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that Japanese merchants are now doing a For the next four months the Imperia TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.
large trade with the foreign markete direct, it by no means follows that the foreign population in Japan is decreasing Not withstanding that the Japanese Govern- ment bas within the last
he last twenty WATSON ears dispensed with nearly the whole of the foreign assistance she engaged to direct the growth of the new order of things, except perhaps in the department of education where many foreign instructors are still on. ployed, the foreign population in Japan is to-day, we believe, greater than it has
ever been.
We are unable at the moment to refer to any recent census of the foreign population for WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. the figures for the port of Yokohama for the whole of Jupan, but we have before us the six years 1905-1910. These show a progressive increase even if we exclude the Chinese In 1905 the British residents at the port nurubored 1,316, in 1910 they
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totalled 1,590, the Americans increased from 661 to 815; Germans from 310 to 436; French from 205 to 258, These figures certainly show no justification for the misgivings of those who would have น believe that the days of the foreign merchant in Japan are passed. With the increased customs duties in force this progressive increase in foreign population may be arrested and a decline set in, but in the words which have dore much duty in British political circles of late, we must wait and sea. It does not
the
German Mail Steamers homeward bound beginning with the ss. Gooben from here on the 6th of February will call of Manila once. month, and will therefore leave Hongkong on Tuesdays at noon instead of on Wednes. daye.
THROUGH, BHUTHE'S AGENÓT.} THE REVOLUTION. ASDICATION DECIDED UPON, Fresh cases of dumping dead bodies were reported yesterday. The body of a man
The ex-Regent and Prince No Hing had about yo years of age, who apparently died audience with the Dowager-Empress from natural causes, was
found in the Western district, and at Tsam Tsui Po two
yesterday. It is understood that abdication
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UNREST IN PORTUGAL.
MILITARY EVERYWHERE.
Reuter's Lisbon correspondent telegraphs
Lonvon, January 81st. that some business was transactod in the
SUPREME COURT Wednesday, 31st January.
IN AFTELLATE JURISDICTION. BEFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE (SIR. FRANCIS PIGGOTT), AND TIE PUISNE JUDGE (MR. H. H. J. GOMPERTZ)..
two months, were picked up. The first one conditions offered by the Republicans. Im babies, one of six months and another of Was decided upon in accordance with the afternoon, and a few trams were running | Fook Lung firm. Appellants made a motion died from small-pox and the second from perial personages and nobles are to retain natural causes. A woman residing in the
Western district was yesterday sent to their titles and reside in Peking or elsewhere the head inflicted by a chopper wielded by a to receive three million tacla hnnually. hospital suffering from a severe wound on as they please, and the Imperial Family is man who had quarrelled with hor.
Magistracy yesterday in support of a Sanitary-Inspector Coysh appeared at the summons against the Wing On Company
BOMB THROWING.
bomb thrown at him, has succumbed to his Liang Pi, whose legs were fractured by a
for selling in tins marked "pure coffee" injuries. He was the former Manchu eam. coffee which contained 39 per cent, of mandant of the Imperial Guards. chicory. Delendants pleaded guilty but stated that the coffee was not intended for
Many soldiers have been killed by bomb uropeans, but for the Chinese in the coun explosions on the Imperialist troop trains try and in Hongkong. imposed a fine of $25. Two Chinese shop-
Mr. Melbourne between Siaukon and Honan. keepers in Queen's Road were also sum moned for a ke offence. In the first case the coffee contained six per cent of chicory and the defendant was fined $to. The de-
fendant in the second case, in which the chicory amounted to 40 per cent, was fined
-$25.
THE ROYAL STATUES.
i
ESPIONAGE PROSECUTION.
LONDON SOLICITOR CHARGED.
LONDON, January 31st.
A telegram from Leipzig states that the
trial begins to-day of a London solicitor necessarily follow from the imposition of the higher customis duties that the volume of
and Yeomanary officer named Bertrand importa from abroad will decline. Take,
Stewart, who was arrested at Breinen on the for example, the trade between Great
let August last. The trial has been delayed. Britain and Germany. In 1910 British the statue of HM the King in Royal newspapers are already publishing imaginary We observe that the granite pedestal of It will probably be secret, but the Geridan owing to the rush of espionage prosecutions. imports into Germany amounted in value Square, has been daubed with red paint. details of the alleged ants of the gentleman to nearly fifty-five million pounds sterling. The pedestals of these statues are not of spy whom they represent to be the head aboving an increase of nearly eight millionpolished granite and chipping" will prob of a great conspiracy to sell German naval pounds sterling on the figures for the ably be necessary to remove the disfiguring secrets to Great Britain. previous year. British exports to other stains. This kind of vandalism is likely 16 Protectionist countries, such as the United frequently occur unless the Government pro States and France, also showed substantial tects these statues with a light ruamental front of the new Courts of Justice is being increase. The higher the standard of living iron railing and when the plot of ground fa the trade; and therefore we say that laid out, and protected, as we assume it wit though foreign trade with Japan may be, by a low railing, we hope the need of 2.55 experience a temporary check, it will similar railings around the statues in Royal
doubtless grow to much larger dimen-Square will not be overlooked, sions than it has yet reached. When we turn to China we
enormous growth in the number of foreign firms
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THE ULSTER CRISIS.
arranged a demonstration which is to be
LONDON, January 31st. It is stated that the Unioniste bave held in the Agricultural Show Ground at Belfast, simultaneously with Mr. Churchill's
meeting,
After the meeting at Belfast, Mr. Churchill proceeds ou the same evening to Scot inspections. land, in order to carry out various naval
AMERICAN NAVAL POLICY.
states that the caucus of Democrats in the
LONDON, January 31st. Reuter's correspondent at Washington
a policy of economy, voted against any House of Representatives, in pursuance of increase of the Navy during the present ses son, thus interrupting the programme of two faffleships yearly, initiated under Pre- sident Roosevelt.
mall steamer Himalaya from Singapore, are expected to arrive to-day by the P. & 0. where they have just concluded à season at the Victoria Theatre. Our readers will doubtless be interested to learn some particulars of the leader of the Lang-Hollo. Montreal, son of the Rev. Gavin Lang, who Mr. Lang was born in was at the time Minister of St. Andrew's Church; four years later his father returned to Inverness, where Mr. Lang was brought up. The famous Dr. Marshall Lang was his uncle, and his Grace the Archbishop of experience was strenuous and varied. At the York is his cousin. Mr. Lang's early early age of twenty-two, Mrs. Langtry selected him as her leading man on her most Lastin and benzoyl pharine trantments of A further report has been issued on the
years ago the umber of foreign houses represented in the Treaty ports was 1,837; the returns for 1910 showed 8,232. The largest number is Japanese, namely, 1,601 Then follow Great Britain with 001, Russia 298, Germany 239, France 110, United States 100, Spain 84, Portugal 57, Austria way Company. [23
Hungary 29 and Belgium 18. During the four years' period under review, however, Englund's increase is 100 firms, Germany's 39, and the United States alone shows a decrease, namely, by 12 houses. The number of foreigners in treaty ports in 1910 was 141,968, the lead being held by Tapau with 65,458, followed by Bussin with 49,385 Great Britain 10,150, Germany 4,106, United States 3,176 and Francs 1,926. In the time to which we are all looking forward, when the many restrictions which have hitherto hampered foreign trade are rymoved, and when progressive Government gives encourage ment to the development of the vast re- sources of the country, we may expect to see these figures greatly increased and the trade "Hongkong Orvion: 10a, Das Vœux Boan C❘ statistics correspondingly enlarged, LONDON, OFFIon: 131, Flant Stamer. EC
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The latest development in the investigation. into the Manila police force is the suspension of Captain Mark Scott, until the Solicitor General concludes the investigation of his
case,
The attention of users of the electric light is directed to the advertisement announcing that for the next six weeks the supply will be discontinued on Sunday mornings from 8 a.m. to 1 a.m.
Oss frequently hears the most pessimistic prognostications regarding the future of foreign trade as the Eastern develop, these reflections being usually associated with a condemnation of all efforts made by Europeans to teach the -Asiatic Western science. This is often left England early in January on a four Lieut.-General Sir Robert Baden Powell represented as "teaching the Asiatic to around the world in the interests of the Boy cust the foreigner from the East," Japan Scout Movement. Hongkong is included in is pointed to as the "awful example." In his itinerary. the last quarter of a century Japan has made marvellous progress in many im-Lang-Holloway visit.
There has been record booking for the portant branches of industry and has state that the management will be extremely We are asked to moreover provided herself with a mercantile obliged if patrons will kindly take up Best superior to that possessed by the their seats at the Theatre Royal, as soon as majority of the European Po vers. She has possible. benefitted immensely by foreign instruction. But what has been the effect of all this or the foreign trade of the country If we turn to the official statistics of the country's foreign trade it will be seen that this trade has increased nearly ten-fold in the last quarter of
乌
century. The pessimist while admitting
that there has been enormous growth in the
forsigu trade of the country, usually fella
of the Times of Ceylon, a Ceylon planter of According to the London correspondent note, who was visiting Borneo lately, said, If I had seen what I now have a few into the Straits." years back I would never have put a-panny
successful American season: immediately on
TREATMENT OF LEPROSY.
LONDON, January 31st.
under cavalry escort. The strikers twice attacked the trams, but the drivers use their revolvers.
A strike has broken out at Coimbra. The troops are maintaining order,
LATER.
Despatches from Lisbon show that the
indicatoa grave situation, but the censorship general strike in the capital in sympathy with the agricultural strike at Evora
A QUESTION OF PARTNERSHIP,
Kee firms, partners in the Yan Wo firm and The appellents in this case were the Lai
that the judgment given in the action by the Yuen, Shui Lung, Chung Yuen, and Shut Chan Kit Shan. The respondents were dis
Chief Justice in so far as it ordered that dentings between the plaintiffs and "de account should be taken of the partnership fendants, the Lai Yuen firm, Chung Yuen since the 18th January, 1904, might be varied firm and Shui Kee, should be taken only.
costs of the appeal might be paid by the by an order that the account should be taken from and after the 1st March, 1885, and that
defradants.
Deacon appeared for the appellants and Mr. Mr. Slade KC. (instructed by Mr. Hol- borow, of Messrs Doncon, Looker and
son and Grist) for the respondents. Pollock K.C. (instructed by Messrs Wilkin
After lengthy argument the
which is being exercised obscures the deserted, the shops are shut, no theatres realition.
are open, and soldiers are seen everywhere.
The streets are practically
The Council of Ministers is taking steps to prevent a bread famine.
The British flag was hoisted over the adjourned. Electrio Tramway Buildings.
Troops are being drawn for the purpose of reinforcing the garrisons.
they were easily dispersed by the cavalry.
When the strikers attempted to assemble
sions, the details of which are not stated.
There have been several dynamite explo-
strikers to assessination and pillage. The reactionaries and anarchists inciting the strike at Evora is being exploited both by It ia semi-officially announced that the
authorities are consequently forced to use the military in the streets.
&
LATER. Beuter's correspondent of Lisbon teic
arrested and sent aboard the warships. graphs that martial law had been establish ed. The troops have been ordered to make arreste en masse. Last night 115 were a clean sweep of the streets and to make
the declaration of martial law was decided The latest telegram from isbon stated that
at the cavalry, and the Republican Guard upon as the result of bombs being thrown in the streets of Lisbon. Reinforcements are being brought into the capital, while detachments of troops are being sent to Aldegallega, Moita, and Setubal, towns in the vicinity.
pieces by the mob with axes..
The administrator of Moita was out to
THE ROYAL HOMECOMING.
• LONDON, January 31st, was received with salutes and the ringing of The .s. Medina arrived at Gibraltar and bella. The Spanish feet at Algeciras saluted. Renter's correspondent at Gibraltar states
Owing to the death of the Duke of Fifo that though rain was falling Their Majesties were enthusiastically cheerel by crowds ou arrival, his return to England he joined Miss Ellen leprosy in British Guiana. The former all the King's public engagements for to- Terry at the Imperial Theatre, London, to appears to have little or no influence, but day are cancelled. play.
Benedick," to her "Beatrice, an
the latter is extremely valuable ás a nasal engagement which lasted two years. his newly-married wife, Miss Hutin Britton), basilli, but subcutaneously its utility is reception of Their Majesties at Portsmouth leaving Miss Ellen Terry, Mr. Lang (with quickly rendering the discharge free of should be made in the arrangements for the On spray, or for painting the ulcerating surface It is the King's wish that no alteration
Benson to star in the West Indies and was engaged by Sir Alfred Jones and Mr. doubtful South America os" Hamlet, ** Petruchio,"" -
and London or in the service at St. Paul's Shylock," Richard III., "Malvolio,"
Cathedral. "Sir John Falstaff, and David Garrick."
"1
LATER.
"Their Majesties landed at Gilaltar-ind- received an ovation, from the crowd which had assembled.
case
was
VICTORIA REGATTA. The annual regatta takes place on Saturday afternoon in Kowloon Bay, and an excellent programme has been arranged.
for the Gorman oup; and at 6 p.m. three pair. This evening at 5.30 two four-ewa will rase
for senior pairs at 6 pan. takes place at 5.30 p.m. to morrow, and the raco ours will compete for the Parseo Cup,
The race for the Lusitano Cap for four-ours
interport fours, starting at 2.30, oror a malla
Saturday afternoon's programme includesaz
course, the entrants balur the Victoria Recrea tion Club, Royal Hongkong Yacht Club, and culling, men o'-wer gigs and whalers; a raco Canton Rowing Clab. The other races are tub for foar oared boats for a prize presented by tho ladies of Hongkong; garrison gigs; and thú Chairman's Challenge Cup for four-cars.
Yacht races will be in progress at the same time.
THE PHILIPPINE EXPOSITION
takes place on Saturday next, Febranty 3rd, AND GARNIVAL
and according to Manila newspaper forecasts it The opening of the first Philippine Exposition
on;zbt to be an unqualified success. The project for the holding of this Exposition originated in a bill which was passed in the last session of the Philippine Legislature, providing for an appropriation, of P60,030.00 which was to be nied for this propose. A strong local Committee was appointed, and the arrangements have been developed in a manner highly creditable to all concerned. More than thirty provinces will be represented at the Exposition by magalßsent exhibits comprising the best agricultural pro- ducts and industrial activities of the Philippine archipelago,
ad extends from the Lunate side of that The Exposition is situated on Wallace Field territory along Calle San Luis to Nozaleđa.
The Carnival, which was the forecan use of the exposition, will be on scale than before,
* larger On Saturday there will be an opening masked
ball,
атед
Sunday is Filipino Day. There will be a coronation dormonial, festival and ball.
Tuesday is Spanish Day.
The Balle de Comparsas takes place on Wed-
nesday,
be coronation carmonies, a festival, and a ball.
Thursday is America Day, when there will Friday is Children's Day,
On Saturday, closing day, there will be a cosmopolitan masked ball and closing celebra
-sion.
BOMB OUTRAGE IN TURKEY,
On his return to England, Mr. Lang com-
LONDON, January 31st. performances, in London which in the course night, killing an officer and five gendarmes, Chamber of Commerce, the Catholic com- Every kind of sport is promised, and 2,000
Reuter's correspondent at Salonika states menced that remarkable sequence of brillians of that a bomb was thrown at Struminitza last The King replied to addresses from theviation fights will be a feature of the week. of a few years placed him in the forefront and wounding the commandant of gentlar unity, ant the Hebrew community. He school children are to take part in calisthenia of English actors, and culminated in his mery and seven gendarmes.
There will be the usual sports meeting, and
triumphant success as "Hamlet" produced at the Lyceum Theatre. London, in March,
referred to his former associations with | drill. 190, and Romeo and Juliet," also pro-
SEVERE WEATHER IN ENGLAND.
Gibraltar, and remarked that though it. diced at the same theatre in March, 1908.
was small the famous Colony was no less dear than those populous countries whence he was returning...
SOLDIERS' CLUB BILLIARD TOURNAMENT.
LONDON, January 31st. Tutenas frost prevails throughout Eng land. Lake Windermere and other likes are frozen, and skating is taking place on Valley. hundreds of flooded acres in the Thames
the R.G.A. Staff and the Hongkong" Volum- Two more games were decided between teers Reserve team on Tuesday evening, both
THE PREVENTION OF CONTRA- being, won by the former, who now hold a
BAND IN TRIPOLI, The first game was between Master Gunner lead of 93 points on the four games played.
can, of the Volunteers. Brown, District Staff R.G.A., and Mr. Dun-that the torpedo flotilla is leaving Bizerts
LONDON January 31st. Reuter's correspondent at Paris states
the impression that he would be the winner, land contraband ralo.
Duncan at the start gave the spectators for that it will check the attempts to for exercises on the southern coast of Tuuis
COUNT TOLSTOY'S WIDOW.
LONDON, January 31st. Reuter's correspondent at St. Petersburg states that the Tsar has granted a pension of ten thousand roubles yearly to the widow
won the game by 78 points. The highest away, however, and Master Gunner Brown as he made some capital shots. He fell
breaks of the game were:-Master Gunner Brown 17 (twice), to and 12. Duncan's only breaks of any consequence being a few is, second game was between Major F. Maria Souza, residing at 32, Mosque Valunteers. This proved far more interest-
Kirke, R.Gr.A., and Mr. J. H. Mead, of the of Count Tolstoy, Street, appeared before Mr. Irving yestering from the spectators point of view, both ing a Chinese woman and with being in day at the Magistracy charged with assault-
players making some good shots. The best breaks of the game were as follows
The
OBITUARIES.
THE LATE DUKE OF FIFE.
THE NEW STEAMSHIP SERVICE FROM TRIESTE. We have been favoured with particulars of the ner Far Eastern monthly fest service between Hongkong and Trieste, by Austrian Lloyd steamers, of which Mosers Sanler, Weiler & LONDON, January 31st
Co. are the local agents. These steaters will do the voyage from Hongkong to Triesto in 30 Reuter's correspondent, at Ottawa states days, and the railway journey from Trieste to that in the House of Commons the Premier London, vid Flashing and Folkestone occupies
The latter said that the mourning of the to London, let class single, cost £719) second Mr. Borden and the Leader of the Opposition 39 hours. The railway route is vid Villach, references to the death of the Duke of Fife. Frankfort, Coblouz, Cologne, Autwerp, Brassels Sir Wilfred Jautier made sympathetic Bad Gastein, romantio Salzburg, Manich,
the whole Empire. beloved Royal family was the mourning of class £5 on through ourridor trains. It is And Flashing. Through tickets from Trioste
WRECK OF A BRITISH STEAMER.
All hope is now abandoned of the overdue
LONDON, January 31st. liner Genoa, belonging to Thomas Wilson and Sons, of Hull, which was bound for Riga. Her crew numbered twenty-four Wreckage has been washed ashore near Berwick.
claimed for this route that it is the shortest and alost somfortable connection between Egypt, India (Bombay) and the Far Eust and London. The new Antrian Lloyd steamer Bohemia in East due this week on her maiden voyage to the Far
PSYCHOLOGY OF THE PIPE. of determining darotor Character from the There are various ways, more or less correct, hand, charactor from writing, facial aud deportment. Perhaps oharacter from hand- expression writing in the safoot of all the test above- named, but to these a Paris contempocury adds character from the pipe. The cigar we are
back or the argument that this trade is unlawful possession of a dagger. On the Major Kirke 14, 10, 20 and rs, while Mead's of Mauritius and of the Pacifo Phosphate Hongkong, is expected by the s.s. Himalaya doductions can be safely made. The activity of
more and more passing into the hands of first charge he was fined $3 and on the best contributions native merchants, and gradually the race of second he was fined $15 with the option of foreign merchants
have huiline, mouth ňu prison. He was also bound Scores *----
who
were 18 and
LONDON, January 31st Lord Stanmore, chairman of the Bank Company, who formerly held several gover norships, including that of Ceylon, is dead 250 J. f. Moad 220 St. John, the well known actress.
The death has occurred of Mins Florence
"up this trade in the country is dying over in the sum of $100 to keep the peace Master Gunner Brown 250 Mr. Duncan 172 out. While it is true, and natural to expect, for a year,
Major Kirke
Mr. Claud Severn Colonial Secretary of told with the cigarette in cosmopolitan, so no to-day. According to a wireless message, the pipe stem. The shorter the stem the more vessel is experiencing rough weather and will industrious the race. Inversely, the longer the a people may be ganged by the length of the not arrive until somewhat later than her stem the more indoient the people. The more advertised time.
economie the race the shorter the pipe, and so
on.