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THE HONGKONG DAILY PR"S" MONDAY, AUGUST 17тH 1913)

The Wigwam Club's lawn tenis tournament commenced on catarday afternoon.

A. Shanghai nativo popor says that there has been traalle between the Christina convorts and non-consorts in the Ingkang district of Hapol.

The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals bags to acknowledge

with thanks the following doustion to the fuutis of the Hospitals:-Li Skni Chee, $135,

dzied Tandon, Angust la, that the bulgarian The Shanghai Time states in a telegram revolt is provoking acantor-insurrection among the Albanians. A unmber of British troops aro bing called out "1

On the night of the 4th inst. a public coting for the propagation of Socialism was held in the towa of Nakatsu, of Japan. Some sired by the authorities to be detrimental referons of one of the speakers wore cou.

to the publie pics, at the mesting was peremptorky ordered to disporno,

restonition of order. That “restoration of order" is 13 phrase which ia becoming very wearisome. Russia does not permit China to attempt to restore order, nor does she attempt it herself except to the extent of keeping the territory in proximity to the live quiet. There does not, therefore, seen any particular "reasons

for imagining that restoration of order will take wix years rather than one year or twenty. The phrase is merely a weapon in the bands of Russia's unscrupulous diplo unatists. Admiral ALEXIEFF may be trusted to make full use of it. As a result of his WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS appointment we may expect to sie more unwarrantably aggressions in the Far East coupled with the issue of bland and worthless assurances from St. Petersburg. Really it is high time that the Powers ceased to trust the St. Petersburg Government as a civilised authority with an elementary notion of honar o trath. The Tsar himself is no doubt an estimable man, laut his word, as it proceeds through the mouths of his ministers aunot be reckoned as good as that of the Sultan of Turkey or any of the other Oriental despots whom it is usual to decry, -H-might-luve been thought that after s $20.00 many years of experience of Russian ways Europeu ations woul! have learnt to judge Russia by her arts alone. Particu larly with referous to bines affair bubrenght up nently on several charges of her treachery, breu exhibited. Yet we assammets about the coming evation of Blanchuria ng istened to wah polite attention and apparent credulity, The 30.00 | quastion which is of most interest just now is whether Sir ERNEST SAYOW's retur to Pong will be evincidint with a firmór British attitude toward Chua, for of course diploua inally it is still to China that wa annet apply about the opening of ports COGNAC, 1872 VINTAGE 15.00 and the rights of trades and travellers.

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TELEGRAMS.

AN

REUTER'S SERVICE.

AMERICAN FISHING-BOAT

FIRED ON EY CANADIANS.

LONDON, 13th August. The American fishing-boat Silver Spray, found on the Canadian sido' of Lako Eric, was

Canadian revenue cutter; the boat is badly struck by twenty shots while escaping from a

shattered, but no fatalities occurred.

THE SUGAR CONVENTION.

LONDON, 13th August. The insportation of Danish, Ruasion, and Argoutine Sugar into Great Britain is prohibited from Ist. September.

THE BALKAN TROUBLES.

LONDON, 13th August. Latest advices from the Balkans are most serions; the revolution is spreading to the East ward and a big fight has taken place mear

The Filipino Midgets provided ezičkent entertainment for a large number of people on hardy at 112, Queen's road where they are at present apparing. They are an accomplished pic and rally remaritalo little people. Wo--Monestir.

cuts for adults and 20 cents for children are asked to state that the abaission prices are

A noterious barley at Shangbai, who was

vrglariously breaking and catering inte houses and also on a charge of returning from de- portation was-soatmeal to res-ive 500; blows, 2 months cague, fheon 50mory blows, to h foil wed by 3 months' imprisonment, 200 kilowa on culoase, and finally co-departation.

idia the haude of the polies again. - Un the 9 ́lt One mers of the shanghai useapot emvista

inst Brown surroaderet me to the U.

Marshal at Shanghai. On Monday morning the three men war, brougaf hafore thy U.S. Deputy Cunsul on the charges of branking out of H.R.M. Gaol, Amoy 2nd, assaulting and ggging a native warder, King Ah-ng, and stealing clith-

Our BRANDIES are guaranteed to be cannot help regretting that his return to ing to the value of $81, the property of a flow PURE COGNAC, the difference in Prien / Never was the precace of a strong British in custody to the 18th inst.

Minister, trusted by his Government and his fellow ecmutrymen in the East, so nich being merely a matter of Age and Vintage required at Pekig as it is now and in fact

has been for months past. It must not of course be expected that all vill become smooth as soon as fir ERNEST is back ju

prisoner, etc. The prisoners were remanded

The following telegram coors from Ameri, can sources; ~ Taudou, July-Colouík Secretary Chamberlain would. deport from South Africa all Boer irraconcilable. Ho cane out fitfooted with this stabomant to-day. It has created considerable commstion throngh-

A. S. WATSON & CO.[Peking; but at least we base the right out England. We rather wonder whether the

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to expert that Great Britain will take up an attitude toward affairs in North China which will compel the attention of the shifty innguers who have so far had things all their own way.

HMS. Argonett arrived on Saturday morn. ing from Wo balwer, while H.M.S. Sirius left | yesterday for a crnije.

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BIRTHS.

On the 3rd August, at Negishi, Japan, the wife OF CHARLER V. SALE, of a son.

On the 10th August, at 2, Love Tane, Shanghai, the wife of HAROLD F. KIND, of H.B.M. Consular Service in Chion, of a non.

The Daily Press.

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HONGKONG, 17th August, 1908.

REUTER'S telegram of the 13th instant states that the Tsar of Russia has issued an ukase appointing Admiral ALEXIEFF

Viceroy of the Far East with supreme power, responsible only to a special Council at St. Petersburg, the Viceroyalty compris. ing the Amur and Kwantung territories. This ukaso appears to be the first official

recognition by Russia of the practical aunexation of Manchuria, for though the Kwantung territory only comprises the

extreme south of Manchuria it is obvious

57 The oppoin'ient by H.E. the Governor of Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., w Únofficial Menabur of the Legislative Connell during the absenes on leare of the flow. R Shewan, is notified in the Gazette.

The statutory menting of the Shanghai and Hongkong Dying and Cleaning Co.. Ld., was heid in the office of the general manager, Mr. G. C. Moxon, at Victorie Buillinges, on Satur day. The business was formed.

word "flatlocted" was actually telegrapher out from London; and also what attitude, if any, of Mr. Chamberlain's Foot would be considered more appropriate in making such a statemeat.

Last month Mr. E. F. Hackett appeared on au adjourned sunimons, at the Gafidhall London, af the instance of Mr. Thom Arthur Mocking, who charged do with emhezzlemont as a co-partner. The business was that of the Ceylan and China Syndente, 2, Bury Strest, and the complaint was that the defendant, instead of paying moneys into the partnership account hid used thou for his own purposes. This, it was started, dona to

ox'ent of 2499 odd.

Sir Alfred Norton comunitted defendant for trial, but allowed him out on his own buil, -

Lord Lansdowne said in the House of Lords that the Government was anxiously watching. the situation.

LATER.

Turkey pays an indemnity of 190,000 fraños to the late M. Rostkowsky's family, and the murderer has been executed,

The Tarks have captured Krushovo, nul fighting continues outside the town.

(A little over a week ago some Bulgarians dynamited a konst at Kru-hevo (which is 20 uniles north of Monastir), kifling fifty Turks- ED. D.P.J

THE SUPAO" CASE.

LONDON, Bth Augest. Lord Lansdowne in the Hense of Lords referred to the horrible execution at Peking and said the Government was morally bound to see

Reformers pleaded guilty were carriel cut.

bat the pledges under which the Shanghai

RUSSIAN VICEROY FOR AMUR AND

SOUTH MANCHURIÄ.

Losnox, 13th Angust,

The True has issued an ukusa appointing Adaini Alexief Viceroy of the Far East with supreme power, responsible only to a special Council at St. Potersburg. The Viceroyalty comprises the Amur pad Kwantung territories.

INDISPOSITION OF LORD

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SALISBURY,

LONDON, 14th Aagast. Loul Salisbury is unwell and considerably exhausted.

THE TROOPS IN SOUTH AFRICA.

LONDON, 14th August

Lord George Hamilton has announced that India does not agree to the scheme for the part payment of troops stationed in South Africa The War Olion therefore dess not intend to incur the expenditure in South Africa which it would otherwise have done.

The papers gonorally are pleased at this abandonment of Mr. Brodrick's South African

The Shanghai Times "climbs down" with a will about its charges against Mr. Mansfield, Mr. Giles, and tpt. Bois agon. There has been a change of editorship on the paper (wa ses it stated that Mc. Hoary U'Shes is the new uttitor, sula leading articlo in the issue of the 14th inst. concludes with the words: Without the slightest bint of compulsion from any quarter wa The Corean Government is considering a

éxpress our regret that we have boon he unwit-proposal. proposal for the formation of a Navy. Thing medium of such grotesque and ridiculous matter was discussed at n Cabinet menting in Soul on the 3rd izst. What Corms proposes to do with a Navy must be left to conjectare.

Through the courtesy of Mr. S. D. Betna we

bava bren favoured with the following:-The Cricket Match at Bombay between the Persees and the Presidney teams ended yesterday, the 14th iust, the Parsen winning the match be

119 rabe.

charges. That the Chiness offered bribes wo excessively silly deductions which have been. know, but that is a very different thing from the

drawn from that undoubted fact,

The N.-C. Daily News pablisaus ja Enlegram dated Tokyo. 10th August, to the following effect: A number of Japanese politicians including Prince Kouage and Cauats Itagaki

and Okuma, have formed an Association Irrespective of parties, similar to the defunct National Usion, which has issued a manifesto On Saturday Mr. George P. Lammert soldarging the government to invite Russia, in by publia saction the wreck of the French deference to the dictates of a neighbourly senti- steamer Paul Doumer with all her anchors, mant, speedily to terminate the яonrem of chains, gear, stores, appurtenans a and cargo, complication and estabish fall guarantees of

circumspect. The mesting also adopted Jatech. The tone of the muaisfesto is distinctly resolution that Russia's doings in Corea constitute a violation of the Conventions.

Shanghai by the Sumatra on the afternoon of Sir Ernest Salow was exproted to arrive in

the 11th inst, and to stop until the 14th,

as she now lies about 13 miles due south of that Russin is not going to treat the the White Rock and about 8 miles north-east of Linotung peninsula as an isolated depen-Raleigh Rock. The wreek was sold to Mr. doncy unconnected by land with her Cheong Kim for $1,800. North-eastern Asiatic possessions. Of course it is still possible for Russia to pat forward the old diplomatis evasions.. A fortnight ago the Paris Figar quoted M. KUROPATKIN, the Russian Minister for War, who had just returned to St. Petersburg, as having declared that Russia is willing to evacuate Manchuria excepting the

leaving for Webaiwei on H.M.3. Eclipse. Preparations were being made, when the last mit left Shanghal, for 196 men of the Shanghai Volunteer Corps to act as a guard of honour the Minister's landing. Sir

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PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT.

LONDON, 14th August. Parliament is prorogued. The King's speech says:—“The situation in the European provinces of Turkey continues to be a subject of general anxiety; my Government and those of other Powers have used their best efforts to restrict the area of disturbance."

THE COMMERCIAL TREATY WITH

CHINA.

· London, 14th August, The ratifications of the treaty with Chinx have been exchanged: portions of the treaty come into immediate operation.

THE A. D. C.

The Hongkong A. D. C. contemplates pulling on Lord and Lady Algy and The Importance of Being Ernest this autema. It appears that after the beginning of December it is impossible to secure the Theatre for a long enough period to enable the A. D. C. to relearne

the least of it.

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CORRESPONDENCE.

NON-EFFICIENT VOLUNTEERS.

POLLARD COMEDY COMPANY.

On Saturday night the Pollard Comody Company repinated My Soldier Boy bolore an audience that completely filled the Thonira Royal. The comedy was very well received, Mossrs. Nablo and Wentworth Watson especially gained hearty approbation by their elever.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PR890," Hongkong, 15th August. Stu, I have read with much interest the correspondence in your paper on the subject of Volunteering in Hongkong, mud, from the acting. pefat of view of an old Voluntour; fieartily Tonight the successful comedy My Friend commend the views expressed by " Valunteer" | from India will be produced. The first sache and “ Taxpayer."

opons in New York, where a retired pork-. Judging from the gradually diminishing packer (Erastus Underbok) and family, are number of drills put in by the majority of society. One night the son, Charles, gees out strength of the Corps, and the barely sufficient unsuccessfully trying to gain an entry futo

units, it seems to mo that there is a deplorable with one boon companions, and Locomes lock of interest shown by the rank and file in intoxicated. On awakening the next morning the actual hard' work and application to drills be Ands that ba has brought honse with him a beasgary to the smartness and effcisney of a man he has not seen before, from whom he corps which every member ghould be engar loans of his behaviour during the night, to sen urish. Is this want of energy due to Belog muxions to give expination of his indifference on the part of the Hongkong non-appearance till very late the nicht before youth in any occupation that does not partako he persuados bis new friend (A, Kou Shaver), of the nature of a pageant? It is to be hoped to impersonato an;Indian punditànd thumbist not. Members of the Corps should keep the Avame is selected from a lat of passengers traditions of British Volunteers before them who arrived the day foro vix, the Rey. Pad tunke up their winds to amulata thể" James · Tweedla. Old Uadorlat awallows example of other Volunteers in the Empire by the bat, thinking he can draw socialy by putting their shoulders to the wheel. Yours, means of the theosophist. He accordingly

advertizes the powers of the Nev, Jumes, und, makes itkoven bat the pondis-is-bis-guest, Charles horing, given ́on_explauasion of bis night's, doings, is now ansions to got rid of Sharer, but the old man is so set on winning society that he will not fet Shaver out of his sight; thereupon Charles dreldes to impersonato the real Tweedle, and prove that Shaver is an imposter. Tem Valentine, a suitor of Bernicu Wadorbolt, hits on the same ides for serving the old man, and gaining his consent to marry her. Meanwhile the real Tweedla has read this notices concerning his impersonator, and cells to find out what it meins, Hois and by Shiver who says that he is the son of Twoodle's brother Jolin, who, he avers, was secently married. Ig pursuance of his scheme, Underbolt has issuet invitations for a reception, at which the agis power of Shavor was to be displayed; other members of the family bave meanwhito learned who Shaver really is mud decide it' must not take place. Fortunately a mid lud | furgotten to post the invitations, and Stavor is

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AN ONLOOKER,

UNANSWERED QUESTIONS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS." Hongkong, 16th August. SIR,~~In commenting on tho trial of McEwen, the ex-Inspector of Markots, recently accused by the Government of accepting bribes, the Pross rightly mited whetfor tuo men who, had swora to offering hiiber to the neoused public servant | "wen to be prosomtel for this offence No answer to this question has been publicly giran, and I should like isk whether it in a fact that the Goreringat induced the men to give evidence by offering thêm a famo pardon for the offence of which they nublushingly acknowledged themselves to bo guilty? Perhaps it would be too much to expect the Government to confess this very ausatisfactory proceeding, but silouce and failure to discharge an obrions public daty do bat lead to the conclusion this rumour is well inted.

May I also ask, sir, what the Government left to make the old man belloto ho kad jembind 80 freely as to be quite isubriated. Things

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bas done in the matter of the digolosures med

at the trial of the musterar of the Chilifactorily arrange themselves, and Untier, Reformer in Gare Street? The complicity of boit determines to lot socisty alone, meanwhile the Canton Government in this dastar1ly

Charles and Tom are happly married, as well outrage on British soil was clearly established.

as the Rev. James Tweedle. but so far as the public ura nwäre nothing bag boou done by either the Colonial or the Homo

Your Government is exact na apology or reparation.

ARGUS.

POLICE COURT.

Saturday, 15th August.

Berone Ms. T. Sunconde Smrtn (POLICE MAGISTRATE).

A GAMBLING RAID.

Tomorrow night My Friend from Ladia will be repeated. On Wednesday and Ahursday Charley's Aunt will be staged; and on the two last nights of the sqaron-Friday and Saturday -Turned Up will be put on.

LATE TELEGRAMS,

VIA JAPAN AND SHANGHAI].

AIR WARSHIPS.

Loudon, 31st July. The French War Offloare.experienting with sirships of the patt ru adopted by Mr. | Sbutos Dumont. General Audro recognises the --

military value of the experiments. `_

RU: BIAN TRADE WITH SEISTAN.

London, 31st July,

The arrival at Seistan, Persia, is reported of the first Russian caravan that ever entered the district. Tois jeopardises the value of thes Beluchiste route.

THE PAPAI, ELECTION.

4 parts of polico nader Sergeant Leander who executed a goubling warrant at 30, Keswich Stroot, East Point, on Friday night, had a rather rough time of it for a littlo. When the police entered the house the lights, ware instantly extinguished by the inmates, who commoueed to bombard tho raiders with whatever camo hardy, Sergeant Leander, the first man to outer the house, received two cats on the face from flying missiles, and was seized and almost

Londen, 2nd August, throws headlong down the steep flight of stairs. The Conclave at Rome continues. Thebillab He managed to beat off his assailanta, and the is inconclusive owing to Cardinal Rampolla, lights loving been renewed the disturbanes who has hithotto received the largest number was quoted and twelve men arrested. Some of votes, not being strongly enough supported. escaped, but two were captured through the failure of a coup which they attempted to bring off against one of the lukonga. This constable was refuging to the station when he was way-strike, and the mob has been dispersed without laid by the two men in question. He blew his the intervention of the troops. whistle, and was immediately knocked to the ground. Holding on to the quenes of his assati. nuts, who were now endeavouring to get away," succeeded in attrasting the notice of a comrade, the lukong again sounded his whistle, and who went to his assistance and lent a hand at bringing the couple to the station.

The two keopere of the house were fined $50 each or three months, the remainder $3 each or seven-Cays;-all-money, ole, captured in the raid was confiscated. The two men who assaulted the Zukong were sent to prison for thros mouths each without the option of a fine.

DISORDERLY JAPANESE,

A fino of $15, with the alternative of three

A SERIKE OVER,

Paris, 9th Augant.

All is quiet at Lorient, the scene of the recent «

THE ATTEMPT ÖN B, COMDES.

Berlin, 9th August.

An attempt was made af Marvellles to-day

He was there to attend a Congress of Teachers, upon the life of the French Premier, M. Combay, The Premier was unhurt. The would-be ngrassin,

said to be an Italian, has been arrested. - 0. Lloyd.

MILITARY ADVENTUREL DEAD.

- Borjia, Ofis Angust,” Colonel Schiel, into of the Roer army, has died at Reichenhall.-O. Lloyd:

HUNGARIAN CABINET CRISIK,

Berlin, 9th August.

weeks imprisonment with hard labour, was

Owing to the attempt to brilus inembera of imposed upon a Japanese who advertied his the Opposition, a fresh Cabinet crisis. has presence in a certain street in Waachai on arison in Hungary-0. Moyd Friday night by throwing bricks through tho window of a Chinose establishment,

EXCESS PASSENGENS.

London, 19th August. The Hungarian Cabinet has resigned.- NO, DIN.

- THE BALKAN-TROVILEA

On the complaint of P. C. Brown, the native Coxswais of a Chineso-owned steam launch was

London. 10th August. fined $50 for carrying passenger in excore of the number allowed by his licand

A report is current at Sulonika that tea Berore Me. J. II. KEMP (ACTING POLICE Kastoria. The Bulgarian Government says it thousand Bulgarians are operating at Monastir against the Tarks, and ten thousand at

is taken by surprise by the reuralescence of fighting in Macedonia, and is determines to nistaín its neutrality, and considers the movement merely Iccal; bat the Turks say the

MAGISTRATE).

ASSAULTING' SAMPAN-PEOPLE.

The chief engineer and the third and fourth

zone in proximity to the railway. Naturally, Ernest was to present the China medals fo the and the Pro-Vicar, Rev. Fr. Muria, officiating, and stage s play, which is unfortaunts, to say afficers of the Anping Maru wore charged with movement has become general. -N-C. D. N.

FEAST OF THE CORONATION

OF PIUS X. On Saturday a fligh Mass was celebrated at the Rouse Catholic Cathedral at 8a.m. with the pontifical assistance of the Right Rev. Bishop Piazzoli, who was attired in full episcopal robes, assisted by the Fathers of the Italian Mission, The choir was conducted by Mr. Baptista, the Cathedral organist. In the ovoping the service commenced with Vespers, sung by the clergy of various congregations; then came the solemn community (41 civilians. 3 Army) and G81"To Douin", with fall choir, the Right Rev. among the Chiness. Plagne caused 358 deathe, Bishop Pizzoli officisting; and in conclusion the including those of 13 European and foreign | Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, daring H. K. V. C... civilians; and chest affections, 88 deaths. The which the choir sang the hyma "Tentum Y. M. C. A. ...

Kwantung as a whole is regarded as in Corps during his visit. proximity to the railway. But what the

The mortality reburus for June, just puh other Powers would like to know is howlished in the Gazette, show a total of 725 deaths much of Manchuria is not in proximity to in the month-44 in the Europeas and foreign the railway, either the lines already built or branches projected and to be built

in the future. It is to be noted that

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zasaulting o`sawpen-man and his wife and the loss of a gold earring worth $16, The couple were engaged to stand by the steamer to take the officers to and from the ahore, but as they were having a rather easy time of it, just lying alongside and doing the officers called.thom on board and nothing, ordered them to paint the slip's side. This the sampan-people very naturally refused to do, but the officers saw no reason. 'in their attitude and assaulted them. P.C.62 was passing in a launch at the time and bearing the cries of the two persons he went on board, and in his presence the chief engineer slapped the woman in the face.

in spite of the Russian Minister's statement rates in the principal registrations districta Ergo," and, afterwards, the psalm "Laudate Lusitano quoted by the Figaro the Cologne Gazette wore British mud foreign civil population Domine." The church was well tiled and the G of about the same date published, a St.

B. G. A. 48.8 per 1,000 per mm; Chinese, Victorie, ceremony was very imposing. The most netice B. E. Petersburg telegram which asserts that the land 30.6, barbour 145 Chiness, Kowloon, able feature was the Main Altar, which was Sherwoods Russian Government is resolved to probl 24; Chinees, whole Colony, land 29.2, bost decorated with a profasion of fawers and inne- bit the residence of foreigners in Manchuria 12.4; land and bost, 26.6; whole cell community, merable candles surrounding the Blessed Sacrs at 5.45 pm, sharp. Ladies are cordially invited to the amount of $lus the chief engineer was during the ensuing six yeara, pending the 27,5.

ment The service concluded about 6.30 p.m.

by the Committee.

The third and fourth officers were allowed to go on paying the complainanta compensation

ined $10 and $2 compensation.

WEATHER REPORT.

The Hongkong Observatory on the 15th inst med the tollowing report:

The baromioter has fallen at the mouth of the Tangisze, risen over the SE. comat of China and Formosa,

The typhoon seems to have entered the coust near Weschow yesterday morning. It has probably filed up considerably and may be crossing the Yangtze in the neighbourhood of Wubu this morning

Pressure remains high over 8. Japan. Moderate 8, monañon in the Formoan Channel and N. part of the China So

Forecast-Moderate BW winds; thunder- sheners

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