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INTIMATION

Government has been obliged to dequieace, though it is obvious that separate manage- ment is much less likely to ensure the smooth working of the line than joint man- ngement: The mygy relations subsisting

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6cm, 1911.

TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]

between the two Administrations give THE TURCO-ITALIAN WAR [promiso, however, that whatever lies in their

A. S. WATSON power will be done to make the railway the

& CO., LTD.,

ESTABLISHED 1841.

success it ought to be. Much useful advice was offered in the interesting speech delivered by the Hon Mr. Ross, and we commend it to the earnest consideration of the Provincial officials and gentry of Kwong..

tung. Especially would we call attention to the following important points: "To permit f these new enterprises being rapidly and economically butit, China must find a means-

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS, of buying land required for construction

purposes on cheap and easy terms; and a still more knotty problem to be solved by her Statesinen is the question of Lekin abstruction, an obstruction which at this very moment is hampering the

progress of

SHERRY the Shanghai-Nanking Ballway, and causing

it to be a burden in place of a paying and profitable investment. Finally, and perhaps

WE can confidently recommend the hardest task of all, China must reales the following as Xeres that officiant maintenance of her railways is the only sound policy, and that to allow a Wines of the Highest Class, well-constructed line to go to rot and ruin Specially Selected, and Shipped for lack of efficient maintenance or supervi

sien is a suicidal policy, which inust react to tho grent detriment of the Empire." Lat us hope that in neither of these respects

direct.

In Quality and Price they are will the Chinese section of the Canton-

unequalled

Por dozen.

Por

bottle.

LIGHT DRY......$16.50 $1.45

1.45

B. VINO DE PASTO 17.80

C.C. OLOROSO

22.30

1.90

D.

SUPERIOR PALE

DRY

24.30

FINEST PALE

2:05

DRY NUTTY 29.80

2.55

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Kowloon railway be permitted to suffor, and that this experiment in Anglo-Chinese co- operation will be attended-with such success na will encourage further co-operation in the railway and other fiebls of enterprise.

An armed robbery is reported from 'Shatsu- kok, in which a woman was shot in the thigh,

The funeral took place on Wednesday after- · noon of Police Constable Ellicot, who died the previous afternson in the Government Civil Hospital from typhoid fever. He had been over four yours in the Colony, and was greatly liked by his colleagues,

The latest proof of esprit de corps in Queen's College, rays the college magazine, is the pre- sentation by the public-spirited. Mr. Ho Tung.

TURKISH PRISONERS IN ITALY.

LONDON, October 5th. fleuter's correspondent at Mihn wires that over five hundred prisoners have arrived

THROUGH BEUTEE'S AGENCY.]

FRANCE AND GERMANY.

THE MOROCCAN CONVERSATION.

LONDON, October 5th. A mossage from Berlin states that the Moroccan conversation is still delayed, pro

at various ports in Italy, and will be accomsumably as the negotiators are occupied. modated in langs barracks at Caserta. concerning affairs in Tripoli.

FIRST ITALIAN CONTINGENT

DELAYED.

Tho Westfaelische Zeitung thinks that the moment is propitious to break the negotia

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ANNIVERSARY OF THE PORTUGUESE THE OPENING OF THE BAILWAY.

REPUBLIC

OFFICIAL DINNER AT GOYMENMENT HOUSE

UNFURLING THE FLAQ.

His Excellency gave an oficial dinner at Government House on Wednesday night on Yesterday was the first anniversary of the the occasion of the opening of the Canton. Republic of Portugal, and in oslebration of the Kowloon Railway, the guests including: Mr. Li Occasion Me. J. J. Loicle,' the Connal for Chou, representing H. E. The Viceroy of Portugal, hold an official reception at his Canton, Mr. Casa Ching Has Managing | residence, «Duart," Arbuthnot" Bend, The Dirostor, Mr. J. W. Jamisson, Mr. Gomperts," occasion was also embraced for the performencs Mr. Barnes, Mr. Chatham, D. Atkinson, Mr. of the ceremony of unfarling the Republican Brewin, Captain Lyons, Dr. Ho Ksi, M. Wai flag.

Yak, Mr. Ross, A. Stabb, Mr. Robertson, Colonel Wrigley, Mr. Harris, Mr. Muzo, Mr. Grove, Mr. Moore, Mr. Garibaldi, Mr. Hall, Mr. Logan, Mr. Lindser, Mr. Lax Chu-pak, Mr. Ng Huts, Mr. Fang Wachuo, Mr. Leaug Poi-chi, Mr. Chan Sia-ki, Mr. Chan Lok-oban, Mr. Lan Yam-taun, and Me. Ho Kom-tong. After the usual loyal toaste, His. EXCEL- LENCY spoko as follows

Among the callors on the Consul wore Cap'nin P. M. Taylor, A.D.C., rare santing His Excellency the Gorornor, Captain Simonds, A.D.C., representing His Excellency the General,Commander G.V.W, Carry, RN, H.M.S. Tamar, representing the Commodore, The first contingent of the Italian expeditions by seizing Sue, as “the bulk of the Mr G. E. Andamon, Consul General for the tion, 20,000 strong, which was ready to start British fleet must be sent to the Mediter-United States, and Mrs. Anderson, Mr. A. E. Carleton, American Vice Consul-General, Mr. for Tripoli, has been delayed owing to 70 raneaù in view of the Italo-Turkish war.”

T. Fannten, Coment-General for Japan, Mr. ports by Italian cruisers of the presence of

E. L. Hortado, Consul General for Panama, and Mrs. Hortado, Mr. A. Galluzzi, Acting Turkish torpedo-boats yesterday evening on

Coutal for Italy, Mr. J. 13. de Rens, Consul the route to be taken by the expedition."

General for the Netherlands, M. M. Taillard, The Italian warships pursued the torpedo-

Vice Consul for France, Messrs. L. Berin. dongae, F. J^V. Jorge, L. G. D. Aquino, Portuguesa Royalists in London say that. 1. Souza, A. M. Soares, O, D. Barros, North Portugal, except Oporto, is practically E. G. Aquino, C. da Casa Vieira Bibeiro, in the hands of the Monarchists, who have D.de Roza, F. J. Barretto, C. B. da Rocha,

A. Xavior and M. A: A. de Sonza. Der Auton

boats, which escapad in the darkness.

BIG ITALIAN FORCE FOR

TRIPOLI——————

PORTUGUESE ROYALIST RISING.

LONDON, October 5th-

F

It is proposed to land 50,000 Italian occupied Chaves, Guimaraes, Bara andin do Nasimento Leitao, tho representative of troops in Tripoli within a week.

LAST ATTEMP) TO INDUCE

·SURRENDER.

The Italian Socialist Deputy Defelice, who is enthusiasticall-in-favour of the war, in describing the bombardment saya that the whole flest filed past Tripoli in review order, dressed with buuting, as a last attempt to induce surrender, but the Turks were unmoved, and maused their guns.

THE "STATUS QUO" OF, THE

BALKANS

Barranca.

Telegrains to the contrary received from Liebou state that all is quiet on the northern frontier.

A REAL BRITISH UNION.

LONDON, Octobĕr Sth. Lord Lyttleton, speaking at Selkirk, said the attempt of Great Britain to maintain maritime ascendency single handed would inevitably end in a few years. The real union betweon Great Britain and the Dominions for

Router's correspondont at Vienna wires that the Turkish Ambissador has informed | defence was a condition of imperial safety. Baron Asturential that Italy is preparing to Jand troops in Albania, and has naked that Austria should insist on Italy's observance of the status quo of the Balkans.

Baron Aebrential replied that Austria

to our Portrait Gallery (also known as the Hall) would await developments. of oil palatings of two great pro consule of

Hongkong cong Wat Ke posso telegram mys hovy

Henry Blake and Sir Matthew

HEAVY FIRING. in the Empire Theatre to-morrow night between firing is reported award, porth of tha Terry Martin, middleweight champion of the US. Squadron, and Leon Pacley of the U.S.S. Nese Oricana. The fight isto be one of twenty rounds, and in addition there will be a number of preliminarios.

Early this week the Garmsu steamer Iles, of which Messrs. Jobsen & Co, are agents, wont ashers at Breaker Point near Swatow, and, is

believed to be a total wreck. Particulars of the cisuster have not yet been received, bat it is believed that the Lise was driven whore in the recent typhoon. The steamer was on a voyage. from Karatsu to Hongkong with a carge of coal.

Lient and Commander G. Stopford of 8. Handy proceeded against the master of a waterboat before Commander Backwith RN at the Marine Magistrate's Court yester day for disregarding the rules and regulations of the Harbour-zanstor. After hearing the stidence his Worship imposed a fine of $5, the Calternative being seven days' imprisonment.

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WEST AUSTRALIAN POLITICS.

LONDON, October 5th,

Gentlemen, I cannot allow this opportunity to pusswithoutnsking you to ple ige saoseas to tho Canton Kowloon Railway. Many who are ung guests this evening have enjoyed the privilego of attending the Innah which ite Chius Gov- erament gave at Bohun today in honour of the socasion, and you have heard many speeches, and drank to many toasts there, similar to that I am now proposing. I do not thorofore intend to infiot a long speech upon you or to ask for a response, but I should grantly rogret not to to the railway, and of bearing testimony to the have an opportunity of myself wishing success

the Gaterpor of Mamo, and Senkor Freitu, Į admirable work dons by those who have been the Portugnose Consul General at Shanghai, responsible for its construction and for all that. wers also present.

hes lad up to the opening ceremony to-day.

At 1215 p.m. the guests assembled around | Wo lave hers this evening many the flag pole in front of the house, and the of those who have boen engaged on Consal General heated the folded Republican the construction of each section, and you, flag to the ata, after which ho addromed the who have traversed the lins from end, to end gathering in Portuguesa, Mr. Loiria stated can bear witness to the adnicable way in which that the Republican Bag had been already re- their task has been fullled, from the empl cognised by the Powers, and he hoped that it ment of the great gicler spans soross tha riser would fly for very many years as an emblem of at Sheklung to the boring of the tunnel through “

the Kowloon hills. We have also present the prosperity to Portugal and her Colonies.

gentlemen who have represented their respec- tive Governments in the negotiations for

His Temarks were received with visas,

The Consul then pulled a ropaattached to the flag, and as it unfurled and tappod in the broese the K.O.Y.L.I. band played Portugal's new National Anthem.

The Portuguese citizens present, many of whom were green and red ties, then raised three vivas on the call of the Consul

Afterwards. Mr. and Mrs. Leirin ware "at-

Agreement for working the Railway My guest opposite, Mr. Chao, on be- -half

of-the-Chinese Government, and Moses. Lindsey and Clementi on behalf of

the Hongkong Government 1, who have been conversant with every slugle step in these negotiations, can testify as no-one else can to

the ability with which both sides hare presented

their point of view, and thể tolemines anil

home" to visilera, receiving them in a spacious Router's correspondant at Perth, Walt room in which the wow colour, green and red, courtosy with which they laro debated the

were everywhere in evilenso. These prosent temlored their ocngratulations and drank to the prosperity of the dow régime For some time aftowards there was a stream of official and

Australia, wires that the recent electiqu resulted in 31 Labourites and 15 Minis- terialists being returned..

Dardanelles, between Dedangatch and the ERSAGES TO BE EXCHANGED WITH KING'S Gulf of Saroo,"

Said Pacha has formed a Cabinet at the eleventh bour with Reshid, Ambassador to Vienus, as Foreign Minister.

It does not include Kiamil and Hilmy Pashas, both of whom refuse to be directed by the Committee of Union and Progress.

SYMPATHY WITH TURKEY.- Lord Lamington presided over a meeting of Moslems in London in support of Turkeyr on the question of Tripoli.

A letter from Ameer Ali was read protesting against Italy's aggression, but deprecating inflammatory language nad dwelling upon Turkey's magnaniaity.

BOMBARDMENT OF TRIPOLI

$

FORTS.

SQUADRON.

Simla, Sept. 8.

Excellent progress is now being made with the new wireless telegraphy system, which will he worked from Celenti, Allahabad, Delhi and Jutogh (Simla) slation.

ready within a month, and the other elations The apparatas & Jutogh will be practically should have completed their arrangements by December. It is hoped, indeed, that the system will be brought to such a state of perfection dur ing the next few wooks that messages will be ron after it leaves Aden at the end of Novem. exchanged between His Majesty's craiser squad"; ber, and the wireless station at Delhi.

MOTORS FUR RIVER BOATS IN-

CHINA.

civilian callers.

ત્યા

CANTUN

[FRO OUR CORRESPONDENT.)

October 3rd.

subject. The draft is now completed and awaits the conrrence of the Pelding anthorities which I truck may not be long delayed. The spirit which-las prompted both sides in that if the railway is to be a surgess it must be regarded as a business proposition in which bathi guia obtain a fair return for their capital. This can only be aobiered if it is recoguised that we have a common interest in developing the line as OFFICAL CAPTURED.

whole against outside competition. I offer being captured by bandits, yet this is what has Director General, and to Mr. Grove, the

It is not ofton that one hears of an offcial

on babalf of the Calony of Hongkong our hearts cosgratulations to Mr. Chao, the officer was a man kwan, or givil offisi, of no very Chinese section on the completion of thoir great happened in a place Nam called Inng. The Managing Director, and to all the staff of the high rask, and his yawen was attacked by rob.nudertaking to-day, and I ask you to raise your- bers, who, after they had plundered the building glasses, to the tount Success to the Kewlnon- carried off the official.. No one knows what has become of him, although the most diligenten expressed their thanks

Canton Railway."

Mr. Li Chea, Mr. Chao and Mr. Grove quiries have been made. A similar case has occurred at Teong Kong, where the offlor in charge of the li-kin station has been captured and is being held for ransom.

LOTTERY TICKETS,"

one, Mr. Brett, Consular Assistant at Shang- exsorted by a number of soldiers to the Patrol Ta connection with the import trade in kero presence of a smartly dressed maa being Yesterday some commotion was caused by the

hal, refers to the field of almost unlimited ex- tent for the development of motor host traffic Bureau. It transpired that the man had been on the Chinese rivera. A large firm, which has arrested on a chatgo of selling Macso lottery already demonstrated in its own business the tickets, an imputation that he strongly denied practicability of motor drives beats for traction whes interrogated. The police magistrate in on the inland waters, han favoured Mr. Brett

experieben has satisfied them that the type best detective in whom the police had every with an expresion of opinion as to the most commiting him for trial observed that the suitable type of motor for this market. Their charge had been made by a tory smart suited to Chios is an internal combustion engine

At the recent competitive examination for Admission to the Tong Shan Railway and Engineering College there wore 230 candidates Admiral Fanayeli telegraphs that be bom A Rome message states that Vice for 33 ricandies; Queen's College carried off the first 8 places and 3 others were enccessful, barded the forts of Tripoli at 3.30 yesterday. At the same time a competitive examination The land atteries replied ineffectively. The was held for appointments us Engineer Students greatest care is being taken not to damage We "cordially re-echo the good wishes under the Peking and Makden Railway, the town. The bombardment will manufactured in the United Kingdom, they expressed at the railway ceremony on Wed-There were 5 vacancies, and all 5 places fell to nesday for the success of the Canton-Kow. Queen's College.... Joon Railway which, as the Hon. Colonial

the Colony nearly fifty years ago and founded

resumed to day..

LATER, Telegrams from Rome state that the bombardment of Tripoli was continued yesterday, the Turks abandoning the forts and occupying and fortifying the hills in the interior.

The bombardment of Derna and Benchaz

Secretary remarked, is equivalent to saying BAXTER SCHOOLS SALE OF GOODS. the success of Anglo-Chinese co-operation. Though it is a novel experiment which is The sexual male of goods in connection with being tried, it is satisfactory to observe the Church Missionary Society's Baxter Schools that the references in the speeches to the took place in St. Andrew's Hall yesterday, and joint working of the line were marked by was well patronised. The male is conducted quiet confidence in pucessful co-operation, with the object of raising funds to assist thos The mutual expressions of the utmost good gola, eamed after Miss Baxter, who came to has been ordered for to-day. will and a common desire to further the schools for the education of Chinese girls. interesté of the line in every possible way These institutions have for long time is an excellent base to start from. A been doing good work in Hongkong, and that joint working agreement has been their merit is recognised is made manifest by

LONDON, October 5th. reached after protracted negotiations, and the hearty manner in which the public asset at Realm, with Marajax second, and Yellow The Newbury Cup was won by Royal now awaits sanction by Imperial. Edict the annual sale of work. Useful articks of vari- In this agreement, Mr. LINDSEY told the ous kinds were offered for sale in the City Hall Blave third. guests at the railway huncheon, a great deal yesterday, and there was a good attendance pra- has been left to the discretion of those on

sant when the Bishop of Victoria opened the

THE NEWBURY CUP.

moving parts and without electric ignition. of slow revolution, using cheap oil, with few confidence.

an or American make, and although some are Most of the engines of this type sre of Europe.

hai not at the date of the report made their appearance in Chilus,

K'DOKA.

NORTH-GERMAN LLOYD.

CHAIRMAN'S RESIGNATION,

The Lokalanzeiger stated a month ago that Herr Georg Plate, the chairman of the North Germau Lloyd, would retire from his post on October 1, owing to ill-health. He recently fol from a stair landing, striking is head and los ing the sight of an eye.

HUNAN RAILWAY.

The following Imperial Eliot was recently jascet:-

Wang Shib chi, acting Sub-Director of the

capital of the Hanan Railway Company. The Court of Cassativa, and other metropolitan officials of Hanan, have sent in a memorial de scribing the circumstances regarding the share said memorial says that the State finds there is construction and it will therefore raise enormous fands to build railways at an onsly duto and will a shortage of capitalin each province for railway

allow the shares sirendy in the hands

stood by the people in Peking and provinces. chants and people to be paid up, and thus it is of *mer-

from holding shares, which fast is well under- clear that there is no idea of preventing people

However, the share capital of the Huuau Raf- way is ouls Taels 1,500,000, and therefore it is dosirable that the shares paid in the form of baitdings and also of land should be counted es ordinary private shares, and the capital paid the increased pries of salt and leo from

rico reserves should be counted na are commonly owned by the local people Paid in cash, for all of which bonds with inter- est will be handed over without say distinction, und if there is any call for shares or further absorptions due receipt will be given without cansing any farther ambiguity, etc. The state-

of

funds public

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MILITARY AEROPLANES,

DIFFICULTIES IN THROWING I ROJECTILES. General Roques, the Permanent. Inspector of German parents, his father hailing from Bre 21st day of the 5th moon detailing measures for Here Plats was born in Moscow, in 1844, ofments of the memorial coincide with the mea Military Aeronautics, has made a very interest men. Tle was educated in Bremen, and served

sures mentioned in the Imperial Dooren of the ing statement to the Temps with regard to the the mercantile apprenticeship usual in Germany new prize offered by Messieurs Michelin. "This is that city. In 1864 he went to Bombay of companies

converting the shares of private railway xoro target competition," says the General, may behalf of his fathers are, De Jersey & Co., vestigation of the number of shares of each various provizces into have excellent results. It will probably give of Manchester, returning in 1870. In the same co

government railway bands after dae in- as an a roplane possessing great suppleness in year lu conjunction with his brother he as manoeuvring and easy to be utilised. We tablished the now well-known house of Flite railways as the Government desires to see company as proposed by the Ministry concerned. military men ank for nothing else, because as Brothers in Bremez.

The

Govorumcut is raising fance to buy up Herr Piste was one long as the monoplane and the biplano remain of the fog.ders of the Bremen Cotton Exile re built promptly, and it is act from the what they are at present that is to say, vary chang in 1872, and became its president and merchants of Huss understand Our ides lighting or starting-military aviation will advancing the interests of the cottou tradeia it, which We appreciate, We hereby rant which to hones, then, and special ground for years been one of the most prominent in clearly, and We can see their patrictio and loyal cumbersome, requiring almost always sheds in in 1892, having in the intervening 20

idea of repudiating people's shar-. The gentry

have a long way to go in the path of pro- Germany. It was is 1887 that Herr Plate Ministry concerned to examine all the shares of As for the prostioal coalition of jolued the board of the North. German Lloyd, the Honan Railway Company and

their desire as memorialand, and Wo order the this competition, some people are terrided at the to be otected its president five years later them for State Railway Boats and the funds for ger there might be in having to throw Next year he will have to assume yet another rice reserve as well as the inerented price of suit danger

exchange altitude of 200 to 1,000

that of the Brainer must say that Chamber of Commerce, the military authorities, if their aid is sought, moment vice-president. will do everything to facilitate the task of the jadges. I am not uneasy in this respect, but I

I 1899 Herr Plate was olected to the board and will be exchanged for the bonds with inter am of opinion that it is not machinen with our

of the Suez Canal Company to represent et as funds for the reserve for famine or local seat-monoplanes as we call them at the Miais and in 1905 was elected a director of the Inde After this decree the said company is ordéral...

German interests, s position he still occupies, industrial purposes under the joint trustees of try

the local gontry with War which will Isene victorious from European Telegraph Company; be is also on of

government supervision such a competition, and I do not think that the boards of the Petroleum Refinery, Angast to arrange with the anthorities concerned to these present monarchs of the sit will be the monarchs of the new target practice. The and Motor Manufacturing Company, and re-Tay Bonds. We hereby order the Ministry of Korff, and of the North-German Automobile attend to the exchange of shares for State Rail- LONDON, October 5th. require such structural modifcations that I Shipbuilding and Machinery Manufacturing offeins concerned to take delivery of the rail- zeroplanos participating in the competition will presentative director of the Breman Vulcan Communications with the Director General and The death is announced of Dr. Josephate to act as pilot and at the same time as

very much doubt whet er a single man will be Company in Vegesack.,

Associates of the Ballway to despaton the Bell who was the original of Sherlock thrower of projectiles. I say "thrower, but he Lloyd is Herz Frits Achelig, who vas born in

The vice president of the North Geruan view of speedy work so as to complete the rail- way affairs from the said milway company in Holmes,"

may have to release them while in ful fight at 1840, joined the board in 1877, and elected ricey lines it an early date to maintain Oar desire to respect the important administration. of communications:

Í'welve ran, and the winner won by three

40 to 50

the spot, and we think most people will fair in the afternoon. His Lordship read a int lengths, while one length separated the projectiles weigboro vardas from an presidentship-usmell.which he is at the Already asked for railway capensas will be counte

endorse his opinion that if the two sections or from His Excellancy the Governor in which second and third borses.

OBITUARY,

ure to be worked as separate undertakings prevented him attending to open the sole.

His Excellency expressed regret that other duties

The betting was to 1 against Royal such a procedure is the only means of ensuring successful operation.

The atails were presided over by the following Realm; 9 to 2 against Murajar; and 11 Wo under- ladies In a most efficient and business-like to 2 against Yellow Slave. stand that in the negotiations which have manner:-Mesdames Rose, Atkinson, Chatham, takon place the Chinese resolutely refused to Thornhill, Echofield, Pollock, Lammert, Tocker, agree to proposals for joint management G. M. Haraton, Pearoe, Wolfe, Thompson which were put forward. by the Hongkong Barrington, B. Chapman, Pattenden, Kemp Government, and have preferred terms of Alabaster, Jackman, Lindsey, Black, Gale, joint working pu a

Ferkin's, Newall and Looker, and the Miss basis of entirely Wallace, Feares, Eyros, Tomes, Hazeland separate management in which the Colouin] Harker and Armstrong.

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a preciso moment,

president in 1892

as public common shares owned by theleal people