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INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MARCH 7ra, 1914.

likely to be only the forerunner of many such efforts on the part of the Common wealth and State Governments in the future." Within the next six months the PAINE MINISTER and the PREMIERS a of New South Wales and Victoris are to meet in conference for the purpose of consider ing questions of water, storage, diversion, locking and other works on the Murray CARBOLIC TOOTH River, with a view to arriving at a firm and

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binding settlement between the Govern ments interested." The Engineer of the Murrimbidgee Irrigation Scheme has sng gested as a line of advance the classifying of all land within the Murray Basin, and and POWERFULLY ANTI-watering the most promising areas first

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Among the warships which the British Admiralty have recently instructed to be sold out of the Royal Navy is unfit for further service is the light cruiser Flore," well-known on the China station. was launched at Pembroke in 1893,

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Two Chinese were charged by Inspector

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENET. ] REVOLUTIONARY OUTBREAK IN

BRAZIL

PROCLAMATION OF MARTIAL LAW.

RIO DE JANEIRO, March 6th.

(THROUGH REUTER'S MOENYY,]

FUNERAL SERVICE OVER SUNKEN SUBMARINE.

LONDON. March 6th. The warships Forth, Maidstone, and

and

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NEW JAPANESE MINISTERS.

TOKYO, March 6th. Mr. Ikuzo O-Oka, President of the House of Representatives, has been ap-

A revolutionary outbreak in the Adamant, three destroyers, and thirteen pointed Minister of Education, and Dr. Dymond at the Magistracy yesterday Brazilian State of Ceara has been causing submarines attended the funeral servies Yoshindo Okuda has been appointed with the inceny of several pieces of anxiety. Eventually the Federal Govern-over the sunken submarine, off Plymouth Minister of Justice. female's clothing, belonging to a passenger ment sent a fores to Ceara, but a sudden Admiral Sir George Egerton (Com-

to Hong- on the Fataken from Canton kong. The men had but two cash between proclamation of martial law on Wednes mander-in-Chief at Plymouth) them when apprehended. The day evening in Rio de Janeiro, Nictheroy relatives of the deceased officers and defendant, who said the woman gave him and Petropolis seems to imply that the with four hours stocks, and the second Metropolis. one who denied knowing anything of the theft, was discharged.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

THE UNIONIST TARIFF POLICY.

WEAKENING OR LIMITATION.

LONDON, March 8th.

regardless of what particular State they "the clothing, was sent to gaol for a month, revolutionary agitation has spread to the sailors were on board H.M.S. Forth An NO FURTHER

The

impressive service concluded with three volleys, and the bugles sounding the

And the Last * General Salute" and the Last Post." THE COMING PAN-AMERICAN

CONFERENCE.

LONDON, March 6th,⠀⠀ Mr. Bryan has accepted an invitation to visit Santiago and Chill in September, in connection with the fifth Pan-American Conference

Mr. Austen Chamberlian, speaking in London yesterday evening, said the fears that the Unionist leaders would consent to any further weakening or limitation of the policy of Tariff Reform were ground- less. They would not take office

except to carry out their pledges to provide a tarif for the purposes of protection and Im perial Proference.

happen to belong to, the Statas paying pro rata for the water they receive. While

LATER undertakings of this kind are exceedingly

Owing to the revolutionary outbreak, soatly, the results achieved in the Murrim- bidges Basin abundantly justify the State The editors of several Filipino papers two Generals and four officers of the Rio have addressed a petition to Governor- de Janeiro garrison, together with two Governments in spending the money in order that vast tracts of territory which General Harrison asking him to pardon journaliste, have been arrested.

Vicente Sotto and permit his return to Government has ordered the Army and would otherwise remain waste may be. PRICE 40 CENTS PER LARGE TIN. brought under coltivation to the great Manila Cubtenews, Sr. Sotto's best friends

the Islands. On the other hand, says the Navy to be ready for every emergency. advantage act only of the settlers them-

have recommended him to remain in THE DEATH OF FOREIGNERS IN selves but the State. ⠀ The scope for

MEXICO. Hongkong, where he is safe from perscen- irrigation work in Australia cau best betion at the bands of his Filipino enemies,

KEBEL LEADER ORDERS INVESTIGATION.. realised when it is explained that 500,000 who might at any time revive certain miles of the continent may be considered to¦ charges against him on which he hus not

NOGALES, March 8th. be well or abundantly watered; 400,000 yet been tried. Teodoro Troubetzkoy, the

General Carranza has ordered a Com miles sufficiently watered; while the re, parish priest of Son Ildefonso, Bulacan,mission to investigate the death of Mr. mainder, 2,000,000 square miles, is not the so-called Baron de Stuard, has also sufficiently supplied for purposes of agricul. interested himself on behalf of Sotto's ture, and a large part of it, say, 500,000 pardon miles, is practically mainless. It is a well. established fact--and one capable of scien- tific explanation that the soil of the arid and semi-arid lands of Australia is very fertile and capable of growing magnificent orops when water in sufficient quantities and has made a good voyage. Her gross to precipitate discussion on Mexico now. published, says that the considerable ron, and the British and French cruisers. is applied to them.

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The new P. & O. intermediate steamer Ahiva, now on her maiden trip to the East is commanded by Capt. G. M. Montford, R.N.R. She has proved a thoroughly satisfactory sea-going vessel

Benton immediately, and also enquire into the death of Mr. Bauch, the American.

WASHINGTON, March eth.

Mr. Bryan, in a conference in the House of Representatives with the Foreign Affairs Committee, said it was inadvisable

tonage is 8,947, her length 500 feet with The number of outrages had been ex The other telegram to which a 58.2 feet beam. The comfort of passen-aggerated, and he expressed his confidence

gera has been considered in every way in alluded at the commencement of this the fitting up of the vessel, which, on in General Carranza's investigation into article is the announcement that the account of the dainty scheme of decoration the Bonton affair. Majority Report of the Royal Commis» | in white enamel, presents a delightfully sion on the Northern Territory (of South cool appearance throughout. Undoubted-

number of outside cabins for one or two passengers on the promenade deck, whilst in all there is the free provision of There is accommoda- ventilating fans. tion for 76 first-class passengers and 6 second-class. As an example of what the Khive can do if necessary it may be mentioned that on her trial tripa she steamed over seventeen knots in the hour."

Australia) regards that territory as primarily ly the feature of the ship's construction a mining and stock country, and says that it is the sheltered promenade deck with a contains metalliferous areas of an enormous length of no less than 190 fest odd and extent. The Report recommends the con-breadth of 53 feet. The dining room is struction of railways coating £7,500,000. very tastefully decorated and the tables arranged in restaurant fashion, whilst the CHEMISTS, DRUGGISTS AND If the mineral wealth of the Territory is smoking and music saloons are in

every as great as is stated there should be no way pleasant retreats. Adjoining the PERFUMERS.

difficulty in obtaining the money necessary smoking saloon there is a sheltered corner for its succesful exploitation. 040

Ooo of for use as a deck café. There are a Australia's greatest needs is said to be immigration. With improved agricultural prospects following upon the steady pro gress of irrigation works in the Southern portion of the Continent and with the opening up of new mining enterprises in the Northern Territory, Australia should have no longer any reason to complain of the smallness of the immigration returas, But so far as the Northern Territory is con erned the question at once arises: What immigrants are likely to settle there? White labour may be tempted to go there but Australians recognise that white men would be unlikely to remain in such a climate. Queensland, when her sugar industry was threatened by the scarcity of Europeans willing to work on the plantations, resolved to allow the importation of Polyne sian labourers for plantation work, with the result that the sugar industry grew and flourished. If railways are LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, EO. built and mining enterprises undertaken in the Northern Territory of South Australia, the idea of a White Australia" for that part of the territory at least will have to be modified.

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THE GRAHAM STREET MÜRDER

CASE.

THE CANADIAN LOAN.

LONDON, March 8th. Underwriters take 78 per cent. of the new Canadian loan of £5,000,000.

DISTRESS IN NEW YORK MEN DEMANDING FOOD INVADE, CHENCHES, NEW YORK, March 8th." About 190 men who have been invading the Churches and other buildings, demanding to be housed and fed, invaded on Thursday the Catholic Church during The police locked up a Lenton service. the duors, and called up the reserves. Pandemonium reigned until all the men were arrested.

ENGLISH LABOURITES AND THE DEPORTEES.

MOVEMENT TO BECURE A HEARING AT THE COMMONE BAR.

LONDON, March 6th. Before Mr. Wood, at the Magistracy yesterday, the hearing of the case was

Among the Labourites a movement is commenced in which Pung Hin Tung is afoot to get leave for the deportees charged with the murder of his mother from South Africa to be heard at and wife,

at a house in Graham Street, the Bar of the House of Commons, and near the Central Police Stationg

they will take such opportunities as the Mr. Hodgson (Assistain Crown Solici- debate on the Colonial Vote will allow to tor) prosecuted for the Crown, and Mr.

raise the matter. The Labourites hope Otto Kong Sing appeared for the defe ice that pressure will at least force the

Mr. Hodgson, after outlining the evidence

SWEDISH KING AND COUNTRY'S DEFENCE

STOCKHOLM, March 6th.

ALBANIA'S NEW RULER HONOURED.

TRIESTE, March 6th.

The Prines of Weid has chubarked for A message from the King was read in the Riksdag, as follows: My anxiety Albania. Salutes were fired from the for the security of the State compels me batteries and from the warships, and to afford the people an opportunity of bands played the Albanian Natiuizal expressing their views on the question of Anthem. His Royal Highness received National Defence." The Government's ovations from the crowds. election programme which has been

The Prince visited the Austrian Squad-

expenses occasioned by its defence pro- posals will be met by a progressive tax on big fortunes and incomes. The King

supports the programme.

LIBEL ON THE CROWN PRINCE:

JOURNALİST SENT TO PHIBON,

BERLIN, March 6th..

A journalist has been sentenced to aix months' imprisonment for libelling the Crown Prince in an article in a weekly paper, attacking the Crown Prince for his attitude in connection with the Zabern affair.

THE NOBLE ART..

HIS MAJESTY'S INTEREST IN BOXING,

LONDON, March 6th, The Sporting Life announces that the King has expressed a desire to witness a boxing exhibition. His Majesty will attend this month a special Household Brigade meeting, where, in addition to Regimental competitions, there will be exhibitions by a number of well-known professionals. Only those invited may attend.

THE PANAMA CANAL: POLLS.

PRESIDENT WILSON'S EARNEST APPEAL TO CONGRESS.

WASHINGTON, March 8th. President Wilson personally delivered a message appealing to Congress to sustain the honour of the United States by repeal-

CONCERT AT UNION CHURCH.

The lecture hall of Union Church was filled on Thursday night by a very appre ciative audience at a concert arranged by the Missionary Committee of the Chris- tian Endeavour Society. The object of the effort was to increase the fund for the erection of a School-Chapel at Tsun Wau, where rapidly growing work greatly over- taxes the present accommodation.

The programme, arranged by Mr. W. A. Court, was interesting and varied. It comprised instrumental trios by Messrs. Elliott Flynn and Jenkins, all efficiently rendered, and a selection of vocal items delightfully given by Mrs. Charlton, Mrs. Goodman and Messrs. W. B. Cawsey, A.. J. England and G. P. Lammert. A couple of humorous sketches by Mr. Helph gaya great amusement and Mr. F. Braga acted as accompanist with hie usnal aptitude.

The thanks of all were expressed by the Chairman, Rev. J. Kirk Macuniachie, who remarked that the building fund would benefit appreciably as the result of the efort. pably as the result of th

The site of the building has already been purchased and we understand that some $600 in addition to the amount now in hand would suffice for the completion of the work which is under the charge of the Hongkong and New Territories Evangelisation Society.

EUROPEAN Y.M.C.A. CONCERT.

The annual concert of the Europeau

erer to be which would be called for the prosecution Government to moderate their attitude, ing the exemption of American coastwisey.M.C.A., which is fixed for Saturday,

The German mail of the 3rd February was delivered in London on the 5th

March

HONGKONG, March 6th, 1914.

Two recent telegrams from Australis con- tain promise of important future develop ments in that country, One says that "irrigation has shown splendid results

The Japanese Naval training ship in the Murrimbidges region." While Tsuruga is expected to arrive in Hong there has been no rainfall for six kong on Tuesday next. months, the telegram tells us that

observed that the defence anticipated was that the deceased's wife killed the mother of the defendant, and then committed suicide, but he would produce medical evidence to show that that was impossible, as the wife of the defendant had received: two wounds at the left side of the abdomen, which could not possibly be self-inflicted unless the woman was left

handed, which was not the case.

The father of the deceased, who was accommodated with a chair when giving evidence, deposed that on the morning of the affair he rose early and went down to the sitting-room to smoke tobacco. He

that The Bandnian Opera Company are did not shut the door after him, but some

the crops are good, the fruits excellent and opening a season at Singapore on the 11th dairying successful. For the information inst, with "The Girl from Utah". of those who are not intimately acquainted

killed him.

Imports for January into the Philip pine Islands showed a gain of 1,548.530 pesos, while exports showed a decline of

1,819,854 pero6.

A thief entered the house of a Chinese shopkeeper, at No. 2, Aberdeea Street, on Thursday by wrenching the luck off the stair door, and purloined clothing worth

one came afterwards he did not know whom and shut and bolted it. He heard: shortly afterwards two shots fired from a gun in one of the cubicles. He went to the door, and knocked to call attention, His daughter came and opened the door. for him; after which he went straight to

and he carried him out and handed him.

especially toward the repatriation of the deportes.

BRITISH ARMY ESTIMATES.

AVIATION SERVICE COSTS A MILLION STERLING.

LONDON, March 6th.

amount. to The Army Estimates £23,845,000, an increase of £625,000. The

principal feature of the Estimates is that of the Aviation service, which has reached £1,000,000.

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GREAT BRITAIN AND THE SAN FRANCISCO EXHIBITION:

AN IMPORTANT MEMORIAL TO THE PREMIER LONDON, March 8th. Memorial, signed by 368 Members of

THE IRISH CONTROVERSY.

his cubicle. He heard two shots after he the House of Commons, has been pre- had got into his cubicle, and found his sented to the Prime Minister, urging the wife lying on the bed. She was dead, and he noticed a good deal of blood. Winess Government to participate in the San six-year old grandson was in the cubicle, Francisco Exhibition, as Uney Connder a over to the care of his maidservant who refusal would be prejudicial to the British was standing in the passage outside the trade, and may affect the relations with door of the cubicle. Witness returned to the cubicle, and called out What is the the United States. matter? His daughter and son (the defendant) came into the room, and wit ness then heard two more reports of a gun in the adjoining cubicle, and the heard someone running down the star The police came about a minute later.

In answer, to his Worship, the witness Harbour, about half a mile north of said that when the defendant came into the Grosa Island, and sank with her cargo of room, he counted his mother, and then Londonderry to confer with the loenl stairs, and then witness heard two more

ness of the Roman Catholics respecting stone The vessel was making for the went out again. He went directly down Nationalists with regard to the uncast

reports in the next cubicle, Yaumati braakwater at the time. The crew were rescued by the No. 2 Polic

Whilst a Chinese was at work in the with the great work the Government is doing in Australie it may be expisized that quarry at Quarry Point ou Thursday a the great Morrimblagee undertaking in heavy boulder rolled down on him and New South Wales now effectively irrigates over 350,000 acres, on which it is stated there is every prospect of providing for at least 2,000 settlers annually during the next ten years. This huge scheme. has utilised the Murrimbidgee waters by the erection of a dam at Burin Juck nearly equal in size to that at Assman on the Nile. Over five hundred farms have been taken up already, and during the next half-year nearly twice as many will be

During the squall on Thursday evening, ready for occupation. The three main a licensed stone, junk was capsized in the drvisions of the irrigated area will bechielly devoted to mixed farming, to feait-growing, and to dairying, and it is pointed out that a factor wluch will weigh with the settler of small capital is that easy access is given to growing markets for commodities which yield a quick return in income. Huge. as this scheme is in itself, it seems

$450.

launch, and no lives were lost. The total Juss, of junk, cargo, and personal pro perty, is put at $1,600.

CATHOLICS UNEASY IN ULSTER.

LONDON, March eth." - The visit of Mr. Devlin, MP., to

In answer to the Assistant Crown their position in Ulster on the basis of Solicitor, the witness stated that he did Mr. Asquith's proposals, suggests the not leave the room before he heard the Inst two shots

pussibility of a new Ulster forming within The cass was remanded.

Ulster.

shipping from the Panama Canal tolls. He earnestly urged the wisdom and justice of the repeal, declaring that exemption would be a mistaken policy, and in contra- vention of the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty,

The message was applauded, and subse- quently Mr. Chilton, of the Inter-Oceanic Canals Committee, introduced in the

nato a Bill authorising the President to

suspend the exemption clauses.

EXPEDITING PARLIAMENTARY

BUSINESS.

LONDON, March 6th. The House of Commons passed the first reading of the Home Rule, Welsh Dis- establishment, and Plural Voting Bills

without debate :

THE MARCONI SHARE TRANSACTIONS,

March 21st, looks like being just a little. bit better than usual.

tirely in the hands of Lady May, who has The first part of the programine is en- already arranged an excellent concert pro- gramme, including pianoforte solos by Mrs. Grove, of Canton, violin solo by Mr. Timmerschiedt, songs by Mr. Gr

Mr. Grove and others, par k

The second half is to be taken up by an aggregation entirely new to Hongkong

contribution is to be something entirely. and we are given to understand tagkong new and up-to-date. The name of this new. company, The Merrymakers," suggests a good time, and their pro- gramme of music, mirth and mimicry gives promise of an entertaiming time.. The Merrymakers" are, how- Just who ever, and exactly what they are going to do is a matter of speculation. We are assured, however, by those in a position to say, that their performance will make one of the hits of the Hongkong concert

SeRSOU.

LOCAL SPORT.

CRICKET

C.C. V. KOWLOON C.C.

PEERS' COMMITTEE OF ENQUIRY.

LONDON, March 6th. The composition of the Marconi Com mitter, to enquire into the conduct of Lord Murray, has been announced. It Vivah 554 Braga,

this league fixture will be played at "- | Kowloon to-day, at 2: p.m.

The following will represent the C. O.C.......... A Rose, EL Braga, G. A. Han,

consists of Lord Halsbury, Lord Lore buru, the Earl of Deart, Lord Charn good, and Lord Sanderson

KILLED BY AN AVALANCHE:

SEVENTEEN GOLDIERS PERISH DÜHING MANĪBUVRES.

VIENNA, March 6th. Whilst on manœuvres on the Ortler Alps, 17 soldiers were killed by an avalanche.

A Carvalho, G. E. Lace, F. K. Tara, H. H. Tayler, R. Pestonji, and R. Basa.

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