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that Japan might soms day become republic brought down on his head all the wrath of those who found it to their advantage to beat the imperialistic drum. The uproar aroused over Mr. OSAKI's innocent utterance was indeed quite out of proportion to its importance. Rather, to
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 11th. 1914.
The English mail of the 11th April was delivered in London on the 8th May,
Captain G. T. Brierley, R.G.A., well- known in Hongkong has recently been promoted to the rank of Major
The losses in the recent big fire at Bangkok are estimated at two million.
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Hongkong, 9th May, 1014.
companies are estimated at about 400,000 the writer of the leading article in your DEAR SIR,I am very much afraid that
ticals.
Mr. F. C. Wilford, partner in Mesara Lane, Crawford, & Co., who is retiring,
leaving for Home to-day, after a residence in the Colony of upwards of 34 years.
insue of to day has misinterpreted the remarks, which were made by H.E. the Governor at the last meeting of the Legislative Council.
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DANISH ROYAL VISIT TO ENGLAND
CORDIAL WELCOME.
LONDON, May 9th.
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THE CRISIS IN MEXICO.
COLLAPSE OP HOERTA'S-REGIME EXPECTED.
WASHINGTON, May 9th.
There was a sudden midnight confer- The King and Queen of Denmark Brence at the War Office owing to a despatch to arrive in London to-day on a visit to from General Funaton. The situation King George”
at Mexico City is grave;":"
Refugees say The papers publish most cordial articles that the collapse of the Huerta regme welcoming the Royal visitors.
may be momentarily expected, and it is LONDON, May 10th. possible that anareby may ensue. Their Majesties the King and Queen of General Funston desires 60,000 troops
disregard for consequences other than those of the moment, we should feel inclined to turn to some of his speeches on the Californian question or other diplomatic squabbles in which Japan liss recently been engaged. Statesmen in opposition lave, it 18 true, always more licence than when they occupy a seat in the Ministry, and abuse of
Mr. H. P White, who went up to the Government in power is a a popular feature of all political meetings. Ent behanghai for the Race meeting, has hind the invective one generally expects to decided to extend his bop to England, and styled as Sisters) with local quali Denmark arrived in London yesterday to | to be equipped in readiness to make a
and leaves Shanghai by the Empress of
nasio this week.
find some basis of argument or an outline of a more promising policy, a fact which is too often overlooked by Japanese political orators. When home affairs alone are concerned not much harm is done, although
The annual dinner of the Hongkong Volunteer Reserves took place at the headquarters on Saturday evening. His
presented the shooting trophies to the successful marksinen
So far as I can gather from those remarks, we are not promised 3 trained Sisters out from home on a three years engagement, but something entirely different, namely, 3 Nurses (to be ranked
fications and experience, engaged locally
and as a temporary measure (possibly for pay their Accession visit, and were flash for the rescue of foreigners, & few months only) pending further accorded a hearty ovation by crowds of
The War Office has submitted to the investigation
people
Cabinet plans for reinforcing General The Danish Royal yacht was given Fanston to enable him to defend Vera
...
Whilst concede that such a temporary the outsider too often receives the impres. Excellency the Governor presided, and measure of relief is preferable to the Naval honours on arriving at Port Craz and move against the capial.
policy of drift which has been pursued
H.R.H. tho Prince of Wales. Victoria by the Cloverament during the past ten months, I much regret that I cannot received the Royal visitors, and escorted H.E. the Governor has beer pleased to regard such a purely temporary measure them to London, whore King George and The Navy Department is investigating
as accomplishing the main purpose of Queen Mary, Queen Alexandra, and other my motion, and I shall continue to peg members of the Royal Family, together
Regiment,
appoint 2nd Lieutenant R. B Hatfield, 8th Battalion, City of London
Aide-de Camp, with the local raak of Captain.
ARMS SMUQULING ON A GERMAN VESSEL..
a report that two German vessels loaded with arms and ammunition for Huerta's
and is refreshing and invigorating. the orator may be taken as too seriously and to be his Private Secretary and extra away at the subject, in the hope of hasten with Cabinet Ministers and distinguished supporters are en route to Puerto Mexico.
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personages, welcomed them.
The Royal visitors then went in proces su to Buckingham Palace, where a State banquet is to be hold to-night.
FUNERAL OF THE DUKE OF ARGYLL
An effort will be made through the State Department to have Germany prevent the of munitions of war in Mexico landing from German ships.
ALLEGED VIOLATION OF ARMISTICE BY AMERICA.
sion that politios are regarded more as an amusement than a serious work for the benefit of the nation; but when foreign affairs are concerned there is always the danger that the wild and whirling efforts of
reported abroad as a general indication of the feelings of the nation when they merely represent the efforts of the Japanese orator to increase his prestige in the only way he knows how.
The tempora ment of the Japanese mee must be taken into account, The Japanese can be arousel to the highest pitch of excite ment and frenzy, but hardly so easily as u Western race, and language which to Western ears may seem to indicate the whito beat of passion may to Japanese merely indicate a certain degree of plonsur- able excitement. However this may be, the fact remains that Japanese political show that the mean temperature was 71.5, seek the sanction of the Secretary of State Queen, Queen Alexandra, and other mem: American operations at Vera Cruz were uttarances too often fail to impress the and the mean minimum 680, compared for the employment of three nurse with bers of the Royal Family, as well as Western ear with a feeling of red, ect for the ability of Japanese statesmen, and Mr OZAKI's public speeches are no exception to
the rulo. By his writings, however, OZAXI makes much more favourable impression, us be therein shows that he is well toquainted with the political systems of A. S. WATSON & CO.. Wastern countries and can par his finger
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The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, MAY 11TH, 1914.
the
The junk master who was charged at the Magistracy with the larceny of a The absence of any emergency Staff to number of bars of metal, which he had supply gaps cansed by absence on leave been employed to remove from the or illness seems, as you point out, to call Aldenham, was found guilty, and son- for considerable comment, inasmuch as tenced to six months imprisonment. On a body like a Hospital Nursing Staff must the second charge, of possessing a sceret not only be composed of persons with
LONDON, May 9th. compartment in his junk, he was special training, but must also get on
The funeral service of the lato Duke sentenced to further month's hard with the work to be done and cannot
shelve or postpone it-Yours faithfully, of Argyll in Westminster Abbey was. labour.
H. E. POLLOCK. | attended by a vast congregation, which [We certainly did not imagine it to be included Their Majesties the King and at the Royal Observatory during April | necessary for the Colonial Government to
The meteorological observations made
local qualifications and experience engaged
with 70.2 and 86.5 for the same month locally and as a temporary measure.
We members of the Cabinet, Ambassadors, during the past 30 years. The tem-quote be'ow the reference to the subject from Peers, M.P.'a and representatives of the perature was again extremely variable, the report of the Council proceedings The maximum temperature, 87,2, was the highest on record except in 1890, when it
was 38.6, and the minimum temperature. 59, was the lowest on record except in 1880 and 1905, when the figures were 55.6 and 61.8. The range of temperature in
sunshine, and 4.165 inches of rain,............... The Gazette publishes the following table of returns of the average amount of bank notes in circulation and of specie
in
reserve in Hongkong during the month ended 30th April, 1914, as certified by the Managers of the respective
Banks:
Danks.
Average Amount,
Specie in
Reserve.
Chartered Bank of India Australia and Chinn $ 4,076,007 $ 2,000,000* Hongkong
and Shanghai Banking Corporation Mercantile Bank of
-India, Ltd.
Total
20,601,083 15,500,COG
-- 1,070,840- -700,000+
$26,837,930 $18,200,000
Sterling Securities deposited with the
Crown Agents valued at 81,798,166, Securities with the Crown Agents
His BXCELLENCY Avid: enme to the conclusion since the last meeting of the Council that would recommend to the Secretary of State, an increase of three sisters as a temporary measure, pending further investigation as to the disposition if the staff. One of these nurses has been engaged, and we are looking for two more.
Dominions.
THE HOME RULE PROBLEM.
+ "MINISTER SAYS IT IS ON THE POINT OF SETTLEMENT."
LONDON, May 9th.
I trust that that information will ha Dr. Macnamara, Parliamentary Secre satisfactory to hon. members, and it seems t
to render quite unnecessary the elaborate | tary to the Admiralty, speaking at committee which they wish to have Croydon, stated that the Irish question appointed,
was on the point of a settlement which
The Foreign Office has complained to the mediators that the Americans are landing troops at Vera Cruz in violation of the armistice.
The mediators are taking up the matter with President Wilson.
The mediators decided that
no violation of the armistice.
the
In reply to President Huerta's' protest, the United States Government states that it has taken no aggressive stepp-at Vera Cruz and has done nothing to violates the
armistice
HOME CRICKET.
LONDON, May 9th. The match between the M.CC. and Notta, at Lord's, was drawn.
Hon, Mr. Portock-Does your Excel- Jonty mon three sisters in addition to would be based on the ultimate unity of THE INTERPORT CRICKET TEAM. the one coming out at the end of June to supply the nontoy of one of the sisters who got married?
IIN EXCELLENCY-Yes.
If this does not mean that three trained Sisters are to be sent out from Hone then we agree that the main purpose of Mr. Pollock's motion has not been accom plished. ED.]
LOCAL GOLF RECORDS.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,""].
Hongkong, 9th May, 1914, Dean Sin-May I take the liberty of correcting a statement appearing in your issue of May 8th, under the heading of Golf Extraordinary at Fanling." The last time a hole was done in one
time a Fanling previous to Mr. Sandford's effort was in December last, when Mr. L. N. Leefe, whilst playing with me, holed his tee shot at the third.Yours.faithfully,
on the weak spots in his country's ecudition, the month, 417, has only been exceeded The new Minister, as before stated, has on two occasions, namely, 31.0 in 1880 strong democratic leanings, but he wems to aad 32.4 in 1905. There were 114 4 koura
Fof be fully aware of the difficulties confronting any attempt to place more politica f power in the hands of the people. So far as the people have any political power under present con ditions and the power of a legislative body whose acte can always be supplemented by Imperial Ordinances is very small-such power is limited to the two million voters, who, according to Mr. Ozakr, think so lightly of their privilege that they are always ready to burter it away for a few cop- pers. Any extension of the franchisa in | such circumstances is not very hopeful, and Ma. Ozáky Yukio, whose appointment as yet the extension of the franchise seems to Minister of Justice is one of the surprises be the only way by which popular govern-—-— of the new Cabinet in Tokio, in wind, if not ment can be introduced. It is true that in years, belongs to the new school of there exists a law against bribery and cor Japanese politicians, with leanings towards ruption and that every general election is more democratic form of Government followed by many prosecutions for
But even if than the statesmen of the Meiji Era its infringement. thought advisable. It is perhaps on this law were enforced properly, which is account that he has so long been exiled in not the case, the electors would still be THE SHANGHAI RACE MEETING. the political wilderness and forced to turn dead to the value of their vote, and not bis activities to municipal and local affairs. being able to sell it they would probably
GRAND NATIONAL ON THE OFF-DAY Indeed, so completely was he outside the fail to make any use of it. Sonse Foru swim in political affaire for a long period in of political education is evidently needed, but his career that there were not wanting those that any such education is likely to be who regarded him as an exploded force and introduced in present circumstances is very prophesied that he would never be able to doubtful. So far the powers-that-ba in enter politics again. Now, however, Mr. Japan have shown no desire for the political OZAKI is on the way to fulfil the promise of education of the people: indeed, they have his youth, and however short may be the generally manifested an extreme auxiety to existence of the new Cabinet formed by check any independent political thinking. Count Oxus, the new Minister of Justice The official class, which is the most highly must be reckoned with by all future educated, has its bread and butter to earn Cabinets, even if it be solely from the and thus keeps clear of all datgerous negative point of view of lack of better thoughts, as independent views on Gov material. The material, however, of which ernment are stigmatised in Japan, and as Mr. Ozaki is made is by no means to be the official class includes nearly all the despised. For one thing, be has kept his educationists in Japan, there is no enconr. during the absence on leave of the Hon synchronized with the inauguration on
agement given to independent political thinking among the rising generation.
hands clean and this is considered a
remarkable fout in, present-day politics in Japan-and has never sold his soul to any Government. He has always adhered more or less to the progressive views with which he started his career, and he remains to-day one of the few politicians in Japan who are able to look on the political affairs of the country from a detached point of view un blinded by excess of prejudice or patriotisus.
£68,040.0
RESULT OF THE
A private telegram received in the Colony gives the result of the Grand National Steeplechase run on the "Of. Day of the Shanghai Spring Meeting on Saturday as follows:-
*
Mr. Lamerton's Bornite: Mr. Robson's Mango Tree Mr. F. Breitang's Liebeslust
REGINALDE MASTER
ANOTHER INDIAN FRONTIER
OUTRAGE
"LBATH OF MAJOR DOOP!!
at
Ireland
Suffragists created great disorder at the meeting, and twenty were ejected..
Hows of seats had to be removed because Women were padlocked to them.
UNDENDING NATIONALISTS.
It is stated authoritatively that there have been no conversations on Home Rule since Monday, and that a resumption of the conversations is not expected at présent.
SCORES IN THE TRIAL MATCH.
The trial match on Saturday between an Interport XI. and eleven of the Colony was only moderately satisfactory, and it is dificult to believe that, with the dearth of really class bowlers, and the far from convincing form of the batsmen, Hong- kong will beat Shanghai on the latter's ground. In the trial match there were but four good individual innings, 4 polished 71 by Sayer, an equally good effort by R. Hancock, and a couple of hard-hitting contributions, in partner- ship, by de Rome and Stalker, of the Kowloon Club, It is in the trundling department, however, where the weakness An earthquake, around Catania, a is most evident, and with Lieut. Bagnall seaport in Sicily, destroyed the village somewhat off bis real form with the ball,
Libera Already 30 dead bodies and the want of a good fast bowler is urgent.
EARTHQUAKE IN SICILY.
MANY PEOPLE KILLED AND INJURED."
LONDON, May 9th.
120 injured persons have been recovered. from the ruins, while ton dead have been found at Bongiardo. Much damage was done to property elsewhere.
HOME TURF.
·RESULT OF THE JUBILEE STAKES-
LONDON, May 10th. The result of the race for the Jubiler
Scores and analyses :—
THE ABAT.
C. C. Clarke, Anderson 8. 8. Moore, run out.
J. A Pym. b Stokes......
R. Keunody, b Anderson“
G. E. Mariey b Stokes ....
Corp Morrish, c Pearce, b Stokes
J. Stalker, b Reed
J. de Rome, Hancock, b Sayer.....
R. Pestonji, c and b Sayer
H. H. Tayler, not out
D. E. Donnelly, o Matthews, b Sayer
Extras
Total
Bowling Analysis,
The Curragh
12.
Blue Stone
·Bird
39
Drinmore
Twenty ran; won by five lengths, head Mistress
Anderson Stokes Keod Bagnoll Sayers
6
·0
33
5
Major Dodd, Political Agent in Waziristan who was wounded by his Mahsud orderly at Tank on Sunday, died OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS. on April 15th, The deaths of three Stakes, run at Kempton Park on Satur
British officers-Lieutenant Kickie and day, is as follows:- His Majesty the King has been pleased Captain Brown being the other two-and to approve the appointment of the Hon. three constables and the wounding of two Father constables represents the worst Mr. A. F Churchill to be a Member of frontier tragedy since the Fort Sandemun the Executive and Legislative Comcils outrage 16 years ago. It is remarkable that this tragedy should have Mr. William Chatham, C.MG
Tuesday of the Swat Canal, which will separating second and third. H.E the Governor has been pleased to irrigate nearly 400,000 acres, and is the Prue jumped off, followed by China Cock, appoint Mr. E. W. Hamilton to be a greatest work hitherto accomplished for Blue Stone, and Fairy King. Rounding How the political education is to come Justice of the Peace for the Colony of The death of Major Dodd, says the the bend into the straight, Blue Stoner led,
greasing the prosperity of the frontier: therefore, it is difficult to Buy The only
Hongkong course seems to lie through the taxpayers pockets and a revolt against the present heavy imports. There are not wanting signs of such a revolt, and if it was success- fol a practical Jasson would be given of the power of the people to direct the affairs of
At the same time it must be acknowledged the country in so far at least as concerned.
The appointment of Mr. P. W. Gold ring as a member of the Sanitary Board is. gazetted.
THE HIPPODROME AND CIRCUS
The first performance at the circus and
Tamnés, brings up to five the number of those killed by the Maksud Waziri orderly closely followed by China Cock, Mistress who ran amok on Sunday at Tank, Prue, and The Curragh. At the distance Captain Brown, of Vaughan's Rifles; Lieutenant Hickies of the 32nd Mountain post The Curragh went to the front, and Battery; and two members of the Frontier won in a canter. Constabulary being the other four.
1892.
Betting: 100 to 8 The Curragh; 10 to
Betti
Blue Stone; as to 1 Drinmore. Chion Cock was favourite, at 3 to 1, and Junior
THE DERBY,
joined the Norfolk Regiment in | Major Dodd was born in 1872, and He was transferred to the Indian Army, 27th Punjabis, in 1886. He served in that Mr. OZAKI is not deficient in the faults of matters immediately affecting them, and hippodrome at Causeway Bay will be for his services was mentioned in dis was close tip: fourth.
the Waziristan expedition of 1901, and his countrymen, including that tendency to they would be encouraged to make similar giren to-night, and the first matines will patches. In 1903 he was appointed Com- Stincasured utterances which is a dis- efforts in other directions. In any case, it be on Wednesday. The company arrived mandant of the Northern Waziristan tinguishing feature of Coun
Count OKUMA'S is a source of satisfaction to find the on Saturday, and the menagerie Ailitia, a post which he held for five character. We are not referring to the indiacrest utterance which nearly wrocked Mr. OZAKI's careser spine fifteen years ago, when an argument based on the supposition
name of Mr. Ozakı again among the landed without untoward incident. Cabinet members, since it indicates that at Colonel Bob Love has arranged with least some recognition is to be given to the Tramway Company to run special late more modern ideas of government,
I cars right through.
years. In 1910 he was appointed Political Agent at Wano and Commandant of the Southern Waziristan Militia. Major C.J.E., last year, and Dodd was created
capable and promising officer.
The latest betting on the Derby is 5 to Kennymore; 9 to 2 The Tetrarch,
Baker
T.
INTERPORT XI.
Pearce, b. Morrish E
Capt. Matthews, b Taylor
198
G. I Sayer, st. Pym, b Morrish 22, 71
R. A Stokes, b Donnelly
R. Hancock, Morrish, b Tayler
Nr Anderson, & Tayler,
Morrish
H. G. Bagnall, Donnelly, b Tayler.
Baker, run out
H.
E. B. Roode de Rome, b Morrish.......
R. P. Thursfield, be Tayler. RAE. O. Bird, not cut
Extrus
Total
.100
Bowling Analysis:
Taylor.
On the Kempton Park course the
Morrish Stalker
Donnelly
7
Ambassador 3,000 to 45 Quixtus,
Kennedy
Marley
by his death the Indian Government loses betting on the Derby was:-3,000 to 260 De Rome
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