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CONTENTS.
Birth, Marriage and Death, Leading Articles:
Incapacity, incompetence or Misrepresenta,
tion?
The British Budget, Beacon Hill Tuonel.....
For Mariners Only.
Tolograms:
Canton-Hankow Railway. Minister to Belgium,
Chion's Sovereign Rigby, Sir Robert Harl Harbis.
Macao Delimitation Question. Shanghai Nantiog Railway, Empress Dowager,
The
Pratas island.
Canton.
Chinese Affairs.
Prince Ching:
The Shanghai Totki,
Explosion in Shanghai,
Macao Boundary Question, China Merchants' S. N. Co.
· Northem Railways.
Mining Hons.
Floods near Amoy,
France and China.
Constitutional Government. Missionaries.
Tang Shaoyi.
Military Officers.
Hsu Shih-thang..
· RUMIE 16 MEDchuria,
Naval Studentu.
Meeting ;-
Legislative Council.
Legal Intelligence:-
International Bank.
The Chlef Justice's Judgment. Judgment Reserved.
Immigrants for the Philippines.
Motion for Leave to Appeal.
A Wife's Deħts.
'Hit with a Brick.
Polian:---
: A Cruel indian.
Alleged Counterfeiter Captured. Suspected Robber Arrested. - Dörrespondence:-
Kowloon Canton Railway.. Ratio. Miscellaneous Articles and Reporte
Kowloon-Canton Railway, New Peak Tramway.
West River Floods.
Policeman Shot Dead.
Big Oplum Seizure.
5.3. Triumph Aground, Russo-British Chamber of Commerce. Chinesi Post Office Returns,
Business to Toakin.
The Siam Directory,
Decay of Head Hunting.
A. S. Watson & Cap Lid.
The Oplum Revenge, "Historic Shanghai. Causes of Malaria. The Opium Trade. Hongkong University Scheme. Water Retura.
Canton Day by Day.
The Micio Boundary,
An Indo-Chins S. N. Co.'s Skipper.
The Government of Harbin
National Efficiency in China. Kaiping Coal.
The Opiam Question. Wei-hal-wel, Langkats:
The Stranding of the Indrani, Foreign Capital in Japan.. Japan Sugar Scandali
The Nippon Yusen Kaisha...
Japan's Influence in China.
Traffic in Womat.
Female Edocation in Japro.
Admiral Lambton Be Fishermao.
The Katogafuchi Splaning Company. Sugario Formons.
Come and Foreiga Rica..
General Wilder,
Brigantine Wrecked, y
New Chinese Bank,
Poverty and Crime. Chinese in Singapore. Java Oplum Regie, Counterfeit Coln. Indian Opium. Batavian Canals..
Oil in Slam.
- Bangkok Importois.
Commercial-
Weekly Share Reports
*Freight Market.
Exchange.
Local and General ".
Hongkong Telegraph.
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SATURDAY, MAY 22, 1909,
THE BRITISH BUDGET,
(17th May:)
The fact that in the near future the Government of Hongkong wil be under the necessity of raising additional revenus in order to meet the financial requirements of the Colony and to provide for the loss aus- tained by the drastic policy contemplated in connection with the opium trade lands peculiar interest to the Budget proposals which have been submitted this year by the Chancellor of the Exchequer to the House
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Peking, 14th May;
table. But when we are kept in ignorance Chancellor of the Exchequer in satisfying very large reductions per lineal foot the ex them as unusual or characterist of the financial and operativo doings of the himself with 63,000,000. The taxes on cesses would have been something I dread to the case of the chart of the Gulf Government undertaking when the con pened and on petrol are simply an ex- calculate. Obviously it is beyond mypersonal Here we are given a clear, fidence of those who with the Government tension of the AMS rinciple as that on control to see, whether or not the citimate of the currents as thoy exist during the well is repulied and slighted and when we which
bred for pleasure are formed by the enginesma'is adequate. The different seasons. As laymen Fwere only learn at the last moment, when con- taxed. No doubt exceptions will be made staff which has been employed has been reaccustomed to understand that the Gulf cealment is no longer possible, that our foad where motor driven vehicles are, used for duced wherever it has been possible to do to Stream followed a definite course, ah Immu- hopes and hellefs are without foundation and purely business and professional purposes, without detriment to the eficiency of the work table movement, all the year round. Not of that pessimintic views and confirmed, how but with the fax as a whole, there will be The medical arrangements, which are prac for the Gulf Stream bas its little hiatus here shall we take it? Probably the only way is to fex who can offer serious objection to its intically carried out by Government, have andthero, its wayward ways in special montar make the best of a bad bargain, to put it in position. It is certain that the man who can increased enormously. Everything, in fact, which, we take it, is known to most ship commonplace language Of course, we, or afford to buy and run motor cars costing that the Government has been able to do masters. But here the caprices of the Stream. most of those who read this, will have to pay thousand pounds or moro, can well afford the has been done. The cost of the tunnel-1 are set forth in black and white. Then there We assume that by this time readers who the piper and look us happy as possible under taxation to be placed do them much more speak of the big tunnel only you will of is the pilot chart of the North Pacific Ocean are interested in the construction of the the circumstances. The curious fact is this so thin the working with a thousand course recollect that sum lacludes the smaller but as laymen wo refuse to deal with so 1 a year on afford to pay duty on one as well as the burge lone is estimated, intricate subject. All that is desired in Kowloon-Canton railway have made them that if a private firm should make such egre abfilíogi / selves acquainted with the report submitted Blous mistakes as those attributed to the ori, tes and sugar necessary for the maintenance as you will see in the report, at 33,000,000 that intelligent and observant shipmater to the Legislative Council on the subject and ginators of this Kowloon-Canton railway of his wife and family. We have scant Its length in 7,ara feet, which works out at of which there are's spate in Hongkong the statement delivered by His Excellency they would not only be ostracised but buried sympathy with the cry of poverty emanating $416, per foot) that is to any $2,196,349 should record their impressions and observant the Governor in explanation of several of the and forgotten. Perhaps we had better leave from those incomes ranging between one mile, or in round figures about £200,000 tions, and send them to the American Con items contained in that report. Nobody the matter at that and leave readers who have and three thousand pounds, and still loss mile. If we add to that, charges for the aul, who will forward them free of postage, to with those over that sum. The addition permanent way and the shoring of the tune the Department at Washington. We have realises better than we do the unfortunato perused the Governor's report to their own position occupied by a Governor in relation reflections. The one thing to remember is of an extra twopence to their income nel's length and the general charger of the sald enough to induce any and every to this matter which was engineered and that in no way is the present Governor res tax merely, a sign of the times, and if in railway, you will see that the cost of this master mariner who has his profession: at: started under the auspices of one who deponsible for the derelictions of his subordin-aby Way it tends to reduce extravagant living tunnel is not less than one-third of the heart to forward this beneficent world-wide voted funds withest the sanction of the ales except as administrative head of the it will be a national blessing." With general charges of the rallway. Everything plan of mutual assistance to the uttermost Council to the inauguration of works entire Colony of Hongkong and to him our sin regard to the proposal to tax and values has beetald that it is necessary at present He would be a churl who would fail to take ly outwith the knowledge of the people's cere sympathies are due for having to present we arrive at a matter which though long to say regard to the enormous expense part in a scheme which may ultimately re- representatives. Not that we would suggest in person an account of improvident laca discussed has never come before the public of the taking and we do not desire sult to his own benefit. Besides, by as these funds were improperly directed.. What pacity which it was his misfortune to have to in the tangible form in which Mr. Lloyd to rever a painful and depressing sociating himself with the scheme he ensures we wanted to know was the actual condition place before the Legislative Council two days George presents it "The state will hence subject we should certainly like for himself the receipt of all the latest charts forth take one fifth of the uncured incre to hear the inside history, of the tunnel" without costing him a penny. These are 'a of things on the railway construction works, $80..
ment of the value of urban land," That is and the experiences of those who have en- few general ideas submitted by a layman, but, the progress of the operations, the character
the statement, and, though the amount ex gaged in its construction. Vague rumours the best plan for shipmasters would be to of the line, the probable ultimate expense of
pected from it is only expected to be some have been bruited abroad from time to time make inquiries of Captain Milroy of the the undertaking a mere matter of a miles
£350,000, it is the insertion of the thin end about the doings, at Beacon Hill, but it Sallors' Home on the subject. or less-and the callmated date of is com
of a wedge which to time will result in the is has been impossible, even if it had been pletion: None of these details were furnished by the predecessor of Sir Frederick Lugard,
rending apart of a great and consolidated advisable, to verify them. The main point Over and over again we demanded a state
injustice, for injustice it is when betterment, is that the two ends have been connected meat, but either the unofficial members of the
built up by the combined effort of a great after months and months of hard labour on Legislative Council were 100 busily con
community, is all appropriated by a mi the part of a large gang of coolies under the cerned with other interests or too much un
croscopic minority. There is also to be a direction of skilled tuunellers from the der the thumb of one who believed himself
tax of a half-penny in the on the value of home country. Are we to assume now that to be a sort of omnipotent deily to press
undeveloped urban land, which is expected greater expedition will be shown in the to realise another £350.000 We are told by construction of the other tüphels and the the question. All along we have held the belief that there has been mismanagement
the contemporary already quoted that with permanent way? The sooner the line in or, at least, lack of vision exhibited over the of Commons. While the conditions pre-regard to the proposed increase in the la completed, the defective bridges repaired, constraction of this simple task of running vailing in the United Kingdom are entirely.come tax, the scheme is based on the report and the strength of the culverts proved and a line from Kowloon to Samchun. We have different to those in Hongkong it is probable of a Select Committee which met in 1906 passed, the sooner am we likely to find heard of bridges built on mud, of culverts that the general principles laid down will be and was presided over by Sir Charles Dilke practical benefits accruing from this link washed away by innocent freshets, of things followed in the Crown Colonies, where they It may of course now be taken that the in which is to crynect Konioon with Canton, done that had to be undone, of needless do not affect the question of the "open come-tax is a permanent source of revenue, We have w long and patiently for that expenditure incurred owing to the want of port" policy. Most people will agree that though it was originally proposed as a tam desirable to and we have yet to walt
A loan of £3,000,000 from Eng common discretion, but the Government to adopt the war-cry of the tariff reformers porary expedient and dispensed with when at least a y cfore regular traffic will be steadfastly refused to supply the information sud establish what is called "protection the need was over, but bons who ever had established the frontier. If the engineer which belongs of right to every individual in Hongkong would be attended with fatal any part either in lu creation or its perpetua ing staff cecure that end within the time land and another of a like amount who-ontributes to the taxes imposed by the results so far as the prosperity of the port is tion ever foresaw the uses to which it would specified, faults that have been recorded from Germany for the construction Colony's administration. Were we wrong concerned. More and more it is becoming be put. In the report of Sir Charles Dilke's in the past may be partially condoned, and of the Canton-Hankow and Sze when we asserted that all was not well with evident that Chinese statesmen are straining. Committed there a piven two series of cal. the good qualities of the completed under-chuan-Haukow ruilways, respect the railway, that serious deficiencies were in every effort to retain Chinese trade in Chiculations by Sir Henry Primatose of the appar taking clevated the height of virtues.
ively has been concluded. ovidence, that vast amounts over and above pese hands.. The swing of the pendulum ent yield of two alternative rates of progres the approved estimates would be necessary shows how at Canton li is the desire and sive supertax on net incomes of over £5.000 before the line even approached comple aim of the Provincial Government to a year. The rate was 3d. In the pound on met incomes from £5,000 to £10,000, in ad. tion, that the mysterious absence of official build up that centre of, industry and
and im dition to the existing Income Tax, niting by data on the subject was suspicious? A commerce as an exporting glance at the appendix laid before porting entrepot of trade and so ro: 60, and od. 10. 1/aupertax on incomes over the Council on Thursday, taken in conjunc-duce the importance of Hongkong as a 4000. The alternative scheme was ons tion with the Governor't views, does not,, we distributing port. One of the recent of a supertax rising from 6 to 2/; additional we have previously submitted. A more wan his supreme object to reconstitute Can-estimated in round figures at. £3,250,000 4 In brief, it is to collect such local and in Grand Councillors Trai Chenk and think, controvert the general trend of ideas Viceroys did not hesitate to affirm that it to the existing tax. The apparent yield was depressing account could scarcely be im-ton as the real Southern capital of China in year on the lower scale and £6,500,000 oncidental information regarding obstructions agined. A miniature railway line which trade affairs and, as a matter of fact, he had the higher. By means of calculations based to navigation, news, na to rocks, shoals, cur- on the house duty a maximum figure rents, etc., which can be Incorporated in was to cost a mere five millions in dollars inaugurated a policy of administrative re-
was obtained of about 12,000 person the existing charts. From what we can on the original estimate will, it has been form which had this end in view. That he discovered, cost pot less than double that was unable to carry his principles Into effect having over £5,000 a year. Income, with gather, the present alm of the Depart an aggregate income of £121,000,000, ment is to present the bavigator with sum and probably Ireble the first estimate, was due to ulterior causes, which we have The trait had to come out sooner or later recited on previous occasions, and to the Of course the fact that the majority if not all such a compendium of facts relating to and it is fortunaic that in. Sir Frederick changes in Imperial Government offices the members of the House of Commont, the. North Atlantic and the North Pacific Lugard we have one who has the courage to which led to his own departure from Centor. particularly those in the opposition, are ip that his pilot charts will be a simple pade lay the plain facts before those who are But the danger of Canton ousting Hongkong receipt of large incomes may lead to much mecum. By the kindness of Captain Milroy, entitled to know and to shoulder valiantly a with regard to the major portion of the ex-heart-burning when this portion of the Bud Director of the Nautical School and Subsk burden with which is has been involuntarily ports and imports from and into South: China get comes up for discussion but the member perintendent of the Sailors Home at Hong saddled. We hesitate to suggest that there must be steadily faced and any legislation with a cool £5,000 a year it pot likely to kong, wo are enabled to give some idea of has been incompetence displayed in carry which would have a retallatory or a restrict make much noise about his personal objecwhat is being done and, at the same time, to ing out this work of connecting Kowloon ive effect on the shipping of the port would. tion and the ordinary working man with his show how master mariners, who take a love with Canton by a single line of rails. We be open to severe condemnation Hong. 1 week will be in a position to underia their profession, may assist a great and disclaim any special technical knowledge of kong has largely won her proud position in stand who are his friends just as those in glorious undertaking. It is difficult for un an extremely technical question, but from the shipping world by the excellent facilities receipt of old age persions understand on outsider, raw to these technicalities, to know the standpoint of ordinary laymen we must afforded for trans-shipment of cargo, the the great difference between unfulfilled pro- exactly where to begin. Let us start with
It is proposed to enforce prohibi- say that, in our opinion there has been gross absence of oppressive shipping dues and the miles and adopted measures The Budget the official letter to shipmasters: Therein carelemness somewhere. Why all this mais free admission of goods on bich it is usual is exceptionally democratic in its principles it in stated that provided they co-operate tion in all places other than Treaty calculation, underestimation, and apparent to place duty. In other words the and it is just possible that the Government with the U.S. Hydrographic, Office, Navy ports in order to protect the sove ly practical inability to understand the fact that there is no Customs House of Hongkong may take the cue from certain Department, in supplying certain details reign rights of China.
which are set forth they will receive free of situation, to make allowances for the in Hongkong has given an immense of the new proposals submitted.
cost all the pilot charts, "notices to mariners special conditions prevailing to the New impetus to its commerical importance.
and hydrographic bulletins published by the Territories? Why at this late hour of the So that when the day "day should we have to learn that earlier may it be far distant-that the Govern
Department. Nationality does not count las this matter, for all is grist that comes to operations, have resulted in a grand fiasco? ment deems it essential to impose fresh Was there then no reason for all the secrecy burdens on those who live in the Colony it It is with a feeling of intense satisfaction, the mill, all is foformation to help the sailor. that has been maintained up to the present is permitted to anticipate that whatever fresh in which most readers will keenly participate, man. As an example of what we mean we time? Were we concerned with a private taxation is required will come out of the that we have been informed that at last take from the Hydrographic Bulletin the corporation we should have something more pockets of the general public and that there the tunnel through Beacon Hill has been following "Empress of Japan (Br 3.3.), Peking, 14th May, to say, but an the officials on the railway are, will be no attempt to hamper or dislocate pierced, and an important stage in the work Captain Robinson-Jaudary 26 to 87, from Sir Robert Hart has sent a tele as officials, tongue-tied and helpless in face the trade of the port by the levying of dues of constructing the railway line from Kow (approximately) lat.41'N.log 51. E. to lat, of press criticism, we say nothing. But we on imported goods. That policy is, of loop to Sam Chun has been reached. The 43 30 N. long. 156 E. during a heavy gale graphic reply to the Waiyupu can think furiously. What would you, the course, subject to certain exceptions, as in piercing of the tunnel does not of course, from 8.S.W. with very high, sea, the steamer stating that he will return to China reader, think if, as shareholder in a British the case of liquors, tobacco, etc., but, bread imply that the work has been completed, but running with the wind and sea two points on if his health permita. or foreign railway company, the generally, the general assumption may be allowed. it means that the calculations of the engineers the starboard quarter and yawing badly, used maniger and chairman of directors reported Now, then we come to the proposals of the hare been proved trustworthy, which, after dog fish off with good effect for nine hours, that all previour estimates as to the cost of British Government which have been subthe revelations made at the last meeting of as follows: Au ordinary bucket with a
mitted with the object of meeting the deficit the Legislative Council, is something to be small nail hole in the bottom nearly filled RUSSO-CHINESE UNDERSTANDING. of sixteen millions sterling and providing thankful for. His Excellenty the Goverdor | with oakum and waste, was placed in the
{[Ey courtesy of the " Bhaung Pol for the financial requirements of the ensuing bisted at the meeting in question that it was starboard forward latrine and kept filled with year. It is proposed to increase the tax on hoped the beadings would be itrough within' ail which on running out formed a ribbon
Peking, 14th May. tobacco to the extent of a halfpenny an two or three day and that hope has fortun of oil about 30 feet wide on the water. ounce, while those in teceipt of unearned ately been realised; and at the same timahe Used from 4 to 5 gallons of the oil. [Re-
H.E. Liang Tun-yen, president. incomes are to be still further mulcted. As accorded praise to the tunnel superintend port by Oficer Douglas. Then there is a of the Waiwupu; Shi Siu-kee, To a: Shanghal contemporary suggests the first ent, Mr. Walte, for having carried through periodical paper issued on port facilities"! may be intended in a measure to pay part the later operations with such expedition as in which a curious statement is made under tai of Harbin; the Russian Minis
The Raub Australian Gold Mining Co., Ltd. construction of the ridiculously small side line were absurd, and futile, that an ad venture which had been embarked upon with light beart and easy conscience was likely to prova a disastrous speculation? Because that is the light in which the matter has to be viewed. It may be said that all Govemment enterprises are expensive, but that is no answer to the question Somebody would have to be hauled over the coals, and somebody would receive the orders of the "big mick and the malled glove, both combined and, neither auta ganistic. It is not surprising that when the Governor, in presenting one of the most explicit and plain' reports on the subject of On May 11, 1909, at Shanghal, the wife of the railway, should declare that it was not G.S. FOSTER KEMP, of K SOD.
an exhilarating subject." That was a most MARRIAGE:
euphemistic way to describe a heart-break ing affair, and it only shows how foolish if is on the part of the Government to refrain from taking the pubile into its confidence Had we known, we should have known long ago, the state of affair and been on abled to reallas how far anticipations werd at fault, there would be less cause for crill cim to day. Washould have been prepared (OF WAR WE MUR BOW regard at the ingri
BIRTH.
On May, 14, 1909, at Shanghai, KENNETH MCKELVIE, sidest son of the lais Andrew McKelvle, of Shaoge to EMILY ELLEN CLARK Spcond daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Clark, of Shanghais
CONSUL DEATH, A/ #15. On March 20th, at bis residence. No, 6, Barrow Terrace, Kowloon, Mr., LIBELIO Į.
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BEACON HILL TUNNEL.
(18th May)
of the nide millions required for old age to render this result possibin. Much till pensions, while the second may be con- remains to be done before the tunnel has sidered a delicate method of making those been completed, but there is reason to be who clamour for more Dreadnoughts paylieve that the excavation will be ready for uss the piper. As the Mercury says, however, by the end of the year and the permanent Tobacco already bring in nearly fourteen way lald and the line opened by next May millions sterling, and income and property. To those who are of a mechanical and taxes over thirty millions. These sources sutistical ture of mind it may be matter of would not seem capable of sustaining much supererogation to recapitulate the details of further demand upon them. For some of the work at the tunnel, but there are others the proposals we have been prepared for some who may not be averse from having the time. The increased liquor taxes and official facts repeated and wa submit them licences were expected, and those concerned a briefly as may be. We quote His Excel have insured themselves against them; and lepty who said The heading cost per it was more or less taken for granted that a foot in 1907 $184, which has been reduced attack would be made on the sinking fund, to $70,04. The enlarging in 1907 cost $175, policy which Lord Cromer, in a recant speach which has been reduced to $149.85; he at Leeds, foreshadowed and was prepared to breaking lawai Szar and and bonn reduced justify to the extent of 4,000,000. The 10 $113.54. Now if I were not for the
FOR MARINERS ONLY.
This article is primarily intended for marineja. As most master mariners are aware, the Hydrographic Office at Wishing- ton, U.S.A., it engaged in an Immense work, which may be regarded as an addition to that undertaken by the British Admiralty.
- MINISI ER, TO BELGIUM,
YEUNG SHU AFFOINTED,
[B coursing of the “ Sheung Po
Peking, 14th May On the joint recommendation of
Chang Chih-tung, Yeung Sha has been appointed Minister to Belgium. CHINA'S, SOVEREIGN
RIGHTS.A
PROTECTION CONTEMPLATED,
[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po
Peking, 14th May.
The Waiwupu and the Ministry of Agriculture, Industry and Com merce bave held a conference on the question of Consuls, and foreign soldiers exceeding their powers.
SIR ROBERT HART.
RETURN TO CHINA IF1 HEALTH PERMITS.
[By courtesy of the "Shewng Po."
HARBIN
the heading of " Aberation of sound It ter, and the Russian Consul at Har- runs: "Captain Muir, of the British bin, on the 11th int, affixed their steamer Hanisérock, reports the following signatures to a draft Treaty contain aberration of sound The fog signal on Bird Rocks, Magdalen Islands, St. Lawrence ing eighteen regulations regarding Gulf, was not heard when mile to leeward, Harbin, gende while it wis beard when 1 mile to windward. Wind, light to moderate at the time." It will be seen that what is wanted is not so: much phenomena at sea as effects which are likely to misguide the navigator and conditions which be liable to experience. All that the Department, desire is that owners and masters of vessels should evid enee thele interest in this admirable scheme for safeguarding so far as posible: the hazardous life of those was go dowse Waiwuru has deputed an to the sea in ships by notifying those official with instructions to del incident and features which may strike the Beal for the Special Comm
MAQAO DELIMITATION, QUESTION
COMM/5LIONERS SEAL
[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po]
Peking, 18th May