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the purpose of enabling it to carry on that war on its arising. What was there to pré- vent. England or France or any other nation lending Japan money which she might use to complete the wavy which abe used to such good purpose in the recent war 2 Absolutely nothing; and as a matter of fact, loan after loan was obtained by Japan and was If frade devoted by her to that purpose. can be leat thus in advance, what substan- tial reason can there be for their not being advanced while the war is actually going jon Very little thought must show that andle a conclusion is quite untenable Granted that fun-is may be sout in advance and that a portion of the funds so obtained may be saved for use actually during the wor. it is manifest that there can be no real
charged.
[KOUTAL'S SERTION.]
RUSSIA.
LONDON, 29th October.
HONGKONG SANITARY
BOARD.
A mesting of the Sanitary Board. was hold ou the 31st October of the Board Room. Hon, Dr. F. Clark (president) prosided, and there were ale pensent: Dr. W. W. Poarse, M.O.HI., Lt. Col. Jeding, Mr. A. Rumjaho, Dr. Brewin, Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, Mr. H. E
Chan and Mr. G. A. Woodcock (secretary). Pollack, K.C.. Mr. Lau Che Pak, Mr. Fung Wa
He thought he had said sufficient to show that a caso existed for inquiry, and thought it desirable that none alteration should ba affected.
Mr. LAU CHU PAK seconded the motion. Dr. Pranse said if we were free from plague for nine days, and a case occurred on the tentl day the colony would have to wait another ten days before a clean bill of health could
The situation in Rossia is becoming | Macfarlane, Mr. F. J. Baleley, Mr. A. W.issue. We might then go on for another vine
worse. Telegrams from all parts show that According to the Netis Freie Presse, nogotin- the Government is paralyzed by the whole. tions are proceeding between the Austrianle strikes which Lave spread to every Lloyd and the English shipbuilding firm of Swan, Hunter, and Richardsou (Limited), of trade and profession. There is practically Newcastle-on-Tyne, for the purpose of enabling no railway communication and no newa. the British arm to acquire a considerable
BILLA OF HEALTH AND PLAQUE.
Mr. POLLOCK, partant to notice of motion, moved--"That in view of the "sinall number and the intermittent occurrence of cases of
interest in the Lloyd shipbuilding yards and papers throughout Russia. Ordinary e plague at the close of the plague season, it is
plant at Trieste. The success of the negotin tions depends, according to the Frede, upon the ratification of the now contract between the Austrian Government and the Austrian Lloyd.
Sir Thomas Shaughnessy, president of the Canadian Pacific Railway, and his party, after visiting the Kootenay country, North West Cmuda, are very much impressed with the growth- of business along the entire line, but more particularly with the large autumn wheat crop, which is boing gown on lands that "word
Moscow is
is at a staudetill, and all schools, colleges and universities are closed. absolutely cut off, an is also Odessa. The Bourses to depr ssed and the Russian loan postponed.
Workmen, under the leadership of students, are erecting barricades in the streets of Odessa, and a starp sncounter has
days, and a case occur on the 10th, when wa would be thrown back again; whereas, if we were to go on for ten days without a' caso, a clean bill of health could iamme, and after it had begun, a cam or two occurring now and again would not prevent clean bille continuing to be issued.
The PRESIDENT thought he was right in desirable that the present practice as to saying that every member of the Board was in granting clean bills of health in connection sympathy with Mr. Pollusks motion, and bơ with plague casce should ba modified." He said thought something would probably result from any repressatations which might oa unda by the Board on the subject. The making of that is support of the ghango which he sub- mitted should be íatroduced in the present practice with regard to granting clean bills of roles and regulations regarding dhan bilis bealth at the close of a plague epidemic, he of health was a matter for the Govern- would refer to the figures for the last threement's consideration, but any recommandation years; 1903-04. from the 1st July to the 31 st from the Board on the subject would receive December, and this year from the lat July to anpile consideration. At the present moment the Government were signatories to tho the 30th September. As most members of the Board were aware, the question of granting Venice Convention which laid down certain
distinction between the residao thus retained heretofore considered only it for rabching ready accurred with the Couacks, St clean bills of health in this Colony deponded definite rules, such as the one they had now to...
and loans before the outbreak of hostilities The only effect of any such rule as that ⚫uggested being adopted would be to equally embarrass all tuations who have occasion to make arrangements for their own protection in advance. Practically it would be to agree that no untion, which was un- able to raise all its possible requirements.
purposes. Over two million bushels of aut uma what have already been taarketed, and a argely increased screage is now being put in crop for next year.
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in the way of money for warlike expendirocognition of the courtesy extended to iss
ture within its own borders, would be able $16.50 | to take any precautions for its protection in case of the outbreak of hostilities. In other words the only nations that would be safe would be those who had been able to fand vast amounts to mest causingencies that have no doubt to be guarded against, but which might never arise. Such a restriction upon the natural right of a 12.00
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The New York correspondent of the Tintes telegraphed that the finest sewing machios over made in America had been comploted at the works of the Singer Sowing Machine Company, to the order of President Romerelt, ne present for tiur Empress of Japan in Roosevelt during her recent visit to Japan. Miss Roosevelt the In convocation with Empress expressed a desire to pos38 an American sewing machine, and Miss Ramesalt communicated the wish to her father, who immediately gare the order. Every part of
the machine where there is no friction is
gold-plated. A special messenger will probably carry it to Japan.
A witness at the Singapore Enquiry gave whist theadvertisement calls an unsolicited testimonial. Mr. W. R. Swan, manager of the Prya River Deck, gave an account of the wharves, godowns and ducks at Hongkong of which he had malo 16.00 Powers could be brought to agree to it.
la addition to its inherent unreason bio-a recent inspection under instructions from Government. There were six graving docks at
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TURKEY AND THE POWERS.
LONDON, 29th October.
It is announced in Vienna that all the Powers are in favour of the principle of a naval demonstration to overcome the resis tance of the Ports to the Macedonian scheme, It is doubtful whether the Porte will give way without a display of force,
HOCKEY.
that convertion had comply with. Since
further one, the Faris been drawn up. Convention of 1903 had come out. This convention agreed to reducing the period of freedom from plague from ten to fire days; that was to say, after are days clean bills of health might issue. In return for the roduction in tho period of time, however, the Parls Convention imposat certain
'theed conditions
con.
of Commerce, and of shipping awuera, before which required the approval of the Chamber the convention could be adopted in this colony. He thought this the proper time to bring the matter forward, us they had now five or six months to make suitable arrangements and have it threshed out and ready for adoption.
The motion was carried annaimously.
upon the provisions of what was known as the Venice Convention, to which the colony had adhered. Under this convention ne area in which the plague had existed was considered as infected until no death or caso of plague bad occurred for a continuous period of ten days. That was a very onerous condition to apply with reference to the termination of an epidemic of plague, and it seemed to him rather an illogical condition to be imposed in vior of theditions, and it fact, which was well known, that this eclony was not considered us in footed with plague in an epidemic form. In the Paris Convention, to which this colony did not adhori bat to which the United Kingdom did, an aran was not von. sidered to be infected until several cases of plague had ocurred. The trend of modern conventions with regard to plague was not to consider an area as infected simply because a tow sporadic cases occurred, and he thought it only bgical that the colony should not be considered infested because a few cases occurred here and there. According to the FRENCH ADMIRAL'S VISIT. Venice Convention, however, the colony was still considered infected, and still had to show Yesterday morning there was the customary foul bilfs of health; although it was quite salutes between the French flagship Montcalm obvious from the raturas that the plague no and the British men-of-war and shore batteries. At 10.15 o'clock Vice-Admiral Richard cats longer existed la an epidemio form. On the considered free from plagas, and it enamel was received with a guard of honour composed absurd that with only eight cases in 31 days of the West Kent Regiment, whose band was
from August to September, the colony shen'd
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ncse, it is a regulation which, of course. Hougtong, the largest being 576 foot long on tabore. Landing at Queen's Status Wharf he 28th October, 1903, the solony was fius'ly
could be evaded in half a dozen different ways, and this would be in itself a sufficient reason for its net being entertained. Of course the idea has originated from Japanese loans having been taken up largely in the United Kingdout, but the important point is overlooked that such loans were pot
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but by individuals, and not upon political, bat upon purely commercial and financial grounds. If any loan of the kind was unduly aided by the Government of
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the blocks.
The largest dock at Tanjong. Pagar was only 480 fost. At Hongkong there were also two new docks under construction-0128
by Messrs. Butterfield and Swire at Quarry Day. 760 feet long, and another by the Admiralty, 540 feet long. There were 12 slip ways at Hongkong, all larger than the largest alipway in Singapore, at Tanjong Rhu. There were two ship-building yards at Hongkong-
belonging to Use Dock Company, where ships up to 500 feet long could be built; and
the other to Messrs. Balterfield and Swire, the harths of which were being constructed for rassels of 500 feet. These yards would be in competition with Tanjong Pagar. The machine shops, etc., of the Dock Company at Hongkong were particularly well equipped with modern plaatad appliances.
CORRESPONDENCE. THE CANTON LEPER RELIEF FUND.
TO THE ADITUR OF THE "DAILY PRESE.”
CANTON, 28th Oct., 1905.
Sir, - Please acknowledge the following con- tribations to the "Canton Leper Relief Fund”
oblige.—Yours truly,
well-accepted priceiple that war batwee a nations does not constitute war between private individuals belonging to the respec five nationalities, to hold that such loans HoseRosa, NOVEMBER IET, 1905. NOTHING could show more strongly the cannot be made. The case would, of esuraes ridiculous lengths to which irresponsible stand on a very different footing where a arbitration courts will proceed than the neutral Government, as government, guiraud recent suggestion which was made that anteed a loan of a unition at war which, but leading money to helligerents ought to be for such guarantee, could not float it itself. regarded as we infringement of neutrality, Such a case, however, is very little likely If it had been desired to wet forth the to arise, as it is difficult to conceive that absurdity of the majority of the rules as to any nation would lend money, in its collec preserving neutrality, probably no better tive capacity, to a nation which was not illustration could have been hit upon. No trasted by the people of the leading nation doubt the lending of inouey to a belligerent individually. In some rare instances, such,
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PROGRESS OF MERCHANT SHIPPING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE PRINCIPAL FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
A Parliamentary Blue Book was published
in
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:
MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS." Mr. E. M. Hazeland, arghitect, submitted e
and asked the Board to recommend K.E. the plau for proposed houses on Inland Lot No. 1704,
Governor in Council to allow the open space at the rear to be less than one half of the whole open space required by the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, and the open space at the sides to count towards the poressory open space.
The M.O.H,minuted that in view of the very open space in which it was proposed to build- these houses, the request was a very reasonable
one.
The PRESIDENT stated that a techincal
the Goverrier-in-Council had no power to grant
also in attendance playing appropriate sira. Hebe considered infected. For 1904 Hongkong objestion hud been raised, and it appeared that- made the usual interchange of visite, calling on the British Commodore and afterwarde mesting the Governor aud the General Officer Com manding at Government House. To-day the Vice-Admiral dipes at Government House.
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY AND CHINA.
was not considered free under the provisions of the Venice Convention until the 24th September. Taking the last two months, from
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Governor-in-Council to permit these tiro houses to be provided with open space of a certain area, half of which should be in the rear and kalf on the side of the houses. This would get over tha technical difoulty,
the application as it was at presont wanted. Ho suggested that the Board should recommand the
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The suggestion was agreed to.
KITCHEN AT A THEATRE,
An application was received from Messrs. Palmer and Turner asking permission, under section 45 of the Building Orduange, to use a basement room of the Ko Shing theatre à a kileben. The room was only kalf below the ground level, and was well lighted sad free from damp.
the 25th July to the 24th Angust, there were 34 cases in 31 daya, and from the 25th August to the 24th September, 10 cases. The figures for 1904 were, perhaps, not so striking as
the year 130, they were for. Vienne, Sept. 22. Efforts bare for some time past been made to the latter year the plagus began to abat3 com. found an Austro-Chiness bank or some other paratively carly, and a very long time befe ro financial institute for the promotion of trade between this country and the Far East. There the period of ten days required by the Vonios appears some reason to suppose that these Contention came into oporation. This year the forts will be auccessful, and that before long colony was considered free by convention on the the principal Austrian banks will join in 12th september. The figures from the 13th supporting the voature,
It is announced that Yang Cheng, Chinese July to the 12th August showed 3 cases, and Minister to the Austro-Hungarian Court, has from the 1201 August to the 14th September, been appointed to Berlin and will be succeeded 14 cases. Although he had admitted that in soa of the late 1904 the cases, taking them in the aggregate. in Vienna by Lr Ching-mai- Li Hung-chang. Tang Chong spanks German fcently, and was at one time employed for the periods of months lie mentioned, were in the negotiations between Peking and the perhaps not so striking as the falling off in 1903 authorities at Kiao-chau which ended in the
beesuse taking the pari after the 6th August extension of German hold upon Shan-tung still for 1904 the figures were very striking, -on which day three cases of plague were
MORTALITY STATISTICS. reported-and contioning down the list to 12th
At a death rate of 3,000 per annum, the Eeptember, but not including that day, for the whole period from the 7th August to the mortality statistics of the British, Foreign and 11th September inclusive there was never more Chinese community, excluding the army and than one case reported a day, and on some days navy, for the week ending 30th September, show no cases were reported at all. Similarly, taking a percentage of 21.1 as against 18.4 for the
Times,
BOARD OF TRADE AND ALIEN, SEAMEN.
LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT.
ju in one sense a breach of neutrality; as to for instance, as in the case of the loan which Londou on the day of the sparture of the on the subject. In reply the following letter
The M.OH. minuted-I do not consider that any portion of the basement below the Ko Shing theatre is fit for use as a kitchen.
prosecution has already taken place. Cooking has been done in the basement, and a
The application was refused.
the figures for this year, from the 1st to 11th corresponding week of last year. August inclusive, twelve days, only three enes
of plague occurred; and yot, as he pointed out
LIMEWASHING.
For the fortnight ending 24th October 4,412
the colony was considered infected under houses were limewashed in the Eastern, and
German Mail, giving various tables relating to supply the sinews of war clearly tends very it was stated Germany was willing to offer the shipping of the world; the figures for the greatly to the advantage of the nation to Morocco, something of this kind might be United Kingdom being for 1904, and those for whom they are thas supplied. Lending done to a very limited extent; but it would the Colonies and Fertiga Countries for 1903. money may thus be said to be taking a be obviously unreasonable to accepta general It is to be noted that the Hongkong figures are very important part it assisting a nation principle, which would affect all inter exclusivo of Chinese junks engaged in the you in reply that the matter is one of which be published [unavoidably held over till our foreign trade, and yet without them Hongkong war; but in national relations, to meet a possible case
has attained the summit of its ambition, it being now the first shipping port in the world. The al sense of of so entirely exceptional a character.
following are the totals of eutracces and clear- manifestly
ances for some of the principal ports---
Hongkong
....19,204,889 London ... Antwerp
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the true, the
being a breac ridiculous to
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Lieutenant N.C.S. Simson, H.K.S.B.K.G.A., passed an examination in Colloquial Urdu on the 23rd October.
Major H. E. F. Goold-Adams, R.G.A., has been appointed Inspector of Chinese coolies in the Transvaal.
The Rutsko Slovt says it is in a position to
confirm the rumour that a Viceroy will be appolated to administer Siberia and Northern Saghalien,
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au act is fairly open to protest. aue would seriously maintain that a nation, which happens not to have sufficient means to carry on hostili- ties in which she may be engaged, cannot legitimately obtain assistance from any nation, more fortunately situated than her self, who may be able and willing to supply her with such funds us are necessary take up such a position would be practically to say that no nation could assist in obtain- ing a loan for another, unless there were some guarantee that the borrowing nation
is for the embailishment of the Lustgarten, on would keep the peace for at least ten or
the terrace of which he proposes the erection of twenty years. Moner lent in advance of a four bronze statues of heroic sins, representing war is likely, for obvious reasons, to be of as many different prinses of the House of much more effective value than that lent | Orange during the sixteenth and seventeenth after hostilities have commenced; as there centuries. The reason for His Majesty's `now is nothing against its being invested in war-enterprise is that the daughter of Henry Frederick, Prince of Orange, was the wife of like material in any part of the world with the Grand Elector, and mother of the first out any international question arising. If King of Prussia,
The Kaiser has projected another scheme for public monumente in the form of statuary.
It
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RAT EETCRN.
692 rats were caught during the week ending
be infected.
THE GERMAN NAVY.
Recently a correspondent wrote to the Presi dent of the Board of Trade calling his atten tion to the speech of Lord Muskerry, in which his lordship said that at the present time there are some 4,000 alien captains, petty officers. and seamen in our mercantile service, and asked if the Government intended passing legislation
the provisions of the Venice Convention 3.765 in the Central District, has been rosaised Board of Trade, White-right up to the 12th September. It seemed a plague an absurdity to consider that "Dear Sir,-With reference to your letter of hull Gardens, S. W., September 23-- and officering of British merchant vessels, I am August. He had handed to the press the figures desired by the Marquess of Salisbory to inform from which he quoted, and hoped they would the 14th inst. on the subject of the manning epidemic existed in the colony after the 12th 28th October, of which fourteen were found to
A report from Berlin, on September 24, His Majesty's Government fally realises the importance, and that when they consider the next issue] because he thought them very programme of legislation for the coming session instructive Indeed, and they would bear out said:-On Saturday the small Erasts cruiser. Alexandrine was launebed from the Imperial it will no doubt receive their attention."
"In this connection, however, I may remind his argument that a new method ought to Yard at Dantzig and was re-christened you that the Government very recently found be adopted with regard to the issue of clean Danisig. The now craisor was laid down it necessary to oppose the Bill which Lord Mus-bille of health--or in other words the considera on August 13, 1904, and is to be completed towards the end of 1906. Its masuraments
beam, 13m, 2c. kerry introduced for the purpose of procenting tion of the colony being infected--than had
are:-Length, 103m. Sr.; alians from obtaining certificates as officers in the Mercantile Marine, and it is probable that bean adopted hitherto. He thought, in view of draught, & metres, displacement, 3,250 tons
the fact that a very large sanitary staff was 10,000 indicated horse-power, which are to the weighty reasons which prompted them to
give a speed of 29 knots. The arnoment will Consist of
ten 104 centim. and ton 37cm, take this course will have considerable influence employed, and therefore that it was on their attitude with regard to future legisin reasonable to suppose that nearly all cases of
quickfiring guns with two terpede-discharging tion on this subject--I am, etc., E. W.
plagas cams under the notice of the tubes. The crew will number 286 men. Bowntraa.
authorities, the colony had a right to expect that in fature a different system should be adopted. They had not power as a Sanitary Board to take any active steps in the matter, bet he understood the Chamber of Commerce were taking it up, and no doubt the matter would be brought before the Legislative
WEATHER REPORT.
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report:~~
On the 31st at 11.55 am. The barometer
only
has fallen over N. Clica, Formees and Luzon,
The depression appears to be situsted near the coast of E: Luzon and apparently moving Council. Bu did not think it altogether, use- NW. at present,
It is, however, showing a tendency to recurve.
less, however, to have brought it before the
The depression in the North is passing to the notice of the Board, because the publication of Pacific to the N.E. of Japan, and a new dopres the figures would tell their own tale, and would sion is appearing evor Manshuris.
Pressure in high over the Uppar Yangtze,
Amply justify him in subraltting that it was Gradients continue steep in the South and desirable that the present system should be N.E. and N. gales may be expected in the alterod. Whore alterations wore practicable Formoss Channel and the N. part of the China it would, of course, be for the Governor and the Legislative Council to sensider. Foreesat Fresh N. winda; fair.
On Tuesday next the newly built battleship P "will be launched from the Imperial Yard Wilhelmshaven, and will receive, it is be-
the name of Hannover. Loved,
st
It is reported from Kiel that the work of reconstructing the cruiser Irene is finished: the cost has been £85,000, The Irene was launched in 1887, and bad become quite obsolete her displacement is 4.400 toes, an she will be sent out to the Far East.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. The I.G.M. str. Prinzest Alice left Kobe via Oct., p.m., and may be expected hore on Tuesday, Nagasaki and Shanghai on Sanday, the 29 the Jch Nov., a.m.
The LG.M. str. Zisten, which left here.vn
Wednesday at noon, arrived at Singapore on Sunday at 4 p.m.