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A point of Mr. A. Findlay Smith left for Loudon TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS
WAH good on the face of it. interest to the layman, is: Who is bearing by the Altano-maru./. theexpense of this van costly prosecution 2.
Lieut. H. P. Garwood, R.GA, has Is it the Hongkong Govorimont or the been appointed adjutant, R.G.A., Hong Chinese Government? It will have boonkong.
observed that neither the Attorucy General
nor the Crown Bolicitors appeared in the case, but other solicitors and other counsel in private practico in the Colony. At the Assizes the triad lasted fourteen days, and the preliminary proceedings at the Magis-- tracy, if we re jember rightly, occupied early as long. The legal costs in the case, VINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. together with the cost of translating the formidable number of documents brought into Court, must amount to a very large figure, and it seems hardly just that the Colony should be saddled in the circum- stances with all this liablity and with the klitional expense of maintaining thero sover prisoners in the local gol until their sentences expire, seeing that the notes were not manufactured huve, and of 1 Dos. Bet that no doubt they were destined to -THORNE'S BLEND... ...81790 $1.56 go into circulation not in this Colony, but in China. However, the decision of -WATSON'S GLENORCHY,
offence was Choice Mollow Blend
18.25 1.55
The Chief Justice that an C.-WATSON'S ABERLOUR-
committed against the laws of the Colony GLENLIVET
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1950 7.65 THORNE'S OLD VAT, No. 4,
for though the genuine Chinese notes De aupplied to the Hense of
21.00 180 do not circulate in the Colony by express Comraans
VERY OLD
authority of the Colonial Government in B.-WATSON'S
LIQUHUR -SCOTCH
2250 190 the same way as do the notes which WHISKY
are issued by the authorised local ba als, "KILTY" LIQUEUR WHISKY,
Great Age, Very Fine .... 58.00 3.25
yet people are quite at liberty to buy here 24.CO. 1.85 V.B.O. WHISKY...
any quantity of Chinese notes if they THORNE'S OLD HIGHLAND
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21.50 200 want to, just as they may purchase WATSON'S OLD BLENDED
23.50 205 Amarien banknotes; but if the notes con GLENLIVET
cerned in the transaction are forgetics, it is OTHER WELL-KNOWN BRANDS SUPPLIED TO
plain that an offence against a law common ORDER.
to all countries is committed by persons
Mr. Henry Keswick, M.P., left London month ago for a three weeks' stay at Biarritz, noting on the advice of his medical adviset.
It is reported from Tibe that the Dalni Lama has sent letters to all the leading provincial officials notifying his reamp ton of office as the head of the State, and the letters contain expressions of grati- tude to the British for hospitality in Indin.
Mr. E. R. McCallogh, of Manila, who went to the United States in February
be married to Miss Priscilla Hall, daughter of Judge S. P. Hall, of the Appellate Court of California, died at Oakland on the 7th ult. of typhoid fever, which developed shortly after his arrival.
The Teny-Mara when she left for Sant Francisco on Tuesday bad on board about 250 passengers. Among them were Mr and Mrs. W. Hutton Potts, who will be away until the end of the year. Other passengers from Hongkong included Col, and Mrs. J. M. Irwin, and Mr. and Mrs. D. Jaffe and family in
At the Supreme Court yesterday, before the Acting Puisne Judge (Mr. J. E Kemp), the Attorney-General (Hon. Mr. J. A. S. Buckmill, K,C) announced that the parties in the criminal libel case against F. K. Tata and J. N. Ollin had arrived at a mutual agreement, and the
case would therefore be withdrawn,
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AMERICAN. AMBASAR TO
CHINA..
Tokyo, April 9th, Dr. John R. Mott, who is been on a lecturing tour in Japan and China, adunits receiving an offer of the post of American Minister at Peking, but he has not yet decided whether he will accept it.
RETALIATION BY JAPAN. TOKYO, April 9th.
With reference to the Californian anti-Japanese legislation, Tokyo business-men propose that Japan. should refrain from participating in the Fauna Exhibition:
A
(THROUGH EEUTER'S AGENCY.] THE RECOGNITION OF THE CHINESE REPUBLIC,
LONDON, April 9th.
A message from Washington states that not only have Great Britain and Japan. hitherto not given any recognition to China, but there are indications that Russia, Germany and France will with hold inmediate recognition. Brazil, and the lead of the United States. It is prob
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] THE BALKAN WAR.
:
THE BLOCKADE.
Reuter has been informed that the International blockade will be limited to
CORRESPONDENCE.
EDUCATIÓN IN HUNGKONG,
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE “NONGKONG DAILY PROBA]
HONGKONI, April atk, Sin-I notice in your issue of to-day that: Contributor has replied to my Jotter criticising, his article. I read it
that part of the coast between Astivari closely, looking for arguments to confute and the Beer Drin.
what I had said. I find one, viz., the statement that the University has an
EFFORTS TO END THE WAR. The Ambassadors yesterday decided | Arta Faculty. I admit at once that I was ignorant of its existence. In the upon the terms of the reply of the Powers
same issue the Vice-Chancellor of the to the Balknaites. There is reason to
University has been kind enough to inform us that there is such a Faculty. His description of this Faculty 1. have read with interest, and so far as I can gather from this and from my knowledge
believe that the views of the Powers are unchanged, and that the reply will argo the necessity and the advantages of termi- nating the hostilities most speedily.
The feeling in diplomatic quarters ia somewhat more hopeful on indications of a more moderate attitude on the part of the Allies and the possibility of a financial settlement with Montenegro.
SERVIAN RESERVISTS
DISBANDED,
SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS.
of other Universities I think it may safely steted that this Arts Faculty is no more an Arts Faculty than the Univer
This is the only sity is a University. point in my criticism that "Contributer **. touches upon. All the others are "not worth arguing about. What does this mean? It simply shows that "Contributor" is totally unable to refute the opinions
A telegram from Scan states that 20,000 I expressed. He accordingly fees to the refuge of the beaton. Unable to assail reservists have been disbanded..
my criticism, he attacks its author. İs THE SHIPS ON THE AUSTRALIAN this how Contributor discusses
-STATION.
question ? What good can possibly be obtained by vicious mud-slinging la my criticism I made no remarks on the author of the article, save to prove his ignorance of educational matters in
physical weaknesses nor apon his Hongkong. I did not enlarge upon his intellectual shortcomings. I did not gibe facts concerning the at his education nor meanly suggest
TONDON, April 9th. Captain Carver, formerly commander of H.M.S. Porch, in a letter to the papers, alleges that the authorities are
suppressing
"Our Celebrated very old whe-induce others to purchase or accepts Chan Wo, a sub-contractor, who sued probably all South America, will follow dangerous of ships on the incapacity in his professional work.'--
a
Liqueur Scotch Whisky is. blend of the best Pot Distilled It is of Scotch Whiskies. great age, very fine, and mollow. Its superior quality das established its reputation as THE LEADING SCOTCH WHISKY IN THE EAST.
An action was brought at the Supreme Court before the Puisne Judge yesterday the Kwong Hang firm for 81,000 for work Mr. Otto done and labour supplied. Kong Sing represented the plaintiff and Mr. Leo. D'Almada appeared for the de fendant firm. His Lordship gave judg. ment for the plaintiff with costs, but granted a stay of execution for a fort night pending appeal.
able that the United States will wait a few days for detailed information which will not be long delayed.
Mr. Bryce and Mr. Chang Ching Tang discussed the situation on Monday.
President Wilson told a journalist that Mongolian independence was not involved in American recognition.
LECORNĪTION DEFERRED.
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Australian Station. He declares that of nine ships there in 1911 three were danger- ously unseaworthy and two in a very bad
condition..
The performances of the Hermes, the Porte, and the Fundora, at the Cape, and the Proserpine and Philo mel in the East Indies show that some thing in gravely amisa,
THE GERMAN POLAR EXPEDITION.
THE LEADER MISSING
them as genuine notes. This was the only charge taken against the prisoners. Origin ally other charges were framed, but these apparently had to be dropped, doubtless for reasons indicated in the contention. by which the Counsel for the defence sought to quash the whole proceedings. It was indeed fortunate for the prisoners that they could not be prosecuted in the Courte of this Colony on the more serious charges originally preferred against them, which entail much heavier punishment; A. S. WATSON & CO. but having regard to the cost of this trial-which the arguments on the ques LIMITED,
tion of jurisdiction suggest will fall upon the Crown!-and considering the inconvenience to the crowd of litigants on the cause lists of the Courts caused ky the protracted nature of this trial it is a matter for regret that the whole business could not have been passed on in some way to other authorities beyond the Colony, alike for the reason that it was of greater concern to them, and because at the same time they would have been in a better man produced a revolver and the other he demonstrates, how monopólies have The aviator and the cook are also dead.
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position to frame charges on which the principals in the conspirey could have been indicted for offences entailing punish ments which bells the enormity of the crime they attempted to perpetrato.
Messrs. Katz Brothers of Singapore have declared a dividend of ten per cent. It is stated that the new premises in Singapore have cost $230,477,
The Teluk Avion Rubber Company hare declared a dividend of ten per cent, making fifteen per cent, for the year. The estimate for 1913 is 60,000lbs., and all-in costs 1/4d.
At Messrs. Christie's rooms où. 12th ult.
a pair of Kang-He Chinese hexagonal vases, 12in. and in high, produced: £787 10s, and a pair of Chinese Kylines of the same period £399,
Before the Prishe Judge yesterday ang Sing Nam, trading as Hang Kee, of: 70, Praya East, ened the Hop: Leung firm, of 37, Connaught Road Cen tral, for $800 for breach of contract, dated 21st October, 1919, whereby the defendants failed to take delivery of 10 chests of human hair, Mr. Otto Kong Sing was for the plaintiff and Mr. Gardiner for the defendant. The action was dismissed with costs.
An armed robbery is reported from the island of Cheungchau. Two men engaged a boat and were rowed well out into the harbour, and then asked to be landed at a quiet place. On reaching the shore one a knife, with which they threatened the two boatwomen. They demanded money, but the women called out save.life," Their dries were heard by a fisherman, who came to the rescue and hit one man over the head. The other escaped, but the man who was hit was kept in custody and handed over to the police.
THE TAI ON PIRACY.
It is stated that two women havo been arrested in Hongkong and one man on the frontier in connection with the Tai On piracy. This has not been confirmed by the police yet.
Those in charge of the steamers on the West River and on the Delta are taking greater precautions than usual to prevent & similar occurrence taking place.
No ONE who followed the evidence given in the trial at the Criminal Assizes of the even Japanese who were charged by the Crown with conspiring to put in circulation forged five dollar notes purporting to be issued by the Military Government of Canton, will disagree with the verdict of the the Hongkow District against the grant-leave before murder had been committed.
The Shanghai Watch Committee having regard to the protest of the residents of
A HARBOUR. MURDER.
Six men boarded a cargo boat just off Winglok wharf at three o'clock yester day morning, and though they were only on the craft a few minutes they did not
ing of new tavern licences, refused twelve One of the men used a knife, and stabbed. applications for new licences last week. the junkmaster in the back. Immediately
cries of "save life" were heard, and the fokis on board were rousel, but the
LATER. Following upon a Conference with President Wilson the Cabinet at Washing- ton has decided to defer the recognition of China until the Assembly at Peking is completely organised.
AMERICA AND TARIFF PROTECTION.
LONDON, April 0th. President Woodrow Wilson has de livered a message to Congress in which
grown up through high tariffs killing all competition. They must abolish oven the semblance of artificial advantage and build up a foreign trade. While avoiding upset or confusion, the Government intend to make laws squaring with the facts of to-day.
THE POPE INDISPOSED.
LONDON, April 9th, A message faum Rome states that His Holiness the Pope, who has been indis posed, has had a serious relapse, and has been ordered entire repose.
A later message from Rome states that white officially the Pope is declared to be suffering from a relapse due to influenza, there are pereistent reports that His Holiness is suffering from weakness of the heart and albuminuria, which is a symptom of nephritis, and this occasions
anxiety.
ANOTHER SUFFRAGETTE
Jury that they were all guilty of the crime charged against them, nor will it be disputed that they richly deserved all the punishment they received. The Mr. A. E. Noble, for many years bold defence that the notes of the face manager of the Philippine Islands Teie value of a million dollars-were made to phone Company, hat tendered his resigna-intruders did not wait for developments sentenced on. the order of the Canton Authorities, was tion, and will leave at an early date for effectually disposed of not only by the the United States, where he will engage evidence of the Treasury officials butalso by in business,
the documente seized, and by the evidence A small fire took place at 19, Wing Lee of the prisoners themselves as to the huge Street on Tuesday. It was caused by the kerosene profits each expected to get for very amali accidental overturning of a service, clearly indicating that they could lamp. The inmates and the police not have regarded the transaction as honest extinguished the flames before any great or legitimate. The prisoners were ably damage had been done. defended, but in face of the damaging testi- mony given in the witness box, their Counsel had to make the most of this legal point that the real prosecutor in the case was the Chinese Government who had an interest in the vindication of the laws of the Colony, and that therefore the Courts of the Colony
Mr. A. Shelton Hooper returned to the Colony yesterday on the Devanha after an absence of little over a year at Home. Mr. A. H. Harris (formerly Commissioner of Customs at Kowloon) was also a passenger by the same steamer.
The Rt. Rev. Bishop Brent, the Bishop were closed to them. His Lordship, how of the Philippine Islands, is about to ever, directed the Jury that, if they believed pay a short visit to Hongkong. He is to
RELEASED..
LONDON, April 9th.
It is reported from Christianin that four men belonging to the German Scientific Expedition to Northern Spitz- bergen, conducted by Lieut. Schroder Stranzer, have reached Advent Bay and report that two others are, safe. Lieut. Schroder-Stranzer left in August last on
a sledging expedition and never returned.
PLURAL VOTING.
LONDON, April 9th. The Bill 40 abolish plurai voting was read a first time in the House of Commons on Tuesday, the figures being 303 for and 177 against
THE SUFFRAGETTE TERRORISM.
LONDON, April 9th.
Miss Annie Kenney has been arrested and charged with inciting suffragettes..
THE PEKING PARLIAMENT.
All the members of the Cabinet were present at the inauguration of the new Parliament on Tuesday, excepting Mr. Lui Kwei-re, the Minister presiding over the Board of Trade, whose absence was due to linesa
The American Minister was present in pereon, and the other Legations, sent representatives.
INTERESTING EVENT ON THE
INDIA."
Even now I refrain from illustrating his inability to write grammatically. (He has one sentence which resembles the Arts Faculty and the University, it is no sentence at all.)
In my criticisin, I made no statement without proof. "Contributor makes assertions which are falsified by their very foolishness.
Why does. Contributor "fear the institution of a Faculty of Divinity I wo can educate Asiatics to become doctors, lawyers, teachers, engineers and business mec, what is to prevent them from becoming clergymen also?
Why allow this profession to remain free from competition ?.
I confess I am entirely at a loss to understand Contributor's" remarks
about my "splendid education" and its connection with patriotism-Yours, etc.,
TEACHER.
A HEAVY FAILURE.
AFFAIRS OF RICHARD. ABENHEIM AND CO.
At the London Bankruptcy Court on the 13th ult. an application was made to Mr. Registrar Hope for an order of dis- charge on behalf of Richard Frelerin Berthold and Edward Schweitzer Aben- heim, merchants, trading, at Hopetoun House, Lloyd's-uyenue, E. C., as: Richard Abenheim & Co., and at New York and Yokohama as Abenheim Brothers.
Mr. Walter Boyle, Oficial Receiver, reported that the firm failed in April, 1912, with provable debts amounting to £83,523, and assets that had so far realised £14,301, and would probably yield a further £4,200. A firat dividend of 18. d. in the £ had been paid by Mr.. Maurice Jenks, the trustee, and a further dividend of 1s. Gul in the & might be paid. The business was started by Mr. Richard Abenbein in 1906, and was carried on with profit until 1907, when the partners diverted their attention, capital and resources to other businesses and ventures, with the result that their profits gave place to losses. In the autumn of 1910 of a large company formed by them and the firm became involved in the promotion
others to acquiro an extensive timber, pasture and farming estate in Mexico, au undertaking quite outside the firm's province, and admittedly embarked upon with a view to retrieving the heavy losses made on the merchant's business.. their endeavours to carry the matter Two days before the homeward P. and through the bankrupts were drawn to 0. mail steamer India, commanded by incur liabilities to the extent of many Capt. Gordon, arrived in Singapore from thousands of pounds, and their legitimato Hongkong, just about 7.30 pm when business suffered severely; the scheme was dinner was in progr the Surgeon to hut they ultimately obtained a release the Captain not carried through by the bankrupts, received a note from announce the arrival of a little son to Mr. from the commitments in connection men's Political and Mrs Pearse, who were passengers therewith The bankrupta attributed from Hongkong to the Straits, It 18 their failure and insolvency to heavy the first time in Capt. Gordon's long sen
LONDON, April 9th. Olive Wharry, a Buffragette who was March 8th to eighteen and made off as quickly as possible. They months' imprisonment, has been released.
Officials of the reached the shore and got away safely. The junkmaster died soon after, receiving. the wound. No arrests have yet been made by the police.
Union declare that Miss Wharry" scoret- I hunger-struck" for thirty days and was not forcibly fed.
CHINA'S NEW ALPHABET.
THE AMERICA CUP. The Educational Conference, for the
ALL STIPULATIONS WITHDRAWN. unification of the Chinese language, which has been meeting in Peking, under the.
LONDON, April 9th direction of the Beard of Education, for the past two months, has now decided on Sir Thomas Lipton has withdrawn all
new alphabet to express Chinese sounds. It consists of verts of Chinese stipulations as to the size of the defender characters which represent fixed sounds in the yacht race for the America Cup. There are 24 initials and 15 finals, making He anticipates a good race with his an alphabet of 39 letters. It may be called a Chinese Roman Alphabet, as the 75-footer in 1914. method of combination is quite similar to the Roman one. The initials are ke, ke, ne, chi, ch'i, ni, te, te, no, pu, pu, mu, fu, wu, ta, ts', sz, ehf, ch'i, shi, ho,
the evidence for the prosecution, an offence preach at St. John's Cathedral on Sunshi, le, ri, and the finals, are i, u, ú, a, had been committed against the laws of day next. Bishop Brent is on his way to, ich, ci, ai, ao, an, ea, ang, ung, er.
The floyat Ulster Club has accordingly forwarded a formal challenge.
Sir Thomas Lipton, interviewed, said he intended the challenger to be an entirely She would be built
this Colony, and he held that the indict attend the Convention of Americanling, neien is nine, etc.--Peking Daily new type of boat,
combination is as follows:
ment put forward by the Attorney-General Bishops.
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going experience that an incident of this uses in connection with their import kind has happened in any ship under his business, heavy drawings of the partners, command Mr. Pearse had gone to Hong and to interest charges, particularly upon kong on behalf of his firm, Nutter, Pearse bill renewals since the beginning of 1907. and Co., to report on the new tin alluvial In the opinion of the Official Receiver, concession in the New Territory, Kowloon, the failure was due to three causes-(1) and with his wife was on his return to A loss of £25,000 in connection with the Ipah.
The passengers were naturally import business, (2) the promotion of the greatly interested and raised a dollar Mexican company, which was a specula whip to give the now India baby a tion outside their legitimate business, and silver christening mug. The birth will be (3) the personal extravagance of all the duly registered in the parish of Stepney, partners. The offences alleged were (1) London, which is the recognised mother-Insufficiency of assets to cqual 108, in the country of all children born at sea. Mr. E on the amount of the unsecured liabili and Mrs. Pearse will continue the voyage ties, (2) trading with knowledge of to Penang, where they and the new arrival insolvency, and (3) contributing to the will land. It is understood that he is to bankruptcy by unjustifiable extravagance
named Cecil Bedford Godfrey Pearse, in living be this including the name of his
Krand fatlier the late Admiral Bedford. The India was in wireless communication with the P. and O. Nile, which passed about 6 p.m. the same evening, and a message
was sent from the India to the Nile askin that the incident be duly announced at Hongkong-Jingapore Free Frees.
Mr. Higgs (Rehder & Higgs); on half of the bankrupts, challenged the findings of the Official Receiver, and called Mr. Richard Abenheim to give
eriilence in refutation of the charges.
The hearing was adjourned till 3rd. April
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