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· HONGKONG TELEGRAPH”
SERVICE
THE OPIUM QUESTION.
PROPOSED ACTION BY THE SHANGHAI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL,
PUBLICATION OF OFFICIAL CORRES
PONDENCE.
[From Our Own Correspondant.]
Shanghai, 24th October,
1.10 p.m.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH HURSDAY OCTOBER 24, 1907.
COLLISION IN THE HARBOUR.
HONGKONG HOTEL” RAMS, THE *"' LILY,"*
Mr. A. E. Davay, first boarding officer attach. nd to the Harbour Department, told Comman- der Basil R. H., Taylor, R., Harbour-master, in the Marine Court, this morning, of a colli alan which too'z place in the harbour on Mona day last between his steam launch, the Zily. and that belonging to the Hongkong Hotel
· Company,
As the result of the collision the coxswain, Ko Fuk, ofthe dongkong Hotel, appeared before the Harbour-master to answer charges of mak ing fast to the Facife Mail steamer Korea while that vessel was under way in the harbour, and with disregarding the rules of the road. To both of these charges Ko Fik pleaded guilty and asked to be forgiven.
CANTON DAY BY DAY..
RAILWAY AFFAIDS."
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
Canton, 23rd October, The members of the board of directors of the Canton-Hank w Railway Company have sent circular to the Nias Canton Charitable in stitutions, the Seventy-two Guilds Association and the Canion General Chamber of Commerce, and others inviting the officials of each to attend meeting to be held at the company's office on the 26th instant, for the purpose of discussing the question of allotting the control of the various departments of the Company to the different members of the board, and to discuss | questions concerning the Company.
* CLAIM FOR COMPENSATION. The people of the district of Ling Shan, At about right o'clock on the morning in the prefecture of Yumchow, who suffered question, Mr. Davoy raid, he boarded theevero fosses during the recent rising there,
Bave rent a petition to H.E. the Viceroy repon
their losses during the disturbance and requesting compensation.
The official correspondence, on the era. As he was shoving off from her star
board side the Henekong Hotit, going appareating subject of the Chinese anti-opiumly at half speed, came up from astern and col
lided with the Zily, billing her on her marboard regulations, that has passed between the Municipal Council and the Foreign Consule has been published, Tha question will be discussed at the Ratepayers' Meeting to be held in February, 1908,
quarter. The force of the impact although rong did not do any serious damage. The coxswain of the Hongkong Hotel, he concluded, did not take any steps to avoid the collision,
Mr. J. W. Oxberry, the runner of the Hongkong Hotel, was on board the Com „pany's launch when the collision occurred. Ho explined that when the collision appeat ed imminent" the Hongkong. Hotel was put hard astera. Referring to the charge of mak- Counciling fast to the Rosen while under way be denied thal that was so. The Keren had made fant to her buoy-in fact when he barded the vessel the chief officer was on deck, which, Mr.Oxberry stated, went to show that the mail steamer was
Meanwhile the Municipal advocates in proportionate reduction of licence, to be issued for opitim smoking within the Settlement, by. one-tenth of the oxisting number annually.
The reduction in licences will be mado conditional on a corresponding reduction in the cultivation of poppy in China.
The Municipality has further re- solved not to issue any additional licences,
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M, Morley on India'
London, 22nd October, Mr. Morley, in an important speech at Arbroath," said: "Our first task in India in to keep order and quell the violences of race creeds. It is the height of folly to say that whatever is good for Canad is good for India, The Democratic Constituencies of Britain are the rulers of fodia. Does anyone want me to telegraph to Lord Kitchener to disband the native army, to send home the British contingent, and to bring away the whole of the Civil Servants? How should
we turned our backs on duty, and how bear the stings" of conscience when we heard, through the dark distances, the roar and confusion of camage in. India ?"
at anchor.
THE INCREASED COST OF LIVING IN JAPAN.
|PRICES. OF RICE AND; OTHER- COMMODITIES Heyet- COMPARED.
The present high price, of rice in Baturally attracting a great deal of public, attention." – Lo comparing the current cost of sies with that of other commodities, the Osaka Mainichi ob. serves that the prices of all the necessarios of life have continued to advance steadily of late year, particularly since the Russo-Japanese war. Taking the standard of 100 fixed some years ago, suturak made by the Bank of Japan- on the average rate of prices of commoditier show that the average stood at tos.88 lo January, 1501, but rose to 111,21 in January of the following year, to 119:18 ja Jaquary of last" | year, and 10 123.75 in January this year. Last month the average of prices rose to 133,54 (when the price of rice was forced up to the highest point ever reached), showing ma'advance, of about 9 per cent, as compared with the rates in September of the preceding two years, and of 11 per cent, on the figures in September of 1904. As for rice, the rate, which stood at 107 in Janúary of 7004, declined to scó in January
on the market.
The following figures show the fluctuation In the price of rice and barley in each month during the past few years:
EX VICEROY,SHUM AGAIN. «' 'A Peking telegram state that, as the rising in the prefecture of Yumchow has not yet been of the following year, and rose again' to 119 in totally suppressed, the Empress Dowager asked the same month of last year and to 13t this the Grand Councillors who is considered to be year. The market of rice usually rises in Sep. the most suitable official to be appointed totember, when the stock of old grata becomes bold the reigns of government of the two smaller and the now rice is shortly expected Kwang Provinces at this juncture. Both T. E. Chang Chih-tung and Yuan Shih-kai replied that H.E. Shum Chut-hen is the most suit. able official to govern the Liang, Kwang pro- vinces, as H.E. Shum had done very well when he was Viceroy at the Sopihera, Capital and had shown ample proof of his ability. The Empress Dowager expressed doubt whether H.E. Shum is willing to rejoin the Imperial Government service since he had been so persistent in resigalag before, but H.E. Chang and I.E. Yuan informed Her Majesty that H.E shum's reason for resignation was not on any other account than that of it-health. After the
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The Harbour-master said that the chief offi. cer being on deck showed nothing, as he did not know the rules on board those vessels. It did not mafter whether the Korea was made fast or mol-The fact remained that the Hong-above conference, the Empress Dowager decid kong Hotel was not properly handled, which ed to wire to 4.E, Shum at Hangchow ordering
him to, at once proceed to the Capital, where July Her Majesty will try and induce him to, rejoin 18. | BE the service. From the above, it is the genatal | AukTMTM opinion that this official will again have the op- portonity of being Viceroy of the two Southern, Sept, provinces.
resulted in the. collision.. He food the ac- cused $10.
FOR THE SOUTH POLE."
THE SHACKLETON EXPRCITION.
PROFESSOR DAVID TO ACCOMPANY,
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THE VUMCHOW RISING,
By order of H. E, Viceroy Chang.expectant magistrate Li Hi-chuen has arrived from Yums.
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211E NEW TEN COMMANDMENTS FOR THE CHINESH PRESS.
The Board of Civil Administration in Peking has drafted a series, of provisional press rules which may well be called the decalogue of the Chinese journalist. A newspaper press in
China is comparatively a new thing, though in the Peking Gazette we have, the oldest news. paper in the world at the present moment. Had China been left to herself there would have been no such thing as a daily paper from Pechili to Yuonam even now. It is the advent of the foreigner which, with so, many other things, has caused the introduction of up-to- `date journalism. At first the reactionary ele- ment in China hated the sight of those litile sheets which, emanating from the..safe retreat of a foreign settlement, and actually or nominally the property of a foreign owner, -came with their fearless criticism of all and progressive element at any rate which are not sundry. But now-a-days there are none of the
Intimations
MAICA!
THE
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INVITE INSPECTION OF THEIR
BABY GRANDS
1934. 1935, 19:6. 1907, Rice
107 106 119 131 {Barloy mo, 183 2183, 139 137 Rice: 313 103-119 134 1 Barley in 209–193′ 226 137 Batley 105 194 105 133 Riceb 11 103 130 14
109 "tot 29 132
-eager for the progress of the development of 194 19499 127 111 103. 121
the Chinese press. They see in it a means of +37 180 105 100 115 national education more promising than any- ....1110112639thing else which could be put before them...
148 165 95 117 But it was to be expected that in the early 116 103 124 144 efforts of unpractised men there should be {Barley quit. 150 [154 .97 120 moch that was crude, inuch that might have
Rice... 105 109 133 146 been better, and a great deal that was to be STEINWAY, Barley'
81 90 95 115 deplored. Liberty became licence, and freedom f Rico ** **** 119–115. 128. „,150
Barley
161 141 99 143 (Rice
111, 119 131 Barley. 153 13 115 141194 132 (Rite 2. Barley 176 - 135, 113 11111* 129 Rica
The Antarctic Exploration ship Nonred, with clow. Magistrate Li his furnished 'x' report Dec Birley 178 – 1,5 + 415
The Shackleton Expedition on board, left-Tor quay, on August 6, on its adventurous voyage. having the previous day, been, inspected at Cowes, Isle of Wight, by the King, Queen Alexandra, the Prince of Wales, and the Duke of Connaught. The King then decorated Lieu lenant Shackleton with the Victoria Order, and hoped the intrepid and difficult enter.. prise wou'd be successful." The Queen pre- sented Lieutenant Shackleius with her pars rail and a silk Usion Jack, with the remark,
May this lead you safely to the South Pole." The Nimrod, once a schooner, now a bar- quentine Sachi, with auxiliary enginer, was built forty years ago, and has toughened every year. Hulls of tenk for the Newfoundland seal hunting, her sides are immensely thick. Her bows are broad, and her beam all over is big Down by the water her bows are cased in iion. If the ice catch her there it will lift, not crush. her. She had two new masts' put into her before sailing.
Our contemporary, in giving these figures,"
with full particulars to H. E as to the origin of the present rising in that quarter and in ad- dition to his ren, expectant magistrale Linoles that barley, which ruled 20g in March, submitted to the Viceroy some suggestions for the suppression of the bandits and for, the carrying out of reorganisation work after the peace of the country has been restored. H. E. Viceroy Chang expressed m ich pleasure with the report and suggestions, and has in conse. quence sent, telegraphic, instructions to the officials at Yumchow to take the necessary steps to end the rising, upon lines as suggested by this official."
REGISTRATION OF CHAIR BEARERS.
It will be remembered that, at the beginning of last year, the coolies and chair-bearers of this city joined in, a, strik, when they were requested by the Authorities to apply to the Police Department for licences which were issued free of charge, and solely with the object of weeding out the undesirables. Now the Police Department, has again brought up the question of issuing licences to coalies and chair drawn up a code of regulations for the purpose, This time it remains to be seen how these met will take the proposal for registration.
THE PRICE OF COPPER.
150, ou account of the war, suddenly dropped upon the conclusion of hostilities, and went dowa to 90 in August, 1995. "It revived a lit to last year, ruling at about 100 This year it began to advance as the price of rice has advanced, and it had reached 143 in September, The rice and barley markets fluctuate irrespec tive of the market of other commodities, the reason being th the grains are harvested once a year, and so he supply is limited. Hence, the factuation in the demand materially affects quotations, which are always ruled by the results of the harvest
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of speech was abused. It was necessary, thero-
fore, that there should be in China as in other landu a set of rules under which the press should be as frea as circumstances permit but under which licence could be curbed and wrong' of all kinds visited with condign punishment. < Such are the rules now before us. As we have said, there are ten of them. But of the ten there are but two or three which need dis- 'cussion, it will be agreed by everybody that there should be some sort of licence issued before a paper is permitted to publish ita first number. China is not England or America, and must not expect to spring fall-fledged into a freedom which have won by long ages of political evolution. So also everybody will agree that each issue should be authenticated with the name of the publisher, editor, and printer., Regulations such as these are com mob in most lands. It is when we come to Article I that what may be contentious
maiter is found.
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Prices from $750.
Hongkong, zand August.
IF YOU KNOW A GOOD-
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was an error in taste, one of the few of which Punch has been guilty carton repre- sepied the French nation. in the guise of a monkey. Now such a picture in Germany IT IS ALL SCOTCH AND THE BEST OF would bave paused without notice, for bere 16 liberty allowed to the cartoonist, per-
High up on the miomast is the crow's nest we look in the face of the. civilized world a nice warm barrel, surgastive of long, dreary hearers throughout the city of Canton and has rot, the cry, was raised that there was a short defaftion. Nyear or two ago, (perhaps four
perspectives over cold grey ice. With her auxiliary engines of '60 h.p. the Nimrod will be able to develop a speed of about seven knols. But her main source of dependency will be upon her sails. She is of 217 tons net register. The officers, scientific members of the expedition, and picked crew, will number 35 when she leaves Lyitelion for the chilly outh Many of the" staff" of the expedition were to leave London Inter and riach Lyttel- on by ocean licer. Ön board ate Mr. James Murray, biologist of the expedition; Mr. W.-A. Mitchell, ship's surgran and zoologist and Mr. Micany, who is to act as junior surgeon and zoologist of the landing party. The others
Later.
Oriental Labour in Canada. At a great banquet in Ottawa, Mr. Kipling strongly deprecated the exclusion of Orientals, who, within a few hours of landing at Van
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couver, were engaged for unskilled work
which whites will not handle.
The influx of Asiatics was the natural con- comitant of the Asiatic trade which Canada wak trying to develop
A Further Slump in New York.
A fresh heavy slump has occurred in New York, which is reflected on the European Bourses, owing to the National Bank of Com merce declining to clear after to-day for the Knickerbooker Trust, one of the oldest and largest Trusts in the United States.
THE WEATHER.
The following report is from Mr. F. G. Figg. Director of the Hongkong Observatory i—
who will join at Lystclion are, in addition to Lieutenant Shackletor, Mr. E., Marshall, se ninr surgeon of the shore party and Cario grapher of the expedition. Sir Philip Brockle burst, for survey work and field geology; Lien, lenart Adims, in charge of the meteorological work; and Ernest Jayce, Jat a first-class perty officer in the Royal Navy, who did splen- did wo k on the Discovery expedition. He will be in charge of the sleigh dogs. There will be 74 dogs and a Siberian ponies for him to handle, so that his days will not he idle. Great things are expected of the ponies, possibly in directions where dogs have so often failed before. There will also be on board a motor car. The car is not to carry the members of the expedition-with them it is a case of marching on foot. Its function will be to draw the sledges containing the impedimenta of the expedition. But in case the motor breaks down on the unaccustayed journey, the loads will be transferred to the ponles These animals. are very strong, capable of living on 11lb of
-ITS DISTURBING FLUCTUATIONS.
But
ALL SCOTCH.
WHAT MORE NEED BE SAID?
wing in marked business activity in 1895 Even here all depends on the manner in- 'consequent upon the Japanels successes in the which the rules are read. For example, the Japan China war and also to the attempt-first of the things-probibited is matter which Fin, create a "créner "in rice, quotations at the
Dojima Rica Exchange (Osaka) ose to Y12.60, insults the lipperial' family. Now here is a or Y1170 in July 21st that year but the regulation, respecting which the first question -" corner" collapsed on accouer of the excep. Į will be, What confiitutes insult? The door
tionally good harvest, and quotations declined 10-Y9.30 or Yo40 on August 2gif. In August, is open here for a wide differences in supply and the rate was forced up to Y13.50; or five) Punch astonished the English world but on the new grain appearing on-the' market by what our better nature told us instinctively prices fell again to about Y10
The Alainicht points out that such heavy fluctuations are due in some degree to the action of speculators who suddenly release their tice but the principal cause-indarge sup plies suddenly sent to the' markets by the farmers, Farmers, when anticipating a rise in the market, are not inclined in part with their stocks, but certain qualities of rice cannot be mis far broader things than that. The United States Metal Selling Companying stored, while speculators are sometimes this is an instance of the difficulty in deciding YOUR WINE MERCHANT HAS IT OR
prevented from holding large stocks and are what is and what is not insulting. Again, compelled to release their Foldings, the market thus heerminggatted. Ou Daskacontemporary matters which affect the nationat dignity are concludes that in the circumstances it is a mis taboo. So with those which disturb the public iske to believe that the rice market will be peace. In both these cases the regulation maintained higher than last year because all may b be a curse or it may be a blessing, A curre other commodities are higher in price. Far forbid free discussion of what it is good mers are gaining fresh knowledge of the prin much money on copper arthey care to advance,ciples of economy they are now much more for nation to discuss, a blessing ifät restrains and the sust is reducing the price in hopes to prudent in sending their rice to the market, licence and prevents yellow journalism, un- and so the equilibrium is likely to be more fortunately one of the curser of western lands. move the accumulating stocks. lt also บค. nounces its determination to reduce its output by 50 per cent, which, of course, means the dis- charge of a great number of operatives. The cause of the surplus is twofold. First, the de- veloped mines can produce more copper thant the world cas possibly use; and, secondly, the scarcity of money is preventing those extentions of electrical enterprises upon which the main market for copper depends..
the agency of the copper trust-announces the reduction of the price of electrolytic copper to 16 cents. The immediate cause is doubtless the difficulty and expense of carrying the enor mons sinks of copper which have accumulated.
It is stated that bańks hava-advanced about as
eadily maintained in the future than in the China has the benefit of the experience of the. past.
This appears somewhat inadequate ground rest of the world. If she is wise enough to which to anticipate a decline in prices.-examine carefully into the condition of the press in Western lands and to govern herself Japan Chronicle,
accordingly she will do wells. She will then Tallow the Zimer rather than the Daily Mall, and in preference to sensation will choose truth and reason,
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TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE.
Selling.
London-Bank T.T............... Do... demand .....................................
4 months' sight France-Bank T.T......
merica-Bank T.T. Germany-Bank T.T. India T.T.
No.
The production of copper in this country Juring 1905 was 401,637 tons. The conectedenal outpu' for iços in not available, but the estimate inward the close of the year was 440,000 tons. In 1877 the output was but 21,000 tons and the progress of electrical extension since that time increase to the figures of 105. That there marked by the almost regular annual has been a regular overproduction as compared with the current requirements is proved by the wild fluctuations in the price of the metal In 1896 the highest price for the spot metal in New York was 24 coats and the lowest, 17t
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On the 24th at 11.55 8.-The barometer has fond a day, and will be quite at home in the cents. But the price in 1860 was 24 canto,
fallen rapidly in E. Japse, and risep moderately
jo considerably over China and W. Japin.
Set,
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at to a m. to-day, 0.00 inches. FORECAST
Antarctic regions, for they are accustomed to
living in exceedingly low temperatures.
The Afiniralty, Lord Kelvin, and the Rayal
tific Instruments,
before the exploitation of copper began, and in recent years the "high" prices have varied from. year to year by from 1 to 6 cents, and the variations, between high and low in the comp year have been` about the same. In 1894
10 cents in the London market, - The stacke, of course, have shown similar fluctuations, av readers of sensational magazine literature will understand.
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demand... Singapore T.T............. Japan-Bank T. T..
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Bank of England rate .....AVÕTTEṭSEKSIÄ
ask of France.................. Sovereignusnir ambient
* The depression is moving into the Pacific to Geographical Society have presented or lent the N.E. of Japan. The high pressure area is to the expedition many navigating and scienthe price ranged from around 9 cents to sound over Central China
Strong monsoon may be expected in the Formosa Channel and the N. part of the ChicaThe Nimrod will base at King Edward VII, Land, where winter quarters will be establish years. The Aimod will then return to New under free competition there would always be ed for a party of twelve with provisions for two
The supply of copper is 'very abundant' and
Zealand, doing a little exploration eastward on a tendency to, overproduction, The treat has the way, if possible, before winter ce's in. In Apparently not been able to prevent this. Be January, 1909, she will go back to King Ed-lieving, however, that it had the world at its merty, it last year put up the pries an bror- ward VII.-Land to pick up the expolition. b'tact figure and the world refuses to buy, I From the base on this island to the 8 suth Pole is probably unable to buy, as the greatly in- is some 700 miles.. Toe point neases the l'ole created cost of doing business is not only Patos New
Old reached hitherto in 465 milas distant from it. ring up all available capital but impairing the
confidence of lavestors, who ang no chnoco of || Renares Naw, Professor.David, of Sydoay, will join the dividends with present costs of construction. expedition on arrival at New Zealand.
Jan Francisco Chronicla.
Persian
winds, freth ; (air.
Honglong and Neighbourhood, N.E.
-Formosa Channel, N.E. winds, strong.
South coast of China between Hongkong and Lémocks, samo se No. 2
4-South coast of China between Hongkong and Hainan, svío ar 2015.
OPKIN QUOTATIONS/ Today's quotations are at follows-
Malwa New
The prohibition of indecent matter is needed in China. In this respect China's practice is a long way behind her preaching. She knows. what's right but does not practise it either ja her daily conversation or her daily press.
That there should be no "giving away" of military or naval secrets is but an echo of the practice of the civilised world, and that all criticism of cases sub füdits should be forbid den is another wine safeguard borrowed from the experience of the west How offenders against the regulations should be punished is entirely matter for China to decide. She | ought to know what will be effective in securing attention to her own laws, but the penalties now mentioned seem to us to err rather on the lenient iban on the severe side.
On the whole, and if they are wisely admin istered, we think Chins is to be congratulated on the regulations laid down for her press, ...#J8 The secret of success will be the permission of 28 the greatest possible freedom combined with Zas, understanding balween the authorities and .31% the press that nothing should boss'd or done for 9.55 the purpose of stirring up unnecessary trouble. Criticism there must be it the p s is to do good, and criticism should lo ng case be pot down if based on truth. With this freedom there abould be a law of libel to keep it withintue bounds. The standard which China should aim at is the British rather than any other,, sening that in that there is perhapt a better com bination of reticence and progressivenest then is to be found elsewhere. "The Times, for: example, ha for generations been the ad miration of the world. But it will be long before China will develop e Fimeri Shangkat
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