INTIMATION.
A. S. WATSON
LIMITED.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 22x3, 1907.
Through their local sgents, the Mitsu! Bassan Kaisha, we have received two pretty calendars, One is a beautiful pictorial calendar, represent ing a Japanese classic scene, while the other is a useful wall calendar with dates in English and Japanese,
Not for some time has a Russian man-of-wat '
been seen in the harbour, and more than ordinary interest attaches to the arrival of the gunboat Manjour yesterday. The vessel, it will be remembered, did not figare in the naval batilom, bat ny interned at Shanghai.
memorialists", we read, "are a number of Consors and Hanlius, including Lure Two-FEN, Provincial Indge of Hupeh. After reading the memorials their Majesties merely smiled and ordered the papers to be shows that tho & CO., pigeon-boled, “This
Viceroy's influence is Arill strong t Court, which is most cheering to friend.E. Sir John Jordan, and the Ministers of the physically unfit, Dr. Trotter, medical officer of
WINE AND. SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
WATSON'S
VERY OLD LIQUEUR,
E
SCOTCH
BLEND
A conference between the British Minister,
Waiwupa has begun to com› to some arrange- ment regarding daly on imported opium, the constraction of a lino to osuusct with the Burn Railway and that of the proposed line between Tientsin and Chinkiang.
The principal offioio's and residents of Taipeh, Formoss, meeting on the 8th instant, resolved to ablish a museum at Taipeh at a cost of Y30,000 in memory of the late General Kodamas
Dealing with the cost of maintaining people
the Bedlington urban district, said at a local council meeting recently, that one was tempted lo wonder whether a nation of sensible people was justified in sacrificing to much to keep alive" indivilusle to whom living was of questionable!
TELEGRAMS.
("DAILY FRESS" EXCLUSIVE SERVICE.}
THE JAMAICA DISASTER.-
INTERNATIONAL MISUNDERSTANDING
LONDON, January 21st. Sir James Swettenhamn, Governor of Jamaica, laving requested Admiral Davis of the American Navy to re- embark his working parties, the-futter
CORRESPONDENCE.
Hongkong, January 21st, 1907.
.... INTERPORT CRICKET.
TO THE EDITOR OF TRE "DAILY PREAU."
SIR-I ecclose copy of letter of 11th instant from the Singapore Cricket Clab-inviting the Hongkong Cricket Club to send■ Hongkong, or combined China, team to Singapore during Easter 19 to play cricket against the Strafta and Rangoon teams.
No Hongkong team has visited Singapore iso 180-16 years ago-although Hongkong has been favoured by visits from the Straite on overal cessions within this period, and the Committes are very desirous in the intercats of interport arloket to return these visite-by-one
of progress in this country." It may be cheering to those capable of gratitude for anal! mercies, but the fact that Majesty smiled, instead of frowning, and failed to
boneft. When ODO fude," he added, “ths destroy the memorials or to rebuke the
Legislature passing laws for the benefit and memorialists, seems to us a cynical con
education of feeble-minded defectigo children, mentary on the existing state of things in
one is inclined to wonder whether we are not a this unhappy Empire. Patently biased
nation of fools; whether we would not benefit took umbrage and ordered his ships and malicious, these representations merely formerly Governor-General of Formosa, and moralf we followed the custom of the ancient to withdraw, at the same time eo- this your proked a smile on the face of the EMPRESS.Baron "Coto, ex-Chief of the Ciril Affairs Bartons and stomped
altogether." DOWAGER. We leave out of acequat, as Her Majesty often does, the EMPEROR
Bureau in the Fermosan Government.
Shares are now ou the market of the Japan
in Tokyo. It is expected that the new concern will be able to pay a dividend from the drst year, and when the company in in full working order, it is estimated that a dividend of 40 per cout will be available. The company's capital is red at ¥1,000,099, in 20,000 shares, of which 5,000
ench types Ont
I als be glad to receive as soon as possible the names of players willing to visit Singapore so as to enable the Committeo to decide whasthor they are justified in necepting this invitation.
It would be uevosary for the team to leave
approximate date of arrivel back here would be April 15th. Yours faithfully,
There is great resentment in New York, but the story is officially denied Hongkong in Saturday, 23rd March. The at Washington.
termanding the delivery of relief The Russian terrorists are growing boldor stores, as the only course compatible himself. That smile, in our opinion, marked Ham Curing Company, which is being floated overy day despite the number sentenced to with diguity.
death by drum-head courtmartial. On Jan. 9th, as several revolutionists were being tried by contmartial at St. Petersburg, a terrort who was song the spectators at the trial, suddenly draw a seraiver, and fired sovoral shots at General Podloff (Pavloff), the presiding officer at the trial. All of the shots were fired with deadly-mesuracy, the Gavaral-dying immediately. The other members of the Court were paniostricken for a moment, bat recbrering, they aided the soldiers on duty to arrest the assassin, several of whose acomplioss in the building aétampteda rosene, bat-were-thomsuites- arrested.
TANG
are now on the market.
Fifty years ago this month, the Chinese servants in Hongkong were all desarting foreign employers in consequence of motions having bees circulated among them that those who
recognition of the condition of Mandarindom, and it did wat mark disapproval thereof Peking seems to be playing the same game with its mora powerful constituents that it played with the Powers; it smiles while they read each other. When policemen fall out, thieves come by their own. SHAO-TI said to have resigned since the Ediet, so that even though at bottom the WHISKY blow wax aimed at Yeas Shur-Rai, the compramined would is treated as traitors by the is none-the-less a store to The resictionaries Chinese authorities. The relatives of loyal and.conservatives.
servants were got at, and molested. Things were so bad that it was serica-ly recommended!
board the ships then in harbour, until reinforc ments should arrive.
THE
LEADING
THROUGHOUT THC
WHISKY
EAST
FOR
OVER
20 YEARS.
PER CASE
$15.00
Very little beyoud the nare details of the
The new parlour-car which the Empres
to the general public. He has climbed his
months ago for the use of herself and the high mandaring of her suite in their journey throngh way to power through many subordinate
The figures for the total valus of British trade the country bas, says the North German Lloyd positions, and it was not until the crisis at
in 1906, as given in our telegram, constitute
Bulletin,been comploted and shipped at Antwerp the end of the century that honours were
■ world's record. The sum of £1) 69,900,000' | for delivery in Peking. The car is divided into Our thrust upon him.
conteniporary is an increase of about £100,000,000 six compartments. First of all come suggests that his star began to wane coin-as compared with the previous year. The drawing-room coupés, cidentally with the discovery that his modera imports totalled £567,998,000, au izcroase of covered with pale blue silk.
7.6 per cent as compared with the previous fear, designed for the attendants of the Empres", army bad been largely over-rated, `
while the exports of English and Irish products and next to then comes the sitting and dining. were £375,673,000, to increase of 3.9 per cent room of Tsi Au herself, which takes up the over 1905. The re-exports reached 135, 16,90.), through six great pauels of glass reaching from
whole width of the ear and receives its light}}|
career of Viceroy Yeas soms to be known that all women and children abould go to live on Dowager, of China ordered in France some
Up till that moment his position as the most powerful subject of the Throne had been considered spears, so long as the Empress lived. Viverey of the Metropoliau province, creator And supreme commander of the modern-drilled foross of the North, the Director of Northers
Railways and Mines, be axercised preponderating weight in the affairs of the Empire, and was able to post his trusted arsisfacts in positions -
s of power. His cervices A. S. WATSON & CO., to the mpre.. Dowager 3 the time the
coup d'état of 1898
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DEATHS
On January 13th, at Manchester, England, FENCY HOWARD Twins, formerly of Shanghai,
aged 45 years,
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made her sucess possible, and he was trusted, and possibly feared, as strong and necessary accomplice is usually trusted and feared al-erustely. Such tion as ran 12 in
an increase of 95 per cent.
The Japan Chronicle says:-A very rapid increase is noticeable in the Japanese population of Shanghai during the last ten years. This is olearly to be seat frim 150 following anual
game since 1897 :--
1897
1898
1890 aprenla concerned wihard to bis future was chiefly
the possibilities that would arise
1900
1901
19:42
100
1904
who
1:05.
1904
in the event of the death of the Empress Dowager. The Emperor would hardly bolikely to forgive his farmer friend and support, w
bad dearted to the crucial moment.
of H.M. Kwang Hsu to supreme power sury would mean therefore the abliteration of Viceroy YCAN But behind YUAN stood his army and bis powerfally-placed official shorents. There would probably be a straggle, of which the isans might be at least doubifal."
The maneuvres perhaps meant to demon. strate his strength betrayed his weakness, Expe1 depreciation of his forces lessened Peking's foure. Such is the suggestion, The “mits of power,'' as Who's Who calls him, has been compelled to resign offices, and to yield to one of his bitterest enemies the direction of Imperial army affairs. He friends and disciples, as appears in the Decres printed yesterday, suffer with him, Like Li HUNG-CHANG, he has his faults,
On January 18th, at Shanghai, DAVID CONKLIN | He has had to be an astute politician to (late Tidusarveyor of the Imperial Maritime Customs), aged 71 years.
On January it, at Kiel (Germany), C. Wrer Ku, Lower Yang.te Pilot, of heart failure, aged On January 17, at Shanghai, SOLOMAN DAVID
48 genre.
Slatrem, of small-pex, aged 8 your»,
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floor to roof. At both ends of the saloon are
wide divare, which can be turned into beds when occasion requires
Aladdin" was again staged at the Catholic Union last night before another large aud
As many as 1747 bodies have been recovered and it is feared there are many more..
ENGLISH « HERESY HUNT.”"
LONDON, January 21st.
The Congragational Union intends to take action against the Rev, R. J. Campbell, of the City Temple, for new theology having preacher a denying the doctrine of the Atonenzent and other dogmus,
JAPANESE SQUADRON
DAMAGED.
Tokyo, January 21st.
Yokohama for Hawaii on the 15th inst. The training squadron. which left
encountered extraordinarily violent storms. The ships got separated, and as coal and water supplies were becoming prematurely exhausted, the more very successful and seem to improva at flagship returned, followed later by every appearance. The various songs and the others. choruses were gone through in excellent style
enthusiastic audience. The amateurs were once
Several of the vessels
A big tidal wave is reported from Chiba,
[REOTER'S SERVICE.]
|
[Capy]
A. B. LOWE, Soorotary.
SINGAPORE PRIONET CLUB,
Secretary's Ofoe, Singapore, January, 11th 1907. To the Hon. Secretary,
Hongkong Cricket. „Club. Hongkong.
318-By direction of the Committee of the [8.00. I have the pleasure to invite the Hong- kong Cricket Club to sand & Chins of Jong-
kong Team to play the Straits at Cricket at Easter.
We have invited the Rangoon Gymkha Club also to send a Burma Team at the same time which will admit of a series of triangular matches being played between the three Toams. This invitation also includes Lawn Tennie, Golf and any other games you can send repro- sentatives to play.
With regard to the dates upon which the matches might be played we have suggested tɔ
trust the dates will be found convenient elə Burms just before and during Easter, and wa
your representatives.
I need hardly add the pleasure it will give uz to again welcome a Team from Chias in Singapore and the pleasure it will be to be able To reciprocate the sordial kospitality shown to our Teams when we have visited Hongkong.
Trusting that you will be able to accept this invitation, Yours faithfully,
(Sgd.) G. W. P. OWEN,
Secretary.
STEAMSHIP SUBSIDIES.
BLIGHT INCRE BE IN ESTIMATE.
and trokel constant rounds of applause. The lost boats, and had numbers of their ladies were made the recipients of some lovely men injured.
oral tribotas. Owing to the fact that many children were not able to gain admission to the last matinse, the Committee have decided to At Dea Veux Road West near Eastern give aúother performance for children and Street on Saturday nights blind Chinaman was families on Wedeesday next commencing at 5,30 Looked over by tramcar No. 2, and bad ble p.m. As advertised in another colume, Saturday faco sovorely cut. The polien removed him next, 28th inst, will be the Grand Gala night- to the Civil Hospital, where & doctor proceeded when the performance, which will probably be This the final cae, will be under the distinguished to stitch a nasty gash on biz fotobend. proved a difficult task, however, as the patronage of Senhor Conzelheiro Romano; the eufferer feared be, was in the hand of robbers, Portugueso Consul General. Plans of gestaara actions in San Francisco to ensure equaland between the mainland and islands belonging
now open.
and raised cries that they were trying to prick his eyes out and to robhim, the while struggling. to free himself. Eventually be had to be strapped down, and then his wounds were dressed.
Berlin advices say that a new colonial move mant has been started. It is supported by professors and other distinguished persons. Its programme says that Germany's traus-ossanię interests are the natural result of the develop. most of national feeling for commercs and this in The Garners must be taught that empire cannot abandon its position as a world Power without sacrificing itself. It is proposed to disseminate literature and to hold lectures explaining the colonial policy. Herr ban dilated upon the resources and prospects Dornburg, Director of the Colonial Bureau, of the colonios, especially of South West Atrios, which, he says, comperes favourably with the Cape Colony in respect at untural resources,
HOCKEY.
THE JAPANESE IN CALIFORNIA.
--The-ostipate of the Government enbaldies for Japizero steamable services for next year, com- mencing on April 1st. asino uded in the Budget, is given at about Y6,450,000, showing an increnss of about 125,0 0.0. The principal services to receive the subsidy are as follows:
1-Yangtze service, between Shanghai, Su- chow and Hangchow and the Hunan Steamship A greater amount is required on of the (pareused number of ships on -Survices between Tokyo and the Bonins, to Kagabims Profectorn, More subsidy in again required as the number of ships calling at the island has increased.
Company. LONDON, January 19th. Tri-Federal Government bus started two
school advantages to the Japanese, and contends that the exclusion of Japanese There will be a practice game on the Club children is a Angrant violation of the treaty, ground this afternoon at 1.45 pm, when it is unjustified by the law of Californin, and even hopod as many as possible will turn out, as the if justified by law, is null and void. Challenge Cup matches are soon coming off, and the Clab team must be definitely chosen.
HONGKONG RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB.
The following have been selected to play for
to-day (Tuesday)., Kick off 4.45. Goal.-J. Asspeinlich match against the Y.M.C.A.
Clark, Backs.-C. M. Preslaw and L. J. Block- burne. Half Back-F. C. Hall, T. C. Penice G. L. Jotham, B. F. C. Master, A. O. Lang and H. W. Lestur. Forwards.-N. 8. Forbes, and H. G. C. Bailey..---
the Hongkong Rugby Football Club in the
SHANGHAI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL FOR 1907.
[N-U. Daily News Service]
-STEAMER SUNK IN COLLISION.
TOKYO, January 18th. The Japanese str. Uirato Maru formerly the
ces are missing. collision at Moji last midnight. Four of the
Account
3--Australio, Sentile and San Francisco. Fo change, sa the old contract is still in fores.
4.-Services to Korean porta. 5-Services to the Hukkaide,
CANTON-KOWLOON RAILWAY LOAN AGREEMENT.
and
A labing dispatch states that the Canton Kowloon Railway Loan Agreement made last automn in Peking between H.E. Tang Shee yi, representing the Chinese Geviroment, and British str. Prisen of 528 tons) was sunk in a Mr. 1.0. E. Bland, representative of the British Corporation, had been made the subject of joint memorial
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of The Waiwap and (Ministries, R : Foreign Affairs and Pets and Communications) to
to the which their Majesties' approval to the ag ce- ment is asked. It will be zamembered that roconfly an aitompt was made by a small clique
intreated
in Shanghai to start
the an egitation"
farms
ms of
KOREA'S PROPENSITY.
TOKYO. January 16th. Spasmodic riots continue in South Korea.
OBITUARY
1сад.
Throno,
to it on the ground--
quita
capital
achieve what he bas, and that means a good deal in China. But we are told that with all his private ambitions, Viceroy YCAN has stood in the main for reform, for organiza- tion, and for development. His decliue means the temporary success, at all events, LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C. of the advocates of reaction, hended by H.E. CHANG CHIH-TUNG," who presumably enters Majesty's favour as H.E. YUAN Sun-ear falle out:-Evidently there can be no real reform while the DowAGER-ENTRESS rules the EMPEROR and bis Empire, for Following up our remarks of yesterday, and we now have it on record that she with reference to the reactionary Edict then quoted, we note that our contemporary Whether it the future HM. the EMPEROR waerely smiled at Mandarindem's methods. the North China Daily News, in numbers does or does not forgive Yuan his back received yesterday,
similar hiding in 1898, cannot greatly matter to the opinions as to the eating state of thinge Empire, so long as he lavours the principles in Chiueso officialdom. Its well-informed for which YUAN now stands and for which th t do come within the soaps cf Section 175 Hansen, A. D. Lowe, O. Menser, W. H. Poate, Fushimi will lears Tokohama for England by wat to progure_a_foriga isso as to
Hongkono, Jangary 22nd, 1907.
entertains
writer of notes on native affairs declares
TIENTSIN, January 17th. Mr. A. II. G. Gilmore of the Hongkong sad Shanghai Bank died suddenly last night of apparently quite well.
that there WAS in China for
Mandarindom to be mended must be coded, when Mr. H. Humphreys, pursuant to notice for 1907 closed tamaly, Three members of the Barlet fever. He had been out during the day, this he was most indignant and at once sent a
The usual fortnightly meeting of the Sanitary Board will be held this afternoon
will ask the following questions:-Has the Medical Omoor of Health ever found that anitary in every respect come within the certain Chinose houses which are perfectly cops of Boction 175 of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinazoo 1943 Has the Medionl Ofear of Health ever found that Chinose houses
The nominations for the Municipal Council 1996 Counell-Messrs. F. C. Heffer, J. Liddell and E. S. Little resigned and in their place Prentice were elected. There being only nine Mera J. C. Hanson, A. D. Lowe and Jebu nominations, an elcation will not be necessary.
The new Conuell is accordingly: Messro, H.
Keswick, A. W. Barkill, H. de Grey, J. C. would not be rendered more sanitary by au John Prentice and E. B. Skottowe...
that the reactionaries are "trying their best ke himself bag suffered so severely at the enforcement of its provisions? Among other i
hands of the Dowager.
.
items of business to be dealt with are reports
THE DOCK DIVIDEND,
The funeral took place this afternoon and was attended by large numbers.
PRINCE PUSHIMI'S VISIT TO ENGLAND.
TOKYO, January 17th, The naval and military suite of Prince
the P. 40. 8. Dovahu.cu February 12th.
His Royal Highness's staf includes Admir‹ Yamamoto, General Nishi and four other
officers,
WEATHER REPORT.
by the select committee on the Colonia! | -----
We are officially informed that, subject to The Lyceum Theatre at Shanghai is to be Cemetery bye-lawa, and by the Analyst and
Bacteriologist on the water of esftain wolks endit, the directors of the Hongkong and repaired at a total cost of Tle. 6,094.
Whampoa Dock Company, Limited, will recom Shortly after nine o'clock en Bunday night mend at the forthcoming meeting a dividend of the following report fire broke out on the second floor of a roast 12 per cent=$6.00 per share, pass 350,000 to meat shop at 161 Queen's Road West. The special assount and carry forward about damage done we trifling, and the inmates $323,000,
to neutralise the efforts of the progressive officials of Peking, by waking unjustifiable- complaints against them to the Throns", This writer refers to a letter from Pehiag which seems to have been inspired by a · Hongkong's report of communicable diseases very intimate sequaiatance with the back-for last week is plague, zone; diphtheria, 3 stairs at Peking. During the last fortnight, (two European); enteric fever, 2 (Japanese-and- it-states, denunciatory memorials have been European, both imported); and smallpox, 3 (all
Chinese, two fatal) quite numerous, mostly aimed at the veteran YEAN SHIN-YAL As this eminent states.
man is in his way a reminder of another great slatcom 1 Bund-cave, and bis character subject to the same variety of criticisto, we shall examine with considerable
The latest number of The Godown to hand
refers to the letters-in-the Daily Press can. cerning godown measuremente, and says that the calculations of Mr. David J. Lennox were
undoubtedly sarrect,”
extinguished the fire without the nusišlames of the brigads, Thà shop is insured with Mosers, Carlowits and Co. for $2,000. At about 2 am,
THE "ROBERT COOKE."
· The latest information For Capa Varella in
that the "Robert Cooke" and the Wongko
Jesterday morning a second outbreak occurred in a pleengands shop on the first floor of 72 Jervois Brost and spread to the second floor are both bigh and dry on the back, the former TB brigade, under Chief Inspector Baker, were being full of water from the waves rolling over promptly on the soone and after about an hour's her but with bull intact. The positions of the During the week ended Jan. 11th, 236 rioshs hard work quelled the fire. The damage done vessels are not now regarded as serious, though, interest the comments on his career which licences were suspended at Shanghai. The is not serious, the water causing more injury, until the monsoon changes, any attempts to our contemporary makes editorially on the
authorities at Hongkong might adopt a firmer than the flama 12. The sbcp was insured for take them off will be fraught with difficulties 17th inst. Meanwhile, however, it is worth attiinde with bad riesha and chair coolias in this $14,000 with Messrs. Meyeriak & Co. $7,000 Captain Parker, wão commanded the tag, and while returning to the letter from Peking Colony, particularly at Kowloon. Complaints with Messra, Banter Brookelmann & Co., and the crew are proceeding to Hongkong on board relating to deponciatory memorials. The are again numerous.
$1,500 with Messrs, Battorfeld & Swire.
the steamer "Machow."
when his Excellency Tung Sha yi heard of
enterprise. We mor
e may state that
telegiam to Canton, where a similar agitation had been started, upbraiding the agitatoes and erating that for BAWA
several months prior to the rigning of the Agreement plenty of time had bees given to the anbeer be funds to bulls of the country to the Rulway in ques tion with Chiness capital. Furthermore, his Excellency bad repeatedly asked the leading Lhey could take whether they of Cantoa guntry up the watter of raising the nec
the necessary dude, otherwise there would bo no help for it, push forward the constraction of the line. To all bis Excellency's inquiries on the sub ject came the same reply that there was no ready money in the country to construok the proposed railway with Chinese capital Not until then, continued bis Excellenny's telegrate, was there any move to obtain the needed funds from a foreign source, and it was therefore improper not to say ridiculous, to try to repudiate an agreement that had been made an
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued
bas fallou quickly over Japan, and risen wer signed after avery chance bad, boon, given those
On the 21st at 11.45 a.m.-The boromater
China, particni rly on the r, cost.
| inferested in the proposed railway to raise the T'he depression is moving Eastwurde across may itemselves. It was a matter to bo Japab
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bigs pregare ares now lies over the regrotted, looking from the pint of view of the certinent to the North of the Yangize.
test stone mongoons may be expreted objections, neder the eirgunste has been a good objectors, but it was now too late to make any
circumstances.
in the Formosa Channel and the Lina Bea
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending
at 10a.m. to-lay, 0,14 inchida
Απ
may be
de 1 of talk from Canton about the considerably amounts that have been sub-c ibd towards the construction of the proposed Caaton. Hankow The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon Railway-alleged to total several million taols. to-day is as follows:-
Hongkong & Neighbourhood fresh, fair.
N.E. wiede.of sl
So far however, as can be learned, a great part
2000
is merely on paper, only a small moiety being on cash baris" We
boy NE. winde, understand that the Peking Government is Fermosa Chaunci...
... strong. South coast of China batwoan
8.mes No.I Hongkong and Lamooks Senth cost of China between
Hongkong and dainan..)
Same as Nr. 1.
desirous of saergetically pashing on the con- struction of the line and has acordingl, sent instructions to Cantra to and how much of the m-ney “subscribed" is in hard cash sud bow much on paper.-N. C. Daily News,