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Hongkong Telegraph.

November 7, 1913, Temperature a.m. 74, p.m. 81; Humidity... 88, 02..

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TELEGRAMS.

PANAMA TOLLS.

MR. BRYCE OPTIMISTIC.

Renter',

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

TÈLEGRAMS.

(ESTABLISHED 1881.)

Copyright, 1913.

SATURDAY,

TELEGRAM

THE LAND CAMPAIGN.

AN AUSTRIAN CONCESSION.

A POSTPONED MEETING.

THE C.P.B.

Reuter's

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

London. Received Nov. 8. Router's correspondent at Vien.

"Router's

Service to the "Telegraph."}

roprietor:

NOVEMBER

TELEGRAME,

IMPERIAL WIRELESS.

OPEN TENDERING,

Renter's [Service to the "Telegraph."]

London. Reveived Nov. 7. The Postmaster-Osneral invites

WEATHER FORECAST

CLOUDY

lerometer 80.04

November 7, 1912, Temperature a.m. 73, p.m. 70; Humidity...77 61.

1913.

“TELEGRAMI.

PARIS TO CAIRO.

:大拜禮 就八月一于英港發

TELEGRAMI,

A HUGE BEQUEST.

M. D'AUCOURT'S PROGRESS, | £90,000 FOR SALVATION ARMY

Reutor's

[Service to the "Telegraph."

#London. Received Nov. 7. London. Received Nov. 7.

M. D'Aucourt, the French avis- Mr. Lloyd George has post-tenders for the construction of the tor who is attempting a flight no states that the Reporter of the poned his meeting at Glasgow, second three high-power wireless from Paris to Cairo, bas arrived at Committee on the

London, Received Nov. 7. The Right Hon. James Bryce, ́ex-Ambasador to Wishington, was the guest of the Pilgrims' Olub at a banquet. In the course Pacific Company investigation, on the Land question, until 1st stations of the Imperial chain of a speech he said that he be in outlining in the Reinherath the December.

Rided.

Canadian

from say wireless company,..

LIVERPOOL CUP.

London, Received Nov. 8. The Liverpool Autama Cup race resulteil a follows:-1, China Cook; 2, Osolle; 3, Moscato.

lieved that the question of the shipping policy of the Monarchy, The Unionist papers, attribute Ayndicate, or contractors. Panama Canal tolls would be remarked that the Government the postponement to the new solved satisfactorily to both coun- had granted the Company a con-situation created by the offers of tries, because he was convinced cession for the purpose of divert the Dake of Sutherland and others of President Wilson's high recti-ing emigration from North to sell their deer forcats to the tude and elevated sense of honour German ports to Trieste. He Government, and also to the spoke highly of the Canadian delay in the production of the and international justice....

The American Ambassador to Pacific Company and emphasised Scottish Land Report, which is Great Britain (Mr. Page) pre that the latter-had-only shipped balioved to treat the rating of

15,000 emigrant against 172,000 deer forests diferently. by the German pool," which

The Daily News says that the A message was road from Pre-employed the same tactics as the engagement is postponed because sident Wilson as follows: Few.O.P.R. Company. Ele regratiod it is deemed advisable that Mr. men have done more than Mr. that the Government poligy ren- Lloyd George should speak in Bryce towards strengthening the dered the subsistence of a great tie East End of London first, and ties of friendship and brother- part of the population impossible. Liverpool afterwards. hood between England and the United States, which has been the osuse of a common inspiration and a high example to the world."

A Tribute.

THE NAVAL HOLIDAY.

Chiot Points of Mr Churchill's

Speech.

As was reported-by. Reuter at

borne trade of the country in the were reached it could only aame period has advanced by more be by agreement contingent

of than £150,000,000; and the gener- the result

Question,

Constantinople.

SEA POWER AND IN- DUSTRIAL RIVALRY.

Why war is Possible and How Peace may be Preserved.

Reuter's

[Service to the "Telegranh."]

London. Received Nov. 7. Lady Mary Jane Fowler has bognoathed £00,000 to Salvation Army,

438 PER ANT SINGLE COVE 10 CMMY

NEWS FOR BUST MEN,

STELEGRAMS.

THE NEWS CONDENSED.

M. D'Aucourt, flying from Paris to Cairo, has reached Con stantinople.

Lady Mary Jane Fowler has the bequeathed 890,000 to the Sal

vation Army,

Ex-Ambassador Bryce believes that the Panama Canal question can be solved satisfactorily to both America and Britain.

do individuals, that one nation may increase in education, obar acter, numbers, and productive

Tenders are being invited from capacity out of all proportion to any wireless company for the the territorial limits to which it construction of the second three is confined. Truly it is by the stations of the Imperial chain. veriest irony of fate that posses-

sion by nations of poor soil and Mr. Lloyd George has post- In 1805 England was, by the barsh climate breeds that very poned his Glasgow meeting; victory of Trafalgar, relieved for efficiency which makes them such Unionist papers say the postpone all times from the danger of in dangerons rivals for peoples more ment is due to the big offers of vasion and conquest by a man fortunately placed. Strong, fit, land to the Government. ambitious for world dominion. efficient, and hungry nations

Ago

LOCAL.

heading 1888."

Mesara, Wright and Hornby's weekly share report appears els6 where in this issue.

A special article dealing with University appears to-day.

the engineering equipment of the-

CHURCH SERVICES.

PANAMA CANAI.

In the 108 years between 1805 cannot be expected to stand by The Austrian Government has President Wilson and the To'ls and 1913 England has reigned for over and watch rich rivala granted the Canadian Pacific undoubted and, till the last whom wealth has rendered sloth Railway Co. & concession to decade, unchallenged mistressful enjoy the good things they divert emigration from North Washington, Oot. 10. of the seas. The removal of are not strong enough to defend. German ports to Trieste,

economio rivalry, this Almost at the same moment as Napoleon after his final disas This our the President, by releasing autor in 1815 to St. Helens struggle of nations for work and al income of the whole population negotiations with other Great electric spark, has removed the laft Europe exhausted by her food, grows daily more intense.

cannot abste, but must The second day of the D.CLI in calculated to have increased by Powers. But supposing Great last obstacle between the Atlantic efforts to throw off the yoke be T

keener until the sports provided some good com 2500,000,000; while the revenue Britain and Germany took the lead, and Pacific Oceans, it is with had placed upon her, every nation grow ever which the late raises and which do you not think there would be peculiar pleasure that I am able only anxious for time, alike, for breaking-point arrives. Nations tests yesterday. is available for the service of good prospect of success? At the to announce that there is now recovery and for internal develop may love peace, but they must

airca trade is "Hongkong Twenty-five Years the Goverament, has advanced end of the year you would have every prospect of the victory of ment. Almost unchecked since live, and

appears to-day under the by over £40,000,000 during the all those great countries that Great B-itin's patient and logical then the progress of peaceful in necessary to living they must the time, Mr. Churchill addressed

same period. In addition, the would agree to such a proposal diplomacy over the Panama tolls dustrial development has con- have trade, even if they have to a mass meeting in the Free Trade National Tebt has been reduced just as great and just as sound as question. The President, after inued, and that very process fight for it. To put a concrete Hall, Manobeater, on the 18th over £100,000,000. This has they would be if they built all conferring with Mr Moore, Coun- contains, and must by the very case, Germany, as a result of her. alt., when he renewed his sag-been achieved entirely during the ships as at present designed cillor for the State Department, nature of things contain, the perfection of method, has obtain gestion of a naval holiday. the period of Liberal administen-Soares of millions would be re-nanonnces that he is convinced elements that make future worlded a very large portion of the most manufacturing business formerly In the earse of his speech, Mr.tion. Our duty on Tt niios is cued for the progress of mankind. of the correctness of the British wars before which the

Thst is the proposal I make for contention that free tolls for terrible of the Napoleonic cam in the hands of Great Britain. Churohill said :--

to do everything in our power tɔ I am aware that some of our keep within the marrowest limits the year 1914, or, if that is American shipping are a violation paigns pale into insignificance Supposing Britain was enabled to not only probable, but almost recover in part her lost trade, and trasted Liberal supporters are the serious misdirection of human thought to be too near, for 1915, of treaty obligations disquieted in their minds about energies. Whatever is necessary I am quite impervious to the ob Whether the President's view inevitable. Two reasons why as a resalt cause serious depres the expense we are being put to for the safety of our country and jections that will he raised by the will be presented to Congress in war must be regarded as almost alan to German" manufacturers for naval armaments. The ex for the maintenance of our infia- great armament firms in this and a Special Message, or will be a certainty are, arst, because the and employes. Such is a quite pense has markedly advanced of eace all over the world will have other countries. They must. by personally communicated to the earth's surface, however large, is possible contingency, and bet late years, and it is now higher to be done..

the servants, and not the masters. Democratic leaders, has not yet in the struggle of nations for wean different nations in small than the highest point it has ever

A cessation of the building of been decided, bat action will be territory comparatively limited degree almost every day. Would kong 8th November, 25th Sunday. reached. Next year it would be

greet ships would not produce taken either in this or early in secondly, the different natione Germany submit to it? Only if after Trinity. Holy Communion that inhabit this globe are engag- England was so strong that Ger- (8.15 a.m.) Matins (11 a.m.) higher still. I have got to face

any violent dislocation of the next Session.. facte. What are the facts about

shipbuilding industry..

Politicians who are in favour of ed io a struggle for industrial many would have no possible Matins (11a.m.). (Full Choir.) nival expenditure?

We have no need to resort to the rebate have not changed their survival. All the habitable por-chance of successfully regaining Responses, Ferial, Venite, Savage To the first place it must be re- Dumber of ships we build; the the Continental devico of borrow-views, but the Administration is tions of the earth's surface having hr lost markets by means of a Paalme: Orotoh, Maofarren, Turle, alised that the estimates next your second is by a reduction in the ing money to meet our expendi- confident that it will now be able long been appropriated, it hap war, England up to the present Tarner. Te Deum, Oakley in F. pens by the accident of war and has been able to withstand her Benedictus: Ayrton in E. Hymns: will arise almost entirely out of quality and power. In my place tare. We are paying of pist to secure the repeal the clause. decisions taken by Parliament you would say, "This onval ex-loans at an, unprecedented rate

October 12. fortune that some nations are loss of markets because, firstly, 208, 260, 160; Evensong (0:45 this year, last year, and the year penditure is very shocking. We Our system of Free Trade taxation The President refuses to deny more happily placed, territorially of the very large margin of p.m.) Responses Ferial; Pesims before. The Admiralty are only regret it; we deplore it; we detest imposes the smallest burdon on the announcement published ex- speaking, than others. England, market she at one time held; Davy, Pymar, Wallace. Magal aarrying out the decisions which it; we abominate it. But our men the necessaries of life. Some clusively by the Tames that he by virtue of har economic advan secondly, because when her ficat: Nano Dimittis, Stainer in Parliament has come to. 1 give must have the proper tools to do people will try to involve by accepts the British view regarding tages in the possession of coal sad working population grows tem- Anthem; I waited for the full warning that the expenditure their work with." If the expendi- suggestion the naval expenditure the fee tolls alause of the Panama iron near navigable waterways, porarily too numerous, emigra- Lord" Mendelssohn. Hymas: 168 of next year will be substantially fora could be reduced it would in a cloud of suspicion, and blame Canal Aot. He contents himself has always led the way in indust-tion to her colonies, relieves the 19, Sevenfold Amen.

Union Church, Kennedy Road. greater than that of this year. give an overwhelming relief to the for referring to the question, with saying that the Times corrial development. Dependent pressure. Germany has no such

The figures for naval and milit the finances of the country, but Let them mock.. I am convinced respondent is not authorized to upon rea power from the earliest opportunities. Her manufactures Morning Service at 11 am. ary expenditure must not be there is only one way for effecting that it is necessary for the welfare speak for him. High oficials of ages for her existence as a nation, have grown up in face of flerce Evening Service, 6 p.m. Com looked at by themselves, They it, and that is along the lines of civilisation. It is a question the Administration saya privately the English det not only preserv-competition, and largely on oredit. munion after Evening Service, at must be compared with such of international agreement. We that does not only affect govern- that the President desirea to repealed her from invision and con Emigration apella to her not de- p.m. Prescher Rev. J. Kirk factors as the national income of have no intention of moving in ments and diplomats, but coo-the clause, but that they do not quest, it also enabled her to velopment of an Empire, but loss Maconschis.

First Church of Christian the whole country, and the bur- the matter of a naval holiday un-cerne parliamente and the people, know when he will consider it acquire most of the vacant land of efficient citizens. The word des of taxation on all olasses in less the German Government con- and we must not be discouraged opportane to take the matter up situste in the temperate zines, "Germany" is intended only as Scientist, Maolonell Road-San- the country, and we must always sider that we are acting strictly by a want of success.

with Congress

left ber free to develop the in-an illustration. The same things days, 11.15 a.m.; Wednesdays, make a certain comparison, with fair towards them.

The Press almost unanimously ternal resources of her island, and apply to every other rival manu- 5.30 p.m. accepts the correctness of my secured for her colonists freedom facturing nation. Those people announcement.The Times,

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Two Ways There are two ways in which naval expenditure can be reduced. The firet is by a redaction in the

We

Capt. Lawes, R. G.A.

Comlog Marriage.

St. John's Cathedral, Hong

the volume of the overseas. The question is serious, not only

to establish not only their in- who love peace will be well ad- To Rifle Club Secretaries. trade, I am not going to bur-from the point of view of this

dautries but the form of govern- viso if they cease to regard it aa As it is proposed to make an den you with figures contrasting country; it is even more so from

ment most suited to their neads a permanent institution. On the early start with the season's the expenditure to-day with that that of other great nations.

Other nations also progressed, at Britials Navy more than ever be-matches, iecretaries of rifle öf Mr. Gladstone's days in the seem to have reached a point seventies and eighties. I would where the relations of the Great Captain T. O. Lawes, Royal

An engagement is announced first slowly, for most of them had fore depende the peace of the clubs intending to enter the point out that Mr Gladstone was Powers to each other, however Garrison Artillery, who takes up between the Rev. Eric John Wil-sufferel severely in the wars of a world, and the only possible way Hongkong Rife League are re forced to spend one-third of the infinite, however amlicable they duty at Hongkong, has been aliams Nesbitt, B. A., Sedgefield, century ng also because they ponce can ho maintained is by guested to sent their entries. National Revenue on armaments, may become, having produced no gunnery officer for over 13 years, Durham, son of the late John lacked the economic resources securing always the unassailable forthwith to the hon. sec., Mr M.

Great Britid. The efficiency of the British Fleet. S. Northcole, In the present year the percen- eff et on warlike proparatione, says the Land C. Express, He Nesbitt, of Whitwell, Abergaven-of

"DON'T FORGET,

TO-DAY,

Harmaton's Circus-9.15 p.m. Vistoria Theatre, 9.15 p.m. Bijou Scenic Theatre, 9.15 p.m.. HEROI TO-MORROWAD

Harmston's Cirona-9:15 p.m. Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m. Bijou Theatre 9.15 p.m.

Monday November 10. Christian Science Lecture at

Theatre Royal-5.30 p.m.

·Court Carda at Theatre Royal

15 p.m.

tage is very little more, One The proposal I put forward in the was appointed to the Royal Artil-ny and Mra. Nesbitt, Aston, very process, however, that made of nations, Great Britain is hundred and ninety-six millions name of the Government for a lery in May, 1800, from the local Petersfield, and Dorothy May, English manufacturers the wealth-the only firstclass Power who has have been budgeted in the pros- naval holiday is quite simple. Victorian Forces, was employed younger daughter of the late Al-iest class of people in the world nothing to gain by war, and the ent year, and, according to all Next year, apart from the Can- for some time with the Gold Coast fred Tidswell Duval, of Liss, also gradually changed their most precious of all possesions indications, that amount will ceradian ships or their equivalent, Constabulary, was adjutant of a Hampshire, and formerly of Oan-customers into rival manufactar command of the sea-to lose. tainly be realised. We are apon apart from anything that may be Volunteer artillery corps, and was ton, China, and Mrs. Larker ers. Progress in the Enst fast Never was the power of the ses ding about £75,000,000 on required by any development in promoted captain in May laat us Helmbush, Barcombe. The wed- turas consumers into producers, so vluable as now, since the armaments, or 5 per cent. mor the Mediterranean, we shall der the new regulations. ding will take place in January. and every year-our manufacturers hydroplans every week becomes than in Mr. Gladstone's day.

perfect and reliable. A lay down fur great ships to ¦ Tutor to President's Family. : Death of Capt. J.B. Macmillan. find greater difficulties in Boour mo a The burden of the working Germany's two. Now re nay to The Rev. Arthur Sowerby, who Japan newspapers record the ing marketa for the commodities blockading flot possessed of these classes at the present time is pro Germany: "It you will put off has served the Baptist Missionary death of Captain J. B. Macmillan, which, in common with their new weapons would no longer be portionately less than it was 40 beginning to build your two Society for 32 years in China, has at Shiops on October 27. Capt continental rivals, they produce operative only inside the or 50 years ago, because of the ships for twelve months we will now been invited, says the West Meamillan entered the service of in such large volume. This, then, range of her guns, but enabled fact that direct taxation is now put off in absoluts good faith the minster Gazette, to become tutor the Nippon Yasen Kaisha about is the position. The great palions in Feud machines that can the rule. The total amount of building of our four ships for to the family of the President. twenty years ago. He opened of the earth no longer produes travel 70 miles an hour indirect taxation has actually exactly the same period." That As an indication of the new spirit that company's Australian and kings who for their personal ends in carry the war into the enemies been diminished. The extra would mean that there would be that has come over China the con- European lines, and during the bring about war, they produce country. Plainly then, England's money is not coming out of the a complete Loliday for one year tract which has been entered into Russo-Japanese war was in comesoh not one rival King, but an duty is clear. The Flest upon our free- mokete of the working classes. so far as big ships for Great by the President with Mr Bowermat of the Wakana Mara. Eight unlimited numbered of rival which we all depend for our Government does not regret cerned. I recognise that it would status as a missionary. Mr Sower Nippon Yusen Kaisha and took depend, not the hoisting of a strong that any attack would be must appose that the Britain and Germany were cut by quite frankly recognises his fearoago ho let the rice for producers, upon whose success dom and lives must be made so this heavy burden, and that they not be possible for either Ger- by retires from the active service up the appointment of Lloyd'saur certain banner over a particular doomed to failure. Peace ws will not do their utmost to reduce many or ourselves to do this, of the Society because of this now eyor in Kobo Bix years later castle, bat the food and drink by have had, Peace we have got It. Everything costs more. Naval even if we agreed, unless other appointment, but will be free to he left this service and became a means of which the nations live. Peace we shall keep as long as armaments have advanced £127. Great Powers agreed to do undertake preaching and other marine surveyor on his own ao Allied to this condition in the fact we are ready to fight for iting, Hongkong and South Uni

thet nations d'fər in finesa as Marshall J. Pike in The Navy, 000,000 in ten years, but the spa likewise. If such arrangements engagements,

count in Koberce

the

Saturday, November 15. Sixth Gymkhana Mesting, Hap-

Tuesday, November 18. Hongkong, and South China Steam Fisheries Co. Ltd, meeting

noon.

Extraordinary General meet-

Steam Fisheries Co, Ltd:12.15.—