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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 141¤, 1907.
Recently elected Followe of the Royal Colonial Instituto are Mr. Frederick Anderson (China), and Mr. G. C. Irving (B. N. Borneo). Pingus and smallpox represent all of last week's disease: There were nice smallpox onses, all fatal. Since January 1st there have bean 33 plague casos, 18 fatal. Last week's total was 18.
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Afiliated Hospitals acknowledges, with the country may have in the individual thanks, the following donations to the funds members of the Cabinet, no one, and we of the Hospitals:-Messrs. G. Fanwick & Co.
penk advisably, call he bimself Liberal, | and "A Patient," pach ten dollara, Conservative, or Unionist, has the slightest confidence in the Administration as a whole. As Lord ROSEBERY put it to his menting, at no distant time it must find itself squeezed out between Socialism and Conservatism, Socialism can make promises to the predatory elements in politics on the one hand, while on the other Conservatism must always commend itself to those who desire to keep things as they are; and as the leaders, or nominal leaders in the Cabinet are evidently permitting themselves to drift into the isquiet seus of disorder and plunder, the end cnn noi
be far off when the more responsible members will refuse to permit theurselves to Le dragged further,
FRAGRANT It is evident too that in other affairs the
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luss reponsible members are venturing into dangerously unsettled regions. It was
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wrembers of the Cabinet, but owing to the wiser foresight of the Boer Leaders in the Transvaal, that another contretemps, such as followed Mr. GLADSTONE's surrender after Majuba Hill, was narrowly averted; and is is no credit to the Ministry that they have had to go to learn the business of government from the Colonial Premiers. Property; Lord RosEPERY pots out with the approbation even of the Tabmal League, and it is this approbation that lends torce to his words-is much more widely diffused | than is generally supposed. You talk of
We regret, remarks the China Critic, Tisatsin, to notice that some foreignora só far| degrado themselves as to frequent low class opium dena in the French causession, smoking freely there, among the refuse of the Chinese.
The battleship Jupen intends to have built at Barrow will have a displacement of 21,000 tons, and will be farmed with 12.12-inch guns, tea 8-inok guns, and 12 47-inch guns, She is to bu ready formes in two years. Japan is putting down a sister ship in her own dockyard.
Au Imperial Edict declares that, according to a Cansor, named Chao-Chiling, Prines Ching has receivad, as a birthday present Tls. 100,000, from Toan Chih-kusi, newly appointed Governor of Heilangking. The Throne has
and Grand Secretary Buueba-nai to investigate ordered Prizon Chun, brother of the Emperor,
the matter.
On the 25th April asys the Nagasaki Prem,
Mr. and Mrs. David Crowe were "At Homs" at the Public Hall, the session being the twenty-fifth anniversary of their wedding. which took place at Yokohama in 1892. Twenty- three of the years have been spant in Napasski, or Tategami, where Mr. Crowe is dockmaster
for the Mitsu Bishi Dockyard and Engine Works, & capacity in which he has made a host of friend among those who godown to the sea in shipe. The Hall had been beautifully decorated with logs and flowers and practically the whole British community was present, while svory other nationality was well roprosouted.
TO LESSEN CRIME IN HONGKONG.
A SUGOTION.
TELEGRAMS.
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RAILWAY STRIKE THREATENED.
LON now, May 13th,
POLICE COURT.
Monday, May 13th.
BEFORE MR. F. A. HAZELAND (FIRST
POLICE MAGISTRATE)
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
A Chinese woman, residing at 48, Stanley |Street, was charged before his Worship with attempting to commit suicide by taking an over-
A great railway strike is threatened, dose of opium. She informed the Court that
THE GERMAN NAVY,
LONDON, May 13th. The Kaiser vigorously advocates the construction of more warships.
DISAFFECTION IN PERSIA.
LONDON, May 13th. The Shah's brother is leading rebellion.
FURTHER RETRENCHMENT
AT WOOLWICH..
LONDON, May 13th.
a
Captain Marchant has already made a reputa tion for himself locally as a writer of bright and Are the methods of our incal authorities for interesting stories and his little book, “Sea- the suppression of crime behind those prevail- breezo's Stories" published at fifty cents, is sing in other parts of the Far East From a collection of some of his best ysrus. They are conversation which our representative had of the type that can be appreciated after diauor, yesterday with a Police Ŏear of long servica It is understood that the intention They involve a little stretch of the imagination, and much experience it would appear so. The is to reduce the Woolwich Arsenal to and they what the appetite for mare. More gentleman in question related something which careful proof reading would have improved the
volume."
of the Ministry of War will serve in measure to check the dangerous intrigues of lye rapidly prowing power of the reactionary party in Peking. -
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LONDON, May 11th.
her husband had been unable to get work for some time, comɛequently they were feeling the pinch of poverty. His Worship discharged her, at the same time warning ber not to attempt to take her life again.
CONFIDENCE MEN "AGAIN.
Inspector Collett proceeded against two natives on charged of inrceny by trick, while · the first defendant was farther charged on two conuts with being in possession of a number of Hongkong and Chinese counterfeit coins.
From the evidence it appeared that on Sunday morning the two defendants mot a Chinese boy in Queen's Hood West and asked him to pawo two rings which they said wero gold. He agreed to do so, and left a bundle of clothing and an umbrella as security. When he arrived at the pawnshop he was informed that the rings were brass, and on returning to the spot where he left the men he found that they had gone. On telling his story at West Point Palion Station, detectives were pa on the track
of the confidence men, and traced thers to a honse in First Strant. Tharo one of the defendants was found lying on the stolen clubbing, white in a pillow box belonging to the first defendant ten rings similar to those given to the boy were found, also sayan counterfeit Hongkong mins and 52 counterfeit Chinese Coins.
Chiness money was fined $150 or six weeks' imprisonment, and on the charge of being in poesian of sparious Hongkong coins was sentenced to three weeks' jeil without the option of a tiue. In the case of the second man the
LONDON, May 11th, Sir Edward gave a banquet to Princesalences are to rus consecutive. Fashinii, at the Foreign Office, at which there was a distinguished gathering. Sir
THE CONNAUGHT ROAD MURDER.
is not generally known-that a large percent the extent of 6,000 men below peace age of the crimes which are committed fonally strength. are perpetrated by what may be styled "rogues With regard to the appointment of Prince and vagabonde," wanderers who have no Ching as Comptroller-General of the Ministry roof to shelter them. These are the men who of War we N.-C. Daily Neste, understand that
are generally caught in the act of descending this was recommanded by H. E. Viceroy Yaan down pipes, of snatching jewellery from women,
On the first charge both defendants were. Sub-kni, as a counterstroke against the rapidly-and of holding up passers-by in the back streets
sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment and six rising power of Tiel Liang, President of the of the City. About midnight they are to be! Consols are # lower, owing to the. Trans-hours stocks, while the first defsulaut on the Ministry of War.
As Prince Ching' feelings seen journeying with th ir mats to some quietaal loan and an impending Cape loan of charge of being in possession of counterfeit are inclined more towards progress than re- street where they make of the footpath their action, bis appointment as Comptroller-General couch. There they lie until all is quiet, and £2,000,000 at 4 per cent,
then vantura forth to prey upon
sumo late
PRINCE FUSHIMES VISIT. reveller or to enter a house where opportunity offers. Now, in Singapore or Saigon zuch characters are always basisbud, in most instances before they havo hail time or oppor ......At Peking was issued on May fith a Decree | tunity to break the law. Bat in Hongkong
death of the Imperial Clansman Pu. Hsing, at the affenoe ik serious angh for such
praised the patriotism and public spirit of one time President of the Bcard of Punishments a course. It is anggested that Hongkong told régime), "Dake Teal Too is commanded should follow in the stops of Singapore and the Japanese, and said that the object of the to carry a "Tolo" prayer esvarist, the gift from Saigon and banish all such the Emperor, to deceased to be used as a surauad, mentioned. Even though in many instances and to pour a libation before the remains ou be they may not he criminal, their rapthod of half of His Majesty. Te sam of Tix. 5,000 living is bound to lead them into temptation, from the Privy Parse is ordered to be given to and by the disappearance of such a buod of the family of deceased for funeral expenses; all undesirables from our shore it is believed his official delinquencies are commanded to be
that there will be a considerable falling of in the number of the criminal cases on tho erased from the records and his eldest son Ya Saag is granted the rank of a abroad cises secretary of one of the Ministries of Peking, as the canals of Mars, yet, who would a mark of the Imperial zeugnition of the legal unhesitatingly settle the questions of Mar.services of the deceased." tial irrigation without eny practica! acquaintance
conditions of
The hearing of the charge of murder preferred
It cleases ths teeth, swanlous the brest taxing this, and you talk of taxing that,expressing reret at receipt of the news of the banishment follows the offence, provided Edward Grey, in toasting Prince Fushimi, against four Japsuese, and of the charge of
and strengthens the gums.
Daialily put up, it forms a pleasing addition to the toilet.
whereas, as
and you fancy you are only taxing dukes, a antler of fact, vast com. imunities-cooperative societies, in fact, of workers are deeply interested in these Tery commodities, which you ignorantly think are solely confined to the much-pinnered class. In these practical matters of finance A. S. WATSON & CO.. our colonial administrators are far ahead of
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our diletante free-traders of the Cobden Club stamp, who only know the practical truths of finance, as our astronomers know
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the
A number of forged share notes of this Nippon Yusen Kaisha have boon found in circalation of
planetary life, other than afforded by late. It is stated that they are produced so gazing through the great telescope ut the skilfully that only experts cau distinguish them Lick Observatory. But it is not alone in from the geanics, and applications are being Lord RosenËRY's speech, remarkable as that continually received at the bead office of the is under present coaditions, that signs are company enclosing share notes for identification. visible of a waking up from the fever. The following are given by the Nippou Kaisha de the distinctive features of the forged
į
oh rasters A
year's calender. Perhaps the matter is one it would be worth while for the Goverament to consider.
A CHINESE HOUSEBREAKER'S
METHOD.
SKILFUL BUT DANGEROUS.
A report of what appeared to be attempted arson, which was made to Inspector Bitchia the Coutral Police Station on Sunday st
morning, has revealed a Chinese method of housebreaking which, although long in vogue,
i renewal of the alliance, two years ago was,
being accessories after the fact preferred against
von others, was continued before bis Worship. As before, Mr. P. P. J. Wadobones prosecuted,
not to injure others but to secure stability and Mr. P. W. Goldring of Messrs. Goldring and Barlow), appeared for the defendants. and peace. He trusted that this, our object, Further evidence was heard, and the case was recognised by all interested in the Far adjourned. Enst. Prince Fushimi, in returning thanks, referred to the special friendship existing between the two nations.
SUPREME COURT.
Monday, 13th May.
BEFORE ME. A. G. WIE (PUISNE
Juva).
IN ORIGINAL JURIDICTION
CONSENTED TO JUDOMENT. Leang Ng Shi, a spinster, sued the Sun Choy Brick Company Limited for $150, being halance of rent due in respect of premises
dreams of the last few years. The presencorlibeatae: -(1)—The forged nota is slightly hum seldom, if ever, boon made public. Ooncupied by the defendants at 15, Queen's ent before 11 a.m, on day of publication. After that House of Cominons, it is carions to note, smäller than the genuine; (2)-The paper the morning in question the inmates of a shop $238, of which 888 had been paid on account.
of DAILY Pass should be hour the supply is limited. Only supplied for Cash Pgraphic Address: Pass, Godos à‚8,0.ih Bà
years.
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was not returned with the object of carrying of the forged note is à little inferior in quality, at No. 30 Upper Station Street reported that Mr. Dizon, from the office of Messrs. Hastings out any such programme az His Majesty's and the print is less distinct; (3)In the forged some one had tried to sui re to the staircase and Hastings, appeared for the plaintiff and present Ministers have been seeking to note the printer's name, printed on the left side leading to the first and second floors above the
At the bottom of the stairs a quantity dants, and consented to judgment on their on the face is wanting; (4) —In the forged note shop.
Mr. Otto Kong Sing sppeared for the defen thrust on the country. It was distinctly the name of the "Kanagawa-maru" printed a of gloth saturated with kerosene, and On Mug 5th at London, Frex Govx, aged 40 returned with the view of counteracting Mr. little above the centre of tas face is wealing. email lin full of
found. Was CHAMBERLAIN'S proposed fiscal reforms; yet
the gathe time it
discovered it is curious to notice how the Government this afternoon, the hon. Registrar-General, the entrance to the upper floure was on fira. that the partition wall dividing the shop from itself bus found it necessary to begin the reform itself, even in the teeth of this posant le potice will move :-(1) That in the The blaze was immediately qualled and the opinion of this Board the large Increase in police communicated with: After they had recent years in the number of dead bodies placed visited the place, and made in the streets is due to the sanitary measures adopted since 1891 against plague and smallpox; quiries, they came to the conclusion that it was (2) That a reduction in the number of dead not a case of a tempted amon, but that Chinese robbers had been endeavouring, by means of
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The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, MAY 14TH, 1907.
At
At the Sonitory Board meeting to be hold
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POLICE MAGISTRATE).
H
A. KONGKONG SAMSON, "He carried the horse in his arms aa ke ranI down lane", a district watchman told bix Worship when referring to a defendant whose offence was stated on the chargesheet to be the Jarcy of a hores. As he gazed at the diminn. tive stature of the native, his Worship looked as though he did not believe the atory, and smil- od broadly when his next question elicited the information that what was stolen was a clothes horso. The defendant was sout to jail for twelve days.
THE PRICE OF AN HAK.
Loung Ki was prossonted by Inspector Gourlay for assault causing grievous bodily harm. The inspector stated that a coal coolie, mod Cheong Fak, resided with the defond- ant at East Peint. On Saturday afternoon ha
house and mid be wanted his saucepan. The was boiling vegetables and pork in the defendant's pot, when the latter entered the
complainant told him to wait a minute, bat Leung was evidently in a bad humour, sud taking the pot off the fire threw the contents on the floor. This caused a quarrel, and as tha men eloved in a desperate struggle, the defendant bit the complainant's ear off.
RE-ECHO OF LUSITANO SPORTS,
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PEESS."
For this his Worship inflicted a fine of $10, Hongkong. 18th May. the alternative being ons month's imprison- SIR.In pernsing your paragraph of to-day ment. The defendant was further bound over under the heading of Eche of Lusitano in the sum of 850 to keep the peace for six Sports,"I beg to endorse the opinion expressed monthe.
and myself as second in the sams' race. right as Mr. da Silva, the legitimate Grat winner, ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUE.
deliberate, verdics, and how already the country at large is falling in with thess views. It is difficult to imagine how auy body of reasonable meu could have persund. ed themselves that they were fighting the undies placed in the streets can be effected ouly an old practice, to gain entrance to the shop therein, and to state that I claim the same battle of Free Trade by lending their every That to obtain the effective co-operation of the disturbed while so employed, and decamped
by obtaining the assistance of the Chiness; (3) on the ground floor, und had probably be support to the most unblushing practices of Chinese a revision of the byelaws relating to To avoid making a noise the Chinese robber a Protection aimed avowedly at undermining infectious disease is necessary, and that suck instead of foreing open a door, baras a hole the industrial resources of the country; revision is called for on other grounds as well. in the wall large enough for him to put his yet it was ou auch misrepresentations that A further better from the Government relating and through and so be enabled to withdran the election was carried. In the face of to dumping will be submitted, and also a
the bolt. This, in the opinion of the police, this, and in late with Lord ROSEBEE's initiated by the Public Health and Buildings
letter relating to the result of the investigation is what happened in the present instance. warnings the action of the London Chamber Ordinance Commission. of Commerce cannot be ignored. Mr. Faithful Begg, in carrying by a large majority of those present and represented, amendment in favour of preferential trade
Practically the entire fortune of Mr. James
OPIUM IN PARLIAMENT.
I may add, also great confusion and excitement I conour that there was mismanagement, and
prevailed in this interesting race, the result now of which is still greatly commented on by the public.
To avoid mob a repetition. I would suggest that if there be another Sports next year, aa independent and more qualified committee should be selected,
I enclose my card, Yours faithfully.
0. F. R.
PROGRESS OF NEW HEADQUARTERS, The intelling and filling in of the site for the R.H.K.Y.C. Club House, with the ses walls &c., are now completed. The site is ready for building upon.
At a meeting over which the Commodore, Hon. Mr. May, presided, and at which Major Brooke, Messrs. Carpenter, Tooker, Warre, and H. Peroy Smith (secretary and treasurer) were present, a leader for the erection of the buildings was accepted.
LORD ROSEBERY is an accomplished man, & clever man, and an agreeable man; still he lks intensity of purpose, and this lack will ever prevent him taking the first rank in the national affairs. Still he has many of the qualities usually accompanying mantership, and amongst them is the faculty of being generally capable of reading the current of public opinion. Although, then, an a fce not so dangerous as many men of for interior ability, his recent declaration
Henry ("Silent" Smith, who died recently at In the House of Commons on April 11th, Mr. with regard to the Government presided his
Kyoto, of Bright's dissase, is, according to Pike Pua e, asked the Secretary of State for
The buildings, which will be for the most. American exchanges, left to his widow. The India, what was the total value of the opium over by Siz HENRY CAMPBELL-Bannerman
part two stories high, comprise on the lower Boera large boat-house, gymnasium, lavatory will be damaging in the inverse ratio of his with the Colonies, is evidently being uptorte fortane is estimated at from $55,000,000 to exported from India in. 1906, aud the value of
Hongkong, 18th May, 1907, ability for leading his party; for it is the by the growing force of public opinion; and $75,000,000, and Mrs. Smith, who was Mes. that consigned direct to ports in Chins.
another indication that the country at Willian Rhinelander-Stewart, becomes the the opiam exported from India in the years 1906, Mr. Morley, replied as follows-The valus of
SIE,- Apent the sad incident reported in your and drying room and on the second floor apa- first overt pronouncement on the part of
as shown in the trade retoras, was £6,128,016, of Sports column, I, being an scular witness of the ions verandahe, committas room; ledies rooLD, bar, dressing a shrewd observer that the days of that ill-arge is also waking up to the fact that richest society woman in the world. assorted and inept association of icon-something better than politics are wanted is S. Leroy, who has been the late Mr. Smith's which £4,86,152 represents opium consigned "Voterens Race" at the Insitano Sports, must general roading room, and
direct to Hongkong and the treaty ports in confess, in justice to the Veteray Winner, Mr. Fox, and lavatory. There will be also a afforded by the recent rebellion against the personal representative for years, said recently :
largo tennis court. The stip for yachts will gruities are numbered. Characteristically visionary schemes of the late London Rotary in the will which Mr. Suith drew up in Affairs whether the Government had consented holder of the Silver Cup, as his start was Altogather it is believed that the Club promises Mr. Alden asked the Secretary for Foreign da Silva, that he ought to be the legitimate seceramodate tea racing yachts at one time. Lord ROSEBERY commenced his apoch hy County Council The doctrinaries, in fact, Scotland shortly before his marriage on Septoni- to be represented at the conference called by punctual as the pistol was fired, and if others will be very fine and replete with all the usual praising the Government. He could hardly overdid their part at the recont elections, and ber 15th. The will is held by his private eolici- the question of the impression of the ognim started badly they ought to be disqualified, and clat-bouse equipment. do otherwise at a meeting of the Liberal have committed the greatest of political tor in London, a man whose name and address I trame; whether woy other Powera had given the judges should never bare accepted their The whole of the work is to be completed League, but even his praise was damaging. crimes, that of being found out. If we could have not yet ascertained. It takes the place of a their adherence to this proposal; and whether protest for a re-reu, na the first race stands good before the end of the year.
previous will which is held in this city." The the Possibly uo administration over held office at home only succeed in getting ten years merango adds that the cabled report from Kyoto of reference and the programme of the conreason that it could be cancelled. The public
Berman
--"Mrs. Smith was namedas the chist bane.
China
ference.
States Government to consider
(TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PERMB".
ause could be furnished with the terms and valid in all respects, thore being no proper
of which it might not be said that some of of government free from the narrow fetters to New York that Mr. Smith's death was due to ite members were good; nobody has had for of party, the country might begin once cancer caused some surprise among his friends the question, the United States Government Sir E. Grey: As regards the first part of instance a word to say in disfavour of Sir
more to be great, and we might discover there, who had no intimation that he was have been informed that his Majesty's Govern
in my reply of March 20 to the hou member for Rushcliffe, to take part in a joint interns. tional conference or commission of investigation.
EDWARD GREY. That is nothing new, for how immensely more worthy of our anibition suffering from any such silment. An agent of ment are willing on cartain conditions, stated bis abilities were recognised even when he is the safety of the Empire than the prominent life insurance company declared acted as Parliamentary Secretary under Mr.shibboleth of party.
Amounting to $1,000,000. Ho failed to pass
sympathy is with Mr. da Silva.
Thanking you for the insertion of the above.
A NON-PORTUGUESE SPEOTATOR,
What Shakespeare thought was that wen and women were all actors, and tha: the whole world was a stge, and in so saying he was not making a cynical disparagement of the stage world. Shakespeare know that, whether on the stage or off, they were actors, and he knew that he realised life by dramatising on the stage Nothing is so irritating to those of us who what was being done in the world by everyone
If Lord ROSEBERY that a year age Mr. Smith applied for pelio The replies of the other Powers consulted have are imperfect as the smugness of admirable folk.in a more or fome loose way. The ordinary GLADSTONE. Both sides of the House too have ui ded in doiug this be will have tisfactory physical examination on account of Government, nor have any forms of reference for ice, on the other hand, gives some of us about falsehood, but it was really an attempt to show
have recognised Mr. HALDANE's high pur-deserved well of his generation
pose, and although differing in details, no
a kidney.
not yet been communicated to his Majesty's
the conference or semmission yet been submitted.
If conscience makes cowards of us all, coward- individual thought that dramatio art was a
all the conscience we arer know.
life.