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INTIMATION

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 168, 1913.

The date of the Coronation of the Emperor of Japan has been informally It will take place between autumn and winter of 1914.

decided.

It is reported that the Ministry of

A. S. WATSON extremely low-ho looks for $156.000.000 Agriculture is much pleased with a com

& CO., LTD.,

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

PORT.

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$200,000,000 in the revenue from these three named sources represents an addition of over 100 per cout. to the present estimated yield, it appeare not unlikely of realization. Mr. Chou's estimate is

from these three sources, but the last Budget before the revolution indicated their prob- able yield as Tls. 139,030,000, or, say, $195,000,000, and no one will dispute the proposition that the land tax in particular could be made much more productive than it is at present indeed, it would appear to be possible to realize the whole of the

munication it has received from the Commissioner of Industry, Kiangsu giving suggestions regarding improve. ments in connection with the tea industry,

THE BANK-NOTE CASE.

FUBIKSÍ EVIDENCE AT THM · MAGISTRACY

The hearing of the charges against eight Japanese of being in possession of a large amount of forged Kwangtung notes was continued at the Magistracy yesterday before Mr. C. D. Melbourne. The name of a Chinese was added to the defendants in the case..

TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.

[THROUGH REUTER'S ACHESOT.]

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

A LINER'S TERRIBLE

EXPERIENCE.

IN THE ATLANTIC FIFTY DAYS WITHOUT A HUDDER.

THE BALKAN WAR. ALLIES DECIDE TO TERMINATE THERMISTICE. Reuter says that at a meeting of the Allies it was decided to present Turkey, The Chief Detective Inspector of the simultaneously with the Powers' Note, & Police in Canton stated that on the 19th separate communication breaking off the ult. he came down to Hongkong, bringing | ment and the engineer of a military | $50,000 with him. He stayed at the Globe Conference and intimating that the com- Snowdon Range. She was buffeted about

The Harbin Circuit Court has sentenced

a station master to three years' imprison-

train to two months' imprisonment for wrecking a military train last month whereby many Russian soldiers killed and wounded.

Werc

Losos, January 18th.

A most dramatic story of the recent

storms is furnished by the Furness liner

Hotel, and the next morning went to the manders in the field had been instructed without a rudder in the Atlantic for so days and was given up by Lloyds as lost desiderated increase twice over from this

Sang Yu Bank. He was acquainted with to terminate the armistice. soume, while (apart from the losu question

Germany's exceptions to the Note from when she was picked up by the liner Pam King Sam, mesting him at the and foreign supervision) $100,000,000 more

Globe Hotel, and he was introduced to the Powers related to the previous draft | Welihman and towed 500 miles. She had might be looked for from the Salt Gabelle,

Fung, who said he was an agent for and not to the final one, which has to be abandoned in a storm within sight especially as $30,000,000 is, under the

Witness asked Fung already been despatched and was expected of Queenstown. Two tugs made fast to to be presented on Tuesday or Wednes- her but were compelled to leave. A naval present Budget, earmarked for its roorgan.

selling forged notes. Dosen, Bottle, Iization. We base this estimate of the

how many notes he had and what their He said he had $1,000,000 or

The Note from the Allies will tag then went out but returned, and RID Capsule ...$13.40 $1.15 realizable increase on the yield of the same

value was 1.65 tax in India; it should, however, be pointed

800,000 worth, the price being 84,500 for day, BRAD SEAL CAPSULE 19.80

out that when, in 1901, Sir ROBERT HABT

ten thousand dollars' worth. Ultimately naturally only take effect if the Porte reported that the Snowdon Range had called on the Commissioners of Customs for including action at Colenso, and in the witness said he would buy some, the price refuses compliance with the advice of the been driven by the gale into the Harbour.

It is intended to convey the agreed being $4,000. Fung said he would Powers. see some Japanese and when he returned direct result of a refusal. witness said he had only brought $100,000 with him, and therefore could only buy

C SUPERIOR LIGHT INVALID, GREEN BEAL CAPSULE

... 22.80

VIOLET SEAL CAPSULE 29.80

Z VERY FINE OLD TAWNY,

WHITE SEAL CAPSULE 38:80

1.90

3.40

SHERRY.

LIGHT DRY

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Per Per dozen, bottla ...315.80 81.45

... 17.80

Lieut-Colonel H. D. Tuson, who is in command of the 2nd Battalion of the D.C.L.I., entered the service in 1980. He served in the South African War 1889-00, took part in the operations in Natal 1899; was present at the relief of Ladysmith, operations of 17th to 24th January, 1900, and the action at Spion Kep. He also took part in the operations of 5th to 7th February, 1900, and in the action at Vaal Kranz, as well as in the operations on the Tugela Heights 14th to 27th February, 1900, and action at Pieters Hill He afterwards saw service in the Orange Fres State and in Cape Colony. He holds the Queen's medal with five clasps.

half the amount.

Witness assured Fung

that dealings would take place, and later went to Bonham Strand and saw the box (produced) with a Japanese standing by Mr. King came up and two coolies. afterwards and witness went up to the coolies and asked where the box cama

from. The coolie took him about 100 yards and witness then saw five Japanese. They were the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth defendants.

BUT LITTLE HOPE OF PEACE. The Balkan Delegates have informed a representative of Reuter's Agency that! they will be ready to leave England im- mediately after the delivery of the Allies'

Note to Turkey.

In well-informed quarters there is little hope that the resumption of hostilities will be avoided.

information on this subject, thoi guesses 2.50 at the total yield ranged from Tis. 9,000,000 up to Tle, 86,400,000, but in the light of present information even this latter figure would seem to be too low. Precisely what Mr. Cher's idea is in putting his östimated One revenue so low, it is hard to see. explanation that would doubtless be given ie that the revolution threw all revenue collecting machinery (except the Maritime Customs) into chaos, and that it has not yet been sufficiently reorganized to exercise its fall functions. This is undoubtedly partially true, for it is notorious that in 1.90 many parts the authority of the present Republican officials rests on so precarious a basis that they dare not imperil it by any attempt at a large tax collection, but even 2.55 so, this explanation still leaves unaccounted for the unnecessary inflation-by the inclu- sion of many items that are afterwards We can Recommend the abere as Wines of admitted to be of no present importance of the Finest Quality and Vintage, specially the debit side of the balance sheet. This selected and procured from the best Oporto fact, taken in conjunction with Mr. Cxov's funeral took place at Happy Valley last Henry May) was summoned for causing General Savoff and the Commanders of}

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VINO DE PASTO, Grans

BEAL CAPSULE

OC OLOROSO,

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CAPBUGE

RED SEAL

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22.30 SUPERIOR PALE DRY,

WHITE SEAL CAPSULE 24.30

DRY, FINEST PALE

NUTTY, VIOLET SEAL CAPSULE

and Xaras Growers.

29.80

1.50

2,05

subsequent inclusion of the proceeds of the Sextuple Loau a assets requisite for meeting the year's needs, would seem to

A. S. WATSON & CO., show that he is trying to force the hands

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The case was again remanded.

We regret to announce the death, at the age of 62 years, of Birs. Elizabeth Baker, the wife of the highly esteemed and popular Chief Police Inspector of Hong- kong, Mr. II. G. Baker. The sad orent occurred early yesterday at her residence, after an illness extending over six weeks, the cause of death being heart trouble. The incident is rendered particularly pathetic in view of the fact that the Chief Inspector is retiring in April and going

At the Magistracy yesterday, before Home, and on Thursday the cabins were selected, Mrs. Baker's condition being Mr. Hazeland, the Chinese chauffeur of one son and three daughters, then more hopeful. She leaves a family employed by H.E. the Governor (Sir

The

evening in the presence of many friends.

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FOOTBALL.

H.E. THE GOVERNOR'S

CHAUFFEUR FINED.

su obstruction in Queen's Road West.

European Constable 133 said that on the 7th inst. he saw a car belonging to H.E. the Governor in the middle of Queen's Road, facing west.

LATER.

She passed over the dangerous Graballs Rocks, but last evening, struck the bank off Spike Island. She now lies on a soft bottom and is safe.

A

LEVER BROS.' ENTERPRISE.

QUARTER OF THE LIBERIAN REPUBLIC TO

BE LEASED.

LONDON, January 15th. Lever. Brothers have concluded agreement with the Liberian Government

Well-informed people in London cun-empowering them to acquire by successive sider that a little fighting will prove to stages a lease of 12,000 square miles, be the shortest way of securing peace, as amounting to over a quarter of the whole Adrianople is not expected to resist country, with the following monopolies: Oil palma, timber, the use of land in another attack.

form and all trade. With the

A message from Sofia says that King any Ferdinand and his Ministers are pro- natives.

Pasha, to meet ceeding to Mustala

THE PANAMA CANAL ACT.

A BILL TO AMEND

LONDON, January 15th. Senator Elihu Root has introduced in the Senate at Washington a Bill to amend the Panama Canal Act by eliminating the exemption of American coastwise vessula from, payment of tolls,

A

AUSTRALIAN INTER-STATE

Moyes 95.

CRICKET.

RECENT BARBARITES IN CHINA.

LONDON, January 15th.

the four Bulgarian Armies.

THE UNIONISTS' MEMORIAL TO THEIR LEADERS. THE TRAMWAY BOYCOTT.

MR. BONAR LAW'S REPLY. of his colleagues by demonstrating to them

Though the Chinese are not yet making His Worship-Actually in the middle?

LONDON, January 15th. how impossible it is to carry on the go the extensive use of the trams that they Witness-Yes. The driver was the only

Mr. Bonar Law, leader of the Unionist erament without an immediate loan. There did before the boycott, Chinese belief person in the car. The vehicle was situated is, however, another side of the question; seems to indine to the opinion that the in such a way that it was impossible for two Party in the House of Commons, reply. the present Budget shows no details of the boycott is practically ended and that it rickehas to pass one another when going ing to the memorial recently sent to him current expenditure of the year, but lumpa is only a matter of time, perhaps a few in opposite directions. He went up to and to Lord Lansdowne by Unionist mem-

LONDON, January 15th. it all together under the head of "ordinary," days or perhaps a week, before normal the defendant and ordered him to removebers of the House, saya:—

message from Sydney says that On Tuesday the car to the other side of the road, on to the tune of $400,000,000. This ordinary conditions are resumed.

"It asks us to retain the leadership whila

South Wales, in their match and inevitable expenditure should also night several cars were seen to be well the left of the road east of the Clock

South Australia, piled up the include the indemnity payment which filled, and yesterday the traffic seemed Tower, in order not to cause any obstruc. altering in one important particular, not New

and 314 rone, appears lower down in the account as generally heavier than it has been for tion. The man took no notice of witness indeed the policy of imperial preference, with

can most huge totals of 513 Bome weeks, so that everything points to order, and it was repeated. Defendant but the method whereby it $60,000,000, as well as the ex-EMPEROR's pan- the gradual breakdown of hostilities on sion of Tie. 4,000,000 per annum. To meet the part of those conducting the boycott, then told witness to go to a warm place, effectively be carried out. This modification to which V. Trumper contributed 201 this "ordinary" expenditure, amounting At any rate, the Government is now in a that he (defendant) belonged to the is that when the Unionists are returned not out, C. G. Macartney 125 and se, South Australia in all to at least $460,000,000, there is avait better position to determine in which Governor, and that he was not going to

desirable to compiled 381 and 19, of which Clem- able an estimated revenue of $255,000,000, areas the boycott feeling is most pro- move for witness. He spoke in English power, if after consultation with the and W. Bardsley 90. which may, if Mr. Chou's financial reforms nounced, and with that knowledge before Witness then went up to Inspector Dominions proves it to be prove as lucrative as he forecasts, be them it should not take much effort to Cameron, who was standing a low yards impose food duties, they should not be Hill was responsible for 138 and 77 and increased to $455,000,000, so that apparently induce more satisfactory attitude away, and drew his attention to the imposed unless they have first been not involve with expenditure cut down to the last towards the Tramway Company's enter matter. The car was there for 15 minutes submitted at a general election. While

from the time witness first saw the car this modification does

from possible dollar and revenue screwed up as prise.

to the time it moved off with Lady May. high as possible, China will still be unable

Defendant said he was there for only any principle preventing as

In the House of Commons Sir J. D. P. G. Boz., J. Telephone No. 12.

to pay her way, and must get deeper and

five or six minutes. The car was not in loyally supporting the action desired by DEATH.

deeper in the quagmire of indebtedness with

the middle of the road-it was on one the majority of the party, nevertheless Rees asked if the Government would in- On January 15th, Hongkong, ELIZABETH, wife of Chief Pulice Inspector every year that passes, at all events until

side. He was only a newcomer to this it would have been more agreeable to us form China that they did not wish her and, in our view, more in the interest of to carry out her engagement by means of BAKER, aged 52.

1940, by which date the Boxer indemnity [101

should have been paid off. No one, of

place, and he did not know the law.

the party; that a change of method should barbarities like shooting and slicing HONGKORG OFF108: 10a, Des VEUT ROAD 0.

be accompanied by a change of leaders. opium dealers and smokers. LONDON Ursion: 181, FLAKE ST, E.O course, believes that China is so poverty strioken a country as this would imply, so

The memorial, however, urges that a the only possible deduction is that her main

change of leadership would be fatal to acurces of revenue need to be thoroughly

the best interests of the party and the overhauled and their machinery organized

country, and we feel that in view of such in such a way as to ensure the least possible

expression it is our duty to comply with this request, and this we are prepared Carka's Budget for 1913 just published leakage of revenue in the course of trans-

to do." by the Ministry of Finance must have mission from the pockets of the taxpayer to caused its authors much heart searching, the Treasury. As we have pointed out, a and we doubt whether any country has, drastic supervision of the land tax (which except perhaps in times of war, been con- should be based on an exact survey) should fronted with such a wide divergence result in an increased revenue sufficient în between the debit and credit sides of its itself to meet all Mr. Choo's “ordinary" national balance sheet. Estimated revenue, expenditure. Side by side with this im- $254,733,208; estimated expenditure, provement in the tax-collecting machinery $903,000,000; deficit, $648,266,792-those there should be inaugurated positive are the bare facts set forth by Mr. Chov measures for adding to the wealth of the HEUH-1, the Minister of Finance, who land by developing to a proper extent its must be the most indomitable of optimists miseral and agricultural resources, and if if he can extract any grain of real hope China's present financial difficulties force from this situation. His estimate of her to consider seriously this side of the expenditure is, it is true, ixoduly swelled by question they will prove a blessing in large items for projected reforms, as disguise. $30,000,000 for the reform of the Bank of China, $100,000,000 for industrial develop-

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The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, JANUARY 16TE, 1913.

The transport Northbrook moved from

HONGKONG . .M.S. "MONMOUTH.. The following players have been chosen to represent the Club in a friendly game with H.M.S. Monmouth on the Club's ground at Happy Valley, to-day, the kick-off being at 4.45 p.m. :-R. C. Bar- low; J. Stalker and A. Hamilton; D. Campbell, F. C. Hall, and C. Wilkis; L. B. Railton, W. A. Wilson, R. F. Long, w. V. Pennell, and W. B. Rigden.

At a meeting held on Monday to decide the result of the Hongkong six-a-side tournament it was stated that three teams had tied for first place, each with eight paints. Accordingly they were ordered to play off to achieve a definite issue Eventually Mr. Chapman's team was drawn to play Taikoo, and Mr. Kemp thorne's team will oppose the winner of this match in the final.

ATTACK ON MISSIONARIES."

MISSIONARY'S CHILD SHOT.

ment, $100,000,000, Capital for Exchange the Naval Dockyard to mid-stream yester-by Mr. J. R. Cox, also of the Canadian

Account, and so ou. Having proposed day.

these, he becomes alarmed at the huge bill, and cuts off $340,000,000 worth of improve- ments. This still leaves an annual deficit of $308,000,000; part of this is to be met by improving the collection of revenue from Customs duties, land, and salt, by which. rueans it is hoped to secure another to hundred millions, leaving a final deficit of $108,000,000. This, in the delightfully. vague way of Chinese Finance, is to be made up without much difficulty from other, unnamed, sources. It may be remark ed that though the proposed increase of

His Worship-Has this man becu pre- viously convicted ?

Witness-No, your Worship. Defendant was fined $10 or a month.

THE MAGISTRACY,

Ten men were proceeded against by Sergt. Adlington for smoking opium at

The Unionist, newspapers generally

2, Ng Fuk Lane. The officer stated that welcome Mr. Bonar Law's letter with

Mr. F.D. Acland, in reply, said it was. extremely improbable that slicing was employed, but in any case it was a matter for Chinese contern and not for us.

LORD HARDINGE PROGRESSING.

LONDON, January 10th.

A message from Delhi says that Lord

this was the third time, the house had relief and thankfulness and are of Hardinge is progressing well, but the been broken open by the police, and it opinion that the future may now be faced neuritis in the right arm pains consider-

divan. The keeper of the divan was fined was continually being opened as an opium with calm confidence. 250, and the others $1 each.

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JAPANESE STEAMERS IN

COLLISION.

The Morning Post, though it shares the ably. He will probably go for a change apprehensions of Mr. Austen Chamber at the end of the mouth. lain that a change in the policy may be.' disastrous, points out defects in a merely THE DUCHESS OF CONNAUGHT'S

HEALTH. negative policy of the denunication of the Government and hopes that a basis

"

LIBERALS AND FOOD DUTIES: MEMORIAL TO CHANCELLOR FÖR REDUCTION.

LONDON, January 15th. No fewer than 174 Liberal Members of Parliament have signed a memorial to Mr. Lloyd George asking for a reduction in the taxation of tea, sugar, and other articles of food.

LONDON, January 15th.

A message from Montreal says that the Duchess of Connaught's health has fur- ther improved She has been able to take nourishment regularly and sleeps.

well.

BILLIARD MATCH.

Two Chinese were charged by Detective Bergt. Brown with the theft of 17 Panama bats from the Kowloon Godown Com pany. A Chinese arrested the first defen- is now provided for united and deter- The following details were received at dant as he was emerging from a pawn-mined sction to carry on Mr. Chamber- Chengtu recently of an attack made by shop and Bergt. Brown apprehended the lain's programme by instalments. armed robbers upon the Rev. R. O. Jolliffe other man at the godowns. Mr. Hazeland of the Canadian Methodist Mission and sentenced both men to six weeks' im- his family

Fushun near

on 2nd

prisonment and four hours' stocks. January

Mr. and Mrs. Jolliffe were accompanied Methodist Mission, and his family. During the attack Mr. Jolliffe's little son

At the Grand Hotel last night Mr. was shot and killed and Mr. Jetlife Thirty-two English and American received a sword cut on the arm. Mrs.

McLennan, who won the Hotel billiard tournament recently, was opposed by Medical Missionaries have arrived in Jolliffe was fired at three times, but Mr. fortunately sho escaped injury.

Sergeant T. Pitt, who owed the former Peking to attend the triennial conference. Cox fired upon the robbers and the

As the Osaka Shosen Kaisha str.

Mr. McLennan was defeated," "the The litigation between the Li family following morning one man was found

Another of the Anagawa Maru (277 tóns), with 180 passen- in e dying condition.

scores being Sergt. Pitt, 250; McLennan, before was continued yesterday the robbers fell attempting to escape and was gers on board, was entering Kawaguchi

214. Mr. J. Legan, of Messrs. Ruttonjee Appellate Jurisdiction of the Supreme taken prisoner. The next morning a harbour at the entrance to Osaka Bay Fushun official appeared on the scene and on the 9th inst. it collided with the str.

It is stated that Raphael's masterpiece and Son presented the winner with j took charge of the prisoner and the body Konegawa Mars, with 60 passengers on

The side of Madonna delle Guercia " arrived in silver cup, and Mr. Collis gave another A telegram from Osaka'dated the 9th of the other man, who in the meantime board, from Shimonoseki.

had died. The prisoner confessed that the former was ripped open and the London yesterday having been smuggled cup for the highest break, which the the attack had been planned at Luchow vessel tank in ten minutes. Most of the

the Strand guarded by detectives. end that the robbers had followed Mr. passengers managed to keep afloat and out of Italy. It is now in an hotel in successful cueist claimed with a break of Jolliffe's boat for two days.

were rescued, but twenty are missing

Court.

inst. states that the Mexico Maru reports by wireless that its cargo of cotton in the forehold is on fire.

TWERTY LIVES LOST.

FAMOUS PICTURE SMUGGLED FROM ITALY.

LONDON, January 15th.

100.

134.