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to enact what land laws they please. The THE ANGLO-AMERICAN PLAYERS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.

California and Bills are directed against all aliens without distinction of race and are therefore claimed as being ontirely impartial. and in consorauco with the treaties with

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The lure of laughter, that great theatri- cal magnet which weldoms fails to attracti

(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENUY.)

THE BALKAN WAR.

AUSTRIAN COUNCIL.

A message from Vienna says that the Emperor of Austria convened an extra-

crowded houses, will be exerting itself to the utmost next Tuesday night at the A SIGNIFICANT MEETING OF THE Theatre Royal, for the Anglo-American Players have chosen as their opening bill one of the greatest farce-comedies ever written, "Mrs. Temple's Telegram” has never been seen in Hongkong, yet it is probable that this famous fures is known around the world. Written by an Ameri- can with the scenes laid in London, the play has achieved great success both in England and the States.

From the very start of the play until the drop of the curtain the many charac

The Austrian and

ordinary meeting of the Imperial Council to-day | (Friday); Hungarian Premiers attended, in addi- tion to the joint Ministers.

The Emperor gave an audience to Count Borchthold, the War Minister, on Thurs-

day, lasting for three hours.

The foregoing is regarded as indicating that Austria in preparing to take mili- tary measures, which she will probably

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.].

AMERICA RECOGNISES THE

CHINESE REPUBLIC.

SHIPPING NOTES.

The Kuikaku Kornu, a shipping month- iy, edited and published by Capt. K. Matsuo, ex-Director of the Marine Office, Dairon, in its Aprit number contains the [following" comment upon the vessels registered in the Kwantung Lease Terri-

PEKING, May 2nd. The United States recognises the Chinese | 10ry: Republic to-day-

THE MURDER OF MR. SUNG.

PRESIDENT YUAN EXPLAINS THR LETTERS

AND TELEGRAMS.

The s.a. Bezwada and Mazagon, recently purchased by the South Manchuria 8.8. Co., Dairen, and rechristened the Yaste- kuni Maru and Teikoku Maru respective- ly, arò due at Dairen early this month from Kobe, in order to be registered at Dairen.

PEKING, May 2nd. President Yuan Shil-kai, in a cir-

Messrs. Tatsuma Company, of Dairen, rular tu the Provincial Governors, owners of the ss. Senju Mara (formerly explains the letters and telegrams the Powhatan), have purchased from the produced at the Shanghai murdar

Adam 8.8. Co. the sa, Abergeldie, 3,777 trial, (which it has been alleged Giskun Maru. She will be delivered to...

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implicate himself in the murder),

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the new owners at Kobe this month.

In fact, in has few equals on the stage to-day. Mi undertake with Italy, but the newspapers and shows that the alleged instigator was built in 1898 by the Sunderland

Roberts will be seen in her original of Mrs. Temple.

foroigu Powers. This would undoubtedly be so if the aliens against whom the logis- lation is directed all stood in the same position of equality in other directions. This they do not, however, the Japanese and the Chinese and the yellow races generally being handicapped by denial of the rght of naturalisation. The Bills are WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. Į thus indirectly discriminatory, but in such a way that it is extremely difficult to find a ground for any diplomatic protest. Thare is very little doubt that the Bills are directed against the Japanese, whose progress in the State has been looked upon with a good ters fangle themselves up in such ridicu deal of jealousy, but, of course, they affectious situations and complications that the other aliens, more especially the foreigy audience is kept in a gale of laughter dur | corporations, which have invested money in ing the entire play. For pure, downright For Case For real estate, of which they now find them-enjoyment," Mrs. Temple's Telegram " of 1 Dz. Bot.selves liable to be deprived.

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Torritories. This legislation has not raised any protest, presumably because the interests at stake were very small, but the fact that no protest was made in those cases makes it all the more difficult for the Japanese to find any base of attuck in the. It has, bean argued that as present case. Japan is still withholding the right of land- ownership from aliens, she has an eli to

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HONGKONG, War 3rd, 1913.

PRESIDENT - WILON apparently is not meeting with the same success as his predecessor did in mitigating the friction existing between Japan and the State of California. The trouble, which became acute through the re-introduction of measures in

THE HONGKONG RIFLE LEAGUE.

REASON 1912-1913.

express relief at the adjournment of the Ambassadors' Conference in London, being of opinion that it evidences a more conciliatory attitude on the part of Montenegro.

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THE U.S. TARIFF.

THE SCOAR SCHEDULE PASHED.

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The Ambassadors had a two and a half hours Conference on Thursday. It is

LONDON, May 2nd. understood that they discussed the com- The House of Representatives munication from Montenegro expressing Washington has passed the Sugar schedule

of the Tariff Bill unaltered.

readiness to evacute Skutari if ahe obtains compensation elsewhere. The Austrian viow is that evacuation must be onconditional and immediate. The other

It is not known yet whether any means Powers are considerably less obdurate.

have been found for reconciling contrary views and avoiding a rupture of the Con- ference.

Reuter learns that the fears of the breakdown of the Conferenes have not

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A Chinese was yesterday fined $15 for allowing poople to occupy premises without a permit from the Building Authority.

with Sir Edward Grey for some time.

A BLUNT RUSSIAN NOTE. TO MONTENEGRO,

In the debate in the Senate on the Sugar- Schedule representatives of the Opposi tion, headed by North Pacific Congress men, made much of the Oriental Labour troubles along the coast, citing the present anti-Japanese agitation at Sacra- mense, and accused the Demcerats of trying to help the Japanese to enter California.

were now.

According to a Tokyo newspaper, the Russian Government will undertake from the present fiscal year un extension of the harbour limits of Vladivostok, together with the construction of an additional wharf and three pontoons, ons three- years' programme, at an estimated outlay of Roubles 7,000,000, of which Roubles- 1,600,000 will be invested in the current year. There are now six wharves and pontoons in that port. The wharves com- bined are capable of berthing at the same time fourteen vessels and of handling altogether 37,000,000 pude (€16,667 tons) of goods per annum. of the port is, however, markedly grow- ing year after year, having increased by | 46,120,000 puds of goods during the past five years. Under sach conditions, the present harbour arrangements can hardly cope with the situation. When the whole work is done, it will be possible to berth alongside the wharves over forty vessels.

"Since the Regulations conserning the

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One of the Democrat representatives, Mr. Brosseas, of Louisiana, argued that free sugar would drive the American | Registration of Vessels in the Kwaatung After Thursday's Conference the Aus-industry and labour from Hawaii, and Leased Territory came into force in 1911,

bassador remained conferring leave the Japanese outposts a thousand altogether over 20 vessels, having a gloss. miles nearer the United States than they tonnage of about 500,000 tons, have so far bean registered. This rapid increase is chiefly due to the exceptional trentment A letter from the Bishop of Honolulu accorded to rescla registered in the was read to the Senate, predicting that Kwantung Leased Territory in their free Sugar would drive out nine-tenths of exemption from import duty. This raised the white population of Hawaii, and leave an outcry from shipowners at home, and the Islands in the hands of the Lapancanas a result vessels registered at Dairen, either in the wasting or the coban-going AMERICA'S TREATY OBLIGATIONS. | service, having the port of Dairen for-

A message from Skutari states that Russia on Wednesday evening renewed her demand for the evacuation of Skutari in the bluotest terms, intimating that Montenegro was courting ruin. The com munication has created great bitterness in the capital.

Jupau should be asked to grant all American citizens the right of land-ownership without receiving a similar right in return for her nationals. Under present circumstances the Federal Government is not in a position to grant this right, the power being in the hands of the individual States, who are not likely to hand over their privilege to the

Captain Oltmanns, master of the s Central Government. The other alternative Wong Koi, was charged before Mr. Mol· is for Japan to enter into arrangement with bourne yesterday with clearing from the harbour on a voyage of more than seven the individual States, but this is an impos- days' duration, namely, to Bangkok, con- sibility, as they have no power to form

voying 24 Chinese emigrants without a agreements with foreign Powers. It is

licence. Defendant pleaded not guilty, doubtful even whether in granting rights of and the case was adjourned until Satur-ly land-ownership to nationals of countries day. which give the same right to Japanese, Japan could legally make any distinction

Three Chinese appeared before Mr.

THE SERVIANS AND DURAZZO. A telegram from Corfu states that Essad Pasha asked the Serviona to hand over the town diffutazzo to him, but the

PROTEST BY NEW YORK UHAMBER OF COMMERCE,

the base of operations, are obliged to be. | treated in Jupun as foreign vessels. This, however, is not conducive to the healthy development of the shipping trade" of Japan with the Kwantung Lease Terri- tory. Such a state of things should not b action by any State in the Union tend-allowed to stand upremedied. It will be ing to dishonour the United States by an eye-opener to many to learn that the

LONDON, May 2nd. The New York Chamber of Commerce Servians refused until they bad complete has passed a resolution protesting against

evacuated the place.

THE PEACE DELEGATES.

churia."

Owing to representations made by the impairing the Treaty obligations with a cost of three vessels imported into Japan between the citizens of the different States Hinzeland yesterday charged with the theft Balkan States it appears practically foreign State, to which they were bound corresponds to four imported into Man- decided that the Peaes Delegates shall re- assemble in London, when the Powers will by ties of amity, submit their draft of preliminaries for signature. It is anticipated that this plan will avoid protracted discussions.

in the American Union. The position of Japan is thus a very difficult one, and much sympathy musi bu expressed for bor nationals in California, who are likely to prove the victims of an acute attack of racial prejudice.

One case of plague in the Colony was notified yesterday.'

of a quantity of marine glue and oakum from the Hongkong und Whampoa Dock Company at Hunghom on the 19th ult The first defendant was sentenced to two months' imprisonment, and to be exposed in the stocks for four hours, the second was discharged, and the third was bound over.

P.C. Swann, who arrested a Chinaman

had taught a Tartar.

for gambling in West Point, found he The gambler The annual dinner of the Hongkong | kicked him and butted him and tried to

·Football Club was held at the Hongkong get away, but the constable held on to his Hotel last night.

man until police assistance arrived. The man appeared before Mr. Hazeland yės- torday and was sentenced to one month's imprisonment with hard labour and four hours' stocks.

A tolegram from Berlin states that the Deutsch-Asiatische Bank is paying a dividend of five per cent. for the past year.

The case in which a Chinese clerk employed in a solicitor's office Was

DEFENDING THE EMPIRE,

LONDON, May 2nd.

A message from Ottawa states that the

BRITISH PARLIAMENTARY

PROGRAMME.

LONDON, May 2nd, In the House of Commons on Thursday Mr. Lloyd George announced that the New Zealand Minister of Defence, Mr. Home Rule, Welsh Disestablishment, and Scottish Temperance. Bills would be J. Allen, was a guest at a luncheon given introduced again next weeks. The second by the Empire Parliamentary Associa-reading of the Home Rule Bill would ha tion ::

Jim

The Speaker ofthe Canadian House of Commons presided and Mr. Borden, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, and other Ministers

were present

taken on the 3rd June,

BRITISH PLURAL VOTING BILL. LONDON, May 2nd. The House of Commons has agreed to Mr. Allen spoke on the defence of the the second reading of the Plural Voting Empire, and said he looked forward us | Bill by a majority of 314 to 227. an organisation in which all parts of the

the State Legislature bostile especially to the Theatre last night when Edison's charged with assaulting a luking while Empire would have a, practical voice. THE IMPERIAL WIRELESS CHAIN.

There was a very fair attendance at

wonderful invention, the Kinetophone, was again exhibited.

The Orchestral · Concert under the

auspices of the Catholic Union, which had been advertised for to-night, is postponed to next Saturday, the 10th inst

The annual Cricket Club promenade concert it to be held on the Cricket Ground on the 17th of this month, in aid of the

Asiatic settlers, romaine as acute as ever, and Mr. BRYAN's mission to California is described as a failure. The Japaness are settled in large numbers in California and own a large extent of land, which they have acquired under the liberal land-lawa hitherto in force in the State. Vider the new legislative proposals they will be deprived of their land, sincs they cannot take advantage of the provision by which aliena will be allowed to retain possession of debenture funds. Mr. Geo. Grimble is their land on taking out their first naturali- getting up the programme, and a very sation papers. The question of the right strong combination of talent has been pro- of Japanese to naturalisation lang been satisfactorily B-tiled. The law provides a telephone service has been recently that only the white ind black races can installed on the Canton steamers of the become naturalised cons of the United Hongkong, Canton and Macas Steamboat States, the yellow aces being thus excluded, Co. This is a convenience which will be but it is nevertheless true that there have appreciated by passengers. The call num been cases of Japanese being admitted to bars for day and night steamers will be citizenship, while in other cases this has found in the Company's advertisement, been rofused. There is thus a difference of

never

mised.

on duty at the Portuguese children's sports at Causeway Bay on Saturday last came on for hearing yesterday bofors Mr. Melbourne. It was alleged by the prose the duty of keeping the sports area clear cution that the luking was entrusted with

and when defendant did not get out of the way he pushed him. The latter there upon struck the lukong, Independent evidetise was given, and his Worship imposed a fine of $10.

A POLITICAL CONFERENCE AT

PEKING.!

New Zealanders looked to Canada to give the lead.

THE DUCHESS OF CONNAUGHT.

LONDON, May 2nd. The Duchess of Connaught is slightly improved,

LATBEL

LONDON, May 2nd.

The Technical Committee appointed to examine the different wireless systems for the Imperial wireless chain roports that the Marconi method is the only one at present practicable for it, but it was not essential that the Har

The slight improvement in the conditionconi Company should carry out the whole

of the work.. In view of the rapid of H. R. H. the Duchess of Connaught development of wireless telegraphy it was was maintained last evening..

BRITISH ORDERS FÖR AIRSHIPS.

LONDON, May 2nd..

The Daily Telegraph states that the Admiralty have placed provisional ordera with Messrs. Vickers, Sons & Maxim for five airships.

not desirable that the Post Office should bo pledged to continue the use of any system.

THE SUFFRAGETTES.

LONDON, May 2nd. Miss Annie Keuny was arrested on. arriving at Dover from France and was reminded.

boathouse at Buffragettes burned a Hampton Court and a conch house and stables at Hendon.

A Conference of the four tangs was held to discuss the following items:1. They all agreed that before the election of the President the National Constitution should first be settled. 2. Three fangs maintained that the President should have the powers to dissolve the Chang Yi Yuan, but the Kuomintang suggested that should such power be given to the P. & O. INTERIM DIVIDEND, President it should be qualified by adding the following clause: That no dis

LONDON, May 2nd. solution should be effected without first

The P.&O. Company has declared an A Washington telegram to a Manila ohtaining the approval of the Tean

Yi Yuan (Senate). 2. The Kuo- isterim dividend of seven per cent. on opinion as to the right of Japaneso to contemporary states that there is still mintang demanded that there should deferred shares. saturalisation, and as a result no. Japanese much speculation as to who will be be a party Cabinet, and that the can be certain leher his application will the next Governor General of the Philip among the members of the National As Cabinet Ministers should be selected from

LONDON, May 2nd. be granted or refused The matter is pines. Now that Joseph Edward. Davies sembly, and not from outside. The ether

The French, under the command of a further complicated, by the division of of Wisconsin has refused the offer of the three parties mairtained that the Cabinet

Columel, lost 18 killed and 14 wounded in The fourth authority, The Federal authorities have appointment, the names of W. Morgan should be a non-party one.

Mr. J. R. Kehty-Fletcher, Unionista battle with the partisans of the item in the programme was not discussed full power over, the naturalisation bows, Shuster and Perry Belmont, a lawyer of when the meeting was closed-Peking M.P. for Altrincham, has resigned oring Pretender

Ainjerga, Daily News.

to ill-health, while the individual States have the right New York, are mentioned.

ANOTHER PARLIAMENTARY

VACANCY.

LONDON, May 2nd..

FRENCH ENGAGEMENT IN MOROCCO.

Morocco.

Elbiba, NORT

"A DELIBERATE INSULT TO

JAPANESE PRESTIGE,"

AN INCIDENT AT CHANGCHUN.

Wo tako from the Manchuria Daily News, a Japanese paper published at Dairen, the following extract from an account of the intimidation of a Japaneso policeman by Chinese soldiers, acting under the orders of Capt. Wu, command- ing a battalion of the Mixed Brigade, and Chief of Police Liu:

When the Japanese policeman refused to deliver the Chiness detective in the service of the Japanese police to the men of the Chinese secret service, Capt. Wu appeared on the scene with CD mon of the machine gun corps and surrounded the Japanese police box.

The Chinese loudly threatened to firs unless the refuges was surrendered to them at once. In the meantime, Prefect Te and Chief of Police Liu also made their appearance, and demanded the refugee to be handed over to the Chinese. At this juncture, Capt, Wa caused the guns to be loaded, and his men levelled their gune at the police box and the Branch Office of the Yokohama Specie Bank, Hundreds of Chinese, curious and boisterous, quickly gathered on the scene and shouted ex- citedly. "Kill the Japanese cop!" Nothing daunted, but preferring to head off the impending disaster, the Japaness policeman delivered the refugee with the reservation that he be restored to Japanese stody when a demand is made officially by the Japanese palice.

The circumstances were highly perating, and Japanese Consul Kibo did not wait for the return of Administrative Inspector, Meng from Kirin, but filed &. protest with Prefect To.

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Later advices say that, in, reply to the demand of the Japanese police for the surrender of the Chinese prisoner, the Chinese authorities promised to hand him over forthwith as there was no further augasion for detaining him. It comes to u1 as a great surprise that, in bho face of this promise Piven, the prisoner was shot na Friday under the telegraphic orders of Gov. Chen, of Kirin.

Should the above reporta be true, the bid faith of the Chinese anthorities calls for a satisfactory explanation from them, and, furthermore, if the unfortunate Chine prisoner who was exccuted was really in the service of the Japanese police, the whole proceedings taken by the Chinese authorities were a deliberato inoult to the Janarese prestige, for which full reparation must be exacted.