1914-01-22 — Page 1

January 22, 1914,

The Hongkong Telegraph.

Temperature & a.m. 60. 2 p.m. 68 Humidity

2699 醜七十月二十年丑癸

TELEGRAMS.

LORD STRATHCONA.

'PASSES PEacefully aWAY.

79,

71

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NAVAL QUESTION.

MORE EXPENDITURE.

(ESTABLISHED 1881.)

Copyright, 1914 by the Proprietor.

THURSDAY,

JANUARY

TELEGRAMS,

1914.

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.-

ATTEMPTED BLACKMAIL

INDIAN UNREST.

TOPSY TURVEYDOM,

AN UNHAPPY BREACH,

AN. ISLAND'S VAGARIES.

'A' GERMAN SENTENCED.

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WEATHER" "FORECAST

73,

FINE

Baromotor 30.22

January 22, 1919, Temperature 6 a.m. 61, 2 p.m. 62,

Humidity

四拜波、魏二十月正英港香

TELEGRAMS.

BUILDING TRADE.

A LOCK-OUT LIKELY.

Router's Service To The Telegraph."] [Renter's Service To The Telegraph."] [Router's Service To The Telegraph."] | [Rantor's Service To The Telegraph."] [Reuter's Servios To The "Telegraph." (Router's Service To The "Telegraph."]

London, Received January 21, Lord Strathcona died prac "fally while in a sleep. His death

occurred in London.

World-wide Tributes.

World-wide tributes, are, paid

London. Received January 22.

to the life's work of the late Lord

Strathoone, and Canada is in

$36 PER ANNUM“ SINGLE COPY, 10 CENTS.

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

TELEGRAMS.

CONDENSED.

Minster of

The Canadian Finance has emphatically deolined London. Resolved January 21.

London Received January 21,

London. Received January 13.

London. Received January 29,

London. Received January 29.

to remove the duty on foodstuffs. Three Ministers spoke on the Reuter's Berlin correspondent

Beuter's Reuter's correspondent at Cal-İ

correspondent' at The Building Industries' reports that Carl Richter, former cutt atales that it appeare that Melbourne states that the steamer Federation has instructed Trade

The Navy last night.

newspapers give pro Mr. Peroy Illingworth, Patron-ly a typist in the Tokyo Office of the murder of Sab. Inspector Makambo has arrived there. She Unionists to refuse to give the minence to the activities of the age Secretary to the Treasury, Siemens and Schuckert, electrical Ghose is causing a breach between reports that the whole of Ambryn undertaking required by the women of Ulster to resist Home speaking at Bradford, said it was manufacturers, has been sentenced the moderatea and extremists Island is altered...

London Master Builders' Asa-Rule. Indion Nationalists. The site of the Mission Hos-ciation, in issuing an ultimatum that they were unable to reduce stealing important documents to Bitherto they had made compital is now 13 fathoms beneath to the men (to take effect on a disappoinment to the Liberala to two years' penal servitude for among

A London are dealer has bought the expenditure on armenients. longing to the office, and attempt mon cause on enol subjects as the the sea, while two miles of billy January 24), not to strike against Holbeins pictures orga morning over the death of "The The Government was pledged to ing to use them for the purposes grievances of Indians in South country have appeared where the employment of non-Unionists. Cromwell, belonging to the Earl

Africa. Now, however, Bengalis previously was the sea.

They were given the option of of Caledon, for £300,000. Grand Old Man." Deceased will make the Navy sufficient, and no of blackmail,

The evidence showed that the are denouncing the crime, During the recent eruptions the signing individually such an un be buried beside his wife at more than sufficient, for the pro-

tection of our shores. They bed stolen documents related to orders The police admit that the arrest island was a seething mass of dertaking, or of immediate dis- Highgate.

given foreign nations evidence of for the Japanese Navy. Richter of the alleged murderer was made lava and the sea was boiling, misssl. their intention to reduce their offered to sell them for £2,500 by a Hindu cobbler, and also that Tarties and fish rose to the There is now the likelihood of

a general look-out. expenditure, but that had not met sterling. The firm refured, and at Ghose's cremation Hindu on surface cooked." with the sacross which had been bad Richter arrested and extra-lockera shouted that the murderer

should have been burned alive of Pasma and Lofevi is creating Smoke rising from the islands expected. He assured the Liberals dited. that not a penny more would be The prisoner alleged that the with his violim.

What is more apprehension." spent upon the Navy than was firm had bribed high Japanese striking still is the fact that a pro- considered essential.

officials,

{cession of Hindu ladies, en route

The keynote of the tributen

is

not wholly of sorrow, when a man who had lived the lives of two ordinary men had been an Empire-builder whose work will never be forgotten.

[The late Baron Strathcona, G.C.M.G., G.C.V.C., of whom we gave a lengthy and exceedingly character study coresting

great and beneficial purposes and

a

Mr. Walter Runciman, Pre- The Court, in giving judge sident of the Board of Agricul-ment, said the illegitimate mani- of Tuesday,ture, speaking at Batley, said he palations of the firm which, to issue our

age. believed in fully protecting our certain extent tempted the pri of Was 94 years Despite his great age he had dur-shores, but every unnecessary soner, constitated extenuating Ing the past few years maintained Dreadnought was abstracted from circumstances. his wonderful mental and bodily activity, and up to three years from the financial wealth of the ago daily carried on his work as country, which ought to be used High Commissioner for Canada. to help those who were unable to a position he had occupied since help themselves." 1898. Probably Canada owes its remendous development more t› e work of the deceased Baron than to any other single man..

of Archineston. and

London Received January 22, Reuter's Berlin correspondent, states that in reference to Rich- ter's allegations Messrs. Siemons have issued a statement pointing Mr. J. McKinnon Wood, Sec-out that, as was customary with countries, al! retary for Scotland, was heckled extra-European

at a meeting at Glasgow when their naval basinese in Japan was

was a mistake.

Press Comments.

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The newspapers are engaged in heated controversy on the sub- feet of to-morrow's mosting of the Cabinet which will decide the Navy Estimates.

was made to blackmail the firm they reported the matter to the Publio Prosecutor and informed the Japanese Government,

ULSTER PRELARES.

to their bathing, balled at the Econe of the murder and solemnly. cursed the aseesin.

́SUNKEN SUBMARINE.

ABRIAL OBSERVATIONS.

London, Received January 22.

Commander Seddon is proceed

BOXING.

PANAMA PROGRESS.

Some wonderful statements regarding physical alterations in Ambryn Island as the result of eruptions are given in a wire.

The papere are engaged in a heated controversy on the subject | of to-day's Cabinet meeting which will decide the Navy Estimates.

„TRAFFIC IN APRIL.

A native soldier shot the London. Received January 22.

Colonel and a native officer of Reuter's correspondent at the 100th Indian Regiment in Panama states it is announc

The Holiday Tournament at the ed that there are now 30 feet of revenge for a sentence of impri-

City Hall,

water in the Culebra Cut, which bitherto was the only part of the Panama Canal not completed.

A large ocean steamer could traverse the Out, and it is intended to send a Panama Rail- probably in April. road Company's steamer through

VICTORIA THE GOOD.

sonment.

Carl Richter, formerly of the Tokyo office of Messra Siemens and Schuokert,has been sentenced to two years' penal servitude for stealing documents and attempted blackmail.

NEWS,

Comments on Saturday's box- [ing tournament appear in this

jesuo,

We call attention to the fact booking has commenced At Moutries for Mr. F. E. Hall's boxing tournment which is to be held at the City Hall, on Satur day evening next. At the moment there is every prospect of a good house and a good night's sport Sapper Richards and Sesman Tay- lor are in good condition for their Found.

combat for the Lightweight Chom- Submarine A7 has been found pionship of the Garrison, and THE MEMORIAL COMPLETED. in 33 Fathoms of water.

considering bow both boys shaped Commander Hamilton Gordon, Hall, there can be little doubt Lord Esher, the Chairman of who was found dead in his bank that patrons will see some stiff Queen Victoria Memorial Special on board the destroyer Trasher at fighting. Sky Kerrison is billed Committee, has reported the The programme for the coming Devonport, was a cousin of the to go ton rounds with Seaman completion of the memorial to race meeting has been issued and Earl of Aberdeen. At the inqueat Stevens, the men whom he recent His Majesty the King, who has is noticed in to-day's issue. held at Plymouth a verdict of ly defeated after a hard battle. replied expressing his gratifios-

Later

A Commander's Death.

at the last venture at the City

London. Received January 22.

Log book appears on page and commercial on pages 8 and 0 of this issue.

He was born in Scotland in be referred to the subject of the dons through native agents, who 1820, the son of Alexander Smith, Navy. He said that our mari were naturally paid commissioning by aeroplane from Sheerness Barbars, time force must be maintained The firm zover paid commicions. to Plymouth to assist in the Haughter of Donald Stuart, of in a position which would enable either directly or indirectly, to search for the sunken submarine Leanchoil. As Donald Alexander it to defend our shores and com-fficiale of the Japanese Gvern 47 from the air, Smith he entered the service of merca. Any further exprasion meet. Immediately an attempt the Hudson Bay Company, and was the last Resident Governor of that Corporation as a govern. ing body. He was Special Com- missioner during the first Riel rebellion in the Red River Bettle- ments in 1889-70, and for his tactful services in this capacity was thanked by the Governor General-in-Council. In the latter ar he became a member of the

The Conservative papers insist| at Excutive Council of the that Mr. Winston Churchill and

was returned. The deceased was Stevens will force the fighting as scheme and at the generous dealing with the high prices cfter- North West Territory, from 1871 his colleagues are at logger-heads,

in command of the sweeping he used to do early in last year, support given thereto throughouted for race horses appear on page

3 to-day. operations for the sunken sab There is good fighting in Sky the Dominious, 1884 he represented Winnipeg id St. John's in the Manitoba and declare that the meeting will

marine during most bitter wea- if he is only forced, and a real Legislature, and he also sat for decide whether he or Mr. Lloyd

ther. The medical evidence show. hot contest will give satisfac many years, up to 1896, in the George will guide the. Liberal Dominion House of Commons for Party on the question of Naval of the Ulster Women's Unionisted that deceased anffered from tion all round. Mr. Gifford sad

Miss M. Edith Darhem informs Selkirk and for Montreal West. expenditure. They are confident Council at Belfast, at which L dy heart disease, and there was the Mr. Maher for some reason or In 1896 he was given the that Mr. Churchill will carry the Londonderry and it Elward beginning of double pneumomis. other spelt Meyer-are to try the Times that, after the muti conclusions for the Lightweight lations and gross oruelty and in G.O.M.G., decoration, and in the day.

Сатвоп. wеrе the principal

Championship of Hongkong justice which she witnessed A meeting of the Legislative following year was made a Baron, The Daily News and Leader

(amateur.) while in 1908 he received the says that there is no basis for the speakers, the papers give pro-

Mr. Gifford will during and after the late war, she Council was held this afternoon attempt to keep the Kowloon flag can no longer wear a Montenegrin when several new Ordinano os In addition to having been Tory press to attempt to foros the minence to the activities of the

waving vigorously in the wind of decoration. She hae returned were introduced. Governor of the Hudson Bay Government into a new plunge of Ulster women. Besides doing

success, and naturally, Maher the gold medal "For Merit," Company he was a loading direc-rookless building, and declares ambulance work, they are train

G.O.V.O..hondur.

WOMEN ACTIVE..

London. Received January 21. In connection with a meeting

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Death from natural bamses It is to be hoped that this time tion at the accomplishment of the

FOOD DUTIES.

Decoration Returned.

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tor of the Canadian Pacific and that it is the nation's duty tong sa signallers and telegraphiste NO ABOLITION IN CANADA, can be relied upon to do his bestowed on her in 1907, to the

and also to staff post-house, which have been already All the papers admit that the established in forty tomas, in the

St Paul, Minneapolis and Man-build two and not four Broadn- itoba Railways, and was Hon, oughts in the coming year. President of the Bank of Mon-

Landen. Bosolved January 22,

trani. The deceased Baron took estimates of last year have al. event of postal facilities being laws says the Minister of Finance if

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SCIENTISTS SAFE,

a wide interest in, educational ready been excended, the result out off. matters. was Lord Rector of largely of the acceleration of Aberdeen University in 1999 and three Dreadnoughts in place of Chanceller in 1905, and he was the Canadian ships. They aled Chancellor of the Mc.Gil!' University. He was D.C.L. of anticipate that one of the first Oxford and Dublin, and Hon. sote of the Government in the LLD. of Cambridge, Aberdeen, coming Session will be the in- Victoria (Manchester), Dublin, troduction of supplementary the Daily Queenstown, Laval, Yale, Ottawa estimates, which and Toronto Universities. He Chronicleo declares will be four was also a Privy Counciller and and a half millions, in addition a Fellow of the Royal Society, to the estimates for 1014-15, In his day, he was a wonderful probably approxim ting 250,- benefactor to shorities and educational institutions. It will

The Daily Chronicle does not also be recalled that he raised

000.000.

EXPEDITIONERS' ESCAPE FROM CANNIBAL".

London. Received January 21.

at Reuter's correspondent

Brisbane states that advices from the Biemarok Archipelago show that the German scientist named

Strathcona's Horse for service question Mr. Churchill'sintention Deinger, who it was previously |

in the South African War.

to lay down four Dreadnoughts in

cannibals at Neu Mecklenburg, escaped with a tomahawk wound. His companion soientist, who was

also reported killed, escaped pu- art, but eight of the native carr riara were murdered and eaten.

General News, and an article

It is stated in an article on page

3 that Mr. Thomas Hardy is to be the next Nobel prize winner in literature.

·DON'T FORGET.

TO-DAY,

The Sikhs, Panjabis and Raj. best for the Hongkong side Montenegrin Government. Miss puts of the Hongkong and Sing of the village." Both the Darham has lived long in Monte-apore Battalion, R. G. A., held Router's correspondent at Ot-contestants are very fit and

negro, and did mach good work their annual sports yesterday. they fight with their

in the hospital during the wor has emphatically refused to re- customary determination they are

with Turkey. move the duty on footstoffe, affir sure to make things hum,

Kidd Marriott and Stoker ming that the present time is not propitions for a downward revis- Bullivan have been matched and ion of the Tarif. Ho alec nid Marriott will have all he can do NEWS FOR BUSY MEN. he did not believe that: duty-free keep away from the nasty littlo food would reduce the cost of hooks of the Irishman. The latter living, while it would affect in-oan panch and he is tricky along! dustries employing 52,000 men with it. He is not short of could- baving an annual output of $25,-ence either, and Marriott, clever though be be, will have to go all [000,000 (gold).

the way, if the recent form The Queen Victoria Memorial of Sullivan is any criterion. is now completed. Pte Humphrey's and Stoker James, are fixed up for a six round lightweight contest, in 33 fathoms of water.

It will be a great surprise if

ANOTHER STRIKE.

OUT.

London, Received January 22

Eight thousand London cgal porters and carmen have at dok work, demanding to be paid an extra penny a ton.

ing line on Saturday night do not make the evening a success ful one.

As showing the wonderful | 1914-15, bat declares that ha is reported had been, murdered by COALPORTERS AND CARMEN the men concerned in the fight-| activity of the late Baron it may guilty of an error of judgment in be recalled that in July last at a accelerating the building of three Dominion Day reception he stood Dreadnoughts as a temporary ex- and shook hands with a thousand pedient in place of the Canadian guests and showed no sign of ships, sizes the same contingency fatigue. For many years, he only again arises owing to Mr. took two meals a day-breakfast Borden's postponement of the and dinner. He sto practically no Naval Bill. The same paper ment and had hot smoked for also declares that if Mr. Churchill seventy years. He did not sleep more than six hours out of the is wies be will forego the build- 24, and frequently began work at ing of ships for the substitution 6 a.m.1

SALE OFA HOLBEIN,

HUGE PRICE PAID.

Londo Receivad January 21. A London dealer hos purchased

COLONEL SHOT,

of the ships promised by Canada. INDIAN SOLDIER'S REVENGE,

Straying Dogs,

London. Received January 21,

GENERAL PICQUART'S,

FUNERAL

London, Received January 22.

Reuter'a correspondent at Aden Reuter'a correspondent at says the Colonel and a native Amiens states that the funeral officer of the 100th Indian Regi-service of the Into General Pio- Two mongrel dogs, found ment have b-on shot dead by a quart was attended by the Pre- Holbein's picture of Thomas straying liave been sent to the native soldier, as an act of revenge mier, the Minister of War, M. Cromwell belonging to the Earl Dog's Home. One animal wears for a sentence of a fortnight's Clemencean, Colonel Dreyfus and

a collar but no licence badge. Imprisonment,

M. Labori. of Caledon, for £50,000.

CRICKET.

TELEGRAMS.

CONDENSED,

Submarine A7 has been found

There is prospect of a general look-out in the building trade in London,

Baron Strathcons is dead, and world-wide tributes are paid to hie life's work,

A large ocean steamer can now pass through the Culebra Out of the Panama Canal,

The speeches of three Ministers on the subject of the Navy are sammarised in a telegram,

Holiday Match.

The following will represent the H. K. C. C. against R. E. O. Bird's XI on Tuesday January 27. |Play is to commence at 10 a.me

and lunch will be served in the The murder of Sub. Inspector Pavilion, Team:-R, Hancook Ghore is causing a serious breach (Captain) B. N. Anderson, A. A between Bengalis and Hinduo, Claxton, D. E Donnelly, A. C. E. M Elborough, A. La Gace, R. Ken- Eight thousand London coal- nedy, M. M. Mass, S. 8. Moore, porters and carmen have struck, T. Pearce and R. P. Thursfield, Jemanding an extra penny a ton.

Victoria Theatre, 9.15 p.m. Bijou Scanio Theatre, 9.15 pan.

TO-MORROW.

Victoria Theatre, 0.15 p.m.) Bijou Theatre, 9.15 pm. Volunteer Ball.

Monday January 20. Chinese New Year......

Wednesday January 28. H.K. Land Reclamation Co.. Ltd. meeting. 11.30a.m.

The West Point Building Co. Ltd, general meeting.-11.45.

HK. Land Investment and Agency Co. Ltd. general meeting

****1000.

H.K. Hotel Co, Ltd. extraordin- ary general meeting-12.30 p.m. Saturday February 7. Philharmonic Society's Concert 9.15 p.m.

Tuesday, February 10. Organ Recital St. John Cat- hedral.-5.30 pm.

Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co. Ltd., general

noon,

Wednesday, February 11. The Idol's Eye. EKA.DIO. Theatre Royal. 5 p.r.

Monday February 16, Jockey Club Race Meeting Happy Valley.

Thursday February 19. Ball at Government House.