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Before Mr. Hazeland at the Magistracy yesterday 21 Chinese were charged with using No. 1, Ng Fook Lane as an opium divan.

Sergeant Adlington proved the case. The first defendant, the keeper of the divan, was fined 8250, and the other men * each.

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SANITARY BOARD.

A meeting of the Sanitary Board was Mr. D. W. Tratman held yesterday. (President) occupied the chair, and there ham (Vice-President), Hon. Mr. E. A. were also present;-Hon. Mr. W. Chat- Hewett Colonel Irwin, Messrs. Ng Hon Tez, Chan Kai Ming, and, Dr. Clark (Principal Medical Officer).

city of Victoria, the Hill District, Shaakt- wan, Saiwanho, Quarry Bay, Hongkong villages, Kowloon Point, Yaumati, Mong koktaui, and New Kowloon the increase in rateable value ranged from 19.59 to 0.29 per cent., the largest increase being Contrary, perhaps, ia New Kowloon.

time,

News was received yesterday of the in- to general expectation at the this increase would seem to have the terruption of the direct telegraph lice character of permanence. Not for many between Nagasaki and Yokohama. Tele

been in years has there

Hongkong grams for Yokohama are being transmit such a boom in the building trade as ted rid Tokio, and serious delay is intimating that the Hon. Mr. E. A. Presumably the interrup-Hewett, who has returned to the Colony, would resume his seat on the Sanitary obtains at the present time, and seems unavoidable, likely to contique, for many important pro- tion is due to storms. jects are under consideration, notwithstand- ing that the cost of building has greatly

We are asked to state that Mossrs. S.

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.HON. MR. HEWETT WELCOMED.

TELEGRAMS.ĮTELEGRAMS.

{TEROUGH ERUTER'S 'AQEWOT.]

THE PEACE DISCUSSIONS.

LONDON, December 31st. Reuter's correspondent at Constan- tinople wires that most of the Ambaas

【THROUGH BRUTER'S AGRNUT.]

THE GERMAN FOREIGN OFFICE PORTFOLIO.

LONDON, December 31st.

It is reported in Berlin that Baron van Wangenheim, Ambassador to Constan-

A letter was read from the Government dors have advised the Porte to endeavour tinople, is regarded as the likeliest succes-

Board.

The PRESIDENT-1 am sure all the mem-

member like Mr. Hewett back again.

INSPECTORS' LEAVE.

to come to terms with the Balkan States, the Russian Ambassador having warned Turkey of the danger of delay owing to

sor of Count von Kiderlen Werchter...

Count Bernstorff, the Ambassador to the situation in Asia Minor having dis. Washington, Prince Linchnowsky, the agreeably impressed official circles in view | Ambassador to Great Britain, and Baron

be fostered by the Committee of Union and Progress in favour of the resumption of bostilities.

von Schwarzenstein, formerly Minister to Tokyo, are also mentioned. INDEPENDENCE OF THE PHILIP-

Moutrie & Co.'s premises will be open bors will agree with me when I say we increased during the last five years. In auring the forenoon to-day for the con- are very glad to see such a distinguished of the agitation in the army believed to Mumm

venience of those wishing to book sexts far as this indicates a firm confidence in the continued maintenance of the prosent high for the Theatre performances. · Bookings

The President, in a minute, recommend rente in the Colony, it is a distinctly can also be arranged at the office of tho

cd the following arrangements for leave unsatisfactory aspect of the Colony' pros-Hongkong Hotel during the day,

for 1813-Inspector Rejdie, 1st February, The twin-screw abcarter Luen for 12 months; Inspector Watson, about Silver Mounted Hair Brushes in parity from the point of view of house--

holders, as distinguished from house pwners. Cases.

The complaint of the increasing cost of living belonging to the China Navigation Com-th July, for six months; Inspector is not confined to Hongkong, however. It is pany, Limited, London, has been sold to McEwen, about the 10th July, for nine

The FRESIDENT volcad in every port of the Far East though Far Eastern buyers. She is of 2,868 tons months. we doubt whether in any city on the coast gross and 1,735 tons act register, and was

Happy New Year. of Asia there is greater justification for the built at Dunkirk in 1905, with dimen-ness, gentlemen. cases. complaint than in Hongkong. It follows us 278.2 ft. by 42.9 ft. by 228 it.

Silver

Silver Mounted Manicure Sets. Handsome Toilet Sets,

Mounted in fancy leather Handsome Puff Boxes.

from an enhancement of rentals that the cost of commodities have incrassed, and the Frics of labour in ten years has risen from

It is stated from New York that one of the largest cargoes of locomotives ever shipped from America has recently been The locomotives, 30

PINES.

STATEMENT BY THE U.S. PRESIDENT-ELECT-,

LONDON, December 31st. Mr. Woodrow Wilson, the Presidenc Elect of the United States, speaking af Staunton, expressed himself in favour of the independence of the Philippine Islands at an early dute

The Conference again met on Monday, M. Daneff, the Turkish Delegate, presid-

were not complete, and further reference ing. The Turks said their instructions

That is all the busi-to. Constantinople would be necessary. I have to wish you & The Conferencs adjourned to Wednesday. Both sides continue to be most deterruined regarding the question of Adrianople.

He was asked subsequently to explain The Balkan Delegates, interviewed by Reuter, said that the Turks at the Con-his views more fully, but declined as he

BUSINESS CHANGES. With the commencement of ́s 'new year

Cut Glass Bottles in Great Variety 50 to 100 per cent. This is a development taken out to Japan by the British steam-several business changes are announced ference announced that in the opinion of was not yet prepared to disclose his

Hair Brushes in Leather Cases. Perfume Sprays, Manicure Sets. RAZORS IN CASES-

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son, Golden Fleece, Keen. Patent Razor StroPS, SHAVING MIRRORS, HAND MIRRORS,

which menaces the trade prosperity of the port and it is important that attention should earnestly be directed to means of checking the increasing cost of liring. In this connection the scheme prepared by Mr. MONTAGUS EDE for the creation

ship Shimosa.

in number, are of the largest type, built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works, and are intended for the Imperial Railway of Japan.

the well-known firm of Bradley & Co., in our advertisement 'columps. · established over fifty years ago, has been converted into a private company under the style of Bradley & Co., Ltd., with Mr. T. W. Richardson of Swatow as the first governing director.

Mr. A. G. Coppin, formerly with Messrs. Bradley & Co., has left the firm to take charge of a wholesale and ship- ping depot which the important firm known as the Nestlé and Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Co. of Cham (Switzer

the Porte the majority of disputed ques-plans. tions should be submitted to the Powers, excepting the question of the Turco Bulgarian frontier, which should be settled between Turkey and Bulgaria.

Reuter's Agency understands that the steps which the Balkan Delegates will take at the meeting of the Peace Conference on Wednesday, should the Turkish proposals again be unacceptable, will partake of the character of an ultimatum.

AMERICAN DYMAMITE

CONSPIRACY,

LONDON, December 31st. A message from Indianopolis states that Ryan, the President of the Ironworkers' Union, who was the ringleader of the re- cent dynamite conspiracy in America, hus

Thirty-one other men received been sentenced to seven years' ponal ser-

terms ranging from six years to one year, vitude.

Bentances were reserved on the other

Cages

A man was riding in a rickala in of a Portuguese city in the Eastern Queen's Road when his bat was anatched By the Best Makers:

Buburbs of Victoria is a stop in the by another fellow. The police chased the Gillette, Kropp, Rodgers, Wilkin-right direction, and in the interests of the thief and caught him, but on the way to future of the Colony, no less than of the the Police Station he cleverly executed comfort of the particular section of the the old trick of slipping his jacket, and Other police were soon sent community to whom the achems especially made off.

land) and London to-day establishes in Hongkong, with offices in the Post Office appeals, we trust to see an early commence-out; and he was eventually re-captured.

VICEROY OUT OF DANGER. ment of building operations. On the At the Magistracy yesterday he was fined Kowloon side indications of growth have 310 or a month's imprisonment,

Mr. F. C. M. Hurley and Mr. E. J. de

LONDON, December 31st. A St. Petersburg dispatch states that Building. been as plentiful as on this, and a very promising feature of the year has been the measures to be brought into the newly-

a Bill against the in the firm of Hughes & Hough.

Mr. W. L. Leask, who for the past sell, M.P., said he was unable to give Viceroy is now out of danger, but the the possibilities of development in the guration includo

territorities to which the railway immigration of the yellow race into the serves to direct attention. Some amount of Russian Far East, similar to the laws in eight years has been chief assistant in the details of the arrangements between the wounds will take a considerable time prospecting has been done with very this respect of the United States and fürm of Leigh & Orange, civil engineers, five banks in the British section of the

Australia; also against foreign colonists architects and surveyors, has been ad- Six Power Group regarding the division THE NEW BRITISH MINISTER TO between the Amur River and the railway, mitted to partnership.

of the profits. and within a zone of 50 verste north of the Amur line.

ETC.,

ETO.

THE SEXTUPLE LOAN.

LONDON, December 31st. Mr. Acland, replying in. the House of

the increasing amount of interest shown in i elected Duma at its forthcoming inau-Figueiredo have been admitted partner Commons to a question put by Mr. Gin According to a message from Delhi, the

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The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, JANUARY 1ST, 1913. THE general impression one derives from the review of local trade during the past year which we print elsewhere to-day is that trade has on the whole been very eatisfac tory. Having regard to the fact that for at

least the lattor three months of the year 1911, when the Revolution was in progress, there was practically a cessation of orders in view of the uncertainty of the immediate future, thin improvement was to be expected

Martin McDonald, an A.B. on the R.11.8. Empress of India was charged before the Marine Magistrate yesterday with disobeying the commands of the

The Japanese firm of Ataka & Co., Hongkong, importers, exporters and coal merchants, has been taken over by Messrs. Suzuki & Co. of Kobe, who will Hence- forth carry on the business under their own name.

encouraging results, and we understand that a Company is about to be formed to open up a tin mine. But still more satis- factory is it to learn that fruit-growing enterprises are being started on a consider able acale. There is no reason why all the

Mr. John Scott Harston; solicitor, an- market produce consumed by the inhabitants of Hongkong should not be grown within

master of the vessel, Mr. A. J. Haileynounces his retirement from the arm of the limits of British territory, and we should It was stated that the man refused to Ewens & Harston and the transfer of like to see this aim steadily kept in a view, work on being reprimanding for being his interests in that firm, with certain Defendant was reservations, to Mr. L. N. Needham, who Scores of miles of waste land not only in absent without leave.

the hinterland of the Kowloon peninsula, ordered to forfeit two day's pay, with will carry on the business of the late firm but on the numerous adjacent islands could four weeks hard labour, or until the ship under the style or firm name of Ewens & be brought under agricultural development sailed.

if the necessary inducement is offered by

Extensive building operations,

We

Needham. Mr. John Scott Harstor becomes a member of the firm of Deacon,

Mr. Ginnell then asked what interest Russia has in the Six Power Group seeing that the Russian section-is composed of

non-Russian ärms.

Mr. Acland replied that it is for Russia to decide whether she is satisfied that the Russian section is properly representative of Russian interests.

ULSTER AND HOME RULE.

LONDON, December 31et. The Irish Urionists M.P.'s have written

Looker & Deacon, which henceforth will to Mr. Asquith notifying that they are

Harston.

the Government. At the moment when the understand, are shortly to be commenced

be styled Deacon. Looker, Deacon & bringing forward an amendment exclud- The old Phoenix. Chinese population is practically unsai-in Wyndhain Street, mously boycotting the trams because fares Club is to be pulled down and on the

Mr. J. Somerville Dobic has joined Mr. ing Ulster from the Home Rule Bill. are required to be paid in Hongkong cur site, extending from Wyndham Street fo rency, there is a natural tendency in some Zetland Street, a block of twenty-eight Frank Smyth in partnership in his busi- They say that though the exclusion will quarters to indulge in pessimistic fors. Chinese residences is to be erected. The ness as share and general broker, which not reconcile them to the Bill and that refuse to submit to the measure proposed bodings, but for our part we do not believe site and the existing property were re-will be carried on, as heretofore, under they approve of Ulster determination to

Place for the

by the Government, they consider it their & Co. by Mr. A. Tack.: that any permanent injury will be done to cently bought from Messrs. D. Sassoon the name of Vernon & Smyth.

duty to do their utmost to avert the grave the interests of the Colony by any

new block have been prepared by Mr.

mischief thereby threatened. retaliations which may follow strong Colbourne Little, FEL.B.4, under whose measures to uphold the authority of the

supervision, we understand, the houses British Government if the Colony. The will be erected.

peal to the Liberal Party's traditions of liberty and justice for a most earnest great and solid interests built up here by

consideration of their proposals.

protection of the British fag are too enterprising Chineas merchants under the substantial to be sacrificed, while the facilities for handling the trade of South China which the business capasity of the

foreign merchant has provided sufficiently

insure the continued growth and prosperity of the Colony as Chias develops.

Year's

THE CHEUNG CHAU PIRACY. At the Magistracy yesterday Mr. case in which two Chinese women and a Hazeland heard further evidence in the man are charged with being concerned

in the piratical attack upori Cheung Chau

Island in August last.

Mr. P. M. Hodgson (Assistant Crown Solicitor) conducted the prosecution.

A coffin maker at Macau deposed that a man came to his place and ordered two coffins for adults. He engaged fokis to take them to a junk, which witness saw. The photograph produced was like the

Four boatmen were fined $5 each for junk. causing an obstruction in Connaught Road West,

A private telegram reached the Colony yesterday announcing the death of Mr. E. Caldbeck, senior partner of the firm of Messrs. Caldbeck, Macgregor & Co.

In accordance with usual custom there when hostilities were happily ended will be no issue of the Hongkong Daily

exit of the Press to-morrow, to-day (New With the peaceful Mancha, rulers something like a trade Day) being observed by the staff as a holi- boom appeared in many parts of the day. country, and we expect to find when the Customs returns are available for the year that the Government of China has not suffered any considerable lose from that Indeed, important source of revenue, looking at the official returns for the first three-quarters of the year, we may veature a confident prediction that the customs revennen for 1912 will prove fully equal to and possibly exceed those of 1911. The trade prosperity of China has a miest important bearing, of course, on the general prosperity of Hongkong. Last year the great influx of people into the Colony from the mainland to escape the perils incident to the operations of large armies of undisciplined soldiers; created a great demand for house accommoda

The latest addition to the ranks of local

The man engaged by the previous wit- ness to convey the coffins on board also gave evidence, and the case journed.

Was ad-

THE NEW APPEAL COURT.

The following is the cause list of the newly constituted Appeal Court, which will open on Thursday :---

beal.

JAPAN.

LONDON, December 31st. Sir Conyingham Greene, the now British Minister to Japan, and Lady Greene sail for Japan on January 9th.

THE JAPANESE MINISTER TO GREAT BRITAIN.

LONDON, December 31st. Sir. T. Kato, the Japanese Minister to Great Britain, leaves London on January 13th for Japan, travelling viá Siberia. THE WEATHER IN ENGLAND.

LONDON, December 31st. The rains and floods continue, and the Thames Valley has assumed alarming

under water. proportions, over a thousand acres being

WAECHTER, THE LATE COUNT KIDERLIN VON

LONDON, December 31st. Count Kiderlin Von Waechter was, Ho spending Christmas with his sister. had been ill for some days with heart They up trouble,

Kao Yang Chi 7. Kwok Sin Lau, Appeal against a judgment delivered by

Mr. Asquith, after moving a resolution His Honour Mr. Rees Davies, E.C. (Chief | distributing the seven days allctted for

gard to a loase. Justice), on the 9th November, with re-

Li Yu Nung and Li Chung Luue. Li Tse Shi. Appeal against a judgment by

the Chief Justice on the 1st June, 1912.

Hung Kwai Chung v. Lo Sut Po. Appeal against a judgment by the Chief Justice on the 19th of October, 1912.

Hormusjce Kaikpasroo Erani v. Mer- wanji Kavasice Sethra and Ardeshir Byramji Avasin Appeal against & judg- ment by Mr. Justice Gompertz on the 28th October.

the Report stage of the Home Rule Bill. accepted a Unionist amendment giving the whole of Wednesday to the amend ment of the Opposition excluding Ulster

from the Bill.

THE FOOD TAXES. NO MODIFICATION OF THE POLICY.

LONDON, December 31st..

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CHINA AND SILVER.

Subjoined extracts are taken from Messrs, Samuel Mostagu & Co.'s bullion circular dated November 28:-

The steadiness of the silver market is remarkable. The cash price has been quoted continuously at 291d. from the 22nd inst. until to-day; the cash price has not been so stationary for months. It at a águre which has eliminated com- is evident that prices have been sustained petition. China is not an active buyer on this side, and the Indian bazaars apparently have been satisfied with what About they have acquired locally. three-quarters of a million is being shipp- ed to India this week by the P. and and British India steamers to Bombay and Calcutta respectively. The present comparatively high price of silver pressca heavily upon China in regard to the anancial operations of its Government.. For many years it has been paying a heavy price in silver, owing to the low. indemnity instaliments in gold, costing

its necessities force it to borrow when' sterling value of that commodity Now silver has an unusually high sterling obtain only a comparatively poor equi- valent in silver for sterling-yet, by the time the repayment of the capital sum sterling value of silver will have fallen become proportionately more onerous. The desirable reform of Chinese currency becomes due, it is quite possible that the considerably, and thus repayment will

falls into two categories-unification of internal currency, and a stable exchange with gold countries. The difficulties alluded to show unmistakably, that the greater the intercourse of China with western cations the more advisable is it for China to model her currency system The fact that the net balance of trade

A Conference of the Unionist leaders in the House of Commons yesterday con- ALLEGED THEFT BY A HOUSE BOY.sidered the discussions within the Party A Chinese house boy was charged by resulting from Mr. Bonar Law's speech

A statenient Rev. Father Filastre, of Pokfulam, with at Ashton-under-Lyne, atcaling from a desk in his house on subsequently issued that there would be value in other words, when China can HUGE OPIUM HAUL.

September 18th a sum of money amount no modification of the policy in regard to the food taxes therein cnunciated, it Revenue Officer Wilden proceeded ing to $1,100.

It was stated that the boy had been architects is Mr. J. R. Maughan, against a Chinese at the Magistracy yes A.R.I.B.A., who has come out from Home terday for attempting to export 2,276 employed as a servant by the priest, and being anticipated that it was still likely as an assistant to Mr. Colbourne Little. taels of opium. The capture was made was found to be missing at six o'clock in to secure the largest amount of Unionist

on the P.M. 5.5. Nile, 525 tina being found the morning. The boy sent photographs, support.

awatch, and money to his home in Captain H. L. Holme R.G.A,, arma- ment officer at Hongkong, having been in a locker in the store room. Defendants Tonkin. By this the prosecutor thought appointed to the Legation Guard detach it was stated, was a storekeeper, and had he was correct to assume that the defend- ment at Peking. he is succeeded at possession of the keys of the store. Anant was guilty of the theft of the money. engineer on the vessel said he did not Hongkong by Captain E. A. Gainsford.

THE EMPIRE IN COUNCIL.

Losnow, December 31st. In the House of Commons Mr. Asquith Mr. Melbourne said he had no doubt think it possible that that quantity of that the defendant committed the theft, announced that Mr. Hurcourt recently A petty officer on H.M.S. Minotaur, opium could be taken on board without but there was not sufficient evidence to sent a dispatch to the Dominions with on some sort of a gold basis.

convict him. On a second charge, how named O'Neil, was reported missing on the knowledge of the store man.

notice, hry would be fined $50 or three months' hard labour,

The

tion. Rents, already high, were advanced the 27th inst, and had not been seen since opium was not entered on the ship'er of leaving his employment without reference to the representation in the since 1905 has been £140,000,000 against

in hundreds of cases to preposterous the 28th. His body has now been found manifest, figures and many properties changed hands in the Naval camber. Death was ap- at enormously enhanced values. In the parently due to drowning.

Dofendant was fined $500, or three montly hard labour in default.

Councils of Empire. Ito table the correspondence.

He hoped shortly China, shows the extent of the difference which bas had to be settled mostly on the basis of gold.