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CANTON NOTÉS,

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Carros, October 4th.

SENTENTE CORDIALE, S

SHIPPING NOTES.

At the recent half-yearly general meet ing of the shareholders of the Toyo Kisen Kaisha the following accounts were up- proved; ma

Brought forward Profit

Disposal:

Governor General Lung entertained the Various Conauts on Shameen to lunch at his Zamen yesterday afternoon.. Administrator, Goneril Lung Kwong and the Chief of Police were The Amongst the officials present. apooches made by the Consuls on the оссаніст

The

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Yer 4,487 442,630

Yon 21,000 410,000 8,017

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 171, 1018.

CHINA'S PRESIDENT.

THE PROVISIONS OF THE LAW OF ELECTION...

The following translation of the law regarding the election of President of the Chinese Republic in takon from the Peking Gazette:-

FESTIVITIES IN PEKING.

MANCHU PRINCE'S ADDRESS.

MRS. YUAN'S RECEPTION..

PERING, October 11th.

PLAQUE IN JAVA

PLAN TO PREVENT SPHRAD OF INFECTION.

SUGGESTED BARRISH WALL

THE OPIUM MARKET.

INDIAN GOVERNMENT'S ACTION 'CAUSEÉ UNCÈKTAINTY.

CALCUTTA, Septembar 2ärd. The announcement that the Governmen The attempt to combat the plague in The address which was read at the Sourabaya by the destruction of rate of India has decided to increase the num inauguration of the President yesterday has had to be given up as futile, says the bar of chosts of anoertifed opiam as Art. 1 oltizen of the Chinese Re-by Prince Pu Lun, representing the Sourabaya Handelsblad. It has cost auctions next year from 575 to 1,000; or in a great deal of money and it has been all 13,800 for the year, han octo sa a surprise to opium merchants in Caloutte, public, who is fully entitled to the right Emperor Hauan Tung, was as follows: found impossible to extorminate these and the market is in conaoquenes very Dividend

of suffrage, has reached the age of 40, and

"I, tho Taching Emperor, have the rodents: The medical authorities have quiet. A large number of merchants Carried forward

has been residing in Chion for fully ben honour to present this congratulatory letter noticed that such districts, as, for instance, anticipated a further reduction in the to the first formal President of the Republic Malang, Kediri and Madison, which got number of uncertified opium chesis offered of China. After the commencement of the their rice from Sourabaya, are veritable at auction sales. Merchants are appre In connection with the recent serious Years, is eligible as President.

Art. 2-The President shall be elected by Republic, the late Empress Dourager became hotbeds of pingue, whilst others (not far hensive that there may be a sudden fall were interpreted into Chinese fire on hoard the Hamburg-Amerika str. an electoral college for the President most antings concerning the condition of removed from Sourabaya) that do not get in the price of opium, involving some of Her Majesty unhesitatingly their rice from this source are free from them in heavy losses. What adds to the and appropriately replied to by the Preussen, homeward bound from China organized by the members of the National the people.

Assembly of the Chinese Republic,

ordered the cessation of hostilities and fhe disease Sick pingue free districts danger of the situation is the uncertainty Tutuh, and a most harmonious spirit is and Japan and which put into Malta

With regard to the above election, it issued on edict handing over the administra-are Probolinggo, Banjoowangi and other whether markets abroad can absorb the reposted to have pervaded the little with cargo in holde Nos. 4 and 5 damaged hall take place by an attendaste of tin- tive powers of the country to the Republican places in the East end of Jara. Tjipue increased stocks which Indis will offer

thirds of the member of electors, and it Government to be presided over by a and Heubang that also get their rice next year. gathering. Alergards there

in consequence, it mentioned in a London paper that part of the cargo had shall be done by secret ballot. The person suitable wan such as yourself with a view to from Soinarang have remained unin cinematograph show.

who obtains three-fourths of the votes of establishing the first East Asian republic. fected. The medical authorities are to bo jettisoned and the remainder is the votes of the voters will be elected and Now the Emperor in glad to learn that FORTIFICATION OF TUÍ CITY,

A WONDERFUL TOWN. ta have suffered considerable should there not be sufficient votes after your Excellency has been elected formal therefore forced to the conclusion that the plague is spread by the transport of rice The construction of an iron gate in the stated

The Preussen was insured two attempts at election have been made, President in accordance with the Election from an infected place. It is hoped that Lecturing at the London Balon of western end of Tak Suey Street, which darange.

the two persons who obtain most votes Law. This shows that the Five Races. doomed necessary for the protection against "total loss only," and salvage shall be wited for, and the one who has entirely trust you and believe that you are the disinfecting of trucks containing Photography in Pall Mall East, Mr. the only suitable man at this critical rice and similar food stuffs attracting James Shaw said that the town of of the Tutah'a Yapien, has been finished, charges for £5 per ton, which is roughly the majority of votes alill be elected.

rate, something might be done to check Rothenburg, in Bavaria, in which he had Ars The period of office of the moment.

recently spent some time, was a 'model and work has been voramenced on the 440,000. The value of the carge on board.

President shall be five years, and if Moreover, all the Treaty Powers will the spread of the disease.

But there exist other plans to prevent in the way of municipalities. Should a building of a block-house in the Northorn was not definitely known, but would be elected ho may hold office for one morn also be glad it under your able administras the introduction of the plague from East busiuos be on the point of leaving the

tion Chinn prospers western reforms extremity of Yuet Juu Street. The anything up to £200,000.

to West Java. These plans are not new, town, the town itself would guarantee the Three months previous to the expiration are actually introduced into the Republic. erection of another block-house on the

of the term, the members of the National Republic will be governed by the Constitu- to be surmounted they have had to be to local industry might be avorted. "I sincerely hope that henceforth the but owing to certain difficulties that have necessary money in order that the disaster Koon Yum Hill is also being proceeded

Assembly of the Republic shall convene tional Government in the strict sense of the considered for some time. The main idea Recently the town had in this manner with.

and organize by themselves the electoral word in order to place. China upon an equal is to build a separating wall from the inaneed a baby-ear manufactory. college to elect the President for the next footing with the nations of the world and outermost boundary of the already There was neither a workhouse nor a period,

lay the Republic's foundations upon a firm infected region, that is, to the wont of vestige of a slum in Rothenburg, and the Art. 4-When the President takes up

basis to the advantage of the Five, Races.

those places where plague infected rate labourer, the artisan, the professional his post he shall make an oath as follows:

In order to celebrate the day, I, the have been found, right through Java, man, and the nobleman lived next duor to "I hereby swear that I will most sincerely Taching Emperor, specially delegate. Bokci from north to south.

Of course, thero each other in the same street. obey the Constitution, and faithfully dis- Pu Lun, my representativo, to convey this will be enormous dimeulties in a work charge the duties of the President."

congratulatory latter.” Art. 5,--Should the post of the President become vacant, the Vice-President shall succeed him. unable to discharge his duty for some cause the Vice-President shall act for him and should the Vice-President vacate his post at the same time the Cabinet shall officiate for the President, but at the same time the members of the National Assembly of the Chinese Republic shall convene themselves within three months to organize an electoral college to oloot a new President.

SOLDIERS YOR; KOCHOW,

Yesterday afternoon's large detachment of Chai Kwan soldiers commanded by

·Captain Ma embarked on junks bound for the Kochow district, whither, it is reported, they have been dispatched to auppress brigandage.

BEDITIOUS JOURNALS ?

The Police Department, acting under The instructions of the Civi! Administra tor, yesterday ordered the Fust Shing Po, Kung in Po and Men Che Po, of "Canton, and the Shun Po and Shut Po.. of Hongshan, (daily nowapapers), to cease publication for ever. The diroot cause of this action on the part of the Government is not known, but it seems probable that the charge preferred againat these journals is that of publishing seditious articles during the short-lived Independence of Kwangung. If this is the case, the journals in question are rather unfortunate to have been singled out for penalty, as all the newspapere were then compelled to insert nothing but The owe, supplied by the rebel Govern-

mónt.

LOCAL SPORT.

CRICKET,

"REGNARAVNO V., RAWLGOALS

The following will represent the Hong kong Club in a friendly match with Kowloon Cricket Club at Kowloon on Saturday next, play to commence at 2.15 p.m. E. Pearce (Capt.), R. N. Anderson, C. H. Buckingham, A. A. Claxton, P. H. Cobb, D. E. Donnelly, A. L. Gaes, M. M. Maas, B. S. Moore, -U. Norrington, and A. N. Other...

POLICE RECREATION CLUB

members.

#

ANNUAL MEETING.

From their yard at Grenock on 13th ult, Mestre, Caird & Co. launched another steamer for the Peninsular and Oriental Strand Navigation Company. The vessel, which was named Berrima, is intended for

and

the company's branch service to Australia, in the Cape. She is a sister ship to the Beltana, Ballarai, Benalla, and the last of the five vessels of "B" class; all of which have been built by the Messrs. Caird for that route. The Herrima is a handsomaly modelled vessel of 11,000 tons, and is classed 100 Al at Lloyd's..

berm.

Should the President be

sonal address to the President

Prince Pu Lun then presented a per- Yuan Shih-kai, replying, said: "The President thanks the Taching Emperer for sending Prince Fu Lun to present a congratulatory mosinge. The President hopes the Republic will prosper here siter, that the people will become rich, and that the nation will become respected by the Powers and so bring comfort to the Emperor.

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INTIMATIONS

THE

COMING

WHISKY

OF THE FAR EAST.

of this kind. In the first place, it would be necessary to determine the true boun- dary which would separate the plague infected region from the rest of Jays Dr. de Raadt, the chief of the medical corps entrusted with the work of combating the plague, will, during his stay in middle Fava, endeavour to determine this boundary Middle Juve itself, one. might say with certainty, ie plague free. When once the boundary has been deter- mined with certainty, the most difficult task then would be to make the track along which the wall would have to be built. This wall would have to be so laid that it would not come to any river, however amall, for in that case, even if President Yusn Shih-kai contracted the wall extended a little way into the JOHN HAIG'S asthma-yesterday and suffered during the river, rats could very easily swim round night, but this morning his health was it. At present the authorities believe they improved, To-day he is entertaining the have found a good route for the wall, to the west of Semarang. This will run Foreign Ministers to luncheon.

over the crest of the Soembing to the south coast. An advantage of this is that the wall mountain range, for at a certain height there exists no food for rats, which will therefors never be found so far ap

The entertainment at the Waichiaopn last night was most brilliant. There was a blaze of uniforms of numerous national ties. Fifteen hundred guests attended and the festivities did not end until the small hours of this morning.

On 15th just a tour of inspection of the Manchester docks was made by Capt. K. Yazawa, who was formerly a captain of one of Messrs. Mitsui & Co.'s steamers, but is now a representative of the Com munications Department of the Japanese Government. Captain Yazawa, says the Manchester Guardian, did not attach much importance to the Anglo-Japanese shipping rivalry which has been recently commented upon. Meanwhile Japanese

ing companies are said to be buying dent shall take place at the same time afternoon was a brilliant success. Guests need not be carried to the top of the

Art. 6-Should the election of the next President or Vice-President be noted for any cause, or having been elected should they be unable to be inaugurated the President and Vice-President whose larme have expired shall quit their posts and the Cabinet shall officiate for them.

Art. 7The election of the Vice-Presi dent shall be according to the fixed regulations for the election of the Presi dent, and the election of the Vice-Presi

FOREIGN LADIES #PALACE.

all the good tonnage that is for dis- posal in Für Eastern waters. In view of the fact that the Government has now décided upon a drastic reform of the term shall be to fill up the unexpired term They entered a grand pavilion in which west of the proposed route, then the wall

subsidy system it is believed that some of these concerns will be placed in an “awkward peakstur Torning Auris yet known about the proposed Japanese service to Manchester and other ports on the West Coast-the first Japanese ven- tura of the kind-but it is understood that the arrangements are already well. In view of the opinion of advanced, Captain Yazawa, it would seem that the opinions expressed have been a premature.

little

when the President is clected. Should there be a vacancy for the Vice-Presidency & Vice-President shall be elected according to the provisions made in the above. His of his predecessor.

Notice Before the completion of the Formal Constitution with award to the uties and privilege of the President the Provisional Constitution regarding sure shall

temporarily be followed.

PRACTICAL PATRIOTISM.

A REMINDER OF IMPERIAL DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS.

A correspondent in British North Borneo sends to the Financial News the following communication :-

The reception given by Mrs. Yuan this entered the Palace by the Bouth Gato and were rowed across the lake, past the island where the Emperor Kuang Hsu

If the plugue boundary is more to the was imprisoned, and landed near the entrance to President Yuan's residence.

line would have to be longer than the one Prosident Mra. Yuan received then,

now in view, as a great circuit would Yuan arrived later and shook hand in have to be made to avoid the rivers.

the ladies. He appeared to be in excellent spirits and quite recovered from is estimated that the length of the whole line would be between 200 and 220 kilu Bands played at his indisposition. various points round the residence, metres. With regard to the wall itself, The wall Elaborate refreshnionts were served, after the following is suggested..

metre into the ground. which the guests strolled round the beauti- would be let half ful grounds and through the angient halls of the palaces, kicks, grottoes and shady retreats with which the grounds abound, brilliant sunshine falling upon the golden roofs and placid waters of the lakes lighting up the magnificent stone with rare.effulgence. Visitors were charmed with the courtesy and cordiality of their reception.

being held throughout the city, which is Numerous other entertainments are thoroughly en fête.--Reuter.

GLENLEVEN.

My Favorite Drink."

A portion of this part would be made of cement concrete. The wall would be raised above the ground to a height of about 30 inches, and would probably be made of sheet from. Where the railway and tram lines cross the wall a sort of gateway would be placed where of course gatekeeper would have to keep watch. This is the scheme. which the medical SAMPLES ON APPLICATION ing to exterminate the plague are taking and technical experts who are endeavour-

SOLE AGENTS:

RUTTONJEE

& SON,

14, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

LIMITED.

[91

NEW CONSIGNMENTS

STERLING SILVER WARE

Touching on the new Australian ship How is it that when it comes to the ping law which has been sanctioned by practical patriotism that believes in

into consideration.. Of course, a rat may King George and which will shortly be supporting one's own flag and country, The annual general meeting of the brought into force, the Jiji Shimpo and all that pertains to same, wo British-

Occasionally get on the other side of the wall, but the medical experts are agreed Police Recreation Club was held on observes-according to a translation by ers are so far behind nearly every other

that an infected rat is soon abandoned H. OPIUM BURNING IN PEKING, Wednesday, Chief Inspector Gourlay

nationality? The more one sees of the

by fleas (which trapaniit no discaso) when presiding over a fairly large number of the Japan Mail--that as a result of the world the more this fact, is to bo`noted."

enforcement of the law the Nippon Yusen In the matter of travel itself a Gerinan reports the Peking Haily News, the fifth danger of spreading the plague by a On Saturday afternoon, October 4th, it leaves its nest, so that there is no The report and statement of accounts Kaisha among others will have to give up will resolutely stick to a German line, a

its subsidised Australian servics. The Frenchman to a French steamer, and a monthly opinn meeting was held at the stray ray or two. Many difficulties will were presented and passed, and tho-

Kampongs may have to be following officers were elected: Presi. loss the shipping company will suffer in Japanese to a Japanese steamer, even third District Primary Conrt in Peking. have to be got over before the wall can

though this entails waiting, transhipping, General L Chang, President of the be built. dent, Mr. Molvor Messer (ice Mr. F. J. consequence, however, will be small, since or even more expense; but the Britisher National Prohibition Union, and Rev. shifted, and many undertakings whose the profit of the company from its coast rarely troubles to give such a thing a E. W. Thwing, Secretary of the Inter-lands may be cut into two portions which Badeley); Vice-Presidents, Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse and Mr. T. H. King: Caping trade in Australia is insignificant. moment's thought, but just takes the line national Reform Bureau, were invited to would be entirely separated from one that he happens to think about, or that be present. A fire was made in the street another would have to be compensated. tain of the Club, Mr. T. B. King: So far as private shipping companies in first strikes his eye in the newspaper. If in front of the court entrance and quite The cost of the wall, needless to say, Captain of League Cricket Team, Sergt. Japan are concerned, it will be an in the question be raised, he will fall back a quantity of pipes, lamps, jars, contain would run into hundreds of thousands of Kent;

Captain Football II, P.C. possibility for them to continue, their on a long rigmarole about the rottennessing prepared opium, knives, trimmers, guilders. On the other hand, West Java MAPPIN&WEBB, Swild; Hoz.

Becretary, Inspector Australian service, for although not of this line, the lack of attention of that, and other amokng utensils, together with will almost certainly be protected against and so on, as though every-British line arxeral packages of crude opium were the spread of the plague from the were a back number, and only foreign consumed in the flames. This represents Eastern portion... Withers; Hon. Treasurer, Sergt. Kent, actually prohibited, to fulfil all the con-

Meanwhile the authorities await Dr. de It was stated that the Club had managed ditions specified by the new law means lines were fit for a Britisher to travel by the seizures during the past month in the

In "One actually hears Britishers running

There were Road's report. When this has been very heavy drain on their purses. to pay its way comfortably, and a sum

some very fine pipes in the lot, but most handed in, a survey will be made by the foreign vessels, based, in the great was placed in reserve for the orection of this case, too, however, the loss to which down their own lines in the saloons of third district of Peking.

new matshed if by ary chance the these tramp steamers will find themselves majority of cases, on nothing more solid of them, however, were from the poorer technica! experts to fix the track along

British lines are not smokers, as it was explained that it was which the wall will proceed. present structure was destroyed. The subject will be very small, most of them than hearsay. number of members totalled 102 while being employed for the transport of decadent, or they surely would not hold very difficult to discover the wealthy the enviable position they do When it pium Bracker: On examination of the Pending the comes to one's own Army, Navy, mer-

FOREIGN SALT. list of the fines imposed it was discovered SFR RICHARD DANE OBJECTS TO there are 170 in the Force. Votes of Australian coal abroad. Chanks were accorded the officers for their publication of the details of the law, chant service, or manufactures, does one that most of the opium smokers, sides.

The Commissioner of Salt in Fengtien ever hear men of other nationalities sing their smoking outfit, had to pay nothing definite can be pronounced, but publicly depreciating their own country dollar, but others were as high as $70, has recently entered into a contract with

$10. Some fines, however, were only one past sorvica

it appears that the new regulations have as do we British? Lo anti-alien feeling. Provided the Aus The same condition of things obtain and one was $250 and another pays $700, a Japanese firm for a regular supply of Take Shanghai These fines are sent to the Board of salt for the districts under his jurisdic tralian Government endeavours to main- in regard to shopping. tain fairness in all its dealings, the or Singapore or any big Eastern port, Justice, and from there they are furned tion. This contract is reported to have and you will find a Frenchman will over to the Board of Finance. The fine come to the notice of Sir Richard Dane, EIGHTEEN BOLE COURSE To Door Tos. 30,000. revised shipping regulations, if enforood purchase every article he possibly can of $700 was paid by a very rich man, who who has expressed his strong disapprobs. When the Gabelle as security on the strength of its The rapidly increasing number of in the near future, will by no means from a French shop-ven though doing had entered a complaint against some one tion. The Bankers have accepted the Balt

so involves, as it frequently does, much for stealing in his house. players at the Sports Club has rendered seriously affect the interests of Japanese astra trouble, à Germazi unhesitatingly matter came to be investigated by the monopoly, but if foreign salt is permitted il necessary to extend the present course shipping enterprises. Tho / expresses purchases from his countrymen, a Swiss Court, his opin smoking outfit was also to be imported into China freely, the

A plan has been drawn up by the Green the opinion that in such a new country will know if a fellow countryman has

Gabelle will lose a good deal of its value. Committee of the Golf Section of the Sports Club, which not only provides for as Australia, which is conspicuous for its shop, and go there for what he wants,

Sir Richard is alleged to have said that and all will induce others to do the same

unless the Fengtien-contract is cancelled an 18 hole course, but also permits of want of labour as well as vessels, the but we Britishers just plop into the first

the Bankers will make a strong repre- a short 9 hole approaching and putting policy of the "open door" would hire place, French, Dutch, or Japanese, and

sentation to the Chinese Government. Viewed in get what we want without a second

Peking. Daily Neics. proved more advantageous..

thought.

It is not that other nationalities this light the law must be regarded as

MURPHY ON LOVE. self-restricting, and may possibly be think about the matter-it is second nature. It follows naturally, to them to indified at an early date..

support their own countrymen, just as

Love's like London. You don't really know nothing about it unless you've been Some parents seem unable to resist the naturally as it does to the average Bei-

there, and, what's more, been there some temptation to make a joke with the Christisher or to think of any such thing. From the Peking Daily News:--

Tackle him on the subject, and be will Another feature of the proposed plan is

of their children. The

The special quarter-master and com- tine. Same with love. If you ain't been mumble something about being cosmopoli,

there, you can't properly know. It's not that the additional holes, while being Somerset House registers testify to the tan, or broadminded, or something

missary Bureau of the Army which was

Love's the popularest made, will in no way interfere with play existence of a Mr. Mineral Waters a

for the rebellion over the present nine holes.

distribution and game on earth, but it ain't got no rules. Frosty Winter and an Alfred Day Weeks equally feeble. It should be a matter of established at the beginning of the recent to be expected. The question of cost has not yet been there is something to be said in favour, ations! pride to stick to one's own

final statement of funds catches my nieaning. It's like a sort of fully gone into, but it is roughly of naming children in the order of their people in every shape and form possible. examination of military funds has sub fakes different folk different ways, if you

Let any reader consider the question mitted a arrival Primus, Secundus, &e,,--but it for a moment, and conviction follows beginning from the commencement of the force as may blow the kitchen boiler is unfortunate for a well-known Cana- It is not done intentionally, but simply revolt up to the present date to the through your drawing-room windows and dian named Cumber that it should have and solely for want of thought Wake Ministry of Finance at the latter's lift the roof off, or it may turn into the The total amount of money electric light and brighten your happy fallen to his lot to be Quintus. His name up England our King has said; and request.

In my experience, is alwaya appearing in the papera as Mr. this in ons very practical form of sperk during the late disturbance, accord- home for years.

Waking up particularly necessary in ing the final statement; is more than though not laying down to law for others, the Far East-and perhaps at home." 19.000,00 dollars.

course.

GOLF IN BANGKOK:

The ground ontside the race course. rails, extending from the Gun Club iron screens to the new tennis courts, is not made use of except for the 4th tee, which remains as at present, but the coolie lines would have to be removed from their prevent site

estimated at Tea. 30,000.

This would allow of the 18 holes being available for play on 1st May, 1914.

Additional bankers and other improve ments to the oxisting 9 boles, it is esti- mated, would cost another Tes. 5,000.

tian. names

Q. Cumber,

.!

discovered and so he had to pay for his secret habit. In these wealthy homes they frequently have large quantities of opium hidden away, and it is very hard for the police to discover it unless some case like this comes up.

THE REBELLION COSTS CHINA $10,000,000

"MRS.

I should say it were mostly boiler."- (From Barry Pain's "Mrs. Murphy.")

PRINCE'S PLATE

(GUARANTEED FOR 30 TEARS)..

CUTLERY.

From the

SOLE AGENTS

CHS. J. GAUPP

& CO.,

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

CHATER ROAD,