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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 27TH, 1912.

TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRA MS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

STRIKE ON THE OLYMPIC,

FIREMEN ALARMED.

As the Olympic was on the point of sail- firemen ing from Southampton the guddenly flied down the gangway and alleged that the collapsible boata were unworthy and demanded that they be replaced by regulation lifeboats, other wise they would not sail.

The manager of the White Star address. ed the men offering a demonstration of the collapsiblea, but the men rejected the offer and unanimously decided not to sail. Thereupon the Olganie was towed to. Cowes Roads and anchored, requiring over 200 firemen before proceeding to New

York.

LATER.

A deputation of stokers in the after- noon watched a demonstration with the collapsible boats. The men waited for the report of the deputation and afterwards ile Seafarers' Knion demanded the dismissal of eighteen firemen who had remained on the Olympic.

The White Star Company refused; consequently there is a deadlock.

LATER.

(THROUGH REUTER'S LOUNCY.)

BRITISH POLITICS.

THE HOME RULE DILL

Loxbox, April 26th.

Mr. Lloyd George announced in the House of Commons that the second road ing of the Home Rule Bill would be taken

*(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

SEAMEN'S STRIKE IN JAPAN.

LONDON, April 26th. Reator's correspondent at Yokohama telegraphs that the seamen in the employ of the Nippon Yasen Kaisha, the Toyo Kisen Kaisha, and the Osaka Bhosen Kaisha have strack work, and the liners on the 30th instant and that six days for Europe, America and Shanghai have would be given to it.

The Opposition vehemently protested against six days being given for the Home

Rule debate. A heated scene. took place between Mr. Lloyd · Gooïgo and Sir Edward Carson on the subject.

THE WELSH DISESTABLISHMENT BILL The Welsh Disestablishment Bill would be taken on the 13th May, and the Flouse

would adjourn for Whitsuntide on the 22nd May.

bent held up.

RUSSIA AND MONGOLIA. .

LONDON, April 28th. The Times correspondent at St. Peters-

burg telegrapha that Russian money is finding its way into the Mongolian Treasury in return for mining and other concessions.

The intention of China to send delegates to Mongolia to treat for a recognition of On the remumption of the debate on the Chinese sovereignty is, favourably viewed Welsh Disestablishment Bill,

in official circles, Russia adhering to the

idea that Mongolia should

wrong

Mr. Lloyd George said the the Welsh people felt was that England was imposing upon them as national and exponent of their spiritual life England's own church, which was ab exponent of English views of life and English tem- perament. What greater wrong could be inflicted on a nation? He proceeded then

"-"The Olympic has not yet procured to a lengthy defence of disendowment..

stokers.

BEAMAN STRIKE..

• All ranks bolow boatswain's mate on the White Star Liner Olympic (sister ship of the Titanic) struck on Thursday night, but afterwarde agreed to sail.

THE SIBERIAN DISTURBANCES.

Losmos. April 20th.

A message from St. Petersburg states

LATER.

The House of Commons read the Welsh Disestablishment, Bill a first time.by 331

votes to 253.

THE INDIAN LOAN.

LONDON, April 26th. The failure of the Indian Loan, whereby underwriters are saddled with 87 per that in the Dunn the Minister for the cent., is being much commented upon. It is variously abscribed to the unfavourable condition of the money market, to the impending heavy, realisations consequent upon the loss of the Titanic, and the tendency for investors to seek a higher rate of interest and the decline of British credit.

Interior said that he fully endorsed the

setion of the authorities in the Lena gold- fields. A force of 130 soldiers was faced

by a mob of 7,000 and was compelled to fire four volleys owing to the charges made by the strikers. He affirmed that the strikers were imhned with political motives and had planned to seize the soldiers' weapons and plunder the mines,,

THE CAMPANILE. OF VENICE. LONDON, April 26th.

Venice was beflagged yesterday when the Duke of Genoa inaugurated the now Campanile amidst enormous enthusiasm. There

were processions, many notable people were present, the gendolas were in great force, and the bluejackets fired feur-de-joie.

A LONDON OUTRAGE.

LONDON, April 26th. Tibbitt, the assailant of Leopold, de Rothschild in London, has been sentericed to twenty years' penal servitude. There will be an inquiry into the state of his

mind.

NAVAL MANŒUVRES.

LONDON, April 20th. The King reviews a portion of the Fleet at Portland on May 5th, participating in

the maneuvres.

ENGLISH CUP TIE.

LowDow, April 26th. The re-played fins in the English Cup competition between Barnsley and Brom.. wich West Albion took place at Sheffield. and after extra time had been played resulted in a win for Barnsley by one goal to Bil.

The weather was glorious, there being a good breeze. The attendance numbered

45.000.

At the outset Bromwich, assisted by the wind, showed to advantage, having greater dish and greater speed. The second half was of a give and take nature. both defences proving impenetrable.. Extra time had to be played. Bromwich

· missed an easy chance, and then. Barnsley with a desperate effort scored.

THE REVOLT IN FEZ.

LONDON, April 26th.

It appears that the Jewish casualties in the revolt at Fez were 51 killed and 38 wounded.

A Tangier message reports that 175 Shereefian cavalry encamped at Arbaona under the command of a French captain have deserted with their arms and horses.

ROYALIST PLOT IN PORTUGAL.

LONDON, April 26th.

be au

autonomous province under Chinese suzerainty. It is believed that China will ultimately accept this fomula.

THE SITUATION IN TIBET.

LONDON, April 28th. The Dalai Lama's special courier has arrived at Kalimpong and reports that the Chinese are still penned in a corner of the suburbs of Lħasso. A parley is proceeding, but the Chinese are hesitating

over the offer of the Tibetans of safe cón-

duct and expenses to Szechuan subject to a surrender of their arms.

GLOOMY VIEWS OF CHINA.

THE MAGISTRACY.

THEFTS FROM GODOWNS.

Several thefts from the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and London Company's godowns have been reported to the police, and yesterday several prosecutions took place by the Company, in one instance a watchman being summoned for neglect of duty.

BANISHMENT OF A FRENCH, WOMAN, Emilie Paileeport, n French woman. cas of the demi-mondaine who had been banished from the Colony some time ago, appeared before Mr. Melbourne at the Magistracy yesterday charged with re- turning front banishment. She pleaded guilty, and was ordered to enter into a bend of 8500 to come up for judgment after the expiration of five days the bond if called upon, and if found in the Colony to be put into execution.

'

HICKаHAW COOLIE AND IS FARE A rickshaw coolie who demanded more than his legal fare from Mr. Arnold, of, the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steam- boat Company, found that it was a costly experiment. He was paid ton cents and demanded more, whereupon Mr. Arnold took back the ten cents and gave him are cents, the legal fare. The coolie behaved in a disorderly manner, and Mr. Arnold, reported the matter the police. Yester- day the coolie was placed in the dock at the Magistracy, and the charge being proved, Mr. Melbourne imposed a fine of $5 or eight days' in prison.

INTERESTING REVENUE STAMP CASE.

HONGKONG SHARE MARKET. ·

Mesare. Vernon and Smyth in their weekly share report dated April 26th state:---

The quietness which prevailed in the local market in the early stages of the past week has since given way to renewed activity, and a good investment business

has resulted at, in some instances, still further improved rates. London Rub. bera" are slightly easier on the week, the too of the market at the close being quiet. per lb., a decline of 14d. per Ib. on the Tine Hard.Para Rubber is quoted at 4/9

close at 31 per cent. (Bank of England) period under review. Discount rates and 3 per cent. (open market rata). Bar Silver has advanced to 27 13/16. spot, and 27 13/14d. forward, Sterling T.T. closing at 1/11 stendy. The T.T. rate on Shanghai closes at 73,

BANKS. Hongkong and Shanghais in exchange have declined locally to 8845 sympathy with the advance in sterling

sellers with sales at this rate and at $810. The London quotation comes privately at £82 158. Od., the last to hand per "Reuter "being £83.

booked at 3815 ex the dividend of $50 MARINE INBURANCES-Unions have been

recently paid, the market closing with so are firmer again with sales and small sellers. Cautons after weakening to

buyers at 3210. North Chinas are un- changed at $145 and Yangtzer at 8210 with ex $73.

ther improved their position, the market FIRK INBURANCES.-Hongkongs have fur- having advanced rapidly to 8850, at which a good business has been done, the market closing with further buyers. Chinas after a weak opening at $132 are firmer at the close with sales and buyers at the rate.

SHIPPINGS-Hongkong, Canton and Macaos are quiet with sellers at $271. Indo-Chinas are quoted nominally at $70 (combined) and China and Manilas at 11 sellers. Douglases have advanced to 882 buyers without sales, and Star Ferrys to buyers at $32 (old) and $20 (new). Shell Transports are procurable locally at 119/6, but at 109/6 London is a buyer.

REFINERIES-China Sugars after sales at varying rates between $105 and #112

are

easier at the close with probable sellers at 110. Luzons are firnier with buyers at 634.

An interesting case was heard by Mr. Melboume at the Magistracy yesterday in which a Chinese rent collector was summoned for not having affixed a re- venue stamp to money which he had collected. It appears that his custom, which is one followed by Chinese in the Colony, was to enter the amount received in his own book and in the tenant's book,

MINING Tronohs after déclining to but to affix the stamp only to the pay.87/6 can now he placed in London at 71/.. ment in his own book. Mr. H. L. Dennys, Raubs are saviør at $4.65 sellers after Mr. Alfred Hippisley, lately a Com-re, who appeared for the defence, held sales at 84.70. Heawoods are quiet at 5/- that this was sufficient, and his worship and Chinese Engineerings at 38/- sellers, missioner in the Chinese Maritime Cus took a similar view and discharged the London quoting for the latter 36/3 middle

price. tame, lecturing, before the Central Asian defendant. Society upon the Revolution in China. give a gloomy outlook for. the future of China. He said the Revolu-

LONDON, April 20th.

tionaries were fouliably optimistic and where they had established themselves absolute anarchy prevailed. The jea lousies between the provinces had grown and now threatened a general disintegra tion. China indeed would be fortunate A Lisbon message reports that it was it a stable Government were established

without years of strife and bloodshed..

Mr. Byron Brennan said he was even more pessimistic than the lecturer. He believed that it was almost impossible for China to be one nation again.

announced in the Senate that 100 cases of mauser rifles and eighteen cases of cartridges destined for Royalists have been seized at Ponte Vedra.

ITALY AND TURKEY.

LONDON, April 28th. The Daily Chronicle correspondent at

Lord Ronaldsbay said that one effect would likely be the non-fulfilment of

EXEMPLARY SENTENCE ON A

FURBE-SNATCHER.

DOCKS, WHARVES AND GODOWNS.-Hong- kong and Whampoa Docks are quieter with sellers at $461. Kowloon Wharves are also easior closing with sellers at $57,

and Shanghai and Hongkew Wharves at New Amoy Docks are quoted at 88, Shanghai Docks at Tis. 54, Tls 85.

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ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,

CHATER ROAD.

LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGs.--Hong kong Lands have further advanced during WATCHMAKERS, closing steady. Kowloon Lands have been the week to $107 with sales, the market booked at 834, West Points at 354, and Humphreys Estates at 87 Hongkong Hotels are wanted at 8109 and 268 for old and new respectively.

pean ladies have been fairly common in

Cases of parse-snatching from Euro-probably 857:

the Colony during the past twelve months and it has not been often that the police have succeeded in effecting the arrest of the thieves. One lad arrested this week, however, has had two charges preferred against him and was yesterday sentenced by Mr. Irving to six months' imprison ment and to receive two whippings of ́ten strokes each. Evidence in the case taken yesterday was given by Mrs. B. A. Hale who was robbed of a purse in the

centre of Chater Road at 7 o'clock on

Monday night while proceeding from the Star Ferry Wharf to the Hongkong Hotel: The police were notified and on the follow- ing day the youth who was charged with this theft was arrested on another similar

COTTON MILLS.-Hongkonge close steady with sales at 85. Ewos are unchanged at Tis. 89.

Constantinople states that during the China's part of the Opium Agreement, in charge. Mrs. Hale was unable to post kong Tramways have been booked at 476 |

Italian bombardment of the Dardenelles they destroyed Kumkalle fort, killing

300.

A PARIS OUTRAGE.

LONDON, April 28th. Reuter's correspondent in Paris tele. graphs that while Deputy Chief Detective Jouin and Chief Inspector Colmar were making domiciliary visits in connection

with the motor outrages an anarchist shot and killed Jouin and seriously wounded Colmar. He then made his escape. I The affair has caused an intense sensa-

tion.

ROYAL VISITOR IN LONDON.

LONDON, April 26th. Prince Henry of the Netherlands is in London. He visited the Ideal Home Exhibition at the Olympia, a feature of which is the wonderful Dutch village with talio felds, windmille, etc. Queen Wilhelmina was much interested in the village. Prince Henry has many private engagements. He lunches with Their Majesties on Saturday.

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AND JEWELLERS,

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A SPECIALITY.

SWISH

MISCELLANEOUS,China Borneos havs FINEST QUALITY sold and are in request at $10. China

DIAMOND JEWELLERY Providents are wanted at 89, Dairy Farms, at $22, Cements at 84, Electrics at #231, and China Lights at $1.60.. Langkats have been sold to the North at Tis. 60 and Tis, the market closing with buyers at the former rate. Hong-

and London Ventures at 2/9. which case the loss of opium revenue to tively identify the thief, bat prisoner LONDON QUOTATIONS. The following India would be most unfair.

closely answered the description she had London quotations (middle price) were given of him, and she had picked him received by wire this morning

35/- out of a group of eight at the police Linggis..................... station, as being of the height, build and United Serdangs age of the youth who snatched her purse. Batu Tigas. Subsequently the police recovered the Sapongs purse, which, according to the evidence, Ledburya the prisoner pawned with an out-of-work London Asiatics painter whom he saw sitting on a door- step Kau-U-Fong. Prisoner offered it Rubber Trusts

BRITISH DOCKING ENTERPRISE

E. & I, TrinEEB

Tronohs

Shell Transports Hongkong Electric Trams. Chinese Engineerings Para Rubber

ENGLISH, AMERICAN AND

GOLD AND SILVER

WATCHES.

112/6 74/6

25/

60/-

11/9

23/0

CLOCKS.

14/- premium.

73/9 47-

110/0

45

30/3

4/9 quiet.

IN THE STRAITS.

LONDON, April 26th Mr. Joynton Hicks, M.P.. in the House of Commons, asked a uvimber of questions

to the man for sale saying, when ques relating to the Eastern Shipping Contioned, that he had picked it up in the street. The painter refused to buy, and pany's slip at the Straits, and described then prisoner asked him for a loan of 30 the late Governor as having exercised the cents, in order to procure rice for himself and two companions. The "loan" was royal prerogative to crush a commercial made and the purse left as security" competitor which had thus been driven with the painter, and was placed in a

cellar where a friend of his kept things." from British territory and compelled to The painter was traced to his abode in Hollywood Road and he gave every

A leading article in the Manila Times construct a slip in Siam,

assistance to the police in recovering the jupons thus:- missing article. The contents, of course, Have you been robbed! No, well you're had been removed but complainant in- The painter was held in formed the Magistrate that these were lucky. Many homes have been cleaned. custody on a charge of feloniously receiv ing the purse knowing it to have been stolen.

small value.

THE SHANGHAI VOLUNTEERS.

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"A CARNIVAL OF BURGLARY " AT MANILA.

Mr. I.. Harcourt. Secretary of State for the Colonies, replied that if the Com-

up by enterprising burglars, some of pany find their expenditure useless it is

them twice, and unless there is some energetic and violent discouragement of their own fault as they persisted in the construction of alipways after they had

the game they will probably get around to you in the course of a few days. been warned that the Government would

Neighbourhoods like Ermits and Malate not permit the use of the foreshore. The

panic, are in a state bordering on fact that they were subsequently per

Strong boxea are being built, valuables Col. St. Joka, R.E,, after his inspection are being carried to vaults, houses are mitted a restricted use of the foreshore shows consideration. He was not prepared when there was a muster of 739 rank and ting up nights and scoating are being

that they were treated with excep of the Shanghai Volunteers last Saturday, being barred and the men folks are sit to intervene. The late Governor's action file, addressed them in the following outhouses and lanes. Servants are being

terms-

armed with bolas and instructed to carve The with law. was in accordance

Officers, non-commissioned officers, on sight and there is a premium on Colonial Government had expended and men of the Shanghai Volunteer Indian watchmen. Mornings see a count. encrmous sums in acquiring complete con Corps. This is the first time that I have of the spoons and other valuables con. How about the trol of the wharfing and docking facilities had the honour of inspecting you at vertible into bullion. in the Colony and to give a commercial Shanghai. I regret very much that police? Well, they are on the job, but to come to Shanghai, but what has been way against Manila's other carnival, the them would mean the stultifying of their Major-General Anderson's loss, and the carnival of burglary. rival an opportunity of competing with Major-General Anderson has not been able they do not seem to be making much head- Volunteers loss, has been my gain. I action.

have been very much struck by your smart Col. Barnes has and soldierly bearing. told me that this is the second time since

It is probable, writes the Baguio corres the last inspection that you have done the march past, and I think your perform pondent of the Manila Times, that a change ance not only does you credit but would in the regular office hours at Government have been a credit to a body of men who centre will be effected in the near future. The new bours which have already been had undergone much more drill: I was glad to notice the Reserve Company and decided upon, are 11.00 am. till 8 p.m. I understand this is the first time that The new schedule will be put into opera they have done the march past. I comtion when the rains come on. The hours pliment you, Col. Barnos, and Shanghai from 7 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. which have fol- upon having each a large and useful body lawed so far this season have been very of men of all nationalities working satisfactory. They have allowed the late together in common. I have to con- afternoon each day for pleasure, providing gratulate you upon the display given this happily for the general athletic program. The new schedule will meet with more general favour, however.

THE RIFLE SIGHT QUESTION.

LONDON, April 28th. An Ottawa message states that Colonels Barlow and Crosse, the British delegates to Canada for the conference to settle the dispute between Canadian riflemen and the National Rifle Association concerning rifle sights, bave convinced themselves that "apwards of 10,000 long cross rifles have been issued to the troops and 15,000 are Springfields, ready for issue. They practically ad- mitted that the rifles could not be rejected.

OBITUARY

LONDON, April 26th. The death is announced of Mr. Fastin McCarthy.

AMERICAN POLITICS:

LONDON, April 26th. President Taft in his speeches at

and Massachussetts,

et Boston attecked Mr. Roosevelt who had not lived up to his own ideal of a square deal but had miastated and distorted facts concerning the President's conduct and action at White House. Mr. Roosevelt had violated his solman promise to the American people not to be a candidate for the presidency a third time.” --'

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