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Telegrams from Vladivostook to the Japanese
sion bill passed the Upper House by a large. enforcement of the Custome tariff is to be fixed by the Government. An offcial telegram to Japan also announces the passage of the BİL
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JAPANESE IMMIGRATION IN CALIFORNIA.
The syllabus of the Hongkong College of Medicine for the Spring Session has been issued. Lectures have been arranged as follows: Practical Anatomy, Dr. G. D. R. Black with Dr. Ho Ko Tan, 84 Demonstrator; Public Health, Dr. W. W. Poare; Modioni Jurisprudence, Dr.
LONDON, February 9th. F. Clark; Chemistry, Mr. A. C. Franklin,
President Roosevelt's dispatch to F.I.Clinical Medicine, Ur. J. C. Thomson Clinical Surgery, Dr. R. M. Gibson; Tutorial the Governor of California mentioned Medicine and Midwifery, Dr. Jen Hawk; Eye in the telegram of the 5th inst., length. Diseases, Dr. R. A. Balilios; Midwifery sadily reviewed the situation created Gynecology, D. C. Forsyth Metal Dicossess by the recent legislation of the State Dr. W. V. Kook; Surgery, Dr. W. V. Kook; Anatomy. Dr. G.H. L. Fitswilliams; Physics, Legislature. The Bill, the President Dr. W. B. A. Moore; Pathology and Bacterio said, gave great cause for irritation Ballies; Biology, Mr. A. R. Sutherland, M.A.;
Fractice of Medicine, Dr. F. T. Keyt; Materis Courts as a violation of Treaty obliga. Medica and Theraponiks, Dr. O. Marriott.
tions.
TANG SHAO X1.
LONDON, February. Oth. H. E. Tang Shao Yi had a long interview with Mr. Lloyd George,
COMPANY MEETINGS.
HONGKONG, CANTON AND MA ̈ÃO STEAMBOAT 10., LD.
The ordinary half yearly meeting of share- holders in the Hongkong, Canton and Macso Steamboat Co., Ld., was held at the office of the Company, Hotel Mansions; at noon yesterday, Mr. R. Showai presided, and there were also present Mesars. H. E. Tomkins, H. A. Biobe, F. A. Gomez, C. R. Lenzmann, G. Friesland, C. H. R. Fuhrmann and W. Helms (directors), Captalu W. E. Clarke (secretary), and Messrs. E C. Lane, Chen Sui Ki, W. Dowley, E. Georg, F. Ellis, A; H. M. la Silva, Dr. J. W. Noble and others.
The SECRETARY read the notice convening the meeting.
The CHAIRMAN said—Gentlemen, It is with'
feelings of great regret that your Directors record the death of their late colleague Mr. C. Broderson, which occurred on the 4th October
last at Shanghai. The report and statement -
days, we will, with your permission, take them.
established order of government. The interest or fancy dictated, and becoming papers say that the free-port privileges sus theory is much the same as that of the alternate Whig or Tory, if not contriving majority on the 27th nlt. The time of the reputed Irishman, who so landing in the be both at once. Referring to the great United Stat s contrived to sum up the Duke it has been said of him that while the doctrine of the sect in the one short sentence: talents of the statesmen of the day were “Have you' a governmost?" "Certainly" chiefly displayed in efforts to convince both Then I'm against it, king in ese and king in pusse of their sincere was the reply. Such in effect are the doctrines openly attachment to each, the especial sin of acknowledged by many of the members of MARLBOROVER lay in the fast that he had the present administration, who as they been favoured above lús compeers, by each happen to be the loudest spoken, are from in turn, and that he betrayed both alike a mere exaven fear of dissociating the indifferently. No family has been so con- "Party." sallesly acquiesced in by the sistent as that of CRUROHILL throughout belter disposed elements, regardless of the the two centurios in its habite of insincerity: WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.eventual consequences to the country. Mon and it is at least curious to note how the like & Gage, a Mozzer, or a FOWLER, who similar trait of consistent inconsistency has have studied history, well know that the dogged its footsteps aver since. Altogether promulgation of such doctrines in high seems that the time for dallying bas past, quarters bas ever been the forerunner of the and that has arrived for taking into serious logy, Dr. W. Hunter; Physiology, Dr. H. and must be tested in the Federal [ of accounts having been in your hands for some Per Case. dissolution of the State that permitted it, consideration the present. osadition of the $12.00 yet their consciences have allowed them to country, as wall as the unconcealed efforts 13.00 act as the coadjutore of men openly profess of the more energetic members of the
The N-C. Daily News says that a Cantoness, 17.50 ing them. The consequence has been, as present Cabinet to involve the country in 19.50 ever happens in revolutionary times, that revolution; which would mean the final Mr. Ho Chen-huan, has arrived in Shanghai |
break up of the Empire. As according to and has published a letter in the Chinese press, the old proverb-Quem Deus vult perdere appealing to the Kwangtung community there most extreme and the men who are foremost prive dementat, the country at large has and calling on them for some effective action in in preaching the doctrine of subversion have been plunged into a state of mental incaps. the matter of the Fatahan incident assay assumed charge and driven their weaker city that renders it blind to the coming that in the three months since the incident kaced colleagues into open acts of sadition crisis; and this is one, if not the most-dan-occurred, nothing has been done by the British the Chancellor of the Exchequer. and folly. The real command of the Cabinet gerous sympton of the present sleeping sick
authorities. Should the matter be allowed to SOUTH AFRICAN FEDERATION. has long ceased to roat with its nominal mess, which compels the nation to slumber
rest as it is, urges the writer, Chinese res 19.00 head, and Mr. Asqurru with all the lawyer's while on the very verse of the most hazar will benceforth be slighted and valued no more adaptibility to argue on either si le has been dous precipice that it has ever encountered. than geese feathers," and this, he adds, is nó 25.00 compelled, with however had grace, to Still, though a general feeling of unsusiness happy news for the Chinese brethren in the adapt himsolf to the views of such dangerous is certainly abroad, the leaders of public empire. He has, therefore, specially come to 34.00 coadjutora
Messe. LLORD GEORGE, opinion, whese duty it is to keep a vigilant Bhanghai and calls for suggestions and opinions look out for the signs of the time, are quiet from his fellow-provincials, so as to ensuro WINETON CHURCHILL, and AUGUSTINE BIRREL. Of late, rumour has it, Mr.ly permitting affairs to drift as a rudderless justice being deno, according to law. He NOTE.-Port, after removal, should be rested WINSTON CHURCHILL has had a conception ship in a maelstrom. It is surely time that promises further to announce the place and date
they should show some more lively concern of a meeting in connexion with his campaign, that the person most fitted to assume theas to the inevitable result of permitting the
ALLEGED THEFTS BY A Governor Generalship of India after the
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PORTUGUESE. expiry of the term of office of Lord Muro is ground, the Right Honorable WINSTON CHURCHILL. In such a 'dase, of course, all argument with bis colleagues as to his supreme unfitness would be out of place. It is not likely that either Lord MORLEY, or Mr. ASQUITH would agree;
but that is a matter of no moment whatever when weighed in the balance of Mr. WINSTON CHURCHILL'Ss own opinion. If Mr. CHURCHILL Considers that A. S. WATSON & CO.. he himself is the proper min for the post,
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Her Excellency Lady Lugard's condition steadily progresses towards convalescence.
The Bandson Comedy Company arrived Yesterday por Nyusza frem Shanghai en route
for London.
The Hongkong, Canton and Macao Stearn boat Co.'s loss on subsidiary coins for the second half of last year amounted to $21,510.90!
About forty more Chinese were convicted by Mr. J. H. Kemp at the Magistracy yesterday for firing crackers without a permit and in each case a fine of $2 was imposed.
The 4.8. Hong Was I, which arrived from Singapore yesterday, brought another 29 deportees to the Colony. They will be forwarded on to China shortly.
Nino pallers of private rioshas were charged before Mr. J. E. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday with leaving their vehicles in public streets, and were fined $3 943h.
the Right Honourable WINSTON CHURCHILL may be considered for all practical purpose as already appointed, that in, of course, if Mr. Asqurra be at the time nominal Prime Minister. Now the country has already Been the enormous amount of mischief that one mas, with whom Mг. CHUACHILL has many political sympathies, can do in our Indian Empire. Mr. KEIE HARDIE is only a plain working member of Parliament, and he went out to India for only a few weeks, yet the simple suspicion tout be possessed the sympathies of not a few members of the present administration was sufficient to set,mercial Attaché and for the past three years the whole of India ablaze from end to end. Foreign Superintendent of hiness Labour in It is a simple sum of rule of three if so the Trausvaal, will shortly be appointed H. M. important (in his own opinion) an individual Consul-General at Canton. as Mr. WINSTON CHURCHILL should be sent out to represent in his own person the King-Emperor, how long the Empire can
last.
It is stated that Mr. J. W. Jamieson, C.M.G., of H. M. Consaiur service, formerly Com-.
Gordias
The action for libel brought by the Asiatic Dredging Company against Mr. Nielson, recently editor and proprietor of the China Gazette, Shanghai, has been adjourned antil December 1st. The defendant is a ing against a ruling given by the Danish Consular Judge.
and Portuguese
Constis or the Chinese
Frank Aquino, the Portuguese who had such a formidable list of charges of theft to answer on Saturday last was again placed before Mr.
the following additional charges were preferred Wood at the Magistracy yesterday, when against him-Sterling cae clock and one pair
J.
Linicular glasses, value $20, from the Har bour Department's laune Daisy on the 18th, altimo; stealing a small rowing boat valued $40 from Ah King on the 12th ultimo; stealing- a pump valued 850 from Harmaton's Cirons on the 16th ultime; stealing à revolver and afty rounds of ammunition valued 810 from Mrs. Sekunidt of Besconsfield Arcade on the 27th altimo; stealing a looking glass valued afty cents from the Bailors and oldiers Home on
alted $54 from 171, Wanchai Road; on the the 21st altimo; and stealing a Japanese ricsha
27th iltimo
Prisoner was remanded until Friday morning.
ALLEGED ARMED ROBBERIES
'THE BANTIN CASE.
Before Mr. J. E. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday Li Kam Fuk was arraigned on the charge of committing armed robbery with others, not in custody, at Tsui Kong village, Bantin
as read. Your Directors are again pleased to be able to present a satisfactory result of the half- year's working, and trust that the proposed appropriations of profits will meet with your approval. Nothing of unusual interest" has occurred during the period under review. The steamers of the foot have been navigated' with care and safety, and maintained in o'good. itate of efficiency, The Hungahan kas bean fitted with two now tail-shafts and propellers, the cost of which has been defrayed out of the Special Repairs Fund. In-con- sequence of a slight fracture showing in the LONDON, February 9th.
starboard paddleshaft, of the steamer Honam The draft of the South African a new shaft was ordered from England and i
emergency. The only dutoage of any conse
constitution provides for a Governor. now at the Kowloon Dock, in readiness for General, a Senate and an Assembly.quence caused by the typhoon of 28th July last
Each Colony will become a province under the administration..
Provincial legislators must be European.
Both English and Dutch are to be official languages.
FRENCH POET KILLED.
LONDON, February 8th. The French poet Catulle Mendes has heen killed in a railway accident. DEATH OF A FRENCH ACTOR.
LONDON, February 8th. The death is now announced of the younger Coquelin, whose brother died a few weeks ago.
THE KING'S VISIT TO BERLIN.
LONDON, February 8th. Their Majesties the King and Queen started to-day in beautiful weather for Berlin via Dover.
Their Majesties were accompanied by the Earl of Crewe, K.G. (the Lord Privy Seal), and Sir Charles Hardinge, G.C.M.G., (Permanent Under Secre. tary of the Foreign Office).
THE OPIUM QUESTION..
LONDON, February 8th.
Sir Frank Swettenhum, (a former Governor of the Straits Settlements)
We previously reported regarding this affair that on January 4th a number of men, armed with fuives and shoppers, entered a house at Santin occupied by an old woman and a child, attacked the old woman, and departed with $4.50 worth of goods. Subsequently the defen- dant was arrested by Sergeant Cooper, who yesterday conducted the prosecution.
Complainant deposed to five men entering her house on the early morning of January 4th, and that defendant was one of the fire. The door was broken open, and the intrailers asked Times one of the robbers suggested that they should hang her up to the roof. then seized her hands, and took two bangles. but he cut her with a knife, the defendant from her wrists. She seized one of the men tolling him that he would have to do so before A new German Town Hall has recently been he could release himself Witness was also cat our morals
In such a case it is easily calculated that a new Mutiny would be the least evil to be faced; but with this difference, that we should have to face it but an indifferent Government of doctrinare, and a mere skeleton of an amateur army. Now it is surely time that the conn ry at large should Century Crescent, and atasling a quantity of witness for money. She said she had none, and need of the Opium Commission now
leave off fiddling, and come to look affairs as they really are. If we were to loso our principal province, history HONGKONG OFFICE: 10a, DES VEUX ROAD C LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET. EC teaches us that the Empire could no longer hold together; this is a fancy nor up-
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, FEHEUARY 10TH 1909.
supported theory. Whn ALEXANDER THE GREAT died unexpectedly at Babylon leav. ng no one with aufficent intellectual grasp to take up the reins, India soon fell from
the feeble bands of his successors, who Ir seems high time that concerted action fighting for the reflection in the water het should he taken at Home with regard to fall the eutire substince of Empire. Not the future intentions of a Government bent three years had passed when we find not on reforw, bat on actual revolution. PITHON the powerful strap of Persia af. The situation is, in fact, rapidly becoming ready in open revolt. The rest of the long a duplicate of that existing in the first half story of ALEXANDER'S SUECessors is nothing of the seventeenth century, when, owing to but a tale of family dissensions, uni a the insane pretensions of the imit tors of the general relapse to barbarism of the entire of Münster Anabaptata of the preceding Western Asia. Does any one doubt, could century, a 'seet arose which, holding the any ene doubt, that the story would be unwarrantableness of all evil government, repeated in the event of India falling under
Two natives were charged before Mr. JH Kemp at the Magistraay yesterday with hesak ing into the house of Mr. W. Logan at No. 4, silverware After hearing the evidence his Worshly dismissed one of the accused, and so tenced the other to six months' imprisonment. A further six months was added to his torn for disobeying an order of banishment.
opened at Hankow in the German oncession. Mr. Soldichting, the Chairman of the German Municipal Council, in taking possession of the building in the name of the Municipal ouncil as well as of the Concession spoke of it as a ornament and a sredit to the Conversion, Mr. Duane, Chairman of the British Municipal Council, made a speech on the occasion in which he warmly eulogized the energy of the German residents and the rapid development of their
Concession.
ome of the men
on the head, and when she released the man she had seized, all the robbers decamped,
After further witnesses had been heard, the hesring was adjourned.
• THE CHEUNGSHAWAH AFFAIR.
Further evidence was adduced before Mr. J. H. Kemp in the case in which five natives wore indicted on a charge of armed robbery at Cheungshawan, and the hearing was again adjourned.
RIDING CONTEST AT THE CIRCUS.
in which he questions the has written a long letter to "The
sitting at Shanghai. ⠀⠀⠀⠀
was due to several large cargo lighters crashing into and wrecking the inner-end and offfees of the Company's jointly-owned Hongkong wharf.. The Company's Wing Lok whart also suffered
from a similar cause. The cost of our share of
the repairs to the Hongkong wharf appear in
the Balance Sheet, while the cost of repaire to the Wing Lok wharf.amounting to $1,100 has been debited to Special Repairs Fund. Loans on mortgage have been adjusted in accordance with a recent aurrey and re-valuation by the Company's surveyors, Mesars Palmer and Turner. The Company's funds invested in Public Companies are, in the opinion of your Board, all well secured, nud, as is usual, the value of all investments have been adjusted in accordance with the quotations our rant at the end of the your. The loss in ex. change of Chinese subsidiary coins during the six months ander review amounted to $21,510. 90, and it seems hopeless for us to look for remedial mensures from the Governments concerned. It
as been argued that we might raise our passage
rates, but shareholders will readily understand that, with severe competition and great trade depression, there is a limit to that means of recouping our losses. I do not think that there is anything else. that calls fo particular comment, but should any share- holders require any further information, I shad bave pleasure in answering any question
No questions were asked, and the CHAIRMAN proposed the adoption of the report and accounts as presented.
Mr. LANE conded, and the motion was carried nem con.
Messrs. H. E. Tomkins, R. Fuhrmann and
C. Thiel were re-elected to the directorate on
the motion of Mr. ELL18, seconded by Mr GEORG.
It was proposed by Mr. DowLEY, seconded by Mr. CHAU SUI K3, and agreed, that Messrs. Â ̧ | O'D. Gourdin and W. Hatton Potta should be
re-appointed auditors.
The CHAIRMAN-That is all the business gentlemen. I am obliged to you for your attendance. Dividend warrants are ready now.
KOWLOON LAND AND BUILDING CO., LTD.
The twentieth ordinary meeting of this Company was held at the Company's office, All the matters at issue, he says, Victoria Building, at noon yesterday. Mr. T. were decided by the Royal Commis-F. Hough presided, and there were also present sion of 1895, and he re-iterates that if Messra A. Rodgers and J. M. E. Machado are in question other (director), A, Shelton Hooper, (secretary), M. S. Northcote, E. B. Shepherd, J. C. Peter people's money is concerned. If the and E. Jones Hughes
The SECRETARY having read the notion calling the meeting. cultivation of the poppy were pro- hibited in India enormous compensa- | The CHAIRMAN sald Gentlemen,--With
In submitt you & year ago. I pointed out that a number of our houses were
tion would probably have to be paid your permission I propces taking the re- while Great Britain would become port and accounts as read. responsible for the finances of her ing the accounts to: Colonies in the East if they are deprived of the main source of their revennes.
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racant and this state of affairs continued for some little time notwithstanding the reduction in the runts we were asking. I am however, now pleased to be able to inform you that What may be regarded as phenomenal for the
all our houses are occupied, and we have time of year is the apparent break up of the
(FROM THE MANILA CABLENEWS"] This afternoon there is a matinée performance
enquiries from peracas wishing to take any of winter in the North. The Chief Officer of the
them when they become vacant again. With at the Cirens. Owing to the rain a new tont is
AIRSHIPS FOR THE U. 9. ARMY
this increase in the demand we hope that in the Kaiping on arrival at Shanghai last week stated
WASHINGTON, February 1. present year our revenue may be such as to that on that steamer's last trip no ice was met being put up, so there need be no fear of the
The House of Representatives has voted for enable us to revert to the payment of the same with crossing the gulf of Pechili and that during spectators getting wet. Theireas will their stay in Chingwangtao of four days the remain only four nights longer, and to-morrow
and the emanci¡ation of the faithful from the authority of Mr. CHUBCHILL? Tn such thermometer reading on the deck bofore sunrise night there will be a benefit performance for an appropriation of $500,000 to build, bay and ridend which we paid for 1907. The property aubjection to laws or taxes, in no long a ense it would follow won matt r of shea/Tras only 25 degrees F. Chingwangtao alsy was Mr. William Schultz who performs the daring otherwise acquire airships for the use of the has been kept in repair at a cost slightly
defense of nations.
The attendance at the late Mr. C Lenox
United States Army and Navy. The House 18. they say in the was urged to make this appropriation by the increased on that of the previous year on account The main event last night, 1st quite free of ine with the exception of the fringe font of looping the loop.
statements of leading experts in the navigation of the damage caused by the Typhoon of July period upset the fabric of government, and ecessity that the grantar provinces should between this wharf and the shore and in the language of pugilists, was the amateur riding of the air to the effect that the United States last. If any shareholder wishes for farther
competition, for which 5 local horsemen entered was surpassed in this line by at least fone reduced the entire country for a space to fall away from an empire which coul! afford Tientsin River the i
Farther information was not sought, and the o is rapidly-thawing. We are glad to note that Means Noel, As on the previous, occasion, the event caused nations of the earth, and that it was undoubted information I shall be pleased to give it. absolute anarchy, That movement in Eng them no protection, and whose alliance
reprt and accounts were adopted on the motion emarrassing. Murray & Co., in their wookly ofronlar, referring grost excitement, and created much amusement, airships would be a tremendous factor in the
of the CHAIRMAN, seconded by Mr. HUGHES. land has been the bylated offspring of might actually become
Mr. SHEPHERD proposed the re-election of religious sectarinnium in Germany during Strangely enough the descendants of the to the report that one of the largest and the the entrants, all of whom no doubt could never oldest Import Firms of Manchester goods in it a horse fairly well, being mostly at sea when the previous century, which deace grant JOHN CHURCHILL bave
done their country service in any civil Shanghai was in diffenities and that its quz it came to riding the cirous horse-with the Simpson's funeral was a record in the way of Messrs A, Rodgers and J. M. E, Machado us lower in the social rank eventually
was detained in Peking, owing to meeting of chandise to be thrown on the market, siste that which incinded the arms of a number of Brodon, the Acting Inspector General, LM.C., out in undisguised :ocialism, as the present line, even Lord RANDOLPH's promising ponsion would cause a large quantity of mer. remarkable canter and kick Numerous entries, fanerals for; forsign Tientsin Siz Robert
The great
the latter eventuality has been entirely obviated Chinese, were received, but only five European his superior Commissioners, but he was almost was agreed to. movement in England has been in its turn career ending in collapse. the outcome of the theories held by French soldier who could b at that he had never The Gironatances of the firm's dificulties entered the rug. The winner was sestaan the only noteworthy absentee, revolutionists of the lat century, all hold. been defented in the fiell, in his relations admitted of a satisfactory explanation and the Pearson of 11.8 Flors, the blue jacket she exception, absolutely every representative person on the motion of M. FEYERS, seconded by Mr. with his successive Sovereigos brought no necessary accommodation has been forthcoming gave such an able display on the previous tu Tientsin was there. The exception way H. obliged to send a representative-The China in the interest of the whole commercial com occasion. He received his prize amidst the Viceroy Yang, who was indisposed and was an intense hatred to ing in commen
hearty applause of the spectators present. establishment, whether the establishment to thing on himself but disgrace; deserting mit
Times.
With one
directors.
Mr. NORTHCOTs seconded, and the motion.
Mr. J. Cox Edwards was re-elected auditor,
NORTHCOTE,
The CHAIRMAN-That is all the business, gentlemen, Dividend warrants are ready,