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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5гa, 1912.

country of this kind, the area, available for cultivation is small; in fact only, 67 square miles out of 356 were daimed by | private owners when the territory was taken over. The proportion of cultivated to un. cultivated areas remains still approximately

Four men charged with having stowed away on the 5.8. Guthrie appeared before: Mr. Irving at the Magistracy yesterday. It was state that the vessel was in Australian waters, and his Worship said the men would have be remanded week

A. S. WATSON the same certain portions have since been by work until the shin returned.

& CO., LTD.,

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taken up, chiefly for pineapple-growing, and auch land difficult of access has since been abandoned, as it has become cheaper to buy food in Hongk mg, or as labour has been diverted by the prospect of higher wages." When the New Territories were taken over some of us imagined that the day was in WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS |Right when the community of Hongkong I would no longer be entirely dependent upon the West River districts for its supplies of rogetables and fruits, but would be provided with abundance of both from the New Territory, grown ander some measure of foreign supervision which would! emauro cultivation under wors hygienic conditions than those which obtain in

BRANDY

Our Brandies are

ANOTHER BURGLARY AT THE

PEAK.

TELEGRAMS.] TELEGRAMS.

"{THROUGH RAUTER'S AGENCY.]

FRANCE AND MOROCCO.

SERIOUS SITUATION,

Mr. Ho Tung's Peak residence, "The

(THROUGH REUTER'S " AGENOT. } Neuk," was broken into yesterday morn ing between 3 and 4 o'clock. One of the

BRITISH MILITARY MANŒUVRES, servants get up about 4 a.m. and saw the burglar near the pantry door. She was,

LONDON? Beptember 4th. Consequant on the departure of Lieut-however, too frightened to call out for

The military manwuvrea have come Colonel A. S. Begbie, 8th Rajputs, on one assistance. The burglar then went ont

LONDON, September 4th. year's furlough, the following efficiating into the garden by the back of the house

The situation in Morocen is causing inments of cavalry and artillery at Alder- menced with preliminary great move- appointments have been made-Major A. with two baskets, one of which contained dressed anxiety in France. Already C. Ralph, to be officiating Commandant; a large quantity of silver articles stolen

there are 58,000 French troops in shot, Windsor, and elsewhere to repel an Major F. C. Sambourne Palmer, to be from the house. The other basket, which Morocco, of whom 18,000 are in the invading army, which te supposed to have officiating 2nd in Command; Captain P.had Mr. James' nams painted on in western half, but the whole country from won a battle at Sevenoaks. D. C. Johnston, to be officiating Double Chinese, only contained one pair of white Fez to Marrakesh is in a turmoil. Fur- Company Commander, in addition to his canvas shoes.

The airship Gamma and four types of A Chinese detective whether reinforcements are proceeding to aeroplanes have started scouting on an other duties, as Double Company Offloor. happened to be passing the house at the A Chinese aviator known to fame in the time saw the burglar. The burglar at

extensive scale, and some twenty others once dropped the baskets on, the garden

are busily flying between important United States by the name of "Tom Gunn" has been giving successful exhibi-path, and made good his escape through

centres reporting positions. the

This passage by the basement. tions at San Francisco. General Lan Tion "Wel, from Manchuria, }

passage leads into the street. The deter

SWISS MILITARY MANŒUVRES. interested spectator

tive chased hing, but he did not blow his whistlo, and consequently the burglar had

LONDON, September 4th. no difficulty in cicaping. The burglar only succeeded in taking away with him

Reuter's Borne correspondent tola- graphs that the Swiss military men-

was an

ut one of these

GUARANTEED Chinese territory. As many of our readers exhibitions, and was invited to take a

PURE

TO BEI

SPIRIT.

A-SUPERIOR

Cepenie.

PALE,

tra

409

Red

...$28.40 2.45

B-SUPERIOR OLD COGNAC,

*

doubtless know, an experimental form was started by Mr. Li Pax at Castle Peak soon

ride. The General did not hesitate to

accopt the invitation and took his seat

He then

Casablanca,

The native reports of the release of the French prisoners are not confirmed.

ITALY AND TURKEY,

TRACE PROSPECTS.

LONDON, September 4th. Router's correspondent at Constan-

Forty

after the New Territory was takon over. in the machine. Gunn made a successful one silver strainer, six pairs of silver tinoplu wires that the penco pourparlors conrres opened in the mountains west of. chop sticks, nino silver spoons and a ascent and rose to 1,000 feet. executed various turns and dips, taking The baskets were picked up afterwards, pararily suspended, some points raised foreign officers attended,

quantity of silver-mounted chop sticks.proceeding in Switserland have been tem. St. Gall during heavy rain,

the General up and down at a merry and one of them contained a quantity of by the Italians requiring examination pace. The army man scenied to like the silver saucers, three silver dishes, four by the Porto. Turkish official circles are sport and Guno went the limit in show-knives, ono tablespoon and three tea of the opinion that there are good hopes ing the capabilities of his machine. The *poots. All the silver articles were nicely of an aviator made left and right turas, roared arranged in the basket, and envered up

ultimate understanding being renched. high in the air, glided toward the ground with a bath towel. One of the silver and then skimmed along the marsh. He saucers was cut in two, presumably to sec made A perfect landing with bis whether the saucer was genuine silver. The General was heartily During his time in the house, he ate some passenger. cheered by the spectators when he return bread and butter and some fruit. He exciting ride.

GRAPE Mr. On alludes to this experiment in his Keport in a paragraph in which he states that fruit-growing has not hitherto been successful or remunerative. He remarks that Mr. Li Pak imported a large stock of Per case Per of 1 dos. Bot. fruit trees from California-apples, pears, lemons, peaches, etc., and spared no ex- penso in putting the farm in order: but at no time during its career, he says, has it been a financial success, and the imported 31 40 2.70 fruits have failed most of all. But the reason for this, Mr. Oame goos on to may, in

climato 48 EL

slack management and unskilled labour. We are sufficiently 37.40 3.20 acquainted with experiments made in the New Territory under foreign supervision D-VERY FINE OLD PALE

to endorse this comment. There are plote LIQUEUR COGNAC, Gold and White Capsule ... 43.40 3.70 of ground in the Now Territory cultivated

D-FINEST OLD BROWN BRANDY, Gold and White Capsule

Red Capsule WATSON'S • • • COGNAŬ,

Gold Caprale...

TURKISH TROUBLES.

LONDON, September 4th. A message from Constantinople states

THE KAISER IN SWITZERLAND.

LONDON, September 4th. The President of the Republic has travelled to Zurich to receive the Kaiser. feneral appreciation is expressed at the visit. The newspapers dwell on the Kaiser's pacific tendencies and consido. that from a military point of view, an

...31.40 2.70 perhaps not so much unsuitability of aoil or cd to the ground enthusiastic over bis also removed one box of cigars from the that Kurds, who are supposed to be important stage bas been reached by the

SUPERIOR OLD LI- QUEUR COGNAC, Gold Capoule

1th

under the supervision of a few foreign residents which are already producing ... 49.40 4.20 vegetables and fruits superior to any obtain ablo in the local market. It will astonish the community to learn that when a Europeas syndicate, which desired to enlarge upon these experiments, asked A.S. WATSON & CO., the Government to put up a considerable

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MARRIAGE. On 4th inst., at Holy Trinity Church, Hull, by the Rev. D. R. Moore, HARRY ERNEST RIGGS to WINEFREd Lorrus,

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The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, ZEPTEMBER STU, 1912.

area of Crown land to auction, with this object in view, the information was officially communicated that the Government did not regard the land as suited for agriculture and, could not, therefore, give auf encour agement to the schémo,

risk attached

BIG BLAZE AT SHAUKIWAN.

A big blaze took place at Messrs. Blackhead's coal store at Shaukiwan on Tuesday afternoon. Fire was discovered in one of the stacks, and some 1,800 tons of coal valued at $35,000 was consumed before the flames were extinguished. The fire is supposed to have been caused by overheating. The loss is covered by insurance.

THE TRONOH TIN MINES.

Messrs. Vernon & Smyth, sharebrokers, inform us that they received a cable from their London agents yesterday stating that the output of the Tronch (Tin)

aideboard to the dining table. All the

drawers of the tables in the drawing-room

were turned upside down. There was a fine collection of silver articles in Mr. and Mrs. Ho Tung's rooms, but they were awake at the time. The quantity of silver articles actually stolen is estimated at about 840. If the burglar had succeeded in taking the basket with the silver things with him, the loss would have been con- siderably greater.

A BURGLAR. CAUGHT.

One man who was caught attempting to carry out a burglary, at the residence of Mrs. MoEwen in Beaconsfield Arcade in the early hours of yesterday morning is not likely to make another attempt for

some time. Since his brother's death last

Persian subjects, ravaged villages in the development of the militia system,

district of Van, killing several Armenians and carrying off their women. Troop are being despatched to the scene

MINING DISASTER IN FRANCE.

MEN ENTOMBED.

LONDON, September 4th. A fire damp explosion occurred in a mine at Bethune in the North of France, resulting in the death of four men, twenty-two being seriously injured. Thirty-seven

then are ontombed, their condition, being regarded as hopeless,

LATER Latest news from Bethune state that

The Government' Mines for August amounted to 280 tone. Saturday, Mr. R. G. McEwen has been forty-one miners are dead, and

were simply asked if they would auction the or, say, 7,704, piculs of ore, of a total land at a certain upset price. Whatever value of £36,100 sterling. The working

to the enterprise was

cost of the above together with capital the risk of the promoters, who had not only outlay on the mines for the month experimented already on the land but had amounted to £17,000 storling, leaving a perhaps the best expert advice in Asia that gross profit of £18,100.

TYPHOON DAMAGE.

staying in the house, and it appears that Mr. McEwon was awakened about four o'clock in the morning to find

man in his room. He lost по time in tackling the intruder, who suffer- ed in the encounter. Mrs. Mokwen blew a whistle for police assistance, which soon arrived, and the thief was handed

over to police custody. To gain admis

the land was suitable or could easily be made suitable for the purposes contemplated. Tais appears to be not the only syndicate which has been impressed with the fruit-typhoon of Angust 19th and 20th which the sleeping form of the amah, and The 4. Taishun reports that the sion to the room the thiel had to pass over growing possibilities of the New Territory, struck the coast of China somewhere having got so far proceeded to collect a for we read in the District Officer's Report about Wenchow must have been accom- number of articles, including a silver that "the completion of the railway through panied by heavy rains that caused con- watch, sleeve links, and some clothing. the Territory has given an inducement to siderable damage, as the steamer on the It is stated that the man had been era. Hongkong capitalists to invest money in passage from Bullock Harbour to Incogployed white-washing the premises during fruit growing round Fanling, and about 100 Light, a distance of 60 miles, passed the day. acres are now being planted with lichees, through continuous wreckage brought The defendant appeared before Mr. oranges, peaches and other fruit-trees." Mr out by the obb tides, consisting of Our adds: "There are besides numbers drowned animale, many coffins, wrecked Irving at the Magistracy yesterday. of fruit trees, chiefly lichee trees, plantad sampans, tables, chairs, and woodwork charged with feloniously entering the

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twenty dangerously injured.

SERIOUS LABOUR TROUBLES IN AMERICA.

LONDON, September 4th.

·LATER. A message from Zurich reports that the Kaiser has arrived. He had a moat enthusiastic reception from enormous crowds, and be posed for the cinemato- graphs. His Majesty was entertained to a bangact.

GERMAN AERIAL TRIUMPH.

LONDON, September 4th. The Zeppelin airship Hansa carried 57 people for two hours in an excursion round. Hamburg,

THE COST OF LIVING IN GERMANY.

LONDON, September 4th. Beventy-six Social Democrats at * meeting in Berlin protested against the increase in the cost of living and demanded the removal of the duties on noressaries of life and the immediate summoning of the Reichsfag to consider an alteration of the policy of Protection,

BRITISH SHIP FOUNDERS.

TERRIBLE TALE OF PRIVATION.

A telegram from Charleston, in West Virginia, reports that martial law has

sequence of an attempt by 5,000 armed been proclaimed in Cabin Creek in con-

and so prevent the shipment of coal. miners on strike to tear up the railway

The strikers have captured a machine

LONDON, September 4th. gun consigned to the local mining com.

The British ship Criccieth Castle bound from Peru to Antwerp foundered off LATER

Cape Horn. A lifeboat with eleven men Reuter's correspondent at Charleston | alive and six dead reached the Falkland

pany.

wires that the militia have seized 200,000 Islands. Another boat is missing.

ia and round many of the villages, which of all kind belonging to Chinese houses residence of Mrs. McEwen with intent to rounds of ammunition, seven machine THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION

yield fruit of rather uncertain quantity and quality besides lichoes, there are a few oranges, limes, pumeloes, bananas, and mangoes. But these have suffered in nearly

all cases from want of attention, and no

steal. He was also charged with refurn-

A great number of fishertoon were outing from banishment. He pleaded guilty gathering the wreckage.

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INTERPORT SWIMMING,

to the burglary, saying that he wanted to raise his passage money to Canton, but he pleaded not guilty to returning from banishment. His Worship explained that serious attempt seems to have been made by the dates for the interport competition would be committed to the Sessions for At the request of the Shanghai team, in that case he could not try him, and he the natives, previous to those mentioned between Hongkong and Shanghai bave trial. He was remanded for two days. above, to enltivate fruit with a view to sup-been fixed for the 19th, 20th and 21st Prisoner's face bore evidence of a rough plying the Hongkong market." It is there-instant, instead of 26th, 7th and 8th encounter Several of his front teeth

En

were missing and his chin was much dis- figured.

*CALCUTTA'S COMMERCIAL

fore the more to be regretted that the Gov-| instant az previously announced.. WHEN Great Britain obtained a lease oferament has seen fit to discourage European tries close on the 11th instant. Intending the so-called New Territories, somo 356 enterprise in this direction, for proof is not entrants are now hard at work the Equare miles in exfent-and frequently wanting that all these fruits and many tion day the committee should have a V.R.C. getting into form, and on selec since that time-the community has heard more thrive exceedingly well under proper good number of swimmers from which to is well illustrated by the annual report

vague allusions to the future development supervision.

Convent School at Wanchai will re-open on Monday, the 9th Septembor.

We are asked to state that the French

of these territories. They have now been under British control for period of about thirteen years. At the last meeting of the Legislative Council în able and extremely interesting Report on the New Territories, compiled by Mr. G. N. ORME, the District

An old woman was sentenced by Mr. Officer, was laid upon the table. It forms Melbourne at the Magistracy to six a comprehensive review of the administra-months' imprisonment for returning from tion of the Territories from the time they banishment. She had been banished on were taken over by the Colonial Govern- three previous occasions. ment. We are farnished in this Report. with information of the important work

RECORD.

The commercial supremacy of Calcutta choose the team which will endeavour to on the sea-borne trade of Bombay for capture the Shanghai flag.

THE BANDMANN COMPANY. The Bandmann Opera Company brought their Hongkong season to a close last night in the Theatre Royal, when a moderately filled house witness

guns, 1,500 rifles, and a large number of revolvers.

AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL

ELECTION,

LONDON, September 4th.

A telegram from New York states that the early returns of the elections in Vermont, which is regarded as the politi cal barometer for the presidential elec tion, show a heary vote and substantial Democratic, gains.

THE PANAMA CANAL.

1911-12. The aggregate foreign trade of Bombay, the report states, exceeded the

LONDON, September 4th. value of the trade of Calcutta by Rs. 18.4% In reference to the Panama Canal an- crores. This statement is illusory sa it

nouncement it is explained to-day that stands, as the report goes on to show. The figures for Bombay included imports the British Government's intentions are of treasure to the value of Ba. 43 crores,

which simply go through that port purely conditional. No definita decision because it is the most convenient to has been taken. Burope, and do not represent. Bombay

compare.

of

tu oil direct.

LowDos, September 4th. Unusual interest attaches to the meet- ing of the British Association, which is opening at Dundee to-day. The loading topic will bo whether it be possible to manufacture life chemically.

A GOLF SURPRISE...

LONDON, September 4th. Waldo, a comparatively unknown 'Ame- rican player, defeated the British. champion Hilton in the first round of the American golf championship at Wheaton, Illinois.

TRADES CONGRESS.

THE USBORN JUDGMENT.

LONDON, September 4th.

The Trades Congress has passed resolution condemning the Osborne Judg. ment by 1,868,000 to 29,000.

After an acrimonious debate the Con-

ary Committee to oppose the Government Bill for partially reversing the Osborne Judgment and to demand a complete reversal.

ed the production of the "Count of trade. In regard to imports of mer- OIL FUEL FOR THE BRITISH NAVY. Luxembourg. As usual, the artistes chandise," says the report, the position were eminently successful, and the por of Bombay with Ra. 48.33 crores does not We understand that an Australian

favourably with that

LONDON, September 4th. formance passed off with that thorough Calcutta, where this branch of the foreign

The Admiralty has ordered the con- done as regards the allocation and registra-Commissioner of Police is in Hongkongness so characteristic of the Company.

trade bas, with increased importations of tion of all privately-owned land, which making investigations with reference to

the large number of stowaways at present for Singapore per s.8. Nubia.

The Company are due to leave to-day metals, oils, cotton, and woollen goods struction of five oil reservoirs at Ports-gress decided to instruct the Parliament necessitated a survey of the whole country;

expanded by seven per cent, to Rs. 2 mouth, raking a total of seventeen, also the public works which have been carried being shipped to the Commonwealth.

orores. Similarly, while an expansion of ten per cent. is recorded in the exports a deep water quay enabling battleships out in the New Territories during the past

REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE IN from Caloutts of Indian produce, due to A Chinese who was making a distur thirteen years; the agricultural, fishing hance at West Point was told by a detec

THE NEW TERRITORIES. increases in shipments of tea, grain and and other industries; the work of the tive to desist. Instead of acting on the

pulse, hides and skins, seeds and raw The total renue obtained from the jute, there was a declive in the exports Forestry Department and the Pelice, and it advice he turned on the detective and New Territories in 1910 was 8955,470.95. of Indian produce from Bombay." "This copaludes with some interesting information assaulted him. He appeared before Mr.

In 1900 the total revenue was $17,530.75. decline was neutralised in the returns by concerning the customs, habits and religion Irving at the Magistracy yesterday and

The expenditure (recurrent) on the Ter- the enhanced experts of silver and the ritories may be reckoned now at about increase in re-exports, but with these of the inhabitants. There is ons feature of was sentenced to three days' imprison- $900,000, of which some 890,000 is spent factors included the total in the case of the report to which we particularly wish to ment for the disorderly conduct, and to on Police, 850,000 on the General Admin- Bumbay was far below that of Calcutta, draw attention. Mr. ORME writes: "In a 21 days' for the assault upon the police.

istration and Land Work and 250,000 on namely, Rs. 72.58 crores as compared with Public Works.

Rs 8.96 crores.

RUSSIA'S HARVEST.

LONDON, September 4th. A message from St. Petersburg states that the official estimate of the Russian harvest for 1918 exceeds that of 1911 by at least 118 million pooda.

The motor ship Selandia, on her second voyage to the East, is due at Bangkok this week. The motor ship Jutlandia follows the Solandia and is exported as Bangkok about the beginning of next

month.