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have been wade, but whe can imagine that TELEGRAMS. Russia, as she then was, would have paid the slightest attention to it, and would not base proceeled in her policy of aggression notwithstanding the dictum of any number
A. S. WATSON & CO., of courts of arbitration? The attempt
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to arbitrate would only have given bor more time to prepare for a final blow, and would, in any such case afford the less scrupulous of the two Powera concerned an opportunity of striking at the most favourable moment. It is clear that a question of this kind conki not be settled by arbitration; and such questions, as we all know, are certain, from time to time, to arien. In face of this fact and of others gearcely le-s significant it ana be admitted that there is no hope of
WE SPECIALLY RECOMMEND OUR any general court of arbitration boing sufficient to prevent war under all circum- LATEST PRODUCTION,
stances, however useful such a tribunal-may he to settle special questions such as those above indiented. The idea that may means of arbitration enn ever be devised which be mist peace secure universal allowed a a very happy dream, but destined to remain a dreain, so long as
·Even human nature continues what it is.
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with respect to minor questions which can be set fled by arbitration too much must not
be expected. Many of these matters can satisfactorily be arranged much more between the nations concerned than by any attempte at arbitration. Dithealties of this
cind are often adjusted by diplomatiste upon WE ALSO STRONGLY RECOMMEND the simple basis of a quid pro quo, and the
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absolute right in dispute does not come under discussion at all; and in a great my cases this is a far more satisfactory way of dealing with them.
With respect to disaranaquent agreements opinion is much more definite than with WHICH IS BREWED FROX THE regard to arbitration; and it may be taken as certain that no nation will be simple FINEST JAMAICA ROOT BY OUR OWN SPECIAL PROCESS AND enough to place reliance upon any compacts of this nature. Whatever arrangements
EAST.
IS THE ONLY SUCCESSFUL PRODUC- | miglu im ninde iu times of peace, it is quite TION OF ITS KIND IN THE FAR certain they would have to be abandoned so soon as war threatened, that is at the time when they would he of the most fousequence. They might save a certaiti amount of money in the interim but would A.S. WATSON & CO.. count for nothing in time of danger, A
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uation threatened with possible invasion has only one duty--that of protecting itself at all cost, and this consideration would at once override any understanding on the matter of armaments which might before bave been arrived at. If there were no other reason against attempting to come to auch an Loxton Ofrica: 131, FLEET STREST, E.C understanding, the numerous ways in which
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such an agreement could be evaded are
[" DAILY PRESS
EXCLUSIVE SERVICE.]
Mr. CHAMBERLAIN.
LONDON, September 28th. The hon. Joseph Chamberlain, on the advice of his medical attendant,” has cancelled all his Autumn engage ments.
The
TARIFF REFORM.
LONDON, September 26th. Australian Parliament has
passed the Preference Bill.
THE NEGRO QUESTION.
LONDON, September 26th. Racial rioting is continuing in Georgia.
CUBA.
Losnos, September 26th. President Palma resigns. Armed intervention is considered inevitable.
FIGHTING IN CRETE
Loxpox, September 20th. Serious fighting has taken place in Crete. British bluejackets and guns have been landed.
REUTER'S SERVICE, }
RUSSIA,
LONDON, September 24th.
A special French Euvoy has arrived in St. Petersburg, nad is visiting the high officials and the leaders of both parties, it, is stated with a view to arranging a French Joan.
CRETE.
LONDON, September 24th. The representatives of four of the Powers at Athens have polifed the Greek Premier of their approval of the appointment of M. Zaimes as High Commissioner of Crete,
CHINESE LABOUR IN THE TRANSVAAL.
Lonor, September 24th. Seventeen hundred and one repatriated coolies will leave Durban early in October. Of these, 483 return on account of physical
the expenso of the mince. 448. return under infirmities, and 467 as undesirables, both at
THE TYPHOON.
TOLICE LAUNCH DAIJED,
The police have been successful in rofloating their large launch which sank off Taikoktane. Lospectors Langley and Kerr conducted opera- tions They hope soon to be able to reffont the No. 2 Jaunch.
NEWS PIUM SAIKUN,
A report received by the polios from the Saikurg Station in the New Territory states that the number of persons daad and missing
is 57,
THE MISSING AND THE DEAD.
Till Tuesday evening the number of persons reported missing. the number of bodies re- covered and the number of boats lost was us under :-~
Reported missing Bodies recovered....... Bonts lost
THEXWONGCHOW,
1.282 591
1.248
Yesterday a diver made an inspection of the aanken river atoumer" Kwongshaw." He had not been long under water what be returned to the surface with the startling information that the 'tween deck of the vessel was packed with
bodies.
OBNOXIOUN.
So dimozicals in the smell in the police basic nt Kowloon that the Europeans working thera removing debris are obliged to wear vespicators.
THE FAIRWAY BUOYS.
Owing to dsurge to the prominert lights on the two fairway buoys, a temporary red light will be exhibited from each until neecssary repairs are effected,
SUAVENING.
The Sanitary Staff Lave coped with
Herculean task in their efforts to clean the Praya. Within a few days the rubbish heaps
bud bonid disappear. the
along
The
rubbish is being saturated with oil and burnel
ut Kennedytown.
CANTON
(PRON CUR CORRESPONDENT.)
15th September.
NOTABLE FUNERAL
The funeral of ex-Viceroy ni Ying Kwai took place yesterday. The funeral procession was half a mile long. Over one thousand people attended the fuastal. Amongst those present were the Provincial Treasurer, Judge and other high officiats, and Canton gentry, As an honour to the late ex-Viceroy an Im parist Doores was issued granting the funeral procession freedom to pass through the walled
city and gatos.
THE CONSPIRATORS,
The Chinese Coural-General at Singapore not rions sabled to Viceroy Shum that the rebol Sam Yat-Sen is in Singapore, Sun has deputed one of his colleagues named Tang Chi-Yu, who embarked for Canton by the Japanese mail, to raise a rebellion in Kwang- tang Province.
Viceroy Shud has given orders to all Civil and Military Officials to despatch secret omissaries to watch for Tang's arrival, and to be prepared for any emergency,
sufficient to show its uselessness. A nation/sertion 14 of the ontructs these have: Instructions wore also given to arrest any
repaid importation
and repatriation
persons of anapinious charector.
MACAO.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.).
September 26th.
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB.
The annnal meeting of the Hongkong Crickst Club was held at the Pavilion last evening. Hou. Mr. T. Sercombe Smith (prosident) presided, and there wors also present Mesars. R. Lancsok, W. O. D. Taraor and R. E. O. Bled (mombers ` Friday, 28th instauf, will be the birthday of
of committee,) A. R Love (Scoretary), Dr. Their Faithful Majesties Dom Carlos and his Atkinson, Messrs. A. Cunningham, R. A. B
ROY A1 BIRTHDAY.
The Boletim Royal consort Donna Amelia. announces that there will be a Te Deum in the Ponsonby, A. O. Brawn, F. Maitland, E. A. H.E. the Governor will Fowler, G. F. Morral, S. E. Mast, P. Jacks, Preslow, E. A. Ram, Dr. C. Forsyth and Dr. Cathedral at 10 am. hold a leves at 1 o'clock at Government, Gray, A. 9. Cobden, R. Potonji, C. M.
F. 1. Kow.
Honge,
REAN ADDIRAL SERGIO.
News was received here by the last English Mail of the death of Rear Admiral Sergio. The decensed was side-de-cup to bis uncle when he was Governor of this city many years ago, and mude rusoy friends during his residence here: The lato adiniral revisited Musae about six years ago as commander of the transport "Africa." By the death of Rear Admiral Sergio, our worthy harbour master, Seahor Alves Branen is promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral and you should congratulate that worthy offcor on his well-merited pro- motion. According to home papers Senbor Alves Branee is retiring from the Service; if such be the case he will be made a Vice-Admiral understand that he prefers to remain in Macao.
THE NEW DIRECTOR OF THE F.W.,
Dar now director of the Public Works Department will be Fenhor Miranda Guedes, at present in Angola. We trust that Sr. Gedes will fellow in the footsteps of his predecessor, Sealer Abren.
PERACY AT KATAI,
Some time last wook a gang of about sixty or oventy pirates went into a village at Kata attacked the villagers, and looted property to the value of over $20,000. The pirates word
armed and threatens to shoot any ons who attempted to stop them. The police authorities here have been informed of the matter by the Mandarin of that district,
CAPTURE OF A PIRATE CHIEF
VICTIMS OF TYPHOON. Three or four dozen corpses were pickal up from differout shores in and around Macao They wore probably victims of the late typhoon which swept over your Colony on the 18th instaut Among them there was a long bearded European dressed in Khaki. The body was had it decomposed. The authorities here
coffined and buried.
CORRESPONDENCE.
The PRESIDENT-dentlemen, the object of this meeting as got out by ruto No. 9 is for the purpose of receiving the committee's report, examining and passing accounts, olooting a president and committoo for the ensuing scan and transacting general business. The report, with the accounts attached, Lave been in your hands for some time, and I take it you have read them, so I will not cause them to be read
this occasion. Before movi ig their adoption I propose to make a few remarks. Fortunately the recent typhoon did hat little damage if any, to this building, not only a few trees
waru blown down ON the ground. Reference was made in the report to the
Бетеге lo the Club sustained by the death of its late president. Mr. E. W. Mitchell, on the 7th instant. I think the allusion in the report may be a little bit amplified. Mr. Mitchell, as you know, was president of the Club and an old cricketer whose advice was always at the disposal of the Club, and he was always ready to give bints to: young players. As a man of business, he was essentially suited to be president, kis business knowledge being of great service to the Club ja committee and general meetings. As a gentle-
be set a standard of conduct and courtesy which may wall he emulated by every member of the Club. He has given as a great deal and I would suggest to you that the Club sanction tho action of the committee in sealing
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A famous pirate chief, who has long boona vale of condolence to his wife and family. wanted by the Cinema nuthorities, has been Although the season has not de jure opened, caught by the Customs Guards at Chiasan,it has de facto, because we started last Saturday The man and some of his companions were with a very interesting match (Possibles
Probables). I was very gla to nue captured in a sampas.
unusually large sttourtance of members at that. opaaring match, and bepo it was an augury of the increased interest that members will take in the proceedings this year. It is pleasantor to play to a full than an empty pavilion, and to hear the unstinted opplause which reached us in the field on the occasion of that smart piece of work between cover-point und the wicket keeper which ren out Turner
A SCUFFLE.
We are sending to Shanghai on eleven which A sensation was created here last Sunday was got together with some amount of dificulty afternoon on the Praya Grande near the Public | although everybody responded most cordially. Garden when Mr. Morgado, a notary public, It is about as strong as any eleven, we sent to whipped the prefect of the Sea teary of St. Shanghai; there are good wicket keepers, Joseph, the Rer. Octarie Gonsalves, when the batsmen and bowlers. The captain's experistica latter was accompanying the boys on their and popularity will not only infuse confidence The cause of this into his own eloren, but we trust will spread afterrcon constitutional. trouble was, I understand, the ill-treatment dismay into the ranks of the opposing slaves. meted out to Mr. Morgado's sou-to-law, who In this connection the thanks of this Club are is a papil in the Seminary, by the profeet, due to HE, the Governor and Dr. Wright for The one will I hear, bo wade the subject of a
lothing Mr. Bird go away; to the Commanding lawsuit,
Oficer for granting leave of absence to Lt. Lucy and Captain Smith; to the Navy for might possibly agree to reduce its arments
permitting Mr. Woodward to go; to the Crown in a certain degres but it is inconceivable expenses, and 303 return at the expense of the Government, under the Repatriation
Solicitor for granting Mr. Norrell permission; that any nation in its senses would agree
Proclamation.
THE OBSERVATORY ENQUIRY.
and to the heads of various firms who allowed to do away with all means of increasing
OCEAN LINERS AND MACAO,
their employees to join maja trying to msia- TO THE LITOR OF THE DAILY TRESS," I is satisfactory to find that the leading them at a given moment on necessity
tain the reputation of Hongkong at cricket in home papers take a very rational view of arising; and it is manifest that anderhand
Shanghai. There wil very likely be some It was announce sometime ago that the N.
September 26th. negotiation with the Macov
Sra. Your able leader of this morning will tennis at 3bang bai, and I think you will agree the question of arbitration and disarmament
Government for a sabsidy for a monthly service which again forme the subject of discussion arrangements might be made to secure this Y.K. was in
el The only compact that could be between Lisbon and Blacao and that there was strings A few days ago, one of those strings be endorsed by all sensible residents who have that we cannot be batter represented than by at the Hague Conference. With respect to
иче avy in the direction sought every prospect of an art onelusion of the gave way and a loup foll down. As result the interest of the Colony at heart. If the Messrs Hancock, Woodward, Smith and Pesron, There is our puint which has occurred to me However, est muil's Lisbon negotiations. both subjects, the optunistic views which would be one by which nations.
all
papers to band (says the Canton Faily Newsye theatre oarly caught fira. The people enquiry which His Excellency the. Governor
in the neighbourhood got wind of the accident Ledo promptly caused to be made is and that in that we want now members. If any of are so frequently put forward by eathusiasts, agreed that there should be no war at all. announce that the Hamburg America Line hne
yon put your shoulder to the wheel, got a new. included both Lisbon sad Macao as ports of call and at once petitioned the Chief Superintend to be limited to the question whether ourlier
man when he arrives, point out the groat ex- iment with no favour; ned are passed over The absurdity of such an idea is too by their Far Eastern live of steamers, the ant of police requesting him to prohibit all warning could have been given of the lightly and as hardly worth the consideration manifest for any one seriously to stiggeat 14, taiden voyage taking place in September evening performances until the proprietors typhoon of 18th inst. it will indeed be a great sellenges of the Club, tell him he will meet
the building.
The government pity and a waste of time.
some good fellows here, and this persuade him of practical politicians. With regned to
but a reduction of armaments by mutas Lisbon papers are full of praise of Germs install electric light in
enterprise and say that the negotiations with the
a decree was nasde to mast now investigate searchingly into the
to join, it will swell cur roll this year. There arbitration, the matter has been very well consent is very much the same suggestion in Japanese will now be dropped. The new service It is said that
will
China working system of our local Observatory. are competing clubs in the Colony and we want thrashed out and the true bearing of the a more specious for. If the nations betwenty per cent of the Customs tariff on geoss Light and Power Company, Limited, should be especially of its present relations with the sus the assistance of members to hold our own.
the first time in the history of the Club ws subject is how generally recognised. Certain tween whom the agreement is roade are imported direct into Portugal from her ploer 1 to receiva, some more newa of this institutions in Manila and Shanghai with a
correspondent to
view of placing same in a more satisînctory bave recorded the batting averages in the matters are in their nature suitable for certain to be trieads, the arrangement is colonies. Our Macao
previously given reasons why the enterprise is description. if there is wanted; but
the unlikely to be remunerative.
position to give the very best information report. I don't quite anderstand why the bowl- arbitration, while others are of such a not
possible to the shipping people of this colonying averages do not appear but we have included character think any attempt to settle them possibility of their becoming enemies what
the batting averages of the League. I notios by that means is almost certain to prove au be more absurd than agreeing with a
Hongkong is the first shipping port in the the League has not taken a very high position abortive, and in
cases is clearly possible enemy as to what amount of arma- impossible. A disagreement about some most it may be necessary for you to have
work, its people pay a handsome sum annually in the competition, only sixth place. We all for the upkeep of the Observatory beues the hope our "A" elovon will come out very near Imagine
need of our shipping and the community the top, if not on top this year. Our eleven aro mer шntier of fact such ag n boundary to prevent his attacking you. →uestion, or some other definite right, in an agreement with the Chinese Govern-
is a prossing one, and must not be overlooked: leaving for Shanghai to-morrow (to-day) at a clearly a matter which may be submitted to ment that we would have only such men of the arbitration of some impartial tribunal war in China waters as would bear a certain
HONGKONG, SEPTEMRKE 27TH, 1906.
HOTEL
of
дор no doubt
pay,
10 HELP ELECTRIC LIGHT BUSINES. Since the Ho Nam Theatre was suppressed by the Government, the proprietors of the now theatre in Cheong Shan Temple have been The house is said to making quite a fortuga. be full, both day and night. The theatre is lighted with korosene larups and on the stage there is a row of kerosens lamps hang up by
as there is a reduction of that affect.
of the Shareholders
RESULT OF OPPRESSİYE TAXATION.
A riut of a rather serious nature took place BY WEST TO EAST.
in Kan Kong at about noon on the 23rd instant. The following cutting explaind the Reuter's It originated through the pork guild refusing tolograms which recently puzzled us. It appears to pay the naw tax imposed by the pork monop that the days "red" ure
saved from the oly. The monopolists, finding that the pork C.P.R. Co.'s own previsas record,
destors refused to pay the new tax, posted Under a mil contract just completed with the British Post office, zuils will be carried to Japasa notification in the town warring the por donders and China via Canada, in much less time than that if they failed to pay tax for killing pige on hitherto. As a result of adding two fast new the 20th instant they would be liable to he staamers, the Empress of Britain and Empress arrested and severely punished. The pork guild
Ireland to its Atlantic service, the Canadian
of
wal settled in as mpid and easy a way, 8 proportion to what the Chincar might haveti Railway will for the first time carry i vogagəd mən to tear off ali the notifications that
in the future.
Youry etc..
A RESIDENT.
WEATHER REPORT.
mails in its own steamers and trains all the way wore posted on the walls of the town, whereupon
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday i-suod from Great Britain to Jongkong.
the excise officers of the monopoly arrested
the following report
On the 26th at 11.40 a.m.Tho barometer The time occupied from London to Hongkong several men who were doing this. The pork will be 26 days; to Shanghai, 27 days; and to dealers endeavoured to rescue the men in custody, has fallen considerably over the Philippines It is iuclined to fall Yokohama, days. Compared with the
and a fight euaned. In the meantime hundreds and ricen over N, China. company's previous contrect, this means
AVIDE of 5 days to Hongkong, H days to of had characters had gathered together at the in Hongkong.
The depression noted yesterday morning is Shanghai, and 84 days to Yokobama.
pork tax barean. At three o'clock a taob typhoon. It is now situated to the £. of Lasm, stormed, looted and beruel the place. After and
probably moving Westward at present.. that they wont and barned the bonses of several The area of high pressure remains over N. gentry who had interest in the monopoly. It Chios, and very hard N.E. monsoon will be is reported that twenty men ware killed and with over the E. coast and Furmota over 100 wounded. Kau Kyug is the pluco where a majority of the pirates boarded the E.S. Satnam as passengers. It is said that the pro- party destroyed and loated amounted to over 100,000 toela.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. The Silk ex CPR. r. Empress of India, which left Hongkong on the 30th August and Yokohama on the 7th Sept., arrived in New York on Monday, 24th Sept, thus making a transit of 25 days from Hongkong and 17 days
Channel.
In the Chion Se Y. gales will probably pre vail to the South of 20 Lat.
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am. to-day, 0.05 inches.
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For
quarter past three, and I hope ze many of you u can attend will be there to give them a most hearty sendoff. I beg to propose that the report and accounts be adopted.
Mr. F. MAITLAND seconded motion was carried.
and the
Mr. R. HANCock proposed the election of Mr. Sercombe Swith as president. His pare did not require any introduction. He was one of the keonest cricketers in the Club and set a good example to other members.
Mr. TURNEE reconded the motion which was carried unanimously.
The committee were then ballotted for, the. result of the ballot being that the following members were elected-Mesare R. Hancock, II. Hancock, R. F. O. Bird, H. W. Woodwart, W. C. D. Turner, F. Maitland, T. C. Gray and Dr. Atkinson.
possible. There are many such questions to oppose us, a sort of “ weight for inches" which arise and which could be thus handicap, possibly very interesting in a disposed of, and the dangers of their cou-sporting point of view, but scarcely a timing to be subjects of disagreement arrangement such as would add to our which may ultimately lead to serious con security or tend to the preservation of sequences may be thus very well avoided: peace." Up to this point, all will be in favour of the establishment of a Court of arbitration
The English Mail of the 25th Angast was which may be resorted to if other means fail. delivered in Tondon on the 22nd inst, But there are other matters of disagreement.
The race across the harbour for the China tail which no Court of Arbritation can by any possibility settle finally, and in respect of prizes will take place on Saturday afternoon which any such attempt would be likely to when twelve entrants are expected to art. lead to taore mischief than it could possibly abate. To take an example which will
We giro to-day a first instalment of the Hongkong & Neighbourhood freshening; fair, obliged to you for your attoudence, ocenr to all in these parts. Does any one
Same as No. 1 suppose that a court of arbitration could sports which were fixed for October 5th and 25th Sept., and is dus here on or about 2nd Oct. very interesting speeches delivered at the
Hongkong and Lamacks The N.Y.K. atr. Colombe Karz (Bombay celebration of the Rev. Dr. Grace's jubilan South coast of Ching befweet}
N. winds have settled the question between Russia
Hongkong and Hainan..moderate. South coast of Chins between? and Jupau as it stood before the outbreak of the meent war? Would it have beer of any use for a court of international arbitration to say to Russia that she must give up all idea of pushing on towards the Korea? Such prononācement might
from Yokohams.
The Shire Line str. Merionethshire left Singa On account of the difficulty of dodging the pore on Tuesday, the 25th Sept., and is due hero enclosure and arreting piles and natsheds, theen or about. Tuesday the 2nd Out V.R.C. have decided to abandon their annual
6tb.
The locsi branch of the Charterol Bark of India, Australia, sud China inform as that yesterday morning a tologram was received from the London office advising that a dividend had been declared for the past half year to 30th Jans, 1906, at 13 per cent pa. free of income
The 0.9.8 & C., str, Dunfa, from Pacific Ports, left Kebe for this port via Moji on the
Line) left Shanghai for this port on the 24th
Presa was represented at, the meeting, bal inst, at 3 p.m., and is expected here on the 27th of life and work in South China. The Daily imet, p.m
the telegraph system, The NY K. str. Kumtapo Maru (Australian the breakdown of
and partial dislocation of the steamer service, Linsy left Nagasaki for this port on the 24th just,
earlier report. Publication and is expected here on the 27th inst.
The Boston Steamship Co,'a str. Tremont prevented
of the addresses of historie interest will be arrived at Victoria (B.C.) on the 15th inst
The etr. Satsuma sailed from New York on continued. the 20th Sept.
An
The forecast for the 24 hours eading at noon to-day is as follows:-
N.E. winds.
Firmness Channel
N.E. goles.
The PRESIDENT That, gentlemen, is all the business before the moeting. I am
much
A very good idea, and one which will earu great credit for the gentlemen whose names ara given in the announcement elsewhere, is that of giving an entertainment for the The Hoo. Mr. T. Sercombe Swith last right; benefit of typhoon sufferers. Particulars aré At present it in partant entertained to dinner at the Hongkong Hotel the oricketers who bave been chosen to represent promised later. Hongkong at the luterport Cricket Match. to note the date, whick shag
by all members of thetage They start for Shanghai this afternoon.
be
d be kept oper
we commanity.