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INTIMATION

THE

currency of Kwangtung and Kwangsi, and come estimate of the amount of these coins in circulation will be gained from the fact that quite recently as much na 88,000 was paid in this coin by a

HON KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17TH, 1912.

The body of a Chinese was found under the Hoi On wharf on Sunday.

A paint scraper employed at Taikoo Dock fell a depth of fourteen feet into the hold of the 8.8. Lord Curzon, and was

S. WATSON merchant in a city remoto from Canton killed, his skull being fractured.

& CO., LTD.,

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

The

in discharge of a single account. reason for the popularity of the British coin is not due to any passing whin on the part of the Chinese, but to an appreciation of its higher value. It represents a greater amount of silver, and we are informed that

the Chinese trader in Cauton regards the CHAMPAGNE difference between ten Hongkong ten-cent

DE

VIN BRUT AND

PRICE PER CASE: 1 Doz. Quarts 2 Pints 4

59

Splits

REIMS,

VERY DRY,

pieces and ten Kwangtang ten-cent pieces as approximating to fifteen cents. Patriotic considerations cannot be expected to out-

While an Indian groom was riding a pony on the Wongnai-cheong Road on Saturday he fell, fracturing his leg and ankle. He was removed to the hospital.

At the Magistracy yesterday a Chinese vas sentenced to one month's imprison ment and four hours' stocks for utering

and having in his possession counterfeit coin.

After the Ball at Government House

the 12th inst., an ear ring with strew attachment was found. The owner can obtain the same on.application to the A.D.C.

A German sailor un the s.a. Kleist reported that he lost $35 between the Seamen's Institute and his ship. He crossed to Kowloon in a sampan op Friday night.

Two Europeans failed to appear at the Magistracy yesterday to answer a charge of being drunk and disorderly and as- saulting the police, and their bail of $10 each was estroated.

TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS,

(THROUGH REÜTer's agency.]

·THE · BALKAN WAR.

· THE PEACE DELEGATES.

(THROUGH NEUTBR'S AGENCY.]

THE SEXTUPLE LOAN TO CHINA.

A. BASIS FOR NEGOTIATIONS.

LONDON, December 18th.

LONDON, December 16th. M. Danel, the President of the Bul-Group again met garian Sobranje, has had a most cordia! interview with M. Poincare in Paris, and then saw the Russian Ambassador, after which he left for London.

TURKEY AND THE GREEK DELEGATES.

The Porte

has telegraphed to the

The Standard says that the Six-Power on Saturday, and unanimously decided that, subject to a modification in the details, the proposals afforded a suitable basis for negotiations. DEATH OF MR. WHITELAW REID.

LONDON, December 16th. The death is announced of the Hon.

delegates in London cancelling their in Whitelaw Reid, who has been American structions not to meet the Greeks.

The meetings of the Ambassadors. are expected to begin to-morrow,

Ambassador to London since 1905.

SOUTH AFRICAN POLITIJS,

LONDON, December 10th, Lord Gladstone has invited Mr. Louis

Botha to form a now administration.

THE TOLL OF THE AIR.

LONDON, December 13th. Monoplaning between Hendon and Ox- ford, with a passenger, Naval Lieutenant Parke fell with his machine 150 feet at Wembley owing to the failure of the motor. Both men were killed.

CANTON,

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

Canton, Decga

TANG SHAO-H

-- 10th.

Preparations are being made to give a reception to Mr. Tang Shao-yi, the ex- Premier, who arrives here shortly from

the North. It is intended to fête Mr. Yat Sen was fêted in recognition of his Tang in much the same way as Dr. Sun

good work for the republie. The people of Heungshan also intend to give him a grand reception if he returns there while he is in the South.

It is understood now that Mr. Tang will proceed as Minister to the United States of America.

A NEW PAPER IN CANTON,

more

A new daily paper called The Indepen- dent, partly in Chinese and partly in English, has come out to-day. In ity first leader it states: "We have chosen English as the medium for convey- ance of our news to foreign readers, not that we are more interested in England than in any other Foreign Country, but simply because English is the generally understood language both by foreigners and ourselves. We have chosen the name The Independent because it. exactly defines the attitude we propose 'to. adopt on every question, be it foreign or domestic. We cannot but look through Chinese spectacles, but we will ever strive in an unbiased manner to state fact and support right." There are several of these Anglo-Chinose newspapers in Canton now and they seem to be increasing in popularity,

ST. MARCEAUX & Co weigh such cogent financial reasons in favour of the British silver coin, and thus it plays its part in the husiness of acountry for which it was never intended. Another singular point which may be quoted in

BULGARIA'S HOPES. diaproof of the suggestion that the archange

A Sofia telegram states that the specch of Chinese money into Hongkong money

from the Throne to be read at the opening $58.00 involves a loss on poor people which they $60.00 cannot afford to bear, is the fact that,

of the Sobranje congratulates the coun- $63.0) according to the quotations of the Chinese banks, the difference betwean the discount

try upon the glorious victories that had rates on Chinese and Hongkong ten-coat.

been won and trusts that the negotiations pieces is infiniteemal. It is a circumstance

in London will result in a treats giving CHAMPAGNE for which we have been able to learn

legitimate satisfaction to the Allies, so no explanation, and the only hypothesis

that it will be unnecessary for the Allies which сгл be advanced is that the At the Magistracy yesterday a Chi-

to renew the struggle. The legislation quotation for Chinese ten-cent coins is nese was sentenced to six months' im-contemplated includes # credit for purely nominal, since nobody through-prisonment and four hours' stocks for out the whole province of Kwangtung assaulting a compatriot on the Shauki- £2,000,000 for army purposes,

THE FIGHT AT AETORACHON, wan Road and steating his cap. will willingly accept them. Even the

From details received from Actorachon on the river at Canton sampan women

A stonecutter, who was found carrying refuse to take them. On the other 16 cattics of blasting powder without it appears that the Turks were strongly It is the most popular wins in England and hand, as we have said, the Hongkong having it properly labelled "dangerous," entrenched, and were supported by 30.

Europe to-day, and invariably figures on coin of this denomination is accepted was yesterday fined $25 by Mr. Mel-

guns, Ascending the steep slopes in the menus of Baugusts, Dinuere, si in preference throughout the whole of bourne, who also ordered the powder to Suppers given by Reigning Monarchs,

face of a fierce fire 200 Greaks fall in a severely scored the Jones Bill and placed sports are held on the Eastern parade- Ministers of State, Merchant Guilds, Kwangtung province. And not only is this be forfeited. Sporting Clubs, etc., atır.

DE ST. MARCEAUX & Co.

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GUARANTEED VINTAGE

WINE.

CREME

D'EPERNAY

few minutes, but the attacking force pressed on undaunted. Fierce hand-to- hand fighting in the trenches followed, the Turks inally retiring. The Greeks captured seven heavy guns.

A message from Athens states that the Greeks on Saturday occupied Paramy- Mesarathia, to the south-east of Janina, after a desperate battle which lasted throughout

We are asked both by Messrs. Lane, Crawford & Co. and by William Powell, Ltd., to state that for the convenience of the public their establishments will remain open until 6 pan; during the Christinas Sensori

the day.

AUSTRIA'S ANTI-SERVIAN

DEMONSTRATION..

| the case in the province of which Canton is A Chinese charged with hawking calen the capital. The same conditions provsildars without having a licence pleaded throughout the province of Kwangsi (except before Mr. Melbourne yesterday that in the South-West frontier region where the he did not think a licence was necessary carreusy of Indo-China is preferred, for as he only sold them once a year. Fined convenience of trade). Similar conditions $1 and cautioned. A CHAMPAGNE OF FINE QUALITY. prevail also in Southern Hunan as well as in the Southern portion of the province of PER CASE: 1 Doz. Quarts- $84.00❘ Kingsi. Go where you will in this 2 Doz Pints $38.00 extensive region of approximately 200,000 Doz. Splits $38.00 square miles, embracing a population of something like fifty millions, and you will find the Hongkong ten-coat piece

The time-ball at Kowloon refused to Reuter's correspondent at Paris says used in proference to the Capton coin of the work yesterday at the usual hour. same denomination. These are facts which would not drop at one o'clock, but com- that a telegram has been received from cannot be controverted: they are, within menced to slowly descend. The failure Belgrade to the effect that in consequence the experience of every business man who was due to the breaking of an old wire of the ever-growing Austrian military trades in these regions, and it will thus be which had passed a test but an hour previ-

The time-ball will be in working measures, Servis had made represents- Been that the present attempt of the Chinese ously.

order to-day.

tions to Austria complaining of the anti- to prevent the same conditions obtaining in

Servian demonstration, particularly that the British Colony, for whose use these coins Yesterday morning-the-Indian watch were manufactured, is an amazing exhibi-man in the employ of Messrs. Cherry & opposite Belgrade. tion of impertinence. In any circumstances Company, Japanese bootmakers, noticed a --and especially in the circumstances wo have outlined-it cannot appear at all unreasonable that a British firm, or Bay

A. S. WATSON & CO.. LIMITED,

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

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NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTA.

ONLY communications relating to the news column should be addressed to Tas –EDIYOR.

Correspondents must foricard. their names and addresses with commusica- 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.

BIRTH.

On the 10th December, at Bhanghai, to Bir. and Mrs. SAM HAMMOND, a daughter DEATHS. On the 21st November, DUNCAN MAC KINTOSH FRASER, at his residence. Banksia Street, Heidelberg, Victoria (suddenly). Inserted by his brother, J. H. Fraser,

(1422 Heidelborg, Victoria.

oid the 9th December, at Shanghai, HERBERT WILLIAM BECKETT, aged 36 years (late of Maritime Customs, Samshai).

HONGKONG OFFLO2: 101, DES VEUX ROAD LONDON OPE:CE: 181, FLEET STREET, E.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, DECEMBER 17TH, 1912.

other firm doing business in this Colony, should demand to be paid in the legal currency of the Colony. The facts we have quoted show the bollownors of the Chinese protest, and afford ample justifi- cation for the drastic action the Colonial Government

propose to take against the expression of that protest by a boycott. Again, we may point to the curious fact that the Chinese twenty-cent piece enjoys preference over the British twenty-cent piece throughout the whole region we have

indicated, because this Chinese coin is re- garded as being worth a fraction more than the corresponding British coin. Therefore, one would imagine that if the Chinese were disinclined to part with the British ten-cent

It

man leaving the premises with a bundle made up containing a dozen pairs of boots worth about $160. The man, who had broken into the shop, was promptly ar-

rested by the watchman, and handed over

to the police.

THE FRENCH MAIL.

M. Thomas, agent of the Messageries us that he has Maritimes, informs. Ernest Simons will not leave Shanghai received a telegram stating that the ss. before the 25th instant and is expected to arrive here on the 28th December.

[FROM THE "MANILA TIMES."]

PRESIDENT TAFT AND THE PHILIPPINES ISLANDS.

OPPOSES AUTONOMY..

The President declared that educa-

fair.

ANNUAL SCHOOL SPORTS.

Preparations are being made just now of the Canton School Sports, which is an event of some importance every year. The

ground on December 24th and 25th and invariably draw many people. This year it is to be a larger meeting than before, and the Commissioner of Education is in- teresting himself greatly in the matter. It is surprising how keen the Chinese boys have become these few years on football and sports, and it is all the more wonder-

ful when one recollects the antire absence of any such thing a decade ago,

CIRATES.

WASHINGTON, December 8th, In a general message which he trans- mitted to Congress to-day President Taft himself on record as being unqualifiedly opposed to it. He said the Jones Bill, pending before the House of Representa tives, proposes to give immediately autonomy to the Philippines and to fol. low that with complete independence in eight years. He declared the country and people were not prepared for such treat ment and recorded his opposition to the Jones project, and all like schemes. tional, social, sanitary and political con- ditions that prevail among the people of the Philippines at this time made the Jones project premature, unwise and un-

All over the delta robbers and pirates Independence at this time," he de-continue to be heard of and the latest news clared,

will subject the mass of the that a band of maraiders attacked the people to the domination of an oligarchi-

Custom House cal, and probably exploiting minority. Such treatment and conduct would be yesterday, and having killed

at Kwong Chow-wan Chinese cruel to the people and shameful to us,"

The message also discussed the Aldrich officer and beaten of all resistance made netary plan and gave it a strong en off with whatever they could lay hands. to enact a law containing its chief provi dorsement, the President urging Congress

on. Another report states that several merchants and villagers were killed and sions with proper checks.

wounded and that the robbers burned down the Custom House there. Nothing seems to daunt these pirates, and they continually turn up where they are least expected and seem to know perfectly the movements of the troops sent out to sup- press them.

Changes in the Sherman law advocated by Democrats and others in Congress were strongly opposed by the President, who asked that the measure be strengthened rather than weakened.

The President gave strong approval to Reator's correspondent at Belgrade the plan to increase the size and efficiency wires the report that Servia is pre-States and urged Congress to aid the et the volunteer ariny of the United pared to negotiate with Austria on the work with legislation and supports following terms:-Servia to recognise the autonomy of Albania, to have a port on

the Adriatic with which she can Com- municate freely but engaging not to transform it into a military port, to give | Austria-Hungary preference as regards

loans and public works, to grant her the- most-favoured nation treatment, and to

revise her tariff in favour of Austria- Hungary.

A TURKISH VICTORY, Constantinople reports a Turkish vic-

tory near Janina and the capture of a Greck mountain battery.

THE POKFULAM MURDER. The two Chinese who were charged with being concerned in the murder of the Indian foreman at Pokfulam appeared It is officially confirmed that there has TESTERDAY We expressed the belief in this coins, they would be eager to return to the yesterday. Mr. P. M Hodgson, assistant Greek torpedo boat destroyers and Turk- before Mr. Hazeland at the Magistracy been some fruitless cannonading between roluinn that the boycott. of the Hongkong Colony some of the millions of twenty-cent Crown Solicitor, appeared for the pro-ish war vessels and forts at the entrance trans by the Chinese was inspired from coins which are presumably hoarded one-secution, and stated that he wished to butside this Colony, and we venture to think where on the mainland. But, strangely withdraw the charge against one mat. that our opinion will be endorsed by most enough, in Hongkong the subsidiary coinage His Worship consented and remanded the readers after perusing the statement and in common use has for many years past other prisoner. inferences which we sow advance. The been mainly Chinese coins. The prefer argument of the Chinese who resent the ences in the matter exhibited on the main- decision of the Tramway Company land have not been shown by the Chinese

SÖMNAMBULIST KILLED..

Ap-

to refuse Chinese silver coins was that community in Hongkong. Hera the Chi-' An American sailor named Samuel this imposed a hardship on poor people who nese ten-cent piece has been acepted by Lowry, belonging to the U.S.S. Wining use the trams, and especially poor people the Chinese people without demur, and the on, with three other companions, agreed who come from the country districts to see British tweaty-cent coin has been equally to spend Sunday night ashore and en- the sights of the Colony; but this assertion acceptable, and, no doubt, preferred by the gaged rooms in Victoria House, is manifestly untrue, as it is fairly well Chinese, because the discount rate on the parently Lowry must have walked in his kaown that throughout the whole of the is much less; so that from all points of view sleep, for he was found next morning provinces of Kwangtung and Kwange: the boycott is inexplicable on any ground about six o'clock on the ground under- neath in an unconscious condition." He the Hongkong ten cent piece is accepted in of hardship being inflicted. The suspicion

was removed to the hospital, but died two preference to the Chinese coin of the come that the boycott is inspired by a political denomination. In both these provinces the faction in Canton becomes apparent when Chinose ten-cent piece, in fact, is absolutely it is realised that were the Chinese coins refused as tender, and should a Kwangtung which have been circulating in this Colony ten-ecut silver coin be offered in either to be now forced back upon Canton,

I

hours after admission,

"AN IDEAL HUSBAND."

Owing to the length of the play the cur-

province, the kwai-tau or Devil's Head" the Provincial Government would be contain will rise at 9 o'clock precisely to

to the Dardenelles.

to the tariff which the President said he The message also made brief reference would leave to the Democrats soon to be in control of both Houses of Congress and executive administration as well.

CHINA AND THE SEXTUPLE GROUP.

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CHINESE MILITARY AFFAIRS.

NEWSPAPERS DIRECTED TO PUBLISH NO SECRETS.

The following is taken from the Peking Daily News (& semi-official paper) of the 7th inst. -

We have received the following com- munication: The Ministry of Interior A VERBAL UNDERSTANDING REACHED.

wrote to the Police that it had received a memorandum from the Bureau of Mili The Peking correspondent of the .-C.

tary Affairs of the President's Office to Daily News telegraphed on the 11th the following effect:-

inst. :-

The bankers representing the Sextuple Group are now enjoying a well-earned rest as the terms which they propose to offer to China have been telegraphed to their principals in London. The objections that have been raised by some of the Legations are not serious, and for the pre-

agreement. sent they are not regarded as likely to impede the progress towards a final

the question of supervision is being "As regards the conditions of the loan, solved by the institution by Ching of an Audit Department conducted on efficient lines with foreign assistance. The ex- penditure of the loans will be controlled by the bank regulating the withdrawal of funds, *

AERIAL FLEET FOR GERMANY.

LONDON, December 16th. The semi-official Berlín paper Nord-

With regard to security, the Salt deutsche Zeitung foreshadows fresh mili-Gabelle will be reorganized under foreign tary expenditure. This is regarded as officials selected by China with the portending supplementary estimates for difficulty of the supervision of expondi- approval of the bankers. In fact the whole the development of an airship fleet, the ture and the control of the security is overcome by China herself undertaking formation of new cavalry divisions, reorgnization and reform with approved howitzer detachments, etc. It is expected foreign assistance, voluntarily engaged. It is interesting to learn that the that the outlay will be partly met by the conferences between the Group and the Minister of Finance did not result in agreement being formulated, but were con- fined to a verbal understanding.

new property tax..

THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN ECKFORD.

A DEMAND FOR REPARATION.

The centre of interest is now transferred to London, where the principals of the Groups have an important task before them in deciding in what degree they are prepared to supply the requirements of China in regard to ready money, pending the somewhat problematical date which it will be possible to float a loan.

on

the Mongolian affair

It is found that during these days, the different newspapers have freely published news about the movements of the govern- ment's troops. As a result, whatever pre- ventive measures the government has adopted in regard are known to the general public here. China is now in a most critical situation and cannot afford to have her military secrets, revealed to outsiders. All the new- papers, if obtaining news of this kind, government in an awkward position, etc., should observe secrecy so as not to put the

etc."

of the Ministry of War to this effect, the Besides duly notifying all the members

Ministry deems it its duty to inform the

Ministry of Interior so that the latter Ministry may instruct the Palice and through them all the newspaper offices in Peking not to publish hereafter anything relating to the military policy of the Government,

STREET RUFFIANISM AT TSINGTAO.

Writing on December 7th the Tsingtao correspondent of the NC Daily News says:-In spite of good work done by the police, more and more undesirable carac ters are found about Tsingtao. Lately there has been a number of cases of ladies being disturbed in the outlying streets. This is such a contrast to previous years that it is the more noticeable. There bas been nothing of a serious nature, but several rather unpleasant. experiences have given warning of what may be ex pected. Ordinarily the coolies are of & very quiet and inoffensive class. changes which have taken place ar; hav- ing their effect in a general slackening of the good order and morals of the less

The

LONDON, December 15th. Reiter's correspondeut ԱՆ Teheran wires that Great Britain has requested coin, as it is popularly termed, will be asked siderably inconvenienced in the furtherance

night The interest of the play comPortia to make reparation for the death on substitution. The torm devil's of the scheme to get their new fifty-cent mences from the start and all intending of Captain Eckford and to inflict severe head," which is not used in any offensive notes eqnamonly accepted, for it is evident to be present are particularly requested punishment upon the guilty. If Persiaan " At Home" on Friday, at which responsible portions of the people. There

sense-Kai being the commun term for that the people of Ewangtung would prefer to be scated before the rise of the curtain. foreigner"-means the representation of silver of any description to Government In a play of this nature it is essential

Lady May has issued invitations for

is powerless to punish the guilty then it Bishop Taylor-Smith, C.V.O.. D.D.,

is a very serious warning for those in places of influence and risibility. To odwesto nammin in the

AATAMATE ATE LATEINMALPT pi