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in northern Kiangsu und elsewhere. Chinese official benevolence has & clever art of exercising itself by deputy, and of always contriving to end there, and to gentlemen
THE PONGKONG DAILY TETSS. FRIDAY, MARCH 29TH, 1907.
the most to regain his personal liberty none the worse for his monentary detention. Under these circumstanors, the announce- ment of the intention of Peking, at the of Mr. CHURCHILL's temperament, who are moment under the first glamour of "reforma, aver more ready to speak than to act, and fell on the wirepullers of the Mixed & CO., substitute the promise for the performance,ne the gentle des from heaven. They could
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this style of benevolence affords unmitigated | now plead the orders of Peking, which, they g]l] EE88. We spoke of the Burlingame did not fail to impress on the minds of the Mission because the promises then given to foreign objectors, hnd me with the high the world are recorded in the annals of approval of all their Gove-uments, and history, but in a small way it is enrious and many was the chuckle with which the instructive to notion that our neighbours in discomfiturs of the foreigner by his own -Shanglmi are suffering ander-tho-effects of wayons-war-witnewood by the native_re-
similar instance of deputel honevolence. A feather, tells the proverb, beat shows how
actionist,
Now everyone except those who are will- the wind blows; and the instance is apropos ; fully blind can see that with regard to the
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. the present position. The Government Opium trade exactly the sand game, only
BULL DOG
BRAND
LIGHT ALE
IN PINTS AND SPLITS.
FIRM
in its reforming mood announced tha on a much larger scale, is being played. It it was desirous to assimilate the practice never was a secret, even at the time; to those of the law courts in China to those who were able to take a wider view of affairs, of Europe; and us the legal punish that the true objection at the beginning to
China
of a were
semibar the import of Opium, even by those Chinese barous description, and the actuat punish-statesmen who were really conscientious in ments inflicted were actually far works, their opposition, was financial: they thought
ments
more of
Another futai plugue caso (Chinese) was TELEGRAMS. reported yesterday.
The operetia "Dick Whittington and his oat will be given at the Kowloon Docks on Saturday night.
MAA BAADA
The Bedford, oraisor, Capt. 8. E. Erskine, having had her port main engine bearings
adjusted, after steam trials in the North Son, loft for the China Station to take the place of the Diuđem, ouriser, Capt. C. H. Umfriville. M. Fallieres received in private andienos last month Prince Nashimoto, cousin of the Em. peror of Japan, who after the lectures at the Ecole Polytechnique is shortly starting to join a regiment on the eusters--frontior to complate.. his studies.
Mesra E. S. Kadoorie and Co, inform su
that they are in' receipt of telegraphlo sivines from Singapore informing them that the result the crashing of the Raub Australian Gold Mining Co for the past four wrecks is 690 ozs.
gold from 5,638 tons of stone.
["DAILI PRESS" EXCLUSIVE SERVICE.]
THE CANADIAN PACIFIC
CONTRACT.
LONDON, March 28th. The House of Commons has ap- proved the Canadian Pacific contract after opposition,
CITY HALL
The suunal meeting of shareholders in and subscribers to the City Hall was held therU Festerday afternoon, The Hon. Mr. W. J Gressón presided and there were also present Tou. Mr. H. E. Pallook K.C., Messra. A. G. Wood, N. A. Siebs, B. Layton (treasurer), and Captain Marohant (secretary).
The SECRETARY having read the notice con- roning the meeting,
The CHAIRMAN Baid--As is usual upon these
Mailious, I will request you to take the
NEW CABINET MEMBER..
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LONDON, March 28thC The Rt. Hon. Lewis Harcourt, P.C., has joined the Cabinet.
general report: and statement of accounts as read, The Library was used by 13,777 non- Chiness and 6,529 Chinese visitors during 1906 -an incrse of 1,359 over those of 1995 in the former case" And 1903 16 the Intior: The- Musena visited in 1906 by 7,638 mon Chinees and 167,217 Chinose, su enormous increase upon 1945-aisly, an increase of 2,491 von-Chinese and 74820 Chinese. There Was a decrease of $3,488.56 in takings at the theatre, due, I understand, to managers of touring companies not considering it advisable to visit Hongkong owing to the unfortunisin disaster which befol the Colony on 18th LONDON, March 26th. September last. There was a slight increase "It is stated that the Freach denmads however in takings from letting assembly and ballrooms, amely $419.85. I understand
{REOTEX'S SERVICE.]
An unpleasant taste of the in conveniences of FRANCE, GERMANY AND MOROCCO, travel in the tropics was experienced by T. R. H. the Drake and Duchess of Connaught during tha journey by train from Prome to Raagoon.
it gave out its intention of abolishing that it was a pity for China that so much They were invaded at dinner time, by white comprise the punishment of the murderers | that advance bookings for the theatre for the such punishments as bambooing, and a few ready money (for in those days opiam had ants, and so insistent were the insects that the of Dr. Mauchard, an indemnity to his fatuny, current year are very pour, but it is hoped that carriage had to be cleared, both of travellers and a contribution to the philanthropic improvement in this direction will be institutions in Morocco. They also demand noticosble before long. The City Hall has and ants, and everything relsid.
that previous outrages, on Frenchzuen, for unfortunately from time to time recaived. which reparation has not been obtained, much adverse criticism from those who fail. to appreciate that its funds are limited, its shall be dealt with.
revenge uncertain, and that its committon
LATER.
The Geman semi-official press declare their readiness to support the French demds for satisfaction for the murder of
accusation of stirring up the Moors against Dr. Mauchamp, and deny, indignantly, the
has to carefully control the expenditurs. Before moving the adoption of the report and
information that may be desired. accounts, I shall be pleased to afford any further
report was adopted and the meeting concluded.
As there was no farther discussion tho
similar subordiunto character. always to be paid for by money down) Unfortunately though it was very particuler should leave the country actually without lo apnounce is intention in the foreign return. With most of the officials, wh A most unsatisfactory state of affairs is newspapers and native papers circulating were themselves in 'act the princip 1 dealers | reported from Vladivostock. The dearth of GUINNESS' STOUT in the open ports, it quite forgot to issue in the drag, the complaints against the in-officers is becoming idorasin ly apparent, and any proclamation which would campel obe-port were merely made with the object of that there should be a disinclination on the part of effiers to serve there is not to be wondered diences on the part of its own courts. Such creating an artificial scarcity. If by a cheat, seeing that many of them have to live with things are perfectly well understood by the profession of high motives, unaccompanied their families in earth-buts. The townspeople members of the bureseracy from one end of by acts, the Chinese officitis could so play are complaining very much of the fortress ROTFLED BY THE CELEBRATED China to the other, and indes form one of the feelings of the innocent foreigner mandant, intends, to set about orezhauling the
Gou. Irman, the recently appointed Com the most treasures! machines for adding to that he would stand by approvingly while he perquisites of the official class, and the import of foreign grown opium was through it of the ceatral Government actually pretermitted, China, which in this itself. The official classes have ever looked cas meant the private perquisites of the
The Manager of the Mercantile Bank of with jealousy on the foreign Settlements official glassse, would be by so many India, Lal, yesterday received a telegram from as on everything foreign, and all the more lions the richer. There is enough here to the Head Ofios stating that the net profits of because the foreign idea of a court, that it
overcome the scruples of many more ig the Bank for the past year to 31st December is essentially an institution for the impartial moralists than the Chinese official hierarchy. 1906, including the amount brought forward, |administration of justice, finds no ocho in
This is the position which such it inforined £90,800; wore that at the forthcoming general the Chinese official mind. In fact, as the salesmen as the greater part of His meeting of shareholders the Directors would Majesty's prescut official advisers are in-courmend a final dividend of 34 per cent on foreigner does his best to do away with the captole of comprehisis-ling. We have before." and "B" shares making 6 per cent for the A.S. WAISON & CO. [aduinistration of justice in every Chiuttered the warding that, however well die year, free of income tax; and that £35,000, which no reparation had been made by police, somebody having mistaken him for
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LIC NOKONG UPFICH: ICA, DRS VIUA nude wa
system of vuils which
the obstruct
court in the empire, he has become the natural enemy of the Chinese Official; and this batter thinks everything fair play by which be can in any muuner circumvent bim. The Imperial order to do away with corporal punishment in the administration of the courts has come in particularly handy for this purpose.
The official's own respect for the Imperial orders is shown in the fact that in every yamen in the empire corporal punishments and torturing of prisoners and witnesses goes on as usual, and "the Government at Peking does not
*He, make the slightest remonstraneo. however, has a double sim in view in being particular in following the imperial in structions in the Settlements. In the first plare he is able to pose in the foreigners eyes as an advanced reformer who had
fortress during the coming spring. The "Russian Island" is in quite a defenceless state.
The year's Richard Wagner-Festival in the Prinsregenten-theatre at Munich will be hold on the following dates: The Ring of the August to 2nd September and 9th to 14th Nibelung from the 14th to 19th August, 28th
September, Tristan and Tackle on the 12th, 21st and 26th August and 7th September, the Mastersingers of Naremberg on the 24th August and 5th September, Tannbausor on the 23rd August and 4th Septembar. Before the Wagner Festival there will be a epole of Mozart's operas including Dos Giovanni, let and 7th August;
posed, the Chinese Government is not the plased to Reserve, £2,000 to Odles Pension
Fund, and £20,0..carried forward. power to interfere to ang praitical extent with opium smoking nor opium cultivation in China, Still, were it proceeding in the hopeless task from conscientious motives, and a real desire to benefit the country, we ought not consistently with our own professions to permit this to stand in the way of our leading all the assistance in The remarkable our power to the work. feature of the whole agitation is that nowhere do we find any effort mule to covert into action theundoubtedly ne sentiments which have been expressed. In one or two of the Settlements at Tentsin we in leed hear of opium smoking being forbidden, but as in the cass of the pretendof abolition of cor- poral punishment in Chinese courts, it is only intended to take place where the foreigner is to bear the brant. doubtless a scheme worthy, of the astuteness
It was
Figaro's Wedding 3rd and 9th August, and Co fan tutte, 5th and 11th August.
the French, which charge the Faris nows. papers made; connecting the persistent
DEATH FROM MISADVENTURE.
opposition of the Gerinans to the installation Mr. F. A. Hazeland and a jury conducted an of the wireless telegraphic system in various inquiry yesterday afternoon at the Magistracy towns with the outbreak at Marrakesh, into the circumstances attending the death of where Dr. Mauchamp had erexia Hng verandah of a house in Aberdeen Street on Lin Sing, why leaped from the third storey staff, mistaken by the Moors for a wirelessThursday last and succumbed to bis injuries.
instaliation.
LONDON, March 27th.
Inspector Coysh stated that he was carrying out 2 visit of inspection in that street to sue that M. Pichou, speaking in the Chamber, there was no overcrowding, and apparently the enumerated a long list of griefauces for party who wore gambling in the third storey of this particular house were alarmed by the cry of
Morocce; the list included other murders a policeman. A pluie end, and deceased and assaults, also obstructions to French leaped over the verandab into the street bolow, - commerce. France has now demanded the dying in a few minutes from the juries exemplary punishment of the murderers of mceived. After hearing the evidsona the jury Dr. Mauchamp, compensation to the family, returned a verdict of death from misadventure.
the prisonment of the Governor of Marrakesh and the falfilment of previous demands, France appeals to the common action of all Europeans in Morocess in face of the mist savage and the most fanatical of assulman populations. This is mani fest.y addressed to Germany.
MURDER OF A RUSSIAN IN PERSIA.
LONDON, March 27th. The correspondent of the Daily Mail in
'CLUB LUSITANO.
DIBSENSIÓN ENDED.
Clah was forward, it will be remembered that
When the litigation in connection with this
the Jadge mid there ought to be a settlement,
and gave the members four months to come to their senses, We are glad to boar that the whole trouble is a an end, and that one of the founders, Mr. Cousul Romano, bas been reinstated, and the position he took up vindicat- el. At the ordinary half yearly meeting, when the accounts were passed, we understand that a eommittee of almost entirely new blood was
The negotiations between Russia and Japan ara contíning, as yet informally, no official sitting, but only private discussions, having taken place since Christmas. Moreover, not one Teberau wires that a Busian subject has elected, with Mr. J. V. Jorge as president. contentious question has been actually settled been murdered by the populace at Salzavar. change for the better is noticed in the spirit yet. None the less, however, a perceptible
LONDON OFFICE: B1, Fiest Stener. B.Cevolved a bigher civilisation himself time of a Chinese statesman of the first which each side brings to the consideration of
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, MARCH 29гa, 1907.
they could boast of; and in the second it gave him the opportunity of secretly under mining the prestige and authority of the hated Municipal Council by casting discredit on the institution they hat with
rank to devise a plan, whereby without the demands formulated by the other aide he any more personal inconvenienee that is negotiators are notusted by an efficacious de-irs. involved in the enunciation of a phila. to strike up a wo king agreement on the basis thropic proclamation, the foreigner should of very real concession concerning the nature of be induced to acquiesce in the conversion which nothing defuite can be made know an
DISMISSED WITH DISGRACE.
The Club is to be reconstructed on the basin of a strictly members' club.
FIRE
SPRARING of the professed intention of the so much trouble erected. As a fact, there into an Alsatia for crime of all kinds yet. What may now be affirmed without fear of H.M.8. Powerful dealing with charges of Baker, and when they arrived on the scene they
Government of China to abolish the traffic in opium, Mr. WINSTON CHURCHILL in the House of Commons was even more unhappy than usual. Mr. CHURCHILL is, of course, too young to remember the Burlingame Mission, and the promises of moral reformation" which preceeded and accom panied that clever travesty; and we are
basen at no period since the establish- of thus Shanghas Foreig Settlements. This, west of the foreign Settlements any desire however, is after all a comparatively smalt on the part of the Chinese hierarchy to matter which may eventually be got over mike then a success. The impossibility
by the exercise against-bin-of-the-Chinese officials own tactics. But the other of having criminals punished in the native
involves a very grave mutional loss; and this courts whose only offence had been against
the worse that not we ourselves, but a large the foreigner, has been from the first
section of our unrepresented Indian fellow notorions; and British officials and
of
will be arrived at without serious hitch,
Yesterday fire was discovered to have broken FAVAL LIEUTENANT COMMITTELU PRISON ont at 6 Lee Yuen Stroet, a narrow thorough- fare leading between Queen's Road and Des Your Rowl. The Brigade turusd out Early last month, at Albany, in West Australia, a naval court-martial eat on board nader Captain Lynna and Chief Inspector
Charles Montague Foote, of H. S. Encan tourdiction or orror is that an arrangement desertion and embezzlement against Lieutenant found that the flames had gained a strong hold.
fer, Senior Lieutenant on the Austration Fortunately there was a fair ampply of water... Station. Foote was reported as having deserted" and the frame soon had the satisfaction of The disappearance of Lieut. F. C. G. Trgon, before the Encounter sailed from Fremantle extinguishing the fire, haring also succesded tus-Dorsetshire Hegt, who has been missing--for-Singapore on January-5,-und bo was in costuing the outbreak to the home in sines the evening of January 30, when he wont arrested in Perth on January 31st. It appeared which it started. This however, was completely to London from Dorchester upon a day's leave, that the accused, while presiout of the canteen
committev applied the 22m of 292 of gutted from top to bottom, and the valuable, has not yet been cleared up. All inquiries by the men's money to his own II+
furniture which it contained was destroyed. the police and private detectives have resulted confided his position on January 7th to the com- in ne discovery of any substantial clue to account madder, who advised his to go ashore and try The adjoining houses suffered a little, the chief willing to allow that the history of our then ministers of the calibre of the Jale Subjects will have to bear the burden. This for his continued absence. Lieut. Tryon is 26 to raise the money, and be obtained leave to do damage being from water. While fighting the to would-be statesmen of the calibre of years of age. On Wednesday, January 31, he
but did not again appear on board by the flames three of the firemen had a narrow cscape tims of the sailing of the vessel. The defence negotiations with Chiua is not interestjukozened into the idea that at last, they had light concern; that astute gentleman and tion of "making certaià purchases prior to his repudiation of all carns by embezzlement. The collapsed, but jumped olear before the debris Mr. WINSTON CHURCHILL a matter of leit Dorchester to go to London with the inten. was a denial of any intention to desert and a They were on the stairway when the roof reading. Still, history has its disagreeable succeeded in putting an end to the abuse his official chief, the Earl of ELOIN, being departure for India on February 5. Arriving out, as by using the way he thought he was
accused claimed that the liability was a civil reached them, operations, and he would be but a short- the late LIC KWENYI the institution worked of the Colonies into better accordance with where he engaged a room and left his luggage. The Court find that the first charge against
Under the administration of men like engaged more with bringing the legislation at Watorloo he went to the Hotel Metropole merely ruuning into debi. nighter bilanthropist who would, in his without over auch friction, but under as the overwhelming opinion of the House of rolby-Akimmbra,-and-returned to-the-hotel just the prisoner is proved, and that the sec nd
pages, as surgery has its disagreable
We seo
THOMAS WADE permitted themselves to be
Se
The finding of the Court was as follows:-
ST. PETER'S ORGAN FUND.
SACRED MECITAL TO-NIGHT.
Alter dining at the hotel he went, it is presumed desire to avoid the unpleasant, forbid-au-
anccessors, who fell under the influence of Commons, than in studying to preserve the bafore 2 o'clock 1.m.
charge that of embezzlement is not proved, At St. Peter's Church, West Point, this Operation necessary for the recovery of the Young China party, all the old abuses Empire. Such an experiment was tried a changed his clothes and left the botol again converting
Fle is then said to have bat that the prisoner is guilty of fraudul-atly (Good Friday) night at nine o'clock, the
to his Own use moneg patient on the pler that the sight of it was
with were revived, and the institution rapidly little more than a centary ago, and we Beyond this his movements cannot be traced..
which he had been ontrusted, and adjudges him,"Alexandra Quartet"-twe tenor, male alto, disagrocable to his ultra-sensitive nerves.
became a menus of screening the native should have thought that the lesson had
the said Lieut. Charles Moutagoe Foote, of and base-are giving a recital of sacred music, Mr. Chronoma is not devoid of a certain erimiel from panishment. Very much teen sufficiently impressed on the mind of By kind permission of Lieut-Col. W. Gotthard labour in one of His Majesty's gaols for for admission, but a collection will be taken, the Royal Navy, to be imprisoned and kept to to help the Organ Fund. There is no charge sort of moral courage: and it certainly could not be done, it is true, as the appre- every would be statesman, however wilfully Moncrieff and Offers; it Baad of the Third the form of six axlendar mouths, sud at the The event, as will be seen by the following required a courage of some sort to stand up hension of the offender was in the hands of ignomat of the teachings of history. Bu (Middlesex Regiment) will play the following being reckoned as commencing from the date Battalion The Duke of Cambridgo's. Own" expiration thereof to be dismissed with disgrace. before the world and state that the Chinese the Municipal police, who also took measures
from His Majesty's service, such imprisonment programme, deserve the attention of music the new century has draws aside the
lovers: programme of music during dinner at the hereof, Feruary 7.". Government had a determination to effect a
that once apprehended he was not permittel curtain from the abysses of ignorance and Hongkong Hotel, to-morrow (Saturday) 30th
| Quartette "Godica Spirit"("Woman of Samaria" Surn als lennott the
The disgraced officer is 34 years of age, and reforamtion in stupendous moral
ineptitude which still remain, only Murch:-
as a wife and two children in London. He Alto Sole" He was despised" ("Messiah") Handəl
Mr. J. M. FoRRER condition of its people; but this is the to escape from castudy. This was the true
awaiting a favourable opportunity
bus had 19 years' service altogether, having ground of the anxiety of the Chines
to Marches Nas 2 and 1 “Pomp and Circumetance," joined on January 15th, 1889. For two years Tenor Recit "And they came to sort of moral courage which
Elgar re-appear.
place named Gethsemane" officials to get the control of the jails into)
priar to that date he was on H.M. training Waldteufel nafortunately practised alust daily by our;
Sullivan hip Britannia. forgers and perjurers, who in the hope of their own hands. Foolishly, the regulations
A coolio was sentenced by Mfr. Hazeland
Song......... Thoe his and Tears" Hope Temple sanctioned by a British Minister gave the the Magistracy yesterday to six werke Mazurka...
Overture... "Light Cavalry gaining an immediate end are content to
magistrate power to inflict punishments haprisonment and four hours, in the stocks on selection."The Geista," run the risk of future exposure and punish-
A lecture on the desire of the erea against the protest of the foreign asses- two. charges of stealing tumblers and other Dovish. Chorus "In the Soudan,"
sor, and this was taken advantage of to articles from Mr. Leshirel's house, and also from Chinese bureaucratie body to effect the make the punist ments ridiculously light, the Cafe Weismann.
oral reformation of the poople com-
and out of all proportion to the gravity of mitted to its charge comes rather strangely the oflene. If the culprit, by any amount
Tho usual fortnightly meeting of the Sanitary Board will be held on Tuesday. The principsi at a time when, had it not been for of juggling could be got into the city even
business will be the consideration of applications the initiative of the foreign missionary this display of consistency was dropped, and for modifications of requirements of certain elencat, no notice whatever would have the culprit did not fail within a few days at
sections of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance. been taken of the present appalling famine
Jnent.
Valse
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at
"Ein Liebstor
Suppo
Falist
A terrible alfair occurred at, Port Moerski
Mr. S. MOORE
Handel
Bass Sol "Could ye not watch Crucifixio
with me......
Stainer Quartette lesu, bowed a bitter
anguish Jours New Zealand, let month, when William Henry Ten Recit "Thy rebuke hath (Mashis]")
broken his heart Sobek Hutcheson, civil engineer and surveyor, met his DINNER Meso-Hors D'Oeuvres-Camace death. Hutokeson was bathing with his son in Quartette. "Jesa, Word of God. Mozart Croutone, Soup-Mock Turtie. Fish-Kolled Figh & l'Oely. Entroes Pigonin Farcie and Green about 3ft. of water, when be suddenly exclaimed: Tenor Sold King ever glorious" ("rucifixion'y Peas. Stewed Sweetbread, and Tourstoos, CucamĠet ushore quickly, I'm bitten!! The Besh ber au Gratin. Carry-Sicbob Curry, Joints-
3- Roast Saddle et Lamb and Mint Sance, Roast of his right leg was stripped off to the bone, quartette Cast thy burden upon. the Lord" Elijah Mendelssoha Tongue and Carrots, Cold Game Pie and Mixed diately from shock and loss of blood. The Turkey and Cranbury Sauce) Boilud Corned Ox Ho struggled shore, but died simest imme-
Buas Solo Through the darknem" ("Stalut Salud Sweets Toast Pudding, Noyan Ies Create tragio securrengo was witnessed by his wife and
Mater "Roanini Mr. H. J. RED. and Finger Cakes, Tipay Jake. Dessort Coffee
—}"uits.
Quartette "Godso loved the world" ("Crucifixion")
mother.
Mr. A. E. J'aiSK.
Siner
Staiger
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