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since theas arrangements are felt, rightly or There may be for countrica with which TELEGRAMS. members will be officials between the Baron His HoxoUE ME. F. A. HATHLAND
wrongly, to be in some way an unfair Japan can now with advantage negotiate restriction on Japan's freedom in dealing Conventional Tariffs, but as her trade ex- with her foreign trade. As is usual intends other countries must also be con- such cises. 'the concessions obtained sidered, and an exchange of goods with all the countries of the world means, as long by
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these Conventional Tariffs liave been forgotten. The abolition as the Protectionist system is maintained, of the present Conventional Tariff, however, the negotiation of reciprocal tariffs. There does not preclude the idea of forming other thus seems to be some truth in the conten- tion raised by his foreign critics, that conventions in regard to tariffs on what are called reciprocal lines, as opposed to the COUNT KOMURA has incorrect ideas as to the meaning of reciprocity; that, according present unilateral arrangement, by which
to him, the term implies taking all you can the products of the treaty Fowers enter get and giving as little as possible. The Japan at the duties prescribed in the Con-attitude thus displayed by Japan towards ventions, but Japanese goods have to pay her ally has attracted the attention of the duties under the ordinary tariffs of the Foreign Boards of Trade in Japan, and will countries they are transported to. COUNT doubtless also be a subject of comment in KOMURA thinks that there are very few commercial circles at Home,
countries with which such reciprocal con- ven ions can be concluded, and he instances Great Britain as one of these countries on the ground that sheis pursuing a free-trade policy.
Apparently, therefore, countries which admit Japanese goods duty free or at a very low duty will be excluded from all such reciprocal arrangements; or, inversely only with those countries which place a very high day on Japanese goods can reciprocal conventions, be negotiated. If this be COUNT KOMURA's meaning-and it isdifficult. to see what other meaning be can have then the position is quite an illogical me;
The English Mail of the 16th April was delivered in London on the 17th inst.
Opina, to the valus of 812,000, was seized on the steamer Hong Moh at Singapore a week ago.
The Malay Mad bears that Sir Francis Piggott, K.C.M.G., Chief Justice, Hongkong, is shortly coming on a visit to the F.M.8.
Dr. Francis Clark, of Hongkong, wishes us to state that he has not written to the Chicage Record-Herald regarding his impressions of Manila.
At a meeting of the Licensing Board held yesterday afternoon the application from F. H. 3. Somner for the transfer from C. Seeger of the publican's licence for "The German Tavern," which had been adjourned from last week for the appearance of the applicant, was granted.
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it is not reciprocity in the true meaning of the word at all.. What would be the posi- tion of Japan if other countries were to adopt the mme argument Japan admits my chief exports duty free or ut a very low. rate," we can suppose this other country saying. Therefore, there is no necessity. for me tu fonu a reciprocal Conventional Tariff with her, although I tax her goods very highly. The indignation of Japan at such an argument can be imagined; it
Union Church, May 18th, 1910. : would probably lead to a demand being' BIE,--Having regard to talk in the Colony in made that the goods of that country should general and representations to me personally, be highly taxed. But, says COUNTKOMURAI concluded that there was a strong desire to we have nothing to fear from Great Britain;
have a Company formed and that many were eager to join. Thus far the unmbers, all told, she is pursuing a free-trade policy, so we have fallen short of this expectation. The mus can tax British goods as much as we ter on this side was small and the prospect of a like without fear of retaliation: If reasonable number coming on seems diminish the meaning of reciprocity is equaling. In consultation with my helpers. I karo decided to discontinue the effort on this side and recommend those who have joined here to help to form a strong Company in Kowloon When the whole ides was mooted and talked over, I had the impression, evidently mistaken, that in the main, with some few exceptions, the geographical lines wont determine on which sido a boy would join. With the Harbour and division. I thought that all might work well so as to extend the rivalry of religions denomina tious I have no inclination. Some of this bitterness has already appeared, making for sectarian jealousy rather than Colonial union and co-operation
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THE DEAD KING.
THE STATE FUNERAL
PROCESSION,
IMPOSING SCENES.
LONDON, May 17th. The State funeral procession from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall took place at mid-day through streets which were lined three deep by troops and police and which were crowded by multitudes of the populace At 11.80 the procession, comprising all the greatest and noblest in the realm, silently left Buckingham Palace? It was headed by the foremost men in the Army and Navy, and then came the gun-carriage drawn by a team of Artillery horses, the coffin being covered with a cream silk pall, above which was the Royal Standard, sur- mounted by the Crown and regalia. The Royal mourners followed, His Majesty wearing his Admiral's uni- form, and Prince Edward (Duke of Cornwall) and Prince Albert wearing their naval cadet uniformis, Behind thera were nine closed carriages in which Queen Alexandra, Queen Mary, and the other Royal ladies were seated. The mournful strains of the Scottish lament, "The Flowers of the Forest," played by the pipes, broke the silence when passing Marlborough House. Subsequently a succession of funeral marches was played, culminating in the Dead March in Saul,”
rank of Viceroy's Secretaries and Totais, and also members of the Provincial Ar sembly.
THE DOMINIONS AND ROYALTY.
LONDON, May 18th.
(ACTING PUIENE JUDOR).
ASBAULT WITH INTENT TO BOB. Ng Hoi Man was charged with asuit with intout to rob.
Mr. Eldon Potter, instructed by Mr. H. L.. Dennys, juny, from the office of the Crown
South Africa and Canada are ench Solicitor, appeared for the Crown, and prisonor clamouring for H.R.H. the Duke of Cons not defended. naught; the former that he should replace w J. Rattey (foreman), A. P. J. Lopes, The following were sworn in as jurymeu :— King George at the opening of the Uniou K. Unworth, A. Raymond, &. V. Osmund, Parliament and the latter that he should A. Rapp, and J. C. Ribeiro,
Both
succeed Earl Grey as Governor-General. Mr. Potter said the case was a very simple may possibly be disappointed, as a one. Complainant, Chang Shing Po, was in Regency Bill is anticipated appointing the her house, and about 4 am on the morning of Duke of Connaught Regent in the event of April 16 prisoner came in. Two people in the Edward, Duke of Cornwall, acceding to the next cubicle heard cries of "save life," and throne during his minority. This measure the woman tied with wire and prisoner in the on immediately proceeding there they found might prevent the Duke of Commaught act of further tying her with a piece of black leaving the country,
SUPREME COURT.
Wednesday, May 18th.
IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.
BEFORE HIS HONOTA MR, W. REBS Davies (Active Chimp JusticE),
ALLEGED MURDER. Wong Ming was indicted on a charge of wil-
cloth. When charged and santioned at the Police Station prisoner said, "I admit I did'tie complainant; I have nothing farther to say,"
The jury returned a verdict of guilty and his Lordship. sentenced prisoner to two years' imprisonment with hard labour,
BAIL ESTREATED.
Chan In Shing failed,to appear to answer a charge of bribery. His bail was estrated and a warrant was issued for his arrest.
THEFT FROM GEDOWN.
Two coolies were indicted on a charge of steal-
ful murder. Prisoner pleaded not guilty, and ing eleven cases of goods from a godonu the following jury was empanelled-Messrs. belonging to the Sui Chang firm. W. A. H. Otto (forman), H. R. Makin, J. Mr. Eldon Potter stated that in the early Tatam, C. A. B. Brooke, J. F. van Rees, T. morning of April 26 a native contented with Barnett and W. Talip.
the firm was awakened by a noise, and on pro- coding to investigate he found that the two
Attorney-General), instructed by Mr. H. L. prisoners were removing eleren cases of goods,
The Hon. Mr. M. W. Slado K.C. (Acting Daunys, sent, from the office of the Crown valus 81,100, from the godorn. He went and Polisitor. prosecutod, and Mr. C. G. Alabaster, seized one prisoner and raised an alarms, when instructed by Mr. M. Reader Harris (of Messrs. the second prisoner was also seized by the polics. Wilkinson & Grist), represented the prisoner. On inspection it was found that the locks had
The Attorney-General, in opening, statad | been opened and the keys were also found. that the prisoner was charged with murder, with the killing of a men, as the law expressed it, with malice aforethought. That the jurora had heard read in the indictment, but his Lord ship would tell them that in many cases, and he thought in this oase, that the malice would be inclined by law from the circumstances, Chan Chi was sentenced to serou year' What were the circumstances in this case? imprisonment with hard labour for ornied
Thjury returned a verdict of not guilty by five to two, and hit Lordship dischargod prisoners. His Lordship warued prisoners to be very careful in fature and not to carry goods out at 4 o'clock in the morning.
ARMED ROBBESY, -
NEW CHINESE MINISTER TO GERMANY.
The defondant was charged with having killed robbery. and did arrest him, while the prisoner was an Indian watobman who tried to arrest him, endeavouring to escape apprehension for break- ing into, er getting into a house with intent to rob. The story was very simple one. It appeared that on April 3rd, at about tea Sir Chen Tung Liang Cheng, the newly- o'clock in the evening, a gang of men went to appointed Chlause Minister to Berlin, arrived a marine store dealer'ent 144, Des Voeux Road, in the Colony yesterday by the China Merchants rois were then either in bad or just about to capital, Bir Chen Tuig has been Chinese and one of them knocked at the door. The steamer Kuang Lee, en ronto for the German
retire. The cook answered the knock, asked Minister both Washington and London, and The procession arrived at West-Who is thom?" and a voice replied, "Auurgent on his return to his native land from the minster Hall at noon amidst the letter. The cook opened the door, and there last city he was made President of the triumphant finale of the "Dead Merch the fokis on the ground floor, put a quilt over position last year, and when his appointment of upon some six or seven man rashed in, seized Caston-Hankow Railway. He resigned this
Through Whitehall there was a gen eral thrill of deep emotion as thestately cortege passed and every head was
bored.
drums, the booming of minute-guns in Hyde Park, and the tolling of
Big Ben" overhead,
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NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. ONLY communications relating to the news lumn should be addressed to THE EDITOR. Correspondente must forward their names and meets a gentleman of his own profession and on broad Colonial lines. But for working this in Saul," the earthshaking roll of the the head of one man, and held the others, whom Minister to Berlin was announced; numerous attresses with communications addressed to the pistol is confronted by pistol. “Hold hard,', Editor, not for publication out as evidence of the cries. "I am a believer in fair and equa good faith.
All letters for publication should be written on treatment. Let us be friendly and divide he side of paper only.
No anonymously signed communications that the spoils." In justice to Japan it must be hans already appeared in other papers will be acknowledged that this argument is only too Order for catre copies of DAILY PRESS common in countries which have adopted a should be sent before 11 am on day of protective policy when they come to conjoin them. publication. After that hour the supply sidertheir relation with free-trade countries, limited. Only supply for Oash.
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and it is one of the strongest arguments against free-trade. It has never before been advanced, however, that a free-tride RONOX050 OFFICE: 10A, DES VOur BoaD C | country cannot enter into a Convention with LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET. EC another country for a reciprocal Conven-
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tional Tariff. COUNT KOMURA slates ther is no room for such a Conventional Tariff
with Great Britain, as if the principles of Great Britain absolutely prohibited such an agreement. That they do not is shown by An interesting controversy has arisen in the Conventional Tarif now in force. An- Japan in regard to the interpretation of some remarks made by CoUNT KOMURA, the the side of Japan is as to advantage. other argument which might be advanced on Minister for Foreign Affairs, when speaking Reciprocal Tarifis, it may be justly said, in the Diet on the question of the revision are arranged for mutual advantage. The
ventional Tariffa in connection therewith.
From my heart I wish for the Bay. H. O.
Spink and his colleagues every success in this undertaking. I shall encourage all possible to
Allowme to thank you for your help in this movement.Iam, sir, Yours sincerely,
CHARLES H. HICKLING,
FUNERAL DAY.
THE NONCONFORMIST SERVICE.
Particulars are to hand respecting the service
The coffin was borne into the Hall where a short and most affecting ser vice was conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury,
The bereaved Queen Alexandra knelt in silent prayer after the Bene- diction was pronounced, and King George tenderly assisted his Royal mother to rise.
The members of the Royal Family thereafter returned to Buckingham
Palace:
they threatened with knives; and apparently protesta were sant from Canton to Peking. on the ground for they secured everybody These, however, proved futils, and now Sir Chen moving. Two of the intraders then started Tang is on his way to look after his country's up the stairs, and got some way up when interests in Germany. He is 49 years of age,- the master of the shop, who happened to was educated in America, and graduated at be awake, heard these people coming up. Yale University. looked out of his room, and nailed out to them. Then, seeing that things were wrong, he made
EMPIRE DAY.
A short commemoration service will be held
The
a rush and caught one of them who tried to stab hím, but did not sacosed.The other man ran downstairs, and meanwhile the men below, who had seized the fokis on the ground floor, at St. John's Cathedral on Tuesday, 24th of May, hearing the call of thieves," let go their at 9 a.m., when His Excellency the Ofoer. prisoners and ran. The whole gang got into the Administering the Government will be present, street with the exception of the man the master and a sermon will be preached by the Bight of the shop caught upstairs. But one of the Reverend the Bishop of Vistoria. The servica fokis, as soon as he was released, jumped up and is intended primarily for the British children. chased the prisoner out of the shop. It was of the Colony, for whom the nave and both to be held in Union Church on Friday next
probable that this man was the second of the transepts will be reserved. The general public at 6 pm. All the British Nonconformist
twa who went upstairs, because a false queue, will be accommodated in the nave aisles. The ministers in the Colony will take part. The
which he admitted was his, was found upstairs Cadet Corps will attend in miform, naval and military nonconformists of the
The public were admitted to West-immediately after the event. The shop coolie musical portion of the service will be rendered various units and their wives will attend.minster Hall to view the dead Monarch chased the defondant down the street for some by the Band of the Buffe Regiment, by kind
civilians so that all may be comfortably seated endless procession, and a queue of attracted the attention of a couple of Indian children, will leave the Police Pior, Kowloon, Arrangements are being made for thees and for lying-in-state. There was a slow considerable distance. Whistion wors blown, pormission of Colonel Bayard and the Oflears, and calls for help raised, and the whistle A Government launch, available for Kowloon direction of Mr. B. J. Chapuisa, organial at forty thousand people awaited ad- watchmen who were talking together in at 8.20 am. sharp, The service will be mainly choral, under the Union Church, aided by the choir of that mission, of the Treaties and the negotiation of Congoods of each country are admitted at Church, the Wesleyan and also other special The remarks were reported at the time in all "pecial low duties compared with the duties singers Buglars and drummers will sexist by paid on the goods of countries which have the kind permission of Lt. Col. R. Bayard and the Japanese papers and translated into the
not formed such conventions.. But such an the officers of "The Buffe" All intending to foreign papers, but as the correctness of the
be present are urged to take their seals before arrangement with Great Britain would not siz o'clock. The music will include Maran translations has been denounced it will be be for mutual advantage, because the goods Fansbro" (Chopin), "What are these?" best to give the official version of COUNT of all countries enter at the same rate, (tainer), "O Rest in the Lord" (Mendelssohn) "In the coming Treaty. Revision we shall that is, duty-free. None have any advant Crossing the Bar (Barnby, "The Dead make it our principle to upply the Statutory age over the other, but all must com- arch in Saul" (Handel), and "The Last Post."
А САТИЕРВАТ ОТ "ГО
KOMURA'S statement. This is as follows:-
pete
on their merits.
-MEMORIAL SERVICE-IN ST, JOHN'S
Arrangeuusata are now completed for the
LONDON, May 18th.
The stream of people waiting to be admitted to view the lying-in-state of the dead King extended to a length of three miles. They were mostly of the working-classes,
MACAO,
Eastern Street. They ran down into Des Voeux Road, and the deceased man threw his arma round the prisoner as he was running, and stopped him. The other watchman saw all that happened. There was a struggle (FROM OUR OWN QURRESPONDEKT). and the defendant drew a knife, a horrible murderous looking weapon, and drove it into the decoused man's side, and, according to the
MACAO, May 18th. It will be learned with regret that the ex doctor's account, right through into the mancies Governor of Macao Senhor Pedro d'Azevedo of the back, a very serious wound. The other Continho has been admitted to the lunatic When the doors were closed four Indian came up and assisted to hold the prison-sylum "Conde Ferreira" at Oporte. thousand were disappointedly unable er, also the shop coolie who gave chase, and a to gain admission. In all fifty thon-Inkong, and between the three they got the
On Saturday afternoon, a destructive fro sand passed the bier.
prisoner secured. The wounded man was assist occurred at Sakong, the locality where the ed to the polics station, where he arrived in a retired seafaring Chinese population congregata semi-conscious condition, and remained in that in old junks or sampans, and over 200 of these. It has been - arranged that the militate until he died some days later. As very residences were destroyed, while the docks and often happened when a naraber of highly excit shelter were also damaged. The loss is estimated fug events occurred in a very short time, the at $50,000. Since the order by the Ping eyewitnessos differed, rather widely in their Brigade that private pamps must not be witness in this caso did not tell exactly the secounts of what took place, The various used for quelling outbreaks, there have been three destructive fires. Yet the order remains. anrescinded.
·COLONIAL MOURNERS..
The fallacy here Tarif. In some cases we may fix upon involved can best be seen by imagining the Conventional Tariffs; but such conventions condition of affairs under universal pro-memorial service in commemoration of His will not, as in the existing treaties, be tection. If ell countries adopted a fiscal Majesty King Edward VII, which is to be hold unilateral, but will be reciprocal: However; policy founded on Protection and the at St. John's Cathedral at 11.30 am. to-morrow. when the Conventional Tarifi ceases to be arguments of Protectionists imply that All seatholders with tickets are to enter by the unilateral as at present, and become re what must be good for one country must be north or south transept doors, while offefels tary representatives of Canada, Aus- ciprocal, there will really be very few good for another then there are two alterna by the west end door. People who have secured
with Government official tickets will enter tralia, New Zealand and Cape Colony countries with which we can conclude such tives. Either a tarifi waz must be entered the special sents allotted in the ohnnost will will participate in the procession or conventions. As Great Britain, for instance, upon or reciprocal tariffs must be negotiat enter by the west end door, and be in their Friday. is pursuing, as you are aware, what is called ed. Tariff-wars may be dismissed at once; a free-trade policy, there is no room for a they cannot form part of any permanent convention with that country."
fiscal policy. A tariff war merely means The question is, what significance is to be that the two countries cannot come to an attached to COUNT HOMURA's remarks? As agreement and that each is trying to coerce is well known, the present treaties have the other into accepting its views. Such attached to them Conventional Tariffs, wars must by their nature be temporary. granted by Japan in return for very im- There remains reciprocity, but this carried
Powers. It is towards the abolition of these form of free trasie. If all countries were to Conventional Tarifis that Japanese stater negotiate Conventional Tariffs with each men will; devoto their energies when the other, then the advantage which is supposed
places by 11 am. There are over six hundred unreserved seats for the general public, and the doors will be opened at 10 am. These seats, for which no tickets are required, are mainly in the back part of the nave, and in the nove aistes.
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away. He was captured with a knife-covered A MANCHURIAN ASSEMBLY. with blood, and an Indisu was found with a deep liele in his side. Counsel did not think PEZING, May 13th.
that the jury would have the slightest ▲ Rescript has been issued sanctioning doubt that the prisoner did the Kudian foully to Government Council for the Eastern Pro- death while executing his duty in trying to
arrest this felon, fakta The Council will sit periodically in Mulden and will discuss politics, provision prisoner guilty of manslaughter, and his is made for extraordinary meetings in cases
Lordship passed mentauta of twenty years' imprisonment. of urgency
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portant concessions made by the foreign out to its utmost limita is but another Flexion, Mrs. Ellon's Créme Charmante, Latinoes, organized by H.E. Hsi Liang The jury by a majority of six to one found of revenue provide an annual income. Were
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