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punishments are being dealt out to opiuur During a gambling raid by the police TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.
smokers throughout the Province." From in a house at Yanimati on Thursday, a other sources we learn that "heavy punish.a in lis anxiety to avoid arrest jumped ments" are inflicted elsewhere for offences from the verandal of the second floor to the ground and received injuries which against the law for the suppression of
necessitated his removal to the hospital
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] THE BALKAN WAR.
A. S. WATSON opium, and one of the reports in which this and prevented his appearance before the THE STRUGGLE FOR ADRIANOPLE.
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ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
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PORT.
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Magistrate next day.
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According to a message from Sofia, the meeting of the Bulgarian tieneral Savoff and Nazim Pasha was abortive. It trans. pires that the latter suggested tin: cictualling of Adrianople and then raised the question of the possession of the city, General Savoff replied that the first was settled by the armistice agreement and the secent was a matter for the Pence Con-
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] LONDON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
FAR EASTERN SECTION TO BE CONFTITUTED,
LANDOX. January 10th. The London Chamber of Commerce has
section of the Chamber, comprising
China, Japan, and the Malay States, with Mr. H. Keswick, M.P., formerly of Hong- kong, as Chairman.
[THROUGH KEPTER'S AGENCY.]
BRITISH NAVAL GUNNERY EXPERIMENTS,
LONDON, January 10th. Following on the success of Sir Percy
resolved to constitute a Far Eastern Scott's fire-director, the Thunderer is being fitted with Commander Dreyer's control system, which works in harmony with the director.. Great results are ex- pected, and if the system proves satis factory it will be fitted to all capital ships.
ENGINEERS AND SHIPBUILDERS'.
BALL
is mentioned paradoxically states that opium fa allvancing rapidly in price, evòn here, where until recently smugglers placed
The Bishop of Vietoría, accompanied by quantities on the secret market and kept the Bevs. C. C. B. Bardsley and F. prices low. One would suppose that the Baylis, the London Beerntaries of the heavy punishments which are being meted Church Missionary Society, has gone to out to offenders against the law would foud Canton. Today he is to dedicate an old to make opium as cheap as dirt. But the Ancestral Hell converted into a Christian point to which we wish to draw special Church at Pikkong on the East River. attention is that the Republi un Govern where he will afterwards hold a Confirma.
LONDON, January 10th, ment of China in May hast year lopted a tin. From Cinton will go to Macap Criminal Code which contained provisions and officiate at the British Church to ference.
Mr. Ginnell, in the House of Commons morrow (Sunday). The Res, Bardsley
A message from Belginde says that the nidressed several questions calling atten fixing the penalties for offences against the and Baylis will spend the Sunday in Can- | laws and regulation relating to opium. ton and return to Hongkong early in the Turks are deserting Adrianople....
Article 270 prescribes that any portion guilty week in order to inspect all the Missionport is circulated that famine revails. of celtivating poppy for the purpose of ary agencies of the Society they represent read rations of four ounces are given, 1.65 manufacturing opium shall be subject to
Per
Dezon. Bottle 13.40. 81,15
<RED CAPSULE...
RED'SEAL CAPSULE 19.80 C SUPERIOR LIGHT INVALID, GREEN SEAL CAPSULE
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... 22.83
VIOLET SEAL CAPSULE 29.80
A VERY FINE OLD TAWNY.
WHITE SKAL CAPSULE 38.80.
3.40
Jetention or
"imprisonment of not less than the foneth 1.90 grade or detoution and a fine of less than $300. Article 271 prescribes "imprison 2.50ment of not less than the fifth grade or a fine, of less than 31,000" for any person convicted of swaking opium. They seems to be generally disregarded. The Governor-General of the province of Ha Hunan is a law-giver unto himself.. has prescribed death for each of these offences and the people attend in their hundreds to see these illegal exenti carried out. In the province of Anhui also
SHERRY.
LIGHT DRY
Per Per dozon. battle.
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LATER.
THE CHINA LOAN,
The Ball given at the City Hall last
tion to the comparative merits of the night under the auspices of the Instituc- " Crisp L and the Sextuple Loan astion of Engineers and Shipbuilders of regards security, and asked whether Hongkong was a great success in all The rhefore the loan is fully concluded Bir spects. The attendance was very much larger than usual about 350 prople Edward Grey would obtain in the interest
being present and consequently in the of the investing publie an independent early part of the evening the capacity of St. Gorge's Hall, which was the only one devoted to dancing, was avererowded, but as the evening wore on and some of the guests tank their departure the enjoy ment of the dancers was increased, and the ball was kept up with great anima- sin until the early hours of this morning.
At the Magistracy yesterday a Chingtherwise they are foodles. onder may be expected daily. was charged with being concerned in un armed robbery at Ma Tan Kok. Inspec
A message from Constantinople, saya tor O'Sullivan said that he had been
structed to bring this case before the that the Ambassadors held a muxting last-opinion as to the soundness of the latter. Sir Edward Grey replied that he was Court, although there was very little to ing two hours to consider representations
not prepared to intervene in the manner commret, the defendant with the affair. On
to the Parte on the subject of the cession
suggested. The investing public mast the night in question three men went into
of Adrianople.
form its own opinion of the comparative thuase and parfoiled two boxca and A
advantages of the different loans from the basket containing clothing and jewellery to the value of $49. Oon witness would
papers submitted to Parliament and other | The music was provided by the Band of say that on the right previous to the
public sources. robbery as the neeused sharpening eros bay which, a te eventually found in
The Parto has forwarded a circular to the Ottoman Ambassadors stating that unless the Balkan Allies have by the end of the week accepted the Turkish pro
...$16.80 $1.45 the 31ilitary Governor, whose headquarters | the house whi was robbed. The woman Posals for peace, the Ottoman delegates THE TANJONG PAGAR DOCK CASE.
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VINO DE PASTO, GREEN
BRAL CPSULE
17.00
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OLOROSO, RED SEAL
CAPSULE
22.30
91:1
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SUPERIOR PALE DRY,
WHITE SEAL CAPSULE 24.30
2,05
FINEST PALE DRY, NUTTY, VIOLET SEAL CAPSULE
are at Nanking, has established a number of the house, however, said she did not 1.50
of anti-opium bureaux and furnished
so the defendant among the three men 1.90 the officials with s of regulations who attacked the residence and held her
which ordain, later elia, that persons up. Mr. Hazsland discharged the man. who cultivate more than twenty poppies shall be shot and their land eonfiscated;
29.80
£
and Xeres Growers.
in Londen would he instructed to return to Constantinople
the K.O.Y.L. I. 'under the conduetorship !+f Bandmaster Moss. An excellent supper was laid in St. Andrew's Hall. All who were responsible for the arrange. TERMS OF SETTLEMENT.
ments are to be congratulated upon the Losnos, January 10th.
success achieved, and a special word of The opinion is general in Turkish
The Colonial Secretary, Mr. L. Har-praise is due to those responsible for the circles that any step of the Powers, even court, in reply to Me. McCallum Scott, very effective decoration of the stairway, if it were supported by a naval demon-states that the torms, of the settlement of
THE ALLAN WILKIE COMPANY. siration, with a view to compelling the the Tanjong Pagar Dock action are that
At the Theatre Royal last night Mr. ession of Adrianople would be chumed the Board pays Sir John Aird & Còm/ to faiinre, though the dismantling of the pany £325,000 in settlement of all claims, Bernard Shaw's social problem play
all the plant, material, and buildings con- Mrs. Warren's Profession **
was pro Educed before a crowded house. The play neeted with the work to become the pre was beautifully staged, and admirably fortifications would be entertained.
acted, and the sunce keenly apprecia- tive and discerning.
A SLIGHT ENGAGEMENT.
Ac the Supreme Court yesterday, 2.55 while persons engaged in the conveyance of Counsel on both sides argued at great opium are to be banishad, and the length in the case in which Hung Kwai opium burned. The International Reform Chin appeals against a judgment de We can Recommend the above as Wines of Bureau," which, we understand, is an organ.livered by the Chief Justice of Hong- the Finest Quality and Vintage, specialtyisation directed by at American missionary kong in favour of the then defendant Se selostad and procured from the best Oporto and assisted by other missionaries, gives wide ut Po. Mr. Potter, for the respondents,
said that on the 18th December the plain- ́In a slight engagement in the vicinity of perty of the Board, and all outstanding publicity to these acts of official lawlessness tiff agreed to sell the property to a certain Lake Tierkos the Turks repulsel the Bul-certificates for work done by the Company with no word of disapproval, but
purchaser. It was common ground that
Each party has to bear rather with every sign of tacit appro-when the agreement was entered into the garians, wins were attempting to cut the to be cancelled. A... WATSON & CO..bation, the principle presumably purchaser and the plaintiff were the only telegraph wires. Thire wounded have its own costs..
persons who could redeem, and that in it-arrived in Constantinople. self was sufficient to put the plaintiff out of court. Further, on the 23rd December
The Ambassadors resumed their meat- the plaintiff absolutely assigned the whole property to the purchaser. Counsel comings at the Foreign Office on Thurs iny plained that they had been kept in the afternoon. dark throughout the case, and said that the first intimation they had of this transaction was from a letter on the 27th
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BIRTHS.
On December 28th, at Kingpo, the wife of Aarera P. C. Hicks, Chinese Customs Service, of a daughter.
On January 2nd, at Lower Langkat, Sumatra, to Mr. and Mrs. S. H. ROBERTS,
a son,
On January 5th, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. W. KIEN, & daughter.
DEATHS. On Jantary Sud, at Shanghai, REGINALD WILSON GUNSON, aged 31 years. On January 4th. at Shanghai, Miss 7. HOSAMOND HART, aged 43 years.
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The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, JANUARY 11, 1913.
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that "the ond justifies the meaus." So long as the Tutuhs and Military Governors are able with impunity to override the lows cuncted by the National Council of China to the extent of committing such acts of barbarism as those described above, can it be wondered that there is hesitation on the part of the Powers to accord to the Chinese Government formal recognition?
At the Magistracy yesterday a z000 was fined 838 for being in unlawful possession of opium..
The Naval Yard Ride Clubholders- of the Belition Shield, will shoot off the ecmpetition against H.M.S.. Minotuur this afternoon;
Two men were charged by Mr. Edwards, of the Public Works Department, with removing sand withont permission from Lamma Island. The charge against the second man was withdrawn, and the other
was fined $23.
Mr. G. I. Phipps, H.M. Acting-Consul at Kobe, was married to Miss Aline Purvis, youngest daughter of Professor F. P. Parvis, of the Engineering College of the Tokio Imperial University, at St. Andrew's Church, Tokio, on December 25th,
That extremely valuable publication, The English and Chinese Diary and Almas published by Messrs. Kelly & Walsh, has made its appearence again. It is replete with most useful inforna- tion, and should be on all desks in the Far Fast.
Two Chinese were brought up on re- mand at the Magistracy yesterday, and charged with converting to their own use The Provincial Governor of Changsha 2 blocks of ti, valued at $2,500, from the must be as barbarous in his methods as any P. & Q. str. Asage. Mr. Master (of d
December sending them the title deeds, Mr. M. W. Slade, K. C., who appeared
AUTONOMOUS ALBANIA.
A message from Vienna says that Aus tria supporte l Italy in the demands for the inclusion of Skutari, Janina, and Prizrend in autonomous Albania.
THREATENED
THE UNIONIST LEADERS.
A TIMELY MEMOR LAT...
The play is one which met with severn criticism in certain circles at Home when. it was first produced and the Censor of RESIGNATION OF Plays forbade it appearance oin the English stage. This gave the play +$ notoriety which, perhaps, accounts for the large audience last night. In re- Sponse to the continuous applause the curtains were raised repeatedly, and eac approval of the spectators. Craigie was inspired in her portrayal of Mrs. Warren, and Vivie was most capably represented by Miss Vera Crichton. Mr.
LONDON, January 10th.
The Morning Post says that when the movement for the postponement of the food taxes increased, Lord Lansdowne and Mr. Runar Law intimated to their
artiste received the marked and unstinted
Miss Nors
for the appellants, said they had the ROI:MANIA'S PROPOSED ACTION colleagues their intention of 'res'gning. Allan Wilke as. Sir George Crofts, Mr.
fullest possible notice. The hearing was again adjourned.
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
THE BALF-YEARLY DIVIDEND.
We are officially authorized to state that, subject to audit, the Directors of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Cora poration will recommend at the forth coming meeting:
A dividend of £2 per share.
A Bonus of 5' (five shillings) per
share
Add
Fund
Reserve 1 the Silver $200,000.
Write off Bank Premises $200,000. And carry forward about $2,000,000.
CORRESPONDENCE.
DOGS HOME.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."]
This would have left the Farty leuderless, as the policy enunciated by Lard Laus downe on the 5th of December at Ashton- undertwas that of the whole Front
Bench.
B. A. Pittar as the Rey. Samuel Gardner. Mr. A. Goodsall as Praed, and Mr. G. F. Weir as Frank were alinost beyond reproach.
The Times says that according to in- formation from Bukharest, Roumania, as the negotiations are not progressing, decided on an inmediate armed occupa. tion of the territore which she claims as the price of her neutrality. The Austrian and Russian Ministers inmediately re- nonstrated, and succeeded in obtaining
postponement of the contemplated action already signed the Unionist menorial. Thursday. for two days.
Sheridan's comedy, The School for Everything had been arranged Scandal," will be sulmitted to-night. for a meeting of the Party at which the Owing to numerous requests, "The resignations were to be tendered. hence Bells" will be played on Tuesday, instead the hurried preparation of a memorial. of "The Taming of the Shrew," and Mrs. Warren's Profession" will be re- Two hundred Unionist members' have
peated instead of "The Cardinal".
It is stated that the tension has greatly
In some quarters it is thought that the relaxed and a satisfactory solution is con- announcement is designed to bluff Bul-sidered certain. garia into yielding.
THE DUCHESS OF CONNAUGHT'S ILLNESS.
LONDON, January 10th.
A message from Ottawa says that the Duchess of Comanght stood the journey
LATER.
THE HOME RULE BILL.
LONDON, January 10th.
As a result of the "Unionist crisis, the final stages of the Home Kule Bill debate were of the quierest description. On one
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LOCAL SPO T
Q!
The V.R.C. are having a scratch four. oard Race this afternoon. Three crews will compote, and the course will be from
Fenwick's Point to the China Sugar Reûnery. A nunch will leave Murray Pier at 4:0 pm, for the conveyance of members and their friends.
CRICKET.
to Montreal well, resting fairly comfort.occasion yesterday a count was called, as there were fewer than 40 members prescut, ably.
Mr. Bonar Law was for a long time the
This league fixture will be played to. sole recupant of the Opposition Front day on the C.C.C. ground at 2 pm.
following will represent the Bench. The Liberals twitted the Opposic.C.C.-H. H. Taylor, L.. A. Rose, W. tion on their apathy in regard to Home II. Viveash, C. A. Hancock, J. V. Braga, E. L. Braga, R. A. Carvalho, R. Pestonji, Rule,
J. S. Noria, C. Johnstone, R, Basa,
NAVY HONGKONG.
BRADFORD DYERS' STRIKE.
LINER AND FISHING SMACK COLLIDE.
TEN I IVES LOST
LONDON, January 10th, The Booth liner Ambrose collided with
result of the accident.
THE LETTER-BOX OUTRAGES.
TWO SUFFRAGETTES BENTENCED TO
Navy team Captain Cayley, Flest
Pearson, Pay-Master
Staff Burgeon Roche, Eng. Lieut. Saith, Rev. Hastings (Capt.), Lieut. Faroer, Lieut. Wace, Sub- Lieut. Ferguson, Mid. Smedleys Mid. Oliver, and E. R. A. Poole. Play com
DEATIT OF MR. DETRING.
Mi. Gustav Detring, formerly Com- missioner of Customs, died at Tientsin on the 5th inst
The condition of the Duchess is easy, and an operation may be unnecessary.
THE TEA AND SUGAR DUTIES. Hongkong, 10th January, 1913. Sa-Will you allow the following
LONDON, January 10th. intimations to appear in your eclumns! Fifteen per cent. is now accepted to
The meeting of Donors, contemplated
cover the risk of reduction or abolition of in December, to transact any business mandarin of the Old School in China. A Messrs. Johnpu, Stokes, and Master) necessary in connection with the Dogs"
the duty on sugar, compared with the Ten per cent, is telegram published yesterday from our prosecuted, and Mr. X. D'Almada
recent 25 per cent. Home, has been arranged for Tuesday Shangbai correspondent informed us that, defended. The case was again remanded.next, the 14th inst., at 5.18 p... Through secepted in the case of abolition only, by order of the Tutuh, a woman had been
In the British Consular Court, ar Han the kindness. of Messrs. Jardine, Mathe-against 15 per cent, previously, and 16 per sank the fishing smack Hopper in the mences at 21.3. publicly shot at Changsha in the presence you on December 30th, before Sir W. H,son & Co., this will be held on the top cent. is paid on the risk of the abolition Mersey, and ten persons, perished as a of a large crowd assembled outside the City Wilkinson, Consul General, the hearing floor of their Pedder Street Offices. Will Gates for the offcuce of persisting in amoking opium. This exhibition of bar- barism is not au isolated one. In the
Mr. F. K. Tata has informed me that,
LONDON, January 10th. bulletin which the Anti-Opium organisation,
from the day on which some persons took styled the International Before Bureau
forcible possession of the premises at No fewer than 6,000 dyers at Bradford The employers are of Peking, periodically distributes "for the
Causeway Bay, he has kept aloof, his struck yesterday, the "we observe that on 140,000. use of newspapers
previous resignation of
super willing to increase their wages if the men
Ho November 18th "six men were executed at
intendency thus taking full effect.
to piecework. This the men A preulian story was told to the police was about to send to you a statement of gree Changsha for privately cultivating and
on Thursday by a woman residing in the the accounts.
On my advics he has decline. smoking opium, the prohibition order being
eastern district. She states that while in handed this to me, with the cash balance, Another now vigorously enforced bere."
her bed someone came to her house and and all the books, for presentation to the paragraph in the same bulletin reads told her that a certain woman wished to
Donors at the above meeting, as the Tutun TAN of Huban is quite determined see her. She accompanied the messenger to enforce strict measures against opium to a house, in which were three men.
proper authorities to receive thera. They smokers in the Province. A man by the They attacked her and relieved nor of
have all been evidently kept in a name of Saex CHI-SENO being convicted of money and jewellery to the value of $250
thoroughly satisfactory manner.-I am, yours truly, violations against the prohibitory lawe was The story is viewed with a certain amount
CHARLES H. HICKLING. immediately ordered to be shot, Similar of suspicion.
of an action by a Chinese plaintiff to all- Donors kindly accept this invitation or reduction of the ten duty. recover Tis. 8.650 from the New Zealand to be present? Insurance Co., Ltd., under a fire insur ance policy was begun. The fire took place in October 1911, and the action is a test case in elains amounting to Tls.
*IMPRISONMENT.
Mr. Detring was first appointed in 1865 and became Commissioner in 1872. For some few years recently he had been LONDON. January 10th. practically in retirement. A number of Two Suffragettes, the Misses Billing-distinctions were conferred upon him by various nationalities. He was an Officer hurst and Gay, were sentenced to eight of the Legion of Honour, Chevalier of the months' imprisonment at the Old Bailey Order of Francis Joseph of Austria, and on charges in connection with the recent held many Chinese titles of rank, includ- ing Civil Rank of the third class, bestowed in 1878, Double Dragon, third division, first-class, 1882, Civil Rank of the second-class, 1886, Double Dragon, second division. LONDON, January lûth.
1800, second class, Mr. David Hogg, the Nationalist can- Button of first-class, 1890, and Double Dragon, second division first-class 1902. LONDON, January 10th.
didate for the Londonderry Parlia Mr. Dotring's residence in Tientsia ex- The Government has renewed for three mentary vacancy, is a Presbyterian, and tended probably over some thirty years, years a grant of £10,000 per annum to Lieut.-Colonel Fakenham, the Unionist and there be enjoyed the intimate friend.
ship of Li Hung-chang. the British Cotton Growing Association. nominee, is a Churchman.
A settlement has been arrived at in the letter-hox outrages. Lancashire dyers' dispute.
BRITISH COTTON GRANT.
THE LONDONDERRY CANDIDATES.
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