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That the great increase in the world's gold output during the past dozen years is at the bottom of the general and noteworthy advance in commodity prices should admit of no question. It follows, that marked dimidu tion of this yearly increase, or its disappearance altogether, must have a tendency to check
|
Captain for dead
the hist
wa 'read
alts of the being
dese diplo. ats seem to be displaying a tendency to deal with the matter in a high handed manner and, by brow-beating the Central Government of China, attempt to force the hand of the people
Logkwang Provinces Japanese agauts are advocating rebellion against the reigning dynasty, and Bnally the Kwingtong Viceroy's defence of his action in the Tattu Haru affair has been published.
loléztain col
on the", 14th
THE
REPORTED SUCCESSES,
By courtesy of the
Yunnan, 16th
It is reported that the
the general advance of prices. As the situation found in a comatosa condition. On discover of Kwanglung. Again we hear that in the Lion of H.E the Viceroy, issued a" protroops have made successful attacks:
now stands in the matter of gold production, the probabilities are that while prices will largely recover any depression forced by the pistent contraction of credit, they will not thereafter resume the general, advance which has been so striking a feature of the world's commercial and industrial experience of the past decade. The times, in other words, are likely in prove more tolerable for the people ma consumers than they have been of late,
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
THE English mail of the 18th April was deli
vered in London on the 15th inst... Ma and Mrs. Henry Keswick left Shanghai on 13th inst. for Peking by the Konking and
will return via Hanków.
Shortly before the happened Mr Paun seemed and spirits, Heapskate the captainon nautical affairs and excusing himself be retired to his cabin, where, I mediately afterwards, he was
ing the death the police flag was Bown, and. Police Sergeant Jackson responded. The body was removed to the mortuary, ma
Tas Chief Officer-Mr. Tang-was about thirty-nine years of age and so far as it is known everything conspired to bis happiness.
"HIKE AT CANTON,
FIFTEEN HOUSES BURNT,
[From Qui Own Correspondent.].
Canton, 16th Mays.
Taking a dispassionate survey of the whole maiter the case seems to show plainly shat a wrong method is being employed by Japan, if she desires to end the boycott and re-gain friendly relations with the people of Kwang. lung Province,
The story of the Talon Mars has already been told and it is not necessary to repeat it At half past one o'clock this morning an hate, it seams indisputable that the vessel was outbreak of fire took place in a abop coat the running a cargo of contraband from Japan, into Tai Kun Bridge, in the vicinity of Shup Pat a country which was supposed to be a friendly materials for matshed prection purposes was naval officer arrested the vessel, and though Po street, in which a large quantity of bamboo asighbour of the Japanese nation. A zealous stored. The wind was then rather strong, and there may have been ground for protest aver a short space of time the conflagration some trivial technicalities of internutional law, spread over a large area. The flames shot up there is no rom for doubt in the mind of any high in the air and the black columns of smoke unbiassed person that the Chinese officials could be seen at a great distance in the night were justified in preventing the delivery of the A LARGE fire occurred at Wuchang late on
On the alarm being raised the different firearms, which the vessel carried, to the revolu- Thursday night, 7th inst., a considerable sum- brigades at once proceeded to the scene; but tionaries for whom they were undoubtedly las ber of native houses being destroyed..
before the assistance of the fire fighters arrived
tended. four buildings were already gutted. There dre
Now in all this there was absolu'ely no cause some obstructions caused to the brigades by for the creation of anfriendly feelings between the trenches made in the roads of the various China and Japan. A quiet, self-restralped streets for the laying down of the water mains approach to the quest on by Japanese diplo by the Canton Waterworks Company, so the mats, would have obviated all irritation. The fire continued to burn for fully two hours with question could, with perfect propriety, hve THE lowboat Thanics with dredger Shanghal in the result that some fifteen buildings were been submitted to arbitration by some dis tow arrived at Shanghai on 12th inst. from Sing-burnt to the ground. It is not ascertained, interested power. Whatever the decision, both spore, consigned to the Whace pod Conserv whether there were any lives lost in the out-China and Japan could have accepted the pesi. ancy Board..
break..
tion withom loss of dignity.
THAKE hundred foreigners have passed Tairen up to the 6th instant, from the beginning of the month, an trips of inspection in Mancbaria.
IT is reported from Seoul that a proposal to éstablish a Covernment ginseng masopply „was submitted to x Korean Cabinet Council on the gib inmant
DEFAMATORY articles published by ́ Osaka papers, in which foreign firms are mentioned, have moved Messrs. Rasps & Co. to institute proceedings for the recovery of damages for libe'.
CRIMINAL NENSIONS;
ARNED ROBIERY.
Japar, however, since her encounter with Russia, soémi, to have adopted an attitude of
she
on the rebala
coral years the foreign consu chow have tried through the Chinese Authorities to abate the annoyance and nuisance" of carry. ing uncovered palls of night-soil, and refuse, through the streets of the Foreign Seitlement, but with litle success. Just recently the Provincial Judge, Chu Ch'i-hain, by direc
clamation that the pails should be covered on nad after the sat day of the 4th maan (April 30th), and native police and soldiers were stationed at the city gates, etc. to A SERIOUS 81TUATION. enforce the regulations, but on that day all the coolies struck and refused to carly say buckets, RAILWAY SRIZED BY THE REBELS. and for three days nothing was removed from
[By courtesy of the "Sheung Far the houses. In the meantime the members of the Reform Society ware busy, securing other colies at the expanse of the Society to carry covered pails, giving lectures at several temples and in the villages, explaining to the people the importance to public health and comfort of sa- forcing the regulations acting as middle men between the officials and the 18 guilds who con- trot all the coolies engaged in this business.
sign a bond that half of the coalies should use They succeeded in getting most of the guilds ja
the covers from the rets of the 4th moon (May 14th), and the rest should do so from the 1st of the sih moon. The reason for the revolt is said to be, because the guilds regarded the proclamation at only a beginning on the part
of
the off-ials to compel the guilds to pay tax os all pails carried, and to be required only to carry at certafo hours of each day,
tax
and at night, the Society secured a promise from the local authorities that _—_op would be imposed, ele When the coolies esumed their work, these provisions were quite gene ally carried out in the city, although in Nan-tai many: buckets are covered, Mr. Kao who has charge of the enforcement on this side, expects to have general compliance ac cording to the dates mentioned. The com- 'munity is to be congratulated that thero is every | prospect of this old nuisance being abated in the near future. This movement reveals a part
only of the practical utility of the workings of
E COST OF LIVING IN CHINA. the Native Reform Society...
RENTALS IN HONGKONG..
Mr. Wilbur T. Gracey, U.S. Consul at Tring," tad, makes an interesting statement relative to
the increased con of living, in the Far Eṛs. He says:
Yunnan, 17th May The strength of the anti-monar chist ranks is getting formidable.
A quantity of arms and ammoni-.- tion has fallen into the hands of the raiders.
The insurgents have out of tele- graph communication and have taken possession of the railway.
They have atormed and captured the forts at Mengtsz.
The rebels have imprest the vices of the railway engineer as guide
in marching on, Namkai.
So large has been the inorcase the number of the insurgents, that of Yunnan has applied the Viceroy
Kwanger for
to the Governor urgent assistance.
CHIU-TUNG PREFECTURE
FALLEN.
THE PREFECT FLED.
"[By courtesy of the " Shring Po."J"
Peking, 17th May.
The Prefect has fled.
didactic, belligerence in her diplomacy. This The May Criminal Sessions were opened by but Canada and America have also experienced is not only shown in her relations with Chire, the Chief Justice (Sir Francis Piggot) in the
the bombastic dictation of Tokyo. It is al Supreme Count, this-morning. The first case
convenient for the world to go to war at the on the calendar was that in which three mea-- Li Ken, Chang Po and Chan Cheung Fat present moment and for this reason, only, were charged (1) with committing a robbery at Japan still finds herself free from a sanguinary Pud Hang, in the New Territory, on the 27th combat. Whether victory nr defeat rested March, 1908, and (3) with receiving stolen probe her certain portion. Koowing this, as with her arms and unvies, bankruptcy would
It is reported that the Chiu-tung perty.
"The cost of living in China has increased prefecture, in Yunnan Province, has, Wit learn that the Japanese residents of Han-Mr. W. Rees Davies (Attorney-General) in.ber diplomats mast Apparently THROUGHOUT THE FAR EAST. How with their natural adeptability to circum-structed by Mr. Denays, of the Crown Sali- seeks to urge China, a rich, though weak (from considerably during the last few years, and the fallen in the advance of the ant
s'ances are making efforts to borrow the Chinese citor's office, prosecuted. The defendants, who military standpoint) neighbour, to squirrel increased price of provisions, tents, and other rate course in order to hold a Japanese since were not represented by Counsel, pleaded not by adopting bullying attitude and unjustly current expenses is becoming a continual sub-monarchists,
supporting a piece of illegitimate and unfriend-Ten years ago it was possible to secure in
ject for newspaper discussion, meeting-Hankow Daily News.
guilty to the charge..
The following was the jury empanelledly irade. The people of Kwanglung have, Tientsin or Shanghai a good and commodious
Owing to the great distance" of Messra. E. C. Lane (foreman), John Cruick however, been clever enough to call "Check" Two or three days ago, a good Indy of the shank, E. T. M. Marceparo, A. H. E. Featter to the japanese move and the little islanders residence for $35 to $40 gold a month, and a'
luxurious building for $60, but at the present Chihli and the Hukwang Provinces Sheppard. Thomas Shaud, "A. W): Lamperski," and }, O., are now crying out, for the blow is apparently time the minimum appears to be the latter from the scene of the unrest
figure, and houses, which ten years ago were The Attorney-General, in outlining the particulars of the case, s'ated that the three
renting for $35 now bring double that amouet, A seves com house in a row, without garden defendants were there a two charges of
rents for about 561, while a detached house robbery, committed in the Pun Bang vil
with even a small garden cannot be obtained tor, he stated, kopt an opium shop at 2,
less than $75. Pan Hang village, and his story was that HONGKONG, MONDAY, MAY 18, 1908.
on the night, in question he was alone in bis house. At about sine o'clock he heard
■ knock the door., Feising hold of a lamp A'CHECK 10 GOLD PRODUCTION,
he went to investigate. As soon as he opened the door the first defendant parbed his way the other hanð á dignified attitude of cone Shanghai, but vary considerably according to According to statistics gathered by the New
into the house and seized prosecutor by the York Financial Chronicle the gold production the Police Court, this morning, Captain quene. Then the lamp was taken away fromciliation is almost certain to decomplish the of the world has met with some check, There Black, of the steamer Pown, prosecuted bim. Assisted by the second defendan! the was some little increase in oqtput daring 1907 seven Chinese coolies for obtaining passages first accused pressed him to the floor-and
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,
Hongkong, 7th April, 1908,
tand gave birth to triplets-two boys and a girl-at Talat Somdetch, near Wat Chang,
wost side of the river. The, mother and her
The Hongkong Telegraph bolo kech, lie ths, meet adopting such an atitude towards in
three babies are doing well. Stam &ree Pre DR.. R. Koch, the well-known German 10 leave San Francisco about May 15 and is expected to arrive in Japan at the end of the month. The professors of the College of Vedicine, and the Tokio Association of Medicine are making preparations, to welcome him. It is said that he will stay in Japan;{
for about three months,
among the cargo, pleaded guilty to the charges. and the smallest for several years prior to the Captain Black informed the Magistrale (Mr. outbreak of that war. The gold production of all J. H. Kemp) that stowing away was a very countries in ounces and value, at $20,67 (gold) | Cummen offence on the Canton iun, that his an ounce, is compared in the following by years company was losing money by it, and that the back to 1990 and for separated intervals there.waways were a gear ouísance. The de
fendanty were floed $10 each. They went to gaol for fourteen days, the alterbative,
tofore:
"
Ounces.... Value. 1907 ...... 19,584,844 $404,853,078 19.370,658 405,426,369 8,290,567 371,098,942 16,739,448 · · 346,934,521
1905
1904
1903.
15,778,016
1902
1901
1900 :1895
causing paib. That any body of people can be coerced into purchasing gonds made by, an- other nation is a theory which is 100 ridiculous to be entertained, and yet the Japidere seem to fast upon the Chinese Govern penple. Japan may think, by this means, to avert the bankruptcy which the boycott of the Kwanglung people seems to threaten, burv
alue is curtain to attend such an attitu‘o,
Bluster and bullying will only alienate drawn and the end is easily conceived. On sympathy. Financial assistance will be with
Tokyn the better it will be for Japan's desired revolt and the sooner this is realised
fature prosperity. The would is getting tired/
"BANK NOTE” TRICK AGAIN,
* In Psingtau ventnis are somewhat higher
raging $70 for a seven or eight room house, and rucning to $150-3 month for an unpreten in villa, (with a small garden), containing
“Hongkong rectals are about the same as Probably ten or twelve rooms.
the situation, those at the Peak (a mountain
per cent more than house situated on the resort above the city), commanding about so
lower level.
"Ten years ago it was possible to employ
Yunnan, 11 Yuan Shilt-kai bass counter-manded his instructions for the despatch of reinforcements from the North in aid of the Imperial forces engaged in suppressing the rising in Yunnan,
THE CHINESE TELE. GRAPHS
· GOVERNMENT PROPOSAL.
'ABANDONED,
[By courtesy of the "Sheung" Po."]
Peking, 17th May.
H. F. Chan Pik, president of the could be secured for about the same price as Board of Posts and Communications, bouse coolies, and would work as indoor er- vants when they were not pulling the jibrikisba. upon learning that the shareholders. At the present time in Shangbai, Hongkong and Tientsia wages are $6 to 510 gold a month for of the Chinese Telegraph Co. Ld. *boys,' white in some cases they demand even are unwilling to part with their higher wages; $6 to 57 so gold for cooks, and $4 to $ for conlies. Outdoor and indoor ser holdings in the Company, has vants now will not exchange duties, which abandoned the proposal to buy in necessitates an extra man for those who keep the shares on behalf of the Govern their own finrikisha
over 1905, but it was the smalley year's la. ] to Hongkong, from Canton, on board bis vessel, tied his bead op fossack. They, then of diclatorial high-bandedress. It detracts excellent boys' at‚$3.50' to' $5' 'gold" month, crease since the resumption of operations in without paying their lares. The defendants, proceeded to bind him, hands and feet, The From the national dignity and savours 01. cooks from: $4.50 10. $5, and general konse the Transvaal mines following the Boer war, bo were found by the compradore hidden first and second defendants threatened to burvolgarity. The Cantonese boycott is a just cool'ex for $2.50 or $3, fintikisha coolies
the prosecutor if they were pol told where his and dignified answer to the forcing upon them money was hidden. The shop was searched and 54 in money and other household goods an injustice, and is likely to prove extreme. ly expensive to Japin, unless that country were stolen, The Attorney-General" want on to say that the prosecutor was very much adopts a different diplomicy. alaimed by such treatment. After the robbers had left, prosecutor got himself free as best he could and ran to the temple, and "there, be saw the priest. He sent for his THE San Francisco Chronicle-guys-The daughter and she reported the maiter, Japanese are exhibiting signs of irritation over to the police. Sergeant Clarke, the officer in what they call the altruism of American an charge, would be called and he would speak thorities." There was no objection to our dis. 10 the condition in which he found the house cussing the awakening of the Chinese in an when he visited it. On the 1st April, Sergeant abstract fashion, and no fors was made about Clarke went to Tap Mun-xo island at the the open door as long as the Japanese had the cotrance of Mirs Bay, six miles from Fun, first place near the entrance; but as soon as Bang village where he found the bust do: the United States attempts to set up its own
fendant in a boat. The second defendant views on the subject of a treaty consummated was on the shore close by." The boat was some years ago there is talk of this Govern. searched, and some of the siolça property ment assisting the Chinese in the recovery of was found, which has since born identified imaginary rights? The Japanese view of the by the prosecutor as belonging to him. On situation is natural enough, although it may the 6th April Sergeant Clarke paid another have been unexpected by that part of our visit to Tap Mut and the arrest of the third people who labour under the delusion that the defendants came about, la his house the police Mikado's forces are stationed to Manchuria for officer found a clock, which, several witnesses ornamental purposes.
would say, belonged to the prosecutor. Cen clading, the Attorney-General said that prove cutor had no difficulty in identifying; the first and second defendants. As regards the third man he had not alleged that he was there, as third defondant, could, reasonably accoub the passession of the clock then the charge of receiving stolen,
336,1 $9,991 14,437,169 298,497,606 17,894,856 266,559,884 12,584,938 257,720,915 ( 9,612,003
1885................... 5,002,584, 103 412,416 The present slowing down in the output is evidently due to natural causes rather than to the collapse of credit, which affected chiefly the United States and which would less affect an industry devoted to the production of a com modity in universal and nolimited demand than any other industry. We are thus to con
Tuk el frases dinner given at the Kowloon Hotel on Saturday night proved to be a great
ONE OFFENDER assestrD AND CONVICTED Of all the idiotic things that Chinese women do nothing compares with their yeadiness to handover theirjewels to the first man who comes along. Repeatedly we have chronicled storses of the extraordinary way and simplicity of Chinese women, in the matter of giving the savings of a lifestime to absolutely unknown idventurers. We have tried to show that Chinese woman, clever though she may be, is at the behest of every plausible-tongurd man..| Another case" has occurred, to-day and [we would desire our Chinese contemporaries in note the facil where two Chinese women were The price of all household commodities in mercilessly taken advantage of. Both of them Shanghai, Hongkong, and Tientsin has increas were quietly walking along the stient; both ofed 30 to 40 per cent, sed meats even higbar. them felt that all was woll, and both of them. When the price of silver rose, sedap two years were aure that nothing could befall them. ngo, the price of tioned goods was advanı tappily for them cos of Fegio's prototypes as was also the price of other was on the scene and relieved each woman but with the decline of silver of her surpins jewellery,"
compensating reduction in the At the Police Court this morning, Li Tai, a of consumption. It is imp
| “ la Telogtap wages are still higher than in | ment.
Shanghai or other places in China, and are 100 to 150 paz ceni, more than in other places in Shanteng province.. Dogs here receive $13 gold s month, cooks $10, to $15, coolies $5 to 56, children's Chinese nurses demand $15 a month and their food, while in other parte of Chink the latter receive. 51:50, to 55 gold a month, or possibly at the highest 58, and pro-
tro their own food.
clada, remarks an American contemporary success. Every table was occupied and the only spoke of two mea. But baless the Brectcoolie,nofixed place of abode, wascharged : living in America to realise the
that recent predictions ef such a continued, bost of the story is that there was a large rapidly increasing output of the metal as would number of ladies among the many bachelors wreck the monetary systems of the gold-stand-It is hardly necessary to say that the menu ard astions are not in the way of meeting early was equal to the occasion. After dinner the ent.. It is further to be noticed that the majority of the guests adjourned to the gardens, where they enjoyed the pleasant breezes of the South, Aldcas production alons continues north-west and where ice-creams were sorred ibly to allöcrease; It amounted to out in lavish profusion. The gardeos, were
ounces in 1937, against 6,621,685 in illuminated, with fairy lights sad
United States, on
hape
Mubratta” band?
rom: 4,505
Winnasen were then called and The jury then fund the first two prisoners
with obtaining money and jewellery to the va- that is possible la the b
lue of $110 from two women on the 13th and, where it is always on fluct
abs of a trick. It wou'd appear
4th init, by means ofi
ence beard by Mr. J. Hp Kempp
hat accused mot the two women – ene in › Pool
and the other in Queen's Road Central
sive days, land, by mer of the
person
local
ABSENT JORYMEN.
FINED, FOR THEIR FORG
At the Criminal Sessions, jurymen who were not in the court. 29om
their names were called by the Beginner Arathoon Seth were later.
for their absenco. The offenders w
S. Perry and J. Sbaw
How was it you were got, bers when Bame was called wanked the Chief: Mr. Parry, who was the first to Mr. Peiry replied that the ma bir memory," and that he was for his abso
The Chief Justice must izr
midal fan of $5 JALAKIDA
Mr Feny- am very, very sorr willing to atlead the next sesslook
4: The Chief Justice=1 most imp
$7,000r Perry adjourned to the
star and paid the tax for
gold Jocal