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INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH, 1913.

been accorded any other Minister under the republican régime. He was selected and nominated by the PainENT bimself for the position of Premier. This nouination was agreed to by the House of Representatives AT THE WELCOME DINNER and, contrary to expectation, was endorsed by the Senate, so that he enters upon his duties with the full approval of PRESIDENT and Parliamout. In these circumstances HSIUNG HAI LANG may be said to enjoy greater prospects of success than any of bis

of the

MEDICAL

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The Daily Press.

"When

we have

to meet national expenditure has no other altern

o lapkruptcy.

It is imporatively pecessary for the Government in Palting to ba strong mough not merely to insist upon the Provinces sending in their contributions regularly but also to imposs throughout the country such faxation as may be found necessary to meetthe national obligations. The PREMIER has expressed himself as convinced that as soon as order is restored in the Provinces they will again send regular contributions to the Central Government, This canot, however, be left to their goodwill taxation, however unpopular, must be levied through out the country in order to bring the national revers up to a igore at which it will meet uational expenditure and leave the necessary margin to meet the many financial obligations which China has incurred. Obviously, this cannot be done at once, and consequently China will have to enter the market again soon for a further losu.

When the reorganisation

loan was concluded in April last it was evident that after the satisfaction of matured obligations, including the Boxer indemnity, the Belgian Loan, the advances from the Five Power Group, etc., little would be left for economic purposes. The axial strain imposed by the rebellion upon the -national exchequer has reduced that little very considerably, and the need for further funds has br come intensilied. But while the Powers will probably have to afford this additional support to Chit, it is scarcely likely to be given on the sauze terms unless the Chinese Government shows itself mora ready to honour its word then is reported to have been the ce in regard to the conditions of the Quintuple Loan. There has, for instance, bean so serious Ju attempt to cbstruct and weaken tho enthurity of Sir RICHARD DANE jú reorgan-

the

The

Open Championship

Bowling

match, which was arranged to take place TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.

on the green of the Police Club to-day, has been postponed.

Captain G. C. A. Marescaux, formerly of H.M.S. Kent, has been appointed Captain-in-Charge and King's Harbour- Master at Portland.

Seventeen Europeans were recently under observation at Socrabaya suspected of having contracted plague. One lady

The Rev. C. Bone will preach at the

[“BAILY PEBSH" RECLUSIVE BNRVICE:]

AEROPLANE DESTROYED IN

JAPAN.

TOKYO, September 19th. A Morris-Farman biplane was succumbed from the effects of the disease destroyed by fire at Tokorozawa on Thursday morning. Lieutenant Wesleyan Church, Wanchai, to-morrow Takeda was engaging in his usual evening at 0.16 on The Bible in the light

modern science

general practice with the machine and was und of knowledge."

descending when an explosion The General Officer Commanding has occurred. The biplane broke into a approved the appointment of Linutenant G. F. H. Faithfull, as Quartermaster, blaze of fire, but the aviator landed 126th Baluchistan Infantry, rice Lieut. safely. He received minor burns, A. G. White, promoted.

but was not seriouly hurt.

Captain A. W. Haggar, 128th Baluchis- tan Infantry, has been appointed Officiat ing Adjutant, in addition to his own doties ns Double Company Officer, wee Captain G. H. Russell, vacated.

The launch of the Japanese cruiser Kirishima (over 30,000 tons), now in course of construction at the Mitsu Bishi Shipbuilding Yard, Nagasaki, will take place in the latter part of November.

Mr. W. T. Hockaday, a former Chief Constructor in H.M. Naval Yard, Hong- kong, who was transferred to Sheerness about two years ago, has been appointed manager of the constructive department' at Devonport dockyard,

On arrival at Naples on August 15th, the N.D.L. steamer Dorflinger reported that a small fire broke out on the vessel during the voyage from Colombo but was extinguished before much damage bad

been done.

A Polo Gymkhama takes place this afternoon, at the Race Course, Happy Valley, weather

permitting. The

entries for the seven events are excellent If the weather is unfavourable, the Gymkbama will be held early next week,

REBEL LEADER IN JAPAN.

TOKYO, September 10th.

Li Lieh Chun, the leader of the recent rebellion in Kiangsi, has arrived at Wakamatsu.

{TIRQUGE REUTER'S AGENCY.}

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINE.

AN EXTENDED FAR EASTERN BERVICE.

LONDON, September 10th.

It is announced in Berlin that in con-

sequence of the dissolution of the Ham- burg-America's East Asiatic Agreement with the Norddeutsche Lloyd, the Ham-

burg America Line will withdraw at the end of the year from the East Siberian Conference, and organise an extended service to the Far East on their own

account

[TBROUCH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PRINCE ARTHUR'S WEDDING.

LONDON, September 19th. His Majesty the King will give away the bride at the marriage of Prince Arthur of Connaught and the Duchess of

Fife.

THE HOME RULE QUESTION.

SIE EDWARD CARSON PREPARED FOR "THE GREATEST SACRIFICE."

LONDON, September 19th. Sir Edward Carson, speaking at Bromore, said he could not shrink from

AKESPEAREAN COMEDY BY

LOCAL AMATEURS.

TWELTH NIGHT."

We are very glad to learn that the production of plays by amateurs is not to cense iu Hongkong. There is undoubtedly much that gives pleasure in & successful aurateur performance, and peculiarly is this so in such places as Hongkong, where, from force of circum stances, the best professional productioas cannot be displayed. We are not at all. sure, however, that the best amateur performances we have seen have not been in the Far East, and from all we can tenra great expectations should be realised by a production of Twelfth Night" which is to take place at the end

of next month. We understand that the scenery is being specially designed, and his task because he trusted in God. He will live great charm, The names of the bad counted the cost and believed the case we hope to be able to publish cause was worth not merely a petty shortly. sacrifice, but the greatest sacrifice a man could make, his own life. The dangers were very real, and the sooner that was realised the better.

THE LONDON BUSMEN'S STRIKE.

LONDON, September 19th.

Messra. Tilling, having ascertained that the London General Omnibus Company, which almost monopolises the traffic in London, does not prohibit thoir employers wearing the Union badge, have agreed to withdrew their own prohibition and to re-instate the suspended strikers on the understanding that non-Unionists will not

be molested.

LATER.

Messrs. Tilling's men are not satisfied with the permission to wear the badge, and passed a resolution on Thursday evening not to resume work until the Unior has been formally recognised. Speakers declared that preparations had

N.D.L. STEAMER ON FIRE IN THE been made to bring out all the London

busmen and those employed on the tube MEDITERRANEAN.

railways and trams.

The jury who sat in the trial of a

Lloyd's agent at Malta reports that the district watchman named Lo Chim, who | steamer Preussen, bound from Yokohama was charged with murder before His to Marseilles, while off the port caught Honour the Chief Justice at the Supreme

Court on Thursday, returned a verdict of not guilty, and accused was discharged.

Mr. Frank Lammert, the Secretary of the Victoria Recreation Club, has informed the police that on Thursday night he saw a Chinese run towards the Club and then jump suddenly into the Harbour. The man was seen no more, and it is thought he was insaNE,

BIG SEIZURE OF ARMS AND AMMUNITION.

Before Mr. Hazeland at the Magistracy yesterday afternoon, two Chinese, one- employed as a night watchuan and the other as a waiter in the steerage of the Shingo Maru, were charged with being in unlawful possession of 16 automatic pistols, 30 revolvers, and 5,950 rounds of Ammunition on board the Shinya Maru without having a permit.

on fire. The vessel later signalled that the fire was ander control and that she was entering port.

LATER.

The cargo in two of the holds of the vessel was damaged by fire, steam, and sea water. The damage to the vessel itself was slight.

SUDDEN DEATH OF A GERMAN PRINCESS.

SUPPOSED SUICIDE THROUGH AN UNDAPPY

LOVE AFFAIR.

BERLIN, September 19th.

sudden death of Princess Sofia of Saxe- Weimar Eisenach at Reidelberg at the age

A sensation has been caused by the

of 25 years.

It was at first reported that death was

Mr. T. II. King (Assistant Superinten dent of Police) prosecuted, and Mr. J. H. Gardiner defended both men, and due to heart, disease, but later reports Pleaded guilty on behalf of the second.

were twa

LATER.

Mr. King told his Worship that about state that the Princess was found dead in 8 a.m. on the 12th inst, Sergt. Pincott and

party of police boarded the Shingo bed with a bullet wound in the head. It Maru to search for arms under warrant.

is alleged that she committed suicide The Sergeant went direct to the women's quarters in the steerage, through an unhappy love affair with the taking with him two or three Chinese police. The main door of this depart son of a great Jewish banker. mout Was

Inside open. lavatories and a large bath-room, one of them being locked. When Sergt. Pincott

The Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar, the asked the Japanese steward for the key head of the family, bad insisted upon to the door which was locked, the latter dant with the key. He landed it over, and the articles produced were found in marrying the son of the banker, Herr the rou. While the roons were being Bleichroeder. searched, the first defendant came in and

HONGKONG. SEPTEMBER 20гH, 1913,

MR. HITUNG HSI LANG, the Promier and Finance Minister of China, in a published statement, says that: adjusted the finances of China all other sing the Falt Gabelle as to call for & formal turned round and saw the second defen- the princess resigning her rank before i

proteat by the Powers. This appears at the things can be easily settled." Possibly; moment to have been effective, but but the statement is far too sanguite to command itself to wile acceptance The utterance was made in the course of an interview in which the Minister explained that the main question for China at the moment is the reorganisation of her finances, and it was to undertake this task that he had accepted charge of the Ministry of Finance. When we have regard to the exceedingly parlous condition of China fianacially, with a revenue insufficient to meet the needs of the Government and

he was detained there by the police. As The Princess declined, and her father be went away, he took a Panama hat from a peg inside the lavatory where the and the Emperor Wilhelm were obliged to arms and ammunition were found. He refuse their consent to the marriage.

adso in the women's quarters, some also took from the bath-room, which was articles of luggage.

The men were brought to the Police Station, and on the opened the main door of the steerage and first defendant was found a key which

That, he would prove, was not the ship's

INTERNATIONAL GOLF.

The Lord Mayor fruitlessly attempted to reconcile Messrs, Tilling and their men. THE RAILWAY STRIKE.

LONDON, September 19th. There is a deadlock in the negotiations between the Liverpool Railwaymen and the Railway Companies.

We do not know that we have ever

before seen the boards of the Theatre Royal adorned by the yellow stockings of Malvolio-we are quite sure that they have never before been filled in Hongkong by an amateur. The performances are to be in aid of a number of local charities the names of which will be made known at an early date. There should be no ques

tion of the support which such admirable effort should receive.

COMPANY REPORT.

HONG KONG COTTON SPINNING. WEAVING & DYEING CO.

F

The report for presentation to bare- holders at the sixteenth ordinary meeting is as follows:

The general managers beg to submit a statement of accounts covering the period from let August, 1012, to 31st July, 1813.

The net profit for the year amounts to $105,766.73 leaving a balance of $117,779.08 at debit of profit and loss account, and il is proposed that this amount be carried forward to next year's account.

Consulting Committee. Sir Paul Chater, Mr. J. W. C. Bonnar and Mr. Ho Fook retire, but being eligible offer themselves for re-election.

Auditor.The accounts have been audit- ed by Mr. Francis Maitland in the absence of Mr. W. Hutton Potts, and the latter gentleman offers himself for re-election,

$1,250,000.00

BALANCE QUEET 81st July, 1913. LIABILITIES. Capital Account Sundry Creditors Yarn Guarantee Account Unclaimed Dividends Equalization of Dividend Fund...

Property-compris

ing land, build- ings and 100- chidery 48 Par

ASSETS.

last account......$1,148,117.81

Since expended

The Executive of the Railwaymen's Union have circularised the men caution. ing them against widening the area of The disputes without their orders. Executive is hoping for a fair, and dig-Less not

pro. fied settlement of the present disputes.

THE DUBLIN STRIKE.

a

LONDON, September 18th. Twenty thousand men are idle as Dublin on a fight to a finish on the ques result of the strikes and lockouts in

tion of the recognition of the Transport Workers Union. The docks and markets

are paralysed, and 25,000 tons of grain

remain undischarged.

pant.

of ma-

ceeds

chinery

sale...8368,689.95

Less am-

o unt

credited

as

per

a/c... 167,920.86

Furniture 05

last &/c Distress is ram sundry debtors.....

Cash Cotton, value of

stock Yorn

GOVERNOR SULZER IMPEACHED.

LONDON, September 19th: The impeachment of Governor Sulzer of New York for the misappropriation of electoral campaign funds has begun hefore the Senate.

Governor Sulzer did not appear. "

AMERICAN CURRENCY BILL

WASHINGTON, September 18th. The House of Representatives has passed the Currency Bill by 186 votes to 84..

3,080.00

$1,149,167,02

636,308.81 18.755.04

9.831.5

20,000.00

$1,828.805.10

760.50 1,148,407.58

per

542.06

4.187.02

328.80

208.692.72

value

of

stock

315.981.64

Waste valuo of

stock

11.362.51

stock

22.026.89

Cont, value of stock Fire insurance and

2,880.75

taxes pertaining

to period after

31st July, 918

Profit & Loss /

Mill store, value of

1,424.80

117,779.98

$1,828,895.10

PROFT AND LOSS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR

ENDING 31ST JULY, 1913. To Balance from last year..... To Interest ............

To Repairs and Renewale......... To Remuneration to Consulting

Committee

To Remuneration to Ocneral Managers 10 per cent, on net profits ($105,766.78)

THE MAGISTRACY.

THEEPAESING AT LYEMUN FORTS.. The German named Arnold Ast, who pleaded guilty on Thursday to trespass- To Auditor's Fee ing on the fortifications at Lyenun, was sentenced by Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the To Banus to Mill Foreign Staff Magistracy, yesterday to a month's bard labour, in default of paying a fine of 825. POSSESSION OF ARMS AND AMMUNITION. A Chinese who was arrested on Empress of India by Sergt. Pincott for being in unlawful possession of a revolver By Transfer fees... and ammunition was fined the maximum By Gain in working penalty, 8250, or three months in default, By Bianco by Mr. Hazel and yesterday. The man had a box of ammunition tied under each his body. armpit, and a revolver was tied round

existing bondholders will need to be thoroughly satisfied that China means to honestly fulfil all its promises before China can go to the European markets again with prospect of success. Another important factor will be the measure of success which attends the plans of the new Finance Minister. Every Finance Minister has made a brave profession of faith in his ability to reorganise the finances of the country just as Mr. HaING has done. As the old English maxim has it," the proof of the prophecies of national bankruptcy not pulding is in the eating," and we fancy wanting, the courage displayed by HSIUNG Mr. Herne's pudding will take a long Het LNG in attempting a task of such time in the cooking as things are at present magnitude is to be admired. His courage in China. If he is able to put the finances or temerity ssoms all the greater when it is of the country on a sound footing he will remembered how many others have been render a service to his country which will ambitious enough to take the portfolio and entitle him to the undying gratitude of all have had to retira from a position which they patriotic Chinese, and it is to be hoped key produced, found on the first defen- THE FAMOUS NECKLACE AT BOW men and a woman-with being in unlawful

found untenable. Whether he possesses the necessary qualifications to enable him to deal with the problem, which is such serious one for China, remains to be seen, but bis experience in other positions is such as to inspire confidence in his ability among a considerable section in the country. At any rate, whether he has greater ability than any of his immediate predecessors in

assumes office with more support than has

that he will receive every encouragemont in his efforts and west with the success bo anticipates.

The Bishop of Victoria will preach at St. John's Cathedral to-morrow (Sua- day), at the 4.45 p.m. service.

Evidence was then given by Sergeant

BROOKLINE, Sept. 19th. On the Srst day of the Golf Champion also the doors of the lavatories inside. ship competition proper six Americans key of that compartment. He would put led in the morning, but were outdriven in a letter which was found on the first and outputted by the Englishmen in the defendant, which would probably be in his favour.

afternoon, the scores being:-Vardon 75, Pincett, whe stated that he boarded the 72; Reid 70, 72; Ray 70, 70. Americans in the Harbour, and also by the inter- vessel practically as soon as she arrived Strong 73, 76;

McDonald Smith 71, preter in the steerage, who said he was 70; Barnes 74, 76; Ouiret 77, 74; Mc formerly chief cook on board the Shiny Dermott 74, 79, Tellhec (France) 76, 70; the steerage were hung in his room, and Maru. He deposed that all the keys to were under the charge of the steward and himself. He could not swear that the

Jerome Travers 78, 78.

STREET.

LONDON, September 18th. women The famous necklace has been identified

dant, was the one which opened the bath- room door. There were women passengers all the wag en route to Hongkong, Chinese males were not allowed to travel or live in the women's quarters in the steerage unless there were no passengers.

the

$212,989.14

30,336.47 18.091.99

4,000.00

250.00 1.000.00

10,576.57

5277,024.17

$155.00

159,089.19)

117,779.98

$ 277,024.17

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD. General Managers.

BIG SEIZURE OF OPIUM. Before Mr. Hazeland, Sergt. Pincott C. P. CHATER Members of Consult=" charged four Chinese boat people-three J. W. C. BONNAR ing Committee.

I report that I have audited the possession of 720 tacks of prepared epium. above balance sheet with the books Mr. Heggarth, of the Opium Farm, and vouchers of the Company,

asked for a remand in order to ascertain

certify that in my opinion whether this was imported opium or not. and --Mr. R. O. Butchison, Superintendent such balance sheet is properly drawn up, of Import and Exports. said he did not so as to exhibit a true and correct view know that it mattered. Ilis department of the state of the Company's affairs at charged them with exporting opium. If the 31st July, 1918, according to the in- they were importing the opium it would formation and explanations given to me, go to the Opium Farm. Mr. Hoggarth and as shown by the books and securities. If it is illicis opiuma it will go to the of the Company.The stocks are as certifice The case was F. MATTLAND, Farm Mr. Hutchison said he had no by the General Managers. remanded until Wednesday next, bail being Exed at $2,000 for each defendant. Hongkong, 15th September, 1913.

In answer to Mr. Gardiner, witness at Bow Street by Mr. Mayer, who said the first man was a night watchman in the steerage, and it would be quite exhibited to the gaze of the spectators a His Honour Judge Hufas H. Thayer, natural for him to possess a key to these string of gorgeous and lustrous pearls of the United States Court for China, quarters,

His Worship discharged the first defen-whose shimmer and beautiful colour could office or not, there can be no doubt that he has returned to Shanghai alter a holidaydant, and fined the second man $260, or be plainly seen, even in the badly lighted | objection to a remand.

three months' imprisonment in default.

at Home.

Court

Auditor

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