Telegrams.
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH "
SERVICE
THE DALAI LLAMA..
ILL AT PEKING.
[By courtesy of the " Sheung «Po"].
Poking, 4th October, Since his arrival in Peking the Dalai Llama has been ill.
CON
Mr.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY OCTOBER 5, 1908.
IN MANCHURIA.
Little, who has recently been on an extended tour in Manchuria and North Chins, gives the following account of his jet
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CROP
The crops throughout the length and breadth of Manchuria seem to be extraordinarily good and the Chinese themselves admit that the best that have been experienced for a large number of years; This, in my
SUICIDE OR SHANGHAI
VODENTIST.
ELSAD END OF DR. WARD HÄLL.
Dr. J. Wa›d Holl, D.D.5., ons of the oldest buvo considerable effect upon. The course of
and most respected members of the American trade during the coming year, and unless un community in Shangbai fatally shot himself toward circumstances wise I think we may properly hope for the first signs of a revival of yesterday morning in his office No. 1, The Band, reports the Shanghai Timer of goth ult, trade in this Northern territory. The country. He had been in ill-heath for some little time seemed to be peifectly quiat I noticed a
past suffering frata su eye complaint, and dimication in the number of Japanese traders lately he had had the delusion, that he had at the great centres of Manchuria. The border contracted hydrophobia, having had the ser have found that the country is not the E1 Porado the believed, and have left the countwenty-four hours prior to his death, for despondency seemsto bara increased during the
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I started from Vladivostok, and then came down by rail to Paking mad thence on to Han kow. In Vivdivostok I found similar trading conditions to those that prevall over the Eastern part of Asia, and I was told by more than ons responsible man that over nicely-five per cent. of the people and firms is the town had the greatest difficulty is meeting their obligations I was taken by one Chimers merchant throu, that followed in the wake of the war, appair to ices of Dr. Billinghurt and Moorn, His instant, je SPAN street after street, in which he pointed ott The audience with their Majesties/native hongs that owed sms ranging from try. Creaformuới thịd me that the Japanese he is reported to have told his number No.
Tis 10,000 to Tl. 150,000. Several' foreign is, accordingly, indefinitely postpon-firms were reported to be in difficulties with llab tities amounting in some cases to s much ai Ris, 750,ras. Within the past few days the || Tat Sau and Cheung Yam Tong "North Chipa Daily News" has reported the have been instructed to wait on him.failure of the leading Japanese firm in Vladivo
stok.. The expense attending the visit of the Buddhist Ponti and his suite to the Capital is some $13,000 a day,
ed..
P. king, 27th September.
A CLOSED PORT. The one topic of interest amongst all the
Shanghai Press,
ROTELS.
in smaller centres,
mich nis had withdi..w
that no oppondi y of confirming this,
1.
and am inclused to doubt it,
DALNY.
may on Monday that he would probably not see him agaiö. He retired as usual on Monday night, but about 4 o'clock yesterday he rose and
Acting Agent..
P. NALIN,
Hongkong ŝth October, 1908,
his'effice, and ging the Government not to renew the con- Dalny is very much the same as when the left bis bodrom, which is above his ice, and tracts, My, Rondo, President of the Nippon Russians evacuated it, it suffered no damage went to the office and lecked himself in. The Yuten Kaisha, speaking with reference to this at the time of the war, as there was og fighting details of what subsequently happened cannot subject, remarks that so far the Goversmert in the immediate neighbourhood. The be ascertained, for it was not until 9.30 mm. has not expressed any opinion as to the randwal merchants in the port was the subject of the anese, therefore, occupied a completely when Dr. Billinghurst called to pay him of the bounty contracts, but Mr. Kondo asserie fourd town, and the well-furnished houses are professional visit that the grim tragedy was that these various lines cannot be maintained Closing of Vladivɔstök as a free port. Various fast as the Russians left them. Of trade, discovered. Dr. Billlaghurst was unable to get without Government subsidies, “In the event dates were set for the fulfillment of this pre- however, there seems to be little or nobe into the office so haiwent to the Central Police of the Government siopping its bounty, there- The Dalai Llama arrived at two o'clock this phecy, and rumours, have also appeared in the Very few steamers call at this port except station in Foochow Road and reported that fore, we shall have no alternative but to dix amali Japanese vessels from Chefoo, and a few something was amiss. Accompanied by mem continue those regular lines. Of course the larger craft from Japan and Korea, Russian bers of the Police Force he returned to the Osaka Shoran Kaisha or any other com Vladivostock bas still 'n great deal to lasta, io † and Japaoess efforts artificially to build up the house and an entrance was forcibly affected, pany will not be in a position to take up the
trade of Daloy, have so far met with little or no success, and I see no reason to alter the ghastly sight met the eyes of the Doctor and vicer, as they could not be kept up with a opinion. I have always branchurian trade, and on the floor with his head surrounded by expenditure of so much money, will be aban- the police, for Dr. Ward Hall was lying profit. The result will be that Japan's mari. time, industry, which has been fostered at ibe is the natural port for Manchurize the only natural outlet for its products. In blood, which had oozed from his mouth doned to encroachment by foreign competitors." spite of the artificial competition of Dalny and head. By his side was 36 calibre re think Newchwang will maintain its predo volver, still loaded in five chambers whilst
discharged cartridge remained in the sixth misant position,
chamber. It was apparent from the axture of Hall had placed the muzzle of the revalver in the wounds inflicted that the late Dr. Ward his mouth and pulled the trigger. The bullet passed right through the head and embedded itself in the sash of window.
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altemoon at the Haokow Station. There was an official reception at the station. Na Tong, President of the Wai Wu-pu, the Chinese Direc tor and the Sub-director of the fan-Rail- the way of hotel accommodation for European way, as well au-Prince Yu and Duke Pu arrived travellers. The present botels may be all right with, the Dalai Llama from Paoting-fu, where fr Siberian Russians, but they certainly leave they had welcomed the Dalai Llama one erything to be desired from the standpist behalf of the Emperor and Empress-Dowager of a modern European hotel. The charger, All Chinese dignitaries were presented to the too, are excessive. Dalai Lama at the Railway Station in T- ing. Then the latter left for the, Yellow Tom- ple. The procession was headed by a band of music and a company of police troops. Then a number of mounted Llamas came, where upon the Dalai Llama himself was carried IDA yellow. sednu chair which was ful- ly covered. Monated Llamas and another company of police followed. The procession passed the Italian Legation on the way to the so-called Yellow Temple. The impression made by the procession was splendid, the or der was everywhere very good. The retinue of 'the 'Dalai Llama consists of three hundred men, who have with them eight bundred camole and four hundred ponies.
From Vladivostok to Harbid I was glad to notice considerable improvement in the cultiva, ton of land along the line since my lasi visit two years ago. On that occasion passed through a splendid country with immensa possiblities, but entirely uncultivated. Now all along the line there are signs of an increas ed population, and that the natural advantages: of the land are attracting the attention of a number of colonists, principally Koreans and Chinese. Russian soldiery were very much less in evidence than on my former visit, but on nao ni the stations on the Manchurian side of the frontier, I was somewhat surprised to rės a number of Yuan Shits-kar's foreign drilled tranps with their arms and well filled bando- liers. A military mandaria informed me There are four high llamas in the retinue of that they had five thousand of these troops -the-Dalai-llama-and-besidestbeni-yurteen-dig-is-the-neighbourhood-who-were engaged mitaries of the first class and one hundred and in hunting, down: Hungbutis. This was the
Peking, 29.h September.
1.
The crops between Newchwang and the Great Wall, if not equal to those of Manchuria were nevertheless exceedingly good, and the Chinese appeared satisfied with the outlook.
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THE NORTH CHINA RAILWAYS.
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Detective Sergeant M. Gibson was put in charge of the case and early yesterday morning he was at the scous of the tragedy. The body as sent to the Mortuary and the revolver was takan possession of by the police. An inquest | will be held today.
Reverting to the discussion of this subject, the Tokys Arahi saysthat, as das been explained. in previous issues, the shipping subsidies in this country and defeating the object for which methods employed. This is clearly shown by they were instituted owing to the defective looking into the financial condition of the sub- sidised companies. The business receipts and subsídias received by the Nippon Yusen Kaisha during the last five years are shown below:-
Business Receipts.
Subsidies
YOU MAY BUY
FROM US A
VICTOR
$2 per week.
CALL AND HEAR
OUR
LATEST
RECORDS,
18,682,000 ¥7,855,000 IMPROVED
I was glad to notice a great improvement in the conditions of railway traffic on the Anglo-Chinesa line. From September the authorities have decided to run night trains for the first time in the history of the railway, Consequently it is now possible to leave Peking in the morning and reach Newchwang the next morning, instead of occupying two days of the most respected members of the Ameri on the journey as heretofore. Indeed, it is now possible to travel from the Chinese to the can community of Shanghai. He emphatically huis, under exceedingly comfortable copdi. his career in Shanghai with profit to the com Manchurian capital in less than twenty-foor was and a man whose voice was heard op 1006-1st half 11,632,000,
every occasion of public importance during
tions. It is interesting to note that when the
"We have said that Dr. Ward Hall was one
twenty-six of the second class One hundred first sign I had seen-of-returaing-Chinese Tientsin-Pakon Jise is completed it will be pos.munity and credit to himself. He came bers
and sixteen servants and eighty soldiers are Bc companying them. The Dalai Lama brought. six railway cars with gifts for the Court.—China Gamelia.
[Reufer's.]
The Government and the Unemployed.
LONDON, 2nd October.
authority.
וזי
HARBIN,
sible to travel from Shangbai to Mukden in a little over two days. When one remembers that a few decades ago the journey took the Chinese mandaries from two to three months. must be taken as a sign that China is really mating.
AMICABLE INTERCOURSE.
fied himself with the best aspects of life and first in the cafly eighties and speedily identi
the highest interests of the place, becoming before long a "Shanghai man' in the noblest sense of the term." He was a splendid sports. mar, a liberal patron of every worthy enter prise, and highly successful business man. Not only was he thus successful in the pursuit of his own profession, in the practice of which it would be difficult to find his superior, but he was a bold and sagacious
of magastude and public imponance. He was investor of money and promoter of enterprises
'1903—1st half .........................
and half............ 9,335,000 2,770,000 1994-tat half 8,803,000 2,018,000
2nd half and 9,852,000 1995-18 half
and half ......
and half 1907-1st half, ......
MACHINES
638,000
10,200,000
$37,000
4,335,000
573,000
AND THE
$26,000
0,710,000 +2,156,000,
10,974,000 3,599,000 'zod half ... 12,176,000 3,621,000
MARVELLOUS
[the reason that the amount of subsidies AUXETOPHONE
shows a considerable decrease from the second half of 1994 to the first hall of 196 is because miny ships were ́at that time requisitioned by the Government as trans- ports.]
Tie expenditure and wel-profit of the com pany during the same period were as follows:-
1913-'st half
zid ball..
Expenditure, Net.Tu fit Yo,304 000 ¥2,233,000 9,116,000 2,583,000
Upon my snival 'ai Harbin I found that the Chinese were moaging their affairs as in the town without reference to the Russian author ties, who confibed themselves to the oversight of foreigners in the town. It was not until t
I was pleased to learn from Chinese and for had been in the hotel for several days that ♪
eign efficials and others that excellent relation was asked for my passport instead of imme-exist between all classes When Shanghail Mr. McKenna, M:P., speaking at Ponty.diately on my arrival, as was the case on my affairs were discussed one was usually met with pool said that the Government proposed to
|la! visit-and when I declined to show it on
1914 1st bali' basten the current naval construction pro- the ground that only the Chinese authorities the phrase "Damn Shanghai!" from Chinese and foreigners alike. Anintelligent Total whom
2nd half gramme with a view to alleviating the distress entitied to ask for its production I was asked whether be would like to masums the of the unemployed, and that a whole year's
́20d half ...ésar 10,283,000, reins of government at Shanghai, said that being the old Electric Company and thea1935-1 balf ......... 9,342,000* Although Harbin is in the midst of a big would not accept the position on any conditions, inducing the Council to acquire the cen- orders would be placed at the earliest oppisis, 1 do not think that it has much chance ns in Shanghai Chinese and foreigners were was convinced that, the interests of the com
cara on public account as soon as he 1906-1st half 10,093,000
20d half........t 10,585,000. 1,214,000 portunity.
Australia and America,
munication are greatly improved. The rail- way rates, at present, are altogether too high..
to Africa,
President Roosevelt, in his reply, thanked Mr. Deakin, but regretted it would be im possible for him to accept.
The Balkans.
unt pressed to abandon this altitude.
largely instrumental, for instance, le float-
9,353,000:* 1369,000
9,019,030 1,430,000 1,485,000 1,525,000 2,124,000
As a commercial centro un'il means of com always quarrelling whilst in North-China they | munity conid ba bäst turved in this way Other 1957—1st ball. 12,733,000 1,180,000
KWANGCHENGTZE.
had no differences to speak of, and those they bad were quickly and amicably settled, "The number of Chinese in the North who speak English, and the number of foreigners who can make themselves understood in Chinese, is rapidly increasing, and this leads to more inter- course between the races, and must tend to smoothe cut difficulties. Shanghai might well learn a lesson from the North in this respect.
THE BRITISH MINISTER,
The Hon. Alfred Deakin, Prime Minister of Australia, in a message to President Roose- velt thanking him for the visit of the' Ameri- From Harbin there is a journey of about ten hours by rail to Kwangcheng it. The Rus can fleet, invited him to Australia en routesians pay pactically so attention to this part “of the railway system, and the accommodation is of the worst possible description. The se cond and third class compartments, aro, abso lutely impossible. No self-respecting man would consign his dogs to travel on the cars As a Britisher, one cannot but feel proud of in which I made the journey. I took the nightour Minister, Sir John Jordan, who is speken express, leaving Harbin at 9 p.m. and reaching of in the most glowing terms by everyone. He ed an entire, first-class coupé in order to enjoy point it has got attained for a very long period. Kwingchoagiz: al 7 a.m. next day, and reserv has ur doubtedly brought British prestige to a
as much comfort as possible. There were no lamps in my compartment, and a wretched dip showed up the darkness for about three-quarters of an hour and then spluttered out,' ·: about one third of a mile distant from the The Japanese station, at Kwangcheng'se is Russian termions, but trains from both lizes on or each station on a schoule arranged to fit
Later,
The European markets are affected by a certain uneasiness as to the situation in the Near East.
Reports are current of Bulgarian officers buying horses in Hungary,
Anglo-American Penny Post. Noteworthy scenes occurred in New York on the inauguration of the Anglo-American 'penny post, crowds awaiting the stroke of
midnight to post letters and circulars.
We are most fortunate in having such a man to administer British intermit
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From Peking I travelled by the first through express to go to Hankow since the recent seamed, at any rate, to be up to the average, floods. The crops au either side of the like.
FINANCIAL CONDITIONS.
instances could be mentioned of his business acumen but let this suffice. He was a large- hearted, magoanimous and generous man, a credit to America, and a friend whose laws, especially under the deplorable circumstances which closed his beneficent and honourable career, will be long and sincerely mourned in Shanghai. He leaves no children, a circum stance which must intensify the grief of his widow, with whom the entire community feels the deepest possible sympathy.
SHANGHAI OPIUM HOUSE.
SECOND QUARTEFLY CLOSURE,
2nd half... 13,039,000 1,158,000 [The expenditure above given includes the cost of repairs, insurance, and depreciation fuad.]
will be seen from the above, the Nippos Yusen Kaisks would sustain a loss of two and a ball million yen or thereabout every year if unsssisted by subsidies. At any rate, it in clear that the profitjof the company is decreasing year after year. 1, the ultimate object of subsidies is to encourage the financial independence of shipping, companies, the result of the system
THE
ROBINSON
PIANO
Hongkong, 22nd August, tonë.
CO LTD
KOWLOON
HOTEL
must be pronounced a complete failure, Prior" THE CATCH OF THE
o the late war the vessels of the. N.Y.K, were earning a net profit of from Ya.so to Ye per ton
in half a year; the average earning for the first .. balf of 1906 even reached Yi3.60 per ton. Since In accordance with the decision published in then, however, the not proft has been steadily the minutes of the meeting, of the Shaughti | falling, though this is the result not so much of
lots for closure of the second quarter of the peoditure Municipal Council, of July 22 the drawing of diminution of gross receipts as increase in ex-
licensed opium houses was to take place in the The condition of the Osaka Shoren Keisba's Maico Market on Saturday, October 3, at 2 | business is worse than ibat of the Tokyo com
pany, continues the deski. Up to 19oo the Mesars, Chu Lan-fang, Shea Túp-bo and Yi | capital of the company was only ¥5,500,0001- Ya-ching bave consented to be present at the but since that time it has increased its capital drawing, as representative members of the
to Y16,500,000 besides raising a loan of native community.
"One factor in Chinese financial conditions is in with each other. From this joaction to very disturbing and that is the almost unlimitp.m. One firm'alone sent thirty thousand letters. Mukden the Japanese have put on a comforted issue of bank notes that goes on all over the Mr. Sydney Buxton, Postmaster-General in able service of cars, though as yet there are no Empire. I have only heard of one Province London, exchanged congratulations with the sleeping compartments. The first-class car that has in any sense of the word a proper Hon. George von L. Meyer, American Post.riages are fitted with comfortably upholstered reserve for this note issus. In other Provinces arm chairs, and i understand sleeping and din-notes are being issued without reserve of any master-General in New York.
ing cars are to be introduced shortly..
sort or kind, and my Chinese correspondenie As far as food is concerned, on this pontos informed me that in many Provinces the Chi of the line ons might be travelling through a nese are loth to accept notes, but are more ef 'foreign country. The only food I could obtainless compelled to do so. A Chinese gentle was a piece of dirty black Russian bread, fished out by a peasant womao from a fly-ridden cup. board, and a bottle of beer...?
The American Fleet. The American battleship feet has arrived at Manila.
Anglo-German Relations.
3rd October.:
Rt. Hon. L. V. Harcourt, speaking at Roosendale, said that we were determined to maintain our security against invasion, and that if it were necessary the funds could be provided by methods of sound finance without the aid of a loan. He condemned the scare-mongers of the yellow press whom he described as political footpads and pariah
curs.
Anglo-German relations were never on a more friendly footing than now.
Will.
One cannot speak in too high praise of the civility and attention shown by the Japanese employds to the traveller throughout the length of this line.
MUKDEN.
SHIPPING SUBSIDIES IN JAPAN.
MR. KONDO INTERVIEWED.
Considerable discussion is still going on in the vernacular Fress as to the advisability of abolishing the special bounties now paid by the State to various shipping companies. The lines on which bounties are paid and their terms of contract are as follows
man informed me that in a certain Province the Treasury would only redeem its notes at ning, tenths of their face walde, unless the person presenting them was prepared to await the con venience of the Treasury, a delay which would often extend to months. This informant was con- fident that if these notes were presented in any large quantity the Treasury would refuse to The city of Mukdea has wonderfully im2 cash them altogether, or osly at most ruinous
| proved during the past two years. Pine rates of discount. I have taken every opport. macadamized roads have been laid out, and tunity during the past three or four months to they are traversed by trams and carriagen, warn all officials with whom I have come in which, if they do not compare favourably with contact, fram Viceroya downwards, of the_dan- Shangbai, at any rate are far ahead of anything ger, to China's credit from the unlimited issue to be aren in Vladivostock, Japanese women of unsecured notes. If this policy is "paraisted --of the-demi-monda-class are not nearly as evid. - in, we shail soon be within mensemble distance,
The European line, in vessels 3-Jun.-1500 to
Dec 1907 | Nippon Yusoo Kaisba. The Saautla line, Nov, 1901 to Dec, 19 9; 3
vessels Nippon Yasen Kaisha. The Australian line, April 1938 to March - 1913 13 vessels, Nippon Yusen Kalaba, -The Far Eastern line, Oct. 1997 to March
1913; en vossals; Nippos Yusen Kaishia, The Japan Sex lins, April 1907 to March 1959 1-3 vassals ; Nippon Yusen Kaisha: The Tairao line, April 1907 to March 1913;
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman's | ent as a few years ago, and apparently have of a bad financial crisis. It certainly seems to
almost entirely disappeared. Moreover, Japan me high time for the Foreign Ministers as The will of the late Sir Henry Campbell as troops and uniforms are seldom to be seen, bady to call the attention of the Chinese Gora vestele; Dipka Shosen Kaisha. Bannerman has been proved-at-£60,000. | now, whereas a couple of years ago they were erament very strongly to this practica. The sterling, exclurive of estates in Scotland; ubiquitous. It struck me forcibly that both country, is suffering, and with it all forafga Japanese and Russians are faithfully carrying trade, on account of the depreciated copper out their engagements Everywhere Chinese correccy. The Provincial -Treasurers sexped police and troops are in evidence as never be huge profits from minting copper coins a few fore, and thara saums avery indication that the years ago, and in subsequent years the country, Chiassa are now successfully exercising their kas had to pay those profits. The suffering caused by the minting of copper coins will only authority. "At Mukden there are acvaral camps, "prepared on modem lines for the accommod-
that must imayitably, follow an unrestraiˆsd ation of foreign drilled Chinese troope
leeve of bank nádes,
TYPHOON WARYING,
The American Consulate General received "the following telegram from the Mucile Obser.
story at 10:45 am, to-day so
of Luzsa, more kan 190 miles distant, moving W.N,W,
summer picale compared with the disamer
The Japan Sea line, April 1977 to March
1910;2 vessels: Osaka Engsen Kaisha, The San Francisco,line; April 1909 to Des., (a) 1909; 3 vessels ; Toyo Kisan Kaisha.
The China Has, April 1907 to March 19133 * 18yesseli | Nishin Kisan Kaitha The contracts for the grant of special bonnilés it aspect to the European, Seattle, and San
COLD SEASON."
MUSICAL DINNERS
EVERY
SPECIAL MENU..
STRING BAND
IN ATTENDANCE.
¥3 500,003 by the issue of debentures. In other SATURDAY at 8 P.M. words, the capital has bean quadrupled during the last eight years.. Despite this fourfold in crease of capital, the net profit of the company bas increased only by 20 to 50 per cent, com. pared with the profit when the capital was a fourth of the proseol amouet, The result Fas been that although the company had beeu pay«: Ing a regular dividend of o per cent, in the past, no dividend at all was declared for the second half of 1956 Last year business, WAS very prosperous, yet the company was barely able to declara a dividend of 6 percent, and in the present condition of business it will pro- bably be very difficult for the company to maintain even this rate of dividend. Notwith- standing the large amount of subsidy received the Osaka Shosen Kaisha is no betterwear is even worse-off' than the Nippon Yaion Kaisha. The Toyo Kisen Kaish's is placed in similar circumstances. Despite the fact that the ships ping subsidies make an annual drafo on the national coffers, the business of the protected companies is steadily going from bad to worse, besides at the same time Injuring the interests of unprotected shipt and generally Interfering with the free development of the shipping îndustry in this country. All this is attribut- able, concludes the Asahi, to the defective working of the subsidy laws, which require argint amendment so as to cut down the ex- penditure to more reasonable figure, and o'achleys the sada almad at by the State thuse' saums of money to the
Laco last come to an end in December.
dr and several publicists are strongly.. ping.
DANCING
at 9.30 PM.
C. CHATTOR
Manager.
OE OWEN
Proprietor