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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 1st, 1912.

The R.G.A. sports took place at Row: TELEGRAMS.TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.

loon on Saturday and proved highly successful.

fitted to pull Chins out of the maraes in which she is at present wallowing will be speedily restored to health and strength and enabled steadily to give effect to his plans as they have been anunciated in a series of Presidential mandates. The diff culties of the task are apparent when we glance at the views on the situation erpressed | months.

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(THROUGE REUTER'S AGENCY:]

THE COAL STRIKE.

PEACE PROSPECTS IMPROVING.

LONDON, March 30th. Everywhere there are signs of resump-

Scotland...

Mr. Hartshorn, speaking at Maesteg, widely distant parts as Magazine Gaprender, but would be merely a test of what resorption would not mean sur and Mount Kellet,

they had won.

Other leaders recommend the Act being given a trial.

The Secretary of the Miners Federation advises the men to ballot for resumption

The Times, in reporting that Mr. Henry Keswick had been selected by the Epsom Conservative and Unionist Association on the Union candidate for the division in succession to his father, stated that Mr.of work. Keswick is a supporter of Tariff Reform.

The Rev. Daniel Trumbull Huntington was last week consecrated in St. John's Pro-Cathedral at Bishopric of the missionary district of Shanghai to the Wubu, to which position he has been appointed after seventeen years' service in China.

The suicide is reported in Northern papers of Captain Evans, U.S. Naval pilot for the middle Yangtze The tragedy occurred on the steamer Afangen At the inquest the jury found that death was due to gunshot wound, self- inflicted, "whilst of a sound mind.”

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THE VARSITY BOAT ŘACE.

RACE DECLARED VOLD.

LONDON, March 31st. The boat race between Oxford and

A strong wind was blowing, and the water was very rough: The Cambridge bont swamped off Harrods, and abandoned the race. Several of the crew swam ashore..

[TEROUGH BRUTAR'S AUSNOT,]

LOOTING AT NANKING.

LONDON, March 30th. A telegram from Renter's correspondent from Naaking report serious disorders. at Poking states that telegrams received

The soldiers are looting on an extensive scale.

CHINESE CABINET FORMED.

LONDON, March 31st. emptied the boat and finished the course It includes: Premier

The Chinese Cabinet has been formed. and Acting

The Oxford boat became waterlogged off Chiswick Eyot, but the crew leaded and

in 28min. 388ecs. The rage, however, was Minister for Communications, Tang: declared void.

Shao Yi; Foreign Minister, Lucheng

LATER.

The Scottish ecalowners have conferred but Oxford, pulling the slower stroke of Petersburg; Minister for the Interior, Cambridge was first away, pulling at 38, Hsiang, formerly the Minister at St. and arranged for the opening of the pits.30, drew level at Duke's Head. Oxford Chau Peng Chun; Ministar for Finance,

NEW BOUTH WALES DONATION.

The New South Wales donation will be

Potteries. devoted to the relief of the distress in the

CONFIDENCE IF MR. WALSH,

Electric light was available on the Peak instance, by one of the native journals in for the first time on Saturday night. The tion of work, even in South Wales and in / Cambridge Universities took place to-day. Peking that before the Bevolution the people Electric Light Co. have laid eables, in all were forced to be submissive to the Govern direction, and are supplying light in such ment," but now there has been already change for the botter. If the Government act in defiance of public opinion, the people will offer resistance with energy, and the founda tion of the Government will be greatly sha. ken" Complaint is made that laws have been promulgated and official appointments made by the Advisory Council, unsupported by public opinion. This, it is rightly urged, | is not in nccord with republican principles. and this led the journal to the conclusion that if the people were sincere in their desire to get rid of absolutsism they must crown their efforts by dissolving the Nanking Advisory Council. With the formation of Ministry the Council at Nanking of course, will cease to exist, but this merely means that one bureaucracy will be substi tuted for another, until a Parliament has been elected. The new ministry has not boon elected by popular vote; it has been nominated largely by a Lictator rejoicing in the name of President of a Republic which does not exist, and cannot by any magic be immediately brought into existence. Between the abolition of an absolute dozen. bottle Monarchy and the creation of a Republic there must be an interval of government by soms new despotic authority, YUAN SBIB 1.50 KAI, as the Dictator,-presumably by and with the advice of a Council which has 1.90

not been elected by popular votoing, having a rather more attractive 2.05 has decreed that until a Parliament has framed new laws, those in force under the old régime shall remain in operation. This 2.55 is the only alternative, of course, to abso lute anarchy. Following closely upon this mandate came ono sternly forbidding bribery and corruption in the public service and warning offenders that they will be acveroly A.S. WATSON & CO. deal with "according to law." It may not

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BIRTH.

be generally known that the laws of China with regard to this notorious evil have been all that could be desired, and appear to cover minutely all possibilities in this connection. These laws ordained that noy official who, on account of favours received or expected, tendered or accepted presents should be cashiered; if a present were offered to An official and declined, the official was liable to be fued one year's salary if he failed to immediate de- nounce the man who attempted to bribe him. It was an offence punishable by dismissal for a metropolitan official to make presents a provincial official, or vice. cered. Superior and subordinate officials were

to

A brewery enterprise on a large scale will shortly be in full working order in the Western district of Shanghai, the Shanghai Union Brewery, of Gordon Road, having completed preparations to begin business in the first week in April. The brewery, which has been started by Messrs. F. Schwarzkopf & Co., the M.-C. Bolly News says, is a fine modorn build-

appearance than the general style of modern industrial buildings, and is de signed on the best German models.

There were two applications for ad- mission to practice in the Supreme Court, Shanghai last week. The first was for the re admission of Mr. Ronald Neil Macleod (son of Dr. Neil Macleod), who went home as a solicitor some time ago and returned

recently as a barrister, The second was for the admission to the Bar of Mr. S. K. Sebastian. University College, Oxford, where, said Mr. Willónson, he took his degree with honours. "Mr. Sebastian is the son of Sebastian on Trade Marks," he said, "and he is joining the firm of Platt, Teesdale and Macleod"

B.A., Harrister-at-Law, of:

THE BANDMANN OPERA CO.

The Company gave a capital perform ance of The Balkan Princess" at the Theatre on Saturday. The title role was taken with the greatest success by Miss Marjorie Tempest, and her splendid

Mr. Walsh, addressing a meeting of miners at Wigan on March 27th, flung back the lie to those who had been ac cusing him of treachery to his comrades He said the principle of a minimum wage had been conceded after a fight of fifty years, and it was the duty of the men to He would never agree accept the Act. with the doctrine of the syndicalists who wanted to break the law and to ruin everybody. It would be complete anarchy to defy the Government. Let the minore judge him as they liked, he would stand by his speech in the House of Commons, A vote of confidence in Mr. Walsh was carried, there being only two or three dis sentiente.

SMALL BATCHES RESUMING.

March 31st. Small batches of men resumed on several of the coalfield's yesterday, but the movement is not general. D

The Secretary of the Miners' Federation says he was only interviewed because the men were being wrongly advised that non- resumption would mean disaster.

RESULTS OF BÅLLOTS.

BRITISH REVENUE..

The revenue

LONDON, March 31st, for the year 1911-12

It shows a

led by a quarter of a length at Beverley Haning Hai Ling; and Minister for War, Brook, and by nearly a length at Cravon General Tuan Chi Jui. The Cabinet is Stepe, pulling 29 against 31. Oxford led considered to be a decidedly progressive by four longtha at Crabtree, and in the one, but not particularly strong, and one wind swept river, rough with waves, Cam-which will be more popular in the South were troubled, but increased their lead at available, owing to the refusal of the bridge went to pieces. The Oxford crew than in the North, but probably, the best Hammersmith Bridge, the boat shipping ablest men in the Empire to participato. water all the time. In the mean time, Cambridge boat swamped off Harrod's and sank, but the crew were rescued by the umpires' boat: The Oxford crew stuck to their work, hugging the Middlesex shore closely, apparently in complete amounts to £185,090,286, a decrease of ignorance of the fate of their opponents.

£18,760,302 from 1710-11. The boat was continually in' difficulties, but the worst weather was struck off

surplus of £3,402,280,

Chiswick Eyot, where cries were heard

BRITISH STEAMER WRECKED.

from the banks that the boat was sinking.

LONDON, March 31st. The crew got ashore, tilted and emptied The British steamer Forley, bound from the boat, and resumed. On reaching Iquique to Rio Janeiro, has been wrecked: Mortlake, the umpire, declared the race northward of Cape Pillar, and 37 of the void, owing to Oxford receiving assistance crew are missing. from the spectators in emptying the boat. It has been officially decided that the race will be rowed again on Monday.

GRAND NATIONAL.

WIN FOR JERRY M.

LONDON, March 29th.

REVOLUTION IN MEXICO.

LONDON, March 31st. Mexico continues to be much disturbed, and so-called battles between the Federals and the Revolutionists are frequent, with varying results. The American, Ambassa The Grand National Steeplechase rundor in Mexico is arranging to arm all the' The results of four ballots were anat Liverpool to-day,, over a distance of Americans in Mexico City, to enable them nounced last night, and all were against 4 miles 956 yda., resulted as follows: --- to protect themselves in case of emerg

resumption. It is estimated that 2,000 mea are working in Scotland, 2,000 in Warwickshire, 800

Chirk, at

and 15 at Dudley. The ballots. de- clared yesterday were those of collieries Staffordshire and in the Lothians. near Manchester. Burnley, Darwen, in

The Miners Federation has resolved to recommend the men to remain out until the wages boards have settled minimum question."

Jerry M.. (Piggott) Bloodstone (F. Lyall) 2 Axle Pin (Anthony)

3 There were twenty-four starters, and the winner got home with six lengths to sparc, while four lengths separated Blood stone and Axle Pin.

On the field settling down, Rathnally led but fell at the third fence. Bloodstone thetook the lead at Beecher's Brook with Jerry M. well up. Two fences from home Jerry M. went to the front and held the nd- vantage to the finish. Only seven finished.

The situation is complicated by the determination of the surface miners not to resurne until the grievances have heen settled.

The betting was:-d to against the Yesterday's ballots were those of quite winner, 40 to. against Bloodstone and 20 small collieries.

TROOPS AND STRIKERS PRATERNISE.

The troops in occupation at the coal

to 1 against Axle Pin

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to

For a place the batting was against Jerry M., the others propor

forbidden to intertain each other; nor were acting no less than her excellent ainging Gelds are fraternising with the strikers. tionate.

local officials allowed to entertain the sons

or nephews of their superiors. Servants and door-keepers of a high official were forbidden to receive "tips" from an in- ferior official, and in case of a breach of this regulation the master of the servants was liable to be cashiered. Yet, in spite of all this, the service has for years been rotten

On March 17th, 1012, at Weihaiwei, the with bribery and corruption. The laws have wife of F. G. Cauner, of a son.

MARRIAGE..

On March 25th, at Shanghai, Edward Franklin Goodale, A.C.A. Treasurer, Shanghai Municipal Council, to DOROTHY MARGARET PHILLIPS, Wolverhampton.

DEATHS.

On March 24th, at Tsinaniu, CLAUDE VIVEASH TANNER, of the Asiatic Petroleum -Cozy Ltd #ged 34 years

On March 25th, at Shangbai, ERNEST MILLET, aged 40 years.

On March 25th, at Shanghai, COSTANZA SILVIA, the beloved wife of G. D. Musso, aged 34 years.

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The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, APRIL 1ST, 1912. News from the North is as yet far from. reassuring. Within the past few days wo have had news of serious disturbances and

won for her enthusiastic and unstinted

The

A football match was played between the soldiers and the strikers at Cannock. The soldiers subscribed £20 to the widow

of a miner who was accidentally killed at Chirk by a fall of rock.

applause Mr. William Farmer tock the part of Duke Sergius and took it well. Mr. Bobby Roberts and Mr. A. Frith, of course, had the comic characters-Blatz

SOUTH WALES IN FAVOUR OF RESUMPTION. and Henry the waiter respectively-and as long as they were on the stage they kept

The ballot returns from South Wales the audience thoroughly amused.

show that up till now.twenty thousand men character of Prince Boris of Batavia, alius voted, of which number fifteen thousand James McGrath, and Mr. T. Sydney The coal-owners and miners-of-South Max Hein, was capably interpreted by Mr, were in favour of immediate resumption.

admirably fitted the role of Prime Derby today decided to form a joint dis Minister of Balaria. Miss Kitty Barlowtrict board under the Minimum Wage as the Royal Charlady was also good.. Act.

been absolutely disregarded, and the Chinese official with some notable exceptions we believe-bas been described as "the most corrupt creature on earth," The mis government of China which bred the Altogether the piece was well staged and THE MINERS' BALLOT.

rabellion Was doe almost entirely to this cause, and if YUAN SHIR KAI can succeed in enforcing the existing laws in this regard the Revolution will be more than justified.

The express train service from Moscow to Irkutsk is about to be shortened by one day,

We learn that another ice company is in the process of formation in the Colony, with Chinese 'and' American capital.

Mr. J. F. Wright (of Messrs. Wright and Hornby) and Mrs. Wright returned to the Colony on Saturday from Home.

The Peking-Hankow Railway authorities announce that the new denomination of

the large audience certainly went home with a high opinion of the Company.

LATER.

The figures in the miners! ballot so far

H.E the Officer Administering the are: Government (The Hon. Mr. Claude Severn) attended the performance with a H.E. party from Government House. General Anderson and Mrs. Anderson were also present.

To-night the Company play: "The Quaker Girl."

SOLDIERS' CLUB BILLIARD

TOURNAMENT...

37th Company R.G.A. and the Army Ordnance Department commenced their games in connection with the above tournament on Friday evening. The first to meet were Gunner Slater and Private Poland. Slater had the lead throughout

For resuming work

8,450 Against resuming work... 7,176

STRIKE ORDERED IN AMERICA..

A telegram from Cleveland, Ohio, states that the United Mineworkers have ordered a strike of anthracite miners for April 1st.

LATER.

owners

A message from Cleveland states that the dispute in connection with the bituminous coal trade has been amicably agreeing to settled, all the increases of about five per cent.

A FRENCH MINERS' BILL

LONDON, March 31st. The French Chamber of Deputies bas

Hours Bill.

looting in Seochow, in Nanking, Sianfu, and their line is Chemin de fer de l'Etat, the game and beat his rival by 55 points, passed by 335 votes to 50 a Miners' Eight.|

Ligne de Kiu-ban.

It is reported in Peking that Mr. Max Muller will return in the near future to Peking and resume his post of Councillor of the British Legation

various other places. A good deal of squaḥ. bling has been going also on in connection with high appointments and this has created a good deal of apprehension. On the top of this comes the news that YUAN 3m Kar is ill; and that doctors have been"

Dr. C. D. Tenney, Chinese Secretary summoned to attend him, What the of the American Legation, has been nature of his illness is, the telegrams do nominated by President Taft to be the not disclose, but it can be readily understood American Consul General at Nanking. that the great burden laid upon him by the State during the past few months has been enough to undermine the health of the strongest of men. It is becoming increas. ingly evident that the tank lying immediate. 1y before the President of the Republic is appallingly difficult, and it will be sincerely hoped that the one man who is pre-eminently

The

his highest breaks being 10, 13, 20 and 18, Pte. Pulaid making 10 and 18 second pair were Major Lyddon, A.O.D.,.. and Gunner Quimur, 87 Coy. R.0.A. The Gunner won by 36, making breaks of 22, 11. (3 times) and 10, Major Lyddon com- piling 17, 30, 12 and 13.

AN AMERICAN KILLED BY

BANDITTI

Shipping has been subjected to con Hicks, an American, who was a professor The reported murder of the Rev. C. E. siderable delay lately owing to heavy fog in the Provincial College at Chengtu, is north of the Colony. The P. & mail confirmed. Mr. Hicks was travelling with teachers named steamer Devinha arrived 30 hours late two other American from Shangbai, She arrived about one Sheldon and Hoffmann from Ichang to o'clock on Saturday instead of at 7am. Chunking when they were attacked in the Gorges at Wushan by pirates or local on Friday. She was despatched home-banditti. Mr. Hicks companions were ward on Saturday afternoon.

seriously wounded.

THE HÙNGARIAN, POLITICAL CRISIS.

LONDON, March 31st. After prolonged negotiation the Emperor Franz Josef has persuaded Count Khuen Hedervary, the President of the Ministry and Interior, to retain office..

THE CHANTILLY OUTRAGE.

LONDON, March 31st. An anarchist named Soudy has been arrested at Berckplage after desperate

resistance in connection with the motor outrage at Chantilly.

INTERNATIONAL LAWN TENNIS.

LONDON, March 31st.

In the lawn tennis matches played on covered courts at Dulwich between Lon don and Paris, the former won by 16. matches to i

RECORD HIGH JUMP.

LONDON,-March-31st.

fornia, George Horins cleared ft. in., At the Leland Stanford University, Cali

thas establishing a world's record.

FOOTBALL SEMI-FINALS.

boros, March-dist- In the English Cup semi-finals, Black burn drew with Bromwich at Liverpool, and Swindon played a draw with Barnsley at Chelsen.

CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP.

Losoos, March 31st.

In the international cross-country cham pionship, Bouin, a Frenchman who won the event inst year, was first, Scott, of England second, and Hibbin, of England, third. England won the team champion ship by 41 points. The other places were Scotland, 88; Ireland, 110; Franco, 123; and Wales, 148,

ency.

GERMANY AND CANADA.

LONDON, March 30th.. Router's agent at Ottawa states that Germany has again approached Canada with a view to Reciprocity arrangements.

LOCAL SPORT...

H.KO.C. v. CRAIDENGOWER.

A match was played on Saturday on the Club Ground between the H.K.C.C. and the League Champions. Scores:-

L.-A. Rose, b Bird

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E. L. Braga, o Donnelly, b Annsheim... H. Tayler, Fowler, b Annaheim... R. Basa, Bird...

J. Y. Dings, not out

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A. B. Raven, o Joseland.” Annaheim" 3. D. Noria, Lb.w., Annabeim

C. Johnstons, b Aanshoim H. Rapp, Law, Annaboiu It. Pestonji, b Annaheim R. Philipps, b Bird...

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Total Bowling Analysin.

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Annaheim Bird

... 1.81 ... 1.74

HK.C.C

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W. C. D. Turner, c Phillips, b Tayler Sarg. Fisher, B. N. l.bw., Taylor. E. A. Fowler, b Braga A. R. Sutherland, a Ross, b fayler

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C. Annaheim, R. Na b Brags..

I. P. Thursßeld, o Raton, b Pestonji...

AN. Joseland, b Pestuuji

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R. M. Austin, not out D. E. Donnelly, b Pestonji

R. F. Long, b Braga

Tayler Pestonji

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Total...

Bowling Analysis.

J. V. Briga... Johnstone

ANOTHER CLYDE SHIPBUILDING AMALGAMATION.

Fort Glasgow, have acquired the ship- Messrs. Russell & Co., shipbuilders,

yard of Messrs. A. Rodger & Co., also of Port Glasgow.

SYNDICALISM IN AUSTRALIA. Messrs. Russell & Co. already have 187

building berths, and in their new yard LONDON, March 29th.

they will have four additional berths, as Reuter's agent at Brisbane wires that well as a graving dock 322ft, in length. the State Premier, addressing a meeting Messrs. Rodger & Co.'s yard and dock are announcing the Government policy, re Trustees. The Arm was established 22 leased from the Port Glasgow Harbour: viewed the recent strike and denounced years ago, and they have built many the-Strike Committee's-record as one of vessels of moderate size,

den mingled cruelty, insolence and stupidity In addition to the shipyard Mesra, The Government had, he said, unsuccess. Rodger & Co, own engineering works in fully appealed to the Commonwealth, but Govan, but Messrs. Russell & Co. have the police and law-abiding citizens had re- For many years past Meters. Russell & confined their purchase to the shipyards

stored order and security. He emphasised Co. bave launched a larger tonnage of new the point that a number of Labour mem- vessels each year than any other firm in bera were concerned in the strike and the the Clyde district. . Governor had granted a Dissolution in order to give the people a chance of pass ing judgment thereon. He appealed for a strong Liberal majority to save Queens land from deadly Syndicalism,

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His conduct was very violent, but I took adequate steps to detain him. At first I threw him to the ground. Then I stood on him, and as he tried to bite me I choked him.A doctor at the London Sessions.