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INTIMATION

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRING, FRIDAY, JANUARY 31ST 1918.

State is described as being “quite wealthy for its size and neigbourhood, even with Chinese officials ready to prevent it from being unduly prosperous. But the Cuier found its revenues quite unequal to his

wherever be could get it, with a contemp- tuous disregard of the rate of interest demanded. His capital became the resort of bad characters from everywhere and

A Dance, which was largely attended, was given at Government House last night.

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SUPREME -- COURT. (~

Thursday, 30th January,

IN BANKRUPTCY JURISDICTION.

Lieutenant de L. Simonds, R.GA., formerly A.D.C. to Major-General Ander- BEFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE (Sin W, REES

S. WATSON requirements and he borrowed money son, has been posted to Portsmouth.

& CO., LTD.,

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1241.

PORT.

adventurers of all kinds, not a few of them being Japanose and Chinamen from the

It will be noticed that the Assaye is baging down from Shanghai London mails of an earlier date than those which arrived on Wednesday.

A Clinese aged about 34, of no

Yaumati He

WAS

Temple Street, apparently insane, and was removed to the hospital.

WINH & SPIRIT MERCHANTS, coast ports, overflowing with now-fangled | fixed abode, was found in a house at 54, ideas. The provincial officials had been at no pains to disguise their disapproval both of the Curry personally and all kis doings: When, therefore, nowe of the Revolution

Mr. George Lammert informs us that cams, the Sawowa thought it a good eppor- the public auction of leasehold property Lunity of paying off old acores sad possibly at Prospect Place, Bonham Strand, which retrieving his fortunes." The story pre- had been advertised to take place to-day ...$13.40 $1.15 ceeds to describe how ho sent his miscolhas been cancelled.

laneous friends to tampor with the troops in ❤BID SEAL CAPIUL 19,80

Tang-yuch and how this resulted in a state of chaos throughout Western. Yunnan. 1.90 Many of the scum of the neighbourhood who had sulisted under the Republican

Per Per Dozen. Bettio.

RED CAPSULE

B

SUPERIOR LIGHT

INVALID, GREEN SEAL CAPSULE

D

22.80

VIOLET SEAL CAPSULE 29.80 VERY FINE OLD TAWNY,

WHITE SEAL. Caprull 38.80

1.65

2.50

banner, on being armed from the barracks. 3.40 set up on their own account as dacoits and highway robbers, preying on the neighbour- bood and plundering the simple Shans and the hill tribes generally. The result is told in these termnd: "What little news there is comes from the Shan and, Panthé (Chinese

SHERRY.

LIGHT DRY

Per Per desen, bottle ...$16.80 $1.45

...17.80

VINO DEPAŠTO, Gaɛɛɛ

8BAL CAPAULN

CC OLOROS),

D

CAPSULE

*

RED SEAL

22.30

..

SUPERIOR PALE DRY,

WHITI SEAL Capsule 24.30

DRY.

FINEST PALE

KUTTY, VIOLET SEAL CAPBULE

We can Recommand the above

1.90

Mohammedan) caravans which come from

the east and south-east. Every year with the beginning of the cold weather they make their way to Bhamo on the Irrawaddy, 1.50 mule caravane by the hundred animals and bullocks by the thousand. They are begin ning to come, but instead of the usual loads of produce, and iron pots and orpiment they are bringing little but pears and walnuts and some scanty bales of hides and panniers of peas. This is as mucă dus to the dangers on the road as to the absence of goods to export. Bands of so-called deserted soldiers infest the roade and take

2.05

29.80

2.55

Wines of

An old Chinese woman, residing in Lau Yuen Lane, Western District, has been removed to hospital suffering front an injured foot, caused by having been

accidentally run over by a bullock water

·Cart.

Commander J. L. S. Kirkness, who has been appointed to the Hampshire, the new flagship of the China Squadron, has been in the service since July, 1891, and has held his present rank for thirteen and a

half years. He is ex-guanery officer of

repute.

There was delay yesterday on telegrams

DAVIES, K.C.)

ADJUDICATED BANKRUPT.

The following were adjudicated bank- rupt: Wong Yik, Po Keo alias L. F. Cooke, and Wo Hing Company.

AN INCORRECT REPORT.

TELEGRAMS./TELEGRAMS.

{"DAILY PRESS " EXCLUSIVE BREV DOM.]

BRITISH TRADER'S ARKEST IN

JAPAN.

TOKYO, January 30th. The continued imprisonment of Mr.. W. A. Wheeler, a British subject, in the

who was arrested

{THROUGI RHUTER'S AGEROY.]

THE BALKAN WAR.

ALLIES NOTE PRESENTED.

LONDON, January 19th. The Servian Charge d'Affaires this afternoon handed Rechid Pasha the Allies Note, declaring that the negotia.

ontious were broken off.

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Re Hang Seng Cheong, the Official employ of Messrs. Genz, Wheeler & Co., Receiver stated that his report advised of Yokohama, the discharge of the bankrupt, but he bad the 10th inst, on a charge the parti NEW DEMANDS BY RUMANIA. reason to believe that the report was not culars of which are still withheld., is |

M. Daneff, head of the Bulgarian dele- correct.

exciting the deepest interest in the foreign getion, and M. Miahn, the Rumanian

Mr. Shenton, who represented Messrs. communities, Bail has been refused Minister, to-day signed a Protocol which Jebsen & Co., Meyarink & Co., and Reuter, Brockelmann & Co., stated that the debtoran representations have been made will serve as a basis of further negotia had never undergone his proper examina to the British Consul-General concerning tion in bankruptcy. He had absconded, the case. and a reward of $4,000 had been offered for him. It was only after they received notice of his discharge that they learned of his whereabouts. He applied for a

warrant for his arrest.

The Japan Gazette at the time of Mr.

tions at Sofia and Bukbarest. :

The Protocol records new demands by Wheeler's Arrest hail the following referance unania, namely, the frontier from to the matter: "In May last Mr. Wheeler Turtukan, upon the banks of the Danube, came to this country for the purpose of starting a branch of the business carried westward of Silistria to Baltchik twenty on in Loicester, Calcutta, Shanghai and miles northward of Varna. Mr. Gardiner, who represented the "ther places by Messre, Gens, Wheeler & Co.

The Bulgarians are indignarit at these This business is of an ingenious nature, and debtor.nyked that he be given an

it is a somewhat significant fact that it is fresh demands, while the Rumanians 'be- opportunity of replying to the charges carried on without let or hindrance by the made against him by the compradores of law in the other places named. Mosses, lieve that all will be settled amicably. the firms mentioned. Debtor was present knitting-machine at a price of about ¥120, in Court.

and undertake to purchase socks knitted hy the purchasers from yarn which is supplied by the British firm. We believe that large sums of money have been paid over in this way to purchasers of the machines, and we

Mr. Shenton renewed his application for the arrest of the debtor. There were several charges against him on which he could proceed criminally.

The Officia! Receiver thought the man should be detained.

Gens, Wheeler & Co. sell an automatio

RUMANIAN AGITATION, Telegrams from Bukharest indicate that

public opinion, is forcing the Government.

to make larger" and "more determined. demands on Bulgaria,

Numerous meetings have been held an revolutionary resolutions were fervidly passed in favour of insistence upon a large cession of territory.

| are informed that in no single instance has His Lordship thought the debtor should Mr. Wheeler, or the firm of Gouz, Wheeler socka sa and when brought in" for that have an opportunity of answering the purchase properly-made

purpose. charges made against him.

The business has prospered to a very large extent, and as many as 700 machines have heen sold. At one time, indeed, there THE PEACE DELIBERATIONS. was such a demand for them that the stock

The Fremdenblatt (Vienna) states that ran short, and the steamer on which a fresh supply was due to arrive being detained in the Triplice and the Triple Entente are quarantine, on account of cholers aboard, there was some slight delay in delivering completely agreed that in the event › of machines to the purchasers, who wore Turkey's non-compliance with the Powers" clamouring for them. However, this delay Note she can in no wise reckon on the was purely temporary, and all machines

receipt in Yokohama,, and every endeavour was made to get fresh consignments passed agreed that no isolated action will be through the Customs Reuse with as little taken if the Turkish reply be unfavour- delay as possible...

able..

It was decided to take the public examination of the debtor afterwards,

When the case was again taken Debtor stated that he made a report to the Official Receiver in November, and told him that he took no active part in the management of the business. He left the Colony two

was $8,000, and he did not know his brother, who was a partner, incurred liabilities for $44,000.

the Finest Quality and Vintage, specially what they want from the villagers and cara- not in custody with committing an armed days before the firm failed. Its capital wore supplied as soon as possible after support of the Powers, salesied and procured from the best Oportovans, and though the flats and store-shed

and Leres Growsa,

A.S. WATSON & CO. Chinese Sawbwas have

LIMITED,

ALEXANDRA Buildings.

BIRTH.

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On the 27th December, 1912, at No. 10, Marino Villas, Carrigalor, Queenstown, Co. Cork, Irdand, the wife of N. G. NOLAN,

Chief Interpreter, Supreme Court, Hongkong, of a daughter.

[250 HONKONG Orton: 101, Das Vaux Roap O. LONDON OFF:01: 181, Frame Grant, E.0.

The Daily Press.

are full of cargo waiting to be taken to Teng-yuch, the caravans are very unlikely te load up. Four at least of the Shan- come to Bhamo and complain bitterly of the way in which they are being harrassed and robbed by the discharged soldiers," Sir GROBOR SCOTT says the injury to British south-west China, is very great, but the trouble on the froutier i likely to be very much greater. Inciden tally, while there is this inability to keep

no

exchanged with Singapore and other places south of Saigon owing to temporary defects in the cables. Repairs were how- was reopened shortly after 4 pm. But i ever quickly effected and communication

was not until nearly midnight that any Press telegrams were received, | -

Two men were brought before Mr. Melbourne yesterday afternoon charged with being concerned with four other men

robbery at Tai Hang village on the 16th inat. It is alleged that orie man entered the house in question by the back door, and, after fastening it, let the others in by the front door. The men threatened the man of the house and presented their revolvers, while they threw papper in the face of his daughter and also gagged her. However, she managed to remove the 5 and to call for assistance, whereupon the men ran off, taking with them property to the value of 8178 and, leaving behind

In answer to Mr. Shenton he denied having cbtainul goods worth $20,000 from Lam Chin a month before his bankruptcy. Lam Chin, compradore to the East Asintic Trading Co, deposed that he had dealings with debtor a month before the bankruptcy Debtor's brother purchased rods to the value of $20,000 and debtor chopped the contract and a promissory rote personally. Debtor and his brother

to

"In spite of these facts, which are the only ones which we have been able ascertain, even after careful inquiry, Mr. Wheeler has been arrested and placed in prison. This case prescate rather curious

and features. The Yokohama Police have been making constant inquiries from examinations of Mr. Wheeler for severnl

They are also

GERMANY AND TURKEY.

MINISTER'S 'REMARKABLE SPEECH.

Loynoy, January 30th. Reuter's correspondent Constan-

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months, and we are forced to the following tinople telegraphs that the German conclusions either they have been persacut- ing and hampering in his business a per- Ambassador at a banquet given in fectly bonnarable and innocent man, or they celebration of the anniversary of the

poor and needy section of the public for a period of many months.

them some formidable-looking daggers pledged the goods before they left the have suffered a swindler to hatten upon a Kaiser's birthday affirmed that the future

THE 'MARVELS OF WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.

Colony.

made

His lordship

an order for debtor's detention and adjourned the

examination.

THE AFFAIRS OF AENDT AND CO. He Arndt & Company.

"Whicherer view is the true one, this chee reflects very seriously upon the efficiency of the foree. At present we will not say more. It has taken the Kagacho Police over six ninths to make up their minds, and it is not fitting that we should give an ez cathedra decision upon police methods as the result of anything less than a thorough.

of Turkey lay in Asia Minor. The Ger- man interests there were very great and were tied up with those of Turkey. In their recent Note the Powers promised after the conclusion of peace to assist Turkey in her future development, and Germany would lend powerful aid in the There is one more point which we desire on "Wireless Telegraphy and Telephony" adjourned. A deed of arrangement was to mention in the public interest. Many

same casse, but in any case Germany was given to in appreciative audience by being put through, and when this wastantially true story, so far as regards the fanger ("Do not touch me") in the vernacular newspapers published a sub would apply the injunction Noli me Professor C. H. Robertson, of Shanghai,

The Hon. Mr. E A. Hewett, C.M:G, completed the application would be with arrest of Mr. Wheeler, upon the Dik instant. Turkish possessions in Asia Minor,

Mr. Hind, who appeared for the peti.

At the European Y.M.C.A. last evening tioning creditor, asked that the applica-examination of the fact.

a most interesting and instructive lecturetion for an interim receiving order be

order in this distant province, it appears One of the thieves was held up by a that the anti-opium edicts of the new-born National Assembly in Peking met with woman, and a second was arrested by a

man. The hearing was adjourned. surprising obedience in the most out-of-the- way parts of China, and not only was the cultivation of opium stopped in most parts of Yunnan, but systematic efforts were made to put an end to the purchase of opium from the bill tribes, who had by meas stopped the growing of the poppy." As a result of this the Kochins had HONGKONG, JANUARY 31st, 1913.

no money to buy salt, without which they In the current number of United Empire cannot live in confort, and the Wa were not the organ of the Royal Colonial Institute able to buy rice out of which they make resided, and, in introducing the lecturer. said that Professor Robertson had made there is an interesting contribution by Sir the spirit which they infinitely prefer to

a special study of this particular question, J. GROEGE SCOTT, KC.LE, on the effects the mild millet-beer which they make in M. Hewett referred to all the wou of the China revolution on Burma, Sir their own country. The hillmon are thersdorful inventions of the last quarter GEORGE has bad considerable experience in fore in a state of rapidly increasing indig-of century, and said that noth- the Northern as well as the Southern Shan nation, and when to this is added the raiding so marvellous had ever been brought States and has written much about Burma, of the soldier-brigands their state of mind with which he has been more or less is quite easily understood. Sir Geoxor intimately acquainted since 1879, when he Scorr concludes: "So far as is known, the acted as a war correspondent in the Burma Chinese Republic has been much too busy war. He was a member of Siamese Boundary keeping an eye on recalcitrant Mausbus installation demonstrated the actual work Professor Robertson by incans of a small Commission, and he was the British repre- and watching the proceedings of Eussians sentative on the Mekong Commission and and Japanese, to say nothing of its pre-wireless communication to an audience who ing and explained the main principles of the Burma-Chins Boundary Commission, occupation in resisting the offers of six showed the keenest interest in the subject. and has held several other official appoint sager moneylenders, to think of appointing Communication. was established with mants. For eight years before his retire any one to keep order and dispense justiçain H.M.S. Tamar, and the lecturer ment in 1910 he was the superintendent so far away a territory and so far a province pressed his indebtedness to Commodore and political officer of the Southern Shan Tuunan. Consequently our officers Anstruther for making a practical ex States. La his article Sir Gronon draws a will be unable to see the wrongs of our position of the subject possible.

Professor Robertson is repeating the Fory sorry picture of the conditions in the subjects righted, and they are far from being region, extending for hundreds of miles she sort of people who will submit to this. C.M.A., rooms at 5.15 this afternoon,

icclure to another audience

the where Yunnan moets Burma. Most people, as he says, may very likely have thought that the population of Yuasan would have been absolutely indifferent to the form of the Central Government. The population of Western Yunan is largely non-Chinese,

before them as wireless telegraphy, and nothing which would probably prove of greater benefit to mankind at large (Applause.)

at

HONGKONG RACE MEETING.

CX-

tamely. The result is that the frontier line is likely to be as lively a place as Macedonia was, and may possibly continue to be, with Moslem, Bulgarian, Servian, Greek, and

The list of entries for the race meeting Albanian komitadjis. The prospects are Lone the more cheerful, because it seems

under the suspices of the Hongkong very possible that south-west Seu-chan Jockey Club on February 24th, 25th and

drawn.

the day before such arrest mok place! Mr. Shenton, on behalf of the Com Where do native newspapers get this pre- vious information? We make no insinus- tions. pany, consented.

Perhaps Mr.

Ikariyama will

The request was agreed to,

LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER' 19FORTUNES.

J. M. Franco attended to undergo bis public examination.

Lexplain."]

retary).

COMPANY MEETING.

The Secretary having read the notice convening the meeting.

THE P. &O, AND CUNARD LINE.

LONDON, January 20th..

From now onward the interest of the Cunard Line will be reprosented in Aden, India, the Straits Settlements, Hong- kong, China, Japan, and Australia by the P. and O. establishments.

THE MALAY DREADNOUGHT.

LONDON, January 30th.

M.P. asked the Government for an assur To the House of Commons, Mr. Falle,

ance that none of the money voted by the Federated Malay States for a Dread-

nought should be snent until the House had had an opportunity of accepting or declining the offer of a warship, from

Debtor, in reply to the Official Receiver, UNION WATER BOAT COMPANY. said he was à lighthouse keeper, and

The eighth annual meeting of the share received a salary of $130 a month on

holders in the above Company was held which he had to support two daughters, yesterday at the offices of Menara, Dodwell one son and an invalid wife. His wife Ca. Mr. S.. H. Dodwell presided, was incapable of looking after herself and and there were also present: - Messrs. $1,700, which he incurred by having and P. J. Bisschop (consulting commit- needed two nurses. His debts amounted C. A. Tomes, J. W. C. Bonnar, D. Clarke. gone security for a man and borrowing tee), G. R. Edwards, M. S. Northcote, oney to pay that security at a high rate A. Ritchie, T. G. Weall, S. R. Carlill, of interest. He had arranged to pay $25 H. H. Bond, and F. A. G. May (See- a month out of his salary to his creditors. The Official Receiver said in his opinion the bankruptcy was due to misfortunes.

Mr. Leo d'Almada, who appeared for

The CHAIRMAN said-Gentlemen,--With those States. creditors, questioned debtor with respect your permission I will dispense with the to a loan of $1,000 which he received from formality of reading the report and ac-

Mr. Churchill replied that the Govern Mr. Barker some time ago to help him

ment had already accepted the offer, the. counts, The profits for the year under out of his dificulties, and denied, when review amount to $53,877.48 as against contract had been settled and construction that gentleman took proceedings against $41,307.60 for the previous year, which would commence forthwith. him to recover the money, that he I trust you will consider satisfactory. confident that the House would support borrowed money to meet the judgment. Our superintendent reports that all the and I am glad to say that all repairs have been paid for out of current revenue. We have been fortunate this year in re- gard to weather conditions during the typhoon season, and have not had to encroach on either the special repair fund or the insurance fund. We are

A message from Havre says that the trying to dispose of some of the oldest French steamer, Phyrne, from Algeria to boats, but although we have had one or

and the originator of the auti-dynastic may soon not be much better off. The 28th are now published, and the entries also denied that when he bought $70 / Company's boats have heen well kept up, the action of the Government.

Do.

Do.

h. in. st. lb.

Somerton 13.1 11. 1

Petherton...... 13.0 10.12 Sunlight....... 13.1 11. 1 Sir Bedivere.. 13.1 11., 1 Sir Beaumaris 13.0 10.12 Alvand.......................... 13.0. 10.12

rising in those parts, he says, was not a Lo-lo are no doubt picturesque to look at, for each race appear to be as numerous as Chinaman at all, and so far from having and romantic to talk about, but they are usual. In a few of the races as many as ill people to live near. And there are the Republican principles it cannot easily be Lisu and the Ngo su and the Sifans and ponies are entered. For the Hongkong maintained that he had principles of many more who may make a pretty cockpit Berby, the following are the eighteen any kind." There is a small cluster of of the Chinese country for many miles yound entries :----| Shan-Chinese States in this corner of their bills. This will annoy the Republic South-Western Chin, and one of them is much more, and may probably stir then up Mr. Bentton's.

to action, for Ssu.ch'uan is a wealthy pro Kan-ngai, a little more than half-way from vince, while Yunnan is not, but it will be Mr. Cire's Tong-Yueh to the British frontier, on the little consolation to us if our north-east Mr. Gilpin's Tong Yuel-Bhamo road. The Chief of frontier relapses into a state of lawlessness State is a young man who in his earlier and social savagery." We have not heard Mr. E. Kadoorie Fijian Chief... 18.0

that any official representations have been youth spent some time in Japan, and sande to the Chinese Government with Sir Henry May's

there seems to bave become something regard to the lawlessness prevailing in like the Italianate Englishman whom the Yunnan and on the Burma-Chinese froutier Mr. Norman's Elizabethans huld in such disfavour." At particularly if they have, China can si Paul's any rate, when he came back Sir Grotga hardly be slow to realise the importance of says be riemanaged his State in a way and order, for such conditions as Sir Mr. John Peel Sereel which met with the strongly expressed GEORGE SCOTT describes obviously menace disapproval of Chinese officers, "who are the interests of both Burma and French

Indo-China. zot easily shocked by such doing," The j

Mr. Gouince's

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taking the earliest steps to restore peace

Do. Do.

Do.

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Mr. Soares

worth of goods from Mr. Mahurned in November that he contemplated becoming bankrupt in December.

The examination was dosed and the debtor was adjudicated bankrupt,

:

CRICKET.

HONGKONG "B". POLICE. The following bave been selected to re 10.12 present the Hongkong Cricket Club."B" Dunbogae... 12.3 10. 9 Barney Chief.. 13.1 .11. 1 League team, the Police Cricket Club on the Police Cricket Club Ground at Bruno... 13.0 10.12 Revenue. 13.0 10.12 Happy Valley, on Saturday, the 1st

cotamence 11 February, play to Sweet Willium 13.1 .......Sweet Sultan. 13.1 11. 1 p.m. R. Hancork (Capt.), A. A. Clax

Sweet Rocket. 13.1

11.1 ton, B. H. Dodwell, H. Hanocek, Capt. 19.0 10.12 BT. K. Hodge, D.C.L.I., J. W. S. Hen Wyvis II: 13.1 11. Jellie, A. 0. Lang, M. M. Mass, S. S. Bengair. 19.1 11. Moore, It. Paske, D.C.JL, and R. P. Jambolini...... 13.1 11. 1 Thursfield.

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He was

FRENCH STEAMER SUNK BY A SAILING SHIP.

LONDON, January 30th.

two enquiries, our efforts have not so far Ronen, was run down off Cape La Hagus been sticcessful. Beyond these few re-

marks I think the accounts call for no by the German fourroasted vessel Pangani, special comment, but before proposing the bound from Hamburg to Valparaíso. adoption of the report and accounts I

to ask.

shall be pleased to answer to the best of The Pangani is one of the largest sailing my ability any questions you may desire ships in the world.

There being no questions,

Thirty men were drowned, and four The CHAIRMAN proposed the adoption were saved. of the report and accounts.

Mr. NORTHCOTE seconded, and the motion was spread to.

On the motion of Mr. B. R. CARLILL, seconded by Mr. WEALL, Mr. A. O'D. Gourdin was re-elected auditor.

The CHAIRMAN-That is all the business, gentlemen. Thank you for your attend- ance, Dividend warrents are ready now.

SUFFRAGETTE GUERILLA

WARFARE.

LONDON, January 30th. The Suffragettes have again started their outrages on pillar boxes.