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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JANUARY 1st, 1912.
proof of loyalty to the Empire given in TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.
Canada by the overwhelming defeat at the polls of the proposal to concludo a recipro city agreement with the United States, which many on both sides of the border felt would have ultimately led so the absorption of
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THE REVOLUTION,
TUAN FANG'S RUSE.
LONDON, December 30th.
the outstanding features of the year have A telegram from Shanghai status that bean the plague epidemic in North Man- Tuan Fong, who was reported to have been churia which led to an international con-killed by Lia soldiers, Ins-arrived in Peking a epolio. It appears that ho disguised us forence of medical experts who assembled atļ
bribed the soldiers to pounce that they Mukden; thus international conference on the
pig, and, opian trafic which met at Shanghai, murdered him. They killed a followed a few months later by an agreexbibiting their bloody swords, rowed that mest between Great Britain and China, the blood was that of Tuan Fang. for stopping the importation of opium from
RUSSIA AND PERSIA. India as soon as the production in China]
Lopes, December 30th. has been completely suppressed; and, greatest event, of all-the revolution ief Authical despatches from Tabriz show China. The spread of the rebellion was an the report of the Russian excesses to be enorinous surprise to everyo, esp cially wholly unfounded, and it is equally true after the abortive outbreak at Candon in that the Ark was destroyed. There were no May, which the authorities ofcctually pui casualties among the foreigners, but it is PURE GRAPE, Everyone know Chaton to hea hotbed supposed that the Russian losses wero from of rebellion, and it was in the southern 103 to 200. The mortality among the metropolis that everyone expected to see native non-combatants was not large. The the standard of revolt ürst raised when the Russian cccupation is now complete, all the Percase Por time was deemed ripe for action. It was by Fidais have disappoans, and the banks and
a mem uke that the rebellion started in Wuching, but the fact that within the short period of two montha fourteen out of the eighteen provinces had declarek their in dependence of Manchu rule, shows how well the movement must have been organised Gulf. Whear the close of 1011 puts a definite end to the Manchu dynasty cannot
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SOCIAL EVILS.
MR. LLOYD GEORGE AT CARDIFF.
LONDON, December 30th.
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CANTON,
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CANTOR, December 29, REPUBLIC PROCEAIMED,
LONDON, December 31st. The Admiralty is negotiating with a northern shipbuilding firm to arrange to build two-cruisers on the Thames--in-the- hope of giving the Thames shipbuilding her has been hold, at which Tresident new National flag was hoisted amid great industry another chance of life.
The Themes workers held a demonstra- tion and unanimously passed resolutions condemning the system of driving the hulk of the Admiralty contracts into the poorest paid districts, urging the just consideration of the difference in the wages between London and the outports, and demanding the appointinent of a Royal Commission to ouquire into the Adiniralty contract system. Among the speakers was the Unionist member, Sir William 13., who deatured that the Government must bear the differ- ence in the cost of the London and northern contracts in order to maintain the Thamnos yard.
This afternoon about LONDON, Docombor 30th.
two o'clock a message was received from the North to the- Router's correspondent at Washington effect that Sun Yat Sen had been made first wires that the "Ere of the Great Peace ' President of the Chinese-Republic and the Taft was the guest of honour.
jubilation. The new flag is of five colours Mr. Roosevelt has published an article is arranged horizontally in the order of red,
In the Thamos contract a coulingout of men are working the northern hours of 521 weekly instead of 43. A domonstration of Thames workers was previously arnunged to macet in Trafalgar Square and domand
Fairplay to the Thames,"
P. AND 0. STOCK.
INCREASE OF TRAFFIC,
the Outlook" denouncing the arbitration yellow, blue, white and black. At the police treaties as telling against peace. He says station opposite Shameen, the bugles played it is putting us as a imtion in an attitude recrackers were let off right along the week to the accompagnent of continued of unetuous and odious hypocrisy."
shering, The Cantonese have a kback at WORLD'S BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP gettig hold of wrong information and often at the wrong time; but this would appear, from the universal way in which the news. was pervived, to be true.. "The exact feelings of the publie on the matter will
LONDON, December 31st.
A Chicago wire stator that Johnson has agreed to fight MeVen in Sydney, probably on Easter Monday. He is to receive a purse of thirty thousand dollars, and fire thousand dollars training expenses.
BERLIN POISON MYSTERY.
LONDON, December 31st. Berlin alarmed over the insolvel poison nigatery. The cases at the Municipal shelter lave reached 132, and sixty destas have occurred. The Kaiser has deumulod a report from the Home Minister. Ther have been similar cases in other parts of the city, but hitherto only the ill nourished paor have been affected.
SHIPPING NOTES.
LONDON, Beramber 31st. Deferred stock in the Peninsula and Oriental Company has risin 2 points during the past fortnight. It is believed that Nearly 90 per coat. had been paid for negotiaticus are pending or have been com.roinsuranos in Loulea by December 7th on th
Mo Eve evilen for a few days till the excitement dies down, but the live-eplourel" flag is.
taking this place of the blue. Bag with The
while star all over.
WAR TROOPS LEAVING.
A large company of soldiers have been drilling these last two days on the open space of groud ja front of the Fui Li temple at the East Gate of the city. They are n
and well arted and well under the contral, comparatively efficient body of meti, welt clad")
of their officers. They are preparing to. procres to Hui-peh province to help in the maintenance of order. Alnay troops have i now fett Canton and it would seen some, tinies as if they, were sending away
pany of the best troops and keeping too many of die latest additions to the fighting strength of the army.
si
*** TE CLEVELAND) DACRISTA The second-batch of Cleveland Tourists arrived vesterday afternoon and went
pleted with competitors in the Australian steamer Glefanilork overdue from Singapore tough the same programme as the previous
trade, and also to increase the traffic be- tween South Africa and Australia. It is further toured that the P. & 0. Company
Hongkong.
Underwriters in London were considerably interested in the cargo on the big steamer Oanfu which was reported from Perim. The
Mr. Lloyd George, addressing a confer-will work in harmony with the Royal Oanfu loaded Maned salmon and also lamber at
the threshold of a new year we hope for thence of ininistors and lay workers at Cardiff. Mail-Company at all points where their lines seroral Fucille Cut ports, and the parsededing a number of deputations from the differ
A.S. WATSON & CO., speedy restoration of pease throughout the land and the steady fulfillment of all those LIMITED,
hopes of moral and material progress which have been the inspiration, of the revolution
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS
said his aim was to create an atmosphere converge.
across the Paside to Yokohams and Shange
batch. Everything went swimmingly as on the previgus day and the tourists expressed themselves highly pleased with the reception they receiver. everywhere," "chny went in Canton. On the Admiralty Pier were wait- inerchants guilds to invite numbers of the and homeward to Perit, by way of the Straits visors to tea and to take the Settlements Putl Clombo. Later advices appear to show that the fre was confined to hop, of which there are 3,630 bules in the cargo in holds Non, 3 and Ausged by water. The cargo in these Lolis consisted of 1,600 bales of whale oil.
which would compel whatever party was in PORTUGESE CLERGY EXPELLED. power to deal with the great social evils. There was a world full of wretchedness and
Loxoes, Deventer 31st. A Lisbon telegram states that the Arch misery, but there was a sufficiency of wealth in this hand to ruke provision for it. Charity bishop has expelled from their diogases foshelter deck, but that [25
two years the Patriarch of Lisbon and the 4 folow has been was a hopelessly inadequate remedy. He
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The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, JNUARY IBT, 1912. Far your just closed has been oneof stirring. -events many countries.. Civil war in Mexico; military operations and political complications ia Morocco, threatening to set all Europa abling; war between Italy and Turkey; trouble in Parsia; and volution sprading over the Wilde empire of China, to say nothing of the, warfan waged between Capital and Labour in many countries, most notably in Great Britain-- are among the most striking evats in the history of the year. In a different category stands the historic conference in london of delegates from all the self-govorning colonies of the Britial Empire, laying solid founda-
tions for sua confederation or coalition
of free and sulf-governing communities as
Daily Press to-morrow,
There will be no issue of the Hongkong Our annual Trade Review will be publish had a much more effective way, though not Archbishop of Guarda, Administrator of ool, 13,000 0x308 of salmon, and 2,50) 903 of
ed in our next issue.
H. E. the Governor has been pleased to appoint Mr. R. Hall to act as Secon Assistant Marine Surveyor, with effect from the 4th January, 1912, and until further notice.
The Gazette puldishes an Order in Council bringing into effect from November 24th
J
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a treaty, of mutual “extradition criminals between the United Kingdom and Sim. The ratifications of the treaty wes exchanged in London in August 1st last.
During the month of October the venue of the Colony amounted to $752.536.9: and the expenditure to Saz6,922.03. balance at the end of the month amounted $1,635.250.05 agains; $1,853,636.07, zat end of the previous month,
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H. E. The Governor has been, please, under instructions from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, to appoint. Mr. W Russell to be First Assistant Marine Sur veyor, vice Mr. W. Aribur Crake resigned! with effect from the 4th January, 1902,
Post Offices,
Mr. Henry Trotta, of St. Saviours, Jersey successively Inspector of Ceylon, Postmaster-General of Ceylon, Pos- master-General of the Straits Settlement and Resident Counciller of Penang, whi died on October 20, aged 77, left, personal! estate valued at £13,791.
so popular. There was more poverty to-day than over before, and more economie bond- Lgc.
He dwelt on the fearful housing accommodation in rural Wales, and said the Churches must rouse the conscience of the people. The moment ono attempted to remedy poverty one was inmexicaly accused of socialism, of setting class agdiast
kiss. It was time to get rid of these) cockatoo phrases of unthinking people with limited braius. He was prepared to. facs. abuse, insolence and calumay, but he was convinced that though he might meet with stormas, it would be his destiny to complete his voyage.
ROYAL RETURN TO CÀLCUTTA,.
LONDON, Dec-tabor 30th: The Queen, on her return from Rajputana, met the King at Bakipur, und proceede with him to Calcutta.
LATEK.
Their Majesties arrived at Calcutta, and met with a remarkably fervid welcome. The city decoration were superb. The King's remark that Calcutta would always romain the premier city was loudly cheared. -
ESCAPE FROM A GERMAN FORTRESS.
LONDON, December 30th. An inquest was held at the Magistracy o
Reuter's correspondent at Berlin wires Saturday morning, before Mr. Irving and that Captain Lux, a French officer who was a jury, into the circumstances connected with sentenced on the 30th July last to six years'im- the death of a prisoner who died in gach prisonment for espionage, exciped from the Evidence was given by Dr. P. Kelly to the German fortress at Glatz, where Captain effect that death was due to general debility Trenck is confined. The Captain made his and a verdict of death from natural cause escape by filing a bar of his window and | sliding down a suncoth wall by a rope, which H. E. The Governor has been pleased to he had made, into the street. : appiont Mr. E. A. Irving to act ds Chairma of the Board of Examiners and the Floo. Mr. E. K. Halifax to act as Chairman of the
was returned.
SPAIN AND MOROCCO..
the Bishopric of Operto, for refusal to com- ply with the separation law and incating the. clergy against noti-clericalism in the Re public. The Episcopate kas sort a letter to the President of the Republieclaring it impossible to accept the Government inter. forence and warning him of the danger of embittering the Catholics.
LABOUR DISPITES IN GREAT:
BRITAIN.
LOCAL SPORT.
CRICKET.
CHAIGENGOWER V. NAVAL YARD,
This league match was played in Saturday and resulted in a win for Craigengower. The
scores weZO:-
NAVAL YABU. Fisher, o Viveagh, b Lammert Smith, e Neris, b Taylor Foster, b Taylor Morton, b Tagler O'Leary, a Viveash, b Pastonji Mattock, b Taylor Rennett, E. Braga, b Pestonji, Croker, not out Leitch, b Tayler
LONON, December 31st. The Non-Uniónisk, Riley and his wife, have been obliged p leave their home at Acrington, which as besieged by hostile operatives, who othrwise are displaying a quiet disposition ad appear to be enjoying the extension of o Christmas holidays. Sir Georgs Askwit is now in communica-Dunlop, sand b J. Braga tion with both parts to the cotton dispute.
Pellatt, Taylor ANGLO-AUSTALIAN CRICKET.
SECOND TEST MATCH.
Bowling Analysis.
Taylor... Lommert
0. 13.4
M. 3
39
6
31
Pratorji... Bruge, J.
194
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Lobos, December 30th. The second testsatch between the Mary- lebone team and Estralia was commenced in Melbourne in and showery, weather and before a lar attendance. Australie won the toss and itted first, but could only W. H. Virensh, b Duslop reach the low tota of 184. Ransford scored P. Basa, e Foster, o Dunlop
L. E. Lammert, e Craker. b Dunlop
Y. Braga, 6 Dunlop
43 and Hordern Barnes, who captured five wickets for, was responsible for the small score. Thefarylebone team lost one wicket for 38 run
NEUTRATY OF EGYPT..
ONDON, December 31st, that the Duke Suffolk has been ordered Reuter's corfpondeat at Malta wires
to proceed to gypt under sealed orders. He goes to prove the uoutrality of Egypt.
ATTACK Q BRITISH CONSUL.
G. A. Hancock, not onl
·CRAIGENGOWER.
8191
107
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to see different sights. The Kinshay (Wat shorty after five, and the Chinese won't cheered to the echo as she left the, whar
forget the Cleveland visitors for some time.
SHAMBEN.
The dal for the tennis championship of the island was played yesterday before a large attendance, Messrs. Thörne ind Comeric were the finalists and Mr. Thore c proved an easy, winner, winning by two sets to love, 6-5 and 7-2.
7:
"FACING THE MUSIC."
The Club Theatre in Shanecu was crowd- er with a pleased and enthusiastic audience on Thursday night when the Carien Amateur Theatrical society presented that well known three-art farcical comedy Facing the Musk, M. Dariley's play has been put on the stage before at Hongkong, Shanghai and 65 Tientsin and is one that lends itself readily to an amateur performance. The plot is a flimsy structure of claborate complications gradually developing towards a climax. A series of amusing situations is produced 4owing to the fact that two John Smiths live in O the same block of flats, one being a "flat" hin Hf and the other a pursun. Both have Extras 18
wives and one of the men has had a night i Tetal 106 oni and has an adventure with a strange lady wh subsequently visits his fut and is taken to be his wife, Comical effects and misconceptions succeed each other in an alarming fashion, giving ample opportunity, for sucessful acting. The C. A. T. S. have bost a considerable number of their recognised performers, ut new blood has arrived on the scene which more that makes amends their - Mr. Combe as the er Smiths wife and Mrs. Butter-dd the Rev. Smiths wife gave an excellent renderi their leading parts,, and the Gay Fotheringay from the Bijou 'theatre, assured well-ressed young lady distinctly drylatic touch was ce well portrayd by Madame Richary Sporting fouse Keeper, played MI Hogg, w one of the features oje pl and her little bit on with the mar appealy to the house. Mr. Bal in th viber. Smith was the set, of t eveni and his interpretation the sce in Lester Square was a really a piece act The wilk and water cite w bly rendered by Mr. Rossiteand Ti double barrel fight which is to take place in the air. Sly's rendering of Dichond th
Bill Lewis is leaving nothing to chance in his
Colonel was typically Hortray by M Martin.
condition, and gave an indication of his qualityspecial mention and his suce real) at the V.R.C. Gymnasiom last evening when ficut part stamps him as an acr of a wont fourteen rounds with four sparring peau standing His cheery manne and bi ners without a breathing interval, and continuously and the applause he uceive everlasting laugh brought down thou the newspaper scene was will meted, Mr. Eager as Sergeant Thufes mentaine
E. L. Braga, b O'Leary... R. Pestonji, not out...
+
Extras: 12
Five wickets for 179
Bowling Analysis.
0.
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W.
Mattock
Dunlop
Morton
O'Leary
2
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4
19.
Smith...
Fisher...
Foster ....
POXING.
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the world has never seen before. Next.in chronological order we have the magnificent spectacle of the Firo's Coronation, which was an occasion for popular rejoigags on an - unprecedented wcale throughout the Em- pire, and afforded a striking ratication of the proofs of imperial unity gien by the conference. We pass in the listhe Royal Hon. Mr. A. W. Brewin, C.M.G., or until that official reports place the Spanish losses Consul at Sliz, were of a very elight City Hall on the 6th inst. He is in the pink offaccions-friend of the otheralls:
Hongkong Technical Institute Advisory Com mitee during the absetire on leave of 11
further notice.
Losbox, December 31st.
JONDON, December 31st. Reuter's correspondent at Madrid wires wounds sustain by Mr. Saart, the British The ForeigOffice announces that the
visits to Ireland, Scotland and Wales, and
on the 27th inst. at four oficers and 60 haturo... the investiture of the PRINCE of WALES in
H. E. the Governor has given his assenttien killed and 16 officers and 210 men the ancient castle at Carmarios, and in the name and on behalf of H. M. the wounded The Moors have received fresh come, in the Tast month of the year, to King, to the following Ordinances passed by reinforcemmets and further obstinate fight- the KING and Queen holding a Durbar in the Legislative Council:-Ordinance No ing is expected. the ancient capital of the Mog! Empire to of gu-An Ordinance' relating to and receiving the lounge of the Indian Public Health and Buildings. Ordine of No. 61 of 1911-An Ordinance to amend the prices aid every manifestation loyalty on the part of the peoples of Statute Laws (New Revised Edition) Ordin India. The fact that this is the first timece, 1911. Ordinance No. 62 of 1911.-A
Ordinance to amend the Law
TURKEY AND ITALY,
LONDON, December 30th. Reports from Rome state that the Italian British Monarch is visited his Indian Ordinance, 1911. Ordinance No. 63 of 1912 on the 26th inst, to protect the ongineers Revisios column, which advanced up the Derna River Empire adds much to the histore interest Ordinance to amend the Law Aniend who were pairing an aqueduct which
supplied
the town with water, came into
MOREIVIL SERVANTS...
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up remarkably fresh. In the forthcoming he apparantly realises that while hold.
LONDON, December 1st.. The ranksf the civil servants will be swelled by 18,0 at midnight on New Year's Eve, when Government takes over the acconut for one man, he has two clever to the easily..pleased self-satisfied, unt-get
contend with, and must be in extra go excited character of the policeman in
own inimitable style. ition to win out with the wooond. Of his opponents will doubtless miss the cought the other has the chance of continuing tited "Bül" and getting in the wig blow
business of National Telephone Com
The taff has arranged concerts, Pay.
dinners and ares to celebrate the change
'AUSTILIAN CRICKETERS
ENGLAND. of the visit. There are at least two other
ment Ordinance, 1911. Ordinance No. 6; notable Imppenings in the Britisi Empire of 1911-An Ordinance to further ameni
Lopor, December 30th. Router's respondent at which
Melbourne will make the yar 1911 the Foreign Offenders Detention Ordinance contact with a large force of Turks, who meuorable. One is the protracted and 1872. Ordinance No. 65 of 1911 had many quickfirera. The Italians foiled wires that tBoard of Control has appoint bitter conflict between tla two Ordinance to provide for the issue by the A turning movement, and after a sharp fighted Hill, Ired and McAlister to select the Australian n for England. Hill hos Their been appoit captain of the
team and casualties were three killed and 77 wounded Trumper ricaptain.
Houses of Parliament ending it victory Mercantile Bank of India, Limited, of Bilk retired to their entrenchments.. for the Commons: the other is the practical and Notes payable to Bearer on Demand.
This is where the interes vill preliminaries will also be interest
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John Smith's first entrance, the ir and Ixia scene deserve special mention, whe Mre
Smith deserves great praise for the tit
which she carried through the scene after breakfast when she cleared the tabl But the ad arranged the room,
To every one with a sense of humor th yaaint tures of the plot and the whimsiali of the dialogue are of a kind which radi appeal white the acting possessed a grapeft dash of local colour quile f vivacity with
ceping with the spirit of the work, t opinion of some of the oldest residents thi Lin the best show ever put on in the island.
The Chinese of Hongkong end having a general holiday on Mondaycelebrate the election of President Sau Y. Permis sion is being asked to discharackers.
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