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attention to the attempts being made on the Continent, and more especially in Germany, to exploit, contrary to the interests of the nation at large, and for their own benefit the trade with our Colonies. So far had
S. WATSON & CO. this boen, under the pretence of Free Trade, permitted to proceed that on one occasion Germany actually conceived herself entitled to interfere in a matter of private tariffs between Canada and the Home country, which fortunately was promptly repressed by the Government of the day. In the West Indies again the system of bounties on the Home production of sugar had been raised to such a pitch that it became a matter of life or death for several of the islands; and it actually became necessary for the Home Government to make a temporary money grant to restore the damaged finances of these Colonies. In many of our Home in dustries it was found that by bounties direct or indirect, or by reduced railway or steam packet rates paid for by the Government Germany was engaged in an attempt to undersell the British manufacturer, with the object of transferring the industry to her own territory. Now, while it is quite true that in doing this Germany many was per fectly justified according to the accepted rules of mercantile morality, still, the pro- cess was not one of Free Trade, but was essentially one of Protection in its most objectionable form, that of direct stimulation by money grants. The essential principle
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of Free Trade in the removal of all unneces ary charges on the circulation of commerce, so that the goods of any country or district shall have a fair chance of competing with others all round in the mar kets of the world, anhampered by artificial barriers. In this senec all tariffs are, of course, a burden on commerce, it may be a necessary burden but in this case the nearest approach we can make to ideally perfect Free Trade is that there shall be no unfair nor discriminative duties. The one exception which the common-sense of humanity has made practically universal, is that no country (except perhaps China) levies duties on goods in transport within its own territory, which would, of course, be A, S. WATSON & CO.. merely robbing Peter to pay Paul.
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to Britain's advantago did not commend itself, and gradually nearly all the continan tal peoples returned to undisguised Protec- tion, but with comparatively little effect. It was under, these circumstances, that a
does not desire Protection, and wishes to be relieved of ill-effects-all the worse that they are forced into it under the falso as sumption of Free Trade.
Herr Koohler gave a piano, recital at the Peak Hotel last night.
Normal cable communication with Formosa has been restored.
The German Mail of the 9th September was delivered in London on the 8th instant.
Mr. de Marguris, the new French Minister to Peking, is at present staying in Hongkong-
At the Magiatasoy yesterday Mr. J. R. Wood the river steamer Tai On. fined nineteen natives 84 each for gambling on
new departure was determined on. Great Britain had grown rich because under the stimulus of cheap production she was able to derbid her rivals. She had so effectu- ally occupied the land that a resort to similar methods would not be sufficient; still it was seemingly possible that by cheapening production by grants of money direct, German manufactures might be arti- ficially hatched. The case of sugar was an instance in point. After the Napoleonic wars a vast amount of soil was left untilled for want of a market for the crops; mighty it not be brought again into cultivation by utilising it to grow heet, from which the chemists had proved that it was possible to extract sugar? True, it could not compete with the cane sugar from the West Indies, but that could be remedied by putting bounty on it; the Stato would be repaid by
A. Japanese who was chnght shooting at. the increase of population thereby induced The scheme proved so far successful that it wild birds on the Wongusicheong Road on afforded an object lesson, which, at once Sunday without a licence was fined $5 by Mr. J. appealed to the nation; and it was deter. Wood at the Magistraer yesterday. mined to apply the same principle to manu factures generally.
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ANNUAL PRIZE DISTRIBUTION,
The Hon. Mr. A. W. Brewin, Registrar-" General, presided at the annual distribution of prizes of the Hongkong Technical Instituto, held at Queen's College, last evening. Mr. T.K. Dealy, Director of Education, the Hon. ME P. N. H. Jones, Director of Public Works, und Mesars, E. Ralphs (Director of the Institate) and H. Sykes were also present,
The Hon. Mr. BREWIN, after distributing a large number of prizes won by successful atqulopts, said this was the second time he had had the pleasure of prosenting the prizes. On the dest ccasion the Institute was hardly on its legs, but now he could congratulate the Director, Mr. Ralphs, and the various teachers, on its Bourish
LONDON, October 11th. Mr. Lloyd George, Chancellor of the Exchequer, speaking at Newcastle,
ing condition. Af the last sannal examination said the Budget was an attack neither there waxe 100 students examined, and The late Mr. Robert Dredd gray of on industry nor property. New f
Goddard, formerly }
these. E7 per cent. passed. He Wood road, Bournemouth, lost estats worth taxes were imperative to supply money 105 ordinary certificates and 33 certificates of had the pleasure that evening of distributing neaded for Imperial Defence and Old passes with distinction. This showed clearly, Age Pensione.
he thought, that the Institute was filling a want in Hongkong a want which could not be made good by any existing school. or, he thought, by the aniversity which we hoped to have with us toon. The number in attendance during the session was 255. Of these,
£10,730.
The only cases of communicable disease reported in the Colony last week was one Portuguese case of enteric fever and one Chinose case of puerperal fever.
A Finnish seaman from the sailing ship
King George was fined §5 by Mr. J. R. Wood | at the Magistracy yesterday for being dennk and behaving in a disorderly manner on Blake
Referring to the improvement of trade, the Chancellor said the only stock depressed had been that of the Dukes since they started speech making.
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only 52 per cont. presented themselves for
examination; but he did not think they should complain, because, of the 119 who presented Mr. Lloyd George declared that the chances, 87 per cent. passed, while the other students who did not present themselves present social system was fraught for examination perhaps only attended with with peril for the order of things re- the indefinite object of improving them. selves and getting a little; general knowledge. presented by the Peers.
But the students who had gained certificates. While the Unionist papers de.he presumed, were all ambitious to do some kinson (Crown Advocate) and Mr. J. C. Enounce the speech as infamous, thing, and the speaker asked them to remember | that nothing could be done of any value without of Great Britain. Unfortunately, as we Douglas, came down from Shanghai by the alumnious, incendiary, an appeal effort and without perseverance. They should
Nothing, of course, could be further removed from the principles of Free Trade; but Germany reasoned, what had Free Trade ever done for her ? It had on the contrary thrown the trade of the world into the hands
Pier.
Mr. Justice Lindsay Smith, Mr. H. P. WL
place at Canton to-morrow. French mail steamer for the trial which takes
We
é are requested to state that owing to the
unsettled condition of the weather, the moall At
Mountain Lodge, for which invitations postponed until Thursday, 14th instant. have been issued for to-day, has been
to popular passions for a classnot be content simply with attending, but should work hard after they had finished war, the Liberals
in are loud
their lectures, and then he hoped they would their praise of the Chancellor's be given certificates of distinction. He was eloquence, courage and statesmanship. glad to see that the Director had succeeded in
starting lectures on political economy, and that. The Daily Graphic describes the they seemed to be appreciated.
If any sans cullotism.” of the Chinese students present aspired speech as blatant
The Daily Telegraph says
part in public affaire, like mány old Queen's College boys had succeeded was a communist speech to them 15. in doing, they would find a knowledge of politi and quotes as parallels incidents in cal economy indispensable for the public service, connection with the reign of terror in They might have read in the newspapers these last two or three days the discussion about France.
subsidiary coinage. Coinage was a question which could not possibly be understood unless
to take Á
mentioned above, Free Trade bad in Eng land grown into a fetish, but in the process its object had been forgotten; and it had come down to be merely an unreasoning antipathy to Customs duties of all kinds. The new mase of British Fren-traders say in the movement nothing more than an oppor tunity of procuring cheap goods; the fact. that the cheapness came from the especial horror of all good free traders, State bounty was carefully blinked. The Cobden Club was, in fact, supporting actively what CORDEN in kis-luck moments had stigmatis- ed as the greatest of economical sine! The consequence was the bankruptcy and partiala.us. yesterday: Cyclone or Typhoon near or THE SPANISH CAMPAIGN IN they had studied political economy, and they
ruin of the West Indian Colonies, and the necessity of spending good money to restore As the requirements of government and some sort of prosperity. But one financial good order in all countries require the exsin paves the way for others as clearly penditure of large sums of money revenue is opposed to the fundamental principles of absolutely necessary, and by long experience Free Trade. The import of cheap bounty all countries have found that up to a certain fed sugar gave rise to a new industry in extent one of the least prossing sources of facture of cheap confectionery; and Eng England: it rendered possible the manu- revenue is a duty raised from imports; aut and began to manufacture for export this provided that the burdens were fairly distri. artificially produced commodity. It need buted this has always been held to be quite hardly be said that the trade was not a consistent with the principles of Free Trade, wholesome nor a legitimate one, depending as and amongst others our Colonies without it did on alien State aid, and existing at the exception have adopted this system of tariff cost of the impending ruin of our once most for revenue. On the other hand, the Home prosperous Colony. But the absurdity of country, as not many years ago finding itself the position had not yet been reached in the larger producer and exporter, had learned full. A Unionist Government, mainly Orders for extra copies of DAY: PRESS from experience that lower duties on should be sent before 11 am on day what it had to bring from abroad reduced publication. After that hour the supply in limited. Only supply for Cash,"
the cost of production, and accordingly est Telegraphis Addren: PRESS.
itself to remove the duty on the great Codas - A.B.C. 5th Ed. Lieber,
majority of its imports. So long as foreign countries were content to accept the situation our exports had an undoubted advantage in the markets of the world, and the wealth accession to office was, under pretence of and population of the country grow by restoring freedom of trade, to remove the "leaps and bounds." "We had no object in duty and here comes in the most absurd
that all should share alike. promoting preferences, and we were content part of the entire proceeding. The removal of the duty was actually accomplished at the demand of the confectionery manufacturers,
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through the influence of Mr HAMBERLAIN, and succeeded in showing some of the continental Powers the suicidal effect of the bounties, and with their goodwill had placed a countervailing duty on the bounty fel sugar imported. One of the first acts of a professed Free Trade Government on its
Brigadier General John J. Pershing sailed from San Francisco on the 6th inst. on the transport Themas for the Philippine Islande to become Governor of the Moro Province, take command of the troops in Mindanao and
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The typhoon warning quoted below was received at the American Consulate-General Hongkong, from the Manila observatory at 10.05.
over the Western Carolines, direction unknown.”
Owing to the breaking of an axle of trancar No. 22 opposite the Royal Engineers Canteen at about nine o'clock yesterday morning, the
tramway service was intarsipted for some time, and passengers on the broken-down car had to proceed to town in rishis.
MOROCCO.
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LONDON, October 11th. The French commander at Morocco has been placed on the retired list on account of an interview in which he Canton, and Mrs. Foz, who for the leat wook Spanish advance to Morocco and Mr. II. II. Fox, late Consul General at was reported as strongly resenting the have been the guests of His Excellency the Governor at Mountain Lodge, loft by the French suggesting that Spain had ulterior mail steamer for the North yesterday, to take designs of aggrandisement. up, the appointment of H.B.M.'s Coal at Wahu.
With reference to a paragraph published yesterday regarding the postponement of the Gymkhana on Baturday owing to the inclemency of the weather, we are informed by Mr. G. C. Club, that an "Express" was issued announcing Meckie, the Hon. Secretary of the Gymkhana
the decision,
m
Aricsha coolie was charged before J. E. Wood
ÍFROM THE “CHƯNG NGÓI SA Po
IMPERIAL CHINESE POST
OFFICE.
PEKING, October 11th. The Board of Communications is to
at the Magistracy yesterday with the larceny of raise a sum of 1,000,000 taels for the
gold-mounted umbrelis. A sergeant-major
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE SUBSIDIARY COINAGE QUESTION,
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE “KONGIUNG
DAILY FRESS."
THE HONGKONG UNIVERSITY.
ANOTHER HANDSOME CHINESE DONATION.
a prominent resident of Canton, has forwarded We are informed that Mr. Cheung Pat Sze,
to H. B. the Governor towards the University endowment fund the handsome sum of $100,000), which he has succeeded in collecting from re Bidents in the Canton district.
would hear all sorts of blanders committed by very clever men simply because they had not tu
died that science. He was glad also to see that a large number of students were studying English. There were plenty of careers open for Chinese with a good knowledge of English, But unless they were able to pick up au English novel and read it with plessure-and
they should not be stiefied. To some of the he did not think many of those present were in the habit of reading English for pleasure- students present this would be the third and
Bession at the Institute. He would ask those stalents who were attending the engineer.... ing else to remember that a certificate of dia. tinction might be of the greatant values to them, particularly if they looked forward to entering the university to study engineering and to take it up as a profession. It might be possible for Mr. Ralphs to persuade the univer. sity authorities to recognise such a certificate of distinction, and to allow it to count for so many. months' or perhaps a year's study at the univer site. The speaker asked the students to bear that in mind, and to work their hardest during next year. He had nothing mors to add, and would not detain them longer, as it was altuust
tizie for the first lecture to commences. (Applause.)
Mr. DEALY proposed ́a hearty vote of thanks
gistrar General has many calls on his time and attention, bat he was so keenly interested in the work done at the Institute that he willingly attended to distribute the prizes.
The vote was carried by soclamation, and the proceedings ended,
NEW PROSECUTION UNDER
of the Royal Engineers and his wife took purpose of taking over the control ricahas from Queen's Road East to D'Aguilar of the Imperial Chinese Post Office Street. The lady alighted first, leaving her from the Commissioner of Customs 'ut umbrella in the vehicle. The coolle must have the beginning of the next Chinese to Mr. Brewin for his attendance. The Re- been attracted by the glitter, for he dashed along Queen's Road without waiting for year. payment. The umbrella, however, was not The first promoters of Free Trade had and was deLanded by them on the ground the lady discovered her loss, and the matter was then missed, and the husband of complainant' paid the other ricsha coolis two faros. Later reasoned all this out, and, their premises that without the bounty cheap best sugar reported to the police. The missing coolie was being undoubtedly correct, the foreseen was impossible, and the continuance of the apprehended, but denied stealing the umbrelli.. results duly came about, and a period of duty meant the decay of the bounty fed in- The police searched his house, and the missing
COMPANIES ORDINANCE. marked prosperity followed, but even at the dustry. Such was the result of the first article was found under the staircase. His
The bearing of the eases in which the Kwong start there was seen a rift in the lute. The pretended Free Trade Budget The im-Worship sentenced the defendant to one month's
Kes Ferry Co., Ltd, and the Kwong Sl Ir is to be regretted that in their zeal to problem of food, aggravated by bad harvests, artificial industry was being carried on at
Home population was increasing, and the portant fact that the maintenance of the imprisonment with hard labour.
Steamboat Co., Ltd., were prosecuted for failing counteract the damage done to British became a pressing one.
to comply with the provisions of sections 30 It was indeed this the cost of the West Indian Colonies, who
and 31 of the Companies Ordinance in that interests by the (falsely, so-called) Free pressure that finally prevailed in the accep- were being bled to support it, was by the
they failed to forward to the Registrar of IMPENDING OFFICIAL CHANGES Trade of their opponents the leadors of tance of the Free Trade doctrine. To new generation of would-be Cobdenists for-
Companiora, copy of the list of persons who on the Unionist Party in England should have prevent the Home-landa boing thrown out of gotten, or conveniently ignored.
His Honour the Chief Justice, Sir Francis the fourteenth day after the holding of the pledged themselves to return to what prae. cultivation, when they were competent to
Piggott, left by the French mail yesterday ordinary general meeting for the year 1908 tically
can scarcely be distinguished from feed the entire population, heavy duties on
afternoon for a fortnights stay in Shanghai were members of the Companies and of the rank Protectionism. The complaint of the foreign food stuffs had been imposed. With
He will then return to the Colony, deliver the summary required by the said sections, gras country has been that under the title of increasing population and bad harvests, the as from ignorance of the accepted truths of kong a subsidiary cottage has been drained into
judgment he has on hand, and depart by the concluded before, Mr. J. H Wood at the Magis same vessel for Home on long lente, der
tracy yesterday. This was the first occasion Free Trade the rump of the Cobden Club fooding of the workers became a metter that the fundamental principles of freedom of Chins. In other words, China has bought and We understand that the Hon. Mr. W. Rees in which a prossention of the kind had bask has really been supporting a policy of could not be neglected; after many efforts trade, show themselves as incapable of appre-paid for it with goodssold to Hongkong. Why Davies, K.C., Attorney-General, will not as
brought under the sections mentioned. Chief Justics during His Honour's absence, Crown Solicitor, prosecuted, and F. Paget Mr. H. J. Deunys, Jr., from the offen of the Protection under its very worst form, that and the lapse of years, the necessity of clating the true financial conditions. There should Hongkong buy it back at a loss?
The only way open to the Government to that Mr. F. A. Hazeland will succeed Mr. Hett (ef Messrs. Bratton and Heft) appeared of bounties, and in so doing has been freeing food supplies could no longer be are certain fundamentals which are indis-
deal with this evil is to mint a new and distinct Davies as Attorney-General, that Mr. J. B.for the defen laute protecting the foreign producer against our resisted, and this it was that resolved the putable, but the tendency, since the time, atinage, fix a very short time liniit for the xe Wood will preside as First Falice Magistrate,
nation to adopt the policy of freedom of least, of J. S. MILL, has been to confuse there change of what Hongkong unbidiary coinage and that Mr. F. R. Hallifax on his return to neither Company had held its ordinary mesting: extent it has succeeded in rendering unproport all round. As above stated, it was under a mass of heterogeneous conclusions, remains in circulation in the Colony--and the the Colony will not as Sacond Magistrate.
perfectly successful, so far as things went on which are by no means fundamental, but thing is donel
His Worship wil be intended to give judg fitable, and in some cases has practically in the old routine. The not perhaps un merely accretionary; and it is round these
ment against enoir Campany, but seeing that it extinguished. It was with no intention of natural result was that the principle of Free pointsthat controversy has been centred. Free or commercial issues are involved. Every I am unable to see that any serious political
was the prosecution of the kind, and that MAÇÃO CONTRACTS FOR inviting a return to Protection that Mr. Trade was elevated into a fetish, which all Trade, though the principle is undeniable, province in China has its own currency and
there were extenuating circumstances in the SHANGHAL CHAMBERLAIN firat drew the attention of were expected to how down to and worship has to be altered in its details to suit change exchange aperations as a recognised necessity
fact that the managing director had died some the country to the injury being inflicted by and it became a subject of wonderment to its ing conditions. What under certain cokong boelie, while he does not now discriminate Shanghai Deck and Engineering Co., Ltd., has inflictsil in each case.
time ago, he would impose what he considered of inter-provincial trade in China. The Họng-
__The_N.-C. |_ Dhig New learns that the nominal penalty. A line of 3100 would he this insidious attack on British industries votaries why the whole world did not acditions we have seen may be Free Trade between a Hongkong and a Canton As the ablest Minister who had ever presided cept unquestioned the new Cult.
coin indig been favenrod with instructions by the Governor under others may become mabushing Pro- nantly refuses to accept, a over the Colonial Office he had experience of
Shanghai coin, and of Macso to build four steel self-discharging
BRITAIN'S REVENUE Perhaps it was the very fact that the tection. This is the fact which in the he would quickly learn to reject the Canton hopper barges with all necenstry door lifting the evils resulting from want of harmony in manufacturing industries of the world were present moment of heated controvery both coin if Hongkong had a curry distimet be delivered in Hongkong Harbour within three the revenue for the quarter ended September. szu lowering gear. The first two barges are to A telegram to an Indian paper states, that the past between Downing Street and the one after another being transferred to sides have forgotten, and the Unionist camp
from that of Ching and accepted at revalne maths from date of order and the remaining 30th amounted to £29,731,194 un increase of
Yours Colonies, more especially in financial matters; British soil that aroused the fears of the has been in consequence split into two from
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Home industries; which to a considerable
Now the unfortunate part of the present agitation for Tariff Revision is that its advocates, from overzeal, probably, as well forty
SIR-You may in your leader to-day that fifty million dollars worth of Hong
OBSERVER.two six weeks later.
Dafendants' solicitor raised the defence thist