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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESE, THURSDAY, MARCH 31st, 1910.
Embassy to Peking. This la regarded by Nepaul as merely a complimentary visity but on the part of the Chinese Government it is held to be a recognition of Chinese suzer. ainty
It is known that Nepoul aims at making her voice heard in Tibetan affairs. CO., Indian relations with Nepal are very
fent, but recent events introduce a new factor. The bringing into closer touch of Chine and Napaud may conceivably lead to political complications, to which India, in view of her relations with Nepaul, could
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The annual naval kail milltary servicgif
and the be held at St. John & Cathedral on Susly. The Bishop of Victoria wil Band of the Bats will take the musical portion of the service
Doring the past month a contract. for no ry excel-fewer than six thousand tons of steelwork, ovia- prising four hundred bridge spans, varying from 72 to 1062t. in length, ragüired in connection' with the doubling of the South Manchurian Hallway system, has been awarded to Meusta
brough. It is stated that the kennest comi man, Long, & Co., Limited, of Middlés-
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LONDON, March 29th. In the House of Commons Mr,
A NEW ENTERPRISE.
RAPER PULB FROM BAMBOO
The ententer cordials long ago established between. Great Britain and France is about to be more solidly cemented in the Far East by the formation of a Company with Hongkong and Indo-China capital to establish an industry in Indo-China to manufacture paper pulp from bamboo. This is an industry which promise to have a distinct and important bearing upon the future of the world's paper output, inasmuch as it opens the way for a constant supply of a
approximate" in abundance the most prolida forest would prove a white elephant. The investigators, realising this important fast from the outset, disorered all the requisite elements on the Concession they possess and not only dose the Company enjoy that distinct advantage, bat the bamboo grown on the Cahoon on t species which peculiarly leads itself to palping ProThe Company is to be congratulated apon possessing such factors, and we feel sure the care, patience, and thoroughness, which have characterised the early stages will be employed: in the development of the industry by the Directors, who are Mars, Mare Dandole
petition was experienced from American bridge | Asquith moved that the House B superior class of palp to replace the high-grade Henri Laumonier, P. Brifand and L. Porebet,
The neighbouring State of Bhutan de bailders. not view the increased Chinose activity
in Tibet with approbatian, and le report that recently a band of Chinese, who purported to be traders, but who were armed, attempted to enter the country but
The auto Chinese has discovered another Advantage is being taken of the fact that the Post Office will supply one dollar's worth of ons cost stamps for a dollar in copper cents, and these are being largely bought up and sold for Hongkong dollars. Daily quenes of Chinese line the approach to the stamp counters, and no the trade increases the nuisance becomes the greater. The situation presents an interesting problem to the anthorities.
The were turned back at the frontier. I emelier State of Sikkim, through which lies the principal trade route between India and Tibet, is not favourably impressed either by the new developments, and possibly this
On the North-west. Mongolian border any prejudice against Chim made it easy for Great Britain to complete the arrangements Mongolians dress themselves after the style of
into committee to consider, the rea-wood palp that is now almost depleted. There of Indo-China, and Sir Hormusjes Mody,
tions of the two Houses of Parliament and the duration of Parliaments. division is expected to take Thursday, after which the Resolutions will be introduced
Mestre, D. W. Craddock, T. F. Hough, and W. H. Donald, of Hongkong.
has been a gradual diminution for years past in The the forests which catered to the demand for
food gride of pilp and paper factor's hare onbeen forced to content themselys by adag | THE TROUBLE ON THE "PAQTING. 2 Th
as a sonroe of supply. quantities of the inferior pulp made from a class of timber that a few years ago was socuted
Veto
LONDON, March 30th→→ In the House of Commons to-day
there was need for a second chamber, Mr. Asquith said there was room and
but the House of Lords was only a
just reported whereby her position in those the Russians with the result that difficult ques- travesty and a caricature thereof It is a matter for great surprise that it has lawful commands, while the third defendant was
is
people,
Mr. Balfour defended the cor- prevent this the Waiwapu and the Board of rectness of the House of Lords in Dependencies have jointly notified the Rumian etter in Paking that in fature no Mongolian having sought the opinion of the will be recognised as a Eusisu subject until it
proved that he has been naturalized according Mr. Redmond congratulated Mr. to the new naturalisation law. Copios of the law have already beim sent to the Frontier Asquith and said the Nationalists Commissioners and Mongolian Princes for their would heartily support the resolutions, Mr. Barnes said the Labour Party would support the resolutions failing anything more drastic.
countries within the Indian sphere of influtions of nationality often arise. In order to enca has been made more definite and assured. Admittedly the three States mentioned, Bhutan, Sikkim and Kuch Belar, are comparatively small, but that does not effect their geographical import no. As forming part of the gateway of India, a frontier States between two great Empires, their value is considerable, and no little concern would attach to their attitude towards China. Fortunately that cause for concern has been removed by the Treaty just signed. Bhutan, which enjoyed a large In Single Tabletmeasure of independence, is now to be con- trolled in its external relations by Great Britain, and Sikkim and Kuch Behar
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SHANGHAI EXTRADITION CABE,
BOLICITOR COMPLAINS OF "DELAT,
Mr. H. L. Dennys, sea, from the office of the Crown Solicitor, applied to Mr. E. E. Hallitar at the Magistracy yesterday for the surrender to the Chinese Authorities at Shanghai ofe
A MANILA SENSATION.
LONDON, March 29th. Reuter's wire from Manila states
The development of the industry-now entered spoin the Far East will be watched with con Americs, for it has been conclusively proved that bamboo not only raskes a pulp infixitaly aiderable interest by the trade of Europe and
that it can be made at a great dead less cost. superior to the best wood palp produced, but
been left until this late period of history to processes of manufacture, for the Chinese have utilise bamboo for paper pap under modern
plant. In realising from 15 to 30 laxa 1 been using it for centuries and it is now China there is a vast market for bamboo apasially suitable for book-keeping parposes, Papor. The Chinese have discovered it for bei where blotting paper can be dispansed with, and where the absorbent elements are such as to leare a sharply defined character. No other palp will give these festures, and at present there is no modern-made bamboo pulp to supply the market, the present, inadequate supply coming from the primitive works long ago established; and with these fästs in view it appears to us that the Company now beir created has a wide field of usefulness ahead of it. In Europe, too, the opportunities som fan-
A SEARCH FOR AN INTERPRETER.
The hearing of the charges preferred-against three firemen employed on the a. Packing was Magistraey yesterday afternoon. Mr. B. F. C. Jones, second engineer of the steamer, was the continued before Mr. J. E. Wood at the
wars charged with assault and with disobeying prosecutor. The first and second defendants
charged with dischaying lawful commands and When the case was called the compradora of absenting himself from duty without love.
was discovered that he could not speak guficient the steamer was sworn as interpreter, but it
A second man was procured by one of the English or Cantonese to interpret. Magistracy clerks, and when he appeared in Court his Worship asked-Where were you
born P
“In Kwangsi," was the replyZTI His Worship-How is it you are able to speak the Ningpe dialect
The interpreter-Because I have been seafarer.
The interpreter was then sworn, sud was told by the Court to ask the defendants their
Dames:
Thess he interpreted, and also the ples of the
which previously acknowledged the British Chiusso named Li O Mui, a compradore on that a soldier belonging to the Ameri- mense, since the palp to be prodused will, without first two defandanta on the charge of assault;
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ra Bajun Maru, an a charge of kidnapping.
Mr. P. W. Goldring (of Mosers Goldring, Barlow & Morrelly appeared on behalf of the defendant.
Mr. Dennya applied for an adjournment of the hearing, as the Chinese Authorities were
at
to
can Engineer Corps was caught photographing the fortifications Corregidor, and revealed a plot supply plans to two Japanese.
Both Japanese were arrested at their rendezvous with the soldier, and will probably be deported.
The Japanese residents declare that
printing and lithographic purposes. In the any blending, make a superior paper for book latter direction, we are told, bamboo is in asique degres suitable for the work, posuvasing as
The compradors of the ship was then request
which was not guilty."
ed to ask the defendants if they understood the interpeater, and both replied, "We do not
understand."
There was another adjournment of the Court until third man who could speak the dialect of and on his Worship regusing his seat, the third the defendants was procured. On his Berital, interpreter, after answering a few questions, was duly sworn., ppt PLESNI
Tell the three prisonera," said his Worship, "to stand up," in the Ningpo dialect,"
protectorate, will still further recognise that Three Tablets authority in internal affairs. To com- plate the policy initiated some further understanding with Nepaul sary, and though BUTEE is silent on
sending here the necessary papers and witnesses the subject we may expect that negotia Mr. Goldring said he took it that the Britisk tions with that frontier State have not been Government would waist the Chinese Govern neglected. However, with the knowledgement as far as possible under the Extradition
us wo which has at present reached us we realise Ordinance in extraditing Chinese subjects that this is an occasion on which back to China for crimes committed there,
In this case the Court did not know more the spies were only serving a Euro
Power. pean British policy may be warmly commanded.
kidnapping, and the Chinese Authorities Is Tibet and its had had ample time to furnish particulars earlier attitude towards A. S. WATSON & CO.. Whatever views may be held of Britain's than that the prisoner was charged withi
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suzerain Power, there can be no two since the hoe and ury was set forth. Ir opinions but that she has acted in the seemed to him that these long delays, without a present instance with promptitude and wis shadow of evidence againak a man, were absolute- ly darogatory to the principles of Briffth aom, and the outcome must be placed to taustion. If the Hongkong Government were at the Magistracy yesterday, which should have but bamboo palp is not likely to enter and last search for a man who could speak both
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At the Magistracy yesterday Mr. B. B. Hallifex fined a boatwoman $.5, the alternative being one month's imprisonment, for being in unlawful possession of six picals of coal.
For stealing a quantity of rattan from the
going to assist the Chinese Government to this
extent, it seemed to him that they were doing it
in violation of the principles of our own laws. If the Chinese Authorities did not bring forth evidence promptly, or within a ressonable time,
BENT TO GAOL WITHOUT THE OPTION.
-VA RAIKIRTY Saabanes Was passed on two Chinas boarding-house ruauera by Mr. E. E. Hallifax
it does qualities that characterise no other putp competition with weed even if there were no saada. In no respect would bamboo come into in a place by itself, Mr. Routledge who in dearth of the best kinds of the latter, for it stands troduced palp made from esparte grass into Bagland, and which now brings from £18 to that bamboo will make an even better grado, £25 per con-has given it as his devided opinion and he is hacked by many experts in the opinion that bamboo pulp will be found of superior quality for a high grade of paper. Wood paly is mostly employed for the making of paper for the use of the world's newspapers or for scarcer pulp, blending with better and
the effect of abolishing a very disagreeable that sphere of everyday usefulness, aince its custom which prevails among this class. The value will, in the opinion of experts, be too We mention this possible value of bamboo Chiness boarding-house runner; it appears, is great. paid on commission, and sa competition in the
russe to sosure the patronage of a used for almost a myriad purposes. It abounds line is exceptionally koon, he resorts to palp, because here in the East we see the plant
The interpreter raised his hand, and all thres defendants arose from a sitting posturs."
Ha Worship That is not the Ningpo dialect. The Court Interpreter now mentioned: that he could not understand the Ningpo sponker. There was another adjournmont, and a fourth
the search was successful. An interpreter was procured, and his Worship proceeded forthwith the Nagpo and Cantonese dialects: This time
with the charge of asanit.
Second Engineer E. F. C. Jones stated that itates was then down in the forebeld looking the trouble occurred at 2.30 pm on Monday.
the prisoner should be discharged.
Mr. Dennye said if a man was arrested on visitor to the boarding-house which he in all sorts and conditions of things from for tremen who were away from their work, -have-ulready appeared in other papers will be Kowloon Godowns, Mr. Hallifax at the Magis a provisional warrant he was entitled to be disrepresents. The two defendants in the present houses to farnitury and food, and it is interesting He found three men, including the foreman. Orders for extra copies of DAILY PRtres yesterday sentenced a coolia to fourteen charged unless within a certain time a requisi- instance boarded an incoming steamer on } indeed to note than a wider Te has been dise asked the latter why they were not at work,
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days' imprisonment and six hours' stocks.
The Hon. Trasurer of the Alies Memorial in proper form, however, then any reasonable and carried it on to their sampan. When the kong residents to reslly enter upon a comers reman for being below, and after a great-
and Affiliated Hospitals begs to scknowledge with thanks the following donation to the funds of the Hospitals: Ma
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tion was made by his Government, making for Tassday, and without a “by your leave” seized his extradition. Once s roquisition was made the luggage of two passangers bound for Canton, time was granted. Two months was considered passengers ordered the rannars to take their just an ordinary time when ons Europeia loggage on beard again, and explained that they country was dealing with another. Three weeks, did not intend to stay in Hongkong, they were he submitted, was nothing at all hers, provided assaulted by the defendants. After hearing the his Worship was satialed that the Chinese story his Worship sentenced each of the runners Probably due to telegraphic mutilation the Government was really going on with the to one month's imprisonment with hard labour, figures supplied to us yesterday regarding the matter, and was taking the necessary steps to without the option of a fins. Merantile Bank of India, Limited, were in-produce witacases and the requisite papers., ... Il correct. The amount added to the reserve fund the man had been arrested on a provisional war- is £35,000, zat £17,500, and the total is rant and brought before the Court, and the Chinges Government did not come forward and £285,000, instead of £267,500.
make the requisition, then the ones would be different. ⠀
Worship I must give this further adjournment, Mr. Goldring.
The case concluded at the Magistracy yester day in which two Chinese were charged with Lassalting and obstructing Constable Atwell in the execution of his duty, Mr. Wood, after dant of mesalt and sentenced him to seven days'sider the question of bail. hearing the evidence, convicted the first defen. imprisonment. The second defendent was ordered to pay a fine of 84.
The remains of Police Inspector John Smith
were interred the Happy Valley cemetery yesterday aftern large number of deceased's
Mr. GoldringWould your Worship can-
Mr. Dennys I must oppose the application. His Worship I don't think I can consider it. Kidnapping is a sericas offense. armed robbery, the
HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. The minates of the mouthly meeting held on March 8th resohed us late yesterday and we are able to give only a summary in this issue.
STELK FOILS ORDINANCE
was then asleep. Witness remonstrated with covered for it, and still more interesting and plessing to know that it has been left to Hong, and told them to get back. The first defendent
deal of talk on the part of the latter, the fore- mercial undertaking on a large scale. The idos
As the foreman rushed witzes struck him, of utilising an extensive, and prolife forest in Indo-Chins first germinated in Hongkong, and man docked his head and rushed at complainant. for over two years exhaustiveerperiments have and then the first defendant sprang on the been carried out by experts to prove the pot book of the latter. At this stage the of these experiments almost from the commence the ladder, came down and struck witness. sibilities of the plant. We have been cognisant second defendant appeared at the top of ment, but in deferouse to the wishes of those Complainant laid the three men out, and the concerned we have refrained from making men. tion of the important movement afloat. soon as the trials were shown to be satisfactory the interest of Indo-Chins people was aroused
rest of the firemen approached the top of the managed to real up in between. Soft as t batekway and ware descending when witne
His Worship Hare you had trouble with the Bremen before?-Yes, on the way down to
Did you speak to the first defendant before the Saigon from Swatow,
Have you ever come to blows with e framan fight began?-No.
before -No.
Mr. Goldring--Not sa serious as murder of 1909. Both gentlemen agreed to set and theThe new Company will be ander Freigh said he had nothing to say.
Ons aspect of China's recent activities in Tibet has just been made apparent by the interesting cable received through REUTER two days ago regarding the conclusion of an amended Indo Bhutanese Treaty The forward policy of the Chinese in that part of their great Empire cannot be without effect on India, a fact which has apparently been readily grasped by Great Britain, and the
His Worship It must be seriens, or extradis echo of the oxciting events which stirred all
Mr. Goldring-We don't know that it is not Tibet and in some degree surprised the friends attending to pay their last tribats of xestion would not be applied for, world have scarcely died away ore we pect. The funeral was followed to the Valley by learn thas the Indian Political Departmembers of the different Masonic Lodges in the political offonon. We don't know anything ment has taken action which has been Colony, including the Grand Lodge, of which | it, not even the locality where the offence prompted by the new conditions. Tibet deceased was a member, as well as by large alleged to have taken place. Even the Crowley
namber of polles in fall uniform,
Mr. Dennys- I may xy the Shanghai Thots a separate
apposes to be the oficial really soting in the can no longer be regarded as State. It is being treated as a province of Captain C. D. B. Greenway of the Butts pro matter we ha China, and the disappearance of Tibet as a scouted a house boy employed at the officers buffer State between India and China has partes boforo Mr. E. H. Hallifax at the an important bearing on the relations Magistroy yesterday with stealing a quantity of clothing. The charge was proved, and the between the two countries. In some
it will be easier for India to deal defendant was sentenced to three months imprisonment with hard labour, while the Tespecte with the Chinese direct, but, on the other pawnbroker who socepted the stolen wearing hand, Chinese authority will be much nearer apparel was ordared to return it to the owner the Indian frontier, and flis will give without compensation. many more facilities for intriguing with
Scheltor does not know.
Government approved of their nomisation.
VINA, HOIHOW FORT IMPROTEKERT,
to such an extent that those aware of what was. going on requested the privilege of finding one Mosers. A. H. Hewitt, skiet engureer of the half of the capital for the Company, the other Green Island Cement Works, and Mr. W. H half being left for suscriptor in Hong Wiskham, of the Hongkong Electric Company, kong. It is significant that Haiphong has
The first defendant declined to give evidence, were appointed to discuss with the Government already subscribed its share of the capital and Karine Surveyor the subject of a draft of rules that Hongkong investors have privately applied under ostion 10 of the Steam Boilers Ordinance, for shares far in excess of the number available.
The second defendant said the complainant Company lewa and will be known as the
Bociété des Palpes et Papeteries du Ton was down below besting fremen. He was *Correspondence was submitted relative to the kin, or the Tonkin Fulp and Paper called to go down and assist, seized the prose- His Worship remarked that as the defendant Hollow Conservancy Scheme, which provided Company, Limited. It will operate a Conses ontor by the book part of his clothes and gave million dollars and the other $600,000. The pulp per year. The Concession is capable of for the improveme at of that port. Two schemes sian of over 43 square miles in Tonkin, and will him a pulling, and for this he was accused of
The three defendants wore then narsigned on par Ware suggested, one estimated to cust seven at the commencement produce 6,000 tons of striking the engineer. large sheme was abandoned, and Messrs supplying 50,000 tons per year, so the possibili-had retaliated on the firemen he did not intend charges of being absent from duty and of Batterfield Seire stated letter to the ties of development are great. The capital is to punish them. They would be discharged, Mr. Goldring-If your Worship is going to Chamber that shipowners trading to and from $660,000 (Haiphong currency), and the
If the success attending the Botation of this refusing to obey lawful orders
The prasscator informed the Court that he paying intressed port due in reason, and the remand. remand the case I would ask for a very short & ste post, were willing to assist the scheme by value of the shares is 350 moh.
His Worship What is the shortest time Heihow merchants were willing to pay a surtax - Company is an augury for the future of the worthwhile ?
The first and third defendante did not wish concern, it can look forward with confidence to had ordered the defendants to work on the day rich returns, and wa join in wishing it the in question, and they had refused to gv, while reward that the thoroughness shown during the they disobeyed orders in leaving the ship with- inaugurated it deserves. Whilst there were no past two years by the load gentlemen who out permission. sotaal difficulties to overcome (except the loca- to give evidence or make statements observation of a forest which would gives perpetual The second said if he was taken back to the As is known, the Chinees Natal Commis. Chinese Authorities if the evidence was not tons on the draft of Bill entitled "As Or apply of the principal raw material and also ani ship his Worship must warn the officers not to said to regard more or less as subject or Cheaping, intended to go to Japan and the Banghai to Hongkong, manos to provide for the issue of Government abundance of the other raw materials re-j
those border States which the Chinese are slowers, Prinos Tsai Henn and Admiral gha.
Mr. Doanys- The Chinese Authorities are making angercuts for the despatch of wit messos to Hongkong sa scou se possible. But it must take time after the man is arrested.
Mr. Goldring If your Worship fired a date on which the witnesses must be down, my frisat could cable, and it would be the look out of the here. It only takes two and a half days from
Mr. Demys mggested an
ggested an adjournmant for Mr. Goldring-Supposing my client in
sister States, An Indian authority points United States this Spring to complete their eight day...
They have new Abandoned that in
on cargo, hat it would be necessary for the Chinese Government to assist. The Committee brought the mistter to the notion of HBM Minister at Peking, who promised his assistance
PAPER CURRENCY.
he Committee made a number of
Paper Curry
Hoold him,
on that the most important considers hand investirskion of the naval systems of for charged, he has no remedy for this age? Soen placed for an automatie acetylene was to complete, Lest it be irangined that plexion, Mrs. Ellan's Créme Charmante, Lait
for the moment is the attitude of Nepal teabost owing to the pressars of business in Lhasa is some way off it is true, but there making the preliminary arrangements for the re-organisation of the Nagy, and have seked can be no doubt that the Nepaul Governme
salon on hension the sdmance of Prinec
their behalf walls
Each of the defendants was convicted, and quate), the Syndicate deemed it expedient to have every possible point gone into, and this sentenced to five days” impriment
HOW TO BE BEAUTIFUL-Keep your on- LIGHTING OF CAPSIMUN PASS, The Government stated that an order had work of investigation has taken just over two
bebe installed on Kapelig Island for the bette His Worship It Is siraya the mme in may of beacon with explosive fog signal bell proposed three cases,
lighting of Capsinua Pass, the light to be of Mr. Goldring-Tint in so, but it in
the sixth order, Bright, oculting and visible for housing was adjourned until ednesday afternoon.
~ Evo miles on a clear night,
the presence of bamboo is the only thing Charmant and Special Skin Tonic and Pondre
to a successful pulp industry it is to state that such a far from being
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