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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18ra 1913,

HOME AND CHINA AFFAIKN, |—even those in the immediate neighbour. | has been gradually spreading, and before

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LONDON, January 22nd. ANGLO-GERMAN RELATIONS. A remarkably temperate and well- balanced art cle has been addressed to the editor of the Vorische Zeitung by Herr Charles Tuchmano, a Prussian business man, who knows London well, and has always taken a lending part in the more ment for promoting a better understand- ing between England and Germany Herr Tuchmann shows how advantageous it would be if such an understanding as has been advocated by most of the leading personalities in the two Empires could be arrived at, and how utterly futile a war between England and Germany would be He candidly tells his German readers that a little more in the direction indicated might be done by Germans themselves.

hood of the scolutive establishment which has been set about the home of the Empress at Farnborough Hill close by the busy

long the white shirt front may be driven from the audience altogether. ""After all," says a manager, “a mau.can enjoy quits as well as he can in a dress suit.

THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA,

THE LOAN IMPARSE,

It has transpired that on the 5th February, the Minister of Finsnes for-

of which the following are the main points a

camp of Aldershot, The abbey in the pine and laugh at a play in his husiness Swarded a letter to the Sextuple Group and defend the preferential policy of the

wood and the old priory church, in which lip the remains of Napoleon III. and the Prince Imperial, were erected by the Empress Eugenie. Since 1898 the Benedictine monks have been recognised as an integral part of the household.

ROCIALISM AND THE NAVY.

The reason why the East End of London furnishes so few recruits to the Navy is because of the rampant socialism which there provejle. Notwithstanding the stimulating boom which the New Year has brought, the returns for Stratford for the month of January are not expected to reach the figures of the corresponding period of last year and then they are below a single day's accord at Porte A pessimistic recruiting officer mouth

VARSITY MEN AND BUSINESS.

It is somewhat of a parody in those democratic days that while members of the peerage may engage in business yet the average University man is credited with entertaining feelings of contempt for the humble business man. Mr. H. E. Morgas has outlined in the Review of Reviews bold scheme for removing this barrier, The idea has long been in his mind that a great deal of University training, which would find a splendid outlet in businees, was applied to occupations in which could not resp its full advantages. What is needed is some common mesting ground which will co-ordinate the desires of the rising nation and the needs of the busi noss community. Mr. Morgan proposes

THE PANAMA QUESTION,

MR. ROOT AND THE COASTWISE CLAUSE;

Washington, January 21st, To the Senators who oppose arbitration

Administration Mr. Root's speech this afternoon in opening the debate upon his I desire to point out that, owing to Bill to repeal the coastwise clause of the China's inancial necessities and our urgent need of money, we negotiated with Panama Act cannot have been pleasant. your Group for meay months and Not only are the exemptions extended endeavoured to meet your requirements to coastwise shipping condemned as in every possible manner in order to con clude the Loan Agreement. Alf points economic and unpermissible under the being finally arranged, with the exception Treaty, but the speech contained a deadly of a few minor details which were to be indictment of those who would refuse settled on the day of signaturo, your arbitration and much destructive criticism Group promised to sign the Loan yester of those who share the views of Mr. Talt day and to make the

advances Recessary ad without delay,

or that We regret to learn, however, fresh dificuties have arisen and that you are unable to carry out the agreement When I wrote to you on 19th January I to understand that plainly gave you before the Loan Agrement is signed China is free to negotiate with any other party,

Therefore, should any portion of the for a loan contracted with some other party, then the amount of the proposed Sextuple Loan shall be cut down, pro- portionately and, in the case of a further agreement with you, the remaining un hypothecated sait revenue shall be security for the rated salt revent

mainly

it would be faithloss to the resolutions it

For example, he regrets that at the recent says that no other rosult can be expected. the establishment of a central burea Salt Revenue bo hypothecated, as security the apostle of arbitration," and would

conference held in London with a view to promoting an Anglo-Gorman understand ing his country was very inadequately represented, and as 1 consequence the conference was a failure, so far as posi- tive results were concerned. He makes the significant admission that a good deal of the anti-German feeling in England was caused at the time of the Boer War, when a section of the German Eress made violent attacks not only upon the conduct of the British Army, but also upon the venerated Queen Victoria. In spite of all this, Herr Tuchmann points out, Germans enjoy in England, and particularly in the Colonies, practically the same privileges Englishmen. The British Government has novor placed any obstacles in the way of German enterpriss and German energy ENGLAND AND PALESTINE, Apropos of the foregoing there is an

Stratford is infested with socialists and every Sunday morning they crowd the Broadway, damning the Navy and Army and everything belonging to them. Worn than this, they pitch right outside the recruiting office. If a good lad is got hold of, generally his father is socialist and rows he would sooner cut the boy's legs off than he should join. Recruiting, in the East End is always slack and the applicants who come along are wasted and hungry. Most of these are capable of great improvement, but the quality is the poorest in the country's supply.

THE CITY DISFRANCHISED, F

The franchise of the City of London and all the Universities in threatened by the Government Bill which comes on for discussion very soon, and has to be passed before Parliament rises. In the original. draft of the Bill the franchise was to be upon the basis of residence or occupation

interesting story concerning Palestine. A Mr. Pense has now tabled an amendment foreign dispatch from Jerusalem main-striking out the occupiers," and leav taina that an active English propagando ing only the six months residence, which being carried on in Syria and Pales means that London raerchants will be able tine. It is alleged that at Beyrut, Jaffa, to vote only in respect of where they sleep and Damascus there are committees of and not in respect of their offices. The leading Mohammedans in touch with the actual number of voters now on the City Egyptian Government who are using their of London register is 31,105, and it is influence to bring the inhabitants to computed that the Bill will leave some demand a British occupation. The object 3,000 voters, consisting chiedy of house of the movement is said to be to assure for keepors. Furthermore, the Bill directly afrikes at the City Corporation, since Do England & concession for constructing a railway from Damascus to the Persian Purson is qualified to sit as a member of that body unless he is on the parka Gulf, which would probably have the mentary roll of voters for the City. Very effect of taking the trafo from the few of its members live actually in the German Bagdad Railway. At the same City, so it is obvious that nearly every

the

controlled by a committee representing business men and the educational author ties, who would gradually work out by practice an ideal method of escar ing the best embryo ability in our great scholastic institutions, and enabling the branches of the business community to uso this new material to the best advantage." In Mr. Morgan's opinion the question is national one. No calling demands so many qualities of the brain as business, and there is no sport so enduringly brains against all comore. fascinating as that of matching one's

OUTSTANDING CLAIMS ON MARINE UNDERWRITERS.

A FORMIDABLE LIST OF LOSSES.

expected.

It was not my original intention to make such a stipulation, but here has many sido issues have been introduced been so much delay on your part and so that I feel constrained to do so, though reluctantly!

NO SETTLEMENT IN SIDET. A Peking telegram of the 10th inst.

SLYS:-

OPIUM SUPPRESSION:

It is re-

and Mr. Knox that the United Statos may exercise preferential rights. historical With sord to the question of arbitration he demonstrated by the pro- duction of a number of official documents that were the Senate to refuse to arbitrate had passed making the United States stand convicted of breaking pledges. Ho adopted the same course with regard to the American claim to a preferential policy. He pointed out that in a long succession of unequivocal treaties, officin declarations, and congressional resolutions the United States bad guaranteed that their Canal policy should be one of dis interested action for the common benefit vantage," and were only able to get the of mankind and not for our selfish ad right to build and operate the Canal under the Hay-Paancofote Treaty upon that understanding NA

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There was not, indeed there could not have been, much breaking of new ground. It was rather the lucidity with which the facts were marshalled that was impressive. the Senate suficiently to render the out- Whether the speech will have impressed look for arbitration on the amendment of the Panama Act less gloomy than it is at present remains to be seen. As was pointed out yesterday, those who think like Mr. Root are in a minority in Con- fees, despite the fact that the President's proposal for a joint arbitral Commission bitration, and that the repeal of the has somewhat lessened the dislike for ar coastwise clause is even more strongly supported by public opinion than arbitr. FOR THE RACES. partly due to the apparent hopelessness tion. That this should be the case is of getting arbitration, partly to the pre the warnings such as that contained in vailing impression that notwithstanding your loading artide of December 13th, and notwithstanding the virtual certainty that in his Note to Sir Edward Grey which is now crossing the Atlantic Mr. Knox will insist once more on his inter- pretation of "all nations," Great Britain. would accept the repeal of the coastwise clause as losing the controversy.The Times,

WASHINGTON, January 21st. Mr. Boot, in his speech in the Senate

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member of the Corporation would be dis operations from Berlin time there comes announcement that the Kaiser's yacht, the qualified on the ground of the residential Mr. Balfour, Ford Hohenzollern, is being overhauled for a qualification Mediterranean cruies. It is confidently Rothschild and others spoke at a crowded nsserted that His Majesty intends to call meeting held at the Cannon Street Hotel af Jaffe, and, thus endorse the stress that yesterday, and another non-party meeting of these cases beavy claims must be chuan, where the Government has never tired out before the Panama Canal Bill 10 Power. has recently been laid by the Wilheim is to be called at the Guildhall, Liberal City men are as opposed as Conservative strasse on German interests at Jaffa to the proposed disfranchisement of the There is no reason to suppose, however, Capital of the Empire. that the Emperor intends to repeat the spectacular tour through Syria of 1898.

INDEPENDENT MONGOLIA.

A BEAUTIFUL LONDON,

Estimated

Vessel

My Casualty. Clan Mackenzie (s.) Wrecked near

Cadia Workman (s)...... Wrecked at

Rio

Lasn

£300,

Oravin (s)..

Missing

Stranded. Stranded after

whaling Wrecked (part

of claim not settled): Sunk through

callision Wrecked Missing Missing Foundered

170,000 50,000

40,000 40.11 20,000 7,000 45,000

45,000

possessed any real authority.

REDUCTION IN TELEGRAPH RATES.

#

(new model).

£10.10.0 $10.10.0.

£9.5.0

£6.10.0

6

(large field)....

£7.10.0

£6.0.0

6

(small model) £5.18.0

£5.8.0

To be Obtained from

Chs. J. Gaupp

The Loan impasse continues. ported that three of the Sextuple Powers are now willing to accept the following arrangement: A British subject as adviser to the Salt Inspectorate, & German to the Loan Department, and joint advisers, one Russian and one French, for the Audit Department. One of the Powers openly objects to this arrangement, while the two In the following table, based upon the remaining are expected to object if the notes of a prominent underwriter, an matter is pressed, but if all the Bix Powers Оде attempt is made, says The Times of the agreed in this respect there is reason to

believo China would object to it, 20th ult., to estimate the amounts that Minister is still without definite instruc. have still to be paid for a number of the tions from his Government regarding the more important casualties that bara attitude they wish him to adopt in the lately occurred, and it will be seen thathe Sextuple Ranks have not yet replied the total of £1,081,000 is reached. The

Finance and the Chinese Government is figures are merely estimates, and though to the letter sent them by the Minister of there is always much difficulty in estimat waiting to see the nature of their ing the values of cargoes from this reply. Meanwhile a firm offer has been country, consisting as they do of a vast rade to the Chinese Government of two number of consignments, the amounts, and a half millions sterling, which is suff. except, perhaps, in the case of the Clan ciont to pay off all liabilities connected Hackenzie, are likely to err on the side with the Boxer Indemnity up to the end Owing, bo the Loan deadlock Jr. W. of moderation. The list of beavy out of January, 1913.en standing claims could no doubt be very

Moreover, no account J. Calhoun, the United States Minister, much increased. is taken of a number of vessels still in has postponed his departure. trouble, such as the Umegaka Maru, valued at £127,000, on which salvage According to independent reports upon to-day, stated that the action of Congress ZEISS

ars now proceeding at opium cultivation and trade there has in discriminating against foreign ship- Shimonoseki; the British steamer Corona been a usrked improvement in its supping had been a source of great regret to tion ashore at Ravenscar and the pression except in South Fakien and multitudes of their fellow citizens and had This action Mr. Root ex-. expenses, connected with the voyage and South Shansi and, also, South Kwoichow created a painful impression throughout plained on the theory that Congress was arrival of the Snowdon Range. In each and the district of Ningyuan, in: Sze the world.

was taken up last summer, and the mea- suro had consequently never received 12

Decent regard It is reported that the Chinese Govern- proper consideration. ment is arranging to reduce the telegraph for the opinion of mankind was one of 12 rates between China and Europe by the motives inscribed by the people of

8 upwards of fifty per cent., bringing the these colonies in their great, Declaration press-rate at the present rate of exchange of. Independence. Mr. Root pointed out down to thirty-five conts a word. This that under the Has-Pauncefote Treaty practical improvement is due to the the United States gave up nothing it thon energetic-efforts of Mr. Y. 0. Tong had. But Great Britain gave up Director-General of Telegraphs in Shang- her rights to the Protectorate of the hai, who carried out the reductions in Mosquito Coast, which it was supposed inland telegraph rates and who has would be the eastern terminus of the always displayed the greatest energy and Canal. Reading from the Treaty, Mr. ability in all practical reforms both in Root called attention to the fact that the That telegraph affairs and otherwise. The proposed Canal was to be open on the reduction to Europe will undoubtedly basis of equal terms for all.

declaration, he argued, was the corner- help materially in giving the world stone of the rights of the United States in 50,000 clearer insight into the real condition of Panama The representations made by

affairs in Chine.

the United States when the Hay-Paunce 23,000

fote Treaty was drawn up put the United 50,000 DRAFTING THE CONSTITUTION. 70.000

The Peking Jihyon states that the States under the obligation to make the 40,000 following Committee has been selected to Canal & great highway open on equal 20,000 draft the National Constitution-Li terms to the world.

Mr. Root read statements made at the 20,000 Chia, Wong Jung-pao and Yang du, who 45,000 have been nominated by the Cabinet which time in the House of Representatives that 11,000 will nominate another three members of the United States would not, if they could, obtain any exclusive rights over the. 10,000 the Commuistes, the Tutu of Kwangtung Canal. On the strength of those repre-

nominates Dr. Wn Ting-fang and Chieh

her right to any control over the Canal, 20,000 Fung-lo; the Tutu of Shantung nomi-sentations Great Britain had relinquished nates Chi Chung-jung and Hsian-balang and had consented to the abandonment of 21,081,000 the Tutu of Anhui nominates Yen fu the the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty While the Tatu ot Kiangsu nominates Wang United States were given authority for To this amount has now to be added Chung-hui. Router learns that the above the construction and operation of the £375,000, the estimate of the loss caused nominations are, perhaps, subject to Canal, that authority was based directly by more recent ensualties, so the total alteration. Firstly the Committee is on the provision of its not impairing amount of the claims outstanding may prepare the draft Constitution to be the general principles of neutralization," to the National Assembly contained in the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty, submitted be said to be quite £1,500,000.

Secondly, the Committee will be formed The people of the United States were not in Peking. Thirdly, the Committee will at liberty to put any construction on the consist of eight members of the present Hay-Pauncefote Treaty that violated the National Assembly, six members nomi- controlling principles of absolute equality nated by the Cabinet, two nominated by crabodied in the other treaty

Referring to the Suez Canal Mr. R STUDY The Japan Chronicle reports that about each Tatu, and one by ench Provincial nine o'clock on Sunday night (lat instant) Assembly. Fourthly, the Committee will declared that the United States could not hold office for three months. When one afford to take up a position at variance two Indian lascars who had gone ashore third of its members have arrived in with the rule of universal equality estab from the str. Arca, an oiltank steamer Peking the meetings will begin. Fifthly, lished there, and vigorously attacked the lying off Node, without leave, returned the Central and the Provincial Govern standpoint of thous who insisted that the in an intoxicated condition. Arriving on ments, jointly, will bear the expenses of Canal Zone is American property, on Sixthly, the detailed which they-the Americans are entitled the beach, they found three Japanese in the Committee.

to do as they like without regard to pre- charge of the pipe line, and made signs regulations of the Committee's duties are

vious treaties. He denied that it was

•Far their territory except in trust. that they wanted to go on board. The to be fixed later.

from being relieved of the obligation im- Japanese got a boat and were rowing.

posed by the treaties with Great Britain Later them out; ahout seventy yards from the

We cannot shore, one of the Indians

at Yangtsehai state that the Chinere taken that property or trust, obstreperous, and, complaining of their gard to the revolt of the Chinese troops by our ownership of the Zone, we have slow progress, quarrelled with the authorities have rushed a force of 300 be false to our obligations without being Japanese and attacked them with a knife, untad soldiers to Yanggeting, which false to that confidence and that trust

the revolting soldiers threatened to which were reposed in us."--Reuter severing a part of one man's hand. According to one version of the story, in attack. A small force of Japanese troops was just then preparing to march to the struggle one of the Indians was knocked on the head and killed, whin the Yanggeting, but being informed of the other jumped into the water and swam to Che action it did not start. It ap safety. The water police were called by Dear that three Japanese houses at two Japanese watchmon who witnessed the Yagtschzi were looted, but the damage The deputation de affray from the shore, but the Japanese gamall in the boat denied having struck the dead spatched by the merchants of Yanggoting the Emperor William II. to the Throne man, saying his skuli was fractured was parleying with the revolters when of Germany in June next will be marked against the gunwale, in trying to jump the latter revived information of the by the issue of special commemorative overboard The Procurator and Judge arrival of the regulars from Hungchun stamps and coins, in addition to which Oto have the case under examination. The revolting saldiers thereupon agreed a special jubilee medal will be struck. Medical evidence is to the effect that the

to accept compensation in lieu of sacking The jubilee stamps will begr, for the first Indian was killed by a violent blow on Yanggeting and promptly retreated. It time, a portrait of the Kaiser, and will

being limited. the head. The other Indian has not yet is expected that they will now join the be printed in various colours, the issue

regular bands of Hanghutze.

Camdale (s.)...

Florence (5) Whittingham (a.). Eldorado (5.) ......

Sunk Congo (8.) ***

Salfordia (s.).... Stranded Purus (6.).......... Hawkwood (8.) Stranded California (8.)... Stranded Maréchal de

An independent and powerful associa-Peter Morch (s.)... Foundered

Wrecked off tion-the London Society-is endeavour Evelyn (s.)......

Louisburg The importance of the Mongolian ing to arouse public interest in seeing that Embassy now in St. Petersburg all that adds to the charm of London is South Atlantic (s.) Foundered

Denbigh Castle Foundered.... generally admitted, and the members preserved, and also that public and pri-Santiago (5) state that if no satisfaction can be vate improvements are really improve Rosecrans....... obtained from Russia then they dro comments in the true sense of the word, and Drageren (s) missioned to visit the Governments of the form part of some general scheme of im- It is other European Powers. The mission--provenient for London as a whole, ere are lodged at the Grand Hotel, and high time that somebody took the matter. the former Russian Consul in Mongolia, in hand. Lord Curzon anys that nobody Shishmaroff, has been attached to the contemplating London's huga area can mission from the Ministry of Foreign describe it as beautiful. There are Affairs, but this Department professes to deformities and plague spots which all know nothing about it. The fact that would like to remove, and the London Russia is now carrying on negotiations Society is to be the physician who will direct with Peking has not helped give the prescription. Lord Curzon's matters, but Princo Dordja, the chief dream of the London of the future looks Envoy, is hopeful that some useful dis to the south side of the river, where he would to like to make a clean sweep. cussions may take place. It is desired to South of the Thames he would like to see secure recognition of Mongolian Indepen a new City, in which great streets would dence by the other Powers, and the he opened up and gloomy tenements swept diplomatic representation of Russia at away; a city into which light, air, and Urgo, and of Mongolia at St. Petersburg. beauty would be let. He also dreams of In spite of the treaty, Russia does not

a day when the life of the Thames will soom inclined to give full recognition to be revived. Sir Aston Webb has several independence, and the envoys do not dreams. One is that the Embankment appear to be very happy. In the mean shall extend from Westminster to South- time rifles are being hurried to Urga for wark Cathedral, and so make the Thames the Mongolian army organisation, and the noblest river in the world. China in advised to treat the matter in the friendliest spirit...

THE CZARITZA'S KEALTH,

EVENING DRESS REVOLT.

The objection to evening dress on the part of the male members of the theatre Most disquieting rumours are about audiences is becoming more and more gen again concerning the health of the eral, and it seems possible that before Czaritza. Her Majesty has been suffer many more seasons are over the stalls and ing from a severe cold, and there has been dress circles will be peopled with men a recurrence of the fainting its that wearing lounge suits. The management caused anxiety two years ago. It is of the Savoy Theatre recently made it understood that the Imperial family will optional on the part of the audience to shortly leave Russia for a short yachting wear evening dress, and the box office trip in the Mediterranean, and the hope bears eloquent testimony to the success of is entertained that this will have a bene- the innovation. Business men object to Reial effect on the health of both the evening dress on account of the rush that Czaritza and her son. The latter is now it entails, but hitherto, for the sake of declared to be fully out of danger, and convention, they have donned the inevit male to more about the Palaes grounds able white shirt. This put them to the with perfect east. Another royal Indy on inconvenience of carrying their dress suits the sick list is the Express Eugenie. But to business, dressing in their office, bring considering that she is an octogenarian iting their bags to the cloak room, and is not surprising that her cold confines taking them home again. It was against her indoors at Farnborough Hill. There the business man's will, but he did it is probably not much to justify concern bore years ago there were theatres in

the West End where no one would be per for the health of this remarkable woman.mitted to sit in the trout or in the dress Very little is known by the English people circle in ordinary clothes, but the revolt

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Total estimated amount

LASCAR KILLED IN JAPAN.

been apprehended.

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