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INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST 1913.

usually involves the discussion and seltlo. | An al fresco fete, in aid of the funds.

went of varied interests not eas to bring of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul will TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.

into harmony. We cannot ourselves see be held in the Roman Catholic Cathedral

that a combination such us is suggested is a very practical idea, when the details of

Compound on Sunday week.

While the s. Bulmouth was lying at

A. S. WATSON such a scheme come to be worked out. Taikco Docks some person stole in metal

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watch and silver chain, valued at $25, from the pocket of a jacket belonging to the third cficer, Mr. Robinson,

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JAPANESE EMPEROR'S

BIRTHDAY:

TOKYO, October 31st.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]

THE RADICAL LANI CAMPAIGN,

DUKE OF SUTHERLAND, RENEWSC TIIS OFFER.

LONDON, October 31st.. The Duke of Sutherland, interviewed

SUPREME COUNT.

Friday, October 31st.

IS SUMMARY JURISDICTION,

BEFORE HIS HONOUR MR. J. H. KEMP PUISNE JUDGE).

MONEY-LENDING DIFFICULTIES. Wong Mong Yin Chan Sau Chu The plaintiff claimed from the defendant

The correspondent who has contributed recently two or three informative articles to The Times Commercial Supplement on the position of rubber, regards all the

The celebrations of the Emperor's by a representative of the Daily Mail, the sum of 91,050, the amount of remedial combinations and associations yo from Tsan Tsing and his engagements for rthday were carried out to-day declared that he did not object to selling principal and interest duo

The Bishop of Victoria has returned

to-morrow (Sunday) uro to preach on

board H.-Sonmouth, and to give with even greater evidences

an

400,000 acres to the Government at £x per

of

upoi

trusted to assert themselves sooner or later, dress at the European Y.M.C.A. inopular rejoicing than in former aces. He only wanted a certain areas | plaintiff on 6th February, 2012, and of

suggested as futile, inasmuch as they design to interfere with natural lowe, which may be

but he has suggestel that an association he rening. inight revolutionisethe outlook if itemployed COTTON's capital on experiments, such as rubber road paving, and so originate larger outlets, for rubber, Apart from any such fundamental cbange as this venture suggenfa, the cor- respondent saya the future of rubber mast

MILY MEDIUM and FULL $1 per Sib. tin.

CARRERAS CEAVEN MIXTURE, BLACK CAT MIXTURE, GARRIOR MIXTURE,

to 18, 61, but whether this point will bo reached two or ten years lenco depends

Our Macro correspondent writes that

when the str. Americnix was "pirated" the Portugueso Captain was not on bord, and the steamer was entirely in charge of the Chinese crew. The case

Harbon Office ni Macno.

Yesterday being the aniversary of the

years, this being the first birthday anniversary of the present Emperor since his accession to the Throne

Beautiful weather prevailed, and

round his homes.

MR. BONAR LAW AND LIBERAL PROMISES.

LONDON, October 31st. Mr. Bonur Law, the leader of the

Thursday, emphasised in the course of a

borrowing nože

e made and given by the Sam Yick Company of Canton to the

which borrowing noto the defendant is guerautor. The plaintiff waived this sum of 400 in order to bring the action within the jurisdiction of that Court.......

C. P. Mason, of Mr. Fa Mr. D'Almada e Castro's office, appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. Lewis, of Mezare.

defence.

February, 1912, plaintiff deat to the

still be taken to contain an eventual dechs stated to be under investigation by the enormous crowds gathered at the Opposition, speaking at Newcastle on Johnson, Stokes & Master, was for thus Military Review. His Majesty speech the unity and loyalty of the Mr. Mason explained that on 18th upon happenings which cannot be foreseen birthday of the Emperor of Japan the reviewed the Imperial Guards and Conservatives, and affirmed that they defendant in Hongkong the sum men- There is a good deal of comfort to be Consul-General. Mr. Imai, bold the First Division in the afternoon, would never enter into competition with toned, and a promissory note was given, ABBATH AND STATE EXPRESS derived by investors in the heading rubber Many Japanese paid formal calls, and and performed the ceremony of the Liberals in making promises that they the borrowing note being signed and

ostates froin this waiter's surrey of the members of the Comet paid their laying the roof of the Taisho wore

and many position, and the general interest of the subjects our excuse for this somewhat respects. Japanese tychant ships in the Exhibition at Ueno Park in the longtly extract

MIXTURE,

·ke,

HIGH-CLASS

** It is difficult to understand the attitude of those writers who have lately been dealer ing that unions immediate steps are taken to auend the present market condition the

At Home at No. 10, Macdonnell Road.

Europian residents also

Harbour displayed the National colours, and the Bag was no town from various evening. Japanese business houses,

Intimations appear in our advertise-

A ball was afterwards given by

CIGA plantation industry will be ruined. So long went columns that the partnership/e Foreign Minister, at which 2,000,

persons altended.

THROUGH RECIER'S AGENCY.);

THE FUTURE OF THE CHINESE.

SIR JOHN JORDAN HIGH PRAISE OF PRESIDENT YUMN.

as rubber is a necessity in the world of commerce, it must be produced and paid for hitherto existing between Mesars, E. M. MANILA-LOLITAS, MAN-pt a price which will remunerate the pro- taymund and W. Legan his been dis- ducer of the required quantity. The cost solved by mutual consent; that Mr. DABINS,

EL TAMABINDOS, in the Mid-East, varying from le topwards Logan las entered into partnership with EXCELLENTES, INFUMABLES,

of 28. per 1,, will probably always be low Mr. B. Basto, to carry on business as enough to excludo pinetically all olher PERFECTOS, ESTRELLAS, &C.

sources of supply whenever the market pricu share and general brokers under tlie him DUTCH, HAVANAS, GERMAN remains for any length of time much below mane of Logan & Bastu, and that Mr. 2. Od. It will then become a question how Raymond has been admitted ʼn partner CIGARS, MARTIN'S TWEENIES. | far consumption will compel the buyers to in the firm of Messrs. Moxon & Taylor

go, in order

LONDON, October 31st. to supply their necessitica, beyond the

which would Farther businoas announcements include

Sir John Jordan, the British Minister CIGARETTES

remunerate only the is. producers. As a notification that Mr. Tobias Hunter rough basis for estimating probabilities in has established himself in business as a at Peking, at a banquet on Wednesday VIRGINIAN, EGYPTIAN, TER- | this direction, we may take it that there are shipping, estate and commjesion agent, evening, alluded to President - Yunn

álat 14 million neres planted in the Mid- KISII — ALL WELL-KNOWN East, and that if all this serenge should over and that Mr Angelo Gallotti has been Shih kui as an eminent statesman who roach fußf hearing it may producent authorised by Messrá. P. Buffetti & Co. had rendered almost unparalleled BRANDS KEPT TY STOUK

por acre yearly. 150,000 tons, or at 40016, | to sign the firm name per procuration 200,000 tons. The latter is unlikely, but by

services to his country Sir John the time the assumed total is reached with full power of attorney. possibly in 1920 we may take it that 30 per

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cent,, or at the most. 30,000 tons, will but

A. S. WATSON & CO., under A furthar, 50 per cent. Inay he

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BIRTH

RES

A Chinese was charged at the Magis tracy yesterday with being in unlawful possesion, of 20 taes of opium on board

believed that until the Provinces recognised their obligation to the Central Government there was little prospect of

eng a strong, united China, which was the main object of British policy.

were unable to fulfil. The Conservative, were a National Party, desiring to raise the conditions of the mass of the people, but rather than imitate Mr. Lloyd George they would spend their life in the cold shades of opposition.

LANDLORD AND TRADER.

LONDON, October 31st. Addressing a deputation of the Town Tonauts “League, Mr Lloyd George announced that the Government proposed to establish an impartial tribunal of business men who would decide between the landlord and trader, and fix terms whereon leaseholds could be renewed.

CANADIAN POLITICS.

KINERAL VICTORY IN BYE-ELECTION ON NAVAL ISSUE.

handed back on 6th February. Plaintiff had applied for the payment of the note put off, and finally the aging on several occasions. He had always been Partner of the Samick Company, for whom the money was lonk, guaranteed the nets Upon that guarantes he was aning in that action. what do t

Mr.

Lewis said ho did not know upon which

translation Mr, Mason was going. There were two of them, they differet ono from the other and be challenged both.

Mr Mason replied that he was going upon the translation which was certifire

11th September.

on

"There was much legal discussion ng to he tried in that Court, and the case was whether defendant could or could wat

adjourned until Tuesday, when this and several other points, one arising out of translation, will be gone into.

THE CHINA ASSOCIATION.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE GENERAL COMMITTER.

A meeting of the General Committed of the China Association was, beld in London on September 23rd. The Com mittee bad the pleasure of welcoming My OTTAWA, October 31st WV AC. Platt, chairman of the Shanghai Al the Federal bye clcttion at South branch, who attended on their invitation, Bruce, Mr. Truax, the Liberal nomines, than three of the subjects which occupied The meeting was a long one; no less was elected by a majority of 150 over the the Committee's attention were of such Conservative candidate, Mr. Cargill, | a confidential nature that they cannot, The election was necessitated by the for the present at any rate, he reported. The remainder was chiefly the corollary elevation of Mr. Donelly (Conservative) to the previous meetings.TAN to the Senate, and was fought on the The Secretary reported the foll

produced at nu all-in cost of Is. per l. and estimated to cost between 18 and is. d. the frine Sigieninge the same not being and the 40 per cent, halunce (30,000 took) | would be represented by the less favourably on the ship's manifest. Mr. Hoggarth, eircumstanced plantations, some of which of the Oplum Farın, said the value of the will possibly be unable to make ends meet deng was $120. Defendant was liable to even at Sa. · Disregarding outside sources, ne

Speaking at a meeption at Kensington IMPORTANT LEGISLATION IN THE nt such figures we may safely do, it would fine of $2,000. The defendant, who said follow that an annual consumption of 120,000 that a friend whose pams he did not know on behalf of the Anglo-Chinese. Friend- tons (about what is expected this year)

asked him to take the opium on board

MBLYCE ON TRINGS FOR WHICH THE

CHINESE SHOULD LABOURV

would absorb all the rubber producible at the steamor, was 6ned $1,300, Chip Bureau of the Chiness Students'

and under 1s. 6d. It is fairly certain that

2a, nr mare. And unless nt least 2s. were

in the next seven years the consumption will mouths hard labour. The opium was Christian Union, Mr. James Bryce, lafe have increased sufficiently to require at least confiscated to the Crown, und half the British Ambassador at Washington, a very largo share, if not the whole, of the fine was awarded to the informer. A fine urged the sending out of picked youths suppored 80,000 tons costing from 1s. 6d. to $100 was imposed by Mr. Wood on

to Great Britain to learn European obtainable this 80,000 tons would no longer another Chinese for being in poor civilisation at first hand instead of from In applied. If such a position were ever of nine trels of the drug. The opium was brought about it would probably bo preceded found in the possession of the defendant hooks. Then they would learn how be the supply temporarily execeding - the demand for immediate consumption, and the by PC. Swan in a house în Des Voeux sincerely the English sympathised with their efforts for reform. Both Great price woukl in such a case drop temporarily Road. to, say, 1s. Bd. This would only expedite

Britain and the United States desired to the woeding out, and that once accomplished.

seo China advance in her own way the 2 level would be re-established and remain in force until other arens of cultiva-

tion not yet planted bat to be planted gradually under the best conditions should limited at the led Assuming that the factors of production

be able to add their quota at Gd.

"I have described, the inference is that for

CHINESE GIRL STRANGLED BY

ROBBERS.

A sub-contractor, residing at No. 15, a Honz Street, Sai Wan Ho, has laid information to the effect that whilst lie was about at his work at Taikoo Deck

Their only interest was to see her peace- ful, united, and prosperous. The things for which the Chinese should labour, were the unity of the nation, the restoration

Navn issue.

DUMA

ASSISTANCE FOR SUIFS AT SEA COMPULSORY..

following sabgeriptions

response to the which was enculated to members. Sir Thomas Jackson and Mr. Geo. ̈ ̈B. Dodwell, each $20 a year for five yearss Mr G Jamieson and Bir Charles Did goon, each £10 a year for five years Bir

Cecil C. Smith, a donation of £5 **; ST PETERSBURG, October Sist Mr. F. C. Bishop, £1 * for Ave A Bill has been introduced in the Dumayeurs

The Committee carnestly hope,

as the penalising a failure to assist persons and Association is committed to the appeal, ships needing assistance at sea. Captains and as the subscription list is now well not roudering and are liable to receive started that members, their friends, and from two to sixteen months' imprison order to secure a reasonable measure of sympathisers will do their utmost in ment, and may be deprived of their success. certifientes for five years

THE DOMINIONS EXHIBITION

SCR HENDY MAY ON THE COUNCIL.

LONDON, October 31st.

Lord Sydenham, Lord Carmichael, Sir Jancs. Moston, Sir Francis Heary May,

Colonel Panzer, and Sir Herbert Sloley have joined the Council of the British Dominions Exhibition, which is to take

and consumption are approximately such as Thursday morning some person or of order and tranquillity, pure and TAKEN REES.-On the 31st October, at the many years to come a price of 25. is likely Persona at present unknown entered to honest administration, economy in public place in 1915.

Government Civil Hospital, to Mr. to be the minimum, with once, or possibly house, and strangled his eleven-year-old and Mrs. PARKER ILEES, a daughter, twice, if the first should be premature and daughter, who was in charge of the heare expenditure, and additional facilities for THE SAN FRANCISCO EXHIBITION.

[3273 die Adres to 14. u. In all likeli They then opened two boxes by keys hood, the recent drop to 23. is premature which they took from the person of tho The conditions, so far as they are known,

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HONGTONG NOVEMBER 18r. 1913.

do not stem to justify it, and it is quito dood girl, and stole $7.20 in money, and possible that we may have a year or twe of a watch and chain to the value of 83. better prices before such a figure is repeated. But what the investor should realize is that whenever Is is reached it can only be a corrective to the market, and that 24 must be the reliable minimum. The world's. requirements cannot be supplied at a lower.

are until more rst-class estates capable of producing ut ls. 3d. have been planted and

resight to maturity

Tak “relapse in rabber isa question which increases in interest as time passes. The discussions on the subject during the past. His, general conclusion is that it is only the two or thraa niouths have eventuated in lowest grade of properties which will two more or less practical suggestions, viz. | altogether succumb to 2a rubber, sud, as

ALLEGED MURDER BY AN EX-CONVICT

efication.

THE MEXICAN PROBLEM,

AMERICA'S TEQUEST TO EUROPEAN DOVERNMENTE;

WASHINGTON, October 31st.,

Mr Bryan has formally asked all the European Governments to suspend the

Some while ago a Chinese was sentenced to three months' imprisonment for comformulation of any policy in regard to mitting an indecent assault on a woman at Kat: 0. His sentence expired a few days since, and on Thursday the woman was murdered It is algel that the

México until the United States has defnedits attitude.

Thore is every indication that the

LONDON, October 31st

TENDERS FOR WORK AT BRITISH

PERING.AL

LEGATIONS

This

matter again appeared in the Agentla only to enable the Chairman to announce that the British Engineers Association had recived permission to publish the letter of March 7th from the Office of Works and the names of the contractors and sub-contractors for the August 15th), (Proced annufacture of the plant. (0, Proceedings

It was decided, Engineers Association had already puls lished the letter and names, that it was unnecessary for the Association to move further in the matter.

since the British

SHANGHAI SETTLEMENT EXTENSION. The reply from the Foreign Office. referred to in the Proceedings of August 15th was read. Resolved, that as tho A non-political Committes, formed to international nuval contingent had bean arge the Government to reconsider its withdrawn from Chapes, that it would be decision in regard to the San Francisco inclusion of that

more convenient that the proceedings for area within. Exhibition, includes Lord Cordray, Sir Bettlement limits should be resumech. ine Thomas Lipton, Sir Marcus Samuel, Sir Shanghatta

THE BITUATION. IN CHINA; Robert Perks, and Bir Felix Schuster

Several letters received from ̈ ̈ ̈ thi Shanghai branch were read. Theso had ROUMANIAN ARMY REFORM.

reference to certain incidents during the rebellion which were alleged to have hap- pened at Shanghai, and expressed the views locally entertained as to their bear- ing on British interests. Resolved that the corespondence to placed unoticially in the hands of the Foreign Office

THE OPIUM QUESTION.

LÀ LOAN OF £10,000,000 RɛQLINED.

BUDAPESTA, October 31st. The Indemnity Bill authorizes the Minister of Finance to raise a loan of

(1) To reduce the costs of production; and he rightly says, the existence of this clase-convict journeyed to Kat O and killed Cited States will insist on the elimina £10,000,000 to meet the extraordinary.

injurjous to the genuine interests of the plantation industry. On the whole we think there is little justification for excesiva despondency over the future of rubber. At its present price the commercial possibilities of rubber are certun to increase, and consequently the price is not likely to remain for long at its present level

(2) for the rubber companies to combine was never at any time otherwise than to form a selling agency which should attempt to regulate the price at which rubber should be sold. Neither of these suggestions, however, appear to command unanimous approval. One writer describes the stock phrase that the low price of rubber will drivo companies to economise and prove a blessing in disguise, as being very nuch like inventing a scourge to discover the bacillus," nod ho expresses the opinion that these post-mortem philosophies will not help

The German mail of the 1st October was delivered in London on the 39th October.

the woman for revenge.

of

TRESPASSING ON STONE- CUTTER'S,

AUSTRIAN MERCHANT SEAMEN BEFORE THE,

MAGISTRATE.

four

It was reported that Messrs. Sassoon's tion of President Huerts from politics, expenditure entailed by Army reform had received no reply from the Foreign and then it would be prepared to open and reproductive works If this is Office to their last communications; alo that the Indian Government had notified negotiations with the Constitutionalists impossible, the expenditure will he its intention of increasing the amount of

covered by a floating debt issue. with a view to new elections.

ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET

COMPANY'S ENGINEERS..

At the Magistracy yesterday, alors off the Austrian Lloyd steamer

LONDON, October 3181. Persia were charged with trespassing on

The Chairman und the General Stonecutter's Island. The Chief Officer

Persia acted as interpreter, and Managera of the Royal Mail Steam the men pleaded guilty Inspector Kerr Packet Company have received a depata- told the Magistrate that the men weretion of the Company's engineers, who were

noon getting sand. The Chief Officer said.

AUSTRALIAN POLITICSA

MELBOURKE, October 11st,

Bengal (uncertificated) opium for vale next year from 9,000 to 13,200 chests. PROPOSED REDUCTION OF DUTIES AT ANTUNG...

In July voluminous correspondence on this subject was received from the Sheng- the Japsyem hai The defeat of the Government sester pressed for a reduction of duties leviable

branch. It appears that

day on a motions for the adjournment of on imports and experts by rail over the House by a member of the Opposition the Yalu bridge, and that the Chinese Government had accepted the principle is not regarded seriously-

of granting a reduction in respect ne these, to the amount of one-third

THE YOUNGEST BOY SCOUT.

Lospoy, October 31st.

the company that is inadequately finaree A first return of enpital of $7.00 per found on the Island on Thursday after accompanied by representatives of the wife of Major-General Sir Robert Resolrestin

whare in Ceo Fenwick & Co. Ltd in liquidation, is announced.

That they were sent to get sand for plants Engineers Association. A friendly con- on the ship. The sailors did not know ference followed, and the engineers that they had no business to be on the returned to their vessels.

A Chinese contractor, of 231, Queen's Road West, has suffered the loss of $280 in money, which be surmises was stolen place. They could neither read nor speak from his box.

or_bardened with redeemable debentures, On the other baud We have meu like Sir FRANE SWETTESHAM asserting that, "no- one can deny that there has been great extravagance in working rubber estates in the Middle East, or that there is consider able ro; in-for economy in working cost at

For travelling on the railway with a the plantations and in ebargos at Home" This course, as he says, hus the great in rit ticket which had been previously used, that it can be followed at once, and without a Chiness was fined $10 at the Magistracy either consultation or combination, which yesterday by Mr. J. R. Wood.

the

THE P. & O. SETTLEMENT:

LONDON, October 31st.

English. Lieutenant Crease, of the Royal Garrison Artillery, who appeared, for the Military authorities, accepted explanation of the men, but said the It is announced on behalf of the officers authorities wanted his Worship to give

a warning that landing on the Island that they are well satisfied with the Com was prohibited.

pany's concessiODE.

HOME TURF.

RESULT OF THE JOCKLY CLUB CUP//::

that that the

If that were ao, it would amount to preferential treatment and be prejudicial to British interests. Baden-Powell has given birth to a son, question he postponed in order that fur-

ther information might be obtained.

reported following gentlemen had accepted incita- tions to be present at the annual dinner: Sir John Jordan, Bir Clande Mac- The result of the race for the Jockeydonald, Sir John Anderson, General Sie Club Cup is as follows:-

Edmund Barrow, Sir George Fiddes, Sir Everard Fraser, Sir West Ridgeway, Sir Edward Davidson, Bir Haviland de Susmerez. Mr. Justice Sercombe Smith, Mr. Horace Rumbold, Mr. E Farmall. Mr A. Law, Mr. W. H. Shel ford Mr. Stafford Ransome,

Aleppo.

Rivoli

Cylba

Three ren

Lossos, October 31st.