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upon a very clear and definite fooling If however, this were accomplished, the way would be opened for other reforam, but aatil this is done, things are likely to go on for ever in their old unsatisfactory manner. What is required is that the Peking Authorities should take this whole subject in Band-and they might do well to employ: some first-rate European faszcier to assist them in the task. Nothing, however, could be done without the loyal co-operation of the Provincial authorities, and this, unfor tunately, it is vory difoult to secure, in face of the many time-honoured abusen which
CHEMISTS exist in regard to all taxation in China.
WATSON'S
There can be no question that a thorough
·HY APPOINTMENT TO
reform of Chinese finance would entail HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR. | sacrifices of individual intereste-and that much local discontent would be engendered. ▲ vast number of underlings, who got their picking" out of various forms of taxation at present in vogue, would have to be dis pensed with; and, of course, they would have a great deal to say against the changes which put an end to their offices. This, however, is n difficulty which, by reasonable
HOUSEHOLD
AMMONIA FOR THE BATH, TOILET AND
HOUSEHOLD.
Promotes a healthy astion of the skin, counter-notion, in the way of compensation or other. sote all efects of perspiration, and is as wise, might be dealt with, and it would refreshing and invigorating to the system really not form a serious obstacle if the
as a Turkish Bath.
WATSON'S
The meeting of Legislative Council ized fiz yesterday did not take pisos,
The French Mail of the 20th July was delivered in London on the 19th instant
Shareholders of the Hongkong and Shanghal Bank are reminded of the mosting which takes place at ngon to-day at the City Hall,
The Rev. Matthew Fernley, M.A of Wor
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THE HONGKONG BANK AND THE UNIVERSITY SCHEME.
[TO THE BOITOB OF THE "HONGKONG DAILY PBX90,"}
DEAB SIE,—An announcement has recently
thing, who died recently, had been for fire A GOVERNMENT GRANT TO appeared in the focal pepare to the effect that
years a missionary in Chins. He left estate. worth £24,863.
The Dutch cruisers de Ruyter, Tremp, and Koningin Regentes are at Mails, this week, Elaborate preparations have been made for the
entertainment of the visitors.
Lady Sassoon, wife of Sir Edward Bassoon, M. F., died last month in Paris at the house of her mother. She was a daughter of Baron Gustave de Rothschild, and was married in
1887,
Despatches from Honan state that a drought is prevailing in many districts in the province. Unless rain comes shortly the rico crops will be greatly affected. The farmers are reported to be very anxious.
SHACKLETON.
mement" in Hongkong, I prefer to shelter myself under the cloak of anonymity. Never- theless, I trust that the Chairman in his speech. at the Bank's Meeting to-morrow will see fit to take the shareholders into his confidence as to the reasons for the Board's action. His remarks will be listened to with great interest by thos8 prosent as well as by
A BANK SHAREHOLDER. Hongkong, August 20th.
AT THE PEAK.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE “HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."]
the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corpora tion has contributed the sum of $50,000.00 to. | LACK OF EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES wards the Endowment Fund of the Hongkong LONDON, August 20th, University. Though I presume there is no The Government has decided to doubt as to the legality of the Board's action in voting this donation without consulting the make a grant of £20,000 to Lieuten- wishes of shareholders, it would be of interest ant Shackleton towards the heavy to shareholders to know on what ground the vote indebtedness incurred for the Antarcticas made. Expedition.
THE CRETAN DIFFICULTY.
LONDON, August 20th, Reuter's Agency learns that the Greek reply to Turkey is conciliatory
Neither myself nor any other Hongkong shareholder doubts for an instant the spirit of philanthropy actuating our esteemed fellow citizan, Mr. Mody, in initiating the Hongkong University scheme and most liberally contri buting the cost of the baildings. But whilst one may admire his gonorosity and public spirit, one may honestly be sceptical of the usefulness of the project, and lave streng support. Hongkong in the past has witnesset
DEAR SIR, I was very pleased to see "Children's Friend's" letter in the Daily Preas this morning re the education of children living in the Peak district, and I am sure that all Peak residents will endorse every word that he has written; it is a subject which should have been raised long since, and no doubt would have been but for the proverbial opathy with which the Hongkong resident treats most local matters.
There are schools for European children in Kowloon and Hongkong, and even the Military children, and the powers that be are straining
At the Hagistracy yesterday Mr. J. R. Wood and justifies the hope that it will rounds for belief that it is not worthy of aathorities provide good schools for their
and
tiued the compradore of a stazer running from satisfy the Forte and remove misunder
between Turkey Kongmoon to Hongkong 325 far infringing the standings exclusive rights of the Portrisster Genoral by Greece. bringing stamped letters into the Colony.
Sergeant Fowler proceeded against twenty- two track coolies before Mr. F. A Hazeland at the Magistraay yesterday on charges of causing an obstruction in different parts of the city. Each defendant was fined $5.
authorities, both Provincial and Central were determined to introduce the necoamry reforms. Unfortunately, very little is known to Europeans as to the details of Bivancial CARBOLIC SOAPS matters in China-and thus a great deal in the way of useful suggestion by wall qualified Europeans, which, with their busiIt is stated that Chou Fa, tomerly Viceroy
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MEDICAL PROFESSION
of pure carbolic sold.
AMERICAN CONCESSIONS
ASIATIC TURKEY.
the inception of philanthropic schemes that have not by any means fulalled the expects tions of their promoters.
· want.
every nerve to raise a large sums to provide University for the Chinoso (who, by the way, are quite able to provide it for themselves if they want it), yet tho Peak residents (who are. tax-payers) are completely neglected in this
Once upon a time a Reformatory was built and presented to the Colony by an Eminent IN citizen Opened with a flourish of Gubor-respect. Anatorial Trumpets. Declared to fill a long-felt The Government, managed to neonze one specimen for reformation. The boy did not like the process. Walked out one night. Never returned.This disheartened the Gov- It was not wanted. Money wasted. Moral the answer is: because it is a Crown Colony, ernment. The Institution was wisely closed.
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Sarely it should be the interest of the Govern ment to increase educational facilities in the Colony, and so enable us to keep our children with us a few years longer. Why should Kengkong, a Crown Colony, be so far behind Shanghai in educational matters? I am afraid
LONDON, August 20th. The State Department at Washing. ness and mathematical powers, the Chinese of Canter, will be appointed to the Naval ton announces that American firms three strengths, containing 5%; 10% and 20% could turn to valuable account, is lost; Department. Hi Excalloney was for say are endeavouring to obtain valuable { Always Looks Philanthropist's Gift in the Possibly the responsible authorities have
to them. Beyond the likin does, which years with the late Marquis i Hung Chang concessions in Asiatic Turkey, includ. Mouth!
hitherto Raumed that all Peak residents are directly affect commerce, Europeans know and helped in the organisation of the Navy.
Samething more is required in the expenditore wealthy taipans and can afford to provide ing railways from Angora to Van little of the sources of Chinese revenue
of the Corporation's funds than fellowing the privata tuition for their children, but I should. Mr. William Henry Nerike Goschen, of and from Alexandrelta to Aleppo, lead of a generous donor, sooing that the Bank's liko to assure them that anch is not the case, or its mode of collection. From time to
Afessrs. Fruhling and Goschen, has joined the
others. There should be strong grounds for belief anggested by your correspondent would meet that its donation will be used benefisially to the with very great eppreciation.--I am, doar sir, community in which the Rank's interests are yours faithfully, situated.
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timo they may hear of somo particular Board of the Chartered Bank of Indis, Authence to the headwaters of the example will be used to bring pressure to bear on and that a Kindergarten School on the lines.
imposition which causes discontent, but no exact details of how the large revenue which is necessary for governing the country is procured are obtainable; and the most that is known by those best informed on Chinese matters is of a very general and vague description. It is known that the Provincial Authorities are allowed a toler
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provided they send a reasonable amount to Peking; and that a good deal of irregularity and "squeezing" finds its way into the sarrying out of this system. On the whole, however, there is no doubt that sufficient revenue is found, and that, too, without (so far as appears) any very grent pressure, s2 that there can be very little question as to the taxable ressurss of the country, and as to its being able to hold its own, if only the finances are placed upon a sound basis What is mainly required is that there should
tralls, and China, in place of Mr. Henry N. Euphrates. Gladstone, who has retiral in consequence of other business engagements.
Our London correspondent writes-A marriage is to take place in September between Harry Hancock, youngest son of Er. Alfred Hancook, late of Hongkong, and Ethel Seymour the eldest daughter of Mr. Willis Wright,
late of Clifton, aear Bristol..
The Police charged another native at the Magistracy yesterday with trespassing in the the offender was placed before Mt. J. R. Wood and the Bue imposed was $2. In previous oases heard by Mr. Hazeland the fine for a similar offence was $15.
Saiwan O market near Shankiwan. This time
⠀ Dr. M. 4. Stein left London last month for the Continent, and expects to spend the nart few months in the Alps and Northern Italy, working on popular account of his recent explorations in Central Asia. The difficulty of finding suitable accommodation for work upon the large and valuable collection of
TURKEY AND GREECE.
LONDON, August 20th. A message from Constantinople states that the Protecting Powers have presented a note counseiling the Porte in energetic terms not to push the rela tions with Greece to the extreme and so jeapordise the peace of the Balkans,
THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT'S
RETIREMENT.
LONDON, August 20th. Mr. Haldane, the Minister for War, stated in the House of Commons that
Assuming that the technical training the University proposes to afford will be of value to the individual student, which is quite a dobsteable matter, and granting that it will beesful in attracting pupils, which is more that doubtful considering the educational qualifications it is proposed to require from the entmata, the influence of the Institution to justify the Bank's grant should be of benefit both to the foreign and native communities of this Colony and of the neighbouring cupice.
Toes aa axamination of the results obtained
by similar educational efforts under like circum. stances warrant a belief that its infuence will be an unmixed blessing Bither to this foreigner or the native?
Ask the foreign communities in Japan whether. conditions in that country have improved daring the last thirty years! Is busines more print opportunity been taken to oust the foreigner
able or easier to condnet? Has not every
SUPREME COURT.
Friday, 20th August.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. BEFORE THE PUINE JUDOS (MB. H. H. J. GOMTERTI).
A HOUSEBOY'S CLAIM. Lui Mai, a houseboy, brought an action to recover $15, one month's wages from Mrs C. Robertson, Quarry Bay. Mr. P. W. Goldring, for the defendant, asked for an adjournment
he had decided to bring a cross-notion. Hs bad paid $8 into court with a donist of lability. His Lordship asked what the gross action
for
Mr. Goldring Simply for damage for leaving
without natics. The man was in the service of Mrs. Robertson from the 11th to the 26th
All letters for publication should be wrillen ofte definite understanding between the articles of archeological and artistic interest the Duke of Connaught had ceased to in orexy direction? From the foreign resident's July. It appears he ran away. He was very
one side of paper only.
No
inserted.
will be
hate, already appeared in other papers wife Central and the Provincial Authorities as to the proportion of taxation which should Orders for extra copies of DAILY FEESS be applied for Imperial purposes by the shuld be sent before 11 am on day of pablecation. After that hour the supply is Authorities at Feking and by the Provincial limited. Only apply for Cash.
and subordinate officials for local purposes. Telegraphio Address: PRESS. Codis A.B.C. 5th Ed. Lieber.
If the matter were taken in hand by the Faking Authorities with this object in view, there can be little doubt that their experionos and knowledge of iletaila would enable them to arrive at a fair adjustment of this point, and this once done a basis would be arrived at upon which the force of the whole
P. O. Bax, 34. Telephone No. 13. HONGKONG OPPION: 101, Das Verz Hoan LORDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STERNT. EC
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, August 21st 1909.
in
ATTENTION has of late.. been called
directions to the pressing neces-
many
It is, of course, manifest that the finance
which Dr. Stein secured in Chinese Turkestan has not yet been overcome.
The Nippon is authority for the statement that the Japanese Government is now approach ing foreign capitalists through the Industrial Bank of Japan to flost a loan for the purpose of introducing raforms in the Government railways. Under the existing state of affairs in Japan, says the journal, it is deemed impossible to raise a domestic loan for the purpose, and in consequence the authorities have been obliged to resort to the measure shove referred to 4t
The hearing of the charges brought by
firm bis late father was a partner. Latterly Mr.
serve on the Selection Board because it was considered essential that the Board should consist of officers active military employment.
[FROM THE “CHUNG NGOI BAN FQ.")
NEW VICEROY OF CANTON.
in
point of view, I venture to say we are helping to gather together the twigs that will go to form the birch to onstigate the baske, possibly not of onmalves, but certainly of those who
follow after na.
obstreperous and on the 26th July knocked down Mrs. Robertson and ran away. Police Court proceedings will be taken, bat I want to dispose of this first.
His Lordship--When will the Police Court proceedings be taken ? :
Mr. Goldri: ¡—I shall begin when this in Anished.
His Lordship-Yon have waited a long time. Mr. Goldring-This is the first time I have been able to get hold of him.
His Lordship-Were the police immediately informed !
A still nora striking example is the India of to-day, a country where the growing spirit of unrest and sedition finds its strongest fording grounds in the universities and high' schools. Will it benefit this Colony or increase its prestige to turn eat a large percentage of impracticable dreamers of the type mann- factured by the Indian Institutions? Are you doing the forelguer in China or the Chinese The new Viceroy of Canton is to themselves a service by breeding a race of leave Nanking, where he met His graduates and "Failed B.A.s" to prescr the coaded to. Excellency Chang Jen-chun, on the lead to inntil the subtle poison of recitance to all lawful goromment in the minils today of education in India and the latest fruit
SHANGHAI, 20th August.
THE REVENUE PROBLEM.
RESOLUTION BY MEMBERS OF
COUNCIL.
Legislative Connell was held on the afternoon A meeting of the Unofficial Members of the Wednesday, the 18th, at which the following resolutions were passed unazimensly.
of
country could be worked upon s footing that Mr. T. F. Talati against four Chines for would be comparatively simple and, what receiving 1085 lts of shark's's as well knowing is of most importance, would be above the same to have been stolen same before Mr. board and, as far as can be, definite Wood on Thursday and Friday last. Mr. the 23rd instant, Monday, for Shang: Shenton from Messrs. Deson, Looker and hat. He has appointed the 4th prox. sity which exists of reform in the of the country is so essentially an internal Deacon prosocuted. The first two defondanta
were represented by Mr. Davidson, the third by as the date on which he will take over mattor of Chinese finanse. Schemes matter for the management of the Chinese Mr. J. H. Gardiner and the fourth by Mr the seals of the office of Viceroy of of general improvement and of repre- themselves that any scheme of foreign Sydenham Dizen. After hearing part of the the Two Kwang Provinces. sentative government have been largely assistance could not be pressed upon the evidence for the prosecution the oases, were discussed, but the chief factor in any snob Chinese Government. At the same time, if adjourned till Tuesday the 31st instant. reforms must of necessity be of a financial they themselves desired such nid, there
Mr. S. W. Sathna, a well-known Parod nature, and, unfortunately, to deal with this could be no reason why they should not merchant of Hongkong, who has spent more portion of the subject is a task which can obtain it, and why something might not be than twenty years in the Colony, is returning not but tax the ingenuity of even Chinese done to improve the financial administration to India to-day by the P. & O. steamer Caledonia. officials very severely. The chief difficulty generally, possibly in a similar way to what For several years he was mausger of the Hong is that, from the manner in which financial has been no successfully done with regard to kong house of Cawajee Pallasjee & Co., of which matters have always been conducted in the Inspectorate of Customs. Atull events, Saths had managed the local branch of the China, their direction is not under complete very valuable assistance might be afforded firm of Phirozsha B Petit & Co., which has central control. A certsia portion of the in the way of advice, if not actually Inan ex- recently been closed owing to the long continued revenue is levied directly by the authority ecutive capacity, by some expert financier depression in the yarn and opium markets in of the Central Government, but a large who would be able to detect at once the China. Mr. Sathna's departure is regretted amount of it in derived from taxes which points at which improvement is necessary, alike by the Parsee community sad by all who are completely under the direction of the and might strengthen the bands of the have had business relations with him and Provincial officials. This has become so
Peking Government (which is notoriously esteemed him as a man of the strictest integrity weak in this respect) in enforcing an im. fully recognized as the modus operandi that proved system on the Provincial Authorities. it must be a very difficult matter to bring it would probably be found that no very about any effective change. At the same serious changes would be required and that timo, there can be no doubt that both the what really is wanted is rather an improve. Central and the Provincial authorities would ment in administration than in respect to Messrs. F.J. Badeley, F. H. Holyoak and C, D. be the gainers by the finance being placed the main sources from which revenue is stalbourne. The business was to consider an upon a definite footing and dealt with in derived. ita entirety, under central control. If a schems could be devised which would attain this end, other matters would follow in their natural course. The relations between the Peking Government and the Provmess The death is announced of Mr. R. II. Powers, would be the first thing that would have to of Nagasaki, who had carried on bakinem as s be settled-and this would have to be dode shipchandler at the port since 1863.
Mr. William C. Jack, m...n.a. of Hongkong, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Colonial Institute.
and honour.
- A LICENCE TRANSFER REFUSED.
Mr. J. E. Wood presided over a meeting of Justices of the Peace hold of the Magistracy yesterday afternoon, and there were also present
application from G. Bertolone for permission to remove the business now carried on by kim under an adjunct licence at 37, Queen's Boad Central to the unnumbered premises in York Buildings formerly occupied by
considered the application in camera, and when. Masars, Cottam and Company. The Justices
the Court re-opened the chairman sunounced that it had been refoset
doctrine that "Killing the foreignér is no
Mr. Goldring--No The application for an adjournment was
REPORTED HIGHWAY BOBBERY,
of the less intelligent? Those aro tko reɛnīte" INDIAN POLICE ESCORT ROUGHLY HANDLEU.
of that system must be vividly before the minds
of
all of us in the murder of Sir Curzon Wyllie
and Dr. Laleses.
News reached the city yesterday of a desperate encounter between an escort of Indian police
and a gang of highway robbers near Au Tax
in the New Territory. We understand that the
I am aware that the promoters of the police were in charge of a mm of $400 Hongkong University claim that some of which had been collected as Crown rent, the dangers above indicated will be obvisted and the robbers were apparently cognizant of by the home associations and restraining in finsares which will surround the students during the time" their training is in progress. Doubtiese the site for the University Buildings has been specially selected within, well, speaking distance of the West Point District, in ordor.
The police were taken unawares, but they put up this fact and laid their plans accordingly.
a bold fight and only yielded up their treasure when most of the men comprising the escort were injured, many seriously. The robber
tions may have the fallest scope. How the that these moral influences and family asociacaped with the booty British public do like to ho humbugged i
By voting this substantial amount towards
(1) That a duty be imposed on all Foreign the University, the Board may be taken to and Ckimo alsoholic liguar imported and have signified their collective belief in the consumed in this Colony. Liquors supplied soundness and desirability of the scheme. to ships, in unbroken csses for consumption Such an opinion, I venture to say, is not on board, and ligners re-exported, to be held either by the majority of the Bank's exempt from daty,
shareholder or the European members of the
It is stated that a European police sergeant was formerly in charge of this escort, but that his services were dispensed with on the recommendations of the Retrenchment Com nittoo.
STABBING AFFRAY ON THE 8.8. "LIGHTNING."
A serious stabbing affray took place on the sa. Tightning while the vessel was lying in the harbour on Thursday. It appears that two
(2) That Arrack and spirits of wine be treated general community, whose attitude, at the best,
as alcoholle lignore...
may be designated as one of "Inkewarm
It is unbelievable that the Chinese reamen quarrelled while at work, and as azquiescance."
(3) That all licensing fees be hasad on a valia.
of the licences,
(4) That in the event of the preceding re solution being adopted the issuing of adjunct Krences be discontinued.
tion of the annual turn-over of the business individual members of the Board can be so far they were in the midst of wordy strife."
out of touch with the general sentiment. They another seaman rashed in between them have my tympathy if their collective action in
with a clasp knife, stabbing one of the the result of pressure, The Bank's vote will disputants on the arm, and with second be used an example and as a lever to extract flow he drove the knife into the back of contributions from every Hong and Company the same man. Europeans on board at this in this Colony. AB, whether in sympathy with stage intervened, the wounded man was re- the scheme or not, will be made to feel that it moved to hospital and the other two were handed: is necessary to follow suit according to their
ever to the police. They were charged before. means, as a refosal will result in their being Mr. F. A. Hassland at the Magistracy yester- "bent to Coventry,"
day and the man who used the knife was wont Knowing the result of appearing to opposto jail for two months with hard labour. The or hold one's own opinion about the “Fad of the
ether defendant was discharged.
(5) That all places where liquors are sold by retail for consumption on the premince be required to take out licences.
(6) That sɛ to the method of collecting the import duties a spirit farm is undesirable. Those resolutions wore communicated to His Excellency the Governor the following day