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THE HONGKONG DAILY FRESATURDAY, JANUARY 27TH, 1913.

Capt. H. D. Collison-Morley, tis,TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.|TELEGRAMS.

has been appointed. Adjutant to 7th Country of London Battalion, thdon Regiment (Poplar and Stepney Rif

FABEAR to China last year to inquire into the export of pork to Eugland, and the very interesting report made by him has recently been officially published, Dr. FARBAL tell us that be made careful inquiry into the prejudice entertained among En and which has buon transmitted to England, against the use of Chinese pork on the ground that the Chinese pig is said to be a

therefore, likely to become the vehicle of parasitic diseases, and he writes: "It is true that in many villages of China pigs are to be seen rooting about in the streets and feeding on garbage. It is also probable that WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS, these animals are eventually eaten by poor

A. S. WATSON ropean residents in certalu parts of China, yesterday in honour of the legs the

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The reception given on the Pafail steamer Siberia by Mr. and Mrs. Filton Medicat Congress, was well atte but. owing to the inclemency of the wedur-

(THzogar REUTER'S LORNOY.]

THE REVOLUTION. THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.

A Shanghai telegram states that the

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scavenger pig that feeds on garbage, and is, large as it otherwise would have beers / Pesce negotiations show unexpected im

persons of the ecolic class, and many Euro peans have apparently jumped to the conclu sion that the Chinese pork which is exported to England is derived from animals of this class. Persons who entertain this prejudice may have seen the seavenger pig that roams about the village, but have probably nover visited the farms in which pigs are reared for the market, I have ascertained theby inquiry that not only the pigs that are the exported to England, but, in general, those also which are sold in the native mar- kets for consumption by the Chinese, are grain-fed pigs reared on farms under con- ditions which compare favourably with those that obtain in England." Dr. FARRAR adds that bie

personal observations confined, were

Bo far as China is

and

In Quality and Price they are unequalled.

LIGHT DRY

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Per concerned, to the neighbourhood of Harbin

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ing the afternoon the attendance sa

time was spent was dancing on the deck and anable

THE MAGISTRACY.

At the Magistracy before, Mr. E.king. two women were fined $4 each or (days for creating a disturbance at Yaur

Mr. Irving Imposed a sentesice three months' imprisonment and four h the stocks on a man who was found piece goods shop in Reclamation Road, mati, at 3 a.m. yesterday.

the

Three months' imprisonment sentence imposed on a man whole a quantity of clothing from a passenge the steamer Hoi Ming.

and For having stolen 86 catties of for having attempted' to bribe strict

watchman, a Chinese was yesterdundered to pay fines aggregating 815.

BENEFIT TO MISS LYNDA DIS.

Although the weather was, to the

least, riot of the kind that invites pie ze

provement.

Dr. Sun Yat Sen has telegraphed to Yuan Shih Kai in the most friendly terms clearing up recent misunderstandings.

An Edict proclaiming the abdication is expected to be issued before the 29th inst. when the armistice ends.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]

GERMAN ELECTIONS.

LONDON, January 26th. Beuter's correspondent at Berlin wires that thirty-three final second ballots took placo yesterday, and the Socialists won ten of them. The combined parties on the Right finally number 190, and the combined tho Left 206, including parties on 110 Socialists. An the middle party. the Liberals hold the balance of power The other parties of the Left Bumber 46 Liberala, and 50 Radicals, and the Right 68 Conservatives, 99 Centro, 19 Poles, and 10 Alsatians and Quelphs. A feature of yesterday's elections was the victory of the

YUAN SHIH-KAI HONOURED. Reuter's correspondent at Peking tele-Socialists at Potadam. graphs that the throne has appointed Yuan Shib Kai a Marquis in appreciation of his loyalty.

CHINA AND JAPAN..

Herr Liebknecht, who was elected to the Potsdam constituency, was only recently lengthily imprisoned for his Anti-Militarist views.

FRANCE AND ITALY. London, January 26th.

LONDON January 26th. Republican Envoy has arrived to secure A Tokyo telegram states that the Chinese

An official Italian inquiry corroborates Japan's recognition of the Republic. A mo the fact that there are several doctors and tion regarding the question, when introduced hospital attendants among the Masoubo Others are stated to be a in the Diet, evoked much difference of prisoners.

opinion, and the debate was adjourned. It

go pleasure seeking, the Victoria patreis semi-officially stated that Japan je at was pucked last night literally to celling. The size of the and for 10 prosent not prepared to recognise the tribute to the, niloubled popularity fined Republic. by Miss Lynda Davis during her ussation with the theatre. 31 was her benefitight,

The Okura Company has entered into a

advances several considerations which he and she.certainly gave the audiencchine.contract with the Chinese insurgents to

dozen. bottle, and to the Yangtze Valley, but he was

$16.80 8145

informed that the conditions are similar in other parts of China, such as Yunnan and 17.80 1.59 in the neighbourhood of Hongkong.

1.90 saya suffice to demonstrate the antecedont improbability of the theory that Chi, nese pork, whether as hitherto exported to England or as sold in the native markets is derived from the garbage-fel scavenge pig,"

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thing for their money, as the program was negotiate a loga. bigger and brights, than perhaps hever been given in the theatre before. Thervere a number of fine selections by the band. The troupe of H.M.S. Merlin, in additioto a K.O.Y.L,1,and a sketch by the mistrel bright turn by Miss Davis who was arded a send-off that must have gladdenej her

MR. CHURCHILL'S TRISH VISIT.

LONDON, January 26th, In connection with his visit to Bolfast,

treasurer and clorks.

The wording of the Note preliminary to the liberation of the prisoners is now being discussed.

TURKEY AND ITALY.

London, January 26th.

THROUGH HAUTER'S AGENCY.]

GREAT BRITAIN AND RUSSIA.

DEPUTATION TO ST. PETERSBURG.

LONDON, January 26th. Much stir has been caused in St. Peters. burg by the visit of a deputation of 21 prominent Britishers, whom special trains conveyed from the frontier to the Capital, where they were-warmly welcomed by the authorities. The deputation includes three Lords, four Bishops and ton members of the House of Commons..

The St. Petersburg papers are issuing special English editions.

A banquet at the British Embassy yestor day evening was attended by the Premier and the Cabinet Ministers.

Sir George Buchanan, the Ambassador, said the King, on the eve of his depar ture, commanded him to express the great satisfaction which the exchange of such visita between Russia and Great Britain gave him. His Majesty liked to think that this visit would create fresh bonds of friendship and would render still more intimate the Anglo-Russian understanding.

The reception which followed attended by 700 of the elite of society.

ANGLO AUSTRALIAN CRICKET.

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LONDON, January 26th.

In fine but dull weather, and before a moderate attendance, the Marylebone team continued their match against Tasmania The Tasmanians totalled 124 in their second innings, Hearns, with three wickets for 12 and Hitch, with four for 41, being respon-. sible for the small total. Marylebone A telegram from Rome states that a mes-scored 191 for the loss of a wicket, Woolley sage has been received from Massowa to the contributing 79 and Rhodes 71. effect that the gunboat Vollurne has arrived with 26 military prisoners captured on board latter included Major commanding the

"and be declares the idea of eating heart. There were also turns by the ivat Mr. Winston Churchill notified the Harbour the steamers Africa and Bregenz. The

garbage-fed pork is as repugnant to respectable Chinese as it is to ourselves; In view of this Report, if Dr. FARRAR's state- ments are irrefutable, Europeans in China

A. S. WATSON & CO.. as well as elsewhere, will need to revise their

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Orders for extra copice of DAILY Peres should be sent before 11 am, on day of puhiscation. After that hour the supply te limited. Only supply for Cash. Telegraphic Address: Pass Code: 4.3.0. 5th Ed. Lieber. P. O. Boa., 84. Telephone No. 1D.

DEATH.

On the 16th inst at Woolamai, Kowloon, DAVID HENRY, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. FRANK CRAWFORD. -

Brown and a number of pictures were swn

"THE CHINESE BOMB SHO The following extract is from the Poll Mall Gasetle

Since last London iteard Mr. Grosmith

The Sorcerer," advertising his pany. curses, nothing droller

in

met than the account of the Chinese Bb

on the 9th February.

The Board to-day decided to inform Mr. Churchill that the dats would be incos. venient..

A ORAYS RESPONSIBILITY,

LATER.

fort at Harleia, which fired on the Volurno-

ROYAL VISIT TO NEW YORK.

LONDON, January 26th.

LATER.

CANTON,

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

January 25th,

ideas on the subject of Chinese pork. If the prejudice abroad can beeuccessfully over

A Washington telegram states that the Mr. Winston Churchill has written to come, the foreign-meat export from China in

the Chinese Lord Londonderry stating that as the main Duke of Counsaght oilled on President Taft the near future is likely to be considerably Shop in today's Daily News. Our on-objections of Lord Londonderry and his at the White House. increased. The Company at Hankow temporary quotes it from the Gautis," friends are directed against his holding a which initiated the business shipped to which, in its turn, took it from the "Sehe meeting in the Ulster Hall be offers to hold England in 1910 as my pigs, sold in this shop just us tea is old by at

it appears his meeting elsewhere. in the form of frozen carcases, besides English grocer. With each ten this is his duty to keep his promise to the Ulster

bonus is given; free instruc several hundred tons of gume, chicken is supplied to novices and the catalogue Liberals and assert the right of free speech ducks and eggs. Doubtless owing to the contains a list of deaths already by these and public meating, disturbed state of the country in the neigh read it a spectral doubt" arises. Has the admirably, effective wares. Yet even as we hourhood-of-Hankow, the-business of the Se Khe Bao" been having a little joke, and Company has suffered greatly this season, have the "Gaulois" and the "Daly News" but they have confidence in the future of the is a large and rather controlling European fallen placidly into the trap? After all, there trade, for they purpose setting up another community in Shanghai. An adertisement slaughter-house and freezing plant at of this sort would scarcely well it does.

seem a little too “steep,” does it det? Changsha. Another firm contemplates the export of frozen pork from Shanghai. If importers of Chinese pork at Home make good use of the Report of the Local Govern- ment Board's expert, it should not be long before the prejudice which has hitherto prevailed regarding the introduction of Chinese pork into British markets is over- come, and a fair fald is offered for the development of the trade.

DISTURBANCE IN THE CITY. Two days ago there was some treable in the East end of the City. There was fighting between a crowd of roughs and the soldiers near the band at the Railway Blation. What exactly to have originated in some of the brothels in the caused the trouble is uncertain, but it is supposed vicinity. Quite a number of peoph were hurt and the incident has chased a lot of people to The Duke and Duchess received an shake their heads and say it is the beginning of that enthusiastic but dignified welcome from the serious disturbances. Another incident which huge crowds in Woning. The day as may not have connection with the light- in semi-state from the Embassy, escorted by ing was the explosion of a bomb in a shop. A cavalry, to the White House, where they man who was carrying a bomb found that it was were formally received by President Taft, leaking and foolishly took it luto a blacksmith's handles that it blew up the place. Bombs and and the members of the Cabinet, and in the bomb-throwers are making their razppiatanon sador, the Rt. Hon. James Bryes. The guests lately. It was thought that with the arrival of evening they dined with the British Ambas. and quite a number have been seen in the streets included thirty diplomats, judges, members & reasoning government these dangerous and of the Cabinet, and others.

treacherous playthings would disappear, and for sometime it has looked as if they had disappeared but zoomingly the bomb-throwers are to the fore again, and their raappearance is anything but welcome.

Mr. Winston Churchill's letter refers to They afterwards took fea with the President shop to be repaired, where it was so roughly

EXCESS PASSENGERS

CAPTAIN OF "LATBANG" CHARGE WITH OVERLOADING.

In the fourth police court at Singapors ou the 17th inst, Mr. W. Bartley heard evidence in connection with a charge against Captain E. J. Tadd, waster of the at amer Laing, of oarrying 683 passengers the "hif" blug an odd child passenger-in excess of the number allowed by bis licence. The offence was said to have been committed on January 13, when the Lai Sou arrived from Chius, audi wag on the same occasion that the coolios on board

Yesterday's bulletin announced that Lady refused to land at St. John's Island. Mr. G. G. Seth, D. P. P., prosecuted, and Mr. G. 8. Carver defended.

Hongkong Ofrion: 10%, Das VEUX ROAD CLugard is doing very well. LONDON ORRIO: 131, Frans BrushT, EO

The Daily Press.

Hongkong, JANUARY 27TH, 1912.

To-day is the birthday of the German Emperor, who was born in 1859.

Three dead bodies were picked up yester day, one of a man aged about 60, in the Western district, another of a female child, at Hunghom, and the third in a sampan which was lying on the foreshore at Sam Sui Po.

Oun readers will remember the great outery which was made in England against the importation of frozen pork from Chius a

The infantile mortality of Kuala Lumpur couple of years ago, when a company called the International Export Company, Limited, for 19to was 351 per mille. To bring this started this enterprise at Hankow. Every down it is proposed to engaged a lady in- one who had lived in China seemed to regard spector. There are two at work in Penang be very it as a public duty to write to the papers and the results are said to describing the oathsome habits of the satisfactory.

Chinese scavenger pig which is frequently Professor W, B., Bailey, of Yale Un to be seen roaming about Chinese villages.iversity, has recently issued some illuminating Very few people seemed to be aware that divorce stalisties, considered geographically, pigs were fed and cared for in Chiua ou very from which it appears that in the number much the same lines as they are in Europe, of divorces Japan leads the whole world, and notwithstanding that the British with the United States an easy second. Consul at Hankow and the Commissioner of Customs at that port took the trouble to) show in their annual reports how ill-founded was the prejudice engendered in England against these reports, the prejudice persisted and the frozen-pork enterprise no doubt has sufered considerably in consequence. Quos tions have frequently been asked in the - House of Commons on the subject, always

Before Commander Beckwith R.N. in the Marine Court yesterday, three boat women

their boats within a hundred yards of low were fined $6 each for unlawfully maoring water mark, and for having failed to exhibit the regulation light between the hours of sunset and sunrise.

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the very grave and direct personal respon serious rioting takes place at Belfast on the sibility falling on Lord Londonderry if

5th February. It has become of public in portance that a meeting shall take place at Belfast and he intends to hold it there.

Mr. John Redmond, in a newspaper THE RECENT FIRE IN NEW YORK. article, ridioules the insolent bluff of the Orangemen and the noisy minority of Protestants in Ulster."

Englishmen, he says, would be fools and poltroous of they allowed themselves to be diverted by stupid, hollow and unpatriotic bellowings, from the great policy bluding Ireland to the Empire.

WELSH DISESTABLISHMENT.

LONDON, January 26th. The vaults of the Equitable building recently destroyed by fire, which contained safes belonging to some of the wealthiest families and numerous banking houses have been opened, and all has been found

unscathed.

FRENCH APPRECIATION.

LONDON, January 26th. The attention bestowed by the King at Malta upon the French squadron is warmly appreciated by the Paris newspapers.

His Majesty has telegraphed to President

LONDON, January 26th. Captain E. Edwards, senior boarding officer, "Mr. Reginald McKenna, speaking in Lon- stated that when the Lai Sang arrived in the quarantine anchorage, on January 13, he beard-dou, outlined the Welsh Disestablishment ed her and counted the passenger. With him Bill, which proposed to disendow the Church wera Mr. Francie, boarding offoer, and his of an income of £181,000 annually, which serang, Idrie. The number arrived by

at witness on bis count tallied with Captain Tadd's will be restored definitely to national pur-Fallieres bis appreciation of the French

number of in- fants which were counted, as usual, as halves. figues, 1 551 in all, including a

poses. The existing incumbents will be That number was 683 in excess of the amber allowed to retain life interest. allowed by the ship's licence. Two previous counts had been taken and tho rosuits had been disputed, but on the last occasion of enviting witness and the captain agreed,

Mr. S. E. Francis, boarding officer, said he was present when the passengers were being counted and he kept a look out to eos that none was counted twice. Police-Bergeant Phillips and the Berang, Idris, gave corroborative evid

ence.

NATIONAL FINANCE,

LONDON, January 26th. Meetings of the various banking houses were held to-day, when the opinions of bir Felt Schuster regarding Government securities were strongly supported.

STATUE OF WELLINGTON.

squadron's greatings and the fine appear ance of the men and the vessels.

President Fallieres has replied, expressing the nation's gratification at King George honouring the French navy.

COUNT AEHRENTHAL'S CONDITION.

Lonvon, January 26th. Reuter's correspondent at Vienna reporta that Count Aebrenthal is not improving in health and that his retirement in imminent.

ARGENTINE MAIZE CROP.

Defendant said he had been in the China- Singapore trade since 1859, with a brock of

It was announced that there was a movei. about two years, and he had never before been ment on foot among the prominent bankers protected for carrying an excess of passengers to approach Mr. Lloyd George to popularize Before leaving Hongkong Lis passengers

werd carefully and the figure arrived at came counted

Consels. within the hmite allowed by his licence. He always made a point of ensuring that he did not

LONDON, January 26th, toy one passenger more than be was licensed to carry. There must be, however; a certain

The Argentine maiza erop promises to amount of donktas to when a passenger should be counted as an adali or an infaut. Cross-

An equestrian status of the Duke of produce extraordinary results, the minimum Captain Edwards count, which showed anbeen finally placed as a monument in St examined: Witness almitted the accarony of Wellington, designed by Mr. Stevens, has estimate being seven million tons. exons of 631.

THE ARGENTINE RAILWAY told the court that when the passengers were

Mr. C. J. Nicoll, chief officer of the Lai Fang, Paul's Cathedral.

STRIKE. boing counted at Hongkong he searched the ship to see that no one escaped counting- He

Mr. Arthur L. Young and his wife, teachers was satisfied that every passenger was dounted,

by members who appeared to be influenced in the Bureau of Education, and their little by this prejudice, and who feared that child were picited up last week off the coast discase might be spread through the of the island of Siquijor and taken to consumption of this pork, notwithstanding Tacloban, Philippine Islands, after five. that the examination by the medical harrowing days in a helpless gasoline faunch food or water. Mr. and Mrs, without officers at the port of entry showed

-Young and their child left the Tow-u

Counsel addressed the court and his honour

reserved judgment till the 26th inst., in order to saler to authorities Straits Timer.

LONDON, January 26th,

SIR WILLIAM RAMSAY.

LONDON, January 26th. The Minister for the Interior, in the Chamber of Deputies, announced that the Government had resolved: to take stepa to restore the railway service.

SHAMEEN. Matahoda are being erectal on the piese of

ground which was previously cssspled by the Baluchi Camp, and in the course of a few daya the Indian troops are to be housed there, instead of in the godown where they are at present, The weather is the canse of great discontent and dissatisfaction on all sites, and there does not wom any immediate probability of it braking ap. Nevertheless all the troops quarterad on the island are tsking it with a smiling faca

and making the borst of it.

Saturday is the K ́Aiser's Birthday, and is to be gala day on Shameen. Sports are being held in the afternoon and cannot fail to be a big success ou account of the large number of soldiers and sailors here, and an entertainment and dance is being given in the orgning

The second of the Cinderelin Dasoas was held in the Club Thostre on Tusday night and was au unqualified anoceas,

R. E.

LOCAL SPORT.

FIXTURES AT A GLANCE.

Police

Naval Yard

H.K.C.C.

LEAGUE CRICKET.

v Craigongower

한

Kowloon

Civil Servica OTHER CRICKET.

Fleet

TEAMS.

(Triangular League}

Craigongower.-H. H. Taylor, B. A.. Carvalho, V. Braga, B. L. Braga, G. A Harogo, L. B. Hose, W. H. Viveesh, J. D. Noris, R. Pestonji, Johnstone, and R. Brsa, H.K.C.C.-T. E. Feares, A. C.E. Elborough, A. E. 8. Fowler, A. P. Dashwood, H. Hancock, D. E. Donnelly, F. J. Piggott, W. E. Warburton, E. J. Sanniers, M. M. Mass, and H. R. Makin.

FOOTBALL.

`SHIELD YOUTBALL.

The matches yet to be played are:- K.O.Y.L.I. "A"... * KO.Y.L.L. "B" HEF.C.Naval Yard

HONGKONG CRICKET LEAGUE,

The following is the League table up to date:

Club

1. Civil Service an

LONDON, January 26th, Sir William Ramsay bas resigned the Chair of Chemistry at London University.

NEW BISHOP CONSECRATED.

AVIATION RECORD, LONDON, January 26th.

Lowdon, January 26th no signs of disease in the carcases which Maasin, Leyte,; where they are stationed, little Pink Laxatives ensure regularity, aid at Westminister Abbey. The Archbishop The Bishop of Uganda was consecrated" they permitted to be offered for sale in in the launch, it being their intention to digestion, prevent Headaches. For 60 cents

A Berlin telegram states that the aviator

the markets. Consequently the Local visit several nearby towas for

8 Naval Yard the pur- of Chemists, or, The Dr. Williams Medicine of Canterbury officiated and the ceremony Grulich, with three passengers, flew for 95 Government Board sent Dr. REGINALD pose of collecting exhibits for the Leyte fair. Co., 848, Szechuan Road, Shanghai, post was most impressive.

WOMEN SHOULD ALWAYS REMEMBER that Constipation is the cause of half the troubles of their sex and that PINKLETS are the remedy. Tiny but thorough, these

free,

minutes. This is a record

H. K. Police...

2 Craigongower

3 Kowloon

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15 # 0

6 KO.YLL

7 R.-E.

-96 3 0

4

4

74

N. BA win 3 points.

A draw1 point.