Intimation.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY DECEMBER 7 1907.
in the way of transportation and the projected ling" that is to tap w rich territory and place it close to the market for its products is. be- ing surveyed. In fact, almost before the pro- ject is under way it is proposed to make the
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[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shumcon, 7th December. A telegram has been received hert from Peking.
vi've without mak ng inquiries léto the cirimpelled to seek protection under the mgie of cumstances, and, for each offence, the owner has foreign Governments, Whose fault in this p to pay a heavy fine of 500 Haikwan' fuels or to
4. The unlfwful seniches made by the Likin. sufferthe forfeiture of his launch. He (ibe Com headquarters on Chinose owned launches missioner) never considers that the profit made Itieobvious that launches carrying passengers, by a launch in ong year is quite small and such or towing junks for the inland trade are a Gue, once inflicted, often leads to the ruin of different from river steamboats from Hong- conjunction with the other South Chind lines
the business. Besides dangers from storm kong and Macao which carry cargo for will satisfy every demand, for transportation
add pirates are prevalent on the waterways of import or export trade, The sole purposs facilities in that rich territory. From Indi
Kangtung. If the evil of such oppressive, for establishing the tikin head quitters here Canton, 6th December, 1997; cations, the railroads under way will make
fines be out remedied, and the surveyor be not was to collect tikin duties which had escaped is my letter of yesterday I reported the pro instructed to permit so more-lbs of steam-pres the six likin barriers on import and export balter progress in construction next year ceedings at a meeting held on Thursday of the sure to be employed by tawing Launches than cargo. Thus steamers or junks from Hongkong than in the past. Many obstacles have been Steam Launch Owners' Guild at which, besides those carrying passengers, both the launch and and Macao should be submitted to the seatches overcome during the past year and the mis the numerous owners of steam-lauuches engag junk will be in worss peril than the explosion of the likin officers. Now those officers indis.. POPULARITY understandings that embarras ibe, manage ert on riverine trade, there were present hus of the steath valve when any accident eximinately interfere with every launch in the ment have in a large measure been adjusted. dreds of people to follow the discussion of happens. The shipping ordinances of all interior. So there is no discrimination between No mention is made of the Cantin-Hankow the vexed question of the policing of the water countries allow the getting up of more steam in inland trade and foreign trade, while the former railway or the line from Kowloon to Canton, ways of Kwangtung. This subject, which has
au emergency. For instance, even in Hoog-suffers a doute importion of livin duljes except indirectly and that with respect to now for some time beet agitating the minds of kong where strict regulations must be observed greatly detrimental to general commerce. A the attitude adopted by the Chinese in de- officials, merchants and gentry, alike, assumed by all shipping, a launch would be fined about most inexplicable point is that there has nevar a new phase with the advent of the powerful, $15 for unnecessarily using more steam. Why been any search on paddle-wheel junks and ciding to keep the control of the railwaya British fotilla to'patrol the waterways of South a launch owner in Canton should be liable to aaailing junks which carry the same-cargo and,
The message reports that the under their own administration. In this Chioa compised within the territorial waters penalty over so times that inflicted by other go to the same places as the launch-lowing Cantonese officials at the Capitul, bo connection our contemporary, observes of the Empire. It is somewhat singular that countries, is incomprehensible.
junks while the latter are subjected learning of the despatchs, of the The construction work in Yunnan province while the Viceroy, the officials, the gentry(b) Unreasonable restriction on whistle blow such a disgraceful treatment The' apnúni which has been delayed on account of mis- and the students even the females among
income to the likin bureau from dues British flotilla to police the wate apprehension on the part of the Chinese them have held monster indignation meetings
Whenever other vessels may be blocking | collected from juuks towed by' launches authorities may be expected to continue which decried British co-operation with the the way, it has been customary for launches only amounts to a few thousand dollars. This ways of Kwangtung,« W
By cial attirement in putting down piracy to blow their whistles to draw the formers
Viceroy requesting His Erorlien by a demonstration of force, tore more maitention in order to avoid collisions. It is now diately concerned exhibit the unwanted wisdom, against the rules of the Castons House for
to communicate with the British at this juncture, io counselling a thorough pa launches to blow their whistles within the har.
Admiral with a view of securing, cific auitude towards the approach of the Brit-hour and a fine of io Paikwan taels is innant with such delays and annoyances, We. ish war vestels. The resolutions passed at flicted for each offence. During the few days
soon as possible, the withdra Thursday's orderly and remarkably well-organ immediately after the promulgation of that rule,
the British vessels from tis ized meeting were pregnant with commonsense launches to the number of over 30 were fined and a degree of practical wisdom not usually under that oppressive regulation. Now the
*service. associated with mass meetings in Canton. The Canton harbour is always crowded with craft suggestion that itinerant preachers should be of all sizes. Without hearing the whistle, they employed to exhort pe fect frier dliness, in the often lail to give way. Consequently, callisions riverine districts, towards the ships of a friendly resulting in damage to properly and loss of Power which have come to co-operate in the ves-are-happening frequently and lawsuits putting down of brigandage and Jawlessness are continually going on in the courts of the on the commercial highways of the Province, local mandarins greatly detrimental to the is a tribute, to the business instinct of the meeting. It was also resolved by the meeting to disclaim any anti-foreign feelings, and the steps, which will be taken, as a result of the suggestions adopted by the Steam Launch Owners' Guild will go a long way to suppress. the feeling, of rowdyism which, it was feared, would show itself on the appearance of the British Naval force in the upper reaches of the waterway,
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Allusion was made to the memorandum of their grievances submitted by the Launch Guild to the merchants and gentry of Caatan at the request of the latter. The document is a volu. minous ane, I forward a rough translation herewith. It is to the following effect.
& representation by the guild of Chinese funneh owners to the mass meeting of mar
bulkiness.
(c) Inconvenience to launches by baving to deliver their books and papers to the Customs when staying at Canton.
The privilege for keeping their books and pa pers on board while anchoring at Canton was formerly allowed to all faunches. When ever they were engaged to go anywhere, they could always apply to the Customs for a do so, Recently it'has special permit to
been enacted by, the Customs that faunches mus! surrender their books and papers when staying at Canton under heavy pensity for any infringement. No permit will be issued to any launch after 4 pm, so they cannot go anywhere even if well paid to do so after that hour. Inconvenience to launchies by this rule aften causes injurijus results to other lines of business.
2. Oppression by the Marine Surveyor. The value of each latach is over $10,000 on an
will not take up for the trouble and inconveni ing when they are departing from Canton Merchants and travellets are rightfully indig propose that a petition should be sent to the local authorities requesting that the searches should be discontinued in accordance with the original purport of the likin regulations,
ence to the number of launches every mom
The above are only outlines of the oppres signs wo, Chinese merchants, suffer, which are often extremely unreasonable. For instance, Mr. Yu Kiu-yao, the chairman of our guild, had, at the beginning of this year, an interview with Mr. Meyer, the Commissioner of Customs, and explained our grievances to him. He cordially
promised to facilitate business and reduce the
finer to 5; on the first offence; $13 on the gud, and $1 (the highest limit) on the, 3-d and all subsequent chirges.
.
We gladly published - this news. But as sooser was this done than the steami-lavaches Foo, Shun and Chi Lin' were fined 500 i kway thela each gud, as mentioned above, over 30, launches were fined for blowing their "whistles. Now the evil can only be remedied by reducing the oppressive fines imposed by the Customs, doing away with the interference by the likin bureau and especially discontinu in the restrictions by the Marine Surveyor. We propose to engage a European and a Cli nese engineer with 1st class cortificates to be
our own surveyors. When Chinese launches need a fresh exumination for the renewal
of their certificates, they can apply to
nur guild and our surveyors will make the necessary report for the Commissioner
of Customs to issue the required papers with out delay. Besides paying, the expenses for `our own surveyors, we will still defray the
and natural and desirable from the view-point of ambitious and patriotic Chinese as Chichents and people :- nese management might appear lack of experience is sure to result in delay, dis couragement and even failtire in many in stances. The fear that in some way the integrity of China is menaced by the invest. ment of foreign capital and energy must Es give place to an era of confidence in which the development of the resources should be the main end." As this development pro- grestes, the Chinese will have the benefit of the experience and the training so that | in "the proper time, they may assume control of their railroads and direct them intelligently. Foreign enterprise should be encouraged and fostered in every way consistent with the general welfare." That is a view which is certainly open to dis- stram-navigion into the waters of the interior, When they apply for a certificate by going disie roform of existing onerous regulations.
The rates por quarter arid per mèment, propertions. Fhe daily insue' to delivered free when the addons is accesible to sewenant. Un codes sent by that an
Commercial enterprises necessarily depend on vehicular medium ou land and boats" on water. This essential has been recognised from ancient times, but has increased within the average. Doer the owner not know that bis last century by leaps and bounds. Kwangtung vessel must be in good condition before being is a maritime province, and the merchandise able to compete with others? Injuries have conveyed through the delta of the Chukisug frequently been sustained by the owners since river necessitates the improvement of such their launches are tinder the surveyor's direction conveyance by using curgo-junks towed by safety. Whenever an application ja made for under the high, sounding term of ensuring their steam-launches, within recent years, This
the yearly renewal of the surveyor's certificate in facility has been appreciated by all traders and travellers in the Lineg Kwang provinces. The Accordance with the existing regulation, he is business returns of every town and market empowered to order whitever he pleases without reached as a result of the introduction of steam: any appeal. Repairs and alterations are often navigation inland have been found to be in insisted upon when nose are necessary. More creasing yearly. At the commencement of over, owners of launches are never plainly told the reigh of our Gracious Emperor Kwang as to where or how their launches should be So, Chinese merchants began to introduce repaired or altered, at the first examination. cussion, for if the Chinese will supply the Thence, up to the 28th year (five years ago), through a second examination after the repairs there has never been any ordinancemade for the and alterations have been done, they are told capital necessary, as they can, for the build-appointment of a surveyor to examine our laun that such and such new repairs and alterations ing of railway lines, and if they can administer ches. There have been tranquillity and pro-are needed, eg, the changing of the keel and the affairs of those railways satisfactorily it is sperity during those years because the merchants ribs, raising, the liver and similar laborious difficult to see why they should call in and people understood how to take care of their works. Very often the whole hull has to LONGKONG, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1907. foreign help, especially after the experience lives and property without any interference, undergo complete alteration by repeated an they have bad of foreign syndicates in Since the 18th year, a marine durveyor has noyances as described above. And auch RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION IN
South China. fter referring to the pro- been appointed by the M. Customs which, alteration, not being done all at once, would under the pretext of superintending the ex- *THE PAR KAST,
additionki 81,80 per quarter in cliargéil for postage. The portage on the weekly ising to any part of the
world 14 30 cents per quarter, Single Copies. Dally, sen cents Weekly, twenty.
fire cunts,
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of that monthly on the subject of railway
are over 800 miles of railway under construc
often take several months and cost thousands
Customs fee of 20 taels for each certificate Tohsa tid te benefit reaped by us infet nay For example, the large shipping firms of Hong- loss and the reaped by us is immense. kong, like Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co. and Butterfield & Swire, etc., have their super- intending engineers who examine the hulls and engines of their steames. So, when any paper is required from the Harbour Office, there is ever any delay or pression as we have suffered at the hands of the Customs officers.
The future prosperity of the inland naviga- tion business depends entirely upon su imme
CANTON DAY BY DAY.
THE "SAINAN" PIRACY. [From Our Own Correspondent].
Canton, 6th December
A Peking telegram states that H.E. the Viceroy, has wired to the Waiwups, reporting that he had been in receipt of a despatch from
Sainam, but not so on others; so that the pre- the Consul laid stress on the case of piracy of the
The Poking Cantonese appreffond that, if the squadron continue police the waterways, trouble might
arise.
CONDITIONAL WITHDRAW-».
AL OF THE FLOTILLA,
WAIWUPU'S INSTRUCTIONS TO VICEROY CHANG.
DRITISH CLAIMS, TO BE PAID.
[From Our Own Correspondent].
Canton, 7th December. Another despatch on the subject: of piracy has been received by the authorities, by telegram; from Peking
The wire is from the Waiwupu to Viceroy Chiang;
The despatch states that represent ations have been received from the British Minister who urges that, if immediate payment is made of the indemnities for piracies on British vessels on the West River, the with..
drawal of the British flotilla will im mediately follow.
Vicoroy Ching is instructed to enuse a correct statement to be drawn up of all British vessels pirated, with the amounts of compensation due în respect of each.
II. E is also instructed to make immediate arrangements for the rais- ing of the necessary funds in order
It is desired that a satisfactory
der the control of the Customs Commissioner and early date. flotilla may be abandoned. When the British Minister at Peking maker further representa-
to reply to the effect that negotiations in con..
gress of railway works in Siam, the amination of the bull and machinery of the of dollars to compleis. However, when the British Consul General at Canion, in which to meet the outstanding claims. Federated Malay States and Netherlands launches, has producel harmful results, and the launches are finally repaired and altered to investigations made on behalf of the Far rapid development is evident, the writer degree. The consequence is that many launch adequate amount of steam-pressure is permit
A very informative article, the result of Indies, in cach of which countries the restrictions put upon us are oppressive to a the surveyor's entire satisfaction, only an 10 poral of placing the West River patrol service un. settlement should be arrived at an Hastern Review, appears in the latest issue alludes briefly to what is being done in the owners have been ruined and others have ted is the engines. This is absurd and may the continuance of the policing, by the British Philippine islands. There, we learn, there resorted to foreign registration and various flags be compared to prohibiting a man with a pair af foreigo Powers are now to be seen every of strong legs to walk any 'faster. A beautifully where on the island waters, This question fued up launch is as useless as a rotten one,
ing absolute power in a foreigner, whose mention with the piracy of ss. Sainam and the verdict is final, unquestionably due to the West River patrol should be transferred to the machinations of an assistant (name given] who entertains a grudge ag cinst the launch owners tersise they jointly petitioned to H.E. Shum, the ex-V ceroy, last year on his alleged mii-
construction in the Far East. At the outset,tion and Manila has 30 miles of tramway. touches the prestige nnt-revenue of our Theoriginal cause of this evil is, besides invest. lions na the subject, the Waiwaput ip requested
British Consul at Canton for satisfactory `arrangement and settlement..
BIR CHENTUNG, Yesterday Sir Chentung Liang Clieng, the
the writer believes that 1908 will prove a record year in the building of railwaya, and This means that in two years, the archipelago county, and it is deplorable when mentioned. proceeds to give his arguments in favour of will enter on an era of development that has Fortunately there has been a discussion by the that view. Japan has concluded the gigantic masked the history of other sections of the Ministers in Pekingin' how facilities should be task of nationalizing her railways, including Orient where the locomotive has led the given for the development of mercantile ship under Government control 18 lines with away. In Indo-China there are 400 kilometers. pin. We formed the "entral Guild of mileage of 4,30g miles. Last year the of Tai'road in operation and 1,558 kilometers Launch Owners of the inland waters of Kwang, Japaness Government appropriated. yen under construction or projected.. For this upg" by calling them together during the fifth conduct.trit not deplorable that this man newly elected president of the Canton-Hankow
ing year will reach yen 29,900,000,000, which 1898 a loan of 200,000,000 francs. When the cause of the depressed-condition of the all the business done by faunches under the and was courteouily received by the members covers the purchase and doubling of the old this system is completed Indo-China and launch nad juok business and found that it was drágos flag before he can be appeased?
Tonkin will be connected with Vunnan brought about mainly by the restrictions im lines and the construction of over 1,000
{_posed_by_the_matine surveyor_of_the_1....M.|'fying foreign flags,' an miles additional lines, to be added to the
"and there will be few sections not ""brought"|
Customs and by the detentions and oppressive within easy distance of the markets. After regulations enforced by the Customs officers. system. Besides this we read that Prince. Ito favours the floating of yeb 130,000,000 of plished in recent years and the projected
a careful review of what has been accom- Their actions are similar to the driving away Korean railway bonds and using the pro- construction under way, the writer concludes ceeds in giving the dependency a complete that there does not seem any place for the system of modern railways. The Russian
For the Amur railroad alone she has appro- printed 2,500,000 roubles.
majority of observers will probably agree.
"LOCAL AND GENERAL,
EX-VICEROY SHUM.
PROCEEDING TO PEKING.
[Pom Our Own Carvespamtent.].
Shameen, 7th December It is reported from Shanghai that H.E. ex-Vie roy Shum, in obedience
proceeding to Peking
3. The loss to the coupiry by steam launches of the board of directors. The Company has to Imperial commands, is shortly
(a) It is an honour to the nation when launches flying the dragon flag are mostly seen in the in and navigat on trade instead of which
of the fish from the sex and the birds from the launches under foreign flags may be seen every wood. Other commercial lines also suffer on ac- where in the interio, (b) The tonnage dues countofthe depression of the shipping business, paid by a Chinese-owned, launch, to the likin
accordingly sent a telegram in the Ministry of
Posts and Communications at Peking to report the date of the assumption of duties by Sir Chenlong as president of the Company
RETURN OF LI CHUN,
antved here yesterday from Yumchow by the Ex-Brigadier Ganerai of -Pakhol, Li Chun, Chinese gunboat Fu Po and has called on
[As reported by us last evening an Imperial script was issued through the Graad Council: on the alth ulino ardering Tiên Chun-hsuer proceed to Peking without delay-Ed,, KTA ex-Viceroy of the Liang-kwarg provincer, to
Government is taking the aggressive in pessimist in Far Eastern affairs during the. We hereby' enumerale our grievances clause headquarters amount to tens of dollars in a year H.E. the Viceroy to repost his arrival as well as MUCH excitement was fat by the eccupiers of opening up her great Eastern wheat lands. year 1908-a sentiment with which the by clause for your (gentlemen',) consideration which is not charged to launches under foreign on the present state of affairs in the prefecture
and hope that you will devite means to bring } flags. Thus à loss to the reveona is obvious. Li also showed to D.E. the seals and five house at 19, Yan Yık Lane at about ope about the redress carnestly awaited by the (c) Should any unrest occur in the interior and other articles that ip captured from the actions of a Chibamau pamed Chan San. From
o'clock yesterday morning by, the 'strange" merchants and people of Kwanglung,
Chinese-owned launches may be commandeer bandits in Yumchow and brought over to what transpired at the l'olice Cour, this more ed for the transport of soldiers and commis-
Canton, sarint by the Government if their number is
ing, it would appear that Chan went to the
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1. Oppressiva fines, imposed on us by the ufficio: tly strong. Bay when the foreign-regi--| A 10x6 Coated Chinimao, who was more or | house for supper, While the “ chow”: wai tered ones are on the increase, that power be. Tess under the influence of liquor, madé, s mis- | being prepared he commenced to dance. The (a) The severity of the marine surveyors longs to foreign nations whenever a confict ep isst night while on Eastern Street wharl,
In addition, concesitons in Mongolia are under way
and Russian, and Chinese capital is jointly The cost of the sicel armour-plate died in the interested in the construction of several constraction of the battleship Anzan 4, which lines that will open up a new empire. was recently launched at Yokohama, is estimat..
We pray for your success..
The following are our grievances --
Scarcely a day passes that does not recorded at about ¥400,000. Of this sum Y200,000 restriction on the amount of steam pressure happens. (d) The profit from the passenger trade and walked into the harbour. The plan mistress of the house objected, but the unruly,
the current.
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awakened the samp in people la the, victoity, Chan continued to stamp londer than before some new railway project proposed in some has beco defrayed out of the estimate-for-iast permitted on A launch-When a launch is un, and goods traffic goes to foreigners, who can and after much trouble, they succeeded in When he was ordered out of the house he part of the Chinese empire. From Man. year, and the balance out of the estimate for der way, emergencies may happen, such as, a monopolize the trade when their launches are associng the half-drowned man out of the icy rushed to the hat-stand, picked up his umbrella. churia comes the news of stiff rate compe
gale, Krong floods, piracies, etc. She in com in superior numbers. (e) Launches purchased water, He was then removed to No. 7 Police and koocked over a kerosene, all lamp which
Station where he passed, the night, dressed tition between the Japanese-controlled end YESTERDAY, a gentleman wrote to a certain peiled to use more steam under such circtim with Chinese capital are often made to seek in the only available suit of clothing in was burning on a small table. The lamp fell the Chinese lines, a cheerful note in itself iapanese tradesman in the Colony, making him stances. Such actions under exigencies are foreign registry. Thun, besides the core the station-the suit used by the coolies to the floor with a crash and exploded, sud but. since it means a greater impetus to trade to call on him to day on a matter of business, | always' allowable by, shipping laws of most mission paid to foreigners, which sygregrita | while doing painting work, The Chinaman | for the quick measures taken by those in the Tha reply, which was shown to us, speaks for countries. Whenever a case is reported by the handsome sum acnestly, Chineus principals refused to give his proper name, bei volunteer house there is no kanwing what would have Just a few weeks ago another section of the itself must not come," wrote the Japanese, out-door staff to the Commissioner of Customs, may be involved in losses in various ways, ed the foformation that be wata' solisilor's occurred. Chan was given la charge. At the
clerk, which is doubled, Early this morning, Shanghai Nanking Railway was thrown open "1 have some business. ** 1 have a Jungral, he invariably passez a sokionce upon the lapoch Alan... There is no law in our country to pro- his clothing having sufficiently, dried, be was Police Court, ibis momipy, he was doed $3 fotze to traffic. Amoy is waking up to her nooda · But will come with the funeral and ["m | of having secretly tampered with the safety | tect our intereste, Chique merchants are thus | permitted to go home, sa
his conduct.