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the ruin of her tea trade, silk is China's staple esport, und in spite of the progress of Japan it still accounts for some 25 por cont. of the exportspassing through the Maritimuo Customs, yet the Government, which includes

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 28TH, 1913.

To-day it the amiversary of the TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.TELEGRAMS.

Peruvian Republic, and the Cunsul is "at Honio" at the Consulate this moring.

Chief of Constabulary in the Plumpines, Brigadier-General H. H. Bandholtz, a Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, has been relieved of his position."

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grade tendency. Something has been done here and there, notably in Szechuan, which is one of the chief silk-producing provinces Here, Schools of Sericulture were established on a large scale, almost every city in the silk-growing area being provided with oz these should have proved a great boon, and, if properly worked, have effected a real improvement both in the rearing of the worms and in the winding of the cocoous, but unfortunately they were run as a rule in a very haphazard way, and touched only a very small number of the people interested. As things are, silk growing is in China essentially a "cottage" industry, every housewife in the sericuituni districts rais ing her own little crop. This boing so, it is hard to see how any great improvement can be effected without radical change, and prokably there will be no appreciable advance until the rearing is done on a large It is invaluable for Cleaning Jowellery, scale, as a "factory" industry, when it Silver, Plated Ware, ete, etc.

will he possible to apply the skilled atten- tion and scientific methods that alone can save the trade from further decline. There is another side of the question, too, sug gested by a perusal of the Times article. Almost all the winding is done by hand with the crudest of machinery, yet we find the 17 steam filatures at the Treaty Ports TABLETS.contributing about 40 per cent of the total Invaluable for Co'd in the bend, Influenza, value of China's silk exports. Japan, it Sneezing, etc.

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Ancient China, or the Book of Changes," A lecture entitled "Divination in will be given in the European Y.AL.C.A. Rooms to-night at 9 p.m. by the Rev. H. R. Wells.

Owing to the inclement weather on Saturday all sporting fixtures had to be which was to have been held on the postponed, also the promenade conecrt ground of the Hongkong Cricket Clab that evening..

TENDERS FOR REPAIRING THE "NIPPON."

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

THE BALKANS.

ROUMANIAN PROPOSALS

DECLINED.

{THROUGH REUTZR'S_ADEXC"}

THE MONROE DOCTRINE IN

AMERICA

WASHINGTON, July 26th.

(THROUGH RAPTER'S AGUNAZ.]

INTERNATIONAL LAWN TENNIS.

KEEN STRUGGLE FOR DAVIS CUP.

Lobos, July 26th.

In the House of Representatives & con-

In the challenge round of the Davis Houmania's efforts to procure an imme current revolution has bem introduced Lawn Tennis Cup, commenced on Friday diate cessation of hostilities have been re-affirming the Monroe Doctrine and at Wimbledon, hetweon Britain (holders) frustrated. Greece and Servia have refusing to permit further extension of and America (challengers), the following proved obdurate and declined Romania's the colonisation system: by European results have been registered: ---- proposals

nations in this -hemisphere, and parti.

Parke (Britain) heat McLoughlin

st

They insist upon continuing hostilities cularly objecting to colonisation by (America) by 8-10, 7-5, 6-4, 1-6, 7-5, This until a definitive armistice, coupled with Peoples with whom the Caucasian race was a superb struggle. Meloughlin's preliminaries for peace, have been signed: cannot and will not assimilate.-

serving and smashing" were tremend. THE HUMILIATION OF BULGARIA.

ous; while Parke showed magnificat all- round supreme judgment.

The last clause is supposed to refer to the project for Japanese colonisation in

Wo learn that the fender of the Hong-Kassia and Roumania have agreed to the

It is stated in Vienna that Austria, Mexico, kong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd., for

The resolution also demands

the

was £26,000; while that of the Shanghai ther humiliation of Bulgaria by Greces diately stable government has been estab the repair of the Swedish steamer Vippon adoption of measures to prevent the fur-abandonment of the Philippines imme Dock and Begineering Co., Ltd., was and Servia. £17,300. The latter tender has been

accepted.

BILLIARD TOURNAMENT.

ROUMANIAN ADVANCE

ARRESTED

An American Billiavil Tournament was

Reuter's correspondent at Bukharest completed on Friday, the 25th inst. in wires that at the request of Bulgaria the the Naval Quarters, H.M. Dockyard. Advance of the Roumanian troops has The first and second prizes were given by been arrested fifteen kilometres from the Rev. A. C Moreton, R. N., Chaplain Sofia. Establishments. The third and consolation of H.M.S. Temur, Naval Dockyard and prizes were given by the Mess. Pike, Moynihan, and Wilkinson living competition, was very kean, Messrs, an equal number of points for the third prize, which, on the replay, was won by Second Sick-Barth Steward Moynihan.

The

The prizes were presented to the win- nors by the Bov. A. Moreton, R.N., as

GRECIAN STATEMENT TO THE POWERS. Greece, in a statement to the Powers, repudiates a desire to crush Bulgaria by insisting on a simultaneous signature of the armistice and the peace preliminaries, and declares that the Bulgarians - cari save their Throne and preserve public

THE INVASION OF BULGARIA.

not confined to improvements in the methods follows:-1st prize, Chief Writer R. Horder if they will accept the conditions of selecting and tearing the worms, but that Chief Writer W. E. D. Kitt, silver of the victors. She further says that the Humpherson, silver bowl; 2nd prize, u far wider use of machinery is also neces-cigarette ease; ard prize, 2nd S.B.S. J. Powers should apply pressure at Sola, sary, and that progress in this one respect Moynihan, walking stick; consolation not at Athens and Belgrade. alous would do much to recover for China prize, Stoker Petty Officer J. Cooksley. her former pride of place. The astonish- ingly backward state of the industry in this respect is apparent from the fact that there is, we believe, not a single filature with modern machinery in the whole of the grent silk-producing province of Szechuan- the Commercial Attaché of the Britials Legation shows none is his list. And if

A hearty vdo of thanks was recorded to the Rev. A. O. Moreton, R.N., for presenting the prizes.

THE NEW CHINESE CEMETERY

AT ABERDEEN.

The rules and regulations for the proper management of the new "Chinese Cemetery

A. S. WATSON & CO. | Cin's sill trade is, comparatively, declinat Aberdeen" are set out in full in the

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ing now, the fature outlook must be even more gloomy unless the trade adapts itself to modern exigencies. Not only is the home market falling off, owing to the grow ing popularity of cheap foreign fabrics, but another section of the Times supplement reveals a new source of competition in the shape of artificial (nitrocellulose) silk, which can be made to sell, in the finished article, at no low a price as 1s. 6d. a yard in England, and which is eren being exported from LONDON Orvice: 181, FLEET STREET, E.C. England to China. To turn to another of China's textiles, the Times article does not take quite so pessimistic a view of the -coétorum, either in the aro

the production of the raw material or in the manufacturing field, though the outlook is none too bright. One of the great benefits that China has from tho first been promised as the fruit of the abolition of poppy cultivation is the increased production of raw cotton. This is scarcely borne out by the Customs figures: the first of the recent anti-opium Edicts was issued in 1906, since when the exports of raw cotton have been:-

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, JULY 28TH, 1913.

Tan Times has recently issued, as one of its Special Supplements, a Textile Number, cursisting of a review of the history, progress, resources, and present state of all branches of the textile trade throughout the world. It is naturally mainly concerned with the question as it affects England but almost every country has its place in the review, and the section devoted to

Chion, though inevitably limited-fa-space-

1906

1907

1908

T509

1910

1911

769,542 piouls. 988,05 $13,00

633,687

1,747,304

877,744

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and condensed in substance, gives an accurate idea of what China lus done, is doing, and might do in this field. Silk, Even allowing for the effects of the revolu- cotton, wool, and fire are the headings tion in disturbing trade, and for the growing under which the subject is subdivided, and demand from Chinese mills, the increase in in no case is a very bright picture presented this commodity is in no sense commensurate to us. Practically everywhere we see the with the area through which opium has same state of affairs-a state of affairs on undoubtedly been suppressed. There is, which we have already had occasion to too, the same conservatism and lack of comment more than once-rule of thumb science to be combatted here, though there methods, no scientific investigation, no is some promise of progress; na the writer change of sead or methods, and consequent Chinese catton is that it is of very short in the Tunes points out, the great defect of gmdual deterioration of crops, with the ultimate result that oven where China was staple, but" experiments with now seed in

A nessage from Constantinople states thut M. Ghenadift, the Balgarian Foreign' Minister, has telegraphed to the Porte protesting against the invasion of Bul- geria by Turkish troops.

instant that some patrols, while recon- noitring, crossed the frontier, but were withdrawn by the Commander-in-Chief. GREEKS OCCUPY DEDEAGATCH.

Greek marines are in eccupation of Dedeagatch

The Grand Vizier replied on the 24th

PEACE DELEGATES START FOR BUKHAREST.

Williams (Amerien) beat Dixon (Bri- tain) by 8-6, 3-6, 6-2, 1-6, 7-5.

McLoughlin and Hackett (America) beat Barrett and Dixon (Great Britain) by lished.

5-7, 6-1, 2-0, 7-3, 6-4. The brilliant volley- The resolution has been referred to the ing of Barrett and the splendid placing Committee of the House.

of MeLoughlin's service were outstanding features of the match.

SUFFRAGISTS GO TO PRISON. DETAIMING AGAINST “CAT AND MOUSE ”

LONDON, July 26th.

ACT.

SHOOTING AT BISLEY.

LONDON, July 26th. Sergeant Ommundsen has won Silver Medal in the King's Prize.

the

Private Fulton, of the Queen's West-

In connection with the attempt of the Suffragists to present a memorial to Mr. McKenna at St. Stephen's Hall, Mrs.minsters, has won the St. George's Vase Pethick Lawrence, Lady Sybil Smith and with a score of 119. Miss Sharpe refused to be bound over and went to prison for a fortnight.

They delivered speeches against the Cat and Mouse Act.

DANISH RAILWAY DISASTER.

COPENHAGEN, July 27th..

injured through the derailment of an Fifteen people Ive been killed and ten

express train near Esbjerg.

The Socialist leader, Sabroe, was killed, and two out of thirteen English passen- gers were injured.

MR. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN.

OF: EBRATES PARLIAMENTARY COMING OF AGE

Parliamentary

LONDON, July 27th. Mr. Austen Chamberlain celebrated his

Highbury Five thousand people were coming of age" at

present.

KING'S PRIZE WON BY A CANADIAN.

LONDON, July 27th. Private Hawkins, of a Canadian xcgi- meni, has won the King's Prize with à -score of 339, Private Fenby, of the Royal Warwicks, was second with a score

Seots, third with a score of 326. of 328; and Private Allan, of the Royal

4.

Last year this trophy was won by Private

Fulton with a store of 338.1

THE TURT":

THE LIVERPOOL CEP.

LONDON, July 20th..

The race for the Liverpool Summer Cup resulted as follows:- Long Set

Bachelor's Hope Knucknacorriga

Five started. Won by a length, four- lengths between second and third. The His father, the Rt. Hon. Joseph Cham- betting was-8 to 4 against Long Set, 5 hertain, made his first appearance since to 2 Bachelor's Hope, 25 to r Knuck hin illness, and as he walked the lawn henacorriga. was cheered by the crowd.

Gasette. It is provided that the pro- moters of the Cemetery shall, before the laying out of the Lot and its utilization and those Chinese who are in sympathy as a burial plam, collect among themselves with the movement, the minimum sum of $28,000; to be handed over to a Board of Management to be devoted in the purposes specified in the deed of appropriation. upwards will be entitled to certain Every promotar or subscriber of $100 or

Mr. Austen Charoberlain was presented with a model in silver of a Spanish privileges as regards the free allotment are proceeding to Bukharest. The Bul- galleon, and his wife with

A diamond and reservation of a certain number of sites garian Minister, M. Tontcheff, has pendant. for burial purposes, but the exact nature started, likewise the Greek delegate, M. -and-extent of such privileges, and the Panna number of free burial sites to be allotted Salonika to see the King before going to M. Venizelos has gone to and reserved, together with the manner of such allotment, is to be determined

Bukharest. and defined by the Board.

The delegates of the different States

POWERS DIFFER.

The Board will have full and absolute power in the management of the Cemetery.

Last Friday's conference of the Am and in the control and disposal of the bassadors made it manifest that the finds. The number of members of the Powers had not agreed on any active steps Board is to be not less than 12 or more beyond perhaps a severe remonstrance to than 20. The Covernment officers holding Turkey.

for the time being the pasta of Director

The unly Power which is

EXPECTED.

of Public Works Registrar-General, and inclined to take action is fussia. Hend of the Sanitary Department respec-

CAPITULATION OF WIDIN tively will be to officio members of the Board. The remaining members, who will he unofficial members, are to be appointed and subscribers of $100 and upwards in from among themselves by the promoters open meeting assembled,

RAILWAY SERVANT CHARGED

WITH EMBEZZLEMENT. A Chinese was charged before Mr. C. D. Melbourne with embezzling 50 cents, the many of the Kowloon-Canton Railway Company. Mr. Lewis (of Messrs. John- son, Stokes & Master) defendled, and asked

what would be the bail for such an `amount.. He suggested 2 dollar.

Once supreme she is now lagging behind Manchuria have resulted in the growth of a Inspector Watt said he thought the bail other countries. "At one time China cotton of longer staple, and it is generally should h $300, as there had been a series supplied the West with all its silk beloved that with reasonable care China of these offences in connection with the products; within the last 50 years it still could produce a cotton that would compare railway. Mr. Lewis said he considered it supplied half the trade. It has now been favourably with that of America." The a hardship that the defendant should overtakoa by Japan, and has to be content woollen and fibre trades are comparatively suffer if the matter was in the course of with less than a third of the world's trade. small; the former is seen from the Custains investigation. He thought if the bail was In 1910 Japan's contribution was 36 par to be rather more than holding its own in fixed at $150 be, would see if his client cent., China's 31, Eastern Europe 19, and recent years, while the latter shows aereld find the money and, if not, he would the Levant and Central Asia 11 per cent." falling off, though in this case foreign apply to his Worship again for a reduc We have on various occasions pointed out exports are not a fair index of the trade, E. Inspector Watt said the bearing of the mistake that China is making in not which is mainly internal. Altogether, this the case would take a long time--probably devoting her attention more to the develop review of China's textiles demonstrates four hours, as two of the witnesses for the ment of her natural resources of every that in this as in almost all branches of prosecution would give evidence-at-great kind, vegetable and animal as well as her industry the same state of stagnation, length. The offence was a very serious mineral, and if demonstration of this and apathy exists, and that the one

one. His Worship said the defendant was need be still required, these igures of great need is the adoption of modern there was no evidence on which bail might in the employ of the Government, and the silk trade would provide it. Since methods and machinery,

be fixed.

He would allow bail in $250.

Thistleton was ridden by W. Huxley and Cheshire rode Drinmore. Belted Karl did not start. Stedfast Wan scratched at 9.8 o'clock yesterday.

GOODWOOD STEWARDS CUP. The betting for the Goodwood Stewards AN AVIATION FEAT.

Cup, run at Goodwood on July 20, is as LONDON, July 27th.

follows:-300 to 5 Castleton and Braxted, Aviator Sider has re-crossed the Alps 100 to 8 Simon the Jester, 100 to 7 Har- from Milan to Sale in three and three-monicon, Ciger and Poor Boy. quarter hours.

WARSHIPS FOR SALE

THE ANTARCTIC EXPLORERS,

H.M.S. Alacrity, until lately used as RECEIVED AND DECORATED BY THE KING. the Admiral's yacht, and two twin-serew

LONDON, July 27th.

torpedo-boat destroyers-H.M.S. Handy His Majesty the King has received in public auction by Messrs. Hughes & and Jane-arc advertised for sale by audience at Buckingham Palace the Hough, auctioneers." The Alacrity is officers and men of the Terra Nova and being sold without restriction as to dis the relatives of those who perisheil. His posal. Majesty personally decorated the men of the expedition with the Antarctic medal.

The Servians are beginning to surround Widin, and the capitulation is expected shortly. The troops of General MRS. PANKHURST SERIOUSLY ILL. Kutchiseff are already beginning to sur render:

BULGARIAN TROOPS

DEMORALISED.

that the Bulgarian troops are wholly Unofficial reports from Bukharest say

deinoralised, and refuse

enemy.

to face the

LONDON, July 26th.

The destroyers are to be sold separately for breaking ap." The aue- tions take place on September 2nd.

STEAMSHIP CONNECTION BETWEEN MANILA AND NORTHI CHINA.

The condition of Mrs. Pankhurst in A Manila contemporary says:-A direct very serious and the doctors have resorted Manila and North China ports, some semi-monthly steamship service between

to the transfusion of blood.

DEATH OF GENERAL PRENDERGAST,

thing for which has been a crying

there rend for years, has been assured by the Kailan Mining Administration, one of the largest coal concerns in China, which was formerly known as the

Chinese and Mining Engineering LONDON, July 28th.

The first of this line. the Sir Richard Awdry, 3.400 tops, will The death is announced of General Sir arrive from Chinwangtae Wednesday Harry North Dalrymple Prendergast, July 27, making the trip in seven days. will sail again for Chinwangtao direct,

BRITISH WARSHIPS FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN.

V.C., K.G.B., at the age of 70 years.

Deceased; who was born in India, entered LONDON, July 8th the service in 1854 and saw much fighting have been ordered to the Mediterranean Persian war of 1957; with the Malwa Held H.M.S. Invincible and Indomitable and was decorated with many medals during his military career. He served in the

after the naval manœuvrés.

COUNTY CRICKET.

LONDON, July 26th. Kent have defeated Middlesex by seven wickets.

and

Within two months' time vessels of this weeks between Manila and Chinwangtao. line will be running regularly every two

CICELY RUBBER ESTATES. force in the same year; with the Central The net profit of the Cicely Rubber India Gold force in 1858, when he gained Estates Company for the year ended the Victoria Cross; in the Abyssinian war, March 31st last amounted to £32,732, and 1867-08. He was in command of the Sappers £4,587 was brought forward. It is pro with the Indian expedition to the Mediter-posed to pay a final dividend of 77 per rapean, 1878; commanded the expedition cent, on the Preference shares (making Burma, 1855-80. General Prendergast also 75 per cent. on the Ordinary shares. that resulted in the unrexation of Upper a total of 155 por cent, for the year), and acted as Secretary to the Indian Govern (making 150 per cent. For the year), to The match between Surrey and Essex of and officiated as Resident of many districts ward £8,019. The output of dry rubber ment Military Department, was in command place to reserve £7,000, and to carry for- was drawn.

in India, and received the thanks of Her amounted to 249,2391b., costing is. 2.93d. Yorkshire beat Nottinghamshire by fiveernment of India for his services.

late Majesty, Queen Victoria, and the Gor per lb., f.oh, and sold for a net average Doccased of 35. 9jd, per lb., against 217,4701b. last wickets

was a prominent sportsman, and in his season, realizing 4s. 8d., and costing 1s. younger days excelled at boxing, fencing, 3.5d. The manager

that estimates sword play, running, cricket, football, hunt-

upwards of 280,00015, of dry rubber will Ling and polo]

be harvested during the current year.

Sussex beet Lancashire by 65 runs.