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THE BUDGET AND THE
MARKETS.
LONDON, April 30th, The markets are strong following the publication of the Budget, Consols taking the lead.
The increase in stamp duties and the reduction in the sinking fund are less than had been expected.
"NATIONAL REJOICINGS: IN
HOLLAND.
•
The whole is an instructive instance of the difficulty in introducing even prelimin ary reforms where, as in China, the body the sohome foreshadowed in Sir JAMES politic has once permitted itself to become MACKAY'S abortive. Convention, of raising strophied. Peking, alike with the Pro- the duties all round, and paying the vinces, ia, wall assured that the Empire is direct to Peking; and it is doubtless in tottering under its burdens, which all admit connection will this not altogether satis-are quite capable of romely, yet each' fears factory stop that the Regency Las urgently the immediate effect on his own fortunes pressed on Sir RoDERY HART the advis should he be the first one to attempt to WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS ability of bis immediate return to Chinn. remove a rotten plank. Decay has gone so The board piled up in the time of China's far that is it uncertain what the removal of most dire distresse, by the late Dowaona single plank may bring about as ita. REGENT, while it emphasises the fact that immediate consequences; and although, were all united, this danger could be, the Central Government has no legitimate
the present disunited meansofexistence beyond what may buildly safely Tacod, in described as organised piracy; also shows condition of parties, where each one that even in the present inefficient syslom is striving after his own bund, no ope of Provincial finance, there is abundance to has thut-confidence in his neighbour which worthily support the Imperial dignity will indues common action. This it is, and [... · without having recourse to extra burdens not the immediate difficulty of the task, that was slow but normal. Mother and on the people at largo. The intro-renders the inmediato futuro fraught with child are progressing satisfactorily. dection of regular finance, in lion of uncertainty; and seems to freshadow the WHISKY the present system of plunder in succes-almost utter hopelessness of looking for a
sive grader of the lower official hierarchy by peaceful solution their immediate superiors in office, which is finally by the lowest brought to bear on the people at large, would, of coures, put out of court all the present methods of official promotion; and so far would engage against it all the sympathies of the bierarchy. That there are men in all grades of that hierarchy. who see and feel the incabus of the false position in which they are placed, speaks well for the possibility of the eventual change coming from within.
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The English Mail of the the 3rd April was delivered in London on the 30th April
The temperature in Hongkong on the 1st inst. fall to 63 deg. Fab.-a drep of 20 degress in two days.
The name of Mr. George Leopold Wilson has been added to the list of authorized architects in the Colony,
On Baturday the Lutch flag was hung from many buildings in the city in honour of the
birth of u princess in Holland.
Under a regulation made by the Governor-in- Council no dogs brought from Bangkok will be permitted to land in this Colony for a period of six months from May 1st, 1909.-
LONDON, April 30th, Queen Wilhelmina's accouchement
There are rejoicings throughout Holland..
LONDON, May 1st..
It is announced from the Hague that Prince Henry, Queen Wilbel mina's Consort, registered the birth of their daughter at an ordinary registry, The little Princess is named Juliana Louise Emma Marie Wilhelmine.
Eye-witnesses at the registry say that the baby is a fine, rosy-checked healthy child.
A JAPANESE MUNICIPAL
LOAN.
was held: The Prince Regent then returned. The Foreign ministers also held a memorial service at the back door.
CHINA'S MILITARY
"PREPARATIONS.
PEKING May 2nd.
The Board of Military Affairs has ordered nineteen Krupp guns from Germany. They are to ho sent to China by the Siberian Railway.
It is proposed to change all the old guns in the forts throughout the Empire.
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NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA, LD/ˇ
The eighteenth ordinary surual-meeting of National Bank of China, Li, was held at the Bank's premises on Saturday. Mr. J. Scott Harston presided, other shareholders prosent being Messrs. P. Inureire (Acting Manager), E. Haskel, P. C. Potis, E. Raymond, E. Fillid, P. Davidson, J. Gonrgoy, Sia Tak Fao, Chan Ki Pau and Yung Pak Leung..
BANDMANN DRAMATIC COMPANY, The Badmann Dramatic Company, achieved another brilliant success with their production of Du Dfaurier's famous play Trilby," fle play was beautifully qualed and the artistes gave an interpretation which was in the highest Įdegree artistic. Miss Florence Dalton was par ticularly successful in the title rols and Mr. Sydney T. Pease as Svengali showed histrionis ability of a high standard. The work of the other artistes was equally praiseworthy,-and- Hongkong lovers of drania should not fail to take advantage of the presence of this really
talented company.
What has hitherto proyed one of the most
attractive programmes Mr. Bandman presonts,
with his Dramatic Company to night, in the shape of Sir Conan Doyle's one act play waterloo" and the famons picoe "The Bolls" in which the lata. Sir Henry Irving scored his biggest triumph. It is an ambitions undertak ing and Hongkong will doubtless, tako advou- tage of the opportunity afforded, of witnessing these two famous pisces,
The parts of Corporal Gregory. Brewster in "Waterloo" and Mathias in The Bells" will
be played by Mr. Sydany T. Pease, in which he has made quite an excellent reputation Wo anticipatoo big house and a hearty welcome to bath plays and players.
THE REJOICINGS IN HOLLAND.
We can well imagine how great is the rejoic ing in Holland over the birth of a Princess since it solves the vexed problem of the Dutch mocession There never was a mero popular Sovereign than the little Queen at the present kind foolings all her subjects had for her when momont but in this she law only recovered the
Her subjects have looked to her to perpotuate. she came to the Throne. the Honse of Orange-Nassau, of which she was Ja default of nu livr the last representative. the throne of Holland would pass to a German Prince. The nation welcomed their little Queen to the throne, and rejoiced as Dutcknjen seldom do, but years passed, and she did not fulfil the main-hope. Then her people grew more or less indifferent, and her marriage, which was over popular, became decidedly unpopular
Mr. P. LOUREINo, Acting Manager, read-the notice convening the meeting.
The CallMAN -said :—Gentlemen.-The directors have now the plure to submit to you the accounts al balance sheet for year ending 31st December, 1905. The guns profits, including $10.223.09 brought forward from last year, are $265.399.36, which, after deducting all charges, leave a not protit of $185,552 57. which the directors propose to deal wita as follows-Place to reserve find $150,000 and carry forward balance of 330,55257 to next account. Mr. Horace Mocatta stires in retas tion from the Loudon Committee and air. J. Scott Harston from the Hongkong Board; but, being eligible, offer themselves for re-elec tion. During the year Mr. E. S. Kadoorie and Mr. EI Kadoorie wors elected as Directors and this now requires your confrmation. Mr. G. C. Moxon resigned his seat on the board during his temporary absence from the Colony The ac- and does not now seek re-election.
warmer, till it reached a a stage of intensity which counts at the Hend Office have been audit would seem almost indierous if so much did not
When it was announced a few months ago that the happy event was expected, neer Wilhoinine's subjects had been so often dis. the announcement appointed that they gare merely a grudging acknowledgment, but as time wore on the interest grew warmer
A curious instance of the variant lights in which the position reveals itself to an official high up in the service of the State is afforded in a recent memorial of LIEN Yu, the Im. perial Resident at LLAGA. LIEN YU has had ROBT. PORTER & Co's
three years' experience of the present system. BULL DOG BRAND He has, what not many officers of equivalent
rank are in receipt of, a regular salury, but mences to-day. The selling lotteries have shown; (£3,084,940,) issued at 97, have by M. AR. Lowe, Chartered Accountant autopend on a happy denouement. GUINNESS STOUT IN PINTS AND SPLITS.
A. S. WATSON & CO LIMITED,
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The Shanghai Spring Race meeting com Morisk to be the favourite for the Champions,
and Gemini second favourite.
Mr. J. C. Feter, chief accountant of the Hang- kong and Shanghai Bank, and Mrs. Peter were among the passengers who left by the P. and O. mail steamer at Shanghai for Home.--
us the Northem
An oder made by the Governor-in-Council and publisked in the Government Gazzile, laya down that there shall be established two Dis triet Land Ofices in the Now Territories On District is to be known District and the other as the Southern District. The office for the Northern District is to he situate et Tai Po, and the office for the Southern District in the City of Victoris.
LONDON, April 30th. The 5 per cent. City of Osaka bonds
already been covered ten-fold.
UNITED STATES TARIFF PROPOSALS.
PROPOSED TAX ON TEA AND COFFEE.
a maxi-
of
A LIST OF PREBENTS.
The Committees formed in all the pre- vinces to celebrate the event with adequate
Mr. E. A. M. Williams, A.S.A.4., of the firm Masses Lowe, Bingkai nad Matthews. Mesars Deloitte, Plender, Grifiths and Co., Charterod Accountants, audited the London accounts.
There being no questions the CHAIRMAN pro-rejoicings raked their brains to find pleasing aud scceptable presents to show their delight. posed the adoption of the report and accounts.
All these presents were approved by the Queen' Mr. Ports seconded and the motion was
herself. carried.
Following is a partial list of the official gifts that us been prepared by the subjects of Queen
thrane
On the motion of Mr. HASKELL, seconded by Mr. B1178, Messrs H. Mocatta and J. Scott Harston were re-elected to the London Cam-Wilhelmina, for the prospective heir to the mittee and the Hongkong Board respectively.
The appointment of Messrs.. Er S. and Ellie Kadoorie to the Board of Directors was confirmed on the motion of Mr. HASKELL seconded by Mr. ELLs.
Messrs A. R. Lowe and E. A. M. Williams were re-elected local auditors, and: Messrs.. Deloitte, Plender, Griffiths and Co., London
it is founded on old precedents, and is altogether insufficient to meet the require- ments of the post, He can do likethe others, and commit “ abusive acta," but the con science revolta at this. Affairs in Tibet are very important, but the country at large has been mismanaged and its industries rained; the climate besides is very rigorous, and be despairs of being able to bring about better conditions unless he be placed in funds, and asks for an advance of at least a million taele to enable him to revive the industries of the land.—a thing which he points out is in the interest of China herself. As evidently he has little hope of Peking acceding to this
A Washington telegram states Sensters A. request of his, he asks to be permitted to
J. Beveridge of Indinas, Weldon B. Heyburn come to Peking to Imperial Audience, when he would have the opportunity of personally of Idaho and Joseph F. Jehaston of Alabama explaining the situation. There is, of course, have been appointed on a special committee to much more in the memorial than at first Presto a new tatis for the Philippino Talanda. night meets the eye; under the Tate régime The appoint ment of the committeo has grown Orders for extra copies of DAILY PRESS 140 provincial official willingly underwent the out of the discussion of Colton tariff bill before which the maximum rate is appled. | audience which might have been more numerous the Upper House and the numerous amendments should be sent before 11 am. on day of formalities of an audience, much less applied that have been proposed and ́sdopted by that CHINESE ROYAL INTERMENT but which could not have been more appreciative:-| publication. After that hour the supply
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LONDON, May 1st. The Committee of the Senate at Washington in its substitute for the Payne Tariff Bill provides for mum tariff consisting of an additional 25 per cent, ad valorem on all rates, and to make it applicable from March 30th, 1910.
It provides also for a duty of five cents per lb on coffee and ten cents on tea imported from countries to
LONDON, May 1st. A Reater's message from Peking states that the funeral of the late Emperor has started for the western tombs, eighty miles distant.
Shortly after three o'deck on Saturday mor ning fire broke out in a stationer's shop at 130, the promises before the
was raised, Des Voeux Road. The tire had a good held of Was blowing at and as a strong wind the time, the efforts of the brigade to save the shop proved The shop, and the two The pageant was an imposing one, upper floors which were used as dwellinge, were the ju pression being two miles long.
FROM THE "CHUNG NGOI SAN PO."]
THE EMPEROR'S FUNERAL.
INPONING PAGEANT.
It
auditors, on the motion of Mr. Ports seconded. by Mr. DAVIDSON.
The CHAIRMAN-That finishes the business; gentisen. Thank you for your attendance:
Y.M.C.A. CONCERT..
The annual concort held on behalf of the
hbrary fund of the YM.C.A. was given on Saturday night at the City Hall. A programme
of more than average inerit was submitted to an
small
attendance
are
.
Zeeland: Perambulator with a hood of the
choicest lace of Siņic,
The Hague: Cradle with embroideries made the same workpeople who prepared the Queen's corentier and bridal rabl Leeuwarden: Silver-bound journal in whielt to inscribe the diary of the baby's fo page for each day
Rotterdam: Silver table set, including knife,
fork, spoon, disk, and egg-sup. Amsterdam: Complete toilet set.
Dutch artists: Linen chest ornamented with
paintings.
Drenthe Silvos, with the arms of the province and inlaid with old coins of the Prince of Orange. Carpenters of Zaandam
A-luxurious swing. Women of Breda: A wonderful" gift, the nature of which is kept s profound secret Dutch Colony in London: "Endowed bed in
a hospital.
One town in Zeeland is giving a pair of silver the scales with which to weigh the royal baby, Apart from the evening was a decided success. It showed while clucks are being presented by a number of municipalities. Beautiful gifts are to be pre- our local artistes, who aver realy seated by the colonists in the Dutch East Indies
services for ny deser- and Guisus.
The military officers serving in the Dutch to give their
East Indies decided to present the Queen-with-a- maric lovers a treat such as they could enjoy. gold cap and plate etched with Indian views. ving object, to great advantage and it gave-the-
The mixed quartetta composed of Mrs. Clark, while the officers' wives will offer her Alajesty Mrs. Goldsmith, Mr. E. B. Ayris and Mr. & silver tea service. The balance remaining after the purchase of the service, amounting to C. E. H. Bearis were very effective: Ju1,000 fiorius (about £85) will be distributed in their two appearances On the banks of the shape of savings banks books to soldiers Allan Water," and Sleep gentle lady, being children born on the same day as the Royal child. It is the custom in Holland to ornament a most tansfully rendered. Mr. G. F. Lammert, baby's cradle with pink ribbons for girl and blue who was in excellent voice, song Kashmiri for a boy. The Queen in her quandary suggested Song" (from the Garden of Kamo) and For that the colour be old gold, to match the naresry. me alone," for both of which he was encored, and appreciation was not lacking for the brilliantly executed viglin solos contributed by Professor Gonzales. That accomplished soloist, Mrs. Belilios, delighted her auditory with her interpretation of Gounod's "Valse Song and Lord Henry Somerset's "A Song of
AN ECONOMICAL MONARCH.
It is not generally known that Queen Wilhoi-. mina is one of the richest Hovereigns in the world and that she is developing into a first rate business woman. She superintends her own investinants, she keepsa strict account personally of lier charities, and checks her expenditure generally with all the care of a good housekeeper. She applies the same good business habits in Ministers and discusses with them all the
May, in both of which her rich clear public affairs, and even, at present, receives her voice of remarkable compass
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Heard
is hidden in the womb of faturity; but, as least unterthecircumstances LIEN Tu might sight draw similar conclusions; but us we have. Koon Tak Palace. The Imperia with great effect. A refined humorous element Pending matters of State.
without an appeal to arnis.
The Philippine Commission has taken up the
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THE NEWSPAPER CLASS, TEACHING WORKING QIBLS THE VIRTUES OF
THE PRESB
Working girl, and girls who do not work, are apt to think that the woman's pure" of
his death, even she hesitated, and in gutted, the damage being estimated at $5,000, HONGKONG, MAY 32D 1909,
face of the bold dignity of the officer felt she whiou is covered by insurance. dared not give the final order. But LIEK
A defence of the climate of Tonkin is made However it is going to be brought about, Yu actually asks for the audience to explain by L'Annan-Tonkin. The writer says it has an signs are not wanting that China is ripon bia scheme. The fact testifies plainly to the exaggerated reputation for insalubrity. In refntation of this he points to the mortality ing for n evolution, the greatest that has as real change in the position under the new yet happened in any Asiatic. country. Regency. Moreover he has had the un-statistics which he says show that the Tonkinese
PEKING, May 2nd. climate is particularly favourable to children Whether it will be bloodless, or be accom- precedented effroutery to ask for a rise of
and old people. The writer dedures also from the
Yesterday the funeral of the anied with those scenes of rapine pay and allowances. Under the late régie statistics that "paradoxical as it may seem," and disorder which
hitherto such a request would have elicited as much the Earpen is more acclimatised to Tankio Emperor Kwong Hau took place. made changes of government in China a wonderment, as when OLIVER Twist boforo
than the natire. Anyone looking at the mort started early in the morning from the byeword amongst the nations of the world, astonished bumbledon asked for mork. The ulity statistics of Hongkong might at first.
was supplied by Mr. J. Cochranepulio-wax BDSwer to one recall gave a burlesque recitation. happened in Turkey the other day, the have anticipated would have been immediate often pointed out such deductions are nut Bodyguard and the inperial attend-encered for his entertaining songs and in chauces seem to indicate that the powers of dismissal, followed by caufisention of all justitiable, boquuse whenever Europeans, and ants and the cavalry took precedence The promoters of the concert are to be congra- re-action, are so strong and so united that it that ho possessed, and he might have specially children and the old people, fall ill in the procession. They were follow-tulated on having arranged such an excellent
newspaper, with its pictures of bewitching hats---- sems impossible to bring about any single considered himself fortunate it he escaped they leave the East for more bracing climates.
ed by men carrying boards of honour, programme,
and dresses, is the only page in the paper that our of the reforms acknowledged to be with his head, or at least without banish-
can possibly have any interest for them. An THE HIPPODROME CIRCUS,
effort is being made to convince working girls needed for the continuance of the Empirement. Instead, he obtains sympl etic slavery and involuntary servitude question in hanners, etc, and next came the Im-
Both the matinee and the evening perform that this is not so, and that they can take an As usually
intelligent
interest in other parts of a newspap ances on Saturday were largely attended, and This work is being done by the Clube Industris happens before revolutions come to a head,ply from the new Beazer informing in the islands with the latention of putting a top perial carriages. Next in order were the main trouble in China is financial, and that on account of the importance of the to it. Commissioner Worrester has presented the Princes, followed by musicians
involuntary servitude, which is very common all who did not play the instruments although the programme was practically the Association, which has thirty-six affisted clubs Miss L. Montague, a daughter of Lord Swayr the discovery of the enormous hoard Post, and his capable dealing with its to that body a bill providing that all slavery
difficulties his equest for leave would cause over the islands, peonsge, or sale of haman which they carried. Then came the mess on the opening night, yet such good in L
impression had been created on Wednesday that thing, is an official of the association, and nuassed by the late EarRESS DOWAGER,nvenience to the service. The other beings, shall be illegal and providing the pen wreaths sent by governments of di- the people flocked there again and were speaking to a newspaper representative sh bagl
nd veritably wrong from the tour of the items of the memorial are not replied to, ishment to be meted out to those who do not
fferent countries. Members of the delighted with it all The circus is ear thuse portions of the papers dealing with high nation, is not unlikely to quicken the but meet with no censure. Reading between obey the law on this subject. This law, saya a
visit. As before politics, sociology and economies, and foreign tainly well worth
affairs are read to the girls in their gatherings. the lines to is rendered clear that the fault Manila eritemporary, alwald it pass the Assom Imperial Household, officers of thee Hippodrome Band played stirring and Girls are encouraged to ecneider the problems on side demand for some radical change in the methods of imperial government; and lies not with the wishes of the admin strably will put a stop to the very common prutice various boarde, members of the im- appropriate music and once again, the elephants of the day. They are alrendy said i this is likely enough to driva the reactionary, but with the opposition of the among Spanish and Filipino families of loaning party, still physically strong, into ovat Provincials; the Board concerned ie, in notioy to native parents sad taking a child in périal clan took their places in the performed their clever feats. The comio jug. Montagne, reading papers in debates upon social More Troups sera again in pridonos and Miss. Among other things, the Newspaper Class out the first symptoms of a real fact, quite willing to advance the funds as tuul for the repayamat of the debt, holding the order mentioned, and near the coffin gler, the acrobatic Sisters Elliott and the questions, and extraordinarily good these papers the landlord and the rate-collector at their intention to put the views of the reforming far as Les in jo power, but is quite muable child at times for many years and sometimes, in
Ashby in her musical melange and Dicky and touches the girls that they must not consider natural abies. They are told that when they parly, which curiously enough has its head to-requisiti the pravinces, and has no
Bella Bell were very entertaining. M'dile E. Walboarge on Ben Azid repeated her eques- see either a landlord or a tax-collector they must tripnus acts and received hearty applause. Pro- remember that these two individuals are factors ever, reque ted to keep the REGENT well
the followed by the ministers of the fessor Urban and his lions thrilled the audience in the great scheme of an economic tate" In short the London working girl, in thirty-six The P. 3. str. Nuntant left moj on the various countries. The Prince Rogent while the horizontal har experts and the clowns centrsa, s to learn a lot she never dreamed of,
Jag turns," Let instant and is due to arrive at this port on only went as far as the back door of must be mentionel for their adroit and amus and is already showing an extraordinary aptitude,
action
the case of the death of the parents, forever.
quarters in the present Regency, into egitimate revenues of its own; he is, Low-LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENT
-Fructice...
We mentioned lately an instance of the informed privately by telegram as to all power and determination of the re-nctionary that going on, especially as to that party to permit no interference with what it "ther nation" which he suggested might. has come to consider as its vested rights, in
The C. & M. str. Zafiro left Manila latinstaat, and is day Ire to-day at 6 pm
I the 6th instant.
of the Emperor were the Empress "Dowager, the Prince Regent, and the other wives of the Emperor, who were
are.
for the task