INTIMATION.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 5TM¤, 1907.
The list of cases of commeniseblo disease
(olaron fatal).
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Constitution in respect to the independenca of individual States, but he is unable to altor reported at Hongkong last week was com the spelling of the English language.
Hisparatively light, there being only three of experiment in that direction by having bisphoria (two falai) and 14 of smallpox, mesrage to Congress written with his own
"Au appeal to Sortsmen, throughout the & CO., Petruet in a thoroughly alarmcteristicsciation. Its object is to secure greater peculiar spelling was certainly a bold one world" is issued by the Scottish Modern Arts manner. The papers simply translated the recognition for Boottish Art and to press the mesanga and gave it in the ordinary spelling.claims of Bootland for adequate representation However much they may be in favour of in the British National Art Collections. WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. | freedom in a genernl way, it is evident that
A. S. WATSON
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ESTABLISHED A.D. 1ST
WATSON'S
VERY OLD LIQUEUR
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SCOTCH
BLEND
:
Mr. R. f. Buter, Hon. Secretary to the “Craik Childrou Faud,” desires un to anounce that the list will be closed on the 18th inst, and that he would be glad to ressive obeques before that date from the absoribers who bare not yet forwarded their generous donations,
The Commission of Inquiry into the wants of the Russian Navy has reported in favour of search for a practicable North-East Pasage, The report urges as absolutely necessary the despatch of an expedition into the Northern Arolio Sea for the purpose of discovering a passage into the East Asiatic Sea.
American Editors as a body don't agre with Mrs. Povure that spellin is an invasion of the right of private judgavent."
If this is the feeling as to established written forms where the spelling is, at least in theory, phonetic, we can form some Idea of the affection and reverence with which the Chinese are known to regard their written characters, and how difficult it would be to induce them to makonny change. The character indeed has been one of the chief binding forces, that has kept the Empire together. The spoken dialects may vary to
The result of the Hongkong V. A. Maxim auch an extent that Chinese from different Competition between Half Companies for the Provinces have great difficulty in communi. Gascoigne Shield, held at Tai Haag on is 2nd
inst, is offcially commanicited as follows cating with ch other verbally, but they Fint-Right Half No. 2 Company, Capt. have always as a last resort the writtenw Armstrong. Second-Left Half No. 1 language which is known to them all and Company, Capt. G. P. Lammert, Four Half thus forms a tie of much more than more Companies competed. | literary force. Indeed it has probably done
WHISKY more to keep China together than anything
THE LEADING
WHISKY
THROUGHOUT THE
FOR OVER
20 YEARS.
$15.00
PER CASE,
else, The Chinaman feels a certain com- munity with all who understand his written language. Had this not been the case the drift of Chinese thought would no doobi have been very different from that which it
The ratura of visitors to tha City Hall Library and Museum for the week ending the 3rd March, 1907, shows that of non-Chinese there were 337 to the Library and 206 to the Museum; and of Chinese 168 to the former and 5.428 to the latter. The Library was, therefores used by 505 perang and the Muscum by 5,614.
M
But then
The Von. Archdeacon Banister presided, and TELEGRAMS.
there were namorous ladies and gentlamou present at the mosting of the Church Mission- arg Association bold at St. Paul's Calloge yesterday afternoon. The treasurer's esport, showing a balance of 824, was adopted, and the retiring metübers of committoo were re-elected. Dr. Pakpsm from the Fakion mission then
addreesed the mosting on the progress of mis sion work in that part of Chies.
The Adelaide Register of January 28th anys: Mr. Aroles Henry Young, grandson of our Seth Governor (Sir Henry B. For Young), law, of the Inner Temple), Left by Friday and son of Mr. Arstas Young (harrister at afternoon's expresa to catch one of the Japanese line-of-steamers, leaving Srdany on January 30. Mr. Young, who was edaosted at Queen's Sohool. North Adelaide, has received an appointment in the Eastern Extension Cable Company's Department at Hongkong and will probably be about from the band of his birth
for several years.
Meurs. Helm Bros., No. 43, Yamashita-abs Yokohama, filed a petition with the Superinten dent of the Yokohams Customs against the application of the previsions under No. 390 of the Import Tariff on telephone wire imported by that dem on February 12th, the petitioners contending that 5 per out ad valorem duty should properly be imposed according to the Japan-German Conventional Tariff, instead of 20 per cout daty under the first named tarift The petition was, however, rejasted on the carious ground that the provisions under No. 13 of the Conventionat Tariff were applicable exclusively to telegraph wire, and not to telephona wire.
indues the villagers to borrow money, pressing
["DAILY FLESS" EXCLUSIVE SERVIQE.]
ROYAL MOVEMENTS.
LONDON, March 4th. The King has gone to Biarritz.
MR. CHAMBERLAIN,
LONDON, March 4th. Mr. Chamberlain has left for the Continent.
JUDICAL CHANGES.
LONDON, March 4th. The Rt. Hon. Sir R. Hann Collins,
Master of the Rolls, has gone to the Court of Appeal, and the Right Hou: Lord Justice Cozens-Hardy has been appointed Master of the Rolls. PROGRESSIVE AFGHANISTAN.
LONDON, March 4th.
to start textile factories.
The Ameer has engaged Europeans
ITO'S RETURN TO KOREA..
TOKYO, March 4th Marquis Ito left Tokyo to-day for Seoul.
"THE DAKOTA
ASIIORE.
TOKYO, March 4th. The Great Northern Steamship Company's Dakota
stranded last night outside Tokyo Bay.
A vessel has been despatched to rescue the passengers.
LATER.
The latest information is that the forepart of the Dakota is submerged, The passengers have been landed but are unable to reach Yokohama.
The high sens make communication impossible and render the position of the vessel dangerous.
The practice of Indian money lenders in their own land is not without interest in view of what obtains Hongkong. The Engi shman bas taken. With a common written language
A certifionto of discharge from the Army remarks: From time to time, as in the cass we the different Provinces have all studied in which has been brought to a contemporary's report, the villagers of Bengal get beir own EAST the original the same classical books. They notios suggests that the tattoo is popular with book on the Fathan money lenders who terrorise read the works of the great classics with the soldier as with the sailor. The list of them. Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the particular case in question, we **marke or ecare" includes "most, womsa, I various pronunciation assigned to the
love 8.H., clasped hands rt.. leg."
may say that generally speaking Pathaus to characters, but the characters themselves
"woman, boode, tombstone, Isit
whom money is owed have the habit of recover. have, to all, the same meaning. Had an leg." Finally, "I love Amy, dots, laft arming their principal and usurious interest by alphabetical system been adopted, the That gallant soldier must have been careful not
means of the argument of the stick. They spelling in the different Provinces would to let his loft arm know what his right leg did.
it on them with many expressions of dis- no doubt have varied as the pronunciation Since the now short rifle was accepted by the interestedness and then, accompanied by friends of the words clauged and, mistead of Army Council the whole of the infantry hare armed with heavy sticks, go round six months different dialects, we should in the course boon armed with it. The re-arming of theater to recover double (and sometimes even of time have had different languages, and Volunteers will commence at the beginning moro) the
amcnpt they originally lont with the different languages in all proof 10,000 new weapons, in the proportion of and beat the Pathana. Obriously system of of the ensuing financial year with the issue Occasionally the villagers collect in numbers A. S. WATSON & CO.. | bability different political ideas and aspira-twenty-five to each corps. It is calculated this kind is out of place fai civilised and law.
tions, The Classics would no doubt have that by the end of the year the whole of the governed country and may proposals have been Company's agents at Hongkong, yesterday [The N.Y.K., the Groat Northern Steamship LIMITED,
held their own, but in many parts of China Army at home and abroad, together with made to deal with the nuisance in some drastis received the following telegram from Tokyo: they would in the course of time have come their respective reserviste, will have been way. But it is difficult to ses exactly what can -- "The Dukota is on shors at Nojimmaki, with to be regarded, no doubt, as great works, re-armed
bedloze, except to warn villagers against borrow- { alight damage, yesterday evening, forty wilu but still in some degree in the light of
ing money or buying goods on credit from from Yokohama. Mails, passengers and eror Pathans. No one who knows India would saved." curiosties—in fact, much as scholars rogard
advise the Bengalis who are intimidated to the writings of SPENSER in the present day.
¡udge a complaint at the local thane, for their Is is worth noticing that an attempt was
last case would then be worse than the first. ninde in Korea as far back as the tenth century to reduce Chinese to a phonatie system the Buddhists baving thep introduced a written script of Chinese with a perfect alphabet of twenty-five letters, which is indeed in use for business purposes and the like to the present day; but it has never been accepted by the educated classes, who, look upon it, as is pointed out by Sir WALTER HILLIER, as suitable only for women and children. That writer states Hospital, the wife Eow a Jones, of a daughter that one effect of the use of this phonetic
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
Hongkong, 21st February, 1907.
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BIRTH.
On March 3rd, at the Government Civil
DEATH.
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The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, MARCH 5гH, 1907.
exist.
There is an enormous waste of ripe fruit in India, where the climate, added to the myriads of gertas zflour, anuses decay in a very few days.' The loss in monay ralus is therefore great. It will be good news to frnit growers as well as Tendors to learn that, by immersing ripe fruit for ten minutes in cold water, containing 3 par aunt of commercial formalin, they can be preserved for some wecke. A series of experi- menta carried out at the Jodrell Laboratory Kow prove the efficacy of this treatment. Even fruits like the strawberry, having no "skin" or rind, trasted in this way, gare excellent results. In the case of strawberries the fruit is dipped in cold water, after the first immersion, and allowed to drain by being placed on a wire-massh frame. Apples treated with the formalin solution kept sound for three months. The idea is worth trying in Indin.
The Bombay papers state that about thirteen thousand employers of the G. 1. P. Railway workshops at Parel struck work on the 1st Fob. The cause of the treable is said to be
"SIGN OF THE CROSS."
Wilson Barrett'a famous drama attracted
a very large audience to the Theatre Royal last night. The cast was a large one but each member did resedingly well and helped to maintain the excellent reputation of the Bandmann Company. The performanco was much appreciated, and the work of the principale was accorded special commendation.
HOOKEY.
THE CHALLENGE CUP.
The first Hockey Match of the Challenge Cup Competition will be played this afternoon on the Military Ground, the competing teams being the 110th Infantry and the Hongkong Hockey Club. The Match will comme at 4.30 p.m.. and at excellent game is expected. The teams
are
The Dakota left Seattle on February 17 and was due in liongkong on March 24th).
[REUTER'S ERRVICE]
THE UNITED STATES.
POLICE COURT.
Monday 4th March.
BEFORE M. F. A, HAZELAND (FIRST POLICE MAGISTRATE),
CHARGES AGAINST ENGLISH OFFICER. David Mills, quartermaster on board the 8.8. Breconshire, was charged with stealing tive tants of opium valued at 8140, the property of Messrs. Showen, Tomes and Company, and socoodly with unlawfully being in possession of five taels of opium,
The circumstances were rather remarkable. On Saturday night defendant was alleged to have gone to an opium-dizan-at-175-Queen's- Road East and prodtood a ball of raw opism which he offered to the keeper for $20. The he sent for the excise oficer sad at the same lattar ongaged the wan in conversation while time communicated with the police. Insposior Gourlay arrived and the defendant, seeing that he had been trapped, tried to throw the opiam away and attempted to escape. However be was arrested and taken to No. 2 Polloo Station
ions. Acting on these the police proceeded ou whore he was charged and modo certain admis-
board the Breconshire and in defendant's room a box was found. It was looked hat the
searchers opened it and found four balls of raw opium. A farther sonrch in the forecastle revealed the fact that the cargo, which was consigned to Messrs. Shows, Toms and Company, had been broached and that the sacking kad boss sown up after the balls had been extraoled. Defendant's story was that on Saturday night he heard a ucise in the forecastle and saw goreret man esespe through the sky light. Then he found the opium lying near the cheat and he lacked it up in his chest. Mr. Tompkins, the master, prosecuted in the firet charge, and Mr. Hoggarth, ezoise officer, prosecuted in the second.
Defendant was soutenoad to six weeks hard labour,
GAMBLER..
No fewer than fire batohes appeared before bia Worship obargoḍ with gambling. One numbered 16, another 14, a third 12, a fourth eight, and a fifth four. The usual Anes were imposed.
KIDNAPPING.
A Chinese woman was charged with kidnap- ping on eight months” child from its parents in
Ezra Lane. The defendant visited the house of grandmother nursing the child. She offered to the complainants three wasks age and found the
hold it and during the temporary absence of the old woman from the room defendant disappeared with the baby. The polios discovered her va child and shy did. Sunday near Pottinger Street carrying the
The caso was adjourned.
CARD SHARPENS.
Four men, who were proved to be card sbar- pers, were sentenced to one month's imprison went for being on board the "Empress of Japan" without permission.
THE BANY NOTE TRICK.
Loung Wing Fo, a cook, was charged with falsely obtainiog 8140 from a shop codie in Dos Your Bead three weeks ago. He was mid to have worked to old lodge. He asked the com plainant to change pile of notes at the same time requesting him to give him as security the notes he held in his hand. The coolie did so
LONDON, March 2nd. The House of Representatives hara passe the Subsidy Bill, as amended. THE LIMITATION OF ARMAMENTS and found out afterwards that he had been vio-
LONDON, March 2od. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, in m article in the Liberal "Weekly "
Mays that the nation considers the objections to the discussion of a limitation of armaments al the Hague baseless, and points out that tla original conferecce at the Hague was cop vened for that purpoer Great Britain had already shown her sineerity by the reduc tions in her army and navy, and he is con vinced that the world recognises that British naval prepondernuce is not agressive.
timised.
Defendant was discharged.
INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF THE ARMY.
AN UNFOUNDED RUMOUR ABOUT THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT.
Statements have boon made in Boveral quarters that it is in contemplation to introduse important changes in the office of Inspector-General of the Forces, and that the Duke of Connaught will probably vacate his appointment.
boon
We have authority for stating (says "The World") that, so far as his Royal Highness Club:{Gs) Rev. G. Searle, (Backs) L.
is concerned, nothing has oscarred in floist Murphy (Capt.) and T. M. Kuolt, (Halves) W.
A SERIOUS ACCUSATION. <quarters to give justifosilen
these 8. Dupree, A. BE. Oglo and H. L. Gurrett,
ramours, as it is recoguised how valuable (Forwards, T. H. King, F. V. Kirwan, R. Fome horrible particulars regarding the relation carrying out in visiting foreign stations, and “Vigilaus," in the Sydney Bulletin give the work is which bis Royal Highness is Master, L. G. Bird and C. J-Satterthynita. between Blacks and Chicose in the Territory, ing for himself how matters stand with 119th Infantry:—(Goal) Vitnak Deon ak, which unfortunately cauust be denied, says this regard to local defences. All these visits are (Back) Major Lowis and Arjoak, (Halves) Lt.
Northern Territory Times.
made at the
end with the [x] suggestion immediate attention and noless sach action is found in the past that the reports furnished to The whole Native question is crying out for approval of the Army Coureil. It has been taken very soon by the South Australia haudquarters bare enlightening and Government, some jocrualist or other will be exhaustive, thus providing a mort
most usefal
| record- coming long one of there days and exposing upon which the fullest ralisnes can be placed. state of atlaite which will shook the
staff of the Inspector-General has
two officers-Impec reproach it
it will deserve to be if the question ters respectively of the Army Service Corps and cuntinuen to be ignored. Because the South Royal Army Medical Corps, this addition having Australian Govorament has been told often been made because the Secretary of State and dutier of Mr. Justice Herbert as Gorornmen sensible of the importance of the duties dis- enough what
of ie going ou One of the first the officials of the Treasury are so thoroughly Reedent was to furnish the S.A. Minis charged by the officorn nating under his Royal
with a report on the
Highness's orders as Inspectors of the various Lord Dersborough of Taplow, who presided which was probably never read in
arms of the sarvion. at the meeting of the Thames Conservancy, had and in his last report he says:It has Введ his attention oallod by Mr. Morton, M.P., to frequently pointed out that we have no
tions werlay of the name regarding Aborigi
Stainton, Vitnak Ragnak sud Pam Chander, (Forwards) Lt. Lecky, Col, alken, Lt. Taylor (Capt.), Fateh Khau and Sakhiram.
The Club will play in White, the 11th
Referees L. Ussher sad Capt. Butcher.
writing has been to stereotype the ancient Josra MITLL, Lighthouse kospor of threen pronunciation of Chinese words, which, has Island Lightinne, yesterday morning. The funeral will leave the Public Mortuarygget been lost in China itself, and that the o'clock this afternoon and pain the Monument at Friends are respectfully invited to attend.
language of the Koreans contains a large G11 admixture of Chinese words pronounced
in the old way.
From this we may infer
due to the introduction of Standard time. that had
ap alphabetical system been
Before the introduction of Standard time the adopted in China itself, the spelling of a
men used to start work at 7.30a.m. less Bombay large number of words would bave varied time, and now the starting times in fired at 7.33 so much in different provinces that actually Standard time. This meant starting work wew-languagea-would have arisen, in place forty minutes earlier than the men were of merely the various dialects which now castomed to, and they made representations asking to be allowed to begin at 8.30 am, and Thus we should have had different agreeing to work till a oerenspouting late hour. TRx mamer in which President Rooslaoguages in China from a common origin, As their request was not granted they struck VELT's fauciful attempt to introduce just as there are different Longues in work. It seems a trivial matter to lead to each improved apolling into the English langungo Europe derived in the main from Latin. trouble, and a compromise waght surely to bave has been received afforda au interesting With such new languages there would he been arrived at. In any case those who opposed illustration of the power of an established new ideas, and with the fresh views, a the introduction of Standard time in Calcutta written character-in Chias, for example. much greater tendency to political separn-will point to the incident with glee. But it will be remembered that the objection to Standard An alphabetical form of writing is not in tion than has been the case.
time was just the reverse in Calcutta where it reality purely phonetic. After it has been nothing which makes wore for a common
world have meant starting work Inter and in use for any long period it becomes to a nationality than a common language, and acting off istor. large extent practically hieroglyphic. The it has been fortunate for Chinese unity sound of the words is more or less indicated that she has been able to preserve at all oireetar to the Flest that they have decided the statement made at the last meeting that the by their spelling, but after a time the written events one written language throughout
her vast Empire. word in its entirety is taken to stand for the thing or idea it indicates, and thus is no lodger phonetic, the whole word being grasped at once by the oye and conveying its meaning to the mind of the reader
There is
The Duke and Duchess of Manolestar visited Maceo on Sunday.
Coloure
in
HONGKONG'S SHIPPING STATISTICS
UNDER SUSPICION
sad
the
will make the name of South A World recently been increased by t
ter
and I think that tim Queensland Act, modified
The Lords of the Admiralty intimste in a that a commander appointed as executive offlcar Port of London exceeded any other port in the
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. ou board the flagship of a Commander-in-Chief world the net register tonnage of vessels as indicated in my previous report, abould The steamer Radnorshire, loft Singapore on or other flag offer is to be eligible for a day 27,145,000 tona. He wished to know whether
entoring during the past year, the figure being be made to apply to the Territory, But the the lat inst., and is due here on or about 5th allowance similar to that payable to certain the olisi man's attention had been called to a
extinction of a other officers on flagships, and have approved s'atement by the harbour master at Hongkong South Australisus, compared with the necessity direct to this port, on Saturday, the 2nd inst.,
and vice is considered Bation by disease inst
a trifling matter by The T.K.K. str. Olenfurg sailed from Kobe of the allowance being on the following scale:
that in
in 1995 the number of net register tons of considering the case of a civil errant who afternoon, and is die here on or about the 8th
aud eztering
clearing at the Port of Hongkong has had £ a year taken off or added to his inst
salary,
so they vote £800
your to encourage The IG.M. str. Zieten carrying the German
was 34,185,091.
The Chairman
Mr. Baudmann'e excellent comedy company In ships bearing the sg of a Commander-in and paying dues was 20 that his attention had more natives to orohange the happy, healthy Mails with dates from Borlin of the 12th Feb., is presenting The Admirable Crichton" to Chief, 5a. a day; in skips bouring other flags or irrespective of the sound staibuted to it, as night in the presence sed under the patronags broad pennants, 2s. 6d. a day. The allowances been called to the statement made by Commander surroundings of their own native bub, for the left Colombo on Sunday, the Sed inst.. p.m., sad definitely as an Egyptian hieroglyphic or a
of His Excellency the Governor.
are to date from January 1 187. The Basil Taylor, R.N., harbour master of Hong- camps of men who consiga them immediately to may be expected here on or about Wodnesday, Chinese character." This stage once,
As interesting Chinese narriage will tako
Admiralty have also issued a revised scale of contained in the Colonial Report on the trade very few paura.
kong, and on referring to the shipping return a living death, and eas16 notaal death in the 13th inst. reached, these familiar signs soon come to age in the beginning of next moon when the flag allowuneca various officers.
The T.K.K. str. America Maru sailu from have an extraordinary power over the winds only son of His Excellency Wa Ting Fosg
The of Hongkong for 1995, he found that tho This and many other pr blame require Yokohama 5th inst.. for Hongkong via amal allowances which sect commanders (N, tonnage was calculated on an outirely different attention here, and a Government Resident is porte of call, and will therefore be due to arrive of those who are familar with them. They weds the eldest daughter of the Hon. Dr. Ho
lieutenants (N), engineer commanders Скавік to the return which he gave. If the appointed whose office is ostensibly to advise the at this port on Friday, the 15th inst. are loukat prop in a any as o'd friends with | Kai.
engineer lieutenants, marine offer, and
touage of the vessels omitted in the return Government what action they should take in The I.G.. atr. Preussen which left hore on when most people-but more especially
officers of the medical and accountant branoli, of London would far exceed that of Hongkong. advice, and are se utterly indifferent regarding aC.P.R. str Athenian left Yokohama Mar. for the Port of London were added, the togange such matters. But they never intend to take his 27th Fok, arrived a Singapore yesterday, at 6 Mr. Joseph Mitchell,second lighthouse keeper, vary from 5 to 28. 6d. per day in ships those of literary tastes-are very loth to part. died suddenly yesterday morning at Green carrying the fag of a Commander-in-Chief and
this country that they loud their chief adviser President CSEVELT may be powerful Island Lighthouse. Deceased, who arrived here are 2s. 61, por day in ships carrying other legs oceata is unthing bat se maay drops of water jeresligation than the attain of the Territory. at 11 a.m. ea Marday, the 4th inst, and leaves
192, loaves a widow to mourn his lows. The
or broad pennants. Officers appointed prior to The nation and the human race are nothing but! Their síns h upon their bad less again at 9 a..., Tuesday 18 51b inst. for Kobe funeral takes place this afternoon.
we are very much mistaken the Black question whore she is due to arrive at 5p.m., tomorrow. will prove South Australia's Nemesis,
cuough to do away with Trusts or even to bring about an amendment of the American
the date of the order ure not affected.
or
What a
fbe
family drop of water
to
is to the ocean
nation,
The
so many individuel families.
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to the Federal Government, to assist an enquiry and p.m. for Victoria and Vaneaver. into the affale of a country which meals far less The C.P.E. sfr. Montangle arrivad Nagasaki