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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 21, 1906.
NOTIOR, 3
25,000,000 acres, or at 6 mow to the acre, All communications intended for pubilestion in
"The HONGKONG TELEGRAPH bond he day $50,000,000 mow of ground." The area sddromed to The Falltor, 1. Toe House Hond, and actually registered as cultivated is given as should be accompanied by the Walter's Name and 63,986,185 mow-which is taken on the Odinary tuin ommunications should be addreund authority of the returns of 181a, But that
to The Manage.
amount must have more than doubled in The Editor will not undertake to be responsible for
any rejected MS., bar in turn any Contribution. century. On the basis of 150,000,000 now SUBSCRIPTION RATES (IN ADVANCE). the sum levied on the people would be well DAILY-380 per annum, ... WEEKLY-13 per annum.
over 28 million taels-a sum which is not The rubs per quarter and por monens, proportional. very far short of what is now returned for The dally imus in dolirored free when the adifrons in
ancoxble to messenger. Un cop on ant by L Rn the whole Empire of China." Mr. Jamieson additional 81.80 por quartar la charge for postage, proceeds: "Compared with the insignificant The portago on the weekly isun to any part of the
world in 80 cents per quarter.
'sums of less than 3,000,000 taćly now retum Single Copia, Dally, en cents: Weekly, twenty-ed by the province of Honan, these figures
va conta,
The Hongkong Celegraph
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, FED: 21, 1906.
THE IMMENSE WEALTH
OF CHINA.
Don Miguel Volasco, chairman of the advisory board and ex-officio member of the municipal board of Manila, arrived in Hongkong yester.
day, accompanied by Sra. de Velasco and family. It is stated that he will spand a month in Hongkong.
1.
IT is rumoured that the various hotel proprietors of Singapore bave under contemplation the re- duction of their rates on a uniform scale in harmony with similar action of the leading European firms, since fixity of exchange has become an accomplished fact,
is connection with the Tanjong Pagar Dock Arbitration, the London correspondent of a Singapore contemporary says that it is whis- pered that there was no great necessity to send Sir Michael Hicks-Beach to Singapore. The will, therefore, be a lively debate in the Legit lative Council when the bill for all this business comes up for settlement.
THERE was a remarkably light docket at the Police Court this morning, which must have beca a record, for it did not tax the energies of their Worships for more than a short half hour. Either crime is on the decrease in the Colony on Bobby's" excessive zeal is instill- ing the fear of the law into the hearts of the
HAPHAZARD SINEKT
· REPAIRING.
ICE HOUSE STREET "UP" AGAIN."
It is interesting to observe, remarks a corres- in a sinte of upheaval. Somewhat less than pondent, that Ice House Birect is' once again
∙a couple of months ago, when the weather was at its worst and mud reigned supreme, the Telephone Company, or perhaps it was some other concern, had the street in disruption. Now they are at it again. One side of tho. thoroughfare is "up" to the depth of about three feet, and the coolies are working away in that methodical leisurely way which is so exasperating. It would not matter so much if alley. But it is probably the busiest thorough Ice House Street were a bye-lane or an unused fare for its size in all Hongkong, It is the connecting link between Queen's Road and all the pincipal offices in the city. Stockbrokers, and business men generally, are rushing up and down the miserably narrow street at all hours of the day-continually, in fact. In ordinary seasons it is just possible for two rickshas skilfully steered to pass each other, and even then there is some element of danger in the operation. But when the street is under repair it is practically impossible to avoid a collision. Even If the passing vehicles manage safely to negotiate the passage, the occupants are in such fear and trem- bling of a spill, which would in all pio bability result seriously, that their nerves are all owry for hours afterwards. Now why should it be necessary to be perpetually tinker- ing with Ice House Street? If the gas people, the Public Works Department, the Telephone Company and all the others who are at liberty to open the street at their own sweet will were to arrange matters the street need not be open- Hondur Mr. A. G. Wise, Puisne Judge, pre-all act independently and seem, indeed, to In Summary Jurisdiction this moming, Hised up once in a blue moon. But as it is they siding, an Indian sued a compatriot for the take a pride in following in each other's foot- lent by the plaintiff to the defendant, Mr. R. Mr. Pollock seems to be taking the streets and Gardiner, of Mr. C. D. Thomson's office, who roads, under his wing he might give some of appeared for the plaintiff, stated that the claim his attention to this matter. If he managed had been made for money leat, but it should to secure some improvement in the present have been made for money obtained by de-mathods of dealing with Ice House Street he fendant on behalf of plaintiff, and Mr. Gardiner would earn the gratitude of all who have busi- asked leave to amend the plaint accordingly. ness in the vicinity of the banks. His Honour said he could not allow such amendment without the consent of the other
criminal classes,
By kind permission of L-Col. Aitkin and Officers, the Band of the 119th Infantry will play the following programme of music, at the King Edward Hotel, during diouer, on Thurs- day, 22nd February, (weather permitting):
Marchesar.
..!"Anuria"
mia Nowotnyi Overture........" Le Dieu et la Bayadere "Auber Valo...................” La Gientin “........... Bucalossi Selection......" 1. Perichole "...Offenbach Two-Steph... Laughing Waler ". W. Mager Spanish Serenade........" La Paloma "
God Save the King.
Yradier
”
TELEGRAMS
"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH"
SERVICE.
BRITAIN'S REQUEST, NANNING WANTED AS OPEN PORT.
Shanghai, 21st February, 1.45 p.
Sir Ernest Sntow, the British Minister to Chinn, is reported to bo
Nanning an open port. urging the Waiwupu to declaro
China, and occupies an important posi Nanning is a city of the first rank in
tion in the province of Kwang-si. It bas" been described as the most important city ubove Wuchow and has a large population. If does a considerable business in exporting star aniseed and aniseed oil, Yuanan opiam, 'sopan wood, sugar, ground nut oil, cop- per, lead and iron. Formerly the export trade was chiefly directed towards Paichol. For some time past there have been strong efforts to induce the Chinese authorities to open Nan- aing to foreign trade, and now that Sir Ernest Satow has taken the matter in hand it may be.. hoped that the pressure brought to bear on the Waiwupu will have the effect of making Nanning an open port. There is no doubt that if Nanning were opened up to trade it would have a perceptibly beneficial effect on Hongkong's connections In the West River.—- EL, 77, K, TJ
[Straits Times]].
Chinose Missions,
London, 13th February. The Timer, discussing a letter from its main object of the Chinese Missions to America Shanghai correspondent, who suggests that the
may weil seem incredible, but I simply state facts as I find them.". But taking the 1812 returns of cultivated land the tax collected on land would still amount to over 1a nil lion laels. Where does the odd g million. disappear to ? Of course there is only one possible assumption; it goes into the pockets of the officials en route to the chief officials and to Peking. So that three quarters of the An assertion repeated at frequent intervals total sum collected is sheer wastage, to usually becomes an accepted fact in course describe it by no stronger term. Taking of time, and the reformer who harks back to the whole Empire of China the' procecd the actual condition of things may be treat from land taxation alone should amount to ed with derision. But a report compiled by 451 million tacls-or on the basis of Sir an official of the stadning and ability of Mr. Robert Hart's calculations 450 million tacts, George Jamieson, C.M.G., formerly theThe experience of the Syndicate's railway British Consul-General at Shanghai, cannot in Human shows an average levy of 1882 be lightly disputed, and such a report has tacks, or nearly double the sum at which Sir just been issued by the Foreign Office under Robert Hart puts it, so that if the present the style, "Land Taxation in the Province levy is only continued there should be of Honan" It has been customary to assert 100,000,000 laels forthcoming for Imperial that China is a poor country, with vast un-purposes, and yet a very large sum left over developed resources, but still poor. When for costs of administration and other pro The Powers demanded an indemnity after vincial purposes." Naturally, the conclusion the war there were constant representations is that China is very far from being bank recovery of a sum of money as being money steps. It is really too bad. Now that the Hon. and Europe is to obtain the abolition of extra that China could never pay anything in the nature of an exorbitant demand, and the United States was magnanimous enough to forego her claim to any indemnity. The Mackay Treaty, indeed, bears evidence that the comparative poverty of China was basic consideration of those who framed its provisions, the great idea being that the Chinese Government should support, or, at least, should not hamper or hinder, com-dered, the Briton can scarcely claim to be a panies formed to develop the Middle King- chivalrous individual: It is true that at one dom by the instruction of modern time he would scour the country with, over methods. In the light of these facts, one 'eye, a patch' which could only be re- aa illuminating and remarkable report is moved when the knight had performed some that published by Mr. George Jamieson, and act of valour; úr a glove at his throat only it deserves more attention than is usually to be pockcited when he had slain some devoted to the "blue" books of the Di- equally quixotic adventurer. But these were plomatic and Consular service. In 1897 Mr. only emblems which gave permission for Jamieson wrote a report as to the incidence unbridled license. The fair ladies of a past
A
rupt; and if the Chinese Government would only see it they should reap an annual income from land taxation nearly twenty times larger than they do at present.
BRITISH CHIVALRY,
One is reminded by a case which cropped up in Court yesterday that, all things consi-side. The defendant refused to consent to the amendinent and the case was dismissed with costs, but with leave to the plaintiff to bring another suit,
SENIENCED 10 DHATIE.
In the case Chau Kam, Wong Sing, and Ho Ah Wong, charged at the Criinival Sessions, yesterday, with the murder of Chau Beu Chan, alina Choi Ming Chau, excise officer at Tai- po, on the 3rd inst, Counsel having addressed the jury, and His Honour the Chief Justice; ; Sir Francis Piggott, having summed up, the jury at 5.45 p.m. returned a verdict of guilty against all the prisoners, and the latter were thereupon sentenced to suffer the death penalty.
territoriality, sympathizes with genuins efforts any hasty concession of this description.
Unemployed.
towards an awakening of China, but deprecates
An unemployed demonstration of 4,000 per cons assembled pa the Finburkment, and matched to Hyde Park where speeches were made appealing to the Government to deal with the unemployed question' and asking the chancellor of the Exchequer for a grant for this object.
Army Reform,
Seventy-five. M. 1's are now pledged to sup. port Lord Roberts' Army reform scheme.
A meeting to discuss the matter is arranged be held on the 14th inst, (10-morrow),
LECTURE ON HANDEL. ·
to
PROGRAMME OF MUSIC.
THE Times has taken the subject of the sale of the l'hilippi es up in a very serious editoriai in which it declares that there is reason to give the report every credence. That paper declares that the American people deeply regret having acquired the islands and nothing would be more satisfactory than for Japan to relieve the United States of the undesirable burden. Con. tinuing, the Times points out that successful colonial enterprise has proven a failure under republican institutions and that the administra- the phil1á¶d.Ba mistress by fancy nanies such as "my sun-failure. The Times claims that the opportunity ship owners in this country, says the Japan great composer. The programme which
to get rid of the islands should not be overlook-
she suffered herself to be sent to the Govern ment Civil Hospital. Of course, the usual in- quisitive crowd quickly cangreguied, and the remarks heard from some of the gapers were somewhat more personal than sympathetic.
-STRIKE IN MANILA.
This closed the Sessions.
JAPANESE SHIPPING.
Under the auspices of the Union Church Literary Club, Mr. George Grimble will to- morrow night deliver a lecture on Handel, which will be illustrated by songs and in- samsiú from ska wark of the
A PLETHORA OF TONNAGE,
previously repurcu cán
Chronicle, are meeting with hard times has been arranged will be contributed to in consequece of the remarkable increase by Mrs. J. Gordan, Mrs. Maitland, Mr. in tonnage following the release of transports Stewart, Mr. Frank' Austin, Mr. Paine, and from the Government service. One way of Mr. Jokl. The songs will be as follows: employing vessels is the extension of services, "Revenge! Timoheus cries" from "Alexan and the Osaka Shosen Kaisha has decided to der's Feast"; "On Love's Wings" from the extending. its service and reducing its deben- from the oratorie "Messiah"; Recir: "Behold, increase. its capital with the double object of opera "Rodelinda"; : "He
ure liability. The Union of Steamship Owners a virgin shall conceive"; Air, "O thou that
was despised"
the past twenty years the merchant shipping
THE SUI SANG" CASE. in Japan has, as we all know, grown up from little or nothing. In 1893 the tonnage of The boarding-house keeper-Cheung Kam
with China. Since then the figures have for attempting to obtain, under falec pre- 1896 it was the mercantile marine was 180,000; is Shing, of No. 4 Tit Hong Lone-who was 320,000 following the war charged some time ago at the Police Court continued to increase, and in 1903 stood a tences, the sum of $312 from Messrs. Jardine, about 660,000. There was another rapid in- Matheson and Company, and who was re crease during the late war, and the aggregate manded on several occasions-was discharged tonnage now stands at over 930,000. The Nip at the last hearing. But on leaving the Court he pon Yusen Kaisha fleet consists of 75 vessels was re-arrested and a charge of aiding and, with an aggregate tonnage of 260,000; the abetting fourteen men on board the .s. Suf Osaka Shosen Kaisha fleet numbers 97 vessels Sang without permission, was preferred against with an aggregate tonnage gf 92,000; and the him, and the hearing of the case took place at feel of the Union of Steamship Owners, 17: the Police Court this afternoon. vessels with a total tonnage of 313,000 Besides these many steamers are owned by the Kwansai Union of Steamship Owners, the Mitsui Bua way Company, and others. The increase in san Kaisha, the Hokkaido Colliery and Ruil
which in turn is causing a rapid decline de shipping has naturally resulted in competition, freight rates. How long the present unfavour able conditions will last is a question. It is, however, expected that the situation will im prove in a year or so. Returns made by the Department of Communications show the total number of vessels in Japan on the register at the end of last year to be as follows:
STEAMERS,
of the land tax in China, by far the most image were supposed to admire the gallaut who 134 portant of the many taxes imposed. Now committed excessus, who challenged all and he.ba's collated additional information which sundry to sanguinary conflict, in their name. karennem:” (1 ne ketuar yield of the land tax Ele&oens'telga 'memade referral to dins was obtained from the official reports printed in the Peking Gazettes, but no reliable dazzling serenity" or some similar fantasy
ed and gives as its opinion that a deal is surely which betokened, one would imagine, a gyres of the sums received from the
now on to sell the islands to the Mikado. peasantry could be gathered. Now, how:
weakening of the brain. Nowadays, the chivalry of the ordinary male begins and THE carelessness of a "lily-footed" Chinese ever, Mr. Jamieson has investigated the ends with the offering of a seat in a crowded woman resulted this morning in an accident ronditions in Bouan, as illustrated by the car, and even that is done with bad grace. which might have been attended with very Taxes imposed on the Peking Syndicate, When it comes to granting rights to women serious results, and may yet lay the woman which in 1898 secured the right to build a the Briton is woefully slow to act. Out: in hors de combat for a while. As tram ea: No. 19,"QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL railway to connect its mines with navigable the East no married woman has any legal 16 was rounding the bend just before, Harbour has on foot a scheme to incorporate themselves telles! glad tidings," from the "Messiah"; waters and, for that purpose, to acquire by rights to her own property-the husband instead of waiting for the car to stop, stepped Nippon Yusen Kaisha has called a meeting of "Comfort ye my people" from the "Mes master's office, the woman wanting to alight, into one large steamship company, and the "Come unto Ulim" from the "Messiah "; purchase the necessary land. The Syndi cate proceeded in 1902, after the Boxer and drakes of it if he feel so inclined. stepped off the "wrong way.". Her feet were
is supreme lord, and can make ducks off as it was slowing down, and, as usual, managers of branch offices at Hongkong and sinh;" Honour and Arms" from the oratorio other ports in the East to consider the measures "Samson;""How willing my paternal lovo " trouble, to acquire land to the extent of There is no divorce law, no breach of pro- no support to her and the result was that her. to be taken in consequence of the withdrawal from the oratorio "Samson; violin, and 1,500 acres from some 6,000 landowners: mise law, and it is doubtful, if women have face came into violent contact with mother
of the Government subsidies; to the Bombay piano sorate, They purchased the land outright, becoming any sort of vote whatever. In yesterday's earth, much to the detriment of the former, line and the coasting trade of the Empire. In ordinary proprietors under native tenures, and subject to the same taxation as Chinese to wife a woman who already had a bus to have sustained a nasty cut just beside the case, a schoolmaster was arrested for taking When picked up by a bystander she was found landowners. In due course they were re-
band. It turned out that the real husband right eye, which bled profusely, as well as cot quired to pay fand taxes; and in 1903 and refused to maintain his wife. In these cired utterly dazed by the stock but after sitting tips, and bruised arms and legs. She appear 1904 they met the official requirements. The cumstances the schoolmaster and his wife a while on the side walk to recover her senses, Peking Syndicate acquired 9,216 432 mow-were allowed to go with a sort of warning a mow being, roughly, a sixth of an English not to do it again, but were any steps taken acre-and their annual taxes amounted to against the real hana-fide husband? He 1734.88 Kuping taels—a Kuping toel being wasn't even considered, his marital duties 11 per cent. better than the Shanghai thel, having apparently ended when the other or about three shillings in English money.
man "stole" his wife. The decision of the From that, Mr. Jamieson works out his, cal. Magistrate in this case was one that com. culations of the land tax returns le Henan, mended itself to all parties. The school. A strike has been in progress in Manila The land tax seems to date from 1710, but master and the lady were satisfied, and the among, the native cargo handiers, but the by surcharges and exactions the original tax relieved husband will, no doubt, be safis-stevedores are hopeful that the situation will has been doubled or quadrupled. And in fied, so that the judgment is one which soon be" well in hand." this connection Mr. Jamieson may be might have been delivered by Solomon. But quoted "It may be noticed in passing with it would be interesting to contemplate what what extreme accuracy calculations were would have happened, had the woman made in those days when figures were work. ] "stolen" another wife's husband. ed out to the seventh decimal. One wonders by what extraordinary arithmetic the land tax caine to. be fixed at exactly '0368355 taels per mow, or in what conceivable coin the unhappy cultivator paid down to, say, the ten thousandth part of a farthing." When the surcharges rise beyond the means of the peasants a litt occurs, only, to be
· settled by a compromise arrived between the magistrate and the settlers. However, with out going into details as to how the authori- Lies work a "squcczę" by adopting for calculating purposes a theoretical coinage and converting that into copper cash at an arbitrary rate, and then reconverting it into current cash-whereby 70.657 tabis becomes 166,30 laels-we come to Mr. Jamieson's consideration of the return from the land tax in Honan. That province is taken as typical of China-good plains land in a high state of cultivation. The area of Honan THE master of the s.. Java reports that pass
Ing in Lat. 20 deg. N., long, 1113 deg: 40′ E. on. province is about 65,000 square miles. Sunday, 18th inst., be passed a quantity of Assuming that two-thirds of this is under drift wood, bamboo and matting, also a square [35-3 cultivation, the taxable area would be overspar about 15 in, wide by about ça ft. long.
FROM U. PAZZINI, FLORENCE.
$9.75 PER CASE.
Latest award:
GOLD MEDAL --
AT
ST. LOUIS EXHIBITION,
Hongkong, zoth June, 1905,
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
DENSE fog is reported as prevailing outside the harbour, which is considerably interfering with the maritime traffic in and out of this pon.
.
THE captain of the s.s. Vesta reparts that on Sunday he passed a quantity of wreckage and matting and a spar about 15 inches in diameter and so feet in lengtli, in lat, 20-N, long 113. E MARTIN Selrau, a seaman of the s.s. Breken berg, was fined 53 this morning at the Police Court by Mr. F. A., Hazeland for being drunk and disorderly at East Point last night.
ANOTHER case of plague was reported in Hongkong to-day. The victim was a China- man residing in Queen's Road West. This is the 23rd case which has occurred in Hongkong this year.
The work of discharging the gleamer secured from Cavite. The after hatches of the Tremont was performed by 67 coal heavers vossed were worked by 66 members of the crew, including cabin boys, stewards and firemen, and the work was reported by Captain Sherman to be progressing satisfactorily. The Tremont will sail on time.
The steamer Skimosu was also, being, dis-
charged rapidly by scabs from across the by.
A gang of fifteen men to discharge the cargo of the steamer Tean was secured without diff; culty. The Chineas crew aided in the work and there was no delay in dispatching the vessel.
The rice sleamer Kamppl was also dis charged by the crew and work on the coal steamers was progressing uninterruptedly. mail left that the strike had passed the zenith It was the concensus of opinion when last and that by Monday morning the regular forces of cargo handlers will be back to work,
THE WEATHER,
The following report is from Mr. F.G. Figgs First Assistant of the Hongkong Observatory:
On the 21st at 12.5 p. The barometer has fallon slightly over S. Chioa, where pressure ́remains low for the time of year.
Returns from the Nattb are entirely lacking. Moderate SE. and variabin winds are indicat-
td in the Formosa Channel and the N. part of
the China Sea.
Forecast-moderate SE, or variabio winds: showery, foy at timer,
Between-
Registered total
No.
tonnage
16,085
24,661
21,080
10 and 100 tons, gross... 643 100 and 300
390 and 500 sco and icca
· 51,641
148
产
1
89
118
1,000 and 2,000
123
-2,000 and 3,000
06
3,90 and 4,000
11
39
34,712
4,000 and 5,co) 5,030 und 6,00 6,001 and 7,00o
·Aboul 7,000
*
51
ነቲ
51
1)
Total....
Between
SAILING VESSELS.
"
Mr. H. W. Looker, of the firm of Messrs. Deacon, Looker and Deacon, prosecuted, wide Mr. O. D. Thomson defended.
The defendant pleaded guilty to the charge, CMCA. Hazeland inflicted the maxi- and after both solicitore had addressed the
mum penalty-$50, or in default two months' hard labour.
SHIPPING AND MAILS.
MAILS DUE. English (Delta) 23rd inst., 8 a.m. American (Siberia), 23rd inst, Indian (Arraloon Apcar) 23rd inst, German (Zitten) 27th inst. Indian (utsong) 27th inst. Australian (Changika) and prox, American (America Maru) and prox German (Prinz Waldemar) 10th prox,
The C. P. I. Co.'s 5,8, Athenian arrived at Vancouver at 8.10 p.m., on 19th inst.
The 1. C. S. N. Co.'s s. Kutsang from Cal- 32,506 cutes and the Straits lef Singapore for this 16,588 port on zoth inst, at 5 pm.
65/315
The 3.5. Den of Mains, from London &c., 4,617 left Singapore for this port on 19th jost, and
is expected here on 25th.inst...
.391 $89,349
The D. S. S. Co. & C. M. S. N. Ca' án, Diomed left Singapore on 16th fast, at 5 pm.. and is due here on 22nd inst.
The M. M. Co's s.s. Loongsor from Anver
1,211 153,Bog and ports of call left Singapore yesterday muta.
1,457 ing, and is dus here on 26th inst.
20 and 100 tons, gross...... 2,480 151,287 100 and 300 300 and 500 " 500 and 1,000 Above 2,co
[
*
*
4
4
2
1,69
The Imperial Gorman Mails.s. Prine Walde- 1,418 war left Sydney on Saturday, at 3 pm, and
may be expected here on toth prox.
Total.....
3,699 309,241 Besides the above there were 1,135 sailing ves sels which are measuroi in košu,
The P. M. S. S. Cola sa. Siberia will sail from Shanghai on 21st last, at 10 pm, and is | expected to arrive here on Friday night; ///