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INTIMATION

WATSON'S

VERY OLD LIQUEUR

SCOTCH

WHISKY

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19rn 1912.

At the Magistracy yesterday a Chinese TELEGRAMS.ĮTELEGRAMS.

for having been found with 1,700 'rounds' of ammunition in his possession was fined

$250.

wrapper of the book: this wrapper hoars the heading "China as it really is," below which is n portrait of YUAN SHIH K'A iu the robes of a Manchu official, set in a framework of the Republican colours! Apart from the prevailing atmosphere of anachronism, the body of the book is a true and eminently readable, though some what superficial, account of Chinese life, with ila incidents and customs. WeH.. F. Count P. A. Laurvig, newly

For cruelty to ducks, by carrying them head downwards, a Chinese engaged at the Western Market was yesterday at the Magistracy fined five dollars with the option of seven days in prison.

appointed Danish Minister to China and Japan; left Shanghai last week. for Tokyo, where he goes to present his credentials to the Emperor of Japan.

The two Chinese who were accuseil of

£tarovgu router's AGENCY. Į

AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL

RLECTION.

EXTRAORDINARY SCENES.

LONDON, June 18th. Heater's correspondent at Chicago tole graphs that Mr. Roosevelt's supporters claim that they have secured the secession of twelve followers of Mr. Taft, but up till now the feature of the sitantion has been the frank declaration by Mr. Roose velt that he would leave Chicago" as presidential candidate. ·

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The supporters of Mr. Roosevelt, im- mediately after the Republican Conven- tion meets, will move that the National

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(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]

CHINA'S DIFFICULTIES.

LONDON, June 18th. Reuter's correspondent at Peking telo graphs that the Premier, Tang Shao Yi, has fled to Tientsin. Yuan Shih Kai, the President, has twice seat his secretary

group

and

obtained

CORRESPONDENCE.

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DISINFECTION OF PREMISES.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."]

Su--Will you allow me the median of your columns to ventilate what seems to me to be a legitimate grievance on the part of property owners with respect to the Bye-law passed at the last meeting of the Legislative Council relating to the disinfection of infected premises?

to him, but he refuses to return to the capital. He wants to resign.

The Officer Administering the Govern- The Cabinet has appealed to the In-ment, in his address to the Students of ternational

Queen's College on Empire Day, urged advance of three million taels to satisfy them as good citizens to duly report all

cases of plague.

May I point out what the individual has to put up with if he does so i

the clamourons troops.

According to the Bye-law in question, the Medical Officer of Health has the power, immediately and without notice, to remove all ceilings, lath and pluator walls, partitions, screens, panelling or other similar structures in infected premises.

Infected premises are defined as "any They expremises in which any person suffering

cannot go so far as "Mr. ARMSTRONG " in his expectation of the abolition of extraterritoriality in the immediate future nor do we look for it save possibly in the very remote future, for the matter of that. Had

A few months ago Peking had but five we over had any doubts on that point, they or six newspapers. Now there are twenty would have boon at once dispelled by Mr in the capital, representing the interests Armerhono's" able and trenchant indie-of nearly all classes." Among the new

of kent

the boasted civilization of journals is the Female Edurator, the orgia

THE DOCK ENS' STRIKE. China "Of what does the much of the Chinese suffragettes.

LONDON, June 18th. vaunted civilization of China consist " he

The distress among the strikers in the asks. "If we are to judge a civilization

veltian roll substituted. This will in- East End is acute. Several pawnshops by the pious precepts of its founders, by the attempting to steal an iron cage contain-Committee's roll be rejected and the Roose ing money from a money-changer's coun-' lefty motives and paternal benevolence of ter at Yauunti, and were secused of using clude some eighty alleged stolen dele-have closed owing to the plethora of its law-givers, and by the universal reverfirearms on the samo occasion, were yes gotes, and if adopted will give Mr. pledges. ence for learning and desire for peace terday committed to take their trial at Roosevelt control of the Convention. of its people, Chins must take a high the Supreme Court, place in the civilizations past and present

John R. Wardrop, a surveyor of the of the world. But if we look to the prae- Philippines Bureau of Lands, is missing, A BLEND OF THE FINEST PURE | tival side of things, and see a nation foully and the almost impassable forests of misgoverned, illiterate, steeped in ignorance north-castern Tayabas are being scoured and poverty; the freedom of the individual by searching parties, seeking hin, dead non-existent; a universal tolerance of out-or alive. He has not been Leard from rages and abuses that is inspired by weak since May 24th, when he left Manila. Boss and terror; a country where cruelty is condoned; where torture still survives, where executions ara still public; where such a foul barbarity as ling chih-execution by "E" has maintained the re-

thousand cuta-is still practised; where the FINEST the administration of the law is discredited, putation

and where official peculation and corruption SCOTCH WHISKY in the are commonplaces, can we say that such

In the face of a country is civilized † ". state of affairs such as this, how can "Mr. FAR EAST.

ARMSTRONG" look for an immediate aboli-

A peculiar case occupied the attention tion of extraterritoriality? Though his at-

of Mr. Melbourne at the Magistracy yes titude is generally of sympathy with China, terday, when a private in the Army Ser there are one or two respects in which the vice Corps, named David Allen, proceed- author does her an injustice. The executioned against a Chinese for assault. Com

MALT SCOTCH WHISKIES.

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The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, JUNE 19th, 1912.

Twenty-nine million thirty thousand tore Manila cigars were consumed dur ing eleven months of this fiscal year in the United States than in the same period of 1911 according to statistics pre pared by the inautar collector of customs, which shows that the Philippine product not only has gained a firm foothold in the American market but that there is a growing demand for it.

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by a thousand cuts is not legally "practised plainant averred that as he was walking in this year of grace 1912 when orcasion along Queen's Road defendant, who way arises," for it has been abolished by Edict, carrying fish, bumped into him. so, if it is inflicted, which remains to be caught defendant and held him by the Defen- proved, the perpetrators are themselves wrist until the police arrived.

able to come under the ban of Chinese dant, on the other hand, alleged that the Holdier struck him. His Worship dia- justice. We do not believe, either, that charged the defendant. femalo infanticide is a very widespread custom." If it is, how does the author account for the "surplus of women" to This which he refers a few pages later? not, however, for details sich as these that a

THE SOSHU MARU" ROBBERY.

Nine Chinese, including a woman, were again placed before Mr. Melbourne at the

A ROYAL MEETING.

LONDON, June 18th,

Bre

A Berlin message states that the Kaiser to meet in Finnish and the Taar waters early in July.

Dr. Bethmann Hollweg will be present.

from any epidemic, endemic, contagious, or infectious disease, is, or has been recently located, and any premises in which any animal infected with bubonic plague or dead from saran has been found."

The Strike Committee visited the House LadTER of Commons in the afternoon. Reuter's correspondesit at Chicago tele-pressed themselves as prepared to adopt graphs that Mr. Roosevelt addressed any settlemout, agreeing to the payment vast meeting in the Auditorium. He of an average wage, said-We are standing for elementary decency in polities and fighting for honesty against naked robbery. It i great oral issue and not merely a political issue." He said that President Taft had definitely abandoned the people to the political bosses and privileged in- terests. Mr. Roosevelt's own platform was rule by the people. Working on the Taff principle, the present contest enabled the professional politicians through the State Convention to give to President Taft the column letter to the Preas attacks the cularly in the case of European buildings delegates of Ohio though Mr. Roosevelt Government for having abandoned the-where to remove the ceilings on the top had carried the Chio primaries by 47,000 Mediterranean, which was the mais link floor simply means rendering the whole floor absolutely useless for letting Also the National Committee chose in the defence of the Empire, and in- votes.

NAVAL DEFENCE.

LONDON, June 18th.

Lord Charles Beresford in

Д two

two followers of President Taft franjuring the national prestige by leaving

California though 250,000 Californians on France. voted for Mr. Roosevelt. These trans auctions were tantamount to burglary from the people. Better an honourable failure

in a conflict which was a vital test of demacraes than a foul victory as his

opponents hoped, but he would win a he had won so many victories by clean and honest fighting for the loftiest eutral malinching heart and un-

THE FUTURE OF RUBBER.

LONDON, June 18th.

Professor Perkins, of Manchester,

It does not follow in the least that because a person is found dead of plagas, in particular house that the promises are infected; he or she many have caught it elsewhere; but because the corpse is found on the premises the Medical Officer of Health has the power (which he is (prompt to use) of reducing the suspected

premises to a temporary state of chaos.

It certainly appears to be a task drastic measure to adopt, more parti-

purposes.

The only alternative for the owner in to remove the roof and substitute a Bat concrete roof in its place, and the ques- tion naturally presents itself, who is to pay for it?

while lecturing in London, said the (in the shape of the Government) should

English chemists had forestalled the fierman chemists in taking out patents for the manufacture of synthetic rubber, troduce the acetone largely used in the manufacture

LAWL..

Justice demands that the Community

the compensate

individual property owner for the whole expense of whatever

structural alterations are rendered neces sary. and also the tenant in the case of shop property, for damage arising out If these just compensations are made,

book is to be read or cast aside, least of Magistracy yesterday charged with hay dimmed eyes we stand at Armageddon of cordite at one-third of the present the cost to the Government will be very

ing, on the morning of May 20th, boarded the steamer Noahn Mara, of the Osaka Shosen Kaisha, and stolen six chests of. opium and nine cases of Chinese medicine, valued at $21,960, and also with having used personal violence toward the mate and other members of the ship's crew.

Mr.

and battle for the Lord."

-In Chicago the excitement is intense on the eve of the battle in the Convention where pandemonium is expected to reign. The supporters of Mr. Taft do not con- ceal their alarm at the growing deser- tions from their camp and at the con-

price.

BRITISH PROTECTION OF ANARCHISTS.

LONDON, June 18th. Mr. McKenna has decided not to ex- pel from Great Britain Mala Tecata, the

Mr. F. B. L. Bowley appeared to pro- secute on behalf of the Company. Lewis (Johnson, Stokes & Master) reprefidence and coolness displayed by their noted anarchist, who was sentenced to 1200 three months' improvement and deporta- sented the male defendants, and Mr. opponents. It is intimated that

Castro represented the assistant sergeants at arms will be present tion for libelling a compatriot in Soho. d'Almada

in the Coliseum and that the police are drilling specially with a view to em- ergencies.

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female defendant.

On the proceedings being opened, tw of the younger whale defendants were dis- charged.

The quartermaster of the Soshu. Maru

gave evidence as to having his hands tied behind him by a gang of meu,

The hearing was again adjourned.

LOCAL SPORT.

LAWN TENNIS.

CLUB DE RECREIO V, CHINESE Y.MÚ, A.

This League match played on Saturday last resulted in a win for the Portuguese players. Scores : →→

D'Almada Remedios and Gutierrez beat

The English correspondents describing

THE SWEDISH TRAIN COLLISION.

LONDON, June 18th. Twenty people were killed by the train

the topsy-turvydom of the situation com collision at Malmo, including a London pare it with the contest between Mr. As-vicar, the Rev. Mr. Clibborn, while the quith and Mr. Lloyd George for the king-Rev. Mr. Osborne of Newcastle is Harious ship in the National Liberal Club|ly injured. crammed with rival delegates of the Empire, the balance of votes being con- trolled by Bfty South African negroes.

FRANCHISE AND REGISTRATION

IN GREAT BRITAIN..

BILL INTRODUCED.

LONDON, June 15t In the House of Commons the Right

TEST CRICKET.

LONDON, June 18th. The following have been invited to play

considerable, and before it is incurred it is pertinent to empire whether the results will justify it.

The extermination of the "at is the arowed object of those coed in combatting the plague: Will the end be much advanced by the pulling d of ceilings? Does such action go to te root of the matter? Ceilings over tol floors harbour a certain number of rutė, - but the nests here formed are only, ao to

speak, colonies, thrown out by pressure of the natural increase occurring in the drains where the main body of the population lives and thrives,

Would it not be better to face the

admittedly great expense of attacking the

emmy's base and recruiting ground rather than proceed upon the present principle of merely driving in the out- posts by most drastic and not inexpensive methods?

1 we are permanently committed to the separate system of drainage that in

for England against Australia:-Fry, to say, une drain for storni" water “and- Spooner, Warner, F. R. Foster, Hobbs, Khades, Barnes, E. J. Smith (Warwick), Wooley, and Dean.

another for sullage, cannot some feasiblu method be devised for flushing the storm water drains during the dry season??

It appears to me probable that it is just during that season if rain is wanty that the rats ehisfy breed.

all a work on Chins at the present day. What it is to stand or fall by is the light it can throw on the new situation that bas arison. “Mr. ARMSTRONG's” book is haudi- capped by the fact that it was written be fore, but published after, the revolution, with but slight revision, yet is not the mere fact that this was possible a convincing proof of the soundness of his reasoning on Chinese polity? In his chapter on "The Family as Unit" ho shows in a very illumi. nating way the manner in which the pat. riarchial system has been a stumbling block to China's progress, and he has no difficulty in demonstrating that the beauties of filial obedienes and the conveniences of collective family responsibility are purchased at an altogether inordinate cost, and be undoubtedly attacks the question from the right standpoint when he asks whether the new government will abolish ancestor wor- ship. Ancestor worship is the key to the family-system-which, by sterilizing individual enterprise and annihilating individual liber. WHEN one comes across & book entitled, ty, is the great obstacle to the progress of Even more interesting is "Mr. Chint as it really is, ono naturally expects China. to find in it many new facts about the laud, ARMSTRONG's" analysis of the causes of the or at least to find old facts presented in a revolution. He has no difficulty in showing new light, so that the previous false impresit to have bad its prime origin in the spread sions hinted at by the title are corrected. of education and the establishment of a In the present instance, however, we popular Trese Abuses long tolerated now are agrably surprised, for Mr. Jons came into the full glare of publicity, and ARMSTRONG" does not disturb our self- the officials of the new school-the young, complacence by upsetting or correcting all foreign-educated, unemployed liferati-had, our preconceived notions. The book is in their struggle with the old "gang," the dated February 12th, 1912, so it might be sympathy and support of an essentially station of China as a Republic and of the alike of self-reform and of golf-sacrifice, as expected to be largely devoted to a consid right-minded populace, a populace capable facts revealed by the revolution of last shown by their anti-opium and anti Autuma. These features, however, receive gambling movements. For the rest, we are comparatively little attention, and there is glad to see that, in spite of having lived. abundant evidence to show that oron the two-thirds of his life in Chins, "Mr. azant references to them come in as an ARMSTRONG" has none of the prejudice of afterthought, and that the bulk of the work the average old China hand against the He- was compiled before the revolutionary out-pubic. The author is of the opinion that break took place. The author, indeed, a rapublican government would suit any

On Monday two interesting matches in of Commons would number 600. The unconsciously admits as much himself, by other people. One feels convinced this competition were played. G. R. question of women's suffrage would be weekly total of plague cases in the Colony Hungkong, 17th June, 1912. his reference to the events of this suminer," that all China now requires is a strong Edwards, of Kowloon, the present holder left to the discretion of the House, laat week, the total being 120, 104 by giving the year of writing sometimes as Central Government, determined to put of the championship, heat. A. G. Pile, of Women's suffrage would add ten and a deaths. All were Chinese, 1911 and sometimes as 1912, and in parti down official corruption and to govern the the Civil Service Club, by 21 to 20, and half millions to the register. It was ad- for the year now stand at 1,150 cases noti- cular by his reference to the present demand country rationally and expeditiously. In D. Gourlay, of the Police Club, the win.mitted that the Liberals expected to gain fed, and 1,220 deaths. for a Constitution modelled on suck a the hands of such a government Chira ner in 1910, beat J. Mackay, Civil Ser. thereby, but the Unionists had accepted Limited Monarchy as we have in England, would soon become a World-Power easily or on the wider scope of American Repub- able to hold her territory against aggression." licanism." This produces a patchwork It is through his able treatment of these effect that is at times confusing, and leads questions of Chinese polity that Mr. to an especially ludicrous (or very subtly ARTEONO's" book meets a present-day sarcastic) production

paper | need.

On

the

Hon. J. A. Pease introduced the Fran chise and Registration Bill. He said it

THE TURF

ROYAL HUNT CUP.

Mok Hing Kiu and Mok Hing Cheung 11--0; beat Rogers and Ng 6ze Cheung 10-1 bent Wei-Wing Hon and Yang Hin

was meant to clear away injustices, ab- Lun 8-

Yvanovich and Pinna beat Mok' Hing surdities and anomalies, including the Kiu and Mok' Hing Cheung 6-3; beat Rogers and Ng Sze Cheang 8-5-bent Wei plural vote, and that the Government in- Royal Hunt Cup. Wing Hon and Yung Hin Lun 8-3.

LONDON, June 18th. Short Grass has been scratched for the

THE PRIZE RING.

LONDON, June 18tb.

tended to follow it up with a Redistribu- Roza and Lopes lost to Mok Hing Kition Bill. The only qualification for and Mok Hing Cheung - beat Rogers electors would be by residence or occupa

At the National Sporting Club in the and Ng Bze Cheung 0-2; beat Wei Wing tion for any continuous six months. This Hon and. Yung Hin Lua 8-3.

would add two and a quarter millions to English welter weight championship for Total scores :--

the register. The registration courts and Lord Lonsdale's belt Summers knocked revising barristers would be abolished, out Everden in the 13th round. and disputes would be heard in the County Courte University representa tion would be abolished, and when Home Rule was passed the members of the House

Club de Recreio.

Chineas Y.M.C.A.

71 games,

Pà

LAWN BOWLS OPEN CHAM- PIONSHIP,

THE PLAGUE.

There was a further decline in the

Thongures

There was no smallpox but three cases vice, by 21 to 28. Other results are: A the principle of one inan one vote when of enteric fever were notified. Milroy, Kowloon, beat R. Hall, Kow they suggested the referendum. loon; A. Clark, Polier, heat D. Gov. Kowloon.

In the second round W. Withers, Police, beat W. Cooper, Police.

LATER

A boy engaged on the Korea was at The first reading was passed by: 274 to

The minority was mostly composed the Magistracy posterday Ened 8500 or of Unionist suffragists who challenged a three mens in prison for being in pos

"session of 200 taels of opium.

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division.

If they could be drowned out, then I think that would be a much more effective means of ridding the Colony of the rc- curring evil froin which ite interest suffer so severely.

Again, the question presents itself, a to whether this aforesaid Bye-law will not operate in the reverse way to that intensed, and defeat its purpose •by acting as an incentive to persons to rather conceal than declare a case of plague when it occurs? I submit that there is a high probability of this, and therefore question the wisdom of the regulations. I ain, yours, etc.,

H. W. BIRD).

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

letters condemning what one corres-- JUBILEE ROAD We have received three pondent calls the Government Edicé in regard to Jubilee Road, but we think sufficient have been published on the subject for the present. ONE WHO Kкows" sends us a letter of complaint regarding adjunct licence abuses. If our correspondent will communicate his information to the police, we are sure the matter will re- ceive immediate attention.

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