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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY DECEMBER 19, 1908
satisfaction of the head of the Government of the Colony, shown his title to be regard ed as a British subject, the owner of the certificate finds himself in financial difficul- ties and for certain reasons is required to give proof of his nationality. Naturally he A. §. WATSON & CO., produces the official document which was
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signed, sealed and delivered in 1884 and his creditors are perfectly content with it, the very seal probably frightening them into submission. The debtor is a British sub ject and, as they say to America, "that all there is to it." But when the debtor comes into Court a surprise awaits him,
signed by the highest authority in the Colony, but which is nevertheless utterly worthless in Hongkong, should actually for pose upon foreigners. What is the world coming to? Of course, it should be re membered that this was the first time the learned Chief Justice had ever seen such a certificate of birth, but his animadversions on its character should be well digested by Governors and Registrars-General before they again play ducks and drakes with offi. cial paper, affidavite and colonial scals Still it is curious that if these certificates are valuelcas in Hongkong the Home Govern
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
WE are informed by the Colonial Secretary that Bangkok has been declared to be an infected
pork
THE evening service at St. Peter's Church on sunday next will be preceded by a carol service commencing at 6 a'clock;" We have received a wall calendar for 1909 from Messrs. Siemssen & Co, as agents for the Sus Fire Office of Loaden. MRS. B. C. Ross has been appointed District Officer in the New Territories with effect from the 6th instant, until further notice.
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GOVERNMENT'S NEW REGULA
TIONS.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE'S PROTEST. The Chairman of the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce brought to the attention of the Committee on the 5th inst, the additional reg- ulations to Merchant Shipping Consolidation Ordinance (No.10 of 1899) made by the Gov- argoria Council on 23rd November, 19:8, under section 13 of the above Ordinance.
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HUNAN-HUPEH SECTION.
[By courtesy of the "SheungTM"Po"]
Peking, 18th December." H.E. Chang Chih-tung is deter
the construction of the section of the Canton-Hankow Railway in Human and Hupeh with a view to its early completion.
Not only does the judge view the document continues to put a certain amount of THE King's Exequatur empowering Mr. JOAD new regulations the owner of "infected mined to raise a loan in England for
ment with suspicion, and cavil at the sim plicity of a former Governor who trusted to the affidavits of two witnesses, and regard with something akin to scorn the im primatur of the seal, but he actually holds that the certificate of birth is worthless. It is no value whatever in an English port for any legal purpose. It is a mere trumpery sip of waste paper, good enough, for chil dren to admire and preserve but absurd as evidence in a' court of justice. By whom were the affidavits made anyway? Besides, even if the certificate was regular in respect to the sworn testimony, it should have been issued by the Registrar-General. The Chief Justice did not go the length of declaring that because the Governor exercised the functions of Registrar-General the certificate was peces sarily invalidated, but that would appear to
faith in them, for when the subject of engaging Chinese seamen in British ports was on the tapis some time ago it was dis- tinctly laid down that the Government had no power to interfere with: those Chinese hands who had been born in Hongkong or Singapore. We started by observing that while some people disclaim any nationality there are others who are burdened with an extra supply. There are apparently in Hongkong recipients of certificates declaring them to be British, subjects who are at the same time subjects of the Son of Heaven- unfortunate victims of double nationality" is the Chief Justice's expression. Conversely there are in all probability Chinese who are of no nationality, whatever. What it all amounts to the reader is at liberty to figure
JOAQUIM LEIRIA to act as Cousal for Portugal and for Brazil at Hongkong has received Bis Majesty's signature.
Observation Station.
The Chairman pointed out that under the
vessels placed, under observation would be subject to rach expenses as the cost of lymph, |
disinfectants, water, lighting, police gurd Tire master of the German 1.8: ok reports nurses, wardmasters, medicines and medical passing a sunken derelice junk with her foreconfons, &c., &c., in fact the whole cost of and aft ends above water. Position About latituds 20° 35 N. Longitude 113" WE, " His Excellency the Governor has been pleas. ed to re-appoint the Honourable Mr. HEWEIT to be a member of the Sanitary Board for a further period of thres yasts, with effect from the 19th instant.
It was copsidered that such an imposition --would cause many owners to send their verrels
when engaged in the coolle trade direct to such
Coast Porta as Foocbow, Amoy sud Sw tow. to the detriment of the interests of the Colony,
The Committee thought that the regulations gaversing the port of Singapore under whi 1 Shipping Companies pay for the actual crst keep of their quarantined passengers, for disio- fection of the vessels, and-or burial expense only wore mora equitable.
Government made regulations obliging own ers to set down infected passengers at a cer- His Excellency the Governor has been pleas-tain spot where they were datained at the will
MR. T. H. G. Brayfield has been appointed engineer surveyor for private slaam-launches under 6 logs, in place of Mr. H. L. Fletcher absent from the Colony, during the absence on leave of Mr. H, F. Carmichael,
out for himself. It should prove a pleasant-ed, with the approval of the Secretary of State Sunday afternoon pastime.
for the Colonies, to appoint Mr. J. F. Boulton to be second avuistant Director of Public Works, with effect from the 13th November,
Two SIDES OF THE QUESTION:
1908.
His Majesty the King has not been advised to exercise his power of disallowance with respect to Ordinanco No. 8 of 1938, entitled an Ordín- ance to extend the provisions of The Liquor Ordinance 1898 and to provide for the grant of brewery licenses.
While questions affecting the nationality and domicile of our Chinese neighbours are on the carpet, it may not be inappropriate to compare the views of two Britishers in different spheres of life respecting Chinese inclinations. In the early part of this week the Chief Justice of Hongkong, discussing a Wirus reference to the collection of oil-paintings matter of domicile, maintained that there now being offered for sale at the City Hall, was hardly a hundred pukka Chinese domi-particulars of which will be found in our advertisement colamas; we are naked toʻstate ciled in Hongkong.
In another judgiSat the Exhibition will be open to the public tomorrow. There are, no doubt, many people in Hongkong who are anxious to come across really good works, of art, They should not miss this unique opportunity of adding to their stock of fine pictures.
be a fair presumption, although it is difficult to understand why a document signed, seal- ed and certified by the chief authority of the Colony from whom all power radiates- the Chief Justice being probably the only official who is not directly under the comrol of the Governor-should be of less value than one issued by a subordinate. But even if the Registrar General had exercised the functions of his office in granting a certificate of birth, the Chief Justice did not think that even then the entries in his registers would be conclusive evidence of the facts. It would have been interesting to learn what further proof: His Honour does ment delivered later His Honour went expect to receive when questions as to the further and said that in his belief birthplace of a suitor do crop up in Court? "hardly any Chionman who is merely a tra The Chief Justice complains that all the der here ever tears himself away root and certificate contained was au expression of the branch from his family village in China which Governor's belief that the debtor was bonis what-is required to establish a domicile in in Hongkong. Was it to be expected that Sir George Bowen should declare positively that of his own knowledge the Chinaman did first open his eyes and squall vociferous AS. WATSON & CO., ly on British soil? We should not, envy the
position of any Governor or even any Rea Chinaman." Now we will submit thend everyone present pronounced the show LİMİTED,
gistrar-General whose functions included opinion of a representative Far Eastern attendance on the delicate occasions merchant, Mr. A. H. Drew, who has had a when children are ushered into this weary varied experience of Chinese to the Straits world. As we have endeavoured to show, Settlements. Speaking at the annual Straits His Honour viewed the birth certificate bear-dioner, held in London in November last,
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HONGKONG, SATUrday, December 19, 1908
MISPLACED CONFIDENCE." When an individual blatantly declares that he is a cosinopolitan, a citizen of the world, the average man is apt to regard him with a certain amount of suspicion, for it is not in the nature of things that people should inferentially disown their nationality But according to the Chief Justice, who still retains his happy knack of introducing extrapedus. questions into his judgments, very much after the fashion of the writer who introduces an anecdate to point and adorn a dreary dissertation on metaphysics; there may be in Hongkong residents who, so far as nationality inherited, or acquired is concerned, are possessed of neither the one nor the other. There are also residents who are cursed with the possession of a double nationality, which is the way of
to
this Colony; the whole idea of a permanent establishment in Hongkong with a fixed determination never to return to the ances trai village otherwise than as a visitor seems to me inconsistent with the normal ideas of
our most respected citizens are the sons and grandsons of the original settlers, and we find among these men our most wealthy ship owners and merchants. Those of the Ching ese race born in the Colony are as proud of their nationality as anyone in this room, and they are even more loyal to the Colony, than men of British birih, for when they have made their competency they are willing to spend the rest of their days in the place where they have found so much prosperity," That certainly conflicts with the view held by the Chief Justice. Yet Mr. Drew was speak
THIS afternoon, in dirty weather, Hongkongites were treated to a fise specimen of America's national game-buebali. Despite, the incle. mency of the weather, a large "dumber of people turned out, if witness the play for it is not often that Hongkong has the opportunity of watching the game of baseball; great success. The profequionals were vesirable giants and the local can were rather, handicapped by the superior "business" of their formidable dpponeous. It is rather no foriuate that rainy weather marred the
a
way to arrange a second match, we feel are, that it will be as well ended pot heller
as this afternoon's plav,
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AT about one o'clock last night, an attempted burglary took place at the premises of Messrs. Grxes & Co, stamp dealers, situated in Desa Vieux Road. An entry was forced, by means of a hole (2, by : ft) cut in the back door Before the would-be burglar could lay hands on anything, the boy was roused from his sleep, which bad the effect of driving Bill Sikes away. We understand that a similar ttempt was made some three days ago by trying to smash the show-window. Besides slight mark on the page there is nothing to show that thiefs have been prowling about the place with intent to burglary, the burglar evi dently Baving been rudely interrupted in his work. The master bas, been reported to the police, who are taking the necessary steps to buat down the culprit.
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of the Government. Government should there- fore pay the cost of the upkeep of such, estab lishments which were maintained in the in- terests of the Colony,
The Committee decided to protest again the new regulations. 15,
"CANTÓN DAY BY DAY.
ÍSSUE OF OFIUM LICENCES. [From Our Own Correspondent.]
Caston, 18th December..
The issue of opium licences in the form of wooden boards to amokers should have com menced at the beginning, of the, 10th meon, but as these licences all bear the year of reign of the late Emperor Kwang Hsu, they have
Bow to be altered into that of Huno Tong before they can be distributed.. The "Police authorities have given instructions to have the .necessary` alterations completed at an early
date. The licences will be istued in the moon of the next Chinese year
CONSULAR VISIT...
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TSEUNG YEUNG TO HANKOW.
[By courtesy of the * Skeung Pd"1
·Peking, 18th December, The Ministry of Posts and Com- munications has decided
to
raise a foreign loan for the construction of a railway from Teeung Young to Hankow.
SZECHUAN-HANKOW": RAILWAY.
UNOFFICIAL MANAGEMENT.-
„[By courtesy of the "Shewng Po."]
Peking, 18th December.
It has been decided by the Min- istry of Posts and Communications that the Bac-chuan-Hankow Rail- way shall be placed under the man- agement of the people
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NOT WANTED AT BANGKOK, }[By courtesy of the “Sheung Pa."}
Singapore, 19th December.
The other day when the Chinese resillents in Singapore went into mourning (for the late Emperor At to sim. this morning the Viceroy received Kwang Su) they were interfered the Japaness Consul at Canton.
with by certain revolutionists who created a disturbance.
CONSUL-GENERAL TO AUSTRALIA Tastai Liang Lan Fus, the newly appointed
Chinese Consul General to Australia, called on the Viceroy and other officials yesterday to take his leaver Bo-will shortly leave here to proceed in his destination to take up his new appointment.
NATIONAL MOURNING. It is an established custom in Ching that, on
the occasion of national mourning on account of the death of any Emperor, no theatrical performance is allowed for a period of one hundred days. Last week the Viu Shan Yule theatrical tionps failed to comply with this observance and gaye a performance in the Tsang Shing district. The matter has been thported to the Canton officials by the gentry of the focality, where the theatrical effects of the troupe have keep detained.
ARMED RODEERY.;
On the 8th day of this moon a daring a-med-
The Colonial Authorities strongly reprimanded the leader (of the riot) Sun Won (Dr. Sun Yat-sen),
Thereupon Sun left for Bangkok. The Siamese Governor, however, refused him an asylum, within Siamese territory and ordered Sun out of the country fearing lest he might disturb the public peace.
Sun, accordingly, quictly proceed ed back to Singapore.
י.
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS:
IN PEKING.
robbery look place in a house belonging to one DESIRE AN IMPERIAL AUDIENCE. Kwok Tang, in the Nei Tong village, in Pan
By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."} Yu, where the robbers carried away a large quantity of valuable, articles in addition to two men, one named Kwok Ab Cheang and the other Kwok Ab Yiu, whore, whereabouts have not yet beag ascertained.
GERMAN, SCHOOL.
In the sit moon next Chinese new year, a
Peking, 18th December. The foreign Ministers in Peking having completed their period of mourning have addressed com- German school will be opened to this city, at Po munications to the Walwupy taking Hing aucet, ia the Western suburb, under the for a date to be fixed when they may directorship of a German sepsistive te be received in audience by the new for the training of Chinese students. in the Gorman language. The proposed institution Emperor.
ing the Governor'a sign-manuel as valueless: Mr. Drew referred to the amicable, re-proceedings, but if those in charge can see their What would constitute proof of birth in the lations existing between the British merch Colony in the event of a question of identity ants and the Chinese traders who had being raised? The other day a gentleman come "as immigrant coolies to the Siraits named Albert Kirby Fairfax, a.native of the Settlements. He remarked; "The Chin United States, submitted, a claim to the ese come to us as labourers, they stay, with House of Lords claiming the title, honourus as traders, many of them, and many of and dignity of Lord Fairfax of Cameron in the peerage of Scotland." The Lord Chan cellor and three Law Lords, together with other peers, heard the claim, Counsel for the claimant stated that nearly the whole family papers that would have been useful in establishing the claim had been lost or destroyed during the American Civil War. in those circumstances, it was necessary have recourse to secondary evidence, and the only record which could be produced was the Fairfax family Bible. Apparently there were no other papers except the photo graph of a tombstone and some family letters,ing of what he has learned from personal Ar St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, to-morrow, but on the action of tire Lord Chancellor contact with the Chinese and to clinch mat (Fount Sunday in Advent) the Holy Commun- the right of the claimant to the peerage wasters he spoke of the continged immigration los will be administered at the close of the held to have been established, and I ord of Chinese to the Straits. If the Chinese did Evening Service. Morning Prayer and Sermon Fairfax, takes rank with the Scottisli nobles. not desire to settle down in the Straits, at z .m.-attended (weather-permitting) by Now, would the simple fact that a certain if they had no regard for the British flag, if the Church pirade party of If Company; 2nd the world all over. One man has more than entry appeared in a family Bible be accepted they found, themselves badly treated they Evening Prayer and Sermon at 6 p.m. The Bati. "The Buff" Children's Bervice at 3 pm. enough and another has nothing whatever. as conclusivo evidence in favour of a suitor might long for the delights of China, and Ofertories will be in aid of the Church Main As the reader may surmise, this interesting in Hongkong? If the alleged son of this dissuade their friends from emigrating to
tenance Fund, which is still in the Treasurer's subject arpse in connection with a bank- Chinese "debtor had to submit proof, of his British territory, but when they have acquired debt, besides having some heavy claims to meat ruptcy suit, involving the eternal question of father's birth-place in order to secure an in a competency and remember the squeeze in the near future. It is hinped that all seat rents domicile, with which, fortunately, we have heritance would a family record suffice? pidgin" to which they would be subjected vardus, and other contributions Intended, for nothing to do. The debtor had apparently Apparently not, if allhat could be produced by mandarinate cupidity should they re 1958, will be remitied without further delay, claimed that he was a native of Hongkong was a certificate signed by the Governo turn to China and compare the conditiofis The decoration of the Church for the Christmas AN ENCOUNTER WITH ROBBERS. and consequently a British subject. In order and stamped with the seal of the Colony with those existing in their native villages, teering on Thursday next between to a.m, and made by ibe soldiers of the Lam Lo Mac services will be undertaken by friends wulon-Af 4 p.m. on the 15th instant attempts were to substantiate this claim he submitted, a He would be told to hunt up the gentlemen they adopt the wisest course and decide to
camp, at Honam, to rald a house noir Fung certificate bearing the signature of Sir George who swore to the affidavits and after hav. remain where they are. They do more, they in
Wong Kong, where some fifteen robbers were Bower, who was then Governor of Honging resurrected the gentlemen he would vite their compatriots to follow their example
then, taking refuge. When the soldiers ap kong, and dated asst July, 1884. That cer- have the satisfaction of learning that so and seek their fortuner on the hospitable
proached to surround the building, the robbers. tificate was given under the seal of the Colony official document issued in Hongkong is shores of the British. Empire. Mr. Drew
vigorously fought their way for fife, and call and was to the effect that having crimined of no legal_value in Hongkong court in poloting out this last remarked: "You
made good their escape by killing threa of the 'two; affidavita of binh His Excellency was of justice. Then again; Chinaman will probably, be surprised to find that lo'
soldiers and wounding two others; no mrests natified that the debtor in the action now who is a natural, born subject of King the present depressed condition of the Col-murder of Clici Yap at Cheang-sha-wan, on the were de before the Court was born in the Colony Edward, might fancy that he would secure ony, and although for
25th ulto,, was continued at the Criminal Son- months of this
sions this morning. and therefore that he believed him to be a
share were in force British subject. So far it is all plain sailing-if-having claimed and received his papers which seriously
The case for the Crown having been con A Chinaman claims that he was born in the from the Governor of the Colony he pro. during the last eight months, we have had that it was the deceased who first attacked reported yesterday, the high authorities have
the immigration, cluded, Mr. Bolilios (for the defence) stated Colony; two other swear that to their ceeded to Saigon, we will say, and asserted 400 Chinamen landing in Singapore every the prisoner with 100 kolfe. To the scullie given strict orders to their subordinates to certain knowledge the statement is correct; himself to be a British subject, producing day, and in the times of prosperity we have deceased- dropped, tha koife, sud it was the Governor, seeing no reason to doubt the his birth certificate in proof of his claims, had as many as 6oo." We wonder how then that the prisoner got possession of it. exercise their utmost vigilance in keeplega fact and acting under permissive instructions That, according to the Chief Justice, shows many of these immigrants retain their domis The prisoner was thrown to the ground, he was sharp look-out against surprises
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A greater degree of attention and. Brotection [ year quarantine Ville
*t:p.ma
THE CHUNG-SHA-WAN TRAGEDY.
IKE JÚKY'S VERDICT.----
The trial of Chu Yuen Fok for the alleged
being throttled, and being the wesker man be
from the Secretary of State set forth in a, the danger of fasning such cortificaten.” One "cile Jo their native villager and hold a fixed | slabbed to deceased in self-defence. In addi- despatch dated August, 1862, granite the never knows what a foreigner will do and is determination, to return and settle down in tion Counsel; submitted that there w11:30 status did evidence adduced by the Crown to prove pre- application that the claimant be recognised His Honour very properly, said these certif- their ancestral homes when they have won meditation ANN as a British subject and signs a certicates were sometimes vised by foreign con their way to success? Not many, all-ro-i - The Attomey General addressed the jury, ficate to that effect, Proud in his pos- sols for use in foreign ports. And he added; ports be true, despite the assertion is aside that the prisoner's story was incredible
of the parchment, which beats "It may
well be that, being, under the Honour the Chief Justice of Hough Kirected the jury, that their verdict was
ask morder of munlaughter. the formidable seal of the Colony seal of the Colony, they would receive a legger may be said that the cond ↑ Hoog ↑ & The Chief Justice then summed up, and the the Chinaman deposits it in his family messure of credence so far as the fact of kong are altogether different boka tal Juryyster retiring, ratumed a warding of man
ME SALE (Ull, a recommeċdation to mercy), and probably forgets all about it. birth is concerned than they are entitled to". Singapore. It may be za ; not mi
LEBROW OF TWO Yaam' hard labour, was weare after having to the It is deplorable to imagine that a document | find the differenos overwhe
OHINA'S REPRESENTATIVE!.
[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po,"|
will be the first German school to be opened-INTERNATIONAL RAILWAY. in the Southern Capital of China for the benefit distributed inviting Chinese students to aufer of Chinese youths Prospectuses are belog the school. The monthly fee is $ for a scholar and the course is one of three years. Students will also be supplied with stationery, free of charge as well as books: Intending Chinese students must possess a fair knowledge of their own lay
SONJA RIBING:PEARED,
The officiali in this city seem to be in a stata of alarm fest, the anarchists sooner or later break out in open revolt. Though four of them have been arrested and two were beheaded as
"CRIMINAL BES8IONS----
ADJOURNED.
Peking, 18th December There will be an International Conference on Railways at Brussels, The Ministry of Posts and Com-
Tin-yao as China's representative munications propose to appoint Jim
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