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THE BONGKONG DAILY PRESE. FRIDAY, JANUARY 16TH, 1914.

with a view to diminishing the risk of flood and increasing their navigability. That much has been done in the latter respect in the cases of the Whangpoo and the Haibo is in no way to China's credit, for permission for this necessary work to be undertaken

The French mail of the 16th December TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.

was delivered in London on the lith January

Owing to a temporary breakdown in her steering gear the steamer Loonysan, when leaving Manila on Saturday, ran

A. S. WATSON under foreign supervision was extorted from against the breakwater,

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Per Dozen $29.80

The Peking Chamber of Commerce has petitioned the Government for a Jonni of $3,000,000 for distribution to various traders prior to the Chinese Now Year, as the stagnation of trade of the last two years has brought them into a very critical condition, ⠀⠀

The area com-

her only as one of the terms of settlement. after the Boxer year. All that has been done in these two cases, however, leaves practi- cally untouched the main question of the development and control of the whole of China's system of waterways, and bevdanger WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. of periodic undations from the Yellow River and the Yangtze remains as great as

The Court Cards, and their Joker, con- ever, while reminders of the imminence of this peril occur almost annually. That the clude the season's visit to the Colony to- Despite counter-attractions, this night, need in this respect is urgent is evidenced by entertaining troupe bave been drawing the fact that as early as 1898 the EMPRESS very satisfactory houses and with com DowAGER recognized the necessity of adopt-plete change of programme this evening's ing more scientific methods of conservancy farewell concert should prove even more than the prevailing system of paying a lump attractive. sum to an official every year for the work,

The Governor-General of the Philip with the result that the less money be

pines has granted to the Kolambugan spent on the execution of his task, the Lumber Company a concession to cut two greater was bis own personal profit. An billion feer of merchantable lumber in Imperial Decree of November 18th, 1898, the Moro province, this concession to appointed La Huxe-chano to report on the run for twenty years. hest means of controlling the Yellow River, prises 100 quare miles and the capital the Decree further instructing him this furnished by the Millare Karri Lumber VEBY SUPERIOR OLD PORT WITH inspect the whole course of the river in the Company, the largest firm of lamber Province of Shantung, and then to submit dealers in the United Kingdom, which STYLE AND CHARACTER.

"a comprehensive and efficient schemes for many years had huge lumber to the Throne. This might well have been concessions and holdings in the south- littleware

than window-dressing and western part of Australia. indeed little or nothing came of it-but that it was probably at least as sincere as the latest proposals of the Republican Premier is indicated by the fact that the Chinese Minister in London entered

Before Mr. J. R. Wood, two Chinese into negotiations with the Foreign Office were charged by Inspector Gordon with for the engagement of hydrographical dealing in

and ammunition. arms experts from India. Fifteen years and According to the story told by the Insper more have elapsed since then, but the tor, two Chinese informers commenced Yellow River remains "China's Sorrow" negotiations at his instigation with two and a source of grave anxiety to those Chinese for the purchase of arms and living in its vicinity, while, if the opinion ammunition, and after discussion it was the Praya This they did, and after of some experts that the chances are that decided that the parties should meet op the next outbreak will be northward along wards rowed over to the fontengle on the line of the Grand Canal is to be a sampan It was agreed that the price believed, the future outlook is of the to be paid for Mausers should be 878 blackest. Such an eruption would ruin each, and for Brownings 843. Tientsin as a seaport, even if it did not informers were given $3,500 by the police A. S. WATSON & CO., blot it out altogether, while it would in order to present a "face of good seriously jeopardize the position of the faith and eventually five bags were LIMITED,

capital. Without, however, meeting trouble lowered from the Monteagle, containing

arms and ammunition. The first defen balfway and taking too pessimistic a viewdant called upon one of the informers it is certain that, until steps are taken to to show him some money, saying that the control it in an effectual manner, such a quantity was a big one, and he wanted river as the Hwang Ho will always be aufficient to cover it. He took the money dangar instead of, as it might be, a boon to the part of the country through which it flows. The constant inundatione on cer tain portions of the Yangtze, again, ara notorious, while the case of the Huai River is even worse--indeed it would be

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HONGBONG, JANUARY 16TH, 1914.

TRAFFIC IN ARMS.

POLICE; MONEY VANJSKEB!

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]

THE JAPANESE EARTH-

QUAKES.

CASUALTIES PROBABLY THE HEAVIEST KNOWN.

NAGASARI, January 15th.

Japanese warships report by wireless that the casualties from the earthquakes In are probably the beaviest known. three villages not a single person was saved,

The rescue parties worked most heroic ally despite a hail of burning rocks.

The earthquakes have now subsided, although the rumblings coutinne.

A typhoon is now blowing.

There are 15 feet of ashes in Kagoshina Many people were drowned in trying to swim to safety, while others were suffocated by the poisonous gases,

ROYAL MAIL, STEAMER RUNS ASHORE.

TASSENGERS AND CREW HESCUED.

HALIFAX (N.B.), January 18th- The Royal Mail steamer Cobrquid, from Bermuda, struck on the Grand Manan Island, in the Bay of Fundy, and has sent wireless messages for help. Govern ment steamers are searching for the vessel, but up to the present have failed to find any trace of her, and she is believed to be lost.

The steamer carried 11 passengers and the crew numbered 90. She had a cargo of sugar.

ST. Joxy's (N.B.), January 15th. The Royal George, whilst here, picked up a distress call from the Cobcquid, showing that she is still afloat, though up to the present all efforts to ascertain her position have failed.

The The Colegun was formerly the Union

castle liner Goth.

from the informer for the purpose of counting it, but suddenly thrust it into a small bag he was carrying. The fifth bag was then being lowered, and as the other men made to get hold of it, the first defendant shouted that he had dropped the money. The men looked

YARMOUTH (Nova Scotia), Jan. 16th. The Gobequid was located on the Trinity Ledges when the fog lifted. Three steamers are standing by, and have rescued all aboard the unfortunate, vessel.

MEXICO'S FINANCES,

UNABLE TO MEET THE LOAN SERVICE.

MEXICO CITY, January 13th. The Government announces that it will not pay the next coupons on the Internal

hard to find any riverina distrist in China down, and while their eyes were off him and External Debt, -

the first defendant unhooked the hag containing the arma, slipped into it the bag of money, and rapidly hauled it in.. There was a scuffle, but the money was not found. Inspector Gordon then boarded the sampan, and secured the men and the arms

that does not suffer in this way--yet it is reasonable to believe that none of these streams should necessarily be more intract able than the rivers of India or Egypt. There is one part of China in which the problem has been faced (not by China herself, usedless to say), and Mr. BLAND's remarks on the American Red Cross Mr. Ley. #Almada appeared during the

HEAVY WEIGHT BOXING

PARIS, January 15th.

Articles have been signed for a match between Jack Johnson and Frank Moran for the Heavy-Weight Championship of the World, The fight will probably take

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

AFFAIRS IN SOUTH AFRICA.

GOVERNMENT KAS STRONG GRIP OF THE

SITUATION,

JOHANNESBURG, January 15th. Dynamite continues to be found on the railways.

A patrol of the Imperial Light Horse found a quantity of dynamits on Tuesday morning at Booysens, on the Reef Lino, LATER. The tension in Johannesburg is increas ing

Yesterday the police attempted, during a raid on the Trades Hall, to arrest Mr. Bain the Secretary of the Trades Federation, but the strikers barricaded the hall, and prevented the police entering. A scuffle ensued, during which a shot was fired, hat it is not certain from what direction. The police cleared the whole area round the Trades Hall.

The regulations of martial law are very, rigorous and comprehensive, and forbid, anwong other things, the publication of false and alarming news.

[DER OSTASIATISCHER LLUTD” _SERVICE}]

CHINA SERVICE.

THE CHINESE PARLIAMENT.

PERING, January 15th. The Chinese Rump Parliament dis solved definitely yesterday after a meeti ing when about 90 deputies were present..

THE PRESIDENT AND SACRIFICIAL RITES.

PEKING, January 15th. President Yuan Shih-kai intends him. self to render the prescribed sacrifices at the Temple of Heaven on the first day of the Now Year.

THE OLD ORDER WANTED.

AGAIN.

PEKING, January 15th. Chang Cheng-fang, & Horianese and an old Hanlin man, at present Tutuli of Henan, has handed in proposals to the

the following Political Committes to effect (1) That the Government Bureaux in the Provinces should be interdicted" A mob on Tuesday morning stoned the from meddling with the Policy of the polier, who ultimately dispersed them at Empire; (2) that the Law Courts and the point of the bayonet. Two of the the system of administration should bø strikers were wounded. There were 17 abolished again and the old order of com. arrests close to the cordon of police petitive examinations reinstated, as around the Trades Hall, in which there under the Manchu Dynasty; (3) that the are between 200 and 300 armed men, who officials should be appointed according to have sworn to resist all attempts to storm merits only. the Hall. The light and water has been cut off and the police have made no received a petition praying that all the attempt at a raid, considering that the Confucian Temples now being used for inmates are as good as jailed, and that schools and other purposes should he

Frestored to their former use. they can arrest them at their leisure.

The situation at midnight was quiet. The Government has obviously a strong grip of the situation.

DURBAN, January 15th.

The

olitical Committee has also....

EUROPEAN SERVICE.

THE OPEN DOOR" IN ALBANIA.

BERLIN, January 1ish.

New difficulties have arisen in Albania

A courtinartial sentenced the signal man who stopped the train upon which in consequence of Montenegrins criss- was the fireman who was maltreated hying the frontior.

r. Italy is sending two strikers, to 12 months' hard labour.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE NEAR CENTRAL MARKET.

JOSS-PAPER SHOP BUENT OUT.

gunboats to Albania. The Triple Entente is opposed to the institution of an. Austro-Italian Bank for Albania with a

right to negotiate all concessions, as this

would be incompatible with the principk of the open door"; they demand an

TURKEY'S MILITANT ATTITUDE.

SOBRANJE.

BERLIN, January 14th. The Bulgarian Sobranje has been dia-

Society's scheme for the reclamation of hearing of the case: and announced that place on the evening of the Grand Prix ascertained and the police received golved, on account of inability to work.

lands in the Hnai basin are of sufficient interest in this connection to be quoted at length: In the Report to the Chinese Gorerament recently submitted by Mr. C. D. JAMESON, engineer-in-charge of the American Red Cross: Society's relief and survey works in the famine districts of North Anhui and North Kiangsu, it is estimated that, by the execution of works

to cost less than four millions sterling. it would be possible to reclaim for regular cultivation an area of about 17,000 square miles, in which at present the peasantry do not gather on an average more than two crope in five years. In addition to this, an

Tus programmes of reforms of China's sue- cassive Premiers and Cabinets are becoming a recognized phase of her ordinary existence, and by now almost conse to attract attan-area of more than a million acres of land, tion. We recall some half-a-dozen such now covered by swamps and shallow lakes. during the two years or so that the Republic would be made fit for farming. A popula has been in existence--at least, there have tien now consisting chiefly of beggars and nominally been several such programmes, but nomad thieves might thus be converted actually there is so little to differentiate into food-producers and tax-payers, with one from the other that they are all practi inore immediate benefit to the State- cally nothing more than the same theme and incidentally to the security of foreign played with variations, nor did that theme bondholders-than is likely to result from even originate with the Republic, for most any of the purposes for which Young China of the reforms prepounded had been proposed to borrow foreign capital." None adumbrated before the Revolution. The the less, we fear that ameliorative measures programmes all ran on the same lines, and of this nature will continue for many a year might be described as a string of pious to rank with currency. fecal, judicial, and hopes without any clue as to the method by other reforms as fitting subjects for pious which those hopes are to be realized. hopes in statements of the Cabinet's policy, Finance Mears must be found to increase et praeterea nikil.

the yield of the taxes, ard expenditure must

he had that moment bren instructed. He would ask for an adjournment.

Inspector Gordon objected to a long adjournment, as it would handicap the police, who had already shown their cards. The defendant had plenty of time to engage a solicitor on the previous day.

His Worship said his diary was full. up. but he would endeavour to take it

at 11 o'clock this morning.

Mr. d'Almada then asked for bail, but

Inspector Gordon objected and added that in case of a conviction he had been asked to press for the heaviest penalty.

Mr. d'Almada Inspector Gordon is too precipitous, your Worship.

Inspector Gordon-I said in case of a conviction,

Bail was granted in two sums of $2,000.

THE CHARGES AGAINSTA

EUROPEANS,

DEFENDANTS BENTENCED TO SIX MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT.

At the Magistracy yesterday before Mr. J. R. Wood, the case was resumed in which three Europeans, named Joseph Kelly, Lewis John-Baxter, and Sarn Benhaman, were charged with larceny, attempted larceny, and conspiracy the charges

Lo six separate occasions.

referring

The evidence for the prosecution having concluded. the men gave evidence on their own behalf

His Worship said that he thought that the men were hard up and intended to secure the goods concerned without paying

for them. The police did not desire to

DEATH OF A PROMINENT HAMBURG RESIDENT.

At about 7 o'clock yesterday morning | International Bank. a destructive fire broke out at No. 16, Cochrane Street, a narrow thoroughfare leading from Queen's Road Central ucar

BERLIN, January 14th. the Central Market to Wellington Street.

Turkey is resolved on buying warships The house consisted of a shop on the ground floor, kept by a man named Kwat from Italy at once, and will begin action Hing, a joss-paper, Chinese cracker, and a Chios and Mytilene. tallow candle dealer. A Chinese "eye specialist" occupied the second floor, and DISSOLUTION OF THE BULGARIAN on the top floor were various mibicles. The outbreak started on the ground floor," through some agency which has yet to be

formation at 7.15 am. The spot is one of Johnson receives, £6,000 win or lose as

the most congested in the city, and practi well as £1,000 for training expenses.cally all the firemen at the No. 1 Fire Moran is to get £1,000. The money has Station. and Central Police Station

three provided by

American turned out, and on arrival found the Flames came building blazing fiercely. out through the windows, and it was seen that little or nothing could be done to save iť.

the The Brigade, under Assistant-Superintendent of Police (Mr. T. H. King), and Station Officer Lane, wisely directed their efforts to con- fining the fire, which showed alarming signs of attacking the surrounding pre Japan, Captain Knorr, has left for his mises, and in a comparatively short space post. of time, at about 8 o'clock, they had their reward in seeing the outbreak completely subdued. In that short while, however, the house had been razed almost to the ground, the coolie quarters at the back alone remaining. The master of the shop. Mr.

been

millionaires.

NEW DUTCH MINISTER TO TOKYO,

THE HAGUE, January 15th. Baron Van Asbeck, from Panie, has been appointed Dutch Minister at Tokyo,

DEATH OF ADMIRAL COUNT ITO.

TOKYO, January lath The clenth is announced of Admiral of the Fleet Count Ito, High Military Councillor

BERLIN, January 14th. Mr. Lichtwark, Director of the Ham- burg Artists Hall (Kunsthalle) is dead.

NEW GERMAN NAVAL ATTACHE FOR JAPAN.

BERLIN, January 14th. The new German Naval Attaché for

AN INSULT TO THE REICHSTAG:”

BERLIN, January 14th.

The President of the German Reichstag, Kaempf, has declared to that body

[The late Admiral, who was born in the Satsuma Province, entered the Japanese Navy as far back as 1868. He was made Captain in 1882. and brought the Nani another man, and a boy are missing, but that the remark of Count Wartenberg in hene from England three years Inter. fn10-one was injured at the fire. the following year he was appointed Rear Admiral and Commander of the Standing Squadron, and Vice-Admiral in 1902. He fought the battle of Yalu with all the com lined squadrons under his command in 1894 and in 1805 was appointed Chief of the

Naval General Staff.).

STR. THOMAS LIPTON'S NEW YACHT,

BUILDING IN BRODER

LONDON, January 15th. The building of Sir Thomas Lipton's yacht, another of the Sharrock series, is being conducted with the utmost secrecy, However, a rumour gains credence that

the yacht will have a centre-board.

be cut down as far as possible." Currency A new steamer named the Tuchong is reform-"This is necessary and must be to be launched at the Taikoo Docks next proceeded with," Justice-We must Tuesday afternoon. organize a staff of able and trustworthy Mr. S. Barton, Chinese Secretary to press the charge, and they would be con- judges," and so on with agriculture, com- the British Legation, Peking, is leaving onvicted of the second charge, that of steal- [A report appears in recent London papers merce, railways, education, and the rest. furlough at the end of January. Mr.ing three leather trunks and one pair of to the effect that only bachelors are Perhaps one of the most historic and E. C. C. Wilton, British Acting Consul-slippers from the Sang Now Shop, employed on the work, as there was danger of information being given by married men time-honoured of these items is the proposal General at Tientsin, will act in his Queen's Road Central, He sentenced to their wives, by whom the secrets might

be divulged to others!! for the conservancy of China's rivers, absence.

them to six months' imprisonment each.

the Prussian House of Lords, to the effect The damage is rather difficult to gauge that the Reichstag had failed to show at present, but it is estimated to amount to several thousand dollars.

There was also a fire at Shaukiwan on Wednesday, a stack of cut grass used for breaming boats catching alight and setting fire to several other stacks.

The damage is estimated at $393,

HONGKONG FOOTBALL

ASSOCIATION..

patriotic sentiment when deliberating on. the quota for armaments, had been energetically refuted by him as an josult to the Reichstag

TURKEY'S NEGOTIATIONS WITH ITALY FOR A BATTLESHIP.

BERLIN January 14th. Italy has declined to sell a battleship

to Turkey.

THE PRINCE OF WIED.

NO INTERPORT MATCH THIS BEASON, A reply has been received by the Chair-

BERLIN, January 14th, man of the Hongkong Football Associa

The Prince of Wied will receive the tion from the Honorary Secretary of the Shanghai F.A. re the proposed interport. Albanian Deputation after settling the match between the two Associations. The question of the loan and intends leaving for Durazzo towards the middle of H.K.F.A. cabled last week asking for a definite answer, and Mr. Semmens has

February wired back "Impossible this season."