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THE HONGKONG DAILY
GFRIDAY, APRIL 29TM¤, 1910.
The Paine Jadge (Mr. H. HG TELEGRAMS.
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serious decline in the revenue of Hongkong. HIS EXCELLENCE, fully alive to the portents left for Home yesterday on twelve montha of the moment, took early opportunity to ap proach the SECRETARY OF STAI with regard to compensation for the loss occasioned the Colony through the action of the Imperial WATSON & CO., Government, and his representations in
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this direction ended in a substantial grant being conceded to the Colony. With the loss on opium, and the decrease in revenue through the falling-off of land sales, it became necessary that funds should be derived from other sources to carry on the many important public worka on hand. There was no alternative but extra taxation, and whom this was foreshad DRUGGIST, ET owed all Hongkong wondered upon what
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Bir Matthew Nathan has generously offered s challenge cup for competition on miniature rifle ranges by teams composed of officers in the service of the Post Office,
Sergeant P. O'Sullivan, of the Hongkong Polles Force, has been raised to the rule of third glass inspector, Inspector Kerr to fini class and Inspector MeHardy to second class.
A native who was purchasing opium at that sed selling it at an increased price at Rovio City was fined $25 or one month's imprisonment by Mr. E. B. Hallifax at the Magistracy yesterday. Nine pots of the drug wore found concealed in a space cut out of a stool.
The Emperor of Japan hoe conferred the it would be levied. Now we know, dignity of Kaight Commander of the Imperial Customs Service is working smoothly and Order of the Rising Sun on Alderman Sir from all appearances successfully in what George Wyatt Trussott, during whosa Mayor was formerly a free port, and to-day wealty of the City of London last year Prince and realise the wisdom of His ExCELLENCT'S Princess Kuni word received and the prapara
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BUDGET PROGRESS.
LONDON, April 27th. The Finance Bill was read a third time in the House of Commons, the voting being 324 for and 231 against
The Bill was introduced and read a first time in the House of Lords.
AVIATION ATTEMPTS IN ENGLAND.
LONDON, April 27th, M. Paulban and Mr. Grahame
idea for replenishing & falling exchequer tions for the Japan-British Exhibition were White started this evening on the
began.
The appeal against the decision of the Kobe Court in the suit brought by W. T. E. Fraston against the Japan Chronicle has been dismissed with costs, and the judge at by which the Editor and Proprietor is ordered to pay 12,000 damages to W. Preston and insertapologies in a sertain number of papers has been confirmed,
The GOVERNOR has not forgotten the lesson taught the Colony by the breath of the mad typhoon," and has caused the refuge for native craft at Monkoktsui to Our be pushed ahead with all speed. water supply, also, has had his earnest con sideration; while he has seen the British section of the Kowloon-Canton Railway nearly completed, and it is unfortunate, in One of Messrs. Hutchinson's approaching a way, that he will not be present at the opening of the line. It was shortly after
long distance flight from London to Manchester.
M. Paulhan rose at London at 5.22 p.m., and passed Harrow and Watford at a speed of thirty-five miles an hour and at a height of 200 feet. He descended at Lichfield at 8.10 in darkness.
at
and
books in Mr. Philip Sergeant's biography of Mr. Grahamo White ascended "The Empress Dowager of Chius," a west of Wormwood Scrubbs at 6.22 p.ta. extraordinary force of character, who possessed an acknowledged grasp of affairs in the Fax descended at Northampton at 7.55. East. Mr. Sergeant, saya The Timce, apart from
LONDON, April 28th. other qualifications for such as taak, can claim to M. Paulhan arrived at Manchester have spent more than four years in China at a time when the great Empress was at the height at 5-30 this morning. of her power,
his succession that the unofficial members of the Legislative Council discovered that the cost of this railway was far exceeding the original estimate, so far, indeed, ne to justify the pertinent questions which were asked in Council; questions which necessitat ed HIS EXCELLENOr making an exhaustive
It is reported that the Prince Regent inquiry before answering. But the inquiry felt auch concerned when the report compiled was thoroughly made, and a full statement of by the LM. Customs was submitted to him, the working and cost of the line was pre-showing that during last year considerably more pared. Thenceforth, the GOVERNOR supplied opium was imported into China than in tho periodical reports in connection with the year previous, and that the quantity imported railway, which were made public, and he also exocoded the amount agreed upon with Great Britain by several hundred chest. We made frequent visits to satisfy himself as to understand that orders have been given to have the progress of the work, his latest being this unsatisfactory state of the opium trade only last week. But it is in connection with rectified, education that the name of Sir FENDERICH
With his match at the Shanghai Y.M.C.A..
[M. Faulhan has thus won the £10,000 prize for a fight from London to Manchester in twenty-four hours with not more than two stoppages-E».]
THE FINEST SITE IN THE
COLONY"
We have received from Hon. Mr. Murray Stewart the following letter, addressed to the Colonial Becretary, for publication -----
Hongkong, 27th April, 1910. Sia, In the hurried reply made yesterday to your letter received the day before, I made no reference to the postscript added by direction of His Excellency. I trust that this may not have seemed discourteous. I have the same one pointing out that the algaatories of the letter of the 21st are united in the only opinion exposed in it, namely, that the site in question should be devoted to publie purposes.
It was originally not spert as an open space with the express idea of allowing the Law Courts to be seen from the seafront. The words used by the Honourable the Director of Public Works on the cosasion of the laying of the foundation stone, when he acted the part of Government spokesman, make this slour. Standing where the new Conris now stand and referring precisely to the alle which, it is now north of this will therefore remain unbuilt upon, and an almost unrivalled site for the Courts, having regard to the open spaces which will ad join them on thres vides, will thus be created." In the recent debate in Council I said I was under the impression that there had once been an authoritative statement to that effect, and my memory harked book to the ceremony at which that epsol was made. Unfortunately I had not had time to search for a report of the proceedings. Now that I have refreshed my
Froposed to sell, he maid: The area to the
It may be thought that it is inconsistent em my part to endeavour to hold the Government to a promise made not to build upon the site, and yet to urge its suitability for s'public build. 10g. But there is an obvious difference: bens tween the public so utilising it and its being sold. The publio can do what it likes with the own. My contention is that the land rightfully belongs to the public, as distinguished from the Government; and that Gorarament, as distinguished from the public, has no right to alienste it.
In conclusion, in reply to the scearance that
care would be taken to preserve the dignity.
beauty, and symmetry of Royal Bquare," I san only say that, in my opinion, ne beauty or symmetry could over compensate for the loss of dignity involved.
The proposal lowers the pride of British read- dents and threatens to destroy one of the City's mast worthy aspirations. If carried into effect it will strike a blow at the corporate life of thef community. This, at least, is my conviction. Yours faithfally,
M. STEWART.
To the Honourablə
The Colonial Secretary:
HON. MR, OSBORNE'S VIEW,
(TO THE EDITOR OF THE, " BONGKONG
DAILY PRESS.")
BIE-Mr. Stewart holds that my vote on this question was in no sense representative, which sounds somewhat like bolittling your opponent after the fight.
y
I was and art still under the impression that
represented the opinion of those who whilst sympathising with Mr. Stewart's sing
consider thom opposed to the Interests of the Colony, which in this instance are best served
by eschewing luxury until and time of the Colony can afford to pay for it.
The point at issue is whether it be in the Colony's interests to preserve a valuable site
memory I cannot understand His Excellency saying that the proposed sale would not be fere with the hopa expressed by Sir Henry Blake. The hope oxpressed by Sir Henry Blake on that occasion was precisely that this particular site would not be built upon.
He could not have referred to any other land. because the arrangement to reserve an area corresponding to the Hongkong Bank's garden during an indefinite period, for an indefinite had already been made, and there was no ques-public purpose; or dispose of it now and use the tion then of building either to the west of the money for works of definite utility. Hongkong Law Courts, or on the cricket ground. Such is not a pleasure resort, and though all of us surroundings, to possess flue buildings in the questions only arise now, out of the present would, I suppose, profer to laxariate in beautiful proposal, which endangers all the open spaces classic style, I do not think the community, which adjoin the Law Courts "on three sides.” To advance as the ruling consideration the generally, is prepared to morifies its needs on the altar of civio prido for that is what Mr. annual money value of this particular open
Stewart's agitation amounts to. The Chinese space starts a train of ideas which, if the pro- at the present moment are on short common Interviewed by a Reuter's repre- posal is persisted in, may result in wrocking the regards water; our Magistracy is a City's dream of a fine public equate. If the disgrace; the ramshackle structure doing duty for Government's frugal-minded lead were to be
LORD KITCHENER'S RETURN.
LONDON, April 27th, Lord Kitchener returned to London to-day.
sentative regarding his travels, the
LUGAED will stand prominent in the history last Friday night, Ales Taylor, the professions distinguished General said he was followed by those who have less call to display / pier at Statue Square ought to come down & of the Uolony. was
their defences.
for hak of money to exterminate mosquitoes
ground only to build upon, when the community aro pared in antiquated fashion because thors the idea of establishing a University here, costal visit to Shanghel. Daring his stay in pervading activity and efficiency of its realises its need fora public building, in which is up money for wood; our city garbage pollutas His carly addresses to the scholars of the the Settlement Taylor has played matches in
realisation of this need as remote pos- A. S. WATSON & CO..different schools of the Colony foreshadowed each of the principal Clube, as well as at the army. He was greatly impressed by to house tingly its Library, Masam, &e every foreshore around because we're ao funds Hotel das Colonles and the Astor House, and, the developments in Australasia, where There are others besides myself who view the for a refuse dostructor, malaria stalks the Island his dream, which was regarded by many though conesding points equal to one half of the the people were very keen in improvability, as may be seen from the following and, mors important than all, the agricultural as a chimera, and there were not wanting game, has been defeated only twice-on sach
extracts from an entirely unsolicited letter, and pastoral resources of the New Territory ing
received yesterday from an old resident with remain undeveloped for want of experimental pessimists who sought to stifle the new-osion by Mr. C. W. Porter, at the Shanghai
whom I have hitherto had no converse on the farms The community needs these things, but Mr. Stewart offers, instead, a classic building in born hope. But the speeches went forth Clab. In his games he has made one brack of
subject
the distant future. It would be interesting to to the world through the mouthpiece of the 309, one of 222, and twenty-nine of more than
know whether his views or mine find favo with the majority of people. Yours truly, public Press, and thus was the co-operation 100. Taylor afterwards left for Tientsin. and practical assistance of Sir HORKUSJER
EDWARD OSBORNE. MODY and others, whosts interest in the Colony is more than transient, secured.
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BUDGET DEBATE.
LONDON, April 28th.
In the course of the debate on the Budget in the House of Commons,
"Hongkong, 25th April, 1910. The City Hall Marine Lot was dedicated to the public-the Trustees claimed the reclama“
nevertheless the public have always considered tion, but the Court held that it was Crown Lanā
All letters for publication should be soritten on And it came to pass that HIS EXCELLENCr's commercial life of the Colony for a period of Mr Bonar Law said the Budget was that the reclamation opposite the City Hall
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BIRTH
On April 22nd, at No. 22, N. Szeclinen Road, Shanghai, the wife of A. J. C. LEVY, of a daughter.
DEATHS.
On 27th Imst, at Landen, EDWARD CONSTANT
RAY, aged 69 years.
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Another old China hand has passed away in London at the age of 69 years. We refer to Mr. B. C. Ray, who took an active part in the forty-three years, arriving here in 1863. Mr. health, and his death will be learned with Ray left for home to recuperate his failing regret by his many friends in Hongkong. Decensed was all enthusiastic Frosion, and held the high rank of D.GM. of Hongkong and South Chine. Sympathy will be extended to his son, who is at present resident in the Colony, sad carrying on the business established by his father
juring trade and national credit. not finance but a penal code for in-
Mr. Asquith, in reply, contrasted the enormous deficit which France, Germany, Russia and United States had each had to face with the surplus shown by Mr. Lloyd George. He expressed unalloyed satisfaction at having been permitted through the genius, tact and courage of the
dream developed into a reality. The foun. dation stone of the Hongkong University has been well and truly laid, and the building is being created with all seemly haste. This article gives but a brief account of SIB FREDERICK LUGARD'sstewardship during his sojourn among us. It touches upon some of the principal happenings during his administration, but it by no means exagger
A correspondent writes to the Pinang Gazette, afes the extent or the manifold qualities of his work. Truly, he has accomplished much-There must be a lot of money and not a few during his three years of labour here; much mus-in the modal settlement of Shanghai, that will be of lasting benefit to Hongkong, for nearly every day we hear of estates in the Chancellor of the Exchequer, to be Straits being sold to a Shanghai syndicate or a
associated with Shanghai man for a good deal more than their
at would provide an ample market value and sometimes more than the scheme that valuation Agures, while in one case a parchaser expanding reservoir to meet the needs is said to have given more than the vendor of defence and social reform. wanted, in order to make it a round anm. In fact, adda one contemporary, it has become quite a ostol phrase if a parson has a bad horse, or a rotten motor-car or anything else that he would be glad to part with at any price, to tell him to sell it to Shanghai,
and much that will perpetuate his memory, On April 21st, CAREIS SHABOTT O'DELL, On the eve of his departure we join in the beloved wife of D. H. O'Dell wishing him a happy ra uson with Hen 32 years, at the Shanghai General Hospital.
EXCELLENCY LADY LUGARD, & pleasant HONGKONG OFFIJE: 104, DES YOUT BOAD C LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET. EC holiday in England, and a speedy return.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, APRIL 29TH, 1910.
Sir Matthew Nathan, it is roporto, kas beon suggested as a candidate for the Indian Viceroyalty,
Dr. Wu Ting Fang, the Chinon Minister Plenipotentiary to America, is at present in
Ah Fook,
Last evening a large and representative Singapore, he in staying with Torkay Wong
The director of the Tokyo Marine Insuranos Company, Timited, for which the local agente;
The funeral of the late Mr. John Youngs Gould took place last Thursday afternoon in the Babbling Well Cemetery, Shanghai in the pre- vende of a large and representative gathering of all sections of the community, The Boy. C. E.
a great financial
[FROM THEN.-C. DAILY NEWS."]
UNREST IN HUNAN,
HANKOW, April 22nd. At Changsha all is quiet. The Governor is alive, but he has been dismissed from his post by the Government. The outlying districts are still riotous and the officials are powerless. Foreigners have been warn-
are the Mini Busan Kaizha, Ltd, recommend Darwent conducted a short servies in the ed not to land at Changsha,
gathering of Chinese assembled at Govern- ment House to take leave of His EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, and to present him with a token of their esteem and respect. To-night representatives of the European community the payment of a dividend of re you per share, will foregather at the gubernatorial residenes equal to four percent on the paid up capital. to wish our departing GovEENon God-speed and a pleasant holiday in the Homeland and on Saturday HIS EXCELLENT will leave by H.M.S. Astrea on a well-earned
The Japanese Financial Commissioner in London informs Renter's Agency that the actual profit of the Japanese Monopoly for the financial yr 1909-10 amcants to 58,400,000 yon, showing:
"If the site is not required for Government offices it should be reserved for a Museum and
should be devoted to public buildings
Library
The present City Hall site is only large enough for a Theatre, Concert and Assembly
"It is a disgrass to the Colony that the only Museum and public Library are in small dark rooms which are only suitable for card rooms, har and supper rooms.
April 29th, 1910.
AN INDIGNANT SCHOLAR,
On Wednesday a Chinese juggler was giving a street performance in one of the principal thoroughfares of Yaumafi, and gathered so large a crowd around him as to cause an obstruc
tion to traffic. An Indian constable approached neid arrested the performer, but scarcely had he laid hande en bit when a schoolboy, dressed in a silken robe, pushed through the crowd and ordered the Indian to set the juggler at liberty. "It is impossible to read in the Library be Naturally, the constable refused, whereupon the scholar attempted to free him by foroe Then "Adity without a Museum, Library or Fine the constable caught the neatly-dressed youth fore, during, or after a dance or concert, Art Gallary can hardly claim to be civilized,
"Every city of any importance in the United Kingdom has all the most of them have aber of Free Libraries supported out of the
a
by the quene, and decided to take him to the police station as well. The insult of being seized by lis queue infamed the youth, whe during his struggles gained the sympathy of the crowd,
and the mob forthwith proceeded to stone the "Bristol (which is about the same size na policeman. But be retained his grip on his Hongkong) has a fine Museum, a Fine Art charges, and succeeded in landing them at the Gallery, and a number of Free Libraries. Yaumati Biation. On appearing before Mr. "When the Colony can afford it, a building E. R. Halifax at the Magistraby yesterday the of suitable design should be erected on the nite juggler was fined $4 for obstruction, and the north of the Law Courts,
schoolboy was fined $5 for assault and bound over in the sum of 820 to keep the peace.
The flors of South China is well represent ad in the Herbarium in the Gardens, no collee tion of the fanna or minerals exista worthy of the name
It is absurd to have a University City like. Hongkong without any provision for the study of the Natural History or Mineralogy of South China
Refugees are arriving here daily and
"I say nothing of Chinese History, Art or report having experienced terrible hard-Literature; probably the Chinees will provide
for these in Canton, ships.
Y.M.CA. CONCERT.
The programme for the concert in aid of the library is appended:
PARE J
String Quartetto..."Minuet"
Haydn. Messrs Barlow, Claxton, Texford, Archbatt. Dust Watchman, what of the night" Sargeant. Messrs. E. B. Ayrie and R. E. White.
Promise
Chaminade,
Libraries and Museums are of little use un- leas centrally situated,
Song
Violin
Mrs. Goldsmith, Solo..."Selected ***...
Prof. F. Gonzales,
chapal, and in the course of his sadrom referred to the valuable services that the deceased had rendered as a member of the Union Charsh
OUTRAGE IN MOSCOW. The coffin was then carried to the graveside. Amongst those present were: Mr. F.H. Crossley, mourners, Dr. E. 8. Ivy, Mr. W. C. Murray.
LONDON, April 22nd, son-in-law, and Mr G. B. Atkinson, the chief After Mr. Darwent had concluded the burial The correspondent of Reuter's Agency in years since. SIR FREDERICH LUGARD landed The editor of a Chinese newspaper at Bhang sorvice, the Rev. A. J. Walker, a brothar Mason, Moscow reports that a gigantic robh temperance and sobriety as a Public House Sword Display here, and his work in that time has fully has has been sentenced by the Mired Court to delivered a short enlogistic address.
month's imprisonment and his paper ordered justified the fitting welcome with which he to case publication, for having used to be
vacation of six months. It is almost three
an increses of 4,000,000 yen over the estimates
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"A well-equipped Newsroom and Reading Room in a central situation is as conducive to Song
Trast.
"She is far from the land" Mr. E. E. White.
Bomb. F. Burgele, R.G.A.
Belooted
Mr. E. H. Ayris,
PART II
has been perpetrated at the famous Kremlia The general public have nowhere to go of Sung Cathedral. Diamond ornaments valued at an evening, a wet afternoon, or a Sunday, for Ris. 1,000,000 were taken, also a large a quiet read.
Messrs Barlow, Claxton, Texford, Archbett emerald from the nimbus, while briliants There is a great area of Crown Land at String Quartette "Rondo
Mocart.
Kowloon Point admirably adapted for offices Song Whe'll buy my Lavender...German, were broken off the pictures of the Saints.
Mrs. Badeley. The precious stones taken from the ikon the Standard Oil Co. could erect a mag-
nificent pile there if they wish to spend money Humorous SongBelected
A. Hannibal. on buildings.
"It is a cholos between the Club site and the Recitation “Two loves and life" W. Sawyer,
Miss Clark Cricket Ground for public buildings of the Violin Solo fature is it right for the present Government to saddle posterity with the sacrifice of the Song oricket ground for the sake of half a million ?” The first two points I had already adrsnood
the debate in Council; the others are now,
DREADNOUGHTS” FOR GREECE. was received on arrival. No sooner was be printed certain obscene and sonudalous matter. installed in office than Hrs EXCELLENCT concerning different Chinese.
A telegram from Vienna April 5th states that Austrians where the disappointment of began to pick up the threads in the skein of
The Peking and Tientsin Timer says: The the Germans at the placing of the Turkish local government, and his application and King has been pleased, on the occasion of the orders for warships with England only, and keen intellect soon made him au fart with laying of the foundation stone of the buildings surprise is expressed that Admiral Gamble, of the Virgin alone were worth a quarter
without diplomatie azuistance, secured
of a million roubles. seemingly all that pertained to public affairs in the for the University at Hongkong, to confer the the contracts for his county while German and
HOW TO BE BRAUTIFUL Keep your sem Colony, He arrived in a period of unparal honour of knighthood on Mr. Harmaji Nowrojt Austrian diplomatis efforia failed completely We may add our congratulations to It is now stated that Grace will be fored to leled trade depression, and at a time when the Mody,
order of least two huge rankine og Charmant and Special Skin Tonio and Penden finances of the Colony were at the ebb. The those of his fellow citisem in Hongkong on follow the Ottoman Government's land, and will plexion, Man Ellen's Crane Chargrunte, Lait Her Charmant will enable you to do it. receiving this distinction at the hands of his Dreadnought diam. The Tentoon hava s hotter spellille for the Skin are the fudy of a opium crusade had begun at Home, and the Majesty. All will agree that it is an honore chance Greece and will spare no effort to me. A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd., Sole Agents
467 eventual suppression of this trade meant a thoroughly well deserved.
the
Prol. F. Gonsales.
Merry Heart ....M. Ashion Mrs. Clark Humorous Bong... Belected. W. A Hanibal· Club Display, Bomb, F.Burgos, B.GA