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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 23æd. 1913.

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kong a visit.

For three days in succession the plague return has been blank).

We regret to learn that My Henry Humphreye is lying Ill, of typhoid fever, at the Peak Hospital.

poppy was grown this year, and that in other parts of the Province cultivation went on unchecked. In his annual Trade Report, His Majesty's Cousul at Amoy maya. As regarda pappy cultivation there is not even the semblance of prohibition, for there is no &doubt that the poppy is being grown all over the district. I have myself seen it growing in many different places within a tadius of 10 miles of Amoy. When A man was fined 82,000 at the Magis- travelling over the railway to Changchow Icacy yesterday for being in unlawfut counted in the course of 5 or 6 miles about 100 patches, covering perhaps in the aggre gate 30 or 40 anter

What the totul area amounts to it is impossible to state even approximately; one can only say that the

CHEMISTS, DRUGGISTS AND cultivation is extensive and widespread."

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Apart from this one attempt at reasonsd argument. General Chano's letter is u plea for sympathy and pity: We

possession of a quantity of morphine.

Twe men were charged before Mr. Melbourne with being in possession of #.000 lottery tickets. Each was fined $1,000,

Major A. A. McHardy, D, 5.0., General Staff Officer, 2nd Grade, having arrived, has been taken on the strength of the local

Whilst a Chines was at his work at the Connaught Aerated Water Factory n fernonade bottle burst, and caused injuries which neessitated his removal to the- Hospital.

The Bishop of Victoria will to-morrow. (Sunday) preach at the Military Service at St. Andrew's, Kowloon. at 10 nm. and All Saints'. Yaumati Chinese Church ut if a..

BY APPOINTMENT 19 HE, Tas &»ERVOR do need the sympathy and real helpommand.

of all fair minded British people în this time of danger and weakness. I must shortly return to my own country with sonte message from the British nation. 1s it to be that there is no help for China, and no release from the opium? May I not carry lack instead the good nows that A safe and certain cure for corns, warts Britain's aid is prompt and generous and sincere, and so help to strengthen our and bunions. Effective and painless.

Government in this time of weakucss and anxiety?" It is a well-recognized principle that he who seeks equity must do equity, and it might similarly bo required that he who seaks generosity must, at the very least, prove himself incapable of abusing generosity. Can General CHANG deny that Great Britain has besi generons to a degree in her treatment of China in the past, and

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There has been, a strike among the telephone girls at Manila for an increase of salary. Other girls were engaged and the result of the strike has been that 20 out of 35 girls have lost their employment.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY, ]

AFFAIRS IN THE BALKANS.

TURCO-BULGARIAN SITUATION CAUSES GRAVE ANXIETY.

LONDON, August 22nd. Despite Turkish official assurances, the Turro-Bulgarian situation is causing grare anxiety.

(THROUGH REUTIE'S AGENCY.]

ULSTER AND CIVIL WAR.

PROPERTY INSURED AT HEAVY RATES.

LONDON, August 22nd. It is estimated that property to the. value of £7,000,000 has been insured at Ulster at the rate of five shillings, and even fifteen shillings per cent, for some classes of property. It is expected that there will be a substantial rise in the rate next week.

It is stated that the Porte is seriously considering a declaration of war and a rapid advance on Phillipopolis in order to enforce Bulgaris's assent to the Turkish SEQUEL TO LONDONDERRY RIOTS. retention of Adrianople.

STRANGE REVELATIONS AT AN INQUEST.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

THE CENTRAL OHINA UNIVERSITY.

AN UNFAVOURABLE REPLY FROM MR. LLOYD

GEORGE.

LONDON, August 22nd. The Parliamentary deputation which recently waited upon the Chancellor of the Exchequer and made a request for financial, assistance from the Government for the proposed British University for Central China, either by assigning a portion of the Boxer indemnity for the purpose, or otherwise, have received an

It is believed that a Military Caucus,

The inquest on the man named Arm- unfavourable reply from Mr. Lloyd headed by Enver Bey influencing and overbearing more prudent out of his window during the London

is largely strong, who was shot dead whilst looking | George,"

It is uncertain whether this is final, but counsels.

derry riots, evoked strange revelations, the scheme is not abandoned, though its Simultaneously, there are renewed the relations of the decessed man declar suportera are none too sanguine, of reports of impending Russian intervening that he was shot by the police. tion to enforce the observance of the An ex-Constabulary Sergeant deposed Treaty of London, and it is even inferred that he told the police that a man was: in some quarters, from recent movements shot, and a policeman shouted “You may of Russian warships in the Black Sea, bo glad you are not shot yourself." and in certain dislocation of local steam-

ship services, that some action, possibly the disembarkation of troops, has already been taken,

BULGARIAN TROOPS RAPTUROUSLY

WELCOMED.

Two further brigades of Bulgarian

THE SOMALILAND OUTRAGE, .

PUNITIVE EXPEDITION IN PREPARATION.

Loxnos. August 220 1. The Cape Town, corresptident of the Daily Mad understands that a puni. tive expedition to Somaliland is being

-SUCCESS.

THE KING AND THE OLYMPIC

FUND.

LONDON," August 22ml. The Duke of Somerset states that the King has expressed to him, as the Chair- -man of the British Olympie Council, his hope that every effort would be made to ensure the best representation of Great Britain in 1915.

The Daily Telegraph says that the

is he prepared to claim that this generosity 'ing letter to the Wah Tse Tat Po. It is / tramps from Macedonia and Adrianople Prepared, and that possibly a contingent | American Ambassador, Mr. Page, has.

At the Magistracy yesterday, Chan Kin; Piu was charged with sending a threaten- bus not been abused? China had early alleged that defendant threatened to midence of Great Britain's intention to act murder the whole of the editorial staff. with the most scrupulous fairness. Opium The case was remanded on the application was not mentioned in the tariff consequent of Inspector Watt bail being fixed at

tended that it was admissible as "an article

the Treaty of Nauking, so traders con- | $1,000. The money was forthcoming.

not entucrated in the tariff, passing at an ad valorem duty of five per csut." but, in 1834, Sir HENRY POTTINGEE issued a notification controverting this assumption and giving warning that any person acting on it “ will do so at his own risk, and will, if a British subject, mest with us support

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In the case in which B. Basto, share broker, claimed from Li Kin Tong the eum of 8546.54 ing loss incurved by the plaintiff for shares bought at the that the defendant paid into the Court, defendant's request, we are informed

at the last moment, the sum of $469.04, which the plaintiff accepted. The defen- dant has also to pay the plaintiff's costa.

The s.5. Kaifong sighted at 8.p.up, on Thursday, a capsized junk, showing distress signals, in the direct line of steamers bound between Hongkong and Hainan, Biraits boat was lowered and a corpse, partially submerged, was found lashed to a broken spar. There were no signs of life on the wreck, nur anything to give a clue to her identity.

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returned to Sofia on Thursday afternoon, and were rapturously welcomed by the populace,"

They were reviewed by the King and Printes, upon whom the people showered. lowers. The troups and the crowds of people gave chcers for the members of the Royal Family.

GREEKS DELAY EVACUATION

will go from the Cape,

It

THE MEXICAN QUESTION.

THE AMERICAN PROPOSALS REJECTED.

were

New York, August 22nd. reported from Mexico that President Wilson's proposals, whiel President Huerta rejected.

the

OFctions at an early date, and Huerta to essation of hostilities, Huerta to resign,

renounce candidney for the Presidency,

CEDED, TERRITORIES.

Reuter's correspondent at Athens wires that, the Greeks are delaying for a few days the evacuation of the Thracian territories eded to Bulgaria

till the

Bulgarians are ready to occupy thent. The effect of this will be to prevent the apprehended. Tur

Turkish occupation. "of Dedengate and other towns,

THE POWERS AND TURKEY.' The New Freie Presse (Vienna) says that the Powers are consulting regarding a collective step at Constantinople. It is

· AUSTRALIA AND COMPULSORY

DEFENCE.

stated that America will follow Great Britain's example by raising £100,000 for the Olympic.

ANOTHER ELECTION IN AUSTRALIA.

MELBOURNE, August 22nd. Mr. Cook, the Federal Premier, in the course of a speech at Toorak, said it was impossible to carry on Parliament with a majority of one, and the people will shortly be asked to cleat another. Parlia ment,

PROPOSED PARADE OF CADETS BEFORE BRITISH DEATH OF A PROMINENT MANILA

OFFICIAL.

POLITICIANS.

MELBOURNE, August 22nd, Twenty thousand Senior Cadets will parade the streets on the 20th September, or on a date to be selected, in order to afford the visiting British politicians an opportunity to judge of the results of the compulsory defence scheme.

AUSTRIAN NAVAL DISASTER,

OFFICERS KILLED.

LONDON, August 22nd..

Mr. Frank R. White, Director of Education in the Philippines. died, on Monday last in the General Hospital at Gilman and Musgrave in the presence of Mandla An autopsy held by Drs.

a number of people revealed the fact that abscoste on the liver and the kidneys. death was directly due to the effects of

An executive order issued by Governor- General Forbes reviews the useful life of the deceased and paya eloquent tribute to Mr. White's services to the people and the Government of the Philippines. The

The following changes have been made

the N.D.L. commands-Captain proposed that the Austrian Ambassador, Högemann, of the Kronprinzessin Cecilie, as the doyen, should call on the Porte to VICE-ADMIRAL SERIOUSLY INJURED AND PETTE order reads:-- has retired from the service. Captain withdraw to the Enos-Midia line-under Polack, of the George Washington, is transferred to the Aronprinzessin Cecilie,

a threat of financial-starvation. Captain Franek, of the Princess Alice, is transferred to the George Washington. Captain Bortfeldt, of the Lureux, las. taken charge of the Pringras Alice, and Captain. Lextor, of the Scharnhorst, is transferred to the Zuntzou.

or other officers." The first movement for the legalization of the trade came from the Chinese, a cousor, WU TING-PE, advocating the imposition of a regular duty of Tis. 40 Mr. Bean, the United States plenipo sentiury, came to China intending to give her his aid in suppressing the traffic, but he found little disposition to this ead in the Chinese officials, and finally came to the conclusion that they were more auxious to collect revenue from the trade then to pro hibit it. Finally, as Mr. Lay has shown, the tariff aunexed to the Treaty of Tisutsin included opium, eo legalizing the trade, at the suggestion of the Chinese plenipotenti aries. An impartial review of the facts can discover vo trace of unfairness or coercion on Great Britain's part in the negotiations that led to this legalisation, and as little can it be urged that Great Britain has been harsh or unfair in the massores taken to put an end to the trade. She had nothing to fopa or fear from China; she stood to gain nothing, but to lose much; and so, for uo

A report on the trade of France for material consideration, but on moral (er,

1912 by the British Consul-General at more correctly, sentimental) grounds,

Paris mentions that a new and recent she volunt trily abandoned n trade that departure in trade with the Far East has accounted for some 10 per cout. of the been the combination of a certain number whole of her exports to China.

of French firms in order to send a joint ROBE Gnorst CHANG urge that when Britain representative to Japan, and they have alsu nasociated themselves with a Japanese gave up so much to gain nothing or firm which is to keep them posted in Chinísa gratitudo—she acted unconscion- Eastern openings for business. It is HONGKONG OFFICE: 10, DEB VOX ROAD 12. LONDON OFFICE: 181, Fizer Starex, E.Cably in douanding from Chin security that believed that up to quite lately there hus her generosity shoul! not be abused? And, bet no organisation of any importanc finally cannot General Cuase see that amongst French firms to improve their Great Britain has carried her generosity trade with that country. Leyond the farthest bounds of quixoticism in permitting Ching to repudiate her pledged Ir is with a feeling of weariness, not to my word and acquieseing in this breach of distaste, that we return once were to the faith? Is it not enough that Great Brita ti subject of opium. The questions of China's should make the first move towards the The death of Mr. C. Mooney, Secretary breach of hor pledged word, and of the aceneading of the traffic, then agres to bring to the Hongkong Hotel Company, umulated stocks, have by now been threshed it to an end in 1917, and finally allow it to occurred at his residence, No. 18, Bonham, well-nigh threadbare, and the old arguments terminate in 1914 (the stacks of certificated Rond, at secluck on Thursday night. General opium in Ching and India would, at the Deceased contracted consumption sonk have been gone over again. CHAKO, China's ut opium delegate, socis present rate of consumption, he asbausted time ago, and during the last three month te realize this, for in recent letter about August of next year)? Generalis condition gradually became mor addressed to the Tintes he makes but littlo. CHANG wishes to be accepted as a vason- serious, causing his family and friend

considerable anxiety For the last two

DEATHS. MOONEY.--On 21st August, 1913, at 18, Bonham Road, Hongkong, CHARLES MOONEY, Secretary, Hongkong Hotel Co., aged 54 years.

[908 DONNELLY-At Ningpo, on the gist

August, -1918, ARTHUR DONNELLY, aged 60 years,

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The Baily Press.

HONGKONG, AUouer 23rd, 1913.

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DEATH OF MR. OF MOONEY.

-SERIOUS DROUGHT IN BRITAIN..

LONDON, August 22nd.

The drought in England and Scotland is asuming a serious aspect from the agricultural point of view. A rise in the price of milk is contemplated.

The total water supply at Glasgow is sufficient for 77 days. Loch Katrine has only 60 days' supply and other parts of Scotland give the same story. The Tay huus never been so low in living memory,

IMPERIAL NATURALISATION.

OTTAWA, August 22nd. The Canadian Government has agreed. to the latest draft of the proposed Bill for uniform. Imperiul naturalisation, and if it is introduced in the Dominions the Canadian House will pass concurrent legislation.

BLACK PUGILIST AND MUSIC HALLS.

LONDON, August 2nd. A meeting of music hall managers deprecated the appearance of Jack John- son on the music hall stage, but was of opinion that it was a matter for the

4. Inessage from Pala states that during

the tricks of a twelve-inch gun the branch blew out, killing three petty officers and seriously injuring five others.

Vice Admiral Count von Wellenburg had to have both his legs amputated.

CHESTERFIELD BYE-ELECTION

RESULT.

LONDON, Angust, 2nd.

The result of the bye-election at Chester- field is as follows:-

Kenyon (Liberal and Labour) 7,795 Christie (Conservative).

5,530 Scury (Socialist)

683

Liberal and Labour Majority 2,180 The majority of Mr. James Haslam (Labour) at the last election was 2,258.

With deepest sorrow I announce the death of Frank R. White, Director of Education of the Government of the Philippine Islands, at the Philippine General Hospital in Manile at noon on August 17th, 1913.

Mr. White was born on June 8th, 1870, at Milburn, Ill. He was a student in Bellovuc College, Nebraska, from 1603 to 1805, and received the degree of bachelor of philosophy from the University of Chicago in 1900. After leaving the university he was appointed Inspector of the Charitable Institutions of the City of Chicago for the Associated Charities of Chicago. He was one of the pioneers in the Philippine service, arriv.. ing on May 15th, 1001, as a teacher in the Bureau of Education. On October 1st, 1901, n was appointed Deputy Division Superintendent in the Province of Turine; on November 1st, 1009, Division Superintendent in the same province; on March 7th, 1003, Assistant to the General Superintendent of Education; on August, 18th, 1906, Second Assistant Director of Education and on November 28th, 1909, ho was made Director of Education.

Philippine people and the Philippine The services of Mr. White to the

Government have been singularly efficient, faithful, and unselfish. The educational system of the Philippine has been develop- ed under his management in high degree. The youth of this land owe to his memory a debt of gratitude which should inspire

The thionist comment on the Chester field election is generally epitomisable by the Standard, which says that the miners have struck the Labour Party athem to their best efforts.

In sorrowing testimony of the loss staggering blow by returning Mr.which has befallen the service. I direct Kenyon, who was disowned by the Party, that the flag on the building occupied by

the Bureau of Education be placed at half The contest has left a legacy of bitterness staff for thirty days, and that the flags und division in the Labour ranks that on all other Government buildings and offiers be placed at half-staff on the day. may haw disastrons resalts. The official of the funeral from aunrise to sunset; party view is that it means the beginning that the building of the Bureau of Education and office of the deceased be. Education be closed during the day of the funeral, and that all other bureRUS and offices be closed during the hour of the funeral.

attempt at argument-his only effort in ble politician, bat in view of the hindrances onths he had, begil unable to attend "to / Publie and licensing authorities to decide of the end of the Liberal Labour alliance, draped in mourning; that the Bureau of

that direction is to resuscitate the allegation that China is putting in the way of the his duty, and week by week his condition that where there has been a recrudesceral of the 20,000 odd chests still remain-

bacanas more critical, until all hopes for

abandoned. Mr.

of poppy growing in China, the real causeing; in view of the fact that this stock will his every were of it is the deep resentment felt by the in any case bexhausted and the trade come Mooney is an old resident of the Colony, farmers at scsing the Indian drug coming to an end next year, whereas by Treaty it and the news of his death will be read in unchecked" while they themselves are

should not have been abolished until 1917; with regret by a large circle of friends, forbidden to grow opiuul. He quotes the and of the fact that there is no sign of final who will also extend sympathy to case of Fahlien in support of this argument, cessation of cultivation in China, his request widow and eight children in their bereave but he does so in a distinctly disingenuous for further generosity svours of effrontery.ment. He has been Secretary to the way, applying to the whole of the Provides His appeal will not meat with much Hongkong Hotel Company for the last the facts of the organized rebellion of the sympathy from those knowing these and eighteen years, having joined that Com- oplum farmers at Binghwa and of its the other facts of the case, though no doubt pany in 1695. Deceased was interred in ruthless suppression, although be must it will get fervent backing from the the Happy Valley Cemetery yesterday know that the Hinghwa Cistrict was only "friends of China in the House of Com. afternoon. the funeral passing the Monu one of the places in Fulkien where the mons and elsewhere.

ment at 5.30 p.m. and being followed by many friends of the deceased.

NEWSPAPER OFFICES

DESTROYED.

Narrow, August 22ud. The buildings of the East African Stauferd have been gutted by fire. The loss is estimated at £5,000, but it is covered by insurance.

The Morning Post, however, adaits that the result leaves much to be desired from the Unionist standpoint.

The Daily News says--The importance. the Opposition attached to the Chester. The Osaka Mainichi reports that the field election justifies the Liberals in sidering jointly a proposal to amend the Home and Finance Departments are con regarding the result as renowed instruc- existing law controlling the sale of patont medicines. The chief point of the tion to the Government to persist in the amendment is to extend the privileges of CROP PROSPECTS IN THE

pathe of Liberalism.

patent medicine dealers and allow thems to sell certain claeses of drugs which have COMMONWEALTH,

The Daily Chronicle comments Mr. hitherto been exclusively supplied by MELBOURNE, August 22nd. Scarr, an imported outsider, was not doctors and licensed dispensing chemists. They also intend to put a stop to adver Good rains in

Victoria and Bouth backed by the serious Labour body, and tisements such as are calculated to deceive Australia have greatly improved the he was not the man to split the Progres the public, believing that will assist the poorer clases in their choice of suitabla, medicines.

season's prospects.

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