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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER- 29TH, 1913.

past twelve months, leave for Home by the Derflinger to-morrow.

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Lieut. F. B. Hitchcock, R.G.A., quali- tied in Cantonese colloquial at examination held in the South China Command on the 24th October.

of these articles amounts only to some,

Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Belilios, whose $18,000,000 per annum (wines, 3,000,000; visit to the Colony has extended over the Haikuan tools; tobacco, Tis. 2,000,000 cigarettes, Tls. 7,000,000; birds' nests, Tle. 600,000), so that the revenue from this source would not go far: towards meeting the deficiency, while, with different tariffe for ordinary merchandise and

of friction would be introduced into the work of Customa collcetion. "It may be urged, too, that foreign trade already returns its fair share of taxation to the Exchequer : | it is, then, to the reorganization of the internal revennes that. the Premier should

WATSON'S luxuries,

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VERY OLD

LIQUEUR

SCOTCH

WHISKY

BLEND OF THE FINEST PURE

MALT SCOTCH WHISKIES.

2 now

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two Chinese cases of enteris fever wore One Portuguese case of diphtheria' and the only cases of communicable disease reported in the Colony last week.

The unusual spectacle of a merchant steamer inside the Naval Yard cambor was witnessed yesterday, when the P. &

dischargo naval stores.

look for his increased national income, aud, O. steamer Nankin wont alongside to

whether he wishes it or not, it will probably be found that the Salt Tax will have to be one of the first items to be dealt with. The Land Tax would, no doubt, yield an even greater sum if it wore put on a proper bosis, but the work of reorganization here would be long and slow; and, moreover, the live of least resistance would at once indicate that, until the Peking Government is more firmly settled, it is to indirect taxes that it should rather look, and if only the Salt Gabelic were put on a businesslike and honest footing, there is no reason why the revenue from this source should not be trebled without a single cent extra being taken from the people. Bofore Mr. Chao had vetoed the proposal for the revision of the Salt Gabelle, there was a suggestion that funds should be raised by increasing the retail price from 4 to 12 cents a catty This would have immediately aroused storm of popular protest; and, moreover, not more than one-third of the additions thelery would have found its way into the National Exchequer, the remainder following (or staying with) the two-thirds or more of the receipts from salt that regularly ranish somewhere on the way from the consumers' pockets to Peking. In a Report on the Revenue and Expenditure of the Chinese Empiramade to the Foreign Offico by Mr. GEORGE JAMIESON, it is estimated that the total revenue from this source received at Peking amounts to Tis. 13,659,000. The

FINEST

For over 30 Years WATSON'S

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It is mentioned in the Garrison Orders that the use of mosquito nets by the

are issued is obligatory from 1st May to 31st December, inclusivo,

troops in the Command to whom they

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There is no limit to the during of the Chinese thief. One man appeared before Mr. Irving at the Magistracy yesterday charged with stealing a window-frame

from Victoria Fort.

A Chinese appeared befors Mr. Irving at the Magistracy yesterday charged opium. He was found carrying it in a with being in unlawful possession of basket. He was remanded until Wednes. day, bail being ixed at $500.

Mr. W. Roderick Dorsey, who has been in charge of the American Consulate. at Shanghai, during Dr. Wilder's absence, and was recently promoted to the post his new post early next month. of Consul at Jerez, Spain, will leave for

A British bluejacket named Jance, belonging to H.M.8. Rosario, is reported as missing since five o'clock on the even ing of the 25th instant. He is 25 years

WEDDING AT ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL.

TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOK.]

THE WAR.

HEAVY TURKISH LOSSES,

NOTABLE BULGARIAN

A pretty wedding, which aroused much local interest, was celebrated at St. John's Cathedral yesterday afternoon, the con- tracting parties being Mr. Frank Austin, of Messrs. Butterfield & Swire, and Miss Georgette Marguerite Thekte, only

ton Harker. The chancel and stops were daughter of Mr. and Mrs, W. B. Brother-

ACHIEVEMENTS. decorated with lilies and pot plants and

The Balkan inundation of Turkey con- presented a very pretty appearance.

tinues to spread. Most significant nows Both parties are well known in the is contained in a telegram from Sofia, re- Colony, especially in musical circles, and porting the capture of Babaeski, an im- are held in high regard, this being in-

(THROUGH REVTS

AGENCY.] RIFLES FOR THE COLONIES.

LONDON, October 28th.

The War Office has ordered 50,000 rifles at Birmingham, a considerable portion of them being destined for the Colonies, THE MEXICAN REBELLION.

LONDON, October 28th.

A message received at New York from

dicated by the large congregation, includ-portant point on the main line to Con-Vera Cruz states that two officers serving ing H.E. the Governor, Lady May, and stantinople, e0 miles South-east- of under the dag of the rebel General Diaz the Misses May, church. All classes were represented,parently was the result of a masterly FRANCE AND SPAIN IN MOROCCO and many Chinese were present.

assembled

in

the Adrianople.

father, wore a very pretty dress of satin

The bride, who was given away by her

This operation, which ap-

railway, cutting off Adrianople and

turning movemont, means that the Bul- garians are now practically astride of the

Saloniks from Constantinople.

It appears, however, that the Turks at Adrianople have resolved to fight to the death. The Commander of the Fortress has published a proclamation to the effect that the soldiers, having heroically done their duty outside, had now with drawn inside the fortifications, which

fathers had done at Plovna. they were prepared to defend as 'their

charmeuse, trimmed with real Brussels lace with soft draperies, and a veil of very finc illusion talle. She also wore a wreath of orange blossoms. The bridesmaids, Misses Iris and Dione May, Joyce Dickson and Rose Edkins, were atticed in soft white muslin frocks made fichu fashion, trimmed with pink hand-made ribbon roses and green ribbon leaves; and muslin mob esps to match. They had white mittens and ried shoaves of pink roses. The bride's mother wore a handsomely draped gown of silver grey, And black Panne It appears that the Sultan is most hat trimmed with willow plumes. She anxious to go to the front to encourage carried a bouquet of orchids.

the troops, but prominent eitizens have

car-

The "best man" was Mr. T. B. Fisher,dissuaded him. of Messrs, Butterfield & Swire. The Rev. H. Copley Moyle, M.A., officiated, and the service was fully choral. Prior to the service, Mr. Denman Fuller, who was at the organ, played "In der Hermath” by Greig, and the surpliced choir met the

The Western Bulgarian Army have, without opposition, captured Ipek, which | is described as "The Adrianople of Mace- donia."

are threatening the rear of the Turkish It is also believed that the Bulgarians Eastern Army, which is thought to be

concentrated somewhere between Adrian-

BULGARIAN BOOTY.

have been sentenced to death.

graphs that after months of negotiations,

LONDON, October 28th. Reuter's correspondent af Madrid tele-

often threatening to load to a serious rup tive between France and Spain, a Franco. Spanish agreement regarding Morocco han bed concluded, which, inter alia, pro- vides territorial concessions from the Spanish zone to compensate France for her sacrifices in the Congo.

AERIAL RACING.

LONDON, October 28th. Reuter's correspondent at Stuttgart telegraphs that 20 balloons started yester day afternoon in the race for the Gordon- Bennett prize.

DEATH OF CAPTAIN BRINKLEY. Our Tokyo correspondent last evening cabled the news of the death of Captain and editor of the Japan uil, and for F. Brinkley, the well-known proprietor

any years the Tokyo correspondent of The Times. Captain Brinkley, cacic out to Japan, we believe, prior to the Re- atoration, being attached, as an officer of the Royal Artillery, to the British

S. WATSON population of India may be taken as Hotel, last week, have been recovered, but their departure in a motor car lent by Bulgarian booty at Kirk Kilesso includ Army in 1871 and was appointed prin-

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HONGKONG, OCTOBER 29TH, 1912.

of age. An Indian, employed at the Sikh bridal party at the church door, and pre Temple at the Happy Valley, is missing ceded them up the aisle singing a hymn. from the Temple since the 23rd instant. Among those who accompanied the

The letter of credit for $1,000 and the the Governor and Lady May. The happy ople and Babacski.

bridal party to the vestry were H.E. several cheques for 850 which were stolen from the

room occupied by Mr. E. couple left the church to the triumphal Strasburg, a tourist, in the Hongkong strains of the Wedding March," and

A message from Sofia states that the Legation Guards. He resigned from the the lose money and the clothing, which Mr. J. H. Mody was made-amid a merze are valued at about $150, have not been peal of bells.

ed two aeroplanes, seven batteries of College then just established in Tokyo; cipal instructor of a Marine Artillery recovered.

Numerous guests attended the rep-quick-firing guns, 18 field guns, and 12 and he afterwards became prefessor of tion which followed at "Hartley," 7 howitzers, altogether 56 guns, and 1,200 Mathematics at the Imperial Engineering“ Babington Path. Here the newly-wedded prisoners. Mahmed Mukhtar, the com- College. In 1881 he acquired the fapar a host of couple received the congratulamander-in-chief, fed hurriedly and left Mail of Yokohama, in which for thirty; tions of friends. Commander Busil

his private baggage at the military club. years he has powerfully advocated the Taylor, R.N., proposed the toast of the

interests of Japan. The Japan Mail was. bride and bridegroom, which was heartily A message from Constantinople on Satur-

on the call of H.E. The Governor.

reputed to be subsidised by the Japanese' pledged and cheers were given for them day reported that a big battle was pro- Government, and in Captain Brinkley

ceeding all day south of Kirk Kiless, the Government certainly had a

Over P.30,000 worth of opin was. seized at Iloilo last week by the customs officials from Manila cargo ex

approximately equal to, if not actually less than, that of China, yet the Salt Tax in the former country yiekās about Tis. 96,000,000 per annum. The average per capita con- sumption of salt in India works out to about 8 catties, which, apart from collateral evidence, would justify us in assuming a the steamship Rubi, The opium was total annual consumption of 24,000,000 evidently hidden through Manila and piculs in China. The average retail selling repacked at that port for Iloilo, as it was price may be taken as about 50 ush arrests have been made in conncetion the coastwise cargo. Two found in a eatty, or 85 a picul, giving a total with the seizore. expenditure of $120,000,000 per annum. Accordingto--Mr-JAMIESON, the cost of production is from 1 to 9 cash a catty. There is also the cost of transport to be takon into account, and the expense of

administration of the revenue service. The

latter item would of necessity be a large one if the service was to be kept pure and ahove suspicion, but we shall not be illiberal if we allow 50 per cent. of the total collection for these three factors; this still leaves a nett revenue of $60,000,000

The honeymoon is to be spent in Japan; The bride's going-away dress was of Mr. Mencarini, late Deputy ComLiberty satin, nocturne blus, Empire missioner in the Chinese. Maritime style, with white beaver hat trimmed with

ostrich feathers.

Customs, left Shanghai last week for Europe. Mencarini has resigned the service and will engage in the importing the marriage of King Alfonso of Spain and exporting business. At the time of.

to Princess Victoria, Mr. Mencarini was China's special envoy to the ceremony at

Madrid.

The presents were very numerous and made a handsome display

BRITISH LAUNCH PIRATED. Information was received by the Hong- kong police yesterday morning that the atoam launch E. Fat, which plies between

SUBSIDY FOR THE E; AND A.

STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

most,

the Bulgarians attempting a turning|able champion. He was almost con- movement in the vicinity of Visa.

stantly engaged in controversy with one" Constantinople confirms the fall Uskub after a severe Turkish defeat.

MONTENEGRINS AND SERVIANS JOIN FORCES.

Cogova barring the road to Ipek. car turing two guns.

of or other of his English contemporarios in Japan and even when his contentions did not widely appeal to the reason of most foreign residents, his exceptional ability as a writer and his dialectical skill were always admitted. Brinkley was

among the

Captain foremost

A message from Clettinje states that the Montenegrin forces have effected a june- tion with the Servians at Sienitza. Gen- Japanese scholars, and his Anglo-Japa- eral Vukotitch is now marching on Ipek. nose Dictionary is a standard work. But he was more than a mere student of the language. His knowledge of the history, arts and literature of Japan, and China also, was profound, and the fruits of this eradition are preserved in a monumental work published by him a few years ago, in twelve volumes, eight of which relats to Japan and three to China.

It may also be mentioned that he was for many years Foreign Adviser to the Nippon Yasen Kaisha.

SKUTARI BOMBARDED.

His services to Japan were recognised by His late Majesty who conferred upon A message frem Athens states that the Class of the Order of the Sacred Treasure him the high decoration of the Third

GREEKS ADVANCING."

TURKEY'S RESOLVE. Heuter's correspondent at Constantin- ople telegraphs that the Turkish Cabinet have decided to prosecute the war with the utmost energy, and to prepare for

operations result unfavourably the winter compaign should the present EX-SULTAN OF TURKEY REMOVED. of Turkey, Abdul

A may and a woman have been arrest Hongkong and the outlying district of He has carried the entrenchments at per annum, as against the $20,000,000 that ed in connection with the theft of specie Tai O, was seized by Chinese pirates and Peking has been accustomed to receive. The from the strong room of the ss. flong-ransacked. It appears that the launch difference is sufficiently striking, though we hung some ten days ago. It will be re-loft Tai O at about 8.20 for Hongkong við have certainly not erred on the side of opened in Hongkong two of the nine sengers on board.

membered that when the strong room was Tung Chung and Capsinun with 30 pas When off Salowan ten

The Montenegrins, after days of careful exaggeration in our onlculations. The hoxes of specie had disappeared. difficulty, then, is to ensure this money find parties arrested are supposed to have revolvers and

The of the passengers, who were armed with preparations, following stubborn fight who had boarded the ing, wherein every foot was contested, ing its way into the Exchequer instead of received 8500 as their share of the pro launch at Taï 0, suddenly took have begun a general bombardment of being diverted into the pockets of the ceeds, and in their possession was found charge of the vessel. Three of them seized Skutari from three sides, with what re countless raiddlemen and officials who now 3164 and jewellery to the value of £200.

the coxswain and put him below in the sult is not known at present. batten on the Salt Service. The most

cabin, while the other seven made them The recent direuler telegrams addressed certain plan would be to be put the whole nerons in

The belief that opium divans are more selves masters of the engine-room and the by the Board of Finance to the Provincial administration under foreign control, but suppression order is confirmed by the those not so engaged

the Colony since the stokehold: They compelled the engineer Governments emphasizing China's present we fear that it is premuture to suggest many convictions that take place at the launch, stealing money to the extent of to continue working the engines, and

ransacked the Greeks advancing on Epirus occupied pecuniary atraits, and showing a deficit of this, though this course lus, we believe, been Magistracy. Hardly a day passes with $500. The launch was taken to Deep Bay, Strebina. $50,000,000 on the yearly balance sheet, bas included as a security in case of need for out one batch or more of

The fleeing Turks abandoned led to a renowal of the perpetual question the CxIP Loan. Alternatively, China charged with frequenting certain houses and were not seen again. The police have

and the crew and passengers being below much munitions and stores. men bring

the pirates went ashore in small boats of finding fresh sources of revenue, and it might abolish all the numerous taxes and for the purpose of smoking opium, and the matter in hand. was but inevitable that in the course levies, legal and illegal, and substitute for the fines though fairly substantial seem of the discussion the possibilities of them one compound tax levied at the to have little deterrent effect. Yesterday increasing the salt revenue should be pit.head or the salt pans. canvassed. Any increase in the price of salt is in bond, and under the surveil- At present, walt has now, it is true, bean vetoed by ionee of an army of officials, from the time CHAO PINO-CRUS, the Premier, who pro- it is won until it finally reaches the on- poses to substitute for it a tax on luxurios, sumer; we would sweep away all this, and though we fear he will find this even more instead have liccused salt pans and mines guilty. difficult of realization. Chinese luxuries which would be under permanent inspec are only to a small extent of nativa origin, tion, and whose output would be constantly Inspector of Works for Holt's Blue Friends of Mr. Joseph R. Delaney, Into such as samahu, and they are already taxed. checked by officers paid an adequate salary Funnel Wharf in Shanghai, will be luxuries that he has in view, though, and guaranteed a proper tenure of their interested to learn of his marriage at are probably those of foreign origin, but posts. The salt would then be stored in, Glasgow (Scotland) on September, 12th before China succeeded in increasing the and sold to dealers from, bonded ware last, to Miss Ida Maie Alexander, of that duty on these, she would have a troublons sea of negotiation to navigate, for the in one operation lustead of a scars. If only during his three years residence in mediately involved in the war is of in

houses, and the whole revanne thus collected city. The bridegroom made many friends posal of the five States that are more im- of the Balkan States.

A comparison of the forces at the dis

sanction of every separate Treaty Power China's proseut straits lead her to put her Shanghai, where he superintended the terest at the present time.--In the tabulat would be required before the could increase house in order and reorganize her financial erection of the splendid wharf and Thus- ber duties above the sacred & per conf. ad system, they will prove a blessing in godown for his company on the Pootung valorem. Special causes of difficulty would arise, too, for it would be found that to lovy exceptionally high daties on a few selected commodities would mean taxing unfairly for, at all avents, disproportionately) the trade of one or two countries, while others would not be affected at all. Exactly what Mr. CHAO means by luxuries is not stated,

woman WGS brought before Mr. opium divan and was fined $200, while Melbourne on a charge of keeping an fteen men who were charged with frequenting it were fined two dollars each. The

female defendant pleaded

The ex-Sultan

by the New South Wales Government with On July 12th an agreement was made eastern and Australian Steamship Company for a regular monthly steamdor service direct to Shanghai. In return for a subsidy of 834,235 per annum, shippers from Sydney will be entitled to have their Hamid, who has been kept in strict seclu- freight the Stiller feed been removed to Constantinople, merchandise carried at the rates of sion at Salonika since his deposition, has

to pay the full Shanghai rates. signors in States be required

and while on his death-hed the new Em... peror promoted him to the Second Class in the Order.

Captain Brinkley was 71 years of age.

GENERAL SIR IAN HAMILTON.

UNUSUAL COURTESY OF LEGATIONS,

General Sir Ian Hamilton, Inspector General of the British Over Seas Forces, arrived at Mukden on 11th October, after North China, consisting of two battalions which he inspected the British troops in

of native infantry, aome Garrison Artillery and Engineers. He inspected also the various detachments scattered. along the Government Railway and the garrisons at Peking and Tintain, and was present. at the manœuvres of the North China field force between Peking and Tientsin. General Sir Ian Hamilton states that he has received the greatest courtesy. He devoted a whole day in Peking to an inspection of the Legation Guards of the ten Powers and was given the fullest facilities for seeing the troops POWERS WATCHING EVENTS.

quarters and the administrative arrange- M. Poincare speaking at Nantes, said generally This is the first time, says Reuter's correspondent, that such a that, thanks to France's initiative, the compliment has been paid to any foreign War

Powers are collectively watching events officer. One nation might hava spoilt the Strength.

235,000 in the Balkans. This would facilitate in-parades by refusing to fall in. It there- by birth, he possessed, eays the .-C. Servia

175,000 tervertion when the time arrived, which fore speaks well for the harmony of the 170,000 was perhaps soon.

that everything The typhoon, according to the latest Daily News, the ardent love of all Greece

He carefully avoided foreign communities Montenegro colonials for every form of sport; in Ottoman Empire.. 25,400,000 addition to being equally popular in With regard to Turkey, all Mussulmans qu

40,000

passed off without a hitch. It is under any allusion to the question of the status stood that General Sir Ian Hamilton was 1,000,000

much impressed. He left Peking on the social circles. It was with regret that his are liable to military service. Until re- REPORTED CONGRATULATIONS BY 2nd inst. for Shanghai Hankow, where there is still a considerable foreign friends gave him a hearty send-off on the cently the burden of the defence of the

THE TSAR.. Ottoman Empire fell on about 11,000,000

garrison. occasion of his transfer to the Blue Moslems, but under the new répume the

Reuter's correspondent at Belgrade

General Ellison, Chief of Staff tó Shanghai vid Weihaiwei, where there is now only One

of British company. infantry

disguise.

information received last night, was travelling in the direction of Swatow.

The confidence trick was worked again on Sunday with success, a woman part

THE OPPOSING GROUPS.

ed form they appear very formidable.

side of the Huangpu. A New Zealander Bulgaria

Population. 4,329,108 2,911,701 2,031,052 250,000

RUSSIAN RED CROSS BOCIETY. Reuter's St. Petersburg correspondent wires that the Russian Red Cross Society have voted £100,000 in aid of the wounded

but, of articles of foreign import, it would ing with money and jewellery to the value Funnel Company's home. stations, and all advisability of admitting the Christian probably include only tobacco, and wines, of $33 to a man whom she met in will join in wishing both Mr. And Melement was recognised. In 1909 a decree wires that it is reported that the Taar of General Sir Ian Hamilton, left for

and possibly birda' nests; but the importa. D'Aguilar Street.

Delaney every prosperity.

was made which extended the obligation Russia congratulated King Peter on the of military service to non-Mugsnimang occasion of the capture of Uskuh