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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JANUARY 11TH, 1909.
since the Boxer troubles the actions of found openly turning rebel, and that only YUAN 8H1 Kar Eave been regarded with when the decay of the ruling House luss suspicion in many quarters. He is now forced them to take on their own aboulders described a treacherous. As a fact, the duties of administration. Even L to understand YUAN SHI-Kar's connection Huse CHANG, absolutely without scruples with those questionable. transactions of conscience to deter him, never con- We must remember that the minister templated such a step, knowing as he did was a protégé of the late La Huse CHaNG, | that overy official in the Empira however
CO, and was intimately connected with his bimself discontented, would affect to look
misdeeds. In September 1888, the late Emperor, for very good cause, dismissed with ignominy bis unfaithful and disloyal winister; the Palace intrigue in pursuance of which the Emperor was practically de- posed and imprisoned, and made to undergo avery indignity possible to an offended and
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ARTICLES.
HANDSOME TOILET SETS,
SILVER MOUNTED FANCY
LEATHER CASES,
IN
HANDSOME PUFF BOXES CUT GLASS BOXES,
in Groat Variety.
HAIR BRUSHES IN LEATHER CASES,
PERFUME SPRAYS,
MANICURE SETS,
SCISSORS IN CASES
RAZORS IN CASES.
BY THE BEST MAKERS :
MIRRORS, HAND MIRRORS,
unscrupulous woman, was the consequence ;
on it with horror. Even stronger is the case with TUAN SHI KAL. It is quite true, more than any one else he is responsible for the reorganisation of the Army, so far as it bus gone. Possibly individuals would like to take up his cause, but no one knows better than himself that he has no following such as a member of the Imperial family, or even
Owlug to pressure on our space "Random TELEGRAMS. Reflections" and other articles are helt over until our next isene.
not more than 13,600 chests of Malwa opium. shall be exported in the calendar year 1909.
The Government of India have intimated that
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Copyright Ordinanes, 1894.]
("DAILY PRESS" EXOLUSIVA BERVICE.] KOREAN EMPEROR'S VISIT
TO FUSAN,
A prominent advertisement on page 4 sets Chrous and Royal Menagerie of performing forth the attractions of Harmaton's Grand
wild animals, the opening performance being announced for Monday next the 18th inst.
TOKYO, January 10th. Hongkong is not often favoured with a sirous, his visit to Fusan has been most aus- The Korean Emperor's progress on but Harmston's has been here many times during the last quarter of a century and the picious. reputation they have left behind ensures them good patronage during their present visit. We refer the reader to the advertisement for the catalogne of attractions and need only adit that
and YUAN Ser-Kai was the man who acted rank outsider who had got temporary seats may be booked at the Robinson Piano Co.'s changed between the Emperors of
the part of the betrayer of the secrets entrusted to him. That, knowing all this, the Regent should have little confidence in the man is little to be wondered at. An soon as I had had his revenge, and was apparently aiming at still higher game, he fell foul of the ExrRESS DOWAGES, and was
store.
LADY LUGARD,
command of the public ear, might expect to have. All his good deeds hitherto, so far from telling in his favour, would be found to score against him. In addition to all this, if not notually more important, in that Jealousy would prevent any provincial officer of any standing from joining him, and as the provincial officials, almost inprovement was maintained throughout the day.
by har, to whom he felt he had himself spite of YUAN's efforts to centralise, have, given the power to show her ingratitude, still considerable say in all military affairs sent down as Viceroy to the Liang Kwang; he would find them to a man opposed to her real object, as it himself well knew,any such pretensions, being to get rid of him in Peking, where
Individually Yvan has never in any way his presence boded no good. The ontbreak evinced any disloyal tendency. It is quite of the Boxer émente, and the insulation of possible that the worst of his overt actions, Peking, seemed to Lt to be likely to favour-hie betrayal of the late Emperor, was PATENT RAZOR STROPS, SHAVING his interests, so as an act of insubordination dictated by a very creditable fear he was practically almost amounting to rebellion, goingtoo far under the inspiration of untried without orders of any sort he hurried back advisers; there is little reason to suspect even that be bad any idea of the conse to the North; "evidently in order to be on the spot, in case of anything turning up. quences that under the aegis of an unsaru- That be arrived too late to be in at the pulous, yet hysterical, woman afterwards no fault of big, but was arose, were possible or likely. So we may REQUISITES solely owing to the fact that the Foreign acquit him of this, the worst charge that
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SMOKERS"
death
Whe
Wo are pleased to be able to state that the condition of Lady Lugard yesterday morning showed some improvement and that the im
THE 8.8. "FATSHAN" AFFAJE..
During the last few days negotiations have been going on at Canton for an amicable settle- ment of this unfortunate incident. At prosent been stopped and the local Press are not all meetings and the posting of placards have publishing any further comments on the affair. An amicable settlement is expected in the course of the next few days.
A DISTINGUISHED VISITOR.
His Highness the Yuvaraga of Mysore and parts, who are proceeding to Japan, arrive here His Highness is accompanied by nins native officers, and a large following. The European officer in charge of the party is. Colonel H. E.
to-day by the N.Y.K. steater Awa Maru.
It was taken on the initiative of Prince Ito with the object of allaying fears regarding southern disturbances. Cordial telegrams have been ex-
Japan and Korea, and the Mikado bas expressly ordered the first and second squadrons to Fusan in honour of the Royal visitor.
[REUTER'S SERVICE TO THE "BONGKONG
DAILY PRESS. "
THE POWERS AND CHINA.
RUSSIA AND JAPAN NOT DISPLEASED AT YUAN'S REMOVAL.
LONDON, January 8th. Peking reports that Russia and Japan The Times" correspondent at
are not displeased at the removal of Yuan Shi-kai Japan especially, because Yuan was the most formidable opponent of her Manchurian policy.
Moreover, the influence of the Japanese Legation over H. E Na Tung, who now controls the Wai- Wu-Pu, is well known.
THE CALAMITY IN ITALY.
CONGRESS AND PRESIDENT
"ROOSEVELT.
A VOTE OF CENSURE.
LONDON, Jannary. 9th. In the debate in the Washington Congress on President Roosevelt's suggestions with regard to the secret service, Republicans as well as De- mocrats denounced the "unprece- dented libelling of the Legislature."
A resolution declining to consider and tabling the President's suggestions was adopted by 212 votes against 85.
ELLIS KADOORIECHINESE
SCHOOL SOCIETY.
ANNUAL PRIZE DISTRIBUTION. There was a large attendance at the Ellis Kadoorio Chinese School on Saturday morning, when Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe presided at the annual distribution of prizea. Among others in at- tendance were Mr. Ellis Kadoorie, Mr. Lau · Cha Pak, Rev. C. H. Hickling, Mr. and Mrs. Terry, Mr. G. Piercy, Mr. D. 8. Gubbay and Mr. McCubbin.
President
Mr. W. D. BRAIDWOOD, the principal, in pre senting the eighth annual report remarked that it testified to the increasing usefulness and popularity of this institution among the Chinese. Each succeeding year seemed to wisdom and foresight of the justify even more than its predecessor the and Connoil, to whom the existence, and conduct of the College was due. From July 1st, 1907, to June 30th, 1908, the number of papils enrolled was 972. The highest number on the register at any given time was 677, the maximum attendance being 617, compared with 571 and 528 respectively in the previous year. Governor referred to the congested floor space, On the last prize giving his Excellency the
The Maharajah of Mysore had intended making the trip. hut at the last moment was MORTALITY NOT LESS THAN 200,000, that this could not be done without the assistance able to proceed..
His Highness, the Tuvaraga (brother of the
A Very Fine Selection in Great Variety Powers had been too quick for him, and has been made against him. At the same
MEERSCHAUM and BRIAR PIPES, CALA had taken possession of Peking, while the time it is easy to see that he and the new Drake-Brockman, BASH PIPES, ( Special Assortment), SMOKERS COMPANIONS, MEERSCHAUM DOWAGEE EMPARss had fled, and had Begent could never pall together for the and AMBER CIGAR and CIGARETTE taken the EMPEROE with her, practically as benefit of the country, and that the treat HOLDERS, CIGAR and CIGARETTE CASES in real CROCODILE SKIN, SNAKE SKIN, a pawn to cuable her to make terms. Li ment of his late brother, which in ble mind eto, TOBACeo POUCHES in BEAVER, HUNG CHANG's ambitious projects, what must ever be associated with the overt 8 Maharaja) who is quite a young man, and is CROCODILE, SNAKE and DOE SKIN. etc, ever they were, were, of course, completely of Yuas, would always interfere to prevent frustrated by the turu events had taken, so any cordial co-operation of the two. In such he threw himself, body and soul into the bound to rise as to whether YUAN, or the a state of affairs the question would be arms of Russia; as apparently the best Rgent were to become the master of tho method of avenging himself on what he was State; and it is very evident even after the pleased to consider an ungrateful country; shert experience of a few weeks, that Prince It is a matter of history that he took on Chex has both the ability, mental and himself to sign what, if he had the power, bodily, and the intention to be himself,
TOBACCO BOXES and JAES, Ásh TRAYS.
ALL THESE GOODS ARE OF THE
HIGHEST CLASS
AND SPECIALLY SELECTED.
LIMITED,
BDELANJKA
DUILDINGN" AND
under responsible ministers, it is true, the head of the Government. No doubt, after succession of debauched or incapable rules, such as Chios has had to submit to for a century, this is the wisest course in the interests of all mo
A. S. WATSON & CO.. would have been a virtual surrender of the Empire, and that he was only prevented by death from effecting complications which the Emperor merely a minion of St. Petersburg. It is unlikely that his sole actuating motivo in all this was the pay, which there is little doubt that, he received regularly, and though covet us- ness was well known to have been one of his
KOWLOON DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 6th January, 1909,
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NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. ONLY communications relating to the noWE olum should be addressed to THE EDITOR.
Surerbed
and trusted that those who had the interest of the school at heart would attend to this deiciency. The Council at once took meaanre to provide additional accommodation, but found
of the Government. As the estimates lisa beex LONDON, January Bth. allotted for that year, however, the matter had taking the trip for the benefit of his health, At a Special sitting of the Italian to be deferred, but it was hoped that the exten- proposes to make a stay of a month in Japan, Chamber, the President and Fremier The saholarships and prizes to be presented that sion would be conspleted during the current year. The whole of the arrangements for the trip paid a fitting tribute to the sympathetion recently conducted by the headmaster. returning by the same steamer,
amid signs of emotion in the House day were awarded on the results of an examina have been made by Messrs. Thomas Cook and Son.
tic actions of their Majesties the King The percentage of passes in the various subjects and Queen in the terrible calamity, and expressed the nation's gratitude
work of rescue and the relief of for the foreign aid rendered in the
THE SANITARY BOARD ELECTION the Governor-in-Council for the election of The Gasette contains the new rules made by members of the Sanitary Board, but the date of the election is not announced, though the period for which Mr. Henry Humphreys and Mr. Shel- Hongxion on the 21st
Correspondents must forward their names and strongest impelling motives, it is unlikely addresses with communications-addressed to the that it was the only, or the main motive. Editor, not for publication but as evidence of This is fortunately now a thing of the past, as a Christmas box for division among the tions shall be delivered to the Registrar not less good faith.
All letters for publication, should be written on and the conditions are not likely to return, one side of paper only.
No anonymously signed communications that so there is little use in discussing them; the have already appeared in other papers will be fact, however, remains, and this no doubt inserted
Orders for extra copies of DAILY PRESS has had considerable effect in forming the should be sent before 11 am, on day of Regent's policy, that in these things TVAN publication. After that hour the supply Saty Kat was more or less of á partaker limited. Only supply for Cash.
Telegraphic Address: PRESS. Code: A.B.C. 5th Ed. Lieber,
and though he probably was altogether (in
P. O. Boz., 84. Telephone No. 12. HONGKONG OFFICE: 10A, DES VEUX ROAD C LONDON Orvice: 131, FLEET STREET. EC
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, JANUARY 11TH, 1909.
the worst phases at all events) innocent of evil designs, the memory of them to the late EMPEROR'S own brother cannot fail to be disagreenile.
3
The total amount subacribed by Poak residents
employees of the Peak Tramway was $443.
inst. If the date is not announced until the next regular issue of the Guztie, either there will be a short period during which the electors The English Mail of the 12th December 1908, election is to be the 21st, they will have but s will be unrepresented, or, if the date of the was delivered in London on the 8th inst.
fow hours in which to send in the nominations, for the now regulations require that the nomins
than four clear days before the date of the election. In other words, if the election is pleased to appoint Lieut. H. W. Green, 2nd until next Saturday's Gasctic appears, the His Excellenes the Governor has been fired for the 21st inst, and it is not announced battalion, The Buffs, as the military member of candidates or their nominators or seconders Queen's Becreation Grounds, vice Lieut. Gtrar of the Supreme Court with the nomination committee for the Wongueicheong and would need to rush off post hasta to the Regia. R. Home.
th
Mr. James Scott, senior partner in the firm
of Messes Butterfield and Swire, left Hongkong on Saturday for Shanghai by the steamer Mongolia. Mr. Scott was accompanied by Mrs Scott, and his son Mr. Colin Beott.
papers.
pense with the farce of requiring electors to The now regulations, it will be noticed, dis record their votes, when the number of candi- dates do not exceed the number of vacancies.
We have not yet heard that a contest in likely. There is a general desire that Mr. Hooper and the Board, and Mr. Hooper, in view of the repre Mr. Humphreys should retain their seats on sentations made to him on the subject, has, we learn, consented to be nominated for another
term.
not to stand for another term, and we have heard of no candidate for the position so for
Mr. Heary Humphreys has definitely decided
distress.
Messina and Reggio would be rebuilt. It was announced that the cities of
Signor Giolitti (the Premier) in-. troduced a Bill for the benefit of the stricken areas.
The latest computations place the mortality at not less than 200,000,
GREECE AND CRETE..
GREAT PROTEST MEETING AT CONSTANTINOPLE.
LONDON, January 9th.
WAS
Beading Arithmetic
English Composition English Colloquial, Geography Grammar...
Dictation...
Writing History...
Translation, English to Chinese..... Translation, Chinese
to English....
•Faalid..
Algebra............
.97 per cent.
75 per cent.
.75 per cent.
per cexit.
.85 per cent.
.91 per cent.
.87 per cent.
99 per cent.
.90 per cent.
.94 per cent.
75 per cent.
80 per cent. 88 per cent. Mr. BRAIDWOOD concluded by thanking the
following donors to the Scholarship and Prize Fand-The Blake Trust, Mr. Ho Kom Tong, The Fo Leung Kuk, The Tung Wa Hospital, Mesara. Eilis Kadoorie, Ho Tang, Li Taz Chin Ip Beung Wan, Chan Chenk Hing, Leung Yau Po, Wan Cho Tsoi, Ho Fook, Lan Cha Pak, Trang Yent Kai, Sin Tak Faa, Un Lai Chun, Chia U Tins, ấp Shin Kom, Ian Fan Chim, Kwok Bhin Lau, Ng Hon Chu and others.
The very satisfactory report of the Inspector A public meeting attended by up- of Schools was then read. In it Mr. WoLFE been held at Constantinople to protest examination, the results of which on the whole wards of ten thousand persons has stated that 436 pupils were prosent at his
were highly satisfactory. He returned the against annexation of Crete to Greece.school as thoroughly efficient, and recommended
A copy of the resolution was for-agraat at the rate of 30). warded to the Porte with a request
the Powers.. that it should be communicated to
The Grand Vizier declared that the
wards the Nation. Government would do its duty to
prizes. Before doing so be referred to the highly Mr. Wolfe was then asked to present the satisfactory progress made by the school. The large increase in attendance was a matter for due to the existing organisation and equipment congratulation, and he thought that this was
There could be no doubt that parents were well satisfied with it when they continued to send their children to the Ellis Kadoorie School. Referring to the hygiene competition the speaker thought it would please the pupils to know that their school came out at the head of the list (applause Dr.
As Dr. Pearse, the Medical Officer of Health, conducted the examination, they could con Moscow.
gratulate themselves on his independent testi- Interviewed by a representative of a mony as to the afficiency of the school in this
subject. Mr. Wolfe thought, however, the
Looking back, in the new light that pre- sent events are throwing on the story of made at the Hongkong Observatory during the The extract of meteorological observations KWANG SU's life, there is little doubt that month of December 1908, shows that we had an when he took in land the reform of the Em-average maximum temperature during that THAT the Regent, Prince Cavs, is both a pire he was actuated with the highest month of 67.9 deg., and an average minimum strong man, and is determined to carry out motives, and though in his youthful enthus the month was 4.285 inches, (which appears to temperature of 59.5 degrees. The rainfall for the schemes of Reform foreshadowed by his inan be may have employed not over be a record for 25 years), and we had 101.7 brother, the late Emperor, has for some time wise tools for the work, there is equally hours of sunshine. boen wanifest, and is made more evident by little doubt that his intelligence was equal the quiet way in which he has decided to to the occasion, and that, had he been per in- ouncil under Section (1) of the Stamp Or A rule made by His Excellency the Governor- relieve himself of the services of YUAN SHI-mitted to continue, the defects would have dinance, 1908, states:-On and from the fourth those who attended their annual smoking con KAI. Dazzled by the fact that to TUAN righted of themselves. The grief to the day of January, 1909, the stamp duty payable cart at the Water Police Station, Teimohatsoi, SKIN-KAX, acling in conjunction with the young Emperor caused by the premature in respect of any gedown warrant or receipt, on Saturday night will readily admit. The Yangtse Viceroys, is to be attributed the inhuman punishment meted out to those ten conts in place of one dollar as in Article 2arge matched erected for the occasion on the Swedish paper, the explorer of Tibet this school had about thirty holidays too many
disclosure of his plans was aggravated by the being of the nature of an agreement, shall be isolation of the insane Boxer movement who had been merely, obeying his command; in the first schedule to Ordinanco No. 88 of compound of the station was admirably decorated declared that the position of the Eng-in the year. It should not be forgotten that to
within the inmediate neighbourhood of and in comparing this with the present case Feking and Tientsin; and that this isolation
we may notice the difference in the treat-
1902.
and
POLICE SMOKING CONCERT. That the Police are admirable entertainers
DR. SVEN HEDIN,
LONDON, January 9th. Sven Hedin has reached
3:
comfortably filled. Among the guests of the evening were the Hon, F. J. Badeley, Captain- lish in Tibet Superintendent of tho Folice, Mr. G. N. Orm than
was less favourable all intents and purposes this was a British
Superintendent and Dr. J. W. Hartley
before Colonel Assistant Superintendent; Mr. King, Deputy
school, and the speaker did not see why all Younghus- Chinese as well as all English-holidays should Mr. Orme presided, and before calling on the China's influence was growing in the band's expedition to Lbassa, and first performer, informed the happy looking country. audience that anybody found guilty of wearing a worried look, or of being dissatisfied, or of act
AUSTRIA AND SERVIA.
18 CLOSED,
what branch of sport was most indulged in had be kept. The speaker concluded by remarking that the committee appointed to inquire into
found in favour of football, and this being so, His Excellency the Governor had decided to present a sha lenge trophy to be competed for among the schools (applause).
Mr. WOLFE then distributed the prizes to successful pupils, after which Mr. BRAIDWOOD thanked him on behalf of the school, and the proceedings ended with obeers for the Inspector of Schools and the visitors.
of the movement practically saved the went meted out to the Ministers concerned, day Commander Bagil B. H. Taylor, R.N., Mar- At the Marine Magistrate's Court on Satur. Empire, foreigners generally have been While the Ministers of Kwansu were hunted in Magistrate, fined seven natives $3 apiece for disposed to overrate the services of the late ministor. In so doing they overlook the out and ignominiously beheaded with every making their boats fast to the steam launch Hot fact that it was mainly to YUAN SHI-KAT'S aggravation of hatred and contempt, we find Kong while that vessel was under way. Two betrayal of his master, the late Emperor,been accompanied with the kindest regard tion lights while at anchor in the harbour, were that the dismissal of YUAN SHIH KAI has junk masters, for failing to exhibit the regula that the temporary success of the reactionary to his feelings, and his past survices dief ordered to pay s fine of 82 esch, while simila joining in the choruses and encoring would be party in Peking, which was the true cause spoken of with kindness. He is, in fact, journed, the defendants stating that their put on ginger beer (laughter). For a seccad
charges preferred against two others were ad
liable, if found guilty, to the penalty of being BERVIA APOLOGIZES AND THE INCIDENT of the Boxer uprising, was entirely due. Of given au honourable retirement which, lights were blown out by the wind while they offence his liquor would be reduced to water. the part played in theas transactions by the however resented mentally, he has had the slept. sometime Viceroy, no one now alive, with grace to attend at Cart and return thank,
Needless to say, there were no misdemeananta. perhaps the exception of the "fale" eunuch, for. The sugury is a good one for the future note in circulation and of specie in reserve proceeded with, and was not concinded tintil A lengthy programme of musical selections Returns of the average amount of bank and sentimental and comie songs was then LI LIRNYING- knows so much us the stability of the Government. Bumoura, pin Hongkong, during the month ended 31st after midnight. These taking part were all Kegent, and there is little reason to doubt parently concocted by foreigners unscquint December, 1908, as certified by the managers of well-known performers, and, needless to say, all that he has been well advi-ed in his action. fed with Chinese ways, have been current for the respective banks, are as under
THE BECENT DEPORTATIONS. Earlier opinions as to the relations between some months as to contemplated rebellion of
met with a hearty reception at the hands of at Belgrade, and the statement in- The Canton newspapers, our correspon YUAN SHIKAI and the Regent were appar-YUAN SHI-KAI, and the danger that this Chartered Bank of India,
their auditors on Saturday night.
The committee, whose untiring efforts were the criticisms passed upon Austria in a free pardon to the four Canton mer- cludes an expression of disapproval of dont writes, praise the magnanimity of ently based upon the report that YUAN bail would cause to the ruling House. One of
the Hongkong Government in granting advocated the selection of Prince CHUN's the most remarkable things about the Hongkong and Shanghai
Australia and China, $3,755,318 $2,800,000 of Messrs. A. Langley (President), G. Bird the Skupstchina (House of Parlia- chants who
crowned wit hdeserved success, was composed. son as the late Emperor's successor. There Chinese system of government is that, how- National Bank of Chine
Banking Corporation...16,776,952 13,000,000 (Secretary), Caygill, Wilden, Jackson, Edwards,
73,056 Nil
ment). appears to have been but little, if any, ever bad it may seem in a foreigner's eyes,
Sutton, Munday F. and W. Pepperell, in the report. At any
the higher officers of State havo seldom been
O'Connor, Lenaghan, Grant, Thompson, Bond $20,585.326 15,800,000-
and Connaughton.
truth
ente,
BANKS.
Total,....
AVERAGE SPECIE IN AMOUNT RESERVE.
Milanovitch, the Servian Minister of
LONDON, January 9th,
Foreign Affairs, has beco published A formal apology tendered by M.
In view of this the Austrian Foreign Office declares the incident closed.
were recently deported frem. Hongkong. A communication to that effect Viceroy and the appreciative references in the was sent by the British Consul-General to the
local papers are based on this despatch.