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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 14TH. 1912.

under a republican form of government Even while the war was in progress the belief was very commonly entertained by Chinese that the revolution would result in the disintegration of the country; that the inter-provincial jealousies and animosities would be necontrasted under a republican, régime, and that we should soon be finding the provinces showing as much eagerness to repudiate control from Feking as are the Outer Dominions of China. No province, probably, has caused more uneasiness in the minds of the authorities at Peking-both native and foreign than tlie province of Kwangtung. Though the Governor-Gen- ership of the Two Kwang is, or was, at louat under the Monarchy, regarded as one of the best appoint.Lente in the Civil Service of China, it is one which has gone abegging since the Revolution. Within six months there have been throw changes in the office and the feeling appears to prevail that at any moment there may be a serious revolt against too much "interference" by the Central

WHISKY Government.

MALT SCOTCH WHISKIES.

Dr. SUN YAT SEs, who is now in Canton, recognises that everything

Deputy Surgeon-General Handyside, of the Royal Naval Hospital, left for Home hy the P and O. s.8. Oriental,

and 0.0

A Pasteur Institute is to be established in Siam. A fund is being subscribed by the general public. The first subscription list shows a total of Tels. 10,000.

The big will case from the hearing of which Sir Francis Piggott retired, and which was commenced de novo three weeks ago before the Hon. Mr. Recs Davies, K. C., Chief Justice, in ontering on its closing stage. Mr. W. V. Drum mond yesterday addressed the Court on behalf of the defendants, and pointed out that there had been no fewer than 52 cases in the Court within recent years connected with the Li family. He com mented on their appetite for litigation, and said that the great wealth of the two defendants made them a tempting mark of cupidity.

THE MAGISTRACY.

On a charge of snatching a gold mount- ed bangle from a woman in the street, a Chiado wae remanded at the Magistracy yesterday.

Another Chinese was remanded on a charge of being unlawfully in possession of 50 taels of opium. His arreat was effected as he was leaving the Macao stoainer.

ment was inflicted on a Chinese at the A sentence of three weeks' imprison- Magistracy yesterday for the theft of a weather cock. He said he found it, in Stanley Street

A Chinese who was charged at the Magistracy yesterday with being in possession of 1,100 percussion caps and ight agazine rifles was fined $250, in de- fault three months' imprisonment.

TELEGRAMS.

(THROUGH BUYER'S AGENUT.]

THE WAR BETWEEN ITALY AND TURKEY.

ITALIANS OCCUPY MORE ISLANDS.

LONDON, May 13th. The Italians have occupied the islands of Caxo, Scarpento, Piscope and Nisera,

authorities aa prisoners to Italy, sending the (Turkish) garrisons and tho

THE DARDANELLES.

LONDON, May 13th.

The charing of the Dardanelles (of mines, etc.) is progressing satisfactorily and the work is expected to be completed tomorrow.

COLLISION OFF FOLKESTONE.

LONDON, May 13th.

A Folkestone message states that a colli-|

sim took place in the morning in thick weather between, H.M.8. London and the

Four men were brought before Mr. Irving yesterday in connection with a DEPARTURE OF TWO BISHOPS. seizure of arms at a shop in Queen's

·Road The first defendant was charged The Rt. Rev. Dom Jono Paulino with being in possession of two riffea and d'Azevedo Castro, Bishop of Macao, is 60 rattids of ammunition, the second, leaving for Singapore, on his pastoral one rifle, one pistol, 300 primed shells, mission, on the 15th instant by the Ger380 cartridges, and 1,220 primers, the tramp steamer Don Benito. The latter revolver and 50 cartridges. Mr. Davided. She had a very narrow escape, hay third, 100 cartridges, and the fourth one was badly damaged and had to be beach- son appeared for the defendants and

ing twelve feet of water in her holds.

GERMAN-AUSTRALIAN. COMMER- CIAL RELATIONS.

accompanied by Canon F. X. Soares. His man Mail steamer. The Bishop will be Lordship's private secretary, Rev. Sar mento, owing to indisposition take a later steamer. The Catholics will

in the Straite are preparing a suit able reception and welcome, and his Lordship will consecrate a new church while there, *

secured a remand:

A Chinese just arrived in the Colony

LONDON, May 13th.. Sir George Reid, the High Commis- sioner of Australia in London, has arrived in Berlin an important

tot raping Asmoothly in bie native province as the directors of the revolution could wish, and he remains in the South in A BLEND OF THE FINEST PURE order to work for the removal of those petty differences and personal animosities which have obtruded themselves on public atten- tion in Cauton to such & degree as to weaken confidence in the stability of the new gime. So long as there are signs of For over 30 Years WATSON'S discontent and disorder in the capital of the

from America was charged yesterday with South, so long will people hesitate to put

being unlawfully in possession of six "F" has maintained the re-faith in the stability of the now Government.

rifles, two pistols 2,570 cartridges, and Another very important factor is the lead The Rt. Rev. Bishop Fozzoni, Vicar two boxes of priming caps. He explained putation of the FINESTimbroglio. If the negotiations are successful, Apostolic of Hongkong, has been re- that he had brought the arms for some the Powers will see in this a good guaranteequested by the Superior of the Foreign friends in the country, who required them SCOTCH WHISKY in

the of stable government in China; if, on the Mission Society at Milan to attend a

for self-protection, owing to the unsettled other hand, the Government declines is special Conference of eight Bishops which state of the country. The police pressed niission to extend German-Australian FAR EAST.

accede to the demands of the Bankers Milan Seminary to discuss matters relat-penalty, but his Worship, though he

is to be held early in July next at the for the imposition of the maximum commercial relations. Syadiente as regards supervision and iuing to the Missions in the Far East. His agreed as to the seriousness of the case, spection, and decides instead to attempt to Lordship is leaving for Italy on the 19th decided that a fine of $200, or raise money in the country by special levies, inst. by the Austrian Lloyds 8.5. Bohemia. months' imprisonment, would meet the then the outlook would be ominous indeed. The. Vory Rev. Fr. De Maria, pro-vicar ends of justice. A telegram has been published in Peking to of Hongkong, who is at present at Milan, the effect that the German Government bas will also attend the Conference, being

An old remand case, in which a Chinese approached the other Powers on the subject appointed by the Fathers of this Mission appeared on two charges connected with of a general recognition of the Republic of to represent them.

breaches of the Opium Ordinances, came Bishop Puzzoni will probably be absent up at the Magistracy yesterday. The bien in advance of the guns." China, and the news has evoked many from the Colony for a period of about man in question was charged with being wounded by shellre in the

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unlawfully deficient of two cases of Por- sian opium, contrary to the provisions of section 20 of Ordinance 23 of 1909. A

INFANTRY IN ADVANCE OF THE GUNS."

LONDON, May 13th.

A St. Petersburg telegram states that an order has been issued by the Minister of War which meations that 42 infantry-

maneuvres.

wore

recent

ANGLO-GERMAN RELATIONS..

LONDON, May 13th. The Kaiser at Karlsruhe conferred with

second charge of unlawfully giving false particulars, in making application-for the removal of six cases of Persian opium,

Solicitor) appeared to prosecute and Mr. was also preferred against him. Mr. Dr. con Bethmann-Hollweg, Beron von

M. Hodgeun (Assistant Crown Biberstein, and Herr Davidson appeared for the defence. The

von Kiderlen Waechter.

p.

crease of China's trade." Sweet are the uses of advertisement: Every Power interested is China is equally se desirous as Germany to be able to accord formal recognition to the new Government; but they all need. assurance that the Government has come to stay, and that assurance can only be bad after a sufficiently long and careful THE WRECK OF THE INVERESK." defence, was unable to appour, The case

study of the attitude of the people to- wards the acts of the Government. If, having regard to all the circumstances, formal recognition by the Powers is obtained within twelve months from the declaration of peace, China will have cause for congrat. ulation.

JAPANESE INSURANCE COMPANY'S NOVEL PIRA.

In the Tokyo District Court on the 1st Judge Iijima of the case filed by the inst the hearing was resumed before Takashimaya (Messra Lida & Co.) against the Yokohama Fire, Marine, Transportation and Fidelity Insurance Co. relating to a claim for the payment of insurance money amounting to 120,000.

The retirement of Mr. Arthur Eye M Dowler, from the firm of Messrs. Arnhold, Karberg & Co. is announced.

Vice Admiral Winsloe, on H.M.8. Defence accompanied by the Monmouth,

on Sunday.

latter asked for a remand, his reason being that Mr. Potter, counsel for the

WAS

remanded until May 21st, Mr. Melbourne declining to reduce bail on the ground that he knew nothing of the case, Irving. which should have come before Mr

PRIVATE CHAIR COOLIES.

A TRAFFIC PROBLEM.

OLYMPIC TENNIS."

LONDON, May 13th. A Stockholm message states that in the Olympic covered court-doubles final wall and Kempe of Sweden 6-4, 12-14, Gobert and Germot of France beat. Setter-

6-2, 6-4.

In the ladies singles final Mrs. Hannam, of Great Britain, beat Miss Castenchield, of Denmark, 6-4, 6-3,

In the singles final. Gobert beat Dixon of Great Britain 3-6, 6-4, 6-4.

At the Magistracy yesterday & lukong It will be remembered that the Taka- shimaya alleged that in February of last charged two private chair coolies with year it bought from the Carnegie Tron having assaulted bim and damaged his Foundry, railway bridge construction uniform. The cooltos were in the employ materials for the purpose of selling the of Mr. L. O. Ross, of the P.W.D., who Barrett and Miss Aitchison in the mixed Dixon and Mrs. Hannam beat Roper. same to the Railway Bureau. This material was loaded on

was present in Court to speak on their doubles 4–6, 8-3, 6-2. the steamer behalf. The evidence of the lukong was

LOCAL SPORT.

KOWLOON C. C. LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

Great progress has been made in the above tournament. The several events stand as follows up to date:

CHAMPIONSHIP, A

Mesars, Fittock and Blackburn to play the semi-final. Capt. Clarke has entered off, the winner to play Mr. MacAskill in the final.

BINGLES HANDICAP "A" CLASS. Semi-final: Mr. Abraham (owes 4-6) plays Capt. Clarke (Ser.). Mr. Green (owes 40) plays Mr. MacAskill (reca. 15-8). The former tie will be played to-day,

BINGLES HANDWAP "K" CLASS. Mr. Stevens (awes 15) and Mr. Mead (owes 30) meet in the final on Saturday, 18th inst.

BINGLES HANDICAP "C.CLASS. Bemi-quals: Mr. Rouse (Scr.) plays Mr. Hearman (recs. 15) Mr. Sutton (Scr.) plays Mr. Fyfe (rec, 15-3).

DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP.

Messrs. Wolff and Tayler play D.

Forsyth and Lieut. Thompson on Wednes Green and Abraham in the final, day, 15th, the winning pair to meet Messrs.

PROFESSIONAL PAIRS.

15th., winning pair to play Mesara. Wolff Messrs. MacAskill and Fittock will play Mesara. Rose and Eggeres on Wednesday,

and Tayler in the semi-final. Lieute. Thompson and Williams have entered the final.

DOUBLES HANDICAP.

Lieut. Thompson and Dr. Forsyth (Scr.) play Messrs. Eggera and Brawn (owe 15) to-day, the winning pair to meet Messrs. Wolff and Tayler (owe 4-8) in the semi- final. The other two pairs in the semi-final are Messrs. Green and Abraham (owe 10) and Messrs. Pursell and May (owe 28); who will inest on Wednesday, 15th ist.

MIXED DOUBLES.

Mr. and Mrs. Fittock (owe 15-3) nect Mr. and Mrs. Greon (owe 30) in the final. LEAGUE TENNIS.

V.M.C.A. on Saturday by 68 to 31.

Craigeugower 0.0. beat Chinese

Rose and Hancock beat Mr. Rodger and Ng Sze Cheong 0.2, beat Wei Wing Bon and Yung Hing Lun 8.3, beat Mok Hing Kiu and Mok Hing Cheong 7.4.

Tayler and J. V, Braga beat Mr. Rodger and Ng Sze Cheong 7.4, beat Wei Wing Hon and Yung Hing Lim 7:4; beat Mol Hing Kiu and Mok Hing Cheong 7.4. and Ng Sze Cheong 8.3, beat Wei Wing Carvalho and Phillips beat Mr. Rodger

on and Yung Hing Lun 74,, beat Mois Hing Kiu and Mok Ring Cheong 8.3.

INTERPORT RIFLE SHOOTING, Following were the best scores at last Saturday's practice-

E. Heari Gregory Leadbeater Bannerman Elson MacNab Wilson F. Hear} Henderson Fawcett Calvert

300 509 800 TL 30 33 31 941

29 31 33 93.

29 33 31 93

98 34 30.92

29 20 33 91

26 35 30 91

31 28 31 90

.31 28.29. 88

29 30 27 80

25 28 31 84.

N.Y.K. APPLICATION TO INCREASE FREIGHTS APPROVED.

OPPOSITION of Japanese GUILDS.

Daily Press. Kert, and Yeweradle, arrived at Yokohama hama, do, the oth of the same mouth, buside the Hongkong Hotel, and be JAPANESE MINISTER TO SWEDEN. culture and

HONGKONG, May 14th, 1912.

Capt. D. A. Luckhmanoff, who has recently arrived in the Colony, has taken over the agency of the Russian Volunteer Fleet of St. Petersburg and opened offices in Hotel Mansions.

The Chinese newspapers of the North manifest no little concern regarding the delay of the Powers in formally recognising the new Government of China. The informal intercourse that has been maintained is "a

What is described in the ablereus Philippine boost tacit recognition of the Republic," but it is American esnsidered that the time has come for formal bureau" has been opened in Hongkong recognition. Much international law has by the Director of Publicity: The store been quoted to show that recognition ought has been opened in Queen's Road and to be accorded as soon as a de facto sells Philippine products. Government has been established, and the

ed him.

tion, LONDON, May 13th. A Stockholm wire reports that the King

the

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After carefully considering the views of the Yokohama Chamber of Commerce and of Japanese merchants connected with foreign trade, together with the re- Department of Agri- Commerce

the ques Communications. Depart ment decided to grant the application of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha for permis- sion to increase the froights on its Euro- pean line. Exception, however, is made. in favour of exports which are products peculiar to Japan, goods which have to meet the competition of similar articles on the foreign markets, goode the export future, and goods of all value, and in favour of machinery specially produced abroad and raw materials for manufac From the Times of the 15th alt, we take tures in the case of imports,

This decision (the Japan: Chronicle states) is said to have been privately notifi

marine insurance on the cargo being con- ordered them to move on. They refused cluded with the Tokyo branch of the defendant insurance company for 120,000 to go; and when he insisted they assault- yen between New York and Yokohama, the premium amounting to 575 yen.

Mr. Ross said the coolics were employ-. Subsequently, however, the utcamer wased by him, and they had been in the of Sweden received the Japanese Am- wrecked near the Cape of Good Hope, habit, when waiting for him and his and the vessel and cargo were ascertained wife, to wait in the side channel. The bassador, Baron Uchida, to be a total loss. The plaintiffs therefore lukeng ordered them to go to the public abandoned the cargo to the insurance chair stand, which was not the place for company, and applied for the payment private chairs. There of the sum insured. The insurance com pany, however, refused to meet the claim to the public stand that in ordering a on the ground that the policy was issued brougham on to a cab rank..

The in- on the understanding that the Inveresk terference of the police was naturally would proceed by the Suce route, whereas resented by the coolies, whose presence in

was no

more

Justification in ordering a private chair LARGE SALVAGE OF SILVER FROM of which has prospects of increasing in

THE OCEANA.

STILL LARGER SHIPS.

TITANIC'8" SUCCESSOR TO BE THE

GIGANTI

the Cape of Good Hope route was follow-that particular spot bad never been the following:- ed by the steamer. Defendants allege objected to by the police previously. As Very fine weather prevailed at Easted to the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, which attitude taken up on the question is that The engagement is announced of Mr. that their agent, on learning that the the coolics had received instructions from bourne on Saturday and yesterday with immediately opened negotiations with the

Frederic William Carey, T.R.G.S., Vessel was proceeding by the latter route, him to wait in the side channel, he a smooth son, and substantial progress foreign steamship companies in the Com... it must be obvions to the Fowers that ct Chinese Customs Service (late Acting applied to plaintifs to cancel the policy, thought they did right in doing so was made with the salvage of the silver ference. The proposed increase in the only is there a de facto government in Commissioner, Tengyueb), and Gladys absence of plaintiffs' manager.

but were unable to do this owing to the He was of the opinion that their from the wreck of the Oceana.

action was not objectionable and asked Saturday 88 bars of silver were recovered expected to be approved by the Govern On freights on the N.Y.K. European line is China, but also that it is a government de elder daughter of the Rev. Roynon and

The Japan Herald reports that on that they be leniently dealt with.

worth about £11,440, and yesterday the mont shortly, and it is feared that treights jure, since the Ta Ching Emperor by Im

Mrs. Latimer, Breamon Hectory, Hants. Wednesday, Mr. Matsuo, of the Toyo Inspector O'Sullivan stated that a divers working in the morning and after on the Pacific will also be increased perial Edict relinquished his sovereign rights

Marine Insurance Co., was examined as large number of the private chair coolies noon raised as many as 231 bars, valued Japanese merchants in Kobe connected in favour of the Republic. We believe we

At the Shanghai races, Mr. J. Baf last year the Toyo Marine Insurance to whom they very

witness. He deposed that during April would not take orders from the police, at about £30,030. On Friday 81 bars of with foreign trade are therefore organis- ara correct in stating that only one foreign Marshall's stable won fires, 6 seconds, Company, was approsened by the rowing to their obstruction.ublesome, silver were raised, so that the total nuring a combined movement against any

ber of bars salved during the past three increase in freights across the Pacific. Government so far has decided to recognise and thirds John Peel's figures were dont company to undertake reinsurance Defendants were each fined $5 for the days was 880, of which the value is ap the Chinese Republic. That Power is the 6 firsts, 2 seconds and one third. Mr. of bridge construction materials ordered assault and were ordered to pay 82 each proximately £49,400 Until the end of last week the most noteworthy results had United States. The others may be presumed Johnstone heads the lists of jockeys, Mr. by the plaintiffs, which had already been for compensation.

insured for 120,000 yen, to be sent from to have good reasons for delaying their Burkill coming second and Mr Rowe

heen obtained from the salvage of gold, but a real beginning has now been made formal recognition, and the chief reason no third.

with the recovery of the 4,128 - bars of doubt is that a Republican Government has

While a funeral was proceding along the Court to summon Mr. Tauji, of possible, dialogue took place in an Eus divers were now working in absolute is now being centred in the great ship for

Quite recently this ridiculous, but quite silver, over 100 having been raised so far. It was stated on Saturday that the not yet been fully formed. The Powers are never in a hurry to recognise a change of Thomson Road on Sunday a dispute, says the Kinoshita Forwarding Agency in

lish polico-court

darkness below deck and found that the government brought about by a revolution. the Singapore Free Press, aros among the Yokohama, to prove whether or not the What were you doing at the time hoxes and bars of silver and cases of gold laid during the past week in Mesory.

your arreat

were jammed on the starboard side of the forward bullion room, necessitating A considerable amount of breaking-out before any satisfactory result could be obtained. By opening the bullion room door on the port side and working out the silver from there both gold and silver on the starboard aide would be released and discharge continued from the side of the ship that might be found most con venient with respect to tide

New York to Yokohama, and that the

condition was that the atesiner was to take route via Buez.

Mr. Iwata, counsel for plaintiffs, pray

steamship company concerned told a mem ber of the plaintiff firm that the Inveresk would proceed vid the Cape of Good Hope, and also to summon Mr. Kagami,

They look first for some substantial proof of bearere as to the pace appropriate to the stability of a new regime. While the the occasion. One half of them thought country has been overwhelmingly in favour the others were going too slow-even for

a funeral while the latter resented the of the Tokyo Marine Insurance Co Bs. of getting rid of the Manchu dynasty so far as it is possible to ascertain what efforts of the hustlers to increase the an expert witness to prove whether it the public feeling is in China--it has noted. In the end the matter led to blows, options! for steamers to take any routes been so plainly demonstrated that the in- but the police report that the affair was for in the police

settled among themselves." What, pace tegrity of the country will be rese

was decided upon is not known.

preserved

in case the route is not specially provided

The Court granted the application and the hearing was adjourned

A POLICE COURT DIALOGUE

I was waiting

For whom were you waiting Nobody, I was just waiting What were you waiting for? For my money. From whom?

The man I was waiting for. What did he owe it you for i For waiting deba What is your profession t I am a waiter

Liverpool Past, of the 10th ult: attention With the departure of the Titanic, said

the White Star Line, the keel of which was Harland and Wolff's Belfast yard.

This monster, which will be fittingly named the Gigantic, will, it now trans pires, be 924ft. long, 04ft. broad, and nearly 54,000 tons gross register.

The Gigantic will thus be considerably larger than either the new Canarder Aqua- tame, or the Hamburg-American I perator, and but for lack of drydock ac commodation and Belfast chaunel depth she would have been inuch larger,