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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 131¤, 1912.

Lady May holds her second "At Home" TELEGRAMS.TELEGRAMS.

to-day at Mountain Lodge.

180 that there shall be no discrimination a against any such nation or its citizens or

The two Frenchmen arrested at Shang- subjects in respect of the conditions or charges of traffic or otherwise, such condi-hai in the recont counterfeiting raid will tions and charges of traffic to be just and be tried at Sigon. equitable." The Sonite has sought to A. S. WATSON sut mount this obstacle by so amreading

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the Bill as to enable foreign vessels to obtain American registry and thus secure free passage through the Canal. Bat, how ever easy the Bill makes it for foreigu vessels to obtsin American registry, it can hardly be expected to commend itself to the

According to Japanese custom, the new reign is distinguished by a new year. name. Keiji, or Enlightened Rule, is succeeded by Taisho, or Great Justice.

Two house boys were charged at the Magistracy yesterday with assaulting a

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS British Government and people at honor-forester who was arresting a woman for

BRANDY

Our Brandies are

ably fulfilling the HAY-PAUNCESore Treaty stipulations. The British protest delivered to the United States Government a month ago indicated that the attention of the British Gororunient having been called to various proposals from time to time unde for relieving American shipping from payment of tolls on vessels passing through the Panama Canal, the Government has studied

GUARANTEED carefully these proposals and the arguments

TO BE

PURE GRAPE

SPIRIT.

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cutting turf. The charge was dismissed.

The Collector of Customs at Iloilo has imposed a fine of P651 on Captain Sid- ford of the str. haifong, for allowing opium to be smuggled into that port. The decision has been appealed from by the captain, who put up ́s P1,000 bond.

Three men belonging to the launch

DAILY PRESS EXCLUSIVE SERVICE.}

PRINCE KATSURA'S RETURN TO JAPAN.

Toxro, August -12th. Princi Katsura has returned from Europe, and a remarkable reception was accorded him at Shimbashi Station.

Early this morning the Prince drove to the Palace, and later had a conference with Prince Yamagata, lasting four hours

AMERICA'S SPECIAL AMBASSADOR

ΤΟ ΤΟΚΙΟ.

TOLYO August 19th.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] · THE FUNERAL OF THE EMPEROR OF JAPAN.

THE BRITISH AND GERMAN REPRESENTATIVES.

LONDON, August 12th, A message from Tokyo states that Prince Arthur of Connaught will repre- sent His Majesty King George and that Prince Henry of Prussia will represent the Kaiser at the funeral of the Emperor.

M. POINCARE IN ST. PETERSBURG,

LONDON, August 12th.

Poincare, M.

the French Prime Minister, is being much foled in St. Petersburg. He has had long conversa

CANTON.

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CANTON, August 10th.

SOLDIER SHOT.

A soldier was shot yesterday for loor- ing as an example to the rest of the troops. A band of soldiers was ordered to secure the arrest of a wanted robber who was suspected to be in hiding in a

certain street, and a ̈nucber of housew were surrounded and ezarched. Soms time after when the wanted criminal hail been found and was being led off an

iter perceived one of the soldiers in possession of a pair of silver armlets anē am of money. The soldier way ques- tioned and it came out that be had stolen this from a woman in one of the houses searched. The money amounted to $12. and the man was immediately put in custody and later on tried for rebozy while on duty. He pleaded guilty and wast

took place yesterday. Lately the troups ademned to be shot and the execution

Grent satisfaction is i spressed over the|tions with M. Sazonoff (Foreign Minister) appointment of Mr. Knox as the Special and M. Kokovtsoff (President of Council), in support of them, with a view to bringing on Sunday charged with stauling 123 Ambassador of the United States to and lunched with H.M. the Tsar vester have been on very good behaviour when

attend the funeral of his Inte Majesty day. the Emperor, since his visit offers an opportunity for the discussion of pending questions,

Taikos Shing were arrested at Yaumati to bear on them the provisions of the treaty pounds of candles belonging to Butter The candles were of the between the United States and Great field & Swire. Britain dated November 18, 1901. The kind served out to fitters engaged to do

been stolen.

mutation Summed up the proposals work on steamers, and he evidently

mentioned as (1) cue to exempt all Ameri, can shipping from tolls; (2) one to refund to all American ships tolls which they might Pay; (3) one to exempt from payident of tolls American ships engaged in coastwise trade; (4) one to repay the list-named class ...828.40 2.45 of American ship the toile they might pay. The communication indicates it to be the 31 40 270 opinion of His Britannic Majesty's Govern, ment that to exempt all American shipping 31.40 2.70 from payment of tolls would involve an

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infraction of the treaty. aud indicatos, { further, the opinion that there would be no 37.40 3.20 difference in principle between charging. tails, only thereafter to refund them, and remitting such tolls altogether. The opinion 43.40 3.70 expressed that that method of charging

but refunding talls, while perhaps comply- ing with the letter of the treaty, would still 49.40 4.25 contravene the spirit. The communication

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Correspondents must forward their names and addresses with communica tions addressed to the Editor, not for publication but as evidence of good faith..

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

No anonymously signed communica tions that have already appeared in other papers will be inserted.

At the Magistracy yesterday a Chinese- sherman was charged with failing to attach to a pockage of dynamite a label: indicating the dangerous nature of the contents; failing to hoist the red flag over his boat, and failing to anchor in the "dangerous goods" anchorage. De- fendant was fined $50.

An American Consular report states that in Siam, instead of being used for a beverage, the leaves of the tea plant, after being fermented, are rolled into balls, one of which is placed in the hollow of the check and allowed to remain there until the soluble contents have been

REUTER'S AGENCY.]

THE EARTHQUAKE IN TURKEY.

WIDESPREAD DESTRUCTION.

GREAT LOSS OF LIFE.

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LONDON, August 12th.

A message from Constantinople states that the eartliquake was felt over the whole country between Constantinople aud Adrianople, the centre apparently being the Dardanelles, where it lasted thirty

exhausted. This use of ten, it is stated, seconds. is unmon in Northern Sian

A baker from Aberdeen was charged before Mr. Melbourne at the Magistracy yesterday with selling lottery tickets. It appeared that the tickets were secreted under the cakes which he had in his The defendant was a very old basket. man, whom the police had known for Fears, and he was bound over in 800 to come up for judgmont when called upon.

Yesterday at the Magistracy Inspector McHardy-made application for the re- mand of a man arrested in connection mau st with the alleged murder of Wanchai. It will be remembered that the victim entered the Police Station at

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Wanchai with a wound in his threat and wrote down the name of the man said to The application was have inflicted it. granted, and the man was remanded.

There is scaresty a building at Gallipoli and Tehamak that has not been damaged. Fugitives report that in the village of Hora 80 have been killed and 300 injured and in the village of Myriowhite 300 have been killed and 600 injured. The former village was destroyed, but the latter and

have been engulfed. many others aro burning. and the mosque at Tehanak have been destroyed. ̧

M. Poincars yesterday inspected

at Krasnoeselo, where he attråds a grand camp occupied by 60,000 troops

review to-day,

The sole announcements bearing on the visit up to the present have been semi- official contradictions of reports that the opening of the Dardanelles or the raising of a loan for the reconstruction of the Russian Fleet are being discussed.

ABDICATION OF MULAI HAFID.

| searching and very few complaints are to hand. However, this isolated case will help to keep this, the case and be an example to any in the army who may have the get-rich-quick" idea in their head.

CINEMATOGRAPH TO THE FRONT.

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A cinematograph show of the fighting between the revolutionists and the in perialists at Hankow last October advertised to take place in one of the theatres of the City. To-night is the first, exhibition, and great interest is being shown, crowds of people surrounding the advertisements. The films are said to b LONDON, August 12th very good and thoroughly up-to-date and Mulai Hald, Sultan of Morocco, has no effort is spared for effect. The au- abdicated in favour of his brother Mulai thorities will now have to see that of ans is reserved for the cinematograph opera- for the benefit of his health, and willtor, or the battle may be of no avail. Yusuf. The ex-Sultau is going to Vichy future fighting which may secar & place

probably make a pilgrimage to Mecen before taking up his residence at Tangier. LIBERALS AND LABOURITES.

SHARF CLEAVAGE

LONDON, August 12th. ́

the Midlothian

The Excentive of

BLIND GIRLS.

The head of the Police Department has issued an order that all blind girls under the age of eleven are to be reported, when they will be sent to an asylum for the blind at Tong Tsuen, where they will be educated and cared for. Blind girls are greatly in demand as singers, and it Liberal Association at a meeting at which is customary for people to buy thems Mr. Gulland, the Scottish Whip and six girls at a young age and train them as a sort of investment. They can earn from were Two villnges mining representatives

present, The Greek church have rejected the Master of Elibank's one dollar to ten dollars a night singing at flower-boat parties or in private housec advice, and have recommended the adop: and are usually a very good investment. tion of Mr. Alexander Shaw, son of Lord for the owner, However, although many:

Liberal Shaw, as

candidate. The of the masters of these unfortunates are Liberals of Edinburgh resent the Master kind and treat them well, in some cases they are very cruelly treated and beaten of Elibank's action in the muttér.

and thrashed when they are learning t sing. It is on the strength of a number of complaints of this kind that the Police Commissioner has taken this step.

Steamers report that the lighthouses at Genos and Nore have disappeared.

The villages adjacent to the ages and the warships in the Dardenelles thought it was an attack by torpedo boats.

A Paris message states that the Con stantinople newspapers give the number killed by the earthquake at 1,000 and the injured at 5,000 or 0,000.

L'ATEN.

LATER.

The Master of Elibank in a statement has expressed hopes that his Midlothian friends will unreservedly support Mr: Shaw, whom he describes as a brilliant young politician. He explains that he acted as a private individual in giving the advice on the 10th: inst. to withdraw

MISSING SUBSCRIPTION SHEETS.

Not long after the Revolution a public subscription was raised and money was go cited from people at home and abroad. To reliable people subscription sheets signed by the head of the Finance D partment were issued and were to be collected. This scheme did

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admits that there is nothing in the HAY PAUSGEBOTE Treaty to prevent the United States from subsidizing its shipping, but claims that there is a great distinction be- A. S. WATSON & CO., | tween a general subsidy, either to shipping at large or to shipping engaged in any given trade, and a subsidy calculated par. ticularly with reference to the amount of use made of the Caual by the subsidized lines or vessels. Such subsidy, if granted, would not, in me option of His Britannic Majesty's Government, be in necordance with the obligations of the treaty, &c., With respect to the proposal that exemp tions shall be given to vessels engaged in coastwise trade, the communication states that it may be that no objection could be taken if the trade should be so regulated ns to make certain that only bona fide coast- wise traffic which is reserved to Americsa

Hongkong is promised an interesting Teasels would be benefited by this exemption. entertainment in the City Hall on Friday-

The great The latest estimate of killed and but that it appears to His Britannic Majesty'e | and Saturday evenings next. Government that it would be impossible to Carangeot Troupe of European artistes, injured is 1,200, throughout the whole the Liberal candidate in the hope frame regulations which would provent including Mr. Stadeck, the world's cham-

very good one and was soon abandoned trick cyclist,

and the sheets called in, but quite a num- · · the exemption from resulting in preference pien

ber of the zealous men and women who for American abipping, and consequently magicians, national character dancers, in an infraction of the treaty. The discus aerobats, etc., comes here with an excel

took up the work have not yet returned their lists and do not seem to intend to sion of the Bin the Senate was remark-lent reputation, and their show i able for an amazing statement by Senator warranted one of the best ever seen in the

Mr. J. A. 8. Buekaill, the newly do so. The provincial financier has taken up the matter and demands the return

Thousand of refugeen are

the appointed Attorney-General arrived in of all lists without further delay. He re LoDar. He was a member of the Foreign City Hall. An advertisement appears on Relations Committee that reported upon the page 4. HAY-Tauncefoth Treaty. He said it was

Á man and a woman, deportees from hospitals of Constantinople. Twenty Hongkong, with Mrs. Bucknil, yester- fuses to take any excuse of their being day, travelling out on the N.Y.K. steamer lost and intends to make a searching inquiry to find out if these people have Aki-maru.

been using this meare of enriching them- his opinion then that it left the United States Singapore being returned to China on mosques and other public buildings were

Mr. Buckaill is the son of the dis-selves. free to regulate its own commerce through the Seang Choon, were charged at the partially destroyed in

REMOVING SIGNS OF THE DYNASTY. the Canal, and he believed then and still Magistracy yesterday before Mr. Mel- Adrianople.

tinguished judge, Sir Thomas Bucknill

The Government are very zealous in believed that the United States was not bourne with having stolen-the man £6

Smyrna also experienced the shock, but Commencing his education at Charter knocking down temples, statues and build- house as a science exhibitioner, he passed ings of any kind which are peculiar to THE Padanie Canal Bill, as passed by the included in the nations to be treated with 108. helonging to another passenger-and

on in 1804 to Keble College, Oxford, the old Government. In front of some Senateat Washington, falls into line will the equality" under the Treaty! He suggested the woman a bundle of clothing belong-no damage was done.

where he took his B.A. degree, with of the yamens in the city there used to views on the subject which Mr. ROOSEVELT that the reference of the dispute to Theing to the same complainant. When the.

honours in chemistry.

All these things On leaving the be huge dragons, and sometimes a monster

painted on the wall. has heen expressing in his campaign to Hague might be avoided by the Govern- police appeared on board they found the

University, Mr. Buckaill, studied law, have been knocked down and destroyed secure another ferm as President of the ment's paying the tolla on American ships, money hidden in the man's mouth under They were each sentenced

and as a barrister of the Middle Temple mostly soon after the Dragon flag cam practised in the middle circuit in 1896. United States. All ocean traffic lie would There was little doubt what the result have placed upon even termu and treated would be should the question be submitted to six weeks' hard labour. the same in all respects, but he insists that to The Hague. Do you think we should

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Hongkong, Avaver 13th, 1912.

his tongue.

and uren: conjurors

There are 15,000 homeless in the whole

of the South-Western part of the villayot

of Adrianople which has suffered most from the earthquake,

in

the town of

TURKEY AND BULGARIA.

SERIOUS BITUATIONS.

Renter's

LONDON, August 12th. correspondent at Sofia tele-

effecting consolidation.

ARRIVAL OF THE ATTORNEY-

GENERAL.

of

returned when full did not prove

American coastwise vessels shull pay no lose?" asked Senator SMITH of Georgia, busy in Kowloon during the past few graphs that excitement over the Kachana with the Transvaal by becoming an ad- financier'a yamon, and a scaffolding has

It looks as if the thieves who had been weeks in raiding housca under cover of massiers

continues. The Preas

is

tolls. The Bill just passed by the Senate Unquestionably," replied Senator Lonce exemple constrine vessels from the payment In view of the terms of the British protest, the darkness of night had changed their threatening and clamouring for war.

We are told in the tele- quoted above, it is evident that a reference tactics and had resolved on daylight There is a warlike agitation in Southern Prisons Advisory Board, 1905; Legel seen no more guarding the entrance.

of caual tolls. grams that the Senate's action has created of the matter to The Hague cannot be operations. On Friday last one resident

are

being

a good deal of fooling among British ship avoided by the Government paying tolls on who had just received from the tailor two Bulgaria, where meetings owners and that woveral American news American ships, and the result of the arbi-suits of clothing had them stolen as they organised.

"unquestionable" as in the wore airing on his tennis court in paper also strongly condemn the Ball and tration is as point out that Britain may retaliate by other case. Consequently, in these circums. Granville Road, and another gentleman FIGHTING ON THE MONTENEGRIN of Companies, Transvaal, 1902-7. reducing the Suez Canal tolls, and so divert stances the exercise of the Presidential veto the traffic which otherwise would pass cannot be regarded as an unlikely event. through the Panama Canal. If exemption

residing in Carnarvon Road was more unfortunate, thieves entering his resi- dence and stealing cloven suits of Bhan-

tung silk and a pair of boats, the gentle man being left with only the summor

clothes in which he stood.

FRONTIER.

LONDON, August 12th.

Fighting has been resumed between Turks and Montenegrins on the frontier.

A year later he obtained his M.A. degres, down. Lately it was decided to remove a large monuincnt opposite the provincial In 1902 he commenced a long connection vocate of the Supreme Court and in the gone up, and the work of demolition is same year was made a Justice of the going on merrily. Also the huge Dragon which used to be apposite the Tartar- Pesco. His other appointments in that Colony included M.L.C., 1904; member of General's yamen has disappeared and is Adviser to Attorney-General, 1908; Chair-

THE POSITION OF BILVER. man of Ceremittees of Legislative Coun- Patents, cil, 1908; Commissioner of

We subjoin extracts from Messrs. & Co.'s bullion Registrar of Trade Marks and Registrar

Samnel Montagu circular, dated July 18:- many Mr. Bucknil also served on

At the slightly lower prices now ruling Government Commissions in the Trans

but the volume of business has vaal, and on several occasions received the tone of the Silver market has been fair

ly good, the thanks of the Administration for the been small, especially during the last few was appointed the sole Commissioner to

enced prices has been the attitude of valuable public service he rendered. Es days. The factor which has most int inquire into the allegations of immorality China toward the market. against the imported Chinese labourers rather bearish until the 16th inst., when in Rand mines, and performed a similar very satisfactory news wae cable from office regarding the inquiry into the non-India as to plenteons and widespread publication of detailed mining statistics rains, and it is reported that the crop of jute is a good deal larger in quantity by the Transvaal Department of Mines.

In 1807 Mr. Buckmill left South Africa than last year. Though the price of to take up the important position of this commodity is about £1 per ton less King's, Advocato in Cyprus (an appoint than that at the same period last year. ment previously occupied by the present the value of the crop may be a "record " April to June of the following year he be up to the mark. The backwash of the year, from circulation into the note discharged the duties of Acting Chief silver rupees, customary at this time of

is Secretary.

about 4 crores, come issuo reserves, He is a Fellow of the Zoological Society. Dared with about 51 crores last year. and among the stress of all his public

are unchanged, but Shanghai reports a work has found time to write several The stock in Bombay and the offtake ornithological works, including one on small increase in the stock of Bycer and the Birds of Surrey.

bare of about £25,000.

This was

La Cheng-hsiang, the Premies, has ap is strictly confined to vessels engaged in ordinary coast trade, it is not very obvious pointed M. d'Hormon, a Frenchman, to why the passing of such a measure should be be his secretary.

The strike at Quarry Bay of nat bag expected to influence the Directors of the

additional Suez Canal to make further reductions, and packers is practically ended, onecan only conclude that these anticipations men having been brought in. rest upon a belief that the so-called coasting

Lieutenant Brown, Wallington Bar- vessels which will be exempt from paying tails will be employed in some way to the racks, reports to the police that he left disadvantage of the ocean carriers. But the in a ricksha bank notes to the value of ividend of edi per share for the past restoration of arras, educational reform, Chief Justice of Hongkong); and from as well as the quantity, provided quality

poiat of the whole question is: How does this decision square with Cause III. of the HAY-PAUNORFOTE Treaty This stya: "That the canal shall be free and open to vessels of commerce and war of all nations observ ing these rules ou terme of entire equality,

DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED.

The general managers of the Anglo- advertisement lumus an interim Java Estates, Ltd. announce in our

The Turks have been reinforced. POPULAR DEMANDS IN ALBANIA.

LONDOS, August 12th. The Albanians have presented thirteen demands to the Government including the

the construction of roads, asisstance to The Chinese Engineering and Mining A schoolboy, said to be incorrigible, was yesterday convicted at the Magistracy of Co., Ltd. (in liquidation) announce in agriculture, and the application of local stealing a hat and was sentenced to 12 our advertisement columns a dividend of revenues to local purposes.

It is expected that the Government will strokes with the birch and to 48 hours' per cent, for the period ending 27th

Bocopt the demanda. detention.

$280.

balf year.

June last....