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Mr. Frank Crone, Director of Educa that after an allegation Lad been made against him in the course of a speech in tion in the Philippine Islands, has the Diet by a member of the Opposition tendered his resignation, because of a party, who averred that he had been guilty reduction in the appropriation for the of blackmail in connection with documents Bureau, and the elimination of 150 stolen by a dishonest employo of the firm American of subordinates causes him to of SIEMENS-SCHUBER, he was requested roles that he cannot longer shoulder visit the Procurator's Office, where he responsibility for the success of the educa was closely examined and eventually kept tional work of the Burean.” in prison for further examination." He waF

Premises used for the storage of paper, denied the assistance of his solicitor, who is stationary, and like material, nt No. 18, a competent Japanese sololar, and be bas Peel Street, occupied by Mr. Jd been detained in a small cell for something Vasinin, caught fire on Sunday afternoon, WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. like three weeks now without a definite through a spark from a long string of charge baing formulated against him. crackers, which were being exploded from His wife was also summoned to the Procu- the top floor in connection with marriage rator's Office and interrogated in such a ceremonies, falling on to some paper. manner that she appears to have become The Fire Brigade were sent for, but the bysterical and on her return home attempted outbreak had been nearly extinguished by guide. Her husband, it is stated, has the time of their arrival through the been kept in ignorance of her condition energetic efforts of inmates and neigh Another outrageous incident is that abours. The amount of the damage is domiciliary search was made act only of unknown, but insurance had heen effected Mr, POOLEY's residence, but also of the with the South British Insurance Office residence and offices of his lawyer. for the purpose of seeking evidence to support definite charge yet to be formulated against the prisoner. A contemporary commenting on this incident in the proceedings observes :- "It might very well have happened that Mr. Pooler had confided to his Counsel documents establishing his innocence and fucriminating certain highly-placed Japan eseofcial, Had this been the case and had such a document been seized

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ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB

THE SERVICES THE CLUB,

The shove match was played over Fan Ling on Sunday, and resulted in an easy

TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOX.]

{THROUGH REUIER'S AGENCY.]

victory for ths Services. The only Club THE EXECUTION OF MR. BENTON. AUSTRALIAN BUTCHERS STRIKE, representatives who won their matches

EMPLOYERS PERFORMING ALL WORK

SYDNEY, February 2156, The employers are successfully running 11 meat depots themselves, and are per

BRUTALLY MURDERED."

El Paso, February 23rd. in the Singles were Messrs Cumming Beavis and Murray, all the others aus-

The record of the court-martial of Mr. The games between taining defeat. Captain Turnbull and Mr. Archbutt, and Benton declares that the latter had Lieut. Bedwell and Mr. Grist went to Counsel, and was allowed to give forming all the work. Militant trade the last grem, and that between Com-

He was charged with an unionists are talking of a general strike. evidence.

The ironworkers have struck for an mander Waterer and Mr. McMurtric ter

attempted attack on General Villa and minated on the 17th grean.

with aiding the enemy. Ville affirms that increase of wages, although they are work- Mr. Benton, after a long altercation, ing under award. All the big engineering threatened him with a revolver, and he works are idle,

In the Four Balls," matters fared no better with the Club. Colonel Tuson and Commander Boucher found Messrs. "Hut chison and Murray too much for thent, and Lieut. Bagnall (who was partnered "of a yard and a half to avert defeat at ith Capt. Dobbin) had to sink a put the hand of Mesure Cumming and Forrest. The remaining matches ended in the Services' favour, the final result being 10 matches to 4 against the Club.

Services Tout Gardiner Commander

Waterer Lieut. Bagnall0 Captein Dobbin Colonel Tuson Commander. Bos

cher

SINULES:

Captain Torahul. Lient. Torrie Lieut. Bedwell... Captain Lindsay

Club

1 Mr. J. Clark

Mr J H. T. Mc- 1 Murtrier

Mr. K.M. Cumming 1 1 Mr.R. O. Hutchison O- Mr. T. S. Forrest...

0 Mr. C. E. Benvis 1. Dr. Lindsay Woods O 1 Mr. G. S. Archbutt 0. 1 Mr. E. J. Grist 0 M, M. A, Muerny 1

FOUKBALLERS.

Mr. J. Clark & Mr. Commander J. H. T. Me Waterer

1 Murtrie

jecte by China; but the Municipal Lieut. Gardner & Council of the said Bettlement has been permitted to take charge of sanitary, policing and road-building matters in the Paoshan districts,›

The total number of admissions to the Philippine Carnival of 1914 has been compiled and shows that 147,252 tickets were presented at the entrance gates. Although it is believed there will be comfortable balance in the treasury when

the reports of all the committees are submitted, it is definitely known that the

attendance this year was considerably lower than last. The figures show that the general admission this year was 55,000 tickets lower than last, which means & difference of 11,000 pesos in the receipts

from that source. The highest daily attendance this year was reached on Sunday, the 16th inst the number being 29.000 as against 42,000 on the banner attendance day last year.

L. Bagnall & Capt.

Doblin

Col. Tuson & Com

mander Bouclier 0

Mr. K. M. Cum-

0

ming & Mr. T. S. Forrest

Mr. R. O. Hutchi- ROB & Mr. M. A. Murray

Mr. C. E. H. Beavis & Mr. G, S. Archbutt

Turnbull 1 Lt. Torrie & Capt.

Lindsay

Lt. Bedwell & Capt.

3:

Dr. Lindsay Woods

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& Mr. J. Grist 0

Total 10 matches to 4.

1

Can the Rae Meeting be held to blaine

was thereupon seized, court-martialled; and shot. Villa regards the execution as

A mass meeting of protest held here, justifiable under the rules of war. composed of equal numbers of Americans

-and-refugees, passed resolutions declaring murdered that Mr. Benton was.brutally by Villa, and expressing the belief that the State Department persistently suppresses facts regarding Mexico in support of a policy which is ruinous to all foreign interests.

LONDON, February 23rd. The Foreign Office announces that the United States has agreed to instruct their Consular representatives in Mexico to enquire into the circumstances attending the death of Mr. Benton...

AFFAIRS IN MEXICO

· MACHINE-O UNE AND AMMUNITIÓN FOE GERMAN LEGATION.

VERA CRUZ, February 23rd. The German oruiser Dresden has sent to the German Legation at Mexico City two machine-guns and 40,000 rounds of ammunition. The guns and ammunition were escorted by bluejutkutin civilian: dress

The Unionist papers urge President Wilson to change his policy of encourag ing the rebels in Mexico, and do some- thing to ensure the greater safety of foreigners.

The Morning Post-calls upon him either to announce a plan to that end, or declare that the Monroe Doctrine and his

GREECE REPLIES TO THE POWERS. policy are not opposed to action by the

READY TO CONFORM,

ATUENE, February 2rd. The reply of Greece to the Powers was It declares that presented yesterday.

Greece is ready to conform with the decision of the Powers. It asumes that the Powers decide that the islands which

le result was somewhat of a surprise, they would not allow to be fortified would though it was recognized that in order to win the Club's representatives would never be the objects of attack. agrees to require to give of their best. That they evacuate Territorine, assigned to Albania, did not the result shows, many of the within the time fixed, and undertakes not games finishing a long way from Home, for the Club's sorry display In Licut the Powers, but urges the incorporation Gardner and Commander Waterer the

to encourage resistance to the decisions of Services have two grand golfers golfers into Greece of certain villages in the who win many more matches than they Argyro Castro Valley, for which Greece lose. That the standard of golf in Hong- kong is a high one is an undoubled fact, was prepared to pay Albania 2,500,000 A police informer, acting under Sergt. and we feel certain that Hongkong could franca. It accepts the modifiaction of the

put out a side of twenty men who would de Adlington, went to No. 212 Reclamation feat the representatives of any Club in frontier, extending Along the Albanian

team to coast to Cape Pagania. Street, Taumati, and called upon two the East. It is to be hoped that it will

be found possible to send a inen who were suspected of being in

Shanghai in May to endeavour to wrest unlawful possession of arms and ammunithe Challenge Cup. from the Shanghai. in. The informer made a bargain with the men. for two pistols and a quantity of ammunition, and as the parties were coming to terms on two other pistols, Sergt. Adlington made his appearance, arrested both men, seized the arms, and

Golf Club. This year's contest should be most interesting as there is a probability that both Tntein and Yokohama will be represented. Shanghai, unfortunately have lost their best men, Messrs. White, Menzies, Lawson and Ferrier having left, Mr. Honeyman, their present champion, leaves, we believe, for Home via Hong-

supplement their low incomes by accepting regained the money. At the Magistracy kong tomorrow.

auch commissiona?" These are questions which the Courts will have to determine, and until they are determined, and until definite charges are but only made but established by a verdict given aftor a fair and open trial, it surely is outrageous that Europeans, or Japanese for that matter, should be subjected to the procedure we have described. In this connection what occurred in the "conspiracy" ease at Seoul A year ago will not have been forgotten. In that case some 120 Koreans were arrested by the Japanese police on suspicion of being concerned, in a conspiracy to assai unte the GOVERNOR-GENERAL, and almost every prisoner declared when the case was tried in open court that he had been sub- jected to torture in the prison in order to

yesterday the officer told Mr. J. R. Wood that the money was found on the person of the fret defendant. This man was fined $1,000 or six months hard labour the maximum penalty under the new Ordinance and the other was discharged.

THE DEUTSCHE-ASIATISCHE BANK

HANDSOME NEW PREMISES OPENED IN HONGKONG..

C.S.P.C. 1. 1.6.C.

PRINCE OF ALBANIA: WILL MEET THE TSAR AND RUSSIAN STATESMEN.

BERLIN, February 23rd. The Norddeutsche announces that the Prince of Wied will visit St. Petersburg on the 28th inst., to meet the Tear and Russian statesmen.

NEUWIED, February 23rd. The Prince of Wied ceremoniously

During the week end a return golf match was played on the King's Park received the Albanian deputation, led by Course when the K.C.C. revenged their previous defeat. Scores:--

SINGLES.

Essad Pasha. The latter said the deputa- tion, on behalf of all Albania, asked the Prince to accept the Throne of the "free and independent?" Albania.

other Powers to secure the welfare of their own subjects in Mexico, THE SYDNEY BUTCHERS' STRIKE.

THOUSANDS OF HOMES WITHOUT MEÁT.

SYDNEY, February 3rd. Despite the opening of additional depots, thousands of homes are daily without meat, the supplies-being-only- sufficient to met a tenth of the demand. The Men's Union ar- urging th: eation

A TURKISH TRAITOR SHOT.

CONSTANTINOPLE, February 23rd. Lieutenant Kemal was court-martiulled

alization of the industry

for deserting his post at Janina, and furnishing the enemy with plans of the forts. He was shot the following

morning.

RUMOURED. ENGAGEMENT OF STR EDWARD CARSON.

A DENIAL

LONDON, February 23rd, Sir Edward Carson has denied the report of his engagement to Miss Frewen, niece of Mr. Moreton Frewen, P.

BOXING.

PARIS, February 23rd. Jos Jeannette beat Sam Langford in, the seventh round.

Capt. Passy 0 D. J. Mackenzie

*ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT BY B. E. Lindsel. G. H. May W. Leslie

08. E. Green

A BANK SHROFF. Lt. C. Staples 0 J. H. Mond

The Prince replied that he would devate CAM. Homilton. O A. B. Bryson.

At the Magistracy yesterday, before himself with all his heart and might, to Cal. Moberley04, W. Sarige. Col. Wooldridge 1 J. Jack

the new country, and hoped, with the Mr. F. A. Hazeland, Ma Tuan, a shroff Comdr. Beckwith. 0 D. G. K. Smith...... Capt. Wakefield W Curwen 1 support of the Albanians, to lead Alban'a in a bank at Saigon, was charged under extradition proceedings with embezzling to a glorious future.

the sum of $100,000, Mr. Lewis, who SHIPPING DISASTER OFF-IRISH defended, said there was a possibility that

the case would not come before hi Worship and asked for a formal remam until this morning, at 11 o'clock," which was granted.

The Deutsche-Asiatische Bank yesterday entered into occupation of their new build-FT Claxton ing in Queen's Road Central.

The building is a four-storey one, in the Italian Renaissance style. It is of roof being of reinforced concrete, the con- steel frame construction, the floors and

cret of the floors being covered with teak wood. The basement which is 10 feet high, contains the Bank treasuries and there is

treasure lift and a staircase connection with the Banking Hall, which is on the ground floor. The main entrance is from

OR. Atkinson

1 FOURSOMES.

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Bamilton and Passy and Lindsell. 2 Mackenzie and May Leslie and Staples. 1 Green and Mendo

Moberley..... C. O Bryson and Savage. 1 Wooldridge and.......

Beckwith. 0 Jack and Smith

Atkinson and Wakefield and

Claxton

Curwen

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COAST.

SURVIVORS FOODLESS ON A DESERT ISLAND.

LONDON, February 23rd, The survivors of the wreck of the Nor- wegian schooner Mexico, together with several of the Fethard lifeboutmen, who were thrown up on an island, had u terrible night. Rescue parties were com The floor of the underwriting rooms at pelled to run for shelter. The survivors Lloyd's is now being covered with a com- have been without food since Friday. position of rubber which is guaranteed to is effectively designed to have the appear shipwrecked man on the islet are still last a period of 20 years. The material - A later message says that 11 of the once of large paving-stones, bat, unlike paving-stonea, at scarcely resounds to the alive, Two lifeboats and a tug watched in the care of the police, incessant tramping and shuffling of feet.

LLOYD'S PAVED WITH RUBBER.

HONGKONG FEBRUARY 4TH, "1914. VERY unfavourable impression of Japanese police and judicial procedure is created by the published reports with reference to the detention in eustody of Mr. HEREMANN, the manager of the get him to say that what the police alleged SIEMENS-SCHUKERT firm in Tokyo, and against him was true. In the oud all but also of Mr. POOLEY, formerly REUTER's six of the accused persons were acquitted correspondent in the Japanese capital after the case was fought through sucess Indeed the procedure strikes the European sive courts to the highest tribual. In the interests of the Japanese public themselves as iniquitous in the extreme.

no less than in the interests of foreigners the Queen's Road and there is also an two gentlemen have been arrested on "auspicion" of being guilty of some living under Japanese jurisdiction, and in entrance from the lane at the side. The criminal offence in connection with the the interests also of the fair bains and fame numerous offers and departments are a of the Japanese Government, it is high time well fitted, sub-divisions being provided giving of commissions-or bribes, as

with leaded glass. The upper floors section of the vernacular Press prefers to that the Spanish Inquisition features of by ornamental teakwood partitions, filled are reached by a dressed gramte staircase, describe these alleged payments and they the Japanese judicial procedure should be

as well as by an electric lift. Rooms Are held in prison for many days and eliminated.

for watchmen and servants are provided | The use of the fabric is a result of the throughout Sunday, but it was impossible lower prices at which rubber, has lately for them to approach the island. – It is weaks, being questioned for hours on sud

on each floor.

heen told. The traffic along the passages The new premises of the Deatschein the underwriting rooms all day is very now believed that all the fourteen Abatische Bank constitute a notable great and therefore underwriters much Fethard lifeboatman are drowned, as

those on the islet are all Norwegia addition to the other fine Bank buildings Appreciate a "quiet"' floor -The Times.

PORTUGUESE POLITICAL AMNESTY BILL.

by procurators, without any definite charge

One of the It is expected at Manile that the being laid against them. strongest arguments against the abolition of C.P.R. Steamers will shordy make Manila extraterritoriality in Japania 1394 was based

a port of call

upon the unsatisfactory character of the Mr. C. C Moxon, of Messin, Moxon prison' syalem and upon a general objection and Taylor, returned to Hongkong yes to Japanese judicial methods of procedure, terday after a holiday at Home notwithstanding the fact that the Japanese

codes of law approximate closely to those

Mr. H W Looker, of Messrs. Deacon,

of various Continental States-with au Looker, Deacon & Harston, returned to important reservation, Japan an arrested

however.

In the Colony yesterday after E Bbsence of is assumed about sixteen months. person

to be guilty until he has established

his innocence-a procedure quite the The attention of past and present mem opposite of that which obtains under hers of Oxford and Cambridge Univers British and American law. Taking the ties is directed to an announcement of case of Mr. POOLET, le fects appear to be interest to them appearing on page 4.

The Rialto Messrs. Palmer and Turner were the architects, and the build- ing has taken about eighteen months to erect,

PROPOSED NEW IMPORT TAX IN THE PHILIPPINES.

LISBON, February 23rd." Congress has adopted the Political Offenders Amnesty Bill

"ALLEGED KIDNAPPING. The master of the China Merchants steamer wangtah has handed over to the custody of Inspector Gordon, of the Water Police, five boys and a girl, whose ages range from thron years to six years,

alleged to be in charge of them is also whom he suspected had been kidnapped

from Shanghai. A woman who was

JAPANESE RELIER FUND

The Japanese Relief Fund Committee. announes that the fund now stands as follows-

Previously announced

Z

$2,897,00 10.00

Total on the 23rd Feb... $2,007.00

MONEY, SHIPS, AND MEN Poor old Jingo sens to be dead, write correspondent in a London paper Why rot bury him? We're (not) got the ships. Admiral Vahan. Lord Roberts. We've (not) got the man. We've (not get the money took

Sir Ed. Holden. The Manila Merchants Association is protesting

ing against the import wharfage The eference to Sir Edward Holden the London City and Midland Bank tax, which in the form of an assemblys to his speech at the recent meeting of bill is now in committee, and provides a deploring the inadequacy of the country's will send a team to Bisley under the same advance of 23 in P.&O. deferred to 110, tax of 2 pesos a ton on all cargo brought gold réserves in contrast with those of into the Philippines.

Germany, for example

CANADA AND BISLEY..

OTTAWA, February 23rd: Mr. Hughes announces that Canada

conditions as in 1913,

SHARP RISE IN P. & O. SHARES.

The Times financial column of January 30th stated that the outstanding feature the Miscellaneous market was an the buying being accompanied by a revival of amalgamation rumours.