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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4тя, 1912.

Japanese mind. He speaks of au decur- LELEG RAMS. TELEGRAMS.

reuce that took plača in the Saigo Rebellion as having affected his whole carcer, this being the loss of his regiment's colours. Although from other accounts it is shown that the loss was not the fault of Noor, who was then a major, the General states that it was from that timcho began to think of suicide as the means of wiping out the disgrace. The claims of his country upou bis services provanted him from carrying out his plan, bat with the death of tho EMPEROR he felt the opportunity had come, more especially as he was getting old and To the could no longer be of service. Western mind this would appear to be the workings of a mind, naturally inclined 10 melancholy, brooding over an incident which everyone else had forgotten. The General was by nature of a silent, reserved character, inclined to pessimism, and the loss of his two sons and only children in the Russo-Japanese War undoubtedly added to his dejection, though he sternly repressed any signs of grist. It is also said that ho brooded over the sacrifico of so many men at Port Arthur, during the desperata attempt to take the fortress by storm, before slower but less costly methods were adopted. A

ETHICOH REVTER'S AORNOY.]

HOME RULE PROSPECTS.

LoNpos, October 3rd

Mr. Pike Pease, Unionist M.P., speak- ingat Bishop Auckland, said he had beh told on high authority in Ireland that. the King had received a pledge that Home Rule would be submitted to the people before becoming law.

A ruessage from Boston states that Mr. William Redmond addressed thousands of Irish Americans in the Tremont Temple and mostly criticised the opponent of Home Rule. He-afirmed that it was an insult to say that Nationalists intended to establish a system of persecution over those of another faith. He assured the world that there would be fairplay for all, Catholics and Protestants alike,

LATE.

Mr. McKenna, spoking at åborga rouny, denied the statement made by Mr.

ITHROUGH REUTER'S ADENOX.]

THE IMMINENCE OF WAR,

POWERS ENDEAVOURING TO

SECURE PEACE.

LONDON, October 3rd. Austria is increasing her peace effective troops on the South-Eastern borders.

NO FRENCH MONEY FOR BELLIGERENTS.

The French Government has requested bankers to refuse all Bulgaria and Servia.

assistance to

PREPARATIONS IN GREECE

The Greck Crown Prince took the oath as generalissimo in the presence of the Premier and the Holy Synod.

INDIAN MOSLEM SYMPATHY FOR TURKKY-,.

A message from Calentta states that Brayers will be offered on Friday in every mosque in India for the Sultan of Turkey. There is talk in the bazaars of boycolting Greek goods.

TRACEFUL REPRESENTATIONS. M. Poincare ut à diplomatic reception spoke most strongly to the representatives of the Balkan States. Italy also is coun- selling moderation to the capitals of the Confederacy. The Powers are not to induce the relaxing their efforts Balkan States to arrest the mobilisation and effect a compromise between them and Turkey subject to reforms being granted in Macedonia.

The attitude of the Confederacy is evi- denced by the semi-official pronounce ment made in Belgrado declaring that the Confederacy does not wok territorial extension but to carry out the reforme which the Powers themselves undertook.

NO TRAINS TO CROSS THE BORDER,

'SAIGON HARBOUR IMPROVE. MENTS.

The U. S. Consul Hubert, G. Baught, Saigon, in a recent report his Gov-

ernment, writes:-

In October, 1809, the Higher Council of Indo-China_took_up the question of improving Saigon Harbour, and eight months later the Governor-General order- ed an investigation of the work needed. 'ians were drawn up, were approved by the Saigon Chamber of Commerce, which asked that the work be pusheit The Higher Council in 1900 also up- proved the plans, which included the following items, with estimated cost-of cach :-*

(1) Construction of quay, 3,585ft, long, on right bank of Saigon River from clá mill of Eien Fat Song & Co., approaches of South Fore; cost $1,208,704. (9) Construction of docks parallel to quay; cost, $175,080. (3) Construction of railroad lines in front and behind docks, and connection with Saigon-Mytho Rail- read; cost, $201,068, (4) Construction of a branch connecting with the Mytho Rail Bulgaria and Servia have stopped all read just beyond Cholon, and tapping the rice mille in both banks of Arroyo railway traffic to Turkey. Passengers Chinois; cost, $261,008. (5) Establish for Constantinople by the last trainment of anchoring posts outside channel on left bank of Saigon River; cost, allowed to pass beard sharp firing at the 819,300, (6) Construction across Arroyo Chinois, at prolongation of rus d'Adran, frontier station of Mustapha Paka. of a turning bridge for ordinary traile and for passage of a tramway which should run between Saigon and wharves; cost, $85,666, (7) Construction, on left bank of Arroyo Chinois, of an inclined way leading up to a platform 82ft. wide and about 2,952ft. long, for use of river boats and barges; cost, $156,787.

THE EXPEDITION AGAINST PIRATES.

No news has been forthcoming from

few years before, Nost had driven the Pike Pease as to a pledge having been Chinese out of the fortress in a day, and it given to the King that Home Rule would BLEND OF THE FINEST PURE is said he exposted to repeat the feat, not he passed before an appeal had been ports that a great was demonstration any source recently regarding the joint

although warned that the Russians Ind

"

MALT SCOTCH WHISKIES.

over 30 Years WATSON'S

the E" has maintained reputation of the FINEST SCOTCH WHISKY in the

FAR EAST.

made it much stronger. The attempt cost made to the people. He also denis the Japaa dear, and the General bitterly rumours that there were dissensions in regretted the loss, holding himself to blame, the Cabiret, A keenly mositive nature by bid under to carry out its programme.

in the Wem is known as a suicidal tendency Although the word junhi bas boon freely used, there is a widesped disinclination to think that this was not the General'aidea: he certainly took advantage of the opportunity afforded by the EMPEROR's death, and the fact that such a custom had existed in the past, but it is questionable whether he intended his death as a revival of the . practice. Much has been said about the spirit of Bushido and the moral lesson to the country given by the Gomerd in his

A. S. WATSON death, which, according to this view, was a

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DEATH.

At Hie "Ridge," Pulborough, West Sussex, on 9th September, CLARISSA, the beloved wife of ALEXANDER MOIR.

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The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, OCTOBER 4TH, 1912.

A REMARKABLE diversity of opinion has found expression in the Japanese Fress concerning the suicide of General Nou and

The Cabinet wre resolved

tain Privy Councillors would be ollowed to proach treason. He said that these arch-offenders were skilled lawyers who were met careful to keep on the right side of the law.

Their speeches would not do much haren because they won not taken seriously.

·DOCTORS AND THE INSURANCE AOT.

PREPARATIONS IN MONTENEGRO. Reuter's correspondent at Cettinje re-

took place on Tuesday night, at which the King and the Crown Prince received an ovation. The King shorted the

A ROYAL CONFERENCE. Reuter's correspondent at Vienna wires. that the Emperor Francis Joseph visited the King of Greece as he was passing, through Vienna, hurrying to Athens from Copenhagen. They had three-quarters of

an hour in conforence.

Portugaeso and Chinese operations against the pirates who are known to infest the islands in the vicinity of Macao. It has been reported that the

SINGAPORE AMATEUR DRAMATIC COMMITTEE.

Although Singapore has recently been.

escaped before it arrived, but we under-freely expressed for a revival of sonie

He was people to be patient, pointing out that pirates on Wong Kam obtained informa-well provided with the latest musical the General's resave demeanour, and what besieged by enquiries as to how long cer- mobilisation did not wean war, and it tion of the advent of the expedition and comedies and light operas, a wish lras been was the duty of patriots to obey the King stand that no official confirmation of of the old favourites. With a hope of and the military authorities.

this report has yet been received in Hong-partly meeting the demand the Singapon: Amateur Dramatic Committee, by special kong.

arrangement with Mr. Maurice E. Band- We learn that in the course of the mann, has decided to produce on October investigations made by the Hongkong 24th, 26th, 29th and 31st and November Police into the robbery and piracy at 2nd what may be considered one of the most popular light operas ever produced Cheung Chan, it was ascertained not in England, viz. The Geisha, the only that the pirates engaged in this libretto of which is by Owen Hall, this affair had come from the islands in the lyrics by Harry Greenbank and the music vicinity of Macao, the sovereignty of by Sidney Jones. Rehearsals have bren which is in dispute between China and in full swing for the last two mcaths and from all we hear the production is likely Portugal, but also that four Chinese to eclipse anything that has hitherto been taken from the ferry launch running be-scou on the Singapore stage. With an tween Hongkong and Tai O, which was exceptionally strong east of old favourites, recruited by new-comers of some repute, pirated in June last, and two Chinese and a strong chorus under the baton kidnapped from a village on the south of Bandmaster Hewitt of the Bufis “ shore of Lantao had all been conveyed to (in all over one hundred performers), the one of the islands referred to and held stage will present a spectacle which to ramom. The junk which was used in travelling companies find difficult to equal. The scenery has been specially the raid on Cheung Chau, it will be re-painted for the production by the well- membered, was seized by the Portuguese known scenic artists Mesars. George polica at Macao lying off Lappa. It was Hemsley & Co., of Waterloo Road, u consequence of these facts that the London, and the Japanese costumes are receiving that careful attention to detail Hongkong Government made the strong which helps to ensure suceess-Witli representations to the Government of bright songs and dances we may look Macao and to the Chinese Authorities at forward to several enjoyable evenings. — Canton which resulted in a junk expedi tion made up of Portuguese and Chinese troops assisted by several armed vessels, to the island of Wong Kam, known by

"Montanha," the Portuguess at

sanctions suicide.

protest against the decay of the Yamato spirit. That very vague cult of chivalry known as Bushido, however, receives so maay varying explanations that it is difficult to say what it sanctions and what it does not. The Japan Time, a paper edited by Japanese, strongly denies that Bushido Bushido, according to this anthority, means doing one'e duty to the best of one's ability, sad General Nooz, in deserting the young EMPEROR, WAS therefore guilty of giving way to his own emotions to the neglect of his dirty. Other papers again look upou suicide as an és490- tial part of Rushido in wiping out any dis- grace, Death is from this point of view an alonement-an idea, it may be suggested that is not altogether unknown in the West,

It will thus be seen that there is unaU-

imity among the Japanese themselves, and these circumstances to state that the Woat cannot appreciate the General's idea in committing the act is merely to say that both West and Exist are equally mystified. All we can say is that General Noer's life was his own, to live or take as he thought bast.

"When all is done," wrote Sir WILLIAM TEMPLE, "human lifs is, at the greatest and the best, but like a froward chill that must be played with and humoured a little to keep it quiet fill it fulle asleep, and then the care is over." It was to meet this sleep and to gain freedom from care slut General NoGt went.

The Hoa. Me E. Osborne returned! from Japan yesterday by the German mail steamer.

THE COMMANDERRING OF GREEK STIPS.

Lospor, October 3rd....Count Berchtold also had an hour's Replying to a deputation of medical conference with the King of Greeen. men who submitted grounds for addi-

tional provision for doctors under the Insurance Act, Mr. Lloyd George said that the considerations advanced would receive the careful attention of the Government. He would confer with his colleagues at the earliest moment, and be hoped to be able to announco a decision. within a fortnight,

THE TURF

JOCKEY CLUB STARES.

LONDON, October 3rd. "The following are the probable starters

and jockeys in the Jockey Club Stakes,

miles, run at Newmarket today Prince Palatine, 107, O'Neill; Stedfast 9.8, F. Wootton; La Boheme 11, 9,8, Bellhouse; Catmint 8.13, Maher; Abso-

Higgs; King William, Rickaby: Silesia, lute, 8.19, Earl; Old England II, 9.10,

----: Adamite,

OBITUARY.

Losmos, October 3rd.

The death of Frances Allitsen, the well- known musical composer, is announced,

Viscount Mountgarret is dend.

AMERICAN

CONVICTS LYTCH

A NEGRO.

LUNDON, October 3rd.

A telegram from Rawlins, Wyeming, states that 150 convicte in the State prison

assaulting an old woman.

The convicts overpowered the guard, who were transferring the negro to another ecil, tied a rope round his neck and dropped him over the balcony.

THE NEW DELHI.

The Porte has promised to refer the question of commandeering Greek ships in Turkish waters to a competent quarter. At present there are 50 bottled up in the Bennack Sea and 100 in the Sea of Marmora

BULGARIA'S WARLIKE PREPARATIONS- A message from Song states that the Sobranje will be summoned for the 5th inst. to sauction the proclamation of martial law, and also the expenses of

mobilisation.

It is announced that Bulgaria has engaged a prominent English aviator, and it is understood that similar com- misions are being arranged

Two

of the kidnapped Chinese who accom paniel the Chinese fores to identify their place of detention, and, if possible, their Captors, report that the pirates obtained A telegram from Constantinople states information of the advent of the expedi- that an Irade orders a general mobilisation and escaped before it arrived. We

tion:

GENERAL MOBILISATION IN TURKEY.

The Greck Minister has protested to the Porte against the seizuro of Greek ships.

GREECE PURCHASES DESTROYERS,

The Government of Argentina has consented to the sale of four destroyers, now being completed in England. The Greek fing was hoisted on them yesterday

Afternoon,

WAN PEVER IN TURKEY.

have published a similar report from our correspondent at Macao; but as no official report has yet been made we take it that an early resumption of the operations is contemplated.

CRICKET.

Straits Times.

Á STRAITS TIN AMALGAMATION.

Circulars have been issued to share- holders in the Gopeng and New Gopeng Tin Mining companies, giving details of a proposed amalgamation schemas. A new company is to be formed, to be called Gopeng Consolidated, Limited, having a capital of £100,000, divided into 400,000 shares of £1 each. The Gopeng Company is to retain its own cash assets and pay its own liabilities, otherwise the whole of its undertaling is to be sold as a going concern to the Gopeng Consolidated, Limited, from September 30th, at the price of £190,000, payable by the allot- ment to the company or its nominees of 190,000 fully-paid Gopeng Consolidated shares at par. The purchase price pay able to New Gopeng on like conditions is to be the sum of 60,000 shares in the new company. Both companies are to re- csive from the new company in cash the repayment of the monoys which they shall and have expended up to September 30th in

TE reference to the new water scheme. has been considered desirable that the new cush capital to be raised by the Gopeng Consolidated, Limited, shall be £195,000, and in order to secure the

been made for the underwriting of the same at a commission of 12 1.8 per cent, payable as to 21-2 per cent. in cash and 10 per cent. in fully-paid shares." suck commission shares, however, not to rank for dividends until after September 30th, 1914. Of this sum £22,000 will be under- written by the Gopeng Company out of moneys that it has in hand. One of the terms of the amalgamation was that of the 125,000 shares 66,660 shares should be reserved to New Gopeng and 58,334 shares reserved to the Gopeng Company

A match will take place to-morrow (Saturday), on the Hongkong Cricket

Club ground, between Possibles LATER.

Probables.

Play to commence at 2 pan. Teams-Possibles.-W. C. D. Tner, A. N. Joseland, Lt. A. G. White, E. A.

The war fever is spreading in Turkey, where the people are clamouring for war,

war funds and are infuriated with the publication of despatches alleging that Moslems are being maltreated at Phillip- popolis (Bulgaria),

The proclamation of the Committee of Union and Progress promises the Govern- ment its support and the whole of its in- inence.

burton, L.-N. J. Williams, G. B. Saver, M. A. Mane, S. S. Moore, B. Chapman, A. N. Other. Probables.-H. Hancock, Corp. Taverner, R. E. O. Bird, E. B. Reed, Hon. O. Severn, S. H. Dodwell, Capt. R. D: Crawford, J. W. Stephenson Jellie, R. P. Thursfeld, C. C. Clarke, C. Berwick, E. J. McNulty.

The orchestra of the Toyo Kise Kaisha lynched a negro prisoner charged with All classes are eager to contribute to the Fowler, Corpl. Dempsey, W. E. War success of this scheme arrangements have Chiyo-maru played during dinner at the Hongkong Hotel last night, and is en gaged there for to-night and to-morrow his wife. At the time of this tragic cernight also. The roombers of the orchestra rence we culled attention to an ancient Japan-are Japanese trained under on Italian ese practico called junghi which consists in professor. the retainer following his master in death as in lito. In the ancient records of Japan it is rosorded that on the death of the EMPEROR IF was the custom to bury his

LONDON, October 3rd. retainers alive in the castle with the

Mr. Herbert Baker, a well-known South On Sunday, the 6th Africa architect, in a letter to the Imperial remains. With the growth of Rosary Church. mora humane, feelings this dreadful castom inst., a grand procession will leave the was abolished, and in place of human tosary Church at Kowloon, the statue of Times extending to two colurans, dicusses beings lay images were used, many of the Virgin of the Blessed Rosary being the problem of building the new Delhi, which have since been excavated and are borne by the confreres of the contra- He urges that the gassic style of Inigo now treasured in museums as interesting ternity and the band of the Philarmonica Jones and Sir Christopher Wren should

will play during the transit..'

During the whole of this month the Roman Catholics calebrate the feast of the Blessed Rosary by daily recitation of the Rosary at 5.30 pm. in the Hongkong Cathedral and & p.m. in the Kowloon

be adapted to Indian conditions. Di

The Tizzes, in an editorial, exlorses

COLOMBO MERCHANT'S LOOK,

recorda" of the past. But although junski was no longer obligatory, it was still Yesterday a private belonging to the practised voluntarily. Was General Noon's K.O.Y.LI, named Harry Stephenson was suicide a case of Junshi? Some of the placed beforo Mr. Irving at the Magis- the suggestion. Japanese papers reject the idea with energy, tracy charged with stealing a Japanese holding that the General was not the man handbag from a shop at No. 2, Queen's Defendant pleaded guilty. to resort to such a barbaric practice. Yet Band East. in the General's last letters, although he Inspector McHardy informed his Wor- does not absolutely use the word, be speaks it was being closed at 11,30 and asked shi that defendant entered the shop as of fellowing the late ExesHOR, and it is to see a handbag. He was shown one, said that in reporting the occurrence to the and while the shipman was looking for present EMPEROs the word just was used, others he ran off. Defendant was quite The documents General Noor loft are sober. His Worship sentenced him to interesting studies of the working of the one month's imprisoment,

The sinning ticket in a sweep 'arranged ||

The cabmen of Constantinople struck work on Sunday, but resumed because the Fatherland was threatened.

The representatives of 32,000 Albanians have telegraphed their readiness to fight for the Fatherland.

Greek warships stopped and took off the crows of two Greek warships between Zea and Constantinople,

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GERMAN, VIEWS.

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,

LIMITED.

The Report to the Shareholders for the INDIAN GIFT TO THE SALVATION

ARMY." first half of this year reads:

Gentlenzen:The Directors submit to

Mr. Rattan Tate, the well-known Bom- you the annexed Statement of the Liabilitica and Assets of the Bank, and bay philanthropist, has headed the India. of the Profit and Loss Account for the Memorial Fund, saya the Statesman, to Half-year ended 30th June, 1913, the late General Booth with a donation The Gross Profits of the Bank for the of six thousand gulness (one lakh of past half-year, including gen 1,105,136.2/5 rupees), to be used for consolidating and brought forward from last account, ensuring the permanence of Salvation amount to gen 14,730.556.74, of which Army work in India. General Bromwell yen 11,381,797.69 have been deducted for Booth has written to Mr. Rattan Tata as interests, taxes, current expenses, rebate follows:Your offer has made a great impression upon the British public. We on bills current, bad and doubtful debts, gratefully accept the splendid gift of bonus for officers and clerks, &c., leaving India. May God bless you."

a balance of yez 3,348,759.05 for approve

yen 5,348,700.00 for Mr. Dadabhai Naorofi, the gross Pas-

priation.

Semi-official statements in Berlin are published to the effect that the Powers have long considered the possibility of

a Bohay merchant in Colombo, H. A. as she is confident that it will be localis 250,00.00 be added to the Reserve Fund, Old Man of India, reached the ripe

The Directors now propose that yesec, who is popularly styled the Gra in Caleatta on the St. Leger was bald by this outbreak Germany is unconcerned, K. Mohamed, who became the lucky This is a rebuke to the German and recommend a Dividend at the rate of 88 on the 4th instant, the event possomor of Rs. 133,000, the horse he drewed.

will alsorb yet 1,800,000.00.

different towns in India. Mr. G being Tracery. He had tried to all half bourses for going into a panic and giving of Twelve per cent, per annum, which celebrated with much rejoi from Calentia was Rs. 2,000, which he re- his ticket, but the only offer he could get a false idea of Germany's economic posi- The Balance, yen 1,188,750.05, will be Naorojz late MP., has don

carried forward to the credit of next bring East and West together Your Bos fused to accept.

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