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A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY MARCH 2nd, 1914.

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NAVY SCANDAL IN

JAPAN

MR. HERRMANN LIBERATED ON BAIL

it will be line comes to be constructed important not so much from a commercial as from & strategio standpoint Te Chungking Yunnanfu connection is, how-

The coremony was afternoon by the Rev. A. C. Moreton, Royal Natal THE ever, on quite a different footing, and, if it were allowed to pass unchallenged, would bea

Chaplain. Inscribed on the memorial erious setback to British Interests in West

of Alexander Nice, a native of London, China. The extension to the Yangtze of there the words Sacred to the memory Lankbai-Yunnanfu Esilway, it has long been Eag., and of the Victualling Dept., H M. recognized, is a logical development that is Naval Yard, Hongkong Died 10th July, bound to come in the natural course of events, but this by no means implies that

Tosro, March 1st. this further connection abould necessarily be

The new Ordinance prohibiting the circulation foreign silver and

Mr. Herrmann, the Manager of Bie WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. conceded to the same nation as constructed

coins it the Colony came the original line. In many cases it is doubt-kel loss of secondary importance who builds the into force yesterday, and we ander mens-Schuckert, has been liberated an lines so long as they are actually brought into being. So long ns Great Britain maintains her pride of place in China's trade, it is unquestionably true that in the majority of cases the construction of mil

ESTABLISHED AD. 1841.

SCOTCH

WHISKY. Per Case Per of 1 Dot. Bot.

$17.80 $1.50

GLENLIVET

A-THORNE'S BLEND B-WATSON'S GLENORCHY, Chofos Mellow Blead C.-WATSON'S ABEKLOUE (Pent

18.25 1.65

19.50 1.65 (Whisky) (N BORNE'S OLD VAT, No. 4 sa applied to the House of Commons

Mesari.

ways in China, no matter by whom, is in the long run more beneficial to her than to other Fowers, but if there is one line that is nu exception it is that from Chungking to Tundanfu, which would definitely link up the rich and only partially-developed pro- vince of Szechuan with French territory by means of a French railway. 21.00 180 PAULINGS Contract for a Canton-Chungking VERY OLD

line has been heard little of, and stems to SCOTCH

22.50 1.90 have lapsed into inauition, we sincerely WHISKY

hope this is not so, for in our estimation "KILTY" LIQUEUR WHISKY,

38.00 3.25 Grent Age, Very Fine V.RO WHISKY 23.00 1.85 the necessity of providing an effective THORNE'S BLACK SQUARE 23,50 200 guarantee against the commercial exploita 23.50 2.00 tion of Szechuan in French interests and WATSON'S OB.G.. OTHER WELL-KNOWN BRANDS SUPPLIED TO from a French base makes the question of

ORDER.

providing an outlet from that province to either a British or a Chinens port one of Our Celebrated Every old paramount importance With Yuunan already closely linked up with Indo-China Liqueur Scotch Whisky is

the mere construction of& Yunnan-Yangtze a blend of the best Pot line, even by Great Britain, would place Distilled Scotch Whiskies. France in a position to extend her influence It is of great age,

1913, aged 29 years, Erected by Officers NAVAL CAPTAIN CASHIEBED FOR CRITICISING non-party deputation advocating National and Colleagues, Tebr. 1014-

stand that a very general desire was shown among the Chinese to obey the prohibition, the money changers being kept busy during the past few days with requests for Hongkong coins in exchange

dollar

THE NAVY.

bail in Y2,000, which is the largest eum ever demanded as bail in Japan.

Mr. Herrmann is ill and has gone to

for Chinese. In many cases the coins Kamakura to recuperate. changet have not amounted to a which indicates that the poorest chasses have been prepared to obey the law in apite of the fact that exchange meant a a loss in the form of the money-

changer's com MISSION.

RISE IN THE PRICE OF BEEF. From yesterday the price of all qualities of beef in the local market was raised 2 conts per lb.

THE ENORMOUS RISE IN PRICE

OF OPIUM SE According to the fortnightly report of Messrs. S. W Setas & Co., of Hongkong, the following sales of opium reported:

are

Paton, New, 8 chests at 88,325 to 9,325 Old 84 7,900 to 9,200 Benares, New 20

7,760 to 9,050

Old 07.920 to 8,025 At the close of 1913 the highest price was

below 88,000. In June, 1913, opium was the price was about 83,500. At present Prices opium is an expensive luxnry.

and mellowery fine, in the direction of Ezochuan, but if the fetching about 82.050. In January, 1912,

quality has established its reputation as THE LEAD ING SCOTCH WHISKY IN THE EAST.

superior new line is to be to any extent under French control, there will be all the possibilities of through preferential rates coupled with harbour and port regulations at the reward terminus that will make it a simple matter to ensure that the railway's share in the development of West China shati be profitable to France and ber merchots, A. S. WATSON & CO., and to no one else. The Yunnan-Yangtze

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ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

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HONGKONG, MARCH 2ND, 1914.

Tex number of railway concessions that have been, either in rumour or in fact, granted during the last few months make it appear as though the early years of the Republic are 10 reproduce the "Concession Era of 1898 and 1899. The last six months of 1918 saw the Canton Chungking and the Kweibuach'eng-Taiyuanfu-Chengt concessions, the proposal for a line from Mukden to Jehol, the arrangement with Japan for the Tronan-Shibpinghai and Kai yoan-Heilungcheng lines, Mears. Paulings concession for the construction of the Shasi-Bingrifu connection, and the Sino- German agreement for the construction of

HONGKONG RICE MERCHANTS AND CANTON BUYERS

THE DISPUTE ALMOST SETTLED.

We learn that an amicable settlement has been practically reached in the dispute which has been hampering the local rice railway is so inevitable that we should have trade for the past month. The cause of liked to see it undertaken as a joint Anglo- the trouble appears to have arisen out of French enterprise, in the same way as the the focal Ordinanes, which came into force Tientsin-Pukow Bailway was shared be yesterday, prohibiting foreign silver and tween Germany and Great Britain: this nickel coin in the Colony. In view of this would have been especially logical and local sellers of rice came to an arrange ment among themselves to demand pay practical in view of the Anglo-Frepot in future in Hongkong bank notes, Convention of 1898, by which it was but the Canton buyers refused to buy except on the basis of the usual discount Any concessions mutually agreed that

which has been customary hitherto in the practically at a standstill during the whole of the month. Mesara. Lamko & Rogge, ship and freight brokers, in their circular a fortnight ago stated that all trades had been suffering severely and the losses sustained by the rice and sugar merchants, steamship owners and time charterers, considering that this is usually one of the busiest months during the season, must have been very heavy.

Improvement in the local rice market and in the demand for tonnage has now set in.

Efforts to bail Mr. Pooley have failed Mr. Pooley ie visiting her husband,

Admiral Fujii and Captain Sawasaki, whose conduct in connection with the affair has been investigated by a Board of Inquiry, have been sent for trial by court

martial

Paymaster Captain Katagiri has been cashiered and stripped of his decorations for criticism of the Navy.

In reply to complaints in the Press, the British Ambassador has issued an assur ance that Mr. Pooley is receiving every consideration in prison,

(THROUGH RECTER'S AGENOF.] SUDDEN DEATH OF CHINESE EX-PREMIER,

POISONING SUBFECTED.

TIENTSIN, February 28th. The ex-Premier, Mr. Chao Ping Chuen, the right-hand man of President Yuan Shih-kai, was taken suddenly ill on Thursday night and died the next after-

noon Poisoning is suspected.

an

THROUGH AUTRE 6 AGKSUL.] PREMIER RECEIVES NATIONAL SERVICE DEPUTATION APPACBENSIONS GROUNDLESS.

LONDON, February 28th. Mr. Asquith has received an important

Service. The deputation was headed by Earl Roberts and Field Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood, and included representa tives of the Navy, the Territorial Army, the Church, and the professione.

Mr. Asquith emphasised the point that the. important aub-committee of Defence Imperial Committee was con- sidering the whole question and had practically come to a unanimous decision, which would show that the Navy was as capable as ever it had been for protecting the country from invasion. He affirmed that the Territorials had shown a vast improvement on the Volunteers, but they might require more encouragement in some respects. He considered, looking at the present coadition of the Navy and the Army, that the deputation's appre ensions were groundless, and he did not favour compulsory service. MOROCCAN PROTECTORATE LOAN.

PARIS, February 28th. The Senata has approved of the Moroccan Protectorate Loan of 170,280,000 francs.

THE ARREST OF A MISSIONARY

AT THE CONGO.

AN URGENT REQUEST FOR INFORMATION. LIGDON, February 28th.

The Minister for the Colonies has telu graphed to the Governor of Angola urgently requceting information regard- ing the arrest of the Rev. Mr. Bowskill, a Baptist missionary, at the Congo.

DEPORTEES WARM RECEPTION AT LONDON MEETING.

LONDON, February 28th.

great public welcome

Labourites gave to the deportees at the Opera House. The meeting promised to assist the deportees

THE INVESTMENT MARKET A REACTION IN GILT EDGE? SECURITIES. LONDON, February 28th. Gilt-edged securities have reacted into return free that they might continue consequenos of the imminent issue of their work for organised labour, and that

obtained by either of the High Contracting trade. Business in consequence has been £5,000,000 worth of Canadian Govern such tyranty in the future would be ren-

Parties in Szechuan or Yunnan should, as far as rested with them, "be extended and rendered common to both Powers and to their nationals and dependents, and they engage to use their good offices with the Chinese Government for this purpose. If it is too late for some arrangement of this sort to be effected, there is no alter native to a flanking line constructed in British interests. This might lead to a base either here (or in Caston) or in Burma.

H.E THE GOVERNOR A Burms line would, however, touch

EPENDE A DAY WITH THE VOLUNTEERS. Szechuan only through the French Yun-

About a hundred members of the Hong. anfu-Chungking line, and would, moreover, be only a doubtful commercial asset, while kong Volunteer Reserves and the Volun- teer Scouts entertained HE. the one striking south-east from Szechuan and traversing the Provinces of Eweichow, Governor and his aide-de-camp with some Hwangai, and Kwangtung should always excellently carried out field-work yester find plenty of traffic. In any case we day. The men journeyed to Fanling by cannot view without grave misgivings the train, and then, with the help of Puffing proposal to link up Szechuan with French Billy, for which the Volunteers have proposal to link up Szichuan with French other signifienus, names, funtoon have importance that some effective counter country two miles beyond the camp of move should be made.

The Hongkong Horticultural Society's Flower and Vegetable Show opens to morrow..

The revised lists of special and common jurors appear in the current issue of the Government Fozelte.

Mr. A. Hughes will conduct the meeting of the Hongkong Christian Union at St. Paul's College to-day at 5.30 p.m.

the 8th Ragputs.

In the morning there was some exciting

ment 4 per cent, stock, at 99.

NEW DESTROYER'S PLIGHT. STUCK FAST ON BOCKS IN THE CLYDE.

LONDON, March 1st.

dered Impossiblé.“

Mr. G. H. Henderson, M.P., presided, and on the rising of the curtain the de portees were 'accorded a hearty reception, after which the Red Flag" was sung.

The new destroyer Luverock is stuck fast. A resolution was adopted preeting the on the rocks in Skelmorlie Bay, Clyde deportees and denouncing the proceedings of the Union Government as an outrage on The crew were lauded.

the liberty of the working class and con- stitutional freedom.

ROYALTY AT RAILWAYMEN'S CONCERT

BUFFRAGETTES FOULED.

LONDON, March 1st.

FRENCH GOVERNMENT'S

PROPOSALS.

APPROVED BY LARGE MAJORITY. A chair and orchestra of 600 railway-

PARIS, February 28th. men, conducted by a Railway Director,

The debate in the Chamber of Deputies gave a concert in the Albert Hall on Saturday evening in aid of the Railway on the Government's income-tax proposals Benevolent Institution, in the presence of was characterized by a strong attack by their Majesties the King and Queen. N. Briand on the general volicy of the Suffragettes made an attempt to address Premier, M. Caillaux. The debate result Suffragetes made an attempt to addr Premie

the organist, who began playing the ined in the adoption by 329 votes to 214 of a strument The interrupters were ejected resolution approving of the Government's of land from taxation. It is now expected ECHO OF THE AMERICAN MINERS Fiscal Reform policy, notably the relief that the Ministry will last until a General

Election.

STRIKE

THRER TRADE UNIONISTS CHARGED WITH MURDER.

skirmishing, the Scouts forming the de fonce and the Reserves attacked. The Scouts took full advantage of the shelter afforded by a range of hills and seemed invulnerable. However, as the result of some clever flanking the Reserves, at the time the whistle went, had succeeded in

HOUGHTON (MICHIGAN), March 1st enveloping the position, though the

Three members of the Western Federa Scouts were still capable of a protracted resistance and had already drawn a tion of Miners have been arrested on a section of the Reserves between two fires charge of murdering three non-unionist Bide of the hill, FL.E the Governor December. The victims were shot in their When the men bad formed up on the English miners at Painsdale on the 7th expressed the pleasure it afforded him beds with rifle bollets aimed from the at seeing such a satisfactory muster He

FIGHTING IN NORTH AFRICA

200 SOLDIERS KILLED.

BENGHAZI February 28th A battalion of Erythrean troops advanc ing yesterday on Sidi Ibrahim routed 800 insurgents. The latter loft 179 dead on

The Japanese Relief Fund Committee mentioned that the Volunteers, and also direction of a neighbouring wood, the field. An Italian officer and 20 Askaris

beg to acknowledge a contribution of 20 two new railways in Stantong, and 1914 yeu from J. How May, Esq The dona

the Reserves, were held in very high esteem by the Regular Forces of the Colony, and in doing such a work the Volunteers, he said, were doing their duty to the Colony as British subjects. It was

INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL

LONDON, March 1st The International ciation fortell 2 laudable ideal for young Britishers 10 match between Bentland and British Colonies to become well versed in Glasgow resulted in go the use of arms, for defensive purposts.

After tithin the men took part in com There were 8.000 spectators · petitive tile shout between the Reserves which was played under-wret and the Senuts, which, after several exction Scotland were sup

ing lies, was won by Section I of the

Wales at

were killed and several were wounded.

THE PEOPLE'S ARMY

A SUFFRAGETTES ABRESTED..

[THROUGH BUTER'S AGENCY.] TROUBLE IN SOUTH PERSIA.

SERIOUS FIGHTING IN FARSISTAN PROVINCE.

TEHERAN, February 28th, Serious fighting has taken place between gendarmes and Nasridiwans at Kazerun. Major Ohlson, a Swedo, was killed. About 150 gendarmes are now defending the Barracks Small reinforcements and two Maxims have left Shiraz, which is about 15 mailes distant from Kazernn.

TURKEY AND GREEK ISLANDS.

A DEFINITE REFUSAL

LONDON, February 28th. Router states that Turkey has again proposed to Greece to exchange other istands for Chios and Mytileno. Greece replied that it could not depart from the course marked out by the Powers, and, anyhow, Greece could under no circum- stances allow Chion and Mytilene to revert to Turkey.

TURKISH AEROPLANE DISASTER.

INTREPIDAVIMTOR KILLED.

CONSTANTINOPLE, March 1st. Two acroplanes went out for experi mental long distance flights. One, with Fethy Bey and Baulik Boy aboard, when leaving Damascus for Jerusalem, fell, and both airmen were killed. Fethy Bey is the intrepid airman who performed dar- ing exploits in the recent war. The disas tor is a serious blow to Turkish aviation, which is in its infancy. The other aero- plane, with Noury Bey and Hakki Bey, reached Damascus after several stoppages, AUTONOMOUS MOVEMENT AT

EPIRUS

GREEK PREMIER'S STRONG ACTION.

LONDON, February 28th,

M. Venezelos, the Greek Premier, is taking the strongest action to suppress the growing autonomous movement at Epirus and has cashiered an officer lead- ing the movement, although he belongs to a highly influential family. He has also ordered the arrest of the President of the autonomous government.

NORTHERN TERRITORY'S GREAT MINERAL WEALTH

CONSTRUCTION OF RAILWAYS RECOMMENDED.

MELBOURNE, February 28th. The Majority Report of the Royal Commission on the Northern Ter ritory (of Bouth__Australia) regarda that territory as primarily a mining and stock country, and says that it contains metalliferous areas of an extent. The Report recommends the con- struction of railways costing £7,500,000.

SUCCESSFUL IRRIGATION IN

AUSTRALIA.

enormous

SYDNEY, February 28th. Irrigation has shown splendid results at Murrumbidgee. There has been no rainfall for six months, yet the crops are good, while the fruit is excellent. Dairy- ing is also succesful.

THE EXECUTION OF MR. BENTON.

VILLA, AGREES TO EXAMINATION OF THE

BODY.

WASHINGTON, February 28th. A United States official left to-day for Chihuahua to make arrangements for an examination of Mr. Benton's body..

General Villa has agreed to an examina tion of the body by two Americans and two British representatives, and a doctor, and he provides a special train for these. THE HANGING OF VERGARA.

WASHINGTON, February 28th.

that a announced Mr. Bryan has demand for the punishment of those responsible for the hanging of the Ameri- can Vergara, who is alloged to have been hung at the order of the Federal Com mander in Texas, has been sent to Mexico

LONDON, February 28th. In connection with the drilling of the

led People's Army," organised by City tas Sylvia: Pankhurst in the East End ugh of London, four reels were made yester

to keep pace with this record, for tions previously acknowledged amount to

$3,03 January saw the completion of the prelimi

The Societe des Pulpes et Papeteries du nary negotiations between the Minister of

Tonkin invites subscriptions for 3,300 Communications and the Banque Indus- trielle for the extension to Chungking of shares of 800 each, issued in accordance the Yunnaufo line. All except one of thems with a resolution paged at an extra lines, it will be noticed, have been the subordinary general meeting of shareholders, leata of a foreign conesssion in some form or

Judgment will be delivered in the Reserves with seven hits. Subsequently ont, but were weak in front of goal, while day evening, including Mise Ethel Smyth, other, but only two of them have fallen to a Supreme Court tomorrow morning on the Volunteers, no doubt fearing another the Welsh defence was

encounter with "Puffing Billy, morened In the International Rugby British fret, and, while Germany's sphere the motion arising out of proceedings into Fanling where they entrained for land. Scotland, at Dublin, the Irish fifteen won by 6 points to wl. There was of interest in Shantung, and Japan's special the lower Court for the extradition to Kowicon, having been in the field practi

Chins of Chung Bau Nam, late of the cally all day.

huge crowd. On a sloppy ground play preserve fanchuris are kept inviolate, Canton Treasury, who is wanted by the two of these boncessions transgress on the Chinese authorities to answer charges con of Capt. Stewart and the Reserves were in ruled, fairly even in the first half and at British sphers in the Yangtze basin. The nected with the disappearance of $150,000 charge of President LG. Bird. It is in the interval there was no score Ireland Belgian concession of the Kwathusch'eng from the treasury department. The bear

-Chengtu line is not perhaps of ing of the motion coempied nearly three late importance, and even when that weeks.

on

The Scouts were under the command

teresting to note that H.E. the Governor

spite a weakened team played a great fired four shots for the section Comman

thewoond balf, and rút out vin- ders section and splintered three tiles, he game in the a result

ners cleverly

BOXING IN AUSTRALIA

KEGRETTABLE AFFAIR

MELBOURNE, March 1st.

AUSTRALIAN SCIENTIST'S HERANGE DEATH

CALCUTTA, March 1st.

The Australian scientist, Dr. Fox, has died from a snakebite. He had been most ly demonstrating to the Indian authorities the efficacy of his antidote, Alf Morey defeated: Jolmny Summers and had just cured a goat at the Zoo

foul in the seventh round Summers

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cons Frost bit hint on the licking five tiny panstures. He four, bat overlooked fluffd