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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 6TH, 1906.
other foigners who had done no wrong to In recognition of the valuablo gorviens. anyone as prisoners out of the city. It may be quite true that for the priest Lac Rucnr, whose action really brought on the whole disturbance, there is no room for sympathy,
fortunately unquestioned. According to the practice of the Roman Church, to prevent misunderstandings, the various provinces of China has been allotted to different reli- gious hodies, and that of Kiungai was
A. S. WATSON & CO., grated to the Lazurist Mission. Whether
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froin the inferior social status of the in- dividuais, or froin a less stringent discipline, the Mission has of recent years been involved in more troubles with the Government, and Las adopted a more unfriendly attitude towards the Protestant missionaries in the province, than all the other missions com QHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT TO bined. Notwithstanding the false move of the Chinese Government-in itself granting substantive official rank to the chiefs of tho various missions, common-scuse scoms to have in the majority of cases prevented |indue friction ; but all corumon-sense scene to have las cast to the winds in the
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MARRIAGE AT HONGKONG.
POLLOCK-OAKLEY.
The marriage of the loasurable Mr. II. E- Pollock, R.C., and Miss Lean Oakley was celebrated yesterday afternoon at St. John's The two launch coxswains who were charged THE NANGCHANG MURDERS.
Cathedral, which was beautifully decorated for wrong, of appealing to the arin of the law to
with making fast to Le es. Wow Sang
the occasion, in the presence of anaerous put affairs right, preferred to take the way appeared before Hon. Captain Barns-LuvTonce while that vessel was oder woigh, again
SHANGHAI, March 5th.
friouls of the bride and bridegroom. The Res of violence and be the executor of his own at the Marins Court yesterday. Ar Um farther
Waiving the deeply-rooted Chineso | F. T. Johnson, M.A', afficiates, and the Chief self-mado ideas of retribution. Ile ayvidasco adduced was not sufficiently strong,
prejudice against A
Justice, Sir Francis Piggott, gave the bridg post-mortem examination, the Chinese officials at satin with Honiton lace, and a soil worn over a have toyl right or some show of right on his bis Worship disquisid the defondanti,
The bride wore a dress of soft Liberty
side in the first instance, but the use of
Nangchang asked the British Consular wreath of orange blossom. The bridestanida vero violence in the assertion of a right capable learn that according to Ceylon papers 104 doctor to hold at autopsy on the body Miss Duflo Dickson, Miss Ellen Hastings and of being remedied by legal methods, of members of the new House of Commons are of the Chinese Magistrate Chiang,
Miss Mabel Dickson, and thair dresses were course deprives him eí any standpoint in Flodged to a reduction
made of erepo do chine. They wore Leghorn any tribunal of justice in any part of the world. But the crime of the Governor whose duty it was to seu justice exercised has not even so much palliation.
There were 100 subscribers for 121 grillas at It is quite true that in a great reasure bis crimeaglai. At a meeting held at the Rss Club
Grand Stand the subscribers decided to leave.)
China ton merchants will be interested to
of the tea duty. I
Twopence," we are told, will probably hit was found thant the sphagus was the sinews of war generously." taken off in April if Ladis ad Colon provide injured and the windpipe severed. They are now awaiting the British Consul's report.
the limit of subscription to the purchasing com-
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hats trinamed with white silk ribbons and carried crooks with bundles of violets. Colonial Secretary, neted as best man. The service included the following hymns:"Tho Voice that breathed o'er Eden" and "O Perfect Lovo."
Tke Honourable Mr. T. Sorcombe Smith, Acting
mittee. It was also decided that all subscrip- JAPAN AND THE CHINESE CUSTOM through the kindness of His Excellency, Bir
tion griffius shall be raced by the drawer, and in the great of their cimaging opterskip they shalt only be raced as ordinary griffins.”
Nineteen high Japanese officials have been.
TARIFF.
LONDON, March 3rd.
laporial Government against the dis A protest has boat presented to the eriniuation of a shilling a ton in favour of Japanese coal under the Chinese custome
HYGIENOL unfortunate affair at Nanchong. Assuming was the elbet of ariven cowautice, lint that to himself a power by all international law is hardly an extenuating circumstance; and reserved for the supreme government, the strictly the GOVERNOR is as much answerable individual in charge of the mission seems for the murder of LaceUCHE, who, whatever to have made on his own account claims ou his crime, had the right of trial, us of the the representative of the Chinese Gloveru- perfectly innocent KinGnam. Little more ment for alleged wrongs in the past, aa than a month ago we drew attention to the given English decorations. A Tokyo tulegraza indemnity for which lorined part of his peculiarly Chinese evil of awarmeries, and in the N.-C. Daily News mentions that Marquis programme. The means.adoptad took sery the danger always pressing of their being and General Kuroki lave sil received the Saionji (the Premier), Count Inouye, Mr. Kato, much the form of private war: the respon- ma usu of by officiala asa foil to their own
G.C.M.G. Mesets, Tabaka. Tokodaiji and tariff. eible, or supposed a st official was misconduct. We little expected that our Okazawo have received the G.C.V.O. invite to dimer for the alleged purpose leader would so soon prova prophetic. Takahira has been made K.C.V.O. of discussing the matter privately. Having explained his inability to act without the authority of his superiors, the chief of DEODORISER the mission proceeded to threats, and produced a paper which the officer was required to sign then and thero; a
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recent example of a fellow officer who had been degraded because under somewhat similar circumstances he had submitted to | personal insult, doubtless came uppermost In the chi-hien's wind, and apparently he made an attempt at streide, Hore the evidence as to what actually took place fails, but in the struggle somehow, whether to prevout the rash act or otherwise is not kuown, and we must give the missionary the credit of the doubt, the official, got stabbed. This seems to have been the final | A. S. WATSON & CO., nct, for the raissionary left the scene. The
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whole affair looked exceedingly like what a hundred years ago in England would have been held to be a case of highway rob- bery-in more recent times the title has been softened down to "holding up," and |is occasionally practised on trains passing
through the prairie districts of America.
Then comes in the equally inexplicable conduct of the Chinese officials, including in this case the Governor of the province in person. Governor HSIA 'e duty was simple: it was not for him to sit in judgment, that being of course reserved by treaty to the representatives of France, who would cer tainly have seen that the priest lid not, in caso crimiuality were proved, go without punishment. He was in his provincial capital, and certainly had sufficient force to arrest the delinquent and send him under escort to Kewk iang, but a day or a day aud a half's journey, taking care, of course, that no undue viclence were used. Instead of On th March; at St. John's Cathedral, Hong this be permitted the culprit to take refuge kung, in the Reverend le T. Julman, M., in the mission premises, while he or these HENKY EDWARD POLLOCK, K.Cs of the Inte ARTECA JOLIES FOLLOGS, M.D to Jess OAKLEY, about him inflamed the feelings of the daughter of the late HENEY CARLET, Eseguire, coob
band to always at
be aroused
P.O. Ber. 88. Telephone No. 12 HIONOKONG OFFICE: 10A, DES VEUX ROAD C LONDON OFFICE: 181, FLEET STREKT, E
BIRTHS:
On February 24th, at Shanghai, the who of W. W. Lockw.ou, of a on
On February 29th, at Slunghi, to Mr. and Mire. P. LcWOOD JONES, a son.
MARRIAGES. ·
Hoverat, Tokohama, and afterwards at the Union
On February 17th, at the Britial: Comanate amongst the proletariat of a Chinese city. Church, Tukhus, HAROLD WENTWORTH DILLON The conscquenco was to be easily foreseen 3400 Servis Shanghai, and encouraged by the absence of the slightest ADELAJOR Burea Paar Seond daughter of WALTER FINCH PAGE. of Togoniant, Uzusi, altempt at control the mob, in the method of mobs from time immemorial, proceeded
Kanagawa Ken, Japan.
DEATH.
Op Fotruncy 29th, at Shanghai, Thomas Mac. to plu: der and destroy everything or per
youre.
Mr.
If the murders at Nanchang have the
The Hamburg-American Steamship Com- useful effect of showing the Chinese Govern. mens how dotrimental to the best interests to prevent sca-sickness. The apparatus consists par, sys a Londou paper, are testing's chair of Cuim herself is the
urther continuance only of a small electric motor, which keeps the
of the present system, and how dangerousufs of specially wide chairs in ouustant
d been the recent action of permitting an
imperium in imperio to be established, it will have done some good to the country at large. The most remarkable thing about the affair is that this granting of substanti ve rank to an irresponsible body of men was pot brought about by any pressure from without, but was simply the outcome of a desire to save itself the trouble of acting in. f case of energency. Rightly the experien eed men who control the body of Protestant missions at once saw the impossibility of accepting the preferred boon without com- promising the position of preachers of the Gospel; and flatly refused the proposal. It would be well for the interests of the Roman Church that it were as wise in its own behalf, and save itself in the future the disgrace of a repetition of the Nanchang atrocities.
motion. Passengers who are liable to gen-mich- experience a similar feeling to that of driving ness take their places on the chairs, and in a motor-ear,
lost
The Philippines government has P1,500,000 as the result of the destructive abilities of the white ant. The property destroyed consists of a quantity of revenue stumps, a large number of them being of the Pad denomination. A commitice was appointed some days ago by the Governor-Generul to look into the damage
done und report thecoon, and it has reported that the stamps are damaged beyond repair and only fit for the flames.
Cheng, has taken over his seals of office from The new Shanghai Tanta, His Honour Jai Yuna Shu-huu, the time-oxpired Taotsi of this port. His Honour Jai Cheng, says the N.C. Daily News, comes to Shanghai from his previous post of Total of Kinking with a to all who have bad anything to do with him, reputation for fair dealing and courteousners
that encourages us to believe that Shanghai will greatly bonefit by the chauge from the old
The Newebwang branch of the Russo-Jbi. régime, and that we may wall kiok forward to mese Bank has been re-openal.
The Amateur Dramatic Club of Koka has given a successful performance of Niobu: all Smiles."
The third battalion of the Northumberland Fusiliers ("The Fighting Fifth "are to replace the presont regiment in Ceylon.
The N.-C. Daily News hears that Chinos have contracted with Mesars. Jardine, Matheson and Co. for the achinary for another large cotton mill for Shanghai.
Following is the programme nerauged for this week at the Hougkong Branch of the Royal Sitary Institate: Tuesday, lecture by alt. F. Browns, on Physics" at 9pm.; Friday, lecture by Mr. F. Browne, oa "Natural Forces
Heat, Light, Magnetism "at 9 p.m. p-
Tio plague return for the week ending 3rd March gives a total of eight cases and saven fatalities. The aggregate sinos the beginning of the year is 36 cases and 34 deaths, Sanday and. Monday brought an addition of eight to the total number of cases of calbrak, and all proved fatal.
cassation of thruss constant bickerings that have marred the harmony of our relations not only with our Chinese follow-residents but also with the mandarinate.
Mr.
Joho Bell-Irring, of Whitehill, Damfriesshire, died on January 31st, at the age of 04. He was the represvatative of two of the most influential families in the horder country- the Irvings and the Bolls-and was a famous broeder of stock. Mr. Bell-Irving was the only survivor of the hand of county gentlernen who started the Damfriesshire Foxhounds 60 yours ago, and last year, ut the age of 93, lie was present at the annual races. He was a pro- minent coursing mau, having owned many famous greyhounds, and his estate was the scene of many celebrated meetings. His wife, who Pressed him 18 months age, was the sister
of the late Bir Robert Jurd, of Castlemilk.
A Peking telegram in the N... Daily New dated 27th Feb, states that the Chinese high
officials have held a meeting to discuss the to- ported anti-foreign movement in China: One
THE MOROCCO CONFERENCE.
LONDON, March 3rd. An authoritative German statement in- dicates that a compromise is probable at Algeciras.
THE JAPANESE FAMINE.
LONDON, March 3rd. A famine relief fund has been opened at the Mansion House. The Government of Victoria in forwarding 50 tons of flour to Гарац.
THE KING OF ENGLAND.
LONDON, March 3rd. The King has embarked in the Royal
Majesty, who looked extremely well, travels yacht,et Porte south for Cherbourg. His
incognito, and will meet Presideat Fallières and M. Rouvier at dinner on Sanday at the Embassy in Paris.
THE EMPEROR OF GERMANY.
LONDON, March 3rd. Tho Kaiser will visit Spain in April, and will probably go to Greece on the occasion of the Olympic games. His Majesty. may meet the King of England in the Mediter-
innean.
KOWLOON BOWLING CLUB.
The annual meeting of the members of this club took place last evening in the parition under the presidency of Captain Milroy. The financial sintment, which
was considered
very satisfactory, revenieri a credit balanes of 987107, aud showed that the debenture stocks had realised considerably more than the required amuut. Mr. J., M. Henderson was elected president for the ensuing year. Tho alection of vice-president produced a
with the office-bearers
2nd Mr
The reception was held at Government House
Maithow Nathan, K.C.M.G., and was largely attended.
The bride wont away in a white cloth costume with a Murton stole, and wore a green hat trimmed with shaded feathera.
The bride and bridegroom wore the resipients of numerous handsome presents.
PROTECTORATE OR COLONY.
A mestion, says 'Avenir de Tonkin, has arisan among Europeansta Hunsi and Haiphong It la-Aro we in a proteolorate or in French territory! Some say "yes" and some say "no." The treaty of June 6th, 1884, concluded between. the region of the protectorate over Annam and Franco and Annom, recognises and establishe
Tonkin. On the October 3rd, 1888, a royal ordinance mado the territories of Hanoi, Haiphong, and Tourane French Concessione; which were cod vlin all propriety to the French Government, The delimitation of the new territories was carefully carried out by the delegates of the Governor-General of Indo- Chius and of His Excellency Kinh-Luve, and it in exactly set forth in the documents deposited in the archivos of the kingdom of Annam and of the Governor-Gera, If the latter and the spirit of these documents were followed some singular things would happen.
CRICKET.
CHAIGENOOWER F. DIOCESAN SCHOOL PAST AND PRESENT.
This match was played on Saturday and resulted in win for Craigengower by 2 wickets and 26 runs. The following wore the scores:— DIDORNAN SCHOOL.
A. O. Bawu, e Fairholm. b Postonji P. C. Witchell, and b Postonji....
G Evana, cnad h Lammert
W. Wong, Laumert, b Fairholm.
A. Arnold, e Fairholm, b Irving
W. Th.m, è a, b Pestonji
H. Anderson, enl b Lammort
G. Lee, Pestonji.
W. Jenkins, up cut.. Chan Wing To, b Lanett T. Juz, not ont Extras
Tutai.......
CRAIGENGOWER.
F. Irving, b Wong
K. Pestonji, o Wong
J. Fairholm, b Woog
I.. E. Lammert, not out
R. Bassa, Wonz
1. A. Hone. b Witchell
H. Kopp, b Brawn
P. Lureiro, o and b Drown;
M. E. Asgar, o To, b Branc
F. Urule, not eat
T. Loft, not out...
Extria
Total (for E wickets)
...... 146
DEATH AT THE CIRCUS.
An okl Portugues, named Inaceoncio A. Xavier, a clerk, residing at 34, Elgia Rozd, diar at the Circus ou Saturday evening. When the Totor bicyclo act was in progress he becama very excited and was seen to fall back. Several
SANITARY BOARD.
tie, both Mr. A. Ritehio and Mr. T. Roburt. son baving an equal number of supporters, The lattor gealsman withdraw Ritobie was decland elected. Mr. David Gow waa re-appointed scorotary and treasurer, and the committee was constituted as follows people went to his assistance and found that he of the stated at the meeting that both Japan
Mosers. Kiurcss, W. Hamsay, MacDonald, had expired. Death was attributed to a wenk and the United States had expressed fears of Petrie, Baxter, Robertson and Richardson, heart. another Boxer rising in China, out there are no
And the retiring symptoms whatever of any anti-foreign toudency president as cœ-nficia members. The rules The return of visitors to the City Hall Library in the country. Certain people in the provinces, for the no tenuis courts were submitted
shows that of non-Chineso thara were 297 to the spread and there have been some local riots decided to have the electric light installed Library and 157 to the Museum; and of Chiusa between converts and others which have given in the pavilion. Votes of thanks to this 127 to the former aud 4,411 to the latter. The rise to be apprehensions of Japan and the retiring office-bearers concluded the proceed Library was, therefore, used by 424 persons, and United States. The troops had been sent to ings the Massum by 4,598.
the Philippines for quite a different reason, but telegrams had been sent to the Chinese Minister in Washington and those to other Powers, instructing them to declare that the reports of anti-foreign feeling in China are without foundation.`
DONALD, Mursal of H. B. M. Consulate, aged 45 con th..t came in their way ; the perpetrator and Museum for the week ending Murol 1th however, are causing unfounded rumoars to be and after alteration approved. The tasting. woon. Mr. Shelton Hooper pursuant to notice
The Daily Press.
THE CIRCUS.
The site of Spaugant's circus in Cause way Bay was the venue for many people last night, anil the attactive programme, with its several Sensational turus, pleased the audience. The aircus should provo a popular placs of entertain- Int..
THE THEATRE.
of the outrage was the first unfortunate who fell in their way, and he seems to have been given short shrift. But the evil passions of the mob had been aroused, and HONGKONG, MARCH 6TH, 1906,
having lasted bloed it did not care to stop, Auruouen we are never likely to know the Unfortunately next door resided a man
The return showing the number of eases of Jetails of the lust disgraceful affair at perfectly junocent, with his wife and family; communicable diseases which have been notified Nanchang, the main facts are now very it is not necessary to say anything more as occurring in the Colony during the work well known, and it is difficult to judge of him than that during his residence he ended 3rd March is as under:-Bubonic plague, ou which of the parties concerned rests had carefully avoided giving offence to
8 (all Chinese) and 7 deaths, diphtheria, 1
The Shanghai Mutual Telephone Compiny the greater criminality, Had it been a people or government.
(Filipino); enteric fevor, 2 (Europeans); small. His only crime mattor where only Lazarist missionaries was in fact that he lived next door.
pox, 11 (3 Europeans and 8 Chinese) and 5 has been asked by the Munisipal Council that This, deaths,
in return for the privilege of the use of the and the provincial government of Kiangsi however, was sufficient in the eyes of a wob
public streets for its poles and wires, the Com- suffered wrong, we might havo felt very with its blood ap, so his house was attacked
Shortly after one o'clock on Sunday after.pany issue to the Council, free, a certain propor well content that the guilty parties, pre-and himself and his wife immediately
neon fire was discovered to have broken out cution of Risidand-bearing scrip representing an The Band Gann Opera Company added another tended preachers of the Gospel, as well as murdered, while even the sight of two
the top floor of the Ye Wo Cotton Factory, addition to the capital of the Company. The to their long list of successes last evening when shufflingofficials, had me their panishident. innocent little girls, bis daughters, scarcely
The alarm was raised immediately and when the General Manager of Us Company has replied they stuged for the first time in Bengkong Fire Brigade from No. 2 Station appeared they in a letter which points out that there has been the popular operetta "The Spring Chicken, The affair conuot, unfortunately, be thus restrained the mob. One of the children way learned that their services were unt required, practically no profits made by the Company on which is now being played before crowded dismissed, because as the result of the mis-wounded so ser erely that she died the next Mr. Shaw and his staff on the premises having the telephone business itself. Nevertheless the houses, at the Gaiofy Theatre, London. The deed the innocent have been involved in day, the other, Sutle more than an infant, succeeded in extinguishing the flames. Very directors feel that the public should derise" Spring Chickan," us itu nome -would the punishment due only to the guilty. Wa probably excited some pity over in the hearts
little damage was done.
some benefit from telephone subsoribers even had ono to suppos, in as toothsomes morsul are not by these words to be understood to of a mob, and was spared. Too late for any
if the subscription would have to be raised and in the operatie line ne any that has hitherto Readers should note that the concert in aid only asked that the above fact be taken in con been presented by this Company, and right wall have any desire or intention to condone the inseful purpose, and, shivering with fear, the of the Union Church organ fund, gideration before the Council formulates its did they acquit themselves. The play abounds action of the officials in having made their incapable Governor, the day after the crime arranged to take place in St. Andrews' Hall demands, always bearing in view that the lower inhumorous allusions and abeard situations, and appeal to mob law, any more than we are had been committed, took the step which he Theatre Royal instead. An interesting addition iversally useful it will become The Council The songs and clances were all that could be next Saturday evening, will be held in the the cost of the service can be kept the more un-these the audience were not slow to appreciate. disposed to pass over the outrageous and should have taken in the first instance, to the programms will also be seen from the has replied by suggesting that 100 new shares desired and the combined efforts of Messrs. criminal conduct of the Lazarist mission and sent his troops to defend the other advertisement. The band of the flagship of Th. 49 each be added to the capital of the Cole and Attwell went a long way towards aries, whose misdeed in the first justance foreigners. Even so, instead of putting down S. M. Š. Fürst Biomarek, by lind permission of Company and issued to the Council under an suring the success of the performance. The was the sole and entire cause of the whole and taking measures to punish the guilty Admiral Breasing, under Bandwastor Karl agreement drawn on the lines of that recently house was well filled and ono and all seemed proceeding. The main facts of the case are leaders he contined himself to sending the Jessien, will render four selections.
made with the Shanghai Waterwords Company, satisfied with the performance,
A meeting of the Bourd takes place this after.
will ask:-
+
if there is any contravention of Section 47 of. 1. Whether steps have been taken to ascertain
The Public Health and Buildings Ordinance in the city of Victoria.
2. If there is much contravention, in which parts of the oity does overcrowding oział P
3. Why have the remeries prescribed by the Ordinance not been applied to prohibit such overcrowding ?
4. Whether the necessary orders will be given to enfores the Ordinance in this respout? If not, why not?
5. Whether the Bye-law cn overerowding in Schedule D of the Ordinance has been carried on, and if so, within what limits?
THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR
SCHEME..
The Legislativo Council of Singapore on the 43rd uh, diseassed the important motion by the Colonial Secretary, notion of which was given at the last meeting, that the tender of Sir Jobu Jackson, Ltd., be accepted for the courtruation of harbour improvemeos works, excheling the South and East moles, for a sum amounting to £1,030,699.
consideration of the matter b. postponed. The J. Anderson after a lengthy speech that us An amendment was submitted by the IIon.
Hon. Tau Jink Kiz seconded and it was carried. before Council, theolonial Secretary sail the Daring a brief explanation of the motion schemos before them might be considered expen sive, bat Government was determined to go on with them, notwithstanding the expense.