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INTIMATION

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 1611, 1912,

to

made, on many occasions, great profession of their loyalty and attualment the KING and Government under whose protection they lire and undor whose laws they have enjoyed udvantages not afforded A. S. WATSON them by their own Government, and many

& CO., LTD.,

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

His Excellency the Governor has been TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.

pleased to re-appoint the Honourable Sir Kai Ho Kai, Kt, M.B., C.M., C.M.O., to be a Member of the Medical Board for a further term of three years, with effect from the 18th May, 1912.

(THROUGH RAUTER'S AGENCY.]

THE BALKAN WAR.

VIGOROUS FIGHTING REPORTED.

Reuter's correspondent at Athens tale- graphs that vigorous fighting has taken

Europeans are very naturally asking what becomes of these men when problems like the present boycottarise-movements which are subrorsive of law and order and in open defiance of the authority of the Government. Every one who has lived in China for any length of time knows very well that if the to support the Government in putting an end to this boycott it would not have lasted forty-eight hours. No doubt we shall be MARCEAUX & Co told that the lives of these men would be imperilled were they to lend the Government REIMS, or the Tram Company active assistance, for which the accounts were audited om-the point of the bayonet the Turkish ad

Mr. Fercy Smith, chartered accountákt,†| who was called from Hongkong a "few weeks ago to audit the accounts of the Hotel do France, Manila, for the ten months ending October 31st, has rendered his report to the board of directors of place along the whole of the Turco-Gresk the company. The report, says a Manila front at Epirus, The Greeks landed a

CHAMPAGNE leading Chinese in the Colony bad combined

VIN

DE

BRUT AND

PRICE PER CASE:

1 Doz, Quarts

2

Pints

"

$ Splits

We are aware, in fact, that three or four VERY DRY. editors of local Chinese newspapers have received anonymous letters threatening thou with death on a repatition of the "offence" of publishing a communique

$58.00 $60.00

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT. }

THE STRIKES IN ENGLAND.

LONDON, December 14th. Mr. Chester Jones, the London Stipen- diary Magistrate, after hearing the pro- secution, intimated from the evidenco he had heard he would say that in law Knox was not drunk. Subsequently witnesses

contemporary, shows that the hotel is in force at Baati Quaisanta, to the north for the defence testified that Knox was

This

flourishing condition and indicates a profit of more than 16 per cent. on the capital stock for the ten months. is considered very satisfactory by the board, in view of the fact that the period braces four of the dullest months of the year for the hotel business.

Capt. St. J. George, well-known in con- nection with the Eastern & Australian

sober.

The Conference between the North Eastern Railway and the men's officials have not yet agreed upon the question of the re-instatement of the strikers, but

west of Janina. By this teint they detached a portion of the Turks from the. inain body, whereupon the main Greek army attacked in force, and occupied at

vance posts towards the Bizani fortifica- both are hopeful as to a settlement being

Frenched

tions.

A later message states that the battle was interrupted at nightfall. The Greeks

from the Registrar-General on the subject/8.8. Company's mail service, has been had 200 wounded. The principal feature

of the boycott. These threats have been $63.00 incidental to other difficulties of the kind in the past, but we cannot recall, at the moment, a single instance of a threat of this CHAMPAGNE nature being carried out or attempted to be carried out. We doubt very much whether the conduct of the whole Chinese community

DE ST. MARCEAUX & Co.

IN A

GUARANTEED VINTAGE

WINE.

offered a position in the Torres Straits.

therefore, He has, Pilot Service, tendered his resignation is commander in the E. & A. Line to take up the pilot work. Capt. St. J. Georgo has been asso- ciated with the E. & A. Company for a period of 27 years and carries the best wishes of a large number of friends in regretting his severance from the Cow- pany's service, Capt. S. G. Green, the marine superintendent of the E. & A. Co., has writen to Capt. George offering his good wishes for his future wolfare.

been, settled.

THE STRIKE SETTLED.

(THROUGH REUTER'. AGENCY.}

THE CHINA LOAN.

LONDON, December 15th. A Conference of the Six-Power Group took place in London yesterday to con- sider a draft contract for a loan of £25,000,000. It is assumed that an arrangement has been made with Mr. Crisp, since the Crisp los precluded China from horrowing money from another soures till the middle of 1913, unless Mr. Crisp was given an equal opportunity.

OPIUM MERCHANTS' GRIEVANCES.

LONDON, December 15th, The Indian bankers and opium mer- The North Eastern Railway strike has chants have sent an exhaustive petition to the Viceroy calling upon the Imperial of the wgagement was a terrific artillery

Mr. Chester Jones, the Magistrate, and Indian Governments to insist upon duel which lasted four hours.

General Sapoundjakis forces on the laving found that Knox was not drunk, the observance of the Anglo-Chinese the eights of Mr. McKenna advised the King to grant Agreement by China, whose action was 12th inst. occupied

subjecting them to ruinous losses. They Actorachon after a bayonet assault. The a free pardon.

The terms of settlement involve the maintain that if not, steps should be taken Turks on the 13th inst. abandoned Pesta

"nct drunk," the men to resume work the opium, for which the merchants had immediately on their former pay and in | paid exorbitant prices on the understand- their old positions, paying a fine of six ing that the Treaty would be carried out days' pay, the lenders to undertake to faithfully. prevent spasmodic strikes without due notice in future. The Company were enabled to make the settlement owing to

is governed by fear inspired by threats of shipping and commercial circles. Whilst and their whole line and took refuge in re-instatement of Knox, if he was found by the Indian Government to take back

this character, anonymously made maybe, by a single individual. If there is in existence any organised body directing the boycott the fact must be known to the Chinese, and it would be the obvious duty of any law-abiding citizen to denounce it to the governing authorities of the Colony. There

It is the most popular wine in England and Europe to-day. and iurariably gures on the menos of Banqueto, Dinners, nad is no resisting the conclusion that if the

BRITISH STEAMER ATTACKED.

Whilst passing Sailam on the West suddenly fred at from the shore, the shot passing over the bridge, on which Capt. Holmes and the Chief Engineer (Mr. T.

·t the timo. Macartney) were standing

no torpedo boat with the There was

the fortifications at Janina, which the Grecks are now besieging.

PEACE PROSPECTS.

Reuter's Constantinople correspondent states that the Turkish peace delegates have been instructed not to meet the

has signed the armistice.

accepting money as compensation in licu thereof.

Suppers given by Reigning Mourels, leading Chiness of the Colony bad been River the British steamer Tai On was Greck delegates in London until Greece the men taken on or promised promotion Ministers of State, Merchant Guilts, in entire sympathy with the Government of Sporting Clubs, etc., etc.

the Colony in upholding the right of the CREME

Tramway Company to refuse all other but the legal currency of the Colony, the boycott would have been endod long steamer, and she ran into shelter.

D'EPERNAY

A CHAMPAGNE OF FINE QUALITY. PER CASE: 1 Doz. Quarts- $34.00 2 Doz Pints $36.00 $38.00 4 Doz. Splita

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Correspondents mast forward their none 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 one side of paper only.

No awnymously signed communita- tions that have already appeared in other papers will be inserted.

The Daily Press.

ago. It has, in fact, boou maintained for three weeks, and during the whole of that time it has been a rare thing to see a Chinese passenger on the cars, whereas before the boycott thousands travelled on the cars daily. Only cue construction can be placed upon the facts, and the legislation which the Government proposes to introduce seems

"THE BOATSWAIN'S MATE."

This very humourous and altogether delightful work, from the versatile pen of W. W. Jacobs, was repeated at the Theatre Royal on Saturday eveuing That before n satisfactory attendance.

the efforts of the artistes commended themselves to the audience was rendered unmistakeably evident by the persistent outbursts of hearty applause, the whole programme being carried out without a rt. Messrs, P. Vest and hitch of any sort.

Mr.

The Bulgarian representatives arrived on Friday and the Turkish delegates reached London later in the day.

The Lord Mayor intimated that it would afford him great pleasure to give. a déjeuner in honour of the delegatet at the Mansion House.

"SAVED BY THE IRISH!"

LONDON, December 14th. In the course of the debate on the Welsh Disestablishment Bill, Mr. G. A. France

The opening meeting of the delegates (Liberal craber for Morley) moved an armendment mitigating the disendowment will take place on Monday.

proposals,

The portents of the Peace Conference are not regarded as being most favour- able. Turkey's objection to the presence of the Grecks almost suggests a hitch at the outset, while the interviews published with M Dameff, the President-of-the Bulgarian Sobranje, en route to London, declaring that the Bulgarian possession

Mr. Lloyd George opposed the amend ment, but stated that he was willing to make peace and go to his constituents and recommend a settlement which might appear from the Welsh point of view un- just; but #bere must be a real settlement The Opposition so far had gruffly replied of compromise. to every suggestion

Allan, were again irresistible in their comic songs and both had to respond to vociferous demands for encores.

very effectively Tendered of Adrianople was a sine qua non other Whenever the time arrived, the Govern White

Toreador," and bis response to a recall.wise the war would be renewed, and ment would readily respond to a real in the shape of "Glorious Devon," gavo Reshiz Pasha dwelling on Turkey's desire for a lasting settlement.

great delight to the little band of West

position scarcely

The amendment was rejected by only countrymen, whose presence was very evi- greatly improved. dent at the conclusion of this number. indicate. conciliatoriness. The Servian

285 votes to 216, ten Liberals voting with Mrs. Schofield was in fine voice, and her Press, too, is becoming more violent the minority. There were Unionist cheers contributions were, as usual, very pop against Austria, again asserting the Ser-and cries of "Saved by the Irish."

Petty Officer Griffiths interested many by his feats of strength, while the vian claims for a port on the Adriatic. Banjo Troupe was just the necessary clement to make the programme com- plete

Jar.

Excellent selections were played by the

ROUMANIAN PARTICIPATION.

The Koelinische Zeitung states that Roumania is desirous of being represent

A.S. WATSON & CO., a feasible and practical means of coping with the situation. The Bill proposes not only to LIMITED,

naktspersons committing a boycott, or aiding abetting, inducing or attempting to induce peraons to commit any offence against the provisions of the Ordinance, liable to heavy punishment by fines of imprisonment, but it gives the Governor-in-Council power to proclaim any area where a boycott exists "a boycotting district" and to levy on the inhabitants of the proclaimed district a special rate, from the proceeds of which the Bill propcaes to empower the Govern- mentin-Council to pay compensation to any person who may have incurred pecuniary loss or suffered damage by reason of the Grders for extra copies of Daur Perai

boycott in respect of which the special rate ahould be sent before 11 a.m. on day of preblication. After that hour the supply

has been levied. In view of the facts it is, a limited. Only supply for Cash.

in our opinion, a reasonable and necessary HONGKONG OFFION: 10A, Die Veux Road O.

measure, and if there is any lingering LONDUS OPDICE: 131, FLEET STREET EC-doubt on that point in the minds of any of

our readers we think the facts we propose Band of H.M. S. Minotaur, contributinged at the meeting of the Ambassadors in to publish to-morrow will effectually dispel not a little to the enjoyment of the even- all bositation on the point. It has bean aing. humiliating spectacle for British and other European residents to witness the grim THE boycott of the electric trams in the satisfaction of the Chinese over their

A Chinese was charged with being a Colony by the Chinese community has now attempt to ruin a British enterprise, and lasted three weeks, and all coneilatory the announcement that the Government stowaway on the s.s. Taming on a YoYo meashires having failed to weaken the intends that the Chinese who play this to Manila. The accused declared that a stoker put him in a hole under the boycott, the Government has very properly game shall in future be made to pay for it boiler and it was so hot that he got resolved to resort to drastic methods to put will be received with general satisfaction by scorched. He was forced to shout "Save an end to a condition of things which it is the entire European community.

life," and so was found. He was fined impossible to tolerate in a British Colony. important to note that the Bill which the At next Thursday's meeting of the Legis Government is introducing is one désigued lative Council the Government intend to to meet not only the present boycott, but Detective Sergh Brown charged two introduce o Bill" to prevent the undue and all future enterprises of the same character, Chinese with falsely representing them- improper intcrierence with or hampering of and when the Chinese community realises selves as collectors for the Tin Hau lawful business and commercial under-that the Government. possesses the power Temple. I was stated that this method takings." The Bill, which is published in the to compensate any lawful business which is of fraud was so common that, if neces- currant number of the Government Gazette threatened with raiu in this way by the for general information, is a plain warning levy of a special tax on the boycotters, we to the organisera of the present, and any fancy the Colony will not be troubled with future, boycott-as well as to the whole

a boycott again for a long time to come. Chinese community who are dominated by them, either through sympathy or fear- that the Government intend to maintain its

HONGKONG, DECEMBER 16TH, 1912.

authority in this Colony and that it will not submit to dictation by Chinese politicians It seems to be an either here or in Canton. "open secret” in Canton that the boycott

It is

The Rev. W. W. Rogers will speak at the meeting of the Hongkong Christian Enion at St. Paul's College this after

noon at 5.30 o'clock.

THE MAGISTRACY.

g500, or six months.

The defen-

sary fifty or sixty witnesses could be called for the prosecution. dants were cach lined $100, or three

months' imprisonment.

A bluc

London, and the Triplice would support Roumania if it announces its wish.

SERVIA'S CLAIMS.

The Tribuna states that Austria desired that the question of a Bervian oort on the Adriatic should be excluded from the Conference of Ambassadors in London, but Italy desired its inclusion. The Italian views appear to be gaining ground.

The question of disendowment was again raised during the discussion of later clauses.

BRITISH DOCTORS AND THE INSURANCE ACT..

LONDON, December 15th.

The doctors are voting on the question of accepting the final offer of Mr. Lloyd George with respect to their work under the Insurance Act, the figures at present being 7,178 against and 1,412 for, or

districts against and 10 for.

A meeting of 300 doctors in London agreed to form a National Insurance Practitioners' Association.

RESIGNATION OF SOUTH AFRICAN PREMIER.

BALKAN DELEGATES UNANIMOUS. The Balkan Delegates had a meeting on Friday night and after a long discussion established a perfect unity of purpose.

A later message states that an im- Iprovised conference of the Balkan A message from Cape Town states that delegates took place on Friday night and the Right Hon. Louis Bothia (Premier of lasted till midnight. It was agreed that the Servian delegate, M. Novakovitch,

LONDON, Dezember 15th.

South Africa) has resigned, owing, it is. believed, to a prolonged conflict with the extreme Dutch party in the Cabinet,

Three coolies were charged before Mr. Melbourne with stealing boots from a torpedo boat in the harbour. jacket saw one of the men making off who was the senior in respect of age, with a pair of boots. After stopping him, should preside at the negotiations unless headed by M. Hertzog. he instituted a search and three pairs of the Turks objected in which case, the The Ferris-Hartmann Operatic Co. boots were found to be missing. Two of chief of each mission would preside did not spontaneously originate in this after a phenomenally successful season at the men were fired 825 each or one month,

alternately. It was agreed that absolute

Lovogy, December 15th. Colony, and in a further article which we Manila, are shortly returning to the and the other was discharged.

secrecy be maintained. The delegates are

The South Africans beat Wales by three purpose publishing to-morrow we aball Colony and will open at the Theatre

An Indian private of the 24th Punjabis absolutely agreed as to the attitude of present certain facts which we think give Royal, for three nights only, viz., Friday.

charged before Mr. Házoland strong countenance to the report that the December 27th, Saturday December 28th,

the allies towards Turkey and the terms points to l at Cardiff. on Saturday with gambling. Inspector boycott has been inspired in the interest of and Monday, December 30th. The pieces was

to be presented are as follow: "A Trip

with an exchange of the most sincere and most friendly assurances of the unity of the Balkan States. :

a Canton political faction rather than in the Abroad," "The Girl and the Boy," "A Cameron seid be saw the defendant to be presented. The meeting concluded interest of the people who have heretofore Dream City." Those desirous of seeing and others playing a game with shells on the hillside at Yaumati. All the men We either of the above productions are re- patronised the Hongkong Framɛ. regret that the Colonial Government hasquested to book early, as the excellent im- were soldiers, and wore playing for Defendant denied that he was been forced to resort to such measures as the pression made by this talented Company money. Bill embodies, but the Chinese community during their previous visit will undoubt playing. He was passing and looked on has only itself to blame for it. The leading edly ensure a rush for seats. Booking at at the game. Defendant was fined §5, or

Messrs. S. Moutrie & Co. Chinese residents in this Colony have

14 days.

31. Daneff has proceeded confer with M. Poincare.

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

OBITUARY.

LONDON, December 15th.

BRITISH NAVAL AMENITIES.

LONDON, December 15th. Rear-Admiral Warrender has he ap pointed to the second battle squadron in succession to Rear Admiral Sir John

Jellicoe.

The Morning Post declares that it ins the best authority for stating that Vice- Admiral Bridgeman some time ago took the initiative in urging his colleagues, to resign on the subject of the pay and the Mr. Churdell manning of the Nary. conveyed this resolution to Mr. Asquithe, which presumably resulted in Mr. Churchill's announcement of the therewe-

When he acquiesced in Mr. in pay. Churchill's suggestion that he should retire. Vice-Admiral Bridgeman 11 ዩ offered the honour of Admiral of the Fleet, but be refused.

THE LIE DIRECT.

A representative of the Standard inter- viewed Vice Admiral Bridgeman at his seat in Yorkshire, where be is hunting | three times weekly, and he stated that his

resignation was not due to ill-bealth.

CONFLICTING STORIES.

The Observer states than the stories being circulats as to Vice-Admiral Brid geman's retirement are baseless, and that Mr. Churchill stated the truth frankly and fully in Parliament, Vice-Admiral Bridgeman, Admiral Prince Henry of Battenburg. and Admiral Jellicae were equally staunch supporters of Sir John Fisher's policy, hence there could be no hreach of continuity. The story that Vice-Admiral Bridgeman declined pro- motion to Admiral is absurd.

Captain Faber Highclere says that i sinister aspect of Vice-Admiral Bridge- man's resignation was eat it was common

report last year that he was only keeping the place warm for another officer. Curi- ously enough that has occurred.

THE POWER OF THE NAVY, Mr. Churchill, speaking at the prize- giving in connection with the naval volun- teers in London, said that Great Britain occupies a fine position in the world.*? When the minor powers of Europe wish compact of peace they come to London because they know that we do not seek a selfish object and we fear no foe. It was the navy that gave British diplomacy" power to work effectively for the peace of Europe. It was the navy which was binding the dominions and leading in- Imperial union.

GERMAN AERIAL PREPARATIONS

LONDON, December 15th." Reuter's correspondent at Berlin tele- graphs that admitted that on the land acquired at Cuxhaven ostensibly for a nusketry range, there will be a station

The death has just taken place of for a new air division of the navy covering

Metcalfe, who was Paris to Major-General

besieged in Ladysmith."

an area of nine kilometres at a cost of £80,000. A revolving double airship ball will cost a further £5,000.