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TELEGRAMS.

Hongkong Telegraph.

(ESTABLISHED 1881.)

Copyright, 1914 by the Propriotor,

SATURDAY, JANUARY 10,

TELEGRAMS.

WEATHER FORECAST

FINE Barometer 30.40

Temporature a.m. 59, p.m. 72, Humility

January 8, 1913,

1914.

六拜望 號拾月正英。

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

THE ZABERN AFFAIR.

REASONS FOR LENIENCY.

NAVAL POLICY.

DIVISIONS DENIED.

AFRICAN SITUATION.

DYNAMITE ON RAILWAY.

GRRMAN CROWN PRINCE

"TO-DAY I BURY MY YOUTH.”

MR ASQUITH.

TO MISÍT PARIS,

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London. Received January 9,

London, Resolved January 10, It is stated in well-informed

quarters that the Crown Prince's transfer from Danzig is owing to unsatisfactory relations with his superior officers, including his adviser, who is a trusted friend

London Roceived January 9. The Daily Chronicle states that Mr. Asquith will pay a visit to Paris next week.

No Political Significance..

London. Received January 10.

TELEGRAMS.

MR. LLOYD GEORGE.

RECALL DENIED,

836 FER ANNUM SINGLE COPY, 10 CENTS.

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

TELEGRAMS.

CONDENSED.

Mr. Asquith is leaving for the Riviera to join his wife.

The situation in the Transvaal

London. Received January 9. Mr. Lloyd George shortened his tour in Algerin because of hoavy snow, and is returning to is described as becoming worse. England. The report in the French papers" that he had been The Citizen Defence Force, as telegraphically recalled is offi- well as some burghers, have been oially denied in London...

(Ruuter's Service To The Tolograph "Router's Service To The Telegraph (Routers Service To The "Telegraph." Router's Service To The Telegraph." Router's Borvise To The Telegraph.Router's Service To The Talegraph."

London. Received January 10. London, Received January 9. Reater's

Reiter's Sir S. Buckinaster, K.O,{ correspondent ni

correspondent a!

That Strasburg states that the Pro-Solicitor General, speaking a Johamsburg states Becutor in the trial of Colonel van | Keighley, said there was no gauger discsverod three sticks of Reuter contended that as the division in the Government an dynamite ond à détonator mndor Ovil Authorities at Zibern had the subject of the Navy. Their railway line between Wupeortj. failed to maintain order, Colonel policy remained to preaurvo the and Luipaardevlei just before the von Reuter had not arrogated safety of ourselves and the arrival of the Zeorust train. of the Kaiser. executive authority in defending Dominions by maintaining un. A Proclamation calls out the The unwillingness of the Crown the honour of the officers. How saailable the superiority of the Citizen Defence Force in the Princa. 10 leave Danzig is Router learns that Mr. Asquith over, Colonel von Router was not Fleot. At the same time they Transvaal. Burghera in several evidenced by his emotional part-passes through Paris en route to justified in imprisoning those meant to make it plain that districts in the Transvaal and ing words in the Hussare: It the Riviera to join his wife, and

It will break that the suggestion of the politicocks with people who had been urrustel, neither for aggrandisement nor Orangia bave also been calledinglevilish hard.

my heart that I cannot longer cal character of the visit is with hence the Prosecutor's recom.ggression would the Government out. mendation for a wook's imprison- add a single unit 15, the 'country's The situation in the Transvaal [ble at the head of my Regiment out foundation.

in dosribed becoming worse,Today I bury my youth." mont, Ho also asked for the naval strength.

but mail trains are still unniog penalty of thres days to be in "That Burgling Amateur," posed upon Linut. Schad, becaus Me, E. Smil, K.C., speak-o for the Capsule remained he had knocked out the tooth offing at Liverpool, pry mised Mr. loyal, one of the porous who had been arrested.

MR. CHURCHILL,

RETURNS FROM FRANCE.

London. Received January, "Mr. Winston Churchill, Firat Lord of the Admiralty, arrived in London last night. To has been the guest of the Duke of West- minister in France.

P. & D. COMPANY

Report of the Seventy-third.

Churchill support in the fight in maintain the Nivy again-ti that bungling amateur, Lloyd Licargo."

these goulemen whom I now see before ine, who remember the foot and tho finances of former days.

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Blacker Outlook,

Later.

mine it fixes the wages of four service above the level of the Jäther Lines in the Eastern trage, but he imperative obligation and overy sppearance of a farro, with the Mail eervice, which the The strike, which yesterday throw upon us in counoolinn is te-day "ontering upon, & new suikers had foreseen, left us no Stage under the onergotie dir option but to put an end to an tion of the Johannesburg Trades impossible situation. Union Federation, and has every indiction of spreading in the Transvaal, Orangia, and possibly Natal.

The extremists in Johannes- barg are delivering fiery speeches citing the waverers to atşik,

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HISPANO-AMERICAN BANK.

MEETING THE SITUATION.

called out in the Transvaal.

"Three sticks of dynamite and arettes, from an amber cigarette a detouator have been found on holder; another wore purple railway line in the Transvaal.

clock," Cuffs and soft collars 4. dashing white

Mr. Churchill has arrived in were quite common. Two polics London after being the guest of. men accompanied each tram. the Duke of Westminster in

Franco.

Christmas Boxes.

The Port of London Authority minden` graceful concession to The Crown Prince of Germay, nearly 2,000 men in their employ in his parting words to the just before Christmas During Hus are, said I bary my youth London. Received, January 10.

the strike last year 1,835 of the to-day." rid states that the ffispano-Ameri- the Authority left work without Router's correspondent at Mad-permanent and registered men of can. Bank has re-opened, and is paying currant accounts to £800 on larger accounts. sterling in fult aud 25 per cont.

giving the week's notice required General, says there is no division Sir S. O. Buckmaster, Solicitor by their agreemonts, and thereby forfolle the wages due to them of the Navy.

in the Government on the subject

at the time of leaving work. The Authority have now decided to pay the suns withheld, amonut ing in all to about £3,000, to the

mei concorne:1,

Five thousand men of the Metropolitan Police Force received

warda "who are in receipt of the

George has been recalled from The report that Mr. Lloyd Algeria by telegram is officially

denied in London.

Mr. F. E. Smith promises Mr.

sides, and we naturally are anxious Our expenditure grows on all as to the future. In this connec We love, as I have just said,

tion, I may remind you it is only four or five years ago that the still a considerable programme of

ports of this country swarmed with

FUNDS FOR ULSTER. shipbuilding going on. During the

ships which could not be sent to

A MILLION SUBSCRIBED: last oighten maths we live

803 except nt a beavy loss. The contracted altogether for 115,000

A Striking Example. Solent and the London Deoka tous at a cost of £2,200,000, of

Now, I need hardly say, we are were the reluge of ships in the

London. Recaivod January 10, a welcome Christmas-box in the It is stated that the transfer which we have paid eff, up to the very familiar with workmen on Sonth, and several of our ships the Uister, Indemnity Fund he official announcement stated that from Danzig is owing to unsatie-

It is reports from Belfast that shape of increased pay.

of the Crown Prince of Germany' The present time, a million-and-daily wages throwing down their figure for many months among now reached one million sterling. the Tome Secretary hus sauetion-factory relations with his superior quarter. But tho balance to be fools, with or without grenson the nuinber. No practical man paid causes us to great alarm, But when officers and geen doubts but that we may see this that subscriptions to the Fund weakly to the pay of all constables.

[It was notified in September ed an augmentation of 28. 8. officera. brentike, na year may pere, we adopted these ades unismist dark respective again. I hope become operative only after a of fiteen your service or up- Churchill support in the fight to have what we mig ell Su old

tacties, even the is eat of that we shall be able to weather million has been raised.] stocking, which is well lined, and threatouing their colleagues who any difficulties that may arise, which enables us to say that we were opposed to their aefion, and and I base my faith on the have resources enough to meet all left their ships at the bas est, prind simple fact that the direction of future demands on the Company of the year, we found that we had cur affairs for many years past The annual general meeting of whether in connection with our entered on a new age alingether. has been such liat a relapse in

Oriental public service, in carrying out This was indeed

408, to 148, instead of from 38.. a striking traila nad Steant Navigation Company was the Mail Contract, or in relation example of autres tempe autres coming in profit will not affect consequent short-

to 444, na hitherto. The reservo. held on December 10 at, the bead to those purely commercial romarve! (Ben, hear.)

claws of all ranks will be abolish-: too, Feriously either the fortunes of office. Leadenball-street, under quirorouts which beccy every

On one subject our Officers had our shareholders or the wages of

ed, and the allowance now drawn isso. the presidency of Sir Thomas day of a more extensive character some reason to complain, vz., thise who are faithful to the

18 roserve allowance which is not Sutherland GMG., LLD, thr We my couture to say to-day that promotion had become lower Company's salt.

pensionable will in the be all that it is not the Mail Contract then was formerly the case, But

sorhed; but all prosect holdering gallops appear in this issue. The Chairman Ladies and which keeps the Campur, but it the great anxiety of most of our with other matters of interest election in Linlithgowshire, the qualified by length of servien to The Chairman having dealt At the recently-contested by-will continue to draw it until gentlemon, I presume you will is the general de of the Com-Ollico's to train for abe Royal

A notice of the Court Card's the Report. he moved expenses of the candidates were receive the additional pay now opening performance appears in take the Report as rend, and thore-pay which keeps the Mal Con- Naval Reserve was largely That the report nutite Mr J. W. Pratt, M.P. (It), sanctioned or until they rany be to-day's issue.

promoted to higher rank,

Annual Meeting, -

the Peningalor

Chairman.

and

The Recent Strike,

HOME NEWS.

Interesting Items from the Latest Malls.

ment of noconate now rend, which | £1,518 19%, 2d.' . proprietors, beadopted." (Chests. 144. dehave been circulated amongst the Mr James Kid (U), £1,384

foro it becomes now tny pleasant tract.

Accountable for Ibia Rtate duly suce more to move is adop I now turn to one or two points of

things as ia tion. I think that the accounts of general interest before I deal to give these gentlemen the long which we place before you to day with soy further figuras,

leave necessary for Naval train- are on the whole the brist necconis

ing, and at the same time keep The strike of our Offices in their promotion going on, in the that wo have been able' ti anbmit since the years of the South Afri-Deber san ugly subject which Company's flirt, we had to main- I should be glad to pass by, baltain an additional staff of Officers, can Transport work, may may that we have had no exceptional my silence might be misconstrued thus blocking rather seriously the

Sir William Ailimṣob, O. M. G

Novel Naval Competitions. Commander Turon of the bat- tleship Audacious at Portsmouth

present maximum pay of their maintain the strength of the rank. He has also approved the Navy against that bungling recommendation that the pay of amateur Lloyd George." section aergeants shall be from

About 5,000 men are affect by the new order, and their creases of pay, will date from December 15.

luck in the present year, nothing I have been Chairman of Chiavenno of promotion. We That a dividend for the half-lion's in couling, watch evolutioné, Deeley, Unionist M.P. for the

mo-L

tax, on and after the 18th inst." The Main Object. But the main object of the

Sir W. Adamson seconded the strike was, of course, ou increase molion, which was unanimously of wages, and this claim rested agreed to (on the recent nfluence in the

The Chairman-I now bag la

ao average of 230 tons au hear Channel Tunnel Cost. "Trains

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NEWS.

1889 appoare on page 4 of this.

Notos on this morning's train-

A raport of the P. and 0. Company's annual meeting ap- pears on page 1 of this isque.

DON'T FORGET,

TO-DAY,

Victoria Theatro, 9.15 p.m. Bijou Scenic Theatre, 0.15 p.m. Court Cards Theatre Royal-

9.15 pm:

beg to re nd the resolution. the meeting and carried unan-has presenth the crew with a

The resolution was then put to

Covent Garden Purchase, mously,'

The greatest sale of property Log brók will be found on handsome silver cap for a no elever effected was announced on page to-day, and an article en The Chirman-I propose now:

Mr. Mallaby wages during illaess on page 7. competition between various Bec- December 18. approaching to a flake in connee Board for many years, and every now moving this obstacle to tion with our Service, but we have week I have before me ate promotion by retiring "Comman-of 21 per cent on the Preferred year endod 30th September lust

boxing, rowing, and football, Harrow Division of Middlesex, bad, ou the whole, a very brisk ment of the movements of all orders on Chief Engineers at in stock, sud a livident of 0 per the forcion who beat the remain. Duke of Bedford's Covent Garden Hotel Co., when the reslution A poll was to-day taken of The cap first goes to the men of has purchased the whole of the shareholders in the Hongkong trade, and our export truffle calcare, Engineers, and our gearlier age than hitherto. But I pecially has been of a

neral Marine Stiff Speaking believe I am right in adding an inferred stock, as 18cums tons being then taken on board at Lane Theatro, The Royal Opera October was adopted without cent, with a bonus of 5 per cent. der of the ship at coiling, 2,000 estate, which includes:Drury declared lost at a meeting in satisfactory character to all puts my honour, I cannot recall at this that we have now of the East. The not resnit of ment á single case of an Oil Reserve Officers in our service declared, and that payment for moro Navalmended in the report, bo now

House, The Waldorf Hotel, The

opposition. Our Accounts is explained in a cer leaving this Company's service than any other individual Com-the same be made, las income-

Aldwych Theatre, The Strand We pay the better his position in any other very few words.

[pany. (Applause)

could be ruaning Theatre, Bow-street Police Court, same dividend as last year. wa

Steam Company. (Applause.)

through the Channel Tunnel by Several Printing Offices, The The inference is abundantly clear, write a £450,918 s normal

about Christos, 1920," said Mr. Nation's Sporting Club, Covent depreciation of our fleet, and we that we have been paying at least

Arthur Fell in a lecture at the Garden Market. The owner bas carry to a new Contingent Fund a good wages as men of the

Royal Society of Arts. -

the privilege of a box, with a the handsome sum of £200,000 me rank receive in other Com-

"Engineors now consider that retiring room, at the Royal Opera On that subject I shall have a panies, and there were forhas cargo carrying trade, rather then move:"Thit the Right on the tunnels could be completed House, and also at the Drury Lano, few words to say a little later one lateral advantages in cur on the profite of Companies like G. C. M. G, He re-elected ato bo raised over about six or The estate, which is freehold, ex- Lord B-Ilour of Burleigh, Katacut catimated at £16,000,000, Strand, and Aldwych Theatres. New Tonnage

avlens, which were not general

ours, for until the present year director of this Company. Now, if we tuin to our Balanco fei›exlfre

we and other Companies which

eight years, one-half to be found tendets about 19 acres, and Sheet, the speriul item which aje. For instance, the Company hoe

I could name earned larger profits very much pleasure in seconding The 28,000,000 to be raised by it represents the largest privato Mr. Herbert Brooks. I have by England, one-half by Franee, although the price is not stated, pears is that of the addition of contributed for 60 years to a Life during the

South African that. 35,941 tons of new tonnage. The Assurance and Superannuation war than we live ever done

England would probably be inundare on record. It is under book value of the fleet up to scheme for all its employes, nahore siocu. But

The motion was nanimously £4,000,000 of debentures and stond that the purchase price that point works out at 27 13s and Boat, which has been strike then, and oflicera would

adoptod.

£4,000,000 of shares.

nmounia to some millions of per ton; but if we allow for these immense bunn to their families have scound the in, of "the

The Chairman-I now beg to

pounds, and, that it excoode by Cash reserves to which I have had for at least hall- century,

propose:"That Sir William

The Corporation workers strike milli us of pounds the price givon to call your attention very often, as a Bard we may take ored methode of to-day. (lear, hear.) Adomson, C.M.C., he re-elected at Leod, resulted in some unusual for any other single property.

In the position in which the the actual value of the feet is only for the fact that no old servant Company was thins placet. there director of this Company. incidents. The onshier of the The new owner of the Bedford £3 7 31' tom. (Applause.) As with a good record has retired

Mr. E. H. Cunard-I beg to tramways lins been taking out a estatos has come to be famous for the fleet up to that point cost in from the Company without was cly one thing to do, and my second that resolation.

aar, and some amusing happen- the magnitude of his financial round Sgures ten millions, or to receiving a pension of some kind legs and I were quite united. The motion was carried un-ings have occurred. For the first done. Only a year before a sen- bo perfectly and absolutely exact, to which ho had made no contribe dealt with in a conciliatory

in opinion that the strike must animously.

time in their lives many peoplesation was caused by his purchase Racos. £9,994,524, it will be seen'st nen bation whatever himself, other.

The Chairman Gentlemen, have had the privilege of having of the site of St. Georgo's Hospital that the Company's financial poli wise than previous good workway, and as far as possible, even that concludes the Business. their tickets punched, or, rather, for £480,000. Previously he

in a gonerous spirit. We were ey has been worked for many Wo have renen to know that also unanimous in rearing that posed That the cordial thanks to na wearing immaculate spats, half a million pounds, and short- Professor Hull, F. R. 8. pro marked with a poncil, by a gen bought the Piccadilly Hotel for years on gound lines. (Hear, ruch gratuitous retiring allow any boon granted to Ollicera hoar.) When the ships that, are auers have not been general in shoukl in the first instance boes-chairman, directore, and staff for when they hande lold ladies down the whole of the St. James's of the proprietors are due to the They were abnormally civil, undly after that venture he purchased now being built are completed, other Companies, although they tended to Commanders, to whom their continued successful mange the tramway-car steps they ulter Clonit property of eight large original coat of the may in coine Companies have we look not only for the safety of ment of the company's busines." al the univers i formula, Allow blocks of flate for, it is anid, a fleet will, I believe, amount to up-commenrod quite recently. As our ships, but also for the reput - wards of twelve millions sterling, some rather sharp criticism was tion of the Company, wherever the resolution which was carried

Mr. W. Hartmann apported! me, mailom."

quarter of a million pounds. He certainly an important figure for meted out to the Company in this our flag may be founi.

The drivers comprised all sorts is also concerned in a large hotel a modest Company like our own, sirike orisis, it is only right that

by acclamation. The Chairman of decorative people, in howler near Sandwich, and his country and a figure very gratifying to I should make these facts perfectly will necessarily cost the Company terminated.

The settlement finally effected returned thanks and proceedings hata, motoring capes, and rain- résidence, Mitelam Court, is one old Stockholders like any of clear. (Hear, hoor.)

noonsiderablo sum annually, and

costs. Oo of them smoked ci- of the finest places in Surrey.

the

And

there

Wid no

Leeds Strike Incident.

TO-MORROW. Victoria Theatro, 9.15 p.m. Bijou Theatre, 0.15 pm.

Thursday January 15. Concert at Seaman's Institute.

Friday January 18. Engineers' Ball, Oity Hall,

p.m.

Saturday January 17.. Entries close for Hongkong

Monday January 10. Queen's College Prize distri- bution-noon.

Wednesday January 21,

H. K. 8. B. Ñ. A. Sporte-3.30

p.m.

Friday January 23. Voluntoor Ball. :

Monday January 20, Chinese New Year.

Saturday February 7. Philharmonic Society's Concert

1.15 p.m.