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GENERAL NEWS,

Chinese Immigrants to Singapore.

A total of 251,044 Ühineso immigrants arrived at Singapore in 1912, compared with 200,854 in the previous year. The yearly average fhm 1992 to 1911 has boon 200,065.

CHINA MERCHANTS'

RECONSTRUCTION.

Foreign Loans Discountenanced by Peking,

In connection with the recon- struction of the China Merchan!s' Steam Navigation Co. new in-

terest has been lent to the con- cirrospondent inroversy, says the "N. China Daily

China's Military Bonds. Reuter's

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1913.

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O DET STEADY BRITISH... Teft on, be aromodated in English home in Kowloon Noir t'e Terms nederate, Wrie Alph•,"

Hongkong Telegraph." Hongkong. 10th Jan, 17 8.

Peking saya that the official News," by the Waichiaopu's su{ }FFICES TO LET.-First Class, ferry; no children; every combur. I

WHITEAWAY BAIDLAW & CO.,

contral sooquimodation, light and Cazette publishös a dewiled on intervention to prevent in-airy, on First and Second Floor, statoment compiled by the Trai-elusion of foreign capital in these buikling being erected for blessia chengpu showing that 8 per cent.

The following LTD. Entrance from Des Voeux Road of the tiltary bone, to thovalne sow concern.

f $4,077,630, have been so notification newly issued to Electric Lift to all floors, Electria and paid for., The second instal British murchants in Shanghai

Light throughout. --' ment of interest upon this sum by II.M. Consul-General, deserves anduula to $163,10%

Value of a Runaway Wife During the hearing of a divorce nation ái Blomfontein the Chief Justice submitted that the claim for £500 brought by the husband of the corresponilent was in arces of the value of a runaway wife He considered 250 was as much

attention.

Notificationt

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Cats way Bay, two large airy Minister on the subject of the sons, rainndals, kitchen, bath 200m; China Merchants' Steam Naviga-untrance on or befo let February as the woman was worth, and judgin Company in the following Rent moderate.--Apply "M.T.L." care Juen was given necordingly. -

of Hongkong Telegraph. "I have to inform you that Iongkong, 20th Jas,, 1913. The Japanese Corogation. Japaneя) newspapers state have freeived a communication na ip result of the recoin from the Waichiau, with re- mendation of Prince Katsura and forence to the transformition of THE BANGKOK-SAIGON the China forchinos' Steam Count Watanabe, Minister of the Imperial Household, it has been Navigation Company lot a new Company, in which they state

mado.

די

RAILWAY.

day constructed with the foolish pretension of doing only business. of secondary importance with Siam, if the Cambodian rice cul- A writer in the Courrier d' tivators cannot utilise it to send

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decided to hold the ceremony that it has recently been reported Haiphong deals with the project their grain to the spot where they "of Coronation Taisho-ye 20

Kioto in November 1914. No that some of the shareholders of a railway between Saigon and will find the dearest market, the formal announcement to thi-propose to mortgage the propar- Bangkok. He states that the! ellect, however, has yet been of the Company to foreign mer-project is by no means a new ides, project becomes evidently use-

1089. chants. Tho Waichiaopu pro- M. Paul Doumer, through the ceed to smis that the Central French Foreign Minister, having Government would be quite uneven obtained the introduction in ble to reengnizon loan on such the Franco-Siamese treaty of 1912 unauthorized security and it is of a clause laying down the prin- chants, rashly undertaking the to be feared that foreign mer-ciple of two Franco-Siamese rail

valved in loss. Joan, would find themselves in-

Copper King's Divorce. Mr. F. A. Heinzo, inining en gindor and former Copper King bcon divorcod, his wife, who is an actress: being granted £246 monthly as alimony. Mr. lleinze starto work in a log cabin and later took a post on o mining journal, where he studied the money markets. A few years later he boughta mino'for £80,000. and sold it for £2,000,000

Parrot's Tramway Whistle. Brussels, Decom bor 20-A par-

Ways:-

the writer states that he is not in However, in conclusion the

immediate favour of the project, considering it preferable for Indo-China to finish the extensive lines in hand and projected with- in the country. BILLIARD TOUR SEQUEL,

Gray Appeals from. Decison in

Mr. Robert's Favour..

(1) Saigon Bangkok. (2) Touran Bangkok, vin Lao bring this advice to the notice of

"You should tako steps to Bao, Banmonk-daban, and Korat. those of His Majesty'e subjects and geographical difficulties of After referring to the financial residing in your district who are the scheme, the writer states:

kely to ho interested in the "Objeciious have been raised In the Court of Appeal, Mr. matter."

on paper against these pro-Joseph George Gray, the young British firms and bunks interesected lines, that they would Australian professional billiard rot kopt at a house at Juplo, od in this matter are accordingly permit Siam to drain if the player, usked the Court to get near Lego, in front of which tramway-era stop regularly, the communication.

request to take moto of the commerce of the country, to aside à vordiet and judgment for learned to imitate the conductor's

the detriment of Saigon and £1,500 damages for alleged breach whistle. While two people. were

The argument is spoo of contract given at the trial before entering the car yesterday the

Tous. One must be completely the Lord Chief Justice und parrot wiled and the driver,

ignorant of our protectionist ré-perial jury in favour of the thinking it was the conductor,

gime to dare to advance that the plaintiff, Mr. John Roberts, the started thus eur, with the result

trallic so disastrous for us. The customs would not put a stop to ex-billiard champion. that the two people fell, narrowly

Doreign products imported from esenjing serious injury...

Siam by the railways would be History Professor Speaks Against

more casily taxed and controlled then at present, when they now enter as contraband on all sides.

'T. II. Fraser,

Con-ul General

M. Consulate General,

Shanghai, January 11

of the conditions on which the old It may bo roghembered that one Burd of Directors of the C. AL. S. N. Cc. has laid particular stress is that, before the Company is San Francisco, January 12-handed over to the new Board, In an address before the Com-satisfactory proof must be given nionwealth club yesterday, Mr. that the price paid is "all Ch Paysan Treat, professor of history ese money,

Philippine Independence.

Tournue.

The cise was uḍj urne 1.

entered into by Mr. It beris in The agreement in question was Australia, and as J. G. Gray was an infant at the fine bis father. . W. Fray, also a professional billiard player was madio a party

repre-

It would require an active eur veillance at the terminus on the the agreement, which arranged at Stauford university, strongly Unjustifiable Repudiation. Siamese frontier, easy to arrange for a jint tour round the world opposed the early indepondence The point in the Waichiaopn's and also increase! entry rates, to by Mr. Roberts and Mr. J. G of the Philippines. He asserted tetter which instantly calls for cri. re-establish the equilibrium ray." This tour, it was thought. that the people were not prepared ticism is, by what right doos the between the importations coming would result in large pecuniy for it and to make the grant at Chinese Government attempt to from Bangkok, from Saigon, and banofits. this time would submit them to prevent property whether in the from Tourane."

Mr. J. G. Gray pleaded that danger and probably undo all 0. M. S. N. Co. or elsewhere seems

After developing this aspect of he was induced to enter into that the United States bal immaterial-from being mortgage affair not wholly to the the extract by false ace mplished in the islands. ed to foreigners, so long us that pro- advantage of Siam's trade the sentations, and also that he Professor Treat strongly urged perty in situated at places where writer says further: "There i could not bound by the cm- thuit great care should be taken it may lawfully be held by fear that the rico and paddy from tract as he was an infant when in handling the problem and foreigners. There is no evilence Batianhang will proceed to the he mule it. The jury at the, trisl that searching inquiry shou'd that outsidora are clamouring to Chiuose mills at Bangkok, in-found that Mr. Roberts had not precede any drastic action.

lend money to the C. M. S. N Cotead of going to the Chinese made false representations, and and it may well be conjectured mills at Cholon. One would like they assessed the damages a

hat, where there are troubles very inch a railway draining £1,500 enough already between Chins the products of Stam to Saigon, Mr. J. B. Matthews (for the and foreign claimants of all kinda, but not a railway draining the appellant) now. submitted that the latter will not go out of their products of Cumbria into Siam." Mr. Gray was entitled to avoid the way to court further annoy The writer, however, then proceentract notwithstanding that it arce by lending money who the ode: "If overywhere throughout was for his.benefit. Central Government withholds the world people had reasoned in

"

"Pedigreed Marriages." According in Professor Irving Fisher of Yale, many of the per- plosing problemsof our "socalled": civilization will be solved when life is guided by a standard of health rather than a standard of wealth, as we see it now, and wo

havo pedigreed marriages. authority. The Waichisopu's this manuer, no line of railway When the young folk, seeking warning is, of course, in pur- would unite two countries to- For Best Meals just try ihe males, take an interest in and are annnce of ita letter to Sir Jolin gother. But if a railway is ons ALEXANDRA CAFÉ CO. « extremely particular regarding Jordan, published in these co-

the pedigrees of the families of 'eligibles. Not so much regard ding their titles or romantic his tory, but as to the mental and physical condition of the members of families for generations back. Then will many of our troubles be, solved.

lumus on December, 18, stating that all negotiations relating to finance shall be dealt with and authenticated solely by the Min- ister of Finance""Otherwise. they will not be recognized.

But this repudiation, in ad- vanco, of what might be perfectly Opium in Szechuan,

legal transactions, is surely to put Chengtu, Jan. 15.-Chengtu Jenshion and Kienchou officials, an uncalled for obstacle in the escorted by militia, while patrol way of legitimate business, against which it may be hoped that a pro- ling their districts for the pur- pose of investigating and probi-test will be made accordingly.

biting opium cultivation, were confronted at a boundary by 1,000 ́arned members of a society for

the protection of opium cultiva

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First Playground Opened in Manila.

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of the defendors of opium caltiva ground the first in the Philippine Erica, By Mrs. Henry de la Purtaro. tion were wounded, The defen-islands, on the 11th inst. Al-Sincerity, By Wa'win'e Deop'ng, ders of the op'um then retreated enlde Boxas and Governor Gen-Ruth's Marriage; By Conne to an old fort. The officials have eral Gilbert spoke on the question

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