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of additional members. In this Malta and "The Japan Mail confidently affirme the belief, Gibraltar of the East a the Inte S as the result of thirty-six years' observation, that GEORGE BOWEN was fond of styling it the treatment of children in Japan is kinder, during his administration of the Governo far as more kindness goes, than the trestaout of children in any other country with which ment--if anywhere, the Navy Langue should the Editor is acquainted, and farther that A. S. WATSON & CO., be strong and vigorous, and the visit of
quarrelling and want of mainal forbearanor Mr. WYATT will no doubt give it an asetel are remarkably absent from young life in Japan. fillip. At Shameen, too, where an enthusiastic sul-branch of the League exists, and which Mr. WYATT intends, we believe, to visit, that gentleman will be must heartily wel comed. In these days, when mattere are WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. so chronically disturbed in the Further East, under the influence of Russian pressure in Manchuria, there is every need for vigilance, and no stimulus should be required by Britons to maintaiu unflagging their interest in the Empire's first line of
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The Japan Times (an English paper edited by Japanese) says it is safisfactory to notion the salutary effect which the external dangero threatening China are prednolog on tto Is the address delivered by Mr. E. A development of nationalistic sentiment und H&WETT, at the annual meeting of the patriotiam among the Chinese people; a Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, mention development which is one of the mest encourag- CELEBRATED was made of the fact that the Governmenting signs in the contemporary history of our had asked the Committee for an expression | unfortunate neighbours. The granth of such
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THURSDAY, MAY 21st 1903 TELEGRAMS
REUTER'S SERVICE.
MR. CHAMBERLAIN'S FISCAL PULIOY.
ADDRESS DY ME, Ģ. CLEMENTI,
THE FAMINE IN KWANGSI, Įggested that labour might be imported here.
Up the West River there were thounds will~- ing to come. In April the British North Borneo Company, ked sent up an agent who Yeetarterday afternoon Mr. C. Clementi, brought back overal hundreds of men, Relief Fund Commissioner, met the Relief women, and children for the plantations Committee formed here in connection with the in Borneo. It had also been said that the Loxnos, 18th May. famine in Kwangsi, and spoke on the conditions Cantonese should do more. One of the Ganton- he found existing thers during his recent visit ose bonevolent societies had alrondy contributed The Morning Post, Daily Telegraph and the
to the province. The meeting was held in the 100,000 tacks, sud the distrom in- Kwangtang Tintas heartily support a modification of the
Chamber of Commerce Boom, City Hall, province was another drain upon their resources, fecal policy munciated by Mr. Chamberlain at and was
prosidad over by H.E. the Lastly, it had been seserted lu souse, quarters Birmingham; the Daily News and the Chronicle | Governor. There was a good attendance that there was a "corner" in 100 in Canton, vigorously condemn any change the Standard of the public, and included in it were Indy and in refutation of this statement the speaker is silent on the subjost, and while the German Blake; Hon, Sir H. 8. Berkeley, Acting Chief quoted figates which showed it not only to be Press betrays grave anxiety, the Canadian Press Justice; Hon. F. H. May, and Hon. G. Stowart, unlikely but practically impossible that such HI+ EXCELLEROY in introducing Mr. Cis-corner" could exist. Even safgeeing there wolcomen the speech as laying the basis of a menti, recalled the mosting that had boon hold was a corner," he concluded, it was absurd. great Imperial policy and sounding the true in the Legislative Council Chamber on 23rd to refuse to subscribe
Buy relief fund. If note of Imperial unity.
April Inat, nod recapitulated what he gave the starving people in Kwangui were being uttarancs to on that occasion. Since the Com-made the thetims of speculators, all the more- mittes had been formed and relief distributed, reason that help should be extended to them. the conclusion had ten come to that it would (Applause) - LONDON, 18th May.
be well be reusil Mr. Clementi to Hongkong Bfr. St. John Brodrick stated in the House and ask him to state at a public aweting what that owing to transport difficulties is Gorer-be hed himself soon in those parts of Kwangsi ment and directed Gynorsk. Mausing to concen-
that he had visited; and after Mr. Clementi trate his forces at Jobotle, which was also a Abyssinians who were advancing from the Sonth; there was EG question of withdrawing from or of a change of policy in Somaliland and
SOMALILAND.
of opinion upon the suggestion that the 24th nationalistie sentiment is especially remarkable more favourable base for co-operation with the had furnished: those details it would be been fally justified. Their principal trouble
of May (the birthday of her into Majesty QUEEN VICTORIA) should be observed
hereafter as a public holiday to be known as Empire Day." Hongkong, of couree, will gladly associate itself with the rest of the Empire in a movement of this kind, and the Committee of the Chamber in agreeing to the proposal, and the meeting of members ip endorsing that decision, represent the
among the Chinese of the younger generation.
Judgment has been given in the Admiralty
tried before Acting Chief Justice Bourns on Commander Pratt, R.N., at Tiontein; in which the Russian Government, owners of the Bobrik, a steam-cutter attached to H.I.R.M. craiser Siccotch, claimed damages from the Taku Tug od Lighter Co., the owners of the steam launch Gem, in respect of a collision between
the question of sending reinforcements. had not been raised by General Manning.
BULGARIA:
LONDON, 18th May, The Bulgarian Cabinet has resigned, but this
done had been ontirely justified. (Applause) agreed that everything the Committee had The Committee had appealed to the different cinsers of the community-first to the Chinese,
nesting. He did so briefly, and said that from Mr. GERSHON Stewart next addressed the
the statement furnished by Mr. Clementi their oxistence as a Committee to relieve famine had
bodies in Kwangsi and other helpers had now had been to secure assistance for disbursements;
overcome that difBoulty. Mr. Stowart rasd and then to the non-Chinese who owed their 11th Inst. from Mr. Fee, missionary at extracts from 4 letter recoíved on the prosperity to their dealings with the Chinese Tramchan, which showed that the distress was people. Ikadupposied also to the altruistic feel-
most acute, The Committee word endeavour ing of charity which is found equally in the ing to keep a steady supply of rice going East as in the West, and which was impoiled forward, and in this connection they wors by a divine feeling of pity and a desire to indebted to Mr. Fox, H.B.M. Consul at rubsribed to the relief of the waffering people and forwarding all rice sent up. (Applause.) had a perfect right to please themselves, but for those who had subscribed justification for the appeal which had been made, and which had met with a fair response, would be found in the
feeling of the British community in the these two vessels which occurred in the Pei does not affect the situation in the Balkans assuage human suffering. These, who had notWusbow, who had been most kind in receiving
Ho, betroen Tengku and Taku on the 8th March, 1902, and by which the Boogik was suak. Both vessels are to blame. There will be a reference to the Registrar to assess the damages, one half of the amount of which will
beyond adding to its uncertainty.
THE NORTH BORNEO LOAN,
LONDON, 18th May,
The issue of North Borneo Bonds for
be paid by the defendants 10 the plantiffs. 200,000 bus been amply subsoribed, and the list statement to be furnished by Mr. Clementi, The parties will bear their own costs.
An extraordinary meeting of the Shanghai Ico, Cold Storage and Refrigeration Co. was held in one of the Chamber of Commerce rooms at Shanghai last week.
According to the.
is now closed,
CORRESPONDENCE.
JUNK LIGHTS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE."' DAILY FUESS.”
whom His Excellency then introduced,/
inatter. We presume the Government has received a copy of the circular letter which Lord MEATH addressed some time ago, to Colonial statesmen, and the Princes and The following are also recommended, and representative men of Indie, suggesting the observance of an Empire Day"- day on which the attention of scholar in State-aided Schools should be specially directed to Imperial matters. In every part of the KING's dominions the suggestion bas been received with favour, though there N.-C. Daily News, the mosting was called in appears some lack of unanimity as to the consequence of a letter signed by 25 shares date on which Empire Day should be holders stating that they were not satisfied.
with the merger in which the Company's observed. April 23rd, St. George's Day agente, Mesers. Greaves and Co., carried on has its advocates in some Colonies; and the business. The discontented shareholders in others where the birthdays of His apparently waited to give the management of Majesty the King and the PRINCE of the Company into the hands of Mr. G. J. WALze are observed, it is thought that Shekury. The Chairman, Mr. John Prentice, A. S. WATSON & CO. then serve the purpose. Judging, however, said that without wishing to be personal, be
from the nature of the replies "received by thought Mr, Shekery had taken a great deal of of foreign countries beyond the limits of British carelessly printed in a paper anyone should be Clementi, but declined to sapport Mr. Ho LIMITED.
Lord Maaria of the subject there is no credit, pree the way be bad managed the reason to doubt that when it is seen that Central Hotel, a little more than was due to seat and an Order in Council is made dirgoting some of the starting people of Kwangsi. The It would deprive Kwangai of those whose
him perhups. Mr. J. A. Stewart proposed and Mr J. B. Fife rccuded a motion to deprive Messrs, Greaves and Co. of their agency, When the question was put to the meeting it was negatived by 17 to 5 votes, The Chair-force, quoted by Mr. Hastings, it appears that
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*here is a consensus of opinion throughout the King's dominions in favour of May 24th na Empire Day," all the Colonies will quickly bring themselves into line and thus establish not only a memorial of one of the most glorious reigns in British history but also a patriotic festival which will serve to remind use the unity of the Empire and foster in the young those powerful sentiments of patriotic loyalty which will be a guarantee of strength and support to the Old Country in the years to come. Englishren, in whatever part the Empire they reside, will certainly accord the proposal their most active support.
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Hongkong, 20th May 812,—Me," J. “Hastings has raised a very important question in his letter appearing in the Day Press, tais morning, and a more de- tailed statement of the law and of the principles involved may be of interest to your readers.
Mr. Ho Ture complimented Air. Clementi on the valuable work he had done, and suggested that the sohemo of importing labour from Kangri into this Colony might be tried. Some European friends of his had suge Mr. CLEMENTI prefaced his remarks by gested to hit that the coole guilds hers prevented the adoption of that messure, but stating that he had seen it stated in the China is conviction was that not only had very tow Mail that representatives of the Chinese com people in Kwangsi ever seen. Hongkong, but munity of Singapore were credited by Mr. they could not and the necessary travelling Scott to have contributed 870,000 and it was money. He further suggested that a guorantes farther stated that in a report of his he had fund might be started to enable these poor mentioned that a sum of $40,000 was the people to come to the Colony from Kwangai, utmost required to relieve the famius. He had they to repay out of their wages whatever amount made no such statement. He never mentioned might have beck advanced to them, so that those $40,000 as being suficient; it was utterly in who subscribed to the fund should be at no loes suficiant. He wished to appeal to the Fress He was willing. Mr. He Tang concluded, to not to publish anonymous letters without co-operate in any undertaking that had in view. Collision Regulations, among which are theying the statements made in them. It the accomplishment of this object.
would give him great pain if owing to HIS EXCELLENCY also expressed apprecia regulations as to lights, only apply to the ships a misrepresentation of what he said in a report tion of the valuable work done by Mr jurisdiction, when such foreign countries to deterred from subscribing tioney to relieve Tang's suggestion for the import of labour. the application of the regulations to euch ships, subject to any qualifications or conditions prevailing famine was the result of the failure services would be required when the harvest of three successige rasta. Mr. Clementi came, and in Hongkong would create a demand contained in such Order..
went on to describe what he had seen in the for accommodation that could not be met. It districts through which he had travelled, his simply came to this, that as far as the disburse scenat being mainly an amplification of his ment of money went, the committee would exert itself to plase subscriptions in the best possible way for the affording of relief; and speaking from personal knowledge, he had no hesitation in saying that when the different communities in Hongkong were matinded their help was wanted, they would not have the
Under the Merchant Shipping Act 1894 the
From the Order in Connell at pressut in
wan apologised for having bad to call the the Government of China only consented that fetters already published in the Pres. In
meeting which he thought was quite un necessary,
HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD,
meeting of the Sanitary Board takes place
this afternoon. The following are the orders. of the day :-
the regulations should be applied to Chinese shipe of foreign build, and the Order accordingly directs that as regards Chinese ships" the regulations "shalt apply only to ships of foreign type. ..but not otherwise."
This Order in Council has the force of an
Act of Parliament and regulates the rights of Chinese shipowners whenever those rights come in question in any part of the British Empire. Under this Order Chinese junk-owners have the right to use on their vessels any lights san toned by the general maritime law of nations and by that law they are only bound to display
LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, EC. the smoking concert to be held in St. Andrew's house refuse and pig wesh remain on the pre-reasonably efficient light to warn approach
HONGKONG, 21st May, 1908.
Tas mission of Mr. H., P. WTATT, the travelling delegate of the Navy League, has so far been a very pronounced success. In Canada, through which he passed on his way to the East, he was received in the warnist manner, and had the satisfaction of forming several promising branches of the League. In Yokohama be also met with
Members of the Boat Club are reminded of
Hall on Saturday next at 9 p.m.
1. Correspondence relative to the proposed resumption of certain property sod, the provi- sion of a backyard for No 19, Circular i athway. 2. Mr. Ramjaha pursuant to notice will toova--That, as under the present regime all missa during the sleeping hours, forming food for rats and supply also a powerful source for a request the Acting Medical Officer of Health to report on the adcisability and expediency of having sach house refuse and pig wash remored in the evening, daily, instead of allowing them tefester and fame until the morning, under the present system.
This concluded the proceedings, and the
meeting dispersed.
The Hon. Treasurers of the Kwangs Famine
Faud beg to acknowledge receipt of the follow- ing subscriptions:-
Amountpreviously acknowledged$14,241,52 U. Rumjohn...
henish Mission Society in Tong. Enn (Chinese and Foreign)
welping, he related, about 1,500 prisoners convicted of serious offences had been exevated at the rate of from 10 to 100 each day. The bodies lay on the ground and the people came and out off the deal and ate it. took it all and sold it at a profit. The lowest (Applause) If the butcher-man got thero flest bo slightest bexitation in extending that help
estimate of people zeeding relief in tastely the districte he had visited was 319,000. In ovory single district he visited the local Chinese officials and gentry were doing their best to relieve the famine. At the cheap-rive sales so grest was the mash that many people were crushed to death, especially infants carried on ing vessels of their vicinity and are under no their mothers backs. In Nanning there was obligation to carry red and green side-lights cholers and further up the river plague Tes The cruiser Spartiate with the time-expired vitiated and poisoned atmosphors, the Board The right of Chinese, junks on the high send reported to be prevalent. Trade in Krangsi Chinese territorial water to conform is wee at a stadstill. There was no money. The and the matter of lights only to the general officials were collecting no maritime law, thus recognised by the British the other hand they were doling out money; Gore nment and made portion of the law in they had to support larger numbers of troops all British porns by the above-mentioned than usual. He bonestly did not think one Order in Quinot be taken away by any could equaere another penny out of Kwangsi før local Or the Hongkong legislature the relief of Kwanget itself. In Kweiping and has
power to impose any obliga Kwaiyun the distress was terrible; in Nanuing tion foreign ship outside Hongkong and neighbouring district. It was no less ter- for Chinese junks ontside British waters not to the way of relief measures by different agencies, 16 Bub-zention (2) of Ordinance No. 1 of 1903. for the purpose of inficting fines for miscon.carry side-lights, until the Chinese Govern. Mr. Clementi said the Hongkong Committee meat sencents to an alteration in the law and duct or neglect of duty.
the Order in Council at present in force in repeated or amended by a fresh Order in Council or by an Act of Parliament.
men from the Ocean sailed for home yesterday. H.M.B. Mutine arrived from Singapore.
Mr. G. M. Billings, Headmaster of the Ellis Kedoerie School, has been appointed Hon. Socroiary of the Shanghai Branch of the Navy League
A letter relating to the dumping of plages
3. The President pursuant to notice will move:-That the Buard appoint a Select Com- mittee consisting of the President and the
taxes:
a warm welcome at the hands of the British cases in the street, and another on the closing Acting Medical Officor of Health under Section was It therefore in and will remain lawful | Mhle. After describing what was being done in
A Japanese paper, referring to the exclusion
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G. A. WOODCOCË,
Secretary.
AGENDA.
1. Lime-washing return for the fortnight ended. May 12th, 1909...
2. Hat return for the fortnight ended May 18th, 1203.
Palmer & Turner
W. B. Dirou...
R. F. Johnston Miss Blaku... Parsee
20.00
50.00
200.00
Апопушная
15.120
Hon. F. H. May, C.M.G.
$35.00
04
P.Q
20,0
H. E. Pollock, K.C.
200,00
200.00
26.00
10.00
2.00
Anonymous...
1.00
· Forestman -
15,00
T. Morgan Phillips
25.00
A. G. Ward...
15.00
E. Georg & Co.
25.00
II. Skott & Co.
200.00
Capt. F. W. Lyons FJ.B
25.00
50.00
20.00
€10.00
20.00
20,00
20:00
5.00
Swart
5,00
5,00
A. Bemback...in.
500
P. Browitt..
5.00
A. And...
5,00
10.00
813,589,52
should aim at co-operation with the Chiness or other European committees which might be started. The situation in Nanning was exite- mely urgent. There were dangers in transport. but the prefect of Nanning had promised that if there was any rios available to be sent there he would have it escorted the whole way by Chiness gunboats, and trackers would be am ployed to get it there with all despatch. In Nunning be did not know how many thousands would have died since he was there; but he should estimate that some 6,000 who were
Major Averet T. D. Colter G. Harling C. Mituall H. Figge Oldrop
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E. Niedhardt
G. Friesland...
W. Pucher..
community, and an influential branch of of the Chiness thantres are unavoidably, bald the Navy League was formed in Japan, over until to-morrow, including among its friends and supporters the British Minister at Tokyo. At Shanghai, of some British workmen from Australis, Mr. WYATT likewise found a hearty greet describes the Commonwealth na simply a
Now how does the "Junks (Collision) Or ing, The British residents som to have naughty boy, wasing big but not polite, under
dinance 1902 (No. 30 of 1902) affect the been eager to establish ́ ́a branch of the the shadow of an indulgent and powerful parent.
rights of junks and their owners? It does not directly enact that all jocks outside Navy League in the Model Settlement, and
side. the waters of the Colony shall carry at the meeting at the British Consulate there meeting yesterday. Mr. Shalton Hooper was In our report of the Chamber of Commerce
* Application for exemption from the pro-lights, but it does ensel that if they do on the 12th inst., when the question was reported se quoting the Acting Chief Jaation, vision of backyarde at 13 and 15 Kramer not, they shall be held to blame for say collisions with ships at night, whenever they brought up a most enthusiastic send-off instead of a former Chief Justice, as authority Street, Tai Kok Tsui
4. Application requesting that the Ko Shing
Bome or are brought before any court in this was given to the new Branch, which started for the statement that St. John's Cathedral
Colony, unless it can be shown in any particular case that it was necessary for the with a membership of no less than one represents the only freehold in the Colony. Theatre may not be closed by the Board.
5. Minute by the Colonial Veterinary Surjanh not to carry side-lights. So that the being fed would have died from starvation, hundred and twenty. Mr. WYATT evidently
1,960 piculs of rice have already been shipped A Caloutta telegram saysThe Emperor of geon recommending that Inspector A, Watson Chinese owner of a junk is subjected to The rellef would certainly have to go on till the possesses great forensic powere, for both in China has wired to Kang-In-Wei, the reformer, be deputed by the Board to institute summary penalty for doing that which is lawful according end of June, the beginning of next harrest, al for distribution amongst the sufferers at a cost
to the law of the Colony, and the penalty that Yokohama and Shanghai he managed to stir | who has been living in Darjeeling, to return { proceedings.
is imposed on him is up a warmth of patriotisms good to see in the to China. Kang-Yo-Wei was entertained at
one, Whatshould be reckoned for was firo wooks would have incurred is the same as be ways provided that the next harvest was a good of $9,613.18
had an obligation to marry “aide-lights been imposed on him by an authority supply. That would mean that 18,200 piculs
THE "STOWAWAY" TRADE. Far East, where most of us are usually too Calcutta by a representative gathering of immersed in business to spare much time natives, and left for Hongkong on the 5th inst.
were needed in Nanning, in Wengang 10,000. competent to impose such an obligation.
This is not the place to enter irito a technical for the expression of sentiment, however
Thirty-one cases of plague were reported deep-rooted the feeling may be. The meet- during the 24 hours ended at noon yesterday ing at the British Consulate was a large all Chinese cases but one (an Indian) and all and representative one, the Acting Consul- but five were fatal. Twelve onses were dmoped. General taking the chair and being sup- One was "found" in a cell at the Central Falice ported by the Chairman of the Municipal sistion. The total for the year now reaches Council and most of the principal British | 782. residente. We hope that Mr. Wratt will
6. Correspondance relative to the well at 112 and 114, Wellington Stroot.
7. Minuta by the Colonial Veterinary Sar- on relative to certain cattle disease. 8. Report relative to the scavenging of the Hill District
WEATHER REPORT.
Pressure bas
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report ----
The barometer has risen over E. Japan, the The Peking and Tientsin Time states that it depression having passed the Facific to the E. meet as cordial a reception in this Colony will be of interest for many to learns that Captain
of N. Japan
given way in N, Chius owing when he comes. He will find here already Patterson of the as. Heinfung,contemplates to the existence of another depression, which existing a flourishing Branch of the Navy reigning his command and going home early seems to be moving Eastwards over Manchutia League, but no doubt the occasion of his in Angust next. This fine old veteran recently Chamal and N. part of the Chins Bea
Gradients alight for SE. winds in the Formos visit will serve to infuss new energy into completed his 640th trip between Shangbai and
Forecast:-B. winds, light; fair at Best, the Committee and lead to the acquisition Tientsin, having been master for 53 years. skowary later,
Three stowaway agente" were recently argument as to the legality of this Ordinance If they confined themselves to these districts, A PROFITABLE BUSINEEN CHECKED IN JAPAN. or as to the probable construction that will be leaving out Kwaiyun and Team Chen, that minced on it in a court of law, but it must be would mean 28,200 plouls which, calculated arrested by the Yokohama police, to whom. obrious to everyone that it is an attempt at $5 vical for cost sud freight, came to / they confessed that they have an accomplice in
deprive Chinese junk-owners fndirectly of
Kobo and five others in Hiroshima, says the rights that the local legislature cannot take 9141,000, of which they might expect to Japan Gazette. These Japanese have already from them directly,
recover $41,000 by sales. If they included gained several thousand yen by this nefarious If the Chinese Government attempts to the other two distric's be had mentioned nullify the legal rights of British subjects in Chius protests loud and long are raised, and the estimated sum required would be $210,750.is. The rate of commission paid by For example, eight would be stowaways, who rightly too, for an honoursbis observance not Mr. Clementi proceded to say that he had wary staway is said to be 180 yen or 189 yen. merely of the latter but of the trit of interna. been wet wilk several objections since retura- were arrested on board the N.Y.K, steamer tional obligations cannot be too strongly insisted on. It cannot, therefore, but be matter for regret to all persons anxious to uphold British prestige in China, to see an attempt to nailify the rights of Chinese subjects thus made by the Gorerament of a British Colony-Youza, etc.,
MARCUS W: BLADE.
"
Hongkong. In the first place, the Kaga Maru in Yokobams, on the 5th lust, paid Kwang Chinese, it was argued, might do 180 yen esch. On the arrest of the "agents more themselves to relieve the distress, but they only 418 yen was found in their possession, and had duze xil they could, and could do no more, the policy distributed the sum among the Then some of the big Arms in the Colony had would-be stowaways.