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which both nations alike see to be necessary lately of Mr. KINDER, who had sought to
for their well-being. British financiers have, in fact, being offering capital to China on even lighter terms than Lord REVELSTOKE suggests on the part of Russia; yet the suggestion from which China, has turned away, with her nose in the air, is one which any other nation on the face of the earth would accept with an alacrity almost amounting to gratitude. In matters of fluance Russia and China are not in any important matter in a different position:
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purify the management of the Northern Railways; and more recently we may mention the constant attacks and suspicions under which Sir ROBBET HART has lived during the whole time of his Inspectorate. This it 18;-~~["DAILY PRESS” EXCLUSIVE SERVICN) and not any defect of the men themselves
Class of that has prevented the work of any of them from being effective in raising up a native fellow-workers, who would have been able of themselves to drag Chins ont of the abyss of corruption in which she now finds
borself.
both countries are rich in natural resources,
What is now the cry of the few man of which in neither have been fully or wisely WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. developed; in both capital ia in a stagnant worth and ability who are striving, but with condition, and there is not sufficient to float little effect, to find men to take the lend such huge undertakings as are needed for in the Government of the Empire P It is the complation of their sailway systems. Be-always the game; they are not to be found. fors 1689, when PETER THE GREAT assumed No one, in fact, knows where to look for control of the Empire of Russin, the country them; the ReGanz offers rewards, but like can hardly be counted, sa having entered the DroGENE, search he ever so carefully, the category of civilised States, and was in all honest man keeps away from sight. Honesty, things behind the Chine of the age. PETER he finds, does not comport with present devoted himself to the raising of his country conditions of government, and distrust and out of ber lowly estate. This he saw could falsehood have possession of the land. This not be done unless he were content to is one of the causes, and not the least, that is -entire system of leading to the present anti-foreign campaign, metamorphose the government politically and financially, and The foreigner, like ARISTIDES at Athens, finda, recast it on the lines of the more advanced his ideas of right and wrong offended at European States of the period. To fit every turn, and, like the old Athenians, the himself for the huge taak he rendered China of to-day resents the presence of the himself a wanderer for many years, and did man who would bring their backslidings to not disdain to assume the character of an the light of day. So, like ARISTIDES, the ordinary mechanician, and work with his foreigner has to bear the penalty of being own hands in the shipyards of Europe, ostracised. This is the true cause of China's When finally he returned to his Empire he exception to foreign control of her ruilways, took with him a large entourage of skilled-not what she would like to present it as officials, to whom he allotted the task of the national desire to have restored her reforming the various departments over "Lost Rights," rights that China. which he had placed them,
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PETER WAS Wise enough to see that unless he gave his confidence to the men whom he had so far trusted, his efforts with the country at large would be in vain. As soon as he had found his foreign officers were trustworthy he gave them each full control, und his confidence was in nearly every instance amply repaid for not only did these foreigners for the most part throw in
Owing to the insecurity of the Sanitary De- partment buildings the office staff have vacated the premises for now quarters in Des Voeux Road.
The annual licencing sessions is Axed for Friday, November 5th. A list of the applicants for publican's and adjunct beences. appears in our advertisement columns to-day,
Telegraphic news was received in the Colony yesterday that the cruiser Flora had proceeded to the assistance of the crew of the Norwegian steamer Ragnar stranded on Pattle Laland.
The total output of the Chinese Engineering and Mining Company's three mines for the week ending 9th October amounted to 27,386.71" tons and the sales during the period, to 30, 02:55 tons,
A typhoon warning, received by the American Consulate General, Hongkong, from the Manila Observatory at 3 50 pm, yesterday related to s ovolone or typhoon in the Pacific Ocean about halfway between the Carolines and Philippines moving W. or W.N.W.
their lot with their new country, but their descendants to the present day are in many cases to be found in occupation of the highest posts in the government. This was in fact, the distinguishing feature of PETER'S great scheme; and it was this that enabled him to transform the but half-civilised realm of Muscovy into the modern Russia. PETER's contemporary in China was her greatest monarch, KANG-Hi, and China was in those days, infinitely in point of all that makes & nation great, in advance of her now great northern neighbour, Russia, it is true ha not had another PETER THE GREAT, and her carver has been a chequered one; still she has never been cursed with sovereigns such as KIA-K'ING OF HIEN-FUNG, nor han she ever fallen into such straits as has China of
St. Stephens College the present day. Through the force of
Bt. Andrews' Church, Kowloon... of Wesleyan Church ..... circumstances rather than from any designed plan on the part of either China or any
St. Stephen's Church (Chinese) her foreign friends, Chins after the capture
Mr. Shelton Hoeper prosecuted two chair of Shanghai by the rebels found herself rescued from dissolution by the timely coolies at the Magistracy yesterday for refus. assistance of a few foreigners. With no ing hire. The chair was opposite the Clab when Mr. Hooper observed it and when he to fill
ནn + ༢.(" ) far-sighted policy in view, but merely
called for it the coolies moved away with the a temporary gap, the foreign Consuls in chair. He followed and eventally ascertaine Shanghai put the Custom House in com- the number of the chair. Mr. Hazeland mission, and this being found to act benefi-imposed a fine of $15. cially for China, the Foreign Inspectorate has lasted up to the present with enormous
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PRINCE ITO'S TOUR.
COMPANY MEETING.
CANTON INSURANCE COMPANY.. The twenty-eighth annual meeting of share- holders in the above company was hold yesterday at the offices of the General Managers, Mesura. Jardine, Matheson & Co. The Hon. W. J. Grasson presided, and there were slas present: Sir Paul Chater, Mesers. D. W: Craddonk, F. Maitland, E. Shellim (consulting committes); L. N. Leefe (seorntary), Lo Sheung Shui, K. D. | Gazdar, F. J. Ribeiro, Wong Leung Him, and
Ho U Bang.
The SECRETARY having read the notice convening the meeting,
HONGKONG" LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL.
THE DEBATE ON THE ESTIMATES.
(Continued from yesterday.)
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The COLONIAL SECRETARY The question of the removal of the Clock has been under discussion, and perhaps it will be useful if I very briefly review the history of the question. Of course, it is obvious that the Tower TOKYO, October 22nd.
originally stood on the water front. In 1901 Prince Ito addressed public mest.
the Praya reclamation being completed and a large pier projected from it, Sir Henry Blake recommended that the new tower should bo erected at the base of Blake Pier. That was ings at Dairen and Port Arthur. At Dairen he emphasised the absolute
1904 The CHAIEMAN said-Gentlemen-The Re-approved, but the project was abandoned owing + then necessity of Japan's strict observance
permission, take them as read. Since our last Shewan, in criticising the Estimates, asked of commerical integrity in official and ports and Accounts have been in your hands for to finsucial reasons. In private dealings. At Port Arthur he day, and I will therefore, with your unofficial member of this Council, Mr. R. Alled the vacancy thros caused by electing Mr. In the following year another unofficial spoke of the necessity for peace, which, meeting Mr. G. C. Moxon has resigned his agst the Director of Public Works, as he said, could only be maintained by on the Board, and your Consulting Committee was going to remove the Clock Tower. being prepared for war. "If," he D. W. Craddock, of the Canadian Pacific Rail-member, Mr. Gershom Stewart, spoke as follows: added, "Japan wishes to preserve her way Co. an appointment which, in a few If your Excellency would further take the your assent to. The year's operations that come position among the nations of the minutes, you will have an opportunity of giving Clock Tower by the hand and lead it down world, heavy expenditure on the Armyander our review have been attended, large clean new face un that it could pass the regret to say, with the same adverse conditime of day to avery ship in the harbour, a busy tions, chiefly in London, as those which we street would be relieved of a long-standing and Navy is inevitable."
experienced in the previous your. The congestion and a considerable Improvement duction in premiums received is directly would be effected" Your pradocessor, sir, attributable to restrictions we placed upon recommended to the Secretary of State that a London underwriting, and the casting off of tower should be added to the Post Office, and a sources of businese found to be unremunerative clock erected in that tower in order, of course, at the ratos to which reckless, undercutting had that the clock might serve a really useful pur- but they have fallen more upon the earlier the same time that opinion on the subject brought them. This losses have been her pass and be wen from the harbour, but stated at part of the year than was the case in 1907 of the removal of the old tower was divided, and, therefore, subject to the warning and that he proposed to leave it whore He added that have uttered before on a previous occasion it stood for the present. as to what may occur between now and
LORD KITCHENER'S VISIT." TO JAPAN.
Toxro, October 22nd. Lord Kitchener arrives here on the 2nd November, when he will be received as an Imperial guest of princely rank.
The manœuvres have been post- poned for one day to suit his
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CABINET RESIGNS,
LONDON, October 22nd. The Spanish Cabinet has resigned.
LATER.
The Liberal leader Signor Moret has formed a new Cabinet.
COOK'S NORTH POLE STORY
CORROBORATED.
LONDON October 22nd.. A letter from the explorer Ras mussen has reached Copenhagen, in which he states that he has closely cross-examined the Eskimos who went with Dr. Cook, and their story corroborates his.
towards the water, front and endow it with a
tion of the score of obstruction due to at the credit of Underwriting Suspense Accountingrossed traffic in Queen's Road, its removal 31st December, there should be ample provision in a few years there was further objec.
after the proposed transfer of $194,300.99, tu close the year. I much regret that the results would again be considered. He expressed the personal opinion that with the transfer of the of the year runder it advisable that the dividend Post Office and Supreme Court to this new be reduced to 20 per cent, or $10 per share, but location, the truffle of Queen's Road would though perhaps it is a poor consolation, it is at rather diminish than increase. At the begin all events pertinent to notice that many of our ning of this year when arrangements had to be competitors have found it equally dimoult to
Office the question of the removal of the old transact business at a profit. I do not think made for adding a clook terror to the Post that there are any special features in the tower again came up. By your Excelleney's Accounts which call for particular mention, but direction I pat in the newspapers, after, I may if any shareholder desires further information mention, the removal had been approved by the- with respect to them I shall be pleased to answer Executive Council, & short paragraph to the such questions as he may wish to ask before affect that it was intended to demolish the old putting the motion that the Report and Accounts Cook Tower. The object was to give the public notice of what was going to happen, ax as presented be adopted and passed.
the question had been in abeyance for some time, and to give those who favoured the retention of the Clock Tower an opportunity of expressing their views again on the subject. You have at present, sir, under consideration whether in the present state of the finances it would be worth while erecting a costly tower at the Post Office. Till that question is doolded, the question of the removal of the existing tower does not press. At the same time, as the Government is at pre- sent advised, it considers that the Clock Tower
There being no questions, the report was adopted, on the motion of the CHAIRMAN, soconded by Mr GAZDAR.
Mr. Lo BHEUNG SHIU proposed that Sir Paul Chater, Messrs. Maitland, Shellim, White, and Craddock bo re-elected to the consulting committes.
This was seconded by Mr. WONG LEUND HIM and carried.
Mears. W. Hutton Potta and II. Peroy Smith were re-elected auditors, on the motion of
Mr. Ho U SANG, seconded by Mr. RIBIERO
The CHAIRMAN-That is all the business, gentlemen. Dividend warrants will be ready to KING OPENS A TUBERCULOSIS. Thank you for your attendance.
INSTITUTE IN MONTREAL.
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LONDON, October 22nd.
H. M. the King by pressing a but- at Chichester telegraphically opened the door, turned on the lights and, hoisted the flag on the new Tu berculosis Institute at Montreal.
SİR EDWARD GREY ON THE FOREIGN OUTLOOK.
CORRESPONDENCE.
BUILDING IN HONGKONG.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE “HONGKONG 'DAILY PRESS."..
is an obstruction, and cannot bind itself to make any promise as to the indefinite retention of the old tower on its prosent site.
HIS EXCELLENor-Gentlemen, I will en- deavour ar briefly as I can to answer the various points made in the speeches of the unofficial members. The hon. member who spoke-fret opened with several questions regarding the Trende derived from epium, and the hon. mem- ber at the end of the table added more definite questions as to whether I bad communicated with the Secretary of State; and whether say. Hongkong. 22nd October, 1909.
reply had been received from him as to the sub- DEAF BIE,-Will you kindly allow us space stantial part of the direct loss on opium the in your paper to correct the mistatement grade Home Government promised to restore. He on behalf of the Government by the Acting also referred to the fact that the Government Director of Public Works in yesterday's debate
on the Budget, when, evidently quoting from bad said that it was in diflealty in proceeding Mr. Chatham's reply of three years ago, he with the Estimates until such time as we should know what that sam would be, and com- stated that the Hetal Mansions" building book mented on the fact that although the
We painted from seven to nine years to erect. ont at the time that this was incorrect, the Estimates had now been produced, we stili did not know. The facts are briefly, contract for the building in question being
that as 1000 as I know the amount of
him. The Estimates in the meantime had to occupied on the 1st August, 1905, and as the the opiam tender I telegraphed to the Secretary mistating the facts, we take this opportunity be proceeded with, and you will recollect representative of the Government persists in of State, and have not yet had a reply from of correcting him again.-We are, sir, your that in speaking on the subject of the new
LONDON OFFICE: 151, FLEET STREET. EC advantage to China, who now for the first Kent on Wednesday, November 3rd, in the City Sheffield said the foreign outlook was signed on the 5th June 1902, and the premises
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{PROM THE "CHUNG N A SAN PO."] CHINA'S NAVY,
PEKING, October 22nd. The Peking Government intends to appoint an English officer as the principal of the naval college to be established at Tientsin.
LONDON, October 22nd. Sir Edward Grey, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, speaking at time found herself in possession of a source assisted by many local artistes. By kind per distinctly favourable. The fact that of regular revenue. At the same time she mission of Lieut. Col. Bayard, D.8.0., and of the troubles in the Balkana and Persis was glad to employ an American soldier of cars the band of the Buffs will play. Instead of had passed without any disturbance fortune to put down a rebellion that was The Baron's Wager" the concert will conclude eating into her vitals, and which had it with Jerry and a Sunbeam" by Como of European peace was a good augury Ir is curious to observe how all the world, not been for WAED's early assistance Hamilton Characters-Jerry Corbett, Captain for the future. with the solitary exception of China, feels would in a few more months have utterly H. H. C. Baird, Many Bellasie and Mrs. Claude grateful when British financiers offer to destroyed the Empire. WALD, the soldier come to their assistance with loans for the of fortune, unlike many of the type, was true construction of the Railways. But a few to his salt, and died fighting Chian's battles. weaks ago we spoke of how very different His successor proved of a different calibre, was the action of Canada, when certain and it would have gone hard with China English and New York capitalists offered to had not the British Government placed at reception accorded him the old Colonel is . build a line to connect the new Grand Trunk her disposal the services of Major GORDON, Pacific Railway with Hudson's Bay, with afterwards General, one of the most promis. the intention of subsequently connecting the ing of her rising officers. China had thus the
A BANKRUPT PROSECUTED. new port to be opened on that Bay with opportunity, had she acted honourably, of Europe. The last instance in point is without any loss of prestige pulling her shat
At the Magistracy yesterday B. E. Allan, Russia. Lord REVELSTOKE, partner in the tered Empire together, and restoring herself great banking firm of BARING, BROS. and Co to the same high standard that she occupied fraly boxing spar between Bill Lewis and of 55, Hollywood Road, was charged by and a director of the Bank of England, has under her great sovereign KANG-Hr. How Kid Marriott, and a sparkling duet by the 8. Marican of the cycle depot, Des Voeux employ of complainant, embezzled a guid watch been investigating the financial position of did she treat these men? Did she, like Russia Bitters Phillip. Altogether, the reception Road, for having on May 1st, then being in the that Empire, and is so well satisfied that he place confidence in them, and give them the accorded the Colonel was a disttaring one, and and chain, on May 15th, a sum of $250; and on is willing to advance, with proper guarantees, complete control which is necessary for the one which should remain groan in his theory Ang. 25th obtained a ticket for Calcutta by a money for the completion of Russia's system due discharge of their functions? Quite the long after his departure from these shoren, false pretence of railways: The most remarkable thing contrary; from the moment of their taking about the proposal is, not that it has been ofties they each and every one found them- their made, but that it has been looked upon with salves marked subjects of suspicion; favour, almost approaching to gratitude by juniors were set to spy on them, and it was Russia, even with the accompaniment of considered an act of patriotism to cross them We may quote the requiring proper care and supervision, which
in every direction:
Last night complimentary benefit was tendered to Colonel" Bob Lore: the manager of Harmstone, and judging by the hearty prime favouriteith a large section, of the Hongkong community. He did not wear VC. as he stepped into the sirens areas, but he wore his best smile, and after a stirring comic forth in a story tumult of applause. In song, the pent-up foolings of his semirers burst addition to the irons programme there was o
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Mr. F. W. Goldring, who prosecuted, sabed for adjournment, s the cose ran likely to last a good while.
Mr. F. P. Hett, for defendant, said he would
to an adjournment if his friend consented resetubble bail. It must, however, be small, defendant was a bankrapt and had no friends. His Worship (Mr. Haraland) asked what sum defendant could put up.
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liquor duties I told the Council that the original resolution to increase licence foes would not have produced sufficient revenue to meet our defcit, and the Govern- |ment withdrew that resolution and at the in- stazice of unofficial members duties on liquor ware instituted for increased fees with the result that we now expect to have sufficient revenue to make good the dalloit of last year Herold and also the loss on opiam The bon. member said that the outstanding and salient
TO NIGHT'S CONCERT.
Following is the programme of the concert to be held to-night on the Volunteer Parade ground:
PART L
Overture to "Zampa"
Band of The Buffs." Baritone Solo-Song at the Toreador, "Sire, feature of the Budget this year was thint
bosed Lights," Twenty Minutes with the Selection from Faust"
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songs
Bizet
your Toset" (from "Carmen"}
it was founded on guess. That is so. Mr. A. E. White..
of: We had no previous experience to go upon to Taner Bolor-"I'll sing thee
Callier. Araby"
enable us to forecast with any precision the Mr. Donné
amounts likely to be derived from the liquor duty. Soprano Solo-"I gave you Reser"
Florence Aylward. We can, however, form some rough estimate, Mrs. E. G. Barrett.
more or lees parallel to the case. The liquor. Fort and Star-duties in Singapore have guided us to some Groaned extent in the amount. we have put down in the Estimates for next year. The hon. meinter also reminded me that I had said that I hoped in Dalebos 1911 we should be able to meet our increased liabilities on acount of the railway by a larger return from, amongst other things, the liquor. duties that amount will acorne largely from betteration, that is to say, that during the coming we have got to form and organise which is new to this Colony, and
Band of "The Balis.
FABT IS.
Band of The Buffa. Vocal Trio Naviganti" Handogger, Miss Parkes, and Messra. White and Ayris, Mr. W. H. Hannibal Comic Song And the lady's name was Flo
watha" Tenor Color" Onaway Awake from His ............ Coleridge Taylor.
Mr. E. B. Ayris.
Tosti Soprano Solo-"Goodbye
'Miss Parkes, ******
Suite do Ballet Coppella "
I hope our returns will continue to improve and increase when we learn the system best. fitted to the creamstances. I will not deny Bell" Gave the "Weymouth Chimes" Hawgil that I do not anticipate, as I said in a memoran-
Lord REVELSTOKE has been careful to include treatment of Colonel 'Gozon, whom the Charmant and Special Skin Tonis and Pood get $500, but not more. I may say there is no Ten Minutes at Margate
in his proposal. With this we may again Government thought, after the insult of the compare the recent attitude of China when beheading, of the Wangs it could appease by sillar suggestions were made to assist her a docer of ten thousand toels. We may Spanomlly in the construction of those lines, quote the use of Admiral Lane, and more
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Mr. Hett-I think your Worship, we can chance of his going away. He is assisting the Oficial Receiver in matters in connection with his bankruptcy and certain prosecutions which are to be taken, and he will not go
Bail was fired st 8500 and the case was remanded until Friday next.
Band of The Buffs."
God Save the King.
dum laid before the Council on the subject of Accompanists:-Mr. J W. White and Mr. opium, that it is not improbable that forcible restriction of opium may tend to encourage Gov. Grimble,