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INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 3RD, 1914.

crude petroleum worked by the corporation. It is true that if the enterprise turns out successful the Standard Oil Co may mare large profite, but, on the other hand, the Obimeno Government stand to lose would nothing, while their possible gains

THE CIDADE CAMCENS TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.

SCHEME APPROVED

Wo understand that Mr. C. Montagu Ede, who is proceeding to Eng

A. S. WATSON be far in excess of those of the of a Portugueso City

& CO. LTD.,

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

SCOTCH

amount of money in the country. Oil,

builders to work

THE GERMAN MINISTER IN

HONGKONG

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY. GERMAN ECONOMIC INTERESTS IN CHINA

NEW INSTITUTE FORMALLY CONSTITUTIO.. BERLIN, March 2nd.

THROUGH BUYER'S AGENCY.]

MR. BENTON'S DEATH

INVESTIGATION URGED BY FRITIONERS IN

MEX100 CITY, March 2nd..

to

[DER OSTASIATISOHER CLOED” SERVICE.]

CHINA SERVICE.

PROTEST AGAINST JAPANESE CONTROL OF THE HANYANG IRONWORKS.

PEKING, March 2nd. Natives of the provinces of Hunan,

on leave, has had the gre learning thes the scheme for the building repared Americans. The Peking correspondent some two years ago, has been approved by of the N-0 Daily Netor bas very the Colonial Office practically in its

A nass meeting of British residents The new German-China Institute, the pertinently pointed out that far more entirety. When he returns to the Colony important than the dividends which would in the autumn-rid, as we all hope, of reach the Government are the benefits that the ailment which now afflicts himno object of which is to promote German despatched a cable to Sir Edward Grey the people of the country will obtain by the time is likely to be lost in setting theconomie interests in China, was formally urging the Imperial Government

constituted in Berlin, under the auspices assume full charge of the investigation In the WINE& SPIRITMERCHANTS. development of the oil fields,

of a number of prominent personages into the execution of Mr. Benton, declar Hupeh, Shensi, Chihli and Kiangai living beginning there is the tramport of mate

the German industrial, financial, and that prompt and energetic action is at Peking have organised themselves into riale, later the construction of the pipelines

essential in order to maintain respect for a body and have passed a resolution technical worlds The Committee com

British subjects in Mexico.

requesting the President to forbid Chang and light railways, and finally the regular

Chien, prises representatives of the most power

the Minister of Commerce, WASHINGTON, March 2nd, employntent of large numbers of workmen,

ful industrial and export organisations, All this means the expenditure of large

According to conclusive information meddling further with the Han Yeh Ping banking interests, and shipping lines, and the object of the Institute is officially reaching officials here, Mr. Benton was Works,

unarmed and shot dead in Villa's office The Tutch of Hupeh, Tuan Tre Fuel, stated to be to bring the scientific and technical achievements of Germany to the Mr. Benton waited for two hours outside also protested energetically against the knowledge of the people of China, and to for an interview and was shot in the conclusion of the Japanese Long to the promote economic relations between Chins stomach after he had entered the office, Han Yeh Ping Ironworks Co.

These aim will be receiving another wound afterwards, and Germany. effected especially by the establishment although the first was mortal. and maintenance of Chino-German Schools, commercial, technical, and medi cal, and also sanatoria supplying German teachers to Chinese schools, the support of the exploration of China, and the assistance of Chinese students in Germany.

WHISKY,

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$17.80 $1.50

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moreover, mixed at home should be cheaper than oil from abroad, while the home article, mined in the interior, will become. available where probibilive transportcharge make it impossible at present. The ATHORNE'S BLEND. BWATSON'S GLENORCHY, Bees Chaios Mellow Blend ... 18.25 1.55 economic effect of two really going oil fields, C-WATSON'S ABERLOUR

in fact, will be enormous and ought greatly to GLENLIVER

19.50 1.65 increase the general prosperity of the country. Whisky)

Looking at the question from this broad HORNE'S OLD VAT No. 4

what supplied to the House of Commons

21,00 180 standpoint, it is difficult to see

substantial basie exists for the violent SWATSON'S VERY OLD LIQUEUR SCOTCH

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be by the development of her immenee mineral wealth in such a way as this agrees ment for working the oil felds of Shens and Shansi outlines. The mortgaging of the Hanyohping Ironworks would seem to be in quite a different category, but until the details of the arrangement are published authoritatively little can be said on the sub- ject. According to current report, the Han- yang Ironworks will by the terms of the Loan Agreement pass under Japanese direction and control. If that be the case, it must be admitted that the opposition make a strong point in their petition to the PRESIDENT when they say that the Hanyang Works are the only large works of this charactor A. S. WATSON & CO., in Chins, and that it is of national im portance, both from a military point of LIMITED,

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

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SUBIRTHS/ DE BLANCK. On February Bib, at Shang hai, to Mr. and Mrs. G. de BLANCK, a daughter,

DEATH. DIERCKU On February 24th, at Shanghai, As the wife of the late F. DIELOKA, Chinese Maritims Customs, aged of

years, A HONSEONG OFFion: 101, DEN Your Read C. LONDON - OFFICn: 181, FLENT Brauer, L.C.

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view and that of the industrial development of the country that it should remain in the hands of Chinese.

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The 1st K.OY.L.1. go from Singapore to Maymayo in the 1914-16 relief season

The English mail of B1st January was delivered in London on the 28th February.

Sir James Stewart Lockhart Com missione of Weihaiwel, Wod Lady Lock hart celebrated their silver wedding on the

25th-ult

We learn from the Municipal Gazette of Shanghai that it is proposed to erect the large soap works immediately west of the

His Excellency Baron von Haxthausen, the German Minister, with who is Frau von Haxhausen, arrived in Hongrong yesterday by the Derflinger His Exo lency is nt present engaged on a tour of the southern ports of China. He arrived at Shanghai by rail last Tuesday night, making the journey d Pukow. With him travels Baron

von Riedeseel, Secretary of Logation, and Mr. Meyer Attaché. During their stay at Shanghai the party were the guests of the Consul General, and as their visit was in a sense informal there was no publie fanctions in their honour. At the same time they ware entertained privately on a large scale by members of the German.com munity

THE RISE IN LANGKATS.

Messrs, Vernon & Smyth inform us that their Sbanghai agents have reported to them by wire that the output of oil from the Langhat wells for February amounts to 10,196 tons, ngainst 6,136 for the previous month (January), an excess of 3,960 tons.

As February is a short month, the output ne compared with January, assuming, of course, that the average for February would continue for the remain ing three days short of the 31 days for January, would show an excess 5,000 tons.

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The directors state that the increased output is from the 800 to 900 foot strats and not from the deep

WHITE WOLF ESCAPES.

PERING, March 2nd. The White Wolf's band escaped from the cordon of troops and is marching intention apparently of regaining their westward, pillaging by the way, with the

native hills..

MINISTERIALISTS FEAR A

DEBACLE.

STATED TO INCLINE TO AN EARLY DISSOLUTION.

LONDON, March 2nd. The Daily Citizen says that the Minia-

A telegram from Nogales says that General Carranza refused to supply Mr. Bryan with information concerning Mr. Benton's death on the ground that he was

British subject.

EL PABO, March 2nd, The journey of the Committee appointed to inquire into the death of Mr. Benton was suddenly postponed or abandoned shortly before the time of starting shor

LABOUR DEMONSTRATION IN

HYDE PARK,

explanations have been given.

STESCHES DY THE DEPORTERS:

LONDON, March 2nd.

No

The position of the Minister of Com- merce hae thereby been rendered very diffloult,

THE PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLIES.

DISSOLUTION PROMULGATED,

PERING, March 2nd.

A Presidential mandate promulgates the Political Committee's decision to dis solve the Provincial Assemblies and

of their provinces and to seek the advice orders the Governors to guard the welfare

of efficient former members of the Assem blies.

CHINESE REBEL LEADERS.

NEGOTIATIONS FOR THEIR EXTRADITION FROM JAPAN.

PERING, March 2nd. In bright sunshine, enormous crowde The semi-official Kuo Chuan Pan gathered in Hyde Park yesterday to a reports that China is at present negotiat- Labour demonstration of welcome to the ing with Japan for the extradition of the deportees from South Africa, each of rebel leaders. Later on similar action will boring, and up to Saturday last nothing terialists are inclining to favour a Diswhom spoke front a separate platform, be taken with other Powers. seems to have been generally known in Shanghai as to the increase, although it solution in the autumn, after the Home is significent that steady buying has been. Rule Bill has been placed on the statute for Bhanghai account at book, thus entailing the sacrifice of the going on gradually increasing prices throughout Plural Voting Bill, which, under the the past month.

Parliament Act, would have to pass all

again. The Liberals fear that the audite, prolonging of the present Parlia thereument may lead to a debacle similar to that & Smyth at 11.10 m

of Mr. Balfour's Ministry in 1906. THE HOME RULE CRISIS.

The shares were quoted in Hongkong there were buyers in Sha yesterday afternoon at I.

socording to a wire sent Messrs, Vernon

SKE MR LAU CHU PAK

NOMINATED A MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL

THE LATE CHAO PING CHUN. PEKING, March 2nd. A Presidential mandate details the posthumous honours to be accorded Chao

and was received with great cheering. The references to martial law and the deportations created storms of indigna- tion.

British Labourites vehemently declared Fing Chun befitting bis rank of that they must enable their comrades to return to South Africa,

Mr. Bain (one of the deportees) em phasised that they were prepared to appear before any legal tribunal to take their trial liko mėn.

LONDON, March 2nd,”;

A resolution was passed at each plat Some prominence is given to a speech for condemning the action of the South

Mr. Lau Chu Pak, the well-known by Mr. Birrell on Saturday, declaring African Government, and calling upon compradore of Messrs. A B. Watson & that despite the conduct and speeches of the Imperial Government not to assent to Co., Ltd., has been nominated by H.E the Leader of the Opposition, which made the Governor to succeed Sir Kai Ho Kai, task very hard, they meant to main col

Riverside Power Station on the Yangtee C.M.G., as one of the representatives of poo Road.

the Chinese community on the Legislative tain an attitude of peaceful endeavour. Council. Mr. Lau Chu Pak's appoirt In a very few weeks they would make a nient will give great satisfaction to the proposal as the price of peace, to be taken Chinese and European communities alike, or left Se

At the Magistracy yesterday afternoon the manager of a shop in Wanchai, named A TELEGRAM we publish to-day suggests Li Cheung, was charged with the embezzle that the opposition to the Oil Concession ment of sums of money amounting to

indemnity.

THE ROBBERY OF A PARIS MAIL VANE

THIEVES MI58 A MILLION FRANCS.

PARIS, March 2nd.

It appears that the securities stolen

General and grants a sum of $10,000 to his relatives for the funeral expenses.

Ying Chang is to attend to the burial sacrifices as the representative of the Government.

HBU SHI CHANG

PERING, March 2nd. The Peking e Pao says that Hsu Bhi Chang is expected at Peking, and Wang

Ti Tang he gone to Tientsin by order of the President to receive him.

REBELS AS CIVIL SERVICE ASPIRANTS

PERINO, March 2nd.. Amongst the candidates for examina- tion for the grades of district officiels two

for in both communities he is highly The papers also quote a speech by granted to the Standard Oil Company as 82,767.98. Me, Dixon (of Messrs. Wilkin esteemed. He has rendered much pubic Colonel Beely at Ilkeston, saying that from the postal van in broad daylight on have been recognised as suspected, rebela,"

and Mreervice ready, his record including

order.

and cheques of trifling value, but immediately underneath was a packet Containing notes worth 1,000,000 francs, which the thieves misse C

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EUROPEAN SERVICE. TURKISH MILITARY ACTIVITY IN ASIA MINOR,

wall as to the loan concluded by the son & Grist prosecuted, Henyebping Iron and Cost Company with Heywood (from Mr. Leu d'Almada's membership of the directorate of the Tung there were signs showing of a possibility Japanese merchants is likely to create office) defended. The case was remanded. Wa Hospital; member of the Committee of an amicable settlement, and that there Saturday were only cancelled rente bonds but they managed to evade arrest.

WEE RESf the Society for the Protection of need be no apprehension that the Govern another change in the Cabinet at Peking. Mr. C. Montague Ede, Secretary of the Womer and Childre); member of the ment would fail in its duty to maintain

fortnight ago a mass meeting of people Union Insurance Society, leaves for Home Sanitary Board; member of the District belonging chiefly to the five Provinces this morning by the N.Damer Watchmen's Committee; hon. secretary of Hupeh, Hunan, Kiangai, Shausi and Derffinger, to undergo special medical of the Ellis Kadoorie Chiness Schools CANADIAN GOVERNMENT'S LOAN:" Shenai was held in Peking to protest treatment for trouble from which he has Society; and member of the Executive of against both deals as being highly detri long been suffering. Mrs. Eds accom the Tung Wa District Hospital. He took

The prospectus of the Canadian Govern mental to the interests of these Provinces. panies her busband, and Dr. Montague a leading part in the establishment of the The speakers at the meeting particularly Harmon and Mrs. Harston, who are going Plague Hospital for Chinese, the Elis ment's £5,000,000 loan at 4 per cent; complained of the secrecy with which the home on holiday, travel by the same Kadoorie Chinese Schools Society, in oppears to day.

negotiations

on were conducted, and demanded the publication of the Ag

In

steamer.

Hongkong the Blake Commemoration

LONDON March 2nd

LONDON, March 2nd

THE ARREST OF A MISSIONARY.

PORTUGUESE EXELANATION.

A MISBON, March 2nd. The Portuguese secount of the arrest

gue Congo is that the natives revolted of the Bev. Mr. Bowskill in the Portu

It is announced that Mr. W Hutton Fund, the Chinese Commercial Union CANADIAN LEGISLATOR'S DEATH the case of the Oil Concession, we have Potts has retired from the firm of Linstead and other institutions. When Sir Kai

The death is announced of the Hon.gainst the payment of taxes, and been telegraphically informand that the and Davis, of Hongkong, and that Mr. Ho Kai was away from the Colony last Chinese Government has complied with E. J. Chapman has been admitted into year Mr. Lau Chu Pak was invited to this demand, but there is no news yet that partnership. Mr. Potts has been seriously take his sent on the Legislative Council Mr. Charles Devlin, MP for County the Hanyshping Loan Agresment has been ill since he went home but his many during his absence. This record itself. Nicolet, Canada, since 1906, and Minister friends will be glad to learn that he is will suggest that he possesses all the of Colonisation Mines, and Fisheries published also. So far as the Oil Concession

since 1907. is concerned, the indignation aroused now well recovered Mr. E. J. Chapman, qualities necessary to fill his now post with Mra Chapman and children, leaves of honour, and as Mr. Lau speaks English appears to have been based largely on for Home to-day on holiday. information which the text of the Agreement.

Mr. Maurice Bandmann some few years now that it is published conclusively

ago talked about building a theatre in contradicts, though it does not seem

hi Hongkong Mr. D. E. D. Cohen, who from the telegram we publish this

with the greatest facility the Chinese community will have in him a repre sentative fully qualified to put before the Council with clearnest and fore the Chinese point of view upon any

AUSTRALIA AND THE PANAMA EXHIBITION:

MELBOURNE, March 2nd Mr. Deakin will represent the Common

entrenched themselves in the MESION buildings, naturally against the will of the missionaries. The arrest waLS nothing more than a request that Mr. Bowskill should place himself at the disposal of the local authorities, pending the arrival of the Governor. The affair was not related to any question of recruit ing natives for Bao Thome.

LONDON, March let. The Daily Chronicle reports that Enver Bey has ordered the payment of pre- liminary funds for the mobilisation of three Amatic Army Corps. He intends

decision of the Powers on the Aegean Islands question, because it does not to induer Parliament to oppose the

recognize the Porte's peaceful-attitude,

THE TOUR OF THE GERMAN CROWN PRINCE.

BERLIN, March 1st. HIH the Crown Princess will accompany her consort to East and South- West Africa.

RETIREMENT OF A FOREIGN OFFICE DIRECTOR

BERLIN, afarch 1st Director Korner of the Foreign Office

morning that it has availed to silence the arranged the Eastern tour of Miss Mandlegislative project that comen before the wealth at the opening of the Pananta THE ITALIAN FIGHT WITH ARABS has retired

The

Allan, has similar intentions. He is Work Council

Exhibition All the States will probably ing on a plan for the organization of a company which will control a circuit of ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB. serd delegations are

controls

FORTHCOMING REGATTA

A very good programme has been arranged by Mr. A, Murdoch (Hop. Secretary) for the Regatta of the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club, which takes place

BOMBING FOR YOTES

SUFFRAGETTE OUTBACK IN CHURCH

LONDON, March, 2nd

opposition. It is difficult to see bow this Concession is to injure the interests of the Provinces it affects, The Chinese: Govern theatres from Calcutta to Shanghai ment's abore of the stock in to represent At present, Mr. Cohen owns or at the outset 37 per cent, and apparently the Lyric Theatre, Madras, the Gaiety this will be in the nature of a free gift. Calcutta and the Empire, Rangood, all of greement gives the Government the them fine theatres. His father owns the right to take up a further 7 per cent. of magnificent Grand Opera House, Cal on the 14th in Entries have already bomb which was placed by a the stock at par within two years. The cutta. All of these, of course, will be in been received from the Canton R.C for Suffragette in the Church of St. Juhu the

three races open to them. Their min 55 per cent, will be held by the the proposed eirenit. In addition, the crews uro said to be quite up to the high Evangelist, Westminster, exploded vessel replied. Eventually the Arabs fled. They

theatres of Warwick Major-the Empire, standard of last year's, and there should Standard Oil Co., in order to ensure a Colombo, Public Hall, Colombo and the be some exciting struggles for hongure day half-an-hour after the evening cab 235 killed and several hundred effective control over the enterprise. Empire, Kandy will be units in the The card comprises 11 events, and there Moreover, the Chinese Government will system. Mr. Colien desires to include in are no fewer than four Challenge Caps congregation had left. The seats and wounded The Italians lost two killed

the

the chain Singapore, Hongkong, Manila for competition. receive a royalty of 1.5 per cent, on all and Shanghai

Lady May has con windows were damaged.

*sented to present the prizes y con

THE AUSTRIAN EMPEROR AND

HEAVY CASUALTY LIST

ALBANIA HOME March 2nd..

BERLIN March lat. General Ameglio personally commanded

HM the Emperor Francis Joseph the fores Thich attacked the Arab camp

exhorted the Albanian deputation to be at Essoleidina yesterday The Italians united, saying that if they werk advanced in two columns and were Albania's future was meurs.enor de e received with artillery fire, to which they

THE TURKISH ELECTIONS

BERLEN, March 1st The electioné for the Turkish Chai show that 53 adherents of the Young Turkish Committee have been returned.

and 14 wounded.