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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TAursday, DECEMBER 19TH, 1912.

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BIRTH

MARRIAGE.

On November 12th, at Barnes, S. B. CARTER, son of the late William H. Carter, of Shanghai, to DULCIE ISABEL

The Hon. Mr. E. A. Hewett, M.G. TELEGRAMS.|TELEGRAMS. ĮTELEGRAMS.

is expected back to-day,

selected for service with the Legation Capt. H. L. Holmo, R.G.A., has been Guard at Peking.

The Water Police on Tuesday sent to the hospital a Chinese who had fallen down the bold of a vessel which was. working cargo.

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A typhoon warning from the Manila Observatory received yesterday morning reported a typhoon N. off the Pelew Islands moving.W.

The funeral of Mr. Charles Fittock took place yesterday afternoon at Happy Valley, a large number of mourners fol-

lowing the remains

Sir Charles Eliot, Principal of the Hongkong University, left by the Mun- churia for Shanghai, accompanied by Mr. Hinton, the Registrar.

A woman living in Lyndhurst Terrace has informed the police that on Tuesday night money and silverwere to the value of 8225 were stolen from her room in the house.

distribute the prizes to the girls of the Lady May has kindly promised to Diocesan School and Orphanage at the City Hall to-day, the ceremony mencing at 3 o'clock.

com-

Mr. W. A. Hacking, a firet saloon passenger of advanced age, whose destina- tion was Yokohama, died of asthma on board the new P. & O. Novara four days before reaching Port Said. The body was buried at sea.

A district watchman in the Western

LAMA, after he had been banished by China"; secondly, that China shall give an undertaking to forbid further Chinese colonisation in Outer Mongolia, and that she will send no armed troops across the border. The agreement relates entirely to Outer Mongolia, and does not affect China's fall sovereignty over Inner Mon- glia. Backed by the popular feeling aroused throughout the country the Chinese Government has refused to acquiesce in! Russia's demands, and thus a deadlock has been reached in the negotiations. If Russia does not give way, War becomes inevitable. In the opinion of the semi-official Press any semblance of yielding on China's part would jeopardise the very existence of the Republic. On the other hand it is reported

Last evening Confirmation service from Peking that Russian patience appeara to be vanishing and a settlement of the

was conducted at St. John's Cathedral,. question of the delimitation of Mongolia sight candidates receiving the rite at the and kindred matters arising out of the hands of the Bishop of Victoria (Dr. Chinese Convention of 1881 may eventually Lander), included among them being the be decided without raference to China, May. H.E, the Governor was present..... second daughter of Sir Henry and Lady Russia has consented to the despatch of a |

mission of Mongolian notables from Orga to St. Petersburg to express the thanks of Mongolia for the support given to the newly. formed Government, and the delegation, it is stated, will be received by the Tsar. It is not

district was on Tuesday sent to hospital suffering from injuries caused by a man whom he had arrested on the China Merchants' wharf. In the scuffle both men fell into the harbour, and the prisoner escaped.

Captain D. Clapham, lately serving with No. 88 Company, Royal Garrison Artillery, at Hongkong, is now attached to the Royal Garrison Artillery at Shoc buryness until February 20th, when he

tion

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

THE BALKAN WAR.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SIGNIFICANT NEWS FROM

RUSSIA.

THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS. A message from St. Petersburg says The Peace Conference re-assembled on that M. Sukhomlinoff and M. Sazonali Tuesday morning.

(Ministers for War and Foreign Affairs The delegates procceded to the verifica-respectively) have had daily audiences of their powers. The Turke with the Tsar, who yesterday received the intimated that they must ask for further Chief of the General Staft, instructions before entering upon any

AMBASSADORS IN CONFERENCE. discussion with the Greeks, who had not

The first meeting of the Ambassadors signed the armistice, Thereupon the took place in London on Tuesday after- Conference was adjourned until Thurs noon. Sir Edward Grey received the Am- day. The Conference has asked for the|bassadors at the Foreign Office. The pro- appointment of an English secretary,

Reuter learns that no hitch has taken place in the Conference, and that the best feelings prevailed, though surprise was felt that the Turks had neglected to obtain further instructions earlier. In the meantime the Turks suggested that the Allies' peace terms be communicated to them. The Balkan Delegates replied was unable to negotiate with the Four that this was useless, because if Turkey

States there could be no negotiatione

at all.

TURKISH DELEGATES'

DISCLAIMER.

ceedings will be private. It is probable that they will first deal with delicate questions calculated to have a disturbing

infinence.

MR. BONAR LAW'S PROPOSED

TARIFF CONFERENCE.

LONDON, December 18th.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] PREMIER'S WARM ELLOGY OF MR.

WHITELAW REID.

LONDON, December 18th.

In the House of Commons Mr. Asquith paid a warm tribute to Mr. Whitelaw Reid, not only as an Ambassador but as a kinsman. The Government proposed to suggest to the United States that a British battleship should convey remains to his native land.

the

Mr Balfour cordially supported the proposal..

THE MALAY "DREADNOUGHT.”

LONDON, December 18th. The Colonial Office publishes the text of a despatch from the. Governor of the Straits Settlements relative to the Dread- nought to be gifted by the Federal Malay States. It says there is the strongest feel- ing on the part of the unofficial members

Tho Tintes strongly dissents from Mr.of the Council, and also on the part of

and declares. Bonar Law's Tarifi Conference proposal the Sultan of Perak, that the gift should absolutely be supplementary to the naval programme. impossible. The Unionist leaders must

that it is

not attempt to shift the onus of food

THE BOYCOTT. taxation on the Conference of Overseas

CHINESE MERCHANTS AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE. Ministere. In view of the rapidly chang ing conditions, the Times also deprecates and fifty of the leading Chniese merchants Yesterday afternoon about a hundred The Ottoman delegates repudiate the pledging the Unionists to detailed pro-and the Editors of the local Chinese suggestion that they are cadeavouring toposals of any kind, and says it can only newspapers assembled by invitation at gain time by a refusal to meet the Greeks be sure of the extreme unwisdom of At present. They explain that they were taxing food imports while food price only officially aware the previous day of continue to rìsu. the intentions of the Hellenic Govern.

ment. They were bound, therefore, to ask the Government at Constantinople for the necessary instructions and authority. They affirm the desire of the Government to conclude peace as speedily as possible. AUSTRO-SERVIAN SITUATION

starmist.

ACUTE,

Government House. H.E. The Governor delivered a speech to them on the subject of the boycott, dwelling upon the folly of it, and asking them to use their in- fluer.ce to put an end to it. The speech was interpreted by Sir Kai Ho Kai, and partake of tea. After His Excellency had afterwards the company were invited to Adeparted, the Hon. Mr. Wei Yuk made

the suggestion that they should all make a journey in the tram cars, and this was done.

The Times states that the Unionist opinion in the House of Commons on the subject of the policy enunciated by Mr. Bonar Law at Ashton is not united. somewhat similar divergence of opinion exists among the party in the country, a desire for a renewal of the Referendam pledge being still expressed by Lancashire

A WOMAN IN THE CASE." and Irish Unionista.

The hearing of a charge brought by a From sixty to seventy per cent, of theman hailing from Saigon against a Chinese for assault was resumed at the Magistracy yesterday.

and Grist), prosecuted, and Mr. W. L. Mr. C. F. Mason (of Messrs. Wilkinson

Shenton (of Messrs. Deacon, Looker, and Deacon), defended,

Mr. Mason, at the outset, drew his Chinese newspaper published in the Colony, and asserted that it contained a scurrilous statement amounting to con-

The recurrence of pessimism in regard to the Austro-Servian position is described in well-informed circles in Lon-Unionists, including the immediate sup- don as unwarranted, but despatches from porters of Mr. Walter Long, are now Belgrade and Bukharest are somewhat averse to food taxes, which are disliked in Scotland and the North of England. The Government organ at Belgrade A smaller section, supported by Mr. surprising in view of the tension that exists to will take up duty as Instructor in Gun-coinplains of provocative Austrian mili- Austen Chamberlain, favours the present Worship's attention to a report in a nery, 1st Class, at the School of Gunnery, tary movements, and says that search-Tariff proposals, and this section has got lights have been thrown over Belgrade, the Party machine hence its influence. News has been received from England of the recent death of Mr. F. E, Richards, that monitors cruising in the Danube Both are united in one respect, that they at one time associated with the firm of have come close to the frontier, even Messrs. Dodwell & Co. He was for some colliding with a pier at Belgrade, and time manager of their Foochow branch, vacating the position nine or ten years that Servians visiting the frontier towns ago in order to tako up a Home appoint-ou business have been arrested. ment.

The fact that Austrian ships in the

read in the Northern papers of a good many indications of military activity, notwith- standing the official order to the newspaper Press to respect military secreta. For instance, we read of one of the Mongolian princes buying from Russia ten machine guns. 8,000 quick-firing guns and a number of flying machines. There is a good deal also about a Chinese military expedition in the neighbourhood of Jehol, about which we published some brief private telegraphic information a few weeks age. It appeare from a Presidential Order that the General of Jehol recently reported to Peking that the

Mr. Bonar Law's leadership. It is likely are unwilling to do anything to prejudice

therefore, that matters will tend to com

pose themselves.

LORD CÜRZON'S VIEWS.

Lord Curzon, speaking at York, said Manager of the Hongkong Electric Tram-rin have been ordered to proceed towards he would like to see the contentious parts

Mr. J. Stoddert. Kennedy, General Danub: between Belgrade and Turnuseve- ways, Led, with Mrs. Kennedy and two Galatz, and that the Roumanian ships of the Unionist programme put tem children; Mr. and Mra C. E. H. Beavis have been ordered to concentrate in the porarily in the background. He added-- and child, and Mr. P. H, Holyoak, were

Prince of the West Djärud and the Princess among the passengers of the Wishima llarbour of Masin, is believed in Buk-"We should be better employed discus-

of the East Djarud and other notables had been murdered and their families carried away, by tufeis," who also made off with a

Mare, which arrived from London yester-harest to be due to the Austro-Servian day.

T.

Bishop Taylor Smith, Chaplain General

an

dispute. On December 19th, at Shanghai, to Mr. hundred cartloads of loot. The President

The extensive precautionary armaments and Mrs. C. J. WHITE, a son.

ordered the General at Johol and the Tutuh of the Forces, is due back in Hongkong by Austria continue to excite appre- of Fengtien "to telegraph to the various by the Himalaya from Shanghai to hansion. troops to advance quickly, surround the address to an audience of ladies at

morrow, and besides delivering marauders, recover the captured families Government House in the afternoon, and carts, punish the wicked and protect he will give an address at a service for the innocent." These various troops in men in St. John's Cathedral at 5.15 p.m. the neighbourhood of Mongolia ure dangerous element in the situation, and

LUISH-

DEATHS.

On Deceraber 12th, at the Sainte Marie Hospital, Shanghai, AIMEE GUY SMITH, M.B., London,

On December 13th, at the General

Mr. William Ker, East Indie merchant,

sing the dangers of the present system than discussing whether we should pay a tax on barley, corn, and oats in years to

bome."

WELSH DISESTABLISHMENT,

tempt of Court.

to compliment the Chinese paper for Mr. Shenton said all he had to do was having foreshadowed the defence that was

to be raised. The report suggested that there was a woman in the case,'

"and this he would prove to his Worship. this matter after the case, and the hearing His Worship advised Mr. Mason to take

was again adjourned.

SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST AN AMERICAN.

At the Magistracy yesterday Detective Sergeant Terrett brought an American named Carl Boor Rickarts before Mr. Hazeland on three charges. The first was that on the 17th December he sent divers Jetters to one Clio Hales demanding. money by menaces; the second was that he lived wholly or partly on the proceeds of prostitution from 19th August to 17th December; and the third was that he unlawful assaulted the complainant Clio

Defendant pleaded not guilty to all Welsh-three charges.

graphs that M.

Heuter's correspondent at Vienna tele-

LONDON, December 18th. Edl, the emissary In the House of Commons on Tuesday appointed by

the Austro-Hungarian Mr. McKenna announced during the Government to investigate the charges debate on the Welsh Church Disestablish concerning the ill-treatment of Austrian ment Bill a concession on clause VIII.

than was originally proposed. evoked an indignant outburst from men, none of whom. however, declared

Hospital, Shanghai, FREDERICK WILLIAM Bussin's firm adherence to the attitade late of the firm of Ker, Bolton & Co., and Consuls by the Servians, wrote a report giving the Church £18,000 annually more Hales on the 17th December.

EDWARDS, Eastern Extension Telegraph Co., aged 49 years.

The Daily Press.

estate of the total value of £236,573, of

Kingdom amounts to £232,098. The duties on the property will amount to

about £30,000.

authorities towards the Consul was some times incorrect The Servian Govern ment had been requested to make satis faction.

This

she has taken up towards Mongolian formerly with Messrs. Ker & Co., of on the 3rd inst. in which he shows that aspirations are bound to eventuate in Manila, who died on July 29th, aged 90, the charges that M. Prochaska was kept trouble, sooner or later. It is appar-left, in addition to real estate, personal a prisoner and ill-treated are unfounded, HONGKONG OFrion: 10a, Das VEUX ROAD O.ently the hope of the Chinese Govern which the personal estate in the United but the attitude of the Servian military their intention to abstain from veting. LONDON OFF:01: 181, FLEST STREET, E..ment that the other friendly. Powers will view sympathetically the resentment shown by the people of China, and use their infu ence upon Russia to avert a rupture. What the Powers think of the matter has not been made known. M. Sazonoff gave to the British Minister at St. Petersburg assurances that Russia regarded annexation as an "insane" idea, and that, she had no intention of establishing even a protectorate over Mongolia. All Bussin proposed to

HONGKONG, December 19¤, 1912.

THE MAGISTRACY.

A fine of $100 was imposed on a man for being in possession of opium.

The Vienna newspapers are gratified that the Prochaska incident proved far leis serious than was imagined, and they are confident that the affair will be satis-

A youth who was charged with being infactorily settled.

BRITISH AIRSHIP WRECKED.

LONDON, December 18th. The army airship Beta was wrecked at Farnborough, being blown among trees after engine troubles.

MORE SUFFRAGETTE OUTBURSTS.

LONDON, December 18th. Suffragettes attacked many pillar boxes

Sergeant Terrett informed his Worship that he was ready to proceed. Defendant had said that he wanted an attorney, but he now said that he did not wish an attorney.

His Worship-I cannot take the case now. I will take it next Tuesday.

Defendant said he would like the case to be taken immediately.

His Worship replied that he could do that, and asked the defendant could put up bail.

Defendant replied that he had money, and then asked how much bail in London suburbs on Tuesday night. A would be required.

THREE would seem to be very little pros. pect of a satisfactory issue, from China's point of view, of the acgotiations which have been in a progress at Peking between the Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Russian Minister in regard to the Mongolian question. The Chinese Govern Outer Mongolia, and to give the overa-that it belonged to his master. The master The Turkish fleet engaged a Greek ment in the negotiations has been insisting mant friendly support. Less than a month the charge sheet. After hearing the evi-squadron on Monday morning between to a railway carriage refused, as "a suf-oppose bail on the second charge. upon the maintenance of China's authority ago Sir EDWARD GEET said in the House dence Mr. Hazeland ordered the-master the Dardanelles and Imbros for an hour. fragist rebel " to comply with the sum-

do was to acknowledge the independence of possession of a quantity of opium said

arrived and his name was placed on

"A NAVAL BATTLE,”

in Mongolia and upon the cancellation of of Commons that "It would seem prime to pay a fine of $10 and discharged the According to the Turkish account several the secret treaty made by Russia with the facie that the agreement is intended to con- youth. Mongolians at Urga. A semi-official state- firm rights and privileges for Russian

shots struck the cruiser Georgio Saveroff, ment published in Poking says: "The basis subjects which existed under previoue Two Chinese were charged before. Mr. silencing her big guns. The Greeks then of any just and satisfactory adjustment treaties of many years' standing, and Hazeland with being in possessica of of the abnormal situation which Russia has generally to secure the status, practically opium made up in the form of pills and fed towards the Piraeus. The Turks created ia Ku-lun is the continued main amounting to autonomy, which was the man was fined $25 or one month's im-states that the Turks kept within the also opium mixed with wine. The first were not injured. The Greek, account tenance of Chinese sovereignty: Mongolia normal condition of Outer Mongolia," but prisonment on the first charge and 867 or protection of the forts and finally again every part of it-must remain Chinese he added that he was awaiting further two months imprisonment on the second territory. This is the national resolve, and information on these points. This may be charge, while the second man was fined led to the Dardanelles, the Grecka cruis- it would be a grave and serious errer if taken to represent the attitude of the Russia were to ignore or assign it a wrong Powers generally in regard to the question.

male suffragist charged with setting fire Sergeant Torrett said that he would

Bail was refused, and the hearing was

mons, and a warrant was issued for his fixed for next Wednesday.

arrest,

THE PRIZE RING.

CRICKET.

HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB V. GAREISON. LONDON, December 18th.

The following will represent the Hong- At the National Sporting Club in the | kong Cricket Club againge Garrison contest for the lightweight championship Saturday, 31st December, play to com- on the Hongkong Cricket ground on of the world (20 rounds) for $1,000 mence at 3 p.m. sharp R. Hancock aside and a purse of £1,000, Welsh heat D. E. Donnelly, A. C. E. Elborough, (Capt.), RN. Anderson, & H. Dodwell, in all 829, with the alternative of twoing outside the whole afternoon, Five the Australian Mehegan on pointe. after a

E. A. Fowler, A. H. Gillingham, H. months' imprisonment.

Hancock, J. W. Stephonson-Jellie, J. 8. Lloyd, and T. E. Pearce,

"Greeks were slightly wounded,

most spirited contest.

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