CORRESPONDENCE.
fThe opinions expressed by the Correspondents are not neceBa- arily those of the "Hongkong Telegraph."]
THE VICTORIA THEATRE AND EMPIRE CINEMATOGRAPH.
(To the Editor of the Hongkong Tdegraph.).
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1914:
INDIA'S GREAT LOYALTY.
HOW THE PRINCES AND PEOPLES HAVE RALLIED
TO THE EMPIRE'S CALL.
Sir, The Procurator of the Magnificent Offers of Men, War Equipment and Money. Dominicon Miesions in the Fari East (commonly referred to e "The Spanish Procuration") bas drawn our attention to the reporta in the Press of Saturday's pro
|-
The following papers, relating ing if I soavey the general gist to ceedings at the Magistracy in the to the support offered by the your Lordships. The rulers of case of an alleged illegal posses His Majesty in connection with ing nearly 700 altogether, have, Princes and peoples of India to the Indian native states, number- sion of opium.
In the course of such proceed. the war, have been forwarded to with one accord, rallied to the inge it appears to have been status with an official request for defence of the Emrire and offered ed by Counsel for the defendant publication:- that the Spanish Procuration was: interested in the Victoria Theatre
and the Empire Cinematograph
as licensees.
We are requested by the Pro- curator to state that neither the Spanish Procu ation, or the Pro- curator himself personally, is inter- ested in any way in the Theatre, or the Cinematograph, or the ground on which they stand, eith- er as owner, mortgages, licenses, or in any other respect. Both the Froouration and the Pro- curator personally are entirely uninterested in the affaire of the concerns referred to or of the proprietors thereof.
In view of the statements above alluded to, we are requested to sak you to be good enough to give this letter publicity in your columns.
Yonra, faithfully, DEACON, LOOKER, DEACON AND
HARSTON, Solicitors for the Spanish Procuration.
Eongkong, Nov. 30, 1914.
[In our report of the case res ferred to, no mention whatever was made of the Procurator of the Dominican Missions or of the Spanish Procuration.-Ed.]"
CRICKET.
Police v. Craigongower.
The following are the scores in a cricket match played between the Police and Craigongower O. C., on the latter's ground, re- sulting in a bandaome win for the former :-
Craigengower C, C.
R. A. Carvalho, b Kelly
4
R. Pestonji, e Reed, b Kelly 0 W. H. Vivcash, o Kent,
Grimmett
19
G. T. Braga, c & b Grimmett 1 W. E. Rose, o Robertson, b
Kelly
D. Kharas, o Ogg, b Roberaton
L. A. Rose, b Kelly
21
Southerton,
c Pitt, b Ro-
bertson:...
20
2
4
1
82
J. D..Noria, not out
Taylor, o Booke, b Kelly
Extras...
Bowling.
0. M. R.
W.
Kelly
10 1 40
5.
Grimmett
7..
1
30
2.
Robertson
2.3 0 5
2.
Police.
Pitt, b Tayler
11
9
8
5
15
27
Ogg, b Tayler...
Booker, o Vivessh, b Car
Robertson, o Brags, b Peatouji 1
H. Reid, b Southerton
7
valho
**
Grimmelt, b Taylor
Kelly, o & b Braga
Kent, not ent...
Reid, b Pestonji
Extras
102
Bowling.
0. M.
R.
WA
8
35
3
1
5
21
1
2
Tayler
No. 1.
Message from the King Em- peror to the Princes and peoples of India, 8th September, 1914.
The King Emperor has been graciously pleased to send the following message to the Prin- cea and peoples of india:To the Princes and peoples of My Indian Empire;
their personal services and the resources of their states. From among the many Princes' and nobles
DAIRY FARM NEWS.
HAM
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ABSOLUTELY THE BEST IN THE COLONY. BREAKFAST BACON in rashers 90 cts. per lb.
MILD CURED HAM 85 & 95 cts. per lb.
THE FUTURE OF TSINGTAU.
who volunteered for service in the war the Viceroy has chosen the Chiefs of Jodhpur, Bikader, Kishangarh, Ratlam, Sachin, and Patiala, Sr Pertab Singh, Regent of Jodhpur, the Heir Apparent of Bhopal, and a brother of the Maharajah of Cooch During the past few weeks Bebar, together with other Princes
Appointment of Chinese the peoples of my whole Em-belonging to noble families. It
Delegate. pire at Home and Overseas will, I know, be of interest to your have moved with "one mind noble lordships' House, where he
Peking, Nov. 18. and purpose to confront and has so many personal friends, to officially notified the fall of The Japanese Minister bas unparalleled know that the veteran Sir Pertab Teingtau on the 7th and its assault upon the continuity of Singb, in spite of his seventy formal transfer to Japan on the civilisation and the peace of years, refused to be denied the 10th instant, and, at the same mankind.
right of serving the King Em-time, Dr. N. Hioki made certain The calamitous conflict is peror in person, and is himself not of my seeking. My voice going to the front, accompanied territory and requeste an early conditional proposals about this has been cast throughout on by his great nephew, the reigning the side of peace.
Maharajsh, who is only sixteen
answer. President Yuan held a My Ministers earnestly strove years of age, and who has been chang, Secretary of State, Vice meeting with Mr. Hsu Shih- to allay the causes of strife and brought up at Wellington College President Li Yuan-bang and Mr. to appease differences with and has also, perhaps, become Sun Pao-chi, Foreign Minister, which my Empire was not con- koown to some of your Lordships. yesterday afternoon, to draw ap
overthrow
cerned.
Sa
This writer says that he has been informed. by a German gentleman that Teingtau, like other German Colonies, is now temporarily placed under the care of the Allies, who will quietly rostore it to Germany when peace is concluded in Europe. Hence the garrison did not resist the forces with the dash and bravery attack of the Anglo-Japanese which characterised the German armies in France, Belgium and East Prussia.
N.D.L. Steamer Sunk. Gasisenan of the Norddeutscher It appears that the steamer Lloyd Company, which used to ran out to Singapore and the Far East, was sunk in Antwerp har- These have already joined the the reply. Mr. Ku Hung-chan, of bour during the siege of the port Had I stood aside when, in Expeditionary force. There are the Waichiaopu, bas loft for défiance of pledges to which some other Princes, the Chief of my Kingdom was & party, the Jaora and Dholpur, and the Teinanfu and Teingtau, soil of Belgium was violated Maharajah of Gwalior-also and her cities laid desolate, known to many of your Lordships pation was threatened with Apparent of Palanpur, were, to when the very life of the French-who, together with the Heir extinction, I should have enori- their great regret, prevented from ficed my bonour and given to quitting their states. destruction the liberties of my
There are twenty-seven states Empire and of mankind.
in India that maintain Imperial I rejoice that every part of Service troops, and immediately the Empire is with me in this on the outbreak of war the decision.
services of all those corps were
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President Yoan is considering the appointment of a high official to represent the Chinese Republic at the coming conference at Japanese Governments. Tsingtau between the British and
G. This conference will be held at Teing- SANITARY BOARD OFFICE,
Hongkong. at shortly, to decide the admin. the termination of the hostilities istration of that territory, until To the
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BUILDINGS..
According to Chinese reporta
Paramount regard for treats placed at the disposal of the from Teinsa, says the N. σAKE NOTICE that under No.
of ladie.
5 of the DOMESTIC
the
faith and the pledged word of Viceroy. From twelve of those Daily News, only a couple of CLEANLINESS and VENTILA- rulers and peoples is the com-atatea the Viceroy bae accepted basured of British troops will be TION BYE-LAWS (as amended), mon heritage of England and contingents of Infantry, Cavalry, left at Tsingtan until the termina- every Domestic Building or part
Among the many incidents the Bikaner Camel Corps; and
Sappers, and transport, and also tion of the war, while the reTRAL Division of the City of of such Building within the CEN- that have marked the naani-some of those bave already em
mainder of the Expeditionary Victoria, and the WESTERN mone aprising of the population barked on active service. Further Force will be despatched to Indis Division of Kowloon, occupied by of my Empire in defence of its than that, a number of Chiefs,
or Egypt. unity and integrity, nothing entirely on theirown volition.com
Members of more than one family, Rewards for Chinese Troops.
except those within the European has moved me more than the bined to provide a hospital ship to President Yusn seat $20,000 to of Austin Read or those parts of On the fall of Tsingtaa, Reservation or in Kowloon South passionate devotion to my be named "The Loyalty" for the Weihsien to reward the troops of a Domestic Building "used as a Throne expressed both by my use of the expeditionary force. the 5th Division for their exira Shop, Office or Godown, must be Tadian subjects and by the think I mentioned to the Blouse patience in preserving the existing CLEANSED and LIMEWASH Feudatory Princes and the before that the Maharajah of Ruling Chiefs of India, and Mysore bad placed a sum of Rs. friendly relations between China ED THROUGHOUT by their prodigal offers of their 50 Lakhs at the disposal of the and Japan during the conflict owners during the months of lives and their resources in the Government for expenditure in
round Tsingtan, especially when December and January.
N.B.-The word "throughout cause of the realm.
connection with the Expeditionary Kiauchsu-Teiana Line. Lieut. the Houses should be Limewash- the Japanese occupied the used in this Notice means that Their one-voiced demand to Force. The Vicereg adds that the General Chang Shu-yaan based in respect of all the Walls of be foremost in the conflict has Maharajah of Gwalior, besides been given a suit of official clothes each Room, all Cubicles, Parti touched my heart, and has in-sharing in the expenses of the spired to the highest issues the hospital ship--the idea of which and one sword. It is earnestly tions, Stair Casings and Stair love and devotion which, as I was started by himself and that hoped there will be no further well know, have ever linked eminent larly the Bagum of use for Japan to violate Chinese my Indian subjects and myself. Bhopal-has placed large sums of German interests in Shantung. neutrality after the elimination I recall to mind India's gra- of money at the disposal of the cious message to the British Government of India for the Chinese Opinion on the Slege. nation of goodwill and fellow-purpose of providing a great vernacular papers of Tientsin A Chinese writer in one of the ship which greeted my retura number of horses as remounts.
oxpresses the opinion that the
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to the level of the First Floor.
The Backyard must have its Containing Walls limewashed up
Woodwork in good condition, Carved, Painted or Polished: however, need not be Limewash-
in February, 1912, after the From Mahommedan Loharu in sudden fall of the German leased solemn ceremony of my core the Punjab and from two states territory of Taingtan on the 7th nation Durbar at Delhi, and in Baluchistan there are offers of find in this hour of trial a full camele with drivers to be suppli- and ite unconditional espitulation ed, but must be Cleansed. harvest and a noble fulfilment ed and maintained by the Chiefs on the 10th instant to the Anglo- The CENTRAL Division of the Japanese foros came as a com- City lies between Gilman Street
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of the assurance given by you and Sirdara of those States. The olete surprise to the Chinese and Peel Street on the East and that the destinies of Great Maharajah of Rewa, a distinguish Britain and India are indissolued Chief in Central India, ha asses, who bave been led to Tank Lane and Oleverly» Straat | bly linked."
offered his troops, his treasury defend their lessed territory, which EASTERN and WESTERN
believe that the Germana were to on the West.
Kowloon is divided into the and even his private jawellery to was taken from Chins by compul Divisions by Nathan Road and a be placed at the disposal of the Wednesday, 9th September, King Emperor. I ought to add ion in 1898, to the last man and straight line drawn from the 13 1014. My Lord Privy Seal and that a number of chiefs, the horse, and that as the Germans had North and through the Yaumati that BOAR'S HEAD Brand
Secretary of State for India (The Maharajah of Kashmir, the Ma spent so much money and brain service reservoir to the Northern Marquess of Crewe) - My Lords, harajsh of Bundi, besides the in building up the beautiful port boundary of Kowloon. I think it will be of interest to the Maharajah
which is called "little Germany" of Gwalior the in the Far East, their last de House if I state what has happen- Maharajah of Indore and the ed in reference to the wonderful Mabarajah of Orcha have besides operate plan was to blow up the Beries of offers of assistance and enbeoribed large sums to the fund that only a piece of barren ground entire town by high explosives so support which have been received of His Royal Highness the Prines would be left to the victors. from the Indian Empire, and the of Wales. response which has been made to those offers. In the first instance free of all charge, all the horses who were educated in Germany,
The Mabarajah tolkar offers, ially those officials and students WANTED & Compradore with $10,000 for a guaranteed -although it is, of course, not belonging to his State's forces Prince Eitel Friedrich Injured, the first in order of date will which the Government may and the feable resistance of the Ger paying business Apply BRIT
ISHER, "Hongkong Tele- that Prince Eitel Friedrich, the which His Majesty has sent to the Nizam of Hyderabad has made naconditional, surrender to the It is announced from Berlin read to the House a message it convenient to accept. The man garrison on the night of the
6th instant and the subsequent graph. Emperor's second son, was thrown Princes and Peoples of India: a similar offer, as also have the Japanese is a serious loss from his horse during the fight-The King's message is as Jam Jamnagar and some of the of German prestige which can- ing, and hurt his knee. Prince follows(Geo No. 1.)
other Bombay Chiefs. The Joachim, who was wounded sous I received yesterday a summary Viceroy adds that every Chief in to come, for most Chinese believe
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