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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 18TMu, 1918.

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China. Nothing is more likely to precipitate the "terrible civil war that Dr. BUN YAT: ses predicts than the rejection of YUAN Surw-kar when the National Assembly

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THE BALKAN WAR.

THE ALLIES AND THE POWERS. Accordingly to a message from Athens, in condemnation of the PRESIDENT and all the Allies' reply to the Powers latest Note his works, the gravaimen of their charges.

They agree is acriously weakened by a consideration will be presented to day

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THE SUFFRAGETTE CAMPAIGN,

INTERPORT LAWN TENNIS.

„A PRESIDENTIAL MANIFESTO.

YUJN ON THE COUNTRY'S,

MALE SUFFRAGISTS MOBBED,

LONDON, May 12th. A meeting held in Hyde Park, organised by male Suffragists, was broken up by a of the explanations given by the Ministers, to cease hostilities mul to send peace den, who, thrusting the police aside, over Notably is this the case, we consider, in legates to London, but regret that the turned the cart which served as a plat regard to the loan. Even had the National Powers have not taken into consideration form. It was only with the greatesting our friends from Indo-China on and abandon their designs.

difficulty that the police rescued the speakers from rough bondling.

MR. JOHN DILLON AND THE BUFFRAGETTES.

the reservations of the Allies, which touch questions of vital interest to them.

THE ALLIES INDEMNITY.

A message from Dublin says that the According

from Con to a message stantinople the Allies demand an Suffragettes surrounded Mr. John Dillon, M.P., in a street on Saturday, and he told them he would vote against them indemnity of £60,000,000. that all the Powers now agres to the very time. Early the next morning Russian view in favour of some the window of his house were bombarded indemnity, which, however, will be small with stones. No arrest was made.

It is believed

GREEKS. BULGARIANS.

HONGKONG BADHONG. Perhaps no game in Hongkong appeals

greatly to the general publie as lawn In a manifesto, after a gaieral tennis, as was apparent from the large review of the situation since the evoly attendance which witnessed the conclud- tion in which the aspect of disorderliness” ing matches in the tournament promoted in certain places is considered the outcome of the Revolution, by the Hongkong Cricket Club. Interest natural in the game tng been further developed President Yuan Shih-kui explains that ho by the interport contest which was made had never desired to use military fores possible by the visit of a number of when plots were discovered lest he shurd time that we have had the pleasure of ses plotters would see the error of their ways players from Haiphong. This is the first alarm the people but trusted that the

The prosent situation is most critical, Hongkong tennis courts, though, of course,. other interport matches have not been un-as the Treasury is empty while the peoplá common. Players from Hongkong have are uneasy. If all combine and work for visited Manila on previous occasions, the good of the country picsperity will

come, but it is impossible to say when teams have gone from Hongkong to If, however, attempts are made to stir: Shanghai and Japan, and we have also up strife, the people will suffer fresh welcomed players from Shanghai and calamities, even if partition of China bo

not involved. from Singapore,

& French The last ocasion on which player was seen in Hongkong upholding the honour of another port was when Toussant came down with the Shanghai interport cricket team some three or four

and winning the first two sets looked as if he would pick up the honours, but the southern man was in better condition and captured the last three sots."

A message from Salonika statos that THE WRECK OF THE PORTUGUESE } years ago. He met Cox from Singapore,"

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Assembly been regularly organised before the signing of the Loan, the PRESIDENT - would havo incurred à grave responsibility to the country bad he been terrorised by the Kuo-ming-tang into submitting to the interminablo delay which a reference of the loan contract to Parliament would certainly have cutated, for it soome to bo the sole Per Care Permission of the political party with which of 1 Dez. Bot. Dr. Sus YAT-BRY is prominently identified A-THORNE'S BLEND.......817.80 $150 | to obstruct the PRESIDENT and to create and foster a feeling of bitterness against the Contal Government. These tacties must be fatal to peace and good government numerous complaints are made by the if they are continued. If this political Greeks of the conduct of the Bulgariaus party, which has contrived to dominate the in Macedonia, including the expulsion of They complain bo by no means constitutional, had set them that villages and houses were searched sobres to seriously study the problems which by the troops and looted, and that the confront the Government with a patriotio 22.00 1.85 intention to aid the PRESIDENT in their soln.inhabitants have been maltreated and yesterday we understand that the salvage morning so that the courts were playable

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efforts to obviate foreign loans by such futile and fantastic suggestions as a Patriotic Con tribution from the People, or by the issue of unconvertible notes. The Government was willing for the Patriotic Contribution expedient to be tried, and it proved diemal failure: the other alternative no sane statesman would countenanes for a moment. No further alternative to

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Leftura Details are lacking.

A later message from Salonika states that the fighting between the Greeks and the Bulgarian on the line from. Anghera to Leftura has ceased for a few hours by mutual consect The Greeks lost sixty soldiers killed and wounded. It is believed that the Bulgarians losses are even grealer, besides prisonera,

TERRIBLE TRAIN COLLISION: The Times correspondent at Salonika says that two Bulgarian troop trains collided on Saturday night between Drama and Buk About 100 men were killed and 300 wounded.

FRENCH AND GERMAN SOCIALISTS CONFER

SALVAGS POSSIBLE.

the

Yesterday divers investigated damage done to the wrecked Portuguese cruiser Adamastor, and we learn that only one small hole was discovered Though the upper deck was awash at high tide

of the ship is possible.

The wet and squally weather made it doubtful whether the series of matches set down for yesterday afternoon would be played, but the rain held off from the

by 4.30.

A good gathering of spectators The crew, numbering over 230, underlined the courts when the doubles were the command of Commander Annibal de commenced, but the matches did not prove Souza Dias, have been taken off, and all exciting. the stores have been successfully removed The teains were ?-- from the ship. It appears that the cruiser

Island and Lantao Islands, in the middle of which is a buoy, and passing about 100 yards on one side of the buoy struck

rock bow on.

Every assistance has been rendered by H.M.S. Otter and the Admiralty and Kowloon Dock tugs..

THE MAGISTRACY:

A fine of $275 or three months' imprison- ment was imposed upon a woman for being in unlawful possession of opium.

A Chinese woman who attempted to commit suicide by throwing herself into the water at Kowloon City was brought before Mr. Hazeland yesterday, and bound over in the sum of $100 to be of good behaviour for six months

Haiphong-L. H. Doyhamboure, R., P.

Hongkong-H. A. Nisbet, Captain Rt. D. Crawford, H. Hancock, and R. Hancock.

DOUBLES.

In the Doubles H. A. Nisbet and Cap. tain R. D. Crawford beat L. II. Doyham- boure and R. P. Heraud by 62, 64.

The brothers Hancock won their games with R. A. Bovet and G. Ferrien easily the scores being 6-0, 6-1.

Now that Parliament, lias been opened President will soon be elected. The manifesto expresses the hope that the zer President will remove hardships and save the people from "fire and water by putting the country in a state of peace.

I then, also, continuca Yran Shih-kai, will enjoy peace with the people. I recently read a Beuter's telegram, saying it was reported that certain people were starting a movement with a view to launching a new revolution, while The Ching Presa roports that a certain man has approached the Shanghai Nanking Railway, requesting that they should prepare to move troops to Nanking. These they are perhaps in decurate, although

But how can I allow incipient trouble to mature? This, therefore, is specially and plainly to announce to Chinese citizens that they must thoroughly stand that, though the roughly under-

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people's servant and differs from emperor, I while remaining in publiq service as President, shall not shirk the responsibility of protecting the people from harm, of guiding the country, assisting the good and punishing the wicked according to the laws of the country I instruct, therefore, tutuhy, civil governors and local authorities as

follows:-

"If it is discovered that people aro planning to rebel, raising funds for that purpose, or gathering together bad characters, such people must be arrested and severely punished according to the evidence. If ignorant people are simply urged on to join such rebellious move- H. A. Nesbit beat L. H. Doyhamboure, ments, they must be warned, and if they

desist they are not to be punished.” 6-0, 6-3.

SINGLES

H. Hancock beat R. P. Heraud, 61, 64, Captain Crawford beat R. A. Bovet, 6-3, 80.

R. Hancock beat G. Ferrien, 6-0, 6-1.

Perhaps the most interesting of the Singles was that between Nisbet and Doghambours Although beaten so decisive, ly, the losing player proved to be a foeruan worthy of Nesbit's skill, and the games were all very interesting. Doyhamboure Mr. Melbourne frequently surprised his opponent and the

Another manifesto points out that Chao. Ping-chuas, the Premier, has already explained the Sung Chino-jen murder caso from his point of view, while Chow Hsueh-hai, Minister of Finance, kas similarly explained the circumstances. preceding the signing of the Quintuple Loan contract. As regards the former, the case is now before the Court, where every effort will be made to discover the truth. People who prejudgo the case, therefore, are wrong,

quarter, and while Dr. SUN YAT-BEN has been telling Europe that a free supply of foreign capital will precipitate a terrible civil war, the general attitude of the opponents of the loan seems to be one of dissatisfaction with the terms and condi tions, and arises from a belief that foreign NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS, capital could be had in abundance on gr lass onerous conditions. The trouble is. that they have not been able to satisfy the foreign Governments that loans on any other conditions would bis safe, and as the leaders in the event of national bankruptcy would naturally expect their respective Governments to safeguard these invest ments, it must be recognised that the duty of the foreign Governments is to see that. their nationals do not lend money to China/Conference adopted a proposal by Herr absenting himself from his employment third, but Nesbit drew level and only lost loyalty to my country"

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THE RESTRICTION OF ARMAMENTS,

LONDON, May 12th... The Conference between the French and German Socialists, sitting at Berne, was attended by 98 members of the French Parliament and 2 of the Reichstag. The

except upon conditions which will render it Liebknecht appealing

to

Three Japanese stowaways found on board the s.s. Kwangtah from Shanghai were brought before resterday and find 850 each, Inspector Kerr remarking to his Worship that there had not been any stowaways on those heats for a long time.

Mr. A. Ogilvie, Mountain View, the Peak, proceeded against his coolie for

without permission and also disobeying the Swiss the lawful orders of his master. Com

The Asiatic Daily News publishes the text of the President's message of resigna- spectators by the agility with which he tion which will be communicated to the picked up and smartly returned seemingly Assembly. In it he states that he impossible balls, but Nesbit's placing reluctantly assumed the responsibility of could hardly be excelled, and he played managing the difficult affairs of the States with superb judgment throughout. The ne says that he consistently aimed at promoting the interests of the country Haiphong man was seen to good advantage and at avoiding rashness and inaction. in the second set, winning the first and He declares with confidence, My simple Now that the Assembly is organised a formal Govern- another game. A pleasant feature was ment should repince the provisional one. players,

tives of the people will quickly elect the formal President.

in the highest degree improbable that the Government to take the initiative with a plainant asked his Worship to admonish the noticeably good feeling between the He earnestly hopes that the representa-

· CALIFORNIAN ANTI-ALIEN

LEGISLATION.

of charge being

George drawn

integrity of China will be jeopardized view to negotiating a a Franco-German defendant, and his Worship did so, the thereby and the need arise for foreign understanding for the restriction inrvention.te If Dr. SUN YAT-BEN and his armaments. friends would only calmly think out the situation they would recognise the wisdom of speedily abandoning an attitude which is fomenting another rebellion. The manifesto by the PRESIDENT, which we print in another column, gives fair warning that while he remains in the public servico as President of the Republic he is prepared to meet active rebellion by force, and there can be no doubt that the force at the commaul of the PRESIDENT is ample for the suppression of any new revolutionary movement such as that which appears to have been incubating in Shanghai..

Cases of small-pox among the Russians in Harbin are increasing.

4 Promenade Concert on the Cricket ground is announced for next Saturday night.

HONGKONG, MAY 13TH, 1913.

FOLLOWING closely upon Dr. Sus YAT- SEN's appon to Europe to refrain from paying over to the Government at Peking the £25,000,000 which the ParetDENT and is Cabinet have contracted to borrow, and predicting n “terrible civil was it Europe does not give heed to his advice, YUAN SH-KAT by issued a Mandate announcing We learn that Mr. Shelton Hooper will his determination to put down with a strong by a candidate for re-election to the haud any attempt at another reballion. It Licensing Board, but we have heard no is made abundantly clear in the news from names yet suggested for the other two Peking which is printed in another part of vacancies, this issue that YUAN SHIH-Hat is in full The following news item comes from. sympathy with Republicsu ideals, und Canton Now that Chinu has been that he is at the self-seeking, ambitious recognised as a Republic, Frank Lee, an adventurer that his detractors reprosent American citizen by birth, conumunicated lum to be. In a message addressed to both to the American Consulate to-day that Houses of Parliament his cxpresses a decire he was renouncing his American citizen. to retire from office, and urges Farlinment, ship. He advises other American Chinese now that it is in session, to proceed with the citizens to follow his example.” formal election of a President at the earliest possible date. But however much YUAN SHIR-KAI may desire to be relieved of the

LONDON, May 18th. A telegram from Washington says that President Wilson is proparing a telegram to the Governor of California detailing his own and Japan's objections to the Land Ownership Bill, in the hope of inducing him to exercise his veto,

LAWN TENNIS LEAGUE.

WIGWAM E. CHINESE Y.M.C.A.

CHINESE Y.M.C.A. Mohler and Wong Ho Kai and Ho Kat McPherson and Yuen

£9

Herbert Lopp, and James

On Saturday the Wigwam T. C. de Lopp, three New Zealand youths, were charged yesterday by Inspector Murison feated the Chinese Y.M.C.A on the

The scores were with assaulting and obstructing two latter's ground. Chinese constables in the execution of follows:

The defendants were their duty. passengers the Sheung Lee and apparently resisted the efforts of the police to search them for arms, James Lopp striking one of the complainants. A melée ensued. Defendants asked for n remand in order to obtain legal advice, and his Worship consented, fixing bail at

JAPANESE LABOUR FOR SOUTH $75 each.

AMERICA

LONDON, May 12th

A message from Rio de Janeiro states that 1,500 Japanese labourers have landed at Santos. They are the advance guard sent to a now Japanese Company which has a capital of 1,000,000 yen, organised to settle 20,004 Japanese labourers in the Iguapi Valley, Sao Paolo,

for

cultivation of rice, tea, and silk on large scale:

FRENCH AVIATOR AT HENDON;

LONDON, May 12th:

the

on

A Filipino man and woman appeared before Mr. Melbourne yesterday charged with being rogues and vagabonds in that they exposed to public view at 16, Welling

ton Street an indecent exhibition, L.,

deformed female child.

Defendants pleaded guilty. Det. Sergt. Floyd said the child had four legs. Forty cents was charged for admission, boys and girls

being admitted for twenty cents. Witness added that a permit should have been a obtained from the Registrar General, but ho doubted if a permit would have been issued for such an exhibition. Defendants were bound over in $100 each to come up for judgment when called upon. The photographs and printed matter in con nection with the exhibition ware con-

The French aviator M. Brindejone arrived at Hendon from Bremen, He infringed without molestation, and ap parently unwittingly, almost all the new

As the steamer Hanoi was about to serial regulations. leave Haiphong for Hongkong recently.. the Trench authorities arrested

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OBITUARY.

heavy responsibilities of his offico, o Anramite stoward on board on suspicion

LONDON, May 12th. are persuaded that the great commercial of acting as an intermediary between the classes who constitute the backbone of the refuger Annamites at Hongkong and the

The death is announced of Mr. Patrick nation recognise as the PRESIDENT him- agitators in Tonkin. The total number of Meehan, Nationalist M.P. for the Leix self must recognise--that his retirement is persons under arrest on suspicion of Division of Queer's County. entirely out of the question. Upon the complicity in the recent bomb outrage at

The deceased Commoner was returned National Assembly's confirmation of YUAN Henci is 190. They are to be tried by a unopposed in the last three elections, and S-a in the Presidency depend the special Court.

the seat has not been contested since 1892.]

fiscated.

CHINESE SEAMAN COMMENDED FOR BRAVERY.

WIGWAM.

Ludin and Hansen Jeffries and Evans Wolff and Sayer

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BUBBER LEASES.

Presiding over the seventh annual meet- ing of the Rubber Estates of Johore, Sir F. A. Swettenham stated that the delay in the issue of the leases had been due to the fact that the General Adviser of the Government of Johore, who was also the Commissioner of Lands made demands on the company for the payment of quit rent from the date of selection of the land. That demand appeared to the board to be so opposed to the terms of the Sultan's grant that they could not possibly agree to it, and after long negotiations the matter was referred to arbitration at the suggestion of the Government of Johore. The company asked that the arbitration should be placed in the hands of the highest judicial authority available, and Sir William H. Jones, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Straits Settle- ments, consented to undertake the duty CHINESE LLC. 1. CLUB DE RECREIO. The first-named Club vanquished their His Honour found in favour of the com

pany's contentions on all points, and opponents by 59 games to 40.

the result was that the matter had been finally settled The estimated crap for THE LAST WILL OF KING GEORGE the present year was 230,000lb, and the

OF GREECE.

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CRAIGENGOWER 1. CIVIL SERVICE This game resulted in a victory for the Civil Service by 52 games to 47.

ADVICE TO THE NEW KING,

estimated cost of producing it was 18. 101d. per l. f.o.b. A first dividend of 5 per cent, was declared.

JUDGE RENTOUL'S FISCAL: PROBLEM.

The political will of the late King George contains some valuable advice to his successor and his other children. King Constantine is urged to love whole heartedly his dear little country," and Speaking at the Holborn Restaurant to serve his people faithfully with last month Judge Rentoul, after rentark- courage but also with patience. Let ing that he was studying Tariff Reform, the night pass before coming to a decision. propounded the following fiscal problem- Never let the sun go down on your wrath.

16 referred to the time when the Be calm and never forget that you are Mexican dollar was 4. in Mexico and reigning over a southern people who are easily roused and may in a moment do 3 100 in the United States, and the and say many things which they will United States dollar was worth 44 in For the United States and 3s. 10d. in Mexico. probably forget a few hours after.

this reason never fall into a passion and A man in Mexico who had a Mexican A Chinese seaman named Ng Lam, never forget that it is often preferable dollar went to a public-house and bought employed on the steam launch Yuë Sing that the King should suffer rather than 3d. worth of whisky and got as change but temporarily engaged on the steam his people. Do ni loso sight of the fact a United States dollar. He went over that the interests of the people must be the bridge into the United States and launch Tuck Lee was very highly complaced before all other interests, and God bought another 2d. worth of whisky, and monded yesterday by Mr. F. A. Hazeland will help you in four heavy task. Always got a change a Mexican dollar. He for his plucky and courageous action in love your mother Give your children a returned over the bridge to Mexico, had good Greek education, for they must be another 2d, worth of whisky, and repeated jumping overboard from the Tack Lee and Greeks and nothing else. Love your the operation until he was found drunk rescuing a woman who had thrown herself brothers. I ask pardon of all whom I with a Mexican dollar in his pocket,

may have wronged. After declaring his exactly as he started. overboard with the intention of com

andying love for his wife. King George "The great question in, and his concludes by invoking a blessing ou bie Honour, who paid for the whisky, the

producer or the consumer??

mitting suicide. The woman was bound over to be of good behaviour.

country.