INTIMATION
A: S. WATSON & CO.,
LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841,
WINE & SPIRIT
MERCHANTS.
IMPORTERS, BLENDERS
AND BOTTLERS.
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28r¤, 1906.
The N.-C. Hemid understands that Hor TELEGRAMS Imperial Majesty the Empress Dowager has granted from the Privy Farse the sum of Tia. Peking, on the understanding that in addition 100,000 to start a Normal School for girls in there shall be a department for the instruction
embroidery and other fancy work.
g
The Peking Times remarks:-Cortain places | Reem peculiarly identified with certain kinda of tragedy. Yokohama, for instance, has long been
famous for its suicides, and Hongkong, as we
removed from a renegade by the very act not be altogether prompted by any fear of be had forfeited every claim to be looked complications in Chian, and seems rather upon us a son of Han, and his government to be at bottom influenced by uneasiness for long refused to recogeise his existence in the new colony. The Government at even, much less to acknowledge his wronga Washington, new to the task of gaining the as in any way its concern. It was England confidence of an Eastern population, un-of soriculture and another for the lanching of that first by attempting to legislate for doubtedly finds itself at Manila in a the botter treatment of these waifs and difficult position, which Congress, wedded to strays drew the attention of the Chinese the old school of home politics, refuses to Government to tas affects of its neglect. face, and declines to come to its assistance The usefulness of the Chinese imigrant on the direct issue. But making every foon came to be recognised in those coun. allowance for this, there is no doubt that tries wherein he had made his new home, the statesmen at Washington are, not and be was encouraged under specious altogether satisfied with the position in promises, too often broken on his hudthe East generally. With true British ing, to come; till at last, especially in the nonchalance we are probably making too South American States he came to be light of the present influence at work; such placed on, the level of the Negro slave, was notoriously the case in India prior to the great Mutiny, such was our position in South Africa prior to the outbreak of the recent war, and such, it may be added, was
conduct before the affair of 1900 in Peking. Those on the spot to when the new movemeut comes home every day of their lives do not look without apprehension on the pro- sent complications. Well led and well
and was meted out even worse treatment.
In the Western States of America he was at first received with open arms, which he repaid by being the main factor in the building up of the State of California at that time only communicating with the main body of the States by dangerous tracks across the Rocky Mountains or by a long and difficult voyage round Cape Hora.
our
CHAMPAGNE With the making of the Panama Railway, conducted the present movements may have
DE
("DAILY PRESS" BIOLUMIVE BERVICE.]
TERRIBLE FIRE RAGING IN
CANTON.
CANTON, February 27th. A terrible fire is raging opposite the British Shameen Bridge.
MISSIONARIES MURDERED
IN KIANGSI.
SHANGHAI, 28th February. A purely local outbreak
bas occurred at Nanchangfu in Kiangsi
French
THE TEACHING OF HYGIENE IN SCHOOLS.
The
report by Mr. E. A. Irving, Inspector of Schools, on the teaching of bygiene in the schools of Hongkong, affords interesting roading. Mr. Irving saya : --
There is no doubt in my mind that s really priotical knowledge of the rudimente of bygiene has been sequired. That was my im.
pression before the examination, the resulta of which ouly serve to confirm it. The best Papers were full and scourate, the worst con tained singularly little of the mooningless verbiage which examiners learn to look for at the bottom of any considerable number of papers. On the contrary, the worst papers, with few exceptions, gave me the iden that the writers were either struggling to express a
correct idea, though language failed them; or else they were in the position of one who has
fally comprehended an argument, but finda tha
have more than snes remarked, is peculiarly noted for collapsing buildings and persona falling off their verandahs. Last Hongkong mail, which roached us a few days ago, brought news of the manager of the. Chius Merchants' death in this painful way, and now we regret to accountant of the Chartered Bank, received fatal Province. read that Mr. G. A. Chalmore, senior sub- injuries through falling over the balustrade of It is reported that some his mesa and died in hospital on Jan 26th, There must surely be some woefully inadequa a priests invited the local Chinese he is unable to recollect all the stages thermof
a banquet, where refusing to agree to the demands of the priests for a large indemnity the magistrate either committed suicide or was attacked and killed by the Freneli priests.
style of constructice prevalent in the colony, or magistrate to Hongkong residents native and foreign are extremely reckles in the way they hang over
verandah rails,
NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY.
OPENING AT HONGKONG.
To-morrow a branch of the Bank known as the Nederlandsole Handel-Maatschappij,
at Queen's Buildings.
A mob promptly assembled and
when he wishes to reprodaca it. Many faulta
also were fenits of omission rather than of com mission. As an example, I will quote one of the worst replies of the worst boy in the worst team to the question on the uses of cooking, He says Becate food has millions of germs init, and they make us have many diseases, so that we cook our food to destroy all germa and we can escape from diseases.
and still more effectively by the building of the useful effect of restoring to international or Netherlands Trading Society, will be opened killed six Roman Catholic priests, to say so. I cannot help regretting the abrones
the first trans-continental line, the great West was first put in effective communien Lion with the Eastern States, and the ST. MARCEAUX Chinaman cut off from his own country was
& CO., REIMS,
VIN BRUT: AND VERY DRY.
For Case 1-dos. Quarle ...
Per Case 2 doz. Pints
$50.00
$33.00
A. S. WATSON & CO..
LIMITED,
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
NOTILA TO VORKKEPUNDRAIS.
180
Ostcommunications relating to the news cotun should be addressed to’Taz EDITOR,
Correspondenta must forward their names and aa. dresses with communications addressed to the Editor, not utication but as evidence of good faith,
Ait festess for publication should be written on one, side of the paper only.
the
Na anonymously signed communications that have already appeared in ather papers will be isorsed,
Oders for extra couses of Jaily Pages should be
kour the supply in limited. Only supplies integraphic áddress: Press, Codes: A.R.C. A6 Ed
Frinder's
diguity the Government of China, but in present hands it is far more likely to lead to her extinction amongst the nations. Our telegrams from Shanghai prepare us for
The 30th plague fatality was recorded Fusterday.
The Corean people pay Y20,000,000 in taxes to their officials, but of this only Y8,000,000 reaches the Government, the rest being
smeczod.
made to feel the incidence of the new pro- some such denouement. letariat who now assumed the lead in the government. Then commenced the era of anti-Chinese legislation, to which the China man could only oppose his own stubborn and individual resistance. Still he managed on the whole to thrive, and bred up with that peculiar clannishness which is at once the weakness and the strong point of the race, and looking eventually to making his last home in his native land, he remitted home the greater part of his hardly-earned savings. This drew down upon bim in a still stronger degree the hatred of the pro- letariat, but at the same time it increased his influence at home.
Resenting keonly the neglect of his Gov-
|
The new China Merchants' str. Hainkang was successfully launched on Feb. 23rd and is moored in the river opposite Farnham, Boyd & Co.'s Portung Works,
Operations on the Annam-Yünnan railway continues to make pretexts for interference, bave been commenced by France, but as China the French Minister has lodged a strong protest with the Foreign Office..
Owing to the interruption of the cable
This Society, which was established by Royal burnt all the mission premises except Charter in 1804, occupies a prominent position the buildings of the China among lending companies. Ite head office is at
Amsterdam, while branches are established Mission.
throughout the Netherlands Indies, and in the Straits Settlements, British India, China and West India.
From the balance sheet to December 31st
1904, which was presented to shareholders at the annual general meating held on June 20th, 1905, we note that the company has a paid up capital of 45,000,0000 gulders, or £8,750,000, and a reserve fund of 5,000,000 guilders, or £416,667. In addition to these figures the fixed deposits with its head office oud Eastern branches aggregate £3,790,297. The uet profits for the year under review, after deducting current expenses and writing off bad debts, and with the addition of the balance carried forward from 1903, were 118,488, out of which a dividend of eleven per cent- was paid.
A ÜHINESE OPTIMIST.
Inland
The Roy. Mr. Kingham, of the Plymouth Brethren Mission, with his wife and two children were also
murdered.
Fourteci American Missionuries. escaped by bent.
REPORTED EMEUTE AT PEKING.
The papers were very fair, if 1 may be allowed
to the notion of the Government, that disease is of a question on the sources of malaria. Thanks disappearing from Hongkong; but its pro phylaxis will not cease to be of vital impurtance to Chinese boys, so long as they continue to return for their holidays to ferer-ridden komen,
Turning to the methods employed in teaching taught as much by experiments as they might the subject, I do not think all the teachers
hara deno. A few seem to be nuable to dissosiate the word from the ideas of stoppared bottlos and small explosions. A little ingenuity is Indeed required. I have been asked with
AZI
There is now no communication rhetorical effect, whether I proposed to with Nanchang.
shaw classes by experiment the effects of ezores of carbon dioxide. And yet by breathing through a straw into lime water (a preparation which ne family is without) the ravages of this gas may be illustrated in the most startling manner. I wonder how many of the pupils who discoursed on damp courses, bad bese taken to the nearest house under construction to see one.
SHANGHAI, 27th February. It is believed that an emente has occurred at Peking.
It is reported that troops under
ernment, which in tis eyes hid by its between Burgkong and Fooehow, trafle with the N-C. Daily Newe says ou Feb. 24th-Yuan Shih-kai are surrounding the indifference aggravated his haulships, the Shanghai and places North is subject le con emigrant Chinuman became bitterly anti-siderable delay. Restoration is expected in a dynastie, and through his wealth and grow ing influence at home has been able to make that influence felt. Perhaps uot altogether unnaturally with this disaffection
couple of days,
REUTER'S SERVICE}
VOLCANOES ACTIVE.
LONDON, February 25th. Advices from New York state that Mont
The writer of "Notes on Native Affairs" in Chinese of all gradea are wondering whero Palace. these alarming reports have come from about an i-dynastie risings. A Nanking despatch states that Viceroy Chou Fu was warned the other day by the British Consul at Nanking, who in It is telegraphically mportat in the N-C. bis turn is said to have got his information from Daily Notes that China has decided to transform
his brother Consul in Chinking, that the Sixth Tibet into a province, and to soud a high officiating rebellion Secret instructions were at once Regiment stationed in Chinking was tunditat-
promoted Viceroy of Tibet Province. diplomatic affairs. He will be subsequently the troops garrisoning Chinking and vicicity
to mase careful investigations into the matter, there is ⋆ panic in Martinique, earthquakes but in apite of the most searching enquiries nothing transpired either to confirm at Nauking, or to give cause for suspicion to the alarming news giren by the British Consul the authorities that anything improper was ou foot. Of course there is a talk about mediated sings of seeret sovieties in the Yangtaza beeu heard every spring for the post ten years. Valley, bat those reports are periodic, and have As a matter of fact as far as those who watch enrrent events are aware, there was no secret in London, or other body of men, either in the Northern, Southern, of Central provinces which may be to make any stir in the country which would said to be strong enough at the present moment. give cause for special alarm to the authorities.
toward his Government has been conjoined there as an enroy to control domestic and sent by the Vicaroy to the officer commanding | Pelts and La Soufriere ure active, and
a resentment against the Western foreigner, against whon: too often he has had very
Tho N.-C. Daily Netes, in a leader about well founded causes of complaint. The
Chineze und foreign relations, says: "Ladies expiry of the teria of the anti-Chinese who think we trist the Chinese here too much sec before 11 am on day of publication. After that legislation, to which his Government hadas inferiors should live in Hongkong for a little lent its sanction, partly because it had no whils and see how they like the position which power of resistance, but partly, there is no the Chinese have assumed there in the streets." doubt, through the influence of the ill- onvened Burlingame treaties, whose ellects have been so disust rous to the beat interests of China, has been marked throughout Obinu by a general revulsion of feeling. LONDON OFFICE: 181, FLEET STREET, EC willitigly the Government of the United the military Governor of Ili, and has lodged a
P.0. Roz. B.
Telephone. Nën, 12
BIRTH:
On February 12th, at Kiangyin, China, to Dr. and Mrs. G. C. W. Wortu, a daughter.
HONGKONG OFFICE: 10A, DES VEUX ROAD C
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, FEBRUARY 28TH, 1906,
A Poking telegram to the N.-C. Daily News says: The Russian Minister has unearthed a accret agreement between China and a Belgian syndicate for a loan to the former from the latter for the cost of the railway projected by
other foreign capital for a railway es closely protest against the unfairness of admitting say
connected with Russia. The Waiwapu bas thereupon sen obliged to order the can.
missionaries are a chief obstacle to the dis
the spirit of a true unity will flourish,
NEW STATUE AT SHANGHAI.
have occurred in the islands, the most severe that have been felt for years.
THE CHINESE COMMISSIONERS.
LONDON, February 25th. The Chinese Commissioners have arrived
GERMAN AMERICAN COMMERCIAL TREATY.
LONDON, February 25th.
In consequence of fruitless negotiations to conclude the commercial treaty with America, the Reichstag has agreed to extend the "most favoured nation treatment" for. one year, thua averting a tariff war.
The elementary course is not long, and few
children leave English and Anglo-Chinowe- schools before reaching the four i standard.
If they do, I do not think they will have been able to assimilate much of the teaching in so abort a time. I am, therefore, of opinion that instruction in hygiens might be deferred till standard IV. The handbook is really too hard for standard III. to use as a reader.
During 1905 the total number of children receiving justruotica in hygiena was 1,524.
GERMAN EMPEROR'S SILVER WEDDING.
To celebrate the occasion of the silver wed- ding of the Emperor and Empress of Germany, Dr. Kruger, German Consul, was "at home at the Consalate yesterday morning. Many friends and local officials called to touder their congratulations, amongst others being Captain Arbuthnot Tesslio, A.D.C., representing H. E the Governor, and members of the Consaler corps. The German warships and a number of the merchantsu in port dressed ship in honour of the occasion, and at noon the flagship First Bismarck fired a royal esints.
THE CITY HALL.
ERFONT FOR 1905.
The report to be submitted to the annual meeting of shareholders in, and subscribers to, the City Hall, to be held on Feb. 28th, containe the following statements:-
Hou, Mr. J. W. Gresson resigned the position of chairman in May last, when the Hon. Mr. C. W. Dickson, on returning to the Colony, again becemo chairman,
LI HUNG CHANG HONOURED. The N-C. Daily News reports an interesting and unique ceremony which took place at the Memorial Temple to the late Marquis Li Hnng obang on Sicawei Road, Shaugliai, a few days ago. The status, which was to be unveiled, as presented to the family of China's great
THE WOMEN'S FRANCHISE BILL. aganta for the famous Krupp Company of statesman by Messrs. H. "Maund! & Co.,
LONDON, February 25th. tives from several consulates, and most of the Bill provides that every man and woman Essen. Among thong present were representa.
Sir Charles Dilkes' Woman's Franchise safe to say that few Chinese officials resident in shall be qualified to vote, and that no person Shangbai were absent. The guests on arrival shall be disqualified by sex or marriage. N. Mody, Me. N. A. Siebs, Hon. Mr. leading commercial houses, while it would be
were received by a guard of honour, consisting of two companies of Chinese soldiers which The assembled company gathered round the liued both sides of the approach to the temple statue, which was hidden from view by a large
red curtain,
had been
from being a member of either of the Houses of Parliament.
THE MOROCCO CONFERENCE,
LONDON, February 25th. The Moors have now submitted a State
In March, 1905, Mr. A. G. Wood was added to the committee, which now consiste of the chairman, Mr. B. Layton (Hou. Treasurer),
. E. Pollock, KC., and Mr. A. G. Wood, The building has been maintained in a fair elste of general repair, the usual annual inspee tion being made by the architects, Messrs. Palmer aud Turner, in September.
The total of theatre rente collected was $10,392,25, showing a deoroase from last year's rats, which were exceptionally high."
The rents collected for the use of the as-
$1,000 less than in
In the
1904
States would have removed or ameliorated the worst of the difficulties under which the Chinese migrant laboured; but it was not strong enough to contemn the powerful collation of the agreement. proletariat, which under the constitution of Bishop Scott at Poking is reported to have I is idle to deny that a state of tension the States keeps effectively in its hands the said I believe it to be wholly untrue that the which at any moment may become dan entire legislation of the country.
Butaseemly contentions and rivalries of the gerous, and even treak out into open vic-besides this increasingly powerful faction gemization of the truth amongst the Chinese lenice, is wide-spread in China. It has, even in China itself, there is another even haid it to be a manifest proof of the Holy it is true, como upon us suddenly, but the more influential party, that of the reformers, Spirit's working that there is amongst the causes have been long at work, and may be which cannot be lightly disregarded. Vexed missionaries in China an almost entire absence said to permeate the Empire, and not the at the low estate into which aisgovernment of theological bitterness, and party rivalry, and Bupire only, but to extend to the numerous has permitted the country to fall, it con- there is an atmosphere in which, if anywhere, colonies of Chinese abroad, especially in trived to convert to its own ideas even tho the United States. The first and most EMPEROR on the Throne; but, although Writing of the death at Florence of Mrs. Mr. Mandi, speaking in Chinese, sail they deep-seated cause is the knowledge that has that attempt was rudely suppressed at the Hayllar, the N-U. Daily News says:-She was were present for the unveiling of a statue of H. dawned on the wasses of China that, how time, the example of Japan, who has ay C. Black, M. A., Assistant Keeper at the Marquis of the first class. He was one of the Bank scheme to the Algeciras Conference,sembly rooms amounted to $3,399.50, nearly the eldest daughter of the late Mr. Charles F. Li Hong-chang, Grand Secretary of the ever great and respected in the distant heroic efforts contrived to free herself from South Korsington Museaux some 35 years ago. principal inakers of history in the East during thus further couplicating the situation.
Wen Has Throne Hall, Viceroy of Chibli, and past, whon the nations of the world, as at the leading strings of the West, has not During her long sojourn at Hongkong, where the nineteenth century. Wherever he had knew them then, from Parthia to Japan Leen lost, and the new party of Reform her husband occupied a very prominent position erected by Imperial command, part of the funds
done work spscit memorial temples
THE WHITAKER WRIGHT and the East Indian islands, hastened to has become an overwhelming force, which at the Bar, and was for a lime Acting-Judge, being provided by the Government and part by
LIQUIDATION. secure her goodwill, and did not hesitate for goed or evil has
to be reckoned their house was
A favourite reunion for voluntary contributions of the 16 pay homage at ber Court, China in these with.
gentry and
LONDON, February 25th. Europeans commemorated notable deeds That the more level-headed and residents and visitors to the Colony, and their pacting statues of metal or stone so that modern days has been idly standing by; while able-minded leaders are firmly opposed to and Mex Hayllar had resided at the Villa aspiration. The deeds of H. E. Li Hung-chang
hospitality was proverbial. Of late years, Mr. future generatione fight look on them and gain London and Globe Finance Corporation
The liquidator of Whitaker Wright's her neighbours both in Europe and the exercise of force, and désire above all Alberti, Florence, where they were highly had been truly remarkable, and therefore he reports that the assets have only realized America have been steadily advancing both things that the nation may be left to work esteemed by the colony of Anglo-Indiaus and Mr. Mandl) and his partners bad asked Mr. half a million, instead of three millions in knowledge and power; and now in turn out its own salvation, it is no loss a fact others who have made Florence their home, and had now been brought thousands of li across expected; and that there will consequently
Lang. of Munich, to cast this statue, wisiel expect the homage which China in her own than that a considerable gestion are desirous where Mrs. Hayllar brasthed bor last.
the seas to China. It was placed in Shang- be no return to shareholders. days of greatness as rigorously demanded of throwing down the gauntlet to the world
hai, because that was the town where most Yesterday an Tadian constable on daty near foreigners and Chinese cougregated, where herself from the nations who sought her at large, and it is in this section, largely Jardine's wharf at Canseway Bay found they ships came, and where the railways friendship, Now all this is changed and composed of the Young China" party, dead body of a coolie in the mud. those nations, even, that are not plotting that the power for mischief resides. It is dragging him out it was found that his font and they felt grateful to him for his kindness, more light on one of our telegrams in this served H. E. Li Hong chang for twenty: years, The following clipping seems to threw a little openly her partition are doing what to a true that this section has not the confidence neck and was there made fast. At first sight he now of his deeds would say that what bad the Two Kuang provinces at what is an alleged were bound by a cord which extended to his This statue was erected that future agos might isse: Peking despatch states that there over-sensitive mind is almost as galling of the nation at large, but it is largely the eas looked like one of murder, but ca
their gratitude to him, and all Europeans is much indignation in the North and also in and extending sympathy which the
represented amongst the governing classes, further investigating the police did not con-
been done was right.
recent breach of faith so the part of the French masses, too inexperienced to appreciate and some recent appointments, as that of sider it was. They are of opinion that the on which is a bronce plate with a Chinese there has bean a body of French troops quartered The statue is mounted on a granito pedestal, on the Kiangsi-Tongking borders. Sines 1903 its meaning, have taken to resenting as the reactionary Fastai YUEN to high office wat died suddenly, probably of hourt failure, inscription. The statue itself is of bronze, aud at Langehou, aping to the insurrection in is ton feet in height It represents the veteran Kiangai. As this has been now suppressed, the reason, almost as difficult for the in the capital, would seem to indicate that it and that his friends decided to "dump" him, statesman in bis oficial robes and hat, with a French authorities consented recently to with following figures-Theatre, income 310,400,
hence the reason for the card, by which he word in his left hand. The sombreness of the draw their troops across the frontier News .has considerable influence in Peking would be fastened to a bamboo pole and conveyed bronze is relieved by the gilt with which the has now been roovived that instead of leaving tself. Now the recent action of the United to what they intended to be his last resting work, a worthy memorial of one of China's their forces there by over 3,000 men. There is jacket is covered. It is an imposing piece of Lungchon the French have suddenly increased Government in reinforcing its place. The result of the post-mortem exzanina-greatest mo. H. E. La Ching-mai, the only said to be great excitement over this in the military garrison in the Philippines may tion will probably unravel the mystory. son of the late Marquis, is going to Austria, to South and remanetraucas baso been made to
which country he has been appointed Minister. the French Government by the Wairupa.
22
almost an insult. There is likewise a second
nind to appreciate, in the old
Chinaman who left his country to
bis condition was looked upon an
little
States
On
be
bad their termini. He and his partners
FRENCH TROOPS IN KUANGSI.
A
spring the committes voted $1,090 for additions to the free lending library and 339 standard works, selected with great care, have breá added to this collection, and 50 booke have been renewed. supplement to the talogne has been prepared but not during the year, and at its class 340 borrowers printed. 16 new borrowers tickets пога issuad FLES "Were on the register cousiderable increase on last year. The borrowers include
Ladies, 23
and at 13 Government servants, 32 naval officers and 105 clerks and morcantile assistants. Over 6,700 bucks were issued, of which 90 per cunt. were fiction, 44 per cent. travel, 14 par cont. biography, per cent. poetry, and per cent.
miscellaneous
The balance in the hands of the treasurer on while $15,300 (including interest) is on fixed closing the accounts for 1905 was $2,334.63,
considerable falling off from 1204, the ordinary deposit with the Hongkong and Shangbai Bank. The ordinary revenue amounted to $15,087,00, expenditure was $10,973,64, while $5,439,23 was abilities to the extent of about $1,8.0 are spent on special repairs and renewals, and outstanding on this account.
a
A rough analysis of the accounts give the expenditure S5,100, surplus 85,000; Bail Rooms, etc., incume 83,400, expenditure $4,100, deficit penditure $4,500, deficit $9,900 Museum. $700; Library, Government grant $600, ox Government grout $600, expenditure $2,400, deficit 51,800. The nett lass of $1,400 was made up by the transfer from the reserve fund.