CANTON,
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.}
5th November THE WHAMPOA MURDER CASE.
The Japanese prisoner charged with tho murder of a compatriot will be taken back to Japan to stand his trial. Mr. Noma wes up here last week to take the depositions of the numerous witnesses who are unable to go to Japan,
REVIEWS.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7TH, 1905.
Werner
The Burlesque Sapotem, by PHILIP
BERUBANT, B.A. London: T Laurie Hongkong: Kelly & Walch 10, ki.
PARIS.
Paris 3rd November, 1905 PHOTO
brought about by the fortaitons selection of toll by the wood-spirit. Not only is the local Wolour plentiful, but Mr. Satchell ban the gift
THE HAT LESHIT IN WARFARE. of vivid description, making us see what he sees. Ld
The book which ex-Minister of Mugino M. de This, he makes one of his clunracters say, is the sole aim of good writing It is not the sole Lanesson has just written entitled "Lessons of The story of the life and the langship of aim, but It is a vary important one. We wel the Russo-Japanese War," well deserves to to in Joromo Napoleon Bonaparte, youngest brother como this new (tons) author, and promise kim the hunds of all students.crayal warfare- of Napoleon the Grent, as it is hurg written by that if he never falls below the high stained irrespective of nationality. In addition to the Mr. Sergenut, reads like a remaneo. But for of this book, his name will become as familie volume being highly interesting, it possesses the the howls of remonstrance that it would evoke as soins, that deserve tame less. His style is additional merit of discussing several doubtful in soine tenchy quarters we might way that wo
‚pyre, without affectations, and his matter full of points connected with the recest operations in- THE LINCHOW AFFAIR: CONFESSIONS →
have found some of Sir Walter Scott's less originality and power. A very human herding the Far East, while presenting important con- Shum Lua Shi," the onshore prefect of.
interesting. Mr. Surgeant is evidently not and her two lovers are the central figures. One elisions bearing on the new French naval Linchow, has sent the following report to Vice-one bok" mau: we regard "The Burlosque in a parson whose hot gospel methods ember. canstruction programme. Thus, the author. roy Shum--Large rewards has been offord Napoleon" as a distinct advance on "Catharine rassed his bishop and caused his axils to this attaches great importance to the rels of the for the rest of the men converted with the the Great" In givra a vivid picture of the bush station. Mr. Satchell's comments on the battleship in warfare, and declares that Franco Linchow musenere. Twarty men have already stirring times whon Boury was playing religious questions thus introduced might have has been ill-advised in developing the torpedz--
bost at the expense of the iron-cląd. The ex- been arrosted, amongst when is a mau named chequers with the countries of Europe, altering or superfluous, but they are so reserved sad
Minister is of opinion that the buttle of Tere Hung-Ah:Bhatt, who confess that is stabbed the maps beyond recognition, and striving to
Bane as not to appear obtrusive. The reverend
shima clearly destined that the inst the lady doctor (Miss Eleanor Chestant): Fire mould the members of his family upon the only lover was no hypocrite, but his earthly passion viceable iyi of fighting unity is, without other men confessed to having carried various lines he thought fitting for those who had the conquecal the divine spark, and he did a man dobi, the battleship. The views of M. de weapons and to have taken a part. Another honour to share hit great rame. This well and treacherous thing. The other loren, allow- admits busting a gong and calling apou the balanced study of the rlesque Napoleoning misunderstandings to come about in the lesson taught by the unkappy fate of battleships Lauessan may be parmed up as follows:--"The people to take revenge, while sight others incidentally throws a great light upon the most natural way, is not such a strong portrait of the Borodine type is the contention of admitted being present during the slaughter, hun side of the Great Bally, the Great as the author porhays intended to make. The the battleship-oniser. To redure the protection In the course of his deposition. Dr. Machlu Egemania, the Arah-murderer, or the Con bride finds out his innocence and the parson's of a battleship in order to obtain greater spoed accused a Monk"named Nau-Sing of demandaguering Miro-or whatever olan Napoleon I.
guilé an hour after her marriage, and flies to is to make it impossible for that unit to fight a squeeze from him under threat of disclosing may be called. Being what we sen ho (Jerone) the basi A bach firs does the rest. The battleship having the same armament, but their biding place. A great number of men cenfetot to being present during the messiere. Mr. Sergeant certainly need not bare passing parson is killed; the hero and heroiue botter protection. If the battleship cruiser
offered excuses "for confluing himself nearly to but no diret evidence could be produced proving the frivolousside of Westphalian history." Wesenpe after stirring adventures and struggles. does not take to fight when faced by such un Incidental characters are very fine; and the opponent, it cannot escape destruction. If in who were serused of boating gangs on the oegs.feel, after laying down his hook, that thong" | propriety or otherwise of a draskard's wife takes to flight, victory retains with the enemy.
clusively that they had h hund in it.
MS. KINSHAN" IN COLLISION,
Men
On the 3rd instant the s Kinshan collided with a Fathan passenger jurk which was towell by u steam Juanch, The junk was seriously changed and for a time quite a panic prevailed amongst the passengers on the craft. The collision occurred in the fairway to the west of Shameen.
with many children accepting the protec
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THE BALLOON IN WARFARE.
Marseilles only a few years ago, was in sion denied the charge, and three men who fridity, we have also penatanted to vital forces
Sines M. Lebandy's airship has proved such according to an informer, had taken partiaths of the period. It is impossible to avoid the riot also denied the charge and were supported conclusion that be frivolity of his relations
a sigual success, and its unquestionable utility advance of Hamburg, Autwory, and Rotterdam |
as a commercial seaport. The latter to-day have got alios her. Tru, Marseilles is still in by a member of the gentry called Mok-Yi-Po, who stated that they wore fabsoly accused, and Prved to be no inonbus and a handicap to the hated by some of the dramatis persons. This has been recognised by the quilitary authorities,
front of Geuca, but it is so little, that it is not that the real offenders having committed their soldier emperor; and possibly hastened his ultim argument was unnecessary, the story itself prey balloons and their use in wasture has become a
worth alluding to. It is only a question of time. crime in broad daylight. It would not be difficultate failure. Whow marrietha wife has to forgake ing that circumstances altor cases. No rule is most popular subject of disenssion with all
Statistics sponk for themselves. According to to establish their identity. Wah Tsotni and parents and relatives; and in uspossing glory, generally applicable; and it is ursafe to meddle classes. Indeed, within the past few months, sory
the latest returns, the annual movement at the Napoleon might have unccseded better had be, with the ethical mage that society has found valuable demonstrations of the services which Deputy Chang are taking great pains in ques abandoned his family and been free to select to be at least a working hypothesis. Mr. Aying machines may vender have been given in tioning witnesses to obtain eyider ce. The now
Houtenants whom he could trust. So far Satchell is sane at present, and an admirable evetal parts of France. Thus, with an ordiu. port of Marseilles shows a fetal tonnage received tens for Genoa, It is with sincere ragret that Profeet Tang Chenk-Tong reached Linchow on the 18th ultimo and has taken up his post. the interest of the book goes, the author's story teller; we hope he will resist the templary batoon held captive by a rope, it is possible and dispatched of 8,636,000, against 5,630,000 the French aduit that whoreas Marseilles enemy's position and strength-the more so, The cashiered profect further adds in his method still less needs apology. He prossutstion to write "problem" novels, for at present to obtain useful information respecting au
se material has been discovered for remains stationary, is Insing ground, Genoa on report that bu is doing bis utmost to canse alla farcinating study as one who appreciator its bik idoals are ocidently of the negative kind.
fascination; and is yet able to hold the balance Love Marie, by W. E. NOBRIS. London: the guilty parties to be arrested but that many
oven, weighing evidence for and against→→or, Macmillus and Co., Ltd. Hongkong: Kelly Balloons, which bailots cannot injure: the the contrary is steadily advancing by leaps and new Tullet-proof envelope is certain to bounds. When Marseillos progresses cue point of them must have fed to other placex.
and Walsh. Ld. to turn to a litter mustaphor, deftly adding here
enhance the popularity of aireùips, The Genon stores five. The decline of Marsailles is, a pensary high light. deopening there a This is one of those novels that once taken up saty airship has accomplished wonders indeed, a very serious question for the French shadow, and producing a picture stereoscopic cannot readily be laid down by the reader until up to the present, beuss capable of being commercial world. in its effect upon the render. It seems almost the end has been reached. There is not much properly controlled. This craft, wher recently remedy. During the past fourteen years the steered over a particular for tification, enabled increase of traffic at Marseilles has been at the pertinent to say that the author has ex-action or adventure in the story, which has its attraction in two cleverly drawn characters.
the officer in the ear to take photographs of rate 6-12 per cent; at Gonon it has been 620 haustively studied his subject, Had he chosen, the bank cotill have bristled with
The man "gentleman". blackguard, is
the place, and for torpedoes to be dropped into per cent! This can only end soener, or ter footnotes. As it is, we de not need the preface fascinating by reason of his audacity. He the fortifications. Now that the prohibition of in the ultimate defeat of the French a port. to tell us that every available witness has had frankly rews that he is "a bat lot." the last mentioned practice by international. Of comme Genox possesses curtain advantages an attentive hearing, and his testimony, care knowing that his tros statements will convey
agreement a few years ago bas lapsed, there is over Marsailles, which account for the amazing At the beginning of this your the salt on fally sifted, woven into the fabric of the story the contrary impression, and so duterest the a chance that it may be adopted by those who growth of the former Italian port. Geographi. olis of a certain prefecture of the Kwanting which, wo repent, holds the interest from end eternal feminine. He is absolutely unpring pled, direct future gang algus. The Lebandy airship cal merits must be reckoned with Province having absconde, Wong-Tai-Kwan,
to and like a romance. One is tempted to
or persuades himself that he is, like one of which sincs M. Santos Dumont gave over the piercing of Mout Canis quintupled Genon's su expectant prefect, memorialing Very wonder if the author has ever thinght of Nordan's degenerates and the young lady who experimenting has been heard of a great deal trafic in five years, while the opening of the Shem on the subject and submitted a scheme
soheme and
follows the boy Jerome from Ajaccio to Paris, the of
too rapidly promote youth to sea, the lover to เมา และ u s Elisabeth Patterson Bonaparte is unfolded); and then the abrupt change from honeymoon bls to rain subition. By this time we are held in thrall by the gorgeous pageants, Intrigues, and amourettes of the court of the King of Westphalia, his re-marriage the very secret of his many years of tenderness for bis second wife way that he was over in love! his domineering brother, and the coincidental will her "), his extravagance, his rupture with
downfall of both.
UPS AND DOWNS OF CHINESE OFFICIALS.
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For instance
for the collection of the salt revenue. Victor aklopting that form as a medium for impart109 | rejoicos in the sobrigues of "Lone Marie" made its 7ith ascent a few days ago, with balf-Simplon tunnel will live for elect to immediate-
Shum approved of the appointed Wong
Falt
Comission of the prefecture to question. failed to corse up to expectations, au the rernur decreased instead of increasing 8 promised in hia momariel. When Weng seni his quarterly report to the Viceroy, His Excellency memor- ialised the throne and dendanced him as au. incapable official end degraded him; while allowing him to remain in office so as to wond Meanwhile his ways and retrievs past errors. The Chinese Minister in Loullen recommended Wong to the thrung suggesting that he should be appointed Consul Genert for Chins in Sin- The Peking Court approved and katore
Viceroy Shua Wong got his appointment bearing this has memorialized the throne informing the Central Government that Wong kad Lean hiered and that he will not be allowed to leave Kwanglang for his post until ail accounts have been properly rendered and the losses in revenus incurred through his lad wanagement have been made good.
CORRESPONDENCE.
A SINOLOGUE'S SURPRISING
BEQUEST."
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS,"
the fruit of his historical researel. Ho
The whek story hangs together in a way that the episodic history of Catherine hardly reached; and is a work that should certainly establish a reputation for its
anthor.
The Third Kiss, by Herveur FLOWERDEW. London: T. Fisher Unwin. Hongkong: Kelly & Walsh, Ld.
believes that he is not so bad as he would have hor believe, and is prepared to deni leniently with a woman of strong personality at She, to exercise considrable influenes over other people of both sexes, finds this teniency giring way to a fooling of love, but fortunately she sees the man in some of his morn enpellant aspects and is prompted to answer "no" to the question which he i due coness puts to her. Both are admirably portrayed types of character. ing and entertaining the reader by his con and the author undoubtedly succeeds in interest.
vincing methods of presentation.
THE COST OF PAUPERISM, The following figures are takeir from the thirty-third annual port of the Local Govera ment Board:--- From 10 to 1903 we spent ou in-maintenance of pampers Un out relief
L:37, 15.627
a
dozen passengers on board-the pilot and ly transfer two or three hundred thousand tons machinist and four military efflers. It win ofimerchandise from Macgilles to Genon! How- aged successfully for about half-an-hour, and over, were the powers that be at the French When the sit down calmly and consider tres vel yang kalag exact spot from which it started). military passagers landed on terra fram they situation, if they were to exclude from their were askeri what they thought of the airship.calenlations everything but the commercial In reply. Colonel Strausa assorted that during interests of the port, there might yet be a the wrisl jonruey, as they passed overhead, heulance of Marseillős enjoying greater' commer was able to take in ecgry detail of the Fort St. cial prosperity-though ber former glory is a Michel, concluding by pressing the opinion thing of the past. Actually the situation is an that every Aring Corps should te-supplied with exceedingly painful one for commercial France. an airship as soon as possible M: Jallig, the engineer, who designed the Lalloon in question. asserts that 200 ballots wond,hare to strike it before its ascentional powers would be affected," A sill might damage it, but such an occurrengo is very problematical
i
The experiments rencinded by the brothers £51,2 5,796 | Łebauds are not allogether acerpted as being 612,085,29% conclusively a great many people. In spite of Fugineer M. Julliot's assertion, one is in- Total on paupere
£113,500.491 clined to believe that a dozen bullets fired Salories of officials..... For repayment of loans and interest 17,638,000 almost simultaneously, and well aimed, might In addition to the abore huge sums we find well canse a sudden collapse. The best way to settle the question is to resort to a few practi- the startling heading of
4:27.974,817
Is M. Labandy prepared to mako cal fouts. such a sacrifice? The target airship could weil he replaced afterwards. The Government that has out faith in these kinds of balloons, ought not to hesitate to call for such tests in order to show the consequences of such an ecuater, which would certainly prove ex tremely interesting to all concerned,
Other expouses. ............
"What the officialst
kat Whitehall mean by other expenses, unless it is the money spent upon litigation by the geard aus arent the Rectoral Laws, is hard to imagine, because the sum sent upon lunner has been, for the period' given. 593,978,050, a terrible indietzant of our present social system
Thus we have the gigantie total
THE DECLINE OF MARSEILLES.
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CHINA'S CURRENCY REFORM. An Edict has just been issued under date of the 19th inst., which approves in their en- tirety all the regulations recently submitted to the Throne for the thorough reform of China's currency, and which ware published in extensoi by the Petang and Tientsi Tires on Septem- her 12th and September 14th dealing with both copper and silver. That journal says:-As the regulations in question were carefully translated and run into space, we cannot reproduce them
REDUCTION OF PRICE. that the more introduction of a new coin or a coins WAS pot all in this is to, but we pointed out at the time new stamp on the safflcient to ensure financial reforms, and THE Undersigned beg to inform the public Now that the Edict sanctioning the prir, that owing to rise in exchange they have posals has been issued we are still more from this date REDUCED THEIR PRICE impressed by the fact that China with the best for VIEW POST CARDS of HONGKONG. wrong way about her big task. It has been for from $1 to 50 couls a dozen. and most priseworthy intentans is going the MACAO, CANTON and Chinese Costumes a long time nader discussion to introduce a tael coin, and embody in cognate form sa actual representation of the hitherto theoretical denomination. Specimen coins has been submitted to the Throse for approval more than once, and are now we presume finally approved, as the Edict makes a special referenca to this new coin and its subsidiary fractions, * follows:-
"The Celibate's Wife," by the same author, was good, but this is excellent. It is impossible to tell how trippingly is a tale that, considering its lack of movement," should obviously crawl It is the writer's happy gift, which many will envy. He says writing is a discuse: in his own euse it is certainly not a malignant one. The modern "uvelist" has acquired a Danseating habit of interspersing his or her ideas of how novels should not be writion; and some of them, to gratify the craving, Ing in authors.us “supers" Hongkong 5th December, 1905.
in the most barefreid fashion. In this book DEAR SIE.-Permit me, through you, to sug. gest to the London Missionary Socioty that if the naritor is a writer, but not for such Indeed, it is difficult to see how ho it cannot bring itself to hand over to the widow reasons:
could have been anything else. His philosophy. of the late Dr. Edking the principal sum consti- tuting bis" surprising bequest" to the Socisty with a touch of romanticism towards the end it should at least devote the interest on the that only shum cynics will evil at, is superb Of innumerable quotations we are tempted to monies bequeathed to the Society to the sup-
The discovery that port of the tentater's widow, who will, as the make, one must suffice. result of this bequest to the London Missionary one is living simply for one's own enjoyment Sacinty, be left in poverty. If this wealthy and is so often coincident with the discovery that profestedly Christian Society does as I suggest one is not pelting enjoy went enough." We it will free itself to scine extent from the cannot speak too highly of this most refreut. Hirent ou paupers, 43,593,948. In 1983 the national traffic of the Mediterranean seaporte, tarl eoin which shall be the standard for the obloquy which it cannot but entail by the ing story, unforcedly witty, humorously acceptance of a bequest made in defiance of the truthful, perspicaciously optimistic, and in moral obligation of a busbaud to provide many ways now and original. adequately for the support of his wife after bis made a grout impression upon as, and we buve real many hundreds of its contemporaries. Should its author happen to see these comments we would be glad if he would answer a question
death.
A CHRISTIAN.
WEATHER REPORT. The Hongkeng Observatory yesterday issued the following report :--
Ou the 6th at 11.55 8.. The bar meter has fallen generally, particularly over the and N. costs of China.
The depression lying over Central China yesterday, has moved Eastwards and is this approaching the neighbourhood of ghai fr if the West word. Pressure is bigh over E. Japan. The monsoon is at present interrupted on
It has
traders.
сливен,
uf 19.785 spent upon pauperism down to the year 1903 from 1880, a period of 23 years; te the present day it must be over £250,000 o In 1879 the officials took 1996,050, the numb
Marseilles as a sca-port, has been declining of paupers for that year being 772, 6-souls. In 1909 the officials took 2.25936, The
for years. To-day owing to strikes, rampant
"We have received a memorial from the other detrimental socialism. aud zumber of panpers was only 90,000 more than in 1879, eo for looking after only 90.000 more
silver coinage and regulations to ensuro ani- paupers the officials had a rise of 1,275,226 | Marseilles has practically lost its commercial Finance Council proposing the adoption of a Poor ratepayers: The cost of pauperis for importance, and Genos has become the place formity. According to the statement of the Loudon alone since 1880 to Lady Day, 19.3,
par cætelleace for British and other first-class council, silver coins formerly minted in the Each day seen the Italian port provinces were only to meet ferxporary demand, And they cannot be accepted as a standard of It seems incredible, but he figures ire in the reasbes the enormous total of £64.108121
value. Now the proposal is to mint a Kuping number of raupore was 101,243; in 1880 the without France being able to interfere whole Empire and subsidiary coins of five report for anyone to examine. In 1903 London encroaching more and more upon the inter-
when Marseille mace, two mice, and one mach. There coius 1903 amonating, therefore, to 21,524. 3,303,948 There number was 8,710, the increase of paupers in
in the coins and the former copper cash.
"Cartency reform is of the stancet importance was the cost in 1983, and £1,817,972 the cost in enjtyed the proud reputation of being ones are to be used in conjunction with the copper 1880, therefore £1,775,976 was the cost of 21,524 of the most flourishing seaports
world. Alus, not so to-day, when everyone among the Government's ondertakings at seems to have boycotted it for various reasons present. Let the Hu Pa Tsao-pi Tsung Chang Hupei and Kresngtong sub-mints to coin Apart from fierce Italian competition, socialism (Imperial Mint) notify the Chili, Kiangsu, made its pernicious affects fell at the French theso tuel coins in accordance with this regula- these coins must be used as the national stand-
Was
time.
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that. troubles us seriously: In view of all the authorised by the Local Government Board port; the Municipality text became absorbed in tións, and in future in all monetary transactions 34, Queen's Read Central (Second Floor).
circumstances, "was the third kiss" likely to be the last? An extra chapter or a sequel would certainly not be out of place. In the meantime; we congratulate anthor and publisher warmly recommend readers, and advise local booksellers to stock sufficient copiet
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ard coin.
"Other points which the memorial omits to Ministers and reported to the Throne, and the details of the memorial not hereby referred to deal with must be duly considered by the
are to be carried out as proposed."
were paupers in 1903. Se while 82,710. paupers cost £1.817,972 in 188, 21,524 paupers in 1903 cost £1.775,976, the total cost being for 103 £1,593,948 for 104,23 soul. On oraction of workhouses, &c., for 1903 no less a sum was The total amount spent than 1,184 273.
local politics, and the bread and butter of the to be expended in previous years £29975,837. Nearly thirty millions of money inhabitants in other words, the development of
Ak the salaries of the for workhouses! officials of the Togal Governinout Board are de- their facilities for intercourse with Great frayed out of the Civil Service Estimates, the Dritain and other maritime powers, Lecame a above figures do not co tein the cost of this part secondary question. To make matters worse,
Of course the Edict in very satisfactory so of the system, and must be guessed at bere at strikes became more frequent; whenever the
What a terrible idiotment of a system (sic) dockers of Marseilles struck work, liberal far as it goes, and so far as its tendency is to But the first moveineut is to introduce a new that requires Dr. Barnardos, a thousand and one financial support was always forthcoming from promoto uniformity we cordially endorse it. complicating factor, and a new medium of various charitable institutions and agencies, the their corrodes at Gonda. It paid the latter to Salvation and Church Armies, the Charity Organisation Seciety, to say nothing of the pri its duly to the poor and its duty to the rate- payers. And in spite of all, thousands during the period mentioned hare-proferred death. by starvation or suicide to entering the workhouse Why doesn't England try something else?
leost
the China coast, but is likely to set in'sgafors to a colonial emperstition that the bush¦vato charity of the individual, to help it oat with the world's shipping trade, Jeaving France very ponetrate every monetary transaction great or
strongly by to-morrow in the North.
Light monsoon is indicated over the N. part of the Chiun Sea.
Forecast:-Variable winds, light or moderate; cloudy, probably some light rain.
The Toll, of the Bush, by WILLIAM SATCHELL London: Macmillan and Co., Ld. Hong- kong: Kelly & Walak, Ld. The New Zealand bush is meant, and the title invariably takes toll of those who disturb it for every new district invaded, the wald-geist demands a human life. In-Mr. Satchell's excellent novel, the happy denouement is
act thus, considering they were monopolising exchange which, if generally adopted wil
fluctuating copper exchange we may be little, if anything to do, so far as the South was small. With dollars of more than one variety, concerned. The inevitable has occurred; while mass eins and cent coins in addition to a Marseilles is rapidly lesing-not to say already doned for apprehending rather an increase than lost the pre-eminent position, she once held, a diminution of existing evils.
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