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unpaid or of the fact that the expenditure of the province is in excess of the revenue. The same

curious characteristic was shown in a recent financial conference held at Peking: the fact that, according to the statement of accounts, the Internal Loan

A. S. WATSON had produced $16,000,000 and that no difßeulty was anticipated in disposing of the $10,000,000 of Premium Bonds (or State Lettory Tickets) issued by the Sin hua Savings Bank was thought enficiently encouraging to justify the WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. PRESIDENT in dying that “ China will be able to meet her obligations to the Powers without foreign assistance, and also pro CHAMPAGNE vide for administrative and other expenses

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A meeting of the Legislative Council is convened for to-morrow, when the principal business will be tho further consideration of the resolution to advance $348,860.93 out of the funds in the custody of the Government for the construction

of the Kowloon-Canton Railway (British Section) during the year 1914.

There appeared before Mr. F. A. Haze land at the Magistracy yesterday, a Chinese who was charged with returning

from banishment. The police proved that the man had been banished on no lower than four occasions, the last time for 20 years. The Magistrate, in sentencing the nan to imprisonment for twelve months, warned him not to come to the Colony again. If he did, he would be sent for trial, and the Chief Justice would prob-

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PERING, December 28th

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NEW AGREEMENT.

DEATH OF MR. J. JA

KESWICK.

NOTES FROM PEKING.

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

Many old residents will read with

THE WORSHIP OF HEAVEN, regret the announcement of the death of Mr. JJ, Keswick, who some years ago

PERING, December 16th, was in charge of the firm of Messrs.

The ceremony of the Worship of Jarding, Matheson & Co.'s intercata in Heaven to bo performed by the President Hongkong. Mr. J. J. Keswick, who was on the 23rd instant is arousing more The Hutukhta's Palace at Urga hayounger brother of the late Mr. William interest than the war of the premium Keswick, M. P., and uncle of Mr. Henry bonds. Some newspapers comment ort been destroyed by fire and valuable Keswick, M.P. spent about twenty-five the fact that the route to the Temple antiquities have been burnt.

years in the East. He came out in 1876 of Heaven is being covered with yellow THE REPUBLIC AND THE MANCHU and resided for many years in Shanghai, earth, as was done when the Emperor per- where he was prominently identified with formed this ceremony, but this matter is the life of the port, as he afterwards, was not worth the special attention bestowed with the life of Hongkong. In 1884 upon it. Those who have made up their Mr. Keswick married at the Legation minds that Yuan Shih-kai aspires to the Chapel at Peking the eldest daughter of Throne find substantiation of this belief Sir Harry Parkes, then the British in almost every net of His Excelleney, Minister at the Chinese Capital. w but, as I remarked before in these notes, Keswick was at that time Chairman of Yuan regards his office rather than his the Municipal Council at Shanghai. He personality as the direct successor to the succoed Mr. J. J. Bell-Irving, and he re. Hence his resumption of amained here for eleven years, returning to England in 1901, Mr. Keswick sat on the Executive and Legislative Councils of the Colony, served for three years as Vice Chairman and for two years (1893 and Commerce. He was on the Directorate 1894) as Chairman of the Chamber of

of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation and the boards of many other local companies.

PEKING, December 28th The Manchu Court has subscribed. new agreement to respect the laws and customs of the Republic. It also adopts the Western Calendar, rewards (by the

be applied again with any hope of success, Chinese who was a passenger by the ex-Emporor] are restricted to gifts, and come to Hongkong about the year 1890 to duties undertaken by the

Detective Sergeant Pincott charged a Catchat from Victoria (British Columbia) with being in unlawful possession of a Mauser pistol and 180 rounds of ammuni-

a sum of three million pounds, which is, moreover, liable to be refunded in the future and also carries extra charges with it. In short, the attitude of the Chinese

tion. The defendant had shown the ut Government towards its Internal Loan $03:00

impat CATE in concealing the con- and its State Premium Bonds proves traband. The pistol had been taken $65.00 simply that there is no prospect at present to

pieces and the various parts $68.00 of raising in China a revenue equivalent hidden among his luggage, while a Camera tɔ the expenditure. The Government has, tes cosy, pillow, and other articles had CHAMPAGNE perhaps, some ground for being gratified been brought into service for the conceal

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at the apparent success of the Internal Loan, even though the actual yield is only a fraction of the amount originally Froposed, and though to obtain this slight measure of success it has been necessary for the officials to turn themselves into advertising agents. In spite of all this, the fact that the people and merchants of China should be willing to lend even so much to the Government is a testimonial to the general confidenes in it. This does not, however, do much to ease the financial strain; still less can it be taken as indicating that a further Internal Loan would yield anything approaching the total of the last, and all the time there are, to take only one item, soldiers demanding their pay with so much D'EPERNAY insistence that in some places the officials

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sooner or later it will have to find some $39.00 economie source of revenue. It has, it $41.20 must be conceded, done & little in this respocs already in at last putting the [19

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ment of the ammunition. Sergt. Pincott said the man was arrested as he was on his way back to China. He did not view the case as a very serious one. His Wor ship ordered the pistol and ammunition to be confiscated, and fined defendant $10.

Sanitary Board was hold yesterday. The The usual fortnightly meeting of the President of the Department (Mr. G. N. Orme) presided, and there were also pre- seat: The Vice-President (Hon. Mr. A. F Churchill), Hon. Mr. Hallifax, Dr. Fitz williams, Mr. B. L. Bowley, Mr. Ng Hon Taz, and Mr. Chan Kai Ming, with Dr. Francis Clark (Medical Oficer of Health), Dr. W W Pearse (Assistant Medical Oficer of Health), and Mr. W. Bowes-Rowlands (Secretary), The Board considered

twa applications

posthumous honours. there are to be no pensions and

A RUSSO CHINESE ASSOCIATION.

PEKING, December 28th. A Russo Chinese Association is being formed in the Capital.

[FROM THE CABLENEWS-AMERICAN."] BOMBARDING ZEPPELIN SHEDS

AT BRUSSELS.

WASHINGTON, December 22nd, British and French aviators have bom

barded the Zeppelin sheds at Brusacle.

GERMANY ASKS FOR SWEDEN'S The sheds are reported to be on fire.

HELP

Copenhagen reports that Germany has asked Sweden to assist her, offering in return the Baltic islands and a protectorate over Finland. Sweden has refused this request as a result of the conference of the three Scandinavian countries.

THE BRITISH ARMY.

London reports that Great Britain by Spring will have a force of 2,000,000 men under arms Preparations are new being made to send a fresh contingent of 500,508

for permission to erect water closeta, one at the Jockey Club, and the other at a

Inland Lot 1260. The former was grant men to the front, certain house to be erected on Kowloon ed, and the latter refused.

EXTRAORDINARY SHOOTING"

ACCIDENT.

IN BERLIN,

DEATH OF MR. E. H. DE ST. CROIX.

E. H. de St. Croix, who passed away at We regret to record, the death of Mr.

his residence, 35, Sinza Road, Shanghai, late last Wednesday night. His death was sudden, occurring after only two days illness, Mr. St. Croix, the son of a former Deputy Commissioner of Customs, joined the Service at Shanghai in 1881, and was stationed at various places, principally in South China, and oventual

Throne.

of those official duties which were the prerogrative of the Throne, duties which mean so much in the life of the Chinese. On the occasion under notice the President will leave the Palace at 4 a.m., and on arrival at the

purify his hands, and mount the altar Temple will don the ceremonial robes,

to conduct the time-honoured ceremony of worshipping Heaven. Ib is interesting to hear that the Manchu signs hung over the various entrances are to be replaced by Chinese signs.

PERSONAL

Hioki, the Japanese Minister, returned There have been a number of personal movements to record this week. Mr.

from his short vist to his native land and from a short visit to Taingtau. iB Excellency Mr. G. O. Wallenberg, who has been here for a few weeks meeting Swedish Consuls from different places in China, returned to Tokyo to-day. Major- General Walter, the Russian Military was appointed as first Assistant at Attaché, left on Tuesday for Petrograd number of years, becoming very well to take up a new appointment, and his Shanghai, where he has served for n

known and esteemed. Quite recently he successor, General Morel, who arrived a returned from Home leave and resumed few days earlier, presented his credentials his duties, apparently in excellent health,

as a painful surprise to his many friends. so that the news of his death must come to the President the previous day. The deceased, who was 41 years of age, leaves a widow and one son, to whom much sympathy will be extended in the bereave ment which has so suddenly comes upon them.N.-C. Daily News.

THE CUSTOMS PROBLEM.

It is doubtful if the agitation concern-

in the appointment of Japanese to the Customs service in Tsingtau is as deep as appears on the surface. At any rate, the attitude of the Japanese Minister is ELLIS KADOORIE SCHOOL SPORTS. calculated to have a good effect, He

advises China to realise that while Tsing The annual sports day in connection tau is under military occupation there with the Ellis Kadoorie Rahool took place

can be no administration of any kind com at Happy Valley yesterday, under the most ducted which is not a part of this mili- keen, and some of the finishes were most under which Germany held Kinochau and favourable conditions. Racing was always tary organisation.“ exciting. There was a large attendance of allowed the Chineso Customs to function The Convention

regular source of income which will ensure Messrs. F. G. Chunyut, F. X. Ribiero, complete as it was, did not entirely crush Papils and friends who enthusiastically in Tsingtau has been annulled by the

the equilibrium of the national balance

sheet. We are inclined to think that in the long sun it will be to the reorganiza tion of her land tax, that she will have to turn, though we can well understand that the magnitude of the task gives pause to her financiers. There are many improve ments in her present taxes which would secure her a greater income than she now derives, but if China is to have a revenue compatible with the position she ought to take in the world, there is nowhere savé to the land tax that she can look for it in the present state of affairs, It is, of courte, impossible to blind ourselves to all the difficulties and even dangers that DEATHS.

might attend such a change, although, COLLACO.-On 28th December, at the French according to Sir ROBERT HART's estimate,

• Hospital, Wanchai, PernoNILLA B

it need not cause hardship to anyone-his CULLACO, aged 74. Shanghai and memorandum, it will be remembered, Bangkok papers please copy. [1497 KESWICK.On 26th December, JAMES Provided for a uniform tax of 200 cash JOHNSTONE KESWICK, of Mabie, per nou (say, 81 per acre), which, he Dumfries

· [1409· estimated, would yield $600,000,000 per

believe that there is no alternative for In any case, we still refuse to China save repeated loads or bankruptcy, or that she is so impoverished & land that it is a permanent impossibility for her to meet her comparatively moderate annual

HONGKONG Orion: 101, DE VEUX ROD C. LONDON OPTION: 181, Far Brazer, EC.

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enrum.

ABENTEY WITH A DEFECTIVE ·RIFLE.

IT 18 DEGINNING TO BE REALISED."

[OSTASIATISCHED LLOYD LEVERSEEDIENST.]

BERLIN, December 22nd. At the Magistracy yesterday an enquiry the victory over the Germans cannot It is beginning to be realized here that was conducted by the Coroner (Mr. Finsure against the danger of a Russian Hazeland), and a jury composed of invasion for all time. T

stances attending the death of a Chinese

Tho victory,

ALLEGED MURDER IN POK LO DISTRICT.

Detective Inspector J. Watt appeared for the Police in a case in which the Chinese Government applied for the extradition of one Lui Loi, alius Lai Mui, a native of a village in the Pok Lo district of the Kwangtung Province. The defen dant is charged with murdering ons Wong Ah Fat at the house of Wong Pak Sheung, in the Chau Ka Hang village, Pok Lo district, on the 11th October.

The case was remanded until Tuesday.

A CHINESE COOK'S TALE.

REVOLVERS AND AMMUNITION FOR

TSINGTAH.

and

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cheered the successful competitors. The Japanese seizure of the place, various masters were the racing officials sequently the Chinese cannot quote that and at the close the prizes were presented Convention as a precedent for Japanese by Mr. W. Logan. Details:--

procedure, 100 YARDS (Senior. C.)-1, Ng Hung Tai; 2, Tsang Yuk Wing; 9, Shiu Pui

200 YARDS HANDICAP (Over 15)-1, Tseng which took place at the State Council.

PARA A Yak Wing; 2, Chan Hung 3, Ng Hung yesterday on a Bill presented by the Talon Under 10)

Kan.

FREE EDUCATION/ Another instance of the Chinese dis regard of the practical was the discussion

220 YARDS (Under 15)1, Hi Chun Kai; Education Association of Peking advocat- 2, Leung Kwok Lam; 3, Lo Yee Kiing free education. The educationaliste HIGH JUMI (S.C.)-1, Tsang Yuk Wing; simply borrow ideas from the West and 2, Ng Hung Tai. Height, 4 ft. 03 inches.

100 YARDS HANDICAP (Over 15).-1, Tsang Fak Yee; 2, Tsang Yok Wing; 3, Ng Shu

Kwong.

Shun Put; 2, Ho Chun Kai; 3, Lam Yuk to China, or opportune, they present them 100 YARDS HANDICAP (Under 16).1, Yee regardless of whether they are applicable Ying

zealous reformers of China. Free educa with all the eloquence associated with the tion is undoubtedly an ideal which should be impressed upon the Government, buk the discussion of such a proposal at the present time when

n money is so urgently needed for more pressing matters is simply a waste of time.

Mun a Pun Yau Bak

SACK RACE 1 Ng Shu Kwong, 2, 8o

2, Leung Yun Ki; 3, Chan Hang

440 YARDS (S.C.)-1, Tsang Yuk Wing; THREE-LEGGED RACE-I, Chan Chak Yee and Ho Ka Yen; 2, Tsang Yuk Yee and Chan Ki Yan.

A MUSIC, CLUB. 440 YARDS HANDICAP (Under 15)-1,

A week ago I mentioned that the first Leung Kwok Lam; 2, Hi Chun Kai, 3, Letn-Yuk Ying. (00-Yards), Chan Chinese in Peking had been successfully concert on Western lines given by

OLD BOYS RACE (300 Man Woon; 2, Chin Hon Soon...

carried out. Now, it is noteworthy that LONG JUMP (S.C.), Wong Chung progress is being made in this direction, Leung Kwok Lam; 2, Leung Kwok Sum; organised a club for the encouragement Yau, 2, Tang Yuk Wing

HALF MILE HANDICAP (Under 15)-1, as the First High School in Peking has Lam Yuk Ying. Chung Yau; 2. Shiu Pui Kan.

THROWING THE CRICKET BALLI, Wong THE IMPERIAL CURIOS of the study of foreign music.

and C. A. Rodriguez, into the circum- the Russian army, whose rear guards are stonecutter named Wong Kau, who died now engaging the German troops with a

on the 5th inst. at Tai-tam-tuka as the result of a bullet-wound inflicted view of eaving the main Russian army and at the same time permit reinforce

There is confidence A Sepoy of the 74th Punjabis deposed ments to come up. that es noon on the 5th December, he here, though, that General von Hinden- relieved a sentry on duty at Tai-tam-tuk burg will be able to finish what he has Soon dit stay on duty at Tai-tam-tuk commenced.ble to nigh discovered that the rifle he had token with him did not belong to him. Orders u are that entries must keep their guns loaded, and on examining the gun he found it was not loaded. At that moment he saw a number of Chinese in front of him. He stepped back and loaded the rife. The Chinese were not visible from the place where he loaded the ride. Witness closed the breech and the cut-off," pulled the bolt backwards and forwards twice, and then again closed the breech. He then tried the trigger, in order to see if everything was in order,

noticed that a Chinese, who was ten pacea when the gun went off. Witness then

away, was lying down. He did not ESS the Chinese there when he was loading his rifle. All the cartridges had been placed in the magazine, according to Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magistracy A Chinese cook who was charged before orders, and the breech was empty. He afterwards found that the "cut-off was yesterday with being in unlawful posses-3, loose, and se thought the accident was sion of one Mauser pistol, two revolvers; The inmates. of No. 325, Queen's due to this. A cartridge must have come and 919 rounds of ammunition related an Road West were startled by discover up from the magazine owing to the extraordinary story. He stated that he Ar the commencement of the European

ing & strange man on the premises defective" cut-off. war, much speculation was indulged in as

Hongzong Volunteers, said that the whilst his ship was at Hamburg, and was Armourer dergeant Avenell, of the was given the arms and ammunition its probable effects on China's finances,

cut-of was defective. and in many quarters the hope, if not the

shaking of the gun might loosen it from days out of Hamburg the Captain of the The mere told to take them to Tsingtau Eight blief, was expressed that it would, in the

PAWAN vessel upon which he was serving received long ran, prove the salvation of China

appeared in the interests of deceased's broken out. The akip was afraid to go In answer to Mr. H. L. Dennys (whoa telegram announcing that war had that with all possibility of securing

relatives), witness said that he would to the East, and went into a Turkish port, further loans from foreign sources at an

never allow a gun whose cut-p" was where she remained for three months. A HONGKONG NUISANCE TO BE TI 1,200,000 by Messrs. Arnhold, Kar- end, she would of necessity be compelled

só defective to be issued

Defendant then came to Hongkong in to reorganize her whole system so that

Dr J. T. Smalley deposed that on the another steamer The

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0th December he saw the body of the Consul in Turkey asked the British Con- the course of her tour round the deceased. There was a wound on the sul there to allow me to go back in a Blue

A few days since the Crown Solicitor independent of extraucous aide. So far world Mies Ada Reeve, who was crossing head just behind and above the left eye, Funnel boat, and I was allowed to do Mr. P. M. Hodgson) prosecuted two however, there is no sign of this happen from Australia to India, was violently and another on the other side of the head so, he declared. ing; the Government still seems incapable thrown by a roll of the ship and sustained that caused by the entry of a bullet, and prisonment, was imposed, and the arming a conviction on a charge of soliciting above the right ear. The left wound was

A fine of $1,000, or three months chair coolies with the object of establish- of taking long views and to be content to internal injuries. Complications set, in the other was caused by the exit of the and ammunition were ordered to te con- for hire The Magistrats (Mr. J. R. live from hand to mouth. One of the most and Miss Reeve was taken to England, of the skull and laceration of the brain.

bullet.

The cause of death was fracture | fiscated extraordinary features is the incurable where her medical adviser, Dr. Christopher

His Worship, addressing the jury, said eptimism that the Government continues Martin, pronounced that an operation was they had to decide whether death was the to display in this connection: we are told, necessary. An operation was successfully result of an accident or of criminal negli- gence. The Indian sentry took somebody. for instance, that the revenue of Kwangsi performed and Miss Reeve is now reported else's rife instead of his own, and he i a million dollars or so above the to be out of danger. The unfortunate ought to have seen before he pulled the estimate, and that all sorts of rewards accident compelled the popular little trigger that there was nobody near, but

and that had been distributed to the provincial actress to cancel her Christmas season that the sentry had shown negligence of she put it to them that they could not say Luthorities in recognition of their good engagement at the Calcutta Empire, and so groes a description as to amount to work in achieving this result, but nothing indeed to postpone indefinitely her tour

criminal negligence, w 19 said about the soldiers who are left to the Far East.

HONGKONG, DECKMEKE 30TH, 1914,

expenses.

at half-past one in the morning. The intruder failed to give any satisfactory explanation of his presence, and accord ingly he was handed over to the custody of the West Point Police. He was prosecuted by Inspector P. O'Sullivan at the Magistracy yesterday ne a suspect, and was sent to prison for two months.

its position.

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The jury returned a verdict of Death'

by Misadventuretan mas

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No. of weeks: Total "Increase to date

2, Mak Tze Tai; 3, Lo Kwong Chun.

HAGF MILE (S.C.).-1 Tsang Yuk Wing;

Tsang Yuk Wing; 3, Ng Hung Tai

OBSTACLE RACE1, Shiu Pui Kan; 2,

2, Tang Yuk Wing: 3, Wong Chung Yau. 440 YARDS HANDICAP-1, Hi Chun Kai

TEAM RACK (invitation).-St. Paul's College.

STOPPED:

Woad) then reserved his decision, and it was delivered at the Magistracy yester-

The Chancellor of the Imperial House- Commerce to value the ancient paintinge bold has asked the Peking Chamber of

Palace which are now kept in the newly and other treasures from the Mukden

opened museum, and the Chamber has estimated their value at two million tacle.. Some rears ago they were valued at

berg & Co., but Prince Cheng refused to sell at that price.

A JAPANESE ON ENGLAND'S BULLDOG QUALITIES.

A Japanese who is writing from war-time remarks: If the symbol of England a series of letters on England in Germany is sausage, that of Britain is the bull-dog. This national symbol may have Worship held that it was an bon because of the pure to hail ossings from Lux hair offend the bull-dog. That if waits ca origin of and said he proposed to convict the coolies, bites at the right time, and never lets you He would only warn them on this occago, even if it is killed, well represents the sion, but in future he would fine con- English character. England is slow, but victed offenders

accomplishes her purpose after all. A Japanese might say, What a trouble. I would rather die, and in this case John Bull escapes from the danger and returna. to his work again slowly but surely. An an enemy, he is certainly frightful.”

This is the first conviction of its kind, saitherto, it was held that it was no 62 offence to call for passengers,, provided $577,661 that the coolies caused no obstruction to

26.999 trafic by leaving their stand