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TELEGRAMS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGRICT.]
RANDOM REFLECTIONS.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 28RD, 1912.
His Excellency the Governor had some interesting remarks last week on the sub- CHRISTMAS SHOPPING AT HOME.ject of education. It was rather startling
DON, December 22nd,
"Christmas shopping is proceeding with the utmost vigour and animation. There is every sign of great trade prosperity, record shipments of presents to the over. sens Dominions have taken place, and the
Post Office estimates that 1,000,000 more Yuletide lettors have been sent to various parts of the Empire than in 1911.
LUCAL PORT.
LEAGUE CRICKET.
CRAIGENGOWER CRICKET CLUB.
league match played at Happy to have him declaro, as he did on Friday, Vallay on Saturday between 0.0.C. and that education was not properly super- Police R.C. resulted in a vin for 0.0.0. vised by the Government in Hongkong, Scotes: and that the Government was not aware of what was being taught in many schools, What does this statement foreshadow! More school inspectors, or an augmented staff for the Director of Education, At any rate, there should be adequate supervision of the education of the young people.
A note was struck by His Excellency in PROJECTED AERIAL EXPEDITION. his speech at the Victoria British School on Thursday that should produce respon- LONDON, December 21st.
sive vibrations. He suggested that the Lieutenant Graetz announces his inten-Government looked more after the educa- tion of organising an Anglo-German tion of the children of other than British airship expedition to explore New races, and expressed the belief that they should do more for their own. Probably Guinea.
he has not forgotten the speech which was made by Mr. Jack at the Engineers' In- stituto three or four weeks ago when he pointed out the grievances of Bri- tish parents who wished an adequate olementary education for their child-
In the
of his marks His Excellency said that he. thought it was their duty to extend to the children of English parents every facility for educating their children in the Colony, but when he includes the children of Scottish, Welsh, Irish and Colonial parents he will probably find the subject more important still.
THAMES IRONWORKS CLOSED.
LONDON, December 22nd The Official Receiver has notified the closing of the Thames fron Works on Saturday.
The closing of the Ironworks will likely
much unemployment in the East End. The Chairman, Mr. Arnold Hills, however, told the men to cheer up. He was confident there was a Happy Now Year yet in store for them...
THE BRITISH INSURANCE ACT.
LONDON, December 22nd. The Representative Council of the British Medical Association after a pro- tracted discussion has rejected the Gov. crnment's final terms under the Insurance.
'Act, and decided to establish an alter native system of industrial practice. BRITISH AND GERMAN SHIPPING DISPUTE.
LONDON, December 22nd..
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CONTAC
The tramway boycott continues to be the most fruitful subject of conversation, and certainly not without reason, as it indicates a state of affairs which is dis- No body of Chinese can be quieting. allowed to dictate to any legal enterprise how it should be conducted, and we await somewhat impatiently the decision of the Government to issue the proclamation that the greater part of the Chinesc residential locality is a boycott area.
Ther can be
no doubt that the organisation behind this boycott move-
A deadlock has arisen between thement is a very strong one. The fact that British and German lines regarding the it can ensure so universal obedience to its South African Shipping Agreement over commands proves that, and nothing could afford a more striking demonstration of its power than the manner in which the Russian aviator was boycotted. The matter was kept a secret. Nobody suspected that there was anything un- usual happening, until it was seen that the special trains provided by the Rail- way authorities were going out to Shatin with not a single Chinese on board, The word boycott was not even mentioned.. But the boycott was the most complete that has ever been witnessed in this
the trade with East Africa, where the Germans consider that their own interests should be specially protected Failing this, they intimate that they cannot see their way to renew the agreement with British lines trading with South Africa expiring on the 31st March next.
It is all very well for some Chinese to argue that you cannot make people rido on the trams if they do not wish to do
THE TANJONG PAGAR CASE,
LONDON, December 22nd. After a trial lasting forty-two days in | Colony. the Chancery Court before Mr. Justice Parker in the case of Sir John Airds, Limited, against the Tanjong Pagar Dock Board, the Judge bas. an so, but the point is that a community nounced the findings of fact at which has been accustomed to patroniso which he had arrived regarding the this modern means of conveyance does hot suddenly cease to use the trams for charges of fraud, and reserved his
Buch &
reason as the decision of the judgment regarding the other facts and Tramway Company to accept only Hong the law applicable to them. Mr. Justice kong money. No, the people who rode on the trams are being prevented from using Parker took this course because he under them, and the sooner this reign of terror stood that the matter would have becois ended the better for the unfortunato long since settled but for the charges of fraud. He appreciated the difficulty of compromising an action in which fraud had been alleged. Mr. Justice Parker found that there had been untrue repre- sentation, but this was due to gross care applied.. Jessness and inaccuracy. None of the persons concerned had any intention or desire to deceive or knowingly made any mis-statement or dishonestly concealed or suppressed material facts.
Chinese themselves and the better for the whole Colony.
The Government has attempted persuasive methods without success. The kid glove, dillesante policy should now cease, and rigorous methods such as admit of no misunderstanding
G. A. Woodcock, e Dasa, b Taylor... 0 G. Fowler, a Basa, b Pestonji zaionista A. Grimmett, Johnstone, b Taylor D. Burlingham, b.w., Pestonji W. Cruikshank, b Pestonjja Glendinning, Vivensh, b. Tayler... W. Pitt, b Pestonji ......
K. McLennan, e Rose, b Pestonji J. Moody, not out...... W. Cooper, b Festonji
J. Kerr, o Pestonji, b Tayler
Extras
Total
Bowling Analysis.
Tayler Pestonji
0.
8.3
• 8
€..C.
0
E. L. Braga, ran not, H. H. Tayler, b Woodcock. J. V. Braga, h Moody .....
L A. Rose, c Cruikshank, b Kerr
R. Pestonji, b Moody.
R. A. Carvalho, b Kerr
W. H. Vivensh, not out.
39.
R. Basa, o Melannan, b Cooper
G. A. Hancock, e and b. Cooper
C. Johnstone, 1.b.w. Cooper
18
D. Noria, b Cruikshank
Extras
7
5
Total
154
W.
Moody
1 30
2
Woodcock
King Kerr
罪
6
0 43
2
Cooper
Cruikshank
Bowling Analysis.",
M
3. 0 18
1.3 0 9 I
ROWLOON 9. ROYAL ENGINEERS,
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB 2, UNITED SERVICES
HONGKONG THÀNH
Yesterday was the second day of the offer by the Tramway Company of free rides, and the offer was largely availed of by Indian soldiers and Chiness
INTIMATIONS
DIXON'S
Play will commence at 2 pm on Christmas Day, and not at 12 noon 45 previously stated. On Boxing Day play will be continued at 10 a.. children. They crowded the cars all day, Services-Major Bowen, A.P.D., Rev. wished to use the cars for ordinary
The following will represent the United and there was little room for others who DOUBLE
F. B. Hastings, RN., Lieut. Hunton, travelling purposes, R.M.EL.Eng. -Lieut. Smith, R.N., Capt. Robertson, A.O.D., Capt. Crawford, R.A, Lieut. Bagnall, R.A., Lieut. White,' 196th Bat., Corpl Dempoy, K.OY.L.I., E. R. A. Poole, B.N., and C. P. O. Neil, R.N.
The Officers of the Garrison will be "At Home" to their friends on Christmas Day at 3,30 p.m. on the Hongkong Crickos ground. By kind permission of Lieut. Colonel L. B. Walton and the Officers, the Band and Drums of the 26th Pun- jabis will play a selection of music on the ground.
LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
HONGKONG VARGA,
THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IN REPUBLICAN CHINA.
Torture, a Hankow paper says, was used in a trial at Hanyang recently to extort confessions from two thieves. The torture the end of the Manchu dynasty. system was nominally abolished before
An Tehong correspondent writing on December 7th said:-Last night while a case implicating a soldier was boing tried at the Court of Justice, the Judge gave a decision unfavourable to the nccused and many of his soldier friends at once attack- ed the Judge and beat him. He was rescued. however, by an officer who managed to persuade the soldiers to return to their camp...
HONGKONG CHINESE AND MONGOLIA.
they have raised a large sum of money. which will be forwarded to Peking as soon as the Mongolian expedition is decided upon.[The Greek "Kalends ?- ED.)
On Saturday these teams were pitted against each other in a game for Leaguo points. From the very start the soldiers set up a bot attack on the Club's goal, The following appears in a Peking but hesitation in front of the keeper | paper:- Bullified their efforts. Eaed by ani ex-
A telegram was received from the Tutuh of Canton stating that the Chinese resid cellent and determined defence, their ating in Hongkong have been very earncat tack was broken temporarily, and in regard to the Russo-Urga affair, and mistake by one of the backs at the other end let in Pennell, who safely guided the sphere past the custodian. This reverse, entirely unexpected as it was, demoralised | the Artillery, and for a while the Club The had slightly the best of matters. military's right back got into difficulties. and Pennell gained possession and ran through, but the goalie saved his shot in pretty style. Benton was repeatedly conspicuous for effective work on the right, Campbell and Jones supporting him with clever passes. Crossing over with the lead of a solitary goal, the Club were immediately placed on the defensive, and Barlow came to the rescue of his sides time after time with brilliant work.. Play degenerated into a mere scramble, but the Artillery's strenuous efforts to draw level and the fine work of the home defence kept the spectators interested. Total (5 wickets)
Stalker in particular deserves a word of H. E. Goldsmith, C. W. Jeffries, and E. commendation for his sterling display,
Edwards did not bat.
A friendly match between these teams was played at Kowloon on Saturday, re- sulting in s win for the home team. Scores:-
J.
26.
KOWLOON. N. L. Railton, b. Whyting a Capt. Wood, c Hibberd, b Collins A. R. Raven, c. and b. Collins
24
4
P. W. Wilkie, retired ........
56.
D. J. Mackenzie, b Tucker si H. Scott, e Wright, b Whyting L. M. Whyte, not out W. Douglas, not out
Extras
18
11.
24
18
185
Wilkinson Collina Whyting Tucker Wright
Hill Miller
Bowling Analysis.
H.
น.
033 I
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I
7
0
8
0 20
ROYAL ENGINEERS. Lee.-Cpl. Tucker, à Capt. Wood Spr. Johnson, a Scott, b Capt. Wood 6 Spr. Wilkinson, b Goldsmith..... Spr. Collins, c Whyto, b Goldsmith 87 Spr. Hibberd, b Goldsmith
Spr. Wright, b Scott......
Spr. Whyting, b. Goldsmith
Spr. Brown, b Capt. Wood
Spr. Miller, b Goldsmith Spr. Skelcher, not ont
Spr. Hill, o Railton, b Capt. Woad..
Extras
Total
Capt. Wood
Bowling Analysis.
H. E. Goldsmith10 H. Scott
D. J. Mackenzie
9 T 17
25
1
30
OTHER CRICKET.
HONGKONG V. THE GARRISON-
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Played on the Hongkong Cricket Ground on Saturday, a draw resulting some really good cricket was witnessed, bat triumphing over ball to a marked extent.
Major Bowen and Capt. Craw ford each reached the rails on seven ve÷
cosions, Elborough's innings contained six 4's and Dodwell hit seven 4's Score and
ÄRAST THE "GARRISON.
Capt. Crawford, e H. Hancock, b
Anderson
The announcement that a wireless tele-analysis:- graphic installation would soon be erected in Hongkong must have been received with considerable satisfaction by the com mercial and shipping community. Though. The action is estimated to have cost the proposed installation does not re- £7 per minute.
The special correspondent of the Straits Times telegraphing from London on the 12th inst, said :---
The case for the defence in the action of Sir John Airds, Limited, against the Tanjong Pagar Dock Board having been closed,
Mr. Justice Parker said he was tired out by the numerous repetitions of evidence. He announced that his finding would be against the allegations of in- tentional deception by anyone. At the same time, Warren had been grossly care- less by inaccuracies both of language and of thought
present the wishes of Hongkong in the matter, it is an advance in the right und probably whom our direction, authorities get better accustomed to wire- less propositions they will show more enterprise and allow us to reap all the advantages of modern discoveries.
Fowler
Capt. Robertson, Ebw, b Dedwell ... 20 Lieut. G. de Houghton, o Thursfield,
b Anderson Lieut. Paris,
31
3.
Major Bowen, pot out
54
H. Matthews, sb. H. Hancock, b
Anderson
27
Major Currie, st. H. Hancock,
Dodwell...t
Extras...
-10
200
Total flor 6 wickets) Lient. Bagnall, Lieut. White, Rev. Foster-Pegg, and Lieut. Veitch did not bat. Bowling Antirais.
G. H. Dodwell B. Hancock D. E. Donnelly R. Anderson E. A. 8. Fowler J. S. Lloyd bad g
HOKOKONG.
T. E. Pearce, b. White...
A. C. E. Elborough, White
8. H. Dodwell, not out:
J. 8. Lloyd, e and 5 White
2, π
46
2
20:
18
60
20
32
I suppose we are looking forward to Christmas with some degree of pleasure. This festival at Home has perhaps senti mental joys, but I doubt if Christmas at Home can ever be as pleasant as it is Hia Lordship intended to give judgment in this part of the world. As a rule the regarding the question of fraud, reserving
He was doing this weather is crisp and dry and bracing, other questions. because he had the strongest feeling that and really is a tonic in itself-not like the case should have been settled carlier the damp which characterises the real
His Lordship also said he had no doubt the case would go to the House of Lords. Christmas, or like the frost and the snow He intimated this advisedly in order that which used to make Christmas picturesque counsel might consult the Board.
in the happy days represented on Christ
Total (for 4 wickets)........199 mas cards. We may regard ourselves as
R. Hancock, H. N. Anderson, H. P. The exiles, and we may wish that we were at field; E. A. S. Fowler, D. E. Donnelly, and Home to be with Friends, but all the same A H. Gillingham did not bat. we have to admit that there are worse experiences in life than Christmas in
RODERICE RANDOM.
Chinese nowspaperatate that General Yuan-hung wil Peking at the end of this year to come with Fresident
Yuan Shih-kai on the Mongolian ques Hongkong.
tion.
H. Hancock, e Robinson, b White ... 4
Estru
Bowling Analysis.
A. G. White 9.5-0 WH. Foster-Pegg... 9. Veitch
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FIGHTING IN MONGOLIA.
Chiness military despatches state that two thousand Chinese troops encountered same number of approximately the Mongolians ten li south-west of Kaila in Inner Mongolis on the 9th inst. After a day's fighting the Mongolians fed, leav- ing sity killed and wounded, and, also, fifty rifles and four field-guns. The Chi- nese casualties were small, but no other details of the light are given. The Chi-
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THE LOAN SYNDICATES.
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At a closed session of the National Assembly on the 11th inst. the Minister of Finance explained that he had received £3,000,000 from Mr. Birch Crisp, who was prepared to supply the remaining three millions before the 1st January next his clearances being marked with fine instead of February, while it was pro- judgment and great power. In the last posed to transfer the second half of the minute of the game one of the Club's ce-loan to the Sextuple Group, and that CHRONOMETER-MAKERS,
China should compensate Mr. Birch feeders had the misfortune to turn the Crisp. The Sextuple Group, he added, leather into his own goal, thus making the bad offered to advance £10,000,000 to China within three months and the score equal.
balance in 1913. As the local representa- tives of the Sextuple bankers have been in continual touch with their European chiefs, it is unlikely that the latter will reject these proposals. The National Assembly resolved to sanction the preli minary agreement,
RUGBY,
Two elevens of the U.S.S. Wilmington designating themselves the Blues and Grays, respectively, will meet on the Polo ground at 2.30 p.m. on December 25th. to play the first American Bugby In tercollegiate football
the season. Both teams have been diligently preparing for the battle, which promises to be well contested and snappy. The first half is for 30 minutes and the second twenty.
game of
AN OPIUM CRISIS.
INTERNATIONAL COMPLICATIONS.
The Peking correspondent of the Daily News cabled on the 17th inst:-
A critical stage has been reached in the opium question. The Consular Body in Shanghai telegraphed yesterday to the Doyen of the Diplomatie Body in Peking pointing out that the long continued and systematic obstruction of the foreign opium trade by China has resulted in the are unsaleable owing to the Chinese accumulation of enormous stocks, which action,
It is stated that practically the whole of the accumulations, valued at over £10,000,000, are mortagaged to eloven foreign banks in Shanghai, and that trad- ers and bankers have been handling opium on the strength of the Anglo-Chinese Agreement of 1911, which gave the trade
Private telegrame from London state that the British Government is insisting upon a considerable extension of the British interests in the forthcoming loan.
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the funeral took place last week at the Bubbling Well cemetery, Shanghai, of the late Mr. Frederick William Edwards, late controller of the Peking station of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Co., at Peking, who died at the General Hospital after a brief illness.
The remains of the deceased, enclosed in a handsome oak easket, had been removed to the chapel earlier in the des where the coffin was almost entirely hid- den from view by the many floral offerings which had been sent by friends in Shang- India, etc. hai and from various parts of China,
The chapel was filled by the many friends of the deceased who listened attentively to the service by the officiating clergyman, the Rev. A. J. Walker, Chap- lain, D. G. Lodge, Northern China. At the conclusion of the service the casket was borne to the grave side by Messrs. R. S. Ivy, A. H. Bottenheim, H. G.
a legal status for a fixed period. Simms, A. B. Skottowe, T. Toledano, and
Diplomatic intervention is requested with the object of securing the observa tion by Chine of her treaty obligations and of rendering the accumulations sale- able.
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F. J. Burrett. The final prayers having been read, the cofin was lowered to the vault, after which all the Masonic breth- ern present marched three times round the grave dropping sprige of evergreen on It is a matter of public knowledge that the coffin. The grave was then closed and the British Legation has been, for a long the flowers placed on top and the core- time past, constantly engaged in register-mony was concluded. The following is ing protests with the Chinese Government a brief list of the wreaths, etc. which were against violations of the Treaty in many sent
Great Northern Telegraph Co. Peking, provinces. Lately, however, it has become apparent that there is a widespread and Commercial Pacific Cable Co., Coronation concerted action in the Yangtze provinces Lodge No. 9931 E. C. Tientsin; Great THE EYE prematurely to extinguish the trade in Northern Telegraph Co. Shanghai foreign opium, and that the central District Grand Lodge of Hongkong and Government has been encouraging the South Chins; Chinese Telegraph Ad- obstruction. The British Minister had
ministration Eastern Telegraph Co.. already warned the Chinese Government Chefoo: Eastern Telegraph Co. Shang that unless unequivocal assurances were hai; Eastern Telegraph Co. Cocos Island immediately forthcoming of the intention of China to observe the agreement, he Eastern Telegraph Co. Hongkong East- would be compelled to advise his Govern ern Telegraph Co., Weihaiwei; District ment that bis remonstrances had proved Grand Lodge of Northern Chins, E,C.
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sion Telegraph Co., Bingapore; Eastern The action of the Consular Body in Telegraph Co, Tientsin; Mr. and Mrs. asking for protection of the interests of their banks now imports an international W. B. O. Stewart, Weihaiwei; Captain character into the opium question, and it and Mrs. C-J Williams, Mr. and Mrs will require considerable hardihood on the H. Crombie, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Botten- part of the Chinese to withstand the heim, Mr. and Mrs. T. Toledano, Mr. and Mrs. Munter, Peking, Mr. and Mrs. A additional pressures
B. Skattowe, Count P. A. Laurvig, Capt. 7. J. Bahnson, Messrs, C. E. Ferguson, Peking, E. H. Durich, Madras, W. Swan, ing in Chinese obstruction, thereby F. B. von de Ffordten, W. Bullard, H. H. rendering the accumulations unsaleable Gilbey, Foochow, 8, Black, A. P. Blunt, and raising the question of compensating. Phillips, J. M. Timm, G. F. da Silva, Britian holders of opium for the British J. M. da Silva, and many others. Government's neglect to enforce treaty. During the day the Bugs on the Tels rights.
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