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TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.

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SERVICE

CHINA SERVICE.

THE NEW MINING LAW:

BALT AND PETROLEUM A GOVERNMENT

"MONOPOLY

PERING, March 12th.

A Presidential Proclamation publishes This states that the new mining law. when mines are exploited with the of combined foreign and Chinese capital. the foreign share shall not amount to

than one half. The production of salt and petroleum is declared to be a Government monopoly. The Proclama tion names twenty-three metals, twenty- eight minerali, and ten sorts of clay which may be mined by private persons. Mining is prohibited in close proximity to the Imperial mausolen, trading places, public places, parks, monuments, rail. ways, drainago works, forte, fortifica tions, military depôts, naval porta. If foreigners have a share in mines, they must first produce credentials from their respective Ministers

REWARDS FOR VIRTUE.

PERING, March 12th,

The President has created a gold and silver medal, issued in nine classes, to reward male and female virtues.

THE POLITICAL COMMITTEE:

PERING, March 12th

Feng Kuo-chang has memorialized the President to the effect that branches of this Political Committee

should be instituted in the provinces. The Cabinet has favourably endorsed this memorial and submitted it to the Preaitlent.

THE HAN YEH PING LOAN

PEKING, March 12th.

DER OSTASIATISCHER LIDYD"

SERVICES

GERMAN NAVAL DETACHMENT

ZOVAT HANKOW.

TO BE TRANSIEELED TO TINOTAU,

HELIN, March 11th:

The Cologne Gazette anys that the German Naval Detachment at Hankow will be retired, but will not be repatriated, as other local detachments eventually will be, but will be transferred to Tsingtau, as the troops will be required there for same time to come. GERMAN COLONIAL ESTIMATES.

BERLIN, March 11th.

The Colonial estimates, impressively explained by H.F. Dr. Solf, were received with applause by the citizens' parties and accepted.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MARCH 13cu, 1914.

EYRE DIOCESAN REFUGE;

ANNUAL MEETING

Refu afternoon, presiding.

The arinual meeting of the above institution was beld Causeway Bay, yesterday the Bishop of Victorin There were also present HE the Governor and Lady Muy, Lady Reen Davies, Mrs Lander, Hon. Mr TR Halifax, Archdeacon Barnett Reve, Copley Boyle and NC Popo, Mre

Irwin, and others.

The CHAIRMAN spoke at the outset of the kindly interest taken by those in high authority in the Colony in the work of the Refuge, and proceeded to refer to four aspects of the work of the institution which appealed to him. In the first place it wrought a great change in the lives of the girls themselves, and they were saved in the highest sense of the word by their residence at the He fuge. Another aspect was that the work called for the co-operation of number of ladies of leisure in the Colony, and they were grateful that so many came forward to take an interest in the The Press dwells upon the success of institution. The third aspect was the Dr. Sulf's administration.

object lesson it provided to the Chinese The Chinese had kind hearts, and when it was put before them they wore very ready to help forward work of this kind. They believed that they were setting an example to the Chinese, which they would speedily follow, in caring for the unfortunate class of their community. The fourth aspect was the relation of the work to the teaching of the Divine Master Himself."

UNREST ON THE ALBANIAN FRONTIER

BERLIN, March 11th. The Prince of Wied has commissioned the Dutch Colonel Thomsen to restore order in the frontier districts. Colonel Thomson has left for Koritza with other Dutch officer.

THE PRESIDENT'S ELDEST SON.

THE EFFECT OF HIS FALL

The Hon. SONETARY (Miss Pilts) read the Hon. Treasurer's (Miss Midaletun Smith) report and the Secretary's annual report: The former showed that there was a balance in hand of $220,74

The anual report stated that there were 58 girls in the Home and three who were now workers, making 61 all only eleven inmates were admitted dur

SUPREME COURT.

Wednesday, 18th March.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION

BEFORE HIS HONOUR In, H. HI GOLFERTZ (PUISNE JUDGE).

EXTE

CK HARBOUR

Engineer 1. N. Ozeking, the Assistant.

INTIMATIONS

Harbourmaster or Vladivostock, is PUBLIC OPINION

engaged in completing the details of the projcor for the extension of the com mercial port and in making the necessary Lrrangements to let out the work on contract. He reports that the Ministry CLAIM FOR 82001

of Trade and Industry has Already Chu Ming Po and others. Wong drafted the contract and that it will Chuch Cho Plaintiffs claimed $200 as publish the advertisement for tenders

with the city concerning the grant of the the undrew members of a money loanter negotiations have been condusted association, promoted by one Tam Tong requisito lots of land along the shores of Mr. Davidson of Messrs. Hastings & advertisement, will be published approxi Tai, who has absconded from the Colony, the harbour. It is expected that the Hastings) was to plaintiffs, and Mr.mately one month hence, in which event Norrington (Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton) defended.

knew it about the end of March, or record-

the result of the tenders will be made

ing to the New Style of rockoning, dur ing the carly part of April

PUTS JOHN HAIG'S WHISKIES

Independently of the foregoing, nego" War Department on the exchange of lots tations are being conducted with the necessary for the extension of the port. The Imperial Dome has appropriated of July 12th, 1813, about 0.750,000 AT THE TOP. RECOGNIZED EVERY- for this important work, under the Law | (£675,000) which includes the sum✨ of

Mr. Norrington contended at the outset that the head of the association should have been joined as defendant and and that Mr. Komp, when acting as Puisne Judge, had also expressed that opinion.

Mr Davidson said that no doubt it was quite proper to sue the head of the firm if he could be found. The trusted of the association could not be found and thereof fere the beneficiary must be allowed to

sue,

The Puise Judge remarked that per- haps the trustee night have been sued formally,

Mr Norrington then expressed the opinion that if the trustee could not be found it should be proved that he could not ho found

The Puise Judge replied that if the other side said he could not be found and the other solicitor said he could it was for the latter to prove it. The case, he added, would go on.

Mr. Davidson then explained that the sasociation was a $100 one and consisted of eleven members, having been formed in December, 1912. Several draws were made and meetings hold, but the membership gradually decreased. At one meeting it

was found that one of the absentees was the promoter, No other meeting had been hold and the plaintiffs in the case and asked for $400, giving credit for $200 which had been paid. They were entitled, to held, to $200.

Judgment was given for plaintiff with

300,000 (£20,000) for the construction

a floating dock. Work let out on con- WHERE AS THE HIGHEST QUALITIES R. 0,000,000 (£550,000). It has been or WHISKIES IT IS POSSIBLE TO trac will represent a value of something

decided to carry out the dredging upera-as tions under olicial supervision, and the. Holland complete dredging plant, Ministry has therefore ordered from BUX,

which is due to arrive at Vladivostock towards the end of 1914.

WOMAN'S 9-HOUR SPEECH.

SORRY FOR THE JUDGE..

OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE

of Appeal London, last month, Mrs.

Conducting her own case in the CourtH. Katherine Warham made a nine hours speech. She spoke for five hours on ond day, and concluded her address the next.

Alternate outbursts of indignation, sarcasm, and pathos characterised the continuation of her appeal to Lords and Swinten Eady for a new trial of the Justices Vaughan Williams, Kennedy, action she had unsuccessfully brought against Messrs. Selfridge & Co Shop- ping at Selfridge's she had been necased of the theit of three toy chickens and

SOLE AGENTE!

RUTTONJEE

& SON,

14 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

small articles of clothing She brought CHS. J. GAUPP

an action, claiming damages for assault, false imprisonment and slander. The verdict was against her, but Mrs. Wars

It is stated that Yuan Koting, Presi dent Yuan Shin kai'e eldest son is still suffering from the effects of a fall from side are partially paralyzed a horse in 1912. The limbs on his left It will be remembered that the fall resulted in a clot on the bram. Aning the year. Four died in 1912, and held there were more payments to be made now claims that, Mr. Justice Darling; American doctor, who was called in seven wero murried The amount of wished to perform the operation of washing done during the year had been trepanning but his mother, in spite of Yuen Shih-kai's urgent commands enormous amounting to over 250,000 refused her permission. The doctor per articles, in addition to those of the girls formed a smaller operation and succeeded and the household, in removing the greater portion of the clot, but it was!

total removalssible to elect: 18

Nevertheless Yuan Ko-ting's intellectual absolutely unimpaired. Ho Tuan Tse-kuei, has petitioned the Presi-fault agent at the family home dent for the appointment of Tang Hua Changtefu, in Honan, accompanied by Captain Borrey, who is instructing him in military tactics, literature, psychology. and sociology Reuter

lung as Commissary for the investigation of the Han Yeh Ping Loan affair

EUROPEAN SERVICE.

LORD CROMER AND THE SITUA

TION IN EUROPE.

LONDON, March 11th.

rch 11th. Lord Cromer, through the Press, gives

warnings to politicians not to so entirely absorb themselves in the Irish Question as to ignore the laden strcosphere of the Continent. He points to the anti- Bussian articles in the German Press and says the British Government should not he impeded by domestic disputes from having its say in Europe.

GERMAN MILITARY MISSION TO RUSSIA

BERLIN, March 11th, HLM. the Czar has received in faro well audience the German military plenipotentiary, General Count

Dohna.

AN UNFOUNDED REPORT.

It is declared that a report that the Czarus sent a letter to Emperor Wilhelm regarding their meeting unfounded:

RESIGNATION OF THE ITALIAN CABINET

BERLIN, March 11th.

The resignation of Big. Giolitti's Cabinet has been accepted and Sig, Sonnino is likely to be his successor

Marquis di San Giuliano would not remain as Foreign Secretary under Sig.

Sonnins.

THE TURKISH CABINET

BERLIN, March 11th,

OID AND COAL BURNING

WARSHIPS/

The First Lord of the Admiralty has circulated in reply to a questions fed list of warships fitted, or to be fitted, for burning oil fuel only or oil and coal The total number of vessels built or building fitted; or, to bo Etted; for burning

LONDON SCHOOL OF ORIENTAL

LANGUAGES AN

The Hon, SECHSTARY explained that a great quober of their girls were received from the Secretary for Chinese Affairs (the Hor. Mr. E. R. Hailifax), who had always taken a kindly interest in the Hone, and also from the Po Leung Kuk. Others wern girls who had no right to be in the Colony girls who had been kid napped, slave girls, and so on. Another was the homes of Chinese ladies, who found their slave girls rather tremblesome or growing older, and who felt they could hardly bear the great responsibility which the care of spent girls placed upon them. They also received girls who had been sent back from Americanas prie kana

H. E the GOVERNOR said he proposed

Costs

annual

CHINESE BANK-NOTES,

Bullion Letter

of Messrs.

& CO.,

misdirected the jury. In asking for su new tripl she also says that she has now found the hawer who sold her the WATCHMAKERS

chickens.

CRITICISING A JUDGE.

Mrs. Warham in her speech, yesterday attacked My.” Justice Darling, but on uttering some expression of regret for doing so was reassured by Lord Justice Vaughan Williams, who said that free criticism of judges' verdicts had made tho English, Bench what it was

You

AND

JEWELLERS.

HIGHEST GRADE

ENGLISH, SWISS

AND

An interesting statement that bank notes in China were at one time printed

Several times Mrs. Wathain caused un mulberry bank-paper appears in the Samuel Montagu & Co. in which customers handle goods at amusement. Describing the free manner An important item of currency since bargain sales she rentarked If the institution of the Republic in Chies don't lift it up at once somebody else will has been the issue of immense quantities liave it. And referring to her lost of notes, not only on the authority of the action against Selfridges she said: AMERICAN WATCHES. Central Government, but also on that of Had a lady been on the jury she would the provincial authorities. The currency have known the article could not be silk because it cannot be made for difficulties of China, therefore, have been and still futher complicated, for vesides the pros, because it metallic coin of foreign and local rinnu- facture, circulating at varying valits, a super-abundance of notes at different discounts have been placed in circulation

Mys, Warhom at one time was gently reminded by Lord Justice Vaughan Williams not hearing unduly to extend the

Bank-notes, says the "Letter," are per "You don't know, my lord, what I am fectly familiar to the people of China. Keeping back You only know what I The earliest of which any specimen is la am bringing forward. These are only existence was issued by the first Ming specimens of the evidence. Mrs. War- ham spoke the words passionately, but raperor (Hung Wa A.D. 1568-1999). drded with the wistful remark, "I am Marco Polo and other writers, make men- tion of earlier issues, but these were on a keeping a lot back because I am very very irregular basis. They were circulated sorry for you, my lord,”

THE PEBORATION evidently with the object of enriching | She concluded her nine hours' address the Imperial coffers rather than for ir vibrant, passionate tones. I have commercial facility since it is stated that laid my case before you, my lords, and one note of a new issue went to exchange I have not much left to say, nor have I against five of the previous series of much breath left to say it. If you wish similar nominal value. This flagrantly mo to go down to the grave branded as dishonest practice was extended to later a thief, I shall at all events have done issues, and thus a splendid innovation my duty. I have done this I have became extinct.

warned people against Messrs. Selfridge, and not only them but other firms as well. “Don't give judgment to day, my lords; reserve it-joy is almost as bad as SOFTOW conclusion of Mr Sanderson's remarks for Messrs Selfridge, the Court: adjourned.

CHINA MERCHANTS POOL,

oil fuel only or oil and coal to play the part of a kind critic. In the The total number of vessels built or first place he would like to advert to a building fitted, or to be fitted, for burning remark made by the Bishop in his open. oil fuel only is 166. Of these five are ins address, in which it said that the battleships-the Queen Elizabeth Bars Home was an object lesson to the Chinese ham, Warapite, Fuliant, and Malaya-16 Now, he (the Governor) would like bis light cruisers, 109 destroyers, and 36 hearers to know that that institution was torpedo-boats: esters, and 3

really an off-shoot of that excellent Twelve rescis aro to be fitted for burn charitable institution, the Po Leung Kuk, ing oil and cos--nine battleships, one If there was one thing the Chinese were battle cruiser, and two light cruisers.

The completed vessels fitted to burn oil good at, it was in organising a charitable and coal number 87, of which 29 are institution. They seemed to have a battleships, 17 battle cruisers 20 light extraordinary capacity for that Find cruisers, and one destroyer Seven ships of work. He only wished as all who were interested in the future are partially fitted to burn oil and coal.

of China wished that they would exhibit in their management of public affairs the same capacity as they ex hibited in the management of these private charitable institutions. If they did they would not hear so much of PROGRESS OF THE SCHEME.

depreciation of note currency and so on in the neighbouring Province, which injured Good progress, the Times states is being the trade of this Colony as well as that made with the project for establishing a of the Province itself. The work which Owing to the criticism of their conduct School of Oriental Languages in London, was done in that institution was ca in connection with the alleged pool com The Government have intimated that they exellent, but he would like to add a little tract to be entered into by the China will approve of the incorporation of the word of warning, and that was, Do not Merchants S. N. Co. with three foreign school in the University of London after allow it do drift too much into modern lines by the Associated Chiness Childs, the passing of an Act in substantial lines. He would suggest that every says the China Press, the President and accordance with the recommendations of girl in the institution should be taught Vice-President of the Chinese Chamber of to perform some good hard manual Commerce, Messrs. Chow Tsing-ching and Lord Haldane's University Commission and, pending such legislation, the school labour, to at them for the duties of a Pei Yuen-shen have tendered their re- is to be established under Royal Charter, villager's wife. His Excellency referred signation It is understood that the draft charter to the marked change that had teken

A meeting was held to consider this and has been approved by the Privy Council place at Home, and said that 40 years ago, it was resolved not to accept the resigns

tions However, it is expected that and communiented to the various bodies in County Kerry, the girls were content to to whom it is proposed to give representa. tion on the governing couarit Plans 10 eur free skirts, and vore picturesque ultimately they will be allowed to leave shawls around their heads, They used to repairs and alterations of the buildings dance that homely dance, the Irish 16----- of the London Institution in Finsbury and practised it on Sunday afternoone circus prepared by Professor Mr. Sirp after chapel, and it was a very pretty A JAPANESE MILITARY SCANDAL son, F.B.L.B.A were recently approved quantities are being worked out, and it sight to see. Now, these wives and daughters flaunted out of chapel with all

ون

their office

A NEW BENSATION.

to

HUMOUR IN THE COURTS.

There is a fine collection of good legal stories in Law and Laughter an en- tertaining volume by D. Macleod Malloch and George A. Morton, published by Foulis. Here are two

Two notorious highwaymen were once charged before Chief Baron O'Grady, a famous Irish judge, with robbery, and to returned a the surprise of all the her not guilty. Mr. Murphy said the judge to the gaoler, you will

greatly enemy mind by keeping these two respectable gentlemen in custody until seven o'clock, leave for Dublin at five,

AGENTS FOR

AMERICAN. HOWARD WATCH.

Representatives for

MAPPIN & WEBB, LTD., London.

CARL ZEISS, Japa

W. F. STANLEY & Co., LTD., London.

E. B. WATTS & Son, London

VOIGTLANDER & SOHN, Braunschweig.

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,

CHATER ROAD.

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(ESTABLISHED. 1864).

SOLE AGENTS

POR THE FAMIYE.

and I should like to have at least NOW w hours start of them.

Another story in which O'Grady was is hoped the contracts will be settled in sorts of curious feathers in their hats. NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS THE CULPRITS concerned arose out of a case tried at a County Assize Bushe, then a K.C, who April and that the work will be completed They were taught at the Board Schools early next year The Government have to pismo and all sorts of gentle The Kemerd says a scandal, affecting held a brief for the definor Wi

was pleading much undertaken the financial responsibility arts, which did not at them for the part the Army has now been brought to light the cause of his client with for the structural adaptation of the buildings.

they had to play in life. He would not On the 15th instant two non-commissioned eloquence, when a donkey in the courtyard

time brother Furhs! Called out his BL WHISKIES It is estimated by Lord Cromer & Combe surprised to learn that in these days officers, named Hasuiruchi and Mure outside set up a loud bray. "One at a

they were learning to dance the Tengo kami, attached to the First Regiment of zittee, which has worked out the detailed (Laughter.) There was a lot of hart Infantry of the Imperial Guards in lordship. Peals of laughter filled the rebon, that the annual cost will he work done at this institution, and great Tokyo, was arrested on a charge of theft court. The counsel bore the interruption £14,000. The Government grant will be work store nation patts and the and forgery of official documents Tee as best he could. The judge was promed- £4,000 and that of the Indio Chee from aroness von Weekmar for the leading accused are now alged in the Military ing to say up with his usual ability then Diavid Pesha has been appointed Indian revenues £1,250. It is necessary, act they took They also had a Prison at Shibuya, near Tokyo. This the donkey again began to bray, Peg GOLD LABEL AND WHITE LABEL.

therefore, for the efficient working of the

putting his hand to his car," but there is school, that an assured further income of Committee who devoted a great deal of affair has for some time been kept secret your lordship's perdon, said Bushe,

their spare time to the work, and be by the military authorities 287 should be provided Acordingly would like especially to mention three It is alleged that the accused, through such on echo in the Court that I can't an appeal is to be made for an endowment members of that body. Mrs. Irwin, Mrs the medium of certain contractors, have bear a word you say. fund and for annual grants and sub Pattenden, and Mrs. Pollock (Applause) disposed of a large quantity of rice and

The following officers were then elected other provisions belonging to the Mr. Marconi has lit a lamp six miles President, the Bishop of Victoria Regiment In committing the theft the off by wireless electricity. This annihila County Council, and the London Chamber vios President, Mrs. Lender Hon accused forged documents. It appears tion of space is becoming positively na- of Commerce have already been Treasurer Miss Middleton Smith Hon. the officers in charge of the supply depart canny For in principle it seems to imply approached, and a general public appeal will be inaugurated by a Mansion House Secretary Miss Pitts Committee Mesment had no knowledge of the forgery; that an enemy might blow up Woolwiek dames Barnett Bell, Baker Brown, The money thus fraudulently obtained meeting to be held under the presidency Churchill, Hallifax Harston. Irwin amounted to 12,000. Another non-com- Arsenal while comfortably seated by his of Cologne, Dr. Hartmann, and the Papa the Lord Mayor on Wednesday, 26 Kemp, Parr, Pollock, Stedman, Smal missioned officer named Nakagi la under Continental fireside. If wireless Nuncio at Munich, Archbishop Fantwirt, that 3 p.m. Both Lord Cromer and and Sebulize

suspicion for baring fraudulently keeps on its pressof course, Lord Curzon (a member of the Govern The meeting closed with the pronouncing obtained a thousand van bilar Altpetre will be dangerous quly to these te reckles eping! keep it about to the rank of Cardinal

ment Committee) will speak

of the Benediction.

methods, Vapor Paint.

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ROMAN CATHOLICISM. IN GERMANY,

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BERLIN, March 11th.

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The German Prose is making a cam-

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