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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 6TH, 1912.

STOWAWAYS ON THE TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.

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HEAVY PENALTIES IMPOSED),

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this outflow, and that it was obliged to accoda to local demands for subsidiary coinage until a total, estimated at twenty times the amount needed in the Colony, had been issued by the Government. Four Chinese were charged with having DEATH OF A JAPANESE MINISTER. Meanwhile the Canton mint had begun to stowed away on Board the steamer diden turn out coins by the million and the excesham, whilst on a voyage to Australia A

A. S. WATSON sive isano naturally brought about the de- preciation not only of the Chinese coinage but the Hongkong subsidiary cainage a & CO., LTD..

well. As the Commission appointed by Sir MATHEW NATHAN to inquire into the subject reported, the small Chinese coins "do not really constitute a subsidiary coin- WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. age, as thero is no legal standard in existence to which they are subsidiary, but are simply an imitation of the currency of this local Gor- Colony, manufactured by a

fifth was charged with siding and shet- to prosecute on behalf of the Eastern and Australian Steamship Co. He stated that the men were discovered before the ship reached Sydney, and as they were prohi- bited immigrants, and as the Captain was liable to a fine of £100 had he allowed them to land, they were brought back to Hongkong. The stowaways were found hiding in the ice house, and were being fed through a ventilator. Their story was

kong from the country and were looking

ting the stowaways. Mr. Lewis, appeared

BRANDY eramont utterly ignorant of the first to the effect that they had come to Hong-

Our Brandies are GUARANTEED

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a man who represented himself as agent, and who took them aboard the ship. He subsequently disappeared.

Defendants stated that the man who got them on board the ship promised to pay their fares to Singapore. They had no idea where the ship was going. They were fed by one of the crew, Each defendant was fined $250 or three months' imprison- ment with hard labour.

TOKYO, April 3rd. Baron Ishimoto, Minister for War,

is dead.

of the Tokyo Arsenal, from which he was (Deceased was for many years Director transferred in 1903 to the War Office, being then appointed Vice-Minister. He was born in 1864.]

GENERAL BADEN-POWELL IN

JAPAN,

Toxxo, April 3rd. General Baden-Powell, who is on

Scout movement, has arrived at Tokyo, where he will stay for five days.

(THROUGH REUTER'S 'AGENCY.]

P. & O. ́STEAMER IN COLLISION.

THE "SYRIA" DAMAGED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

THE BRITISH BUDGET.

RECORD SURPLUS.

LONDON, April 3rd. The Budget introduces no fresh taxa- tion and the tea and sugar duties remain unchanged. The estimated expenditure for 1912-13 is £183,885,000, and the re- venue $187,189,000, leaving an estimated. surplus of £304,000. It is decided to add |the surplus of- 1911-12, amounting... to

£6,445,000, to the Exchequer balance.

THE CHANCELLOR'S SPEECH.

principles of pulitical economy in regard to currency." Thus the "par" value of for work, when they were approached by world's tour in the interests of the Boy £6,546,900 was the largest on record, and these coins is simply and solely their value ae bullion. Now that, in spite of the heavy depreciation of the subsidiary coinage, the new Republican administration has com menced to issue twenty-cent pieces, it would be instructive to know whether the present Government at Canton is so utterly ignor ant of the first principles of political econo my in regard to currency"

its predecessors have been. There is no men- tion in the reports of any intention on their part to withdraw the old issue from circulation, but it is to be hoped that the importance of withdrawing at least an amount corresponding to the new Red

$28.40 2.45 coinage put in circulation has not been

PURE GRAPE

SPIRIT.

A-SUPERIOR

Caprate ...

PALE,

Porossa Po of Idos. Bot

B-SUPERIOR OLD COGNAC,

Red Capenle

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WATSON'S **• • COGNAC,

Gold Capsule...

SUPERIOR OLD LI. QUEUR COGNAC, Gold Capsule ...

142

31.40 2.70

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31.40 2.70

$7.40 3.20

D VERY FINE, OLD PALE LIQUEUR COGNAC, Gold and White Capsula 43.40.3.70

Y-FINEST OLD BROWN BRANDY, Gold and White Capsule (The above Prices include duty.)

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overlooked. Government policy in Hong- kong during the past seven or eight years has been based upon the idea, embodied in one of Sir MATHEW NATHAN's dispatches, that for currency purposes Hongkong is an integral portion of the Chinese Empire, and it is no more possible to exclude Chineas subsidiary coins from the Colony than it is to exclude dollars and establish a gold currency here."? The Government has therefore based its hopes on the efforts which have been made 49,40 4.20 to get the Canton mint to discontinue the output of subsidiary coin until both Hongkong and Canton coin shall have reached par value again. All Hongkong subsidiary coins paid into the Hongkong A.S. WATSON & CO. Treasury-have been held, and not reissued in fact, large quantites have been demone tised at a cost to the Colony of several lakhs of dollars.

Yet the position remains nearly as bad as it ever was because the promises given by China have not been performed. Wo welcome therefore the new departure evidenced by the Bill laid before the Legistative Council recently to prohibit the circulation of foreign copper ainage in the Colony, and we welcome it more especially because it is regarded as preliminary to an effort to deal with the entire problem of subsidiary coinage in the Colony, The experience of the last few years han clearly shown that it la impossible

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HONGKONG, APRIL 4TH, 1912.

THERE have been reports during the past few weeks to the effect that the Canton authorities are issuing Republican bank notes" and new twenty-cent coins. It would

The man charged with siding and abet- ting the stowaways, a fitter, said he would have received 500 for each of the mea had they landed in Australia. He was fined $1,000 or nine months' imprisonment with

hard labour.

THE MAGISTRACY.

For stealing a quantity of clothing and a blanket valued at $7, a Chinese was yesterday sentenced to three months' hard labour.

An Indian guard at the Gaol was charged yesterday with a breach of the regulations, in supplying cigarettes to a prisoner. He was fined $50 or six weeks' imprisonment.

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The Right Hon. Mr. Lloyd George, Chancellor of the Exchequer, introduced the Budget in the House of Commons yesterday. He said that the surplus of

the prosperity of trade during 1911-12 had exceeded the mout sanguine expectations. The principal taxes had done well, de spite the strike, except that on sugar, and that was owing to the drought. Tea had yielded £41,000 below the estimate, though it exceeded the estimate of the preceding year. This was due, firstly, to many tea estates being converted LONDON, April 3rd, Router's correspundent at Malta tele rubber, and, secondly, to the strike. The loss of revenue up to the 31st March graphs that the P. & O. steamer Suria en

directly attributable to the strike was route to the Far East arrived a day over- due, having collided with the French £400,000. All classes had shared in the quer then reviewed the working of the steamer Circe near Algiers in a thick fog. Prosperity, The Chancellor of the Exche- 1909 Budget. None of the taxes created by that Budget could justly be described As revolutionary; the necessaries of life had not been taxed, trade bad improved, unemployment had diminished before the strike; indeed unemployment had reach ed the lowest point it had ever touched. Regarding the surplus, he stated that it was due to underspending, and the na- ture of that maderspending must be con- sidered The underspending by the Admiralty,

ty, amounting to one and a half millions sterling, was only a postponement. There were two other contingencies which must be considered, namely, the effect of the strike and the possibility mentioned by Mr. Churchill on the 18th March when he presented the Naval Estimates to the House. Nobody deplored more than him-

Her starboard bow was damaged. She has 4 pastengora. The Syria remains at Malta for repairs.

[The latest list of bookings to hand show that Mrs. Ormiston and child, and Mrs. W. J. Ratty and child had booked to Hongkong).

WRECKAGE FROM THE "KOOMBANA."

FEARED LOBS. OF 130 PEOPLE.

LONDON, April 3rd.

A telegram from Perth, Western Australia, states that a portion of the Koomband and some wreckage have been found.

It is feared that the passengers and crew; totalling 180 persons, have been lost.

A Chinese was charged with being un lawfully in possession of four Winchester rifice and four hundred rounds of ammunition. Mr. Irving drew attention to the fact that he said a few weeks ago that a man who wished to carry arms for a lawful purpose could obtain a licener

FIGHTING IN THE SOUDAN. by applying to the Captain Super-

Defendant could TWO BRITISH AND FOUR EGYPTIAN OFFICERS intendent of Police.

KILLED. not, therefore, claim that he bad not had He would be fined sufficient warning. $200 or three months' imprisonment, and the arms would be confiscated,

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF

CANTON, LIMITED.

We are officially informed that subjeet

to audit the Directors will recommend

that a final dividend of $20 per share be paid for account 1910, making 350 per share for the year, an interim dividend of 230 per share for 1911 and a Bonus of 20 per cent. on contributory premium, for the Government of Hongkong to content They will further recommend that itself with the iden that "for currency pur£10,000 be passed to Sterling Reserve poses, Hongkong is and must remain an Fund, leaving $616,000 to be carried for integral portion of China." Itis discredit-ward to Underwriting Suspense Account, able to the administration of the Colony thus closing, the Account for 1910, that the commmity in the matter of its currency should be so absolutely at the marcy of a foreign Government "utterly ignorant of the first principles of political economy in regard to currency," as the

CHINA TRADERS' INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

LONDON, April 3rd. Router's correspondent at Cairo tele-

graphs that a small punitive expedition ander Major Leveson engaged a large force of Anuak raiders in thick buah near

Odongo.. The Anuaks fled, having received heavy losses, and abandoned their villages. Their positions were destroyed

Captain Lichtenberg, Captain Kinshan, three Egyptian others and 12 Soudanese soldiers were killed, and an Egyptian officer and 12 mien were wounded.

THE CANADIAN NAVAL POLICY.

** NAVAL AUTONOMY ESSENTIAL."

will

self the enormous waste ori armaments, but so much depended on the absolute inviolability of our shores that if we erred we were right to err on the safe side. Continuing, the Chancellor said: So long as I am satisfied, as I am, that Mr. Churchill's demands will only secure the rainimum necessary for our safety, it is my duty to find the neces cary finance." It was premature to say what or how much the very serious con-

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

THE COAL STRIKE.

THE MINERS' BALLOT-STILL

·UNFAVOURABLE.

LONDON, April 3rd.

The result of the ballat at midnight was as follows:

For resumption...... Against resumption

147,363

150,016

These figures include the following ro- turns from Scotland:-

12,879

20,850

For resumption Against resumption Despite the hostile vote of the northern miners it is believed that they will not oppose a national settlement should the Miners' Federation advise resumption.

Mr. Enoch Edwards, speaking at Stoke, said he was convinced that the ultimate result would be such as would empower himself and his colleagues to order the men to resume.

ROYAL SYMPATHY,

The King has sent to Mr. John Buras, Home Secretary, one thousand guineas for the relief of sufferers through the strike.

·Queen Mary and Queea Alexandra have each sent £1,000.

Mr. Burns has undertaken the distribu- tion of the money.

THE SUFFRAGETTE CONSPIRACY

CASE.

LONDON, April 3rd. The remainder of Mrs. Pankhurst'a sentence of imprisonment bas been re- mitted to enable her to prepare her defence in the conspiracy trial

THE FRANCHISE FOR WOMEN IN SWEDEN.

LONDON, April 3rd. Router's correspondent at Stockholm states that a Bill has been introduced into the Legislature-to-confer-upon-women the Parliamentary franchise.

The Bill provides that women might stand for election. It also provides that men and wives whose husbands have paid no taxes for three years shall not have the right to vote.

THE LONDON POISONING CASE.

tingency to which Mr. Churchill referred might mean, but in order to provide

LONDON, April 3rd. the necessary reserve he would propose The appeal of Seddon, who was seb- presently that they devote the whole tenced to death for the murder of Miss surplus to strengthening the Exchequer Eliza Barrow, a lady who lodged with balance. If at the end of the year it isprisoner and his wife at Holloway, shown that it is unnecessary to draw London, has been dismissed.

JAPANESE IN CALIFORNIA.

LONDON, April 3rd..

tbe

upon that balance, Parliament would judge the situation and devote the re serve wholly or partly to the reduction of the National Debt. He feared that

· LONDON, April 3rd.

the prospects of a reduction of naval ex-

A telegram from Washington states that The Québec Chronicle has published an

penditure, were not very bright, but we the Senate has passed a resolution asking outline of Mr. Borden's proposed Naval should have reason to rejoice. il we escape President Taft, if such action is com- policy. While the number of ships has a mbetantial increase this year and àpatible with public interest, to furnish all

regarding not been decided, it is believed that tenders still larger increase next year. It was possible information will be called immediately for two Super-estimated that the expenditure for 1912-13 reported Japanese activity at Magdalena

increase of Bay, in Mexican California. would be £188,885,000, an Canada Dreadnought cruisers.

€5,600,000. There was a decrease of notify the Imperial Government and the £450,000 in the administration of African Government at Canton has been. So long We are officially informed that subject Governments of the Dominions that Naval protectorates. The increased expenditure as we allow great quantitios of Chinese sub-to audit the Directors will recommend Autonomy is essential and that representa

was due to the Insurance Act and the suliary ailver to be shipped into the Colony that a final dividend of 34 per share betion is imperative. Both can only he met purchase of the telephones.

It was from Canton, and allow the money-changers

paid for account, 1910, making $8 for the to circulate it, we doubt if ever the out year, an interin dividend of $4 per share of the creation of an Imperial Squadron estimated that the strike wild cus

to which the British Dominion Govern- total loss to revenue from spirits, beer, sidiary coinage of Hongkong will be restored contributory premium. They will further ments will contribute and which will be to par value.

recommend that £10,000 be passed to

controlled by an Imperial Board of Sterling Reserve Fund, leaving $225,000

Admiralty.

to be carried forward to Underwriting Suspense Account, thus closing the Ac- count for 1910.

Mr. C. A. 8, Kuss, solicitor, arrived from Home last week to join the firm of Messra Goldring, Barlow and Morrell, and has been duly admitted to practice in the Colony.

be interesting to know whether any repre- The marriage of Mr. F. B. L. Bowley" sentation regarding the mattor has been

to Miss Ethel Bronwen Edwards will take mude on behalf of the Government of Hong-place at St. John's Cathedral on Tues- kong to the new Chinese authorities on this day afternoon next. mubject. To the old nuthorities represent- ations were repeatedly made with a view to the restriction of the minting and issuing of subsidiary coinage until the currency had been reliabilitated. Promises of a satis factory character were readily given, and

The two-storied building formerly oc- just as readily broken. China is now re- garded as having a more enlightened govern.cupied by the Land Office was let yoctor ment, and it should follow that an appeal day by public auction from date to June can he made to it with greater effect. Not 20th, 1913. The property was knocked withstanding several years of effort on the down to Mr. A. H. Ough (Messrs. Leigh Part of the Government of Hongkong to and Orange) at $250 a month.`-, rehabilitate its subsidiary coinage through The Rev. V. H. Copeley Moyle, M.A., the co-oporation of the Chinese authorities vicar of Iping cum Chithurst, has been at Canton, the position to-day is but little appointed to succeed the Rev. F. T. John- changed. The discount on subsidiary silver, son, as Chaplain of St. John's Cathedral, both Hongkong and Chinese, is between 7 Hongkong. Mr. Johnson leaves early in and 8 per cent., while on copper coins it is May and his successor is expected at the in the neighbourhood of 26 per cent. It is end of that month.

for 1911 and a bonus of 20 per cent on

THE VICTORIAN LOAN.

LONDON, April 3rd. A Melbourne telegram states that the Victoria loan of £1,500,000 bearing interest at 33 per cent. has been success fully floated locally.

THE SCOTTISH CHURCHES.

THE CHOCOLATE SOLDIER."

Those who witnessed "The Chocolate. Soldier" daring the previous visit of the Bandmann Opera Company can appre ciate the wisdom of the management in giving two nights to this charming pro- duction. A more cordial response to the

LONDON, April 3rd. efforts of the artistes could not have been Proposals regarding a basis for the expected than was shown last night. Not Union of the Church of Scotland and the only was there a crowded house, but the United Free Church are at present being large audience went prepared to be de considered by Committees of both lighted with the scenery, the pretty music, | Churches. and the fanny episodes of the play, and indicated that none were disappointed. the many encores and frequent laughter

the performance rested, were all well The principals, on whom the success of suited. Mise Tempest as Nadine rendered the various solos in a cost effective manner and had to respond to several

a disgraceful condition for the currenty of

We learn from Japan papers that the recalls, while Miss Kitty Barlow as any country to be in. Our readers are

Rev. T. W. Austen, Chaplain of the Aurelia and Miss Frampton as Mascha familiar with the reasons for this state of Seamen's Institute at Yokohama, has gave spirited interpretations to their affairs in Hongkong. Briefly it is that the been appointed to the temporary charge parts. Mr. Bobby Roberts was quite at subsidiary coins issued for the needs of the of the Seamen's Mission at Hongkong, home in the role of the Chocolate Soldier, Colony were continually being drained out during the absence, on furlough, of the and Mr. Frith and Mr. Farmer made the of the Colony and passing inte circulation Chaplain here, Mr. Austen, who had most of their opportunities as Popoff and in the neighbouring provinces. The for- been in charge of the work in Yokohama Spiridoff respectively. ernment, not without justification, has for thirty-nine years, expects, according pleaded that it was powerless to prevent to present arrangements, to be in Hong

kong about a year.

The opera is to be repeated to-night.

The attention of readers is directed to

the change of plays advertised in this

issue.

AN AVIATION FEAT.

LONDON, April 3rd. Hamel, the aviator, flew from Hendon to Grisnez and thence to Paris with a lady passenger.

PRINCE OF WALES IN FRANCE.

LONDON, April 3rd.

Wales have exchanged visite.

President Falliores and the Prince of

DEATH OF MR. EDWARD TERRY.

LONDON, April 3rd:

THE CHINESE UNDER THE BRITISH FLAG.

The eighth annual meeting of the Hong- kong and New Territories' Evangelisation tobacco, ten and sugar of £800,000 this Society (Buropean section), was held on year, making with the past year Tuesday evening in Union Church Hall £1,200,000. The trade conditions of the under the presidency of Rev. C. H. Hick- -world-were exceptionally...hoalthy, and ling. The report of the Committee for the future at home depended upon the 1911 showed old work strengthened and readiness of capital to share its luck with new work opened in several places. It labour and the moderation of labour in pressing its demands. On the whole there was nothing on the horizon to mar the prospects of a bountiful year,

CRITICISING THE BUDGET.

It!

was not easy to meet all the requests for Bible-teaching. The subscriptions showed a substantial increase. Cordial thanks were given to the retiring officers, Com- mittee, Rev. H. R. Wells and Miss Watkin. Mr. Austen Chamberlain said he failed (L.M.8.) for their able services during the to see the justification for reserving o

past year. The Committee was then re- surplus to meet naval contingencies elected, viz. Dr. A. D. Sibree (Hon.. amounting to six millions sterling,

Treas.), Mr. J. McCaig (Hon. Sec.), Capt. what might be required this year on the and W. A Court. was beyond anything in the nature of J. Nicholson, Messrs. W. G. Humphreys basis laid down by the First Lord of the audience became deeply interested in the The representative

Admiralty. By thus diverting the money vivid narratives given by several Chinese to a sinking fund the Government seemed to be utterly regardless of the credit of Evangelista and a Bible-woman. All the country, and the effects would be most spoke of the strong set of the current deplorable. He begged the Government to towards Christianity. The practice of reconsider the proposal, which he would idol worship was rapidly pessing away and very large numbere were eagerly certainly resist.

seeking Christian instruction. These addresses were interpreted by Rev. H. R.: Wells, who also testified to the width and depth of the recent movement. Mr. Wong, who has lately returned from Honolulu to his native village Lam Taun, told of his conversion and baptism in Union Church by Dr. Eitel. He is an enthusiastic voluntary worker for the Gospel and gave a brisk account of conditions, aima and. hopes. The notes of thankfulness and

meeting, which closed with the Doxology.

TEA DUTY FIXED. The resolution fixing the ton duty at fivepence was adopted.

The Times states that the Government has set aside the surplus with the express intention of using it for increasing ship building if the German naval programme is increased. This was not clearly realised after Mr. Lloyd George's statement, but Mr. Masterman, in winding up, gave an assurance that the money would not be

Mr. Edward O'Connor Terry, well-used except for the Navy without the encouraged hope characterised the whole

known in the dramatic profession, and the sanction of the House of Commons. owner of Terry's Theatre, is dead.