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vernor of Hongkong until the capture of Canton in 1857 put an end to the system under which foreign affairs had been con- ducted by the Chinese Government, and the subsequent installation of the British Logation at Peking sovered all connection between the Government of Hongkong and the diplomatic service. Queen VICTORIA and the Prince Consort had ample excuse for jesting over the annexation of this speck in the ocean and the designating of the city which was expected to develope practically on the sea beach by the name which succeeding generations of
Englishmen will continue to hold in highest
The death is announced in England of Mr.
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Bro. Stoplen, who was connected with St. Joseph's College for 11 years, is returning to the Colony by the Kutang, which is due on Tuesday, 23rd fast:
The Bishop of Victoria conducts the children's service at St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, tomorrow afternoon and preaches in the evening at this Church. The Rev. Dallas Ennis, Chaplain of the Forces, will be the preacher in the morning.
Yesterday Vice-Admiral Petrin, of the French
cruiser DExtrecastenue paid an official visit to
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His Excellency. returned the compliment later in the day by going on board the cruiser. Ho received a salata of fifteen gaiss, and the hand played the National Anthem,
Four (hinese were charged before Mr. J. H. Kemp at the Magistracy yesterday with altering the water service of a house on the Praya at Kennedytown His Worship, after hearing is evidence, held the offence proved,
and fined the first three defendants $5 apiece and the fourth defendant $15.
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HAWAII AN JAPANE÷E IMMIGRATION.
LONDON, February 19th. It is reported that Anti-Japanese measures are contemplated by the Hawaiian Legislature, one prohibiting
Japanese engaging in the fishing in- dustry which they monopolise
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OUTPORT MUNICIPAL COUNCILS. [
SHAMEEN (CANTON).
The annual general meeting of Landreuters and Ratepayers of the British Concession, Sha.
· mean, was held at H.B.M. Consulate General on Monday, February, 15th 1909, at 9.30 a.m.
Present: Messrs, P. H. King, R. Leissing,. H. F. Dent, A. Coke, F. Harris, P. B. F. Carter, J. B. Greaves, H. Bent, H. S. Smith, E. A. Stanton, Davenport, J. I. M. Drummond, G. E. Huijgen, M. Steger, T. E. Griffith, A.
Motzler, W. G. Saunders, W. A. Robertson, H. For, W. P. Turner, A. Tigg", Appleby.
Spalinger, A. H. V. Bohuszewicz. G. W.
Mr. H, H. Fox, H.B.M. Acting Consul
·General, occupied the Chair.
THE QUALIFICATION FOR VOTES.
The notice comvening the menting and the minutos of the Inst annual meeting having beon real, the CHAIRMAN explained that
sume
THE JAPANESE AMBASSADORverlainty had arison as to what constituted the qualification for an "ocoupior's" vote, and TO LONDON..
as legal opinion which had recently been takon was at variance with the views of the Council, the matter would be laid before the Crown Advocate at Shanghai.
THE DURHAM COLLIERY DISASTER.
Mr. KING Ruggusted that a reference to the Crowa Advocate would be a sitting opportunity. open the whole question of tensats” votes.
to
THE ESTIMATES,
The CHAIRMAN having read the Report of the Council for 1908 together with the Accounts and the Estimates for 1909, suggested that observations should be made on the items of the Report,
assigned to the Council.
Mr. KING unked on what conditions the 15- Fear Tontine Life Insurance Policy in favour of Superintendent Brimble had been taken out. LONDON, February 18th. The Far East is to be visited this year by
Mr. GRIFFITH explained that, though it was The death-roll at the Winstanleyin favour of Sinperintendent Brimble, it was representatives of more than one Royal House in Europe. Besides the Quest Dowager of Colliery, Durham, in which a fire Italy who is to visit Japan, a tour in the Fat broke out a few days ago, is estimated Enst will be undertaken by Princess Helene of Schlerwig-Holstein-Sonderburg Glücksburg, a at 150. relative of the Gorinan Empress, and Prince Harold of Denmark who are to be married SUGGESTED ANGLO-GERMAN on May 1st at Fredenborg Castle, near Copenhagen.
NAVAL AGREEMENT.
Queen's name. The city was to grow up on the beach because there was no level
LONDON, February 18th. The rocks, space elsewhere
Sir T. Kato, K.C.M.G, the new which constitute the whole soil, are com-
Japanese Ambassador to London, posed of rutten, decomposing'granite which
presented his credentials to H. M. the aa is well known, is as productive of gwen
The main condition imposed by German and malaria as any bad jungle in India.bankers before issuing on the German markets King at Buckingham Pace in the The Obinese have always regard a portion of the last Chinese loan was that presence of Sir Edward Grey the ed the place as fatal to human life, and special privileges should be granted to German Minister for Foreign Affairs. they will not live there beyond a certain industries in the construction of the Tientsin- season," As for the Chinese who were hero Pakow line. In accordance with that condition a German Chinese export firm has received a at the time, they were described as nearly very large order for rails, bridges, locomotives all fishermen ho are pirates when and building material to be used on the railway, opportunity presents. No wonder that the Prince Consort was "so much amused." But we can be quite sure that the amusinout must have been succeeded by admiration in the Royal household, as the decades passed, and in the Jubilee your of Queen VicrORIA's reiga Sir WILLIAM DES VOUX, then the Governor of the Colony, was able to say of Hongkong:-"It may be doubted whether the evidences of material and moral achieve- ment, presented as it were in a fucus, malce any where a more forcible appeal to the eye and imagination, and wh.ther any spot on the earth is thus more likely to excite, or much more fully justifies, pride in the 'vane of Englishmau." Since that was written the great reclamation enterprise which will for over be associated with the name of Sir PAUL CHATRR has been completed and covered with some of the finest buildings to be
The bankruptcy of Thonias Hamilton and seen anywhere in the Far East. The city Co., a well-known firm of Louden merchante to a loss of between £5,000 and £5,000 incurred through an embezzlement committed by Chinese employee of the firm in Tientsin, and to loses in trading la Chius and India. The think is necessary to protect our liabilities of the firm amounted to £64,941, of interests. No arrangement therefore whigh £30,191 was expected to rank for could be concluded with Berlin. He dividend, and the assets were estimated to protrusted that Elis Majesty's visit had duce £5,250 38 9d 1-deficiency was stated to have arisen in the last year of trading.
of
LONDON, February 18th, His Excellency the Governor has written to Mr. M. 8. Northcote, the Honorary Secretary Replying in the House of Commons the Hongkong Devonian Society, acknowledg to a question as to the possibility of ing the kind and sympathetic resolution passed by his fellow Devonians at the annual mosting an Anglo-German naval agreement, on Saturday, and His Excellency adds that Mr. Asquith said, that as far as he both Lady Lugard and himself are deeply sensible of anil grateful for the large sympathy was aware the German Government and kind feeling which has been so constantly adheres to the view expressed to Great expressed during her ladyship's dangerous Britain that their programme was framed to suit their needs and would in no wise be influenced by anything
illness.
Mr. KING expressed his gratification at the promise of additional pathways on the Concession and hoped that an effort would be made to preserve the grass plots.
The CHAIRMAN stated that, in order to give moro Intitudo. to the Council in cases where there had been only a technical breach of the byelaw, His Majesty's Judge had suggested that the words "mudera penalty of 350 be substitated by the words "under a penalty not exceeding $50,"**
Mr. GRIFFITH proposed that in that caen the amount of the maximum penalty be altered from 850 to 8100 and this being scoonded by M. ROBERTSON and put before the meeting, was carried unanimously.
the Connell to classify disease and having objected to the word " provertable" as not being
Mr. KING having questioned the power of
found in byelaws of a similar nature at home, o
discussion arose as the result of which Mr. KING moved, and Mr. STEGER seconded, thist the word "preventable” bo deleted from the proposed byolaw.
This amendmend was, however, lost.
E. STANTON then proposed that the byo law as amended bo carried.
This was seconded by Mr. BENT, and passed
unanimously.
Mr. Fox then read a nomination which he had received for the election of a Conncil for the enening year.
The proposed names were Messrs. O. F. R Stanton, and M. Steger. Carter, T. E. Griffith, N. R. Robertson, E. A.
No other nomination having been received Mr. Fox asked the mooting to confirm this
Carried unanimously.
nomination.
The meeting concluded with votes of thanks to the outgoing council, the Chairman of the Commeil aid the Chairman of the meeting,
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THE ALEXANDRA (INE "ATOGRAPH.
The Alexandra Cinematograph presented a good programme last night and a full house testified the appreciation which the public have for this popular entertainment Films illustaative of the French maneuvres of 1908 and tho burning of Stamboul were much applauded, A dramatic film entitled "Flash James" ́oconpied An opinion having been expressed on the the screen for a considerable time and the advisability of increasing the pay of the caretaker audience manifested a keen interest as the picture | of the cemetery with a view to its bett z upkeep, | revealed a chapter from the life of a victim to Mr. BENT called the Council's attention to the gambling and throughout, as the story: pro- serious silting up of the river bed near the gressed there was n general feeling of expectancy boathouse. The matter had been brought before while the culmination when the gamblor paid the notice of the two preceding Councils and he the toll was eagerly awaited. Humerons and wished to know if any steps had been taken with magical films concluded the programme.
regard to it.
the
Mr. GRIFFITH Informed the meeting that at
boginning of 1908 he had spoken to both the Commissioner of Customs and the Harbour Master on the enbjoot and an effort had been made to get dredgers on the spot to remore some of the deposit, but without success. The diffulty was that the area in question lay largely outside the 100-feet limit and nothing could the Customs Authorities. The question had already been referred by the Harbour Master to the Coast Inspector's Office in Shanghai, bat nothing had been done.
of Victoria indeed has dovoloped to an extent trading in the East was set down as attributable Great Britain might do. The German therefore be done without the co-operation of
With the death of Senhor Antonio J. Dinis an oid resident of Shanghai has passed away and the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank loses a member of its Staff who had serred it well, and Benkor Diniz faithfully for forty-one years, was born in Macao in 1841 and arrived in Shanghai on May 29, 1861. After a brief term
of service with the North-Ckina Herald, ho
undreamt of by the "pioneers in the Colony and who, having regard to the railway de relopments in progress on the other side of the harbour, will say that the limit of expan. sion has yet teen reached? The Princess VICTORIA Was neser de Princess of NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. ONLY communications relating to the news Hongkong," as the Quean jestingly suggested slum should be addressed to THE EDITOR..
Correspondents must forward their names and Lut in the days of its prosperity the Colony addresses with communications addressed to the not only additionally honoured Her late Ma Editor, not for publication but as evidence of exty and itself by placing in the centre of the good faith.
All letters for publication should be written on enlarged city a massive brouze statue of the ene side of paper only,
Queen whi gave her name to the city but is surrounding this statue with others of their Majesties that King and Queen, and Their Royal Highusses the Prince and Prince of Wales. In addition we have a fine bronze statue of H. R. H. the Duke of Connaught who has twice honoured us with a visit, associating himself with the Colony on the first occasion by laying the founda tion stone of the Heclamation, and on the second Decasion by unveiling the statue of H. M. The King and H. R. H. the Prince of Wales. Nor does this exhaust the ways in which the Colony has continued to live up to its royal designation, for have wo In the Daily Press a few days ago appeared, not our noble block of King's Buildings, an interesting extract from "The Letters
our Queen's Buildings, Alexandra Build of Queen Victoria" in which Her late
Princess Buildings, and st ings, and Majesty shortly after her accession informed Kowloon our King's Park? We have the King of the Belgians that "ALBERT verily become citizens of no mean city and was offered, and accepted, the post of
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joined the firm of Mesurs. Smith, Kennedy and Company, with whom he remained for six years, until they went out of business, In January 1868 Senhor Dinis entered the service of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, working at the Hunkow Offee with Mr, John Walter during the tea season.
DEATH OF MR. HAVER DROEZE.
We greatly regret to record the death of Mr. F. J. Haver Droeze who for many years was Consul Gouezal for the Netherlands in Hong- kong, and had recently been appointed Minister for the Netherlands at Péking, Mr. Droeze left Hongkong in ill-health more than a year age, and he died irst month at Dordrecht, where he was tomporarily residing. It was while he
was at Home on leave, we believe, that Mr
Government was also of opinion that it was natural for us to do what we
made it clear that the naval expendi. ture of Great Britain was not to be regarded as implying friction between two countries.
THE AUSTRO-SERVIAN SITUATION..
LONDON, February 19th. In St. Petersburg the most serious view is taken of the Austro-Servian situation.
INTERNATIONAL AMENITIES,
LONDON, February 19th, The Corporation of the City of London has invited the burgomasters of Berlin and Charlottenburg to visit London as the guests of the Corpora- tion,
in
KULANGSU (AMOY),
A meeting of the Council was held at the Board Room, on the 26th January 1909.
Present:-Messrs, W. H. Wallace (Chairman)"' J. S. Fenwick, W. Kruse, Lám Kui Siong, Okuyama, W. Wilson, A. H, Wilzer, the Health Offfeer and the Secretary.
The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed.
Correspondence between the Council and Mr. Lix Kui Siong was read concerning a building permit, and the Secretary was instructed that, if Mr. Lim Kui Slong fails to apply for a permit within seven days, and fails to submit plans in against in the ordinary way. accordance with Bye-law 13, he is to be proceedled
Mr. KING having explained that the Harbour Authorities were extremely anxious to co-operate the opinion that the difficulty would be partially desting with the matter and having expressed obvisted by the extension of the buading on the The Superintendent of Police reported the other side of the creek, Mr. Fox stated that he following cases as having been dealt with in the agreed with these views and that when it could Mixed Court since the last meeting, the Court be ascertained when the completion of the being closed under the seal from 12th January Wongsha bund was likely to take place, the to 9th February-Summonses:-Assault 2; question of bringing the Shameen band in line cruelty to a child 1; debt 1-Summary Arrests, with it would be laid before the Office of Works. Being abroad after 12 midnight without a
Mr. STANTON then proposed and Mr. V. | light 3. SPALINGER seconded that the Report of the Council and the Accounts be passed, and the motion was carried nem con.~~
THE NEW BYE-LAWS
Referring to the first of the proposed now bye-laws, namely that in regard to "Death Certificates," viz-“That in event of death occur
A HAT TRICK
Trying to work another hat trick than that known to cricketers brought about a native's downfall at Yaumati on Thursday. The defen dant, accompanied by a friend, entered a draper's shop in Station Street with the object of pur-
Several war correspondents have ring on the Concession, notice must be imme-chasing some clothing. The counter hand was diately ment to the Superintendent of Police, asked to place a variety of articles on the counter started for the Balkans.
who shall also be furnished with a corti- for the inspection of the intending purchasera fiona showing the cause of death from a duly and after an examination the defendant decided qualified medical practitioner. No permission to buy a panama hat and a number of other for burial in the Cemetery shall be granted small articles. In the hat, however, he had con- before a certificate of death is forthcomingcealed three pairs of trousers while the shop- from a daly qualified medical practitioner," man's back was turned, and he was successful in Mr. Fox stated that he had taken the oppor-getting away from the shop anmolested with to consult him on the bye-law, with the result olapsed before the counter hand became aware tunity of the visits of H.B.M. Judge to Canton the stolen property. But very little time
that certain amendments in the original proof the theft, and he immediately informed the posal had been suggested.
police: The defendant was arrested later with The amended byelaw now roads as follows the stolen trousers in his possession, was charged In the event of a death occurring on the before Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magistracy Concession, notice must immediately be sent yesterday, found guilty, and sentenced to six to the Superintendent of Police, who, in the weeks' imprisonment. case of the death of a foreigner shall also be furnished with a certificate of the cause of be granted until such a certificate or an order death from a duly qualified medical practitioner Permission for burial in the Cemetery shall not
evidently greatly appreciated by his Government impossible to ignore the demand for another pro.
so highly appreciated that it was practically of the competent authority has been produced." for Mr. Drone was the only Consular official induction. The first of the two was given last night GRIFFITH and seconded by Mr. STANTON, that After discussion it was proposed by Mr the service of the country who has been given in presence of a large audience whose enthusiam diplomatic appointment.
was unbounded, In fact it might have been better if fewer concessions to the pepoisť clamour had been accorded, as the effect of so many encores was to unduly prolong the per formance to a late hour.
Minister at Peking and his many friends in Hongkong will regret that he has not lived to take up the appointment.
Mr. Droeze was formerly in the Colonial
Army. His first appointment as Consul was at Hongkong in 1895 and held the appointment Djeddali. He was appointed Consul General at
is so much amused at my having got the
can appreciate the amusement which must Is'and of Hongkong, and we think VICTORIA ALTE been caused to Her Inte Majesty when ought to be called Princess of Hongkong in the news reached her that the Island of addition to Princess Royal." The amuse Hongkong, then but a barren rock, had been ment of the Queen and her Boyat Consort added to the possessions of the British was very natural at the time, but Her Empire and requesting her action down to the close of 1908. His work here was Majesty happily lived long enough to watch for the designation of the embryo city as the rise of this "wretched, pestiferous Island Victoria. The city has gradually extended of Hoogkong" (as one writer described it from the beach to the very top of the hills. nearly twenty years after its annexation to and there is Scriptural nuthority for the state, the Crown), to the proud eminence of being ment that a city set upon the hills cannot one of the largest shipping ports of the be bid. We share the view that Hongkong world, and a great emporium of trade. he cut yet seen the zenith of its pros- When the Queen in 1841 wrote the letter perity, and that it will still further justity from which we bave quoted the site of its queenly designation.
the present nity of Victoria was, to borrow the words of Dr. Dennys, "a rugged slope of rock, shelving in most places preciptiously to the waters with Darrow path-way winding along the
a
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank chiareholders are rentinded of the mocting which takes place at the City Hall at noon today.
MORE ENTERTAINMENT,
Any contribution to the too-limited public entertainment is certain to be welcome, and if it be well recommended the welcomó is all tha
greater. The Ward Comedy Company, after
We are desired by Mossas, Hughes and when
"A COUNTRY. GIRL," The Hongkong Amateur Dramatic Club were well advised to repeat their successful perform so greatly to the public entertainment and were anses of "A Country Girl" They contributed
As before nothing but what is creditable can
be said of the production. All the artiste
the bye-law in its amended form be passed.
Carried quanimously,
Mr. Fox then road the second proposed bye-
law:-
EXCITEMENT ON THE PRAYA.
on Wednesday when some cattle dealers Quite a commotion was caused at Praya West
endeavoured to ship a buffalo bull on a junk Twice the shippers endeavoured to persuade the without a ring being attached to his nose.
animal to walk over a narrow plank to the junk, and twice the bull became nervous and fell into
the harbour, being each time landet by some handy steps. This performance attracted a large crowd of Chinese who surrounded the footway to the junk. A third attempt was made to lead the buffalo across the plank, but this time the
"Every medical practitioner attending on or called in to visit, any patient suffering from infectious disease, including small-porr animal lost its temper and charged the mob. cholera, plague, diphtheria, membranous a successful season in India, are coming East played their parts exceedingly well and the play croup, erisypelas, scarlatina, typhoid, enteric. All the spectatum managed to clear the bull's soon and will visit Hongkong on their way to went with quite a swing throughout, Geoffrey continued or puerperal fovers, dysentery, all horns, but he continued his and career with Australia about the first week in April. Mr. halloner, the Rajah of Bhong, Barry, forma of meningitis or other disease to which bent head until he came into contact with a Ward brings with him artistes of repute and Marjorie Joy Madame Sophie, and the the byelaw has been applied by the Council lamp post and smashed one of his horns. The Hongh, the auctioneers, to direct attention to describes the company as the best that has repeated their sucessos of December, but patient is suffering from any of the above named ship him. It then appeared as if they would be a journal like the Times of India Prinose were all the same as before and shall forthwith, on becoming aware that the keepers recaptured him and again essayed to cliff, to which the fanciful name of Kun-tai- the fact that the sale of the household furniture visited India the Hongkong public may antici- Non found a different exponent, Mrs. Gilby infections or preventable diseases, to which the successful, but a lakong came along and took lu, or "Petticoat-string Path' was given by of Mr. Henry Humphreys will take place on the pate their performance here with interest. Their taking the place of Mrs. Stewart. She filed the byelaw applies, send a certificate giving all both the shippers and the ball to the Central the fishermen and villagers who then con- 24th and 25th inst, instead of as previously repertoire is very extensive, including s auber role admirably, and danes and sang and talked particulars to the Council's Officer of Health, Police Station,
of recent London successes, and in addition to and joked with all the buoyancy and humour of under a penalty of $50. No Chinese anffering LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. stituted the sole population of the island." advertised.
the fifteen days which they gavo in Calcutta the lighthearted Devonshire lass. The choruses from infectious or contagious diseases, shall be Its importance at that date to the people of Inspector Dymond presented a native for they also played several Vandeville perfor- were well rendered and all the soloists were allowed on the Concession, and any house- Britain lay in the fact that the Minister being in unlawful possession of two riffes and a
The H.-A. Linie str. Jyria left Singapore mances of ́s very attractive character. Mr. encored, Humorous references to the races holder having any such case within his corn on the 18th inst. at 4 p.m., and may be expected Plasipotentiary had his headquarters here, quantity of ammunition. Mr. J. R. Wood Albert Goldie, the Company's business manager made the production topical and still more pound and failing to notify the same to the 25th inst. pm and even after the issue of a Colonial Charter" heard the case at the Magistracy yesterday is proceeding by the English Wail steamer to amusing. The performance will be repeated the Council's Officer of Health, shall be liablo' and the Straite haft Singapore for thia port on The Indo-Chins str. Kiddsang from Calcutta
in 1843 the office of Minister to China.
pay a fine of $50. continued to be combined with that of Go-
found the defendant guilty, and ordered him to Shanghai where the Company have arranged
a short seasons for sext mouth.
to-night.
to a penalty not execeding $50 for each offence.”
bore
the 18th inst.
.