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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 3RD, 1911.
Mr. J. Eltzen, who has been the Norwegian Coneal at Hongkong, bas, taken over the dutics of the Norwegian Consul General at Shanghai, during the absence on loare of Mr. Hanson,
Bry.
THE HARMAID QUESTION AGAIN.
defence.
PUBLICAN SUMMONED.
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papers the French Government regard the Lauggestion with favour. Germany's attitude has never been disguised,jand therefore the
David Frolunan, licences of the Land We Livo recent unequivocal speech by the Chandel. lor on the subject created abroad, rather The presents which Fringe Tea! Chen willin Hotel, was summoned before Mr. B. R. than surprise, regret and disappoint-tako with him for King George on the seca Halifax at the Magistracy yesterday for unlaw sion of the Coronation will consist of lacquered fully permitting a woman to serve in thajbar It was, as a Now York paper aware, cloisonne work and Peking gold embroid-room. Mr. M. Reader Harris appeared for the described it; a direct answer, cold, hard and almost scornful, to Sir EDWARD GREY'S advances." As long as men are men and States are States, said Herr vox BETH- Mann-Hollwro, the question of limiting armagicuts will remain insoluble.. Let there arise between two nations antagonisms which touch their vital interests," he said, *and I should like to see the arbitration treaty that does not burn like tinder. Thus condition peace is strength. The old saying still
·kolds good that the weak will be the prey of the strong. When a people will not or
of 0
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THE JAPANESE ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION.
RETURNED TO SYDNEY.
LONDON, May 2nd,
A telegram from Sydney states that the Japanese Antarctic Expedi tion has returned to that port, having been obliged to turn back or account
A scheme has lately been conseived by witness. He said that at 9.45 on the evening
Detective Sergeant Murphy was the principal THE PLAGUE COMMISSION. shipping agency in Chomulpo bolonging to the of Sunday, April 23rd, he met P.S. 283 in
PEKING, May 1st. Osaka Shosen Kaishs to open a tugboat service Queen's Road near the Land We Live in Hatel on the river Han, navigation by large vessels and wont to the honer, directly opposite the
The Prince Regent, in receiving in boing very dißcult.
hotel. They went to the first floor and took a
nudience the Delegates to the Plague Tho Manchurian Daily News is informal that position on the front verandah, where they beds Conference-twenty-seven foreign and IH Prince Ching, the venerable statesman view of the proceedings in the hotel. In one Chinese-and also ono Chinese and diplomat, intends to leave Poking about 3011 mirror behind the bar he saw to re
woman playing a piano Commissioner, thanked them "for May next on some important mission to Europe. Hection
near the door. He saw a British sailor approach their services, which, he said, would No further particulars are yet obtainable.
her. He spoke to her and she went behind the bo of world-wide benefit. bar while the sailor played the pisuo. About 10.30 witness saw the woman take some coins
An interesting feature in this first money came from. At 10.45.a sivilian went to the counter and appeared to be speaking to the woman, as he was teasing over the bar. The defendant put a drink on the counter. The To-night the Vaiwupn-entertains--fatitude 74.1 role cf a super, on the world's stage.
drink was in a bottle. A portion was poured into the Plague Delegates at a banquet. In Germany only the organs of Radicalium
glass. The woman moved the drink in front and Social Democracy oppces the Chancel
of the customer and poured the remaindor into
CHINA'S NATIONAL lor's viows; in all other quarters they are
the gloss. White sivilian fluished his drink has left. About 10.50 an American sailor went up. endorsed with enthusiasm, though pious
to the counter and apparently spoke to the resolutions were passed a few days later in
woman, who turned and took a bottle from a the Reichstag calling upon the Chancellor Canton, reached the Colony on Monday at mid-shelf behind her, and poured somno liquor" "into n to enter into negotiations with the other night. They got inte ricabos and engaged anglase.
The silor handed her some money, Powers as soon as any Great Power submita | additional one to marry their luggage. This which she placed in the drawer in front of her
cannot continue to spend enough on its clunge has been withdrawn without prejudice from the counter. He could not say where the mixed audience of Chiliese and of icebergs and pack ice, and also be
armamento, to be able to amte its way in the world, then it falls back into the second rank and sinks down to the
proposals for “a simultaneous and equable limitation of armaments." The report of this extraordinary incident in the Reichstag states: "As the Chancellor hus nssured his Conservative, Catholic, and National Liberal supporters that such proposals are Both impossible and impracticable they joined heartily with their Radical and Socialist colleagues in adopting the resolu tion." Another Radical resolution calling upon the Chancellor to extend more sympathetic attention to the question of arbitration agreements was also adopted without opposition; and the .oxplanation in this case presumably is very similar to that in the other. These resolu tions, therefore, must not be taken very seriously. In the Press of Germany--and vary generally in that of France also the speech of the Chancellor a full translation of which we published a tow days ago-is extolled as the utterance of a serious, sincere
A. S. WATSON & CO, and practical statesman. Yot in the
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American newspapers we read mich about France having already takguhpuration
The petition of Isuas Raymond Michael for the winding up of the Shanghai Stock Ex. to the potitioner's right to file a further peti: tion so advised. No order was made as to costs.
Miss Alice F. Kwok, a student of the St. Agnes College, Italian Conrant, and sister of Mr. P. K. Kwok, of Mesars, Singan & Co, is proceeding to Loudon by the German mail steamer Prinz Ledreig leaving to-day to com- plats her studies in England. `
Tre men and three women, passangers from
rivela was in their midst for a time, but after. wards it disappeared. The people reported their loss to the police, who recovered the ricsha uxt morning. The liggage stolen was valued at 8323.
The Government of the Netherlands East Indios have under consideration 130
Foreigners was the fact that the Chinese were not required to kneel.
ASSEMBLY.
ITS RECONVOCATION DEMANDED.
PERING, May 2nd. Many representatives of the National
cause most of the dogs had died,
A telegram from our Tokyo correspondent says that Lioat, Shirasa dil not get bayond
MAY DAY IN EUROPE..
LONDON, May 2nd. May Day was quictly observed on the Continent excopt at Paris where demonstrations were prohibited, re- sulting in constant scuttles with the
She gave him back something, which he put in Assembly are journeying to Peking troops and police. his pookot.
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Cross-examined: You saw this sa in a through a glass.
What did you see in the glass?-I saw the woman pinging the piano.
Were there any other Europeans behind the beside the defendant and his wife P-I did see them. Were there any Chinese behind the kar
construction of a now dook on the east ride of Tanjong Prick (Batavia). The quays will have a frontage of 1,090 yards. The cost bot estimated at about 4,000,000 guiden (£333,300), and about one-fifth of this sam will be sot apart for construction of warehouses, shods, harbour ronds, and railway equipment.
We regret to learn of the death of Mr. William Cartwright, formerly Commissioner of the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs, which
heart failure following an attack of pleurisy took place recently at Montone. Death was due to
Mr. Cartwright possessed an intimate knowledge of Chinese politics and finance, and way well versed in Poking matters. During the time, now 20 years age, he was Chinese Secretary of the Customs at Peking, he was one of Bir
- JAPANESC AVIATORS AT
VERSAILLES.
LONDON, May 2nd.
to support the agitation for the re- glass darkly --Not all convocation of the Assembly on the ground that the Budget proposals. made by that body have been disre. garded, and also because of the neglect to submit to it the proposals for the international loan, which the members at Paris visited the aeronautical park claim they are legally entitled to disat Versailles, and Messrs Yamaguchi, The demand for the discussion Toyodi and Mioshi aeroplaned to Buc, of the country's foreign policy has piloted by French officers.
Tes. They were collecting glasses.
Did you cos defendant's wife pour liquor cuss. to a glass P-Yox.
And hand it to an American sallor ? -- Yes, Did you enter the hotel that night --No. What was the tane played on the piano? Ion't say.
Could you hear it ?—Yes.
How old is the defendant's wife P---I can't say, Is she elderly or young ? -She appeared to be about 30-a little more perhaps.
Corroborativo evidence.
been abandoned.
It is expected that by judicious temporising the Government will be able to tide over the interval until the regular session in October.
THE JAPANESE LOAN TO CHINA.
EATRE ONE-HALP IN
British financiers took up half, and
The Chinese detectise who accompanied the latt witness in his watch over the hotel gave Robert Hart's most able lieutenants,
luded the snse for the prosecution ARTAPg mats 19°1731}JC25 Wing in nams on the 17th ult. at 1.50 p.m. save the hip that the clause of the Ordinance under wher lastod y minarethat charge was laid did not apply to the defend. cufand forty-five seconds. On the Bluff the shock penal statute and ust be construed strictly. sive diarges were testare of o
TOKYO, May 2nd 5 by the leading French papers was very strong, and in same mayor caused con-
The China. loan of ten million yen of the views of the German Chancellor siderable alarm.
Tho clans with which they had to deal stated Tokyo, Yokosuka, Kofu, that no woman would be permitted to serve or is considered a failure. afford no evidence of the likelihood of and other places in the neighbourhood of Tokyoot in any capacity in a bor-room. The defand. France agreeing with the United States and dous eruption had taken place at Asama-yama, granted him under the Ordinanes of 1903 and the rest was taken by Japanese Bay also felt the shock. Some thought a tremen-ant held a licence to sell liquor, which had been Great Britain that arbitration is practicable but a report issued by the Meteorological Obser for all their purposes. Such an agreement vatory shows that the centre of the fisturbance may be possible, but even so we do not see was on the western coast of Tokyo Bay. that there would be much prospect of it
The Indian watchman in the employ of resulting in a lightening of the burden of Madane Flint looked like running amok on armaments under which all nations are beginning to groan. The only reply to Germany's declaration on the part of the nations whose interests are eunuced by hor expanding armaments is to maintain the pace. There was in the speech of the Chancellor the suggestion that a treaty of arbitration of the nature proposed between On the 2nd May, 1911, at St. John's Cathedral Great Britain and the United States would the weapon, and took him in custody. At the licence lapsel in November next, when new con- The CRU-KA-8v. Cor.-Three-quarters of a
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MARRIAGES.
by the Eos, F. T. Johnston, M.A., FREDERICK
JOSEPH GILL to BESSIE MAUD, youngest daughter of the late HANKY KENNEDI.
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be construed by Germany in the light of an offuneivo and defensive alliance. We can see no reason why it should be so construed, and it is noteworthy that in spite of this intimation the proposed treaty is being advocated by the leading statesmen of [663 Great Britain, though there certainly is no
On May 2nd, at the Rani Catholic Cathed. mal, Hongkong, by the Right Rer. Bishop Pozzoni, Comm. Volpicelli, Consul-Goncral for Italy at Honkong, being a witness. PAUL PHILIP SOFFIETTI, of Hongkong, to Mrs. MABEL CARMEL MINOR. of San Joso, California, USA.
SHANGHAI RACES.
licence represented a as amended by the Ordinance of 1909. The underwriters.
contract between the Efforts to float this portion Government and the defendant, who in con. adoration of certain fees was permitted to Japan have failed. carry on the business of a licensed publican Sunday night. He was apparently under the subject to certain specified sonditions. "Az Ast induence of liquor, and was howling and ebont had been passed in 1911 imposing upon licensed ing. Finally, armed with chopper and a long had es granted under the Ordinance of 1906, publicans additional conditions, but the licence stick, he chased several Indians. Two European ladies happened to be on the strost, and the and be submitted that his client was antilled to sight of an excited Indian armed with a chopper to have a woman or women on the premises so the right vested in bin under that Crdinance However, Mr. P. K. Sizer, of W. Jack & Co., was entitled to that right until the prosent coming towards them was rather disconcerting. long as they did not act as barmaids. His client plockily tackled the watchman, deprived him of
SECOND DAY..
in
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]
Shanghai race meeting wore as follows:-
The results of yesterday's events at the
Magistracy yesterday the offendes made his The Ordinanco of this year, he contended, was Mr EA. Slee's Stradacons. Laurence
ditions could be imposed under the now licence. Argyle's Hankow, Morriss
mile. pearance before Mr. E. R. Halifax and was not retrospective. In conclusion, he sabmitted Mr Paignton's Marengo, More... fined 10 or three weeks in prison.***
that the Government did not intend to go be-
Time: 1m, 28 1/5 secs. Trederick Joseph Gill, Chief Offer of thes.
At St. John's Cathedral yesterday Mr. Find a publican and impose conditions not stated The SHANGHAI DERDI-One zilo and a half, Onsang, was married to Miss Bessie Mand Order-in-Council, but they had not done enand Mr Marshall's Ebony Tree, Vids...
in his liceuer. The Government might do so by Mr Marshall's Cypress Tree, Johnstono
Mr Glendaro's Foreman, Burkili
Henry Kennott, of Whitby, Yorkshire, and Kequolt, youngest daughter of the late Mrit had not been done by Ordinance. This case
was imporiuat. to all publicans, and they were The MONGOLIAN PLATE-One mile and
quarter. Me Verrand's Not-good-enough, Johnstono Mr E. V. Hobby Ouistiti, Cumming He Sporo's Satoranke, Alderton ...
Time, 2m. 44 2:5 socs.
HONGKONG OFFICE: 10A, Des Vary ROAD / portant body of sentiment yet, ou the of Hongkong. The bride was attired in a dreas prepared to speed money is getting it decided. LONDON OFFICE: 131 FLEET STERET. EC American side at any rate, in favour of of white alk and wore a large white hat. She) If the policó wished to prosecute - undor the
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, MAY 3RD, 1911.
THE telegram we published a few days ago reporting that the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Mr. ARTHUR BALFOUR, the Leader of Opposition, had spoken on the same platform, at the London Guildhall, in advocacy of a general arbitru- tion treaty between Great Britain and the United States, shows, at least, that the last word on an international arbitration treaty for the whole world was not spoken a mouth age when the German Chancellor declared, in effect, that all proposals for disarmament were impracticable aud- impossible. It was recently rumonred in New York, that President Tarr had approached not only Great Britain, but Russia and France, and
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WELS
an offensive and defensive alliance."But we carried a bouquet of white lilies, and are surely drifting either towards the time attended by the littlo Misses Kate Outerbridge until after November, when the new licences with Ordinance of this year they would have to wait when the nations of the world will be rang-H. S. Kennett was "1 st man." Mr. H. W. B. and Yolande Lerzaníre as bridesmaids, while Mr. ed in two groups for the final tug-of-war. Kennett (brother) gaso away the bride. The atil Saturday in order to consider the point. the new conditions stated theroon were issued. His Worship said he would adjourn the caso
or towards that Federation of the World bridesmaide wore white musling frocks and He died in reply to a question by Mr. Harris
posts dream of: "when the common-sense of most shall hold a fratful restu inawe; and the kindly earth shall slumber lapt in universal law."
other stops in the mattor in the meantime,
lace hats and sach carried a bouquet of white that he would ask the police not to tiko any gold and pearl brooches, the gifts of the bride. lilies and maiden-hair fera. They ales were
groom. The Rev. F. T. Johnson officiated. Subsequent to the ceremony a reception was Two farther cases of plague in the Colony given at the Hongkong Hotel by Mrs. Outer- were notified yesterday.
A robbery took place at the opium farm at Sheangshai the other day and 300 pots of opium valued at $46 were stolen.
The two men who are charged with indecently to two girls are not lukongs, but postman. exposing themselves and using abusive language
The marriage is announced to take place on May 9 at the British Consulate at Dairen of Mr. Hugh Horne, Acting British Consal, to Miss Grace Sandenisti, of London.
bridge, when Mr. and Mrs. Gill received the congratulations of a large company of friends
LONDON'S CHINESE OPIUM DENS..
TWENTY-TWO IN EAST END PRIVATE HOUSES.
PROPOSED MEMORIAL TO DR. JACKSON AT MUKDEN.
Time, 3m. 10 3/5 seen.
:
Messrs Winsome & Hasty's I'm Of, Lindsay The RACE CLUB CUP.-Two miles. Mr Ring's Capello, Meyerink
Mr Standish's Worcester, Laurance
Time, 4m. 21 2/5 sec.
The GRAND STAND STAKES.-One mile and
quarter.
Mr.Hendaye's Workman, Burkill Mr A. D. Bell's Merrick, Molior Mr Salway's Morgen, alorries
Time, 2m. 39 sec.
The SICCAWEI CUP.-One mile and a quarter. A letter received in London from Dr. Dugald Mr Buxpy's Coronation Rose, Burkill.. Christie, of Makdon, Manchuria, contains the Mr F. Marshall's Willow Tree, Vida Information that some friends at Mukdeu aro Mr Evelyn's Crusader, l'aller moving in the direction of raising a Memorial Time, 2. 36 3/5 res Fund to endow a Jackson Memorial Chair in The PEKING STAKES-One mile. our College. Both Chiness and foreigners will be appealed to, and we hope the mattor may also Mr E. V. Hobbs' Quistiti, Camming be taken up at home, specially in Cambridge Mr Criterion's Kont, Dalgliesh University and the Liverpool School of Tropical Mr Glendayo's Craftsman, Burkili Medicine, where he studied. It is expected that
Time: 2 m, 093/5 Bac. £7,50 may be raised as a capital fund." All for beginning the erection of the College ond. arrangements are made, contianes Dr. Christie, two dwelling-houses as soon as the ground is thawed, that is, early in April. We have an opportunity now to Manchuria," he says," neh dire need medical education, so that I have a ne we could not have dreamed of. This terrible treaties, and though we have seen no direct manner was understood to declare bimself to be
plugue is opening men's wins, and proving the confirmation of this rumour so far as anys revolutionary.
which Chinose were engaged as members of their doubt we shall have far more applicants than we Power other than Great Britain ia con-
In the Chief Court of Lower Barms, a divorce the period from April 1910, to arch
can possibly admit. Now is the time to increase cerned, there is at least some show of evid-suit has been preferred by Florence Isabel Mason board was 4,683. The number who deserted language, we may be able to topon our doors Mr Marshall's Ebony Tree. Vide...
1911, was 1.4. The number of Chinese seamen new mar shall have learned something. of the Mr Charley's Red Herring, Dalglissh ence that Franco has been sounded on the son (inte of the Bandmann Opers Company) at Liverpool was 212, and the number paid off at widely to all who wish to study medicins under Mr Bardi's Forfellinetta, Mielok subject and according to the American against her husband, Michael Masson,
Liverpool was 543,
Christian influences.
Time: 1 m. 48 secs.
A Chinaman who was fined $10 at the Magis. also Japan with proposals for arbitration tracy yesterday for behaving in a disorderly
The Home Secretary announced on the 11th ult. that there are in London twenty-two known fised, mostly by Chinese soamen private houses in which opinm smoking is prae- Commissioner of Police, he added, is of opinion The Chief that the practice is on the decrease in Londen.
The large man
number
of Chiasse soumen who come to England overy year is shown in a printed by Mr. Houston. Mr. Sydse ships on board of reply in the
the Parliamentary papers, to a question The number of British
1
The Japanese Military Mission now
REVOLT IN TURKEY.
LONDON, May, 2nd. It is officially reported that Edhem Pasha's force encountered and re- pulsed the Albanian insurgents, losing forty killed and wounded. The in surgent losses were heavy. "THE TWENTIETH DREAD)- NOUGHT.
LONDON, May 2nd.
gow yesterday the twentieth British Lady Pentland launched at Glas-
Dreadnought, which was christened the "Conqueror." The tonnage of this latest addition to the Fleet is 22,030 tons, and she will be manned with 13 inch guns,
BELGIAN
ROYAL VISIT TO ENGLAND,
LONDON, May 2nd.
The King and Queen of the Bel- gians have arrived in London,
JEWS AND CHRISTIANS IN
RUSSIA.
LONDON, May 2nd.
There is a marked revival in Russia
of the charges that Jews are slaught. 2ering Christian children for ritual,
purposes.
.:
LAWN BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIP.
a pionship of the Colony shows & falling off in The entrics for the open lawn bowls chom- numbers compared with last season. Fifty three in all have sutered, 16 from the Kowloon Bowling Club, 16 from the Folies Club, 12 from the Civil Service, and 9 from Taikoo. A meet- ing of the Commitee was held on Monday night when the draws were made as under:- A. C. Langley *. LE. Brett E. Dawson W. Woolley
W. Pitt
J. G. Grant (Kaipan) . T. Glendinning v. W. Withers
v. J. Grant
1
D. Harroy
2
H. Dinner
r. G. Anderson
3
F. Fisher
v, A. Blower
A. Hamilton
1
The SHANGHAI STAXES.-One mile and a halt. Mr Feraudo's Carlista, Dalgliesh... Mr Marshall's Persimmon Tree, Vida Mr Fash's Marbles, Alderton
Time: 3 m. 124/6 seas.
The SPRING CUP.-One mile.
Mr Drakeford's Sealark, Dalgliesh Mr Marshall's Cypress Tree, Vida Mr Dargor's Chefoo, Cumming
Time: 2 m. 052/5 K
orewa which arrived in the River Mersey during our staff, so that in a couple of years, when the The SOURRY STAKES.--Seven furlongs.
D. MoHardy
D. Gourlay
w.
Gerrard W. Diggins A. Currie
J. J. Blake
W. Taylor
D. S. Cooper
1
2
A.
G. Pile
3
J. Macdonald
G. L. Duncan
W. W. Cooper
R. Hall
v. G. England
v. K. McLennan 4. D. McCuaig
R. C. Watt 1. C. Alexander J. W. Wotherspoon
. R. Hunter v. A. M. Thomhill
".. D. Macdonald
v. T. Grimshaw
*. R. Shires.
v. W. Stüart
*. P. Farrell
v. C. Bond
By: T. Scott, J. Weir, D. Gow, R. Fan- ton, F. Howell, G. K. Haxton, A. Hamsay, T Petrio and A. Clark.
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