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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24Ti 1907.
but were the outcome of condicting laws, as well as the sequela of a long period during which the fundamental principles of national Anasse were but indifferently compretended
POLICE COURT.
Monday, December 23rd.
example the Knickerbocker Trust Company At the office of the Fubis Works Depart TELEGRAMS. of New York, whose collapse was the most yesterday afternoon Inland Lot No. 1780 immediate cause of the disastrous panic which has an area of 27,60) square foot, was that for three weeks rated New York.offered for sale by public motion. The "purskamers warn Messrs. Falmar and Turner, Under its charter the institution was legal ho obtained the lot for $11,540, being $50 it could hold on trust any real or personal depository for State, City, and Court funds; above the upest price;
estate, act as executor of deceased estates, discredit on the States that the principle trustee, guardian, or as, assignee of bank. Liang Ting-fön, Provincial Judg's of Hopek, has decided to establish a Pacifio Northaway from Hongkong for the term of their
in the States.
National Anance as a science is a plant at but slow growth; and it reflecta
of the Higher Finance can hardly be said to have taken root in America prior to the con- clusion of the great Civil War half a century ago. It is therefore a subject of little wonder that some of the old prejudices POPULARITY should still remain in a semi-dormant
GREAT
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VERY OLD LIQUEUR SCOTCH
rupt astutes, and could undertake the management and control of minors, lunatics and idiots. All these were perfectly legitimats functions, and had the charter strictly limited the disposal of the funds in the hands of the Trust to kindred purposes, condition. Conformably with the original the institution would undoubtedly have conception of the United States as a group proved a public benefit Unfortunately the of separate and independent republics with State Legislature had not the requisite little more bond of connection than was funncial knowlege, and place to re actually necessary for mutual protection strictions, on the kind of securities in which against outside attack, each State was left the Trust was permitted to deal. The free to form its own internal administration; | board of Directors contained games that and make its own laws; and the thought of might have been looked upon as a federal bank for the control of the financial impeachable, did there exist a definite rule affairs of the Union generally never entered limiting the investments, to real estate or the thoughts, even, of the earlier admini corresponding securities. Unfortunately atrators. It was not, indie, till the Civil many of the most induential of the directors War forced on the country generally the were men belonging to the great trusts who necessity of establishing some system of hara been accustomel, owing to their financial control extending over the entire personal influence, to varride the State Union, that any such want was experienced legislators, and associated with these were a This was sufficiently for the needs of the set of executive officers--smart men, as men
WHISKY HAS BEEN ATTAINED BY ITS at
CONSISTENT EXCELLENCE
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QUALITY.
IT IS A
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$15.00.
tin-
A dispatch from. Wachang states the H.E.
is resolved to resign his post and willsand his as he has received a private latter from Poking whole family out of the province in a few days,
to the offset that he has been danounosd to the Throne by B.E. Yuan Shih-kni on the charge of incapacity,
[KSUTER'S EMEVION]
THE BRITISH NÄVY.
LONDON, December 21st. The Standard states that the Admiralty
American squadron next May, consisting of
the County class. It is believed that the the fourth cruiser squadron and six ships of
base will be Esquimnolt
*
THE CRUISE OF THE UNITED The Boersen Courier" states that the Ham
STATES BATTLESHIPS. burg-American Line has bought the patent rights of the Boblick gyroscope, and appliance for nullify
LONDON, December 21st. ing the rolling of ships at sea, and has ordered
Mr. Taft, interviewed in New York said the Vulcan works at Stettin' to build an ap. it was nonsense to think that Japanese were parsius, st a cost of. 150,0 0 marks (27,500) for | anti-American. They were not concerned Sustallation on board the North Sea stadmer about the Pacife crnite, which they consider *Silvana."
A fire cocarred at Telegraph Bay on Saturday which demolished tea matshede in which six hinese families lived. The outbreak-wa caused by a Chinese girl throwing a lighted match on to a curtain, sad was not discovered until the flames had a good hold, by which time
a mere naval test.·
[N.C. Daily News Sarvion]
THE JAPANESE BUDGET.
Hero M. H. H. J. GOMPARTI (Fimer
POLICE MAGISTRATE). -
BETURNING FROM BANISHMENT, Many Chinees exiles find it impossible to simy
banishment, and after a few months, or perhaps
torso enables fow to remain long here without « fɔw yours, return in the hope of wraping observation. But the vigilance of the police
being discovered. Last week four deporteba were caught in the Colony, and yesterday two more appeared before his Worship on the charge of disobeying banishment orders; Back man was sentenced to twelve months imprisonment.
· DABING ARKAD NOBBERY,
As a native was proceeding along a street at Shemeuipe on Sunday, eight men armed with. bamboo polas attacked him, relieved him of a burdle of clothing and $5 in money, and decamped. A man has been arrested, óút aux- piolon of being implicated, and the polics are in hopes of apprehending the others. The native arrested was placed before the Court, and remanded.
AN ADMIBEE OF HONGKONG, An old nativa, who has been arrested about
the combined efforts of the villagers were unable Bually settled at an extraordinary Cabinet i twenty times on charges of begging, appeared
to extinguish the fes until their homes had been burnt to the ground. The damage is estituated at $1000.
Tokyo, December 16th.. The details of next yési's Budget have been Council held on Sunday and a State Council held to-day.
gais before his Worship yesterday and wan Saed $5 or fourteen days' imprisonment. He had no autaient money to pay the fin, so wALE removed to jsil, straggling and protesting ma police officer hurried him along. After each of
beggar was shipped to Canton, but as soon as he raised sufficient money to pay his passage he always returned to the Colony,
period, accomplished by strengthening the are considered on the New York Stock Resoript was recently issued through the Grand | Yen 20,000,000 suomally and the navy by Yanbis' previous appearanoss before the Conet the
hands, and increasing the responsibilities of the Secretary to the Treasury. The close of the war found the country flooded with paper money, which hal been issued in
practically unlimited amounts towards the end, and this had rapidly deteriorated in value, no was beconiuga menace to the well being of the entire Union. To effect return to cash payments, without further rising suspicions on the part of the State Governments was the difficult problem that faced the Secretary to the Treasury. To suggest a State Bank on the model of the Bank of England or Banque de Franes was in the condition of public feeling not to be thought of, sind such was the jealousy of the State administrations that no project to
Exchange. The result WAB: that the nickerbocker Trust in addition to its primary business of trusteeship, commenced to run in #ild competition with the Banka. Now two more inconsistent businesses.could not exist. As a matter of macessity tie securities of a trust association are immove- able, and only realinable by deliberation and on an unexcited aurka. On the other hand the necessary con lition of exista sca of a bank is that its securities shall be at all times liquid, and nevar Table to become rigil or aluggish. O this accaqat th institution was not recognised by the New York Clearing House, a voluntary ns- sociation of the leading banks, including the National Banks. For the purpose of being admitted each bank his to hold at
It will be remembered that an Imperial
Council urging HE. Tata Ch'un-hauen [8kum] ox.Viceroy of the Lisngkang provinces, to go up to Peking for an audience. The Central Government is in receipt of a telegram from his Excellency stating that he will obey the Imperial command as soon as he has entirely recovered from the present seizure of the ilhess to which he is chronically abject,
The total number of verails entering and leaving the port of Hamburg during 1900 was ́23,2 3, with a toddage of 17,550,00) Lons. The ressels entering Hamborg, nembsrod 21,492, with a total to page of 9,884,070 tons, while 11,733 venasis left the port, and their tonnage wat 7,666,900 Lone. The vocals, trading be tween Hamburg and the other German ports numbered 6,522, with a total tonnage of 1,3 1,000 me, and the whole of the rest of the shipping trade was between Hamburg and the rest of the
world.
I'ublic enterprise have been postponed, there by effecting a saving of Yen 40,000,000 on an storage annually for a period of six consecutive years. The army is affected to the extent of 53,000,000 in the six years.
Increased duties on the consumption of tobacco, saké and sugar and a new daty on proleum are expected to yield annually, Ten 31,000,000:
policy. The extension of armaments has been The new Budget re-affirms Japan's peace largely arrested presumably in view of the widening sphere of Japan's eulenter with foreiga Powers.
The present settlement is largely due to the good offices of the Marquis Kataurs, the ox- Premier,
WILLIAM DANRY, M:I,C.Et,
HONGKONG,
ANOTEZE PIRACY'STOST. before his Worship on the obarge of armed Ho Yus and Woug Chak. were; arraigned robbery in Chins, and Chief Detective-Inspeo- tor Hanson conducted the prosecution.
Mr. Housos, in opening, informed the Court that the first witheen was a trader, and was in the balls of going from Shin Lam villags, in, the Beungshan District, China, by boat to the market at Tong Chau. On the 6th October left Shiu Lam to go to the latter market town, having on his boat thirteen piouls of fish. He arrived at his destination about mid-day, old his fiab, and left for home at about 3.30 in the afternoon. He and his crew had got, some three miles slong the river" when ten men appeared on the bank, levelled rifles at the boat, and oled upon the master to stap. When the piraten saw that the crow intended to disobey the call, they opened üre
crew became frightened and hauled into the bank. The robbers than descended the bank, drove the four men aboard the boat askare, and placed s guard over them while others proceeded
·A. S. WATSON & CO.. render Stats Banks amenable to Federalast 20 per cent of its inlebelum tɔ control from Washington could hope to depositors in cash, and an undergo an audit LIMITED,
pass Congress. Still all felt that something every week when its financial condition is man-made lawa" has commenced in London mar School. After taking a course at King's and after four or five abols had been Brud the
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1811,
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS Hongkong, 23rd December, 1907,
NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.
OK
demonstrations from various provincial polios- bat also in Scotland, and reports of similar
courts in England are also to hand.
In 1869
The Far Eastern Reviews for December says No one man in the Fur Esat is better or mors favorably, known among all nationalities than in Mr. William Dauby, M.I.CE, the pioneer the way for the remarkable development in enginear and architect of Hongkong who paved
engineering and senstruotion that has marked the bistory of the East in the last half-century A new militant suffragette policy of public Mr. Danhy was born May 5th, 1849, and protest against the trial of yotolew women by received bis early education at the Toode Gram
published. Naturally to a trust institution must be done, and the exclusion arrived at such as the Kuickerbocker institution was
police-courts. This propaganda la being carried College, London, he was artioled as a civil ont by members of the Women's Freedom aginer to the municipal engineer of Leeds was to authorise the establishment in the fundamentally there could be no possibility League, one of whose planke is that judicialment of borough engineer of Leeds,
and later became assistant, repairing the appoint Stries of baaks to be known as National
administration without representation is dos he accepted the position of chief resident en of its doing this. But this very fict gave patient." Saanes took place not only in London,gineer under the late Sirihomas Hawksley, to pillage the craft. The master. had the 8.26 Banks alongside the State Banks,--that is-
it an unfair advantage over the real banks,
F.B 9. (past president of the Institute of the tanks chartered by the various States in aiding users that did not desire
Extension of the Loods C. W. W and remained board. This was broken open by the robbers Engineers, is charge of the large Washburn which he had received for his fish in a box on within their own territ ry, and subject only publicity; and an unscrupulous Fresi·lent
in that ospanity until 1973, when he received and they took the money besides all the cloth to State laws and State control. These took advantage of the opening. The legion
the
After this they, told the A Metal Exchange render considers the tin of appointment as Assistant to the Surveyors ing they found, National Banks, on the contrary, were to then to be learned from the New York crash
Hanghong.
fisherman that he must pay toll, other. be independent of the S at laws and con-is the weakness inherent in many of these impartial," he writes; I closed my boas jenter direction of the borings and the charge of the up and down the river.
outlook the reverse of promising. "I am quite His first important work and which stande a
monument of his splendid service, was the wine he would not be at liberty to travel The boatmen were. ONLY communications relating to the news columntrol, were to be charterad from Warrington American developments from the duplicate day at a profit of nearly £4,000, and I am detailed surveys of the then projusted Tytam i told that $100. should be paid within ten direct, und to be under, the immediate system of Fe feral and State legislation auf faished. Although I took my profit I still Waterworks From 1974 to 1879 he was in days, otherwise if they passed that way they Correspondents must forward their names and ad- Inspection of officers appointed by the practise. What may be porfoe ly legitimate think tin must go lower. My Cornish advices complete sharge of all the new government work would run the risk of being abot it and killed. dress with communicatione addressed to the Treasury, who were given full powers of
-they know as much about the tia market in and surveys. Editor, not for publication but as evidenes of good inspection at any time, and very efficient reprehensible when viewed from Washington, lower price. My entera advies show recent since that time has superrised mach of the
The pirates" gave the name of Yam U Tong, as seen from New York may be highly Cornwall as they do anywhere all point to Hersigned from the government servios in
1879, to take up private practice and which meant a robber gang, and asked also that control which they were bound to put in and vice versa. Fortunately the nation aconulation of supplies which are bound to principal construction that has featured the
the money be paid at the spot where the fiber- men had been held up. After these instructions. practice. In return for is the National at large is not blind to the evile engender. Come out before long. I am quite impartial, se growth of Hongkong and he is recognised a Banks were authorised to issue notes, which ed of double costrol, and the natural I have said. I would be a ball of tin to-morrow engineering and archit oture in the Far East. but they were threatened that if they made a
En sut bority on all questions pertaining to
the boatmen were allowed to return on board, were to be Tegal tender, but against which remedy in the gradual extension of Federatif the position were favourable, but it is not Among the principal contracts carrie! out under helse they would be fired at. Soms five lin they had always to keep a corresponding rer State control is growing tea-lily
and writing with much inside knowledge, let his naporvision were the sugar refineries of further along the river they arrived at a sta-
Hongkong and the doc's. amount of Government &curition, or actual from day to-day. Still many important
tion of braves, and reported the matter, Sinen From his long residence in ein, The Bankers generally complained influences are ranged on the sile of the that these rules were too stringent, an present wasteful system, and most-note-
not conversant, having been identifed person were identified, one by one witrem and ons by his many admirers and there is little in the up trading on that part of the rivor, - At an history of this British catport with which he is idealification at the jail here":"both" } risoners would defeat their ona purpose: Govora worthy and influential of these are the
ally with every stage of its development. ment, however, persevered, and several of trusts which strive to monopolise and centre these backs came into existence, and have in their own nominees the entire industry continued to the present day.
of the country. The downfall of the New Alongside these are the ordinary State York, Bauke is only one of the minor effects of a generally unhealty system; but has
hould be addressed to Ta■ EDITOR.
faith.
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BIRTHS.
On December 22nd, at 6 Stewart. Terrace, Feak, the wife of R. J. Ex Wrior (B. E. Tel, 10.). of a daughter.
1010
On December 4th, at the British Legation, Pohing the wife of C. C. A, Karn, of » núm.
Rev. E, FILLET of Huchow, a son.
me advise readers to be cautions.".
”
At the meeting of the Sanitary Board to be looked upon as the "Fatherongkong he is this occurrence the master if the boat had given
Government forwarding a copy of the proposed held this afternoon lettore will be real from the
additional regalation under the Waterworks Ordiasuos, 1903; relative to the site for the vegetable market at Yaumsti, and relative to the construction of a bridge over the yard of 286, Queen's Road Central. Among other business to be considered is minute by Mr. La Chu-pak relative to the amendment of the
of the colony by
another.
In May, 1978, he was elected lieutenant of the local counter corps and in Jan. 1682, re-
After hearing the evidence his Worship ceived the sppolatment of Justins of the Pease, committed the defendants to jail pending the He represented the Chinese Gororament in the decision of H.B. the Governor as to whether
islemant of the Shameen Riot Claims Canton, in August 1884. He was attacked by they should be handed over to the Chinese
st Chinese in the New Territory while on a Authorities. geological expedition Jaly 18, 1879. He is BEFORE ME FA. HazzLand (BICOND
On December 18th, at Shanghai, the wife of Banke, subject to the laws of the par toular On December 16th, at Shangbal. the wife of State. For the most part the Sate laws probably done a great deal to opening the Existing Public Health sad Buildings Ordin- Past D.G.W., Honkong nad South China, and On December 16th, at Shanghai, GAVIN LINDSAY these are by no masins of the exhaustivo Public ere to the necessity of some radical anos and the byelaws in respect of the removal a member of the Hongkong Club. His address
PEROY 3. MAGURAN, of a son.
MARRIAGE.
CAMPBELL, to EISIE FORSER.
DEATHS.
provide for periodical inspections, but
charge.
descripti u required by Washington.
On November 2nd, at Lowell, Mass, USA,, in Regarding these Mr. Fiscus tlls us
her 20th yea, Mrs. BARAH H. DANFORTH, mother" Trust Companies posseus charters from of A. W. Danforth, of Shanghai.
On Desember 18th, at Shanghai. CHARLES FREDERICK MOULE, second son of (Bishop Moule, in his 40th year...
HONGKONG OFFICE: 10, Des Vœux ROAD G LUNDON OFFICE : 191, FLæer STERET, E.C
The Daily Press.
HO RONA, DECEMBER 24TH, 1907.
State Governments which give them by for a larger latitude and freed an of activity. They generally have very powerful fluancial It is by asking interests in their backing. State Governments for charters that the powerful political backing plays its rå'e.
The mill via Sibris yesterday delivered London advices dated Nov, 28th," (27 days).
The Rotterdam Dockstrikers have decided to
Hongkong.
of infected parsons, the disinfection of infected is Queen's Gardons, Queen's Road Contral, premises ste, and a minute by the Medical Ofoer of Honith thereon.
LOCAL SPORT.
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB. On Christmas and Boxing Days commencing
kong Cricket Club will play against a combined League XI. The following will reprenant, the Club-Mears, E. Hancock, H. Hancock,
NOBEL PRIZES.
Beaders of our telegrams already know that Professor Sir William Crookes, the discoveres of thelium and other now elements and the inventer of innumerable devices for showing the effects of sech element as radium, has been chemistry, worth £7,800, and Mr. Rudyard Kipling of that in literature,
neept the terms of the employers' union and to at 2 p.m. and 11 m. respectively, the Hong-designated as the winner of the Nobel prise for resume work,
The first trust company in New York was Last week's communicable disease amounted chartered by special act of the Legislature to three cases of smallpox, one of diphtheris, in 1822, and all trust companies up to 1872 and one of enteric fever. } were under special law. It depends upon the State politicians to get privileges which place these trust companies in the position of doing business mounting to figures of great magnitude; and as a natural con- aro reprinted from the Peking and Tientsinquence of recent years their numbers have
In his new book, "American Banking," Mr. EMIL S. FISCHER makes reference to "the financial disasters in the United States of America at the end of 1907." The articles
The oraison Hawke,” Capt. O. F. Gillett, and Crescent Capt. C. F. Henderson, left Poits moath on November 23 with reliefs for the China Station,
W. C. D. Turner, T. E. Pearoa, Major H. E. Lowie, 19th Infantry, Capt, R. F. E. Krickesbeck Itch Infantry, Messrs. H. R. Maki, A. A. Claxton, A. W: J. Puake, E. A, Fowler and Wm. Dixon.
HOCKEY.
HOCKEY CLUB U. NAVAL TEAM. The following, playing in colours, will reprosont the Clap on the Club Ground this afternoon at 4.45 p.m. sherp:-Lt, Forde, R.N.; T. M. Knott und C. W. Jeffries; T. C Gray, B. L. Garrett and F. H. Forde; Baimer -Jchuson, L. G. Bird, E. Gaster, F. V. Kirwan A.2.0. and A. N. Olber,
A SURPRISE
Posos and disarmament.
Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, left ́nearly £2,03,000 in 1896 for priss to be awarded ear to the persone who deserved most of
for: Physical Science. Literatur, Chemistry. Medicine. Former English winners have been: Major Ross (for the study of malaria and mosquitoes); Sir W. Cremer, M.P. (advoosey of peace), Lord Rayleigh and Professor Thommen (physics), and Sir William Ramsay (chemistry),
POLICE MAGISTRATE).
CAPTAIN AND LOCTOR AT VASTANCE. Captain Shephard of the .. Cheung Chas summoned Dr. Henderson of the same stommer on sharges of refusing to obey the optain's lawful commande, with sitempting to sasult him, and with wilfully and maliciously damaging
adjourned sine dis. proparty to the extent o1. 860. As the vessel was leaving port the hearing of the case was
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF LENS,
On Saturday a native was arrested by the police as he was about to leave the Frays on a empan, They discovered in his luggage fourteen revolvers and 700 rounds of ammuni. tion. He appeared before his Worship yesterday charged with being is unlawful possession of these, and as the one was proved he was fined $ 5) or six menthe imprisonment, and the arms sed ammunition were corfloated;
A CANTON "MERCHANT IN HONGKONJ. A native, who described himself sa a Cinton merchant, and who was obarged with being in possession of, and uttering counterfeit sein, told his Worship that he came to Hongkong to look for his lost brother. His search for the missing one took him to the Western Market. A novel ceremony was witnessed by on There he purchased some edibles from a pro- interested congregation at the Bouler streetvision stall, tendering a Hongkong dollar note Evangelical Church, Liverpool, last month. when seven Chinese converts to Christianity in payment. He received 80 cents change, the in the district. All come from Canton and Then he wanted seven coute commistion on the were baptised. The converts work at laundries price of the wares be purchased being 20 senig, formerly were Confucians. Their conversion is wote. The vendor refused to give more than the recalt of the work of a Chinese mixtion
BAPTISM OF CHINESE
CONVERTED COSPUCIANS IMMERSED IN
LIVERPOOL CHURCH,·
| enormously increased. It is quite natural The return of visitors to the City Hall Library Times. Mr. FISCHER, who has been actively in these disastrous days of collapse that one and Museum for the week ending the 22nd Da. engaged with Financial Associations in or other of these could not hold itself,cember, 1907, shows that of non-Chinese there South America, Shanghai, and New York They had not enough cash reserve in their were 394 to the Library and 229 to the Musam; since 1900, and is now doing business under vaults, and were unable to get cash, even at to the latter. The Library was therefore used and of Chinese 135 to the formar, and 3,513 bis own name in North China, is from his the call rate from day to day of 100 per by 529 persons and the Museum by 3,748. wide experience admirably equipped to give cont per unum, and found themselves com. an intelligent account of the causes which polled to close their doors so as to save the
A number of merchants of Shantang provinca A woman sitting in the public portion of the have led up to the recent financial capsize holdings of the bank from greater loss." have sent notice to the Peking Government to Greenwich Folies Court created a diversion in in Now York. It is, of course, in a pamph The State Legislatures unskilled in the the effect that H. E. Wo Tizg-ping, Acting the middle of a case in which a femele a concerned by rising and interrupting the let extending over only £7 pages impossible science of finance had in fact been granting. Governor of that provines, is an incapable angistrato. to give more than the merest sketch of charters, mininly from political influences, fist who does not know how to discharge his
"I wish to make a protest against the laws school, which was established at The Brock four, so the man from Canton took book the The converts acically local note and paid for his wares with a some months ago. which while professing to safeguard de duties, except "to stter foreigners especially made by man!" she said. the financial conditious prevailing at New
endured the ordeal of being totally immersed in Chinese note. At the same time he asked Mr. Hatton, the magistrate, who is slightly the extremely cold water. It is said that so the Germans." In conclusion the petitioners positors and others, permitted things to be York, but considering the small space at done contrary to sound Sunce, and in-delay and to appoint an "enlightened" official
request the Government to remove him with dent; "Yes, certainly. Tell me all about it!" for from newly made Chinese Christinas being over, four counterfeit coins, which the stall for tea instead of twenty cont pices, handing The woman was surprised at the unexpected boycotted by their fellow cbantrymen, more holder accepted, and did not discover they weza bis disposal he has given an admirable sum consistent with themse
"I have nothing wore to say about it, mary. The causes were not altogether local,
exclaimed, and hastily left the court.
He cites 38 as in his stead.
sho
conversions will follow,