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FREE FIGHT IN HONGKONG HARBOUR

DARING RAID ON COAL JUNKS.

the other two,

THE AU UKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 4ra 1916.

TO-MORROW'S HARBOUR

SWIM.

In the various events in which they figured at the V.R.C. ngundie meting, Finch and Johnstone made, it very evident that they are the crack swimmers: of the Colony; that they now really is plass by themselves, and are both so good that there is little de borse between them. Of course, the race may reveal 2 dark horse," but the chances are so much against this that the event t will un doubtedly develop into a great struggle between Finch and lolzstone, with the other swimmers participating in a rate among themselves.

GUINESE SALT REVENUE

RETURNS

RECEIPTS EXCEED ESTIMATES.

According to the Returns of the Sh Administration, the total receipts from Salt Reverne for the 1st and 2nd quarters this year (commencing from the 1st of January to the 30th of June) greatly exceed the amount originally estimated for the current year were estimated at in the Budget. The figures of the Budget

$1,800,000, and it is expected that the quarters in the returns amounto receipts for the second half year will be the estimated amounts of salt consumed still better. The following is the list of in the various districts: Changla (Chihli)

1,750,000 picus. 3 Eastern Provinces 2,305,000 Shangtung

980,000

Liang Hwai

Ho Tong Liang Che Fukien Hwai Peh Sung Kiang Szeclition

Liang Kuang

3,075,000

500,000

095,000

3,000,000

910,000

$335,000

·000,000-

3,300,000

Hupeh and Anhui... Ieliang and Shasi

Total

1,520,000

300,000 315,000

$15,950,000

GERMAN JUGGLERS IN PERSIA. ¡

ELECTRIC SPARK AS MESSAGES

FROM THE KAISER.

Mr. Edmund Candler, the British Press representative in Mesopotamia, throws Persin-ethods which offer a model, on some light on Germany 6 intrigues in

all scale, of her political machinery whole To follow the machinations of Wonckhaus before the war, or the comings and the goings of Wasemuss and read the history of the Government In Neidermeyer during the last 12 months, is

of intrigue. On February 4th 1915. Dr.

For a long time Ispahan Pugin arrives with semi-royal escort, Before evening the German flag is torn to and hoists the German and Turkish flage shreds, but it is soon flying again. In May, the wireless is installed. Protests, orders, expostulations, pour in from Teheran, but the Governor-General vis

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A DUMMY ORACLE Farther south, Wasmuss has a dummy wireless of his own, and, too, confers (pretends to confer) with the All Highest

FINCH OR JOHNSTONET The story of a free light in Hongkong Up-to-date there are five entries for Harbour was told at the local Magistracy the harbour swim which is due to take yesterday when three Chinese (including place to-morrow, but before the commence- cal merchant) were charged with stealment of the race it is anticipated that fog and receiving 25 tons of coal, the there will be auditional competitors from property of the Mitsu Bassa Kaisha.the Army and Navy The five certain Mr. E. Davidson prosecuted, Mr. P. starters are Finch, Johnstone, Stewart, W. Goldring defended one of the defend Railton and Lima, but one cannot look 84,701,305, but the receipts for the two the individualan is the centre ante, and Mr. Leo d'Alunda defended beyand Finch and Johnstone when con- sidering the possible winner of the big Mr. Davidson said that on September swim, even though the Army and Navy 1st the Wakamaten Maan, of the M.B. Kmag onms forward with unrous ad was lying off Winchai discharging aditional contestants. enrgo of coal into lighters. When night enn, a number of watchmen were pai on to watch the lighters, which were all lying at the stern of the host. At about 3 anone of the lighters, which was lying at the end of the line, was attacked by five persons in a sampan. Two of the persoas. in the sampan opened se u the watchman with stones, and although he did his hese to hold his own with himps of cond, they drove him off on to another lighter. The then proceeded to help themselves to the goal and later retired in the direction of Wanchai, After this, two other watennen, were put on, but at feur c'elbels mother attack was made in similar manner at the other end of the line. As the watchmen proceeded to drive this hout off, they fauid, other formances of the two have been so remark-Patched a circular telegram to the pro- srumpuns under the gunwales of herable, and peculiarly inconsistent, that lighters, con being stolen from each, the result must be a very open one; so Eventually all the sampans were driven much so that quite old hands at harbour off. In the morning one of the Company's swimming who have watched Finch and agents came on the scenes and, after he

Johnstone closely are quite undecided, had been to what had happened, he say and are in such a position that the win a small lighter, some distance away,

of either of the swimmers would causo taking on board coal from sunker of them no surprise. That seems a fair and sanpans. He went on board this lighter reasonable nuitude to adopt towards and found that the conl was obviously swinters who have performed in the Miike coal. He was unable to take steps manner of Finch and Johristone. Jure, hil later saw a Chinese launch take

Those who favour the chances of victory the lighter in tow and make off in the for Finch point out that he is, first and direction of Kowloon, He followed, but foremost, a long-distance plodder who when the lighter and launches were early can trudgeon" or "crawl ** seemingly at Kowloon they changed their course for ever: Whereas Johnstone is a short- and seemed to be going to Hongkong distance, man-and an exceedingly good Halfway across the harbour they turned one-and quickly loses heart when back and went to Yunity, When in the comes to a long, hard struggle. Also, typhoon refuge, instead of going into the that Finch, being the holder of the har nain fairway, they went by the sides of bour championship with the remarkable the wall and through a mass of shipping time of 22 mins, 22 secs, which record he until they came to the Fook Kee coal achieved a year before war broke out yard. Here he found that the top layer can bring all his old experience to hear

With two such well-matched swimmers Finch and Johnstone, it is difficult to go right out and say that en-and-so cannot help winning, for the recent per-

THE CHINESE LAND TAX WHAT THE PROVINCES ARE GETTING OUT OF IT. The Government some time ago

the camp of the simple Tangistanis, drawing sparks with magnet in the night Mysterious messages come through. The Protector of Islam has an eye that sees as far as Providence; the Kharis sit. figuratively on his right hand; their honoured names are on his lips and the forays of Shaikh Hussain and Zair Abih- kay assume the proportions of a crusade, In the meanwhile, the flag of deliverance disfack to meet the Germans, Zugineyer and bas reached Kirman. The towns-people Greisinger, and sacrifice a sheep and a cial officials to make a detailed report of vinces, instructing the provincial financow in their honour. the average rate of Land Tax collected in their respective provinces According to the reports received by the Taxation, De following rates are in force partment of the Ministry of Finance, the

Chibli from 8 to 10:3 cents. Ilonan from 14 to 20.1 cents. Shantung from 3.2 to 19 cents. Shansi from 1.7 to 10 cents; Kiangsu from 9 to 14 cents. Kiangsi from 13 to 10.1 cents. Anhui from 1.5 to 16.1 cents. Anhui from 5 to 10.1 cents. Fukien from 1.6 to 22 cents, Chekiang from 1.5 to 25 cents. Hupeh from 25 cents to 2.0-tacls. Hunan front 21 cents to 2.77 taels. Knangtung from 8.1 to 22.0 cents. Kuangsi from 2.4 to 20 cents. Shensi from 1.03 to 2.77 tacls.

A BRITISH HERO, CAPTURES 22 BOCHES WITH EMPTY REOLVER.

Among the wounded who arrived at Southampton, the other day was a cap- and the conservtain with his left arm slung, and a Ger

of coal was dredged coal, but underneath in the matter of currens one has to man officer's helmet in his haversack.

was the Miike coal. There was no signing of pow

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the people to crowd into the mosque and Later, the tireless Zugmcyer incites declare a Jehad-kill all Russians and DOUBLE TERAI English. The British subject, Farrukh Shah, is murdered, and the murderer, as nt, Ispahan takes refuge with the Ger sams, The events of Ispahan - and Kirman were repeated at Yead and Shiraz and over the greater part of Persia

assassination, forged proclamations, and spurions Jehads. Both the Christian and Moslem religions were debased for political ends.

Our own Moslem subjects would have scant respect for Englishmen who proved themselves such easy converts, and pro- faned Islam with the mummeries of Wass muss and Neidermeyer appealing to ignorance and fanaticisin The Ger man's Islamic bubble is nearly barst every month that the war is protracted the mask is the more transparent. No Government that intrigues with religion, cynically playing off sect againsteret, will endurs a single generation in the East.

THE FRENCH

STOCKING

AND THE WAR.

INCREASED GOLD RESERVE.

of the Bank of France since the outbreak Statistics bearing on the gold reserve

of the brew, and he was told by amin, remember that when Finch and John-

f war ihistrate to a very remarkable "Oh, I'm a fraud, oughtn't to be here extent, the splendid patriotism and con- who was now one of the defendants, that stone opposed each other in the longest at all, he said. There's nothing the Edence of citizens of all classes in France, the crew had run away. The police were event on the V.R.C. programme last weeks, arm. And, anyhow, logically, I suppose the appeal made to them to exchange the matter with ine, but a bullet through my who have responded with enthusiasm to called and all the defendants were the half-mile, Johnstone wan handsomely ought to be dead or a prisones with the gold specie in their possession for its arrested. The merchant said the coal and set up a new record and that swit Pozieres, you know, and our chaps hur that moment a steady stream of gold has Huns. We took a trench north-west of equivalent in French bank-notes. From came from a heap in his yard, but this took place in the harbour. Johnstone ried on to the second line without orders, not ceased to flow into the coffers of the coal was absolutely different. When the also won the 100 yards championship from hard to get out after them, but Bank; and to-day (August 27th) after two lighter was properly unloaded, there was Finch, whereas the latter won the 220 and was broken, you see.

it was an awkward place and

my elbow:

years of tremendous strain on the re found to be about 10 tons of Miike coal 440 yards when Johnstone was his only round the other side of the traverse I reserve is actually greater by 28 millions 1 heard a scufling underground, just proes of the country, the French gold in it, besides some dredged coal. It was real opponent. Johnstone car t discovered later that when the other point to the fact that when he met Fincha Boche officer just appearing at the At that date it stood at a little over four thus was leaning on, and looking round found sterling than it was on August 1st, 1914

(says The Times Paris correspondent). lighters from which coat was stolen were in a long harbour swim, which required spikes of helmets behind him. My re

mouth of a dugout. I could see the milliards of france, or 100 millions sterl unloaded for Messrs. Butterfield & Swire no turnings and tin loss of an advan volver was empty. My orderly had losting By October it had weakened to the they were about five tons short Untage, he won in a fairly easy manner ward, wasn't it?

his rifle away outside the trench Ak extent of a quarter of a million sterling doubtedly a larceny had been committed In the 440 yards, which took place in the pointed my revolver at the Boche officerson to 170 millions sterling by April, Well, of course, 1 but recovered itself immediately, and had in a most bold and open manner, nod bath, Finch swam so strongly that John-And to my surprise he said in English 1915. By June 3rd of the same year it within a few hours a lighter had been stone had to give up hefore the race was of ent if one of 'en moved.

Don't shoot! I said I'd shoot the lot had fallen to 156 millions sterling. That found to have the coal on board. When finished; Finch's stamina and greater perfectly still, Mister Boche, and I'll take bounds it row once more with natounding. You sit was low-water mark. By leaps and the lighter came under suspicion it be skill and rapidity at turning were to get six service bullets and my mon will deciding factor being the French bas de you to England, but if you move you'll buoyancy, and this time definitely, the haved in an extremely odd way, to say much for him. These are happenings come along and bury the least, and then the crew ran away as which must be remembered when weigh out

in your duguing, the bottom of which has never yet soon as land was reached. The merchanting the chances for to-morrow's race.

beer fathomed, when I GET ME A TOOTHPICE." clained the coal as his, but if he did so,

They sat down like lambs. I manner added; in August, 13 millions; in At the end of July, 1915, eight millions Finch has the greater experience, he is aged to whisper to my orderly, round the September, 11-millions; in October, seven he was obviously claiming stolen conl.

Evidence was called, and the case was swim, he is much more muscular than all to find me a rifle and bayonet or the beginning of the present year-the the holder of the record for the harbour edge of the travess, to get forward some millions; and in December, nine millions. adjourned

how, and bring some men; and first of From that point-that is to say from Johnstone, and, apparently, capable of bomb, or a toothpick, or some blessed greater physical endurante et John thing better than an empty revolver, but there is no drying up of the foarce.

rate of increase has naturally diminished, Now do be careful, Mister Roche,' I said NO MARKET IN AMERICA

stone defeated him the other day into the officer. We're not moving, End Enchen, from President to peasanty race in which stamina was the chief the Boche. He seemed a bit sulky, 1244 point with just pride to the fact that, German dyes taken to America by the factor.

thought. So we sat and waited. I felt by sheer Joye of country and faith in the submarine Deutschland are finding no

for my pipe with my left hand; but it ultimate triumph of the Allies, they have. market whatever, according to the Oil,

Johnstone has never previously taken was no go. That arm was out of the of their own free will, added 61 millions Paint, and Drug Reporter, the leading part in a harbour race, but recently he said to the Bache; and as he moved. 1 of France in the space of one year. trade journal. In an article this well has been swimming the harbour, by way saw the risk, and told him pretty sharply

business, Got anything to smoke? sterling to the gold reserve of the Bank

known paper states that 3,042 cases of of training, in some exceedingly good to put down the rifle he carried. Over dye stuffa containing about 124 tons net, arrived on the submarine, but, despite times, and he has also made himself ground; careful! I told him. And so this way, please; gently now, along the persistent offers, manufacturers on this aware of the fickle ways of the currents I got a first-rate weapon Seems: In- side are refusing even to consider pur chasing because of the exorbitant prices On these occasions he has never once before, doesn't it? That's why I say,

credible I shouldn't have thought of that asked. "These, in many instances, says revealed signs of distress, and those who ought, logically, to be dead.

I A Straits Settlements the Reporter,

Government are from ten to twelvs times the normal asking figure

Buzetle Extraordinary has been issued]. are looking after him are fairly consulky, and I couldn't get much out of towing telegram despatched by H Br The Boche officer remained curiously in which, the following occurs: The fol American manufacturers are now get fident, they claim that if Finch wins it him, except that he didn't like our articellency the Governor to the Right Hon. ting along very well with the aid of no will be such a commendable achievement fery at all and that he supposed we must the Secretary of State for the Colonies tive dyes, and dye-stuff makers hope to be able to branch out later when they ars they will gladly hail him as ann and he said that now the Zepps had com despatch received in reply, are published be near the end of our ammunition. Chon August 6th, 1916, together with the in in sufficiently strong position to resists so good, hampion-because Johnstone plete command of the air all over Eng for general information of races German "cut-throat competition. It is keenly, resented in trade circles here says side of the harbour about 4.30 pm in us. I told him I thought they had man

The race will start from the Kowloon land, life must be pretty beastly there for Crowded public meetings of all races the Reporter, hat the Deutschland's the vicinity of the old ferry, what, and aged to kill a few dogs and cats, a horse onners openly bragged of their expecta tions that they would get the cost of the finish seems a most probable happening

a long, hard struggle with an exciting two and so on, but that the only thing vessel out of the profit on the first trip.

that worried our folk was that so few The claim that the dyes brought by

veople had been able to see a Zepp, and the submarine are from two and a

they were all very curious to have a look half to twelve times as highly con

at one. He didn't seem to like that. Fuse, centrated is ridiculed, and regarded The approximate statement of traße with three men and a corporal, and then the receipt of your telegram of August

After a long time my orderly got buck as a poor excuse to cover one of receipts for the week ending 30th September. I ordered the Bothes to march out with 5th, reporting the patriotic resolutions Sir, I have the honour to acknowledge the most outrageous attempts in modern is as follows

out their weapons. There were twenty passed with enthusiasm at public meet- two of em altogether. I thought myings in the Straite Settlements and the empty revolver was rather a good joke, F.M.S. on the second anniversary of the so I told the Boche officer about it; but declaration of war. I highly appreciate he only scowled and growled and after the loyal sentiments which prompted these that he was aulkier than ever so we had resolutions, I liave, etc. (Bu.) A BONAP 'no moro talk.”

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