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At the public examination in hank TELEGRAMS TELEGRAMS.but, speaking generally, Lord Crowe was

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ruptcy of Mr. J. G Royd at Singapore last week, the debtor stated that the total amount of his indebtedness to Shanghai creditors was $131,428 and he owed $7,000 THE “TITANIC" CALAMITY. to other ereditors,

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producing from any combustible refuse a gas greater in calorifio value and richer in hydro-carbons than the producer gas from coal. The greatest and most immediate result of the coal strike, however, must bo looked for in the shipbuilding world. A great advance has been made in the utilisa-

Mr. L. H. Clayton, who is being trans- tion of oil fuel on ships within the past few ferred to Singapore as Secretary for Chi- years, and the sailing of the East. Anistic

nese Affairs, was recently presented by the Company's new linor Selandia, from Europe staff of the Immigration Department of to Bangkok, occurring, as it did, coin- Penang with an address, which made re eidently with the coal strike, attracted ference to the satisfaction entertained by much more than passing attention. The Indian coolies, attributed to his admin voyage has been completed with the intration. most satisfactory resulte, and two other funnel-less liners will before the year is out be employed by this Company on the same rue. It cannot be doubted that within the next ten years these funnel-less steamers will be much more familiar objects on the high seas than they are now. Mr. CHURCHILL in his recent speech on the Navy Estimates romarked, that oil as a fuel offers enormous advantages to ships of all kinds, and if, as is promised, internal combustion engines of sufficient power to drive warships can be GUARANTEED perfected, all the advantages of oll would be

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News reached the Capital recently that Mr. Yuan Ko-ting, the eldest son of the President, fell from his hores in Changteh-fu, when the animal stumbled, owing to the bad condition of the coun- try road, and sustained some injury to his skull. He is attended by Drs. Wang and Mooney. The services of Dr. Hazard have also been secured. According to the latest news, the condition of Mr. Yuan

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BR TISH POLITICS.

THE DISPOSAL OF THE SURPLUS.

LONDON, May 1st. Much interest is being manifested in the disposal of the six and a half millions sterling surplus from last finan- cial year.

LONDON, May 1st.. A Washington message states that Mrs. Louise Robbins is suing the White Star Company in the Admiralty Court for the loss of her husband, whe was valet. Mr. Lloyd George, the Chancellor of the to Mr. Astor, by the sinking of the Titanic. Exchequer, intimated in the House of Commons last night that part might be

MR. 16MAY RE-EXAMINED. Mr. Ismay has been recalled before the Senate Committee and questioned closely on the affairs of the International He declared that Mercantile Marine. there was nothing in the mail contracts He paid a demanding a high speed.

is improving and the doctors are contribute to the conduct of Captain Smith. fident that he will soon recover from his. He, Mr. Ismay, in no way interfered with the management of the Titanic injury,

during the trip, though he remembered tolling a passenger that he intended trying the speed of the Titanic on the 15th He indignantly repudiated the

necessary to meet the losses due to the coal. strike and part to meet the expenditure of £000,000 for the Navy from the pre-. vious year. The Government had decided to take this stop owing to the uncertainty of possible liabilities for the Navy. Mr. Churchill had made it clear that if

in programmes were altered the House of Commons would be asked for further powers. Mr. Lloyd George

affirmed that" We do not know what the

position is even now, and we do not know what our liabilities may be.

With a total population in Singapore the Straits Times, of 20, remarks Wales can manage to celebrate St. David's Day in a manner befitting the occasion. April. Scotland, with 477 representatives always suggestion that anyone connected with Anyhow, whatever it is we have to face make sure of oil at reasonable prices in recogniace its patron saint, and there is the White Star Line was attempting to it." He said that the subject would be

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no doubt that the 238 loyal Irishmen

honour St. Patrick on March 17. But for some unknown reason the 3,578 Eng fish people in, Singapore give St. George the cold shoulder, and were it not for the fact that hotel enterprise saizes the opportunity of arranging special dinners and dances for April 23rd many English men would probably forget everything about their patron saint.

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increase the insurance on the 15th April. wireless message to Mr. He sent Franklin on that date, but he did not receive it until two days Inter. thought the construction of the liners must be changed, and the number of Fassengers carried reduced in order to increase the number of lifeboats.

The Committee has adjourned till Friday.

The Hon. Sir Kai Ho Kai, who has been staying with Dr. Wu Ting Feng at Shanghai, lectured last week on the RETURNING WITH THE DEAD. premises of the World's Students' Asso-

Router's correspondent at Halifax tele ciation, on essentials for success of enter- prise. He said that to attain success, not graphs that the Mackay Bennett has The church bells were meet all only was unity essential, but individual arrived there.

effort, each doing his best, one supporting tolled and flags were flown at half-mast the other, with indomitable porseverance As many as 120 bodies for which there and strong conviction, was of paramount were no coffins were piled on the deck importance, especially in the case of a forward; 70, including that of Mr. Astor, public enterprise, when the object în view was the general welfare of the people. were in rude boxes aft, and 116 others Mr. Pope, of the Shanghai-Nanking Rail were buried at sea owing to lack of accom way, and Mr. Li Teng-hui also spoke.modation and to decomposition. It took Among those present were Dr. Wa Ting four hours to transfer the bodies to the

4. S. WATSON & CO. | mouts in the oil fields near Bucz, and large oil areas are to be developed in Turkey. It LIMITED,

is stated that at present the Red Sox area is producing about a quarter of a million tons of crude oil a year, but that amount will soon be increased and an oil refinery will be set up on the Egyptian coast. Meanwhile large quantities have been sent to be'refined in Asiatic refineries These developments are certain to be material factors in the consideration given by the shipowners to the question of building vessala for oil power, for if ample supplies are obtainable in the neighbourhood of Suez we may look forward with confidence to a considerable use of the funnel-less steamer in the Far Eusteru trade.

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H.K.C.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT,

SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL.

The attendance of tennis enthusiasts at the cricket ground yesterday after noon was larger than during the whole progress of the tournament. The reason for the big turnout of those who take more than a passing interest in the game. was easily accounted for, as the final of the Singles Championship was to be played. The contestants were Messrs. H. A. Nisbet and H. Hancock. Almost from

A Chinese was fined at the the first service it could readily be seen Magistracy yesterday for being unlawthat the players were well matched, and fully in possesion of opiumL.

A number of dead bodies were picked HONGKONG OFFICE: 104, Das VŒUR ROAD Cup in different parts of the City yester LONDON OFFIon: 131, Fṛar STEIFE. EC | day, in many cases death being due to

plague.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, M. 28D, 1912.

At the Magistracy yesterday a Chinese was charged with having kidnapped a child from Wei Chow on April 25th. The case was remanded for a week.

An international rubber congress and exhibition will be held at Batavia in April, 1914. It is being organised by the Netherlands Indies Agriculture Syndi

cate.

A European lady residing at Fairlea, while walking down Pokfulam Road, on Tuesday, had her bag snatched from her hand by a Chinese who came out from the scrub at the side of the road.

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morgue.

STEAMER STRIKES SUBMARINE

MINE.

LONDON, May 1st. Renter's correspondent at Smyrna tele graphe that the local steamer Texas struck a submarine mine st the entrance to the Gulf of Smyrna and sank, 140 being

drowned...

A Constantinople message states that the estimates of the loss vary. It appears that the explosion injured many.

ANGLO-GERMAN RELATIONS.

LONDON, May 1st..

At question time in the House of Com-

on

an accurate an matters of mutual interest.

again raised in the Committee stage of the Budget, when further information might be available.

not disposed to encourage any new scheme

for indentured emigration from India to places outside the British Empire. Indentured emigration to Damaraland was unlawful. It could not be lawful unless the Governor-General of India in Council satisfied the Government that the country had mudo such laws and pro- visions as were thought sufficient for the protection of emigrante. In any event no steps could be taken without an Anglo- German Convention making full provision for the welfare of the emigrants.

THE ANTI-TRUST LAW.

LONDON, May 1st. A telegram from St. Pauls, Minnesota states that the Government has begun a suit in the Federal District Court against the International Harvester Co., of which it secks a dissolution on the ground o

its monopolising the manufacture and sale of harvesting machinery. The pro- secution is interesting, as it has been made the issue between President Taft and Col. Roosevelt.

STRIKES IN RUSSIA.

LONDON, May 1st. Strikes in sympathy with the trouble

on the Lena are spreading to St. Peters

The Government majority after Mr.burg, where thirty thousand people are idle. The police are searching the work. Lloyd George's statement dropped to 47.

men's houses and many arrests have been made.

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BRITAIN'S AERIAL NAVY.

LONDON, May 1st. Col. Seely, presiding over a conference of aviators, appealed to them to help the The Government Government's scheme; intended to have a far larger proportion of air craft than any Continental nation, and he hoped they would eventually on- operate with the Colonies.

THE SHIPPING STRIKE SETTLED.

LONDON, May 1st.

THE HOME RULE BILL. Mr. Churchill, in moving the second reading of the Home Rule Bill, said that Home Rule had never been a separatist movement. The present demand was moderate and reasonable. Never before had so little been asked, and never before had so many asked. It was not even a demand for colonial autonomy.

Assuming a complete divergence of views

the event of

war,

the Irish Parliament, would be unable

to add

to our military risks, but he denied the likelihood of such a diver- gence, as the Bill would remove every ground for quarrel. Identity of interests was then absolute, and anything that would ruin England would mean the ruin of Ireland. The gain to the Empire. would be the greatest and the risk to Britain the smallest Mr. Churchill made a strong appeal for the co-operation of Ulster, He admitted that Ulster was a serious obstacle to a thoroughly satisfac tory settlement and that every citizen was COAL MINE DISASTER IN JAPAN, entitled to resist oppression It would,

LONDON, May 1st. however, be a great disaster to Ireland if the Protestants in the North held aloof from the National Parliament. Ulster had duties as well as rights, and

the Protestants in the North had a plain duty to their co-religionists in the rest of Ireland."

The Liverpool shipping strike has been ncftied, the men resuming on the sld terns, pending negotiations,

LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP.

LONDON, May 1st..

At the Queen's Club covered courts in the lawn tennis doubles championship Wilding and Doust beat Ritchie and Gobert, the holders, 6-1, 6-4, 10–12.

4-6, 0-2.

A Tokyo message reports that the Ubari coalmine has been wrecked by an ex- plosion, and that 283 miners are hope-

lessly

entombed,

THE MOTOR CAR BANDITS.

LONDON, May 1st. the fact that Nisbet won by a margin

No one, continued Mr. of only three games in fivo sets showed

Churchill, Intense excitement has been created in how close was the play. Nisbet took the

could measure the blessings which Paris by the news that Garnier and first game, 6/2, but Hanccuk-equalised mons, Mr. Asquith said that Anglo-

Ulstermen had the opportunity of con- Vallet two accomplices of the bandit footing matters by winning the second set, 6-4, German relations wore The third set went to seven games, and enabling a frank and friendly discussion ferring on their countrymen, or the Bonnot who was shot by the police on fame and honour which they would reap Sunday, have been traced to a suburb of Nisbet won it more by service than by any marked superiority A Berlin message states that Herr if they led a united Ireland home. "It Paris, where they are now surrounded. They have a regular arsenal and are pre- in the other strokes. Hancock took the Kiderlen Von Wacchter, the German is their duty to bring the ship safely to pared to resist to the death, fourth set, 6-4, and excitement ran high Minister for Foreign Affairs, in the debate port, but, if they refuse, they shall not as the players entered on the fifth and concluding set. Though Nisbet was on the Reichstag on the Defence Bills, obstruct the work of salvage," be con palpably tired, he made very few mis- which are mainly of a confidential nature, cluded. takes in volleying, though on several gavo an account of the international occasions his lobbing was weak. Hancock situation. He alluded to the negotiations improved his service as the game were on and he invariably had Nisbet on the with Great Britain, which were con- go. The last set ran to eight games, the tiouing lest two being particularly worth watch. ing. Both men played beautiful tenuis, their service, volleying and placing being wonderfully accurate. Nisbet managed

to scrape home by two strokes only.

The scores were:

The death is announced of two well. 46, 7-8, 40, 80,

known Yokohama residents—Mr. G. K Dirigdale, who has lived in Japan for forty years, and Mr. A. O Price, of Messrs. Dodwell & Co, who died from typhoid fever,

Tr is an ancient saying that," necessity is the mother of invention." This is strikingly illustrated in the ideas which have been ventilated as a consequence of the general strike of coal miners in Great Britain. For example, Sir WILLIAM' RAMSAY, the distin- guished British scientist, President of the British Association, recently at the opening of a Smoke Abatement Exhibition gave publicity to an idea for greatly reducing the present scale of the coal mining industry. The ideal state of things, he said, would be to have gas retorts in the bowels of the earth. He announced his firm belief that something would he done in the way of not raising coal but letting it be underground, burning it there and taking off the gases. A large colliery owner hne expressed his

The Peking Daily News of April 22nd readiness to let Sir WILLIAM make the experiment on a very small scale, and as eays: We learn from reliable sources that it is pretty certain that Sir Francis the distinguished scientist remarked on

more recent occasion, adopting words Taylor Piggott, Chief Justice of the of the martyrs of the Supreme Court, Hongkong, will be used by que Reformation, if it succeeds, a candle appointed Legal Adviser to the Chinese may be lighted in England which will Government,” not bo extinguished in our time.". whole world will await the result of this experiment with deep interest. In another part of our issue to-day will be found an

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H. A Nisbet, . H. Hancock, 6-3, In the final of the "B" class, Doubles. Handicap, Capt. Agg, and Capt. Simson easily defeated Dr. Koch and Dr. Grone.

A FALSE AND CRUEL EUMOUR.

Mr. Walter Long said the Unionists

Re-

ENGLISH RACING.

THE TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.

LONDON, April 30th. The probable starters. in the were not prepared to desert their Ulster friends and advise them to accept a Bill Two Thousand Guineas are:-Kempion, Winter; Tracery, Watta Jingling which would bring, not peace, but war Geordie, H. Jones; Cylgad, O'Neill;

- bitter war in every clause. EUROPEAN PEACE PROSPECTS.

Javelin, HiggB; Sweeper II, Maher; garding national defence, the Govern- Aleppo, Clark; Absurd, Stern; Hall LONDON, May 1st.

ment was not entitled, not even for & Cross, Saxby; White Star, F. Wootton; A Vicuna telegram states that Count final settlement, to incar the risks in- Lom, Carslako; Cylba, F. Templeman; Jaeger, Walter Griggs; Oiseau Bleu, Berchthold, Minister for Foreign Affairs, dubitably involved. The financial provi-

Lorenzo,

John Ringstead;

Trigg delivered to the Hungarian Delegation asions were unsound and dishonest. The Amendall, Earl pacific speech emphasising the unchanged greatest imposture of all was the pre The betting in: Evens White Star, 9 character of the Triple Alliance and tence that the Bill would help toward to 2 against Sweeper II. and Hall Cross, pointing out that it would be the sincere Federalism. It would make Federalism 7 tot against Jingling Geordie, and 9 to Mrs. Rodyke, a lady who has been endeavour of the Government to cultivate ten times more difficult, and the Opposi 1 against Cylgad. engaged for some years in insurance bus good relations with Great Britain now tion were united in their determination ness in the Straits and in China, heard some time ago that a malicious report was that the misunderstanding momentarily not to desert their friends in Ireland and in circulation that owing some hotel dispute she could not return to Penang arising over the annexation of Bosnia had to defend intercats which were common She did not pay much attention to the passed. He made reference to the appre to both. matter at first, but on finding that some- one had sent it ahead of her to Hongkong.hension regarding the Dardanelles and she determined to return here and have the allegations refuted. As the name of pointed to Italy's assurances at the begin- A inarriage has been arranged between Major de Hamel, chief of police at Penang, ning of the war that she intended to main-

had been mentioned, her solicitors wrote Lieutenant Francis Heathcote Gordon to that gentleman to nquire if there was tain the status quo in the Balkans. He Walker, R.N., H.M.S. Astrea, China, any justification for the statements had every reference to believe that Italy youngest son of the late Mr. J. H. Major de Hamel in his reply says: "Mrs.

Rodyke has always behaved herself as a would not depart from these assurances,

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INDIAN INDENTURED LABOUR.

In the House of Commons, Mr. Montagu, Under Secretary of State for India, announced that Germany had not yet made any proposals for the importation

LATER.

At Newmarket the betting on the course for the Two Thousand Guineas is 11 to 10 against White Star.

Among the probable starters for the Two Thousand Guineas are Koscitisko; William Griggs, and Orchestrion, for which a jockey has not yet been migage.

TEST CRICKET.

LONDOS, May 1st.

interesting account of a "foe to coal" which Walker and of Mrs. Walker, of West lady in Penang to my knowledge, and as Meanwhile the Government intimated that of Indian labourers to Damaraland. The Board of Control have appointed

the great strike, forced into prominent public notice. A patent gas plant has been put upon the English market capable of

wood, Newport, File, N.B., and Phyllis a British subject she must be fully aware Dancomb, younger daughter of Mr. and that she is free to come and go as she This of course finally disposes Mrs. John Shuter, of Blackheath, Kent. pleases."

of the cruel rumours.--Straits Times.

Fry, Foster and Shuter to select the the Dardanelles would be re-opened as Unless such a request were received it English teams for the test cricket matches. soon as imminent danger was over. would be premature to discuss details, Mr. Fry has been elected captain.