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CADBURY'S

CHOCOLATES

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27TH, 1913.

the alteration of the anomalous transit dues, nor the reduction or withdrawal of the shipping subsidies. Taxation, direct and indirect, remains too high, unequal in its incidence and unnecessarily complicated. is

But reform is not even contempinted. It

gand, of course, that the need of economy has been so well recognised by the last three Ministries and that the waste in some of the Government departments has been eliminated. But retrenchment can be carried too far. Retrenchment is a part of reform. But it is the negative side, and the negative is not mongh-s positive is damanded. Retrenchment last year and the postponement of expenditure or work already started produced a surplus of 70,000,000 yen, and it is expected that the continuance of this policy will pro- duce a surplus of nearly 60,000,000 yen at the end of the year 1914-15, or a total of nearly 180,000,000 yes. No wonder critics ware led to express their sympathy for

a Government which has more money than it knows how to dispose of, but, needless to say, such sympathy was expressed with In fancy boxes, in great variety. tongue in cheek. In the good time coming, Bourneville Nut Chocolate. when this money is available-new consul

ates will be established abroad, several FULLER'S CONFECTIONERY | being in China, the warship and torpedo fund, which was reluced during the late Assorted Chocolates, Marzipan war by 10,000,000 yon, will be supplement Chocolates, Chocolate Cara-ed, an appropriation will be made in the interests of military aviation and de Menthe mels, Creme

automobiling, the telephone service will be

A Chinese who had received sentence of TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.

three months hard labour at the Magis

housebreaking yesterday for tracy attempted to cheat the officials at Victoria Gaol of his society for that period, and,

wriggling from the clutch of the police

man who had charge of him, ran our into the road, where, however, his flight was arrested. He was then conveyed to his compulsory place of abode,

According to the Peking Gazette, it iɛ said in Chinese circles that the Foreign Diplomatic Body wishes Vice-President Li to call on the Legations first on the ground that Dr. Sun Yat-sen did so when he paid his first visit to Peking. But the Vice-President holds that Dr. Sun called on the foreign diplomats in the capacity of an ordinary citizen and thinks they ought to be the first ones to call.

At the Magistracy yesterday, before. Mr. J. B. Wood, several Chinese shop keepers were charged by Sergt. R. C. Watt with offences under the Stamp Ordinance. One man, representing the Lee Yun firma, had no fewer than eleven charges pre- ferred aganst him, alt of failing to cancel the revenue stamp. He denied any intention of defrauding the Government, and alleged that it was the fault of his not understand the foki, who did "business" He was fined 810 on each charge, $110 in all,

Delight, Caramel Mou á la extended, subsidies will be given for RETURN OF H.E. THE GOVERNOR. Creme, Almond Taffy, Pepper-harbour construction and improvement mint, etc., etc.

LOWNEY'S

CHOCOLATES

LE AND ILB. BOXES

CHOCOLATES

KOHLER'S

in great variety.

JACQUIN'S

in various districts, and productive industries for the relief of sufferers from famine in the Hokkaido and north-eastern districts will be inaugurated. All these, according to Baron TAKAHASHI, the Mini- sier of Finance, are to come in the sweet by and by when the big surplus mentioned has been realised. The burden of taxation, under which the people groun, is to be NOUGATE FIN.lightered in the following year, and if hpe deferred hath not made the heart sick, the Japanesc inay be able to extract some emfort from this promise. The good time ahead is also to be marked by the continua of the Finest Quality in great tion of the policy of redeeming the

National Debt annually by 50,000,000 yen variety.

To reduce the National Debt is a laúdabte. ambition, but to reduce the National Debt

CALEY'S.

CRACKERS

A QUIET. CHRISTMAS MORNING CEREMONY.

Just after 9 o'clock on

Christmas

(THROUGH PEUTER'S LOENOY.]

CHRISTMAS TRAGEDIES.

FIRE PANIC IN AMERICA.

EIGHTY PERSONS, MOSTLY CHILDREN, KILLED.

CALUMET (Michigan), Dec. 25th, Eighty persons, mostly children, were killed in a panic caused by a false alarm of fire at a Christmas tree celebration in aid of the copper miners who are on strike.

The children had finished their recita tions and songs, and were crowding towards the stage to receive presents when a bearded man thrust bis head in at the door and yelled fire. Immediately panic reigned and men, women and child ren rushed for the exits. The weaker persons were thrown to the floor those behind climbed over the prostrate ones and the stairways were so completely blocked up that the egress or ingress of the rescuers was impossible.

the

When the panic bad subsided stairway was completely choked, the dead

The dead included 37 girls, 19 boys. 13 extending from the steps to the ceiling.

women and five men. The other bodies were carried away before their sex or age could be ascertained.

Painful scenes followed the catastrophe, women rushing hither and thither calling in various foreign tongues the names of their missing children.

The originator of the panic made good

morning His Excellency the Governor, Sir Francis Henry May, KCMG... returned to the Colony after his short his escape, leave of absence, having travelled out by the

Siberian

DUTCH TRAIN DISASTER,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]·

XMAS AT HOME,

BIOST BEASONABLE FOR YEARS,

ST. JOSEPH'S SCOUTS' FIELD DAY.

À LETTER FROM SIR B. DADEN-POWELL

Tho

St. recently-formed

Joseph's

| College troop of Boy Scouts took part in their first field operations yesterday. At 9:15 a.m. the Boouts and body- guard fell in at the Catholic Cathedral Christmas-Day at Home was the finest Compound, and were inspected by Scout- and coldest for years. There was a bright master A. J. Edwards, assisted by Sergt. dry frost in the early morning, and Brookes. The muster consisted of 65 of snowstorms in the North of England and the Boy Scouts and 25 of the bodyguard, Scotland. The railways were. overall wearing their full uniforms and crowded in the rush to the coast and the badges. During the inspection, Scout- master Edwards read the following letter which had been received by him from the Chief Scout, Sir Robert Baden-Powell, in acknowledgment of congratulations ab the birth of the Youngest Scout":

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Continent, especially to Switzerland.

Their Majesties the King and Queen celebrated Christmas in homely fashion A big business was at Sandringham, done in Over-sens cable greetings, and the Churches in London were crowded in the morning. The town was deserted in the evening, very few motor-buses or taxi-cabs ranning. There were gay scenes at the places of entertainment, hotels, restaurants where seats

reuium.

were at

for the success of the troop; All

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THE MEXICAN REBELLION.

HEAVY FIGHTING, '

JUAREZ, December 25th. The rebels have recaptured Torreon after beavy fighting, in which twelve thou: sand wore engaged. killed.

There were many

JAPAN AND MEXICO.

PRESIDENT HUERTA'S ENVOY TO JAPAN

ENTHUSIASTICALLY WELCOMED.

Tokyo.

1was very pleased to receive your letter of November 24th and to know that a troop of Boy Scouts has now been I have been started in Hongkong interested to read an account in the magazine that was wont to me, of their inauguration, and send my warmest wishes Pionner work is most difficult, as the boys have to prit-up with a certain amount of chaffing when they list begin, but I am mire that, like all other Scouts, they will not he worried by it, but go straight ahead with their work and become a credit to their troop.. -With many thanks from lady Baden-Powell and myself for your kind congratulations on the birth of the latest tenderfoot. believe me,..

Yours very truly,

ROBERT BANEN-POWELL- When the Scouts had formed up, they marched out to Pokfulam, where the field exercises were worked out. The plan of operations was that the bodyguard formed the defending party and held the Monastery, and the Boy Scouts formed the attacking party. At the conclusion

mancnvres the Scouts marched back to the college for tiffin. In the afternoon a capital sports programme was carried out, ten and cakes being

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the

were

also subscribed for no less than a hundred prizes. These were handed to the winners. by Bishop Pezzoni,

Toxro, December 25th. Senor Delabarro, the special envoy of President Huerta to thank Japan for participating in the Mexican Centenary, route, accompanied by SON OF PREMIER AND FOUR OTHERS KILLED. is having an enthusiastic welcome in provided by Irionds of the boys, who had

He has agreed to accept at a AMSTERDAM, December 28th. Five persons were killed and twelve public reception two swords of honour injured by a train derailment near from the Japanese people. There is to be Croningen, The son of the Premier, Mhr. a mass meeting, with a lanterni proces Van der Linden, was among those killed. son in his honour on Friday.

EXPLOSION AT-ITALIAN FIRE-

Miss May. The Empress of Russin, on which the Governor had come down from Shanghai, arrived about 8 á.m.

There was no extensive ceremonial

schemes Blake Fier was made to lock

more inviting with foliage adornments and a scarlet carpet, and His Excellency, who appeared to be in the best of health | was welcomed by the officers of the Government, including His Excellency the

A. S. WATSON & CO.. while the necessity for fresh loans is so Officer Administering the Government,

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ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

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BIRTH. SAYER,-On December 20th, at Bhanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. G. BURTON SAYER, a daughter.

MARRIAGE.

Claud

H. E. Mr.

Severn; Hon. Major-General Kelly; Capt. Connolly, A.D.C.; and the Hon. Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher, and members of the Legistative Council. The weather was made upples sant with fitful showers, but in spite of this a large number of residents assembled to extend their welcome.

It was intended that the route to Government House should be by way of Statue Square, and lines of police

WORKS FACTORY,

FOURTEEN KILLED AND FIVE INJURED,

NAPLES, December 25th.

killed and five Eight people were

at Torre del injured as the result of an explosion at &

factory fireworks Annunziata, Naples.

LATER. The casualties are now given as 14 killed and five injured.

AMERICAN CURRENCY REFORM "A CONSTITUTION OF PRACE."

The demonstration undoubtedly pos- There has sesses a political character. been considerable anti-American feeling in Japan lately.

LATER.

Senor Delabarro has been granted an

dined with his Majesty, audience by the Emperor, and afterwards

BRITISH STEAMER'S PLIGHT, FIRED ON BY MOORS WHILE AGBOUND.

GIBRALTAR, December 26th. The British seamer Ludgate ran ashore on the African coast opposite Tarifa. Moors fired on the vessel, wounding a seaman. The cruiser Rosburgh and the WASHINGTON, December 25th.. President Wilson's signing of the Spanish battleship Pelayo are steaming Currency Bill was the signal for enthu to the vessel's assistance. Salvage opera- The President saidtions have been suspended owing to the A salvage static applause, that the constructive measures of the hostilities of the Moors.

THE ARMS TRAFFIC.

MAGISTRATE AND GUN-RUNNERS' INGENUITY. The devices of the Chinese gun runner are manifold and wonderfully ingenious. Before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the. Magistracy yesterday morning, several cases were brought by the police in which Chinese returning to their native land.

unlawful possession of arms and ammuni tion on the Empress of Hussin, from Canada were charged with being in

Two men charged by Sergt. Lammont were fined $50 each for possession of over 3,000 rounds of ammunition between them, concealed in false bottoned passenger trunks,

apparent is a piers of budgetting which is rather difficult to understand. It savours somewhat of what we would term "look-see pidgin." It is part of the scheme to create an impression among the people that the financial position is better than is really i If the economic position of Japan is au sound na it is declared to be, the wisdom of such tactics is to be questioned. The trade returns certainly show indications of a LOG-GREENALL-On Tuesday, Decem-healthy expansion. There is abundant had been stationed in readiness. At the ber rd, at Christ Church Woburn evidence of industrial manufacturing enter-ast moment, however, His Excellency Square, London, W.C., E. LESLIE MARTYN LOB, M.S, (Lond.), F.R.C.S. prise, of the development of agriculture decided to proceed vii Pedder Street and (Eng), of Hongkong, China, only and sericulture, the increase of marine the arrangement of the police underwent products, and so on. But that progress, a lightning change When this had been the done His Excellency and Miss May were great se it is, is restricted by

conveyed in chairs to Government House, tightness of

the country money in

a bodyguard being formed of Indian Democrats would show that they knew steamer has gone to the wreck with two how to serve the country. The Tariff Bill Gatlings and a British Naval picket And the starving of public utilities,

police. The means of communication need to he

On account of its being Christmas Day was a great piece of preparation for the abroad. extended and in other directions develop there was no salate of guns, this being achievements by American commerce and THE COLOUR CONFLICT IN SOUTH the first charge and $160 on the second th ment is urgently required. But the money reserved until yesterday morning. The industry which would be certain to follow necessary for the extension of railways is

the original arrangement of the presence

Currency Bill. 'withheld, barbour construction is delayed,

son of Rev. J. and Mrs. Martyn Lubb, of Cheshunt, Herts, to Louis JOSEPHINE. oldest daughter of J. N. and Mrs. GREENALL, of Nottingham, (1479 DEATH. WARE.On December 21st, at Shanghai, Rev. JAMES WARE, F.R.S.A. of the Foreign Christian Missionary Society, aged 54 years. HONGBONG OFFICE: 10A, DES VEUX ROAD C. LONDON OPPICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C.

The Daily Press.

of

It furnished

the postal department is badly served, the band and a guard of honour was machinery for free, elastic, and uncon

telephone service is little short of a scandal, sad roads and thoroughfares are practically in a primitive condition. Most of these undertakings would be remunerative, and ordinary business sense would suggest that these works should be commenced at once. Yet, with these facts staring them is the face the YAMAMOTO Cabinet propose the reduction of the National Dobt. How long this policy will be continued cannot be prophesied, but it may be prophesied that the time is not far off when Japan will come into the money market for a loan for these purposes. Some day. Japan's Napoleon of Finance will arise and take command of the situation.

HONGKONG, DIOEMBER 27TH 1913:

NATIONAL budgets presented to any country seldom pass without criticism, and in Japan the financial statements are usually very strongly attacked. The precise form of the budget for 1914-15 will not be Known until it is submitted to Parliunient in the coming week; but the general outline of the Government's plans is already known and as it roughly coincides with the speech by the Minister of Finance at the annual banquet given by the Bankers' Association fan anrunt orcasion at which the Minister .cf a forecast is expected to give the Government's financial policy as embodied in the forthcoming budget), it may be assumed that the informa tion already made public is accurate. Broadly speaking, the new budget is to fallow established lines. There will be no

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H.M.S. Jemastle is going North to relieve the Turguth about the 10th proximo.

Lady Chater returned on Christmas Day from England by the N.D.L. mail steamer Zufzor.

abandoned on Wednesday morning.

OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS, ETC.

From 'the Hongkong. Gaverament Gaseffe of December 24th-

The King's Exequatur empowering Mr. Francis Janssens to act as Belgian Consul-General at Hongkong has received His Majesty's signature.

The King's Exequatur empowering Mr. Zunige Medina to act as Chilean Consul General at Calcutta, with Con- sular jurisdiction also in the British Colonics of Asia, has received His Majesty's signature.

The King's Exequatur empowering Dr. Stanislaus Ritter von Milkowski to act as Consul for Austria-Hungary at Hongkong has received His Majesty's

signature.

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trolled credits for the first time in 50 years. He emphasised that business men were realising the necessity for re-adjust ments of the nation's business, and they were instituting what was characterised as a Constitution of Praes.

PANAMA CANAL TOLLS.

THE QUESTION OF EXEMPTION OF AMERICAN VESSELS.

AFRICA.

DURBAN, December 25th,

Mr. The Government has rejected Ghandi's demands for the addition of representatives in the Indian interesis on the Natal Commission, and for the release

of all imprisoned passive resisters,

FRENCH FINANCES,

NEW-MILITARY AND SAVAL LOAN...

PARIS, December th.

M. Caillaux has announced that the WASHINGTON, "December 25th. Budget Committee intends to issue The Chairman of the Commerce Com- redeemable lean, to cover extraordinary mittee has introduced into the House of Military and Naval expenditure, excord- Representatives & resolution suspendinging £38,000,000 and that the Government the provision for exempting United will authorize the issue in Paris of the States coasting vessels from payment of Russian and Servian loans, promised by the Panama Canal tolls for two years. his predecessors, je after which the President shall have the right to enforce exemption if diplomatic questions are adjusted and the revenues from the other vessels suffice to defray the Canal expenses.

H.E, the Offices Administering Govern. ment has been pleased to appoint Mr. A. E. Wright to be Second Lieutenant the Hongkong Volunteer Corps, with Mr, W. W. Rockhill, formerly United effect from the 19th December, 1913. States Ambassador at St. Petersburg and His Excellency the Officer Administer Minister to China, recently left Kitchtag the Government has unter instrue for Urga to investigate trade conditions tions from the Secretary of State for the the repeal of the Exemption provision in

in Mongolia.

new departure. There, is to be further -retrenchment and postponement of exper

diture ou continuing works, a small reduction is to be effected in one or two taxes, and there will be an increased vote

The Hon Mr. Shellim and Mrs. Shellim for the Navy. There is to be no revision of the system of levying or spending, though and Mr. A. David were among the passingers from Shanghai to arrive on it remains to-day a patchwork system Christmas Day by the Emprets of Russia, produced in a hurry to meet the exigencies

Mr. and Mrs. G. Zandel, formerly of of a great war. The Budget is to remain Canton, arrived in Hongkong on Christ the thing of wonderful complexity that itmas Day by the Lution from Singapore. has long bees; the taxes are to remain for They are proceeding to Shanghai where another year pretty much what they were Mr. Zandel we understand, is opening in time of war. Nothing is said about the depot of the Anglo-Swiss Condensed remoral of the obuosious duty on rice, nor Milk Co., Ltd.

It is understood that Prezident Wilson entirely approves of the resolution as an easier means of avoiding difficulties than

Colonies, been pleased to make the

the Bill. following appointments with effect from 1st January, 1914--

Mr. D. W. Tratman to be Chief

Assistant to Secretary for Chinese Affairs, Mr. A. E. Woud to bo Second Assistant to Sparetary for Chinese Affairs.

Mr. R. E. Lindsell to be Third Assis tant to Secretary for Chinese Affairs."

Mr. M. J. Preen to be Assistant District Officer for the Southern District of the New Territories

It is believed that M. Caillaux will allow these loans to be issued before the French loans.

HARROW SCHOOLBOY'S DEATH.

QUARTER OF A MILLION FOR CHARITIES.

LONDON, December 25th.

A Harrow schoolboy senteen years of age, named Geoffrey Antell," "has "just-

Another man, charged by the same officer with possession of 1,550 rounds of rifle ammunition, was discharged, 11 being proved to the Magistrate's satis- faction that he was carrying it fur another party. The ammunition was confiscated, Mr. Faithfull defended.

Mr. RC. Faithfull defended a Chinese who had concealed four pounds of gun- powder very cleverly in the hollow of a harpsichord and a quantity of ammuni tion hidden in the bottom of a small His Worship disbelieved the story of the defendant, who went into the oil-store. witness-box and stated that the articles to were given to irim by another man convey to China, and fined him $100 on In the case of a man charged with the possession of 700 rounds of alumunition, which

in concealed of boles drilled perpendicularly into the sides of a big wooden hox, Mr. Faithfull, for the defence, urget that the man was going back to his native place, which was in a very disturbed state, and he carried the ammunition for safety.

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His Worship-But 700 rounds ig a pretty large quantity !

Mr. Faithfull-He was not to know what he would meet there. There is nothing like preparing for eventualities, and keeping a store. (Laughter.)

His Worship called Mr. Faithfull's attention to the box in which the ammuni tion was honeycombed, and said that the ingenuity of these gun-rinners was really remarkable. If he had the time, he would write a book on the subject.

The maximum fing of 8250 was imposed,

Victoria Gaol or in the alternative three months in

One man, charged by Sergt. Pincott, bad sewn 250 rounds of ammunition with extraordinary skill all round a huge. coloured blanket, and his Worship asked the man tow long he took to do it. The defendant replied that he did not know. A clansman of his asked him to bring

it. Fined $250, or three months.

Another man had sewn a rifle inside hi mattress, and concealed his ammunition: in a number of soap boxes, in some of which were packets of soap. Fined $230, or three months.

THE INDIAN "AMOK" CASE died as the result of injuries sustained At the Magistrae yesterday, before whilst tobogganing on the Cresta rho Mr. F. A Hazeland, an Indian watch man, who figured in the scene at Kowlcon two years ago. Under his father's will, recently, was charged with assaulting two SEQUEL TO ALSACE AFFAER.

£250,000 out of an estate of £300,000, soldiers. THE PRESS AND POLICE PRESIDENT.

which the deceased boy would have had attained his BraLis, December 25th inherited if he official The

Norddeutsche majority, will go to London charities, His father was Zeitung says that corrective measures principally hospitals. may be necessary in respect to Herr Mr. Charles Ansell a member of the firm Jagow, President of Police, for the letter of Ansell. Mankiewiez & Tallerman. he has written to the Press in conrection He made his fortune during the South

orgau

with the Foerstner case.

African boom in 1895.

Inspector Murrison asked for a remand, The defendant is alleged to have run amok" un the 7th inst, and assaulted several peopl

His Worship-Is this the man who is supposed to be mad?

Inspector Murrison replied in the remand, ordering the defendant to be placed under medical observation. armatise, and his Worship granted the