INTIMATION.
prompted by his opposition to some pro- posed financial measures-whether or not the new loan, it was not certain. But all that is definitely known is that great pressure has been brought to bear on
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, MAY 17TH. 1901
Yokohama is now proud of the possession of two motor-sark
It is understood that the Government is decided to abandon Kuala Lipis as the capital
is considered to bo to unhealthy.
The Hobe pats forward a new point of view on the indemnity question. It saysRussian stray over Manchuria was extended by the most drastic and brutal methods. The Chinese w their country being gradually flicked from them, and hence the outbreak against foreigners,
A. S. WATSON & CO: the Commissioner. A Seoul telegram, dated and seat of Government of Fahang. The place which onkninatoxt in the massacres at Peking
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will be seen, several items are novelties in
matches at marbles!! But really this game
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of them, to any intelligent movement for the mitigation of the evile described.
(PROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS. THE CRISIS IN CHINA. TO THE EDITOR OF THE “ DAILY PRESB.“ and elsewhere. For these the policy of Busin
16th May, 4th May, says that in response to the Go-
must be held entirely responsible; and, strictly vernment demand for the evacuation of hie
SHANGHAI, 16th May, 7:42 p.m. We desire to call sitantion to the saucert to speaking, it is to the Government of the Tar.
SIR-The contribution of "Borutator" im residence, Mr. BROWN has asked for another
your issue of this morning is one of the best be held in the St. Patrick's Club to-monow.
THE INDEMNITY QUESTION.
things you have given us for a long time. year, as he cannot procure a suitable build. evening, beginning at nine o'clock. The on-jolatly with that of China, that claims for re- ing for bis house and the office. The Corean cart will be given by the Italian Prof. Carlo Paration and compensation should be addressed.
Heianfu despatches state that the healthThe subject matter is of the most pressing Von Jook, who will be assisted by several Italinu.
importance at the present time, and I trust Government has refused his request and
and English amateurs. The programme fa- A sporting correspondent writes from
your readers all over the Colony will interest indicated that they will use force if necess ary to carry out their object. Upon this,clodes a Spanish song and dance (in costame), England. "The Australians have inveigled of the Imperial Court is perfect. The it is stated, the British Minister telegraphed comic songs and dsness, an operetia, and a the Mother Country into test matches at Grand Council proposes to pay the in themselves in it, to the extent at least of vaudeville entitled The Tico Eheomakers. As bowls! I do hope we shall never have test demuity by an increase of the Customs giving whatever public support may be required for a warship, and cruiser arrived at Chemulpo, bringing the Colony, and should afford capital entertain the number of British men-of-war thermont. The prices are popular, and good up to three, including H.M.S. Berfleur. audiones is looked for, Should the Corean Government go to the length of force, it was added, British marines. During the 24 hours ending at noon yester would be landed to protect Mr. McLEAYY day there were reported 16 fresh case of plague Brows, but it was expected that the Go-(14 Chinese, Europeans), with 14 deaths (13 verment would back down and settle the Chinese, one other European). The corrected affair amicably. However, the report from figures for the year aro:-Cases 504 (Chinese Weihaiwei on Wednesday that a force of 40%, other Asinties 5, Europeana 5), deaths 475 (Chinese 470, other Asistics 3, Europeans 2). 1,500 men, under the command of General The two fresh Europon cases were both-iù DORWARD, was being held ready to embark
H. M. Naval Yard, the victims being Mr. P. on H.M.S. Terrible for Chemulpo at six D'Agostini, a senior writer, and Mr. J. Cum- hours notice indicates that the Corean miskey, a recently arrived assistant store. SODA WATER FACTORY, Government has not commenced to back houseman, residing at Wild Doll, Wanchai. down yet. It must be confessed that it The latter case was discovered on Wednesday although fully confident of the absolute looks almost as if there were some stronger night.
we have THIS DAY
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THE
DISPENSARY
power behind the Coreans in this matter, The Corean Government may have embarked on its suicidal policy on its own initiative, pixity of the output from this source..
as a result of internal intrigues: but the We are now making Aurated Waters suspicion is difficult to quiet that the first
impulse came from outside.
only at our WEET POINT Factory which is
openly situated facing the sea, nud is the
of bowls is attaining world-wide popularity. Daring one of the recent crises in China and Japan a friend of mine had a letter from an Englishman at Shanghai. He did not seem anxious about Russian aggression or English passivity. Ho merely asked how a man was to stand on the 'footer' to deliver kis bowl legiti. mately.". Wera cur onzrospondent in Hongkong he might often see a game of bowls delighting à sinall Chinese audience not far from the centre of this city.
The Penang and Perak papers complaix of the "mutton ring" in Penang, which affecte both places alike, The Perak Pioneer states that a new company has been formed in Porang to import sheep, and will commence operations about two months hence, "The news of this rival mutton company is of considerable interest With reference to the statement by a corree here," comments the Pinasy Gazelic, "but it pondent in our issue of the 14th inst. that dead is not explained in what manner the sheep are to be brought to Panang. If the decks of bodies had been seen by him outside the Contral Police Station at two periods during the fore Messra. Apcar's boats are under contract to one naon of the previous day, we are now informed importer, and if there are no other boats arail- that the police wore fully aware of the presence alle, we do not see how a new company is to of the bodies, which were waiting for identifi- get an opportunity of importing from Calcutta." ation papers before being removed in a dead-Obviously the difficulty of ghung rings varios We do not see why bat little in the diffurent ports of the Far East
Is the Report just received of the China Association, 1900-1901; the following para-box to the mortuary. graph deals with the scheme for teaching practical Chinese in England:- The "project, outlined in the last Report,
identifleation should necessarily precedo removal to the mortuary. Decency acems to saggest the contrary. It may also be aeked how long event of non-arrival of the neusspry, papers. -
finest and most commodious Boda Water of founding & School of Practical Chi-body would be allowed to lie in the street in
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On the 11th May, 1901, at No. 4. Amoy Road, Shanghai, CLARA Brux, aged 48 years.
On the 12th May, 11x1, at 8.15 am, at the tieneral Hospital, Shanghai, FATRICK VINCENT
The Berlin Post of the 14th alt. severely rebukes those German journals which fand in the Russian oficial statements on China evidenes of differences between the Russian and the German Governments. The Berlin journal comments on the Passian account of the cirenmstances of the appointment of Count von
POLICE COURT.
Thursday, 16th May.
BEFORE Mn. HaIrland.
THE EMPEROR'S RETURN. All the Chinese and Manchu officials and morchants in Feking are sending a memorial to the Emperor, urging him to return.
REUTER'S SERVICE.
LONDON, 13th May.
SPEECH BY LORD SALISBURY. Lord Salisbury at a Nen-conformist Unionist banquet, said that the past two years had shown that the spirit of our countrymen burus bright. They were ever accustomed to hear suggestions that our star had set, and that we would never fight again, but gross miscalculations had shown the power of England, and that it was a safer place and more secaro than before. There was no Power in the world but knows that if it defies England's might it defles one of its most formidable enemies.
LONDON, 14th May.
REINFORCEMENTS FOR THE RUSSIAN FLEET ON THE CHINA STATION.
A Daily Telegraph despatch from St. Petersburg states that Rusala has ordered two battleships and four cruisers to the China Station in response to a request from Admiral| Akieff for reinforcements.
The "pese has been carried inte effect.
teachers whom Mr. Brown weat out to "China to select arrived in July. As the "University had not yet been fully consti- tuted, rooms were taken in Vernon Place, " and tuition was begun... The organisa- tion of the University having since been [ "completed, application has been made to "the authorities for the measure of recogni. Walderses to be Commander-in-Chief of the bayonets, without a licence from the Captain to the War and to Ireland. He said that these
"tion which the Association was encouraged "to expect; and there is reason to believe “that a favourable answer will be returned" The Report goes on to say, and everyone we imagine, will agree, that it is a little remarkable that no previous attempt has been made in England to supply a need Jong recognised in, Paris, Berlin, and St. Petersburg. It is part no doubt of the general neglect of Chinese affairs which has Loen so marked in England of late years and which has only partly been disturbed by the momentous events of the present crisis in China. The China Association rightly feels soni satisfaction at baving supplied the defect. It will be noted in an appendix to the Report that snuscriptions to the scheme are coming in well, many names well known here appearing on the list. Mr. GuNDRY purposes to devote to this object £600 THx telegram from our Shanghai corres-placed at his disposal last year by members pondent which reached us on Wednesday of the Association as a testimonial, and it night too late to admit of any comment is evident that there will be no lack of
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Allied Forces in Chihli, and says that if the suggestion that Count von Walderses should be appointed Commander-in-Chief had not reashed the German Government as expressing the Tar's wishes, Germany would never have entered upon such a project, and last of all would she have done so if Russia lad shown any opposition to the proposal. It was only the dosire to meet the wishes entertained in authori- tative quarters in Russia which could have induced Germany to permit Count Fon Waldersse to accept this difficult and responsible position.
A correspondent writes rather indignantly to the Saturday Reviews about an unfavourable comparison of Siam with Japan, He says:-- no great and well-organised army and no It should not be said that because Siam possessos national debt, nor foods the aisrkets of the world with cheap watches and inferior cotton goods, she has shown no signs of adrance, or has only assumed a veneer of civilisation for the purpose of hoodwinking the world. In the gentler accomplishments which make for those with the benefits to be derived from the proper administration of justion, from fraedon, from crime and oppression, from a infficiency of education and from the improvement of internal commistications, sio may in time arrive at u more enviable condition than that enjoyed by many a go-ahead nation of struggling competitors. It is to this, oud that the King and bis Government are now striving to reform the country, an end to which, given freedom from entside interference on the part of
BIG SEIZURE OF ARMS Ho Kwong, arms dealer, 286, Queen's Road West, who was arrested by Sergeant Watt en charged with the unlawful possession of 300 the 14th inst., was brought up on remand ridles, 192 revolvers, 39 cases and 1,00) rounds of ammunition, and a quantity of caps and Superintendent of Police.
The defendant's conce, it appeared, expired on the 10th inst., and was not renewed.
He was fined $10, but no order was made for the forfeiture of the urrus.
IMPUDENT TEEFT.
A Chinese milkman with the Dairy Farm Company. accompanied by a friend, went on Wednesday afternoon to a shop in Jervois Strent, where he bought a jacket. He carried the jacket in his hand, and near the Ko Shing of four coolies, who handed the article to a confederate, both then taking to their heels. Theatre it was snatched from him by ste
The owner of the jacket was able to arrest the coolie who matched the jacket, and gave him into custody.
a
His Worship sentenced him to one mouth's hard labour.
BEFORE MR. KEMP
WATCH SNATCHING
LORD SALISBURY'S SPEECH. Lord Salisbury in his speech referred only
There is grave danger that one and all of us, as a community, may rost contented-or discontented rather--feeling that expression
to time for years back, to our complaints, and, he been givan, not only now, but from time recognising the apparent uselessness of further action, hesitate to bastir ourselves about ➜ remedy. But is it not possible that something may be done? Seeing what is taking place in "Australia" "now, and what our: Government at home is prepared to do in South Afrios when opportunity offers, let us take heart, and make an effort in the belief that we hare not yet as a community dous all that we might have done in this matter.
Let us have public meetings; let us obtain the views of the European, and especially of the British; residents on the matter of Municipal Councils, ets, and let us make one representation to the Government at home, and see whether a deaf ear will be turned to Hongkong.
Personally. I am not in a position to reach for your contributor's marks re the Govern- lived in those places, but his description of the ments of the Stmits and Shanghai, not having state of things in Hongkong is not a bit exag gerated, and I have no doubt his romarks on those other places are also eftrest.
With a strong backing up from the local Press, I fully believe an agitation could now be started which would ere leug result in a greatly improved system of Government in our midst.
Ysura, etc.,
31. We are compelled through want of space to held ever other correspondence on this subject. --ED. DP.]
UNSURFACED ROADS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS."*
15th May. SI- Mr. Qetsby's mention of the two questions were strains upon the resources of the Empire, and were closely allied. The war achievements of the P.W.D. in Hongkong be hadshown the danger of Home Enle by enabling ways that "Boctivas & nad 5.hors come into full use, although the roadways are the leaders of the Irish to make hostilerfaced. That is a soft and innocent preparations.
LATRE.
THE CHINESE TARIFF. Viscount Cranborne states that the British Government has exposed itself opposed to any increase in the Chinese import tariff, beyond
raising the duti to actual five per cent ad valorent, except in connection with reforms in the treatment of foreign trade.
EDUCATION AMONG THE CHINESE.
A HONGKONG SCHOOL BOARD.
sounding word that covers a goodly mansuro of non-performance. The sections referral to aro in the neighbourhood of this stemmer-wharves and at certain times of the day carry probably the heaviest trafic, and are in the worst condition, of any roads in the Colony. If the Acting D.P.W. has not lately visited that locality might I anggest that if he would take a trip there in a hired rickahs after the next heavy fall of rain he would I think spend en interesting quarter of an hour watching those muchendur- ing beasts of burden, the rickshs coolies," laboriously navigating their vehicles through the Blough of Despond" which stands for the road, striving to keep their wheels on tho ridges which serpentine through the mucky exparise, and expanding their daily quota. of
The also he shall see the goods-carrying strength in much needless exertion. trucks from the Bonhams Strand region, over.
shows that the reports which have been support. Finally we may note that the happiness she is past mistress, and combining out of the crowd, and immediately made after and voluntary donations and subscriptions, and to be laden and undermanned, at times seemingly
scheme is intended for every grade of Chi- nese study, from that of the general learner (whose aim in the majority of cases will be a commercial equipment for the Far East) to that of the sinologus pare and simple.
The Dutch hopper Port Arthur arrived early yesterday from Rotterdam, which she left on the 23rd March. She left again for Port Arthur the same day.
published in the Japanese papers about the difference between Mr. McLEAYY BROWN and the Corean Government were not at all exaggerated. We may recapitulate the Japanese official statement of the chee, as already quoted in these columne from the vernacular papers. It is said that the Corean Governicent called upon the Commissioner of Customs to give up his official residence in April last (this should be March), with. out giving him any notice beforehand. The British Acting Minister to Seoul lodged a strong protest with the Corean Government against this action, and the matter was dropped for the time being. Later, how ever, the Corean Government went an official
We have received the Report of the Chius document of a decisive nature, and demanded Association for 1800-1901. We allude to-day to the transfer of the Customs business and the one of the points thereis contained, and pro- aurrender of the official residence of Mr.pose to notice the Report more fully soon.
Among the arrivals yesterday by the as China from San Francisco were the Hon. T. H. Whitehead and Mr. W. A. Rubles, the new U.S. Consul-General at Hongkong..
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MCLEATY BROWN. Mr. BROWs's engage- Steps have at last been taken to constract meat does not expire for five years; but the the Jubilee Road, and for the past month some Coreau Government is using all possible afty or more ceclies have been engaged at Lap means to compel him to leave their service. Sap Wan. If the contractors muke sufficiant The recent demand for the surrender of the hate, there seems to be yet a prospect of its Customs business, it is presumed, is intended name being associated with our present King, to enrage Mr. BROWN to such an extent instead of that of our late Sovereign. that he will throw up his position.
were
With regard to the above, we informed last month that the affair had been amicably settled between the British representative and the Emperor of Corea. If this was ever so, it is evident that the settlement was of brief duration, and that
determined to force a market for their wares, there is no reason why she should not ultimately athin.
&
A scavenger with the 3rd Madras Light Infantry was watching a Chinese festival at Yanmati on the afternoon of the 15th inst. Suddenly he felt a jerk at the pocket containing his watch, and, on clapping his hand to it, found that the timepiece was gone. He observed suspicious-looking Chinaman elbowing his way arrested in. The suspect vehemently pro- tested his innocenes when the Indian explained his reasons for detaining him, and made a grab at the pocket of another Chinaman, whom he accused of having stolen the watch. In the arrived, and oth men were taken into custody. midst of the squabble Bergeant Masswayed The watch was found on neither of them, and had presumably boon passed to confederates in the crowd.
When charged, the first defendant persisted in his statement that the second defendant and stolen the watch.
OPIUM PROBECUTION.
A project is on foot, and has taken defuite shape, among the Chiness in the Colony to provide for the education of the Chinese masses by the endowment of schools to be supported by
The hopelessly bagged, but coaxed along by made eventually into a corporation. originator of the scheme is Mr. Ellis Kelly, who maticentring one wheel on to a comparatively has given a frat donation of $40,000, Arm spot, and with that as a centre and mighty been subscribed, and application will shortly be the other through the air or eight inches of together something like $30,000 have already taggings describing a geometrical onrve with made to the Government to introduce a Bill in tenacious mud, to the great demoralisation of the Legislative Couzef providing for the the wheels, and the consumption of very much scheme. The promoters say that it has long been unnecessary time on the journoy. “ recognized that a large proportion of the population of Chim have no means of giving any education to their children, though andoubt
and Chinese. The education
The foot passengers may be pleasingly reminded of their earlier days amid the idyllic scenes of His Worship, however, disagreed on that
their ancestral villages in the New Territory or filibustering colonial parties or of pedlars point with the first defendant, whom he senedly they desire to do so. The object of Mr. shewhere by the unctuous slush spread for them. tenced to two months' imprisonment; the Ellis Kelly is, we understand,to establish to wade through or hop over, but after dropping second was discharged. Both had previous schools of a purely secular character for the an umbrella or other belonging in the mud the convictions against them.
instruction of the Chinese in the Chinese and look of restrained pleasure with which they Leang Sui, a ship's cook, was convicted of English languages, and in such other subjects, survey the delicate terra-cotta tint taken on by the unlawful possession of seven tins containing such as geography, history and science, as the article between the time of quitting their 35 tasis of prepared opium, and was ined $500 might tend towards the establishment of hand and its recovery, ceases to be indicative of ar four months' imprisonment. He went to mutual good relations between foreigners delight. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
in to be prison.
It is no doubt a little difficult to arrange THE. MAJESTY OF THE LAW DEFIND.. entirely free; in fact, the prevailing en is remedy, but it has now been in the same state The driver of ricksha No. 619 has a poor
to have a "Hongkong School Board." No for a long time, and something might have been conception of the majesty of the law. Ou Wednesday afternoon Deputy Superintendent other languages bat English and Chinese are done to mitigate the mess. The condition of the Badeley, who wanted to go to Wanchai, bailed to be taught, and the remaining subjects will be road is nothing short of disgraceful a melange
Badeloy stopped the ricksha and got in, him, but the coolie walked unheedingly on settled by a Council of Administration. The of broken stone, spars, blocks of granite, build- engaged in England, and the schools, spread Should the D.P.W. act on my suggestior, it but its independent driver flatly refused to get headmaster and teaching staff are to be ing materials, and mind, muù, mad. between the simfts.
His conduct cost him $5, the price being over the various districts, will be managed as would be well for him to approach by the old nearly on the same lines as the London School Prays and time los visit at low tide; then, when fixed by the magistrate.
Board as can be, without, of course, the visiting the light wings of Zephyra oppressed with Leung A. Fook and Wu Fat, of no occnpation and compulsory powers. The schools are to be perfume" fap faintly over the expans of Wack with unlawful possession, the first defendant of to train and develop the young Chinese mind Central Market, the bouquet which will difase and red abode, were charged on remandansectarian in character, the entire aim being awfulness that stretches out in front of the a silver watch valued at $to and 8 in money,
silk handkerchief of the so as to fit it for the ordinary requirements of itself around him at the east end of the value of 88 and 85.55 in money. They pleaded modern social and commercial life. The project Market farther on will be a revelation and an not guilty.
has found considerable favour among the most inspiration, chiefly the latter, to him. Indeed it and the second of
From the evidence of a lakong it appeared influential Chinese in the Colony, who have would be a good thing if the whole P.W.D. that he arrested the second defendant in a
to enjoy the arozia and see what they think the watch: The defendant told the lakong that to it.
of it. Yours, etc.,
M UD. pawnshop, where the latter was about to pledge lavishly given or promised pecuniary support staff were to invite themselves down sometime bis unele had given him the watch to pawn, and said the address of his relative was 86, Queen's LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. Road. On going there the lukong saw the
The M. M. steamer Natal, with the next French mail, will leave Saigon to-day, st l watch, which was bought in Macao for $8. The a.m., for this port rat defendant, who explained that he had com-
defendants were taken to the police station and The O. P. R. staamer Empress of India missioned the second defendant to pledge the
searched, when the money mentioned in the arrived at Vancouver at 3.30 am on the 15th The charge against the second defendant was The N. Y. K. esmer Hiroshima Maru charge was found in their possession withdrawn that against the first defendant Bombay Line) left Kobe via Moji for this port was modified to one of nalawful possession of days hand labour. He went to prison. the watch, for which he was the $50 or 14 on the 15th inst, a.m.; and is expected to arrive
A novel proposition to send to the East Hosting exposition of American products is attracting wide attention on the Pacific Coast. of America. Mr. George A. Newhall, President of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, said on the subject: To my mind no more practical method has ever been suggested for introducing American products in foreign lands, and especially in the Far East, where conserva- five people rarely travel abroad, and can be educated to an appreciation of our goods only by carrying to their very doors examples of what we have to offer them. Californis and Sen Francisco would receive especial benefit from The Hongkong investing public will have such an exposition sont out upon Pacific watora. another opportunity to invest their money. Fronting us in the Orient are populous countries on the threshold of a mighty development, and The prospectus of the Bate Kawan Sugar Cultivation Co. appears in another column. The company is being formed for the purpose presenting almost unparalled opportunities for of requiring as a going concern the estate the extension of Western com Marce. known as Batu Lawan, situated in Province do not rise to the occasion, and by all the menuts Megreat ear command demonstrate the superior the Corean demand was renewed almost Wellesley, opposite to Forang- immediately. It cannot, of course, be Linstead and Davis are the general managers excellence of American products and manu. crédited that the whole difficulty arose out in Hongkong. of a paltry question about the site of Mr. MCLEAVY Brown's house. The abie and level-headed Commissioner of Customs has had many enemies around him at Seoul, and in spite of his invaluable services to the Corean Government would a long time ago have been busted from his post but for the support of the British officials. It has been stated, without any proof, how over; that the present attack on him was
constant
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If we
factures, the European nations will pre-empt the field. The idea of a foating exposition is The remaining evidence in the Admiralty by no means wholly experimental. Some ten suits in which the steamers Glengyle and years ago Germany initiated the plan, and Hangchone are involved was taken before the demonstrated its officiency as a means of socar no risk in undertaking an enterprise whose Chief Justice yesterday, and the proceedings ing and extending tande. Our country assumes were adjourned till the 28th inst. for the arguments of counsel. To-morrow the Chief success has already been proved on a small scale Justics will sit In Sessions for the trial of by that most practical of nations. It remains Mills, the Sanitary Inspector, for alleged man- for this country to render it effective on a larger slaughter, and Allen, for alloged complicity in and grauder scale, insuring a commensurate the vitriol-throwing osse.
retard."
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION,
RIBE.
here on the 22nd inst. 6.1.
SPURIOUS MILK.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE “DAILY PRESS."
Macao. 15th May... BIR,-Being a constant reader of your valu.
to-day's issue that the Banitary Board had able paper, I was very pleased to see in
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