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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 19TH, 1914

The German mail of the 11th June was TELEGRAMS.

THROUGH REUTER 8 AGENCY.]

To-morrow being the French National Fête, the Acting Consul General an nounces that he will be "At Home" at the Coumlate to callers between 10.30 and HOME

12,30.

The Bloods on the railway are at Shek lung, on the Chinese section, and it is announced by the Acting Manager of the British section that passengers and goods are being booked to all stations up to and including Sheklung, through traffic to Canton bing suspended until further

British Government in the present ad- ministration and of the belief tlust YUAN delivered in London on the 10th July. SHIH-YAY has got the situation suficiently well in hand to warrant such a re-arrangement of the British forces in China. Nevertheless, as we have said, such a reduction in the military forces of Great Britain is strongly condemned in Tientsin and Peking, and it is interesting to find this view shared by the Loudon weekly devoted to Far Eastern affaire. In referring to the return of the British troops from South Africa and the many guesses that had been made as to WINE& SPIRIT MERCHANTS. their probable distribution, the Express remarks:-"Noona seems to have considered the advisability of distributing another bat tation of infantry between Tientsin and Hongkong or the entire battalion at the former station. The British forces in the Far East are none too strong, and the addition of a inttalion would be a welcome one indeed." It certainly cannot be said that the time has arrived when the strength of the British garrisons in China can safely. be reduced. There can be no doubt that the immunity of foreigners from attack in many places is due to the knowledge which tafel or brigand or revolted soldier possesses

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to flight recently by a man roshing into camp at midnight and shouting that the WHITE WOLF was coming. This would suggest that the Chinese soldiers in pursuit of the WHITE WOLF are afraid that they

OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTE will catch him one of these days. Of course, there is good fighting material in

H.E the Governor has appointed Mr. the Chinese Army, but China has yet to Christopher Willson to be Lieutenant and train soldiers who will be reliably in timer. L. N. Murphy to be Second Lienten- of war und in time of peace.

unt in the Hongkong Volunteer Corps, with effect from the 7th July."

Mr. A. E. Wileman, H.M. Consul- General at Manila, arrived in Hongkong on Saturday by the Taming

Rear-Admiral Nicholson, commander of the U.S. Asistic fleet, has been named as a member of the General Naval Board and is to return to Washington to act in an advisory capacity.

As many as six passenger steamers left Hongkong on Saturday for Manila, viz., the Rubi, Prinz Sigismund, Eastern, Taiyuan, Radnorshire, and Tuensang, The Antilochus also left for London rid Manila.

"Captain Tom Gans," the Chinese aviator, who for the past few months has been in Manila, where he has established an aviation school, is at present super- intending the construction of two new biplanes.

A stockholder in the Manila Carnival Association writes to the papers suggest- ing that large profits must he made at these annual festivals and, as no dividenda have been paid, he inquires Who gets the graft?"

The Fourth of July celebrations in Manila-are described in a Manila paper. as the quietest in years." The celebra- tion for the most part was on the night before. The big feature wasa pyrotechnic display on the Luneta.

Ir there had been any general movement on the part of the Powers to reduce or withdraw their troops stationed in China, it must be retarded by the recent emeutes which occurred in Kalgan and in Paotao among the Chinese garrisone in these places. Indeed, these incidents are being quoted by English newspapers in the North is grave warnings which should not be ignored. The fact that the men who broke loose from authority and committed hor- rible atrocities belonged to YUAN SHI-KAI's ownsoldiere is taken as justifying the opinion that no Chinese troops, under whatever k native offers they are trained and led, are, to be trusted, and it is argued that were the foreign troops removed from Chins nothing in the world that Chins's Government or officials could do would save the lives and property of foreigners from the fate which lind overtaken so many in different portions of China. Though somewhat alarmistic, this seems to represent the general foreign

The meteorological observations made opinion in the North on the subject The action of Russia în reducing her troups to at the Royal Observatory during June show that the mean temperature was 82.0, a small Cossack guard in the Legation at Peking is not considered seriously. It is compared with a mean of 80.9 for the sate

It was inadvertently made to appear in our Friday's issue that the meeting held at the Legiative Council Chamber to form & Committee to organise a public subscription for relief of sufferers by the floods in the West River was a Chamber of Commerce meeting. The meeting was not convened by the Chamber of Com- merce, but by the Government.

month in the preceding 30 years. There

one of thems flamboyant displays of friend- | were 174.4 hours of sunshine, and ship for China which will not deceive even 12 295ins of rain. The rainfall at the the Chiume, and though the decision of the Botanical Gardens was 12.60 inches on 18 British Government to remove one battalion from the North China command is not in the same category, it may be taken as go dication of the confidence reposed by the

days, at the Matilda Hospital, Mount Kellet, it was 13.15 inches on 8 days, and at the Police Station, Taipo, it was 13.32 inches on 18 days.

HE, the Governor has appointed Mr. E. Jones and Mr. R. O. Hutchison to perform the duties of Assistant-Harbour Master during the absence on leave of Commander Basil R. H. Taylor, R. N., or until further notice..

RULE CRISIS

ULSTER LEADER'S GREAT RECEPTION AT BELFAST.

enormous erowds,

TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.

[THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENOT.]

IF NOT PEACE WITH HONOUR

THEN

Sir Edward Carson, after inspecting a Volunteer Corps at Larne, said in a speech that he saw no hopes of penoo. If peace with honour was impossible there must be war with honour.

LONDON, July 11th. There was a general holiday in Belfast

Mr. Walter Long inspected the volun- on the arrival of Sir Edward Carson, who was given an overwhelming welcome by teers at Ballmena and urged them to back their great leader Sir Edward Carson An armed escort accompanied Sir against & Government which had ceased Edward to the moeting of the to be a Government. Ulster Unionist Council, which private. The Duke of Abercorn, Lord Londonderry, and the Ulster Unionist M.P.'s were given ovations on arriving. Volunteers guarded Ulster Hall, where the meeting was held.

THE PROVISIONAL GOVERN-

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THE PROROGATION OF BRITISH

PARLIAMENT.

LONDON, July 11th. It is generally believed that the Govern- ineat

will

Farliament prorogue inmediately after the Finance Bill and necessary Supply Bills are finished and

the House of Comtions has considered the Home Rule (Amending) Bill-probably the middle of Angust.

The new Session will open carly in

MENT'S" DECLARATION, It is afeially announced that the Ulster Provisional Government has passed a resolution declaring its willingness to consider any proposal preserving the November. rights of the people under the Imperial Parliament, but it distrusts the Govern

ROYAL VISIT TO SCOTLAND.

AN ENTHUSIASTIC WELCOME.

LONDON, July 12th. Their Majesties the King and Queen

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

EMPRESS " DISASTER.

FINDING OF THE COURT OF*

INQUIRY.

"STORSTAD "BLAMED FOR CHANGING HER COURAB

Qumano, July 19th. The Commission of Inquiry into the

collision between the Empress of Ireland

and the Storstad bas found that the Storstad Was blameable for the catastrophe, which was due to the Storsted changing her course.

Lord Morsoy, the Chairman of the Commission, read the finding. He added that the Storstad's officer, Toftence, was to blame because be altered the course of the collier in the fog. Ho wes negligent

in keeping the navigation of the vessel

in his own hands and in failing to call the Captain when the fog

The disaster was not coming.

to any

the St.

special characteristics Lawrence, and might have occurred any where.

The allegations against the steering goar of the Empress of Ireland were not woll founded. He was of opinion that Captain Kendall (in commatid of the

ment's band files and is compelled to press on arrangements to resist the imposition of a Home Rule Parliament on Ulster. The Provisional Government has instruct-have concluded a week's visit to Scotland. Empresa) would have been better advised They resided at Holyrood, and during if he had given the Storstad a wider their stay inspected the shipbuilding berth.

"We do not think, however, that his and steelworks of the Clyde and Lanark-

stopping the vessel which was done for shire and the factories of Dundee.

greater caution-can be said to have been an unscamanlike act, nor do we consider

ed the Executive to act accordingly.

The Provisional Government also passed a resolution calling on the people to see Ulster under its that everyone while in jurisdiction shall enjoy the same religious and civil freedom as now, irrespective of cread, and to exercise the same restraint

as hitherto in carrying out whatever forward steps the Executive considers desirable.

The Unionist Council decided to leave the question of when definite action should be taken to Sir Edward Carson. UNIONIST ORGANS WARN BRITISH

PUBLIC.

Yesterday Their Majesties visited Dunblane Cathedral, Stirling Castle and Linlithgow Palace.

They were everywhere received by most enthusiastic orowds who

the Lang National Anthem and also the Jacobite song, "Will ye no' come back again?"

THE BRITISH INCOME-TAX.

COLONIES NOT TO BE EXEMPT.

in

State Indian

that the Govern

British fairness to

the

LONDON, July 12th. Lord Crewe, Secretary of Ireland Under Arms, The War for India, in reply to an Preparations," Ulster on Edge of Last deputation, said Stop, are specimen headings from ment, yesterday's Conservative papers, which taxpayer, who was largely paying full of pictures of the Volunteer expenses of the Kampire, were unable to parades and portraits of the Ulster exempt India and the Colonies from the leaders. They publish solemn despatches clause in the Finance Bill taxing incomes and editorials warning the British public derived-from-property abroad. that the storm may burst at any moment, as Ulstermen are sick at the inaction.

One paper declares that Sir Edward H.E. the Governor bas appointed Dr. Carson, in his speech to the Ulster

Aubrey, M.R.C.B. (England),

Council, said the height of the crisis was LR.C.P. (London), M.B. (London), B.S. (London), to be Honorary Visiting hardly more than a matter of minutes. Physician, and Dr. C. Forsyth, M.B. Mr. Walter Long, interviewed at (Edinburgh), B.5. (Edinburgh), to be Belfast, said he had never seen such Honorary Obstetric Physician to the strength of feeling displayed before, and Government Civil Hospital.

any attempt at peace-making on the basis of compromise would he doomed to

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Mesars. Wing Hong Sik.

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The Staf and Students of To

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LIBERAL PAPERS DERIDE THE -RESOLUTION.

The Liberal papers characterise yester day's resolution of the Ulster Provisional Government as a wooden thunderbolt

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and a "ludicrous sequel to boasting." They declare that Ulster is invaded by a

paper horde of Tory journalists. One

ST. HELENA LACE.

SOLD AT A LEAGUE OF EMPIRE HAZAAR,

LONDON, July 11th. The League of Empire arranged a sale

of St. Helena laces, and

Bathurst Hoose..

assisted at the sale.

It was

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the failure to give the Storstad a wider of tho berth a contributory disaster."

LuBe

The reason for the rapid sinking of the Empress was because she was damaged close to the bulkhead, between the two boiler-rooms. The Court recommends that in future all portholes and as many water-tight doors, as possible be closed during fog, and also the use of rafts that float away when the vessel sinks.

THE KOMAGATA MARU'S

PASSENGERS.

ANADIAN-GOVENKMENT REFUSES TO¬DEFRÁY

EXPENSES,

LONDON, July 11th. The Times correspondent at Toronto states that the Canadian Government: refuses to defray the expenses of the Hindus on board the Komagata Maru,

The Canadian law obliges steamship owners bringing in undesirables to deport them at their own expense, and the Government proposes to make an example

attended and it is expected that a goodly of the present case in order to prevent sum will be realised. Mrs. Cordeaux, wife

similar attempts in the future. of HL.E. the Governor of St. Helena

STEAMER ASHORE OFF SOUTH (Major H. E. S. Cordeaux), and daughter

AMERICAN COAST.

OVER 250 PERSONS ON BOARD

BUENOS AIRES, July 12th, The steainer Wendoza, which has 267 persons aboard, had sent a wireless message stating that she has gone ashore

is in *

THE BOSNIAN ASSASSINATIONS.

POWERS TO SUPPORT KEPRESENTATIONS“TO

SERVIA.

LONDON, July 12th There is much talk of formal Austrian

representations to Belgrade concerning near Punta Mogotes, and

the activity of the Pan-Serb movement, dangerous position. and the instigation of the murders at is

Berajevo from Belgrade. Up to the pro- gone to the assistance of the steamer

said to-be represented by half a dozen special correspondents, a medical corres- pondent and two photographers with motors. It also has a private wire to London. They warn their readers to accept with cantion the sensational state- ments telegraphed to the Unionist Press. Their editorial articlesxpress "wgust" that the moment when the moderate men of of all parties are striving for a settlement

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The police in Ulster towns will be reinforced in view of the Boyne celebra tions to-morrow.

gout, however, this step appears not to have been taken.

The cruiser Patria and two tugs have

LATER The Mendoza's passengers have been

It is stated that the Triplies would transferred to another steamer, without

support Austrian representations, as any loss of life. also would the Triple Entente, though perhaps less formally.

DEATH OF THE VICEREINE OF INDIA,

LONDON, July 12th. Lady Hardinge of Penshurst, wife of the Viceroy of India, has died in London,

as the result of con

LAUNCH OF A U.S. BATTLESHIP.

OIL FUEL TO BE USED.

NEW YORK, July lath. The battleship Nevada, 27,500 tons, has been launched at Quincy, Massachusetts

This battleship will use oil fuel.

SIEGE OF PORT ARTHUR RECALLED.

GENERAL STOESSEL STRICHEN. WITH"

PARALYSIS.

[Lady Hardinge was the Hon. Winifred Sturt, daughter of the first Baron Alington,

Bedchamber. and before her marriage, iu 1800, was Woman to R.M. Queen Victoria. Lady Hardinge wout Home from India a few months ago with the intention Since her of returning in the nutam Fedrship's return to England she has been

several Society function Priskintat including the State Ball at Buckingham Mr. A. Birroll, speaking at Bristol, said Palace on the 9th ult and the defender of Port Arthur in the Russo- that the situation in Ulster was grave, but necessity for the operation which has Japanese War. He is stricken with

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Mr. Li Kam Hei".

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resulted in her death presumably must have

he was never more: sanguine than at the arisen very suddenly. During her residence

present of a reasonable settlement. They wers conscious of the difficulties, and the question now was as to how to bring in Home Rule in such a way as to minimize $89,802.37 those difficulties.

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in India Lady Hardings had endeared her self to the people to a degree unequalled perhaps by the wife of any previous Viceroy and the unexpected news of her death will be received in India with deep and wide- spread grief, and there will be profound sympathy with the Viceroy in his irreparable

KIEFF, July 12th. News has reached Kieff of the hopeless of General Stoessel, the condition

paralysis, and is neither able to move nor, speak."

AN AVIATION RECORD

BERLIN, July 12th. Herr Boehm has made a fight lasting

24 hours 12 minutes, which is a record.