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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29TH, 1909.
Politican is quoted as saying that the assas sination of Prince Iro may well have been a calamity in a double sense, and that it is difficult to believe that relations with Japan are as happy as they were immediately prior
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A large lannah will leave Kowloon Police Pier at 8.50 p.m. on Friday to convey guests to the dance on board the Tamar,
Mr. Hichkook, rosiding at the Peak Hotel, has just informed the police that on Tuesday
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CHINA IN THE COMMONS.
KOWLOON RAILWAY.
DUFFS V. H.M.S. KING ALfeed.”
On November 25, Mr. Ginnell asked the A match will be played this afternoon on the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies if Military Ground, Happy Valley, kick-off at he will state on whose recommendation the late 3 p.m., between the Buffs and HLM.S. King chief British accountant on the Kowloon Rail- Alfred The Buffs will be represented by:y, recently convicted of embezzlement, was or Wednesday at he lost a gold enam DEATH OF A NOTED GERMAN Blake, Barrand and Baldry; Collopy, Tompsett have inquiry made and the person identified, employed; and, if not known, whether he will turquoise bracelet probably in the vicinity of
and Olgivio; Salos and Hollway; Rution, StiF with a view to holding him, if in the service of St. Paul's College.
and Coleman. Referee, Sgt. Edwards.
the Crown Agents, answerable for the loss caused by his nominee.
Miss Phyllis Lammort (daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Lammert), who is now at Beaumont School, Dover, has passed, with honours, the
for Pianoforte playing.
BANKER.
LONDON, December 27th. The well-known German Bankor,
AN INTERPORT GOLF CUP. We are glad to learn that the Shanghai Golf- Club has authorized the Committee to offer to Golf Cap, vaine about $1000, for competition between Golf Clubs in China, Hongkong and Japan. The conditions are as follows: (1) Medal Play 36 holes:
Colonel Seely: The person referred to was employed on the Chinese section of the railway. I do not know on whose recommendation he was employed, and the matter is not one whink' Colonial Office.
statesmen of Japan, are Lostile to Russia Trinity College (London) Junior Examination Herr Ernst Mendelssohn Bartholdy, present a Cup, to be known as the Shanghai concerne either the Crown Agents or the
A S. WATSON & CO. to that event. "The fact that Japan has not been able to send a representative to follow in the murdered Prince's footsteps speaks for itself," says the writer of the dispatch. We confess we are not very sure ourselves what that sentence really ucans. The inference apparently intend ed to be conveyed is that all the other
to such a degree that a conference between the Russian Finance Minister and any onb of them might have caused the cloud" to burst, and Manchuria to be deluged in blood again. But it seems to us that there 16 more than one perfectly simple reason why Japan did not send a representative to Harbin to take the place of the murdered Prince. Firstly, it takes several days to get from Tokyo to Harbin, and M. KoKovizôer was paying but a flying visit to the great railway junction and was due back in St, FULLER'S CONFECTIONERY. Petersburg on a fixed date which did not make a long stay at any point on the route COCOANUT TAFFY, ALMOND TAFFY possible. Secondly, it was quite con- CREME APRICOTS. SUCRE DE Aceivable that Japan had no statesman CREME, CARAMELS. PEPPERMINT LUMPS, and CHOCOLATES, and of high rank sufficiently acquainted with the details of the problem to b. Boxes, &. &c. &c.. WALNUT all TOFFEE, PEPPERMINT CREAMS dispatch at a moment's notice. These are. both intelligible reasons for the omission to sond a representative, and even if neither of them offers the real explanation we can be quite sure that whatever the explanation may be it does not bear the significance, St. Petersburg which we have quoted Evidently one effect of the war has been to create greater public interest in European Russia in the Eastern dominions of) the Tsar
Manchurin. and in
the scene of the great struggle, and the reports which have been reaching Russin from the East have led, we are fold, to a growing belief
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The Hongkong Police have been informed of an extensive robbery, which took place at Macap on Sunday night, when there was stolen from the Customs Station at Min Lau Chow 36,152, two lady's gold watches, two gold chains and other jewellery. The thiores have not been traced.
The return of visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the wook ending the 26th De- cember, 1909:-(exclusive of Christmas Day) shows that of non-Chinese there were 451 to the library and 273 to the Musou, and of Chinese 199 to the former and 2,423 to the The Library was, therefore, used by faitor. 650 persons and the Museum by 2,696, 21,
20
The opening ceremony of the Hongkong Islam Club, promoted by the Indian merchants, took place on Sunday afternoon, at the Club premises; No. 19, Queen's Road Central. The rooms ware decorated, and there was a large gathering of members and friends, both Malomedans and Parsecs. Light refreshments wore serred, and a very enjoyable afternçon. was spent.
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial
is dend.
DESTRUCTIVE BLIZZARD IN AMERICA.
Mr. Ginnell asked the Under-Secretary for the Colonies whether the Colonial Office has given its approval to the present proposals for (2) Terms not to consist of more than five men,
and the threo bost scores to count. The toath Worlang the new Kowloon Railway, including a of $100,000 for traffic expenses, in provision returning the lowest score in the aggregato to bo declared the winners. In the event of aceted roreans of $20,000 and a trao manager with £2,000 a year for salary and. tio a further 19 holes to be played.
allowance; and if he will state on whose recom- (3) The first match to be held in Shanghai mendation this latter appointment has been in April, 1910, draet date to be communicated made; and with what staff and what augant of lator; subsequent competitions to be held laries this railway, 20 miles long, is to ha annually on the Links of the Club holding
provided. the Cup,
LONDON, December 28th. The worst blizzard that has been experienced for twenty years has occurred in the Eastern part of the
It has been respon- It is suggested that at the meetings arranged United States.
in connection with this Cup the Individual Golf sible for fifteen deaths,
Championship of the Far East roight be played. At New York it caused three deaths-N-C. Daily News. and 1,500 people were rendered home- 'less.
A tidal wave occurred at Chelsea, Massachusetts, and at Philadelphia 22 inches of snow fell.
M. PICHON ON FRENCH FOREIGN POLICY.
LONDON, December 28th, In the French Chamber of Depu-
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Colonel Scoly: The proposals for working the line have not yet boon submitted to the Secretary of State,
BRITISH PROTECTOR OF CHINESE (IRON). Mr. Ginnell asked the Under Secretary for —THE NEW FIRST SEA LORD,
the-Colonios-whether he has received on-official- report of the case of alleged insult to Mr. Admiral of the Fleet Sir Arthur Knyvet Ridgas, British Protector of Chinese at Ipoh.. Wilson. V.C., the successor of Sir John Fisher in the Malay Peninsula, on Oct. 9 Inst, in as First Bos Lord, was born on March 4, 842, a young Chinaman named An Chuk-fang was arrested while engaged at his shop work, ox- midshipman of the Algiers he served in the posed among bis acquaintances as a prisoner, and entered as Navy in June, 1955, 2
Black Sea daring the Crimean War and received with Penichim Wrists, and sentenced to fre
years
which
by the Banishnout Court for the offence of asking, the Protector whether ho` could road An Chuk-fang's name when written in Chinese characters; under what law is that soatance imposed; whether, a few days earlier at Ipoh, a European British subject whe fined only $75 for having killed a Chinaman whether he is aware that all the Chinose inhabitants of Ipoh are in terror of the official Colonial Office has any control over this British Protector of Chines the Banishment Court, the British public officials and magistratus ut Ipoh, or the laws they administer; and whether any effort will be made by the Colonial Office to require in fatare equal treatment of different
NOUGAT, NUTTONA, WALNUT given to it in the newspaper dispatch froin and Affiliated Hospitals begs to acknowledge ties M. Pichon, the Foreign Minister, actions, He next went to the Topaz, Borow who is called their Protector; whether the
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made a statement on the country's foreign policy. France and Russia, he said, were never more closely united, and the Anglo-Russian rap prochement was an additional element in the extremely cordial Anglo-French entente. The recent meeting of the
11, 1861.
he
in St. Petersburg that Japan will att rest the attention of Mr. E. Hallifax at the Tsar and King Emmanuel sufficiently rat hentenant for the greater part of the time.
in the event of a new struggle, will bear its
the coast from Vladivostock to Nicolaievsk is
ships of war," and it is suggested that Japin regards the acquisition of this const. Jumours are circulating as to an exchange correspondents must forward their names and addresses with communications addressed to the territory, but they are so vague and
14.7-
The poculiar case which had been engaging
Magistracy in which a man named Francis Clark, who describes himself as an Italian, speaks Portuguese and was born in Hongkong, was charged with obtaining $42 by false preten
from oue Fag Toma Bahi was concluded yoster-
man with whom she lived had been arrested and
demonstrated the accord of Russia and Italy. The differences with Germany regarding Morocco had been
races thero,
Colonel Seely No, sir, we have received no report on the subject.
Editor, not for publication but as evidence shadowy that, for the present at any rate, done. His Worship sentenced the defendant reached now, but all the Powers in- Ei Teb, February 29, 1884, that he won his General whether lie was aware that special
good faith.
All letters for publication should be written on ne side of paper only.
No cnonymously signed communications that have already appeared in other papers will be
imaerdedi
they cannot be taken seriously.
We observe, however, that one correspon- dent, at St. Petersburg says that Russian opinion has come to recognise that the
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OHRISTMAS SERVICES.
mass
time came.
REGISTRATION OF LETTERS TO THE EAFT. Mr. Henniker Heston asked the Postmaster
mail bags were made up every Friday in London for passengers for India, the East, and Australia, in the P. and O. and Orient stenmelis, to be sent to Brindisi and Naples, and that the letters, &c., must be registered; why was registration necessary, in view of the fact that
have no real foundation in fact and under- stands that they are only a move in an celebrated this year, and the service was a Tory place during the Christmas bolidays, when tho of the torpedo school in the Vernon. Following Australian Governments to catch the P. and O
Only in the Cathedral was a midnight imposing one--but much too long. It began at
A SERIOUS NAVAL INCIDENT. An incident which has naturally caused some little stir in naval circles in Honghong took commander of one of the British cruisers in the harbour at present was thrown from his ricksha by some bluejackets belonging to a visiting American oruizer. The affair happened near a richs and the bluejackets, who were under
the Crimean and Turkish medals. At the end of 1855 he went out to the Chian Station in the Raleigh, broad pennant of Sir Harry Keppel, and, after her wreck near Maono in the following March, joined the Calcutta, Asgahip of Sir M. Calme-Seymour. He was present at the capture of Canton on December 29, 1857, and the destruction of the Taku Forts on May 21, 1858, and wears the Chins malad with clasps for those
frigate, on the Pacific Station, and on March 4, 1961, was proxasted to sub-lieutenant. His tamaat's commission was dated December In 1866 he want to the Excellent, and in March, 1867, was appointed, additional, to the tagship on the China Station and lent to the Japanese Navy as an insistor, From Janday, 1869, Eerved for a year as a lieutenant of the Britannia, cadets training ship, at Dartmouth, and from
THE SIBERIAN ROUTE FOR NEWSPATEBĖ, September, 1870, to September, 1872, served in the Caledonia in the Mediterraneon, being hof the Postmaster-General whether he had suc- Cu Decembor 1, Mr. Henniker Hentou asked
ceeded in arranging with the administratora satisfied until she has secured the control of
In October, 1872, the was appointed first lieuten
concerned for the outward despatch, via the ant of the Narciarus, flagship of the Detached Manchuria. Thousands of Japanese agents it
Frigate Squadron, and a year later, having papers from this country to the countries of Biberian route, of newspapers and commercial is represented, are busily sowing seed which,
commander of the Raleigh, Captain George countries; and whether he was aware that anch been promoted on September 18, 1873, becarae the Far East at the normal rates for such Tryon, in the same Squadron. During this class of mail matter comes over this route from fruit. But the circumstanco which causes the day, The story for the prosecution was that settled and both Powers were loyally commission he gained a very high reputation the Far East at the same, rate for newspapers A. S. WATSON & CO.. most unssiness to Russian ofheinldom is that the defendant told the complainant that the acting in accord, causing an immediate for seamanship. The Raleigh, after oraising and commercial papers as if sent via Snes of
in the Bouth Atlantic, went to Bombay to via America, LIMITED,
that $42 was needed to bail him out. As the improvement in the diplomatic situa-meet the Berupie,
board which ship the Prines
said: I Mr. Sydney Burton, in reply, said: Wales of being systematically explored by Japanese complainant had not the money herself she got tion in Europe. But the Franco- from his Indina visit, and escorted her obtain any reduction in the very
#768 returning regret. that it has not yet been possible to High her aunt to furnish it, but when she proceeded German agreement was restricted to home in 1876. In April of that, your ho was charges for the converance of mails by the to the Police Station she was met by the Morocco and did not apply to the remained in her after being promoted to meat. I have therefore felt it my duty, in appointed to the Vernon torpedo school ship, Trans-Siberia.route from the Russian Govern- defendant, who took the money from her hand
captain on April 20, 1850. From March, 1881, connection with ether important European poet who lived with the woman and called himself
Ja ranresanteil aus Bordad railway of the Austrian quesome h
Crete, M. Fichon depot ship Hecla in the Mediterranean Fleet. rente to letters and postcards,
sellering kanta mukumbukak the now of this her husband told the defendant to do as he said a definite settlement cannot be her he was present on July 11, 1982, at the boburdiment of Alexandria, and served after wards ashore with the Naval Brigade. It was at terested would participate when the V.C. by an not of daring resource which stands ont even among the records of that decoration, In February, 1885, he commissioned the Kaleigh na flagship of Sir W.Haat Grubbs, for service on the Cape and West Coast of Africa Station: At the end of 1886 he went to the Admiralty as Assistant Director of Torpedoos, and from January, 1889, to February, 1892, was captain mail baga from Brisbane, Sydney, and Mel- bourne were sent overland by the various captain of the battleship Sans Pareil, ink and Orient-steamers at Adelaide without being this he went again to the Mediterranean, as ship Sir M. Calme Seymour's flag was down ficials report that registration was not neces- aftor the loss of the Victoria. On June 20, sary and would cause no more delsy than registered; whether he was aware that postal 1895, he became rear-admiral, and in I Ras del Rei, near the steamer wharves, and the Naval Hospital. The officer was riding in the tastical, exercises" of that summer Singapore, or Sydney, and would he take steps ordinary letters for Port Said, Aden, Bombay, twelve destroyars. In the Naval Mazouvres of registration of these letters of passengers and commanded the Torpedo Squadron, including to abolish the inconvenience and expenses of On December 17th, at Chinkiang, Dr. Manoszar and problems of European concern, Cer. 1. joss-stick shop, and soon spread to the other side the influence of liquor, and decidedly frolicsome, 1896 he commanded a squadron, and in August have special mail bags made up addressed to fize
tainly it is difficult to explain the reports The débris continued to smoulder until Sunday thrown to the ground and the ricksha fell on
of the street and barned furiously till midnight past the vehicle, causing the officer to be of that year went to the Admiralty as Third captains of the ontward steamers, on any other grounds, for there is nothing night. Most of the property destroyed was top of him. He telephoned to the police, who April, 1901, he was appointed to command the and I am not aware that it has been found
Naval Lord and Controller, being on that coca- sion, too, the saccessor of Sir John Fisher. InMr. Sydney Buxton, in reply said: The in the situation in the Far East to justify newly-built.
Braungement la as summoned a naval picquet and the men were Channel Squadron, and became rice-admiral in inconvenient. the alarm which is being manufactured in
as stated by my hon. friend nirested and handed over to their own authori... From this time outwards until the spring facilitate the selection of the letters from the Registration is required to Europe. The interests of both. Powers in
The year 1939 when it dawned found us ties by whom they will be dealt with. The orme as continually aflost in high general porrespondence for Einly. Without the Manchuria have been defined by agreements, perous time for the Colony might be expected is very unfortunato in view of the friendly its Commander-in-Chief; and at the further
command When bouyant with the hope that a more pros
the Home offence is a very serious one, and the offenders separated from the Naval Reserves it
Fleet was gistration it would not be possible to select and on the part of both a geniune desire in the course of the year. Early in the year relations that have always existed in Hongkong reorganisation of January, 1905, when the
will likely be severely punished. The incident 1903, and reorganised ke appointed train,
them in time for dispatch by the Indian mail has been manifested to encourage friendly the Government anuoduced its salome for between members of the services here and Home Fleet became the Channel Fleet, he was
CHINESE IN TRANSVAAL GOLD-MINES. relations. It was doubtless with a view to dredging the harbour, and then came the news
visiting naval men belonging to other nations. appointed to this now command, and Admiralis Beretary for the Colonies what is estimated Mr. Dundas White naked the Under- further consolidating these that Prince Iro of the appointment of Commissionora-to-
sino of all the Fleets in Home Waters. He to be the number of Chinese who would be DEATH OF MR, ADOLPH BECK, HONGKONG, DECEMBER 29TH, 1909..
journeyed to Harbin to confer with the delimitate the boundary of the Colony. Alas!
reached the rank of Admiral on February 24. Russian Minister of Finance, and not be ments have not been satisfactorily fulfilled. the victim of a romarkable case of mistaken
1905, and of Admiral of the Fleet on March employed in the Transvaal gold mines at the hopes which were based on these announce. Mr. Adolph Beck, who was some years ago 1, 1907.
the end of the present year. Those who read attentively the European cause any crisis had arisen in the relations Business generally in the Colony has reached identity, died on the 7th inst, in the Middlesex gained a high reputation as a strategist and Chinese will still be in the Transvaal at the end
During the years of high command he
Colonel Seely, in reply said:-About 1,500 newspapers is they come to hand cannot between the two Powers. What is needed foeling is one of despair. Not one of the from bronchitis and pleurisy. The history of the Naval Manonres of 1901, 1903, and 1905 lower mark than ever, and the prevalent Hospital, where he had been admitted anffering factioinn, a reputation which his work during have failed to notice during the past few in Manchuria is a common railway policy government monopolies which have been put the case, which led to his punishment for crimes served to reveal to the general public.
BRITISH POST OFFICES IN THE FAR EAST, months the very persistent reports of an- and as far as can be gathered that was the The Land Senado is without funds even to pay Did Bailey to five years penal servitude for a Fleet to the post of First Soa Lord is of an been served on the clergymon, missionaries, and up to public tender during the year were lot. he never committed. dates back to 1877, when a
As has already been pointed out in these asked the Under-Secretary of State for the On 2nd December, Mr. Henniker Heaton other serious quarrel impending in the Far principal matter for discussion. No "cloud"
man named John Smith was sentenced at the columns, the appointment of an Admiral of the Colonies whether he is aware that notices have the wages of the employees. Our present East between Russia and Japan. These is hanging over the north eastern quarter of Governor, Senor Marques, who has been in the peculiar type of confidence triok upon young unprecedented nature; but, especially in view of ports have ostensibly emanated from St: the continent of Asia and so long as the making a thorough investigation of affairs almost identical species of fraud engaged the Navy, the appointment of an officer of the Colous or about three months, has been women. In 1895, nineteen years later, au recent controversies na to the administration of Petersburg, but we do not observe in the policies of Russia and Japan remain what generally, and we trust that in the coming year the attention of the police. who arrested character and recognised ability of Sir Arthur Japanese newspapersany indications of alarm they are it the present time there is no Colony to regain some of its former prosperity. be a olear case
he may be able to do something to help be Mr. Beek, against whom what appeared to Wilson will command that general confidence whatever, nor do we see in the actual situa- justification for anticipating any serious
was made out, and he which is much needed-Daily Telegraph. was sentenced to saven years' penal servitudo. tion anything to justify the panic-mongering quarrel between the two Powers,
BANDMANN COMEDY COMPANY:
The police feclared that he and John Smith were which has been going on. The Far East
one and the same person. Mr. Beek protested his period of panishmont was ended he devoted his innocence, but to no purpose. At last when Cloud is the Lending given to a St
his energies to proving that he had been guilt- Petersburg dispatch in a London paper of
loss. ut early in 1904 the police discovered has risen moderstely in E. Japan, and fallen On the 28th at 12.19 p.m.The barometer the 3rd iust. The correspondent tells us that
that "John Smith" confidence tricks were
over China particularly in the North. the position arising out of the development A notification appears in our advertisement
again being played and Mr. Book was once of Russia's Far Eastern policy is to-day a columns that the cutries for the Hongkong
London streets for whose guilt be was suffering.
The anti-cyclonic area is central over Japan, more arrested and convicted. He had long and probably a depression is approaching been of opinion that he had a double" in the Manchuria from the Westaurd. zemarkable one. On the one hand, it is Football Challenge Shield competition close on
Forfunctoly for Mr. Beck, while he won Chire free to strong manscon Moderate motsoon may be expected in the anthoritatively stated at the gay 68
ng sentence for his scound conviction another over the China Sea. of the Colony's favourites. It went well, and arrestal upou similar charges. The subsequent at 10 aan. to-day, 0.00 Inches.
man, bearing a str
a strange resemblance to him, was Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending for this the artistes deserve their mood of pollice in Praise. Everybody showed to advantage.
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon
unscrupulous diplomatic campaign. It is suggested that these reports are inspired by other interested Powers and that the object of On December 10th, at Kobs, the wife of S. E. the campaign is to divert Russia's attention Luca, of a son.
from her new task of internal consolidation
BLETI
MARRIAGES.
URBINER, to LUCY ELLA, eldest daughter of the late Thung Saw, G. Co, and aire. Bhar, On December 21, nt Shanghai, Fras OSWALD RETNOLDS, to EDITH LILIAN, second daughter of Daniel Addison Darling of Shanghai HONGKONG OFFICE: 104, DES VEUX ROAD C LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET. EC
Seward Hoad, Shangliai..*
The Daily Press
A Portuguese cues of diphtheria was the only case of communicable disease reported in the Colony last week.
fowards a Russo-Japanese, Agreement are The revenue staff is being increased. Police ---proceeding satisfactorily, Russia having re- Sergt. Clark at Taipo and Mr. Frederick J. cognised the necessity for more drastic Lust, land bailiff at Autan, have been appointed Tapanese action in Corea, when on the other eventive officers for the New Territory hand it is beyond question that there is decided ausiets in Government circles by reason of the continual reports as to Japanese intrigue. A well-known Russian
10 p.m. and ended about 2.a.m.
A BIG FIRE. At 10.30 p.m. on Christmas night a fire broke
destroyed sixteen houses. The fire started in a
THE DYING YEAR..
No better fare could be offered than the light comedies presented by the Bandmann Company, and their uniform success was again apparent last night when a good audience gave itself up unreservedly to the full enjoyment of that It has not been given before in Hongkong and latest London success "The Best People." the admirable reutering provided by the capable company is likely to stamp the piece as ono
been estigations provedl Mr. Beck to hare.
WEATHER REPORT,
the following report:
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued
iont, not only of the first alleged fraud, for which he served his term of to-day is as follows →→ How TO BE BEAUTIFUL-Keep your com.pezial servitude, but of the one for which lie The total output of the Chinese Engineering plexion, Mrs. Ellen's Crème Charmante, Lait was expecting to be sent to gaol. On the facts Hongkeng & Neighbourhood and Mining Company's three nines fr the Charmant and Special Skin Tonis and Poudrs released from prison on his own recognisancee, Formosa Channel
of the case becoming known, Mr. Book was Charmant will enable you to do it. week ending 4th December amounted to Specialities for the Skin are the study of s 27.799.97 tons and the sales during the period lifetime. A 8. Watson & Co. Ltd. Sela Agents victed. A sum of £5,000 was awarded him sa South coast of China between Her and antequtly he received pardon for both South coast of China between to 24,348.62 tons.
offences for which he had been wrongly non- Hongkong and Lamooks. 1453
compensation by the Home Office.
Hongkong and Hainan..
1
winds, fresh to E. and N. moderate; fine,
Same as No. 1 Same au No. 1.
Same as No. 1.
of the year.
English inhabitants generally at Chefoo, Foochow, and other places in China, that it offices at these places unless the communities in contemplation to close the British post agree to guarantee the so-called loss; whether Germany France, and other Powers havG evar mado a similar demand on their residing at any of these treaty ports a whether he is aware that the Post Office of Great Britain and Ireland receives £23,000 a
£10.000 a year for postage receipts on mails to Hongkong Government receipts only amount to year for postage on mails to China while the
the United Kingdom; and whether each country keeps its own receipts or any accounts are kept. The written reply was:-I 8.11 Tot aware of the matter mentioned in the first. question. I may state senteren of the Lenourable gentiontaxi's
state, howeYOT, beat the present loss on the postal ngoncies in Hongkong Government is not in a position to China, and that the Treasury, while agreeing to ment, suggested that contributions might be bear half loss, as a purely temporary arrange. obtained from the local communities benefited The whole question le still under consideration. by the agencies to cover the remaining lose. I cannot answer the third sentence of the hon- onrable gentleman's question, and me to the last two I would suggest that he should put down's question for my right honourable friend. the Postmaster-General,