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equanimity,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH, 1914.

Of trade in Chins Mr. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.

DODWELL remarked that although there bad

been a large accumulation of silver funds which

could not be utilised and had to remain more or leas idle in Shanghai and

A. S. WATSON other facial centres, business on the

& CO., LTD.,

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

whole had been satisfactory both in South and North China, and probably mer- chants generally have done fairly well

We are

THE FAR EAST.

["DAILY PRESS" EXOCOSIVE RERVICE.]

JAPANESE ANTI-GOVERNMENT

ACITATION.

in South China both as regards imports UNDREDS INDISCRIMINATELY IMPRISONED. and exports, though, with the exception of silk, the turnover may not have WINE& SPIRIT MERCHANTS, been on a very large scale,"

tald also that the year closed with both import and export trades in à favourable position, and a hopeful feeling prevailing as

SCOTCH

WHISKY.

GLENLIVET WEleky)

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though until the finances of the province of Kwangtung, which are now in a chaotic. state, are put on a sound basis the business outlook locally will continue to be somewhat

ly placed in jail.

THROUGH

REUTER'S AGENCY-}

SIR LOUIS BOTHA'S POWERFUL DEFENCE.

"

"WAR ON WOMEN AND CHILDREN

CAPE TOWN, February 14th.

(THROUGH DEUTER'S AGENCY)

CZAR AND HIS SUBJECTS,

WEAKNESS, POVERTY, ECONOMIC DESOLA-

TION AND DRUNKENNESS."

Losnos, February 14th. The Czar in the course of a Reseript

(THROUGH KEUTER'S AGENCY.]

STRIKE OF BUTCHERS.

SYDNEY THREATENED WITH MEAT FAMINE..

SYDNEY, February 14th.

A neat famine is threatened owing to the butchers' employees strikitig and

The Premier, Sir Louis Botha, in a Toxyo, February 15th, powerful speech in defence of the Govern to M. Bark, the new Minister of Finance, demanding shorter hours, and ten The latest nation by the police, in anti-ment's actions in July and January, emphasises that during hin recent tour shillings a week above the award of the

he remarked, with deep grief, among the Wages Board.

All branches of the industry · have cipation of further disturbances, has described the outbreak on the 5th July people sad facts of weakness, poverty and evoked deep protests on all sides. as a war upon women and children and economic desolation, as the inevitable established a federation, and are deter- On Thursday night hundreds of people, & murderous attack on the people's results of drunkenness. It was inadmis-mined to fight the Trades Unions to a to the immediate prospects in the Nortb, both young and old, were indiscriminate,libertier. Johannesburg was in a condi-sible to permit the favourable financial finish. They have also decided to form an tion of revolution on that date. He had position of the State to depend on the insurance fund to help the small traders Count Okuma violently criticises the seen many tragedies in war, but the destruction of the moral and economic in the fight. The price of poultry, fish, situation at Johannesburg was more strength of the great multitude of Russian bacon, vegetables and fruit have

been increased rapidly. Government.

terrible than all.. Had the Government citizeng not made the compact with the strikers, The Czar says the recent debates in the CANADIAN TRANSCONTINENTAL mortifying though it was, the conse- Dums and Conncil of Stato, in which quences would have been. disastrous protests were raised against the immense beyond imagination. With a quarter of increase in the revenue from the alcohol a million natives breaking out, and fire monopoly, found & strong echo in his and anarchy everywhere, thousands of mind. He charges the new Minister to lives would have been lost and millions elevate the condition of the masses. of damage done. He declared that all the Generals and Revolutionary Com mandees had not been deported, and that

[DER OSTASIATISCHER LLOYD SERVICE]

ANOTHER RAILWAY PROJECT IN SOUTH CHINA.

Per Case Per gloomy, da our randers are axare,

Professor. Terao fears that such pro- of 1 Doz. Bot.

plans have been discussed among Chivesooedure brings revolution nearer. A-THORNE'S BLEND... $17.80 $1.50 business men recently for dealing with B. WATSON'S GLENORCHY,

this very serious problem, but their pro- Choice Mellow Blend ... 18.25 1.55 C-WATSON'S ABELLOUR.

posals have pot met with approval in Peat

Paking, and at the moment there is no early prospect of the present gloom boing. relieved. The Chinese Government ap- parently means to deal with the problem by national and not provincial measures, and the glimmer of hope which appears in this connection is contained in Mr. DoDWELL'S announcement that negotiations are in progress between the Chinese Government

19.50 1 66 THORNE'S OLD VAT, No. 4, as-supplied to the House of COBAMOR E-WATSON'S VERY OLD

...' Am

21.00 1.80

23.50 1.90

LIQUEUR SCOTCH WHISKY "KILTY" LIQUEUR WHISKY,

$38.00 3.25 Great Age, Very Fine V.R.O. WHISKY

22.00 1,85 THORNE'S BLACK SQUARE 23.50 2.00 WATSON'S O.B.0.

23.50 2.00

OTHER WELL-KNOWN BRANDS BUTPLIED TO ORDEL

"Our Celebrated E very old Liqueur Scotch Whisky is

a blend of the best Pot Distilled Scotch Whiskics. It is of great age, very fine, and mellow. Its superior quality has established its reputation as THE LEAD- ING SCOTCH WHISKY IN THE EAST.

PEEING, February 14th It is said that the Bunque Industrielle de Chine is negotiating for a concession to build a railway from Yamchow (situated to the west of Pakhoi) to Yun- anfu, Weining and Chungking. The some were sitting at that moment in the convinced that the Labour leaders never desired a

many of simply

RUSSIA'S NEW PREMIER.

APPOINTMENT A REACTIONARY TRIUMPH.

ST. PETERSBURG, February 14th,

RAILWAY.

**RODNOMY NEITHER PRACTISED NOR

ENCOURAGED:

OTTAWA, February 14th. ¡The Royal Commission investigating, the construction of the transcontinental railway from Moncton, New Brunswick, to Winnipeg have reported that economy. has been neither practised nor encouraged. Forty million dollars at least had been M. Geremykin, who was Premier at needlessly spent upon the constraction of

been appointed Premier. He belongs to other superfluous outlays. The railway the Right Wing of the Council of Empire, had been designed without knowledge of and is reputed to be an opponent of the country. legislative institutions.

and the five Foreign Banking Groups and capital will be 100 millions; (2 dollars)ouse The Premier said he was firmly the opening of the first Duma, has again the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, besides

paper

It is also rumoured thist France will

ement of their grievances,

never existed. They were enemies to Society. He

The

The appointment is regarded as a reactionary triumph, but in view of his

that a scheme is in preparation which it is which will be taken over by China as a hoped will furnish an effective solution of Loan issued at 943 and bearing 5 per pressing problems like Currency Reforms cent.. and the redemption of the curreny. We can only hope that the obtain this concession against a prelimin. maintained that no Government had ever solution may not be long delayed, for ary payment of 20 millior franes, to be done more for the workers. The bulk of if trade in Chips cau flourish as it at the free disposal of the Peking Govern the railway men and miners were excel-

lant men, and it was the duty of the 75 years, it is unlikely that the appointment implies drastic changes of has done in spite of the severe handi-ment,

British circles do not favour this Government to alleviate their lot,

policy. caps which the present state of the currency imposes it is evident that an ora of scheme, as the Anglo-French Agreement Premier justified the adoption of martial unexampled prosperity would set in were of 1886 provides for an even share when law on the ground that it averted these handicaps removed.

obtaining railway concessions in either bloodshed and frustrated the gravest Yunnan or Szechuan.

attack on the nation. He asked whether it would be better to imperil many lives, or banish nine men. He added that they could have banished the Syndicalists to any part of the globe, but the Umgeni: was the only ship available, and there- Liberal Ministry, and the King has

Attention is directed to the Hongkong Tramway Company's advertisement on

A. S. WATSON & CO., page 4

LIMITED,

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

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BIRTHS HUTTON-On February 10th, at Shanghai,

the wife of J. K. HUTTON, of daughter. STAPLETON-COTTON.-On February 7th, at Peking to Mr. and Mrs. V. W. STAPLETON-COTTON, & SOD,

DEATH. CAMPOR-On February 10th, at Shanghai ETTELBERT PEREIRA DE CAMPos; aged

37 rears.

HONGKONG OFzion: 104, Das VEUX ROAD C. LONDON OFFICE: 191, FLEET STREET, EU.

The Baily

Jress:

HONGKONG, FEBRUARY 16TH, 1924.

THE OXAIRMAN', address at the balf-yearly meeting of shareholders of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation on Saturday makes very satisfactory reading for all holders of the Corporation's stock, in so far as it discloses the very sound and

The English mail of the 17th January was delivered in London on the 13th February

Major-General and Mrs. Kelly will bo "At Home" each afternoon of the Races in their box on the course,

The local banks are closed for the transaction of exchange business ut

to-day, to-morrow,

11.45 am,

Wednesday.

and

PREMIER'S RESIGNATION

ACCEPTED.

PEKING, February 14th. The President has accepted the resigna. tion of Hsiung Hei Ling as Premier and has temporarily appointed Sun Pao Chi in his place.

TUAN CHI JUE.

PEKKO, February 14th. Tuan Chi Jui, formerly War Minister, has been appointed Deputy Tutuh of Honan.

We are informed that an occulti CHINA TO JOIN THE POSTAL:

acetylene light buoy has been moored at Pakloi to mark the channel between the fishing stakes.

Herr Rudolph Lohmann, an engineer of the firm of Messrs Raspe & Co., who was one of the oldest foreign residents in Japan, died in Tokio on the 4th instant.

The EL.A.L, str. Patricia, serving as transport, with 1,500 troops for Tsingtau, is due to arrive in Hongkong to-morrow afternoon. The steamer, under charter of the German Government, will stay here until about Wednesday noon and then leave direct for Tsingtau

H. the Governor has appointed the

UNION,

PEKING, February 14th. The Minister of Communications has brought in a motion that Switzerland aball be informed that China will join the World's Postal Union.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]. CHINA'S OLD-FIELDS. STANDARD OIL COMPANY'S ENTERPRISE.

NEW YORK, February 14th. Mr Bemis, Vice-President of the

It is reported that M, Sassonoff is also resigning, and that he will be succeeded by M. Shebeko, the Russian Ambassador at Vienna

A

SWEDISH POLITICAL CRISIS.

STOCKHOLM, February 14th. Baron Geer has been unable to form a

fore England was the most convenient directed Baron Hammarskjold, a member of The Hague Court of Arbitration, to spot,

form & Cabinet."

THE CONDITION OF INDIANS IN SOUTH AFRICA.

LIBERAL M.P.'H AMENDMENT SQUASHID.

LONDON, February 14th. The amendment of Mr. McCallum Scott (L.), calling attention to the condi- tion of His Majesty's Indian subjects in South Africa, has not been reached, and it is now possible that it may not be discussed,

..

THE SOUTH AFRICAN LOAN.

LONDON, February 14th, The underwriters have been addled with 80 per cent, of the South African Loan,

NEW GOVERNORS GENERAL

DECORATED.

LONDON, February litb. Mr, Sydney Buxton, the new Gowrnor

ALLEGED RITUAL MURDER IN

RUSSIA.

BOY'S FATHER ARRESTED.

LONDON, February 14th. As the result of a post-mortem examins- tion of the body of the so-called Christian boy who was murdered at Fastoff, who, it was alleged, was the victim of a rituai murder, it was clearly established that ho was a Jew. The father has been arrested.

DYNAMITE OUTRAGE IN MEXICO,

FEDERAL SOLDIERS AND PASSENGERS KILLED.

LONDON, February 14th. Mexican rebels have blown up by dynamite a train near. Cardenas, killing a

Mr. Hammarskjold (Conservative) is Federal escort of fifty and a number of . not a member of the Legislature. "

The Constitutional crisis is assuming a serious aspect,

The Liberals are refusing to join Ministry which would support the King in what they regard as an unconstitu tional attitude,

THE AEGEAN ISLANDS.

́SETTLEMENT ARRIVED AT.

ATHENS, February 14th.

The representatives of the Powers have presented a Note giving Greece the Aegean Islands now occupied by her, with the exception of Tenedos Embros, and Caste- loryso, and requiring guarantees that the islands shall not be used for naval er military purposes.":

The rights of the Moslems are tot respected, and the islands will not be

passengers.

Trouble is feared in Mexico City, where rifles and machine-gung havn - heen conveyed into the British Legation

It is stated that a request has been made that the British bluejackets should, handle the gins.

LATER.

A detachment of British bluejackets, with two machine-guns, landed at Vera Cruz. The guns were sent to the British Legation at Mexico:

AVOIDING EMBARRASSING

SITUATIONS.

BUX VICE-ADMIRALS APPOINTED BY AMERICA.

WASHINGTON, February 13th. The Senate has passed the Bill creating aix Vice Admirals. It was explained that owing to the lack of Vice-Admirals, the

solid position of the Bank, und also for the following members of the Board of Standard Oil Company, announces that General of South Africa, and Mr. R. C. handed over until the Albanian territory British Commander outranked the Ameti-

of t

Examinera to be a sub-committee for the the Company have entered into an agree examination of subordinate officers of the ment with the Chinese for the develop Police and Gaol in English, Chinese and ment of oil-fields in certain Provinces. Hindustani Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse It is proposed to organise a

Chino (hon. secretary), Mr. T. H. King, and the second assistant to the Secretary for American Company, which will be in with the Standard Oil

Chinese Affairs,

public generally who are all concerned to know the Bank's opinion regarding the present position and future prospecta

Inde and commerce, The

The Bank sets a good example to public companies generally in steadily building ng its reserves, and a Bank Premises Account standing at 68 lakhs of dollars, a Bilrer Reserve fund of $17,600,000 and a Sterling Reserve fuud of £1,500,000, with the sterling investments. written down to a figure inside market price: at the time of closing the books-all this, combined with the fact that since 1902 the large sum of £510,000 per annum has been paid away in dividends to share- holder, represents an achievement of which Trio for Pianoforte, Violin, Violiarello-No,

Directora and shareholders may well feel

MAUDALLAN AND THE CHERNIAVSKY TRIO.

The first performance of this famous combination takes place at the Theatre Royal this evening. The programine will be as follows:--:

CHERNIAVBEY 1810.

1 First Movement

MÁÞ¤ ALJAN.

Mendelssohn.

partnership Company.

The proposal to lend China $15,000,000 has been dropped.

AMERICA AND EXCLUBION OF HINDUS,

INDIAN PROFESSOR'S WILD UTTERANCE WASHINGTON, February 13th. Sabhindra Bose, a Professor at Iowa University, appeared before the Immigra

proud Even revolutions in China, do not (a) Am Meer ("By the Sea"). Schubert tion Committee in the House of shake public cosidence in the position (6) Vaiso

of the Bank, or reduce the dividend, (c) Moment. Musical

and it is eminently satisfactory to read

HISCHEL OBEYNIAVSKY,

(a) Romance

that, notwithstanding the unrest which (b) Harlequin has so widely prevailed in China during

MAUD ALMAN,

(a) Morning..

(b) Ase's Death,

(el Anitra's Dance

(d) Dance of the Gnomes.

INTERVAL

JAN CHERNIAVRKY..

the past year, with its detrimental effects | Peer Gynt Suite upan trade, all the offices of the Bank have done well, and have been free from loss with the exception of Bangkok, where a loss of about sin lakhs has been calculated for the purpose of the present Bank statement, though it is hoped to recover part of this sum. Full provision has been made for this in the meantime." There are few sentences in the CHAIRMAN's speech more eloquent than this of the Bank's strong position. It is not every Bank which is in the position to coatemplate a loss of two fifths of its paid up capital with so much

"Eugéne Onéguine'

Faust Fantasie

130 CHERNIAVJET:

·MAUD'ALLAN.

(a) Spring Song ..... (b) Norwegian Dance

Munro Ferguson, the new Governor General of Australia, have been awarded the honour of Grand Commander of the Order of St Michael and St. George.

STEAMER AGROUND,

LONDON, February 14th. The Hamburg-America steamer Almeria is aground at Lamu, East Africa. The cruiser Pegasus made a futile attempt to tow the vessel off, The carge must be discharged before another attempt is made,

RELIGIOUS NEEDS OF UGANDA

APPEAL FOR FUNDS.

is evacuated.

Greece undertakes not to encourage the resistance of the Epiroles of the Belkan

Peninsula,

can commander at Mexico.

DEATH OF A NOTED AMERICAN SENATOR.

WASHINGTON, February 15th.

The death is announced of Senator

Bacon, Chairman of the Foreign Rela

It is expected that the evacuation of the islands by Albania will conclude the Greek and Albanian diplomatic relations. tions Committee. which were impending.

ALBANIA'S NEW RULER.

PRIVATE SECRETARY A BRITISH OFFICER.

LONDON, February 14th. Captain William Heaton Armstrong, of the British Army, has been appointed "Private Secretary to the Prince of Wied the new ruler of Albania

EPIDEMICS IN FRENCH ARMY

OVER 250,000 ON SICK LIST.

LONDON, February 14th. Chopin Representatives, and opposed the exclu- The Bishop of Uganda has issued an Schubert

sion of Hindus on the ground that they appeal for £2,000 with which to start a

000 with which to Popper. were 2 kindred Aryan people, and theological college for the training of

PARIS, February 14th. Popper

were entitled to the rights of British native clergy, and £3,000 to provide train.

The Chamber of Deputies debated the ing schools for teachers in Church

the Army Figures Grieg subjects.

schools. He conphasies the keenness of Epidemics in The Chairman observed that the British the struggle for Christianity a tho were quoted showing over a quarter of Colonies were excluding Hindus, and Mohammedan regione adjacent to

a million on the sick list in January, and Professor Bese replied that the Imperial Uganda.

290 deaths. Government had not yet endorsed the exclusions. If it did it would precipitate the fiercest revolution in the world's

history:

Tschaikowsky Wieniawsky

Mendelssohn. Grieg,

Mead Allan will be accompanied in all her dances by the Cherniavaky Trio Accompanist: Frank St. Leger."

ADMIRAL KING-HALL RETIRES.

LONDON, February 14th. It is announced that Admiral King

Hall has retired.

THE SLEEPING SICKNESS.

4 BELGIAN GRANT TO COMBAT THE DISEASE.

BRUSSELS, February 4th.

The King of the Belgians has decided to apply from the special Congo Fund one million francs to combat skeping sickness and also 300,000 francs fo Belgian

missions to the natives.

GALE ON THE SOUTH COAST OF ENGLAND.

TWO STEAMERS LOST.

LONDON, February 14th. Two coasting steamers have been lost the gale on the South Coast, and

persons were drowned..

DEATH OF FAMOUS FRENCH CRIMINOLOGIST.

INVENTOR OF FINGER-PRINT SYSTEM.

PARIS, February 14th. The death is recorded of M. Bertillon, Director of the Criminal Identification Department,

DEATH OF A NOTED ULSTERMAN,

LONDON, February 14th. The death is announced of the Rs: Hon. Thomas Sinclair, P.C., Ireland. D.L., J.P., morchant.

The deceased was M.A. and Hon. D.Litt of Queen's university, and Chairman in, the affairs of the Irish Presbyterian Church, and was one of the principal framers of Com mutation and Sustentation Funds after loss of Regium Donum through the, Irish Church Act of 1829, He was n leader of the Ulster Liberal Party in 1868. He was a prominent advocate of the Unionist cause, and beta me a Liberal Unionist in 1886. He was Pre- sident of the Ulster Unionist Association 1888-00, and was one of the leading pro- moters of the Ulster Contention of 1302, Chairman of the Watch Committee of Ulster Convention League 1393-96, vice-president of in Ulster Defence Calon 1893; Chairman of its Council and member of the Rocess Com-

mittee 1695 and Privy Councillor 1886; President of the Belfast Chamber of Com- merce 1876 and 1902,1