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INTIMATIONS

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.,

ESTABLISHED 73 YEARS.

DE

GUARANTEED VINTAGE

WINE.

It is the most Popular Wine in England and Europe-to-day, and invariably figures on the menus of Banquets, Dinners, and Suppers given by Reigning Monarchs, Ministers of State, Merobent Guilds Sporting Clubs, etc., etc.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY 11г, 1914.

ane the Dominion Government, and, failing satisfaction of bis claim, he would appeal to the Government of India. It is difficult to perceive what justification for such a claim exists. The anti-Oriental feeling on the Pacific Coast of Canada is well known and the grounds for it are thoroughly realised. it was also known that in anticipation of the

voyage the duration of a special Order-in- Council totally excluding all artisan im- migrants was extended until September. Moreover, the UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA 1000ntly mentioned in the House of Commons that the difficulties likely to con

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

BANK!

THE HALF-YEARLY DIVIDEND,

We are officially authorised to state that, subject to audit, the Directors of the Banking Hongkong and Shangbai Corporation will recommend at the forth-

coming meeting →→

Dividend of £2 8a. per share, subject to

deduction of Income Tar

Add to the Silver Reserve Fund 8330,000 Write off Bank Promises.

****** 400,000

TELEGRAMS TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAM

THROUGH REUTEN'S AGENCY.]

IMPENDING CRISIS IN

IRELAND.

PREPARING FOR A PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT.

LONDON, July 10th.

[THROUGH #FUTRE'S AGETOX.]

THE MURDERS IN BOSNIA.

[LE. THE RESPONSIBILITY IS BROUGHT HOMS

TO BERVA

* BERLIN, July 10th The Lokal Anzeiger, in an apparently inspired article, says that if respon

will have the support of the civilised world, and especially of Germany, in demanding justice from Belgrade.

- THE PUNISHMENT OF ACCESSORIES,

VIENNA, July 10th. The Veucs Wuner Abdend Blatt anya that representations will shortly be made to Belgrado with a view to the punish ment of the accessories to the assassina- tions, and for the removal of all abuses neighbourly intercourse precluding

["DER OSTASIATISCHER LLO

SERVIUE.

CHINA SERVICE.

CHINA AND THE QUINTUI

GROUP

PEKINO, July.

In consequence of an agromment

cate and to declare himself as ro receive 34 millions on account un end of the year, in order to provi the repayment of foreign loans amount of 22 and of Chinese loads amount of 12 millions. The Government declares this will be t large foreign loan.

The Ulster Unionists have, issued a sibility for the murders of the Archduke And carry forward about. 20 lacs. statement from Belfast that the meeting Franz Ferdinand and his Consort are been reached between Yuan Shik-ka It will be noted that instead of the of the Ulster Unionist Council to-day brought home to the Servicus, Austria Shi Chang and Sun Pao Chi, Li2 Bank paying as hitherto the Income Tax on dividends subject to the British In- will be held as a meeting of the Provi-

Chao has been ordered to reopen n come Tax, the dividend has been signal Government, and will thus have

tions with the Quintuple Bankers' increased by an amount sufficient to wider powers. The statement proceeds to compensate the shareholders, liable to give a preamble

of the Provisional this tax, while the other shareholders will Constitution. It declares that the object bencht to the full extent of the increase thereof is to exercise all the powers which in the dividend.

the withdrawal of direct Imperial Government in Ulster will render neces sary for the maintenance of peace, order and good government, and the laws now in force for the protection of the liberties of the people, such powers only to be exercised in allegiance to the King and for the purpose of preserving Ulster as an integral part of the United Kingdom. The authority of the Irish Parliament will not be recognised in Ulster, SERIOUS ACTION CONTEMPLATED. Captain C. Craig, M.P., after reading the statement to the representatives of

THE HONGKONG TRAMWAY

COMPANY, LIMITED.

The following are the Company's returns for week ending July 4th, 1014:--

Receipts Decrease with corresponding

week last year

Aggregate to date:-

No. of weeks Total

$11,757

8390

#97 $416,061 $163,750

CHAMPAGNE front British Indian subjects who desire to enter British Columbia are well known in India, the Government there baving given the widest publicity to the facts. And ST. MARCEAUX & Co. in defiance of all this the Komagala mar

was chartered to take about four hundred RHEUMS | Hindus to Vancouver in order to test the constitutionality of the prohibition. No doubt Guadṛr Erson was encouraged sous- what by the fact that a great variety of opinions were being expressed in Canada regarding the legal aspect of the question, and that he was able to engage one of the most eminent lawyers of Montreal to fight the case for the admission of the Hintus, The Dominion Government, however, supported the Immigration Law and announced their intention to enforce it unless we am de- feated in the Courts on some technical point," The Supreme Court has now definitely upheld the validity of the law CHAMPAGNE and the Gorerament has accordingly instructed the Immigration Authorities to enforce the deportation of the Komagata maru's passengers. We shall no doubt, DRY. in due course, sco an agitation pro- |

moted in Indis on the subject, as was the case a year or nurs ago over the question here at Sheklung four years ago, and thation that the situation was as black as it i $58.00 of Hinds immigration into South Africa, but that can avail nothing to alter a policy to which the self-governing Colonies of the $63.00 Empire attach so much importance. The utmost that can be hoped for by the Indians is for some such agreement as Cauads has with Japan whereby the annual influx is

DE ST. MARCEAUX & Co.:

VIN BRUT AND VERY

PRICE PER CASE:

1 Doz, Quarts

2.

Pints

ล

60.00

Inerease to date

THE SITUATION IN KWANGSI.

An Up-River correspondent states that

A

the condition of affairs in Kwangsi is at the Press, said that this was the first time present deplorable. There is nu order that Sir Edward Carson had summoned among the Military, who are practically a special ousting of the Government. their own masters, and pirates are He hinted that serious action was con- threatening the inhabitants.

templated, as they had private informa- Our correspondent write-1 was! alteration that has taken place since then could be, The Ulster Volunteers now is most noticeable. The soldiers, who are numbered over 100,000, and would enter only getting 86 per month, out of whico any further forward movement with the they have to find their own food and same confidence as in the past. clothing, are discontented, and are in s condition of disorder. They present a most disreputable appearance, and soom to be much worse than under the old Manchu régime. They take not the Prof. Dr. Karl Florenz, who alter 25 slightest notice of you even if you carry A. S. WATSON & CO.. years' service at the Imperial University the highest credentials of the Peking

Splits Including duty.

SOLE AGENTS:

· LIMITED, WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS, HONGKONG.

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restricted.

at Tokyo, is about to leave Japan.

Owing

the inclemency of the weather, and the condition of the course, the Gymkhans has been postponed till next Saturday.

Among the midshipmen who have coms out by the P&O. Nife for service with HONGKONG OFFICE: DA, DES VIEUX ROAD C. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STAMET, EC. the China Squadron is one of the sons of

Mr. Donald Macdonald of Hongkong.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, JULY 11TH, 1914.

THE enterprise of GORDIT SINGH, who undertook to test the constitutional ability of the Dominion of Canada to forbid the immigration of Hindus into that country, has not proved the lucrative business he expected. GURDIT BIEGH has been described as a wealthy Sikh who gives his address as " Care of Gardwara, Singapore." Gardware is the Sith Temple. Although the Komagata-maru is stated to Belong to the "Siri Guru Nanak Steamship Co.," this Company appears from a pamphlet

A landslip has occurred at Tai Qin the New Territory. Iminediate attention. to the slip is necessary, there is serious danger of a further and more severe landslip.

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At the Magistracy yesterday Inspector P. O'Sullivan charged a Chinese with being in unlawful possession of three large bags of salt fish, valued at $50. The caso was remanded for enquiries and to enable the police to find the owner of the Fist,

..

A curio dealer, named G. F. Saito, of Queen's Road Central, has complained to the police that some person entered his room and stole a handbag, valued at 825. The handbag contained various

stone worth $50.

Government. Preparations are being made now to defend Bheklung from pirates Rumours have got into circula- tion that a band of robbers have taken up their abode on the hills above the Hung Shin Ho River, just helor Taiping." - I could not leave as the crews of the sifiali bonts refused to go owing to the pirates firing down from the hills at any craft passing along the river. All the trades people are preparing for the anticipated attack by the robbers. They have been (occupying themselves this morning by firing old Mauser rides into the water, in order to frighten the pirates, and inform them of the fact that they have guns to defend themselves with

Formerly

On landing at Belfast to-day, Sir Edward Carson will be met and escorted by 400 Volunteers with fixed bayonets:""

SIGNIFICANT CONFERENCES. Lord Stamfordham, the King's Private

Mr. Asquith Secretary, visited Downing Street yesterday,

at

General Macready, who has been frequent visitor to the War Offee for some days, also visited Mr. Asquith.

RENEWED ANXIETY. There is a greatly renewed anxiety over the Ulster problem, The Ulsterites in Belfast are very active in making preparations for the 12th July, and are forming a Belfast Mounted Corps. The ball police are being armed with cartridge.

SEIZURE OF AMMUNITION. Customs officials yesterday seized from a steamer 240 sacks of cement,” which

NUMERICAL STRENGTH OF THE were filled with cartridges.

VOLUNTEERS.

In the House of Commons, the Secretary of State for Ireland, Mr. A Birrell, announced that the Nationalist Volun teers numbered 132,000, and the Ulsterites

"An officer who had charge of 21 soldiers sent six of his men to the bills to try and discover the whereabouts and strength of the robbers, and 1 except they will soon return with news guard-boats were stationed at various points, but owing to financial stringency the present Tutub of Kwangsi had to dispose of them. In consequence the ten on the guard-boats turned pirates. After 8 search I found a Military officer and 185,000.

1.

-and after I had presented my pass he undertook to provide me with an Escort Inspector McHardy prosecuted a of eight soldiers. Up to the time of Chinese carpenter at the Magistracy writing, however, I have not sun any of yesterday for the larceny of a gold my escort.” necklet and pendant, the property of Sister Kelsey, of the Victoria Hospital, The Peak. It appeared that the defen dant pawned the jewellery at a pawnshop

between Austria and Servia.

AUSTRIAN TROOPS ON BERVIAN FRONTIER,

PARIS, July 10th. The Tempe correspondent at Belgrade ways that Austrian troops are concentrat ing on the frontier.

THE SITUATION IN MEXICO,

VERA CRUZ, July 10th, Rear Admiral Sir Christopher Cradock lias gone to Mexico City to confer with Bir Lionel Carden, the British Minister, regarding, it is believed, the advisability of sending a guard to the

e Legation. NOGALES, July 10th. A force of rebels, under General O'Bregon, captured Guadalagaro, the" second largest city in Mexico. GERMANY'S ARMAMENT BURDEN.

MORE TAXATIONS;

BERLIN, July 10th.

The papers are giving prominence to the reports of fresh taxation in view of the increase in the personnel of the Navy and the number of armoured cruisers on foreign service.

The Voruaerts says that the Milliard

Marks War Levy in 1913 resulted in a

deficit of 200,000,000 marks,

THE EMPIRE-DAY SHOOTING CONTEST.

LONDON, July 10th. The liste of Gnal scores and the prize winners in the Empire-Day rifle shooting eup contest have just been published, Seventy units competed.

The 16th Infantry, Newcastle (Austra lia), with a score of 2,032, won the Cup, silver medals, and £100.

Other prize-winners are as follows 4th King's Royal Rifles (Rawalpindi), 2,740 (bronze medals and £50).

39th Dogras (Malakand), 2,644 (bronze medals and £35).

Royal Marine Artillery (Portsmouth),

in Great Britain). 2,632 (special prize of £25 for beat unit

The 28th Punjabis (Hongkong) came next with a score of 2,486,

The 10th Hussars (Potchefstroom)

CHINESE FINANCE.

PERING, July

Sun Pao Chi recommends that th posed loan necessary for monetary r should be joined with the present n tions with the foreign Banks for re the circulation of notes in China.

CURRENCY REFORM IN CHI

PERING, July

The Government has informe Provinces that having regard t improvement in the financial cond of China, the Mandate postpon monetary reforms in China for has been countermanded,

WHITE WOLF'S" BANDI

HONAN

PERING, July

As there was no co-operation amon lenders of the troops in the field o "White Wolf," the latter has m to again broak through them into 1 Tuan Tee Kuei and Tien Won Lie been instructed to keep their tre readiness.

EUROPEAN SERVICH THE ASSASSINATIONS IN BO

INVESTIGATION BY THE HUNGARIAN OF BERLIN, Joly The investigation in the lun Chamber at Budapest, under the manship of Count Tisza, has elicite the assassinations were executed by of conspirators. Tha Servian pop in Bosnia is for the most part loys

a revolution is not to be expectedas over, the situation is rendered sec the military power. It is yet too communicate what steps will he Belgrade, as it is necessary to haw

prestige of the Monarchy. to the interests of peace as well a

The Russian Ambassador ar Vien informed Count Borchthold that

issued by GORDIT SINGH to be a one-man articles of clothing and a piece of jade couple of soldiers in an old joss-house, THE HOME RULE AMENDING BILL whose score was 2,308, were granted agreed to the extension of the inv

THE WATER SUPPLY.

affair, "I have taken the whole thing upon my own shoulders," he says. "No- body has come forward to buy any abares in the Company as yet, but it is expected that this lucrative business will induce others to join the Company as partners." That was written before the Komagata maru sat out with her human freight of

The water return for the 1st inst. issued some 400 Hindua seeking admission into in Cross Street, Wanchai, and some time yesterday shows the level in the reservoirs Casada in defiance of the immigration Inter came to the shop with a valuable to be as follows regulations of British Columbia. The gold watch and chain, which he also

He pawn.

was then Tytam Komagata-mara is a Japanese steamer attempted to chartered for the purpose, the terms arrosted by the police. It is believed Tytam Byewash ... 2010 being $60,000 for six months, GURDIT that the watch belongs to Lady May. Tytam Intermediate 73

Defendant, who pleaded guilty to the Pokfulum SINGH

larceny of the necklet and pendant, was Wong-nei-chung remanded in custody. It is understood that he was recently employed at Govern- ment House:

bear the incidental to

EX-

At the Magistracy yesterday, before Mr. J. R. Wood, two Chinese were charged with stealing and receiving 83 bags of four, being part of a consignment of 5,300

Dunbar. Mr. odd bags to Mr. W. Dunbar. Mr. Dunbar told the Magistrata that the flour was con-

STORAGE

1913

1914 Below overtow. Bicke overtow.

12' 10" 100 13'10"

Above averflow. Abays averflow,

0' 10 Helow overthow. Below ev row.

P ·0"

0

GALLONS-in millions

decimala :-

and

1913

Tytam Tstam Byewashy .... Tytam Intermediate 157.27

284.60 2.35

1914 299:73 6.62

115.60

· Pokfälum

--68;72/

67.84

Worg-nei-chung

29.08

29.60

540.02

519.19

LONDON, July 10th. The House of Lords has concluded the

Committer stage of the Home Rule Amending Bill. The third reading will be taken on the 14th inst., and the Bill will then be returned to the House of

Commons.

It is doubtful whether the latter wil daal with it before August 8th, owing to pressure of financial business.

THE INSURRECTION OF THE EPIROTES.

THE HAGUE, July 10th." A despatch says that the Epirotes have captured- Koritza. The Dutch officers are safe, and are en route to Valoun.

ATHENS, July 30th. The fighting at Koritza lasted three days. In a dash the Epirates routed the Albanians. The town is orderly and the inhabitants accorded ovations to their

liberatore,'

The consumption in Victoria during TRAFFIC IN THE SUEZ CANAL

a special prize of £25 for best Mounted

unit.

tions in the outrages to Bervian Ter The Austrian Minister at Belgrad

Prizes are given to all above 16th place. receive his instructions when

Berchthold returns from Ischl. KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY

DAMAGED.

We are informed that the Kowloon Canton Railway has suffered damage through heavy rain near Canton, and it will be able to reach Canton to day. is uncertain whether any through trains

TYPHOON WARNINGS.

A massage received at 11.50 2.m. yester day from the Manila Observatory 'ra- ported a typhoon or cyclone E of Luzon, more than 300 miles distant, moving W, or W.N.W., moving W

At 6.45 p.m. the typhoon was reported

It is said that the dissolution Pan-Servian Organization in Serv be attained by force, if necessary,

Servia is purchasing mining mate close up the Danube. Danube

The

German Press Germany will assist Austria in c latter would have to demand satis from Servia.

AFFAIRS IN ALBAI

Koritza has been Epirotes and the

to be E. of Northern Luzon, more than arrived safely at Vald 300 miles distant, inclining northward

LEAGUE TENNIS

CIVIL SERVICE U KOWLOON A

ponses," which, we presume, includes the not inconsiderable item of the cost of feeding the passengers. These men have now been about five months on this steamer, and if the return voyage is made imme diately it will be fully another six weeks before the disappointed Hindus again reach their native land. So altogether the enterprise will bave cost GURDIT SINGH good round sum of money. According to a telegram published a few days ago the disappointed immigrants are appealing to the Dominion Government for financial ussistance. There is, of course, no obligation on the part of the Canadian Government to render such ass stance. The obligation reats upon the charterer or the owners of the vessel to take the Hindus back to India

their own coat. GUEDIT SINGH's action veyed the four, Two Chinese gave gallons per head. In the same month last June 16th in the following terms: It is posed to distribute the profits in the

has been based on the fact that Hindus are citizons of the Empire, and some time ago he announced that if the shipload he had taken to Canada were deported he would

the

signed to him from Canada on Empress of Russia, and 1,118 bags were June, was 118.34 millions of gallons, missing. He employed a Chinese flour giving a consumption of 15,3 gallons per merchant to take delivery of the flour; head. In the same month last year 112,52 which was transferred from the steamer during the night to a junk. The junk gallons were consumed with an average of was overloaded, and as the sea was rough 14.7 per head. sone of the bags apparently slipped off The Kowloon Gravitation Reservoir was into the sea. The flour was not sold in 2ft. 18in. below overflow, we compared with Hongkong for local consumption, but was 3ft in. last year. The consumption in used in Caston. He added that he had Kowloon for the month was 38.81 millions been unable to find the junk which con- of gallons, giving an average of 14.0 evidence to purchasing bags of flour from year the total consumed, was 31.47 millions the defendants. The case was remanded of gallons, with an average per head of for a week for the prosecution to find the 11.3 gallons. The storage in millions and junk, bail being granted defendants in decimals of gallons on July 1st was 323.56,

against 317.85 last year. $200 each.

MAXIMUM DRAFT OF SHIPS TO BE THIRTY-

FEET

PARIE, July 10th. The Suez Canal Company has decided that from January next the maximu draft of ships passing the Canal will be 20 feet

The following will represent the Civil Sorvice Club: JR. Wood and R. E. Lindsell; F. A. Biden und E. B. Becd; RE. O. Bird and R. C.. Barlow...

THE RICKNERS LINE.

The report of the Rickmers Line,

Bremen, states that the accounts for 19:3

Durazzo reports say

in the hands of the reb foreigners, receive good

Occup

Dutch of

that the p

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treatme

THE COTTON TRA

LONDON, Jul

The Chairman of the British tion of Cotton Spinners recommen curtailment of the production quarter until the end of Beptemb

the__condition demanded by

market.

show a surplus including the amount brought forward and after deduction for municated (This news was announced in The Timex of depreciation of M.2,510,198. It is pro- interests.

following manner Insurance fund, on officially announced that from and after 14.400,000, renewals fund,M.900,000; January 1st, 1915, the maximum draught of defence contribution and coupon fux water allowed to ships going through the fund, M,175,000; benevolent institutions Suez Canal, which is at present 20ft. g of the shipbulding yard, M.30.000 lish, will be increased by lft, making it 30ft, per cont. dividend, M.780,000; directors English]

M.21,000; carried forward, M.204,168

This proposal, will

to the American

ANOTHER AVIATION RECORD: BERLIN, July th The German aviator Linnekogel ba broken the world's record by attaining height of 6,600 metres at Johannisthal