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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1913,

THE MONROE DOCTRINE | to speak to you of the interpreta- tion which I put upon it; for, if it be true, then indeed a high spirit and sim has been brought into the policy of the United States Government in its dealings with adjacent countries.

Lord Haldane, Praisos President Wilson.

In a noteworthy speech at the Thanksgiving Day banquet of the American Society in London, Viscount Haldane, the Lord Chancellor, proposing the tomat of of the President of the United States, spoke of the high ideals of Mr. Wilson and the expression that he is giving to those ideale in his policies. He also announced what may be regarded as the Beltish Government's cordial ate Hittudo towards the Monroe Doctrine in its latest develop mnate Lord Haldane said i

POST OFFICE.

New Year's Holidays.

To-morrow the Post Office will be open from 6 to 0a.m. In the evans of the arrival

SHIPPING NEWS

ARRIVED.

Halyang. Br. a 1,363, A A Hodgins, J31st

inst--Swatow, 30th inst., Gon. D. L. & Co.'

***

It is because the present Pre- sident seems to me to have taken of the English Mail from Europe the Post Kitano Maru, Jap. s. 8,312, 31st instant, this step a step which one can- Office will be open for one hour for the not but admire, whatever ita conse-delivery thereof.. quence may be that I give the There will be one delivery of ordinary toast, "A health, not merely to scrrorpondense and one collection of letben, Mr. Woodrow Wilson, the Pre-teach azon Saturdays. sident of the United States, but to Mr. Woodrow Wilson the man.'

MANILA OFFICIAL'S

DEATH.

Killed by Natives in Java.

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WEATHER REPORT,

On the 31st at 11.95.-Pressure has Increased alightly to moderately over the western portion of the map which in now covered by a strong antioynions.

A depresion hai formed to the east of Japan.

Strong monsoon is indicated along the -London, 22nd Nov, Den-N, south-east coast of Chins and over the Y. E

N. China Sea.

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours Fr. 8,000, Mages, 50th inst Saigon, 28th Inst, Gen-M. Mending si 10 mm. to-day, 9.00 inches. & Co.

FORECAST FOR THE 4 HOURS There will be delivery of registered Zafiro, 1,449, 5, 6. Mo Murray, 80th inst

ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW. sorrespondenos during the morning of the

Manila, 87th instų, Gen.—9. T. &

District.

Forscart. The Money Order Offos will be entirely Loong Bang, Br. 1,029, W. G. G. Leach, 1 Hongkong and Feighbour- closed during the holidiya..

Co.

50th InalManfiä 17th inst. Gen J. H. & Co.

~ 2.Mwinde,

Mail Steamers

THE PENINSULAR

AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.

ENGLISH MAIL.

WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS on o

-about the DATES named 7-*

For

LONDON & ANT-]

WERP via Singe- } Simla

Steamore

Penang, Capt. G. Philipps

C'mbo, Port Said,

fresh to strongi.

And

pore,

Strong

1st of January being a holiday, malls per Emprem of Russia will be closed at 6 | Monmouthabĺra, Br. 'as. 3,197, P. ¡G. P. 9.a, to-day,

Focleston, 30th inst.--Bingapore, 1 Formosa, Chantel..............pin. & N.E. gala.

Jedinst., Gan-J. M.j& Cos

In the event of the arrival of the Eng-

Ush Mail from the Bouth before 10 am

Rhenus, Br. 6,704, A. G. 3. Paddle, 30th 3 South coast of China be- The same

་ ་ Inst.-Liverpool, Gen.—B; & B..

tween HK and Lamooks as No, 1

& Marseilles

LONDON, via Ue-) Himalaya

ual Ports of Call

Dr. O. B. Robinson, assistant of the Steamer arrives after that hour they Trikozan Maru, Jap. sz. 1,994, Kr Taka. 5 Bouth donet of China be-} The same } SHANGHAI.......

to-morow, the parcels will be ready for delivery from 3 to 5 pm.. on that day. If will not be ready for delivery until 9 4 24 on the 2nd Jan.

BETIVO

wa, 30th inst-Motl, 24th. Inst. Coal-Surahi & Co. Kashidate Maru, Jan. 4. 5,120, Mateu- tora, 30th inst.-Karatau, 24th fast, Coal-O. 8. K. Wakamatau Maru, Jap. an. 2,876,

Bhumzu, 30th inst-Wakamatsu 24th inst. Coal-M, B. Y. K.

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Before Mr. Woodrow Wilson beanne President he was a think- er and a moralist, and in studying his career what seems to one who looks at thinga detachedly is that he has not ceased to be a thinker, botanist of the Bureau of Science, and a moralist broase he has at Manila, has met his death at

The United States maila ex Nis become the holder of a great the hands of natives of the island offer and is a great statesman. of Amboins, east of Jova, apoor have been transferred in Japan to the

oablegram form Eastern which is scheduled to Thore things do not always go ding to a

here to-day. Together bat distinctive Governor General Denburg of

A

The Egypt, with the English Mail, characteristic of the remarkable Java. The details of the murder left Bingapore on Saturday, 29th inath, as to arrive here man who holds the office at the were not given in the brief state-9 am and is due

a.m. This packet H. Franz Ferdinand, Aus, as 3,082, P. A prosent time of President of the ment, which comes from Borten-to-morrow, at 8

brings the parcel mails closed 'in'

Leon, 30th Inst-Shanghal 27th! Inst., Gen.-B. W. & Co. United States is that be presents zorg, Javn

London for despatch by the all-sea route, The doctor, a man well known on the 10th ult, and for despatch overs the spectacle of something out of the ways combination of gifts in Manila and recognized as one and on the 3rd ult. and possessions which is not of the most effcient usual.

scient.

ista of the Bureau of Science, had It seems to me that Mr. Wilson been in the Dutch possessions typifies the inspirations and ideale studying the flora for the purpose which he has expressed to the of verifying and clearing up cer world. It is not merely his firm.tain work done by the Spanish

I

MAILS VIA SIBERIA.

Loft London

Dec. 13

Due Shanghal Doo.29

MAILS DUB.

די

declaration that the policy of the almost two centuries ago, and American, Eastern, (ex Nile) 31st inst. United States is not a polioy of also to make a comparative study English, Egypt, 1st Jan,

in s field where the flors is very

conquest or anuexation. That we respect profoundly, because we similar to that in the Philippines.

4

MAILS CLOSE TO-DAY.

know its deep menning ourselves. He had been sending in re Japan via Nagasaki-For RHESUS, ports and information of amaz-

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ав

ing extent and of immense Swalow-Per

In another. mouth, value; upon the change of season, he was intending to come back to Manila.

Dr. Robinson had been with

31st Dec., 5 p.m.

3 p.m. Shanghai, North China, Japan vis Nagasaki, United States, South America and Canada vis Vancouver (Europa Biberia)Per EMPRESS OF RUSSIA, Siat Deo., 6p.m.

OHOWTAI, 31st Deo.

the Bureau of Science four years, Japan via Kobe-Per KITANO MARU, He was first with the Bureau for over two years, when he resignad and returned to the States, Later

31st inst. 5 p.m.

TO-MORROW.

he was reinstated and returned to Japan via Yokohama-Fer TJIPANAS,

One M.P. for 60,000 Voters.

A ovuntry like the United States, with its enormous possessions; its tremendous wealth and power, has burden onough to carry with out adding to its responsibilities, and that is our own case also.

Nor is it merely that when the United States intervenes it is not for personal advantage. It is, I think, about ninety years since President Monroe sent bis famous message to Congress, containing the field work where he so recent- what is known as the Monroe, ly met his terrible fate. He is a Doctrine.. The Monroe Doctrine Canadian and unmarried. remains to be completed, and it

to me--looking on though to divine" the true in inwardness of what was the mind of the President of the United States in the declara- tions which he has recently, made that, just as his Govora- ment in the days of Monroe as sumed a great responsibility for the protection of the nations south of the United States on the great American continent, so to-day the United States feel that the re- sponsibility most be extended to. securing good government and fair treatment for all those who live and trade in those countries. My interpretation is that the United States is ready to accept responsibility, not merely for insuring good government and good treatment in the interest of her on subjects, but in the in- tereats of the world at large, 30 that all who live and trade on the great American continent may feel that she has set before her a high ideal, to secure for them

},

equally with her own subjects

that justics and righteousness of

which President Wilson hos

spoken.

I am not sure that anybody

Fort

Shanghai

1st Jan, 9am."

Bayard, Haiphong, Pakhoi and Bal. gon-Per HUE, Let Jen., 9 a.m. and North China-Par KOERBER, ist Jan. 9 a.m. Ebanghal and North China--Per LU-

CHOW, 1st Jan, û a.m. Holhow and Bangkok-Per MICHAEL

JEBSEN, 1st Jan., D a.m.

Siberian

Mail.

Shanghai and North China (Europe vin Siberia)-For. EGYPT, 1st Jan, 9 .

|

DEPARTED.

December 31.

Elsbeth for Wakamatsu China for San Francisco - Yokohama Maru for Bentila Alblana for Chinwantao E. Bang for Canton Miyo Maru, for Bangkok Halshing for Focoliew Shaothing for Canton Hol Song for Macao. Wingsarg for Haiphong Tlpaparfor Yokohama Triumph for Haiphong

G, Apoar for Calcutta

Ebaohalag for Shanghal

CLEARANCES AT THE

HARBOUR OFFICE. December 31.

Georgilfor Macao Dambel for Yokohama

Kwanges for Shanghai

Dalvam for Gizo

Mirel Mart for Kwang Yen Hand for Haiphong Mondouthshire for Yokohama

E. of Bussia for Vancouver Luciow for Shanghai

Kitano Maru for Yokohama Wakamatau Maru for Wakamatau Michad Jabian for Bangkok Fhamisior Yukobanis

North China FoLATEST. SHIPPING. KANGBING, Lat Jan., 5 p.m.

FRIDAY, 2nd January.

BING. 2nd Jan, 1 p.m.

The new registers of the Par- liamentary electors in the eight| country divisions of Essex show Shanghai, that the voters number 199,235. Romford, the largest single- member constituency, has 60,135 Shanghai and North China-Fez KING- Parliamentary electors, an in- crease of 2,256 on the rear. Biralta, Walthamstow, with 44,465, has an increase of 884. The Sonthend Straits division, with a total of 29,722, has increased by 1,060. Two divisions show decreases, the Jamelton, Harwich division having ninety- nine and Saffron Walden eleven fewer voters than last year,

BILIMPOON COAL.

·BUNKERS

can be supplied cheap rates.

at

SANDAKAN &, SEBATTIK

(British North Borneo),

ought to speculate from the out- At these ports steamers es side on the interpretation of this ing for bunker coal exclusiv policy, but I have been deeply im- are exempt from ail shipping pressed with what passed recent dues and charges. fy, and I think myself at liberty:

A FUNE

PRIZES I PRIZES/

18T. $200/

2ND $100.

PRIZES

3RD, $50.

We beg to nounes to our custom

ers, patrons of the general publie the

having been that the Coupot

Sohore we

Cerion, India vis Hombay-Per E. F. FERDINAND, 201 Jan., 8.D.ML and "India via Calcutta-For

DUNERA, 2nd Jan. 3 p..

NEWS.

MOVEMENTS,

tween H.K. and Hainan... as No 1. China Coast Meteorological Register.

31ri December, a.m.

Station.

Winds

Hour.

So Barometer. -

Temperatura

Humidity.

'tion

Forca.

Üs 29.73

Wostook a 30.22 3 Namuro Hakodate Tokio Kochi

Nagasaki

K'ahima Oshimas Naha

Benin Is.

110

NAW 4

1 h

Weather.

29.77

29.85 11

50.27

30.47

50.43

30.40

20.44

30:49

30.10

30,49 20

WAW ob

Thi'jima

Chefoo Whatwel Hankow fchang

11

30.72

11

Gutzlaf $0.59 Sharp P. 7a

30.64 49

שים

kong 6a 90.53 46 34 one 2 b

пле 65

SHANG HAI)

Capt. F. R. Summers

To Sail On "Remarks

about Freight 7th Jan&E'sage!

Freight

Capt. H. G. Evana

R.N.R. Egypt

поод Srd Jan.

& Fengd

about

1st Jan.

Freight &P'sage

about

Freigh

10th Jan.

MOJI, KOBE Nyanza

AND YOKO: Capt. K. Jenkins

HAMA... med

All the above steamers are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy,

For Freight, or Passage apply to

P. & O. 8. N. Co.'s office,

Hongkong. 31st Dec. 1913.

E. A. Hewett,

Superintendent.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.

BREMEN.

IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINES

GIERS, GIBRALTAR, | Bulow

To sail on

WEDNES. 7th Jan,

5 by

1 b

For

Steamers,

Amoy 50

30.54 - 48 - 49 no

Bwatow

30.52 44 45

2 b

NAPLES, GENOA, AL~

Talhoku Ba

30.83

G

Taichu

30.49

SOUTHAMPTON, (Capt. C. Nahrath

Tainan

30.42

A'WERP & H'BURG.)

16,930

108.m

Koshua

F'dores

80.43

10

Cantos 95

30.61 39 73 n

| SHANGHAI, TSING-) Prinz Ludwig

TAU, KOBE

AND Capt. F. von Binzer'

About

YOKOHAMA

Gap Rook

30.47

18,300

THURS., 8th Jan.

E

30.51 46 # 30 Wuchow 9a 30.70 48 71 aw 1 be

.1

MANILA, YAP, MA-

Halhow

Phuilen 68

30.54.52

・筋肉

'Tourane

80.37 64

да

RONN NEWGUINEA, › Prinz Sigismund. BRISBANE,SYDNEY | Capt. A. Hurtzig AND MELBOURNE..

6,750

30.11 68

ane z o

30.27 87

118

80,10 71

KOBE

Prinz Sigismund : Capt. A. Hartzig

#

"

$0.08 74 30,07, 78

nne 2 a

6,750

1.0

Bacolod

+

AW 1 or

Cebu,

H

30.04 85

2 b

Labuga

29.08 6%

Caps J. Koohler".

3rd Jan.

J

9 a.m

Pathol

0.1 J.

Apar

Manila

Legaspi Boilo

T. F. Claxton, Director, Hongkong, Observatory, Dog Sist.

1 Barometer, reduced to 33 degrees Fahrenheit on the level of the sea in in- bas, tenths and hundredths.

$ Temperature, to the shade, in degrens Fahrenheit.

*

3 Humidity, in percentage of saturation, the Humidity of air maturated with moin- being 100.

4 Direction of Wind, to two points. 5 Force of Wind, according to Beaufort

The P. P. R.. EMPRESS OF INDIA was on the 29th fort, Midnight, 1335 miles fom Yokohama, was due to arrive Yokohama on the 3rd January, a.m. and Leaves Tokohama'on the 4th January, at Beale,

State of Weather, b blue sky, o de- Kudat, and Sandakan-Fero. P. R. & EMPRESS OF ASLA on passing tho wore a squally, r rain, a snow, The lilk shipped from Hongkong by the gloomy, h hall, Ilightning, o overcast, P tached cloud, d drimling rain, ffog, w

the 4th inst., reached New York on the thunder, v visibility, w dew wat.

“..... SATURDAY, 370 Jan. -

Austra-

English

BOGA.

BORNEO, 3 Jan., 8 s.m. Philippine lands, Australia, Tasmacia and New Zealand 27th instant via Tharaday Island-Per E EASTERAN, 3rd Jan. 10

Philippine

Salow,

2.11.

Straca, Burmah, Ceylon, Ade- laigh, Western Australia, Indie, Avon, Egypt, and Europe via. Frindial (Lata Letters 11 am,

noon, Extra Postage 10

"

TIDE TABLE.

29th Dec,, to 4th Jan, 1914.

cente) (Supplementary mail on

High W

Hongkong

Low Water Hongkong

departure of the mail (Extra

Postage 10 cante) (Letters.

1.4 19

9

posted in all the Pillar Bozen Tha

in time for the first clearance

Wed.

board up to the time fixed formated

will be included in this contract mallThe Farcal mall will be har alosed on Friday the 2nd Jan,

Par HIMALAYA, 3rd Jan, 11 a.m.

Islands-Per LOONGSANG,

3rd Jan. 1 p.

Amox and Foochow-Fer HAL

TANG, 3rd Jan,p.m.

Tsingtau, Wel Hai Wai, Chefoo, Dalay --Par CHRONGSHING, 3rd Jan. 5 p.m.

Siberian

Mall.

Shanghai, North China, Teing. tau, (Europe via Biberia)-Per CHENAN, 3rd Jan., p.m.

MONDAY, 5th Jan. Swatow, Amoy and Fooohow-Por HAI-

TAN, 6th Jan, 10 s.m.5. Shanghai

North China--Per EASANG, 5th Jan. 5 pm. Shanghal and North China-Per KOON.

SHING, 5th Jan., 5 p.m. ·

&

TUESDAY, 6th Jan,

i in congsetion with Haiphong, Pakhol & Salgon-For

cash puro made for Christmas 1913, came und the Lottery Act, we regret Behementirely.

to state

at we have had to abandon the

In Y place we have introduced a

Bues gempetition, in the form of a

Blaydar full of sweeta, every cash purcha-

wef 15.09 worth of goods at any one!

*

American

Siberia

KUEICHOW, 6th Jan, 9 a.m.

Shanghai, North China, Japan

Batur

3

4

m morning. a afternoon.

0 Rain in Inches, tenths and hundredthe

METEOROLOGICAL.

Barometer

Previous

Day On dato On dato at a p..

உக at put. 30.44 30.53. 30.48

1. Temperature.... -6246 1. Hamidity

29

53

34

$1

Wind Direction ..... N.. TNE

Weather

H

2

Eigsett open air Tenyérature on the goth Lowa

EK, Observatory, Bist Deo,

''T. F. "OLAZTON, Diroster,

Mail Steamers

PACIFIC MAIL S.S. CO.

أم

AMERICAN MAIL.

HT THE AMERICAN LINE TO SAN FRANCISCO

Via Shanghal or Manifa, Nagasaki, Inland Sea. Kobe, Yokohama and, Honolulu,

THE SUNSHINE BELTI Operating the following steamers "La

MONGOLIA,` MANCHURIA, KOREA, BIBĖRIA and

NILE, CHINA and PERSIAN

Home Features of Service: plat Elsotric Fang, Swimming Tank, Orchestra, Amusemenis, Wireless Telegraph, via Magasaki, Honolulu, Cana. Bubmarine Signal Servies and Bilge Keela.

Cuisine under personal supervision of Mr. V. Moroni, one of the World's most da, United States and Boutl America via Ban Francisco, famous caterers. (Europe vis Biberia) For of dmired Threagh Pasangars have the Privilege of Travelling by Rail between ports of Kobe ad Resurs portion of road trip tickets, as above, availabin for Paisage Via C.P.R. from Vancouver MANUHURIA, 8th Jan.noon. Yokohama.

* from lat to 31st December 2013, being Shanghal & North China-Per LIANG- Steamer.; Ead to guess the total number of sweets

Aa jar, the figure guessed being entered Phlilypine

on a coupon duly signed by us, handed

to the purchaser,

The prizes will be $200.00 for the near-

aut gusar, $100.00 for the next, and $30,00

· for the Sra.

H. RUTTONJEE & SON,

∙WINE & PROVISION NEROHANTS, |

14. Queen's Road Copir

American

CHOW, 6th Jan,, 3 a.m.

Lalande - Per CHINHVA 6th Jan. 3 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, 7th Jan.

Shanghai North China Japati vis: Nagasak Victoria B. Tacoma Per MEXICO MAR

7th Jan, 11 am

From HONGKONO,

4

Hongkong-Manila Service.

From MANILA.

Due Hongkong.

Arrive Hongkong Jani · 10,.,/..NILE, «Jan. 12. Feb. 7....PERSIA ...... Feb. 9. nga Budiging (opp. Blake Pier).

Lear Afanlia Dec. 31......NILE MA Jan 27.PERSIA

* Jan. 2. Jan. 29, R. C. MORTON,

Teliphobo Ja, 141

JESSELTON, KUDAT & | Borneo

SANDAKAN

SATUR,

24th Jan.

9 a m.

About TUESDAY,

6th Jan. SATUR

All the steamers of the European Line are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy. Now System of Telefunken,

FREIGHT

LINE.

NEXT SAILING FROM HONGKONG.

OUTWARD.

Mark.

2nd Feb. Thueringen. „16th Mär Tuebingen

Franken. « *** 16th Feb.

..30th Marj Lothringen..........2nd Mar. Goettingen ....... ....................13th April, HOMEWARD.

For Marseilles, Dankirk, A'werp For Havre, Emden & Hamburg

R'dan and Breman/Hamburg:

Bremen

Thueringen **.

Mark about End of Mar.

about Beginning of May,

For Havre, Emden and Hamburg/ | For Marseilles, Antwerp, R'dan

Bremem: Ne

Tuebingen about End of Mar,

For Marseilles, Antwerp, R'dam

and Bremen/Hamburg:

Lothringen about M. of April

and Bremen/Hamburg;ble Franken about M. óf May. For Havre, Dunkirk, Emden and

Hamburg/Bremen:

Coettingen

For further Particulars, apply to

about Beginning of June.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD

MELCHERS & CO...

GENERAL AGENTS, HONGKONG and CHINA,

Hongkong, 29th Deo., 1913,

MESSAGERIES

MARITIMES

FRENCH MAIL LINES.

FORTNIGHTLY ・ SERVICE TO AND FROM

JAPAN viä SHANGHAI,

FORTNIGHTLY⠀⠀⠀ SERVICE TO AND FROM

"EUROPE via SUEZ CANAL

For

SHANGHAI, KOBE AND

YOKOHAMA,

MARSEILLE via PORTS

Steamers Corolllere

Magellan

To sail 12th Jan, 1914. 26th

(Paul Lecat "

Dumbea.

(13th Jan., 1914.

27th

ALL STEAMERS FITTED WITH WIRELESS, Transhipping on the Co.'s Steamers at Colombo, for Caloutts, Bombay and Australia, at Port Baid for the Levit, Coustanijnople and Biaok Juni

Through Tickets to London via Parts by raliOATE DATABAS Circular tickets to Eurove vin Bues and BIBERIAN ROUTE and vice-versa delivered horo,

For further particulars apply to,

C. de BUSSIERRE,

Acting Agent

Printed and Pablished by the Proprietor, Dr. J. W. Nabla, Ice House Street, in the City of Victoria, Hongkong.