Telegrams.
(Reuters)
Labour Riots in France.
LONDON, 31st July,
Serious labour riots have occurred at Draveilvigneux and. Villeneuve near Paris. The rioters barricaded the streets, pelted the troops with cobbles, and used revolvers freely, wounding several.
The troops at length fired on the rioters, and stormed the barricades amidst showers of cobbles, bottles, syphons, cafe chairs, and revolver shots fired from the barricades, and windows and roofs of the houses.'''
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The strikers finally fled to the fields pur- sued by the cavalry whom they re-polted from the railway embankments which, the horses being unable to scale, the troops finally dis mounted and carried the portion with swords, many more being injured here on both sides..
Later,
Old Age Pensions. The Commons have rejected the Lords" amendments to the Old Age Peustous Bill, some on the ground of breach of privilege, and other on their merits..
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY AUGUST 13 1908
CANTON DAY BY DAY.
THE LATE MIL YOKO`SHIN;TING/';
[From Our Own Correspondent.}
Canton, set August
CORRESPONDENCK.
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE “ HongKong IRLZUM?N=" Sir-Having heard unvara) remarks pissed to the effect that the Simms O'Rourke" boot The body of the late Mr. Fong Shio Ting, a || was going to be a fake fight, I take this oppor member of the directorate of the Canton-Han-tunity to express myself la the premises, kow Railway, who lost his life in the i.s. Ying, ging when she foundered, has been recovered and brought up to Canion yesterday, The coffin will be temporarily laid in the Shang Stan Monastery, pooding the selection of a site for a tomb. As Mr. Feng mat bis death while on the Company's business, all expensen of his funeral will be defrayed by the Company,
CHINESE GUNBOAT WRECKED. The gunboat Chup Sai, belonging to the Salt Comptroller's Yaman, was wrecked during the typhoon in the vicinity of Macze while on preventive duty. The gunbost Cham To bas been despatched to the scene to recover any dead bodies and 'to rooder any assistance she may be called upon to do.
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Sporting men of repo's in Shanghai, stated that the fight of S in as and O'Rourke, at that place, was the best ever witnessed: there, and also elsewhere in the Orient, they believed. The reports of the fight in the Shanghai papers will corroborate this statement.
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meat in abolishing, opium in Chinese territory, it attitude would pain in force and effect if supported by our Japanese 'allies, and 1 pointed out that in Manchuria, which is Chiness, territory; the Japaness authoritiesare openly encouraging the HE Company's. Steambip opium traffic Unjustifiably substituting "Korea" for Manchuris, Mr. Taylor arrives at the conclusion that we should not criticies Japan's action because of the policy adopted by British colonies in the East-eg. Hong- kong and the Straits Settlements-in dealing. with the opium question. If, this argument mears anything, it means that he condones Japan's arbitrary disregard of the opium edici in China, because certain British colonies have decided to apply experience and common sensa rather than impetuous sentimentality, to this important question. Apart from thể financial results of the abolition of licensed opium smoking, which must involva a com plote, readjustment of taxation, &c., in the colonies, and, therefore, demand a reasonable the Wilperiod of transition, it is evident to the trained experience and intelligence of administrators on the spot that, until the Chinen Government Essigs W. D. Greetham, U. S. Naves, of the have given, actisfactory proof of their honest U.S.S. Wilmington, widely known in Hong-intention to suppress (gradually) the cultivation kong, has condescended to refrree the bout; of opium, any drastic regulations rendering i and all who know Ensign Greetham, know him consumption illegal would not only be futile, but would result (as in many native cities of as a squste man and a good sportsman,
China at this toomcat) ið ábuser (such as-
On board the Wilmington there is much at atake, it being that one of these man is in the engineers force, and the other on, deck; and all who are acquainted with man-o'-war affairs will readily understand that each side will be faithfully supported..
On receipt of the intelligence from Peking. that 13. E. Chang Chih-Tung has boss appoint- In addition to the above reasons, I ed superintendent of the Canton Hankow Railmington has acquired a sporting reputation way by Imperial Decree, the board of directors which it can't afford to lose. of the Company here at once conveneda.meet, ing and it was resolved to send a telegraphic petition to Peking requesting the Imperis Government to cancel H. E. Chang's appoint Comment on the ground that the Company has from its inception,, been a commercial under taking. The Railway Company has also asked H. E. Viceroy Chang Joo Choo for his sup
the pon in memorialising the Throne os
Lord Lansdowne, who vigorously protest. ed, declared that the action of the mons would prevent the Lords from discus. sing any measure of social reform.
1st August. The Lords have passed the Old Age Pen-subject. slons Bill, but in view of preventing the establishment of a precedent, a resolution was passed dechning to acquicace, in the Speaker's ruling that their amendments were a breach of privilege.
The Paris Biota. Yesterday's outbreak in the environs of Paris was practically a revolutionary skirmish, preceded by a manifesto of the Confedera- tion of Labour ordering a universal strike
SECOND CALL ON SHARES. The O Yak Charitable Institution has be gun collecting, from the 1st day of the 7th moon (the 28th July), the payment of the second call on shares for the Canton-Hankow Railway Company, but it is found that the payment does not seem to be readily forthcom. ing and only a sum of about $3,000 has been collected since that date. This is perhaps the outcome of the railway shareholders' agitation against the appointment of H.E. Chang Chih. Tong as superintendent of the Railway, which
W. H. BROWSKI, Manager.
U.S.S. Wilmington.
Hongkong, August 3rd, 1908.
JHE OPIUM CONTROVERSY.
MR. J. D. P. BLAND AND MR.
THEODORE TAYLOR,
opiam-smoking le brothels, &c.) which are reduced to a minimum under the licensing system,
But you can no more abolish oplam-smoking, by Imperialedictor pious opinions in China than you can suppress the use of alcoholic liquor by Act of Parliament in England. Only public opinion can achieve these results, the active conscience of a determined, majority. And pending evidence, genuine evidence, of the effect of such a force of public opinion as shall put a stop to the cultivation of the poppy (and thus abolish opium) admicistrators, responsible for the prosperity and good order of British colonies are, in my opinion, acting only with a proper sense of their responsibility and duty
within twenty-four hours as a means of bring-from the present outlook of affairs will likely nit me to draw your attention to certain errors when, following the example of the Geven
-ing the capitalists to their knees.
The troops behaved with the greatest for- bearance, and the day ended in the complete discomfiture of the rioters...
be put under the control of officials.
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The Shanghai correspondent of the London Times addressed the following letter to that paper from Peking on the 27th May-Refer ring to Mr. Taylor's letter in The Times of April, under the heading of the "Anti-Opium Movement in China," in which be criticizes an article of mine on the same subject, published in The Time of April 4, I trust you will per- in his statement, errors which, if uncorrected; ment of India, they agree to the gradual are calculated further to mislead the British abolition of the opium traffic, pari panuu" with public on a subject wherein. sound judgment the decrease in production of the Chinese drug. But if, as the result of the abolition of opium is being grievously sacrificed to sentiment.
While applauding "the genuineness of the smoking, we are to witness (as seems most determination of China's Government to stamp probable) the widespread introduction of mor out this great curse," he observes that the Em- phin and cocaine the Anti-Opium League will pire is "a loose federation of semi-independent | have added to the burden of Chica'a ills apmie The Viceroy has recently recommended the provincial Governments," implying, I presume, I thing for which igarance will be no sufficie present Kwangchow prefect, Chan Mong that from such a body-politic too much must excuse and sentiment no remedy. Tsang, for promotion as a Tactai of Constabu.not be expected; and finally, he says that lary in Canton, Prefect Chan has held his present position here for two terms of officer He is a very popular and energetic official, especially in the organisation of the Cheap Rica Distribution for the supply of the poorer classes of the community, and in aiding the sufferers by the recent flood.
Chan Li-chai, a well-known medicinal pills dealer, has contributed to the forthcoming Flood Food Bazaar 100 pieces orange peel, which are Sixty-sine officers and soldiers were in said to be of very great age, and possessed of jured in the riots of Draveilvigecux
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The Secretary of the Confederation of Labour and a leading member of the society have arrived.
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On Saturday night, a grand promenade con- THE VISIT OF, THE U. S. FLEET. Peking Correspondent of The Times an sharing Placed to the reserva for repairs 40100.000 July, August and September.
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cert was given on the spacious Volunteer Parade Ground. The place was beautifully decorated for the occasion with Chinese lanterns
Taqtai Mel Haing-trion, head of the Tjontsin and plants. A special feature of the decora _tibas_was_a_number of variously coloured branch of the C.M. S. N. Co, has left that part lamps togeniously placed among the palmis, for Amoy, vif Shanghai, to join Vice-Admiral which gave a fairy-like appearance to the scene. Sha/Chéo.ping, Commander-in-Chief of the There was a very large number of ladies and Pelyang and Nanyang squadrons of the new gentlemen prosent, including several military reduced Chinese Navy, in making preparations officers. The concert was robbed of part of its for the reception of the American Pacific success by the absence of Captato P. H. Battleship Freet, which is due to arrive at Mitchell-Taylor, A.DC, to the Governor, owing Amoy on September 14. Besides Admiral Sha to indisposition. Captain Taylor's name was and Tantai Wei, the Commissioner of the down on the programme for two songs. Imperial Maritime Customs at Amoy will also may be remembered that the concert was to take part in the reception on behalf of the Chi- have takes place on the 18th of last month, nese Government. The Viceroy at Foochow has but it had unavoidably to be priponed, on been instructed to enter all monies spent on account of the sad death frem meningitis of this occasion to the Government's account for 2nd Lieutenant Guy Blood
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the results up to now are simply marvellous." in one sense I concur in this conclusion; the results of the Chinese Government's policy are
The half-yearly general meeting of the simply marvellous in English and other cous- tries where ill-balanced sentiment often O.SK. was held at the Quaka Municipal Hal! outweigh the teachings of history and on aand uit, when the following accounts were political science; bat when ha quoles' 'adopted!-- the best observars on the spot, such as Gross Profit.
..Y: 285,034606 Sir Jabo Jordan, Sir Robert Hart, and the Placed to idsurance reserve .... 267,00 500
bis opinies as to marvellous results in Chins Placed to depreciation account... I can only say that the wish has been father to Net Profit...
not one of the three gentle.Placed to reserve ................. the statenient, for`a men to whom he refers holds, or has bald, this Bonuses. opinion. They are, as we all entirely Balance sympathetic, assured also of genuine national impulse at the back of the movement, and the strength of public opinion, but they suspend judgment, as ali bur enthusiasts must do, io deciding as to the genuineness and effect of the Government's attitude and actions.
On the other side of the question, the side which the curiously optimistic attitude of modern humanitarinoism dęclipes to consider, let me give the actual words of an English missionary doctor, an observer far more "on the spot" than any gatherer of facts and opinions in Pek ing. Dr. Muin, of the Church Missionary Hospital at Hangchow, says :---
The first part of the programme opened with ber of ancient temples, will attend to the build--For more than a quarter of a century we the 3rd Middlesex Regiment, which was ap the erecting of a grand stand alter foreign and have held out a helping hand to tie a selection, "The Gladiator," by the Band of ing of a wharf, the construction of new roads, have made consistent protest against the babit, preciated. The second item was a song," When methods in the parade ground for the American who were agxious to be cured of the vice. Boogs Have Paised Away," by Mr. E. Berkeley admiral and his staff to review Chinese troops, A few weeks before the closing of the deas Aych, which was most plesatly rendered. The purchase of several hundred new rickshas we had more applicants for admission to At one A May Morning," by Mr. Philip W. Goldring, from Japan for the conveyance of the American the refuge than we could receive, was a decided success, and won the applause marines and sailors on land and will arrange time we had as many as 35. Since the closing it deserved. Mrs, Dealy's" Mission of a Ross,"
a pumber of receptions to the officials and of the deus, anti-ópium pill, containing and a song by Lieut. R. M. Crosse, R.G.A., matices of the various battleships during their morphia or opium in some form, have bess were the last two songs, ia the first part, both sojourn at Amoy as guests of the Chinese freely distributed by the gentry, and shops for of which were applauded. Sullivan's "Haddon Goverpment.
the sale of these anti-oplom pills are opeted Hall," by the Band of the Middlesex Regiment,
everywhere and doing a roaring trade. Cur. refuge has been emply for months, and in fact brought the first part of the programme to i- termination,
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The report for the half-year, which was read by Mr. Nakabashi, the President of the Kaisha, contained a statement to the following effect !--- la 1,6 the Kaisha commenced to make then several officials of the Company have been to America, to make', investigations, while the Vice-President of the Chicago and St. Paul Railway Company has paid a visit to the Kai- aba's offices in this country. After repeated
At the ordinary general annual meeting, held Atwice a month service shall be started in Paris on 6th May, 1908, the report and sc with six vessels, with Tacoma and Statile counts for 1937, were passed. The total pro consultations,, it has been decided that
as the starting points and Hongkong
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a. the terminus. An agreement with the duction of coal during the year amounted to Railway Company to this effect has bazo algo:249,921 tons (against 147,960 tons in 1956 and ad, and the service may consequently be open-243,773 tons in 995), whilq,sales amounted to ed at the beginning of August. Six vessels are 305,308 tons (agains! 244,413 tour in 1905 and being built for this American line, three at the 393.375 lons in 1905). Sales of briquettes Kawasaki Dockyard at Kobe, and three at the amounted to 91,403 tons (againes 97,757 tonk-in Mitsubishi Dockyard at Nagasaki. Of the ex-1926 and 88,190 tons in 1905). The profit and penditure for their construction, Y6,200,000 account, including Fc, 91,885.06 carried will be obtained through a debentare issue forward from 1906, after being, debited with when a suitable opportunity arrives. As to the FIC 230,910.48 amount written off, being cost we have now no use for it... 'There was a short interval, during which the
Soms have been cured, but mast of these general business of the Keisha, nothing can of new works and materials, also provid who frequested the apiam deos have simply yet be definitely said ai to the prospects for ing Frcs. 583,000 as at special reserve for Pipers of the Hongkong-Singapore Battalino,
shown' a credit balance of Fres ̧1,791,501.19- R.G.A., played a Highland selection.
At the suggestion of Governor Cheng replaced the pipe by merphia pills, and the last the latter half of the year: to the first half, the works, and after allowing for all other charges, The second part of the programme opened Chi-lai of Kiangsu, the Grand Secretary and state is worse than the first. The Government domestic services showed good results but the (against Fees. 1,311,855.05 for 1906, and Frcs, with "Miss Hook of Holland," by the Band of Councillor of Siate Chang Chib-tong has has yet a big job before it, and the end in view foreign service were unsatisfactory.
carried forward from the respective proceding the Middlesex Regiment. Toen followed. The been appointed Director-General of the pro may be best attained through the recent agres-quently the se vices on some lines have been 4,048,903.25 for. 1935, lncluding the amounts. Trumpater," by Surgeon-Ciptain C. Forsyth, posed Canton-Hankow trunk railway in view meat between Reglaod and China, which suspended, while on pibers the Kaisha,bas of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps, whoso voke of the slow progress being made and the fric-provides for a parallel reduction of the sustained some loss. The fact is that there is reais), out of which à dividend of Frcs,75 por universal dulness in the shipping business, the hate (against Frcs. 70 for 19 and FTC, 60 for 1905), has been declared (of which Fres Hamburg-American SB Co., and some big British lines having also suffered considerably, 371 bave been paid already on at March, 1908, From various indications, however, it is be leaving Fres. 371 payable on tat September, lieved that the depression has already reached 1906), absorbing Fres. 1,200,000, leaving Frca. its worst. It is therefore believed that the 92,501.19 to be carried forward to new account, Kaisha will secare not less profit in the latter The legal reserve funds remains at Fres.
800,000, while the insurance, food has, bean idi": half of the year than in the first half,
creased to Fres. 675on. The debentures have been reduced to Fice 2,875,oco, by the repayment of Frcs 365,005 during the year, Stocks of coal, briquettes and pitch at the dif ferent, depots figure with Fres 1,556,693.92 In reference to the arrival of H.E. Hu Wei-(against Frcs. 5,570,624,52 at end of 1995). te, the new Chinese Minister to Tokin, and the impanding departure for Feking of Mr jula, the new Japanese Minister to Chjes, the Tokio, Press arges a readjustment of Japan's policy towards China for the sake of consolidating friendship between China and Japan. It dis claims that Japan is actuated by any sellih de, sires and declares that it would be impossible for japan to sacade from the concert of the
was heard to great advantage in the particular piece. A capital song by Mr. P. W. Goldring was the next item, which elicited tremendous applause, and Mr. Goldring was obliged to give another sosy. But the hero of the evening was Mr. L. Hutchison, whose funny anec: dotes proved by far the best portion of the oraning's programme, and highly amas ed the audience. A very clever Impersone tion of a Landon quack was faithfully por. trayed to the audience. The verbosity of the language used quito awa-lospired his hearem, A syfond catchy anecdota, untitled "! How Bill Adam won the Battis of Waterloo," was related In Mr. Hutchison's inimitable style, and when it at last came to a conclusion, the applause was simply deafening.. Llaut. R. M. Crone, R.G.A scarcely less amusing with bis remarkable skits, at the plan. His fodish ability in creating a medley of tunes made the audiente rokr" with laughter. Mamblin' Moss the last item on the programme, was by the Band, and " God Save the chroßght: a very apprable eroning to
the
ilon between the native gentry, officials and growth of opium in merchants of the three Provinces, Kwangtung, importation of the drag from Hupeh and Hasan, through which the im portant line will pass.
The first subject to engage. H.E. Chang Chib-tung's attention will be the problem of raising the stim of Tis. "So/x0,000 required to build the trunk line at a time what money is no scarce in every part of Chian, The longest section of the lion is to Hunan Province; but by agreement, a certain portion in Hunen will be built by the Cantoness, who are considered to be better off financially than the provinciale of Hanan and Hupeh. ⠀
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Chia end" the India, and the strict prohibition of morphia into the country. The former obligation is a most important one, and will have to be very carefully watched, and unless the officials exert themselves in a very different way in the future from what they have done in the past, wo "b'as our doots as to the results being satin- factory. There is so love lost between the officials and the people; the chief aim of most officials is to grind like a soulless machine as quickly as possible, out of the people. The agreed of gain is the rock on which many of them split. There are a few exceptions to this rule, and we meet occasionally officials who really care for the interests of the people, and who God is doing so they are advancing the interests of their country.
According to the agreement signed between H.E. Chang and the Hongkong Government in 1904, the British Government will be asked first to supply the funds if a foreign loan is ro- gaired for the construction of this important trunk line in south and central China and we hope to see that this clause, which will be bene ficial to both Chips and England, will be strictly adhered to by both parties, writes the Peking correspondent of the N. C. D. News on 18th "tian.
In conclusion, let me refer to the final para graphs of Mr. Taylor's letter, which contain a remarkable mis-statement of my criticism of
man's action in the
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