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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRES MONDAY, JULY 15TH, 1912.

The next Gymkhana, the fourth for the season, has been fixed to take place on Saturday, 17th August.

tangle it is hard to imagine, and the diffi culties in commercial transactions for which it is responsible are self-evident, Thera is, however, a more important tide of the question than this, and one that makes it essential that this mess should be, in some way or other, cleared up: if the reform movement is to succeed. If there is one thing more than another that the reformkong."

It is announced in the Governmeze Gazette that His Majesty the King has been pleased to approve that the Hong- kong Observatory shall in future be styled "The Royal Observatory, Hong-

TELEGRAMS TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.

[TKBOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

THE DOCKERS STRIKE.

LONDON, July 13th. Mr. Asquith had a private conference withTM Lord `Devonport; the President of

(THROUGH, REUTER'S AGENCY.] THE EUROPEAN SITUATION,

APEECH BY MR. LLOYD GEORGE.

LONDON, July 13th. Mr. Lloyd George, Chancellor of the

(THROUGH REUTES'S AGENCY,] THE RISING IN PORTUGAL,

LONDON, July 13th:

A message from Lisbon states that a band of Royalists appeared at Delas,

movement must accomplish if it is to. The occupants of No. 34, Lower Lascar the Port of London Anthority, on the Exchequer, speaking at the Mansion twelve miles from Lisbon, and cut the

The friends of Mr. M. E. Asger, who left Hongkong for America in 1900 to take up a dental course, will be gied to hear that he has successfully passed his ɓnal Examination for the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery of the State University of Illinois, Chicago.

justify ite

name, it is

the abolition Row have reported that their house is in of peculation and corruption, but it is so dangerous a condition that they have quite certain that one of the most fruitful | had to remove from it. The Public Works sources of peeulation is this currency Department have taken precautionary tangle; and the lack of any definite standard measures. not only facilitates, but actually invites to, the making of personal profits by man darins by juggling with exchange. To take one typical, example: When the land-tax of the Empire was assessed at the begin- ning of the Manchu dynasty, the tuel was worth 1,000 cash, and this is always to be takou as the standard for this purpose, Now, however, the tael will usually realize about 1,700 or more coal, so by converting

then reconverting into cash at 1,700, there is quite a respectable profit to be made, and A BLEND OF THE FINEST PURE if a further double transfer be made between

MALT SCOTCH WHISKIES.

SCOTCH

WHISKY cash assessment into tails at 1,000, and

& CO., LTD.,

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FATAL BURNING ACCIDENT. A rather unusual accident occurred at the Cotton Mill, Causeway Bay, at 6.30 p.m. on Saturday, as a result of which three men were admitted to hospital suffering from serious injuries, one man afterwards succumbing. It appears that three coolies were working in the dust flue, into which the cotton waste material

strike situation.

were seized.

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ATROCITIES IN BRAZIL.

LONDON, July 14th, A Blue Book has been published giving

Honse, said he believed that the inter- telegraphs. Many were arrested, and antional situation was never better. An quantitics of weapons and munitions THE BRITISH INSURANCE ACT.

ora of goodwill had begun, and there was LONDON, July 14th.

nothing in the foreign outlook to create Mr. Lloyd George addressed a great uncaniacss. When he addressed a similar meeting in Kensington Theatre on the gathering in 1911 the outlook was anxious, Insurance Act. He received a great and he was glad that the disturbing the report of Sir Roger Casement, ovation. As Mr. Lloyd George was en-element in foreign relations caused by British Consul-General at Rio de Janeiro. tering the stage door his hat was hit by the Morocco question had been settled He states that the most barbarous crual- a youth who exclaimed: "I've done satisfactorily to all, leaving nothing to

ties are inflicted on natives of the The rapkla There was

a growing desire British West Indies who are engaged in among the nations to be on good terms, collecting rubber para. He alleges whole- which must promiete confidence and enter-sale flogging with tapir hide thongs, in- prise, which were cantial to commercial cluding women and children, cutting off prosperity here and in every other land.. of ears, arms, and legu, pouring kerosens Fon and then burning men and women, and

other unthinkable atrocities.

what I wanted--laid him out." Chancellor of the Exchequer was not affected, and smiled. In his speech, he said that he did not pretend that this was the Millenium, but the Insurance Act had brought it nearer. He WES not afraid of passive resistance: Tories persuaded their friends to break the law they would soon have a splendid non contribatury scheme. (Applause.)

If the

A BANKER'S WARNING.

Mr. A. C. Cule, Governor of the Bank of England, said the feeling of insecurity concerning the future of home invest ments continued. It was impossible to

without the rest suffering. The brewing and landed interests had in recent years been subjected to special taxation, and yet they were not hit alone. The largest depreciation in the securities of the Birbeek Bank was the brewery invest

them accidentally dropped a lighted larap. The sudden ignition of the cotton dust of approved societies. (Cheers.) followed, which started a fire, the flames Though the

THE STRANDED PERSIA." enveloping the three men. Fire Brigade promptly turned out, their services were

LONDON, July 13th. not required, the mill appliances, being sufficient to cope with The P. & O. steamer Perain went nshore the fire.

during fog.

Only the passengers for Marseilles ments, namely, £400,000.- A catastrophe in the North of England owing to similar have been landed.

LOCAL SPORT,

LAWN BOWLS.

KOWLOON 1. TAIKOO.

This match, ending in a win for Kow- loon, put an end to Taikoo's hopes of challenging the position of the Police in the League competition, Beores:

KOWLOON.

TAJKOO.

FRANCE AND JAPAN.

LONDON, July 13th.

Mr. Ishii, the new Japanese Ambassador

his credentials to President Fallières, reeglled the important rôle which France had played in the development of Japan, and commented on the resemblance in the Bentially chivalrous character of the two peoples, which conduced to good relations.

President Fallières replied, stating that

The weather is calm, and the vessel depreciation was averted with difficultyFrance was. kechly interested in Japan was still fast at 11 o'clock on Friday last August. The depreciation in Con- and in the steady growth of her import-

morning.

sols demands the serious attention of the

ance. He was convinced that the happy LATER. Government. It was the payment of relations between the two countries would.

be more closely cemented.

The Times correspondent at Marseilles telegraphs that the Persia is discharging cargo and that all the passengers have been landed..

death duties totalling £120,000,000 in six years that forced down the gilt-edged securities. He concluded by stating that the general trade outlook was good.

ALLEGED SUFFRAGETTE

THE OLYMPIC GAMES.

ATHLETIC EVENTS.

the local taal and the K'aping or Treasury Lael it is not at all difficult for the local official to possess himself of a sum equal to the total assessinenf. This sort of thing must continue until China has some definite is driven by forced draught, and one of There were at present 9,500,000 members injure one portion of the community to Paris, in his speech when he presented For over 30 Years. WATSON'S standard currency: this state of affairs is fatal tonay real reform of the local administration **E" has maintained the rc-which is really the essential part of Chinese

The tac is useless as government. putation of the FINEST

standard: it is not a coin, but a unit of SCOTCH WHISKY in the weight, and consequently any attempt to fix the taal would make confusion worse con- founded in what is by courtesy known as FAR BAST.

China's system of weights and múasures, The tool, as a unit of currency, must go, and be replaced by the less variable, more convenient, and more easily standardized dollar. There must be but one dollar for tho whole country, which will mean, in the first S. WATSON place, that the Provincial Mints must no longer issue distinct e ins of their own but must strike coins in no way distinguishable from those made at the capital; and, in the second place, that after a generous time-

W. Taylor limit, Mexican dollars, Japanese yen, French D. Cooper piastres, American pesss, and so forth, will. Bamsay

8. Gray no longer be valid tender. A small quantity.

(skip) of the now coinage should be issued at first, Allan so as to familiarize the desigu and to serve us a standard; care should be taken that the oins amanating from the various minte are absolutely identical. All tasve should be assessed, and fixed, the basis of the nov Republican dollar, and payment should be made on the same basis. At first there would be none of the new dollars available for this purpose, so the various kinds previously in use would be accepted, temporarily, weight for weight against the new.

These old dollars, after being paid in, should never be paid out again. but speedily remintel: nu at alle same time the importation of aucoined FOLICE. specie should be encouraged. The astral Grant result would be that, when the time limit Gourlay was reached, all the Mexican, Japanese and

Pitt other kinds of dollars would have fallen

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CIVIL SERVICE #, POLICE.

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CELEBRATING “THE TWELFTH."

LONDON, July 13th. Ulster Orangemen are celebrating the Twelfth. Sixty thousand marched from Belfast to White Abbey, despite a down-

OUTRAGES.

LONDON, July 13th. Matches and rags soaked in oil and ehemicals were found in pillar boxes in Liverpool. It is believed that this in the work of suffragists.

The Daily Express states that the Home

LONDON, July 13th. In the final of the running broad jump, Cutterson - (America) was first, covering 7.80 motres.

The final of the 110 metres hurdles was won by Kelly (America), whose time was L& 1-10нees.

In the 3,000 metres team race the re salt was:-1, America; 2, Sweden; 33,

16 pour of rain, and enthusiastically passed Secretary. Mr. McKenna, found a vessel Great Britain. America won easily.

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a resolution against Home Rule.

Mr. F. E. Smith, addressing Ulster. men, declared that the bargain over This match as exiccted results I in a Home Bule was corrupt and abominable. win for the Police by 12 points, each of the three visiting rinks bang Scores:~-~

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HONGKONG OFFIçe: 10a, Das Vœux ROAD C out of use, and the Republican dollar would Gerrard LONDON OPVICA: 131, FLENT Braunr, £C reign supreme. It is important to remember Fenton

that this is far more than a question of our. MoLennan

McHardy rency reform -it ie a question affecting the i

(skip) purity or corruption of the civil adminis.

Clark tration. It would be well, tos, to point out

Spillett the causes that have operated against any Stuart

Cameron incore effort in this direction in the past. With the Provincial Mints all issuing their own coins, and looking to make a profit out of the business, the temptation to debase the coins was well-high irresistible, so the various foreign coiunges, and the theoretical tael, were necessary to serve as a check on this tendoney. Even the Treasury Mint The present

was not above cuspicion, and the lesson siluation can be dismissed in a few words, for it has been described scores of times for the New China is that if it would

HONGKONG, JULY 157, 1912.

Amoxa the mass of reforms that call for accomplishment before China, even as a democratic Republic, can claim to have approached to the levels of modern civiliza. tion there is none more urgent than that of the standardization of the currency, though it may be added that there are few questions presenting more difficulty.

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CIVIL SERVICE.

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If he were an Ulster Protestant he would sooner be ruled by the Sultan of Turkey- than by Mr. Devlin.

containing explosives in his room at the Home Office yesterday morning This is also attributed to suffragists.

LATER.

Mr. McKenna denies that there were any explosives found in his room.“

The

It appears that the dark powder found in the Home Office was harmless. police are of the opinion that it uns placed there as a joke.

THE BRITISH FRANCHISE BILL.

LONDON, July 13th.

The night watchman discovered two The Franchise Bill passed its second well-dressed women near Mr. Harcourt's reading in the House of Commons. The mansion at Nuncham. One was arrested. Opposition amendment proposed by Mr. She had methylated spirits and some

7 Prely man was rejected by 200 votes to

218.

Mr. Asquith, replying to Mr. Balfour's criticisms of the Government's attitudes on the question of female suffrage, dis- 45 missed

as altogether improbable the hypothesis that the House was likely to

tow.

EMPIRE DEFENCE.

LONDON, July 12th. The Canadian Ministers had another conference with the Defence Committee. The progress made is described as satisfae-

In the brief telegraphic account of the reverse its previous rejection of the tory. Henley carnival and the re-appearance principle. of the State bargo in which Their Majesties were rowed, which appeared in the telegraphic news last week, little was said about the Royal Barge. The barge,

before. There are at least six units of ensure the adeption of a uniform coinage has only once been used by the Sovereign

with between them.

no fixed

The craft was

Their Majesties entertained Mr. Horden and the Canadian Ministers to luncheon at Buckingham Palace.

The gathering included Mr. Asquith and other Minis

and Lord Strathcons.

PANAMA CANAL TOLLS.

LONDON, July 13th, Router's correspondent at Washington

A Belgian won the "epee individual” competition..

In the 400 metres race the result was:- 1. Reidpath (America); Braun (Ger- many); 3, Lindburg (America), Reid- path just won by inches. His time was 48 2-10 seconds a record for a race run between strings,

SWIMMING EVENTS,

metres swimming competition, free style, In the preliminary rounds of the 100

Hodgson, of Canada, made a world's re- cord, doing the distance in 5 mins. 252-5

KACH,

In the final of the 100 metres, back stroke, Hebner (America) won in 1 min. 21 1-6 scoes.

In the water polo competition final England beat Austria by 8 goals to nil.

BISLEY SHOOTING,

LONDON, July 13th. In the shooting for the Elcho Shield the scores were:-

England

Scotland Ireland

1,687 1,634 1,631

In the King's Norton Competition Mortimer, of Canada, and Henry, of Ulster, using Ross rifles, both scored 73

BRITISH TRADE PROSPECTS.

LONDON, July 13th. The Right Hon. Mr. Lloyd George,ters and so assist towards the purification of the in recent years, on the occasion of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in the currency in China-the tael, dollar, 20-cent civil administration, it can do so only by visit of King Edward and Queen of a speech at the Bankers' dinner, piece, 10 cent piece, copper eat, and cash rigidly observing a fixed and unalterable Alexandra to Henley.

or definite relationship

standard itself, and sternly resisting tem built by William III. for his consort dwelt at the outset on the unequalled. As though this was notation to make a temporary and fictitious Mary from the designe of a Dutch naval prosperity of trade, which was based on telegraphs that Secretary Knox has co- enough, the coins or units vary in value in almost every town, and the dillars or small profit by debasing the currency. Here, architect, and with its huge richly git sound and healthy circumstances and was municated to the Senate. Great Britain's out of a possible 75. This is a world's

perhaps, is another direction in which canopy and massive ornamentations pre- silver of que province are useless in the foreign supervision would be a real bless sents a striking contrast to the trim therefore likely to endure. Experts had formulated objections to the preference record for the 1,800 yards distance.. next. The wide variations in the tel are ing to China by saving her from her own motor bents of the twentieth century, informed him that the trade barometer to be given to American ships with sometimes picturesquely illustrated by say weakness. ing that a traveller who started with a cartais sum of money and exchanged it at every town into the thel recognized there would find the whole sum vanished after he had crossed three provinces. A mathemat ical purist would probably be able to detect

An American named Richard Hostey

has been reported missing from the Grand

Carlton Hotel.

$150.

The eight bargemen who pulled at the was set fair" here and abroad. The respect to the Panama Canal tall, vara woro their quaint watermen's costumes, scarlet coats with founes, kace vitality and soundness of our trade was Whather refunds are made or riot it is breeches, scarlet stockings, and black such that bis anticipations of injury by contrary to the letter and spirit of the shoes with buckles-not by any means an

the coal strike were not realised. The Treaty. ileal dress for propelling a heavy bargy temporary injury caused was overcome, on a hot summer's day. The King's and it was not anticipated that there bargemaster, popularly and affectionately would be any further overpowering known on the Thames as "Bill" East,

The man charged with being in pos- ssion of $3,000 worth of morphine was a fallacy in this, but the main idea is none at the Magistracy on Saturday fined the less true, though expressed in an exag- gerated form. Then, too, there are the com- A fine of $500 was imposed on plications of oleau and chopped dollars," Chinese at the Magistracy on Saturday thick and thin cash, Chinese cash and for being in possession of lottery uniform of scarlet and gold, and as a Aansmita cork as well as the absolutely tickets.

and an ex elampion scaller, who piloted labour trouble. the old vessel, has a particularly gorgeous

further sign of his rank he wears an

BRITISH NORTH BORNEO.

Lomo July rath

LATER:

HOME CRICKET.

LONDON, July 13th. Sussex beat Gloucestershire at Brighton

by an innings and 46 ans,

Worcestershire bent Leicestershire at

A Washington message states that the Leicester by 40 ruma.

Yorkshire beat. Kent at Tunbridge Senate by 40 votes to 34 has decided to make the Panama Canal Bill "unfinished Wells by an innings and 46 runs. business." This is tantamount to re

The Lancashire Surrey match at fusal of Great Britain's request to dofer Manchester ended in a draw. the Bill for further consideration pend-

The match between Australians and