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| order at home; a system of land taxation based on surveys five hundred years old, which had never been properly revised and had since become a mass of iniquitles; practically no roads; a postal service whose mismanagement caused a yearly increasing demand on the Treasury; a telegraph service
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their sympathy with progress and reform TELEGRAMS. and their co-operation is giving effect te ber plane. It would be political insanity on the part of Japan to adopt any other course, and the more the Koreau nation grows in political wisdom, and in wealth following the develop- ment of its resouros the more remote is the prospect of Korea becoming "as much a province of Japenas Klushiu." The prospect of independence is continually held up to the Korean nation by Japan, and it seems to na that the sentiment of nationality in Koren likely to be fostered and strengthened in Korea, rather than extinguished by the policy Japan is now pursuring the
country.
The list of Justices of the Peace for 1909, offeinl and non-official, is publishell in the cur want issue of the famille.
At the Magistracy on Saturday Mr. J. H. with a view of reformning Korcau maleadmin-Kemp committed a native for trial for being in
"From the very begining, possession of sixteen spurious $10 bills.
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it has been the unbroken policy of Japan to open the Hermit Kingdom to the world, to establish terms of neighbourly friendship, to strengthen the Korean Imperial House and to maintain the independence of the country." After the war with China, ** Japan reverted to bar program of friendly advice.
Following these sinceres counsels, the Korean Government engaged a number of Japanese advisers." After the war with Bussis, " Japan had now realized ihat Koren was not capable of governing herrelf" and "by successive agreements, obtained entire control of Korea's foreign affairs, but with respect to domestic affairs,
she contents herself with having "assumed advisory supervision of the general admini.
His Majesty the King has not been advised to ozercise his power of disallowance with respect to Ordinace No. 19 of 1908, entled An Ordinance to amend The Fire Instance Companies' Ordinance 1908.
Dominador Gomez has been found guilty of threating the shipping firms of Manila with strike and received sentence of six months" imprisonment in Bilibid Appeal to the court of first instance was taken
A native was charged before Mr. J. H. Kemp at the Magistracy on Saturday with stealing two pins of lead the property of Messrs. Hattorfield and Swirs. He was found guilty, sentenced to two months imprisonment
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One does not hear much of Christiani in the Philippines, says the Cableneros and yet the culi
GERMANY'S EAST ASIATIC TROOPS.
COMPANY MEETING,
HÔNGKONG HOTEL COMPANY, LIMITED.
The ordinary half-yearly meeting of share- holders of the Hongkong Hotel Co., Ltd., was held at the Company's Hotel on Saturday at noon. Mr. W. Hution. Potts (chairman of directors) presided. The others present wore :-Dr. J. W. Noble, Mr. J. W. C. Bonnar (directors), Mr. C. Mooney (verntary), Messra, A, Turner, Mowbray S. Northcote, ED. Haskell, F. Maitland, James Walker, A. F. Davies, She Po. Sham, Lai Chan and Fung Tat Hang.
TO-NIGHT'S CONCERT.
Considerable interest attaches to the selections made by the English violoncellist Herbert Withors for his opening concert at the Theatre Royal this evening, the literature of the 'cclio. being, by reason of the difficulties of the in- strument, considerably more limited than that of the cousinly violin. One discerns in the programmed items the penchant of the performer for the classical, bat this disposition has been wisely restrained, sad choice made of nunibers well enloulated to delight the lover of melody quite as much as his brother music-lorer of moro austers and educated tastes. In the first night's programme one finds four, salo itom for the collo, these being additional to the duct for 'cello and piano with which the programma The CHAIRMAN said:-Goatlemen.--As you opene, and the obbligato Mr. Witlers is to pro-will notice from the raport, the working of the vide for me. Sobrino's slaging of the Bach Hotel shows an increase of 83,169.14 over the KING EDWARD'S. DEPARTURE.] Gounod "Ave Maria:" There are of the solos corresponding period in 1907. This your direc
the Taxantolle" and the Elfentauz" of tors consider satisfactory, taking into Brownf LONDON, March 6th.Pepper, Saint-Saens's famous "Swan," and the the general dulness of business during the beautiful "Sur le Luc" of Godard, diversity past year anil the fact that for 54 months theco His Majesty's special train was held being agronably shown both in the selection and was no return from that portion of the Hótel up at Bickley, owing to a collision in the arrangement of the numbers. David, known as the Old Building, the demolition of which had occurred at Tonbridge, in Popper is a favourite with all cellists of note, which was started alat the middle of July. and himself a notable performer as well This extra profit has only been arrived which two persons were killed.
one of the best composers of the at by var constant supervision of all ex-.
LONDON, March 6th. The "Norddeutsche Zeitung" an- nounces the impending reduction of Germany's East Asiatic force from 750 to 150.
His Majesty continued the journey to Dover via Chatham,
MR. ROOSEVELT.
LONDON, March 6th. Mr. Roosevelt starts for Africa on the 23rd inst.
AUSTRIA AND GERMANY.
LONDON, March 6th. The Berlin semi-official journal, the Norddeutsche Zeitung," says
that
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$10,000 less than for the same time in 1907. The nott profit for the half year of $54,295.40 is also nome 85,000.00 mere, notwithstanding the loss of over $5,000 in rents, but this is prin-
| lighter violoncello music of today. He apoliture, the gross receipts being
still alive and active in the musicians' world, performing at the Conservatoire at Brida Pesth. Of his "Elfentcanz" it may be said that it is one of the most effective as well as ons of the most difficult of lighter calle composicipally accounted for by the larger amount tions, exhausting the technical possibilities of the (53,713.00) brought forward from the previous fustrament and necessitating phoenmenal rapidí- half The resolutions authorising the issue of ty in its performance, there being no fewer than the fresh capital required for the building of 1905 notes in the score, and those all over the the new south block were duly passed lust weok instrumenty to be played in less than two and and circulars have been sent to shareholders half minutes Saint-Saens of course requires advising them of this and of the number of no introdnation, being slittedly one of the shares to which they are entitled. The work of greatest of the French composers, and apart erecting the steel framework is now under way from music a world-noted saraut. Hin cele and we hope to see the building completed in time brated Le Cygne" has been arranged for for the season of 1910. The Enst wing (wher
immense popularity, and is considered a veritable
completed at least six months ago is still un-
stration." Even at the present day, the has a small following. Even converts are made any attempt to intimidate or to nearly every musical combination owing to ite the collapse was) which we had hoped would. bo decrees of the Resident-General are spoked from time to time by the Scientists in Manila, and there is no doubt that gradually a con of as "advice" to the Korean Govern-gregation of good wise will grow up here as
wherever the murement has begun.
ment.?
It will be admit'ed that Japan is, in Dmny ways, doing good work in Korea; that the country, from its long reclusion, had
We are asked by Mesurs. Watkins, Limited to draw the stention of the public to the fact that they have recently instituted a night
qualified English Chemists being on duty day and sight to disperse drags and prepare pre-
humble Austria by objecting to her discussing the question of economic compensation with Servia direct must reckon on Austria's resistance backed by Germany,
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of musical craftsmanship.
Of the Grieg Sonata for 'cello and piano, it may be mentioned that this is the only Sonata over written for the callo by the grant Norwe gian, and is based, as is the major part of this master's work, on the folksongs his native land. Most of Grieg's composing
finished notwithstanding the heavy penalty call- ed for in the contract, so this part of the build-
cannot be had for Hetol purposes. The new and I think you will all admit that it is a great entrance in Fodder Street in practically finished
improvement on the old one, which was very in-
degenented to an extent which made con- service for dispensing at their establishment,THE BLIZZARD IN AMERICA. W done in a charming alulet near his sigilleant for a Hotel of the importance of
tinued independence impossible in face of the contending interests of the theae neigh louring Powers. But, which admitting allscriptions. this, critjes of Japan assert that the Japanese The mateorological observations made at cannot claim any merit in the ultimate good the Hongkong Obiervatory during the results, whatever they may be; "for their month of February show that the average A. S. WATSON & CO.. motives are perfectly clear. They wish to maximum temperature for that month was make of Koren, nother Japan, to make it as 64.3 degrees and the average minimum tempera- LIMITED,
thoroughly Japanese as Kiusbiu; and ture 57 degrees The total rainfall for the when the Koreans are fully Japanized-if month was 1.660 inches, while we had 856
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THE "Annual Report for 1997 on Reforms and Progress in Korea, compiled by H.I.J.M's Residency General," and issued at Seoul a few weeks ago contains a good
It is published in English specially for the information of
deal of interesting matter.
that time ever comes when they contri- buto their full share of conscripts to the Japanese Army and their full share of taxes to its Exchequer, then, no doubt, they will o left in peaceful enjoyment of what will remain to them." Japan's idea of coloniz. ation, say her critics, is rather after the Roman than the modem civilized type. For our part we are unable to s'e in what respect Japan's idea of colonization differs from that of Great Britain in India, France
in Indo-China and the United States in the Philippines. Indeed it seems to us that Japan has been following the American idea of colonisation very closely. She takes the tone of the elder brother in her relations with the Koreans just as the United States does in the Philippines. She holds out to the Koreane, as the United States does to the Filipinos, the prospect of national independence when they acquire the capacity for self-government and the ability to stand, if not entirely alone, yet in some such relation as Cuba stands now to the United States. We do not know why Japan's constantly reiterated professions of altruism should be doubted any more than the professions of the United States
hours of sunshine.
Mr. Bakhuyzen
The Colonial Secretary's Office notifies us of the receipt of a talegram from the British Consul at Batavia stating that Hongkong has been declared an infected port. Consul-General a.i. for the Netherlands, in- fox us that he has received telegraphic information from H. E. the Governor General of Netherlands India that he is declared Hongkong infected with plague.
A sam of P7,000 is provided for in the Philippines budget for the purpose of it ting out the new meteorological station of Mount Mirador, Baguio, with spparatus. The meteorological station on Mount Mirador over- looking Baguio was built by the Jesuit fathers for the purpose of an additional station for their scientific work. It is a commanding stone structure which can be seen from the ships in the China ses many miles away.
Most of the members of the Taft party on the excursion to the Phillippines in 1905 joined on the 2nd inst., st Washington in s dinner to President-elect Taft in commemoration of that delightful and historical pilgrimage to the Orient. There were a number of speeches made
and the decorations were more elaborate and magnificent than at the previous gatherings Mr. Taft said that his heart was with the Philippines and that he would not rest content President until he had obtained justice for them in the way of free trade.
Banks.
Average Specie in
LONDON, March 6th.
The train in which Mr. Roosevelt was returning to New York: was blocked for several hours Baltimore.
near
native town, on the edge of a lake,, and there for years he spent the greater portion of his time-always at work. He only gave up this home when it became the custom of his admiring countrymen to go upon pilgrimages to this
shrine of art, and his vision across the lake was
filled with fleets of small boats laden with gaily. clad holiday-makera. The Sonata is felrly regu- The train men sawed several lar in form in the first movement, but becomes more and more rhapsodical as it proceeds. It telegraph poles which were blocking is held by master musicians to be one of the the line and cleared away a mass of most effective works in the cello repertoire. It is a matter of gratification that Mme. Sobrino tangled wires.
should have consented to add to her programme items for the concert the admirable Ave Maria" (Back-Goaned), Mr. Withers playing the beautiful ob bligato, Mme. Sobrino's principal number is the famous "Jewel Song" from Gyanod's "Faust" which is certainly so well known to every one as to require neither description nor
RUSSIA'S FINANCES.
LONDON, March 7th. The Russian Minister of Finance, in supporting the Budget in thre Dumn, has affirmed that the stability of the finances is as great as it was before the war with Japan and the internal disorders.
The gold reserve exceeded the colossal amount of twelve hundred million roubles, while the gold surplus, whereon credit is based, amounts to four hundred and eighty million roubles.
STRAITS OPIUM COMMISSION REPORT.
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LONDON, March 7th. The report of the Straits Settle- ments Opium Commission has been issued in London,
Paris.
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There being no questions,
The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report and nocounts, which was seconded by
Mr. Nourucore and carried..
On the motion of Mr. WALKER, soconded by Mr. HASEELL, Mr. J. W. C. Bonnar's appoint
ment to the directorate was confirmed,
Mr. MAITLAND proposed, and Mr. NORTHCOTE seconded 'the re-election of Mr. W. H. Potts as a director. Carried. .....
Mors. H. U. Joffries and A. R. Lowe, C.A were re-elected auditors on the motion of Mr. TURNER, seconded by Mr. DAVIES.
The CHAIRMAN:-Dividend warrants will be ready on Monday next on application to the Secretary. That is all the business, gentlemen. Thank you for your attendance.
THE “CHIYO MARU" to sing, as a brackened second num-comfortable liners aflost than those which have There can surely be no more luxuriously ber, Rogers' familiar "Dest, When I Look recently ben built. in Japanese Yards for the into Thine Eyes" and Cowen's Birthday European service of the Nippon Yusen Baisha Song" while Mr. Bennett is down for the air and the trans-Pacific service of the Toyo Kisan for baritone from "The Marriage of Figaro" Kaisha. They are not only equipped with every Mozart), Somervell's Birda in the High Hall modern convenience, but the decorations are of Garden" and Edward German's "Yeomen of the most charming description, and no ships in piano solo, the Irish Bhapsodie" of A. England," Mme. Elzy contributing bat one
the world have a better title to be regarded ass
floating palaces," Rosenthal. This composer is an excellent London pianist of the present day, who is now writing another rhapsodie and dedicating it to Mare. Elzy as a token of his appreciation of the success she has had with this Irish Rhapsodia" - pisno piece of great technical difficulty, founted on Irish melodies and ending with a genuine Irish jig. This Rosenthal, parenthe describe the Chiyo as in many respect tically, must not be confused with the famous superior to the most famous of them. Indeed Austrian pianist, Moritz Rosenthal, whose it is very difficult to conceive of a more super. "Fapillons is on the second programme for infively comfortable ship. She may not travel
the Withers' Company.
"THE SILVER KING."
On Saturday the editors of the local papers ners entertained at tifu on the T.K.K. Ohiye- Mart by the commander, Captain W. W. Greene, who afterwards personally conducted the party over the ship. People who hace travelled by the splendid modern Canarders
on the Atlantic service do not hesitate to
as fast as the Mauretania, but the Chiyo developed a speed of over 21 knots on her trials. She was then using cos); now oil fuel is used The Kowloon Amateur Dramatic Club were and it is probable that this means a gain in well advised to give a repeat performance of her storming capacity of a knot an hour. They had exponded so She is fitted with turbines and so quietly "The Silver King" much time and labour in achieving a success do they work, that even Captain Greene which was little short of remarkable for tyros has on occasions, on rousing from sleep,
end it was felt that it would be something like assumed 'the ship to have stopped when she was Amount. Reserve. The guests included M. Clemen-hiding their light under a bushel if they did not actually gliding through the water at seventeen
respond to the frequently expressed desire that they should afford those who had not witnessed
in regard to the Philippine Islands.
KING AND PRESIDENT. Mistakes have doubtless been made by foreign students of affairs in the Peninsula, in the art of colonization." But if the in circulation and of specie in reserve in Hong- Japan in Korea due to her "want of practice Returns of the average amount of bank noter
LONDON, March 7th. and bence its account of past and present critics would extend their outlook they kong, during the month ended 28th February,
His Majesty the King lunched conditions will probably be looked upon as would se abundant evidence that even an as certified by the managers of the respective privately with President Fallieres in having a strong tinge of "aubjectivity." Iu old and experienced colonizing Power like banks are as under: fact, it consists of a series of auctions each Great Britain is not regarded as infallible. beginning with an account of conditions Men have written and continue to publish | Chartered Bank of Indis, existing in 1905 and procceding to detail charges against the British administration of what is claimed to have been accomplished India not dissimilar to the charges hurled at by the Japanese since that very recent date. the Japanese by Messrs. HULBERT, McKEN. If the claims are literally accepted ye must ziz, and a few others who have written ou believe that everything that is good in the Korean questions, with strong prejudice country has been introduced by the Japanese against the Japanese administration, and we
Australia and China 3,074,683 2,300,000 ceau, Premier and Minister of the Hongkong and Shanghai
Interior, M. Pichon, Minister of For. Banking Corporation... 16,184,878 13,000,000 eign Affairs. National Bank of China,
MR: BIRRELL ON PRESIDENT TAFT'S POLICY.
Limited
Total
92,488
19,322,049 -15,300,000
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Of the internal arrangements of the ship we the production an opportunity of doing so. way mention that there are not only single and Consequently it was-only to be oxported that double-berth cabins but suites which include a w their repeat performance of Saturday night at bed-room, sitting room and bath room; there is Kowloon Dock was a repetition of their formera model laundry fitted with every electrical triumph. Perhaps they might have attracted a device; o ship's hospital of which any doctor larger audience had they been able to give the might well be pronu; there is a nursery and performance in the City Hall, but there were play room for children, and the various saloons. difficulties which made this course notaltogether are most handsomely furnished and decorated. Besides the commodious dining saloon, a room
desirable.
The amateurs déserve every commendation
LONDON, March 7th. Mr. Birrell, the Chief Secretary for Ireland, speaking at Bristol said that for their work of Saturday night, and the fact capable of seating twenty or thirty persons is President Taft's references to 'arma- that the proceeds were to be devoted to charit- set apart for private dinner parties. For dances, ménta in his inaugural address shat-appreciation. The opening of the play, doe to perfect instrument of its kind we have over. able objects adds to the popular feeling of part of the upper deck is used, the music being supplied by a gramophone which is the most tered the best hopes of humanity. Iterious causes, was a trifle slow, but as the heard. There is telephonic communication 5 showed that America was desirous of actors warmed to their work the piece went with every part of the ship. Mention must als
with a swing and a cim which captivated the be made of the installation of wireless tele- being supplied with a great navy and audience. Mr. Baxter in the title role was as
n the short space of four years. We have know to whai lengths mony educated leiders- no space to go into all the counts of the of public opinion in India have gone in recent indictment brought against the old Korean years in giving expression to their dissatis. administration. Suffice it to say that, al factory. Continual asseveration of the though for thirty years previously, there had virtues of humanity, moderation and toler boon foreign advisers of various nationalities ance in colonization are certainly not a in the country as well as missionaries satisfactory substitute for their actual prac and other elucators Korea is declared to tice, but those who impute that Japan is by have had in 1905 an utterly rotten Imperial her actions deliberately belieing her altruistic Court; a still worse system of local ad- professious might in a calm moment k ministration; a judicial system nil of whose themselves whether Japan would be likely.
a powerful army. Thus the game of powerful as before, Mrs Baxter played her part graphy on board. On the last voyage communica- tion was established with the cost of Japar officere were "utterly deficient in knowledge to do anything so foolish. The eyes of
"beggar my neighbour continued with the same earnestness and conviction;
while the Spider, (Mr. J. A.-Owen), Eliah when 1,250 miles away. This is understood in which torture was commonly resorted to the whole world are upon Japan's work in
D. Reith), the faithful Daniel (Mr. J. Menzies), culinary capacities of the vessel, they are fully in and bribery universal; prisons worse than Korea. She has nothing to gain by high,pprion, Mrs. Ellen's Créme Classmate, and Great Britain must continue to Corabe (Mr. J. D. Logan), Som Baxter (Mr to constitute a record for a ship. As to the enormous and growing Henry Corkett (Mr. W. Wilson) Farkyn (Mr. keeping with its general magnificence. In short, pigstyes in which innocent persons were handed action; the success of her schemes Charmant and Special Skin Tonic and Poudre spend an often thrown to gratify private spitejun army conciliating the population and enlisting lifetime. A. S. Watean & Co. Ltd. Sole Agents.
will be in proportion to her success in Specialitics for the Skin are the study of amount to maintain her shores in- White), Geoffrey Ware (Mr. S. Gray) filled the Chiyo-maru and the ocean liners of a their parts satisfactorily indeed. Miss Puncheon similar class which the Japanese shipbuilding violate.
made a amusing Tabitha and Edith Clelland yards are now turning out are the final expression did well in her childish role. totally incompetent even for maintaining
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