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TELEGRAMS.

Year

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

UPROAR IN HUNGARIAN CHAMBER.

HUSPENDED DEPUTY'A CRIME.

LONDON, Juno sth.

Houter's Buda Pest correspondent wires that on the Chamber reassembling the up- Suddenly Harr was repeated. Kovacs, a suspended Deputy, appeared in the Press Gallery, and shouting “Opposi- tionists are still in the Chamber," he

RANDOM REFLECTIONS.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MON AY, JUNE 10rx, 1912.

REFUSING TO SELL.

FRENCH STORE PROSECUTED.

CANTON.

[FROM OUR OWN Correspondent.]

June 7th

TAXING THE RIVER CRAFT.

Though we all know that this in the raitry season in Hongkong, we found it

Before Mr. Melbourac at the difficult to reconcile ourselves to the man- Magistracy on Saturday, the proprietor ner in which it has been emphasised this | of the Franch Store, Queen's Rond Not very long ago the matter of mak past week. It has been unusually wet, | Central, was charged with having refuerding all boats on the river pay a small and Hongkong has in consequence been to sell Inspector Withers a bottle of tax was taken up by the Government, unusually depressed. However, Satur brandy, the alleged offence being con- and in the short time that has elapsed day had a promise of better things, which

trary to the provisions of the Food and since then the amount collected nominally has since been realised, and the outlook

course, by no 18 Ordinance. Mr. Goldring appear for the month of May is $1,22d. Thinly means represents the for some few days.

amount that it is possible to collect, and next month's figures will be much bigger without doubt.

is distinctly brighter now than it has been

ed for the defendant.

Inspector Withers stated that he asked an assistant, in the store named, Wing for a cheap brand of brandy, Wong inquired the price from Mr. Silva, who was sitting at the desk, and ascer- tained that it was $3. Mr. Silva tuuk

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EDICATION.

THE P. & Q. ISSUE.

OFFICIAL EXPLANATION.

The Times of the 10th ult. says:- Allotment letters in connection with the issue recently announced of £1,160,000 of five per cont, cumulative preferred stock were posted yesterday to stockholders of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, together with a circular explaining the object of the

issue.

The directors point out that it may ot have escaped the notice of stock- holders that in entering into the Cape," Australian, and emigration trade the siderable amount of capital in addition company would have to provide a con-

to that hitherty required for their wrdinary work. They add that the re- placement of a number of the running vessels will also have to take place at mail steaners by larger and more costly

that the construction of eargo steamers of large capacity will be necessary as supplementary to the mail and passenger services. And it is in anticipation of these

the various requirements that

drew & rovolver and fired several shots! swimmers returned to the launch they the bottle away from Wong, remarking are illiterate, the new Commissioner of the end of the present mail contract, and

at Count Tisza, who recently spended several Deputies in connection with the Ariny Bill. Count Tisza was unhurt. The assailant then turned the weapon on

himself. His life is endangered.

LATER.

The bullet has been extracted from Herr Kovacs, and he has now a chance of re-

covery.

The shots hit Count Tisza's desk, but he remained unmoved. Afterwards he made. a statement, expressing pity for the madman, and justifying his expulsion of the Opposition as being in accordance with rules.

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LATER.

Herr Kovacs fired four times at a range of nine yards. He has denied that he had any intention of killing the Count, but desired to frighten him into a chatge,

Even bathing parties were in difficulties during the week, and, a good story is being related of the experiences of one Whon the mixed party on Monday. were much disgusted to and that those board had not been sufficiently thoughtful to see that their clothes were kept dry. The ladies were in the worst predicament, and a few of them decided to take advantage of the offer of several gentlemen who had not entered the water. They accepted the mascaline bathing suits, and in these, covered by a friendly

mackintosh, they made their way home nid considerable merriment.

I see that the Legislative Council was called upon to vote a very large sum on Thursday, practically a million and a half dollars, for the acquisition of the land necessary for the terminal station of the Kowloon-Canton Railway. It will be remembered that I was the first, and indeed the only one, to announce the transfer of property which had been negotiated between The Wharf and Gedown Company and the Railway su thorities, and now that it has been made public the Colony will congratulate itself

of policy.

on the prospective possession of an im- Count Tisza has been overwhelmed with posing railway station, in keeping with the dignity and requirements of a great congratulations.

trunk lid while the acquisition of the present Star Ferry Wharf as a public

EXPLOSION IN VIENNA.

MANY KILLED AND INJURED.

LONDON, June 8th, Router's Vienna correspondent states that an, explosion has occurred at the Woelersdorf ammunition factory near Wienerneustadt, and it is reported that 30 were killed (mostly soldiers) and a hundred injured.

Windows were shattered in Wiener neustadt,and other damage dour. Many people were injured by broken glass.

The explosion was heard for a distance of 30 miles.

LATER.

Fourteau bodies have so far been re-

covered.

ROYAL VISIT TO POTSDAM.

LONDON, June 8th. The King and Queen of Bulgaria and their two sons arrived at Potsdam on & visit to the Kaiser and Kaiserin. They were welcomed by Dr. Hollwegg Beth man and Herr Kidørlen von Waechter, and cheered as they drove to the Palace. The Kaiser conferrvil Orders, upor wir Majesties.

wharf will supply a much needed want

to the Kowloon side of the water. I hope that the railway station will not rival tly haw Courts or the Post Office in the length of time required to complete its construction. So terras."

The Secretary of State has no doubt got good reasons for interfering as he did in the proposed Government grant to the University, but such interferences are not. calculated to soothe that irritation which is felt by a Crown Colony at the restraining bands in the Colonial Office, The University is our pet scheme, and it does not go down well to know that we can't be as zenerous to it as we would like.

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That was an amusing little episode in the Legislative Council on Thursday, when the Hon. Mr. Osborne rose to ad-

dress the House, which was in committee on the Full Court Ordinance. The Standing Rules are suspended then, and members may not only speak as often as they choose, but they may remain seated, while speaking. This privilege is utilised! in nost cases, but it is easily understood - that if a man has prepared a speech he is likely to do greater justice to it and to himself if it be delivered in a standing When Mr. Osborne rose His position. Excellency, probably thinking that the hon member had forgotten that the House was in committee, remarked that FROM AFFLUENCE TO POVERTY.

he could sit down, whereupon the member addressed replied that he would rather LONDON, June 8th.

stand. This example was followed by Joseph Illingworth, Lord of the Manor the Hou. Mr. Murray Stewart. Both of Pudsey, has died in Bradford Workmen were better heard in consequence, house.

He owned the mineral rights of and it might be as well if other members the borough, which were unproductive who had something interesting to say re

membered that they gained by speaking owing to want of exploitation,

A seam

out clearly and distinctly, and lost by of coal was discovered and profitably expressing themselves in a stage whisper. worked during the coal strike. Board of Guardians sought to obtain the profits to pay for. Illingworth's mainten

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Recognising the value of education, specially to a prople nine-tenths of whom that the store did not sell that class of Education has arranged to send.one brandy. He added that it was not for hundred-educated men who are good drinking, but for massage. Witness said speakers throughout the province to he would take the bottle with him, and lecture the people on the value and neces- Mr. Silva retorted that if he did, it sity of education to the community, and would be by force. Witness warned him to impress upon them the necessity of send. that a court case would probably arise ing their children to schools. These men out of his refusal to sell the brandy are to be specially trained for a month Witness said he waited for the manager hefore being sent out, so that the Eduen of the store for about three-quarters of tional Commissioner intends to do the an hour, and he had then to go away thing thoroughly. without the bottle.

Mr. Goldring-Had you authority No.

L written

Did you tender the price-No, the purchase was not completed. «

HANITATION.

The Sanitary Department has issued a circular telling the people different precautions to take for the prevention of plague and the sprending of disease. A circular has also been issued by a citizen pointing out that care in choosing what eats in one of the best preventatives of discas:

SOLDIERS PENSIONS REDUCED. Owing to the Government being very hard up, they have decided to reduce the pensions of a large number of now dis

Mr. Goldring submitted that the inspector should have specified that the article was required for the purpose of analysis, and that he should also have tendered the purchase price. The bottle was dearly on the shelf by mistake, as the brandy with which it was stacked was Hennessy's Three Star, worth $1. This brandy was inferior and not warth 83. Mr. Melbourne pointed out that the difficulty was that this was a criminal prosecution, the inspector had no written instructions, and the purchase price was not tendered. He did not think it made much differeues whether it was stated that the article was required for analysis or not, until after the purchase was com- pieted. He was afraid that, under "the

An Educational Conference is to be retion, there must br 籍

written held at Peking of representatives from authority, and the price must be

the different provinces to consult with tendered. The case was accrdingly disregard to the management and working missed.

Inspector Withers said he would bring the case under the notice of the Captain Superintendent, with a view to having the Crown Solicitor prosecute.

THE POSITION OF SILVER. ------

We subjoin · extructs : taken from Messrs. Samuel-Montagn & Co.'s latest- circular dated the 10th ult. :-

Notwithstanding a considerable amount of movement in the prices, the tone con tinues to be good, and the impression is left on the mind that fuctuations be twery rather restricted limits may be looked for, pending the receipt of data on which son forecast of the Indian monsoon can be founded.

handed soldiers. The most of the men of some kind who had a hold over the who received these pensions were officers

men and quite a number were granted these pensions for file. Now it has been decided, in the interests of economy, to reduce these by half, and it remains to he seen how these people will take this.

EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE.

directors consider it desirable to provide additional capital.

It is also stated that the present paid: moderate in relation to the business now up capital, namely, £1,390,000, is very carried on, but after deducting, the 2,800,000 will remain unissued. amount now offered only £20,000 of the

The new stock is offered in the propor tion of 50 per cent. to preferred and 50 per cent. to deferred stockholders at the price of £110 for every £100 of stock. A from July 1st to September 30th on th three months' dividend for the period 50 per cent, of the capital which will have been paid up by that date will be remitted in December, and dividend on the total amount of the stock will accrue. from October 1st next.

TRONGH MINES REPORT.

the

INTIMATIONS

SUN PILSENER

BEER.

Nothing like it.

OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE,

H. RUTTONJEE

& SON,

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

Chs. J.

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Gaupp

The report of the Tronoh Mines for 1911 states that 3,856 tons of tin ore were sold, as contrasted with 2,943 tons during 1910, and the amount realized was £438,070,

siderable portion of this increase in pro- leing an average of £115-58 per ton of ore, as against £99-18 for 1910. A con- duction was accounted for by the pheno- mental outputs in the sumuner of last year, teracted by the poorer returns which were although these were to sonic extent coun- trade after the disastrous flooding of mine at the end of September last The fluctuations in the returne caused consid- erable anxiety to the directors at the time, and with the assistance of Mr. Grif- fiths, the general sinnager, who was then in England, they endeavoured to ascer 1tain the position of affairs at the mine, and they were assured by the acting man of the schools and colleges. This is a ager that the mine was being worked in matter of some importance, as to a great then being made could be maintained. the usual manner, and that the return extent the Provincial Authorities in the The directors are now satisfied that the different provinces needs must have the mine was not worked in either the usual entire responsibility and management for for a proper manner during the absence their own part of the country; since there of the general manager, and that his in Always have on hand a very large complete

In his are such great differences of dialet,ructions were not carried out.

stock of report the general manager says, "I bave language and custom among the different again considered the position of the mine,

SCIENTIFIC AND provinces. The idea of this Conference | and seg no reason for altering the opinion gave as to the future prospects in my is to find out how far unity can be pre-

of November 23 lat," report

which

was SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS: the shareholders."

served and how far the Central Govern- circularized chinery at the Sungei

mont can govern matters. Two prominent men have been appointed to represent Kwangtung and will proceed North immediately.

DEATH OF A PAMINE RELIEF WORKER.

& Co.

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,

CHATKR ROAD.

The erection of Besi, in which this company is largely (Transits, Lévols, Plano Tables, Prismatic and

Sight Compreses, Hozd Lerels, &o, &c.). interested, has taken longer and has cost more than was estimated, but it is anti- cipated that the new plant will be work ing by the end of June. Depreciation at 15 per cent, has been carried into the profit and loss account, being at the same DRAWING rate as last year. After paying dividends amounting to 85 per cent, the available halance is £70,531, The directors have

INSTRUMENTS

AND MATERIAL

Scales, Inks, Mo., &c.)

AGENTS FOR→→→

The condition of the daily silver

such a character that it is often much

The death is announced in the Shang-decided to write off property account the T Squares, Set Squares, Straight Edgas.." market for some time past has hren of easier to forecast the price of silver hai papers of the Rev. A. Hockin. Isum of £23,941, carrying forward the week or so ahead than that which will | B.A., of the Canadian Methodist balance of £46,590. By this means the from typhu4 fever. Mr. capital expenditure account has been still be fixed in only a couple of hours' time. Mission,

The primary cause of this uncertainty Hockin, who was born on October 6th, | further reduced and now stands at is the fact that operations of the Indian 1879, was the son of Rev. A. Hockin, £100,000. The general manager bas for speculative group may defeat the nicest Sen, of the Nova Scotia Conference of mulated a scheme for bringing cheap calculations founded on the known factors the Methodist Church, Canada. He was water power on to the mine, which will which control at a given moment supply a graduate in Aris of Mount Allison enable the company to work by hydraulic- and demand.

University, N.S., Canada. After Ordi- ing methods large areas of land, which nation be spent some three years in the probably could not be otherwise treated inistry of the Methodist Church in the at a profit, unless values are found higher island of Bermuda before volunteering than at present anticipated. for missionary work in Szechten. He

to China came

in the auturon

PORTUGUESE COLONIES.

undertone has led to a certain amount Arather an is that the improved of jobbing by Eastern banks, etc., who, from the nature of their business, are interested in silver, and their limits either to buy or sell are liable to check suddenly the disposition of prices to fall of 1906 and after spending a year

In the House of Commons on the 13th urre. If the tendency of producers to in Chengt in language study he was

ult. :- concentrate selling on certain days, in-appointed in charge of the school work

Mr-Lloyd (Staffordshire, WOpp stead of distributing their sales through at Kiating, where-be-did-good and last-

ing work.

Being obliged to leave for asked the Secretary of State for Foreign out the week, be added to the other con- the coast owing to the disturbances com- Affairs whether negotiations are about to siderations, the erratic movements are sequent on the Revolution, he was be concluded between Great Britain, accounted for. The offtake in Bombay of the first and most enthusiastic velun Germany, and Portugal in regard to Hongkong seems to have dropped out has risen from about 100 to 140 bars teers to assist in the distribution of Portuguese Colonies; and whether he of the ruuning altogether for interport day, and the stock shows a decrease of relief to the sufferers from the famine had any information to give to the House honours in shooting.

1,200 bars, making the total 9,000. The Hongkong

on the subject. Shanghai reports a slight increase of in Anbul under the Central China

Famine Relief Committee. Here he un- Mr. Acland (Under-Secretary for For team made only 103 on Monday, which of 2 laga to 270 lacs of bars and sycee. fortunately caught the dread diseaseign Affairs).The question of the course had little hope against the high |

nout two weils - ago, and vas” sent future development of the Portuguese scores of Shanghai and Singapore. The

immediately to Shanghai, where, not

Colonies is, of course, one of great skilful

and Colony has not held the premier position

withstanding everything

interest to Portugal and to Germany and since 1905, when the score was $23. Since

British territory that is adjacent to loving attention could do, he passed

them and is a subject that has and will away. then the standard has risen, for though

no doubt from time to time be a subject Hongkong had a total of 38 in 1907 it

of mutual interest and amicablé dis- The Prussian Government Commissary had to be content will second place. The

cussion; but the answer to both the ques- on the Berlin Stock Exchange issued a honours have been shared between Singa-

tions on the paper is in the negative. markable cireular on the fath ult. to i

ALL SAFE ON THE TITANIC ("

EXPLANATION OF THE FALSE MESSAGES BY WIRELESS.

nce.

BERLIN STOCK EXCHANGE.

WARNING TO SPROULATORS,

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Д

has

the

PHILIPPINES AS DISTRIBUTING CENTRE.

Aside from his statement that in his belief the Philippines would, in fifteen years, be the distributing point for from 8100,000,000 to $200,000,000 worth of American goods; and his quotation of the statement of Professor Charles V. Piper,

MESSRS, HARLAND AND WOLFF"

AND THE CLYDE.

ACQUISITION OF A FURTHER LARGE SITE.

the Stock Exchange Committee express pare and Shanghai, the former breaking ing the fear that the recent extraordin the record in 1910 and again in 1911. ary rise in German industrial stres. will

of the department of agriculture, that Messrs. Harland and Wolff, Belfast, be followed by a sharp fall which will

T'w saying that time is money the Philippines were the most fertile have acquired the site of Messrs. Mackie tropical islands in the world, capable of and Thomson's shipbuilding yard at involve serious losses to the public. He' assumes that the banks have been doing been interestingly illustrated on

The mystery of the wireless message tale producing enough sugar to supply the Glasgow, and have completed arrange- Kowloon-Canton Railway, if what they can to warn their customers

American demand, the sensationalments for taking possession of the ground entire and to restrict credit, and observes that whispered to me this week be true. I'll feature of the testimony of General at an early date. The yard is adjacent which led the world to hope that the the Stock Exchange Committee does not tell the tale as 'tans, told to me. The Clarance R. Edwards, chief of the to that of the London and Glasgow Ship- accident to the Titanic was not ac dis possess adequate powers stop sp working agreement provides that a fiue bureau of insular affairs, before the building and Engineering Company, astrous as it proved to be was cleared Intion. He indicates, howevir, thut

Senate Committee on Finance, was his which the Belfast firm purchased three up by Captain Haddock, of the Olympic, special precautions are in contemplation at the rate of uns dollar a minute shall announcement that in the event of wat months ago, and the intention of the new at Southampton, in a statement made to a special representative of the London The Berlin correspondent of The Times be paid by either section förˆ un-

no effort would be made by the United management is ta combine the two estab-

Daily Express. wrote on the 15th alt. --The immediate punctuality, and the story is that the States to defend the islands and that the lishments into one large yard.

He declared that at 10.20 a.m. on The London and Glasgow Company's cause of this unprecedented action is

military occupation thereof by the United doubtless the sensational speculation in Canton Administration has been paying states Yould sense.

yard extends to over ten acres, while Monday morning he received a message the shares of the Vogtlaendische Maschi the Administration of the British section

"I do not look upon the Philippines, Messra, Mackie and Thomson's occupies from Sable Island from a lady resident nenfabrik They rose 33 points sen.ething like 21,000 a month. That at all as a military problem for defence. about six acres, so that the amalgamation in New York anking:Are all Titanit

To- Monday and 00 points yesterday.

If any nation wants to take them it is of the two works will extend to about 18 passengers safe?" This message must erday's means an average loss of about no merely a declaration of way. Let it take acres. The firm will be able to command have been tapped in transit and repeated day they fell 75 points.

Now anthem, and after the war is over public a large stretch of river frontage extend- with the word "Are" omitted. quotation was about 310 points above the minutes per train per day.

care of their ing from the Clyde Trust dry docks on He also received a message from the highest quotation last year. This is, of inspector has been put on to see that opinion would take course, an extraordinary case, but Ger- these precious minutes are saved in sovereignty and the flag that is to remain the east to Govan Ferry on the west.steamship deign at 8.35 on Monday morn over them. So I look upon it as a busi They have in addition, of course, their ing stating that it was "towing oil tanks man, industrial shares generally have

ness proposition. I think they have the extensive engineering and boiler-making to Halifax." Again it is evident that shown very wide factuations during the future. The story comes from Cantor.

best Government of which I have any works at Lancefield Quay, on the other this message also was tapped, and past few months.

knowledge."

"tanks" interpreted as Titanic-

RODERICK RANDOSI

side of the river.

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