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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21st, 1912.

Mongolia." He begins his message by saying that extraordinary circumstances require extraordinary means to deal with them. "At present the Russians are taking advantage of our financial diffi-

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Christmas Carols will be rendered in Union Church on Sunday evening at 0 o'clock and on Christmas morning at 10 o'clock.

President Yuan Shin-kai's left leg in

still causing him much discomfort. The doctors bave ordered massage, and it is of local interest to learn that Miss Elsie Maud Mow Fung (sister of Mr. E. Mow Fung, of Messrs. Der A Wing & Co., of Hongkong) has been called in as a trained nurse to carry out the orders of the Miss Mow Fung received her doctors.

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE BOYCOTT.

(TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."]

Hongkong, 20th December, 1912 Sin-I was much interested in your leader of yesterday in which you quote from the Canton Independent. The quota tion appears to be in sympathy with the views of the Hongkong Government on the currency question, but does not actively advocate the immediate stopping

Colony closely affecting the Chinese com-

TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

WAR. THE BALKAN

THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS. Thursday's sitting of the Peace Con ference was awaited with considerable apprehension, feeling running very high in the Balkan States in view of the belief that the Turks were deliberately delaying.

because tho

munity, the leaders of that community ed, as they were coming by special have been most active in holding public courier. meetings, raising subscriptions, Why have they not done so in the present state of affairs? If the hands of the local Chinese are clean in the matter of this boycott, let them show it by active steps and not by the smiles and professions of ignorance one reads of in the various published interviews.-Yours, etc.,

etc. PORTE GIVES WAY TO GREECE.

It is stated in Constantinople that the Porte has directed the Peace delegates to agree to negotiate with Greece, without the latter signing the armistice.

(THROUGH REUTER'S 'AGENCY ?

THE TARIFF REFORM QUESTION,

HOME AND COLONIAL OPINIÓN,

LONDON, December 20th. The Liberal newspapers are still making

prominent feature of the discussions in the Unionist Party on the subject of the food taxes A feature of an article in the Liverpool Courier is a statement which....

drifting to destruction, and demanding

leaders on the subject of the Referendum.

Colonial Conference are

Mr. Fisher (Prime Minister) says: There is insufficient interest here for the

Mr. Deakin says:

Comment at this distance would be premature."

Mr. Hughes, the Attorney-General snys: The idea is very much in the clouds,"

CHAMPAGNE if Mongolis be lost to us; and rather than training at Guy's Hospital, London, and of the boycott, which, at the time of They will not listen to any Turkish pro-declares that the Unionist party in lose it by outrage and insult it is better to two years ago was appointed Matron of writing, seems as strong as ever. Neither posal suggestive of the retention of deformids that it shall not be lost without the Peiyang Nursing Institute, a position expressions of sympathy in newspapers Adrianople, such as re-victualling. Thus that a Conference should he called in nor the Arm altitude of His Majesty's resistance when all the people are willing to which she still holds.

Dr. Henry Haigh, the ex-President of Government appear to have the slightest Thursday's sitting will possibly be London, Lancashire or Yorkshire of the

It is self-crucial. ST. MARCEAUX & C.o | die in order to maintain it." Public opinion,

A momentary sensation was created Messages from Australian politicians on bo believes, is strong enough to avert the Wesleyan Methodist Conference, effect on the Chinese here.

evident that a great number of the the danger, but if success is to be expected arrived in Hongkong on Wednesday, and Chinese here know all about this boycott, when the Turkish delegetes were seen the subject of Mr. Bonar Law's sugges- the country must first adopt extraordinary proceeded to Canton the same evening.-

time for the leading members of the hurrying alone from the Conference after tion for a measures to obtain relief from the prosent He returns to-day, and will preach in the and the reasons for it. Surely it is now embarrassing financial situation. "That at Wesleyan Church to-morrow twice-in the Chinese community to act up to their an hour's sitting, but it was quickly published. present we cannot speak of war is simply morning at 10.15. and in the evening et oft-repeated protestations of loyalty to announced that the Conference had beru

Saturday When any adjourned to $58.00 Joo to our financial difficulties," he says, and 6. He will also address a public meet His Majesty's Government. $60.00 after remarking on the fact that a loan from ing in the Church on Monday, December question or situation has arisen in this Turkish instructions bad not been receiv-suggestien to be treated too seriously."

As Dr. Haigh is $63.00 the Sextuple group was a question which still 23rd, at 8 o'clock.

remained unsettled, and would be altogether known to be a thinker and a speaker of hopeless in the event of an outbreak of a very high order, and of wide experi- hostilities, he proceeds at great length to out-enec, no doubt there will be some who CHAMPAGNE live his scheme of solving these difficulties, would wish to hear him. We are asked -by displacing the use of gold and silver to mention that a welcome will be given us currency by the substitution of paper to all. monay, "The way to accomplish the reform," he says, "is to euaut that the paper notes issued by order of the Govern Dient shall be-circulated as money, and treated as gold and silver or as merchandise. For the payment of Government revenues and for the market exchanges paper notes issued by the Government abould be used, and the use of gold and silver coins should be strictly prohibited. The present gold and silver coins may be exchanged for paper notes at the Bureau of Note Issue, but the circulation of coins in not be permitted. the market should D'EPERNAY Tous paper notes would win the confi- dence of the public and freely circulate, A CHAMPAGNE OF FINE QUALITY. and our finances would be improved." By the publication of such visionary ideas PER CASE: 1 Doz. Quarts- $34.00 as these Dr. SUN TAT-BEN will soon lose 2 Doz Pints $36.00 the confidence in him which the success 4 Doz, Splits - $38.00 of the Revolutionary campaign inspired throughout the world. The only value the CO.. publication of a document of this character

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It will be learned with regret, says the Shanghai Mercury, that Mr. Gen. Paine, of Messrs. S. Moutrie & Co., who only returned from Home a little over a week ago, died at the General Hospital at 12.30 L.m. on Sunday. who leaves a widow to mourn his loss, was extremely popular and had hosts of friends. He joined Messrs. Moutrie & Co. in February, 1002, coming from the works of Messrs. John Brinsmead & Sons, London.

ONLOOKER.

THE BOYCOTT.

FREE RIDES.

It is anounced that the Tram Company for the next three days will carry Chinese On arriving in Shanghai he passengers free of charge. The object of took up the duties of pianoforte tuner, this apparently is to attract a sufficient and for some years was in charge of the number of persons to travel and thus Company's factory, his brother being the afford proof to the people that fear of Company's manager at Hongkong. The molestation is groundless. The common deceased, who had been in ill-health, went excuse for not travelling by car is that Home last. April, and having recovered to it is unsafe to do so now, but as we have a great extent decided to return to Shang-before pointed out, no assistance appears hui. He was taken ill on the trip out to have been given the police in bringing and was conveyed to hospital from the to justice the "bad characters" who are steamer, but nothing could be done for alleged to inspire thus fear. him. Great sympathy is felt for his bereaved widow.

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THE PEACE TERMS. Reuter's Agency understands that the peace terms have been carefully drawn up, and that the Allies are not prepared for bargaining: the terms must be accepted or rejected as they stand. The delegates of the Allies are working in perfect harmony. There is a amount of pessimism regarding the ques- The Allies are tion of Adrianople. insisting on being given possession of the city. The feeling regarding the European situation is more optimistic. There are already good results from the conversa- tions of the Ambassadors, though there will be caum for apprehension if the Peace Conference is unsuccessful. The The NC. Daily News in an article chief anxiety of the diplomats is in con- applauding the action taken by the Hong-nection with Adrianople, on which both possesses is in its disclosure of the fixed

Dr. Richard P. Strong, of the Philipkong Government to suppress boycotts in intention, sooner or later, to go to war, if

therine Buieau of Science, who is now at the Colony says:-Not only does the Bill Turkey and the Allies are equally firm. necessary, with Russia to recover

SERVIA'S ASPIRATIONS FOR A published on Saturday provide for heavy authority the Chinese Governicent has lost Home on leave, has resigned. Dr. Strong penalties in cases of undue and improper

PORT. in Mongolia. If this is the policy to be served the Philippine Government for interference with, or hampering of, law preached by the principal leaders of public more than 10 years, first as a member of ful business and commercial undertakings, the staf of the Bureau of Science and but it empowers the Governor in Council opinion in China, it can only serve to make

later in a combination position that into proclaim any area a boycotting district, the Sextuple Group all the more cautious

cluded the Medical School and the Gen- and to lovy a special rate for the com The pensation of persons damnified.

A BHANGHAI COMMENT.

The Servian Premier interviewed by a journalist is reported as saying: "We attempted vainly to reach an understand.

Senator Millen saye "The proposel to project one part of the Empire into. the domestic affairs of another part is only approachable with caution, border- ing on apprehension."

The Times publishes long dispatches from its Canadian, Australian and New Zealand correspondents on the subject of

Mr. Bonar Law's pronoungement. These

show that there is a general agreement that each part of the Empire must settle its ficeal policy for itself. In Canada it is recognised that the Unionist leaders have shifted their position, and there is a suspicion that their chief motive is to escape domestic difficulties.

EAST AFRICAN BOUNDARY QUESTIONS.

AN IMPORTANT ADJUSTMENT.

LONDON, December _wth. The Daily Express states that the revision of the boundaries of British East Africa and the Belgian Congo will be announced shortly. It gives British East Africa a strip 60 by 30 miles west of the Mfumbird mountains, thus preparing

concerning the terms upon which they eral Hospital. He did a large amount latter proviso reveals a sound apprecia.ing with Austria regarding a port on the the way for the completion of the Cape

advance money to China.

A Centipede dance was held in the City Hall last evening.

was delivered in London on the 18th December.

the Powers."

MASSACRE OF CHRISTIANS. The Turks massacred a number of Christians in Mytelene. The Greeks are pursuing the Turks after a battle in the village of Petras. KING FERDINAND TOURING THE

BRITISH DOCTORS AND THE INSURANCE ACT,

LONDON, December 20th. The voting of the doctors upon the

question of accepting Mr. Lloyd George'a

final offer to work the Insurance Act has been concluded, and the result is 11,309 agains; and 2,422 in favour.

of original research as well as general tion of Chinese nature and of local con- Adriatic. We now leave the decision to to Cairo railway. work. His last important task was as theditions. Among the poorer classes there chief representative of the United States is a fixed tendency to restrict movements to the particular district, eastern or Government in the international Sght western, of residence; so that there should against pneumonic plague in North be comparatively little difficulty in fixing Chine. He was associated in that work the source of troubles. The principle of The French mail of the 19th November with Dr. Teague and they won general holding the many responsible for the misdoings of the few is a simple adapta commendation from their foreign collea- tion of Chinese practice, which should at gues. At the conclusion of the conference Least be understood if not relished. And at Peking the Chinese Government pre; in conclusion it may be said that to make posed to found a great scientific instituthe malcontents pay for the damage which tion and place Dr. Strong at its head. they conspire to inflict, without the cumbrousness of police court proceedings, He was tempted by the offer, but even; An employee of the Bureau of Lands intually declined it. It was recently pro posed that Dr. Strong exchange places the Philippines, named Charles S.

with Dr Councilman, the great patio- Fowler, died last week.- The circum-

logist of Harvard, the object being to stances of his death pointed to suicide.

give him a year in the United States and the local melical school the benefit of the lectures of the Harvard specialist.

Mr. Ferris Hartmann fell ill in Manila and the Company's season there had to

be curtailed.

The Bishop of Victoria's engagements for to-morrow (Sunday) are: 8.15, officiate at the Cathedral; 11 s.m., preach at St. Mary's Chinese Church, Causeway Bay; 6.46 p.m. preach at the Cathedral.

Six recruits from the Royal Irish Constabulary have just arrived in the Ir would seem, from the latest news of the Colony to join the Hongkong Police renewed negotiations between the Chinese Force. Their names are as follows:- Government and the Sextuple Financial Messrs. W. Shannon, M. H. Hourihan, Group, that a loan of twenty-five millions L. P. Lane, J. Brennan, W. J. Harron, sterling is in a fair way of being arranged and C. Fallon.

Three prisoners tried last week to escape from Bilibid prison, Manila, by burrowing their way to the outer wall. They had worked at their tuunel for forty minutes a day for four days. A fellow- prisoner gave information and the at- tempt was frustrated.

on a basis mutually satisfactory to all con- cerned, excepting, perhaps, Mr. CRISP The fact is the more interesting in view of a very lengthy talegram sent a fortnight ago to the PRESIDENT by Dr., SON YAT-SEN. According to the pricia of the telegram which appeared in the Chinese Press at the time, Dr. SUN YAT-SEN was represented as

Arrangements are being made for a counselling the PRESIDENT to enter upon Field Day in the neighbourhood of Fan hostilities against Russia and to make a Ling on Sunday, the 29th instant, when large issue of Government paper money in the Volunteer Reserves will be opposed order to supply "the ainews of war." The to the Scouts, who will be in Camp for report was so palpably absurd that we the annual training. The reserves will regarded it as pure invention carefully proceed by train to Fan Ling on Sunday

morning..

calculated to feed the war fever from

LOCAL SPORT.

ཡ་་ CRICKET.

C.C.C., POLICE 1.C.

This league Sixture will be played on the C.C.C. ground at 2 p.m., to-day.

The following will represent the C.C.C.-H. H. Tayler, L.A. Rose, J. V. Braga, E. L. Brass, &. A. Hancock, W. H. Viveash, R. A, Carvalho, R. Pestonji, C. Johnstone, J. D. Noria, and

R. Basa.

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HONGKONG TRICKET-LEAGUE. The following is the table up to date: 2

พ. Ix. D.

Craigongower ...

P. b

8.

1 13

Kowloon.....

4

0

0

12

Civil Service...... Hongkong "D", 2

4

1

..7

0.

Staff and Depts... 4

H.K. Police

1

R.E.

Hongkong "A"..

A win merite 3 points, and a draw 1 point.

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

NO INTERPORT MATCH.

CONQUERED COUNTRY.

King Ferdinand who has been touring

The Radical papers point out that 26,000 pledged themselves last February against working under the Insurance Act; hence, the siguificance of the latest vote is the number of abstentions.

is far more likely to be effective than in Thrace and Macedonia has arrived at isolated instances of fining or imprison-Salonika where he has been photographed 'ment. It is, of course, easy to detect the.

strong hand of Sir Henry May in the with King George of Greece. Bill. His Excellency's record as Chief of Police is a fair indication that he will Ferdinand said his visit was merely as a GERMAN NATIONAL AEROPLANE

tourist.

TURKISH NAVAL LOSSES.

King

FUND.

LONDON, December 20th. A total of £350,000 sterling has been An Athens telegram states that the Turkish Admiral Halil Pasha, and four subscribed towards the German National

Aerople Fund.

allow no trifling where questions of law and order are at stake, while the condition of Hongkong in recent months contains ample proof that the day of strong government does not come a day before it was needed. No injustice, as our correspondent's letter clearly shows, is officers were killed on board the flagship likely to be done to the Chinese by during the fight in the Dardanelles on vigorous measures to repress the boycott. Hongkong is British territory and its the 18th inst. The battleship was practi- foreign occupants have a perfect right to cally destroyed and the three other demand that Hongkong coinage shall be.

Lloyds Agent at Port Said reports that used in payments made to them. That Turkish ships were severely damaged. step has already been taken in the some foreign firms. Nothing less was Government revenue departments and by part of the Turkish fleet was forced to possible in view of the appallingly run ashore near the Dardanelles, owing inchoate condition of Southern Chinese to damage sustained in the fight with the currency and the uncontrolled confusion wrought by the Canton mint

THE MAGISTRACY.

Nine Chinese were charged with failing to affix the requisite stamps to receipts. Fines varying from $1 to $15 were inflicted.

A shop coolie, residing in Possession Street, reports to the police that a man obtained from his master's shop, by the. aid of the confidence trick, tên rolls of silk. A man has been arrested in con- neotion with the charge.

Greek fleet.

THE DISENDOWMENT OF THE WELSH CHURCH,

LONDON, December 20th. The Unionist amendment to the Dis- endowment proposals of the Welsh Church Bill was defeated by a majority of 55, some Liberale voting with the minority.

NEWSPAPERS AND CHRISTMAS DAY.

LATER.

THE FIRM OF ARNDT & CO.

At the Summary Court yesterday mention was made of an action brought by J. M. S. Xavier against Messrs. Arndt & Co, for $300, balance of mony lent. Mr. Leo. d'Almada appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. W. L. Shenton repre- sented the defendants. His Lordship intimated that an interim receiving order had been made against the defendant firm, and adjourned the case sine die.

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THE CHRISTMAS MAIL.

The arrival of the P. & O. steamer on

day earlier than Thursday, a expected, came as a welcome surprise to a large number of people, especially those who had been expecting gifts from the folks at Home. The Christmas mail was very heavy, but it could not be said that the parcels were greater in number than before. They represented an average

Probably it would have ̧

parcel mail. been heavier had there not been such an

LONDON, December 20th. A cable has just been received from Shanghai to the effect that they will, after all, by unable to send a team down at Mr. Hoggarth, on behalf of the opium

All the newspapers except the Times In view of the advanced which the Cantonese especially appeared to. We do not know how many Legal Ad: Christmas. be suffering so badly. We now learn that visers the Chinese Government is getting stage of the arrangements to play, much farmer, asked that a charge against two and the Daily Telegraph have agreed not

disappointment is felt locally that this Chinese of being in unlawful possession to publish on Christmas Day. Dr. Sun Yat-sen did in fact offer advice It has been announced that Professor fixture will not take place, particularly of a small quantity of prepared opium on the subject to the PRESIDENT in a tele- Ariga has been appointed and that Sir as previous advices appeared to he

be withdrawn, as the opium had been gam running to many thousands of words, Francis Piggott has been appointed. very rosy.

The following have been selected to play message scarcely bears the Now we see it announced that Monsieur for the Club 5, the Navy tedy purchased from the opium farmer.

Before Mr. Hazeland a Chic e construction given to it by the précis that Decodt, a Belgian, has been offered the Match to-day, at 4 p.m.: Full back, T.

charged with obtaining money y false. came under our notice a fortnight ago. The appointment of Legal Adviser to China, E. S, Robson: three-quarters backs, B. sum and substance of Dr. Sux's lengthy M. Decuit is a son-in-law of the famous Chapman, H. S. Rouse, V M. Grayburn, pretences at West Fojut. Mr. Lewis (of and F. Sutherland; half backs, A, A. Messrs. Johnson, Stokes & Master) cou- Belgian jurist, M. Rolin Jacquemyns, Claxton, and Jasper Clark; forwards, message is "Make your financial arrange who is general adviser to the King of 4. Murdoch, S. B. B. McElderry, A. Fducted the prosecution, and the defendant / morning papers are published on Boxing though those who received their advices Deane, H. G. Hegarty, T. J. Fisher, D. was sentenced to two months' imprison- Walker, Chas. C. Stark, and A.N. Other.ment.

but the

ments first, and then fight Russia, if neces- sery, to assert China's sovereignty-in-

Siam.

was

For the first time in the history of the Press, no newspapers will be published in London on Christmas Day,----

The object in view would be better served, in the case of the morning papers, by not publishing on Boxing Day. If the Day it means that the staffs have to work on Christmas Day to produce them-E-]

interval beween the arrival of the mail and Christmas Day, and it is expected in consequence that the next cel mail from Home will be quite heavy, The fact that the mail was not expected to be ready for delivery until Saturday was responsible for a big proportion of the parcels not being collected yesterday,

were not slow in collecting the parcels that were addressed to them.