1912-06-27 — Page 2

Page

INTIMATION

WATSON'S

C

VERY OLD LIQUEUR

SCOTCH

WHISKY

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 27r¤, 1912,

The directors of the Highlands and g

TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.

Lowlands Para Rubber Company have declared on interim dividoud of 7 per cint., less income tax, which dividend is payable in London on July 18th.* -

L'Abba Pierre Rey, of Yokobami hás been appointed by His Holiness the Popo the now Archbishop of the Diocese of Tokyo. Rev. Father Rey has been a missionary in Japan for thirty years, and his appointment is very popular with the whole congregation.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

THE RELEASE OF THE SUFFRAGETTES.

NCENES IN PARLIAMENT.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENTOT.)

THE KING AT CARDIFF.

LONDON, June 26th. His Majesty was accorded a civic welcome at Cardiff, where he knighted the Mayor. The address presented on behalf of the Corporation suggested the establishment of a Welsh hame for the Prince of Wales, who would be received with enthusiasm by Welshmen.

[YMHOUGH REUTER'S AGENOY.]

THE SIX POWER LOAN..

-

REPORTED. REJECTION BY OBINA

LONDON, June 20th.

A telegram from Washington states that the State Department learns that Chias has rejected the Six Power Loan, probably owing to the proposed foreign supervision of the expenditure.

COTTON GROWING IN UGANDA. Y

LONDON, June 26th.

LONDON, June 20th. There were furious scenes at question time in the House of Commons, when Mr. Asquith announced that Mr. McKenna, the Home Secretary, had offered to re- lease the suffragettes provided they

The King dwelt, on the loyalty of the undertook not to repeat the offence.

Mr. Lansbury, one of the Labour Principality, and the part played by the coalfield in maintaining the efficiency of

Mr. Hutton, Chairman of the Cotton of shouting denunciations members,

the Fleet. He greatly desired all classes to Growing Association, stated last night Government, thu

walked

the tu

be united in common zeal for the common that although the ultimate possibilities Treasury Bench and hook his fist in

unpardonable ignorance for him to usk whether iceberga exight not comprise some thing besides ice We have not seen thefull report of the inquiry held in America, but after reading some of the evidence given before the Court of Inquiry in London, we wonder whether some injustice has not been done to Senator Sure by his, question "What are icebergs made of?" heing isolated from questions which preceded it. Mr. IGHTOLLER, the second officer of the ill-fated ship. was asked in the course of his examination in Losidon if he could suggest

In connection with the discovery at why the berg was not seen before it was too Singapore of seventy-seven Chinese stow- late to avoid the collision, and is hazardodaways on the German mail steamer the noteworthy theory that it was a berg Gochen from Hongkong and China ports, which had just been broken off and had it is understood that when they are overturned, as they frequently do, he said, released from quarantine proceedings and thus most of it above water would be will be instituted against them by the

Port authority. This torni would be so practically black ice. nafamilar to the layman that when a

While the 'N.D... str. Derflinger was the face of the Ministers, screaming "You good. He trusted that the recent laws of Uganda were less than witusss speaks of the berg showing its clearing from the Customs Quay, Yoko

go down in history as the torturers of miners and for more cordial feelings be given larger results than any new cotton black side to the ship, the iden is easily sug-hama, on the 15th inst., her starboard should be turned out of office. You will would make for the increased safety of Nigeria and the Sudan, the country had tween all engaged in coal mining... feld in the Empire. He expected this gested that it had, perhaps, torn away land bow collided with the stern of the T.K.K.

He shouted that Mr. Asquith f wan moored women.?!

LATER. to which it had previously adhered; that is str. Tenyo Mara, which

year's erop to reach 30,000 bales, world 13Y. The Japanese was beneath contempt and that it was

Their Majesties are visiting the South between £400,000 and £500,000. He re- to say that the bottom of an iceberg which | alongside the

undertaking they could not give. Then length of about 88 fect.

A Chinese youth was charged before he turned to the Opposition and shouted, Mr. Melbourne yesterday with stealing a

You should be driven from public life.". pocket-book from a storekeeper. The defendant said he say the storekeeper Both Ministers and the Opposition re- standing at his door, and he (defendant)mained perfectly calm, and eventually took the pocket book to examine it. De Mr. Lansbury returned to his seat. fendant was sentenced to six weeks' in- prisonment and four hours' stocks.

7

those of

BLEND OF THE FINEST PURE} bad floated away from the coast might steamer had her railing broken to dishonourable to ask women for an Wales coalfield to see the industrial conjoiced at the grant made by the Chas

"MALT SCOTCH WHISKIES.

The Speaker requested him to leave the House, but he refused. He was warned The Far Eastern Manager of the Great three times, whereupon various Labour Northern Telegraph Company is expect-mombers prevailed upon him to with

and Shanghai.

Twenty-one suffragettes have

LATER.

been

ANOTHER SUFFRAGETTE

OUTRAGE.

consist of frozen earth. What the officer meant by the black sale of the iceberg. however, was, doubtless the bottom of the berg that, owing to its immersion, had been For over 30 Years WATSON'S made clear, solid and crystalline, as dis tinguished from anowy or frosted. It would "E" has maintained the re-te indistinguishable in the darkuess. But, as we have said, fow laynien are familiar with of the FINEST the term, and hearing it for the first time putation

might well ask. "What are icebergs made in the of? Tho suggestion throws on interesting SCOTCH WHISKY

light on the disaster. Mr. LIGHTALLER told FAR EAST.

the Court that "the extraordinary combinato arrive in Tokyo about the middle tion of circumstances" which existed at the of next month. Taking advantage of his visit to Japan, the Tokyo Govere- time was such as the arvigator would not ment, says the Jiji, will open negotiu- meet once in a hundred years. There was tious regarding a proposal to purchase released from prison this week before no moou; not the slightest breath of air, the Company's cables between Nagasaki the expiry of their sentence. It is A. S.

WATSON and, most extraordinary of all, no swell on and Vladivostock and between Nagasaki presumed they were hunger strikers."

the water. Had there been the slightest swell, he had un doubt the iceberg would

Seng Son Lee, a well-known. Chinese & CO., LTD., have been seen in plenty of time to

clear if. The sea, the officer said, was "like resident of Bangkok, whose Siamese title is a tablo-cloth-like u floor," and he ventured Khun Phut Hoi, has returned from Siam, to say that ninety-nine, men out of a bun where he had resided for many years. He chartered the whole of the passenger dred going across the Atlantic regularly accommodation of the str. Holward to would not recollect anything like an abso take bim and his family to Swatow. lutely calma saa. The officer further said Seng Son Lee is a wealthy man and was that had the ship been approaching formerly one of the biggest lottery farm- Gold of ice it would have boou clearlyers in Siam. This year he did not bid visible, looking down upon it, five miles for any of the Farms away; or had it been a normal iceberg, with three sides and a top white, they would Lave been able to see from the ship one of the anniversary of the sinking of the Japan.stage of the Tea resolution Mr. Cooper «ides, and there would have been sufficient ese transport Hitachi Maru by the (Unionist) moved for a reduction of a Vladivostock Squadron in the Japan penny in the duty on tea grown in the reflected light for it to be noticeable a milo Sen, e religious service was hold at the

Empire. and a half away. Thus he had come to the Aoyama Cemetery, Tokyo, for the reposo conclusion that it Was an overturned of the souls of the unfortunate officers. iceberg, with its black side towards the and men, numbering eleven hundred in ship. Whether Mr. LIGHTOLLER's theory is all. It will be recalled that Captain one which commends itself to the expert Campbell, a British subject, in command members of the committee of inquiry roof the transport, went down with the

sins to be seen; but it at least shows the vessel. layman that the charge of negligent navi. gation requires more proof to support it, having regard to all the circumstances mentioned, than the simple fact that the ship did actually collide with an iceberg...

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

23

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS, ONLY communications relating to the nenos column should be addressed to Tan EDITOR

Correspondents must forward their names and addresses with communications ad- dressed to the Editor, not for publication Jut as esidenss of good faith.

All Letters for publication should be written on one side of paper only.

No anonymously signed communications that have already appeared in other papera will be inserted.

Orders for extra copies of DAILY Passe should be sent before 11 am. on day of publication. After that hour the supply

20

limited. Only supply for Cash.

Telegraphia Addren 1 PRESS.

Codis 4.B.C. 5th Ed. Essber

P. O. Box. 84. Telephone No. 19.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT,

Mrs. J. B. Scorr begs to return thanks for expressions of sympathy and con- dolence in her recent bereavement.

[850

HONGKONG OFFICE: 10%, Das Vœux ROAD C LONDON OFFION: 131, Fans Braunt. EC

The

Daily Press.

The English mail of the 28th May was delivered in London on the 26th June.

On the 15th inst, being the ninth

Mr. Enoch Hewitt Suttis, Acting Agent for the Indo-China S.N. Company at Nanking, was drowned at noon on Tuesday last week by falling overboard from the Company's bulk Meinam. The body was not recovered. The deceased, who was 42 years of age, was a native of Canade, the Shanghai Mercury says, and was greatly esteemed by a large circle of friends in Shanghai and the river ports. He joined the Indo-China Co. in October, 1909, and rose to the position of chief officer of the str. Leongwo. In March, 1910, he was appointed acting agent at Nanking and Mr. Douglas Young, second son of Mr.sinec boing in that position had given Robert Young, editor of the Japan every satisfaction. Chronicle, who has been following avis tion at Brooklands (England) for some time, has recently secured his pilotage ertificate, and is now a Certified Aviator.

For being in possession of two taels Bud one mare of opium, a Chinese was yesterday fined $48 ur one month's

HONGKONA, JUNE 27TH, 1912 imprisonment.

SENATOS SMITH, who was Chairman of

the United States Committee of Inquiry into the Titanic disaster, has been held up to world-wide ridicule because he asked a nautical witness the question: "What are iceberge, made oi?" To the majority of people it seems a stupid question to put to

On the motion of Mr. H. P. Wilkinson, a witness, but in glancing through some of

Crown Advocate, Mr. P. S. Dixon, solíci- the évidence gives before Lord MERSEY'S

tor of the Supreme Court of England, Court of Inquiry in London we observe a statement in the pridence of one of the (formerly of Hongkong) was admitted to naution! witnesses which will probably practice in H.E.M.'s Supreme Court, at raise in the minds of most of those Shanghai, Bir Havilland de Saumarez,

Chief Judge, constituting the Court.

who read it a doubt as to whether, after all, Senator SMITH deserves the ridi

Two Chinese girls who endeavoured to cule which has been heaped upon histow away on board the s.3. Shingo Maru If, for example, it were asked, "What adopted the ingenious expedient of dis- is the colour of an iceberg?" would not guising themselves in male custume. The nine hundred and ninety-nine people in a

keen eyes of a Chinese watchman, how- ever, penetrated the disguise, and the thousand answer with a supercilious smile in terms apmething like these: "Why, white girls were arrested. They appeared be- of course; or it may be described as fore Mr. Irving yesterday and were Lightial grey"? The landsman's idea of an iceberg is, of course, derived from the picture-books, which show it as a mountain

remanded.

THE ADDITIONAL GENERAL HOLIDAY.

No explanation is afforded in the Carte Extraordinary issued-yesterday as to why Monday next has been ap pointed a general holiday. It is only in March last that an Ordinance was passed fixing the public and general holidays to be annually observed. July

1st was not one of them, but section. 7 of the Ordinance makes it lawful for the Governor-in-Council, by notification

LONDON, June 28th. A suffragette smashed a glass panel in St. Stephen's Hall, Westminster last night. She was promptly arrested.

THE BRITISH BUDGET.

GOVERNMENT'S SMALL MAJORITY.

LONDON, June 25th, In the House of Commons on the report

Mr. Masterman resisted the amendment,

which raised, he said, the tattered banner of colonial preference.

The amendment was rejected by 130 votes to 177, amid opposition cheers and eries of resign."

The amaliness of the majority was due to the slack attendance of Ministerialists during a week of non-controversial busi-

ness. Three were few Unionists about the House, but when the division was called they suddenly mustered force, nearly bringing the Government to dis- aster...

ditions. They had an enthusiastic recellor of the Exchequer which would ception at Cardiff..

permit of the moving of cotton hitherto MR. BONAR LAW HONOURED BY blocked throughout Uganda, through

GLASGÓW UNIVERSITY.

lack of means of carriago.

LONDON, June 28th. Mr. Bonar Law on receiving the degree of LL.D. at Glasgow University was given a great ovation.

AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL

NOMINATIONS.

A DEMOCRATIC SPLIT.

LONDON, June 20th.

DEATH OF SIR ALMA-TADEMA.

LONDON, June 20th Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, the great painter, is dead. Ho wus horn ima Dronryp, Netherlands, in 1636.

THE LATE SIR GEORGE WHITE.

LONDON, June 20th.

14

A memorial service for the late Field A wire from Baltimore states that Marshal Sir George White, will be held Judge Parker has been elected to the on Friday in the Chapel at Chelsen. Chairmanship of the Democratic Conven-Hospital, whence the remains will be tion, with 379 votes against 505 votes escorted by troops to Euston for inter-

cast for Mr. Bryan.

ment in Ireland, Mr. Bryan received an ovation on Mr. Mason, the novelist, in a letter nominating Senator Kern of Indiana, into The Timer, says the chief reason why opposition to Judge Parker.. Mr. Sir George White remained at Lady- Bryan declared that the country was smith was because he was warned by high waiting to hear whether the Convention authority that his retirement would prob would follow the example of Chicago, in ably be the signal for a rising of the listening to the voice of predatory blacks in Natal. wealth.

RUSSIA AND GERMANY.

Senator Kern appealed to Judge

LONDON, June 20th. Parker to join in the selection of a com-

A message from Berlin states that the promise Chairman, Failing this, Mr. Imperial Chancellor Count Bethmuan Bryan must be nominated.

Hollweg is about to visit Russia, staying Judge Parker, in returning thanks at St. Petersburg and Moscow for some for his election, congratulated the as-days. semblage on its orderliness comparing it with the rowdy nature of the Chicago meeting. Thereupon uproar broke out, preventing him from continuing. The Convention adjourned.

THE OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.

LONDON, June 20th. The result of the Open Golf Champion- ship so far is: Ray, 295 (yesterday's scores

A feature tremendous

Many of the Roosevelt agents in Balti-being 76 and 75); Vardon, 209 (including more are trying to induce Mr. Bryan to a superb 71), and Braid 303. cast in his lot with the Republican Pro-

gressives:

LATER

Ray's play was his

of

driving.

LATER. The victory of the Jersey man Ray is Reuter's correspondent at Baltimore

most popular. It is the first time he has telegraphs that the ratification of Mr. won the championship, though he has re- All the Budget resolutions were passed Parker's selection as Chairman of the gularly, been near the top. Other scores and the Finance Bill was read a first convention has caused a split in the ranks were: Duncan, 305; Ayton, 308; the time. A feature of the debate was Mr. of the Democrats, Mr. Bryan is rally Frenchmen Classiat and Massy, 310 and

that a Lloyd George's announcement

ing the progressives to a fight upon the 311 respectively. certain number of Radicals were criticis oor of the Convention. Some of the fourteenth with -313. ing the further expenditure apon the leaders believe that Mr. Bryan will

INTERNATIONAL BOXING, Navy and the Colonial loan.

become the candidate for the chairman.

Mr. Wedgwood (Liberal) objected to ship and ultimately a candidate for the the taxpayers' money being taken for the Presidency. benefit of landlords of Nyasaland. He would be glad to see it applied to Nigeria, where the land-belonged to the

Crown.

A BYE-ELECTION.

LONDON, June 26th. At Ilkeston, where a bye-election is rendered necessary owing to Colonel Seely having to seek re-election on his

Fotheringham

Wak

LONDON, June 25th.

A message from Dieppe states that at the International Boxing Festival in AMERICAN BANKER KILLED,

a welter-weight match between & French-- LONDOS, June 26th. man and an Englishman named Evern- Router's correspondent at New York den, the latter was disqualified in the wires that Mr. Alfred Seligman, of the second round for striking the referee. Banking House, was killed in a motor Gendarmes oleared the ring. smash.

THE FRENCH STRIKE.

LONDON, June 20th. in the Gazette, to appoint any day to appointment as Secretary of State A Paris message states that there is no be observed as a general onta public for. War, there will be a straight fight, improvement in the strike, and it is fear- boliday in addition to or in substitution

GIGANTIC ROSE FETE IN LONDON,

In the middle-weight championship of the world between the American Klack and the Frenchman Carpentier the latter was disqualified in the nineteenth rousid. TEST CRICKET.

LONDON, June 26th. The test match between England and have sufficient men at his disposal to en- Australia was resumed on Tuesday, but. sure the running of the indispensible ser-had to be stopped after twenty minutes' play owing to rain. England carried Vices,

The situation at Havre is described as their score from 211 for four wickets to

241 without another wicket falling. disastrous.

for any day mentioned in the ordinanço, only Colonel Serly and Mr. Freeman, at that the Minister of Marine will not

Two guesses may be made at the reason Unionist, having been nominated. for declaring July 1st a public holiday. The first that will occur to most people is that H.E.. Siz Henry May will pos sibly reach the Colony on that day, but, as it has not been the practice to make the arrival of a new Governor the

:

SOCIETY-ÍRAGERS AS STREET FLOWER BELLERS.

LONDON, June 26th.

It is anticipated that the hospitals and

TURKISH TROOPS MUTINY.

Lobos, June 26th.

THE KIEL REGATTA.

Loxpox, June 28th.

The plague cases notified in the Colouy

A message from. Kiel states that the of frosted or snow-ice floating in the sea. last week were:--2 Filipino (imported); occasion for a general holiday, it is more

A message from Constantinople states It has therefors seemed to most people 2 Indian; 1-Korean; i--Maiay; and 12! likely that the day is appointed a holi charities with which Queen Alexandra that a serious mutiry has broken out Kaiser in accepting the gift of the Royal Some Thames Yacht Club thanked the British among the troops in Macedonis. quite inconsistent with the keeping of a gond Chinese-total 127. There were 99 deaths day for the convenience of the banks,

LA presumably some additional work is identified will largely benefit by a look-out on the Titanic that a mountain of during the week. The other cases of com-

were two will be thrown upon them at an un- gigantic Rose Féte which is being held 200 Albanians belonging to Monastir, yachtsmen for the success of the regatta. white ice could not be seen on the darkest municable disease notified

The top was of nights in time for the accident to have Chinese cases and one Indian care of usually busy time of the year by the to-day, when 8,000 ladies, including Ochrida, and Perlepe deserted with their and expressed the hope that this would Wo venture to think that enteric fever; and one Chinese case of coming into force on that day of the leaders of Society, will sell artificial arms and joined the Albanian insurgents bra fresh link in the sporting friendship

south of Ipek. It is believed that the between the two nations. muting is a revolt against the Young pledge of the amity so natural and precious between Great Britain and Geo- It may also be of interest to mention tion of Queen Alexandra's arrival in Turk régime. A number of former

many. foreign copper-coin in the Colony.

England,

deputies are involved. that Monday, July 1st, is "Dominion

been averted.

very few people are ucquainted with the small-pox. The total number of plague ordinance prohibiting the circulation of wild roses in the streeta in commemora-

term "black ice." If the average landsman cases notified since January 1st to June

were told that the black side of the berg-22nd is been 1,586, and of these 1,460 was towards the ship, would it be deemed have proved fatal.

Day."