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long time part that this suspicion is deep. A shipment of 40,000 mil mado warfrest TELEGRAMS.
rooted in the minds of a large section of the British people. It was implanted in the first place by the propagandist statements of the German Navy League, and the idea has been confirmed by the feverish haste CO. with which the narrow-North Sea const is
being converted into the base of an im mensaly powerful flest. Does the protection of Germany's small coastline and her growing shipping require the great flest which during the last few years she has been making superhuman efforts to create ? And what Power 18 assumed to be threatening either this coasts or the shipping of Germany? These are the questions which in the minds of the British public will arise out of the statement made on Saturday by Admiral VON TIRPITI; and there can be found no answer, we fear, which will at once remove the suspicion of aggressive intentions which
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A landelly occurred on the reclamation to the Hunghom Docker on Saturday afternoon. Part of a hillside cans away and a Chinens woman and her child were crushed to death,
Action has at last been taken with regard to
Women, the street walkers. Twenty-five sppeared at the Detective Office on Saturday to be photographed, They will shortly be banished: The Government are to be congra tulated in adopting this desirable coUZAO.
The Hongkong Volunteers had their second church parade this year yesterday morning, when they attended. divine service at the Union Oharon The master was not very large. The preacher was the Roy O. H. Hickling, who addressed some words of wholesome advice to his hearers,
Yesterday a coolis gained entrance to the
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PEKING,
March 6th
GERMANY'S NAVAL
PROGRAMME,
ANGLO-GERMAN RELATIONS,
LONDON, March 6th, In the course of a discussion in the Reichstag on the Navy Estimates the Secretary of the Navy (Admiral von Tirpitz) stated that the Govern- Russia's Note suggesting a railway ment had endeavoured to adapt the financed by an international Estimates to the financial position of is regarded as removing an the Empire, with the result that the awkward tangle in Manchuria, while present Estimates were £1,200,000 it does not injure the expectant sterling below those for the year 1909. concessionaires. Such a railway as Russia suggests is regarded as more valuable to China and to the world in general.
The Chinese Government has re-
Replying to the Socialist representa tion that the Navel prograrame had excited the suspicion of England, Admiral von Tirpitz said the Navy Was
not aggressive, but was intended
As a matter of fact the total assets are. OVER $29,000, are they not P- Yeɛ 829,000.
Those are debts ine to the firm P-Yes, The money, you can get in Hongkong amounts to $16,000-Your
Bothat the money in Hongkong alone would pay more than 58 per cent, of your total · line bility, and the $18,000 which is due to your firm from the country, if the composition was cepted, was to go to the partners ---That is not so; I do not intend to make myself wealthy like that,
Mr. Grist aid it was apparent that the
$18,000 would go into the pockets of the partners. That was the sohome they came for
ward and asked his olients to accept,
The axamination was adjourned.
"THE AUSTRIAN EXTRADITION.
CASE.
PROCEEDINGS FAIL
The hearing of the application for the extra- dition to Shanghai of an Austrian mbjest who was arrested hore on Friday was continued before Mr. E. B. Hallifax at the Magistracy on
the German Government has declared over There he broke the box opon, wrapped the lied that the proposal is one which for the protection of the coasts and Saturday morning.
and over again to be unfounded. There can be no doubt that Anglophobia played a very large part in the success of the German Navy League movement which has done so much to force the pace of German
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have boon written on the subject in England during the last few years in which the utterances of public men in Germany, and the lenders of the Navy League movement in particular, are collected with the object of convincing the British public that the growth of the German Navy is designed to menace the naval supremacy of great Britain. One of the latest books of this character is by Mr. ARCHIBALD COLQUHOUN, a name well known in the Far East. It will be remembered that when introducing his Budget last year Mr. LLOYD GEORGE airily remarked that we cannot afford to build navies against nightmares," or to throw away eight millions merely to encounter mythical armadas." It was this statement which prompted Mr.
GUINNESS” STOUT COLOUR to write his little book which
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he entitled 1912? Germany and Sea Power." The point at issue, he says, boing whether or no Great Britain is to make an effort to retain a standard of superiority
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third floor of 105, Des Voeux Road, seized a box of clothing and carried it on to the roof, clothing it contained in a place of matting and attempted to descend a drain pipo, He fell to the ground sustaining severe injuries ind was removed to hospital.
Yesterday was observed as Thanksgiving.
Day at St. Andrey's Church, and the large
congregation at the morning service included E. the Governor Bishop Lander was the preacher. The collections were devoted to the organ scherac, and it was hoped that yesterday would prove the culmination of the great efforts being made to raise the $5,000 required to purchase a suitable organ,
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requires careful consideration.
Me, H. L. Deunga, sen., from the office of the Crown Solicitor, appeared to make the applico tion, while the prisoner was represented by Sir Henry Berkeley, KC, instructed by Mr. My Ruador Harris (from the office of Messrs.
Mr. Dennys informed the Court that so far
the Crown was concerned, no communication
shipping of the German Empire. There DECORATION FOR "SIR was nothing menacing or calculated to
ROBERT BREDON.
excite suspicion in the extent or the timing of the construction programme. Wilkinson & Grist). PEKING, March 6th. The King of Sweden has conferred The desire of the German Government on Sir Robert Bredon, Acting Inspec. was to sincerely cultivate friendly tor-General of the Imperial Maritime relations with England. It Customs of China, the Order of the manifest that the Government's foreign remand was made by the Austrian Consul
policy was solely directed to develop who had received vary slight information con- Polar Star, first class.
ing the economic and social forces of cerning the alleged porjury. In extradition paras à``warrant was applied for ou very faw Germany, and there was no reason facts, and a prisoner was detained until the why that should disturb the friendly details arrived.
(KKUTER'S SERVICE TO THE "HONGKONG DAILY. PERSS."]
was
Hongkong during the month ended, 26 RUSSIA AND THE CHINCHOW- relations of a country economically
Roturns of the average amount of bank notes in circulation and of specie in reserve in Hongkong during the month ended 28th the respective banks, ore as follows----
SPHOLE AVERAON.
IN AMOUNT, RESBITE
BANKS
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Chartered Bank of India, Jo
Australia and China, 4,910,803 14,000,000 Hongkong and Shanghai gay
Banking Corporation, 14,170,593 15,000,000 National Bank of China,
Limited
49,582 17
Total ... 19,129,978 17,000,000 The Hon. Treasurer of the Alise Memorial and Affliated Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the funds of the Hospitals:
Patient
Hongkong Islamia Union E. A. Irving Dr. Chadwick E. Kew. Jorgo & Co. AH. Hamet Chinoy & Co.... B. Neidhardt
J. F. Miller
R. 8. Piercy. A Ling & Co.
Kuhn & Komor Sennet Freres
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so closely joined to Germany as Eng- land. If the attitude of the honest merchant were followed in the inevit LONDON, March 5th.able international competition, the A Russian Note to China objects trustful relations Germany maintains to the Chinchow-Aigun railway, but with the English Government would proposes a counter scheme of a railway continue to favourably develop and through Kalgan to Urga via Kiachta, influence the feeling of the two people connecting with the Trans-Siberian similarly. railway. In the building of such a railway Russia was ready to co-operate.
INDIA AND THE SILVER TAX
LONDON, March 5th. Reuter's Agent at Calcutta reports that the Indian budget proposals were warmly discussed in the Council.
A number of members declared
SUPREME COURT. Saturday, March 5th.
Is BANKRUPTCY JURISDICTION. BEFORE HIS HONOUR ME. REES DAVIES,
K.C. (Acring CHIEF JUSTICE),
LA RICH FIRM'S FAILURE.
as to the circumstances of the alleged crima had been received. The application for a
Mr. Wisor, Consul. Gonors in Hongkong for had not arrived, but he thought a letter would be here on Tuesday or Wednesday, and he asked his Worship to adjourn the case until this week. said he hind no detalls of the crime, but the Ad- ministrator of the Settlement had urged that the prisoner be kept in custody until details arrived.
In reply to his Worship, the Cousal-General
His Worship You have to details of the perjury?
Mr. Wiser-None at all. I have only the talegram.
Sir Henry Berkeley applied for the discharge of the prisoner on the statements made by the Crown and the Consul General for Austro. Hungary. It was clear, ho submitted, upon tha
The death has occurred at St. Petersburg of that the silver tax would be specially R. J. Grist (from the offics of Messra Wilkins Worship could take cognizanco cf. The Court
Ta-fon-tel, whom the French newspapers describe as Le Rothschild Chincis" He possessed at barbarovsk and at Kharbin breweries, factories for making macaroni, mills, fur stores, and shops and stores of every kind. He aho owned a fleet of ships. During the Boxer rising and the Busso-Japanese War, Ta-fon-tai had been the principal contractor to the Russian Govern- ment. He took an active part in the agrical. tural exhibition in the Amur district, and finally stablished himself in St. Petersburg, where he proposed to establish a bureau for the extension of Russia's trade with China. He was said to be the malir for negotiation between Russia and his own intry. With great ceremóñjal. the body ha 1 St. Petersburg for Klarbin.
injurious to the Bombay cotton-trade with Ching.
The public examination of the Tai Fung firm of rice, merchants, whose indebtedness amounted to $20,000, was conducted by Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher, Deputy Official Receiver. Mr.
son & Grist), Mr. E. Davidson (from th office of Monars. Hastings & Hastings), and The Government denied that the Mr. P. Sydenham Dixon (from the offices of Mr. R. A. Harding) appeared for various creditors. Tam Chuk Hing, a partner in the debtor duty would have such an effect.
firm, said he acted as buyer. He did not look after the accounts; the man who did that had absconded to the country. Witness' share in the firm was $500, and there were more than ten Other partners. Witness produced a list of partners, most whom, he said, had absconded.
What was the reason you have assigned for bankruptcy of the firm -On account of Yee Yu Nam absconding."
The budget was finally passed.
CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY FOR CHINA
SIR ERNEST BATOW'S VIEWS.
safety, one naturally expects that the words "nightmare" and mythical" should be. justified by facts showing that Germany is not, and cannot be on the point of contest ing the supremacy of Great Britain, and that oven if she attempted to do so, Great Britain could hold her own. His book is intended to show exactly what Germany 18 doing, and what Germans themselves think about the Navy they are creating, and in this little volume will be found succinctly put the views which have gone to form that body of opinion in Great Britain which wring from an unwilling Government a declaration to maintain the two-Power standard, and to put into immediate execution shipbuilding plans which they had intended indefinitely to postpone. Some where in the book the author makes the ramark that the great advantage of a fine On March 1st, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs, weapon of any kind is that it can be used H. G. SIMMS, & daughter.
for offence and defence, and that the latter includes the former. Whatever her inten tious or aspirations may be, Germany is forging her weapon, and, since it is vital to the existence of the British Empire that
in the University of Wisconsin and who was for Sir Ernest Satow, formerly British British naval supremacy should be main.
a long time Professor of Bociology in the Stan” tained, nothing but a slackening of the pace ford University in California,
Minister to Peking, outlined the Dr. Ross was in the shipbuilding yards of other countries very prominent in the public mind, about ton scheme. He trusted that the conflict can now avail to stop the further expansion years ago, through a speech which he made upon between China and the Powers in of the British Navy. It is a situation to be matters relating to Chinese Immigration, and deplored, for as CORDEN said, many years through bis various books on Sociology, one of which lay at the root of the English ho has since then made a high reputation 1000 would be the last. The teaching before Germany began to dream of which, entitled "Sin and Society," was so highly superior position was the most valuable thought of by President Roosevelt that he wrote
letter for publication endorsing it and advising which could be offered to the Chinese its reading by the American people. Dr. Rose for the loss suffered in 1900. comes to China to staly sociological, industriallist
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HONGKONG, MARCH 7TH, 1910. THE rather striking statement on German naval policy and Anglo-German relations made in the Reichstag on Saturday by
Admiral vox TIRPITZ, the Minister for the
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The China rific is informed that one of the most eminent scholars of the United States will visit China within the next few weeks This is Dr. Edward A. Hous, who is now professor
What has that to do with it; did he take any money with him--Tea; he took away about
$15,000 with him,
LONDON, March 5th. At a meeting held in the Senate House, Cambridge, on behalf of the Christian University for China, the What action did you take when haabsconded ; Vice-Chancellor (Dr. A J. Mason)I was in the country at that time... warmly supported the scheine.
and politico-economical questions He will THE IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT, spend some months in the country and visit most of the principal centres of population.
The Lusitano Lilliputian Company sre giving performness at the Theatre Royal, on Wednesday and Thursday, the 9th and the 10th
FINANCE. BILLS PASSED.
London, March 5th. In the House of Commons yester
What happened when you came back P→ When I came back I saw the firm was greatly indebted, so I came here to settle up matters.
Was a mosting of creditors called and e com position agreed to P-Yes, 58 per cent.
And the creditors seized the stock of rice and sold itf-Yes.
How much did they get for it?--$6,000. What has happened to that money?-Paid to
the
creditors.
Witness added that a sum of $300 was paid to Chinese bank, for, seeing that the crediters
"had got "over 26,000 und the bank-got-nothing,
gave them $300.
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warrant before his Worship that the Court had no jurisdiction to issue the warrant. The Magistrate should not have been asked to issue it, and should discharge the prisoner forthwith, leaving those who secused him of the offence which come within the treaty of the high con- tractors-between the Sovereign of Great Britain and the Sovereign of Austro-Hungary to apply again if they could show that prisoner had com- mitted an offence against the tresty, which his
would see from the warmut that the prisoner was accused of having committed an offence of perjury within the jurisdiction of the Austro Hungarian Consular Court at Shanghai, and if his Worship looked at the trosty ho would find there was no agreement, no engagement, between Great Britain and Austria to deliver any maject of Anstris who had committed such an offence as alleged under that warrant, and the article said expressly in the territory" Before his Worship had any jurisdiction it had to be established that the prisoner had committed an offence within the territory of Austria. That wes absolutely essential: The Ceasulat Shang- hai had no power to make an application for the surrender of the prisoner,
Mr. Dannys said it was not known whether the offence was committed in Austro-Hungarian ferritory or not fade
Sir Hoary Berkeley wished to submit another point, which was, that the application was made on the application of the Austrian Consul at Shaughsi. That was altogether Im proper, and the matter therefore came before his Worship irregularly, and should be dis- missed on that ground alone, Instructions must come through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and through the Governor of the Colony,
Mr. Dennys stated that the application was made to detain the prisoner until all the facts came to hand
Mr. Wiser here translated the telegram ha Where did you get that 1500 from—From had received. It stated that the sooned was debt collected.
wanted on charges of fraud and perjury.
Mr. Grist said he appeared for Ming Yuo Tai, creditors to the extant of $2,305.05. He aked witness what the capital of the firm was.
Witness-I didn't enquire into things like that But you didn't become a partner in the
was in the frm, did you The manager is the man in charge of these things and it resta with him,
And you pat 3500 in without enquiring what was the capital of the firm Well, I just became buyer and "planked" $500 down.
is Lordship You made no enquiries at all to the monetary position of the firm a not in charge of the accounts, my Lord
After farther questioning, witness said the capital was $21,000. Answering Mr, Grist, $8,000 of this sam witness said he could only secount for about
Witness kaving made contradictory state."
Is Worship did not think he had power. even to remsad, and discharged the prisoner,
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The C. & M. str. Zafiro left Manila on the
The IGM. str. Lustzow left Shanghai on the 5th instant, at 5 pm, and may be expected here to-morrow at daylight.
The N.V.K. ate, Atsula Mera (European Line) left Kobe for this port via Moji and Shanghai on the 5th inst., and is expected kero on the 14th instant,
Navy, was evidently designed as much to Navy, the greatest evil connected with influence public opinion in Great Britain as rival armaments is that they destroy to pacify the Socialists in Germany who had the strongest motives for peace; and directly pressed the Minister for the state-
az a pertinent comment on the present situa ment. But the statement, like the many tion we may quote these further observa others of similar purport which have been tions: "When two great neighbouring mande from time to time, is likely to fail in nations find themselves permanently subject its purpose, for the reason that it supplies ed to a war expenditure without the com- no adequate explanation why Germany in her Fensation of its usual excitements and naval shipbuilding, as well as in her arms honours, the danger to be apprehended is and armament, has been putting on a forced that if an accident should occur to inflate inst. The evening performance will be under. pace which seems quite inconsistent with the their hostile passions and we know how the patronage of His Excellency the Uoday the Opposition strongly criticised without knowing what capital there 5th inst., and is dus here to-day at a pa idea that her intentions are purely defensive. certain these accidents are at intervals to varnor, and will be in aid of the funds of the delay in collecting the taxes.
Lord Hugh Cecil declared that the In the famous interview with the KAER arise their latent sense of suffering and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, which wo are informed need replenishing badly, as the injury may reconcile them to a rupture, as published in a London paper some sighten the only eventual escape from an otherwise number of the poor under the Society's charge Government was subordinating public months ago, HIS MAJESTY was represented perpetual war taxation in time of peace. 1 work of this Society well deserves public sup
has been increased considerably of late, The to party interests. as offering the explanation that Germany But could we be sure that relief from bur. port. All classes of poor, Irrespective of race
Mr. Asquith admitted that there *_was_primering, "Against dangers which, den of my taxation would be long enjoyed, and orood, are assisted by the hoisty, and was an undesirable degree of financial in his view, loomed on the horizon in the either by the victor or the vanquished, when frequent appeals mals to them of late cocapel confusion, but contended that it was Far East the danger of the East we see what is happening in Japan, and them to devise some means of increasing their
́attitude to- edopting an aggressive
when we read of the proposals for the rofonde in erder to be able to maintain their solely due to the House of Lords
having refused to entertain the 8 wards the West, making it necessary for
construction of the Russian Navy? It regular subsidies to 70 families dependent on
them. In our advertisement columns particu- gestion of the Opposition that they the West to prepare to defend its interests looks na though, after all, we shall have is as to these performances will be found in against the growing Navies of the East. to trust to Diplomacy and the Hague Con detail. The excellence of the performance should pass the income tax clauses.ments, his Lordship, addressing the Court Baturday, before Comumuder Bail B. H, Tay We think, however, it may confidently beference.
ought in itself to attract full houses, and the The Budget, he said, must be passed said that no danger of this kind is to be ap
The Von Archdescón E. J. Barnett has been charitable object in view ought to make suocess
as a whole prehended during the life time of the present appointed a Justice of the Peas for the Colony the last performances of the Lilliputiene this Lasgured. We an informed these will probably ke-
After a lively discussion the burrow German Navy. Nor can we conceive
During the absence on leave of the Hon. Dr. season in Hongkong. They are going to Masing and War Loan Redemption Bills fermany is deliberately meditating Atkinson, or until further notice, Dr. J. Bol shortly after Easter and is performance will be passed their third reading without a total news were between $20,000 and 230,000. " captain £ity cente, and the pilot $60. an attack on Great Britain, or British pos. has been appointed to set as Principal Civil given at the D. Pedro V. Thestro. sessions, though it has been manifest for a Medical Officer,
division.
The N.X.K. str. Tawata Mare (Australian Line) left Thursday Island for this port vis
Mariis on the 3rd instant, and is expected here
the 14th instant-
Tho N.Y.K. str. Kumano Mary (Australian)
Line) left Yokohams for this port vis Kobe, Moji and Nagasaki on the 5th instant, and is expected here on the 15th instant.
At the Marine Magistrate's Court on
Interpreter, ssid Tell him he is here to tell lor, R.N., the master and pilot of the steamer the truth, and if he goes un making one state. Pruth were prosecuted by Mr. B. Davey, chief mont and then another I will deal with him in boarding officer, for anchoring their steamer in such a manner as to-obstruct the Eren sozens of another way.
Answering Mr. Grist, witness said the total other remals to the central fairway After indebtedness of the firm was $25,000 and the hearing the evidence his Worship fined the