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A. S.

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17тn, 1913.

Bo-called representatives of the nation and

Sir Charles Eliot, Principal of the

ask the people to express their wishes at the Hongkong University, is in Shanghai on TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. FOREIGN TROOPS IN NORTH

polls. As evidence of the good faith and energy of the Cavernment be cites the rapidity with which the elections were held and Congress summoned. He declares that he is ready to auswer for all the measures onacted during the inferregnum, and' takes hia stand on the principle of national safety above the law. On the other hand, we have Generi CARBANIZA, proclaiming that the Constitutionalists are fighting for the main. tenance of the Constitution which HUERTA WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS, outraged when he overthrew and murdered

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a visit.

The annual St. George's Ball was held at Shanghai last week Morris dances were a fiature of the evening:

Reuter's Peking correspondent says:- Salt Tax returns continue to come in at a surprisingly satisfactory rate, The latest returns show a considerable increase over the Bankers' estimates,

Widespread regret was occasioned in Shanghai last Friday when it became known that Mr. A. M. Maclean had died of præcumenia and pleurisy.

EXTRADITION CASES.

Recensed

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

HORRORS OF WAR, /

MEZZARDS OVER MEXICAS BATTLEFIELD,

MEXICO CITY, December 18th.

[THOUGH RELTER'S AGENOY.}

MR. ASQUITH AND THE KING..

LONDON, December 18th, Mr. Asquith had a long interview with The defeat of the rebels at Tampico, is the King yesterday and a prolonged meet. confirmed. The Federal report that 800ing of the Cabinet Council followed, rebels were killed by artillery from the which will be resumed this morning. gunbonts. It is probable that the rebels will re-attack the eity.

Buzzarda flew over the battlefield om Sunday in such numbers that they presented the appearance of low-lying black courts.

THE EXTRAORDINARY CONDter of, a CONSTITUTIONALIST GENERAL,

New York, December 18th.

HOME RULE MANEUVRES.

**DINNER PARTIES AND NEGOTIATIONS."

CHINA,

STARTLING RUSSIAN PROPOSAL

The Peking correspondent of the 3.4. Dady Stus reports that at the meeting of the Diplomatic Corps hold on the 12th. inst., M. Kroupensky, the Itussian Minis-' tee, suggested to his colleagues that the time had come for the withdrawal of the foreign troops in North China on the ground that order had now been establish- ed and the Chinese Government was able to protect foreigners.

He stated that, whether the other Governments agreed to the proposal or not, the Russian Governmene intended immediately to withdrew the Russian troops.

LONDON. December 18th.

There are 100 Russian soldiers in Peking The statement regariling the informal | and another 000 stationed in Tientsin and exchange of views on the Home Rule doing railway guard duty between Tien- tein and Yangizuo. It is not intended to question by two Cabinet Ministers and render the Russian troops from Hankow. two prominent members of the Oppost-the Diplomatic Body, for the idea of The Russian proposal greatly surprised

excented. 20 Mexicans, cominanced the Chamberlain." Foreign Consuls to obey the orders of the Rebels, and inforined the merchants of all nationalities that they must pay largely fowards the support of the rebels, These proceedings me displeasing to Washington, which has remonstrated with

will be followed by the other Powers...

It will be remembered that Russia was the first to withdraw her troops after the Boxer troubles. On this occasion probably Russia takes the opportunity of paying a compliment to the Chinese Government in view of the forthcoming negotiations relating to Mongolia, when many difficult. questions will require settlement.

No. 4, Minden Villas, Kowloon, occupied by Mr. P. Kunge, an accountant, was entered by a burglar on Sunday. night, the man gaining ingress by break. it by governing despotically, ais' Diaz diding a window in the serrants quarters. and refusing to administer the laws which Jewellery to the value of 99 and 82 in are equal for all. "This revolution cannot money were stolen. cease until either we, the Constitutionalists, trumph, or until HUERTA triumplis

A telegram received here from El Pasotion, appears to have originated, at a retiring the foreign troops at the present And this aimiable. completely over us."

subject will be discussed at the next met says that General Villa is virtually dinner party given by Mr. Winstonline had never before been breached. Th scholarly old gentleman who has been chosen

was formerly with the firm of Batterfeld | dictator'st Chihuahusi He has seized Churchill, the party including Lording of the Diplomatic Corps, but it is to lead the revolution in the anerad canve

Swire for about nine years, severing $3,000,000, the property of foreigner, Morley, Mr. F. E. Smith, and Mr. Austen improbable that the example of Russia of Democracy, in ab interview with a special correspondeat of the Times unblush-his gonnections in 1010 to join Mr. A. L. Anderson as a stockbroker. He was only ingly declared that the Constitutionalists not only refuser to recognise a President 3 years of age at the time of his death, I returned at a fraudulent election, but would "execute anyone who recognises a President VERY SUPERIOR OLD POET WITH unconstitutionally elected and directly. or indirectly guilty of participation in the This throws & murder of Madero." strange light over his profession of belief Per Dozen $29.80 in Democracy, but tho. Time writer, who has no doubt that General CARRANZA himself and the best of his followers are sincere believers in that creed, makes the interesting comment that the discrepancy between their professions and their avowed policy shows how far the m-utality of Mexico is distant from that of Europe and the United States, and how impossible it is to apply to it, as President Wrison persists in doing, the same testa and the rame standarde which obtain in countries where the idea of self-government is a plant of nature growth. It is the custom of the Constitutionalists and Federals alike, this writer says, to execute all the general and

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At the Magistracy yesterday afternoon, Mr. F. A. Hazeland, in the absence of the Second Magistrate, Mr. J. R. Wood, formally adjourned the case, in which th extradifica of Ching San Nam to Chingieneral Carranza, the Rebel Jeader. is sought by the Chinese authorities, antil this afternoon, at 15:

robbers.

ANOTHER CASE

TERRIBLE VOLCANIĊ ERUPTION. BIN NEW CRATERS FORMED IN NEW HEREIDES

MROPENE, December 16th

Mr. A. Chamberlain, in a speech at Manchester yesterday, said that the air was full of rumours of negotiations and dinner parties. Mr. Asquith had invited conversations, but conversations with the Unionist Party were only to be evndugted through the leader. He was carrying on no private negotiations on his own.

ENGLAND'S STRIKE EPIDEMIC.

LEEDS SITUATION BECOMING WORSE,

LONDON. December 16th. A number of the strikers have resumed work at Leeds.

Students and clerks continue staking at the gasworks, while others are driving and conducting the trams-cars:

The situation

LATERI

at Laels where the

GEN. J YEAN-HUNG IN PEKING

AN ADDRESS FROM THE CABINET. Presiden Yuan Shih-kai and the mem bers of the Cabinet waited for Vice- President Li Yuan-hung in the reception hall at noon on the 11th ing. and enter tained him very cordially to a feast. Ab one o'clock Li Yuan-hung received the Premier and Cabinet. The Premier on bebali. of the members of the Cabinet said: The establishment of the Re- public has been a work of yours. Whereas Your Excellence has now been elected Vice President of the Republic we are willing to obey Your Excellency's aiders, and to serve under Your Excellency.

Yuan-hung was then escorted to the Yintai, which is to be his temporary residence. The Yintar, which is near the President's quarters, was the scene of the confinement of the Emperor Kaang Hsu. posal, except the one where the Emperor All the rooms have been placed at his dis Li Yuan-hung held a reception from 2 to 4.30 p.m.-Heater,

Before Mr. F. A. Hazeland yesterday.

A volcano on Ambrym Island, New the hearing was resumed of the case in which the extradition of Chan Kwon Hebrides, has been active for many days.

fis Chan Yun, is sought on charges that on the seventh day of the eighth moon ho Six new craters formed on the 6th insta feloniously murdered at San Chuen, near and Mount Misine collapsed on the Tit Tseung Market, one Chu Fit; that he following day, threatening the Mission feloniously murdered one Chu Tsan at the station and hospital.

The inhabitants same time aid plice; and that lie eout had to take refuge in boats, as the lava- mitted a burglary, stealing a sum of $6 belonging to one Yu Kwong. The offences erhelised the buildings in the villages are alleged to have been committed dur- the North Coast, which have been tramwaymen and grave-diggers are on ing an attack on the village by armed abandoned. There are happily strike. is becoming worse. There have The Assistant Crown Solicitor (Mr. P. Casualties among the small white popula- been fieres confiers between the strikers field officers who are captured; sometimes M. Hodgson), and Mr.. D-Lewis foflion, but it is probable that many natives and the pulice. There were haton charges was confined..

Messrs. Johnson, Stokes & Master) an

have perished in the west and the interior, and the police were severely handled. A peared on behalf of the application, and

The steamer France résqued 300 natives sence of boot-factories, which are de

Hastings) was for the defence,

bodied men having led in their canoes have sen elosed. to take with traitor --that is, a

M, J. A. F. Tullock, Chief Clerk in Fires have devastated the Island, which differs from your who.

view the Colonial Secretary's offer, produced covered with cinders, and the rivers is to shoot him. Those things go to a copy of the requisition in the case,

which explain the executions

so received from the Consal-General at Can-have been transformed into streamus of

burning, lava. frequently being reported just now, and tom under cover of a letter, and other agajust which the American Admiral has documents were als produced. protested in the name of humanity.'

It is no more possible, apparently, for the Mexican to suddenly elange his nature and ideas of warfare than for the chamelion to change his skin or the leopard his spots.

other officers, and even men. They justify this by reference to a law of 1862 against

side traitors," and the only course

A. S. WATSON & CO..fomenting treason. Each side calls the Mr. Davidson for Messrs. Tastings & mostly women and children, the alpendent on gas-engines for their power,

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The case was remanded until this after-

noon.

RELEASE OF JOHN GRANT:

John Grant, who was convicted at the

THE SOUTH AFRICAN TEST. MATCH.

11.C.'S BIG SCOTL

DURBAN, December 16th.

Mr.

MR. CHURCHILL ON TOUR.

LoxDOR, December 38th.

on Winstone Churchill starts Friday for a visit to Paris and from there to Germany where he will stay for three weeks. It is not known whether he will go to Berlin, but the tour of the author of the naval holiday proposal

At the close of play yesterday Eagland | exciting much interest.

While it is doubtless true that numbers of Supreme Court on the 4th January, 1911 had scored 110 for 7 wickets, Hobbs

them are Aghting for a principle, it is equally true that, as has been the case in China, the number who fight with the sole object of acquiring loot is equally numerous. In the circumstances there seems very little prospect of an early termination of the anarchy prevailing in Mexico.

Mr. A. Findlas Smith has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society of London.

The arc nerdlework class of the Y.W.C.A, will hold an Exhibit and Sale of Work at St. Paul's College on Saturday

aftermon.

H.M.S. Iuni pshire which is expected -day with the four destroyers, will leave on January 2nd Fir Colombo to pay

in

by a sperial jury, on four counts relating to the forging and uttering of a chegate for $200, and the giving of IO.U.'s to that amount signed E. Roberts," was released yesterday and left the Colony by an cutgoing stramer,

scoring 82 and Douglas 105 not uni. In. first innings Taylor South Africa's registered (109,

MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S 'SON

Loxtos, December 16th. I will be rein ubered that Grant.

Mr. David Lloyd George, the son of the who is n eirit engineer, was сол- denned by Sir Francis Piggott, then Chancellor of the Exchequer, who has the Chief Justice, to seven years' penal been ill of piomaine poisoning at San. servitude, a sentence that many considered unduly severe. Evidently the Government has come to share that opinion, as Grant has served less than three years of the sentence and was released, we understand, on the guarantee of a private gentleman that he would have all, the assistance necessary in the way of passage to a dis tani country and mears to make a new start in life.

Jose California, is eenvalescent,

FURTHER SUFFRAGETTE

OUTRAGES.

Loxos, December 10th." Suffragettes have burned Southern Leigh Mansion, Bristol..

SIR LIONEL PHILLIPS

CONDITION.

is

JOHANNERBORG, December 18th, The bullet which entered Sir Lionel Phillips' neck has breu extracted. but the bullet which entered the liver will be left

there for some days..

GREAT BRITAIN AND GREECE,

PROPOSAL TO THE POWERS.

LONDON, December 16th.

CREDENTIALS PRESENTED.

BY BRITISH AND NETHERLANDA. MINISTERS... Sir John Jordan, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Great Britain to China, presented his Letter of Credence to the President on the 4th Inst. of 10'a,p. In his address read before the President, he said that the King of Great Britain earstly hoped that the Chinese Republic would prosper and hecusan a united and strong nation, and that the friendship between China and Great Britain would grow and be maintained. for ever.

The President replied. io Sir John Jor dan's address h the following words

M. le Ministrer

It is a great pleasure to me to receive front your hands the letter of Credence from your August Sovereign accrediting you

As his Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleui potentiary to the Republic of China.

The sinnere wishes which His Majesty cherishes for the welfare and prosperity of

ments which His Majesty extends to me an the Chinese Republic and the cardial senti- deeply appreciated. I am glad to drail my- self of this apportunity to reciprocate them. to His Majesty in full measure,

To the relations between China and Great Britain I attach à very great impartame. These, I am happy to observe, are most cardial and friendly. It is my hope that It is stated in Paris and Rome that the desire which His Majesty entertains and which I share with a full heart, to strengthen Great Britain has propond to the Powers the amicable intercourse between the twe that Greece shall be allowed to retain the countries, may attain a complete realization. I am pleased to note that His Majesty's Aegeati islands which she cocupies, i Government desire to see the establishment of a strong suited and prosperous China, a timber subjed to guarantees regarding fortifica- which coincides with the firm policy of the Suffragettes also art fire to

-of the Chinese Republic. vard at Deronpunt. causing meh tions and contraband, with the exception Government

The of the islands of imbres and Tenedos, Every expression of sympathy and good-will Government. on the part of His Majesty The election of new members of the damage, to adjoining property. The Managers of the China Navigation | Senado to serve for the years 1914 and 1915 total amount of the dainage is variously which will be returned to Turkey.

toward China, such as this, can not bat took place on Sunday, when the following

encourage me to toil hard toward the Falkl elected:-Messrs, were

ment af gaur expectation. 1. Maker estimated at from £12,000 to £70.000. retired Captain), C. de Mello Leitac Bluejackets and soldiers assisted" - the (barrister), M. da Silva Mendel (barrister). F. X. A. de Silva (solicitor), firemen to extinguish the outbreak. J. J. da Lima Garcia and S. J. d'Encar

Miss Sylvia Pankhurst has now breu ago,

released.

off and recommission.

Co., Ltd., have decided to grant to the foreign floating staff, on certain condi tions, six months' home leave on half pay after six years' continuous service.

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The Directory of Pratestuné Missions in China, Japan and Coies, annually issued from the Hongkong Daily Press Office is now on sale corrected to date. It is a witness to the increased activity of the Protestant Missions that the pages of this publicston increase year by year..

THE MACAO SENADO.

A.

THE MAGISTRACY,

DEFRAUDING THE REVENUE.

HONGHONO. DECEMBER 17TH, 1913 Tax latest reports regarding the anarchy prevailing in lexico suggest that it is beginning to be realised at Washington that in giving support to General CARRANZA. the leader of the Constitutionalists, Presi dent WILSON has backed the wrong horse. It certainly does not appear from the information given in the latest telegrams that the proceedings of the Constitution- alists are likely to gain them much credit from the civilised world which is watching the progress of events in Mexico. There is such in the present situation in Mexico that is not unlike the state of affairs which until recently existed in China. President HUERTA, in bis message to his Congress a Mr. H, H. Fox, who has been H.M.'s month ago, justified bis dissolution of the Consal-Generai AL Yumea-fu since ‡ prozeinter. old Congress much in the same way as January last, is shortly being transferved President YVAN SHIU-KAL has justified the and his departure frem. Yunnur İs Chief Detective-Inspector Collet? step he took which resulted the suspen greatly regretted. Mr. Fox has done much charged another man, named He Pak of the Parliament at Peking to put the relations between the Pro-Shau, in connection with the murder of the junk-master on the Jubilee Road some President HUERTA accuses the old Congress vincial Government and the Consulate months ago. The elder brother of the in Mexico of having attempted to hinder on a better footing, and no one in South deceased pan is also under arrest, and and nullify the acts of the President and to West China has done more than he has it is understood that the two men will be Mr. Wood remanded usurp also the power of the Courts, thes luster British trade in face of severe charged, together.

the case for a week. competition. Had the Foreign Office upsetting the equilibrium of the Constitu

policy given Mr. Fox a free hand-as our tion and endangering the State.". He declared that be strove to avoid a conflict, German friends seem to have had the results" our informant says, "would have bu when Congress became the fucus of

been even better, but signs are not rebellion and the all of those who were wanting that the policy of spheres of engaged in murder and pillage only two action is to the intensified in the near courses were open to him either he had to future, when the unfair competition that permit the country to be dragged in an British houses are subjected to here in abyss of anureby, and so inevitably forfeit the West will be to a great extent its independence, or he had to dismiss the curtailed, if not ended entirely."

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DISASTER TO A GERMAN STEAMER.

BERLIN, December 16th. The German steamer, the Nurrik, was found capsized at the month of the Enas, HISTORIC CASTLE IN GERMANY Apparently the crew of 32 were drowned,

BURNED.

BERLIN, December 16th.

For bringing 47 letters into the Colony from Australia without the same having been staorped, a Chinese was fined $55 by

A third part of the Grand Duke's Mr. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday, M. E. D. C. Wolfe. Featmaster-General historie Schwerin Castle has been burned, -Quantities of precious furniture, pictures,

and tapestry have been destroyed.

DISASTROUS TRAIN WRECK,

TENNEL COLLAPSES THROUGH EARTH

THE JUBILEE ROAD MURDER.

LARCENY ON THE KINSHAN." At the Magistracy yesterday, before Mr. J. R. Wood, Laspecior MacDonald charged two Chinese with emitting larceny on board the Kinshin. The men sat beside a cabin for women in the stern of the vessel, and pulled several piecca of loghing through a batten partition. They were caught, and arrested The Magis trate sentenced the defendants to three months' imprisonment and four hours stocks tach, previous convictions having been proved against them.

TREKDES.

FELICITATIONS AT TOULON.

BRITISH AND FRENCH BLKE-JACKETS ENTER- TAINED BY MERCHANTS.

TOULON, December 16th...

In connection with the visit of the British Fleet, the merchants, of the town entertained 300 British and 300 French blue-jackets. Repeated cheers were raised

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OBITUARY.

for Great Britain. The town is en DRESDEN, December 16th, The Harras-Felsen tunnel has collapsed. owing to earth tremors. A train dashed into the debris and was wrecked, four persons being killed and 34 jujured.

NEW BATTLE CRUISER LAUNCHED.

LONDON, December 16th. The battle-cruiser Tier was launched at Clydebank yesterday. Her tonnage is 28,000, her speed 28 knots, and she carries eight 13 inch guns.

Lasnos, December 16th.

The death is recorded of Mr. Martin Sutton senior partner of the firm of Sutton & Sons

To yene M. le Ministre, let me say that I welcome your heartily. You are charged anew by your August Sovereign' with a mis- sion to unite closer the hoads of mutual. friendship and common interest which bind- the two nations together, and 1, es a warm friend. can assure you that in the perform a new of this noble mission you will always find me willing and happy to help you in every possible way."

Sir John Jordan was accompanied by Mr. Alston, Major Robertson, and others of the British Legation,

THE DUTCH MINISTER. His Excellency F. Boclueris van Blockland, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Netherlands to China, presented his Credentials to the President at 4 p.m., the same day. In his address to the President, he said that the Queen of Netherlands was paying close attention to the changes going on in China, that she hoped that China would. become strong and prosperous, and that the amicable band between the two cour“ tries which had been in existence for several centuries would become still stronger.

The President replied by saying that he was pleased to receive the Credentials. and that he desired to tender thanks tu the Queen of Netherlands for the good [The late Mr. Sutton was an honorary Free- sentiments expressed regarding the man of the Borough of Reading, a Fellow Chinese Republic, and that be would du of the Linnean Society, a member of the all he could to improve the amicable. National Agricultural Examination Board, relation between the two countries

His Excelleney Beclaerts was accom and Governor and for 23 years a member of the Council of the Royal Agricultural panied by Baron Nagell and other mem

bers of Eis staff-Peking Daily Fees

Society)