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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 9ra, 1914.

administration and elect KANO YUWEI President of the Republic, and to-day our telegrams report that the secretary of the President's right-hand man has been sentenced by Court-martial to be shot. It was at the suggestion of the PRESIDENT himself, he have been told, that TOAN

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TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.TELEGRAMS.

TEBOUGH REUTER'S AGENOY]

THE HOME RULE CONTROVERSY.

PARLIAMENTARIANS TOG ANGRY TO PLAY GOLF.

LONDON, April 8th.

The Parliamentary Golf Handicap has been postponed owing to heated party

feeling

FESTIVE NATIONALISTS ASSAULT ULSTER DRILL-INSTRUCTOR.

the incident serves to show that treachery even lurki in the President's yamen, where TUAN was arrested. It is only to be expected that the virtual suppression of the

The Umonists have decided not Parliament institutions which the Reformers inaugurated a little over two years ago, and oppose Mr. Asquith at East Fife. the revision of the Constitution in a manner which makes the PERSIDENT a Dictator, will provoke widespread political unrest, and the deplorable inefficiency of the Govern- went troops, shown in their miserable failure to put a stop to the ravages of the Wutte WOLF brigands who have been overrunning the Provinces of Honus and Shenei for months past, has weakened public confi. dence in the Government's ability to effectually dont with the forces of disorder. It is very apparent that unrest is spreading, instead of diminishing, in China, and the disbandment of troops which has been taking place in order to relieve the strain upon the

to

An Ulster Volunteer drill-instructor was assaulted at Dungannon by a party of Nationalists who had been celebrating the carrying of the second reading of the The drill-instructor's Home Rule Bill. condition is precarious.

GREAT BRITAIN'S TRADE.

LONDON, April 8th. The Board of Trade statistics for the month show that imports have past

increased by £5,592,784, and exports hy £2,828,714. The increase in the former was principally in food, 21,867,645, and raw cotton, £3,622,525, The imports of wool showed a decrease of £015,593, The chief increases in exports machinery, £803,639, manufactures and cotton, £833,335, and wool, £385.300.

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ROYAL VISIT TO PARIS.

PREPARATIONS FOR A GREAT RECEPTION.

________ PARIS, April 8th

Provincial treasuries serves only to wake matters worse, For what becomes of these diabauded troope? Large numbers of men who enlisted in the so-called "People's Army" in the days of the Revolutions were in who had been supporting them selves by brigandage. Suci men, when they are disbanded, revert to their previous occupations, all the more expert at the business because of the military training they have received. It has been reported from Canton that" telegrams are reaching the Governor-General daily from different parts of the province clamouring for troops to quell local disturbances which might develop into soLeething serious, while the country people are constantly appealing

There will be a military review at for help against brigands." Officially the Vincennes, a reception at the Hotel de unrest is explained as being due to plots to Ville, a banquet at the British Embassy; organise a third resolution. Reports pria performance at the opera, a visit to vately communicated put a rather different Auteuil Races and a banquet at the Quai aspect on the situation to that which is

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DEATH.

ANDREWS. On April 3rd, at the General Hospital, Shanghai, WILLIAM JOHN ANDREWS, Standard Oil Co., aged 38 @years.

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The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, APRIL 9, 1914,

A great reception is being prepared in Paria for the four days visit of their Majesties King George and Queen Mary which commences on the 21st inst,

THROUGH REUTER'S AGESOT.] INDIAN GARRISON IN CHINA TO BE REDUCED.

BIMLA, April 5th.

It has been decided to reduce the Indian Garrison in China, and the 24th Moun tain Battery, and the 25th and 26th Punjabi Regiments will return home shortly

A PROGRESSIVE COMMERCIAL

MOVE.

BRITISH COMMISSIONERS TO CHINA AND BIBERIA

LONDON, April 8th The Imperial Government is despatch

E ing Special Commissioners to Siberia and China to make prolonged investigations into the commercial possibilities of those countries.

[DER OSTASIATISCHER LLOYD" VERVICE}

CHINA SERVICE. THE SUPPRESSION OF WHITE

WOLF

A DECISIVE BLOW TO BE ADMINISTERED.

PELING April 8th.

IDER OSTASIATISCHER LLOYD"

SERVIOE

THE CONCESSIONS TO THE BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE

DISPUTE.

PEKING, April 8th.

The Peking Gazette declares that the the Banque construction of

The

A representative of the Ostasiatischer Concession obtained by Lloyd had an interview with Tuan Chi Industrielle for the Jni, Minister of War, who said Electric Light Works and Water Works I was ordered to go to Ilankow, in at Peking is void, since it is inconsistent order to replace Li Yuan Hung, who had with the concession given to the Peking expressed a wish to come to Peking, and Electric Co., Ltd, during the Imperial I was also commissioned to carry into times, and which concession has still 52 effect various measures, which the Vice years to run Water works also were President, having heen closely connected already in existenca at Peking. with the first revolution, could not well Ranque Industrielle, however, insists on the carrying ont of the agreement, signed do. My appointment as Commander-in-

by the present Government, saying that Chief of the troops against White Wolf while I was returning to Peking, was it is the business of the Government to mads because a General of ordinary rank Bottle with the Works already extant, could not have been entrusted with NEW Yoak, April 8th. Several Staty elections are in progress the command over the Tutuhs, who are which are mainly concerned with local of oven rank with him, and over other questions. The most interesting is at high officers. White Wolf was a New Jersey, because it is supposed that sergeant of Yuan Shih-kal's troops when of the proposed second loan from 23 ta the result will give the measure of the the President was Governor of Shaa- 18 million pounds sterling, which is His suppression will take con- mainly to be applied to the coinage President's popularity, as he was tung

AMERICAN STATE ELECTIONS.

WOMEN TO VOTE IN ILLINOIS,

REDUCTION OF THE PROPOSED

BIG LOAN

PEKING, April 8th. Yuan Shih-kai has reduced the amount

formerly Governor of New Jersey. The siderable time, as having regard to reforms, election in Illinois is also interesting, the difficulties of transport in such our troops cannot move so women for the first time being able to country, exorcise the suffrage. Great curiosity is quickly as do his bands, while White evinced as to the women's attitude toward Wolf is also partly assisted by the the liquor traffic.

THE AUSTRIAN LOAN.

LONDON, April 8th. The new Austrian Treasury loan, has been over-subscribed many times.

DEVELOPMENT OF EAST AFRICA

LOAN BILL IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS,

LONDON, April 6tli. In the Hons of Commons to-day, the Secretary of State for the Colonice moved the second reading of the Loan Bill providing for a loan of £3,000,000 for East Africa, Uganda, and Nyass land, He said that arrangements had A special Labour Conference appointed been made for the repayment of the loan

BRITISH LABOURITES AND THE

DEPORTATIONS,

The Press represent that the troops are coping effectually with the disturbances but private reports represent the troops as brigande infinitely worse than those they SOUTH AFRICAN PREMIER TO BE INTERVIEWED, have been sent to suppress. In short, a

LONDON, April 8th. review of the general situation in China hardly warrants the belief that the time

EUROPEAN SERVICE.

EUROPEAN OPINION ON THE

SITUATION IN CHINA...

LONDON, April 7th. The Timer sees in the march of White

Wolf" to Sianfu a sign of the failure of Yuan Shih-kai's administration, cousing

grave fears in Europe, which will prob- ably tend towards an unfavourable

population, especially with forage. I confidently hans that about the 28th of April, after the concentration of the troops from Kansu and Szechuan, s decisive blow will be administered to him. The number of his adherents is probably 10,000, of which number hardly 1,000 are equipped with modern arms. A influence on the proposed new loan for short while ago we sent another regiment 500 million Marks, since the President. of the 8th division against him and seems to be incapable of suppressing the

devastation in the provinces in the neigh have, with the troops of the newly-

bourhood of the Chipese capital. nominated Military Commissioners,

MISHAP TO A GERMAN AVIATOR. altogether about the strength of one division in the fold against him.”

His Excellency, in the course of further conversation said: I have already spoken with Hsu Shi Cheng, and we hope that

BERLIN, April 7th. The aviator Herr Hirth, who last week made a notable flight from Gotha to Marseilles, continued his fight to Monte

has arrived when reduction in ther. Ramsay Macdonald, the leader of the consequently nothing would fall on the he will accept, out of friendship for the Carlo. A gale was blowing at sea and

Louis Botha, and to present a memorial embodying the views of the British Labour movement against the deportations from South Africa of the nine Labour agita

He emphasised the President, high position later on,

although at present disinclined to do so.

steadily improving financial position of the Protectorates, and said the production actually outstripped the carrying capa city of the countries. There was great congestion on the railways and at the seaports; henes a loan was immediate ly necessary to ensure adequate develop ment. He urged that the Bill should be passed speedily.

strength of the British Garrison in China Labour Party, and Mr. J. Seddon, M.P., British taxpayer. may be made with perfect safety. It is to proceed to South Africa to interview Sir true that the disturbing elements are bitherto abstained from attacking foreign propery, but we shall be doing them no injustice, we think, if we attribute this more to the moral effect of the proximity of fairly strong foreigu garrisons than to any other consideration. It does not seem to us that the Powers on afford to weaken this influencs upon the situation by reduc ing their garrisons while the state of affairs in China is suon as it is at the present

moment.

tors.

RURAL ENGLAND.

TO RECEIVE GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE,

LONDON, April 8th. Lord Lucas, Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture, apeaking ot

The Lusitano Recreation Club sports | Hitchin, said the Government, in their

on Easter Monday include two open | ccming Budget, would make considerable events, which are announced in advertisement columns.

our

The late Hon. Sir George Philippo's estats has been returned as £032 H had enjoyed for the last 25 years a pension of nearly £600 for his service in the Colony as Chief Justice,

Atthe Magistracy yesterday, before Mr. Wood, a Chinese was charged with being

grants out of Imperial taxation to assist the rates in the country districts.

SOUTHAMPTON TO NEW ZEALAND DIRECT

NEW STEAMSHIP SERVICE TO BE INAUGURATED:

LONDON, April 8th.

In consequence of the recommendations

in unlawful possession of 2,320 rounds of of the High Commissioner of New ammunition. The ammunition was found Zealand, direct steamship service. concealed in the lid of a large trunk in between Southampton and New Zealand Connaught Road. Defendant, who ad is about to be inaugurated. mitted that he had no licence, and said that he had no rifles, was fined $1,000,

A SUFFRAGETTE RELEASED

LONDON, April 8th. Miss Mary Richardson, the Suffragette who created a scrsation by slashing the famous Velasques Venue the

The water return issued yesterday shows that on the et iunt, there were 197.60 million gallons of water in storage on the island as compared with 189,67 million gallons on the samo date last year, but the consumption per head per day during National Gallery, has been released from March was 16.6 gallons as compared with gaul for six weeks in order to undergo an 12.4 gallons last year, At Kowloon the operation for appendicitis. storage was 261.60 millions of gallons, which compares with 201.02 millions last- year, and the comsumption per head last month was 19.8 gallons as compared with 10.7 in the corresponding month last year.

After some debate, the second reading was agreed to without a division.

DISTRESS IN INDIA.

CALCUTTA, April 8th.

About 188,000 people in the United Provinces are receiving famine relief in the shape of blankets, cloth, and cash.

DEATH IN THE HUNTING-FIELD.

LONDON, April 8th, Major Henry Williams-Wynn has been killed in the hunting field.

POLITICS TO POLO

LONDON, April 8th. Mr. Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, has left for Madrid to play polo.

HONGKONG CRICKET LEAGUE.

HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB (LEAGUE CHAM- PIONS BEST OF THE LEAGUE

This match will be played on the Hong kang Cricket Club Ground on Easter

at 11 am, and time will be served in the Monday, 13th April. Play will commence Pavilion. The sides will be represented

The probability of the Indian troops in Chma being reduced this month was indicated by Sir EDWARD GREY in the House of Commons a month ago, and now telegraphic news reaches 1 from Simla that a decision has been reached on the subject, and that the 24th Mountain Battery, and the 25th and 26th Regiments of the Punjabis will shortly return to Tadis. We think that among residents in Chins it will be felt that the decision is one of doubtful wisdom, because at the present moment there seems to be a recrudescence of unrest in many of the Provinces of China which the PRESIDENT himself evidently thinks may have serious developments. Telegrams reaching the Capital from the TUCHS are repeatedly reporting signs of rebel activity throughout the country, and but a week ago has caused much trouble to the police Regent's Park estate of 621 acres, and it was announced that owing to reports arvand the Hongkong Hotel, threw a comprising twenty streets, to a Notting received from the TUTURS on the subject, slipper at a European constable who ham accountant named Samuel Derby Sutherland and I. I. Tayler Pe martial law Lad been proclaimed, with the sharply reprimanded him for annoying shire, for £500,000.

passers-by, but missed him and hit a

A particularly checky newsboy, who

assent of the PRESIDENT, in six of the large gentleman who happened to be near. cities of South China, namely, Canton, PC A155 caught the rascal, and he Facchow, Chunkiang, Nanchang and Wared before the Magistrate yesterday

On two charges of selling, newspapere

chang. REUTER has also reported within without licences he was fined $8, and persons have been for the assault be was fined $20, or in

REGENT'S PARK ESTATE.

SOLD TO AN ACCOUNTANT

LONDON, April 8th Lord Howard de Walden has sold his

THE KING OF SWEDEN;

LONDON, April 5th. King of Sweden is shortly to

as follows

HE.C.C.-R. Raneck (Captain) R. N Anderson, C. C. Clark, P. U Cobb, D. E. Donnelly, R. Kennedy, M. M. Mans TE. Pearce, R. Stoker, R. P Thursfield and R. D. Wodehouse,

Rest of the League -R. E. 0. Bird (Captain), Lieut Bagnall, E.GA, Mafor Bowen, APD PL Braga, K. H Mace kill. Captain Matthews, R.G.A Corp Morrish, B.E. GR. Bayer A Stalker,

We are asked by the Rector of the Roman Catholic Cathedral to mention for the information of the Catholic com- munity that the services on Good Friday instead of y as marked in the Catholic Directory

WHITE WOLF NOT ANTI-

FOREIGN

his machine was swamned by wayes,

Hear Hirth and his passenger were not

hurt.

FROM PARIS TO PEKING BY AIR. PEKING, April 8th.

BERLIN, April 9th." The Hanko Daily News states as the

The German aviator, Herr Fliederbaum, result of searching enquiries that White is to compete for the prize offered by the Wolf is not anti-foreign. The territories Paris Matin for a flight from Paris to. devastated by White Wolf" prove the Peking. He intends flying along the

Siberian Railway.. contrary, and what killing and wounding of foreigners there has been has happened against his will

REBEL ACTIVITY.

A TRAITOR IN THE PRESIDENT'S TAMEN

PEKING, April 8th. Taan Shi-yuen, the Secretary of Linng Shi-y, who was recently arrested in the. President's yemen has been shot by sentence of a Court-Martial.

Another rebel chief, Chinag Ting-han, was apprehended yesterday, charged with inciting the troops to rebellion, saying that he was acting in agreement with Li Yusn-hung (the Vice President), THE NEW CHINESE OFFICIAL BANK

PEKING, April 8th

A Presidential Mandate publishes the regulations for the new Bank of the Communicatione. The Ministry of

Its

Bank's charter is for 30 years.

four millions are to be taken up by the capital' i 10 million taels, of which sum

Ministry of Communications and the rest will be provided by private individuals. PEKING OFFICIALS WITHDRAW HESIGNATIONS

Pramo, April 8th Hsu Shi Chang has intervened between the Minister of War, Tuan Chi Jui, and the President's Secretary Genere, Liang Shi Yi, with the resuls that both will

tw remain in office poremet

THE QUINTUPLE GROUP TYLER PEKING, April 8h.

Ku Hung-ming (who passed some seara

THE EPIROTES AND ALBANIA.

BERLIN, April 7th Negotiations have been initiated between the Epirotes, and Albanië, The conditions suggested have been declared as accept- able in part.

ALBANIA AND THE POWERS.

BERLIK, April 7th. It is said to be necessary that the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente should come to an understanding before

the Powers undertake joint steps with regard to Albania.

RUSSIA'S BUDGET.

BERLIN, April 7th. The estimated Russian Budget for 1914 scows a surplus of 32 million roubles. -

AFFAIRS IN ALBANIA.

BERLIN, April 7th. The Greek. Committee and the metro- polite priest have been arrested at

Durzzzo.

THE YANGTSZE INSURANCE-

CO., LTD.

Messrs. Shewan, Tomes & Co., agents for the above Company, have been advised by wire that the Directors will recom mend at the forthcoming meeting of shareholders a dividend of 25 per cent.

HOW TO DEAL WITH USTER.

FIRM OFFER FROM OSAKA:

The following telegram in translated from a Japanese paper

The Mavor of Dubhn has received a letter from afapanese in Osaka, offering to supply De forfettle the trouble in Ulster The letter, spītes.

S We have direct exurections with the Japanese Government, and the arms ordered will be sent to Dublin at once from the Osaka Military Arsenal, The writer added that be sent 200,000 aides lait year to India

the past week that fit the alternative to remain a guest of His undergo an operation for ulcer in the will commence at 8 o'clock in the morning at Oxford) has been appointed as interpre#{P) as well as supplying arms to Mexico

arrested in Peking in connection, it iMajesty in the Victoria Caol for eiz stomach. alleged, with a plot to overthrow the present weeks.

ter to the Quintuple Bankers Syndicate Hawaii and Abr in the place of Dr. Gatrell

The letter in not regarded seriously.