INTIMATION
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH, 1909,
First, His Excellency points to the have done to all developments of the TELEGRAMS.
constitutional government scheme in China" difficulty of satisfactorily running an Imperial Parliament until there is such He commented on the absence of any over speculations on the subject in the European a network of railways spread China's vast empire as will bring the and American press and wondered whether uttermost provinces within a few days' reach it was that foreigners had not carefully of the Capital. He points out that at the studied the question, or whether they pur. A S. WATSON & CO. prosent time it takes several months to posely refrain from publishing their views. reach some of the outlying parts of the Em. It will generally be admitted that fow than pire. But we must not overlook all that is are better qualified to fects a judgment on the question than the author of the con covered by the fact that it is not proposeditation of Japan, and the warning he gives to grant a constitution for another seven or eight years. We do not think the present lack of rapid communications need WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, be regarded as a serious obstacle to the
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is one which the statesmen of China cannot. afford to disregard.
His Excellency the Governor has issued invitations for an At Home" at Mountain Lodge on Wednesday nort.
Wo regret to learn of the death yesterday at Yokohama of Mr A. Chair, the agout in that port of the Messagerier Maritimes.
The Acting-Governor General of the Philip-
pine has stated that he takes upon himself the whole responsibility for the deportation of twelve Chinamon last month.
Eather Wenceslao Fernandes, O. P., for 35
Tonquin missions, died on the 6th inst. at the Fears a missionary among the Chinese in the Convent of his order in the walled city of Manila. On Friday he was stricken with cerebral kemor. rhage, and while he rallied somwhat from the stroke he did not recover. He is the author
success of Parliamentary Government at Peking. Parts of the Empire which five years ago took weeks to reach can now be visited by means of railways in a few days. When we reflect on the astonishing development of railway enterprises in China during the last five years, and when we take note of the fact that throughout the length and breadth of the land the attitude of the Chinese towards railways has changed from one of implacable antagonism inte à mania to possess them, we may safely awume that in the next ten years the construction of rail. ways in all parts of the Empire will proceed on a more extensive scale than has been the case heretofore (provided the necessary capital is forthcoming), and we cannot doubt that in the course of acolher. ten fifteen years there will be few parts of the Empire from which the Capital may not
There aro maar men in this Colony, says the be reached in a fortnight. This, theo, would
T.M.C.A. Bulletin, who might be enjoying the largely dispose of the Prince's first argument,privileges of the Association, but whose atten- but when His Highness quotes the further tion, it may be, has never been directed to them. difficulty of securing uniform practice in the New man are continually arriving, so that it is provinces, every observer will recognise almost impossible for a small membership com that he points to a fatal weakness in the mittee to find all to extend an invitation. organisation of the Empire. The Prince in Present members are urged to give their active se many new members as possible. Now is a ble speech recalled that, when he had a talk assistance, and to make it a point to introduce at Tientsin with the late L HUNG CHANG good time to join, as the Autumn activities will he referred to the absurdly low revenue of soon be starting. the Chinese Government, ia comparison with the enormous area of the Empire and we can confidently recommend them as the vastness of the population. mature and in fine condition.
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The Resident Superior recently addressed a
telegram to the President of the Haiphong Chamber of Commores intimating that he had advised L HUNG CHANG to readjust the received a petition from native mercimats and taxation of the Empire with a view to other influential natire of Hanoi requesting the raising sufficient revenue to catablish a immediate interdiction of the export of rios and
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reorganise the government. Er's reply was that "since the Han era, many hundreds of years ago, it had been impossible to improve the practice as regarde taxation The Japanese statesman thereupon warned Lt. HanG CHẲNG that unless the Imperial Government of China was able to change the customs, not only of the How era, but others which had and ured since the begin.. ning of her history, China was never likely to progress, and might be exposed to danger.
·NOTION TO CORRESPONDENTS. ONLY communications relating to the news column should be addressed to THE EDITOR.
Vorrespondents must forward their names and adiresses with communications addressed to the LI HUNG CHANɑ made no reply, but, Baitor, not for publication but evidence of possibly like the proverbial parrot, thought good faith.
il letters for publication should written on a great deal. There is no doubt that this ans side of paper only.
lack of uniformity in administration mili- Nously signed communications that |
appeared in other papers will be tates greatly against the success of con- stitutional government. As we have already inserted.
Orders for edra copies of DAILY PRESS hould be sent before 11 am on day of suggested, there are at least a few among publication. After that hour the supply is the statesmen of Peking who recognise the limited. Only apply for Cash.
essential need of alformity, especially in the fiscal administration, but beyond the publication of memorials containing plous Caspirations for a National Budget, `a
national currency and other highly nece sary or desirable reforms before constitu- tional government is definitely inaugurated, we have nothing to report in the way of preparations for Magna Charta Day in
Telegraphic Adrese: PRESS. Codes A.B.C. 5th Ed. Lieber.
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The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, SEPTEMBER 11TH 1909.
PRINCE Iro, the creator of Modern Japan, has confessed in a public speech recently that he has grave doubts about the success
China!
In speculating upon the success or failure. of constitutional government in China, we cannot ignore the ominous symptoms of danger associated with the exercise of local autonomy, As Prince Iso remarked, local
of constitutional government in China. We autonomy constitutes the foundation of The Prince venture to add that those doubts are largely constitutional government. shared at the present time by nearly every hazarded the brief suggestion that it will be student of Chinese politics. True, the extremely difficult to establish even this foundation in China. By this, presumably, decision of the Throne to grant constitutional government was generally welcomed abroad his Excellency meant thatit would be difficult to work a system of local self-government
as evidence that at last the spirit of progress in China so that it will prove a source of and reform had permeated into the very palace of Peking itself, but the wisdom of strength. to the State rather than a fatal weakness. We have only to point
and
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the decision notto grant, it immediately was to the history of the Self-Government aleo recognised and extolled. The gift was to be dangled bafore the eyes of the nation for Society of Chaton to indicate the dangers to which lopal autonomy and the period of ten years, during which tarım all
higher forms of constitutional government necessary preliminary arrangementa were to
are likely to expose China until there is a be made to prepare the people to receive the privilege which every civilised nation in the great improvement in the political educa tion of the franchise holders. Prinse Iro world enjoys. China's statesmen clearly suggested that it was worth considering recognised the backwardness of the nation, how this movement in Chins would affect the fact that vast administrative the general peace of the Far East His changes were reeded before the day arrived Excellency referred to as " undoubtedly a for the promise to be fulfilled. So far the serious problem," and be asked what would only outcome of this political presciencs be the fate of Chins if she should not has been the inauguration of a measure of succeedin
in establishing constitutional We might go further and local autonomy, putting into the hands government of the people & power which they seem to be ask what will be her fate if she does? Japan, in danger of using most unwisely and with Prince Iro told his hearers, would be sad results. But before enlarging on this very much affected by the result, whatever point, let us state the grounds of PRINCE it was, and he advised that the Japaneso Iro's pessimistic forebodings.
people should pay more attention than they
Increasing price of this staple food, and the Evsident Superior asked for the views of the Chamber on the subject. The Chamber, though opposed in principle to the interdiction, acquiesced in the suggestion, hating regard to the special conditions resulting from the actual eltuation in the country, on the understanding that exporters are permitted to export the cargoes they now have in their gedowns,
paddy until the her harvest, owing to the
SUPREME COURT.
Friday, September 10th.
IN SUMMARY JUBIspierp.
BEFORE HIS HOFOUR ME, H. H. J. GOMPERII (PUISNE JUDGE).
MONEYLENDERS' CLAIMS. Dyager Singh brought notion against A.. Souza to recover $110 due for money lent.
Defendant admitted the claim, and informed the Court the money was due on two promissory notes, one for $80 had eno for 150. Hopada interest at the rate of 27 per month
Mr. J. H. Gardiner, who represented the
plaintiff, said the money had been owing for the lost three years.
His Lordship fired the bearing for Tuesday, B. A. Beltran was proceeded against by Preen Singh for the recovery of 1140 due for money lent. Mr. J. E. Gardiner appeared for the plaintiff.***
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RUSSIA'S NAVAL PROGRAMME.
LONDON, September 10th. The Russian Admiralty is preparing a further programme of naval ship building in addition to the four Dreadnoughts already laid down.
PORT OF LONDON CHARGES.
LONDON, September 10th. It is officially explained that the schedule of the Port of London maximum dues is simply a draft, and that there has been no definite decision to adopt it.
KITCHENER AND THE INDIAN ARMY.
LONDON, September 10th. Lord Kitchener's farewell order to the Indian Army praises its excellent work, and emphasises the fact that the Army has not been affected by the attempts to undermine its loyalty.
DEATH OF AN AMERICAN RAILWAY MAGNATE.
LONDON, September 10th. The death is announced of Mr. Harriman, the well-known American railway magnate.
The knowledge of his sinking severely depressed the New Stock Market.
DISTINGUISHED CHINESE
VISITORS.
PEINCE UN AND ADMIRAL BAH BETVAN TO "HONGKONG.
His Royal Highness Prince Haun and His Excellency Admiral Fah, having made their. visit to Whampoa, where they inspectel the Forts and afterwards visited the military college there and subsequently visited Canton, returned to Hongkong yesterday ou board the cruiser Hatchi, which was accompanied by the Finishin| and other warships Aying the Chinesa flagi
It was expected that the distinguished visitors would make an official landing af 12.30, but they did not ocme ashore until 130, whon a royal sainte was fired from the land battery. At Blake Fier they were received by a guard of honour furnished by the Buffs. The band was also in attendance and played appropriate music as the Prince and the Admiral stopped ashore. They entered chairs and were escorted to Gov- arament House, where they were received by
His Excellency Sir Frederick Lugart Lan cheon was given there in honour of the
His Excellency Kao Erh-Chien, Captain Wu, distinguished visitors, those invitod including: Kwong Taung, Commodore Lyon, Lieut. Blanchflower, His Excellency Colonel Darling, Captain Stewart, Hon. Mr. P.N.H.Jones, Mr. A. H. Harris, Hon. Sir Henry Berkeley, KC., Hoa, Mr. Mol. Mesir, Sir Paul Chator, Hon, Mr. E.A. Hewett, Hon. Mr. A.W. Brovin. Cap. tain Badelay, Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, Hon. Wei Yuk. Hon. Mr. W. J. Gresson, Mr. Mr. Justice Gom parts, Hon. Mr, E. Osborne, Hon. Murray Stewart, Mr. D. R. Law, Mr. J. R. M. Smith, Mr. Lau Chu Pak, Mr. Ng Li Hing and Tentai Wan
After luncheon Kiu EXCELLENCE proposal the toast The King," which was loyally
received.
HIS EXCELLENCY afterwards proposed the toast of "His Imperial Majesty the Em peror of Chizo," and in doing so said We have to-day the pleasure and privilege of welcoming His Highness, who, as President of the Board of Admiralty, in which large office he succeeds his illustrious father, Prince Chan, is
proceed to Európe to study naval matters. In visiting the seaboard of Chine and is about to the past, as in the present, our nation has ever been ready to assist China in training her in the person of Admiral Sah, a very Yorkaval officers, and we have with us to-day.
distinguished naval officer who began h naval education in Great Britain. am glad that the Brst foreign community to welcome His Royal Highness in his tour is a British Colony, and we can all users him of a most cordial welcome and of assistance in his projects when he visits England. I propose to you the health of his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of China, and I ask you to couple with it the name of His Royal Highness and to wish him success on a plessant voyage.
THE EX-SHAH GOING TO
RUSSIA.
LONDON, September 10th, Reuter's correspondent at Teheran states that the Ex-Shah of Persia has started for Russia.
THE ARCTIC EXPLORERS,
A REVULSION IN FAVOUR OF COOK.
LONDON, September 10th. Dr. Cook starts for New York disent to lay
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***HIS IMPERIAL HIGHSESS in his reply said that as Great Britain had the best navy, they wished in study naval mattana Kublik.. He reciprocated the sentimente expressed. Taotai Wan interpreted the speeches. The Prince and Admiral returned on board shortly afterwards, and a salute was fred at five- o'clock as they were leaving the harbour,
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL.
A meeting of the Hongkong Legislative Council was held yesterday in the Council Chamber.
The following ware present:--- H18 EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, SIE FREDERICK JOHN DELLTBY LUGARD
.C.M.G., C.B., D.8.O..
HIS EXCELLENCY COLONEL C. H. DARLING
(General Officer Commanding), ·
Hon, Mr. A. M. Tronson (Colonial
Secretary).
Hon, Mr. C.M'I.MESSER (Colonial Treasurer), Hon. Mr. P. N. H. Jonas' (Diretor of Public Works).
Hon. Mr. A. W, BREWIN (Registrar-General); Hon. Mr. F. J. BADELBY (Capt; Superinten dent of Police).
Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, M.B., C.M.G. Hon. Mr. W. J. GRESHON. Hon. Mr. E. OSBORNE, Hon. Mr. E &. HEWETT. Hon. Mr. MURRAY STEWART, Hon. Mr. Wei Yox, C.M.G. Mr. C. CLEMENTI (Clerk of Councils).
MINUTES.
The minutes of the last meeting wore read and confirmed.
FINANCIAL.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command of His Excellency the Governor, isid on the table the report of the Financs Committee (No. 14) and moved its adoption.
The COLONIAL TREASURER seconded, and the motion was agreed to.
„LIQUOR LICENCES. The COLONIAL SECRETARY withdrew the resolution standing in his name under section. 6 of the Liquor Licences Extension Ordinagice
1908.
LIQUOS ORDINANCE. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the first reading of a Bill entitled an Ordinance to pro vide for the collection of a Rovenne of Excisa opon Intoxicating Liquors.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY Seconded The Bill provides that there shall be paid upon intoxicating liquors hereafter imported into, distilled, made or prepared in the Colony the following duties:
$3.20 per gallon $2.00 per gallon 81.53 per gallon,
On all spirituous liquors, On all sparkling wines, On all other Intoxicating li quors, excepting native On all still wines,
80.32 per gallon winon and spirits,..... On all native wines and spirits, 30.15 per gallon f
It shall be lawful for the Legislative Conn- off at any time by resolution to alter or amend all or any of the foregoing duties.
EIB EXCELLENOT-The Bill before the Council which we propose to read a first time to-day overlaps, and to some extent supercedes, two other iteins which staud on the agenda. In the first case the resolution Introduced on the
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13th August last, and secondly, the soon-
allization, 1898, jag of the Bili entitled in Onlinegged the the Tim Liquor Licences Extension Ordinance, 1908, and to repeal the Liquor Licences: Amendment this resolution Before Ordinance, 1902.
the Conncil last WAS introduced into August the two comparative systems of raising revenne on intoxicating liquors, namely, by increasing licences and import duties, received
The repidity of Commander Peary's DEATH OF THE BISHOP OF NUEVA my most careful and earnest consideration,
dash, finally covering thirty-four miles dey, and averaging thirty miles a day, has created a revulsion in favour of the credibility of Cook's account,
CARGO FOR THE PHILIPPINES. CERTAIN TRANBEIPPED GOODS ABE TO BE BIGKET.
The Philippine Commission has passed ■ r sciation exempting from the payment of customs duties all the merchandise that shall be imported from the United States and ar- dered between the dates of August 6 and 18 coming on through bills of lading, even though it be transhipped at any port en route. This resolution is of great importance to Philippine
CACERES, PL
When I spoke to that resolution I used the following words: "Beyond doubt it seems to me According to the Manila newspaper Libertas the simplest and fairest method, and the most the Apostolic Delegate Mons. Aging received advantageous to the revenue would be the on the 6th inst. the following telegram from imposition, so far as European liquoris concern- Rome, dated 5th September: With groated, of import dues.” I further said, "It falls regret I give you notice of the death of Mons, equally on all sections of the community, - upait He private importers and upon service canteens, 66 Jorge Barlin, Bishop of Nueva Caceres. died yesterday fortified with the Holy Sacra. well as upon the trade.” The difficulties cur«? ments and with a special blessing from His rounding the effective collection of enok duties Holine. The Holy Father, very regretfully appeared to me to be so many and so serious takes his share in the mourning of the Diocese that we considered that the increase in of Ns. Caceres, Episcopacy, Priests and faithful licence fees was on the whole praferable. I was people of the Philippine Islands"-CARD, aware and fully alive to the fact that they would tend to create a monopoly in the hands MEURY DEL VAL
Mons. Barlin was born in Baso, a village of of a few spitalists, who might put up prices of Camarines Sur, en 23rd April, 1850. Wenk in liquor with no limit except the limit of their
Defendant admitted the debt, but asked to be ants and speaks for itself. It is as health from youth, which rendered inpossible desire for profits, and without any benefit to the
allowed to pay in instalments. He earned $70 month, and it cost him $50 to support his wife and family...
Mr. Gardiner pointed out that the money had been owing for six months
Lordship said on the defendant's own statement of his affairs he would make an order for the payment of $15 a month, the first instal ment to be paid on October ist.
WEATHER REPORT.
the following report -
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued On the 10th at 615 a.m.-Black South Cone and Hlack Ball hoisted the da
At 9.00 am-Signals lowered. At 1205 p.m.- The barometer has fallen con reached the neighbourhood of Hainen Straits siderable over Tongking, the typhoon having Pressure has increased over Chins, Formosa and the Philippines, and giron way slightly at the Looohoox and Bonine,
The depression over the Pacific is now
Probably
it is moving sitanted somewhat, nearer to the fermer than to the latter group. towards N.N.W
Pressure is highest over N.W. Chins. Fortosa, Channel, and S.B. and E. winds Moderato H., winds may be expected in the decreasing in foren, slong the S. coast of China
Hongkong minfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 in. to-day, 0.91 inches.
N.E. winds,
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Whereas in view of the fact that certain his permanence in the Seminary, he was taken by revenue. I was aware that it might create à**
and under his segis completed the studies of foresaw that it would be necessary also, if merchants have been led to believe by publics the then Bishop of Nueva Caceres as his familiar hardship on some of the smaller dealers. I tions of the Government that the Payne Bill did not require direct shipments but only ship philosophy and theology. On 19th Septem-licences were put up, to tax clubs either on "Whereas acting on such understanding ber, 1874, he was ordained Priest, and became their tarnover or by Hoencos, and I. HAW. It wonts on through bills of leading and pertain shipments may have been made which, page to the Bishop, who afterwarde sppointed would inevitably tend to increase private im- 898, when the Spanish difficulties the resolution was introduced to the. under the forms of the law as found later to him Chaplain to the Throne and Stoward of the ports by non-licencses. In spite of these have been passed by Congress, will have to pay Cathedral. In
Whereas had not
auch merchants been correctly troops retired, so great was the confidence Council, for after mature consideration the duty and informed, they could have ordered that that which all the Spaniards had in Faire Barlin diculties surrounding the imposition of import goods be forwarded by direct shipment and that the Governor, Fanor Villani, handed duties seemed to be even greater, especially as ever to him the command of the whole province. regards Chinese liquor. In a greater or leng thereby insured their free entry into the Philippine Islands
Pope Leo XIII, appointed him Honorary degree import duties means a Customs Now therefore, be it Resolved, that it does not seem to the Com Lord of the Bed Chamber in 1906, and lions, service as far as the collection of duties mission right or equitable that merchants who Campo, having resigned, Mons. Barlin was concerned, a service to pressat evasion have made such the loss by reason of ice of Na Caogros on 22nd July, 1903. In The proximity of Hongkong to the mainland, in good faith appointed Apostallo Administrator of the of duties and a system of bonded warehouses, shall have to milar errors made in the official representation of
facts and that it is the sense of the Commission the same year Fins X, appointed him Apostolis and to the free port of Macao, seemed also to satisfactory to the Collector of Customs that 14th December, 1905, he was solemnly proclaimed fear of smuggling is also enhanced by the known that any merchants who show by silence Protonotary ed Instar participantium, and on increase the hability of smuggling, and that they, noting upon said representations, ordered goods in the United States between the dates of Bishop of the said Diocese, his consecration to venality and inefficiency of the Chinese detective August sixth and August bighteenth, nineteen the high office taking place on the 29th Jane, service when under the supervision of Earo- hundred and nine, on through bills of lading, 1906, in the large and beautiful Church of Sto peans. Liquor once smuggled into the Colony and that such goods were in transit before ad Domingo of Manila, in the prosence of a huge cannot be detected like the opium of the opium farmer, and therefore once it is in, there orders could be countermanded, should in justice.
gathering. and equity have the benefit of free entry of such Feeling himself become weaker, Blahop is little further risks to the emuggler. Then goods into the Philippine Talande."
Earlin' decided at once to make his visit there is the difficulty of dealing with liquor Adoptod, Soptember 6, 1909,”
liming, and with this purpose arrived at Hong-imported for re-export after blonding and bot- JAPAN BUYS ENGLISH FOULTRY on on 24th April last, when he was the guest thing, which must either involve an elaborato of the Spanish Dominican Fathers at "en-system of rebates or of bonded warehouses in The Japanese Government last autuma special envoys to England to purchase pure seskin." On 1st May he left for Europe by the which such operations must be carried on I bred poultry for experimental purposes, and $ P. & 0, 8.8. Age, arriving at Brindisi on informed also that goods are largely imported number of birds submitted to them by Captais the 27th, and twelve hours later at Rome. He into this Colony to order; that is to say, Allon of Sawbridgeworth, Hertforthis expert received this almost daily visit of the Holy that the name of the consignee does not shipped to Japan
your mental shipment has been so muccessful that Father's physician, who ordered him absolute sppear on the case. If ligner were thas itu, the Government has decided to continue the rest for some time. The news concerning the ported in disguisel packages and ware discovigil. experiments with English bred birds, and a health of Mons. Barlin was received with great it is possible-probable that there would be no farther, selection of choice Minerose and Anda
get in the Philippine Islands, and specially claimant for it, as we have often found in the case of amuggled morphia and fireprysia, for it in
Bent
The forecast for the 24 hours anding at noon to-day is as folkwe Hongkong Neighbourhood() Formoen C
¿moderata,
winds, Chins between 2 E.. South coas
Hongk jand Lamooks moderate.
9.3 winds, South at Chips between?
Hongkong said Hainsa... moderating. (*) 8.5, winla; fresh to moderate; squally lastane has just bien shipped to the order of
showery.
the Japanese Government.
by the inhabitants of Nueva Caseres.