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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 918, 1912.

that all future expenses of whatever nature We understand that another attempt to TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.

should be charged direct to Open Line working, with the result that only $5,689.10 was debited to Capital instead of 981,832.00 was originally intended. Under this

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burglariously enter Mr. Ho Tung's re- sidence at the Peak, The Neuk, was made yesterday morning.

H.M.S.. Promethens, which is ying arrangement $76,142.90 additional expen- the paying-off pennant and is homeward diture was borne by devenus, but as the bound, is taking divers to Singapore for excess of estimated Revenue is $40,058.80, work on the wrecked surveying-ship

WATSON'S the loss on the year's working is only] Waterwitek,

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$24,845.14, which may be considered very | satisfactory." The Report further wen- tions that under the Working Agreement claim of 87,316.00 has been made against the Chinese Government for compensation for late trains, and for suspension of through traffic from November 7th to December 14th. The amount is not includ-

We learn that the Holt steamer Profesilane, has made the passage out from Liverpool, calling at Singapore and Manila, in the remarkably quick time of 34 days.

During the month of August there were 182.1 hours of sunshine, the mean for the

(THROUGH NEUTER'S LAENOY.]. BRITISH AVIATION FATALITIES.

ed in the accounts, but when paid will same month during the previous 25 years belonging to the Royal Flying Corps),

reduce the loss on the year's working to 817,529.14. The management was consider ably handicapped last year by a shortage of rolling stock and locomotives, but this has since beau remedied, and wo shall be auch surprised if the result of the present year's working does not show a good margin over the working expenses. The loss on working (824,845) and the interest on Crown Agents' advances ($167,787) and on the Wuchong Loan (8221,945) make a total of $414,578. When we bear in mind the fact that the railway had to depend almost entirely on local A BLEND OF THE FINEST PURE trade for its revenue in 1911, the financial

MALT SCOTCH WHISKIES.

WHISKY

results must be regarded ау very satisfactory. In framing the estimates for 1911 the railway management had calculated that the milway would benefit For over 30 Years WATSON'S for five or six months from through traffic with the Chinese section; but despite E has maintained the the fact that through communication was not established till October 8th, the revenue reputation of the FINEST exceeded the estimate which, if we re collect rightly, Sir FREDERICK LUGAED had SCOTCH WHISKY in the regarded as over sanguine by no less than

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being 201.6. The rainfall of 16.716 dur- ing the month approximated to the 14.20, the uman for the provions quarter of a century.

At the Magistracy on Saturday, Mr. which the driver of No. 7 car of the C. D. Melbourne adjourned a etse in

Coronation Garage was charged by Inspector Dymond with driving on the wrong side of Connaught Road. The casc will be heard on Tuesday.

It is notified in the Government Gazette that H.E. the Governor has appointed Mr. D. W. Craddock and Mr. H. W. Bird to be Unofficial Members of the Licensing Board, rice the Hon. Mr. Murray Stewart and the Hon. Mr. E. Oshorne, who have resigned.

The Chinese who was handed over to

the Fotice by Mr. E. A. M. Williams, of No. 129, the Peak, was charged before Mr. E. A. Iering at the Magistracy on Saturday with feloniously entering com- plainant's dwelling house and stealing property valued at $52; with returning from banishment; and with being in un- gold-mounted 840,000. The passenger traffic over the lawful possession of a line is constantly increasing. It is on this amber cigar holder. The tearing of the that the railway must continue for some charges against him was adjourned. years yet to depout almost entirely for its Returns of the average amount of Bank revenue. The local coaching traffic account-notes in circalation and of specie in re- ed for $107,398, while local goods traffic-serve in Hongkong during the month which consisted principally of fruit, rice, ended 31st August, 1912, as certified by

Average Specia Amount. in Reserve

S. WATSON dried fish, vegetables and other market com- the managers of the respective Banks:

& CO., LTD.,

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

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modities and construction materials for the Chinese section-brought in only $12,515. What are described as the "foreign earn- ings" from goods traffic during the three months of through traffic in 1911 amounted to only $98.46, while coaching earnings were $15,317. The development of an im- portant goods traffic over the line will no doubt be very slow indeed. Mr. MAZE, the. Customs Commissioner at Canton, says it is obvious that both fares and freights will be, lower by steavier than by rail. Still, we think there is good reason to believe that when the Canton-Hankow line is linked up with the line to Kowloon, this railway will derive considerable benefit bath in coaching and goods traffic from the con- nection. It is worthy of note that although the Canton section of the line to Hanko had been completed for a distance of only 66 miles from Canton by the end of 1911, the statistics showed that nearly two

million passengers had made use of the line during the year, but the goods earried aggregated only 500,000 piculs, The earn- ings of the line are reported to have amounted to close on one millon dollars- Construction work has been proceeding very slowly on the grand trunk line, and there seems no immediate prospect of it being greatly accelerated, notwithstanding that there has been

some sort of official announcement that the line is to be com pleted in five years. But there is no need We note in the Report of the Commis- to wait for the completion of the line before sioner of Customs at Canton an interesting the loop line to connect the two railways at

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, SEPTEMBER ST¤, 1912,

**

Banks.

Chartered Bank of

India, Australia and China.......$ 6,194,070 $4,000,BUD Hongkong and

Shanglini Bank-

Jag Corporation 10,089,062 - 14,000,000

Bank Mercantile

275,493

180,000*

of India, Lu... ........

-825,559,230 $18,138,000 Tatsch

*Securities with Crown Agents £30,000,

MISSING OPIUM.

was

were killed.

Captain Austin, while flying at Andover, had a miraculous escape from death. His machine was wrecked.

{{THROUGH REUTER'S JOENCY.] PANAMA CANAL QUESTION.

A QURIOUS MISTAKE

com-

(TUROVOR BEUTER'S AGENCY.]

THE KAISER AND SWITZERLAND.

LONDON, September 7th. The Kaiser has arrived at Berne, on a brief official visit to the President of the Swiss Republic...

LATER.

The Kaiser has set out on his return journey to Gormany. Previous to his departure, he was entertained to a ban- it, which the most cordial toasts were exchanged, emphasising the closeness

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SWISS INDEPENDENCE.

LONDON, September 7th. During the military manoeuvres, the aviators were combatting strong winds,

LONDON, September 7th. Sir Edward Grey's letter to the New and the wing of a monoplane became castle Chamber of Commerce regarding buckled, with tbe result that the the Panama Canal tolls merely stated machine turned turtle and fell a distance that he was making representations to the of nearly 1,000 feet near Stevenage in United States on the matter. The re Berkshire.

As a consequence, Captainmainder was a comment by the Secretary Hamilton, of the Worcester Regiment, of the Chamber, but the reporters thought and Lieut. Stuart, of the Artillery (both it was a continuation of the letter.

An interesting sequel to the mistake is of the Germano-Swiss commercial and that Professor Johnson, special

intellectual relations. missioner on the Panties Canal traffic, who has been studying the finances of the

A noteworthy passage of the President's scheme, strongly hears out what he be speech was that in which he thanked the lieved were Sir Edward Grey's argu-

Emperor for his interest in the Swiss Accounts by eye-witnesses of the fatalityments. He points out that the American Army, but declared pointedly that the at Stevenage report that Captain Hamiltonnage is about 10 per cent, of im total, Swiss were determined to defend thetr ton literally fought for life in mid-air, and consequently the exemption of independence, which was their must pro- The aeroplane swerved and dived, then American ships will mean an additional cious treasure, against aggression. righted itself, and in a desperats effort

10 per cent, on the tolls to Britain and

The Kaiser in reply paid a glowing to swoop again the wings sed. The other foreigners.

tribute to the efficiency of the Swiss machine fell like a strone and was smash-

troops. He had always been a good cd. A wing stay was found half a mile

friend of Switzerland and would not from the accident. Its breaking off is

cease to remain so. supposed to have been the cause of the accident.

A GERMAN DISASTER.

LATER.

A German Lieutenant, whose machine was upset by a gust of wind, was killed at Munich.

OFFERS FOR CHAMPION AIRMAN.

LONDON, September 7th.

LATBE

SENATOR'S VIEWS.

LATER. Senutor Chauncey Depew, interviewed on sailing for New York, affirmed that the United States had made a mistake The Kaiser on his departure from regarding the Panama Canal tolls, but he Switzerland telegraphed to the President | did not think the Bill would be amended his thanks for the reception, accorded or the matter submitted to arbitration. him, and recalls particularly the pleasure There would be mugh&oom for European of the days spent at the military cynicism therennent, and the fueling manoeuvres watching and admiring the aroused would possibly do the United brave troops led by brilliant officers. His States infinite barm commercially.

Majesty expressed hig sincere wishes for the prosperity of Switzerland which ho describes as a hospitable country.

THE TROUBLE IN MEXICO,,

He

Mr. Cody, who won the first prize of £1,000 in the War Office Military Avia-expressed the opinion that if the matter were arbitrated upon, the United States tion Competition, has received offers from the Australian and Austrian Governments

would certainly be beaten.

of a position to instruct the airmen of those countries.

A SUBMARINE RECORD.

LONDON, September 7th. Reuter's correspondent at San Fran- cisco wires than an American submarine has descended to a depth of 253 fathoms,

which is a record.

THE MID-LOTHIAN ELECTION..

LIBERAL ACHIEVEMENTA, «

LONDON, September 7th. The Mid-Lothian election, which is to take place on Tuesday, is being awaited with considerable interest.

Before Mr. Melbourne at the Police Court on Saturday, Chan Kau

Mr. Asquith sent a message' to Mr. charged by Moosa A. Razack with con-

Shaw pointing out that while the Tories two chests of vorting to his own me Persian opium which were left in his and Socialists only talked, the Liberals had realized the greatest social reforms of the age.

charge for transhipment.

Leo. D'Almada e Castro, appeared for the Mr. C. G. Alabaster, instructed by Mr.

scution, Mr. D. Lewis (of Messrs.

Johnson, Stokes & Master) for the defen- dent, and Mr. P. M. Hodgson, Assistant Crown Solicitor, watched the case

behalf of the Crown.

Mr. Lloyd George's message likewise refers to the performances of the Liberals.

but states that a still greater task awaits on them, namely, to assure that the anti- quated and absurd land system will no longer prevent the land from benefitting the people.

Mr. Alabaster said the charge was one under the English Larceny Act of 1901, and the indictment was that the said Chan Kau on 20th August, 101%, was entrusted with curtain property, to wit, two chists of Persian opium, belonging to. Razack, under order from him to deliver the same to the steamship Chuneang, in the waters of this Colony, for the purposes

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TRADES UNION CONGRESS.

FAVOURS NATIONALISATION SCHEME.

LONDON, September 7th. The Trades Union Congress has passed

SYNDICALISM REJECTED.

LATER.

LONDON, September 7th, Reuter's correspondent at Washington wires that the Government of the United States has pointed out to the Mexican Government the urgent veed of American troops to protect Americans in Northern Mexico, who have been urgently appeal-

THE PRESIDENT'S VIEWS... Renter's correspondent at Now London, Connecticut, wires that President Taft, in addressing a convention of the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association admitted that he would hate preferred that parts of the Panama Bill had been omitted. He did not favour violating any treaty, but faimed the same right to interpreting for help.

America the treaty as forgign Powers. was building the Canal foy the benefit of the whole world.

THE BALKANS.

LONDON, September 7th. Count. Berchtold's latest proposals for an exchange of views regarding the Balkans have been considered by Sir Edward Grey, and have made a most favourable impression..

A tolegram from El Paso states that a band of Mexican rebele crossed the American frontier and engaged the troops, but were repulsed, one rebel bring taptured.

The American troops stationed at Arizona for the purpose of preventing the invasion of Mexico by cowboys, ura anxious to assist their compatriots in the Mexican mining crmps.

LATER.

The Mexican casualties were five killed A message from Vienna' states that in

of the critical situation in and one wounded, while none of the view Macedonia much speculation exists con- American troops were injured. cerning the, meeting at Buchlau between Count Berchtold and Count Bethmann von Hollweg, at which the German

LATER. President Taft has authorised the imruediate dispatch of two more rugi- Ambassador at Vienna and the Austro-uents of cavalry to the Mexican border, Hungarian Ambassador at Berlin will be and the Treasury has ordered rifles and The Fremdenblatt significantly ammunition to be sent to the Americans remarks that the German Chancellor and at the mining camps in Mexico. the Austrian Foreign Minister are deter mined to uphold the status quo in Turkey. The journal indicates that they will dis

present.

of exporting the same to another place a resolution in favour of the nationalisaeuss the situation in the Balkans with Canton is constructed, and we trust it will from the Colony, and did unlawfully and tion of land, minerals, mines, railways special reference to the altered situation reference to the Canton-Kowloon railway.

in Turkey, where the. Young Turks have Mr. MAZE writes Seeing the admirable not be long before the lines are linked fraudulently convert the said property to and canals.

his own use, The fact were fairly. river steamer service which is in operation Up. Meanwhile, we can only repeat that the simple. There had been a sale

Mr. R Smillie kid the miners ceased to represent the ruling power, between Canton and Hongkong, it may be taxpayers of Hongkong have much to bo for $3,398, and on the 24th inst. a delivery would immediately initiate a great cam They will assure Turkey that she has the reasonably questioned whether the railway thankful for in the surprising development order was made out, but delivery was not paign for the nationalisation of mines. sincere goodwill of Germany and Austria will prove a financial success-at any rate of local traffic to an extent which justifies taken until the 26th. On Saturday, the They had a Hill already prepared. in her work of internal regeneration after until it is linked up with the Canton. the expectation that in the third year of its 24th, Mr. Razack applied in person at |

will do something

the war with Italy is at an end, which, Haukow line, when the latter is completed." existence the revenue

more that cover working expenses. At the time the railway was opened, we

the journal hints, may not be far distant. gave expression to similar thoughts, but the

THE WAR CLOUD ON THE results of the working of the railway--the British section, at least-bare exceeded all expectations, and the outlook is by no means so pessimistic as it appeared a couple of Fears ago. Before Sir FREDERICK LUGARD loft the Colony he was enabled to make the gratifying announcement that the revenue of the British saction of the railway in 1911.

Miss Wilkinson succeeds Mrs. Addison as Hon. Secretary of the Ladies' Recrea tion Club.

Ltd, has been struck of the Hongkong The name of Noel Ramsay & Co.,

Register of Companies.

the Harbour Office for an export fonn under the Opium Ordinance; be required this opium for export to Singapore and

The Congress has adopted a resolution

it was intended to send it by one of by 1,693,000 votes. to 48,000 re-afirming its' Jardine's steamers. When he got to the support of independent political action Harbour Office he did not get the form, on the part of the unions, thus tacitly but on the Sunday he sent a chit to the rejecting syndicalism.

THE MILITANT SUFFRAGETTES.

LONDON, September 7th.

EN During last night number

TURKISH FRONTIER.

LONDON, September 6th.

frontier Turko Montenegrin troubles, and the agitation. in Bulgaria

The

of

in favour of war owing to the Kochana naestere has now been followed by a

HOME CRICKET.

FRANCE AND MOROCCO.

LONDON, September 7thr

A message from Paris states that a Frenchman has been murdered in the

LATEX. vicinity of Casablanen.

A meseage from Paris states that Colonel Mangin's columns have started for Marrakesh, and are expected to arrive there to-morrow.

The French lost 8 killed and 31 wound- ed in a fight in the Shavia country.

Disorders are feared, even in Fez, and three columns are operating in the vicinity of the capital.

OVERSEAS CADĖTS.

LONDON, September 7th Reuter's correspondent at Toronto

score of 147. The King's Cup with à other scores were:-England, 138; British Columbia, 122; New Zealand, 131.

The German mail of the 7th August Harbour Office and a form was returned. was delivered in London on the eth He handed it to the prisoner for the pur- September.

pose of getting it countersigned by the opium farmer. On the Monday the had exceeded the estimate by more than

signed by the opium farmer prisoner brought back the form counter-

Prisoner suffragettes invaded Balmoral Castle, series of affrays on the Turko-Greek states that in the Overseas Cadets shoot- $40,000. Mr. WINSLOW's Report on the

said that he had arranged for the ship vading the police guards. They removed frontier, culminating in an affair wherein ing competition, Nova Scotia won the working of the section during the year 191 I

ment of the opium. He came back and has been recently published, and from

told his master that he had shipped the the hole flags from the Golf Course, sub- the Turks sustained a loss of killed and At the Magistracy on Saturday, Mr. goods all right: The next day the pristitating others variously inscribed, and 15 wounded. it we may quote the following statement: Irving sentenced a Chinese woman to six sonor himself again came to Razack and painted an inscription on the Memorial

The estimated working expenses for the weeks' imprisonment for stealing a tin said that everything had been done and year under report, excluding interest, were box. belonging to a fellow employee in He said that he had himself forwarded

that there was an Excise Officer on board. Fountain. $185,108.00, end at the time the Estimates the women's quarters at the Cotton Mills. the documents to the company at Singa- were prepared it was agreed to charge

pore. He was then paid his cominission. $81,832.00 of this amount to Construction A Chinese residing in Arbuthnot Road Counsel could prove, and the Crown would assist him since it was their duty Account, it being ordinary Railway practice has reported to the police that he has to do so, that the two chests of opium on exceptionally heavy constructions for lest two valuable vases worth over $1,000.

were never shipped on the ship mention. extra maintenance to be charged to Capital He also states that a servant is missing ed. What had become of them he did not,138,047 and in exports to £7,696,021. during the first year of operation. How. and it is surmised that he has stolen now, but perhaps the prisoner would

tell them.

The hearing was adjourned. ever, at the end of March it was decided them.

BRITISH TRADE RETURNS:

LONDON, September 8th. The trade returns for August show increases in imports amounting to

The principal increases were in iron, steel, cotton, silk, chemicals and motor

cars.

LONDON, September 7th. The match at Scarborough between Australians and Lord Londesborough's XI. ended in a draw.

A similar result was witnessed in the

South Africane v. Mr. Robinson's XI. at Norfolk.

Surrey beat Warwickshire at the Oval hy six wickets.

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A Londoner named Knight won the gold medal presented by Lord Roberts. WELCOMING CANADA'S PREMIER.

LONDON, September 7th. Reuter's correspondent at Quebec wires that Mr. Borden, the Premier of Canada, has returned, and that he was accorded an enthusiastic welcome.