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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 17TH, 1914

TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.

[*DER OSTASIATISCHER "LLOYD": SERVICE.1

CHINA SERVICE.

THE PROVINCIAL SYSTEM.

'MAJORITY OF PROVINCES OPPOSE A CHANGE,

PERING, January 18th.

As the great majority of the provinces are opposed to a change of the provincial system, and as also considerable difficulty would be encountered in carrying it through, the Government will drop the proposal to abolish the provinces.

HEAVEN AND CONFUCIUS,

ANIMATED DISCUSSION AT THE POLITICAL CONFERENCE.

"DER OSTASIATISCHER LLOYD) ":

SERVICE.]

THE GERMAN MILITARY ARMS- REGULATIONS..

BERLIN, January 16th. Consequent upon reports by the Chan- cellor, H. M. Emperor Wilhelm has ordered the Minister for Was to revise the Ordinances relating to the use of arms by the military:

THE TURCO-GREEK DISPUTE,

LONDON, January 15th.

The Note of the Triple Alliance is reply to Sir Edward Grey's Note on the Insuler question has made a good impres sion in London, The stipulation made that Greece should vacate South Albania before receiving the Islands is approved and its acceptance is recommended to M. Venizelos, who arrived to-day.

PEKING, January 18th. Very animated discussions took place ut a meeting of the Political Committee on the subject of the veneration of Heaven and Confucius. Ma Liang and Aitsam Great Britain especially appreciates ing (?) who were the principal speakers, the fact that the Triple Alliance Powers contended that it was necessary to pro-handed in voluminous but not identical perly define the conception of Heaven and Notes, whereby the impression of joint

action against the Enterte is avoided, THE SITUATION AT VALONÀ.

BERLIN, January 15th.

whether Confucius was a God or a man,"

The President of the Committee tried to exert his influence to maintain modern-

tion in the discussion and asked the Assembly to solve the question from the practical, and not the theoretical, staa point, and in the interest of public

Ismail Kemal has submitted at Valona to the Administration of the Inter national Commissioners.

morality, which had been decadent during RAILWAY STRIKES IN PORTUGAL.

the last two years.

CHINESE COMMERCIAL

ATTACHES.

PEKING, January 16th, The Government intends appointing Commercial Attaches to the Legations at Berlin, London, Paris, St. Petersburg, Washington and Tokyo."

MEMBERS OF THE IMPERIAL CLAN ARRESTED.

PERING, January 16th. Four members of the Imperial Clan

have

en arrested at Mukden:

GERMAN LOAN FOR KIRIN

PROVINCE.

BERLIN, January 18th. The Province of Kirin has concluded

negotiations for a loan of $10,000,000 with a German Firm, the money to be used in the reorganization of the province.

EUROPEAN SERVICE.

THE ADMINISTRATION OF

ALBANIA..

BERLIN, January 15th.

The International Commissioners at Valons have been invested with powers to administer the whole of Albania ́until the arrival of the Prince of Wied

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With reference to the establishment of Austro-Italian Bank, it is made known that Austria and Italy do not insist on a bank monopoly.

BERLIN, January 15th."

There are railway strikes in Portugal.

THE SITUATION IN SOUTH AFRICA

LONDON, January 15th.

The situation at Johannesburg is very strained. The declaration of martial law and of the death penalty for illegal possession of dynamite has suppressed rioting, but there were clashes of minor importaner yesterday.

The strike leaders with several hundred

men hold the headquarters of the Unions, which are besieged by the Police and entirely isolated.

The Band miners intend going out on. strike to-day, If a settlement is not roached soon, the mine managers will be forced to dismiss their Kaffir labourers

with dire consequences for the rest of South Africa, where there is little distur

bance so far.

After quiet has been restored, labour may be expected to be in demand all over

South Africa.

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SUPREME COURT.

Friday, January 16th.

IN APPELLATE JERIDIOTION.

BEFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SIR WM. REES DAVIES, K.C., AND MR. H. H. J. GOMPENTZ (PUINE JUDOR),

THE CANTON GOVERNMENT'S CLAIRE,

Mr. Sharp concluded his address with an argument on the degree of actual State could claim a right to be regarded government that was necessary before a as an independent de facto State,

dealt

Mr. Potter then referred to the third point which was submitted by Sir Francis Piggott, that the statement of their daim on the writ disclosed no cause of action, and, therefore, that the action ought to be dismissed. Sir Francis also contended that the action was not in accordance with the rules governing the bringing of actions in English Courts,That essentially, was a point which had to be affidavits. If they had endorsed their with altogether apart from writ as a claim for money had and received, no one could have said any thing. His learned friend had told their Lordships how the writ ought to be read. Sir Francis Piggott-No, I have not said that, I said if it was to be a wri: it ought to read as such. Francis, Mr. Potter said that it was as Referring to a case quoted by Sir far from that ease as the North pole was from the South. Their statement of claini was the statement of claim in McRae's case. Call it what they liked, for money had and received, an action in tort, or whatever they liked, he did not think it mattered. The history in the writ was. quite immaterial. Bir Francis bad also held that Chung Sau Nam got the money for the purpose of remitting it to Nan king, and that they were finding fault with him because he did not remit it..

However, they were very glad that he did not remit the money to Nanking because, frst of all, it would have gone to the not know what the legal position would then have been.

The Puiste Judge-You would not have got it back..

End wondly, he did not want it to go,

Mr. Potter added, that therefore, so far from finding fault with defendant for further from their minds. He then pro not carrying out that order, nothing was ceeded to deal with the second portion of the money had passed into the hands of McRae's case, as to whether, assuming the rebels, they would have to ratify rebel this could be done, although Sir Francis He contended that Piggott had said that such a thing was preposterous and impossible.

At this juncture the Chief Justice intimated that with regard to the second portion of McRae's case, Sir Francis Piggott had not impressed them.

orders to recover.

Sir Francis said he was glad to hear that, for he could now address them fur ther on the point.

A legal argument ensued, and subse quently

Judges and

Counsel adjourned to Chambars in order to con tinue the combat. The Court will resume this morning.

the

DEATH OF MR. J. M. YOUNG OF SHANGHAI,

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE WATER SUPPLY.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG

DAILY PRESS."1.

HONGKONG, January 16th, SI At the last meeting of the Sanitary Board the President answered certain questions relating to the water supply of the Colony put by Dr. Fitzwilliams, but with regard to certain the same subject he said that he was questions which I desired to put upan

directed to state that the matters dealt the purview of the Board. The distine with in my questions did not come within

tion is too fine for me to follow; if I had drawn it myself no doubt it would have been dubbed a legal quibble.

The bed of the reservoir has been cleared of trees, but is still occupied by a village, a number of pigsties (inhabited), and the usual agglomeration of poultry pigs and puppies.

I must say that I do not relish the idea of drinking the water which will (accord ing to the Director of Public Works statement in October, 1912) be ready for use in October next. I would rather wait a little longer after the removal of the Chinese village. pigsties and other amenities of a poor

It is a dangerous thing for a layman to criticise engineering works, but at the

foundations of the central and deepest risk of being severely snubbed I venture to submit that the excavation of the part of the main dam might have been commenced as soon as the flood waters of October had run off,

to be built is fed principally from two The stream across which this dam is valleys, the drainage of which is held up by the Taitam. Taitan Byewash and Intermediate dams, and supply have been put and answered over

Questions dealing with the

& further water diverted by the Taitam eastern catch. water such water as escapes these works and over again ab meetings of the Board, is again checked by a small daun at the desired to put arose out of answers given small pump lifts the water into Taitam and the particular questions which junction of the two valleys, whence & the previous meetinggal da by the President to Dr. Fitzwilliams at tunnel

As the Government will not condescend to give the information asked for, 1 crave the hospitality of your columns to give my reasons for asking the questions and my guesses at the correct replies.

After our experience of last year, when even the rider-main supply was cut off and the Chinese residents, who pay the bulk of the taxes, were compelled to join the fight round the standpipes for a daily modicum of the necessary liquid, no one will be hardy enough to suggest that our water supply is sufficient, and the report of the Government, Bacteriologist in 1911 threw doubts upon its purity and pointed out certain defects.

last enquired what alterations had been Dr. Fitzwilliams or the 30th December carried out as the result of the repo (amongst other things) that a storage of the Bacteriologist, and was told

was in course of construction, and that reservoir to contain 1,500,000,000 gallons negotiations were pending with the War Department to secure a site for the addi-

tional filter beds which are admittedly

required to secure proper filtration.

is brought up before the Board we are Whenever the question of water supply

construction and to these projected filter referred to this reservoir in course of beds. A summary of the recent history of these works may therefore be interesting, the Water Supply was debated in the Op 25th October, 1812, the question of

length. Legislative Council at considerable

Until Taitam Byewash or the Inter- mediate Reservoir is overflowing the Taitamtak must be of limited volume, amount of water coming down to and I think the overflow usually occurs the remaining 10 months of the year the in August and September only. During diversion of the Taitamtuk stream would one imagines) not represent insuperable dificulties to the Engineer in charge of the work" (I guste extremely capable from His Excellency's speech of 25th October, 1912).

The big dam at Kowloon was, I believe, built in the stream bed without diverting the strear, and Taitam and Intermediate

there is little prospect that water will be dams appear to have been similarly built. Judging by the prescat state of affairs available from the Taitantuk valley in completed within contract time. October next, or that the work will be

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tions, but if I am, is there any reason I may be perfectly wrong in my deduc- why the Government should refuse to inform the taxpayers, who bave cheerfully voted the supplies and who are literally MAPPIN&WEBB, thirsting for results, whether it is not possible to expedite the work

LIMITED.

NEW CONSIGNMENTS

To revert for a moment to the addi- West Point: these are becoming hoary tional Service reservoir and filter beds at annuals in the Estimates: large suns are put down every year, but nothing is done.. Military Authorities are not usually Negotiations between the Colonial and remarkable for expedition, but is it too Filter Beds, which are of equal import- to ask the powers-that-be to expedite the negotiations for the site of STERLING SILVER WARE. ance to the health of the Garrison and tu that of the civilian population?

The water in storage for the City and Hill district on the 1st instant was 509 the strearay is estimated to yield 1,000,000 million gallons, the dry weather flow of gallons daily, and the daily consumption day only is, according to the Head of the with the rider mains working two hours Sanitary Department, 4,000,000 gallons.

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plentiful water supply second in impor. Mr. Osborne put the provision of a tanes to the efficient protection of life and property and asked that nothing should be allowed to stand in the way of completing the new reservoir in the expressed regret that the sum of only shortest possible time, and Mr. Pollock 9250,000 was laid down in the estimates Director of Public Works in reply to Mr. for 1912 for the big reservoir. The Pollock said that he would not hesitate to apply to the Council for further sums if necessary, and stated that t contract probably will) until the 1st May, there If the drought continues (as it very had been signed two days previously for will be only one month's water supply in carrying out the work within 5 years.hand then. If this is the state of affairs. but that he trusted that within two years after a season of late autumn rains, with (from the time of speaking) the work Taitam full to the brim on 1st January, would have reached such a stage as to and after one month of short commons for enable the Colony to derive some benefit the Chinese, what would our position from it in the way of an increased supply have been if the monsoon of water. The Director of Public Works ceased, as they sometimes do, in the rains had statement that every step would be taken middle of September? for endeavouring to carry out the work within the contract time was received with applause..

His Excellency assured the Council that they need not fear any delay in the work, and that a half-yearly progress return would be furnished to members.

the Railway is working--the improvement The Mongkoktsui Refuge is in use and of the water supply is the most urgent of our Public Works

be completed by the 3rd October, 1917?

Is it anticipated that the Reservoir will

before water from the new reservoir will How many years are likely to elapse

In the revised estimates for 1913 It was shown that a sum of $130,000 only be available? was to be expended on the new reservoir and possible further sums referred to by in 1913, a heavy drop from the 9250,000Yours &c., the Director of Public Works a previously...

Mr.

year

Hewett in speaking on the estimates for 1914 on the 23rd October,

Is it not possible to expedite the work t

F. B. L. BOWLEY.

PRINCE'S PLATE

(GTÁRANTEED FOR 30 YEARS)

OUTLERY.

From the

SOLE AGENTS:

CHS. J. GAUPP

& CO.,

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

CHATER ROAD

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We regret to record the death of Mr. James Murdoch Young, which took place at the General Hospital, Shanghai, on Saturday night the 10th inst, after a long illness. The deceased, the W.-C. Daily News says, was one of the oldest, if SAMPANCHOW LIGHTHOUSE. not the oldest, resident in Shanghai, having spent some fifty years of his life The Customs' Authorities in Cantos are there. Though in his seventh-sixth year, now actively engaged in the work of varied business affairs until June of last he maintained an active interest in his erecting the new lighthouse on Sampan year. Mr. Young joined the firm of Island, about five miles outside the Bogue. Rodewald & Co. tea merchants, upon The Revenue str. Kaipan is anchored off arriving in Shanghai, and was associated the Island and is surveying the vicinity. With the business right up to the time of

his death. In later years he became in 1918, said that he and his unofficial It is expected that the new lighthouse will terested in the management of a number colleagues did not feel satisfied that the RUSSIA AND MANCHURIA, be completed in about another six months of business concerns, among then the work could not be pushed on more Shanghai Land Investment Company, the quickly and urged that no steps should time, and it is understood that the Aga Lao Kung Mow Cotton Mill; the Shang be omitted in pushing forward the com- BERLIN, January 15th,

system of illumination will be adopted. hai Gas Company, the China Import and pletion. He also asked when a commence- The St. Petersburg Herald reports that The light will have a range of some 17 Export Lumber Company. and the ment would be made in collecting water, M. Sassonov promised the Mongolian miles and should prove of great value to Intte Was Chairman. As a fusiness to fill or would take many years and mones which had been seized by the MACGREGOR&C.. Mission his support for bringing about shipping bound to and from Hongkong man be displayed much ability and in At the same meeting Mr. Lau Chu Pak the independence of Southern Manchuria

private life was known and esteemed for referred feelingly to the hardships kindly and genial personal qualities, entailed on the Chinese, who had to fight He was of a retiring disposition, and, for the daily supply of water in the apart from business took no prominent streets. part in pubile life, though he was of course widely known, and as widely respected. The deceased had been more or less seriously ill since June last, and little one of his recovery could be enter tained. He was unmarried.

(Mongolia ()

CHIOS AND MYTILENE.

BERLIN, January 15th, Greck destroyers have left for Chios and Mytilene as a defensive measure againt Turkish attempts at landing.

GENERAL V. LIMAN CREATED A

FIELD-MARSHAL

BERLIN, January 15th. General V, Liman has been created a Field-Marshal; he continues his work of reform as Inspector-General.

THE LATE ADMIRAL TO:

BERLIN, January 15th The Press reviews the life of the late Admiral Viscount Ito and eulogizes him.

THE EARTHQUAKES IN JAPAN..

BERLIN, January 16th There is general sympathy with the sufferers through earthquakes in Japan.

ANOTHER TRAINING SHIP.

BERLIN, January 15th.

A third training ship has just left the ways. She has been built to the order of the Society for the Training of Merchant Marine Officers.

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.

PROGRAMME FOR TO-DAY.

H.M.S. Tamar . R.G.A. (U.S., 1), Neval Ground, 4 p.m. Referee: Mr. A. P. Storrie.

|Hongkong F.C. v. RE (H.KL,1), Club Ground, 4 pm. Referee: Mr. A. A. Wilson,

Staff and Departments v. D.GLL Buglers, Military Ground, 4 p.m. (U.S.L., 2). ⠀ Referee: Mr. J. F. Woods, B.O.C. 2. 85 Co. R.G.A. (H.K.L., 2). Military Ground, 2.30 p.m. Refereo: Mr. C. Williams.

HONGKONG ROYAL ENGINEERS. In the above match this afternoon, the following will represent the H.K.F.C. :-- N. C. Cope; A. J. Stalker and H. D. Brown; R F. Long, W. B. Rigden and R. C. Brown; M. Railton, H. Walker, C. Edgecumbe, I. L. Goldenberg and P. | Wilkie.

HONGKONG CHALLENGE SHIELD COMPETITION..

Honorary Secretarica of Football Clubs are reminded that entries for this Com- petition close on Monday. Only two Clubs have entered up to the present, so there is obviously a laxity somewhere.

CRICKET

0.9.0. v. 3.3.0.0.

on the 0.0.0, ground at 2 p.m.

This league fixture will be played to-day

C.C.C. Team-L. A, Rose, E. L. Braga, G. A. Hancock, H. H. Taylor, R. Pestonji, G. E. Lace, F. K. Tata, R. Davierwella, W. H. Viveash, J. D. Noria, and R. Basa. ̈

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THE BANK-NOTE CASE,

Four of the defendants charged in con- nection with the seizure of false Chinese bank notes and complete machinery and plaut for their raanufacture on Lantas Island have been committed for trial by Mr. J.R. Wood, the hearing of the charge against the other man, who is defended by Mr. Davidson, being adjourned until Thursday next.

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The Director of Public Works replied that a deep channel was being cut through a solid mass of rock, and that no work on other portions of the main dam could be undertaken until that was completed, and the stream diverted, and said that when the calvert was con- structed better progress would be made.

Walking through the valley of the future Reservoir after Christmas I was much disappointed to see that the excava tion for the foundations of the main dan had not been commenced, and that work was still confined apparently to cutting channel for the culvert which will run under a wing of the dam.

The old stream-bed was still in its original condition except that a coffer. dam was being constructed across it by a few workmen with a single pile-driver.

PERTUSSIN

Is a harmless and efficient remedy against all diseases of the respintory organs, especially WHOOPING COUGH, CATARRH OF LARYNX, ACUTE AND CHRONIC BRONCHIAL

CATARRH, ASTHMA, &., which Las been recognized unequalled by the highest authorities. Also the AFFECTIONS OF THE LUNGS will bo greatly relieved by the use of it

TO BE HAD AT-

THE MEDICAL HALL.

HONGKONG.

A MYSTERY BAG.

CLAIMS FOR GOODS SEIZED BY THE POLICE.

At the several casea Hodgson, Crown Solicitor, in which the Supreme Court yesterday, were mentioned by Mr.

Captain Superintendent of Police was sued by Chinese for the return of goods police in connection with Magistracy proceedings.

In one case a plaintiff claimed and in another $1,000 was asked for.

The Crown Solicitor said that he wanted to know what was in the bag. We really know that the bag contained notes," he added, "but we don't know how much. We say also, that we gave the notes back

bag,

CALDBECK,

(ESTABLISHED 1864).

EXPERTS AND MEDICAL

On behalf of the plaintiff, Mr. Norring- ton said that certain of the notes were returned, but a balance was still owing and the police said that they were not going to pay it. He saw the notes counted himself, and there was a balance, AUTHORITIES AGREE IN STATING He had heard that that balance had been

improved since he had seen it. He could not state the exact amount which the bag THAT IRISH WHISKIES ARE

contained:

INVARIABLY ВЕТТЕВ

The Crown Solicitor said he wanted to ALMOST have particulars, because they claimed that the money was handed over. Mr.. Norrington must be able to bring the MATURED AND BETTER FOR THE exact number of notes because the police were concerned with so many notes. HEALTH THAN SCOTCH,

Mr. Norrington remarked that that was

preposterous suggestion.

The notes were in boxes and bags, and they had zil been mixed up by the police.

The Crown Solicitor-But we have no notes, I can tell you that. There were

A SKIPMENT OF

none in the bag. I want to know what JOHN JAMESON'S plaintiff alleges is due to him,

Mr. Norrington—And I want what is due to him.NU.

Mr. Norrington added that that was the first time he had heard of notes being handed back which were the subject. of an-action.

The Puisne Judge-If you come to Chambers to-morrow you might be able to elucidate things.

Subsequently Mr. Norrington asked that the case should be adjourned sine die, and intimated that he would give parti- culars.

His Honour agreed.

THREE STAR BRAND

HAS JUST BEEN RECEIVED.

Samples free on application.