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INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH 1915,

in the Salt business, has been at great pains to show that what was assigned as security for the Quintuple Loau was the salt revenue, and not the general administration of the Ealt Gaballa,

The Hongkong Corinthian Yacht Club TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. THE RECENT FIRE IN A CHINESE

have their opening craiso in Howloon Bay on Sunday next.

Entries for

That is to say the Genkhana events in the Sixth-

close to the Hon

S. WATSON Salt Administration is divisable into two Secretary, Hongkong Gymkhana Chub, at

& CO., LTD.,

ESTABLISHED, 72 YEARS

WATSON'S

sections (1) Genom Administration, which has to do with the production, transporia- tion, purchase and sale, illegal trading and other administrativa functions; (2) the supervision of the Salt revenues, that is to WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS.axpenditure. It is contanded that the say. The collection, deposit, auditing and

stipulation in the Loan Agreement rettes only to the ravennes received from salt. over which the Quintuple spadice as been given an “nuditing control" and not direct control of management. If that had been the intention, what need was there to appoint a gentle m of Sir RICHARD DANE's experience and reputation in the administration of the Salt monopoly of India, for the mero purpose of auditing accounts? In making “a clean sweep of the old system, on Sir RICHARD DANE's advice, the Chinese

H

VERY OLD LIQUEUR

SCOTCH

WHISKY

the Hongkong Club, at p to day

An Indian architect reported to the police that No. 13, Square Street, was in a dangerous condition and likely to collapse unless attention was given to it, The house has now been shored up.

Archbishop J. Harty of the Philippine Islands is a passenger by the T'enyo-maru, en route to the United States for a short health trip. He will spend six months away from Manila, returning early in

May

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

AN ABSENT AMBASSADOR.

THROAT TROUBLE AND NO. MYSTERY

[THOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

THE SITUATION IN SOUTHERN ALBANIA.

GRENE DENIES ALLEGATIONS OF

ORSTRUCTION.

MEDICINE SHOP.

ENQUIRY AT THE MAGISTRACY,

At the Magistracy yesterday, the Firsh Magistrate (Mr F. A Hareland) con- ducted un enquiry into the disastrous fire which recently took place at No. 84, Ko Shing Strest, occupied as a store tor Chinese mediches,

LONDON, November th In a noteworthy letter appearing in the Timer attention is called to the absence

LONDON, Novemlerith

Mr. C. Willson (of Messra, Stevenson: of the British Ambassador from Washing Renter's agency has been inforined from

rid Willson) appeared for the Prussian and Phoenix Tusurance Companies, and ton during the Mexican crisis. It is authoritative Greek quarters that there Me G. K. Hall Bratton represented anderstood that he has beca living in is seclusion at a small place hundreds of the Austro-Italing Nut complaining which were destroyed in the fine

no triath whatever regarding Sang Po Suu, the owner of the gonda miles away, being somewhat seriously ill,

Mr. H. A. Lammert, auctioneer and surveyor, firal gave evidence. He stated

The Foreign Office says that since May, he has been undergoing a complete rest

cure

place at the Club Lusitano at 0.30 p.m. A meeting of Portuguese residents takes

Router is informed that there is no to-day for the purpose of forming a mystery connected with the illness. The new Portuguese Association in this Ambassador, accompanied by his staff, Cony, The promoters hope that their effort will have the support of the entire Portuguese community of Hongkong,

moved in the summer, in accordance with the custom, to Dublin, in New Flam shire, and the staff returned three weeks The correspondent who writes to us on

age. The Ambassador was suffering from the subject of a recent murdes trial and throat trouble, bint there is every reason signs himself Britisher is informed to suppose that he will return to his that if he were what he describes himself duties soon. the letter; int as he is not a “ Britisher “ we would have no objection to publishing

we decline to publish the letter over that signature.

Government recognise that they are taking a stop calculated to save the country from Our Celebrated very old national makruptcy and foreign hond Liquenr Scotch Whisky is age. It is arrant nonsense to say, a blend of the best Pot the ultra Republican journals are saying, Distilled Scotch Whiskies. that Chinco sovereign rights are imperilled It is of great age, very fine, by the adoption of Sir RICHARDS scheme. and mellow.

or China's sovereign rights are no more quality has

its imperiffed by the accaptance of Sir reputation as THE LEAD-RICHARD DASE'S advice, and by foreign CARGO COOLING CHARGED WITH that the invalid will return to Washing- ING SCOTCH WHISKY IN THE EAST.

WATSON'S

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Finest very o'd BROWN BRANDY, Guaranteed 25 years age, in wood. The finest LIQUEUR BRANDY on the market.

MURDER.

SEQUEL TO A HABBOUR FRADAS.

At the Magistracy yesterday, before charged with the murder of a coolic Mr. J. R. Wood, two cargo ecolies were named Ho Man on the 24th October

experts auditing the accounts, then Japan's. rights were imperilled in the early dase by or engagement of Foreisu advisers in every branch of the public service. Sir RICHARD DANE IS a se vant of the Chinese Government just as much as is Mr. AOLEN, the Inspector Mr. C. F. Masou (from the office of Mr. General of Customs. His duty is to the FX d'Almuda), prosecuted for the Chinese Government, and in proportion as Crown, and Mr. Jackson (of Messrs. his services benefit the national treasury Johnson Stokes & Master) desended both

at seven o'clock on the morning the 24th ult. filled with cargo to be conveyed on board the steamer. One was lying alongside the Flaugh, the second

Boston, November 4th. Sir C. A Spring Rice is staying here for a few days. He is slowly recovering from a lung illness, of bay-fever, followed by intestinal trophic. It is expected

ston this week.

and

of deliberate Greek obstraction limitation of Commissioners in Southern Albania. It is declared in the sanig quarters that much divergence of views exists among the members of the Commission.

LATER

The isolated Austro-Italian action

regarding Albania has provided a fresh instance of the departure from the Euro- Dean Concert, and has evoked already loud protests from the French Press. Altogether, the situation is regarded with

soma misgiving.

MORE DIFFICULTIES.

Grecce fias presented a strong Note to the Powers declaring that she has done everything to facilitate the work of the

have new taken action because the Com- Albanian Commission, Italy and Austria

missioners find that the country, was inhabited by Greeks, Greece accuses the Italian and Austrian delegates of en- gaging Albanian kayases and other Sir W. G. Tyricil, Private Secretary to servants who were in intrigue with the Sir Edward Grey, who arrived here a Mussalman inhabitants, week ago, and is staying with the Ambassador, has declared that his visit is an entirely private holiday.

A PRIVATE HOLIDAY,

NEW YORK, November 4th,

THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO.

A SENATOJUS ASSURANCE,

BRANDY. of Chin, the Government is the better ablemen

to meet the obligations it has been compelled

Mr. Mason told his Wership that three toincur, and so confidence at home and abroad cargo bonts were lying off the 5.8. isstrengthened in thecountry's financial posi tion. No one needs to be fold that if all the sources of China's revenue were as bouostly and efficiently controlled as are the Murion which was the deceased was next. time Customs, China would have no need to to it, and beyond it again was a third fear national bankruptay. China's great boat. The cargo in the first and third boats contained goods which belonged to had been discharged, the cocles on the the same firm, and when the first boat

ontside lighter attempted to unload out of their turn, and commenced to convey their cargo across the second lighter. To this the coolics on the second lighter naturally objected, and a light--began.- Evidence would be brought before his fully and conscientiously, and whatever Worship that the deceased fell into the was done would meet with the approval water, and that the first defendant, of the American Congress and the whilst deceased was in the water, leant | people.

LIMITED,

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS:

A. S. WATSON & CO.. est is honest administration, in her revenue departments, ensuring that every cant of taxation collected from the people shall be duly accounted for to the National or Provincial treasury, as the caso may be In so far as the reorganisation of the Salt Gabelle impresses the nation with the supreme importance and value of honesty in the administration of the public revenue a lesson will have been learnt of incalculable value to the new Republic, for there can he no real progress without it.

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MARRIAGE. MORRISS DAFFARY,On September 18th, Eastbourne Hatey Mouss, sont Henry Morriss of Shanghai, and Blackboys, Sussex, to DAPENE DAFTARK, der daughter of W. G.. Daffarn, of Campden Hill-square. Kensington, and Valewood Hasle mere, Surrey.

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The Baily Press.

H.M.S. Trump is expected to arrive in the Colony at eight o'clock this morning.

A new wireless telegraph station has been established at the Kure Naval Station. An experimental exchange of messages with Nanking was satisfactorily effected on 22nd October.

We are asked by the Committee of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul to state that their annual 47 Frencu Bazaar will take place on Sunday, the 16th inst., instead of on the 9th inst, as previously notified.

Due notice will appear in our columns with regard to the Bazaar,

over the side of his boat and struck him twice on the head. The fight seemed to been caused through a deliberate attempt on the part of the coolies on the third tighter to unload out of their turn.

Evidence was then called.

Dr. John Bell Medical Superintendent at the Government Civil Hospital, de- posed to the deceased being admitted to the institution on the 24th alt, and to bis death shortly afterwards. The man had two two large jagged wounds on the side of the head, a bruise in the centre of the forehead, and a black eye. The skull was fractured right across from ear to ear, and the man died from the effects of this wound, which might have been caused by a heavy blunt weapon, or by a fall

from a height

The case was remanded.

EUROPEAN CONSTABLE. ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.

WASHINGTON, November 4th. Senator Bacon, Chairman of the Foreign Relatione Committee, speaking in the Senate, referred to the rumours that the United States contemplated intervention, and said that nothing was further from the thoughts of the people and the officials of the United States than the conquest of Mexican territory. The matter was being considered most care.

THE NEW ZEALAND STRIKE

STONES AND REVOLVERS USED BY A MOB.

THE ARMY MEDICAL SERVICE.

NEW DIRECTOR GENERAL APPOINTED

that he paid a visit to the premises two days after the outbreak. From what he could see, the fire had been very fierce, levelling everything except the walls and a few rafters on sach floor. Witness. turued over and inspected the debris at n Inter date. Judging from the appearance. of the debris, he should say that the

ground floor contained cheap medicines used by coolies, including bean curds, a fungus, orange peal, cinnamon bark, and charred remains of what seemed to be a about ten tins which contained the medicine called chin sing, Witnese was

asked to look for blackwood or furniture, but found only one small piece. He found that the house had been lit by gas

as well as kerosine.

Witness further said, in reply to Mr. Willson, that he also came across remains.

portions of fancy hanging kerusino of two or three choop wall lamps, and

been one large shop. There was a kitchen lamps. The ground floor appeared to have

behind, but he found no debris there. There were no indications that a fire had taken place there, except that the frenos of the doors were charred. Witness also saw a heap of some materini which he could not quite identify, but which appeared to be charcoal.

The hearing was adjourned until-to- day, at 2.15.

FRAULEIN MOLLENDORFF'S

CONCERT.

LONDON, November 4th. Surgeon General 1. T Sloggett, C.B., Principal Medical Officer H. M. Forecssisted by Mr. E. Darienberg. The in the Pune Division, India, has been appointed Director-General of the Army

There are now seven battleships in Medical Service. Mexican waters.

An emissary of the Rebel Constitution. alist General Carranza, has arrived at Washington.

THE HOME RULE QUESTION.

MR, BALFOI SUGGESTS A REFERENOPAL-

INTERNATIONAL COURTESIES

"GREECE" TO WELCOME BRITISH AND FRENCH

FLEETS

WELLINGTON (NZ), Nov. dth. The mob stoned the barracks and the

special constables Revolvers were fired. from the crowd, a youth and a boy being Lovers of the finer arty of entertainment injured. The mounted special constables in Hongkong could not pe called to charged and the crowd dispersed. An account just now for feeling prone to panse awhile. However, the classical con- artilleryman was seriously stoned:

Cert arranged - bys, Fraulein Dora A conference between the masters and von Mollendorff, and which took place în the men is proceeding.

the St. Andrew's Hall last evening, was quite a success both musically and from the point of view of patronage. The "midience was large and cribient, and must have linen quite satisfied with the namez in which the works of the well-known masters was dealt with both by the violin and piano, Fraulein Mollendorff being

violinist gave an early insight to her abilites in commencing the programme with a violin concerto D dur (Paganini): This long and powerful piss was full of harmonies, which were all dealt with skillfully, and the pathos and lighter parts, along with the colouring were Appreciated in a manner which appealed at once to the audience. In two dainty and Jilting minuets, Lu Precise (Cou2 perin-Kreisler), and Sicilienne et Rignu- Mollendorff again revealed that mastery. don (Francoeur-Kreister), Fraulein- Mr. Balfour, in a speech at Aberdeen,

over her instrument which such beauti said that the Home Rule Bill was an ex-

fully difficult script demands Dancing periment in federation of a most impos sible and preposterous character and was

and laughter and delicate shades were

predestined to failure. The position in

Loxboy, November 4th. faithfully and daintily revealed, and the In brilliant sunshine, Prinz and violinist replied to an encore with a which the country might find itself in a few Prinzess Ernst August and the Duke of repitition of the second named item.

All the other soles of Fraulein Mollen- months would be appalling unless real Cumberland made a formal entry into

dorff were similarly cleverly treated, statesmanship and courage were shown Brunswick, The streets were thronged including Suite A moll (Binding). The It was, he added, incumbent upon the with people, and great enthusiasm accompaniments of Mr. E. Danenberg Goverment to consult the people before we shown. The decorations of public were in keeping with the high-class proceeding further. If the Government and Private buildings were beautiful. A character of the work of the violinist, abjerted to an election upon Home Rule, safute of 100 guns was fired.

while his solos, a Chopin ballade and a why not try a referendum.

Liszt rhapsodie, were given with a full understanding of the music-picture pourtrayed. The Chopin ballade, which naturally developed from quíte zephyr music to a thunderous climax, was a fine achievement, the spasmodic-now sunshine and then storm-temperament of the author, which he has infused into his music, being brought out boldly, yet true to the spirit of the writing During the interval the violinist was handed up a bouquet and a large basket of flowers,

LONDON, November 4th-f

Fourteen Y.M.C.A. Secretaries from Americe arrived in Shanghai last week by the N.Y.K. str. Kamo Marn, in Company with the General Secretary, br. P. 8. Brockman. Seven of the new Secretaries will remain in Shanghai,

Police Constable Michael Waters, who while the remainder willpruceed to has been ill for some months past, Peking.

attempted to end his life by eating his throat at the Central Police Station MR JOHN BURNS ON THE NEXT yesterday morning. He was removed to the Government Civil Hospital in a pre curious condition. He has been employed for a considerable period as usher at the Magistracy.

ELECTION

LONDON, November 4th

LONDON, November 4th." Great preparations are afoot at Athens te give a suitable welcome to the British and French Fleets, which are about to visit the Piraeus

ROYAL ENTRY INTO BRUNSWICK

INTERNATIONAL YACHTING,

LONDON, November 4th. The construction of the challenger for the America Cup, Shamrock [, has Mr. John Burns, President of the Local begun at Gosport, and the strictest Government Board, paid a surprise visit secrecy is observed. The craft will be to Glasgow, and broke his long silence by launched in April. a speech at the Liberal Club. Ho dwelt on the confidence prevailing in the Party, which, he said, was în inverse

despair of the Conservatives. Mr. Buras proportion to the despondency and

BOXING.

KATI WELLS BEATES IN AUSTRALIA"

MELBOURNE, November, 4th. Hughie Mehegan beat Matt Wells on

HONGKONG. NOVEMBER 5TH, 1913. A party of police raided No. 12, Triangle Street, on suspicion of it being Treadiness shown by the Chinese an opium divan. Twenty-four men were Government to accept Sir RICHARD DASE's arrested, and in the house were found scheme for the reorganisation of the Salt 11 pipes, 9 lamps, 14 boxes of opium, Gabelle is doubtless rery Ingely prompted and all the necessary paraphernalia. by China's great need of n further foreign The men appeared before the Magistrats loan, and a recognition of the fact that any yesterday, and the first man, charged disinclination to accept the advice of th with being the keeper, was fined $250 dr

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL. expert advisor whom she has engaged three months, the remainder being fined

INTEL-HONG, MATCHAT: HAPPY VALLEY, would

22 each, or seven days, effectually deter the Quintuple Group, or any other Group, from making The Manils Cablenews-American puu- among whom were many ladies, wo Before a good number of spectators, further advances. It is not to be suplishes as a supplement two pictures (Messrs. Jardin Matheson, & Co. also emphasised the necessity of being points in a 20-round contest. posed that with the suppression of the entitled “Sunrise in the Philippines" opposed Taikoo (Messrs Butterfield & rebellion and the inauguration of a duly. and Sunset in the Philippines." In | Swire) on the Hongkong Club Ground at ready for a general election in eighteen elected President, all opposition has dis. the former the shade of the figure of Happy Valley last crening, a hard and monthe or two years, appeared and that the Government is now

Liberty is scen in the sun and a Filipino well-fought game ending with the Taikon able to do as it pleases, without question. uplifted towards the gardess. In the who played a particularly good game it

fstands in the foreground with cras men winners by a goal to love. Danby STEAMER COLLIDES WITH (

ICEBERG, Opposition to the new scheme is not entirely reverse picture across the rays of the centre-forward, scored the point which facking, but the Government is strong ding sun the word "Lanzai" is printed decided the issue.

MONTREAL, November th enough to carry its policy rough. The presumably foretelling a Japanese con rivalry between these two great hongs, There is a healthy

The steamer Manchester Commerce prosition has tried to raise a protest against dust. The cocoanut trees, which in the and the players were keenly anxious that collided with an iceberg in a fog while Sir RICHARD DANE arrogating to himself, as "sunrise" picture are represented as their respective sides should gain the passing the Belle Isle Straits and is now one journal puts it, rights and privileges far healthy and bearing much fruit, are victory. in excess of those provided by the Quin- shown in the sunset" picture withered D Campbell and M. L Railton for Ewd,

The outstanding players were making for St. John's (Newfoundland). Agreement. The Salt Gazette, and decayed and the Filipino is repre- and Danby, P. Wilkie, and A. N.

-Details to hand are very Ranty. There

published in the interests of those engaged back turned to the sun.

decidedly superior in attack.

tople Loan

OBITUARY

HARMSTON'S CIRCUS,

We direct attention to the matines at this popular place of entertainment this afternoon. Children will be ad- mitted at half-price, and the programme. LONDON, November 4th.

will include all the events billed for the The death is announced of Sir Horace evening performances Doors open at | Rumbold, Bart., F.C., G.C.B., G.C.M.G., three deck, the show commencing at

in bis 30th year.

Tour

[The deceased, who was the eighth Baronet, was Secretary of the Legation in

THE COURT CARDS.

China in 1859, and in sneequent years served as Secretary at Atheas. St. Peters burg, and Constantinople. He was The Court Cards and their Joker are appointed Minister to Chili in 1872, after- expected to reach Hongkong to-day run

·wards proceeding to Switzerland, the Argentine, Sweden and Norway, Greece, and Singapore. They are to give perform

bassador to the Emperor of Austria in 1896, and they open their season ja Hongkong retiring four years later]

on Monday next.

which, is ite naine denotes, is a journal sented as an object of dejection, with his Joseland for the winners, who were were only a few passengers on board and the Netherlands. He was appointed Amances at Canton on Friday and Saturday

a crew of forty