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THE HONGKONG DAILY PREES, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6TH, 1912,

| years in military soronautics. For instance, in February, 1911, a notable advance was made in this new arm of the British service when the House of Commons was asked to vote a sum of £133,800 for expenditure under the heading of military seronautics.

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Woosung about two o'clock yesterday, just as the German flagship Scharnhorst was departing:"

The P.&O. ateamer Vile, which was due bere yesterday morning at 6 o'clock

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[THEODEM SÉUTER'S AGRNOX.] THE UNREST IN NORTH CHINA.

FIGHTING AT TSITSIHAR.

been closely watching from the beginning

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BRITISH ARMY ESTIMATES.

NEW FLYING CORPS.

LONDON, March 5th, In the House of Commons' yesterday Colonel Seely, in introducing the Army Estimates, said that the regulars were- better armed than those of any other Continental country, and the field artil

lery was at least as good as the French

the various stages of the controversy, and paid a tribute to both sides for the abili- ty, skill, calm and cool temper with which they presented their case. Ho referred to his speech at the Foreign Office, and to absorb the air bastalion into a flying corps made a raid on premises at 61, Queen's states that fighting took place said that it was an impromptu upeech and present air battalion would be absorbed

Tsitsibar in Manchuria between that the report which had been published

which in addition to naval und military mom kers will include civilians undertaking to serve their country anywhere in time of war, and, in addition, a joint naval and military aviation school is to be established on

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siderable advanco, and though the actual amount of the mum included in the Army Estimatesthis year under the bead of aeronau ties is not actually stated in the telegraphed accounts, yet from the fact that the increase in the Army estimates of £170,000 is most ly due to aviation, it may be inferred that a greater amount than the £133,300 spent last

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THE COAL CRISIS,

STATEMENT BY THE PREMIER. THE TIENTSIN OUTBREAK.

LONDON, March 6th. In the House of Commons yesterday The doctor

Killed Mr. Asquith made an important state who was An inquiry was conducted by Mr. Irving

at Tientsin was

was, German named ment on the col crisis He reviewed the whole course: of the negotiations, He was assisting his at the Magistracy yesterday afternoon

-montioning that the Government had into the circumstances touching the douth Schreyer, of Sub-Lieutenant Bourchier, of H.3.6 compatriots to escape and was shot

by a policeman. worship found that death was due to a Ban shot wound, self-inflicted.

Inspector Watt and a party of police Road on Monday lost. They found that gambling was being carried on exten-

phasised the point that he said nothing sively, the sum of $125 being found on the regulars and expeditionaries in a was correct and exhaustive. Ho em table. At the Magistracy each defen

theatre and continued in the streets. in that speech which in substance or dant was fined 35, but the keepers were

Mr. Goldring appeared It was resumed to-day. There is a not convicted. For the defence.

great panic in the city, as it is feared that the revolutionaries will seize the

up disorder, opportunity to stir

CHINESE TROOPS OVERAWED. LATER. At Tientsin the activity of the

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and superior to that of other Powers. Besides soldiers and sailors, the pro-

would posed flying corpa

include. civilians undertaking to serve their country anywhere in time of war. Tho.

in that corps. It was proposed to pass

and navy aviation school to be estab 180 officers yearly through the joint army

lished on Salisbury Plain, besides non

Of- commissioned' oficers and cadets. effect went in advance of the published re- port. He was not in the habit of engag

ficers desiring to join the corps must frat ing in flirtations with Socialism and then

obtain privately a certificate from the

manner in which he had heen employing would be granted £76 expenses. The trying to conreal from the public the Royal Aero Club, and upon this they his time. He said that in his arguments Army and Navy sections of the corps to the miners representatives be "care-would always be on a war footing, neces- fully abstained from expressing any sitating a purchase of 131 asroplanes.. opinions as to which side was right or He hoped the House would grant pay- wrong, but the point he put to the men was the point he was now putting to the not adopting any contentious attitude: his object was peace. (Cheers.) He affirmed the Government's acceptance of

of 1 dos. Bot. year is being naked for in the Vote. This no less than the organ pieces. The con- Somerset Light Infantry and at House and the whole country. He was

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An organ récital was given at the Cathedral yesterday by Mr. Denman Faller whose programme embraced com- positions by Schumann, Arensky, Wagner, Greig and J. F. Bridge. was the soloist and her singing of "0 Divine Redeemer" (Gounod) and "There is a green hill" (Gounod) was enjoyed gregation was smaller than usual,

We observe in a London paper that the University of Hongkong has accepted an Congress of the Universities of the It is of Empire, which is to be held in London during the coming summer. interest to note that there are 52 Universi- ties in the British Empire. We further that Dr. Sun Yat-sen no longer observe in a London paper confirmation of a paragraph which appeared recently insists on Yuan Shih-kai coming to

On the contrary, in our "Random Reflections, viz., that Nanking

Sir Charles Elliot has been nominated Principal of the Hongkong University."

ment to the officers commensurate with

the great risks and compassionate al- lowances in case of accidents.

Mr. Bonar Law justified his language

at the Albert Hall, concerning armament, especially the rifle, and accused the Giov-

are inclined to see good and to ses progress invitation to send a representative to the troops who threatened to block the the principle of a reasonable minimum eramout of delay in obtaining new am

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be the means of fraasport of the futurs. The aeroplane, as perfected along the lines we now see before us, will be safe, cheaply operated, and enormously speedy. Nothing else, on land or sea, will compare with it. It will be independent of gales. It will pass across It will soas from country to country. provide, for its passengers, a delightful means of voyaging from place to place. Not for nothing bas man.conquered the air. Larger, heavier aeroplanes are the machines of the future-aircraft with powerful sets of engines, strongly built and swift, and capable of weathering any wind short of the fiercest gale: Will such machinex corne? The question can be answered without a At Kola, on February 21st, the wife of moment's hesitation. They will. With the Captain AE. Moses, of a son.

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advent of the large, fast-flying aircraft, capable of going anywhere and combating At Kobe on February 21st, the infant son of any winds, the world's methods of locomo Captain and Mrs. Moses.

tion will be revolutionised. Already, with a bigh-powered monoplane, an actual speed of HONGKONG OFFICE: 10A, DE3 Vœux ROAD C nearly 100 miles an LONDON OFFIOR: 131, FLEST STREET. EC recorded. But these, as I have said fare merely beginnings. I expect myself to nee au eventual rite of travel through the air of from 150 to 200 miles an hour. It is question mainly of constructional HONGKONG, MARCH 6TH, 1912.

strength and motive power." That being TAB. Army Estimates, presented to the so, we can understand that while keeping House of Commons on Monday by Colonel pace with rivals in the raca, our military authorities are not auxious to spend too SERLY, the Under Secretary of State for large sums on machines which are no sooner War, are remarkable for the development launched then they are obsolete. The policy of feronautics which they indicato has of watchful caution is to he commended, and taken place in the British Army, and-for if that be maintained Britons need not four the supreme importance which they show is that they are being out-distanced in the air, now given to a department of military and Though they may not claim that Britain is naval activity which at first seemed to be mistress of the air, if she is able to hold her overlooked by those responsible for the own there, then her sone ought to rest military efficiency of the country. The content, satisfied that they will be able to naval and military policy of the present work out the great destiny of the Empire, Government has never lacked critics, and while some were animated by merely party motives, it has to be admitted that others were influenced by purer motives in the

Criticism criticisms which they offered.

The Metropole Hotel, Manila, has paid

a dividend of 10 per cent.

Mr. P. Marshall has taken over charge of the E. E. Tel. Co.'s station at Labuan.

The C. E. and M. Co.'s steamer Kwang- ping was the first vessel to reach Tientsin Bund this year. She arrived on the 19th Feb. at 7 p.m. The Woosung was expected there on the 21st.

has been directed time and again to the apparent neglect of the War Department to the changes wrought in military strategy by the prospective use of the aeroplane during hostilities between nations, but whether that neglect was more apparent Mr. John Hendrick Donker-Curtius, one than real, whether the attitude was not of the oldest foreign residents of Japan, The deceased, one of watchful caution rather than has died at Yokohama. neglect is a question which seems to find who was in his sixty-fourth year, was a its answer in the very rapid development son of the first Netherlands Minister to

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Peking Railway.

REPUBLICAN PLANS CHANGED,

A telegram from Peking states

ALLEGED MANCHU TERRORIST SOCIETY.

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wage.It was subject to two conditions.

munition.

A Labour amendment complaining of the low wages paid in the Army clothing factory was rejected by 120 votes to 9.

FIGHTING IN TRIPOLI

LONDON, March 5th. Reuter's correspondent at Rome tele- graphs that Turke and Arabs yesterday

who wore erecting works at Derna. made a fierce attack upon the Italiană They made repeated bayonet charges.

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Firstly, that the wage must very district by district; secondly, that it must be accompanied by safeguards pro- tecting employers against the diminution of output, which in the long ran would be disastrous to all concerned and the in- dustry itself. He pointed out that the men recognised both conditions but de clared that the Federation's schedule- contained the lowest possible rates beyond Government at Nanking will pro-the range of negotiation or revision. owners to the schedule, and asked-Was The Hughes Musical Comedy Company, bably go to Peking to co-oporate Mr. Asquith detailed the objections of the who are now playing to record houses in the restoration of order. It is it possible for any Government, when it had recognised the principle of a rea- Shanghai, had the largest attendance on

ment to carree one of two parties, who hot engagement ensued till night, when their opening night with "The Specula ported that bands of soldiers eonable minimum wage, to ask Pay Italian reinforcements arrived, and a had presented such formidable criticisms the Turks retired. Their losses are un- torn." Shanghai avis seen, standing room looting everywhere in the interior.

and objections' to the minimum wage known, but the Italian casualties pum- schedule as it stood, to accept not mere-bered 150. being at a premium. The Company will

ly the principle but figures without in- arrive here on the 12th and open, on the

quiry or negotiations! He put that 13th in the Victoria Theatre with the

The special correspondent of the argument to the men. He thought it had never been his good fortune to present great farcical comedy "The Speculators," which is screamingly funny from begin.

LONDON, March 5th." persuaded them. Coming to the present ning to end. Judging from the Shanghai "Daily Telegraph "at Peking declares so good a case, and he thought he almost

At Buenos Aires the rubber in the test had not come to a breakdown; but a dead-

Я win for the papers, the Company is the best Musion that there is a Manchu terrorist or-position, be said that the negotiations Company ever seen in the East.

The result for the moment was matches resulted in Company is under contract to Mr. H.ganisation in existence, which is des-lock."

lamentably insuficient, and he could not visitors, Argentina only scoring 171 in Frankel, who is now here making arrange patching emissaries to the various but hope and believe that, as time went the first innings and 98 in the second, ments for the opening night. Plans are at

centres to invite the soldiery to revolt. on there would come together an ap- Marylebone replying with 163 in

proximation of points of view and pos Moutrie's, beginning to-day.

NEW CLAIMANT TO THE THRONE. sibly the machinery of adjustmont which first innings and 102 in the second for

last week seemed remote, but as far as eight wickets.. It is expected that a new claimant the Government were concerned they had done what they could and they would

INDIAN INDENTURED LABOUR. LONDON, March 5th. object in view. He wished, however, to to the Throne will shortly raise the continue to do what they could with that standard of revolt, in the person of say also that apart from this the Govern

Reuter's correspondent at Calcutta a descendent of the ment were not idle. They felt strongly

that the best way of fixing a reasonable states that the Council of India has re-. Chu Cheng

minimum for the various districts was byjected the motion of Mr. Guk Hale to agreement between the parties, and he

The

Inspector Watt yesterday preferred a charge of having violated the conditions against the licences of the Tokyo "Tote! of his hotelkeeper's adjunct, licence, which empowered him to sell liquor to boarder and their friends in conjunction with meals. Mr. W. B. Hind appeared for the defendant. The Inspector, in outlining the case, said that he saw a number-of-men-

Ming Dynasty.

TEST CRICKET IN THE ARGENTINE.

MORE SUFFRAGETTE OUTRAGES.theless, the Government felt it to be their, the Colonies by 33 votes to 22.

enter the hotel at about 10.30 on the night of the 28th February. He followed them and found them all drinking intoxicating liquors. Three of the men were sitting at a table drinking beer, and in front of them were three plates containing very small pieces of cold tongue. No mention of a meal was made by the waiter." After further evidence had been given, and Mr. Hind had addressed the Court, the case was adjourned until to-morrow.. THE OPENING OF THE UNIVERSITY.

Mr. Clementi has written & Latín Ode. to be sung at the opening of the Univer-proceedings (cheers) sity on Monday The Ode, which been set to music by Mr. Denman Fuller, reads as

LONDON, March 5th. The Suffragettes today carried out a window-smashing campaign among the principal drapery firms in the West End. A number of arrests were made.

follows:-

Finis hic operum Domous

Stat patens Academise, Unde ab occiduis recens Ampliore fluet plagis

Mox doctrina mentu.

Fons abr est sapientiae ?

Et, scientia, qua lates! Pontus has negat in suis Subditas latebris, negat

Has se Terra tenere.

En Dei reverentia

...

Haec scientia! Qui mallë Abstinet, sapit. Hoc diue Manere assidue valentem Exercete iuventam

Pandite ostis Iam Deo

Gratias agimus. Dei Semper auxilio novum Splendeat sapientiae

In the House of Commons & member asked if in view of the window smashing the Government would pass a Bill making Suffragette organisations responsible for the damage.

In

PALMYRA 18LAND.

LONDON, March 5th.

the

still hoped that might be done. Never prohibit indentured Indian labour for duty to undertake, and they were under- taking, careful and rigorous examina- tion of the figures which had been pre- Bo could not say more at the moment, but At question time in the House of Bonted on one side and the other. he thought that the House would agree Commons. Mr. Acland said that the that that was their hounder duty. The LATER stoppage had begun, and the consequences British protectorate over the island of which it was entailing on the country, Palmyra in the middle of the Pacific of the community were at least as for- on the prosperity, even on the daily life Ocean had been abandoned, a more suit midable as anybody could have foreseen, alde island having been found for cable and as they developed they would increase purposes. daily in intensity and volume.. these circumstances, he ventured to say to the House that if it thought, as he hoped ought to be it would, that the Government had brought home not merely to the wretched shown and was showing an adequate sense on them, then, although it might be

car in St. Swithin's Lane, two shattering- individuals but to these responsible of the magnitude of the task imposed up- therefore. He entirely agreed with the necessary to debate the whole question- member, but he desired to consult the (cheers) he hoped they would not do so the windows, and one wounding a deter Attorney-General before making a fur-to-night. (Cheers.) He spoke advisedly tive who was on the other side. Mr. de and with a full sense of responsibility. Rothschild was unhurt. His assailant He had laid before the House an absolute- ly full and candid account of "what had happened. (Cheers.) He deplored the fact that their efforts bad, so far, been unavailing in averting a national catan-. trophe, but he did say this, and he asked. for the universal assent of every man

Mr. Asquith said that the disgraceful

ther statement.

LJIER.

There was further window-smashing in the Charing Cross district to-night and shopkeepers are now erecting bar ricades.

A violent demonstration took place in Parliament Square.

Up to the present some two hundred

arrests have been made..

LATER.

The Suffragettes aided Knightsbridge and Kensington, amsahing windows in Herrod's, Barker's, and other great establishments. They also smashed eight window in the House of Lords, besides windows an the residences of Ministers. The police both mounted and son foot, were postceless, owing to the widespread area in which the attacks wore carried

A. Suffragette incendiary has catalans are based on Job, chapter committed for trial,

Lumen ex Oriente!

AMEN.

The metre of the Ode is that of the epithalamium of Catullus and the Xxvii., verses 12, 14, 20 and 28, vi

out

LATEL

19. But whore shall wisdom be found. A few windows in the Mansion House and where is the place of understanding and the United Service Institution were 14. The depth saith, It is not in me, broken. The museums and art galleries and the sea saith, It is not with me. 20. Whence then cometh wisdom? and

were cloned early yesterday, and the ex- hibition at the Royal Academy was closed where is the place of understanding 1

28. And unto man be said, Behold, the a fortnight before time for fear that the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to suffragettes might do some damage.

darker from evil is understanding, a

A LONDON OUTRAGE.

LONDON, March 8th. Four shots were fired at Mr. Leopold de Rothschild as he was entering a motor

was arrested.

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ADMIRAL'S BUDDEN DEATH.

LONDON, March 5th, A-telegram frum Marantos states that..

in every quarter of the House to it, that Admiral- Aubry, chief in command of the

the responsibility of those whether in the

THE SHANGHAI BREWERY.

Government or either of the parties to Italian naval forces, died suddenly on the dispute or those advising them, who, board his flagship. having it in their power in any wise to minimise the terrible national calamity and did not use it to the full, would be a responsibility which history would not fall to measure. (Loud chee

Mr. Asquith throughout spoke with extreme gravity, and the House followed every sentence intently.

quee

the

Mr. Bonar, Law said he had not discuss the dreamed of criticising the Government and had not desired to

He pred the Premier that Gition would do nothing to make of the Government more dif- Acute thanked Mr. Asquith for his clear and frank statement. (Cheers.)

Markham then asked for an early debate on the subject.

the

German Brewery Co., Ltd., held at the At the annual meeting of the Anglo- offices of the agents, Messrs. Slevogt d Co, Shanghai, last week, the Chairman, Mr. Max Hoeter, before addressing hin- self to the report, referred in sympathetic. terms to the loss sustained hit the death of Mr. Alexander McLeod who, he said, was one of the original directors and had been chairman for the last seven years. His valuable services and sound advice. would be much missed and always very gratefully remembered. The Chairman, speaking of the affairs of the company, said the profit had been further increased The report and accounts were and showed about $11,000 more than in

per cent, to shareholders on the register adopted unanimously. A dividend of six on 19th February was also declared and agreed to, and Mr. G. R. Wingrove was re-elected auditor. Mr. Hoerter was re- The price of coal has risen in the North elected a director. The number of shares 300 per cent.

Mr Asquith expressed his regret that such a request had been made. He prais1910. ed Mr. Bonar Law's patriotic attitude. (Cheers.)

PRICE OF COAL RISING.

represented was 759.