1914-07-09 — Page 1

The Hongkong Telegraph

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July 9, 1914,

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THURSDAY,

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JULY

July 9, 1913,

Humidity

1914.

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HINDOO IMMIGRANTS.

WEATHER FORECAST

RAIN.

Barometer. 29.60

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HOME RULE

THE THAMES MISHAP

THE SUNKEN SUBMARINE

FINDING OF THE JURY.

TWO OFFICERS SUCCUMB.

LORDS' AMENDMENTS,

TELEGRAMS.

MR. ROOSEVELT.

WON'T STAND AS GOVERNOR. RETURNING TO HONGKONG. "

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DAVIS CUP.

BRITISH VICTORY.

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London. Received July 9.

London. Resolved July 8.

London Received July 9..

The House of Lorde, in com- millee on the Home Rule: (Amending) Bill deleted the clause providing for exclusion by counties, and rejected Lord Mac. Donnell's amendment embodying n scheme of Home Rule within Home Rule as impracticable,

Lord Lansdowne's amendment totally excluding Ulster without a time-limit was adopted by 138 votes to 30.

Accepted Amendment. Lord Crewe accepted 3F amendment by Lord Midleton that the excluded area be administered by a Secretary of State instead of the Lord Lieuten- ant of Ireland.

An amendment by Lord St. Aldwyn reducing the Irish re- presentation at Westminster to 27 was also adopted.

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Statement Wanted.

Lord Halsbury said unless the Government told the Opposition what recommendations it WES "going to make in the House of Commons regarding the amend. mente, the Amending Bill ought not to be passed, and the Govern- ment would be responsible for bloodshed.

At the inquest on the Into Sir Denis Anson, Bart., and the bandsman Mitchell, who drowned in the moonlight trip

were

Landon. Received July D.

London, Received July 1.

Toulon states, in relation to the after pressure by New York pro-board the

Reuters correspondent at Me Roosevelt has declined, The Hindeo pussen gerson

SINGLE COPY 10 CENTS $36 PER ANNUM,

TELEGRAMS.

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

CONDENSED,

Latest Home oricket resulte are given te-day."

Oxford beat. Cambridge in the cricket match at Lord's.

London, Received July 9, In the preliminary stage of the Komagata Mara Davis International Lawn Tennis appears the submarine Calypso for the Governorship of New to return to Hongkong, and they Belgium at Folkestone. sinking of the submarine, that it ogressivos, to accept nomination announce that they are willing Cup Competition, Britain beat

In the preliminary stage of the Davis Cup Competition, Britain have appealed to the Dominion The doubles resulted in Bar-beat Belgiam, Government for financial assis-rett and Mavrogordato beating. The report of the advance of Da Vivier and Watson by 6.1, the Mullah on Burao is not con-

on the Thames, the Dake and collided with the submarine York State. Duchess of Rutland and other Uiree. Two Potty, Officers died- distinguished personages at and from exposure and one is missing. ed as witnesses and said the deceased Baronet was the life of

inerry party. Juansel announced. that Mitchell's widow and child would be provided for..

The Coroner paid a tribute to the bravery of Mitchell and Count Benckendorff in attempting to save Sir Donis Anson,

The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental Death" and added that Sir Denia Anson was quite sober, but was "full of fun."

HOME CRICKET.

LOCA

The Calypeo has been aband- oned in 300 feet of water.

THE FINANCE BILL.

QUILLOTINE OPERATES.

BURNS' COTTAGE.

AND SUFFRAGIST BOMBS.

.London. Received July 9. A watchman observed two auffragiste placing bombe in Burne cottage at Ayr. He secured the bombs and one of the suffragist

STEFANNSON

EXPEDITION.

London. Resolved July 9,

6-2, 6-2.

ARMS SEIZED.

The House of Commons has by LABELLED AS " FURNITURE. 285 votes to 175 adapted the Government "Guillotine" motion limiting the dis assion the Finance Bill to seven doya."

on

work of the students and there was a considerable attendance. M. riatel proposes to remain in Sydney for two years.

Juntor Medical Corps.-Training Cadets.

London. Received July 9, Arma worth £1,200 were seized in Londonderry. They were be ing moved as furniture.

Harry Lauder's Advice.

THE MULLAH.

UNCONFIRMED REPORF.

London. Received July 9. Reuter's corespondent at Aden states that the reported advance of the Mallah on Burao is not confirmed.

firmed.

Heavy rains have fallen in Chengta Province and ban relieved the drought..

The House of Commons has adopted the "guillotine "motion on the Finance Bill,

Mr. Roosevelt has declined to Governorship of New York State: accept nomination for the

It ie foared that eight members of the Stefannson Expedition have perished.

The Chinese Government is Mr. Cook: I have to announce for opening interior cities

carrying out the preliminaries Scots of both sexes turned up the Governor-General, and that

that I have seen his Excellency foreign trade...

in force at the annual dinner of

The Hindoos on board the

Hongkong.

the Burne Anniversary Club, he has agreed to pur request to Komagata Mara announce that held at the Burlington Cafe, on dissolve both Houses of Parlia-they are willing to return to London, Received July 9.

Jane 8, the principal guests being ment simultaneously, Warwickshire beat Hampshire

Mr. and Mia. Harry Lauder and by six wickets at Birminghum,

A novel class the first of its Mr. and Mrs. Graham Muffatt.

Two suffragista were observed: There were cheers, counter placing bombs in Burns cottage kind in the Commonwealth-has Mr. A. Davidson, the president, cheers, and uproar at this at Ayr; the bombs were scoured (Laat year Warwickshire won by Meeting Force by Force. precisely the same margin). FEARS FOR EIGHT MEMBERS been formed by Major Wm Grey,

was in the chair. Mr. Acland, Under Secretary

A.M.O., for the purpose of in-

Mr. D. R. Rogers, the past ceeded: "As soon as ordinary

statement. Then Mr. Cook pro and one woman captured for Foreign Affairs, speaking at Gloucestershire at Worcester,

structing Auburn and Lidcombe president, in proposing

"Our Hantingdon, said Liberals would winning three points on the first

cadets in fret aid, Stretcher drill, Cudets," said that Mr. Harry provision has been made for Officers died from exposure and Through the sinking of the French submarine two Petly. shut their eyen to the war prepára-innings. (Last year Worcester-Ottawa states it is feared that

hygiene, and sanitation work. Lauder was a man whom pro- apply, the Houses will go to tions in Uleter while hops of ashire won by an innings and 136 eight members of the Stefaanson

sperity had not spoilt. It had the country.

one is missing. settlement remained, but if that' rans.)

Great interee is manifested spoiled a number of Scotsmen to Expedition who were believed to locally in the doings of the class. such an extent that they wanted followed, and than the House was Denis Anson and the bandsman bo marooned on Wrangels feland The subjects taken to date are to do away with the kilt in adjourned till Wednesday next, Mitchell, drowned in the Thames. More uproar and cheering ceedings at the inquest on Sir A telegram outlines the pro- surgical cleanliness, hemorrhage, Australia."

Worcestershice drew with

failed and the Government were At Lord's, Oxford University defied, force would be met by beat Cambridge University force whatever the consequences. 194 runs.

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AMALGAMATIONS AND COMBINES.

"Fairplay" on the old, old Story

officially admitted. So long as present contracts run, the fiction of two separate lines must be maintained.

London. Received July 9, Renter's correspondent

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have perished, including two Scotsmen and an Englishman,

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

480 Motor Cars Packed on a

Steamer."

An Australian Pastoral Enterprise,

better 1912 that

Party rooms.

time-limit.

The Government has accepted

"It took me long, weary years Probable date of the general day was 244 tona.

The Double Dissolution.

Melbourne Jane

5.-The

The Langkat output for pester”

"Our Contemporaries" will be found on pago 2.

Chanties appears on page 3 of An interesting article on Sea this issue.

A special article dealing with

the increase iu ferry fares appears

on page 4 of this issue.

The typhoon has gone North. The rolls, however, cannot be There was a blow last night, (got ready in a hurry, and it is but no damage was done.

believed that the elections will be The hearing of a manslaughter fixed for a date early in December. charge was continued at the

Police Court to-day,

treatment of apparently drowned, Mr. Lauder, in responding, members trooping excitedly from and stretcher drill. The Com-said that during his tour through the Chamber and making for the The House of Lords has monwealth officials are rendering the Commonwealth he had met

adopted Lord Lansdowne's every assistance to Major Grey in with nothing but triumphant

smendment excluding Ulster the work. A supply of stretchers access. He did not wait until In the Senate a similar an- from Home Rule, without any lise been promised with which to his record of success was on the nouncement was made by Senator do field work. The training is wane before he came to the col- Millen, Minister for Defence, hat "Not that it matters much to the

on similar lines to that of the onies. He came there at the height there it was received much more a Home Rule amendment that the general public. Indeed, I am not

Royal Army Medical Corps in of his fame, and was giving the quietly The Senate also ad-excluded area be administered sare but what the general public

Great Britain.

public all that was in him. In journed till Wednesday,

by a Secretary of State instead of gain frequently enough by the.

years to come he might not be Say's Fairplay. We have been elimination of competition be-;

be Lord Lieutenant. The freighter Batsford, which

able to do the same work as he

It was not possible to get any hearing a good deal recently about tween firme running on the same was only launched this year, and

was doing at present.

definite statement

NEWS. ss to the the joining up of the P. and O. route. Despite all that was said has just been on her maiden voy- and the B.I., and we have had against the South African age to Australia, arrived at

to get to the place i wanted to The Australian Estatos and

election, as Ministers were dis- repeated to us the old, old story shipping ring and their rebate Sydney on June 6, from St. John, Mortgage Company did so said I would hate to be at any

get to," he went on; "but I always inolined to talk. of how, although there was an system. I believe it could be shown via ports. A full cargo was much exchange of stock and directorate, that the travelling and trading loaded by the Batsford, motor in

in 1913 than other place than at the top of the Supply for the Public Service is The obtaining of the requisite the identity of the two firms was public get better value now on cars forming the biggest portion to pay (with bonus) 9 per cent, se the young man here in the col- not thought likely to prove a

it is able stairs. The same field is open to to be retained. I wonder how that service than they got in the of the shipment. often we have heard that within old days of the Castle Line and there were 480 cars in her holds, Consolidated Ordinary stock and must think ont a new road for members will be anxious to get Altogether compared with 6 per cent. on its onies, but before he begins her troublesome job, as the past five years. As everybody the Union Line. I remember which is one of the biggest ship-partly-paid shares, beside putting himself. There are lots of roads knows, there is no identity left, when Sir John Ellerman took over ments to arrive. The wharf at £25,000 more to reserve and that lead to success; but they are

to work in their constituencies as for one of the concerns at least, the City Line, of Glasgow, Woolloomooloo, where the vessel carrying forward about £600 or all orowded."

soon as possible. in nearly every such deal. The there · WAN grent bemoan-berthed, was soon covered with £700 more. This increase of polite fiction of a separate existence ing on Clydeside over the pro- stacks of big cases, in which prosperity was largely due to is maintained, partly, no doubt, bable disappearance from the there were motor cars. The con- favourable weather. Pastoral for the sake of the goodwill which list of local shipowners of the old signment for Sydney totalled 180 operations in Australia depend so may go along with the old name, and popular name of George cars, the remainder being for New much upon "the useful trouble expected happened this morning, but mainly, I suspect, because Smith and Sons, and, from the Zealand ports, while a number of the rain" in the season. and the deadlock in Federal those who are selling out wish to harbour, of the City Line flag and were discharged at Melbourne Draughts spell disaster; on the politics will shortly be resolved. make it appear as if they bad not fannel." Bat nothing of the kind and Adelaide. The Batsford also other hand, abundant rains mean really allowed the good old con- happened. Instead, the old carried a quantity of water pipes, luxuriant pasture, big-flocks and Minister, was sent for this morning Mr. Joseph Cook, the Prime cern to disappear from the trade name, and fag, and funnel ro- olothes pega, and paper. She is herds, and a good wool clip. Last by the of the world. Some capital has mained, and there came about to the agency of the New Zealand rear all this good fortune befell receive His Excellency'e answer to American Anti-Trust Legislation,, log book on page 6, and com-

Governor-General to been made, I notice, out of the a system of interchange of steam- Loan and Mercantile, Agency Co. the company, sud as well as the Government's request for a foot that the Canadian Pacific ers which linked up Glasgow

having more wcol and stock to double dissolution. Railway Company and the Allan with Liverpool, brought a far Keen Competition for Sydney dispose of, it enjoyed the further

New York, Jane 10-The issue. Line have joined in the tenancy larger number of vessels to the

This had been asked for on the Administration and Senate Len- of offices in Liverpool, and it is Clyde, gave more frequent sail.

experience of prices at a high ground of the rejection by the ders have agreed to an important Competitions for four scholar-level. As a result the not profit, Senate, in two successive sessions, amendment to be incorporated in hinted that there is significance ings, and altogether proved of far ships offered by M. Jacquea before deducting Debenture inter of the Bill to prohibit preference the Trade Commission Bill, and in this. There is really no signi- more valus to Glasgow than all Pintel, who won the Grand Prix eat, was 2208,071, as against to anionista ia Commonwealth it will be reported by the Senate ficance in it at all. It is simply a that it would have lost in sen- of the Conservatoire de Paris this £165,074. This is a satisfactory employment. The case for a Committee to-morrow according case of a firm abolishing an un-timental advantagos, even if its year, opened on June 7, at the contract with the aid bad times double dissolution, based on the to Washington advices. neccesary branch office. For there beloved local names had been King's Hall, Phillip-street, City, when season after epson resulted sections of the Constitution Act amendment takes from the House is really nothing left of the Allen abolished. When it came to the M. Pintel, who is an enthusiastic in a lose, and there was an bearing on deadlocks, had been Bill provisions forbidding unfair Line except the name. There has turn of the Canard Company, pianist, is of opinion that there is accumulated debit balance of propared by the Attorney-General and oppressive competition and been nothing more since Sir there was very little bemoaning a great deal of talent in Australis, £361,000, and the Ordinary Mr. Irvine). Nathaniel Dunlop rotired, and the Not that the old name was not and it is his object to encourage capital had to be written down by

adda them to the Trade Commis great bulk of the shares were respected and liked. Quite the it as much as possible. He 85 per cent. The 9 per cent. now members when the Speaker took measure, it does not attempt to There was a large attendance of sion Bill, but, unlike the House transferred to Canadian owner contrary. But people had come therefore offered four scholarships paid does not, of course, represent the Ohair in the House of Be define what is unfair and oppres Escola Portugueza" fand. ship. This was one of the mcat to be case-hardened to that sort representing $35 each, the a great deal to the old share presentatives this morning. All sive competition. This stop it is significant combines of the decade of thing, and they knew that winners of which will be entitled holders-only 61 a. per cont. on in which it took place, but it was however those concerned might to one year's free taltion, at bis their original investment-but it were expectant of an announce said will materially simplify anti-

Bond Concert, Hongkong Hotel so often stated, and so often juggle with names, there would chambers at the Pianola Coms is half as good again be that for ment on the fateful subject, and trust logislation in the Senate, Boof Garden. officially contradicted, that people be gains in the way of solid trade pany's establishment, George 191 which ifixits turn, was demands upon Mr. Cook to supply which caused business intereste

almost immediately there were and will eliminate some provisions Monday July 18. ceased to notice it. Even yet it advantages. And so there have street.

H.K. University Matriculation is not officially admitted, but the beer, and will be as the arrange-There were over 200 applicants, far the prospects for the current The Prime Minister rose, amid intention of the Senate is to take Meeting HK. Central Estates

and bett ir than in 1911 and 1910. 85

much concern. The present Examinationhelves. stage is past when it in officially ments of the services come to fit and of these 50 were selected to year are catafactor the raine daniad and when mall contracts into each other more and more tako pars in the competitions OUR

considerable o exoftement and up such legislation immediately Ltd...1000, 7214 come to be renewed it may be fully,

belsted, having fallen orice of What are you going to after the vote on the Panama tolle Much interest was taken in the Domous

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Musical Scholarships.

information..

The

The e.s. Haitan had a rather stormy passage on her voyage, from Swatow.

General news appeara on page mercial news on page 9 of this

LON'T FORGET.

TO-DAY Bijou-Theatre 9.15 p.m.

Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m. Band Night at North Paint. DATO-MORROW. Bijou Theatre 9.16 p.m. Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m.

Saturday July 11

Third Gymkhana Mee Special Matinee in aid of

4.30 p.m.

Sale of Furniture G Lammart'a Bales Room-2.300E