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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 2ND, 1911.
The Hon. Bir Paul Chater, C,M.G, end the Hon. Mr. Henry Koswick, Delegates of the Colony to the Coronation, leave by the German mail steamer to-morrow for England,
Two mon arrested in connection with the death of a passenger on the s.a. Kwongrai last month were brought before Mr. Hallifax at the Magistracy yesterday and romanded.
A group photograph of the five Volunteer offers of the Coronation contingent who left for Home by the Assage ou Saturday was Läkön by Mes Cheung at the approach to Blake Pier.
TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.
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REVOLUTION
SPREADING
IN KWANGTUNG,
responsible Japanese Minister and the subsequent strong protests are still fresh in the memory. The result was that to the new Treaty is attached a Schedule in which a few articles of British manufacture are specified to which reduced Customs duties Faro attached, Great Britain in retura promising to continue to admit duty free certain Japanese staples, Such a Treaty is, of course, open to criticism, although there seems to be no truth in the statement | that the publication "of the Treaty was withheld until after the prorogation of the Diet. It is interesting to noto that the opposition to the Trenty in Japan is not directed against the reduction of the duties, but to the form in which the reduction has been made. It is claimed that instead of
vention the reduction of the daties shoulstowed away on the s.s. Prina Sigiemand from and the town has been partly burnt, forming what is practically a Tariff Con-
for
The health return for last week showed that thers had been novos casos of plazus recorded in the Colony, three of enteric foror (oue fatal), as of relapsing farer, and fourteen of small. pox, twelve of whom died,
FIGHTING EXPECTED AT CANTON.}.
CANTON, May 1st. The revolutionary trouble a aprend-
John Raili; who described himself as a Causing to other towns. dinu, was brought before Mr. Halifax at the
There have been riots at Fatahan Magistracy Jesterlay charged with having
-Manila, and-pleading-guilty, was sentenced-to-
one month's imprisonment.
The men who went on board the launch
armed with iron bare and assaulted the coxswain were yesterday committed to prison for the offence, the dist being soutenced to six weeks' imprisonment, tho-ocond-to-bro-weeks- and the third to one wook.
A ceolio who entered the sorrants' quarter's at the residence of Mr. D. Masdonald in Mac. dopell Road during the night and stelo sereral oces of cl. thing was awkward enough to wake the boy as in was leaving. The latter guse chase and captured the thief, who was sentenced to fourteen days' imprisonment.
have been made in the statutory tariff. There is no abjection to making reciprocał teriff conventiona, such as presumably will be made with Franco and Germany, but there is strong objection to one sided tariff conventions being formed such as that with Great Britain,
where Japan receiver nothing in return for the substantial reductions allowed on British staples,
the
the part of agreement on Great Britain that she will continue to admit cortain Japanese gouls duty free though obviously framed as a quid pro qut, is not taken very seriously in Japan, where
The return of visitors to the City Hall Library a change in Britain's fiscal policy is not and Museum for the wook onding the 30th considered as probable. In other words, April, shows that of ava-Chinese there were while the critica agree that the duties on968 to the Library and 162 to the Mussa, British staples nuder the Japanese statutory and of Chinese 179 to the former med 3,009 to the latter. The Library was, therciore, used tariff am too high, and that it was necessary.
by 647 persons und the Musonia by 3,171;" to make concessione to Japan's ally, they strongly object to any appearance of Japau
The dangers of jumping on a tram car from ing placed in a derogatory position. The the wrong sido`hava been-illustratud ia the oise of a local European constablo whe attempted to national pride of the Japanese, a factor
boarda tram ia motion on the Shaukivan Road always to be reckoned with, is immediately to forgot about the standards placed in the aroused when there appears anything in her middle of the road and as he stood on the stop hot relations with the other Powers. Ieading to { was dashed with considerable foren-against ene indicato that she is not, their equal, and it is of these. Ife was thrown to the ground and was hell that the agreement with Great Britain picked up unconscious. Ho is now in hospital. does place Japan in such a position of
On the arrival of the B. and. A. Company's inequality. On behalf of these critics teamer Eastern, at Kobe, H, H. Prinen Leropold it uy be fairly claimed that they are of Battenburg was removed to the Oriental Hotel, now voicing the views held by the illness, and consequently was unable to leave the Japanese Government before the open-hotel. The Priuco is becompmied by Dr. ing of the negotiations, when it was Molloy, who was formerly in practics in Kobo certainly not expected that Japan would with Drs, Thornicraft and Miller. His Highness A. S. WATSON & CO., | find herself making a Customs convention is expected to loave Yokohanis on the 8th lust. with a free-trade country. The Govern by the Empress of India, u his way Home for LIMITED,
ment's change of attitude bears eloquent testimony to the strength of the ABilace, without which delicate negotiations would have been quite impossible. As for the effect of the reluctions in maiutaluing the import of the British goods, although the manufacturers in England are reported to regard them' as farcical, by which presum ably is meant that the reductions are not sufficient, there is reason to believe that they to sufficient to enable Great Britain to compete with Japanese manufactures Somewhat inflatol ideas appear to be held as to the development of Japanese indus tries and the ultimate fate of all foreign manufactures imported to Japan is regarded very pessimistically. It does not require a very careful investigation, however, to show that Japan still lacks the skill necessary for | the best work, and that this alone is suficient. to increase the cost of her manufactures" to a lövél with those of Europe, the quality
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--87.20 Per Dozen.
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HONGKONG, MAY 2ND, 1911.
which such pessimistic views are founded - that the best customers gre countries of low industrial development and that trade
His Highness had not recovered from his recent
tho Coronation.
An extorsivo theft of ginseng was carriol cut in a most daring manner the other,dap Thro
At Shiubing the Profect has been assassinated, and so also has the Magistrate at Samshui,
Fighting is expected here (Canton) to-day
Seven gunboats are stationed off the Shamcon.
LATEST NEWS.
CANTON, May 1st. Passenger traffic on the Eatshan railway was susperded yesterday, the trains during the day being employed in carrying soldiers to Fatshan.
Yesterday the gates of Canton wore closed.
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CHAMPAGNE TROUBLE IN FRANCE
LONDON, May 1st. At Bur-sur-Aube-a demonstration in favour of the inclusion of Aubo in the
SHIPPING NOTES,
Thoes. Yuensary, which left on Saturday for Manila put back on Sunday for repairs to hor bailors and left again yesterday.
A..Japanese steamer, conveying pilgrims, sank last week in the Inland Sea, and of those on board twenty were drowned, while forty are missing.
-Mr. Calvor, chief offer of the N.Y.K. Kana- gawa-mara, bas boon appointed to command the. Tenshin-vuru, rauning between Japan and Shanghai,
The E. & A. 8. Exipire went tshoro last. week near Moji. Storms prevented immediate
champagne avres led to a collision starts at the site of the test the ef with the police in which several were dangerous. The passengers and cargo were injured and a number of arrests wore afo. made.
AFFAIRS IN ̈MOROCCO:
LONDON, May 1st, A Rabat courier from Mequinez confirms the report that the towni was captured by Berbers on the 19th April after five days' fighting.
A message from Fez dated 23rd April states that no further attacks
have been made on the town.
The Indrapura (Captain 1), Mansfield), now- in port, loaves for Japan to-morrow and will be transferred to her Japaneso purchasers at Koke, The Inveresk, belonging to the same company, los cocently been rekod at Marlagascar-white- ontward bound for Japan. Wo learn that the Indra Line has four new ships building, two of
thom-for-the-China trule-
·
The old wreck on the eastern extremity of Bombay reef, which lies balf-way between Singaporn and Hongkong, is reported by the captain of the steamer Glenfalloch to be atill
visible, although the masts and funnel bars
Some disappeared. This is the wreck of the Nor
about two years ago,
of the beleaguering tribos are quarrel-wegian ship, Rogues, that stranded on the reef ing among themselves.
FRANCE AND MOROCCO.
The Osaka Shosen Kaisha's steamer Cantata Ma, which has just loft for Victorin vid Shanghai and Japan ports, is making her muld- on voyage. The Canda Mara is the sixth of LONDON, Muy lat.. the Company's trans-Pacifio stormors. Tu Router's correspondent at Berlin design sho possessos the same features al telegraphs that the semi-official "Nord | Mara Duilt at Nagasaki Dockyard, her gross Deutsche Allgene Zeitung" hopes tonuago 6,051 tons and her net register 3,760 that events permit France to tons. Shio is 405 foot in length, her beam is 49 fact 8 inches and her depth is moulded to 30 foot. A silk and parcel room is one of her fea-
adhere to her programme in Morocco. Any transgression of the Algerciras
night of fighting taking place in Canton not Wo learn that news reached the Colony last far from the Shameon, but we have received no confirmatory telegram. Our Chinese issue, the Cheung Ngai San Po late last night received a telegram from Canton outradicting the reports that the rebels have destroyed the Yamens at Act will have bad consequences which Fatahan, and saying that they have not pot reached that city, though they are marching Cannot be disregarded. towards it.].
THE PLAGUE INQUIRY.
INTERESTING EVIDENCE.
FRENCH PRESIDENT'S TOUR.
LONDON, May 1st. President Fallicres has concluded his tour and returned to Toulon.
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her sisters, the Panama Maru and the Mexico
tares. Her derricks are capable of lifting 40 toos, and her speed is 15 knots.
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Clyde shipbuilders have boon invited to tender for one or more steamers of a 5,000 shaft horse-porror for the Canadian-Pacific Railway Atlantic traffic. The now steamers are to tako the place of the so Empress on the Liverpool route.
From Lloyd's agent in Hongkong (Mr. John Lambert) wo have received the returns of vox. zels lost, condemned, ote, during the last quarier of 1910. British and Colonial ships lost totalled
PEKING, May 1st. The evidence given at the Plague Conference confirms the view that THE TROUBLE AT CANTON. 35, giving a percentags per vessaly owned of 35.
he disease originated in tarbagans, and there is circainstantial evidence of being occasionally transmitted by
mules.
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LONDON, May 1st. The German gunboat "Iltis" has beep
ordered to proceed from Hongkong to Canton.
SHANGHAI RACES
The largest percentage was 1.57, that of Spain, who lost sight ressola of sixállish tonnage. The amallest percentage was that of Sweden 1. Austria-Hungary, the Netherlands, Central
Sonth Arcerisa and "Other Countries" came through the quartor without icse of any kind. Of sailing vossols the highest percentage lost was 2.92 owned by Norway, but Sweden came next with 2:56. The largest number of ships lost was Norway's 22, America coming next with 21.
out to a firm in Connaught Road mado certain representations, on the strength of which they wore giren fire balls of ginjeng. valued at $1,050. They asked that ite of the
The decline in the epidemic is firm's fokis should recompany then to the mainly attributable to the precaution- office of Messra, Arubold, Kurberg & Comary measures adopted. The alleged pany, and the foki wont of with thom: Arrivod at the office of the company two men proceeded altenuation of the bacillus is not sup- stairs with the ginseng, leaving oroman with ported, the view taken being that the the foki below on the understanding that they virulence of the epidemic was main- would return with the money. But the man tained throughout by sputumn particles merced yesterday. Following are the results 1,000 horsepower for a 3,200 ton ship to be and the gingang disappeared. The police wors apprised of the occurrosen, and they have alone. sreceded in areating the three men, but the ginseng has not to a recovered. The case was mentioned at the Magistrade resterday and remanded.
SUPREME COURT,
Monday, May 1st.-
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION,
BEFORE HIS HONOUR Mr. T. A HAZELAND (ACTING FUISSE JUDO).
AN ACCOUNTANT'S CLAIM.
Action we brought by Leung Sui Hang against Mui Chan Si-to recover $316,50, being
accounts of her ducensed husband's catato:
The theory of the infectivity of the breath is unsustained.
FEOM SOUTHERN PAPERS.]
THE DYNAMITE OUTRAGE AT LOS ANGELES.
London, April 24th, At Indianapolis, Macnamara, the Inter national Secretary of the Structural Iron- workers of America, Las been arrested on charges of murder, and complicity in the
the Los Angeles Times newspaper on Octob- er the first last year.
found in the basement of the headquarters A quantity of dynamite and fuses were
of the Union.
· FIRST DAY.
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
The Spring Race Meeting at Shanghai com.
Lod Furness has given to Mesars. Richard- son, Wostgarth & Co., Middlesbrough, au order for a set of single screw oil engities of
THE SUBSCRIPTION GRIFFIN PLATE. Three-built to his order by Sir Raylton Dixon & Co
"quarters of a milo,
Mr John Poel's Dunbar, Johnstone Mr Glendaye's Craftsmen, Burkill Mr E. V. Hobbs' Muistiki, Cumming.
Time 1m. 35-1/5 Bech.
THE CRITERION STAKES. For China Ponies
One mile,
Mr F. B. Mareball's Willow Tree, Vida Mr Argyle's Hankow, MorrisS,
Mr Durgor's Justin Time, Cumming
Time, 2 m. 07-1/5 soc
of the same, town. The engines will of tha
I saw running open type designed by Kfr. West..
garth especially for cargo boats. It is intended to bare the ship ready for son inthe autumn, and it will probably the first ocean-going steamer propelled by crudo oil ongines.
.
The delicato operation of docking the White
1
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3 Star Linn Olympia was successfully carriel ont last month when the Tassel was taken into the
THE GRIFFINS PLATE Three-quarters of a new graving dook constructed by the Belfast
mile.
Mr Glendayo's Foroman, Burkill,
20
Mr F. B. Marshall's, Cypress Tree, Vida... Mr R. Margregor's Glengarry, Johastone,
to airp| Titan, 1 m. 03-2/5.
THE CATHAY Cut. For China Ponies.
One mile and a hálf.
Harbour Commissioners. The only trying mactent during the whole operation was when the vessel's boom was opposite the entrance, 'only a foot and a half dividing the bull frem the macrate blooks at the side of the dock. Happily, howevor, the hull was not ovou seroped. Later in the day the dock was emptied and the liner shored in readiness for the work- men. Next day น staff comprising about three thousand hands began the task THE POU MA-TING Cur. For Griffas. One of completing the liner for so, and the
Mr Baxey's Coronation Rose, Burkill Mr Marshail's Perammon Tree. Vida Mr Permy's Por, Schnorr....
Time, 3 nr 19-1/5 830s.
mile.
MF Lerad's Disputed, Crighton Mr Downy Mouaruh. Mellor
Time2 m. 10 seCH,
Me Durgos's Wo Hai, Dalgliesh
work will be pushed forward at the highest pressure. May 31 is the stipulated date for handing the vessel over to the owners That the Olympics is not the last word in ship.
HART LEGACY Cur. Presented by the late building was indicated by the speech delivered by | Mr. James Hart.2 mile.
Mr Sloe's Stalacons, Laurence
Mr Argyle's Honkow, Morriss
THE reception accorded the now Anglo. with Japan will therefore decrease in probalance des the plaintiff for work and labour blowing up with dynamite of the offices of
in Japan has been portion to the rise of industrialism in that done as acconrifast, Japanese Treaty
country-seems to be not founded on facts. apparently a mixed one. In official circles, |
Mr. Otto Kong Sing appeared for the Already, although several imports to Japan plaintiff, and defendant was represented by Mr. of course, nothing has been heard but praise,ve been superseded by home inanufuctures, M. Reader Harris of Messrs. Wilkinson & but free-lances, like Count OKUMA and the bulk of the import trade has grown Grist). others, are inclined to sea in it another immensely, and when we consider that Mr. Kong Slog informed the Court that the diploniatic failure. The tendency to find Great Britain's best customers are highly plaintif brought the action for work airl
· PRINCE. HENRY. AS AVIATOR. diplomatic failures in Japau's foreign policy developed industrial countries like Ger- services rendered the defendant as accountant.
London, April 24th. is quite a sign of the times. It was advance- many and the United States it seems The plaintiff was au accountant by profession,
Prince Hoary of Prussia, made a brilliant ed at the time of the annotation of Korea not unreasonable to look forward to and was called in by the defendant to make up aeroplano flight from the Darmstadt Parade when it was learned that Japan had agreed great increase in the trade with Japan for probata. Plaintif worked from time ground, flying for forty minutes at an over- to keep the present Korean tariff in force for growing with the wealth and importance of
to time and at all times for 289 days, age Leight of five hundred feet and covering another ten years, an agreement, by the way, changes in the lines of commodities which from the defendant for certain amounts amount-
that country. No doubt there will be some and he received an acknowledgment in all thirty-two, miles. which, it would appear from a stałomeng
He descended owing to a defect in the manufacturers are able to compete with pat la an account of the different dates and the cheers of the troops. on Japan by the Britisli Government. The other countries in regard to quality the different times he worked. The acknowledg ery of diplomatic failure was also heard in probabilities of a loss of trade are remote, ments were drawn up by the brother of the defen connection with the new Japan-United States Treaty, where it was somewhat The Rev W. P.G. Field, M.A., has resigned reasonably pointed out that the relegation the Chaplaincy of Christ Church, Yokohama, of the objectionable clause in the old Treaty which he has held for nine years, concerning Japaneso immigrants to separate statement was merely a matter of forma, the critics holding that it was of small importance whether it was embodied in the Treaty itself or attached to it. The objection able point in regard to the old Angio Japanese Treaty was the Tariff Convention attached,
A collapso took place yesterday at the Moh and it was hoped that it would ammedan temple in Shelley Street. Tho wall be possible to get rid of this in framing the of an outhouse gave way, and an Indian who new Treaty. The excitement aroused by a was smoking bin hookah was injured about the somewhat unfortunate statement by a back.
made in the British Parliament; was forced Japan will take, but as long as Britishing to about the sum claimed. Plaintiff would motor and glided graeofully down amidst Mr Min's Pegol,
Publication of the Macat newspaper A Verdade has beat again suspended by order of H.E. the Governor of the Colony.
Two lakongs were charged at the Magistracy yesterday with indecently exposing themselves and using abusive language to two girls. The hearing was remanded.
daut, and were sigued by her in the presence of two other witnesseŃ,
His Lordship-I don't want you to disclose your defence, Mr. Harris, but do you dispute what has been done F
Mr. Harris-Yes, I say that what work bag been done has been paid for.
Evidence was called and the hearing adjourned.
PLAGUE IN HONGKONG.
of plague had been reported in the Colony, Down to mid-day on Saturday only 7 cases
During the 48 hours anded noon yesterday 13 turther cases were reported, bringing the total to 20. Three of these cases came from boats 7 from Centre Street (six of them being from one house), while other oases were from Un Fak Lane, Mosque Btreat, and Queen's Road East.
AN ELECTION MATTER.
London, April 24th.
The Unionists have decided not to content the seat in East Dorant rendered vacant by the Hon. E. W. Guest's promotion to an Under Secretaryship.
EXTENSIVE FIRE IN TIENTSIN.
there had coonrred a large fire in the French Word was received in Shanghai last week that
Concession, Tientsin, during which a godown contojuing cotton, and a show-room, both be had been burned. The premises of Messrs. longing to lessre. Arnhold, Karborg & Co, Mackenzie & Co. situated about one blank distant, were also burned, but the extens of the loss of the two firma has not yet beeri sacer- tained.
Mr Paignton's Busybody, Brand
Rowe Time: 0.58.2/5. JOCKEY CUP. 1 mile.
Mr Dick Turpin's Valhalla, Dalgrano Mr MeMarmol's Magic, Mot bee.. Me Carwithen's Lachine, Fahr
Time: 2.07-3/5 KIANGSU Cor. 12 mile.
Mr Fernando's Carlisle, Dalgleish
Lord Pirria after the vessel was docked..
Bo
I far as he knew, be midl, the dock, although it was
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the largest in oxistence, was not only not too hig D.H. but in the near future the harbour authorities.
would be called upon fo provide even larger cocks
no that shipbuilders could be in a'p sition to con- struct ships to mort the growing needs of the 2 travelling public,
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SAD TRAGEDY IN HANKOW.
The residents of Haskow (says the Hankow
Messrs Oswald & Hanter's, Ezesilient, Rowe 2 Daily News of the 22nd ult.) were deeply shocked Mr Buxey's Royal Rose, Parkill
Time 3.53-3/5.
ECLIPSE STAKES. 1j-wile.
Mr A. D. Fail's Merrick, Mollar... Mr Glendays's Workman, Burkill Mr Marshall's Ebony Tree, Johnstone
Time 2.42.
Mr R. Macgregor's King George, Burkili Father O Flynn's Donaghmore, Birckal Mr Paigntor's Tonest, Rowe
Time 2.11-2/5.
CHIBLI CUP. I mile.
3 to hear, yesterday morning, of the tragic death of Mr. Erust Bechholz, a young German of 24 Fears of age in the employ of Carlowitz & Co. The deceased had been dising with some frisada and returned home in apparently good spirits. 2] However, in the early hours of the morning.a. 3 shot was beard in his bedroom, and Lis
meas
stretched
mates, rushing to his reem, found him on the floor with a ballet wennd through bis. heart and a rifle alongside his body. His death I rust have been almost instantaneous. The 2 funeral took place yesterday evening and was attended by a large number of friends of the de- cased,