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standa financially. There can be no two opinions as to the explanation of this record collection. It is, without doubt, due to the re-organisation of the Salt Gabelle and its supervision by Sir RICHARD DARE,

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the man might be able to attend the Court. The case was remanded.

In aid of the funds of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, a cinematograph enter tainment will be held in the residence of Mr. J. M. Alves, the President of the

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] PUBLIC INDIGNANT AT MILITANCY:

VOLUNTEERS TO PROTECT ORUROHES.

LONDON, June 11th.

The exasperated public yesterday drove Suffragettes, who were selling Votes for Women literature, from the City, to

ing

the

their placards. Volunteers are organising for protection of churches and public build ings, etc.

Kowloon Conference of the Society, at Kowloon, on Monday, commencing at BS pm. The pictures, many of which were taken locally, have kindly been supplied gratis by the Variety Film Exchange Company. There will be a small charge for admission.

Sanction has been given for the appoint ment of Licut Col, F. K. Fair, Royal Royal Engineers, na Commanding Engineer at Hongkong, in relief of Lieut. Col. P. J. J. Radcliffe. The new C.R.E. joined the sappers in February, 1880, and is at present C.R.E. at Dublin, He served in the South African War

1800-02 took part in the operations in the

THROUGH REUTER'A AGENCY.] CHINESE AMBASSADOR TO

LONDON

SUMMONED TO PERING.

LONDON, June 11th. Reuter states that Mr. Low Yuk-lin, the Chinoso Minister at the Court of St. James, has been summoned to Peking,

to consult with the Government on Stato affairs.” He is not officially relin- quishing his post in London.

Mr. Shen So. Ea-ling Minister at The Home Secretary (Mt. Reginald Vienna, will temporarily represent China McKenna) has had an audience within London, pending the decision whether His Majesty the King. It is understood Mr. Lew Yuklin will return. Mr. Low that the interview was in connection with Yuk-lin leaves for China early in July. anti-Suffragette measures,

The Council of the Women's Liberal Federation, on the motion of Lady Carlisle, has passed a resolution calling upon the Government to immediately suppress militancy,

Miss Sylvia Pankhurst, borne on a

ANGLO CHINESE NEGOTIATIONS REGARDING TIBET.

LONDON, June 11th, Router learns that the negotiations between Great Britain and China regard-

ing Tibet, which have been proceeding in has raised fresh points, thus occasioning

working of this department will be carried Cape Colony (Queen's medal with three litter, beaded a procession of East End India, are as yet not completed, China

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on smoothly. When theloan was negotiated last year, the agreement provided that China was to take mmediate steps for the reorganisation, with the assistance of foreigners, of the system of collection of salt revenue assigned as security for the loan. The Central Sult Department reben formed by the 20th May, but when that date arrived the department had not

come into existence, the delay being due to the fear entertained by the leaders that the Salt Administration would overshadow the Chief Apostorno. However, the Government continued working the old regulations, under which it was laid down that the Inspectorate

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Suffragists to the House of Commons.

After the procession had proceeded shout

At a largely attended meeting of rate- Payers at Shanghai last Thursday, Sira mile, police surrounded the litter and Havilland de Sausnarez presiding, the arrested Bliss Pankhurst, A man was in- following resolution was passed with a jured in the souffle. few dissentients: That, the Council be

hereby authorized and empowered to take stops for converting the Yangkingpang and the Defence Creek inte broad thoroughfares, after negotiation with the French Municipal Council and the Shanghai Race Club, and to provide adequate drainage to take their place tha

The police have received a complaint

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HONGKONG, JUNE 12TE, 1914.

Tax value of the Salt Gabelle, not only as security for the Quintuple Loan of last year but as an important item in the national revenue of China, becomes more apparent than ever from the figures, which have been

In October Sir RICHARD DANE drow up regulations for the Chief Inspectorate and for the districts, and ultimately the objections, raised to this were waived by Mr. HSIUNG Sux-LING, the Premier, who was convinced that the schema elaborated by Sir RICHARD was in the best interests of China

Those tended to simplify the Administration, and the excellent results already obtained justify the confidence placed in Sir BroHARD and prove the valus of the scheme brought into operation.

The collection of over 24 million taels after meeting the payments due under the Ican leaves a aum of over 13 millions in the bank. This must be regarded as very satisfactory. The result, however, is over more satis-

between the period from 21st May last to the end of September only a little over two and a half million taels had been collected. So that in something like eiglit monthe 22 milions have been collected. This surely justifies the optimism which Sir RICHARD bus already expressed for the future. In conclusion, it may be of interest to point out that the areas which contributed most to

effect that on Wednesday some person entored the Regimental canteen, situated on the compound at the Mount Austin Barracks, by breaking two panes of glass in the skylight and drawing a bolt in the door. The intruder then stole a camphor,

wood box containing $95.78 in money The box was later recovered, but with the exception of 19 cants all the money had been extracted. A sentry is on duty outside the canteen night and day,

The procession, followed by enormous crowds, reached the Strand, where the police broke up the party. Twelve went by train to Westminster, and ware allow ed to enter the House of Commons. The Chief Literal Whip, Mr. Percy Illing worth, received them, and they dispersed quietly.

BRITISH POSTAL EMPLOYEES GRIEVANCES.

DISSATISFACTION AT HOLT COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATIONS,

LONDON, June 11th

In the debate in the House of Commons on the Post Office Estimates, general dis satisfaction was expressed at the inade quacy of the recommendations of the Holt Committee,

although they involved substantial increases in the wages of the

At the Magistracy yesterday a Sopoy | poatal servants.

Ultimately Mr. Hobhouse (Postmaster in the Singapore Battalion of the R.G.A. was charged with assaulting a Chinese General) announced the appointment of girl and with assaulting a lukong in the Gener execution of his duty. The story for the & special Committee to consider a re- prosecution was thent

that the defendant adjustment of the recommendations He accosted the girl in Temple Street, also announced that the Government

obeyed, but returned later and assaulted the girl, who complained to a Chinese enquire into the whole question of the constable. The lukong took defendant in relations of the State and its employees charge, and the Sepoy then struck him as regards wages and hours of work.

Defendant alleged that BRITISH MOTOR CAR TOURIST on the chest. while returning to his Barracks from

TROPHY Laichikok he was attacked and robbed.

LONDON, June 11th He showed the Magistrate a torn coat which he said he was wearing. Bergt. In the race for the Motor-car Tourist the collection were Szechuan, the Yangtze Peter Grant said that he saw the coat on Trophy in the Isle of Man, there were

Valley, Tientain and Kwangtung.

Mine. Alexandrine Emilie Brunat, of 48, Boulevard Emile Angier, Paris, widow of M. Paul Branat, of Shanghai, China, and formerly of Japan, left estate in the United Kingdom valued at £6,812.

The Shanghai branches of both the Royal Society of St. George and the St. Androw's Bociety sent congratulatory messages to the King on his birthday and Lord Stamfordham cabled the King's thanks to each Society,

The late Capt. Henry Edward Bourchier, It N., of Highfield House, Steep, Hants, who for some years helped to train the Chinese Navy, in conjunction

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the previous night, and the large tear the defendant now exhibited was not then there. Defendant was fined $15 on the two charges.

OPIUM AS

PRESERVED FRUIT.”

Before Mr. Wood yesterday, the hearing was resumed of the case in which a Chinese is charged with being in unlawful possession of 820 taels of opium, which were consigned to Hongkong on the Chuen Chou from Macao as preserved fruit."

The defence was that the defendant knew nothing of the contents of the boxes, and that he was merely taking delivery for another firm, with which he had no connection.

Two Chinese, one a merchant and the

made public showing the exceptionally laive with the late Admiral Lang, has left other a shopkeeper, were called to give

amount of the collections realised within

the short period ended May 20th last. It in hardly correct to refer to the period as a year, as the regulations at present governing the scheme were not put into practice until last autumn, though it is, perhaps, easier, for purposes of comparison, to adhere to the unal twelve months' period. Within the time under notice the collections amounted to Tis. 24,147,000, which is by far the largest collection ever made by the Salt Gabelle of China. The record until this year has been

estate of the value of £3,874,

Dr. Morrison left Peking on the 10th instant on four months leave of absence. Ho will proceed to England, and after remaining there one month will travel to Canada to investigate immigration in British Columbia, says the Peking Darly Were.

The master of a fishing junk has informed the authorities that while his anchor in Shaukiwan boat was at Harbour his nephew named Lai Ling, in

22 atazters of various nationalities. The The result of distance is 600 miles. yesterday's run of 300 miles is na follows:-

Lea-Guinness Sunbeam, h. 15m. 878 Loc Guinness Sunbeam, bb. 18m. 57s. Porporato Minerva, 5h. 31m. 98,

NEW BRAZILIAN MINISTER TO CHINA AND JAPAN.

LONDON, June 11th Senor Regis de Oliveira, at present in Cuba, has been appointed Brazilian Minister at Tokyo and Peking.

MARRIAGE OF MR. ROOSEVELT'S.

SON

MADRID, June 11th. Mr. Kermit Roosevelt, son of Mr. Theodore Roosevelt, was married yester character, after which Mr. F. L. Agassis day to the daughter of the United States

evidence regarding the defendant's

(from Mr. Harding's office), who

defended, submitted that the defendant's story was a trus one, although

unfortunately appearances were / very

Ambassador to Spain, Mr. Willard

THE ALBANIAN FORCES.

REVIEWED BY THE BULEES.

DURAZZE, June 11th. The Prince and Princess of Albania reviewed the Forces, and were given an

much against him. Witnesses had told © his Worship, that it was a scommon

practice for firms in the Colony to oblige" each other by sending a foki to take delivery He also submitted the legal ovation. point as to whether the defendant was actually in possession of the goods. He contended that he had not taken posses son, and that there remained some unfulfiled act which was necessary to complete physical possession.

14 million taels. That represent attempting to board the junk from a

dinghy, accidentally fell overboard and

was drowned.

ENGLISH COUNTY CRICKET.

· LANCASHIRE'S 11G WIN OVER KENT.

LONDON, June 11th Lancashire beat Kent at Manchester by an innings and 163 runs.

actual receipts, but if the statement of national income and expenditure for recent years be consulted it will be discovered that

The marriage took place on the 2nd the estimates from this source have been placed at 40 million tuels, and in one instance inst., at Kobe, of Mr. George H. as high as 70 million taala. However, the Whymark, a well-known resident at that the defendant knew what the boxes con delightfully vague budgets of the olden port, to Mr. F. A. Grimble. The bride tained. The only question whether Yorkshire beat Derbyshire at Leeds by

His Worship said he was satisfied that Middlesex beat Warwickshire at Lords

by 10 wickets.

was given away by her brother-in-law, the defendant had actually taken passes an mainge and five runs, times are giving place to more accurate China is beginning to know where the Crane Williame was best man.

delay.

THE MEXICAN MEDIATORS' DIFFICULTY

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

THE INDUSTRIAL TURMOIL IN ITALY:

ANÇONA, June 11th. Thousands of people who were attending the funeral of the victims of the recent

attack by the Carabineers on demonstra-

tors were infuriated by a spectator who

watched the funeral smoking a cigarette... Disorders onsued, and revolvers word fired. As a result many had to be taken to hospital.

There were strike affrays at Florence and Bari, numbers being wounded. Ona person was killed at Florence

A meb at Naples stoned Artillerymen, and the latter then fired, killing one of. the strikers.

The crowd besieged a dairy, where the police had taken refuge. The dairyman, with a revolver, killed one of the

demonstratora.

Crowds of people formed into proces-

sion at Florence and Rome, cheering

the King and the Army, and protesting

against violence towards the strikera. There was no disorder.

The General Labour Confederation at Rome has declared the strike off through- NIAGARA, June 11th

out Italy. There is a hitch in the mediation pro-

ROME, June 11th.. ceedings The United States are The strikers, considering that they have insisting on the non-recognition of Presi- made an effective protest are returning to dent Huerta, while the Mediators are work. The newspapers are re-appearing inclined to allow President Huerta the and the country is assuming a normal right to nominate a successor.

RUSSIA'S FAR EASTERN TRADE.

ST. PETERSBURG, June 11th. The Duma has adopted a motion calling on the Government to adopt more effectual measures for the promotion of trade with Mongolia, China, and the Enst generally by the creation of special export bounties, modifications in the Customs tariff, and the development of communications JAPANESE MINISTER TO MEXICO FOUND

LONDON, June 11th. The correspondent of the Daily Tele grup says that a detachment of Japanese Marines found the missing Japanese Minister at Bayula, and escorted him to Tuxpam.

THE FOREIGN FORCES IN MEXICO.

SERIOUS EPIDEMIC BREAKS OUT.

NEW YORK, June 11th.

3. L

aspect.

THE IRISH PROBLEM

ITS EFFECT ON FINANCE..

LONDON, June 11th. The Stock Exchange regards the Irish situation gloomily, and the markets aro depressed.

The rapidly growing Nationalist Vol

Lobbies. A moderate estimate places the unteers is the absorbing topic in the

number at already 100,000.

The seriousness of the position is realised by the Liberals, numbers of whom, in speaking to their constituencies, said that the final proof of the weakness of the Government was the permitting of the drilling and orming of Ulster.

A VALUABLE CARGO.

$1,500,000 FOR THE KWANGTUNG GOVERNMENT.

The S.S. Kanchow, which arrived in The New York Herald states that Hongkong yesterday afternoon, brought epidemics of dysentery and malaria have down from Shanghai $1,500,000, for the broken out among the troops and blue Kwangtung Government. This sum jackets at Vera Cruz and Tampico.

There are 87 malarial patients on H.M.S. Hermione, now homeward bound. The authorities at Washington declare that the accounts are exaggerated.

THE AMERICA CUP

ANOTHER TRIAL.BACE

represents the first instalment of the million pounds sterling which are being borrowed by the Chinese Government is Peking from the Quintuple Group to redeem the Kwangtung notes,

In consequence of recent piracies we understand that special precautions are being taken for the safe conveyance of thus valuable cargo to Carton by the Kanchou to day. A British gunboat will escort her as far as Tiger Island, where she will be met by Chinese gunboats.

NEW YORK June 11th. A race ontside Sandy Hook over a course of thirty miles between three

Mr. H. R. Boyd and Mr. D. R. McEuen, aspirants to the honour of defending the Chief Cashiers under the note redemption America Cup resulted in Resolute, which scheme, have come down from Peking, did the distance in the record time of hours 16mins 40secs., beating Faniie by 7mins 19ces Defiance withdrew

ANOTHER ELECTION IN AUSTRALIA.

ZLBOURNE, June 11th,

THE NEW GOVERNOR OF MACAO..

Senhor José Carlos da Majs, the new

Macao, Governor of

was cordially welcomed on his arrival at Macao by the Sun on Wednesday after The wharf and the thorough- through which he was to were decorated with flags and

noon.

In the House of Representatives, Mr. Cook the Premiar, announced that fares Parliament would be dissolved on the passw 20th July, and that an Election would

be held on the 20th September

lowers and several arches had been

erected. The new Governor proceeded from the wharf, accompanied by the Acting DARING MASKED ROBBERY NEAR Governor and a number of officials, to

SYDNEY

SYDNEY, June 11th. A pay-clerk was conveying a box con taining £3,300 for distribution as wages to the Railway pay office at Eveleigh when two masked men drove up in a motor they bad stolen in the chauffeur's absence, covered the clerk with a revolver, and then deramped with the box of money,

IMMUNITY FOR RUSSIAN LEGISLATORS.

Br. PETERSBRO, June 11th,

the Senado, where the transfer of the Governorship took place in due form. The Heads of Departments were subse- quently presented to His Excellency at Government House, and later a number of friends were entertained at dinner.

HONGKONG TENNIS LEAGUE,

CLUB DE RECREIO V. CHINESE RECREATION CLUB

The above match was played on the former's ground and resulted in a win

The Dams voted by 168 to 60 in favour for the home team by 29 games. The

of a Bill granting immunity to members scores were --

estimates of income and expenditure, and Mr. F. W. Grimble while Mr. Geo. Esion of the opium. He would reserve The match between Hants and Notts of the Dams, whereupon the Extreme Club de Recreio we j

his decision to consider this point,

at Southampton was drawn.

Right withdrew from the House

64 games.

Chinese Recreation Club

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