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the Government has no alternative but to take up the foreign loan, which the financial groups representing Six Powers after many weeks' discussion of terms and conditions have, at length, agreed to lend. Hayond the information that the Chinese Gov. ernment has agreed to the appointment cbock the of foreign auditors expenditure out of the loan, practically nothing has been made public regarding the security offered for the payment of interest on the loan and the return of capital. The publication of these details will be awaited with interest. Meanwhile, haring in mind the declarations of Sir EDWARD GREY in the House of Commons, regarding the only conditions on which the Government would support the British participants in the loan, we can feel reasonably sure that such arrangements have been a le as will secure the continued maintenance of the integrity of China, and protect her from those disus. trous consequences of borrowing so heavily

GERMAN STEAMER ASHORE ON TELEGRAMS.TELEGRAMS.

THE PARACELS.

FIVE HUNDRED PASSENGERS TAKEN OFF BY THE "NERA.”

The steamer Quinta, owned by a Ger man company for which Messrs. Siemssen & Company are agents, went ashore on the north reef of the Paracels on the 18th instant and lies in a perilons posi tion.

The first intimation received by the

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]

AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL

NOMINATIONS.

MR. ROOSEVELT'S SUPPORTERS ABSTAIN.... FROM VOTING.

LONDON, June 24th. Mr. Roosevelt has appealed to his sup porters in the Convention to abstain from voting.

(THROUGH REUTER'8 408, VOY-] THE DALAI LAMA

DEFARTURK FOR TIBET.

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE MOTOR-CAR REGULATIONS.

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

June 24th

LONDON, June 24th DEAR SIR,From the first mention of A Simla telegram states that the Dalaí the new rules and regulations regarding Lame left. Kalimpong yesterday morning Motor Car Traffe I have admired and endorsed the position taken up and for Tibet, accompanied by a yellow-clad

the opinions advanced by you, both in the Daily Press. Forionally I have no agents was on Saturday night when a

procession of Ministers and astrologerscading articles and in other columns of Accordingly, the party and a mining expert trained in India.

The ministers, interviewed, said they interest in the matter beyond an English- I do not own telegram from Hoihow reached them,

platform which ex-Vice-President Fair-" acquainting them with the fact that the steamer was ashore on the Paracels and

were proceeding. after a short halt at man's love of fairplay, was in urgent need of assistance. The banks moved, which was regarded as of message came from Hoihow, whither two a progressive character, advocating sup- Chumbi, with all possible speed to officera and four of the Chinese crew had, plementary anti-trust legislation and Lhassa, which they were emphatic in sailed after the vessel struck. The agents partial reduction of tariffs, was adopted stating is now safe against recapture by at once despatched a telegram to Singa by 668 votes to 53, as 343 Rooseveltinus the Chinese. pore requesting that the German mail stained from voting. steamer night call there on her way up

Mr. Harding. of Ohio, proposed the to Hongkong, but meanwhile another

when he

telegraphic message came from Saigon announcing that the captain and crew and the 500 passengers had been landed there by the downward French muil

steamer Vera.

nomination of Mr. Taft, described as the greatest progressive of his time.

This led to a tuniult, and the police with difficulty quelled a fight between delegates from Dakota and Florida.

501 votes.

MR. TAFT NOMINATED.

The Convention nominated Mr. Taft by Mr. Roosevelt received 107.

and Mr. Hughes two votes, Mr. La Follette 41, Mr. Tratomina 17

the public garages. Therefore, I may be car, nor do I hire these belonging to.

erckoned as an unbiassed speaker.

My questions ałe zen.

Why should the Fubile Road, built for use as a means of mjoying one of the most beautiful view to be obtafund on the lower lovel, be closed to motor traffic when it is acknowledged :—

1. That it was built for vehicular

THE KING AND THE STRIKERS,

LONDON, June 24th. At a demonstration of strikers in of the Hyde Park, Mr. Gosling, one leaders, -announced that the King had traffic. consented to receive an the lightermen.

The address will appeal for the tention of the threatened privileges of the lightermen.

address fren

re-

2.That it is one of the few roads in the Colorgs suited to such traffic.

That it is never crowded aml con- rick- shas, bamboo coolics and pedestrian, as

eated with tram-cars, band-cars are such roaths as Queen's Road, Des Voeux Road, Connaught Road, etc., she scenes of such accidents as have so for happened to or owing to motor cars i

Why should the general-public-be--des-

that so many of her friends have prophesied. There are many who take the view that the Great Powers will get such a financial BLEND OF THE FINEST PURE hold over China by means of this loan. the that they will practically become

Communication had also been opened dietators of the country and its Govern- MALT SCOTCH WHISKIES.

meat. We are of opinion, however, that with the Kowloon Dock Company for the the statesmen of China are sufficiently despatch of the David Gillice, but an the For over 30 Years WATSON'S alive to such dangers, and sufficiently astuteng was undergoing ber half-yearly over- to guard against them. We shall hops to haul he could not proceed to the scene E" has maintained the re- see that the nature of the security offered of the disaster until last night. As the to the lendera is such as will lead to the message from Saigon explained that the of the country to trade crew had felt the ship because they were of the

FINEST | opening up

afraid of pirates, the agents asked that putation

aud contuerce,--for the more trude, mining

the German gunboat Luchs wight be the and manufactures are developed, the SCOTCH WHISKY in

less likelihood will there be of a foreign sent down to afford protection to the FAR EAST.

financial dictatorship being established in salvage boat, but they were informed that China; the less noel will there he for the Lachs had received orders to remain for the purpose of nominating Mr. in Canton. In these circumstances the Roosevelt. The latter, however, says he further loans from the Great Powers, and Dock Company are appealing to the does not accept nomination as from the the sounder will the economic condition of British authorities that some hineinckets new party but from the lawful majority KNIGHTHOOD FOR MR. E. T. COOK plaining of a certain section of the com-

and a gun be placed on board the David of the regular Republicans, who were de-

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DEATH.

On June 17th, at Shanghai, GIOVANNI AGOSTING FAVILLA, Cancelliere, of Italian

Consulate, aged 50 years. MONGKONG ÜFFION: 106, DES VŒUY ROAD Û LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET. BO

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, JUNE 25TH, 1912. THE steadily increasing financial difficulties of the provincial administrations in China would seen to be reconciling the people of the country to the Central Govern

foreign loan arent's decision to obtain a We do not now hear quite so much of the patriotic movement to raise capital by voluntary contributions for the purpose of enabling the Government to meet liabilities already incurred and the heavy extraordi nury expenses to which the Government is

China become,

For returning from banishment a Chi- se was sentenced to six months' im- prisonment and four hours' stocks.

In consequence of the resignation of the Premier, Tang Shao-yi, several other Ministers bave tendered their resigna tion.

Gillier.

Her She was

Supporters of Mr. Roosevelt to the number of 344 abstained from voting. They held a meeting in a separate hall

THE FRENCH STRIKE.

LONDON, June 24th.. Rester's correspondent. at Paris tele-

graphs that owing to the shipping strike barred from using, a motor car to retur to pan teu ateamers weekly between Mascanse a few people do not know end are.

nut taught by the police how to behave! seilles, Corsica and Algeria,

Why because a petition is sent in court- the Government is providing bluejackets from theatre, dinner, bridge, netur

LONDON, June: 24th.

munity (whether Chinese or European is It is announced that the honour of quite immaterial), is a totally different punished and obliged to forego a legiti knighthood has been conferred on Mr.section of the community arbitrarily E. T. Cook, the well-known journalist,mate convenience f who has edited in turn the Pall Mall Gazette

the

Why are householders, having invested Westminster | in an expensive 'machine,. in order to ba

The Quinta was bound from Bangkok franded of their rights at the Conven to Swatow with 20,000 piculs of rice and tion.

A NEW PARTY. some tenkwood and 500 coolies.

The leaders of the movement declare gross tonnage is 1,634 tous.

(1800-92): built at Lubeck in 1904 for the China their plans are matured for a new pro-

Gazette (1803-06) and the Daily News Able to enjoy residence in RB cool

district as possible, now, without any trade, and is a sister ship to the Serta.gressive party, embracing the whole

commanded by Captain

(1896-1901).

transgression of law or bye-law on their She Schlesinger. It is thought that the

part to be compelled to abandon either Mr. Roosevelt, in provisionally accept ALLEGED ESPIONAGE IN BERLIN.

their residence or their motor-car! vessel was probably carried ont of her

LONDON. June 24th.

My reason for these questions is that A Chinese was sentenced to fourteen

course somewhat by the strong currenting dependent homination, said that For a days hard labour for begging.

A sensation has been caused in Berlin lunching on Sunday with friends living similar offence, another Chinese was fined running there and that she went shore the time had come for all believers in elementary maxims of public and private

by the arrest of a Russian Captain some miles east of the Clock Tower, M. Thomas, local

agent of the

8 or fourteen days.

WBN

in the Jog.

nation.

A man was removed to hospital from Messagories Maritimes, informs us that morality to join the new movement. He named Kostevitch on a charge of expign- they mentioned having dined in tow

Aberdeen suffering from internal injuries caused in a fight with another Chirest near the golf links at Deep Water Bay. The steamer Brace Dollar returned to port yesterday under difficulties. high pressure cylinder cover broke, a couple of hours after she bad left port.

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AN ITALIAN DISASTER.

age. He has been living in Berlin for he has received from the Company's asked the delegates to go to their homes agency in Saigon a telegrain which reads and find out the sentiment of their neigh some months, ostensibly studying avia- as follows:-" Steame. Yerg arrived here hours and then meet in a mass Convention in the interests of the Russian War on the 22nd inst., at 4 pira.. having on tion to make a formal Progressive nomina Ministry. Her beard is persons, passengers and crew,

rescued at Paracel Islands and belonging tion for the Presidency. He would sup port any candidate then nominated. HA to German steamer Quinta ashore there."

The Nera fortunately sighted the str.added that the regular Convention` hal Linggi Plantations Ltd, owning pro-Quinta on her way from Hongkong tu served the purpose of the sinister poli- perty in Negri Sembilan, Selangor, and Saigon, where she was expected to arrive tical bosses who had no shadow of sym Perak has disposed of 80 tons of 1913 on Friday, 21st inst., at 9 aim.“ rubber, The price arrange was 4/6 per pound.

The Peking Cabinet has the question of national costume under considera- tion, and a Bill, a Chinese-contemporary says, will shortly he introduced in the National Council.

A motor-car, when running along Murray Road, collided with a ricksha and capsized it, together with the coolie and the occupauit, a Japanese woman. Neither was injured, and the car was not damaged.

Mr. Irving bad before him two Chinese charged with being in possession of 495 rounds of ammunition and four maga zines. The material was found on them as they were leaving the s.s. Paul Beau. One of the defendants stated that he and

ploy of the Nanking Government. A fine

of $15 or six weeks was imposed.

AN EXCITING TRIP.

pathy with the spirit and purpose of the "You, Republicans of fifty years ago. my friends, are the beirs in spirit of

The U.M. str. Kiangyung, Captain Abraham Lincoln when he refused to le from Hankow bringing details of an Milligan, arrived in Shanghai last week no longer bound by the shackles of the exciting trip upriver. It appears that past and faced the new, issues with the the vessel left here about a week ago for new spirit demanded of the times.” Nanking, where she had orders to embark

THE DEMOCHATIC CONVENTION.

He

The Republican split is rendered

LONDON, June 24th. A message from Tripoli states that while a waggon load of shells was being unloaded an explosion occurred killing one Italian officer and seven bluejackets and wounding three bluejackets.

and and afterwards having been to the sing matograph, then having coffee ices and only having reached homo between one and two o'clock on the Sunday morning. "How on earth do you come out all this Way

Hiler theatre 7 I asked. Oh, well, it used to be easy enough. We could take a motor and were home in about twenty minutes but now there are only rickshas, and even then it isn't very nice. Why, last night. we were stopped near the Belle View a Chinezo Hotel by a man, and not either, rushing out, waving his arms and trying to stop our rickshas, as he needed one. As it happened, there were some men in our party; but my wilo LONDON, June 21th.

was shaking all over by the time we got A Dieppe telegram states that in the clear. One of us told the man he misst be contest for the bantam weight champion-born fool to go on like that, to which ship of Europe the Frenchnuun Ledoux he replied, 'No, a born drank!' and it knocked out Digger Stanley in the reeled off.”

Now, that passed all right as happened, but if it had been a woman seventh round. The fight was a fine one.

alone returning in a ricksha, as is som times unavoidable, it might have b quite a different thing.-Yours truly,

OUTSIDER.

EUROPEAN BANTAM WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP,

about 1,000 disbanded Hunanese soldiers concludert by proposing as the motto of for Wuchang. The soldiers, who wers the movement “Thou shalt nof steal.” unarmed, vere under, the charge of s number of military officers, and when embarked were well behaved. A number of gamblers, however, had managed to get on board and the kingung was no irrevocable by the dual nomination sooner heading up river than they comwhich intensifies interest in to-morrow's KING'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

Soon after leaving Democratic Conventions at Baltimore, menced operations. Kiukiang many of the soldiers who had

votes 300 likeliest candidates with

the gamblers and on it being refused a lost their money demanded it back from especially in view of a similar split. of free fight was started, and the soldiers, the Conservative and Progressive wings who were armed with knives, used them of the Denteratic Party.

In the general melée. aboat twenty of the soldiers and gamblers were gressive wing promises to carry the day freely.

drowned. The military his companion were officers in the om-killed, whilst a number were thrown over Senator Woodrow Wilson, one of the officers tried in vain to restore peace. board and The ship's officers were also powerless, as they were not possessed of any arms, and as the soldiers made no attempt on them Siberia on Saturday night noticed one it was thought best to let the men fight The fighting was still going on Dr. of the pantry boys leaving the steamet put

He stopped him when the vessel arrived at Wuzhang. with a bulky parcel. and discovered six revolvers, six maga- Meanwhile a report of the outbreak aines, and 600 rounds of ammunition, among the soldiers had been sent ashore officer on board. While he was making) The police flag was hoisted and the police and General Li Yuan Hung sent went aboard and arrested the boy, who inquiries the fighting was resumed and was brought before Mr. E. A, Irving Mr. Irving fined him 8250 yesterday,

A Chinese watchinan on board the s.s.

or three months.

committed in the immediate future. SON YA7-8EN Las chimed that the money, is in Chins, and that only “organisation of the menus of collection is lacking." Bethat as it may, the patriotic effort to raise by voluntary contribution a sua equivalent to sixty million pounds sterling has miserably failed, and the Government has not dared to hint at the possibility of raising it by a forced levy, which would be the only alterna tive to a foreign loan. The sum of sixty million pounds sterling we take to be the

At the Magistracy yesterday afternoon Chinese Government's own estimate of its requirements, und the foreign banking five Chinese were charged before Mr. groups to whom the Government applied Irving with the murder of Lam Suk for the accommodation are presumably satisfied that she cannot well do with less

an

ideas.

n BRYAN AT THE REPUBLICAN

CONVENTION.

One of the most remarkable scenes at

AT YUNNANFU.

A letter from Yunnanfa says June 3 gave

the birthday of portunity to celebrate

PICTURE MARRIAGES.

MATRIMONIAL VENTURES BETTLED BY PHOTOGRAPHS.

The Pro-Britain. At the invitation of Consu! General and Mrs. O'Brien Butter a most charming and successful garden party was the north gate. Guests to the number of fifty and more. French, Americans, held at their delightful grounds outside

Italian. Canadian with other mem- A practice which is being watched with pledged to his 'support, has replied to Chinese, Norwegians, German, Turkish, Mr Bryan's-telegram_akxwing that thebers of the British group drank His great interest in Japan at the present The that which has come to be known as vivacions beverages. other less Convention is to be one of progressive Majesty's health it champagne and moment, says a message from Tokio, is weather was all that could be asked and "picture marrings Marriages in Japan the occasion one of great goodwill and are customarily contracted through third picture enjoyment. The Consul-General received parties, but in the case of

which has become the ex- and Mra. marriage," of his the congratulations guests Butler dispensed a charming hospitality. clisive means of arranging matrimonial It was very gratifying to see the number ventures between girls in Japan and men the Governor who, to his own great Pacific, portraits of girls, sent in hatebes to emigrant bachelors for their considera- it was learned that some of the gamblers the Republican Convention was an ova of influential Chinese, these headed by in Hawaii or on the far side of the

General were, trying to escape ashore.

tion and selection, play the chief part. Li Yuan Hung's envoy at once rushed tion given to Mr. Bryan, who had been enjoyment, spent his time at croquet, of

The portraits are sent not only by into the fray and with his revolver he acting as a reporter for a syndicate of which he is very fond..

friends or relatives of the parties con- shot several of the fighters dead and this

corned, but also by specially-formed had the effect of overawing the turbulent newspapers. He had to leave before the close, in order to make his own anti-

bodies, and a recipient, on making a men-Shanghai Mercury.

selection, sends back word for the mar-". conservative fight at Baltimore. As he

riage contract to be made out and the WIRELESS TELEGRAPH STATION rose the supporters of Mr. Roosevelt

The Lisbon Senate on the 31st ult, final-chosen girl sent to him.

Contracts of marriage are occasionally FOR MACAO..

cheered him again and again, shoutingly approved, with some amendments, a

Bill legalizing gambling_in_Portugal.entered into in this way by men and "Good Luck," and "Fight 'em ̈ ̃ ̈Kîll.”

Gambling will be allowed only at sea women already acquainted with each The Portuguese Government has decid- ed to build wireless telegraph stations This is regarded as a significant de-side and country pleasure reports, the other, but for the most part they are a gambling entered into by total strangers, and it the Colonies of Portugal, viz.,

licence to the highest bidder. An excep bas become no uncommon spectacle to see men and women on the piers at Hono- Some mention has been made indeed June 5th, while he was lying on & sofa Mozambique, Angola, Macao, Timor, monstration of actual kympathy between Municipality granting of a probable need of a much larger in his house at Pokfulam Road, late at and Novagos. A report says that the the Radical wings of the two parties. tion is made in the districts of Lisbon,

British Government had suggested that There is even some talk of fusion, but Oeiras, Cascaes, and Cintra, where the ulu and San Francisco eeeking, with Government will concede a monopoly the aid of reputed likenesses, to identify it would be advisable to have a com-

The approved company must, however, their future life-partners from among loan in the near future; but nothing night, the prisoners entered. The men need be said of this till the occasion seized him as he was lying on the sofa.

One of them attacked him with a large plete homogeneous circle of installations, this is unlikely.

in order to facilitate an interchange of

Carey United Rubber Estates, Ltd, have a capital of at least £1,000,000, and the crowds of passengere disembarked arites. With wise government in China itkaite, but the blow was warded off. The communications between the British and ought to be possible to avoid future bor-others, however, attacked him and he was Portuguese Colonies. The Marconi Com-whose property consists of the Paradise a yearly percentage reverting to the State and those waiting to greet them. It is pany have conceded Portugal the same Estate at Kajang, extending to 573 acres, of not less than £86,000. No person said that differences between the portraits gagged.

painful scenes. British and a block of 5,000 acres of virgin forest under 21 years of age will be allowed terms BS those granted to rowings. The patriotic effort to raise by

now be discussed in the Lower House, voluntary contribution the immediate needs

After further evidence, the prisoners Colonies, and a system of payment on in the Island of Jurgra, has declared an i to enter gambling houses.The Bill will and their originala sometimes lead to

interini dividend of 7 per cent.

POKFULAM MURDER CASE.

Kung.

A brother of deceased stated that on

of the Government having miserably failed, were remunded till Thursday.

in

easy terms has been arranged.

GAMBLING IN PORTUGAL

·BILL' APPROVED BY THE SENATE.