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INTIMATIONS

A. S.

WATSON & CO., LTD.,

ESTABLISHED 72 YEARS

WINE& SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

WATSON'S

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VERY OLD LIQUEUR SCOTCH

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRE88, SATURDAY, JULY 25111, 1914.

the end of 1919 there was a net surplus of assets amounting to the anbatantial figure of seven and a half millions sterling. This is a point which those wooking fresh felda for the employment of capital would do well to bear in mind, for it rendors unlikely the imposition of any onerous taxation cal culated to stifle a new industry or cripple au old one. Obviously this very gratifying financial position could not have been attained unless there had been vigorous industrial and commercial development Nevertheless, it will come as a surprise to most people to learn that the trade of the Federated Malay States is now more than double that of Greece and is in excess even of the trade of Portugal, whose sous were amongst the pioneers of Western civilisation in the East. The total volume of trade in 1912 amounted to nearly 27 millions. sterling, the exports being valued at 18 Imillions and the imports at half this figure. This record is declared to have been eclipsed in 1918.

The chief article of export is, of course, tin, in the mining of which the Chinese have always lield a commanding position.

WHISKY.In twenty-six years the production of this

Our Celebrated E very old Liqueur Scotch Whisky is a blend of the best Pot

which roughly

metal has gradually increased from 26,000 to over 50,000 tons, represents half the world's output, and the value has advanced from £2,450,000 to 29,758,422. Next in importance, and like-

The first race at the Gymkhana this TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.

afternoon starts at 3.15.

Yesterday was the Chinese Festival of 7'n Sh or “Great Heat."

It is announced that through traffic

between Hongkong and Canton will be resumed on the Canton-Kowloon Railway to-day

(THRODON REUTER'S AGENCY

HOME RULE CRISIS.

THE CONFERENCE.

LONDON, July 24th. The Conference was resumed at Bucking- ham Palace. It lasted for two hours, and the members then adjourned.

A sum of approximately $500 has been PESSIMISM AS TO THE OUTCOME. subscribed by Officers, non-commissioned officers, and men of No. 38 Co, R.GA, No. 83 C., R.GA., Royal Engineers,, RG.A. Detachment, Peking, R.N. Dock- yard Police, and R.G.A. Sergeants Mess, Victoria Barracks, for the widow and child of the late Gunner David Cunning ham, No. 88 Co., R.G.A., who died last month from plague.

TYPHOON WARNING.

The telegram quoted below was received at the American Consulate General, Hongkong, from the Manila Observatory at 12.30 pm yesterday

Cyclone or typhoon S.W. of Bonin Islands, moving N.E. or E.N.E..

AN ALLEGED DEBTOR AND HIS

CREDITORS.

At the Magistracy yesterday, before Mr. J. R. Wood, a Chinese junk owner and four junk fokis were charged with

deceased, at Aberdeen, on the 21st inst.

Mr. Moore (of Messrs Johnson, Stokes

an

(THROUGH REUTLE'S AGENT]

AUSTRO - SERVIAN CRISIS.

SEQUEL TO THE BOSNIAN MURDERS.

AUSTRIA'S ULTIMATUM TO

SERVIA

BELURADE, July 24th. The Austro-Hungarian Note has been delivered to Servia. The Note demands the suppression of the Pan-Servian move to-day.ment and the punishment of the accom-

Afterwards Mr. Asquith had

The Conference will be resumed audience with the King.

The papers are pessimistic regarding the Conference and the belief is expressed that its failure will be announced to-day. There were many informal conferences between the leaders last night.

ANOTHER REBUFF BY THE PREMIER.

In the House of Commons, Mr. Asquith replying to Sir H. Dalziel said the sentence in the King's speech relating to Civil War obviously meant that apprehen sion was widely entertained and had been expressed by responsible and sober-minded persons," among whom, perhaps, I may

Distilled Scotch Whiskiesly soon to challenge the supremacy of tin, forcibly detaining one Chan Pui, since include myself

It is of great age, very fine, and mellow. Its superior quality has established its re- putation for over 30 year- as. THE LEADING SCOTCH WHISKY IN THE EAST,

WATSON'S

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BRANDY.

Finest very old... BROWN BRANDY, Guaranteed 25 year age, in wood. The finest LIQUEUR BRANDY on the market.

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DEATH „JOANILHO. On 24th July, at 25, Caine Read, FLOMENA MARIA, the beloved wife of Mr. ANTONIO B. JOANILHO,

[970 Deeply regretted.

HONGKONG OFFICE: 101, Des Vaux ROAD C. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, B.0.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, JULY 25TH, 1914.

comes rubber, which yielded a return of about £8,500,000 sterling last year as com pared with £124,000 in 1905 and £2,500,000

& Master) told his Worship that he

Sergeant Brazier informed the Magis- trate that the first defendant and the four fokis visited the junk on which a man named Chan Pui was engaged at about 5.30 p.an. on the 21st ins regarding a debt of 840 owed by Chan Pui to the first defendant. After a lengthy parley, and as Chan Pui rofused to pay, the defendants took him ashore, to do which, it would be shown in evidence, a certain amount of force was used. He was eventually taken on board the defendant's. junk. Chan Pui jumped overboard from the junk and was drowned. The officer said he was in his Worship's hands as to whether the defendants should be charged with manslaughter or the present charge of detaining by force should stand.

The case was remanded.

in 1909-a truly prodigious increase.. In-appeared for "five men, who were charged deed, last your British Malaya supplied about with unlawfully taking a man away, or half the world's consumption of cultivated something like that." rubber, and at all the rubber exhibitions held in Europe and America the principal awards bave been won in open competition by Malayan Companies. It is worthy of note, in passing, that these magnificent results, with all their attendant advantages to Europeans, could not have been achieved without the employment of Indian and Chinese labour. There is, of course, a constant ebb and flow amongst the coolies; but it is a favoumble commentary upon the treatment they receive and the wages they earn that every returning man or woman to India or China becomes an advertising medium for the Malay States, with the result that the wave of immigration brings an increasing supply into the country which more than compensates for the receding ware of emigration. The horrors of-the- Congo and Putamayo have, happily, ne reflex in British Malaya.

The imports consist mainly of foodstuffs and manufactured articles. As a source of supply China holds first place in regard to eilk goods, earthenware, crockery and porcelain, provisions, drugs and medicines; while Hongkong enjoys practically a mono- poly of the bamboo and rattanware trade. It says much, too, for the industrial enter prise of Hongkong that the Colony has displaced the United Kingdom as the chief source of the cement supplies, the respective figure for 1912 being $814,818 and 8715,777 Straits enrrency. Japan con tributes more than half the coal require ments of British Malaya, namely, 483,783 tons valued at 34,546,819 out of a total of 861,102 tons. Hopes are entertained that in the near future Britisli Malaya may be able to provide itself with supplies of this indispensable commodity from mines within its own borders, for an outcrop of roal in Selangor has been proved for a distance of

miles and down to a depth of 150 feet It is a comparatively young coal, and has proved marketable tonnage of 3,200,000 tone over an area of 166 acres, and the likelihood of a much larger area being proved points to the probability of this coal-fold exerting a considerable influence over the destinies of the Federated Malay States. The calorific value of this coal has been placed by a high authority at about three-quarters that of Cardiff steam coal.

GREAT as have been the triumphs of British Administration under many and varied conditions in different parts of the world, nowhere have they been more rapid and remarkable than in the Malay Peninsula. Clothed from end to end in dense jungle through which the light of civilisation had never penetrated, this fertile region was terra incognita up to within forty years ago; and its inhabitants, divided under a group of rival petty rulers, were embroiled in perpetual strife amongst them selves. To-day the products of its mines and plantations have carried its name and fame into all the chief centres of commerce. and peace, progress and prosperity reign where formerly anarchy and misery held away. Excellent means of communication, modern methods of sanitation, pure water supply, electric light-in short, most if not all of the amenities of European civilisation have heat introduced. The country is traversed by a network of splendid roads, no less than 2,076 miles of which are.

Conscious of the attractions which British metalled and present an admirable surface

Malaya offers to the capitalist on the look for motor vehicles; while a well-equipped State railway runs front a point in Province out for remunerative investments and to Wellesley opposite Penang, in the North, the tourist in search of beautiful scenery or to Singapore in the South, with several big game, the Government issue a number outlets to the sea-porte on the West Coast of lucid and interesting illustrated booklets, and is about to be extended in a north containing a wealth of valuable and up-to- easterly direction through Pahang and date information dealing with the country Kelantan, and, in a northerly direction from both these aspects. In this age of advertisement when communities, following through Kedah and Perlis. In this way, eventually, a junction will be effected with the example of commercial enterprise, the Siamese system, and, at some later neglect no opportunity of keeping them- we appland date, no doubt, with the Burmese selves in the public eye,

this effort to bring home to the system, which it is proposed to link op

people of the Empire the fact that with the Indian railways at Calcutta, thus giving a powerful stimulus to interna- there are under our own fac territories that promise quite as remunerative a tional trade. It is a remarkable fact that return apon invested capital as, and even nos only have all these improvements, of greater security than, the South American which the Federated Malay States are so Republics, which have rivetted so much attention upon themselves by persistent justly proud, been carried out without propaganda. In the case of British Malaya, recourse to public loans, but the Govern- as in that of many of our other overseas ment have been able to lend money for Dominions, patriotism and profit can be

At most happily combined. similar objects to neighbouring States.

SUPREME COURT.

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. BEFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE, MR. H. H. J. GOMPERTZ.

The

TRADE MARK INJUNCTION AND A

PROTEST, U On behalf of the Wong Lee Wai firm, 12, Bonham Street West, Mr. Eldon Potter (instructed by Mr. W. B. Hind, from Mr. G. K. Brutton's office), applied Hing firm, 94, Des Voeux Road. for an injunction against the Cheong injunction was to restrain the defendants from selling and exposing for sale, and from fixing, or causing to be fixed to any case or cask, jar or bottle, containing defendants wine and spirits, the trade mark of the plaintiffs, and from using or employing any labels, stamps or marke, so contrived as to represent the trade under their deable stork" trade mark. mark of the plaintiffs, and sold by them

Mr. Potter explained the circumstances, and told how in February plaintiffs learned that fourteen cases of wine bear- ing their trade mark was on board the str. Empire. They obtained a search that day, and the cases were at the bottom warrant, but, as the Empire was sailing of the hold, it was arranged that they So they were conveyed to Australia and should not be delivered in Australia back without being delivered. When the cases came back to Hongkong they were to bear the trade mark of the plaintiff opened, and the jars of wins were found firm.

Evidence was given by Mr. A. E. Carpmael, Registrar of Trade Marks, a member of the plaintiff firm and also one of the defendant firm.

DISSATISFACTION WITH MR...

ASQUITH'S LEADERSHIP. The Daily Chronicle accuses Mr. Asquith of inadequate leadership and asks if it was worth his while widening the apparent breach between himself and his party by the remarks he made yester

day

THE ARMY AND THE CRISIS. The Daily Mail states that Colonel Morris paraded the Irish Guards in barracks yesterday morning and addressed them, saying that he regretted that soldiers in uniform had given way to political demonstration.

plices in the Sarajevo assassinations.

An answer is required by 6 pm, the 25th inst.

VIENNA, July 24th.

The Austrian Note to Servia demands→→ 1-The publication of the Servian Govern

ment's condemnation of and regret i for the anti-Austrian propaganda in the schools. 2-Punishment of the offenders. 3-Suppression of anti-Austrian teaching

in the schools. 4The dismissal of officers and fune

tionaries whose names the Austrian Government reserves the right to communicate. -Acceptance of the collaboration of

Austrian officials in suppressing the anti-Austrian movement. 8-Prosecution of accessories to the crime at Sarajevo, with the collaboration of the Austrian Government's representatives.

The Note also demands the arrest of the Servian Major and State official who were compromised by the results of the enquiry at Sarajevo.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.) THE FRENCH PRESIDENT IN

RUSSIA.

MILITARY REVIEW.

LONDON, July 24th. President Poincaré was present at a Review of 10,000 soldiers at Tearskoe Belo. President Poincaré was in a carriage with the Tsaritsa, and the Tsar was on horse back.

DISASTROUS HURRICANE IN

HUNGARY.

BUDA PESTH, July 24th

Seven persons were killed and 37 injured as the result of a hurricane. The damage to properly amounts to millions of francs. Not a single boat on the Danube escaped damage.

THE BISLEY MEETING.

LONDON, July 24th. In the contest for the King's Prize, Private Fulton, of the Queen's Westmin- sters, bas won the Silver Medal, with a. score of 195.

INTERNATIONAL LAWN TENNISS

CHICAGO, July 24th. In the contest for the Davis Cup Brookes (Australasia) beat Schwengers (Canada): 6–2, 6–3, 6–2

FUNERAL OF MR. J. F. COX- EDWARDS.

The following account is taken from the Northampton Herald of June 19th:4

There was an impressive gene on Saturday at Ecton, when the funeral took place of Mr. J. F. Cox-Edwards, one of the victims of the Empress of Ireland disaster, who was well-known in this county. The deceased gentleman was the only son of the Rev. J. C. Cox- Edwards (formerly Reetor of Ecton). As Ireland he was returning vid Vancouver. a passenger of the ill-fated Empress of Mr. Cox-Edwards had spent many years in Japan and China, and since his retirement he had paid fre

frequent visits to Japan, with which country he. 24th.

was thoroughly charmed. The deceased was resened at the sinking of the liner, but he unfortunately passed landed at Rimouski. His body was away soon after the survivors

was there met by Mr. W. G. Ward, of Wood-street, Northampton, who had the funeral arrangements in hand. It was conveyed to Northampton by train, and brought to Liverpool in the Alsatian, and

thence to Ecton by motor hear.

GRAVE SITUATION.

LONDON, July The Austrian ultimatum is unexpected ly severe and uncompromising, and leaves

situation is regarded as most grave. Everyone is asking what attitude Russia scarcely a loophole for negotiation. The

#will take."

The Dublin correspondent of the Daily

Lo court-martial soldiers Telegraph says a War Office order threatens instructing Nationalist or Ulster Volun-

teers

THE ALBANIAN PROBLEM. INSURGENTS DEMAND THE WITHDRAWAL OF PRINCE WILLIAM."

LONDON, July 24th The Albanian insurgents in a letter to the Powers demand the withdrawal of Frince William, otherwise they threaten If the battleships to destroy Durazzo, fired they would not spare the inhabitants,

THE BRITISH BUDGET.

SUBSTANTIAL ECONOMY

PREDICTED.

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ON ARMAMENTS

LONDON, July 24th. The Finance Bill has been read a third Time in the House of Commons.

Replying on the Finance debate Mr. Lloyd George said he believed that next year there would be a substantial economy on armaments without interfering in the slightest with the efficiency of the Navy

GREAT BRITAIN RATIFIES THE. OPIUM CONVENTION.

LONDON, July. 24th. Sir Edward Grey has announced in the Majesty's House of Commons that His

1012 was deposited on the 15th inst. ratification of the Opium Convention of

THE NEW MEXICAN GOVERNMENT.

A PEACEFUL TRANSFER DESIRED."

LONDON, July 4th. Efforts are being made to convoke a

evidence vere necessary he could show that

Mr. Potter added that if further Mexican conference in Washington to the defendant frm also sent 50 cases of arrange for a praceful transfer of the Brazil and Argentina are urging. the wins to San Francisco, bearing the plain-Government to General Carranza.

His Lordship granted the injunction. Ts trade mark

The semi-official Hungarian Pester Lloyd affirms that Germany will suffer no third party to intervene between Austria and Servia.

REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT IN

RUSSIA.

-STRIKERB WAVE RED FLAGS" AND HING REVOLUTIONARY BONGS.

ST. PETERSBURG, July 24th. The disturbances in Russia are now plainly revolutionary. Besides smashing the tram-cars, the strikers cut the telegraph wires, and upset vans with which they constructed barricades The men waved the Red Flag, and sang Revolutionary songs, and stoned the police, who were compelled to fire un their attackers.

It is known that five have been killed and eight wounded, but the total

strikers always conceal the dead and 'wounded. Three police were seriously casualties cannot be ascertained, as the

wounded.

The strikers attempted to destroy the Samson Bridge and the neighbouring waterworks,

LATER.

were

assembly the

There was a large ass abducted by the Rector, Canon Jephson. The family mourners included the deceased's father, the Rev. J. C. Cox-Edwards; the Misses Constance, Mand, and Florence Cx- Edwarda (sistera); Mr. H. W. Jones, Leicester. (cousin). Amongst the large number present at the graveside were noticed the Rev. G. H. and Mrs. Mullins (Great Billing), Mr. F. Robinson and Mr. J. L. Earl (Churchwardens), Mr. C. Mabbutt, Mr. G. Darker, Mr. F Dicke, Mr. C. Smith, Mr. F. Robson, Mr. John Barker, Mr. W. Smith (representing Mrs. Sotheby),

saints

رانه

The service was choral, and included the chatting of Psalm xxxix., and the earth in. hymns Let.. concert sing" and Abide with me."

A beautiful collection of floral tributes were laid on the grave, including a large cross from the family, and a wreath from the European Manager of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, Charing.. Crosa.

The coffin was of oak, covered by black. bore on the breastplate the plain inscrip- cloth, with silver-plated fittings, and it

tion-

COX-EDWARDS,

Died May 20th, 1914."

WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY ON: SHIPS AT SEA. Commendatore Marconi, presiding at the fourteenth annual meeting of the Marconi International Marine Com munication Co., Ltd., said in the course of his speech

"It is a matter of great satisfaction. to your directors and, if 1 may be allowed to say so, especially se to me. --to see this company now coundly on its profits and feet carning: reasonable paying a fair return to its shareholders, this

I for

The collisions between the strikers and

that when the troops continued yesterday. A mob of

forget cannot

WLIN registered in company

it had for its the year 1900 the Imperial Porcelain Factory.

ebject the introduction of wireless tele The number of dead is believed to be graphy upon ships at sea to save life and to save ships, but with disposition to

few excep several thousands stoned the windows of

tions we found very little

much greater than has transpired.

FRANCO-RUSSIAN RELATIONS.

JOINT STATEMENT ISSUED.

KRONSTADT, July 4th. President Poincaré has left

Mr. Carpmael then remarked that he United States to do her utmost to secure holm after giving a banquet to the Tsar who have not been thoroughly acquainted, strongly objected to being called to give pointed out clearly that his register forters. should be sufficient in such cases.

evidence in the case. The Ordinance

His Lordship asked-Was it necessary to bring the Registrar here, Mr. Potter

Mr. Potter replied that he did not think it was.

Mr. Carpmael then said that he com municated with Mr. Bratton in the morning and he was subsequently tele- necessary for him to attend. Since then, phoned to the effect that it was not however, he had been led to understand. that his Lordship said he was to attend.

Mr. Fotter remarked that he thought the register would be sufficient,

His Lordship--I was surprised to see the Registrar in the box myself. I think it is a misunderstanding, Mr. Carpmael

Mr. Carpmael-My only wish is that this should not form a precedent;

a general amnesty for Huerta's sup

THE REJECTED HINDUS.

LONDON, July 24th. The Lomagata Haru has mailed from Vancouver for the Orient.

THE SUPPOSED DOPING OF:

RACEHORSES.

LONDON, July 4th The report of the analyst of the saliva.

taken of the three placed hortes at Sandown and one at Newmarket is that there was no sign of doping.

take advantage of the valuable servicos which we offered. In these days, when many ships have been saved by means of wireless telegraphy and thousands of people owe their lives to the fact that installations are on board most of the Stock-important ships, it will be scarcely believable to those of our shareholders with the development of the company on the battleship France, when the most that we expended something in the neighbourhood of £200,000 in creating cordial toasts were exchanged.

and popularizing our service before we were ever able to earn a profit. As a

·Following a series of interviews between

result, however, of the great energy of Russian Foreign our staff and the hard work of every M. Sazenoff, the

for the fourth successive Minister, and M. Viviani, the Premier, member of the company we are able this and Foreign Minister of France, a joint pay a reasonable dividend. statement has been issued in which it is

stations, which they operate increased declared that the visit of President Poin-pany have fitted with wireless telegraph care to Russia has given the two Govern from 530 at the end of 1012 to 788 at the ments tab opportunity of stating that end of 1912, and that the same rute of there is perfect unanimity in their views progress continues, the number having become 873 at the date of the report. The on the various problems which solicitude receipts from ships' telegrams, news the past year were £146,316, as compared tho Powers

with £100,322 of the proceding year. for the general peace and European services, subsidies, rentals, etc., during equilibrium imposes on especially in the East (ie, Near East). showing an increase in round figures of

£46,000.

The number of ships which the com-