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INTIMATION

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 28RD, 1912.

more rapidly achieved in this connection TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.

than in the neighbouring province of Kwangtung. When the old régime was overtlurowo, all the good it achieved went with it for a time. There was a short period of absolute anarchy, and among other things, the widespread curse of gam*

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.].

ITALY AND TURKEY.

LONDON, January 22nd,

& The Paris Matin states that France has claimed the liberation of the Turkish passengers on the steamer Maxouba, and that Italy has refused the claim.

bling, which the last Viceroy succeded ag splendidly in stamping out, immediately ro-appeared and flourished in the city of Canton, just as it used to do. But it was only for a time. The crusade against gam bling was one with which the enlightened #leaders of the Reform movement were heartily in sympathy, and 'consequently as soon as they had set up an administration in WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. Canton they took measures to maintain

ESTABLISHED AD. 1841

respect for the law against this vice, and we are told that "gambling has disap- peared from the city in a wonderful way." This work is going on throughout the province. Again, piracy and brigaudage have for years been more or less prevalent

A SYRIAN TOWN BOMBAKDED.

Router's Constantinople correspondent reports that a telegram has been received from Jalls to the effect that an Italian gunboat bombarded Khanyumas, in Syria close to the Egyptian frontier..

TURKS AGAIN REPULSED. A Rome telegram states that 493 Turks and Arabs attacked the blockhouse at Benghazi on the 18th inst, but wera, ra^ pulsed, 28 being killed.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] "THE OPIUM CONFERENCE,

LONDON, January 22nd.

A Hague telegram states that the Opium Conference has practically concluded its labours and has passed the Convention in its entirety, which is to be signed in its final form to-morrow. It is announced that the Conference attained the object for which it was summoned.

THEIR MAJESTLES HOMEWARD

BOUND;

LONDON, January 22nd.

Kitchener and many other notable people hat Their Majesties have left. Lord

bade farewell to Their Majesties.

JEHOL.

THE REFUGE OF THE MANCHU EMPEROR..

traffic to and from the outlying Mongolian tribes), and would. probably never have existed, save as an entrepôt for the nomadic tribes, but for the Palace, and that would, it seems reasonable to believe, never have

tive of. Great Britain was admitted into audience by the Son of Heaven.

The city of Jehot (or Ching-id Fu, to attained its importance but for the give it its full officin name) is already predilection Chien-lung-nd for i-it will associated with both the brightest and

be remembered that it was here that he darkest days of the Manchu dynasty: it was

received Lord Macartney in 1792, this being the birthplace of the great Emperor

the first occnsion on which the represents- Chien-lung; thither the Emperor Hsien- feng retreated, in 1850, before the victorious advance of the British and French forces, there can be no wonder, apart from his For Chien-hing's king for the place! at a time when his realm was ravaged by.

personal connection with it, from the earliest the worst rebellion the dynasty ever had to face; there he died, and there came into days of his life, for the views of the being the coup d'état that was the begin- superb. These hills in some cases show the panorama of hills, in every direction, are ning and foundation of the long period of effect of the action of wind and weather in Reuter's correspondent at Port Said wires supreme power enjoyed by the late Empress extraordinary ways: perhaps the strangest

environs, and relics of him abound. The Dowager. The memory of the Chien-lung of them is the Pang-ch'ui Shian (Washing- Emperor is cherished in the city and its stick. Hill), so called from its resemblance to the cudget used by Chinese dhobies. Imperial Hotel (or being-hung. Travelling This is a solitary pillar rising to a height of Palace-nor to be confounded with the Palace proper at Jehol) and one of the ground, and gradually thickening from its about fifty feet above the surrounding largest of the many temples in the place base upwards until about two-thirds of the were built by him on the Tibetan model height, when it narrows off to a rounded A message frou Hodeidab, Arabia, of tho

LONDON, Jammry 22nd. after his return from his victorinus expeditop. Close to it is the Frog Rock (Ha-ma Een condently recommend the advantage of the temporary relaxation of 16th inst., atutes that an Italian gunboat

It has been arranged to run excursions tion in that land. The tiny thatchet collage Shib). the name of which speaks for itself. following as Xares Wines of, the produced by the change of government. Hodeidah to Aden, and removed twelve Belfast on the day on which Mr. Winston born; the three Buddhas that he used to ingestiele "collapses, the Frog will run vigilance on the part of the authorities, overhauled the British ship Africa, from for Orangemen from all parts of Ulster to in which, it is said, the great Emperor was A local proverb says that when the Wash- and But the new administration appears to have Turkish officers, including Riza Bey, the Churchill is to arrive. The Nationalists worship; and his sword, bow, a saddle away, and this omen will presage the

state that they may bring a monster con- !

are all to be seen to this day. His favourite destruction of Jehel. tingent of ancient Hibernians from Dublin muke, too, is still kept carefully in the pre- the same sort is the

otiver, curiosity of to check the Orangemen.

idge of Heaven," cincts of the Palace: it would thus appear

a batural arch at the top of a lotty moun Guardian, a Liberal organ, demands the fut longevity is explained by the fact that

to be at least 120 years old! This wonder

tain sitte ten miles from the town. On the urrest of Lord Londonderry, the Rt. Hon.

road going east from Jehrd is á group, of. Thomas Sinclair, and Captain Craig for taker of the mule-henes, it is reasonable another mass bears a striking resemblance an ofisul receives a large salary as are.

rocks known as the "Three Old Men," and

to a portrait of the late Sir Henry Campbell=" Bannerman, as he might be depicted by Caran d'Ache. '

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NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS, ONLY communications relating to the news column should be addressed to Tas EDITOR.

The English mail of the 23rd December was delivered in London on the zoth January,

Two Indian sergeants were yesterday fined $3 each for behaving in a disorderly manner; at. Yaumati.

the.

A dead borty was picked up near Chinese hospital on Sunday. Death was apparently due to natural causes,

BRITISH SHIP STOPPED.

famous Yemen voterau.

LATER.

LATER.

od the Franco-German War. The Italiaus maintain that their action was justified, and declare that the prisoners carried no surgi. cal appliances and were not doctors. They cite England's action in the Transvaal War and the seizure of the Bunderarath by General Hertzog:

GERMANY AND ITALY.

LONDON, January 22nd. Her von Kiderlin-Waschter bas left Roma..

HOME RULE.

EXCURSIONS TO BELFAST PROPOSED,

treason.

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The Ulstor

THE LANGKAT SHARE CASE

JUDUK ON BROKER'S CONTRACT NOTES.

Sir Havilland de Saumarez (Judge of the Supreme Court, Shanghai) delivered judgment last week in the case of the Teh Yaan Bank und Lew Dab-zun against N. S. Levy, Mr. H. P Wilkinsa appered for the plaintiffs, and Mr. G. II. Wright for the defendant.

to believe that the mule will nover die Another relic is a huge image of Buddha, 35 feet high, in one of the temples: this is sale to portray the exact features of the Emperor.

The climate of Jhol is that of North kina generally-a short, hot summer; and The popular name of the town is derived from a

a dry, cold winter, the coll being accentuated. hot stream-jého mians" list.

by the fact that the town is 1,200 feet above stream"--[hat_takes its rise in the Palacevel. The surrounding country is not grounds: the official name of Chông-tó is ferite, but game thounds, and minerals His Lordship said This is an action which never used in ordinary parlance, and the especially the precious metals) are said to plass zout, watert the nuisation which fock local saying is that a mun only uses that be present in the surranding hills.

somewhere in neighbourhood of the famous June settlement which ha so often bern

rame for the place when he has SONI discussed in this court and which also raises the lawsuit on hand. This custom of giving point in connection with the contract nate nsert local colloqujal nuate

A MEDICAL COLLEGE FOR by brokers in this town and which has also beon

SHANGHAI.

to towns is very

The American University Club of Shang- last week tendered a reception to the Harvard medical men who have arrived in the northern settlement to establish a college The government of the district is peculiar :

for the development of the medical pro is nominally subject to the Viceroy of fession among the Chinese. Dr. Martin Chill, but as it is the residence of the

Edwards in a speech said: We have highest of the provincial officials of the

come here to co-operate with the Chinese sad. Manchu system, the Viceroy's authority is with all who are interested in the develop. very much at a discount, especially is the ment of the profession in this country. We vast majority of the inhabitants are. Banner. hope to draw the best skill obtainable in our men, who are, in any case, subject only to aid in the work, We want the best men their own officers. The Tartar-General and we don't care whether they come from (u-tung), who is the head of the local Oxford, from Germany, America or any- government of Jehol and of extramural

where else, is our purpose to train public. Chihli, outranks all other Tartar-Generals health officers, to advance the hygenic con- (chiang-chin), who themselves take pre- ditions throughout China and eventually to cedence over the Viceroys and Governors of develop a large and able body of Chinese the provinces.

risen to the necessities of the situation, and though it is to much to expect that the new broom will make a clean sweep, FRANCO ITALIAN COMPLICATIONS. the government is at least entitled to credit for the ouergetic measures it is taking to

The Daily Chronicle correspondout in protect life and property from the rapacity of the gangs of marauders who have so long Paris states that France intends making a - infograd the provinca, Hundreds of these payal demonstration on the Italian coast in have happily bien dewn into the army the event of the Italian reply regarding the whore, let us hope, they will remain, captured Turks being unsatisfactory, and 1.50 to becoine guardians and defouders rather that orders have been sent to Toulen to hold

than the destroyers of the lives and pro-a squadron in readiness, 22.30 1.90

porty of peaceable citizens. So far as it is Whether this is true or not, the situation possible to judge from the newspaper seams grave, and is complicated by the 2.05

reports, the now provincial administrations mystery of the telegram in cypher which was are everywhere doing good work, and when said to have been sent to the Consul at peace is proclaimed and the administrations Cagliari, telling him to surrender the Turks. are able to devote their undivided attention | While the French Government asserts that and resources to the government of their the telegram was not sent, the French respective provinces, we may expect to see papers bint that the telegram was tampered then bending the whole of their energies to with, and demand an inquiry. They talk the subject of content ou more oneazioni tanarked in extramural Chili, The nearest the good government of the country on of the fanious Ems despatch, which preced-ease are unfortunately somewhat involved, that as Palson (The Eighth Ravine); Chien- one by judges of this court. The facts in this town to Juliol, P'ing-ch'üan Chou, is known is to say, there are two stories which are chang Hsien is Tusze Kou-(The vine neither of which is in any way inherently improb. of the Pageda); Chaoyang Fu, San-tso Absolutely inconsistent with each other ani able. The plaintiff are a bank and a Chinese r'a (The Three Pagodas), and so on. gentleman named Low Dah-sun, who carried on business in the town, but who also appear to have frequented the neighbourhood of the Stock Ex. change with the idea of doing certain dealings in shares should the opportunity arise. The defendant is an outside broker. The plaintiff's story is that having twenty or thirty stars in Langkala to dispose of, Low Dah-san was about the Stock Exchange think it was about this Stock Exchange, but his whereabouts do not matter when the defendant came to him and said "I want twenty shares," and he thereupon sold hi twenty

of theso sharus

Aris and he knew nobody else except Lary in the matter. The defendant on the other hand says that the plaintiff Low Dah-sun kusw perfectly wall that LONDON, January 22od. be, Levy, was dealing as a broker, and be

further Beuter's correspondent at Berlin reports tells us some rather complicated story that the first lot of the second ballots shows for ten shares and another tran-action on July as to there being one transaction on the July 8th an unexpected success for the Liberals and 11th for aaothor ten shares and that on the com Radicals and ‘a

A more fitting retreat for the last ruler disappointment for thepletion of this transistion on July 11th both Socialists. The elected members comprised different amount, which did not actually ropro hare to find. The place is bound up with of the House of Ch'ing it would, thus be were lamped together and a contract note for a Conservatives 9, Imperialists 6, Reforma sent the average value of the shares, was given the Marcha tradition; the whole district is Capt. A. J. Thompson, Staff Officer of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps, who is tory 2, Economic Caion 4, Liberala 20, by himself to Low Dah-san and that the excess

in the value of the shares was secounted for by the inhabited by people of Tartar stock; no shortly leaving the Colony, is to be enter-Radicals 17, Centre 7, Socialiste 8, Guelphs fact that Low Dah-san wanted to get vil or

Chinese official has exercised authority We want to keep this under the supervision lained at a Corps dinner at Headquarters on 2, Persants Union 1, and Independents 1.

have an allowanes made to him in respect of certain commission. With reference to that

there. It may well be doubted whether of the best men that can be obtained," Saturday, February 10th...

part of the case all I wish to say is this: That

there is another town in the whole of the Dr. Edwards spoke very highly of hi

· GERMANY'S COLONIAL POLICY.

the defendant's books do not help mo. He says Chinese Empire (not even excepting Pelting associates. Drs. William Sharpe, Walter C, that he writes them up the same night or per and Makden) where the Manchus have so Hittner, Albert M. Dunlap and Harold E. LONDON, January 22nd. haps one day afterwards. Three days elapse maintained their predominance, and where Eggers, all of whom were present, The Berlin correspondent of the Daily and there is note whatever of the sale on

the 11th Mail reports that Horr Solf, the German excious, complicated transaction was brought to

when

that this there has been so little accession of Chinese Secretary, left for London yesterday. It is an end, I think that is all I need say about the

influence. The Palace stands in the midst understood that he will discuss Anglo-

fariz

of a fine-park-or-hunting ground, surround- German Colonial questions.

The contract note is in the usual form anded with a wall some zo miles in circum- is as follows: "Dear Sir, We have this day ference, and well stocked with deer and sold on your account twenty share in the Manihotappij Langkat at the price of Tis. 1,525 other game spur of hills runs through per share, cam dividend," and signed for the con- the grounds, which thus present a diversified corned, parchase confirmed, N. S. Levy. Yours and picturesque appearance, and life in a faithfully, N. 8. Levy, broker." This contreat -- Reuter's correspondent-at-Buenos Aires note on the face of it is contract nete made by

estate of such varied charms should, to a de by a philosophic mind, afford abundance of solace reports that the railway strikers broker. I think that ins ordinary way, unlose

there was very strong evid-noe to show that for the loss of the cares and tribulations of geen disposed to resume work im-the mediately on condition that the entire as

defendant had noted otherwise than the Dragon Throne. There is a garrison of a broker,

the

contract nota personnel is reinstated. The Government is practice in Shangbai which has come befare Mongol troops at Jehol, in addition to the would bo conclusive, but undoubtedly there is

Itself three to four thousand drilled Manchu and

has decided to request the companies this court too often for the court to ignore it ordinary male population, fifty per cent. to settle the crisis without delay.

fst dealers in shares here act sometimes of whom are, probably, nominal members jpbber and sometimes as broker, and that the of the Manchu Army under one or other of and two Chinese cases of typhus fever. words "for the concerned" have often been ROYAL VISIT TO NEW YORK.

and to cover the practice of jobbing. The the Eight Banners." question is therefore somewhat more complicated, The general situation and surroundings of LONDON, January 22nd..

because I have to look on the evidence to of a removed.

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The Daily Press.

HONORONG, January 23rd, 1912.

Mr. Irving yesterday sentenced a man to three months' imprisonment and to twelve strokes of the "cat" for snatching a purse.

A robbery, has beer reported from the village of Tai Ku Ling, at Kowloon City, The robbers were arrued, but ther took very little of value away with them.

Twelve men who were found gambling at Youmat were each fined $3 at the Magistracy yesterday, and 28 men who were, convicted of the same offence near the Old

Western Market were each fined Sa.

The great liner Minnesota anchored at the man-of-war anchorage yesterday, being (00 decply laden to proceed through the harbour to her usual moorings at West Point. We understand that she was drawing 34ft. provinces. The task of the new adminis-Her cargo consists chiefly of four. trations is by no means a light one. They are aware that the eyes of the whole Before Commander Beckwith, R.N., world are upon them, and that recognition yesterday a man was fined $3 for mooring of the new Republican Government by the his boat within a hundred yards of low Powers is dependent upon proof of its water mark in a prohibited place, for dis- ability to govern the country in a manner obeying the orders of the Harbour Master at least as cffectually as the Government and for failing to produce his licence. it has displaced. Several of the pro- The launch Ta vinces of China have populations as large

I can be well understood how difficult it

ficult to de must be at a time like the present in China to maintain respect for law and order in the

passengers, was seized by pirates recently Ou, carrying thirty

off Ping Hei, to the north of Mirs Bay. The pirates, after scizing the vessel, took

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GERMAN ELECTIONS.

ARGENTINE RAILWAY STRIKE.

LONDON, January 22nd:

A great stir has been caused in New

B

is

to emphasize the

physicians to take over the college here in time and who may eventually contribute to

in China but throughout the world. the advancement of medical science not only We propose to establish a department of research to which the students may have access and

SMALL-POX IN HONGKONG.

yesterday showed that there were 12. cases The return for the past week: issued

of sinall-pox in the Colony last week, viz. —

Chinese, two being imported cases. Of the American, a British, Japanese, and 38

cases 20 proved fatal. The return fur-

ther shows that 22 of these cases occurred in the City of Victoria, and go in districts other than the city.

Other communicable diseases reported were case of bubonic plague, one imported case of cholera, British case of scarlet fever

A MATTER FOR THE POLICE.

heard on the subject we are sure we are ful-

elapse before the magnitude of the task Ferrier in the final of the golf championship conjecture as to who has been asked to ing oneither side. The one thing conving long street, straggling for four or five miles draw attention to the disfiguring of trees

WAS in

of the cou

as the whole population of Japan or Great Britain, and when inexperienced men are

Wheter the facts takas, together with this fcholiive the impresion of a place for oved from the expressions of opinion we have suddenly called upon to undertake the her oct to sea and pirated three fishing York by the announcement that the Duke justihd in soming to the conclusion that the true, not walled, but this, together with itsing a public desire in calling, the attention heavy responsibility of governing those pro-junks. They then handed the launch back and Duchess of Connaught are to stay there font was in this case soting of a jobber or straggling fan, beems

that he held himself out to be acting in such vinces at a time of grave political dis- to her owners.

a few days. Mr. Whitelaw Reid, the way to make this contract practically a con- difference between it and an ordinary of the police to the liberties taken by bill- turbance throughout the country we can

British Ambassador in New York, will visit tract between himself and the plaintiffs, be acting Chinese town. It consists principally of one posters in the Colony. We would especially, Mr. H. R. Honeyman defeated Mr. J. B. them in private, but the papers are full of evidene, namely that there

as provipal. I have state my view of the readily understand that some time must

down a narrow valley. What side streets by posters. In the neighbourhood of the track ppears

to be orasim

the plaintill to there are are short, and terminate in the City Hall this is much in evidence, but it prove that Lary in a different from what he appears is shut in by a high pass, with a very diffi-

fact acting bare hillside. The western end of the valley is not by any means confined to that locality, to has been

The bill-posters in the Colony are few and confruc note wing on the face of re

passed between thein. As cult ascent, the gradient being about twenty there ought to be no difficulty in tracing I say, they have failed in convincing me that degrees. At the eastern end, the town the culprits and prosecuting them. It will that is de case, and ther-fore I must give judg widens out as. the valley in which it lies he hoped that these disfiguring posters will ment for the defendant, but I shall not allow him the osts, because before up and ease the books that he produced debouches on the Jé-ho. Beyond this, not be allowed to remain where they are

ought to

to have given a clear account this transaction are entirely satis though the hil's close in again, and the road until a sufficiently heavy fail of rain comer to wash them from the trunks of the factory and therefore he must stand the loss to that extet I may say, I think, that with these contracts in this objectionable form, signed

for the caserned," when

thesa

ceases to appear appalling and they are able to get such a grasp of the reins as will enable them to ensure that respect for law and order which it is their duty to establish and maintain. It is but two or three months at the most since the new administrations displaced the old in most "of the provinces of China, and it is not surprising that we should be rending a great deal about brigandage and lawlessness in many provinces. But it is only fair to note at the same time the earnest efforts which are everywhere being made to sup-- press lawlessness and to bring order out of

and interesting match. of Shanghai last week after a very close meet their Highnesses, and there is tremend

The result after

one anxiety among many society people lest they should be omitted.

four rounds of play was only gained by a 2 up and to play, margin, which shows the keepness of the game.

LADY LUGARD.

NEW GOVERNOR OF BENGAL.

LONDON, January 22nd.. Sir Thomas Gibson-Carmichael has been The following herins were issued yester-appointed Governor of the Presidency of day, by Dr. G. P. Jordan —

Bengal.

10.30 am. Her Excellency Lady Lugard has had a very fair night and is as satisfactory as can -be tapetted

7.15 p.m.

FLOOD IN THE THAMES,

LONDON, January 2ånd.

The Thames and the Trent have over

Her Excellency Lady Lugard is progress flowed and the water is steadily rising, chaos. In no province is success being ing favourably.

owing to the heavy rains and melting snow,

contracts are

ou from Jehol to the east goes over sttccession of difficult passes and through deep ravines-six miles from Jehol is a partí-

trees.

THE TROUBLE IN THE INTERIOR

before the court the court will always require curly bad pass, called the Hung-shih-la to be satised by the books of the person who king. Indeed, lebol is literally cradled in is quickly remedied by PINKLETS, -the- issues suchs contract note that he has taken. good care 6 show the nature of the transaction.

mountains, and from whatever side it is little Pink Laxatives... They aid Digestion, approached, there are tremendous passes to

all

As I say this case, the books do not help me at be negotiated. The town lies on the main free from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co.

and I ark my sense of that by depriving the defendat of his costs.

dispel Constipation, regulate the Liver, cure Biliousness. 6o cents of Chemists, or post road to nowhere (it is a centre for caravan 844, Szechuen Road, Shanghal.