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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11TH, 1914.

The hearing was resumed at the Full TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.|TELEGRAMS.

"Is she to take her fundamental coin, the cash, with the present day value of the ton. Court yesterday of the motion in connec thousandth part of a pound sterling, tion with the action of Ho Chin Lam, and build upon it?

This seems the alias Ho Yin Tong, plaintiff-respondent, e. Ho Shu Lam, alias Ho Ngok Lau, natural course to those who consider first the well-being of her patient indus. defendant-appellant, ugaiust the judg trious people, whose householders maintainment of Sir William Rees Davies, K.C their families on aixpence a day, and when Mr. Eldon Potter continued his

reply to Mr. Sharp, K.C. through the existence of this mite of a

The band of the S.M.S. Tsingtao gave mito are enabled to maintain them in comfort? Or shall she consider first the its farewell concert at the Theatre Royal broader interests of ber international last (Tuesday) evening to a representative exchanges and of the powerful, body of audience, members of the Hongkong Club and their friends, along with the German bankers and merchants active in the discommunity. being specially invited. The tribution of goods through the Empire." programme, which was also contributed It seems to us that the new law makes the to by the handswen of the Austrian best possible attempt in the present cruiser Katerin Elisabeth, was of a most circumstances, to consider the interests both entertaining nature, being delightfully | of the peasant and the merchant priuce. varied to suit the different tastes of the

WHISKY. Stability of exchange is not obtained, audience,

A-THORNE'S BLEND

Per Case For of 1 Doz. Bot. $17.80 $1,50

BWATSON'S GLENORCHY,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] A PANAMA COMMISSARIAT

SCANDAL

PANAMA, February 10th. Mr. Burke, manager of the commis sariat department, and another official, hayo been suspended as the result of an investigation into transactions connected with the food supply for the labourers employed on the Canal.

It is alleged that Burke has invested $137,000 during his tenure of the post,

A prosecution is impending. SEQUEL TO WELSH COLLIERY DISASTER.

FIREMAN'S SENSATIONAL ADM189IONS,

LONDON, February 10th.

"A sensation was canted at the Home

Choice Mellow Blond. 18.25 1.55 exchange standard" has also been consider team from the Volunteer Corps will com Office inquiry into the colliery disaster

C-WATSON'S ABERLOUR.

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as supplied to the House of Commons

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Poat

19.50 1.65

"

21.00

SCOTCH

22.50

E-WATSON'S VERY OLD

LIQUEUR

WHISKY

"KILTY" LIQUEUR WHISKY,

1.80

1.90

38,00 3.25 Great Age, Very Fine

22 00 1.85 V.B.O. WHISKY THORNE'S BLACK SQUARE 23.50 2:00 ... 23.50 2.00 WATSON'S 0,3.4.

SANITARY BOARD.

Conditions for the Hatton Cup Shoot- because Ühing is unable to afford the purchase of the requisite amount of ing Competition have been received. gold to enable her to adopt a gold These conditions have recently been much standard at the present time. The "gaid-modified, and it is hoped that at least one ed and deemed equally impossible at the pete. For purposes of this competition the silver standard the Corps has been divided into two por present tims, and

tions, each of which can put in one team:- has been adopted, not because it is) Artillery Battery and Scouts. (b) considered a good standard, but simply Remainder of Corps. Copies of condi. because in the present circumstances in tions can be seen at any time in the Corps China it is recognised to bo the most Office. Officers Commanding sections.etc., feasible, and because it is better to have a shonid communicate with the Staff Officer poor standard than none at all. The gold for further information. standard is to be adopted as soon as cireum- stances permit, the silver standard being regarded by the Government as merely a stopping-stone to that stage. The unit of the new currency will be the yuan or dollar, and the four silver coins will be Our Celebrated E very old one yuan, half-yuan, the 20-cent piece and Liqueur Scotch Whisky is the 10-cent piece. There will be one nickel a blend of the best. Pot coin, namely, the 5-cent piece, and five kinds Distilled Scotch Whiskies. of copper coins, viz, 2-cent, 1-cent, - 2-1 and 1.7 pieces. The values It is of great age, very fine,

in decimal progression-one-tenth and mellow. Its superior of a yuan is the chio or tou-cont. quality has established its piece; one-hundredth of a yuan is the reputation as THE LEAD-fen or cent piece, and one-thousandth ING SCOTCH WHISKY of a yuan is one hi. The weight and fineness of each coin is fixed by law. The yuan is IN THE EAST.

legaltender to any amount; the 50-cent piecs up to 820; the 20ent and 10-ceat piecus

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HONGKONG, FEBRUART 11TH, 1914

copper coins involved in one transaction shall not exceed one dollar. It is provided, however, that "these restrictions shall not apply to the payment of taxes and to exchanges in the national banks." Until the circulation of the old coins in prohibited by a Provisional Order" the public offices will accept them in payment of taxes at a rate of exchange, based on the average of the exchange rates for the previous month. A date will be fixed when the existing coins will cease to be legal leader, and as the old coins are retired they will re-minted. Long. and careful consideration seams to have bean given by the experts to the various provisions of the law, which, now that it has been promulgated by the PRESIDENT, comes into force at once. Experts in the North are said to be of opinion that the new system is one which will work success- fully, but we imagine that it will take some years before a uniform currency is generally established throughout the Republic, Thera seems good prospect, however, of this much-needed reform coming into early operation in the chief commercial centres of

the country,

The usual fortnightly meeting of this authority was held at the offices yesterday. Mr. D. W. Tratman (President) presid- ing.

at the Universal, Colliery near Cardiff in October, when close upon 500 miners perished.

A fireman named Davies, in the course of bis evidence, admitted that he found an explosive mixture in the pit a few hours previous to the explosion, but he did not report this to the officials

In spite of a warning by the Commis stoner as to what he was saying, Davies added that when he made a similar dis

Others present were:-Hon. Mr.covery previously he did not report it.

A SUFFRAGETTE SPLIT. . H. Hallifax, Colonel Irwin, Dr. Fitz,

INDEPENDENT MIS PANKHUNST. Williams, Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, Mr. Chan Kai Ming, Mr. Ng Hon Taz, Dr. Francis W. W. Pearse (Assistant Medical Officer), Clark (Medical Officer of Health), Dr. and Mr. W. Bowen-Rowlands (Secretary...

PLAGUE PREVENTIVE MEASURES, In accordance with notice Mr. Bowley

asked the following question: Do the Head of the Sanitary Department and the Medical Officer of Health consider that any (and if any, what) special preventive measures should be adopted at the present time to check the spread of plague?"

The TaSIDENT, in reply, said the only

now and special measure which they had to recommend was that of an evening scavenging round, which would next be discussed by the meeting. The policy of removing ceilings and stair linings, and all harbourage fur rats, was being steadily carried on, and a special cam- paign was shortly to be carried out in the districts or Wanchai, which were furnish

most of thi recent plugue cases,

AN EVENING SCAVENGING KOUND.

On correspondence relating to a pro- posed evening scavenging round, the Board went into Cominitter, after which,

The PRESIDENT moved that the Board adopt, as an experiment, an evening cavenging round, starting about 6 p.m., as a substitution for the scavenging round beginning at muon, in the congested districts of the city.

LONDON, February 10th. A split has occurred in the ranks of the militant suffragettes,

Miss Sylva Pankhurst has withdrawn

from the Women's Social and Political Union which will now be directed by her mother and Miss Christable Pankhurst,

Miss Sylva Pankhurst is forming her own organisation in the East of London

PEACE AT PERU.

LAMA, February 10th.. Order is now completely assured, and trade has resumed its normal condition. JAPAN'S NAVY ESTIMATES REDUCED.

TOKYO, February 10th. The Budget Committee of the Diet has oled a reduction in the Navy estimates by £3,000,000 sterling.

THE KIKUYU CONTROVERSY,

QUESTION TO BE SUBMITTED TO BODY OF BIRHOPS.

LONDON, February 10th. The Archbishop of Canterbury, in a Mr. BOWLEY seconded, and the motion statement regarding the Kiknya con! was agreed to.

THE CENTENARY PRODUCTION

OF THE A.D.C.

troversy, declines to allow proceedings of heresy and schian against the Bishops of Uganda and. Mombasa, but says that as questions of far-reaching importance are The interesting fact has just been raised, he has decided to submit the discovered that the "Episodes" which the Hongkong A.D.C. are presenting at the Theatre Royal on Saturday, the 21st inst., and the following Thursday, will mark the Society's 100th production.

The A.D.G in its time has played an important role in the social life of the Colony, and one would be sorry indeed to see it disappear from the list of local It is well-known; however,

The Hon. Mr. Claud Severn is arrang- Ax important step towards the provisioning for the next concert at the Seamen's of the uniform national coinage that has Institute. been talked about so much ever since the Chinese Government, by the MACKAY Treaty, promised to provide it, has been taken by the promulgation of a Mandate, by the PRESIDENT putting into force new Currency Laws which have had the approval of a Commission appointed to consider the Currency System, and also of a general Financial, Commission appointed by the Ministry of Finance to consider the appli estion of "modern theories of financs to

Dr. Martyn Lobb has returned to the institutions.

matter to a consultive body of fourteen Bishops at a meeting in July. • CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE LABOUR

PARTY.

MR. RAMSAY MACDONALD RE-ELECTED,

LONDON, February 10th. Mr. Ramsay Micdonald has been re-

tions.

LARGE LOANS.

LONDON, February 10th. A Canadian North-Western Railway

Colony from Hom by the s.s. Nite, being that in recent years, owing to the number elected Chairman of the Labour Party of travelling companies which now pro- which has decided upon an official amend accompanied by Mrs. Lobb,

vide the Colony with entertainment, the ment to the Address, framed to deal with -At the Magistracy yesterday, five A.D.C. has been languishing from

the subject of the South African deporta Chinese shopkeepers were fined $10 each inadequate funds. It may not be for failing to observe the regulations of generally known that the maintenance the Stamp Ordinance..

of stage properties some of which most| of the travelling companies use--entails It will be seen from an advertisement a continuous drain upon the meagre The Society's that the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf funds of the A.D.C.

existence depends upon the measure of and Godown Co. have made arrangements public patronage accorded to its perform Loan of £1,320,000, at 41 per cent, and

The three Episodes announced for transporting motor-care across the

in the advertisement are in themselves issued at 93, has been fully subscribed. sufficient to ensure large audiences, but

A Union of South Africa 4 per cent. will represent the the fact that they the .D.C. loans of £4,000,000, issuing at 98, "centenary production supplies an additional reason why the community should not let this opportuni ty pass for showing, by bumper houses, its resolve to prolong the existence of an institution which has contributed so much to the gaiety of life in Hongkong,

harbour.

ances

imminent.

OBITUARY.

LONDON, February 10th.

the circumstances existing in China." This Commission consists of the Minister and Vice-Minister of Finance, a number of

A stack of breaming grass took fire at financial experts from the Audit Depart- mont, and other officials, including Foreign Shaukiwan on Monday. The flames spread Advisers, and besides the raform of the to several others stacka, causing a good Police and coolics currency it is charged with the task deal of damage.

the reform of the eventually extinguished the outbreak. of reporting on

The death is announced of Major taxation system, the banking system, the A quiet wedding took place at the igns of public bonds, the system of book Wesleyan Church yesterday morning, Mr.

JAPANESE RELIEF FUND. General Sir Stuart-Brownlow Beatson, keeping and a number of other financial J. Robinson Maughan, A...8, being questions. Mr. Monse, in his very illumi- married to Miss Winifred Lawrence of The Japanes Relief Fund Committee | K.C.B., K.C.B.I... of the Indian Army nating article on the currency problem in Newcastle-on-Tyne, who arrived from acknowledge with thanks the following and Extra- Equery to the King, China, matained in his book on The Trade England a few days ago. Mr. Colbourne and Administration of the Chinese Empire, Little gave the bride away, Mr. Crow evidently does not anticipate success for any ther Smith acted as "best man," zad scheme which the wit of man may derise the Rev. C. Bone conducted the ceremony. for a uniform national currency in China. A reception was afterwards held by. Mr.. "The inborn disposition of the people," he and Mrs Colbourne Little at the Hong- says, is to accept no coin and no currency kong Hotel, where the newly-married as legal tender, but to make them all, except couple received the felicitations of their the lowly cash, the subject of harter."friends prior to leaving for Macao "Where shall China begin?" he asks. where the honeymoon is being spent.

further contributions:

Previously announced Sociote Francaise Des Char-

bounages Du Tonkin

$1,645.00

1,000.00 50.00 50.00 25.00 22.00

Lam Fai Ting, Esq.

Lo Pei Cheong, Esq. W. E. N

Total on the 10th Feb.

$2,792.00

[The deceased sldier had seen much active service. He commanded a mobile columni in the South African War, and was Military Secretary to the Prince of Wales during His Royal Highness" Indian tour.]

The death has occurred of Mr. J. Brierly, B.A., author and journalist.

Formerly a Congregational Minister, the deceased's health failed, whereupon he took to travel and the study of theology, which

(THROUGH BRUTER'S ADENOY.]

ENGLAND'S NAVY.

WHAT COMMERCE BEQUILES,

LONDON, February 10th. A large and representative meeting of the citizens of London, held at the Guild-

hall, unanimously passed a resolution of the commercial community in any assuring the Government of the support casure which may be framed ensuring the supremacy of the Navy,

PARCEL POST FOR CANADA.

OTTAWA, February 10th. The parcel

post was inaugurated. throughout Canada at midnight.

The firs: parcel, bearing the commern- orative inscription, was sent to the Duke of Connaught by the Pastmaster General. SOUTH AFRICA'S LABOUR TROUBLES.

LIST OF THE OUTRAGES.

CAPE TOWN, February 10th Mr. Smuts has placed on the table of return showing that the. Assembly a

were committed thirty-eight trages and attempted during the recent strike troubles, including three explosions of the railway, one of which was an attempt to wreck a troop train.

THE HOME RULE BILL. MR. ASQUITH AND THE OPPOSITION.

LONDON, February 10th. Mr. Walter Long in the House of Com mons, and Lord Middleton in the House the Opposition of Lords, will move arcendments to the Home Rale Bill.

It is expected that Mr. Asquith, the

Premier, will deal with the matter in the

indicate that it is the strong desire of the most conciliatory manner, aufd will plainly

Ministers to meet Ulster's demands. Mr. Asquith will also invite specific proposals for the further safeguarding of Ulster's interests.

SOUTH AFRICA'S INDEMNITY BILL.

CAPE TOWN, February 10th, The debate on the Indemnity Bill was resumed.

("EER OSTASIATISCHER LLOYD". SERVICE.]

CHINA SERVICE.

CABINET CHANGES AT PEKING.

PERINO, February 10th, The resignation of Hsiung Hei-ling as

Minister of Finance has been accepted

Deputy Minister to fill his place. and Chou Tee-chi has been appointed also remains at present Deputy of the. Minister for War.

He

-Chu Chi-chien has been made Deputy Minister of Communications.

JAPAN'S NAVAL ESTIMATES,

PERING, February 10th.

of Financial Committee the

The

Japanese Diet have refused to pass the proposed Naval vote of 30,000,000 yen.

THE SALT TRADE IN MONGOLIA,

PERING, February 10th, Chahartutung at Hotsunglion reports that the salt merchants of Chao-Tung-lai and other places of Mongolia have politioned for an increase of the salt exports from Mongolia.

THE

UNION OF NORTH AND

SOUTH."

THE TUTUKS OPPOSED TO OFFICIAL CELEBRATIONS.

PEKING, February 10th. All the Tutuhs are of opinion that the oficial celebrations which were intended to take place on the 19th of February: the Anniversary of the Abdication of the Manchu Emperor, in commemoration of the unification of the North and the Bouth, should not take place this year.

THE PROJECTED PERING-JEHOL

RAILWAY.

PEKING, February 10th Construction work on the railway from Peking to Jehoł, via Tungchow, Meyven Kaopaikow and Luanping, which is to have a branch line later on, connecting with the Mukden-Peking Raitway, is to he started immediately. As capital for this line, ten million dollara will be assigned from the surplus of the Peking- Hankow Railway during each of the next iwo years..

NO REVIVAL OF THE CENSURATE,

PERING, February 10th. The Government has declined to re-

Labour leader, Mr. Cresswell, The declared that the Government and the establish the Censorate, as the Parlia mine-owners had combined, and that the ment, the Court of Chancery, and the Bill was a monument of audacity. The Disciplinary Court are deemed to serve original cause of the trouble, he said, the purpose of controlling the officials. THE EX-EMPEROR'S BIRTHDAY, was the brutality of the Government in July.

POLITICAL RESIDENT'S DEATH IN PERSIA.

BUBHINE February 9th. Mr. Dorimer, Acting Political Reside it, bas died as the result of an accident,

·SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL

PERING, February 10th. The Emperor Hsuan tung has received, on the anniversary of his birth, the Princes and Manchu nobiles, and has bestowed decorations upon three of his teachers, and upon Prine Pü-lun.

EUROPEAN SERVICE, THE GERMAN - RUSSIAN COMMERCIAL TREATY.

BERLIN, February 9ib. A Committee of the Duma has expressed An extraordinary general meeting of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul took apprehension to M. Bassonow that the Commercial Treaty place on Sunday at the Society's Con- German-Russian ference Hall, Glencaly, for the purpose, might not be renewed. M. Sassanow of electing as new President.

It was promised to communicate with the Coun-- thought desirable to reorganise the Con-cil of Ministers on the subject.

ference to meet the rapid expansion of Hongkong, and it had been resolved at the previous general meeting to, form ofher Conferences besides that attached to the Cathedral. This decision was endorsed-

by the extraordinary general meeting.

GERMAN AVIATOR'S RECORD FLIGHT.

BERLIN, February 9th.

The German aviator Herr Ingold, has

The Society will, therefore, in future, created a world's record with a fight consist of three local Conferences for the lasting 18 hours. Cathedral, Kowloon, and Wanchai to dea! NOTABLE GERMAN BETROTHAL. with the particular and emergent wante

BERLIN, February 9th. of those districts in subordination to &

The Foreign Secretary, Dr. v. Jagow, Central or General Council of Hongkong has become engaged to the Countess

Mr. A. M. C. da Silva (the Vice

Salos-Laubach.

President) having been elected President by a large majority of votes, he appointed the following:-

Central Committee: Mr. J. C. V. Rocha (treasurer): with the following Presidents for the incal Conferences: Mr. Max. A. dos Remedios (Cathedral); Chev J, M. Alves (Kowloon), Mr. H. Dizon (Wancha)

Cathedral Conference: Mr. J. A. G P. Ribeiro (Vice President). Mr. Isidora da Costa (Secretary), Mr. Oscar P. Roza (Treasurer),

THE ARMENIAN DISPUTE.

BERLIN, February 3th.

Russia and The dispute between Armenia has been officially settled.

RUSSIA ACCUSED OF WARLIKE INTENTIONS.

BERLIN, February 9th.

A leader in the Vienna Reichspost Kowloon Conference: Mr. F. Dillon acouses Russia of warlike intentions, es Noronha the Czar has ordered all the Landwehr (Secretary), Mr. de Figueiredo of the first cadre, with the exception of (Vice President), Mr. Ed. (Treasurer).

Mr. P. H Wanchai Conference

Mr. (Vice President), Murray Fernandez (Secretary), Mr. Li Yat Chay (Treasurer).

M.

those in the Vistula District, to fall in for a month's trailing.

ROYAL VISIT TO ARGENTINE.

BERLIN, February 9th,

Sergt. Adlington prosecuted no fewer than 38 Chinese, among the number being several women, for discharging fireworks Prince and Princess Henry of Prussia in the Hospital area, contrary to the bye will embark at Hamburg for South as The defendants were fined $3 each America on the Trafalgar, leaving on the

(Total on the 7th, $1,676, should be rest / resulted in the production of many publica. by Mr. F. A. Hazeland, or seven days 3rd of March for the Argentine, and will

as $1,645.)

tions of a religious character.

in default of payment.

retura in the same vessel.