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GENERAL NEWS,

SERVICE MATTERS.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29,

R.G.A. Lieutenant's Resignation.

Second Lieutenant Frank F.J. Ayrton, Royal Garrison Artillery, Singapore, has resigned bis com- mission:

Singapore Mortality Returns, The mortality returns for Singa- pore issued by the Registrar of Births and Deaths show that, dating the week ending January 11, thoro we e 228 deaths (170 Captain Elbrow, D.C.LI, males, 53 females) giving a ratio Captain GLS. Elbrow, let por mille of population of 36.85. Battalion Cornwall Light Infantry Malarial fever accounted for 32 has been detained for a tour of deaths, phthisis 20, convulsions duty wish the 3rd Beserve Bat 24, beri-beri 2, bronchitis 11, talion, Bodmin. " dysentery 9, pneumonia 14. Major Higginson, D.S.0. Thirty-six children under thrco On 9th prox., Major U. P. months of age died. The nation-Higginson, DS.0., King's Shrop alites were represented as follows: shire Light Infantry, will vacato. Europeans 1, Chinese 173, the appointment of Deputy Assis- Malaya 31, Indians 21,

tant Adjutantand Quartermaster General, North China.

The Curio Hunter. The relic hunter is still abroad in the land, says a American paper, and his desire for the unique is fully met by-several factories in this and other coun- tries, whose business is to supply the demand of those who will not be satisfied until they get it." Tomahawks by the thoustnd are turned out in Kansas City and are sent to the Indian reservations in the West, where they are sold to tourists, especially. to foreign tourists. The manufactured arti- ole in said to look more archaic than the tomakawke made by hand. There is a relic factory at Valley Forge that runs aight and day at this season, turning out in a continuous stream broken swords and rusty gunstocks, pop- per-box pis ols, corroded bullets, blood-stained knes breeches, shot riddled hovereneks and other rel- lics dear to the tourist's heart.

Buddhism in America,

Captalo J. D. Kelly, R.N. Capt. John Donald Kelly, who succeeds Capt. Ellerton as super- intendent of physical training at Portsmouth, was Commander of the Sutlej, on the China Station, November 1904.

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Major Tarver, D.5.0.

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New Naval Air Base.

Shooting During 1912-13.

[588

SMUGGLING OF CHINESE

A Profitable Hongkong Fraud

Exposed:

of Hongkong Telegraph.

A ogkong, 28th Jan, 1913 $141

ernment.

talk about the streets, and the re- sidents there, have utterly failed to identify anything when taken into the various districts by a Customs House officer!

Evidence, and definite, know- Some time ago, it will be re-ledge of this smuggling, came to membered, the Australian Govern-light when two factions vied with ment sent a special commissioner, one another and the Chinese law The Navy me into possession Mr. J. Gabriel, to investigate into was invoked. In the course of on December 21 of its first "air the question of smuggling Chinese the hearing in the Chiness Courts station" intended solely for war into Australia. At that time Mr. it was stated in evidence that there purposes. It is known as the Gabriel in an interview stated that was a safe full of Australian "Tale of Grain Air Station." and he had discovered many books, naturalization papers on the club's is aituated close to Port Victoria, and literature of various kinde, premises, and it is alleged by Alarm at the growth of Budd-at the mouth of the River Medway in Ilongkong which showed the Mr. Gabriel that naturalization hism of the Pacific const is ex-Liont Joba W.Seddon has taken prossed in the report of the home command, with the grade of methods by the Chinese are documents are sold in Hongkong

Mr. smuggled into Australia.

at the rate of £100 each to Chi- missions commitice at the federal Flight Commander an officer Gabriel has now issued his official nees who wish to get into council of the churches of Christ, whose duty it is to take charge report in which he says a remark Australia! It is also said that "One of the most startling facts, of a group of aeroplanes and to able story of Chinese cunning has the "now chum" Ohinese haa confirmed by investigation, is maneuvre them in the same way been laid bare by the uncovering been recently a very common that Buddhism in Portland, Seat-as the senior officer in a division of the Chinese Immigration sight in Melbourne, much to the tle, San Francisco and Los An-of destroyers menouvres. the frauds in passing Chinese into annoyance of the Australian Gov- gales ie aggressively propagating boats of his division. The present Australia. itsolf from these centres," says intention is to station a number Mr. Gabriel's report deals at the report.

Mr. Gabriel, when he was in "Buddhist temples of hydroteroplanes on the Isle of length with sensational die the colony, investigating those have been erected in which cul- Crenin, and the necessary sheds coveries in Hongkong, and he mattera, was afforded every facili tured priests administer the rites have been prepared for them states that a Secret Society hasty and assistance by the British and ceremonies of their religion The machines, themselves are all existed here for years for the sole authorities, and bas expressed and through a series of lectures ready for service at the Estchur-

purpose of smuggling Chinese himself as exceedingly grateful in various parts of those cities; ch Flying School,

Intu Australia. Following out them for the courteous help are ranching lage numbora of Americans, especially women. if the example of the last few no seizures that were made by that was afforded him in his work. Christianity is thus being put on years is to be followed, says the in the colony, members alleged the defensive and is grappling in "Globe" of December 31, ani the struggle with religions and the result of the previous year's to belong to the club" which oults of the Orient. Recently naval gunnory competitions issuered false identification papers,

have mysteriously vanished!" thousands of Hinilons have come.e early in the New Year,

Mr. Gabriel's report has been

Ex-Captain Perains, the naval "Next to nothing is being done for by the Tuspector of Target Prag substantiated by the examination correspondent of the "Bacliner

them by our churches,"

tice; we shall soon be in posea of books and naturalization ugeblatt," in an article on the sion of the official scores för e wh Chinese Visitor to Parliament ship that he fired, at both lung papers, and officers in Melbourne Naval Daval Estimates, states Among the visitors to the Lob- and short ranges during 1912 claim that a remarkably cunning as soon as anything becomes hy of the House of Commons on There was much criticism of the and clever system of smuggling known with regard to the plans. Dec. 30 was a young Chinese hosting in the heavy and three years. The whole plot, it is building, the question as to whe- has been going on for the past of the British battleships now gentleman, Mr. Hain You Ksi; light gunlayers' tesis, and who is desirous of enlisting the some of it of a very severe aid, circles round the naturalizther it is worth while to continue sympathy and assistance of Bri-entracter, a few months back, ation papers. The insidious use building big ermoared ornisera tish educationists and politicians the s'rictures embracing the which the Chinese have made will become soute. for the work of reform which is shooting from torpedo craft as of them, time and again, has

When the chorus girls and before the Chinese Republic. A well as from cruiser and battle-male it almost impossible for the meeting to promote this purpose ship; but it will probably be authorities to put their hands on principals of "Frivolous Goral- dine" entered their dressing will be held at the House of fount that much of this critici-m the ringleaders, Commons before long, to which was beside the mirk and ill-in- Continuing, Mr. Gubiel's report rooms at the Olympic Theatre, several educationists and others formed. What will be of gren er says that he does not know how Chicago, the other night, one of not members of thin House will interest during the coming year, for the Customs officers are to be the first things they noticed on be invited. Committees having as to take n to of the difference blamed for the steady influx of each of their dressing tables was similar object in view base al in the firings of those ships which Chinese into Australia, bat he re- a brand new Bible. It is expected ready been formel in Franco and are fitted with Vice-Admiral Sir marke that it is a curious fact that (says the "New York Tribune") Belgium. Mr. Hain. You Kia Percy Scott's new director ap- the Chinese in Hongkong, under that Bibles will be placed in hopes to form another group of parata, and these ships which the new system of checking, have all dressing rooms of Chicago this kind in Berlin. Tho on-opera- have the Admiralty pattern in- proved to be wonderfully primed theatres. tion of the educationists of each stallition for directing their long with local Australian information. country is especially desired, range shooting. Enough was

Mr. Gabriel and his casociates,

Chinese who have sworn that

Germany and British Battle- ships,

Bibles for Chorus Giris.

For Bist Mesis just try the

since popular education ie, in the glenned by the Press of the they have lived in Melbourne for view of the promoters of the superiority of the Thunderer's years, and who have been able to ALEXANDRA CAFE CO. movement, the task above all fring over the batlaships pitted others to which the energies of against hor, when Sir

young Chinn must be directed..

Yen Hui Ching.

A dispatch from Peking an-

Percy's invention was put through

A severe trial off the coast of Ireland recently to make the above point very interesting to

nounces that the Under Secretataval gunnery men not only OUR for Foreign Affairs, Yen Uui Ching, has been appointed Minis in this country but the world over.

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Tho final marks gained by the| respective ships who took part in

ment, remarks the Berlin corres the competition are still looked! pondent of the "Daily Telegraph," is important as an indication that up as State secret; but when the

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