1911-03-24 — Page 4

Entimations,

A. S. WATSON

CO., LD

THE HONGKONG

Captain Laing, formerly, in command of the Taishan, return ad restorday to the Colony by the Kloist..

conversant with his subject, as) well as a wide view of our military needs, since he first accepted the portofolio of War he has con sistently welcome the advice of An indefinite postponement of the practical men, and wo venture the projected Konny-Mollvain &to say that the romit of his boxing match was announced on

administration has exceeded ox-

the 20th in Manila. poutations. With the abolition

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

WATSON'S

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VERY OLD LIQ MUR SCOTCH

The Chief Justice was engaged to-day in hoaring the continua- tion of counsels' argument in the & Co. and the Wing On firm. arbitration case-Sander, Wielor

TELEGRAPH

FRIDAY

MARCH

24:1911

· The as, Siboria lift, for the THE EASTERN FLEET. North this afternoon with 200 cabin and 250 Chinese passengers. FUTURE COMPOSITION OF

of the Stag Hotol licence. *

THE EAST INDIES AND

OLINA SQUADRONS.

The Caloinbo correspondent of·

AFFAIRS IN PORTUGAL.

GOVERNMENT'S PROMPT MEASURES WITHI' REGARD

TO FLOTTENS..'

naval revolutionists demand tlrat

THE PLAGUE.

A correspondent at Cheloo, in a letter dated March 10, writes: It seems as if the back of the

A mooting of the Licensing Board will be hold on Wodnos day, 5th April, at 2.15 p.m. to

Lisbon, February 20th.--Tho plague is being broken. A week consider the application of Henry E..Craddock for a transfer to him the "Naval and Military Rocord," od over several serious difficulties, cording to the daily roports, was provisional Government is occupingo the averago of donths, ac in the course of a letter to that One is the Corejo question. The thirty and over, while this week journal, writes:

Various reports being current Capt. Corejo, a retired naval of the average is reduced to half the regarding the future composition cor, who organised the revolution, number. We are full of hope, of both the East Indies and China shall be again placed on the active now that spring woathor is be squadrons, I have interviewöd a

ginning to make itself folt, that' naval authority hero who is in a

The Mimstor of Marine refusos,

not only this improvement may be position to say oxnelly what the to accede to this, having no con- position in the East is just now. fideneco in the captain. The navy, maintained, but that the number He says that it must ho generally however, insists, assorting that may continio to decroasp until admitted that the East Indies the Ministor of Marine is only in zero is ronchiol. squadron, as now composed, would power through their offorts. -

Thore is little elso to roport, for bo of little use as a fighting force A doullock hins, resultod, tho

The 8.8. Shibotoro Maru, Osaka Shosen Kaisha, prived this morning from Moji with 4,000 tons of coal for the Mitsui Bussan

Kaisha.

!

fist.

still. The total number of deaths

Mesora, J. A. Wondt and F. P. of the old militia and volunteer Ulderup returned to the Colony The shipping companies aro systoms and the substitution Thursday morning by the a.s.being kept busy, just now book, in their place of tho Tor-Kloist, after a pleasant holiday in ing passages from the East. All

Germany, ritorial Army Viscount Haldano's

berths have beon secured, up to tho and of adio is most prominently asso̟-

| May, Ma einted, and despito the fact that there are many erities of the chango wo believe wo are safe'in saying that by far the largest pro- portion of expert opinion agres Sandakan on the 6th inst. fram Won the ss. Borneoärrived at that an improvement has been Hongkong two cases of small-pox rickshawslas been sented in the the big Powers who might wish possible to foresco.

A new stand for chairs and in the event of war with any of consequences of which it is i-business is practically at a stand- made in our second line, of 10-wore, reported and the steamer sentro of Folder Street, 4 direct to control our trade routes. Not Latoly a series of soutional officially reported to March 8 is fence. Whatever Mr. W. Stol was put in quarantine,

line with the Clock Tower. It long ago the Gernian cruisers reports against the new regno 931. may say ml tlioses others wlui

A great scheme is now being aro in alger monopolised by the same time, le farmer beg to Jesuits and the Monprchists Medical Corps, a sporinlist for will be appreciated; as the guttons Schauriliorst and Furst Bismarck have un circulated, most of

were in Colombo Turbour aj which arounfounded.. It is, how:{ Captain F. Hohewertti, M.D., of delight in exposing the weak- nesses of their fellow-quntrymen, cortain foreign merchant and a

promoted in the capital: by a coolies.

ovor, a fact that secret ngonts of the Netherlands Indian Army. ing on the way cut to relievo. WHISKY the Imperial Yeomanty and goal Chinese official, to establish a Amongst the passengers by the the latter. These vosols, he have been holding private meet plague and kindrod diseases, lins A Blend of the Finest Pure work in South Afr. Their daily newspaper which is to boss. Siberin to-day wore Mr. Alec. points out, could hero dono whatings at their headquarters in Lisboan deputed to Praised to Mak

service may have been clumsy,

the largest in China.

Reiss, Meses. Sir, Wieler & they liked from Singapore to Suezon and Badajoz over the Fort den in order to take pürt, as 10- Malt Whio distilled

10 amatourish and full of mistakes;

Co., and Mrs. Reiss for Shanghai; ' "An rogans tho China Station,"guese frontier. The provisional presentative of her Majesty's Mr. Frank M. Thornton, of the Mr. 1). Turnbull, CPR. agent, my informant rearrked, the tovornment has taken prompt Government, in-tho deliberations Scotland

but the spirit was there, and Atlantic Gulf arxi Pacific com- Shanghai and Mr. T. Irwin, US Minotaur, flagship, is probably auros to stamp out those plot of the Anti-Plague Commission. it. was the knowledge.

ofpany, Manila, left on the Rubi Public Health and Marine Hospital slightly better host than the figs, and as I telegraphed yos this that sparrod. Viscount Hal-connect with the Inaba Maru for

for Hongkong, where she will Department, Kobo.

Scharnhorst, but it is stated that terday, several Monarchijet chiefs |

HOME POLITIES. the Gneisenau, the latter's sister have already been misbod, and danc on to develop our citizen the United States.

ship, is to join her afterconvoying others will probably follow.

Tondon, Mareh 10th.-A very soldiers le succesdod ad | »

The country desires peace, so H.III. the Crown Prince of Gror mirably. The Territorial Army, A numberof influential Chinose

many to Rangon. This would that the olections can be carried exciting scene occurred in Par

'FLAVOUR.

white far from perfect, is a fores Dave added to the Coronation

put the balance of strengths in out, and the republic consolidated liament last night. The incident Committee, and the final hist of

favour of Germany, as the un-in the eyes of Europo. The was the butcome of efforts on the to be reckoned with, and if it has names has been submitted to 11. F.

armoured cruisorsof the County" Govorament has received cons many weaknesses the gorm, at the Governer for approval. The

class and the Nowcastlo could munication from many merchants, part of the Conservatives to ob Robert Porter & Co.'s least, of a perfect organisation is Chief Justice, Sir Francis T.

Jurdly count as opponents to sucli including British business men, struct the progress of the Parlia Piggott, is chairman.

GENUINE AGE

AND

FINE MELLOW

thore. The contralisation of or-

BULL DOGganisation of the Regular Forees

· BRAND

GUINNESS

STOUT in P.NTS and SPLITS.

A. S. WATSON & 00,-LD-

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. Hongkong, Zih July, 1910.

I he object of this paper is to publish correct information, to serve the truth and print the news without fear or faveur.

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Cable Address:

TELEGRAPI Hongkong

A.B.C., 5th edition

Western Union.

THE..

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on

To, the number of some 600 the boys of Queen's College and Kow- on School had a trip by special train to Shatin yesterday after noon. The excursion lighly successful and the youngsters enjoyment was enlaced by the spoctacle of an aviation flight by

EX-MINISTERS AND PRO- MINENT MEN BANISHED

FROM THE COUNTRY,

nient Bill, and to provent it from baing passed before the Easter Holidity. Obstructionist- mol- hods have hoon followed by the Conservatives for sororal days

Mr. Van den Born.

powerful vossels. It is stated thint to this effect. the Swiftsure and Triumph will We learn that yet another cup,

When HM.S. Kent was in relieyod in the Mediterranean dadalso bonelitted by ox-Secretary is to be presented to the Ruco Jesselton, British North Barugo, by the Lord Nelson and Agamom- for War's rule. Recent cumbined Club, Hankow by the British recently, O.K. Musch, O.K.non, and sont to China. Xa regards naval officers serving in ships of Abdul Hajak and soup of their those vessels being relieved in the manoeuvres proved it to ho etat do partir," able, as it has not will be raced for at the spring over. They were duly inpressed there can be no contradicting that the Yangisonmadron. Tho trophy followers were allowed to be shown vessels as the two Lord Nelsons, Mediterranean by such powerful

been for many years, to move at meeting.

by the war ship, but what stirred

the step is necessary owing to the a moment's notice. This happy

them most was the bursting of a vandition is dae to Visentut [åld-

gauge-glass with a loud report Austrian Zamki class new coming while they were visiting the into commission. But of what ang's steady and persistent study

use are two solitary battleships in of the problem, notonly as it affects

strengthen the China squadron to-morrow a decree making obli- from the Chamber, and went, so far the China squadron? Surely to ourselves int-our-neighbors as

with more fast armoured cruisers gatory the civil registry of births, would be a better policy. The marriages, and deaths which was as to inform the Chairman of his Swiftsuro and the Triumph, it is definitely approved by last night's members to leave the place by determination to compel the Irish true, are very well armed vessels Council of Ministors. This is the

Some important matters affect ing the interests of shareholders

in the Green Island Cement Co., engine-room. The greater part L, ao likely to be brought up of Papar is still under the fine the annual meeting to-morrow conviction that the chefen at 11.30 am, and a large attend-rowly escaped with their lives. ance may do ckported.

It is expeeled that the reports

MARINE COURT.

Lisbon, Vol. 10th-The Por-

fors and influential politiciansliavo becaondeavouring to irritats from Portugal several ex-Minis-their purpose tho Conservatives tuguese Government has banished Past. As a means of effecting

under the monarchy, as the the Irish Nationalists authorities had discovered that night, when the House was in they were conspiring to overthrow the Republic,

Committes, Captain C.B. Craig, an Ulster member, domanded the [withdrawal of theIrishNationalists

The oficial gazetto will publish

Last

physical forco should thoy rofuse

| well. Ile spared no pains to make himself acquainted with foreign military movoments by

of the British Officials, who were "Before Commander C. W: Bock-to contend against cruisers, but it first stop towards the separation attending, the arpy mumtenvrós of other powers, and since his "olova-se how far opium enlisation has Munday charged Chatu Yan, mas- now reach the 10. knots they

travelling in China with a view to with, R.N., this morning, P.C. Jis very doubtful if either could of Church and State, which, it is comply with his demand.

gen restricted in the various tor of the steam, launch Kwong Provinces, will be published in Sing, with unlawfully disregard dae course, says the Bombaying the rule of the road in the Gazette."

harbour on 19th inst. Jo plead ed not guilty.

ton" "Tras removed him from the War Ofive-which we re- grethe Itas tlie satisfaction of knowing that hons loft the Army in better state than The found it.

Mr. Frank S. Chirns, of tho Persian Financo commission, has left Manila on route to Washing ton, DC. According to Mr. Cairns there aro about athousand' people in Manila' who would like to cast their fortunes in the land of hookahs, and harens, and Sir Robert Bredon returned to bend their energies to tho un raveling of the Shah's finances.

HONGKONG DAY BY DAY.

Yonghong Telegraph Peking on March 6,

“Hongkono, Fiziky, Mañer 24, 1911

VISCOUNT HALDANE.

The Devonian, dinner takes place to-morrow night.

Captain Evans of the Hajtan tatik over command of the laimi [again to-day.

Mr. George Collinwood was to be In the 1. S. Court for China, formally charged on the 21st.

docensed.

was seven years in the Force, in

tain to are richly deserved. Cause morning. He was sentenced on has been asked whother the Com-

ing from banishment.

* *

After hearing ovidence, his Worship found the cargo proved and imposed a fine of $5 with the option of 14 days' hard labour.

The fine was paid.

FLOUR RATE WAR.

EFFECT OF LOCAL CONDI TIONS ABOUT HONG KONG.

reduction in ratos to Manila.

of for a time, but this incident Considerable excitement prevail did not load to any further trouble.

Mr. W. Moore (U., Armagh,

reported, will be locreed: at the attained years ago on their trip beginning of next month. To counteract the Gneisenau in

In view of the provisional Chineso wators the Dolence or lovernment's decision making Shannon would be better units compulsory the repatriation of than tho Swiftsure and the nativos employed on the San N.) Sir Edward Carson (U Triumph, which could do useful Tome and Principe cocoa plan- Dublin University) and Viscount work by swelling the Mediterations, a dologation of plantors Castlereagh (U., Maidstono), and command from six to eight waited upon the Colonial Minister a number of other Irish Unionists battleships."

to ask that no natives shall bo severely criticised the present rapatriated until other labourors state of affairs in-Ireland, and have been substituted, otherwise argued the imprudence of grant work on the plantations will be ing Home Rulo. The languago paralysed. The Minister agreed employed by Viscount Castle

. suspond, the new order for a reagh so irritated Mr. cartain period to enable other mond, the Nationalist leader, labour to be found.

that the latter gentleman ro torted in a similar strain, and donounced the ancestor of the noble lord (the famous Viscount Castlereagh who effected the Un ion hatween England and Ireland, Lord Hugh Cocit also indulged

AVIATOR HURT IN SHATIN.

BİPLANE DAMAGED.

PORTUGUESE PLOT

***DENIED,

COMMERCIAL,

SHANGHAI SHARES.

Red.

in a tirade against the Liberals, No reply was made by the Cor ernment. Mainjchi."-- :

The funeral of the late Mr.

Owing to numerous inquiries] About 600 scholars from several Frank Winker took place this after as to freight rates on four from schools in Hongkong went out to Theona to Manila, Messrs. W. FShatin yesterday morning, in the Hoon at Happy Valley Stevenson and company of Manila, hope of soring Mr. Van'den Born. friars. Hecame out to join the sha at sako, of which they are rather unfavourable until about Loud has issued the following was a native of lack-wired the Osaka Shosen Kai making a flight. The wind was. The Portagnoso Legation in Hongkong: Police in 1899) and the agents, and received the reply 5 o'clock, when the biplaneyassement which he attained the rank of ser- that the rate is four dollars a ton brought out from the aorodrome The reports referring to a The nows telegraphed to-day

"Frank" was well known in con- therefore as far as the Osaka the ground. It is estimated that geant. Ho was 30 years of age. boen in offset for a long period, the inachino rose gracefully from absolutely without foundation."

This is the same rate that has and, amid considerable interess; mouarchical plot in Portugun! are by Kontor's correspondent that

London, March 11th--On the Rt. Hon. R. R. Haldane, Socre-

Thursday night the House of nection with the promotion of

Shosen Kaisha is concerned, no it travelled' sevon, miles, it a ting events in Hongkong. The St. Patrick's Society(of)

Commons was plunged into 0. tary of State for War, las boon

rate war has been declared. hoight of between 200.ig 360 foot,

very heated debate continuing blovated to the poorage, comes

Shanghai exchanged congratula- It is the intention of the british

Howover, the agents stated that in about thres minutes.

until Friday morning, in connoc." somewhat as a suprise, at this on St. Patrick's day.

tory telegrams with Hongkong North Boruco Governmint short- owing to activity in cotton ship- The aviator was making a very

tion with the Budget. Several ly to extend the use of parboiled ments it might be possible that successful descent when, unfor- Thip quitations from the Stock exciting scones, took place, and juncture, although whatover

rice in its hospitals and prisons, the Osaka Shosen Kaisha has paid tunately, in trying to escape Exchange-un the 18th werotho Speaker had repeatedly to honours the new Viscount may at- A prisoner died in gaol this The loyal Chamber of Commercolour, and that evon wore. there a deviating his course, he probabf, shares at Ts. 991-2 for cash;|

little heed to the transportation of colliding with coolies, and in Shanghai Jaud Investment Co. call for order.

Detecting indications that the for surprise los simply in the fact the 22nd April, 1940; for return-mitter, or any memlions of the war between the Pacific coast and misjudged, the distance, and Shanghai and Hongkow Water time allowed for the debat that there does not appair any

hongkong, the reason would lie iustoad of travelling over the Co., Ltd. shares at Tis. 94 for was not to be prolonged, as Chamber, would be willing to co-operate with Government in in the local conditions about matshed hedashed into a atrong asli Maatschappij, etc, in Lang had been promised by Mr. As. particular reason at the moment for taking this step; which,

The Clarke's round the world order that a large monthly ship-Hongkong, probably causing no China pole, siding the frontal, I shared at. Tls 120 for quith, the Promior, at the outset,

part of the aching as well as June; Consolidated Rubber Es- party reached here Thursday by ment may be arranged for and a however, is one that will com-thes.s. Kleist, and are staying at low quotation thereby be obtain-

the Opposition grow very indige win damaging thã maishød. '

tates, Il, shares at Tls, 41-4. for mond itself to all. "Napoleon the King Edward Hotel,

Unfortunately, the daring avi-cash; Kroowook Java Plantat, but the Government party tions L. shares at Ts, 51-2 for pushing on the proceedings with insisted upon the necessity of B. Haldane," an Toby, M.P., al-

ator sustained, slight injuries on tho fato and log, but it is hoped

cash; Gala Kalampong Rubber ways calls him, has been undoubt-

that a meeting will take place states, L, saros at Tln, 14 1-4 assumed the leadership of the haste. When the Homo Socretary edly the añost successful War

for cash, and Tls. 15 'for April; to-morrow, but at all events on Alma Estalo, Ld. sharos at Tls. tiovernment party during the “abe [Sunday and Monday,

121-4 for cash; and Padang Premier and the Chancellor of sence from the Houso of the Rubber Estates, I shares at the Exchoquor, the Opposition

launched into trenchant altacks. upon the Homo Secrolury, and Australia won the fifth test declared that the Clovernment. match by seven wickets. The bad now broken its promise to South Africans, who followed givo the House of Commans full on, complete their second in-opportunity for the discussion of....... nings for 401. In the first, they those items of the Bulget the 180. The Australian voto on which had been postponed scores werg 304 and 108 for three.last year. This action on the part The death has taken place of of the Government in abusing the Professor John Süne.

rules relating to the debutes on. The death has taken place of the Estimates, maintained the Signor Antonio Fogazzaro, the Opposition, was an extraordinary. novelist.

departure from precedent,

od.

The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Since las return to lolland, Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals Mr. Johs. de Rijke, late Engineer begs to acknowledge with thanks Minister of the last two decades. servainey Board, has been very funds of the Hospitals -

in-Chief to the Huangpu Con- the following donations to the He has been somewhat iconoclas-unwell."

tie in his methods, and hs shown

very little favour for the old rigid

Another full house thosed

rules of military development. He the fourth and final performanco has approached his problem by the A. 1). C. of "The Adventuro

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E. S. Kadoorio and Co...$25 Carmichael and Clarke... 25 Douglas Lapraik and Co. 25 Gaupp and Co.......... E. B. Culoy, Esq, Patell and Co

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of Tady Ursula" at the Lycoum,"

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J. R. Michael and Co

C. Abdools and Co

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Angaard Thoresen and Co. 10

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the greatest of any membor Shanghai. of the Cabinotinta #N business man thay as an official The Futan College at Woosung moving along well-ordered linos, las a roll call of more than 200 and thus has done more to place the students. This year will witness forces on a business basis than

the augmentation of its scope any of his predecessors. Taking manch of learning, viz:'n courso by the introduction of another the greatest pains to make himself on Political Law.

J. M. Alvos and Co Weissmann and Co Kelly and Walsh ....... 10 Hon. Mr. A. M. Thomson 10 Arndt and Co

... 10 D'Almada and Smith

FATEFUL FINGER

PRINTS.

WILY CHINAMAN DISCOVERED BY THUMB MARKS.

A rich Chinaman of Manila,| VOLUNTEER NEWS. unned Chi Hor, sontoneed to throo months in Bilibid prison for an infraction of the opium laws, attempted to evado punish mont by paying another man to impersonate him.

Tho next shoot of the No.. 2 Company, K.V.A.,, will tako place at King's Park Rango ou Sunday, 2nd April, at 2.30 p.m.

The Blake Shiold compotition Tho frand was dienvored by takes place at the King's Park the prison authorities by the Rango on Saturday, April 1st. difference between his thumb Private Charlton has qualified marks and those of the substitute, | for rank of sergeant. -

and aftor both. und Jeon fined The annual inspection takes 1.200 by Julge Gale for contempt place on Saturday!.!. of court, Chi Hoo was taken into Mr. George Perkins has joined [ custody and safely lodged in goal, the Volunteers:

Tls..8 1-2 for cash,

cured