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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 1ST, 1013.

It may be argued that the Powers are presuming too much upon their position of advisers in seeking to interfore as they are doing with the belligerents, and it may be contended that the Allies abould be allowed

WATSON to conduct the war and the subsequent & CO., LTD.,

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1812.

Mr. E. T. Williams, at the Y.M.C.A. rooms, last night, gave an interesting descriptive lecture on Japan, illustrated by some excellent slides.

Inspector Lawrence, of the Royal Naval

the evening.

TELEGRAMS.

[THEODOR TEUTER'S - AGINOV.]

THE BALKAN WAH. 'ADRIANOPLE'S HEAVY TOLL. According to information received at Sofia from headquarters the Bulgarian lusses in the fighting at. Adrianople” on the 24th, 5th and 26th March wore 11,000

·were

SUPREME COURT."

Monday, March 31st.

IN CHIMINAL JURIÓDICTION. BEFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE (THIS. HONOUR SiR W. KEES DAVIES, K.C.) THE ALLEGED FORGED BANK- NOTE CASE. The hearing was continued of the case in which seven Japanese stand charged for that on the Eth of June, 1912, and

caso having proved that Fung war a conspirator, anything that Fung said to Pong, even in the absence of these people, had been put in and allowed by law to i used as evidence. He supposed that was why the prosecution eclected to go en with the conspirady obarge, because they could then get in a mass of stuff Police, who is retiring after fontes peace negotiations in their own way. In years' servite, was entertained at a

which must tell against the prisoners, and fact, it may oren be asked, what precedent dinner given by the Naval Police and

which must put those who were defouling is supplied by history for onlooking was presented with photograph in a

them into a position of great difficulty. countries to interfere in this way. Ou leblackwood frame with an inscription in

Then the jury had to be satisfied that. surface, it might seeur that the Powers guld, together with an illuminated at- dress and several useful articles: Felici- we allocating too much to themsolven to

tous speeches and songs were the order of killed and wounded. The Servian losses | en divers dates up to the Lord of Decem- these notes which were brought down were 1,200 The prisoners numbered ber, they did conspire to obtain and not ordered by the Chinese Government. regulate this war by their own ideas; but a

00,000, including 800 officers. The trophies acquire from persons who would be He would have more to say about that in false and forged current money uotes for prove that these notes were not ordered: $ each. purporting to be issued by the What were the facts that they had Government of Kwangtung.proved! They had proved that in the Military

case of the previous issue two people, one' Mr. Alabaster said that Mr. Musujima, of whom was a member of the Provincial large sums of money. who was with him in this case, had had Arribly, and the other simply a rich to return to Tokyo owing to unavoidable causes, and he wished him to say how that ho deeply appreciated the courtesy sorry he was that he had to go back, and which had been extended to him by the Bonch and Bar of the Colony.

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last week Mr. Alee Taylor met Mr. R, C. Barlow in a billiard match of 800 points

The correspondent of the Times at up, the anateur receiving 400 points. At his first visit to the table, Mr. Barlow Adrianople says the Turkish losses were having given u safety miss, Taylor made 10,000. The foreign quarter was also a The Bulgarians are a break of 196, by good all round play. Later in the game, Taylor made breaks of 57 (72 off the red), 79, 72, 63, 62 and pouring food into the town, and acei 54, and ran to his points when his restoring order, denling summarily with opponent had scored 256, the final scores the low-class Christian looters. rending: Alec Taylor, 800; Mr. R C. Barlow (receiving 400), 650.

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A later message states that the Bul- gerians lost 1,000 killed and a quantity of ammunition in Saturday's fighting at

at

Suppose that

gentleman in Heung Shan, wore presum the issue of notes. These two gentlemen ably authorised to make a contract as to Wrote a letter, under their pórsonal seal, -they had been appointed Commis Mr. Benjamin Wylie, a lithographer, sioners, and so they adopted their own It is officially reported from Constan

who stated that he had had 17 years personal seal-and announced that they had made a contract with the Shanghal Mr. Matheson Lang writes us from tinople that the enemy occupied

the trode, deposed London enclosing extracts from the

advanced position at Bayak Chekmedje, | experience leading London papers. showing the

to estimate the cost of printing 200,000 cerpted. The Government never saw the success of the London production of the but were driven off with considerable that he had been asked by Mr. Bowley Commercial Press, which the Government now Principalities and States and were in play" Westward. Ho," which Mr. and loss, the position being recaptured by the notes, similar to the sample produced, original contract made with the two Com- representing a face value of $1,000,000, missioners and the Shanghai Press. They duty bound to preserve the terms of the Mrs. Lang originally produced in South

the real paid,

contract price at contract. Bulgaria, a few years ago, threw Africa. They staged it at the Palladium.

The cost, which would include everything, did really know whether $25,000 was would be $2,074. 38.00 3.25 off the Turkish suzerainty and declared Theatre en 24th February, where it

Mr. T. H. King, Assistant Superinten. all. The Commissioners entered into a contract of gir behalf and they would itself an independent Kingdom. At the repeated its South African success and

den of Police, was recalled by Mr. 25.50 2.00 same time Rosnia and Herzegovina were made a splendid impression.

Sharpe, and deposed that false Canton have been bou by it notes of 35 face valus had passed through these two peop d annered by Austria-Hungary. Some fiteen Matheson Lang. Mr. Lang saya, joins Buyuk Chekmedje.

his hands in his official capacity both 10,000,000 dollars years prior to that, the province of Eastorn

him in warmest greetings and all good

before this case and after the criminal per cent of their OTHER WELL-KNOWN BLANDS STIFLIED TO Roumelia become incorporated with Balwishes to all friends in Hongkong.

garis. All these proceedings were so many

proceedings. In the first instance 18 false abouts? The Govern bound by the contract, violations of the Treaty of Berlin. The

notes were obtained.,

Mr. Jenkin How did you establish imagine that they might explanation may be that they were naturai.

that they were not genuine notes 7-We had the transaction in overy developments and onght to have been

evidence from Canton.

power if the chance oce anticipated by the Powers. At any rate,

rather a fups cent the Powers apparently accepted the view that they were natural developments, and the results were recognised by Europe. But ring permitted Turkey to be flouted by former appanages, and even permitting her to suffer further from their united hands for delaying reforms long agitated for in Macedonin and elsewhere, it be conceded that the Powers have A. 8. WATSON & CO. been fairly indulgeat to the Allies

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The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, APRIL 1ST, 1913.

THE delicate situation in the Balkans has been handled hitherto with remarkable success by the Powers, who, despite the hopes and fears of, interested parties, have maintained the European Concert with Many awkward dignity and discretion. situations and unexpected difficulties have arisen to prove the value of the Concert, and the Balkan War, instead of demonstrating divergences between the Powers, has shown their unanimity, and the peace of Europe has certainly not been endangered to the extent that many predicted.

has

to

VICE-ADMIRAL JERRAM.

OFFICIAL LANDING,

Vice Admiral T. H. M. Jerram, who

has sucosded Admiral Sir A. Winsloo in the command of the China Squadron of the British Fleet, made an official land ing yesterday morning from H.M.“ Minotaur, on which he had already hoisted his flag. On reaching Blake Pier His Excellency was received with a salute from the guard of honour drawa up outside the wharf, the salute being accompanied by musical honours from the band. Vice Admiral Jerram, who was

received by Captain Connolly, A.D.C. to H.E. the Governor, inspected the guard, which was drawn from the Duke of Corn- wall's Light Infantry and was under the command of Captain Swainson, Lieut. Mills being in charge of the colours,

Mr. M. H. Donohue, the special cor respondent of Use Daily Chronicle, witnessed the fighting at Bujuk Chek wedje, and graphically describes the Turkish counter attack. Undismayed by the Bulgarian shells, the Turks, display ing their old fighting spirit, gallantly pressed on across a bare platean, toiled up the muddy slopes, and fung themselves on the Bulgarians, who were ejected after a desperate encounter at the point of the bayonet...

Did a solicitor appear then t-Yes, Mr. Bruton,

For the defence or the prosecution? For the defence. No solicitor ay for the prosecution.

Come des

agreed to get" of notes for 33. une or there

would still be e jury could repadiated in their

What happened to the man who was condition more or has

bcen had they been ordered by charged-He was discharged.

On what grounds was he discharged?nese Government. That was to ? "OPERATIONS AT SKUTARI.

were incomplete, and bad to be cổ at the Canton Treat The not According to tidings from Cetinje, tls-On the ground that we had failed to

prove guilty knowledge. Montenegrins heavily bombarded Skutari,

Did you ever give the names of the not in the condition One would to

abandon some people concerned in the second instance them to be in hail they been ord syndicate or an individual rog and forced the Tacks

to the proscention in this case --No, outposts.

Is did not occur to you that they might rogue or rogues who orderai, šare have been useful in order to support the would not think of paying a heav charge that forged notes had actually for notes, when they themselves. been issued No.

The Ministers of the Powers have

who, in their flush of victory, are apt to overlook interests other than their own. After all, the Powers cannot but feel they have a duty to discharge to unfortunale, misguided Turkey, and in bringing the parties to terms they are only discharging the obligations which they took upon them. His Excellency then entered the waiting A cipher message to this effect will be been telling my friend about, the people notes. created. They have a further duty to dia- made a call upon H.E. Sir Henry May. sent by a special messenger, to be selected were not charged with making forged complete.

selves when those separate States were

charge towards Europe and towards the world: it is their duty to localise the war and to prevent a rupture between the greater nations. The latter is of even more importance than the securing of reforms in the provinces which are now lost to Turkey, and the Allies will doubtless coms to see this when their passions are cooled and their judgment less biassed, so that the armed intervention of the Powers, which would be a calamity, will not become a necessity.

A. It is announced that Mr. G. Caldwell, who for the past few months Secretary to acting as has been the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd., has now been appointed to the substantive post.

Four armed men entered a house in Wongneicheong on Sunday night and after holding up the inmates proceeded to ransack the premises: They were, however, alarmed by the cries of save life" from the occupier and his wife and ran off, leaving on the way a cleek. Nothing of value was taken from the house.

The health return for last week is note-

motor car from Government House po

H.E. the Governor returned the gall Inter in the day. -

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,

LIMITED.

The directors in their report to the shareholders for the half-year ended 3160 December, state: This gross profite of the Bank for the past half-year, includ- ing 1,188,739 yen brought forward froin last account, amount to 15,829,900 yen, of which 12,460,839 yen have been de ducted for interests, taxes, current ex. penses, rebate on bills current, bad and doubtful debts, bonus for officers and

collectively informed Montenegro that the Turkish Government consent to the with drawal of the civil population at Skutari.

by the Powers, to the Commandant at Skutari, who has hitherto refused to allow the withdrawal of the civilians without the permission of the Porte.

Montenegro has not yet replied, but is evidently most reluctant to permit the passage of the cipher.

afterwards have to do the work of num

Mr. Sharpe-In this case that you have bering such a large quantity: is 200,000. They would want the things If this was not an order by They were the Chinese Government it was an order nutes, were they No.

wing to the case for the defence, was going charged with being in possession of one from somebody who, at any rate, accord or two notes.

Mr. Alabaster, opening for the deferee, to pay three and a half lakhs of dollars said the prisoners were charged with con- for them. It was not everybody in Hong- spiracy in the Colony to deceive people kong who possessed three and a half lakhs presumably people in the Colony-by of dollars, and it was not likely to be a very large syndicate if it was a 'syndicate of rogues.

Mr. Alabaster had no boncluded his

adjourned. address when the Court

these notes. There was no evidence that these Chinese notes circulated in the GERMAN ARMY BILL

Colony, and, in fact, as his Lordship. LONDON, March 31st."

knew, their circulation was practically The German Press, except the Socialist forbidden by proclamation, and, prac organs, accepts the Army Bill practicallytically speaking, forbidden by law. There without criticism, but the method of rais certainly was no evidence that they cir ing the money meets with sharp opposi-culated freely in the Colony, and if he

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was charged with conspiracy in the tion, and is likely to have

Colony it must be to deceive the peoplo passage in the Reichstag.

The English Press concentrates its

some evidence that here. There was

NEW CABLES TO THE EAST.

SIX THOUSAND MILES OP NEW LINKS—A GREAT ENTERPRISK.

clerks, ele, leaving a balance of 3,368, attention on the extraordinary increase 10,000 had been sold to a dishonest person by Sir John Wolle Barry, K.C.B.. at the

The directors

yen for appropriation. now propose that 250,000 yen be added to the reserve fund, and recommend a divi- dend at the rate of 12 per cent, per annum, which will absorb 1,800,000 yen. The balance, 1,218,081 yen, will be carried forward to the credit of next account.

THE BANDMANN OPERA COMPANY,

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in the Aerial Navy. The Unionist papers declare that this creates a new situation, requiring new measures on the part of Great Britain. The Liberals are inclined to the belief that it is directed more against France than Britain. RAILWAYMEN'S DEMONSTRATION.

LOSTON, March 31st.

Last night at the Theatre Royal the

No fewer than 25,506 railwaymen joined Bandmann Opera Company staged the three act rusical comedy The Pink in a demonstration in Hyde Park in Lady." This was the first occasion on celebration of the establishment of the which this comedy has been presented to Union. Other demonstrations were held a local audience, and when the curtain throughout the country. rose there was hardly an empty seat in' The audience were not dis- the house.

appointed, as the Company did full justies to this amusing and entertaining

piece.

RETURN OF THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF CONNAUGHT...

in the Colony, but not that that person circulated them here.

His Lordship-I do not think it is necessary to prove that.

Mr. Alabaster-Let us assume that there was a conspiracy in Japan, and that it was carried out in its later stages here, to defraud the people of China, where these notes passed, then that would not be a crinu as far as this Colony is con- corned.

His Lordship-There is not the slightest reason why one should not sell so many francs in the city of London. The jury have to be satisued that so much of the transaction as implied a fraud was carried out in the Colony.

LONDON. March 31st.

Mr. Alabaster, continuing, said thore was no evidence to show where the docu- Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Connaught arrived at Eustonments which were produced in Court had Most of them appeared on Sunday. They were met by the King been written.

resources

are

In accordance with the statements made Just general meeting of the Eastern Tele- graph and Eastern Extension, Australuna and China Telegraph Companies, the directors of these two concerns, says the Financial Times, have now decided to lay a new cable from Aden to Hongkong, viá Colombo and Singapore, covering a dis- tance of about 6,000 miles. The cost of this operation, which will run into, at least £1,000,000, will be met out of the reserve funds of the two undertakings, which are ample for the purpose, and there is this additional advantage, that, by avoiding the creation of further capi- tal, the proprietors' dividend

position will not be jeopardised, but, on the con new lines should at least equal and will trary, the net revenue accruing from the probably exceed the income which has been derived from the securities in which the invested companies although, on the other hand, it will be worthy for three fatal cases of plague.

necessary to again build up the reserves and five fatal cases of cholera (imported)

The policy of expansion now being adopted by these two companies is parti In both instances the victims were all

cularly striking, in view of the growth of Having Chinese Diphtheria claimed ten enses,

The whole farce centres round the com,

wireless telegraphy, during recent yeLI, and it is evident that the respective seen so many difficulties overcome, and so eight of whom were Chinese, one German

activity as having been curtailed by the many crises met, it might seem somewhat and one Portuguese, and of these four plications caused by the course of

It is, We illogical, and perhaps unduly pessimistic, died. There were eight cases of small-true love not running smoothly, in Lucien and Queen, Members of the Royal Family, to have been written in Japan. The boards do not regard their sphere of Garidel, the betrothed of Angele de Lord Strathcona, Lord Roberts, and prisoners were charged with conspiracy, development of the latest system of long- terprises operating in the Far East have Verrier, falling a victim to the charms other distinguished people. They were and he contended that it was more true distance communication, of Claudine, the Pink Lady, the state of accorded a great reception outside the of that charge than of any other known believe, an open secret that the cable en- to law that the jury should be absolutely never shown any hostile feeling to "wire- affairs being disclosed by the efforts, of station. Maurice D'Uzac, the rival of Lucien..

been that plenty of room exists for both its case up to the hilt, because facts were systems, and that, as matters stand at OF KING AND QUEEN,

admissible in a conspiracy charge which present, there is likely to be a larger LONDON, March 1st.-

would not be in any other charge. They volume of work in the future than ever ins the past. This view is certainly confirmed The British Embassy at Berlin knows had served long enough on juries to know by the traffic receipts of the cable under- nothing of the reported visit of King the ordinary rule that if someone said takings during recent years, which are Jolm Wolfe. Barry in connection with all presence of the prisoner, that, conversa that relates to cable laying and adminis George and Queen Mary to Berlin in something to someone else, not in the still increasing. The experience of Bir tion could not be allowed as evidence, tration is, of course, unrivalled, and in but in a conspiracy charge, as soon as is generally conceded that the course upon a

which he has now decided indicates a stan the prosecution had proved that the man forward in the prosperity of those why whe said these things was a conspirator, will share between them the cost of they could prove what he said against operation which is calculated to have pronounced effect upon the cointrunic tions between the East and the West other people, whether they were there or not. Therefore, the prosecution in this many years to come.

Wo direct attention to the alterations As the story unfolds itself the comedy is REPORTED CONTINENTAL TOUR satisfied that the prosecution had proved less" on the contrary, their theory has in the time-table of the Peak Tram, which full of amusement, and does not admit come into force to-day. The alterations of a dull moment.

to indulge in grave feare or alarme as to pox, all Chinese, five proving fatal, and what is to happen if the Balkan States two cases of enteric fever were also refuse, as they threaten, to act upon the reported. decision of the Powers with regard to the conduct of the war, and with regard to the delimitation of territory which has passed from under the active sovereignty of the SULTAN of Turkey. The Allies, it is under stood, are dissatisfied with the proposals of the Powers, which they regards ignoring their victories, and Montenegro, which had always been somewhat of a tirebrand, has actually gone so far as to disregard the demand of the Powers to abandon the siege of Skutari. Needless to say, that represents a very serious state of affairs, and one which cannot be regarded with equanimity by the friends of peace in Europe or by the well wishers of the Balkan States themselves.

With Miss May Clean as the Pink Lady. are in the night cars. The 8.46 car is Miss Moyna. Hill as Angelo, Mr. Fred te start in future at 8.50, a change which Coyne as Lucien, Mr. Edward Grany does not appear to meet with approval as Maurice, and Mr. Alfred Frith as for the reason that it is impossible for Bebe Guingolph the comedy was played

successfully, and the musical features May. residents on the Peak to be punctual in were also appreciated. The dancing with keeping appointments in town fixed for which the comedy abounds was more than The Company is 9 o'clock. Between 9.30 and 11 p.m. the successful, while the dresses and scenery

were very effective. to run every half-hour and certainly to be congratulated on the first cars aro between 11 p.m. and 11.45 p.m. every presentation of "The Pink Lady' in quarter of an hour, The 11.45 car with a Hongkong,

additions

To-night the comedy will be again staged. midnight car on Saturdays are: that will be welcomed.

OBITUARY.

LONDON, March 31st. The death is announced of the Earl of Pembroke, who passed away suddenly. He was Lord of the Treasury in Lord Salisbury's first administration.