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over four miles of rocky shore to the light- house, before they were able to obtain such garments as were to be found in an African lighthouse. Although the reports at the time gave the impression that all the members of the Royal party were none the worse for their unpleasant experiences, nothing was particularly mentioned of the Duke beyond that he had stood the fatigue well. His Grace was 63 years of age, His elevation to the Dukedom took place upon his marriage to Princess Louise, the cldeas daughter of the late King EDWARD and Queen ALEXANDRA. At the age of 23, as the Earl of Fife, he embarked on

CANTON

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT)

CANTON January 28th.

SUPREME COURT.

Tuesday, 30th January, IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

BEFORE MR. H. H. J. GOMPERTZ (PUISNE JUDGE).

CONTRACTOR SUED.

TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.

[THEOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]

THE REVOLUTION.

IMPERIALISTS DEFEATED IN

THE KAISER'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION., Yesterday was the German Emperor's birthday and on Shameen the event was. celebrated in gay fashion. In the morning there was a reception in the German Can sulate and on board the S.M.S. Tsingian and in the afternoon sports were held on the recreation ground, The weather was grand and there was a big crowd, the soldiers and Macao. Plaintiffs claimed for the delivery Army along the Tientsin-Pokow Railway,

or return of the timber, while defendant both sides losing heavily.

The Macan Electric Lighting Co. sued Ng Tsun Kee, contractor, for $1,000, and

BATTLE.

there was a counter claim for $774 The that the Imperialists are reported to have Reuter's correspondent at Poking cables action related to the removal of a quantity been defeated in battle by the Revolutionary of timber and cable from Junk Bay to

a Parliamentary career and sat in the sailors being present in large numbers and claimed for work done in respect of the

The

removal of the timber from Junk Bay to Hongkong harbour.

and Mr. F. X. 1'Almada e Castro for the Mr. W. Lewis appeared for the plaintiffs

defendant.

House of Commons as M.P. for Moray and giving colour to the show. A very interest Nairn, in the Liberal interest. On ceasing duced some fine raves. The final of the ing programme was gone through sad pro- to represent the constituency he became too yards was a great race, Pte. Nettleship of Captain and Gold Stick of the Corps of the K.O.Y.L.I. and J. W. Shaeffer of the Gentleman at Arms, and held that appoint- Wilmington running neck and neck all the ment for five years. During that period bo way and breaking the tape almost together. stated that the company was registered. In After preliminary argument, Mr. Lewis went on a special mission to the King of The verdict went to the American, but it was Hongkong, while the contractor carried on Saxony, and this is all His Grace's record a very close thing. The team race was a business in Rowden. On the 8th April last, contains of his participation in Stato walk-over for the KO.Y.L.I. team, the next the company entered into a contract with the Affairs, excepting that he was Lord High team Gnishing about 200 yards behind Quang Hip Loong Co. to transport from Constable at the Coronations of King W. E. Cutler won the Hurdle race and-P-Junk Bay to Mano a quantity of machinery, EDWARD VII and King GEORGE V His Arnot the Sack race, while Shaeffer easily The Quang Hip Loong Co. had a sub-con- Grace was one of the founders and for nine beat the field at putting the shot. years Vice-President of the Chartered Com- tug-of-war was as usual the tit-bit of the the present case.

tract with the contractor who appeared in the pany of South Africa, which position he afternoon and the cause of great excitement. involved. The compradore of the company The machinery was not resigned after the JAMESON Raid. He was The ground was all against the men getting asked the defendant to take over to Macao, and also at one time partner in the metropolitan a good footing and pure weight was what with the machinery, a quantity of timber banking firin of Bir SAMUEL SCOTT & Co.. told, the American team, which was easily and a length of cable, The, sub-contractor but since his marriago he has been clefy the heaviest, winning rather easily. In the agreed to take the material across, the price interested in his family estates which aggre-evening there was a Contert and Dance in agreed upon being So. Then the Quang gate upwards of a quarter of a million acres.

the Club Theatre, which was beautifully Hip Loong Co. went into liquidation, and His Grace, however, has for some years past evening was spent,

decorated with flags, and a very pleasant as no official liquidater was appointed, the been the Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotu-

Electric-Lighting Co. was unable to pay lorum of the County of London, and is the

them any money. The Quang Hip Loong President of the County of London

Co. was therefore unable to pay their sub Territorial Association, as well as honorary

machinery remained in Hongkong for about The result was Colonel of the Banffshire Artillery

nine months. An official liquidator was then Volunteers. His death at Assuan will not

appointed and he took the machinery to only cast a gloom over Court circles but

Macao himself, 22.30 1.90 over all who have been within the sphere of Hia Gruce's activities as a landowner, patriot or sa a philanthropist. The griefe of the Throne are the griefs of the Empire and throughout the British dominions the deepest sympathy will be expressed with 2,55 the Princess Royal in bar baresvement.

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A VILLAGE PILLAGED,

A village named Shing Wong in the dis- trist. of Hele Shan was plundered by a mob of robbers under a chief named Lam. Those robbers had taken up their residence in a neighbouring village called Cha Shan and were looked upon as friendly and nothing was suspected. They fell upon the first

med place, however, with fire and sword hands on. There was not a great deal of and commandered all they could lay their

booty to be got, and it is presumed that they were flying after bigger game, but were dis- appointed and just took what first came to their hand, which happened to be this un- suspecting little village beside them. Troops been sent from San Wui to capture them if possible.

Seoul now possesses a large skating rink!"; The books for the Hongkong: Race Meet-have ing are now issued and advertised for sale A. S. WATSON & CO. by Messrs. Noronha & Co. The list shows

41 stables, with 87 ponies..

LIMITED,

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS

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At the Magistracy yesterday an unemploy ed carpenter was convicted of having had taels of loose opium in his possession and was fined $500 or three months' imprison-

ment.

Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Belilies are at pre- sent in India, and are shortly revisiting Hongkong. We notice that Mr. Belilios recently presided at the annual distribution of prizes at the Jewish Free School in Cal- culta and that Mrs. Bellios gave the prizes

away,

A skating cornival will be held in the Victoria Rink-to-morrow night. A number

MORE SHOOPS FOR NANKING,

Canton for the North, and the Kwangler, More troops are being despatched from which is at present in the river, is taking up

about a thousand more soldiers.

MR. MATHESON LANG AND MISS

HUTIN BRITTON.

contractor.

that the

His Lordship-You paid the liquidator? Mr. Lewis-Yos, but we paid him less than the contract price. The sub-contractor the timber to Macao, but he has not done so. has been urged on several occasions to take My friend's cross action is for $774, merely for taking that timber from Junk Bay to Hongkong harbour, where it now lies.

After evidence and lengthy argument by Counsel, His Lordship reserved judgment.

PIRACY AT PINGHOI.

There is a reign of terror at Mukden owing to numerous murders (of or by) revolutionaries.

REVOLUTIONARY OUTBREAK IN

EQUADOR.

LONDON, January 30th.

been crushed after a sanguinary battle.

A revolutionary outbreak in Equador has

commander, shooting, beheading and burn- A mob at Guayaqual lynched the rebel ing him.

Five revolutionary generals were subset the mob attacked the guards, and though quently sent to Quito to be imprisoned, bu- several were killed by volleys, the walls of the gaol were breached, and the generals

wore dragged out and killed.

streets to the cemetery where they were Their bodies were dragged through the

burned..

COLONIAL RECIPROCITY.

{THROUGH/REUTER'S AGENCY.]

DEATH OF THE DUKE OF FIFE

LONDON, January 30th.. Renter'a correspondant at Cairo telegraphs.

condition causes grave anxiety. night and the bulletin states that his that the Duke of Fife passed a costless

LATHR The Duke of Fife died peacefully at 6. p.tn.

LATER. All the newspapers in their articles on the death of the Duko of Fife expresa sympathy with the Princess Royal and Their Majesties, whose joyous homecoming is shadowed- They pay a tribute to the character of the Duke of Fife as an enlightened landlord and a staunch Imperialist.

It is expected that the arrangements to welcome Their Majesties at Portsmouth and London will be modified.

MR. CHURCHILL'S VISIT TO BELFAST.

point that he had nothing to do with the

LONDON, January 30th. Mr. Churchill's letter emphasises the

selection of the Ulster Hall, which was

proposals had failed. He was not connected takon by the Belfast Liberals after other

with any of the arrangements: he had merely consented to fulfil an old promise to address the Ulster Liberals. Therefore the Unionist Council was seeking to faster a LONDON, January 304h. quarrel on grounds of offence where none states that the Commonwealth has not yet invited no assumuce from Lord London Bouter's correspondent at Melbourne was intended. As regards public order, Le received the Canadian reciprocity proposals, derry. He relied upon the law, and the but the Hon. A. Fisher suggests that the sense of justice of the citizens of Belfast. visit of Mr. Foster on the 16th inst., who The Duke of Abercorn, in writing to the was heartily welcomed in Australia, will greatly facilitate the negotiations.

BOMBS AT LISBON.

LONDON, January 30ta, An explosion of dynamite bombs occurred in Lisbon yesterday morning in a house where the manufacture of bombe is supposed to have been carried on.

No one was injured.

HAVANA'S SUGAR CROP.

Reuter's

encountered pirates on Sunday at noon at reached Shaukiwan and reported having Yesterday morning a Hongkong junk

Pinghei who not only robbed them of their reports that the continuance of very warm

LONDON, January 30th, correspondent at Havana cargo of hsh but stripped them of their weather is unfavourably affecting the sugar clothing,

erop. The cane contains on an average 10 per cent. less sugar than last year and it is feared that the estimate of 18 million tous will be greatly in excess of the actual yield.

It appears that about noun the junk was approached by about twenty junks, and as the fishermen realised that their intentions were hostile they attempted to get out of A notable event in the history of the reach. This, however, was impossible, as Eastern stage is the forthcoming visit to there was no wind, and a couple of shots Hongkong of Mr. Matheson Lang and Mis fired across their bows made them stop. The Hutin Britton, supported by a large and hostile junks surrounded them, and about complete in every detail as presented in the threw stink pols into the fishing jush. carefully chosen company, with productions 80 or 100 men appeared, some of whom West End of London. The opening per These burned very severely the master of the of competitions will be held, and an addi-formance will be devoted to a presentation fishing junk, his wife, and several members of Shakespeare's delightful comedy,The of the crew. Then the pirates boarded the Taming of the Shrew." Petruchio ranks amongst the greatest of his $400, took everything on board of any value Mr. Lang's junk, removed the cargo of fish worth about successes, while the Catherine of Miss Hut and also stripped the unfortunate people of Britton is one of her highest conceptions, and shelter of the customs station at Sa Mun, their clothing. The pirated crew sought the supported as they are by a powerful cast, but little could be done for an interesting treat is promised. On Satur However, they were joined by their com day, February 3, will be presented "Bardely panion junks, the crew of which gave them the Magnificent," the work of those masters some clothing. of romance, Henry Hamilton and Rafael Sabitini. The story of a strange love quest

tional attraction will be the presence of the band of the 8th Rajputs, who will render selections. The carnival will commence at

p.m.,

A Chinese play, Turandot, will probably be staged shortly at the St. James' Theatre, London. Sir George Alexander was present HONGKONG OFFICE: 10a, Des Vœux ROAD ÛÜ

at the first performance of Turandot at the LONDON OFFICE: 131, Fiser S. Boutseber Theatre, Berlin, a short time ago, and immediately made arrangements with Dr. Reinhardt, the producer, for the English rights.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, January 31st, 1912.

TRE death of one so near to the Throne, as

His Grace the DUKE OF FIPS, husband

There were 40 cases of small-pox reported in the Colony last week. Twenty-eight cases proved fatal. Of the 40 cases, 39 were Chinese the other being a Portuguese case.

This epidemic may be regarded as one of the penalties the Colony suffers from the great

been for years+,

the breakwater

them there.

LES.

WELCOMING THEIR MAJESTIES.

that a special Moorish mission sent by

LONDON, January 30th.

the Sultan, including the Grand Vizier and Reuter's correspondent at Gibraltar states

the Foreign Minister, has arrived to greet King George and Queen Mary.

A Spanish squadron kas also arrived.

OBITUARY.

John Dalrymple Hay, who saw service in

LONDON, January 30th. The death is announced of Admiral Sir

from the Royal Navy in 1878. Ching in the early forties, and who retired

AUSTRALIAN CRICKET.

yesterday morning the unfortunate people When the junk put into Shaukiwa of the Marquis de Bardelys, known as the were starving and had to be supplied with stirring episodes and tender love scenes, their injuries and sent them to the hospital. "Magnificent," is full of wild adventure, food, while Inspector Gourlay attended to and showing sumptuous pictures of the days This is the fourth piracy which has taken when Louis XIII, was King. On Monday, place in that neighbourhood during the past that in the interstate cricket match between

LONDON, January 30th.. February 5, "Hamlet" will be produced. fortnight, and it would seem as if the place New South Wales and Victoria the former Reuter's correspondent at Sydney wires of the Princess Royal, and brother-in-law of influx of Chinese from the mainland, for

This was the triumph of Mr. Lang's carcer should receive some attention from the naval His Majesty the Brno will necessarily cause small-pox appears to have been more pre- the triumph of his South African four.

at the Lyceum Theatre, London, when pro-, the cancellation of many of the arrangevalent in the Colony this season than it has greatest of all tragedies has an appeal to

authorities. duced on March 18, 1908, and also proved

nade 448 in the frst innings, to which Roy ments which wore being made in London

Minnet contributed 216 and carried out his The for popular rejoicings in connection with

SHORT CUT BOUND THE WORLD.

bat, and 50 in the second innings for three the return of Their Majesties the KING and

every class of the community, unequalled PANAMA CAVAL TO SAVE THOUSANDS OF

vickels. Vistoria replied with 129 in the Instances of dumping are daily being by any other play, During the long run at QUEEN from their memorable and epoch recorded. On Monday the dead body of a

first innings, Armstrong being responsible marking visit to India. The Drug and Chinese male aged about 30 was found in ance was witnessed by 32,000 people weekly, by the opening of the Fansis Canal in June unfinished.

the Lyceum Theatre, London, the perform

* for 51, and 360 in the second innings Thousands of miles will be saved to shipping McKenzie scoring 121 and Armstrong 60 his family were passing the winter in Egypt apparently being due to natural causes. The London and will be produced in Hongkong istion to show how great will be the

at Causeway Bay, death The entire production has been brought from bure shipowners, publishes the following stat- -Lot for the first time--for the benefit of body of a girl about three years old, who had in every detail as at the Lyceum Theatre, will be made :

next year. The fansa, the argan of the Ham- the health of the PRINCESS ROYAL, which evidently died from small-pos, was found Mosers, Lang and Holloway were deter-

that Saving has for some time been far from robust. on a buoy in the Central Fairway. The mined that the scale of productions and the Europe to San Francisco... 13,621

A NEW BARONET. It was only ou Monday night that nows third case was that of a man

Present distanco Miles in sea miles. Saved.

LONDON, January 30th. came of the grave illness of the DURE, found in the hold of the ss. Hop Sang after anything ever before attempted, so they will Europe to Valparaíso...

who was artistic plane of the acting should execed Montreal to Sydney! an

Mr. John Henniker-Heaton, whose name and this telegram, was followed within the vessel left Canton, death in this case place before the local playgoers performances England to New Zealand... 12,725

2753 is associated with so many postal reforms, the short space of thirty hours by

2,100 an-being due to shock,

England to Australia

800 and who has four times declined to accept a other intimating that His Grace had pass."

perfect in detail and elaboration of mounting The current number of Truth says associated only with the greatest London

1,600 K.C.M.G., has bees made a baronet. ed peacefully away at Assuax in Upper Service in the capacity of an assistant en theatres. We may mention that t Egypt, on the bank of the Nile. The glater or overseer in the Public Worke advance booking at Moutrie's has broken all

LABOUR UNREST IN PORTUGAL. -the nature of his illness was pleurisy and con-Department of the Colony of Hongkong ap-records. gestion of the lungs, due to a chill, and this pears to be curiously unattractive, judging. will doubtless be associated in the minds of from a list I have received of men who have most readers with the unpleasant experien. either retired before the termination of their ces of the Duke and his family on the occa engagements or else refused to stay on for sion of the wreck of the Delhi. When another term. The list mentions a dozen or the beat conveying the Royal party from so cases in which this has happened during the wreck filled and suck, the verepanta

the last few years Noodlessly frequent

CHIEF

13.690

8,938 2,307

6,200

The saving in the voyage between New York and Shanghai will be 1,400 miles, and between New York Bad Australia and New Zealand 2,300 miler.

Unionist Council of Ulster, said that he was in full accord with the decision regarding the visit of Mr. Churchill, and hopes that their efforts will not be relaxed till after the 8th of February. The trick attempted oa the Unionists had signally failed.

Churchill demonstration will be held on the It is officially announced that the

afternoon of the 8th February on the foot ball ground of the Belfast Celtic Clab, which is in the contre of the Nationalist. quarter.

LATER.

The football ground has been chosen for Mr. Churchill's meetings as the Belfast Liberals have been rofused the use of six halle

A marquee will be erected to accommod ate 5000. There will be a procession of 30,000 headed by 400 torchbearera and 15 bands.

This choice of locality is regarded as easing the situation, but the authorities of Belfast have requisitioned troops in caso of emergency,

FRANCE AND ITALY,

LONDON, January 30th. Reuter's correspondent at Rome tele- graphs that with a view to preventing a rẹ- currence of the seizure of vessels the appoint ment of a Franco-Italian Commission is be- ing considered which would establish a modus vivendi

ITALY AND TURKEY,

LONDON, January 30th. Bouter's correspondent at Hodeidak statos that the Italian cruiser Piedmonte has seized a motor lunch belonging to Thornay- croft's flying-the Union Jack,

"BELLEROPHON" REFLOATED.

LONDON, January 30th. The Holt liner Bellerophon, which grounded in the Mersey, has been floated, apparently undamaged.

AN" ENDLESS BAIL,"

LEVENTION OF A JAPANESE.

Mr. Umeji Takamatan, of Shimomura, Toyama profecture, is credited by a vernacukr paper. says the Japan Times, with an invention that is unique and highly useful if its practicability can be proved. It is in the shape of a tire- calls it the endless rall from the fact sover, so, to for vehicles. The inventor

Today, furnishes temporary rails for the wheels to pass

that

on. He claims the invention to be the fruit of twelve years of incessant labour and perseverance. To give some details of the *. endless rail they consist of belts formed of pieces of wrought. iron, about three iuobes in wid

width

соповто and connected in the manner of the chains of bicy cles. Thess belts fit over and revolve with the wheels to run on with ease and security on "A sort of rail for the wheels, thus furnishing muddy or rongh paths, just as though they were rolling on ordinary rails.

LONDON January 30th, Reuter's correspondent at Lisbon tele- graphs that & strike of farm labourers in the district of Evora, the details of which are obscure, but it was apparently suppress recently at the native town of the inventor, in It is said that the setual experiment mede. ed by the military, has led to a great commander of the Brigade, proved eminently the presenes of the prefectural Governor and the sympathetic strike of all trades in the come-mander

The probablo change in navigation routes will. oreate equally great changes in the distribution of the coal trade, for which English firms already are making preparation. It is stated that MAKE A KNOT IN YOUR HANDKER. coaling statises at Nukalofs, the capital of the English firms are making arrangements to open Friendly Lelands and on Pitcairn Island, to remind you to buy PINKLETS, the little -pink-laxatives today. They dispel Cou

The troops engaged in the Abor Expedition province and a general strike in Lisbon, for his invention, and is now taking steps for cure Biliousness. As gentle as nature, 60

were delighted by the receipt of a telegram In the capital the cars are already stopped, obtaining similar rights in foreign constrian. wishes for Christmas and the New Year, and

One of the specially notable features of the liams Medicine Co., 848, Szethuen Road, Shanghai.

of the operations

a patent

had to struggle through the breakers to the changes in the staff cannot be to the advant. stipation, regulate, the Liver, aid Digestion, from the King, conveying his Majesty's bearty and despite extensive military massacres the device consists in its boing very cheap, and also shore, and drenched, cold, and clothed ontage of the departmeat, and it would be in- cents a tube, of Chemists, or The Dr. Wil looking to a successful and speedy terminationlighting and other public services are

teresting to learn the reason for these re

in night attire and costs, they had to trudge signations.”

threatened.

in the fact that it can be utilized on all kinds of carts and wagons. The inventor erpeats to work a revolution in all wheeled vehicles,