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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH. 1913.

TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.

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THE MURDER OF JAPANESE AT NANKING.

JAPANESE GOVERNMENT

FORMULATING DEMANDS...

TOKYO, September 8th. A message has been

received by the Navy Department stating that the Northern troops, especially Chang Isan's troops, were utterly undisciplined.

The entire forces ransacked. Nanking, assaulting women and looting Japanese stores.

Hospitals flying the Japanese Red Cross flag also suffered. A party of Japanese going to the Japanese Consulate seeking refuge and carrying a Japanese flag were. attacked by Chang's troops and three were killed. Others were killed in another part of the City. where the Japanese flag insulted. also missing.

The Jiji, quoting a statement by a Foreign Office official,

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

ANOTHER HURRICANE IN AMERICA,

COAST TOWNS DESOLATED AND CROPS DESTROYED.

LONDON, September (th The coast of North, Carolina has been desolated by a hurricane.

Towns have been demolislied, docks, and shipping destroyed, and the crops are virtually a total loss.

It is feared that many people have heen killed or Coracoke Island.

HEAVY RAINFALL IN NEW YORK.

UNPRECEDENTED DISLOCATION OF TRAFFIC.

NEW YORK, September 8th.

CONCERT IN THE THEATRE ROYAL

The concert and varisty entertainment, the proceeds from which will go to augment the building fund of the Diocesan Girls School, took place on Saturday evening in the Theatre Royal. The entertainment, which was promoted by Mrs. Montagu Harston, assistekt by athers interested in the above-mentioned educational institution, was a pronounced success and weat through without a hitch from start to finish. As was anticipated, there was a reward house and the effort of the talented local artists who gave their services and acquitted themselves excel lently, were rewarded with unstinted applause. The first part of the pre- gratume, which must he characterised as the "Conext portion, opened with very spirited ordering of Rossi's overture Tancredi by the urchestra of

the 2nd B. 1.1, whose services were available by kind permission of Major

SUPREME COURT.

Saturday, September 8th.

IN BANKRUPTCY.

BEFORE HIS HONOUR SIR W. RES DAVIES (CHIFF JUSTICE).

CLERK

or thalery back you from polony, the

ADJUDICATED BANKRUPT,

CIVIL SERVANTS AND LOCAL BUSINESS ENTERPRISES:

RANDOM REFLECTIONS. As the typhoon signala were up for two whole days at the end of last week, this The Gacette notifies that the Pension has been one of the principal topics of Minute dated January let, 112 conversation in a deadly dull week. For published on pages 4 to 15 of the Regula- a second time this season the need has tions of Hongkong, 1010, hus been emphasised of that wireless station amended by the addition of the following been on the Pratas, promised by the Chinese clause:- Government, about six years ago, for the A Chinese clerk named Tan Tak Pui purpose of reporting the course of has been granted under this Ordi- "If any person to when a pension sppeared for public examination, which typhoons: but I suppose the British nance becomes, on his final retirement was conducted by the Official Receiver authorities fear to press the matter lest from the service of the Colony, either a (Mr. H.-A. Netbil.) Debtor said is the Chinese Government should reply that Director of any Company the principal liabilities amounted- to attributed his failure to two years' illuces the

$1,900, and it is patiently awaiting the fulfilment of part of whose business is in any way and to $175 which he owed as security provide a wireless station at Hongkong an officer or a servant employed in the Governzient's pludge to directly concerned with the Colony, or for a friend. To pay his doctor and the One is able to recoguise that there may Colony by any such Company, without amount be guaranteed, he borraved $1,300 be difficulties requiring prolonged dis in every such case the permission of the From moneylenders at the rate of 7 cents cussion and consideration in connection Governer in writing first had and per dollar per month. He received a with the Imperial wireless chain system, obtained, then in every such case it shall salary of $30 monthly, and hind to support but why this intolerable delay in be lawful for the Governor, with the wife and two children, but in this his providing so important a shipping centre approval of the Scoretary of State, to father, with whom he lived, assisted him, as Hongkong with the long-promised direct that such pension shall forthwith He had agreed to pay $10 monthly for medium-range station? An illustration the benefit of his creditors.

tecriver was appointed trustre.

The examination was elised, debtor was

British

The heaviest rainfall for the past Dickinson and the other odlicers of the adjudicated bankrupt, and the Official whica had to run south, in crossing from being satisfied that the person in respoct.

decide, line-caused unprecedented disloc tim of traffic. The subways are three feet under water,

BIG FIRE IN ARKANSAS.

SHAMAN IN DIFFICULTIES.

of its need has been furnished by the case: provided always that it shall be lawful for the Secretary of State, on Pavile mail Steamer Parade this week,

Manila, to get us of the possible track of whose pension any such direction sbal of the typhoon, and she was only able to have been given has ceased to bo a Pui Tasi Chan, a junk muster, appeared inform the Hongkong agent by. wireless Director of such Coinpany or to be em for public examination, He told then to Manila and having the messageployed as an officer or servant of such forwarded from there by submarine cable, Company in the Colony, as the case may Per sap

in, to give directions for the restoration of such pension, with retrospective effect, if ho shall see fit, to such a date as ha shell specify,"

Court that he lost his junk in a stono a few years ago, and that he borrowed

money build another. Business Now that the old Clock Tower has been pepared in the beginning, but-subsecutively demolished. I am reminded of a quently he lost heavily, and owing to latter which appeared in the Daily Press pressure of creditors he was compelled to sono months ago suggesting the sil

taneous removal of the trees in Pedder

Battalion. This was followed by various items, vocal and instrumental, pre-eminent among them being Mrs. Hogg's artistic interpretation of the Slave Bung (Riego), Mrs. Hogg was in excellent 2,000 PEOPLE - HOMELESS,

voice and was deservedly encored. M C. P. Hay delighted the audiched with HUTSPRING, September 7th.. his rendering of Laumann's Myself A massage from Hotspring, Arkansas, when Yunagis pleasing barition of says that a great fire, a mile toog and ten being beard to good effect. Of the insere. antalists Miss Huskyn seoted a succini block wide, has swept the castern section with her piano solo Liebestraume" sell his junk. His liabilities amounted to Several Japanese are of the city, destroying factories, hotels. | (Liszt), and was recalled. Mr. Deniu, about $5,500 and he had no work, but was Street, Waile the Tower stood, it sosmed! Fuller was also prominent, his contribuiving on the charity of friends and sacriloge almost to remove them, but now tion being a pians and orchestra adapta- relatives."

that the Tower is demolished the need for tion of Mendelssohn's Concerto in G

The execimation was closed, and the the removal of these straggling trees is minor.

Mr. Demnan Fuller's execution judgment creditor, who was represented very evident. on the piano was masterly, int the by MY, P. Sydenham Dixon (of Messrs, This raferenes to a matter that perhaps

was

residences and publie buildings, and rendering 2,000 people homeless.

Dynamite way. used to prevent the sprend of the fire, but it was useless, as

building.

INTIMATIONS

THE BEST

characterizes the affair as grave, the flames jumped from building to intricacies of the piece based the abilities Wilkinson & Grist was allowed $110 entfalls within the province of the Public THE

of the orchestra to the uttermost. Al the assets for protecting the estate. Gavotte for piano and two violins by Mr. Aubrey, Mrs. Murray Scott and Miss Orr also evoked unstinted applause.

The Japanese Government on September 3rd instructed Mr. Yamaza, tho ambasador at Peking, to notify the Chitese Government and request strict protection of Japanese lives and property.

There are no foreigners at Nan- king other than Japanese.

response to

on

The damage was enormous, and special police were engaged to prevent looting.

Troops arrive to-day to patrol the city.

AMERICA'S TARIFF LAWS.

ANTI-CANADIAN RETALIATOHY FEATURES REMOVED.

THE GOVERNOR-GENERALSHIP OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS..

WA. FORGES FAREWELL.

Mr. W. Cameron Forbes Issued the following proclamation in the Philippine

stands, last week :--

A

Lear Eu

Works Department, reminds me that L we the Department an apology which I hasten with all bumility to make. fortoign ago 1 remarked on the damage The second portion of the programine was

d the Praya by the sea during of the nature of a variety entertainment

the typhoon which catne. XU and was a huge success. Mrs. Hunter, in

the Colony, and I lamelted that the costume, sang tro Spanish songs accom

Department appeared to be repairing the panying herself on the bandora,

read in the same old and inefficient way, Her naïveté was irresistible and charmed the

notwithstanding the. fact that the The countervailing duty on wood pulpweetly and had to respond to an encore. United States of America in the Philip-

house. Miss Lilian White also sang very from office under the Goverment of the had been plainly demonstrated by the I hereby announce that to-day I retire superiority of the tar macadam process has been eliminated from the Tariff Bill The other items were al excellently piue Islands, my resignation as Governor perfect condition of the section of the Senate's Finance Committee, rendered, including Mr. West's Livingeneral laying bean ccepted by the Pray in front of the Post Office, while which has presented amendments under Marionettes, whose antics avulsed the resident of the United States, effective the remainder of the thoroughfare over

September 1st, 1913.. which ult Anti-Canadian retaliatory

The Hondurable Francis Burton Harri-unt for traffic.

ity entire length Ind been rendered almost son, of New York, has been named my features have been removed."

It so happens that it

The foregoing telegram, which Was published

our Shipping Estra Saturday, was received from our by the Tokyo correspondent, in telegraphic inquiry ns to the nature of the teports received in Japan relating to the alleged massacre of Japanese ut Nanking.] TOKYO, September 7th. The Governinent announces that troops will not be despatched to China,

A party of marines, is now pro fecting the Japanese Colony at

Nanking

The Government is formulating demands respecting the murders at Nanking, and also with regard to an insul offered to two Japanest officers, Lieut.. Nishimura and Captain Kawanishi,

WASHINGTON, September 7th.

THE SAN FRANCISCO EXHIBITION,

WASHINGTON, September 6th..

audience. The colour schemes were a noticeable feature during the second half of the performance and evidenced successor, Mr. Harrison will take the was unjust to say in this connection artistic originality. The whole enteroath of office in the United States and that experience counted fur nothing tainmont was of a distinctly high order pine Islands on September 2nd, 1913.

histone Governor-General of the Philip withi

far the Departinent,

1. sub and deservedly successful

sequently learnt that on the very day my note was printed several tous of tar rendam material was seen on the Praya ready for laying, and this material must

Therefore the decision to surface the road are taken ome few days to prepare,

tar macadam must have

At the conclusion of the first part of The Administration is sounding Mr.the programme, Bishop Lander, on behalf Roosevelt with a view to his visiting

of the Committee of the Diocesan Girls' England, France, Germany and other instrumental in arranging the entertain- School, thanked those who had been European countries to endeavour to ment, especially eulogising the services of indure then to participate in the San Mr. Denman Fuller and Mrs Montagu Francisco Exhibition

Harston. The latter had been indefatig

THE THAW CASE.

PROSKITING COUNSEL ARRESTED FOR GAMBLING.

Beginning to-morrow the Honourable Newton W. Gilbert, Vice-Governos, will take on the duties of Acting Governor Genera!!

been

BREWER'S

BREW

GUINNESS'S WHEEL" BRAND

STOUT.

SOLE AGENTS FOR CHINA:

Philippine Commission, to the Speaker with

desire to express to the members of the In this, my last official announcement,

and members of the Philippine Assembly, General and the officers of the army and Honce to the Judiciary, to the Commanding reached before my note was printed. navy, to the Directors of Bureaux and mentioning a few other roads that need ny apology.. refrain from able in her efforts to bring the concert to those serving with them, to the Provincial similar treatment, lest I should find H. a successful issue. Mrs. Harston was then Governors, their Associates and sub-

to-morrow or the presented with a magnificent bouquet and the City of Manila and other Municipal suggestions have been anticipated by an ordinates, to the officers and employees of

next day that my gracefully bowed her acknowledgments Governments, and to the people of the alert Department.

Philippine felands, both in public and private life, my deep appreciation of their It has frequently seemed to me lately GOVERNMENT REVENUE IN THE support and co-operation, to which is due that our agistrates, in view of the state whatever of progress and of accomplish of lawlessness prevailing in the neighbour. ment there may have been during my administration.

ing province, might show a little more My intimate association with the discrimination in dealing with Chinese Philippine people and their problems

PHILIPPINES.

LONDON, September 6tb. A message from Chatinook states that. An official telegram received at the famous United States Counsel, Mr. the Navy Department says that W. T. Jerome, who is representing the General Chang has ordered forty

New York Stato against Harry. Thaw, of the gross business done by merchants during nine years has filled me with who are brought before thein ou a ebarge, i to be shot at, Nanking for plundering, but Japanese property is sull being looted

Den

General Feng entered Nanking on the 4th instant, and his troops are punishing Chang's rea who have bee found looting.

JAPANESE OFFICIAL

ASSASSINATED."

has been arrested on gambling.

Thaw's lawyers disclaim all knowledge of the matter. The arrest is generally attributed to the townspeople's ill-feeling towards Mr. Jerome. A

lodged the complaint.

The

RUTTONJEE

& SON,

14, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

131

MAPPIN & WEBB,

LIMITED.

The Philippine Government collects as internal revenue one-third of 1 per cent. charge of and manufacturers in the Islands. confidence for their future prospering of being in possession of arms without a

fiscal year ending June 20th, 1909, was the development, and I retire filled with faith permit. last before the opening of free trade with in their continued loyalty and helpfulness imposed. In the great majority of cases A fine of $250 is invariably the United States. The figures for the to the Government of the Philippine resulting stimulus to business. four subsequent years therefore shoir the Islands. I bespeak for my saccessor the it is right that the Magistrates should

The gross business on which the per-received.

same measure of support that I havearn 'em a lesson" by imposing "the ceutige tax was collected in 1909 was

maximum penalty, but it seems rather townsman P380,000,000. The increases over that

hard on the returned emigrent, who year have been :--

eunes from Australia, Canada, the Increase over 1909,

United States, or the Countries of the Southern Seas," with all his savings An agreement as to a reward for stowed away in his waist-belt and a salvage has been reached

between revolver in his pocket for their protec-STERLING Erlanger and Galinger of Manila and the tion owners of the steamer Nippon, and as of a Chinese returning from Australia There was a case the other day. result Judge Crossfield has dismissed the with 300 sovereigns in his belt.

Ho was suit of Erlanger and Galinger and passing through Hongkong to his native ordered the Nippon to be released from country Canton vide, attachment.

spore far

The accusation against Mr. Jerome is that he was playing penny card game

Percentage

23

Year. 1910..

P 76,000,000.

of increase

20.0

on railway premises with journalists

1911. 1912. 1913.

155,000,000.

40.0

105,000,000.

202,000,000.

50.3 76.8.

P712,000,000

A lady of a hinese bluejackets is while waiting for the hearing of the case. protecting Japanese subjects.

He was lacked in a small cell, while the erowd outside made a demonstration, and he was eventually bailed out in $800.

The Thaw case is at once bewildering and conical. It is stated in New York

The Tin Hing Engineering Co., Ltd., TOKYO, September 7th..

Eat a Judge at Mostren has issued a Mr. Moritaro Abe, Director of the writ of flabeas Corpus requiring the in- have been struck off the register of and the Shanghai Transport Co., Ltd,,

Political Burau of the Foreign mediate production of Thay at Montreal, companies,

Office, was attacked. by LWO assassins while entering his residence on Friday evening after returning from Shimbashi, where he had been to welcome Mr. Ijuin, late ambassador at Peking,

}

Mr. Abe died Saturday moming

He made a gallant attempt to capture his assassins, but fell ex. hausted.

Mr. Abe's views on the Govern- ment's China policy are supposed to have prompted the deed.

·LATHIL·

Mr. Jerome has slipped quietly across

the border into the United States, and has

fuited to surrender to his bail.

Counsel pleaded that he was unavoid ahly detained, and the case adjourned.

Was

THE AMERICA CUP.

ANDTEER CANDIDATE FOR A COVETED PRIZE.

New York, September 7th. Mr. Herreshoff is building a seventy test all-steel sloop, which will be entered

as-w-enndidate to defend the America

Cup.

THE NIPPON " - RELEASED.

The amount of 160,000 pesos, realized from the sale of the Nippon's cargo, is held by the insular collector of customs

aniount paid by the owners of the Nippon pending the orders of the court.

150,000 pesos, it is believed, is the

the for salving

stranded Uableneurs,

PERTUSSIN.

vessel.--

Is a harmless and efficient remely against all discases of the respiratory Draps, specially WHOOPING COUGH, CATARRH OF LARYNX, ACUTE AND CHRONIC BRONCHIAL CATARRH, ASTHMA, &c., which has bez recognised unequalled by the highest authorities. Also the AFFECTIONS OF THE LUNGS will be greatly relieved by the age of it.

TO BE HAD AT EVERY CHEMIST.

IMPORTERS:

S. J. BETINES & CO.,

TIENT IN AND PEKING.

and he had been advised that the place he true of scores of places. In many was over-run with robbers That seeing to parts of Kwangtung every second mail

China with all his wealth concealed on appears to be armed, and it is distinctly rough on the emigrant returning to bis person to be haled before the Magis trate as he passes through Hongkong, muleted in $50, and then required to forfeit his revolver and ammunition, in addition.

An amusing little incident of the war- fare in the North has been chronicled by

Shanghai contemporary. All, the Chinese rebels wore on their chests white. cloth badges with the naine of their regiment and a chip. These were ailized usually by means of safety pins, but an observant foreigner cavalry

NEW CONSIGNMENTS

SILVER WARE.

PLATE

PRINCE'S

(GUARANTEED NOË 30 YEARS).

CUTLERY

From the

SOLE AGENTS:

officer sporting a gold brooch with Roman CHS. J. GAUPP

letters on it.

There is no earthly reason why an officer should not indulge in a foreign brooch when safety pins serve the rank and file. Unhappily this officer knew not a word of English. Had he done so he would have consigned the brooch to the nearest pawnshop. It was a beautiful specimen of the goldenith's art, and admirably lettered, but the

VOELKEL & SCHROEDER. LTD..cription it bore was "Baby

SHANGHAI,

RODERICH RAYDON.

& CO.,

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,

CHATEL BOAD.

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