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INTIMATIONS

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD, 1914,

Lunar year, and the replies received thief gained access to a house in the TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.

indicated that the Government could expect Central district by the aid of a duplicate only about $3,000,000 in all, of which one-key, and stole a sum of money execeding

$100 from a safe,

third was promised by the Province of Kiangsu An abstract of the replies of the respective Provinces has been given out by the Government for publication in the Press, and we note that the prevailing excuse for inability to remit money to Peking is the existence of what are called superfluous troupe." Hore, for example, is what is said of Kwangtung --- "This Province was formerly regarded as WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. one of the wealthy Provinces in South Chipa,

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

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comparing favourably with Kingsu and Szechuan, but, all the same, they cannot support the Central Government. The Chief of the National Tax-Preparation Bureau at Canton in his telegram to the

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We have received the prospectus of the Hongkong Technical Institute, which begins its second term this month. Mr. R. E. O. Bird, M.A., is now the Director.

Mr. John Arnold has be appointed to net, during the absence of Mr. WES Clurk as Secretary of the Hongkong, Cantor and Macao Steamboat Co., Ltd.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY)

SAILING SHIP WRECKED ON ROCKS.

[THROUGH REUITER'S AGENCY.)

ROUND THE WORLD FLIGHT.

AMERICAN ABRO CLUB'S ENTERPRISE.

FALMOUTH LIFEBOAT RESCUES FIVE MEN.

New YORK, February 2nd. LONDON, February 2nd. The Acro Cinh announces & prize of The German sailing ship He has £20,000 sterling for a flight around the

wreckers on the been

rocks near world. The fligh, will take place in-con- a boat, nection with the San Francisco exhibition Falmouth. The crew launched which capsed. Eight men struggled in 1915, and is to be completed within Dr. Frist, who is residing at the Station back to the vessel, and clung to the top-ninety days. Hotel, has reported that whilst making mast. Three were washed off by a huge wave, and five were rescued by a Fal- purchase at a shop in Queen's Road his binoculars, which he had placed on the

mouth lifeboat counter, mysteriously disappeared. He

·values them at 855.

The

FIERCE GALES IN ENGLAND.

LONDON, Febuary 2nd. Chasty have been swept by herce

Altogether 29 persons are reported to have perished, including the nineteen members of the crew of the Hera.

The cases of plague in Hongkong during the month of January numbered 47, of which 43 were fatal. Of these 47 cases negales. fewer than 21 cecurred last week. The only other communicable disease reported was the case of diphtheria, two of enteric fever and one of small-pox.

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1911 Revolution and the recent rebellion, the Provincial Treasury is quite exhausted and that unless the superfluous troops are entirely disbauded, Kwangtung can never support the Central Government finan cinlly" The Kwangtung Government some little time ago was reported to have asked the Central Government to make itseli responsible for paying the regular troops, at an annual cost of about $24,000,000, leaving the local Government to meet what was described as the contingent military, or seven days in default, for gambling, by the foods at Bahin. The town of exponditure." It is strange that there and imposed a fine of 825, or a further Novalage has disappeared, and many should be a universal weil about having to period of two months' hard labour, for others have been devastated.

Many persons have perished, minta superfluous troops" after the offering the bribe. repeated orders that have been issued by

enormous damage has been done. the PRESIDENT for their disbandment.

In some

Special Commissioners even were appointed with a roving commission to see that these ordera were obeyed by the Provinces. Yet in Kwangtung the Turun has been raising thirteen regiments of additional troops on the borders of Yunnan for service in Kwangtung. This seems to be entirely ignoring orders from Peking. of the other Provinces the difficulty that the Treasuries appears to be are unable to provide the funds neces- Bary for the disbandment of super fucus troops, Yunus, Kreichow and Shausi indeed reply to the Central Govern ment's request for a remittance by asking Peking to send them funds to disband the A. S. WATSON & CO., superfluous soldiery," so that they may

LIMITED,

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

BIRTHS.

$19

McKBE-On January 28th, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. S. S. MCKEE, a son. MARSH On January 27th, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. F. MARSH, a daughter.

Insidetor McHardy prontonted Chinese at the Magistracy yesterday for gambling and offering a bribe to a lukong. Mr. F. A. Hazeland fined the defendant.

We see from the Penang papers that an appeal has been lodged by Mossrs. Presgrove & Matthews on behalf of Mr. Max Pacht, the Chief Officer of the H.A.I steumer Sitesin, against the fines of $10 and $15 imposed upon him at Penang December for assaulting a constable and for abetting the escape of a Chinese prisoner.

Whilst Police Constable Reynolds, stationed in the New Territory, was rid, ing his pony on Saturday, the animal's fect became fixed in the cattle guards at the crossing at Chang Tsui.

The constable get off, but before he could extricate the animal an "express along and so injured the pony that it had to be shot soon afterwards.

cane.

MAS. Henchman who has been agent of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation at Dairen, has been transferred to the Shanghai office, His place has been taken by Mr. D. M. Rosz Mr. Henchman, says our Dairen

TOWN WASHED AWAY.

RIO DE JANIERO, February 2nd, A terrible catastrophe has been caused

BRITISH NAVY ESTIMATES.,

AN INCREASE OF £7,000,000.

THE KINGDOM OF ALBANIA.

TURKISH EX-WAR MINISTER WITHDRAWS.

DURAZZO, February and

An agreement has been reached between the Control Commission of Albanio and

Esand Pasha, who undertakes to resign within three days.

The Commission has authorised him to go to meet the Frince of Weld as the repre- sentative of the Albanîsa people..

VALONA, February 2nd. the officers implicated in

"DER OSTASIATISCHER LLOYD"

SERVICE]

CHINA SERVICE.

THE CURRENCY LOAN..

PBXING, February 2nd. According to the Jih Pao, the repre sentatives of the Foreign Syndicate for the Loan, to provide means for carrying through the monetary reform, have been told by President Yuan Shih-kai thao the negotiations would be interrupted by tho probable retirement of Hsiung Hsi Ling.

THE ABDICATION OF THE MANCHUS.

A SIGNIFICANT PROPOSAL,

PRKING, February 20d. The Shun Tien Jil Pao reports that

the Government has been deliberating on a proposition of the Shansi Tutuh that the President abolish the celebration f the First of January as being a holiday in commemoration of the aludication of the Manchus

CHINA'S MINERAL WEALTH.

A PLEA FOR FREE COMPETITION.

PERING, February 2nd. Chang Chien, the Minister for Com

wishes

stimulate free

The trial of the the coup d'etat at Valons, when 200 Turkish soldiers and a number of officers landed in the night with the intention- which was frustrate of proclaiming and the Turkish ex-Minister or War King of Albania, has concluded.. Bokiruga was condemned to death and ten Turkish officers sentenced to terms of imprison-merce," mens, ranging from one to 15 years. The competition in the mining industry. Ha sentences will be submitted to the Prince expects that the result of such competi

tion would be that China would be able of Weid, and are meanwhite suspended.

GREEK PREMIER IN GERMANY.

A MOST FAVOURÄSLA IMPRESSION. -

Bentan, February 2nd.

LONDON, February. 2nd." The Lady Chronicle says that the Navy Estimates will be in the neighbourhood of £50,000,000, with Supplementary Eati mates of £4,000,000, making a total in- crease of $7,000,000.

TEACHERS BECOME STRIKERS.

EIGHTY, SCHOOLS CLOSED. DOWN,

LONDON, Februars: 2nd. Eighty schools in Herefordshire, accom- modating five thousand pupils, have been closed in consequence of a strike by the teachers for a higher rate of wago.

THE LONDON BUILDERS STRIKE.

to

to clear herself financially within 10 years, and grow rich in 20 years,

TUTUH OF HUPEH RECALLED,

PEKING February 2nd.

The Norddeutsche says that the visit of

A Presidential. Mandate recalls Tuan M. Venizelos, the Greek Premier, has pro- Chi-jur to Peking immediately. Tuan duced a most favourable impression. The Chi-jui was appoiated Tutuh of Hupeh conviction has been strengthened that when the Vice-President went to Peking. under his guidance Greece will be actuated by the wish to establish peaceful relations with her neighbour..

TURKEY AND GREECE.

CONSTANTINOPLE. February 2nd. Proceedings will be resumed to-day in eonnection with the diplomatic relations of Turkey and Greece, when it is believed that direct pourparlers will be opened

be able to support the Central Government financially. The official conclusion from the whole of the Provincial report is that "as the authority of the Central Govern

Lonos. February 3rd.. meat has been re-established and the

There is no improvement in the state relations between Peking and the Provinces are now liter than they were year ago contemporary, has been one of the greatest of the Landon builders strike, both the it is hoped that the finances of the Contral favourites in the local foreign com masters and the men being very deter-regarding the Aegean Islands." Government will be greatly improved inmunity, and his amiable personality and mined. 1914 and thereafter. If wo must look to obliging disposition will be very much

the internal revenues of Chinn for the real fest of her stability and prosperity, there LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.0. is wall satisfaction to be derived from

HONGKONG OFFICE: 10A, DES VEUX ROLD Ü.

The Daily

Press.

HONGBONG, FEBRUARY 3RD, 1914.

We remarked yesterday that it is not so much to the returns of the Maritime

the

these Provincial reports to Peking on the subject of remittances for the support of the national Government. It was only a week or two ago that the Peking Foreign Office sent an identic note to the several Legutions declaring the inability of the Government to meet its debta Us to European manufacturers for goods received-chiefly military goods-and naively proposing to postpone payment until June, by which time China expects to be able to pay out of the proceeds of the now loan."

This is a sorry plight for the Government to be in, and the excuse for it, doubtless, is that the Central Government has bad to support the Provinces, instead

missed.

A Pakhoi correspondent writes :-"Our little Sleepy Hollow was awakened last Tuesday (27th January) by an invitation on the part of Herr and Frau Krone to

meet them at their residence to do honour to the Kaiser on the cension of his Majesty's Birthday. All the foreign community were asked, and practically. all turned up; the health of his Majesty was drunk in bumpers, and with terinis and other games the afternoon passed with mutual regrets that functions of a very pleasantly," "The party separating similar naire were not more. frequent

J. R. Kennedy, on behalf of the Nationa We see from Japan papers that Bir. Agency, was to take over the business of Henter's Telegram Company in Japan

DUBLIN STRIKE ENDED.

REPUDITION. OF LARKIN'S UNION

Lospor, February 2nd. Tho Dublin strike is finally ended. The builders are resuming to-day, and have

signed an agreement repudiating Larkin's Union.

THE NORTH-WEST. DUNHAM

ELECTION,

LONDON, February 2nd. The Liberals are jubilant over the

result at North West Durham, and de care that it is a splendid victory for Home Bale and admit that the South African crisis influerced the Labour vote. The Unionists emphasise the largeness of the Labmr vote.

THE FINANCES OF FRANCE.

LONDON. February 2nd: M. Cailloux spiritedly defended the

financial proposals, and repeated that the

normal permanent expenditure should be covered solely by the annual

EUROPEAN SERVICE.

THE GOVERNMENT OF ALSACE

LORRAINE

BRETONATIONS ACCEPTED.

BLIN, February 1st. The resignations of Messrs. "Zorn von

Lorraine have been accepted. Bunch, Petri and Mandel of Alsace-

Herry Bulach's successor us Governor- General is Count Roedern,

IMPROVED SITUATION IN SOUTHERN ALBANIA.

BERLIN, February 18t Essad Pasha relinquished the Govern-

the Treasury. The new sources of ment of Albania at Durazzo and went to.

mean aggression citizens but simply

did not any class of justice.

ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.

CAPTAIN'S CUP: 1010.

The final of the Captain's Cup (pre.

sented by Mr. E. J. Crist) was played finalists being Mr. J. R. Thomson and over Happy Valley on Sunday, the

Captain C. A. James.

meet the Prince of Wied. THE HAGUE PEACE CONFERENCE.

BERLIN, February 1st. Mr. Bryan, the American Secretary of Stats, desires that The Hague Peace Con- ference shall be convened in 1016.

Statistical Secretary pointed out in his of receiving financial assistance from them, from February 1st, and that the former THE SOUTH AFRICAN DEPORTEES tournament and has been polishing of Chairman in the absence of Major TA.:

as was the case before the Revolution.

Robertson, A.O.D,

UNITED SERVICES LEAGUE. The usual monthly meeting of this Mr. Thomson, considering he has only League was held last evening at the R.A. played golf a little over 2 yeur has Theatre, Mr. F. W. Eager officiating is shown exceptional form throughout the

agent, M. A. M. Pooley (now in custody.

his opponents in the penultimate rounds on a charge connected with the Richter

by large margins. He continued his blackmail case), contemplated leaving The deportees Watson and Bain state, victorious career and inflicted a heavy An interport Rugby football match Japan for London towards the end of in a letter, that they will soo the Chair- between Tientsin and Shanghai was February. The National Agency is stated played on China New Year's Day at to be a sensi-official institution, and the

run of the Lahour Party immediately Tientsin, and resulted in Tientsin by nineteen points to wil..

JOHANNESBURG, February 2nd.

IMPERIAL ANTARCTIC

a win for transfer of Reuter's telegram business to they arrive in England. -

it has evoked some very strong criticism. A Japanese news agency is informed that Mr. Kennedy propuses to raise a capital of from 200,000 to 500,000 yen. A "certain Department of the Government" will

subscribe Y50,000, and the rest will be

Customs as to her internal revenues that we must look for the real test of China's stability and prosperity. If imports, which enormously exceed the exports, were all paid for out of the earnings of the country there would be some reason to regard the record Customa returns us a sign of prosperity Imports may be large, but as

review of the trade for 1012, unless it can be

"shown that they have moved off freely and quickly, trade has probably suffered by the accumulation of stocks. Then again, when we have regard to the fact that the imports enorinously excted the exports & question arises as to what extent this excess of imports is due to Europe lending money to China and paying in goods instead of in cush No answer to such questions can be found in

Mrs, Koch, widow of Dr. Koch, whose the Customs returns. As to China's investigations into tuberculosis are internal revenues, the official statements world-famed, is at present in China. She which have been published from time to has gone up the Yangtze River, probably time on the subject contain no support including in her tour the upper reaches for the impression that the country. is. enjoying great incrcase of pros

Mr. W. B. Cunningham. Acting British perity. The Central Government, is

Consul at Dairen, has been transferred to still bewailing the fact that it is un able to obtain any substantial financial the Embassy at Tokyo. r. R. Boulter, assistance from the provinces. In the from Kobs, takes charge of the Consulate year preceding the Revolution the Provincial at Dairon, until the return of Mr. H. G. Budgets showed nu aggregate surplus of roughly $118,000,000, but, according to a

According to the telegrams, says the statement prepared by the Cabinet a month ago, only three provinces-Honan, Kwang normal current in Kagoshima, nearly Jujan Chronicle, life has resumed its

tung and Kwangs-remitted morey to the Central Government last year--and that everybody being back in their own places to the extent of only $1,600,000 in the gain, except the post and telegraph

Mr. T, K, Dealy purchased Inland Lat aggregate, while the Central Government officials, who are still in the Kencho com

posind had been obliged to grant subsidies to the hotels are doing a roaring trade with the min Road, and measuring 3,690 squara Schools have re-opened, and 44, adjoining Garden Lot No. 41, Craig- provinces to the extent of $14,000,000 visitors who have come to have a look at feet, for $184, the upset price.. Following upon this statement the the scene of great events. Even the Mr. D. H. Silas bought Inland Lot 4, Government telegraphed to the Civil Sakurajima islanders are back again, situated at Kam Tsin in the New Administrators ordering them to remit and good business is being done ia trips Territory, and measuring 10,500 square funds to Peking before the end of the round the volcano for sightseers,

feet, for $315, the upset price.

Parlett

individual business non, including the subscribed by rich ·companies and

Bank of Japan, the Yokohama Specie Bank, Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Mitsui and Miten Bishi.

EXPEDITION.

defeat on his opponent.

The win was a most popular one, Mr. Thomson being favourite from the "beginning....

LOW SCORING AT FANLING.

While playing over Fanling on Sunday with Commander Waterer, Mr. K. M. Cumming wen, round in the very fine score of 75, made up as follows:

4 5 4:

1,4-38

75

It will be seen from these figures that the short holes (3rd, 7th and 12th-all

final accounts for the recent Army and The Hon. Secretary reported that the

Navy match showed a net profit of 831, and it was decided to devote one-half to the league funds, the other going to the Hongkong F.C as rental for the use of the stands. BERN

It was unanimously decided that a trophy should be purchased from League funds at a cost of not more than $75 for presentation to the winners of the second division. In the event of sufficient funds. rot being available for this purpose, it was agreed that another representative. march should be played at Easter.

The withdrawal of the Submarines Club from Division 2 was accepted with regret.

VACATCIES BEING RAPIDLY. FILLED

LONDON, February 2nd. Mr. Stackhouse is rapidly filling up the vacancies in the party to go to the South Pole with the Imperial British Antarctic

The referee in the Division 1. Lengus Expedition Lieutenant Harbord, of

match last Saturday between the R.G.A the Shackleton Expedition, commands the honey 3s) are the holes ab which Mr. and B.E. reported Corporal Coxon and Cumming lost strokes, slackness on the Sapper Kelly, of the latter team, for Discovery, and Lieutenant Gaistin, of the greens being accountable. At the 17th refusing to leave the field when ordered, Royal India Marines, will be Second hole, a putt of a foot and a half was and also reported the Engineers' captein missed for a four, and at the 18th, after Bapper Lewis for refusing to give him Officer, Lord Congleton will act as sur- a nice straight drive which finished a yard the name of a player whom he had ordered short of the bunker, Mr. Cumming's run off the field. Also that in consequence of ul veyor, and the Master

Sempill

was badly treated and a 5 was these acts he had been compelled to close registered, his putt for a 4 hanging on the game at half-time the lip if the hole.

The Chairman pointed out that all This score of 75 constitutes a record for questions of misconduct came within the the altered course. The previous best over Fanling was 74 made by Mr. A. W province of the Hongkong FA The Referees' Board would be called to con- W. Walkinshaw about 18 months ago.

sider the reports next Monday, and the Conditions now are much easier than when Board report, would be placed before the M Walkinshaw established & record which all Fauling golfers know vas an full Council at a meeting on the follow exceptionally brilliant effort. At that ing Thursday, the 12th inst. This being time he was the only player who was able 80, it was unanimously decided (both to break 80 and this he did frequently club secretaries being present and agree- Nowadays 78s and 79% are more or leasing) to defer notion as to the disposal of common and in all probability this new the league points until Saturday, the 14th record made by Mr. Cumming will be inst., when a special meeting would bo

called for this one item. broken in the near future,

SALE OF CROWN LAND,

Three lots of Crown land were offered for sale by public auction at the offices of the Public Works Department, yesterday.

measuring 450 square feet, was sold to

Inland Lot 2064, situated at Tai Hang, manages the mechanical plant.

A BRITISH NORTH BORNEO LOAN. Mr. C. E. Warreh, for $140, the upset

LONDON, February 2nd.. price being $95.

A British North Borneo loan of £300,000 24 44 per cent, has been issued.

LORD ROSEBERY.

LONDON, February 2nd. Lord Rosebery is progressing satisfe torily.