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shillings in the pound was rejected, and the was thus evenly balanced. The Commons Captain Winch, manager of the Belle Viow
tax was reduced to three shillings. This could refuse to vote supplies if the Crown Hotel, was summoned before Mr. ER TELEGRAMS. BRITAIN'S NEW MONARCH.
Two cases of stealing clothing from passengers on hard the river steamer San Cheung were dealt with by Mr. E. R. Hallifax at the Magia. tracy yesterday. In each instance the defendant was contenced to six wooks imprisonment and six hours stocks.
was the first time for nearly hundred trespassed on the public liberties, while the at the Magistracy yesterday on a charge of years that a Minister had been defeated on Crown could dissolve the House if it showed supplying liquor during probibited hours. The
caso was remanded. a financial measure. On the termination of any tendency towards rash and violent the war with France the Ministry was proceedings. The House of Lords stood A 8. WATSON & CO., defeated on a proposal to continue the war outside their influence, however, a dissolu
taxes, and again in 1852 a proposal to tion could not affect it, and any power placed double the house tax was rejected: On a in its hands to withold supplies, would few other occasions triffing sums have been practically give it complete control over struck mit of the estimates. It will thus both Crown sud Commons, which, from the be seen that the Commons, far from reject-circumstances of the case, would naturally A native who was caught in the net of ing financial measures, have very rarely be exercised in favour of the Crown. Thus removing clothing from the first floor of taken upon themsolves the task of amend no safeguard could be established by the house in Boulam Strand with a long bamboo ing then. Oa still fewer occasions have Commons vis-i-vis the Crown unless the by Mr. Hallifer to fourteen days' imprison pole was, at the Magistracy yesterday, sentenced the Commous exercised their power of power of the Lords over all finance measuresixent and four hours' stocks. "stopping supplies." For a hundred years was strictly limited. after the Revolution the money required by
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
MANUFACTURERS OF
HIGH CLASS
ÆRATED WATERS the State was promptly voted, and it was
THIS SEASON'S PRICES:
SODA WATLA
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PER DOz 50 Cents. SODA WATBRripty bottles) 60 POTASH, SELTZEN & 3P.
SUDA...
60
'LEMONADF.
65
TONIC WATER -
75
LITHILA WATE.
GINGER AL
75
SARSAPARILLA
75
ORANGE CHAMPAGNE
75
LEMON SQUASH
75
RASPBERRYÅDE
SPECIALITIES:
STONE GINGER BEER
DRY GINGER ALE
85 wt.
Pints $1.00; Splits 60 cents.
LIME FRUTT CHAMPAGNE
Pints $1.00: Splits 60 cents,
curegiony has some to hand from A Fong.
A very fine photograph of the proclamation
Six Chinese were arraigned before Mr. E. R. Hallifax at the Magistracy yesterday on a charge of travelling from Canton to Hongkong erected at Changsha at a cost of £4,000,
A now British Consulate is proposed to be farer. The defondants, whe loft the Chinese port by the steamer Honam without paying their
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Rev. C. Bone, wife and family, of Hongkong, arrived by the ss. Devauks after a long holiday in England.
not till 1784 that any serious attempt was made to influence the course of legislation by refusal to grant the money required for the service of the State. The atterupt ended in failure, and the experiment has not been repentol. It is cusy to understand how, under a system of party-government, the rejection or withholding of Anancial mensties. In become of rare occurrence.. the Privy Council, Ministers do not now attempt to remain in
It is sought to allow Korean monks to marry, and application to this effect has been made to
through ill-health of Mr. R. W. Muusfold, for The superannuation allowance on retirement merly Consai-General at Cantou, is £93368. Bd.
with capital of twenty cents, came to Hongkong- benevolent passenger paying their passages. to look for work, and said they relied upon some The friend in need was not on board, and the accused où appearing before the Court wore fined $10 apiece, the alternative being one month's imprisonment.
A
Chinese who has been arrested on suspicion
Between Thuissday night nud. Sunday moru. power vuless they can command the conf-their services to that country in the event of a through a-bark window and stole sandalwood Two thonsumi Japiness in Pern have offering thieves forend au entrance into the godowns dence of the House, whiol naturally implies war with Ecuador.
of Messrs. Essabhoy & Co. at West Point the approval of such important Bills as
and cassia bark valued at between $400 and $600. these connected with taxation. The ac
detectives were set to work and succeeded in On the robbery being reporled to the police ceptance of financial measures without
recovering most of the stolou proparty. amit is not so easy to understand,
Sir Francis Piggott, Chief Justice of Hong-was charged beforce Mr. J. R. Wood at the however, since the franting of financiai pre- posals which shall meet the views of all, is a passenger outward on the .M. Magistracy yesterday, and the heating of the
gleamer Yarru, which left Marseilles un April | case was adjourned, shulen of opinion in the House must be a 24th. watter of considerable difficulty. The result is probably due partly to party loyalty and pasly to the restraint laid upon Ministers by the necessity of obtaining approval for their measures. Proposals involving the
Lieutenants A. F. Day and A. W. S. Gilson, expenditure of public money are also sur Royal Engineers. Cort, have been placed under rounded by special safeguards which pre-orders to proceed to Hongkong early in the next vout any asty or inconsiderate action. trooping souson. They will be replaced at Cork
A Chinese boarding-honso keeper, · who neglected to keep his books in proper order, was fred $50 by Mr. J. F. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday.
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An enormous shark was captured just outside Koppel Harbour, Singapore, the other day. A bin Tarabus, was fishing for these demons of the well-known Malay shark catcher, named Sabin
his heat of Fort Silono when the nisaster was sen with an ikan tinggiri as bait. He was in hooked. It was landed after a great struggle nnd was found to be sixteen feet in length aud twelve feet round the biggest part. It was
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CHINA'S CONDOLENGES.
PERING, May 10th. Prince Tsai Tao, who is on a military mission, has been selected to convey China's condolences to tho British Court ou the death of King Edward.
THE WAIWUPU.
PERING, May 10th.
sident of the Waiwupu, who has Liang Thi Yen, the Junior Pre-
received further leave of absence, persists in resigning. The question of his successor is being auxiously discussed.
CHINESE ROYAL DEATH.
PERINO, May 10th, The Consort of the late Emperor Isivu Teng has passed away at the age-of-7-7-years.
CHINA AND RUSSIA.
PEKING, May 10th.
tion of the Sungari have been dis cussed without any result, and it is
The questions relating to the navigu
expected that the negotiations will be
Buttles will be charged for at the Bate of Whatever the reason, it is certain that in by Liontenants E. Woodhouse and B. E. Coke, covered with Week and white stripes Sabtu transferred from Harbin to Peking.
81.20 per dozen, and credited in full on being roburned in good condition.
the pist the House of Commons has very arely rejected or even amended the finan cial proposals of Ministers. This being the enso it is easy to undorstand that the rejec A. S. WATSON & CO..tion of the estimates in another House
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coins is a most serious blow to what the Commons considered as its prerogative. It
from Hongkong.
subject whe was awaiting trial for the London Sasson Shalon Clazar, the young Turkish
City shooting outrage, committed suicido in the Old Bailey. Elazar was charged with shooting with intent to murder his brother, a clerk at the offices of Messrs. Dari Sassoon.
Johr William Good, one of the American
HONGKONG, CHINA & MANILA is true the Commons have admitted the right tearists on the Cleveland, who was accompanied
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Correspondents must forward their names and all cases with communications addressed to the Editor, out for publication jut es evidence of good faith.
by his wife and son, died at son of hest apoplexy while the steamer was on her way to Bombay The body has been embalmed and will be to shipped to the steamier Black Prince for removal
to Amories.
Captain Dundes, Naval Attaché to the British The British Nary has contributed, through Embassy in Tokyo, the arm of 1.100 towards Lieutenant Rakuma and his subordinates who the relief of the bereaved families of the labo lost their lives in the recent cubanarine disaster in Hiroshima Bay.
of the House of Taras to rejecta money Bill, but only on the same ground as they admit the right of the Crown to veto any measure. only in theory. Logically, moreover, rejes- right which may now be said to exist
tion of a measure must be considered as coming under the same category as unend. ment. If amendment implies disapproval "All 1-Hera for publication should be written on of certain portions of a measure, then ate side of paper carly.
No
not signed communications that rejection implies disapproval of the whole Aare pleanty appeared to other papers will be of a measure, and this the Commons in Orders for ræten copies of DAILY PRESS affirazing, as they did, when the question should be sent before 11 am. on day was mised in 1571. that the Lords could pulizcation. After that how the supply limitca. Only supply for Cash,
reject but not amend a money Bill, took up Telegraphie Address: PRESS.
an illogical position. The same remark introducing as a new member, Lieut.-Colonel Cadss; 4.2.0. 5th Ed. Lieter.
applies to Loan CHATHAM's dictum timt Sir Joseph Fayrer, R.AM.C., who was seting the taxes are a voluntary gift and grautas a member of the Board in the absence of of the Commons alone; the concurrence of
Colonel Bodford. the peers and the Crown to a tax is only necessary to clothe it with the form of a law" If a certain amount of revenue has to be raised for the purposes of the State,
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HONGKONG OFF!ja: 104, Das Veur ROAD C LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET EO
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day the President, before beginning the business At the meeting of the Sanitary Board yester of the meeting, said he had much pleasure in
A British soldier had an unpleasant ex-
pericace at the Star Forry wharf on Monday night. He ran down the steps to catch the the wet steps, be foll, striking his breast against 14.5 launch as it was leaving, but slipping on
LONDON, May 10th, The members of the House of Commons took the oath of allegiance to King George yesterday.
"Cables from all parts of the Empire describe the proclamation scenes. Everywhere the proclamation of the new King was received with demon- strations of loyalty.
DECLINE IN RUBBER.
LONDON, May 10th. Raw rubber has fallen from 1/- to 1/6 per pound in price.
[FROM "H “ CHÚNG NGÔI BÀN PH ALLEGED SALE OF NAVAL AND MILITARY
SECRETS..
PEKING, May 10th.
A Chinese official surnamed Chiu has been arrested for selling naval aud military secrets to a foreign lower,
BEWARE OF ANTI-MANCHUS !
PERING, May 10th. The Grand Secretaries have com-
municated with the Viceroys ind Governors of clifferent provinces-where- there is a failing rice crop, warning them to ase every effort to prevent members of the Anti-Manchu Society from inciting the starving people to rebellion.
WU TING TANG.
FEKING, May 10th.- Wa Ting Fang, formerly Chinese Anbassador to America, has been requested to proceed to Poking at
took his capture to the market, but only received
plucky Malay, says the Free Press, deserves to 23. The Chineso declined to buy and declared that n striped short, was their "Datch." The INTERFERENCE WITH TRADE. once. be rewarded. He has coughi and kille I no fewer
than forty-nine sharks.
THE DEAD KING.
PEKING, May 10th.
The Hankow bean export trade has
moned to the ordinary meeting at the Boar
been forbidden locally. Official re Members of the Sanitary Board woro sum-presentation has not been made so far. room yesterday. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe prosided, and there were present:--Has. Mr. A. W. Brewin (Registrar-General), Sir Joseph Fayrer, B.A.M.C. P. MO., Hon. MrE. A. Hewett, Mr
Officer of Health), Dr. Pearso (A.M.0.ff.), and A. Shelton. Hooper, Dr. F. Clark (Modical W. Boyou Rowlands (Secretary).
AN EMPIRE'S LOSK
it occasion on which this Board has mot since The PRESIDENT-Gentlemen,-This is the
WO
TURBULENT CHANGSHA.
PEKING, May 10th, The revolutionary proclamations" posted at Changsha have been torn
wise the city is quiet. down by order of the officials. Other-
(REUTER'S SERVICE TO THE BONGKONG DAILY PRESS."]
TO LIE IN STATE.
FAMINE-STRICKEN CHANGSHA.
PERINT, May Toth. The minister of a certain foreign Power is said to have submitted a proposal to the Board of Foreign Aflairs for the shipcut of rice to Changsha for the relief of the inhabitants.
[FROM THE CABLENEWS AMERICAN",
PRESIDENT TAFT AND RANOMINATION.
WASHINGTON, May 3rd. President Taft is in receipt of letters fron Mr. Theodore Roosevelt urging him to be a candidate for reuomination in 1913 and pledging his support.
the sad news of the death of His Majesty King think it would be hardly fitting if, in these Edward VII, was received in the Colony, and I
circumstances, auf business was transacted by this ipard to-day. I therefore beg to propose that we should show how keenly appreciate this loss to the Empire and to this Colony by moving the resolution which 1 bring forward, and that is, "That as a token King Edward VIL, this Board do adjournmains of His late Majesty King Rica tell of a disastrous earthquake in that of respect to the memory of His late Majasty until Tuesday, 17th instant."
Hon. Mr. HEWETT-Isecond that, sir. The PRESIDENT Carried vanimously. meeting.
LONDON, May 9th.
It is officially stated that the re-
EARTHQUAKE IN COSTA RICA,
WASHINGTON, May 6th. Cable advices received here from Costa
the only point at issue can be as to how it the gunwale. Fortunately he was not allowed Gentlemen, that terminates the business of the day to Westminster Hall, there to destroyed and the list of dead is placed at
to fall back into the water, but was smartly caught by some Chinese and assisted pu Loard.
The words are significant. An American jouxial remarks: The work King Edward does is enough to make a younger man it. If he were well-to-do subject, who could lose himself in the country for a year and get an actual rest cure, he might hope to live long: but the vacations King Edward takes are all functions of more or loss importance and tell on
HONGKONG, MAY, 11TH, 1913,
is to be raised, and the rejection of a Money Tax problem in British politics which had, Bill by the peers or the Crown implies not developed before the death of Krxg EDWARD, that the Bill is unnecessary that the and which he was expected to solve, has money to be raised under it is not required become more interesting, if possible, under,
but that the method of raising the money is the altered conditions. The crisis, though objectionable, that, in fact, the Bill requires postponed, is none the less heute, and it amenduent. The Lords cannot amend a financial measure any more than the Crown, recalls to mind the fact that although
but the difference between amending a Bill collisions between the two Houses of Parliament on the question of tinanens have and causing it to be amended is a diffor-his jaded sorves." bogu rale, there have not been lacking cuce between Tweedledum and Tweedledee. occasions when a crisis, such as now obtains écco the only logical positions that the in Britisk politics, has been marrowly House of Common's can take is that either averted. Roughly the control of the finances the House of Lords bas-full power to deal of the country has been in the hands of the with Finance Bills as with other measures, House of Commons for two hundred years,
markets of Korea as a successful rival to the Dried American codfish has appeared in the ling, which has for contarias been the favourite fool fish of the Korgans. It is imported from the United States by way of kobe, says an American trade journal, and as its price is low
PARSI CONDOLENCES.
Edward will be conveyed next Mon-country. The town of Cartago is reported lie in State on Tuesday, Wednesday estimates of the loss of life run into the five hundred at the very least. Some and Thursday, after which the body thousands. The town is said to be a com- will be taken to Windsor for inter-plete wreek,
The following expression of sympathy hasment on the 25th instant. been forwarded by the Parsi community of Hongkong:-
Parsi community respectfully desire to tendor Sir Hormusjes Mody and members Hongkong
their humble duty and deepest sympathy with Her Majesty Queen Alexandra and Royal Family. They also desire express to His allegiance. Majesty the King, George, V, their devoted
HONGKONG AN INFECTED PORT.
Mr. de Reus, Consul-Goasral for the Nether
or oleo that the House of Lords has no and it is very agreeable to the Korean taste, its lands, writes us that he has received telegraphic
and during tint tine no complaint has ever / Power to amend, or cause to be amended by gale in steadily growing, with a corresponding information from the Netherlands-Indian Gov- been raised as to any lack of liberality in rejection, any Finance Bill, power to do decrease in the sale of ling voting money for the service of the State which is vested in the Lower House, and
not always agreed with the financial pro Bills should be excluded from the revisory Barreying service on the China Station, but was
KING GEORGE PROCLAIMED.
Losnox, May 9th.
this morning with all the ancient King George was proclaimed King
ceremonial in the presence of immense crowds.
STOCK. EXCHANGE IMPROVES.
LONDON, May 9th,
change is good, Consols being quoted The condition of the Stock Ex..
at £81.
THE CRETAN PROBLEM.
erament at Batavia that the part of Hongkong In fact, it may be said that since the the Lower Houas alone. From the pout pointed to succes Capt. C. E. Munro as assistant importation is temporarily prohibited of: animal Capt. J. Franklin Parry, who has boun ap has been declared infected with plague. The Revolution, from which the dates the of view of expediency this single chamber hydrographer at the Admiralty, has seen some refuse, claws and hoofs, animal and human hair practice of annual estimates, the Commons trol of financial measures as its advan-service in the Far East. He was in charge of and bristles, hides which are untanned and have shown a much greater liberality in tages, but at the same time, as popular party handed from the Rambler at Mempakol, which are salted or cured with arsenic, raw woul voting supplies that at any period before pinion in all countries favours the adop. British North Horico, to protect the Resident and rags, bags or saaks which have already been that date. It is true that the House bastion of two chambers, it certainly is from hostile natives. In June, 1906, he took used, coming from Hongkong or waushipped
an anomaly that one particular section of command of the Merlin, newly fitted out for at this port
Also the importation is temporarily prohibit posals of Ministers, but a distinction must
invalided home six months later. be made between the manner in which the origin of this anomaly is not difficult to see. power exercised by the Upper House. The
ed from Hongkong into Northerlands-India of tapestry and used embroideries unless they are required revenue is to be mised and the The House of Lords has always been more Majesty's consular representative in Honolula sequence of charge of residence.
Liang Kwo Ying, His Imperial Chinese transported as personal baggage or in con..
LONDON, May 10th. necessity of raising that revenue. But even!
The Cretan Assembly has been objections to the financial proposals have and it was a precaution against the for this radical change is said to be due to the warded a telegram to Batavia informing the taken in the name of King George of or less closely connected with the Crown, has parted with his queue. The reason assigned The Consul General adds that he has for opened, and the oath of allegiance been few and far between MAT, in his violation of public liberties by the Crown the queue to be severed from the heads of loyal May 1st there have been no rides cases of plague Greece amic frenzied cheers
fact that the eulist recently issued permitting Netherlands-Indian Government that since Constitutional History, notes several of the that the House of Commons obtained the Chinese subject, is now to be applied generally in the Colony, and expressing the hope that with more important occasions: Thus in 1767 right to determine "the measure and the to all official representatives, from Honslala to the continuation of the protant good site of he was assaulted and his protesti torn the proposal of the then Chancellor of the time" of every tax, imposed upon the people. Washington, in anticipation of the coming of health the pressding anitarymmenaren against
A Mussulman deputy protested, but Exchequer to continue & land-tax of four The power of the Crown and the Commons the Chinese prince (Military Mission).
Hongkong will soon be revokedt
SINGING FOR 6 HOURS.
What is believed to be the most prolonged singing performance on record has "jast heen. achieved by Mr. Alexander R. Pertor, a magistrate living in the Liverpool subarb of Waterloo, who before retiring from business, was chief accountaut in Liverpool of the Nortli
and South Wales Bank.
Mr. Porter, on his 72nd birthday, gave 2 party to relatives and friends, and during the evening sung seventy-two songs, one foresh year of his life. Tho feat took six hours, with necessary intervals. As the outcome of
24 sug gestion that he had exhausted himself, the Totoran invited his friends anotlier evening, vhon he sang 100 songs, and demonstrated that his staying powers were better than those of some of his challongers. On this evening Mr. Porter began singing at a quarter to seven, and finished at balf-past one next morning, his performance thas occupying, with intervala,
hears.
A GERMAN PRINCE COMING. Prince Heinrich Bones XXXIII, who has been appointel German Ambassador to Japan, arrived in Colombo on April 23, from Germany, by the N. D. L. steamer Derflinger on his way to take up his new appointment, The Prince broke his voyage at Colombe, and sailed in the Prins Bitel Frisdrich. Prince Beues XXXIII is the son of the Princess of Sachsen- Weimar and the brother of Prince Renee, who visited Ceylon in 1905.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The Austrian Lloyd's air. E. Franz Ferdinand lett Singapore for this port on the 9th inst dnd is due here on the 15th inst.
The P.M. st. Leia left San Francisco on the 10th tost, via Honolula, Japan and Shanghai, &ad is due here on the 7th prox.
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