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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JANUARY 18TH, 1908.
We learn that the net profit of the Kawasaki TELEGRAMS.
Bockyard Company for the laït halfəyəør]|
amounted to Y504,212, including a surplus of T47,978 brought over from inat oocant. Of this som Y31,000 ha ben placed to, the the special reSOETA, reserve, Y25,000 to and 20,000 to the reserve, for the deprecis tion of machinery, buildingų, ko. ardian dividend and T56,639 « special dividend, the two payments being equal to 125 per ont per sunom as meal. Boaldes, sum of T22,500 will be paid as bonuses to officials,
The
cum of Y#74,400. will be distributed as an
and the surplus of Y42,522 carried forward.
["DAILY PRESS " EXCLUSIVE SERVICE.]
INCITING A BOYCOTT AT SHANGHAI:
THE LEADERS ARRESTED,
SHANGHAI, January 12th An ex-censor who is manager of a local (Chinese) bank has been arrested for having caused pamphlets to be distributed inciting a boycott of the
Gery has certainly commended himself t› reductions looked on paper, Europe was by the country at large as a man of imperial no means ripe for putting them in practice, views, whoes policy has commended Itself and that in the meanwhile it would not do not merely to his own country, but-a fir for England to permit her influence to be more difficult task-to those foreign counset at naught owing to want of preparation CO tries with whom we are in alliance, or whose It was therefore with considerable feelings opinions we hold in respect. As a man of of satisfaction that Sir EDWARD GRET was burinese who has studied affairs is the heard to announce that while he saw no control of one of our most important reason for interference or remonstrance at railways, he has wisely eschewol mixing the growing desire in Germany to increase himself up as far as possible in things her navy, it yet would be necessary for outside bis own functions, and won in England to maitain her present numerical consequence the confidence of even those superiority. Following on the same lines, With reference to the prospect for the export opposed to him on political grounds. Very Mr. HALDANS has announced his view that of cotton yarn, the Oaks Mainichi remarku much the same may be said of Mr. HALDANE, for the future it will be advisable that the that the yarn market in Shanghai still remains Hongkong and Shanghai Bank and Personally associated with the Army, he has home, army shall not be permitted to drop unsettled, thus cicking the export of gars to Messra. Jardine Matheson & Co., Ltd, been able to enter into the question of its below three hundred thousand trained men. Shanghai. Many yarn dealers at Shanghal are in connection with the loan for the reform without political bias, and com- Now all these are directly at variance within trying position, and if is believed there is
little possibility of yarn being sold for the Construction of the Cheklang railway, prehending this, and recognising his the declaration made by the Government interio. The stock of yard at Shanghai on the The accused will be charged to. singleness of purpose the Unionist party, on entering en office. That the extraordin- 19th instant amounted to 72,715 bales of Indian morrow with endangering order in the so far from obstructing, have lent bim sry majority by which the Government yarn and 9,546 babes of Japanoss yarn, the former
settlement. valuable aid. Mr. MORLEY, throwing on one acceeded to office was, at best, but a chance being about half the look at the corresponding date of last year, and the latter showing a side the often septimental and merely scho-vote where the majority failed to compradors of about 1,000 bules. In view of these Instic comments of au blatorian and literary hend the grave subjects at issue, could not low stocks it is thought there may be an impro WHISK Y man, has shown, when entrusted with a be more plainly shown than by the alacrityvement before long, if silvar besoman staady.
difficult executive office, courage to act on with which those announcements have bee HAS BEEN ATTAINED BY ITS bis convictions and has been personally CONSISTENT EXCELLENCE largely responsible for a much improved state of affairs in India. Even Mr. LLOYD GEORGE, who entered the Government with
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received is self evident. The country has almost by the skin of ils teeth ascaped a grave danger, and the thanks of the country are due to those men who in the hour of
The price to ks paid for the Sanyo Railway,
The Poking authorities have ordered the arrest of four prominent Chinese residents, including the Chairman of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce for countenancing and refraining from taking any steps to stop theagitation.
The Chinese Chamber of Com
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IRELAND.
LONDON, January 10th. A County Councillor haurueen shot while driving to Ennis, Ireland, to prevent him voling as the election of a returning officer. THE COTTON TRADE CRISIS.
LONDON, January 10th. There is a mors hopeful outlock in the Cotton orisis, as a result of unofficial negotiation.
JAPAN.
LONDON, January 10th.
Dr. Beulz, of Frankfort, ex-physician to
the Japanese Crown Prince proceeds to Tokyo to attend the Crown Prince.
- THE UN KEST IN INDO-CHINA.
LONDON, January 10th. The French newspapers report serious disaffection among the native troops in Touring
THE SIBERIAN MAIL ROUTE.
LONDON, January 10th. The British Postmaster General announ-
ces that arrangements have been made to remedy the delays of British letters in Peking.
apparently the most dangerous views on need came to the front; but will they be issued to sho amount of T75,072,150, Acoustory merce has now issued a warning ORIENTALS IN THE TRANSVAAL
strong enough to hold their own against the combinations now turned against them? The question is a serious one, and after the
result of the last election in showing how the state may be cajoled in the future by a false catchword, it is one that all serious must for the future bear in mind,
domestic affairs, has found, when he gave himself to the business of his offici, not only that he could from previous business capa city tarn his knowledge to the service of his country, but that his fellow subjects re- gardless of clase or politics have not hesitated to acknowledge what he has done. On the other hand collectively the admini-England cannot afford to permit itself to be turned into a mere party bear garden to stration has had the good sense to restrain the neglect of all useful work. the vagaries of such incapables ns Lord ELGIS and his nominal lieutenant, but Mr. WINSTON apparently
inspirer, CHURCHILL, who in the management of so important department as the Colonial Office
The Gazelle notion that on and after January 8th the time ball will be dropped on the new tower on Blackbend's Hill'
taken over by the Japanese Government as part of the nationalisation scheme, bas now beer agreed upon. The value of the railway lina ja fixed at Y78,849,899, for which bonds are to be. business-ferry kosta, hotel, do-it valued at 1,567,047, for which. bonds will be issued to difference of 13777,714 between the pries paid the amount of 11,567,050. There is this and the bonds issued, dow, we understand, to the transfer to the Goraramasat of a loan originally lasand by the company. The paid up capital of the company was Y31,200,000, against which the shareholders receive bonds to a total value of
175,072,150, bearing interest at 5 per cent..
against the boycott, and it is expected put a stop to that these measures will the movement.
NEW JAPANESE AMBASSADOR TO AMERICA.
TOKYO, January 11th,
LONDON, January 10th, Johannesburg reports that the Ghindi and Eve others have been sentenced to two months imprisonment without hard labour, and seven Indians in Pretoria to three months hard labour for dieregarding the Expulsion Laws. Four with large business. connections have also been fined £50 or
It is officially announced that Mr. £100, with an alternative of three months Reater recently wired, on the authority of information given by "General "Beath, that Kogora Takahiro, Envoy Extraord-imprisonment, the Netherlands India Government had inary and Minister Flenipotentiary decided to cable an account of the trials to A meeling of the Chinese in Johannesburg requested the Salvation Army to take care o
to
the criminal, the poor, and the leprom population accredited to the Court of Rome, hate the Peking Government. of Java. We thought at the time synthe Japan been appointed Ambassador have contrived to get at cross purposes with 3lat amounted to $1, 02313.66; the liabilities Chronicle that it was onriona a Government Washington, Viscount Aoki being
every one, without exception, of the larger and more important colonies. The úa doubted result of all this is that, now that the PREMIER's irresponsible. chin-wagging.
The total assets of the Colony on October
were $383,564,57. The balanes of assste over liabilities is consequently $1,518,780.49.
should abandon its responsibilities to s privace organisation, and, as might be expected, the information turns out to be strousoun. Ny It is interesting to note that a Post Office hawach request, it sama, has been made by the now been established at Taipo, in the New Netherlands Indian Government. It appears Territory. A mail for that village will be that the work of the Salvation Army in Java made up daily at 4 p.m., the rate of postage for ban the support of a anbaidy, and daring * letters being two cents for one ounde,
recent debata on the Java Budget a member named Van Kol made soms suggestion to this Beceipts into the Treasury between Jan-offoet. On this slender basis "General" Booth aary 1st ad October 31, 1907, totalled informed the world that the Netherlands India $11, 97,288.47. Payments out during the same
Government had requested the Army to “laka period amount to $11,801,288.21. Payments care of the criminal, the poor, and the laprons therefore exceed receipts by 34,007.74.
population of Jara," As a matter of fat, the
relieved.
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[The Japan Year Book says that Kogors Tekahira was exclusively connected with the Foreign Offloo, entering first as a translator in 1876. He was legation secretary at Washington from 1879-1884; was removed to Seoul in 1884; was Consul General at New York in 1991; minister resident at the Hague, 1892; Enroy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary scoredited to the Court of Boms 1814, to be transferred to Vienne shortly afterwaris. He was appointed vice-minister ander Viscosat Aoki in 1899, and in the following year he was "ppointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Washington where he was Peace plenipotentiary. He was relieved of the post at his own request in 1905, and has since been mominated a member of the House of Peers.]
LATIE.
Meetings of Indians in Johannesburg and Pretoria, bave resolved, notwithstanding the inhuman æntences that they are dater mined to continue the struggle,
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.
A. S. WATSON & CO.. has at least temporarily ceased, the country
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is beginning to breathe with a little more confidence that affairs may yet be restored WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS to their normal condition. Noteworthy in this respect is the altogether different aspect in which the defence of the country now stands from that of a short two years, or
With even twelve months ago.
a fool- hardiness, engendered perhaps from want of officii experience, the Government, puffed up with altruistic notions as to the possibility of its changing the fundamental principles that underlie human conduct, came into office prophesying a return of an dresses with communications addressed to the imaginary golden age, should the British Editor, not for pubikation but as evidence of geoa nation only dismiss its army and navy, and Ducamber shows the average maximum tempern | important Colonial Government has delegated behalf of the Carroney Committee represent and the character of the founder of a most antezu
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NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. ONLY communicatione relating to the news column hould be addressed Tan Eniro.
Correspondents us forward their names and ad
fath.
An Indian foremsa in the Sanitary Departmedical care of the natives is in the banda of ment named Baken Mabommed was charged at doctors appointed directly by the Government, which is certainly to be preferred to placing the Folice Court on Saturday with accepting a bribe of 31 with a view to influence his conduct them in the hinde of a proselytising agency. When the mistake was explained, “General”” as a public servant. The hearing of the osse
Booth does not seem to have considered it was adjourned.
necessary to ask Reuter to wire a contradiction, Probably thinis to expect too much, Thousands of people will continue to believe that su
the Balvation Army to the obarge of ita oriminai and diseased.
A SHIPPING WAR ENDED.
THE N.Y.K. WITADSAW FROM THE BANGKOK
The extract of meteorological observations made at the Hongkong Observatory dar ng
ture for that mouth to be 67 deg, the mean subunit all its little differences to the ar-61.9; and the minimam 57,2 degrees. There All letters for publication should be written onbitration of its neighbours. Russia, absit was a total rainfall of 1,460 inches, and we had one side of the paper only.
omen, had called together a Congress, eu-165,5 beure of sausbice. phemistically called a "Peace Congress,"
It is notified in the Gazelle that copias and the PRIME MINISTER, and perhaps one of further papers issued by the Civil Service or two of his friends, had been captured by Commissioners respecting the examination for the claptrap. Momentarily the cry suited appointment in the Civil Service of India,
or for Eastern cadetships in the Colonial | Oriant Line, that an arrangement has been the political situation at home. The party Servio, or for clerkships in the home civil come to between the N.D.L. and the N.Y.K. had gone into office on an outcry of redue-service, to be held la August, may be had at the whereby the latter withdraw entirely from the
Colonial Secretary's office.
Bangkok run on terms satisfactory to both parties,
No anonymously signed communications that have already appeared in other popers will be inserted.
Orders for extra spies of Daily Paws should be and befors 11 a.m, as day of publication. After that hour the supply is limited. Only supplied for Cash
Telegraphic Address: Pass Oodes: A.B.C. Gth Ed. Lieber. P:0, H, 84. Telehoño No. 12.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, JANUARY 13TH, 1908
A Chinese, aged 23, attempted to commit suicide by hanging himself from a trio on the bill in the rear of the Etandard Oil Company's godown-at-Naminohirs on the 25th Dec says the Nagasaki Press. He we discovered by a passer-by, who promptly eat the rope The man speedily recovered; and stated that poverty had induced him to make the attempt,
RUN.
We are informed by Moèurs. Buiterfold & Swire, Agents for the Norddeutscher Lloyd
THE "TEAN' DAMAGED.
The China Navigation Co.'s steamer~~Fern (Capt. Outerbriga) on her arrival from Manila on Friday proceeded to Kowloon docks for repairs. While the "Toan" was lying at her buoy in Manila harbour with lighters alongside
[GEUTER'S BREVIOR.]
UNITED STATES FINANCE.
Lorvos, January 9th. Washington advises that Mr. Fowler, on
atives, has introduced a Bill, authorising a National Bank currency, based on the general assets of each bank, instead of requiring secured specified bonds.
GALE IN ENGLAND.
LONDON, January Wh. A gale, with sleet and snows and a deluge of rain, has been followed by a warm wave in England.
JAPAN AND THE UNITED STATES,
LONDON, January 9th. Mr. Root-in informed by Japan that the appointment-of-Mr, Takahira, (the-present Ambassador to Rome) to Washington, is made to please America.
LATER.
器
Hongkong, January 11th.
| TO TAN EDITOR OF TEN "PÄILT PRO85,"}
-It is intimated in your article thin morning re Christina Boismes Leotaro that no questioning will be allowed. This scamos unfortunate, the subject is more or lees of a controversial shaacter and if Mr Flano refuses to give a chance of informa tion to enquiries it looks much like evasion on his part. It would no doubt be interesting to his bearers to learn something regarding the credentials and personality of the originator of the movement, Mrs. Mary: Baker G. Eddy, No healthy plant capring from a disenast root,
largely into the aspect in which such saot is viewed from outside, Mark Tarsin sails Mrs. Eddy a "ghameless old swindler" and Mark
Twain' is no mean authority, 'I have in my Boston possession a pamphlet written by a awyer, Mr. Peabody, in which Mrs. Eddy is remmermelonsly criticised........... Mr. Fluno ought to enlighten na on this matter,-Tours etc., 20
CV. LLOYD, ■ correspondant is not Apparently our
** Christian Scientist," and we hope to hear from the other sids. We have omitted s passage from the above letter, giving details of the Peabody pamphlet which appears to bare bawn of a libellous charzoler......ED.]
CHINESE NEW YEAR,
*
THE TERROR OF EVIL SPIRITS, 7
The following notiflostion by the Captain The Washington State Department denies Superintendent of Police, regarding the heralde
A native named Lsu Yung who was carrying discharging cargo on the 3rd inst. at 3.45 p.m., the report cauating from Tokyo, that Mr of the Chizes holiday, in published in the
six hours' stocks,
the U.S. Army transport Warren" came in, O'Brien had asked Japan for a written Gazette:-
ARRIVAL OF THE GOVERNOR
OF MACAO.
TURKEY IN ASTA.
LONDON, January 9th. Advices from Constantinople state that 8
rciaforce the troops on the Turco-Persian battalions of Reliefs have been despatch to frontier, and 8 more battalions are held in reserve. The troops on the frontier now total 34 battalions.
HO IGKUNG OFFIès · 104, DuÐ Vœux ROAD Ction, and as it had been mainly responsible LONDON OFFTOP, 181, FLEET STREET. E.C.
for increasing expenditure in all the other departments, there was only the Army and Navy to fall back on. The wicked Unionists had by holding out threats to the other nations of Europe bean directly responsible for a condition of affairs that rendered the Tar the whole is not always greater than keeping up of a nary and army necessary, its part has been conspicuously exhibited in They would go as lovers of peace to the the existence of the present administration Peace Congress; and when Sir HENRY n England. The Cabinet of all the talents" CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN BROUuuced to the bag of clothing in Des Voeur Road early on
ike "Tean" stern on the port side about eight has, in fact, as conspicuously broken down Congress that be, Sir HENRY, was at once Saturday morning, was stopped by a lakong and as she was proceeding to her berth struck pledge to restrict immigration.
who was anxious to know where sa got the as have the individual talents come to the going to reduce the Army and Navy, which bag. Acting on the principle that honesty is feet from the midship line, breaking the taff front. One thing, notwithstanding, the the wicked Unionists had kept up as a the best polisy" Lau took the policama to the all angle bar, and fear bulwark plates. The administration his pretty well demonstrated menace to the Peace of Europe, the whole house from which he bad stolen it. The owner damage did not affect the seaworthiness of the to the people at large and that is that the of the world there represented would no identified his property and Lan was changed ship, and she returned to Hongkong on schedule affairs of the Empire are too large and fail to immediately sccept the magnanimous with larceny at the Pelics Court on Saturday time. The collision was due to the congested important to be administered a priori ou offer, and at once dismiss its bloated and sentenced to three wooks' imprisonment and state of Manils herbour at the time. merely political lines cut out beforehand armaments; for now that England and Sir according to pattern; and that each depart HENRY CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN, were de. ment needs to be headed by an administrator termined on peace, there was no further thoroughly trained to business, aud capable need for warlike preparations. Fortunately of applying business principles to the clear some of the PRIME MINISTER's advi-ers ing up of the complicated questions, which
were wise enough to see the absurdity of the in a machine covering so great a superficies position, and warned their colleague of the as the British Empire, must arise from day danger, but enough had been published to to day. Fortunately the nominal head of excite the suspicions of the other Powers the Cabinet had but little to any to the that under a profession of peace the British appointment of the individual members, minister kept concealed a deep-laid schema mot of whom fell into their places as a for British aggrandieation. Other things mere matter of course quite irrespective of had arisen to cause a feeling of uneasiness, the collegiate political proclivities, and so that on the whole the Congress did very so found themselves comparatively tatram little useful work, and some of the few melled in the discharge of the special useful measures discussed were in the end business of ti.dr offices. Notoriously was discarded owing to this general feeling of this the care with Sir EDWARD GREY as head incertitude. Whatever had been the general of the Foreign Office. Although as a matter ferlings of the Cabinet at the beginning, the of course, every item of his administra non-success of the proposed peace measures tion had not met the entire approval of convinced not only the more capable every reation in the Empire, which could members of the Cabinet, but the country at naturally be an'impossibility, Bir EDWARD large, that, however charming these proposed
We learn that the pr parations which are being made at Mauila for the Carnival next month are on a magnificent scale and-we have the word of an Englishman for it!the spectacle will be the Sasat show of the kind over seen in Asia. The intention is that the Carnival shali be an anuual event, and the Committees in charge of the arrangements are sparing no effort to make the first carnival such a grand uses as to establish at once for these fixtures reputation that will usually draw oronds of visitors from all parts of Asi1,
THE FRENCH BANK RATE.
LONDON, January 9th. The French bank rate is reduced to
THE LONDON "TIMES."
Permission is given for oracker to be fired as anderi
Within that portion of the City of Victoria bounded by the following limits: 1. sonth. Bonham Road; 2, north. The Praya; 3. west. Western Streak; 4. onsk West Street and Morrison Street. On Saturday, the lat February, from 5 pm to 8 pm, ; on Sunday, the 2nd Fobrasry, from 8.a.m. to 9 am, and 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. On Saturday, the 8th February, from 6 s., to 8 am. Within that portion of the Kowloon Peninsula which lost the south Yesterday the Portuguese gunboat "Bio
of a line ramming from the junction of Fifth Lima" brought to Hongkong His Excellency muhor Pedro de Azevedo Coutinho, the Cloverpor
Strast and Templa Street, Yaumati, to the Northern boundary of Kowloon Marine Lot No. 40: From 4pm on Saturday, the 1st February of Macae, and his wife, who are to be guests of
till 4 p.m. on Monday, the 3rd February, and His Excellency the Governor and Lady Lugard 31 per cent.
on Saturday, the 8th February, from 6 am, to during their sy in Hongkong. At about fire 'olock the police sacort was in readiness at
9am. Cracker firing is to be strictly confined Pedder's Wharf, a guard of honour from the
LONDON, January 9th.
to the times named, both within and without The Daily Chronicle announces that the presselbod area, and both sides of all streets Middles: Regiment being drawn up on the Praya shortly after that hour. The distin guished visitors were met by Captain Mitchell- £200,000 new capital is being raised for named as the boundaries above, are to be con- Returns of the average amount of bank notes Taylor, representing His Excellency the Go- the Times, the principal subscribers to sidered within the prescribed area. in circulation and of specie in reserve in Hong.vernor, and by the Consul and Vice Coneul for which are Lord Brassey, Lord Strathcons, burning tasker or other Bee is to be thrown Commendador Lord Iveagh, the Rothschilds, and Sir above the head or hear any person or infiammahlo kong, during the mouth ended 31st December. Portugal, Mr. Romano and
ss certified by the angers of the Leiria, After the interchange of courtesies on the Alexander Henderson, Sir Arthur Pearson material, and all reasonable precaution must be respective banks, are as under :---
AVERAGE BPECIE Portuguess gunboat the honoured guests were will control the paper entirely. BANKS,
AMOUNT. IN RESERVE. conveyed to Pelder's. Wharf in the Govern- ment lamuch "Viot oris." As they landed the band of the Mildloser Regiment played a stanes of the Portuguess National Anthem, Then H.E. the Governor of Macao inspected the guard of honour, after which the Por- tuguese visitors left for Government House, following a route well lined by spectators.
$ Chartered Bank of India,
Australia sod China... 9,274,827 2,500,000 Hongkong and Bhanghai
Banking Corporation, 18,209,6 3 10,000,000 National Bank of China,!
Limited,
341,736 150,000 $16,916,166 12,650,000
Total,
A
WOMAN SUFFRAGE,
No
taken against accident, as every one is liable for damage arising from his carelessness. The firing of emckers is not to be carried on in the LONDON, January 9th.
vioinity of Christian Worship during Divine Service on Sunday, the 2nd February, The Mr. Haldane in a speech said that the
persons bring crackers în contravention of the time was approaching when it would be police will have strict orders to sammon or arrest impossible to withold the vote from women, foregoing restrictions. The firing of bamba is but the voice of the nation must be taken. strictly prohibited.