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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 17TH, 1909.
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King Alphonso of Spain.
The English Mail of the 17th April was delivered in London on the 14th inst
Mr. I. E. R. Hunter and Mr. E. D. Banilere of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank returned to Bhanghai last week,
A stoom launch collided with a fishing junk the present time it has been possible to putat Shaukiwan Bay on Saturday morning, and e it into fores; and those who are noquainted little girl bolonging to the junk was drowned. with the state of affairs that has for agéz existel in Chiou, cannot fail to recogniss, an ominons likeness between the condition
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THE KAISER AT VIENNA.
"THE STEADFAST PROMOTER OF PEACE."
LONDON, May 15th. At the State banquet at Vienna, the Emperor Francis Joseph in giv- WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS to which Society is now drifting in Great Britain to that with which they have long been familar in the Celestial Empire and On Saturday the Christian Brothers celebrating the toast of the Kaiser Wilhelm, whose shortcomings they have, with good ed the feast of the founder of their order, Jean greeted His Majesty in the most reason, found occasion to deprecate. No Baptiste do Is Salle. A high solemn mass was cordial manner as the steadfast pro
At the present one can object to combinations among the celebrated at the Roman Catholio Cathedral in motes of peace. working classes in a reasonable manner and the morning when the Rev. Fr A. Plaz k
oflotatud. for legitimate objects; and so far as trade Unions are conducted upon these principles, they have the approbation of a large number of the soundest -politicians. In many respects they have worked for good an, if properly conducted, may undoubtedly be used for the benefit both of employers
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moment, His Majesty went on to say, peace, after many dangers, was ap Governor has boon pleased to appoint Mrparently assured. It was due to the P. P. J. Wodehouse to act as Depaty Superlr unshakeable loyalty of the allies-the tondent of Police and of Fire Brigade until Kaiser Wilhelm and King Emmanuel farther notice, with effoot from 12th inst
The appointment of Mr. W. D. Tratman to net as Assistant District Oflour, Foline Mag is trate, and Assistant Land Offloor for the Northern District of the New Territories, is notified in the Government Gazette.
that recent difficulties had been removed without warlike complica tions.
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His Majesty the Kaiser replied at considerable length, and paid fervent tributes to the blessings of the preserved Triplice which had lately Registrar General and Deputy Registrar of the peace in Europe. Marriages during the absence on leave of Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, or until further notion, with effect from 11th innt.
socialism has by degrees been influencing their principles and actions, and they have shown an increasing tendency to go far beyond the sphere in which their action can
His Excelloagy the Governor has been pleased be considered legitmate or likely to lead to useful results. By specious and quasi philanto appoint Mr. E. Wood to not as Assistant thropic declarations the Socialists have gradually worked upon the labouring poput ation, and have succeeded in using them to force upon Government measures which in
A Shanghai contemporary says it has been the and are likely to lead to their losing almost all personal independence, and un.ound possible by the Palace Hotel wireless fortunately Government, for the sake of the telegraphic installation to call ap Hongkong at votes that can be obtaine), bas been willing night, but not in the day time. The Empress to allow to the labour classes powers of India on her last voyage up to Shanghai, got into communication with the port when 200 coercion, which they would certainly not miles ont. grant to any others. As a natural sequence to this a feeling has been engendered that people are entitled to look to government to extend help to them in all directions, and much of the old self reliance, which specially characterised the working classes, is being lost; and the masses are in danger of falling under the power of Guilds or Unions in a manner that will be found none the less
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LONDON, May 16th. During the brief visit of the Emperor Wilhelm to Vienna, His Majesty emphasised the revival, with renewed strength, of the Austro- German Alliance.
LOCAL SPORT.
CRICKET.
THE RAILWAY ESTIMATES.
AN EX-GOVERNOR ON RAILWAY CONSTRUC- TION BY CROWN AGENTS.
Interest in cricket was revived on Saturday afternoon when the Hongkong Club played a
In view of the public interest excited by the match with the military team which is to go on statement presented to the Legislative Council
tour to Shanghai and Japan next week. Fortun ately the weather, which looked like a repetition of the constant rain of the two previona Satur- days, improved in time and a good number of spectators watched the game.
The scores word—
H.X.C.C.
.......... 57
Conde Noble, a and b Baird. H. R. Phelipe, skl. Groen, b Garnelė T. E. Pero, & anil b Anderson ̃............ A. A. Claxton, E Andorson-
H. B. Makin, o Gru›a, b Innos dema H. Hancock, a Andornan, Haird
R. E. H. Oliret, o and b Baird
E. V. Oliver, not out......... Extrajniminen
Total for 7 wickets
KILITARY,
Capt. Baird, of Sharpia ............. H. W. Grean, ó Oliver Paarco D. K. Anderson, b Sharpin
73
..243.
Capt. Garnott, o Sharpin, b Claxton 19 Capt Brierley, a Bird. b Oliver
EGT. Byrne, o Pento, b Sharpiu..
T. Ins; Pearce, b Claxton
C. O, batterthwaite, a and b Sharpin
Capt. Crawford, not votetika
Extras
1
Total for 8 wickets
.213
LAWN BOWLS.
CIVIL SERVICE V. POLICE.
This match was played on the Police ground victory for the visitors by 100 points to 42. on Saturday afternoon and resulted in a decided
Scores:
CIVIL SERVICE. W. H. G. Smith. A Blovey.
W. Tincher. 1. E. Brett (skip)
EXW. Dawson. W. H. Wooley. M. M. Ivor.
J.
A Wheel
J. J-Blake
J. Mackay
POLICE.
P. C. Glendinning. Det. Insp. Hanson. P. B. Grant.
22 Insp. Gourlay (skip) 11
P. E, Bell.
Baker.
C. Insp. ---Stewart,
(skip) 16 Insp.Robinson(skip)14
A. M. Thornbill
PC Ogg
P. 8. Cooper..
P. 8. Watt.
P. 8. Gerrard.
W. H. Kelly (skip) 30 Insp. Wishers (skip)
B. Adams.
R. Hudson,
This is regarded as a highly signifi-H. Parkinson. cant intimation to Europe of the present position of affairs, -
The Emperor and Empress of Germany left Vienna amid farewell demonstrations of the most cordial
character.
places-Tai Po, Sha Tau Kok, Sheung Shui, Shatin, San Tin, Tai Kiu, An Tan, Pong. Shan, Sal Kung. Tyun Wan, Tai O Tung Chang, Cheang haw and Young Shu Wan,
A Japanese namod Sevzaburo Okumura
JAPANESE CRUISERS AT VANCOUVER.
LONDON, May 15th. The Japanese cruisers "Aso" and Soya" have arrived at Vancouver.
The officers of the ships were entertained at luncheon at the bar- racks in Victoria, and the crews were
A Naval Regatta takes place at Esquimalt to-day.
LONDON, May 16th. The smoking concert at Victoria was a very enthusiastic gathering and the British and Japanese bluejackets and
HONGKONG UNIVERSITY
P. S. Pitt P. S. Sim.
9
C. Bond (skip).32 Insp. Langley (skip) 8
100
KOWLOON-N, TAIKOO.
42
The Kowloon Club were at home on Saturday
to the Taikoo Club, and a pleasant gains resulted in a win for the home team by 99 points, to 60. Scores
KOWLOON..
G. Grant, R; Lapeley,
AH. Milroy;
D. Harvey. (skip)...12
T. Ramy
T. Nears,
J. Macdonald,
W. Russell. (skip)...38
8. Gray,
B. H. Barrison,
A: Ramsay,
TAIKOO.
T. Shand, W. Hardwick, J. Dickie,
E. Aitken, (skip)
J. Taylor,
8. Boulton,
J. McIntyre,
D.
A. Currie (skip)
McNeil,
B. Gray
P. Farrell,
by H. E. the Govorner regarding the alarming
increase in the estimated cost of constructing
the British section of the Kowloon-Canton railway, the following extract from Sir Frank Swettenham's book "British Malaya" is worth. quoting
It apposts that Colonies-that is, of course, Crown Colonies-responsible Governments do 'as they plorse, and do not employ the Crown Agents are not supposed to possess anginears qualified to construct railways; and, as rule, it may be granted that that is a very proper supposition Therefore there is an established-system for the construction of Göterament railways in these places, and that system is, that the Consulting Enginoors to the Crown Agents andertake the whole job. They select, survey and set out the line, appoint as many engineers as they think Mecessary, and send them out to do the constitue- tion on salarias fixed by them or in consultation with the Crown Agents. They decide the weight of the rails, the typo of the bridges and rolling-atack, purchase the whole of the mate- rials, and when the line is completed, they inform the Government of the Colony for whom it is undo, whose only concern is to pay the bill. The advantage of dis system is that the line is mnde - in timo- and neither the Colony's chief
nor its floveruor, nor its Executive slative Council, have any real responsibility Legislativo for the work, even though it takes twice as long to construct as the time originally estimated As the Construction not the Colonisi Government, it is difficult to and costa terice as much. Engineer is serving his masters in England Bad
of
or
interfere with him; and na the Colony has no concern with the railway till it is finished and handed over, it is no one's business to criticize. Moreover, if there is no one in the Colony capable of constructing the railway it is diffoult value. The objections to this established to suppose that local criticism can have any
system" are, that the work is executed thousands miles from the people who are responsible for it, who very probably have no personal knowledge of the local circumstances, of the effects of the of olimate and minfall, of labour conditions, of local prices, of the usefulness or otherwise of focal materials under certain conditions common in railway construction, of the resources of the place, and so on. The Engineer in charge of the work is probably equally at ses until he has been many months in the place and bought his experience at the cost of the local Government. Then, as already explained, the local Government cannot interfere, cannot be always raising questions
s only to be asked to give its full reasons in writing, and perhaps, oventually have to explain what titin it has to offer an opinion on technical points. However much the time, ar the estimated cost, of the work is exceeded, no one is responsible. The Secretary of State, of course, only insists on the system; beyond that he washes his hands of the matter. The Crown, Agents have clearly nothing to do with it: the whole business only gives them trouble. The 23 Consulting Engineers cannot be held responsible if there is more rain, or moro enu, than they expected at any particular time; nor are they held responsible if their representative in the salony Bods it impossible to get labour, or sleepers, or any other local commodity at the
If a bank is prices named in the estimates. washed away because the waterways were not of stormwater, or if a bridge tumbles down because
J. Menzies. (skip)...25 H. Harron (skip).13 large enough to admit the passage the found
W. Taylor,
W. Brown,
D. Keith,
A. Crane,
H.Dinnen,
0. Dickson,
E. H. Baxter, (skip) 23 R. Perry (skip)
Total 98
THE JINRIKSHA.
19
Total 60
tions were not properly constructed, the people in England cannot be made to suffer and sa for the Engineer in charge, the utmost that can be done is to dismiss him, and he is not serving the Government, but the Consulting Engineer. Worst of all, this Consulting Engineers, as such, disappear and are replaced by 'onstruction Engineers who pass the work of their own men, or of the Contractors they employ being placed in the invidious and (to the Government) Despite its great convenience the jinriksha unsatisfactory position of having to sit iu continues to be regarded nakaacs by the judgment on their own plans and estimates Japanese. It appears that among the exhibits carried out by their own servants-men who at the pending Yakoa Exhibition it was probably have to look to them for future empley- between the shafts. But this project elicited put in, the Government has to accept it; what-
itt; tended to show a jinviksha with a Japanese most. Therefore, whatovor, the kind of work
Pay protest from the Japanese Consul in Seattle, ever the bill, the Government has to Mr. Tanaka, who pointed out that such an however, the estimated time of construction is exhibit would interfere with the endeavours of exceeded, the public must bear it patiently: the Japanese Government to correct the imbecause this is the established system under pression prevalent in America that the Japanese which railways are made in Crown Colonies. It labourer in willing to undertake any task, might almost be added that, unless a man believe however menial, for a paltry wage. This is the system faithfully, he cannot be saved. pretest is said to have proved successful, and it has been decided that the duty of pulling the jinriksha in the Exhibition shall be We ronist confess. delegated to a white man.. The London Committee of the that this seems a little like straining at a goat and swallowing a camel. So long as thousands China Association has issued a strongly daily en al the roads thoughout the of jinrikeha palled by thousands of Japanese appeal on behalf of the Hongkong Japanese Empire, it is surely somewhat self- deceptive to attempt to conceal the fact by such University scheme.
s measure as that attributed to Mr. Tanaks. We may be very sure that if the jinrikska ever becomes a largely used vehicle in any part of Amarion the drawer will be a Jupauose, for the simple reason that, so far as is known at present, no one of another nationality rau pull a jiurik. slik as a Jugninese can-Japan Mail.
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contain time after the death. Evidence was given that deceased, a schoolmaster who had been AFTEAL BY THE CHINA eent to prison ander the opiam ordinancel suffered from ailments due, to his age and the opium habit, and a verdict in sccordance with the medical testimony was returned.
ASSOCIATION.
LONDON, May 14th.
THE RAILWAY LOAN- AGREEMENT.
WHÒ MADE THE SPANISH. AMERICAN WAR!
Dr. Houry 8. Pritchett contributes an inter-
ONLY- communications relating to the neos Unions or Associations to which they summoned as a juryman st the death inquiry at entertained at a smoking concert.
In China we are familiar with at the Magistracy on Saturday, failed to answer, the power that is exercised by Guilds and his name and his Worship (Mr. Kemp) said a the like Associations; and know the extent ammons would be issued unless he appeared ho appeared and explained that he had been to which they are able to dictate to their later and explained his absence. Subsequently members and to deprive them of all freedom busy but had sent a letter asking to be exonsed. of individual action. With their extra.
Mr. Kemp told him he must appear if again ordinary trading instincts, the Chinese called upon. wanage to get on under such a system; but
An inquiry was held at the Magistracy on the Canadian regulars and militia the peralejous effects of it are but too well known. To such a state of matters, how Saturday into the circumstances attending the have since been fraternising in the death of a Chinese who died in Victoris Gsol ever, it would seem that things are likely the previous day. Mr. J. H. Kemp... who warmest manner. to drift at home unless some unforeseen conducted the inquiry, expressed regret at circumstances arise to modify the movement having to call the jurors on such an inconvenient which has set in with so much force. As to day but the inquiry had to be held within a the hope that the labouring classes, na a whole, will benefit by it, China should form good object lasson. There is no country where there are more labour organizations and probably none where the poor are so
esting paper to the North American Review for How for the more reaching objects of very poor so in China. It is true there are Socialism are likely to be realised in a ques not any professional unemployed in that The N. Daily News thus refers to the
March untitled "Some Recollections of Presi dent McKinley and the Cuban Intervention.” tion upon which the most speculative may country. The Chinseo show considerable departure of Mr. F. Anderson, whe is a passenger
He supplied McKinley with maps and charts of well be undecided. The general fouling with a pluck" in making the best of balcircain- by the P. and O. steamer Malta: "There was
the Philippines and the West Indies during the Spanish-American war, and Mr McKinley regard to the movement is that common stance and are not inclined to call for help a large gathering of the fasny friends of Mr. F.
appears to have talked to him very freely. Dr. case must surely come in somewhere, andus long na they can push along in anything adesson at the jetty last evening to bid him.
Pritchett says:-- a comfortable hope that, in spiss of what is to which they can put their hands. But bon voyage on his leaving-Shanghai by the P.
|--The matter of which the President spoka+--
with most feeling was his conviction that going on in so many direction, a reaction will vast numbers have to be content with a bare and O, str. Malla for Home. Mr. Anderson has
he had been left alone, he could have concluded set in at some time, and a return to more subsistence, protected by no Guilds or been identified with the public life of Shanghai
an arrangement with the Spanish Government under which the Spanish troops would have moderate principles be brought about. Me organisations, hut having to pick up the for many years and eloquent testimony to the esteem in which he is held here was given at
withdrawn from Cuba without a war. time, however, it is impossible to iguore that rumbs which those who belong to the the dinner to which he was entertained at the agreed that there should be a German
this he spoke with great frankness, stating Socialism is making great strides, and that regular Guilds consider beneath their Country Club on Tuesday evening Mr. Ander Chief Engineer for the Hankow
most explicitly his conviction that, but for the Up to the present there has been in North infanied state of public opinion and the fact that there is an incressing tendency to look to the notice. And auch is likely to be the result son came to Shanghai in the orly sighties to Chengtu railway; and a British Chief
Manchuria only one company engaged in the Con
This
company is gross could no longer be held in check, a State to do what ought to be done by in- of the increasing coercion of Trade Unions Mesars Holliday, Wise & Co., and in the
peaceful solution might have been had." in the
Mr. Heart and the New York Journal. managed by Russians, loestion dividuals for themselves. It seems surely a at bowe. They may provide higher wages beginning of 1890 he joined Messrs. Ilbert Engineer for the Hankow-Canton line engar reining business.
In the event of an extension of the vicinity of the Uamuri River. Recently, however, worn too much for Mr. McKinley and Air- sorry illustration of the old spirit of Angle for these who belong to them, but they force Co., of which firm he is now principal partner.
another company at Fuchishann, Harbin, by of the fact that Governments are much more Saxon independence and self-reliance that increasing numbers out of any regular calling He served on the Municipal Council for Chengtu line the appointment of says a Tokyo news agoney, the formation of Reed. Another illustration, if one were wanted.
eight years 1892-3-4, 1897-8-9, 1904-5" and large classes caudotongereducate themselves, at all, and make them dependent upon any
was (hairman during the years 1899, 1904, Frenchruan as Chief Engineer some Chinese merchants, has been under con- povific than their subjects
There could be no question of his firm belief sideration, while a third company is contemplated guard themselves against carnalties incident casual employment which they can find as 4*
by a certain merchant of Hamburg at a plane that, if left alone, he could have settled the 1905: He represented the Council when contemplated.
on the bank of the Bungari River opposite matter without a war. The situation in Con to their work, or oid" age-pension" them means of cking out a subsistence. This the now Waterworks scheme was affected, he
Fuehinhsun, the idea being to produce 10,000 grese finally came to a point whore, in his selves, but must look to Government to do capot in the long run be to the benefit of the was closely identified with the Telephone sekers,
What the causes were which led two companies are notnally established, North war current. all there things for them. This tendency working classess a whole. It may benefit the and also had itch to do with the initiation
Is. of refined sugar per month. When these pinion, it was impossible for him to stop the Manchuria will have three companies engaged in up to this condition ho did not indicate with great forms also a striking illustration of the more skilled workmen by procuring higher of the Tramway system in Shanghai. Mr. material.
the sugar-retining business. The Usturi company definiteness, otherwise than to mention incid principle that xtremes meet; as though it wages for the; but must press very hard, Anderson was a prominent member of the The Deutsche-Asiatische Bank, the was founded with a capital of 1,000,000 roubles, entally the incessant newspaper agitation, the of which 950,000 roubes were invested by emotionalism of certain members of the Heuse and emanates from the masses, ita practical upon the tees skilled and upon large numbers Chamber of Commerce and the Chins Associa effect into place the ¡eople at large in a who cannot join in a strike simply because tion. Hewas Chairman of the China Association Hongkong and Shanghai Bank and Russian Foles and 50, 00 ronbles by Chinese of the Senate, and the stampoding of Congres positic in sons respects. little better that they must get some kind of work in order to commit and 10 sport man tendon the Banque de L'Indo Chine take over capita to be able to turn out about 75,0 61b uden ble impression that the country was de man made of sterner stuff than President thauder the system at work in Chiod; live. This bearing of the matter may be identified himself principaly with cross-country the loan of 54 millions sterling in month, its plantations devoted to the cultivation mirit could have been dealt with successfully by
of sugar esos being 1,250 cholu, while 300 ich we are in the habit of looking upon as hidden away for a time by work being riding, arielot and rowing. In 1889 he was one equal parts..
employees are engagen. The company intends McKinley, it would be difficult at this time to to commence operations next September. It is " the embodiment of all thui is arbitrary and artificially found for the unemployed," of the team of cricketers which represented
at present encouraging Chinese inhabitants in oppressive. The same combinations among but there must in the nature of things te Shanghai against Hongkong, he was one of the Apropos of some correspondence now the district to engage in the cultivation of the the musses that have brought sufficient limit to the extent to which such assistance Scotch might in either 1884 or 1885, and he rode coding in the Japan Gazette on the forthcoming
Windermere's Fan," one contemporary notices full working order. their combined products are pressure to hear upon the Government at can be given even in the most prosperous across country on the well-known pony. “Equity," production by the local A.D.C. of Eady sugar-cane. When the three companies are in hip of the House-were-filled by William home to cause it to pass socialistic measures countries. Labour provided for unemployed The loss to the exmmunity at large, as well as to that in the booking for the Bandasun Dramatic expected to reach 90,000 lbs. per month. All is rapidly brazing so much e ertion to bear simply because they are unemployed, many friends privately, that is occasioned by his Company's sesson at Hongkong the most popular those companies, says the news agency, are being
Chinese people!
The dividends, premmably, are a miner upuu the individual that it is scarcely call it what we will-charitable relief, and departure emnot well be overestimated and he piece was The Worst Woman in London." formed in view of the demand for sugar by the
consideration-Japan Guzette, exaggeration to my that in the present day
must Lef re before long came to an end.
a large number of the power classes in Great
&
Committee. As a sportsman Mr. Anderson
The
LONDON, May 16th Conference at Berlin yesterday.
is
The Germans, British and French equally participate in the supply of
11
Some people, the Gazelle adila, will probably find will carry with him the sincerest wialias for his comfort in the reflection that Hongkong in as happiness and prosperity in the Homis lend.
depraved as Yokoham
a
SUGAR REFINING IN NORTH MANCHURIA.
But
lbs | manding immediate hostilities. Whether this.
In 1898 the most powerful offices under ear Government-the Presidency and the Speaker. McKinley and Thomas B. Reed. These two mon were not in sympathy with each other war was tunnecessary they were thoroughly politically or personally; but in the belief that agreed, and all the influence which went with their great places was thrown into the effort to stem the current setting for war.