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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH, 1905
organise themselves into associations of all TELEGRAMS. kinds, both for good and for evil, is marked; and this power, when rightly directed 16, it is needless to say, a main factor in popular or representative government. In
A. S. WATSON & CO., the Guilds and the vast uumber of social
LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
ÆRATED.
and quasi religious societies that exist all over the country, the organisation is per fect; and in their segret societies, however undesirable they may be in certain respects, the same powers of combination and ad- ministration are boyond question conspicu- OUS. If those talouts could be made to work in the right directions, they might. ká
DAILY PRESS SERVICE. THE SEETHING CAUCASUS. LONDON, 7th September.. Tartor bands
are fighting the Armenians in the Caucasus, Hundreds Baka and have already been killed, Shusha were pillaged, and the oil wells loft burning.
THE PEACE TREATY.
WATER oficialabio value in the government of INTENSE INDIGNATION IN JAPAN.
MANUFACTURERS
THE WATER used is THE PUREST that an be obtained, and is SKILTULLY FUITERED
*
• THE MOST SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES.
the country--but it is clear that it must require no common powers to produce this result. It sormus, however, that Japaneso statesmen are hopeful of being able so influence and instruct the Chinese that this end could be attained in something like twelve years, 11 is characteristic of the Japanese that, in dealing with a subject of
KOBE, lat Sept.
Intense indignation has been creat ed throughout Japan by the publica- tion of the conditions of peace.
+ ONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL
A mesting of the Legislative Council was hoal at the Council Chamber yesterday after
noon.
There were present: --
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, SIR
MATTHEW NATHAN, K.C.M.G.
Hoa COLONEL CH. DARLING, R.E. (General Officer Commanding the Troeps).
Hon. Mr. T. Sarconabe Smith (Colonia! Beretary),
Hot SIR H: 8. BERKELEY, K.C. (Attorney General
Administration. The considerabla portion of the excess of this year's Oreg last year's Estimates not accounted for by the two items I have mentioned is dug to "now subordinate appointments that have been, created and to improved robome of salaries that has been adopted in the hopes of ince
increasing the efficiency of this Department which so affects the convenience of the public. I shall explain precisely to you this revised schein of salaries. A special expenditure of $15,000 incurred in 1905 in the purchase of a steum-launch need not of course is repeated in 1906. You will absorve that the Harbour Mastor's Department now provides for a soparate Mercantile Moriaus Uffice. This Ofice, estimated to cos! $4,083, has been established on the very strong recen mendation of the Harbour Mastor that it was necessary to mako alitional provision for 1.bo geowing
requiremoats of the Mercantile Marines. On his recommendation I have also introduced the now schone of subordinates' salaries throughout the Depart mont. These, and a few minor changes, includ- ing some swings, havo resulted in a not increas in the vote of 8,338. Special provision of $15,40 has is boon made for the purchases of now Fairway Lights and Buoys for the Western Harbour satrance, a provision which has been urged in this Conàcil. The vult for tluy Observatory zamainess before insopt for a small In the Memorandum explaining the Estimatesduction 3300 in the item for the prialing. of Kesano which has be laid on the table of observatas. "That for the Julis and explanation has been given of the increase or
Lng Departments shown an increase of $23,921. Of this iucruaso 82,100 N for an arrangemant depase in every item of which the am ut differs from the included in time umut for
that has lan tryprad on ma by His Bunce thes 19. It will onsist Honorable Members if I
Chief Justics for obtaining accurate repris en point out this most important of the-a differus mportant Low Cases. 84,198 is due to and their effect on the total of the stimate the teausfer to the Magistracy of the with the Magis- If they will turn to page to 5 of the pristal prev bornu by the EXCELLENCr i un address to the Bommeil, Eyiams before them they will be able tracy at Tai Po rtment, and $1,930
buil
and sales which have Istely much fallon off, probably owing to the recent Enuncial crisis in the Chinese Community. The revised estimate of onlinary expenditure (that is ex penditure other than that on Extraordinary Pablo Works) is more than the original estimate by $25.708, the unanticipated pen. diture ou account of arrears for the Bastar Mail Service, he acceleration of that servico, the survey for the Caston-Kowloon Railway, and the award in the Howard and Stephons case, not being entirely met by savings on stering prym nts owing to the high rate of exchange in the first eight months of the year, on plague expenditure and on various other votes. A sum of $42.100 less than the original estimate will according to the revised estimulehe Hou, Mr. L. A. M. Joussros (Colonial gent during the year on extraordinary Publio Treasurer).
Works. This difference between original and Hop. Mr. F. A. Invino (Registrar-revised estimates is not great in coun dtion with General).
a sum of over $1,8 (4,690. It wil be bean that the revised est mates of revenue and expenditure couvert the surplus of $32,419 which appeared in | the original ratinates into a coficit of 875,760
Deducting this with the balanes of assets at the end of 1985 that is from $207,722 und adding $113 000, the estimated arrears for the year, wo get as the estimate balance of assets at the end of this year with which to start the year 1998 a sum of $77.962.
Hon. Mr. Basu H. Taxios, R.N. (Harbour Master).
Hon
Mr. W. Chatham (Director of Fablie Works),
Hon. Sin C. P CRATER, C.M, 0. Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, M.B. C.M., C.M.G. Hon. Mr. 14. SHEWAN, Hon. Mr. GuroKOM 'STEWART, Hon. Mr. Wai Yuk.
Hon. Mr. C. W. DICKSON,
Mr. A. G. M. FLETCH (Clerk of Comilk), Thomínutes of the provions m-eting were
NEW MEV BENS.
It is declared that the conditions are at once a sacrifice and a humilia-read and confirmed. so apparently undefined a nature, they should | tion after an unbroken series of com- Mr. T. Serembo mith and Mr. Beil H. Taylor took the oath and usumed their
HEIR EXCELLENCY'S ADDREAS. Before busiu? KS
fix the actual time which it would take to
THE MACHINERY employed is of latest ring alwut the change. This shows that
design and most approved type.
THE BEST INGREDIENTS only are
GUARANTEEING ABSOLUTE PURITY.
ENGLISH
EXPERTS
Manage our Factories, and their proction knowledge and constant supervisior enables us ie produce waters of unrivalled sreellence and
purity.
A. S. WATSON & CO. |
LIMITED.
Chemists by Appointment to H. E. the
Governor.
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On 1st September, at Shanghui, to Mr. and Mrs. WILPRID F.'HAMLIN, a laughter.
MARRIAGE.
On 1st September, at Shangiwi, atthe American Conantato, by the key, W. F. bentley, AvGESTOS
Toy B. MOULDER to EILLEEN M. MOON.
DEATUS.
On 7th September, LIZABETH JAne Gordon, beloved wife of ALEXANDER LUNDY GORDON, Sergeant of Polico, died at. Victoria Hospital
Bark Roud.
Yanorus will pass the Monument at 5 p.m. (tò day) 8th inst.
Plete victories by the Army and Navy.seats as members of the Contaed.
*** This telegram was apparently handed in Kobs at 6 pm. on the Ist ist, and was receiv glin Hongkong af 3.12m on the 7th inst. We nastame that the Japanese Prosa Uenger flolayed the assage ntil the receipt of nows that tac Treaty had b-on actually sigard,
The Tokyo censor was moi si strict as the Kobe The following appoured in the
UЯn, V-C". Dulg News on the 204
the question must have been gous into byat them with their acenstomed thoroughness It has evidently been trailed not merely as an abstract, speculation, but has been well thought out on the basis of wetual fact. The knowledge which even the last informed), Europeans possess of practical working of administration in China is too limited to enable them even to attempt to form nu atcurate judgment upon a question of this kim. With the abstract principles of Chinese Government a few woll-inforized
Europan officials or scholars are sulliciently acquainted at the fact which met
strongly strikes the former, is the degree to which in practice the administration differs from what in theory it is supposed to be. It is manifest to those who staly the subject; that side by side with the accepted government, vinder the supreme control of the Son of Heaven, there has long been working a popular system which in variety of ways, theoretically irregular, acts as a check upon the central authorities and modifies the intensity of a pure antocracy. In several directions the Chinese bave com- trived to preserve an amount of individual freedom, which would be impossible but for this peculiar working of a popular ekment. In many cases the means of maintaining this independence' have been to bring the local officials to a reasonable attitude by the simple plan of making them a sufficient payment or, to put it more plainly, to give them a sufficient bribe. In other exses, however, the more legitimate course has been resorted to of assisting the officials to obtain revenue of a specified kind in return for special privileges. But, in one way or
The chauvinistio jouruals liarę ure dizestiefed,, and regard the agreement as bumiliating.
The bile generally uno surprised that there is to to no indemnity.
Wan
His
solain Bed ENTLEMEN,Our only meetings this year have litt rto buen time four we hand in the short Bession btween the ath, May and the 20th June, the Extmo dinary Motings of 27th in which we passed the Suplementory tinued further shirt Session is now for important finemsini ant for acne Legislative bu-inox. It is my wire to limit if possible the me tings of this Council to two short Eessions in the year. By this menus pot The Kokunin, however, says that it is not out of place to expresse esa plations Japanly will the call on your tis b 1-ssured hat
the Goveruient will is not possessed by the jinge feeling, and she tomb of hosty legislation 1 most soing guard aginat the has attained all the objects whose refusal sugestion which on the fan of it was good constituted the casus belli, in addition to the at which comparatively short trial often
ectorate of Coren, this apa lour in un- chusin, the lease of the Linotung Penisul prest. I ineffel to attain is object. ihe first, business of the present Session will be the transfer of the Chides Eastern railway and the richer half of Saghalien, and this Estimats for the prosent year and to make Primorsky fishers. She bas altained what may be called an honourable peace.
Regarding the waiving of the indomaity and of the cession of the whole of Sagkaliya, udeon- trollable circumstances render insistence ou these conditions impossible; but this exunol materially injure the dignity of the victors. inasmuch as Japan did not fight for money,
There is reason to thank Baron Komura and Mr. Takahira, and it is impossible to describe the gratitude that is dus to President Roosevelt. The foreign residents in Japan wonder at and admire Japan's ruloration and fairness.
REUTER'S SERVICE.]
FIGHTING AT BAKU -
LONDON, 5th September.
A battle between Tartars and Armenian has been going on since Saturday. Up to the present, 100 have been killed and wounded. Troops are sugaged.
THE TREATY OF PEACE.
LONDON, 3th September.
A synopsis of the treaty published, shows fifteen articles, of which the gist is known; cach party undertakes to employ its section of the Manchurian railway solely for con- mercial and industrial purposes, and to
will evacuate Manchuria within eighteen
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ESTIMATES OF REVENUE.
Colonial Ses etary's
Feri
salary, ont of which Klary the expeares in con- to an inor-ase in flas Crowe Solicitor's
neo-ion with his office are now to be defenyod. A considerable item. $12.345, is real an to satisfactorily deal with the avecunt of a considerabil, addition being repical
tration
of and in the New To ritories. The police vot is iucros od by 80,876, partly by e Europeans drawing Staling salary while $3,240 is dus to the engagemont of the probationer now in Canton leasaing Chinose. Tin Fire Brigado romuins practically the ame, being incraved was being prepared I directed the inclusion of $180 When the first disft of the Estimates an item for a new Floating Fire Engine. The cost of this would be some 850,000, and after carolul consideration came ultimately to the from the Estimat, at any rate for this year
by
to follow my romarks. Taking in the test instauve the increases, it will be observed that the principal 429 of $249,000 is due to thingier to room accuuat of the accumulated funds of the Widows and Orp nus Pension Fund and the slip tious for the your 1904, (have nirmady refervõit to to taking over of the u in my romacks on the logislation proposed for the Session. A How assessment bring in na additional $89,300 from rates while payments for oxe 89 consulap- tion of water and for moters are put down at $300 more for the coming year than for 1915. The items for receipta umlee the Stamp Ordin saca, for New Terriory Rents, and for Saminy Cargo Working Permits, och senats for au Additional $15,000. The only other big increase and cha rs. Bast your it was thought the opon of fait ng off in the number of licences, bot this par ly liscause the rapid extension of the rider the Low Level 1 Tramway would result in a la anticipation has not been rentis-d, and is in suo giranta 1t all tines of the year made it of less main system which will secure à supply to thes therefore to go back to the figures for those
issues of 1904 and to add $1,200 to do that the pattern of float-r proposed was a importance and partly boca I was not patie amount which stood in the 195 Estimates. In addition to the foregoing saven items,
vory useful ono. On the latter point enquiries. ing St27.5 4. there are 37 items of the amatos are now being made in Eng and. The Prison
aggregat- that show increases iter S0 which amount item of the increase being that for lighting the vote bas b. an increased by 33,490, the largest altogether to $63621 and indicate general Gaol and Warlord Quarters, Inst development. The sum total of the ingres vision having proved insufloient The vote for is the 8490,984. The items on which there are decreases are less numerous. The most corious the, Medical Departments has been increased by is a diminution of $15,000 a month or $1-0,004 $3,350. The addition of $5,000 which I cou- for the year on the paymnt, for the Opian Merlies and Surgical appliances to a quantity zidosad necusary to bring up the zomervo of Farm, This rodueion was granted from November. 1904, after very careful investiga- which would make the Hospital indepuisut of tion and full consultation with the Executive outside supplies for some months has been party Council. $100,000 less is estimated to be po (apply). The reduction of $5.839 ia ti
ly met by savings on other items of the vote. died by land sales, our anticipations in 1205 vots for the Sanitary Department is main- under this heading not having been realised, It is possible that the determination of the track ly based on provision for fewer pingus patients As Members are doubtless are thers have of the Railway through Kowloon may result in
boan considerable ringa effented on th It also provides for raising the ago limit the reduced estimate of $400,000 for 1905 wing
amounts roted for comb ting the plague bath this your and lat. The "reduoliai en the
to pass a few votes authorising exe-ses on the 20 untiviųst is the licenca for carriage conclusion that this item should he omitted
lunnoial provision for the year 1906. On this infter matter. I will address you on the rst reading of the Appropriation Bill. ha Ateshant Shipping Amendment Bill which stands pert on the order of the day pro vides for bringing the law with regard to lights by janks inside and on side the watera of the Colony into harmony and will repeal the Junks (Collision) Ordinans of 1902, which has proved ineffectual. It also embodies provisions in place of those enacted by the Small Ships Exemption Ordinance of 19 3 which have beon on the Government by tlen Chamber of Commerce and for repealing that Ordinance. Opportunity is further takes of making one or two minor ulterations is the Merchant Ship ping Ordinance tnding to simplicity and clearass of procedure. The Women and Girls Protection Amendment Bill is intended to introduca the provisions of the Criminal Law Amendunt Act of England with regard to the method of taking the evidence of young child
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in connection with some ofone against girls largely sanded, but I profer to be on the safe
Fear's pro-
in a mazer approved by the directors of thesde with regard to this very speculativa item. Edovute would have boon great for ront of Po Leung Kek, who cau bo tensted safely to his relarus for the set of timber have been transfer to it of the fund of but for the in such a matter. The Summary put at $25,300 los than estimated for 1905, themes from tha. Misgallocus Seri co Vote
guiis us Offene Amendment Bill is infonded to strong period of average felling votation having been and then the hands of police in dealing with somewhat extended after disenssion in this and had it not boon mac sary to make provision for tuo varions minor items mentionel in the prostitutos Legislation in this wat er hos been suggested both in the Chinese and Euro Council and reference to the Forest Depart-
Memorandum before you, of which a staff for ment of India. There is a decrease of $10,500
the New Weatorn and Mong Kok Tsui Markets The Summary Jurisdiction in the item for laughter House Fous which (8,399) is the most considerab. The Botani. pean press. (Married Women) Bill is intended to mark pro- was over-estimated for 1903. The aggregate vision for the rate maintenance of deserted of the decreases in the above four items is thus cal and Forestry Department Vote is reduced or ill-treated wives. 67
It is complementary t$316,400. To this has to be added $26,800 due by 2873, as the Children's Garden at the Peas, the Ordiosace passed in 153 punishing per sons for herbouring away wives. The last of results a total decrease of $342,200, whica Department of the Inspector of Schools is mare to minor decreases in 14 other items There costing about that amonut, is to be finished this your. A decrease of $4,250 in the rota for the
Government to take over the Widows and leaves a not increase of $119,781 in the revenue Orphaus' Pension Fund and to make it liable of $7,347,395 estimutet for 1995 over that of for 1905. tains provisions for distributing any present applause). The increase over the revised surplus of the fand in actual and prospective stimate of $7,081,109, for 19 5 is 8307295. pensions to the widows and orphans of past and present contributors. The Peak Tramway Bill which was referred to the Law Committees of the Council at the end of last year appears in the orders of the day for 3 d. reading.
Friends please accept this the only intimation. another, we constantly find that the mode tablish a junction at Quang Cheng; each the nou Billy on the paper is to enable the dedacted from, the total increase of $327,500, a nosonated for by the amgaut which is
Also, wother of Capt. R. G. ANDERSON, Indo- is by an understanding of some kind being months, after which each will retain fifteen for payments on account of that fund It eon-97,195,611 originally estimated
.
(2094
On 1st September, at Shanghai, Mrs. Assis China steam Navigation Un., aged 70 years.
in which government is carried out in China
HONGKONG ÜPPICE 10A, DES Vaux ROAD CL LONDON OFFICE: 131, FARET STREET, EC.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, SEPTEMBRU BIH, 1905.
arrived at between various powerfal com. binations and the governing classes; nod such a state of things, however open to abuse while it exists unofficially, is precisely that which, properly directed, might at least louilly be made the basis of sound reprešen - tative institutions. This is no doubt what has been perceived by the Japanese states-
railway guards per kilometre, and each party agrees to place no obstacle in the way of China for the development of Mancharia.
The French Mail of the 8th August wa delivered in London on the ith inst.
A HUGGESTION was thrown out some time then, who Lope to be able to educate the Y.M.C.A. will be held at 9 p.m. on the 18th
it
back that, under the influence of Japan, might be possible to introduce into Chian a 6ystem of representative Governarent such
Chinese into something in the form of Representative Government. But the great difficulty that has to be met is how such a system could he expanded so as to become
A general meeting of mambere of the
inst. to discuss the advisability of enlarging the fiebl for mombership to include men of the naval and military services.
Saturday, the last night of the season, bus been
FINANCIAL
ESTIMATES OF FIPENDITURE.
found to be carnal under the Grant Code being considerably less than that eutered in the Estimates lust year. The retirement of the Head-Mistress and consequent reorganisation of the Bolios Public School result in a farve redaction. On the other had the separation. from that School of classes for Iulian boys and scal Government School in the Now the establishment at Thi Po of the Territories involve sms increaNES, and
The Memorandum explaining the Estimates of Expenditure which has been laid on the table deals mostly with items for which the approval of the Secretary of State has not already been obtained. Sme further explana The COLONIAL SECRETARY Inid on the tion will be of assistance to Honourable en further small increase is necessitated table finuacial winntes Nos. 24 to 3 and moved hers with regard to these itens which, subject by the adoption of the grading scheme that they be referred to the Finance Committee. to the vote of the Council have been approve throughout the department. The application The COLONIAL, TREAKER seconded, and that the Colonial Offie Is this explanation of the samus sekome to the Chinese in abera is maution was carried
aball endeay ur to avoid confusion by omiting partly responsible for the ad iition of 23,775 to references to mitor details which are orplained the rote for Queen's College, the provision of a in the notes ut the foot of such page of the laboratory for a technical loss also contribut- detailed estimates. Turning to page 6 of the ing to the increase. The ecclesiastiral, charit- will so that the Chargeable, and transport vatos remain as they were printed Estimates you ou Account of the Public Debt remains the for last year. A reduction of $19,916 in the vote
the Government taking over the Widows sad exchangs on paymnt of widows and cophuns increased by $15,676, of which $6,000 is due to real, sus two important items, equasi ion of same as last year. The amount for Pensions is miscellaneous services is more apparent than
PAPERS.
The COLONIAL SECRETAR laid on the table the following papers Memorandum explaining ostimutes of revenue for the year 1996; Award of H.E. the Governor in the claim of Mesers. Howard and Stephens for compensation for No. 184 through the works carriort out, injury anstained by ibon as owners of Marine
THE ESTIMATES.
with the
Theatre Royal, when a special programme will
Farranged as the Vice-Regal night at the Sanitation; Report on the existing flushing is partly Police Magistracy in the New revunue is within $43 the a be submitted by the Gaiety Star Combinativa. A special matinio for children takes place in the afternoon.
fr. Honry A. Little'to be Consul at Chiusuru, The Guzeft: announces The appointment of Mr. Herbert Goffe at Changshan, Mr. Harry Handor the Praya Reclamation Ordinance No Orpaane Pension Fnd and the balanes to au posions, and rent for Government offices. huv Fax at Iehung. and Mr. fieorge J. L. Litton of 1889, Financial Statements in connection excess of new pousions over pension ceased merely boon transferred to other votes. There at Teng-Yuok.
with the Estimatas for 16; Memorandum Thore is a decrease of $2,500 in the vote for the are, however, considerable reductions on the on the Estimates of expenditure for 1996; | Go
Governor due to economies on the furniture payment of interest on funds and on the item Abstract showing differences between the item, sud one of $8,517 in that for the Colonial for qualisation of exchange on Indian Police Estimates of Expenditure for 1905 and 1916; Secretary's Department and Legislature, which Remittances. The Military Contribution to only apparent as the items connected Imperial Government of 20 par seatom of our proposed sites for new tanks.
same as Last system and
year. Ou Territories amonning to $1,499, has been the Volunteer vole an increase of $5.652 in The COLONIAL SECRETARY moved the first transferred to the rote for the Magistracy where partly due to the kenness shown for kille roading of a Bill entitlof, An Ordinance to apply they seemed to me more in place. A ouange in practice by members of the Volunteer Reserve a âum exceeding fire million seven hundred and the holder of the office of Chist Clark uccants Association, portly to ioeces wegbrength of the seventeen thousand two handrod and seventy- for $1,720 of the balanso. Tho vote for the Volunteers, and partly (which they asked my to six dolluce to the Public Service of the year 1906, Registrar-General's Department is increased by makes to the provision for a longer period in motion.
The COLONIAL TREASURER seconded the $10184 hut 83,901 of Dis is a transfer from the amp for them. The Public Works Depart
Miscellaneous Services Vote, to which the rent maut requires $18,564 more this year than last HIS EXCELLENT-Gentlemen, before put of the Registrar General's Office was formerly mainly owing to the necessity for bringing up ting to the vale the notion of the Honourable charged, while $400 is speial expandisace for important arrears of survey work and for pro- the quinquennint census which is dus in 1906 viding a working establishment in contection withi the Colonial Secretary, I propose to explain to
briefly the probable financial position on and which the Principal Civil Medical Offer the 1
-Tuls
Tamping tation and with the the 1st December, 1905, the Estimates of stronuly recommended should be t kou, Minor new Water Works at Kowloon now approaching Revenue for the year 1900, the Estimates of alterations are exp ained in the Memorandum completion. The vote for Recurrent Public Expenditure for the same year and the financial neompanying the Estimates. There is a small Works-which must increase year by years Rear Admiral ho Hon. Assheton Goro position which will result if those estitastes are a parent addition of 8840) to the role for the increased by $28,700. This includes $1,50 for
with Curzon Hove had the honour of being received regard to the allotment of the expofuiters and Audit Departmans on account of un de motion, the contengas of now communications, roads of conversion of Starling into Dollars and telegraphe: for maintaining the by the King upon relinquishing his appoint explain my reasons for certain alterations in andun increase of 36,439 to that for the Treasury, extension of the drainage systems, $5,200 for ment as Second in Command of the China-Stacules of salaries that are being introduced. of whick $3,000 is for the expouses of the keeping up additional electric and gas lamps tion, when His Majesty conferred upon him the shall conclude my remarks by a few brief Widows and Orphes Faud, $1,00 for the including those for the Peak Roads for which referencee to the Keneral polesy which will add tional cost of admire stops and the bulk a desire was expressed in this Council, and Up to the last to Japanese papers doslard,honour of Kaighthood, and invested him with guide the framing of the Estimates in the years of the remainder is due to stipulated increments 12000) for extended water supply
Threu- that it would be much better to continue thethe Insignia of Knight Commander of the immediately in front of us.
and to minor changes in salary explained in the quarters of the last considerable item is for war than to forego the indemnity and divide Order of the Bath, Military Division.
PROBABLE FINANCIAL POSITION ON THE
Memorandum In the Post Offie the increase pamping water from the new reservoir at 31ST DECEMBER, 1005. Saghalien.
A Berlin correspondent points out that one very potent factor in producing the presont pessimistic mood in Germany has been the fear that the victory of Japan in the Far East will materially impair the eligibility of Kiao-chow as the starting point for a policy of penetratin in China.
as would meet the ads of the country applicable, not merely locally; but over the The iden of such a change is not altogether whole empire. This, it is no doubt foresten, new. It was long ago perceived by those could only be a work of considerable time, who were able to look a little below the and it is probably for this season that the suzive that the instincts of the Chinese Japanese have suggested the idea of twelve are not autagonistic to representative insti
years being necessary. It is to be hoped, tations, and that the autocratic form of for the interests of China, that the anticipa Government to which, from tradition, they tions may be realised, and such a hope is not pay so much outward respect, does not in reasonable ander existing circumstances. reality command so much acceptance as There is no doubt that at present China is mere outward observances would seem to willing to learn much from Japan; and that inlicate. The Mandarin has always been a nation, from ite intimate knowledge of the popular subject of ridicule in the lighter Chinese and their institutions, is the one
Chinese piers that are produced at
best fitted to give them the instruction they theatres; and the stage in this way is
so much require often no bad index of the public mind. In one well-known farce called "Borrowing a Wit" comical scene is introduced where, after hearing plaintiff and defendant, the Mandarin i wade to tell them that they are both in the wrong, and settles the matter by pocketing the sun in dispute biuself. That such a play should be often produced in a country where respect for authority is so strongly inculcated as in
A meeting of members of the YM.C.A. Chinu appears somewhat strange but it is
Owing to a plethora of matter, some variation interested in football was held at the Association's ne of the many anomalies which surprise of the usual arrangement of our pages bas Rooms last night, when officers for the us among this never to be understood hook found necessary today. On paga 7, enaning year were elected a follows: people. On the other hand there are there appears an account of a Manila enquiry President, Mr. J. L. McPherson: captain, evidences, in a variety of directions, that into a shipping collision, and a sidelight Mr. A. Hamilton; vico-captain, Mr. A. 8. Kemp the Chinese possess many of the qualifica Chinese officialdom. For the Supreme Court thorne Becretary and treasurer,
and Police Court reports and the Marine Court Bishop; committee-officers and Messre, W. L. tions which are necessary for self govern-cord, readers will plauso turn to page, Weaser and L. O. le Braton. Praction will
The facility with which they can where also appears some other matter.
mcnt.
i
Mr. B. L. Frost is couching a Gleo Club in connection with the Y.M.C.Ä.
Lieuta. C. B. Down and L. C. Larmour, of the R.G.A, have just been promoted from
2nd-Lients.
ONL
commence next week.
Mr. M.
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Works.
The year 1904 closed with a balance of Assets is big one, S1-14,31. Of this $27,848 comes Tytan Tuk. This completes n rough rovies. from an increaseif payment for the Eastern of all the votes in the Estimates of Expenditure not including arrears of 7,792 According to Mail service based on the award of Lord except that for Extraordinary Public the original Estimates for the current your Balfour of Burleigh, which was laid on the It shows an inerpass of $135,263 or less than f revenue a surplas of $23,119 wee estimated. tabin of this Council with my Financial 24 per cent on the corresponding votes for last The revised estimate of ordinary revenus (that Minute No. Is of this year and on the new year, an increase which I trust will be con is revenue exclusive cfland sales) for this year three years contrast which has been entered sidered justided by the expansion of the Colony 1995 is less than the originst estimate by into with the Peninsular and Oriental Steam and by the increased efficichoy in administra. $18,611, a reduction of $180,000 in the receipts Navigation Company for an accelerated service tion which it is anticipated will be derived from from the Opium Farm, to which I will refer from the let February, 1905. It has also been the various new provisions.
The expenditure on Public Works Extra- again presently, not being entirely covered by necessary to provide $3,500 for Mail Bags and
b reduction
of $253,500. increases on other items of ordinary revenue. Farcel Fost Receptacles. Apparently we have ordinary shews ↑ A abortogo of $100,000 is nimo now expected in been using those belonging to another Practically the entire reduction. ie. $241,200