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THE KONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH, 1914.

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CHINA SERVICE. THE MURDER OF A MISSIONARY.

INTERESTING PRESIDENTIAL MANDATE,

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PRINCE WILLIAM OF ALBANIA:

RANDOM REFLECTION,

When is Hongkong going to be up-to-date and boast a wireless station ? Travelling 350 miles South of Hongkong Capt. Warner of the s.s. Gardiganshire, the R.M.S.P. Company's new vessel, endeavoured to reich Hongking by wire- less--at least some of the ships in the BERLIN, February 8th.

harbour and transmit a message of some The Prince of Wied has officially comportanee relating to his entering Hong- municated to the Towers his acceptance | konu harbour. The effort was ́UDBUCCESS- ful, yet the Captain was able, to reach of the Albanian throne and left for Rome, Tsingtau, 1.100 miles away, who replied Vienna and Berlin, before going to

to the word waves, and cabled the message Albania. to take the Thrane ne Princo to Hongkong It not infrequently happens, I am told, that vessels coming Williary of Albania..

from the South communicate by wireless with the French station near Hanoi, and get them to cable messages to Hongkong, but it almost invariably happens that the cable mesinges reach here after the ships

PEKING, February 9th. With regard to the murder of a Priest in Anhui, the President has issued a Mandate, wherein he points out that freedom in the observance of their respective creeds was guaranteed to all foreigners, as laid, down in the Treaties. CREEK EVACUATION OF EPIRUS. He orders the Tutuh to investigate the case, punish the negligent officials and

BERLIN, February 8th

SUPREME COURT:

Monday, February sch.

IN APPELLATE JURISDICTION BEFORE SIR HAVILLAND DE SAUoMarez, CHIEF JUSTICE Or H.B.M.'s COURT OF CHINA (PRESIDENT); TRE CHIEF JUSTICE, SIB WILLIAM REES DAVIES, K.C., AND MR. H. HI, J. GONFEETZ (PUISNE JUDCE).

CHINA'S MONETARY POSITION.

GOOD SHOWING FROM REGULAR SOURCES.

PEKING, January 31st. All the Government charges for 1813

revenues have been paid up. secured upon the Customs dad. Salt The

the Government to tide them over the Quintuple Group advanced $2,000,000 to

Chinese New Year, and of this $1,000,000 was secured upon the salt revenue. At present 810,500,000 of the salt payments bare been deposited with the banks of the with the action Ho Chin Lam, alios Hoyments of the Crisp Loan due in March. The appeal was resumed in connection Quintuple Group to meet the semi-annual in Tong plaintiff-respondent, v. Ho Sau mounting to $1,240,000, and the Reor- Lam, alias Ho Ngok Lan; defendant-

ganization Loan amounting to 96,250,000. appellant, against the judgment of Sirovenue, from the Salt Gabelle is estimated According to conservative estimates the William Rees Davies, K.C.

QUESTION OF PARTNERSHIP."

Mr. Sharp, continuing his argument, said that the reason appellant (defendant in the original action) retired from the theatrical business

and severed his

to amount to $35,000,000 during 1914, and given favourable conditions it may an estimated surplus after the payment amount to thirty-nine millions, leaving of all present charges of $1,700,000 avail. able for purposes of the new loan.

Moreover, it is hoped to churge the the Salt Gabelle upon current revenue without touching the $20.000.000 of the Reorganization Loan which have been Marmarked for that purpose.

pay an indemnity to the family of the 1: The Greek Government has provided which sent them have arrived, and thus partnership, was because the firm tost the amount needed for the reorganization of

murdered. All the Tutuh are for an evacuation of Epirus in March,'

enjoined to watch carefully over the safety of all churches and missionaries. THE SACRIFICE TO HEAVEN AND

CONFUCIUS. ·-

PEKING, February 9th.

A further Edict makes proclamation of the new Rules for the Sacrifiers to Heaven by the President as representa- tive of the people. They will be renderød in the Tien-tang on the day of the Winter Solstice and consist of the Kowlow and Sacrifices of steers. The attire is yet to

be axed by the Minister of the Interior.

The Provincial-Sacrifices by the Civil -Governors are to bo rendered at the wish

of the people,

There will be further sacrifices to Con- fucius, twice yearly, to be rendered by the President in the Temple of Confucius. The Civil Governors and Local Officials will be at liberty to assist therein, if they desire. The Veneration of Confucias in the schools will also be ย matter of

personal decision (of the teachers 1); in ense it is, entertained it shall occur on the days of the commencement of terms.

RELIGIOUS LIBERTY,

A further Edist promulgates Religious Liberty for China, and, as heretofore

HOLLAND AND MEXICO,

BERLIN, February 5th Holland despatched the armoured ship Kortener to Mexico.

SOCIALISTS AND THE KING OF SWEDEN.

BENIN, February 8th. The Social Democrais at Stockholm have brought in'n mution to deprive the King of his "Civil List," in consequence of the ply given by His Majesty to the peasants' deputation.

The Government declared that proper representations had been made to the King on the situation thus created.

The Civil List was thereupon passed,

NO" SQUEEZE,"

THE PËRMIER AND COMMISSION ON LOANĖ.

In an official statement issued on the 30th all Premier Hsiung declared that no Chikese official who conducted on negotiations should be allowed to receive commissions from foreign bankers in case a loan was concluded, and that if official was found to have violated this instruction he would be duly punished. The following is the translation of Premier Hsing's Order as given in the teking Daily Nest-

are useless.

Among its curiosities, Hongitong "car" boast of a handsome fountain which does not play, but which affords plenty of scopo for drowsy ecolics and children's make-believe schools; also a convenient place to deposit the inedible portions of fruet, cigar and cigarette ends. It seems a great pity that such a brave attempt to create a Trafalgar Square atmosphere should be wasted. The four lions look very dirty, nucared for, and insemble in the state of neglect, while the full-sof figures which gracefully support attractive-looking mermaid. are also obviously in need of more care as to their welfare. They all seem to feel that they are taking part in an absurd sort of performance; engaged for a part which they do not play! It would indeed be gratifying to see the fountain create water patterns if only for an hour or so each day; this would also ensure the cleansing of these various works of art. Bar, perhaps, we must wait for the com-

All

Icas of the Ko Shing Theatre in Hong kong. Plaintiff. he understood, denied this but he could say that there was absolute proof that this was defendant's reason for breaking away from the busines..

SOAP IN CHINA.

Mr. Potter in the course of his reply said that the partnership agreement had

The formation is announced bere of never been returned to the remaining- a gigantic British combine for the manu- partners, nor had it been endorsed, though facture of soap in China.... the firms this was the usual practice which was Mond, Crosfield, Gossar and the Erasnic concerned being Lever Brothers, Brunner followed when partnerships were severed. Company."-Reuter cable from Shang- That this had not been done in this case he hai held showed that the partnership had there is new and good news from the land

of Cathay. never been broken. There may have been The best it has heard of for many a day, a transference of some money to another | Its rulers from lack of more credit "iny firut, but not his whole capital. He referred to evidence given at the first But at least they can count upon plenty of hearing and remarked that the evidence bore out, in the clearest possible language, that the plaintiff still had his share in the business. admission by defendant himself that his brother was still a partner, and another witness said that the whole story relating to the severance was all untrue. Dealing

There was ап

mope,

soap,

femes,

for a big British combine of soap-honoured light Lever, bold Brunner and other great

rémes,

are sworn that the realm, though fun- shall-if soapsuds can do it doroughly

cially lean.

clean.

pletion of the Tai Tam Tuk waterworks..with the letters which had passed between Now think what it means for the teeming

an redeeming title-

Chinese

To get as much soap as they jolly well

please; soap but floats free down the Yangtse Let duties and tributo and likin go hang.

Kiang!

charms,

grope

Flowery Land. every home have its own "Monkey Brand," White Tables prismatic shall fling their gay

The statues end bits of figure architer the parties in that case Mr. Potter said

seem to share the same fate. They appear the defendant regarded plaintiff as ture which are sprinkled about the city that they afforded abundant evidence that

ceremonial no doubt, and then lift to to have been erected, opened with due man who was still a partner. He referred

their own resources.

to one letter written by plaintiff to the

fashioned that they cannot do anything retirement.

Well, they are so defendant three weeks after the alleged The youth saponáceous, enthralled by her

In that letter was the shall fly to his love's Frastnician aims. for themselves, and because that is their passage As to the engagement of the And pedants mid monidering archives shall misfortune, not fault, they are dependent old-hand actors

on others who are very much taken up deeds, they are the business of the elder To and if Contrejus over used sony. with other affairs. Thus the Kings and brother." That letter was written on the Thus Sunlight shall syrend through the Queens" and mermaids, and lions are 15th October, and if plaintiff had retired, under the Ching Dynasty; p specific

The contracting of leans during the revealing undoubted signs of neglect. I

as was alleged, on 5th July, why in theAnd religion will be adopted by the State, as Ching Dynasty was viewed with disfavour have previously lamented upon Statue world was defendant writing to him

by the people who feared that they might religious liberty is in harmony with the have and to hear too heavy a nangal Square, though there is every reason for regarding the engagement of old-hand burden and that the sharicless officials hope in that direction. Ye every day actors and the redeeming of title deeds 7 Republican spirit.

who had anything to do with loan negotia. those maidens among the lions in the Another letter had reference to money tions might seek after profit for them selves. Instead of relieving funnel vicinity

City Hell look matters, three months after the so-called stringency.

miserable loans often added fresh more and

in their retirement. Another statement in 1 financial burdens to the country and were state of neglect. One good thing letter showed that the business was by cementing his new Western culture with establishment of the Republic, the con- considered as t

But after the

and a scrubbing would brighten them common to all the brothers and that it tracting of uncial stress. Any offical only fill the roles and weave water designs and defendant had

loans has become a necessity up appreciably, and if they could had always been looked upon as such, oving to of the Republic who has conscience should in the sunlight fer a short period each

always regarded it as not seek after gain in the conclusion of loans if he comes to consider the difficulty day, I should not be surprised to see the of the Government. When I was negotist maidens smile and the lions swish their ing for the Crisp loan last year after my tails with delight. resignation as Minister of Finance, wrote to the foreign agents notifying them that should there bo any commission

IMPENDING LOANS.

PRKING, February 9th. Halang Hai Ling was present yesterday during a sitting of the Committee of the Government, in order to explain the difficulties in financial matters, by which the Governinent is best. His further proposals regarding a loan were handed to a sub-Committee for consideration.

It is regarded as certain that a foreign loan for-a short term will be taken up

curse.

provided for the person or persons who conducted the negotiations, that commis aion should be given to the Ministry of was concluded. I

of the

more

The bowler hat has been cut so kily in Hongkong that one momentarily largets

as a provisory measure and that several Finance if the realized that loan resent the presence of your own comfort.

loans will be taken up in China for some short terms and others for long terms.

THE CHINESE MONETARY LAWS

PROMULGATED.

PEKING, February 9th. An Edict by tho President promulgates the new 'Monetary Laws of China together with Ordinances for carrying them out.

There will be a coinage of 4 silver picees, viz. -Dollars, 50-cent pieces, 20-cents and 10-cents. There will be a nickel coin of 5-cents denomination and five copper coins, Viz. 1-2, 1, 4, 1/8, 1/10 of a cent respectively. The weights of the quins are to be as hitherte. All the coins of former mintage will be retired at a date which will be fixed later on,

beginning from which date they will cease

did on becausé

negotiations are usually kept secret and that because of the secrecy, the persons who conducted them might attempt to secure profit for themselves in the name of the Government, thereby disgracing the nation. As the negotiation for BEXT Quintuple foon will soon begin and the Government may contract industrial boa for the different provinces,. F' deem it necessary that both the Chinese and foreigners should be informed that 1 will not tolerate corruption on the part of the officials such as the acceptance of cornmis- sion. ete. On the other hand the capitalists who have purchased the bonds should check the accounts and by going so they may not be cheated by others.

THE ORIGIN OF SHAVING.

reet, etiquette and turas to look back when one paises and stems to perkily

able felt or panna. But the bowler, though it may complete you so far xi dress is concerned, is really a danger, and an avowed enemy of the laws of hygiene. A medical acquaintance of mine says that all bowlers should be abolished. They

constrict the arteries of the scalp, which eventually causes budness, Also they do not permit of adequate ventilation for the scalp, and these evil results are acentuated in a climate which we experi- ence in Hongkong, He alsó mentioned a well-known medico who, as the results of experiments with a thermometer placed inside a hat, made a study of hygiene and hats and condemned the bowler and gave the straw, or panama, pride of place, from a hygienic point of view, of Those who persist in lowers

Course.

It has been conjectured that the practice of shaving originated from its being found that the beard afforded too and n hold for the enemy in battle,

This is the cause assigned for the origin of shaplease note. ing among the Grecks about the time of Alexander. In other countries, the Does any reader know if a blind man practice was first adopted by mil can dream? A controversy has been men. Historians mention the alarmn in to bo legal tendor. Transgressions of the which some Roman emperors lived because proceeding at Home on this absurd sort new Law will be punished with fines of the fear that their barbers might cut of subject, and what is really meant is their throats. For the sake of concealing ranging from $10 to $1,000; if thea scar on his throat, the Emperor this. Suppose a man-or a weman-blind Hadrian wore a beard. This fact brought from birth, dreamed that he or me was transgressions are made by officials the the custom again into fashion.

being chased by a horse or falling over a corresponding fines will range from $50

very high wall, always falling with no to $5,000.

big bump to earth, let us say--literally THE MINISTER OF FINANCE,

FERING, February th

Minister of Finance:

EUROPEAN SERVICE

Character reading by the vowel sound

wheen

From millions of washtabs disposed o'er the

secne.

Then honour to Lever and Brunner & Co!, St. Sapo watch o'er them wherever they go! To the world-wore Chinee: they are giving

fresh hope

soap,

--Financial Times..

such. It was evident that defendant and AMERICAN WARSHIPS FOR CHINA, plaintiff were not on friendly terms, and ho (Mr. Potter) could well imagine defendant Baying that he was sick and tired of the business and the worry and

would throw it up, but not before he

bad a fair settlement of his accounts, The hearing was again adjourned...

SHANGHAL SETTLEMENT.

EXTENSION REFUSED BY CHINA.

ELD CONTRACT CONFIRMED,

The Peking correspondent of the W.-C.

Daily Jer states that during the visit of Mr. Schwabe to China in the autumn of 1011 he concluded an arrangement with. the Chinese Government, on behall of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, by which the former agreed to purchase from the latter cruisers, torpedo craft etc., to the value of G. $20,000,000..

The outbreak of the revolution in- riediately afterwards has, up to the Chinese Government refuses to allow the this arrangement.

The Peking Gazette says that the present, prevented the

the carrying out of representative of extension of the International Settlement the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, however,

in

INTIMATIONS

SKIN TROUBLE GRADUALLY SPREAD

Started with Watery Piraple. Crown of Head Covered with Brown Scab. Would Scratch and Rub. Cuti- cura Soap and Ointment Cured.

108, Bythe Road, Preston, Brighton, Eng. ***In the first place my child's cliseaGO started with just a liuio watery pinalo and

so it gradually spread un- tll the crown of his head was completely covered with o likguish brown sab which made one shiver to look at. to could not sleep night or day for any Length of time, and wo kad to be on the look-out the hoto time to see that he did not scratch it, and byon them we could not prevent him touring no it und. It blod, I ise to have to keep his hand tied up day and right to keep him from scratch- Ing. On top of that ko wore a little fund to keep like ugers off. Then through the weeping bo would scratch and rub.

41 was advised to try Caleara Soey and Ointment and did so. I hitted his hord with die Onliętra. Soap night and morning. ther well soaked the Cuticura Ointment in while the places wore molst, and be wat mured. Tho cure rested entirely with the Cuticura Joan and Olmecat. (Signed) Mr. B. Shepherd. July 4, 1912.

Cullera Soap ard Cutleura Ointmentes sold throughout the world. A sample of reach with 32-p. Skin Book free from tear- est depot F. Nówhưy & Sons, 27, Churter- bouse Sq.. Landon; Potter Deng & Chem. Corp. Boston. L. 5. 4.

Tendon-faced man should shave with Cuticura Soap Shaving Stick, Sample free.

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MAPPIN&WEBB,

LIMITED.

NEW CONSIGNMENTS

STERLING SILVER WARE..

PRINCE'S PLATE

-(GUABANTEED FOR 30 YEARS)

OUTLERY

From the

SOLE AGENTS:

CHS. J. GAUPF

& CO.,

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,

CHATER ROAD

CALDBECK,

Shanghai owing to certain political difins been in Poking during the hat few MACGREGOR&Co. culties which would arise, but the Governments and Yuan Shih-kai's undertaking mens intends to allow foreigners to own given to the Powers that all foreign land in the Paoshan district, while the obligations would be fulfilled, he has Municipal Council will be permitted to obtained, confirmation of the centrect. take charge of matters such as sanitation, with the proviso that the same involved. policing and road-building,

shall be spent in the purchase of ships other than men of war.

Tho China Press (Shanghai) says it is understood that, so far as the French district is concerned, an arrangement has already been arrived at The French havo for a long time been in virtua

considerable tract of land beyond their boundary lino and it is now possession of a understood that the negotiations which have been going on in Peking here resulted in the Government agreeing to this portion being turned over to the French with full rights of management A few details have to be settled with the Commissioner of Foreign Affairs and the down to Shanghai last week end to see French Minister was expected to come this official.

POCKET WIRELESS,

FRENCH KNGINEER'S INGENIOUS CONTRIVANCE

A pocket wireless telegraphy receiver

a nightmare-would that disturbed be in the form of a small telephone, which

to

BANNING THE BIBLE,

Reading the Bible in public school violates the Constitution, rules the United States Attorney General in response Superintendent of Education. a request for an opinion from the States The Attorney-General, quotes an opinion by Attorney General H. W. Childs, of December. 1895, holding the opening. and says that he can see no distinction of schools with prayer unconstitutional.

between reading the Bible and spening with prayer, says the New York Tribune, This opinion has never been questioned by the courts.

THE PANAMA-PACIFIC EXHIBITION.

(Established 1884).

JUNOR A

THE

OF

WINE

JUNOXA

WOTS OF BENZIN

ASRA inch v

Changer aphers.

HEALTH

in which one hughs is the latest craze. Readers may read their characters from sho sce a horse, and appreciate the much needs no apparatus of poste and "Thirty-one nations have sunouticed the following newest A laugh on the vessel through space. Or, what kind of beast antennae, has been presented to the their intention to participate officially fr

(pronounced "ah" in French).

French Astronomical Society by an the Panama Pacific International Exhibi- Chang Show Lin has been appointed means Eat if a man, one is candid, if a and wall would he seen? We have heard engineer, M. Justin Landry. This tou at San Francisco in 1915, namely: woman, inconstant and unable to keep a of the blind enjoying the cinema and the instrument, which slips with ease into Argentine, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, secret; the

(pronounced "ay") view from St. Paul's, and wondered at the coat pocket, has only to be brought Chilo, Italy, Spain. Holland, China.

Rica, laugh indicates eurasthenia, melan their seeiningly unintelligible enjoyment, into contact with any metallic surface Costa

Denmark, Dominican cholia, and scepticism; the "o" laugh is

a man blind from his birth such as an iron railing, a brass curtain Republic, Ecuador, France, Guatemals.

rail, or the metal fittings of a motor-car Hayti, Honduras, good-nature, generosity, and easy-going but can

Japan. Liberia, disposition. Laughter in "" (pronounced dream! If so, what manner of vision is to enable a listener in Paris to hear the Mexico, New Zealand, Sweden, Nicara

oe) is the laughter of children that with which the blind are gifted, and Thirty miles, from Paris an ordinary Portugal, Salvador, Uruguay, and Feng LIQUEUR AND COCHTAIL, EMBODIED

time signals from the Effel Tower, Panama, Paraguay, Persia Peru, and blonde women. Now for a solemn in what way docs it differ from that of spade stuck in the ground forms a rotiv mela. The American territories, Hawaii, and serious warning against the "a"

ing atation adequate to catch a wireless Alaska and the Philippines. will be

IN ONE BOTTLE. class. The people who laugh in the vowel their sighted brethren.

message while a telegraph pole with its liberally represented, the Philippines wiren will serve the same purpose to a laving appropriated £50,000 for the distanes of over 650 miles.

exhibit of the insalar government alone.

THE LOAN TO ALBANIA:

BERLIN, February 8th. The advance to be granted to Albania on account of the coming Lean has been definitely fixed at 10 millions.

་། misers.

are hypocrites, alanderers, and

RODERICK RANDOM.

A TONIC WINE, “PICK-ME-UP,"

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