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LUGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
BILLS PASSED.
SESSION TERMINATED.
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28th Inst
A meeting of the Legislative Council was held this afternoon. Present: His Excellency the Governor Major-Sir Matthew Nathan, KCH, RB, His Excellency Colonel Dar ling, CR, Hon, Mr. T. Sercombe Smith (Colonial
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 1905.
BIRTHDAY GREETINGS:
THE KING AND QUEEN OF PORTUGAL.
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NAVAL NOTES:
[Frem a Gerrispondent.]||
PROGRESSIVE-SWATOWE
A RECORD YEAR, According to Mr. Acting Comaul Wills the trade of Swatow has proceeded during the part year along its normal channels with results finy million taels, and estimated either in tapis that cannot be considered otherwise than satis
or sterling is the highest on record since the opening of the trade of the port the acting
The gross
London, 18th August. The arrivals at Plymouth last weak included H.M. battleships, Albion, Ocean Centurion ship of our Far Eastern Fleet. All are ships and Vergeance with H.M.S. Glory, late slag. ara`now having a thorough overbaut at various the
posts prior to being attached to the Chanasi Fleat. The Centurion
into commission remarks on the in
trade for 1934 excanded
In the courua, bf his
cretary), Hon. Mr. L. A. M. John. twenty-one years later, was to become the reserve, the remaining four battle | British Consul refers to the skipping during the
aton (Colonial Treasurer), Hon. Sir B. Spencer Berkeley. (Attorney Genel Hop:
Mr. Basil Taylor (Harbour Master), Hon Mr. W. Chathamn, (Director of Public
28th Inst To-day the popular King Carlos and his devoted wife, Queen Amelia, complete another year of their useful lives, and can proudly look Portugall Forty-two years ago King Carlo was back upon a buppy reign over the kingdom of
September, 1865, born, and on the 28th daughter of the late Comte de Paris, who, Queen of Portugal, first saw the light
day. Their married He has been a which are sister ships, all having been bul cingularly happy one, for her husband fell in during 1898-9 and are of 12,950 tons with a speed love with her before ever he saw ber, thanks of from 12 to 18 kpots, will join the Channel 19ced in life way by a well-knowe match addition, will bring the Home Fleet up to 15 to a beautiful photograph of her that was Fleet after the present Baltic cruise. This maker; and he is as devoted to her to-day as he battleships and is part of the scheme of Ad was the day he married her nineteen years ago.
John Fisher and Lord Selboras for It was a correspondent of the World, we believe, the redistribution of our Fleet. H.M.S. V who observed that the only point of difference grance on her voyage home to England from stoutness; for he main China was taken in tow by her consorts Albion between them The minutes of the last meeting were read tains that, let him do what he will, he cannot During the time she was in tow her boilers Hot and Ocian owing to her boiler going wrong. and confirmed...
help growing stouter every year, whereas she maintains that if he would uniy
and furances were cleaned and put right, as far hard en try The Colonial Secretary moved that the report nugh he would certainly grew thinner. Fixed as possible by the ship's artificers, but it has rince been found out that the defects will take The Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Werke), Hon Bir G. P. Chater, C.M.G., Hon. Dr. Kai, CM.G., Hon. Mr. R. Shewan; Hon. Mr. Gurahom Stewart, Hon. Mr. C. W. Dickson, HGB. Mr. Wei Yuk, and Mr. A.-M. Fletcher (Clerk of Councila).
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FINANCE.
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A. BRUTALĄCRIME
IN SHANOHẠI, DAN
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A terrible crime was perpetrated on Friday: afternoon by af ark. named Kadoorah Michael in a small genial store at No. 316, North Sze chuen Road. It appears that the miscreant bail for some time past been living with woman named Sarah Abraham, and between them they had been keeping small store in the axiansion which diens and
WAF frequented by In little, business was done, quite The two had had frequent quarrels and Michael appeared to be going along quietly until about had made repeated thesate to kill the woman, The trouble, however, blew over and things I am, on Friday, (be we began to querel
THE PROPOSED CHUAN-HAN RAILWAYANGAN
A Soochow letter states that news has been"
the
received thate from Ch'ongtu, the capitals of Szechuan province, to the affect that owing to Liang, representative members of the sentry (energetic, action of H.E. Viceroy Hal and merchants of that province have taken in hand with much enthusiasm the scheme for construction of a fallway balween Chiangta and Hankow a line, which the fear that and French syndicate (which had been working for i
officials, gentry and mercantile classes of that it would succeed in getting from the ministers of the
the Walwupus and Shanapu, spurred tha province into anergetis action to strangly op
the
of the Finance Committee (No. 8) be adopted, by the example of Kaiser William, she is said a least three months' work la repairs which man and Norwegian vessels having been char. cutting a piece from the holpless woman'sabdo, l'have been promised by Viceroy Hat Liang that
to have induced him one day to take some will be carried out at Devonport Dockyard.. I lered by the company to replace them. thing or other guaranteed to produce agent The underwater portions of the Vengeance and teel figure in the course of a month; but
Carried.
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THE RAILWAY.
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Financial Minutes 10s, 40 to 47 and moved the end of three days the King looked sa miser. | Ocean are also in a very foul state with weed | Fu, he writes for the long-mooted milway hands to her-fect, the body being bant double. I ready to contribute ten milllon, of the sixteau
The Colonial Secretary laid on the table that they be referred to the Finance Committee,
The Colonial Treasurer seconded. Chrried.
THE APPROPRIATION BILL The Colonial Secretary moved the lied reading of the Bill entitled an Ordinance to apply a sum not exceeding 55,717,276 to the Public Service of the year 1906. He said.- Sir, it will be within the recollection of this Council that the Appropriation Bill was referr ed to the Finance Committee last week, after the
second reading, to report upon. As Chairman of that Committee I beg to certify that the Bill was considered clause by clause in the presence of all the members of the Committee, and in the opinion of the Committee such Bill be dealt with by the Council as, the Bill dealt with by a Coumittee of the whole Coun-
cit. As there has been no material alteration in the Bill I beg to propose that it be read, a third time
"The Colonial Treasurer seconded.
14,E. the Governor-In asking you, gentle men, to vote for the third reading of the Appro- priation Bill-1 trust unanimously--I will renew my assurance that thai vole will not be considered as committing you to accepting the principle of the transfer of the Widows" und Orphans' Fund to the Government. Ar have not yet been able to obtain the views on the sub ject Widows and Orphans' Pension Bill
of
the
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able that she was conscience stricken, and utterly refused to give him a single dose more. It was even, whispered that she vowed, in her fright, that she would rather he remained stent than grow thin, But this is by the Way Hoth of them love their subjects throughout the world, and both of them have the love of their subjects, and .in this distant outpost the fact was testified to this moto. ing by the number of Portuguese gestie. men who have called upon their Majestics representative, Conselheira A. G. Romano, the Consul-General for Portugal, to offer congra tolations on this happy occasion. Conselheiro. Romano was "at home" of his residence in Arbuthnot Road, and received calls from Capt. Arbuthnot Lexile, nide-de-camp, to I, the Governor, Sir Matthew Nathan, whom he se: presented, front Capt. Mulier, representing Rear-Admiral G. C. Dicken, Capt. E, 'S. Ward, representing H.E Major General Villiers Hatton, and from members of the Consular body in the Colony besides numerous other friends, ****
A SPECIAL MISSION.
to
secretary, Mr. R. A. B. Ponsonby, on a special Sir Matthew Nathan delegated his private
mission to Macao today, in be the beater of His Excellency's congratulations the Governor at Macro, Mr. Ponsonby left by 11.M. tb. d. Janus at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, and should arrive in time in the ton at the Flora Gardens in the after.com. Portuguese Colony to take part in the recep
ing him to forward the congratulations of the Portuguese community in Hongkong to their Majesties.
and ocean growth,
REAR ADMIRAL CURZON-HOWE Rear Admiral the Hon. A. G. Curzon-Howe has had the honour of being personally received by H.M. the King on board the Royal Yacht at Cowes, His Majesty conferred upon him the honour of Kaighihood and invested him with the insignia of Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath.
ILM.S.THETIS."
1 may be interesting to your readers in Tiongkong to know that on Friday, the 11ths August, the officers and crew of U.M.B. Thetis lately paid off at Chatham, from China, enter inined 4 o children from the poorer district of Southwark to dinner and ten in Greenwich Park, an outing that was greatly enjoyed by the children, perhaps more so than is usual in such outings, as on this occasion the fare of H.M.S. Their heartily joined in the fun and waited on each and every one of the children seeing that none wanted for anything. The Rev. H. T'in of St. Mary's, Southwaik, thanked the Naval prometers for their Lindness in mak ing these poor children happy; and in conclu they gave very willingly and sang with feeling, sion called upon the children for cheers which
"For he's a jolly good fellow." Several of the seamen present, responded suitably and ex- pressed a with that other ships of the Royal Navy would do the same and help in make these little ones happier by contributing to the Fresh Air Fund and in other directions. At present the Navy are well represented by their contributions to this Fund.
The first-class cruiser Powerful 14,200 tons) recently at Hongkong, will relieve the furyalus as flagship on the Australian Station.
CHINHS BIKING SYSTEM.
year under review, anduaya ginly no to the drawal of the British India Line from the emi a due mainly to the with gration traffic, already mentioned, and the sale. to foreigners of two or three steamers of the
sgain about something. The rufian knocked pose. The present estimate of the cost of a? Douglas Steamship Company of Hongkong, which formerly plied regularly between that
the woman down, and then bound her with railway from Ch'engtu over the border risto repen, afterwards putting gag in her mouth Hupeh province (to which Hankew belonge port and Foochow of Formosan pods, vid
is about ten million tasis, and as far as Hinge Swatow and Amay. The gain to German and to stop her cries, She remained in this posin kow six millions or so more.”“” Advices received 5.9" Norwegian shipping is at the expense of the her.. Later in the day he bound her again and at Soochow from Ch'engtu state that, so
tion until about 1.35. p.m. when he released Japanese, four Japanese steamers of the Osaka
then taking a razor he slashed at her body cut
ten million taels has been guaranteed by the Shosen Kaisha Company running on the same line AS the Douglas boats having besin with ting her in several places about the stomach Rentry and merchants of Szechuan (this having
the drawn on the outbreak of hostilities, and Ger- and legs, and finishing his hendish work by repute of being one of the wealthiest pro- vinces of China Proper), who on the other hand men, then completing his work bystuffing a hand full of native tobacco into the wound. This any sum falling short of ten million taels will Remarking upon the railway to Chaochow. Do doubted saved the woman's life as it stopped The plan now is that as those in Szechuan re be made good by their Provincial Government. the bleeding He then tied the woman's The man after completing his work went away. to twenty million taols needed to complete the The woman at about six o'clock managed to Proposed railway, an appeal to natives of Sie. remove her bouds and in some manner mads Chuan who are in the other seventeen provin. her way to the road where she got in a ricksha Ces, either as officials or as merchants, ought and went to the General Hospital where her to be made calling upon them to contribute Injuries
their share and to use their influence" with the were attended to by Dr. Marah, who in formed the police of what had happened. Demented classes amongst whom they are reald- tective
Sergeants Vaughan and Kingston werning to subscribe to, and buy shares in, the pro
This appeal bas detalled on the case and from what they learn- posed railway. ed from the injured woman they suspected and in Soochow the first to receive it being Tantai. amrested the man Michael at about nine o'clock Chen Yu, Chief Commissioner of the Japanese- taken to the hospital where he was identified course is a native of Exechuan, and who has last night in the Minghong Road and war
modelled Gendarmerie of Socchow, who of by the woman. The woman is at present in also received official permission from Viceroy tuo weak a condition to make a detailed mate
Hi Liang, of Szechuan, authorising him to es tablish in Soochow city in office for the sale.
there need be no fear on the part of the people of shares in the Chuan-Han Railway. It is thought that, by this method of appealing to their fellow provincials throughout the Empire,. of Szechuan province of failure in procuring
The concession between this port and Chaochow-Fu has been, as mentioned in my preceding report, granted to one Chung Yunan, a Chinese merchant who has for ny years been resident in the Dutch Indies. The contract for building the line, which is to be 32 miles in length, with seven intermediato, sintions, and for the supply of rolling stock, was given by the concessionnaire to a Japanese syndicate. Work on the line commenced in September last, but, owing to the matrahy nature of the ground in the vicisity of Swatow, proceed but slowly, until in January; an unfortunate outbreak at Anpo, a markci 1905, it was delayed for some three months by town of considerable size about to miles distant from. Swatow, in which two japanese workmen were killed and the properly. several Chinese in the empty way eaterial, company, together with some milway destroyed. The matter is now settled and work is resumed, the concessionnaire having been required by the Viceroy to provide 200 guards. for the railway.
THE GRIFFIN AND THE WAIL.
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of
ment, but hopes are being entertained of her
cused man was taken 1, the French Consulate ultimate recovery, as at present he is resting easy and no danger is apprehended. The ac this morning and is now being detained pending. the return to Shanghai of M. De La Batie, the Acting Consul-General, — Shanghai Mercury,
THE LIAOTUNG ABIER THE
WAR.
The following account has been circulated to their correspondasits by Messrs. Bush Bias, of Newchwang.
Newchwang, 31st August.
How arrived
the necessary fonds-that is to say, if those ap- pealed to have the necessary faith, not so much in the ultimate success of the venture, as in the honesty and probity of the people' “hand- ling the cash."—N.C.D. N'eus, 1
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES
IN CHINA.
Bure, very much edified on a small income. mentality of Colonel, Yokura, H. I.. J. M. of their manners, customs, and modes of··
An invitation from the Commander-in-chief at Port Arthur, Lieut-General Ichiji, was re- cently inued to some members of the com- yhismunity through the kind offices and lastrus Military Administrator of this post, to visit Port Arthur and Dalny. The party comprised amongst others U.S. Consul-General Simmons, H. I. J.M. Consul Sigawa, and four members of our firm including our senior and junior
parmers,
Following is some correspondence which has recently appeared in the N. C. D. News
Sir-You will perhaps pardon me for tres passing of your valuable space to say my little say on the question of "the Griffin and the Wait," I have read with great interent the ser-
That the people of this country are having mon of the Rev. Mr. Darwent, and was, I am
their eyes opened, especially those of the by it, especially by his
younger generation, and are changing in many telling us what he can Bat does not the very reverend gentleman for
thought, to which their seniors and ancestors get that he came out here for the Love of God,
have hitherto steadfastly clung, in favour of while ye young cleiks and merchants come out
those of the Wast, must be plain to the most here for quite a different purpose, and if we
casual observer. That this change has pess want to sit at home and look at the four bare
trated even to those amongst the highest in walls, we can save money in the old
Country
the land who, seeing the approaching meta just as easily or perhaps more easily than out It would be difficult to speak in sufficiently morphosis, so to speak, the younger genera here in the Far East? So our good reverend high terms of the facihties, afforded, and the tion, have bent to the inevitable and are also friend recommends the griffin to walk and courtesy and hospitality accorded the party by adopting more modern methods, may be por only allows him about $4 for his rickolia.
the several officials we had the pleasure of meel-ceived at least by the following two instances, Really the reverend gentleman is too kind. Of
ing, or to give anything approaching full ac- In China, methods of address between the course he does not need to 80 to office
count of the interesting visits paid to the me: higher and the lower are looked up in hard- every morning, go home for tiffin, and
morable scenes of the desperate fighting which
and fast rules. Students of the Chinese wilt- back at his office an hour later, and most pro-eventually resulted in Japan's capture of the ian language and the Chinese official customi from the place of worship, as we poor devils of
malier take many columns of closely printed to explain even superficially.
It is the etiquette and Royal prerogative to receive and accept everything as by divine right from a subject, and a Chinese Emperor merely orders in 'terse language a gift to be handed
of certain gentleman interested in the Fund to whom I referred it I am not prepared in proceed with that Bill this aßernoon. There is one other point I should like to mention this afternooi
TELEGRAM TO THE KING AND QUEEN, ` as I dealt with it in my remarks in introducing the Appropriation Bill. I then informed you
The usual telegrain was despatched to H.E. the Governor of Macao, and also one la Count that I was in hopes that the question of mill-Arnasp, private secretary to King Carlos, ask tary lands, which had been under r' discussion since the date of the resson of howlarn was approaching soulement. I have pleasure in informing you that by last nail, I received from the Secretary of State for the Colonies a despatch in which he inframed ine that the proposals, which had been put forward by His Excellency the General Officer Common
Macao, September 28th. The festivities at Macao this year in con ding and myself as a fair and equitable nection with the anniversary of Their Most. solution of this ties has been accepted by
Faithful Majesties are not on the elaborate the Colonial Office, the War Office and the Law Commissioners, for the Treasury (applause) scale that have marked, the event on former Correspondence on the subject is largely con
In previous years either the new fidential, but I am asking the Secretary of gardens in the Avenida or, the Praia Grande. i have had in meeting their liabilities This bably he does not dwell a mile or two away apparently impregnable fortress. General and etiquette especially know this, and it would ·
State to allow me to lay the papers giving this correspondence an ille table of this Council (applause).
The motion was then put and the Bill was passed
NEW TERRITORIES LAND ORDINANCH.
REJOICINGS AT MACAO. [From Our Own Correspontint.]
Occasions
The Attorney General moved the third read-levee held by H. E. Governor Montenegro last ing of the Bill entitled on Ordinance to amend year was very largely attended, the dat the New Territories Land Ordinance, 1905. element, in the presence of the British gunboat The Colonial: ecretary seconded, and the Alserhen and the U.S. gunboat Callan, being Bill was passed.
represented by their commanders and thei wives. The British representative of King Edward was also present on that occasion be heads of departments, and the leading se- sides the civil and ecclesiastical authorities, the sides of Macao
included in the
he programme of cele
IMMORAL SOLICITATIONS.
The Attorney General moved the third read- ing of the Hill entitled an Ordinance to amend the Summary Offeners Ordinance, 1845,
The Colonial Secretary seconded and the
, molion was carried.
Bill read and passed.'"
NEW PEAK TRAMWAYS BELL..
200
A. RECONSTRUCTION.
The business people of the South, both Chinese and European, have been' usade acquainted, some of them in a practical way, with the confusion which has reigned in the financial world through the closing of some bogus banks, and the difficulties which othert
Glorious Reciprocity"a good name for a bank by-the-by-has memorialised the Viceroy and among other things suggested that share. holders and managers of all banks shall be registered in the Viceroy's yaman, so that those who intend to embark on the attrac
heartily
old.
Tel.
Ichiji's interpreter, Captain Matsumura, who personall, conducted us, was able to give us all information asked for, having been attached to General nogi's staff during the siege.
So much has been written of Port Arthur in reference to the siege, that we propoes to and Dainy from the military standpoint, and deal with the present position of these places from the commercial point of view only remarking merely that tie accounts since the resistance offered by the Russians are inclined, to underrate the severity of the fighting,
back to his subject if it be not acceptable, and there is an end to it. It came therefore, an a surprise to many, we (N.C.D. News) might
fall of Port Arthur, anent the nature of the when some time ago Vicerou to learn
side.
DALNY,
H.E. the Governor (la the Hon. Sir Paul Governor Montenegja. Te Deum will be Kiangsu, and affirm that in these provinces them as legitimate--which a young man has prior to the war and during the Russian other day, by Viceroy Teón Ch'un-bauen, (With
Chater), understand you wish the third reading of this ill postponed.
Hon. Sir Paul Chater-Yes, year xcellency, I should like to move that the third reading of the Bill entitled an Ordinance for authorizing the construction of a tramway within the Colony of Hongkong be adjourned until the next meet ing of the Council
H.E. the Governor.-I do not think that a motion is necessary. It will stand as adjourned, and for the reasons already given the first reading of the Widaws and -Orphans' Pension Fund Bill will also stand adjourned till a future meeting. The Council is adjourned till after the meeting of the Fin-. ance Committee.
FINANCE COMMITEE.
A meeting of the Finance Committee was held immediately after the meeting of the Legislative Council, the Colonial Secretary presiding. The following votes were recom mended for adoption by the Council —
THE FLOATING FIRE ENGINE,................
POLICE EXPENDITURE.'
A sum of $5,160 in ald of the vote, police other charger, for the following items;-
Incidental Expenses...
Meals for Prisoners in Cells
Office Furniture...
Pausages, and bonuses in lieu of
passages
Tais!...
THE GAOL.
5900
500
60
... 4,000
***$5,160
tive speculation of banking, and handling other people's money, shall at least be com pelled to show their persona, and state their fitness for the responsibility which they are brations, but a levee will be held at noon, anxious of assuming. The memorialists refer the entire night. And surely there are other charging the several transporis lying along to give a similar instance of a
to the system which obtains in Kinngs and
are in any way guilty of underhand trickery in severe punishment is dealt out to those who their business speculatione,
The Viceroy seems to be in sympathy with the proposed forms, and has sent the memorial, with his approval, to the Provincial Treasurer, and ordered the latter to look carefully into the Matter in order to discover whether some effect can be given to the suggested improvements. It is certain that the confusion which has ob tained in this banking world in Canton, and tightness in the money market, generally, part ly at least consequent on the rash speculation undertaken in the hope of making large profile during the recent war, have hit many people,
when the unt exchange of courtesies will be made and congratulations tendered in held at the Se Cathedral in the morning and invitations have been issued by the Gover nor and his wife to a garden party to be held in the afternen in Flora Given good weather conditions the al fresca gathering should be a very pleasant and representative one. The Sandpiper is in pori and, as usual, will be dressed in honour of a personal friend of King Edward. The city forts will fire a royal salute at mid-day.
The Heungahan dressed ship in honour of the occasion.
for its whole length, has been illuminated confusion has not yet assumed their normal trend. Probably, however, the wors is over
clerks are compelled to do from our office in a large scale, the feature of the even. The busines firms of Canton are still much unless we want to live in downtown boarding ing's celebration being the decorations of Government House and the public buildings, exercised over the matter, and have been look house, say in Yuen Ming Yuen Road, and pay as well as the ball given by the representative ing about for some methods, whereby, at least, $150 a month for a fair-sized room.
Two-year-old of the Portuguese sovereign, and his wife to unprincipled men shall be debarred from handgriffin wise in married and has to support his
sympathise with the foreigners and citizens of the Colony, ling the hard-earned cash of unsophisticated family on $175 a month.
impletons. According to the Canton corres
At home, in pondent of the W. C. D. News, the big firm of England he could have supported his family on one hundred pounds much inore easily
even say to the whole
that, than here for twice that sum. For can he
· Chang Chih-tung not get at home a cottage in the suburbs for
offered to give to their Majesties ten thousand less than he can rent a single room for in this the young man needs no pleasures while he is
tales of his annual salary to help in making town? According to our reverend gentleman,
some necessary repairs ans of the Imperial hat ought to wait for them till he is
The damage done was inconsiderable and is Palaces, the Emperor, in refusing the offer, your very good doctrine, but surely we rapidly being repaired by the Japanese. The issued an Imperial Rescript sincerely thank young men do not come out here for the pur dock and wharves are scenes of great activity, ing" the Viceroy for it. A careful search into pose of sitting in a room the entire day, and ads of soldiers being engaged in dis the historical records of this country have failed.
sovereign thank ing a subject,
The next instance for anything. legitimate expenses-though perhaps our
As to futura possibilities of trade opinions of the change that is coming over the land. ap reverend gentleman would not acknowledge differ widely. It may be remembered that, pears in a proclamation tasued at Canton the besides his chow and his room.
regard to the Boycott on American goods, I am, etc.,
occupation, cennin optimists. We come calling up Prophesying that Dalny would become the ANOTHER OF THE CROWD.
people of the upon the pet
'province eventual mais intel and outlet of the made of Kwangtung to exhort, each other to refrain. 18th September.
Manchuris, a prophesy that will doubtless be from violence. In proclamations of this sort Siin all the correspondence which has resuscitated upon the establishment of peace, the custom from time immemorial has been in "You are require apneared in, your columns with reference to but in spite of a great many advantages, the addressing the people to say
ed the above subject I have looked in vain for result of clalorate planning, it is extremely the proclamation of Viceroy.Taén in que
to obey the instructions herein givan," etc, mention of what has always appeared to me to unlikely that even preamppostimi nach intention, his Excellency, does not say you are
at the root of the trouble with young men
japan will succeed, such coming to Shangbai, and that is the Chition, in attracting any volume of the Man.. required, etc., but I therefore request she system,
churian trade proper in the direction of Dalny merchants, gentry and people of the whole proc vince to obey,“: etc.—a mode of address - which In other words the Trans-Manchurian Fall- way will not be able to compete with the Li. also occurs for the first time in the bistory of toho and the connecting waterways of the Fre this country. vince-while the difficulty of securing property Is it the currency that is to blame of Shangtroduction of large Chinese interests, it being a
will operate unfavourably in regard to the in hai's slackness?
well-known fact that the ownership of i.. busi ness premises is a matter of vital importance In the eyes of the Chiness merchant,
Our deliberate opinion is that Dainy's com mercial activity will be defined by the expan sion and growth of the Trans-Siberian Trans Manchurian Railway, of which fine it will be the Easter terminus, and that lo so fax : share of he Manchurian trade is concerned such share will be limited to a few shipments as gave accurate information on all matters during the winter months, It may be of of importance to the modern man and the interest to state that the improvement of modern State." This bow literature, together the harbour from a safe anchorage point of with the example of Japan" (if Japan could do view has caused, during the severe weather, this, how much mon&were not possible to ice to form in the basin, thereby preventing China!) has had its effect. Ghine is now wide awaks. Telegraphs, railways steamships, river steamers from working.
launches, milla
1,and a hundred other harbours signs of radical material change are to be sasy on all hands. Ten Chinese in every thousand study the English language, women's feet are , and man's minds.” Fifteen moderu versities
with 200,000 students, have
THE WEISING LOTTERY.
ENORMOUS LOSS TO KWANGTUNO.
The knell of the well known Weising lottery, at Canton, having been sounded by the recent Imperial decreo commanding the abolition of the blennial (Chujen, or Master of Arts) and triennial (Chinahih, or Doctor) competitions, it has caused a loss of a yearly revenue to Provincial Government of
the
and in some cases hit them hard. If the share. holders of all native banks could be registered, a substantial safeguard would be erected against a danger which, has proved itself only tuo real.
1904.
ไฟล์
It is an easy matter to sign a chit, but not always so easy to remember that you have donc so and very often it is still more difficult to meet it when presented.
18th September.
1 am, etc.,
CASH.
Sir-These "cois of living." items drawn up by some of your "Griffins" have woriled u all many a time. The Griffins blame the Taipans and vice verså, but it seems to me it is the fault of neither, but of sharks in the
Bearer
YOU
PORT ARTHUR,
The AWAKENING OF CHINA...
Dr. Timothy Richard, who for 40 years was a missionary in China, delivered a powerful address at the Baptist Congress in London, the most impressive part of which was an ACCOUNÉ of the vast change China is undergoing, He enumerated the various causes which had co operated to awaken the Celestials, and chiefly
literature among the diffusion of
the governing which would never have been read, but such achotarly clastnot goody goody literature,
stroke) Postal system,
'JAPANESH NAVAI, SCANDALS.
Kwangtung of near- it is now announced, says the Japan Garitis, A sum of $1,000 in aid of the vote, police,y $50,000, this sum being annually paid by a stat in the Takie Naval Cours Martial or sub-department, fire brigade-other charges, clique of wealthy gentry of Canton for the October
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1904 Paymaster Lizat-Com- repairs to engines, hose, &c., for the yearly monopoly of conducting the icllery. In con-mander J. Kagi was sentenced to seven years' Overhaul and repairs of the floating fire engine. sequence of this there will be a serious deficit imprisonment with light labour for having em guise of boarding house and retail shop. in the Provincial, Exchequer of Kwangtung bezzled Yen 34,000 entrusted to him, while
keepers. I used to live at Newcastle-on which has hitherto been depending upon this serving at Sasebo as Chief Paymaster of the Tyne and paid my landlady 21/ a week or annual subsidy partly for paying the local garrison of a temporary naval bare between
9 a month than $90 and I had two troops and partly for money needed for so-
October 8th and 16th,
furnished rooms and lain dinners; good called public works. In view of this, Viceroy In the same Court on July 21st, this year, quer too. She had pay a pound for Tiên Ch'un-hsuan, according to a Canton pa Paymaster Lieut. Commander), Takeuchi who beef steak instead of so cents, three half-peace tive correspondent, has, says the correspondent had been in service in England since February, apiece for fresh eggs, not a cent and a "ball; of the N. C. D. News, been making arrange 1901, was sentenced to 17 years' imprisonment and half-a-crown or so for a chicken. Renis it may safely be assumed that this port will ments to float's domestle loan.of three million with hard labour charged with stealing Yeu
here, but not in propar.not be opened to commercial are somewhat higher
enterprise, tacks at seven, per cant interest and repayable 113,000 in concert with the aforesaid pay. tion to the charges, seeing what
are asked
At the present time the railway between in instalments within a period of ten years. It master on board the cruiser Takasago between to pay for a seventh
house. Tashibchiao and Dalay is running without a part of a is pitiable to observe that for fear that the June and October 20th. In the same year, when know
A landlady who, inving, 535 per Ritch, though the journey is not accomplished | BE people of Kwangtung have no confidence she was sent to England, and also on the mensen from her seven boarders and her rent under 18 hours. The marvellous precision already opened, and the number of the world's in the promises of their own officials the charge of having misappropriated Ven 135.512 is Tis. 75 or about Sios. She pays her cook and punctuality every stop being timed to scholars doubled at a Viceroy, has announced that the manipula and having forged accounts regarding that $25 per man which leaves her $160 clear, the minute-enable the military force to make development of the press political Alliance tion of the loan will be placed in the hands | di ficit.
What about her rates, gas bill, wages and what the fullest possible use of the lion, i
with half the nations of the Far Lau—thete | faci The of the foreign Commissioner of the Imperial Paymaster Commander K, Sakuma, belong.net? Oh, she pays for those easily out of the that with the enormous demande made upon already promise to China is proper shade of Maritime Castoms, who will take charge of ❘ing to the Maizuru Naval 'tation was also
wealth of the world. No such momentous, charging as she does chits
cents for a bottle them by the necessity of keeping "supplier 35 the duty of regularly paying the interest on the found guilty on the same day of having appro of beer that cost her 18. cents.
A poor Grime going forward with unfailing regularity, the change has taken place since Salemie, loan and the repayment of the various instal. priated Yen 10,046 in consequence of his may well have to be content with two goes of military officials could yet without, the least
failure in speculations on the rice market In
and make his white ducks last savan apparent inconvenience consult the comfort WRITING from Yunnanfy on the toth August, ments at their stated times. "in this WAY December, 1993, in connection, with the first years.", "pit" says the Viceroy in his announcement, "charc
None al. your #pit for the Shanghai of their visitors, is but another proof of the correspondent of the N, G. D. News reports will be no danger of dishonest attempts to da named paymaster. Sakuma was sentenced to landlady, or even a last year's satlor hat. results stainable by their alaborate attention that the Lama rising in the NW of the proj fraud the people of their rightful dues. The two years' major Imprisonment,
Villa Kvince ja, gaining in: strength and importance." wo years' major imprisonment, paymastere, shop esperest levenco in agents the class revenues derived from the fantan gambling
They are victoriously advancing woman monopoly, the monthly Government lottery Paymaster Lieutenant T. Kikumura has been mist where 4id., would do at home, and Ox the 15th instant the Board of Commercial the Chinese have proved cable to check th (sanctioned by
Imperialedict), and other minor sentenced in the Sasebo Court Marilal to sis comparison
shows ine that pretty well everything | mising enterprise la provinces and an Imparf run by tham and it le:saported that two more payment of the proposed loan. It is further ing stolen Yen 456 on board the battleship else is in like proportion. Insurance, freight al Rescript has been issued and, wired to the French priests have been killed, and opt pag. stated ibat Viceroy, Tiên has already received 48941 baiwepu September 3rd and December and Custouns dues cost them, nothing like 30 Tartar, Generale, Viceroys and Governors to Usb botanist: Russed Inclinar once to bo H. E. YUAN Shih-kai opposes the scheme to the Imperial sanction to float the loan, and the 17th, 1903.
per cent, why then do they want two or three the effect that similar to the manner of that the latter has re-purchase the Chinese Eastern Railways promise also made that the money obtained Lieutenant M, Mukai has been
n"declared to hundred per cent profit! Thank goodness, Viceroy Chan Fa they shall establish a Bureau
priest, has that neede, confrmating linblato four months' major' imprisonmen! Mr. Editor, there seems to be some.compsti- and
have bean sint from pers Japan will be agalosi it, and it will bort Japan's by the loan will be used only for local public bonthe', police, surveillance, on the tion coming at last, which I hope will:make a the opact all the mines in provinces and to ing" back, as China has no available now remains to be seen whether Viceroy charge of having polen val from the few of these comfortable pld moab poliate sit up, member of the Board of Commercial Affald) and collect feelings. Moreover, though may works and schools and for purpose.
they capital sha; must false a loan from some Tor, Tiên Ch'un-hsuen will be as successful in bis pockets of three different lieptenenis while
l'am, etc
and auch Investigation of mines shall be duly that the rebellion will "pread' south of Likjark alga Power, who will thus obtain control of the Lenture in Canton as the Viceroy of Chibli at they were taking a bath in the Naval Club m
PLUNDERED GRIFFIN. and affectively attended to, by, the Chinese authe ribound influence does not extind (arker Inte=N, C, D. Nowi.
Tiantain
Kure between April and June, 1905.
18th September,
though there is talk of them marching on (rakiju)
A sum of $1,600 in aid of the vote, gaol— other charges, for the following items
Incidental Expenses.....
... $1,000 Provisions for Prisoners...
Total
.... 1,500 ...$2,600
The Council having resumed, The Colonial Secretary reported that the minutes' had' been considered and that the
adopted. The Colonial Treasurer seconded, Carried,
recommendation theron bed been approved He moved that the repost
grievance
retail, to datall.
A meeting of the Executive Council was otteries are to form the guarantees for the re- years' imprisonment with light labour for hav. pnce of my billa with certain Tondon ffairs memorialised: the Throne regarding advance, Alentra and Tseku bava boan.c
The Council adjourned sine dis
then held.
r of such: Bureau will be
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