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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27 cm, 1914.

Hongkong Technical Institute, With Bir PAUL CHLTES and the Hon. Mr. Wer Yux Sir KAI HO-KAI shares the distinction of being one of the oldest Justices of the Peace in the Colony, all three having been appointed in 1882, HIS EXCELLENCY THR |

A. S. WATSON GOVOR, who is better acquainted per the soldier turned round and struck the

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ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841,

At the Magistracy yesterday fternoon before Mr. T A Hazeland, Young Indian soldier was charged with assault ing an Indian constable on Tuesday last week (the second day of the races). It Appeared that the constable had occasion to ask the defendant to move aside, and haps than any other man in the Colony policeman, who retaliated. Bergt. Cockle with the public service Sir Kar has rendered told his Worship that the defendant was during the past thirty years and more, was

very excitable, and did it on the impulse fully justified in saying that Bir KAT of the moment, and was now very sorry HO-KAI had earned the admiration for what he had done. He was only 18 of the community for the ungrudging | years of age. In these circumstances, his Worship decided to bind the defendant over to keep the peace.

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. manner in which both inside and outside the Council he has devoted his clear intellect and abundant energies for the best interests of the Chinese Community and for the good of the Colony as a whole, HIS EXCELLENCY in his graceful little speech alluded especially to Bir Kat Ho- WHISKY. ure alice soundtion with the

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A private view of the cinematograph pictures of the Hongkong Races was given at Kowloon yesterday to a number of specially invited guests. Among those present wers Lady May and the

Misses May, Captain Connolly (Private

opened on the Howloon side. The pictures were taken by the Variety Film Exchange Co., of San Francisco, whose branch in Hongkong is at No. 34, Nathan

Itoad, Kowloon, Cha

TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] THE EXECUTION OF ME BENTON. GENERAL VILLA REFUSER TO DELIVER UP THE

HODY.

LONDON, February 26th. General Villa refuses to deliver up Mr. Benton's body. "Out of respect for the dead," he says, bo will not allow the sacrilege of its removal.

[THROUGH ||REUTER'S AGENCY.]

THE NAVAL ESTIMATES.

LONDON, February 28th. The Eupplementary Naval Estimates amount to £2,600,000;

ANGLO-GERMAN AFRICAN

NEGOTIATIONS.

BERLIN February 28th,

["DER OSTASIATISCHET LLOYD” SERVICE]

CHINA SERVICE. ANOTHER CHINESE LOAN.

PERING, February 20th- The Government has concluded a loan with the Sino-Belgian Bank for twenty

million dollars. Of this amount four

paid over in The Frankfurter Zeitung, referring to millions have already beg The United States Consul at Chihuahua

the Anglo-German negotiations regarding | order to meet the most

preasing financial reports that General Villa is prepared to

possessions in Africa, says that Germany needs, created by the delay in the con- allow the relatives and American repris endeavouring to obtain for incorpora- elusion of the loan in connection with the sentatives to visit the cemetery to view the body, but it must be reinterred. A

visit could be arranged at midnight.

Foreigners at Mexico City continue to perfect their plans for protection. Great Britain, Germany, and Japan all have men there. The Japanese are described simply as persons engaged in business.

INFORMATION DEMANDED FROM PRESIDENT

WILSON

In the House of Representatives at Washington, Senator Ainey introduced a resolution asking President Wilson for information regarding the condition of Americans and foreigners in Mexico and what steps he was taking for their security.

Senator Ainey declared that President Wilson's policy was a drifting one and had resulted in every crime in the catalogus committed both by the Federalis

tion into German East Africa the lower reform of the monetary system course of the mouth of the River Kagera The Five Powers Syndicate insists ea which flows into the Victoria Nyanza. getting control over the Government Great Britain is chiefly concerned to Bank lost it should grant a second large obtain the consent of Germany to a con- loan. tinuation of the Cape to Cairo Railway west of Lake Tanganyika.

MRS. PANKHURST AT LARGE,

A LETTER TO THE KING.

LONDON, February 25th. Mrs, Pankhurst, whom the police have been fruitlessly attempting to arrest, has sent a letter to King George asking His a deputation of Majesty to receive Suffragists.

THE SUFFRAGIST SCUFFLE

LONDON, February th. The non-militant Suffragists who were

BRIBERY IN OFFICIAL CIRCLES.

PEKING, February 26th. The Cabinot have requested the Presi dent for a Mandate against the bribery. prevalent in the Ministries, when applications for official posts are received

THE CONSTITUTION COMMITTEE.

PERING, February 26th.

Li Ching Hei's family goes to take up residence at Peking. This has given rise"

to the belief that he will either be appointe! Clairman of the Committee for

tenure of the Political Committee will be

enlargement of the Colony's boundaries and Secretary to H.E. the Governor), Captain in those difficult times when stringent Allison (Aido de Camp), and Mr. 1. E. legislation has been necessury either to Hough. The pictures were exceptionally preserve the public health or public order good, and gave much pleasure to the select Most people by means of the published company who witnessed it. We under proceedings of Council are familiar with stand that the film will be exhibited later 19,50 1.65 the watchful interest, shown by Sir Karon at an open-air theatre which is to be

over legislation affecting the Chinese Com. 1.89munity, but few, perhaps, realise in how many other important respects the Chiness representatives on the Legislative Council are able to assist the administration. His MAJESTY'S Government recognised these -services many years ago by conferring on Dr. Ho Kat, sa he was then styled, the honour of C.M.G., and more recently rewarded the services of his colleague on the Council, Mr. Wei Yox, with a similar decomtion. Sir KAT HO-KAI, "Our Celebrated E very old

Liqueur Scotch Whisky is has always taken great interest in the a blend of the best Pot Educational affairs in the Colony, and the Distilled Scotch Whiskies. successful inauguration of the Hongkong It is of great age, very fine, University was undoubtedly largely attribut- and mellow. Its superior able to the indefatigable efforts he made to quality has established its sure the Chinese donations which make reputation as THE LEAD-UP so considerable a proportion of the Endowment Fund. It was mainly in appre- ING SCOTCH WHISKY

ciation of bie services to Education that His IN THE EAST.

MAJESTY was advised to confer upon him the honour of knighthood. In this connec. tion it is not inappropriate to mention the A. S. WATSON & CO.. work done by Sir KAI Ho-xar' in medical education in the Colony, particularly with a to encouraging the Chinese to avail themselves of the benefits of Western

During the hearing of the Shewan medicine. It was with this object that he Tomes appeal the Presiding Judge re prosented to the Colony the Alice Memorial marked that before returning to Shang-negro accused of murdering the Sheriff, Hospital, named in memory of his first wife, hai ho would give some intimation as to bound him to an oil-soaked box, which The flames burned the who was an Foglish lady, Sir Kat, indeed, what the judgment would be in order that they ignited. has a record of gratuitous public service in applications, arising out of that intima- ropes, releasing the negro, who fled with Hongkong of which any man may tion, might be made before judgment was his clothes afire. The mob pursued and Messra Bailey & Co. to deal with the March. Contrary to this is a statement..

as the record of his public service indicates, Puisne Judge endeavoured to interpret. and Constitutionalists in Mexico, and he arrested during the scuffle in Parliament revising the Constitution, or that the

demanded the publication of the Consular Square, where they had been holding a longer than has been anticipated.

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well be proud, The Chinese-Com- munity are no doubt as sensible of the value of those services to them as are the Government and the European community, and we are glad to learn, from Sir Kar's acknowledgment of the resolution passed by the Council, that though failing health makes it advisable for him to vacate his aeat, the Government and the Chinese Com- munity may still count upon him for public service in other directions should occasion require

District

Dr. F. E Hinckley, U.S. General Hospital there last week suffering

An interesting difficulty arose in a Summary Court case yesterday, A French lady named Annette Bernwolf was called by Mr. Gardiner. She could speak French, and weak Chinese, but not a con- nected sentence of English. With due courtesy to the lady from France, and no French interpreter being present, the His Lordship was only able to discover a few particulars which were not vital and has to confess his French was rusty, when the lady burst into an excited description. Subsequently the Court was amused to hear the French lady speaking Chinese so well that it was interpreted into English by the Court interpreter. Only one of the two solicitors engaged risked his French. Mr. Gardiner asked-4 quelle heure?" and then subsided, although the witness quickly replied.

THE SHEWAN-TOMES APPEAL

delivered. No doubt owing to pressure of

reports.

ANOTHER MEXICAN OUTRAGE. LONDON, February 26th, The American papers states that the German-American named Bauch, for whom the American Government has been inquiring, has been executed by General Villa

LYNCH LAW IN AMERICA,

NEGRO'S HORRIBLE PATE.

NEW YORK, February 26th:

demonstration, were mostly bound ever to keep the peace in a sum of £5 each

ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION,

'AURORA SIGNALS "ALL WELL."

ADELAIDE, February 26th. Dr. Mawson's ship Aurora bas signalled "All well," and she is expected to arrive to-morrow morning.

LAUNCH OF OIL LIGHTER AT KOWLOON.

OFFICIAL POSTS,

PEKING, February 26th. The Cabinet has advised Yen Hsiu to proceed to Peking at once

Chow Hou Hai has declined an appoint ment ds Commissioner for Anhui Pro- vince..

EUROPEAN SERVICE.

THE ALBANIAN GENDARMERIE.

BERLIN, February 25th. Ten Dutch Officers appointed to assist in the training of an Albanian Gendar- merie, have arrived at Valona.

On Tuesday evening the steel oil lighter A mob at Leland, Mississippi, caught one was launched from the building

THE RUSSIAN MINISTRY.

BERLIN, February 25th, yard of Messre. W. S. Hailey & Co., Ltd.,

The vessel u to the order to the In Russian circles at Constantinople at Kowloon Bay,

Standard Oil Co. of New York, and is it is affirmed that Mr. de Giers wil the first of two such lighters placed with succeed M. Sassonow towards the end of

thrown on the fire and business at the Supreme Court this has riddled him with billets, the body being not been done; the Presiding Judge has returned to Shanghai, and the judgment will be forwarded to Hongkong.

COMPANY MEETING.

KOWLOON LAND AND BUILDING

CO., LTD.

The 25th ordinary meeting of share halders in this Company was held yester day morning at the offices in Victoria Buildings, the Chairman (Mr. T. F.

afterwards incinerated.

A NEGRO KINGDOM" ON THE GOLD COAST.

WASHINGTON, February 28th. At the request of Great Britain, the Department of Justice is enquiring into the establishment of a Negro Kingdom on the Gold Coast of Africa by an Oklahoma Negro named Chief Sam.

The steamer Liberia has been lying

on information. ton. Both vessels are constructed to carry Schirmann, who says, Company's increasing business above Can- in the Berlin Kreuz-Zeitung by Me case oil, but so arranged that they may be received from Russian sources, that both M. Sassonow and M. Iswolski will remain converted to carry oil in bulk if desired.

Among those present at the launch were in office. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bolles and Miss Bolles, Mrs. W. D. Kraft, Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Singer, Consul General Geo. E Anderson, U.S.A., W. B. Walker, D. M. Mickie, H. J. Morse, A. Fothergill, M. T. Jones, C. E. Meyer, D. G. Nicoll, Thos.

Ramsay, and W. 8. Bailey.

As the vessel started down the ways she was christened by Miss Bolles, who deftly broke the customary bottle of wine upon

LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLET STAFFE, E.QAttorney at Shanghai, went into the Hough) presiding. There were also pre-in dock at Brooklyn a month with 260 the stem.

The Daily

Press

HONGEONG, FEBRUARY 27TH, 1914,

from typhoid

Lord Firench has returned to Peking accompanied by two of Messra. Paulings engineers, namely, Messrs. Carter and

Tristram.

We are sure the community generally will desire to associate itself with the generous Professor Gondnow, Legal Adviser to tribute paid by HE. THE GOVERNOR in the President of the Chinese Republic, has the Legislative Council yesterday to the been offered the important position of public services rendered by Sir KAI Ho-President of John Hopkins University at XAI, C.M.G., as an unofficial member of the Baltimore. If he accepts the post he will Legislative Council of the Colony for the long probably enter upon his new duties on period of twenty four years, as well as in many other directions, and there will be widespread

October 1st.

sent:--Mesars. J. Rodger and A. Rodger

(Directors), Sir Paul Chater, Messrs. H. Percy Smith. Mowbray S. Northcote, A A. Fyfe, JH. Seth, J. M. E. Machado, R. A. Carvalhe, B. Bruce Shepherd, and A. Shelton Hooper (Secretary),

The Secretary read the notice convening the meeting, after which

Negro emigrants aboard to whom, it is stated, Sam sold stuck in the Africa Settlement Company.

The Government believes it has no right to interfere with the emigration of Negroes,

The CHAIRMAN said-The report and

BRITISH ARMY AEROPLANES. accounts having been for some days in

LONDON February 26th. your hands, I will, with your permission, take them as read. Our net profits for

In the House of Commons, Colonel the past year were 818,368,94, as against Seely, Secretary of State for War, in the 817,091.43 for 1912, This increase was brought about by a slightly better return course of a statement on Army aviation, As the ordinary meeting of the comin the rents and interests earned and a said that 52 aeroplanes had been struck regret that ill-health bas dictated his retire-mree of the Bible Society orders were little less paid for repairs. The whole of off and improved types substituted. ment from the Council. Born in Hongkong sanctioned for printing new editions of the property is let and some of the houses There had consequently been & minimum fifty-five years ago, and educated in Great the Scriptures, amounting to 1,100,000 at an increased rental, so we have no Britain, where he qualified both for the copis, in 1a foreiga langungen, practice of medicine and of law-being total included 848,000 volumes for Chim; M.B. and C.M. of Aberdeen, M.EU.S., at 12,000 volumes in Russian or England, and Senior Equity Scholar in Slavonic. 1881, at Lincoln's Inn-be returned to the

This apprehension that our revenue will not be loss of life

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The new Russian Minister of Finance. in a statement of the policy he intends to pursue, says that there will be no grain monopoly.

A RUMOUR CONTRADICTED

BEELIN, February 25th. The rumour disseminated in the Con servative Press that the Chancellor, Dr.

Bethmann-Hollweg, had planned and that H.M the Emperor sanctioned the dissolution of the Reichstag, is denied.

GERMAN POLITICA.

The company then adjourned to the draw.

Mr. Bailey presented Miss Bolles with a ing offies for refreshments, after which

BERLIN, February 25th. gold bracelet as a memento of the occasion

The German Clerical party has invited Mr. Builer, in proposing success to the Kansas, spoke of the large business field Herr v, Rechenberg, ex-Governor of Ger- offered by China and trusted the vessel man East Africa to stand for the

Reichstag. would prove successful and profitable to her owners and be the precursor of many THE THIRD PEACE CONFERENCE. more such vessels for their trade.

BERLIN. February 25th

Mr. Anderson, in a happy speech, thanked Mr. Bailey and complimented the builders upon the successful launch which had taken place.

BUGBY FOOTBALL

CHALLENGE CUP COMPETITION—2ND ROUND.

CLUB V. ART.

takes

The Netherlandish Foreign Ministér

has announced that he is negotiating with Russia concerning the third Peace Con ference...

The Committee report of the German Reichstag is expected to come out in March.

ACCIDENT TO THE N.D.L.

" PRINZESS ALICE' maintained; bub on the other hand, as the seroplanes in the Service, and over 100,000

In this important match which.

BERLIN, ́ February 25th buildings have been erected for many miles had been flown since July. He

place to-morrow

decide

The North German Lloyd liner Prinzies years, the cost of keeping them in repair emphasised that the British Army had, for

whether or not the Club are to Alice suffered damage to her propellers Mr. Welton Fordham, who accompanied increases and with this contingency in its size, a larger proportion of aeroplanes

return the Cup for this season, at Antwerp, and went into dock at Colony well equipped for useful service the Court Cards on their first tour of the view your Directors deemed it prudent than any other, and also the speed was the following players will represent the Southampton She continits ber voyage in a rapidly-growing community and East, died in Calcutta hospital on the to carry forward a somewhat larger during the years that have intervened be 12th inst, of pneumonia. This is the amount than that brought forward from greater. He dwelt on the overwhelming Club: Full back, O. F. Maltby; Three to the Far East on Thursdayı

advantage of seroplanes in scouting quarter bucks, A. &. Kempthorne, W, A

NAVAL NOTES: has had the distinction of serving at one second death in the small party which left the previous account. time or another on almost every public London with Mr. Warwick last year,

war-time, and said that 125 aeroplanes Nowers, A. L. Gace and A. N. Joseland;

H.M.S. Alacrity lelt Hongkong yester board appointed in the Colony, His public Miss Marsden Owen's death at Mussario

would be required every year in order to Half backs, H. S. Rouse and Jasper

-Bervice, în addition to his twenty-four years | Last August being the first,

maintain the standard. All the machines Clark; Forwards, A. Murdoch, F C day at midday for Canton with the Com- Hall, C. Woodhead, J. C. Taylor, H. Gmander-in-Chief, Admiral Bir Thomas 1s a member of the Legislative Council,

could be obtained in the United Kingdom Hegarty, J. R. Watson, J. M. Walker and Jerram, on board. She is expected hack includes ten years as a member of the

Several thefts of wire have been report

On the motion of Mr. SETH, seconded by Mr. PERCY SMITH, the appointment of Mr. John Rodger as a Director was confirmed.

Mr. MACRADO then proposed the election of Messrs. A. and Rodger as

THE SOUTH AFRICA GARRISON LoDos, February 28th. At question-time in the House of

ed of late Two came to light on Directors. Mr. NORTECOTE roonded, and Sanitary Board, service on the Public Wednesday, Mr. Baker, of the Kowloon it was agreed to Works Committee, the Standing Law Canton Bailway, has complained that se On the motion of Mr. NORTHCOTE. Committee, the Examination Board, the feet of standard wire belonging to the seconded by Mr. CARVALHO, Mr. A. C. Medical Board, the Po Leung Kuk Com Railway was cut and stolen wer Hynes was re-elected auditor at a remune. | Commens, Colonel Seely, Secretary of mittee, the Governing Body of the Free Tai Wai Village, Mr, Everest, an over- ration of 850,-

State for War, uformed Mr. Wedg Hospitals, the Tung Wah Hospital seer in the Public Works Department, has The CHAIRMAN That is all the business, wood that £140,000 yearly would be saved Advisory Committee, the Governing Body charged a Chinese with the larceny of gentlemen. I thank you for your attend of Queen's College, the Qualified Architects 50lbs of galvanised telephone wire, in the anco. Dividend warrants are now ready Advisory Board, the Interpretation Com New Territory, the property of the sud may be obtained on application at mittes and the Advisory Committee of the Government.

the office

if the South African Garrison were quartered in Great Britain, as, however additional barracks would be necessary that saving would be materially reduced.

A F Deane."

A stirring encounter is sure to be seen, Kick-off, 4.15 p. Referee, Lieutenant. Coltart, R

on Tuesday.

H.M.8. Dorit, cruiser, which is bring- ing out reliefs for the river boate and the Tamir, left Singapore for Hongkong yesterday,

NANTAO SHOOTING AFFAIR.

B.M.S. Tarmouth was undocked on 4 Tokyo telegram says:The Foreigu Wednesday and

the Merian, Ribble, Office states that it has taken no action

regard to the shooting of the two Chelmer and Usk zie now going into dock Japanese on the Nantzo Band.

for overhaul