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A. S. WATSON
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25 rv, 1906,
| did by professing to be an extreme democrat, and pandering to the wishes of the prole tariat, The men of thought and sense amongst the community, seeing that in any contest they would be submerged by the moltitude of votes, and that individual
& CO., malice of under the swamped in any
SOLE AGENTS IN HONGKONG
FIR
BULL DOG BRAND
OP
irate.
more careful not to clog the present machine with still more adherent foreign matter than at present clings to it. No one could gon sisteady claim that the "Mrs, JELLABYS" of the present, who neglect their families, and permit their children to grow up
The
untrained and useless menters of society. ce, as a rule refrained from the polls; in their zeal for whitewashing little niggers and the tyrant was elected as chief magis. on the banks of the Niger, are fair repre- Before the first burst of enthusiastisentatives of the womanhood of the country, inangiunto unfeminine which had brought him is at the head of The ladies who the pull had become exhausted, it was easy struggles with the police, which would to persuade the proletariat that democracy disgrace their sisters of the gutter, can was in danger from the secret' designs of scarcely he looked upou as far specimens ROBERT FORTER & CO.'S their enemies, and procure the restriction of the women of the land," yet it is our of the votes to a favoured fox in the con- Misses PASKHURST and their fellow workers Blence of the would-be tyrant. The rest who claim to be their representatives, and followed as a matter of course, and the too who, as the loudest tongued amongst the easily gulled constituency found itself, others, would scraáble to the polls. Such though the constitution was still to alla denouement would altogether destroy the GUINNESS STOUT outward appearance democratic, really at basis of representative government, and be
the mercy of its tate suppliant, who seldom indeed a contradiction in terms.
women of the country have not authorized failed to rule it with a rod of iron.
We have seen how in the United States such abernual specimens of their sex to it has required a powerful effort on the pose as their representatives, and would be part of the well-wishers to tho constitution the list to give them their suffrages. CO.8 to preserve it from a similar catastrophe, Unfortunately their disinclination to be and, though the oatlook is momentarily confounded with them would lead them to cleurer, & ste of enerrátion like that tha i adopt the usual feminine metlurlof express BULL DOG BRAND prevaled only a few years ago will noting their lack of sympathy by refraining improbably become poridir.--Even with all the supposed safeguards of universal suf Tragh, the States move to the energetic action against woman suffrage us as present possible It may be that the millenniam is already on of one man, the President, their pre- sent exemption from the evils of risker the way, but it has not as yet shown nay fire, and a enemy to the Constituimmediate symptom of its early strival, tion, backed up by the arts of the disguised tyrant, might readily place the whole fabric in danger of dissolution.
AIN PINTS AND SPLITS)
AND
ROBERT PORTER &
OF
LIGHT ALE
IN QUARTS, PINTS AND SPLITS.)
Now experience has commented to show "THESE ARE OUR STOUT
that already the British constituencies are SUPPORTERS IN 96RBITTER | growing limp under the action of the process AILMENTS."
of "watering" whiel has been going on. and that the individual power of the voter bas been reduced to such insignificance, that he has almost, if not quite, lost all sense of personal responsibility. A more A. S. WATSON & CO.. dangerous position for the wellbeing of the state could not be conceited. Now, if the admission of women to the polls were in every other respect most desirable, and use-
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ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
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NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. "Okuytommunications relating to the naise solumn, should by addreend toTE EDITOR,
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The French authorities have accepted the TELEGRAMS. Kowloon Desk Coy'a touder for the repair of the French destroyer Fronite.
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A heavy storm at San Francisco has caused damage to the amount of $1,000,040, 'Two lises were lost and many persons were injured.
It
is reported that the Chinos Maru, which was sunk during the Typhoon off Kellett's Island and subsequently redented, has been lost off Maji.
......
The American squadron nuchored here gen. terday roosired two additions in the arrival of the Wilmington and Callao, Rear Admiral Benwason is the Commander-in-Chief
Mavers. Butterfield and Swice, the agents, sond as two neat little pocket books containing calendar issued by this Guardian Assurance Co. Ltd. Through the same firm the Orient Fire Isrance Coy's estandar for 1907 reaches us, It has useful lesk information.
To have to report sickness on such a day in not pleasant, but as the official returns were issued yesterday, we have no option Dating the weak suding Fecember 22nd there were three smallpox fatalities, all hinese; a anh fatal use of iphtheria (Portuguese); and, a non-fatal cus of enteric (European).”
A coneset is to be given at the Government. Civil Hospital tonight and no doubt the patients will appreciate the entertainment to be provided. The contributors to the programme are Mra, Newborn, Mra Budelay, Miss Blair, Grimble, G. Ballech and A, Y. Cobden,
KEOTER'S SERVICE.]
FRANCE.
LONDON, December 22nd, The French Chamber by 413 to 166 has
SUPREME COURT.
Monday, December 24th.
IN SUMMARY JorienterION,
BEFORE MR. A. G. WISE (POANE JUDGE).
A DISPUTED CONTRACT. Mr. Hursthouse from the Crown Solicitor's
passed new Government Bill modifying Office appeared for San Les and Co. who the Separation law in such a way as to be claimed $450 from Chun on Kai, a Chinese onciliatory to the Üburch.
GERMANY
[latriae keeper, for work done, money paid and materials supplied in conuection with Intries at Victoria View, Kowlora, as per estimate. The Sanitary Board sarved 18
the work to bo Jons in accordance with
LONDON, December 22nd. In spite of the opposition of the Radicals notions, all of which were admitted, requiring and Socialists, whose nititule lately has the patios. The defondant, whe was owner of or causing apprehension; of a-Ministerial the property, went to the plaintiff and asked deleat, the German Government, medium how much he would charge to do tun work and semi-official journals' bave submitted a required by the Sauitury Board. He gave programme to the electors. They trust that an estimate which was accnpted and the work was done to the satisfaction of the Sanitary the nation will render a second dissolution Board, the usual notice of completion having unnecessary, and say that no new Kultur-es received. The only question, said Mr. kampf is contemplated. The conservative Hursthouse, was one of price which Ricchbak declares that the first task of the agreed upon. Mr. Gardiner for the defasdant new Reichstag will be a vigorous mavel contested the price. programme.
[N... Daily News' Service.]
THE MUKDEN SENSATION.
SUICIDE OF A DEPUTY-CONSUL
Tokyo, December 18th.
wag
After hearing parties, his Honour referred the game to the Registrar to nasess the valuo of the work done.
ANOTHER HIGHWAY ROBBERY AT KOWLOON,
T
An old hawker who had sold his wares nt
· The American Depuy Cansul at Mukan, Shanshuipo un Saturday, realising a little
altogether from the pills. This occurs to us as being milly the oue practical objection His Excellency Mr. F. H. May. Motors, G. Mr. Fairchild, committed suicide a minigoror Sy-thoreca; was returning to the village
Under all the circumstances it would be better to wait for it, than to intrust the suffrage to such ineligible sal inappropriate representatives of our mothers, sisters, wives, and daughters.
The famine in Russia is extending. Several millions of people are threatened with starvation.
Secretary Laft has refused the Republican pouzination for the Presidency, greatly to the disappointment of President Roosevelt,
Hochi
A Welington telegram to the says that a slight shock of earthquako has been felt at San Francisco. The citizens are taking against further shocks, precautious
An attempt has been made to ambush
the
Yesterday at the office of the P. W. D. the sale by public auction of land at Hangiom took place, the property being knocked down with nat competition to the Hongkong and Whampoa Dok Company for $36,312. Another let of Crown land at Shaukiwai was disposed of to Messrs. Batterfield and Swire for $31,182.
of
oranges.
A coolie employed by a lady at the Peak was sent by her to a friend's house with a supply
the Ho delivered bus departed with a hous,
fruit, This he could дой acount for to Inspeolor Me Hardy when accented, cousasutly he was charged with unlawful possation and Mr. Hazelaud soutenced bim to ifteen days' hard labour.
On December 17th the Chidass Emperor instind a Decres, in response to a memorial from Yin Chang, Commander-in-Chief of Kiangpab, commanding fiftoon large allcks of Tibetan jucause to be sent to Tsingkisugpu for the memorialist to offer before the altars of the
gratitude for their protection socorded the Grand Canal which was threatened to be overwhelmed by freshets
last Sunday. It is supposed that his mind became deranged after the receipt of a letter Train hose,
[Our own telegram gave the same of the Vice-Consul as Mr. Charles G. Arnell. En. H.D.P.
A NEW JAPANESE STEAMSHIP
SERVICE.
TOKYO, December 18th. It is announced that a now line of steamships, with a capital of You 20.909,009, is being organized by the Shipowners' Union and that The steaners will touch at North Chias ports, Hongkong, blauila, Java and other places.
"COPTIC ISOLATED AT YOKOHAMA.
TOKY, December 19th. A suspected case of plagas has occurred on board the O. & D.-8. Coptic at Yokohama. The vessel has been isolated for examination.
THE OPENING OF MANCHURIA.
TOKYO, December 19th. The opening of the four towas in North Manchuria on January 14th, it is claimed baro,
fui for the late, this one objection of the Governor-General of Poland. It failed oring Dragon River gode as a mark of the Imperialia dus to Japau's suggestion,
weakening of the constituency would he sufficient to condemn it in-the-eyes- of practical inon. There is here no question of competency, aor of inequality between the sexes, the influence of woning herself would be practically curtailed by the ure, masmuch as she would gain the right the expanse of a stiff further dilation of
at
to the vigilance of the patrole, who exchanged volleys with the assailants,
British naval mincavras are to be held in February on an extensivo scale, Sixty battleships and ruins, with twenty auxiliary vessels, wi assembla at Lagos.
The French Consul, M. Liebert, wit beate Hongkong for Loue next wonth. It is believed
will occupy the post during the interim.
the automo.
The Swatow correspondent of the N-C Daily Nowe wrote os. December 11th: Native kugar coutinues to drop in price, and the sugar-merchants are feeling the competition of the imported articl keenly. They consider
In South Manchuria Liaoyang and Fenbau- cheng alone remain unopened, and Japan bay declared her readiness to open-those whenever China desires.
ULIZZARD DAMAGES DALNY.
Toxro, December 19th. A blizzard has boun raging in the vicinity of Daluy since Monday night. Enormous damago has been wrought. Communication with the shore is temporarily suspended. Over twenty
Krassen with communications addressed to the Editor the ndividual power of the elector. Pro- that M. Lecus, acting consul at Yuansusen, that the whiteness of tho imported sugar is its ships have been wrecked at Daley alone.
nat for publication" but as evidence of good faith,
All letters for publication, should be written on one side of the paper only,
No anonymously signed communications that have already appeared in other papers will be inserted.
there for estro copies of DAILY Pse should be ent before 11 am, on day of publication: After that hour the supply is limited. Only)supplid Jor| Cash Telagraphic Address: Pass.Codes 3.8.0. si ga
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HIRTHS.
On December 21st, at the Peak Hospital, Hongkong, the wife of EL TRUSCH, Luppa Customs.
of son.
Civil Accountant, Army Service Corps, of a daughter
DEATHS.
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bably the most effectual way of getting at the real wishes of a constituency would be to select the individual voters by lot out of the elite community. If, say, an over watered constituency of 20,000 could be concontrated to 1,000, or 500, the opinions of the whole
The cooliù arrested on suspicion of the murder of Mr. J. R. Craik at the Kowloon Docks has boon discharged, having satisfad the police that he had no connection with the vatrage,
The last number. of the Fanchaw Echa to
recommendation, although undoubtedly it is a Jess powerful sweetener than the native product. To remedy this late of things there is a ment on foot among the merchants to introduce western machinery. Something has bean floże in past years with crushing rollers, which give native sugar a whiter appearance; but the
at a thorough use of western methods. And
LOCAL SPORT.
CRICKET.
of Yuan Laung of the same night when he was "beld up" and robbed by four Chinese. When he had traversed half the distance botweru Shamshuip and Chiawan, and was usconding asteep incline, four men sprang from a ravine had helaboured him with bamboo poles. Then when he appealed for meray they bonud bie hands, after which they relieved him of the waist belt containing his money and left him, proceeding in the direction of Shamshuipo. As soon as be recovered him- salf the hawker followed them, and when our the village of Kopakan raised the cry of “Save life," which brought out the villagers. · As soon as they realised what had happened the good people mustered in fores and pursued the robbers, some of them being armed with riffes and rorolvora. Shots were sent after the runaways, but neue bit, und only one. of the four thieves was captured.
He was ebarged before Mr. C. D. Melbourne at the Police Court yesterday and remanded.
CHRISTMASTIDE.
Christmastide Las been ushered in with dis agreeable weällier, and as a result the shopping which is such a feature of the day before Christines was con luoted under anything but congenial conditions. Most of the European shop had the usual seasonable display, and decorations of evergrasu and holly were san outside the hotels and other large establishments,
Flower Street, as the bottom of Wyndham Street bas come to be called, ¡presented an animated some yesterday. Not only was there a great supply of evergren, etc., to must the large demand for Christmas decorations, but there was a large number of pretty foral designe on view,
HONGKONG C.C. v. UNITED SERVICES. The following have been selected to represent the Club in their match against the United
to commence at 2.30 pm and 11 8.m. respec yet there is plenty of capital here waiting for tivelyMessrs. B. Hancock, Harry lanecek, apt to be turned up by any chance wind that remarks our contemporary, "hat we all regret the mau who knows how to utilize it, and a big | W. C. D. Tarver, T. E. Peares, W. A Powell, Season, Cartainly there was good will among"
refinery sanding empty.
would had clearer utterance than in the hond is fall of the race week and its social refiners have a longer road to trav ») if they sim services" on Xmas and Boxing Days. Play visiting forsin oraisors, but it was interesting
present system where the weak solution is doings. "It has been a most disalpated week,"
it is over."
While the Rev. J. H. France was conducting divine service at the Sailors' Home chapel ou Sandey, robbers broke into his house and carried off silverware to the value of $100. The police have the matter in hand.
may blow over it. In such a case woman's [2337 auffmgee would be not only efficient, but At Victoria Eospital, the wife of H. Hot actually beneficial. In other assemblies where women have takon pari, comumou ex- perience proves them to be, in the usture of the case, as competent as their husbands or
It is reported from Tangier that a native On December 18th, at Shanghai, Ronear brothers, and could we only procure a PELHAM, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. II, 2. Cap-representative body of women their advent.proulamation is in circulation in which the at the palle would be hailed by the most pation is called upon to make preparations for a boly war against the Christian troops who are irreconcilable of all time tories.
erposted shortly to invade the country."
On December 16th, at Shanghai, on board the 6.5. Parhi, Kanker Pabos Dussos, aged 33
yours.
LMI.
ECNGKONG OFFICE: A, Des VTV1 ROAD C1 LONDON OFFION: 131. FLEET STRERT. E.C
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG. DECEMBER 25TH, 1906.
With
"I could see the sky was differrent colours," Was the excuse tendered by a boatman to Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the Police Court yesterday when obarged with anchoring his craft within 100 yards of the Prays. His Worship imposed a fine of 8. –
Joka Chinaman [in N.-C. Daily News] to Mrs Archibald Little:
"Unbinder of our women's feet,
A limit to thy labours set, And loosen otour women's tongues Last there arine a suffragette!"
auch a concentrated essence" of a con- stituanes wo might fairly presume that every individual voter would rise to a truer conception of his own responsibility, and that the House of Commone would be far more representative of public feeling than It is indicative of the disorganised condition it can at present claim to be. It needs no
There was a procession of Sikbs on Saturday of public feeling at bome that neither the abstruse array of facts and arguments to about which some argument has since pro advocates nor the opponents of a measure prove that in the present overgrown conceded. We have inquired and learn that while it was undoubtedly a religious procession, which has been aftracting or rather distract stituencies, the appeal to reason must over ing public attention to a degree far beyond give way to the dictates of prejudice, and there are some followers of Gura who heid
aloof from it as being unorthodox. its intrinsic importance, should have be that this is practically acknowledged is thought themselves of looking at the shown in the way in wlach every application practical side of the matter. We allude to the country is carefully disguised under once more to the recent clamour with spacious cries intended, not to appeal to the regard to women suffrage. The principal reason, but to tickle the sensibilities. danger in the present position of affairs in Neither party can deal not guilty of using not whether women should have votes or such specious appeals. Nor is it to be not, the state will go on in much the same denied that the House of Commons itself way in either case-but that under the an outgrown, the limits of number when present scheme of representation and under important topics, especially when they the present conditions of quietude abroad, involve affairs that concern the suscepti- Museums; and of Chinese 139 to the former the English people seem to have lost all bilities of the nation at large, cahot and 2,420 to the latter. instinct of government whatever. In this be dispassionately or profitably discussed. therefore, used by 455 persons and the seam respect the old Grecks were really in Unfortunately the millennium has not as by 2,581.
The death of Mr. Carmichast, wife of Mr. advance of our twentieth century agitators, yet arrived, so, of course, wo must content inasonich as they had learnt the lesson that ourselves in making the best of present I. F. Carmichael, consulting engineer, ha evoked among their mony friends and puccessful representation did not lie in the conditions. This does not, however, imply
acquaintances in the Colony expressions of that we should in our haste rush on to deepest sympathy. Mrs. Carai hael had spent multiplication of voters. It was, indeed, a woll understood maxim, and one not seldom Greater difficultios. A practical method of the summer at Home, and lad quite recently acted upon, that if e tyrant desired to condensing our present constituencies so as returned to Hongkong. obtain unhampered control of a city his to render them more representative of the swiously ill a fortnight ago while going up in course was invariably to make the con-nation at large, it is true, bas yet to be stituency as numerous as possible; this he found; but this should render us all the
The return of visitors to the City Hall Library and Marena for the week ending the 23rd Desember, 1906, shows that of non-Chinesa there were 18 to the Library and 16) to the
The Library was,
She Was
Walter Daniol, H. R. Phelips. R. E. O. Bird, E. A. Fowler, W. Peake and N. H. Rutherford. RUGBY, On Boxing Day afternoon (26th inst.) at £15
THE "MONGOLIA" ENQUIRY.
The streets were bazier than usual by reason of the large number of men astore from the
to note that among those preatland in the art of war there was manifest the spirit of the
men, and the various nationalities were seen frateruising in a manner that must have been pleasing to the friends of International amity. The language difficulty-though it existed- had apparently been surmounted, and the blasjuskots of different races seemed to have arrived at a perfect understanding.
KULANGSU (AMOY) MUNICIPAL COUNCIL,
Minutes of a meeting of the Council held at the Board Room, on the 4th December, 1906.
Present:Messrs. W. H. Wallace (Vice- chairman), C. A. V. Bowrs, A. F. Gardiner, L. I. Thomas, the Health Officer and the Secretary.
"American" writes to a contemporary as follows:-If the speech of the new American Judge at the dinner of the American Associa tion of China, as reported in your columns this P.m. on the Club ground a match between morning, correctly represents that gentleman's T. C. Gray's XV (Colours) v. A Naral XV ideas, it would seem regrettable that the learned will be played The former team is as follows: gentleman comes among us with such grave-Rank-T. C. Gray; three quarters-R. F. C. misconceptions of the status of Americans and Master, F. C. Kendall, A, Gregory and, W. J. puri pusan that of other foreigners. I refer to Daniol; halver-J. Hall and L. J Blackburne; that portion of his address in which he is report forwarda-F. C: Hall, H. F. Chard, L.. Gange, ed to have said that we are borroally at the H. J. Topliss, H. W. Lester, C. B. Hayward, N. 8. Forbes not M. H. Logan. The Referee flerance of the Chinese Empire." Such a non- tention would not be aduilled for a minute by is Mr. J. Clerk. either Washington or any of the other Foreign Offices. We are really bare in protection of
A San Francisco Jispatch, dated November rested interests and in consequence of treatios,
1. The minutes of the last meeting were read which in the last analysis rest on the power of 21st, says-John K. Bulgar. Inspector of Boilers,
and confirmed, the foreign Powers, including Amarica, tond O. F. Boles, Inspector of Hulls, have
2. The Secretary is instructed to call for eufores them, and ang attitude each es that of beg uable to agree as to the treasure of responsibility that attaches to Cap'sin W. PS. Judge Willey abould be much deplored, the Taiter for the stranding of the steamship tendera for the removal of night soil 1907.
Mongolia at Midway
Fay island. Bolles handed in 3. A despatel is real from the benior Consul more especially at the present time when certain elemente in Chiness life are showing signs of his decision in the mattor yesterday, but Bulgar concerning the registering of land recently
refused to concur with him. handed to Supervising Inspector John Berming acquired by the Council, and it is decided to the Sanior Consul to furnish the restiveness ander existing conditions. power of the American Government to estab
han, who ou account of its obaracter, refared lish a constitutional or extra-constitational to make it public. He said; court here is to be determined by Congress or Butger have not been able to agree at the Council with a certificate as ho suggests.
biamo for the dienster. I bave Belles decision their owu Supreme Court, but the right to da
to the ratepayera arising through the number to which Balger says be diesents. This is not so under the treaty is not qualified by any
satisfactory. I will have a joint decision from of assessments and licenses being paid in notes act of sufferanos of the Chinese Government, both inspectors, or, if they are still anuble to and small coins, and he is instructed to lame a and it is' anwise to let so dangerous an idea agree, I will write a decision."
that
bolos, ip
in bis
s decision, ceasared Captain notion that oa and after the 1st of January, 1907, get abroad, especially when emanating from
Perlor for the diaster. On the other hand, it all assessments and lisensee of $2.00 and over so sininent a souces as the learned judge.
is said that Bulgar favours the captain, and is are to be paid in the large dollar, otherwise, disposed to lay the blame on First Offer discount at Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Martin, who was on the bridge with the captainCorpn. rates will be charged.
The
THE ROYAL VISITORS. Their Royal Highness Prince Vlademar of Deruack and Prince George of Greece
befitting maner The Birma is expected are being entertained in the Colony in a to leave with the Royal party to-morrow or next day and proced to Yokohama,
THE VOLUNTEER TROOP. The Hongkong Volunteer Troop went under taken canvas at Fonlieg, midway between Taipa uud Sam Chun, and though the weather was not the tram to the Peak, and the illness terminated shcouraging the men are prepared to make the
camp of the Troop. early hours of Sunday morning. fatally at her residence, Mountain View, in the most of their experionse. This is the first
The decision wra
Bak
Belles
and the
It is understood
4. The Secretary reports the heavy loss to
when the vessel stranded. This difference
5. The Superintendent of Police reports the apinio was apparent during the investigation into the circumstances of the stranding. It is following cases have been dealt with at the pretty well understood that the two inspectors Mixed Court since the last meeting:- are unable to agree, so the prospects are that in the end the decision will come trom Captain Bermingham,
SUMMONSES.
Breach of Manicipal Regulations...5. Being concerned in an abduction...1. Refusing to
SUMMARY ARZESTS.
Miss Mary Carrington, of Springfidd (Mrs), typed, while lindfolded, 115 words quit premises.... Assault... I. freta dictation in a mizate, and 197 words in a minste when not blindfolded, at the National Being in possession of stolen property...I Business Appliances Show now being held in Theft...1. Committing a nuisance...2. Con Madison-equare Gardón, New York This is lietated to him by a "Daily Express record. Sir. Lindell, in 1904. taped a letter tempt of Court...1. Assault, .1. representative at the rate of sixty-four words ia
worda & minnate, eight of which were disallowed thirty seconds. In the same year, and under
for misspelling. the same conditions, Ms J. Weight typed 117
(Signed) F. B. MARSHALL,
Chairman K.M.C.. By order,
C. BERKELEY MITCHELL,
Secretary K. M. C.