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enjoined to take care that the resolutions
Major Lord Brooku, who was secompanied by
We are abquested to state that, owing to
are not ultra rires, and contrary to establish- Lady Estoke, left Liverpool on the 24th ultime the unsettled condition of the weather, the TELEGRAMS.
ed-laws and regulations. It is the earnest desire of the Throne that the Viceroys and Governore.. should do all in their power to remove whatever grievances the people baye, and they are told CO. that in doing this they will be fulfill ing a patriotic duty and at the same time be showing their loyalty to the Throne. H.IH. the PRINCE REGENT has directed that a copy of this Decree shall be hung in every Council Chamber and that the com- mands it embxlies shall be strictly obeyed. The spirit of this Decree is altogether adminible, and the inauguration of the Councils everywhere seems to have been done in a business-like manner and with a
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decorum which all friends of China will hope to ACO maintained when the Councils got into the very heart of the business they are formed te transact. It will occasion no surprise if we learn in the course of the next few months of estrangements, if xot, of voilent antagonism, between the officials and the Councils in many of the Provinces, for many
to attend the Japanese Grand Maneuroe
Earl and Countess of Macleodd and Visoqantess Cantalupe are travelling in Japan; and intend very shortly to visitor China
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mall At Home" at Mountain Lodge, for which invitations have been issued for today, he had to be cancelled
On Saturday lagt His Excellency the Governi on, nocompanied by the Han Mr. May and Mr. afe. C. W. Fairbanks, er Vice-President Kowloon-Canton Railway as far as Taipo. The Eves, inspected the British section of the the United States, and Mrs, Fairbanks were passengers from Manila to Hongkong by the
steamer Minnesota.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. O. P. Bland, sosompanied
by Dr. Gattrell, passed through. Tientsin on the is much better and appose to be completely 14th instant, en route to Peking. Mr. Bland
recovering from bis recent illness.
A Chinese firm of Shanghai was fined $200 Inst week for imitating Messra. Marray and Lanman's Florida. Water trade-mark, The
next day His Excellency and party inspected the railway works from Taipo up to the Chinese frontier.
The return of visitors to the City Hall Library
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THE TSAR'S TOUR...
LONDON, October 25th. The meeting of the Tsar and King Emmanuel was of the most cordial character, the Tsar receiving a great ovation.
and Museum for the week ending the 24th Oc- ober, 1909, shows that of non-Chinese there wers 367 to the Library, and 84 to the Museum, and of Chinese 157 to the former and 1,192 to the latter. The Library was, therefore, used The Italian Press rejoices over the by 524 persons and the Museum by 1,276.
rapprochement as strengthening Italy's dedicated at Manila last week, and Mr. while it does not weaken the Triple A new Y.M.C.A. building was formally relations with England and France, Fairbanks, ex President of the United States, delivered an address on the occasion. The Alliance, total post of the building was P.245,548.91 The Vienna newspapers generally President Taft sent a telegram reading:
are confident that the visit will result in closer relations between Russia and Italy and that the relationship will not Arrangements have just been made for the detach Italy from the Triplice. Some importation into the United States of 50,000 of the newspapers, however, opine tone of Chinese pig-iron. This is not the first consignment, say the N.-C. Daily News. A large that the wide detour made by the cargo of steel-making pig-iron from the Han Tsar in his journey to Italy (avoiding yang Iran and Steel Works, Hankow, has already Austrin entirely) bodes ill-will towards
Mixed Court directed the fine to be divided between two local charities in equal proportions The United States Consul at Halifax, General David F. Wither, who has bean ap pointed to a similar position at Kobe, will be succeeded at Halifax by Mr. James W.Congratulations on energy and generosity Ragsdale, who is at present Consul General at shown in erection building. Have every con- St. Petersburg and was formerly at Tiontar
Instrations have been received at Cherbourg
of the duties performed by officials to hastes the work on the Franch cruisers
must necessarily come under the scrutiny of the Councils. It will be the business
of these Comcils, we presume, to accept some responsibility for the accuracy of the provincial budgets, and in this connec tion it is evident the Councils have it in their power to render the State splendid
Duplex, Kleber and Desaix, which are to compose a division for the Far East. These vesels must be ready in the opening months of next year in order to proceed to their destination. At a meeting of the Porak Sugar Onitiva tion Company, Ltil, held at Shanghai last week, it was decided to recommend, subject to the
nual meeting of shareholders, the payment of dividend of Tls. 10. per share (20 por cont.) for the year ended August 31, 1909.
flance in ite great future."-
been delivered in New York at 70s per ton cif., which is well below the price quoted by Pittsburg smelters for delivery on the Atlantic seaboard. Besides a wealth of raw materials in
Austria,
LATER. At a banquet given yesterday in Emmanuel in a toast emphasised
POLICE INTELLIGENCE. A
Eight men and a woman have been aronted in connection with the armed robbery nose, the Saitors' Home last week end, and they will prob- ably be charged before a Magistrate to-day.
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A bar boy employed at the German Tavern was charged by Mr. Bogiemann, the manager, with the larceny of a silver watek. The accused appeared before Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday, and was remanded.
Before Mr, Hazeland at the Magistracy yes- terday a coolle who was found guilty of stealing $4yorth of copper, brass and sine from the
imprisonment with hard labour and six hours'
Naval Yard was sentenced to four months'
stoake.
Eleron Chinose appeared before Mr, F. A
Hazeland at the Magistracy yesterday charged
were fined $75 each, and each of the players 23. Saturday night. The two keepers of the game with gambling at No. 3, Jardine's Bazaar, on
Another batch of thirteen who appeared before Gued $3 each. the same Magistrata for a similar offence were
Pentorce of six weeks' imprisonment and st hours: stocks was passed on a foki by Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the Magistracy yesterday. The prisoner, who was employed in a shop in Des distant and asked. for a nail abstractor, for his Voxi Road, went to a shop some ten doors. master. The implement was handed to him,
concealed under his coat. From inquiries made by the police it was found that the article
and he was found later at Taipingshan with
hand been obtained by false pretencës.
service. There can be no "regeneration audit of the seconats, at. the forthcoming an- the Yangtze Valley, the natural shipping fachonour of the Tsar's visit, H. M. KI Honour Mr. H. H. J'Gompertz. (Puise Judge)
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A rey noticable festure in counection with
̧• ̧NRW. BOLICITOR ADMITTED,
At the Supreme Court yesterday before his the Hon. Mr. Rees Davies, K.C., moved for the
the Russo-Italian community of inadmission of Mr. Christopher Wilson to practice terests, which brought the two countries closer together than ever they had been balore.
SAD DOUBLE FATALITY.
of China" until the whole fiscal system is radically changed, It is a prodigious task, as anyone who has read the cx-
the late typhicon is the small loss of life and haustive descriptions of it given by Pro-Circan give their last istines performance at
It should not be forgotten that Harmston's oft in the estuary of the Canton River com fessor PARKER and Mr. H. B. MORSE will West Point this afternoon. There is also a pered with that of recent years, is no doubt readily understand, but it is one which, formance in the evening, and to-morrow night largely due to the Kowloon Customs living set sooner or later, must be entered upon. We the talented combination, will appear for the-up a signal station at Chekwan to which all the stor signals exhibited on the Tamar are wired, have no doubt the natural curiosity of the last time and anticipate a well-fillet tout to give and where they are displayed for the informa-
them a rousing send off, provincial assemblies to learn what becomes
tion of the native craft. It must be very of all the revenue raised will not only proven
Mr. A. Schmidt, the Commissioner of the gratifying to the gentlemen concerned to find
LONDON, October 26th. safeguard against administrative and finan-Chinese Customs at Harbin, not with a nasty that their efforts have been attended with ench
The P. and O. steamer "Palawan seoident en Sept. 28th. Owing to a swerve of good results, and the Tidamrveyor is to be com. dial arruption, but lead oventually to the his bore he was thrown and, either by the fall plimented on his foresight in suggesting the reports that while passing through ahandonment of what Mr. PARKER has called or a kick, his jaw was broken. Pluckily remount scheme, as well as Mr. Commissioner Harris on the Suez Canal a child named Bird
the many anfratuosities, callosities and ing, he rode home and was taken to the hospital, his hearty co-operation in bringing it to the fell overboard.
A Chinese amah complications in the
accounts, so as to where his jaw was reset and no serious damage notion of the Canton Viceroy himself for adopt., remove the chances of the silver raised to is likely to result. In fact, Mr. Schmidt was at work the next day with his face incased in meet the expenses of government, "halting A. S. WATSON & CO., piecemeal on the way to its nominal des-
plaster of Paris, ;
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THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
Hongkong, 8th October, 1909.
NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS,
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ONLY communications relating to the new
tination."The establishment of these Councils, therefore, marks an important epoch in the history of China, and the work they do will be watched with much attention and cager hopefulness.
H.E. THE GOVERNOR when he addressed the Legislative Council last week was unable to give any definite information in olumn should be addressed to THE EDITOR.
Correspondents must forward their names and regard to the Postal Agencies in China' ad-trims with communicatione addressed to the some of the Treaty porta having agreed to good faith.
All letters for publication should be written on sne side of paper only.
W. Every, cook of the Blue Funnel steamer Stenfor, was drowned while attempting to board his ship from a sampan off the Hongkow Wharf, Shanghai, about 11 pm, on the 12th inst, Thy body was found by the River Police, some days later on the foreshore near the Valean Iron works. The evidence showed that docted was slight intoxicated when he met his death. A verdict of accidental death by drowning was returned cu the evidenos of Dr. Billinghurst.
His many friends in the Colony will regret
On Saturday morning, while on duty in the been removed to hospital in a critical condition. charge room at the Central Station, he fell back in his chair and called to Inspector Fenton to was removed to hospital in an ambulance. Min Smith, who is anaemic, is believed to have been seized with a paralytic stroke, and there was no improvement in his condition yesterday.
ing the suggestion and providing the nessary jumped overboard and saved the funds.
child, but both expired two hours later.
A quiet, assuming bat eminently asful and public-spirited citizen was lost to the Shanghai community last week when Mr. Alfred Denny Lowe, until reconty the respected tipin of Messrs. Godies and Co., succumbed to an intestinal trouble of some duration, Mr. Lowe did excellent work for Shanghai as a member BRITISH NAVAL AFFAIRS. of the Municipal Connell, and socially he was prominent in the ADC., the St. George's Society and other organisations. He had been in Shanghai upwards of twenty-five years. He esme oat originally an Chares for Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co Binoy the beginning
Company (Messin. Molchanoff, Pechatnoff & Co.) the position of tes-inspector for the Trading at Hankow and in his now position had been very successful until illness provented him from continuing business. He leaves a widowa
We observe that Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Bird and child were booked to leave London on the "Palawan on the 9th instant. If that is so, the deepest sympathy will be felt for the parenta in their bereavement.]
LONDON, October 25th. Lord Beresford has published his correspondence with Mr. Asquith, in
Asquith's assurance the careers of the witnesses at the Naval Enquiry have been prejudiced. Captains Hulbert
solicitor in the Supreme Court of Hong- us. He said that Mr. Wilson had been admitted to practice in England in 1893 and he had taken out a practising certificats up to the present, including the present your. His certificate of admission had bean left in England, but bis Lordship would see from the affidavits filed by two solicitors in this.
Colony that they knew of their absolute knowledge that he had practised in Eng-
land. He came hore andar happy auspices, because, aalike most people, he had the advantage of the friendship of two of the solicitors already in practice in the Colony.
His Lordship said that under the circum- stances he need liave no hesitation in admitting.
Mr. Wilson, and he had much pleasure in doing
so. He hoped that the exercise of his profession would be useful, pleasant and profitable.
Mr. Wilson bowed his acknowledgments.
THE CHINA PROGRAMME AT THE CLARK UNIVERSITY CELEBRA
TIONS.
During the celebration at Clark University, Worcester, Mass., on the afternoon of Septeni. ber 16, addresses were made on various phases of Chinese affairs by Hou. Chester Holcombe, formerly American Secretary of Legation, Poking, by Prof. Fred, Wolls Williams, who it will be remembered paid a visit to China a
Editor, not for publication but as evidence of provide the contribution HIS EXCELLENCY to learn that Police Inspector J. Smith has of the present ten season Mr. Lowe had compied which he complains that despite Mr. year ago, and by Mr. Thomas Millard,
had suggested, while others had not. It has suggested to us that the most simple and the most satisfactory method of getting
No anonymously signed communications that have already appeared in other papers will be
·Oriore for extra copies of DAILY PRE Over the difficulty, is by raising the ratesave him from falling. Then he collapsed and member of a very popular Shanghai family and Campbell have been removed.
insertad,
should be sent before 11 am on day of limited. Only apply for Cash., publicstion. After that hour the supply
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DEATHS
CHICK, late of Changsha, aged 51-years, deeply regretten.
of postage in the ports where the revenuo of the Agency does not cover expenditure. If the postage rate to the United Kingdom and the British Colonies were raised from 4 cents
On October 17th, at Wusib, China, Mrs. Joux Four K. STEWART, of Trenton, NJ, USA, aged 81 yeare, mother of Mrs, G. F. Mosher.
Yesterday morning a riokahaw in which a
and Ave children, three of whom are now in the Homeland at school.
HONGKONG UNIVERSITY.
from their posts on half-pay and otherwise invidiously treated.
whose recent book on "America and the Far East" has been so widely road. The meeting was presided over by Dr. Hamil ont Wright, who visited China last winter as a member of the American Delegation to the Opium Conference. On the following day, an who visited China several years ago in connection addross was delivered by Prof. J. W. Jenks, with the Monetary Commission, by Mr. John Ford, Secretary of the American Asiatic Assu Mr. Asquith forwarded the report of oation, by Prof. Headlane, formerly of Peking the Admiralty, explaining that Cap-celebration of the week, the Honorary Degree University; and by Judge Wilfley. During the of LL.D. was conferred upon Judge. Willey, on half-pay, not in the ordinary course contarred in recognition of the important work tains Hulbert and Campbell were put in conferring the Degree, Dr. Hall, President of the University, said that the Degree had been.
of events, but due to Naval re-accomplished by Jadge Willey during his organisation.
CORRESPONDENCE.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,"
tanure of office of Judge of the Court for China. Large audiences greeted the ratious speakers, and there were frequent comments on the new interest in the affairs of Chino being taken by all classes of the American people.-Shanghai Nimes
to 5 cents, British residents in those places lady was riding came into collision with another David Sagbaon & Company and Mesars. E, D. We are authoritatively informed that Mears, would not have a great deal to complain rickshaw in Garden Road, near the entrance to Bassoon & Company have each subscribed a sum On October 17th, at Shanghai, WALTER JOHN about. We have received two communica-Wellington Barrzoks, and was overtamed; of $10,000 to the University Endowment Fund tions to that effect from Shanghai. the lady being thrown heavy on to thể
ADMIRAL LAMBTON'S SUCCESOR cents not the equivalent of ground. Soldiers as to the rescue and carried one, perny, and the increase would her inside, where a restorative was administerel The period of the command of the British On October 18th, at Shanghai, Alfred DENEY therefore, be
and she was presently, able to return to China aquadron expires next spring, when LOWEL
aleparture from the Imperial Penny Fostage rate, while injury had been sustained, but the lady was relinquish the post. It is believed he will be the Peak. Happily it was found that ne serious Admiral Hon. Sir Hedworth Lambton wily | HONGKONG OFFICEF 101, DES Vœux ROAD C | the British Post Office would still LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, EC be the cheapest in the East, for the
rather severely braised on the lead and body.apoceeded by Vice Admiral Alfred L. Winslow CVO, CM.G., the present fourth Sea Lord at. rate by all other Post Offices in China Laat employed in gommand of the troops in
Maj. Gen. Villiers. Hatton, C.B., who was the Admiralty, remains at ten conte. "A Britisher," writing South Chias, completes three years' unemplo, to a Shanghai contemporary, las pointed out on November 3rd, and will be retired on out that British peany postage was pension. This officer, says a Bervice journal intended for the Empire, and not for who was promoted to the generals' list in 1903, British subjects resident in places out-passed his regimental career in the Grenadier side the Empire, and he suggests Guards, which he joined nearly 37 years ago, that the natural remedy for the loss at and under the age rules oqnid remain on the first day of the ninth moon that is to sa present incurred by Hongkong for postal active list another five years. He did excellent honour he felt in one more meeting man whom with his individual consumption. That is 120,000. This mistake in explicable enough; im
The Daily Press.
Hongrong, OCTOBER 26TH 1909.
PROVINCIAL Parliaments or Deliberative Councils, as they are variously called, are now established in all the provincial capitals of China. They were inaugurated on the
work in the Khartouni campaign, 1898.
Capt. C. W. Gordon has been appointed se- .1. Jutant of the and Northumberland Fusillers, of which his father was formerly inspecting officer.
THE BOXEE RISING.
PRESENTATION TO BIR 1, SEYMOUR,
THE MILITARY REBATE. SIE Roderick Random's failure to see the logic of the argument which I advanced in
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composed of American veterans of the China of the duty paid by the Garrison
The Imperial Order of Dragons, a society support of a return to the Military Authorities relief expedition -presented a gold medal to liquor, instead of a remission of the duty Admiral big 18. Brymon on board his Majesty's arises out of an erroneous notion that each The Admiral expressed the pleasure and Private soldier's share. is to be commensurate ship Infeatble at New York on the 30th ult.
he had led to the relief of the Peking Legations, not the case. The amounts each man will get depends upon his rating, not upon the WEATHER REPOET.
quantity of liquor he consumes. The total abstaince will share equally with others. There is thus no motive for drinking, and the story of the co-operative society, told by your correspondent, My idea was that if each man were to receive is seen to have no application. bis share of the return at fairly long intervale month-the large amount accumulated might say, every three months instead of every
make it seem better worth while putting by.
Yours truly,
hoisted.
At 11 am-Black South Cone hoisted..
connection with the Treaty ports is that it on October 14th-and so the machinery of should either be borne by the Home Govern- Constitutional Government is now at work.
ment on behalf of British subjects in those The experiment will be watched with close places, or be mat by reverting. to the 2dor He joined his father's old rogiment-1st West the following report:
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued attention throughout the world. When the 10 cents per half-ounce postage to be paid Yorkshires in 1896, and served with the corps
On the 24th at 10 p.--No 2 night signal elections were complete and the Courcils by residente inthose ports orby those posting in Hongkong, Singapore, and Bombay. He On the 25th at 6 am.-Black South Cene wore about to assemble an Imperial Elict to them. It does not seem necessary to go also did duty with the Chinese Begt in Weide was-issued reiterating the commands of the Throne that, in conformity with the has undertaken to bear half the loss; the company in the Northumberland Fusiliers ably in Luzon, and fallen over China, parti- so far as this. The Imperial Government haiwei, and in 1902 was specially promoted to At 11.45-The barometer has risen consider wishes oxpressed by the late DOWAGER-
Hongkong Government is prepared to bear a Battalions, Capt. Gordon was retained in South WNW is probably situated about 200 miles
When Mr. Haldane disbanded the 3rd and 4th cularly on the S. coast. Estres, the Provincial Councile should use their best efforts to promote the think that if the balance can be covered
moiety of the remaining loss, and we should Africa for special staff work.
The typhoon, which is moving towards to the S... of Hongkong. A strong E. gale welfare of the provinces they respec- by increasing the postal rate to the United
expected to prevail in the Colony to-night. tively represent. They were cautioned Kingdom and the Colonies from 4 cents to
Eastwards, It Has now over 8. Japan,
high presare area continues to move against exceeding thein rights and encroach-3 cents in the Treaty ports of China it ing upon established he; they were bidden would be a most satisfactory solution of the not to act impulsively, but with calm deliber- the question. ation and a single eye to the promotion of the best interests of the people. His Excellones the Governor has gone into resolutions passed by a Provincial Council residence at Government House for the winter. are subject to the approval of the Viceroy.
squally, miny. The only cares of communicable disease in the for her journey up the rapids Her command Formosa Channa.... winds, fresh.
N.E. and E. or Governor, who are directed by the Edict. Colony reported last week was one Chinese case Chungking, where he will turn over the vessel.
er expects to make the voyage from Teksng to South coast of Calus, between Fresh E. gala. to enforce such resolutions of the Council of enteric fever, and three fatal cases of prer-")
Hongkong and Lemooks. as may seen to them advisable, but they are peral fever, all Chinese.
The
The new French gunboat Loudart de Lagree arrived at Hankow from Kinking recently in 13 hours. This vessel is of the most modera and commanded by her designer, Capt. Andmart, who was formerly in command of the
Bad weather may be expected over the N
part of the Chine Bes.
at 10 am. to-day, 0.05 inches.
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending Olry and has made several voyages to Chung- The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon king: After coaling at Hankow she was to proceed up the Han River to Changsha, Isterday is as follows: going to Ichang, where she will prepare
M. STEWART.
Hongkong, October 25th.
PORT ARTHUR SCANDALS..
PRATAS ISLAND.
It will have been observed that the official Jepan Mail, was of a very vagas character, as information published on the 4th inst, says the might have been expected, seeing that agreement had not yet been actually signed. as to the amount of compensation which is to be From particulars published in Tokyo, however, we gather that the ramour recently circulated paid to Mr. Nishizawa was erroneous, and that instead of 20,000 yon, the actual sum is about view of the Japanese method of counting. It is for half million and based it on the amount said that Mr. Nishizawa originally put ya claim of capital said to have been actually sunt. Ett when the commissioners of the two Govern ments proceeded to the Island and inspected the a few sheds and a short length of light railway. outlays notsally made, they found nothing but
any valuation at all, and nothing remained to Evidently such property scarcely admitted of
loss of his business by Mr. Nishizawa. The be asked for except some compensation for the
proposal of that naturo, and thus, as our readers Chinese, however, refused to entertain any doubtless, remember, the negotiations drifted into an Emquare. It was not until the change of Viceroys at Canton and the amicable settlement of the Chientao problem as well us its concomitant questions, that the Chinese consented to rotten the Pratas Island affair, and it was then led on the lines that Mr. Nishizawa aliquidtideive a sum by way of com
Hongkong & Neighbourhood / Strong E. gale, part of the Government is finished, and a formerly published in certain quarters. The
to her new commander, he himself returning South coast of China betwee to Franco.
Hongkong and Finan
implicated in the scandal of the neglect sud ff on the Island. It would seem therefore The Russian military engineers who are persation for the loss of his business, minus a charge for the Chinese property destroyed by with Japan are now to be put on trial at St. Shimbun that Chinese property was destroyed embezzlement at Port Arthur before the we take these particulars from the dea Petersburg. The preliminary inquiry on the
after all, is spit of the strenuous denials terrible state of affairs has been brought to light, for the fortifications of Port Arthur, Prved to have bean by no means so strong is St. Petersburg correspondent says, have been the anthorities were led to believe they were, Cyclonis galego long as it did.
and the marvel is how the place held held out
yen will come into Mr. Nishizawa's hands, and net result is believed to be that about 120,000
it appears to us that he may consider himself very fortunate, although of course he must have at a great deal more than the value of the property on the Island actually represents.