages for alleged Tailors may propose, but in this soheme challenge the rainbow. libel in a statement which the
matter it is man who disposes, latter made regarding the Townd it remains to be seen whether kay's connection with Johor mine. there is a sufficient strain of
tel. By the way, some new The Olympic Lawn Tennis Club
Mr. A. H. Voules, of the F.M.S. The claim was dismissed, the nuttiness" in the younger Laasicians have been secured by secured a sweeping victory over The Army Schools in the and has, in a measure, improved Olvil Service, has been appointed soart holding that the statement generation to make the produc the Grand, and the violinist the Chinese Lecreation. Club in Garrison will be closed on Mon- especially is a very fine player their League encounter on Saturday.next, 22nd inst. (Coronation conditions, but there is little anal-Solicitor-General, Straits Battle-wan not made maliciously toa of the more florid" fabrica
ogy between the position of the ments, with effect from December Against this decision Lake Chow worth while International Bettlements and 15, 1913.
and worth hearing.
day, winning by 70 games to 29. Day).
thye has appealed, unsuccessfully,