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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 23RD · 1912.

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CORRESPONDENCE,

The Bandmann Opera Company gave their farewell performance at the Theatro last night, playing "The Dollar Prin- cess" to a delighted house which included THE CHINESE ADDRESS TO H, M. HE. the Governor and Lady May,

The Garrison Orders state that Major F. C. Sambourne-Falmer, 13th Rajputs, arrived in the Commond, por P. & G. Delta on 17th inst, on appointment as officiating Double Company Commander, 8th Rajputs. Lieut. J. O. Beattie, sth Rajputs, has returned from furlough.

THE KING.

(TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG

DAILY PRESS."]

Hongkong, 22nd July, 1012: Sin,-1 am requested to forward to you for publication the following communica tion which will, 1 hope, interest many of your readers:---

On the 24th May, His Excelloney Sie Frederick Lutgard was permitted to pre-

The Daily Graphic is publishing a series of portraits of cricketers at the

On the 17th ult. Public Schools.

to His Majesty the King and portrait appeared of Frank Dealy, of sent Stoneyhurst College, Blackburn, a son of Emperor, on behalf of the Chinese Re- Mr. T. K. Desly, Headmaster of Queen's sidents in Hongkong, the loyal address College, Hongkong. The letterpress below on the occasion of his coronation. His the portrait says: "Denly is one of the Majesty has been pleased to express great beat all round players, a particularly admiration at the beauty and artistic good fielder and vigorous bat,"

workmanship of the embroidered address, the carved case which contained it and

TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.

[From Our Own CORRESPONDENT,}

THE ILLNESS OF THE EMPEROR OF JAPAN.

RE-ASSURING NEWS.

TOKYO, July 2nd. The bulletins concerning the illness of His Majesty the Emperor which have been issued to-day are of a re-assuring

nature.

(THROUGH RKUTER'S AGENCY.] THE CANNONADING IN THE 'DARDENELLEH.

LONDON, July 22nd. The Italian newspapore announcing the withdrawal of the torpedo boats intact, thanks to the bad gunnery of the Turks, after penetrating twenty miles up the Dardepelles, describes these herocs as bay- ing

written the most glorious page. in the naval history of the world," (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.].

A message from Rome states that the KING GEORGE AND THE EMPEROR detailed despatches of the Dardenelles

OF JAPAN.

raid report that the damage to the tor-. pedo boats is insignificant. LONDON, July 22nd. 1.A. King George has been sending

exclusive concessions in impairment of Chinese sovereignty or inconsistant with the principle of equal opportunity, What, thon, is the meaning of this Agreement between Lussia and Japan which provides for joint defence in Manchuria and Mongolia in the event of either Power being attacked ? When the reports were published a couple of months ago that the Mo.golian tribes had declared their independence of Chian, and had asked to be taken under the sheltoring wing of Russia, who manifested the greatest eagerness to oblige, a great outery was raised in the Press of Japan, but the persistent silence of the Government on the subject led to a belief that

wore untrustworthy reporte discredited in responsible quarters. Had Russia pledged herself do nothing in impairment of the sovereignty of China? And was it likely that the Japanese Government would silently look on while

Sir Havilland de Saumarez, Judge of the ivory carved balls which formed theesengers frequently to the Japanese Eussia again in the history of her Asiatic H.B.M.'s Court at Shanghai, has gone handles, His Majesty has commanded Embassy to obtain the latest intelligenes relations ignored hor Treaty engagements? It seemed unlikely, at least to those with to Japan, where he is to spend an extend Sir Frederick Lugard to convey to the respecting the illness of His Majesty the

nd holiday. Lady de Bausmagez is Chinese of Hongkong his great apprecia- Emperor of Japan. WHISKY short moneries, Mr. ALEXANDER KLACE already in Japan, where she will be tion of the loyal terms in which the in his "China in Decay" wrote: Tho joined by Sir Havilland. They will re-address was couched, and has graciously methods of Russian diplomatiste are con- main there until the first week in Septem-requested that the Chinese Community stant and unscrupulous, but-mort decidedlyber, and thereafter the Judge will pro- of Hongkong might be informed of the they lack variety. Indeed, one Russian ceed to Tientsin to hear cases there, after deep interest which his Majesty takes in score is very like another; the customary spending a few days in Shanghai. programme commences with the exchange | of pledges, which there is not the slightest intention of observing, and concluding with a soft spoken denial of such pledges over having been accorded, after the desired coup We has beca successfully accomplished." cannot forget how, despite her objection to the integrity of Chius being threatened by the cession of the Linotung Peninsula to the Japan in 1895, Russia, notwithstanding a protast by Great Britain, occupied that territory, and, having more than once given pledges as to keeping both Port Arthur and Talienwan open to the ships of the world, she soon closed them to all but her own vessels, and so brought about a war with Japan which resulted in a humiliation such ax Eursian arms had nover before suffered.

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BIRTH.

1 is strange, 'tis passing strange," that

At the Magistracy yesterday a Chinese

was charged with the theft of $50 from

a man whose pucket he had slit with a razor blade while travelling in a tram car. on Saturday night. The complainant discovered his loss as the thief was lear-

ing the tram and gave chase. The thief dropped some of the money, but the other did not slacken his pursuit and eventually captured his man and handed him to the polica The case was remanded.

their welfare,-I am, Yours faithfully,

CHAN KAI MING, Hon. Secretary, Coronation Chinese Commiteer.

THE RISING PORT OF KWANG

CHAU WAN.

Kwang Chau Wan, under the energetic and enlightened "administration of M. Chillard, bids fair to become a port of some promise in the South of China. At the Portuguese Consular. Court in Shanghai last week before Mr. G. Bar-The administrator has obtained from the juna, Conani-General, Emanuel Rodigues, Governor General of Indo-China sufficient aged 20, was charged with obtaining creslit with which to make a good start in the development of the place, and already nearly 8800 by means of mutilated cheques a number of improvements have been on the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank- Evidence was

ing Corporation. Ltd.

Accuard WALK

New roads and beautiful introduced. boulevards have been laid out, piere we should now behold the spectacle of given by Mr. Ford, the Bank's accountant, have been constructed so that ships can Japan assisting Hessian aggression in and Detective Brewer.

sentenced to six months' imprisonment, come alongside, gedowns are being built, Mongolia in defiance of the Treaty cegage-to date from the day of his arrest, June and a now hotel has been erected. A

10th.

statement,

ments of both to uphold and defend the maintenance of the integrity of China. So

An interesting case came before Mr. strange is it, indeed, that until official in- formation is forthcoming, the world must Melbourne at the Magistracy yesterday, hesitate to accept the Times correspondent's when a Chinese was charged with snatch The so-called "independence" ing a gold carpick set with pearls and a of Mongolin is farciest. It appears to have chain from an old woman as she was been engineered by one SUN MEN KHAN, walking along the street near the

mati ferry wharf. His coat had one who, to escape punishment for an offence sleeve empty, the intention apparently he had committed, escaped sous time ag being to facilitate his escape should he to Urgu. Being able to speak Russian be captured, but he had some difficulty in fluently, he became an intermediary be getting his other arm free, with the result tween Kussin and the administrative, that when the old woman caught him be authority in Mongolia, aud when was held until another man came to her

#ba Revolution in China broke ont assistance. this Russian protege became "Prime Minister of Mongolia.” “Another interest-

Leave of absence on private affairs, to

water supply is being laid on, the Lake of Surprise being tapped not only for a drinking supply but for the motive power ico plant, etc. for electric light, an Trade has developed to some extent, four Portuguese ships of fair tonnage doing three trips each, while the Sikiang calls twice a month, and German ships all- decasionally. The place has attractions for tourists which should be putronised when they becorue better known.

SUICIDE OF A EUROPEAN.

ILLNESS OF THE CROWN PRINCE, ¦ A Rouler's telegram from Tokyo states that the Crown Prince, who was recover ing from chicken pox, has had a relapse on hearing of his father's illness.

PRINCE KATSURA IN LONDON.

LONDON, July 22nd. Prince Katsura has arrived in London, being met at the station by the Ambas- sador and a representative of the Foreign

Office.

The 7'imes correspondent at St. Peters-

burg states that the Prince will start on his return journey to Japan on the 27th inst.

THE WAR IN TRIPOLI.

A TURKISH FORCE ROUTED AND DECIMATED.

LONDON, July 22nd.

It is officially announced in Rome that the Italians uttacked, routed and deei- mated 3,500 of the enemy who had taken

a position to the West of Misurata. The Italian Looses were 19 killed and 57 wounded.

TURKISH POLITICS.

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BRITISH DOCTORS AND THE INSURANCE ACT.

LONDON, July 22nd..

The Committee of the British Medical Association has decided by 185 votes fo 21 to recommend the profession to break the ungotiations with Mr. Lloyd George in referance to the Insurance Act, the re- commendations to be submitted to the an nual inceting of the Association on Tues day, when 4,000 or 5,000 merabers will be in aftendance.

THE PREMIER.

Lesbos, July 22nd. Mr. Asquith bas returned to London from Ireland.

SENSATIONAL SHOOTING. AFFAIR IN ENGLAND.

LONDON, July 22nd. Mr. Watts, a prominent landowner`at Newport Pagnell, was shot. dead an re- turning from church with bis wife by a gamekeeper who was under notice to leave. The guinékeeper afterwards co- mitted suicide.

Mrs. Watts is a sister of Lady Juhu French.

THE SITUATION IN CHINA.

EXAGORRATED REPORTS OF ANARCHY.

The Times correspondent at Peking tele- graphed on June 28th:-

The President, having accepted the res signation of Tang Shao-yi on the ground of ill-health, is now endeavouring to in- of the President to accept the punt Chief Counsellor, but Tong Shao-yi is suffering from nervou breakdown and contemplates 猛 trip abroad. His successur

in name, il note in power, will, it is expected, be har Cheng-hsiang, at Minister, an amiable official, much re- present Foreign

Euro, but in frail health. whe knows

Loxmox, July 22nd. Reuter's correspondent at Constanti-duce the nople states that a belief prevails in cun potent quarters that grave developments are pending. The Committee of Union and Progress, abandoned by the Army and unwilling to withdraw gracefully, are running extreme risks in order to pre- serve to the last their hold of power, but the temper of the Array is clearly shown in the demands prosented to the Sultan insisting upon the appointment of Kismil Pasha as Grand Vizier and the dissolution

of the Chamber...

LATER.

Mr. Alexander Squair, accountant in. the office of the S. C. Morning Post, com- mitted suicide yesterday morning by ing personage in this tragi-comedy," says a the neighbouring countries, has been cutting his throat in the Royal George Chinese writer, is the Minister of War, granted to Lieut.-Colonel H. D. Stacpole, Hotel, Kowloon, where he was a resident. who is no other than the most notorious A.P.D., from 1st August to 18th October, The shocking discovery was made about Tao Ze-Tao, a Mongolian bandit chief, and 1012. Privilege leave is granted to Capt. six o'clock in the morning, when he was the great terror of Eastern Mongolia and E. A. Maude, 28th Punjabis, from 4th found in the bathroom with blood flowing

A Constantinople telegram reports that Manchuria. His chief qualification for the August to 30th September, 1912. Leave of from a gash in his throat, the blood- post, besides being a powerful bandit leader, absence on private affairs, to the neigh-stained razor lying in the Shanghai hath Ghazi Mukhtar Pasha has been appoint- On July 15th, at Shanghai, the wife of is that when lying on horseback he can bouring countries, is granted to Capt. When a medical man arrived on the Grand Vizier and is forming a

K. E. Warden, ist K,O.Y.L.I., from 20th cone, he found a faint fluttering of the Cabinet, shoot backwards with both lunda. He July to 18th September, 1012. The leaveheart, which indicated that the rash act recently raided Khailar, in Hiluakiang, and of absence granted to Lieut. E. H. V. had only been done a little time before. Las been reported to be moving towards Hodge. 1.M.S., 28th Panjabis, is can

compel Russia to send reinforcements

S. J. GRAINGER, of a daughter.

MARRIAGES.

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Tewik Pasha refused the post unless

GEORGE D. Brens, of the American Tsitsilar (which, by the way, may celled. Furlough to the United Kingdom, Deceased was, attired in a pair of whit there was a dissolution of the Chamber,

On July 16th, at Shanghai, the Rev. Presbyterian Mission, Hainan, to Miss CLARA L. PRIM, of Chicago.

DEATH.

"On July 17th, at Shanghai---HENRY OLLERDEBars, aged 50 years.

is granted to Captain J. C. Grotton On July 16th, at Shanghai, SARAH to Northern Manchuria in onder to protect of twelve months from 30th October, 1912, 126th Baluchistan Infantry, for a period JANE REYNOLD, of Ramsey, Essex, to borself against the Hunbutsza"). It is or date of availing. Leave of absence on ROBERT HINDE.

under this 'Minister of War' that Russina private affairs, to the neighbouring coun- arms and ammunition are brought into Outor tries, is granted to Lieut. E. B. M. Kirkpatrick, Ist Baluchistau-KOYLI, |

Mongolia, and Russian military officers are to from 26th July to 26th August, 1912. be engaged to drill the Mongolian soldiera." Leave of absence, in extension, on the Not only, however, do the larga body of recommendation of a Medical Board, has Princes and high lamas of both Outer and been granted to Major M. W. K. Con

nally, 1st Haluchistan K.O.Y.L.I, from Inner Mongolia refuse to recognise the 30th June to 18th September, 1919. "declaration of independence," but they are actively co-operating with the Government at Peking to consolidate the * Republic of

KONGKONG OFFION: 10A, DEB VOUX ROAD LONDON OPPIOS: 131, Flase Bruunt. EC

The Daily Press.

Horazowa, July 23rd, 1912.

TYPHOON WARNING.

trousers, and his room showed that he for his death. He left a letter, but the had spent some time making preparations

closed.

nature of its contents has not been dis-

Deceased was of a very quiet and ro-

tiring disposition. He had become rather gloomy of late as a result of his had health, and it is thought that this affected his mind.

Some eighteen months ago

which request the Sultan declined to

London as Turkish Minister. concerle. Tewik Pasha will remain in

DEBATE ON BRITISH NAVAL

ESTIMATES.

Loxnor, July 22nd. Apropos to-night's naval delinte, the

he made an attempt on his life from Daily Chronicle states that the construe- which he recovered. Much sympathy iation and machinery iteras mentioned in felt for his young wife.

that journal last week do not refer to now construction but to the speeding up of the normal programme for the needs in the Mediterranean to be met by station- ing powerful armoured cruisers at Malta. Lord Charles Beresford in a letter to

ALLEGED HARBOUR THEFTS.

better than China.

The reports of anarchy in the interior so freely published in European news- papers are much exaggerated. Trade throughout China is good. The Custoros returns are exceeding expectations, the harvests in nearly every

province ar unusually bountiful, and the railways earning the largest returns over known. both in

Northern

On the Tientsin-Pakow Railway General Chang-heun some time ago returnet all

and Central China are

rolling stock except one engine, three passenger ecaches, and six freight cars needed for the special use of his troops He has now 8,000 mee, under his un- mand, They maintain good discipline and are regular are described by the paid. His relations

with Yuan

latter as satisfactory, Normal traffe on this important railway has been resumed, THE CANTONESE, The disquieting Inessages sent to Europe

probable conflict betwee reporting North and South and a possible declaru- tion of independence by Canton Province find little credence in Peking. The Pre- sident himself, while fully admitting the

ency,

its authority in the

es of the Central Governmeas in poo of either conting-

the

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provinces, are too patriotic, too influential in

in Central and North China, and too closely associated with Hongkong to seceds now and wreck this wore largely instru- Republic which mental

establishing. Every Canton- ese I know ridicules the idea of secessión. Cantonese hers consider unimportant the rumoured threatened attacks by disbandi- ed pirates on Canton.

The disbandment of troops continues "The foreign steadily in many centres.

convinced that Targ Shao yi's estimates of the number of troops

under arms

rins were grossly exaggerateel, Numbers of missionaries are returning posts in inland China in what were

The telegram quoted below was received Five Families," represented by the five stripes at the American Consulate General, No one needs to be reminded that Russia, of the Republican flag. A defensive alliance Hongkong, from the Manila Observatory after the war with Japan, bound herself by by Russia and Japan to defend Manchuria at 12 noon yesterday:

Cyclone ur typhoon W. of Balintang international agreement to uphold and and Mongolia in the event of either Power Channel moving N. W. or N.N.W

Acting upon complaints received re- defend the maintenance of the status quo in being attacked is an alliance against Chine, This would appear to be a different garding the shortage of ground nuts from China, but only those who forget thead if the report has a solid basis in fact it typhoon to that of which the Royal Hong bags shipped in Hongkong to South the Press remarks that the removal of disturbed provinces. The financial string ency in Peking has been somewhat re Russian record in China will hesitate to shed by Russia, together with Northern Ohe position of the centre and a party of men set a special watch on of its greatest tactical not, and urges of the Central deveramont.

means that Mongolia is destined to be kong Observatory has been giving warn

The Observatory's report issued yes America and South Africa, L.S. Wille these vessels will deprive the Home Ficet lieved by increasing remittances forward-

ed from

for the exPENSER place credence in the mesange which the

Manchuria, and that Japan will in course is uncertain, but appears to be lat. 19 N.

THE OPIUM. AGREEMENT a temporary expediente, pending the Times correspondent at St. Petersburg of time develop in Southern Manchuria thelong. 113 E., moving NW." This would one of the licensed junks engaged in dis-

The Foreign Office has received a com- be in the direction of Fainan. senda to his paper announcing that un agree-

necessary strongthening of the Navy,munication from the British Government mant has been reached between Russia and policy she has followed in Korea.

the possible con warning China quences of the continued infringement of Japan providing for the joint defence of

whereby thement by the provinces, Manchuria and Mongolis in the event of

sale of Indian apinm interfered with and the trade prospects. either Power being attacked. Although etary's office that Swatow has been de- to the interport shoot, it is learnt that

of Indian opium dealers are jeopardizeer. The Chinese do not take seriously warm- after the war Ruscia and Japan agreed

ings of this kind, and believe it impos- to restore entirely and completely to

sible that Great Britain would delay the exclusive administration of China all portions of Manchuriatheu in the occupation

recognition of the Republic, when it is asked, on the ground of Republican opposition to the Indian opium traffic. At chais rusnactive troops, with the exception

In the House of Commons Mr. Acland.

We are informed by the Colonial Sec

clared a port inforted by cholera.

The N.Y.E. San Maru, which reacheal Hongkong on Sunday from Seattle, re- ported that on June 25th, a female child was born on board in the Pacific Ocean

THE INTERPORT SHOOT.

As a result of the controversy in regard

charging cargo into the B.s. Devanha on Saturday, When the junk had dis charged her cargo, and she was about the establishment of granaries with a to move off, the detectives went on board view to ensuring the food supply, and searched her, finding in the cabin arming a number of merchantmen on the Secretary of the Shanghai Rife a sack containing peanuts and two jars each of the trade routes, strengthening Association has written to the other ports containing nuts. The allegation is that interested, withdrawing Shanghai's scores. It may be remembered that on the first the bags were opened and a quantity so occasion Shanghai hred under wrong small that it could not be detected when conditions, and as soon as the mistake the bags were placed on the scales was was discovered the other ports were com taken from each, and the bags sown up

the garrisons and armaments at Malta, Gibraltar and Egypt, the addition of 5,000 men for the Navy, and to increase

the shing fully manned.

the