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is to-day. But "China for the Chinese meant then and would stili, maan nothing but stagnation and retrogression. It is a more euphonious cry thau the "Out with the Bankwei" of filty years ago, but the motive underlying it all seems the same. Evidence is wanting that the ery of "China" CO,, for the Chinese" is not in its nature and purpose essentially anti-foreign. There is undeniably a wide-spread, sumpición of the foreigner and ab his ways, but it is less in evidence among those who are in closest touch with the foreiguera at the treaty ports, then it is among thos who know least about them. In so
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THE AMERICAN ARMADA.
LONDON, September 20th. The United States battleship squa the Chinese" loads to exclusiveness,dron left Australia on Friday." to an antipathy towards the foreigner and
all this works, and to the retardation of national
it is not a cry which will progress lead to the benefit of China. In the rail. way and mining laws of China this spirit of exclusiveness is already too much in evidence, China ran abundantly secure her national rights and interest with- ARDATH TOBACCO out hampering the development of the resources of the country by placing absurd restrictions upon the employment of foreign skill and enterprise. It is indeed fortunate for China that the Rights Recovery Party, though noisy, is yet a comparatively small party in the State. We may, however, Confidently reckon on its growth, and we only hope that as appreciation of the nation's weed of outside help becomes keener their ery, of "Chinn for the Chinese" will be free from any manifestation of “anti- pathy to the foreigner, and bousod rather for the encouragement of a healthy spirit of. emulation in progressive enterprise. At present "Chine for the Chinese may have. various interpretations. To some it hears the interpreinten of Chinese against the Manchus to others Chinese against the uropean; and to the few perhaps it meios a desire to see China by her own efforts taking rank with the advanced nations of the world. But there seems to be yet party which Tacking in the State does not see in the investment of foreign capital and the employment of foreign skil
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A GENERAL'S SUICIDE.
CANTON
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.
September, 18th. TE ARBEST OF ALLEGED, FIRATES ON THE TAOG MAU." The local Prest in full of articles concerning the recent affair on the "Paul Bean." when the new Colonel Lui Chan Hoi of the Shameen Guard, who was detailed to arrest half a dozen chinese presengers alleged to be pirates bungled things in such a manner that the sospects were allowed to escape.
The true version of the affair is ag foliowe --- The Canton authorities were advised late sa the 14th lustans that half a dozen men alleged to be piraten bad felt Hongkong by the s. "Paul Best." The same evening the Colonel of the Shamsen Guard sent a messenger to the French Consulate with his card to inform the Consul that he intended to arrest six men
:
on the "Paul Besu" the following morning
The messenger was told that the arrest would not be made by the Chinese LONDON, September 22th. General Luard, whose wife died authorities on board. but that they could arrest them when they had left the abip about a month ago under mysterious Instructicas were sent by the Company's agent circumstances, has committed suicide.to the Captain of the vessel not to allow the
arrest to be affected on board.
[REUTER'S SERVICE:]
KING AND BULTAN.
obarge.; "He requested the Viceroy's permis | THE DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD, sion to bebead Tong Fat on the spot as he is
The tweuly-Bith-ordinary general menting of“ afraid that an attempt may be made to rezone
shareholders in the Douglas Stesmabip Co, Ld him.
was held at the offices of the Company at noon on Saturday Mr. H. P. White presided, and there were also present Hon. Kr. W. J Greeson, Mesem, R. Shewan, J. W. C. Bonnar (Consulting Committee), J. E. Gomes (soare-
The SECRETARY read the netice calling the tary), T. F. Hough and Chan King Yue.
The
-A DESERTSY VILLIGD. Recently big olan fight took place between the clansmen of the Sui Kong and Tong Kei villages outside the North Gate of Canton City The Bai Kong Villagers killed and wounded many people of the Tong Kai village. Tong Kai being a amalier village
ad fawer gbting units and consequently meeting. lost the battle. The Tong Kai villagers The CHAINMAN said-Gentlemen
in Prder to take revenge forsibly report and acounts having been in your knode carried away three fui Kong villagers who for some days, T-propose with your permission were employed on the trunk line of the Canton to take them as read. It is to be regretted that we are not able, to present a more favourable Hallway Company to their village and murderod
the Past year has been one of them, & petition was sent to the Viceroy by the Balance Sheet, bad as most of you are fally railway ofeials stating that the Tong Kai aware- villagers had murdered the Bui Kong employees the worst, if not the worst that shipping of the Company. The consequence is that an generally has ever experienced. When I order to arrest the murderers was issued and ■ | addressed you at our last General Meeting the Tong Kai villagers have disappeared, the our prospects for the year just passed were not village being deserted. The Viceroy has ordazed by any means unsatisfactory, and the resultá the houses, movable properties, and field to of the working of the Company for the be seiz d. The Tong village has a population of about 500 men.
THE TYPHOON.
When the typhoon signals were hoisted on Saturday night the coincidence was remarked that Friday was the anniversary of the great typhoon of 1906 and the followday day as the colony preparing against the possibility of another dread visitation. On Sunday, herning the red deam surmounted by a cone pointed downwards repeated the message of the previous
at all of the period- undangreview held, out hopes of a fair return on the yesc's working. Unfortunately, these hopes were not realised for from after the Chinese New Year to the end of our financial year in June-a period which we generally look to as the most lucrativo there was a very great falling off in the demand for tonnage to the ports at which the Com- pany's steamers all, and when I mention that
On the 18th instant when the "Paul Bau " steamed into the Harbour the Colonel of the Shameen Guard boarded her with a dosen soldiers in plain clothes and proceeded-forth LONDON, September 17th. with to ask the men, baving them pat in His Majesty King Edward has telegraph-irons. Meanwhile the Captain having received ed to the Sultan warmly congratulating him bis orders went down to see that the orrset was on the first anniversary of his accession not effected on board by Chinese foisis. To ince the promulgation of the constitution bismargtise he saw that the men were all tied night but when later in the day those were resógaizs how great the shrinkage in ear
and also congratulating him on the ‚an- niversary of his birthday...
THE POWERS AND TURKEY.
_daring this half your alone the receipts for
Fraight and Passage were some 340.000 less than those of sorresponding period last year and 160.000 168 for the whole year; ; you will
arade has been. Eren with the moderate
offering prevailing the Haugan has on
ap and bandled together in a sampan. He pro-replaced by the black drum and cone, which tested against the action of Colonel Lai and indiested that the typhoon was within, three hundred miles south-east of the colony, people
that shippers are now ohary of shipping off to feared for the worst. All the small craft occasions had to shot out oargo, so her for fear of their shipments being refaced, in the harbour bad sought refuge very early
In the new steamer “Haiyang" we shall bare a and yesterday the atormers in the harbour had fall steam up. Some anxietý was foli lest tke. Canton and Macao steamers should encounter Arst-class heat, thoroughly up-to-date ia rospot. the storm an the way to Hongkong, but for of cargo and passenger requirements, which tunately nothing happened to interfere with while baring wore then double the carrying the ordinary running steamers. Ashare house bolders took the usual precautions. At night the signals were green, red green, but though rain fell intermittently all was quiet up midnight.
Beat word to the Consulate. The Vice-Consul was soon on the spot and he caused the men to be released and pat back on board. The soldiers were next ordered to leave the ressel, which they did after much hesitation, and not until they were told that they would be forcibly "jected if they did not olset to go of their own will. Meanwhile the alleged pirates made the most of their opportunity and while Lni and his posto of soldiers were deliberating as to what they would do next the alleged pirates made a dash for hop-iberty and must have succeeded as they are still
LONDON, September 17th. An official note which has been published in Vienna say that the meeting of M Jawolsky, Baron Aehrenthal, and Prince ven Buelow, shows that the ministers are in complete agreement regarding the advis ability of adopting a benevolent watching attitude of the new regime in Turkey, ing that as it is consolidated it will become an element of peace in Europe.
HINDUS IN THE UNITED STATES.
LONDON, September 17th. The Morning Post's "Washington corres merce and Labour has decided that Hindus are undesirables, aud cannot be admitted to the United States.
wanted.
The Chinese papers are publishing ex- aggerated accounts of the affair and insinuate that the police were seanited on board. One paper has the courage however to strike the true note vin; That it is not to be wondered that such blandera are” made so long as the
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HONGKONG, SEPTEMBER 21ST, 1908
A CHINESEtudent contributes to one of the
a reception by the Chiness Y.M.0.A.,.
The Colonial Ofos informs that a tale- gram has been rescised from Eastern Bengal and Asram that regulations imposed against arrivals from Hongkong at Chittagong has been withdrawn.
The Gazette notifoes that the offices of the
LATER.
In reference to the wire of the Morning Post's Washington correspondent the Hon. Oscar. Straus, U. S. Minister of Commerce and Labour, explius that the Immigration laws will not take cognizance of race, but the law regarding physical inability will be strictly enforced owing to the numbers of frail Hindus coming into the country from The question of the Transvaal Hindus
Canada.
continues asute..
MOROCCO.
LONDON, September 17th. Reuter learns that Great Britain has
men as ignorant and incompetent as those at present in office.
A SEBEL CHINE CAPTULID Kwok Yan Cheong, Taviai of Yam Chow and Lim Chow Prefectures, has cabled to Viceroy Chang that he has captured Tong Pat, axe of the rebel chiefs who took part in the Tam Chow rebellion last year. following is a statement made by Tong Fat
at the trial
The
AYPHOON WARNING,
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preity of the "Haimu" will cost bat little more in running expenses, and wo
Year the Company has commanded its anticipate will prove economical as regarde "pkeep and docking expenses Dacing the
full share of cargo-and passenger trafls, and ontinues to retain the confidence of ita conati- tuents; and though it is early to forecast the The American Consulate General kindly future, I am glad to be able to my that there notifies us of the receipt of a Maails ableg has been a slight improvement in our particular. dated Sunday 9,00 m. Cyclone or typhoon trade daring the last two months, which it is.
sincerely hoped will continue, for though ship of Yap, direction unknown."
ping is having a severe set-back it seems mot naressenable to anticipate that it will in time resume its normal condition, as trade ponovor and general con fonso is restored, though one eau bardly look for the big dividend-bearing years of former days in shipping, with the keen competition that now exists, Gentlemen: "I do not think there is anything morợ that I can add and before proposing the adoption of the report and accounts I shall be pleasul te auswer any questions to the best of my ability
Also a cablegram dated Manila Sunday noon. Cyclone or typhoon over China Ses moving W.N.W. or N.W
MARINE MAGISTRATE'S
OURT
Saturday, 19th September.. BØDEL HON. COMMANDER BASIL RH TATLOR, RN. (MARINE MAGISTRATE),"
No questions were asked, and the CRAIEMAN proposed the adeption of the report and accounts as presented.
Mr. Hova seconded, and the motion was carried unanimously,
IGNOEING A POLICE CALL. The hearing was continued of the case in which the master of the steam launch, "Shun I am Tong Pat and a native of the Tai, Lek Lee was charged with failing to stop when village. My father was formerly a military called upon to do so by a police officer. Mr. officer in the Sai Yuen regiment. In the 7th D. V. Stevenson (of Messrs. Deason. Looker, Ting and others same to Tai Lipkand stayed at Jr. Thomas Bander on, a passenger by the
The Hon. Mr. W. J. Gresson and Meters meen last year Wong Shun Wo, Loeng Bui and Deacon) appeared for the defendant. my bones. They brought a considerable" Shun Lea" gave evidense as to bearing a quantity of gold leaf with them and told me that police whistle when about 200 yards from the JW. C. Bonnar and R. Shewan were relented Witness could me the police to the consulting committee on the motion of General and Commander-in-Chief Sun Yat Sen Yasmati pier. was staying in Hanoi and hid sent ousiderable oficer, and called the coxswain's attention to [Mr. Kotex seconded by the CHAIRMAN, quantities" of fire arms and treasure to Yam the fact that the police were calling him. The The CHAIRMAN proposed the re-appointment how to start a rebellion; that secret arrange latter, however, made no attempt to stop until of Messrs. A. R. Lowe and W. H. Potts an monta haď besa mizde with the soldiers of Sam
auditors. near the Tsumati pier. Na and Lin Shan cities to start a mutiny and
In cross-exabiination wituese stated that be
Mr. CHAN Kiya Yuz seponded, and the
Aupreme Court_will be open daily during the acapted the Franco-Spanish Note whicao-operate with them on their arrival, and that thought either the police officer or some of the motion was agreed to.
long vacation, except on public holidays, from 10 o'clock in the forencon-until-ons in the afternoon.
The many friends of Major Willoughby,
D. A. A. and Q.M.G., North Cbins Command,
also meets the approval of Germany.
PUBLIC WORKS IN TURKEY.
LONDON, September 18th. The Turkish government have engaged
Willepoka, K.G.M.G., to will be sorry to hear that he has been down with Sir William dysentery in the camp at Shanghaik war, sicca supervise the contemplated irrigation and arrival back from bis home trip on the 9th instegalization works in Mesopotamia and
clsewhere.
Mr. M. Cookburn BM-Ceasal General st Seoul has left for England, via Biberis. Mr. Lay, IL. M.-Cousal.at Chemulpo, will set s Conaal-General at Beoal during Mr. Cockburn's absence.
A Harbin message to Japan papers, stater obtained a charter from the Russian Minister
my father had been made an offer of the rebel army in command of 250 men in Mi Tung:
On the following day Li Ki Shan and seother man, both offers of the Ki Shen magistrate
· bodyguard, called at my house, They told me that negotiations had been completed with the soldiers of Feng Shing eily, and -als with the Hang regiment of modern soldiers on the border of the Kwangsi Province to join us in the rining. On the 25th day of the 7th moun the rebel army in Tai Luk assembled and we marohed to Mi Tung where we passed the night. On the following day my father (who was there) despatched me with 56 men to Fong Shing dily with instructions that I should give orders to the men to fire's volley into the air on was the sigual arranged with the soldiacy of the In a letter left by the deceased, he says that Fong Shing eity to mutiny and join us. I
SUICIDE OF A GENERAL
Losos, September 18th.
Major-General Luurd has been found dead on the railway near Maidstone, having
are stood up and shouted.
His Worship imposed a fine of $25;
EXOROS PASSENGERS,
A second ebarge of owrying 14 passengers in excess of the number allowed by his license was
preferred against the same defendant.
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Constable Burford stated that when he zau alongside defendant's lurch at Yaumati on the morning of the 6th he saw Mr. Henderson sonating the passengers they landed. Witness ordered the arch to go astera-se prevent any more from landing until they were counted. There were 97 passengers on board. Lee" bumped the wharf at Yanmati he and his
Mr. Henderson stated that when the "Sa
wife with other passengers were throws down.
English magazines an article on the political that the Harbin Flour Milling Syndicate bag been knocked down by a train and killed our arrival at the last mentioned city. This witness then got on the rail, and tried to parties ia Chiaalin which he incidentally of Finauce, and that work will begin on the his body will be found ou.the line; that he carried out these instructions on our arrive counted 24 who did land, and later, when the
let proxime.
is sick of the scandalous and lying reports His Majesty the King has not been advised to which have been circulated, the strain stand any longer, nor exercise his power of disallowanes with respect of which he cannot who to Ordinance No. 13 of 1908, entitled-Ancan he face his son returning from South
Ordines to prohibit the Exportation of Pre-Africa to-morrow. pared Opium to Chias and to Franch Indo-
explains the meaning of the catchword China for the Chinese" as siguitying merely that the Chinese people will maintain beir national rights and interests against anyone, from within or without, attempts to endanger them, and not as that they are in any way anti-foreign. It will be allowed that "China for the Chinese" is a perfectly legitimats patriotic sentiment," but it had its genesis in jealousy and hatred of the foreigner, and we fear that there is
Chins.
The Japaness Government has decided to appropriate Y180,000 towards the expenses in connection with the reception of the American Navy Department, which will apportion a part
We
prevent the other passengers from landing. He constable scunted the passengers in-hie pressure, there were 88, not including children.
In oros-examination witness said he did not
The shref of the "Shun Lee" we
then
and the Fong Shing saldiers joined us.
arched straight into the Magistrate's Yamen and arrested Magistrate Bang and his family, altogether about 20 people, andet hart when the launch bumped, but his wife took them all to the Guardian Spirit received a few bruises, Temple of the City and put them to death by shooting them. After that we took possession of the City. We left sufoient men to guard the City and we marched to Yam Replying to grating from the Inter-Chow intending to storm and onpture it, Bat Parliamentary Conference, H. I. M. the when we got to a place called Taug. How we
IN THE CAUSE OF PEACE.
LONDON, September 18th.
we were advised by the rebola there not to
eslled, and stated that on the trip in question there were 97 passengers on board. He arrived at this conclusion from the money paid in. The Court imposed another fine of $25.
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We do not think we are divulging a secret, says the Queen's College magazine, when we say
very little cridedco to show that it is not Squadron. The money will be paid to, the Kaiser has-telegraphed that he hopes the attack Yam Chow, as pews Lud arrived that the that the plans for a magnificent hostel to still the predominating motive in the minds of the amount to the Tokyo-fu and Kanagawa conference will strive for the maintenance oficials of Yam Chow had got wind that robels accommodate sighty students and coutaining a of those who make robet use of the shib-ken governmouts, in aid of the reception fund of the works of peace which are so dear to
this heart. boleth. Can this cry, indeed, be anything Fresher events lletforeign in the prezent s ate of China? If China means to bring herself into fine with the advanced nations of the world she needs to avail harself extensively of foreign help and guidance, of foreign capital, foreign skill and ouergy, and foreign resourcefulness. The sentiment of China for the Chinese"
From the report of the Commissioner of morease in the revenue bit much larger increase in the expenditure, phi dy due to the cost of stores taken over from the military
authorities on the disbandment of the Chinces Regiment having been defrayed in that year The grant-it-aid from. Imperial fands neaded in 1907 was £10,000. In 1906-7 it was £4,500;
is not new. History abounde with mani. and in-1963-643,000. The Commissioner states.
that there were no siyos of any general icazeng festations of it from the beginning of foreign of trade during the year, and tolong as present intercourse with China. It has been circumstances exist commercial development of manifested much more strikingly than it the territory is not possible.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The A. L. str. Verwaerts left Shanghai for this port on the 18th inst: p.m., and is das here to-morrow an
The P. & O.str. Sumatra left Singapore for this post on the 18th inst at 3.30 pm
The N.Y.K. str. Tamba Maru (European Line), bet on the 13th Live, and is expected here Shangbai on the 19th it,
on the 28th inst
The C.P.R. atr. Empress of India left Van over p.m. on Wednesday, the 16th inst. for Hongkong via the usual ports of call,
The CHAINMAN-Thank you for your astendance, gentlemen. Dividend warrants will be ready on Monday.
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
"COUNCIL.
A mesting of the Council is convened for
The Hon. Mr. M. Stewart, has given notice Thursday next. of the following Renolations --- 1. That in the opinion of this Council the reasons given in the House of Commone on 28th July, by the Vader Becretary of State for the Colonies, in explanation of the per- emptory nature of the order isened to Your Excellency of the 6th May are unsatisfactory
2. That the members of this Connoîl regret the recent motion of the Bailding Authority in instituting on a large scale criminal prossed- ings against property swners for failers to comply with the requirements of the law ander cirenmetaneas which, in the majority of case, rendered compliance impracticable, The Hon. Mr. Stewart has also given notice of his intention to ask the following ques
tion :--
with reference to reports which have appeared in the lees! Presa concerning the alleged unsatisfactory state of some of the stone railway bridges under construction in Kow. loou and the New Territory, have the Go warnment any information to impart♬ The Orders of the day. include the first
wera appreaching the place and they were on
* kam not exceeding Five million Ave, hundred appartenunose, with reading rooms, gwules their guard. By this time our army was gymnasium 60+30 and all its equipment and reading of Billentilled An Ordinance to apply severa, Thonsand strong. Orders were giren to-
envon Dollars to the Public Service of the year proveed and capture the Ling Shan City. We sooms and library, are complete, and-ased only and seventy thousand four hundred and twenty- very little to see them realised in material brick
1909; Aret reading of Bill enfilled An Bőrláta tävling fupsveveral days bat unfor and unigen donors—two
Ordinadys to extend voertain defuition.in.the. tunately we were defeated and had to retreat. English geblemen, one gentleman in the States, We made for Chung Chow in Kwangsi where and another in New-Zealand, have given some Imperial Act styled the Evidence (Colonial we all dispersed and afterwards went back to $40,000. A further sum of $10,000 is needed Blatutes) Act 1907; and first reading of a Bill. Kwong On in Annam. **
to carry these plans inte fall execution. Have entitled. An Ordinanca for regulating Theatrex. My father is still in Kwong On. I do owe no old scholar who would like his name to and other places of public resort. know where the other rebel chi fa have gone to go down to posterity linked with those of the alostly autor ny arrived quite recently and four other generous subsecihore? We may have shortly after my arrival I was captured."
moze to say connerning this projected palatial Tactal Ewok added that according to the hostel later. Qaten's boys are indeed bighly above statement Tong Tat had practically favoured: we know, however, that they are sonfamed the orime and pleaded guilty to the proportionately grateful.
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