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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 29mm, 1914.

advice of the Consulting Engineera to the Secretary of State, The Consulting Engineers satisfied themselves by confer saces at the Admiralty that it was impracticable to utilize au a reliable basis of comparison the soundings taken before

A. S. WATSON 1886, as shown on the earlier charts, and

& CO., LTD.,

ESTABLISHED_A.D. 1841.

The French mail of the 30th December TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.

was delivered in London 27th

wuary

A small grass fire which broke out on the hillside below Bowen Road on Tues. day, was extinguished by police. Several. trees were damaged.

We are asked to state that on and after, 1st February, Morning Service at Union Church on Sundays will begin at 10.30, instead of 11 o'clock as formerly.

[THROUGH DEUTER'S AGENCY.]

THE LONDON STRIKES:

LONDON, January 28th. The leaders of the coal-workers who are on strike decided to recommend the strikers to resums work to-morrow at

[THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.]

THE DOMINIONS COMMISSION.

REFORT. ON. EMIGRATION AND SHIPPING PROBLEMS,

LONDON, January 28th. The second interim report of the Dominions Commission deals with

A Chinese was sent to the hospital suf-places where the employers concede an Australasia.

were of opinion that the soundings of 1841 should be eliminated in all future compari sons as to the former depths which existed within the barbour. In view of the survey of the most important portion of the barbour having been made 18 years pro-fering from injuries received through WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS.viously, the Consulting Engineers in 1905 being knocked down by motor car No, t

recommended that it should be re-surveyed, in Des Voeux Road West, on Tuesday that the results of the new survey should be compared with the charts published since 1886, and the extent of the changes which had occurred in the interval thus deter WHISKY.mined. As the estimated cost of this

SCOTCH

proposed surrey was £10,000 and the

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extra penny. It was announced that ten firms had agreed to do this, and the men have resolved to pay a levy towards any raen who are continuing on strike,

It says that the system under which the emigrants are recruited from the United Kingdom is antiquated and defective, More emigrants are needed to fill the

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

MR. VANDERBILT'S YACHT WRECKED.

PASSENGERS TAKEN OFF BY A STEAMER.

New Yonk, January 28th. Mr. F. W. Vanderbilt's yacht, Warrior, struck on the rocks at Caps Aguatra off. the coast of Columbia: A steamer camé to the rescue and took off Mr. Vanderbilt, the Duke and Duchess of Manchester, and Lord Falconer who are proceedin- to New York The crow remained on board the

Owing to the birthday of H.M. the Emperor of Germany falling apon general holiday, Dr. Crull, the Acting

recruiting ground. German Consul, held the customary Atended, but there is a serious ontlook ini, und Malta appears to be a suitable

at the Consulate yesterday morn- the building trades dispute, and the

The report further says it is urgently Home ing, when a large member of gentleman

It is believed that the strike is virtually tropical and sub-tropical parts of Austra yacht which is hard aground but fairly.

"

Per Case Per Admiralty were not prepared to contribute called to offer their felicitations. In the Building Industries Federation is disnecessary to deepen the Australian ports.

of 1 Doz. Bot. towards the cost, a complete survey has not been made, but careful test

A-THORNE'S BLEND BWATSON'S GLENORCHY, Uhoice Mellow Blend C.-WATSON'S ABELLOUR.

GLENLIVET

Peat Whisky) THORNE'S OLD VAT, No, 4 As supplied to the House of Commone E-WATSON'S VERY OLD

evening there was an entertainment and cussing a sympathetic strike, dance at the German Club, organised by

In regard to the mail servico the Commis-

safe.

ENGLAND'S NAVY ESTIMATES.

LONDON, January 28th......

sections were taken by Commander R. W the Officers of S.M.S. Lucha, and to which MARINE ENGINEERS UNSETTLED sion considers it is unjustifiable to bind Cabinet yesterday, and it is believed that

$180 $1.50

18,25 1.55 GLENNIE, of H.M.S. Waterwitch, in 1906, with the satisfactory result that these 19.50 165 sections showed very little change in the sea-bed to have taken place since the 1886 The summarised statement was that there bad besi a slight scouring on the Hongkong side in the narrowest part of the harbour, and a slight deepening generally in the Western part and over Kellet's Bank. The Government, therefore, came to the conclusion that it was clear that any OTHER WELL-KNOWN BRANDS SUPPLIED TO further consideration of the question of

OBDEL

LIQUEUR WHISKY

SCOTCH

21C0 1.80 survey.

22.50 1.90

38,00 3.25 Great Age, Very Fine

2200 185 V.R.O WHISKY THORNE'S BLACK SQUARE 23.50 20 23.60 2.00 WATSON'S 0,B.4.

"KILTY" LIQUEUR WHISKY,

extensive dredging in the harbour will be. on account of the increased number and Our Celebrated E very old draught of ships that uso it and not on

a general invitation was given.

THE JAPANESE RELIEF FUND

The Japanese Relief Fund Committee gratefully acknowledges the following contributions:-

Anonymous! Mr. Tam Pack Shan

$100 100

ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL.

ANNUAL MEETING OF SEATHOLDERS,

Last evening. the annual meeting of the subscribers to, and seatholders at St. John's Cathedral was held at the City

pay,

LONDON, January 28th. A ballon is being taken by the marine engineers of the United Kingdom on the question of a strike for an increase in remuneration for overtime, and an extension of home leave.

LABOUR MEMBERS CRITICISED.

"DOING. THE GRAND, AND AFEING THE VOKĖS.".

LONDON, January 29th. The proceedings of the Labour Con

There was a prolonged meeting of the

the State to a subsidised service via Suez the Ministers discussed the increases in for more than a brief period, as now routes taxation necessitated by the Navy Exti to Australia are opening up. The approach-matce. ing termination of the contract with the Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Com- pary renders the present time peculiarly opportune for the re-examination of the whole problem on broad Imperial lines:

COMMANDER EVANS HONOURED

IN. FRANCE.

LONDON, January 28th. Commander Evans, one of the survivors of the late Captain Scott's fateful

Paris, where a luncheon was held to his honour, and he received a medal from the Municipal body.

́MAUD ALLAN AND THE. CHERNIAVSKYS.

THEIR FORTHCOMING VISIT TO HONGKONG. The talented Cherniavsky brothers; who create a wonderful impression in India and the Far East during their recert our, will appear in Hongkong with the world-famous Mand Allan,

the Race Week, We are informed that such great inducements were offered them For this tour that Mr. Edie travelled to Australia for the pur-.

Liqueur Scotch Whisky is account of deep water in it. Since that Hall. The Bishop of Victoria presided ference at Glasgow, which considered the Antarctic Expedition, was given a very pose of postponing the Cherniavsky tour a blend of the best Potting we have heard several complaints of supported by members of the Church work of the Labour Members of Parlia hearty reception upon his arrival at there until late in 1914, to enable them.

Dr. Francis Clark (Honment, were of an animated character. Distilled Scotch Whiskies. large vessels, whose moorings are in the Body,

Western section of the harbour, being held Treasurer) Mr, W. L. Pattenden (Hon. It is of great age, very fine, for an hour or so in the mud, but, this Secretary), and the Rev. V. H. Copley and mellow. Its superior aotwithstanding, the dredging on the quality has established its harbour has been described in the Legisla reputation as THE LEAD-tive Council by official and unofficial ING SCOTCH WHISKY members alike as not a work of pressing IN THE EAST,

A. S. WATSON & CO.. LIMITED,

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

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HONGFONG. JANUARY 39TH, 1914.

which

necessity, though the Director of Public Worke a couple of years ago described it as a work which in his opinion would have

Mr. Ramsay Macdonald affirmed that Moyle (Chaplain of the Cathedral). His they had done all that was humanly Excellency the Governor (Sir Henry possible. May) and the Hon. Mr. Chud Severn were also present.

The HON. TREASURER, in presenting his statement of accounts, said that during the past year the excess of income over ex penditure amounted to $714, but that

result had only been obtained b- very rigidly cutting down the expenses The actual expenditure during 1813 was $823 less than in the previous year, so that had it not been for the economy practised

The delegates, however, indulged in some caustic criticism, and charged the Labour MP.'s with "doing the grand, and ageing the Dukes," instead of “doing They also orange-box work outside.”

accused the Labour members of making secret bargains with the Liberals.

This Mr. Macdonald and Mr. Hender-

Ho lectured before the Geographical Society, where M. Poincaré, the French President, bestowed upon him the in- signia of an Officer of the Legion of Honour.

MINISTERIAL CRISIS IN

PORTUGAL

PRESIDENT VERSUS PREMIER

28th.

LISBON, January A Ministerial crisis has arisen, which resolves itself into a conflict between the President and the Premier.

to revisit this country with Maud Allan, From cables received, Maud Alino and the young artists are in splendid health and working hard with their pro- gramines. The Cherniauskys are looking made during the previous tour and forward to meeting all the friends they

circles over this visit. enthusiasm is being aroused in musical Mr. D. B. D. Cohen, ander whose direction. the Cherniavskys toured Jast

the for has arranged appearance of this powerful combination. Mr. W. Angus MacLeod, who is the general manager, will tour with the party. The hooking plan ouens at Montric's to-morrow at 9.30 am. Miss Maud Allan and the Cherniavskya will occupy the Theatre on February 16th, 17th and 18th (the Race days), and will be unable to prolong the visit or to return here, as they have arranged to go direct from Shanghai to Manila en route to Australia to fulfil a series of engagements there.

season,

to be undertaken some day.

There can be no two opinions as to this, aud we have been led by a perusal of some of the evidence taken by the Dominions Royal Commission to revert to this subject, they would have been once again in the sun vehemently denied, and eventually

old unha position of expenditure ex.their report was adopted.

During the year the eceding revenue, actual collections were $555 less than in 1912, but owing in part to special. generosity on the part of the Church

The compulsory retirement of Mr. Justice Body, and in part to the generosity of

the latter, and disapproving the pro- Fisher, Senior Puisno Judge, Penang, the contributors, the special collections The were $670 more than in 1912,

LONDON, January 28th, gramme of the President, who recommend-under the age limit has led to a revival of the discussion which followed the $767 less, and he donations were

Mr. Ereswell, the leader of the Laboured a non-party Ministery, and a general departure of Mr. Justice Thornton in

similar circumstances a year ago.. thought that would have to be regarded as & natural outcome of the special effort Party is South Africa, has been released amnesty of political prisoners.

One of the questions put to Lord PiRRIE was, What effect is the present deepening of the Suez Canal and the capacity of the Pananon Canal likely to have on the world's harbours, and what is now the desirable depth for a first-class harbour in view of probable developments? Lord PIRio's reply is that the effect of the deepening of the Suez Canal and of the capacity of the Panama Canal, by providing for the passage of larger vessels through those two important water-ways than are at present ougaged on the routes involved, will, of course, by encouraging shipowners to build vessels up to the maximum dimen- sions which they will pass, increase the demand on the part of shipping for an increased available depth in the principal harbours of the world. There is no doubt

depth obtains in many harbours, be is sure there will be a demand for it from the shipping using the ports. The Commis-

BILES HARWARD

. memorandumİ

made to raise the Endowment Fund. As they were aware, this fund was started!| twelve months ago by Sir Paul Chater and several of his colleagues and the result was the raising of a sum of $15,000, This of course, was not enough to bring in sufficiens income to enable the Church Body to obtain an Assistant-Chaplain, but it did bring in a sum of between £70 and £75 per year.

H.E. the GOVERNOR proposed the aloption of the report, the Hon. Mr. C. SEVERN reconded, and the motion was carried unanimously.

The Bisner mentioned that the Church Bode had renewed the agreement with the Cathedral organist and choirmaster (M Denman Fuller), for a period of three years, and said that it had to be sub

or otherwise.

On the motions of Dr. CLARK, the action of the Church. Body was approved.

The election of the Church Body was

SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR TROUBLE.

MR. CRESWELL RELEASED,

by the Governinent.

[He was sentenced to a month's imprison- ment and a fine of £20 for publishing a pamphlet likely to cause ill-feeling, and also to a fortnight's imprisonment and a fine of £10, for attempting to induce the men to refrain from work.]

SEVERE GALE IN RUSSIA.

MEN BLOWN DOWN AND CHURCH BELLS RUNG..

The two Houses of the Congress yes- terday adopted a resolution supporting

FATAL PHOTOGRAPHY IN UGANDA..

NAIROBI, January 28th. cinematograph operator named Fritz Schindler was mauled by a lion while attempting to photograph it, and subsequently died from his injuries.

THE TANGIER MURDER.

SUICIDE OF THE PRISONER.

TANGIER, January 28th.

THE AGE LIMIT" FOR JUDGES.

It has been stated that in retiring the two Senior Puisne Judges Bir Arthur Young was merely carrying out the policy of Sir John Anderson, which is believed to aim at eliminating all the old Judges appointed from outside and ereating a Bench composed entirely of members of the Civil Service. The Straits Echo sees in this the coming abolition of the strict. separation hitherto maintained between the judiciary and the executive. Further, while admitting that two Civil Servants now sitting on the Bench are giving general satisfaction, it states that other appointments of this character have had results far from satisfactory, ·

ST. PETERSBURG, January 28th.

If we thought that the result of this The greatest alarm was felt last night

policy would be to destroy the indepen- owing to the extraordinary rise of the

dence of the judiciary, save the Mulay Nera under pressure of the violent gale, The murderer of M. Valdrome, the Mail, we would oppose it tooth and nail. But we fail to see why a member of the which was so severe that it overthrew then, French Agent at Tangier, has been found local Civil Service should be less indepen- blew out lamps, and tore off roofs, dead in his cell, he having hanged himselfdent when raised to the Bench than a

ringing.

Guns were fired all night, and green lights were displayed by the Admiralty, indicating the extreme danger which existed.

Happily the rise of the river stopped

JAPANESE WARSHIP AT MEXICO.

LONDON, January 28th.

in his mind that the minimum working depth now desirable for a first-class bar bour is at least 4lift, and, in view of the fime which it takes to get harbour authorities in motion and to obtain results from them, he thinks the minimum depth which harbour engineers, or any report on harbour Tue recommendation made by the Dow facilities, should now recommend is at least nions Commission that it is urgently 45ft, as by the time that anything like this mitted to the seatholders for ratification The gale even started the church bells necessary to deeper the Australian harbours in view of the tendency to build larger ships is based upon considerations which apply with equal force to all the world's great sex-ports, and in this Colony it cannot but sion also obtained fruin Professor Sir Jour next proceeded with. The Bishop said on that four of the six gentlemen were call to mind the approbensione ́have been voiced from time to him regarding the econonic size and speed of steam eligible for re-election, but the other two in the course of which he could not stand. One of them, Colonel our own harbour. Since the year 1904, Tassels,

their great regtet; at the end of the being flooded.. when one of the Government engineers pointed out that the tendency to increase St. John, was leaving the Colony, to just in time to save the whole city from prepared an exhaustive comparison of the the size of ships is indicated by the fact week, and Mr. W. Armstrong had resign- that in 1912-18 there were 17 ships between ed, also to their great regret, after serving depth of the water all over the harbour as

The Hon. Mr. Severn, and the Hon. Mr. indicated by the charts that had been issued 15,000 and 20,000 tons and that in 1918-14 faithfully and well for a samber of years from time to time by the Hydrographer to there are 29, Sir Joux observes that the Landale were chosen to fill these vacan the Navy, and showed that the shoaling rate at which the Spaz Canal has been cies, and Mr. F. B. L. Bowley resigned his sent in favour of Mr. A. R. Linton, which bad taken place between the years deepened would, if continuously applied, whose appointment was also approved by 1841 and 1890 had involved the loss of a take many years to reach 40t, and even the meeting Mr. H. C. Sandford was

re-elected Hon. Auditor. considerable arca of fire-fathom water, then there would be no appreciable gain. in.

The subject of the Assistant Chaplaincy City yesterday. They will return to the particularly in the Western part of the using the Canal for the far off Dominions, was raised by the Hon Mr. Severn who ship on Friday after visiting places of harbour, the matter has received attention but there would still be an advantage so far mentioned that the St. John's Cathedral' prepared to collect by monthly subscrip on several occasions. As the prosperity of as India and CLius, are concerned, but ho Church of England Men's Society was Hongkong depends almost entirely on the adds: "It may be that the increased ions the balance needed to make up the Accommodation its magnificent harbour draught (40ft.) available in the Panama stipend. The consideration of the subject vas, however, deferred to a later meeting, affords for ships trading in the East, Canal will make it possible to rua more the catholders in the meantime being. given notice of the resolution and some the significance of the engineer's report economic steamers of greater length to could not well be ignored, and as the China in spite of the greater distance." In particulars of the plan for raining the engineer had himself pointed out that reply to another question, Sir J. H. BILES the correctness of the result he had says it is not unreasonable to predict that arrived at depended on the correctness of within 20 or 30 years a depth of harbour of his assumptions with regard to the sero 60 ft. could be profitably employed. The that had boon taken for the surveys and lesson for Hongkong from all this is that that it was doubtful what zero the earlier the heavy cost of deepening the harbour charts were referred to, and how that zero will have to be faced in a future which was preserved, the Government sought the i the experts believe to be not far distant.

Inoney.

The Captain and 14 officers of the Japanese cruiser Tatumo, which is now lying off Manzanillo, arrived at Mexico

interest.

BRITISH SOLDIERS ATTACKED WITH HYDROPHOBIA.

BANGALORE, January 28th. A Corporal named Gardiner, of the 44th The Cathedral Chaplain (the Rev. Field Battery, has died from hydrophobia, COPLEY MOYLE) expressed his thanks to as the result of a bite from a pet monkey, the Bishop and Clergy for their assist ance in the services at the Cathedral, to which was bitten by a mad dog six months the oficials connected with the various ago: Church organisations, members of the

with his braces.

FIRST CIVIL GOVERNOR OF THE

PANAMA CANAL ZONE.

WASHINGTON, January 25th.

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Civil Servant transferred from another Colony or a Singapore barrister who has obtained through the Governor a high judicial appointment.". Provided this. independence is preserved, the appoint ment of Civil Servants to the Bench seems to offer certain advantages. We have all heard of "judicial ignorance President Wilson has appointed Colonel at Home. Of judicial ignorance" in Malay there have been one or two historic

It is most desirable that Goethal as the first Civil Governor of the instances.

Judge should have a thorough knowledge Panama Canal Zone.---

of local conditions and of the peoples to This discounts the talk of another whom he administers justice. An officer appointment.

from another Colony does not possess that knowledge, a local barrister may possess it, the Civil Servant does possess it, If. it be true that Civil Servants have not always been satisfactory as Judges, it is equally true that outsiders have some- Here, times failed to give satisfaction. of course, the personal equation must

SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS AGAINST NEW YORK LANDLORDS...

enter in.

New York, January 28th. Thuring the trial of a gang of men for placing a bomb in a tenement, one of the Bang confessed that he had placed eighty THE KAISER AND GYMNASTICS. The Munich papers contain interesting bombs in different houses in the nity in

accounts of a great gymnastic display consideration of money paid by property before the Emperor on the occasion of owners who were hoping to benefit as a his visit there. Fourteen hundred per result of the insurance money. He had also participated in two murders by the gang for booty,

SKIRMISHING IN AFRICA.

NAIROBI, January 28th.

A convoy of African Rifles engaged in

The monkey also bit a number of a skirmish at Bertulla with a section of

was dangerously wounded, and three. done splendid work, and Mr. Patterden, have gone into the Cogncor Pasteur Church Body, and Dr. Clark, who had Gardiner's comrades, and altogether 24 the Merahur tribe. Lieutenant Bentines

native soldiers seriously wounded. who had performed splendid eervice. £8

Institute. Hon. Secretary of the Church Body,

sons of both sexes, including quite young children participated in the display. which elicited the warmest commenda tions from the Emperor. His Majesty remarked that, in his youth, gymnastics. were a bore. Now a new spirit had come over them, and they were mado amusing and agreeable. He expressed his carnest hope that gymnastics for women would become more and more general, as this would certainly contribute to the physical welfare of the race.

At the close of the display the Emperor was asked for his signature, and a table

was placed before him for that DurdoRe: He afterwards said: "I thought I should have to jump over the table, and was just about to take my coat off,'