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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRES", WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24mm, 1918,

think that either of these states of affairs will be realized.

We do not believe that Tibot will be given over to the rule of the Jamas, nor can we see her united, indissolu ably with China. The most likely outcome is that Tibet and Ching will conduct them selves in the same way toward each other now as they did in the past, and that the same relations will be observed between them. What these relations actually were ealle for some explanation, and a brief his torical retrospect. It is fashionable to talk of the former relation of China to Tibet a suzerainty; technical names are treacherous. things, und never more susceptible of mis- interpretation than when those applicable WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. to a Westera polity are transferred to the international affairs of Oriental peoples. Suzerainty, as we understand it, has never existed between China and Tibet. It is

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The death is announced in Manila of Mr. George Gilchrist, a well-known marine, surveyor and consulting engineer.

At the Magistracy yesterday two Franch bluejackets from the Argus were charged with disorderly behaviour, and refusing to pay ricaha hire, at Shaukiwan," magistrate ordered them to pay $3.10 as compensation

The

There were 60 cases of plague in the Colony last week, and 35 deaths. Two were Filipino cases; the other 84 being Chinese. There were also 18 cases of small- pox (eight fatal), and two fatal Chinese cases of enteric fever.

Mr. Irving at the Magistracy yesterday only in comparatively recent years that re-ordered a Chinese to pay a fine of 8125 for lations between the two countries have been having been in possession of a quantity at all intimate, though in the sighth and of opium on board the Sui An. He was ninth centuries of the Christian era they also fined $00 for having been in possession threatened to take a course the reverse of of a revolver and 100 rounds of ammuni-

that which has been witnessed in more tion. modern times, The chieftains of Tibet

coded in subjugating to themselves for

A Chinese woman appeared before Mr.. a time large areas of the north-west of Irving at the Magistracy yesterday charg

Ferkins, of the London Mission, spoke to having examined the girl and found her

PURE GRAPH advent of the Mongols under Guzscam shoulders bruised as if she had been beaten

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by a cane or a rod. The hearing was ad- journed.

“TITANIC" CALAMITY. amined. Thirdly, after receiving the re-

FURTHER EVIDENCE BEFORE

SENATE COMMITTEE.

BRITISH INQUIRY TO OPEN IMMEDIATELY.

(THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.]

MH. 18MAY'S POSITION.

LONDON, April 23rd. Reuter's correspondent at New York.

telegrapha that Mr. Ismay says he sup posed that the inquiry was for the pur

pose of ascertaining how similar dis-

asters could be prevented and not to

given out. He admitted that re-assuring reports had been issued from the White Star office based on newspaper and private reports and rumours from Cape Race, but it was impossible to separate the wheat from the chaff. He knew nothing regard ing the telegram received by a Congress mau purporting to emanate from the

of searchlights could immediately be

ports from the Court of Inquiry and the Advisory Committee he would advise the House of Commone if a national or inter- national commission was necessary. Four- thly, the Board of Trade had convened s conference of representatives of British shipping companies for a prompt exchange of views as to what measures the com- panies themselves, contemplate panding the revision of the statutory rules.

Lord Mersey presides over the Titanic court of inquiry, which will have the widest powers and which will sit immedi- ately.

Mr. Buxton said that Lord Mersey would have the title of Wreck Commis sioner, and would be assisted by assessore. The Court would be empowered to re- quire the attendance of passengers and crow and would grant poor. witnesses maintenance allowance. The White Star has undertaken to produce every mem- ber.of the crew summoned.

INHABITANTS OF HONGKONG.

| China, and there was some danger of their/ed with having assaulted a little girl. Dr. inquire into his personal conduct, though White Star declaring that all on board

proving fatal to China's existence. The

and KHUBLAT KHAN put a final end to this, and in the meantime the power of the giallon, or chieftains, in Tibet had been

At a meeting of the Sanitary Board weakening, while that of the lamas grew, Peronne Per until, by the end of 17th century, the yesterday, the Secretary read a letter from of Idos. Bot authority of the Dalai Lausa had gained the Government announcing the appoint

predominance throughout the greater partment of Mr. Chan Kai Ming, who was $23.40 2.45 of the land. Sungarian chieftains from the present at the meeting. The President

north then waged war on Tibet, aiming at warmly welcomed Mr. Chan Kni Ming

the Board, and expressed regret at the the subversion of the DALAI's authority, and retirement of Mr. Lau Chu Pok. the re-establishment of the secular power. The newly-established Manchu dynasty intervened on behalf of the DALAI, and în 1750 CH'IBN-LUNG finally suppressed the temporal authority of the chieftains, and vested the government in the lamas, with the Dalai at their band. There is not much

be was willing to tell everything. He were safe. No messages had been issued was throughout a passenger, and did nct by the White Star containing definite in. THE PEACE AND QUIET OF THE interfere in any wise with the navigation formation. He emphatically declared that of the ship or in any other way. The the first he heard of the actual sinking was accident has proved the futility of un- at 6.27 on Monday evening. He was pro-ing the loud and unnecessary. noises" Complaints frequently reach us regard- sinkable vessels, The present legal re-strated for a momest, but recovered and which disturb the peace and quiet of the

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quirements must be changed. The owners telephoned to the directors. He went to inhabitants at night, both in Hongkong would no longer rely too much on water- see the waiting reporters and began read- and Kowloon. There is, for instance, the tight compartments and wireless tele-ing aloud Titanio sank at 3.30. He excruciating noises made almost nightly graphy, but must have life thats and looked round and found that the reporters proximity to the Hongkong Hotel by at the Chinese Y.M.C.A. in eloso rafts sufficient for every soul on board and vanished. They were rushing for the brass band practices, by Chinese would- with enough men to handle them.

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be musicians, and we have been asked to A. Philadelphia message states that Mr.

musicians be exiled to Lantao. At Kow- suggest as a remedy that the ambitions William Carter emphasises the injustice

loon there is continual complaint of the noise urade at night in the Indian

Mr. Franklin denied that he conferred on Monday morning with the Marconi

The following notice of motion has been given in the House of Commonà ----Mr. MacCallum Scott: To call attention to the recent changes in the regulations made by that is being done Mr. Ismay, who was cool officials, or exercised a wireless censor the Colonial Office, whereby all British subjects who are not of pure European

and collected throughout and kept the

ship, or attempted to spirit away members

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descent on both sides are excluded from steerage, passengers quiet. Mr. Ismay of the crew of the. Titazie before they be expected, as the Indian troops are Gold and White Ospsule... 43.40.3.70 hint of suzerainty about this proceeding the civil and police services of Hongkong, and the officers searched for several could he examined by the Committee. His shortly to be quartered at Lai-chib-kok.

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So far as noises at night in the town of was to prevent them falling into evil Victoria are concerned, it may not be hands. He testified that the life-saving generally known that the aid of the law appliances on board were in excess of may be invoked, and has in fact been invoked in one recent case. In 1844 au those required by law, and expressed the Ordinance was passed" for the better

1.S. WATSON & 00... Ap Edict from the Emperor was first men, one of whom had been armed with he did till the Carpathia was sighted. opinion that the disaster was unavoidable securing of the Peace and Quiet of the

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The difficulties under which the police work are illustrated by an incident which came to light yesterday. A woman living at Bay View informed that police that two a revolver, entered the house of her master and mistress and took away a quantity of valuablea. Two men were arrested, but after being questioned, the woman ad-

and subsequent events show that neither side had the least intention of regarding 49.40 4.20 the situation in so seientide a way. Perhaps in no way is Chiau's attitude toward Tibet (The above Prices include duty.)

better illustrated than in the method and incidents of the selection of a new Dalai Lama, on the vacation of the post by death. necessary; then the Amban (or Chinese Resident at Lhasa) collected the names of such children as had been born at about the time of the demise, and whose birth had becu attended with miraculous manifesta.mitted that the report was a false ́one. tions. These names were then transmitted

The appointments of the following to Paking, where the lot was drawn from the golden urr, and then, at last, the Dalai gentlemen as members of the British North £26,500,

Borneo Legislative Council have been ap£115,000. Laina was successfully re-embodied. As if proved by the Governor of B.N.B. Mr. this did not give the Maucha Emperor Walter George Darby as representative of sufficient control over the appointment of the European and general community, Mr. the nominal ruler of Tibet, it was always | Algernon Charles Corbetta as representa possible for him to forbid the reincarnation tive of the West Coast planting com-

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THE RELIEF FINDS.

Mr. Isay rowed continuously and world and that it would be absurd to hold any Inhabitants of the Town of Victorio and not look at the Titanic sinking.

individual responsible. The Fitame did its vicinity during night-time." Section not carry a searchlight. He believed that of that Ordinance reads: "From and after the publication of this Ordinance five or six of the ship's watertight com

no person or persons, whatsoever shall partments were opened, but that was pure between sunset and the hour of six in the guesswork." The speed of the Titanic was following morning make or cause to be about four iniles an hour below that of the made any noise or noises whatever cal- Mauretania, and pone of the White Star the public tranquillity or the quiet of the culated to disturb, annoy or interfere with commanders had ever been given to under-occupier or inhabitant of any dwelling-

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STMINSTER CATHEDRAL

MEMORIAL SERVICE.

The requiem service held in West

the Titanic was

stand that they were expected to break records. Mr. Franklin made an excellent

to take place in any district that had proved unity, Mr. Paul Breitag as representa-minster Roman Catholic Cathedral for impression on the Committee, the hostile be made any such noise or noires: "30

troublesome, and there is even an instance Live of the East Coast planting community, those who died on

of one leading lama who was, by Imperial Edict "forbidden for ever the privilege of appearing again on earth in human form," Au example exhibiting the same tendency in another form is to be seen in the com- mission of CHAO ERx-FESO as Warden of the Marches, which gave him authority over all the country between Tachionlu and HONGKONG OFFICE: 104, Das Vaux ROAD CFien-pa, a post about half-way between the LONDON OFFICE: 131, Flaer StBEST. EG Chino-Tibetan frontier and Lhasa.

Telegraphie Address: PRESS.

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P. O. Box, 84. Telephone No. 13.

The Daily Press.

The

and Mr. Lim Swee Cheng as representative crowded.

of the Chinese and Asiatic community.

MR. STEAD'S LAST WORDS.

4 New York message states that Mr. Seward, who was a table companion of the late Mr. Steed on the Titanic, relates

that. Mr. Stead was talking politic, American and British, and said that much

members of which obviously changed their attitude as his examination progressed.

A SENSATIONAL STATEMENT,

Boxhall, the fourth officer of the Titanic, has made a sensational statement to the

effect that after the collision, he concen- trated his attention on the sending up of

house within the sald town of Victoria or, its vicinity: And that in case any person or persóna shall make or cause to aforesaid it shall and may be lawful for any such occupier or inhabitant or for any officer charged with the preservation of the peace or any constable or police man or other person to summon the party so offending before any Police Magistrate to whom it shall and may be lawful on due investigation and proof of the party having offended against the provisions aforesaid, to proceed against and in a offending in any sum not exceeding ten dollars and in default of payment to commit the said party to prison for any period of time not exceeding one calendar month."!

The public aggrieved by these noises at

description.. H.E.. the Officer Administer. opprobrium had been heaped upon him rockets, to attract the attention of a stup summary manner to fine. the party so

The "Great Raymond" gives his opening performance in Hongkong at the Theatre on Saturday. He has recently been visiting Bangkok. His performance there is described in one of the papers as "An Arabian Night's Entertainment," and the description given of the magician's mar- vellous * performance fully warrants the Manchu Emperor thus admitted no dis-ing the Government has promised his owing to his opposition to the South directly ahead and about five miles distant. tinction between the nature of his authority patronege on the opening night, the book African War, but he rejoiced that Mr. He said he noticed her mast and red side in Szuchuan and in Tibet, and gave no re-ing for which, we are informed, is pro Lloyd George and he had latterly been light. She was close enough to see the cognatiou to the idea of suzerainty. On the ceeding very satisfactorily. HONGKONG, APRIL 24TH, 1912.

vindicated. His last conversation was signal of distress. He saw no reply, but other hand, when the Dalai Lama visited

The Temps, dealing with French ad about Mr. Rhodes.. At one time he was the Captain and some of the stewards ap- THE events of the past week or so show the Peking in 1908, there was some difficulty in

be admitted to ministration in Indo-China, points out Dalai Lama and his advisers have come to arranging for him to

the heir to the Entpire Builder's" eight Parently did. This is the first mention of the conclusion that the present period of audience of the Empress Dowager, as he that the Annamites cannot be satisfied

Titanic. The witness, describing the As to noise in the day-time, a corres- flur in China, and the consequent weaken claimed, on ecclesiastical grounds, that he with a programme of education conceived millions, but he deliberately sacrificed they vessel being within sight of the ing of the grip on the outlying dependen-should grant, not request, an audience. He in a spirit of distrust, and referring to the Faritage in opposing the Bour war. He

collision, said he felt a slight impact and pondent writes:-The maneuvring of the also maintained that he could not holow tô vast plan drawn up by M. Beau's Govern- was one of the few on deck when the he mounted the bridge, from which he saw Hongkong tram care over the temporary cias, furnish a favourable opportunity for the Empress, so when at last the audience ment, but never carried nut, our contem Trinne struck and preserved a beautiful the iceberg faintly. It was about thirty in such complimentary terms in your system of points yesterday, referred to him to regain the prestige that be lost when did take place, the Dalai Lama merely the shame of seeing the project of a Uni.mpcture. None know his end, except feet high and grey in colour. The Captain issue, did more than "attract consider-

porary remarks that the French have had he fled from Sir FRANCIS YOURGHUSBAND bowed on entering the Imperial presenco. versity of the Far East, abandoned at that he faced death with philosophic sent him below to ascertain the extent of able attention," for quite a few score in 1904, and the power that he abandoned It is certain that, in the past, Tibet and Hanoi, taken up and put into execution resignation.

on his retreat before CHAD ERH-YENG's

conduct.

SENATE INQUIRY RESUMED.

night-time, therefore, have their remedy at law.

the damage. He found the mail room people went home yesterday with frazzled flooded and the sacks floating. The nerves and bad, headaches caused by the Captain then ordered out the lifeboats, pandemonium of noise which seemed but the people did not show much anxiety and the writer feels just like The Man necessary to this same manoeuvring," to enter.

in the Street in England who is wont to mutter feebly that “something really BRITISH INQUIRY ORDERED

ought to be done,” and, you will nec also, ̈ The Right Hon. Mr. Buxton, Pre-like the truly British paterfamilias who

on these occasions "Writes to the papers.'

JA sident of the Board of Trade,. an- This in offered as a protest to such noise nounced in the House of Commone and incidentally as a change from the that steps were being taken to constitate ↑ well worn themes of "The £nest site in the strongest possible court of in the Colony," etc., etc., and in the hopes

specially presided over by a high judiciał quiry into the loss of the Titente, that some brainy individual will devise a plan that will stop such din effectually. authority Secondly a shipping advisory committen will consider the new situation which has arisen. The matter could not

China would never have agreed on any by the English at Hongkong-a lamentable advance guard, a couple of years ago. The definition of the relationship between them; result of hesitation and incoherence in Republions Government seems to have China treated Tibet as a conquered country, looked for some such attempt on the part of and whenever a favourable opportunity

WHITE BTAR AGENT CROSS-EXAMINED. the Tibetans to throw off the alien yoke, seemed to offer, Tibet tried to assert ker and to have been, in consequence, uncertain independence. There is no reason to believe

ST. GEORGE'S DAY- :

A Washington message states that the as to its treatment of the land: on the one that these relations will be modified, or put

Senate inquiry has been resumed. The Yesterday was St. George's Day. It hand, it is to be incorporated in the great on a more systematic basis, now that China must be quite six years since the English proceedings, the hall being packed, while most intense interest was shown in the family of the Republic, .composed of Chi-is a-republic, the only probable change residents of the Colony co-operated to do

a number of people swarmed outside and neso, Mongols, Manchus, Tibetans and Mo-

is that the increased authority that, under honour to the memory of the patron saint bàmmedans, and is accordingly given the energetic methods of CRAO BR-FENG, of Merrie England. The occasion was looked in the windows. representative stripe in the standard of the China was winning in Tibet will be lost in celebrated last night, however, hy an “At Mr. Franklin, the White Star agent in Republic, on the other hand, it is to enjoy the present period of transition, and that Home" given at Government House by New York, was submitted to porfect autonomy, and its ancient Lustitu- the Dalai Lama will gain a greater degree ministering the Government.

H.E. Mr. Claud Severn, the Officer Ad-cross-examination with a

view to clearing tions are not to be interfered with. These of independence. The effects in Tibet of number of residents were present, and

A large ap the mystery surrounding the supposed twe positions are, of course, incompatible the Chinese revolution cannot but he of notwithstanding the temperature, dancing-suppression of news of the sinking of the with each other, no matter what scheme of federation is adopted, unless the allegiance great interest and importanca to Great continued with-much animation until after vessel. He deposed that he first heard of Tibet to the great family of the Republic Britain; however, our hands are tied by midnight. The grounds were beautifully of the Titanic collision at 2.20 in the is to be of the most shadowy kind only the Russian Agreement of 1907, so, apart illuminated, a feature being a large St.

morning of the 16th instant through the "finally be cleared up until the enquiry was

Lonena's orana niabad out in end and whita.

a severo

COST OF THE DURBAR,

At a meeting of the Viceroy's Council

at Colantka.