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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22nd, 1905.
Mr. A. W. Bain has bear appointed British TELEGRAMS. Vice Consul at Anping, and will take charge of British interests in South Formoss during the absence of Mr. A. E. Wileman, on sick leave.
[REUTER'S SERVICE,]
There is, of course, a 'dark spot over the HONGKONG has not been so ngitated for a otherwise serene aky, and that is the long time as it was yesterday in connection presont position in Russia. That Germany with the watter ventilated in to-day'a should feel this more keenly than the correspondence. The whole business com •
The match manufacturers of Kobe, Omka, LOSS OF A GERMAN TORPEDOER. other Powers is natural. Under any cir- ruunity was in accord in condemning the
and other places have agreed to the proposal
LONDON, 19th November. cumstances it is an unpleasant thing to negligence, to put it muldly, of the local
A German torpedoer collided with the and Commerce that they should combine and have one's next door neighbour's house on office of the Pacific Mail 8. S.-Company, recently made by the Department of Agriculture
An fire, and we are not disposed to cavil at The Korea sailed yesterday with a portion become incorporated into one large company, cruiser Undine aear Kiel and sour.
of the Christmas nail for America, We Arrangemonts have been made, and the pros officer and thirty-two then are missing. Gortaany's taking precautions on her own
Buy a portion advisedly, as we hear of unin,pectus in probably oat by now. The proposed frontier. It is yet well to remorabar, es matter-of history, the unfortunate result of firms missing this, the last, Christmas, ma i), | capital is ¥5,000,000, and it is also proposed to Germany's interference in a not dissimilar owing to the failure to announce the issue debentures to the amount of Y1,000,000 bearing interest at 8 per cent. and redopunable in five years. The value of existing factorios case, when she attempted to interfere with sailing of the Korea until the last moment.
to be purchased is estimated at Y4,500,000. Of the cause of the French Revolution by We understand that the Post Ofice was not
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Constantinople, and the SULTAN is p parently determined to take no notice of it. ABDEL HAMED is not a model ruler, but he has proved himself no fool when backed agrist Europe; in his way he is as clever 9113 KA, 28 careless of his good-faith as the TSAR, and as incapable of looking the situation in the face as the ExPEROR OF AUSTRIA. In the case of his treating the demonstration 85 a joke, are the Powers going to make it a case of war, and if so, who are to be ringed on the respec. tire sides? Are we going to make it a
The Quaker sexhi publishesa tolygram slating that the Nippon Yusa Kuisha staamir Adami, muru kay raw aground off Mambotsa, in kho, Hokkaido. The crew was safely landed, but the steamer's position is such that refloating is considered hopeless."
Wo have received from Mosers. Sinder, Wisler and Co., the local agents, sets of the uer calendars and diaries of the Scottish Union and National Insurance Company for 1900. The calendar bears à vary as portrait of the Sectch natiount bard, Robert Burns, and will
welcomed as a toast artistic production, while the diary, with blotter, is in handy form and woll got up
The directors of the Cunard Steamship Company (Limited) have sleeted Mr William Watson, hitherto dupaty-chairman of the cam pany, to be their chairums, in place of the late Right Hon. Lord Invorelyds. Mr. Watson is the head of the firm of Messrs. Watson and Co.,
No okozymously signed communications that hate already appeared in other papers will be inserted,
Orders for extra cups of DAILY PETER thould be and before 11 am. on day of publication. After that hour the supply is limited. Onky supplied for Cash second Navarino; and reverse the whole of cotton inrebauts, and is chairman of the Royal Telegraphic Address: Pass, Codes A.RO. 5th Bo,
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FOOTBALL.
LONDON, 19th November. The New Zealanders hare beaten Scotland
this minut 1,010,000 will be paid by deben.at Edinburgh by 12 to 7. During their scored 624-points The stock of raw material of the beaten, and baro tures and Y1,000,000 in the shares of the portour the New Zealanders have not been factories will be purchased at the entrant against 22. market price.
coucern.
Mr. E. Ralphs, F.R.S., F.C.S., the Senior Assistant Maxtor at Queen's College, does not appear to have wasted his recently concluded racation. It will be noted admiringly that while at Home, he was successful in pussing the examination, in Practical Hygiene for Trackers; held by the Royal Sanitary lastituto, London. He has just received notice, also, of his letion as "Member of the Royal Sanitary Institute." Mr. Ralphs' name appears in the ¡list, just published, of candidates succesful in "Follow of the obtaining as diploma of
From the Educational Lustitute of Scotland," Press reports, it appears tut oat of numerous
candidates from England d the Colonies, only
NORWAY
LONDON, 19th November. The Storthing has formally and apani- Prince Charles King of mously elected Norway. Only one member of the Assem. bly was absent.
CORRESPONDENCE.
A SERIOUS BUSINESS
INCONVENIENCE.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS."
EDITOR
Hongkong, 21st November, SIB,-As a subsṇribar to your valued paper, Task: Can you give us any explanation why the American Mail Steamers Manchuria of 7th inst., and Korea of to-day's date were not advertised as ourrying malls till a fow hours hafore their departure? Much as the mercantile community of Hongkong appreciate your Mail Extra, there invariably appears to be a lack of information of the movements of the Pacifis
together in a few hours' noties, Mail 8.8. Co.'s steamors. Such an important
Thanking you in anticipation. mail as the American mail cannot be got
MERCANTILE. [Oarattention has already been drawn to this matter, which appears to require instant and earnest attention.
The multiplication of these instances of dilatory notice argues against any pies of oversight." We understand the Pental Authorities are no way to blame, baing, indeed, inconvenienced with the public.
Reasonable notice" has to his giran of the departure of mail steamers; and it would be interosting to have a judicial definition; the THE SHIPPING DISASTER IN THE public or commercial opinion is that, as the Korea's departure must have been known tho previous day, ita publication the same morning was not reasonable notice.
CHANNEL
LONDON, 19th November, The cross-Channel steamer Hilda, from Southampton for St, Malo, has sunk off the French coast; 123 lives were lost, only
Dine were successful in obtaining the Fallow three being saved. ship, and of these nine, only ono Colonist We Candidate (Mr. Ralphst was successful. tender congratulatious on behalf of the Colony.
Reuter sends the following from Chicago; Forty-nine American and Candiau young women barn bean sold into what is practically a state of slavery in China. The lood Federal and polics authorities have discovered the fasts of the cam, The police are in possession of the names of a woman in Chingo and another in Shanghai who are thought to to the loudera in the practice. The immigration authorities bave reported the sale of a girl named Louise Millers, of Montreal, to the agent of a Chinese offcial in Shanghat. Three waitresses from Montreal who were induced to come to Chicago met with the same fate. Other evidence is also adduced as to the extent of the traffic. The plan of the gang who effected the sales is believed to be as follows. Unsuspecting girls are offered a position as high servante to wealthy Chairman, and when they reach China are sent nuder guard to their purchasers, who
A
bare previously paid trom £100 to £10) per Lead for them. Many are supposed to be held prisoners in the palaces of wealthy Chinamec,
The Advocate of India has the following to say of Tommy Atkin's taste in song: The dead calm in the work of. amusements has boen broken by the advent of the Gardner- Brown Variety Company, which has ventured on the journey to India after entertaining the English enlonies in the Mediterranean. In connection with the sontimental songs sung by Mis. Gardner-Brown in the dark, and illustrated with lantern pictures, it was interesting to our foreign policy of the last sixty years Insurance Company, and a director of the police how hemetily the soldiers took up the Anything of a weirdly Fir" the moment Failand-professes-to-berth and South Wales Bank (Limited). He chorus Sky Lark. sati-fed, and as long as the Tsar's sole mu joined the board of the Cunard Company instimental strain appeals to Tommy and Jack,
*Murver's Grive.' The chords of a company since 1902. The new deputy-chairman will be Sir W. B, Borwood.
favourite song with the military when trooping at sea, three years or so ago, ran like this --
"Oi must work for murver, Oil over 'ec none nyrer,
THE PANAMA CANAL.
LONDON, 19th November, A large majority of the consulting engineers of the Panama canal are in favour of a sea level canal.
KOWLOON CRICKET CLUB.
A resting of members of the Kowloon Cricket Club took place at the Seamen', Tuettuto last night. M. T. Skimmer presided over à fair attendance. On the motion of Mr. Kirwen, seconded by Mr. Mitchell, it was unanimously decided to spend up to $3,500 in the areation of a pavilion without åttings. Soveral plans were submitted and these were discussed in detail.
THE THEATRE.
The chango of programmo at the City Holl was greatly enjoyed last night, the "Arrival of Casey." & one aut comedy, affording plenty of agrosable light entertainment, with some comia basiness, good singing and sprightly dances:
Perhaps the Chamber of Commerce might consider the matter.
We may add that the above communication is not the only one we have received. Ecabs. of a very general complaint continued to arrive
that the responsibility for the omission lay with the publishers of the mail list. It is an extra. ordinary thing to us that the shipping company Doneaed should fail to recognise that ita self-interest marches with its duty to the public. -Er]
yesterday; some of our correspondents supposing
HONGKONG HORTICULTURAL
BOCIETY.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY FRESS."
Botanical and Afforestation Department.
Hongkong, 21st Nov., 1905. SI-I should be greatly obliged it you would insert in your payer the following. information for the benefit of those of your readers who are interested in gartening. A public meeting will be held in the City Hall at half-past-four on Friday, Dorember the 8th, for the purpose of forming a Horticultural Society iu Hongkong His Excellency Sir Matthew Nathan has most kindly consented to preside. Should such a society 1o formed His Excellonoy the Governor and the following other gen lemon have signified their willingness to support it, viz :-
PATRONS.
H.E. Sir Matthew Nathan, K.C.M.G., H.R. Major-General Villiers-Hutton, C.B. Hon. Sir Faul Chater, C.M.G.
PRESIDENT.
His Honoar Sir Francis Piggoft.
The scope and organization of the Society will be discussed at the arcting and it is hoped that as many ladies and gentlemen as possible will attend in order that a Socialy may be formed which will meet with gonoral scouptanco.
S. T. DUNN.
Sup. B. & A. Dopt.
A GIDDY REMEDY FOR SEASICKNESS.
HONGKONG ÖFFion: 101, Dɛa Vœux ROAD C, promise holds good, judging from the wast 1892, and has been deputy-chairman of the and the most favourite ballads are those about missionaries insist on going into the interior not able to give an exact and more scientific
LONDON OFFICA: 131, FLEET STREET, EC
The Daily
Dress.
HONGKONG. NOVEMBER 22ND, 1905.
not always
she is ready to act loyally, but she cannot forget that the breach of trust was not on her sile, and she has learnt how little a TAE's most solemn promise is worth. Poland's case is even worse; she has a
It was oficially announced at Dover on Oct. 1 that the Dover Harbour Board and the
South-Eastern and Chatham Railway Com paulos had veanimeasly, decided to proceed mi. once with a great schone for widening the | Admiralty Pier to 24 ft., and building thereon a covered station Soft, long for the accommoda-
The extouted
AN INJUSTICE TO CHINA.
The Japan Chronicle takes a characteristic view of the demands made upon Chipu by the American Minister in regard to the recent aissionary marlors at Linchow. Not only is .n indemnity demanded, but also the dismissal of the Viceroy of Kwangtang and of the Governer of the protecture where the tragedy sccurred. It is notorious that the Chinese Government does not wish missionarios to reside in the interier, not because it has any particular objection to Christian teaching but
Our Hamburg correspondent writes :--I am frum dread of the complications likely to arise by the presence of the missionaries. The sorry that for want of technical knowledge I nu - to take up their work." and they are semount of an apparatas which is about to be supported as a matter of right by their respective Governments, Then comes a riot, the course tried hero and which, if successful, will be a of which the ignorant populacs stack and veritable boon to all bad sailors. A Mr. Otto murder the missionaries or do them serions Schlick, director of the "Gormanische Lloyd," herm, and the unfortunate Chinese Government, strack by the stability of a "testatam" whou which does not wish the missionarios to be revolving, has devoted several yourn to the study exposed to such risks, is promptly held respons of its causes, which bo has discovered to be the Bible and called to pay an indemnity. and is typical of the style of thing that appeals this just? If the missionaries hold that it is their duty to preach thoir religion, surely they to Thusoas abren.“
should do so at their own risk, and not with the bayonets and gunboats of their respective SALE OF THE GUNBOAT “TWEED."conutries behind them, It is possible to sympathise deeply with the relatives of the unfortunate men and women who are murdered, and yet to hold that the unfortunate position of the Chinese Government should also be taken into consideration.
Ci must work for muvver, She's biù a good un ter me-er
tion of the cross-Channel and Trausationtie
At their eles rooms yesterday afternoon trafic. The exvered area will be rather larger than Charing-cross Station.
Messrs. Hughes and Hough put up for sale by section of the pier is to be reserved for tre ocean liners, and two large landing stages are public auction, II. H. Gunboat Tweed, which to be erected. On the foreshore a considerable has an extreme length of 115 feet by a breadth
рогровев. a little Inte to be
received with the acclamation which it would have met with had it been six months earlier.
that
was a note-
Zamboanga, Norember 11.-The Zamboan 3 and sandukan ageuls of the North German
tors, her engines. Hawthorn's simple surface condensing, and her condensers, two Normandy single, No. 12 size. She was offered with all fittings, &c.. on board, had minus her boilers. There was very keen competition. Bidding opened at $5,900, and ran by $1,000 and then $599 bids up to $10,100, nt which price the easel was sold to Mr. Chee On, coal merciant.
WENCHAU OPPOSITION TO A SHIPPING RING.
Is-
gyrol movement of its axis. The centre of this, if the tay stands on a table, is in the point of contnet, but somewhere in the raiddle if the toy be suspended. The idea thoa opcurred to him. that by installing a tostotum of large size in a ship, greater stability might possibly be obtain od and “rolling" at any rate be reduced to a winimum. Experiments on a small scale with models having provad successful, he followed
what, for want of a better term, I must
The Singapore Free Press Rays:--There is continue to call a teefetum, and found not a European, man or wemon, fo the Straits, that it rained the position it happened who will not take me personal interest in the to be in at the time the apparatus was set in topic discussed in a quotation given below: that motion, whether standing upright or listing of the possibility of the European making a oven in India, in the Himalaya bill stations, onto rotate. Encouraged by this Mr. Seblick permanent home in the East. It is tras that over to uno side, as long as the latter continued
in the
placed an order with tho Vulkan Works at the Bangalore platean in the Deccan, in Nizhoris, up conatry in Ceylon, there are European families, or old civil and military Stettin for the construction of an apparatas wnsioners, who have settled down for gosd. measuring a tetro in diameter and weighing It will be found probably in most cases that these 700 kilos or about 1,500 lbs. It has lately bean
ties had lived so long in the East that their home
contury of wrongs to adjust, and Germany's conscience is not altogether clear about her treatment of the portion that fell to her lot. PRINCE VON BULOW has evidently been It is barely three years since the Poles of studying scripture of late; "all things are Posen were ready to throw in their lot with Russia rather than face their projected lawful for me, but all things are not ex- pedient," said ST. PAUL, and all things effacement by Germany. Altogether while are lawful for Germany, repeats Prince Prince von BuLow's desire for peace and
ex- barmony in Europe is undoubtedly sincere. site is to be reclaimed for maritime commercial of 31 fast. The vessel's displacement is 363 ABOUT "GOING HOME FOR GOOD." them up by equipping a sailing bat with BULOW, but they are pedient. We do not propose to comments conversion has come on the PRINCE's ethics, but the result so far has been emitently satisfactory, and we
With regard to England he Lloyd Steamship Company for some time past have no disposition to quarrel about the method. Germany desires to be on good was fully justified in stating | kave been communicating with their company with a view to securing Hougkong connections tonas with England, and the two govern the example of France
via their boats for Zumboanga. The result is ments are, sofer, in porfect accord; each has worthy proof that, a reconciliation between that on November 13, the Borneo, of the North too much regard for the responsibilities England and Germany would be cordially German Lloyd Co., will make her initial hikely to bo incurred in case of a breach to received by the British nation, but it may monthly run to this part, thenes to Jolo, permit itself to be influenced by the hostile very well be that he rather overshot the Sundakan and back to Hongkong. The Borneo opinions expressed by the press; and be mark in using the term "always" Nothing is comparatively anew boat, lighted throughout by electricity, aud with avery oppointment up trusts that the prejudices which have been at present stands in the way except that to date. Zamboanga is extranoly fortunate is excited on both sides will with further Germany for a series of years has been getting ach a company interested in her
all the shipping of the port is under the Chinese the provincial towns and great commercial ports perform 1,600 revelations a minute. The trial experience cool down. With regard to capricious, but capriciousness is at best Enture-Cuolenews.
During the year, however, the port the unmerous European communities had no triple expected to take place in about a fork- France, his words are equally reassuring. dangerous, and may leaf etimes up to
The following extract from Vanity Fair is received two visits from a Norwegian vessel. individual permanent anchorage to the soil. If night; should it be attended with saccasa, the they realised a competency stam will no doubt be further perfected in The Norwegian steamer in question was in retired to England or parlaps other British By the arrangement with respect to Morocco misunderstandings not to Le readily re-interesting as being an attempt at prophecy chartered by some Chinese merekants to run they ralired to peace has been maintained, and be trusts moved. Still, from her position as a Power, prior to the announcement of the Anglo. between Shanghai, Ningpo, and Wonohan in dependencies, for the sake of their families and as well as from the fact that geographically Japanese Alliance:-"Sir Gerard Nool's an attempt to break down the monopoly of the to educate their children and find them earcers. on this line. It was unsuccessful, as the firmly harness, not to the end feeling really roconciled the prelude to future confidence. France the is sst between eastern and western position in China is somewhat pa hetic. After Chius Merchanta Stean Navigation Company Eut many again had to work on and lie in home." In the climate of North China and stands well with Italy and Russia, and Europe, and her weight thrown to one or commanding a squadron including five baltio established influence of the China Merchants to the abandonment of hopes of retiring Germany is also good friends with the other side must very materially alter the ships, he is suddenly required to serve the rest Columny was coon able to overate the sup
that on her second visit to the port she failed permanent European family life is a feature
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. latter, so that there is no reason to fear balance of power, no nation on the continent of his command in a cruiser. He will probably porters of the Norwegian ship, with the result Japan, of course, things are quite different, and be ordered to haul down the British flag at to obtain a single pack go of marchandise. The the couruuuities in the North. The Straits has
The C.F.B. str. Empress of India arrived at any breach as long as things carry on in of Erope can afford to trent lightly her Wei-bui-woi, and to write Ichabod as an epitaph competition, however, brief as it was, did some no "up-country" at high altitude, and the eora- their present groove. It is certainly plea intentions. Such a position from an inter-on British naval predominance in the Far East, good in effecting a reduction in the very heary munities bere must be classed with those or the
charges for freight levied by the Chino Mer-plains, and on the seacoast of India and Durma, Nagasaki at 10 am on Monday, the 20th inst Boat, after the friction of the last few national point of view entails a considerable These are the chances of the Service, but chants Company but these are still too high for So with Siam and Indo-Chinn. Java is again in and left again at 5 p.m. same day for Koba, The P. & A. str. Aragonia sailed from Astoria months, to find these sentiments issaing responsibility, and if her Extrezos and her Admiral Sir Gerard Noul is not one of the many articles of export to hear, such as the totter case with its splendid up-country, and where she was due to arrive at 8 pm. yesterday.
enthusiastic most
of recent wamon grades of tea, and there can be no doubt permanent settlement of Europeans there is supporters from the mouth of a statesman in Prince CHANCELLON be as conscious of this fact as
The P. & A. str. Nicomedia sailed from BULOW's position, and we should be the the latest utterance would seen to indicate, Admiralty policy, and his retention in Chine that the culpetition of another steamer on the common. With these remarks we now give on the 5th inst., and is due to arrivo bere on the
on board a cruiser is one of these events in the line would do mach to increase the prosperity from the Hongkong Daily Press the reference 5th Dec
of the port
On the whole, we should think alluded to:--
Here followed in full our remarks mado on Astoria on the 14th inst, and is due to arrive last to throw cold water on so pleasant a they will find no discordant word uttered life of a distinguished naval officer about which that ftip of the Norwegian vessel a very romark
here on the 14th Dec. able performance.-Commercial Intelligence. Oct. 31.) picture, and only hope it may come true. by Great Britain.
thut the relaxation of the strain will be
the less said the better."
From Wenchau, one of the least important had practically vanished, and if they were able trished and is now in the hands of the Hamburg of the Chinese treaty ports, Mr. Consul Morti te aferd to live at borte. which anaay of them American Line here to be mounted in ex old mer reports a gallant, but futile, attempt en
are not, they would had no real point of torpedo bost the Seehar. The teetotum will the part of some local merchants to break down contract with a moslaty with which they would be worked by electricity and is intended to an important shipping monopoly. As a rule, bare little in common. But in the plains, in
flag.
of
order to apply it to vussels of all sizes, as the advantages to be gained are too obvious for the shipbuilders and naval engineers. invention not to receive the full attention of
will ensure greater aconracy of aim. thing, ou board men-of-war greater steadiness
For one