Telegrams.
“HONGKONG TELEGRAPH "
SERVICE
CHINESE IN DUTCH
-COLONIES.
MINISTER'S SOLICITUDE.
By courtesy of the “ Sheung Po"]
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Peking, 13th December, The Chinese Minister to Holland has telegraphed to the Central Government asking that immediate
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY DECEMBER 14 1000
8.8. ADMIRAL `SHBRBE.
LANDING THIS MORNING,
Shortly after 10.30 this morning a guard of boncur composed of one company' of The "Buffs" was drawn up at Blake Pior to receive the American Admiral on landing. A little 'before 11 m, the 0,4. flagship's pincace loft the West Virginia and made for Binko Pier. On landing a salute was fired at the Kowloon Signal Station, The Admiral was received at the pier by Capt. P. H. M. Taylor, A.D.C. To the Governor, and the American Consul. After inspecting the guard, the Admiral and pay proceeded in chairs to Government House.
CORKESPONDENCE.
ITS IMMENSE POSSIBILITIES.
steps should be taken for the pro- TASMANIA'S NORTH-WEST COAST. tection of Chineso residents in the Dutch colonies, otherwise they will be compelled to become Dutch subjects.
FINANCIAL SUPERVISORS.
TREASURERS' OBSTRUCTION.
{By courtesy of the " Sheung Po."]
Peking, 13th December, Most of the Financial Supervisors sent out by the Ministry of Finance Have reported to the Ministry that the various Provincial treasurers have placed obstacles in their way. The fluance ministers are so in censed that it is proposed to memo- rialize the Throne to have the treasurers severely dealt with.
CUSTOMS TAOTAL
PROPOSED ABOLITION.
[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."],
Peking, 18th December.
To the Editor of the "Honorowa TeleaRAPH." Sig-How many people ip, your state are aware of the immense possibilities of this com pact and fertile island? Not much inferior in size to Ireland, it contains a bandful of 185,000 | people, who occupy the territory rich in miner als, blessed with a lovely climate, endowered with race charm of landscape, where soow Sovered peaks filled their counterpart in limpid streams that food when the snow melts in the months of early summer, and wind amongst vernal valleys over which one tint of green merely replaces another in mark the seasonal change. What you will ask has to the cause of keeping such an Elysiuni in the background? What has given Tasmania, the yem island set in the southern seas, the tule of the "Cinderella of the water of Aurelia Well, one reason is the fact that we have not been assisted by any great minerals boom such as estralia has; nor do we possess millions of acres of grassy plains to dispose of as in the CASE of Queensland,
The midas that will transmute Tasmania's mineral wealth into gold is the energy of the rishigent prospector, the patient miner, the skill ed metallurgist, and the enterprising capital IB1, All these various factors or phases and energy we have, but more is wanted, especially more capital for the development of
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FIRE AT SHANGHAL.
GODOWN COMPLETELY DESTROYED.
At about ope o'clock yesterday morning, re- ports the N, C. D. News of with inst, a fire broke out in an unoccupied house at Footung. The flames had obtained a strong bold when the pative brigada arrived, but the fireman, with the assistance of a number of River Police and native constables, quickly got to work, and be fere long the outbreak was subdued. The building was seriously damaged.
THE OPIUM "QUESTION.
To-day's Advertisements.
FIRST AID"or HOME NURSING
Full reports of the Straits Settlemont Dinner, which was held on November 16, show that the opium question was the subject of the more ST. JOHN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION, important speeches Sir Frank Swattenham, O.C.M.G., who presided, sald inter alia that thereADIES wishing to attend classes in was resson to fear that the prosperity of British are requested, to send in their mamas to the Melaya þad been checked, as trade, and revenue Hop, Secretary (Rev. F. T. Johusou), St. John's were shrinking, the opium firm had been abol. Cathedral, before WEDNESDAY, December
aand. libed and a now and costly syslum had been
Hongkong, 14th December, 1909. introduced, which would yield less and was
FROM EUROPE iniendod ultimately to suppress the consump tion of opium. The Chairman procended:-
THE POLICY OF THE GOVERNMENT.
The tecit challenge to reassure colonists given by the Chairman was accepted by Colonel Sealy, who said --
THE H. A. L, Steamship
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"SCANDIA," Captain v. Dähren, having arrived, Consigaces of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the hazardous and/or extra-bazardous Godowns' of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Go- dows Company, Limited, whence delivery may be obtained against Bills of Lading counter- signed by the Undersigned,
Optional Cargo will be carried on unlea notice to the contrary 'be givan, before TO. DAY...
.
All Claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here after which date they cannot be recognised,
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods
have left the Godowns and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 22th inst, will be subject
to rent.
After the firomso had left the scène, flames were soon at about four o'clock shooting I should have preferred to omit all reference through the roof of Mövsre. Mackanzia & Co.'s | to the opiam question, but that course is im- godowa which is situated about a hun possible, for the opiam farmi contributed ball dred yards from the building which had the revenue, and we, who bilberto have re bsen on Gre. Mr. Kenneth Campbell, the garded the Colony's continued prosperity as a engineer in charge of the gedown, made practical certainty, naturally ask what will take the discovery, and gave the alarm. The the place of the opium revenue when the con. brigade'turned out agaio, but their appliances|sumption of the dṛng has been absolutely abol were altogether ipadequate, and the services of ished. ibe Customs and Municipal fire floats were rought. The floats arrived at the wharf at about five o clock within a few minutes of each other, and long lines of hose word run out. As SOOD AS steam was up water was pumped on to
Well, then, apart froni a certain noxioly as to the burning mass of raw: cotton which was the Inas in trade itself, your distinguished Chair- stored in the godown, at the rate of 1.500 gallons man touched upon a loss in revenus. I have per minute. Notwithstanding this heavy volume heard a rumour that there has been a similar loss of water, the flames continued to shoot upwards. in revenue even in this country, and that we have Soon the roof fell in with a thud, and the flames had to take measures to make up the deficit. rose higher, and myriads of sparks flew into the The loss in the revenue of our Eastern dependen«, air. The firemen continued to pour water over thecies has been caused, as in every country of the high walls and through the broken windows, world without exception, by a momentary it has also, no doubt, but no appreciable diminution of the blaze was slackening of trade: apparent. At about six o'clock the wall on the been caused by the Opium policy to which you bonhern side fell outwards with a resounding referred, Sir Frank. There is no desire crash, and the hiatus was filled with flames.. on the part of His Majesty's Government, or Fortunately, no one was within the danger anyone in this country in a responsible position, PRATAS ISLAND QUESTIÚN, rope when the wall fell. Shortly afterwards to imposes upon people in our Eastern depend- the north-eastern corner cracked and, swaying encies a morality of their own conception which for a few seconds, fell out with a loud crash. coste, them, nothing, which will only flatter A tologram has reached the Government The warning given was noticed, for a foreigner their own consciences. That is a thing of the from Mr. Segawa, Japanese Consul at Canton, and a palive member of the fire brigade had past. There is no such desire. We only wish to the effect that the amount of compensation, raced to safety in the sick of time,
Portions to see facts as they are, and to administer Y130,000, payable by the Chinese Government of the wall continued to fail at intervals, and countries, if we can, for the good of the inhabito Mr. Nishizawa for his business on Pratas tale yesterday afternoon not one was intact.
teats, Our closest ally is Japan, We are Island was received from the 'Chinese authori- section on the northern side was bulging dan brought into close touch with Japan. We tigs on the 2nd instant. gerously, and as it looked as if were going to the case of Japan that they regard the abuse
heer ail that Japan does. Well; now, we know... to fall at any moment, men were told' off
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ibis laid of mineralt-gold, lead, silver, ti, to prevent any one from gelting too close to of the opium habit as so serions that they | copper, wolfram, bismuth, etc. Again the grassy plains of Australia finds their counter- part here in chocolate soil of unsurpassed ferti It is proposed by the Centralty, but nature guards her treasure from the Government to abolish the posts of hands of the usworthy by a mantle of timber Customs Tuotai,
FOREIGN LOANS.
TIENTSIN CHAMBER OF COM-"
MERCE PROPOSAL.
[lly courtesy of the* Sheung Porỷ
It is reported that the majority of the Chambers communicated with acquiesce in the scheme.
ELLIS KADOORIḤ PUBLIC : SCHOOL FOR CHINESE,
ESTABLISHMENT, EN, SHANGHAL
often valuable timber-hardwood being prefer. red to pine for building purposes. This mantle which impedes settlement is now being remove ed from the agricultural paradise, par excellence of Tasmania-the potential North-West Coast. With the area of progressive legislation, which at last is dawning on Tasmania, I trust with the pending state elections, this state, nad
it. The front wall was cracked to an alarming manner, and smoke was pouning through the crevices. The afternoon was well advanced are the men were in part subdued, and there gave way in dense volumes of blueish smoke, which Lund a way into the eyes and throats, of the firmen and considerably hamper ed them As the day wore on the effects of the many tons of water that had been poured into the smouldering mass became more apparent, and the smoke last much of its density, but ir is not anticipated. Lb it the fire, which was still
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods must be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 18th inst., at 3 P.M.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever,
HAMBURG AMERIKA LINIE,
Hongkong Office. Hongkong, 141b December, roog. (830
PAYMENT OF COMPENSATION.
RECOVLAZ ON NATIONAL 'RIGHTS ÎN CHINA,
STATEMENT DY 'A JAPANESE OFFICIAL,"
In an interview with tha.Tokyo correspon.
Entimations.
WE RECOMMEND A TRIAL
OF OUR TOWN MAKE
PORK
SAUSAGES
25 cents per lb.
THE
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Hongkong, 30th November, 1909.
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TIME TABLE
WEEK DAYE.
7.30 am. to 10.00 km/.....Every to mientes 10.00 8.m, to 11,00 1.m. ... Every 15 mțunten. 11,30 km, to 1243 pm. ...Kvary 15 minutes. 245 pm to 1.15 pm...Every so mlautan. 1.15 pm to 1.43 pm. .....Every 15 minutas " LEÏ AM 10 ́ LI§ pm.........Every 10 milontes, 2.15 p.m, to 3,00 p.m. ...Every 15 minutes. 1.30 p.m. 10 5,00 p.m. ... Every 15 mluntes. 5,00 p,m, to 800 pině......Every tó mlutten,
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particularly the richly endowered North-West burning in the early hours of this, morning ed to check an abuse, not only His Majesty's fast coming into existence. In their valuro the 45 p. and a p.m., dat am to 11.45 piag"
allowed to advance through your columns
will be completely extinguis sed for a day or
two;
As soon as it became safe to do so, a large corps of condies was set to work to convey the wet colton to a sale spat some fifty yards away from the godown. By this mease it is hoped that the loss will be reduced, and although it is a very slow process, it is considered to be the quickest and surest way of quelling the outbreak. How the fire originated in the unoccupied house is oot koown, but it is supposed that some beggars had sought refuge there from the cold, and lighted a fire, which got beyond con- trol, and set fire to the wooden fittings. How the godown became affected is also mysterions but in this case, 100, a theory, is advanced Itis be- lieved that sparks from the fire at the unoccupied house flew towards the godown, found an en- trance under the eavel, and lodged among the bales of raw cotton. As is well-known.comon is & material that generally smoulders for a long period before bursting into flame, and this would account for the interval between the
corger of it will, like Hopa persecified, spring Peking, 13th December.
"exulting on triumphant wings.". There is in. The Chinese Chamber of Com-short to the enterprising setiler, whether he be of large, in lerate or small means, a vista of merce at Tientsin has wired to the comfortable and congenial existence opening Chamber of Commerce in different out if he will step this way please."
Believing as i dn in the future of Australia, Provinces asking for joint action in and in Tasmania's North-West Coast in par raising funds to pay off the foreign ticular, I would deem it a special favour it loans,
same facts for intending settlers. To the first place, let me say that the North-West Coast is studded with growing towns-1) avonport, from which town I write, is the commercial entrepot of the North-West, and the outlet for the in- creasing production from land valued at £300,000, Last year over balf a million pounds worth of produce was exported to Sydney and other Australian paris, Devonport is a fine town of over 4,030 inhabitants, lighted with electrici ty, and possessing every modern convenience. Jus harbour in an excellent ous, and ever The final correspondence between Mr. 100,000 has been spent improving it. Vessels Kadonrie and the Municipal Council, concern-
of over 8,000 tons register hava foued accom. two outbreaks. All this, of course, is merely ing the establishment of a 'Public School for
madaling bere, and twice a week a veisel supposition, but the godown, which contains Chinese in Sinz's district, was published 14 the drawing (16ft) the Dopah trades batween three storeys, is a modera structure, It has Municiß il Guseffe of this week, says the Shang. Davonport and Melbourne. While every week fireproof doors and barred windows which are koi-Times" It is interesting to note that the
iwo produce beat of similar draft ship produce sealed by iron shutters. The godown was icom Devonport to Sydney taking large originally a one-storeyed building occupied by proposal has not only met, with the
ap.
cargoes. Up to 40,000 bazs of potatoes a week the China Merchants' S. N. Co., but about proval of the Committee of the Public Bchool for Chinese, but that it has also
are shipped to Sydney from the North-West twelvemonth ago it was enlarged and complete. been endorsed by the Municipal Council.
Coast poris, of which Devonport is the chief, ly re-modelled for Messrs, Mackenzie & Co., and
Now for a few figures-We produced in It is proposed to erect a building from the con. tribution of Tis, 75,000 made by Mr. Kadoorie, 1906.7 the great quantity of 182,000 tons of on land to be purchased from Municipal potatoes, the average yield being så toos por fonds. The justification for the establish acre, about twice the Victorian average. We meat of a second school is the present crowd. Riew last year 1,500,000 bushels of oats. yield. ed condition of the Public School for Chinese ing on the average-that is the good with the on Elgin Road. This.school cap accommodate bad-18 bushels per acre; the previous year about 400 pupils, but has applications from the average was 34 bushels per acre. Our many more than this number. Situated at bailey crop averages up to 32 bushels per acres such a distance from Sinzi. the present school wheat up to 27 bushels per acre; which please can draw but few pupils from that district. compare with y'and to bushels average on the There can be but little doubt that the pro. mainland. Our apple production exceeds a posed Kadoorie School will be filled from million bushels yearly. Evidently all that Tasmania requires to be made wealthy is in. the day of opening, as there is already an existing school in Sina susported by Mr. Creased production, which can be assured by Kadoorie, of which Mr. Dowis is the Head the introduction of practical agriculturists of Master, which has more then 100 pupils enroll.me capital and abounding energy.
• Free sélection holds in Tasmania, and over ed.'. The extension of public education for Chinese in the Settlement must commend itself 100,05 acres are alienated every year, Orchard to ar aplightened public'opinion, as the Chi-land and land suitable for potato or dairy farms unso population pays the larger proportion can be secured in the Devonport district within of taxes. It was explicitly stated, when the easy reach of railways, roads, and the best pra- prezant Public Scho1 was projected, that it dace market in Australia for the farmer, seller was but the beginning of a system of schools to dispose of his produce in for Chinese in the Sentement, and it is satisfac toty to notice that the Council is, continuing to
carry out the work begun several years ago
· Mr. Kadooria's generous offer will meet with the genuine appreciation of the ratepayers,
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Following are further alterations in Mesurs E. 5. Kádoorie & Co,'s shate list to-day- “Shanghai Docks.com...Tit. 2o] salos Hongkow Wharfe ... 128 mler- Chinese Engineerings.. 19.30 salas Sumatras sustinoin 147): bayars EWOF andnormin 'n 135 sellers;' #iLangkats Hinemoa..... » Brö bayam
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brought up to date. The building is of brick with an iron roof, and it is hard to see how sparks could have found their way among the con- tents in any other manner than that suggested. The building was insured with the London and Lancashire Fire Insurance Co., Ld
The godowa was used chiefly" for the stor age of raw cotton, which after being pressed was shipped by the owners. The value of the contents is estimated at about half a million tacle, and the damage done is asuessed approxi mately at about three face of taels. The con- tents were the property of many owners, but it i believed that each lot was covered by insur- ance.
every half hour, “SOUVE
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impose the severest, we should call them savage, penalties upon any Japanese not only who uses the drug, but who is found in posses. son of the drug. They are a people of great dent of the Aatt, Mr. Akatsuka, a Secretary capacity, probably the greatest in the East, they in the Foreign Office, who has just returned are a people of great self-restraint, they are a from a tour of inspection in South China, reş peuple very successful in hard arbitrament of marks that objection may be taken from wat, and one cannot suppose that all Japan's political and diplomatic point of view to the wis statesmen without exception would take agitation of the Chinese for the recovery of this course unless there were something in the national rights, but the good affect of the view. This was what impressed His Majesty's agitation on various undertakings in the Government, and when be found that the states interior of China must be admitted. In the men of China were of the samo mind and wish first place joint-stock companies bave been
Government but, I would beg you to observe, Sir Chinese are generally inchoed to distrust others. Frank, men of all parties-Mr.Alfred Lyttelton, This trait makes it very difficult to form a joint- Mr. Balfour, the Irish party, Sir Thomas, the stock company, but when the people are stirred Labour-mes of alf shades of opinion said, up by the idea of recovering national rights, "Well, at least we cannot lag behind; we subscribers to the capital of such a company must not check what wise men in the East can be easily obtained. The formation of elec-11.01 Noot to 1.00 p.m... Every to mianten believe to be a good move all we can do la tric light, telephone, and waterworks companies in boomlog in South China at the present time, to try and direct it into wise channels." And 1 stand here to say that we know that in trying Such companies are mostly semi-Government to check the abuse of a habit which undoubtedly concoras. When inviting subscriptions to the has caused racial degeneration in some quarters shares the promoters attract capitalist by pro- of the globe, not only that we shall have mislog that if the dividend does not exceed 6 with us, but we have got already with us all or 7 per cent, per annum, the Government will the best thought of the men on the spot who not receive a dividend on its shave. Partner wish to see by gradual means and with the ship companies engaged in flour-milling, col- least possible disturbance the elimination of ton-spinning and silk reeling are rapidly in what may be a gross abuse, I put it no creasing in number. The goods turned out by higher than that. I say that we cannot cure these compisier are invariably labelled "ER- an evil all in a moment. I do not for a couragement of Native Industry." This indi- moment suggest that you should impose a self-cates that the aspiration for the recovery of denying ordinance which should indoco Sir national rights is at work under promotion of Frank Swettenham and me to retire to some such companies. The action of the Government
lonely mour to drink water and sat vegetables, but I do say that we shall carry with us the opinion of everyone here in trying on wise lines to prevent the expansion of the abuse of a habit which may cause grave injury to the inbabitants of a country, over which the King holds sway.
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Events Coming.
Wednesday, 15th December.
South China Morning Post, Ltd., Annual Meeting, in the Offices of Dr. Noble, Bank Building, Noon,
Hughes and Hoogb, Farniture sale, 2.30 p.m.
Friday, 17th December. Geo. P. Lamment, Chinese Curios salo, 2.30 p.m.
Saturday, 18th December, A. A. A. Sports Meeting, Kowloon Track. Geo. P. Lammert, Ohiness' Curios sale, 3.30 pim.
Hughes and Hough, X'mas Toys sale, zijo
Buffi Gymkhana, on the Polo Ground, 2jo p.co.
Fortunately, the machinery used in pressing the cotton was situated at another godown, p. wbich will redaca considerably the inconveni once caused by the fire.
The "save" must be regarded as a good one, for "B" godown which is separated from the burat building by a twenty-five passage, re- mained inisci, and the small godown lately used by the Vacuum Oll Co., which is situated about the midway between the burnt godowe
the North-West Coast soil have an Australian and the house in which the fire first broke out, wide reputation, the Mersey valley, inland from | was also unaffected..
Devonport, is becoming to be regarded as the The River Police, undenike supervision" "of
Sunday, 19th December, Catholic Union Bazaar, from 4 p.m. to 8 pm.
Monday, 20th December, Hughes and Hough High Class English Jewelery sale, 11 m,
Geo, P. Lammert, Fancy Goods sale, 2.30 p.m.
Wednesday send December.
St Joseph's English College, distribution of
most prolific fruit region in Tasmania, which is | Inspector Mellows, the Postùng Magistrato, prizes, by His Excellency the Governor, 4.30 saying much. Until lately orcharding was confin, the employees of the International Cotton Mill | p.m.
ed to the south of the island, where the vast and la- and the many residents who ably assisted the
creasing production has given Tasmania the title of the "Appleland" But the Mersey valloy in now being planted out with the best results. Thousands of acres of spitable orchard land avo still available in this part of Taimpofa at low prices, sod the Government fruit" experts ads co is that the soil-with a good clayey sub. soll and the climate and aspect are all that can be desired. The over sea fruit market is ere al unlimited possibilities, and cannot be overdons, I would be pleased to give any fur ther information to intending settlers-Yours,
F. MOURANT Devonport, Tuamanie,
firemen, must be thanked for the assistance that they gave to the firemen in the trying cir cumstances.
MOUNT Asama, a volcanic peak in the Pro fecture of Nagano, Japan, was in eruption' on the 7th inst. The rambling of the outbreak was heard in Takio, An onidow of molten lava set fire to aforest near the mountain and dark smokë and volcanic, dust corar" the neighbouring
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Friday, 24th December,
Boxing at City Hall.
Saturday, 25th December. Public Holiday.
Tuesday, 28th December,
at H.M, Naval Establishments, 10 mm, Hughes and Hough, Auction sale of Sundries,
Wednesday, 29th December.
* Hagbes and Hough, Auction sale of Sundries, stojbi H.M«. Naval Métablishments*10^&M
in refraining from imposing all likin and other dues excepi a tax of 5 per cent, on goods produced by machinery in China goes a long way towards encouraging the industries referred to. This privilege is also extended to the goods manufactured in foreign settlements in China. The Japansen might prove very successful, concludes Mr. Akatsuka, if they proceeded to China and started manufacturing business,— Japan Chronicle,
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