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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY AUGUST 31 1907.
WUCHOW NOTES,
FIRES.
Wuchow, 24th August, 1907, A couple of outbreaks of fire sccurred here on the 22nd instant, but luckily the damages were not serious in either case. The first outbreak took place at noon in a Chinese house at the with buckets of water and though their attempts were ineffectual us regarde saving the burning house they succeeded in proventing the fire The spreading to the adjoining houses,
CHINA AND PORTUGAL
THE NEW RUSSO-JAPANESE
AUREUMENT.
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COURTSHIP AND MARRIAGE
"INYSTAM,STEA
the College was presented by the Rector, Han, foot of the Consular hill. A'mob sona gathered Wantsza: Our authority for the above state uveitis reported that the Manchu party at petor of Japan and the: Gayernment of his the land of the White Elephant
At a meeting of the Court of the Hongkong College of Medicine held in the Legislative, Council Chamber on the 23rd inst., the Diploma of Mr. F. H. May, C.to., to two stodents, Kwon Klog Hung and Li Ho Ching, who have com pleted the curriculum of Ove study and
years! passed all the professional examinations,
Mr. Li lo to be Government Medical Officer at Tai Po, was also presented by the Rector with a cheque for $150, the amount of the Blake Scholarship, awarded after a competitive examination on the subjects of clinical surgery, clinical medi- cine and diseases of the eye, held at the Gov. erament Civil Hospital and the Ho Miu Ling Hospital.
Dg, who has been appointed kecond fire broke 'pot 111 a cargo' boat moored the Liang Kwange has been asked by the The Yunikeni provinces or some other Manchu and also of removing all the cause of future dream. The maids and gallants of Siam; like
The College of Medicine is making an im. portant forward movement at the present time. Towards the end of last year there came to it the beginnings of an endowinent, in the form of a beruest of property valued at $10,000, under the will of the late Mr. Tang Chuk Kai, and this has been speedily followed by an offer of College buildings,
For twenty years the College han best in exi istence, quietly and continuously carrying on the work it marked out for itsell in 1887. There
has been no lack of students; teachers, each taking a subject for which by previous training and experience he is specially fitted, have been at all times forthcoming: an organization has existed, modelled on that of English Medical Schools; but thus far the College has possessed no permanent local habitation, and there has been no regularly paid staff devoting itself entirely to the training of the students.
alongside jardine's pontoon, and was the result of careless burning of joss paper. Before the fire could get a good fold it was promptly put uut by the aid of the cargo boat's crews lying alongside. Had this fire spread a serious com Bagration might have retulted.
THE KWANG VICEROYALTY.
REGISTRATION IN MACAO)
THE APPOINTMENT OF CHANG JEN-CHUN
Slam ja not a land where courtships may be considered as fineart. It has not yet attained Somewhat serious difficulties have arisen to the Viceroyalty of the Two Kwang pro-
The full text of the now Kusso-Japaness that prand emisence which distinguishes the between the Chinese and Portuguese Govem- vinces, was due, it is said, to the puber of Agreement was published on 15th inst. in science in Europe and America. It is only mants over the question of the registration of smoothing away racial jealousies. As soon as
recently ons heats of lovers, walks, lover's juaks and boats trading between Macao, and it became known that Viceroy Trên Ch'an Tokyo. It reads as follows-
The Government of his Majesty the Em. lanes and special arbours devoted to Cupid în hauen was to be allowed to resign that Viceroy.
Majesty the Tsar of all the Russlas, being The lads and the lassen in Siam do not gaily mant is the Shanghai Times, of 22nd fest,
oncs began wire-pulling for the post. Had the desirous of strengthening the place happily assemble at sound of tabor or any other instru which reports that the facts are contained in a
race question not cropped up at the time the restored between Japan and maintaining went, and shyly and awkwardly
go through despatch from Canton to the Central Govera ment, stating that H.E the Acting Viceroy of chances were that either Viceroy Hai Ling of friendly relations between the two countries, all the free-masonary of awakening Portuguese Consul General in Canton to make would have been appointed by the Manchu
two Powers, have agreed on the following a more prosaic spirit. There is no time wasted arrangements for the registation at Macao clique in Peking to the post without an instant's misunderstanding in the relations between the auto mast eastern people go about matters in!!
bu delay. The Empress Dowager'a commands were,
ia gazing on the moon, on rhapsodies on devosk as usual" of all boats and Jan's plying he
Article 1-Each of the signatory Poweration while the low night breeze gently rustles, tween Macao and Wantsze. It has been the however, to be obeyed and the choice therefore tipulations
upon Chinese. The appointed Governor agrees to respect the integrity of the existing the homely plaintain, nor lava whispers to the to register the vessels in the fell upo custom, he says,
Chang Jea-chun,
first of Honan, was governor that the harbour office of Macao, and he practice be continued, nddier, that if this be of Kwangtung but had to resign owing to the territory of the other, and also all the rights accompaniment of the plaintive bamboo, yelp-
ion will be required,
abolition of that post it 1905. Properly speak (exclusively such rights as are not prejudicial ing parish or hearse, throated bachtarian, The fatal affray on the foreshore, reported in
to the principle of equal opportunity) derived courtship is delicate flower of civilisation done no Chinese registration your columns of the 21st August, has resulted Upon receiving this communication the ing, therefore, his Excellency was the right from the existing treaties and agreements be that has not yet blossomed in the fair land of man to be appointed Viceroy Tsen's successor
10tween the signatory Powers, copies of such in the death of the other combatant. The Viceroy instructed the acting Magistinte of Police, in spite of a serious protest from the Heung-Shan-heion to investigate the circumspital, would, however, never have been the
at Canton. This, it is freely stated in the Ca treaties being exchanged between them and native merchants, have refused to take this case
stances of the matter. The Magistrate replied
nil the rights derived from the Tidaty up. Balb victims have bees placed in coffins that the junks which sailed to, Wantize were Case, had not the Empress Dowager's decree
nt Portsmouth on September gib, 1995, on the foreshore and have remained there for not all from Macao, and that he could not agree put a stop to the suicidal policy of filling all are to be thus treated remains to be seen, but belonged to other places. They should really Maachus to the exclusion of Chinese, It is nearly a week without burial. How long they to the registration at Macau of craft that really the Viceroyalties and, as many. Governorships September 23rd
and Provincial Treasurerships or possible with great indignation prevails amongst the Chi- registered in the harbour office at Canton, aese here, at this state of affairs. The Police and the proposal of the Portuguese Consul needless to state that what is called the Man. se it is none of their business and, the City General Phould at once be rejected by, the chu policy is also the policy of the Reactionary Magistrate equally disclaims any responsibility. Viceroy. It is probable that the, two unfortunate victims will be buried by public native subscription and that complaint will be made to some higher authority to sea that somebody gets a
wigging" over this sad affair.
FATAL FIGHT:
CHARTERED JUNK TROUBLE.
It is reported that the master of one of the chartered junks plying between here and Nan Bing has bere anested in Nanning. From At length, however, College buildings are about to be erected. The Government two years
what can be gathered it appears that this junk master, whose junk is chartered by a foreign ago reserved on the Tai Ping Shan resumed
firm here, on arrival at Kwai isien, was board area a site in every way suitable for the pur-
ed by three men in a sampan who demanded to poses of a Medical College, CDavenical of
see the junk's papers. The junk captain refused access for Lecturers, and centrally placed' in relation to the Government Civil Hospital, to show his papers until he was satisfied that Alice Memorial Hospital, Nethersple Hospital, these men had a right to see them. The three Ho Miu Ling Hospital, Tung Wa Hospital, the men in question stated they were Likin officials, Public Mortuary and the Bacteriological: La- but had no uniform, flag or other authority and on being told that the funk was chartered to a boratory, to be granted to the Court free of charge and a generous. Chinese gebileman,
foreign hong and under a foreign flag, they Mr. Ng Li Hing, an old resident of this Colony, became nasty and a row ensued. Eventually the three men went astore. On arrival at has now offered to spend 550,000 in the erection
Nunning the junk master was arrested on of College buildings on the site thus held in
a complaint from the Kwellen Likin readiness. His offer has been accepted, and the buildings will be commenced immediately, officials who alleged that one of their The Hongkong College of Medicine has thus mea was thrown overboard from this junk and far had no visible existence; but as a living drowned. This the junk people deny. An organization it has had a very real existence inquiry is now being held in Nanning into this matter, but it is commonly said that the and has done much substantial work, and it has done its utmost by makeshifts to make charge is a trumped up one by the Likin offi- good its somewhat anomalous circumstances. cials. This incident is of great interest to the It has had its headquarters in the Alice shipping firms here as it shows the Likin off Memorial Hospital, and the affiliated Netherials don't look lavourably upon the chartered sole and Ho Miu Ling Hospitals have also junk system. Of course a chartered junk pays been open to students for purposes of clinical no likio fees but is responsible for maritime instruction; but, in addition, the College has Customs duty, etc. and this is probably the borrowed accommodation lor special purposes kernel of the row. The matter will no doubl all over the city-During this summer session, be definitely settled in a way that a repetition for example, the Surgery lectures have been of the above incident will not be likely to or delivered at the Government Civil Hospital, car again. Biology has been taught at Queen's College, Chemistry and Physics in the Queen's College Laboratory, Public Health in the Royal Sanitary Costitute's lecture hall, Pathology and Bacteriology in the Public Mortuary and the Bacteriological Institute; and the Tung Wa Hospital has also been made use of in tutorial classes for the clinical material it affords. The Lecturers of the College are thus, it must be appareat, doing their best, under the great
FIRADE MARKS IN CHINA.
The following is a hee translation of a Pro- clamation recently issued by his Honour Tao tai Jui Cheng on the subject of British Trade' Marks:-
I, Tui Cheng, the Tantai of Shanghai, etc., etc., do hereby issue this proclamation for the information of the public that H.B.M. Consul
An intimation to this effect was conveyed to the Consul General.
l'arty.
THE C. P. R..S.S. CO,
SALE OF THE "ATHENJAN" AND THE "TARTAR."
Siam.
'China. It is further agreed to mutantly toned age of 17 or 18 and » girl at the age of 14 or 15:
the Russian Calendar, and other special treaties signed between Japan and Rossin
Atticla 11-The signatory Powers agree to recognise the independence and the mainten ance of the territorial integrity of China, and the principle of equal treatment in that country for commerce and industry of all nations, and also to protect and support the status quo of all peaceful measures that shall be taken by either Power, and the stable establishment of the said principles by all possible means.
In witness whereof, the undersigned, duly A telegram received by the Kobe Skimbunauthorised by their respective Governments from Nagasaki states that the Osaka Shasen have signed this Agreement and have affixed
thereto their seals. Kaisha has purchased the C. P. R. S. 5. Cola steamer Athenian (3,882 tons). The vessel is to be taken over at Kobe and will be ran on the U.S. K's now Indian service. The O. S. K. has also decided to purchase the s.s. Tartar, belonging to the same Company.
the Among the wealthy and middle class system o simple. When a boy arrives at the the parents or relations, as the case may be, bestir themselves to find a sultable match for the young people. This is often found in the fa sily The two chiefly interested parties as a rule entirely ignored-are sometimes asked whether they like each other; though their opinion one way or another matters little, Good daughters obey, and Siamese sont have too much respect for their parents, to dream of annoying them by objecting to the lady select- ed. Does the marriage happen to be in the. family then there is little ceremony and go Teles. If the alliance is with others of no kin, then the fetes are in accordance with the
rank of the contracting parties.
A few days afterwards a company of Por tuguero soldiers arrived at Wantaze and compelled all the Chinese Junks and fishing- boala there go over to Macao and he registered in the harbour office there, in consequence of which action the Viceroy. At once lodged a protest with the Consul General representing that Wastsze is really Chinese, territory, where Portuguese soldiers had no right whatever to be, and where they cer tainly had no right to interfere with the Chinese boats and junks. According in the Treaty between Ching and Portugal defining
We learn on good authority that it is a fact the boundaries of Chiccse and Portuguese ter ritory at Macao, no rights or privileges what that the vessels meationed hava boca sold, but ever, in addition to those existing at the date that the purchase has not been made by the A TRIPLE MORBER 47. KLONG to receiving the "sinsed two or more years of the Treaty, shall be acquired by the Periu O. S. K. The vessels will be handed over at guese Colony unless they have been arranged. Kobe, the Athenian on her arrival here from by a special commission consisting of Chinese Vancouver, and the Tartar after making one and Portuguese delegates, and unless a special more trip. It is not yet known what arrange- agreement on the subject has been arranged.ments the C. P. it. Company will make to The present action of the Portuguese authori replace these steamers,-Kobe Herald. ties is in direct violation of the provisions of
therealty.
In the same protest the Viceroy niso de manded that all the junks and fishing boats Macno should be released and seet back to which were forced to anchor in the Harbour of soldiers Wastere, and that the Portuguese who entered Wantaze without permission be punished in order that good relations shall be preserved hetween China and Portugal, In addition to this a proclamation has been posted in every pan of the city of Canton by the Viceroy, ordering all the junks end fishing beats in Macao to return to Chinese waters without delay.
AXODUS OF GOLD PROM JAPAN,
WHERE DOES THE MONEY CO TO?
An interesting article is published in the raka Mainichi conceraing the exodus of gold from Japan. A marked increase may be ob served, says the sava joueral, in the export of gold coins from Japan to Shanghai and Houg long during the past few years. In this outflow of gold lies a mystery. Once exported, the gold will never come back, and it is lost to -sight for ever-It-bar-been-found that this exodus is not the natural result of the working of exchange in trade, and the authorities were KOWLOON "LAND RESUMPTION. et puzzied to discover what became of the precious metal. The result of investigation first showed that the quality of Japanese gold AWARD IN FAVOUR OF CLAIMANT.
coins.being hest fitted for use in the manufac lure of gold-leaf, they were so converted, but this conclusion has turned out to be inaccurate, it has since been discovered that the Japanese old pieces being alloyed do not answer for The value of Japanese gold coins shipped for Shanghai and Hongkong from Kobe in the past three years, never to be seen again, is as [ollows:-
16th inst.
The Arbitration Board sal in the Supreme Court this morning to determine the anonot of compensation to be paid in respect to the
The
Great preparations are made in the latter care. The groom is long busy superintending Done at St. Petersburg, the 30th of the sixth the constraction of a house, and in collecting month of the 40th year of Mejji, or the 17th of | what is called "sinsoð," a sum of money paid July, 1907, Russian Calendar July 30th, 1957), to the bride's parents to assist them in furnish
(L.S.) ICHIRO MOTONO. the mansion of the young people. (LS) ISVOLSKY,
"sipsed" may, if the groom chooses, be sent to the bride's parents a year before the mar- ringe takes place: the parents have no objection before the specified time; and if the groom happens to be of a very confiding nature, and at the same time infatuated, he pays in The next point, is to settle how much the parents of bride and groom shall give to their children, This appears to be an important point, and should the young couple receive a portion at their wedding they have no further claim on the property of their parents after death, unless the latter choose to remember them in their wills,
POH YOME,
The Siam Free Prass of 13th inst. says The tripla murder perpetrated last night at at Klong Poh Yome is the sensation of the bour in Bangkok. It appears that at about half past eight or 9 p.m. yesterday evening somebody was passing along Klong Poh Yome Road when he saw three Indians tiying dead on the wayside. He immediately gave word to the authorities and afterwards it was discovered On the "day of sacrifice" "which is called that two of the victims belanged to the police Kun Mark" literally a bowl of betel nut- force, but were not in uniform. The third two bowls of siri leaves and two trays of bétel victim if said to have been an Indian walch enveloped in bandsome coverings are the man. Various rumours are current concerning principal présents from the groom's friends. the horrible affair, but in the absence of Cakes, fruits and sweets are also presented, more reliable information much credence can but the presents must be in pairs. As the pro not be placed in these. Sume attribute the cession from the residence of the groom dreadful deed to robbery as one of the victims reaches the house of the bride it is obstracted was said to have pussessed. Tics. Soo-on-bis-by-a-scarf-drawn.across the door and held by... person, while other reports go to show that the tragedy was the outcome of jealousy.
So far, however, that affair appears to be in volved in utter mystery, though the Police are leaving no stone unturned to find a clue to the perpetrators of the deed. No firearms ap- pear to have been used but clubs and, perhaps, knives, as can be judged by the nature of the wounds.
Of late several deeds of murder have been are still shrouded in mystery, despite the systematic and untiring investigations which have been and still are being made,
two persons; a gratuity must be given to these, a second given to two other guardians of the threshold and yet another to the guardians of the gold chain-a chain stretched across the entrance to the bride's chamber. This last "tip" is a very heavy one.
disadvantages that exist, to make their teaching General, Sir P: L. Warran, has written me to resumption of aleven lots and portion of making Chinese gold-leaf, which is of pure gold, 1 reported from the above locality, adme of which possiblé 10 prevent the groom appearing too
as thorough and as practical as possible:
During the twenty years that have elapsed since the College was inaugurated, exactly top students have been enrolled; of these 31 have qualified, and most of the Licentiates already qualified have settled in the Colony itself. All the Dispensaries established by the Chinese themselves in various part of Victoria, in Yau- mail, Hunghom and old Kowloon city, for the express purpose, of assisting the Government 10 cuforce its sanitary laws, are manned by Licentiates of this College. Other Licentiates are in direct Government service in the New Territory and on the Railway works; some are resident surgeons in the llospitals for the Chinese; and several are practising their pro fession privately among their own people in various parts of the Colony, and in this capa city gaining access to the homes and the confidance of the Chinese, rich and poor alike. These men are exerting a wide, and a widen- ing, influence towards the breaking down of Chinese prejudices and Chiness obstruction to that better, sanitation in which, it is recognised on all hands, fic a happier future and a yet greater commercial prosperity for this Colony. We understand that it is in view to make a vigorous effort early next year to raise by pub lic subscription an Endowment Fund to enable the Court to engage the services of a staff of specially qualified lecturers for the more dis tinctively scientific subjects, and to render more effective by the provision of adequate teaching appliances the work of the present honorary staff of lecturers, who will continue
their services to the institution..
A PECULIAR ACCIDENT.
CHINAMAN FALLS INTO CAULDRON OF
BOILING SUGAR.
another at Kowloon, near the old boundary and close to the mad between Kowloon City and Yau-ma-ti :
The Board consisted of His Honour Mr. A. Wise, Puisne Judge, Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, C.MG., Director of Public Works; and Mr. W. Danby, M.1.C.E.
The claimant, Mr. J. C. Wong, was repre- E. Morrell, Crown Solicitor, appeared for the Crown. Mr. A. S. Hooper and Mr. A. H, Ough were in attendance on behalf of the Crown, and Mr. Turner on behalf of the claimant.
Government offered Sazs; claimant wasted- $4,950. Judgment, was delivered, in Chambers
this forenoon when claimant was awarded $200 and seven per cent. interest.
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THE GREAT TOKYO EXHIBITION
the effect that he has repeatedly received com. plaints from British merchants in regard to Chinese manufacturing and retailing certain qualities of English-made goods, purporting samme to be manufactured by those factories, for which they (the British merchants) are the sole agents. This is a great detriment to the Britisti interests. The quality of the goods which are imitated according to English pal..sented by Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton, and Mr. G. terns-le very poor and of great difference, although the packing, colour, pallern and chop are quite similar to those of English make. Therefore when the Chinese is charged with copying patterns he generally denies the charge by pointing out the slight difference of patterns between the two kinds of goods. This is a very intolerable business competition in the market. Recently sach malpractice is daily increasing, and, therefore, litigation on this question will keep on increasing also. As such, would more or less strain the com. mercial relation of the two countries, he requests me to prohibit further copying of patterns by Chinese people, the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, upon being noti fied of this matter, has replied that such prohibition is the right step taken, for com mercial protection, and asks to be informed of the different patterns which are most fre quently being copied in order to co-operate in the prohibition. In compliance with my re quest the British Consul-General has furnish ed me with a list of the cigarettes manu- factured by the. British American Tobacco Co., Ld. Dept., and also a luskilf and so for which Messrs. A. R. Burkill are the sole agents; these two articles are more often manufactured by the native accord. ing to their patterns. The Consul-General says that he has on several necasions called the attention of the Viceroy of Nanking to this matter, and, moreover, he requests me 10, Issue this proclamation to be posted everywhere to prohibit further imitation of English-made
SUGGESTED EDUCATIONAL FEATURES
Considerable public attention has bee drawn to the great Exhibition to be held in Tokyo in 1912, by the appointment of the Pre- sident and other officials. The Nippon re- marks that the coming Exhibition is not purely a world's exhibition in its nature, but the Go vernment intends to make it a World's Fair so far as is practicable, and it is necessary for the Government and people to combine and push on the preparation for that end.
As the first step, continues the Tokyo journal it is imperative to define the general police of the scheme. The main object of an exhibition is too obvious to be set forth here, but it is im- Portant to add special arrangements to the ordinary details of an exhibition, tion of the requirements of ume and circum- stances, and thus make it the more attractive.
Our contemporary warmly endorses the word! of Baron Kaneko that the coming Exhibition
is an
considera.
so all mast uaite in exercis.
occurred to a young-Chinese cauldron attend. goods. The Chamber of Commerce having eignerprise aiming at the aítraction of for-
A most unique experience was that which ant in a sugar boiling establishment at Sai Woo Lane, last Sunday. Standing on a platform, Over a cauldron of boiling sugar, the lad was He discovered busy stirring the contents. after a while that the sugar was congealing and, obtaining a bucket of water he was in the act of pouring it into the inside edges of the cauldron when he fell headlong into the boiling sugar, which was bubbling up to a depth of foar feet. The fokis standing nearby immediately pulled the unfortunate boy out of the cauldron and had him re moved to hospital, where every care 'Was shown him. On account of the peculiar nature of his injuries he is not expected to live.
been asked to observe this order, I hereby wari the general public that henceforth such war malpractice on the part of our people should once and for all be stopped. Anyone found to be violating this law will be punished without leniency-N. C. D. News,
TAI HANG PILLAGHRS
AROUSED, ·
WEEPING GIRL IS FOUND IN THE VILLAGE,
20th inst.
At a very late hour last night the villagers of Tai Hang were considerably alarmed by heating
visitors,
1974
1905
1900
Hongkong Shanghai, YB,197,765 Y14:389,90€ 2,968,000 9 394,450 8,104,929
7,710,000
1957 (up to
July)
4,245,030 3,345,000 From the above figures it will be seen that the shipment was largest in 1904 and smallest in the following year, making an astonishing increase again last year. The Osaka journal explains that in 1904 the fluctuations of the rate of exchange made it advantageous to remit gold, it is, therefore, impossible to conclude that the exodus of gold in that year was entirely due to the mysterious and unknown cause apart from the working of exchange in trade. The shipments for Shanghai gradually diminished after 1934, showing that the result of exchange during the war was largely responsible for the export to. Shanghai. Such being the case, it may be as samed that the fate of the gold coins exported this year and last year to Shanghai and Hong kong is still unexplained. The value of coins shipped last year amounted to Y15.814.930. This tum may partly represent gold bullion and cash remited as the result of the working of the exchange, but even deducting this amount, the value of the coins exported for purposes unaccounted for is probably not less than Yi3,000,000. The export of coins this year, up to last month, amounted to 17,590,000 and the total for the whole year may exceed Y16,000,000
It is a matter of deep concern to all, while such crimes can be committed with impunity, and on this occasion it is to be sincerely hoped that the murderers will not escape the band of Justice.
JAPANESE BEERS IN SOUTH CHINA.
In reference to the keen competition noW
the
After the presents have been received and the friends of each family congratulated each other, the groom arrives escorted by at least six of his best men all dressed as dently alike as conspicuous. This party must also pay their way. The groom's fond oye may lingeringly wander ramong the feminine charms present, but the lady of his love is not
She is Rresent. hidden in her chamber and from some chink in the wooden partition is anxiously eyeing the
curiosity party, and in many cases a pray to to whom among the last arrivals may be het" future lord and master. The marriage portion of the groom is now laid down, and the bride parent bring forth the same sum: it may be one catty or one hundred. This marriage por tion is left to the bride's parents and is gene rally paid to the 'young couple on the birth of the first child. The sum is called "ain dean." In case of separation each takes their own portion.
Next comes the dinner, the men eating alose and the women in an interior apartment. After dinner the bridal chamber is opened for inspec•„ tion, and the happiest married couple amongst the nuties asked to lie down upon it for "good. is introduced into the room, and after an inter luck." The company then retire and the bride val the bridegroom is conducted to the door, In some cases the bride and groom bave never seen each other's faces until day-light next day when they both go to feed the brazes.
proceeding in China between Japanese and German beers, a vernacular contemporary observes that the value of beer exported from Japan for the first six months this year amount- Next comes the religious part of the cer
The telepeins begin chanting and ed to Y865,941, showing a decrease of Y37,545 mony. as compared with the corresponding period of bless a large bowl of water, the groom is the last year. The cause of the decrease is traced meantime putting on a white penung and white to the withdrawal of the Russian troops in coat. After the chanting is over the groom Siberia and Manchuria. The export in other is invited to a low, long table where presently directions shows steady increase. In the creeps up the bride bending low her head
sa to entirely hide the face, Trom those sitting Yangisze valley, with Shanghai and Hankow as centres, a hard struggle is going on between around. The "blessed water" is then brought Japanese, English and German beers, the last and the priests taking a gold mounted conche named now holding supremacy. The Germans, eheil pour the water over the couple at the who have to import their beer from a same time chanting blessings on the marriage. great distance, paying heavy freight for Then cames the turn of parents, family and re- the journey over sea, which takes some 40 Intives and the poor bride and bridegroom sit days, are selling at Yiz to Y16 per case, Mr. dripping while a long string of relatives con- Goetschell, of a German firm in China, is chieftinus to pour racred water over their devoted The scene often iasis for more than ly directing the operations for the sale of heads.
an hour. Garman beer, while the Dai Nippon Beer lirewery Company appointed the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha its agents in Chips, and has been striv ing to extend the market of its beer in South China and the South Sea Islands, While the German brewers are chiefly seeking customers endeavouring to extend their sales among among the foreign residents, the Japanese are Chinese. Since March last,the-japanese-have expended Y6,000 in advertisements in Shang- hai, This investment has been duly rewarded, 3,500 cases being disposed of during the first six months this year, and it is estimated that total of 7,300 cases will be exported to Shanghai alone during this year. This means an increase by three times the quantity sold during fast year, Formerly the Chinese did not drink beer, but beer-drinking has been called into fashion among them by the Chinese students who have studied in Japan, or by Chinese compradoras of foreign firms, who have contracted the habit of taking beer, and thus the market of beer is rapidly increasing in China. The Japanese brewers are deler mined to push on the sals with increased energy, spending more money for advertising, but there
woman proves defaithfal, is no doubt that the German brewors will take
in Siam there is no legal or civil ceremony. counter action, and the struggle will become keener. At present Japanese beer is sold at Yo The only approach to such is when the first wife accompanies her husband to drink the quality maintains the rate at Yia. This is waters of allegiance. No wife who is not of per case, and German beer-aven of commen due to the confidence reposed for years by the equal rank to her husband can have this honour are allowed to Tollow carrying "the betel very difficult to cope with the Garman beer
box, umbrella and shoes of the first wife, in with any soccers. German beers are chiefly
the high bonour water with her husband. For the
of light and thin, resembling the ganere "special such cases where she proceeds to drink the
partaking light In view of the establiment of the German brewery at Taingiau the Japaness of ranking as "my lady" and brewers have decided to ship 10-South China hall the amount of her husband's" sakura and the South Sea Islands chiefly Astol (lager) the wife must bear the burden of ball her bus in band's sins. Should be be arrested for debt beer from next year instead of ether brands, in order to compere, with the Tsingtau, product, she must go with him and share his fate; the in such may, harem women on the contrary. The Mitsui Bussan Kaisha is making efforts to
cases, go where they like. When a husband extend the market with a view to extending the export to Chirk and thereabouts to the value of dies all big property goes to the married wife
Chronicis,
In case she no children; otherwise, the re- Y1,000,000 a year.—fopan
ceives a portion, the remainder failing to the family of the deceased.—Stam Frés Frete
Among the lower classes, as elsewhere, there is much more freedom of choice. Should an irate pirect refuse his, or her, consent the lo such cases the young people clope. parents can sue for the return of their daughter, and if the lavet succeeds not in obtaining pardon by the presentation of candies and joss sticks, the law compels the return of the girl to her parents' charge. There is yet another means of soothing the parents' ire and that is by paying what is termed "sinsod"
or milk
Should the wife desire a divorce the "sinsod must first be returned, and this holds good in case the
money
Financially such a large exodus of gold is a maiter of great importance, but it is astonishing to find out what becomes of this gold. In- vestigations made by the. Yokohama Specie Bank show that it is the custom in South China for rooms to be decorated with gold bullion during the New Year holidays. With ing their energies to attract foreigners, and out this arcament, the magnificence of a rich
mansion and the dignity of a high family can show the world that the Japanese people have
not be complete. For this purpose, rich people the effective power of a first-class nation in matters of industry and commerce as well as emulate each other in collecting gold before in military affairs. The Nippon then points January. Formerly the gold for this purpose our that it is necessary to inspire the Japanèse used to be supplied from Manchuria, any de- with full knowledge of the new position of ficit being made good by importing the metal Japan as a first-class country, and thus give an
from Australia and America. Political changes incentive for the future activity of Japan in which have taken place in Manchuria since the commerce of the world, The post the Japan-Chins War hove cut off the supply, and Australia, and America became the only tion acquired by Japan as the result of the Japan China and the Japan-Russia source of supply. Seeing that a gold standard wars is new not only to foreigners, but was adopted in Japan, and gold ballion was to the japanese themselves. The Japanese largely imported by Japan, the clever Chinese have not yet realised their own position, just decided to take the supply needed from Japan of things with less expense, with the result above as most foreigners are oped, therefore, that mentioned. The Japaness Government has the cries of "Save life",as from sde in dire terror and distress. Lighting their lanterns a Japanese, and it is to be number of the villagers proceeded into the street special arrangements will be made to make beep making every effort to devise means to to investigate, and found a girl, about twelve Japanese and foreigners alike realise Japan's put a stop to the exodus of gold, but in vain. years of age, sitting on the sidewalk, weeping, Dew position. For this purpose, the Toxic The only course available for the purpose is to e of pure gold in Japanese be made to show the Japanese how extensive coins, but this trading in the Japanese Settlement of Tientsin to No. 2 Police Station, where she unfolded
According to the Simulojuto a Japanese firm They took charge of the girl and escorted her journal recommends that the Exhibition should I reduce the cannot be done without affecting public in their trade-marks, and it is therefore I conferred upon ber. The women of the nobles.
is the territory newly acquired, held under a the stability of the currency system of the was caught last week in the act of selling the following tale to, Inspector Goutlay.
protectorate, occupied, or within Japan's sphere Empire. There is no alternative but to con illicit aris and ammunition. It seems that She was a servant maid in the employ of a Viceroy Yuna Shih-kai received information family, living at 5. Keswick Street. Yesterday of influence. It should also be shown how tinue to allow the Chinese to rob japan of some through his secret service agents that the afternoon while cleaning out one of the rooms productive are their lands, and in what con- Y10,000,000 worth of gold coins annually as Japanese in question had been secrelly sup she accidentally knocked over and broke adition are they, so that the Japanese will realise long as they like, concludes the Matnicht. The the nature and extent of the new Empire, and gold bullion Imported from China is very small, plying arms and ammunition, and so ordered jar, and for this her mistress had given her z
be made to feel themselves actually in base as shown by the following figures:- a trap to be laid for that firm. A secret sound thrashing, the marks of which still re- service agent named Kuo Tien went to mained on her back when examined by the now territories. the firm and giving himself out AS inspector, Being an intelligent girl she was able member of a certain secret society arranged to give the same and address of her mistress purchase of thirty rifles and a thousand and accordingly a police officer was dis- cartridges to be delivered promptly at 6
patched to the residence of the mistress, who o'clock next morning At the Fu Hing was taken in charge, while the little girl was
of. Hotal. This was done according to contract, being taken care and as a result two japanese who had charge of the arms 206 ammunition were also arrested by the Chinese authorities. We understand that Viceroy Yaan has written most strongly on the subject to the. Japanese Consul at Tientsin,
JAPANESE CONTRABAND.
for the
This morning the mistress-Chan Sze-was placed before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, in the Police Court, on a charge of assault, preferred by the girl. Inspector Gourlay was in charge of the case and he asked that the accused be bound over to keep the peace, which was done.
It is a well-known fact, continues the Nippon, that the Japanese have a very limited kaow- ledge of these new territories. It is also necessary to introduce to them Siberia, the Amur district, French Indo-China, Siam, British India, and the South Sea Islands, and for this purpose there countries should be invited to send exhibits. A special building for each of these countries should be erected, where they would probably not refuse to send characteristic exhibits to Tokyo-Japan Chronicle
1904 1905 1906
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From
Hongkong. Shanghai, YY 97.785 1,454 2,512,511 - 50,000 1,503,846 160,000 2007 (up to July)....... These figures represent only the value of ballon imported into Kobe. It is to be soled that in 1904 and 1905 the Japanese Govers meat purchased gold baltion for war purposes, and this accounts for the high Agures, of the Importation of bullion from Shanghai for those years-Fapan Chronicle,
BANGKOK, now, has the reputation of having more motor-cars than any other city to the East of Suck We hear that the authorities are about to lesua a code of laws for their regulation with regard to speed, stoj
FIRINO exercises will be carried out by the British Fiest both by night and day at frequent intervals from October 15th next onwards, | in Mira Bay,ef