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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 18г¤, 1918.

A grand promenade concert is announced for Baturday, the 26th inst., on the Hong- kong Cricket Ground under the patronage of H.E. the Governor.

Mr. F. J. Halion has resigned from the Pacific Mail Steamship Co. from the

resignation with regret.

A. S. WATSON the Treaty ports, and shall not be permitted 15th inst. The Company announces the

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THE "SECOND

REVOLUTION."

THE REVOLT REPORTED TO BE SPREADING.

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THE BALKAN WAR.

THE TURKISH ADVANCE TO KIRK KILESSEH.

Dr.

that the

claimed, it may be remarked, that these rules were framed jointly with the Diplo matic Body, but the rules themselves give the lie to that statement.) His first rule, to which we recur later, provides that foreign firms shall be set up only at

Our stomise yesterday that the Second Revolution has began is confirmed by elsewhere, and so far it is unexcaptionabl),

the latest information, but it does not The second rule requires foreign firms at

Ti Bulgariadis announce It is annoured that Mr. G. Rapp has appear that the Government's authority the ports specially opened to, foreign

Fighting, appar Turks have occupied Luk Burgas, and trade to report to the Chinese authorition been appointed Secretary of the Ham is seriously menaced.

ently

considerable scale, Viza, and are marching towards Kirk the nature of their business, date of estab-phreys Estate & Finance Co., Ltd., in place of Mr. Eaos Seth, who has resigned,

has been proceeding in the neigh Kilesseh. lishment, total capital, and nationality.

¿ Chinese cook

Wednesday CHEMISTS, DRUGGISTS AND The third rule, again, after forbidding

bourhood of Kewkiang but the news PERFUMERS,

foreign firms to do business contrary accidentally fell overboard from the stermi to Treaty (which means, we take it, not launch Fookshiny, and was drowned reaching Peking is to the effect that the so much that they must not trade in the The launch was lying ala "gside the Les Northern trongs are occupying all the

Kee wharf at the time.

principal strategic points in the province. interior as that they must not deal in pro- hibited articles--eg, they muar not export The Chartered Bank has purchased at It is alsin telegraphed from Peking that rice nor import salt), requires all foreign Singapore a 999 years' lease of the large numbers of Northern troops are firms to register themselves with the triangular site at the junction of Batterson their way to the province of Kinngsi, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and with the Road and Bonham Street, for the erection where the dismiss Tutuh Li is reported Ministry of Commerce and Industry under of more suitable premises. penalty of being refused protection. It has been made suficiently clear to China by now that, at all events as far as Great Britain is concerned, the granting of repog nition to the Republie is dependent on her first giving satisfactory evidence, as well as a categorical assurance, that she will faith-

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The promotion of Capt. A. McMann, R.A.M.C., to the rank of Major, was announced in the London Guzeffe of June 24th. Major McMusa went Home from Hongkong about six xeks ago with a sick officer, and is due back next month..

A Chinese was arrested on a charge of

PRICKLY HEAT LOTION fully observe the Treaties and undertakings stealing gas burners belonging to the

to be at the head of the rebellious troops.

From Shanghai it is reported that the revolt in the Yangtsze region is spread. Revolutionary proclamations are ing being circulated broadcast in Shanghai, Nanchang and Nanking denouncing Yuan Shih Kai.

Daneff, the Bulgarian Prime Minister, has requested the Powers to make urgent representations at Constan tinople and arrest, the Turkish advance as being a contravention of the Treaty of

London,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOX.] THE BRITISH NORTH BORNEO COMPANY.

**REVENCE INCHEASING BY LEAPS, AND

ROUNDS."

LONDON, July 17th. Sir West Ridgeway, presiding al meeting of the British. North Borneo Company, declared that the prospects of

was increasing by leaps and bounds, and the territory wore excellent. The revenue

arrangements had been made for the

260 families, who would shortly be cou veyed to North Borneo. Experts wens of the opinion that rubber would be on the upward grade before long, - and the

immigration from Northern China of

It is officially announced at Constan tople that the Turks have occupied Midia, Sarai, Karistiran, Seidler,

demand all over the world was increasing. The rubber in British North Borneo was Murati, Malgia, Keehan and Enos.

As outposts, were entering Rodosto, of the best quality, and realised the Armenians serving the Bulgarian genkighest prices in the market. The Cone- A fight pany had decided to re-construct the darmeries attacked the Turks.

whole of the railway, making it strong ensued and a number of gendarmes were killed.

and durable TO ADRIANOPLE : Reuter's correspondent at Constantin-

An invaluable and most effec- of the late Empire, but of what value could Government, and the police took him with that the attitude of the Japanese ople has been positively assured that the

tive remedy. Immediately allays the irritation.

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any such assurance be when we see her Foreign Minister playing fast and loose with Treaty obligations in this way? It is really difficult to regard with patiarco the way in which the Republic, while asking European Powers to confer on it recogni- tion and to accept it as a responsible and YE OLDE ENGLISH respectable Government, absolutely ignores LAVENDER WATER. the whole tonour of the Treaties that it at Put one time promised to observe. The protec An exquisite Perfume.

in Elegant Bottles, makes tion of foreigners is China's bounden daty up a delightful adjunct to toe and act a subject for bargaining: to take an extreme case, by Article XIX. of the Toilet.

United States' Treaty of Wang-hia (1844). if the persons or property of foreigners are "WE LIKE YOUR LAVENDER endangered by lawless persons, the Chinese WATER BETTER THAN ANY authorities can be required to despatch a OTHER WE HAVE BEEN ABLE military force to suppress the disorder, yet TO GET IN ENGLAND. (Recent now it is coolly proposed that protection to foreign firms shall be dependent on their Testimonial.)

observing some now.fangled ex parte tukos. Again, Article II. of the Treaty of Nanking. to go back to the beginning, provides that a.M. WATSON & CO., foreign merchants shall carry on their lawful pursuits at the Treaty ports" without LIMITED,

molestation or restraint" yet the Chinese Government now suggests applying all sorts of non regulations and restrictions to foreign Orms-they must register themselves with various Ministries, give full particulars as to their basiness, an 80 62. Does Mr. Lu think that foreigners are a per set of babies, that he makes such absurd sugges tions? The Chinese Government would probably plead as its excuse that the require. ment to furnish full particulars as to a firm's business holds at the "ports specially opened to foreign trado," which is intended to mean the so-called "voluntarily" oponed ports (Yochow, Santuao, Nanning, etc.) which were opened to foreign trade by Imperial Edict and not in virtue of Treaty stipulations, but that excuse is totally invalid, for even in those ports foreigners are none the less extra-territorialized, and consequently immune from all Chinese rules and regulations as such, though No despair of seeing the day when Chiun will accept and reconcile herself. to this stubborn fact. To retum to the

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HONGKONG, JULY 18TH, 1913.

LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, B.C. first rule, its probibition of foreign trading establishments outside the Treaty ports is strictly correct, and no one could raise any legal objection-to-its-enforcement-it-is interesting to recall that, in the Treaty of of The Bogue (1813-since abrogated) Great Britain permitted confiscation in the event of trading except at a Treaty port. The absolute shutting down of all estab lishments of foreign firms outside the open porte w uld cause little if any loss to British

merchants.;

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Soxz months age, it may be remembered, Dr. SUN YAT-SEN proposed that the whole of China should be thrown open, and that foreign residence and trade should be permitted throughout the Republic and not

Japanese (generally) and confined to the Treaty Ports. We pointed out at the time the impracticability of the Russians (in North Manchuria) are perhaps. ex-President's sebeine, and the improb. the worst trausgressors in this respect, but ability of any such general opening of the their offending establishments are usually country taking place for many years to either purchasing depole or else potly come. Since then, by way of contrast to bucksters' stores or medicins shops. It De Sus's proposals, it has been reported would, however, to say the least, be highly that the Wai-chino Puis contemplating incongruous for China to engage in a still further restrictions. It has, indeed, | crusade against these trivial auf time.. already attempted to deal with the extra-honoured transgressions of the Treaties Treaty establishments in Peking, and in while she herself violates them in so flagrant August last there were published elaborate and shameless a way. rules to govern the routing by foreigners of houses in the capital. Thess regulations, of course, were aimed at the various stores. and cabarets that have been set up there, contrary to the strict letter of the Treaty, under the shadow of their respective sth Rajputs, Legations, but their effect, so far, has not

them in order to discover his confederates He was handcuffed, and on reaching the Harbour he jumped in and was drowned, the impetus of his leap causing him to be imbedded in the soft mud. The body was taken out and removed to the mortuary.

Renter's correspondent at Peking ways

bitterly commented upan. The Japanese are blamed for stiring up strife, and it is affirmed that Japanese-officers · are helping the rebels. The Southerners, the correspondent says, openly declare that they have the support of the Japanese.

We are officially informed that informa- tion has been received from the Govern-

According to information which ha meat at Singapore to the effect that the reached Peking the Southern Provinces quarantine restrictions imposed against are preparing to declare their indepou Hongkong, Hacas, and small ports are withdrawn, with effect from the 7th inst.dence. The Singapore Government has declared Hongkong to be an infected port on account of plague, with effect from the 7th inst.

THE MACAO OPIUM FARM.

NEW TENDERS.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]

Another telegram says the commanders of rebellious soldiers in Wobu and Chin- kiang are anxious to declaro indepen dence,"

Government is determined to push the

It is held that

advance to Adrianople. the moral effect, apari altogether from the material advantages of such a move- ment, would strengther and consolidate the Government, Therefore the adven- ture is worth risking, and it is believed in Turkish circles that even if the Powers bring pressure on the Porte to adhere to

the Enos-Midio line-which is thought improbable-Turkey will be able to insist on autonomy for Thrace. WILL PEACE BE SIGNED AT SOFIA } A Salonika telegramı atates that a high Tsen Chun-hsuan (known to foreigners Roumanian officer has arrived at the in the South as Shum, formerly Greck headquarters, and it is believed that

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Viceroy of

Canton),

who

is

On Wednesday afternoon tenders for reported to have been invited to become the Opium Farm were opened at the Generalissime of the disaffected troops has Fazeida by a committee consisting of promised to go to Nanking to discuss the

Bouza, question. H.E. Senor Sanches, Senors Pinheiro, Jorge, and Dr. Correa Mendes (Attorney-General), Nineteen tenders were received, the highest being that of Mesurs. Chan-seng, and Sin-in, for $1,030,666 per annuni.

The

Dr. Sun Yat-sen is reported to be at Nanking.

It would appear that the loyalty of the Southern troops to Yuan Shih-kai has not, so far, been seriously weakened. Canton, for example, is perfectly quiet.

the Greek, Servian and

Roumanian

Armies will march to Sofia, where peace

will be signed.

AMBASSADORS SUPPORT SIR

ENGLISH COUNTY CRICKET,

LONDON, July 17th. Lancashire beat Gloucestershire at Manchester by 54 runs.

Somersetshire beat Derbyshire at Derby

by 59 runa

Sussex drew with Northants ab Northampton.

Kont drew with Worcestershire at Tunbridge Wells,

CORRESPONDENCE.

AN EXPRESSION OF GRATITUDE,

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKUNG DAILY PRESH."}

67, Connaught Road Contral,

Hongkong, 17th July, 1913. Sin-I have been approached by a number of the most influential and

I shall be glad if you will allow me representative Chinese in the Colony, and

through the medium of your columns and at their request to publicly express the EDWARD GREY.

thanks of the Chinese Community to the Reuter says that the Ambassadors' Con- members of the Police and Military forces forence unanimously endorsed Sir Edward and of the Public Works Department, and especially to the seamen of the U.S.S. Grey's principle of non-intervention.

Wilmington for the services rendered by It was decided to form a body of them in rescuing the poor demented being gendarmerie in Albania, under foreign from his living tomb at Shaukiwan Road,'

The farm is tet for five years. upset price was $400,000 per annum.

It was announced by H.E, the Governor Railway traffic between Shanghai and officers, probably Swedes, Albania to be Whithold. We highly appreciate their that the Farmer will be allowed to tran- ship uncertificated opium at Hongkong for reshipment to Macao, in accordance with an agreement made with the British Government!

The

unselfish and determined efforts on behalf independent under a Prince.-

The questions in

of this helpless person and wish to place connection with

on record.— our appreciation thereaf Epiros and the Frontier are still unYours faithfully, settled.

artic

THE BOXER INDEMNITY.

STRONG ARTICLE IN THE "TIMEA."

Lospos, July 16th. publishes prominently an ttention to the simultane.

UN KAM WA, Chairman of Tung Wah Hospital Committen.

VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."

Nanking has been resumed, and there is nothing in the Intest telegrams to indicate that the fighting on the Pukow-Tientsin railway, reported by Heuter's correspon- My understanding of the matter is that dent at Peking, is of a serious character, the re-export of uncertificated opium The only reference to it in the Chinese to other places from Hongkong WAX stopped at the end of the year 1911, and Prees telegrams is that the manager 'af that a similer prohibition was promul- th line has fed to Shanghai.

at Singapore a little later.

General Li Yuan Hung has telegrazi Hongkong notification to which our correspondent refers was published in the to Yuan Shih-kai a report of the Goverment Gazette of September 1st, 1911,

near Kewkiang. Ho states and rond: "It is hereby notified for gen-

DEAR STB, The V.R.C is holding oral information and in pursuance of the battle between General Li Chun's Northern resolution made by the Legislative Council troops and a body of disaffected southern

ous propo divert £250,000 of the another night tête. A short time since a on the 31st day of August, 1911, that the troops under General Lum Foo, uver 200

Boxer indemnity to the proposed Univer-resolution was passed by the General importation of any kind of raw Indian of the Southern rebels were killed and opium except opium covered by Export Per mits from the Government of Indin, to the the force retreated on the 13th inst. tosity in Central China, and the destruction Committee to the effect that the entrance, effect that it has been declared for shipment Suicheorg. On the 14th inst, another or re-shipping to India of the stocks of fees to such fêtes should be raised toys

non-members to $1 each, and that members io or consumption in China, is illegal.'

battle was fought near Kevkiang, when opium which have accumulated in Hong- should be charged 50 conts, giving as their ED.]

Under the terms of the new contract the the Southern (rebel) troops outnumbered Farmer is allowed to import only 260 the Northern soldiers and the latter had kong and the Treaty ports. The writer reagon that the last night foto fetched to cheats for local consumption, and 240 chests for re-export a total of 500 chests to retire for some distance. Reinforcements says that the anti-opium crusado in Creat small a profit, and that the income of the per annuin--and re-export will be allowed for the Northern troops had been sent Britain has suffered from unbalanced Club is insufficient to meet its expendi- sentimentalism, such as the Chinese ture. The last night fête was the first one only to places where the trade is legal from Hupeh. (, Mexico).

profit and not a loss the Club should o

The apnpa.! statenienti of Government had been always prompt to this season, and seeing that it showed a exploit for purposes which have nothing satisfied. sentimental about them. He hopes that accounts of the Club show yearly a very the expenditure is largo yet there is the question of the Boxer indemnity will large profit in all branches, and although not be destined similarly to become a always a fairly good balance. subject for the activities of benevolent it is reported, the Club is in a poor pecuniary position and cannot meet, visionaries, and points out that the British its expenses, then all I can say is tha indemnity was most carefully computed there inust be a very big leakage som as compensation for their losses. More where, and a financial committee should at once be appointed to investigate its over, the British taxpayer will have to position. To charge members of the club to witness sporting events seems entirely inconsistent with the rights of the mem- pay for any remission.

hers and unreasonable. In the V.R.C. the privileges afforded to a meraber are very few more than these to a non-member. As a rule one or two months before the interport swimming contests commence the. Club's bath is crowded with non-members, soldiers, sailors, and civilians-all of being

The proceedings lasted fully two hours.- The new contract comes into force on August 1st, and the Farmer, in addition to the sum offered for the farm, has to pay a tax of 2 per cent, to the Senado.

Following is a list of the tenders received:

$

Chao-seng and Si-in 1,056,600 Lau-sengi and Chun-ts'z-ean 600,000 Li-inc-tai

859,000 Chao-ts'z-nom and Chü-copan... 980,000

879,0 Chiang-mau-po Loc-san-keng and Cu-i-pani.... Li-tac-on and Li-sn-nam

8-tong ...

022,200 777,700 701,500 Lam-kai-ino and Vong-chin-lam 700,000 Chiang-man-oo and Ung-loc-sang 924,300 Chiang

hoi and Fungluong ..... 928,750 L-heng

Ho-huong and

chiu

Lam-

$10,000

Choi-man-h'in

760,000

Lam-isong and Li-heng.

500.000

Lu-him, Li-fou and Tam-ün

-601,000

Li-song-chan

653,500

Sin-ion-chau

789,000

Tam-mur-vo

924,300

MR. CLAUDE SEVERN.

THE PMIEEEWSKI OF THE KEYBOARD."

There is no news of any revolt in the

great Southern Army at Wuchfang, where General Li Yuan Hung has his head quarters.

The Shanghai arsenal has stopped work, and the commanders of both the Northern and Southern troops have issued notices to the people saying that they will do their best to preserve peace.

Business at Shanghai is at a standsti!!. We should judge that Yuan Shih-ai with the co-operation of Li Yuan Hệ will be able to make short work of the outbreaks. The enthusiasm for a second revolution" is evidently confined to t comparatively small circle of political agitators.

THE MAGISTRACE.

DEFRAUDING THE RAILWAY.

THE IMPERIAL WIRELESS CHAIN.

THE MARCONI CONTRACT AGAIN ATTACKED. LONDON, July 17th.

14, as

In the House of Commons Mr. Walter Guinness moved the adjournment of the whom are granted permission by the

request Committee their House with a view to urging the opening granted solely because they are: A Chinese was charged before Mr. F. A. of the Imperial Wireless contract to pub- desirous of training for the interport, and when the rowing season commences" Hazeland at the Magistracy yesterday lie competition. with travelling on the Kowloon-Canton

Mr. Samuel, Postmaster General, main the club's gymnasium is also crowded with professional boxers who obtain permission Railway without having paid his proper fare. It appeared from the evidence that tained that the Marconi Company was to go there to train for their bouts, In the course of his speech at the Corona the defendant boarded the early morning the only Company capable of carrying Why the club should go out of their way Club dinner last month the Colonial train to Kowloon at Tai Po Market, out the work. He was responsible not to oblige outsiders it is difficult to conceive, Secretary remarked-I cannot omit to where the tickets were inspected, this

to go on and members are to be charged refer to the recent appointment of Colonel being rather unusual, and when asked for only to the United Kingdom but to the and if such a state-of-things is allowed. O'Brien to the Seychelles, where he is his ticket, defendant said he had given it Governments of India, Egypt and South a fee for witnessing fetes, I predict that Durham University last month consisting to soothe troubled waters with, up at Yaumati. An official of the rail- Africa, and urged the Honse that a scheme such short-sighted policy in the manage

Five plague cases were reported yester day.

A pistol and a revolver, have been stolen from the house of Captain Caller, of the

been very marked. Mr. Lo CHENG-BELANC'sferred the honorary degree of 1.C.L-00-Me help of a pianola-an extravaganca way complained that this practice was essential to the strategic interests of the mant of the Club will have the effect of

latest proposal is to deal with the whole Sir F. D. Lugard, D.8.0. question of foreign firms established in the

which could have been saved to the tax becoming all too common--antong the

of meinbors, as they would as non-members- be able to use the Club at much less payers if I had seen my way to lend him Chinese who came down by the early Empire should no longer be allowed to be causing the retirement of a large number interior, and in a despatch addressed to Mr. The telegram from the Manila Observa Mr. Clande Severn from Hongkong, who, morning train, and he asked his Worship made the shuttlecock of party politics.

The Magistrate

This remark was greeted with Opposi-expense than if they were membey yesterday

and have practically almost the sat read: Cyclore .or I believe, is the Paderewski of the key to inflict a heavy fine. IVAN CHEN, the late Commissioner for tury

advantages. Youre ruly, Foreign Affairs at Shanghai, ho hid down typhoon E. of Balintang Chaunel moving board and of whom an admiring lady fined defendant the maximum penalty. tion protests and Ministerial et vers.

friend once said, "He ought to be chained 825, or a fortnight's hard labour in

default. to the piano." three rules to apply to fereiga hongs. (HN. or N.N.E."

The motion was talked out.

AN AGGRIEVED MEME