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INTIMATION

WATSON'S

VERY OLD LIQUEUR

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 4rm. 1913.

|would be so wide-spread. The importe which arrived in China in the last quarter of the year had been ordered, of course, long previously and could not be cancelled. As we have said before, the injurious effects of the Revolution upon the foreign trade of the country are more likely to be seen in the statistics for the first quarter of 1912 than in those for the last quarter of 1911. Exports world, of course, be immediately affected by a revolution, and the export returns show

Dr. F. O. Stedman left by the TELEGRAMS.[TELEGRAMS.

fragle on Saturday for England via Canada on holiday.

Two officials of the Siamese Legation: were killed in the recent railway accident in Paris near the Gare du Nord.

For being in possession of 'n quantity

(THROUGH REUTER'S AÖRNUX.] FIGHTING IN MOROCCO,

ENGLISH NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER KILLED.

LONDON, June 3rd.

· [THROUGH BITTER'S AGENCY.]·

NEW FRENCH MINISTER TO

PEKING.

LONDON, June 3rd. M. Conty, departmental chief of the

shortly replace M. Margerie, the French

CANTON.

[From Our OWN. CORRESPONDENT.]

June lot.

BOMBS.

Boobs are still to the fore in Canton. Some were discovered during the late searching, and yesterday while a police- man was making his rounds early in the

he picked up and proved to contain a bomb. The policeman either did not

of opium, 'n Chinese was yesterday fined General Lyautey reports that a column trench Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will morning he came across a parcel which

850 or six weeks' imprisonment.

Mr. J. W. Taylor, of the firm of

left Fez at dawn on Saturday to attack

a decrense, as compared with the figures for Mesure. Moxon and Taylor leaves this a large force of the enemy on the hills Minister to Peking. The latter succeeds recognise the dangerous article or in his

1910, amounting to only Tls, 3,495,162, while imports showed an increase amounting to

Tis. 8,589,049. This gives a net increase of Tia. 5,043,887 and the total of the country's trade-Tin. 848,842,109—is the highest on record. In the first nine months of the year imports were showing an increase of 45 million tuels as compared with the returns for the corresponding period of 1910, but this increase the Statis. tical Secretary explains was due more to WHISKY the enhanced value of opium and cotton goods than to any quantitative guius in other itors. At the same time increased

SCOTCH

| quantities as well as higher values co-operat. A BLEND OF THE FINEST PURE ed to wall the total. Karosine oil and textiles are quoted as examples of the former, and the 48 million odd taels set MALT SCOTCH WHISKIES.

the Falue of opium are down for mentioned us well illustrating the higher value explanation. The grand promise of

Mr. Melbourne yesterday inflicted a fine of $100 or six weeks' on a Chinese for being in possession of a Winchester rite, and a quantity of ammunition, without a license.

morning by the Tenyo Maru for Eng-six miles to the north-east of the eity. land via the United States, on holiday. The French bombarded and captured the camp, the enemy fleeing like a mob to the mountains, leaving many dead The French losers were tehind them. wine killed and 28 wounded. An English non-commissioned officer named Redman, who was instructor to the Sultan's troops, was killed while gallantly leading an attack.

Messrs, Ellis & Ellis, sharebrokers, inform us that they are in receipt of telegraphic advice from Shanghai, that the output of the Langkat Co. for the month of May was 11,318 tons.

Redman was accorded a special funeral

The

A Chinese servant at the Craigieburn service in Foz, at which General Bouil- Hotel was charged at the Magistracyond said he deeply regretted Redman's yesterday with having stolen an umbrella death and eulogised his courage. belonging to the chief warder at the General said he was loved by his superiors and comrades alike, and his Gaol, while delivering food to a debiór,

boy were charged before death in the French ranks was a fresh A man and Mr. Melbourne with selling a quantity band in the Anglo-French union. of opium. The man denied the charge, however, convicted the man and fined him $13. The boy was discharged.

For over 30 Years WATSON'S the textile trade during the first three but the boy admitted it. Mr. Melbourne,

of

quarters of last year is illustrated by a fabular statement which shows an increase "E" has maintained the re-

of 5.7 million pieces of "plain cottona," as the FINEST compared with the 1910 figures, to which putation

must be added the large blocks of piece SCOTCH WHISKY in the goods imported in 1911 in boad, and there fore not yet included in the Customs re- turns,"

Yarn fell off, chiefly the Indian FAR EAST,

variety, but Japanese yarn suffered as well, and the·tatistical Secretary concludes that "the competition of China-spun yarn is beginning to tell." Decline in the price of kerosine has led to an increased use of this illaminant in the villages ad towns of

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The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, JUNE 4TH, 1912.

reached last year the enormous total of 295,800,010 gallons, constituting the best an record.

When the ports are divided into groups, we are enabled to see which districts were aud which were not affected by the political die turbances. The Manchurian ports, for exam- ple, showed un increase of nearly 23 million tuels;

the Chibli ports-Tentsin and Chingrantao-showed on increase of nearly

She is the

General Lyautey declared that Redman had died nobly in a noble cause.

The British Consul thanked the Generale and expressed his appreciation of their speeches.

QUEEN OF HOLLAND'S VISIT TO FRANCE..

M. Conty.

THE OLYMPIC SPORTS.

Losnos, June 3rd. A New York telegram states that Kiviat, an American representative at the Olympic Sports, ran the 1,500 metres in 3min. 584/seca. Gardner, of Yale, ansther re- presentative of the United States, elcaren 13ft. tin. in the pole jump. Both perfor manera constitute world's records.

Messrs. Butterfield & Swire's steamer Tungting returned to Hankow on the 23rd uit. from Changsha.” first boat of her size to enter the Hunan port. To get the necessary depth she

LONDON, June 3rd. ELIS unusual channel in had to take

Queen, Wilhelmina of Holland, und Tungting Lake, which took her past points where the natives had never he fore seen a steamer Thousands of them her consort, Prince Henry, -acchin- flocked down to the banke to see her.panied by the President and Madame The occasional blowing of the whistin Fallieres and Mr. Poincare, held a formal reception at the Hotel de Ville. Her sent them fleeing in terror,

Majesty gave a luncheon in honor of the President and Madame Fallicres. In the evening they were the guests of the

LOCAL SPORT.

INTERPORT SHOOTING.

The Hongkong team soleeted to com- bete in the annual interport shooting competition shot off early yesterday morning at King's Park Range-and which is practically made certain to place Hongkong once again at the bottom of the list. Shooting

scare A

Premier.

THE KING'S BRTHDAY,

MILITARY PARADE.

Yesterday, being the anniversary of the birthday of His Majesty King George V., was a general holiday in the Colony. All the banks, Government offices, and business houses were closed, and the day devoted to pleasure-seeking. Though the heavy rain which fell throughout the

ed overcast, and the atmosphere was night ceased at daybrenk, the sky remain- oppressive. All British ships in the harbour were gaily decorated, and else- where there were not lacking visible signs of loyalty to the Sovereign and the Empire.

excitement at his strange find dropped it, for it went off aud injured bim sovorely, besides alarming the whole neighbourhood. It is taking many and varied lessons to convince the people of the danger attending the use of these bombs and their lessons do not seem to

The most important events, was, of course, the King's Birthday Parade on

the absence of the Cricket Ground at 7.30 a.m. The the splendour by function was shorn of a good deal of its picturesque Indian troops, and by the rather cramped space of the ground. Only 810 men took part in the parade, which was witnessed by very few civilians owing to the rather early hour. The which included 150 rank and file of the Royal Navy; 100, Royal Artillery; 100, Royal Engineers; 400, K.O.Y.LI. and 60, Hongkong Volunteer Corps, Wern under the supreme command of HE. Major-General C. A. Anderson, C.B. de. The detachments were all in review

Queen Wilhelmin is most popular and is everywhere cheered by large crowde ANOTHER STRIKE THREATENED.

LONDON, June 3rd.

The Southampton' dockers have

troops,

the

ensemble presented

be finished yet.

pleasing

DE. BUN YAT BEK.

Dr. Sun Yat Sen is now in his native district of Huangshan, and kag been making a tour of inspection in the place. From here he is proceeding to Sam D and all the villages on the route are giving him a right royal reception.

ROUBERY IN THE OLD CITY,

A very well arranged armed roblary was carried Barough at a house b ̈

men armed with pistols entered the house Mai On Street at noon yesterday. Four at the oue time and threatened all the occupants so as to drive them together into one room. them with the firearms, while the other two bound and gagged them, after which the four ransacked the house, emptying trunks and boxee indiscriminately. They made of with à considerable amount of money and many goods of value, and their prosence in the house was never suspected by the neighbours, as it was

Here two men covered

several hours afterwards before one of

the occupants freed himself and made

the crime known.

THE CHIEF OF POLICE.

Mr. Chan, who is the head of the police in the City, has been accused by the populace of needless cruelty and unnecessary shooting of criminals. A petition was sent to the Governor some time ago requesting that he be dismissed. or that his power be limited greatly, us he has been shooting all kinds of prisoners for any and all kinds of crimes, The answer to this petition sorming not to be forthcoming, a deputation of four waited on the Governor, Mr. Wu, to find out his views on the subject and see if

15 millious; Shantung pora also showed began at 7.30 am. and, as will be seen manded an increase in their wages. Thnurder, officers appearing in white, and anything could be done. It now trata- up better by neatly four millions; but the from the score given below, at the 200 employers refused, in view of last year picture, the troopslag da và VEIL 9 kjur. Yangtee ports showed a drop of 29 mil kons; Shanghai an increase & Ningpo and

→ authow I decline of about thres til lions. Of the Southern ports it will doubt. Jess interest our roaders to have the Statis tical Secretary's foll statement, which reads ng follows:

Under Bouthern Ports are grouped 3 in the provines of Fukien, 11 in Kwangtung and Kwangui, and 3 in Transa, or 17 in all. Taking them co lectively, there is a total falling off in the value of their trade sa compared with 1910 of some 33 million taels. The principal losses are be to found, in foreign imports, at Forchow, Amoy, Swatow, Canton, Kowloon, Lappe, and Mengtes, aggregating some. 152 million 'taels, and in exports, at Canton, Kowloon, Wuchow, Kiung bow, and Langehow, szeregating over 6 million tesis: "Per vonir there were some gains in exports at Foochow Amoy, Nanning, and Mengtes

Swatow, Samshmi,

mant

Statistics of the Bouthern Ports,

(including Frontier Ports.)

1910.

Net for-iga imports Net native imports... Exports stroad and

to native porte

19:1. HL. Tĺs. Hk. T's. 150 226 736 129,907 615 60,266,209.51,076 632

pads, ele treffer Conditions hoing adverse to good shooting.

The aggregate scores wern

Mr. Gregory

Mr. B. Chapunan Mr. R. Stewart Sergt. Leadbeater Mr. Calvert Mr. Elsan Mr. Danby

Mr. MacNab Wilson, Mr. E. Heari Mr. Henderson

200 500 000 Total.

33 35 34 102 3231 R1 04 31 30 R2 93

29 33 31 30 32 28 00 30 30 28 88 29 $125 38 28 32 28 KG 28 32 25 80 31 3

85

59

903

Grand Total: Mr. Gregory's total of 102 out of a possible of 103, is stated to be a record

for Hongkong interport shooting, and has probably not been beaten by anyone elsewhere in interport shooting compet

tions.

Lieut. Col. Chapman represented the Straits and Singapore at the range, Major Macdonald' was present for Shanghai, and Captain Mowbray North- cote watched Hongkong's interests:

LAWN BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIP.

The results in the first round of the open lawn bowls championship of the Colony to date are as under:--

W. Wotherspoon, T. boat J. Baker, P. H. Dinnen, T. beat J. Irving, C. 8. G. Anderson, F. beat A. Ramany, K. W. Cameron, P. beat J. Ferguson, T. G. Haxton, K. walk over from T. Petrie, K.

CHINESE OND INDIANS ON

JAPANESE VESSELS..

being lined up on General and Staff, and the Band of the K.O.Y.L.I. in the centre.

pires that the Provincial Government does not agree with Mr. Chan's cheap

fuman life, and that he is to samesmas and kin an of executions limited.

on in the weekly

TERRY-BOAT CAPSINUS.

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THE DEFENCES OF MALTA.'

H.E. the Officer · Administering. the

About 7 o'clock in the morning two Government (Hon. Mr. Claud Bevern), LONDON, June 3rd. The Lords of the Admiralty, having con arrived on the ground at 7.48, to the days ago a ferry-bont containing nine. accompaniment of the National Anthem. persons and crossing from the end of cluded their inspection of Malta, issued After inspecting the troops, His Ex-Sha Ki Street to Honam, capsized in thes a statement exprossing satisfaction with cellency returned to the saluting bass, river just opposite the end of Shameen. the efficiency and organisation of the and the Union Jack was then broken from There was great excitement for some time, dockyard. They propose to assign such the masthead, and a royal salate hired and it looked at first as if all were going bbe drowned, as the sanipans in the vicinity proportion of repairing and outfitting on the Murray Parade ground by the

of ware becoming more work to the dockyard as will keep it in a Bongkong-Singapore Battalion of the nuisance than a help. A police boat normal condition of activity, capable at all R.G.A. After the 7th, 14th, and last eventually arrived on the scene and was round of the salute, the troops.fired a timer of attending to the needs, in peace fem-dejoic, afterwards giving a Royal ur war, of any fleet cruising or operating salute, to the music of the National occupants, two having already been

Thus only one woman in the Mediteranent. All necessary 'men. sures will be taken for its continued

After giving three cheers for His drowned, though some of those rescued security. After paying a tribute to the saluting base in fours, and out through

were in a state of total collapse. Majesty, the troopa marched past the

efficiency of the manoeuvres carried out the gate at the north-eastern corner of by the destroyers and the submarines the the ground. castern corner

Antheid.

FUNCTIONS AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

statement says that submarines will play an increasingly important part in the de- fence of the island. Their lordships ex-

There was an Official Dinner at Gov- press the intention to make full use of

ernment House last night to which were the facilities afforded by the important invited General Anderson, the Judges, naval hase, the value of which to the members of the Executive and · Legisla British Nary is of a permanent charactive Councils, the Foreign Consuls, and

ter.

PREMIER'S VISIT TO MALTA. -

LONDON, June 3rd.

A telegram from Maita states that Mr. Asquith and Mr. Winston Churchill the yacht have gone to Bizerta Buchantress.

on

In Amoy the harvest war good; but the tendency for Formosan produce, especially tea, to be shipped abroad "direct" instead of, as ormerly, via Amoy, continues, to the detri

of the port. At Satow the orange groven entered much damage from bad wasther. The Engar eros was good; bat no northern markets we e temporarily closed, growers anffored Foma loss, which was only partially made by increased trade with the Straits, Tus annual report of the Chinese Mari- Dutch India, sto. The Biver districte were tines Customs contains a great surprise for much disturbed by piracy; but trade towards

the end of the year was reviving, under the most people. Notwithstanding the disturb-greator assurity brought about by the presence ance of trade caused by the Revolution, of a combined British and Chinese patrol is which extended over practically the whole local waters. In fanton itself trade was ad

versely affected by politiosl unrest during the of the last quarter of the year 1911, the greater part of the year. The comparative country's foreign trade, and, consequently, gures are given below: — the Customs revenue, exceeded all previous records. The total collection-H. taole 36,179,825-exceeded that of 1910 by Tia. 607,946. As the Statistical Secralary saya, this figure would, of course, have been much larger had the trade of the last

127,745, 69 123.729,232

According to the Jiji, opinion is quarter not teen interfered with by political

338,208,814 304,713,479 gradually gaining ground among the disturbances. On the 30th September there

Japanese shipping companies in favour was a total gain of Ht. Tls. 2,400,000 as We fear it would be too much to hope for of engaging Chinese and Indians ne compared with the corresponding three the record of 1911 to be beaten in 1912. It merchant vessels. Those in favour of quarters of 1911; but the heavy falling off | has taken nearly six months to restore con- this proposal declare that in engaging has resulted in the return of a Liberal in the last quarter, as compared with the ditions in the country to a state which Chinese and other Asiatics a saving of

from forty to fifty per cent. In wages in succession to the former Liberal men- corresponding quarter of 1910, reduced the makes resumption of trade on the former

will be effected: Moreover, these men per, Bir G. White, the figures being :-- at gain on the year to the figures scale possible. Moreover, as was indicated | are more hardy than the Japanese. quoted above.

The foreign trade during in a telegram published in our issue of Already about six hundred Chinese are the first nine months of the year, the yesterday, the provincial authorities are

employed on vessels belonging to Japa- nese shipping companies. For instance, raport tells us, ahowed great expan hampering the legitimate trade in opium to fifty per cent. of the men serving on sion as compared with 1910, and even a most serious extent, and this will affect eleven steamers of the Japan-China after the collapse, brought about in the both the import values and the country's the Yangtze, are Chinese Chinese are Steamship Company, chiefly plying on fourth quarter by political causes, imports reverse from the Customs; but there can be also engaged on steamers on the Dairen- still continued to pour into the country little doubt that, once the country becomes Shanghai steamers on the service of the That can excita no surprise, however. The settled, we shall be able to look forward to

Nippon Yusen Kaisha, and on vessels of the Osaka

and other Revolution broke out very suddenly and no steady advance in the returns of foreign companies in the Far East and one imagined that the Government would trade. It would be over-sanguine, how in other waters The only question prove so impotent to suppress a political ever, to expect to see many tangible signe as as to what will be done with awaiting solution, says a Japanese uprising, and certainly there were few who of this in the year 1912

these foreign enployés in case of war.- anticipated that any revolutionary rising

Japan Garekte

Total HK. TIL

anamen and other servants on board

A BYE-ELECTION.

LONDON, June 3rd. The bye-election in North-West Norfolk

5,013

* $,985

648

"Mr. Hemuerde

Mr. Jodrell, C.

Majority

FIRE ON A LINER.

LONDON, June 3rd. A fire which burnt for three hours occurred on the Cunard liner Carmenia last night as she was lying in dock at Liverpool. The magnificent saloons were practically destroyed

the principal officials in Government service. The names of the invited guests were given in our Saturday's issue.

sacerssful in rusening six of the

rescued.

NOTICE TO OFFICERS,

was

A significant notice has been issued to officers of all the regiments in the pro- vince, forbidding them to cntertain friends and relations in the various camps. This has been a sure point with some people for a time and has, it in said, had a not too good effect on discipline.

STATEMENT FOR PEKING The Provincial President, Mr. Wu Hon Man has been requested twice-within- the last few weeks to send up a statement of income and expenditure in detail for the information of the Central Govern- After the dinner His Excellency the

'ment. Now that no answer has been Officer Administering the Government received at Peking, a telegram has come held a reception to which a general in asking the Governor to send a general vitation had leon given through the statement at once and to follow it as newspapers. Despite the inclement soon as he can by a particular statement. weather there was a good attendance, This delay secios to point to things not though few ladies were present. His being too straight, and on top of this comes the announcement that an inquiry Excellency, attired in Windsor uniform,

is being held on the disappearance of received his guests in the ball-room funds during the tenure of some of the

and which was charmingly decorated for the late people in authority

squeezing ” which bad gone on them occasion-with-plants and flowers, The grounds were illuminated by red Chi-

MOUNTED POLIČE nese lanterns, and the Band of the K.O.Y.L.I. discoursed a programine, off music on the lawn, --

As a result of protracted litigation. between the two sets of directors of the Chino-Siam Steam Navigation Co., Ltd, at Bangkok Mr. Atkinson on behalf of his clients filed an application for the BP pointment of a receiver pending the settle ment of the matters at present in dispute,

Foreign opium delivered from bund 48,258,745 according to in China last year was valued at The Castoms

statístics.

the

44

unknown.

A mounted military force for police and other purposes is to be formed immediately.

A COLONEL'S NARROW ESCAPE. While sleep-walking Colonel Cart

commanding the Lucknow wright, Cavalry Brigade, fell down a well, at 11 p.m., on the 4th ult. He clung to the aide of the well for a couple of hours and then dropped some forty feet into the water. Fortunately, the well was narrow; and by pressing against the sides with his knees and hack, he kept his head above water till 6 o'clock next morning, when he was discovered Col Cartwright is still in hospital at Luck- now and is progressing.

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