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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 80TH 1908.
Profumor Charles Dickson West, of Tokyo
stration of the country; eclesiastical ad-spiritual supremacy is more than the pro-
The Honorary Freedom of the Borough of Taunton was conferred upon Sir Robert Hart, in commemoration of his connection with the town as a pupil of Queen's College, formerly the Wesleyan College, and in cordial recog nition of his long and distinguished sorrise in Chias in various high and important positions."
The manager of the Herbert Withers Convert Company writes us from Colombo, that the Company will shortly visit Hongkong. The Company is described as being in the individual rating of the artistes and the even balance of
the party, as a whole, the very best concert
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A SUFFRAGEITE DEMONSTRATION.
LONDON, October 29th. The Suffragettes have again made a demonstration at the House of Commons, where many of them pad- locked themselves to the grille.
PACIFIC BULGARIA.
LONDON, October 29th. Bulgaria has agreed to the demand of the Powers.
Frofessor of Engineering in the college TELEGRAMS. ministration had not proved more successful | clamation of a Chinese Emperor can control there, who died on January 8, aged 61, sen of in Lhas then it had in any other country and for the last three years by every means the late Dr. John Wash, Dean of St. Patrick's, where it has been essayed; and one of the in its power, the Chinese Government hasjaft personal estate in the United Kingdom first impulses of the soclesiastical ruler of been trying to cajole the DALAI Laxa to valued at £10,127 11. ld, of which £976 in
bass was to seek to wriggle out of his return to his deserted flock, but TUBDAN | English estate. engagements to his acknowledged suzerain, Grarzo, the Lams, has been as coy, as the the EMPEROR or Cuixa. It was quite Chinese Government has been persive, CO., true that China's suzerainty had done no and it was only within the last few weeks good for Tibet, but even from a Tibetan that the last scruples of the Pontiff the DALA have been overcome, and he consented |point of view, the direct rule
Foxing. Is is in be lured into Lama hed proved only a variation as that to from: KING STORK to KING LOG. For long some quarters believed that the most Tibet had been a closed country to the rest tempting bait held out to His Holiness of the world, and under Chinese influence has been the annulment of the formal exclusion bad become absolute, and for Treaty made with Great Britain during some century and a quarter, not a single his absence, and it is said that the European had contrived to break the course of the negotiations in Peking would saam to indicate that Faking, rightly or mystery of the capital Buck
him that wrongly, has indicated to best in a state of as unstable equilibrium he goes back to Chassa free of every as an egg temporarily balanced on its small engagement whatever towards England. and, where the slightest, aide strain requires Now, it seems that the doctrine of the an entire readjustment of the whole; and Foreign Offee has been that, regardless each Tibet found it.
one way or the other of the Chinese agree The prisoner undergoing confinementment, so for as the treaty with Tibet is naturally seeks intercourse with bis, kind, concerned, its plain meaning and intant it not legitimately, in any manner still hold good; but is this really the case? possible, and the DALAI LAMA seized Certainly, if the facts are as stated, China the brat opportunity that presented itself does not hold so, for her negotiations with and opened a clandestins intrigue with bis the DALAI LAMA have been carried on fellow Dicarnation at Urga. Unfortunately entirely without consultation with the the Incarnation bad a friend; and the British Minister. The fact rather seems to friend, he told the Dalai, was just the one be that, first through the action of His wanted and would help bita to get rid of his Majesty's Government in discrediting their two troublesome neighbours, England and owa plenipotentiary; and since by our
PERFUMERS.
&c., &o.
A FINE ASSORTMENT OF SPECIALLY
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HIGH-CLASS, TOLLET ARTICLES,
Comprising:
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a rule is at
attraction over yet brought to the Far East.
An open-air concert is announced for Wednesday next on the grounds of the United Services Recreation Club. A grand soncert also astouneed to be held at the Thistre on Saturday, November 21st, in aid of the Soldiers' and Bailors' Home. Both concerts are under the patronage of B. E, the Governor.
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Our condors will be interested to learn that, though it was not possible for the soulptor (Mr. G. E. Wade) to despatch the state of the Princess of Wales to Hongkong with that of the Queen whích bin stready been forwarded, the former was in the bands of the founders when the last mail left and will be a ompleted
soon as possible.
REUTER'S SERVICE.] TAXATION IN JAPAN.
CANTON.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDERT.]
October 28th.
THE OPIUM CRUSADE, At a general meeting of the Assosiation for the suppression of Opiam Smoking the other day an official who was present said that it had been the earnest desire of the Emperor to impress opiam smoking. As His Majesty bad already issued several Ediots commanding the suppression of opium smoking it was the duty
of the officials to so that the Emperor's wishes
were properly married out. The speaker farther | said that Wong Teotai, Chief Superintendent of Police, had given him verbal instructions to inferm the members of the Association that although many deputies had been appointed to make strict inquiries to and out if any
of the officials continued to indulge in that evil babit, it was yet feared that their efforts would not be effectant, Wong Taotel had there- fore requested him to ask the members of the Association to aerist the officials in the invOS tigation to discover if any of the officials from the rank of sub-Prefect dowawards, whether LONDON, October 27th. Mr. McKinnon Wood, Under Secretary holding permanant positions or waiting for appointments, indulged in the benefal habit for Foreign Affairs, replying to Mr. Hof smoking opium. If any of the members of Nield, Conservativo Membar for Ealing, the Association had substantial proofs that said that he understood Japan to be pre. any of them still continued to indulge they wore paring an answer to the protest of Great respectfully requested to telephone to Britain, France, and Germany relative to Chief Police Station at any hour of the day or the State Municipal Income Tax. Height and upon receipt of such information the Chief of Police would immediately attend to further stated that no attempt on the part the matiṣr and see that the delinqusut offfois! of Japan had been made to evade the award was severily, punished. of The Hague regarding the taxation of the foreign concessions, in regard to which relative to the interpretation of the terms
the
[Note, The Chief Superintendent of Polios is a oficial of the fourth renk and only bas jurisdiction over officials under that rank:
out if any of the officials from the rank of sub- profoot downwards,
China; as a foretaste of what he could do weakness in permitting the recent negotia. the evening was Mrs. A.H. J. Pitt, in honour there was merely a difference of opinion hence his instructions "to investigate and find
be passed on certain muskets and small arms which he told the confiding DALA, were only a sample of what he, intended to do for him when the time came. Unluckily the little affair got into the newspapers, and the DALAI was asked what he meant; and, being unable to give any reasonable explanation, the troops went up into Lhasa. On the 7th September 1904 there was signed a formal trouty, neither very exact ing nor very hard. A small indemnity was to be paid, and sill it was stischarged Britiah troops would occupy the Chumbi valley; trading stations were to be establishəl at two places, Gyanise and Gartok, and the road-
iS. WATSON & CO. through the Chumbi valley was to be kept
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tions with the DALAI LAMA to be oarried on in Peking under the eye of our own Minister Plenipotentiary, yet without any cousaltation ur jûterferuus on our part, we have practically torn up and treated a waste paper the whole of our formal treaty with Tibet. At the instant this may be a matter of little momcat, but in the road- justment of foreign affairs all the world over, who can tell what to-morrow nay tura up, and in what awkward position the next day may find us as to our relations with our Tibetan neighbour? Tua whole affair may best be described as a Foreign Office bungle of the worst type.
Some Chive.o gunboals were present at Herli to prevent any possible disorder during the regatta.
Mr. Wernor Lauris. about to issue a
A dance was given on board H.M.S. Flora at Shanghai on the 2nd inst. The hostess for
and Kimong the numerous guess were of the award." of whoso recent marriage the dance was given the American Consel-Conors and Mr. Douby. Sir Reginald Pole-Carew and Lady Pals-Carew. Herr Miloslav Kobr, and the Captain and Officers of the French Cruiser Bruin,
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THE EUROPEAN SITUATION.
LONDON, October 27th. Affairs in the Balkans continue com
AMBITION OVERLEAPING ITSELF.
A loes! Chinese newspaper bare mys that of the four gunhosts ardered by the Provincial Government from Hongkong last year for
The Outfitor of September 28th contains a plicated and precarious, and much depends Fatrolling the West River, the two built by the
view of the main store of Messra William Powell & Co, Ltd., in Hongkong and a descript- tive article which concludes with the information that the firm hope in the pear future to concentrate the whole of their business under one roof, when the fittings and general construo tion of the cutfitting and tailoring department will correspond with that of the main shops.
on Germany's advise to Austria.
Germany, in an official statement-which has been published in Berlin, does not object to the principle of the conference, but she cannot assent to the proposals for a discussion to which Austria objects. These points must be the subjects of further negotiations, in connection with which Germany and Russia would persevere, in an to reach a peaceful and jast endeavour. solution,.
The British Foreign. Office has issued denial of the statements that the interruption
A new pattern of field-cooking apparatus is being introduced in Japan, which is greatly superior to the old pattern in durability, eaves 50 per peut, of time and fuel; will burn coal or any other kind of fuel, requires fewer men to work, and oss be transported by a team of four horses instead of six. A meal for 600 men, consisting of approximately six bushels of rice of Turco Austrian negotiations is due to the and influence of the British and 6001b, of Beb, can be prepared in 2hrs, advice 40mix., at an expenditure of about 168lb. of fuel, Į Government, whose opinion is that a direct At the Magistracy yesterday Mr. J. B. Wood-The boilers are to be fitted with filtering arrangement would smooth the way to a that a supply of wholesome general settlement, but Turkey is the judge apparatna, 20 water will always be available irrespective of
papular etition of Mr. Pailip Sergeant's successful book The Courtships of Catherine the Great,"
open as a trade route. Moreover, de a so- ourity for the Indian frontier, no concessions were to be made to any foreign "Power for railways, mines or telegraphs, unless with the knowledge and consent of the Indian Government. It will be seen that in this there was nothing to derogate from the dignity of Tibet as an independent ration nor to burt the susceptibilities of any foreign Power whatever, The indemnity, after consultation with the Chinese Resident, who thought it entirely inadequate, was placed by Colonel YounGnUSBAND at £500,000 sterlTyphoon East of the Ladrones to Maríans ing, 75 lacs, and, at the suggestion of the Islands, direction nakuowa," Tibetans, seventy-five years were given for ite payment, but it seems it was understood that it might be repaid at any time conven-
sentenced two natives, who were found guilty of returning from banishment, to six monthe imprisonment with hard labour.
The following typhoon varaing was received. at. the American Console ta lust eight :--
Mr. Tighe Paxton, a partner in the London firm of Weddal, Tarner & Co., and Honorary Commissioner for Tasmania, has arrived in
suit family at the Peak Hotel.
hour the supply is limited, Only supplied for Cashioat, The Cabinet selected by the late Sir Hongkong and is staying with Mr. Pazion
Telegraphic Address: Pauss, Codes: &;B.C. 5th Ed. Lieber
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P. O. Boz, 84. Telephons No. 12.
MARRIAGE.
HENRY CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN was then in power, and no sooner had it received a telegraphic summary of the treaty than it.
On October 29th, at the Pak Charel, Hong-at once telegraphed back, ordering the
kong, J. II. KBP to MARY STUART,
indemnity to be reduced to £25,000 ster- On Oot her 22nd, at Shanghai, HENET WALTER LIVINGSTON, to ALICE, third daughter of Mr. andling-and. this without affording Col. Mrs. T. MOOREHEAD, I. M. Customs, Shanghai.
DEATH. Ou October 17th, at Foochon, Taos BROCKETT, aged 60 years."" HONGKONG OFFICE: LOA, DES YEUX ROAD C
The Daily Press.
YOUNGHUSBAND any means of explanation. Up to this the Chinese Government had been well content with the result, but seeing with whom it had to deal it would have LONDON OFFICH: 131. FLEET STREET. EC, surpassed Chinese human nature had it not sought to take advantage of the wonkeness of the British Government. The first thing it did was to offer to pay the indem- nity in three instalments which in the absence of any understanding to the contrary could not be refused. Having occupied this strong point it was able to get its own suzerainty as quietly acknowledged in the widest sense.
HONGKONG, OCTOBER 30TB, 1908.
WHILE the British Foreign Office has been occupying itself upon the Europeal com plications likely to be brought about by the declaration of independence of King FERDINAND OF BULGARIA, followed by
bably wae, the fact, that England was
Bir Havilland de Saumarez, the Judge of bis Majesty's Supreme Court for Chins and Kores, was operated upon a month ago for appendicitia at the Vistoria Cottaga Hospita in Guernsey. He was reported to be progress. ing favourably when the last mail left.
A native was charged before Mr, J. B. Wood at the Magistraty yesterday with enatobing a parse containing money and other articles from Sister Richards of the Government Civil Hospital. The hearing of the charge was adjourned.
The "golden wedding" announcement is made of Mr. and Mr. John E. Hooper formerly of Shanghai, who are now living at Daniden, New Zealand. They were married on October 5th, 1853, at Holy Trinity Church by the Bishop of Hongkong,
As the result of the recent quarrel between a
locality.
The following dined with H.E. the Governor at Government House, last night-Mr Mrs and Miss Chatham, Me E, A Howatt, Mr and Mrs Konrad von Wieer, Com ander Heard, R.N., Commander Borrett, B.N., Lieut. and Mrs Butterworth, N., Lt. Col. Broke, RE, Captain Balober, R.A., Captain and Mrs Preotor, Mr Gray Beets, Mr and Mrs Gale, Mr and Mrs Fisher, Mr and Mrs Jaffé, Mr and Mrs House. Rev. and Mrs Ennie, Mr E, C. Lu Laris, Mr and Mrs Harris, Mr and Mrs
Northeste, Mr and Ms Clothier, Mr Simson,
A., Mr. Falple.
of her own intereata.
RUSSIA AND PERSIA.
Chinos tiem of Kwong HipLoong have a greater speed by two knots an hour than the vessels built by the Hongkong- and Whampoa Dook
Company Limited. This, says the writer, shows that the work of the Chiness Grm is much superior to that of the foreign firm. The article. proceeds to say that the Chinese have hitherto recognized the superiority of knowledge and workmanship of foreigners in the manufas ture of all kinds of articles as well as in the construction of vessel; consequently the Chinese people have preferred and striven to purchase forsign manufactures thus allow. ing enormous profia to go to foreign coun tries. Foreigners know that the Chinese are an intelligent race and they have been alarmed at their potentialities. The only drawback of the Chinese people is that they do not take sufficient trouble to thoroughly investigate things and they, have therefore acospted a back at Rongst the nations in the world--not because
foreigners are in any way interior to the
to the Chinese, of recent years China has besu zaslously intent on progressing, but the knowledge of the people in the mannisoturing line is still young and terder. Now note, for LONDON, October 27th.
example the "fact that the two vessels con Bir Edward Grey, rep lying to Mr. Dillonstructed by the Kwong Hip Loong in Hongkong in the House of Commons, said that Russia surpass in speed those ballt by the leading had moved 400 men to the Persiaa frontier, foreign shipbuilding firm in that Colony. but had ordered theth not to cross the Who can say that there are no alever men in border unless Russian lives at Tabriz wera endangered.
Great Britain could not refuse Russia the rigist to protect her subjects in Persia, which we ourselves olairaad, and he asked the House to admit that Russia had acted in the spirit of the convention.
THE CANADIAN ELECTIONS.
LONDON, October 27th." The elections in Canada give ample Laurier's vindication of Sir Wilfrid
A WEDDING AT THE PEAK. There was a quiet wedding at the Peak Church yesterday, Mr. J. H. Kemp, First Police Magistrata, being married to Miss Mary Stuart who has but recently arrived from England. Mr. J. R. Wood was the best man,
Sir Wilfrid has been The Rev. J. H, France conducted the marriage administration. and the bride was given away by Mr. L. Gibbs, ceremony. The happy couple afterwards received elected at Ottawa; and though the returas the felloitations of their friends at the re idence for East Quebec are incomplete, they of Mr. and Mrs. Gibbs, and later left for Maono on the honeymoon,
DR. SVEN HEDIN IN HONGKONG.
Dr. Sven Hedin, the famous explorer of Tibet, arrived in the Colony yesterday by the
distinguished visitor geas northward to day by guest of His Excellency the Governor. The the same steamar homeward. bound via Siberia,
in Tibet which will be important to England from the strategic point of view. He spoke Tarkandi during most of the journey, and he however, that the orders regarding foreigners
Dr. Sven Hedia has made valuable discoverios
indicate a majority in his favour
O
fifty votes against sixty-six previously Columbia, resenting the Oriental immigra tion policy of the Government, has returned four oppositionists.
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[FROM TAK MANIL CELENEWS"}
MR. LUKE WRIGHT SUPPORTING MR. TAFT.
New York, October 20th. The rare spectacle of a southern statesman presented theas appeaing to the people of New York to vote daya. Honorable Luke E
the State of Chan? Why should we yield to foreigners as the only people who are capable of building battleships and steamships? On this occasion, concludes the writer, our countryman
have displayed extraordinary talent and ability sad we trust that in future the high officiala will encourage our countrymen by placing orders with them for the construction of vessels for the Government, and we also hope that our merchants will establish steamship eonoarne to souspete with the foreigners in the steamship trade on the Pacific.
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IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST.
When Mr. H. L. Flotoker, Lloyd's Surveyor, - was called as a juror at the Supreme Court resterday, he asked his Lordship's permission to ataúd down owing to pressure of work.
His Lordship-Tata-always particularly anxious to excuse from the jury anybody alone in business in which the public is interested, and if his serving will involve any delay to the pablo, I think Lloyd's Surveyor should be excused. (To Mr. Fletcher)-Are you the only surveyor hare P
Mr. Fletcher-Yes, my Lord, and I could not appoint anybody without permission from London.
His Lordship-What is your work? Mr. FletcherSurveying ships, His Lordship-How often do you do that? Mr. Fletcher--Every day.
Bis Lordship-I think this is a case in which
unlikely in the near future to raise com-usderstanding ns to the use to be made of number who took part in the fight-Ku Leung desoriden the Tikotana as most friendly, adding, the Republican ticket is bit of Tousensas, the public is sufloiontly interested to excuse
umber of desties st. the Peak, two of their and Li Shok Shai-were placed before Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday on and the case adjourned charge of murder, Ford evidence was beard
Captain Lyon, the newly appointed Com. It might be, and pro-modore, arrived yesterday by the "Delhi" P. and O. rúsil steamer "Delhi", and became a
The Commodore is acompanied by Mrs, and the conversion of the districts of Bostia and thoroughly tired of the whole business, Miss Lyon. Mrs. May, Mr. Gompertz and Mr. Herzegovina, hitherto hold by the Dunl and was glad when China offered to and Mrs. Murray Bain returned to the Colony Monarchy. "in truat" for Tarkey, into take it off her hande. Bo this as it may, it by the gate steamer,
was not the act of a wise ministry to yield, substantive Austro-Hungarian territory, a minor series of negotiations, yet one not up its acknowledged rights without some plications for our position in India, and them, which is, in fact, what has been done, Eastern Asia generally, has been going on, and so the watter rests apparently for the practically unnoticed, in Peking. Early in moment, Chian feeling herself at liberty to August 1904 a British army took possession make any arrangements she thinks fit for a
The bodies of the Japanese soldiers who died quietly of Lhass; there was no trouble country for some nine hundred and odd.
while in captivity in Easels were disinterred a and no fam, and the troops proceeded to
miles countermarching with India.
month ago with all komura, in the presenos of As stated above, when the British troops representatives of the Embassy and the local their appointed stations as orderly, and with, as little molestation as if they had merely entered Lhassa, they found the DALAI LAMA Authorities. As the Russian law forbids in- bean exchanging barracks The DALAT gone and it essa appeared that he had gone cineration, the romaine wore to be sent to LAMA, nominally the head of the Tibetan to be near to his fellow Incarnation at Urga, Hamburg to be burnt, and the ushes thong Cricket Club last evening, and was with for votes is having a decided effeat Administration, had a fortnight previously Naturally this was not a solution desired Japan.
You can leave. are most strict. He was obliged, therefore, to
a
conceal his maps in saoke of rice. He had also burn all his clothes and English boxes, and to live on the grain foods of the country. He has, however, saved his valuable maps.
a Democrat, an ex-Confederate soldier, is making a stamping tour through the State in the is one of the most forceful speakers in the interests of the Taft Ucket, Secretary Wright Cabinet and he is making some falling addresses. While he is probably as well acquainted with the Republican candidato as any man in pabllo life, he makes his appeal to the voter not only from the standpoint of his knowledge of the man, but with a clear argament of the issues an The farewall tattoo of the Middlesex Begi wall, Seeratary Wright talks from the stand ment took place on the ground of the Houg-point of a converted Demostat and hir appeal
nessed by a large
MILITARY TATTOO.
ined the fenes and filled the pavilion, white
taken his departure from his capital, and by either England or China, and the first The Pacifis Mail steamer "Manchuria," many to obtain a better view took up a posi-
had left the government of the country in reply to it was the formal deposition of the which sailed from Hongkong on September tion on the roof, which the hands of a regency, and, strange to say, DALAI by proclamation of the Chinese 30th (three days ahead of regular schedule) in means of a ladder. every one, so far from feeling anything the Auvan from his former temporal authority; order to get overlaad shipments delivered to the worse, in reality felt much more at case, which took place on the 11th September. rail lines before the new raling of the Inter The story of the occupation needs not But however formally, and the more for State Commerce Commission went into effect to be retold. For the first time within a mally the worse, such a deposition may be on November lat, arrived at San Francisco on century's Dalai Lama had grown to full made, the influence which the incarnation October 27th, allowing ample time to effect the transfer of the overiand shipments to railroads age, and had entered on the actual admini-of AVALOKITEBIVana can wield in his under the old rates.
WEDDING GIFTS.
Candlesticks and candelabra Cigarette and eigar onses... Inkstand
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wat reached by Mr. and Mrs. Winston Churchill's wedding The verandahs of the presents numbered over 700. A study of the Hongkong Clab and the Annexe rate als filled. liete reveals the pablo taste in gifts, sa At ten o'clock, when the tattoo started, the demonstrated by the following table appearance, the performance of the soldiers with their vari-coloured Chinese lanterns, combined cricket ground presented an animated and pretty with the excellent music of the bands, invoking "the applause of the large attendance, which included the guests of the dinner at Govern- ment House.
Umbralls and walking sticks Silver bowlaver Silver, trays Clocks
you.
AFTERNOON TEA IN THE CLOUDS,
This, says the Paris correspondent of the Daily Mail, promises to become a popular fanotion with the fashionable" "sport women of Paris. There are at least fifty ladies in the capital who make occasional serial erbursions, the more daring by themselves, the others accompanied by their husbands, attractive has ballooning become that a new aerotistical society, the Femius Club Aeronau Bet just your funded. Its object inta organise trips in the clouds, and the member." ship is confined to wome. Among the best- known serenants in France is Mine. Burcouf, wife of the distinguished soronautical engineer. She has a long record of ascents to ber credit; and has travelled many hundreds of miles in the air in »ll sorts of weather. when friends call upon her Mme. Surcoat frequently taken them from for an excursion in one of her hug band's balloons, and instead of having tea at home they take it in cloud-land while selling through space two or three thousand feet above the ground,