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the methods of his predecessor, and has action of the Ministers at Peking is more TELEGRAMS.
(DAILY PRESGR" EXCLUSIVE: SHEVICE]
DEATH OF A FORMER HONG-
KONG MERCHANT.
LONDON, January 18th.
SUPREME COURT.
Wednesday, January 13th.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
BEFORE MB. H. E. J. GONFERTZ (ACTING PUISME JUDGE,)
ACTION FOR TRESPASS,
China, practically by attempting to dictate a choice of ministera they weaken the executive in its most essential point. Chino is apparently desirous of attacking abuses which none but a single-minded and single-handed executive can attempt especially as they are of old growth; the introduction of a system of divided responkong, is dead. sibility would, of course, render all such projota hopelosa. A much worse minister in the colony and retired almost ten years ago.] hom. From the writ it appeared that prior to than Yuan Set Kat with a full songs of his responsibility, would be far better than the beat of all, if the sense of re-ponsibility were extinguished.
brought China into line with the greater likely to hinder than to advance, Pro- European Powers. The incident of his feasedly they declare they desire: a strong dismissal might very well then have become the subject of a private remonstrance with the Prince Regent, but it is hardly becoming that at the present stage, unless we are S. WATSON & CO., propared to corablish a quasi-protectorate over China, that it should be made the subject of a public interference. Doubtless Bir JouN JORDAN feels this himself, and has been made to occupy a disagreeable position through the influence at the Foreign Office of some over zealous non-official adviser. TvAN BHI KAI, it is surely well to remember before proceeding to the length of a practically public reprimand of an independent government, is not the only man in China capable of conducting China's foreign affairs; and it would have been wiver before administering the rebuff, to have nerertained who was likely to be made his successor. Indeed, as in commenting
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
FANCY TOILET
ARTICLES.
HANDSOME TOILET SETS,
IN FANCY SILVER MOUNTED
LEATHER CASES,
HANDSOME PUFF BOXES CUT GLASS BOXES,
in Great Variety.
ד'.
on the dismissal on the 11th instant, we pointed out, there are many equally competent statesmen in China at the pressut
The bulletin inued by Dr. Jordan yesterday stated that Lady Lugard had had a good night
and general progress was maintained.
the Hongkong Horticultural Society is an
The annual Flower and Vegetablo Show of
nounced for the 26th and 27th February.
The second performance by the Bijon
Hall. It was muck enjoyed.
[The deceased gentleman was a merchant
THE PUPPY IN CHINA.
Mr. C. Clementi, Assistant Colonial Secretary of Hongkong, hos laid all students of the opium. question in China under a farther debt of gratitude to him by the publication yesterday of an Article on the Poppy from the comm. pendium of Literature and Illustrations ancient and modern." The original text of this Chiness alsanic has been translated by Mr. Clementi, who has supplemented it with Mr. Thomas Howard, late of Hong-she, for $1,000 damages for trespass and for the able compendium of 10,000 books from which Wong Shi, a single woman, sued Leung In copious notes and an introduction. The remarka unlawful conversion by the defendant of the the article on the Poppy is translated was plaintiff's share in the Wo Fung Arm in Hang pablished in 1726. We gather from it that the poppy is first mentioned prior to 819 November 2nd last year she was the owner A.D. and the poppy fiekia · uro' described of a 8500 share in the Wo Fung grocery store as a feature of the landscape in Szechuan. at Hunghom, standing to her credit in the Under the Sung dynasty the poppy is mentioned name of Hop Shing Tong Wong Shi. On
as a vegetable; and the seeds and vegetables are Oct. 11th, the defendant, without her knowledge, mentioned os having medicinal value, and curing and by misrepresentation, caused a prohibitory diarrhoea. An author of the Chin dynasty order to be issued against the said share in a (1115-1234 A.D.) speaks of the poppy capsules Summary Court action in which defendant was
sa a cure for congh and asthma; while plaintiff and afterwards issued exeontion and writers of the Tuan dynasty (1206-1368 4.D.) sold her share. Flaintiff was represented by prescribe the copsules for rheumatism, cough, Mr. S. Dixon from the office of Mr. Harding consumption and diarrhoes Before 1578 Ar and defendant was represented by Mr. G. K. the etymology of the word "opium" was already under discussion, and opium is spoken of as an article of trade. Bummarising an article by a writer in the Ming dynasty (1368-1644 A.D.),
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AUSTRIA'S OFFER TO TURKEY.
LONDON, January 12th. News of the Austrian offer of
Hall Brutton.
A
HAIR BRUSHES IN LEATHER CASES, moment, with a far cleaner reputation the Troubadours took place last night at the ity compensation to Turkey for the aby order of the conrt was absoluto. Objection who died in 1482 A.D., Mr.
PERFUME SPRAYS,
MANICURE SETS,
RAZORS IN CASES.
YUAN. We showed in that article why with all his ability for administration, SCISSORS IN CASES. there were many things in YUAN's past record which could not but prevent his being a persona grata to the present Prince Begent; and these things, it is also well to remember, brought him at the time into PATENT RAZOR STROPS, SHAVING not altogether pleasant contact with the foreigu Powers, It is quite true that Yuan atoned, so far as the Powers are concerned, for these errore, but it is by no means cer-
BY THE BEST MAKERS:
MIRRORS, HAND MIRRORS,
ko., &c.. &o.
SMOKERS'
distribute the prizes at the Anglo-Chinese Mra F. H. May has kindly consented to schools at Yaumati (near the Police Station) to- morrow,
H. I. M. the Emperor of Japan telegraphed. a message of sympathy to M. F'allieres, President of the French Republic, on hearing of the recent attack on his person.
nexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Vienna, and has been followed by a has been received with great relief in
rapid advance in stock quotations on the Bourse.
The offer has been welcomed at Constantinople as denoting a more conciliatory disposition.
It is not improbable that Turkey
Evidence having been given by the plaintiff, Mr. Brutton took the objection that a sale
should have been taken to the sale within the
aside the sale. He was claiming damages for time allowed-ten days after the sale.
Mr. Dixon said he was not seeking to eat
Mr. Bratton said she should have taken steps to have protected her property.
trespass.
Mr. Dizon replied that she was not aware of what was being done.
The defence was a denial of misrepresentation and an saortion that the salo was regular.
lementi
says there is no hint in the article of the names "foreign medicine," and "foreign earth," which were subsequently invented to describe the drug. "On the contrary, it Chinese their knowledge of opium and the way sooms clear that the Arabs first taught the
to extract it, yet for several centuries previously papaver somneferum had been well known in China. In fact, all that the Chinese learnt from the Arabs was a means of extracting, fur- ther profit from their already existing poppy fields.
His Lordship said he was with Mr. Brutton as to the point of law but he would like to hear Noronha & Co, at $1.50 per copy.
The book is on sale at the office of Messrs.
tain that he succeeded equally in persuading Colony on Saturday and the opening por will continue bargaining with a view further argament on the facts and adjourned
Harmston's circus is expected to reach the
formance takes place at Causeway Bay on Monday. We notios that the Bangkok papers have high praise for the performances,
the late Emperor of the entire purity of his REQUISITES conduc, and it is one of the most reassuring A Very Fine Selection in Great Variety-points in the Hegency of his brother that he
MEERSCHAUM and BRIAR PIPES, CALA- has so far shown a desire, avoiding his mis-wires have been transmitted only in the English
BASH PIPES, (a Special Assortment), takes of imma urity, to follow in the path SMOKERS' COMPANIONS, MEERSCHAUM
and CIGARETTE of reform too hastily attempted by the late and ANBER CIGAR HOLDERS, CIGAR and CIGARETTE CASES KWANG St. That only by such measures in real CROCODILE SKIN, SNAKE SKIN,
BEATER, Can China be extricated from the slough of ate., TOBACCO POUCHES in CROCODILE, SNAKE and DOE SKIN, etc., despond into which the misrule of the last TOBACCO BOXES and JAES, ASH TEAYS.
contury had plunged her is acknowledged
to obtaining a larger sum, but Austria is firmly opposed to any increase in Hitherto telegrams sent over the Chinese the amount offered.
language, but it has now been agreed according to the dahi Shimbum, that Japanese mby henceforth be employed.
The amount added to reserve by the Directors of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank is fire lakke, not are millions, as appeared in our
THE OFFER ACCEPTED:
LONDON, January 13th. Turkey has accepted Austria's offer. It is stated in Vienna that the mere
formalities remain to be adjusted, and
the case.
THE "EASTERN'S" STOWAWAYS
A CONTRADICTION.
Mr. H. G... Bailey (of the firm of Mosers Johus, Stokes and Maater) infermd Mr. Kemp at the Magistracy yesterday that he had been instructed by Mesars. Gibb, Livingston
& Co. Agents of the E. & A. Steamship Co.,
to contradict certain statements reported to
THE FLOWERS OF THE FOREST.
THE LEGEND OF THE SCOTCH THISTLE. The English rose is handsome and fragrant, Irish shamrock is pretty and modest, but there can scarcely be any doubt in the mind of him that the Scotok thistle is the flower of the who looks around and listens to various trībutas national forest, Mr. Lloyd George, at the dinner of the Honourable Bociety of Cymmrodorion went so far as to eat his own
country's leek
ALL THESE GOODS ARE OF THE by all, even in China berself, with the sol yesterday's issue. The amount carried forward a complete settlement is expected with have been made by Mr. Gardiner to the Court goed as Welshmen until they put on a Welsh
..
HIGHEST CLASS
AND SPECIALLY SELECTED.
exception of a band of reactionaries who Lave been battening on the miseries of the country; and it would have been far wiser on the part of the British Foreign Office, before committing itself to an unfriendly A. S. WATSON & CO.. as, to have ascertained the real inward-
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ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS AND KOWLOON Dispensary. Hongkong, 6th January, 1909.
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some
is 20 lakhs.
His Excellexoy the Governor will proside at the antuni prise distribution at Queen's College to-morrow. The Heal Master, by advertise ment in another column, requests the favour of the attendance of those interested in education.
in a week.
The Bourse is consequently excited and the value of stocks has jumped
up.
The Grand Vizior endeavoured to One of the three men arrested in connection obtain an increase of half a million, with the attempt to rob a visitor of $200 in Queen's Road Central on Monday, was charged before Mr. J. H. Kemp at the Magistracy yes. terday. He was found guilty on the evidence convicted, and sentenced to six months impri-
ness of the situation, For obvious - reasons. we have not considered ourselves called upon to adjudge the rights and wrongs of YUAN SHIN-Kar's dismissal ne between him and Prince Ugus; these being matters that con- caro themselves personally; we only review-sonment with hard labour. ed the case sufficiently far to show that there was
The necessary papers from the Viceroy of reason for the action Canton in connection with the application for NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. ONLY communications relating to the news without calling into the matter the soothe surrender of Leung That to the Chinese olum should be addressed to THE EDITOR.
Correspondents must forward their names and frequently obtru led cry that it was "anti-Authorities on a charge of armed robbery, addresses with communications addressed to the foreign." For ourselves we do not believe having been handed to Mr. J. H. Kemp, his Editor, not for publication but as evidence of good faith.
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The Daily
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HONGKONG, January 14rn, 1909.
Worship yesterday committed the defendant to jail pending the decision of His Excellency the Governor regarding his surrender.
At the Marine Magistrate's Court" yesterday before the Hon. Commander Basil R.H. Taylor,
that it in any measure partook of this nature; the questions at the moment of the greatest importance to China are not those in connection with foreign affairs; and fortunately for the Empire there are at the RN, the masters of two cargo hosts were fined moment no important foreign questions at $5 each for mooring their boats within 100 yards issue. No country either desires or is in a of low water mark during prohibited hours. position to undertake an aggressive attitude Twelve bontwomen, who were found guilty on against blon; the desire mony linger, but the charge of making their boats fast to the steam launch Hot King while that vessel was unless China herself by some mad actionander way, were each fined $6. should proroke hostility, she has a fair
field before her. She has not even the
embarrassment of having schemes for her internal Lenefit thrust from without on her. Foreign nations have at the moment quite enough to do to look after their own mis.
As a rule, when a minister at a Court comes managed finances, and have no inducement, nor indeed ability to throw their surplusses prominently before the public. it is in
at China, whether the latter be willing or connection with some indiscretion or other;
not. How long the respite sy last, it is, it being the established rule in diplomacy that a Minister's opinions shall be the sole of course, impossible to predict, but the fact property of his Government, and shall not remains that for China it is very real, and be exhibited by word or deed, unless under very agreeable. China's momentary task, instractions from his own Foreign Ofee, then, is to take advantage of the respite to Owing to very peculiar circumstances, put her own financial affairs in or 'er. On
By kind permission of Major Evans and Officers, the band of the 13th Rajpute will play the following programme of music, at the King Edward Hotel, during dinner, to-night (weather permitting):--
"Commandant" March Valse.Sweet. Yows"
Hume Pougher Bara Dance.... Chicago Bell Soto. Voix des Cl ches"...... Partridge Solection..... " loradora ' Selectiv...... "Carmen"
....Betford
but M. Pallavicini, the Austrian inexorable and Ambassador, WES threatened to break off negotiations.
THE PRUSSIAN BUDGET.
to
LONDON, January 12th. The Prusian Budget deficit amounts nearly nine millions sterling, chiefly due to depression in trade and decreased railway profits.
THE PANAMA CANAL.
BIG INCREASE IN THE COST.
LONDON, January 18th. Senator Hopkins has introduced into the Senate at Washington a Bill authorising the issue of bonds for $500,000,000, for the construction of the Panama Canal.
This
represents an increase o $875,000,000 over the original issue (estimate ?).
ASIATIC IMMIGRATION INTO CANADA.
LONDON, January 18th. christening of the infant son of Mr. and Mrs.
An Ottawa dispatch states that Sir Falloon of Shanghai, Additional interest, it says, is added to this event "as the parsan most Wilfrid Laurier, the Canadian Premier, concerned is the grandson of our genial Deputy Commissioner of Customs. The service was replying to a deputation from the conducted by the Chaplain, the Rev. LL. Lloyd, Trades Congress, said the immigration
Bizot
Our Foochow contemporary reports the
China has been more or less looked upon as the 30th ultimo wa mentioned incidentally and after the close of the ceremony the party of Japanese and Hindus into British an exception to the rule, and Ministers at that Peking was at last beginning to reassembled at Captain Cocker's residence in ¡ Peking have at times expressed their own learn the lesson. Now this is a sub-order to drink proapority to the newly baptised Columbia had practically ceased, but
ав a nation infant. private ideas in Innguage which can hardly ject which the Chinese
be considered diplomatic, especially when are quite capable of grasping, when once
they have mastered the initial difficulties. Thoes difficulties prose from the defects in the fundamental basis of government which
VIOLIN RECITAL.
the subject was the delinquency of some
A good number of music lovore attended unfortunate merchant or chamber of com. merce who had ventured to have private
Herr Premyslav's violin recital in St. Andrew's Hall last night. His playing was opinions respecting some pet scheme or led to a complets severance of interests greatly appreciated, as he revealed a other of the British Minister for the time between governed and governors. This erful mastery of the instrument, being. No Minister to China has been lees diference of interests is not confined to his work
WON-
and
Its
the influx of Chinese was increasing despite the tax, but they were mostly for domestic service.
· THE SANITARY BOARD ELECTION.
The election by the ratepayers of two members to serve on the Sanitary Board has been fixed
He said Wales had suffered from over-modesty and lack of confidence. Welshmen wouldnot BENT,
accent. And then he pointed with admiration to Scotland. A Scottish accent was almost as good. as testimonial. He had known three Scottish Premiers, and understood that both Archbishops were Bootsman. Scotland was therefore supreme in both worlds.
the previous day when applying for a rehearing of the charge against the persons conflated of being stowaways on the stemmer Eastern. It appeared from the newspaper reports of the proceedings that Mr. Gardiner h stated that the ship's agents had not desired to press the case, and in fact were rather sorry for the stowaways, Mr. Bailey said he was tetracted by Mrs. Gibb, Livingston & Co. tortate that they had given no instructions to the enect swept all before them, how they overflowed into mentioned by Mr. Gardiner, and so far from America and the Colonies, and overywhere
attracted
to the thistle. prosperity
The desiring any reduction of the penalty imposed, glorious tale has been told so often that every they applied for the maximum penalty provided body must now know that the sun never sets on by the Ordinance. Unless the statemente re Scotland's triumphs. Well may alegoul grow ported to have been made by Mr. Gardiner were that the Scotch thistle is peculiarly symbolical. contradicted, Mr. Bailey said, considerable harm things, it is bound to catch everything that Being fashioned with many prickly lite would be done.
floats in the air.
| The other day Mr. Carnegie-who, being a Scotsman himself, had a more personal inspira length on the remarkable success of Sootamen, tion than Mr. Lloyd George-commented at He told the story of how they cane bouten
Mr. Kemp said that when Mr. Gardiner made his application he was astonished to hear that the shipping agents, who the previous day and pressed for the full penalty, desired a mitigation of the sentence the next day..
HONGKONG FOOTBALL SHIELD. A meeting was held last evening to make arrangements for the Shield competition. Q. M. Sorgt, A. Andrews was in the chair, and
there were present the Hon. Secretary and representatives of the Hongkong Club, R.G.A., King Alfred, the Naval Yard, Y.M.A. B.D.
Buffs, H.M.S. Monmouth, Bedford, Kent,
Moslems and E.E.
*4. DRAWS.
A-Buffs A. v. Baffs B; referee Gr. Marsh, R.G.A.
Poor little Wales! Poor big England! Poor old Ireland! They look on with amazed delight at the prowess of their fortunate sister country; and they ask themselves in vain whence springs this prowess. From accent, says Mr. Lloyd George. But havenot Irishmen an accent F And do Welshmen really need to cultivate one? Even if we grant that they are too modest to fing it in our faces, it is ready for that if the Scottish accent is as good as a testi- use on occasion. One would think, moreover, monial, the Welsh language should be better then a good berth.
The groat fact about Scotsnien-possibly it sy omat for their success-it that they are
more misunderstood than any people on earth. We meet Scotsmen at every turn-that is to day, at in sintong our eyes to their true charse
every good and profitable turn-yet we
persist for. The popular sonception of the Scotsman without nerves, smiles, or weak feelings; that, is that he is a hard, dour, insensitive fellow
his head is invariably hard, and that he won't re-stay for a moment to use it for any other purpose than adding together bawbees. The classic jokes about goes sarpente"; the necessity of a surgical Scotsmen are in every mouth-” Bang
operation to get a joke into his head ; and so on. How far these are responsible for the present Lamentable ignorance of the Scottish
character,
B-HMS. Monmouth v. HMS. Kent, feree Corp Edwards (Buffs)." -
C-Moslem v. HMS Bedford; referee Gr. Greenwood, B.G.A
D-Naval Yard, v. B.O.C.; referee Supper Heigh, E.E.
EH.K.F. Club. v. E.E.; referee, Corp. Lockyer, (Monmouth).
Bree B.Q.A., YM.O.A., H.M.§. King Alfred, The above matches are to be played by 30th January, 1909,
SECOND ROUND. FWinner of B. v. T.M.C.Ans GR.G.A. v. Winner of A.. HWinner of D. v. Winner of C. J.-H.M.B. King Alfred y. Winner of E. These are to be played by 20th February, 1909,
SEMI-FINAL.
K.-Winner of F. v. Winner of G. L.Winner of H. v. Winner of J. To be played by 13th March 1909,
FINAL Winner of K, v. L.
The game to be for 45 minutes each way. An extra quarter of an hour each way to be played in case of draw. (Light sto. permitting).
The Referee appointed for each match will
sannot presume to say. People say the Sooteman is hard and unfeeling and has his emotiona perfectly controlled. Nowhe is really the most sentimental of human kind. Englishmen are sentimental, but they would blush to wallow in sentiment as the flowers of the forest do. A Bootaman of the sentimental kind will drag sentiment out of anything." When he gives himself rein he knows no bounds. Which are the books, the modern books, we weep over, sobbing How pretty!" "How poignant! How sweetly sympathetic!
The books of Beotemen, of course. The Kail. yard School was the cause of more tears than a year's real tragedies. If you want to discover the sentimental side of thing apply to s
Bootaman..
People say, again, that Scotsman are lacking. in krumour. It is the most remarkable error, seeing that quile half our best humour springs from Beottish imaginations. Still we go 022 Most Irishmen have wit, but the Irishman with declaring that Ireland is the home of humour. humour is a rarity. The shaibrook merely miles, while the thistle piercas far down into the very substance of life's comedy.
Scotemen, once more, are never extravagant..
capacity for thrift. But catch the right Boots man, and watch him in his leisure hours and ou holiday Not
extravagant!
obnoxious to the besotting sin of the Peking Chine, but prevails. wherever aatrapia) { distinguishing feature was the richness of for Wednesday, 20th inst., commenting at start the matches punctually at the time stated Let us grant that many of them possess a nice
Minister than Sir JOHN JORDAN, the present government exists; and as China is the one
was finished and artistic.
tons. The Virtuoso was assisted at the piano by Mrs. J. Coobrane, with whom he was also 6 o'clock, in the (ity Hall. The Government for the match to commerce. occupant of the post, and no minister has of | country that bas carried this system of associated in the three opening selections from ment was made yesterday states that the persons Gazette Extraordinary, in which the announce
On Tuesday evening there was a large atton- Herr Promyslav responded to two entitled to vote are such as are included in the dance of Brethren of the R.A.0.B to as to the Scottish character, we find it impossible recent times enjoyed so much of the confi- delegated control to the furthest limit, so Greig,
Considering these and other mis
misconceptionN dence of bis nationals in China; it is there she has found the separation wider. The encoro
special and common jury lists for the year 1908, partake of a hot-pot supper kindly provided, to tell precisely what brings the Scotsman his fore with considerable regret that we find agitation about representative government,
The following was the programme-1 Sonata and such persons as are exempt from serving on by Bro. Parkinson, C.P., at the new premises, prosperity.Getting on is just born in him, him-probably under express orders from androvincial assemblies is the direct issue C.minor, Grieg: I-Allegro molto appassionato Juries on account of their professional avoca 208, Queen's Road East. The affair proved very rights grand sight to see a Bootamat
Mr. Barrie quite the Foreign Office-teeking to interfere with of the coming change, and it would seeni Ilegrotto espressivo ella Romanza; III. tons or on account of their being Members of enjoyable. Under the chairmanship of Sir J. J. the make, But if the Welshman is going to
-Allegro animato, Mrs. Cochrane and Mr. Connoil or on account of infirmity or of their Blake, the undoubted function of the new Regency wiser to permit China to take her own time Premyslay; 2 () Romance G. major, Beethoven; being over the age of sixty years. in disaing & Minister of the Crown. It about it; at all events all interus fonal (b) Mennett, Mozart; (5) Eungarian Dance,
true that the dismissed experience goes to show that a nation must Brahms-Joachim; 3 (a) Humoresque, Dvorak; mediately after the nomination and continus Voting, if necessary, will commence im doubtless minister, TUAN SEI-KAL, as practically be left, like an individual, very much to its (b) Berceuse, Arensky; (c) L'Abeille, Schubert; antil 6 pm., when the ballet-bor will be closed. giving tone to the relations of China with own resources to work out its salvation. (a) selection from Brahms; 4, (8) Nocturne E.
But where are the candidates! Only Mr. Shelton Hooper is at present in this fieli. the outer Powers, has vastly improved on Now this is the very thing that the present flat, Chopin; (b) Figounowerisen, Sarasate.
K.O.M., the following Brethren take the advice of Mr. Lloyd George and imitate contributed to the programme Songs, Bros. him, where on earth will the Englishmad come elocutionist, Bro. Young; stump speech, Bro. The Echa din Chine states that the Austrian Brown, Bann, Owen, Foster, and Lye, in--Evening Standard. Brown; and a sketch in the Lancashire dialect Bank has decided to open an ngeney at Shang- by Bro. Young, who also ably presided at the hai. Mr. W. Drossmeier is to be the first piano.
manager,