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supplies Are restricted profits The Water Police have been informed by

increase. In his review of the Budget a Mr. J. M. S. Xavier of a theft which wasTELEGRAM.

committed at his residenoc on Thursday night. On waking yesterday morning,

fortnight ago His EXCELLENCY explained that the revenue which has been derived from the Opium Monopoly has been much | afr. Xavier discovered that a suit of larger than was anticipated owing to the clothing, containing 818 in money, and a fact that the price of the drug in China couple of gold sleeve links had been talren

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boats by shooting himself. Tho subject which obtained prominence in the debate was the proposal-

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DEATH OF THE DUKE OF BUCOLEUCH.

LONDON, November stb. The death is announced of the Duke of Buccleuch

The title was created in 1683, and the late Duke was the sixth holder.

He was boru in London in 1831 and succeeded,

Ho married in 1350 Lady father in 1884. Louisa Jane Hamilton, third daughter of the 1st Duke of Abercorn, and there were fire sons and two daughters of the marriage. The Inte: Duko owned about 430,000 acres. The heir to the title is the Earl of Dalkieth]

NEWS,

WAR

RECRUITS FOR THE NEW ARMY.

MUST PROVIDS THEIN OWN PASSAGES. TO EUROPE.

The General Officer Commanding desires to inform all those who have applied to him to enlist in the new army for active service in Europe. that he received a communication from His Excellency the Governor on November 4th, intimating that the War Office were unable to accept recruits unless they were prepared to provide their own passages, and that acceptance for any corps other than infantry cannot be guaranteed..

The General Officer Commanding much regrets the disappointment that the decision must cause to the applicants and hopes that some at any rate may you find their way to the front.

PROCLAMATION OF WAR WITH

TURKEY.

A Proclamation by the Governor aunouncing that war has broken out between Great Britain and Turkey was published in a Government Gazette Extra ordinery issued yesterday.

WAR ITEMS,

Tho Indian fund now amounts *£34,000. Queen Mary has presented a motor ambulance for the use of the Indian wounded. SET

The Handelsblad (Amsterdam) learn that Princo Wolrad of Waldeck-Pyrmont, half brother to the Queen of the Nether lands, has been killed in East Prussia while on patrol duty..

in England immediately on the outbreak The number of public works inaugurated of the war did much to absorb casual labour out of work, while the supplying of the places of men drain into the army also retrieved the situation.

A Petrograd message a fortnight ago said a Mussalman deputation at Tiflis assured the Tsar's brother, the Grand Duko Michael, that Mussalmans in the Caucasus were ready as one man to devota their lives and property to the country.

The Official Prese Bureau reported on the 8th ult. that the British submarino E9 returned safely after sinking a German destroyer, sighted two destroyers at the mouth of the Ems on Monday morning, and, submerging, got within comparatively close range. The first torpedo sunk one destroyer, and the second struck the otter, considerably damaging her, but she got away.

Sir Mathew, who is fifty, THE CANTON WUCHANG RAILWAY; ing accommodation for deep-draught | two, is the embodiment of the methodical

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But the Hon. Mr. HEWETT offered to the proposal the stoutest 1.60 opposition and said that in this matter he represented not only the Unofficial Members of the Council but the Shipping Companies and the General Chamber of Commerce. On the other hand, H.E. THE GOVERNOR. has stated in a despatch to the SECRETARY OF STATE that complaints have been made in recent years by the Agents of come of the largest vessels frequenting the port that they are forced ont into attributed the blame to some" depart happy days for the Government, when The grave situation which has arisen The French aviators, who were not in- distant and inconvenient parts of the The question would seem

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The Wachang correspondent of the X-C, Daily Fee writes:

During the year splendid progress has In our report of the speech of the Hon.been made with the railway. It passes M E A Hewett at the Legislative the city near the cast gate and runs Council on Thursday, the hon. member is straight across a shallow lake to the Yangtsze. A small hill is being demo- represented as having declared that the lished to provide the material for the fault in regard to the delay in providing embankment which crosses the lake, and a high-power wireless station in Hong- hundreds of men have being at work, kong lay with the War Department blasting, digging and carrying.

Years ago a small railway was built by London. The Hon. Mr. Hewett explains Chang Chih-tung from the Yangtze, for that he was referring to the projected carrying copper to the mint and truck commercial wireless station, and that he loads of copper cents back to the river to

meat in London.

be distributed all over China. Those were

three copper cash could be melted down and minted into the new coin which represented ten of the old cash. The nint was so extensive that in a few years all the copper in the world could be converted into copper cents. But there is a limit the coinage, and in spite of the Viceroy's to the most successful attempts to debase eloquent appeals, a limit had to be placed by the Central Government upon the output of the minis, and this none too soon, for the dollar, which at one time exchanging for 1,300. and wages and exchanged for about 800 cash, waa

prices reckoned in cash went up accord ingly. So there was no need of a railway to carry the copper

Both French and German infantry at momentarily quitted their

corning relations with Turkey was pub-trenches in order to watch a duel between

The following further statement con-

lished by direction of His Majesty's Government in a second Government Gazette Extraordinary issued yester- day

French and German aeroplanes. Early in the duel one of the latter's men was the motor and sat fire to the aeroplane. wounded, and a subsequent shot exploded

Both pilot and engineer wore incinerated.

with Turkey involves no religious ques-jured, were subsequently decorated. tion and the Mohammedan Holy Places of Arabia as well as shrines in The Novoc Fremga advocates a timely Mesopotamia will be immune from Agreement between the Allies in regard to attack or molestation by the naval and the means employed to overthrow. German military forces of Great Britain, France militarism, lest the conclusion of the war taken against the port of Jeddab, pro- they left intact a political organism which and Russia, nor will any hostile action be fices already made would be in vain if should take them unawares. The sacri-

vided that the Government of Turkey does denies to all save itself the right to live. not interfere with the pilgrim traffic from The fight against militarism means de the Dominions and Protectorates of His facto aight against the Kaiser, Majesty the King.

personifying the German Empire,

The N-C. Daily News understands that to be essentially one for mutual the dispute between the shipping com arrangement between the Government panies and their Chinese stewards, cooks and the shipping and

commercial and boys has practically reached a settle interests, but it is one which must meat and that nearly every Chinese be considered from the point of view of public advantage rather than private interrat, We do not see that the two 0.65 points of view put before the Council are in miany CЯRes necessarily 9.00 irreconcilable. Naturally enough, the Shipping Companies who have moorings in the best parts of the harbour do not wish 19.15 to be disturbed, and if the Government shorthanded, but with other Chinese outside the city, catered the east gate and Highness Aga Khan to Moslems in India

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employee has returned to work. In the first place, when the strike began, it is stated that it was due more to the pressure brought to

bear upon tie employees by Chinese agitators than from any dissatisfaction on the part of the men. During the strike, some of the coasting vessels have had to leave port offering their services to fill the vacancies, and with helpful co-operation of the ships, the difficulty was tided over.

"BLUE BIRD."

The Gala Performance takes place to-night at 9:15 pm sharp, and it is hoped that everyone will be scaled by that time.

The auditorium lights will be lowered immediately after the singing of the National Anthem, and if there are any late-comers they will mar the effect of the opening scone.

known to the Unofficial Members, the Shipping Companies and the General Chamber of Commerce, on whose behalf Mr. HEWETT protested, possibly there Hmight be some nearer approach to agree

on the subject. It is very unsatisfactory to sec the Government carrying through a project of this kind The intervals will be of short duration by the sheer weight of the Official owing to the length of the play, and in Majority in the face of a protest which order to obviate the necessity of leaving commands the unanimous support of the the theatre, arrangements have been made Unofficial Members. If there are members whereby refreshments will be served in of the shipping community who dissent a separate roem by Messrs. Weismano, from the views expressed by the Hon. Mr.Ltd., and Messrs. Donnelly & Whyte, HEWETT, now is the time for them to mako profits of these to be apportioned to the themselves heard.

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run 15 minutes after the performance..

The second performance takes place on Tuesday, the 10th November, and there will be a third on Saturday, the 14th. It has been decided to leave up the Gala Performance decorations

as far 48 possible for both these nights.

the project, which is one involving a The play will terminate soon after special expenditure of a quarter of a twelve and special forries and trams will million dollara, might very well be shelved until it is more clearly revealed to what extent the revenue of the Colony will be adversely affected by the war, Apart from this one question, the Estimates met with little serious criticism notwithstanding that the expenditure shows an increase of nearly two million dollars over the Estimates approved for the current year. Information was sought of subjects appearing in the Expenditure by the Unofficial Members on a variety

Estimates, and the explanations given

A telegram to the Chung Ngai San Po showed that they had been carefully states that the steamer Walshun, en route LONDON OPPIOR: 131, FAKET STREET, E.O. considered and closely scrutinised. There from Vladivostock to Tientsin, has foun

BIRTHS. MOLLER-On October 30th, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. Enic MOER, daughter. HELSBY.-On November 1st, at Shanghai, the wife of F. G. HELBY, of a son, PERKINSON November 1st, at Shanghai,

to Mr. and Mrs. F. P. PERKINS,

son..

HONGKONG OFFICE: 10A, DES VOX ROAD C.

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HONGWONG, NOVEMBER 7TH, 1914,

are several projects in the list which may be classed as necessary but not urgent, and should the course of public events render it necessary, these, among which inay be included the acquisition of the harbour moorings, may very well be post- poned to more prosperous times.

The Bishop of Victoria will to-morrow (Sunday) preach at the Evening Service at St. Stephen's Chinese Church, West Point, and admit two licensed Lay Readers to their office.

THE debate on the Colonial Estimates in the Legislative Council on Thursday was

The total output of the Kailan Mining in many respects useful and instructive, Naturally, the first point selected for Administration mines for the week ending comment was the rather alarming tendency 24th October amounted to 49,470.54-tons of the Expenditure Estimates to increase, and the sales during the period to without any corresponding -prospect of 46,019.12 tons. growth in the revenue of the Colony. We pointed out when commenting on the Budget statement a fortnight ago that the Revenue Estimates for 1915 show that more than one-third of the revenue is expected to be derived from Opium, the trade in which it is the avowed object of the Imperial Government to suppress. Thus we have to look forward to a time when that source of revenue will dry up, though we are inelined to believe that for a good many years yet it will be as the widow's cruso of oil that failed not. "At all events, there is little fear of a reduced revenue from that source before the Harbour of Refuge,Tytüm-tuk Water- works, and a few other costly under takings to which the Government is

The Al Fresco Fête of St. Vincent de Paul Society takes place to-morrow even ing in the compound of the Roman Catho- lic Cathedral:

CHINESE PASSENGER-SHIP

FOUNDERS.

GREAT LOSS OF LIFE.

dered at Taku and that about two hundred passengers were drowned.

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.

The following are selected to play for: Navy. The Hongkong Club, to-day- (Saturday), at Happy Valley, Naval unable to play is to inform manager, Ground. Kick off at 3-45 pm. Anyone

Association Football team,

Tamar, without delay

Re-Hurdin, Monday, Adams, und

Nicholls

Itosario-Ashby and Card... Fennimore, and Rawlings.

Tanner-Campbell, Hopper, Ruddick,

RESERVES. Rille-Benge and Smith. Tamer-Martin. ⠀⠀⠀

Smith, A. Hamilton and J. McCubbin; The Club team will be as follows: R. F. Long, Young, and Bond; D. M. Larkin, A. L. Gace, P. Wilkie, J. Stalker, Tickets may be had at and W. V. Ponnell. Messrs, Graça & Co.'s Store, Hongkong Hotel Building.

At the Magistracy yesterday no evidence was offered by the prosecution in the case in which a Chinese woman was charged

CRICKET.

CRAIGENGOWER v. KOWLOON,

To be played this afternoon at 2 p.m. with the larceny of a ton of coal from the on the Kowloon Ground. Craigengower are entirely completed. Green Island Cement Company's premises team:-L. A. Rose, R. A. Carvalho, H. Experience in this Colony as well as

at Hunghom, and the woman was accord. Tayler, E. L. Braga, JV. Braga, R. elsewhere has shown that in proportioningly discharged.

committed

Pestonji, W. H. Vivcash, D. K. Kharag,

J. D. Noria, S. Jex, and R. Basa.

The old railway ran beside the lake

to the great inconvenience of everybody, ran all along the carriage road, from the gate to the mints in the centre of the city. Since the Revolution most of the lines were taken up inside the city, and the lake was allowed to wash away the em bankment and for half a mile or so, the rails and steepers were suspended in mid air, or collapsed entirely. But within the last week or two the embankment has laid, hut for what purpose we know not, been repaired and new sleepers and rails

SINGAPORE-BORNEO STEAMSHIP

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THE AGA KHAN'S MESSAGE,

The second Gazette Extraordinary also contained the following message from His

and His Majesty's other dominions, published by direction of His Majesty's Government:-

Turkish Government has joined hands "With deep sorrow I find that the with Germany and acting under German orders is madly attempting to wage a Sovereigns as the King Emperor and the most unprovoked war against such mighty Tsar of Russia. This is not the true and free will of the Sultan but of German

officers and other non-Moslems who have forced him to do their bidding." Germany and Austria have been no disinterested friends of Islam, and while one took Bosnia the other has long been plotting to become, the suzerain of Asia Minor "and" Chamber of Commerce, the Secretory Heaven forbid, Turkey will beconie only At a recent meeting of the Borneo Mesopotamia, including Kerbela Rejef read, and was instructed to publish in the a vassal of Germany and the Kaiser's and Bagdad. If Germany succeeds, which

minutes, the following letter received Resident will be the real ruler of Turkey from the Government Secretary, viz and will control the holy cities. No Six-When the North German Lloyd war and our religion was not in peril. Islamic, interest was threatened in this Steamers suddenly leit the Singapore- Nor was Turkey in peril, for the British Borneo run, and thereby caused a stoppage and Russian Empires and the French of all communication, the Government telegraphed at onco to their Agents, Republic had offered to solemnly guar- Messrs. Guthrie & Co., to endeavour to anteo Turkey all her territories in com- arrange with another Steamship Company plete independence if she had remained to take up the run as soon as possible. at peace. Turkey was the trustee of Talant Messrs. Guthrie & Co., aided by the and the whole world was content to let influence of the Straits Government, whose her hold our holy cities in her keeping. assistance had also been requested, were Now that Turkey has so disastrously able to arrange with the Straits. Steamship shown herself a tool in German hands, Company to take up the business,"

she has not only ruined herself but has The Straits Steamship Company have lost her position as trustee of Islam and now arranged to run regularly between evil will overtake her. Turkey has been Singapore and Borneo ports, and vice persuaded to draw the sword in an unholy versa, and the Government has promised cause from which she could be but ruined them all possible support, and the Company whatever else happened, and she will lose has informed Messrs. Guthrie, & Co. that her position as a great nation, for such they hope shortly to arrange a regular mighty Sovereigns as the King Emperor weekly service with scheduled dates of and the Tsar can never be defeated. arrival and departure...

Thousands of Moslems are fighting for therefore directed

by their Sovereign already, and all men must Excellency the Governor to request you to pass this information to all the Membersee that Turkey has not gone to war for. of your Chamber, and His Excellency the cause of Islam or for the defence of trusts that they will give their support her independence. Thus our only duty the Straits Steamship Company.

as: Moslems now is to remain loyal, faithful, and obedient to our temporal aml secular allegiance.!!

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GERMAN LOSSES.

The Company has now reducel their rates of freight, etc., to the level of those formerly charged by the Norddeutscher Lloyd Company, but Government hope that later it will be possible to arrange for a further reduction; this at the moment is A New York telegram dated October hardly possible, in view of the fact that at 29th through the German News Agency

of losses have been gazetted so far. The total number. of losses amounts to 230,000 Of there 36,000 are killed and 160,000 wounded, while the remainder are missing

present, and for some time to come there says AVERA

will be little return freight to Singapore, Fifty German and added to this, the taking of deck passengers to Singapore is prohibited."

A CURE FOR NEURALGIA -

A British private writes:-" There's one chap in our company has got a ripping cure for neuralgia, but he isn't going to take out a patent for it, because

LAUNCH OF A SUBMARINE..

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Sir John French is in good health and spirits and looks twenty years younger AT HOME AND ABROAD FOR than when he went off to the war says 4 letter from an officer of the British head- quarters' staff, which has reached Londan.

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