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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE 16th, 1013.

TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. RANDOM REFLECTIONS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] THE BALKAN SITUATION,

PRACEFUL BOLUTION PROBABLE.

LONDON, June 14th.

BELEGRAPE, June 14th.

TANGYOU REUTER'S AGENCY:]

CHINESE HOUSES

COLLAPSE,

PERSONS, KILLED AND INJURED.

THE KAISER'S SEMI-JUBILEE.

SERVICE IN ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL,

INTIMATIONS

A Bervice of Thanksgiving for the JOHNSTONE'S

attainment by the Emperor William II

and

men

M.P.

Hoch der Kaiser Perhaps in no other part of the world not owning allegiance to the Kaiser is there such great interest OF MR. ANGUS HAMILTON.

in the comi-jubilee of His Majesty's The inhabitants of the Western end of of the 25th anniversary of his reign was New York, June 18th. accession to the throne as in Hongkong the Holloway Road district wore greatly hold yesterday morning, by courtesy of The English war correspondent, Mr. In the Colony the relations between startled about one o'clock on Saturday. the Bishop of Vistoria and the Church

Britons and Germans have invariably by a heavy crash,

Investigation clucl- Body, in St. John's Cathedral prior to The Tsar's telegram to the Kings of Angus Hamilton, committed suicide by been of the friendliest, as was demon- dated the fact that Nos. 7 and 8,- Upper the usual morning service. The special Bulgaria and Servia has had & salutary cutting his throat..

Mr. Angus Hamilton, who anh known to strated by the large measure of German Station Street, & narrow thoroughfare off service was attended by practically the eflect in the Balkans, improving the situa-any in Hongkong, had had a very varied support according the local celebrations Holloway Road, had completely col-whole German community including Dr. in honour of the coronation of King lapsed, owing, it is believed, to the party Call, (Acting German Consul), the tion. It was favourably reesived a career. He was in Mafeking during the Sofia, where the opinion is expressed that scige; in China during the Boxer Orisa; in Deorge. In like manner the British com wall giving way. The houses were three-Commander and Officers

Somaliland with the military expedition invity feels deeply interested in the storeys high, and were occupied by of M.S. is, a soil as by numbers 1902-4; in the Far East again during the celebrations associated with His Imperial large number of Chinese at the time of representatives of other nationalities, a pacific solution will soon be attained.

Russo-Japanese war. For a few raonths in

The Fire Brigade the Cathedral being crowded. B.E. the 1910-11 be was associated with journalism in German Majesty, and it was certainly & they collapsed. Hongkong and had since been with the graceful act to place St. John's Cathedral and Police wore quickly acquainted of Governor (Sir Hoary May, K.C.M.G.), British oxpedition to the horn was at the convenience of the local German the occurrence, and a strong foros, under H.E. Major-General. Anderson C.B., subsequently was in the Balkan war. He was the author of several books, including community for the special religious or the Captain Superintendent of Police Commodore Austruther, R. N., C.M.G., (Hon. Mr. Messer), the Deputy-Super the Chief Justico (Sir William Rees one on Koren and one entitled "The Heart vice in connection with the vocasion. of Asia."]

Old customs die hard. Though the intendent (Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse), and Davies, K.C.), the Hon. Mr. J. A. S dragon boat festival does not flourish Chief Inspector Gourlay, proceeded to the Buckwill, K. (Attorney-General), the rander Chinese administration on the scene. Altogether 18 dead bodies of men, Hon. Mr. E. A. Hewett, C. M.G., the Hon. mainland, it is interesting to find if women, and little children were recovered Sir Kai Ho Kai, C.M.G.,, most of the from the ruins, and 25 were removed to Foreign Consuls in the Colony, and a surviving under the presumably less favourable conditions of British adminis. the Hospital, suffering from more or less number of British Naval and Military The best that quality of ingredients tration. The event which has existed at severe injuries, while many others were Officers, were among those present. Tho

treated by two doctors on the spot and at pulpit and chance were tastefully and age combined with experience the Hospital for minor hurts, and allowed decorated with evergreens, ferns, lilics, to go. Some of the bodies were terribly and other flowers, and many among and skill can produce. mutilated. The Police and Fire Brigade the were re-inforced by coolise in the service cour

The representatives of the Powers have informed Servia and Bulgaria that the Powers desired a pacific. settlement of the Allies' dispute, and suggested that the The Servian. Allies should demobilise. reply declares that Bervin has already mado overtures to Bulgaria with a view to simultaneous domobilísatinn.

THE MURDERED VIZIER.

CONSTANTINOPLE, June 14th.

A body of police and troops surrounded a house in Stamboul in which were three

of the murderers of Shefket Pasbe. They opened fire on the besiegers, who replied with a fusilade, which lasted for an hour, The house was eventually entered and the assassins arrested. The house belongs to

British subicct of Maltese origin.

LATER.

Lieut. Hilmi, the militar- governor's orderly, who was wounded in the siege. bas succumbed.

The Governinent does not fear a revolu- tion, but the possibility of further outrages is admitted.-

MOORS IN REVOLT.

SPANISH DIFFICULTIES.

LONDON, June 14th.

The captain of the Spanish gunboat General Concha, which went ashore in a fog near Alhucemas, was shot while on the bridge; thirteen of the crew were wounded and three are missing. The Moors cap- tured uinc.

LATER.

Apparently the Spaniards are making

combined movement from Tetuan, Arzila and Alcazar for the purpose of clearing out the menacing tribal forces. They are evidently encountering a sharp. resistance.

The Spaniards are anxiously seeking to procure the release of the nine prisoners captured from the General Concha.

FRENCH DIFFICULTIES,

The

DEAD MILLIONAIRE'S" ESTATE.

New York, Juno 14h.

The estate of Mr. Astor, who was drowned on the Titanic, has been valued at $80,087,000.

OBITUARY.

LONDON, June-16h, The death is announced of Sir Regaald J. Cust, at the age of 84 years.

sented.

congrion

were

the German

Alerdren for many years was observed with all its old time picturesqueness last Monday, and the awards were made with the usual impartiality. As is known those taking part in the exciting race expect to of the Public Works Department and The Cathedral choir and the Band of share in whatever prizes are being pre- Sanitary Board, and the work of re: the Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry AMERICA AND JAPAN.

If one boat only were to be moving the debris was continued through-assisted at the service. WASHINGTON, June 18h. rewarded there would be considerable out the night and following morning.

Pastor von Probst, in the course of his Baron Chindra has notified Mr. Bryan discontent on board the others, and a when everything was practically clear. that Japan is willing to renew the five feud might be occasioned, so the awards Several of the inmates of the houses had sermon, enlarged on the peaceful progress years' arbitration Treaty expiring on theat Aberdeen are quite impartial. A miraculous escapes from death or serious of the German nation during the reign of pretty feature of this festival is the rice injury. At three o'clock yesterday the present Monarch, whose nim, be said, dumplings which are manufactured and morning a little child was discovered on had always incline in the direction of The child had been race among the nations. By his devotion thrown into the water. The origin of the second tour. this is that when the Chinese minister sheltered from harm for fifteen hours by to the cause of peace, and his intense love whose fate is commenorated by this festivala bamboo stool, which he was clasping for his people, he had consolidated the drowned himself because of the ingrati- when discovered. He smiled when pulled Empire: and promoted its development. tude of his sovereign, the people sought to out and, looked little the worse for his He spoke also of the Church's work for peace among the nations. Other nations protect his body from the fish by throwing experience. With the exception of a small

The inmates of the adjoining houses were sharing in the honour that rice into the water cn which they could scratch over the eye he was seathless

wore terribly alarmed at the collapse, and being done to the German Emperor at feed.

soon began to remove themselves and their belongings, but they were re-assured by the officials. The some in the street reign, and the German community in the in which the buildings formerly stood was Colony acknowledged the kindness of the

Barriers were almost indescribable.

The

24th August Mr. Bryan, in making the announcement, expressed the opinion that the British and the other arbitration treatles already signed would be ratified Senate notwithstanding the by the opposition of certain senators. possibility of being forced by the Japanese Arbitration Treaty to submit the Cali- fornian Land Law to the Hague is being discussed by senators among themselves as a ground of caution..

THE SOUTH POLAR TRAGEDY.

LONDON, June isth. The late Captain Scott's Terra Nova arrived at Cardiff and was met by the surviving members of the expedition, by Lady Scott and her infant son, and by relatives of the dead. The reception was most impressive, thousands lining the

quays.

ENGLISH CRICKET.

LONDON, June 14th.

For some little time the Colony has enjoyed an immunity from the collapse of Chinese houses, which was unhappily too frequent in former years. Heavy raias often bring these about, but in many cases the ravages of white ants are perhaps responsible. At any rate, it is fairly certain that the micri who built Chinese houses in the Colony in the early years of its development have left legacy of architecture which is a source of danger to buman life and limb.

It looks as if the Prohibition of Foreign Silver Ordinance is to have an easy The Chinese com passage after all. munity appear to be satisfied with the concessions, innde by Government, and Hampshire boat Derbyshire Derby when the Bill is brought into operation the Hongkong Government may be con- by nine wickets.

gratulated on its courage in solving a at problem from which, its predecessors

shrank.

Leicestershire beat Worcestershire Coalville by eight wickets.

Surrey beat Scotland at the Oval by

A message from Tangier reports heary fighting in the Tadla district. French casualties were 52 killed and 10g seven wickets. wounded..

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THE SUFFRAGETTE "MARTYR:" LONDON, June 15th.

The funeral procession of Miss Davi- The son attracted enormous crowds. coffin, which was wrapped in a Suffragette flag, was received at Victoria Station by a guard of honour of Suffragettes. Thence the processión proceeded to King's Cross headed by a woman in white carry- Lias a cross, and followed by a band playing the Funeral March. The carri nges were filled with wreaths. thousand women carried banners. attitude of the crowd was generally -respectful, but there was a little booing. The body was entrained for Morpeth for burial.

Thirco

The

Mrs. Pankhurst left the house in which sho had been staying to attend the funeral and was immediately re-arrested.

HOME RULE CAMPAIGN.

LONDON, June 15th. Sir E. Carson and the Ulster Unionists had a hearty welcome in Edinburgh, a crowded meeting being held in the Synod

Hall

made

to

Yorkshire beat Esses at Leyton by seven

wickets.

Gloucestershire beat Northamptonshire

by 21 runs,

The matches between Lancashire and Middlesex at Lord's and between War wickshire and Surrey at Coventry were

drawn!

THE INTERNATIONAL POLO CONTEST.

AMERICA WISS THE ACEBER,'

"New York," June 14th. The scoring in the second international polo gan was!--

America England

America thus wins the rabber.

THE PERFECT THREE.

VIRTUES OF ENGLISH, SCOTS, AND WISH. The relative virtues of English, Scots, and Irish in local Government Adminis tration were described in evidence given before the Civil Service Commission (and published in a White Paper last month) by Sir Henry Robinson, Vice-President of the Local Government Board for Ireland. Referring to second division men, he said that because politics. and religion and their way into many matters of local Government, in some parts of Imland he had endeavoured to "leaven" the former stuff of Irishmen with a few Englishmen and Scotsmen.

The tour of the Nationalists headed by Mr. W. Redmond and a party of M.P.'s was to open at Glasgow on Saturday.

"It really turned out to be a great AL. Redmond, who had an enthusiastic send off, said he was following hot foot advantage to us," continued Sir Henry, apon certain enemies to answer their so-to have in our upper division a fow strangers who looked upon our political called arguments.

dissensions with a certain amount of Similar visits will to Edinburgh, Leeds, Norwich and Cardiff. indifference. I have seen the characteristics of the three-English, Scots, and Irish-- and, working together, they for a really perfect combination. The Englishmen we have had from the upper division LONDON, June 15th. Germany is en fête in celebration of the examination have been stolid, sensible, highly competent persons, The Scotsman 28th anniversary of the Emperor's access a rock of commonsense, accurate and sion. There are lavish decorations in the principal cities. of

KAISER'S SEMI-JUBILEE.

The Germana resident in England have subscribed £37,000 as a jubilee offering to be devoted to philanthropic objects.

canticas. The Irishman is brilliant, resourceful, and quick, but he is rather impulsive and wants the steadiness of the English and the Scots. Au office with all three nationalities represented is per- fectly equipped."

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this auspicious period of his life and HOWARD

erected to keep off the surging crowds English people, and the honour done them which congregated, and within these in granting them the use of that Cathed- barriers a conglomeration of household rat that day. In closing, he asked all effects, bamboo poles, bricks, &c., was there to pray for the German Emperor, Empress, Royal Family, and people, piled several feet high.

that they might go on with their faces to the sun.

The houses which fell were very old and this, together with the heavy rains during the past week, probably accounted for the collapse

FIRE ON NS.K, STEAMER,

EXPLOSION OF CHEMICALS,

The British and German National Anthems were sung at the conclusion of the service.

honour of the occasion.

THE MAGISTRACY,

To-day will be observed as a holiday by the German firms. Invitations have been L-issued to a reception this morning at the German Club at which H.E. the Governor It is reported from Mon, says the will be present when the toast of The ahi, that on the morning of May 24th. Kaiser is being proposed, and this even- an explosion took place in the No. 4 holding a banquet is to he held at the Club of the N.Y.K. steamer Mishima-maru, while on her way from Hongkong to Kobe. The crew immediately got tha pumps to work, directed a stream of sea- water into the hold, the contents of which consisted largely of chemicals, and in three hours get the fire under control. Though it extinguished the fire, the con- tact of the water with the chemicals The Colony is none the worse for learu-created an extremely offensive amoll, ing the bald truth about the revised which prevented any examination of the condition of the hold. It was, therefore, edition of the Ordinances as it was stated uncertain whether any danger remained If the goods in the hold by the Hon. Mr. Hewett at the meeting in the bold.

be about Y.50,000. Nothing is known with of the Legislative Council last Thursday. prove to be a total loss, the damage will His statement that the printers ink on regard to the cause of the accident. the publication was not dry before it was obsolete was not denied, and there is some! reason for the complaint that public mouey has been wasted. It would be interesting to know exnetly what this revision has coat..

SALVAGE CLAIM GRANTED.

A case for which there has been no pre- cedent in the last twenty-five years was concluded recently in the Admiralty Divi. sion, Sir Samual Evans awarded to the commander, officers and crew of H... rendered by the cruiser to a Glasgow coal Melpomene £2,500 for salvage services steamer.

When one observes the many buildings which have been erected in quite recent years high up the hillside towards West

The Judge, in making the award, said Point, and the many more which appar- that the action had been brought with the ently are in process of erection, the Fanction of the Admiralty. It is clear," he said. "that no remuneration could be thought is prompted that it is a great given in respect of the salving vessel be pity that the Government did not anti cause it belongs to the State. All I have. cipate these developments by providing a to do," he continued, is to ascertain wide thoroughfare leading up say from what remuneration should be given to the Queen's Road West, at a gradient suitable officers and the men for what they did for motor or other vehicular traffic. Isuntside their ordinary duties.

it too late set to consider such a project?

THE T.K.K. ANYO-MARU."

The sudden- cessation of plague in the Colony during the past week-temporary I have no doubt, for this is usually a heavy month-lends support to the iden that adequate flushing of the drains has an important bearing on these epidemics. I have a hazy notion that many months ago a special committee was appointed to underwent her consider the question of the incidence of plague in relation to the rainfall, but I am not aware that any report has yet been presented.

RODERICK RANDOM- -

The

Two men, who were found in the coolie quarters of Mr. da Silva, Victoria View, Kowloon, were fined $7 each by Mr. Sanitary Inspector Lyons Hazeland. proceeded against two men for a similar offence, and they were also fined $7 or fourteen days,

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A Chinese youth who assaulted a Euro- pean coustable at Hunghom was on Saturday sentenced by Mr. Hazeland to one month's imprisonment and four hours in the stocks. It appears that the defendant was carrying a bundle and the constable asked him what it contained. The youth said it was his master's tea and struck the policemen with an umbrella, afterwards hitting him on the chin with the lid of a pot.

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