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ASIATIC IMMIGRATION.
The Nine Charitable Institutions, the Canton Mr. Taft also sincerely hopes that General Chamber of Commerce and the 72 they may continue to minimise the Trades Guild have trigraphed the following petition to His Excellency Chang Chi Tung, Admiral Togo, With Japan in posesion won hailed by the police, Fines aggregating JAPAN'S CONGRATULATIONS.gration without unnecessary friction, Railway of the three Provines
evils likely to arise from Asintic immi-Chief Superintendent of the Canton Hankow
TOKYO, March 4th,
"Your Excellency has delegated Tastoi Wong by routual concessions between self-
Ping Yau to superintend the construction of On the occasion of the inauguration respecting, Governments. Meantime the Kwangtung section of the Canton Hankow the year. A meeting to make the noosary of the new President of the United we must take every precaution to Railway and to reside permanently in Canton. arrangements for the proposed show was to be States congratulatory messages were
Some time ago we received a cablegram.from prevent or punish outbursts of race your Excellency stating that your in the Municipal beard for Wechatay sent to Mr. Taft by the Emperor, feeling and
foreigners possessing cujoot ang desire is that the President of the treaty rights and pursuing lawful Canton sotion of the Railway will use his influence ty profest the interests of the Rail- Businesses in America should be pro-way Comedy and that he will be held tected from lawlessness,
It has been suggested that's doll show should be held in Singapore towards the
cter part of
in the licard on Wednesday.
of Port Arthur, Great Britain's leise of Weihaiwej by a technical interpretation of thờ Agrostmi oame to an end, but the Chinese Government has not yet asked for the surrender of the territory and it still therefore remains Bytish portion Yesterday, however, we published a Chinese telegram which announced that Prince Bu WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS had memorialised the Throne abking that instructions sight be given to the Waiwapu
The Times in beck from far rief trip to to open up negotiations with the British
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visiting English journalists. It had a very good time and it is very grateful to fin guldes Mowers. Lloyd Bains, Bamm Hicks an
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affairs of the Company. Your Excellency ca Mr. Taft strongly urges legislation not be aware of the innumerabias troubles and Houlties in regard to the construction of the LONDON, March 3rd, enabling the Federal Executive to railway in this province which Prince Bulow has been encounter enforce the treaty rights of aliens in compelled to explain fully to you. When the ing vigorous opposition from his Federal courts and insists that we Railway was redeemed from the American nominal supporters, particularly the should not permit the consequences of gentry and the merchants were to construct it Development Company it was agreed that the Agrarians, to the proposed death local prejudice to expose is to the This was entirely due to your efforts and we are duties, which the Finance Committee risk of war of the Reichstag rejected yesterday.
Efforts are being made to find a substitute to meet the increased expenditure.
CURRENCY REFORM.
The President also dwells on the need of reform in the monetary and banking laws with a view to securing
911 GREAT BRITAIN AND AERIAL greater elasticity of currency.
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mittee of Investigation into the naval needs of the Empire. A forlated with ffs High Reese in this inquiry are Prince Tear Jahnson Lee, England is a repite place, old, H. E. Tram Lapa (Provident of the Waloogservative rook-ribed animally bote wupu) Admiral San and Privee UnING. zome, but nevertheless It Teda be hack, The Throne has already approved a recom: The Tres had two or three fintions to stay mendation for the creation of Board of in the Old Country but decked to return at Admiralty, and wa have been hearing re- once." cently, of decisions on the part of Prince So's committee to catablish naval colleges and of recommendations for the appoint ment of competent naval advisers, And now we have the Prince asking for the ren dition of Weibsites that it might again become a Chinese naval basa. At present Weihuiwer is not a proâtable appanage of the British Empire. That is to any it is not self-supporting, and so long as the pre sent uncertainty exists a ns to the tenure of the place by Great Britain there is little prospect of capital being attracted to develop the commercial, possibilities of the. plate. Now that the question of the par- render has been raised in a memorial to the Throne there is some Ekelihood of a pro- nouncement being made by the Government of Great Britain on the subject. Though Lord ELGIN in his reply to the residents of Weibaiwei twelve months ago spoke of the rendition to Chlos of this soitoriuir for the troops "as a ““hypothetical question," we can hardly sasume that the position | had not been considered since the fall
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Of the three chief towin Sourahays and Samamag most unhealthy. Dr. Də
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the Principal Civil Medical Officer of the town, says, that sumarsat has a heavy doshta which some sections, tosches the enormous figure of 300 per 1,000! The houses are mostly bad and insanitary, and the drainage syn falls far short of requirements. In the outskirts of the town, there is plenty of high-lying and suitable for building, but nuhspply the Chinese hare.
been, allowed to mark them offinta ceMD-
barise. The dead hand now stops the extension of the town in healthier ground, The Munk cipality is at a loss how to remedy matters,
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A. S. WATSON & CO.. of Port Arthur There can tattle and has sppointed a commitée to insider the doubt that the late Government in Dog-question. The situation has becour Intolerable land had made up its mind as to what living Europeans and antives who are dying Dead Chinese occupy land solely quired by action should be taken in the event of in the lower levels. ite surrender being requested by ce but it was hardly a matter on which they could bind their successors in office. This may explain why an promount, ment his NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. ONLY communications relating to the nowheretofore been made on the subject, and it slum should be addragseil in THE EDITOR.
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seems also to explain Lord Etain's descrip tion of it saa "hypothetical question." In the life time of the present Government the question of the surrender of Weihaiwei bas not been raised until now, and so far there is yet no inction from the Throne for the opening of the negotiations,......
Pat the Marie yesterday a native was prosecuted on a charge of stealing or attempting to stend a watch chais valued at $100 from Messen, G. Faber and Co., Jewellers, Hotel Mansdens,
Bergeant Gerrard conducted the case for the Prosecution, and Mr. Otto Kong Sing appeared
for the defendant,
Mr. T. Mook, Manager of Messrs. Falconer
and stated that on Saturday afternoon, the 27th ultimo, the defendant accompanied by
NAVIGATION,
LONDON, March 3rd.
The Rt. Hod Mr. Asquith, Prime Minister, has informed the House of Commons that the subject of aerial navigation had occupied the attention of the Government, and provision E beets, made in the Navy and Army Estimates to ensure that this problem of the use of airships in warfare would be fully investigated by both depart. ments.
PRESIDENT TAFTS IN AUGURAL ADDRESS.C ENDORSEMENT OF THE ROOSEVELT
TOLICIES.
LONDON, March 4th.
The first section of President Taft's
the polices of President Roosevelt inaugural address endorser generally
regarching Trusts, Inter State Com merce and Federal Supervision of Railways.
TARIEF REVISION.
AMERICAN FOREIGN TRADE." He also expresses the hope that Congress will encourage American foreign trade, especially with the Orient The Philippines are making must satis. factory progress, as is also the Panama Cmál.
extremely thankful to yon for your kindness. We undertook the responsibility of constructing the Kwangtung section of the railway, and coa. sequently an Imperial Edict was isod sanc tioning this arrangement. The terms und conditions for this section are quite different from those of Hupeh and Hunan. After the Edict was issued the different charitable Institu tions started to collect the call das on the Best instalment of the shares on dondition that if the merchants, proved incapable of constructing to construct the railway they (the Charitabla the railway themselves, or if they should fail Institutions) would refund the menis paid conditions were embodied in a memorial to the to the Company by the shareholders. The
Throus and officially recorded in Peking: The dissatisfaction formerly created over the con
IMPROVEMENT OF THE NEGRO Finally the President strongly struction of this railway was mainly due to the advocates the industrial and intel-officialsharing hand in the management of lectual improvement of the negro.
affairs, Now that your Ezielloney ha authorised the establishment of a Government Bureau to superintend the constriction of THE PRESIDENT'S SALARY the Railway, it will be extremely difficult to llay the suspicious of the public, and we fear we shall not be able to collect the third in stalment of the shares. Moreover there are many shareholders who seize this as a pretext for demanding the return of their
Day and tronble may therefore ensues “The_people_moreover, will lose confidence in the Charitable Institutions who enunot take KING EDWARD LEAVES FOR the responsibility of refunding such a huge sum
LONDON, March 4th. Both the Senate and the House of Representatives have agreed to the raising of the President's salary to $75,000.
BIARRITZ..
The King starts for Biarritz to-day. It is announced that His Majesty goes to Biarritz on account of his The President states that he will health. As in 1908, the doctors have convoke a special session of Congress advised His Majesty to remain out of on the 13th inst. to consider a Bill England during the months of March for revising the Dingley Tariff. This and April. should secure an adequate revenue and protect home industries by a tariff equal to the difference between cCast
of money. All this is contrary to what has been agreed upon baldment the merchants, and thiet Government This section is the most importa
at part of the Canton-Hankow Hailway Both Chinese and Foreigners have had their attention. drawn to this matter. Now that it is in fall' operation a change is detrimental and the people cannot consent to a change. Besides telegraphing this to your Excellency, the 72 Gulds and the
Charitable Tustitations have held a meeting and adressed petition to the Vienroy
of Canton bearing the cops of all the signatories. With regard to the management PACIFIC BASE AT HONGKONG.
of the Company it is difficult to please every- body. If there is a dishonest servant în; Lord Strathcona, having written to the the Company let the proot be produced and he London Morning Post respecting its allegations will be immediately dismissed and replaced by regarding the measure garrison and neglected another man appointed by the shareholders.
There is to be a Volunteer Church Parada another man, entered the shop and asked to see of production at home and abroad. state of Esquinault, "and" calling: attention to
at Union Church on Sunday morning.
Singapore papers report the death of Mr. Edward Sandemann, ous of the oldest residents
born in Singapore.
a gold chain. Witness produced three chaina
one of which defendant picked up and faced its price. Whilst witness was hooking at the price, defendant picked up the other two chain Witness said the price of the chain. was 350. Then defendant pilled a second chain out of his While loading coal on a lighter in the Naval hand and asked the price of that. The third at Yard yesterday, a Chinese fell into the hold, this time was up his sleeve, but the compradore was watching him and defendant shook it down
distanos of ten föst, and was killed instantly.
The annal Inspection of the Voluntari, Corps by His Excellency the General Officer In oross examination witness said he wa Commanding the Troops will take place onuspicious when he saw the defendant and Faturday the 27th March.
his friend enter the shop. He watched closely all the
nie, because the defendant was watching him. Witness did not know whether defendant or his friend had the money to pay for a clisin,
At the Magistracy yesterday Mr. J. H. Kemp Bued boatman 32 for failing to fill in his armament return. He carried ons rusty blander bus which was more ornamental than useful.
The ninth case of plague in the Colony dinos the 1st of January was notified yesterday. This case, like most of the others, was from Kowloon
HONGKONG MARCH 5TH 1909.
WHEN the British residents of Welhalwei some time ago sent a petition to the Hone Government inquiring whether there was any probability of the rendition of that Dependency to China, Lord ELGIN teplied: His Majesty's Government do not feel called upon to discuss hypothetical ques- tions." It seems not, improbable however. that His Majesty's Government will be un- Victoria,, ablemuch longer todelay that discussion. As Lady Lugand mouthms to make alok progress is generally known China, in 1898, agreed to towards recovery, from her very serious illness, lease Weihaiwei and the adjacent waters but as her ladyship is too weak yet to walk even Great Britain" for so long as Port Arthur cross her room, the date
s | England has not yet been definitely settled.
shull remain in the occupation of Russia
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City. No case has yet deurred in the city of
parture. Far
A Chinese cogiteer residing at Gross Street, Wanchai, who has been unable to
Bergenat Gerrard doposed to searching com plainant when he was taken to the police station, and finding 83.33 in his possession.
Mr. Kong Bing arbuitted that it was no
offence to go into a shop to price chains. The
when the man entered the shop. Mr. Meek admitted that he was very suspicious
evidence was not sufficient for his Worship, as
It is thought that present. conditions permit a reduction in certain schedules Rod and require the advancement of few, if
any
The expenditure during the current year will exceed the receipts by one) hundred million dollars, and the framers of the Tariff must endeavour to secure an adequate income.
NAVAL AND MILITARY. President Taft urges the main tenance of a highly efficient Army and Navy. A strong Navy, he says, is the best conservator of peace and the best defence of the nation's interests. ur policy," he adds, "is always to promote peace, and favour every it Strumentality like the Hague Tribunal of Arbitration, and Treaties tending to avoid war; but with all nations armed for war we must be so ourselves to prevent others taking advantage of us."
the answers to Mr. Ralph Baith's questions in But for small faults the Company's intereste the Dominion House of Commons on January should not bo neglected. This is a joint 15th, 1908, the Post declares that Bir Frederick petition sant by the signstories for your person- Borden's replies practically sadores all its al consideration and they hope you will see your
ons.
LAUNCH AT KOWLOON.
The Morning Post notes from these answers way to abolish this Superintending Burean and the significant feature that the responsibility | the whole provinos will be grateful to you for for the undergarrisoning of Esquimalt is
*TUE," shifted from the Canadian Militis Department to the British Wer Office, which, however, is a close communication with Sir Frederick
The tenth shallow-draft vessel balt-for-the The crar of the situation, it says, is in effect the complete uncertainty which still Imperial hinese Navy by Messrs. W. S characterizes the whole direction likely to be Bailey & Co., Ltd., was yesterday duly completed taken by developments on the Pacific. At
Borden.
these developments, the utmost deliberation the motor boat Tia On from the builders yard present the authorities are engaged in watching when Admiral L Chan and his staff took over being exercised prior to a definitive choice of a in Kowloon Bay.. permanent British military base on the Pacific. The Tin On is a tealiwood vessel 63 feet in Latterly the garrison of Hongkong has been in-length Atted with twin kerosine Gardner motore as though the Army Council had definitely of one hundred home power. She has two decks, creased, and it has appeared to careful observers desided to make this the Pacific base. Its choice the lower dock comprising saloon and two may doubtles be criticized on strategical grounds but each arguments do not affect the statersons, motor space, pantry with cooking. conference with the Defence Commities deside quarters. On the upper deck is fitted the present issue, Should the Army Council in range, native and European gallery and crew's an development farther afield in the Pacific, Admiral's state-room with bath and lavatory and doubtless this decision will be arrived at in view the captain and officers' rooms and parvanta of the interests of the defence of the Empire as a whole.
quarters.
Electric lights, bells and electric Zans are fitted throughout the vessel and thees with the bediting, cutlery, orookery and sleotre plate are
TANG SHAO TI'S RECEPTION BY THE KING.
His Worship was of opinion that there was a prima facie case,
Defendant was called and stated that he entered complainant's shop to purchase a watch chair, Several chains were shown him, and defendant
The King's reception of his Excellency Tang-supplied by the builders of the very highest asked the price of oue, but as complainant replied international controversies likely Sao Yi, the Chinese Special Finvoy, at Buck-class. The side light and masthead lights of in English witness lid not understand. A
foreign Power would be obtain employment for some-time, was found Chinese then 'old him to go away, and he put to arise in the: Orient in connectioningham Palace is described in the London papers the vessel are also electric.
was a resident of. Mincao, and was on his way to i Blangtial.
with hard labour,
as follows:-
The forward part of the upper deck is filled with a dining table, having electric light clusters overhead and is intended for the entertainment of the Admiral's guests in the
KUMHOF.
The Tin On will be mounted with four quick fring gous and will carry a crew of twenty five
At that time no one dreamed thunt any like to oust Bussis from territory which she had
Theenvoy, who was accompanied by the Chinese rapidly fortified to an extent that led the dead in his house yesterday. It is believed that the chains on the counter, and left. Defendant with the "open door" and other
he committed auicide by taking oplom
Minister, Li Ching Fong, the Duke Thai and world to regard Port Arthur as an impregn
issues the United States can maintain Thotai, arrived at the Palace shortly after half able fortress. Sir CLAUDE MACDONALD
"The Silver King should im many other man was his cousin, bat he did not know
In reply to his Worship, defendant said the her interests intact and secure respect past eleven an electric brougham.
In the absence of Sir Edward Grey, Sir Charles and the British Government took it rourers, to-morrow night The Kowloon where he was to be found When he came for her just demands, but not if she is Hardinge, Fermanent Under-Secretary for
Amateura are likely
to show an advance on their from Macso he stayed at Taumati for a night. | granted that Russin was settled at Port previous performance, and a good night's enter
Foreign Affairs, was present to introduce him Mr. Mook, recalled, said he did not remember prepared to back up her interests and to the King Arthur for at least the full term of the lease, taiment may be anticipated. The performanse his interpreter telling the defendant to go away rights by diplomacy only. Therefore Marshal, and was attended by a numerous suite. On the officialtral which was attended by
His Majesty wore the uniform of a Field. which was twenty-five years, subject to begins at mine o'clock, and launches will leave sentenced him to three months' imprisonment the expenses of the Army and Navy field, Lord-in waiting, Hon. Montaga speed of 19-1/2 statuts miles per hour on a draft
His Worship held the defendsat guilty, and
in levee dress. Among those present were His Excellency the Admiral, the vessel'attained a extension by mutual agreement, and doubt. Blake Pier at 8.30 for Kowloon.
Eliot, Groom-in waiting, and Colonel Streat of twenty four inches of water, less assumed that if the leased territory ever
The annual procession of the Cross in thes did again pass into other hands the only pos- Colohy takes place next Sunday at the Cathedral
Beld Equerry-in Waiting, Colonel Frita Pon- sonby, Equerry, and the Hon. Arthur Walsh, sibility was that Russia might at some future of the Immaculate Conception. High solemn The Landmann Opara Company achieved
Master of the Ceremonies, EDOCLES last night date give it back to China. That was a Mass will be celebrated at 8 am, by the Restor another
when they possibility that looked at that timgextremely of the Cathedral assisted by the clergy About Radyned Kipling's famous book "The Light
resented a dramatised verzión in four sets of In the second and last section remote, because Bussis bad obtained the 5pm, the procession will go round the spacious that failed. The cast was particularly strong, his address, Mr. Taft says the United *usufract" of Por ithur and Talienwan, compound of the Cathedral, accompained by the Mr. Douglas Vigors taking the principal part
Band of the Sociedade Phangoutes The of Dick Helder, the artist, and Miss Florence States should make every effort to on account. of "
it being necessary for the Secretary of the Bishop of Macao, Ray. Framer supporting him in the role of Maiste, wards preventing humiliating prohibi
who also had artistic aspirations. The other dae protection of her Navy in the waters A. M. M. Barmente, will preach asramon at characters were admimb'y pourtrayed. To- tion on account of race or religion log the party will be s amail one, and the pro of North China, that Hussin should possess the close of the Procession.
night's performanos comole:fes the present season.
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should not be curtailed for the sake of mere economy.
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The interview was very brief The envoy Beuter's Johannesburg correspondent tele who is in England for the purpose of studying graphs that riot occurred recently at the financial and economic questions, wea, It is un-Village Deep Mine. Owing to a misunder for wood too on antograph letter for standing of the interpreter in commeation with his Majesty from the Emperor of China.
His Excelleney will this evening bo enter refused to work, finally breaking this com Minister, but as the Chinese Court is in mourn by the coolies, sud were forced to use their arms. tained at dinner at the Legation by the Chinese ponad. The policemen were twice driven back
Biz Chinamen were, mast doni and fifteen wore wounded
ovedings pervate.