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for the sufficient period to enable us to attain to the position of a nation in arms, so that at any crisis in our country's affaira thair services would then be available and invaluable." It was to be a patriotic militia, and it may be remembered that the device on the bannoza carried by the Boxers was:
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 7TH, 1911.
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A European named John Williams Power was at the Magistracy yesterday shar red with being a vagrant, Io was put to the House of Detention.
A motor accident occurred at Selangor on th ̧ 26th uit, in which Mr. Keddie, of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bant, sustained a broken lag and
Mr. Steadman was injured on the hand. s
At a meeting of the directors of the Welhai- wai Innd and Building Co., Lt, it was decided to recommend at the annual general meeting the payment of a dividend of three per cent. for the year ending December 31, 1910.
The Hon. Treasurer of the Allee Memorial and Afiliated Hospitals begs to saknowledge with thanks the following donation to the funds of the Hospitals:-
MARINE MAGISTRATE'S COURT
Monday, March 6th.
Besora CoMMANDER C. W. BroLWITÜ,
RN. (MARINE MAGISTRATE).
DISOBEYING HARBOUR-MASTER'S ORDERS.
Lance-Sergeant Cooper proceeded against the master of waterboat No. 9 for disobeying the lawful orders of the Harbour Master by failing to keep clear of the current-taking boat anchored off the police plor.
CORRESPONDENCE,
CRIME IN HONGKONG.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG
DAILY FRESS.
Hongkong, 6th March, 1911. the subject of prevention of crimes in the SIR-I am glad you have again dealt with.
leading article of your issue of Saturday last. he matter is of such pressing importance concerning the welfare of this Colony tast public attention cannot be too often called to it, Complainant stated that ho saw defondant's boat drift brandaido ou to the current Crimes are frequent enough now, and that is taking boat, which was marked with when one looks at the happenings in Canton sufflaient to justify urgent treatment; but. largo red flag on o tail mash. There coomed to be no reason for the waterboat to drift on to the oncrest-taking boat, as, there was nothing in the way. The latter vessel was
The Gods assist us to destroy all foreigners; we invite you to join the patriotic militia." Mr. BLAND and Mr. BACKCOUSE in the illuminating history of this period which they have recently given to the world on phasise the fact that the sentiment of hatred of the foreigner and all his works, loudly proclaimed by the simple-minded braggart Boxers, was politely re-echoed by the literali, and voiced with equal candour by the picked men of the Government, ran like YUAN SHIN-KAI, JUNG Lu, and K'UN-y Those who pose as the friends of foreigners merely advocate dissimulation as a matter of orpodiency, The thought should give the lighter, was yesterday at the Magistracy the coxswain to keep a batter lookcout while gambling houses resort to work for a ring?
us pause, not only in accepting at their current value the posturinga 2nd pronounce. ments of the monde diplomatique at Pok- ing, and the reasurances given us to our excellent relations with such and-such officials, but it should also lead us to con- sider what are the causes, in us or in them,
$25
Tai Shing Faper Co. ... Thefts of coal from lighters have been very frequent of late, but on Sunday two people were caught by Sergt. Wills with stolen coal in their possession. One, who was in charge
santorced to three weeks' imprisonment.
of
An anemployed seaman who stole a purse containing $27 from an Indian soldier in Queen's Road was at the Magistracy yesterday sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment and six hours in the stocks. He was arrested before he got away with his spoil and the money was recovered,
not damaged
to the Waterboat Co., and therefore no special caution given to the caxswains, his Worship dismissed the case, at the same time cautioning under weigh, and to give red flags a good berth.
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out date to the four that it may be worse with the suggestion of the Shanghai is taking stringent measures to suppress in the near future. The Viceroy in Canton Authorities that passengers from piracies and robberies, and his activity in this Tenisin, Tauren and Chingwantao As there appeared to have been no notice sont pece will surely have the effect of bearing health certificates should not undesirables who live principally on crimes. driving into thia Colony Lot of be detained at southern ports after Then the gambling menopoly is to be abolished. inspection. Whore, will the people now employed in the The consequense will be obvious when a largo number of rogues and bad characters gather in this Colony. I think the Government will do well to ponder over these factors without delay.
section of the community should have to msin- I quito agree with you that it is unfair that a
tain at its own cost a supplementary body of
A message from Berlin states that police na the District Watchmen. Since we have M. Cambon, the French Ambassador, effective for the purpose of proventing and
A DANGER TO NAVIGATION.
The same defendant was then charged with being nuder weigh without a certificated soxswain at the wheel,,
Sergeant Cooper stated that while defendant's boat was under weigh he blow the recognised polico signal for the vassol to stop. When he
FRANCE AND GERMANY.
LONDON, March 6th.
.which produce so constant and so deep a The return of visitors to the City Hall Library went alongside the coxswain was in the after them, I must repeat that it is better and more has notiñed Germany that M. Crop-
and Museum for the week onding the 5th March shows that of non-Chinese there were 437 to the Library and 276 to Masoum, and of Chirase 197 to the former and 3,606 to the latter. The Library was, therefore, rised by 634 persons and the Museum by 3,882,
The aupopularity of the change carried out in Wanchai whereby the brothels were coated from Ship Strost to Cross Street has been marked by stone-throwing by certain disorderly elementa. The hawkers hire been to blame for the disturbances which have occurred the frequently. Three of their number who
part of the bost, and another man in charge of the steering
Ilis Worship said the practice of allowing the crow to take charge of launches in the harbour was getting a common one. There was no objection to a member of the crew steering under the immediate supervision of the coxswaio, provided the latter was immediately alongside and in charge of the navigation. Otherwise, the danger in this crowded harbour was very great. Defendant would be fined $10, in default, one month's imprisonment.
PLYING WITHOUT A URETIFICATED
with the ordinary pelics fores. And for the sake and received the reply that M. Crup- detecting crimes that this force should be fused pl has assumed the Foreign portfolio, of information for the authorities, let us hayo, in
pi could count upon the friendly addition to the District Watshmen Committee, an advisory board consisting of all Chase spirit of Germany, and that it was Justices of Force who aro, ay a recruited from men of position and converant relations would continue as with M: hot, hoped he desired that the same good with public affairs, and I ant sure they would be able to give invaluable help to the Government
Pichon. if approached. Then not only would the removal of many of the existing difficulties in the path of suppressing and detecting crimos be effeeted, but the Government would have at their disposal much useful information, on many other matters. At present, however, so
hatred." Bo far as the book throws any light upon the causes of this hatred it does not greatly help the situation. J Lu, who did his utmost to save the Legations, had yet written to a friend in the carly days of the rising, as follows: The idea of enlisting these patriotic volunteers to repel the aggression of the foreigner is undoubtedly a good one, and if carefully worked out and directed by firm discipline and good leadership, it might no doubt be of the very highest utility." But he had no faith in China's military capacity and this was the basis of his advice to his friend to disobey the Edics which command- ed him to raise train-bands, "It is indeed he wrote, "a very gratifying surprise to see any of our people display courage, and to witness their enthusiasm for paying off old scores against the foreigner; but, if inspired by the sight of those brave fellows, Governor by 20 per cent. A motion that the being one month's imprisonment with hon is the primary duty of a Justice of Peace. This
we imagine for a moment that the whole Empire is going to follow their example, A. S. WATSON & CO..and that we shall thus be enabled to rid
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wers convicted at the Magistracy yesterday of throwing stones at the police were fined $25 each.
Constable Kennedy summoned the owner of the licensed storm hunch Kung Fu for plying his launch for hire without a gortifiented on: ginger on-board
Rear Admiral Truppel having resigned the Complainant stated that when he stopped the post of Governor of Kalashou, the question of Kwong Fu and asked for the coxswain and en- his snovessor came up in the sitting of the Comgineer's certificate he was shown one belonging miitos of the Reichstag. The Secretary for to the engineer of the boat, but that person was Nory stated that a difficulty arose on ashore, and the launch was in charge of a mas cerning his successor, owing to the fact that the without a certificate. Reichstag last year reduced the salary of the
Governor's salary should be raised to the o'd amount, amely, £2,500-s defeated by thirteen votes to eleven.
The marriage of Miss Catherine Elizabeth
on Baturday, 25th February, in the presence of a large congregation. The service, which was conducted by the Rev. W. Banoiman, was fully choral-A reception was afterwards held at Government House.").
A fins of 825 was imposed, the alternative labour.
PIRATING A TRADE MARK,
Two Chinese were placed before Mr. Wood on a charge of applying a false trade description to goods. It was alleged that the defendants have been in the habit of gathering partially. smoked cigarettes extracting the tobacco, dry-
and Rosette" packets. Mr. M. J. D. Stephone appeared for the prosecution. The first defendant pleaded guilty, but the second denied the chargo.
i
PERSIAN REGENT ASSUMES OFFICE.
LONDON, March 6th, A Teheran message states that in
little of their service is required by the Govern- tent that these gentleman carnet help think the Mejliss the Regent took the oath ing that their positions aro merely those of and implored the Chamber to cease some arrangement can be inaugurated whereby its dissensions and to co-operate honour to which no duty is attached. Surely the Chinese Justices of Frase san regularly amicably for the redemption of Persia.
meet and tondor advice to the propor aathorities for preserving ordor and passe, which I think
will serve to remind them that the appointment
is more than nominal and carries with it a daty to prevent and detect crimes...
Valzable columns, I puoless my card and
THE PANAMA CANAL,
London, March 6th. Washington message states that
Thanking you for inserting this in your the Senate has passed the Appropria- voi, Yours faithfulis,
tion Bill providing for 45 millioni dollars towards the construction and three million dollars for the fortifica- tion of the Panama Canal."
LOVER OF ORDER AND PEACE
PROCESSION OF THE CROSS AT
MACAO.
It was at first thought that this year the AUSTRO-HUNGARY'S DREAD. annual Procession of the Cross at Macao would
ourselves of the accused presence of the foreigner, we are very much mistaken and Mary Anderson, younger daughter of his Excel the attempt is foredoomed." This was loney the Governor of the Straits Settlements Bir John Auderson, G.C.M.G., and Mr. Donald typical of the sentiments privately ex-Yerbury Perkins, youngest son of Mr. C. H. pressed by all Chinese statesmen who Perkins, J.P., of Shetty, Glamorganshire, looking it in a warming pan and making it up into were regarded as
the friends of the place at the Presbyterian Church, Singapore, fresh cigarettes which they enclosed in "Pirate". foreigner in 1900.
we hear of anti-foreign agitations threatening an other Boxer rising in the North,, we ask ourselves whether at heart China has greatly changed in the last ten years? Whatever the answer may be we can feel fairly con- fident that there will no repetition of the events of 1900. Neglect to take prompt steps to suppress agitations of this kind are no doubt recognised by the Provincial as well as the Imperial Government to be perilous while Japan and Russia maintain HONGKONG OFFTOM; 10A, DES VERY ROAD.C in the provincs military forces more than work last night, this evening others are expected cigarettes and putting them into the packets The Procession started last Saturday at 7.
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LOCAL SPORT.
BOXING
The VRC gymnasium should prove an attraction this weak, for there the gladiators who are to furnish an evening of sport at the City Ball on the 11th instant are preparing for the fray. Stokers Harwood and Clark were at LONDON OFFICE: 151, FLEET STEBET. EO equal to such a situation as arose in 1900, day sad Thursday Marriott and Heaps will start to make use of the gymnasium, and on Wednes and this fact alone affords an adequate work with their trainers. guarantee that the agitation reported from ⠀⠀⠀ Mukden will quickly fizzle out.
BIRTH.
On Sunday, the 5th instant, the wife of CHARLES EDWARD HANTVELL BHAVIS, of a daughter.
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DEATH.
At his residonee, No. 3, Praera Lais de Camões Macao, on 5th inst., Dr. LovRENCO PERRIBA MARQUES, aged 59. Deeply regretted.--Faneral will take place on the 7th at 6 p.m.-English, American and Northern papers please copy.
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The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, MARCH 7TH, 1911.
THExperience of the Boxer emeute of 1900 has taught foreign residents in China not to be indifferent to local agitations of
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NOUGHTS,
LONDON, March 6th.
It is reported from Buda-Pest that both the Austrian and the Hungarian
be abandoned on account of the attitudo of the- Repablican Government of Portugal towards Mr. Stephens said the defendants had filled religions questions, but the Board of Adminis Pirate and Rosette packets with tobacco obtain tration of the Confraternity of the Bum ed from cigarette ends picked up from the Josus dos Passos in compliance with the street. The cigaretes were then exposed for wishes of the devotees and the lushitsata of sale. This had been done not only by the two the Colony, represented to the Acting Governor Delegations have passed the Estimates defendants bnt by many others, and the Com their desire, and expressed confidence that no providing for the construction pany had had to take action in order to stop it disturbance was to be feared. His Excellency P. C. Wilson spoke to seeing the two referred the matter to the military commandant,
additional Dreadnoughts. defendanta on the 27th ult. squatting on an oil who at once gave the assurance that perfect cloth in Gatzlaff Strest. They were making order would be maintained
kot dosers in front of them and had also the to the So Cathedra, the band ander the con- produced. The mon had the Pirateand Rosette pm. from St. Agustin'e Church and proceeded silver paper and pictures nepally found in such ductorship of the Rev. Fr. Law playing oigarettes. He called Mr. Abraham, representing daring the whole itinerary Perfect order was the British-America Tobaco Company, and maintained. Though no guard of honour or mili- that gentleman saw what the men were doing.
In
LORD CREWE.
LONDON, March 6th. Lord Crewe, whose condition gave cause for grave anxiety, shows a distinct improvement.
It is understood that Lord Morley,
THE FIRST GYMKHANA,
The first meeting of the Hongkong Gymkhana The English mail of the 4th February was Club for this season will be held at Happy
answer to his Worship, witness said tary band took part, a great number of soldiers accompanied the "procession as devout worship. Valley, on Saturday, April 15th, weather per. baad saan men doing this before- delivered in London on the 4th inst.
mitting. The programme, as usual, contains He had seen men drying tobacco there pere, but a sailor was hardly to be seen. On during the absence of Lord Crewe, will six events, which are as follows: The Kerry in paus at night. As a matter of fast men Sunday before the procession the Rev. Fr. represent the India Office and will Cup (lalf-mile flat race); the Gymkhana Stakes were making cigarettes, there now. He suggest-
sloquent serman lead the Liberals in the House of (one mile); Tent Pegging in sections of three, od the prosecution to the Company, Ladies Nomination (five furlongs flat race) One mile flat race: One and a quarter mile flat rece. Entries for all ovesta ofuse on Wednesday, April 5th.
For making fast to the diratoon Apter four sampan owners were at the Magistracy yester day fined $15 each.
Capt. F. Learmonth, late in comment of H. B. M. S. Merlin, arrived at Dairen од the 12th ult., and visited the battle-sones at Port Arthar on the following day.
Atthe Magistracy yesterday an Indian watch- man in the employ of Messra. Whiteaway,Laidlaw & Company was sentenced to one month's
CHINESE HISTORY.
LECTURE BY ME. A. I, HARRIS
Before members of the European branch of
Mr. B. Abraham an assistent in the British America Tobacco Company, testified to seeing the defendants potting cigarettes in packets bearing the Pirate and Rosette registered trade marks. One of the defendants when arrested said he was giving away the olgarettes to his friends at a small prios. There was no doubt that the cigarettes were offered for sale.
In answer to his Worship witness said that
A Gomes preached an and afterwards the
procession left:
AMERICAN POLITICS.
itinerary as in former years, and again there the Cathedral, taking die usunt-long Lords.
the
was perfect order and the usual signs of devout homage. As the Sacred Image passed the different guard stations, the soldiers on duty rendered the usual military salute, a festurs that pleased everyone.
When the Procession entered St. Agustin's Church on its return, the Very Rev. Fr. Costa
LONDON, March 6th.
It is reported from Washington that President Taft has convoked the
the Boxer variety, and the news which has imprisonment for stealing goods worth $15.45 the YM.C.A last night, Mr. A, H Harris, according to his knowledge this practice had Nunes, Vicar-General, delivered a very forcool new Democratic Congress for an
been reaching Europe through Russian from the premises. Bourcea has doubtless created much un-
Commissioner at Kowloon of the Imperial been going on for over a year. No steps had Chinese Customs, delivered an interesting less taken to stop it until now. The cigarettes are on "Chinese History Mr Hamis in the packets, prodused were not those sold by Sanched on the early myth and legend of the
the Company, history of China from about 2,900 B.C., and on
This concluded the case for the prosecution. the reputed leading characters of that early
The second defendant said he picked up the period, its emperors Yas, Shan and Y. He tobacco from the ground and pat it luto empty It is stated that branches in North Chon-la briefly discussed the views held with regard packets for his own use, Defendant and he
While a heavy gun carriage weighing 13 tons enginess in the Chancelleries whare, the was being unloaded from the Glamorganshire history of the beginnings of the Boxerat Tanjong Pagar dock, Singapore, on the 27th uprising of ten years ago is still remembered.ult., it fell into the ses, but as the phains held It is strange, however, that the news of an it was safely brought to the surface. anti-foreign outburst at Muken bas come only through Russian sources. Proclama
tions, the telegran saya, bave been issued Province of the Korean Commercial Association to the anthenticity of this history; the views earned a living by carrying a lamp at a Chinese
and eloquent germen on Christian liberty, extra session, equality and fraternity.
The Church was so crowded that not a vocant space could be enen.
.... A large number of Portuguese from Hoog.
ong and Canton were present,
GOLD PROSPECTING,
EXPEDITION TO THE FROZEN REGIORS. OF THE AMUE,
A message from Krasnoyarsk states that
KOWLOON BOWLING CLUB.
The annual meeting of the members of the abore Club was held at the pavilion last night, Mr. D. Gow presiding over a good attendance. The report and balance sheet, which revealed a satisfactory year's working" and a creditable balance, was unanimously adopted. The election of office bearere for the ensuing year resulted as follows: President, Mr. D. Harvey; Vice- party of six American capitalists, accompanied president, Mr. G. L. Duncan,
hon. secretary, by two mining engineers, has left there ons gold- Mr. T. Ramsay, hon, treasurer, Mr. J. Morris prospecting expedition in the Amur territory.
committee-Mosses, R. L. Brown, R Hall, T.W. If this announcement be correct then, a Robertson, A Ramsay, W. C. Jack, J. M. Hen suredly, these Americans must be very soutely derson and J. Lambert, Various prizes for com stricken with the "gold fover" to face the hardships of anoh a journey during the rigorous petition were announced. A cup for bowling was midwinter of the Far North. A recent weather offered on behalf of the "Hongkong Telegraph." His Worship, while recognising that defen report from Krasnoyarak gave the temperatura Mesara W. Davison and G. R. Edwards offer- there as 39deg Résumur of frost-that is, ed oups for croquet, and Messrs. E. L. Hughes dants had used the trade mark of the Company, Sodeg, below. Pour of frost-the empting to give a sketch of Chinese history said the ignorant ocolies bad been doing this According to more or less superficial surveys and B. L. Brown put up malists for competition in an hour's lecture, and thought that s history undisturbed for some time and had practice made by Government mining engineers, when alse in eroquet, Mr. Butter intimated his of the Chinese people with their sustoms and behind them. He did not propose to insist the the route of the Amur railway was being devided intention of giving a gold medal for tennis 1. H. won to treat of in a ornnected and and he sentenced both ine to be imprisoned for and alluvial, are believed to exist in many parts singles, and a second priso was offered by the special characteristics still awaited a Professor fall penalty, reserving that for any future cases, upon, rich gold-bearing deposits, both quarta
Morning Post one month.
have been ordered to dissolve by the police of Professor Parker and those of Dr. Legge, thestre at Mukden urging the extermination of authorities at Kuusan on the ground that the and inclined to the belief that although
How long have you been picking up these foreigners. It may, we think, be safely existence of the association is injurious to the accounts wero vary shadowy still there cigarettes --Since the Baces. conjectured that these proclamations have public peace.
was a sub-stratum of truth, in contradistin Br. Stephens pointed out that it was not only not been issued with the cognizance
tion to Professor Parkes, who wiped out all a case of infringemont, but the practice was so The return of communicable diseases for the history prior to about 739 B, C.-the date of an iaranitary that men using the cigarettes might and approval of the authorities, as they wook ended March 4th shows eight cases of anthontic solipse as unreliable. The speaker get all manner of troubles through using to- were in so many cases in the northern small-pos, five of which proved fatal. Seven referred to a fow leading characters in the tacco which had been used before. He asked provinces in the year 1900 Then the were Chinese, and occurred in the City of Vie different dynasties, such as the Satanic Beauties that the extreme penalty might be inflicted as a movement bad the direct encouragement | toria. The eighth, a British case, was imported and the Chinese Catherines, and then sketched warning to others. of the lata Empress-Dowager, for it A scheme is reported to be on foot to contrust the gradual inroads made by the Mongol mid may be said that the uprising had its an electric tailway conaoofing Fun with Manchurian tribes, Mr. Harris apologised for origin in the decree of the Empress Dowager Molpo and running along the southern coast of for the organisation of train-bands in the the peninents. The promoters are a brother provinces of Chikli, Mukden and Shantang other well known businessmon, and the capital of requiring them to undergo regular training the proposed enterprise will be 20 million yen.
the Promier, Marynis Katsura," and "several
interesting manner,
of the Amour Provinos,