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TELEGRAMS.

[DER OSTASIATISCHER LLOYD

SERVICE

CHINA SERVICE.

CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE

PROVINCES.

PEKING, March 31st. The provinces of Shantung and Kiangsu yesterday sent to the Central Government,

through the Ministry of Communications, sufficient amounts of money to tide over for the present the financial crisis at Pelcing

THE SALT GABELLE REVENUE.

PERING, March 31st

The surplus of this year's receipts from the Balt Gabalie, after deducting all con- tingent outlays, is estimated at 20 million

Tsels,

THE HANYEHPING AFFAIR.

PEKING March 31st. Chang Chien has proposed to the President to call Sheng Hsuan Huan to Peking to clear himself of the charges regarding the Han-yeh-ping affair, and that the result should then be made public in a Presidential mandate.

THE WHITE WOLF'S OPERATIONS.

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SANITARY INSPECTOR

PROSECUTED.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1ST, 1914.

CHARGE OF LARCENY DISMISSED

At the Magistracy yesterday, before Mr. J. H. Wood, Daniel Joseph O'Halloran, » Sanitary Inspector, was obarged with feloniously receiving on the 24th or 25th Feb,, on board the P&O steamship

hip_Walla · certain provisions tinned fruit, and bottled jam, 14 articles in all, to the value of £1, and with the larceny of the same, the property of the P&O Company, well knowing the articles to have been stolen.

Defendant pleaded not guilty to both charges,

stores, Witness sent for the store keeper, who was the worse for drink, and asked: him about the articles. Heat first denied all knowledge of them, but later conferser to witness that he had given them away, He did not ses the defendant on board that night,ES!!

James Sinclair, bootswain on the Mallu, said that on the night of the 24th February he saw a coolie carrying a bag The coolie was followed by the store keeper and the defendant, neither of whom went off the gangway, as far as he could see. He went after the coolie, who cleared out." The bag was taken back to the ship, where an argument was in progress between an Indian and the two Europeans Both the latter were “proity full.”

COMPANY MEETING.

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANU FACTURING CO., LTD),

The 30th ordinary general aceting of the above was held at the office of the general managers (Moers, Shewan, Tomes & Co.) yesterday at noon. Mr. B. G. Showan presided and those also present were:-Dr. J W Noble and Messrs, D. W. Craddock and H. P. White (Con- sulting Committee), R. Hancock and C. Klinck, with the Secretary, Mr. R.

ACTIONS

AND REACTIONS IN CHINA,

V1-TOREIGN MISSIONS THE

INTIMATIONS

PUBLIC OPINION

ROMAN CHURCH.

Although he never set foot in the country, the inauguration of the second missionary effort in China by the Romans Church rightly dates from St. Francis Xarici, who, with his immediate successors Ricci, Raggieri, Schnai, Vérbiest-laud well the foundation of the structure that now extends to all parta of the land. The source of this second forward movement is to be found in The Secretary wad the notice convenjag| Europe rather than in the Far East the meeting, after which

which, in spite of Abbé Huc and Sun Yat-sen's protestations as to the freedom. foreigners enjoyed in China under the Ming dynasty, showed itself by no means cager to welcome the visitors from the PUTS JOHN HAIG'S WHISKIES “outside countries." The Renaissance. was sweeping over Europe, the discovery AT THE TOP. RECOGNIZED EVERY- of the Cape of Good Hope passage by

Henderson

EVERYWHERE

SOLE AGENTS:

RUTTONJEE

&

SON,

14, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,

This closed the case for the prosecution, and the defendant went into the witness hox. He said that when he went on board Mr. T King (Deputy Superinten the falta he met the second steward and dent of Police) prosecuted, and Mr. C the storekeeper. He had a conversation

The CHAIRMAN said The report and F Mason was, for the defendant with thein, and learnt that the accounts for 1913 having been in your Mr. King said this was a case it was latter had been shipmate with his hands for some time, we will, with your his unwelcome duty to put before his Worship. The defendant had been in the cousin when the last-named was second permission, now take them as read. The steward on the Arcacizu." The store-keeper. employ of the Government as a Senitory sked him down to the store room where profit on working, as you will see, is Inspector for over seven years.

There were two charges against him one of after more talk about his (witness) almost identical with that of the previous receiving and another of larceny. The cousin, he said he hoped they would have year, so we propose to declare the same articles were not of great value, and were happy voyage home together. The part of the ship's stores On the evening store-keeper asked witness if he would like dividend and place $1,000 to reserve fund, Vasco da Gama had attracted increased WHERE AS THE HIGHEST QUALITIES of the 24th February the defendant went some sweat-stuffs, but witness said that which has been increased by $10,000 attention to the For Last, and the Romon

board, the Malta, which was then in as he was living at the Wyndham Hotel Hongkong on its way up North. Defen- and did not care for sweet staffs he would appreciation on investments transferred, Church was being agitated to its centre OF WHISKIES IT IS POSSIBLE TO dant had booked a passage for Home on not take anything. The store-keeper carrying forward 2,587.88; and we trust | by the Reformation which wrenched from the same ship and was going on board persisted, and proceeded to put various that this appropriation will meet with its grasp the Teutonic countries. Das BUY. when it returned from its voyage un things, which wtress did not see, in North, and he went on the vessel for the bag. He said he was responsible for the your approval. The result must be con- result of this upheaval wan the establish-

sidered very satisfactory under the ment by St. Ignatius Loyols, of the OBTAINABLE purpose of steing his cabin, Mr King store-room, and witness said he did not thon detailed the facts attested by wit want them and did not desire to get the circumstances, for we had to pass through Society of Jesus, of which St. Francis nesies Inter Washing

store keeper into trouble. Witncas sont a very difficult year. The price of hemp Xavier was one of the first two members, An Indian constable deposed that he for a coolie to take the bag to the Forry continued throughout at abnormally high and one of the first activities of the now was on board the Maito at about 12.20 Previous to this he had shown his passage on the 24th Feb patrolling the decks of ticket and his card to others on the figures, and you will better appreciate order was the mission to China. the vessel, when he saw a coolie carry vessel. On leaving the vessel he saw what we had to contend with when I tell ing a bag. He was on the upper deck Indian, to whom he said that the bag which at the time, and the coolie came up from the coolie was carrying belonged to him: you that prices for some grades in 1913 the lower dook. He did not say anything The Indian used a foul expression in at one time were very nearly double those at first to the coolie, as he thought he Punti, and said in English that witness paid two years ago Fortunately, trade belonged to the ship, but when he saw

was no good. Witness asked him who was good and we were able as a rule to the coolie, leaving the gangway, followed he was, and when he said he was a cor by the defendant and the European store stable on plain clothes duty witness asked get better prices for our output, though keeper, and go on to the wharf, he went after him and asked him what he had in for his badge and number and told him not of course without some difficulty, the bag Defendant

came up, he would report him to the Captain But high prices must of course adversely

Superintendent. The third officer canie and in answer to witness" quen tion the coolie said "I do not know,

and witnes told him who he was. Ho affect sales, and in this respect I am glad He gave me this bag. He pointed to said that nothing must leave the ship, and to say there seems a slight chance of the defendant, who then asked witness, witness to anything. The store improvement as some grades of hemp are attempting to steal store Who are you and ho told him. ooper gave him the things ut about weaker at the moment, but how long this Defendant remarked that the witness could not arrest the coolie, and said he 10.30 pm. Witness had had two, or will last it is impossible to say. The had better get a European constable perhaps three whiskies and sodas with Witness took the coolic back to the Gladwyn. He thought this latter was price of all commodities seenis of late to steamer, and defendant, who followed, quite responsible for his actions. The have risen all over the world, and we said he would report him to the Captain bag was placed outside the store room, doubt therefore if consumers of rope and ing. Defendant took his name and until the coolie came for it Witness WES number, and became excited and abusive. perfectly sober when be left the bar. He was quietened by a European ember did not know what the bag contained, as of the crew, who explained that witness ho did not see the articles when defendant had been on duty on the ship for some put them in. He was led to believe that time. The storekeeper did not go off the gear was the personal property the ship on to the wharf, and he of the storekeeper later told witness that the defendant was his friend and that he gave him those things. Witntas told the coolie

dant kicked him and he ran away the presence of several Envoys and the Witness saized the bag, which the store keeper attempted to snatch away but Premier

failed in his intention. Owing to the noise the Chief Officer came towards them and the store keeper told the defendant he had better go way. The latter adopted the advice. The Chief Officer then took charge of the bag

PERING March 31st. report from Shensi Province say that Sianfu 18 well fortified against oventual attacks by White Wolf.'

THE EXTRADITION OF FUGITIVE

REBELS

PEKING, March 31st. Superintendent of Police the next morn

With the collaboration of Tsou Chia Kai, formerly Minister for

for Foreign Affairs, and of the two former Envoys Wang Tah-sio and Chang Yang tang, treaties for the extradition of the rebels from America, England and Germany have been drafted and were discussed at

He

up

in the passage-way, and remained there

Xavier came to Ch

China from Goa in H. 1562, but the Chinese officials refused him permission to land, and, broken, it would- com by disappointment, he died shortly after on the Island of San Cian

man) with his eye on (Shang-ch'uan) with his eyes on the cou 1- try that was closed. It was only natural in the circumstances that the pathetic cry "Oh, rock, rock, when wilt thou open to my Lord "should be attributed to him, but the words were really uttered by CHS. J. GAUPP

dignani, Superintendent of the Jesuits' Missions to the East. As a missionary to China, Xavier's career may seem to have been a failure, but his influence lives to the present day, for who can tell to what

cordage will ever again see, the low prices a degree his example and real bavo

& CO..

WATCHMAKERS

AND

JEWELLERS.

of former years. Turning to the accounts, inspired his successors? No better testi- sundry debtors 8118,638 seen high, but mopy to h's character and influence could there is only about $10,000 of it still out be desired than the following words of a All stocks on hand have well-known Protestant Missionary (Dr. standing to-day. been valued at eafe figures and below Griffith John R. Wardlaw "Thompson's In answer to Mr. King, witness said he current rates. As to the future, it is Life of Griffith John, p. 267):- Xavier SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS was really only taking the things always dangerous to prophecy, but I may write ne books, but since the days of the oblige Gladwyn, m

the President's Yamen on March 27th in to sit down on deck and wait, but defen- Mr Mason, addressing his Worship, say that so far we have done well for thiApostles the world has seen no greater THEODOLITES AND LEVELS.

A SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION:

PERING, March 31st. The expedition of Mr. Blötzner is going to start from Chengtufu on the 3rd of April, proceeding in a north westerly direction.

CHINA'S PARLIAMENT.

[Corrected.]

Peking, March 30th. It is learned from Peking Government circles that the Upper and Lower Houses will begin sitting in 1915. Until then a ole House of Representatives, called the "Ta Yi Yuan," will be in existence.

Mr. C. KLINCK seconded, and this was carried unanimously.

missionary. Call him a fanatic a contended that the charge should have year. If any shareholder has any ques Papist, and a Jesuit if you like; but look

2. If any been brought a month ag when Mr. tions to ask I shall be glad to answer then at his love to God, his philanthropy, his

ladwin was in the Colony and could have been brought before his Worship before moving the adoption of the report glowing faith, his enthusiastu, his Apostolio energy, his daring, his un- give cridence in regard to the gift. His ad accounts.

utterable longings, his restless activity. client's evidence was borne out by cash

There were no questions and the Can.Ent this I dare to say, said he, witness for the prosecution who was in

that whatever form of torture or anyway connected with the conversations SAN then moved the adoption of the desch awaits me, I am ready to sufer on the deck Gladwyn said, "This man report and accounts.

itten thousand times for the salvation, is my friend, I gave him those things

of ingle soul. The inan did not so The chief steward also deposed that

much believe; he xau What wonder if Gladwyn had confessed he had given these stores away Then the evidence of Sia-

his being thus became sublime and com- prehensive Rome has rot assigned a seat among the demi-gods to a hero of nobler mould or of more exalted mag nanimity than Francis Xavier Rcci, Schaal, and Verbiest were men of great erudition, and did much towards paving the way for the introduction of -Roman

But it is not from these that their Catholicism into every province of Chins successors draw their inspiration. It is the spirit of Xavier that burns within upon them, it is his wonderful life that them, it is his mighty influence that rests animates them." Truly a worthy tribute from one noble man to another.

The CHAIRMAN proposed the re-election of Dr. J. W. Noble and Messrs. H. P. White and D. W. Craddock as members of the Consulting Committee

Mr. HANCOCK seconded, and this was unanimously agreed to

Dr NOBLE proposed that Messrs A. OD Gourdin and F. Maitland be re-elected auditors for the ensuing year at the annual remuneration of $200 each

Mr. H. P. WHITE seconded, and this was carried

This was all the business, and the Chairman announced that the dividend warrants were now ready.

In answer to Mr. Mason, the constable said he did not see the defendant hand a card or anything to any European on board. The withese added that defendant told him he was a Sanitary Inspector.

A winch conlie was then called and clair was to the same effect. It was said that on 4tertain night he was necessary, of courss, for the prosecution when to prove guilty knowledge, That was sitting on the crane on the Malty who laid down even in the definition of

European called him coolie." ness said he was not a coolie, but was em.larezny. He also submitted that there ployed in removing cargo. The European could be no criminal intention, and that then told witness to get a coolie, paying a guilty intention to take these things him ten cents for the trouble. Witness away without the knowledge of anyone brought a coolie back to the European, had not been proved in any particular who did not say anything but took the Defendant did not deny that he was coolie into a passage. The same coolie taking these things away. They were came out later carrying something, aa gift from Gladwyn. He asked whether European-following. He could not the nets of the defendant could be con- He recognise the European who called the sidered to be those of a guilty man. toolie, as it was dark, neither could he called bis Worship's attention to his tell whether the man who followed the action when the Indian stopped the coolie was the individual who told him coolie, and asked whether his client would to get the coolis. The European was in have connected himself in such a way with plain clother

Mr Lewis Malcolm Gordon, Chief the coolie and the bag he was carrying

as be did, if he had guilty intent. Oficer on the Malta, deposed that the third also asked his Worship to look at the ofheer called him on the night of the 24th probabilities of the case. Was it likely, February and he went to the hurricane he asked, for a man in the position of the deck, where he saw the first witness, and defendant, and earning his salary, to Quartermaster Thomson He noticed risk everything for 810 worth of goods. no one else. The Indian showed him a which were of no use to him The store- bag, which contained the articles cul keeper pressed them upon him, and cerned in the charge Witness locked the General Suchamlinow, Russian Chief of things in the chart room, and called for anturally he didn't like to wound his been estimated by the American income China, he adopted the style and habit of

celings. The defendant had also tax officials at £20,000,000 a year, says the the store keeper, Gladwyn, and the chief advertised himself pretty well on bourd New York Herald (European edition). steward. The storekeeper was drunk, and the steamer When the goods were given His tax on this will be £1,200.000. could not give an intelligent answer to him his client placed them in the alley. The incomes of other famous Americaly his questions about the articles. He was

stated the next day, and was trape- way, where anybody might discover there, millionaires and their taxes are estimated ferred to the Arsage. The store-keeper and even fall over them. He asked for as follow had no right to pass anything out of the the discharge of bis client.

A FOLLOW ship without a pass signed by the officer in command for the time being. He did not see the defendant at all. The key of the store-room was kept by the chief steward, and in his absence by the store kooper The former was on shore leave that night, returning about midnight

EUROPEAN SERVICE,

GERMANY AND AUSTRIA.

PAN-SLAVIST PLOT TO PART THE ALLIES.

BERLIN, March 30th.

the War Office, is greatly angered by the artile in the Russkoje Slaw, referring to his conversation with H.M. the Kaiser. The European Press has been able to ascertain that the Slam article is but a miscarried maneuvre on the part of the Pan-Slaviste to part Germany from

Austria

news

BANDIT FIGHTS IN ALBANIA.

In answer to Mr. Mason, the witness said the chief steward was responsible BERLIN, March 30th. to the ship for the contents of the store

room, and the store keeper was responsible The Albanian Government publishes to him

steward on the Thomas Wells, second that the attacks against the Malla, deposed that defendant came on gendarmes on the southern frontier were board, and asked for Mr. Fiske, the chief steward. The latter was ashore, and due to Greck machinations. Banda from witness told him this. Defendant told Servia had reinforced them. It was him he had booked his passage on the boat for the journey Home, and witness showed him his cabin, the saloon, etc, and defendant gave it his card. Defendant had three or four drinks, and witness closed the bar at 11 o'clock. The store-keepor came up before this, and he left the two standing together. When he closed the bar defendant was, he should think, sober, while the store keeper had had enough to drink.

necessary to send troops to the frontiers on account of these handit fights.

ROUMANIA AND THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE

Mr. J. H. Fiske, the chief steward.

BERLIN, Marchi, ith. The Boumanian Crown Prince has declared to H.M. the Kaiserstated that when he returned to the ship

on the night of the 24th the Chief Officer

Roumanie, is not planning a volte face asked him to go with him to the chart- against the Triple Alliance

room, where he showed him a sack. In the bag he found a quantity of the ship's

He

Mr. King said he could not reconcile defendant's absolute innocence with his statement to the store-keeper that he would not like to get him into trouble As regards his conversation with the Indian, he thought there might possibly have been an attempt on the part of the defendant to use his position for bluff

His Worship said he accepted the defendant's version of what happened, and dismissed the charge.

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CALDBECK,

Without following in detail the career of Ricci and his immediate successors, it will be sufficient to state that the former first gained a fouting in China in 1583, at Chaoch ing (Shiu-heng), and arrived at Peking in 1601, having established in the interval missions at Nanking,. Nanchang, and at Boochew. Even in those early days we find the outline of a problem that has since given rise to much. disenssion among missionaries and those connected with their work the costume MACGREGOR&C. question. When Ricci first landed in a Buddhist priest. After residing in the country for some time, he realized the position of these men and the slight accordingly he and his colleagues assumeu respect and regard accorded to them, and Income Tax instead the garb of Confucian scholars, £3,000,000 £180,000 and, in order to evitate any possibility 2,000,000 160,000 of confusio in the popular mind between 800,000 48,000 the Buddhist bonzes and the priests of 1,500,000 90,000 the Roman Church, they allowed the hair.

P

(ESTABLISSED 1864).

THE OLDEST FIRM OF WHISKY

680,000 42,000 and beard to grow. Ricci, it may be BLENDERS IN THE EAST. 640,000 40,000 added, was after his death given the 600,000 16,000 unique honour, for a foreigner, of being Mr. Hockefeller's amazing income works mentioned by name in the dy lastic V.O.S. out as £384,615 a weak, or about £60,000 histories of China. a day. His income per hour is £2,280, and he is £38 richer every minute.

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THE MEDICAL HALL. HONGKONG,

Schaal and Verbiest are probably the two best known of Ricci's colleagues and immediato successors; de Pantoja, Trigant, Martini were other famous missionaries of these early days. During the last days of the Ming dynasty, missionaries found admission into China. much easier, and this, pace Dr. Sun, not cause the Chinese dynasty was favour able to fore gners (the experiences of Xavier and Ricci point in the other direction), but because, in the period of decline, the Empire was threatened with invasion from without and rebellion. within, and the rulers wero uuxious

WHISKY

AND

CALDBECK'S

LIQUEUR

WHISKY

ARE TWO OF THE BEST KNOWN

to avail themselvce of the shil of the BRANDS OF – NO. 1” WHISKY Europeans in the construction of artillery

and in the art of gunnery. Thus we find

that in the defence of Ning yuan Hsien CONSUMED IN THE EAST. against the Manchu siege, the Chinese made use of cannon constructed under the superintendence of the Jesuits, and so were successful in repelling the Manchu nasauifu

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