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for the purpose of going on with the work. A want of confidence in the honesty of the officials was openly proclaimed at the mbetings called to discuss the subject, and In prolonged agitation resulted in the Government allowing the merchants and gentry to construct the line as a joint-stock enterprise, providing satisfactory assurances were given that the necessary expital would bo forthcoming. These assurances were given and the work proceeded. · Events have shows, however, that there is not that amount of floating capital in China avail able for railway construction that the optimistic advocates of construction with out foreign capital so confulently predicted, and the enlightened members of the present Government in Peking clearly realise that, if this great undertaking is to be completed within a reasonable period of tino, it can only be done with the help of foreign capital aut a larger staff of competent foreign engineers. As the result of four or five yeam work only seventy or eighty miles. of the Canton-Hankow Railway are open to traffic, though work on the line is going on fifty miles beyond the present rall head. But the total length of the route to Hankow is in the neighbourhood of 750 miles, and
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1811
Another man has been arrested on auspicion of being concerned in the robbery which cour red on Stanley Bad on Tuesday,
We learn from the Queen's College magasins that Messrs. Lau Cha-pak, J.P., and Ng Hon-tez, J.P, two well-known alumni of the College, have announced their intention of providing a very wohome addition to the Portrait Gallory in the Hall by presenting a portrait in oil of Dr. G. H. Bateson Wright the late Hoad Master.
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The French newspaper Liberté annonnois the appointment of M. Lebran, representative of the Department of M-uripa and Museile in the Chamber of Depitles, as the auccessor tɔ M. Klobukowski as Governor-General of French Indo-China. It is thought probable that If. Klobukowski will be appointed-French Ambas ador at Tokyo..
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Eight gamblers who were arrested on the first
floor of 49, Centro Street on Wednesday night were charged before Mr. Haseland at the Magistrsoy yesterday. After hearing the ori- douse his Worship ined the first defendant $100, or two months' imprisonment, the second $25 or one month, and each of the others 83.
Mr. D. W. Tratmou, Superintendent of In- ports and Ex,orts, proceeded against a Chinese before Mr. Hazeland at the Mugistrar yester- day for landing $3,500 worth of spiam from the
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THE STATE OF ALBANIA.
INTERNATIONAL ACTION URGED,
LONDON, June 8th, Eleven Republicans have introduced
CANTON.
(FROM OUR OWN COLBERFONDENT.). ||
Jone 7th.
THE TUFT-HAN. ZAILWAT QUESTION.
PIRATES.
a motion in the Chamber at Rome fact that the line is to be redeamed with foreign armed came from the river and made a rail on
urging the Government to initiate international action in Albania with a view to compelling Turkey to observe
The Vienna official journal “ Fren- Article 22 of the Treaty of Berlin.. demblatt" warns Turkey to desist from unnecessary
measures
ruthless repression in Albania,
existence whose loyalty the European Turkey depends. THE SULTAN AT SALONIKA
A wire from the Ai Chow prefecture statar that pirates have been causing much coaster. nation in the distrist. A band of 200 men wall
the market town of Tang Ku. Many shops were plondered and there was no forge to withstand them. A patty oflolal who interfered with the pirates was at onoo murdered. The Visaroy has given orders to the officer in chargo of the prefecture that the robbers ars to be pursued and caught without delay.
SUPREME COURT.
Thursday, Jane 8th.
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION, "
Beroun Tas CRIF JUSTICE (SIL FRASCIS PIGGOTT),
who have ordered that anyone else found worship- ping the rebola graves is to be arrested. Two days ago two suspicious-looking quesatvas follows were arrested in the city and at quos taken to the polios headquartors. Here they underwent a lengthy examination, the result of which was The question of this radway is that which is not mada known to the public. Whatever It uppermost in the minds of the people at was, the officials must have had some kind of present Almost all are strongly in favour of soare, for the big South Gate was shut at 15 the merchants keeping control of the under-p.m. and extra guards were posted on the walls taking and the Gorerument is secused of at the police stations. breaking faith with the people, for recording to
· commen raport here the authorities on a former occasion made over the direction of the railway to the shareholders in perpetuity. Again the money greatly inconses the people. Not without reason are the inhabitants of this city wonder ing when these coaseless borrowing's will and and what will be the outcome of all these loans. The "man in the street, "is of opinion that those Ioans are only the thin and of the wedge of foreign control over the whole thing, and the attention to the interests of the country. Tho Government is censural for not paying rare and
greatest share of public odina falls on the of the Board of Communications on head
of and the prime morer of the gevornmontel scheme. He is openly charged with being a traitor to his coa atry, and it is plainly suggested. promoters as "commission." Those who have, that he has received large sans from the loan. shares in the company for to change them for the debentures which the Gorersment is offering, for they say that whon once the Government takes over the railways the debentures will be
great anger against the proclamations which have been issued threatening those opposing the Goverment's scheme with decapitation, for such threats are justly looked upon as acts of tyranny and the people are in a mood to with. afond them to the uttermost. Many of tho shareholders are pour people, and the prospect of losing their hard-earned savinge increase
Mr. A. B. Crow was next called. To raid that the public discontent. Yesterday a mesting until 1907, when he retired, he was in charge of shareholders was held in the Western of the Land Board Office in Sydney kuid was a Subaru to protest against the proposed action Justice of the Peace for Now South Wales. In of the Government. The meeting wis vary May, 1908, he was introduced to Mrs. Uschmann largely attended, and it was resolved to resist by Mr. Hazeland, the architect. She wrote wit. nesa a letter offering to sell the hotel for 830,000. the authorities to the end and to do all to keep the lias under its present control. After Witness and his son-in-law saw Mr. Beavis, many conversations with natives on this sub-and witnes paid $3,000 as deposit for the mis. jeat I na led to think that the opposition to Defendant told him that she had most of the When the assignment was the nationalisation of the railways is, after all, German trade. not so much on icoonnt of the foreign loans, signed, he saw that it contained the restrictive learning that bat because the shareholders think they will clans, and defendant on suffer some péčuniary loss. The question as such a coronant, was inserted in the dead to whether the nationalisation of the lines became very excited mix objected to it. is for the ultimate benoßt of the coun-
Witness said he would not pay a cent more and try does not appear to enter the heads of would not proced with the sals if the olsase the people, for, with all the undoubted progress were omitted. Ultimately she consented, and they have made of late years, the Cantouse said that if she became poor and lost her have not yet learned to place Fatriotism be hasband she would have no means of live- fore Focket. There is also a feeling of hoed, Mr. Boavis asked plaintiff if he intense distrust of the Government, who would have any objection to her starting
LONDON, June 8th. The Sultan is visiting Salonika. The city is decorated with flags, and
ALLEGED DREACH OF COVENANT, The hearing of the action was continred in which Frederick Reichmann of the Grand Hotel
West reports to the police that between 1 and much enthusiasm is displayed by the but so much waste paper. There is a feeling of gue! Mrs. Mary Drohmann for damages for
unless the work of construction proceeds. Hongkosg-Maru without a permit. A fine more mpidly than it has hitherto, the second of 810 was imposed, Le Superintendent stating half of the evatairy will he reached before that he did not wish to press the charge. the announcement is made that through connection by railway has been established between Canton and Hankow. The Board of Communications evidently realises that rapid progress is impossible without the assistance of foreign capital and the efficient supervision which the louders of the capital require to be provided. In
A Chinese storekeeper of 133, Des Voir Road 2pm., while he was on the lower deck of the river steamer Sui Zai, someone stole a brown leather bag containing American gold piacos, total Mexican dollars and a suit of clothing of a value of $3,600, **
Before Mr. Hazehind at the Magistracy
GINGER BEER, Chaton the strength of the opposition is su hyesterday a Chinese was charged with being
that the people are prepared to go to any length in their resistance. "There are not wanting those who declare that civil war
in
possession of four mace of opiam. Defendant denied the charge, bat after hearing the evidence. of an excise officer he stated that the opium
PYERIS-Sparkling will result if the authorities persist in their had been given him by a friend, and although
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course," our Correspondent writes, “and in this province, at all events, the state of society is such that a for arbitrary acts on the part of the Government would be sufficient to set the whole of Kwangtung in a blazo of rebellion." But the Govern ment is definitely committed to the nation- A. S. WATSON & CO..alisation policy, and cannot, if it wished,
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he had it in his hand he forgot all about it.
Itis Worship smiled as ha imposed a fine of $10. Another band of armed robbers made their appearance on the Pokfulam Road on W dnes day evening. Encountering a caalis employed by the Dairy Farm, they stripped him of his clothing, and proceeding further along the road
they met and attacked a Chinese constabla with
knives and choppers. The constable showed now withdraw. We do not believe that theight, bat was soon overcome, and the robbers, statermen who now direct the affairs of the after nearly severing one of his thumbs, proceed- Board of Communications will be influenced od on their way.
CORRESPONDENCE.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRIES."
THE YELLOW PERIL.
Jaue 7th,
DEAR SIE-Commenting on Mr. R. P. Houston's letter to the Daily Chrmicls, re- produced in your issus of to-day, I wonder that
populace.
THE CORONATION.
JAPAN'S REPRESENTATIVES, ARRIVE IN LONDON.
LONDON, June 8th. Admiral Toga and General Nogi have arrived by the “Kamo-maru,"
The Naval Attache met them at Tilbury, and the Japanese Ambassador and the personnel of the Embassy met then at St. Pancras station.
They are staying at the Hyde Park Hotel.
EARTHQUAKE AT MEXICO CITY.
BARRACKS WRECKED.
LONDON, June 8th. General Madero entered Mexico City amid scenes of the wildest enthusiasm.
At four o'clock in the morning an earthquake occurred in Mexico City which wrecked the Artillery barracks. Seventy soldiers were buried and it
by any consideration to depart from a policy which is obviously the only possible policy for the country. It is not an easy matter, however, to convince the people that the stage of commercial development has not been reached in China when enterprises of such magnitude can be undertaken by joint- stock companies, though striking instançes in illustration might be quoted. There is no doubt, however, that our Canton Corres- pondent has correctly diagnosed the trouble
it never striker Shipowners that they, and they is estimated that fifty have been killed when he says that the opposition is not so mich to the employment of foreign capital alone, are responsible for a state of affaire such or injury. as to fear that the pockets of existing share-as is described. Men can hardly be driven to holiers will suffer. In financial matters sea by legislation, unless indeed they be taken the people have no confidence in the from the`prikos establishments. The one way Government, and whon we bear in mind to get them there, and to keep thom, is to make. the living as comfortable sad the employment that the debentures which the Government are offering shareholders in exchange for toady as it is in the case of the labourer their scrip constitute an innovation, it is not surprising that the people look askauce
ashore to whom our legislators devate so much time.
OBITUARY.
LONDON, June 8th, The death is announced of Mr. Rouvier, ex-Premier of France.
branch of covenant and sought for an injunction restraining her from carrying on the busines of a hotel keeper at the Station Hotel, Kowloon,
Plaintiff was recalled aud gave evidenco as to certain acoonuts, chits of men who had orased to patroniso the Grand Hotel since the Station Hafel was opened.
officers have neither the confidence por respect
a boarding-house or any such establishment of the people. There is no doubt that the in the event of her becoming paor, and he said Cantonese are fully sensible of the value of he would not. Mra, Uschmann asked for a railways, and railway enterprise would be much latter to that effect, and when Mr. Beavis more flourishing in this province if it were not reworked in the absence of defendant that for the unfortunate spirit of mataal distrust the letter would not affect the assigament, Just at present witness accepted the assurance of Mr Beavis that exist among the people.
will ultimately be settled, but that the Cevera-son-in-law, Babaequently witness had a conver is very hard to say exactly how the question and consented to the letter being signed by his ment will meet with very serious obstacles to the sation with Mr. Uschmann regarding the carrying out of its scheme goes without saying. Station Hotel, and the latter said that the hotel There are not wanting the who declare that belonged to him, his wife and others,
Cross-examined-Witness and bis son-in-law civil war will result if the authorities pereist in their course, and, in this province at all events, thought the latter was mers waste paper, the state of society is ench that a few arbitrary acts on the part of the Government would be sufficient to set the whole of Kwong Tung in
a blaza of rabellion of
THE NEW BUND BUREAU.
Mr. Owen E. Owen, proprietor of the Grand Carlton Hotel, who had nine years' experiance of hotel business in Hongkong, expressed the opinion that the Station Hotel would compete with the Grand Hotel because of defendant's long sitiation with the hotel business and her acquaintane with the German community. The Germans used to address her as "mother."
MILITARY CARD TOURNAMENT, It can be fairly assumed, I think, that a man
The return match in the Card Tournament It would appear that the New Bund Burosu at them and fear to make the exchange of the labouring class of average intelligence It is therefore the obvious duty of the commands ant loss than £i per week; ho gets between the 87th and 88th Coys, R.G.A. is by no means free from the stigma of many Government, if this opposition to their that £1 every week: he has a room to live in branches of the Royal Army Temperance As- tyrannose acts. All along this river front are
Other evidenca having been givön, ·· Mr. Pollock addressed the Court. Hembmitted policy is to be allayed, to give the strongest and a choice of food; he works a reasonable sociation took place at Victoria Barracks on the moored hundreds of junks, spans and small possible assurances to shareholders regard-number of bourt for his pound; he has one day 7th instant. The pravions encounter was won craft of all descriptions. Every boat moored
by 88th Company, but since then the Stonecut-to the Band has to pay a tax of $2, for which that on the evilence given on behalf of the ing the security of their capital. There is of rest per week. HONGKONG, JUNE 9TH, 1921.
The British Beaman may get £1 per week ters party had been practising assídacasly and no license or certificate is granted. The result plaintiff there was no case for him to answer, and really no reason in these days of progress in
is that this $2 is extorted from these poor people he would ask leave to address bis Lordship on over either by emissaries that point of view: He thought he could satisfy AMONG foreign observers it can excite no China for believing that the Government (it is generally less); be does not got that with the introduction of some new blood they were
or by the Water Police. bis Lordship that the plaintiff's case had broken surprise to see that among the people of will be any less scrupulous in the discharge ery week, more likely every one, two, or condent of reversing the former vardiet. The averal times China interested in the railway projects of its obligations to Chineso holders of three years as the case may be (interest not whist drive was the first event on the board, and of the Bureau. which the Government have decided to miway debentures than it has been in added); he is charged a commission on money a very good contest ended in favour of If they refuas the one they are driven from down, and if his Lordship was with him it authorities as to the meaning of the words advanced fer neossaries abroad; be has a 57th Coy. by 55 points. Tes was then their moorings, and if they refuss the other would not be necessary after he had quoted earry on" to call evidence. There had been nationalise there is very determined op fulfilling its pledges to foreign bond-shelf and the lid of his sea chast for quarters; partaken of, and after a short interval the they are haled off to the magistrate on some
no satisfactory evidence given to the Court at position. Especially is that the case withholders, and from the Government's own he eats, and sleeps, boxed up with man who "Phat" tournament was proceeded with. The tramped-up chargo. The stall-holdere also the Canton-Hankow line. Those who can point of view nothing would be more fatal may not be congenial company, but iroja 88th Company proved more than a match for suffer in the same way, and a day or two go to the defendant being proprietor or part pro»: prietor of the Station Hotel, and though she recall what occurred a few years ago when to its programmo of reform than failure or whom it is impossible for him to get away; he their opponents, winning easily by 80 points. A the Government, through the Viceroy of neglect to meet ita financial obligations. On has no choice of food, bat mast live on what is very pleasant evening was brought to a close waited on the Director of the Burean, but were took an interest in the planna It was only - Wuchanz, redeemed the concession which the other hand, nothing would better serve to provided by the Shipowner, which in many shortly after 10 o'clock, the visitors giving a refused as audience and woro driven away by natural that when her husband was com had been granted to the American China establish confidenes in the Government and cases is beyond description, sud would certainly vory hearty Toto of thanks to the 20th company of police. It was ennoted in the Development Co., for the construction of this to strengthen its hands than assurance astonish our friend the labourer if provided for Company for the able manner in which they had regulations, when the Bund was under construe from her experience take, an interest in the
afternoon
Six cases of plages were reported in the Colony yesterday.
important line, will best be able to appreci-bom of experience that Chinese Government ate the attitude of the Chinese shareholders paper at any time is as good as hard cash. as proclaimed at the recent mesting at Cauton referred to in one of the notes from our Canton Correspondont we publish to-day. It was the intention of the Government at that time to carry on the work begun by the American Company, in order to secure themselves against such risks of interna tional complications as had led to the redemption of the concession for a substan- tial monetary consideration. Belgian fin. anciere had acquired a predominant in
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in entertained.
WEDDINGS ON BUSINESS LINES.
a deputation of boatmen and petty traders
mum of 81,000 a year.
A PROVINCIAL LOAN,
mencing such an undertaking that she should
hte dinner; he is required to work at any hour
tion, that no public latrine should be erected, projected hotel. She took an interest apparent- of the night or day it called upon, a very
bat the Director has allowed several to bely in those parts of the hetel that would appeal placed there, and for this permission he is to the feminine mind, the laundry, bakery and so necessary condition at man, but one that is never taken into consideration when the wages H. M. S. Tantar came out of lock yesterday are fixed. Thon, as the sailor will tell you. After a four monthe courtship by post, Mrs, alleged to receive from the wine monopolist on. Proceeding, he said that the words" carry "there is no Sunday on Blue water," Anna Wilson, a woman stockbroker, of New (there are many weird monopolies here) the on" could not possibly cover the case of a person who was merely assisting in the business provid ed that such assistant had no pecuniary interes With the growth of education it can hardly be York, last month became the bride of Mr. Thouma King, Colorado mine owner. They expected that men will be found to replace had not met before the wedding day, says the Loans seem to be the order of the day in in the business. Thero was no evidence to show those who accept such conditions now probably New York Correspondent of the Daily Mail, from long habit; the sweepings of our great bat the businesslike lady provided for con China, and Kwong Tang is not going to be that she had such pecuniary interest, and if he cities, men in desperate straits, may be had, but tingencies by first setting detectives to in behind her sister provinces. As has been satisfied bis Lordship that the words did not what kind of rk and behaviour can be expected vestigats and report on the standing, habits, reported in this column on previous ocasions, cover anybody who was merely acting as so bridegroom, who wrote the Treasury is in great straits, and the Tresaistaut then there must be an end of the matter. The Hon. Mr. W. D. Barnes, the now Colonial from such ? Certainly the Chinaman is to be pre to her that he carried her photograph next
bis proposal, that she accepted
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came onrrent expenses. Latterly, there has been Secretary, is staying at Government House. ferred. No doubt it is the conditions of service his heart. The report was so satisfactory surer has the greatest difficulty in meeting
which obtain on the vessels owned by r
wuch extra expense consequent on the rebellion her. The ceremony was a busincer-like and was performed at magistrate's office,
The Frenol Mail of the 9th May was delivered
In London on June 7th
and
The hearing was adjourned,»
The Bishop of Durham is very fond of dumb
At the Magistracy yesterday Mr. Wood dis- Houston that enables him to obtain the services wearing a sombrero and leather leggings and in order to meet these, calls the Treasurer animals, and he tells a story of a little lassen On
kindness to animals he gave to a Sunday school stall child, "why it is wrong to cut oft dog's
terest in the American Company, and behind charged the remaining two defendants in the of respectable Britishere, but a man must be the city dotsetives assisting A woman de has just negotiated a loan of $600,000 from the the Belgians, it was believed, stood the oase in which four men were charged with the Russian Govorimont. The people of the larceny of 200 bags of rice from a godown of very hard up indood when he volunteers to be tive, Mrs. Aikens, was the matron of hon- Bank of Formon. The loan is for two years olas.. "Now, tell me," the Bishop asked one
kenneled in the forecastle of an average anr":"It is quite a love match," she said, ant at 6 per cent, the interest being paid half wont on to explain that the bride, while seeking
tails to which the damsel replied, “Because tramp steamer. Provinces through which the route of this the Yaen On Co.
The Chinese sexman, who is accustomed to taformation about a mine in the stock of which yearly. H. E. The Governor hos forwarded to the
WORSHIPPING REBELS' GRAVES,
of the test in the Bible." The Bishop was aho was taking an interest had communicabal great railway will lie were invited to
During the trouble many rebels were caught, rather pazzled, because he had mentioned no ubscribe the necessary capital to carry on Secretary of the City Hall, for exhibition in the coolie conditions, will flourish and increase in with Mr. King, and many business leftdra passed the work. While they rejoiced over the messut, a fac-simile of "The King's letter to our ships and ports until son service is made to between then extraordinary as to beheaded and buried at a place called Wong Fa particular text so far. What text, my dear!
to the the Nation," published by Messrs Raphael, compare favourably with the ordinary conditions cancellation of the concession
a corduroy suit, and a broncho for the use of the to these graves and offered sacrifices of paper him." What God hath joined together, let no American Company, it was soon made Tack & Sons, which has been sent to the Gor of labour athore. Enclosing my card, I am, courtship and include a pearl-mounted revolver, Kong, Yesterday a band of querelas men went She thought hard for a second, then she told
bride when she takes up her abode among her and incense. This was reported to the dfleiste, man put naunder!” husband's mines in the Colorada dosert. manifest that there was a very strong dis. rnment by the publishers, and which was Dear Sir, Yours faithfully,
referred to in our yesterday's issue, nelination to lend money to the Government
MASTER MARINER,
The presents were