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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 30TH, 1912.

Sentence of six weeks' imprisonment TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.

1two wore at once bound with ropes and

brought to the gamen of the Gendarmerie. was passed upon a Chinese at the Magis On arrival at the yamen, Ford was releas. tracy yesterday for assaulting a Chinese ed, and a detachment of soldiers was de constable on duty at Yaumati. - Ap. spatched to arrest Fursa WEL, who was put,parently a crowd had collected to hear ting up at the Kin-tai Hotel. At 1 o'clock,musician, and when the people were

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THE FLOODS IN ENGLAND.

LONDON, August 29th.

Norwich yesterday afternoon Was described as a city of the dead. In a corner was a vast lake, and in many instances the water reached bedroom win. down.

There are now signs that the flooding has reached its height. Rescus

Northern papera by yesterday's mail report the following deaths from cholera Detective Sorgeant Kennerley, Shanghai Municipal Police; Mr. Albert Robertson, chief engineer of the China Merchants' steamship sinchi; Mr. T. G, Knowles, third engineer of the same company's parties are most active, but they are ham steamer Kiangshin. Mr. Robertson dire] pored by women refusing to leave their at sea, and Mr. Knowles at Kinkiang houses. Many people hud to swim for Yesterday at Mr. G. P. Lamunert's rales. their lives." Two were drowned. Rescue roons the leasehold property registered centres are being established by the Tow as marino lat 285, belonging to Messrs. Council, who are doing their utmost to Gen. Fenwick & Co. (in liquidation), was alleviate the distress. The police resen there were no bidders. The lot has an area of about 201,132ft., and there are

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LONDON, August 29th.

LONDON, August 20th. The quadruple-nerow-turbine-steanus- preas of Russia, the first of the two 15,000-ten steamers which the Canadian Pacific Railway Co. is building to run between Vancouver and the Orient, was ing to Tokyo, launched at Glasgow yesterday.

SERIOUS SITUATION IN NICARAGUA.

LONDON, August 20th. The situation in Nicaragua, where the

apparently inost serious and disquieting to the American Government, who are

ending forces.

A message from St. Petersburg states that the Trans-Siberian train conveying Prince Henry of Prussia, who in provved-.

was derailed beyond

Irkutsk.

Happily, no injuries were sustaitwil,

NEW YORK GAMBLING SCANDALS-

LONDON, August 25th,

A message from New York states that

dend man and placed the body in a coffiu; offered for sale by publie auction, but boat was wrecked on submerged railings. Americans are clamouring for help, is the Commissioner of Polics, despite pro-

which was conveyed to a temple close by With a couple of friends, I went to break this sad news to Mrs. CHANG, and instead inquiries for portions of it. We under- of swooning and falling in tears, as we exstand that, failing a purchaser for the pected, her pale face assumed a determined entire area, it will be sold in sections by

look, and she said that her husband. had often told har that heroes frequently meet tragic ends, and his word had come to be true in his own case."

It is laid that the information collect- Per case Pered concerning the intrigues which these of Idos. Bot.

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LATER, Increasing floods have again cut off experienced lately in the North part of Yarmouth and Lowestoft and railway the Formosa Chanuel the telegraph cable communication cannot be resumed for between Fonchow and Formosa has be. come interrupted (necessitating telegrams passing via Japan and the Loochee Islands), and also the aerial wires to Foo ehow beyond Sharp Peak. Pending re

kome days.

There is little sign of general improve wont in the flood situation,

The water is subsiding at Norwich and.

tests, has published the names of owners. of houses where the police have discovered gambling. This has caused u. great

A party of American sailors nad sensation, as the list includes several pro- marines have forced their way to Mana-minent estaté corporations, two of which gua and Leon.

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The 10th Infantry Regiment, first order. ed to go there, have received an order countermanding this temporarily, pend- ing the scouring of the seas for available

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lican form of government they were, of storation of these latter, telegrams as a very restricted train service with Nor-not found to-morrow then the soldiers course, entitled to be tried by a properl by boat between Sharp Peak and Foo-wich and Cromer has been resumned;

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constituted Court, and the storm which the executions aroused arose not so much out

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THE KAISER..

Rain has recommenced not only at Norwich hut in the Midlands, and this is likely to counterbalance the subsidence.

LONDON, August 9th. At Lincoln and Peterborough there is

The Kaiser is rapidly improving. He danger of similar isolation to that as has left his bed.

LATER. Norwich.

Reuter's correspondent at Bertin tele- Norwich being a well-known centre for graphs that the Swiss Legation states

TROUBLED MOROCCO.

LONDON, August 29th. Pretender's forces have made repeated A message from Paris states that the

attacks on the French advanced camp at Sui El Arbit, a fer casualties resulting General Lyautey has joined forces with Colonel Mangin:

THE FRENCH MAIL SERVICE.

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name, or whether it is a military despotism, and family will proceed to Switzerland, the breeding of canaries, the working-ulas positively that the Kaiser will visit Swit kong for Europe on the 24th September." ...49.40 4.20 Obviously, so long as men can be summaril, where Mrs. Anderson and the children breeders are hard hit by the drowning ofzerland, though the programme has been Consequently there. will be no Homeward

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DEATH.

On August 25th, at Shanghai, Era MARIAN, the dearly loved daughter of Dr. and Mrs. A. U. PARROTT, aged 27 years.

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martial law. Public, opinion has been expressed su roberently on the sub ject that one can only marvel at the sudden sumidence of the storm, though, if we give the bulk of the Chinese people credit for sound common-sense, it is readily explained. The impeachment of the PRESIDENT Would doubtless have been fol lowed by renewed turmoil throughout the country. No good patriot would wish for that, and it must therefore be considered good augury that those who have so vehemently protested against the lawless character of the PRESIDENTS act aro mady to compromise and find satisfaction in a conviction that their protest has insured for the future due respect by the executive of the constitutional right of an accused per son to a public trial. It was singularly opportume that Dr. Sun Yat-sen should have met thu PRESIDENT in eonference when this indignation was at its height, and we' may safely conclude that it. Formed one of the first subjects on which views were ex- changed. An authoritative announcement

bas

been mnde that the PRESIDENT and Dr. Sus found themselves in agree meut all questions, and, pending

will remain indefinitely. Mr. Anderson

proceeding to the United States for the thousands of the celebrated Norwich

mal leave of absence.

THE EPIDEMIC OF THEFTS.

We hear that another larceny From a dwelling has taken place, this Line 4). Kowloon Thieves enter the residence of Captain Enkbunoff, agent of the Russian Volunteer Fleet, at Kowloon, on Wednesday night, and made off with a quantity of valuables.

canaries.

CRICKET AT NORWICH,

LONDON, August 20th. In striking contrast to the general desolation at Norwich, cricket between the Australian team and England XI. is calmly proceeding in a high-lying subuh,

IMPERIAL CRICKET.

LONDON, August 29th. Mr. George Allsopp, manager of the South African Cricket team, has received a cable from the South African Cricket

curtailed.

LATER.

The Kaiser went for a vigorous walk yesterday at Wilhelmshoche, climbing hills. His voice is not entirely restored, but the feeling of indisposition has appeared.

CHINA AND TIDET.

French mail on the 10th September.

THE INDO-CHINA LOAN.

M.Albert Metin's report to the French Chamber on the ninety-million-franc loan dissolicited by French Indo-China is now

available. It has been made in the name of the committee for Foreign Affairs. A part of this loan (1.26 000,000) in the Government project is destined to cover the Loxoos, August 20th,

*NCPSR частн spent in executing 1808 loan of Reuter's correspondent at Calcutta £200,000,000.

the programme of the

The reporter points out wires that the Peking Government is ap- that this earlier prograinme was based on insufficient studies, and expresses the parentiy much concerned over the future desire that similar blunders may of Tibet and has sent a pense mission avoided in future. Profiting from the to hasa which consiste of Yong Feng, fact that the loan of 1.200,000,000 has nut been completely realised, he here reduces a Chinese official, and twelve lanias, with the defcit to be covered from 1.26,000,000 the object of explaining the political 3,400,000. As regards the balance of f.88,000,000 to railways M. Metiri pro- situation in China, with special refer poses to devote nearly 1.29,000,000 to finish ence to the policy of the Government to two lines of the former program-the line Him Hanoi to the frontier of China, the Dalai Lama, Yong Feng and party, and that from the delta of Tongkin to who reached here a fow days ago, have Hue. At the head of the new lines is that LONDON, August 20th. left for Kalimpong.

which will join Cochin-China to the new priviners of Cambodia (Battambang). The following results are telegraphed: that the Dalai Lama will be acknowledg-The reporter regrets that the construction Leicestershire v. Lancashire, at Leices-ed as the spiritual leader of Tibet, but Savanntet cannot be immediately under-

The latter wo by an innings and

PIRATES EXECUTED,

Captain II. W. Holmes, of the s.. l'ai on, reports that after leaving KongpooN on Wednesday morning, and while passing Association approving of the arrange- Plover Island on the way to Kaukong,ment that England should visit South he observed eight men, presumably | Afrien in 1913-14, and that Australia pirates, with their bands tard thehind | should visit South Africa in 1914-18.

Soldiers then stopped forward.. them. and shot each man in the back

A BORDER OUTRAGE.

aemunition,

IHTOMS STATION ATTACKED.

Information was received in Hongkong yesterday morning that about eleven o'clock on Wednesday night, a band of arm- ed men, sumbering about 60, attacked the

two European officers and the braves, an evetous station at Lo Fong, tied up the

stole their rifles and a fuller statement on the subject, we are Thereafter they proceeded to Samchun, justified in assuming that. Dr. Sus, whose and raided a stop. taking away money views on the subject of execution without and clothing. trial can be readily surmised, muat have received from the PRESIDENT the most com. plete and satisfactory assurances that the PRESIDENT'S mandate wil never ngain be The storm which broke over Peking after issued to cover so flagrant a violation of the the execution of two of the Generals who constitution. It is only on

some such distinguished themselves in the Revolution-understanding as this that Dr. Sus could ary Army appears to have subsided. Those consistently give to the PRESIDENT bis generals were executed by order of the PRESI-invaluable support. DENT of the Republic, and by request of the VICE-PRESIDENT, without the formality of a

trial.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, August 30rg, 1912.

The French mail of the 30th July- was delivered in London on 28th August,

Four stowaways on the sa Namsang were brought up at the Magistracy yea- terday and were Good $50 each. the alternative being six weeks in prison.

THE BANDMANN OPERA COMPANY.

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OUR MISS GEN.

Without doubt "Our Miss Gibbs" is be of the most popular selections in the repertoire of the Bandmann Opera Com- pany, and, ne expcoted, it drew a large audience to the Theatre Royal last night. The success of the production was practi- enily in the hands of Miss· Georgie Corlaus as "Mary and Mr. Bobby Riderte as Cousin Tim." They made the most out of their respective parts, and they kept the house in

roars of laughter with their delightful " York- sheer touches, while the manner in

A correspondent of the China Republican gives an illuminating uecount of the manner of their summary dispatch under the pregnant sub-leading of “ Tho Last Supper." Ho reports that on this tragic night General Charo gave a dinner at the Hotel Wagons Lits, muong his guests being Genoral TUAR CHI, the Minister of War; General CATANG KWE1-21, jug a wealthy Chinese at Singapore last had a fresh significance ineview of local

in the

Hongkong police on a charge of murder- The Chinese who was arrested by the

year left for Singapore on Wednesday by the Irraton Apar.

The balance-sheet of the Japan Cotton

and Mr. Hu Wei-TEH, one of the Cabinet Ministers. "As the dinner was given in the well-known Hotel Wagons Lits. foreign Concession, the soldiers could not Trading Company for Hir half-year end- arrest him immediately and had to contented 30th June states that a dividend of themselves with waiting till the party was 12 per cent was paid, absorbing yen over. At about a quarter to ten, the guests 250,000. and that yen 174,987 was carried Arose, and in another 15 minutes carriages forward to next half-year. were rolling down to the city. Wien acaring the Ki-pun street, all the vehicles were held upand theoccupants were scrutinized. When coming to CHANG CHEN-WU's earringe; possession of a sword.

ter.

38 runs.

HOME CRICKET.

J.

Somerset

Yorkshire, at Taunton. Won by Yorkshire by an innings and 156

rama

Sussex Warwickshire, at Hastings.. Won by Sussex by an innings and 71

runs,

The following matches were drawn:- Middlesex v. Kent, at Lord's Gloucestershire Worcestershire, at

Bristol.

Derbyshire. Notts, at Blackwell. Hants e. Surrey, at Bournemouth. South Africans. Easex, at Leyton, Australians r. England XI., at Nor

wich.

COUNTY CRICKET CHAMPION. SHIP.

LONDON, August 20th. Yorkshire has won the county cricket championship.

AN AVIATION DISASTER.

which referencs to burglaries were made

LONDON, August 29th. happenings. Encores were numerous. A telegram from Douai states that an Tonight The Arcadians" will be pro-aeroplane in which Lient. Chaudgier was a military certificate qualifying for ignited. The aviator's charred body has been discoveradi.

ttuord.

THE TYPHOON SEASON.

This typhoon reports from the Manila Observatory yesterday at nou were 23 follows 1

before Mr. Irving at the Magistracy yes northern part of Formusa Channel mur A Chinese military officer was brought Eyclone or typhoon near or over the

terday charged with being in unlawfuling W. or W.W.W.

He was fined $10, Cyclone or typhoon over N, China Sea.

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Cyclone or typhoon W. of the northern

the soldiers pulled the door open and dragged but on producing a certificate from the Filling up. Mr. CHANG out. His compinica, TN CH-Chinese military authorities his sword Kuso, was also seized, mistaking hiru to be was returned to him. He explained that Ladrone or Mariana Islands moving W. FANG WEI, the man they wanted. These he did now know the Jaw of the Colony,

or. W.N.W.

TURKEY AND THE AUSTRIAN

PROPOSALS,

LONDON, August 29th. The Government of Turkey has in- stracted ita representatives abroad to inform the Powers, when asked, re- garding Count Borchtold's proposals that Turkey cannot listen to proposals affecting her internal policy...

It is understood

to

of the branch line from Touran to

he will have no temporal authority. The taken, though it is indispensable to the Chinese Government guarantee the safety of the Dalai Lama when they take over the administration of the country.

THE TURF.

RESULT OF GEBAT EBOR HANDICAP.

LONDON, August 20th. The Great Ebor Handicap, run në York yesterday, "resulted as follows:-

struction of a road must provisionally. penetration of Lacs, and says the con- satisfy. The irrigation works in Middle Tongkin and in Again will absorb 1.19,000,000. M. Metin likewise approves the appropriation of a sum of 1.3,000,000 for the building of Franco-native schools, which will permit in particular the development of professional education. We may not that f.800,000 will be seed to establish a central station of wireless telegraphy at Saigon. Finally, in view of the variable character of Indo-Chinese receipts, comes the important recomm- mondation that the French State should guarantee the loan, and that the military contribution of the colony should be re- duced by £3,500,000. M. Metin advies, Won by four lengths, same done in his proceding report on the further, a policy of economies, as he had distance, separating second and third. Budget of Indo-China, The winner 'started at 10 to 1 against, Mynora 10 to 1, and Bowman :13 to 1. King William was favourite at 2 to 1 against.

Election Mynora

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THE LATE "GENERAL" BOOTH.

IMPRESSIVE FUNERAL.

LONDON, August 29th, The remains of "General" Booth were removed in a motor-hearse from Clapton to the Olympia. The arrange ments for the burial are compleśc. He will be interred in a separate vault beside his wife's,

Impressive scenes were witnessed at the memorial service in the Olympia, which was crammed with a vast audience. The beautiful wreaths which were scat from the King, Queen Alcxandra, and the Kaiser were displayed on the platform.

The cortège escorting the coffin repre- stated every branch of the Salvation Army's world-wide activities.

THE POSITION OF BILVER.

We subjoin extracts taken from Messrs. Samuel Montagu & Co.'s circular dated August 1st:-

During the month of July the shor market had a tired and languid appear- ance. Turning to the week just conclud- ed the tone is not yet defined in charac- tor; the future largely depends up whe- ther China will add to the supplies. Prices sagged owing to the lifeless condi- tion of the market, until the acceleration of the pace scenied to alarm China and provoked some selling, which provided the mild sensation of a drop of 3/168. Tho in the cash price on the 30th ult. fall, however, was too tempting to

for a rise and other opera speculators tors, so next day the cash price reacted 4. To-day fresh China selling took place, and prices again fell 3/16d.

The stated, under date of the 30th ult,, that New York Correspondent of The Times

the price of silver was 804 conts bid and 61 cents esked-a margin of over 2 per cent. This is a marked contrust to the practice in London, where one price is "fixed" for both buyers and sellers, and only a trifling brokerage The divides the buyer from the seller. stocks in Bombay have fallen about £65,000 from £1,580,000 to £1,485,000 ; ̧ the

The King and Queen Alexandra were offtake is slightly better at 50 hars a day. Shanghai reports a stock of £4,036,000 in repræsented at the service.

bars and gyere-an increase of £30,000,