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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY OCTOBER 26 1909
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HONGKONG, Tuesday, October 16, 1909,
THE KAU BAND AT HARBIN,
The dastardly outrage reported in our special telegram to-day of the assassination of Prince Ito, of Japan, at Harbin, by a Korean, will be learnt with horror and re. gret by the entire civilized world. The alleged grievance of the Koreans against the Japanese cannot be expected to be redress. ed by Roy such violent methods as that re suited to by the murderer to accomplish MANUFACTURERS.hit foul end. Prince Ito started from
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Tokio' on a peaceful tour in Manchuria ou the 14th inst., in referring, to which, on the eve of his departure, His Highness laid emphasis upon, the private character of the journey. His tour, he said, would extend as far as Harbin and he might also pay a visit to Vladivostok. It was contemplated that Prince lio would meet M. Kokortself, the CHAM-Russian Minister of Finance, at Harbin; but the meeting was to have no political bearing. On the 15th: inst", Prince Ito arrived at Tairen, He had arranged to be at Mukden on the 22nd instant and at Harbin on the 26th. So that his arrival at the latter city must have taken place this moroing. 'The 'tragical ending of Prince Ito's tour cannot fail to elicit the deepest sympathy with japan in the loss of a statesman of the administrative ability and rare worth of His Highness, whose work as resident-general in the land which gave birth to the hand of The assassin will live as the best monument to the undying fame of one of the greatest men of the time in Japan. We do no more on this occasion than record our sincerest sym-
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Macao's Delimitation. INDIGNATION MEETING AT CANTON,
COMMISSIONER KO'S SUPERCESSION URGED,
Own Correspondent #
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sang de rail, the "Canton, agih October, In my letter of the 23rd lost. f forwarded you a translation of the circular which had been issued by the Canton Self-Government Society convening an indignation meatlog for the 24th inst. The meeting was to discuss matters in connection with the Macáo Delimi tation question. The meeting was daly beld yesterday (Sunday) at the office of the Canton Self-Governmeal Society at the Wah Lum monastery. The meeting was called for a. p.m. Before the clock struck one all the stats in the meeting hall were occupied, so that many people who came after that boor had to stand and many others could not even secara admission into, the hall, there being not so much as standing, room available, Thois present at the meeting could not have numbered less than three thousand. Chas Chung Kwai and Chin Wai Po were elected chairman and vice-chairman, respectively, and Lo Shiu Ngao acted as secretary. Speeches wore delivered by several members of the So cisty on the question of the Macao delimitation, and the recent conventio concluded between Ching and Japan concerning Maschuria. The speeches were proctuated with it flammatory observations directed against the Portuguese and the Japanese. All the addresses were intently followed by the meeting who evinced considerable interest in the proceedings and whose emotion was aroused by the remake of the speakers,
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ANOTHER LIGHTER FOR MANILA,
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· APPLICATION TO RE-OPEN WELL At the meeting of the Sanitary Board, this The 1.0.3. N. Coss, Yach which bRam and Gibbs on behalf of the Tang We afternoon, an application by Messrs. Dention, just foft for Manila, has taken in tow a wooden Hospital was considered. The letter was in lighterforthe Chief Qiastermaster'e Department
the following terms-On bahill of the tem- PRINCE TIO ASSASSINAI ED in the Philippines. The dimensions of the site of the Tong Wa Hospital, we request lighter are some ft. by zo ft, by 9 ft. This is the permission to re-open a wall in the premises of
DASTARDEY OUTRAGE AT third lighter completed by the Hongkong and the hospital in the position marked in red on
HARBIN. Whampoa Dock Co., Ld., for the U. S. Govern the tracing sont barewith. The water is ont re maht at Manila, out of the contract they secured by public tender a couple months ago. The other two lighters already delivered were of steel and wood, respectively.'"`
"THË DES VŒUX ROAD »
· ́ROBBERY,
TIN PRISONERS `REMANDED.
At the Mogistracy.this morning, before Mr. FA, Haziland (Fitsi Magistrate) ten Chinere. were arraigned on charges of armed robbery st 253, Des Voeux Road West and wounding with latent to murder. A woman also appeared in the dock on's charge of baring received stalen goods Five of the prisoners pleaded guilty to the charge of armed robbery but not to the charge of wounding with intent to murder. The remaining four mea pleaded not guilty to both the charges, while the woman made a statement to the affect that she was only watching and had cothing to do with the matter.
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It may be remembered that shortly before 'eight o'clock on Friday evening, a number of men entered No. 293, Des Voeux Road West, which is a mat-dealer's establishment, and after having bound a number of fokis, a visitor All the letters and telegrams recalved by the and the master of the shop, they opened a safe Society were read at the meeting to the assem from which they extracted $1,000 in msney and bly. The people were also informed of the after having appropriated further goods valued manner in which the people of the Heungshan at 5150, the ruffanly characters decomped. Fall district are contemplating the recruiting of a particulars of the outrage appeared at the time volunteer militia against the Portuguese. The in the Hongkong Telegraph, which was the first representative of the Heungahan district, Young to give the news of the sensational occurrence. Sui Cho, then produced a map and pointed out
It now appears that one of the fokis employ. to the meeting the land which alleged tod in the establishment was the sole origidator have been encraiched upon by the Portugueses of the outrage. It seem that shortly before the and also other places that the Portuguese are robbery was committed, he invited three of the seld to claim at Chioshan.
principal fokis is an opium divan, to which the unsuspecting ones consented, and this fact doubtless accounts for the ease with which the shop people were overpowered by the desperadoes. The ski was abortly after wards arrested and was one of the prisoners who appeared before Mr. Hexeland this more iog.
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After considerable discussion as to the alleg pathy with Japan in her irreparable loss and od satisfactory manner in which the thinese Delimitation Commissioner, H.E. Ko Yu Rim, refrain from further comments until full paris, in the opinion of the meeting, conducting ticulars of the tragedy reach us from Japan, Meanwhile it may be useful to present the record of Prince Ito's career, as printed in Who's Who in the Far East. It reads
Ito, Marquis Hirobumi (Seoul), Japanese make excellent refreshing bevorages. Resident General of Corea; ). Sept. 2, 1841. Escaped to England with Count Inouye in days
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Mr. Hazeland remanded the cate for a week,
the negotiations by not exhibiting sufficient determination in opposing the Portuguese claims, thus leading to the loss of Chinese territorial rights, the meeting resolved to mark
is sense of disapprobation of the Commis Prisoners were immediately taken to the sioner's action.
As regards the agitation that has been moos-Detective Department, where their finger ed among the people of Heungshan, who prints were taken," Jam taits, were then
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red for domestic purposes but for supplying
water to a lavatory.
Mr. A. Shelton Hooper miented -Grant, The Hon Mr. E. A. Hewelt-As I under- stand we bave now an ample water supply,, . consider no old wells should be re-opened.......
The Hon. Director of Public Works ---I' ablak permission for this might be re-consider. |ed in view of probable constant supply to the town, being reverted to in a few days' time, unless it is for the supply to W: C.'s.
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MANILA SMUGGLING CASE.
PLEA FOR LENIENCY.
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai, 26th October, 12.40 p.m.
A Korcan assassinated Prince Ito at Harbin to-day,
The assassin also wounded the Japanese Consul and the Manager of the South Manchuria Railway.
The Manila Times, of 18th October, says This morning in the Court of First" Instance, when the closing scene to the famous Grant.inquiry at the Japanese Consulate, Mr. Kennedy smuggling case was enacted, Charles T. Fukindly informed our represents.. C. Cobo, representing Lenis T, Grant, who on tive that he had received 'no official informa his sick-bed yesterday admited his part is the tion of the very distressing news contained in crime, made an eloquent plea on behalf of his the above telegram. client, saying that in a moment of weakness Grant had fallen, but his subsequent admission of the crime was an act of contrition which did not melt the severe penalty of the law.
The Japanese Consul at Harbin is Mr, T. Kawakami.-Ed, H,K,7].
ŞÜN A WAN'S BXTRADITION
APPLICATION FOR COSTS.
Alter taking the testimony of, the-defendant' Grant, at his bedside yesterday, arguments of both the prosecution and the defence were. heard before Judge Lobingier yesterday after. aron, and this morning the court heard Mr,. Cohn, who had before the trial began and when
The Chief Justice (Sir Francis Piggott) deli- Grant pleaded guilty, stated that he desired to say something on behalf of his client before thevered judgment y sterday afternorn as fè conte in the case in which a native named Sun A Wan ww concerned some timẹ ago is extradition. court passed sentence upon him.
proceedings at the request of the Chinese Go veromer for an armed robbery committed in Chiza It may be remembered that "prisoner was several times released and re-arrested and sally, on the 14th September last, a motion was moved before the Chief Justice for prisgnes'a ru- lease on the ground of certain irregularities in the proceedings, which was allowed by the Chief Justice.
After the customary salutation to the court, Mr. Coba said, it reviewing the facts, that Grant had acknowledged his crims and had furnished evidence to the goveromact which andoubtedly would convict Kennedy and for this reason Grant should be granted leniency, by the court,
Mr. Cohn contended that the fact that Grant hd, in the first instance, concerted some of the facts, did not add to his culpability lo con pection with the crime char, ed. With re- ference to the discrepancy in the first declara tion of Grant and his later adibission of bis part in the crime, Mr. Cohu insisted- that if 'Grant had committed soy act as a wit- ness which the court regarded as deserving of punishment, it ought to be it fi cted against or not. It was argued strenuously that if a him as a wittess and not as a co-defendant.
In asking for leniency of the court for his
Mr. Eldon Potter appeared for the applicant. His Lordship said:➡l reserved the quot tion of cost of the application for the & baca orrpus, allowing the point to be arguid in Chambers, whether the prisoner having brea successful should get his costo
prisoner has derived no substantial advantage from the success of his application, that is to-m
Tilasi Shogun, and took-part-an-Imparial-side--Propose to organise a volu.feer militia against served out to the prisoners, but the woman client, Mr. Coba said that Grant, in a moment; say, If he hitnot definitely obtained his liberty; Guaranteed to be made from the- | during war which led to Restoration;-appointed the Portuguese, it is feured that the result or relased_to_touch_the delicacies and fell into of weakness, had yielded_to_temptation which-thon-ba-is not entitled to his costs. He ma
pure juice of sound ripe fruit. :.
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of treaties; is.responsible for existing Japaneɔn a tiùmber of the members of the Seclety t5 l'and bis pisse of detectives for the smart manser that he deserved the same punishment as a man if from other causes which to should have fore
the proposed action might lead to serious con: sequences: It was agreed, therefore, to selaci proceed forthwith to Hevogshan to deliver lectures warning the villagers against creating apy disturbance. For this purpose, Chan Wai
affect to the motion adopted by the meeting.
tion for Japan; was founder of present system
of Government in Japan | despatched China
Grant credit is due to lasp ctor Robertson lo which the capture of the prisoners wat effected. The robbery was committed on Friday evening and by, noon on the following day
was offered him by Kennedy, and that in this be content, with having obtained"a" decialon" he had acted wrong ully, but he did not think. from the Court on an interesting potal of law
who had coolly, and deliberately planned the commission of a crime. He said he did not censure the prosecuting attozucy for pot making
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seen he has out obtained bis libents. ⠀ bere it was said that Sun A Wan was imme distaly after bis release re-arrested, so that his
Governor of Hyogo at end of war; sent to Europe, 187, with special embassy for revision banking regulations; was joister of Works, 1878, alter proclamation of 1881, atuouncing inauguration of representativa government; 10 years later was despatched to Europe, and Po, Tam Shiu Po, Kung Tso Tin and Li Shiu | (Saturday) all the ten prisoners were succes- a recommendation of clemency to the court ba success on the motion has 'brought him no A. S. WATSON & CO, the work of the Police being
rendered still more difficult owing to the fact that feadaat bad not told him the 'whole truth and tion. If, for example, there was another war It was also resolved that telegrams should be absolutely no clue was provided the Police had concealed some of the facts is connection rant unexecuted which the prisoner knew of, and concluded Tientsin Trasty with late L forwarded to the Chinese residing in foreign Five of the men were arrested at No. 149 with the case, but he did believe that the pro- so that he must hava kaowa ba would be re countries to invoke their co-operation, and that Square Street while three were run to earth at secoting attorney had allowed his adversions arrested when he stepped out of prison, then 1 Hung Chang, 1885; Prime Minister of japan, joint telegram should also be addressed to the Yau-ma-ti. Two more men who are alleged to for Grant as witness to obscure sems of his should certainly not give him his costs. Batin- 1886; upon inauguration-of-Constitutional-Go- vernment was President of House of Peers: Imperial Govatamant asking it to appoint sn---be-concerned_in_the_affair are still wanted claims to leniency as a dolend .nt, and that he Chambers' I was informed that be was arrested (as concluded Treaty of Shimonoseki with late other special. High Commissioner to conduct f Some of the missing articles have been re-had permitted his feelings sobotny him into on a third and entirely row warrant,' and that angotiations with the Portuguese on the Macao covered but the bulk of the stolen goods bas stating to the court that in his opinion both steps were taken to obtain this warrant imme delimitation question in supercession of H.E. Ko Ya Him.
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THE boxing bouts for the V.R.C. cham. plonships, which were arranged to take piece on Friday, 30th, and Saturday 30th inst, bave been postponed until further notice.
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Ng Saa Ning saggested that they should also take the opportunity of laying the matter before the newly-formed Canion Provincial Assembly for discussion and to ask the Assembly for itā views as to the best co sme to adopt to anivaat a solution of the case.
Afterthe above resolutions were unanimously. passed the letters and telegrams received by vlaces were also read for the information of the people. Most of these communications were couched in inflammatory language isciting the people to maintain the boycelt movement,
the Society concerning the Three Eastern Pro.
"CAPTAIN'L, Rosiofsky, of the North-German Lloyd us. Kohtickang, om Joyed in the East Asil coasting service, has received from the English Board of Trade a silver tea-pot, suitably Inscribed, in-recognition of the help rendered to the shipwrecked crew of the Charterhouse.
Captain C. W. Gordon has been appolated adjutant of the 3rd Northumberland Fosillers, of which his father was formerly inspecting,, officer. He jaised bis father's old regiment 1st West Yorkshiren—in 1895, and served with the corps in Hongkong, Singapore, and Bom. bay. He also did daty with the Chiocre Regi. mant la Wei-hai-wel, and in 1992 was specially promoted to a company in the Northumberland. Fusiliers.
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The CHINBsh enginherING AND MINING co, Ltd.
ANNUAL REPORT.
The annual general meeting of the share bolders of the Chiness Engineering and Wining Co, Ltd,, will be held in Londen, on the 27th October, 1909, when the directors-report and account for the financial year-ending 18th February, 1909, will be submitted.
"EXTRACT FROM DIRECTORS. REPORT. " The art result of the year's traos.ction shows a balance to the credit of profit and loss ac- count of £204,868 made up as follows: Net Profi', after providing for all'.
charges in Chioaumurine wi3⁄444,000 Add Balance brought for
ward from inst your♫ 3,929 Gross receipta in London.
968
4,807.
Total £248,897
Deduct Expenditure is Europe,...
Salarios, stores, elc£7,013. Debentures, interest...... 21,988 redemption 30,000 Directors' fees
3,018
44.929 £204.868
Leaving a net balance of
Which the director, recommend should be appropriated as follows : in placing to reserva for de
preciation (making a total reserve
of £ar5,000) paying a final dividend of
ACCORDING to a Chinese dispatch the Navy Commissioners have decided that an initial fand of Tis 1,500,000 should be appropriated for con struction of naval stations, schools and sim quries. Three craisers, first, second and third in class respectively, two training ships, two torpedo-boats and one gun-bost will be ordered; thesa would requid the sum of Tis. 18,000,000, to be expended in four years. In addition to the Chinens Minister at Lisbon, who expressed || this, an annual fund of Tls. 2,000,000 won'd be
714 In the Sup eme Court to-day, the five Chinese On the 18th Sep', at St. Nicholas, Bath- who were charged with the alleged murder of hampton by the Rev. W. H. Wright (brothern eating-house coolle were discharged, of bide), Assisted by Rev. 1 George Vicar, verdict of not gallly having been returned by
the jury. Mr. Eldon Potter defended. Hany Cyril Ridef Hancock, of Hongkong, son of Alfred Hancock (late of Hongkong), to Eibal Margaret Baymour, elder daughter of William Wright, late of Clifton, Bristol,
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the thanks of the Obiness Government for the necessary and the Commissioners hava asked || terim dividend of 1/6 per presence of a Portoguess representative at the that the Ministry of Finnace be ordered to Os October 17, *929, at Wash, Chiss, Mrs. faseral of the late Emperor and the Dowager provide these amposts. The Ministry has repil. John H. Stewart, of Trenton, N.J. USA-s | Empress...
ed to the Throne that in spite of all its efforia ži agod 61 years, mother of Mrs. G. F. Mosher.
has not been able to raise the necessary smodat in fall, and it asks that the Commlestoners be commanded to reduce their demands as much as circumstances permit. The Ministry; and wincse together have only bona a able to about- Tia, –16,000,000 for the initial
On October 17, 1900, at Shanghai, Walter Iz is understood that Japan is "approaching John Chick, late of Changsha, aged 51 years, | China with a view to participating in the con- deeply regretted.
04 October 18, 1909, at Sbisgkal, Alfred Dessy Lows, son of the late Alfred Danny
of Stamford Kugland.
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defendants were equally guilty.
diately the rule misi for the A brat, çorßun, was The arguments of both the prosecution grasted. I cannot hold that the prisoner could and the deferice yesterday were brief: Judge or ought to have known that this would have Southworth, who conducted the prosecu
been done; I cannot bold otherwise than that" tion throughout, opened the argument for the the prisoner expected to obtain bis liberty if prosecution, and briefly reviewed the facts and the rais pisi were made absolute., "And I am": stated the position of the prosecution, as pub of opinion, that he legitimately expected this, lished yesterday in the 7iwa, adding, that
and therefore that he does not fall within the while he himself, on account of baviop beso la: principle as I brva stated it above ;' and there. timately connected with t'e prosecution, did fire that he most have his costs. But there is not care to make any recommendation as to something about these proceedings which I the penalty to be imposed upon the defendants cannot understand, and as it is intimately con Mr. George, the prosecuting attorney, was plenected with the conclusion I bave coma to, sent throughout the trial and was conversant am bound to notice it. What does it meas, with the facts in the cate, and could undoubted. | That so soon av’the rule nisi was granted pru- ly make a more unbiased recommendation as to the penalty¦¦, <---
Mr. George asked that Kennedy be found guilty of the crime alleged, and that both be and Grant ba pucistas equally, and recom manded imprisoement for bath for not. tem than one year,"
Judge Waite, and Mr O'Brien, counsel for Kennedy, reviewof the facts and in a streng ples to the court on behalf of their clicet, asked that he be acquitted of the charge,
Decision was reserved.
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MAILS DUE Indian (Catharine Apcar) 27th inst. English (Druanka) 17th inst, 6 pm. Indian (Grigory pcar) 28th inst. Canadian (Empress of China) 28th inst. American (Mongolia) zud pros. Indian (Fooksang) gth prox. German (Kulit) 4th prox.
The C, F. R. Coa an. "Monteagle lait Veg- couver for Hongkong on 22nd inst., p., via the usual ports of call
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parations were made for the issue of another warrant? The Crown Solicitor Informa that the daly accredited reprek of the Chinese Government of the grant of the rule September; and that on the quested him to apply for foran entirely
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also armed robbery at different dale ja
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I am anxious, to say nothing wh hamper the Chipeta Government deavours to obtain the extradition of criminale; bot at the same time the law of tradition must not be perverted from its prope use. If it is pot stringent enough this Gove ment must be asked to amend it. was first charged with having committ offence on goth October, 1998; and the Magi trate was not satisfied as to the Identification, He was secondly charged with another offenci committed an 12th May, 1908; un' this Magistrate was satisfied, and tha committed to await -extradition. aside by the "decision of the Coo kabeas coróka vala fór, irreguliarities, “Re the re-arrested "within, 6 days on si charge for an officecoma
something wanting in this shall say no more than this paren
a succe warrants, as in this"
The Imperial German Mail La Zusisow, which left here on arst last at 3 pot, arrived | locality op 27th July, 1908. The
yesterday, at x p.m. Singapore The F. M. S. 5. Ca's sa. Mongolia called from Yokohama for this port on r4h just, and is due to arrive at Hongkong on and prox.
The Imperial Gemiss Mail us Fleist okey. ing the German Mails with dates from Berlla the 6th inst, left Colombo on 241b
dimay ing, and may be expected bare
arrived at Shanghai
to be exceedingly carefni (n