INTIMATION
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE 21st, 1918.
United States was unfavourable-that it doclined to considor the Californian Land late as at variance with the Treaty with Japan and was not ready to consider the question of an amendment of the naturalisa- tion law. Although this does not seems to
Captain G. A. Gathrio, RA, who TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.
went Home, from Hongkong last year, bas gone on retired pay. Captain Guthrie obtained his frat commission in 1000, after n service in the ranks and as warrant officer of nearly 17 years and got his
A. S. WATSON leave ropus for further discussion, present ranks in 1909.
& CO., LTD.,
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
negotiations are still going on.
Supposing they and in failure to reach a satisfactory settlement, what courers urs open to the Japanese Government? It can cause at appeal to be made to the Federal Supreme Court to get the Court's decision on the WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. legality of California's legislation --
SCOTCH
The report in a Manila paper that the body of the late Captain Outerbridge. was, to be embalmed and brought to Hong- kong for interment turns out to have been incorrect. He was buried at Hoily, whore he died. Mrs: Onterbridge returned to Hongkong by the Team, which arrived yesterday.
[TDGH RESTER'S AGENCY.] MINISTERS AND SHARE
TRANSACTIONS. CONTINUATION OF THE DEBATE IN PARLIAMENT.
carry
fianoton REUTER'S AGENCY.] PRESS COMMENTS ON THE
MARCONI DEBATE... Comments on the Marconi debate arc most varied.
(THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.]
THE RISENG IN MOROCCO.
SPANISH. GARRISON BUFFERS BRAVILY.
TANGIR, June 20th. Despatches from Tetuan say that den- The Times says that the ending of the
progress debate by a Party division might and perate fighting has been in ought to have been avoided, but the House between the Kabydes and the Spanish The lattey were driven back inore. credit that one time seemed half a mile from the town, and gufered has emerged from a critical orden with garrison.
tribesmen and doing great slaughter. probable, as the result of the fine speeches heavily, but rallied, routing-hordes of by Mr. Asquith and Mr. Balfour.
The Daily Mail deplores that the House could not rise above of Cominions.
The partisanship after the remarkable appeals of Mr. Asquith and Mr. Balfour. debate should have ended after Mr. Lloyd
AMERICAN TARIFF LAWS
AN OBJECTIONABLE CLAUSE STRUCK OUT,
WASHINGTON, June 20th, The Senate Committee has struck out
LONDON, June 20th, The members again thronged into the
resumed the debate. Ho declared that in House of Commons when Mr. Lyttelton
the Treaty, but in view of the answer of the
Mr. -Uefore Mr, (7. 1). Melbourne yesterday view of the attitude of the Ministers it Cara's United States Governnient to Japan's pro-
(Cheers, and thy hearing was resumed of the case in was imperative to test it is to be feared that the result would be unfavourable to Jupas. In regard to which Chinese stands charged with motion to a division.
Until yesterday there claiming the right of naturalisation fortaining with intent to defraud the suni | counter-chcers)
nationals the Japanese Govern of $5,000, and with fraudently converting had been no acknowledgement of the ment. mitophtally frels some diffidence. I to his own use the ruins of $1,000, $2,100,
éta-and $1,000. Mr. F. X. d'Almada defend error and the apology of Sir Rufus
Isanes was a qualified one. The
is
never that it is
Mr. Asquith, who was received with George and Sir Rufus Isaacs had the Tariff Bill clause giving the Customs' agas authority to examine the books of This clause has The Daily Telegraph says:---Parlin foreign manufacturers. cheers, said he had hoped that after the
It stands | led to numerous protests by Europeane. speeches of the Ministers there might have some general agreement.
ment is low enough already. been
SERVIA AND BULGARIA. hope, however, had been shattered. agreed that the Ministers would have further discredited to-day by adopting The Morning Post says:-H was a dis been better advised to have told the whole resolution of condonation. story in October. It would have saved an chormous amount of time and trouble. He astrous result to a disastrous debate.
WHISKY.couraged emigrants to lose their nationed. and the case was again teimanded.
Per Casa Pur
on
rather impressed
Malini, a magician who has had a great! ality, but has them the necessity of remaining loyal veque in Europe and America, will arrive Pressure has in Hongkong on the str. Persia, on June of i Dz. Fol. subjects of the BursaoR.
Malin is making a tour of the (even boon brought to bar upon the parents 24th. of children Jura abroad to have them world, and if time warrants will give a restored as Japanese subjects, although public exhibition before leaving Hong- $23.50 $190 under the liberal laws of the United States kong. He intends to visit Shanghai and all children born in the country, no aatter other cities in China before departing for of what parentage, can claim registration as Australia. American citizens The result of this
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SLOTCH
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BELGRADE, June 20th.
In view of Dr. Daneff's reluctance to
THORNE'S BLACK SQUARE 23.50. 2.40 | policy is now evident. It has prevented the recently asked the First Lord of the emphasised that the two Miuisters had The House of Commons has affirmed the go to St. Petersburg unless Servia necepts
WATSON'S 0.36.
23.50 2.0 OTARR WERKER OWN BRANDS SUPHIED TO
ORDER
broken no rule or obligation, but they had filed to observe the rule of prudence. He demonnect the campaign of caluinny and disgraceful appeals to racial and religious animosity.
principle that Ministers may, if andis covered, accept financial favour from a would-be contractor.
The Standard rejoices that
the
The Badly Graphte says:-Mr. Bonar Law's rejection of Mr. Adkins' com- Mr. Balfour suid that a charge of per-promise was a mistake from, the stand- onal corruption would be absurd, but point of the country and the Unionist
Party. The American Sommunity in Shanghai neither the Premier nor the House was are making arrangements for the celebra-
In addition to the treated with anything liko frankness by tion of July 4th. reception which is held annually at the Mr. Lloyd George and Sir Rufus Issacs Consulate-General, the American Associa-in October, and no defence had been tion of China will give a reception to advanced on that point. Replying to the Americans at the Palace Hotel. The appeal by Mr. Asquith for a unanimous entertainment will include, a baseball conclusion, he said the Opposition agreed. game, and an exhibition of fireworks.
vexatious business is ended. No great arm, it says, has been done at present,
and
future
Cabinet Ministers have
to start for St. Petersburg tonight, has immediate arbitration upon the Serbu Bulgaria Treaty, M. Pasics, who intended
postponed his departure.
The bitterness against Bulgaria is breoning mere intense
SOFIA, June 20th. The text of the Bulgarian reply is pub-.. lixbed. It protests saost vigorously against the revision of the Treaty of Alliance.
Flowth in California (f a holy of Americi Admiralty what arrangements were being citizens of Japanese desant who might have made for the creation of adequate airship prevented the Laud Act inflicting any hard-and water-plane bases at Singapore, ship on the Japanese owners of land, who Hongkong, Weihaiwei, and other outposts would in most cases have been their parents, of the Empire. Dr. MacNamara said Our Celebrated Every old Further, this policy bus served to strengthen that this question will be considered in
the fealing that the Japis bive no idea due conter. Liqueur Scotch Whisky is n
of making their permanent home in the blend of the best Pot Distilled United States and becoming assüpilated. Scotch Whiskies, It is of It is true that there are a large number of great age, very fine, and Europan raees in America who still retain their old nationality. Many Italions and mollow. Its superior quality Greek vore Intely recallel to join the has established its reputation armies of their respective lands in the wars AS THE LEADING SCOTCH|cantly concluded. It has to be remem- bered, however, that these were recent WHISKY IN THE EAST.
immigrants, the imigration into America
The British Tadia steamer Belgava, Buckmaster. Did the Liberals agrow with every year from Europe being immense, and recently sold to Japan, bas been re-the substance of the Opposition's metioni
to see the real independence of the Bal two. to the extremists of the rank and file. that European immigrants, even if they
He suggested combining the
Newe and Leadekanites. He assured them that they could She was built in
House the
Daily The -registered at Dairen.
he wished What
which a1- not allow any Power to intervene with a A. S. WATSON & CO., themselves do not become American citizens, christened The Mare, and will be register their children as such. As long as 185 by Messrs. W Denny Brothers,
says: -The Opposition. to leave record indicat
a of do was fulfilment the
then view to influencing the free decision of Faed LIMITED,
Japan encourages Japanese abroad Dumbarton, to relain their nationality and also to ask | Lloyd's highest requirements, and has afing regret at what had taken place plauded sure that their children retain it, then she gross tolinago of 3,269, a net tonnage of Unless they did so it would be a disaster refused to compromise, was guilty of athe Allies in solving the present difficul-
-Ite cynical and impudent breach of faith. ties. must expect to see them suffer under 2,124, wlength of 240ft., a breadth of 12ft, to the public life of the country
appealed to the Premier to find some form The public now recognise the object of ACCOUCHEMENT OF THE QUEEN disabilities in various directions, just as the and a depth of Sft. foreigners on her shores suffer under dia-
ALEXANUKA BUILDINGS
BIRTHS. Collins.~On June 8th, at Forchow, the wife of ARTHUR E. COLLINS, of a son BOEGESS-On June 16th, at Shanghai, the wife of J, C. BURGESs, of a daughter (stillborn).
CABRAL--On June 16th, at Shanghai,
Mr. and Mrs. CALL09 A. R. CABRAL,
a son.
DEATH.
Rowe. On Sunday, June 15th, 1913, at 182, Bubbling Well Road, Shanghai, SAMUEL BRYANT ROWE, C.E., late Commissioner of Lands and Surveys, Western Victoria, aged 60 years,
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THERE has been a considérable lull in the agitation in Japau against the Californian Land Act since it was signed by the Governor, The mass meetings have been discontioned and the more or less violent sperches stopped. Whether this is the result of orders from the Government is peertain. It may be that the agitation has
to
received a salutary warning.
It appears that Servia will refor the division of the disputed zone to the The Daily Chronicle says:-The shabarbitration-of the Tsar.. ie substance with the amendment of Mr.biness and the unworthiness of the whole According to a telegrum from Buda debato was due to the weakness of the Pesth, M. Tisza, in the Chamber of Unionist leadership and its subservience Deputies, said that Asstria was anxious
to
of words more consistent with the credit
Balfour Mr.
abilities. Japanese emigration undor pre-has been offered the post of Chinese of the House and likely to maintain the the whole campaign, namely, a plot to|
sent conditions must remain artificial. It is commonly associated with an extension of the Empire, apparently on the principle which has led to the expansion of the British Empire. This may or may not be a wise policy ultimately; it has certainly led to the exclusion of the Japanese from many countries and is in itself full of dangers. The question the Japanese Government has to face is whether the ultimate benefits aro worth the dangers that must be encountered in pursuit of them.
H.M.S. Clio is expected in from Singa- pore early this morning.
It is reported that Dr. Wa Ting-fang Minister at Washington. Dr. Wu, after interviewing Yuan Shih-kai and other high officials, considers that the volitica! situation is less gloomy than is generally believed. According to Renter's corres pondeut at Peking, Dr. Wu thinks that on the whole satisfactory progress is bring made towards a stable republio.
parity of public servies,
Sir Edward Grey said that Mr. Bonar Law put a very harsh construction on the
capable of being transaction. His phrase "A want of
dishonour. frankness" construed as imputing i able motive, and if so construed, would
11:22:4
The
destroy Ministers in order to destroy their policy..
THE ENGLISH TURF. ANOTHER INSANE ACT ON A BACE COURSE. LONDON, June 20tǎv.
The result of the race for the Ascot
Prince Palatine
Stedfast
The Salk Inspectorate, according to tail the resignation of two Ministers Gold Cup was as follows:---
rapidly. being Peking telegram, is organised on an efficient basis. Admiral and close their political careers. Tsai's yamen is working smoothly and House ought to pass an motion that could successfully. Canton-has-coine-into-line be regarded in the nature of a vote of Foreigners have taken up their posts in censure.
Two fresh cases of plague were notified the Newchwang and fuai districts, while in yesterday's return.
Chinese e-managers have been appointed at uai Newchwang, Tsinanfu, Che kiang, Fukian, Kwangtung, and Shansi, More- while only Yunnanfu emains. over, the revenues are already coming in satisfactorily.
The French mail of the 20th May was delivered in London on the 19th June.
Singer-Gen ral Sir Thomas Gimlette, R.N., K.(.D., who was in charge of the Naval Hospital in Hongkong from 1904 to 1007, has just been placed on the retired list ri his own reqmest.
To-morrow is the anniversary of the
worked itself-out, for, afterall, the question. |forntion-af HM King George, The affects but a very small put of the popula-ships in port dress in honour of the tion and the "preservation of the nationteesion on Monday, when the customary prestige and upholding of the national | salut will also be fired. honour are principles too vague to kerp the
For some time past a strike" bas bon niintained by the students of the Peking University against the releation of the present director. All efforts at conciliation have failed and the Govern- ment has decided as a way out of the difficulty, caused by the students' strike
close the university Tourwen dage before the regular holidays should com- rustice, and entertains the lume that it will suceed in settling the difficulties by Captain Jenkins, master of the Taithe first days of September next. It is
Aleppo
3
Eight rau. Prince Palatine word by a Mr. Hyland Adkins (Liberal) moved the length and half, four lengths separating
second and third. following resolution:--
Betting: 7 to 4 on Prince Palatine, 100 to a against Stedfast, and 10 to 1 against
Aleppo.
OF SPAIN.
LONDON, June 20th. The Queen of Spain has given birth to
& son.
DEATH OF HERR RUMP
Herr Rump, head of the Audit Depart ment of the Quintuple Loan, died on the 15th of complications ensaing from am operation for appendicitis.
MARCONT SHAREHOLDERS. MR. "GODFREY TBAACS.
A writ has been issued by a number of shareholders in the English Marconi Company against Mr. Godfrey Isaacs, the Marconi directors, and Heybourn & Croft, stockbrokers, to recover the differ- ence between the highest market price and the par value of 500,000 American Marconi shares. About £1,000,000 in involved.
That this House, after hearing the statements of Sir Rufus Isaacs and Mr. Lloyd George referring to the purchases of shares in the American Marconi
Ficz-B-bard, Backiey, and Tracery were. Company, accepts their expressions of regret that such purchases were made leading is furlongs from home, when a Tracery and were not mentioned in the debate man Ihped out waving a flag in one hand in October, but acquits them of acting and revolver in the other. fell and the man was killed. otherwise than in good faith, and yeprobotes the charges of enrruption
Whelley, who was riding Tracery, was brought against the Ministers, which havn been proved to be wholly falmuhurt. Interviewed by a Pressman, he Mr. Buckmaster withdrew his and mid a cuan shouted something like "Half, or I will fire.” Then came a smash, and After further discussion, Mr. Bonar all weat flying.
The man xustained a fracture of the serious charge of having in the month of a declined to accept Mr. Ryland
munt.
alion at a white heat, or even at aÅ Wɑs, report: that while the ship was assumed that Ho, the prisent director of Adkins' motion, but was willing to accept skull, and was operated upon.
ing in the Harbour on the night of the the hiversity, will re-sigu
18th same person entered his cabin and purloined a rifle pud two revolvera.
LAWN BOWLS.
Two Chinese were final S000 each-and-
1). Hawy (Kowloon) bent W. Higby me $1,000 at Singapore last weck for selling Kiaochow and Hamburg lottery (Civil Service) in the first round of the tickets. The alternative in each case was open championship by 21 to 14. three months' rigorous imprisonment.
match was played on the Police Green.
TENNIS LEAGUE.-
dorite temperature, for long. As 4956) same time it has to be remembered that the authorities wield peculiar powers over, the expression of pulle opiniin in Japan in regard to foreign affairs, and it is quito possible that in view of the indiscreet speeche that have been rande, it has been thought best to put a stop to mich ani- festations. That the Japanese Government fears the rush expression of public opinion is shown by its decision to keep secret the contents of the answer to its protest given by the United States Government. The Press is not so reticent, however, and although the recading waves of an agitation
Ati tho Magistracy yesterday, before Mr. always find their last reflection in the columns of the papers, in this case it seems F. A. Hazeland, a Chinese, was charged rather to be the manifestation of an under. with stealing 14lbs. of rabber from the Defendant current. The papers have not hesitated to Naval Depot at Kewloon. state what they regard to be the contents of was at one time employed at the Naval Yard, and alleged that he bought the
An eleven-year-old boy, when entering cook-house, lost his footing, and in clutching ab something to break his fall, pulled over a pot of boiling water. was rather badly scalded, and had to be removed to hospital for treatment.
Ho
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CIVIL SERVICE V. OLYBIE
The
The following will represent the Civil Service in their match with the Olympic,
on the latter's enclosure, this afternoon
the following:-
MANUFACTURE OF BOMBS AT SHANGHAI
JAPANEER CHARGED.
Two Japanese subjects were brought up before their Consular Court, at Shanghai, constituted by Mr. D. Yamamoto, Vice- Consul General, on the 14th inst., on the Juno had bombs in their possession or ruder their control, enabling them or others to cause damage to life and pro- The first accused is furniture
The
The King sat to Whalley and enquired per named Matsukawa, whose premises
LATER.
The assailant of Tracery was a middle agad man and jewelt, a Cambridge
"That this House, having heard the if he were hurt. statements of Mr. Lloyd George and Si Rufus Issacy, acquits them of acting otherwise than in good faith, and re- probates the charges of corruption" brought against Ministers, which have graduate and the son of a wealthy land been proved to be wholly false; but owner. In a rambling diary, the late regetts their transactions in American entry in which was made on the Race sarse, it is shown that he intended to dig Marconi shares and the want of frank- ness in their communications to the in the fight against Society convention. House."
In his possession were found £200.
On the vote being taken, Mr. Cave's H. A. Nisbet and G. R. Sayer; F. A. motion was defeated, and the Houss, by Biden and R. C. Barlow; A: 0. Brawn 240 votes to 268, adopted the motion pi
Mr. Adkins. and N. L. Railton.
FIRES IN MANILA.
*** AMERICAN, EX-CHAMBERLAIN
RELEASED.
are situated in the North Brechnen Road Extension, beyond Range Road, and the second named Seikai occupied the position The of a go-between, being a broker, shop of the first-named his for some time says the Mercury, and it was the result past been the object of police suspicion of careful investigation that the arrenc
were made. The shop was then searched, but no bombs were found in it, although The Criminal making of such goods. there was a quantity of material for the
matter in hand for some time and they Investigation Department have had the are to be congratulated on the way in which the work of detection was gone about Evidence was riven in the Court by one of the Central Station employees. who said he went to the premises of the He had Pecused on several occasions. first approached the broker Seikai, with whom he had several interviews, on the Seikai told matter of securing bombs, him he could arrange the matter, but he
did not want the witness to know the ever, and ultimately he was taken to the
NEW YORK, June 20th SAVED THE NATIONALIST
The Appellate Division of the Supreme The Liberal membera, Messrs. Martin, A fire in Calle Echague, Manila, last Masou, and Munro Ferguson, voted for Court has ordered the release of ex-Cham the United States' reply, and as thero is rubber. Inspector Kerr stated that there weck did damage to the extent of 60,000 the minority, and 71 Nationalists and berlain Hyde, who was accused of mani principal. Witress insisted on this, how.. considerable unanimity among them, it had been a good deal of petty pilfering pesos, and another fire in Calle Sto. would almost seam that they had obtained going on
Defendant was Christo, in which Chinese were affected, most of the Labour members voted for the palation of the City funds, on the ground the details from nú authoritalire source. sontonged to two months' imprisonment † involved damage estimated at 100,000 majority, the remainder of the Labour that the facts proved did not constitute cussed and the dealer agreed to sundly &
of late
Briefy they state that the reply of the and four houre' stocks.
pesos.
members abstaining.
a crime,
Terms were "dis
first accused's shop. hundred bombs at $13 sand within a week. On a return visit the witness was given one bomb as a sampla
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