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THE HONGKONG DAILY. PREŠS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 1örn, 1911.

TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.

(THROUGH RRETER'S AGENOT.]

A SKIRMISH. Heuter's correspondent at Rome wires, that 200 Turkish infantry early this morn ing opored a sharp fire uron at Italian advance post west of the Bumeliam, Wells The Italians replied with rifles and a few sholls from noval guns.

The Turks retired leaving a dead soldier

..

Italians were slightly wounded.

RE-ELECTED.

Router's correspondent at Constantinople wires that Ahmed Riza has been re-elected

President of the Chamber.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

CANADA'S ROYAL GOVERNOR- GENERAL

Parliament.

RANDOM REFLECTIONS,

PARIS LETTER.

[WRITTEN SPECIALLT FOR THE "HONGKONG

DAILY PRESS."1

Ja any essentials, and that Gormany was not Most of us at some time or other have seen it

ist of her settled policy of ❝ndranos" allowed to gulo materially from the Intest solemnly stated in the newspapers say, when's

Every sane man in ovary country la the world Chinese dignitary has been visiting abroad-

has cause to rejoice that war is no longer a prob. that the Band paid His Excellency the com

Faris, September 22nd. ability of the immediate fators. The British pliment of playing the Chinese National

FRANCE AND OERMANY.

fost still osants for much in the oyes of the Anthem, and all-who know anything of LONDON, October 14th.

The French mee is one thing, the Anglo- world; once the British foot has degenerated, Chinese life have probably wondered what Saxon is another. The French are naturally Into a condition that it can be challenge with. Beaters correspondent at Quebec wires particular national air does duty for a national timid and scoption. It cannot be said that reasonable hope of success then a European war that the Duke of Connaught has been sworn anthem. I am reminded of this by sestig that Frenog altogether whaos Germany's optimism will be absolutely inoritable. It has not come in as Governor-General in the Provincial its attention to nations! music, the startling be reported" all right" yet may be all wrong" traditional policy of Great Britain to resist the Court of Rites at Peking has been devoting in regard to the Morocco orisis. Things may to that yet, happily. It has ever been the discovery having been made that mio bas nuo many contradictory reports are in circulation dominant in Europe; Gerzasny can see that she the ambitions of any Power that staires to be Replying to address of welcome, His important relation toadministration," Acsreful in both countries, following the whims of Bud machine gun on the field, while two Royal Highness said that the union of the Court of Eltes, and the Prince Berent in an Edio to jump at rash conclusions, but to patiently exprated to ond before long; the fact compilation of national airs has been made by the financiers and politicians, that it is as well note policy. The present crisis is fully still adkerea to that noble and whole- Anglo-French races gave qualities whieb maya: The wording and tunes are sublime and await the further development of events which that time-expired men are being disbanded, and made England's greatness, and that history beautiful, harmonising well, and we hereby com-re hourly subjected to changes. Though the sent to their respective homes in both countries was repenting itself in Canada, where the National Music to be used as such by the help feeling still auspiciuus of her old eromy has passed over our hoods. Francs has acted mand that the book shall be adopted na thekitustion has vastly improved, Franco cannot ¦ in a reassuring sign that the worst of the storm wise rule of her statesmen, sometimes of publis.". I do not know whether this volume It is to her advantages It has been all along most generously towards Germany in handing British and sometimes of Frovels descent, contains National Anthom along the lines for France to reusin perfectly cool and doterror to the Germans territory two-thirds the of God save the King"; if it doel, I fear it mined. The reverting by Herron Kiderlon-size of Frace, and repated to be as rich us all was giving her a development which was

will not be a popular srithem in Chica just now. Weschter to conversations in place of written Morocco. This alons proves how much the the envy of the world.

Something on the lines of the "Marcilisis" actes on the ples that such a plan is more expedi. French Repablic is willing to pay liberally for tions in such a crisis as the present has had Dr. Wa Ting Fang told a Shotghai audienserne in Germany's good faith. Le Matin shape, then they must be prepared to submit for result to once more shake France's confid. Peace. Should the German Government depline last week that he fult convinced that people whe| L'Aurore and the

to accept te French proposals in their present are teetotallers and non-Aceh eaters are the salt substitution of the verbal method for written ongs of roiterating those already made. This

Gaulois Welcome the of the earth. He himself is nose both a tontot. notes in the negotiations between the two latter course will not be adopted. After pro- new ones in thoir stond or adopt the very serious therefore-but never mind. There was a time, and La Petite République, on the contrary, practical nation, will jump at the opportunity aller and a man who refuses flosh Foods, and and that not very long ago, when Dr. We liked are sooptical about the matter, and fear a return of appropriating this vast field of enterprise Te Journal, LiEcho de Paris, longing thegrisis ex long as possible, Germany, sy his cocktail and his glas of champagne. and to the interminable sad sterile "coNTRESS: JONS among the stories with which he rogated the of July and August. L'Echo de Paris points by France by way of compensation), especially temporanos meeting at Shanghai last week was out that it is since the method of written notes

(the Congo, or that part of same given to them the following During my Ministry in was adopted that the situation has become a Washington I used to entertain and I was very litúe clearer. Most people will admit as mucking or fire a shot in exchan

as Germany is not called upon to spood-a skill. fond of obampagne. I remember on one osasion perusal of the French Press in general

THE SEPARATION LAW, I bad a great gathering and some of my Ambri can friends wanted to saturate me. But instead sharing the optimism

abcws abundantly that it is far from

The last thread attaching the Church to the of their saturating me. I saturated them, and it Fress, Evidently a further hitch is feared result of the Separation Law, as M. Caillaux, in

of the

State in France is now about to be cat as a Tended by many of them being carried down Le Journal des

stairs!" It is better to be carried than pushed. serious newspaper and widely read by the the Ministry of the Interior (Home Of«}

Débats, which

his Budget for 1912, will entirely, suppress Alan though Dr, Wu found bocktails, chan most intelligent of Frenchmen, remarks:The which had to do with public worship. The "La Direction der Cultas," or that department of pagas and whiskyvery plosant to the Franco-German negotiations do not appear to taato," he also found that they were injurious to

THE REDUCTION OF NAVAL ARMAMENTS.

LONDON, October 14th.

A message to the 'Chronicle from Vienna states that Anglo-German negotiations are

proceeding with a view to finding a modre for the reduction of naval arms

vivendi

inenta.

The negotiations are the outcome of the initiative taken by Germany in the Spring,

STEEL MAKERS AGREEMENT.

LONDON, October 14th. At a meeting of the principal English and Scotch steel makers it was agreed to grant a rebate of fire shillings per ton on certain classes of material provided con- sumers purchase exclusively from certain British steel makers.

THE NEGRO REPUBLIC.

LONDON, October 14th. After prolonged negotiations between Great Britain, the United States, Germany and France, the Powers mentioned have approved a scheme of American financial control in Liberia, which provides for the appointment of an American Receiver General of Customs, who will work in co-operation with a Receiver appointed. by each of the remaining nationalities. WORLD'S HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP.

LONDON, October 14th.

VALUALE COAL DISCOVERY IN BRITISH COLUMBIA.

LONDON, October 14th.

Attention has been aroused by the pros pect of a valuable development in the immense anthracite coal fields at the head. waters of the Stikine river, British Colum- bin, about 150 miles from the seaboard.

These fields are capable of commanding the markets of Siberia, China and Japan and of supplying naval requirements in time of war when the Succ and Panama Canals are closed.

[FROM THE "NANILA CABLENEWS."

A SCANDAL AT THE U.S. NAVY

YARD.

WASHINGTON, October 10th.

Au examination of the books of the yard shows. a abortage running into the stupendous figures of $3,000,000..

The responsibility for the shortage har not yet been placed, nor has any zetion based on the discovery been taken yet by the department.

seerns more in demand.

coantries.

German

is a

justifled by any fact. It is syon in con radio-

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contumace of this Diraotion dos Celtos,"

unnoticed.

MEAT IMPORT DUTIES.

has drawn ap a report with reference to the pos The British Chamber of Commerce in Paris

sibility of obtaining a reduction of French Im." report is to be sent to the Prime Minister of perk dukien om Australian frezen mast. The Australis sad to Sir George Reid, the High Commissioner in London.

INTIMATIONS BROWNING'S

OLD TOM GIN.

Au Ital Drink for Sunner."

SOLE AGENTS:

H. RUTTONJEE

& SON,

WINE & SPIRIT MEKCHANTS

150

Chas. J. Gaupp & Co.

Hare Just Received A Nas

Selection of Goods frum

LONDON,

Comprising:-

SILVER CUPS.

hie health, and so he became a strict T.T. As to be satisfactorily progressing. The grow after the passing of the Law of Separation, has everybody knows, Dr. Wu has made up hising optimism of the shief German organs is not stonsed a gond daal of eriticism, but its main- A scandal bos deraloped in the Washing-mind-to rival Methuselah in length of days, and tion with several private messages published by which bad to be wound up since the pawing of tonavy yard

believes he has discovered "the system,”

tonance he been jastided by the many detalle the ordinary monthpieces of the Wilhelmstrasse the famous law. In theso warlike times when a couple of It might shortly lead us to a great misan tor

A Ministry of Religion is formidable-looking cruisers outer the port with staring which it is of importance to prevention will be not only an economy, bat « perfectly now, however, an anachronism, and its suppres out the customary ceremony of hting, it Le Journal des Débite further declares that natural and logical result, sines the law of makes one wonder what has happened since if France has not an absolutely free haud in bad it that grave international complications"ment referring to the Congo must disappear far from the days when the ght betwea the latest newspaper want to press. Rumour Morocco the portion of the prospective agree-

the Separation, which works admirably,

reailers it useless now

WA are very were brawing in Hongkong some days ago, and give place to another arrangement. It Church and State aroused such fariens passion, MAPPIN & LATER. Field Artillery, committed suicide yester- unceremonions entry

Second Lieutenant John R. Lynch, 3rdable diplomatic term-revealed

bat" conversations"—to stick to the fashion. warns the Government that the opposition in M. Callaus's suppression of this department of that the the sountry would otherwise be general, and, the Ministry of the Interior is passing almost day at Fert Sam Houston, Texas.

was due to a little that in Parliament it would only find the sup. misunderstanding. The mistake was duly port of its own members and the advocates of DEATH OF MR. CORNELIUS N.

rectified, and undying friendship was mutually the Congo societies which are boating for BLISS.

declared daily and hourly in the castomary an indemnity. "Much ground remains to be manner until the visitors left.

covered," says Le Journal, "before the goal is Another re-shuffle in the Civil Service is made, but two steps mast not be made backwards,

rasched. A short stop reiwara nas pozivis be impending. leave shortly: so sleo does the Hosd of the French in the fact that Germany is making The Registrar General goes on as in August:" Equally distasteful to the Sanitary Department, Rugour saga Mr. Halli- common cause with Spain. After Germany bas

PROCESSIONS FROHIBITED fax will take the place of Mr. Browin, but the been satinted, Spain will likely play the same Home Offles Secretary, whe is also Prime M. Caillaux, the Minister of the Interior, or The latter is alling a dual position just now, All countries might do the same, come to that, for Sunday next by the General Labour Dame is silent as to who will succeed Mr. Wolfe game, and also exact compensation from France. Minister, has forbidden the monster demonstra. being Director of Education in the absence of while the mania zagos; it is for France to pat ber. Federation and all its different sections

tion against war, which had been organised PRINCES PLATE, Mr. Irving. But secording to current "gap" foot down and tolerate no farther nonsense. If to take place, at least s when Mr. Irving returns he will go to the France and Germany, as reported, have agreed sious in the streets of zis are concerned. 88 proces- Magistracy, and Mr. J. R. Wood will become on all points, save on that of the Madrid tion of holding the manifestation in the interest Director of Education.

The Federation has neverthelessfill the inten Conreation, signed in 1880 by the chief Powers, of peace. It er resses the desire that the mani- which regulated the protection which each fest-tion shall be a very quiet one, and recom ought soon to be a thing of the part. But have we really pot as far as this? The majority of Frenchmen strongly doubt it-hence their feverish anxiety.

dead.

WASHINGTON, October 10th. Cornelius N. Bliss, formerly Secretary of Jobsson has declined to box Boubadier the Interior, and a prominent inercbant, is Wells in Paris, as he stated he would on September 29th should the fight not be allowed to take place in England; conse- quently the match is completely off.

FIRST CHINESE CERTIFICATED

AIRMAN.

LONDON, October 14th.

THE CRICKET CLUB CONCERT.

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Mr. Lee, a Chinese Government pup enjoyed by all who wore seated close onɑngh to" paper, has come East again, on "his regular Power might extend in. Morocco-the orials' ments workmen to bring their wives and child.

Las obtained a pilot's certificate from the Air School, Salisbury Plain.

Mr. Leo is the first Chinaman to hold an air pilot's certificate.

INFLUENCE FOR PEACE IN

CENTRAL AMERICA.—

Lennox, October 14th. Amenagé from Sacramento states that President Taft in defending the proposed Ioan agreements with Honduras and Nicaragua asserted that the consummation of these loans would strongly Tuliusace pepca

in Central America.

The promenade concert on the Cricket Club Ground, originally fired for September 30th, was held on Saturday evening. Notwithstand. ing that there was a little drizzling rain in the afternoon and a certain chillin eus in the atmos phere, conditions improved as the day wen ed, with the result that there was a good attendance. at the convert, and the programme was mizab her the singers well. In the first part, souga were given by Mrs. D. Lewis, who has a rich mezzo soprano voice, Mr. B. E. de W. Abney, Mr. Frank Austin and Captain F. J. W. Jar. rard. To the second balf Mrs. F. J. Hunter and Mr. H. I. Jones contributed songs, and Mr. Webb gave a clever performagon of the Gros, smithian order. Mr. R. C. Edwards was on the programine for two violin solos, but was unfortunately unable to fulfil the engagement, well chosen and greatly enjoyed. The contributions of the K.O.X.L.I: Rand wore

THE PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF LIQUOR.

The enormous interests of the United States, he said, accentuated the necessity of physiologically. her seeing that the countries near the Isthmus should not be the scene of warfare. HEALTH OF THE BRITISH NAVY.

LONDON, October 14th.

The health of the Navy for the year shows

a continuous improvement, and it is notable that tuberculosis is decreasing.

OBITUARY.

LONDON, October 11th.

The Rt. Hon. John William Mellor, P.C., D.L., K.C., is dead.

Mr. E. H Pickersgill, an ex-member of the House of Commons, succumbed to an attack of pneumonia.

(The Rt. Hon. J. W. Mellor was Judge Advocat: General in 1886. He was Chairman of Committees from 1893 to 1:05, a member of the Royal Commission on the Tweet and Solnay Fisheries in 1896; of the Water Supply la London in 1897; of the Committees of the Royal Commission Patriotic Fund in "1898]

[Mr. B. H, Pickersgill was for some time a Civil Servant, and was a P. for Bethnal Green, S.W., from 1885 to 1900.]

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Chevalier R. Pesio, I see from a Shanghai daquel visitation to Hongkong" to further "his plans to develop the island," by boring a tunnel through the Pask, so as to open up building sites on the Pokfulam ride. It is very kind of Mr. Poscio to take so much interest in our welfare. According to the newspaper report

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So, far as France is concerned, there is no more important topic of conversation just now

By

WEBB,

PREDATORIAN DEATH

TEA SERVICES.

&t..

TABLE WARE

CUTLERY,

FISH KNIVES and FORKS.

SILVER FITTINGS,

by the members of the trade azions, who will ren. A sort of special police will be organised DRESSING CASES with surround the different groups during their pro

ia through the streets in order to colli lon with the authorities. What a differen os prevent with London, where everybody-irrespective of tariquality is allowed to do as they like and go about as they please!

-------THE ESTIMATÉR,“ have just been published They reach a total The veneral lines of the estimates for 1911 of £180 000,000, being an increase of nearly £4.507,000 on these of the current year. The Minister of Fnance, M. Klott, describes the result of the premat financial year as brilliant. The extens over estimated .ro. renne is for the Brat eight months of this har nearly £12,000,000, and it is anti- omrly £14,000.000. The Minister of Finance cipated-that-s-tree d of the year it will total does not intend to meet the loc ested expendi. ture by fresh taxes or a loan. Ho proposes to balance expenditure by means of various other devices best known to himsalt.

PENSORAY

known aviator, who loaf his life while taking The late M. Edouard de Nieuport. the well-

LEATHER HAND-BAGS,

and WALLETS

RAZORS,

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COLLAPSE OF GODOWN -AT SINGAPORE.

FOUR BUILDINGS DESTROYED ON ROBERTHON QUAY.

The truth of the old shige that it's an ill wind last week, the Straits Times anys, when heavy that profis nobody was strikingly demonstrated rains apparently delayed a Chinese krani in opening up godowns and, as it turns out, un- doubtedly sorted a serious fatality. At 7.10 am, to-day those employed on the riverside in the

neighbourhood of the Bintang oil, milla dous crash and were not long in were suddenly earprised at bearing a tremen-

learning

that

Ho was part in the grandes mancarer, was the son of the big godowns on Robertson Quay in the Col. de Nieuport, and was only 36 years of age. occupation of the East Asistio Company had sport, and when 20 became well-known 13 D

always a great lover of mechanical collapsed, learing nothing but few portione orclist. He uext took up mooring, paying The godowns, which are situated on the of cracked brickwork and roofing standing. wade several useful inventions. He made nu. Masrs. Bonstand and Company, and Rud special attention to technical questions, and riverside between stores in the cccupation of marcos experiments with aeroplanes, and Buish Bleverts, were built of brick and mortar with sons racted by himself. It was on ose of his eleven years, the East Asiatic Company having ed by flying machines complet ly invented and a heavy tiled roofing and bad bren erested monoplanes that Warmson won the Gordon rented them from the Chinese owner after Bennett reos lat year,

Meare. Adamson, Gilf'lan and Co., Ltd., re- moved into their present building across the river. The godown at the corner of Bobertson Quay and Rodyk Street was occupied by Bun Kong.

of an interview with Mr. Fascio, "Every year then-Morocco. Though the prospects are he explained, he appears in Hongkong and the described as brighter, int-rest in the crisis shows Legislative Council sands him a chit to come no signs of decreasing, especially in Paris. around and discuss the matter and each year Germany's aima in Morocco are primarily com. thus far the authorities have raised objections, mereial, and if her commercial interests are but have not met his application with a plain duly safeguarded she will surrender little and yes or no. He proposes to koop at them, he will thus requira little în retosa, It hus all declares, until he has exhausted their arguments along been a business question. The Franch and get down to the point," The Eponcial are prepared, na wo kaze soon, togiva turcticcial Dr. Stanley, the Medical Officer of Health backers of Mr. Pescios sobeme are not lossl compensation enly for the surrender of the sury at Shanghai, at a temperance meeting at which men, I understand. No; there is no money for privileges which the Germans with to retain. Dr. Amos P. Wilder was the principal speaker projects of this kind in Hongkong,

The difference of opinion thus tonches funds last week. read a paper on the effects of lignor

-pentals, and will not be easy of reconciliation, The South Manobian Railway Administra-Matters of principle sotasily stand in the way He designated liquor an poison and snoribed it as the case, both directly tion has always aimed at being thoroughly upon which neither party on give way. Where and indirectly, of many deaths in Shanghai. to-date. They bare not only establisbod the two Governments are in generol agre tuent, He stated he had been asked many times to hospital for the treatment of cases occurring disonssions are taking place with regard to analyse what is known as "Hongkow whisky," on the railway, but well, read this from the data, while the points of principle still and found therein only the poison common to Japanese paper printed in English at Dairenin dispate afford material for an exchange of all whiskies. He stated that the effect of liquor," Wet Nurses for the Railway Hospital, Dairen conversations or notes. What are these points in addition to a number of other results, dimin.The S. M. Railway Hospital has decided to of principle? It seems cattain that they turn ished attention to detail, and caused asuperficial Loep wat nurses for its baty.patients, who re brilliancy to those indulging which was only found as a rule to be very difionit and trouble on the exact political status of France in Mero perceptible to companions in similar condition, and that in reality it lessened the possibility of some subjects for nuriating operation of artifi-, and, as already observed, relate to the sujoyment. He further stated that deaths from cial chameter." It is most considerata of the mattenance of the Madrid Convention of 1880 sanstroke in Shanghai were all attributable to Administration.

Under that arrangement Morocco is, as it were, alcoholism, BDd gave statistics in percentages of criminality and disease due to it, and ended by The scarcity of domestic servants in Australia diction prevails, and cow can avail themselves. Egyptianised; in other words, Comolar juris- recommending total sbetinence as the only is as outs that would-be employers have to be of it by placing themselves under the protes bolism... means of avaiding the deleterious effect of aloo original in-their-appeals for help. Probably notion of some foreign Power. The Germans whole of China's 400.000 000 as onliebtened back portion of the East Asiatto Company's more enticing offer to domestle sareants has wish to keep this arrangement in being, the people, as may be seen from the fact that the godowns, some of which had been temporarily ever been made than is contained in the follow-Frezch desire its cancellation. At the moment, gained a vory wide circulation in the district the entire length collapsed, the roof and walls. followin abeard ratours about ourselves shored up, fell inwards and almost immediately Ing advertisement from the Sydney Morning indeed, French o inion is more bellicase than foring the past year. The first is the revival dropping on to the morehandise stored within. Herald of a recent date:~~

German, which means that France feels that ghe of an old story that we foreigners extrast the By a stroke of good fortune there Warted, good general, 3 in family, washing is negotiating as an equal and not as a defested

beart and i eyes of des

of dead people for the the par- no one injured, though, it won by the narrowest done out, knowledge of paper bag cookery country petitioning for lenient treatment. It pose of making medicine. This was reported chance that such was the case. The Chinese preferred, wages no object, ayery night out, is suggested here that Russia--as France's ceased adherent and of the wife of a nighbour, the old to have beon delayed

to have occurred this year in the case of a de- krani who is responsible for the opening up of fram and boat fares paid, drawing room, with

sodown and the starting of the day work wo of place when required; also sewing ally might do worse than use Lor a member of one of the leading families in the

by the machine; excellent home for a suitable girl, good offices at Berlin; by 80 mediating

whe died early in the year. The other rain, with the result that the other krazies and Apply DESPERATE, Herald.

Russia, it is firmly believed, would story was that a golden horse had been seen like the necessary number of coolies could not The advertisement may, of course, have beer greatly calm the situation, and bring one of us had captured the horse, and, moreover, inside when the collapse occurred escape from of light on a hill near the city, and that admittance to the building. Had they been sarcastic, but the difficulty in finding domestic the crisis nearer to a head. "Two is company which vifoncos sgainst the fung shui (spirits of The rodowa is stored with tons of coprs, popper, offcere. The T.K.K steamers carry on a large servants is such that it probably representa

bad extracted precious metals from the bill, for certain donth could scarcely have been avoided. anger trade, and the foreign captains are genuine offer.

three is none" is an old saying. When the wind and water) of the place the guilty party gabier and other merchaudies It is believed indispensable to the Company if it wishes to

history of the crisis comes to be written the had been killed in the mission-house by the that the heavy rainstorm this monica follow- world will fod that France did not give way Thunder God."

ing up a period of hot, dry weather nected the foundations and so brought about the collapse.

THE T.KK. AND ITS FORMIGN OFFICERS.

The Japan Gazette of the 5th inst. says:--- The report, appearing in our fest issue, which reached us from a scarce we considered avim- peachable, to the effect that the Toyo Kinen Kaisha had notified all its foreign exptains and engineers that it intended to dispense with their services t the end of this year, is contradicted by M. S. Morimoto, the Tokohama Manager of the T. K. K. Mr. Morimoto saya the Company has no idea of adopting such salinn, as it placos great value upon the services of these foreign

cater to foreign travel.

RODERICK HASDOM.

CHINESE AND MISSIONARIES.

for Beptember: "You must not yet regard the A missionary writes in the C.M.S. Gazette

pity.

At ten minutes after seven this morning the

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