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THE HONGKONG, DAILY RESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH, 1914.

TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

FATAL DYNAMITE EXPLOSION.

VICAR AND SECRETARY KILLED.

BUDA PEST, February 24th. dynamite explosion occurred at the office of the Greek Catholic Bishop at Duberoczin and killed five people, includ ing, the Vicar and a secretary, while the Bishop had a narrow escape,

The Vicar's daughter is demented. The Bishopric has only recently been created and had provoked the hostility of

TaDER OSTASIATISCHER LLOYD!"

SERVICE

CHINA - SERVICE,

A BOARD OF ADVISERS:

PERING, February 24th. President Yuan Shih-kai has approved of a proposal according to which all the Advisors will be members of a Board to be called the Bung He Ku Wen Yuan, which will thus formu sort of Beorez

questions relating to the Constitution. Council, to advise the President of all

A CHINESE GENDARMERIE CORPS RECOMMENDED.

{"DER OSTASIATISCHER LLOYD"

SERVICE;

EXECUTION OF A BRITISH SUBJECT IN MEXICO

LONDON, February 23rd. The killing of Mr. Benton, a British subject, by the Mexican rebel leader Vills, is likely to upset the good understanding betreon Great Britain and the United States. A section of the Press is already using very strong terms in condenation of President Wilson's policy. The Foreign Offics is at present reticent, but it is inevitable that it will take action A letter, signed in a lady's name, said that the parcel was en route with candle-

in view of this murder of a British sticks, leopardha skin and a hundred

PEKING, February 24th.

subject. It is possible that any further The French Military Adviser erowne. The Vicur i opened the parcel and

has gympathy shown to the rebele by the was instantly killed, along with two

handed in a

a Memorandum suggesting the Americans will lead Great Britain to take creation of

Chinese Corps of others—not fve--and seven were injured. Gendarmes, numbering 150,000 men. This Investigations show that the idea of any proposal has been met with stout opposi- Protestant hostility is without foundation from_a}]

tion from all the higher Chimtas

institution would prove too

the Protestants,

tion.

LATER

GERMAN SOCIALISTS AND POLICE,

BERLIN, February 24th. -During the Socialist demonstrations at Brunswick the police, who repeatedly charged the crowd, were suddenly bom- barded with bottles, plates and briquettes, along with kitchen utensils and hot and cold water from the upper storeys of the houses.

PORTUGUESE POLITICAL

PRISONERS.

LISBON, February 24th. All the pubical prisoners have been released, and those singled out for banishment have departed.

A WOMAN AS SPY.

LONDON, February 24th.". Frederick Gould and his wife were charged at Bow Street with espionage.

The evidence shoved that the woman was arrested at Charing Cross en route

for Ostend, with Naval documents.

OBITUARY.

LONDON, February 24th..

The death is recorded of Mr. Joseph Fels, the well-known manufacturer and

Land Reformer:

HOME BOXING.

TRE MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP,

LONDON, February 24th. the National Sporting Club Put O'Keefe beat Harry Reeve on points in a 20-round contest for the Middle-weight Championship of Great Britain.

EXTRADITION TO CHINA. Two extradition cases were mentioned before Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the Magis tracy yesterday. In the first the Hurred.. der of a man named Taui Wai Yeung was askel for to the Kwangtong Authoriti-a on charges of stealing 30 awser rifles and 5,000 rounds of ammunition, the pro perty of the Government of Kwangtung, on or about the months of July and August of last year, and of the frandulent misappropriation of $43,000 of Aray pay, at about the same times AN

Mr. P. W Goldring appeared to defend, nul inforroge his Worship that he could not get through on the telephone to the assistant Crown Solicitor (Mr. P M. Hodgson). He had dificulty in get- ting him in the previous week, as Mr. Hodgson was very busy--(sotto voce) starting races,

auch

costly.

an

Chinese

THE LOAN NEGOTIATIONS.

PERING, February 24th Bince the authority of the Foreign Advisers in the matter of the Salt Gabelle has been defined, satisfactory progress has heen noticeable in the Loan negotiations.

THE PAYMENT OF THE TROOPS.

PEKING, February 24th

The Minister of Finance has advised the Provincial Authorities to make up a list of all the saleable ground belonging to the State. This is intended for sale, and, with the proceeds, all the troops along the frontiers are to be paid.

EX MINISTERS

ENTERPRISE,"

PEKING, February 24th.

action.

and silver mines. The excitement along Mr. Benton owned large plantations

the Texas boundary is enormous

THE CHINESE LEGATIONS IN

BUROPE.

BERLIN, February 2örd.

A Press report says that Mr. Jen will go to London as Chinese Ambassador in the place of Mr. Lin, who returns to China. General Ying Chang goes to

SANITARY BOARD.

CHANGES IN THE P. & O FLEET.

THE NEW INTERMEDIATE STEAKS

It is well known that the P. & 0.

The usual fortnightly meeting of this Authority was held at the offices of the Department yesterday, the President (Mr, D. W. Tratman) presiding. There were building programme involves important also present-Colonel Irwin, Dr. Fitzwil- changes from year to year in the com jams, Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, Mr. Chan position of the company's fleet, it being Kai Ming, Mr Ng Hon Taz, Dr. Francia necessary to replace older vessels while Clark, Dr W W. Pearse, and Mr. W still good for many years service. by. Boten Rowlands (Secretary).

larger and more costly ships. The Bornea, Sunda, Palawan and Sumatra,

TAL HANG MARKET.

INTIMATIONS

OPINION

PUBLIC

a site for a market at Tai sog, the than 6,000 tons, were added to the coin- Os correspondence relative to reserving known as the Bornen class, each of less

President mentioned that since the lust pany's feet of intermediate vessels in date, for their eeting five further applications had been 1805, at which received for market licences. He was type and trade, their size Was not quite sure whether that represented considerable. Within the past few weeks, a demand for food supplies, or whether after only 18 Fears service, these it was merely that various market people vessels have all been disposed of, two for the direction of what they thought was chasers in Bombay, They are being Were following each other like sheep in delivery in Japan, the others to pur-

a good thing, and at present he was replaced by vessels of the Aluvu type, of PUTS JOHN HAIG'S WHISKIES unable to recommend the construction of double their tonnage and of proportion- any permanent building for a market in ately greater power and speed; and AT THE TOP. RECOGNIZED EVERY- Tai Hang He thought the best thing whereas there were four steamern of the they could do was to recommend the Borneo class, six ships of the Kuna type WHERE AS THE HIGHEST QUALITIES erection of a temporary market, contain-are in course of construction, and their

resolution to that effect, and the Board steamers superior to any of their pre- BUY. inz 12 stalls, and reserve a site for a completion will place at the service of OF WHISKIES IT IS POSSIBLE TO permanent market, He proposed a passengers a Beries of intermediate

agreed

CORRESPONDENCE.

BEA WATER FOR FLUSHING DRAINS.

(TO THE EDITOR OF THE

HONGKONG

DAILY PRESS.T SIR-Referring to your leading article of the 21st instant in which you state that a question with regard to flushing the drains with sea-water was put by me at a recent meeting of the Sanitary Board and not answered, may I point out that the question referred to was put by Dr. Fitzwilliams and was answered by tho Head of the Sanitary Department, who stated in effect that the expense of con-

decessors...____⠀

The first of the new ships to be completed, the hirit, sailed from London with a full complement of passengers on Saturday, the 24th January, on her maiden voyage to China and Japan. The Khyber, now fitting out at Birkenhead, will leave London also in the company's Intermediate Direct Japan Service on April 22ud, and the Karamula is pro- grammed for a maiden voyage to Calcutta on August 1st. Four of these steamers will have been constructed at the yard of Messrs. Cammell, Laird & Co., of Birken- head, the remaining two, the Kashgar, and Kushnir, are being built at Greenock...

Berlin TRAMWAY INSPECTOR MURDERED A tramway Inspector who was attacked early on Sunday morning near the Bowrington Canal by persons at present not in custody, and was removed to wound in the body, died at the institutionstructing pumping machinery, storage preponderance of "outside" cabins for hospital suffering from an ugly knife

on Monday night,

tanks and a circulating system rendered one or two passengers, the free provision

CHARGES AGAINST A SEPOY DISMISSED

At the Magistracy yesterday a Sepoy attached to the 25th Punjabs was charged

Hsiung Hsi Ling, the former Premier, with the larceny of a brass lock and with

and Liang Chi Chao, former Minister of

Justice, are co-operating to establish a large private industrial concern.

EUROPEAN SERVICE.

THE TSINGTAU IRON WORKS.

BERLIN, February 3rd, The Directors of the Shantung Railway propose to issue further shares for public subscription to the extent of 10 million Marks for the new ironworks at Tsingtau.

THE GERMAN LEGATION AT ST. PETERSBURG.

BERLIN, February 23rd.

The German Military Attaché at St. Petersburg, Count eu Dabna, has best replaced by General v. Chelius.

BISHOP'S PALACE BLOWN UP.

BERLIN, February 23rd, The palace of the Greek orthodox Bishop in Debreczin, Hungary, has been blown up with dynamite by Roumanian Nationalists, who were dissatisfied.because the services were conducted in Hungarian laguage

the

By this occurrence, it is feared that Count Tisze's efforts towards a Hungaro- Roumanian entente will be endangered. GERMAN NAVAL CONSTRUCTION. LONDON, February 23rd.

were

The outstanding features of the new vessels Are the broad expanse of their sheltered promenade decks, the large

the proposal to flush the drains with Beain each cabin of electric ventilating fans; water impracticable?

I understand that the Special Con mittee appointed in July, 1912, could not for similar reasons of expense, decide on any practical measures for preventing the

breeding of rats in the storm drains and

sewers.

the extremely dainty scheme of white enamelled decoration of the spacious dining saloon, whose restaurant tables accommodate parties of four persons or more; and the air of comfort which i

OBTAINABLE

H.

EVERYWHERE.

SOLE AGENTS:

RUTTONJEE

SON,

14, QUEER'S ROAD CENTRAL,

西

produced by the arrangement and ZEISS furnishing of the music and smoking

assault on Chinese at Yaumati.

Inspector Gerrard told his Worship I believe the cleansing of drains and saloons; adjoining and opening out of the that on Saturday evening,

just sewers and foreshores is undertaken by latter is an example of that favourite about dusk, whistles

blown the Public Works Department. Yours institution in modern steamships, the and an Indian constable went

out faithfully,

verandah café. The dining saloon and from the Police Station to investi gate. He saw an Indian soldier holding referred to was answered by the Head of the first and second class subsidiary [Mr. Bowley in anying that the questions of the cabins are on the spar deck, the brass lock produced in his hand, and the Sanitary Department is under a slight saloons for smoking, music, etc., together Chinese nearby holding a chopper, misapprehension, we think. The statement with a number of two-berth cabins, being

of which Mr. Bowley gives the gist was in

F. B. L. BOWLEY.

PRISM

FIELD GLASSES.

4 power

6 power

R power

TUROL -£5.10.0

**TUREX

5.15.0

TURACT 6.10.0

The latter alleged that the soldier went answer to a question as to whether an placed amidships on the hurricane or NEW LIGHT WEIGHT MODELS. up to the stall to buy a lock. The hawker estimate had ever been asked for or sub promenade deck. The intermediate P. would not agree to the prios offered by mitted for an efficient distillation system for & services between London and Japan, Victoria The replies given to the questions the defendant, who, it was stated, there put by Dr. Fitzwilliatas on January 19th, by which passengers are conveyed at lower upon walked away with it. The com-as they appear in all the papers, contain fares without tranghipment en route, are plainant ran after him to secure his lock, no answer to the question" Has sea very largely used at all seasons of the and he alleged that the soldier took up a water ever been employed for flushing the year by the Eastern travelling public, and

drains! chopper from a neighbouring stall, and attempted to hit him with it, afterwards. kicking the complainant in the stomach. The owner of the chopper was called to evidence, and be said that he took

the weapon away from the defendant, as give

"he was afraid he might be killed, or hanged.".

THE NINE YEAR-OLD MURDER CASE.

before Mr. Hazeland of the case in which Yesterday the hearing was concluded

a Chinese was charged with murdering Sin Wing, near old Kowloon City, in 1905. The defendant, in evidence, stated that The defendant elected to go into the the hawker asked 60 conte for the lock, witnessbox, and declared that he knew but he would not give the price, offering nothing whatsoever about the murder. cents. Another Sepoy, advised the He only came to Kowloon to live witness to pay the extra teu cents, and he his pocket when complainant blew a was in the act of taking the coin from

whistle He denied taking either the lock or the chopper.

the new steamers are likely to prove a Welcome addition to the existing facilities. Including the new Indian Mail steamer

Kuiser-i-lind (11,400 tons) and the CHS. J. GAUPP

present moment 70,000 tons of shipping in Australian Branch Line, there are at the

course of construction for the P. & 0. Company,

THE MINISTERING LEAGUE.

last year, and had he committed the By kind permission of Lady May, residence so close to the place. He had a general meeting will be held at Govern murder he would not have taken up his President of the Ministering League, a

quarrel with the three men who were ment, House on Saturday, February 28th, called for the prosecution, two months from 3 to 4 p., to explain the sims and His Worakip said he was not convirood | after arriving at Kowloon City, and they objects of the Hongkong Branch of the

defendant would be discharged. sither of the larceny or the assault, and had trumped up this charge against him, Ministering League.

BIRD'S NEST CAUSES DEATH,

A SHANGHAI TRAGEDY.

They were not on good termng, and this was purely a false secusation. He asked that a friend of his should be called on his behalf.

His Worship—What do you want him to give evidence about?

Defendant- I want hím to speak the

This man was put in the witness-box truth I want him to say 1-did-not commit the murder, A

All members and associates are invited to be present,

BRAVE DEED BY A CATHOLIC PRIEST

The following episods, relating to the

The British Press is of opinion that His Worship said it was impossible to Admiral v. Tirpitz's recent speech Amy Smith at Shanghai, who died while At the inquest into the death of Mis go un without Mr. Hodgson, and Mr. foreshadows acceleration of German naval taking a bath, the Coroner returned, and deposed that he had lived at Kowloon White Wolf briganda, is related in a

Goldring communicated with him.

Subsequently Mr. Hodgson appeared, and his Worship then remanded the case until the 11th March.

In the second case, in which Lau Kwat was the alleged fugitive, the charges were those of murder and kidnapping Dear Case was remanded until the 3rd March Canton Mr. Davidson defended, and the

ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT AT SAIGON.

The Saigon Bank shroff, Ma Tuan, who was arrested in Hongkong in connection with an alleged embezzlement of $100,000 in Indo-China and brought up at the Magistracy under extradition proceed

construction in the coming years,

THE RUSSIAN MINISTRY.

BERLIN, February 23rd, Mr. Buchomlinow remains Russian Minister of War.

ITALIAN RAILWAY CONCESSIONS IN ASIA MINOR.

BERLIN, February 23rd. Italy bas obtained railway concessions from Turkey in Asia Minor. A line will run from Adalia to Burbar. The con- cessions are made providing that England

ings, went back to Saigon by the French consents to the connection of Smyrna, with mail yesterday.

Mr. Lewis, who represented him, told Mr. F. A Hazeland that the man was going back voluntarily. His passage down to Saigon was to be paid by the French Consulate, and if circumstances turned

the Aldin Railway.

SERVIA'S DESIRE.

BERLIN, February 23rd. Servia is striving for the establishment

ask for his passage back to Hongkong of a fleet with the use of the Montenegrin-

out as they expected, the defendant would

where he had arrived on his leave. He

asked his Worship to make a note of that.

Coust

verdict that the deceased died from drowning while in a state of unconscious ness, induced by carbon monoxide poison- ing. The evidence showed that the ventilating shafs of the bath-room had been blocked by a bird'a nest, and that this had caused the emission of smoky fumes from the geyser which rendered deceased unconscious.

1057

& CO.,

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,

HONGKONG.

CALDBECK,

MACGREGOR&C..

(ESTABLISHED 1884),

City for 25 years. He did not know the letter from Anking, of February 12th. defendant until last year. He knew nothing about the murder of Sin Wingstra work entailed by the brigands, the

After alluding to the great worry and DOW'S PORTS and had never heard of it.

Defendant Yes He does not know-writer says:— do not either.

The defendant also called his wife and afterwards his Worship committed him for trial.

PERTUSSIN

Is a harmless and efficient remedy against all discance of the nepiratory organs, especially WHOOPING LOUGH, CATARRH OF LARYNX, ACUTE AND CHRONIC BRONCHIAL

CATARRH, ASTHMA, &04 which bas been recognised

_unequalled___by_the highest authorities. Also the AFFECTIONS

OF THE LUNGS will be grostly relieved by the use of it.

TO BE HAD AT-

THE MEDICAL HALL.

HONGKONG.

One of my offices was looted and burnt down by the White Wolfgang, the -clerk's son shot and his wife and seven- year-old daughter carried away by the robbers. The clerk was wounded and after being almost stripped to the skin owed his life to the hornie intervention of the French-Catholic Father Gibert, who stepped in between the clerk and the robbers who were about to shoot him and begged them not to kill an innocent and defenceless man; but if they must kill some one, then kill him the Father, That's the staff that the Catholic Fathers Are made of The robbers were so impressed with the bravery of the Father that they let the clerk gö.

It was the cams Father Gibert, remarks the NC. Daily News, who, at Liuanchow, made his way back to the convent, through the bandits, to se if he could help the aged Father Rich, who had been left alone

ONE CROWN POET.

INVALID PORT.

HUNTING PORT.

ROTAL DEY PORT.

ARMADALE PORT.

FOUR CROWNS PORT.

DOW'S VIN 1890.

From $17.00 to 560.00 per,

while his comrades were taken. before · AND ALL GOOD.

White Wolf." Truly, as the writer quoted above says, such deeds should be written up in letters of gold."