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In America the oath is gradually going out of fashion. Transatlantic passangers are now.
allowed to substitute an affirmation for the oath before the Customs officers, and at Washington the Government clerks are no longer compelled
["DAILY PRES8" RXCLUSIVE-SERY-FOR-"]
FRENCH REVERSE.
LONDON, September 13th. The French troops have suffered à sovere defeat at the hands of the Moors at Taddert.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14ræ. 1907. I of guestship, the personality which makes it Tum considered judgment of Mr. F. A-posals kind not only upon the motive and
Mr. J. B. Miller, of Sault Ste. Mario, TELEGRAMS. possible to live with the host nation on Hazeland, Magistrato, in the oxtradition actions of the responsible government but also Ontario, has discovered, what is believed to be terms of justice and righteousness. Justice case arising out of the alleged Swatow nughbouring and friendly power. Is it epan
impliedly upon the judicial authorities of the richest piokol deposit in Canada, year and righteousness-in San Francisco! The "rebellion", teems with interesting consid.to ma it all to consider such a suggestion! In Wethington, in Northern Ontario. The vein more the San Franciscans appeal to reasoncrations. Although there are rumours my judgment it is not and I have already stated it raported to be a hundred feet wide, and to the ground for my opinion. The question contain almost pura metal. The Standard Oil in this unatter, the worss-their case-appears.
of possible appeals, we presume that until boara apon the political aspect of the extradition capitaliste, who control the nickeld in Csando,
and it must be determined upon a & CO., There is only one honest stand they can
formal notice is given the case is no longer of matters into which this amet is not com
a consideration
are sadeavouring to purchase the new ground. tunke, and if they made it and stuck to it, tb judice, and that we may venture to petent and has no authority to enter.
Fuck comment upon it,
The extradition of considerations if they exist at all must be we could sympathise with them. We do
addressed to the executive of the nountry and not want Asiatics, and rightly or wrongly, persons, under our treaty with Chinn, may ought net to enter into the judicial considera we refuse to take them." We could under matter of justice, If, we consider our own tion aot and the treaty,"
be a matter of expediency as much as a tion at the question which in this case turns Totaly upon the the construction of the extradi. stand that, sud we could even excuse it,
political interests. It could be very But this talk of justice and righteousness-is-
casbarrassing for the British administration colossal impudence. Even with the frack of a Colony so closely and intimately suggestion should not be made without confession of guilt regarding PERRY's connected with China, were its hospital Ly ensemble grounds, but for the rest, Lord achievement, and the tardy apology for it, to be abused. Between that consideration Reese betraged a singular lack of ordin the San Francisco journal cannot get within and our humane reluctance to hand menary human "savvy." It is not a reflection touch of honesty. It is not objecting to over to the cruelty of a judicial system for of the "gravest possible kind." None but “such intrasion upon ourselves," but to the which we entertain no shred of respect, we an uncommonly scrupulous man is going to CELEBRATED paretil-entry of invited guests. The find our dilemma, Tind so it is no wonder be aghast at Russia or Ching if, in their invitation is contained in the reciprocal that there should be considerable variety of aux ety to get hold of soute serious political treaty between Japan and America, an opinion as to the merits of this and similar offender, they adopt some auch machiaveling arrangement sought, not by the Japanese, cases. The Magistrate referred to may have method of getting round the, to thou, but by the Americans themselves. Japan and such issues in his mind, but it is quite inexplicable squeamishness of the British
and the American government, finds itself rigorously. banished them.
shed them. Not såpedioner. We are not augeted by it, biit as common- unable to keep ite part, owing to the incited thusene sentiment, but severely sense individuals we would keep our eyes clamour of a mol of sandbaggers in that judicial interpretation of the law as it
open for it, and see to it carefully that notorious city of unrighteousness, San appears to him, is the basis of his decision.
our ideas of justice are not so circumvented, His interpretation will come under the In the use of Chius, as we intimated
WATSON'S
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SCOTCH
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Taddert is Berberens' fer' town, and in this to wear to their expenses account. They canon-refere-to-a-village in Algoma, of about two
their honour." It is estimated that the Govern travel at Uncle Sam's cost with an elastic puss thousand population. Thors are Roman ruins string and then cortify their accounts "upon
there.]
munt by substituting the affirmation for the oath will save a large sum in notary's feen, and possibly some perjury.
better regulate the traffic twelve special Chinese We (lho Pinang Gazette) hear that in order to constables are to be engaged. They will be required to have a knowledge of Malay, although they are principally intended to deal with Chinens jinrikisha-pollers and Chinese cart aan who do not understand say other language but
not obeying ordove,. Also, malform of the new countables, owing to their antionality, will be of a somewhat different pattern from that worn by the other native Polios.
their own, and in cens quence often get inte
UNQUIET INDIA,
LONDON, September 13th.
and Europeans have been attacked in Riots have broken out in Calcutte
Eastern Bengal.
ASIATICS IN AMERICA,
LONDON, September, 13th. The Asiatics in Seattle are arming
has faithfully kept her part of the bargain, clear that in coming to h's decision hewhere a political offender's fate is concerned. trouble with Malay and Indian-constables for themselves. The unrest continues at
In Toukin, the Government offers prizes to
Victoria, Vancouver, Bellingham, and other places in British Columbia.
(There is a Bellingham in Massachusette but we can ful no trace of such a place in British Columbia.
THE "LUSITANIA.
LONDON, September 13th. short of funds in bard times, and have to turn plished author day's run of 593 kuois, The s.s. Lusitania has accom- to money-lenders who exant the very utmost in spite of fog. She is expected to denir du Toukin urges the Government to settle the diflculty, which is the main bindrance to-night. from them to their rain very often. The
reach Sandyhook by nine o'clook
Colony. to the development to planting enterprise in the
OBILUARY.
Francisco. We can enjoy the exchange of criticism of others acerding as it squarin opening, we have no shyngas about planters to encourage cortain lines of cultivation, courtesies, goes on this unctuons humbug with
their notions of expediency or reflecting impliedly upon the judicial The Chamber of Agriculturo there has asked with Japan's educated and distinguished men, we can cordially join them in seisulife. Without passing any opinion on authorities of a neighbouring and friendly the Government to go stop farther, stid
the merits or demerits of the investigations and pursuits, we enn travle British stipulations in our extradition peculiarly
power, which seems so shocking a organises a system of advances to planters. It with them in a friendly spirit but we cannot treaties, embodying our tenderness for poli.thing to Lord Russef Lord BusBELL is pointed out that circumstances arise in which wingle peacefully with them as members of tical offenders the world over, we may at once does not know ne much of the Chinese
planters, without say fault of their own, ran the same body politic. Way This proceed to express our opinion that, whether judicial authorities as we do, and we representative of thought in the body politic that tenderness be wise or otherwise, the ledge, and not by the gentlemanly qualis ought to be guided by our local know- a body, whose head has just been foul to intention of the law is to give it rent, toof that eminent jurist. It is not only be so corrupt as to need interment-in jail, protect political offenders, and that Mr. says the differences in ideals and habits HAZELAND's debuition of what constitutes our duty to take it up and honestly con- "open" to us to consider anch a suggestion, of thought are absolutely irreconcilable. do political offence is not broad enough for the sider its probability. Lord RUSSELL COR- it insists, to save its uniquely just and spirit and intention of the TRW, though it sidered the Court competent to review of New Jersey denies the statement that it ig The Secretary of the Standard Oil Company righteous ideale and habits of thought from may bring it within the letter as expediencythe political aspect of extradition," yet the intention of the company to provide for the being mowed under, that this continent, has been in the habit of dofining it. Surely he allowed it to consider etiquette like that payment of any fues by raising the prios of oil. being the home of a white race, shall be it does not need much demonstration that His concern for due respect to the neigh. It is also denied that the estimata made by a preserved as such, and we demand the there are numerous genuine political offences bouring Power and its judiciary, was politi- Government official that the company in 24 exclusion of Asiatics because we insist that possible besides those which happen when. What ciso He seems to us decidedly is based on açourate information. The ostnings years has made a profit of 749,000,000 dollars they shall not break up our home." One there are "two or more parties in the state inconsistent in referring one political aspect of the organisation, its officials declare, havs would thick from that pathetic tag that it each seeking to impose the government of Lo the execntive A. S. WATSON & CO., had been the Janess who had been doing their [sic] own choice on the other. Lat. and then consenting to consider another, by the Government Commissioner, Mr. Garfield, The Militia is held in readiness, the police
of the country," never heen made public, and the assertion made ns take a readily conceivable instance in of less inatorini importance. Still, if he can be merely guesswork. The Standard Oilarrested a score of Orientals, mostly Chinese, the highly civilized clientele of the San Russia. Some writer, say TOLSTOY, ineurs as Chief Justice was obliged to confine his Company, by the way is being vigorously arined with revolvers, and a box was seized the resentment of the Russian Police Bureau attention to "the construction of the extradi-proceeded against in Kauens, where fifty ques
submit that Mr. BAZ KLAND as Magistrate to be conaestion of the Standard Oil with the chant, containing thirty rifles and 5,000 tion act and the treats," we respectfully tions have been filed by the Attorney-General as
MELLOW.
PER CISE
$13:00
LIMITED,
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS Hongkong, 9th September, 1907. 90
the rioting and house-breaking, instead. of
3....
In words distinctly
Francisco Chronicle, and deliberately provocative of further Inwlessness, it hints at necessary and inevitable fighting, "which no laws can prevent,"
It may be noted that it speaks for the whole continent, a claim that the best Americana repudiate. During Lomether, and probably will soon be driven to make the only stand we haveinlicate:1 og
very' acar it now, we will be prepared to All letters for publication shonbi be written on listen to it with more patience.
NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.
was not. As a matter of fact, His Worship did look into the suggestion, and his citation of Lord RUSSELL's scruple was quite expletive, for he decides that there was nothing in the evidence to support the political offence. Assuming the correctness of that finding, His Worthi p's decision was we beg deferentially to disag rez.
· ONLY communications relating to the next column the trouble, it has shifted from one ground extradition is applied for. Would Loxion assertion that the prisoner was 'wautet for a
should be addressed to Piz EurTOR.
Correspondents, plead forward their name and ́ad- stresses with dumunicationg actressed to the
LONDON, September 13th. Charles Grant of Shanghai is dead.
[REUTER'S BERVICE.]
THE RIOTS IN VANCOUVER.
Losnow, September 11th. Vancouver was quiet yesterday evening.
at the docks addressed to a Chinese mer
A combined Chinese and Japanese or
Editor, not for publiention bucus evils of good admissible. When it gets there, and it is each seeking to impose the government of absolutely correct, but with that finding to 68-a 'crowd of native men and women wearing ganization in Vancouver has made overtures
faith.
one side of the paper only.
After all, this shifting of populations is
Prairie Oil and Gas Company.
rounds of ammunition. Official oirdes af. administration of Ceylon some interesting basis of restriction on immigration. The There are in the report on the Customs Outawa are hopeful of a settlement on the referenes to the prevailing craze for dressing Canadian papers generally deplore the anti- native children in a quasi-European fashion. Japanese outrages and demand the viadi- The report saya-The native infant population cation of the law. in practically all the towns of Ceylon are now
LATER. olorbed in what is supposed to European shion. It is a common sight on a festive day
the simple and picturesque dress that they have worn for centuries while the children To-day (Saturday) is the Parse New Year's are decked out in plush and velvet, in tam
shanters, straw hats, and bonnets with feathers, wearing stockings and socks many sizes too large, descending on patent leather shoes many sizes too small. The contrast in dress is as painful in the spectator as it must be to the children condemned to wear such finery.
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The
Daily Dress.
HONGKONG, SEPTEMBER 14TH, 1907.-
even rough and randy solutions threaten to become welcome before long. Australialas been tackling it for a long time; British Columbia is busy with it now; South Africa has had a taste of it and evey over Liver. pool in England its shadow has fallen. Japan herself has begun to deport Chinese coolies. To a disinterested onlooker, the general situation is reminiscent of the two donkeys, each with its head over the fence, reaching for its neighbour's-graes. It bas
ment. He is not advocating its substitution by decrying the corruption of the govern- by another, but its reform. In the course of is denunciation, he uses words which con- stitute, say, teee majede, some breach of some Russian law whick ronders him liable to Siberia. He escapes to Londos, and his
give him up, because there did not lappen to be "two or more parties in the state its choice on the other or others"? Or would it say that as a bona fide political offender he was entitled to the protection of the stipulatory clause? Take the story of effort of imagination, conceive of a repetition of a like incident in China. Put the ExPRESS-DOWAGER in the shoes of King Jous, with the loading representatives of her people compelling her to sign a Chinese Magna Charta. engine then, further, that by some coup d'état, her shrewd Majesty were suddenly to turn the tables on the Chinese Barons, necessitating their hasty Right to Hongkong. They had not endea voured to depose her and set up a ver
midation had tried to induce the existing government to do the right thing as they parties in the state" then were they not saw it. There were not "two or mota political offenders? We fancy that in such a care, even Mr. HAZELAND would throw Cave J. aside and refuse extradition. Is
The Y.M.C.A. Bulletin has made its firet appearance for the beginning winter season.
Sportsmen report that not for many years has the snipe shooting been better than it is this year.
The Volunteer Parade Concert arranged for te-night has been postponed on acount of the threatening westber till next Saturday night.
It is understood that the defendant in the Extradition case-reported yesterday will appost
Says the Sydney Daily Telegraph; Prastically
to the Hindus to join in a general industrial strike, the Hindus declined on the ground that they were British subjects.
JAPAN'S AMBASSADOR TO GERMANY.
LONDON, September 11th. Mr. Inouki, the Japanese Ambassador to Berlin, took farewell of Prince Buelow
yesterday at Norderny, prior to his de-
THE RUSSO-JAPANESE TREATY.
LONDON, Saptemter 11th
the whole of the 71 immigrants who arrived by the Ordona on Aug. 7th have found employment parture for Japan. in the country districts The Intelligence Department has experienced no diffealty at alj being a big demand for men of their stamp-on- in getting them comfortable positions, there the part of farmere, station-holders, and others.
immigrants who are arriving is a sure sign öf the internal resources of the State. The the big development that in now taking place in.
welcome which the right class of immigrate i
The Russian-Japanese Treaties have been
to be admitted that the white man started government; but by a little forceful inti- to the Supreme Court against the decision of This immediate absorption of the agricultural | published in St. Petersburg.
the game. If he hadn't, there woula hare been no American nation to-day. So it is In the adage, what is nauce for the geese is so use talking of justice and righteousness, sance for the gander, but in pelities it is unless we are prepared to retrace our stop not. International relations are not aronged Merely to copy the San Francisco Chronicle, on any such principle. It is very touching and to admit that our intrusions were acts
Here were these
Mr. H zeland.
Australian press notices refer in highly com haring a very successful tour and the varios Pollard's Lilipatia Opera Company is
plimentary tarms to the performsness of the little folks. They will visit Hongkong shortly. Travellers in the New Territory will ap
and Chinese are being erected at various cross Finger posts, with the dir etions in English roads and junctions,
In the ruius caused by explations in the expansive siege operations now proceeding at Chatham some weg put up a kind of In Me morium notice, which states
Built by Coaviats, 1904- Destroyed by Ln.ios, 1997:
Jon Chipman has been the fest, writes
just now receiving from employers, should be means of encouraging more to arrive. The
best recommendations that the State could privilege immigrants have of nominating others is being largely availed of, this being one of the
roosive from an industrial point of view.
By kind permission of Lieut. Col. W. Scott Moncrieff and Officers, the Band of the Third Battalion "The Date of Cambridges (wa'! (Middlesex Regiment) will play the following Hongkong Hotel, this (Saturday) orening programme of music during dinner at the Overture......ommorna upp
"Flear du Printemja,"-..
Bousqurt Selection...... An Artist's Model,
(a) Lied. Morgen Ständchen, Schubert 2(b)Song... Fetters of Gold, Hatch on selection..."Tom Jones
Garnaa Serenade.. 34
Rococo
Helmund and
THE JAPANESE CRUISERS IN
AUSTRIA.
LONDON, Sptember 11th.
and Chitore.
The Emperor Francis. Joseph has received Admiral Ijuin and Officers of the Tie Exte
WEATHER REPORT.
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued- the following report
On the 12th at 9,30 pm-Orders issed to hoist No. 2 aight signal.
to find an American paper orsing wet cups, of barkarism, is not enough. If we persist the Swalow case really so very different?preciate the innovation that is just being made; especially a Californian paper The Sax in forcing our friendly intercourse upon. We do not think so. Francisco Chronicle of August 7th, one of people of different skin, prating of good sturdy Swatow prototypes of the Runuy the yellowest of the yellow press, one that will the while, we must learn to see their mede Barons, bringing forceful suasion to has howled most strenuously on the side of pigmentation without openly shuddering, bear upon the local representatives of her race prejudice, and striven for popularity by and even to rub elbows with them without Peking Majesty to make them give them parroting popular clamour, right or wrong, trying to kick them. There is another their rights. Their offences, or crimes if has been driven into a corner indeed, when way. It is unlikely that every American and you like, were "inc dental to and formed a ́it can bring itself to make the following Englishman will be withdrawn from China part of political disturbances, of which confession-
and Japan, which would be necessary to That the man immediately concerned was a we submit, there was sufficient evidence. We claim no right to enter Japan bring expulsion mid exclusion into line cominon, thieving, murdering rascal ire find against the wish of its people, and now with justice and righteousness. Perhaps, difficult to believe. Who would find the the Rangoon frozette, to introduce insolvency Commodore PERRY was an act of barbaris Vancouver must have their way, the Powers the whole, however inexpedient it would declared insolvent in the Falam district court. committed in the hope of exploitation. We will try the plan that the Americans have seem to protect such people, we are inclined The liabilities, are small, under R, 561, and have no desire to repeat it upon any other adopted for the Red Indians; to take such to think that he uation, nor will we permit, without resistance, portions of China and Japan as we next, and sanctuary offered his class by the spirit It may be as well for the peace of the locality was entitled to the except claims by three Indian shopkeepers and a sweeper ura all due to a Chinese carpenter. such intrusion upon ourselves. We desire herd and confine the natives into reserva- and intention of our law as it relates to that there are no Chin creditors. to live upon our continent and to let live tions in the unclaimed balance, But as extradition.
pon-other-continents!--
that might stagger humanity, the chance is
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e other point occurs to us, with which that after all San Francisco and Vancouver we have omitted to deal. His Worship will have to put their demands in their approvingly quotes, vie à vis the suggestion pockets, and take their chance with the rest that application for rendition was based of the world, under the existing arrange upon a charge not bona fides, Lord RUSSELL, ments. The white man having made his Chief Justice, who are Agron end- It talks of the right of each race to togard bed must. lie upon it. His catchword of its own territory as a citizen regals bis conquest having been universal brotherhood, home as a sacred place into which those he acous bound to face his fraternal duties only any he admitted who have the expacity without so much grimacing..
recognise that our armed intrusion under if it is found that San Francisco and money for the defence of such an one?. On in tho Chin. Hills where a Chinaman kas been Olive Croft ns. Soup--lock Turtle Sang. Fish Chirer Formosa and the B. E. coast of
We do not know what altitude this part cular newspaper takes towards the American occupation of the Philippines, but it is not likely that it would applaud precisely the same claim if made by a Filipino journal
As a typical specimen of Indo Anglian literature the following is worth quoting- Honcured Sir,-Having boon amputated from my family for some years, and as I have confegrations of the internals and prostration complaints of the abdomen coupled with great of all desire for work, with also the disgorging learned brothers during the argument that tlás my attending orderly room for ten or mine "It has been pointed out by myself and my of my dinner, I hope your highoses will excus in itself a very grave and very serious state-more days, and in duty bound, shall-ever-pray to be put forward except upon very strong for the salubrity of your temper and the ment-to-pat-forward and one which ought not grounds; it conveys a reflection of the gravest enlargement of your family.
is
A depression appears to be developing in the China Bos, probably to the 8.5, of Hongkong
On the 18th at 5.45 am.-Orders issued to hoist the Back Cons polat dawards and Drum (ladiesten typhoon 8.B. of Colany within 800 miles),
At 11.00a.m.-The barometer has rizsn DINNER MANU-Hota-d'ouvre-Caviare
and fallen considerably in Hongkong, Farele and Grera Peas, Stewed Sweeth and and to be situated about 125 miles to the... of -Boiled Fish and F. Sauce. Extrées-Pigeon The depression may be a typhoon. It appisars
Corned Oy Tongue and Carrots, Cold Bologna Mushrooms, Chicken Liver and Haus Patties. longkong to be moving towards W.N.W. at Biut Sauce, Roast Capon and Singe, Boiled Curry-Sicabob Curry. Joints-Boast Lamb and
and present.
Pressure romains high over N. China.. Strong E. winds are Hikely to prevail in the Sausage und Mixed Salad. Sweets-Torst Fud- Formoss Channel, and cyclonic galos along the ding, Chocolats les Cher had Finger Cakes, Northern shores of the China Bea. Dessert Coffee Fruit Apple Dumplings. Tywy Cafe Creu Batz Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending
þat 10 a.m. to-day, 1.23 inches.
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The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon to-day is sis follows:
N.E.probably
gale; showery, rainy
E. winds
"Tamil Self-Taught" is a title not likely to soil many copies in Hongkong, and the task of ramasinghe (London: E. Marlborough & Co. Hongkong & Neighbourhood veering to 8.E. reviewing this work by Don M. de Zilva Wick
Tamil-speaking gentleman was eventually un- presented obvious difficulties. However, a
well arranged for the purpose, the diction re earthed, and he declares that the book is sexy-Formes Channel.........BRODS. food and pure, and the general information South coast of Chins between EtaS.E. gale... south, and wishes to learn Tamil, should invest South coast of Chins between accurate, Any civil servant who expes's to go Hongkong and Lawock's
in a copy.
Hongkong and Hainan.
Ngalo,