The Hongkong Telegraph.
NEW SERIES No. 5769
CONTENTS.
Births, and Deaths.
Lending Articles:
Japanese Financer,
The Opium Question.
The Japanese Boycot
The ladian Unrest.
The Chiun Avinciation in London,
A Case for the Suitary Deparꞌment.
A New Aspect of the White Man's Burden. Another Police Grievance.
Telograms:
A. Naval Baie-
Rising near Foochow
Shanghai Volentears.
China's New Navy.
West River Patrol,
Disturbance in Yusnan: Steamer on Fire.
Men-of-war Auchorage at Shanghai.
China's Currency
The Emperor's filnest...
The Rising in Yuonap.
Imperialis Victory.
A Shanghai Mystery,
A China Laan.
Inland Waterways. Vasest in Kwangai.. Kwangsi Frontier lavaded. Chinese General Killed.
Mining Concessions,
H.E. Tang Shan-yi.
Strength of the Insurgents.
Constitutional Government.
Ao Anhui Memorial: ·
Mestings:-.
Legislative Council.
The Sanitary Board.
The China Association.
Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China. Kulangen (Amoy) Municipal Councilà
Legal Intelligence:-
An Issus in Bankruptcy.
Pay Your Debts."
A Novel Procedure,
An Indian in D:bi...
Polloe:-
Embezzler Convicted.
Uproar in a Tea Shop.
A Coolis's Tricks.
"An Expensive Rider
A Young Thief Sentenced.
Purchasing a Pipe..
Dorrespondence:---
Miscellaneous Articles and Reports:-
Anti-Opium Campaign.
Steamers for Canton, The Fronde Memorial.
The Governor of Macao.
Lois of the Matsushima.
Piracy near Canton,
The Japanese Boycolt.
Smoking Concert.
A Hongkongite in Vancouver.
The Pacific Fleet,
属去十月四年四十三藉光
THE OPIUM QUESTION.
(11th May).
enough 10 foresce.
The opium question is pre-eminently the most conspicuous problem of the hour so far as this Colony is concerned. The instructions, which, wo take it, must be peremptory to H.E. S 'Frederick Lugárd, that hava been cabled out from Downing Street, threaten with immediate extinction a trade and a source of revenue to the Colony the effects of which none are bold In reference to the most recent edicts issued from Peking a month ago the London & China Express remarks that the promulgation of further edicts against the opium habit, in China would seem to indi- cate that the spirit which initiated the edicts of 1906 is still at work. It is the inequalities of the performances according to the vigbar or apathy of the local officials that gives cause for anxiety to those who wish well to China to her crusade The correspondent of The Times
SUPPLEMENT.
ESTABLISHED 1881
FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1908.
be seen
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thisan the result of underband and illegitimate.
spondent assures us that the prac
uite common in Hongkong," parti. festival times when there is a strong
for turkeys....... If that beno, stopa Libg taken by the Sanitary Department deal with the rogues who not only presume on the ignorance of the householder but also cause untold suffering to the dome hen.
4 AEW ASPECT ON THE
"MANS" BURUEN:
Once again the ineffectiveness of the Hong.
kong, administrative machloe almost brutally demonstrated yesterday, when the Legislative Council of the Colony was required to acquiesce to the views of the unco guid Westminster, regardless of the attitude el,the proposals may have on the revenge and stand". Colony, or the most serious effect the Imperial, leg of fue port we do you refar, 29, the Bill which was lasteduced for the purpose of
bibig, the exportsuce of opton le cat although that points he was we are log: nor to the extremely plausible and clever speech delivered by his Excellancy the Governor in support of the Pill. So much stress was laid on the fact that the Opigm Farmer will suffer no loss provided the au thorities at this and can succeed in preventing the smuggling of opium into the Colony that the measure might almost seem to be of the most lapocuous character. Indeed, at first sight it might appear as if the Opium Farmer ware actually benefiting as the resolt of this form of legislation; but we have yet to learn what the next tenderers for the Opium Farm (will, thick of the matter, : . We' have; yet in learn, whether they will be willing
less to issue bonds as proposed (a large tions had been forthcoming on the part of oul, but it has yet
tion competition: on the part of Japanese yarní. portion of the "surplus" is represented by Government that tentative legislation in the will be in time to.
dealer, the arbitrary and unfair metha unissued bonds), and the excess of impart, direction of the Secretary of State's instruc-materially.
which our allies, sock to ostracise the over exports is expected to contique longers tions would likely be enacted. It is to
THE CHINA ASSOCIATIOV industry of Hongkong, and half a hundred sa that if the financial conditions, remain as be hoped that, in their reply to the
These other questions which crop up daily and aro, IN LONDON.INTE at present, it is feared that the basis of the honourable member's question, Govern
of supreme importance to the prosperity of Government finance will be seriously disturbment will make some definite statement as
wire the Colony? One or two of these subjecty ed. In view of this, Mr. Matsuda, Minister to their proposed measure. tis only after
wakakurages are dealt with, but only in the most riding of Finance, having consulted with Mr. Hara, the Colony has been placed in actual pos
It will bat be considered, we venture to and platitudinal, fashion, as if the highls Home Minister, and Marquis Saionji, Pre-session of the line of 'action which the mler, has decided to further postpone pro-Government propose to take, that the repre- belleve, an unfair interence, judging from respectable and truly noble memucin of jected Government undertakings. The approsentative bodies of the commercial interests the text of the chairman's speech at be the Central Association, were sick off and priation of the War Office-Yaopo, of the port, like the Chamber of Commerce recent annual meeting of the China Associa bored with the entire business. A passing to be raised by means of bonds, and the and the China Association, will see their way in London, if we assume that the officials reference is made to the infringement of trade expenditure of the Communications Depart clear to combat the arbitrary instructions and members are thoroughly well satisfied marks in Japan, and there the matter is ment-Y40,000,000-glso to be raised by which the Colonial Office has seen fit to with the result of their work during the part allowed to rest. The Chairman, in the bonds, are the principal items upon which transmit to the Governor of the Colony to year Indeed, much of that speech which course of his speech, did touch upon the the Minister of Finance has fixed his at have carried out. At the interview with our re was delivered in connection with the adopcompetition with Japan in Manchuria, and tention. If the Ministers of War and presentative on Saturday the Opium Farmers tion of the report and accounts was of an for a moment it looked as if he was about Communications agree, military works restated off-hand that the closure of the oplum entirely gratulatory character. But it cannot to launch out into something which would presenting about Y20,000,000 in value, and divans will mean an immediate loss of about fail to be recogaled that most of the sub-te of real interest, but his tame conclusión railway undertakings to the extent of several two-thirds of their aggregate business, with a jects dealt with were either ancient history was that, if British tradera constantly million yen, will be postponed in addition further prospective loss in the falling-aff of or had already passed far beyond the stagenwatched every move on the board they sales to private consumers. It is reasonable comidered by the chairman. It was as if would get a good share of the trade in that to the works already deferred,
to suppose that Government will endeavour the speaker were dilating upon matters which part of the world. But they must not pursue to ascertain from the monopolists the exact had just come to fight as the result of ex- the methods which have been followed in amount they are likely to lose by the aboli cavations in a prehistoric Chinese tomb, the past. It was of no use sitting on their tion of the public opium-houses in Hong-And where he did suggest the idea that the seats in Shanghai and expecting the trade kong. If the Opium Farmers can be asked Association had not been idle, it was only to come to them." One wonders if the for such information in order that it may to glance at the question and pass on, speaker actually fancies that merchants in be laid on the table of the Legis. When we consider how earnestly the Hong Shanghai and Hongkong really do sit with lative Court on Thursday, we have kong branch of the Association in parti-folded arms and vacuous, placid counten no doubt that it will form a very valuable cular has taken up the various questions ances, giving themselves over to day-dreams theof future opulence, while waiting trade to The firm which contribution in aid of the discussion of this which are of vital interest to most important economic problem with which trade and commerce of British merchants in fall into their laps? the ratepayers is now. brought face to face the Far East, and how practical their endea was content to follow such a procedure to institute a preventive service on their own by the ill-considered decision and the un-vours have been to retain the position won nowadays would very speedily find It account in addition to that already in force, reasonable urgency with which the Colony by the sweat of the brow and unlimited en self in the bankruptcy court, while its and, if so, whether they will be prepared to terprise in the past, we must naturally con principals would be scurrying hot-foot to the incur the extra expense without making a cor responding decrease in the annual payment template with much regret the academic atti uttermost regions of the globe. We notice for the monopoly. But that is not the ques is expected to give effect to it.
tude of the central Association. Take, for that Mr. J. R. Michael was among those tion with which we would deal at this time.. THE INDIAN UNREST.
example, the question of the Imperial Mari present at this important meeting, and we Rather we would call attention, to the signi- time Customs, which has become of im-confess to a feeling of some astonishment ficant terms of the Governor's reply to the (13th May.)
mediate moment: consequent on the de-when we and that the erstwhile fighting questions submitted by Mr. Murray Stewart on During the past few weeks there have parture of Sir Robert Bart from China, champion, of the rights of investors in Hong the subject of closing the opium divans in the
Colony, Mr. Stewart desired to learn when the... Mohmand country, north-west of Peshawar. General has not formally resigned, nobody Nor did Mr. Gerbom Stewart or Mr. R. Caial Government the intention that orders ject points out that respectable Chinese are now coming to regard opium smaking in pub. From an official statement, which was who has given the matter the slightest con- Wilcox, both of whom were present; seek to should be issued immediately to close all
"bad form." lic as
If public opinion in this given out in Simla on the 21st ult, it ap-sidération belleves that the venerable gentle enlighten the members on the points affect opium houses forthwith, and how long before man who has raised the Chinese Customs ing Hongkong, but as both of these gentle that intention was notified was the anzounce way enforces the edicis it will be agreat factor. pears that during the recent Zakka Khel ex-
inen are officials, in the sense of being on. meat made?: Obviously these are questions of There is evidence of a genuine moral awakan pedition mullas were inciting the tribesmen Service to its present position will find it
in the Mohmand country to combine with consistent with his health to return to the the General Committee of the Association, the greatest import to this Colony, which; is Swedish Asiatic Society for Consulting En. ing in this respect, which may be ascribed in Do small degree to the reflex influence of the gineers.
Imparial decrees, if, instead of opium being, the Zakka Khel against Government. Their scene of his heroic labours for the is possible they felt precluded from criticis already held in the bollow of the Crowa magnitude are concerned, and would now seem 'A'Suggestion.
as it has been the habit hitherto, given as a efforts were so far, successful that they advancement of Chinese interests. Alling the report and chairman's address. Agents' baod in so far as public works of any form of hospitality it is "bad form to do so, actually raised a small lashkar," which that the chairman of the China Asso However that may be, the central Associa- to be under the thumb of the British Parliament something will have been achieved, though it arrived on the scene of operations too late, ciation had to say on this subject was that: tion can scarcely take great credit for what with respect to purely domestic matters, will scarcely be matter for congratulation it swing to the rapidity with which the expedi- "He did not consider it was either desirable they have done to forward the interests of The answer given by the Governor was most the alternative bespitality in future takes the tion was brought to a conclusion, Not or necessary to go deeply into this matter, British trade in the Far East during the past illuminating. It showed that the Secretary of form of strong drak. It is to be hoped unnaturally the tribesmen once excited were but he would contine, himself to expressing year. In fact, it is not too much to say that State for the Colonies regards the opinion of the people of Hongkong as valuzieɔs, even when that in this matter of the opium habit China disinclined to return quietly to their homes, the hope that the successor to Sir Robert the report and speech by the chairman are the matter at issue touches the heart-blood is not getting out of the frying pan isto
The immediate outcome was a series of raide Hart would always maintain the prestige of alike disappointing and loconsequent, not of the Colony, it showed that, in his official The fire. Already from Kansuh a missionary,
to say belated and inconclusive.
capacity, of course, he looks upon the elected": quoted in the report transmitted by Sir John commitled, along the Mohmand-Peshawar the service." Well, we can all express a
members of the Legislative Councilai a pack lordan, states that the high price of opium border. Towards the end of March on the pious hope of that sort, but why did the
of children not yellout of swaddling clothes has induced, people to take to drink," whilst night of the 24th in the village of Marozal, members, of the Asociation not consider
11 showed also that the elected and official the morphia habit in the form of injection is six miles north-east of Shankargurh, the it desirable or necessary to enter into any
members of the Council bave kodidle say one that needs to be carefully watched. The
in the administration of their own ni'afru ́n real test in the whole matter as regards the police nation was raided, two Hindus being consideration of the subject? Were they,
the Bey of Tarin or the Grand Lama of Thibet." extinction of the opium habit is the extent of killed and one wounded. The garrisons at in vulgar parlance, afraid they might put their
Attention has been directed lately to the Os the 5th of this modib a telegram was the reduction of the area under poppy growth. Abazai and Shabkadr turned out, but the foot in it? It certainly looks very much like Chion, we have often had occasion to remark, raiders escaped. On the following night the it Then on the subject of oplum all that practice which is attributed to unscrupulous despatched by the Secretary of State to ite is a nation press to issuing magnificent prévillage of Mirsadher, two miles from Maro- the chairman is reported to have said in cattle dealers of forcibly compelling the Governor of Hongkong to the effect that a cepts, which sadly fail away in practice. The za, was attacked, several Hindu houses referring to this absorbing topic was that: animals which they intend to sell to constatement was to be made in Parliament' dext ediels show us the precepts truly enough, though we have yet to seek the action in entire being looted and burned and one Hindu the opium question was a very important sume quantities of salt water with the object day on the subject of closing the "opidin deas carried off. Malik Ghulam Khan of Pandiall, one to some of the members. He would of inducing theippor victims of the dealers' Hongkong." That telegrami siived on the accordance therewith. In some districts wo
the House of Lords by Lord Crews, so that : do dai doubt that the edict is made to rub, but through whose whole villages the raiders draw their attention to the fact that, owing rapacity to quench the intolerable thirst thus very day that the statement was to be made in we feel much doubt about many her localities passed on their return, rescued the Hindu to the efforts of the Association, the attempt. generated, thereby augmenting their weight if wo were disposed to be hyper-critical and arrested two raiders. This Malik in a made by the Viceroy of anking to create a before being placed on the scales. Not only we might romark that it appeared as if the well-wisher of Government and remained monopoly for sale of the drug had been in the practice disgraceful, but the agonies Secretary of State had purposely delayed loyal throughout the rising of 1897. On the frustrated.. But that the attempt should have suffered by the four-fonted animals are re- the despatch of the telegraphic message, in the 30th March a further raid was committed been made was not without significance." If volting to the mind of all decent, society. order that the Governor of Hongkong could not the feeling of Hongkong on the subject. Long. at Chikka, nine miles south east of Shankar that was not doling out ancient history hat the most vigorous measures will possibly have any opportunity of representing gurh, several Hindus' houses being looted. with a vengeance we should like to know be adopted by the authorities to stamp before the reply was received in London, it.it, In consequence of these raids the military what. in. Not a word about the pos out this form of cruelty to the hapless probable that the statement had been made detachments at Abazai and Shabkadr were sible effect of the suppression of the beasts cannot be doubted for a single and the decision arrived at. But let us not be, It turns out, however, that uncharitable in attributing to Lord Crewe strengthened at the request of the civil perfectly legitimate trade in, Hongkong or moment. authorities, and military garrison was the consequences likely to ensue when the bullocks are not the only living creatures motives unworthy of the high office which bis placed in Matta Mughal Khel, so, as to set Imperial Government ordered the abolition which suffer from this effect of the greed of Lordship now fill, but rather believe that in free the border military police for patrolling of the finunts of those addicted to the drug. gold. According to a correspondent, the the pressure of busloess the necessity of abisia- of domestic policy hd slipped his memory, duties. The action of Malik Ghulam Khan It was only a month ago to-day that the dealers in poultry, many of whom are stalling the opinion of tlongkong on this matter in rescuing, the Hindu and arresting the two meeting, of the Association was held, and holders in the public markets of the Colony, and be had to go before the House of Lords raiders added fuel to the fire. The Malik although the British Government had not are not exempt from the adoption of this with a very meagre, lams and unsatisfactory was promptly proclaimed a Kaffir The then shown when the first move in the fictitious weight-producing procedure. It knowledge of the real facts of the situation. Mullar over the border commenced to raise restriction of the traffic was to be taken, would appear that certain dealers, whose The noble Lord must have felt exceedingly law on a subject, about which he know next to aihkar" with a view to wreaking the officials of the Association must sure names we have no means of knowing, are in uncomfortable white be was laying down, the of the wires from Hongkong says the Chi- vengeance on Ghulam. Khan and to comly have had some inkling of what lay the babit of stuffing the fowls which they expect nothing and expounding what he was pleased to describe as the views of tils Colony, an be. The in the womb of the very near future-to to sell for immediate use with water, but as nese Merchants Guild (7 at Centop) has remitting raids in British territory. solved to telegraph to Nagasaki, Kabé, ad reinforcements of the border posts apparent be precise, less than a month, later. guile begets guile they take certain preconceived them, although Hongkong bad been It is stated that when a purchaser any voice in the question whatsoever. His. Yokohama directing the Chinese agents there ly afforded a pretext to the Multas for pro- But although they are supposed to cautions to protect themselves against de debarred by force of circumstance from having not to place any more orders for Japanese goods, claiming that Government fntended to invade be hand in glove with the Foreign and tection, .F.X. SAVAND-REMEDIOS, a srb.
and to ship the goods already ordered in mon
the Mohmand country. A few days later, Colonial Offices they seem to have been as appears desirous of purchasing a chicken, Fxcellency the Governor told the Legis On the 6th inst., at Nagasaki, Japan, the wife of W. R. MCCALLUM, Hoogkong and Japanese ships. The Chinese piece-goods deal. repons were received that certain Mullas sublimely unconscious of what was about to the dealer blandly asks whether it is, in-lative Council yesterday that he had cabled the ars are also joining the boycott. Li is evident with a large following had crossed the Kabul happen as the veriest tyra in: Far Eastern tended to utilise it immediately or reserve Secretary of State to the effect that he timo, explaining at: Ruawer at the same - On May 7, 1908, at Shanghai, the wife of Fr that one of the effective weapons of the young River at Lalpura about the middle of April. questions. That is scarcely a happy state of it for future use. Should the answer be that required a reasonable time to preparo, an
China' part which resorts to these movements is On May 8, 1908, at Shanghai, the wife of the boycott. A couple of years ago, it was 10 order to give no colour to the rumour affairs, if the Association is to live up to its the bird is to meet household requirements some length the position to which the American goods that were boycotted, now it is that the British Government intended to ideals, and mys little for the foresight and within a few hours, the desler promptly sub revenues of this Colony would be placed.. WM. KATZ, of a daughter............
Japanese, and a year hence it may be another invade Mohmand territory, further reinforce acumen of the active members. It is all very mits for sale fowl which has under His Excellency Added: "The Council, will DEATHS.
Power that will be affected. It would seem
advisable for me to quote this telegram in full," ment was not despatched to the frontier Well to say that the matter has been dealt gone the water treatment and whose weight appreciate the reasons which make to ins On May 5, 1938, at Shanghai,^ LEOPOLDO
that the commercial nations' should make
until it was announced that a rathering with in the annual report, but a report is a has, in consequence, been enormously suga may be that there is an excellent iced why ́ANTONIO XAVIER, aged 59 years.
common causs aga nst a movement that may at any time be directed against itself though numbering 5,000, 2,000 of whom were said report and not what is most wanted, an ex-mented. The unfortunate chicken is dis-the terms of that highly important telegram as to have come from the Afghan side of the pression of opinion from those who should tended to the extreme measure of its capacity revealing the attitude of the Government here MORDAN, aged 40 years,
uniors direct efficial instigation can be proved, Op May 7, 19:8, at No. 48 Boulevard Emile it is difficult to know what representations can border, had actually reached Kamall, about bela's position to know the ins and outs of and what the buyer takes to be natural on the question should be suppressed, but wa Augier, Paris, PAUL BRUNAT, lats of Shang be made to the authorities. Private individuals zo miles from the Peshawar border, and that the whole affair. It is interesting to learn plumpness is simply water. At this time hold that if that despatch, was, cirue redux, of hai, in his 68th year.
On May 10, 1908, at banghai, AGOSTINHO, and merchants or even trade guilds can rekao, the tribesmen were flocking to the Mullas' that there has been a recrudescence of the fowls which have been subjected to this the belief of the Governor on the subject if was of course, from buying the goods of any parti standards. As the villages on the frontier piracy on the West River, following the inhuman treatment are certainly at the last the dearly and beloved son of Mr. and Mi. | cular pation, without giving cause for repte were in a state of panic, and at the, urgent | withdrawal of the British patrol boats. That l'gaso, and if, as most frequently happens; the so that people in Hangkong, might see where
request of political authorities, Sir James is the sort of half-truth which anybody could term of their lives is extended beyond that Willcocks, commanding the Peshawar Divi- drag into a discussion on Chinese affairs, and originally contemplated they dieta natural sion, despatched on the 17th April rein the fact, if it be a fact, could be lent a purely death in convulsions... On the other hand, forcements numbering 550 infantry, one fictitious value. But there is no reference to should the purchaser state that the birds squadron of cavalry and a field guns to the conferences held between the British are to be kept for breeding purposes the strengthen the line, Michi-Shabkadr-Abazal, Minister to Chitin, Sir John Jordan, the wily dealer is careful to present for On the 24th April another official statement Commander-in-Chief of the British aquadron his or her inspection fowls which have stated that it was not yet clear in which in Chinese waters, Admiral Sir Arthur W. not passed through the hands of the water direction the trouble upon the Mohmand Moore, and the Viceroy of the Two Kwang expert, If he should make a mistake and border was likely to develop. The tribesmen it suggested that the British gunboats were hand over a chicken which had been in were in a difficult position. They had withdrawn without good reason, that the naturally super-weighted, and it died within assembled in a country where they could action of the Admiral was too precipitate, or 48 hours, the purchaser would certainly be come suspicious and demand the return of
At Shanghai in an interesting letter on the sub. been considerable signs of unrest in the While it is perfectly true that the Inspector kong sat tongue-tied at the London gathering. Imperial Government areounced to the Colo
Peak Tramways Company, Limited. 'Blackmail.
Responsibility.
Shipmaster's Scawtell Shoal.
Gharry Accident at East Point.. Canton Mint.
Daring Robbery in the City,
Hongkong Volunteers.
Danith East-Asiatic Company, Chinesa Couple's Narrow Escape. Macao,
Chinese Woman Duped. Volunteer Corps Orders. Opium in Canton.
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Hongkong Gymkhana. Unknown Coolio's Death. Water Kelura.
Golf.
Canton Day by Day. Formosa Notes,
Chinese National Bank. Shanghai Races.
The Piece-goods Market. Shanghai Volunteer Case.
Consul and Volunteers. The Yaro' Lotter. Scheme. Japanese Sugar Refiners in Conference. Muzzling the Press in Karca.
Mutiny on Japanese Ship.
Suicide at Sea.
Commercial:-
Weekly Share Report.
Yarn Market,
Exchange.
Lonal and tieners).
BIRTHS.
On May 3, 1958, at Shanghai, to Mr. Mrs.
Shanghai Banking Corporation, of a daughter.
PELTNER, of a 100.
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On May 7, 1908, at Shangbai, GEORGINA
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the Hongkong Celegraph
THE JAPANESE BOYCOTT,
How the Cantonese boycou movement is following editorial commenis in a well-inform- ed home paper devoted to China affairs. It will be noted that it doubts the adhesion of the Hongkong Chinese Merchants Guild by its pole of interrogation, but there is no question of the accuracy of the cabled message from Hongkong that the action referred to was that the inerchants in this Colony. The London & China Express says:-Several telerrams during the week advise further action in
regarded at home may be gathered from the
the movement by Chinese in the boycol of
Japanese goods. How serious to Japanese interesis and for how long it may continue,
Qae it would be very difficult to stale.
sentations.
A CASH FOR THE SANITÁRY DEPARTMENT.
an exceptionally at document for publication they stood, Farsibly, His Excellency com siders that it would be improper to give the contents of that messge to the pablic of
THE OPIUM QUESTION,..
Hongkong until it has been printed in Whice Paper, which we presume will follow in the
(ath May,),
natural course of syonis, Nevertheless, it is
MAIL SUPPLEMENT,
The Hon. Mr. Murray Stewart has given
unfortunate that we should be kept on fanters grina | ́out their usual measure of grain and
·ISSUED GRATIS TO SUBSCRIBERS.
notice of a series of questions which he
hooks notif the Imperial Government manage.
will put to Government at the meeting of
chaff The Governor made it plain that there
HONGKONG, Friday, May. 15, 1908.
the Legislative Council on Thursday next.
was not desirs to withhold information on Following the action which the honourable
these matters which so vitally affect the in
VETENJAPANESE FINANCES.
gentleman has taken a chairman of the
terests of the Colony," and he certaluly stands
Committee of the local branch of the China
absolved from any such charge." In coo
(9th May.)
Association in discussing as carly as the feed themselves indefinitely, and had the that no allowance had to be made for the
cluding be remarked, may add that the
and applanto followed, but whether the uppisuse anthe Goancial situation in Japan is any Committee did the proposed action dictated alternativer before them of attacking General extreme susceptibilities of the Cantonese? the money paid for it. But the dealer who Government is engaged in ascensining what thing but reassuring. From the Chronicle by the Colonial Office authorities, and Willcocks, who was strongly posted with "If any one of these views was held why did indulges in such practices is usually too wilys will be incurred by closing the dygns we learn that the estimated deficit cabling their protest to the home Astocia troops, in the open, or of retiring, without it fail to find itself clothed in worði?: And | and astute to make such an error of judg-was a tribute to the action of the Governm In the Goverment revenue for the present tion, it is not surprising that Mr. Stewart, in effecting anything at all, No doubt they what about the boycott against Japanese ment and the game far too often paises with regard to the losses incurred or les vsan is to be made good by Y350,000,000 his dual capacity as representative of the hoped for support from their neighbours of goods, the competition set up by Japanese unnoticed. If it is suspected at all, it by the postponement of projected Chamber of Commerce and as Chairman Swat and Bajaur, for no frontier rising of the shipping companies, the potentialities of the is probably by the Chinese cock, who is the kings surplus from the preceding of the allied society, should act (a kind with over engineered by the mullabi: Kowloon-Canton railway, which plode He last person in, the world to declare that he towards com at some in-law bean overreached, for the simple reason ito Y40,000,000, and the pokesman to obtain further furmation without sending out emissaries upon all sides wasty.
salve pro that nobody would bellers t jch vital | to invite,amitangs, yoExcitement was boi
det te likely that ch Pestimated to yield.com Government on a question,
|
In the present importance to the bytesIn our last issue to be caused along the entire frontier whe
ort that Indica, it became known that tha Conaldered hopets, we gavo priblický to the
approbation of the answer as, a whole Murray Stewart's questions, it is quite sible to discover The whole pointit térd His Cológy is not bound hind bytky Crome Agants it is shackled
ay obtain a "tanical minesses in Kerland wh