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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4ru, 1007. The word machiavelian' offers a fair | The members of the leaf branch of the TELEGRAMS.
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illustration. A politician without being Hongkong and Shanghai Bank acquitted them: absolutely dishonest may attach this adjec.selves in their usual admirable stylo on Satur- tive to his rival's policy; his auditors from day night when there was another enjoyabls it derive only a perception of unprincipled
Wednesday, February 6th, is to be observed issue is obecured. The word cowardly in a public holiday in the Colony. The another sample-The Tine says England following Wednesday, February 13th, wil be should go to war only when not to fight
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SHANGHAI, February 3rd. Mr. David Pearse, a member of the Shanghai Light Horse, lafely resident of Hankow, was riding in the paperhunt handicap yesterday, and was thrown from his pony into
dry jump." He received such in- juries that he died soon after. He will be accorded a military funeral
The Colonial Treneuror has prepared a state-to-morrow." ment of the Colony's assets and liabilities up to the 30th Kerember 1905, and as thie appears
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The Institution of Esginsors and Shipy builders of Hongkong hail a smoking concert at their promises on Saturday night at which Mr. Richardson presided over a large attendance of mombers and friends. A good programme was drawu up but unfortunately a number of those who bad promised to assist in the general entertainment were unable to attend. How. ever, Messrs. Hame, E., C. Wilks, Jordan, L. Lambert, Crispin and Captain Thoms soloists and Messrs. Grimble and Earnbort as pianists were a Lost in thelves and the songs and choreses weit with great gusto.
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or frivolity'; and for the majority the humour is at once discounted. Adages nid aphorisms are the very minchief as samples of what we may call this ad captandum currency of argument. Thus heal missionary, first wildly assuming that newspapermen are absolute strangers to religion or religions G. SANDEMAN, publicly pronounces the plansible opinion But only those who thoroughly SONS & CO. understand Christianity from the inside are
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the missionary LONDON, OPORTO AND question. He may have been misreported, so we need not divulge the reverend XERES.
gentleman's name. Had we Dot just referred to the dubious value even of popularly accepted aphorisms, wu might have replied that lookers-on. see most of the game, un idea which occurred independ ently to both Chinu and Europe, and lias long been crystalised in the speed of both ends of the world. But even with its truth admitted, the issus would not be properly clarified. The point is that the preacher's assumptive promises was patently unwar- unted; that in any ovent it is not the arguer but the argument which counts, though too often the public seans the mouthpiece and does no more than glance at the message. This exposes them to the risk of swallowing as truth what may be merely a good, honest, earnest man's error; and of ignoring the true wisdom that some- times at least has been kuown lo issue from
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HONGKONG, FEBRUARY 4TH, 1907.
REFERRING to the notes on
the "Blus Water School" by Admiral Sir CYPRIAN BRIDGE, which we have reproduced else where in this issue, the Times remarks that aothing obscures argument or controversy like a nickname, a fact of which politicians and persecutors in behalf of religions are very well aware." Our contemporary did not elaborate this important point, as it seemed more desirous of recapitulating aud emphasising the points already entfciently well made by Sir CYPRIAN Bridos. It seems to us a point worth dwelling on, how. over, by all who are or expect to be engaged in any kind of controversy, for we doubt if "politicians and persecutors in behalf of religions" are as well aware of it as the Times, supposes them to be. The con „troversialist would seem to be well aware of
The babit of critical analysis is one that, while it robs us of much of the joy of [mrtisanship, and combat, saves us from wony a blunder and foolish motion." These "nicknames," as the Times has dubbed them, have been tediously numerous, and they have of late years done more than obscure issues; they have done the work of the Gadarese devils, and sent herds of silly swino galloping headlong into a sea of trouble.
Mr. Voutyach has been appointed Consul for Germany at Hongkong in succession to Dr. F. Krüger, and His Majesty's exequatur bus bean issued.
The list of authorised architects under section 7 of the Fablis Health and Buildings Ordinanca, 1903, is published in the current Caselle.
MI. L. Fistoher has been appointed under 60 tons during the stance on leave of engineer surveyor for private steam launches
Mr. H. F. Carmichael.
The Gazette notifies that Mosure, B. 0.
Hutchison and W. Trotman, radile, and T. Ë. King, police probationer, passed their finel examination in Cantonese on January 18th.
The A.D.C. have dookded to postpone the production of "The Country girl" this season owing in the sarly arrival of the Bundmant Co, which event will be followed by the Easter holidays,
The Gazette advertises the dates and places
at which the military authorities will carry out gun practice during the month of February, and waras junke, ships and other vessels to steer clear of the ranges.
Ris Majesty the King has not been advised to exercise his power of disallowance with respect to Ordinsacs No. 15 of 1906, entitled-4 Ordinance to amend The Prepared Opium Ordinance, 1891.
it, because be invariably adopts the tactics, and scores by fitting his opponent with some nickname that has an ad captandum effect and detracts from the seriousness of the opposing argument. But it is impartial
Receipts into the Treasury between January observers who are well aware of this: Ist and November 30th, 1906, amounted to the disinterested thinker only who should | 298,442,103.26, the payments out for the same be said to be fully cognisant of the illogical period being $30,458,854.43, leaving a balance and obscurantist aspect of a trick that of receipts over payments of $2,989,539 83. nearly all keen debaters use, as it were, by
The programme for the reception of the Duke and Duchess of Connaught has been revised as follows:-
WEDNESDAY, THE 6TH FEBRUARY, 1907. 8. 8. Delhi dus to arrive at 9.00
Their Excellencies the Governor and General Officer Commanding will go on board on the ship's arrival.
An address of welcome from the community will be prosented.
Their Royal Highness will proceed to Government House at 10.41 am, th◊ streeta being lined by troops, at 11.30 am. Ther Royal Highnesses will woy eil status of Ha Majesty the King and His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. The Hongkong Volunteer troop will provide un escort.
Government House at 1.0 p..
Their Riyal Highnesses will lanoli st
At 330 pm Their Boyal Highnesses will be present at a Chin is theatrical performance at the Ko Shing theatre.
At 5.30 p.m. His Royal Highness will recsire a Masonic address,
meat House at 3.00 p.m. and a reception will Their Royal Highnesses will dine at Govern.
be held at 1000 p.m. A guard of honour of the Middlesex Regiment will be furnished.
THURSDAY, THE 7TH FEBRUAry, 1987. His Royal Highness will inspect the troops of the garrison and lunch with the Officers of the 129th (Duke of Connaught's Own) Baluchis.
Their Royal Highnessee will be pator tained at dinner by His Excellency the Commander-in-
Chief, China Station.
FRIDAY, THE STH PERRUARY, 1977. His Royal Highness will inspent defences. Their Royal Highnesses will be entertained at dinner by His Erenllency the General Offer Commanding, South China,
leave for Canton, in a special river steamer.
At 10,00 p.m. Their Royal Highnesses will
SUNDAY, THE 10TH FEB RT, 1907. Their Royal Highnesses arrive from Canton in the early morning and leave ut midday, in the 8.5, Delta for Singapore.
INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL
LONDON, February 3rd.
a
DISASTROUS FIRE.
SIX CHINESE 'BUBNT TO DEATH.
which
Another of those appalling fres occasionally startle residents of Hongkong broke oat at No. 3 Taeg Lei Lane, in the vicinity of the old harbour office, at about ten antaa naat ze o'clock on Saturday morning and is generally so full of debris as to impode Tung Lai Lane is a notorious place for fres, the operations of the firemen when they appear on the scene. It is a further remarkable foot that wearly always tofore Chinese Now Year
Bre occurs in this June:
a
When the alarm regarding the present outhreak was given the brigate turned out with their usual promptness, and in charge of Chief Inspector Baker hastened to the scene of the fre. On arrival they found the outbreak to be in a wood shop on the ground for the first floor of the samo premises being a mating shop,
while--the secondi was used for sleping
purposes It was also evidout that the fire had been burning for a considerable time, as the whole building was a mass of flame which
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WESLEYAN CHURCH BAZAAR.
1 very successful basear and sale of work in connection with the Wesleyan Church, Hong- kong, was held at the Sailors' and Soldiers'. the proceity of which were to be in aid of the Home, Arsenal Streat, on Saturday afternoon,
Organ Fund. Mr F. H. May was announced illness prevented her frota attending aed Mrs. to have performed the opening ceromeny but
discharge the duty of the afternoor. There was Atkinson kindly undertook to fill her place and
vory large attendance at the opening and oll the ladies and gentlemen present-were-obarmad- with the pretty appearance of the hall which had been very tastefully decorated under the supervision of Mr. A. Matthews of the Tamar, while the stalls on which were many neeful and ornamental articles were effectively set out. The Her. C. J. Hickling offered up prayer, altor which the Rev. C. Bone expressed regret at the absence of Mrs. May and introduced Mrs Atkinson who formally declared the basser pen and wished the undertaking every success. Mian Dollie Moonce-Stephen presented her with a beautiful bouquet of roses, and a vote of
Scotland beat Wales in the inter barst from windows and doors from the ground! thanks was passed to Mrs. Atkinson on the six to the top door. Apparently the fire originated proposition of Lieutenant-Engineer Pearce,
utional rugby football match by points to three.
BEVTER'S SERVICE.]
THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL QUESTION.
LONDON, January 31st.. Washington advises that President Roose. Telt, Mr. Root and Mr. Metcalfe have discussed the California Japanese school question with Californias Congressmen. The latter after the discussion stated that they were confident a satisfactory solution would be reached. They love enbled to President Roosevelt that the San Francisco Board of Education and Superintendent of schools President Roosevelt and Mr. Root. will come to Washington to confer with
on the ground floor of the shop, and being fed accended by Captain Brown, of the Wimef and with a very inflammabin material, spread very Godown Company. The business of buying and mpidly, while dosso volumes of smoke ascended Salling was enbugnently proceeded with, The to the first and second fuera and this must stalls and stallholders were: have completely suffocated the sleepers in the upper part of the bouse, of whom there were tselre. The charred remains of six were found in a cockloft on the top floor,
com-
General stall, Mesdames Bone, Jackson, Pulmer, Sanderson and Wilkinson. Carios stall, Mendamca Andraw and ThomEn Refrembment Blail, Mesdames Browo, Jacobs and White. Cashion stall, Mes
and
Flower Stall, Misses Andrew, Bode, Jackson, Thomas aud Winnie Mounce-
When the frofighters appeared on the scene hey found shop No. 3 to be completely beyond dames Davey and Makeliam. Sweet their control, so turned their attention to saving the adjoining premises and so socosssful were the prompt measures taken that rory little Stephen. Musoria and Art Galery, Mosers, 9. damago was done to the surrounding houses, Boyd-and E. Heari, Shooting Gallery, Sergt. The wood sud matting shops were
Major Slovenavo, R.E., C.S.M., Vigar, E., pletely gutted, and part of the frat and Sorgt. Guthrie, R.M.L.I. Bran Tab Boor fell in. It was suma two hours. Eager, R.AM.C. Galvanio battery, Mr. after the outbreak, however, before the host died Matthews, R. N. down sufficiently to enable the firemen to mount to the top floor, and it was then that the ghastly find was made of six charred bodies believed to be those of four mea, a woman and a child, other Chinese were also found on the roof of the house in a badly burnt condition, and were promptly removed to hospital, while the corpses were transferred to the public mortuary.
BLIZZARD IN YORKSHIRE: LOSS OF Five
THE S.S. "CLAVERING,"
LONDON, February 1st.
A blizzard has occurred In Yorkshire. The steamer Clavering bound for Japan
The five rescued Chinees were pulled on to has been wrecked at the mouth of the Tees.coalie named Fong Ting who resided with them the root of the burning building by a shop Three of the crew were drowned and forty on the top floor. He was awakened by the are missing.
SNOW STORMS IN BERLIN.
orackling of wood and found the room enveloped in fame, but with a peakoworthy presence of mind and a cool courage heret to work to rescue his fellow lodgers, and through his valiant efforts he won successful iz pulling five LONDON, February 1st. Berliu is nowhound and traffe suspendei.badly burned, they are in no danger. Fong compatriots out of the inferno, and although
VISIT OF THE KING AND QUEEN TO PARIS.
LowDos, February 1st. The visit of the King and Queen to Paris was quite unexpected. It is supposed to be a pleasure trip, but is naturally regarded as
stay at the Embassy. strengthening the entente. Their Majesties
THE UNITED STATES
LONDON, February 1st. Mr. Taft is urging Congress for un additional appropriation to fortify Fearl harbour at Haws. He says there is every reason for completing these fortifications.
The Governor of California has sent a message to the Legislature asking that all action on the school question by deferred. The Isaders are willing to comply.
ANARCHY IN KWANGSI.
FRENCH GET RAILWAY CONCESSION,
The Rev. C. Bono, chaplain, was abairman of committee, Mr. C. Makobsm was vice-chairman and Mr. J. W. White was hon. secretary and treasurer.
An interesting programme was given during the course of the afternoon. There was a display of musical drill by the Sunday School scholars, half hour concerts, gymnastic displays, an attractive conjuring exhibition by Mr. Evaus (the Fire King), and a hat trimming competition
and Mr. Hear! second. in which Staff Bergeant Strange took flest place
Over $600 was realised,
CANTON.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT).
TOKIO EXPOSITION.
Par-
February 2nd.
himself escaped with severely burned hands, but Articles have appeared in the local press to- did not think his injuries sufficiently had to go day stating that the Japanese Consal here to inspital.
requested them to notify the general publio that ibe. flest floor of the building, the mat shop.an exhibition will take place at Tokyo in the xas said to be well stocked, and was insured in 33rd year of Kwong Sai and that porsons who the Chan On Insurance Cs. for 82,000. No are desirous of sending exhibits are requested particulars, however, are available regarding to forward them botwoon the 7th day of the 200 the firewood shop on the ground floor, men sad the 10th day of the 5th moon. as the efforts of the police to trace master and ticular attention is drawn to the foot that this fokis have been unscovessful. A fact which exhibition will be on a far more extensive suala points to the re being au accident, however, is than those previouely held in Japan. Tho the statement of an Indian watchman who was Coneal bega to solicit the patronage of all en duty in the lane at the time. According to gentry, students and merchants to patronize the his story the residents of the ground foor must have awakened just in time to escape, for a he was looking down the laus be observed about six men burst open the door and rush out of the cause of the trouble, and through the open door house. Ho immediately approached to learn the noticed that the whole room was apparently in
Ånomen.
OTHER FIEKS.
exhibition.
CHANGE OF OFFICIALE,
Viceroy Choa Fa has appointed Cheang Wing and Lan Hlag-tong to be Nam Hoi and Kwan and Chong Wen-Yee, transferred to run-Yu magistrates respectively; vice Yu Yu- other positions,
YIRE.
A fire broke out last night in the 15th ward (western suburbs). The conflagration spraid very rapidly and over 30 bouses were barot down Mr. Chung, a member of the gentry who has a very fine collection of curios valued at over 500,000 dollare, very narrowly escaped, the firs stopping just next door. The houses were
insured.
After a brief spell from Saturday's exerlinas the Fire Brigade were again called out between £ and 10 o'clock yesterday morning to quell an outbreak of fire which occurred in the No. 2 hold of the ss. Monmouth hire, lying in the dangerous goods anchorage near Stonecutter. There was a cargo of fresh manare and ground Late in the hold in queation, and spontaneous
"CLOBING SEALS." combustion is believed to
Yesterday all the official seals were closed. cause of the outbreak. When the
warn No important business can be transacted for a ling Ter given the waterpolies were month, while the seals remain closed.
have been the
quickly of the scene, likewise the Navalyard fire THE INSURANCE CONSPIRACY.
ACCUSED CONVICTED,
Kra
DARING KOBIELY,
News yesterday from Kwangsi makes it appear that Viceroy Chon Fu has more trouble on his hands in the Kwaoggi provinca this- he can cope with, The West River pirates, entrenched and successfully fighting his troops, float, while the brigade under Chief Inspector are a mere detail when compared with the Baker were burried there on autobes. The fire house adjoining the ex-Governor's yataen At noon yesterday six robbers entered a sisia of things inland. Our informant enms it
was then got under and the cargo turned over occupied by a man surnamed Kwong. The op in the saying that Kwangui is in a state of At the Police Conrt on Saturday morning. anarchy.
and transformed to lighters. The damage done desperadoes terrified the inmates with revolvers The Johools comparatively before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, the case in which empty, and sims and lethal weapons are mak.
was unknown last night, but it is not ocüsidered and ransacked the place. Owing to the house Limited, charged Wong Sio, Me Chik-gang, The Chias Matual Life Tamaransa Company, ing their appearance in surprising quaatities.
to be vory great.
At Youmal on Friday night a number of remain too long and were satisfied with taking being next to a yamen the robbers dared not The trouble that has brought things to a Ching Shing and Leung Wong-ali with head is said to be a well-authenticated message
mataheds used in connection with the Kowloon with them about 2200 worth of valuables,
anton railway took fire and were barat down conspiracy to defrand them of the sum of $2,000 from Peking that the cunosssion for the upon on Insurance Policy on the life of one Kwangai railways kas beon given to a Freash before any attempt could be made to put them
syndicate. This story, at present lasking out. official corroboration, is said to
come from
Lenng Yin-olo was concluded.
Mr. P. W. Goldring (of Mosers. Goldring and Barlow), who has been pressenting on Kwaogai expestants resident in Poking, and behalf of the Company, intimated to the to be believed by officialdom in the province Magistrate that his clients were willing that itself. Even though there be nothing in it, His Worship should decide the case suffimarily we are assured that there is no doubt of its instead of sommithing it for trial. His disturbing efforte, one of which is the bolder Worship and power to do this under the detrennour of the lawise slement. Magistrates' Ordinance, and if he wou'd inflict the maximum penalty within bin power, sie: 6 months imprisonment with hard labon, and possibly in the case of the men, some hours in the stooke, and recommend them for banishment, the Company would be perfectly
satisfied.
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CIGARETTE SMUGOLING.
THE JOLLY OF "PROTECTION."
Japanese cigarettes are being sold in Man churia at prices very much below thone charged His Worship expressed his willingness to in Japan, owing to the keen competition with accodo la this, except so far as the stooks were other foreign-made cigarettes. Taking advan- concerned, and found the defendants gailty tage of this fact many Japanese have been and sentenced the first, second, and third making huge profits by smuggling Japanese cigarettes from Manchuris back into this
instinct. The success of it depends upon Lieut. A. B. Ogle, Royal Engineers, to be his defendants to six months' imprisonmont with county, selling them in Japan at the ordinary
H.F. the Governor has been pleased to appoint
another mental frailty, the careless habit of from the 24th Instant, vice Lieut. H.W.T. extra aide-de-camp with the local ran's of osptain permitting misused terms to have their false Smith, H.K.S.B.R.G.A., resigned on leaving valus embalmed, so to speak, or stereotyped. the Colony.
bard labour and the fourth defendant to four prica. The authorities are now devoting their months' imprisonment. He also recommended attention to this sunggling, it is reported, and are taking every precaution to check the illicit
them for banishment.
trafio.
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AMERICAN DIPLOMATIC CHANGES,
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Henry Whita, now ambassador at Rome, will be nominated to be ambassador to France; Lloyd C, Griscom, ambassador to Brazil, will be transferred to Reme; Irving B.
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