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INTIMATIONS

AT THE WELCOME DINNER

of the

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 6TH, 1913.

of doing this ia interesting. Ha re- cognises that the introduction of the rupee might be difficult at the present moment, "but if rubber goes up again and trade is flourishing next year, it would be a single matter to raise the nominal value of a dollar to 2/8, withdraw the 50-cent piece and at the same time introduce the rape as the equivalent of balf a dollar. When people had become accustomed to haulling these rupces the dollars could be gradually with. CONGRESS drawn and be finally dropped from our zurrency system. In theory this would be giving us a higher rate of exchange than at present, but in pmeties it would be amply compensated for by the decrease in

MEDICAL

held in London on the til ultimo, st the

RITZ HOTEL.

CHAMPAGNE the cost of labour and commodities? The

DE ST. MARCEAUX,

1906 VINTAGE, WAS THE ONLY CHAMPAGNE ON THE MENU.

readjustment of our subsidiary coinage could be taking place during the transition stage by the abolition of copper coins and the introduction. 'of Lho Indian nickel divisions of the rupes." This would not be in practice, probably, the simple matter it appears on paper, and CHAMPAGNE matters will have to get very much worse

DE ST. MARCEAUX & Co.,

REIMS,

19 A GUARANTEED VINTAGE

WINE.

It is the most Popular Wine in. Eugland and Europu to-day and invariably figures on the menus of Banquets. Dintors, and Suppera given by Boigning Monarchs, Minister of State, Morchant Guilds, Sporting Clubs,

ata. ute

than they are, wo imagine, before le Government begins to seriously contemplate another change in its standard of currency with all the disorganisation of business it entails. Failing the adoption of the rupee, the writer suggests that the alternative of a 2/-dollar would have its advantages over the present 2/4 dollar, nad if only China coul be induced to come into line, the English pound might gradually become the nominal

basis for all financial business in Asia when

either 15 rupess or 10 dollars was the fixed equivalent. The exchange value of the Tack, he says, is sufficiently near already to war- CHAMPAGNE be, but there is little prospect of China rant China adopting a 2-dollar. That may

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SOLE AGENTS:

doing anything at present to reform her chaotic currency system. The question is ong which will continue to force itself anl to be forced upon the attention of the Government of China, and some day we may get a fixed instead of a fluctuating doller, but that day is as yet far off.

The election of the President of the Republie takes place in the House of A. S. WATSON & Representatives in Peking this morning.

CO., LTD.,

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

HONGKONG.

BIRTHS, Maoriak.-On Soptember 20th, at Shang-)

bai, to Mr. and Mra, C. MAGUIRE,

a son.

WEBSTER-On September 29th, at Shang

bai, the wife of Prof. JAMES Ü.. WEBSTER, of the Shanghai Baptist College, of a son, LITTLE.-On September 27th, at Shanghai,

the wife of E. S. LITIE, Jr., of a son, TOLEDANO.-On September 18th, at Shang- hai, the wife of T. TOLEDANO, Esq., of a daughter.

MARRIAGE. EVANS-BOYD. On September 27th, at Shanghai, FREDERICK CLAUDE, only son of Captain JAMES EVANS, R.N., and Mrs. Evans, Earl's Court, London, 8.W., to AMY CATHERING, younger daughter of the late Thomas Boyd and Mrs. Campbell, 76, Sze chuen Road, Shanghai.

Hongkong Office : 10a, Des Vœux Road 17. LONDON OPPION: 131, FisFT STREET, E.C.

The Daily Press.

HONGONG OCTOBER 6TH, 1913.

Mr. R. Walter, Government Secretary and Magistrate, Weihaiwei, has been appointed Colonial Secretary to British Honduras.

Three performances of Twelfth Night" by the Hongkong Murumers" are announeed, the first to be on Satur- day, October 25th.

The regular meeting of the Hongkong Christian Union will be resumed this afternoon at 5.30 p.ro, at St. Paul's College, when the Bishop of Victoria will

speak.

It is notified in the current issne of the frazelle that the Catholic Ladies' Union has been exempted by the Governor-in- Council from registration under the Societies Ordinance, 1911.

TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] AUSTRALIANS WELCOME ARRIVAL

OF NEW WARSHIPS.

IMPOSING CEREMONY IN SYDNEY HARBOUR.

SYDNEY, October 5th.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] THE HOME RULE CONTROVERSY.

SIR EDWARD CARSON AS

INSPECTOR-

THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.] THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

POWERN TO RECOGNISE THE REPUBLIC. GENERAL."

PEKING, October 5th. WINNIPEG, October 4th. The Presidential Election takes place in The arrival of the new flagship of the

Sir Edward Carson on Friday Parliament to-morrow (to-day), after Australian fleet, the Australia, and the inspected a camp is accommodate 400 which the Powers will simultaneously cruiser Sydney in the harbour was the Tyrone Volunteers on tho Duke of recognise the Republic. occasion of a magnificent and impsing Abercomm's estate at Baronscourt. display.

The

[TUNOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] BRITISH POSTAL AND TELEGRAPH SERVANTS.

WILL PROTEST AGAINST

HOLT REPORT AND DEMAND INCREASED PAY.

LONDON, October 5th.

The National Joint Committee of the Postal and Telegraph Servants, repre-

It transpins that Japan is primarily seating a membership of 20,000 employees, The vessels gradually emerged stables have been transformed into sleep-responsible for the recognition movement, have decided to ask the Premier and Post- through a haze into sunshine, and were ing quarters.

and that the relations between China and master-General to receive a deputation Japan are guatly improved.

who will protest against the Holt Report of August 15th. They have also decided to demand an immediate 15 per cent. in- crease in pay in view of the increased cost of living.

escorted through the Heads by cruisers and destroyers. Huge crowds, both ashore and afloat, witnessed the arrival and were] most enthusiastic in welcoming this con- crete embodiment of Australia's own fleet, manned by her own sank. Many pro- minent legislators were present to witness the arrival of the warships.

HANQUET TO THE FLEET,

Hon. J. Hume Cook, M.P., presided at & banquet tendered to the fleet which was attended by a large and representative gathering, at which the proceedings were characterised by intense patriotic on- thusiasm.

CANADIAN ORANOEMEN FOR THE CLATER

FIGHT. .

The Orangemen of Winnipeg havo offered Sir Edward Carson a regiment of 500 to aid in the Ulster fight,

LEADERS TO CONFER.

Sir Edward Carson and Mr. F. E. Smith will confer with Mr. Bouar Law on Sunday.

Rule

MR. URE'S SIGNIFICANT SPEECH.

Mr. Alexander Ure, speaking

at Boness. said that except

for the Tories the opposition to Home

would have been exhausted The British people declined to be bullied Lord Denman, the Governor General, or terrified, and he would never fight replying to the toast to his health, said another election, except on the Land there had never been a

question. more historical

It would be a sweeping and scene in Sydney than the entry of the exhaustive reform, and would not require Australians should be grateful for revision in the lifetime of any person the King's interest, which was demon-living. strated by his inspection of the flagship; at Portsmouth. Lord Denman said ho fully endorsed Australia's naval policy,

and characterized it

splendid contribution to the naval strength of the Empire.

fleet.

as

Hon. Hame Cook, in proposing the Royal Australian Navy, declared that policy was above politics. The ships were no less the King's because they were Australia's, and по lesa Australia's because they were the King's.

These sentiments were loudly applauded. The Rt. Hon. Andrew Fisher, ex-Prime Minister of the Commenwealth, in sup

porting the toast, fully endorsed the statement that the fleet was above party

considerations.

MILITARY AVIATOR KILLED.

LONDON, October 4th. The military aviator. Major G. C. Merrick, D.S.O., has been killed while flying on Salisbury Plain. His biplane turned turtle and he was hurted to the ground from a height of 150 feet. BRAZILIAN MILITARY TUG SUNK.

RIO DE JANEIRO, October 5th. A steamer collided with and sank a military tug following maneuvres by the Fleet. It is feared that 30 persons are drowned,

LONDON PAINTERS AWARDED INCREASED WAGES.

LONDON, October 4th. The award in connection with the strike Rear-Admiral Pater, R.N., in respond of the painters grants & considerable ing, was accorded a great respection. Ho increase in wages. said he thoroughly endorsed the Hender and say that they have gained two-thirds The men are satisfied,

son scheme, and a good start was half the of their demands and have also secured battle. He referred appreciatively to a new code of rules which will raise the South Africa's great reception of the status of the industry, fleet, which he characterised as a wom- pliment to the new navy and the Common- wealth.

Senators Millen and Pestce, in proposing Rear Admiral King-Ball's

Lient. T. E, Bistee, 2nd Batt. D.C.L.19 has been appointed a member of the committee for the Wongneicheong and Queen's Recreation Grounds, as repre-health, eulogised his services in connection i sentative of the Polo Club.

The Colonial Treasurer's financial state- ment for the month of July shows that the revenue derived for that month was $750,123.41, the expenditure for the same period being $711,605.02. The balance of assels and liabilities is shown IN $2,831,626.15:

THE GUELPHS AND THE HOHENZOLLERNS.

CONTROVERSY REVIVED.

BERLIN, October 5th. The Guelph-Hobenzollern controversy

A

AMERICA'S NEW TARIFFS.

BUSY SCENES AT THE CUSTOMS.

WASHINGTON, October 4th. In the presence of many distinguished politicians and others President Wilson afixed his ignature to the new Tariff Bill. The President repeatedly refused the requests of cinematograph operátors to depict the ceremony.

The measure comes into operation to-day, but it will probably been days befor the Customs service throughout the country adjusts itself to the new conditions.

RAILWAY TRAGEDY AT SOUTHEND.

LONDON, October ath. The bodies of a sexagenarian Major named Hamilton Murdock, a retired officer of the Army Service Corps, and a youthful rurse, were found decapitated on a railway at Southend. They had enroved their hats, tied their hands together and laid down with their necks on the line.

In the course of a speech, the President

Major Murdoch and his wife were said the next step in the business of inmates of a nursing home at Clapham, einancipation was the reform of theware the nurse was a probationer, currency. He urged his colleagues to g

ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH HALL ahead on this fresh impulse. He believed

SALE DY WORK OPENED BY MRS. LANDER, that the Senate would pass the Currency Bill sooner than some pessimists thought.sale of work was held at St. Andrew's Ou Saturday afternoon a bazaar and It is estimated that $71,000.000 worth Church, with the object of swelling the

of imperts are held up in bonded ware houses awaiting the promulgation of the

new rates.

open

to

arc

tuk-

and for the furnishing of the new Church Hall, presented by the Hon. Sir Paul Chater, C.M.Q.; why, it will be. remembered was the donor of the Church. With the operation of the new tariffs Every circumstance contrived to the Customs quarters are the scene of favourable to the project, and the pro- ixe

unusual activity. The houses

ceeds of the sale should reach a gratifying Била. from early in the day until Excellent and complete arrangemouts midnight, and 171 extra staff has were made by the Chaplain (Rev. C. N.

Popo) and + bad

hard-working deal be engaged to

with enthusiastic Committee composed of

Mesdames the food of business. Tremendous Green, Packham,

Blair, Curwen, Douglas, quantities of goods are pouring out from and Robson, and Messrs. B. E. Fielder Pope, Richardson, the bonded warehouses, and huge ship.

and Crowther Smith.

The Chaplain presided at the opening ments are expected soon from abroad. ceremony, and, in introducing Mrs. Lander, observed that it was two years STEAMERS COLLIDE IN NORTH

since St. Andrew's had held a sale of work, and that afternoon's sale was a SEA.

glowing testimony to the keen and united spirit in which the decision to hold the event had been followed up. They were very grateful u Mrs. Lander for so LONDON, October 5th, kindy coming there to open the sale, and while proceeding from

The North Shields steamer Gardenia, keen interest in the work of the Church,

to the Bishop for his attendance and his Beni Sai to In opening the sale, Mrs. LANDER said: Borough, ( Middlesborough), collided noon, and I think you ought to experi- -I am very pleased to be here this after- with the steamer Cornernod in a dense fogence no difficulty in raising a large sum of money: I have much pleasure in declaring the bazaar open.

MANY SEAMEN MISSING,

in the North Seit..

The Gardena sank in four minutes, before the boats could be lowered. Her hoilers exploded, splitting the vessel in two. The crew were hurled into the sea. Four wore saved, one seventeen are missing.

was killed and

HEALTH OF EX-KING MANUEL'S CONSORT.

Musion, October 4th, The latest bulletin of the physicians in attendance on ex-King Manuel's Con-

with the inauguration of the new regime, has been revived. One of the members of

Admiral King-Hall in responding, said the Guelph family stated that at the birth of the Australian navy was yet | Conference at Karlsruhe prior to the another proof of the indestructible and betrothal of the Kaiser's daughter, Prince indissoluble union with the Motherland. Ernst August, when asked to renounce the He hoped to see the Henderson policy/Throne of Hanover. replied, "Honour sort states:-Her Majesty is now Iree the second occasion on which they had fully carried out, but only by an active comes before Love," and then left the immigration policy would the Common-

Yesterday was the third anniversary of Leiria, the Portuguese Consul, was "At which he was in full agreement. the Republic of Portugal, and Mr J. J.

wealth maintain a white Australia with

The Home" to callers at his residence, No.time had arrived for the Governments to consular colleagues and civilians called to 4, MacDonnell Road. Numerous officials,

evolve

means for bringing the tender their congratulations,

H.M.S. Monmouth is expected to arrive

Too

In view of this and other sutterances by the Guelph family the German Press is demanding an explicit statement on the matter.

Dominions into cleser and more frequent Kaiser threatened

Prince Ernst August alleges that the not to confer the relationship with the Councils of the Duchy of Brunswick on him.

appreciation to his Lordship the Bishop Sir PAUL CHATER expressed his personni for the interest he had always shown in St. Andrew's Church in its various activities, and more particularly for his services of so able and excellent a ma good offices in secaring for them the as Mr. Pope. (Applause.)

The good work their Vicar had done since ris arrival was so obvious that no insistence on his part was required to call their Attention to it, Sir PAUL also spoke appreciatively of the work of Mrs. Pope and the young ladies who had for several months past worked so assiduously. Lander, said he felt with Sir Paul Chater THE BISHOP, replying on behalf of Mrs. when be spoke of the excellent services of their Chaplain, Mr. Pope. lu Was entrusted him with the responsibility of Spint some years ago, he knew that he selecting a Chaplain. When he found Mr. had found a very good man indeed, and one who did a great deal of good work St. Andrew's. (Applause.) He realised that it would be very difficult to find a successor so able, but when he saw worthy successor, and his convictions had Mr. Pope he thought he would be a been proved correct. His Lordship reforred in enthusiastic terms to the work The official enquiry into the Dublin done at the Church, and said it must be

B source of much satisfaction to Sir Paul The employers refused to dismiss mon for was now doing so wonderfully well. He benefactor to the Church, to see that it

from fever, and the renal trouble shows a marked improvement. Pain has almost ceased, and if the recovery continues, the Queen and King Manuel will soon be able to start from Sigmaringen for England. THE DUBLIN LABOUR TROUBLE.

LONDON, October 5th.

at

in Hongkong on or about October 10th. Empire, and more especially with regard THE UNDESIRABLE IMMIGRANTS- 1abour trouble has resulted in a deadlock. Chater, who had been such a munificent

farewell to

the people of

on

On the 18th inst. the Fara leaves for Eng-to problems of naval defenés.. Admirali land, and the Yarmouth, from England, is King Hall concluded by affectionately expected to arrive at Shanghai on the bidding same date. On October 20th the Flotilla arrives at Hongkong, and on the 31st instant the Triumph will arrive at this port from England. On November 26th

hoth the Minotaur and Nenenstle will arrive here, and will be followed by the Hampshire on December Brd and the

faerity wi December 10th.

Trump in the prien of rubber with all that this means to the large planting com- munity in the Federated Malay States and the Straits Settlements has raised the question of the advisability of fixing the Straits dollar at 2- instead of 2s. 4., as it is at present. The 24 dollar, observes a writer in Malaya, seems to please nobody earning a living in that part of the world, except & few Europeans who send money for the support of absent wires and etildren, There is a great deal of force in the views of one correspondent, who submits that the rupee is the best currency system for the Malay States and the Straits Settlements. The greater part of the trade of these States, it is pointed out, is not with China, but with Europe, and if China a foreign country possessing at present no stable currency system at all, is to be con- sidered, it is urged that it is just as necessary to consider trade possibilities with our ended 30th September, 1913, as certified Indian Empire, where a fixed currency is by the managers of the respective banks used by a population of 320,000,000 people. are as under:-- The writer lays down the proposition that

Specie in the smaller the chief token coin of a country Chartered Bank of

Heserve the cheaper the living in that country, and this is que relson, he says, why living is cheaper in India, Ceylon and even Java than it is in the Straits Settlements. It would, therefore, be to the advantage of those Settlements to join the India, Burma and Ceylon currency system and introduce the rupee as the standard coin. His method!

Returns of the average amount of bank nutes in circulation and of specic in reserve in Hongkong, during the month

Banks.

India, Australia and Chim....... Hongkong and

Shanghai Bank- ing Corporation Mercantile Bank of

India, Ltd.

Total

Average Amount.

$6,496,481 $ 5.000.000

20,094,250 15,000,000

AGS,500 500,000

827,449,231 $20.500,000

Australia.

IMPERIAL DEFENCE.

CANADA AND AUSTRALIA RESOLVED TO SAFE-

CUARD THEIR COMMON HERITAGE,

SYDNEY, October 4th. Mr. Borden has sent a congratulatory message to Mr. Cook upon his Defence Budget and assures him that Canada stands shoulder to shoulder with Australia and the other Domisions in a firm resolve j to safeguard their common heritage.

Mr. Cook replied that Australia was gladly sharing in the obligation for the defence of the King's dominions in the hope that it might ement the Empire yet more firmly as the navies grew.

BOXING IN NEW YORK.

9AM LANGFORD BEATEN.

NEW YORK, October 4th.

DEPORTATION ORDER COUNTERMANDED.

NEW YORK, October 4th.

working during the strike, and the The Immigration Authority decided Labour delegates thereupon declared that

the deportation of Marie Lloyd the men would continue the fight, and Bernard Dillon

immoral persons," alleging that they booked their passages as "Mr. and Mrs. Dillon." although unmarried,

n

The Secretary for Labour has ordered The Immigration authorities to permit Marie Lloyd and Dillon to land under

bond until their contracts are fulfilled.

AUSTRIA'S NEW NAVAL PROGRAMME.

ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURE OF NEARLY 10

MILLIONS..

a

CANADIAN WOMEN'S GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.

MONTREAL, October 5th. Muriel Dodd, the English lady cham- pion, has won the Canadian women's golf championship, defeating Florence. Harvey

of Canada by seven holes to six.

AUSTRIA TO INCREASE HER.

RECRUITS.

VIENNA, October 5th. The Council of Ministers has decided to VIENNA, October 4th.

increase the annual number of recruits, Die Zeit says that

and to raise the supplementary credits to Now Naval programme will be submitted to the defray the cost of military measures in Dekgations. It provides for the replac-connection with the Balkan crisis, which ment of the antiquated Honarch class by amounts to £18,000,000. Dreadnoughts, costing £11,600,000, and

the construction of fast cruisers and torpedo boats at a cost of £4,180,000. The Joe Jeannette' beat Sam Längford in a expenditure will be distributed over a ten-round contest on points.

period of four years.

SULTAN OF MUSCAT DEAD.

LONDON, October 5th. The death is announced of the Sultan

of Muscat.

hoped that they would raise sufficient. money to complete that beautiful Hall, which was another Monument

to Sir Paul's generosity,

The following ladics and gentlemen presided over the various stalls

Fancy stall, Mesdames Curwen and Harvey.

Refreshments, Mesdames Packham. Richardson, and Wilkie. the Misses Packham (2), Neave (2), Jack, Chunyat, and Knight pers

Candy stall, Mesdames Richardson, and

Acrated waters and ice-cream,. Mrs. Blair, Misses Robertson and Milne.

Toy stall, Misses Robson and Kinross, Fancy work, Liberty ware, etc., Mesdames Pope, Pryce, and Robson.

Woollens, etc., Mesdames Green and Chapman, Misses Long, Abraham, and Hobbs.

Bran-tub, Miss A. Dyer.

Arts and crafts exhibition, Misses Wood and Forster.

Shooting gallery, Mr. S. E. Green. Aerial Right, Miss Gray and Messrs. Wood, Ryder, and 'Steel.

Parcel stall, Master Gunner Cuthill. Gate stewards, Messrs. Duckworth and Heard.

Flowers, Miss Losbirol, assisted by a number of girls.

The Band of the 25th Punjabis rendered pleasing selections of music.