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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1912.

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Reuter's Service to the China Mail.} | (Independent News Agency's Service

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THE WAR.

THE TURKS AND GREEKS.

LONDON, Dec. 18, The Ottoman delegates repudiate the anggestion that they are endeavouring to gain time by a refusal to meet the Greeks at present. They explain that shay were only officially aware' the praviom day of the intentions of the Hellanio Government. They bound, therefore, to ask the Govern ment Constantinople for the necessary instructions and authority. They afru the desira of the Govern

were

to the China Mail.)

སྟེ། [Coryncgr.] CHINA AND OPIUM

PROTEST FROM GREAT BRITAIN.

Tuxro, Doc. 10.

A. telegram iam Peking states that Sir John Jordan, the British Minister, bna rabmitted a protest against the Chinese Government for having violat- ed the Anglo-Chinese Treaty by permit- ting tacitly the cultivation of poppy.

Compensation for damage to the British merchants is claimed.

en to conclude peace as speedily an[Beuter's Service to the China Mail.) petalble,

THE AUSTRO-SERVIAN

SITUATION.

The recurrence of pessimism is regard to the Austro-Servian position fa described in well-informed circles in London as unwarranted, but des patches from Belgrado and Bukharest are somewhat alarmist.

MR BONAR LAW'S SPEECH.

UNIONISTS NOT UNITED

LONDON, Dec. 18. The Times etutes that the Unionist opinion in the House of Commone on the subject of the policy enunciated by Mr Bonar Law" at Ashton-under Lyme on Tuesday is not united. somewhat similar divergence of opinion exists among the party in the country,

desire for a renewal of the Refer- endum pledge being still expressed by Lancashire and Irish Unionists:

AVERSE TO FOOD TAXATION.

BY TELEGRAPH.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

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THE JAPANESE MINISTRY.

FORECASTE.

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Barón

Kato.

HE CHINA MALL.

THE POST OFFICE BUILDING.

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'Government" Explains the Cost.

A Government' paper explanatory of the increase in the actual cost of the Post Of Building ayer, the cetimate haid beften the Council by the Public Works Department on-the-srebiteuta. was, lait before the legislative Council. an the meeting of that holy this after. 120011. The statement shows that thà actual risk vroeeded the original `osti- [inate of $300,000 by no less n sum tha

$430,000. In other words, the 'building cost nearly doubt what was anticipated.

Summarised, the paper states that the proposal to constrict a now building was. first dealt with by a Committee appointed in September 1804, who recommended that competitive, designs should be in. After prolonged ecrrespondence vited. and discussions, chiefly coffeerning the site on which the building should be erected, it was finally decided in 1902 to purchase the recently reclaimed ares. belonging to Sir Robert Jardine, on the

Tokro, Dec. 18. The installation of the Katsura Ministry will take place to-morrow. A well informed source gives the following of Pudder Street, so an out As the names of the Ministers.—

of $508,280. The sanction of the Secre Prime Minister, Prince Katsura.tary of State to inviting competitive đe- Minister of the Interior, Viscount signs was obtained and the conditions of Oura.

aompetition were published in: December 1902, one of such conditions being that the total cost of the building, exclusive of architects' commision, was not to Minister of Finance, Mr Wakatsuki exesed $500,000. The architects cou Minister of Education, Mr Shibata, mission on this sum would have amount- Minister of Agriculture and Comed to about $25,000, thus making the totul coss $325,000. The building was specified to be three stories in height, marce, Mr Nakushoji...

Blizister of Communications, Saron with a basement underneath. The de

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In the report which accompanied their Kogoshi.

design, the following statement was made. with regal to the cost: With regard to the question of cost it is believed that the buildings can be built as shown on plans for the sum named in the condi

Minister of Marine, unknown, Minister of Justice, Me Matsumoro. Baron Gote will probably hold the office of President of the Railway Board in addition to his other post, and the Prime Minister will take the portfolio of Foreign Affairs till Baron Kato, who is at prosent Ambassador in London, is formally installed.

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The Government organ at Belgrade complains of provocative Austrian military movements, and says that aerob lights have been thrown over Belgrade, that monitora cruising in the Danube have come close to the frontier, aven colliding with a pier at Belgrade, and that Servians visiting the frontier towns on business have been arrested. The fact that Austrian ships in the

From sixty to seventy per cent, of Danube between Belgrade and Turnu severio have been crdered to proceed the Unionists, including the immediate

and

the supporters of Mr Walter Long, are Ualatz, towards Roümanian ships have been ordered 20w averse to food taxes, which aro to concentrate in the Harbour of disliked in Sectland and the North of England. A smaller section, supported Masin, is believed in Bukharest to be

by Mr Austen Chamberlain, favoury due to the Austro-Servian dispute,

the present Tariff proposals, and this acetion bus got the Party machine bence its influanca. Both are united

of the Diocesan School and Orphanage.ing the cost of $75,000. Adding" archi-{" in one respect, that they are unwilling

Among those who also attended were the trees commission to this sum, the total ELECTRO-PLATE to do anything to prejudice Mr. Bonar

Bishop of Victoria, Archdancon Barnott, estimated cost became $803,750. Law's leadership. It is likely, there.

and the Rev. H Copley Mayle. The pupils Messrs. Denison, Raz and Gibbs express- fore, that matters will tend to compose opened proceedings with a programme of themselves.

songs and recitations,

that

LATAN.

REMOVING MISUNDER-

STANDINGS."

Heuter learns that despite adverse reports, the attitude of the Servisn dolegates at the conference has been entirely moderated. While naturally desiring a seapors on the Adriatic, thay bave intimated their willingness

to leave matters in the bands of the Powers. The new Servian Minister at Vienas, M., Jovanovics, is expected to begin negotiations with a view to removing misunderstandings. Sir Ed ward Grey was present.

LORD CURZON'S VIEWS.

Lord Curzon, speaking at York, he would like to see the conten" tious parts of the Unionist programme put temporarily in the background. He added. We should be better employed "discussing the dangers of the present system than discussing whether we should pay a tax on barley, THE QUESTION OF ALBANIA.com, and ̈cate in years to come."

:

the At yesterday's meeting of Ambassadors it is understood that the future status of Albenia was discussed. A telegram from Athens states that the Greek bombardment at Port Bizani continued the whole day, the Turkish

A SUFFRAGIST · "REBEL."

LONDON, Doc. 10.

'A male suffragist charged with set-

gura being silenced. By the explosion ting fire to railway carriage refused, of the artillary magazine, the capture a scffragist rebel to comply with "

of the fort is expected immediately. the summons, and a warrant was issued This will open up the road to Janina.

for his arrest.

AMBASSADORS IN CON-

**FERENCE.

The first meeting of the Ambassadors took place in London on Tuesday Alternoon. Sir Edward Grey received

the Ambassadors at the Foreign Office.

CHINESE MERCHANTS AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

DIOCESAN GIRL'S SCHOOL

Lady May Presents Prizes.

..

A large gathering attended at the City Hall. this afternoon to witness the present ation of prizes by Lady May to the pupile

The Bishop in a short speech enlogised the work of the school during the past shirteen yours and said the mutitution had just passed through a financial crisis caused by the necessity for building new premises for the girls' school. The old school had been spin sad they had now obtained a good sits on the Kowloon site at a cost of about $4,000. A sum nearly 800,000 had to be provided for the new buildings.. Towards this amount the Boys' School had male a grant of $10.000, the Government had promised a similip sum when the school was erected, and friends had contributed sonicthing like $25,000.

The Public Works Committee recom mended that fourth storey should be added to the building and their recom mendation was approved by Government, Mrs. Denison, Eam and Gibbs estimat

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desings throughout executed in granite, Our Store will remain but they feared that this would be, out of the question if the cost was to be

strictly limited to the sum of $500,000. Open until 6 o'clock p.m. The same remark applied; though in a less degree, to the use of steel and the better class of wood. His Excellency Sir Henry Blake, to whom, as Governor, the matter was referred, considered that a very important public building the se

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Denison, Bam and Gibbs wore accord-

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A hearty vote of thanks' was accorded | prove to be much in excess of the rati- Lady May for her attendance.

..THE CITY'S WATER.

.Twenty-one Week's Supply.

At the miscting of the Finance Commit- tee of the Legislative Council this after noon Sir Kai Ho Kaised whether the e section of street fountains le connection with the water supply had the effect of keeping down the consumption of water te two million gallons a day.

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To facilitate the erection exterior. the building, it was arrange that a con

REDUCTIONS IN PRICES.

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Hongkong, July 20, 1912.

tract for the foundations shonte beige Para Drugs, Patent Medicines, Mo separately and Messus, Denison, Ram and Gibbs prepared plans, which were materi. ally Tedpeat the instance of the Director of Publię. Works with a riew to keping within the estimate.

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About a hundred and fifty leading loc The proceedings will be private. It is Chinese merchants and Editors of local the mainy season. During the past week cluding drainage), the matter was refer. toets' fres had again, to be allowed i probable that they will first deal with Chinese newspapers assembled by invits- delicate questions calculated to have ation at Government House yesterday.

H.E. The Governor, in the course of a ditürbing infuance.

RUSSIAN AFF„IRS.

LONDON, Dec 18,

A mezuage from St. Petersburg says

that M. Sakhomlinoff and M. Sazonoff

speech on the subject of the boycott, dwelt on the folly of it, and asked his guests to use their influence to bring it to An end.

His Excellency's speech was interpreted by Sir Kai Ho Kui

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Tenders for the modified proposals were The Hon. Director of Public Works called for in September 1908 and the having been sanctioned, Mesars. Devison, gaid it had had the effect of amount of the lowest received, after coram and Gibbs" citimate was revised by the Public Works Department and, as rection of arithmetical reducing the consumption to three million $174.170.83. In view of the large ex-

it was considered inadequate, s father gallons a day, which was the "figure necessary to carry the Colsay through to

cess over their estimate ($122,000, in sum of $29,150 was added to it. Archi- there was drawn from the reservoir fifteen red to Messrs. Donison, Ham und Gibbs, and a further sum of $2,100 was added to sover these, thuk bringing the totul who obtained a tender amounting to million gallons and there remained 317 $134,001.04, which was accepted in estimated cost up to $29,25€, or, ad million gallons which at the same rate left j November 1903.- s twentyone weak supply at the Messrs. Denison, Rem and Gibbs, for superding years, $950,000,

In February 1905, appeared in the estimates for 1007 and beginning of the present week. The whole warded the drawings, specifications, etc..

The further increases which occurred matter depended upon whether the streams would hold up and enable thea to draw un more than fifteen gallons a week from the

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The Hon. Mr Wei Yuk, after the de- (Minister for Warand Foreign Affairs parture of the Governor, ide the happyTHE COLONY AND WIRELESS -respectively) have had daily audiences suggestion that they should all make a with the Tear, who yesterday received journey in the tram com. The suggestion the Chief of the General Staff.

LAW REID.

~WARM TRIBUTES IN HOUSE OF COMMONS.

was immediately carried out.

Hongkong's "Now Station..

pondence which had passed between him-

for the superstructure and they were the. were so forth in detail in an accompany requested to furnish an estimate of the ing statement. It was deemed advisable out of the building based upon the docu-to partly insure it against äro during- ments submitted. Their estfriste, dated construction and a sum of $5,672 was 15th April, 1905, nincunted to 8815,950, expended on this service. This is a new departure and, in accordance with the exclusive of architects fees,

Extras included on account of founds practice of the Government, the insurance tlone were put in to ensure that they been discontinued so the building In Mowers Denison, mails in the basement should not be dam Bam and Gibbs design. no "protection

was completed. agod by water penetrating through the

ont.

The report WChatham,

Hoor. This amended estimate was sub shown for the iron column and This afterneng H.E. the Governor made mitted to Government in May 1935 and girders, on which considerablo, portions A successful Whist Drive was held in interesting announcement to the mem it was decided that tenders should be of the building are supported and; as the the BE N. C. O's Biete on Wednesday bers of the Legislaties Council upon the called, for without modification of its consequence of a fire would doubtless subject of the projected wireless telephurnringe and specification. The lowest have been most serious under such, côn. THE LATE MR WHITE eroding. Thirty-six tables ware filed with etation for the Colony the corre uuted to $533,912,24 or fully #18.00 columns and girders should be enes

wonder receiul, which way accepted, titions, it was decided that all rich players. The Committos, wore most as Elis Excellency sidnous in their attentions to the visitors. and the Secretary of State for the jít metsa of Menara Deniam, Rim. And cement concrete and an aspon

6f $14,507 was incurred: carrying At the conclusion of the Drive, an Colonies and, said Mir Harass" now sugi" Gibbs estimate, so that the estimati impromptu concert was hold, after which gasted that the power of the Hongkong then totalled #872,000, of millon, stabi Sergeant Major Warwick, E. E thanked station shall be five kilowatte, which is the fecte? feed uccounted for $12.150. - Tais the visitor, particularly the Indies, for power of those at Colombo and Sura, and

sum appeared in tla estimates for 1906: that the Singapúro station, shall be of LONDON, Dec 18.

being present in such large numbers, andmilar power. It is proposed that the The, beador for the superstructure" wea praised the Committee Q.M.S. Murry, Crawn Agents for the Colonias alinil | acceptod or the 20th July, 1900, hus, se the House of Commons Mr U. B. M. Taylor, and Corp Morgan, for immediately call for benders for the the foundations were not completed until Asquith paid a warm tribute to Mr the perfect arrangements. He then erection of the Hongkong Station. The the ard January 1000, the contractors Whitelaw Baid, not only an Amresented the prizes Ladies 1st, Mr H British North Borneo Company propose to baresdor þat ss a kinsman. The Middleton 145; 2nd Mrs Carr. 139; 3rd erect, serios of stations and when all are were not let into possession of the lite

completed abipe with wieless, indall until that data.

In the meanwhile His. Expellenog: Sir Government proposed to suggest to Mr Morley, 139; 415 Mrs Bandford tion will be within call of one another

proposed that. the United Stater that British 127 Hidden Number Mrs Langley between Hongkong, Singapore and Nurth Matt

183; Boddy, Ms Easer ITS Gent-1at Borne during the night and will only bə battleship should convey the remains

hot of reach of a station during the day Satin Wilson, 159 and Bgt Crockett 152 Eme, if at all only for a short portion to his native land.

3rd MF Comba 151 - Aih Mr Limrchar 148 – their royn

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