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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 2ND, 1910. add to the warmth of the other, have quite sentimental reasoning to refer to the loss of The local rubber market, sosording to the
Fabber share cireulas issued by Mr. F. B. Ells, TELEGRAMS. drowned the voice of the person of inodemto the lives of a hundred thousand of my fored a severe resotion last week, and all views, who, noither thinking Japan a mint countrymen, but I think it is not too much stocks show a vast disparity in prices compared nox a sinner, but merely possessed of an to say that if these men had not lain down with those ruling at the close of the previous average kind of conscience, cannot be led their lives you would not be disputing as to week The London market closed dull with an into enthusiastic adulation on the one hand what share you should have in railway inclination to weaken further, while in Singa or intemperata abuse on the other. In an enterprisea in Manchuria Russia would pore, buyers are beginning to come forward at
low rates. ags of sensations, moderate views, which can have swallowed all. Even now, I see by never by their nature partake of the sesa EARL STANHOPE's remarks, she claims the tional, are somewhat at a discount, but still right to be consulted in the event of any it is necessary that they should be from new railway being projected north of the
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[REUTER'S SERVICE TO THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."
RUSSIA AND CHINA.
A St.
LONDON, April 29th. Petersburg message states
SIR HORMUSJEE MODY.
GOVERNOR'S FAREWELL SURFRIJE,
His Excellency Sir Frederick Lugari has sprung one or two pleasurable surprises on the Colony, and another surprise was in storo fer those who attended his farewell reception. Indeed, so sealously had the scorst been guarded that none of the guests who attended the reception were aware that the letters patent conferring the honour of knighthood on Sir Hormusjes Mody were to be prosented on Friday night.
In the course of the evening Captain Mitchell-
time to tima enunciated. Earl STANHOPE's Great Wall. You accuse my country of of lepers who had escapod from the provinces to at the Russian Minister at Peking | Taylor, A.D.G.,spring the news on those present,
Lurn
State Boom,
The bureau of health, says the Cablenews American, has recently boon oloaning up the City of Manila with a fine tooth comb in search avoid transportation to the Culion Leper Republic, and during the 22 days from March has been instructed to inform the and there was soon a large assemblage in the 28 to April 18 no less than 19 sufferers from the Chinese Government that unless the drad disease, three of them Chinese, kavo been
question of tho navigation of the Sun- gathered in and transferred to San Lasare.
His Excellency the Officer Administering the gari is settled by July 1st in con- King to deliver to Sir Harmsjes Mody Government has been pleased to make the fol- formity with Russia's Treaty rights, the letters patent conferring
the degros of Knight Bachelor. It afforded His Excellency great pleasure to do this, to act ae Colonial Secretary, Mr. C. Mol. tions. Customs dues will be deposited and after referring to the now knight's Messer to act as Colonial Treasurer, Mr. C. with the Russo-Chinese Bark until munificence, and expressing the wish that dir Hormusjee would live long to enjoy the honour Clementi to be bis private secretary, Captain
conferred upon him by His Majesty, hu resid the letters patent as follows:--
threatening China-of acting the part of the bully-but you yourselves taught me the trick. Was your policy of the open door' so very successful? Apparently not, since it was succeeded by spheres of in- fluence, which also, if EARL STANHOPE is correct, has proved a failure. Further, Ilowing sppointments: -Hon. Mr. A. M. Thomson Russia will ignore the Chinese regula remember after the war with Chins nose of you uphold our claim to obtain a port on the coast of Asia, although we were only following the precedent sot by Great Britain many years before. The tu quoque argu. ment rany not be a good one, but it should at least preserve my country from being attacked as dishonourable. Have a little patience, gentlemen, and you shall all be admitted into the enterprise, but, having pulled the chestouts out of the firo, you must at least allow me to select a fow of the finest in return for my trouble.”
charges against Japan are numerous, are fairly moderately stated, and mostly rail the question of the weys of Manchuria. As far as Korea is concerned he admits that the people of that-country are infinitely hotter governed than they over wars before, and that the Korean may be benefited by being compelled to swallow his dose of paternal government. So far, then, he has no quarrel with Japan. Ia Manchuria things are very different. The Japanese control the South Manchuria Railway, and by an arrangement with China are entitled to import ria Dalny duty free all goods required for the use of her officials on the railway. The complaint that Japan is making use of this concession to smuggle goods into Manchuria. EARL STANHOPE con- siders as not unfounded, at any rate as far as cotton goods and tobacco are concerned. Thon there is the question of the railway from Mukden to Antung on the Yalu River. This the Japanese, who own it, are convert-curront Gazette, ing from a mountain railway of thirty-inch guage to a railway of standard guage with ordinary gradients. The object, the | writer thinks, is to enable Japanese troops in Manchuria to get back into Korea in the event of an advance into that country from the north-west by Russia-"a by no means improbable contingency," adds EARL STAN- HOPE, in the [we hope unlikely] event of another war." The explanation of Japan, that the reconstruction is to enable it to cope with passengers, mails and freight Siberian Railway to Japan, is dismissed as idle on the ground that the line can
It is reported that the groat firm of Krapp of nover be remunerative enough to for
Essen has made the runificent donation of the expenso entailed. EARL STANHOPE then £25,000 to the German medical school founded
New rules to come in force under the Stamp Ordinance this month are published in the
It is interesting to note that the Prince
Colonel Sir J. F. Bart, R.A.M.C., has been appointed a member of the Sanitary Board during the absence of Colonel Bedford.
G. E. Garnett, R.G.A., to be his AD.C., and July 1st, and Russia will demand Captain G. G. Wood of the Volunteers to be repayment of the dues paid by Russian
shipowners.
his honorary A.D.C.
Regulations made by the Governor-in-Council
alor the Liquors Ordinanco, 1909, state that spirits from China into the northern district of the New Territories is prohibited unless notice in writing has been given to the district offloar of such importation and the duty on sach liquors has been paid in full; also that the list of places in the Colony for the import of dutiable Liquors and denatured spirits, specified by the Gereznor under section 4 of the Ordinaues, and published in the Gazette, is revoked,
the importation of dutiable liquor and denatured
The Central and Western districts of the city Regent was the arst visitor to be entertained in heving been provided with plague hospitals, the the present Chinese Club in Hongkong.
Chinese in the eastern district are being called upon to provide one for that area. A site has been procured near the district watchmen's houses on the road leading up to Wanchai Gap, and the completed work will cost somewhere about $25,000. A theatrical performance in aid The appointment of the Hon. Mr. F. A.
of the building fund was given at the Chinese Hazeland to act as Puisus. Judge, and Mr. M.theatre at Wanchai Gap, and it is expected that W. Slade to not as Attorney-General, is from this source about $5,000 will be realised. gazetted..
According to the Baguio correspondent of the Benzine, when exceeding one pound in Cablenews-American there is a possibility that whether or not a photograph of a piece of local paper currency is a violation of the currency law. Recently a Filipine in Albay sent a friend a small photograph of a ten-peso bill as a
A SCOTTISH BYE-ELECTION.
LONDON, April 30th,
The bye-election in South Edin- burgh has resulted in the return of Mr. Lyell, the Liberal candidate, who received 8,694 votes, ngainst 60,207 cast for Mr. Glyn, the Unionist candidate.
interes
Mr. C. H. Lyell unsuccessfully contested
Edinburgh at the General Election a few months ago. He succeeds Mr. Arthur Dewar, KC, who was appointed-Solicitor General for Scotland in March, 1909. Curiously enough the majority of 2,327 secured by Mr. Byell is only seven short of the margin of 2,334 which Mr. Dewar had in January last-ED.]
MR. ROOSEVELT IN HOLLAND.
LONDON, April 29th. Mr. Roosevelt yesterday had lunch with Queen Wilhelmina and her Con-
There His EXCELLENCY aunounced that he had been commanded by His Majesty the
upon him
« Edward the Seventh by the gmes of God of
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions be yond the Boas King Defender of the Faith to all to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting: Know Ye that We of our
grace certain knowledge and mere given and granted and by thess presents Do give and grant unto Our trusty and well beloved Hormusjes Nowrojes Mody Esquire of Hongkong the dagree title honour and dignity of a Knight Bachelor together with rights precedences privileges and sivantages to tho somo degreo title honour, and dignity
In witnes belonging or apportai sing; whereof We havo caused these Our Letters to be made patent. Witness- Ourself at Westminster the sixteenth day of March in the tenth year of Our reign.” As the Governor handed over the letters
patent, and Sir Hormasjo iceptial thou the room rang with applause, and the kniglit. then received many hearty handshakes and
congratulations,
KOWLOON CRICKET CLUB'S APPEECIATION,
At the annual dinner of the Kowloon Cricket Club bold in the Hongkong Hotel qu Saturday night, Sir Hormusjes Mody was the recipient of an 'illamiratel address engrossed on vellum, which had also photographs at each of the four corners representing scenes at various club
of red marocco, surmounted by a cricket bat and wickets and bearing the recipient's monogram. Tho addroms was as follows.
$1.20 por dozen, and credited in full on being proceeding from Europe via the trans. weight, has been declared to be dangerous the courts may be called upon to decide sort at the Palace at Helloo, and after. events. The case in which it was enclosed was
returned in good condition.
pay
goods within the meaning of the Dangerous
Goods Ordinance, 1873,
A.S. WATSON & CO.. details the story of the proposed railways by the late Dr. Paulun at Shanghai.
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in Manchuria and the opposition of Japan on the ground of interference with the South Manchuria Railway, an opposition in which he thinks Japan has been tacitly supported by the British Government. Ho particularly objects to the answer made by the British Government when questioned Correspondents must forward their names and as to the limits within which the Japanese addresses with communications addressed to the Government was entitled to veto or inter Editor, not for publication but as evidenes of fere in any measures the Chinese Govern- good faith.
NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. ONLY communications relating to the news wlumn should be addressed to THE EDITOR.
Telegraphic Address:
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The picnic sonson has commenced. St. Andrew's Church Bunday School had an excursion to Seaton on Saturday afternoon, and the Wesley Guild had an outing on the
EDMs afternoon.
During the absence on leave of His Excellency the General Officer Commanding the Troops, Colonel U.W.R. St. John has been appointed by the Governor a member of the Executive and Legislative Councils.
A distinguished Chinese visitor is at present in Hongkong in the person of Grand Councillor Liang Sze Ye, who has been sent down by the Peking Government to report on the Kowloon
Canton Railway.
The fourth ease of plague this serion was
birthday present. The recipient, evidently telioving the excellent reproduction to be of
commercial value, took it to the provincial treasurer of Albay and asked him to cash it
sent it to the constabulary for investigation, The treasurer immediately confiscated it and The question has since been transferred to the secretary of finanes and justice and will prob ably be the subject of a court trial.
wards proceeded to Amsterdam,
gཕ to The Hague. whence he will
He is treated everywhere as a Royal guest.
LONDON, April 30th. Mr. Roosevelt was the object of extraordinary popular demonstrations at Amsterdam and The Hague.
NEW VETO BILL.
The Colonial Treasurer's financial statement
LONDON, May 1st. for the month of February, shows that the
A Veto Bill has just been issued in revenus derived during that peried was 2622,734,31, and this, with a balance on 31st the House of Commons entitled, "The
total of Parliament Bill." January of $322,834.59, givos, a 8945,568.90. Deducting February's expozli ture of $867,177.42, there is a credit balance
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The preamblo recites that whereas
of $78,391.48. The statement of assets and it is intended to substitute for the Liabilities shows assets amounting to 8339,298.36, House of Lords a second chamber to Liabilities totalling $260,906.88, and the credit
East; Great Britain dare not move account of Japan's feelings. Examining the charges as a whole they seem rather to turn ou a question of policy than of any actual depravity in the Japanese character, and it Four cases at a period of the year when hundred, B. Litt., who takes up her appointment to-day as House of Lords within a month, shall
To Sir Hormasjeo N. Mody, Kt.
Dear Sir,We the undersigned Committee and Members of the Kowloon Cricket Club desire to convoy to yon our heartiest congratula- tions, and to express the pleasure we feel that His Most Gracious Majesty the King has boon pleased to recognize tho numerous public services you have rendered to the community during the many years you have resided in the Colony, by raising you to that distinguished order of knighthood of which you are now n member.
We have on several occasions been the
recipients of your generosity and have RT- perienced your goodfellowship and hospitality, and the fact that whilst inaugurating and assisting to many important educational and charitable movements in this Colony you have at the same time held out a helping and encouraging hand to the cause of sport and recreation indicates that liberal and broad-
and maturity of the many important vader- takings which have been fostered by your interest and generosity.
MAMMOTH HATS.
All letters for publication should be written on ment might desire to take for the develop- ne side of paper only.
No unenviously signed communications that ment of Western Manchuris and Mongolia:
appeared in other papers will be The answer made by the British Govern inserted.
"Orders for extra copies of DAILY PRESS ent was that this was a matter entirely hould be sent before 11 a.. m day of for arrangement between the respective publication. After that hour the supply is Governments of China and Japan. The A regulation made by the Governor-in-bags mentioned. The reimbursement de be constituted on a popular instead mindeduses which has ever been one of year limited. Only supply for Cash
Persi.
conclusion of EARL STANHOPE is that the Council under section 3 of the Live Stock by railway construction account on 31st January of a hereditary basis, but as such admirable characteristics.
We pray that you will accept these our sincere Britach Government has no intention of Import and Export Regulation Ordinance was $1,171,235.10, which, less a credit balance substitution cannot immediately be congratulations and our hope that you will be supporting British enterprise in the Far states that no vessel shall be permitted to carry of $142,836 on account of February, leaves brought into operation, it is expedient spared for many years to witness the fruition
more than two hundred head of cattle for ex$1,028,420.01. This amount, plus the credit port at any one time.
balance before mentioned, loaves the balance of as- to restrict existing powers. Bete (General Account) standing at 81,106,820.49.
The measure further provides that We understand that Erg. W. J. Williams, a Money Bill, if not passed by the Heed Mistress of the Victoria British Sohbet, be presentable to His Majesty with a The lower part will he worked on Kindergarten certificate from the Speaker, and that principles, the upper part on Secondary School a purely Money Bill shall become law lines, and in time, extra subjecte, like Franch on the Royal assent and the Speaker's and Latin, will be introduced. Mrs. Williams certificate, and shall be unquestionable has specialised on the "Principle and Methods
and has отет
ten years by any court of law. of Education," experience in the teaching of boys and girls from the ages of nine and ten to the ages of The French cruiser Montcalm arrived in nineteen and twenty. Mrs. Williams intends Hongkong on Saturday afternoon, the customary holding shortly at the Victoria Schul an "At slates being fired Rear Admiral de la Croix Home, or Open day at School," for those de Castries will make an official landing at Blake parents who are sending, or are intending to Pier this morning and will be received with a gond, their children to that school, when she will
HONGKONG, MAT 2ND, 1910.
Far East.
reported on Saturday. This, like the last, came from Kennedytown, and also proved fatal. have usually been reported is a noteworthy event.
guard of honoar furnished by the Rajputs.
intends to conduct the school on fresh lines
is quite possible for a re-statement of the case to be made from the other side, Objet Ir would appear that apologies are still tions may be raised to the policy of any
At the Magistracy on Saturday Mr. E. E. required in England for any article which country without including in the censure Hallifax fined a native $100 for being in unlaw does not justify entirely and fully the whole the whole of the people of that country. Itful possession of a quantity of opium. The policy of Japan in Manchuria and the Far may also be noted, in passing, that although samo magistrats fined the keeper of a gambling East generally. Such at least is the impres-Japan's policy has chiefly affected British den $250, and eight men who were playing $5 Pion given by EAEL STANHOPE's article in enterprise, it is not directed against Great each,
EARL STANHOPE admits that the March number of the Nineteenth Century Britain. and Ajier on Great Britain and Japan in the American enterprise has also suffered. To DARL STANHOPE last year say, therofore, that Japan is vetoing British made a tour through the Far East. He enterprise is hardly to put the case fairly. approached Japan, in his own words, with Japan is vetoing foreign enterprise in
explain her aims and desire for the school. All "his mind filled with the lofty ideals of Manchuria. The policy may or may not be
A Chinese boy of eleven years met with a Bad parents desirous of sending their children to Bushido, his admiration stimulated by tales a sound one, but it is only right that it
acoident on Friday evening, whereby ho lost school, must apply to the Head Mistress, and of magnificent courage diaplayed by ber should be stated correctly and not in te as the sight of his left eye. While walking along children cannot be admitted until one month troops in the Inte war"; he left Japan and which would prejudice Jopan in the eyes Hollywood Road he heard a noise on the third has elapsed after the application.
But turning again to the floor of a house, and on looking up was struck the Far East with more moderate views as of har ally. to Japanese character-views which he fears charges, what would an apologist for Japan on the eye with a piece of glass which foll from will lead to the accusation that be is have to say in reply? He might argue some-a broken window. He was removed to hospital. "Admitting that all your Captain Mitot ell-Taylor, A.D.C., leaves for "violently anti-Japanese." He admits that what like this: his blind admiration having given place to charges are true; admitting that our policy Home on the 5th instant. He has not been in further knowledge, he may have been ledis, BS EARL STANHOPF Says, petty and in the best of health for some time, and may have to place undue stress on certain short-consistent and I suppose all Govern- to undergo an operation during his stay in comings of the Japanese, but be conter dements that over existed have at some time England. His many friends in the Colony will regret to learn this, and will join with us in that if there is to be a perfect understanding or other been accused of inconsistency-wishing him a speedy recovery and a return to between Great Britain and Japan cach still; I think it is only fair you should these shores in the best of health. must realise not only the other's virtues, remember who pulled the chestnuts out of The Hon. Dr. J. M. Atrinson, Principalment on three previous occasions, so that he is but also the other's faults. Those who take the fire. You were all very desirous the Civil Medical Officer, and Mr. G. Hoggarth, not a norice in the high position to which he a moderate attitude in regard to Japan's Russian troops should be removed from Chief Excise Officer, have been appointed to has succeeded. During his previous terms of policy in the Far East will readily admit Manchuria, but somehow none of you felt represent the Government and the Opium office he proved that he was possessed of the this; much more those who take extreme exactly called upon to take extreme mea Farmer, respectively, under regulation 5 of the qualifications and ability necessary for the views a section, it is to be feared, in the sures. It is true that the presence of regulations made by the Governor-in-Council government of a Crown Colony, and Sir on March 1st, 1910, under section 51 (1) of the Frederick Lagard could not have left his duties majority. Indeed, it is the difficulty of Russian troops in Manchuria affected my Opium Ordinance, 1909. This provides that in mora capable hands. Sir Henry May pre forming moderate views on Japan which country more than it did yours, but the the premises ant books of the Former shall at viously acted na loveror-from-November, 1903, seems to be the chief cause of the trouble. fact remains that Manchuria would have all times during business hours be open to the to July, 1984; from December, 1936, to January The ardent pro-Japanese and the no less been a Russian province to-day had Japan inspection of a Government Officer and a 1997; nad from April, 1907, to July of the ardent anti-Japanese, each serving but to not gone to war. It would be perhaps representative of the Farmer, --
ACTING GOVERNOR ASSUMES OFFICE.
The prescribed oaths of office were on Satur- day administered by His Honour the Chief Justice, in the presence of the Executive Conneil, to the Hon. Sir Henry May, who assumed the Administration of the Government on the depar- inre of His Excellenes Sir Frederick Lugard
on vacation leave.
Bir Henry May has administered the Govern
Bame year.
The Bill otherwise enacts recent resolutions passed.
AERIAL COMPETITION.
the
LONDON, May 1st. An enthusiastic luncheon has been accorded M. Paulhan, the winner of the Daily Mail" prize of £10,000 for a flight from London to Manchester.
The Daily Mail" now offers a further prize of £10,000 for a flight from London to Edinburgh and back,
A MARRIAGE IN THE OPEN AIR, A warriage was celebrated the other day on c between England and Scotland. The ride graze slope among the hills on the border lived on the Cumberland side of the border, about 50 yards up the hillside from the atroam which divides England and Bootland, while the bridegroom is a shepherd belonging to the Teviothead district of the neighbouring county of Barbargh. The English marriage law does not allow a marriage at a private house, bat it was desired that the marriage should be at the of a Scottish minister were obtained to perform bride's house. To meet the difficulty the services the ceremony, but it was necessary that the wedding should be solemnized on Scottish ground. Accordingly it was decided to have the marriage performed in the open air. The enstomary young men's race was run after the marriage, and, the party then recrossed the
One
Women's hata oro larger than ever. West End milliuar was exhibiting in her show. rooms yesterday only two types. The mammoth hat was one, and the other was the turban in various shapes, among them the Spanish toren. or the Nabob, and the Sultania, all closely atting, very fascinatingly made in straw, with feather and lower trimmings,
In the opinion of the designers of these hats, however, there is no hope for the turban against the all-conquering hat of gigantic dimensions. The millinor placed upon a mannequin's head a hat composed of binck Chantilly Isee, draped over a light wire frame, with nodding binsk planes reared on high and a bow of windmill saile of black tallo at the back. It measured two yards and a half in circumference and had a high ozown.
When it was on the head its wearer's right oye was quite obliterated and only the tip of the nose was visible. The other eye had to do duty under dilleulties, for the hat-brim flapped up. and down as she walked, and only when the tilt went upwards was a fleeting glimpse obtainable of her surroundings. The mannequin's appear- auce was decidedly top-heavy, for she wore a elinging nad marrow costume.
One chanos' remains for the turban. It may. and very brilliant shades, be worn in the new such a couleur de rose and the dazzling blue called nourrice. Few woman would be daring enough to put on a blazing blue hat of over two yards circumference. A delicate shell pink shot with dull gul and trimmed with a couple of great rose-bude is as bright a colour as the milliners so far recommend with the mammoth hat, Not the crowns of the majori y are ascending to an only are the brims of the large lints immense, but alarming height.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The C. & M. str. Zafiro left Manila on the
The LG.M. str. Gochen left Shanghai on the 30th alt., and is dus here to-day at 2 p.m.
here to-morrow at 10 am. 30th ult, at midnight, and may be expected The P. & O. 8. N. Co.'s str. Sunis is expected arrive at Colombo en the 5th May.
to
The Silk per 08.K. str. Tacoma Mart, which called from here on the 23rd ult., arrived at New York on the 27th ult.
The P.M. str. Siberia left Yokohama on the
atres and mounted the hill to the bride's 30th alt, and is dus here on the 13th Inst.
oned