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A system of transit dues, if properly cou ducted, is not in itself open to objection, and it may indeed form a perfectly legitimate and valuable source of revenue. From ita nature, however, such a form of taxation is open to serious abuse unless it is carefully CO. supervised by those in authority, and kept strictly under their control. Unfortunately is China, precisely the opposite principle is alopied, and the system of farming such taxes which is razorted to opons the door to variety of abuses, which reed not neces.
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A native was charged before Mr. F. A.TELEGRAMS.
Kozaland at the Magistracy yesterday with causing an obstruction. He erected his fruit stall in the centre of a Yaumsti strost and daglined to remove it natif he was taken in charge by the police. His Worship imposed a fine of $10.
Three ustivos were charged before Mr. F. A Hazeland at the Magistracy yesterday with the larceny of four cases of Benares opium valued at $4,000, the property of Mosure. Jardine,
was adjourned.
Mathuron and Co., from the Kut Sany nother mai was placed in the stock on a sarily attach to the levy of transit dues, if charge of receiving. The houring of the case only they are under proper control. It has lways been so fully recognised that trausit dues should form part of the Provincial revenues that it must be a difficult thing for the Central Authorities at Peking to interfero in such a matter. The answer of any Provincial Authority whose revenue may be in this way threatened naturally that if he is interfered with in collecting his own taxes he cannot be ex- ported to preserve order in his district-aud this is an argument which will always have very great weight with the Peking officials, who are most anxious to throw upon the Provincial Authorities the responsibility of maintaining the peace and quiet of the Provinces immediately under their control It cannot, therefore, be ignored that even
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Wagner. Overture
"Masiniolle," Auber Selection
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Dr. Wilbur Chapman, Mr. C. F. Alexander and other evangelists had been expected in Hongkong in November and a Committes had boon forrasd to make arrangements. It now appears that they are due to arrive at the end of August. Their prolonged itinerary ronders it impracticable for them to give more than two or three days to Hongkong. In view of the hot season and the shortness of time the Hongkong Committee has reluctantly shan-
1 reform the likin system-not to mensioned the attempt to arrange for local tion is total abolition-a system which meetings..
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SUPREME COURT,
Tuesday, 3rd August.
IN APFELLATE JURISDICTION.
BEFORE THE FULL COURT
A COMPRAD, RE'S LIABILITIES,
In the action in which S. J. David and Company were appollunts and Chan: Ut Chin was respondent, Counsel, at the request of the Court, attended for the purpose of discussing certain points on which their Lordshipa wished to hear further argument.
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"DAILY PRESS" EXCLUSIVE SERVICE.] THE OSAKA CONFLAGRATION.
Toxro, August 3rd. Conservative estimates place the damage caused by the great fire at Osaka at yen 25,000,000, and the insurance losses at yen 6,000,000, which are borne by five companies.
Thousands of refugees are encamp- ed in the parks and on the banks of the rivers.
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THE TSAR IN ENGLAND.
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LONDON, August 3rd. The Tsar and Tsarina have arrived at Cowes an hoard the Imperial yacht Standart, escorted by British and Russian warships. Their Majesties King Edward and Queen Alexandra cordially greeted the royal visitors..
KING AND TEAR ON THE
BRITISH NAVY.
LATER.
At the Banquet held on the Royal Yacht the King and Tsar exchanged toasts in the most cordial terms.
King Edward said he was glad the Tsar had had the opportunity of seeing perhaps the most powerful and largest fleet that had ever assoinbled, and trusted that the Tsar would never regard these ships as symbols of war. They were for the protection of the coasts and commerce of the Empire,
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CANTON,
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT]
August 2nd.
MURDER OF TAOTAI LAU SZE 'KI. The murderers of Tootai Lau Sre Ki are still
THE GOLD MINES OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.
[BY AN OCCASIONAL CONTRIBUTOR.]
Much has been said in recent years of the gold mining prospects of the Philippine at large, and His Excellency Acting Viceroy Islands, and it is firmly believed by experts Wu has recsired insiractions from Peking to | that in the not far distant future the Island of dismiss the police officer who was directed to | Luzon will be a very formidable rival to the Witwatersrand of Sonth Africa. Whether thin trace and arrost the culprits. He was allowed a month wherein to run the perpetrators of the will be so or not, of course, time only can toll; orime to earth, but, failing to do this, the period but there is no doubt that gold in very large was extended to two months Up to the present quantities does exist all over the immense group. he has not succeeded in arresting the murderers of islands now administered by the Washington and the authorities here given him another Government. fifteen days in which to do it.
ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANY,
The chief directors have reported to H.E. the Acting Viceroy that they have decided to call the company" The Electric Power Com- pany, Limited," and request His Excelloney to suthorise the soul of the Comey.
FU-MUN LIGHT UNSATISFACTORY.
Complaints have been made to tlm Commis sioner of Customs concerning the unsatisfactory state of the light at Fu-mun (Bees Tigris Forts). A few nights ago it was so dìm as to be scarcely visiblo. This being a serious matter
During the days of the old Spanish régime placer mining to a small extent was curried on by the nativos of the Benguat District of Luzon, and it was statoil by early travellers in these regions that much gold was wred, principally us ornaments by the Igorroles and others who inhabitel those, at that time, almost unreachable provinces.
Not only was thla so with regard to Luzon, but in the southern islands, such as Masbate, and Mindanão. Much pincor gold in the river beds was discovered and worked by the natives, to such an extent that gold mining experts caque to the conclusion that gold in large quan-
the Commissioner of Customs has sent the four men who are in charge of the light to the Puntities must exist in the various mountains of
Yn Magistrato to be tried and duly punished.
HOUSE COLLAPSE AT SAI-KWAN.
Two houses in Wui Fung Lano, Sai-Kwan, have collapsed. Only one person was seriously injury. The doctors of the Fong Pin Hospital, and the Red Cross Bociety arrived on the scene und rendered what assistance was necessary. | The cause of the collapse is not known, but the building was probably weakened by the recont
strong winds and the rain-storms.
IMPERSONATING THE POLICE,
the island, in the shape of quartz deposits, and would if properly worked reup a rich harvest. for the fortunate people who invested their money in those enterprises.
Many companies of late have consequently been formed with the intention of exploiting the gold fields, and the measure of sitccess obtained avou, in these early days promises well for the faturo.
The Beoguet district of Luzán is perhaps the richest of these districts, and lão variaus panies at present working this district are Recently, certain persona have been importhe folviters Mine, The Benguet Consoli. sonating the police, and in that guise bave dated, The Bna Mine, The been extorting money from ignorant house Mine, and last, but not the least, the colebrated aternok Valley holders. This Chief Superintendent of Police
Shemarook Mine.. has ordered his subordinates to keep a sharp lookout for the offenders and have them arrested
without fail.
CONDITION OF CHINESE IN AMERICA. His Excellency the Acting Viceroy has re. Wa Ting Fang, Chinese Minister to Wash ceived the following letter from His Excellency
Mr. McNail, from Shanghai, instructed by and above all the maintenance of peace.ington, with regard to the coudition of the Mr. Godge, of Messrs. Johuson, Stokes and
H. M. the Tsar, replying to the Chinese in America:-"On my arrival in this Muster, appeared for the appellants, and Mr.
country last year, I entered into negotiations with Blade and Mr. Alabaster, instructed by Messrs. toast, said he was deeply impressed the Government of the United States with a view
In Mualite gold dredging by an Austra- lisa Syndicate has resnited in A return of 60 per cent, on the capital invested and in the Camarines there are a few quartz mines now.
Province of Lason that mining experts are being developed by private enterprise.
It is, however, principally to the Bonguet turning their most serious attention.
of the Treaty of Tientsin (which provided that Transit Dues on foreign imports should he commuted for in full by a payment of half the tariff import dues), the likin dues were to this extent done away with. Later, no doubt, means were found by Chinese ingenuity of practically re-imposing them,
The first company floated was called the and very much less advantage was gaine! by
Bengast Consolidated, but more usually known as Clark's Mine, after the original promotor, the arrangement for commutation than had Evrons & Harsten, appeared for the respondant. by the grand sight of the Home and to obtain permission for Chiness to immigrate a very well known merchant of Manila. CARBOLIC ACID been expected. But what was bond fide Mr. Skade pointed out that the net result
done for at least a short time is sufficient of such mortgage was that a sum of money/Atlantic Squadrons of the Britishiuto America. Negotiations are now completed, This mine is cupitalized at $1,000,000, and o show that, even under the old conditions was owed to the mortgagee, but it was not owed | Navy, which bore full testimony to and the American Government has also agreed has a 10 stamp mill working day and night, and to forage the Boxer indemnity. I am pleased is now extracting by "free milling" and the —that is, before railways were thought of into the mortgages by or from suybody. There England's greatness.
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Chion-the Central Authorities were strong enough to control the Provincii officials in tbis matter, if only the Peking officials chose to exert their power, This fact certainly encourages the idea that if the matter were seriously taken in hand by the Cestral Government
a meнnя of adjusting
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ad-tresses with communications addressed to the at.
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POLITICAL CANARDS DENIED.
LONDON, August 3rd,
to state that the condition of our countrymen in the United States is much improved. Unfor- tunately, the same cannot be said of South America. The Governments of the South American Republics are constantly at strife
cyanide process about Pesca 15,000 per month. mine, and a quarter of a mila from Clark's Mine, is also now on the high road to success It is capitalized at Fesos 300,00) only, has
The Bus Gold Mine, another very well known
was no personal liability at all under the deed. It was quite correct to speak of the money as owing, but it was not owing from anybody. What was owed was owed on the security of the land. It might be said there was a debt
The British Foreign Office has and the officials of each country are often | six statup mill working night and day, and is
in disagreement. In these countries our country. owing to the mortgagee, but it was not owing by
are powerless anybody. It was merely a security on the land issued a most emphatic denial of men are ill-treated, and we
Mr. McNeill anid that with great respect be the Vienna story published in a to protest, a China has no treaties with these month of Pesos 2,500. #atly contradicted the assertion that there was
What would seem to be wanted, if question.
Editor, not for publication but as evidence of abolition is impossible, is that the All letters for publication should be written on whole likin system should be placed under ne side of paper only.
No anonymously signed communications that direct Central control, and that an arrange. have already appeared in other papers will be ment should be made as to the proportion Orders for extra copies of DAILY PRESS of the dues which should go to the Central should be sent befors 11 am. on day of and the Provincial Governments, respec- publication. After that hour the supply is tively. Such a scheme would not be beyond limited. Only supply for Casa.
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the means of inter-communication now being
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effected by means of railways would greatly facilitate a task which might well soon almost impossible under the old and primi tive means of transit and might more aeedily affect the very desirable change promised in the MACKAY Treaty,
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It was always hoped that one of the most important results of the introduction of rail-
Mr. J. S. Dobie, the agent in Hongkong of the ways into Chinn would be an improvement in Chinese Engineering and Mining Co., Ltd., the means of levying the likin dues upon informs us that the total output of the Com- merchandise in transit through the Chinese pany's three miass for the week ending 17th Empire; but from the facts to which July, 1909, amounted to 29,266.02 tons and the attention has been called in more directions sales during the period to 18,013.67 tons. than one there appears reason to fear that The return of visitors to the City Hall Library these hopes will be disappointed. In one and Museum for the week ending the 1st way or another the likin farmers find August, 1909, shows that of non-Chinese there
and of Chinese 247 to the Tormer and 2,548 to
no liability on anything or anybody except on the property: Buch assertion was begging the The whole point was that the executors incurred no personal liability.
The matter was argued at considerable length and the Court was adjourned eine die.
-DRAGON OR SNAKE!
Governments. Iu Porn, recently, some forty
returning a clear profit over all expenses every
The Headwaters Mine and the Antimok
The latest development is the Shamrock Mine, avery rich mine in the Entong district of Bengast, and somewhat easy of access. This
Berlin paper implying that the meet Chinese houses were destroyed by ignorant Valley Mine are both situated in the sam ing between King Edward and the raflans, and we have demanded an indemnity region, and bid fair to be successful in the
from the Peruvian Government for this. The future. * Emperor Franz Josef at Ischal in waisapu has ordered mot make a visit to 1908 was unfriendly, owing to King these countries and to autor into treaties with Edward having raised the questions them. This I shall soos do, and it is my hope mine, situated at the south end of the rich of naval armaments and the Bosnia- that our countrymen will be hereafter bettor
treated. " A Chinese wearing a long silken reke was Herzogovina dispute. charged before Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magis-
Two military offers. Lai Ngok and Yeung The Foreign Office communique Tak Pui, have been convicted of being identi. tracy yesterday with larceny, and with returning further declares that the meeting dad with anti-dynastic propaganda. They from banishment. According to the story told the Court the defendant met a Chinese girl is served to accentuate the long stand-were caught distributing revolutionary tracts and pamphlets to the soldiers under their com restaurant at Shektonteni on Monday night, ing friendly relations of the two mand, persuading them to join the Bevolutionary nearly suffocated her with cigarette fumea,
Sovereigns, who parted on the most Party. They have both been sentenced to five affectionate terms.
accompanied her to her place of abade and there removed a pair of gold bangles from her wrists and substituted a pair of brass bangles Whon she again became compos mentos she discovered the trick, but found that her companion had
departed. Four days inter she saw him in front of her residence, and brought about his arrest. The defendant denfed the
forearm. Defendant, however, assorted that he
A
AIRSHIPS IN WARFARE.
LONDON, August 3rd. The Rt. Hon. Mr. Haldane, in
REVOLUTIONARY OFFICERS.
years' imprisonment.
THE ITALIAN CONVENT,
gold belt of the Antimok Valley, has the great advantage of being only four miles from the proposed railway from Dagupan to Taiguig, à....... large provincial town. There is also a road now being built by the Provincial Government from the main road to the cañon at the foot of the hills in the district that this mine is in,
which will of sensity cheapen the cost of production.
The Shamrock Mine, originally discovered by an ex-Volunteer of the first American Army in Manila, consists of an ares of several thou- sand acres of quarts land, and has a small river flowing through it called the Tuboy. There are at present nine claims, viz., The Never Swear, The Lucky Bill. The Poor Man,
St. Lawrence.
All these claims have been in the course of
which was gratefully accepted. Frotai Hench Three large quartz veins running through Yung Nion was shown over the whole Convent the Colorado and the Lucky Bill claims average building and expressed himself as greatly 4 feet 6 inches in width, carrying gold saying interested in the hundreds of Chinese children Ps. 37 per ton.
As these veins appear to be concentrating, who are brought up and educated in the
mining experts who have examined them think Convent.
Later in the afternoon H. E. General Sir that in all probability the reins will all join Joachim Machado, K.CM.G.. with Capts, into what is known as the mother lode, thas Ciratti and Norton and Mr. and Mrs, Leiria, greatly minimising the expenditure and largely also honoured the Convent with a visit. The increasing the profits." Portuguese visitors spent the greater part of the afternoon in going over every department of
We are informed by the Superioress of the Italian Convent in Caire Rood that on Satur- day afternoon the Convent was greatly honoured by two distinguished visits. Before his depar- The German Mail of the 1st July was charge of larceny, but Detective Watt pre-introducing a supplementary estimate ture for Bhaughsi H. E. Viceroy Chang Jen Tiger, Colorado, Kentucky, Idaho, Iowa and the delivered in London on the 31st July.
duced the banishment book and proved that the of £78,000 for aeronautics, said that China, sent his Secretary, Tactai Hauch Yung Nien, with a letter from His Excellency to the defendant had returned to the Colony before his term of banishment was. concluded. Amongst
Messrs. Vickers and Sons wore Buperioress regrotting his inability to visit the development for the past six year, and a very His Excellency large amount of tunneling and blocking ont other amarks by which the detective recognised building a rigid airship at least the Convent for want of time.
anclosed the very generous donation of $300, the quartz has been done. the defendant was a snake tattooed on his left size of the Zeppelin airship, capable had nothing but a dragon on the arm mention of carrying twenty men, to be ready ed, and challenged the detective to say whether in the Spring. A non-rigid airship it was a male or a female dragon. Further, he is building at Aldershot, and two stated that the man who was previously banished was his twin brother, who bore a marked resem. foreign dirigibles and two aeroplanes blance to himself. His Worship held the have been ordered. 'means of obtaining taxes out of goods were 433 to the Library and 241 to the Museum, Sarge proved on the evidence and sentenced which are taken by rail, and they spare no the latter. The Library was, therefore, used by hard labour and four hours' stocks.
the defendant to one year's imprisonment with A SUICID L REBELLION.
The Shamrock Mine is capitalized under the pains either to divert goods from the new 680 persons and the Museum by 2,789.
Mr. Douglas Young, British Vice-Consul, in his annual report channels of communication, or at all events
on German East
laws of the American and Philippine Islands Governments at Pesor 500,000, and is expected Africa, gives a terrible picture of the Her to come down upon the owners for what
Hottentot rebellion which broke
to be able to pay good dividends within a year's they claim as their dues. Attention was geographical position with regard to South
out in July, 1905, and lasted through 1906. prominently called to this matter in connec- China and in consideration of the trade A bathing party promoted by a number of Mr. Young estimates that the total death roll
time. In all about 30 assays of quartz faken by disinterested parties from various parts of the mine havs been made by the officials of the short of 120,000 men, women and child- tion with the Shanghai-Nanking Railway, between Japan and China and also of Japan's warders of Victoria Jail was brought to a sad for the whole campaign cannot have fallen amounted to consid-
Government Laboratory at Manila, the result and there can be little doubt that this is a diplomatic relations with other countries, termination on Monday by the drowning of oneren, and may have typical illustration of what is likely to take proposes. says the Japan Chronicle, to raise the of the party. A launch carried the holiday-erably more. During the year ended March 3,
being that an average of Pesos 50 to the ton has been found. It is a well known saying fell victims to war, pestilence, and famine. - Oa place in other directions, unless the Central Japanese Consulate at Hongkong to the rank makers to Gin Drinkers' Bay, and it was in that 1907, alone, 75,000 men, women, and children
of a Consulate-General. It is believed that the vicinity that the tragedy occurred. Warder P. the German side, eleven Europeans and 80 The J-C.-J. Liju str. Tilatiap left Macassar that the East is changing rapidly, but perhaps Government can come to some reasonable proposal will be 'pat in operation next year.
Cockes took a Leader off the leanch and failed to native soldiers lost their lives.
for this port on the 31st ultimo, and may be the greatest change of all will be seen in the come to the surface. After being beneath water Dealing with the effects of the war. Mr. understanding with the Provincial Authori
The C.P.R. str: Empress of Japan Two natives worn charged before Mr. J. R. for more than the customary time his comrades Young says: The war, in itself suficiently expected here on or about the 8th inst., Parrived next few years, when the increasing output of ties upon the subject. If there is no earlywood at the Magistracy yesterday with the began to fear that all was not well, and a few of destructive, brought famine and pestilence in Shanghai at 11 p.m. on the 1st inst., and left gold from the Philippine Islande will alter the train. The neglected soil yielded no crops; again at 8 pm Monday for Hongkong, and whole political and commercial situation of the
Far East. prospect of the total abolition of likin as larceny of $52 from a money-changer at the stronger swimmers continued to dive for the famished natives fell si easy proy to disease is due to arrive at 8 a.m. on the 5th inst.
N.D.L. str. Borneo left Sandakau on It is also said that all gold miners are san- promised in the MacKA Treaty, it is to be No-4-Des Voeur-Road West While cue man--tim for sometime but without success. It was and in many districts a terrible mortality he
a very sorry party that returned to Hongkong
at the bead of these Luzon Mines, for the most districts presented in the early months of 1907 an
here on the 7th inst.. and picture, in which only one consol
The Silk ox C.PR. str. Empress of China, part the leading business men. both British ing fostore, and From all reports it appears that the ravages of Yokohama on the 13th inst., arrived in New of men to put good money into mining so per-
The Japanese Governmcat, regarding Hong- kong as a most important point in view of ite
SAD DROWNING FATALITY;
EUX PEAK DROWNED.
rero.
NO
the Convent.
The Superioress desires also to gratefully acknowledge the beneficence of the visitors in their liberal donations to the fands for the maintenance of the poor orphan children,
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hoped that. something may be done in this kopf guard in the street the two defenduntstate that evening, and parted to the polica that get the children ensned. In fact, the affected the 2nd inst: afternoon, and may be expected gaine men, but the shrewd larel-leaded men direction, otherwise the interests of all entered the shop, one wished to be shown some they had been unable to recover the body of unspeakably that a poor one, was to be found. which left Hongkong, on the 3rd instant, and and American, of Manila, are scarcely the type
railway enterprise in China wust be severely towels, and while the shopkeeper was taking their comrade.
menaced, and, not only so, the country will really be the leser of a large portion of the revenue which ought in reality to come to it, but is now last among a host of almost irresponsible underlings.
them ont of a safe the other man appropriated the money. The shopkeeper observed him, however, and handed both defendants over to the police, the man outside making his escape. His Worship sentenced each of the defendants to six months' hard labour.
How TO BE BEAUTIFUL-Keep your com the war, and still more those of its York on the 31st inst, thus making a transit silently unless the prospects of a good return **** plexion, Mrs. Ellen's Creme Charmante Lait torrible concomitants so impressed the of 28 disys from Hongkong and 18 days from can be shown
that the remembrance Yokohama.
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the 2nd inst. at 11 am
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