INTIMATION.
TELEGRAMS.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY OCTOBER 25т, 1901
The Toakin gendarmes are to be mounted on intrusion of undesirable immigrants it de. Į proented the drawing of a "colour line."Areb steeds in fature, a consignment having Mr. REID's Coloured Races Restriction Bill arrived from the China Expeditionary Corps. in New South Wales in 1896, be said, did not receive the Royal asscut simply because it contemplated the establishment of the
A. S. WATSON & CO. rolour or racial line. Mr. BARTON then
LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
According to the Journal des Débats, M. Fernand Faure, who is leaving the Direction of
the Registration Barvan, may possibly soused M. Doumer as devernor-General of French
Indo-China.
Admiral Pattiur, commanding the. French Squadron in the Far East, has a letter in the Echo de Chine, regretting that the state of his health rendera it impossible for him to pay his projected visit to Shanghai.
Rooter has come in for some, very gerere
went on to any that the Ilonso had to consider the fact that there was an ultimate power in the Empire, by virtue of its tras tesship, to vilo any legislation timt migh be thought detrimental to either any portion or any external interests of the Empire While the Australian Commonwealth's con. stitution was the freest and widest known, it was yet to be remembered that the Gov. ernor-General must always have in his mind the necessity of consulting aperial interesis. He relied on the good sense of the House of Representatives to be as cure- fil to preserve the relations between the Comptonwaith and the Empire free from friction as they bad when acting for their several states. The Australian Governor- General in a despatch dated the 14th May last had expressed the hope that na legisla tou would be introduced calculated to 'COMPRISING SELECTIONS OF THE emberer The home Government. Conclud-British side of the river.
WE BEG TO NOTIFY THE ARRIVAL
OF OUR NEW SEASON'S
*CONFECTIONERY
ing. the Premier asserted that they were studying not Japanese and Chinese or PUREST AND BEST DESCRIPTION,nyone else but the Imperial Governmcat.
They would be worse than focfish to disregard the Imperial relations with British allies,
criticisms from the Far Eastern Freas of lato on account of the character of his telegraphic ser rice; but it is to be noted that the Havas service receives far more violent rebukes from the Indo-Chinese jouraxis. Encore Agence Havas ! is their cry,
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A Burmo company is considering the pos- ability of establishing a line of steam hunches on the Upper Salween, above the "Grand Rapid." Important timber stations in Siam are easily accessible from the Upper Salween and so are many important placur on the
The northern nativo press reports that a Manchu, zamed Wan Ti, holding the protect ship of trouazin, is chagrined because the Court did not listen to his advice not to return to Peking, and will probably commit suicide. Ho
Lodge, and himself taken up quarters in ancestral temple outside the city. His family bave gone into a rented house, and the people are watching hina with a sort of awe, wondering if he is going to carry out his expressed inten
FROM THE SIMPLEST QUALITY TO since they could only do so under the pro-ban converted his yaman into an Imperial
tection of the British fleet. The debate was vigorously kept up by the opposition, but THAT OF THE FINEST AND MOST details of its termination have not yet
RECHERCHE CHARACTER
PORTED
THE FRON
LONDON
LEADING
AND PARISIAN
MANUFACTURERS.
A. S. WATSON & CO.
LIMITED,
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL...
DEATH
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On the 24th October, at the Government Ciril
Hospital, after a few days' illness. Enwun BOBINSON, of Gray's Inn, Barrister-at-law, aged (2723 10 years.
MRS, AITKEN and Family desire to thank all ixivads for their sympathy and their tributes in their recent bereavement.
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The Daily Press.
HONGKONG OFrice: 14, Des VEUX ROAD CI, LONDON OFFICE: 181, FLEET STREET, E.C.
HONGKONG, 25th October, 1901.
THE complication which has arisen over the apparent conflict of Australian and Imperial
reached us. A telegram dated Torlon, 2nd October, states that the House of Repre-tions to die. sentatives had adopted the clause in the Liigration Restriction Bill prohibiting the entry into Australia of any person under contract to perform manual labour, while the elucation test had been amended to include any European language. So far matters in connection with this very import Tant question have gone. It remains to be acon what will be the action of the Imperial Government, and it is unnecessary to point out again what a strong bearing on the future this action will have.
The Geroun mail of the 18th it, was delivered in London on the 21st inst
Ou inst. the Shanghai A.D.C. gave at the Lyceum Theatre their 125th per furnace. prasenting Mark Melford's farcial comedy Kleptomania, Another representation will be given on the 26th inst,
At a meeting of French landowners in Shanghai on the 17th inst. to discus the ganston of taxation for the river cousatraucy scheme, it was devided to call a public mooting of the ratepayers to formulate a scheme for the organisation of a league similar to the China Association.
The local A.D.C., after contemplating u change of programme for the forthcoming Cricket Week, including the production of one of Finero's shorter comedies, has decided after all la adhere to its orginal idea and only put on an entertainment of the nature of that given before the officers and crew of H.M.S. Terrible last year,
News has been received in Shanghai from the General Couvention of the American Episcopal Church in session in San Francisco, that Bishop Graves's jarisdiction has been divided into the diocesos of Shanghai and Hankow. Bishop Graves remains Bishop of been elected Bishop of Hankow,
At the Shanghai Regatis, on the 18th inst.. the International Fights ended in a ristory for the German erow, the Irish being second, and The N-C. Dully English third and last News says:-That this race would be a very close one between the English and Germans was the prediction made during the last three months. The result, however, came as a general surprise to most of the spectators, for the Ger man eight were, decisively viatorions, and in their work showed marko superiority over their opponents.... The last time an Interva tional Fights Baco was won by a German crew. was in 1886, with Hachting as stroke. Four years ago the Irish won the race, next year the Scotch, the year after that the English, and now the Germans have secured the victory,
"DAILY PRESS" SERVICE.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS
GENERAL NEWS.
SUPREME COURT.
Thursday, 24th October,
SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
THE PHILIPPING WEATHER BUREAU
ĮPROM A MANILA CORRESPONDENT.) Probably no beneft within the gift of central
BEFORE HIS HONOUR T. SERCOME SMITH, authority in the Philippines is more wulely
ACTING PUISNE JUDGE
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A. KAYMOND. H. F. CARMICHAEL V This was a case in which H. F. Carmichael, liqnidator of Carmichael & Co., Limited, sued A. Raymond, a star marinor, Hongkong, for LONDON, 23rd October, 9.25 p.m. the sum of $576.19, due for goods sold and delivered.
GEN, BULLER REFUSES TO RESIGN.
It transpires that General Sir Redvers Buller has refused to resign. His superees Bion is much discussed, the majority of critics considering it inevitable.
LORD SALISBURY'S RETURN. Lord Salisbury has returned to England from his holiday.
LONDON, 24th October, 9.15 a.10,
JAPAN AND COREA. News received ein St. Petersburg says that Japan has granted Corens loan of $75,000,000 at 10 per cent. interest,
appreciated than that relating to a Weather Baresa for the islands. A long step in the direction of efficient service has been taken in the organisation of a Bureau upen the founda- ton hid by the Jesuita at their college ant observatory in this city. Failure to provide A surtice and equipment owned wholly
oritiotam by the Government provokes Mr. C. D. Wilkinson, solicitor, who appeared but apart from that, experience of 35 years hiss for the plaintiff, stated that goods were sold to certainly better preparad the Jesuit extent of $576 19. That asconat was still available, and their devotion in the work the defendant in the years 1898 and 1999 to the in chargs than any other agency immedi
unquestioned. Moreover the polley of central Judgment for the plaintiff was given with authority to balance liberal outlaya in its own unpaid and still dus.
Dofondant did not appear
costs.
POLICE COURT. Thursday, 24h October, BEFORE MR, F. A. HAZELAND, POLICE
MAGISTETE.
STEALING $1,500 FROM A DEAD BODY, On the opplant of inspector Cuthbert, coolie was charged with feloniously stealing from the dead body of an unknown Chinese woman, on 16th Augast, two cheques or bank
The woman was one of those killed in the Cochrane Street house collapse, and it was through a quarrel between the defendant and the receiver of the two cheques that the police get to har of the affair.
drafts to tho vsake of $1,500.
The defendant was sentenced to two mantha'
r
GERMAN COMMERCIAL, CRISIS. A great commercial depression exists in
Tho recover, a shopkeeper in the Now Territory, was then placed in the dook. He are announced, the abilities amunting Gented having received the cheques, and said he Germany, Grün-drying companies' failureeurd labour.. to 8 millions sterling. The creditors are was in the country at the time.
The defendant in the hat case was called to It is give evidence.
ito said he was one of the gang offered 10 per cent, on their aowsy.
of duties ampleyed by the police to remove the considered impossible at present for the debris of the fallen houses. The body of the
following the collapse, and the witness was tol German (tovernment to depounce is co-woman was found at daybreak on the morning to take it to the mortuary On the way there he searched the body and found a small tin box containing two pieces of paper, which he had since learnt were bank cheques for $1,50, Witness af.orwards showed the choques to the defendant, who took them and said he would go for the money. Witness did not say where he got the cheques. The deandant collected the money, and gave witness $80.
mercial treaties.
REUTER'S SERVICE.
LONDON, 2nd October.
THE REBELS IN CAPE COLONY. Au attempted southern more of the rebels from Calviñts, Cape Colony, has been checked,- and the commandos at various points hustled or susttared by tho British forces.
MARQUIS ITO IN AMERICA. Marquis Ito lanched with President Rooss seit, the Hon. John Hay, Secretary of State, being present. President Roosevelt pressed the Marquis to accept his invitation to a banquet, to take place after the period of murning for the lats President tekintey, but Marquis Ito could not wait.
LONDON, 22nd October.
GENERAL BULLER LOSES HIS COMMAND.
A carious story roaches ns from Saigon. It is an annual custom there to hold an official examination of pably from the twenty provinces of Cochin-Chine, the best samples being sent on to the Chamber of Commerce, where four expert rice-merchants report on them and award prisss to the best growers. This year, we are told, the sxperts have proposed to the authorities to make the Anaamite plauters, whe wish to keep their paddy in stock, to sell out. They allege that long struge turns the grain yellow-a rusult which is usually attributed to a dan season. The real reason for forting the sale is said to be that the Annamite plantara centerplate the erection of godowns in the in- terior next season and standing out against the; Chinese, so as to maintain the prica of paddy at a good level, instead of throwing it all atommand of the First Army Corps: once on the Cholon market and bringing prices down with a rau. The Chues aro said to have get at the experts mentioned above; wishing through them to force the Annumites to sell out at a low rate.
:
The N-C. Daily News says:-Although, looking at the preparatione going on for the
Owing to a speech delivered by him on the 10th instant, feneral Büller has been removed from his command and placed on half pay. General French has been appointed to the
DEATH OF MR. E. ROBINSON.
Not long ago the legal profession in the Colony mel to mourn the loss of one of its leading members, Mr. J. J. Francis, K. C., and now its number has been further, reduced by the death of Mr. E. Robinson. barrister-at-law...
The hearing was adjon ned till Friday, 1st November, for Inrther evidence,
BEFORE MR. E. R. HALIFAX, ACTING
POLICE MAGISTRATE..
Hu Kwong, a letter carrier in the employ of of a private Chinese letter-dellvering firm, was charged with a similar offaaco, and also dis- missal with a caution.
THE EXTORTIONATE RICKSHA-COOLIR.
continue
direction by economies in others has hory signat illustration, for a force of 106 persoas, is secured at a rate of pay averaging only a trifo above one dollar in gold daily the Director receiving the highest salary at $5,500 per year and rain observers the lowest, at 800 por year -and the total cost of the Bureau for the first year. including $8,063.50 for now instruments and 34,500 for rent of quartera and of old instru- ments printing, and the care of all property amounts to only $51,684,80.
The purposes to he served by an eficient Weather Barest are of prime importance to every substantial Interest hereabouts. There is nothing so vital to the commeres that trorols these sea, or that may make it bunar, as Dape the waraings which may enable it to s fury which now and then transforms stratoles
of placid or sparkling wine into water mounting rauning amok. The safety of multitudes ia wall settled regions can be insured only by mures
yossible moder auois à servies, for confining the destructive horrors of land-tornadees to things incapable of removal from their path thoroughly equipped Buroan should provido those within its sphere with data on which to calculate more closely than ever before the adverse chances of weather they must combat, and to prepare themselves to meet and to mini- miso its porils,
The Jesuits begun work in 1863 They had a few simple instruments, and the nudertaking primarily was little more then an adjnuët to
the course of instruction that they faraisled in the Attendo, their school in this city Aa it developed they utilised their mission. weather stations for the collection of reports and added slowly to their original working plant. The enterprise had un oficial
INFRINGING POST OFFICE PRIVILEG 18. U Slun, trader, of no fixed abode, who was counteunace and, so far as the public know charged on who ist lost. with unlawfully in- of it, invited only ridicule. It plodded fringing the exclusive privilege of the Post-along for years almost natoliced, but coulin- master-General by bringing into the Colony certain mail matters by mesus other than ually improving its service. When it ventured remanded on bail of 8100, was again, brought generally nokeeded. Early in July, 1979, through the General Post Office, and who was to send out reperis and warnings, they were ap. He pleaded guilty to the charge, and was warning of a severe storm obtained frets one of let off with a caution. The lettere will be sout the southern missions was given to the...¿Erials here, with request that they should inform the through the Post Office.
province, and was sent to Hongkong. It received the usual treatment. The storm caine two days after the warning. It levelled many houses and unroofed my others in Muzils, but directed its greatest force against the northern provinces of Tabala and Cagayan, which it had completely waste, Plantations
ta were kno wake haze bom killed, Walls even feet thick went down like so much grain, were levelled, houses blown away, and 1.300
and roofs of houses along the path of the storm wore carried two miles by the force of the wind. In November of the same year, when the officials were naked to send warning to Southern Luzon of the approach of a hard storm they did so, Thore was some destruction of boats, crops, few persons parished On October 18, 1892 and houses from this stora, but comparatively warning of a storm coming uper Manila, resulted in su order from the Captain of the Port forbidding vessels to leave this harbour.
f.veryone probably has had experience of the extortionate ricksh-coolie, but he is seldom fonad following up his demends by giving in charge a passenger who refuses to comply with them. J. Macarthy, an American seaman, was
kis legal fare. aconced by a ricksha-coolie of refusing to pay
The defendant's version of the story and the sersion scented by his Worship was chat ha ougaged the complainant to take him to a tavern in Queen's Road West and thence to the Sailors dome. When he alighted at the tavern he gave the complainant B5 cents and told it "man-man.” About two Loure later e come out of the tavern and was driven to the sailors' Home, where the complainant denuded more money, but was refused by the
His Worship dismissed the bharge.
defendant.
THEFT FROM MILITARY OFFICER.
Lo Tsak, of no occupation, was charged with feloniously stealing a avogarette-ove, valna
Persons were
interests, with regard to legislation as to changhai, and the Rev. J. A. Ingle, M.A., has receptim of the Court at Peking and the who expired in the Government Civil Hospitals12, the property of Captain Lylo, on the 20th So slow had been the recognition of the work
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casual observer that the Court, after all, must
putting to rights of the route by which the from dysentery at five minutes past four Court will have to travel if over it should'
gone to Shanghai for a much-needed change and rest. On his way back, however, on board the return to the old capital, it would strike the o'clock yesterday morning. Mr. Robinson had intending to reach Paking before midst French mail down, ho commenced to be winter, making but a short stay at Kaifeng seriously ill, and his case was critical when The fact is the country has been so often disap-he returned to the Colony on the 20th inst. pointed at the frequent failures of the Empress consequence he was with all speed taken Dowager in keeping hor word as to the return
on the same day to the Government Civil Hos to Peking that no one can be blamed for still pital to undergo troutment for dysentery, which remaining sceptical and refusing to believe the he appears to have contracted while up country Le Courrier d'Haiphong comments very un-story that the Emperor and Empress Dowager near Shanghai. His state rapidly assumed a worse aspect, and, instead of mending, be sank favourably on the acquisition by the French intend to reach Peking before the middle of "(the first intimation of which, by the way, it states that the Chinese Flonipotentiaries have Demased was 45 years of age. By his death erroneously attributes to the N-C. Daily News, telegraped from Peking to Tungkuan praying the number of barristers in Hongkong is re- wherous it was in these columns that the news their Majesties to "keep tryet" and celebrate duced to three- the Hon. H. E. Pollock, K.O.,
the festival of the Winter Solstice (21st Mr. E. H. Sharp, and the Hon. Dr. Ho Kai was first published), and asks what is the new anatorium for, who are the Europeana to be Decembar)-which is the beginning of the sent tlather, and will Indo-Chins cues more be and New Year in Peking, the ancestral capital of the Manchu dynasty, instead of, as paying for the luxury?
hitherte reported at Kuifing, the old capital of the Chinese Sung dynasty, "in order that the whole Empire may rejoice at the inauguration of a new and prosperous era for the sacred dynasty."
coloured aliens, is a distinctly awkward one. The restriction of Asiatic immigration is no
The Echo de Chine says that M. de Lanessau longer na simple a matter as it was before has written to the electors of Tonkin and Japan had risen to the status of a World Anusm, thanking them for having spontaneous Power. The Tokyo Government now stands ly charged him with their representation in in the position of being able to protest, and the Superior Colonial Council. His unmeroas to protest with effect, against action directed occupations prevent him, however, from accept- against her subjects. All Powers with in- ing the renewal of his mandate, M. de Laus aan has xfuted that he will give every assistanos tercats in the East are concerned in main-
in his power to his successor. taining friendly relations with the newest arrival among the ranks of great nations, und neno
more so than Great Britain. Every portion of the British Empire there. Government of the Boa Vista Hotel at Macza December, next. A Northern despatch further and died, as already stated, yesterday morning
fore is bound to see that no obstacles are put in the way of a thorough understanding between that Empire and Japan. The sttempt of British Columbia to exclude Japanese has only just failed when a still greater difficulty has risen in Australia. It appears from recent telegrams that the
A telegram to Shanghai from the head Commonwealth Senate by a small majority ofleo jof the Nippon Yusen Kaisha rends as at the beginning of this month ratified the fallows Coattle wires, dated October 16th, action of the House of Representatives in on account of fog stesser Kaga Mara has been probibiting coloured labour on mail steamers in collision with a German steamor,|| Eha..
vote followed by cheers for "a white Damage all above water-line and not serious. Australia." Japan, it is reported, has Repaus will take about two days. Although threatened retaliation, in the shape of with the telegram does not say anything about drawing her mail service with Australia, passengers, it is thought that they were safe.. should this Post Office Bill and the Immi- The Kupa Mart was to have left Victoris for gration Restriction Bill be enacted; and Jappu on the 15th instant, and the collision there is no doubt that she might well adoptoms to have beenrad After she left, stronger measures. More important still
GOVERNMENT APPOINTMENT FOR HON. H. E. POLLOCK. The Hon. H. E. Pollock, C., who has been Acting Attorney-General for this Colony during the absence on leave of the Hon. W. M.
At 4 pm. Festerday the funeral procession, which was very widely attended in spite of the anddonness of Mr. Robinson's death, left the Hospital, and about 5 o'clock passed the Mont- ment on its way to the Happy Valley, where the last rites took place. There were present representatives of the Government, the legal profession, and every firm of solicitors in the Colony, beside a number of personal friends.
Mr. Robinson, who came to this Colony from Shangh, where he originally practised, was called to Gray's Inn on the 25th January, 1881. He came out to the Far East soon after belag called, aud after a few years spent in Shanghai he removed to Hongkong, being addmitted to Goodman, R.C., has been offered and has the Supreme Court here on 5th January, 1838. A Nanking despatch to Shanghai statos, in accepted the position of Attorney-Gonoral for On 24th August, 1889, he was appointed Acting would be the ill-feeling engendered, which reference to the offers selected by Vicoroy Fiji. The salary attaching to the office is £600 Police Magistrate, the appointment to date might have no little affect on internationalLiu Kung-yi to go to Japan to witness the per manum,land Mr. Follock will be allowed from the first of the ensuing mouth. During relations in the Far East Australian army manoeuvres there, in response to an in-private practice. He leaves to take up his new the time he filed that position he discharged papers to band within the past week bring vitation from the Japanese Government, that duties immediately on the return of the Hon. the duties of the office with marked ability, and the same quality, combining with it an energy particulars of the debate in the House of Viceroy, Lin has appointed the Tuotais Too W. M. Goodman, whe is argseted hack early in since then, as larrister-at-law, he had exhibita We heartily congratulate Mr. Follock on his and persistoney that often cubled him to Representatives over the Restriction Bill and Tu, General Tang and Colonel Lung, and December
that these forte ficials left Nanking for In the course of this debate the Australian hanghai on the 11th inst., to catch the appointment, and wish him every success, emerge txinmphant from many a hard legal Premier dwelt on the Imperial side of the Japanese mail for that comutry. Governor During las connection with the Colony he has fight
The sincerest question. He quoted Mr. CHAMBEWLAIN'S Niel of Boochow has also selected two officials, gained for himself a name in very many speech, maintaining that while it admittata Tsofai son a General, to go to Japan for the directions, spart from his own profession deceased gent!
Fiji's gain will be no small loss to Hongkong the right of the Colonies to prevent the same purpose,
iDss.
The defendant in emitting the charge, said he took the case to have a look and for got to reture it. He got six weeks in which to cultivate his memory
Li Teat, a servant boy, was convicted on the vidores of Lance argent Kerr of receiving the cigarette case, knowing it to have been stolen, and also receivad six weeks.
STEALING PART OF A CABLE. Two boatmanand one boatwoman were charged with being in uutseful possession of a cable chain, reasonably suspected of having been
stølen.
of the observers that this order gave rise to much adrese dial comment, which quieted broke upon the city not only fully enddenly on October 20, when a torrific storm justified the forest but it jurned offcial a favour so strongly toward the weather office that
a
recommendation at once went forward to
Madrid that the office be faralshed equipment Stoll support and support by the Government -- began in 1884, when the Jesuite unaided had for 19 yourE="MAI tained and developed the the office was recognised
Although ble Vinafal Healf through gov
The chein was identified as part of a fifteen-service. Thurs fathom chain which came out by the steamers of the oncini establishment Dardanus for the Book Company. The part stolen was valued at $40.
The woman was discharged, but the two male
labour each. defendants were sentenced to six weeks hard
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Mr. Russell's team wins the competition and takes possession of the Cup which was presenta by Mosses, N. W. Slade and E. W. Lookse in 1997.
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on the touded to the Lins) left Kobe Ha, Moji for this port a
two am inst, and is expected to er here on the
S0th Lust.
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