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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY DECEMBER 28 1909
INTRIES for the Hongkong Football Challenge Shield competition close on Thursday, the oth prox. Entries received after that date cannot bo accepted.
THE C. N. S. Pakkei whilst bound down river The C. N, S. Tatong tried to tow her off, but was for Swatow raw here at Grosvenor Island.
unsuccessful and lighters have left to go to her assistance, reports the Hankow Daily News of December 17,
The Hor. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals begs to acknowledge wih-thanks the following dodations to the funds of the liöspitala-
Gapi, Mackerzie
**** *** Basel Mission Church
A Patient (Wong Sik)...... Students of St. Stephen's College for Xmas treat to childrea (special)............................y caben akapibu
$ 25 25
70
20
HE Frasch community of Yokohama is to lose two of its members early in the New Year, namely Mous. J. Estrangio, at present Acting Agent of the M.M. Co., and Wops. R. Hachette, understands that Mons, Estrangio, who bas of the Chargeurs Réunis. Tas Japan Ganelle
POLICE RECREATION CLUB.
CHILDREN'S SPORTS.
Club held a childred's sports meeting on the Yesterday afternoon, the Police Recreation
result of which a goodly number of children of grounds of the Club at Happy Valley, as a
of the afternoon while the funny, antice of a
The reples of the various events were at follows:-
GIRLS' RACE, under' six years. 100 yards. Handicap,
Miss M. Gerrard...
I
2
Miss M. Kent............................. Brys' RACE, under aix years. 100 yards.
Handicap.
+
Master W. Gerrard
Master W. Han$00
I
GENTS' RACE, over 30 years Handicap.
Mr. J. Grant sico sommarturn LADIES' SEWING COMPETITION.
Mr. McLennan, nominated by Mrs.
Laugley............
+
Telegrams,
'HONGKONG TELEGRAPH'
SERVIC":
THE WAIWUPU.
PRINCE, CHING DECLINES APPOINTMENT,
By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."]
Poking, 26th December. Prince Ching his declined to sc cept the appointment of chief of the Waiwupu
He has recommended Na Tung for the post, but his recommendation has not met with the approval of the l'rince Regent.
PEKING-HANKOW
RAILWAY
public pulsance who has to be squelched It is rather a pity that the American Asso. Recent events in China, however, have stir clation of China shou'd deem it best to re red up the national sentiment in the hearts of main silent on this subject. It cannot be, the American, and led them to demand surely, that they have no opinions one way that America shall no longer be a spectator or the other on the subject, especially con- A S WATSON & CO., dom. And the success achieved is calculal Chinese. At the same time if they have in the game of financing the Middle King sidering their intimate association with the
THE SHANGHAI TAOTAI. ed to induct a deeper interest in the affairs of resolved to keep a shut mouth on this
members of the Police Force we sent home
CLOSING OF A NATIVE PAPER. the Chinese than has previously been mani- question, they have not been beguiled into
happy and fader with the good things that fested. It is in that light that we turn to blatant trumpetting of their own merits. We
their elders had thoughtfully provided for
[By courtesy of the "Sheng Po."] the annual report of the American Associa
have heard so often about the retura of part A ROBBERY was committed at Macao on the Besides the afternoon's sports, there were them at this festive season of the year. tion of China. The total membership stands of the United States Indemnity-which was night of the 6th instant, when a safe was
Peking, 26th December. at 166, of which 66 are non-residents, while really up gift whatever to the Chinese, the broken oper and all its valuable contenta re-preciated by those for whom they had beos Taotai has closed up one of the
other attractions which were thoroughly sp three are honorary members. Turning to fact being that the United States over moved. The missing articles are $1,149. in intended. Among there was a Christmas
On hearing that the Shanghai matters of purely American importance brief charged China in the first instance and only, notes, ggr twenty-cent pieces, 7,255 fan-ceni. reference is made to the extraordinary fiasco returned that excess when her conscience pieces, 1,102 Fobang bank cheques, two ladies' received a present to delight bis little heart.
tree from whose branches each litle mite Chinese newspapers, Prince Su sent which attended the appointment of Mr. began to prick her-that we expected to see gold watches with branch altached, two gold Lasa-how! competitions were also told dura special telegram to Taotai Tsai Charles R. Crane as Minister to China. The some reference to the philanthropy and chains and a quantity of jewellery. The thief ing the afternoon, in which sturdy members Nai-huang asking for information. report merely states: "There seems to have generosity of Americans as a people. But is still at large.
of the Force were afforded an opportunity to teen some difficulty on the part of the State Do, nothing is said on the point." A writer FRANCES RITCHIE was this morning awarded
-display their skill. The band of H.M.S. King
In his reply Taotai Tsai asked Department in finding the right man lo suc ́ceed Mr. Rockhill, Mr. Chas. R. Crane of attitude shown by Americans says that the int Police Magistrate, for obtaining the sum couple of men attired in clownish garb excited
in the Shanghai Mercury dealing with this six weeks' hard fabru by Mr. E. R. Tallifax, fred played selections of music' in the course Prince Su not to interfore,
Chicago, an experienced business man and only reasonable attitude taken by Americans of $41 from a Chirese woman under false pres
Whereupon Prince Su became no little merriment among both young and vexed and telegraphed to Viceroy one reported to be sympathetically interested in China has been that of the reasonable ees. The defendant, falsely represented to sid. 31 the conclusion of the sports, Mrs. F. 1. and practically well-informed with regard to men of all other nations who have had per rested on one of the Colony's wharfe and of Badeley, wife of the Captain Fuperintendent Chang Jen-chun to inquire and re- the complainant that her husband had been ar Eastern affairs, was appointed by the Presi sunal experience in this country. That it stained the sum for the purpose of the latter's of Police, presented the prizes to the successport. dent and accepted the post. But before true that the United States have in the past alleged release on bail.
ful competitors and was made a recipient of leaving the United States he was recalled taken up, at times, a different standpoint
hearty cheers from the lusty throats of those a bandioms bouquet, besides rceiving three and his resignation, asked for. The reason from which to view the Far Eastern ques
present. Altogether, the meeting proved most for this action is not altogether clear even at
tron goer without saying, by why was it so
enjoyable and Chief Detective-Inspector Ban the present date, but it seems to have been The answer to that question would occupy
100 and his assistants cannot be too highly dedicated by diplomatic necessity." In any many of your columns and, therefore casinot'
praised for the success of their efforts in pro- case the prestige of the United States now be entered upon, Suffice it to say
'viding a highly erjsyable alteracon, was not helped by the curious and that the reason why America has always abrupt dismissalar resignation, call it what been firm in her self-denial in the East you will of a Minister just on the point of was because there was nothing to deny. embarking to take up his official duties Sho did not aspire to the annexation of Referring to the appointment of Mr. Amos Chinese territory, for example, because it P. Wilder to the post of consul-general at was her policy (till 1898) not to annex any Shanghai, the review says: "Mr. Denby's where except on the N. American continent, successor in the Consulate-General is Mr.If she had so wished, she might have taken Amos P. Wilder, whose transfer from Hong strips of the North African coast, but she kong to Shanghai admitted of a short visit to did not, for the same reason that she did not this part before sailing for home on a pro- seize Formosa or Chusan. She did not want M,M. Co. since the death of Mous. Chalx; is bess in charge of the Yokohama office of the mised furloug from which he returned to them. But her attitude towards the Chinese returning to Colombo, the post of agent at Shanghai on December 3rd. He has been who came within her own borders told anYckohama being filled by the appointment of accorded a sincere and hearty welcome to her story, "One balanced the other: both a member of the suff from Hongkong. Mons. his post. The American community in were dictated by policy, just as are the acts Hachette is returning to the bead office of the Shanghai congratulates itself on the appoint of all the other powers. None of us can Chargeurs Réunis, ny the Yok hame office in to nent of Mr. Wilder to its Cansul-General rightfully claim puce altruism in anything, be cibaed at the end of the year and the agency ship and has extended to him its assurance We cannot tell whether the writer is an Ame
transferred to Messrs. I. Oppenheimer & Co. of thorough confidence and its promise of ricam or not but he certainly hits the nail earnest co-operation in his new field, of on the head when he talks of the reason for work." Very little is said about the depar. America's attitude of self-denial. We have ture of the "famous" Judge Willey. When said that no reference was made to the re- we recall the amazing series of events which turn of part of the Boxer, indemnity fund occurred in Shanghai while Judge Willey Alas, more careful reading of the repon sat on the bench we think he was entitled alsifies that statement. The benevolence to more than a two-line notice to the effect of the United States Government is that he had gone. But when we read what brought in under the heading "Relations is said of his successor we begin to fancy between the Chinese and United States that the writer intended that the reader Governments," and the Bole reads: "The (18 should read between the lines. For this relations between the two Governments are
is how the paragrapli goes: In Nov. Unusually cordial. ' he action of our govern ember 1908, Judge Lebbeus R. Willey went in restoring part of the Boxer gave notice of having resigned his posi- demnity fund has been magnified at home, tion as judge of the United States Court in China. The friendship implied therein for China and left for home in December, has been grasped at by many Chinese as the 1908. His successor, Judge Rufus R. precursor of some kind of an alliance where Thayer, arrived in Shanghai on February by China might escape from the restless mediately took charge of his judicial post. 24th, 1909, with Mrs. Thayer, and im-reads of other Powers." Will the Ameri-
Judge Thayer has already been in Shanghai lung enough to have become a familiar and very pleasantly familiar member of the com munity. It is with the utmost satisfaction that we record our appreciation of the digni- fied and scholarly manner in which be bas conducted his affice and the great tact and wisdom with which he has met the unsettled and critical condition of American opinion at the time of his introduction. Judge Thayer has already won the esteem and con- fidence of the community." Are we to assume from that reference that American opinion was not altogether on the side of the un. settling Wiley? However that may be, On December 21, 1909, ni Shanghai, 10 Mr.it is ceriainly curious that we hear so little and Mr. Arlt, a son.
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cans never forget that they performed an act of common justice when they gave back what they had no right to demand. Take the case of England. She gave no part of the indemnity claimed by her, because why? Because as Sir Edward Grey stated, every peauy that had been claimed and more had been spent by the British Govern- ment in connection with the expedition to Peking. But in America to give back that to which you are hot entitled seems to be considered so remarkable that when the event does occur it is hailed witis acclama tion and self-glorification. Possibly we will hear the fast of America's abnegation some day, but it is evidently too early yet to expect that American writers will forget the subject. Of the rest of the report there is little or nothing to say, beyond this, that
CANTON DAY ̧BY DAY,
NEW PROVINCIAL TREASURER,
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Canton, 27th December. The cowly-appointed Canion Provincial Treasurer, Chan Kwai Lin, is expected to ar tive here to-morrow The Government guz. boat Kwang Yuen with, an official delegation on board bas baea o dered. to Hongkong to meet the new Treasures. The 20th day of this moon (the et proximo) has been appointed as the day on which he will take over the seal of office as Kwanglung Provincia! Treasurer from Shum Tang Tung.
coming to Canton to join her husband and is Lady Yuan, wife of the Canton Viceroy, is expected to arrive here on the 28th instant, The gunboat Po Pik has been sent in Hoog. kong to await Lady Yuan's arrival and is convey her up to Canton.
LADY VUAN SHU SUN.
DENUNCIATION.
Ki, Li Kwong Ya, Yike Fung. Sau and Lau Sul The following officials, Taolais Woo Hok
the Viceroy in a memorial to the Imperial Lin, are reported to have beco denounced by
Government on various counts.
.
A CHINESE AIR-SHIP.
in the United States of America, is building Yu Chik Hing, a student who was educated an airship about 12 feet (Chinese) in length and's feet in width, to be suspended on a bai- about pearing completion; the air-ship will be leon made of silk gauze. Yu's 'invention is ready for inspection and trial in the course of two or three weeks.
. ',
RAILWAY PRESIDENTSHIP.
Mr. Bell, Dominated by Mrs. Kent a GIRLS' RACE, over six years. Handicap.
Miss Langlay
3
Miss J. Baker gummimusa Boys' RACE, over six years. Handicap.
Master Claude Robertson...... Master. Langley............ LADIES' COCOANUT SHYING COMPETITION.
Mrs. Augusbær encode 49 BELKY Mrs. J. Watt... GIRLS' SKIPPING COMPETITION, over six years.
*** 1
Miss Gerrard je ANY Mist Baker
Mies Langley - samoukian Miss Robertson ******** GENTS' RACE, under jo years.
K. McLennan ---r་་་་་་་་་་་་་་་་་ LADIES'. EGG AND SPOON RACE,
Mrs. Wright. Mrs. Kent.......
CRICAHT.
2
UNITED SERVICES . HONGKONG.
The Hongkong XI. required only 147 100s to make for a win when they opened their
·econd innings at ten minutes past four yester
Pearce was caught out by Green, the wicket They began by making runs very slowly. day. Pearce and Eborough went in to last,
went out to partner Elborough; he got set and keeper, with 35 runs to his credit. Hancock then
was bitting out frealy. Elborough was dismiss
Baird's ball to the Law Courts for a six, and Hancock continued billing out freely and drove ed for 18 rous, when Turner joined Hancock
immediately after this he was caught out by the wicket-keeper. Turner made a good 11, was called the Hongkong Xi, required another and Oliver so run at for 8. When the time 27 to win; the game, accordingly, ended in
draw.'
a
LARGE TRAFFIC Recripts.
[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."]
Peking, 26th December.
The receipts of the Peking-Han- kow Railway for last month amount to $1,170,000.
HSU SHIH-CHANG. DENOUNCED BY CENSORS. [lly courtery of the" Sheung Po."]
Peking, 28th December. Censors Tau and. Chiu have ré- solved to denounce Hau Shih-chang for keeping too many supernumerary officials since his appointment as president of the Ministry of Foste and Communications.
THE SEOUL TRAGEDY,
THE PREMIER'S RECOVERY IMPROB.BLE.
Tokio, December 23.
injury in the shoulder that reaches the long a would-be assassin yesterday, sustained an The Premier of Korea, who was attacked by
and two lojuries in the abdomen which reach the kidneys,
tored three injections last night; but the Pro- 'The doctors at the Sroal Hospital adminis mier is in a sinking condition and his recovery
improbable.
is
in twenty-one years of age. He spent six years. in America and is an adherent to the Presby terias creed. The young man was opposed to the societien favouring fedération between Kos ren and Japan
The assailant comes from Phong-yang and
The waspon ured was a Russian cavalry, Jarce-head and the assassin was found to be carrying revolver sko. After wounding 35 the Premier, he stabbed a Japanese policemaa
The shareholders of the Canton Hankow which did not appear in cur yesterday's issue Railway Company bave offered the post of was as anders-
The score for Borgkong's second innings
president of the Company to Tastai Chin Tia Yau, at present director general of the Peking-T E, Pearce, e Greep, b Baird.......
HONGKONG, SECOND INNINGS. Kalgas Railway Company. It is not know A. C. E. Elborough, c Lewis, b Baird
W. O. D. Turner, c Lewis, b Bagnall forsin R..E, H. Oliver, 100 001.....................a mat A. A. Claxton, ont cal.........................vné obser
18
io the abdomen, but the policeman arrested
Harry Ross to Allds, only daughter, of the late Period known as the Willey régime. There it is clear the Americans. are thoroughly whether Taotaí Chin' will accept the offer or H. Hancock, e Green, b Mulleneux. 21 him with the help of a Korean constabla.."
DEATH.
is this sentence in the report which explains
a good deal: "It is to be noted that the Cochrane McGeachin (Chartered Bank of Indie, spent examination for admission to the bar
On December 30, 19 9, at Shanghai, Hugh Australia and China), aged 28 yours.
of the United States Court for China was conducted along somewhat different lines theu previous examinations; · from which it
Whe Hongkong clegraph to be infetted that admission to the bar of
Hongkong, Tuesday, December 28, 1909.
earnest to keeping in touch with municipal affairs which is a good sign.
LOCAL AND GENERAL. Business wat very stack at the local Courts. to-day..
A
scheme for the amalgamation of the North ACCORDING to a despatch from Berlin
Russian, Russo-Asiatic, and Russo-Chinese Banks has been adopted.
THE total ossiput of the Chinese Engineering and Minlog Company's three mines for the week ending 4th December amount to a7,789.97 tops and the les during the period to
4748 61 tons.
the U.S. Court forChina will be governed, înso ditions which govern admission to the bar of far as practicable, by the same rules and con-
AMERICANS IN CHINA,
the higher Federal and State Courtsat home," Passing to general matters of interest there American interests in China are carefully is an interesting note on the subject of watched by a body known as the American Chinese exclusion. The matter of legis Association which meets at Shanghai, Aslation on Chinese exclusion has made, so rule the average American seams to be so far as we are aware, no advance. The Intent upon safeguarding his own interests former Secretary of Commerce Straus made that he has little or on time to give to mat- a report on the question, advocating a form The annual smoking concert given by the staff ters which concern his country as distin of immigration laws that would apply equal of Victoria Gaul was held at their mess-room guished from his private individuality,, Hely to immigrants of all countries, Europeanut night. An ecjyable and varied pro- seems to say in effect; What's the use of or Asiatle, with no offensive discrimination gramme was doos full justice to aud all those having a Minister and so many coniusl-gen against Chinese as a race people, but no present vated.the evening a great success. eral if they don't attend to the affairs of the action has been taken by Congress to carry FROM, the General Accident, Fire and Life nation? And so it is that we seldom hear of out the recommendations of the executive-Insurance Co. we have received a calendar the American merchants in China busying officer of the government.be Executive, and a pocket diary for the incoming year. The themselves with matters foreign to their own however, has utilized the power which it pos company is represented in Hongkong by the business. The missionaries, of course, bave seases to modify the regulations and to well-known firm of Mears, W. G. Humphreys their finger in the pie on all occasions, for it is ameliorate this severity so that no .com. & Co. the aim and object of every missionary to keep himself well the centre of the limelight, but then nobody pays much heed to what a mis Rionary thinks or says. It is only when he begins to “do” things that he becomes objec Konable, sometimeq developing into a regular
plaints have arisen from Chinese of the mer
not.
OPIUM SMUGGLING.
CHINAMAN FINED IN MANILA.
•
A. H. Young, set out ..................
Extras nepastaraiznavneovutres
Total (5 wickets)
PARTN
21
8
11
...................... 120 H. R. Makin, R. E. O. Bird, A. Leith and Manning did not bat:
BOWLING ANALYSIS,
0. M. X Baird..........
61 Bagoa!!......... 6. I Mallentur
¿ 16
The city secret service detectives bava bé. come convinced that the brain of one Isidoro Mendera is most fertile aud that he is capable of concocting strange schemes Isidoro appear. ed at the burçap a few days ago and informed the detectives where they could capture a Chine and an amount of opium, Fellowing blu direc- enough opium in his possession to justify a fine of tion they arrested Yap Ching Ty and found go, reports the Cadlene Amerion, When Ty realiz:d he was in for a fine, he told the de- THE directors of the Vallambrosa Rubber Co. tectives how he had been duped by the man
Announced their intention of paying, on Decem. who had informed them of his having opium.ber 21, so interim dividend of 18, 46. per share, which be thought contained opiam: On in March 11, 1910, to shareholders appearing on the Ty had paid Mendoxs P300 for twelve tionless income-tex, on account of the year ending vestigation it, was found that the tins cou-register on November 25. 11 will be noted that tained molasses. rubber tube into one of the cans and plugging much as the dividend for the complete year Mendoza had inserted a the interim distribution is 80 per cent, ér aj
isle the tube he brought up a small smo up the inserted end bad placed a very small 1908-9.
of the dope and pronodaced it fine. He amount of opium in it. When the Chino dog
willingly paid over the money and Mendez departed for the secret service bureau, It was found by Inter investigation that Mandos alad had sold a large box supposedly containing stones, etc. He has two accomplices who, wil! opíum bpt, which really contained sticke and probably be taken to day,
The existence of an accomplies in suspected. The tingady occurred when the Premier was on his way back from a memorial service for King Leopold.
The Premier's rickaba poller was killed dur ing the afray-N. C. D. News,
SHIPPING AND MAILS
MAILS DUE German (Derflingar) zoth inst. American (Asia) 5th prox.
Capadian (Empress of China) 8th prox.
San Francisco on 28th inst
The O, & 0.9. S. Co's sa, Korea arrived at
The as. Bramar left Foochow yesterday, and may be expected to arrive here to-morrow
afternoon.
left here on 1st lost, at noon, arrived at Genoa yesterday, at 5 pm, at t
The Imperial German Mail s.ş. Kielit, which'
Line, left Meji for this port on 27th insi, and The N. Y. Ks. Tango Mars, Butopaan
CHINAMAN appeared before-Mr.-), R. Word, Line left-Slugapore for this port on agih last
is expected here on 3rd proz, vraag daa
Second Police Magistrate, this afternoon, on a
The N, Y. K. Tolomé Maru, Bombay
charge of kidnapping a bay at Canter. It appears The Imperial German Mail us. Prins Waldr and is expected here' on yed pros, Parakee that two boys were kidoapped from a konse at a left here on sides, al 9:30 Canton du the art instant and it is alleged The F. M, 5, 8, Co1⁄2 Re: Alla sailed from
mirived at Sydboy yesterday, at 7 a.m. that defendant arrived si Hongkong a few day! - Yokohama en route to Hongkorg on 27th insta He was carrying the boy in his arms but on The M. M. Cosa Nos, with the French ago with one of the boys in his possession," | a' d la dua 10, arrive at this port on 5th prox. 199 being seen by an fudlan policem he dropped Mail of the the Decembery and malls from on board 3,600 tons of bunker coal for the out-The Chine is bemoaning his fate for having the boy as to the bail and tried to race but London of the 4th December; leit Slagapare to strike of coal-miners in Antiralla being a charge or two watch bin claverasas has placed Mr. P. S., Dizon prosecuted and Mr. L. Toesday, the 4th proxy, and will probably leave wird and homeward yoyages in anticipation of an opium and being ont F600 Haldora faces was followed and arrested by the constable and in imported to uniek kane to be bene
vin Salgon on Tuesday, alth fast, at z continasde
chants and student classes. Without being NY K. steamer Kumand-Mars, which prepared to state the extent of our agres eft Moji for Australia on the 16th instant, look ment with the above, it is to be hoped that new treaty may yet be negotiated, defining the intercoured between the two countries,
kim liable to
| d'Almada defended. The man WA TUMAN