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stealing a pound of butter and a number of eggs from his store at Kowloon. The defendant was "proved guilty, and Mr. J. B. Wood. sent him to jail for one month.
A Japanas seaman from the ss. Totomi Maru appeared before Mr. J. H. Kemp at the Magistracy yesterday on charges of being drunk
anil disorderly, and damaging, property in Graham Street to the extent of 83. He was fined $7, and crdered to pay 83 compensation.
Their Excellencies Sir John Jordan British Minister, and the Hon, W. W. Rockhill, American Minister, are reported to have been appointed as special Ambassadors to represent their respective countries at the funeral of their fate Majostles, the Emperor and Empress Dowager.
The rother of visitors to the City Hall Library and Musoma for the wook ending the 14th
March, 1999, shows that of non-Chiness there were 408 to the Library and 195 to the Museum and of Chinese 211 to the former and 2,831 to the latter The Library was, therefore, used by 619 persons and the Moum by 3,026.
£70,000. The actual expenditure, how ever, in that year was not more than £33,161,841 and since then there has been steady reduction until last year when the net estimate of £32,319,500 was £900,000 in excess of that of the pre
The Chinese are apparently satisfied that vious year. Regarded as a premium for insurance on the mercantile shipping of the the Sanitary Board. At the meeting of the Empire, the naval expenditure of Great Chinese Sub-Commitee in connection with Britain has been calealated to be less than 3 the University, speaches were made congratula per cent, which is much below the cost toting Mr. Lan and expressing the hope that the any other Power. The gross tonnage of the other Chinese member to be appointed to the Mercantile Maxine of the British Empire Sanitary Board would be as energetic and
totals about 18,000,000 tons, which carries- the annual value of nearly £1,500,000,000. The latest statistics we have at hand, those for 1906-7. show that other nations spend as follows (in millions of £):-U.S. A. 251 to protect 4,241,590 tons of mercantile akipping Japan 52 for 1,000,000 tons; Bussia 124 for 913,133 tons; : Germany 114 for 3,810,353 tous; and France 12.8 for 1,741,195 toas. From figures such as these the British taxpayer may derive much satisfaction, and they reconcile him to the additional burden which the maisten. ance of a two-Power standard involves,
Yr. Lan Cha Pak has consented to remain on
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EARTHQUAKE IN JAPAŃ.
TOKYO, March 15th.
THE VISITING SQUADRON.
BECEPTION COMMITTEE'S ABRANGEMENTS.
The officers and men of the Philippine Squadron are settling down to enjoy shore leave. The tare are very conspicuous in the streets of the city. Many of them are seen on bicycles and numbers patronias rioshaa or “riga" as they term them, to the enrichment of the coolies At night the visiting officers were ontertained to dinner by Adasiral Sir Hedworth Lambton on his flagship the King Alfred.
A ROGUE AND VAGABOND.
VICTIMISES EUROFRANS.
A native named Wong Fuk was charged by Inspector Langley before Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magistroy yesterday with being a rogue and a vagabond. "The defendant has been lately touring Kowloon with an appeal for alms, and at nearly every house he called something was bsequently found to have been stolen. The defendant apparently watched until male ro silents left their houses, and then presented his petition to the "boy," requesting him to hand it
A succession of slight tremors
The following gonflemen have been nominated
· Missisie.” Whilo the servant was |absent culminated in a severe earthquake
to form a Reception Committes to organise the Wong would appropriate any availablo.artácle public entertainment to the visiting squadron On the first of the month he visited the residence shock on Saturday night.
The shock is described as the most giv Paul Chater, Kt., C.M., Hou Mr.A of Dr. Macfarlane, und after his departure a Hewatt, Hon Mr W. J. Grosson, Hou Mr clock was reported missing. On the 10th inst severe since 1895.
H. A. W. Slade, Hon Mr H. E. Pollack, K.C.. he called at Mr. Wilkie's, and that gentleman The damage done in Yokohama and Hon Dr. Ho Kui, C.M.., Hou Mr Wei Yuk, found that he was minus a raincoat. Tho Tokyo is small, but general.
C.M.G., Menary M. Stewart, J. R. M. Smith, enlprit was arrested while presenting his appeal D. R. Law, E. Shollim, C. S. Gubbay, B,
on Snixday, and yesterday Mr. J. R. Wood sent Shewan, A. Babington, E. Ormiston, H. Plim to jail for one mouth. The appool, which
was written in English, rende folkowa --
-The bearer who was suffering from rhemma- The programme drawn up by the Local Enter- tism for the lust six months is slightly botter. at. tainment Committee and approved by Rear-present, and has just come out of hospital. Tho Admirat Harber is as follows :~~~
[BEUTER'S SERVICE TO THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."]
CENTRAL AMERICAN AFFAIRS.
LONDON, March 15th. Owing to continued arming in Central America, despite the Washing ton Peace Compact, the United States has intimated that it desires a con- ference with Mexico,
The lotter Power has declared it-
self ready to intervene to preserve peace, and to co-operate in any action to that end which may be suggested.
The United States are sending warships, with the consent of Mexico, to Havana, which will be utilised as a base of operations.
| White, T. F. Hough, W. Dixon, E. G. Barrett,
H. N. Mody, H. E. Tomkins.
March 15-Opening of Baseball Tournament for teams from the ships, for a Cup given from the Entertainment Fund-Dinner to the officers by Admiral Lambton on board H.M.S. King
Alfred.
March 16.-Dinner to the officers by His Excellonoy Bir F. Lugard, at Government House. March 17-Dinner to the officers at the Hongkong Club.
March 20-Regatta at which there will be a race, and prize, for boats-from the Fleet. Boxing at the City Hall in the evening. Tournament,
March 23.-Final Marth of the Baseball
March 24.-Launch at race-course to meu of the Fleet, followed by sports.
March 25.--Lunch and Sports:-Military tattoo on the Cricket Ground, and supper and dance at the Hongkong Club.
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poor' man is in great distress and in a very poor condition in this city. He is willing to work if he gets a chance, us to make up a passago und; expass to return back home. Hoping that you all kind hearted gentlempus will take pity upon this poor man as to do him the favour, to save his lite from distress and starvation or to subscribe some money as a charity for him to make up a passage and expenses to return home, and not to let him suffer in distress for which
your servant will ever pray."
The appeal was signed P. MeCarthy, Canton Medion!-College.”
A RECKLESS GUNNER.
Gunner Thomas Daly of the 83rd Co. Royal Garrison Artillery, appeared before Mr. J. H. Kemp at the Magistracy' yesterday on obargas of disorderly conduct, damaging property, dam- aging a policeman's uniform and assaulting the The following attend a Banquet at Govern- police. Accused, who was under the influvnica atment House, on 16th March, at 7.30 p.m., to of liquor, endeavoured to gain admission to a meet the Officers of the American Squadron-house in Tai Wo Street, Wanchai, and because Beardmiral Giles B. Harber; Personal the occupiers refused to let him in he attempted Staff, Lieutenant Leahy and Ensign Craig, to force the door. An Indian sergeant wa How the additional revenue for naval and foreigners as the Macao lottery are also reported Cigarettes, tobacco and sugar at the U. S. 8. Charleston, Commander Knapp, called and told the defendant to move on. Daly Lieutenant Winston, Ensign Cooley, Medical proceeded on his way, but continued to bang the President's discretion, owing to the Inspector Diehl, Paymaster Wise; U. 8. S. doors of houses along Wanchai Road. When affluence of the Treasury.
other purposes is to be obtained we shall very soon learn. The Chancellor of the Exchequer has already told the country that be does not contemplate adding to existing burdens on the industries of the nation, and there is possibly something in
A. S. WATSON & CO. | the rumour that he meditates the taxation
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of race courses. But that, we imagine, will not go a very long way towards meeting the largest defect that any British Chan- cellor of the Exchequer has had to meet in ä time of peace.
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Our Micso correspondent writes that business at that port is in a deplorable state, and an effect of it is seen in the cessation of the Chinese lottery kaown as pu pit. The monopolists have broken their contract and forfeited the security they had lodged with the Government. Those ง ย the big lottery-known among to have been losing heavily, and this source of revenue to the Government is consequently likely to dry up too. Another uncertain source of terene in the immediate future is the rental derived from Opium farm. Macao residents are anxious to know where the Government is
to get the money to meet ordinary expenditure,
to say nothing of the great improvement schemes we have been hearing about lately.
AN AFFLUENT TREASURY..
LONDON, March 15th, The House of Representatives Washington has agreed to the sion of the export tax on cigars,
suspen
PROPOSED INTERNATIONAL LOAN FOR CHINA.
LONDON, March 15th. The "Standard's" Paris correspon- dent states that a meeting of English, Judga Thayer, the new Judge of the United French and German Bankers was held States Court for Chim, re-opened the Court on the 10th inst. Mr. Jernigan, as Doyenofthe American in the French capital on Saturday to Bar, extended to His Honour a cordial welcome discuss a proposed international loan which the Judge unknowledged it a speech into China. for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, May which he said ha assamed his position as_ Judge 3rd, 4th Bud 5th.
Shanghai Spring race meeting has been fixed
The census taken at the beginning of last path shows the Chinese population of the city
of Mukden to be 163,657.
His Excellency the Governor has kindly consented to preside of the distribution of prizes at the French Convent on Friday,
During the week ended Saturday there were four cases of plague (one fatal) one case of diphtheria, and three cases of smallpox all
Chinese.
Maj. H. C. Moultrie, Royal Garrison Artil: lory, formerly adjutant of the Hongkong LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET. EC spore Batt, has ou promotion heen ap
pointed to the 21st Company at Leith..
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, MARCH 16TH 1909.
We doubt whether the Naval Programme
for the ensuing year which was laid before the Imperial Parliament last Friday comes up to the expectations entertained in Naval eireles at Home. Only four capital ships are to be laid down in the coming year whereas six, at least, were hoped for. The argument for six was that Germany is laying down four this year and the United States two, that if the British Estimates made provision for only six battleships the result would
Mr. W. P. Kerr has been transferrell fróm
the port of aeting British Consul-General at Tientsin to be British Commercial Attaclié to the British Legation, Peking.
For ontting the pocket of a Chinese gentleman und stealing thirty couts, Mr. J. H. Kenap yesterday sentenced a coolie to siï months' imprisonment with hard labour and four
hours stocks.
C. H. Laura of the L.M.C. to Miss Bredon. the The announcement of the engagement of Mr. only daughter of the 4eting Inspector General. which was made in one Tientsin newspaper and reproduced in others, is contradicted,
of the Court with a great deal of concern. The
Court was unique in its position and in its character. In connexion with the exercise of its functions, it suurt muset, and solve a lot
Court. These difficulties appeared very large to an extraterritorial
one who was newly introduced to the U.S. Court for Ching, and who had suddenly imposed upon him the daty of presiding over the Court. In the nature of things he felt that he would make many error and he would frequently hère to make kerge drafts upon the indulgence of the members of this Bar, whose assistance and
number of difficult questions, due to the state of the law available to it us
The result of the conference was indecisive. Apparently there were differences of opinion on the subject of the efficiency of the control to be exercised over the employment of the money.
BUILDING ABROPLANES IN ENGLAND.
LONDON, March 15th. The brothers Wright have entrusted support would be of great value, especially in an English firm with an order for the the early days of his service. The welcome ho had received both in Court that day and sinos
his arrival encouraged him to believe that he: was to receive such support and sid, and in that lay his hope of a fair measure of success:
Tang Shao Yi, the Chinese Imperial High Commissioner, when he left London, left behind him two members of the mission. Mr. Yu and Mr. Shu, in order to gather further information, chiefly on questions of finance. The High Com- missioner and the rest of his inferion were to
proceed first to Paris. The duration of their
construction of six aeroplanes.
A factory is being built at Sheppy to turn out one a fortnight.
[FROM THE "CHUNG BOOI BAN PO."} PROPOSED CHINESE-GERMAN
ALLIANCE,
PEKING, March 15th. The Board of Foreign Affairs has been approached by the German Minister, who bas suggested a Chinese-German Alliance.
THE MACAO BOUNDARY.
Cleveland, Commander Van Duzer, Ensign the sergeant again interfered the Gunner took Dillon, Ensign Church, P. A. Surgeon Brown; off his belt and thrashed him. His Worship U. S. 8. Denver, Commander Parker, Lieuten-imposed a fine of $5 or ten days for disorderly. ant Bayles, Ensign Smead, P. A. Surgeon conduct, and ordered him to pay fifty cents Dessez, U. S. 8. Calveston, Commander Hooge compensation or do another four days for damage worff, Ensign Root, P. A. Paymaster to the door of the house in Tai Wo Street. A Hancock: U. B. S. Chattanooga, Commander further fine of $12 or 21 days was imposed for Wright, Lieutenant Horne, P. A. Sur-damaging the Indian's uniformi, and he was geon Hoyt, Asst. Paymaster Lathrup. Hent to jail for a month without the option for U.S.B. Samar, Ensign Withers; Consul assaulting the police. General Wilder, Admiral and Madame Ferrin, Captain Thibault, Admiral-Siz Hedworth Lamb
MAGNIFICENT OFFRES.
At the meeting of the Chinese Sub-Committee held at the Tangrah Hospital on Sunday it was
ton, Commodore and Mes. Lyon, Commander HONGKONG UNIVERSITY SCHEME. Norris, Captain Fitzherbert, Commander and Mrs. Penfold, Captain Clinton Baker, Captain Wilkin, Captain Smith, Captain Marescaux, commander and Mrs. Basil Taylor and Miss Corbett, Mr. Blanchflower, Mr. and Mrs. May, Sir Henry Berkeley. Mr. Thomson, Mr. and Mrs. Chatham, Dr. and Mrs. Atkinson, Bir Paul Chater, Mr. Howatt, Mr. and Mrs. Badeley, Mr. Irving, Dr. Ho Kai, Mr. Wei Yuk, Mr. and Mrs. Pollock, Mr. and Mrs. Gresson, Mr. and Mr. Slade, Mr. Fletcher, Sir Francis and Lady Piggelt, Mr and Mrs Gom- perta,-Mr and Mrs J. R. M. Smith, Mr and Mrs Tomkins, Mr Law, Mr Shewan, Mr Babingtom, Mr and Mrs Ormiston, Mr H, P.
Admiral Li and several Chinese officials have Mr Murray Stewart, Mr and Mrs Shellim, Mr White, Mr T. Hough, Mr and Mrs Barrett,
been elected honorary members of the sub- Gubbay, Mr. Dickson, Lady and Misscommittee as they have expressed their willing- Erskine, Mr and Mrs Messer, General Broad-mass to support the scheme. Indirectly the
wood, Colonel Darling. Colonel and Mrs Bayard, Colonal and Mrs Prior, Captain Heathcote, Mr Marsh.
By kind permission of Colonel Bayard and the Officers of the Regiment, the Band of The Buffs will play selections of music during and after dinner.
MOTOR LIGHTER FOR THE
STANDARD OIL CO.
panood that Mr. Tang Sik Kee, the compradore of the Banque lo 00 towards this Saigon, had offered: to give $10,000 Endowment Fund of the University, and promised to raise $100,000 among the other Chinese there. Two other handsome donations were announced, Movers Chui Yu Yee Tin and Ou Teak Man, each offering to give $10,000. Already the committee hive in hand $31,000 and with the support prumised it certainly looks as if the success of the scheme wore assured.
Sub-Committee have been informed that His Excellency the Viceroy of Canton will, also contribute a substantial kum in support of the scheme.
BUFFS BAND CONCERT.
necessarily be no more than a maintenance bour Master by lying of Blake Pier after having both of whom left with his Excellency for Paris. Excellenty Kao Ehr Kian...who has been ap kerosene oil in bulk on a draft of 4ft. 6in. The there were among the audience many prominent
Mr. ASQUITH
of the existing situation. promised soviething more than the actual two-Power standard; be promised a margin of 10 per cent superiority,, and this is
been warned, the masters of two launches were fined ¥5 each by Commander Basil Taylor, B.N.,
at the Marine Magistrate's Court yesterday.
Tokyo branch. Two important resolutions were
supervision of Captain J. T. Douglas.
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a pleasant variety to the programme, which is as follows:
The Military Band Concert given by tho Band of the 2nd Batt. The Buffs" at the Theatre Royal last night was a very fine pra- duction, and a fairly crowdad house showe stay there is uncertain. As soon as the French capital wes reached soms members of the mission
Messrs. W. S. Bailey & Co., Ld., have de-their appreciation by hearty spplause. The were to be went ou in advance to Berlin and
signed and built to the order of The Standard institutions which will benefit by the proceeds tion before the arrival of the High Commissioner Brussels in order to begin the work of investiga-
Oil Company of New York a motor oil tankare worthy Charity Organizations, deserving public support and sympathy, and it is undoubted lighter for shallow river service. in those capitals, · The mission has been increaseit
The vessel is of teak, 85ft. Din, overall by that assistance will not be found wanting if an For disobeying the lawful order of the Harby the arrival in London from Peking of two
The natives of Heughan are preparing a 18ft. Din moulded breadth, and fitted with equally good programms is often presented. additional members, Mr. Lub and Mr. Chen reception for the Chinese Commissioner, His steel tank amidships to carry 95 tons of His Excellency the Governor was present, and
Renter's Agency was informed that the High pointed by the Chinese Government for the twin motors are by Messrs. Gardner and Sons citizens and visitors. The Band played parti-, Commissioner was greatly touched with the delimitation of the Macao boundary. Tantai Wow, and of 72 brake horse power, and a must and sail quiarly well, and the volume of sound was well cordiality and kindness of his reception by the one of the secretaries of the Viceroy of the Two
are also fitted. The vessel was launched on Batur controlled, the entire rendition reflecting con King. He acknowledges the kind readiness-off Kwang provinces, is at present in Hongkong day afternoon the ceremony being performed siderable credit on the conductor. Many thanks Bir Edward Grey, of Mr. Lloyd George, and waiting the arrival of the Commissioner, who by Miss Thompson who named the beat Bemis. AND due to the local ladies and gentlemen who mission and affording him facilities for carrying scene of his dution. of other high British officials in assisting in his is Visiting Shanghai before proceeding to the The work had been carried out under the kindly assisted with vocal items, thus giving out his work. He is specially grateful for the
The serious question of the delimitation of courtesy extended to him by the Treemary in lis the Portuguese territory in Southern China,
Parl, I--Overture, "William Tell” (Rossini) Band: Bass Solo, "Her love was never ming » inquiries with regard to finance, as a result of which has for long interfered with the good which the mission has obtained valuable data relations between the two countries, and has
(Don Carle) (Verdi), Mr. A. N. Clothier; Re- which will form part of his Excellency's report been the case of several incidents, has just
-A tragedy which is likely to be attended with puniscence of Verdi (Artd. by Godirey). Band; to his Government.
been successfully settled, says Lisbon dispatch fatal results occurred at the Rajput Barracks, hezzo Soprano Solo, The Little Irish Girl" Kowloon, on Sunday night. quarrel rose Hera inn Lohr, Miss Olive Dixon; Suite, An agreement by exchange of Notes was among a number of privates regarding certain Peer Gy" (Greig), Band: Tenor Solo (a signed on the February 10th by Senhor Wen-stolen property, and in the fight knives were "For love of You" (Lambert), (b) "Star and ceala do Limi, Minister for Foreign Affairs, freely used. Sawai Singh, the wounded man, was Base (Cayal), Mr. B. Moore. Part II- in future at the comparatively modest rate] Memorandum on the Opium Question which Japanese have seized one of two small islands France and Portugal, who had some specially Station Hospital at Kowloon, and is not expected Soprano Selo, "Angela Guard Thee" (Godard) It has been reported in Canton that the und Iiou She-Shun, the hinese Minister to stabbed in the throat. He is at present in the Overture, Tannhauser (Wagner), Band of two ships a year. In calculating what appears in a Shanghai contemporary does. His belonging to China which lin between the Kwan from Paris, By this agreement each of the two to recover. Mr. J. H. Kemp, the first magis. Mrs. Frank Maitland; Selection, Cavalleria programme is necessary if Great Britain is Excelleney and the Colony a grave injustice taug prasinge and the Peepstore. It is alleged Govements nominates a High Commissioner trate, yesterday proceeded to the Peninsula to Rusticana (Mascagni). Band; Humorous Se to maintain the two-Power standard, we when it represents His Excellency as affirming that the Japanese hare hoisted their fag the charged with the delimitation of the Portuguese take his dying depositions. Two men have lection, Mr. W. & Worcester; Grand Do think it was the Navol correspondent of the that the dirans enjoyed the freedom of and that they have also pulled down an old territory of Maces and all its terrestrial and been arrested in connection with the affray, and scriptive Overture, 1812, Techaikowsky. Times who was recently insisting that immorality, and that the abolition of the divans
maritime dependencies,
will be charged with cutting and wounding God Save the King." Accompanists: Pro- The negotiations were began to this and in hould the wonuded soldier, die, however, the fessor Galluzzi and Mr. George Grimble consideration must be given to the fact that was likely to extend rather than curtail the habit." His Excellency's assertion was that the
1887, but up to the present withost result.
Conductor, Bandmaster C.B. Hewitt. our present naval superiority depends in divans enjoyed freedom from immorality.
An exordinary general meeting of the regarded in Naval tiroles as an integral Japan. Stool Works was hold on March 1 at the part of the two-Power standard. Cosse passe: (1) The share capital to be increased quently the Government programme is by 5,000,000 yea; and (2) a foreign lean of likely to be condemned as inadequate, £1,500,000 to be issued. for it does not keep pace in capital
The following officers have been specially ships with what Germany is doing.selected to pressed to Japan to study the Germany is to go on systematically aigaage of the country, in order to qualify as laying down four ships a year in the bastas interpreters: Capt. G. N. Wyatt, .., Capt. few years, and as we have bad President J. E. H. Cockburn, B.O.A., Lieut. R.. A. Bedāiv. TAFT declaring himself in favour of a big 16th (Queen's) Lancers, and Lieut. J. L. Hatton, nary the probability is suggested that the 2nd Battalion Royal Sasson Regiment. United States may not be satisäed to build
A telegraphic summary of the Governor's
ALLEGED JAPANESE SEIZURE OF A CHINESE İSLAND." ·
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Chinese temple.
The Viceroy of Canton has despatched two Chinese grubosts to the place.
of the 11th ult.
TRAGEDY AT KOWLOON.
capital charge will be-substituted),