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THE HONGYONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8TH, 1912.

by any foreign Power, while Great Britain pledged herself not to annex any portion of Tibet nor to interfere in ita administration. Finally, there is the much-abused Anglo- Russian Convention of 1907, whereby both Powers recognize the suzerais rights of

Three dead bodies were picked up at the TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.

beginning of the week, death being due to smallpox in two cases.

L-C. Attewell yesterday arrested two men on board the steamer Sul Tai, for being in in possession of two rifles, He arrested

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THEIR MAJESTIES RETURN;

Loxos, February 7th,

PATRIOTIC DISPLATS,'

A crowd yesterday afternoon assembled in front of Buckingham Palace and sang

A fire broke out in the Cement Worke one National Anthem and patriotic songs, Tuesday, the outbreak being, it is thought, Their Majesties, the Prince of Wales, and due to the overheating of the furnace. Thether members of the Royal Family came to fire was extinguished by employees of the the balcony, and were received with pro- company before the Fire Brigade arrived. longed and enthusiastic cheering, The damage was slight.

A number of armed Chinese made an at tempt yesterday to rob a boat in Yaumati Bay, The only occupants of the boat were the boat woman and her child. was badly injured, but she gave the alarm, and the people in neighbouring junks went to her aid. The thieves jumped overboard,

The woman

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THANKSGIVING SERVION IN St. Paul's. A thaw had set in and the weather was misty when the King and Queen drove to St. Paul's Cathedral in open carriages, receiving a great ovation en route.

with impressive ceremonial in the presence The Thanksgiving Service was conducted of a great assezabinge,

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the Archbishop of York, wearing their

The clergy, headed by the Primate and

and preceded by the Golden Cross, met Their Majesties, the Prince of Wales, Princess Mary and Prince George at the west door

conducted them to the faldstools upon the dins, facing the altar. many members of the Royal Family were Behind them was Queen Alexandra, and

Cabinet were on one side, and diplomats, around them. All the members of the

and representatives of the Dominions and the Colonies were on the other,

As one would naturally expect after the

Tho Cathedral was crowded with a unusually wet month we have had, the re-brilliant throng, there being a multitude of turn of the level and storage of water in

the reservoirs on the 1st inst. shows au naval, military and oficial uniforms, but provement on the return for the correspond- the brightness of the picture was darkened

Family, the Court, and other la liss.

THROUGH REUTMB'S' AGENCY.] THE CRISIS IN ULSTER.

LONDON, February 7th, Troops to the number of 3,500 are being sent to Belfast, where the police will line and patrol the streets. "'

The Unionista to-day agreed to give up the Ulster Hall on Wednesday, on the polien guaranteeing that the Liberals will not obtain it on Thursday,

The lunch at which the Liberals were to have met Mr. Churchill has been abandoned. He will be entertained privately,

at 9,30 on the morning of the 8th. He will Mr. Winston Churchill arrives in Belfast

stay at an autol, and will drive to his uzeot 6,30 pm. The Rt. Hon. A. Murray, Master ing at 12:30. He leaves for Glasgow at

of Elibank, is unable to accompany him, ving to pressure of Parliamentary business, The troops which arrived in Belfast Fraterday include the Dragoons, the Engineers and six hastalions of infantry, with maxims,

The Mayoress of Balfast appeals to the Protestant wonien to help in keeping the ponce.

AUSTRIA AND RUSSIA.

Lospor, February 7th. Router's correspondent at Viana tele- graphs that the Russian Grand Duke Androw has arrived as the guest of the Emperor.

The Times Vienna correspondent states that considerable importance is attached to

Russion relations, which have been cool since the annexation of Bosnia.

LATER.

CANTON.

[From Our Owy CORRESPONDENT.]

CANTON, Feb. 7th.

TRODI'S IN CANTON, The China Merchants steamers Fu. Shu and Kwanglah are taking a full complement of soldiers North. This is in reply to the demand from the North lately for as many men as it was possible to send, and the type of soldier who is bring sont is what we might classify as the second class, They are mostly new troops, but troops who have been well trained and are, as far as can be ascertained, well under control. The Kwangler proced ed to Pakhoi to embark troops for the same City there have been numbers coming into journey. Besides this contingent leaving the the City these last few days. On Sunday a rough-and-tumble crowd came in from the

These were badly

West, and today another fot came in from the delta somewhere, clothed and badly armed, but looked as if they could be whipped into good soldiers all right, being strong, muscular-looking fellows. Today also there was some sort

of procession on-to all appearances e march out for recruiting purposes. Several regi mints with a quite respectable hand, and in first class order, marched through some of: the principal streets creating a good im. pression.

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SRAMEEN.

The London Musical and Comedy Co. gave Theatre before a very large audience. The performance last night in the Club Company's arrival here carne as a sort of surprise and under the circumstances very: great support could not be looked for: but contrary to what might have been expected.

A punitive expedition was organized, and ing date last year. In the reservoirs on the the nombre mourning worn by the Koval the visit as a sign of improvement in Austro- | from a show that had very little time for

island we have some 22,000,000 gallons of water more than they contained last year, and at Kowloon the excess is 34,000,000. There is about four months' supply on the

too.

The features of the service were the rondering of the National Anthem, Martin's Te Deum. "Nos thank we all our God,"

A telegram from Vienna states that the

Success,

advertising the performance was an immense The audience was kept in fits of Jaughter through the whole performance, and in the end voted it one of the best shows

torial integrity, to refrain from intervention in its internal administration, to treat with Tibet only through the Chinese Government, not to send representatives to Lhasa, and not to obtain any railway, mining, or com mercial concession. These three documents sum op our obligations with regard to Tibet, and amount practically to a recogni- tion of China's supremacy over the country. WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. The principle underlying them all is a deter- mination to maintain Tibet as a true buffer State-a sucred and, neutral territory that cannot be oncroached upon hy any other Power-that is to say, by usia. It is not, as Sir Router FULTON's letter would imply, Chinose influence in Tibet that is to be feared. We already have a common frontier with China stretching for some hundreds of miles between Yunnanhand Burma, and China

Welcome evidence of Lady Lugard's con- has never given any serious cause for com- tinued progress is the announcement that plaint as a neighbour there. Moreover, the

Her Excellency will be At Home, at Govern Chinese advance on Tibet had been bogunment House to the members and associates before even the first of our Conventiona waN of the various branches of the Ministering signed. Before 1903, China had started to try to push forward her influence in Eastern

dates :-9th sad Tibet and among the Tibetan tribes of Westera Szechuan. In 1904, Assistant Resident FENG was sent by Peking to reside at Chiam lo, in Tibet propar, and to reduce the power and population of the lamaseries. This aroused the Tibetzus, FENG and his following were exterminated. dozen. bottle and the border country was in a fermant the rebellion was slowly put down, sad, by the end of 1906, China had regained her 17.80 1.50 position on the border, and had broken the

power of the Lamas. Thus, when the Con- istand and eleven months' supply at Kow- and ive collects, including a prayer for Emperor Franz Josef entertained at a State that has ever visited the island. 1.96vention of Lhasa was signed in 1904, China's plans with regard to Tibet wora already discernible; while when the Agrosmionts of 1986 and 1907 were conoladed, there was no secret of China's intention to makes her ule in Tibet far more effective than it had over been before. It is ovidest, then, that we concluded those two last Conventions with our eyes open to the prospect of a great has been brought well up to date, but the access of strength to China's rule at Lhasa, size of the book has been considerably re- and that we fully acquiesced in that posi-duced by the omission of the general orders tion. The advent of CHAO Enn-PENG in and regulations which appeared in the earlier 1900 as Warden of the Marches was the volumes. opening of yet another chapter in the story; his ruthless methods and skilled generalsbip transformed the earlier leisurely advance into a vigorous campaigu-roads were opened, ininsori:s broken up, and Chinese colonization encouraged.. His troops pere trated to Lhasa; he himself established his headquarters at Chinado; and, when he was promoted Viceroy of Szechuan, Tibet was within measurable distance of becoming a province (or two provinces) of China, under direct Chinese rule. This, wo believe, would not have been found the catastrophe to our fadian frontier that Sir ROBERT FULTON imagines; but now, with China in a turmoil, all the hold she was gaining on Tibet is vanishing. CHAO ERи-PENG, too, has been aurdered by the Szechuanese and the chances are

very remote of republican China ever discovering anothe such administrative and military genius Heumed in, though, as we are with Agree ments and Conventions, the one object to aim for in our Tibetan policy is the main.

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MARRIAGE,

We acknowledge with thanks a copy of the Hongkong Civil Service List for 1912, compiled in the Colonial Secretary's Office. This useful work which gives a certain amount of historical and sintestical inform tion, lists of the Civil establishments ́ etc., and the record of public service of officers,

A meeting of the. Hongkong Liccusing Board was held in the Council Chamber yes terday. The Hon. Mr Claud Severn (Colonial Secretary), presided, and there the Hon. Mr. A. Thomson (Colonial Treas were also present the Hon. Mr. E. Osborne

surer), Messrs. D. W. Craddock, A. Mac- kenzie, and G. A. Woodcock (secretary),

in

all Tudian Princes and rulers so to be quet, the Russian Grand Duke Andrew, guided and blessed that under them the whom the semi-official paper Freindenbatt

ople would live peneeable lives

welcomes most cordially. godliness and honesty."

The Archbishop of Canterbury delivered. a short address expressing thanksgiving for the safe return of the King.

His Majesty, who wore the uniform of an Admiral, acknowledged by slightly bowing. Their Majesties returned, in sunshine, by way of the Embankment under an escort of cavalry.

JEWISH AND CATHOLIC SERVICEA, The Jews holda thanksgiving service in the Great Synagogue and sang the National Anthem at the conclusion. There was also large Catholic Thanksgiving Service" at Westminister Cathedral,

A STOOK EXCHANGE WELCOME.

The Stock Exchange suspended business while the members sang the National

Anthem.

CANADA'S CONGRATULATIONS. Beuter's correspondent at Ottawa atates that H.BH, the Duke of Connaught, the Governor-General-of-Canada, has telegraph.

RUSSIA AND PERSIA.

LONDON, February 7th. A telegrara from Teheran states that the English and Russian Ministers havo should be granted to the ex Shah on suggested to the Government that a pension condition that he leaves the country without delay,

EXPORTATION OF CATTLE.

in an

altogether good and successful programme it would be out of place to pick out special items, but the Skit on Faust," Percival Mackenzie In his lightning sketches and Gladys Coppins, the contralto, were parti cularly appreciated. Another performance is being given to-night and a full house is

assured.

TRIAL TRIP OF S.S. "TENCHO MARU.**

On Tuesday of last week the new sterunner. Tencho Maru, which has been built by the Taikoo Dockyard and Engineering Co., ran her official light trials on. the Admiralty course, when a mean speed of 11 knots was attained. On Saturday, the 3rd instant, a loaded trial trip was niade, when the vessel maintained a speed of to knots for six

LONDON, February 7th. On the recommendation of a Development Commission, the Board of Agriculture is about to establish a national testing station, whore British cattle can be tested before exportation. The idea was first suggested hours, to the Government by General Botha, and subsequently the South African Republics made representations.

AMERICAN STEEL TRUST.

LONDON, February 7th. A Washington telegram atates that the

The only business was the consideration of an application from Mr. Harry Haynes. for the transfer to him from Mr. J. N. Mehta of the publicar's license to retail in toxicating liquors on the premises of the said there was no objection jodged by the people of Canada join in heartfelt congea-injunction restraining the defendants in the King Edward Hotel.” Mr. Woodcocked to the King that the Government and Federal Circuit Judge has granted an police, and the application was granted with tulations on the safe return of Their Government's suit against the Steel Trust out dicussion.

Majesties and rejoice in the manifestations from destroying the-books and papers, the of loyalty by their fellow-subjects in distant production of which the Government desires. lands.

THE LOS ANGELES OUTRAGES,

INDIAN TROOPS ARRIVE.

tional Indian Regiments detailed for ser The 25th Punjabis, one of the two addi vice in China owing to the general situation, The troops disembarked at Holt's Wharf arrived by the troopship Hardinge yesterday.

A UNIQUE GATHERING.

LONDON, February 7th.

LORDON, February 7th.

A wire from Judianapolis states that a

South Manchuria Railway Company for their coasting trade, is a very up-to-date type of coasting passenger, stearner. She is 255 feet long overall, 36 feet beamt, and 16'-6"~ deep, and is of the continuous main deck type, with top gallant forecastle and bridge deck, and 'tween decks fore and aft: The The passengers' state rooms, which are on dining saloon is amidships, under the bridge..

either side of the saloon, are handsomely fitted up, and special attention has been paid to the heating and ventilation to suit the extremes of teniperature which the vessel will meer with up North. The 'tween decks have been arranged for the carrying of steer- age passengers, and the vessel has a complete electric lighting installation, including mast- head and side light lamps and cargo clusters. The machinery consists of one set of

triple-expansion engines, to which steamy is supplied by two large multitubular marino boilers, each with two Morison's suspension furnaces having withdrawable ends and fitted with Von Kicgen's patent firebars. Weir's types of general service pump, feed installed, pump, feed heater and evaporator have been

This vessel, which has been built for the

the Bishop of Victoria, assisted by the Rav, F. tenance of the Chinese overlordship; the The troopship, which is in charge of Coni. Mayors and Provosts who welcomed the thirty-three indictments for complicity.inverted, direct-acting, surface.condensing,

On the 7th inst., at St. John's Cathedral, by T. Johnson, HILDA VIOLET BARDLEY WILMOT, daughter o the Ray. Preb. E, A. EARDLEY-WILMOT, Vicar of St. Jude's, Sonth Kensington, London, to KINGSMILL BROWNING, of Taipoh, Formosa, FREDERICK son of the late Joha Annesley Brownrigg, M.D., and Mrs. Browarigg, of Haslemere, Surrey,

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The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, FEBRUARY 8TH, 1912.

The force which com.

A unique gathering took place at the two months' investigation into the dynamite entertaining to a banquet the provincial Los Angeles, los culminated in the filing of Mansion House last night, the Lord Mayor outrages committed by the McNamaran in

mander C. M. Luck, R.L.M., leit Karachi King on January 22nd,

The arrests, including those of the Labour prises-850 of the Punjabi Regiment, and a King and Queen" as one toast, said he did throughout the country.

The Lord Mayor, in submitting The leaders, will be effected simultaneously warrant officer and 33 men of the Supply so because His Majesty had requested that and Transport Corps, is being temporarily the loyal address of the Corporation of Lon- accommodated under canvas on the reclama- don on Saturday next should be addressed. with the force are:-Lieut. Col. R. E. H. tion space near the railway terminus. The

Dyer and wife, Major Poleologus, Major F. British officers and families associated

to both.

ANGLO-GERMAN BELATIONS. Martin and wife, Capt. Riley, wife and child, Captains Penton, Passy and Tyrell,

LONDON February 7th. Lieuts, Fiag, Steel, Walker, Gardner and Zietung has received much attention in The statement made by the Voesische Coats, Lieut. Col... Norman, .M.S., and Britain and on the continent. wife, Mr. Newman, wife and children.

The steamer Dufferin will arrive on the

most dangerous outcome of the present situation would be the independence of Tibet. The machinations of DonJIEFF at Lhasa in 1902 are sufficient to show what that might lead to, and how far the present DALAI LAMA, E to be trusted. If, as is not disrupted China, an ideal solution of the improbable, Tibat now breaks away from a problem would be to resture the DALA LAMA to his sovereignty, wader the strict tutelage of Grat Britain, and to keep him in the samo position as the Ameer of Afghanistan, This, however, is precluded by the terms of our 1907 Agreement with Russia, so forthe present wo should have to ba content, should Tibet become independ-ih inst, with the 26th Punjabis on board,

SIE ROBBET FULTON's letter to the Times, which we ropriated in our issue of January ant, with observing strictly the prescribed 30th lust, opens up a question in reference policy of non-interference and non interven to the revolution in China that is vital to tion, at the same time keeping a close watch Great Britain the status of the outlying on the conduct of Bussin, and insisting on as dependencies of the Chinese Empire, and scrupulous an adherence to the terms of the especially of Tibet. It might be useful to Agreement from rehearse the recent political history of that fortunately, has not yet arisen and until country, which, as the buffer State on the it does arise we must do all we can to

ber.

This situation.

AMERICA AND JAPAN.

GENERAL'S ALARMIST VIEW.

Committee, which is considering the Bill for Major-General Williams Carter, United States Army, startled the Congressional the reorganization of the army by the crea tion of large reserve force, by declaring

THE HOME RULE BILL

Townox, February 7th. The Cabinet Bat for three and a half hours yesterday.

The vessel, which has been built under Some of the papers declare that they are Lloyd's special survey to class moo A1, and still drafting the Hvine Hule Bill.

also to the Japanese Government Regula THE STRANDING OF THE "DELHI.”

tions, is well worthy of shipowners' notice as an económical steamer for Eastern trad ing, and carries a large deadweight on a limited draft. .'.

A GOOD OMEN TO THE HINDUS.

We cull the following letter from a lor. SeThe following extract from a letter I have received from an English official in the stranding of the Delhi is of interest as showing an aspect of the situation which I have not seen mentioned in any of the pub lished accounts:

india in connection with the Durbar and with

A Berlin wire says the officials are don paper reticent, but so far as can be ascertained no negotiations are proceeding. The author. ities of both countries are, however, anxious to avoid utterances which would impede the opening of negotiations in the future.

GERMAN PRINCE TO VISIT FAR EAST.

LONDON, February 7th. Reuter's correspondent at Kiel telegraphs

Of course, all the natives, or most of them, were on the look-out for omens. In the middle of the Durbar a gorgeous blue jay- one of the most propitious birds in India- fluttered down from the right side. Shortly ous announcement of the foundation of a after the Durbar, with the (in India) portent

During her construction the Tencko Maru has been under the inspection of Messrs. Carmichael & Clarke, Consulting Engineers. The local agents are the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Ltd.

TRADE IN THE AMUR. The Board of Trade Journal states that, according to the Official Messenger, a project has been submitted to the Ministry of Com

erce and Industry relative to measures for the development of trade in the Amur Gov-

north of India, has a peculiar significance assist in the maintenance and strongthening that such a reorganization was necessary if that Prince Waldemar, the son of Prince new Imperial Delhi, came the news of the erhment. The main questions to be investi

Our relations with Tibet bare, of China's rule in Tibet,

for us.

since the YouNCHUBBAND Expedition, been,

regulated by three Agreements, one each with Tibet, China, and Russia. The first of The famous Shanghai race pony "Marbles" these, the Courention of Lhasa, signed has had to be destroyed, owing to an attack in 1904, provided, it will be remembered, of lock-jaw. inter alia, that the Tibetans should not cade

the United States wished to retain her in Heory of Prussis, has left for Genoa, where grounding of the Delhi and the narrow gated have reference to the encouragement sular possessions. There were, he declared, he will embark on the 8th instant for Cey-escape of the Royalties on board. I asked of the export trade, amendments in the Cus 35,ono Japanese ex-soldiers in the Philippines lon. Thence he will proceed to East Asia. effect of the coincidence. Coincidence, in facilities, and erection of warehouses, the some influential natives what would be the toms tariff, the development of transport and Hawaii ready to rise against the United States in case of any dispute with Japan Ho will be absent from Europe for six deed," they said. It is the most propitions making of new reads, the establishment of

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TOKYO TRAMWAY STRIKE.

LONDON, February 7th. that the socialist leader Katayama bus bean Beuter's correspondent at Tokyo reports

arrested and charged with conspiracy in connection with the recent tramway strike.

sign for Delhi to the Hindus. Kali (the easy credit systems, the formation of trading goddess of destruction) has taken her own companies, the encouragement of immigra sacrifice and propitiated herself. What bettion, and the coasting trade. It may be ter could you wish? All the Royalties ooted in this connection that his Majesty's aboard escaped, and she took the debt of Commercial Attaché for Russia (Mr. H. blood due to her from the foreigners."

Cooke) reports that the Ministry of Com-.

in the old days the Goddess Kali used to be provision of the Minister of speed My correspondent goes on to point out that merce proposes to submit to the Duma a Bill propitiated by burying a human being alive representative of that Ministry to be attached in the foundations of an important building to the staff of the Governor-General of the or of a new city;Yours, &c.,

Pri-Amur. January-1$.