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INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24TH, 1914.

in Manchuris, and that they stimulate the The many friends of Dr. R. Millos, TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.

destruction of all the pheasants and game birds in the neighbourhood by offering to buy them from the Chinese in any To sumber that can be obtained. earn the small price offered by thoso Foreign Companies the Chinese bill the pheasants and other game birds

who for so long practised in Kobe, will be interested to learn that he has bought

4 practice in Nairobi, East Africs.

The Band of the steamer Mongolia will assist the orchestra of the Grand Hotel to-night after dinner. A special dinner will be served, during which the Grand will play special

A. S. WATSON by shooting, snaring, trapping, and by all Hotel orchestra

& CO., LTD.,

ESTABLISHED 73 YEARS.

means in their power. The birds so obtained are put into cold storage and shipped for

selections.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

ENGLAND'S FINANCIAL

PROBLEMS:

MR. LLOYD GEORGE AND HIS INCOME TAX,

LONDON, Jun 23rd.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY)

[IKROUGE BOOTER'S AGENCY.}

HIS MAJESTY'S BIRTHDAY.

AFFAIRS IN DURAZZO

LONDON, June 23rd. __PLLINCE AGREES TO TWO DAYS' ARMISTICE. The princips ceremony on the King's

DURAZZO, June 23rd. Birthday was the trooping of the Colours

At the request of the insurgent leaders, at the Horse Guarda Parade in the pre- the Prince of Albania has agreed to an In the House of Commons, a perplexing sence of Their Majesties the King and armistice for two days. It is stated that ale in Europa. A large number of birds typhuon by 10 miles. Grave tears were situation was croated in connection W1 Queen, Members of the Royal Family, and the rebels are inclined to surrender. It an also taken by the steamship companies entertained that the typhoon would the Finance Bill. Many contended that Cabinet Ministers, The prominenes of inderstood that the Datch officers at all seasons of the year as food for the sweep over the country, but there was the local taxation clauses were outside the the Dominion and Indian visitors was & disapprove of the Frinee's action passenger The Memorial goes on to say much relief felt when the dangerously limits of a Money Bill, and demanded that the clauses should be dropped or the that if this destruction is allowed to con- near signal was lowered

Bill withdrawn.

The Speaker suggested that the proper

CHAMPAGNE tinue unchecked, Chains, the principal home

DE

GUARANTEED VINTAGE

Manila fortunately missed the recent

We would direct attention to an in teresting comment in the section of the China Customs report wo print to-day relating to the position of Hongkong course would be to pass supplementary as a transhipping port between China resolutions validating the clauses. and the countries with which she trades. At Manila on the 18th inst the police, as the result of a raid captured Pesos 10,000 worth of opium The haul was made at a house which has been known to the police for some time as the hoad- quarters of a gang of opium smugglers

The Right Hon. H L. Samuel intimated. that the Government, to meet the views of the dissentients, would, after the second reading of the Bill, invite the House to take the Bill in two parts: firstly, now taxation; and, secondly, the proposals

of the phetsant, will ha almost denuded of beautiful birds. How many pheasants are ST MARCEAUX & Cually killed for export it is impossible to ascertain In Manchuria alone searly one. RHEIMS million pheasants were killed and exported in the year 1918, and the number of those exported from the Yangteze Valley must be very great. Although the trade has only been established a few years, yet the exter- mination of pheasants has procended so rapidly that they are no longer esen is

regarding local grants. Then the House many place where, until very recently, they

would have to deal with two Finance Bills were plentiful, The benedt of this trade in The NDL steamer Goeben, which is pheasants and such wild birds to the bringing down the Siberian mail, is not and a Revenue Bill. It would be people of China is but stall, while the expected in until to-morrow. She was impossible to pay the local grants this loss to China of its native fauna is great. probably delayed in the first place after your, and, consequently, the increase in leaving Shanghai by the typhoon, and Furthermore, the Memorial points ont that calling at Foochow she missed the tide the Income Tax would be only one penny.

WINE,

is the most Popular Wins in England and Europe to-day, and invariably figures on the means of Banquet, Dinners, and Suppers given by Reigning Monarch Ministers of State, Merchant Guilds Sporting Clubs, etc., els

CHAMPAGNE

DE ST. NARCEAUX & Co.

DRY VERT VIN BRUT

PRICE PEB CASE:

AND

1 Doz, Quarts.

2

Pints

今週

Splits

in addition to the pheasants and other

and traders.

which caused a delay of twelve hours......

The applications for forty acre farms, which is part of the colonisation scheme

This, however, he added, was a reprieve and not an acquittal.

LATER feature. Happily, the weather was fine, and the sun shone.

The Government troops have boon fight UNITED STATES AND THE KING'S ing the rebols at Karabunar Luchiniu

BIRTHDAY

sineo Saturday. The rebels drove them to-day to the river Bement, and Major WASHINGTON, June 23rd.

Kroon has ordered a steamer to bring the President Wilson, cabling birthday

troops to Durazza congratulations to H.M. King George, expresses the goodwill of the Govern- ment and people of the United States for your great country."

THE PACIFICATION OF MEXICO.

NIAGARA, June 23rd. The United States have invited the

FREDICAMENT OF "KOMATAGATA representatives of President Huerta and

MARU."

A SERIOUS SITUATION.

OTTAWA, June 23rd. The Dominion Government has received

a telegram from Mr. Stevens, a member for Vancouver, intimating that the situation in connection with the Hindus

Mr. R. D. Holt, on behalf of the dis-who are aboard the Komagata Maru is so

Genoral Carranza to meet at an informal conference in the hope of securing the pacification of Mexico.

Huerta's delegates have assented.

HONGKONG'S POPULATION.

BIRTHS" AND DEATHS FOR 1913.

The general birth rate of the Colony for 1913 was 9.4 per 1,000 as compared

for Americans at Momungan, Lana sentients, said that he was entirely serious that it may necessitate the calling 1,000 in 1011 The birth-rate among the

a consequence, only the more desirable and worthier applicants will be given farms.

birds whichare killed as food for Foreigners, number of wild birds are killed and exported to foreign countries for the sake of their plumage. The birds killed on thi

district (Philippine Islands) have far account include the egret, Reeves pheasant,exceeded the preparations which have golden pheasant, eagle, crane, swan and been made by the Government Funds. As kingfisher, and other beautiful birds. So great has been the slaughter of egrets for the sake of their feathers, the Memorial says, $58.00 that they have been almost exterminated

The Captain-Superintendent of Police $60.00 in the province of Fakien, where they used

to be common. In other parts of China (Hon. Mr. McIlvaine Messer) has issued $63.00

this bird is now rarely met with, and it is the notices offering a reward of 2500 to any person giving information leading to the same with other birds whoss plumage jerrest and conviction of the murderer of sought after for foreign export. In the the Indian watchman at Mr. Jack's boat- annual returns of trade published by the building yard at Laichikok. The Indian, Maritime Customs of China we see that it is alleged, was stabbed by one of a A. S. WATSON & CO.. the value of the export of ornamental party of armed robber who attacked his

feathers" (whion does not include feathers house recently. LIMITED,

of the duck, fowl, &c.) was Tis, 58,946 in 1918, showing ⠀⠀ an increase of over WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

Tis, 28,000 on the export in 1912. It is HONGKONG.

not possible to learn from the published statistics the exact value of the export of gate, but it probably repritoats a large HONGKONG OFFICE: 104; Des Vœux Ro C. proportion of the Tls. 2,196,477, which is

Including daty.

SOLE AGENTS:

119

The death is announced at Kobe of

sisfied.

Mr. Walter Long asked for a clearer statement

Mr. Lloyd George, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, explained that the penny would be taken off the proposed increase is the income-tax on unearned incomes

a

from Is. 2d, to 1s. 4d. The increase would thus be only one penny. This would make difference of £2,376,000, but the non-pay ment of the proposed grants would save 2,182,000. He had budgetted for a surplus of £250,000, but there would be a

net deficiency of $144,000. He antici pated, however, that the excess of customs revenne over anticipations would cover th

FADICALS, *'

out of the Militia.

Mr. Borden, the Prime Minister, is giving the måtter his personal attention.

SEQUEL TO EMPRESS

DISASTER.

STORSTAD

TO BE SOLD.

MONTREAL, June 23rd. The Admiralty Court has ordered the sale of the str. Storsted at auction.

This is doubtless an arrangement for putting up costs in the action for damages brought by the owners of the ship against

the CP. R. Co-ED.]

TOUR OF THE BRITISH FLEET.

WEEK OF FESTIVITIES AT KIEL.

LONDON, Juno 23rd.

Captain T. A. Christensen, who came out to Nagasaki in 1867 in command of a

The British Fleet is at Kronstadt. *** SURRENDER TO RICH Danish schooner, and decided to remain

Great preparations are being made to The papers describe the Budget changes. in Japan. He entered the service of the Mitsui Bishi Steamship Co., and trange as a surrender by Mr. Lloyd George to the entertain the fleet at Kiel, where a week ferred later to the Nippon Tusen Kaisha, rich Radicals, and declare that the of festivities will include luncheons, when that Company took over

the

LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, £0. given as the export value of "pouty M.B. K. sicamera. For the past twenty Coalitionists are angry at the damaga garden parties, balls, a regatta, and a

The Daily Press.

HONGBONG, JUNE 24TH, 1914,

Is connection with the Bill now before the Hongkong legislative Council for the protection of non-edible wild birds through- out the year and the prohibition of the export of the plumage and skins of such birds, and the protection of certain edible hirds during the breeding season" it is of interest to note that a movement is on foot in the North to induce the Chinese Govern mant to frame similar legislation. In this Colony an Ordinance for the preservation of wild birds and game has been in existence since 1885, and the present Bill but makes the measure more comprehensive and stringent There is, perhaps, not the same urgent red for such a measure in the Colony of Hongkong as exists in China at tha.. present time. many wild birds and game in Hongkong and the New Territory as to make the killing of them a profitable commercial

We have not so

and game, fresh or frozen," or as prepared or preserved menta. The Memorial asks

years Captain Christensen had resided at Koke, where he built up a flourishing stevedoring business

done to the Government's prestige m the country. They also predict a general slection in August

that

Cable news has reached the Colony from The Liberal papers assert Quebec of the death of Mr. S, Bellinger, the change in procedure was due to the of the Hongkong office of the Canadian Speaker's ruling. They admit that local Pacific Railway Co. Mr. Bellinger had authorities will be disappointed, but been in poor health for some time, and as emphasise the fact that their relief has a trip to Japan did not restore him he was given Home leave last April The bean merely postponed. news of his death has been received with deep regret by many friends. He was a prominent member of the Y.M.CA., and his logs will be much felt by the Associa tion. Mr. Bellinger was abort thirty years of age.

There is a movement on the Liberal side to secure the abolition of the sugar duty or a reduction of the tea duty. instead of dropping a penny on the Income Tax.

with 7.1 per 1,000 in 1912 and 4.7 por

non-Chinese community was 16.5 as compared with 10.2 per 1,000 in 1912 and 10.2 in 1811. The general death-rate, in the same year was 21.30 per 1,000, against 25.67 in 1912, and 20.24 in 1911. The death rate for the non-Chinese .com.... munity generally was 10.9 per 1,000 as compared with 5 in 1912, and 13.14 in 1011. Of the births, 145 were British. The infant mortality among the non- Chinese community in 1913 was 156 per 1,000 us compared with 113 per 1,000 in 1918 and 133 in 1811

The birth and death rates are based on the estimated population of the Colony and does not allow for the temporary influx of Chinese. It is to this addition that the increase in the birth rate both during 1912 and 1913 is no doubt partly

due, while another factor would be the temporary suspension of the custom which prevails among Chinese women in Hong- Kong of returning to their native villages for the birth of their children.

The number of Chinese births registered" does not give an accurate record of the number of births which have occurred, Owing to the custom of the Chinese of not registering births unless the child han aurvived for a month, and often in the

case of female children not at all, it is probable that the majority, if not all, of the infants which are sickly at birth, or die before they have lived one month,

ary, therefore, to assume that all children Hohenzollern."

of one month old and under who are dinner given by the Kaiser on board the have not been registered. It is customa

admitted to the various Conventa (being ST. PETERSBURG TO PEKING

brought there sick by poor people) and BY AIR

all young infants found dead in the streets, harbour, hillsides, etc, by the Police, have been born in the Colony but not registered By adding the number of such children to the number of the registered births it is assumed that a somewhat more correct number of births

LONDON, June 23rd, A Frenchman named Jean Noir proposes to fly from St. Petersburg to Peking in July, traveling vid Cheliabinsk, Irkutsk

and Kalgan..

MORE GUN-RUNNING TO IRELAND.

LONDON, June 23rd.

A steamer from Ghent with a cargo of dax was searched at Belfast, and Martini- Enfield carbines were found concealed in the bules,

the PEBSIDENT to issue a Mandate prohibiting the export from China and Manchuria of pheasants and the plumage of the following, namely:-The egret, Reeves pheasant, golden pheasant, eagle, crato, kingfisher, golden oriole and swan, and also prohibiting the killing of pheasants, par tridges and wild junk during the breading season (ie, from March to September). We cannot doubt that the Memorial will be largely sigued in all parts of China by resident foreigners. It has been drawn up in Shanghai, we gather, by a Committee consisting of Messrs. MCNIRLL, A, M. MARSHALL, A. SP. WHITE-COOPER and JERNIGAN, and as it is to be sent to other parts of China, where support has been already promised, there is every reason to believe that it wil go to Peking bearing пишего and jufluential Among foreigners and Chinese like we baliove the movement - will command strong support, and we anticipate that the been living in the Y.M.C.A rooms. For a parade at Carrick-on-Shannon, presentation of the Memorial will be apeedi Acting on medical advice the resident 3,000 Nationalist Volunteers, mostly with

followed by a Mandate putting an end to members, at an emergency meeting on rifles and wearing uniform, arrived in unopposed.] the ruthless slaughter of the wild game Monday night, decided to remove as 300 jaunty-cars, brakes and motor cars, as possible to other quarters. It was

signatures,

birds which has been taking place in China during the last few years and has already resulted in the almost complete extermina tion in some districts of certain species of bird life. It is as well to point out that the question is not & purely sentimental one. At a meeting of the British Science Guild held at

House recently

PLAGUE IN THE EUROPEAN- T.M.C.A.

We regret to learn that another European ease of plague is reported, the patient being Mr. E E Grieve, of the C.P.R. Co., who has been removed to the Government Civil Hospital. He bad

Mr. Hayes Fisher has given notice of a Unionist amendment regretting that no provision has been made for grants to lpeal authorities in the current year..

AMERICAN SUPPORT FOR NATIONALISTS.

LONDON, June 23rd.

stated that there had been two fatal waving green banners, Irish-Americans cases of plague among the Chinese who were among the spectators promised servants of the YM.C.A, and that dead contributions. rats had been found on the premises.

*THE DÓG MUZZLING

REGULATIONS.

ME. REDMOND APPEALS FOR FUNDS.

Mr. John Redmond bas cabled to the United Irish League in America an appeal for funds to strengthen the Irish At the Magistracy yesterday, a man Volunteers" to enable them adequately named M. Ali, of Wild Dell, Wanchai,

ANOTHER BYE ELECTION.

LONDON, June Ard. There is to be a bye-election at Brighton as the result of the resignation of the Conservative member, the Hon. J. E Gordon,

[At the hye-election on June 26th, 1911, the Hon. J. E Gordon was returned

LION TRAINER DEVOURED.

ANIMAL ROPES AND TERRORIZER CHICAGO,

CHICAGO, June 23rd.

A circus trainer entered in the dark nossa cage containing six lions and was devoured. One of the lions escaped and terrorized the city.

THE DARDANELLES.

CONSTANTINOPLE, June 23rd. The Porte has countermanded its decr sion to mine the Dardanelles

enterprise of any magnitudo, and we are not aware that birds are alot within the ter ritories of the Colony, as is the case in may parts of China, to be exported to foreign markets for the sake of their plumage. The Bill, we take it, is aimed at putting & stop to indiscriminate shooting by Chinese sportsmen who are prone to shoot anything in sight more with the Sir BoVERTON REDWOOp quoted some object of providing a mes, we imagine, than startling statistics as to the loss which had for the sake of the market value of the been caused in the United States by the was summoned for allowing his dog to to confront the attempt of a minority to feathers. Very likely bath considerations destruction of birds. It is estimated" be at large without a muzzle. Mr. D. V. forcibly suppress the liberties of the Irish eator into the question is many instances; he said that the birds still left in Steevenson defended. It appeared that

people at any rate, we have not sufficient wild Massachusetts destroy twenty-one thou a small boy was bitten by a dog, alleged birds in the Colony that we can afford sand bushels of insects daily, that to belong to the defendant, whilst he was to allow this indiscriminate slaughter to

Nebraska birds cat one hundred and riding on the roundabout at the Happy in China to seventy cartlon each day, a and that a Retreat. The defends was that the dog continue. The movement: which we have referred is one started single species of hawk saves the farmera got ont during his master's absence apparently by foreigners, and the Memorial of the Western States 175,000 dollars Before going out, the defendant gave Bransby Williams, D.L., J.Pfor

yearly by destroying grasshoppers and instructions to a boy to look after the Glamorgan which is to be presented to the Pass field mice. Insects disseminate malaria, dog, but when he returned he was [The site Mr. Williams was Chairman of The world's lawn tennis championship on the subject specially attacks the Foreign yellow fever, typhoid, and other perni informed that the dog had escaped. He the Rhondda and Swansea Ray Railway, and Companies which have been established in

cious and fatal diseases. Nevertheless, at once went to the police, and informed was for 20 years, Vice-Chairman of the contests opened at Wimbledon in sunshine rewat years for the export of plumage and millions of our people engage in destroy them of the matter. His Worship, who Metropolitan Bank of England and Wales. and before, unusual crowds. There is a

representative International entry mining engineer He had charge of the frozen game. In the Memorial it is stated ing the birds that est destructive and said the police had sated irregularly by was a self-made man, commencing life se

the summons pending construction of many hundreds of miles of Parke beat Dixon by 11-9, 6-1, 6-2, that within the last four years certain disease-spreading insects. The moral of holding over

regarding compensation, railway in Bussis, and married the daughter and made a most welcome return to form Foreign Companies have established depots all this for China scarcely needs to be negotiations

of a Military Governor of St. Petersburg ] in view of the Davis Cup. fined the defendant 81. at various ports on the River Yangtze, and emphasises

OBITUARY,

LONDON, Jano Sard The death is recorded of Mr. Morgan

Hopes of a satisfactory settlement with Greece are stronger,

WORLD'S TENNIS CHAMPION-

SHIP

LONDON, June 3rd.

is obtained, and from this is calculated a corrected birth rate. The number of such children in 1913 was 450 males and 77 females, total 1,027, which being added to ths registered births makes a total of 4,758 sa compared with 3,549 in 1912. The corrected birth rate is, therefore, 12.6, while amongst the Chinese community alone the rate becomes 11.7 instead of 8.8 per 1,000,

The preponderance of male over female. registered births is very marked amongst the Chinese, there being 137 males to every 100 females in 1918 the proportion was, 181 maler to 100 females. With the addition of the 1,027 above mentioned unregistered births the proportion becomes 190 males to 100 females. In the non- Chinese commidity the proportion of male births to female births for 1913 wa 107 to 100, as compared with 118 to 100 in 1912 and 114 to 300 in 1911-2

Among the Chinese community also the number of deaths was 6,200, giving a rate of 21.75 per 1,000, against 26.33. in 1912, and 21.13 in 1911 RO

A JUNK'S VALUABLE CARGO.

At the Magistracy yesterday afternoon the case was concluded in which two Chinese junkmen were charged with being in unlawful possession of six rifles, 600 rounds of ammunition, 11lbs. of loose pm, and lar tacts of prepared opium, His Worship discharged the first man (for whom Mr G. P. Mason appeared) and sentenced the other man to BIK months hard labour.

WATER POLDA

THE SHIELD COMPETITION.

For the second round matches which are to be played in connection with the above, competition in the Military Camber, the VBC have selected very capable teams. This most interesting contest should be that between the A and B teams of the VR:C, to be played this evening. The teama chosen are

A” team —A. V. Barros (Capt.), C..J. Cooke, BA Carvalho, 4. 8. Ellis, J. C.

B team: G. W. Sewell (Capt.), IE Finch, J. Forbes, and J. M. Roza Poreira. Chunnati, M. L. Railton, F. L. da Bora,

AJ V. Ribeiro, L. C. E. Souza, and F. K. Tata

On June 27th, the R.G.A. will oppose

the D.C.L.I., play to commence at 6 pm. enth day.

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