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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 15cm, 1913.

Bet pice, it has to be considered whether the advent of Spain would strengthen the combination already formed by Great Britain, France and Russia, and, in the second place, it has to be debated whether such addition would not prove a disturbing

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ESTABLISHED AD. 181.

The new despatch beat for the China TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.

Station, Alacrity, arrived yesterday from Homo and saluted the Commodore's flag, the Tomer replying.

A Japanese who was arrested on charge of assault and damage to property. was taken ill in the police station cell and had to be removed to hospital:

(THROUGH BEUTEL'S-ACENOW.)

THE BALKAN WAR. THE DISASTROUS RAILWAY COLLISION.

▲ Bulgarian official telegram reduces the casualties in the train disaster at. Drama to six killed and 40 injured.

tead to destroy the harmony which exists in these dara. In other words, would

The decreo for the abolition of the The entry of Spain' prove an advantage or Clock Tower was made a few weeks ago, a disadvantage to those with whom she and the work of dismanding the ancient associated? There is also the other ques-andmark has now commenced.“ tion, whether it is worth while on the part

The total output of the Kailan Mining WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. of Spain, who is at present free from all

Continental entanglements, entering the Administration's mines for the week. of international strife 25 repreending 20th April amounted to 31,164,60 tons and the sales during the period to sented by the competition in armaments.

44,205.10 tons, What Spain could hope to gain from closer relations with France,and, incidentally, with, the other countries which have entenles with France, is rather difficult to anticipate She is at peace with all the world, and bas who succumbed to an attack of peu Balkan War. These preliminaries smount monia, was well known in local sporting

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News has reached the Colony of the death of Mr. Percy Adams, formerly in Deceased, the Hongkong Naval Yard,

circles.

A fl call of $3 per share has been

kong and South China Steam Fisheries Company, Ltd., payable to the Bankers Shanghai Banking Corporation. of the Company, the Hongkong and

The largest temporary Chinese theatre seen in the Colony has been constructed at Yaumati. The hugs matshed, which is capable of accommodating 10,000 ple, was erected at a cost of $3,700, ́and five nights, being dismantled to-day. and has only been standing for four days Part of the proceeds from the theatrical performances will be devoted to the Tung Wah Hospital.

PEACE PRELIMINARIES. Reuter learns that most of the Balkan Fence delegates have already arrived in London. It is expected that there will be In formal meeting of representatives of all- the belligerents shortly, as the Powers urgently recommend the signature of the peace preliminarica, which will end the

to a definite settlement, but so called because they must be taken in conjunction

Albania, the Aegean Islands, and the findings of the Technical Commission in in a treaty to be submitted to the Powers Paris. Then all these will be incorporated which will replace the Treaty of Berlin.

The Conference of Ambassadors will continue to sit in London. It is believed that it will not be necessary to hold a success of the Conference, and thas ther¿ congress of the Powers in view of the will be no need to resort to the difficult procedure of a formal congress.

[TABOUGA REUTER'S AGENCY.] THE QUINTUPLE LOAN.

THE MANILA TYPHOON.

Manila

to hand give newspapers accounts of the typhoon which wrought great havoc in the Philippines last, wook. The British steiner Taming reached port on Saturday a sorry, spectacle, LONDON, May 14th.

with sections torn out of the top

Two The Times states that the arrangements of her bridge deck, awalogs ripped

away and stanchions missing. The of the lifeboats

and the other two had buge holes stove in their sides by the force of the waves which smashed them against the deck. The captain declared that the blow was the worst he had over encountered.

for the issue of the Quintuple loan to China are practically completed. loan will probably be issued on the 21st inst. The amount offered in London will be £7,416,680, Paris £7,418,000, Germany £5,000,000, Russia £2,777,773, and Bel-

gium £1,388,887. The price is £90, bearing interest at five per cent.

CHINESE PIG IRON.

were carried away

The esas were

The Rubi arrived shortly after the Taming apparently little affected.

The Manchuria was the list to arrive, bringing to port 14 Filipinos who had a wrecked bcon Boating helplewly on Lossos, May 14th.

sailing votes. They had been three days A message from New York states that without food or drink whon rescued, Mr. Farrell, the President of the United having left Manila the previous Sunday on the schooner Santiago bound for States Steel Corporation, testifying for Vigan, in ballast. The Manchuria was the defence in a suit by the Government delayed about bac half hour in picking their praise of Captain Dixon for the way

lower boats, but the huge vessol ran along- the ship was handled.

side of the floating craft, a hundred lines running so high it was impracticable to

were thrown out to the distrosed sailors, and they climbed up the ship's side. One of the sailors dropped his 20et. hat while

and ascent,

promptly. making the dropped down in the surging waves after it, which process was repeated a second time. Another came up the rope with an naabrolla under his arm. The captain of the crew states there was another small sailing vessel which left Manilaon Sunday with them, with a crew of 13 and two passengers ahoard, all of when he believes were drowned.

referring to the higher cost of production in America as compared with that abroad,

in San Francisco at a cost of 810.78 per said Chinese pig-iron could be supplied

ton. The present market price of pig iron on the Pacific coast was 821,50.

THE CHINA INLAND MISSION. SUBSTANTIAL. DECREASE IN INCOME.

uo outstanding quarrel. Neither is she threatened in any quarter. So that from the point of view of seeking assistance | against possible dangers there arises no made on the share capital of the Fone, with the decision of the powers gegarding for the dissolution of the Corporation, them up, and the passengers were loud in military necessity. Trading facilities ean- ut very well be extended beyond those already enjoyed. What, then, can Spain hope to gain by entering the Triple Entente ? enlianced 21.00 1.80 Practically nothing but u

prestige., "A noble nation," which in the words of President POINCARÉ, "contributed so many glorious pagos to history" cannot be expreted to forget her brilliant past or to refrain from cherishing the hope that brighter days are in store for her. It is only natural that Spain should desire to raise herself from her present position of comparative insiguificance into one com- "Our Celebrated very old manding greater respect. That she is yet Liqueur Scotch Whisky is a capable of accomplishing great things blend of the best Pot Distilled demonstrated by the manner in which she It is of is recovering from the digasters and mis- Scotch Whiskies. great age, very fine, and fortunes of the past century. Her Army on a war footing numbers over 250,000, and mellow. Its superior quality bas established its reputationer Navy is being reorganised and rebuilt; as THE LEADING SCOTCH WHISKY IN THE EAST.

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THE MAGISTRACY

GRÆECO-BULGARIAN QUARREL, The Greeks accuse the Bulgarians of invading Greck territory and say they informed Bulgaria that it would be neces

Mr.garia replied that the movement

sury to defcud the Greek positions. Bul

A Chinese was charged with being in possession of 360 rounds of ammunition. The man, according to Inspector Dymond, had been trading in ammunition. Hazeland fined defendant $100,

A Portuguese named Carlos A. Xavier was committed to prison for three weeks It for stealing a quantity of paint belonging to Messrs. Melchers & Co, from a godown at Kowloon, of which he was in charge.

D. Md. Yesterday before Mr. C.

the bourne, Chinese toward on

charged with Monteagle 8.8. being in possession of 700 rounds of ammunition, Inspector McHardy, who prosecuted, said defendant readily put up bail for £250, and his Worship imposed a fine to that amount,

therefore she can throw some

by iato tho amalgamation formed Cheat Britain, France and Russia.

circles to customary in certain regard Spain us effete, bat this is a mistake. 4. S. WATSON & CO.. Though shern of most of her outlying dominions, Spain's natural resources AIO 50 great, and their development has been so much neglected, that her future is believed to be even greater they her past. The feeling of confidence in her own resources and her own abilities is thus seon to be woll grounded, and believing in a brighter future Spain's umbition to be recognised as a Power in Europe once again, becomes casily understood.

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The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, MAY 15TH, 1913.

A fatal case of plague was reported yesterday, bringing the total for the year

up to 65.

The dumping of dead bodies continues, A body was picked up at Shantiwan.on Tuesday, death apparently having been due to natural causa

While hanging out clothes to dry on a bamboo, a Chinese woman accidentally fell from the second storey of the house, No. 16, Western Street, to the ground on Tuesday, and received scrious injuries. She was removed to the hospital.

A Chinese woman belonging to the unfortunate class attempted to commit suicide at West Point on Tuesday by jumping into the harbour while under the influence of drink. She was reened by the master of a passenger boat, with the assistance of the police.

For more than a century Spa has exorcised little influence in the counsels of She Is pussel the nations of Barope.

An important sale of Crown land took through much tribulation and has enflored «lisastor, defeat mul humiliation, and frout plaer at the offices of the Public Works being one of the foremost Pavers of the Department on Tuesday. Inland Lot No. 1909, Leighton Hill, comprising about world she has sunk into secondary impor 17,570 square feet, was sold for $1,757 to Inland Lot tance. Bu a change is hoooming manifest.

Mr. G. K, Hall Brutton Spain is no longer content to be numbered No. 1970, sitnate on the Shaukiwan Road, with the minor nations of Europe, and her comprising 3,150 square feet, was closire for a "place in the sun" is reflected honget by Mr. Wong hat Fan, of No. 34, in the discussion which has been taking D'Aguilar Street, for $1,200. place in the French and Spanish Psy as The dibeulties of Bolier work in the to the possibility of the Iberias Kingdom entering the Triple Eutoute. The list of Colony are not lessened by the frequency KING ALFONSO to Paris and the cordial with which false reports of robberies, etc. otimeats expressed by the French bostgrado to them. The most recent case is and the Spanish royal guest have given rise that of a Chinese student who reported

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Bulgarians had been stopped, but they did not withdraw any troops, Greeks thereupon strengthened their ocou pation, and the Bulgarians seeing this attacked with artillery at Voultista and Portelefther.

The Greeks say the fight was serious and exclusively due to The Greek Government Bulgarians. throws the whole responsibility on them.

The Balgarian diplomat, M. Barafoff, has gone to Athens with instructions to settle outstanding differences.

In a semi-official explanation published in Sofia with regard to the Graaco-Bal garian conflicts it is stated that the oon- tinual advance of the Greek troops in the district of Prevista, originally occupied

In prosecuting a Chinese for theft, Inspector McHardy said the man refused to have his finger prints taken, and also refused to give his name and address Mr. Hazeland said there was no law com- polling a man to have his finger prints the Bulgarians, provoked a series of taken. The Inspector said this was the incidents showing that a Greek movement first man whom he had to deal with who was aimed at the capture of Prevista refused to have his finger prints taken. and Leftura, and other strategic points. His Worship sentenced defendant to one The Greeks were everywhere the as month's imprisonment and four hours!

sailants, the Bulgarians at first not re- Blocks,

plying to the fire, Bulgaris protested to An Indian constable, who has since been the Government at Athens, demanding dismissed from the force, was yesterday placed in the dock before Mr. Melbourne an enquiry and the unishment of the on a charge of sterling milk and damag-guilty. ing six bottles. The evidence was to the

A message from San Giovanni de effect thus the gonstable was seca by two Mudus says that Admiral Bulnes has witnesses to take bottles of milk from" a

LONDON, May 14th.

At the annual meeting of the China Island Mission it was reported that the income for the year had decreased by £12,443.

THE SUFFRAGETTE."

LABOUR -PS, AND SUPPRESSION OF NEWSPAPER.

a test case

A writer in the Cablenews American indulges in the following description af the storm:

Typhoon, the Chinese goddess of gales, high winds and hurricanes, with her wild and boisterous courtiers, after a week's rampage ashore in the Philippines did a dervish dance with a whirlwind finish in the China Ses during the past few days which not all the hapless steamers encoun tered in the pathway of her riotous re- velrics to doing a "rug" to the maritiree music of the winds which whistled through their shrouds.

LONDON, May 14th. The Labour Members of Parliament have taken up the matter of the suppres sion of the newspaper Suffragette. Mr. Ramsay Maudonald, if necessary, will become the manager of the National Labour Press and will publish the Suffragette with a view to it being made

This south sea aistor of Boreas made He does not believe in mili- taney, but is of opinion that the law does her unwelcome and most unreasonable debut as usual in the Visayan islands, not empower the suppression of a new-staging her entrance sonth of Samar and mper in advance. If Mr. Macdonald is sweeping across Loyto, Cebu, Masbate Over church Keir Hardie and other Labour members her fury in past yeare.

spires and through coconut groven she prosecuted, he will be succeeded by Mr. and other timorous isles which have felt danced, leaving destruction and terror in till the Government capitulates.

her path, at last crossing Mindoro and out into the China Soa. Unsatiated and wild with delirious joy she sighted steam- ers placidly crossing her play ground in the China Sea and turned north-eastward to set those turbined toys atwisting and turning

ITISH STEAMER

STRANDED.

LONDON, May 14th.

A Union Castle liner has been stranded

And as & result four badly buffeted and crestfallen ships straggled into port on at Gaths near Cape Blanen in West Africa. She has not been identified yet, Saturday at intervals of a few hours each, but is believed to be one of the intermedi-one and all having passed through a walloping ordeal throughout Thursday ate steamers HM.S. Forte has gone to and Friday such as the passengers and

crew will not soon forget. her susistance.

THE ARBITRATION TREATIES.

LONDON, May 14th. A message from Washington states that Mr. W. J. Bryan has announced that the special arbitration treaties with Bri-

board the En-be renewed if it were so desired.

CO-OPERATIVE UNION AND LABOUR PARTY.

TURBULENT MEXICO.

LONDON, May 14th.

A message from New York states that a battle lasting for three days took place between the Federals and the rebels rear Gusymas. A train load of oil and wood was rushed on the battlefield for the purpose of burning the bodier.

According to an official report, the Federals' death roll reached 500, and the officers captured on immediately executed

either aide were

LONDON, May 14th. The Co-operative Society's Congress at Aberdein has by an overwhelming vote rejected a motion for the affliation of Parly, negotiations for which have taken the Co-operative Union with the Labour

place.

ENGLISH COUNTY ORICKET.

LONDON, May 14th. Derby beat Essex by nine wickets. Lancashire beat Yorkshire by an innings and three runs..

Middlesex defeated Hampshire by an innings and 36 runs.

THE 5.8. NIPPON" WRECHED. Messrs. Arthur Nilssen & Co., the local agents of the Swedish East Asiatic Com- pany, have received a telogram to the effect that the Company's steamer Nippon, while a voyage from Japan to Europe, bad stranded on the island of Luzon during a typhoon and would probably

come a total wreck. The vessel's upper

works are stated to have been stripped fron stein to stern. The

off the crew and unchuria took

CORPORATION REGULATIONS IN CANAL ZONE.

pail and drink the contents while & Dairy Gone to Sagusa to confer with Mr. Farm coolio was delivering milk in Winston Churchill who has arrived there, tain, Japan, and other countries would Gongh Street. When the coole returned with Mr. Asquith, on and remonstrated with the constable, the chantress. constable arrested him. At the Police Station the constable charged the coolie with hawking milk without a licence.

An Executive order has been issued by The Inspector refused to take the charge, His Worship ordered the and after making inquiries, the constable was charged. defendant to pay a fize of £25 ur one month, and 90 cents damage or two days.

the President of the United States giving purations (except insurance companies) intending to do business on the Canal Two Chinese were procceded against for

the regulations that shall apply to cor

hawking flowers without a licence and for

Zone and incorporated under the lawa of any State or Territory of the United obstructing the footway at the corner of

States or of any foreign Government. It Wyndham Street and Queen's Road. Mr.

is required that the corporation shall Leo d'Alminda defended. P.C. Wilson

file with the collector of revenues & duly authenticated copy of its charter or arti- stated that about midday he told the defen

eles of incorporation and a statement. showing the amount of capital stock, dauts to remove some baskets of flowo

location of principal ofice outside of the from the footpath. They complied with his order, but when he returned later he

A telegram from Munich states that a

Canal Zone, description of assets with having been held up in Cochrane Street found the baskets were again obstructing.

their cash value, amount of liabilities, tu nu erpressed desire for the cultivation of by two men, one of whom put a handker- He then arrested the defendants, who had

A certificato no licence Mr, d'Almada said the defensmadman shot a police argeant and also

and other information. eloser relations between France nad Spaichief over his mouth and seized him by

must be fled with the collector of revenues but whother those utterances were intended the throat, while the other rifled his dants were folis Flowers had been gold Major von Lewinski, military attaché at

The police have in that place for the past 30 years,

certifying that the corporation or com to be anything other than complimentary pockets and stole $35.

now found that there is no truth in the the strict sense of the word the road was

Tao Chinese Government has given the remains to be seen. Of course, it has to bo

obstructed, but the police authorities

Telefunken Wireless Telegraphy Company has consented to be sued in the report. admitted that the present is Gascutially age

would admit that they had allowed these

pany a monopoly for twelve years for Canal Zone on all causes of action arising of, ententes. Understandings exist. between

fitting wireless apparatus to Chinese war against it therein and designating the The water return for the lat May abovs men to carry on their trade for the arious natios, and there is no reason why

Apparently the

LONDON, May 14th. ships The Government also agrees to colloctor of revenues to be its lawful

appoint a member of the Telefunken Francs and Spain, who are old all es, should that there were 145.11 million gallons benefit of the pubile.

such action may he served, had contain- not establish an entente, especially as their stored in the reservoirs in Victoria, as police had received certain complaints,

A telegram from Washington states Company as adviser on wireless tele-attorney upon whom all process in any differences concerning Morocco have been compared with 251.63 on the same date at the men had never been told they

It is reported that a Japanese is being ing other provisions as to legal matters were obstructing. The flower men were that Mr. Bryan, at the farewell break-graphy. settled. But for Sprintcenter intoanarmpgelast year. The consumption per head per

a great convenience to the public, and ment with a view to being a yaity to day was 13.2 gallons, as compared with the Triple Entente, and thereby strengthen 13.3 gallons a year ago. There were 177.31 that was the only place where flowers fast to the Peace Centenary delegates, appointed as Adviser on telegraphy- ing the combination whose interests may be million gallons stored in the Kowloon could he bought. The defendants as toasted "the Ship of Friendship," which compass, the heart, the shells projected, inimical at times to those of the Triple reservoir, against 223.94 million gallons tera were willing to take out licences, he likened to a Super Dreadnought; ite

The consumption per head They were fined 82 each for having no Alliance, is a different ritter, and one a year ago.

captain, the Prince of Peace. which should be poudared over before was 10.6 gallons, as against 11.1 gallons licence, and were cautioned on the charge the smokeless powder of love; and the

a year aro. overturea to that end are made. In the

of obstructioD.

A GERMAN TRAGEDY.

LONDON, May 14th

the Prussian Legation, who went to his assistance, Both are dead.

PLACE CENTENARY- CELEBRATIONS.

WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY IN: CHINA'S NAVY::

The Blue Fannel steamer Ision was wrecked at Mureran on the morning of

the 7th inst, and totally lost,

connected with it. No corporation or joint stock company shall do business in the Canal Zone until such certificate is duly filed and the other provisions of the of $50, payable in advance, in charged. order are complied with. An annual fen