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"DAILY PRESS". EXCLUSIVE SERVICE.] THE ACCIDENT TO H.M'S.
"FAME,"
and on the left Viceroy Cheung. Congratulatory addresses prepared by the Viceroy, officials and merchants were read by a young man in foreign clothes.
The ceremony was begun by the Viceroy bowing three times. Then for three quarters of an hour the young
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, APRIL 23RD, 1909.
Mr. John Sorymgeour, of the Hongkong and TELEGRAMS. right of the table stood Admiral Li, bill of exchange or bank note he receives in ¦ elaborate and careful engraving, and bear payments for his goids bear an English or the mark of a carefully worked-ot scheme, Shanghai Bank, has arrived at Bangkok from 2 Chinese name on its face, provided he feels and we have no doubt whatever have been Japan to be agent there in place of Mr. Barlow, beertain that it will be paid in full at due date issued by the Provincial authorites in per.who is homeward bound on leave. Lon presentation. The English merchant is fect good faith; but here the wak point of Mr. G. Friesland, manager of Melchers & equally isdifferent; bir sole anxiety being the present administrativo systemcomes out. Co., left Hongkong yesterday for Australis by that it shall be inel at due date, and his' So long as the Viceroy, or the hth official] the Prinz Sigismund. Prior to his departure ke probably go on all right; but incessant accompanied by his father a professor of WATSON, & CO. intersst in the transaction extinguished. in charge of the issue is in a position to was entertained to a farewell dinner by the mone The extinction of indebtedness is in both personally superiutend the issue, fairs will bers of the Club Germania. Nr. Friesland ens ruses the object uimed as; if the Loung
official system, and no sooner pes a bigh the East. Kwang Provincial Mining Bauk ey, ofered change is the watchword of te Chinese philology who has been spending a holiday in The same securities and facilities for the due official become thoroughly couvant with payment of its obligations as, ay, the the details of his office than be incontinenbscriptions from past and present papils of Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corpora-ently transferred to some othe possibly Central School and its successor, Queen's tinn, and the acents of each were equally distant, part of the Empire, were all his College, towards a fund to provide a memorial open to the inspection of parties interested, former experienes is thrown awa aud ar to Dr. Bateson Wright, who has just retired it would be a matter of perfect indifference suurely unkilled, is to take up from the head mastership, Mr. Laulu Pak were his post, The soult, as far east as the and Mr. Ho Kom Tong are widertaking the where in Oxtinction of an indebtedness. financial concerns of the office concerned, preliminary work in connection with the appeal. Now with all forsigu halo or issue, before is that helplessly these drift int the bands they obtain the privilege, certain very special or unskilled underlings, whose an object formularies have to be complied with; and is to exploit the situation to fe greatest in most cases holes payable on demand re-personal-advantage; and the prequtionary quire certain deposits in hard coin or bullion rules of the original contrivor q the eys- to be placed in some government depar ngnt, rem are throws to the winds. Up to the where they are kept inslautaneously ready present the not.sissued have he paid on in case suddenly called on, failure to presentation, but that proves uching as to pay & Dote on demand being legally an the stability of the issuing bankas no time
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Festivition in Java in honour of the exposted happy event in the Dutch royal family include a uniqua itam-a tiger fight at a place called Blitar. The tigera will be turned out into a fenced areas where they will be done to death by native spearmen. It is many years singo this kind of sport was witnessed there. It is expected that there will be an enormous attendance of spectators-running into sevors]
thousands.
We regret to learn that Sir Paal Chater met with an accident yesterday which may confine him to his house for a few days. Sir Paal was getting out of his chair to enter his office when
rickshaw came into collision with the chair! and Sir Paul was thrown violently to the ground sustaining rather severe injury to one of his
a
TOKYO, April 22nd. H.M.S. "Fame" struck a rock quman read the numerous addresses, during which time there was a heavy Monday and damaged her engines.
downpour of rain. As soon as the She has been docked at Nagasaki
port was declared open, the Viceroy and his party departed. for repairs.
(REUTER'S SERVICE TO THE "HONGHONG DAILY PRESS "].
THE TURE.
LONDON, April 21st. The result of the City and Subur.
White Englo ban is as follows:-
Dean Swift..
La Fayette******
UNREST IN PERSIA.
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LONDON, April 21st. The Shah has declined to receive
owing, it is-stated, to indisposition. the British and Russian Ministers
Furious fighting took place at
THE SITUATION IN TURKEY
LONDON, April 21st.
SUPREME COURT.
Thursday, April 22nd.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. Berone His Hosor Ma, H. H. J. GOMPERTE (PUBKE JUDOB.)
CLAIM FOR SHARKS' PINS.
Action, was brought by Chak Ho On a the Chai Hop Yee Tong to recover & balance due for sharks' fas.
Mr. Reader Harris (of Messrs. Wi
and Grist) appared for the plaintiff, an P. W. Goldring (of Mears. Goldring, E and Morrell) for the defendant.
Mr. Harris said he was instructed tha Goldring was going to consent to judg quite,willing to consent with a stay of executi Defendant claimed it was the custom of the Now he understood that the defendant
trade that these goods should be paid on the
consent to a stay of execution..
Mr. Goldring said the custein in the trade was that the lebts contacted in the first month
should be paid in the fifth month. His client admitted in contract, but said the time for payment had not yet arrived.
act of bankraphy, Nothing at all similar of stress has as yet come. T Chinese
Before Commander Basil B. IL Taylor, R.N.; [oecure with regard to any Chinese themselves some three years go took it
whehe bank of issue or into their head in their shee following at the Marine Magistrate's Court yesterday the the sheep sort of way to institute a in on their masters of seven passenger boats were fined $3 not. No aconate accessible to public are rendered by any Chinese own foreign managed bank, which enjoys apiece for tying within 100 yards of low water bank with the exception of the so-called, the privilege, for what it is wort of being mark at Yaumst!"; the master of a licensed trad- though not by the Imperial Government permitted to call itself the Imperial Banking jank, who anchored his vessal within the itself recognis d, "Imperial Bank of China", of China; and the run was keptup as Chi- limits of the southern fairway, was fined $10 or nese in a panic only can do, fr two days. Our month's imprisonment; a passenger bost owner, for carrying three persons in excess of which is really a bank conductel on foreign lines. No statistics are given of the face There was here an object lessonhich Oh the number allowed by his license, was ordered Tabriz on Tuesday when the Nation fifth moon every year. The speaker could not ralue of notes outstanding, nor can at any
to pay a fine of $15, in default five weeks' bardalists lost 180 killed and wounded. moment even the roughest estimate be
labour.
formed as to the amount of reserve at hand available for meeting notes and other bills *payable on demand.” The question then becomes one, not of whether the money presumed to be represented by the note issue be Chiness or Foreign, but whether there be any money at all. Now, as we have said above, the Chinese are perfectly aware of the fundamental law governing the value of securities, and no nation in the world is quicker in applying them in their own interest. The condition of the, subsidiary. coinage of China is a case point, the exchangeable value of ovary silver or copper piace issued by every mint in the Empire is daily recorded in every shroffing office in the A. S. WATSON & CO.. | land, as well as how much each is affected
by over. is.ue, or over alloy. Industries, ¡ loan would hardly ba able on this spar of the enjoyed, albeit only one head of deer was shot.stantinople are that the garrison will get some debts in. LIMITED,
the tramway line, which of necessity have to accept payment in subsidiary e, find themselves entirely in the power of these associations of shroffs, who make the exchange from day to day. There is little doubt that by arrangement
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ger in such a case, no one was dollar the
kuees, which was badly cut.
This doubtless
explained the absence of Bir Paul from the funeral of his old Friend Mr. Murray Bain, who just three or four months, preceded Sir Paul's arrival in the Colony by
A. Germin battleship, which not so very long ago, was visiting Singapore, recently called at Lobaan The Resident, anxious to do all he one of the days, organised a shooting expedition could for the entertainmout of the vikitora, on which was a thorough success, and very mach
Mr. Harris-The Shanghai Hotel is closed,
His Lordship-You don't deny liability P The Constantinople Ministry of
Mr. Goldring-No, but I want to prove that War are sending provisions to the it is the custom to pay in subsidiary coinage o investing troops and preparing bar-the fifth moon, racks for the guilty. Already the I don't think it likely that my clints will agree His Lordship-It does not sea very like it. Then there is the other point about taking troops which revolted are swearing to a stay of exeention. on the Koran to blindly obey their superiors in future in accordance with the proclamation of Ilasan Husni, the
LONDON, April 22nd.. commander of the investing army.
The Istest indications at Con.
worse, except that the people who withdrew their money had trouble in replacing it again. Now, suppose even the Provincial Back of Kiangsu, which is at the moment undoubtedly sound, were to have to undergo such a trial of its stability, would it be able to look for equally ready accommodation p The Foreign Banks who would have to go through certain formularies in making a moment, to provide the funds, for such a One of the ofkoors, eager to possess some peacefully acquiesce in the demands thing must be done instantly to be of service, memento of the shoot, said he would much like of the Committee of Union and
Progress. and the native banks could hard you the to take away the quint-looking hunting kuife [29
spur of the moment put up to requ rod, which ho anticed was possessed by one of the Byare, so notwithstanding the perfect sound- Malay heaters. When his wish was interpreted, mess of the Bank, it would momentarily the Malay expressed his willingness to part with
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. · Hongkong, 1st April, 1909.
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The Navy having taken the oath of allegiance has been ordered to sail
absidiary coins.
Mr. Goldring- the defendants in the frm aro-substantial pooplo.
His Lordship What stay are you asking for?
Mr. Goldring-A fortnight. so that we can.
His Lordship-And you are willing to pay the money into Court? Mr. Goldring-Y.
His lordship I don't see how that helps
you.
Mr. Goldring said the remainder of the creditors could come down in an avalanche if worth of debts, and 32,000 odd good look were certain to be paid. If one un got judge.
NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. GSL communications relating to the new e tumu should be addressed to THE EDITOR.
Correspondents must forward their names and with the provincial mints they have been in have to ask th-note-holders to wait, perhaps the knife, whereupon the officer offered him $5 for the Mediterranean under the one get judgment. There were about $3,000 od tresses with communications addressed to the Editor, not for publication lat-as evidence of good faith.
All letter for publication should be written on
one side of paper only,
No anonprously signed communications that have already appeared in other papers will be
inserted.
article. The officer, much pleased, walked off
the beater who assured him, in answer to his duly a day, or aven a few hours. Now with for the trophy which was readily accepted by
foreiga bank such a thing would con- stitute an act of bankruptcy, and would earnest enquiries, that it was a genuine native possibly entail in entire winding up of the with his knife, but to his amazement and to the whole concern, besides exciting a local com. | Resident's ill-concealed amusement, on drawing the weapon from its sheath he observed inscribed mercial crash..
on the blade Made In Germany"- Straits Times.
the habit of fixing beforehand the rate at which they were prepared to accept each issue of debased copper or silver. Even beyond this there are pretty plain indications that they are in league with the numerous "bodies of coiners who infest the Empire.
In case of the Cinese bank, the eventual "Orders for extra copies of DAILY PRESS Unless with the aid of some such powerful hould be sent before 11 am. on day of publication After that hour the supply is body to place the forgeries on the market, consequences to the individual holders might imited. Only supply for Cush.
it is hardly conceivable that any body of possibly not be so great, but public con. Telegraphic Address: PRESS.
private cuinara, however well equipped infidence would, under the best of circum. stances, have receivel a severe blow, from Codes: A.B.C. 5th Ed. Lader.
other particulars, should be able to place which it might take months to recover. The their forgeries in appreciable quantities in the
the last year was one of intese strain, and had such an additional blow as the failure of a large hunk of issue come to intensify the situation, there is no saying what a financial crash would have come about. The
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command of Admiral Gamble, who was recently engaged as Instructor of the Turkish Navy.
JAPANESE PRINCE IN FRANCE>
LONDON, April 21st. President Talliores has entertained Prince Nashimoto to funch, at which M. Pichon, the Minister for Foreign
On April 22nd, 19.0 at the Victor in Hospital, markets without being at once discovered. monetary position in Chins at the close of the pastime is happily attended with a compara Affairs, was present,
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The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, APRIL 23RD 1909;
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Thonghi bathing is so general in Hongkong tire immunity from fatality, but though the present seasort has only just commmeed it has already claimed ona victim, a British soldier, who was drowned on Wednesday afternoon. It appears that three of the Buffs went out boat- near Bay View, und as the afternoon was warm ing in the neighbourhood of the Black Rock
his direction-bat before he could reach him
was probably seized with cramp and sank.
DEATH OF AN EARL
LONDON, April 22nd. · The death is announced of the Earl of Sheffield.
[The Earl is probably best known to the
[XBOY THE "CHUNG NOOI SAN FO OPENING OF HEUNGCHOW.
debts; these were almost like club hits, and
ment now the whole lot of the creditors would swoop down on his clients.
Mr. Harris They cannot swoop down in a fortnight,
His Lordship did not think he was prepared to give a stay of execution. It seemed to him. that there were other means to prevent the creditors rushing in.
At this stage his Lordship adjourned the case anti Ihe afternoon for further particulars
After tiffin, Mr. C. E. H. Beavis'appeared on behalf of the plaintiff, He stated that the cass was adjourned from chambers on Mr. Golring stating that he wished to examine the plaintiff's
accounts, and intimating that if he was satisfied there would be nothing for him to da but comeast to judgment,
Hie Lordship-Is the subsidiary coir question agreed to or not?
Mr. Bosvest is not agreed to. Mr. Goldring-Then we'll have to go. His Lorship-The issue is whether there is a spesifis contract for payment in subsidiary coin or not?
Mr. Goldring And also whether or not it is
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Mr. Beavis referred his Lordship to the bill, and submitted that his friend could not go beyond that document. If Mr. Geldring was going to alloge that plaintiff comented to the debt being die era later date he would have to produce documentary evid ence; and if he intended to prove custom he would have to follow the proper method of doing so.
The buyer of the Shanghai Hotel said it was the custom to pay for sharks fins in gulsidiary Paintiff denial that such a custom existed.
coinage during the fifth ofensto
one week allowed.
His Lordship give judgment with cesta for the plaintiff.
When the last vitnass bought, sharks fira from met low grement was cash on delivery,
Hongkong the wife of J, MCCAFFERY, of a daughter. It is, in fact, scarcely possible to take up
dollar's worth of subsidiary coins in any HONGKONG OFFICE: 101, Des Vœux Roar Ceality, with ut dise vering that one of more are absolute forgeries, and have never been issued from any of the regular mints, The provincial mints doubtless in the first question ther for alt to consider in this matter of currency, is not, whose money is instance led the way in debasing the alloy,. and barbarising the patteras, but public supplying the needful circulating medium? they decided to go in for a swim. They had opinion always put some limit on both, and which is a matter of little or no consequence / "joyed their dip and Private Starr, who general public on account of the interest he the custom to give payment up to the fifth
boat when he heard deceased, Drummer In 1892-95 he took an Eleven to Australia.] THAT the Chinese as a people are perfectly the worst specimens clearly point to their to any one but is the the money at all?reported the occurence, was returning to the took in sport, especially yachting and cricket. of business, and if they will only think over well able to understand that the general being the work of private coiners without Our Chinese friends are pre-eminently men Wooley, call out for assistance. He swam in unwillingness of foreign banke, and foreign. such a command of dies and implements as these things, and ponder them well, they Wooley disappeared, Starr, however, dived on ners geterally, to have any more than the would be in the possession of the worst will be that not only in this question of reaching the locality and succeeded in catching
CANTON, April 22nd, bank notes, but in many other affairs where his companion by the leg but he was unable most infinitesimal dealings in native bank equipped official mint..
to bring him to the surface. He returned to: Now with regard to the new issues they have permitted theprofessional agitator the best in a somewhat exhausted condition and To-day the opening of the new notes professing to be "payable on demand," does not proceed from any indisposition to of paper money,
very to lead them off the track, they have been though search was made for the body it has not commercial port of Heungehow was nse "Chinese" money, but is a phase of imilar process of gradual deterioration following but the ghost of a shid w. Chins been recovered. There is a strong current at that general principle of confidence, which already seiting in. Many of the notes have for the Chinese may seem a very plausible that locality and it is probable that the body celebrated in the presence of Viceroy is at the bottom of every mercantile trans-been issued by the Provincial Governments, ery; but curried to its logical issue it will has au carried out to deep water. Wooley Cheung, Admiral Li and about ten
thousand spectators. action beyond mere batter, it would be au and if issued under proper safeguards and be found to result in nating but the unjust reflexion on their commercial ability regulations, and subject to half-yearly, or exhausted leavinge falling to their lot. to deny, But though, as a people the even annual audit, by a regularly constitut Chinese are per.ectly capable of recognisinged board of audit would effect a very con- those universally accepted principles of in-siderable economy in the annual expenses of. ternational Buance, on which alone great the province, besides noting as a convenient :
The Japanese liner Nippon Mars has brought financial fabrics can be erected capable of and useful medium of exchange. But this commanding the confidence of the world; is exactly what under present conditions the back to Chino 18 Chinese sailors whe mutinied there are among them, as amongst every provinces will never of themselves do. Ex on the Norwegian steamer Henrik Ibsen it other people, individuals whose immediate perience of Peking and Peking ways har Oakland.
At the Magistracy yesterday Mr. Kemp interest it is to so lower the momentary long impressed on the Provincid authorities standard of security, that certain documents the absolute necessity of concealing all their sentenced Chiness to six months' imprison. in which they are interested but whose face accounts from the top prying eyes of the ment for laving broken into a store and stolen value does not come up to the world Mitropolie, and the mere change from goods to the value of $500. He was not given standard, may be put on the market at an syces to bank notes, however convenient it the stocks as he had assisted the police in the enhanced price out of all proportion to may be from a Provincial point of view, does recovery of the property.
We have received a useful handbook from the their intrinsic value. The commercial world not remove the inconveniences of laying
Welcome Society of Japan containing maps of cares little or nothing as to the ownership open provincial secrets ta metropolitan pry of the money passing through its bands inge, wide, as till the other day they the principal routes by Japanese railways and provided that the money be of the intrinsic lavariably were, with the sole object of information which should prove interesting and The Welcoma value represented on its face, or be imme extracting further irregular fees. Now it is instructive to the tourist. diately transferable into such. It troubles noteworthy that the first issues of these new Society afords special facilition to foreign
visitors. the Chinese merchant little whether the notes are in each case Instances of very
The German Mail of the 24th March was delivered in London on the 21 inst.
WEATHER REPORT.
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The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report
On the 22nd at 12.05 p.m. The barometer has risen moderately over, hina, except en the S. coast.
shallow area of low pressure les over the
coost of hins, and the highest pressure shown over the Yangtze Vellay
The Japanese returns are not yet to hand Fresh N.E. winds may be expected in the Formosa Channel in variable winds over the Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending N. part of the Clins Sea. at 10a.m. to day, 0.38 inches.
fresh.
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noen to-day is as follows:- Hongkong & Neighbourhood(*) Formoss Channel .....
Hongkong and Lamocks, South coast of China between South coast of China between Hongkong and Hainan...
The Viceroy and the Admiral left Canton on Wednesday afternoon by the gunboat" Kongtung," spent the night at Tiger Pass, and arrived at Heungchow yesterday morning, where they were met by the reception committee.
Eight gunboats assembled at the new port, as well as many visitors from Hongkong, Canton and Macao.
Some three hundred sailors lined the route at the landing stage, and N.E. winds when the Viceroy and bis landed
party Same as No.. they were escorted to a large matshed; where the ceremony was conducted game as No. 1.
Before the matshed was a table on which incense was burned. On the
(*) Variable N.E. winds, moderate to fresh; squally, thunder showers.
WARD COMEDY COMPANY.
"The Prima Donna", a comedy drams in foar acts by Edwin Milton Royal, was the pies staged last night The weather was uninviting, but by the Ward Comedy Co., at the Theatre Royal
the fair attendance thoroughly, appreciated the skilful interprciation of the play. Mr. Hugh, Wad as Hans Otto, fulher of the Prims Donna, made the most of his part and Miss Grace Palotta as his daughter was superb.
The other characters were in capable hands, and the curtain rang down on another success for
this clover combination.
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