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Įuations, and that “it takes all sorts to make j drawing salaries on a par with those of TELEGRAMS.
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In the ease of the Japanese SOLOMON, it is generally irrelevant detail upon which he focuses his observation, The result is that "the law's delay" is in
FROM OUR OWN COREESPONDENTA,).
DUTCH EAST INDIES TARIFF INCREASED.
LONDON, 19th September.
The defeit in the treasury of the Govern
THE WAR.
| JAPANESE OFFICIAL DESPATCH.
JAPANESE BOOTY AT LIAO...
TOKYO, 18th September. Under this date, the Japanese Consul ut
CORRESPONDENCE.
MR. JOHN HARTLEY v. JAPAN.
TO THE EDITOE OF THE DAILY PRESS.
SHANGHAI, September 14th. SIR-Muny thanks for your kind and sympathetic review" of my pamphlet "Boy- cotted by the Imperial Japanese Govern. ment" etc, containing the "Higgledy Piggle-
Baron Japan observable in excelain, and the verdier ment of the Netherlands-Indies amounts Hongkong has received a presis of the official dy" copies of letters, documents etc. I
a nation," the allegation seemed too sweep-some of the clerk or banto witnesses, sit to involving ing to be just. Yet if Japan, by the Japanese deliberate and decide cases in to be believed, the indictment is true amounts it would take them years to earn, & CO., enough. It is a book officially intended to The Japaneso have a reputation for their
make the world see Japan as Japan sees attention to detail. itself, having just been simultaneously published, by authority, in Great Britain, the United States, Frauce, Germany, Italy, Holland, Norway and Sweden. SHINUSAWA therein admits a low standard in the end scarcely worth waiting for, except of commercial morality. "Laws may be as something to faigh at (supposing you be improved; but the barrier of a bad morality not a party to the suit). There is no need. to mention instances, but we may quote one is by far stronger than that of bad laws.”
recent ruling. A petty tinker of some Count OKUMA, in another chapter, and on a different subject, speaks of the lack of a kind, in front of whose tiny workshop an moral standard. These, and other passages, electric supply wire closely pass-d, had the almost induce the suspicion that the exag-brilliant inspiration to connect is with one gerated politeness of the Oriental, taking of his tools. Promptly sued by the electric shape as it notoriously does in silly self-supply company, he was given a verdict on depreciation, has led the writers into efforts the ground that electricity is not a market to see themselves as some of the Westernsable commodity, and se could not be dis-
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NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS,
the news clin ONLYCOLautions relating to should idreesed telaz EDITOR
spider is mest forward their names and ad dees with communications addressed to the Editer,
honestly, appropriated!
and recent history.
That is history,
PRINCE BISMARCK DEAD.
had the late Sir Harry Parkes views regard.
It shows, conclusively we think, that ifing the meaning of the clause in the 1858-18 to 14,500,000 florins. An increase in the report of Marshal Oyams.
General Kuropatki was not mendacious in treaty, "Class III" Prohibited Goods, Opium;" I attempted wholesale importation of medically customs tariff has been decided upon.
his indiguant disclaimer that the Japanese.
| prepared powdered opium for use by the Japanese captured more than "two waggons," he Gort, and all classes of the people during the must have been deceived by his subordinates. Civil War and cholera in 1877 & 1878 as par There is the ring of truth about the article 9, 1866 Convention und by virtus of the Hollanders had been favoured, also other foreign booty-more than was expected."
firms. I am not surprised at being called Japanese report that "we captured enormous Most Favoured Nation Clause" after th
LONDON, 19th, September, Prince Herbert van Bismarck, son of the
famous Chancellor of the Gerrann Empire, Prince Bismarck, whose father died six has died at the age of fifty five years. years ngo, was born at Berlin on December 28th, 1849. He was married in 1892 to Marguerite, Countess Hoyos.]
The visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the wook ending the 18th Septem ber, 1994, were 245 nou-Chinese and 143 Chines to the former, and 95 non-Chinese and 1,570 Chiness to the latter institution.
It was the Yamuta Mare, according to the P. & P. Times, that was sunk at Newchwang, not the Yolsa Mary. It was impossible to beach hor. as her propeller got entangled with #weedlen the warship's moorings; she was
see them. But the various authors of the
Yesterday boing the Day of Atonement the book arc sil men of affairs. high authorities
The solution we have suggested is Jewish firms were cloyed. on their respective themes: we are obliged to accept their representations. The ques-simple, that it will probably not be accepted as an adequate remedy for the evil com tion then arises whether the right remedy
Of course the mis-plained of. Great events, however, leave oft has been detected. |sionaries know what should be done. "Tis from little causes sprang; and we are con- religion, and religion only. can 'supply the vinced that the bad business reputation of Baron KENTAEO KANEKO, however, the Japanese is co-existent with the bal ure. has the bad taste to think that their parti-personnel of the Japanese Bruch, and that the improvement of one will see the dis cular brand of panacsa "is not what Jaxus
appearance of the other. of Nazareth taught, but a mongrel systew, a concoction of a little of obsolete Judaism, of Egyptian asceticism, of Orcok suldimity, of Roman arrogance, of Teutonic supersti- tions, and in fart of anything sauctioning the wholesale slaughter of weaker races, or now and then the lopping of crowned heads.” As for the old gods, the Japanese, full as they are ofly-digeste 1KANT, and SPENCER, and other philosophers, have grown a little ashamed of them. They must have been suffi-
"Major-Genoral Corbin relieves Major General Wade in the military command in the Philip pines on the 18th October.
A meeting of the Legislative Council will be vessel of about 700 tons. Ne lives were lost. held on Thursday next at 2.15 p.m.
The Customs authorities--at Shanghai received a telegram on the 13th instant dated (hefoo, 13th September, as follows The str. Nanchang reports yesterday pressing a mine with spikes Lot 39 deg, 8 min. Long. 120 deg. 5 min.: Tron Isinad beariar §. 18-E. tame. 12 miles.
Among the property to be sold at the next Police anction at. Tsimshatsui Station on Thursday, 22nd inst., are 12 Chinese boats.
reduction in the Government Owing to a
Bro. Joshua, director of St. Joseph's College to-day leaves for Ceylon, in a holiday, by the M. . es. Ernest Simons. He came here three
Bro. Silvester takes over years ago. directorship of the school.
the
1 was reported in Shanghai man-larin circles on the 13th instant that the British Minister in Peking has suggest to the Waiwapu that China being too weak to protect Weihaiwei, she should ask the Japanese to do so for her.
Last week's plague return. (four fata) cases) brings the year's total to 500, of which all fifteen proved fatal. Yesterday there was case to record. Other courounicable diseases included a European case of diphtheria, and au imported Chinese case of smallpox.
It will be stor, on raferewa to our advertise ment columns, that the Governor has issued un
Volunteer Reserve Association, to meet him in the City Hall, on Friday next. at 5.30 p.m. to farther disenss the mattor.
The exact quantity is still under in- vestigation, but the principal items dealt with up to the 17th instant included :
3,578 rifles.
1,638,780 rounds of ammunition for same. 10,056 shells.
129 ammunition earts. 15,985 shovels..
5,689 ploughs. 2,570 axes.
3 flash signal instruments (heliographis]. 3 reflecting mirrors.
6 portable telephones. 18,915 tins of beef.
2,300 imbers (each 18 inches diameter.) 10,000 bushels of rice. 58,100 bushels of horse fodder. 5,000 bushels of flour.
_- 6,440 overcoats: -
+
mono-munioe" but still hope to obtain judien iz British Courts and compensation from the Japanese, now Britain's most Valiant Ally, bofore I die, for boycotting, for many year, general merchandise, (not opine) into Japan in wholesale quantities, the gemine manu. factures of Britain. Amaries. Germany, and the British Dominions. The daim is a diplomatic one; such claims are slow of settlement in the Far East, unless the claimant has powerful influence behind him. I have still faith in British love of "Fair Play," and of all other foreign nationalities in the Fur East My "motto" is "Nif Desperandum — Yours truly,
JOHN HARTLEY. [Part of the above is evidently writ sar- kastik" but we can forgive Mr. Hartley much, admiring his pecunial hope und dogged defiance of despair. Had we sufficient induonce," _we-would-recommend Japan to be, not just, but generous.—Ed.]
BOWLS.
In addition to these, was taken a great quantity of light railway materials, in-
The return match England r. Scotland was struments, for coal mining, telegraph and
played last Saturday on the ground of the Civil telephone wires, and kerosene,
Thirteen non-commissioned officers and Servier Club, and, contrary to expectation, resulted in an easy win for the Englishmen. men were taken prisoner.
the scoros at the finish being 31.17. Teans:——-
ENGLAND.
REUTER'S 'SERVICE.")
BURG."
LONDON, 17th September. Reuter's correspondent at Zanzibar wires A British taxpayer in China has written to
that the Russian Voluméer cruisers Smolensk Truth, to objectio British men-of-war conveying
and Petersburg sailed yesterday morning, guests to and from factions given by unval
The British raiser Furte, which was watch. offers. The Shanghai Union thinks that such paltry complaints should be treated with theing, did not observe them pass between
was not they may have gone south. contempt they deserve, and that, in the instance Zanzibar and the mainland; it is believed
invited. recorded, it is probable the B. T. P.
The Margit Dro-bel has arrived at Con- stantinople; a Russian officer informed the captain that there were riue other cruisers in the vicinity.
cently unbalanced before by the necessity of appropriation for Education in the Philippines invitation to those gentlemen who have submit.
the services of nearly 2001 American teachers inted their names as menthers of the Hongkong THE “SMOLENSK " AND "PETERS- choosing between the Buddhist missionaries thend will shortly be terminated. and their own priests, and the fairly res pectable compromise they managed was shattered by the multiplicity of creeds that bazzed in upon them when the country WAS thrown open. It needed only a little obser. DISPENSARY, Tation of the conduct of the strangers within their gates, and a few translations of the works of advanced thinkers from without, to throw them into their present state of unifaith in all that is not material, political, In spite of that, bow- and utilitarian. ever, it is not correct to say that there is no generally accepted standard of ethics. Of ethics in Japan there is enough and to spare, and we are inclined to the opinion that Japan, is not in any immediate need of conversion in this respect. Nay, we are bold enough to believe that Jupan bas thecajucity and the will for putting precept into practice, in a ineasure perhaps beyond the keu of some other uations. Her we us
A local resident who went up on the roof of (Limited) and the China Mutual Steara coded are in themselves a wholly sufficient system of ethics, and we bave previously
his house the other day for the purpose of show-Navigation Company (Limited) to Japan will be On the 14 September, at H. M. Consulate, recorded our opinion that the Japanese aro Swatow, China,and afterwards at Kakebi Church.
was a leak ran-up-against a bornets nest blow Japan of an undoubtedly lawful character only The Rer. W 6 Know Roger ALEXANDER cosentially law-abiding people, carrying ing a couple of Chinese plumbers where there suspended until further notice.-Cargo Tor | and hardly an inmate of the housescaped the ment, and shippers will be required to sign a suraged insects.
publication, but as evidence of good faith All liters for publication should be written on- ne side of the peper only. conamunications that kore
Nonymously signed already appeared in other papers will be inserted.
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BIRTH. DAVISH-At The Neuk," Peak, on the 19th inst., the wife of Captain P. G. Davies, D. of a daughter.
MARRIAGE.
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We are officially informed that the British Consul at Bangkok has notified the revoration of the regulation requesting ligas and the raviral of the regulations published under Government Notification 612 of 193 rub- stituting inspection át Peknam for quarantine at Kohphai
We mentioned a few days ago that the slur ship Wynford, from New York to Shanghai, was
We now note that on his last posted more than a month ago on Lloyd's "Orardue List.” trip to Manila Captain Weigall, of the Long sang reported that during the passaga seross ho sighted the bark Wynford in latitudo 18.24 W., longitude 11834 E. The Wynford, a Manila contemporary says, has for some time been reported to be stranded on a reef.
Messrs. Alfred Holt and Co. announes that owing to the uncertainty existing as to what is unlawful cargo for Japan, the regular weekly joint service of the Orena Steamship Company
ICS, to ELEANOR MARY, third dau:hter of T patriotism (not Jingoism) to the point of the trap-door. He got no less than 2 slings will be accepted to be forwarded with tranship-
LICHARDSON, of Swetow, Chiu, and 27. Foland religious fervour. What more is required
Why, in face of that, should their standard of commercial morality be lower than that of other nations? We hope to be forgiven if we, following up the suggestion of HARDERT
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DEVEUX ROAD Cl
At the P. W. D. offices yesterday afternoon. Mr. L. C. Rees, Prinicipal Land Surveyor. p up for sale by public auction fuland Lot No.
annual root 8312.
declaration that the goods are intended for peaceful purposes, and to declare the consignees on the bills of lading. The mouthly steamer extending to British Columbia will continue to
THE CIRCUM-BAIKAL
RAILWAY.
Loxnox, 17th September. It is announced that the circum-Baikal railway will be opened at the end of the
month.
NEWS FROM MUKDEN.
LONDON, 17th September. Realer's St. Petersburg correspondent wires that telegrams have been received fun Mukden saying that the Japanese are laying an extra rail to suit their own gauge,
north of Liaoyang.
THE U.S. CONSUL-GENERAL AT
CANTON REMOVED.-
4 San Francisco telegram to the Manila Cablines annonces that as a result of the
third assistant Secretary of Stato, in regard to
W. H. Woolley
J. Abley
P. T. Lumble
F. Howell (Skip.j
On
SCOTLAND.
T. P. MacConolly
F. Pitt
J. Smith
J. Reidie (Skip.)
turday next a game Ireland v. Scotland will be attempted, and the Committee of Manage- went venture to hope that the comments of the spectators will not be audible, at least to tim players. Inspector Gaul, No. 2 Police Station, will be in charge of the ground.
Taus
[RELAND. Dennis O'Keefe T. Parker O'Conolly A Moriarty
B. Duan (Škip)
r
SCOTLAND. L. Reidin W. Melver
J. Smith
B. Y. Gum (Skip)
TEACHING CHINESE ENGLISH.
It is the growing opinion of the missionaries that it is a mistake to teach English or any other foreign language to the pupils in thissico- ury schools. The Shanghai Union reminds them that the primary object of the missionaries
boy gets a smattering of English ln leaves the. is to convert the heathen. When a Chinese mission school and seeks secular work.
In mission schools, foreign learning may be taught, bat it should be taught in Chinese. Although there are a number of Chinese who have dous and do credit to their missionary teachers, this cannot be said of a good many of......... them. If a Chiasma wants to learn Englis lut bim pay for his education in secular schools. We may add that when the missionaries in China cease to teach English, Othello's occupa tion will be gone. In the eyes of many, his chief justification will be gone too.
A STORY OF THE MALACCA."
Truth is told, on what it believes to be good
LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET. E.C. SPENCER himself, venture to express a doubt 1 1.722, near Bowen Road; 99,260 sq. foot in great carry cargo to Japan withent tnshipment.investigation made by Mr. Herbert H. D. Pierce,authority, that the reason why the Malaron
but ouls on the above-nsmod terus. The apset price was
$2,978. Mr. A. H. Ronnie was the only bidder. To him the lot was knocked down at an advance of $20 on the upset prico.
The Hosemy Guzette should staly Tolstoy. It urges the Russian commanders not to give Our great any quarter to the Japanese. The total amount of new Philippine currency General Suvaroff." it says, "when he fought received up to the close of the month of Angust against the civilised French. very often gave was P21,242,520,00, P2.2571,000.50 additional left the order no quarter' to his troops. This was
San Francisco by transport on Sept. th. The net eruelty or barbaris r, it was necessity amount of Mexican currency slipped out of the And now necessity forets us in this war, with of August was P10,000.00. the conditions of Suvero's rule of no quarter. In our war an we are like a man tacked by a Islands by commercial firms, during the month half-savage and brisas nation, to adhere to the local money market being such that with
In the mean-
as to its being really so. Has SPENCER Hot,
the many charges of official misconduct made was seized in the Red Sea was this. She put HONGKONG, SEPTEMBER 20T, 1904.
in the collection of essays published not long
against Mr. Robert McWade, the U. S. Consul into Antwerp on her voyage out. There seve General at Canton, President Roosevelt has a German Brue pot themselves into com- FOREIGN traders with Japan, both inside! prior to his death, shown that all men are
effort was made by friends in his behalf, but very high freights on contraband intended for remcsed Mr. MeWade from office. A strong munisation with the captain, and offered to pry Their proposals were very rightly Japan. and outside the country. have constantly rogues, and proved it by the laws they make
without effect. The telegram adds that the as safeguards one against inveighed against the commercial dishonesty themselves
out the country. It is stated that as a result of got wind of the proposals, and, believing them of the Japanese. Nipponophil visiters, other? The carefully drawn-up contracts meeting the denunciations, as they frequent between master and man, buyer and seller,
removal has met with general approval through declined. But the Russian agents at Antwerp changes in the Consular service in the Far East agents in the Red Sea that the Malacca mus
earrying contraband of war. ly did, with indignant disclaimers, were are they not presumptive evidence that "the
the representations made by Mr. Pierce other to have been accepted, sabled to the Russian
ure, likely to follow. answered with citation after citation of party of the one part" and the party, of the
Commenting on this telegram the Cableners Fhile the contraband was placed on a German ressel, which probably is now on its way to breaches of contract, and of sharp practices other part" regard each other as unworthy indulged in with effrontery. The enthu of trust? So our English, American, Ger-uring most of the month the sterling value of viper, it is net enough to frighten it and
"standards of the Mexican dollar was greater there than that leave it to hide in a hash: it must be destroyed; says the announcement does not come as a sur- siastic admirers of Japan and the Japanese, man, French, and other finding the ground of their incredulity commercial morality" amount to a belief of the British dollar in Hongkong. The Banks and we must do this without considering prise to those who am familiar with the facts of Japan, having got through the Fed Sea with-
To burden Rusia with does not necessarily mean that he is convinced that every man will cheat if he can, and that in Manila are notifying the public that after whether England and the cosmopolitua pluto- the case so far as they have been developed. It
30th September next no local currency, either eracy object or not ruthlessly removed from under them, ware
competent jurisdiction to determine. Even the
The following American telegram appearing Mexican silver, will be received for the credit dysentery, typhins, and cholera among the case will be left, it is intimated, for a court of Rassion people would, perhaps, be in accordance frisuls of the late Consul General admit that with Junitarian principles, but would be he has been guilty of grave errors of judgment, in the Manila papers is given for what it may of depositors' account.
very unwise. No quarter and no. prisoners of indiscretions and unbusiness-like methods in be worth, but we suspect it to be an-intelligent
glad to see in Japanese history an excuse he must be bound under specifically define the form of cheques or Spanish Filipino or thousands of Japanese prisoners spreading of the guilt of the accused, as that phase of the
for what they were born to regard as a penalties to be honest, and carry out his regrettable state of Things. The Japanese bligations. As we have said, the Japanese of an earlier generation was brought up have an admirable set of laws, eclectically
THE INLAND NAVIGATION
QUESTION.
A correspondent. over the Iseudonym with a soul above dollars. The flth of obtained from the evolved product of the \ «c_," writes us an ansing but too should be our motto." jucre was a mere figure of speech. Bushido best European jurisprudence; and the lengthy letter on the working of the Houg included the snobbish sentiment that a penalties that should protect those doing kong trams. The purport of it is that there isn't Japanese gentleman should touch no metals business under Japanese jurisdiction are not sufficient inconvenience to complain about, and
A Haugehow letter states that Governor Nish but those of which his weapons were made. -wanting. The answer must be sought from it is somewhat serere upon the Fiat. Institias those who administer the laws, and here, and Old Residents" who have aired their grievances. Our correspondent says: These Ergo, the Japanese who did handle money
From these low-class we think, the finger is laid upon the secret people are always with us, and they come forth of that city has lately received several telegraphic were no gentlemen.
of Japan's shortcoming. Her judges are on every occasion, great and stall. of public despatches from the French Consul-General of people the present commercial folk were
bad, notoriously bad! We do not allege dis- concern, as surely as prickly heat and blind boils Shanghai informing the former that a French descendent. Thus heredity was responsible.
honesty so much urgrosz rucapability. Will come in the gooleld summor time With rogard an desired to start a steamboat service between I to be risked, in con Shanghai and the city of Shaching -Chekiang- for the modern commercial dishonesty of Japau. Of course it does not hold water, very rare exceptions, the Jupancse judge to the infection supposed to ha
interchangeable,, C is no more disturbed route between the two points be instructed to that reasoning, but we have seen it seriously is unfit for his place. We have been told,quence of the first and third clasa sets being province, and requesting that local officials en advanced. The chief thing, however, is and have seen sufficient to make us believe, than by pingue, reports and assertions that allow the steamons concerned free navigation. that the consensus of foreign opinion is and that a really capable mau of law prefers to mosquitoes and cockroaches are infested with For some reason or other the Governor of Che- has been against the business integrity of wear the cap of the advocate to that of the deadly bacill. He numits there were long king has not seen his way to allow this, and the Japanese. To a cautious and reasonable judge. The judicial salaries paid in Japan waits for curs, but, judging by a reference to there is now a brisk correspondence between "whisky and soda," our correspondent passed the French Consul-General and Governor Nich
on the subject.-N.-G. Daily News. mind, not involved in trude, knowing other are absurd. The result is that callow youths, them too pleasantly to feel anvoyed.
out being visited.
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THE. ADMINISTRATION OF MANCHURIA.
the conduct of the office that cannot be condoned anticipation of events rather than a statement, in the occupant of so high an office. For these of fact. It reads:The situation growing out reasons alons it become a certainty that Mr. of the present war has been complicated by a McWada's tenure of ofico woald bo short and proposal on the part of China to the various thas a more eapable man would be found to fill Powers interested to take over Manchuria. The that important place. It will thus be seen that proposal is made in the nature of a friendly the action of the President is entirely without overture to Russia and Japan as u solution present strife. The proposal is regardo:1 with prejudice to the case, and will in no way affect which would bring about a cessation of the ở
great disfavour at St. Petersburg, where it is the result before a competent tribunal.
looked upon as an effort on the part of Japan to-overreach Russian interests. mul bring about In our announcement concerning the promo- an attitude among the Powers unfavourable to we emitted to mention the well-known fact that a very shrewd piece of Japanese diplomacy, and tion of a Bill for a new tramway up the Peak, Russia, China's more is generally regarded as the promotor is Mr. Alexander Findlay Smith, to be one of the first steps by which Jagan
lutter Power of her northern province. for the construction of the tramway: My Smith is in England at prosent, engaged, hopes to sewage international guarantees of the we understand, on provisional arrangements, integrity of China and a restoration to the
THE NEW TRAMWAY.