1914-05-25 — Page 7

25, 1914

BY TELEGRAPH BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH.

THE CHINA MAIL

TYEHOON WARNINGS:

The following jigi

roostved this

INTSRPORT SHOOTING. STATUE TO SIR ROBERT (Reuter & Stratos to the China MaQ.) mening at the loed, Ameriona Contable

SINGAPORE'S SCORE:

From Our Own Correspondent)

SINGAPORE, May 25, In the Interport Shooting Competi -dioa, Singaporo score totalled 942.

The best individual score was that by Miss Kerr of 34 at the 800 range,

Penang fires to-morrow.

BART UNVEILED.

(From Our Oton Currespondant.)

Saxomar, May 25. Mr. T. Ranschau, Consul-General for Denmark ab Shanghai, unveiled the statue to Sir Robert Hart, who was for ad many years Inspector Gesond of Chinese Customs and the

· [Hongkong's, secre, it will be romera. I founder of the Chinese Post Office, bered, was 027 and Shanghai' 042-the on the foreshore at Shanghai to-day,

·Satter's lay a remarkable coincidence] being exactly the sau in that of Sings-

· pro - Ed.)

(Houter's Service in the China Mail.).

HOME RULE WAR FEVER.

·Bruteria Bercics to the China Mall.)

RUSSIA AND THE ENTENTE.

LONDON, May 24. In the Duma, M. Saxonof, Foreign Minister, made a comprehensive state- meat on the International situation. Referring to be reports of the trans

ABRIAL DERBY POST- PONED..

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WELL-KNOWN AVMATOR

MISSING.

LONDON, May 22:

The Aerial Derby which was to have taken place in London yesterday was postponed on account of fog.

Mr. Gustav Hamal loft Paris yaster- day morning to participate. He attivät

BEXHILE; 10,95 km., May 28,51914 Cyalena or Typhoon, ki of th Island, mering W. dr

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COMPANY REPORT.

THE "STAR"; FERRY CO., LTD.

The report for presentation to share ed at Boulogne and has disappeared.ders at the sixteenth ordinary annus!

meeting reada se follows:- Anxialysis felt regarding bis fats, The directors have the pleasure to sub mit ta shareholders their report, with etatement of sccounts, for the year |edning 30th April, 1914.

LONDON, May 15.

Hamel Stift Missing A-

Six British destroyer and aswaral naval"seaplaṣem vainly searched for Hamel all day yesterday,"

Two sexplanes were wrocked to the rough sex.

score of times, but never before under such conditions.

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ACCOUNTS.

The net earnings of the post, after paying all working expertses, amounted to $80,000-as gims #25,780.48 the

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Tas. Olympia Tomaia Clu the Club de Recole by Saturday in a League match.

V.B.C. Might

The Victoria,

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untion Club proposa ster Night Fate of The fetes, which have been most saodienful and greatly anjoyed in previous years, are held in the

Club's swimmi

bath. The programme

for June 15 will probably include Two Bergthe Rade handicap) High Divə (iled handicap) Ladian Nomination (musical bacya), Team Race ( sogtha).

Match Entries close on June 8.- Buoy Bear (com length) and a Water Palo

· TURF LOTTIRY LUCH

Mr. F. J. King, who is vanman Hving at Sedan-stress, Walworth, cheerfully gave in standge £300's Labour Tarf lottery ticket which had won thousand pounds.

Par twelve or fourteen yeate Mr. King had purchased a

| 80 | 84 | Forth of tickets in all the out dyna 8,418.12 getting

vary disgusted with his bad lick

** Geners, sent him a autaber of

pstakes wish- veron a scarter, and he

To write off boats .........2,301.00 but when the Tit Trolls for

LONDON, May 25....

The amount steredit of proft and lösa In view of the third reading of the

accouts (after paying for repairs, allow. Home Rule Bill to-night, reinforce-

ing for directors; and auditor's foes and There wna thick fog in the Channel on", placing #1,815.05 to credis of accident ments of Constabulary, supplied with ball partridges and bayonets, have formation of the ensure into an al-Saturday and a strong westerly wind. fond) including $6,705.18 brought for been sent to Londonderry. At yes-liance, he said that the present bonda Hamel had crossed the Channel award, is 104.773.91 which, with the terday's services the priests of Bel- fly antieked the enmmon and of the

approval of shareholders, it is proposed fast advised the people to remain in members of the Entente who were al their own quarters. To-night the! prista, with prominent members of ways ready to co-operate with the Trip- the empregation putrolled the streets lice for the maintenance of peace. He with the object of restraining de regretted the Russo-German Press monstrations. Large contingents of

conflict, and aid that Russia desired Ulster Volunteers attended the Em. pire Day services in unifinn.

An equitable commercial treaty, M. A thonend volunteers will be held in Sazonoff dwelt cordially on the forth. readiness for emergencies to-night in coming meeting of the Tanr and Prince Belfast, and similar arrangemania Charles on Roumanian soil and he man- have been inade chewhere.

tinued that Russia continued to regard the occupation of Persian territory he temporary.

BRITISH POLITICS.

RESULT OF IPSWICH BYT- ELECTION

LONDON, May 24. The result of the bye-election at Ipswhich was follows:

Mr. Ganzoni (U.) 400 Mr. Masterman (L) .....5,874 Mr. Scurt (9)

335

522

Russia and China.

BRITISH VERSEL.

WRECKED

CRIW PERISK

LONDON, May 21.

states that bodies and wreckage have A telegram from Halifax, Nova Scotia,

been washed up on the coast of East Halifax. It is feared that this is a lightship which was proceeding to) Halifax from Hasgow, all kinda being lost in a densa fog.

Another telegram states that the lightship has been found, bottom up on Reef Liscomb. Two amasbed lifeboats

and sir bodice leave no room for doubt that the crew of 25, mostly natives of Glasgow have perished,

He said that Chinese affairs remain- ed the central point of the Russian Far Eastern policy. President Yaan ghit Kai's Government had proved their capacity and sincere intention to pro- tact the life and property of foreigners in the North of Chim. Owing to an unwillingness to allow the rights and important interests of her subjecks to decline in Mongolia, Russia had on. cluded a Treaty with the Kotukhtu which had led to the recognition of A mesange from Durazza sister that There was much mafficking" at autonomy by China. In spite of ré-300 insurgents boisted the Turkish sy Ipswich" yesterday. Shop windowa peated warnings, the Urgs Cabinet at the town of Kavaja, twelve milea were waarded and police WETO-TO- informed. When the result was declared were rating their military and political | north.cf Durizzo.

7'nionist majority 'The result at the last election wAS HE follows:--Sir W. F. Goddard (L.) 5,931 Rev. C.S. Horne (L.) 5.701; Mr. A. C. Churchman (7.) 5.417; Mr. B. F. Barton (U) 5,100.

ORITICAL STATE-OP: ALBANIAN AFFAIRS -

Loxoos, May 24.

The Insurgents are advancing, says & telegram from Durazzo. The Prince and Princess, with their suite, have boarded the Italian warship Misurula

The International Commission of Contral went out to parley with the Insurgents and returned accompanied

the Unionists were delirions and the power too highly, and thought it por. Liberia dumbfoundieri. Mr. Ganzoni, rible to unite by foren of arms all the the successful candidate, was carried ou Mongolian tribes ander the Kutukhtu, the shoulders of some of bia supporters to the Unioniat Club, where he maile a Rusis, however, could not encourage speech saving that the result at such lusions. Russians were not an particularly opportune moment in Engewies of China, and could not lose fish politics showed the aversion of the sight of the possibility of mutual electors to Home. Rule.

Mr. Masterman, addressing a meeting satisfaction.. in.. their respective by representatives of the latter, who of his supporters, said: "There is interests. Japan had faithfully ad-demanded to see the Prince. His High nothing here but tears. We should have been easily on top if outsiders had hered to the Russo-Japanese Con: ness landed accompanied by his Staff

vention for the solidarity of Manchuria.and the Italian Admiral.

been kept out.

The Unionist weeklies describe the result as a death-blow to the Govern-

ment,

The Liberal papers my the defeat is due to the campaign against the Insur- ance Act.

An Early General Election.

Begoll's newspaper says that there) is an increasing number of Cabinet Ministers in favour of an early General Election, being of the opinion that the Ulster difficulty will be surmounted if is

The general, relations between Russia The insurgents captured four Dutcħ and Japan were stamped with the same officers of the Gendarmerie. fealings

AMATEUR GOLE CHAMPION.

LONDON, May 21. Mr. Jenkins, of Troon, wou the

is announced that the country will be amateur golf championship at Sand consulted before the Home Rule Bill wich, beating Mi. Hezlet, of Royal -bacomes operative.

Portrush, by three up and two to play

The Cabinet reviews the situation to- morrow in the light of the Ipswich election.

A prolonged Cabinet meeting on the Trish question, of a most unusual -ebaracter, was held on Saturday.

HOME CRICKET.

LONDON, May 24.

Basaex beat Cambridge by eight

BRITISH HONOUR FOR PRENCH | wickets,

OFFICER.

LONDON, May 24.

His Majesty King George has con- ferred the honour of the Grand Cross of Victoria upon M. Joffre, Chief of the French General Staff.

MAYAL SIGNAĽMIN'S LAPSE.

LONDON, May 24..

A signalman on the battleship Queen has been sentenced to four

To pay'a 'dividend of $1.70 per

shara from working proda 18,000.00 the Trades and Labour Sweepstake on the To pay a bonus of 30 conte per

Tangolnshire Handicap in March he da have just one more fatter. Re share from interest runt 12,000.00 membaring his previcas losses, however, To carry forwani .....

6.050.78hwold half-share in the tickets to a local

publican For 108.

ETECTORS.

$01,755.91

In cordance with Articles of Association Hon. Mr. F. Shotiim rotires, but offers himself for re-election,

AUDITORS.

Mr. F. Maitland has adited the sccounts now presented and offers him.

self for reveletion.

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DAVID LANDALE,

Chairman."

$300,000.00

Hongkong, 14th May, 1914.

RAZANOR HEZET 30TH APRIL, 1914.

AGILITIES. To Capital. ne per lust“ Ae!

count, 30,000 Shares at #10- cach fully paid ng To Trauster from Reserve

Faud as per Special, Resolu tion passed at op Extra ordinary General Meeting-

Arvident fund -on 16th July, 1918

To Unclaimed dividends To Accounts payable To Belanes of Profil

GARRETS.

By Value of boats per tast

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By Accounts reivables B. Hongkong and Shanghai

Banking Corporation

By Hongkong and Kowlook Wharf and Godown Co.,

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Shortly after the draw he learned that ne of his blekete bad drawn Short Grass which took third pines and won for Mr. King the third prize of £1,000,

Quite

unwarrantably, doubts as to the genuinenes of the sweep began to size, ind as no chaque arrived from Gedera ho touch with one of the sweepstakes arm. gave an acquaintance £10 to put him in He was unable to do this, but the man to whom Mr. King was introduced offered him $300 for his ticket, on which in due cours the full £1,600 was paid out.

GENERAL SHIPPING NEWS.

Tua Nippon Yasen Kaisha announce | special summer rates from London to Marseilles and Port Said by its mail and passenger steamers. Particulars of dares, ato., can be obtained from the company's offices or agents.

· 300,000.00 | .-

4,815.05 The Board of Trade announce that 60.5 Chinows seamen mitts from June 1. nest -9,604-21 | be engaged before the Superintendent of 04,774.91 the Mercantile Marine at 'the port where their ship is lying. The facility enabling #500,115.82an engagement before a superintendent at

another port is withdrawn in their caso.

The directors of the Messageries Mari- 02,301.00 | thies hava decided to recommend a divi- *4,874.93- dend ous of the profits of 1018 of 1.12 c.50 gross on the proference shares, and 9,621.12 Logos on the ordinary shares, lose (26 rugards the latter) the transfer tax ad- vanced by the company several years ago -190,000.00 in respect of the scrip payable to bearer

105,000,00

$509.115.82

The steamer Etons, of 2,495 tons gros und 1,600 tons net reglater, is stated to have been sold to Japanese buyer for "about £12,000. She was built as Stock

on in 1890, with dimmons 207th by 40 by 194. Her late owners word Jowz G Nisbett and Co., Glasgow.

LONDON, May 25, ↑ A telegram from Rome states that the Italian Minister at Durazzo, in a graphic account of the recent incidents, states that after the capture of the Datch officers, a Dragoman was despatched to

At North Shields, H: Merchie: master of this steamer Falls of Oroby, of Glas parley with the Insurgents, who declin By Sincs expended

gow, was summoned for having uniew. mast. Panic prevailed at Durazza. The ed to negotiate until they reached the

118,418.12 fully employed Chow Lan, of, London, Prince was urged to place the Princess

on April 8, for the purpose of engaging or nad child in a place of safety, but the

supplying a saman named Ah Bow, of Limehouse, to the engaged on board the Princess declined to leave her husband OFT AND LOSS COUNT YOU THE YEAR ship, which was then in the United King Thereupon, the Prince agreed to go on To Ordinary repairs, and 30TH APRIL, 1914.

dem, without the said Chow Lan holding board the Misurata” temporarily.

alicenes from the Board of Trade for alterations

$ 11,501.96 that purpose. Asocand summone 4,815.06 harged the defendant with having on Apni 4, reserved or accepted to be enter 1,200.00 od on board the Falls of Orchy, Ah Bow, 94,778.82 pxzian,, knowing that he had been ↑ engaged or supplied in contravcution of 29the Merchant Shipping Act, 1901, Mr. Fenwick said the prosecution had frason to believe that the defendant entered into 89,066.32 correspondence with Chow, Lan on April 2300, and it was contain that on the same 444.00 day he received telegram informing him that a crow had been engaged, and rs- 60.00 questing him to meet the moon at North 12G DA Shield next morning, cua men received accordingly, and taken on- $112,092.92 the ship where they aigr

Bow, through an inst 'ongagod, as a fireman, by 4,815,05% seni, him to North. Bübeldi

Subsequently, the insurgents sent a To Accident fund white flag with a Dutch captain, re To Directors and Au questing that the Prince should recaiva

the delegates, who would submit their To Balance

demands. They threatened to shoot the prisoners if the exptain did not bring

Northants beat Lancashire hy nn back a favourable reply by eight o'clock By Balance from lab acogunt. innings and seventeen runs,

next morning. They also demanded By Nest earnings, of boats that no further force should be mind- By Latecast "guinst them.

ANOTHER SUFFRAGETTE

OUTRAGE...

LONDON, May 24.

The King's portrait at the Royal Academy, Edinburgh, has been hack- ed by a suffragette who has been arrested.

years penal servitude for stealing Protecting the British Museum, -the ship's signal-book.

AUSTRIAN EMPEROR

RECOVERING.

LONDON, May 24.

The Emperor Francis Joseph of "Austris has so far recovered that the bulletins have been discontinued.

ENGLI

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LONDON, May 22.

The Prince went to the Palace and, having received the Captain, signed the letter for the insurgents. There are several thousands in the movemen which is mainly religious but it undoubted that many of Fasad Pasha's supporters are participating

has lasted an artistically

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Japan

Women are being admitted to the rep British Museum only on the strangth of surro

a satisfactory recommendation accepting responsibility

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