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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21st, 1911.

of its transmitting agent, the Post Office." These Aigures will doubtles continue to grow for many years in the same ratio, for Journalism is as yet,in its infancy in China, and with the progress of popular education in China and the im- WATSON proved facilities of travel which railways afford, every year is likely to sea a very largo

A. S.

& CO., LTD.,

ESTABLISHED. 1841.

increase in the number of letters and news-

Monsieur Barrant, the new Governor-General

of Frencks Indo-China in succession to Monsieur TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. Klobukowski, is a passenger by the ontward M. M. steamer Tourane, which le dea to resch

Balgon about November 3rd.

={through reÚTRE'S AGENCY.]

The Bishop's engagements This THE REVOLUTION. (Saturday) evening: Address the Uhinoje Christian Endeavour Boulety at 7.30. YUAN SHIH KAI CONTEOLS FORCES. To-morrow (Sunday): 11--s.m. pressh-at-8t Stephen's Chinese Church; 6.30 p.m., preach st

[THROUGH ERNTER'S AGENCY.]

THE MEDITERRANEAN

WAR

ILATER

LONDON, October 20th.

THE FALL OF DERNA. paper sont through the post. Everything

St. Peter's Beamen's Church. possible is being done by the Post Office, Mr.

Reuter's correspondent at Poking wires.

Loknox, October 20th. Prey says, to help the spreading of litera> |

The St. Petersburg corrapondent of a that au Imperial Edict has been issued

Beuter's correspondent at Tripoli cables ture among the masses in all parts of the London paper last month wired :-I learn that which places all the military and naval forces that Derna was bombarded all Wednesday

the Dalai Lama of. Thibet- in now at Ikote, a Empire, and rates on newspapers, notwithtown in the neighbourhood of Vladivostock on the Yangtse under the control of Yuan (and the fortifications were destroyed before standing the heavy cost of transport, bave From there I understand he is addressing fre- Shi Kai. been kept low, and are lighter than in any quent messages to friends in Thibet, endeavour-

the Turkish flag was hauled down. The Edict orders that the ringleaders WINE & SPIRITMERCHANTS, country in the world. The Report inslea. ing. to stir up su agitation-in-the-ountry of the rebellion are to be severely dealt

Troops will now-bo-landed. no reference to the financial position of the which if sucosssful would overthrow the Viceroy Fost Office but we believe, that down to date, from Paking and assure his return to the with, appeals to misguided rebels to return, the Post Office has not been self supporting.

throne."

and cautions people not to join the In order to onat the old postal shop agen-

revolutionaries. cies the Imperial Post Office had to conduct

·REVOLUTIONARIES REINFORCED. operations with unremunerativo rates. In

Router's correspondent at Peking wires the first four years of its existence the Im-

that according to the latest despatch from Hankow the revolutionaries were reinforced from Wuchang, and that bring was continu. us in the vicinity of the railway station, which was constantly changing hands.

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Correspondents must fortcard their names and addresses with communications ad- dressed to the Eiker, not for publication but as evidenor of good faith.

All letters for publication should be written on one side of paper only.

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The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, OCTOBER 21st, 1911.

Few foreigners probably realise to what an enormous extent the Imperial Postal Service of China has developed in the past five years. We have just received from the Ministry of Posts and Communications the Report on the working the Imperial Post Office in China, in 1910. It is a record of wonderful

of

SUPREME COURг. Friday, October 20th

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

Baru His HONOUR Mr. H., H. J. GOMPERTZ (ALTING POINE JUDGE),

NO MONEY, TO LIVE ON,

Mr. Gardiner I think 34.

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$3 a mouth, and $10 costs. His Lordship made an order for instalments

Defendant-I have got no money to liva os. His Lordship-You will have to get it some where. The first payment will be made on November 1st.

APPE BANCE WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Wing Fat and Co. v. the Directory of China office was a case in which the plaintifs claimed the sum of $220.44.

Mr. Wilson appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. Hind represented the defondants.

4-cent, rate for domestic letter, but it was found too high to break up competition on the part of the long-established native

Massa Singh brought action against Tek agencies, whose rates were considerably cheaper: it was therefore tentatively re- Chand to recover 21 due for money lent. duced to one cont. It was raised to two

Mr. J. H. Gardiner represented the plaintiff. cents in 1902. Mr. PIRY says these very some money coming to him, but it was all going Defendant informed the Canrt that there was low rates were inadequate to meet all ex-into the hands of dr. Gardiner. He asked to penses but they have proved the means of be allowed to pay in instalments of 82 a month disestablishing private shop agencies His Lordship (to Mc, Gardiner)--Apparently and have planted the

new institution you know more about his circumstances than in the land for Aver. Last autumn the do. What can he pay?...... inland letter rate was raised to 3 conta. the unit of weight at the same time being raised from 15 to 20 grammes for all letters, domestic and international, a change which while it had the advantage of smoothing the way for the increased rate, brings the Chinees Administration one step nearer the Unioù practice. There was some hesita Ition about introducing this change test the private agencies should go on the warpath again. Their activity, the Re port adds, was indeed momentarily revived Mr. Wilson said the defendants had paid 840 in two or thrie districts, but their efforts on account, and he did not think there was ang proved futile before the strong position defence. He was instructed to apply for judg. now attained by the official in-¡ment. stitution and from the results ab→Mr. Hind-I understand there is a defonca. tained under the new tariff during the I have just had the papers handed me this

few month all approhousion morning. can now be dismissed the 3-cent rate has come to stay." The total number of articles (that is to say letters and newspapers) carried by the Post Office last year is given. as 355,000,000, exclusive of parcels which numbered 3,766,000. When we reflect that these statistics give an average of less than one article a year por head of the population, some idea may be formed of the enormous possibilities of development that the future holds for the institution. In the fifteen years which have passed since the issue of the Im perial Decree entrusting the organisation and management of the Imperial Post to Sir Romuar Hasr the foundations have been well and truly hid of what is destined to become the largest postal organisation in the whole world.

last

The German mail of the 21st September was delivered in London on the 19th October.

It is announced that the C. P. R. steamers will in fature sail on scheduled date at 7am. instead of 6 p.m.

Yesterday's telegram from the Manila Obser- vatory read :-Cyclone or typhoon W. of the southern Ladrone or Mariana Islands moving

W. or W.N.W.

hearing was on July 21st.

Mr. Wilson-It is a very old case. The first

three months if there is one.

Mr. Hind-A defence dres not go had in

His Lordship-It is put down here as a fresh ease. I will fix the hearing for Friday.

Mr. Hind said his appearance was without prejudice to an application to set side the setlon.

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.

In this week's Corps Ordors the following promotions are announced

8 outs Company:--

To forgeauts with effect from the 12th Temperley, Pte. Wall and Pte Sutherland. October: Carpl, Joass, Corpl, Palack, Pte.

October: Privates G.N. Orme, H. W. Moon, To Corporide with effect from the 12th

S.Pellenger and H. F. Hickmasa.

No 2 ompany. H.K.V.A.: Gunner R. J. Judah of No. 2 Company H.K. V.A. is promoted to the raak of Bombardier with effect from the 18th October..

BRITISH ADMIRALTY WIRELESS,

FRANCO-GERMAN NEGOTIATIONS.

Losnos, October 20th.

voa Kiderlen

M. Canrbon and Horr

Waschter had a fresh meating yesterday after which it was announced that despite the statements made in a French paper the result augured well for a favourable outcome of the negotiations, which would apparently be continued in satisfactory conditions..

THE INSURANCE-BILL.

LONDON, October 20th,

A demonstration of Friendly Societies in the Albert Hall recommended the accept ance of the Insurance Bill in view of the fresh assurances givan by Mr. Lloyd George at a private conference in the Treasury yes- terday.

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PORTUGUESE ROYALISTS AND

--REPUBLICANS:

An Italian regiment was landed at Derna. and is strongly entrenched.

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LOCAL SPORT.

0.0.C. v. 4.0.0, This friendly match will be played this after- noon at 2 pm. on the C.CC. ground. The following will represant the C.C.C.--H. H Taylor, R. A. Carvalho, G. A. Hancock, W. H. Viveash, L. A. Rose, J. V. Braga, E. L. Braga, R. Pestonj R. Philips, J. D. Noris and R

BARA

LEAGUE CRICKET..

مي

KOWLOON, POLICE,

At King's Park on Saturday.

Kowloon F. J. de Rome, Weaser, W. Waterhöcss, A. Brand, J. H. Mead, Major Kirke, Liout. Hagga R. F. Thurshold, F Sutton, A. F. R. Ravon and J. P. Robinson.

CRICKET.

A friendly match was played between 89th Commay R.G.A.. and the 15th Company R.E. TURKEY AND THE POWERS.

at the Happy Valley, on Thursday, the fornier After a speech by the Grand Vizier in winning by 33 runs. For the R.G.A. the most which he chimed that the results of the Frith (3 for 19), whilst Tavener (4 for 31) and--

successful bowlers wore Jones (6, for 38) and

Government's appeal to Europe had been Morgan (3 for 18) bowled well for the R.E.

Scoren :-- favourable, as would be seen later, the Chamber at Constantinople, by 125 rates to 60, passed a resolution-of confidence in the Government and approval of the measures taken for the safeguarding of the Ottoman sovereignty in Tripoli and the integrity of the Empire.

The Grand Vizier said the Government

had been reproached for not taking reprisals against the Italians in Turkey. He recalled that France had to pay a leary indemnity for the treatment accorded to Germans in France at the time of the war. His Excel. laney said the Government would continue to offer a passive resistance while persisting in diplomatic offorts to secure a settlement of the dispute. He did not favour the idea of coding Tripoli in retura for monetary compensation.

SSTA CONTANT R.G.A. Capt. Clapham, Faro, b MorgAIL... Hombr, Frith, c Smith, b Morgan Gr. Golding, o Faro, b Tavoner (an a pan- Gr. Branigan, b.Taronor

dr. Kingsland. b Tavener

Or. Burt, b Morgan....

Ur, Hudson, Fox

Gr, Gibbon. b Tayoner-

Gr. Jones, b Fara

Gr. Driver, b Collins.......... Gr. Fowler, not out...........

Extras..

Total...

15TH COMPANT B.B.. Cofing, rom.out Godfrey, a Driver.

Prith

Morgu, o Bart, b Jones...... Tavener, b Frith

Smith, b Jones.

For e alb Jono dan sya patate e

Pimbloit, & Frith

Brown, b Jones

Boarlett, & Frith, b Jonesa di ni sit ele Faro, not ont

Smeaton, b Jones......

·Extras...

Total

FOOTBALL.

H.K.F.C. . H.M.S. "KENT."

103

REPORTED BRITISH REMON-

The following will represent the H.K.F.C. STRANCE TO ITALY.

iu a Rugby match against. H.M.S. Kent te- Mr. Lucien Wolf, a well-known writer on day:T. E. 8. Robson; J. C. Robarte, H, Q. Hegarty, Lt. Samtar, R.N.. K. R. Forde; Lt foreign affairs, states in the Daily Graphic Wellmon, B.N., W. Wingrove; A. Temperley that freat Britain has addressed a friendly (Captain), W. Ross A. Murdoch, E. H. Scott, remonstrance to Italy on the subject of the W, M. Sutherland, T. R. Ormiston, B. W. H. LONDON, October 20th.

Graham, D. G. Cheesman. Kink off 4.30 p.m. Tripeli blockade notification. Mr. Wolf says Router's correspondent at Madrid wires the notification is tantamount to a proposal talegre attacked and defeated a Republican railes of Egyptian seaboard including the that Portuguese Monarchists near Mon- on the part of Italy to annex two hundred

force, capturing many men, arms and horses, and triumphantly entered Montalegre.

important anchorage of Akabaes Bolum which is a possible rival of the new Italiau

They marched out again yesterday to strategical p sition at Tobruk.

meet the Government reinforcements.

AMERICAN AVIATOR KILLED.

LONDON, October 20th.

At Macon, in Georgia, an aviator named

killed. Ely fell from his flying machine and was

THE GOVERNMENT AND HOME RULE.

LONDON, October 20th. Mr. Birrell, speaking at Ilfracombe, said the Government aimed at creating in Ireland THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS,

yet another parliament in the Empire The recent experisients that have been oaz- ried out in Newfoundland by Mr. Marconi with subordinate to the Imperial Government, view to perfecting wireless communications and would face the financial difficulty boldly, be part of a huge scheme now under considera and in no niggardly spirit. upon the Canadian shoreline, a eanderstood to tion by the Imperial Government intended to A Manila paper on Tuesday published among less telegraphic system having direct communi- unite the various parts of the empire in a wire- its news of the outbreak in the North a Shang-sation with the Admiralty in London. Not hai telegram which stated that Tiantain is in flamer." There was no truth in this report. - Towards a fund for repairing and ranovating the Mahomedan Mosque in Kowloos, Mr. Din hawise Paowalls, of the Kowloon Hotel, a Parses, has giren a donation of $50.

At the Magistracy yesterday Mr. Wood fined progress. With its quiet methods and a Chinese contractor $50 for commencing build. ateady progress, Mr. Piny, the Postmastering operations, namely, the censtruation of part

OBITUARY.

only ara efforts being made to improve wireless

LONDON, October 20th. facilities in Chands, in the Mediterraneas ports. Ladia, and Australia, bat, saye The Times, stops.

The death is announced of Mr. John Con- are also being (aken te link mors effectively all acher, Chairman of the Cambrian Railways, other parts of the empirs with one another.

ment

and

This action upon the part of the Govern whom the Government consuited on railway

a praction sequel to the Imperial Conference of last May, when the efforts of projects in South Africa, Uganda the Colonial Premiers were strongly directed Nyasaland. towards improving communications between the Oversea Dominions and the Home sad. It was sccordingly decided that a first obain of tation in England, one at Gibraltar or Malla and one Bach at

Cyprus Aden, Bombay, Singapore, and Australia. communication through the existing stations,

General writes, the Imperial Post Office is of a oroes wall at 54. Yoe Wo Streat, without erectedgh-power wireless stations should be

obe

EXTENSION OF THE N.Y.K. SERVICE.

THE RUMOVES OF AN INCREASE OF CAPITAL, The Nippon remarks that in view of the pro-

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TURKISH TOWN BOMBARDED. Router's correspondent at Tripoli wires that the Italian squadron bombarded Homs on the refusal of the Turks to surrender, and destroyed the Turkish barracks.

INTERPORT SHOOTING.

held at King's Park range, Kowloon, at 215 Fractions for the Interport rifle match will be

p.m. to-day and on Sunday at 100 a..

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Ranges 200 500 and 600 yards, eight shotaat. each range, last seven to count. Blow-off”. shots not allowed...

Four targets will be available to day, and two ou Sunday.

All who wish to compete for selection.In the

aftend to day, as it is desired to arrange a team team to represent Hongkong ara requested to

match between Possibles and Probables nert Saturday.

THE REGISTRATION OF CHINESE PARTNERSHIPS.

NEW M.B.K. STEAMERS. The Tempaisan-mara, one of the four ner steamers ordered from England by the Mitsui Bussan Kaisho, arrived at Bassho on the 27th ultimo from England with a cargo of 8,000 tour The Bill" to establish Registered Partner- of iron. Having discharged a part of her cargo ships and to give effect to certain Chinese she proceeded to Kobe, arriving on the 8th instant. After loading her cargo for Kobs the Partnership Customs" has been considered by vessel went on to tasks to discharge the remain. 4. Special Committee of the Legislative Council. der of the iron,

The general serommodation and arrangements in the title and clauses of the Bill.

The Committee suggest a number of alterations for loading and discharging cargo are quits new, says the Japan Chronick, in fact, this has been altered to read: "Az Ordinance to The title is the first vessel of its type to be built in Barops. provide for the registration of Chinese Part- Thames on May 10th last. She is 381 feet in The Tempaisan-maru was launched on the nerships and to enable partners therein to re- length, 53 feet in width, and 29 feet in depth, with a gross tonnage of 5,3.61. She will be put on the service between Hongkong and Singapore. TRIAL OR UN, BLUEJACKETS IN JAPAN.

BENTENCE ON ACCUSED.

Bobronit, bluejackota belonging to the U.S.

gister and theroby to limit their responsibility.” Clause 1 has been altered to read: This Or dinance may be cited as the Chinese Partner- ships Ordinance, 1911, and shall apply only to such partnerships as in the opinion of the Registrar of Companies can properly be de scribed as Chinees Partnerships.". Attached to The Committee's report is the following special

report by the Hon. Mr. Pollook, K.C.

The public trial of B. W. Kruger and Charles destroyer Barry, charged with burglary in

If the amandment in clause I of this, Bill China town, was opoued in the Yokohama Die. had not been agreed to by the Special Com trict before Judge Higashi recently, and the mittes, of which I am a member, I should have " proceedings were concluded shortly before four felt bound to oppose this measure in toto, for.X o'clock in the afternoon. Judgment was given

about one hour later, is compliance with The am clearly of opinion that it would have been pesial request of the Commander of the U.S.sheurd to make the provisions of this Bill apply Albany, which was to leare port at eight o'clock to any partnerships other than Chinese partner in the evening. tale. England and Cazada ate, of course, already in railing tendency among shipping circles all but the execution of sentence was postponed for Ordinance is absolutely different in its soope

The Japan Gazette states that the accused ships. were each sentenced to one year's imprisonment, become, ike similar institutions in other grams for Chinese Stations can only be acceptedal a continuous be two countries day and decided to replace five out of eleven ships on its to their ship. countries, the sole authorised channel for at sender's risk, and, unless written in plain conducted bet commercial servico is being over the world, the Nippon Yusen Kaisha has three years, which means that the men return from all previous Bills on the subject of the

gaining more and more universal confidence the sanction of the Building Authority. and support, and may soon be expected to

It is notified that antil further n tice

English or Chinese, they are liable to be ped by the Imperial Chinese Tolographs.

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NEW STAMPS OF FRENCH INDO; CHINA.

The

learns from

THE RECENT FIRE OF THE “LUTZOW.”

2 Even as regards Chiness partnerships, this

registration of partners in Chinese firms,

the transmission of both official and private

stop-night. It is confidently expected that in

European line with boats of 10000 teas. correspondence. Its establishments, which

short tims the Government's wireless pro approval of the Minister of Communications THE MARINE INSURANCE MARKET. at the present date number 5,300, include,

graume will have so far advanced that the has

been obtained, and two

All ench previous Billestarted from the point of the At the Marine Magistrate's Court yesterday moment to direct the movements of practically Kawasairi Dockyard, Kobe. The company Admiralty authorities will be able at any boate have already been ordered from the Mr. PIRY says, all places which, from their

of view that it was imperative to protest geographical or commercial importance, boatwoman $1 for using her fishing boat other

Commander Beckwith. R.N., fasd a thiness every unit of the British deel.

build

creditors by facilitating the identification of- proposes to

three new ateamers for the offered, from the first, fair prospects of atlan for filiis g purposes. The defendant was

American line, six for the Calcutta line aud

Referring to the annoncement of serious partners in the debtor firm and consequently return for postal enterprise.

one or two for the Australian liue. The pro- steamer Lit.ow at Antwerp, which necessitated the partcers in a Chinese firm must be re- outbreaks of fire in the North German loyd that all the nam's, including tong names, of all The Post dredging for coal, and when Constable Reynolds

pased extension of the company's services has the beaching of the vessel with the assistance gistered. The coyness of traders proved, however, master-Cleneral draws particular attention boarded her craft he found a sack of coal on curious reason is advanced for a change the capital of the Nippon Tason Keith was to the Times rays Subsequently the steamer was tempts at lexislation.

gives rise to a report on the stock market that

of five tugs and a salvage steamer, a report in to the considerable increase in the record of board. The nots and coal were confiscateéd,” which is about to be effested in the designs be increased, and that the scheme would

a fata! obstacle to the success of any such at- be the number of newspapers and printed mat-

of the postage stampe of the Freath Asiatic before the coming general me-ting of the com- From No. 3 hold, which had hesa submerged, partly pamped ont in order to discharge cargo colony of Indo-China. The Japanese Consul and Mes, Fuuatsu were which were first, issund in 1907, have for Mr. Kondo, president of the company, that the This contained oilaske, graphite, and rattati for drawn from the point of view of bribing rather

The existing types, psoy. Upon inquiry, the

Nippon tor carried between ports and in the interior. At Home". yesterday afternoon to the subjects portraits of young native women. It company has decided to build the new ships a

3 This Bill, on the contrary, is admittedly The figures which showed only 10 million in not as ing to him, if he registers, a certain limitation

the Frebendes general cargo for each

nou, and copra and coconut fibre 'or Him than compelling a pi einer to register, by offer 1905, have risen successively to 17, 99, 70 and and to leading members of the Japanese who posed for those pictures were, not of the cost of the stearasts is to be defrayed out of the apparently unimportant, whites good dest of the of liability, which limitation is, I believe, anne- 84 million, the latter being the total for community to meet a party of Japanese accordingly boun isumed that the stamps are from three to five yours se continued works ellos. The Lufiows left Yokohams on July 29,4 In view of the important nature of 4 it

port. oreasing its oxpital for that highost moral character, and an order haa

purpose 1910 This, coupled with the 50 or 60 journalists. Those gentlemen, whoare attached to be replaced. The new series will bear designs When the Fanama Canal is opened, it will be and is vessel of 8,818 tous, built in 1903. She measure, I would beg leave to suggest that it

reserve, spreading the amount over a period of East was in silk for Lyoos,

London market's interest in the carro from the tioned by Chinese custom. discharged - Mar- nillion annual increase in the number of te leading Tokyo newspapers, had formed part of lustrativa of the elony and will include the letters, Mr. Pizy adds, "denotes a striking a rory much larger party who went to Formosa (mam), the entrance to the Bay of Along in moorease of capital may be necessary covered in London sueinst the risk of fire in Garette in Ita present shape and that it be not of Angkor (Camboge), the Palace of Hué South America vi Panama;, then, perbans is not insured against marine risks, but is be published for general information in the

necesary for the company to increase its boats movement in the intellectual and educational on a tour of inspection and inquiry. Only (Toskin), and a Coobin-Chius rice field with a development of this wonderful country: to about six came on to Hongkong, and they will native peasant and over. The postage due the present position of the company, there is no a great extent, in fact, it accounts for the take the opportunity of payingu visit to Canton, atamps will be composed exclusively of dragons celty at all for any such increase.Japan

and native ornaments –– The TëpieS,

Chronicla,

burg,

The

port on a valuation of about £200,000. Part of

this amount is retained by the owners, while passed into law until the public have had some is placed with companies on the Continent, reasonable opportunity of considering it.

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