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Notwithstanding the whir of the electrie funs, it was very hot in the Supreme Court yesterday, and when Mr. Justice Kemp took his seat in the small Court he announced to Counsel that the wearing of wige was optional. Counsel returned thanks, and Mr. Jenkin added, "We wish the wearing of gowns was also optional, my Lord."

At the Bijou Theatre yesterday after noon Mr. Geo. Samners produced a moving film descriptive of the experiences of the Carnegie expedition to Alaska and Siberia. Each succeeding scene on the other military system, aud that in drawing picture was explained by Mr. Samuers, up the scheme of military reorgani- sation the Chinese War Officg *#39 largely guided by the advice of German exports. But, apparently at that time, it was considered unnecessary to engage any

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scheme for the education of officers, stateN that four distinct kinds of schools were contemplated for the instruction of cem missioned officers, of which three were actually in operation when the revolution occurred. A Primary Military School was to be opened in each provincial capital, at which youths from fifteen to eighteen would

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and those who had the privilege of being present learned something of Eskimo life

Midnight Sun. It is a very interesting and flora and fauna of the land of the and instructive film.

Three fatal cases of

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THE

JAPANESE DEMANDS

ON CHINA.

"A SACRIFICE OF NATIONAL DIGNITY."

Toxro, September 15th. Prince Katsura's recovery and return to Tokyo are coincident with the renewed activity of his Party, who are preparing a Manifesto expressing a want of confidence in the Government in regard to the China question. It is considered that the Japanese demands simply

invite further insult.

plague (all

The Yorodzu says the Govern Chinese) were reported ** having ment cousulted its British Ally, but occurred in the Colony during the 78 hours up to noon of the 18th instant. The the sacrifice of national dignity in number of cases registered this year is deference to the Powers is unendur 340 (all Chinese), of which 305 proved futal. Other communicable diseases

able. reported for the week ended September 13th are four cases of cholors, of which "one proved fatal, and five cases of enterio

fever, one of which proved fatal.

Major H. L. Wigmore, U.S. Military Attaché at Tokyo, whose sudden death

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recently reported by our Tokyo correspondent, succumbed to appendicitis at Chuzenji. His illness was sharp and developed so quickly that, though the best

advice was secured from Tokyo and Yokohama, the end came shortly before midnight. He was attended to the last by Mrs. Wigmore, to whom the sympathy of the community is extended in her sudden bereavement.

LAND SALES IN HONKONG,

HIGH PRICES.

Two lots of Crown land were sold by public auction at the Public Works Department yesterday. There was a large attendance at the sale, and bidding in both instances was keen.

The first los offered was Inland Lot No. 2,039, which contains about. 24,738 square feet, and the anunal rental of which is $222. The lot is worth of Inland Lat No. 1,808, and is situate at Wongueicheong Road. The upset price was $12,319, and bids until the sum of $20.000 was reached, from this start it rose by $100 and 8500

at which price it was knocked down to Mr. A. Shelton Hooper..

The second lot put up was Inland Lot No. 2,010, near Tai Hang Inland Lot 165, Tai Hang village. The area is about

Army Division, and then complete his military training by an eighteen months' course at the Military High Schoo! to which we have already referred It may be that the objeci in viaw in employing so large a number of German officers is to staff every school with a certain number of foreign experts, and to employ others in connection with the scheme of military redistribution which is stated to have lately been undercon- aideration in Peking. A significant statement in the telegram is that Kauppa ura to provide one fourth of the estimated cost of the scheme. This means, of course, that Kxurrs will secure practically a monoplygure Messrs. G. E. Warren & Co. beenme of the supply of arms to China. The scheme is one which is not likely to go through without objection by the Powers, but as there is nothing in the Traatios with China to prevent her making such arrange- ments, it is not apparent on what grounds any protest be lodged. There is a certain irony in the situation which the public will

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THE LABOUR DISTURBANCES IN GREAT BRITAIN.

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(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] The Morning Post endorses Sir Edward THE HOME RULE QUESTION.

Carson's speech and says that when be SPEECH BY SIR EDWARD CARSON, declared that a Conference must be

"GOVERNMENT'S MANDATE A DRESSED-UP ·

abortive, he was speaking not only for the Irish Loyalists but for the vast majority of the party.

CORPSE,"

The Daily Chronicle says that Sir Edward Carson has banged, hatred, and bolted" the door on Lord Lorabura's proposals. Mr. Asquith's duty is to go straight forward and set up in Ireland

a system of government "broad-based upon the people's will.”

LONDON, September 14th. Sir Edward Carson, K.C., M.P., in a speech at Durham, said that Lord Lore hurn's latter left the Home Rule question no different than it was previously and asked what now became of the Govern mont's Mandate. "It doubtless will be paraded," continued the speaker, "to the bitter end, but it is only a dressed-up corpse. It is something that yorious men are beginning to realize the gravity of ment will keep the door open to a reason- the situation, but even Lord Loreburnable compromise, but will not yield to does not realize its whole gravity. There intimidation, and will not insult the cour are not going to be merely spasmodic try by asking again if it meant what it riots in Ulster if the Government persists said in 1914. with the Home Bule Bill, but

wo will mako government by Home Rule impos

sible by steady, persistent opposition to its every act. We will never acknowledge ourselves citizens under a Parliament at

those

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The Daily News says that the Govern

THE MAGISTRACY.

LOTTERY TICKETS.

A Chinese who was found in possession.

of 10 Po Piu lottery tickets in Shanghai Street, Yaumati, was fined $260, or three months' hard labour, by Mr. F. A. Haw- land yesterday.

The Fress is generally unsatisfied. Dublin, but we will over acknowledge the power of the Imperial Parliament. Let who сап take that from

ecine and try,

Lord Lore.

A CHINESE DRUNK AND INCAPABLN,** burn, in making the proposal for

A well-dressed Chinese, who gave the a coference, shows that he does not

name of Johnson, was found lying asleep grasp the rudiments of the question and at four o'clock in the morning on the His slumbers does not see the gulf between Mr. John footpath at Bhektontsui.

were rudely disturbed by a policeman, Redmond and myself, and until you can who found him to be drunk and incapable. our fundamentally different The man, who was on bail of $10, failed reconcile. views there is not the slightest use into appear before the Magistrate yesterday, pretending to meet in a conference which and the bail was estreated.. must prove abortive."

LONDON, September 1014. The civic authorities of Manchester and Salford are mediating with the dockers, and it is hoped that their efforts will lead to a settlement. Upwards of 1,500 are affected.

AN EXTRAORDINARY DEFENDANT. Before Mr. Hazeland yesterday, Inspec tor MeHardy charged a Chinese with the larceny of a jacket from the Jockey Club premises at the Rage-course.

extraordinary

His und

his conduct in the dock was most strange.

He offered a vigorous defence to the charge, accompanying his statements with extraordinary gestures of his hands, and alleged that bo was falsely accused. His Worship observed that the man did not seem quito right in the head, and ordered a remand for a week, the inan to remisin

A strike at Messrs. Moulder's, Sheffield, on the non-Unionist question, it is feared, Referring to discussions concerning the will be protracted. The idle number position of the King, Sir Edward refused many thousands.

to express his views, because there was The motor-bus drivers and conductors no tribunal to settle the question, but appearance in London are threatening to come out he declared that it was the duty of the owing to one of the Companies suspend- Premier to advise His Majesty to appeal ing 12 employees for wearing Union to the people. Sir Edward concluded by badges,

saying I return to Ulster this week- RAILWAYMEN'S LEADER CONDEMNS SECTIONAL joyfully, eagerly. I have a provisional government ready to take over, in trust A speech of the Railwaymen's leader, for the Empire and the King, such parts in police custody. Mr. J. H. Thoinas, M.P., in which he of the Government as will protect us from

Home machinations of a condemned sympathetic and sectional | the

A line of 3150 was imposed by Mr. G. N. Orine on a Chinese who arrived in the "leading strikes,

to anarchy," has Parliarient.” attracted considerable attention. It is Mr. Ellis Griffith, K.C., M.P., Partia harbour on the Korea with a Winchester riffe in his possession. Inspector Murivon believed to refer to the irresponsible mentary Under-Secretary to the Home told the Magistrate that a number of strike threats of railwaymen in various Office, speaking at Abernethy, said that notices warning persons against districts.

Lord Loreburn's letter raised a new aspect | importation of arms into the Colony were

STRIKES.

À CATHOLIC PRIEST'S AMAZING CONFESSION.

30,250 square feet, the annual rental $210, NEW YORK MURDER SENSATION. while the upset price was $5.080. Bidding started at $5,083 and by bids of $100 ran briskly up to $7,100, at which

purchasers of the lot.

V.R.C. AQUATIC SPORTS The annual aquatic sports meeting of the Victorin Recreation Club will be held on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the

25th, 28th and 27th instant, and, given fine weather, should prove very successful.

New York, September 15th,

Rale

UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF ARMS.

tho

of the Home Rule question. The Liberals posted up all over the steamer. and Nationalists have never been unwill- ing to confer with their opponents with

Another Chineso who had just returned

from America by the Koren was charged

with a similar offense. Sergt. Pincett said

a view to some measure of Home Rule by that when the defendant was asked if ha

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A sensation has been caused in New consent, but it was impossible to enter had any arms on board be declared le had not, - A search was instituted, and the rovolver was found in his clothes, the York through a German Catholic priest into a Conference unless there was named Schmidt confessing, to the murder common basis for the discussions. Every ammunition being discovered in a feather of a servant girl, whose dissected body member of the Conference must agree pillow. The officer further remarked that was recently found in the Hudson River. upon three premises, namely:-Firstly, on the voyage the Chief Officer was threatened with a revolver and chased out He says that when it was found that the that there must be a change of govern-of the steerage section because he tried

EMMETT-On September 10th, at Shang not be slow to perceive, for one is irresis. The events on the programme are:-Two girl's condition rendered concealment of ment in Ireland. Secondly, the change to stop, a number of Chinese passen gors

hai, the wife of E. C. Eumery, of a son and a daughter.

DEATH.

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TIBERGHIEN-On September 10th,

Shanghai, WILLY TIHERGHIEN, Banque Belge Pour L'Etranger, aged 20 years. LONDON OFFIOR: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C.

HONOKONG OPPIOZ: 10s, Dee Vœux Roan G.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, SEPTEMBER 16TH, 1913.

lengths' handicap running bender (swallow style), throwing the polo ball; two lengths (army, navy and police); two lengths team race; hurdle race (two

their relations impossible he killed her,

because he loved her."

Schmidt was traced through a pillow wrapped round the girl's torso, which a shopkeeper identified as having been sold to the priest.

lengths handicap); long plunge: four lengths handicap; 250 yards (champion ship); boys' race (open); team race, divifimm 7. service: four lengths (100 yards championship): ladies' nomina It appears that Schmidt went through tion; high dive (open, swallow style); consolation race. On each of the three

a form of secret marriage with the days the sports will conclude with a deceased girl, water polo match.

PETROLEUM IN THE PHILIPPINES.

UNIONIST LEADERS AT

BALMORAL.

Mr. Prait and Dr. Sunith of the BureaLLI

LONDON, September 15th. of Science, Philippine Islands, report, after extended investigation that the

Mr. Bonar Law and Lord Curzon are

existence of petroleum Un

Bondoc the guests of the King at Balmoral. Peninsula is established by the presence

FURTHER DISTURBANCE IN SOMALILAND.

bly reminded of the Ka's famous picture of a vision of Asiatic armies weeping over Europe, and if Reuter's correspondent bad nos added to his message the remark that the ratour is generally accepted as true, the might have supposed a humourist to be responsible for the report that German officers are to be employed to tain the Clonese in German war science which the KAISER has recently stated ensures victory if properly applied. It is not, however, with the idea of invading THERE is doubtless some basis for the per-

Europe that China is aiming at increas- sistent report which REUTER's Correspon- dent at Peking says prevails in well-informed ing the efficiency of her Aruy, but in order to make it a trustworthy and circles in the capital that the Chinese effective force primarily for the main Government has practically decided to

tenance of peace and order within her employ a German Lieutenant-General with borders and for the defence of her of sees of petroleum associated with THE MULLAH ON THE WARPATH. staff of six officers at Peking and two territories from aggression. German inflammable. gas 11t various places hundred officers-presumably all Geruau- military officers can certainly teach the throughout the oil feld. to be distributed throughout the country. Chinese H great deal more than *The quantity of petroleum which be recovered by commercial the might present know about Colour is perhaps lent to this runiour by they

exploitation of the field is undetermined and can be determined only through the drilling of a series of test welle." Accord- ing to their report all the petroleum encountered so far is similar and of a good quality. It is of low specific gravity and contains a large pro portion of light oils which would make it of relatively high value as a commercial petroleumi. The seeps are in highly inclined strata which are probably in al cases part of the structure of anticlina. folds. From this association it is believed that the petroleum in this field has, in

Chi Haio-chun, a representative of accordance with the general law of petroleum accumulation, tended to collect Kiangsi in the Lower House, was shot at in the crests of anticlines. The petroleum Kewkiang on the 1st inst. He was proved occurs, associated with certain horizons, in an extensive series of beds of sandstone guilty of conspiracy against the Govern- and shale which is similar in character maent. Efforts were made to save him, Manila Observatory yesterday to the oil-bearing rocks of productive but they were of no avail. He was at one afternoon reported typhoon E. of fields, notably those of Japan."

time a student in William Nast College They recommend that drilling explora- in Kowkiang, and later studied at London Northern Luzon, less than 300 miles distant-moving W.N.W.

tion should he conducted along lines which

University. they indicate in their report.

at

the frequent references in the Chinese science of war, but the revolutions of the papers of late to schemes of military past two years have shown that peace and re-organisation which have been under order can only be assured when Chinese to be loyal and patriotic to the Government-and that, outbreak. Military origanisation has we fear, is a task beyond the powers of

discussion since the latest revolutionary

at

followed upon wars

China on least two previous occasions. In the Taiping Rebellion the official organisation was found to be "ineffective al unwar- like." and was changed to what was known as the Green Flag Ariny which was ja no sense a homogeneous force. Each province maintained, or was supposed a maintain a certain number of troops, under the direct control ofthe Viceroy, for constabulary and in some cases garrison duties. This constituted the fighting army at China, such an it was, until forty years after its formation, when

soldiers have learnt

foreign military experts.

The English mail of the 16th August was delivered in London on the 13th September.

fell in 48 hours, whilo at Baguio the fall In Manila last week 71 inches of rain

wa's 16 inches.

The

ADEN, September 15th. The Muliah continues raiding friendly natives. He has burned Burao, killing character. six friendly natives,

EXECUTION OF A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT.

LONDON UNIVERSITY MAN.

must place a greater share of government from gambling. The maximum penalty- in the hands of Irishmen. Thirdly, there of $260, or three months, was imposed.

A third Chinese was fined $100, or a must be a Parliament or Assembly or month, for being in possession of a Council representing the views of Ireland revolver and ammunition. This man had as a whole.

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been deported from America.

UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF OPIUM.

Before Mr. Orme, two Chinese were Lord Loreburn's letter is still kept in

The charged with unlawful possession of the forefront by the newspapers. Unionist papers give prominence to the opium. The first man was arrested on the sea front by a Water Police detective, prolonged audienco given to Mr. Bonar whree suspicions were aroused by a parcel Law by the King at Balmoral, after the he was carrying. He stopped him, and Unionist leader had conferred with Lord found that the parcel contained several Lansdowne at the latter's Scottish seat, tins of opium, amounting altogether to 35 taels. The second defendant Wis and they declare that an election or a arrested on the information of the first Referendum must precede a Conference.

man. In answer to Mr. Render Harris The Daily Telegraph says that when (of Messrs. Wilkinson & Grist); who civil war is in the near prospect surely appeared for the first man, the detectivo said he asked the man what the parcel the nation may demand the right to say contained, and he

answered "M cou whether it approves of a policy bringing | cakes." He said the parcel had been. civil war to pass. It would be wrong to given to him by another man, who asked attribute political significance to the him to give it to a friend of his.- Mr. visit of Mr. Bunar Law and Lord Curzon Harris, addressing his Worship, said the to Balmoral. The arguments of some of parcel was given to his client by a man named. Lo Hing, who asked him to take our leading contemporaries regarding a

it to the Cheung Hing boarding-house and. possible Royal action are unwise, because hand it over to Kwong Tak Sang, saying if once a Constitutional monarch seeks he was too busy to go himself. His client ather than Ministerial guidance how will was told the parcel contained moon calces, it be possible to know whose was the and he had uo knowledge that it contained upium.-His Worship, after hearing advice on which the King took action.

The Standard discusses the possibility evidence, expressed the opinion that both were in it, but he was not prepared to the of the King taking the initiative and calling a Conference, which, it says, would convict the second defendant on

The first man was fined the raise no question of Constitutional usage evidence.

twelve auch as was involved in the recent sugges maximum penalty, 2,000, or tions that the Royal assent to the Home months' hard labour, and the second was Rule, Bill should be refused..

discharged.