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The following statement of the finances TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.
ment of that project. The Government promised to complete the circuit when of the Colony during the month of the is published in funds were available, and thus provide March 1912, what Sir HENRY BLAKE called a driving | Gazette:-Revenue and Expenditure :: road of twenty miles," but the Govern Balance natets and liabilities on 29th ment has forgotten" to provide the February, 1912, $2,144,536.34, Revenue funds or keep its promise. Jubilee Road from 1st to 31st March, 1912, 8566,308.51, Expenditure from was opened with a flourish of trumpets Total 82,710,844.85.
1st to 31st March, 1912, $449,372.00 by Sir HENRY BLAKE and a commemora- tion stone in erected near the city end of Balance 82,201,512,60. the road. It was intended to afford to the public an easy means of taking the air and admizing the beautiful scenery of the South-Western portion of the island. It was certainly not intended that the road shall be reserved for the use of horsemen. The Report of the Director of Public Works for 1902 describes Jubilee Road as designed as a carriage road.". A letter written to the Press on behalf of the Memorial Committee refers to it as "a driving road," and, as before stated, Sir HENRY BLAKE when he opened the road in 1902 spoke of it as au instalment of the
WHISKY project to make a twenty-mile "driving
road" round the island. Horsemen can ride on many other roads and paths in the island which are not suitable for
Returns of the average amount of bank notes in circulation and of specie in reserje in Hongkong, during the month endefl 31st May, 1912, as cortified by the managers of the respective banke, are:-
Banks.
Chartered Bank of Todia, Australia China
Hongkong & Shang- bai Banking. Car- poration
tur
Total
The water stored
182,950,000
6,174,0122 4,000,000
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGESO2.]
THE LONDON STRIKE.
UNCERTAIN POSITION.
LONDON, June 8th.
At 2:43 p.m. the Government argently telegraphed to the employers to attend a conference to consider further proposals with regard to the Conciliation Board.
(THROUGH REUTER'S ACİENOT.]
BRITISH NATIONAL RESERVE.
LONDON, June stb. His Majesty the King has reviewed 30,000 national reservists at Hyde Park. This was the first inspection of the National Reserve since its inception.
Lord Haldane, speaking at a banquet
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]'
AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
VETERAN PLAYER VICTORIOUS..
Lornos, June 8th. Mr. John Ball, the veteran golfer, has won the Amateur Golf Championship, beating Mr. Mitchell on the 38th hole after a superb struggle.
Mitchell did some wonderful driving and was three up on the first round,
Play in the afternoon was continued in a downpour of rain, but thousands of spectators watched the contest.
Sonie attended and informed the Gov-given by the Mayor of Marylebone, said erument that the employers' representa- it was remarkable spectacle, testifying Average Specie intives could not be summoned before Mon- that the discovery of unexpected wealth in the shape of a highly trained fore Amoant. Reserve.
day.
Mr. McKenna's attitude on the ques-behind the active fighters of the nation tion of free labour is the main topic in was greatly expanding military ideas. the Lohby,
He hoped the time was not far distanted the match on the 23rd hole, where he when the hominions would organise their hit an umbrella, the ball "rebounding on
to the green). own military and naval defence and en-
Mitchell hit inter the spectators and was able the people in the Homeland to use their own resources, which were adequate | bunkered, but at the turn he was one up, They holding that position at the 35th lule.. for the defence of the islands,
The Labourites are jubilant, Conserva- 19,384,39 14,000,000 tires fear that the effect will be to actively discourage the masters from coming to a 825,558,461 $18,000,000 friendly settlement of the points out in the City and Hill standing, and the Conservatives way that
gallons, AS against
Ball made a heroic recovery and squar
A BLEND OF THE FINEST PURE wheeled traffic; but the Jubilee Road in the district reservoirs on June 1st amounted the masters cannot be expected to be con must work steadily to make the Empire Ball squared on the 30th, the last green,
the island suitable for carriages. In 637,858,000 galions on the sable date last ciliatory if the Government is taking not only the greatest naval power but | halved the 37th and won on the 38th.
MALT BCOTCH WHISKIES.
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HONGKONG, JUNE 10TH, 1912.
only country road of easy gradient on
Hongkong carriage has come to mean- "motor-car," and many people who can- not afford, or do not care to keep, ponies, much enjoy a drive along this beautiful read when the South-West breezes can be appreciated to the fullest extent. There are also several residences on the road whose oceupants use cars to go to town and return. We are not aware that any serious accidents have happened on this road-frons motor-care, and the car owners appear quite willing to submit to any reasonable regulations as to speed, horns and the like. It is intolerable that they should be deprived of the right to use a road built by public subscription and handed over to the keeping of the Clovern. ment as "a carriage road," We can sym- pathise to a considerable extent with the
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sides against them.
The Conservative comments on Mr. Me- Kenna's remarks are of a very angry ä vote of censure is character, and threatened.
NATIONAL STRIKE THREATENED,
LATKE
the greatest military nation the world had
Ever seen.
LATER. Two thousand spectators, despite the year The consumption per head was
rain, followed yesterday's guif champion- 20.7 gallons, as against 10.8 gallons in
FRENCH NAVAL DISASTER. 1811. There was an intermittent supply
ship match, which was remarkable for the LONDON, June wit crowd of artisan enthusiasts who cheered by rider mains in rider main districts
The newspapers comment a Router's correspondent at Cherbourg Mitchell, up to May 18th, 1911, and a constant supply in all districts up to May 27th,
telegraphs that the French battleship | versely on this partisan element, which is 1912. The water stored in Kowloon in
new to golf. Some state that there were June 1st totalled 200,380,000 gallons,
The Council of the Transport Workers Saint Lanis cut in two ant sank the The against 199,550,000 gallons in 1941.
12.2 is prepared for a national strike, but the submarine Fendeminize and her, crew of cheers when Ball missed the put, though daily consumption per head
men will not be called out before Monday twenty-six. The vezzel sank in 150 fèrt gallons as against 8,5 gallons on the same day last year. The water, according to a evening. report by the Government Analyst, was of excellent quality..
MOTOR CAR AND VEHICLE
REGULATIONS.
The Government have not been slow in popular outery against motor traffic in the Colony, but the motor-car owners, remedying the ineffectiveness of the though they are few in number, are en-
Regulations under the Private Vehicles titled to air-play, which is denied them Ordinances, as revealed by the recent under these regulations. There is one prosecution of a motor car chanfrur at which prohibits motors being driven any the instance of Commodore Eyres. Re- where in the Colony between midnight gulations were made by H. E. the Officer and & ... except for the purpose of carrying a duly-qualified medical practi. Administering the Government in Coun cil on 4th June. These provide that tioner to see a patient, or for the pur-every cycle not propelled by mechanical pose of carrying a police officer on duty." This is a piece of grandmotherly legisla. tion which is also, we believe, ultra vires. We are quite aware that the cars are a considerable nuisance at night, but it seems to us that the peace and quiet of the inhabitants could be segured without going the length of absolutely prohibiting
The strike position is indefinable. No- body knows whether a general strike will occur even if declared. Similarly, the
the masters is attitude of
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known quantity. An elaborate Govern- ment scheme for complete confederation with money guarantee was submitted to them yesterday, but they cannot discuss it until Monday.
CHINA AND QPIUM. -
LONDON, June 8th. Mr. T. Edmund Harvey asked in the House of Commons whether in view of the surplus supply of opiums already con- signed to China and the recent petition be sounded by the driver on approaching of the Indian merchants to the Govern- any curve, cross-road er fork, when over-
ther instructions on the subject of sowing. taking any person, animal or vehicle,nent of India, he would not issue for- and whenever necessary or advisable.
power shall carry a hell, and that every muter ear shall carry a horn, these to
of water.
the Daily News, asserts that the aristo- cratic spectators did not conceal their re-
The submarines were practising attack,sentment that a workman was in the final
Ball and Mitchell, the latter being and the endèminire ruse under the ram of the battleship. There was a chauffeur to Sir. Abe Bailey, conducted themselves in the most sportsmanlike and friendly manner throughout.
great bubbling of water after the colli
drowned. Bion, and it is feared that nil
A CROATIAN SENSATION.
are
THE TURF.
RESULT OF THE OAKS.
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LONDON, June 8th. Despite the rain there was large attendance at Epsom to witness the rea
His Majesty King George V. was pre-
LONDON, June 9th. Reuter's correspondent at Agram (the capital of Croatia) wires that Herr Cuyni, the Royal Commissioner in for the Oaks Stakes.
while motoring, narrowly Croatia, escaped assassination by a student, who sent. fired a revolver point blank at him. The, shot missed the Commissioner, but struck
an official, who accompanied him, in the neck. The assailant fled but was over- taken after killing a policeman and
Mr. Montagu, Under Secretary of State for India, replied that he did not pro-wounding another. pose to instruct growers in the scuse sug-
Another regulation deals with what is known as "joy rides" in motor cars at night. It is prohibited to drive a motor car which is used for livery anywhere in the Colony betweeen the hours of mid-gested. night and Ga.m., except for the purpose of carrying a doctor tu see a patient or for carrying a police officer on duty.
Reference is made to these regulations our leading article]
the cars on the roads after midnight. It is impossible to keep a great city abso- Jutely quiet at night. A motor-car pro- perly driven makes less noise than an iron-tyred ricksha, and there seeing more reason for excluding the one from the streets than the other. The traffic needs regulating, and that is all the Ordiin nance authorises the Governor-in-Conneil to-o-if-the Legislature intended that motor-car traffe should be suppressed, it would have said so. We begin to wonder with these new regulations before na how in the long it will be before we Colony a revival of the Curfew.
H.M.S. Minotaur returned to kong from Columbo on Saturday,
The English and French mails of the 11th and 7th May were delivered in Lon-|
the 7th June.
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FEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI. The feast of Corpus Christi held at the Roman Catholic Cathedral A a solemn High yesterday. At 8 Mass was held by the Rev. F. Gabardi, Rector, assisted by a Deacon and Sub- Hong-Deacon. At the Gospel, the Rector preached a sermon, taking as his text Home Quidom fecit enenam magnam (a certain man made a grand supper)". Special music was provided by the Cheir of Bt. Joseph's College, under Rev. Bro. Dositheus, Mr. O. Baptista presiding at the organ. The Vespers commenced at 3 p.m., followed by the grand procession of the Blessed Sacrament, born by His Lordship Bishop Merel, of Canton,
The 126th Baluchis returned from Canton yesterday, the encampment the Shansen being now broken up.
Two fishermen and a woman were on Saturday fined $50 or three muntha imprisonment. at the Magistracy, for being in unlawful possession of arms.
The result was:
Mirska Equitable
Bill and Coo
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The betting was:-23 to against Mirska and Equitable and 10 19 1 against Bill and Cun. Place betting-5 BIG NEW ZEALAND LOAN..-
to against Bill and Coo, and the others Loxnós, June 8th.
lts. proportionate
Tagalie The Bank of England has issued New favourite at 2 to 1 on. Zealand debentures to the amount of
Onsettling down Preferineat fed from A Montreal message states that the four and a half million sterling at Green Cloth, Mirska and Tagalie. Round-
THE DUCHESS OF CONNAUGHT.
LONDON, June 8th.
per cent.
The debenture calls extend
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Duchess passed a good night, and her condition shows material and steady im-
over two years and the stock is quoteding Tattenim Corner Tagalic assumed command, followed by Equitable and provement.
THE PRINCE OF WALES.
LONDOS, June 8th. The Prince of Wales has returned to
Paris.
A DREADNOUGHT'S SPEED.
LONDON, June 8th. The Dreadnought Conqueror attained a speed of 23,25 knots in her trials yester- day.
BRITISH TRADE RETURNS.
LONDON, June 8th. The trade returns for last month
"at 00.
THE CUBAN INSURRECTION.
LONDON, June 8th. Five thousand American troops have Leen ordered to be in immediate readines to embark for Cuba in connection with the troubles there.
AERIAL RACE ROUND LONDON.
LENDON, June 9th.
Mirska. When close home Tagalie was beaten, and Mirska went to the front and win casily by three lengths, three-quarteru of a length separating second and third.
During the Signorinella did not run race Lulette threw her rider (Earl), eans- ing an inquiry in the shoulder.
THE ROYAL HUNT CUP.
LONDON, June 8th. The betting on the Royal Hunt Cup,
The air race round London took place run at Ascot on June 19th, is as follows:-- yesterday afternoon for the Daily Mail | 190 to against Brancepeth,~~100-tu-6- was HJ miles, and Short Grass and Durando, 25 to 1 St. trophy. The course
Mr. Sopwith Nat, My Collar and Atmah, and 100 to there were seven starters.
in imports amount was first, completing the distance in 843-Cyllius.
by six members of the Confraternity. show increases
der un embroidered Pallium, carried A reception was afterwards held in the ing to £1,168,540 and of exports to the minutes. The rainfall during the month of May Mission Hall, at which all the parti-extent of £1,217,641, Raw cotton imports was, according to the returns in the cipants in the precision were entertain totalled £1,767,090 Gazette. 3.940 inches, Throughout theed by the Committee of the Confraternity mouth there were 178 homes sunshine and of the Blessed Sacrament, 97 hours' clondiness.
A ense of plague was discovered un Saturday on board the Indo-China
stemmer Tingung, discharging coal at Wanchai. The stemmer was immediately quarantined and disinfected.
BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION.
LARGE ANOUN'UN SET ASIDE.
The increase in exports was principally in ships, textiles and coal.
THE INSURANCE ACT.
LONDON, June 'sth.. The first Official List has been publish-
AMERICAN' PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION.
A NEW series of Vehicle Regulations" are published in the current, number, of the Cavernment Gazette. The regulations appear to be the outcome partly of the Chinese patition to the Government to suppress motor-car traffic in the Colony, and partly of the revelations made in the recent prosecution of a chauffeur by the Commodore for driving a car to the coin-
A ETEAM BOLLER AT WORK. The mon danger on Jubilee Road.
LONDON, June Oth. amazing discovery will be made on a close
A Chicago telegrami states that the sun study of these régulations that, for the future, the use of Jubilee Road by motor.
porters of President Taft are jubilant cars is prohibited! We suppose the Gov
over his securing a majority on the na ernment have been legally advised as to their powers in this respect, but we ques
The report of the British India Steamed of approved Societies under the In- tional committee which organises the Re- Lion very much whether this prohibition is not ultra vires..
Navigation Company (Limited) recom-surance Act to the number of 151, and in-publican Convention. Col. Roosevelt, Section of the
Doubtless the installation of electric mes dividends at 5 per cent. on the Pre-clude most of the Friendly Societies and however, is proceeding to Chicago, and Vehicles Regulation Ordinatice, 1600 fans in the Theatre Royal was responsible ference stack, and per cent. on the gives: the Governor-in-Council · power to
in a measure for the presence of such Ordinary shares for the year ended Trade Unions. The total membership is he promises a historic fight on the floor of
The report statesave million.
the Convention. His supporters say they regalate street traffic-not tur prohibit-it,
a satisfactory audience-to-witness the December 31st, 1911.
that the sale of ten old steamers and the which seems to us a very different thing.
of Trade know there is a steam roller at work, but entertainment provided by the evergreen disposal of some property which the com Apart, however, from the legal aspect of
R. G. Knowles. The fact that breezy pany was obliged to part with under the Unions have formed a Society comprising the country will know how it operates. the question, this prohibition takes on the
entertainment would be the rule on Land Acquisition Act at prices in excess
18 Unions which have been associated It is believed it is only safe to predict appearance, of being class legislation of
company's books, together with the re-
that the fight will be closer and more bit- the worst type; the road is to be closed Baturday night was freely advertised, of the value at which they stood in the to motorists for the benefit of a few horse-and certainly the jokes of the comediansult of the year's operations and freedom for the purpose of working the Act.
Ler than ever. were more fully appreciated by an audi- from serious accident, have enabled the men, and the closing is recretly effected
LONDON, June 9th. hy a Star-Chamber like-body This is ence from whom the usual lethargy pro directors after providing for depreciation
Ance funds,
them up to making the last road in the Colony on which we duced by the furnace like heat of the to add £500,000 to the reserve and insur-
A New York message states that in the should have expected a prohibition of this
£1,152,735.
The report adds that while it might kind. Jubilee Road was built largely by
dend than 7 per cent, the directors public subscription to commemorate the
have been possible to pay a higher divi- Olympic trials at Harvard Evanston of Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. The
believe that the shareholders will agree Illinois and Kivíat ran 1,500 metres in original scheme was to provide & carriage
with them that it is wiser to strengthen 2m. 354-5 secouds, Wright in the pole road of easy gradient round the island,
the company's resources against the post- jump did 158) inches, and Creamer ran sibility of less prosperons years than to and the road from West Point to Pokfu-
make a larger distribution at the present 10,000 metres in 19m. 033-5 seconds, all iam Hill and Aberdeen is only an instal-
Theatre was driven by the whirling fans. Mr. Knowles was at his best, and he had several members of his audience on the verge of hysterics. Kelly and Ashby, Miss Winifred Johnson, and Terry and Bentley also gave enjoyable turns. The pity is that the Company could give only one performance.
time.
The General Federation
WORLD RECORDS BROKEN.
world's records.
IMPERIAL TRADE COMMISSION.
LONDON, June 8th.
HOME CRICKET.
LONDON, June 8th. Nutts beat Sussex at Nottingham hy an innings and four runs.
LONDON, Jaue fith. The match between Surrey and Cam- bridge was abandoned, as was also that between Middlesex and Hants, played at
Lords.
At Bath the match between Somerest and Derby was drawn, the same result being obtained in the meeting between Northants and Warwickshire at North- ampton and in the match between York- shire and Essex at Huddersfield.
WORLD'S HARD LAWN TENNIS CITAMPIONSHIP
LONDON. June 8th.
A telegram from Paris states that the semi-finals were played to-day in the World's Hard Court Lawn Tennis Cham A wire from Wellington, N.Z., states pionships. Four Germans played in the that Sir Joseph Ward has resigned from singles semi-final ties yesterday. Froits the Imperial Trade Commission, as the heim beat Rahe 6-4, 6-2, 7-5, and Kreu- alteration of the itinerary hampers his tier beat Kleinschroth 6-3, 6-2, the lat Parliamentary duties.
ter retiring with an injured wrist.
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