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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 19rm, 1913.

Provincial Assemblies caunot but be helpful to a proper appreciation of nations respon- sibilities. The complaint is justifiably made against the Provincial Assemblier that while they are protesting against the

OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS, The following appointments by H.E. the Governor are notised in the Govern ment Gazette:

flon. Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher to act as

S. WATSON Central Government borrowing money on a member of the Licersing Board during

A.

& CO., LTD.,

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

SCOTCH

WHISKY.

the only terme on which it can be obtained, they show no disposition to contribute their quota to the national obligations The China Association Committea expresses the opinion that the result of the Revolution

so far has been to make the provinces more independent than before. They are appro printing the whole of the taxation-the land tax, the salt tax, likiu, etc.-to local purposes, and it may be assumed that they will resent strongly any attempt to take the taxation out of their bands." We are not sure that the statements we have here quoted from the Report of the China Association are literally true, though it is manifestly the case that the provinces are begrudging Per Case Per every dollar remitted to Peking. However, of 1 Dos. Bot.

a debate in Parliament on the necessity for ...817.90 $1.50 submitting to increased taxation, in order ta A-THORNE'S BLEND..

save the country from bankruptcy, would B.-WATSON'S GLENORCHY,

Choice Mfollow Blend...... 18.25 1.55

make very interesting reading. If the C.-WATSON'S ABERLOUR.

taxation now levied, prored adequate to meet (Pont GLENLIVET

the requirements under the monarchical Whisky) THORNE'S OLD VAT, NO. 4,

régime, why is it insufficient to meot public as supplied to the House of

21.00 1.80 expenditure under the republican régime ? Commas E-WATSON'S VERY OLD

With the abolition of the Monarchy wo were LIQUEUR SCOTCH WHISKY

22.50 1.90 promised the abolition of corruption in the *KILTY LIQUEUR WHISKY,

...38.00 3.25 administration, and in some parts of the Great Ago, Very Fine

22.00 1.85 country, at least, a wholesome determina- V.R.O. WHISKY... THORNE'S BLACK SQUARE 23.60 2.0 tien was shown to insist upon strict honesty

23:50 2.00 WATSON'S 0.3.0.

being observed by those appointed 16 have OTHER WELL-KNOWS BRANDS SUPPLIED TO charge of the public funds. The natural result to be expected from employing honest in place of corrupt tax-gatherers is a large inereument in the yield from taxation,

ÚRUKE.

19.50 1.65

"Our Colebrated E very old Liqueur Scotch Whisky is a

the absence on leave of the Hon. Mr. Cland Severn.

Captain Claude G. Woodhouse, 120th Baluchistan Infantry and Mr. William Logan to be Justices of the Peace for

the Colony.

THE LICENSING BOARD.

Saturday was the last day for receiving nominations for representatives of the Jestions of the Prace on the Licensing Board, and up till one o'clock only the three names already mentioned in the Daily Press had been handed to Mr. E..

A. Hazeland. They were

Mr. C. G, ALABASTER, proposed by the Hon. Mr. E. A. Hewett, and seconded by Mr. F. Smyth.

Mr. A. S. HAOPER, proposed by Sir Paul Chater, and seconded by Mr. N. J. Stabb, Hun. Mr. E. A. HEWETT, C.M.G., proposed by Mr. H. P. White, and seconded by Mr. C. G. Alabaster.

We have not heard of any other names having been submitted, and it may be assumed that an election will not be neces

Bary.

KOWLOON SCAVENGING.

Mr. F. B. L. Bowley has given notice to of the Sanitary Board on Tuesday, rela- of Kowloon ask the following questions at the meeting

tivo to the scavenging streets

blend of the best Pot Distilled / which, by the way, would afford pretty clear and coolies with dust baskets patrol the

It is of

Scotch Whiskies. great age, very fine, and mellow. Its superior quality has established its reputation as THE LEADING SCOTCH WHISKY IN THE EAST,

I. Between what hours do the dust cart proof that China's protection from bank-streets of Kowloon South of the North

is the honest administration of her boundary of Jordan Road ? ruptcy

II. How often daily and between what fluances. If the Treasury returns do not reveal a great improvement in the yield hours are the same streets swept |

III. How often daily and between what from the existing taxes, then a most useful field of investigation is opened out to a hours are the same streets watered?

IV. Who supervises the operations Parliamentary Committee. knowledge of the position ie not sufficiently covered by the above questions?. exset to enable us to express any definite

While

Gur

A. S. WATSON & CO..pinion upon the statement that increased

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HONGKONG, MAY 19TH, 1913.

MANILA ENGINEER CHARGED

WITH EMBEZZLEMENT.

Manila, Was

taxation as necessary to China's finecial salvation, we believe it is generally recog

At the Magistracy on Saturday, before nised among the Chinese themselves that

Mr. F. A. Hazeland, Harry Thurber, a. radical reform in the mode of collecting, as

mning engineer from well as in the assessment of taxea, is urgently needed. This much is plain charged with the embezzlement of a sum If China is to save herself from further of between 10,000 and 11,000 pesos in Manila. The defendant was arrested on borrowings, except for reproductivo under-board the Hanging as the steamer was takings, it is the plain daty of the about to leave for Shanghat. Detective Government to establish, by any means in Inspector Collect said that the defendant was willing to waive all extradition 'pro- its power, the equilibrium between revenue and expenditure, and to firmly impress upon ceedings and return. the Provincial Assemblies that upon their

Mr. Hazeland said he did not know

TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.) THE BALKAN EMBROGLIO. THE ALBANIAN SITUATION. A message from Vienna states that the newspapers report that Austria' and Italy, notwithstanding the raising of the blockade of the Montenegrin coast, have each despatched a warship to Durazzo owing to doubts regarding the attitude of Essad Pass.

THE PEACE PRELIMINARIES.- Reuter learns that the Greek and Servian delegates in London are still without instructions regarding the signa turies of the preliminaries for peace. Both object to leaving the questions of Albania and the Egean Islands to the decision of the Powers.

(TANQUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

ANGLODERMAN RELATIONS.

BSGHDAD RAILWAY AGELEMENT,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT-] AMERICA AND JAPAN,

LONDON, May 17th. In order to avoid misinterpretation, President Wilson has decided that, while LONDON, May 17th. The question of Anglo-German rela- the negotiations are proceeding with

tiors is gain to the front. Their Japan in reference to the Californian Majesties leave for Berlin on Monday to Alien Landownership Bill, there shall be attend the wedding of the Kaiser's} no naval or military movements outside daughter, and they have decided to stay the ordinary routine. This decision has nice days instead of four. Though it is been announced in view of reports that anounced that the visit is of a purely Army and Navy manœuvres were conten plated which are outside the plans ar

These apparently family character, the Press of both coun

were based on orders to two companies tries associates the extension of the visit, ranged months ago. together with the unexpected arrival of Lord Morley in Berlin, with a possible of Coast Artillery to proceed to form a ance with the recommendations contained pending development of Anglo-German permanent garrison at Hawaii in accord- in the last report of the Secretary of War.

relations.

AMERICAN ANTI-ALIEN

LEGISLATION.

LONDON, May 18th. The Governor of Arizona has signed the Bill passed by the Assembly on the

Lord Morley has repeatedly assured in- THE ALLIES INDIGNANT, Balkan quarters are generally indiganfterviewers that his visit is merely a over the " unwarrantable exaggerations" hollday and that be has not seen any of the foreign press with regard to the official personages, but the German Press relations of the Allies, and declare that recalls that Lord Haldane's visit was alen

réach a persistently described as private. are determined to the Allies

A further subject for Press discussion peaceful solution between them.

has been afforded by the announcement 7th inst., probibiting aliens who have AUSTRIA AND GERMANY.

will

not declared their intention of becoming Herr von Jugow, German Foreign that Anglo-Turkish Agreements Minister, has returned to Berlin after shortly be signed recognising a British naturalised from acquiring real property. thoroughly discussing foreign affairs Protectorate at Koweit, conceding the The Bill affects not only Asiatica but the Austrian right for the construction of a railway Mexicans and white residents who decline

from Boweit to Basra, which will be the

to repudiate their nationality. terminus of the Baghdad Railway, and

TERRIBLE FIRE IN AMERICA, providing for the appointment for Bri-

LONDON, May 17th. tish directors of the Baghdad line.

with Count Berchtold, Foreign Minister.

GRAECO-BULGARIAN FEELING. A message from Salonika states that during the last fortnight there has been a great movement of Bulgarian troops westward. Between the Sth and the 12th instant eight long trains of troops and guns passed Xanthi on the border between Thrace and Macedonia, the soldiers utter ing Anti-Greek cries,

FRENCH POLICY.

A fire at Buffalo destroyed the Erio While the inspired German Press declares that the Baghdad Railway Railroad's elevator containing 700,000 negotiations were conducted with the bushels of grain. It then leaped over participation of Germany in the most Buffalo Creek and destroyed the freight friendly spirit and that German interests sheds of the New York Central Railroad.

are in no wise injured, the unofficial The total loss is estimated at a million

dollars. journals are uneasy in tone and oxpress the opinion that Great Britain has again THE NEWMARKET BYE-ELECTION, stolen a march on Germany in bargain- ing with helpless Turkey and obtaining the control of the Gulf section of the Rail-

Way..

In the French Chamber of Deputies M. Pichon said the French policy in the Balkans was inspired with the desire to promote the Union of Europe. He paid a tribale to the work done in London

The Vorsische Zeitung asserts that under the presidency of the eminent statesman who had done much to secureLord Morley is on a mission concerning the penco of the world. There were still not merely the Baghdad Railway and difficulties alcad, but none which should other Near Eastern questions, but also Central Colonial, and especially African, affairs, endanger international peace.

AUSTRIAN RESERVISTS

DISMISSED.

A message from Vienna states that

LONDON, May 18th. The bye-election at Newmarket (East Cambridge) resulted as follows:-

Pender (U.) Nicholls (L)

5,251

.... 4,400

Unionist majority....... 651 At the last election Bir Charles D. Rose (L) was returned by a majority of 399. NEW JAPANESE CRUISER.

LONDON, May 17th. The Japanese battle-cruiser Bongo com-

both the German Baghdad Railway Com-Sea on Friday with a salvo from sixteen

The seni-official Ford Deutsche, 10- ferring to the Anglo-Turkish negotiations

patriotic co-operation in this matter depends whether the defendant could do that or orders have been issued dismissing alto. concerning the Persian Gulf, says that pleted most searching trials in the Irish

the destiny of the country.

The German gunboat és arrived in port, on Saturday morning.

P

Two fresh cases of plague, both fatal, were reported on Saturday, bringing the total for the year up to 60.

The Bev. J. K. Maconachie will speak at the meeting of the Hongkong Christian Union at St. Paul's College to-day, at

8.30 p.m.

The P. W. D. steamer roller at work in Des Voeux Road broke a water main in front of Robinson's Piano warehouse yesterday morning.

not.

ther 50,000 Reservists, but the Reservists

Detective-Inspector Collett stated that in Bosnia, Herzegovina, and Dalmatia Fany and the German Government were guns, half 14-inch and half 16-inch. Tho

in that ease a would have to withdraw the charge,

are retained with the colours.

FRANCE AND TURKEY. Mr. Hazeland had no objection to the

France has presented Turkey with 4 charge being withdrawn if the police wern satisfied that the defendant was series of demands relating to the Schools, going back.

railways, harbour concessions in Syria, Detective Inspector Collett said he had and other matters, and makes her con undertaken to do that.

sent to an increase in the Customs condi. Prissier was then discharged

tional on their acceptance.

THE MAGISTRACY.

A Kowloon godown coolie was charged before Mr., Melbourne with stealing two bottles of stout, value 70 cents, from a gedown On seeing an Indian watchman The report of the Hongkong Cricket the defendant threw one of the bottles League, which appears on page 5, is of down and broke it. A sentence of four exceptional interest, as it foreshadows teen days' hard labour and four hours' the formation of a second division next stocks was passed.

sensor.

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THE reference to the financial position in China contained in the Annual Report of the China Association which we reproduced in part on Saturday is worth more than passing attention at the present moment when the £25,000,00) is about to be put upon the markets of Europe. It is well understood that this Reorganisation Loan will do little more than wipe out floating obligations such as the annus chargo of the foreign debt, the arrears in the indemnity payments,

The Portuguese craiser Adamastor has Manchu pensions, had a mines of internal

been successfully re-floated and was towed.

It was stated obligations overdue in the shape of repub-into the Harbour without any further lican bands, patriotic bonds, and provincial mishap by the Hongkong and Whampoa that Sergt. Wills, whilst on the Kowloon paper issues of all sorts. After all these Dock Company's tugs, the Portuguese Wharves, saw defendant leaving the s.s are wiped out, it is pointed out in the gunboat Patria being in close attendance. Kanagawa Ford. He stopped him and three fire-cracker bombs fell from under

Inspector Fanton charged a Chinese)

false

erint prevailed with tenderinga The

wet weather

was charged · A second man throughout Saturday necessitated the niece. postponement of the promenade concert with having three false British coins his which had been announced to be held on and six falso Chinese coins in the Hongkong Cricket Club's ground. We possession,. The first defendant was fined are informed that the concert will be $25 or one month, and the other was fined $25 or one month on the first charge. held to-night.

and 818 or six weeks on the second.

A Chinose was charged with stealing three fire-erncker bombs.

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keps informed as to the negotiations. The total weight fired simultaneously was turn the negotiations had taken warrants eight and a ball tona. During the trial, the assumption that the result will be which was altogether successful, over 27

Nevertheless, tons of projectiles were used. satisfactory to Germany: before the latter consents to any further exchange of views, it will be necessary, in order to safeguard German interests, to secure compensation for any German conecasicos!

THE SUFFRAGETTES,

A message from Constantinople says LONDON, May 17th.

that the paragraphs of the Anglo-Turkish Five more bombs have been discovered in London, and one under a new in a agreement relating to Koweit, the Persian church at Hastings. In some cases the frontier, and Basta have already been fuses had gone out. The theory is that initialled. the hombs are intentionally harmless, but they suffice to continue the scares.

THE CANADIAN NAVY BILL

LONDON, May 17th. A telegram from Ottawa states that the vote on the third reading of the Navy Bill was 99 to 66, a majority for the Bill of 33,

Bir Wilfrid Laurier, offering a last

M. Pishon, replying in the French Cham- ber of Deputies to a question relating to the Baghdad Railway, said the Government were watching the matter closely. France would not forget ber duty to defend her legitimate interests

ULSTER AND HOME RULE.

LONDON, May 17th.

protest, denounced the Government's Sir Edward Carson, in opening a drill policy as a makeshift, and said they were hall at Ballast, said Hoone Rule would mut recognising the duty they owed to be resisted by force, but that would be used only as a last resort. The circum- Mr. Borden, in reply, said-Our pro stances under which the great Army of themselves as a nation. posels do not merely afford immediate Ulster would come into action must be

THE ENGLISH TURF.

THE MANCHESTER CUP,

LONDON, May 17th. The result of the race for the Man- chester Cup, run on Friday at Manchester, is as follows:-

Lorenzo

Fiz Yama

Adam Bede

Twenty-three ran. Won by four lengths, half a length separating second and bird,

Betting:-9 to 2 against Lorenzo; € ́to. 1 against Fiz Yama; 20 to 1 against Adam Bede The place betting was 7 to 4 against Lorenzo; others proportionate.

THE DERBY, The latest betting quotations on the Derby are to against Louvois and

20 to I against Sport, and 40 to 1 against Craganour, 100 to 8 against Nimbus,

Cantilever

ENGLISH CRICKET.

LONDON, May 17th, M.C.O. beat Kent at Lord's by air

Report of the China Association that "the The cruiser has been taken into dock for his coat. On investigation it was found material to aid the Empire, but will bring left to himself and his colleagues These wickets...

question of questions

remains:--"How repair.

P. & O. "ASSAVE" ON FIRE.

The local agency of the P. & O. Com Pany were telegraphically informed on Friday evening that an outbreak of fire had

is equilibriam to be established between revenae and experditure for the future?” Two things are certain, the Report says, if China is to be saved from bankruptcy (1) the provinces, that is, China as a whole, must submit to increased taxation; and (2) there must be a radical reform in the occurred on the s.s. Assage as she was entering Singapore en route to Hong mode of collecting the taxes. Here are two kong. The fire occurred in the No. questions of vital interest to the people of hold, which contained opium, tea, China to which the Parliament in Puking catton, etc., The outbreak was subdued and the Provincial Assemblies throughout at about five o'clock on Friday afternoon, the country might usefully give the most We understand the damage is not exten- earnest consideration. Whether the views sive. of the China Association be in the end The mails will be brought up by the accepted or denounced, a careful investiga, steamer Ceylon, which is expected to tion of the actual financial position by the reach this port at noon on Thursday.

that a case had been broken open in the it moral support and strength, when half hold of the vessel, and it was from this the forces of the Empire are withdrawn, that the bombs were stolen. Mr. Mel to protect its heart. Canada should not bourse sentenced the man to seven days quibble, but ought to to do something

immediate and effective.

imprisonment,

Before Mr. C. D. Melbourne on Satur-

FRENCH MILITARY POLICY.

LONDON, May 17th. day, Fred King and David Williams, privates in the D.C.L.L., were charged with the larceny of a gold ring and

The French Chamber of Deputies, after silver watch. It appeared that defen- dants went into a jewellery shop in Hai-s lively debate on the Government's phong Road, Kowloon, kept by a Chinese, decision to keep the two years, men with and asked to see certain articles. On being the colours pending the passing of the shown the watch and ring, they suddenly decamped with the articles, Defendants Three Years Service Bill, passed a vote pleaded guilty, and were each sentenced of confidence in the Government by 315 to fourteen days' imprisonment,

votes to 241.

are mitters” he said, which cannot be discussed in public. If necessary we will take over the whole of the Government of this community."

ALLEGED TREASON IN INDIA

SENSATIONAL ADRESTS OF BENGALIS.

LONDON, May 18th."

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Notts boat Lancashire at Old Trafford

Yorks defeated Gloucester by 230 runs. by an innings and 24 rupe..

Derbyshire beat Hampshire by eight wickets.

Surrey beat Northants by five wicketa, Warwick beat Leicester by 271 runs, Sussex beat Cambridge by five wickets. COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEME.

At a meeting of the Advisory County Cricket Committee held at Lords, Lord

A message from Calcutta states that the respectable police have arrested Bengalis, and charged them with couHarris presiding, it was unanimously of county championship until after 1917, spiracy to wage war against the King decided not to alter the existing scheme

made a tremendous senation.

except the awarding of points. The Bengali Press says the arrests have