Telegrams.
↑ Renter's.)
The Belfast Riots,
(briels and batons.
London, 13th August.
Later.
Belfast at midnight was in a state of terror. All reports agree that the riot was pre- meditated. Stones were piled, and wires drawn across the streets.
Altogether three were killed, thirty are in hospital, and many others are wounded.
The New York Slump,' Prices on, the New York Stock market during the last hour fell far below Saturday's rates, thereby recording the sharpest collapse of the year.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY AUGUST 15, 1957.
FIRST EXPORIMANT IN MUNICH
UPÄL, GOVAKNMENT IN
GRINA,
be to attend to these things millwach time as Membris may not take part in Ciscussions the Council is" organised, and can take them, and yoling on mailem that concero themselves over Having determined the time and place for their neur relatives. The presiding officer of holding an election they shall publish the | shall also be debatred under similar circums fact one half month in advance,, ; But, when | stancek -
the Council takes charge of these matterï the ⠀⠀⠀ It is proper for the local magistrate to attend president shall give the Executive Committee the meetings and express bis opinions, but not one month's notice of all elections so that they for him to vote, or may his retinue enter, the may make all arrangements for holding the Codecil-chamber.
*ame:
To-day's Advertisement.
NAVY CONTRACT. ENDERS are invited fùi the? UPPLY OF
TENDERS In whom the
• The Council may make its own rutes, not in
1st September, 1907, to H.M. Naval Yard, All persons entitled to vote or eligible as conflict with these regulations,
Hongkong. candidates should give in their names on blank The President may debar from discussion
Forms Tender can be obtained on appli- printed forms which will be furnished on apnay member for infringement of those regula-cation to the NAVAL STORE OFFICER, H.M. plication. The Election Board will from these tient or of the council's rules, and for presistent Dockyard, and should be returned not later
ata compile lists of persons who are allowed violation may surpend the member. la caier than Noon the 22nd August, 1907. to vote, and who are eligible as candidates. of serious disorder he may temporarily dismiss A Deposit of One Hundred Dolls ($100) The second of these lists they will publish, the Council. Visitors who make a disturbance will be required, when applying for Tender Errors and omissions pointed out to them by or who do not observe the rules for visitors may declined.
Forms. This will be returned if the Tender is,
voters within iş,days after the publication of be excluded from the Chamber by order of the
The lowest or any Tender not de
i necessarily the list will receive their attention and be Prekidapi.
accepted, and the night is reserved of accept- corrected.
Officers and members are not to be held tong any portion of a Tender... account; for, views expreased during debate, and except for crimes committed during clous of the Council and without the Coun cil's permission, they are to be free from arrest,
ELECTION HOW · CONDUCTED.
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[Special to the. “Hongkong Telegraph.”] Tientsin native tity has taken the lead in At Belfast, yesterday evening, the mob at establishing municipal self-government. "This tacked the police, and wrecked the barracks. is the first step in inaugurating the scheme of The Riot Act was read, and the military constitutional government, with a national fired. One man and one woman were kill-Parliament, promised to the country only a ed, three other had serious gunshot wounds, few months ago. The progressive genius of and in addition, many were injured by bay the energetic Viceroy, Yuan Shih-Kai, has sise
to the occasion. He has acted with bis usual promptness, vigour, and discriminating intel- ligence. The modest little book of "Regula: tions for Self-Government which he issued a few months ago is well adapted for the purpose for which it was intended. It is meant in the first place to lay down the lines along which this first experiment in self-government shall be conducted, in Tientsin, and secondarily to form the basis and model on which other. municipalities shall be formed throughout the province of Chili, and finally to show what is to be aimed at in the provincial self-govern- ment to be inaugurated later on, and to suggest the outlines of the national constitution wher the time for that shall came. Thus, it will be seen that without any flourish of trusopets the great Viceroy has retroduced into native practical politics, under the auction of the Imperial Edict of still recent date, a reform moasure which is destined to work a quiet but complete revolution in the life and thought, the influence and well-being of China's millions of population. The Regulations mark the be ginning of a new era in Chines: history, and for this reason cannot fail to be of interest to all who are watching the making of new history in this greatest Empire of the East. The sum mary of the regulations," given below, is made from the original document which contains 1 sections, distributed under 8 chapters.
the one highest in each district is declared They provide for the popular elections 35 elected, making 8 names. The rest of the 'electors, who shall in turn meet and choose go members of the Council. The popular is pri. votes are then inixed together and the za mary election occurred very quietly on the isthstanding highest of the list are taken, making. a total of 3p names. Records shall be kept of of June, while the present writer was in the
the number of voles each candidate receives, vicinity of Tientsin, and the secondary election
and in the case of a tie it shall be decided in resulting in the selection by the Electoral favour of (1) the longer residcht, (2) the older College of 3o Councilmen took place just as
man, and failing this shall be determined by to re-election. quietly on July 24th, two days after he left (3) casting lots. Tientsin to come Soulk.
There is an utter absence of buying power, The favourite explanation heard in Wall Street was, "Too much Roosevelt,"
Later,
The Telegraphists' Strike." The strike of telegraph operators has stop ped communication almost throughout the United States, the only exception being the telephone service.
Further Fighting at Casablanca,
Four thousand Moors attacked the French position at Casablanca yesterday, but were. repulsed.
CANTON DAY BY DAY.
RAILWAY REĊRIPTS.
• {From Our Own Correspondent.}
Cantan 18 August The amount of fare collected on the Wong sha-Kongtailn section of the Canton-Hunkow * Railway Company for the past few days were as follows:-28th ult. 5173; 29th ult. $1c699; 301h ul. $143.35; gist ult, Frat 60; 164 inst, $116.10; and inst. $113.35: 3rd inst. $57 30; 41b inst. $120.60; 5th inst. Sit6.25; 6th inst. $121.10; 7th init. St1985; 8th inst. $107.60.
CHANG YUN CHEN'S APPOINTMENT.
Te-day's telegram contains the substance of the Imperial Edict und confirms the appoint. ment of H.E, Chang Yup Chen as substantive Viceroy of the Liang Kwang provinces, H.E. Shum is allowed to resign in order to pence. fully restore bis health.
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GENERAL RULES.
The first subject dealt with is "General Rules, under which the division of the City into voting wards is first provided for. Then citizenship is defined as being the privilege of all Chinese resident in Tientsin. Citizens not disqualified under the provisions of these regulations are entitled to the privileges of self-government Special rules enacted by the Council for their own guidance must not
At the primary election cach legal voter will be given a cerficate which he should exchange at the place of voting for a blank official ballot form which be must,usa in voțing, The Elec tion Board shall have charge of the ballot box, shall publicly open the same, and shall count and record the votes cast. The votes cast in the eight voting wards shall be counted separa tely, and the four highest in each shall be de clared elected making normally 31 names, The remaining votes shall then be mixed and the 103 bighest selected and declared aleci, Also if any ward less than 4 were elected the dumber lacking in each shall be supplied from those standing highest after the 103 have been chosen, making the full number $35
ed.
Hongkong, 15th August, 1907.
MUST-DANGEROUS ANIMAL.
THE BIO CATS.
TRAINERS PREFER TIGERS.
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. Of all wild animals, including the rhinoceros
The Council shall appoint from outside their on number us many secretaries as may be required to make and preserve the records, and it shall also determine the amount of their with his frightful charge and his dreadful horn, remuneration, and provide them with a build including the rogue slephant with his unbound. ing for, a public office. The transactions of ed strength, his marvellous cunning, and his the Council shall be reported to the local villainous trunk, and including that grey, shag- magistrate and no the Executive Committeegy rogue the American "grizzly,",with his rib- after each meeting, and shall then be published crushing hug, his pondérous paw, and his hot, unless there is objection on the part of the reeking maw, no beast is as dangerous to magistrate, or the President, or the vice-pre-man as one of the big cats. For besides the sident and a majority of the members of the
EXECUTIVE COMMITTER.
mouth provided with teeth that can crunch through the leg bone of a man as if it were a pipe-stem, each foot is provided with five pon The next general subject is the "Executive iard-like claws, pointed like needles, and from Comminee," how it is to be constituted and three to four and a half inches long. As the what are its functions. There are to be 8 membeast strikes, with these bo draws the claws in,'
There shall constitute the Electoral Col-Council. lege, who shall later.convene to elect the 30 members of the Council. Each elector shall vore for 30 names all on our ballot. These votes are also counted by districts first, and
· Ballots answering to any of the following de
Criptions cannot be counted-Those cast for men not on the list, or on by mistake, or dis: qualified; those not made ant in proper form or containing irrelevant matter; those that are illegible; those not made out on official paper; those in which a man ban veted for himself, or for apother man using his style (40); and those on which more names are weliten than were to be elected.
As soon as the votes have dean counted the
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bers of the committee, a President (who is the lice magistrate, by virtue of his office), and vice-president (who is the presiding officer All except the President are chosen from and by the Council, and must resign from the Council in order to accept the appointment. The term of members of the committee and of the Vice president shall be for 4 years, subject
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There may not be two members raisted to each other within ; generations on the Com2
mitted at one time. The Vice-president and members shall receive a salary for their services, but shall have no other remunerative occupation white in effice. Resignation must be with the approval of the Council,
HONORARY MEMBERS.
Gentry or natives who have been directors of schools or other public enterprises may de honorary members of the Committee, unless
he at variance with these regulations or with Election Board shall notify the successful they be already ministers of the Council. They
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THE
ROBINSON PIANO
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TALKING
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RECORDS.
keeping hold of muscles and tendons and liga New Stock just arrived
LARGE AND VARIED
ments, and tearing them out of the flesh until they snap like rubber bands, so that unless the victim succumbs it will be months and months, sometimes years and years, before he can re gaiq use of an injured member.
But not only do these talons tear. Curious
to say, considering that although the claws are" needle-painter, the edges are an dull as the tip of a little finger, a cut with one of these hooks is like a cut of a dagger. Last year, in Hos
tock's trained wild animal show a Bengal tigress made a sweep di a European black bear, cut through the 6-inch thick fur of the bear
and cut three parallel strips two feet long and six inches deep, and clean as razor slashes, 10 the very backbone of the beast. As a matter fact, the dexterity of one of these big cat's claws is astounding..
Here is a curious accident which happened to Bostock bimself, whan he undertook per
the laws of the land. They must be approved candidates of their election. If any of these may attend meetings and offer advice, but may sonally to break in a "rogua" tiger that bad by the Viceroy and then published, 30 days aller which they shall go into effect.
MUNICIPAL COUNCIL
We then use to the very import general topic of the "Municipal Council," There are to be 30 members, as already stated, chosen, to serve two years by the College of
PROVINCIAL SELF-GOVERNMENT. A council of legal advisers has been formed by the Acting Provincial Judge, Kung Sumi sam, to promulgate laws and regulations for the introduction of self-government into the province of Kwangtung. The following re- solutions will be adopted by the Council (1) That this Council is inaugurated by the Pravin Electors, and the council thus constituted shall cial Judge with the object of promulgating laws choose from among their own number by a and regulations for the introduction of all majority vote a president and a vice-president, government into the provinces Kwangtung.whose duties are defined-in-the-usual-way, and (2) That the Council is to hold its conferences in who shall hold office for one year, subject le re- the yamen of the Provincial Judge. (3) That the election. Council will discuss the following matters, viz.,
has reasons of the character already described entitling a member of the.
at pump-uzu're lo serve. If it is found that
any candidate has been illegally elected, he must withdraw, even. Lif.. be
· kena
been
already inducted into office, In both these cases the vacancy is to ba
not vaic.
When the Committee decrees it advisable sugeriutoadents of various fines of work. These superthrendents shall be responsible for ex penditure of funds in connection with their work, and shall receive appropriate salaries.
ASSORTMENT.
MUSIC.
Comic Opera Scores.
and Dance Music..
Hongkong, 29th November,"1000
gone bad" Provided with solo-leather guards RECEIVED BY EVERY MAIL. wom next the skin and covering the fleshy parts of the led from the groin to the knee, ba entered the areas with the bad one and was attacked and wounded.........¿dia.umpsers „word" slashed in one spot just big enough to admit a single claw, no undergarment showed two
supplied by substituting the name standing
deep in four places three inches long. Still similar cuts, while the flesh was torn an inch similar, and the sole leather guard three next highest on the list. All election: disputes
Another instance showing ite marvellous are 10 be referred for settlement to the Provintsy require for their work. cial Council (and until this is established, to
_quickness_of_claw happened in the same the Board of Election), but with the right of
show, when the trainer in charge of n appeal to the Viceroy of the Province, whose arrange for the meetings of the Council, to
leopard group was saved in the nick of WHEN YOU TASTE IT YOU WILL They shall who appnist from outside their decision shall be final, After the election of the execute the decrees of the Council.to have time from a rogue which had tried to pull him i (a) Promulgation of new laws (b) Discussion number as many secretaries as may be requir- Council is complete the Board of Election shall charge of the finances, and to attend to such down by climbing ap on him. The arm of
APPRECIATE THE MANY GOOD for the reform of prisons. (c) Reformation and ed to keep full records of the proceedings of appoint a day for the Council to meet fr/matters as may be referred to them by the this man showed, between the wrist and elbow
focal magistrale.
and shall he provided with a public office, to which the president and vice-president shal also resort for the transaction of business for the Council.
Introduction of courts of justices. (8) Vemodeli- | the Council. These shall be salaried' officers ing the old government mail stations, (c) Taking of ʼn census. (f) Reduction in the number of unnecessary officials, and the doing nway with the old guards, and introduction of police. (R) Fstablishment of self-government bureau. () That the members of the Council should be permitted at any time to make
ارعمو
organization.
DUTIES OF THE COUNCIL.
fix the salaries of the treasurer of public funds The Executive Committee shall appoint and the accountants, and the secretaries which they
The business of the Committee shall be to
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APPEAL
It is competent for the Commitice to ask the The matters which the Council may attend Council to reconsider any action which may be to are next outlined Thess include the estabbeyond the Council's jurisdiction, illegal, or fishing of subordinate self-governing bodies aherwise objectionable. Should the Council To be qualified to vote a person must be a male native of Tientsin, 25 years old, a pro- in city, towns, and villager, organization and affirm is action, the Committee may appeal perty halder, self-supporting, and able to write control at schools, water works, fire and sanit fom them to the Provincial Council, and from
budgets, caring for public property and funds and Committee or any of its officers. The Execu dealing with charges against the Exécutive
tive Committee of the Council will execute its decisions, and shail keep records,and accounts which shall be always open to inspection of and shall at regular intervals be approved by the Council. The police force shall be under the control of the Council in conjunction with
jo the local magistrate,
constitute à quorum. Members are not to The Chairman and 6 menibers are necessary
ble on matters in which they or their pear alives have personal interest, Decision can gly be made by the Chairman and a majority
the members present agreeing. The local magistrate shall sign and publish the local magistrate. The Council may send ppers for the Committee and shall give sug petitions to the loc-1 inagistrate, and may-in-tions on matters under consideration by the
fimmitter. Cilens may ask ques quire into his acis, fions about the acia of tbs C uncil and make
alone, zú wounds, varying from a quarter of an
and four inches long. inch deep and an inch long to one inch deep
Of all the big cats, including that magnifi cent jungle-maned monarch of might, the lion, and including those beautifully-spotted orange and-black villains, the jaguar and the leopard, and their cousin, that noiseless, lightning swift traitor, the panther, triners prefer to handle
suggell'ons for reform, but these suggestions his own name, occupation, and place of resiary departmenti, public works, police, markels, is to the Viceroy. The same privilege of the tiger. This is contrary to the popular be must be within the limits of Article 3 (5) dence. Chinese who conform to these require. etc., assessing, and collecting taxes, approvi8% \joral from the Executivé Committee belongs lief which credits the tiger--as the most blood. That the members of the Counci should 'con- iments except that they are not native, shall, it sist of those studenti of law who have they have been resident five years, and have pro completed their course of studies abroad,perty valued at not less than Tla, 2,000, be ea. in foreign countries, and of those who are titled to vote. Bet a partnership composed of well versed in Chinese laws and legisla such persons shall choose one of their number tion, and the number of this Council he to exercise this privilege for the firm; the limited to ten member. (6) That all matters -nthers not voting. Each voter in an election to be discussed be issued by the Provincial shall cast only one ballot. Jude end that the sanction of the judge he obtained before any law can be carried into effect (7) That members of this Council be required in attend the conference at the yamen three hours a day. (8) 'That the members of this Council be paid out of the funds of the depart-1 menti under the control of the Provincial Judge.
RWANGSI BAILWAY CO.
DISQUALIFIED VOTERS
Any person who has been once convicted of breaking the laws of China or is engaged in a disreputable ecruiting (antil a new classifica- tion calling is made the old one alili stand), or who has lost his financial standing, or who has heart disease, or who is an opium smoket, 'un-
a satisfactory change in the man, shall not be
Auxxenians as to the cause. So also may the local magistrate. On the other hand the Council
Irate when they have failed to get access in
Besides presiding at the meeting of the Com large of all its business, appoint members to hittee the vice-president shall have general
thirsty of all wild beasts. The tiger is, how- handle. Whereas the tiger always remains a ever, the quickest to learn and the easiest to
nervous, high-strung brute, after a time, a lion becomes phlegmatic and requires urging, which is apt to cause ir suble. Whereas the tiger is a demon incarnate and merciless, once around, he is at least an hopest fighter, who gives.ample warning when about to attack, and only as a rare exception. attacks a man from bebind, unlike the jagur, the leopard, and the panther, which are treacherous and almost
invariably attack when a back is turned. nature of the tiger comes nearest that of an Again, of all this dangerous family, the
the tiger it is that is most appreciative once the ordinary house car, and, always comparatively,
master has succeeded in establishług hin túce.
up against the person of his trainer, loves to
of his head scratched to soothe the everlasting itch between the cars, while he emits purrs of satisfaction, forgetting that the least unforseen
less the disqualification has been removed by may represent the people before the magia peir duties, Taxpect the accounts and docu-Thee, lika'the domestic cat, be likes to brash.
nuts, appoint treasurer, accountants, and other
A company has bech formed and siyled the | aiinwed to vote. Nor shill any one guilty of him, and it may settle disputes among the cer of the committee, and bave custody of have his back rubbed and groomed and the top
Kwangai Railway Company for the construc tion of railroads in that province. The capital it to be $15,000,000 and the concern is to be under mercantile management.
KEROSENE REGULATIO`S.
people.
MEETINGS.
be document and reals. ·
A member of the committee may not com
violating these regulations. Yamen runners, Buddhist and Taoist priests, and all religious The Council shall hold two regular annual ine the offices of treasurer or secretary with leaders are ineligible to vote or to be elected sessions of 30 days each (subject to extension, it is duties as a member of the committee. to office. Any voter, sint otherwise disquall necessary), the first during the first and second hen the vice-president or a member of the fied, may be elected to the Council if he is a moon, the other during the tenth and eleventh pmmittee is nearing the end of his term of The kerosene oil merchants, Chan Shui-long graduate of one of the higher schools, or in the moons. Extra sessions of 15 days may be ice, or in case for any reason he or any and others, of Tung Hing Street, have again author of a treatise officially endorsed, or if be called by the Fresident when he deems best ficer of the committco wishes to resign, be petitioned H.E. the Acting Viceroy compainhas personal property valued at not less than or when requested by the local magistrate of ing against the recently drawn up regulations $2.00, or is trustee for $5,000 or more, or if he one third the members of the Council. The governing the landing and storage of kerosené
has had direction of a school or other public President and Vice-president may determine in Canton. The Acting Viceroy, in reply enterprise, or if he is an ex-official, or has offi- matters of urgency during the intervals between stated that he had already instructed the Kwancial rank, or has the degree of Stu Trai, meetings. The President shall give members cumstances connected with each class, Wa Chu to consult with the Commissioner of the Canton Customs on the matter, but provided that if said voter is not a native
so days' notice of the time and place of ail so far the Kwan Wu Chu has not reported on
of Tienten he shall have been resident for meetings, and shall instruct the Executive -the case. He has again instructed the Chu to at least five years, and shall have property Council to make the necessary arrangements
at once consult with the Canton Commissioner valued at not less than 55,000. Members of for holding the same, of Customs and to satisfactorily deal with the
the Council may not withdraw unless it be on All meetings shall be public except. it is legitimate bills (such as travelling ex mattor and to report on it.
thought advisable by the local magistrate, theses, hotel bills, portage, etc.) contracted in Vice-president, or not less than to members to conduct of public business will be paid, Pagodan itemized account of these, must be hold them privatuly.
Gentèd, -. "Members inusi attend meetings and express
FINANCES,
-APPOINTMENT DECLINED,
DUTIES OF THE BUREAU.
hould, one month, in advance, classify all iness committed to him into, "finished," progress, and "not yet undertaken," companied with a clear statement of all submit the same to the Council. If every is found correct, his successor bring ing to take over the business, ba may Chdraw.
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their views in oral or written form, Pancitext comes the very important general head
of this kind shall be read to the Council by the I resident.
Dancer."
account of personi illness, or if their business requires them to be absret from Tientsin and It has already been reported that the com mittee of the Canios-Hankow Railway Com makes it impossible for them to attend the pany seat a letter of appointed to Mr. Lau Sui. meetings of the Council, or on their attaining cany, one of the leading share folders, who was the age of 60 years, or for other reasons which nominated "anager of the proposed inilway | shall meet with the approval of ti e Council. back in connection with the Company, request- ing that gentleman to also take over the responsibilities of the finance of the Company in The Bureau of Self-Government shall hav“. elected president, Mr. Lo Pa-shue, may assume with elections and of such regulations as are members shall be cited by the President to at addition to his own duties, so that the newly temporary charge of all the details connected members. Failing of a quorum the absentablic property and funds and the levying of charge of office at an early dato, Mr. Lau has related to accept the onerous and responsible necessary to inaugurate the government by tend. If the absentees do not appear the mem appointment and has returned the letter to the Municipal Council, and they shall appoint a bers present may then proceed to transact Company declining the honour.
Election Board whose spacial búziauzatishall | business,
A quorum shall consist of a majority of the
penditures are to be met from the proceeds
Disputes as to there matters are to be red to the Provincial Council, with the
of appeal to the Vicaroy reserved,
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accident may arousa murderous' instincts that would in a twinkling convert the friendly meet- ing into a shambles.
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