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A waterspout was observed Lyceun between 7 and 8 o'clock røster- day morning.
The Rev. Schultz will speak at the meeting of the Hongkong Christian Union at St. Paul's College to-day, at 5.50 p.m. At the Marino Court on Saturday three Chinese bont people who anchored their boats to the west of the Proserpine forks without permission were fined $5.
each
Owing to the uncertainly of the weather the Pagal Gymkhan, which has twie been postponed and was to have taken place on Saturday afternoon at Kowloon, has now been postponed sine die.
The engagement is announced of Mary Estler, daughter of Mr. Samuel Me Culloch, of Woodlands, Australia, and Raron Albert Sadoine, of the Chinese Customs Service, second son of Baron Sadoine, of Brussels.
The corner-stone of the new Young Men's Christian Association building in Tientsin native city was laid on 29th May. A number of foreigners were
the U.S. Consul-General. present at the ceremony, amongst them
Dr. Mansilla, the newly-appointed Colonial Secretary of Macao, reached the Colony on Thursday and was accorded a great reception by his many friends of the Colony, the steamer wharf being dressed with flags and evergreens for the occasion.
The Gazette notifies that ships convey ing Chinese passengers,, under the provisions of the Chinese Emigration Ordinance, 1889, will not be allowed to carry them on the upper deck or weather deck between the 1st of June and the 15th October inclusivo.
At the Magistracy on Saturday, Inspec. tor McHardy charged 13 Chinese with gambling in the coolie quarters of the Causeway Bay Cotton Mills. The officer said that gambling had been going on there for months, but the gamblers were very difficult to get hold of The first defendant was fined $50, or one month, and the remainder were fined $5 each, or
fourteen days' bard labour.
Altogether about one-third of the copra cargo of the wrecked Swedish steamer Nippon has been brought to Manila by the salvors, Erlanger and Galinger, and all of this has been disposed of by the insular collector of customs at very good prices considering the condition of som of it. There have been approximately 11,000 sacks of copra taken from the stranded vessel, the proceeds from the sale of which will amount to approximately 120,000 pesos.
The returns of the average amount of hank-notes in circulation and of specie in reserve in Hongkong, during the month endd 1st May, as certified by the managers of the respective Banks, are published in the Gazette as follows:-
BANKS.
Chartered Bank of India, Australia China
AVERSCIE SPECIE OF AMOUNT. RESERVE.
TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.
{THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY.]
THE BALKAN SITUATION,
BULGARIAN CABINET CRISIS. A Sofia messyge states that it is semi- oficially announced that the Cabinet resigned on May 30th.
The resignation of M. 'Guechoff, who was fegarded as a moderate pacific, is being interpreted adversely in Belgrade.
It is understood that Russia is bringing vigorous pressure to bear upon Servia and Bulgaria, insisting especially upon demobilisation, but hopeful signs are not
HUMETOUS,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] THE PRINCE OF WALES.
LONDON, June 8th.
The Prince of Wales leaves on the 1st July on a six weeks' visit to Germany,
which he will spend at Mecklenburg and Strelitz
THE HUNGARIAN CABINET
CRISIS.
BUDA PEST, June 8th.
is expected that he will retain Dr; Lukacs Count Tisza is forming a Cabinet. It
as Premier,
THE ULSTER SCARE.
MORA RIFLES SEIZNE,
THE SITUATION AT SKUTARI. A message from Malta states that 350 of the West Yorks Regiment have been
LONDON, June 7th. ordered forthwith to Skutari. They were The Customs Authorities at Dublin to leave at 10 am. on Saturday with the seized a furniture van on board a Army Service Corps and Army Medical Liverpool steamer. consigned to Th Corps on the Black Prince. The order resident in County Cavan. It is alleged was received unexpectedly on Friday that the van contained rifles for tho night.
Ulstermen,
Reuter's Agency understands that the contingent of the Yorkshires is sent simply to relieve the naval contingent at Skutari, and is equal in strength.
The duration of the occupation of Skutari will depend on the decisions of the Ambassadors' Conference, relative to the constitution of Albania,
UNIVERSAL PEACE MOVEMENT.
LONDON, June 7th,
The American Ambassador, Mr. Page, was a guest at a banquet at the Pilgrims' Club, at whidi Lord Roberts presided. Sir Edward Grey, proposing the toast of the Ambassador's health, said the feeling of goodwill between the two nations was based not merely on a community of in- terest but a downright repugnance of the disturbance of peace. If the Ambassador proposed some way of postponing an appeal to blind force between the nations the British Government would readily respond.
Mr. Page, in reply, announced that his mission was to convey the respect and true friendship of the people of the United States.
AMERICA AND ARBITRATION. ·
WASHINGTON, June 7th. The Senate has postponed consideration of the Arbitration Treaties upon Senator Chamberlain pointing out that their renewal might compel the submission of the Panama controversy to arbitration.
THE CANADIAN NAVY BILL.
GOVERNMENT'S PATRIOTIC DETERMINATION..
OTTAWA, June 7th. In the House of Commons, Sir Wilfrid Laurier asked what action the Govern- Hongkong
ment proposed to take on the Senate's. Shanghai Banking Corporation 18,776,829 16,000,000 | rejection of the Navy Bill. Mercantile Bank of
India Ltd:
682,723 189,000
„$25,245,021 - $90,169,000
Total
.....$-5,785,475 8:4,000,000
and
The rifles were consigned to Lord The authorities Farnham, at Cavan. telegraphed to Lord Farnham, and it was on receipt of his reply that the rifles were seized.
Lord Farnham's reply was that he knew nothing of the contents of the boxes in the
Yoo.
The Libers! papers state that the rifles were of the 1988 Italian pattern, like those
seized at Belfast. They were part of a
consignment of 6,000, whose whereabouts, in London, is known,
LADIES' GOLE CHAMPIONSHIP.
(THROCON REUTER'8 AGENCY.]
THE IMPORTANCE OF HONGKONG.
* AMAZING DEVELOPMENT.""
LONDON, June 8th. A special article in The Times refers to the amazing development of Hongkong, its interest in Educational work, and the success of the University, and says that if its development proceeds on the lines
will have a most far-reaching effect, upon laid down by its founders the University
the relations between East and West, and particularly between Great Britain and China. An oenortunity is offered to Englishmen to increase inmensely Great Britain's status in China.
DAMAGE BY SUFFRAGETTES.
LONDON SHOPKEEFERS TO BE COMPENSATED.
LONDON, June 7th. A jury bas awarded West-end shop- keepers £368 against Miss Christabel Pank- hurst and others for the windows broken by Suffragettes as I result of the conspiracy by the defendants. RELATIONS BETWEEN JAPAN AND AMERICA.
PITTSBURG, June 8th. Mr. Bryan, Secretary of State, and Baron Chinda, the Japanese Ambassador
to Washington, have been entertained af a banquet given by Mr. Guthrie, the newly-appointed Ambassador to Tokyo,
Baron Chinda in a speech declared that with the improvement in the means of communication. between Japan and
LONDON, June 7th. America, there was destined to be closer In the final of the Ladies' Golf Cham-contact with all branches of peaceful pionship played at St. Aunes. Mrs. Dodd beat Miss Chubb by eight up and six to play.
THE DERBY OUTRAGE.
LONDON, June 7th. Emma Davison, who pulled down the King's horse in the Derby, has undergone an operation, and her condition is most critical:
ENGLISH TURF.
THE OAKS,
LONDON, June 7th. The race for the Oaks resulted a3 follows:-
1:
Jest (Rickaby) Depeche (Walter Griggs)... 2 Arda (Eari)
3. Twelve ran. The winner won by two lengths, half a length separating second and third.
Belting to 1 against Waiontha, & to 1 against Fest, 20 to 1 against Depeche and 100 to S against Ada.
From a good start Prue settled down in front of Taslett, Waiontha, St. Begoc and Jest. Rounding Tattenham Corner Waiontha led from Prue, Taslett and Jest. Directly afterwards Jest came to the front and, making the remainder of the running, won by two lengths from Depeche. Queen's Parade was fourth.
in his reply indicated that the points. mised would have the consideration of the Government, who certainly had no wish to hamper trade. We do not doubt that the Chinese merchants quite appreciate this fact, and count with confidence upon the Government making such modifications in the Billas will afford reasonable pro- tection to trade. But it occurs to us to ask whether the remedy does not really lie very largely with the merchants themselves, The provision as to importing" is that "a person shall be deemed to import foreign silver or nickel coin if he brings or cauce to be brought into the Colony any foreign silver or vickel coin the face value of the aggre gate amount of which exceeds ten dollars,' It is well-known that, so far as the province of Kwangtung is concerned, at any rates there is little or no difficulty in any part of the province in obtaining as much Hong. kong subsidiary coin as may be needed for remitting to Hongkong in payment of trado accounts. We have heard it estimated that, judging from the extent to which
Mr. Borden, in reply, said the Govern- Hongkong money circulates in the province,
ment intended at a later date to submit a there must still be upwards of thirty million dollare' worth of Hongkong comma
proposal for the acquisition or construc in circulation thero, and it is no uncommon
tion of the battleships promised in the thing for accounts up to a thousand dollars bridge Wells, of Mrs. Margary, the widow
The death, on the 9th May, at Tun- Bill, and thus hoped that before the com- HONGKONG, JENE STK, 1913. or more to be paid in Hongkong tax-cent of Major-General Margers, RB, sus pletion of these strips, which Press pieces. In this connection we may draw more than a little interest. This lady dispatches stated the British Admiralty The Chinese commercial community is attention to the fact mentioned in the was the mother of Mr. Augustus Raymond would lay down inmediately, that we much exercised over the Ordinance before extended report of the West River piracy Margary, the young Chiness interpreter
should be in a position to inform the Legislative Council for prohibiting these publish to-day, that the money stolen who, so long ago a 1875, was treacherous-
British Government circulation of foreign subsidiary. coin, and a was 11,000 taels' worth of Hongkong, sub-ly murdered at Manwein, on the Chinese the number of representatives of Chinese Com. sidiary coin, obviously destined for circula- frontier, while about to survey and report are now able to do what the partisan mercial Guilds formed a deputation which tion in Chinese territory, for the writer on the road from Burmah to Western majority in the Senate prevented us from last Friday waited upon the Registrar of the account adds the astonishing remark accompanied to England the Mission that these ships and place them at the disposal French
China. The late Sir Halliday Macartney doing, namely, to take over the pay of General with the object of laying before that "Chinese sub-coins are prohibited by the
to humbly apologise to Queen hin their views on several points of the Chinese authorities in the country." Assum. proposed Ordinance. They nindo it clearing that there is some misunderstanding at the outset that they did not object to the regarding the attitude of the local Chinese
THE PANAMA CANAL. : principle of the Bill, admitting that the authorities, it is undeniable that Hongkong Government is justifiod in prohibiting the sub-coln is very largely used indood in
PANAMA, June 8th. circulation of foreign coins in the Colony commercial transactions throughout the over the other, according to old. It is officially reported that the heavy but they expressed fear that if the clauses province of Kwangtung. Consequently, it
Chinese ideas--but gradually things concrete work on the six locks of the dealing with "importation" and posses. would seem that if the Chinese merchants settled down to the present conditions. canal are completed. The gates at Gatun,
in Hongkong intimated to their customers
Pedro Miguel and Miraflores will be closed as soon as possible after the 15th inst.. permitting the Gatun lake to 611.
LONDON'S NEW CHIEF.
MAGISTRATE.
The Daily Press.
ion" are strictly interpreted they will
riously affect the trade of the Colony.in the interior that Hongkong cain only may here be explained that the Bill could be received and that any other coin. kes any person who imports or attempts after a given date would be liable to con-
to import into this Colony any foreign silver fiscation on coming into the Colony, the
or nickel coin liable on suptuary conviction objection now raised would be largely over
tu
was
that
we
Victoria for the violent death of lux of His Majesty for the defence of the subject. This Mission decided to remain Empire. (Cheors,) in London, and its consequence is now For a long found in Portland-place. time, romarks a London contemporary, there were two Ministers-the one watch
HIPPODROME AND CIRCUS.
The Hippodromo and Cireus at Cause- way Bay proves wonderful attraction, Though the wet weather spoiled the
attendance of young people at the matince on Saturday afternoon, the.
evening performance showed no falling off
a fue unt exceeding one thousand come. dollars; while "possession" of any foreign silver or nickel coin exceeding an aggregate value of fifty dollars is made an offenes against the Ordinance, anda person convicted of the offence is liable to a fine not exceeding distribution of these inward and outward reaching the place dry-shod and enjoying i
the face value of the aggregate of the coin so found in his possession. Another section provides for the confiscation of foreign coin in respect of which proceelings are brought resulting in conviction. A person will be
We may be wrong in supposing tha remedy to be so easy; but before any judg went can be formed on the question we el to have some reliable statistical information showing the extent and Payments. It is only on the most convincing evidence that trade will be seriously affected that the Government can be expected to modify the Bill to such an extent as will largely defeat its main object.
ANOTHER STEAMER STRIKES A MINE.
LONDON, June 7th. in the number of patrons. The matshed Mr. John Dickinson has been appointed defies the rain, and as cars run to the Chief Magistrate of London in succession entrance, people can make certain of to the late Sir Curtis Bennett, the excellent programme which has been arranged. Every item is interesting, thrilling or amusing, and those who have not visited the show should make up their ninds to see it. A change of programme is announced to-day.
LONDON, June 7th.
The Belgian steamer Courland struck a mine on entering the Piraeus and was badly damaged. No one was hurt.
Time: 2min. 37 3-5snes.
St. Begoe fall at Tattenham Corner and Crisp, the jockey, was slightly injured.
lawn
referred to the Davis Cup.
activity. He did not deny that such contact was liable to occasional misunder- standings and complications, but he did deny the possibility that the difficulties would not eventually yield to diplomatic - treatment..
POLLING HOURS.
LONDON, June 7th, The House of Commons has passed the third reading of the Bill prolonging the hours of pelling to ten o'clock in the even-. ing if notice is given by the candidate.
FAMOUS LIBRARY ON FIRE.
LONDON, June 7th.
A fire occurred at Mudie's "famous
library in Bloomsbury. It is stated that one-third of the books have benn destroyed."
CRAGANOUR SOLD.
LONDON, June 8th. Mr. Bower Ismay has sold Craganour to the Argentine Government on condi
tion that the horse never races again. The price was £30,000.
A KOWLOON SENSATION.
A sensation was caused in Kowloon ou Saturday, night when it became known that a boy employed in a European housa in Nathan Road had committed suicide
in a most unusual manner. After he had finished his duties for the night, he is believed to bave had some words with his wife. At any rate, he is supposed to have thrown himself over the verandah on to the street below and received terrible injuries, to which he shortly afterwards succumbed.
INTERNATIONAL LAWN TENNIS.
LONDON, June th The telegram from Wiesbaden givingWEDDING OF MR. TANG: SHAO-YI. results of matches between German and
A most interesting wedding, carried tennisrepresentatives through on the new Chinese scheme, was solemnized in Shanghai on Sunday, the lat inst, when one of the best known of China's statesmen, Mr. Tang Shao-yi, wag married to Miss Wu Wei-chao, daughter of Mr. Wu, compradore of Messrs. Mel- chers & Co. The event attracted much attention, both from the foreign and Chinese community, and the grounds of Chio's Garden in Range Road, where the event took place, were thronged for the occasion..
NEW YORK, June 8th. In the preliminary round of the Davis Cup Competition, America has scored two victories over Australia O'Cloughlin, America, beat Rice, 6-1, 6-3, 6-, and Williams America, beat Doust 6-4, 6-4, 1-6, 7-8.
NEW YORK, June 8th.
In the Davis Cup competition Austra lasia won the Doubles 2-6, 6-2, 5–7,
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INTERNATIONAL POLO,
Since the time of the Revolution tha practice has grown up among westernized Chinese of adopting a ceremony somewhat. akin to our foreign one. A public build- ing mually replaces the church, and for a clergyman a prominent friend of the contracting parties is called upon to officiate. On this occasion Dr. Wa Ting- fang performed the ceremony, and bride- New York, June 7th
and groom exchanged rings. A friend of the bride, Mr. Wang Man-nam, undertook The British polo team at Piping Ruck the duties of best man, also giving Miss have beaten the strongest American team Wu away. The formal witnesses to the wedding were Mr. Chung Mun-yow, they have yet encountered by 31 points to managing director of the Shanghai-Nan-
point
king Railway, and Mr. Ow Yang-kong, Mr. Foxhall Keene, captain of the one of the best known of the local inter- American polo players, broke his collar-preters. lone in a practice match on Saturday March was played, and it was noticeable In the course of the service the Wedding
afternoon and will be unable to play in that the bride wore the orthodox veil. the international match.
Mr. and Mrs. Tang Shao-yi are staying - at the Kaleo Hotel. -N-G, Daily Newag
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