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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH, 1910.

it was the duty of the Bureau to compile a general return for the province quarterly and forward it to the Hoard of Finance,

That

On Saturday night an armed robbery occurred in the village of Po Kong, near Kowloon City. The police bave arrested two Chinese on suspi- sien of being connected with the affair.

Sorgeant Link of the Buffs, who has been K gymussion instructor at the V.B.C. for the last two years, has been appointed instructor of the Pening Volunteers, and leaves for the latter port on the 26th inst. by the transport Bohdia. A. baby girl was born in thạ Ain village at During his two years' work in the V.R.C. the White City on August 31. The child, which Sergeant Llak has developed quite a nam- has the distinction of being the first of its ber of athletes, and spart from his race to be born on fide the country of the Ainus,apabilities as an instructor, he has earned will be given a name in commemoration of the the goodwill and esteem of his numerous pupils by his unvarying courtesy and the assistance which he has always rendered the Frederico Pereira, a Portuguese youth twelve officials of the Club, Bergeant Laing, of the years of age, appeared before Mr. E. B. Hallifax same regiment, leaves for Kuala Lumpur to tako at the Magistroy yesterday charged with steal-up a similar appointment. luge quantity of jewellery from Mrs. Remedios

TELEGRAMS. GRAVE CHARGES AGAINST AN

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was the first step. In the present year of

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(REUTAR'S SERVION TO TER "HONGKONG WATSON & Co. revenue and expenditure for a year in

DAILY PRESS."] advance, and the result appears to have give anything but satisfaction to the Imperial

BALKAN RELATIONS. Government. For the whole Empire a

AN ITALIAN COMMUNIQUE, doficit of about twenty million tools is shown, Apropos of this, we note, the Peking corros-

LONDON, September 20th.. WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS |pondent of the N.-C. Daily News remarks

The "Tribuna that: "Everyone appears to be agreed that

of Rome is autho- The annust general meeting of the Hong-rised to state that the reports that the provinces have taken the obvious course of Mosque Road. The youth was handed over kong St. Andrew's Society was held in the City

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by showing substantial deficits leat, thẹ demands of the Central Government should exceed all bounds, And having committed themselves to the statement of poverty, the provincial authorities are bound to live up to it." Had it been otherwise, we fancy. the

Imperial treasury officials would have been.` most agreeably surprised. No one better than they know what to expect, and it was probably some such consideration as this which dictated the regulation that there should be a five-years' apprenticeship in the framing of yearly estimnatos before the Chinese Government commenced. the publication of a National Budget. The Provinces have been continually protesting their inability to meet the ever-increasing demands of the Imperial Government-and they were bound to live up to their excuses. A beginning, however, has been made with a reform which must of necessity take precedence over all others. Most of the achomes of progress and reform, of which we have been hearing so mitch during the past two years, cost money to carry out. and it should be one of the first duties of the Imperial Assembly, which meats at Puking for the first time on Monday next, to study the finances of the Empire as they are disclosed in the Provincial Budgets

now in the hands of the Board of Finance and to insist on retrenchment and reform where it is shown to be necessary. But we bave little confidence that anything of the kind will yet be done. The Budgets will give much food for thought, no doubt; but what

Exhibition.

to his father for chinatisamont.

A sew Zealander named John MacMillan has been accidentally drowned in the Whangpoo River. He may be known in Hongkong, for at the inquest a police-officer stated that when Mahiran arrived in Shanghai he was charged with having travelled from Hongkong without & ticket.

The return of visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the wook ending the 25th top. 315 to the Library and 259 to the Museam, and tember shows that of non-Chinese there were

of Chinose 174 to the former and 2,498 to the latter. The Library was, therefore, used by 489 persons and the Museum by 2,767..

We learn that unsafe drellings are still being reported to the Public Works Department, and the employees of that Department have been kept bazily engaged in shoring-up operations in order to prevent further collapses. Yester- day a building near the German Tavern and another in Possession Street were mado sacura,

The late Mr. R. La Rundle, whose death is Sir Leslie Randle, and was well-known in announcedat Shanghai, was a brother of General Shanghai for some years as a member of the Orterly Room Staff of the S. V. C. About five years ago he resigned and went up country, only returning to Shanghai a few months ago in the service of the Standard Oil Companys

granted the use of the Guildhall for a meeting The Corporation of the City of Joudon have of the China Emergency Appeal Committee, of which Sir Robert Hart is president, on October 18. The Bishop of London, Dr. Lavington Hart, Principal of the Anglo-Chinese College. Tienstin, and Dr. D. Duncan Main, of Hoagekow, who is known in Chira na “Dr.

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AMERICAN SAILOR

JAPANESE CHILD KILLED.

A gunner's mate from the U.S.S. New York is now in the custody of the police, and it is understood that serious charges will be formulated against him: According to the story carront the prisoner en Sunday night entered a sly brothel in Bowrington Road, quarrelled with a woman, and offer upsetting a lighted lamp, which set fire to the house, crossed over the verandah into the adjoining house. He is then alleged to have travelled along the verandahs of the next eight or tea houses until ho reached a dwelling in Sharp Street, which is occupied by a Japanese family. This he entered just as the master of

Hall last night-the Hos, Mr. Murray Stowset, the Turco-German and Austrian the Vice-President, taking the chair in the Alliance and the Turco-Roumanian the house was leaving the bathroom with hig absence of the President, Mr. J. E. M. Smith Convention had been The report and

statement of accounts

completed gobild. The American is alleged to have

were adopted unanimously, and the election without the knowledge of Italy are of office-bearers for the ensuing year resalted baseless.,

hetween

The relations

as follows:-President, Hon. Mr. Maryly, Austria and Germany are of the

Stewart; Vhoo-President, Hon Mr. H. Keswick,

acting hon, secretary, Mr. P. 8. Jameson; hou most intimate and cordial nature. treasurer, Mr. G. M. Dalgety; committee- Mrs. W. Armstrong, J. W. C. Bonnar, A. A CHINESE RAILWAY LOAN. Forbes, E. Ormiston and R. M. Dyar. It was agreed to celebrate St. Andrew's Day with

ball. A discussion took place on the question of the subscription to the ball, and a motion to reduce the amount of the subscription was defested.

SUPREME COURT.

Monday, September 26th.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

BEFORE MR. F. A. HAZELAND (ACTING PUISNE JUDGE),

AN ABSENT, DEFENDANT.

E. A. Aboody, commission agent, claimed Room, money due on three promissory notes of $833.33 from R. F. Daly, of the Owl Grill 200-tals each with interest. Mr. Gardiner appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Hind, of Mesars. Bratton & Hett, represented defendant. Mr. Had said he had been unable to find his -client, who, be--nnderstood, had left-for-Manila-

Previously ho had instructed the speaker that the cage be adjourned so that he could get he wished to deny the signature. He seked that

definite instructions on the point.

at him

His Lordship-How are you going to get

Mr. Hind-I am not certain that he hea gone. I understand he has left his wife here.

- Mr. Gardiner said the man had left the

be increased by the amount of duty payable Action is likely to be taken? It would. Apricot of Heaven Below, "have promised to Colony knowing the caŝo was to be called. Yet

$7.20 Per Dozen.

speak.

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almost seem that the idea has not occurred to the statesmen in Peking that investiga-

he had not taken steps to defend, and Mr. tions into the expenditures might reveal that Four local weddings are announced to take Gardiner submitted that plaintiff must have

judgment. A. S. WATSON & CO.. there is a vast amount of room for retroach-place shortly, viz., Captain D. H. Powell, of ment and reform. No, each wants his own Charlotte Edith Timing, of Kowloon. Mc. H. T. the 105th Mahratta L.I., to Miss Violet

His Lordship-Can you prove he signed the LIMITED,

particular reform hobby advanced and he Jackman, executive engineer in the Public

Mr. Gardiner-No, but he isn't here to talks of raising the necessary funds by loans. Works Department, to Miss Dorothy Smith, of: The case was adjourned in order to give Mr.

deny it. As an example of what is taking place "Craigieburn," The Peak; Mr. J. M. Hind opportunity to see his olient. ONLY communications relating to the news we may quote what our Shanghai contem-Mollatchen to Miss Amy Smith (now on the Mr. Hinds, on returning to Court, stated that Correspondents must forward their names and (Porary's Peking correspondent has to say way out from England), and Mr. Harold his client had left for Manila, ad tresses with communications addressed to the concerning the expenditure of the Ministry Dewsbury to Misa Norma Nicholson. Editor, not for publication out as evidence of of War The estimates for that good faith,

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BIRTHS.

On September 19th, at Shanghai, the wife of ANTHUR C. STRATTON, Of 6 Son.

On September 21st, at Shanghai the wife of Captain E. B. KIDDLE, H.M. Ástræa, of a son.. MARRIAGE.

On September 20th, at Shanghai, AGNÈS

Shanghai.

A party of Europeans and Chinese who went to the new port of Hoang Chow, nor Macon, by rivor steamer on Sunday had a somewhat of the stearior falling to comply with the port prolonged stay there on account of the captain regulations. A

number of the Chinese passengers, it appears, landed before the vessel had been entered, and on this account the captain was detained for a few hours, and was only liberated on the Europeans raising s

substantial sum as bail.

absorbed in side issues, the principal of which is the hereditary subsidies to Banner. men. My rissha coolie is a Bannerman, and he draws Tis. 3.50 per month. Nearly all the mafoos, ricammon, etc., in Peking

Before Mr. E. E. Hallifax at the Magistracy participate in this beneficent stipend--and yesterday Detective Sergeant Grant charged it all comes from the funds of the Ministry Yeung King Chiu, shroff to Messrs Kruse & of War. The staff of the Luchünpu num. Co., the Medical Hall and Messrs. Ramson & MANY DAVITY to GERALD KINGSMILE, of bers 000 officers, but less than 100 of these Berblinger, on two ocunts-with-uffering a forged are regimental officers. Thus the officials of receipt, end with obtaining money on a forged the Chinese War Ofive are about equal in receipt. The receipt, which was male out on numbers to those of the great European behalf of W. Smith & Co., is said to have borne the forgel rignature of an assistant in Messrs. tremendous standing Jobsin & Co., and on the strength of this armies are maintained." It is the same signature the compradore of the latter firm in other Departments. There is, in-paid over a certain sure of money. Accused, décd, a big field for the reformer in who was defended by Mr. Leo d'Almada e China, and nothing will better serve to Castro, was remanded for a weak- promote the reforms which are so urgently needed than the public discussion of the Provincial and Imperial budgets.

DEATHS.

On September 18th, in Loadan, Jous WL- SON, late sapt. of New Dock (Shanghai Eugi neering and Dook Co., Ltd.),

On September 18th, at Shanghai, REGINALD

LESLIE KUNDLE, Standard Oil Co., aged 44

years.

HONGKONG OFFICE: 10A, DEB VEDY ROAD LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET. EC.

The Daily Press.

HONGLONG. SEPTEMBER 27TH, 1910,

ONE of the first asts of the PRINCE REGENT of China when the powers of government were entrusted to him was to approve a sories of regulations prepared by the Board of Finance with the object of getting a National Budget for China compiled, and reports appearing in the Chinese Press from time to time have shown that the

Board has been at considerable puina to see that the provincial authorities act up to the regulations. In the first year of the ney

countries,

where

One Chinese case of diphtherin and two of anteric fever wore the only cases of com- monicable disease notified in the Colony last week

A cotton mill has been opened at Newchwang near the Liso River, with a capital of Tls. 2000.000 jointly subscribed by Chinese and

Јаркиеве,

Mr. C. W. Campbell, G.M.G., Chinese Secretary to the British Logation at Peking, is leaving China on six months' leave, owing to indifferent health. .

The time for the Interport quarter-mile

His Lordship When is he coming back? Mr. Hind-I don't suppose he will come back at all.

His Lordship-Then we had better go on with the case.

the essa for a month he would write Daly asking Mr. Hind said, if his Lordship wenld adjourn

him for a writton document stating that the promissory notes were signed by him

Mr. Gardiner could see no reason for ad- | journing the case again.

LONDON, September 26th. £450,000, part of the Chinese Government seven per cent. Peking- Hankow Redemption Loan, Was issued in London to-day at £108.

It was nominally quoted at one to two premium on Saturday, though the loan had been subject to some criticism in the Daily Telegraph."

RUSSIAN NAVAL PRE-

PARATIONS.

thrown both father and obild downstairs, and

to have thrown a lighted lamp after them. In the fall the child's skull was fractured, and when The father was also seriously burned whez discovered, and both the sufferers were removed to hospital. The infant died shortly after

picked up its clothing was enveloped in flames.

admittance, and the father's sondition

considered serious, Three houses took fire, bat the brigade were early on the scene, and with the assistance of civilians in the vicinity quelled the outbreaks before much damage was done.

HONGKONG CRICKET LEAGUE. The annual meeting of the Hongkong, Hongkong Cricket Club last night, when the Cricket League was held in the pavilion of the Hou. Dr. J. M. Atkinson (President) prosided ovor a large attendance of representatives of different Clubs.

The President thought it would be advisable. before putting the motion for the adoption of the report and accounts, if any member had a new suggestion to make that he should make it at once. The Bocretary could then be notified of any proposed alteration, and a confirmatory mesting could be held later.

scoring, should be brought into line with those Home That was to say, that only the percentage which governed the County Championship at of wine of matches ployed should be counted. The

It was suggested that rule 9, with regard to

LONDON, September 26th...

dont telegraphs that the naval estimates Reuter's St. Petersburg correspon-

for 1911 amount to £11,300,000, an increase of £2,300,000 over the figures

for new construction compared with counted one point, while draws and losses for 1910. This includes £2,800,000 alteration at Home was made to make people try to play for a win. That would mean that win £900,000 last year.

PORTUGUESE POLITICS.

LONDON, September 26th. Not a single Oppositionist attended the opening of the Portuguese Parla- ment. An adjournment is regarded

as certain.

returns gave the following us the result of the [On August 31st the pablished and estimated

Opposition Bloc, 49, and Republicans, 14] General Election:-Government, 92 Deputies;

ご

THE FINNISH DIET-AND- RUSSIA.

LONDON, September 26th. The President of the Finnish Diet has refused to submit to the Diet certain Russian Ministerial proposals.

did not count, and the olub having the highest percentago of wins In matches played would hold the Shield. Discus. sion was also invited on the point of matches boing abandoned owing to rain. If both captains agreed such a match be replayed at s

date to be fired

Another member thought it would be neces sary to make the question of replay compulsory. as two captains might agree to zoplay while another two might not, and in that case one of the two teams would have a chance of securing a win, whereas the other match was abandoned,

The suggestions put forward will be brongüt up at a confirmatory meeting to be cailed a fortnight hence.---

The report and statement of accounts were then put to the meating and adopted, and tho election of officers remited es follows: Hon. Dr. Atkinson, President; Mr. W. D. Braidwood. Vice- President; Mr. A. O. Brown, sooritary and

treasurer.

Clabs intending to enter the Leaguò nye to be requested to notify the secretary before October 3rd at Queen's College,

The Secretary informed members that Mr.

The Diet supported the President's action

The dissolation of the Diet is Anger had been secretary since the League start- ød sad took a prominent part in organising and promoting it. He thought they should secretary for his services, and that they should pass

a vote of thanks to the retiring

also mark their appreciation of his work by something more substantial...

Mr. Hind explained that the man had gone to momentarily expected. Manila for the parpose of augaging in business or getting a situation, and it depended on that: If he were successful plaintiff would got his money, but it would be so me time before he got

his money.

Mr. Gardiner went into the witness-box and

that figneture of Daly's which he him.

self had withssed.

His Lordship said he was satisfied that the

game.

THE COTTON TRADE DISPUTE.

The President thought members would con- cur with Mr. Brawn's remarks, but was of

LONDON, September 26th. The Amalgamated Society of Card. room Operatives on Saturday passed a opinion that it would be much better if tho resolution affirming that it was pre-could persuade Mr. Asger to remain at his

signatures on the promissory notes were the pared to refer to arbitration the rest. He would do his best to persuade him question as to who broke the Brook- and if he failed, then they could consider. Mir plaintiff was entitled to sue seeing that no

Mr. Hind raised the point of law as to whetherlands Agreement in the case of the

Brown's suggestion, evidence had been produced to the effect that the Fern Mill, but declared that the Mill

A member informed the meeting that the original lender had ondoreed the bills.

must be kept stopped until the award is given.

Plaintiff stated that he had bought the notes

from Mr. Gardiner for $300,

The case was adjourned until Friday,

BALE OF ICE HOUSE STREET PIER

greeting and maintaining a pier over Crown The suction of the pier and of the right of

Ou Mr. foreshore opposite Ice House Street was held at

[VROM THE "N.-C. DAILY NEWS."] AFFRONT TO AN AMBASSADOR.

Isoow, September 22nd. Mr. O. S. Straus, the United States Ami

Telegraphs and Dodwells Club was to be known

fifteen members, but none of them would

this year as the Remnants. There would be

be persons qualified to play for any other Club,

It was decided that a meeting of representa⚫ tives of Clubs shouta be hold next Monday week, when fixtures could be arranged and alterations to the rules considered,

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,

LIMITED.

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The Japanese Government has conferred on Mr. Henry Morris, who is described as proprie tor of the North China Daily News and the North China Herald, the decoration of the Fourth Class of the Bising Buo. H. A. Bush, merchant. of Newehwang, the the offices of the Public Works. Department bassador to Constantinople, has abandoned Fifth Class of the Order has been conferred, yesterday afternoon. The largest dimensions a proposed visit to Russia, as he was refused Limited, for the half-year ended 30th Jane

his conferred on Mr. Edwin Wheeler, was $15,000. Thore were only two bidders pre. was a Jew, and received only the usual and the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Third allowed are 250 by 50 feet, and the upset price a privileged passport on the ground that he states. Medical Officer to the British Consulate Genera sont-the Hon. Mr. E. Osborne, for the Star authorization issued to Jewish merchants.

at Yokohama. H.M. King George has given the Ferry Company, and a Chinese merchant named necessary permission to accept and wear these Li Ping Kwong. Bidding opened at $15,100, decorations. The royal licence has also becauad rose rapidly until the sum of $15,900 was granted to Mr. W. H. Donald of Hongkong to reached, at which are the Star Ferry Co. accept and wear the insignia of the Sixth Clase became the purchasers, of the Order of the Rising Son.

The Tsar subsequently ordered a special permit to be issued to Mr. Straus, but the Ambassador declined it:

The report of the Yokohama Spools Bank,

The gross profits of the Bank for the half.. year, including You 1,167,407 brought forward from last account, amount to. Yen 13,064,236, from which Yen 10,101,058 has been deducted for interests, taxes, current expenses, rebate on bills ourront, bad and doubtful debts, bonus for officers and clerks, &c., leaving a balance of Yen 2,963,177 for appropriation. The directors propose that Yen 350,000 be added to the

reign the Provinces were 1 quired to submit swimming championship won by T. Lozan of been appointed to Weedon, to succeed Major ordinary Kowloon service, while from the other / Council on Friday was the statement of actual serve Fund, and recommenil a dividend at

to the Board quarterly statements of account Hongkong was incorrectly anneunood at Arst ex compiled in accordance with a set form.5.51. The right time was 6.51. Power was given to the Provincial Bureaux

of

We understand that the construction of the

THE STRAITS MILITARY CONTRIBUTION, rew pier will shortly be proceeded with, and Major E. McL., Blair, R. E., from York, has that one side of the pier will be used for the Among the papere laid before the Legislative

revenue of the colony for the year 1909, on which the rate of twelve per cent. per annum, which F. K. Fair, R.E. The Singapore Free Press side the railway farrios will be despatched,

the defence contribution is payable. From the will or Ten 1,440,000. The balance, Yen romarks on this :--Major Binir, us Lient. Blair, LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS, there is deducted a sum of $889,795.53 in respect credit of next account.

actual rereane during the year, $8,795,000.87 1,173,177.22, will be carried forward to the Mr. Hynes, manager of the Ipoh "branob of was the captain of the first and only Hongkong to demand for this purpose any information the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, is to bo cricket team to visit Engapore. That was

land sales, they might require from any public office, married at the end of November to Mise twenty years ago, next Christmas. We should and left again at noen en 24th instant for secount of the widows' and orphans' ponsions, anshan, remarks the N-C Daily News. A

The C.P.R. Co.'s str. Empress of India

government railway receipts, Pen-

THE COMPLETE GROCER. telephone exchange, cost of working the Bag prrived at Kobe at 7 pm. on the 23rd instant, currency note and officials who refused to furnish the Gilman, sister of the first magistrate...

issue, contributions, fines, e etc., on all be pleased here if Hongkong could only Yokohams, where she was due to arrive at noon

Life has its little pleasantries, even at Mak information rendered themselves liable to

government wharves, Penang, a portion of the sorrespondent writes from them that he recently show a little more cricket enterprise; and back on the 25th instant.

liquor farm rent and other items. After add received the following letter from a Chinese punishment. In each province all yamens Consul at Nowchwang, has been transferred to Once in a generation is not too much to under-preted to arrive at Ponang on the 28th instant,

up for at least one of ita overdue rotura visits. The P. & O., B. N. Co.'s str. Borneo is ex- ing net receipts on productive undertakings, grocer's clerk-Herewith the yeasty and fresh or other public establishments were requir- Focalow. He is to be succeeded at Newalang take, seeing that Hongkong must have had

at 6 am. ed to send to the Provincial Bureau a true by Mr. Clanuell. Mr. Higgs, the vice-consulaimet four complete changes of its cricket the 21st instant, at noon, arrived at Singapore The I.G.M. str. Buelow, which left here on return of their revenue and expenditure, and st Foochow, has been transferred to Ningpo. eleven in that time.

on the 25th Infant, at 3 p.m.

Me.-F. E. Wilkinson, lately H. B. M.'s

the eam of $7,991,863.89 is returned as revente breed is you try to see. In further the cause of

amount paid in 1909 was 81,705,573, there was a and the testing is not satulaation for those assessable to defence contribution.. Twenty the bread. I beg wish to inform that the flour per cent. of the sun is $1,593,372.79, and as the had obtained some rainy therefore the colour total of $107,200.22 overpaid-Straits Times. gentlemen,

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