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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 26TH, 1913.

which is well 'exemplified in the presen case. The mud who surrendered at Woosung on conditions are now said to he fighting in the neighbourhood of Nanking. Had the rebels being forced to an unconditions surrender, it is not improbable that the end A. S. WATSON & of the disturbance in the Yangtze would

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A promenade concert was held in the Botanic Gardens last night, the music being supplied by the band of the D.C.L.I. HE. the Officer Administering the Government (the Hon. Mr. Claude Severn) and H.E. Major-General Kelly, CB, were prescut. The grounle were illuminated by a large number of red a fairly good

have been already reached. They were being bezeiged and were so short of snuu- nition and supplies that their surrender was inevitable, and it should have been left to the commander of the rebels to conduct his own negotiations with his adversary under the protection of the white flag. It was not a case for conditional surrender, and we can well understand | lanterns. CHEMISTS, DRUGGISTS AND the chagrin of the PRESIDENT when he attendance of the general public.

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PERFUMERS,

There Was

learnt that the rebels at Woosung had A correspondent writing from Hetsin. capitulated to the loyalists on terins. The sien, Shansi province, on the bih inst... publication of the President's views, at to the . Daily Tree ways: "It is BE APPOINTMENT TO H.E. THE GOVERNOR least, absolves him from the charge of weak-uther remarkable that this district,

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which usually abounds with rumours of of the revolution in the south. trouble elsewhere, knows nething as yet generally appear quiet at present.

Things old-fashioned troops witch garrison the The

various cities where trouble occurred t year are having an easy tine, not evién a daily drill to encroach on their leisure, Various robber leaders who appear to be well-known and quite intimate with the villagers are reported to have nothing Special on hand just at present.

Such are the anomalies of China inland."

THE EMPIRE IN THE TYPHOON,

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

AFFAIRS IN THE BALKANS,

TURKS DEFEAT BULGARIANS.

LONDON, August 25th.

tinople that the Bulgarians have attacked It is officially announced in Constan

the Turkish advance post at: Ortakeuy, but were repulsed after a sharp engage- mont. The Turks captured a Colonel and 123 soldiers.

GREEK RESERVISTS DISMISSED.

Seven classis of Greek Reservists have been dismissed the Colours,

RESISTANCE IN ALBANIA. The Albanian town of Delvino has organised a Committee of Defence and

the State of Albania. has resolved to resist Incorporation into

ROYAL ENTRY INTO BELGRADE.

The Servian Crown Prince inade acero-

monious entry at the head of 10,000 troops to Belgrade. The city was decorated with dags and trophies and guns captured from the Turks and Bulgarians.

acas which the nature of the capitulation suggested, and shows that he is not the least inclined to temporise or compromise. A specini article in The Times, just a month L20, 04 the subject of the revolt 311 China contained these words: "IE YUAN has the counge of his qonvictions and overcomes the tendency to compromise which always appeals powerfully to the mundaria mind at a dangerous crisis, if he can persuade his colleagues and supporters at Peking and in the Provinces to unità in a determined policy for the suppression of this insurrection, the present crisis may

TURKEY AND THE POWERS. well prove beneficial

Owing to the firm attitude of the to China's best i The Eastern and Australian Steamship Powers in regard to Adrinuoplo the interests, leading to the restoration of fur Company's steamer and order and to recognition of the Central Pilcher), which left Hongkong on the Porte is beginning to realise that a direct

Empire (Captain

Government's traditional authority in the ing of Saturday, the 10th inst., in the understanding with Bulgaria offers th

But it, from Choicexpectation of being able keep out of best chance of an exit from the present or neversity, Yuan should be led to yield tunately, mucceed in doing so. On Sunday

the track of the typhoon, did not, unfor

i'm passi. The negotiations will conse to the demands of the Cantonese party. inorning the ship's barometer fell an inch quently be reamed with the Bulgarian China will stand confronted by the prospect and a half in an hour, the reading at 7 agent at Constantinople. Provinces warring among themselves, of Happily, throughout the typhoon very of ceaseless internal strife, of independent a.. being 28.5 and at s a.m. 27.03. trade and industry pamlysed by chronic mis little damage was done by the sea, and government, of chaoticfinances, and eventual the Captain attributes this to the ship disruption." In that view there will be wide being hove to by the port tack, keeping concurrence among those who appreciate

the sea well on the bow. The Captain. the gravity of the situation. While the phenomenal in many respects. The moon reports the typhoon to have been humanitarian motives by which the foreign was visible most of the time during the officers of the Red Cross Society were night and the sun during the day,

At prompted to intereus can be fully appre-ane time it was impossible to say whether A. S. WATSON & CO.. cistel, wo share the view that their later it was raining, as the spray was so thick voption was a mistako. But things happen that the fore deck could not be seen from in China which could not bicar elsewhere. the bridge. The velocity of the wind at Nowhere else in the world would a Red Cross one time was 120 miles an hour and it re-arming Suciety be allowed to conduct negotiations absolutely flattered the sea. for a surrender of forts, and in a country

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The proposal for a dircet Turco-But garian understanding intets

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THE MAGISTRACY.

FAN-TAN AT YAUMATÍ,

Before Mr. F. A. Hazeland yesterday, Inspector Gerrard charged a Chinese with playing fan-tan at the Now Market, Yaumati. The officer told bis Worship that it was inest difficult to catch these 22. Defendant was fined $3

AN UNEMPLOYED 'BEGGAR." Mr. Green, of the Forestry Department, prosecuted a dirty-looking Chinese for The man stated that he was entting grass on a Government plantation.

LONDON, August 25th.

by the amouncement that Jack Johnson Considerable hostility has been aroused

APDENTS to-night (Monday) in two employed beggar," and lived in the London music-halls at a salary of £1,000 Temple of the God of Heaven.

Green said that this man was one of the rabble which was living in the Temple. They were a nuisance to the district. The man was fined $2.

a week. The managers of the halls have ap to the present not yielded to the pressure brought to bear upon them to cancel the engagement.

Johnson, bis white wife, and a party of pugilists motored from Folkestone to London.

BRITISH WATERPLANE RACE.

LONDON, August 25th. Favoured with the calmest of weather, Mr. Hawker left Southampton on a second

attempt to vircle Great Britain by water- Ho soon reached Ramsgate, where great plane for the Daily Mail prize of £5,000.

crowds assembled, and proceded to Yarmouth at very high speed.

HYDROPLANE FATALITY.

Paris, August 25th. During a hydroplane race in Paris M. Deauville, the aviator, and M. Montalent,

a passinger, were killed.

ALARM IN ULSTER

MANUFACTURERS ENQUIRING FOR SITES IN ENGLAND.

LONDON, August 25th. Several big Ulster firms are enquiring for sites in England in the event of the House Rule Bill becoming law, following the example of Messrs. Guinness, who have secured a hundred acres at Salford, and Messrs. Jacob, the biscuit-makers, who have obtained premises in Liverpool.

VIENNA, August Bath.

Grezer has already begun the work of AUSTRIAN EMPEROR'S GUEST.

The general staff will be re-constructed, and the number of

by twelve. War material will be renewed Divisions of the Army will be increased

M. Caneva, the late Italian Commander at Tripoli, has arrived at Ischl as the

LOOTERS HEAVILY PUNISHED,

Mr.

Two Chinese were charged with having in their possession wine gold watches, a metal watch, and two metal chains, to the value of 8300. The men were caught eo`ng off the Homem, which had just arrived in the Harbour from Canton, and Acting-Inspector Grant told the Magis trate that probably they were soldiers Defendants were hired 8100, or in default. from Canton, and had looted the articles.

three months hard labour,

CUTTING SHRUBS ON GOVERNMENT LASD. A woman who was charged with cutting shrabs of Gominent land called her husband as a witness on her behalf. After giving evidence this man admited that he had been convicted on two previous Luccasions. The woman denied having bees fined before, but three previous convictions Magistrate (Mr. C. D. Melbourne) said

were recorded, and

the

that apparently the fines were not kinvy eigh for her to remember. She would be fined So this time.

VAGRANCY,

senman: Was

Gorge Hourigan, charged by Inspector MacHardy with being a vagrant, The officer said that the defendant had been staying as the Seamen's Institute of late, and had be the habit of taking away and pawning. given old clothes, which he had been in He had been ejected from the Institute. He deserted from his ship, which came from New York, In answer to Mr. Hazeland, the man said he could do any kind of work, and Inspector MacHardy said it was very difficult for hint to get work in Hongkong. The man was ordered " to be sent to the house of detention."

A DISORDERLY SEAMAN. Before

Mr. Melbourne, Alexander Brown, a soatnan on board the hain, was

like China it is of the utmost importance HONGKONG LAWN BOWLS LEAGUE that the Society should strictly confine

The return match in this conipetition without delay, and the new frontiers will guest of the Emperor. He will follow the charged with being drunk and disorderly

itself to

the work which has given was played at Happy Valley on Satur- carefully fortified, while the Navy

to its flag an almost sacred signifi-day between the Police and Civil Service CEBCS. When it exceeds its proper Clubs. The Police won by 20 points. functions by undertaking negotiations for ink scores :-- the surrender of forts on the basis of an Mr. and Mrs. FRANK BAYLIS, & amnesty for the rebel commander and pay daughter. GATJES.--On August 17th, at the (ferman for his troops, there is grave danger of

creating an impression of political bias, and of the Society suffering a loss of that respect and regard for its proper functions which it universally enjoys,

Consulate General, Shanghai, the wife uf HERMANN GATSEN, of a son, JAMES-AL Kowloon, on the 24th instant, the wife of Captain, C. A. JAMES, 120th Baluchistan Infantry, of a son.

[1005 DEATHS. CAVANAGH-On August 10th, at Shang-

A Chinese shop-keeper, imports that by hai, BLINE CAVANAGH,

means of the confidence trick he has been Customs service, a native of Gininderra, robbed of 20 rolls of silk, valued at

'Australia, aged 41 years. LIVESEY,On August 20th, at Shanghai, FREDERICK CYRI, the beloved child of

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THE END OF THE CRISIS..

NOTABLE SPEECH BY FRENCH FOREIGN

MINISTER.

Paris, August 25th.

M. Pichon, speaking in the Department of Jura, said "Everything leads us to the belief that we are reaching the end of the crisis which has so often caused danger of war between the great Powers, and

Mr. and Mrs. LAVESKY, aged 27 plague for the whole of last week, but 5-2 in favour of Pile. For the next nine now the need is universally felt for

months,

PREST-On August th, at Shanghai, CHARLES PREST, of the B.-A. T. Co., aged 40 years.

HONGKONG OPVICE: 10%. Des Valex Roan .

On Friday evening, at Taikoo ground, į Russell met Pile in the semi-final for the Championship of the Colony. After a good game Russell won by 21 points to 10. Pile scored 4 in the first two hends, Russell scoring 2 in the next. Pile one in the fourth head, which made the score

his score to 20 besides which he laid the heads Pile did not score, Russell carrying shot, which would have given hin gamo, hut by a lucky shot, aimed to cut. Russell the out, Pike's bowl took the jack into the

ditch and he laid 3. This made the score it has restored peace and has not granted head. Pile scored 2 more which brought 20-8 in favour of Russell. At the 15th

an excessive advantage to the one side him up to 10, but the next head Russell.

Or crushed the other" Inid the shot and won the game.

M. Pichon Aulogized the services of the Triple Entente in the work of peace.

even have been repored since Saturday

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Whilst working Kowloon godowns, a Chinese: fell off a LOSEON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, EC.plunk, striking his head with such severity that he died shortly afterwards

The Bany Press.

HONGKONG, August 25TH, 1913

THERE has been some adverse criticism of of the Red Cross Society in officials Shanghai for negotiating conditions on which the rebels should surrender the Woosung forts, and it has transpired that President YUAN BIH-KAL, in a communi. cation to the Beirdo Military Affairs. abates emphatically that the rebels bad no right whatever to demand terms of sur render, and that there was no excuse what. over for granting terms. We are inclined t¦ regard this implied reprimand of the Re Cross Society officials for their intervention as not altogether undeserved. That they were animated purely by humanitariau motives is fully admitted; they believed that if they could negotiate a surrender it would avert the sacrifics of hundreds of lives and the destruction of a great amount of

A fatal accident occurred at Shauki wan during the week-end, a heavy ston! Jalling upon a Chinese who was employed cutting stones in the quarry and killing. him.

The master of a Bened junk states that while his junk was lying alongside Sharosuipo launch ferry the steam launch re Ning collided with it and sank it. No lives were fost. ̧****

by

Damage to the extent of 830 was caused a small fire at a house occupied by a widow at Mong Kok Tai. The outbreak is supposed to have been caused by some smouldering ashes in the kitchen.

The police have besi notified by the owner of a trading junk that while lying utungside the s.s. Derwent the steam launch Tang Put ran into the boat and damaged it to the extent of $150,

INTERPORT POLO.

SHANGHAI'S KESWICK CUP TEAM..

The North China Daily News ander. stands that the following have been chosen to reprisent. Shanghai against Hongkong in the match for the Keswick Cup to b played at Hongkong on September 18:- P Crighton, R. I. Fearon, E. H. Me- Michael and Davis.

DR. SUN AND YUAN SHIH-KAI.

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Europe has ended in an unsatisfactory assured peace. The concerted action of

sort of settlement, but it has sufficed, since

Austrian manÆNYZES.

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LONDON, August 2hil. The British Mediterranean Fleet, which is now at Oran, Algeria, was accorded an elaborate welcome. General Drude asked Admiral Sir Berkeley Milne to prolong his stay for 48 hours.

SUPREME COURT. Monday, August 25th.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION,

BEFORE THE PUISNE JUDGE (MR. 3. H. KEMP).

DEFENDANTS WISHING

The case

سینس

was called in which Luk Ping is suing the Wing Shing Loong firm to recover the sum of $144.31, balance due for goods sold and delivered. Defen- dants filed a counterclaim in which they sought to recover $80.44 due for money Jént.

Mr. P. W. Goldring (of Messrs. Gold- AMERICAN TROOPS FOR MEXICAN ring & Russ) appeared for the plaintiff,

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and Mr. D. Lewis (of Messrs. Johnson, Stekes & Master) was the solicitor for the defendants.

Mr. Goldring--No

money lent,

Plaintiff was put in the witness-bos and proved the claim, and his Lordship entered judgment on his behalf on the claimed counterclaim.

in Connaught Road and with assaulting P.C. Comfort, an Indian Lanos-Sergeant, and Lance-Sorgenat Patterson, and fur- ther with damaging the latter's uniform. Defendant, when asked to plead, said he admitted being drunk, but denied leng disorderly. He could not remember my- thing about the nashults.

The caficor against a man who had not got his senses, should not have put those charges down He came ashore on Saturday afternoon, about half-past-six, and went to the Seamen's Institute. He afterwards met some friends-shipmates on the Ikala- and naturally had some drink.

It was unfair to condemn any man not in his senses. He might be hung. (Laughter.)

PC. Comfort deposed that the defen- dant was causing an obstruction and he requested hire to go away. The awan immediately rushed at Witness and knocked him over. Through the timely arrival of an Indian Lance-Sergeant ho was able to arrest him. On the way to the Station defendant, bit witness' arm and thumb, and kicked the Indian. the charge-room the man appeared to be quite sensible, and stood quite steadily.

In

man comes from a ship and has a drop Defendant-It is like this: When a of drink he gets six or seven of these officers round him. If I go into a canteen I was drunk. I can prove that by calling and drink. 14 pints of beer. I should think my shipmates.

pints?

one

put him in the cell under observation: his shipmates to prove that he was drunk, Defentiant asked to be allowed to enll asking his Worship if that would not made a bit of difference." The Magis frate told him he could call any witnesses be liked..

His Worship Did you get outside 14 Defendant-Yes, I had 14 if I bad It has been decided to increase the

His Lordship asked, when the case was believe, these four or five men, who are It is not fair that you should 11,000 troops on the Mexican meder by called on, if the defendants were not prepared to swear your life away

appearing, 14,000 to facilitate the prevention of

Lance-Bergh Patterson deposed that the defendant refused to give his name and contraband and Mexican incursions. In have absconded and abandoned their witness in the stomach with his head, and Apparently they address at the Station. He butted case of necessity the troops will form counterclaim, which was for balance of tore his shoulder strap off. Witness ther a unit of an expeditionary force.. Christian Science Monitor, states: The Dr. Sun Yat-sen, in a message in the

BRITISH MILITARY MISSION. present war in China will cease as soon as Yuan Shih-ka retires from the. CORPALLY RECEIVED, IN FRANCE. Presidency which he has disgraced. I and the despotista of the Manchus cannot bear to see my life-work destroyed replaced by Yuan Shih-kai, and I will

LONDON, August 23th.

fight the people's righteous cause, which, by Field-Marshal Sir John French,' and The British Military Mission, headed notwithstanding great odds, must ultimately triumph. 1 earnestly appeal including General Grierson, visited the A charge hus bern made by the fire of tion of a long, sanguinary conflict, entail. to all desiring penes and an early cessa

camp at Chalons. Following 4 unbinoď Messrs. Carlowitz & Co., a Shanghai,ng much misery. to cease further Infantry and Cavalry manoeuvres. They property, and so it is pleaded that against their compradore, Unong Tsz

inancial assistance to Yuan Shih-kai.'

were received with the utmost cordiality, though the officials in undertaking the Ngan, aged of having embezzleu negotiations committed "a technical irrogn

$10,000 during the months of May and THE HEAD OF AN ENGLISHMAN. EMIGRATION FROM IRELAND. larity," yet since it is the mission of the

June. Eed Cross Society, to save life, th end must be held to justify the weans; But is it. not questionable whether this end is likely to be achieved by any such means? He who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day" is an adage

Two deaths from the heat wave occurred at Shanghai last week, one being Mr. P. A. Beart, aged 46, on the staff of the China Republic; the other Private Herbert, R.M.L.I., serving on H.M.S. Vercastle,

MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR IN YUNNAN..

TALIFU, August 14th. Word has just been received here that the head of an Englistunau has recently from the Burma frontier. been brought into Weibsiting, probably

BRITISH COTTON GOODS IN THE PHILIPPINES.

In the House of Commons on July 26tk. in reply to a question by Sir John Randles, Mr. John Bobertson said that and manufactures from the value of the experts of colten yarn the United Kingdom to the Philippine Islands in 1807 was £200,000, and in 1919 £443,009, whilst the exporta from the United States of America in the years ended June 30th, 1607, and 1912, were valued at £500 and United States manufacturers only took £070,000 respectively Preference to

The Liverpool effect in October, 1909, and resulted in in the exports of cotton goods from one an immediate and considerable expansion

country to the other, whilst exports from the United Kingdom bave shown some tendency to decline.

LONDON, August 25th. The Allan liner Sendaria is taking nearly 200 emigrants from the Londonderry district to Canada

bus been made to hush the matter up, but of the biggest emigration" years ever An attempt manager of the Allan Line says this is one the French missionaries are insisting on an investigation-Reuter.

known

Defendant-You can see that most of these men are not speaking the truth. T have travelled this world, and have seen more of the world than they have, and I have a family and everything like that at home which perhaps they haven't got. (Laughter.)

His Worship (to the police)Do you know anything about him?

Defendant-First appearance in Hong- keng, sir..

dents compensation. He then asked to be He was fined $15 and ordered to pay 30 allowed to go on board the ship to get the money, but Inspector Fenton said the man was too dangerous to be allowed out."

Defendant foudly protested that he was. not "a lunatic or anything

His Worship told him that the police? would ste into the matter, and the man was removed from the Court still talking volubly.