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would neeˇuarily entall further Increase of taxation. In framing the Budget for the present year in December last, the present Cabinet was unable to amend the policy of its predecessor, and the same expansive
FACRIMEAN VETERAN
DEATH AT TAL-KOK-TSUI,
WEST RIVER PATROL.
CHINA'S SOVEREIGN RIGHTS.
SHANGHAI, COMMENTS...
Aller Chekiany, Canon. There is little y loan the neighbouring province and difference between the outcry against the Fall
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(loss suffered by the Empire thro exlating maihod of ordering, its finances, At a moment: waen money is required, to carry through a number of reformu urgently demanded on all hands the in spite of satisfactory yours. The first step mun be Central Treasury is found to be sadly stralinded
remedy In the direction of the centralization of control, Lion signed by 3,000 Western Bah
the immediate resumption and their officials are challenged. It is unfor toute la one torpect that in the preliminary. The compliance with this reque skirmishes between the Government and the provinces British interes's should occupy a buffer position ; but if the fires attade recebil shown by the British Government in itu deal- ings with leking ba maintained, there is every hope that the Cantral authorities will derive from it the necessary momentum to carry, the shortsighted polley that finds favour in pro- vincial officialdom-N. C.D. News:
ARMED KOBBAKE IN CHINA.
The United States Presidency,
Senator: Foraker has accepted the support of the Ohio Republican League in his candi- dacy for the Presidency, flius th owing down the gauntlet to Mr. Taft.,
'MISERY, IN WEALTHA Through the secluded life which, ha livad A. S. WATSON & CO., and expensive policy was followed in frum-
ing the Budget for 1908. Their view, and the eccentricities which marked the habit which entails the increase of laxalino, was of the recluse, it was not known that, in the submitted to the Cabinet by Baron Sakatani, ofthe-way district w Tai-hot-there indigestion aroused in the southern capital Minister for Finance, during October, and lived within the squalid hoval of a squatter's he gave a further explanation of the situation babitation, an old man who enjoyed thin distince over-the measures to be adopted for the sup" and at once the vasted interests of the provinces, tion of having been a Crimean veteran. Charles, Prsion of piracy on the West River. Both at a Cabinet Council on the 28th idem, James Bryant, ich was the name of the ecce are being carefully engineered, and the rally when the Budget for next year, was cone individual, fought in the Crimea War log cry in en cass is "Let us have nothing
to do with the foreigners." There is less just POPULARITY sidered. An increases, fear and it is there on the Crimean redah. He obraised his fcation, however, for the commotion at Cant bis
be necessary after, next year it is there of the
As the Viceroy plaintively remarked when his fore expected that during the coming session discharge from the Groundier Guarda is of the Dist the Government will merely 857. Early the sixties he found his attention was called to the glaring insecurity of life and property on his waterways, piracy has formally announce the necessity of a further way to China and enlisted in the Shung always existed on the West River. The victims increase of taxation," at the same time hai Police Force in 1864. Leaving the
as he might have added are for the most part force he subsequently joined the Chinese giving an outline of the proposal which Imperial Maritime Customs Service from Chinese; but both Government and provincial authorities have been content to allow the evil: it has formulated. It will be too late which he resigned after having amassed'"a to introduce a Bill for an increase of taxation comfortable competence. How be found his to continue unchecked. The force of Chiness during the session after the general election way to Hongkong there is no record to show, gunboals stationed in the waterways was worse next year. Mr. Hara, the Home Minister, but it is known that he had been residing in the than useless, for in t'e slack season the pirates holds the opinion that the question of an Colony for the past seven years, the last three of practised their trade on the guardships them
Mr. Ll Cho Wan, a grocer, living in the Bap increase of taxation could be thought about which he spent at the village of Tal-kok-tsui, selves. Only when a more outrageous track be and Yaumati, on the mainland. He elected than usual has been made on Bri ish shipping when the Budget for the year after next is considered, but Baron Sakatani, the provisions, cooking his own meals, and, in show of activity. This time, however, the village, who was sleeping in his bedroom on Finance Minister, insists that the ques- short, autonding entirely to his own personal supineness has overreached itself; the British the ground floor of his house shortly after tion should be decided without delay, wants which, under the circumstance, were, of Government is no longer prepared to accept midnight on the aeth ulio, was awakened by a he being of opinion that it is necessary course, next to nothing. Bryant Farsued the Viceregal assurances and has asked the Ceannise in his room. He was lying with his | ce to place the pation's finance on idiosyncracies of his peculiar nature undis. Iral Government to take action in the master
the gloom the figure of a man standing near his head, firm and steady basis at the moment. Iturbed and unobserved except by the 15 has been arranged that an organized ar the wall, and on turning round he saw in is for this reason that the question is to be Chinese village squatters who live in attempt to control these rivers and to huni be, vicinity of his miserly bubitation, down the pirates shall be carried out by laid before the council of Elder-Statesmen. This marsing the old Crimean veteran was Chinese gunbosis under the supervision of The total amount of additional revenue
found dead by Sergeant Sim in bis little the imperial Maritime Customs. By such novel amidstall the exterior evidences of misery means the scheme rem ins under the couirol fist and squalor. His belongings were not worth of the Central Government, but the later vention of the Customs secures for it a measure wenty cenis. Upon ex «mination of the old ragk | of efficiency that otherwise it must lack. A in the face that knocked him,back flat og of the Exclusion Laws, but the decision says.
VERY OLD LIQUEUR SCOTCH
WHISKY HAS BEEN ATTAINED BY ITS CONSISTENT EXCELLENCE
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The 5th T oers The War Office announces that their action of putting the officers of the gth Lancers on half pay was not due to any cause detri- mental to the characters of the officers, and, though it is not considered that they are suit
to live the life of a reduse, buying his own to the local authorities galvanized into some. Cho village, Pun U district, in the Kwangible to retain their positions in this Cavalry
Mr. Li, it might be mentioned, is a man of about forty years of age, and not more that five feet four inches in height, but he has plenty of pluck. l'em de a lunge at the figure at his bedside, half springing out of his bed. Hin blow landed but in return he received one full ted. No sooner had he fallan than another man shot out from the gloom on the left hand side of his bed and dealt him a severe blow
Regiment, their services can be utilised by other appointments. The Regiment itself
Chinese in Nova Scotia. not inefficient had can take the field.
The Halifax Suprenis Court of Nova Scotia has released ry Chinamen who were arrested for the non-payment of the Head Tax $500.
required is estimated at about Y50,000,000 and the Minister for Finance appears to be PURE MALT WHISKY inclined to raise this amount chiefly by an increase of the Consumption-tax, and of prices of tobacco and other monopoly goods, A proposal is again to be brought forward to monopolise the sugar business, and to raise new taxes on vinegar, kerosene oil and also Island and is reputed to be possessed of a de- which the Cantonese reem to lead themselves the first few blows and a couple more put him, st
or
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which by courtesy are designated the garments of the eccentric old man, were found about $100 in cash. Bryn it known to own landed property in the Western district of the nosit receipt for $5,000 in one of the local a lax on those who escape conscription but Banks. He was believed to have a surviving the revenue from these taxes is considered sister living in England and a son whose to be an unstable quantity, and will pro-whereabouts is not kn two in Hongkong. Hi bably not bring in such a large revenue faneral will take place to-morrow morning, at as Y50,000,000 of this course is adopted, Happy Valley, at nine o'clock.. it will consequently be necessary to find
$15.00 ways and means to raise more revenue, to make good whatever deficit there may be, and the only meats available is to further increase the land-tax. This proposal, how A. S. WATSON & CO., [ever, is opposed by the Ministers in the
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the head. Mr. Hi had been partly, dized by auch a condition that it was imposible for him to call for assistance. At so time; how ever, was he entirely unconscious.
This decision does not touch the validity i
that the non-payment of the tax is not an indictable offence, and that the tax must be collected as a debt.
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pace a few officials and others are confronted with the prospect of losing both "face" and squeere," and resort is had to the time-hop oured device of agitation. It is a game to with peculiar gusto. "China for the Chinese however, had its weak points as a cry against interference on the part of China's Town Customs service, and it has had to
One of the robbers, who held a lighted torch, be pointed out that the latter is semi drew a revolver from his pocket, and, bolding foreign." But neither the agitation in the it close to Mr. Li's face, threatened to blow out kinag, nor the later ont in Canton,, is such that his brains if he moved, while the others bound. there in need to bi punctilious about the in his hands-palms, together with stout pieces terpretation of terms. Any number of meci: of cord. Having fastened the unfortunate man's jags can be induced to pass all manner of rehands, they went to work to bind his feet. solutions, and accuracy of phraseology is not
There are threa windows in the zoom. One required so cuable the local authorities to re-opened in the main road, angiber in a lane,
-America-Bank-T,T. present to the Central Government the harrow and the other at the back of the house, over. looking a paddy field, Mr. Li was unable to
Germany-Bank T-T, In compliance with the request of HE. the ed condition of the people's feelings,
THE HISTORY OF THE NEGOTIATIONS, see his assailants until they began to the his
india T.T.......
Do. demand.... Viceroy, a gunboat, the Tune Chai, will be detached from the Peiyang squadron and combowever, shows that scrupulous considerationet. Then he saw that they were all marked.
4inghai-lank T.T. Having scarcely bound their victim the rob Bers started to work to ransack the house Singapore T.T..... They went through his clothes, broke open bis japan-Bank T.T. trunk and romoved all the valuables therein. - T.T... Before leaving one of the robbers produced a tag and forced it into the grocer's mouth and knotted it behind his neck. Then they left.
• GUNBOAT FOR CANTON."
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Canton, and December.
WEST RIVER PATROL.
Cabinet representing the Constitutional Association. The views of the Elder-States. men on the proposed increase of taxation are not knowd, but, concludes a Tokyo dis patch to the Asahi, the issue of more bondsmissioned for patrolling purposes near Cantos. is absolutely disapproved of by the Elder- Statesmen, so that the only alternatives to be chosen are the postponment of the pro- jected works, the discontinuation of the sinking fund, or an increase of taxation.
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
His Excellency the Governor bau proclaimed Friday, the 6th December, to be observed as a public holiday in the Colony.
THE Hartford Courant contains an editorial upon the recent case of Mr. Bethell, editor of the Koria Daily News, in which it describes the prosecution of Mr. Bethell as an illustration of British slavish adherence to the Japanese Alliance."
IT is stated that the Peking Government has sent a dispatch to H.E. Chang Ming-ch'i, Governor of Kwangsi province, that control and power of the Kwangsi Railway ought to remain in the hands of the Provincial Govern ment, in order to prevent the natives of the provinces from secretly selling in to foreigners."
has throughout been paid to Ciness suscepti. bilities. When the outrage on the Sainam in An instructor of the Shang Chi College pe july, 1956, resulting in the murder of Dr. Mac. titioned 48. the Viceroy requesting him to donald, brought the subject of the safe-guard stand firm in the protest against the proposal ing of foreign shipping in the Canton Delta to. of the Ministry of Foreign Allies (Waiwupu) head, no solution ever presented itself to the to place the control of the patrol of the water British authorities that did not entail the em ways of the West River in the hands of for ployment of Chinese in the actual suppression signers. In reply, E. the Viceroy has ex-of piracy. Past experience indicated that to plained the situation to the petitioner that it is secure an afciant force of water pelice Eure China's exclusive right to control the patrol of pean officers would have to be placed in com the West River as well as all affairs in connec
mand of it, and at once the British Minister, anxious to respect Chinese sentiment, proposed that the Chinese gupbosts and launches to be used in the work should be under supervision of the Imperial Maritime Customs rather than under foreign naral officers. It was pointed out that the Customs bad for a long time main tained an efficient service for the prevention of smuggling to Canton waters, and it seemed a simple matter. for the Jaspector-Generel with Chinese co-operation, to extend this organiza
tion with her internal government, and it will by an means be placed under the control of oui siders. H.E. also stated that he has devised means to uphold that right and the petitioper need not be in fear, and should not stir up the minds of the people.
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A BAD CATASTROPHIË.
A native restaurant known as the Choy Chun Restaurant sualed in Yik Hong, off Tai Chat Po, in the western suburb, was yesterday engaged by a man to entertain his friends at a dinner on the occasion of the marriage of his son. The building was overcrowded, with guests and others to the number of some three hundred, and much excitement prevailed at, a cinematograph entertainment which was also given on the occasion, it about 8.35-last evening, whilst the dinner and the display were in progress owing to the excessive number of the inmates on the top floor, one of the walls of the building all of a sudden collapsed burying a number of persons among the debris. Assistance was at hand and a 'Tow persons were at once extricated from the rains either seriously injured or killed. But, after a few minutes, another portion of the building collaps ed and buried over a hundred persons. Atthis
The China Critic leaves that Major Nathan, R.F., the general manager of the Chinese Engineering and Mining Co. will leave for Europe at the beginning of the next year, for several months' stay at fiome, on business and pleasure combined. The Major will Jully de serve his leave, having worked hard for the A joint conference of the Cabinet and threat three-years-in-Tientsin, with at-times-not-inncture some of-the-karozene-jamper which were
the best possible health, Elder-Statesmen in to be held in a few days, as our readers are aware, and the question to be considered thereat is the proposed in crease of taxation, thur states the Japan Chronicle. The financial condition of Japan has been considerably strained as a result of Its post-bellum programme, and heavy as the burden of taxation has been felt to be dur ing the progress of the recent war, it would appear that the adjustment of the Budget calls for still heavier burden upon the people
Mr.. 1. ny motionless for nearly half no hour, Then he tried to release himself, He then which be did in a few minutes. rari to the window and shouted for help, absequently ribed upstairs to learn if his wife and family had been harmed. His blood- stained and battened appearance gave them a fright, and while Mr. Li called for belp from a rear window bis wife called in the neighbours
Nothing could be done at that late hour, and next morning, Mr. Ll reported the outrage to the Distreit Magistrate, who caused inquities to be made, but with no results. It was dis- covered later that one of the men, who was supposed to have been implicated in the out. police authorities were notified, with the result on to embrace a practical scheme torrage, had taken passage to Hongkong. The
the Central district on suspicion, The suspect that in named Chak Wong was arrested in was arraigned at the iolice Court, to-day, and the case was remanded for a week.
HUNTING DOWN PIRATES,
RÄDB CRUSHING.
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THE WEATHER,
The following report is from Mr. V. G. Vigge Director of the Hongkong Observatory
On the 3rd at 12.05 -The barometer has
considerably in the North, fallen over China, slightly in the South and
Adepression is probably moving Eastwards over Manchuria,
The high pressure area remains over the continent to the North of the Upper Yangize, but gradients are somewhat easier along the Chica coast,
Strong monsoon may be expected in the Formoss Channel and the Chios Sex,
at
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours, ending so a m.to-day, 0.03 inches
FORECAST,
1.- Hongkong and neighbourhood, N, winds, moderate-or-fresh, fam
7-Formoss Chauvel, N.E. winds, strongų 3-South coast of China between Hongkong and Lamocks, sams as No. 1, 021
4-South coast of China between Hongkong. and Hainan, N. winds, fresh or strong-
and subsequently for policing the waterways effectively. In view of the fact that these pre- datory hands are as much at home on land as in their boats on the rivers, such an arrange, meat would have the additional advantage of of leaving the local Chinese amhorities, both civil and military, free to devote their attention
Messrs. S Kadoorie & Co. inform us that to the pursuit and capture of the pirates when they made good their escape on shore Only they are in receipt of telegraphic advices stler considerable argument could the Peking from Singapore informing lem that the crush authorities.be brought to realize how seriously ing of the Rauh Australian Gold Mining Co, the British Government viewed the situation Ltd, for the past period yielded, 1,1oz ers gold and to instruct Viceroy Chow Fu to put him from 5'4 tons stone. self in communication with the Canton Com misioner of Customs. In reply came the usual still alight, were breken, and ignited. Seeing objections to the effect, that China's sovereign-Federal-Gour-of-Alabama has issued an the sm ke and flimes the fire brigades at once. rights would be impaired and that it would injunction against the application for a twoy A CANTON dispatch announces that a number proceeded to the scene and rendered every be a bad principle to encourage the ter cent Mileage Act. The injunction has been of prominent merchants there have decided to assistance and succeeded in getting the are ritorial authorities to neglect their responsi adopted by the State Legislature, start a Volunteer Corps, in order to defend. under control, but ou sooner had this been bilities for the maintenance of peace and order. themselves in cases of emergency. The one than the whole of the remaining portions As the negotiation were opened twelve months DETECTIVE Sergeant Grant prosecuted Tam regulations of the proposed Corps are to be of the building collapsed and this time wound. ago, it may be inferred that a considerable Wan, gun m rchant of 259, Queen's Road similar to those of Shanghai A joint petitioning or killing many more persons. Men from amount of insistence has been required to per: Central, at the Police Court, this morning, for
remo inj 2,0 rounds of ammunition from his As the result of a complaint lodged at police ́an the subjact has been presented to Viceroy the Canton Fong in Hospital and other insti- suade the Chinese authorities to lako action on Chang Jet-chun of Canton, asking for his utions arrived afterwards on, the scene and up the lines indicated by the British Government shop, yesterday, without a perimit, and for ne headquarters some days ago, two Chingman Excellency's patronage and support.-N. CD to early this morning a few bodies have been for the protection of foreign shipping Now glecting an enter in his bonksthe ire particulars were arrested yesterday on charges of baylig News.
recovered from the ruins and about thirty that Peking has proved too strong for him, the of his track of ammunition. It appears (bg stolen goods. There were Clian others, who were wounded mere or less. It is new Canton Viceroy has let slip the dogs of accused s Id the ammunition to certain sportsman, residing at 32, Gilman Bastar,
men"in the Colony who had no authority to be Hong, a shopkeeper, of 34, Elgin: of the Island Kingdom. It is reported, ac A Toxio wire, of 28th ult; to the N, C. D. expected that there are still over a hundred agitation, and the objections raised against the cording to our Kobe contemporary, that the New says:-M. Shipoff, formerly Russian persons under the debris. The Police Aufsehome in public meeting bear a striking re-in possession of guns. The ammunition was first secuted was charged with Government is not at all inclined to effect Minister of Finace, and M.-Pontifoff, chief sies have offered a reward of 110 for each basemblance to the official arguments of a year purchased for the sole purpose of shooting the case of P. and G. whisky vatus alleged leopard let foose by a certato skipper case of post wine, valued at $22, any alteration in its programme of projected director of the Russo-Chiness Bank, have fortunate victim recovered from the wreckage (rage.
As in Cheklang, so in Kwangtung the outcry on Kai Chau Island. The case was remanded. bottles of cleret, valued at 53.6%, well, koc
the same 10 bave been stoles, and ika second. works, and holds the opinion that any such arrived in Tokio to-day to establish trade, either dead or alive. Excellent aid was tea.
́defendant with receiving four bottle alteration would impede the progress of the relations with Japan and to settle outstanding dered by the officials of the Canton Fong Pin nominally directed against foreign interference phase in the struggle now begun between the reception has been given to the two visitors. It their timely and energetic assistance. Archi, but as a matter of fact, there is a ranged that they shall return home by
RAILWAY KRCRIPTS, D.,
Central Government and the Provinces, No Naval College at Eulims was held on Wed. Blackhead and Company, from whom the goods. wenday (20th alt.) morning at 10.10 o'clock, political aspect of the question. Any allempt way of Shanghai and Peklog.
The amount of fares collected on passengers arguments can be adduced to prove that
presided over by his Imperial Highness Prince had been stolen, were the complaining E
CEFE WAS SOMEndod.. travelling, on the Wangeha-Kopgtsun veciign
Hiyash Fush mi, on behalf of the Emperor. to effect an alteration or amendment of the
of the Canton-Hankow Railway for the 10 days projected works would precipitate the down- A SEVERE shock of earthquake was felt in from the alb day of the present moon to: the
There were present a large number of dietine fall of the Cabinet. The "projected" works Yokohama at 2.17 2.01 on November aand. 20th day were as follows with inst. 5253 55;
guithed fficers and oficiali, 'smongst whom which are now beingcarried out were approved According to the Yokohama. Observatory, it 87th istant 522765; 18th lilms, 5212 71; 19th
were seen dmiral Count Yamamoto and ultimo, $113.40; sath alumo, $209 38,2lat daring the last scation of the Dict, origloat had both horizontal and vertical motions. The ultime, 260,381 220d ultimo, 25.21 231d
Adetral Barop Sallo, Misister for the Navy, ing ln the Budget for last year and approved | origin was not far distant and seemed to be in ultimo, 5316.811 24th ultimo, 5/45c91 25th
the Diet during the preceding session. Tokio. Bay. Fortunately so special demage ultime, S329 39. Total $2,342.06.
WIRELESS TELEGRAPH APPARATUS was, sustained in Yokohama, though clocks ric Budget in question was framed by the were generally stopped and flower vases on ments Imported by the Canton authorities bas The second lot of wireless telegraphy Tastra Katsura Cabinet, and was taken over by the tables and mantelpieces in some houses on the arrived and H.B. tbs Viceroy has instructed present Baionji Cabinet. From the first it Bluff fall, and other slight dimage was 101- | Commodore Liu to proceed to Whampoa to
sated that to carry out the proposals, lained.
(SKRZILG'ARS Daw. InstrumentRGİ
Kopiro. That is the outward reason, says the railway questions in Manchuria, be warmant Hospital and no praise. could be sufficieet for in Chinese affairs in reality, marks another THE 25th graduation ceremony of the Imperial which he know had been stojo
CHINA'S SOVERLION RIGHTS can possibly be effected by instruclog the Customs officers engaged in the prevention of sojuggling to turn their attention as well to pirates. On the other hand dealing with the pirates in more seoses than hitherto been the concern of the authoti sets for their suppression,
and the
The students who have graduated this year samb r 171, all of whom have been appointed nidshipmen and are to embark on board the
opose, a training squaʻron, Will start on diraisin crafts
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