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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 21st, 1906.
|wo find Seleucia' with its own Municipal | police, as it soon turned out, that fogging | Lieut. W. C. Cooper, R., has been Council governing its inbabitants under was forbidden: the MAGISTRATE'R own appointed Staff Officer to the Chief Engineer, the territorial rule of Parthia according prisoners were flogged as usual. The police South China. to Macedonian law. A perfectly similar prisoners were of course brought up for account comes to us from Cantor in the crimes and offences against the good order of
London last month was discussing the rumoured formation of an Anglo-Japanero
Bank, with a capital of two millions, half for Immediato issue.
A. S. WATSON & CO., ninth century; RezawDoz, in his translation the Settlements, and that being in the eyes of of the voyages of Two Mohammedan the MAGISTRATE a thing of no moment, they Travellers, relates:BOLTMAN, the Mer. were allowed to go unpunished; while the chant, mays, that at Canfu (Canton), which others whose crime was having offended Club are reminded that the green will this
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himself were made to undergo the for bidden punishment. Such is Young China's conception of the administration of the law;
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THE SAN FRANCISCO CATACLYSM.
HEAVY DEATH ROLL.
LONDON, April 20th. The fires in San Francisco are spreading and are beyond control.
destruction Practically total
will
result.
Nunbers of looters have been shot. Three hundred thousand people. are homeless. Food is scarce.
Santa Rosa has been destroyed. Other cities have suffered.
DEATH OF DISTINGUISHED
SCIENTIST.
is the principle Seale for Merchants, there is a Mohammedan appointed Judge over those of his Religion by the authority of the
It is curious that just after the statement TO Emperor of China, and that he is Judge of
At the beginning of our article we that a love of work is 'corsidored bad form all the Mohammedans who resort to these spoke of an ordinary practice which super-nowadays should come confirmation of the Parts. Upon Festival days he performs virtuous officials sometimes indulged in diotum. "Du you know anything about the
The death roll numbers 5,000, the Public Service with the Mohammedans with the double object of obtaining cheap prisoners? "a constable was asked at Tottenham
Police Court recently, and pronounces the Sermon or Kotbat, applause, while at the same tine Bling hard-working girls,” replied the officer, "but
"I believe they are while 15,000 persons have been which he concludes in the usual form their own pockets. A tuotai-ship is all otherwise there is nothing otso against their
injured. with prayers for the Saltan of the expensive office, and the course of business characteri,“ Moslerne (or Musleinen). The Mor. in the northern port has occasionally been
1oolly casklemable interest is felt in the chants of Irak who trade hither are no way interfered with while a newly-appointed
disaster which has overtaken San Francisco, disatisfied with his Conduct, or lie magistrate was engaged raising the neces Administration in the Post he is invested sary funds to satisfy the demands of the the news of which we were able to publish yesterday. The manager of the International with: because his Actions and the Judg-Court in such a
are Banking Corporation repeived a wire yesterday ments he gives are just and equitable, and occasionally for days drained of the alaling that their offic conformable to the Koran (or Alcorna), and current funds, and of course in the long buildings burnod down in Sou Francisco in according to the Molammedan Jurispru.
run have to be satisfied at somebody's į the fires caused by the earthquake. Fortunately,
It dence." was the conviction of the expense. Lately we have from the officials howover, the bank's books, papers and valuables
been hearing of the necessity of extinguish-ware saved from destruction. complete incompatibility of the two systems
ing saft smuggling, and judging from the of East and West, rather than any implied orders that have been given, and the superiority of one or other, which in these amount of offiein! virtuo displayed, it might instances prompted the practice. Some have been anticipated that salt suuggling recent occurrences in China suggest bow would e'er this have become a thing of the wide apart are still the ideas of East and long ago. Occasionally the veil is lifted West, and how little fitted is the mental and ve discover that the forbidden ering attitude of the Government of China to flourishes exceedingly, evou under the eyes comprehend the distance between the two. of the most
I POCKET"Ye have beard," said two thousand years deed there is a curious, and by unkind ago a wise man in the West, "an eye reports more than accidental, coincidence eye, and a tooth for a tooth: between moments of exalted virtue and the but I say unto you resist not evil, and prevalence of more than ordinary crime; if any one smite you on the one cheek,aul Young China could perhaps explain a offer him the other also." Curiously good deal of the mystery. Of course a the lex talion it is still the law of China, and, magistrate minst live: but Peking has an since the very first day of Western inter- unpleasant babit of pretending to think that course, has been the fruitful parent of the offico exists for the exercise of virtue
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virtuous of officials.
An inventior, the work of Engine-Room
Goliath, has been examined by the gunnery Artificer Cameron, serving in the battleship Heutenants of the Triumph and Albion, who base forwarded their report to the Oczamandar in-Chief of the Chaunel feot. It is understood that the invention is an illuminated telescopic right for night firing. Commenting on the invention, Vice Admiral, the Hon. Sir A. G. (nizon Howe, K.C.D.. second in command of the Chanel fot, Base: It evidently shows great. inteligence and thought."
The British North Borneo Co. have been
officially informed by lust mail that the
circumference of the rubber trees in its
experimental garden at Tenom, which are four and a balf years old, is (3ft, from the ground) 27in, Mr. A. J. West, who has measured the trees, remarks in his letter that, in taking and that, in his opinion, even bettor results the measurements, no special trees were chosen, would have been shown bad the tryes boen planted on the rich alluvial soil surrounding. the bill on which they were planted.
LONDON, April 20th. Professor Curie has been killed in an accident at Paris.
[Prof. Curio and Madame Curie were the joint discoverers of radium.]
NATIVE RISING IN NATAL,
LONDON, April 20th. To quell the native rising in Natal it is now stated that 7,000 troops will be required.
It is reported that the Boers have offered assistance to the British.
DEATH OF SHANGHAI JOURNALIST.
SHANGHAI, April 20th. Mr. Robert Little, Editor of the North-China Daily News, is dead.
[RECTER'S SERVICN.]
A. S. WATSON & CO.. misunderstandings and ill-will. Carried to for the mere love of it. But a tangistrato even greater lengths than ever it had has to keep up what he calls his diguity, amongst the Western nations it has cropped and this results in his having about his upin the recent fray in Kiangsi. yamon a number of highly useless bangers Investigation has proved that the conductos: they must of course live also, at least of the Lazurist priest at Nanchang had no su they think, whatever may be the angis-Fitton, D.S.O., and Offcats, the Band of the
By kind dermission of Lisut. Col. A. G. THE NATIVE TROUBLE IN NATAL connection with the death of the Magistrate trate's opinion on the subject: which it is Second Battalion "The Queen's Own" (Royal KIANG, who went to the mission house needless to discuss. Accordingly the West Kent Regiment) will play the following programme of music during dinner at the
More........King Cotton," ............. Souza Overture......Romantique," .... Kélér Bela Calection The White Chrysanthemum,"
Talbot "The Choristera,"
Phelps Entracte......" L'Exíase,”
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- The officers of the Japanese 'battleship DINNER-Hors D'Oeuvre-Macassar Fish and Katori have been, entertained at a banquet Dive Croutons.
Soup-Mock artle Fishby the Lord Mayor of Liverpool. Smoted Garonpa and Butter Sauce. Entrees- Pigeon Pie, Hamburg Steak and Ponched Eggs, iba of Beef and Horseradish, Roast Capon aul Lobster Patties, Curry-Dry. Joints, an-Boast
Bread Sauce, Boiled Corned Jag of Park and
CORRESPONDENCE.
AMATEUR ENTOMOLOGY.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PLESN.”
Feb. 22nd, 1906, SIE-Is it possible that you would be kind enough to publish the following in your paper? I am a collector of butterßios and moths fnot a dealer), and would like one or two of your readors who collect, to oxelange o few butterflies and moths caught in your district for some that I have caught or brod here. Tho insects to be enclosed in triangular papers. Hoping you will oblige by publishing thie.
I am, yours sincerely,
H. WILKINSON.
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ARBITRARY CHINESE METHODS:
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESA."
SIR-Tha pablic should know of the arrest of three Chiness editors of the dh Chow nows. paper at Canton, which occurred early yesterday morning, Tho Na Hoi magistrato Chay, with a gang of braves, waut to the newspaper office while the editors were still sleeping, within a curtain. Tboy dragged to editors out of bed, took them to the yomon, and east them iuto prison, without stating what their offenco WA.Yours, eto..
A. CANTONESE WITNESS.
THE ASILE DE LA SAINTE ENFANCE.
The Superioress and Sisters of the Asile de la Fainte Enfance are making an appeal to tlie charity of all those who recognies the value of object is to provide funds for the further the work in which they are engaged. The
extension of their charity by building a new horpics on the ground at Wongnelcheong very kindly given by the Government. The present promises at Wanchai are very fully occupied and cannot accommodate any moro inmates, IL is therefore proposed to make room at Wong- neicheong for aged and infirm people who are permanently kept; also for the increasing number of destitute infant children who are sent to or left
at the Convent and are takua care of. The
Asilo de la Sainte Enfance at Wanghai is go well known that it is hardly necessary to give details of the work done. It may, however, be atated that the permanent inmates of the in stitution number about 380, and that about 1,600 destitute children and sick people are received in the course of a year. The Superioroes would wish to remark that no appeal has been made to the public for providing buildings since the
and hospital have been added. The present need is so urgent and the expense so heavy that din appena in rungotaully made; Yel with con Adonen in the gearuslly of the pattic towards a very worthy object.
with the intention of committing suicide, magistrate's virtuous words are interpretedongkong Hotel, on Saturday, 21st April, 1966: volunteers to form a special corps for active/Fear 1883 and after that date schools, infirmary baring, as he conceived, "ost face" in their own sense by the understrappers as with both parties. The contention that indicating that now has come the time to occurrence had anything to shut their eyes. Mucli profit is the result,, do with bomocide indicates how far but it would offend all the institutions of the apart in their fundamentals are Eastern Empire and lead to endless abuses that the and Western conceptions of wrong. In the underlings of a yamen should grow rich one case it is a matter of punishment when out of their illegal gains. Fortunately for proved to result from evil intention; in the the good name of the Empire the virtue of other it is merely a matter for vengeance the magistrate is generally equal to the new Bond before 11 am on day publication, After airrospective of moral delinquency. The emergency, and the illicit gains disappear Mo the supply is limited. Only supplíso y
graphic addrspa: Puxas. Go42: 4.1.0. 5th E subsequent proceedings showed how funda- under gentle pressure: where they go to itse Padding. Cold Leicester Pie and Plain mentally distinct from any conception of were imprudent to enquire, but certain Salad. Sweets-Cornmeal, Puding, Diplomate justice in the abstract were the ideas of the banks find themselves in possession of Chinese authorities, A swarmery was unexpected funds which they are prepared mtituted, the worst feelings of a Chinese to let out at high interest and so the Em- mah were let loose, and the assumed culprit pire goes on, squeezing and being squeezed. was under the pratence of the administration Such is the way according to unkind'
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FLONGKUNG, APRIL 21st, 1966;
Yesterday's plaga e return, gaven cases, aix fatal brought the total to date to 181.
of the law, and under the eyes of the rumour that the salt smuggler in Kiangsu It is a practice of respectable antiquity in administrators, foully murdered. It in the earns a profitable livelihood, and so too the China that when an official is desirous of very same class who, themselves unable to dignity of the administration is preserved distinguish retaliation from punishment, in unfading fulgence. Young Chin, bes making more than ordinary profit out of
are now occupying themselves with a ory very weighty reason for the desire to abuse he begins by virtuous for the abolition of extra-territoriality as preserve it uushaded. demureiations of it and all kindred crimer.incompatible with the self-respect of China,
world, so far as it has any
Another equally instructive instance of coguisance of the righteous reformer, looks the incompatibility of Eastern and Western on in admiration of this second DANIEL come to judgment; mid the Empire at large plumes itself on its possession of the true art of government, and fans itself with iterative energy over the thought that it has an example to show to the unutterable barbarian who would essay to teach it the A.B.C. of political economy. especially that faction of it which may, in authorities,
ideas of self-respect was afforded in the recent riot at Shanghai, where the pre med guardians of order did not sbriak from invoking the same elements of disorder: to avenge a fancied slight on their dignity: with the consequence that a similar outrage was prevented only by the superior prepar
HMS. Tamar, for Hongkong Yard and Chaplain Rev. M. Longridge is appointed to Hospital.
Whitehall, st Mungo, Dumfries, has been The will of the late John Bell Irving, of proved. It leaves £24,717.
Cream and Finger Cakes, Macedrine of E.nit, Tipsy Cakes.
Tensart-Coffee-Fruits:
LADY PIGGOTT'S FUND.
Lady Piggott bege to acknowledge with thanks the following further donations to the Japan Fansius Fund:
Nemo (Canton) Amount lroady acknowledgod 3,490.50
...$9,502.00
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In closing this list, Lady Piggott desires again to thank all who have assisted bar by con- tributing to it.
THE ALL-AMERICAN CABLE TO SHANGHAI
LONDON, April 18th, President Roosevelt and the Dowager Empress of China have exchanged greetings, on the occasion of the completion of the all-American cable to Sbangbui.
COOLIE'S RIG JUMP.
FATAL BESULT OF A GAMBLING RAID.
Au inquiry was conducted at the Magistracy yesterday afternoon by Mr. F. A. Hazeland
THE KIANG-PEI CONCESSIONS.
In our advertising colama's appear the pros- peatus of the Kiang-Pei Concessions, Limited, and while the undertaking is one that will claim the attention of juvestors, it has interent for the general public, inasmuch as it is Baggested that it is the last concession which the Chinese Government is likely to grant to foreigners. The Company, whose authorised share capital is tuli 501,000, divided into 5,000 ordinary shares of 100 tuels each, has been formed to take over a contract entered into by the Board of Mines in Szechuan with Mr Archibald Little for the formation of an Anglo- Chinees Company to undertake the exploitation of the mining region of Kiang-Pei T′ing, sub- profecture in the province of Szechuan, The Company is authorised to mine soal and iren, and it is to lessen the cost of transit by the substita-
A further draft for 1,018.02 yen bas boom into the circumstances of the death of Ng Lion of a light mineral railway for the coolie
Teun, who saccumbed to injuries received ou
porterage now employed between the mine and 4th April by attempting to escape during the river that capital is required. The general gambling raid by the police on the house at 27, Queen's Road East by jumping from the parapet into the luck-yard. The following jury were empanelled: Mesars A. Moulder A, A. H. Milroy and L. Desjardins.
THE ROYAL SANITARY INSTITUTE.
HONGKONG BEANCE..
A ricsha coolie, residing at 27, Queen's Road East, stated that on the night in question the inmates were gambling when the police made a raid on the premises. The people scattered and some attempted to escape by the verandah, but were stopped by the police. The deceased,
agents are Messrs. Arnhold, Karberg and Co., and prospectuses, etc., may be obtained from the H. and S. Bank.
CANTON.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]
April 18th. CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY FUNDS. On the 14th instant the Chamber of
At the examination in Practical Sanitary Science, and for Inspectors of Nuisances, on Chine,aduess and organisation of the municipal board the s.s. Winychai on Monday afternoon, were successful:-Practical Sanitary Science who was u rícula ocolie and was about 25 years Commerce here received a telegram from the
An interesting ceremony will take place on April 18th and 20th, the following candidates
Hero, howover, the attempt | whom Mrg, Barnes-Lawrence will present the Hubert John William, Gidley, Henry Edward of age, was one of the gamblers Witness Bu imitation of a phrass-much used elsewhere at vindication of the dignity of the Chinese first officer, Mr. A. H. Brown, with the Goldsmith, Arthur Robert Fenton Raven him run into the eook-house and when he Cantonese merchants at Shanghai stating that
made for the
Toat ourious WAS оде from an Irish-
FOOTBALL CHALL ENGE SHIELD
FINAL.
His Worship-I may explain to you, gentle- mer, that the distazos be jumped was 40 feet,
P.S. Lee said that when he entered the room
a sum of over $2,000,00) had been subscribed in Shanghai and that they, had collected the first instalment of $400,000, or 20 per cent of the amount subscribed. They state that they will send the money down as soon as an Imperial edict sanctioning the control of the railway by the merchants shall be published. They suggest that Tong Bhin-yu, alias Tong shiu-
Up to the 8th inst., $2,216,484, representing
for desigonting the half-fledged youth of a official hierarchy has not been without its Belilios medal for gallastry. people just waking up to the fact that they comic element. Chica was advancing w
Ilapectors of Nuisances-Denial Joseph went downstairs he found deceased lying on have been sleeping for centuries, be called rapidly in the way of reformation of her tendent of police, who recently returned from
Mz. E. R. Hallifax, assistant deputy superin-O'Halloran, Examiners-Hos. W. Chatham, the ground. He did not see him fall.
Ng Ok, hawker, who had been present on the Hon. Dr. Clark, Hon. H. E. Pollock, Dr. W. Young China, has lately been bewailing the criminal procedure that it was given out North China, leaves for home to-day. Last W. Pearse, Mr. A. II. Ongb, Capt, Shinkwin. occasion in question, said ke heard someone cali out that the police were coming. He ran very salutary (so far as she herself in officially that corporal punishment was night at an informal gathering at the matshed A.S.C., and Mr. Alfred Carter (moderator).
because he saw somebody else running. He concerned) regalation withdrawing the abolished; and the Mixed Court was the on the Police Cricket Club ground the members
went into the kitchen and seeing someone subjects of the European Powers from
of the foras wished him bon voyage. corpus vile in which the experiment was to
jump down he jumped into the backyard also. the very undeveloped system of administrabe first tried. Inder the agis of one of
Amongst the many telegrams of congratula-
His Worship Did you hurt yourself-choun, who was lately sent to India as special enroy, shall be elected to the port of chief tion to which China, as compared with the most potent of the expounders of the tion received by the Pope on his name-day, the
sprained my foot, To-lay (Saturday) H.M.S. Diadem and the
director of the railway, as a high official must the West, has as yet attained. Wore it school of Young China, the Taotai YUES, American propgeing to form a body of volunteers pete for the Shield. Great interest is hing
be elected for that post. Hongkong F.C. meet at Happy Valley to com Bot that we have been bearing veh more all preparations were than neaal of this supposed unfair dis. introduction of the reform, and naturally Kwangtag, but her cane
from Irishmen throughout the world who should taken in the gatoo and a large crowd is expected. the Chinese were panic-stricken, and oneof the 20 per cent. of the ameant subsoribed in ability, assumed by the "Young China
foreign eyes looked on with curiosity for rights of the Roman Catholic Church in that kindly consented to present the Shield to the man had fallen down the air shaft. Proceeding
THE POLICH CONRT CLOCK” AGAIN, enthusiasts to bave been forced on China the result. There was, it is true, for a spell country.
to the bottom, he discovered the deceased, against her will, we should have been well no visible corporal punishment, but that, as
The watchman of the Nam-Hoi Magistracy winning team. The Hongkong Club team is shockingly injured, and nt ones went for the A certain paper refers to "the employment C. C. Hickling; E. Humphreye, G. E. Morrell; ambulance and for medical assistance. On the has boon lately in the habit of falling asleep disposed to permit affaire to come of them-it afterwards turned out, was only in the of coolis labour in the Transvaal. We are H. C. Gray, J. Witchell, F. C. Hall; W. H. 6th instant ho attended at the mortuary and during duty hours and many articles bave selves to rest by natural process. As a fact case of prisoners presented by the police, getting on.. This is a vast improvement on
Williams, R. Millor, W. E. Lockie, R. identified the body. Witness had had charge heen found missing. On the 11th instant of the execution of about 20 similar warrants in extra-territoriality in the various States of Notwithstanding that apparently Imperial Chinese Slavery." Some day, says the Globe, Whitamore, J. Mead. H.M.S. Deadhere--Scott; that district, and it was the practice before the mosquito net from the Magistrate's Asia is as old as the first visite of Europeans, orders had abolished corporal punish- we shall read about "the Oriental gentlemen McDonald and Newman; Yonous Wall and aring the Police Station to give the con bed disappeared. The watchmoud was and was introduced by the States themselves meat, flogging went on everywhere as who, for an honorariuzu fixed by mutual agres Looker. Lawrence, Connelly, Bell, Matthews stables instructions to guard the doors and monod to appear before the Nam-foi, who windows with the object of preventing the severely reprimanded him for his carelessness to get rid of the difficulties growing out of usual, except in the Mixed Court. And ment, have consented to co-operate with the and Fowler.
Lieut. Forbes will referee. Kick-off at 4.15 gamblers from injuring themselves. differences of custom and practice. It was here came in the little joke: it was only in owners of the South African minus in the
After hearing other police and medical and told him that should anything more A special service of trams will run to Happy ridance, the jury returned a verdict of death disappear in the future he will be severely dealt indeed as old as the Parthian empire, where the case of prisoners presented by the extraction of the precious ore from its parout
Valley this afternoon.
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Bail"
from misadventure.
with,
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