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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 14TH, 1913.

Two riesha ocolies who were charged TELEGRAMS. TEL EGR A MS. TELEGRAMS.

with aiding and abetting another Chinese in robbing two British blucjackets again. appeared before Mr. Melbourne at the Saturday, The defen- Magistracy... on

dants were discharged..

two large towns anywhere in China (from obvious reasons the further apart they are the better) and make them the termin of the new line. Engineering difficulties weigh nothing with Dr. Sun; rivera and mountains go for nought with him when he wants to find room-for-bis-70,000 miles of railway i his model is the Czan of Russia's plan for the line from St. Petersburg to Moscow, but unfortunately Western China is not quite as flat as Russia. Commercial possibilities, to, do not enter his head, and indeed be bas already given it to be understood that bie railway campaign is to be political The engagement is announced of Mr. rather than commercial in its aim: it. W. Pontius, American Consul at is of course superflious to ask whether Dairen, and Miss Irene Maizard, sister-

~~~ Woman, who was charged at the Magistracy on Saturday with being in unlawful possession of opium, ingenuously pleaded that she did not know the police wore to search her house, or she would not have kept the opium there.

(THROUGH REWER'S AGENCY.]

THE BALKAN EMBROGLIO.

HOPES OF PEACE.

FRENCH ÷CRITICISM OF BRITISH ATTITUDE.

LONDON, October 11th.

Tho Temps and Matin are sharply criticising the British action in the

{THROUGH RECTOR'S AGENCY.]

BRITISH POLITICS.:

NEW UNIONIST MP'S BANQUEITED.

• LONDON, October 11th. Mr. Boner Law, presiding at a banquet at the Constitutional Club given in honour of the victorious candidates at the bye.

(THROUGH REUTEE'S (AGENCY)]

CONTINUED FIGHTING ON THE MONTENEGRIN FRONTIER „Beater's_correspondent at Podgoritza. wires that the battle was, resumed in the morning, the fighting being general almest along the whole frontier line.

A message from Martinovitch roports elections, analysed the results of the hys. that the southern army is operating most elections, contending that they proved successfully against the strong fortress of that the Unionists at a general election Tarabosch, dominating Soutari from the would secure substantial working

Chins can afford to lay down and in-law of Mr. Harold G. Parlett, British crisis, declaring it to be too lukewarm south. Fort Rogama near Tuzi was espmajority. Hence, it would be an outrage

A rumour was current in Chiness circles on Saturday that the late compro dore of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank had been arrested at Macao, but our inquires regarding the matter go to show that the report is without founda tion.

more #igorously towards Turkey to secure reforms and to strengthen the Triple entente.

Renter's Agency has been authorised to state that these attack in no wise repre- sent the views entertained in French official quarters, where they are deeply regretted.

PEACE POSSIBILITIES.

maintain, for purely political motives, some Consul at the same port. The wedding and urging that Britain ought to act will take place at Dairen in November. 70,000 miles of unremunerative railway. It may seem an unnecessary refinement to examins Dr. Sus's proposals in detail, but aa he is desirous of borrowing, foreign capital in order to carry them into effect we cannot pass them entirely unnoticed His suggestion for a railway to Ilf is by no means new, und this is the only one that is at all likely, judging from present indlen tions, to Lie ever realized, with the possible exception of a line connecting Yunnanfu with the coast, but not neces sarily with Canton. Such a line as the lot ter of these might, if it proved feasible from an engineering standpoint, be useful to China us turning the flank of the Yunnan. Tongking line, and as furnishing her with a weapon by means of which she could counteract any undue growth of Prauch influence in Yunnan, though a railway from Yunnanfu to (say) Faltboi could never overcome the fact that the Red River valley

is the natural outlet for the south-western province, so that it could never ho zun except at a loss.

The samo arguments apply to the Manchurian lives, which, we take it, include the famous Chinchon-Aigua railway-as well, probably, as others that will also be viewed with grave suspicion, and will be obstructed in every possible way, by Japan and Russia-unless indeed those two Powers have, by the time Dr. Sux has | raised his funds, made themselves entirely

and solely responsible for Manchuria's railways as well as for everything else connected with the Three Eastern Provinces. The Lanchow-thungking and Canton Chengtu projects are scarcely worthy of consideration, nor is the Canton-Taku rail- way, though there already exists the nucleus of a company that is trying to raise funds

are at noon.

to carry out a revolutionary change like

The hospitals are overdowing with Home Rule. wounded.

ULSTER AND HOME RULE,

King Nicholas visited the hospitals

Mr. F. E. Smith, speaking at Lincoln, and kissed the wounded and the dead on said if the Government carried out their

the forehead.

Prince Mirko carried in a wounded

man,

H.E.Sir Frederick J. D. Lugard, G.C.M.G., C.B., D.S,O,, having resigned the appointment, His Excellency Sir

There are whispers that even in Bel-wounded. Francis Henry May, K.C.M.G., has been. pleased to accept the position of Hon-grade there is a possibility of a peaceful orary Colonel of the Hongkong Volunteer solation, probably due to the delay of the Confederacy in answering the represents tions of the Powers.

Corps.

Major I. . T. Fisher, Army Service Corps, who returned to England from Hongkong some two years ago, has re- tired on retired pay. Major Fisher will be remembered by many in Hongkong on account of his interest in Christian Bulgarian frontier are denied at Soña.

Scienco.

H.E. the Governor has been pleased to appoint Commander G. V. W. Carey, R.N., to be naval representative on the Committee for the Wong-nei-chong and Queen's Recreation Grounds, vice Lieut. R. R. Rosoman, L.N., with effect from the 1st instant:

The netion in HBM's Supreme Court, at Shanghai, in which F. R. Eadon sued Garner, Quelch & Co, for wrongful dis-

missal, lins ended in the jury finding for the plaintiff in Ts. 2,500, and defendants being ordered to pay costs. The local { firm of Garner, Quelch & Co, is a separate business and entirely owned by Messrs. D. E. Donnelly and L. M. Whyte.

Messra, Samuel Montagu & Company, the well-known London firm of bullion

BULGARIA DENIES REPORTE ÖF, FIGHTING.

The reports of fighting on

TURKISH FLEET MODILISED.

the.

Av Irade issued yesterday ordered the mobilisation of the Turkish fleet,

AUBTRO-HENGARIAN PREPARATIONS.

Reuter's correspondent at Vienna states that the Hungarian Delegation has adopted extraordinary credits amounting to nearly two millions sterling for the Navy, to purchase torpedo boats, sub-

marines, etc., and to accelerate naval con- struction; and over five millions for the Army, to be spread over three years, for the purchase of war material and aircraft and the construction of fortifications.

lo submitting the estimates, the Minister of Finance pointed out that

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proposals to the bitter end, the next general election would find Ulster under arms, and Ulster would not stand alone.

LAND CAMPAIGN POSTPONED. Mr. Lloyd George has postponed his

A later message from Podgoritza states that in the storming of Mount Belchitch the Montenegrins had 120 killed and 100 land campaign, which it was intended should be opened at. Swindon on the 28th

authorises the statement that the post- inst.. The Chancellor of the Exchequer

ponement is entirely due to the crisis 'int the Balkans, and not to pressure from

that the Turke made a counter attack on Despatches from the southern ariny say,

Saturday, but were repulsed.

The Montenegrius captured sindamaged a Krupp gun and ammunition from the Turkish position at Rogage

GREECE PURCHASES A CHINESE CRUISER

any quarter.

THE PRIZE RING.

LONDON, October 13th. A message from. Chicago states that Jack Johnson will sail for Australia on LONDON, October 12th.

the 25th inst. He has accepted $50,000 Greece has purchased the Chinese

to box McVea and Langford. His tight cruiser Chacho, now being completed at with Langford takes place on Boxing

She sails almost

the Elswick Works. immediately.

TURCO ITALIAN - WAR.

RUMOURED COLLAPSE OF POURPARLERS.

LONDON, October 12th. A telegram from Ouchy (where the

peace pourparlers have been proceeding! reports that a Turkish courier arrived yesterday with documents which-led-to-a further conference by the Turkish and Italian delegates.

Router's correspondent at Rome states

Day.

THE TURF.

LONDON, October 18th The Duke of York Stakes, run yester day at Kempton Park, resulted 14 follows:-

Adam Bede

Monotone Hamerton

Twelve ran. Won by half a length, a head between second and third. Bet

for. the construction of the Canton-Amoy brokers, stated in their circular issned there was not the slightest question of that following the rumour that the peaceting:-100 to D against Adara Bede, 100

on the 19th iast.anghai reports a mobilisation, and reiterated that the pourparlers may collapse at the last 10-6-Mönotone, and 100 to 7 Hamerton.

section, which is ultimately, they hope, to be connected up with the Shanghai-Hang- chow Railway through Ningpo. The line, however, deserves a little mora notice, for its construction would make possible the Great Central Railway of Asia and the shortest route between Europe and Chine.

stock of sycee and bars of £3,050,000- increase of £50,000. A fall of £80,000 has been notified in the stock in the Bombay market, where the offtake has increased from 15 to 60 bars a day. A shipment

- of £35,000. has been made from a

If such a line were constructed it would Francisco to Hongkong. probably be connected up sooner or later with the Trans-Caspian Railway, when it would constitute a serious competitor to the ENSANCTIONED BANK NOTES IN

Borthern_route vid Biberia, but it would also facilitate the russianization of Chinese Turkestan and Mongolia, unless Cbina had sufficient strength to resist the inevitable

advances that would come frour-Russia,

HONGKONG. -

The following notice and caution to all those whom it may concern," signed by the Hon. Mr. A. M. Thomson, Colonial Treasurer, wes published in a

English and Chinese :-

Duni Monarchy was determined to. adhers moment, it is officially announced that to its present peaceful policy

The Finance Minister, M. Bilinski,

Admiral Viales squadron now in Italian waters has been ordered to be in readi

STILL FIGHTING AT BERNA. specking in the Austrian Delegation, said less to preeced to the Aegean Sea. the extraordinary military eredits were

Router's correspondent at Rome tele in no wise intended as a war credit. The

Deraa graphs that the Italians at Government had not receded one step achieved a further success by defeating from its peaceful policy and was detor-and routing force composed of Turkish mined not to become involved in the war regulars and Arabs with considerable in the Balkans. But the war would be toss. The Italian casualties were 12 kill- followed by international deliberations and a wounded. regarding its consequences, and they

and was able to prevent the connection Gazette Extraordinary on Saturday in would then be botter able to carry their

between the two lines being made. Sup- posing she could do this, the Ili line would

A HITCH EXPECTËN.

LONDON FOG.

LONDON, October 13th. Lon has for four days been envelop- ed in fog which bas dislocated the traffic, Numbers of people were injured in the streets, including the well-known musi tian. manoeuvres and shipping have been heldi Sir Henry Wood. The naval

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PRINCE OF WALES.

LONDON, October 12th. The Prince of Wale entered residenc at Oxford on Friday.

BRITISH SUPERDREADNOUGHT

LAUNCHED.

LONDON, October 13th.

The piace pourparlers continue views if they wore well armed.

touchy," but a hitch is expected. The "The attention of the public is drawn be all for China's good and would enable to the provisions of the Bank Notes

The war committee of the Austrian hitch is ascribed to Turkey's insistence

At his residence in Macao, on Satur- but this supposition implies such a radical that it is illegal for any person, partner-Admiral Count Montecuccoli, Minister for Aegian Isles and the postponement of the At Portsmouth the British superdreadl- her to strengthen herself on the frontier, Ordinance, 1885, by which it is prescribed Delegation has adopted the war credits. upon the immediate restoration of the day, 12th inst., ab 3 a.m, PEDRO NOLASC transformation in the country that there is ship or company carrying on the business Naval Affairs, announced that the vote wit drawal of her troups from Tripohaought Iron Duke was launched on

no limit to the miracles that might...occur | of banking in this Colony to make, issue then. Dr. SUN's first instalment of railways or circulate within this Colony bank and the programme would be submitted till the Chamber ratifies the peace. Hongkong Oggioni 10a, Des Vœux ROAD Ü. LONDON OFFZOR: 191, FLEES BTT, E.O. is not very promising, but who can guess notes payable to bearer on leinand, in due course for the construction of an

There are apprehensions in Vienna lest what wonders ho may yet have in reserve except with the sanction of a Secretary additional naval division to replace the

of State signified through the Governor. Monarch class of battleships.

the rupture cause Italy to extend her "The attention of the public is further.

operations in Europe, and there is a drawn to the fact that the issue of the [The eight battleships of thin clasa are

panic on the bourses, especially in Berlin, largely due to the public scepticism as to the ability of the Powers to localise the

The Daily Press.

for us?

The English mail of the 14th Septemnotes of the Hongkong and Shanghai considered of-questionable fighting value, bor was delivered ja London on the 11th Banking Corporation, of the Chartered | |--ED.]** October.

The next Criminal Sessions of the Supreme Court are to be held on Mon- day, October 21st.

Hoṣskong, OctоDER 14ṛμ, 1912.

WHEN Dr. SUN announced his great scheme for constructing 70,000 miles of rail. way in China, it was but inevitable that the ides should be received with scepticism and eveni derision, and we must confess that

In connection with St. Andrew's Ball the farther details that have since been vouchsafed do not go far to reassure us as practice reel dances will be held in the to the practicability of the scheme or the City Hall from 5 to 7 pm on Tuesdays, wisdom of its deviser. Dr. Sun tells us 12th, 19th and 26th November. that his first instalment of railways... is to coment of lines connecting Canton with

Bank of India, Australia and Chinn and of the Mercantile Bank of India; Limited, is duly sanctioned in accordance with the Law.

* Members of the public in this Colony are

cautioned that they should kie

extremely cations in accepting, in pay circulation of which in this Colony are nient or exchange, notes the issue or

not sanctioned according to law, as it is possible that in some cases, it may happen A Post Office employee was charged that holders of such notes the issue and

AUSTRIAN HOPES.

The Emperor Franz Joseph is quoted in Vienna as saying that the hope of peace may yet be realised.

FINANCIAL

CENTERS PANICKY.

war.

CONTINENTAL FEARS.

The danger point is Saujak Novibazar. Should the Montenegrins invade that locality Austria might be compelled to intervene with consequent Austrian and Russian trouble.

Saturday, the Duchess of Wellington per- forming the christening ceremony with Colonial wine

SALT REVENUE SECURITY.

A CONSULAR WARNING TO BRITISH FIRMY.

The following circular issued by H.B.M.'s Consul-General to the British mercantile firms in Canton is published in the Hongkong Government Gazette for general information :---

"In continuation of his Circular, dated August 23rd and October 1st, 1912, the undersigned begs to notify those in- terested that the Republican Beard of Foreign Affairs have intimated to His The crisis in the Balkans has produced

Majesty's Minister that no foreign lean undertaken on the security of salt per- mits can be recognised as valid unless the extreme nervousness in all financial

The repeated conversations between transaction has received the previous contres, particularly in Paris, Berlin and

assent of the Central Government.-J. W. Vienna, where the public have been Signor Pallavicina and Pasha Noradun-JAMIESON, Consul-General, Canton, Osto-

linking up Tientsin and Manchuris, the taking $30 from a letter. The case was sanctioned may be unable to redeem or Chengtu, Yunnanfu, and Taku, and other at the Magistracy on Saturday with circulation of which have not been so speculating heavily in international and ghian at Constantinople are exciting the bee 7th, 1912," valley of the Yellow River and Ili, and remanded, bail in $200 being allowed.

leoal stocks and are consequently selling attention of the Turks, who believe the exchange them for the regular currency Lancbowfu and Chungking. This, however, gives us only some eight or nine thousand in this column Mr. Ng Hon Tsz was re-

In a recent paragraph which appeared which obtains in this Colony except at heavy in London and New York, which conversations refer to Novibazar.

a very heavy loss." miles at the outside, even supposing that in ferred to as the manager of the Yuen Fat no case are the lines joined on to already Hong- Mr. Chan Chan Tenn is the existing tracks, so that, if the ex-President manager of this hong,

IMPORTANT CONFERENCES.

LONDON, October 13th.

THE NEW CAPITAL OF INDIA.

The arrangements for the inauguration centres are beginning to feel the strain all

of the new capital has been completed the more as sny further developinent in

by the publication of the official pro- clamation converting Delhi and ita the political crisis caunot but influence the

The Right Hon. H. H. Asquith had an suburbs from October 1st into a amall money markets unfavourably- A confor-

& member of the Civil Service, Mr. W. ence of leading banks in Berlin will be hour's audience with the King on Satur-Chief Commissionership and appointing A concert will be held at the Seamen's The Peninsular and Oriental Com called to day to consider the question of day, after which His Majesty received Hailey, to administer it under the

pany's steamer Vecais has been sold to a so, but judging by the wisdom shown in Institute to-night, commencing at 8 p.. French company and will be handed over intervention to support the Bourse in Sir Arthur Nicolson, Permanent Under- Government of Is.

is to complete his programme, he still has to

think out another sixty thousand miler or

THE P. & O. STEAMER VECTIS" SOLD.

suggesting the routes already named that The contributors "to a diversified pro- should present no great difficulty to him, gramme are Corporal Reynolds, Master We might propose one or two ourselves H. Day, L. B. Morrow, Writer W. Cross, Tientsin to Cheegtu, Hsianfu to Canton, A. B. James, Trumpeter Miller, RM.LI Amoy to Kueilin. The one principle un-Fowmes, Stoker Harris, R.M.LI, ROSSCO, derlying our suggestions is the only one Smn. Neal, Gunner Smart, Mr. that can be discerned as gaiding China's Bartholemew, and Professors" Never-iterations, has been employed for many

donskovitch and Hackenseratakitt. atest railway advisor in bis-think of any

It is

at Marseilles on the completion of her view-of-the-panicky tendency. present cruise. It is rumoured that the Fectis will be converted into a hospital stated that all are agreed as to the thip by the French Government and will necessity of taking action be employed in Moroccan waters.⠀⠀⠀⠀

The Vectis was originally known as the Rome, and, after undergoing considerable

years by the P. & Q. Company as a eruising yacht.

ATTACKED IN THE REAR,

Six thousand Melissori are attacking`

the Turks in the rear.

Secretary for Foreign Affairs.

A REMARKABLE BILLIARD

BREAK.

LONDON, October 11th. Stevenson playing Cook roade a break of 1,016. This is a record all round.

Lord Hardinge formally takes pomes sion of bie quarters in December in the presence of a large gathering-of-troops, officials, and Punjab Chiefs, when the Indian members of the Imperial Legisla tive Council, on behalf of the people of the country, will present an address to the Viceroy associating the formation of the new capital with, the King-Emperor's whick parting message of hope, to enormous importance is attached.