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difference, we append nu extract from a communication written by The Tines Cor respondent at Peking on June 4th, and printed on June 21st last.

Now the Groups, especially the British Group, rely for their prospority on the. To them the profits rehabilitation of China. of flotation are not the sole object in view. It China collapsor froin a surfeit of loans, the British Group at least would not gain thoseby, and it is difficult to sen baw the others could gain nither. Solemn warnings that they are loading China on to foreig subjection invalve, therefore, the supposi- tion that the Groups are trying to spoil

their own business, which is nØRSEDEC.

The fact is, the four Gormants, with their accumulated experience of Turkey, Persia, Egypt, Morobes, Honduras, and cther countries, are, by insisting on safe. guards, making a real effort in proront China From falling to pieces. The Groups, with their vested interests in the country BRAND embracing the major part of the foreign debt of China, of the exchange banking and of railway enterprises, and taught by their own experience of the danger of relaxing safeguards, are loyally following the policy laid down. None of the Govern ments, except the French, can stop their nationals from taking risks, but they cak and do warn their people that in "their" opinion safeguards are imperatively neces sary. The Chiness objection to such safe Guards is based on the fear that they may involve foreign domination. this is precisely what they are framed to prevent, for an iucrers of the foreign debt without the most careful precautions for repayment might lead to foreign interven

such intervention tion, whereas Do

is possible if effectiva supervision is exercised over expenditure.

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IN PINTS AND SPLITS,

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LIGHT

BRAND

to

But in fact

A large body of Chinese opinion realizes in the case of foreign advances the necessity of foreign supervision of expenditure, as proved by the fact that the Finance Minister had no difficulty in gaining the consent of the Advisory Council the conditions of supervision now agreed to. But an arrangement of the sort, implying the supremo authority of Peking over the Provinces, condicts with provincial aspira: tions for increased autonomy. So the old ALEquation of the Provinces versus Peking is Ferived. The, Provinces raise the cry that the country is being sold to the foreigner, and if Peking were to yield to this clamour, there would be no Central Government, and we should soon find ourselves where we were hefore tho Revolution.

IN PINTS AND SPLITS.

BOLL AGENTS;

A. S. WATSON

& CO., LTD.,

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NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.

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OKLY communications relating to the news column should be addressed to Tum EDITOR.

Correspondents must forward their names and addresses with communica-. tions addressed to the Editor, not for publication but as evidence of good faith.

All letters for publication should be written on ons side of paper only.

No anonymously signed communica tions that have already appeared in other papers will be inserted.

Orders for entrà copies of Daily Praso should be sent before 11 am. on day of

Mr. Firth, the British Vice-Consul at Kobe, died on the 14th inst. of peritonitis following appendicitis.

Telegraphic communication with Iloilo, Cebu and Southern Philippines and all places in the Philippines South of Manila is a present interrupted.

The first performance of "The Cook" takes place to-night at the Theatre Royal. A full dress rehearsal took place last night and went with a pleasing swing which gives promise of an excel- lont entertainment to-night.

Police Sergeant Lee prosecuted a coolie at the Magistracy yesterday for cruelty to pigeons. He stated that 24 birds wore placed in a basket which was so small that the birds had to stand one on top of the other. The defendant was fined 83.

A small fire took place at Yaumati on Wednesday night, when a mosquito curtain was accidentally ignited by a kerosine coming into contact with cooking stove. The police extinguished

CORRESPONDENCE.

INQUIRIES.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG

DAILY PRESS."].

BIR,--Can you or any of your numerous readers enlighten me on the following

facts-

TELEGRAMS.TELEGRAMS.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] ?

THE BALKAN EMBROGLIO. SPREAD OF THE WAR IMMINENT.

THROUGH LETTER'S AGENCY.] THE ATTACK ON MR. ROOSEVELT.

ON October 17th. Reuter's correspondent at New York telegraphs that President Taft and Mr. Woodrow Wilson have cancelled all speak- ing engagements until Mr. Roosevelt has recovered,

It is ascertained shat Mr. Roosevelt had rib fractured by the bullet,

FIGHTING IN MEXICO.

(1)Whether one of the recommenda-

LONDON, October 17th. tions of the Sanitary Commission, which

The Forte explains that the Bulgarian was appointed in 1905 to inquire into the administration of the Public Health and and Servian Notes are unworthy of reply und expressed the hopes that its efforts to Building Ordinances was, that a man no matter of what nationality, employed secure peace will be appreciated by the on the permanent staff in the Sanitary Powers, to which these small States have Department (i.c., who subscribes towards also shown a lack of deference.

THE PROPOSED CONFERENCE. the Widows and Orphans Pension Fund) should not be dismissed without the con-

M. Poincare, the French Promier, has sent of the Secretary of Stato for the Colonies. If so, was any particular Kade no dust proposal for a conference nationality employed in the Sanitary at the present time, heing mainly anxious Department excluded from that recom-to preserve, continuous contact with the mendation, and, if so, for what reason î -

Powers. He only hints vaguely at a cou- It should be noted that in the Sanitaryference as likely to be of service ultimate BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP. Department are employed. Europeans, Portuguese, Indians, Africans, Malays, The idea of a conference is viewed

LONDON, October 17th. and Chinese, who are on the permanent coldly in Berlin as inopportune.

Reuter's correspondent at Boston tele- sinif and áre subscribing to the The Powers generally are prepared to graphs that the Red Sox baseball team Widows and Orphans Pensions Fund.

LONDON, October 17th. The Mexican rebel army, commanded General Diaz, nephew of the Presi-

dent, has seized Vera Cruz.

(2).Whether a responsible officer of acquiesce in a conference when the time has defeated the New York Giants by the flames before any great damage was any Government Department, who recomes, and a strong feeling prevails in three runs to two, thus winning the

done.

A book by Mr. Angus Hamilton (wha for a brief space was associated with Hongkong journalism two years ago) is announced by Mr. Eveleigh Nash. Mr. Hamilton represented the Central News Agency in the expedition against the Abors, and his book is a narrative of Major-General Bower's operations and bears the title In Abor Jungles."

At the Magistracy yesterday three men were charged in connection with the seizure of opium to the value of 811,250 made on board the s.s. Loonsang on Wednesday: The first defendant pleaded not guilty, and the second admitted that

commends for dismissal any of his sub ordinates of good and long service in this Colony, without hearing witnesses for the defence and without permitting him to in accordance with the traditions of the cross-examine the complainants, is acting Government as an employer.-Yours, etc.,

INQUIRER.

THE NAVY LEAGUE AND TRAFALGAR DAY.

HONGKONG

diplomatic circles in London that the tiree for some form of mediation will be within a few weeks after the first decisive battle between Turks, and Bulgarians.

TURKEY PLANS INVASION OF BULGARIA..

world's baseball championship.

TASMANIAN MINING DISASTER.

י

LONDON, October 17th. Reuter's correspondent at Launceston. Reutor's correspondent at Constan- telegraphs that 37 man on the 1,000 feet tinople telegraphing by an indirect route level have been rought up uninjured. which was uncensored reports that two Ton bodies were found at the 550 lect battleships and two cruisers are proceed-level. Seventeen are missing, and the ing from the Dardouelles to the Bosphor. death roll now numbers 42. ous. It is believed that the Government plan to throw an army of invasion. On the Bulgarian coast. Many transports are available, and the troops are await ing shipment at all the Black Sea ports- Military preparations are most vigorous at the three points of concentration,

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE

DAILY PRESS."]

DEAR SIR,—As a former Hon. Secretary and former President of the Hongkong Branch of the Navy League it has occur- It is only fair to Dr. MORRISON to say that

red to me and others to whom I have in the "survey of steady advancement in

spoken share that view-that it would commerce and the steady settlement of the opium was his. The first was disbe advisable to make Monday next, political conditions" given in his letter charged, and the second and third were Trafalgar Day, the occasion for reviving which the promotore of the new loan have refined 8500 each, the opium to be forfeited the activity and energies of this Branch namely, Adrianople, Kerk, and Kilisseh. proced in their advertisements there does to the Crown, and hell of the fiac to be

not appear anything that can be taken as paid to the informer. contradicting the view expressed in this ex- cerpt from a letter written before he becama. Political Adviser to the Chinese Goveru- mant. It is, of course, quite possible, and perhaps highly probable, that Mr. CRISP and his friends have deduced from Dr. MORRISON's general views upon commercial and political conditions in Chins, assur- ancos" in regard to financial business not in strict accord with Dr. MORRISON'S views. Seeing, however, that the agree went with the new Group was admittedly concluded only on the strength of Dr. MORRISON's assurances, it would be interest ing to learn definitely from him whether the statement we have quoted above no longer represents his honest convictions on that subject. Mr. Curse throws the responsi- bility on Dr. MORRISON, who three or four months ago was powerfully supporting the

A peculiar story was reported to the police yesterday by & coolie, who stated that he was given an envelope containing $270 to deliver to a certain shop in Hongkong. When he was near the fruit market, which is close to the Western market, he was attacked by two men, who caught him by the throat and stole from his packet the envelope con- taining the money. The men then ran away in the direction of Bonham Strand, This occurred in broad daylight at a quarter to two. The police regard the story as rather doubtful.

We learn that Dr. R. A. Belilios has decided to leave Hongkong, where he has built up a successful medical practice during the last five years, and establish

of

the League.

The work of the local Branch was formerly divided into the following parts:-

1. The distribution of the Longus) Journal,

2-The collection of subscriptione from

LATER

It is stated in Bucharest that Varna

and Burghas are being hastily fortified in the expectation of a Turkish naval attack A steainer has arrived at Cón-

siang and reports having: observed three

iambers and Associates, and the periodi warships off the coast.. cal remittance of a portion of our Funds to the Head Office in London,

3.The devotion of a portion of our Funds towards local purposes connected with the Navy, and

4-The keeping of the Head Office posted as to our needs, from the point of view of Defence, on land as well as

on sea.

TURKISH MINISTERS LEAVE.

The Turkish Ministers have left Bel-

grade and Sofia,

'It is expected that hostilities will begin

at the end of the week.

TURKEY.

The Representatives of the Confederacy at Constantinople are still lacking in- Whilst the Arst two parts of the above structions regarding their departure. work have been carried on, the third and fourth parts have hean in abeyance THE EMPLOYMENT OF CHRISTIAN HOLDIERS IN

head in seems during the past five years,

A message from Lulobburga states that desirable to revive them, but here a serious difficulty comes in, namely, the the question of the employment of Chris securing of an enthusiastic Hon. Secretian soldiers has been solved by using

come of his leisure time to the work, say.. an hour a week on the average.

TARIFT REFORM...

LONDON, October 17th. At the second dinner at Grosvenor

House on behalf of the Imperial Fund to Frosecute the Tariff Reform campaign £60,000 sterling was subscribed.

THE TURF.

-RESULT OF THE CESAREWITCH:

LONDON, October 17th, The result of the race for the Cesare- witch, which was run on Wednesday,

is as follows:-

Warlingham Tootles

Winthorp

Betting:-33 to against Warlingham, 0 to 1 against Tooties, and 25 to 1 against Winthorp.

Tootles led, followed by Warlinghant, Winthorp, Crown Jewel, and Candytult. Descending the hill Warlingham came right away and son casily by 18 lengths. Three-lengths separated second and third, and three-quarters the third and fourth. Crown Jewel was fourth.

THE CHUNG YEUNG FESTIVAL.

Today is observed the Chinese festival

policy of the International Group, and is himself in Shanghai as a specialist in tary who is willing to regularly devote them to garrison Asia Minor and Con of Chung Yenng, when the Peak tram

now represented-by implication only to have given counsel in an entirely opposite publication. After that hour the rapply sense. No one imagines that the new group is limited. Only supply for Cash. Telegraphia Address: Pazan. Codes: A.B.O, 5th Ed. Lieber.

F. 0. Boz., 14. Telephone No: 18.

HONGKONG OFFION: 101, DES VEUX ROAD O. LONDON OFFICE: 131; FLEST STEET, E.C.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, OCTOBER 18гm, 1912.

is animated by purely philanthropic diotires

diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat. It is this special work, we believe, which in this Colony, but Shanghai is pre- those British Subjects, whether Members has been the foundation of his practice I should be very much obliged if all

sumably regarded as affording a larger ¦ or' Associates of the League or not, whe

stantinople.

THE BRITISH CABINET.

The British Cabinet had a prolonged

| in thus coming to the assistance of Chine, fold for such special class of surgical Fare interested in the above matters would meeting, mainly on the Balkans.

and it is curious to notice in the Chinese Press, which has been in transports of de- light over the defeat of the Sextuple com- bination, that the fact that the new group are charging ove per cent. higher interest than tho International Group has been carefully con. cealed. It must not be forgotten that the Chinese Government's estimate of its noods is not five or tea millions, but sixty millions. Tine must be left to show not only whether the defeat of the Sextuple Group has bean

THE Siberian mails of the last two days have brought much information regard-worth the cost, but also whether China will ing the floating of the new loan on the be able to obtain the heavy balance of her London market. Not the least interest requirements except on the terms which the ing is an advertisement in The Times. Sextuple Group regard as the minimum occupying a whole page, and consisting for safeguarding the interests of investors. almost entirely of a reproduction of the letter Dr. MORRISON wrote to The Times o his arrival in England, together with extracts from interviews with Dr. MORRISON, and a report from Hankow of a boon in trade followed by a prediction of high

The position to which Sir Francis Piggott has been appointed is that of Ad viser to the Ministry of Justice in Peking,

work. During his residance in Hongkong kindly meet me at the City Hall on Dr. Bellios has formed a wide circle of Monday next, the 21st October, as 5.15 friends, who, while regretting his dep.m., for the purpose of discussing the parture, cordially wish him every success activity and usefulness of this Branch best steps to be taken for reviving the in his new sphere..

of the League. Yours, faithfully,

H. E. POLLOCK.

THE HUKUANG LOAN.

ABDIŢIONAL BECURITY WANTED.

· LOGALISING THE WAR

way throughout the greater part of the e day is likely to be thronged with Chinezer making their way to the summit of Vie-- toria Peak.

and

This half-feast half-holiday which is in- terpreted as "Ascending on High" owes Herr Kiderlin Von Waschter, speaking its existence to a legend that ages ago a

confidence that the war will be localised, his family. To avert it he escaped to at Berlin, reiterated the German official Chinese received a warning that a dread-

ful calamity would happen to 'bim And that the Powers will co-operate in the heights; and in commemoration of the most friendly manner in the work of this event, on the ninth day of the ninth rebuilding after the termination of hos moon, many Chinese take a holiday, or

an excursion of a few hours, to Lilities.

neighbouring hill, or mountain Great use is made in Hongkong of the Peak tramway, but scores of Chinese may ba seen this morning walking up the Peak road and walking down in the afternoon.

CHINESE BOY SCOUTS.

MONTENEGRINS CAPTURE

BERANA.

LONDON, October 17th.

The Raymond Teal Musical Comedy Co., who occupy the Theatre on Monday and Tuesday next, are on their first annual tour, presenting the comedy

'BRITISH" BED CROSS SOCIETY. successes of the day, interspersed with

Baron Bothschild, on behalf of the Bri- the latest songs, with special scenery and The Chinese Government have request-fish Red Crosa Society, appeals for a more new wardrobes, we are informed,ed the advance, as originally arranged, special fund for the succour of the belli of half the funds of the Hukaang loan than any other two musical comedy com-

to be deposited in the Chiaotung Bank. gerents. panies that have ever toured the Orient. Four members of the Sextuple Group Mr. Teal, having for the past ten years for the loan had practically disappeared replied that as the principal securities had his own theatres and his own com during the revolution, while also the panies in the United States, and having | Chiaotung Bank had become somewhat made a careful study of the best way to insecure, the group objected to hand over please the most people, announces that desired, in addition, an arrangement the funds to the Chiactung Bank and

A despatch from Podgoritza, the head- he will spare no expense in giving the which, practically, amounted to a more quarters of the Montengrin Army, people the best that money can buy. The age of the railway to the group. China stituting others which were telegraphed comedy artists and a singing and dancing to Europe. An answer to the wire is Borana (which they have surrounded for chorus Miss Lillie Sutherland, the expected daily.. soubrette of the Teal Company, is one of the cleverest singing and dancing soubrettes in the States and is known throughout the country as "the Dynamite With regard to the reports of long-dis- assault wore only 10 killed and 20 Soubrette." Mr. Teal as a portrayer of tance wireless communication across the wounded.

Hacific (between San Francisco and negro types has no peer; his songs, and Honoluin) which the Federal Wireless parodies are always now. The comedians, Telegraph Company claim to have estab-

some

THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT'S. TOUR OF THE FAR WEST.

wages and growing prosperity. We pub- celebrations in Peking a Presidential company is composed of 20 musicas replied accepting certain terms bus sub-ports that the Montenegrins have captured the Duke received an address from native

In connection with the aniversary

issued Wie

deeres

fished in our yesterday's issue the full report of the interview with Mr Carse by a gambling. representative of Renter's Agency. Our attention is specially arrested by the observation that it was entirely on the strength of Dr. MORRISON's assurances that the agreement was concluded. The

assurances that I received from him, the

forbidding

all

Dr. G. Vissoring, the President of the Java Bank and monetary adviser of the Chinese Government, has been appointed president of the Bank of the Netherlands at Amsterdam.

MrN: J. Stabb, Chief Alanager of the

TRANS-PACIFIC “ WIRELESS.":

headed by Mr. Fritz Fields, are George fished by means of the Poulson system, greatest living authority on China," Mr. Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, who left Chesebro, Charles Lo Roy and Jack we are informed that Marconi's Wireless

Curtis.

TYPHOON WARNING.

CRISP said, "satisfied me that the transac last week for Shanghai, is meeting there tion was one in which the British investor Mr, Hillier, the Bank's representative in would gladly participate." We are left to Peking, and Mr. Mayers, of the British) assume the nature of the assurances Dr. and Chinose Corporation: Monelson gave to Mr. Chiar and the

The death of Dr. Gibb.of Peking-from- inference is that the views expressed

dysentery was followed a few days later, The telegram quoted below was by Dr. MORRISON as Political Adviser to the Chiness Government differ widely from by the death of his young son from blada coivid by the American Consulate Gen those he expressed while in the service of poisoning following injury to eas of his Hongkong, from the Manila Ob

knees. The most profound sympathy is servatory at 8.30 .. yesterday-

Cyclone or typhoon near or over Mindoro moving W.N.W. or N.W

The Times us its Correspondent in Peking. expressed for Mr. Gibb in her double In order to show how marked must be the bereavement,

re

Telegraph Company are erecting at these places stations of the same type as those which it is proposed to construct for the British Imperial scheme.

a week), fourteen guns and 700 prisoners falling into their hands.

The Montenegrin losses in the final

NEW GERMAN AMBASSADOR TO

LONDON

LONDON, October 17th.-

A message from Berlin states that Prince. Lichnowsky, a member of the The new Marconi station at Honolulu has been so designed as to cnable wireless Prussian Oberhaus, lian been appointed communication to be established at a Ambassador to London, in succession to little later date, with similar stations to

an interesting experience of the variety The Duke of Connaught last month had

British Columbia., At New Westminster of races included in the population of

Indians of the Pacific Coast and from a colony of Sikhs. He also reviewed a body of Chinese Boy Scouts: Sir Robert Baden-Powell would have been very pleased with their soldierly appearance. The Duke was greatly interested. He was told, in reply to a question, that many of the Chinese boys were born in Canada. The Sikhs were delighted to be addressed by the Duke in Hindustani.

THE WATERWITCH"

The naval authorities, the Straits Times. understands, have decided to sell the sloop Waterwitch as the stands at pre- sent. The officers and men, who had con templated the possibility of having to sail in her will probably welcome the intelligence, for, besides being an uncom- fortable sailer, the Faterwitch is not built to carry the complement an inconsiderate. Admiralty crow into wharfside at Tanjong Pagar, having been her. She is at present berthed at the

be erected by the Marconi Company at the late Baron Marschall von Bieberstein, Yokohama and in the Philippine lelands The Prince had retired from diplomacy We are also informed that the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company of America when he succeeded to the title. He has has begun proceedings for infringement a patent against the Federal Wireless been an advocate of Anglo-German patched up temporarily and floated ou Telegraph Company The Globe.

amity.

in order to give the Dock Board the um of the dry dock for other purposes,