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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 1st, 1913:

number wore allowed to take up freehold TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.

properties, and it was only as their economic

resist

competition with the whites began to be keen that the large settlement of Orientale. was found to be a danger. Then, again, the now Immigration Act looks to the preserva- tion of the interest of the indigenous Africau populations, and it is urged that the European muet

further Asiatic immigration for the sake of the natives, who are. computed to number one hundred millions south of the Equator. While it is admitted that the Indians represent a higher stage of civilisation, it is pointed out that

CONFECTIONERY it is a civilisation which has never yet proved its capacity to elevate primitive and barbarian people. The existence of fifty SELECTIONS OF THE PUREST AND millions of deprossed classes in Indin FINEST QUALITY, IMPORTED itself," romarks one supporter of the South African view, "does not encourage à belief FROM THE LEADING LONDON, that the transference of Indian civilisation NEW YORK

to Africa would be a positive benefit to the African natives." So long as this attitude. HOUSES.

is confined to new immigration the question is one upon which an amicable understanding ought to be negotiated without difficulty, but

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CHOCOLATES

Bourneville Nut Chocolate.

FULLER'S CONFECTIONERY

what

appears

In fancy boxes, in great variety to have excited public opinion in India is the harsh way in which Indious already settled in the country are alleged to be treat ed without any evident desire on the part of the South African whites to accord them just and considerat: trentment, Whatever may be the amount of truth in the charges of harsh treatment, it is too much to believe

Assorted Chocolates, Marzipan Chocolates, Chocolate Cara mels, Creme de Menthe that the Union Gorerament is unwilling to Delight, Caramel Mou & la accord the Indian population just and Creme, Almond Taffy, Pepper-considerate treatment if the grievances are properly reprosented. But the Indians have mint, etc, etc.

put themselves in the wrong by their passive so long as they persist in this campaign a medus vivendi is scarcely possible. Tle quickest way to end the crisis would seem FIN. to be for the leaders of public opinion in India to exert their influence upon the leaders of the passive resistance campaign. in South Africa, to drop resistance of law and order and approach the Union

KOHLER'S CHOCOLATES

in great variety. JACQUIN'S NOUGAT

CALEY'S CRACKERS

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.

THE HOME RULE CONTROVERSY.

THE UNIONIST LEADER IN DUBLIN,

LONDON, November 30th. Mr. Bonar Law, speaking at a luncheon at Dublin, said Mr. Asquith's speech had

satisfaction evidently given

to the

Premier's followers, and it had also giren

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.].

ANTI-GERMAN FEELING IN

ALSACE.

LA SCANDAL OF THE FIRST MAGNITUDE.

Benuts, November 30th. The little Alsatian garrison town of Zabern was recently the scene of a fierce. outbreak of anti-German feeling, due to the resentment of the inhabitants at a remark by a German Lieutenant when

addressing lus men, referring to the satisfaction to him (the speaker). Alsatinn vagabonds. Although the Lieutenant was punished, the hostility of the civilians and the military was unalloyed, and this culminated last night in a sharp collision between, the troops and the populace, after the arrest of u civilian who insulted the officers. troops turned out with fixed bayonets and threatened to fire. The crowd fled, but were pursued by the troops. There were forty arrests. The officers only appear in the streets escorted by a guard with fixed

(Cheers.). It seemed a complete acceptance of Mr. Rodmond's orders for "full steam It so, the difficulties of the aliead:"

(Cheers) It was Unionists were gone. impossible for Mr. Asquith to have had a mandate for Home Rule when at the time of the election none had any idea of its provisions. The American rebellion as over the application of an unjust principle, and to-day's injustice to Lister was tenfold greater. He emphasised that at the time of the Spanish War in the 19th century, when the bonfires were lit, Walpole kept his head and said they were Tinging bells to-day, but they would be

bayonets

The

[THEOUGH RHUTER'S AGENCY.} INDIAN FINANCIAL EXCITEMENT.

SPECIE BANK CLOSED.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,} BULGARIA'S RELATIONS WITH SERVIA

KING FERDINAND'S FRUITFUL VISIT TO AUSTRIAN EMPEROR.

VIENNA, November 29th. King Ferdinand of Bulgaria is return-

BOMBAY, November 30th Mr. Chunilal, Managing Director of the Indian Specic Bank, has died from heart failure.

The provisional liquidator of the Bank ing to Sofa after a cordial interview with the Emperor Francis Joseph, who has been appointed liquidator.

reassured him ecncerning the ill-feeling produced in Austria by the recent publication of the Servo-Bulgarian secret

The directors closed the Bank at noon. There is great excitement in financial circles. Specie Bank shares had been falling during the last few days.

LATER.

At the Coroner's inquest a verdict of death from heart failure was returned.

!

THE INDIAN AGITATION,

LORD CREWE CONSENTS TO RECEIVE A DEPUTATION.

Treaty of 1012, whereby the two States

undertook to support each other mutually against Roumania and Austria:

APPOINTMENTS.

The Government Gazetic mentions the following appointments:-Mr. A. W. Grant to be Second Master at Queen's LONDON, November 29th.. College; Mr. T, H. King to net as Deputy The All-India South Africa League Superintendent of Police and Assistant Crewe, Secretary of Superintendent of the Fire Brigade; Mr. G. R. Sayer to act as Superintendent for India, has consented to of Police during the absence on leave of Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse; Mr. S. B. C. Ross to be an assistant to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs in addition to his duties as District Officer.":

announces that Lord State

receive on the 1st prox. a deputation of LATER Indians on the situation in South

DELHI, November 20th The Hon Mr. Gokhale continues to

The Zubern affair is assuming the Africa. dimensions of a scandal of the first Nothing else is being die- magnitude. ging hands to-morrow, (Cheers,). Sir Edward Carton followed. He cussed in the lobbies of the Reichstag, and affirmed that his reply to Mr. Asquith the Alsatian Deputies have given notice was that he would never be intimidated of a quesion to the Chancellor, by the Government. (Cheers.)

Mr. Bonar Law, addressing an overflow

The Communal Council of Zabern bas telegraphed to the Chancellor, the

receive telegrams from South Africa reports of assaults on complaining of Indians on several estates and of the Government's refusal to grant facilities to ascertain the inets..

In a speech to-day, Mr. Gokhale said

resistance to the Government of Natal, and meeting, said that if the Government Minister of War and the President of the the position of his countrymen in South of pensions, and the pension minute dated

proposed a further system of devolution by putting Irishmen, Englishmen, Scotch en, and Welshmen on the same footing, the Unionists would gladly consider the proposal with an open mind.

ROWDYISM.

A mob numbering thousands assembled

of the Finest Quality in great covernment in a more amicable spirit outside the Theatre Royal, and there was

variety.

In pressing then for a full investigation of their grievances ther would command the sympathy of the whole empire, and we can A. S. WATSON & CO.. | baliove with The Times that this appeal

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would not be resisted by Sir Louts Borak's Government or by South African public opinion.

much rawdyism. Eggs and stones were thrown, and revolvers were discharged. One, Wolfan was shot and bad to be

A man who had

Reichstag demanding protection of the citizens from the violence of the troops Replies have been sent assuring the Council that the affair will be in

vestigated.

BRITISH ARMY SENSATION.

TIVE. QUARTERMASTERS IMPLICATED IN ALLEGED. CANTEEN CURRUPTION,

EX-OFFICIALS AND LOCAL DIRECTORSHIPS.

AMENDMENT OF THE PENSION MINUTE

In the Government Gazette appears, a notice issued from the Colonial Secre tary's Department relative to the granting Africa was growing desperate, but they 1st January, 1902, which is to be amended There was a by the addition of the following clause- must not lose heart. quiversal belief throughout india that been granted under this minute after the "If any person to whom a pension has the Imperial Government had been more 28th day of November, 1913, becomes, un careful of the feelings of Europeans in his final retirement from the service of. South Africa than of the rights of the the Colony, either a Director of any Company the principal part of whose hundred million of His Majesty's Indian business is in any way directly concerned subjects. If such a belief were allowed with the Colony, or an officer or a servant to become a settled conviction, the gravest employed in the Colony by such Com- results would follow to India and the pany, without in every such case the permission of the Governor in writing Quartercasters will be court-martialled whole Empire. Fortunately, that first had and obtained, then in every, such danger had been greatly mitigated by case it shall be lawful for the Governor, the Viceroy's courageous, utterance at with the approval of the Socretary of· · Madras Unless public men in England State, to direct that such pension shall and South Afrien realised the bitterness forthwith cease: provided always that it' shall be lawful for the Secretary of State and Gerceness of the resentment which

on being satisfied that the person in was convulsing India, they would be aspect of whose pension any such direc unable to measure the magnitude of the tion shall have been given has ceased to

the Empire.

LONDON, November 30th. The War Office announces that for

renoven to hospital. attended the meeting was chased down

as the result of an investigation into Sackville Street and beaten by sticks as alleged bribery and corruption in conzec- he attempted to board a iram. He wasion with the Army canteens. pulled off the car, cut and bloeding. The Quartermasters implicated

Mr. Douar Law spoke again in the evening. He asked if the Govern ment, thought that they wore entitled to

Dr. T. Cochrane will speak at the meet- ing of the Hongkong Christian Union at St. Paul's College to-day at 8.30 p.m.

H.M.S Handy and H.M.S, Janus are dragoon Ulster, why had they not stopped

are

Honorary Major Walker of the Guards Depot, Honorary Captain Fowles of the Irish Guards, and Honorary Lieutenants

advertised to be sold by public auction the organisation which was now proceed. Burton of the ith Hussars, Potter Argylt/Service Lord Hardinge had rendered to be a Director of such Company or to ba

by Messrs. Hughes & Hongh on December 10th:

New Regulations for shipping craft using the typhoon, fuges at Causeway Bay and Yaumati Bay are published in the Government Gazette.

A notification appears in the Govern- ment Gazette that the National Assembly of Panama has prohibited the entry of Chinese and certain other races..

A Portuguese weekly paper named O Portugues, bas commenced publication in Hongkong. A monthly bearing the title of It was also published for the first time last week.

Chi Sik Wo, formerly a foki in the employ of Messi's, Lane, Crawford & Co.

ing and which was daily growing stronger? Why had they not arrested It might be said Sir Edward Carson that he (the speaker) was endangering Sir Edward Carson's liberty, without a risk to his own, but he repeated that he was ready to give the Government the right to prosecute him also,

MR. LLOYD GEORGE ON

"NAUSEOUS HYPOCRISY."

Mr. Lloyd George, speaking at Hollo- way, replied to Mr. Bonat Law's recent utterance. He dwelt upon the section of the Tories who were using Ulster as a check to social reform, when they pre-

of the Sutherland Highlanders, and Arm- strong of the Norfolk Regiment,

THE ATTEMPTED FLIGHT TO CAIRO.

A DISASTROUS TERMINATION.

LONDON, November 30th. The French aviator, M. D'Aucourt, who left Issy Les Molineux on a flight to Ceiro recently, and successfully reached Belgrade, Bukhorest, and Constanti-

pople en route, fell in his aeroplane yesterday in the Taurus Mountaina The machine was destroyed, but the acronaut was unhurt, having a miraculous escape.

THE MEXICAN SITUATION.

BRITISH NAVAL CO-OPERATION WITH THE UNITED STATES,

WASHINGTON, November 30th. Rear-Admiral Cradock (of the British Navy), though a senior offeer, has notified. the American Rear-Admiral Fletcher that he wishes to subordinate himself in co- operating with the American forces in Mexican waters

This evidence of friendliness has been received with gratification in Washington.

H.M.S. Berwick has arrived at Puerto

employed as an officer or servant of such Company in the Colony, as the case may be, to give directions for the restoration of such pension, with retrospective effect, if he shall ses fit, to such a date as ho shall specify."

THE MILITARY CAMP IN THE NEW TERRITORY.

Garrison Orders contain the following notifications:-

(4.)-1Rent, H. D. Drysdale, 2 Indian officers, 64 rank and file, and 14 followers, 26th Punjabis, proceeded to Ho Sheung Hourg Camp, on 26th inst

(1)-Captains CA James, F. L. D. de Mexico, and H.M.S. Suffolk at Jarrad, C. B. L. FitzGerald, A. W. White Tampico, an important oil centre.

and J. B. Tackaberry, I.M.8.; 5 Indian officers, 313 rank and file, and 15 followers,

was sharged at the Magistracy on Satur-tended that they were out to shed blood/ INTERNATIONAL FLEETS IN THE BRITISH MARKSMEN TO COMPETE 120th Baluchistan Infantry, proceeded to

Thầnn is no disguising the gravity of the day with stealing from the firm goods for religious freedom, and said it was a

situation which has arisen out of the Indian immigration question in South Africa. The telegrams of the past week have

valued at over $80. Mr. Grist appeared for the prosecution.

piece of nauseous hypocrisy. To those who were sincerely anxious to "scok penes and A warning was received in the Colony ensure it" in Ulster they extended the last evening at 8.50 from the Manila hand of goodwill and fellowship, but to Observatory that a typhoon was situated over the Northern Ladrones. or the those who were using the fears of Ulster Mariana Islands, moving North-North to fight their own selfish battle they would say, "If the fight begins, we guarantee it West, or North.

will not be on one side,”

During his

PROUD TO BE A REBEL." Colonel Hickman, speaking at Dudley, said he would be proud to be a rebel alongside Sir Edward Carson. He did not care, wojence whether Col. Scoly

made it plain that the Imperial Government ́is faced again with a very difficult problem which has arisen before in other parts of the Empire, but in South Africa assumes a much graver aspect than elsewhere. The agitation has taken some time to develop to its prosant acute form, and outside South Africa itself the public geterally are probably vory imperfectly acquainted with what has led to the crisis. In India items to be taken for granted that the bostility to Indian immigration arises primarily and almost Chinese and Foreigners. All join in exclusively from racial prejudice. The question, in fact, is one almost identical in it's wain featurca with that of the Japanese inmigration into California about which re--were-hearing-so much twelve or eighteen months ago. South Afrien's co- It is notified in the Governacht Gazette, tention, like California's, is that the whole that His Excellency the Officer Admin question is one of self-preservation. The istering the Government has been pleased white rase is so numerically inferior that to constitute a Committee for the purpose unrestricted Oricatal immigration would nf advising the Registrar of Companies per cwt. from four large Coutinental

the qualifications

Chinese producers to British buyers. involve its being swamped in course of time, on But this belief in a second thought on the applicants for recognition as auditors part of South Africa, just as it was a necond under the Companies Ordinances, 1911 thought on the part of the Californians and 1913, and to appoint the following in regard to the Japanese. At first South to be merabers thereof, viz,--The Soure- Mr. tary for Chinese Affairs, Hon. Africa failed 10 Fre any menace in the Lau Chu Fak, Mr. Un Kam Wa, Mr. settlement of Indians.

In Natal large Ho Fook, Mr. Chan Siu Ki.

Mr. R. H. Beazley, Sub-Agent of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, at Foochow has left for Australia and there for England residenze at Foothow, says the local Echo, he has nude very many friends who will miss him greatly. In a business way, he has won the esteem and confidence of both did take action against him. He inter viewed twenty-six officers in London yesterday who wanted to serve Ulster.

SUGAR REBATE OFFER REFUSED.

LONDON, November 29th. British sugar traders have formally and categorically refused to entertain the offer of a rebate of three-halfponce

wishing Mr. Beazley a pleasant time in the homeland and in hoping that he may return to Foochow at the end of his holiday.

of

TSAR AND THE MONGOLIAN MISSION. LIVADIA, November 30th. The Tsar has granted as audience to the Mongolian Mission.

PIRAEUS.

GREEKS DEBT TO THE WESTERN POWERS.

ATHENS, November 30th. The British and French Squadrons have Great crowds of arrived at Athens. people watched the ships as they entered the Harbour.

is

FOR EMPIRE TROPHY.

LONDON, November 30th. The National Rifle Association sending a team to Australia to compete in the Empire Trophy for 1014.

CANADIAN GOVERNMENT'S

ENTERPRISE.

The Greek newspapers, welcoming the

LONDON, November 20th. visitors, say that the nation will never

The Canadian Government has taken forget what it owes to the Western the first steps towards the construction Towers from Navarino to the present of a big dry dock. 1,150 feet long, at day.

EARL SANDHURST OPERATED

UPON. LONDON, November 30th. Eart Sandhurst has been suddenly operated upon for appendicitis.

The bulletin to day was favourable.

FIREMEN STRIKE AT WELLINGTON..

Esquimault,

SCENE AT A WRESTLING MATCH: JACK JOHNSON ENOCKS OPPONZXT OUT FOR FOULING.

Lowe Campion 27th inst. Captain J. B. Tackaberry, 1.M.S,, returning after com pletion of duty...

(fif.)- Lieat-Colonel L. B. Walton, Major I. F. R. Thompson, Captainė A. O. Turnbull and A. W. Anderson; Lieuts 8. M. Cookom, H. GW Dillon and J. E Shearer; Captain E. H. V. Hodge, 1.M.S.. 13 Indian officers, 804 rank und file, and 05 followers, 26th Punjabis, proceeded to Ho Sheung Heang, on 28tk inst

MARRIAGE AT SEA.

When the Pacific Mail steamer Korea was eighteen miles west of the Island of Luzon, on November 27th, ba her voyage from Manila to Hongkong, a marriage PARIS, November 20th.

was performed on board, the contracting parties being Dr. Conrad Richter and Jack Johnson, ox champion heavy.

Mrs. E. E. Glassell. The ceremony was weight boxer of the world, met the performed by the Rev. R. T. Capen. Liberian Spoul at a wrestling match, in thecatel-as-catch-can style, at the Noveau Cirque. Spoul fouled persistent ly, and attacked the referee when the latter intervened. Johnson warned him that he would knock him out if he con- The warning was tinted his tactics. without effect, and Johnson finally felled each his opponent with a blow on the solar sentenced to a month's imprisonment, but plexus. The audience was delighted, on expressing their repentance they were allewed to retira to their vessel.

A TIMELY REPENTANCE."

WELLINGTON, November 29th. Twenty-eight fremen belonging to the steamer Corinthie have been arrested for refusing to work because the ship was loaded by non-Unionists.

The arrested Bremen

0.10.14

Spoul was carried out of the ring,

THE NEW TARIFF ACT OF THE

"UNITED STATES.

AM IMPORTANT ORDER. The collectors and other officers of the United States Customus have been instructed by the Treasury Department to the allowance of discount or duties

American vessels pending further instruc unposed or merchandise imported in

tions from the Department..