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signally to get public work pushed forward. ** monetary currency, and the disturbed and Where is the Post Office? Where are unsettled state of Bouthern China a crisis the Law Courts that ought to have bien" may at any moment occur in this Colony built ere this Even the Blake Clock" and its neighbouring provinces, which Tower stands where it did, s hideous obstrus-require at this great emporium of trade s tion to traffic. What about the waterworks?"strong, Government and a Governor The extension of the Taitam waterworks "possessed of an intimate knowledge of has not been pushed on with the energy" affairs and the complete confidence of that it might have been; and various other the entire Chinese community." Mr. public works lave languished instead of CHAMBERLAIN tnight very well say: “Yes; being vigorously proceeded with. Indeed this may be so. But how can any Governor when we come to read the petition carefully deal with currency?! No Governor, how we are struck by the fact that the vagueness ever good, will have it in his hands to deal MANUFACTURERS, of the wording is simply remarkable, and with currency, which is a measure that can it would indeed be an easy matter for a only be dealt with by experts at home. critic to tura what is intended as The chief value of the Petition, apart from
LIMITED.
ÆRATED WATER
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841,
ERATED
WATERS.
THE WATER used is THE PUREST that can be obtained, and is skilfully FIL- TERED ON THE MOST SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES.
In connection with the recent visite to Japan of Princes Cyril and Boris of Basin, the Tear has conformed deurations on a number of alli. cists in Kanagawakens.
→Macils pagers are much disturbed at presant regarding the size of their respectivo cironla. tions. Eaob, of course, claims to have the biggest, and judges have been appointed to decide
TELEGRAMS.
CO
RESPONDENCE.
THE CHINESE AND ILE. THE GOVERNOR.
REUTER'S SERVICE.
THE NEAR FAST.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE “DAILY PRESS,”
ALBANILM INSURGENTS ATTACK MITROVITŠA.
-Hongkong, 4th April. SIR, →→I road with a good iloal of interest tho LONDON, 2nd April,
Petition from the Chinese community to the Albanian insurgents have assaulted Mitrovitan,
Secretary of Stale praying for an extensión of and fought a regalar battle with the garrison the term of H. E. Sir Henry Blake's governor- A Seoul dopatch to the Osaka Mainichi nys of 3,000 Turkish regulara, who have since been ship of this Colony published in your paper this that the Corean Government has issued a new
and reinforced by four battalions. Thisisarzestion... | morning? Conscritpion Law, whereby all people between
Farsgraph 10 of the tald Petition reads au 17 and 40 years of age are to be enrolled for ary movement of the Albanians has caused the
ement of the greatest consternation in Constantinople, the Pealasular military service.
Serere fighting hse occured at Vachitern
testimonial into a strong criticism of His its high testimony to the admiration of the Moji and Hirosbium wes taken in hand on the near Mitrovitza, mud two hundred casualties are agricuitars and industry there, the improvement
Excellency's administration. The way in which the author of the petition skates over the facts and tries to make it appear that things desired are things accomplished, or in the way of being accomplished, is simply most delusive. Let us take, for example what the petitioners say, with regard to the water question. In paragraph 9 they refer to the increase of the water storange and the better regulation of the water supply" as among the measures which will improve the health of the Colony. We quite agree. But it is necessary to point out that there are things still required and not yet achieved. Increased water storage has been a crying aced in the Colony for years, and despite THE BEST INGREDIENTS only are this reference to the matter iu paragraph usel,
9, paragraph 13 shows that it is still an unsatisfied demand. In paragraph 13 the petitioners show:-
THE MACHINERY employed is of the latest design and most approved type.
GUARANTEEING ABSOLUTE
PURITY.
ENGLISH EXPERTS Manage our Factories, and their
actical knowledge and constant supervision enable us to produce waters of unrivalled excellence and purity.
A. S. WATSON & CO.
LIMITED,
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
CHEMISTE AND DRUGGETS BY APPOINT- MENT TO H.E. THE GOVERNOR AND
HOUSEHOLD.
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NOVICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. ONLY COиnunications relating to the now, columne 4ould be addressed to Tax EDITOR.
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Chinese community for His Excellency the Governor, is that it serves to point out how much that is necessary in the Colony yet unfortunately remains to be achieved.
H.E. the Governor has proclaimed Manila to be a port or place at which infoosions or con- tagious disease provalle.
H.E. the Governor has been pleased to recognise Mr. H. M. Hobbing se Vice and Deputy Coneal-General for the United Slater.
The Government Gazette reminds owners and `occupiers that rates for the second quarter of the year are payable in advance on or befors April 30th,
The work of laying a submarine eable bewoon
28rd uit, sod was to be fuished by the end of the month. The sable was brought to Kobe by the Hitachi Maru from England.
reported.
RUSSIAN CONBUL WOUNDED.
Mr. Stcherbina, the Russian Consil at Metrovifaa, accompanied by a Turkish escort visited the batteries when the fighting was over, when the Albanian sentinel deliberately fired at Mr. Stakerhins, seriously wounding him in the back, the escort shot down the sentry, wounding
The 1st Battalion Manubaster Regiment, with 19 officers and 316 men, arrived at Singapore from South Africa on March 30th. The Free Press mentions 1 at it is three years since Singaporn had a white Regiment in ita garrison.
The Singapore Slipway and Engineering him mostally, in laste Company, Limited, bas paid a dividend of 24 for the year ended 31st December last and has per share on the paid up capital of the Company
|placed $12,000 to reserve as provision for a new
slipway now in course of construction.
A Washington telegram to the San Francisco
AMERICAN COTTON CROP,
LONDON, 2nd April,
The cotton report of the Washington Conans Bureau estimates the total cotton crop at
Chronicle says the Setrotary of the Treasury 11,078,882 commercial balés, an equivalent of
10,630,945 standard bales.
*. That the almost bloodless proification of the Now Territory together with the establishment of local tribunus, and, the promotion of
and sugmentation of the pullos and district westqhmen förnen, the slaan säppression of secret noo etios, and the deportation of hardened ociminals and dangerous charaders, have tended to preserve the peace and good order of this Colony mamanner the must effective and unsuz. passod.
I wonder whether the recent numerous bigh- way robberies committed on European ladies, and barglaries perpetrated evidently by a gang of “hardoped criminala sad dangerous characters," can be taken as a criterion of the improvement and augmentation of the police force * By_
Robberies and barginties and 71 thefts committed on one particular day in various parts of the Colony, as stated by r. Henry evidence that the peacs and good order of this Humphreys, cannot cerisiuly be taken as Colony have been preserved in a manner the
most effective and unsurpassed.” This may be the opinion of the various petitioners, bat
A recent Moji despatch says that the freight / Attorney-General recommending the appropria- ARRIVAL OF THE KING AT LISBON:urely not that of the Brital and foreign
on coal shipped from Moji is zow quoted an 82.60 to Singapore, $2.20 to Hongkong, $1.25
despatch adds that the stock of coal at Muji and Wakomatsu was estimated at 300,000 tons and 60,000 tons respectively, on 27th alt.
has transferred to the Benate a letter from the
tion of $944063 to satisfy the decree of the United States Supreme Court ju the prize moneys of Admiral Dewey sud others on account of Manila bay, which afterwards were raised and converted to use. One-half of the money decreed goes to the Admiral and the officers and men under his command, and the other half to the Navy Pension Faud.
That provision for a largely increased to Shanghai and Yen 1.00 to Yokohama. The of the sinking of Spanish vessels in the battle supply of water to the Colony by further arrangements for its conservation and dis- tribution, together with pravision for the housing and spread of the Chinese working classes, is considered by your petitioners to be absolutely necessary for their welfare and the sanitary improvement of the whole Colony, and that your petitioners have good reason to believe that His Excellency the Governor is now devising schemes to meet immediate and future requirements in those respects.
Wonre requested to announce that a Mission will be held in St. Joseph's Church, harden Road, commencing on Holy Thursday, 9th instant at 7 pm. and concluding on Easter Sunday at 9a.m. The Mission will be conducted by the Jesniz Fathers, and all English speaking Catholics are cordially invited to attend..
Meears. Riley, Hargreaves & Co. Limited,
Launched from their shipbuilding yard at 3ings-
LONDON, 2nd Apríl, The King has arrived at Lisbon.
"THE BOER IREECONCILABLES.
J.
LONDON, 3rd April.
Mr. Chamberlain, is in communication with Sir J. West Ridgeway and the agent of the Boer irreconcilables in Ceylon, and there is reason to believe they will shortly be allowed to
pore on the 29th ult, a xtsel screw steamar, { proved to Java, built to the order of Messrs. Kos Gunn & Co.,
Penang. The dimensi na of the vessel are :— Messrs Erich Georg & Co, in their weekly Length 165 feet, breadth 25 foot, and depth 14 shace list, say--The general tendency of our feet, and she has a dead-weight capacity of 400- market for moat stocks is upwards, and a livelier tons. The vessel kan besa constructed to Class feeling during the week under review bus result-0 A. 1 in Lloyds Register. As the vessel od in a fair business all round. The rates of started down the ways it was christened Perak, by Mrs. Graham Hutchison, who was afterwards presented by Mr. Fitlook, on behalf of the exchange on Shanghai olose at 73 for T/T, and 73) for three days' sig'st private paper.”
owners, with a gold necklace and pendant.
It would be satisfactory to be assured that His Excellency is "now devising "schemes to meet the immediate and future "requirements," but having regard to the urgency and importance of the matter, we think the water supply question ought to have been advanced far beyond that stage. Perhaps the paragraph in the petition The Opinion of Saigon tells of short crops which excites most comment is No. 9, [ dearth, and distress in several provinces in that which, among other things, says: The quarter. The price of grain has risen con- "improvement and augmentation of the "police and district watchmen forces, the |” atørn suppression of secret socioties, and "the deportation of hardened criminals and "dangerous characters have tended to "preserve the peace and good order of this
Correspondenta must forward their names and ad.Colony in a munter the most effective and dresses with communicatime addressed to the Editor
"unsurpassed." These are consummatio ve not for publication, but is evidence of good faith,
Lettere for publication should be written en
devoutly to be wished, bat the facts certainly The Criminal Statistics published Government Gazette only a week
one side of the paper only.
siderably, and mills are hard put to it how to work at a profit. Several rice mills are in trouble and a very large mill had Intely e narrow escape from failers, and could only tide over the hard times by scouring heavy banking: advances,
A meeting of the British community in Yokohama was recently held at the British Cononiato to hear an address from Mr. Wyatt, of the British Nary League, and to consider the desirability of forming a branch in Japan. Sir Claute MacDonald, the British Minister, presided, and about forty British residents were present. It was decided to form a branch of the League, and Bir Clauds MacDonald was elected President of the branch, while the
Committee:--Messrs. Dodds. Keswick,
THE SOMALILAND DAPEDITION.
LONDON, Ard April.
A mobile column under Capt. Sharpe, had a fight to the Senth of Damot, or the 29th March; the enemy who, realsted obstinately, fost 27 killed and 400 esmelt. There were no British casualties,
THE U. S NAVAL PROGRAMME.
community of Hongkong →Youm, ston
SAN FAIRPLAY,
ALARMING FIRE IN QUEEN'S ROAD WEST.
An alarming fro broke out on Friday night last in Queen's Road West. The first sign of the conflagration was noticed on the ground floor of 255, Queen's Road West Before the fismes had got a very maripus held the Fire Brigade, under Mr. P. P. J. Wodehoom and Mr. H. G. Baker were on the spot, but they found themselves in the unfortunate position of having to stand by for about half an hour before the watervale turned on. Meanwhile the con- fagration theart and weat to the houses on
either Wher there
upon # were su
267 260, 281, and 283. last gave up their supply,
iful output of water thrown ing buildings and the Brigade to keep the conflagration from spreading to the adjoining dwellings. But despite the efforts of the Brigade the house in which the fre originated and the four houses
each side of it were burned to the ground and the damage is estiuisted at something like 320,000
It may be mentioned that the fire bell rang
A Washington (elegram to Eat Francisco says the confereas are divided over the Hem and Senate programmies of increase in the Navy, the House conferees sticking to the programme recommended by the majority of the Naval Board en Construction, who testify at 2.50 am. The name of the proprietor of the that three battleships of 16,000 tons are preferable to four ships of 12,000 tons of the Brod door where the fire started is shun Hang. Last May a dre ocenrred in the Oregon type, as the Senate amendment provides.
same place. The ground floor on which on and after May 1st, all compradore's orders following gentlemen were appointed as the Sevator Hale insists, however, that not one of the present freoccurred was used as a the Admirals supporting the House programu medisine shop and kernecno store, the unine of amendment is endorsed by Admirals Dewey and Taylor and Captain Maban.
It is notified in the Government Gazette that
when passed through a bank or otherwise duty and must therefore be stamped in accord-
D.
(signed communications that have do not justify the assertions of the peti-negotiated in like manner, will be held liable to Jackson, Baker, Robison, Mollison, Wenle, ever commanded a battle-ship, while the Benste the poprietor is Wa Fal Fing and bis
already appeared in
P.O, Bov, 63. Telephone No, 18
tioners.
No other papers will be inscried,
ance with Article 13 of the Sobedule in seotion Orders for tatra sopies of DAILY FAXES ahodd be went before 11 am, on day of publication. After that in the
2 of the Ordinance No 38 of 192. It is ordered Telegraphic Address: Pazes, Codes: A.B.C.MEd, { ago show that during the last five years the that the duty on all compradors's orders above hour the supply is limited. Only supplied for, Cash,
increase in "serious offences" in the Colony the value of $250 be reduced to 3 cents. Lictor'
has been 20 per cent compared with the figures for the previous five years, and while the return represents a decrease of 21 par ceut. in "minor offences" in the HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, De Veox Ko Ct. same period, it is notorious that a large LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET. E.C.proportion of the eritues in the Colony
small thefts particularly-are not reported to the police.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, 6th April, 1963.
The Supreme Court Returns for the year 1902 appear in the current issue of the Gatera- ment Gorette, In the Original Juriediation 903 cases were entored, involving a total sum of $1,780,178. Of those 50 were settled or with- In Summary Jurisdic- tion the total number of essas was 1.724, and of thesa 686 were settled or withdrawn before trial. The number of appeals entered was 12.
drawn before trial.
The following programme of muse will be played by the band of the 33rd Burma Infantry to-day, on the New Parade Ground, from 4.30 to 6 p..
Beale, and F. 8. James,
THE YANGTSZE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION, LIMITED.
Messrs. Shewan Tomes & Co. the local agents of the above association write
We have received information that the Directors will recommend at the general moet ing of shareholders the payment of a further dividend at the rate of 20 per cent for previous
y are and that $25,000 be carried forward to the reserve fund.
THE HOLIDAYS.
A Government notification appears in the Gazette that Friday, the 10th (Good Friday), and Monday, the 13th of April (Easter Monday), being public holidays under "The
Holidays Ordinance, 1875," will also be observed as Government holidays. Bis Excellency hay March......"Second to None," ".. Ord Hume Overture... La Boine D'Un Jour,".. Adania also been pleased to appoint Saturday, the 11th Selestion Three little haid" Rubcas April, to be observed as a holiday throughout
"Love in Macbeth
the Government Departments, except the Ivan Caryll
Mullen Police Magistrates' Department. Margis
Selcetion. Danco......
"The Shep "Hungarian, "Lea Haisers,"
"God Save the King."
The Governor-General of Formosa has no
While His Excellency deserves credit for THE Petition signed by the leading members of every section of the Chinese what has been achieved to the advantage community" praying for an extension of of trade on the West River by reason of the the term of Sir HENRY BLAKE RS Governor maintenance of friendly relations with the of Hongkong has naturally excited a good local Government of Canton, a few words deal of comment and no small amount of need to be said with reference to the ad. ministration of the New Territory, which strong criticism among the European residents in the Colony. No one will gain. certainly leaves a great deal to be desired. say what the petitioners describe as "an It has so far not been made the source Serenade
revenue that it might and ought to be be- acknowledged truth" that His Excellency
cause of the neglect to collect Crown rents. Wale. has completely won the confidence, respect In a speech delivered in August, 1900, in the and admiration of the entire Chinese popula tion. Nono will dispute the fact that His committee men at Tiápó and P'ing Shan, Excellency has taken a very active interest His Excelleney gave it to be understood tified the Osaka Shosen Kaiskn of the fact that in all benevolent and charitable institutions that the occupiers of land would be accepted the Government of Fermoon will subsidize the and that many of these will be "perpetuaj as owners, but if the person in occupation Bouth China service of that steamship company was decided upon an investigation of his to the extent of Yen 249,945 and the Formosa monuments of his benevolent Government."
service to the extent of Yen 327,995 for the But no sanguine expectations can be enter- title not to be the proper owner the amount 13th fiscal year of Meiji, wheh will begin an tained by the petitioners that their wishes for paid by him as Crown rent would be return April let. Mr. Pan Pao-cheng, the newly ap the extension of His Excellency's term will be ed, and the rent collected from the person poisted Chinese Conml at Nagamaki, is going acceded to.. His Excellency indeed has decided to be the lawful owner. Hare the there from home in Juno next instead of in rightly informed the petitionera that " the { rents in the numerous disputed cases been regulation by which the duration" of a collected "on account" in the manner above Governor's administration is determined described, or is the collection of such rents is the result of careful consideration after still being neglected? The latest Report on *** long experience," and we may add that it the New Territory-that for 1901-showed is a rule from which departures are very that while the expenditure was $584,260, ruely made, Old residents will doubtless the revenue collected did not amount to more recollect a similar effort to retain Sir than $53,890; and we doubt not that the JOHN POFE BENEKESEY at Government next Report will show that the New Terrapital:
tory is still very far from paying its way. House, butir proved unsuccessful.
Bir HENRY In 1898 Mr. STEWART LOCKHARY Wrote that Though His Excellency BLAKE, during bis term of office, has doubt. he anticipated no difficulty in raising from: less wished to promote the interests of the the outset an annual revenge big enough to Colony, it cannot be said that he has proved meet the cost of administration. What an ideal Governor in the sense of pressing explanation, we wonder, would Mr. forward the many and important adminữ LOOKHAir offer of the ridiculous failure trative improvements of which the Colony of his prediction to materialise has long stood in need. His Excellency has Coming to the final paragraph in the had to be moved by outside agitation and by Petition, the Secretary of State for the the Chamber of Commerce before taking Colonies is informed that owing to the any steps. His Excellency has faile
unsatisfactory condition of the local
April as previously reported. Mr. Tsu Chung. thing, now in charge of the consulate at that port, will postpone his departure for home until the arrival of his successor.
The Hop. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals hogs to neknowledge with thanks the following donations to the Building Fand of the Chinese Maternity Hus
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ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB.
The times for the race for Mr. E. W. Mitchell's prizes were as follows
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5 Vernon
4 19 10 7 Dione...... J 21.43 2 Alannah ... 4 287
Kathleen... 4:24 52
Min ... 4. Bonito * Colleen
4. 28 40 4.28 4
not, time hm.. 419 19 421 48
·4 177 4. 1452 4. IR 40 18 47
* ROHILLA MARU” ASHORE.
According to a telegram which the manager of the Toyo Kisen Kaisha received from Manila Inte on Friday evening, that Company's stemmer the Rohilla Mare, which left this port on the 31st ult. with a great many passengern on board, has van ashore on an Island some fifty miles
from Manile. The information, was added that the vessel was in no danger and that the pagsengers would be transhipped to another steamer coming from Manila for the purpose No Intor news regarding the Rohilla, which is commanded by Captain Bleliop, is yet available:
ぶ
bat fears regarding her ultimate sofety are not arts
entertained.
premises were insured with the Hip On Insurance Company for $1,000,
It is supposed that the fire originated at the back of the short, Oxing to the scarcity of water the flames spread with alarming velocity and while the Fire Brigade were looking and waiting for water the two houses on both sides of the tenement in which the flames started became ignited.
When once the Brigade got a supply of water they were not long in sabduing the fire, which never spread beyond the bounds that it had been senfined to while the Brigade stcod by. The people resident above the flat where the fire started had narrow swapes, as they know nothing of their danger until the sound of polics
whistles roused them from their slumbers as it was they escaped from the burning building with ite scautiest of clothing on. The dat above the ground floor where the tire originated was ked as a family dwelling, touse and wan uninsured. 7he top story was used as a seamen's boarding house by Fun Pai Skiand was insured for $2,500. One of the housen destroyed was a medicine shop uninsured, the proprietor of which estimates the damage at 35,000. When the police (Chinese) were attracted to the spot by the aların of fire, two lukờngs srrected two of the man from the korcsine shop laaring the premise
THE NEW BRITISH SIAM ORDER
ang
IN COUNCILAANS
TRADE OPENING IN SLAM. The British Trade Jornal ways: One of our readers from Siam called upon us a few days age and discussed the varicus openings for commercial and industrial enterprises which exist in that country. Among these one likely to be entirely successful is the manufacture of shellac, for which the raw material abounds, and which is at present sent to be manufactored in India. Comparatively little ospital would be necessary, we understand, to pleos such an industry on a sound fooling at Bangkok. Another promising venture would, it was, be the erection of a distillery for producing spirito from meire and rice, the ascal arrangement being such that a lucrative return might be The London Gazetts of the Iruary confidently looked for. There is also an opering contained an Order in Conuell, to a difed as 4 22 27
for windmills and pumps for raising
ing water from “ The Siam Order in Convcil, 1999 dealing
124 19 19.
wella and for a line of small trading steamers with British jurisdiction in Siam and repeal. to run between the principal ports and stations ing the previous Siam Orders in Council of along the zivers and coast Further south in 1839, 1898, and 1000. The Order in Council POLLARD'S LILLIPUTIAN'S,
te Straite Settlements enr vilor reported provides for a Court for Siam, with one judge According to Mr. Levey, representative of the good prospects for the establishment of a mill of the Court, who shall be at the time of his Lilliputians, nothing was too good for the little for the extraction of oil from copra and works appointments member of the Bar of England, people during their stay in Manila. Their houses for dealing with coir fibre, including the mann. Scotland or Ireland, of not less than fire yaars" were phenomenal, and many were the letters facture of rope from that fibre and from Manile standing. He may hold a commission from his Majesty as Consul General er Consul, and in the management received, complimenting them hemp.
his absence from the Consular distziob of on the fine performances. The children were
Bangkek the Minister may appoint as acting. also a great social succ 88. Am Taft, wife
or assistant judge sither the Consul, at Bang- of the Governo, gracionaly entertained. the
The M.M. steamer Tana, with the next children at a lawn party. Perhaps one of French mail, left Eaigon on the 4th ingt, at kok or a persou daly qualified to act. Provi- the most enjoyable was the lawa party given 5. for this port.sion is also made for the jurisdiction of district st the historic Fort Santiago. Col. Russell The Imperia German mill steamer Bayern, Courts under consular offices, and the appol kindly lost the fort for the occasion, and Co, currring the German weils with dates from late jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the Hubbell's band to provide music for the occasion Berlin of the 17th alt left Colombo on the 4th straits Battlements: Part III of the Order The children explored the nooks, crsonies, in the afternoon, and may be exported her contains the provision se to driminal, and Part
9 Doreen 5 Payne
dangeons of the old fort, danced and played games
to their hearts content. The military provided the children the highest honour it was in their power to give. The entire brigade was turned out and marched past, saluting the colours.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS,
on or about the 16th inst
The C.F.B. steamer Empress of Chind arrived IV. those sa to altit jurisdiction. The remain-
at Shanghat at 4 am on the 4th inst, and left ing sections of the Order deal with procedure,
gain at 2 p.m. same day for Nagasaki, where
she is das to aritve at 7 a.m., today,
The Russian steamer Kelai left Bingspore for Hongkong on the stă mat., p.m.
bills of sale, King's regulations, registention,
the international Court, and foreign mbjects
and tribunals.