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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 29Tn, 1913

Mr. Ryutaro Nomura, Vice-President TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.

was revised by a Convention sitting at Philadephia, and they go on to suggest of the Railway Board, and Daihachi Ito, that the Administrative Conference nowa Seiynkai Member of the House of assembled in Peking may serve the pur. Representatives, have been appointed pose of the Philadelphia Convention in this President and Vice President respectively

of the South Manchuria Railway." respect, pointing out that it is a far more representative body than the Nanking

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REUTER'S AGENCY IN JAPAN.

Toxro, December 28th. It is proposed to transfer the repre which has been formed by the Secretary sentation of Reuter's Agency-in Japan to of Stute for War to inquire into the conan Agency controlled by Japanese, ditions of military service in their

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stitution. The PRESIDENT has referred the memorial to the Administrative Conference for their consideration with instructions to report in detail upon its various recom. mendations. Apart from this, the chief business of the Conference is to discuss the

The death is announced in Hankow, of recently published statement of constructivo malignant small-pox, of Mi. William policy drawn up by the Cabinet. In his Stephen,

Messrs. Molchanoff, address to the Conference the PRESIDENT Petchatnoff & Co, A Hankow contempor emphasised that the strength of a nationary states that the deceased was formerly dependa upon the efficiency of its internal in the employ of Messrs, Butterfield & administration as well as upon its diplo-Swire as a marine engineeri matic position, both of which, he said.

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LONDON, December 28th. There have been snowstorms Scotland, Wales, and the Midlands, and the weather bus been very tempestuous on the coasts.

The Hamburg-Amerika Linie have depend on the centralisation of govern-installed wireless telegraphy on board montal authority rather than on the form of their coast, steamers, which will add

Nevertheless the East Coast herring government. "The Republic is the best greatly to the safety and convenience of fleet have made regard catches, and people form of Constitutional Government, and I passengers. Specially trained operators, | in the fishing towns are working day and CHOCOLATES like it." declared the PRESIDENT, but the it is stated, have bean

out night.. whole argument of his apcool seemed to be from home, thus guaranteeing satisfen

dream that cannot be realised for many that republican government in China is a tory working of the installation.

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every kind of unlawful deed. He impressed upon the delegates that they had come to the Capital as patriota to work for the salvation of their country-prepared, if need be, to sacrifice their property and even their lives for the good of their country. He wanted them not to talk too much of book theories, but to take a practical common-sense view in great variety.

of the problems of the State, and to bear in mind that changes cannot be made as if by JACQUIN'S NOUGAT FIN. magic. Look at Japan," he exclaimed; she has been introducing reforms for many years, but the most of her people still wear cloga!" There is, in truth, but little practical guidance to the Conference

What the Conference will need to con- sider in connection with the Cabinet's great scheme of reform is the all-important A. S. WATSON & CO.. subject of finance. This is but obscurely

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hinted at in the PRESIDENT'S address when he related that while he was Viceroy of Chibli he began to take steps to secure the independance of the judiciary. But be discovered among other things that the judicial officers, as a rule, were men of no

sent

Reports from North China, the upper. Yangtze valley and Japan, remarks the

Daily News, show that severe weather is being experienced. The fall of snow in Japan has been unusually heavy for this time of year, while it Manchuria and other parts of North China the cold has been very intense.

The YM.C.A. Committee at Chengtu (Szechuan) is commencing a fortnight's campaign for raising money with the school in Chengta. They aim at getting 950,000 as a present instalment, when the American Y.M.C.A, will add an equal umonut. The sum which is ultimately wanted locally is $150,0000.

Messrs. Service and Richardson, the Y.M.C.A. Secretaries, are being assisted by Mr. Openshaw, a Baptist missionary... A number of prominent Chinese are also acting as leaders campaign.

object of establishing a large industrial

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THE WRECKED STEAMER ** LUDGATE."

ATTEMPTED. LOOTING BY MOORS.

GIBRALTAR, December 27th. Two British and two Spanish warships

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WAR OFFICE AND BISLEY.

NEW PROPOSALS ENGENDKI · DISSATISFACTION.

LONDON, December 27th... The newspapers state that the War Office proposals to modify the Bisley pro- gramme in accordance with : Service

LORD HARDINGE'S SOUND ADVICÈ,

CALCUTTA, December 27th, 1 The Viceroy, "replying to an address of welcome from various Indian associa tions, strongly urged the acceptance of regulations is causing dissatisfaction,

Wor the South African Commission to enquiro The

Office

ICA3* organise into India grievances. He pointed out Territorial meeting in opposition to that the President is a Judge of Appeal Bisley if their proposals are not accepted. and is universally esteemed and

RIVAL PRESIDENTS, respected. The Viceroy affirmed that the

DISGRACEFUL SCENES IN THE CROATIAN DIET Commission present, an opportunity to submit to the verdict of the world the

AGRAM. December 28th. justice of the Indian National Congress

The Croatian Diet, lias upened. dispute as to the date of the next meeting and the Indian grievancës.

caused the wildest cues. The President, INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS PROCEEDINGS.

M. Mileusnic, who is a member of the Karachi, Descimber 27th. The annual Indian National Congress Opposition, fixed Monday. The Mini- has opened here and is largely attended. ferialists objected, and M. Mileusnic' Notable absenters" were. Mr. Gokhale, vacated the chair in favour of the Minis Mr. Surendra Nath (Tagore 1) and Mr. terialist, F. Tuskun, who decided that Banerjee, the first-nuued being indis-the Djet should mers, the same evening." posed.

Two members of the Opposition there- Speakers rebemently denounced the upon rushed M. Tuskan, and tried to

have arrived to the assistance of the treatment of Indians in South Africa and drag him off his chair, whereupon a free

stranded British steamer Ludgate

The Moors are now quiet and the cargo of coal is now being jettisoned..

LATER. The cruiser Horburgh has returned to Gibraltar, and reports that all is quict at the scene of the wreek, and that it is hoped to re-float the gate.

Ginnaltan, December 28th. Last night the Moors made another abtack on the Luulgate.

The Spanish cruiser Perayó immediately used searchlights and sent forty marines with quickfiring guns the building

on hoard the Ludgate. The detachment peppered"

claimed that Indians were entitled to fight took place, and the sitting was equal treatment in the Colonies of the suspended. Empire. They trusted that the Imperial On the resumption at six o'clock in the Government would realise that the situa-evening, the Ministerialists found M. tion was daily becoming more grave and Mileusnic in the chair reading a news- that it was absolutely necessary that a paper and conversing with his friends. Royal Commission should investigate the This continued unt! haif-past seven, allegations. It was arged that the time when an official informed M. Mileusnie was opportune for the further employ- thai, as he was not doing his duty. M. ment of Indians in the Indian Public Tuskan would like assume the Pre- Services, especially in the higher grades. aideney, M. Tusken theu mounted the' Nawab Syed Mahomed, of Madras, was tribune, planted himself in front of M clected President of the Congress.

Mileusnic, and tried to open business. He was greeted with an inferno of The Congress has passed a resolution trumpet-blowing, the banging of type-

Indians in South Africa.

LATER.

The marriage was solemuised at St the Moors who Bed in panic to the protesting against the treatment of writer covers, the sounding of motor- horns, and shrieks and abuse. M. John's Cathedral on Saturday of Mr.mountains. Eugene Theodore Singer,of the local The warships are still standing by and Speakers, vehemently claimed citizen. Tuskan rang a bell, and M. Mileusnic, staff of the Standard Oil Company, and salvage is proceeding.

ship of the Empire. They had a strong sitting in the chair, produced' another. Miss Eilina May Smith, of Brooklyn.

belief in the political future of India bill and rang every time that M. Tuskan The Rer, V. Copley Moyle officiated at

with the harmonious working of the did. The uproar was still continuing at the ceremony, at which a large number of

various communities.

11 o'clock in the evening.

the bridegroom's friends were present, and appropriate music was played by the Cathedral organist, Mr. Denman Fuller. The bride, who was attired in a blac costume, was given away by Mr. J. W. Boiles, and was attended by Miss Hannah Bolles as bridesmaid. Mr. H. J. Morse

WATER FAMINE IN MONTREAL.

DEPLORABLE RESULTS OF FAILURE OF

MUNICIPAL PLANT,

MONTREAL, December 27th. A water famine in this city owing to an accident to the Municipal plant is expected to last a week. The hospitals are

The proposer of the resolution said that the Moghul Emperors saw a vision of a United India. They ought to realise this under the aegis of British rule. He

THE LEEDS STRIKE.

Lospos, December 27th. The Leeds Corporation declare that the

at an end. Hundreds of gasworkers and scavengers have returned to their duties..

qualifications for the position, that "owing was best man." A reception was held at buying tons of aerated water, and the appealed for the misunderstandings of strike is practically HARRIS-On December 20th, at Shanghai, to anuncial stringency" they were not the Hongkong Hotel, after which Mr. and poor are using melted snow.

to Mr. and Mrs. R. Harris, daughter.

DEATH. D'ALTOX,~On December 18th, at Tientsin, NORAH, beloved and only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J D'ALTON, New-¦ chwung, aged fourteen years and eight months.

Hongkong OzVICE: 10A, DEs Veux Road-0. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C.

The Daily Press.

HONGHONG, DIcember 29th, 1913,

The Administrative Conference has now been inaugurated at Peking, and the PRESIDENT has been advised in a joint memorial from all the Toruns to send all the mumbers of Parliament still remaining in Poking back to their constituencies;

THE ARMS ORDINANCE.

FRENCH POLITICS,

Bread has

AN IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT,

PARIB, December 27th. MM. Briand and Millerand and others, and 105

Republican Senators and

given adequate salaries, and the con- Mrs. Singer left for Mucse for their been imported from other cities. sequence was that corruption prevailed.honeymoon. According to the translation before. us, the PRESIDENT told the Conference that "if the real benefits of an independent judiciary are to be secured, we must wait for the time when our finances Lecome better and properly qualified men are available." Perhaps this is but a charac teristle Chinese way of indicating that what has to be done-and done

on

to

the past to be forgotten.

The Congress also passed a resolution affirming that the India Council should bo composed partly of nominated and partly of elected members-a total of nine, the elected members not to exceed one-third the total; also that the salary of the Secretary of State should be placed

THE MEXICAN REBELLION.

REBELS ABANDON SIEGE OF TAMPICO,

Chinese was summoned at the Magis- tracy on Saturday, for being in unlawful possession of a revolver and ammunition without a permit. Mr. J. H. Gardiner, Deputies met on Friday evening and on the English estimates. who appeared to defend, pleaded guilty, decided to form a Federation, coalescing but said he would like his Worship to with the Moderate Republicans with the B001 as possible-is to put salaries hear the facts.

His client, who had object of carrying out an tetive pro- a proper basis, and get men travelled from Haihow on the steamer of properly trained for the judiciary. He the same name, on his arrival declared paganda on behalf of national defence

and social reform. mentioned the judiciary as only one branch the arms and ammunition to a revenue of the administration, thus auggesting that officer, it being his intention to apply the evils prevailing in this branch" ard

for a permit. He had been to the Hoihow common to all branches and that the district to wind up his father's estate, remedy found for it must be one of and believed the arms to be necessary for THE MILITARY EXPENDITURE OF the oil regisì near Montery will invest universal application. Whether the body

who arrested the man denied that he made

his protection there. The Reveane Officer

any declaration, and a tins of $50 was imposed.

A Chinese, who was found in possession

Another man, who concealed a Mausor od 100 rounds of ammunition in a sack of old bottles, was fined $250 or three months.

at the public expense, to await the r which the PRESIDENT has called convocation of Parliament. How long together to advise him upon the application. they may have to wait for this cannot of the Government's scheme of reforms at the moment. be predicted. The pre-possesses the necessary wisdom and experi- ¦ of sent indications are that before Parliament. cace for the task remains to be proved, and is again couvened the Constitution will the outcome of their deliberations will be “bave been revisel. naking provision for à awaited with much interest,

new legislative body very much smaller than the one which has recently been virtually suppressed by the PRESIDENT'S Mandale cancelling the seats of over three hundred members on the ground that they belonged to a seditious organisation. The inemorial of the Turcas deals mainly with the necessity for a revision of the Constitu tion and fora smaller legislative body. They urge that with eight hundred legislators there is certain to be more talk than

This German mail of the 26th November was delivered in London on the 24th December..

are

The Bishop of Victoria and family now in residence at the Bishop's House, St. Paul's College, Lower Albert Road.

Mr. E. T. Williams will conduct the work." They describe the Parliament as necting of the Hongkong Christian

5.30 p.m.

31. Briand, in the course of a speech, announced his intention of instituting.n campaign in the country.

FRANCE..

PARIS, December 28th.

The Minister of War has informed che

BROWNSVILLE (Texas), Dec. 27th, The rebels at Matamora's headquarters have officially announced that the attack on Tampico has been abandoned,

The rebels who have been operating in

the town after 1st February.

SIXTY DAYS' BANK HOLIDAY IN MEXICO,

LONDON, December 29th.

a Savage rifle and 250 rounds of Finance Committed that owing to delaý

It is declared in Mexico City that the ammunition 28 ho was leaving the in the financial arrangements, the money Empiress of Russia, was fired $250.

Bank Holiday decreed by President- voted for the building of barracks to Haerta will be extended to 60 days,

E

THE SECOND TEST MATCH. accommodate the extra levies under the Three Years' Service Act had been

ENGLAND'S WINNING LEAD, already exhausted and he asked the

JOHANNESBURG, December 27th. Committed to authorise him to procced

The second Test Match between the with the construction and to allow other M.C. and South Africa commenced expenses connected with the Three Years here, in showery weather.

with the Service Act without waiting for the voting of further credits.

OPIUM SUPPRESSION IN SZECHUAN.

CHENGTY, December 19th. The Government authorities in the borderland districts are at last taking active measures to suppress the growth of the poppy in the Kienchang Valley. THE ANGLO-JAPANESE ALLIANCE,

Oven issued to the Commends have

TOKYO, December 27th. Union at St. Paul's College today, at Venyueuksien, Shinchang and Huvilichow officials, gentry and beadmen at too unwieldy. "During the seven months |

The Emperor on the occasion of tlus Parliament was sitting, it squandered

to-search-diligently for young opium and several million dollars, but did no legislative Mr. E. G. Hillier, manager of the be found, whether it belongs to Chinese with Great Britain was continually root it up instantly wherever it may ayening of the Diet, said that the alliance work-it did not oven attempt such piece Hongkong and Shanghai Bank utor to tribesmen. Those resisting these

growing friner. meal legislation as characterised the sessions Peking, has come down to Hongkong orders will be severely punished.

from Shanghai by the C. N. steamer border, districts produce opiumi, namely, In addition to Kienchang three other of the former National Council.” 'Ibe

Shaorbing, Parliament has been a curse to all." **IN

Muping, Maokongting and "Lifangting. Reports from these places have not it justifiable." they ask, "for the Republic to We observe that it is announced at arrived-Renter. commit its future to such a Legislature? Shanghai by the Commissioner of Cus- They point out to the PassIDENT that a clear tems that the Custom, Hougo will be closed precedent for the revision of the Constituto business on Thursday, Friday and tion is provided in the history of the United Saturday, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Jammary, States, which is known as the model 1014 (being the Chinese New Year Bepublic," for its first draft Constitution Holidays.)"

OBITUARY.

LONDON, December 25th. The death is announced cf General Grodekoff, formerly Governor of the Amur region and Commander of the Miss Maud Allan's injury is of such a serious nature as to necessitate her taking Russian troops in the Far East. He was

She pro- complete rest for four weeks, poses to leave Bombay for a more bracing the hero of the famous ride to Herat in climate, probably going to Darjeeling." 1878.

The Africans were the first to bat and compiled 160 runs, of which Hartigan was

responsible for 51.

Barnes took eight wickets for 56 runs, Bating in very fine weather, England knocked up the big total of 317 for $ (Relf 03, Rhodes not out 143, Mead not

73).

TENKIS CHALLENGE.

LONDON, December 27th.

Mr. Jay Gould has challenged the tennis

· champion," Mr. G. F. Covey, and the match is arranged to take place in Philadelphia in March.

RACING RECORD BROKEN.

LONDON, December 27th. At Cardiff the Australian sprinter Donaldson broke Hutchens' record for the furlong by half a yard, in 21ees.

At a meeting of the Leeds strikers at midnight yesterday it was resolved to continue the struggle. It was declared that the gas workers who had signed on had now changed their minds.

THE VICEROYALTY OF INDIA.

UNFOUNDED RUMOURS.

Los Dos. December 28th. The Times says that rumours have been revived during the last few days that Lord Kitchener will shortly replace Lord Hardinge in the Viceroyalty of India, but the Cairo correspondent of the Times- has the best authority" for stating thac. the rumours are absolutely unfounded.

THE INDIAN TRAIN ROBBERY.

* Dalai, December 28th." The search for the train robbers has been abandoned, and the troops have been withdrawn.

VALUABLE STAMP COLLECTION BOLD.

Losnox, Desember 28th. The British stamps in the collection of the late Earl of Crawford have been sold to an Englishmen (a Mr. Sparrow) for £20,000,

GERMAN SENTRY FIRED AT BY A. CIVILIAN.

STRASBURG December 28th. A civilian fired, two shots at a sentry at the Castle Barracks, and escaped."

ATTEMPTED FLIGHT TO CAIRO.

JERUSALEM, December 28th.

M Vedrines, who is attempting a flight to Cairo, has arrived at Jaffa.

DEATH OF A BRITISH ADMIRAL

LONDON, December 28th. The death is announced of Admiral Sholto Douglas.

BANTAM-WEIGHT BOXIN

LONDON, December 28th. The Frenchman Ledoux defeated the Welshman Billy Beynon, the latter giving up in the seventh round. In a contest for the Bantamweight Championship of

Europe at Cardiff.