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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY FEBRUARY 1 IQTO
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"SIR HENR?"MAY,
VETTURA INVESTITUER, AT GOVERNMENT - HOUSE!
The investiture of the Honourable Sir Henry May, with the Knight Commandership of the Most Distiogolabed Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, will take place at Goverement House on Monday, the 7th. February, at $30
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“THE KOWLOON LAND AND
BUILDING COLD, 20
ANNUAL REPORT.
The twenty-first report of the board of directors to the ordinary meeting of share- holders to the held at the company's office, Victoria: Buildings, at DooD, on Monday, the
7th lust., is as follows:-
on a statement of the affairs of the company. and balance sheet for the year ending at Dec- ember, 1999.
Gentlemen,-The directors now submit to
Influence was decidedly provocative of trou and its subjects, shall be deemed to be ble between the Koreans and the Japanese seditious matter within the meaning of this who had then decided to administer the Article," While in, the other sections it is Hermit Kingdom for the benefit of the peo-latti down that an offence against the Article ple. We have never been able to get at the shall not be tried except on a charge and" rights and wrongs of the case for the Koreans by the Supreme Court, and it may be heard AS WATSON & CO., the case against the Japanese. There and determined before a judge sitting with have been writers of ability on both sides, out a jury or assessors. It is that last pro j'and'it is noteworthy that no sooner does, a vision which is objectionable, but in thi
writer espouse the cause of the Koreans than part of the world there is so much to be be secme to lose all sense of judicial is said for and against the jury system that partiality. The same applies to the Japan opinion is equally divided. The jury system esc, and so we are lost in a battle of tongues, still prevails in Hongkong where such cases which becomes the more acrimonious the are concerned-if we remember aright-and longer it is continued, The difficult task long may it continue," but we can qulle set the Japanese of conciliating the Koreans understand that in Korea it may be undesir. was rendered trebly arduous by the hot-able in a small British community to ask ›headedness of the admirers of the Korean British jury to decide in cases raised people, who sought by innuendo and sug against a compatriot. The same objection gestion rather than by direct assertion to con may apply to RESCISOIN, Of course the MANUFACTURERS. found the suzerain. Power to the eyes of the difficulty could be overcome by changing
world.. Japan, we must suppose, finding it vain the venue to Shanghai, only the question of The balance of profit and lass account for to contend against the influence of a hostile expense would then become of vital import the year including $178 go balance brought for to the British Government with the result the determination of such cases may be charges and expenses, amount to 5:5.819.25 foreign press, made certain representations ance, and perhaps in all the circumstances ward from last accouni, after writing off all that the 1904 Order in Council was issued, safely left in the hands of a judge. With end of Sx.sc per share be paid which, after followed by an amending Order in 1997, regard to the second part of the new Order, writing off the directors' and auditors' fees, will which had the effect of curbing the en- the first section starts out by declaring that leave a balance of 5163.25 to be carried forward thusiasm of the, pro-Korean newspapers, "The powers of His Majesty's Minister into the credit of a new profit and loss account. We have no intention of entering into China to make King's Regulations under the merits of the action taken against the Article 155 of the Principal Order, or to Seoul papers which refused to admit that join with the Ministers of any foreign Powers any good could come out of Egypt, nor to
in amity with His Majesty in making or The case which was laid against a British adopting municipal Regulation under Article journalist, now dead, who eventually spent 56 of the Principal Order shall extend to a few days under the care of the Coniut making, or joining in making or adopting General at Shanghai. If it had not been regulation for the creation, maintenance, dir for the amending Order in Council, how-cipline and control of a police force for any ever, there could have been no cause of foreign Concession or Settlement in China." action; and the Japanese would still have The regulations "may provide for the dis. been handicapped in their efforts to conmissal, fine (not exceeding one month's pay), ciliate the people and subdue the insurgents. confinement to, barracks, reduction in rank, Since an example was made of one newspaper the tone of the "patriotic press in Seoul has been commendably restrained, and so far as we are aware REFRESHING, the Resident-General and the news
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BANATA DIRECTORS,
N&W PIRE FLOAT.
OFFICIAL TRIAL IN THE HARBOUR.
Yesterday afternoon the new fire-float built by Messrs. W. S. Bailey and Company forthe
local Government went on her builders' trials' over the massured mlle' from Cast Rocks to Hunghom And backi
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Over the measured mile the float made a very satisfactory speed ofmine kuoti por hour which was wall within Government requirements and her pamping equipment was found to be quite up to the actual capacity of providing powerful hortspower effective value with a three-inch nozile in front.
The float has been ballt to meet requle- monis by Mosers. W. S, Bailey and Co, Ltd., with engines and apparatus by Messrs. Merry
weather and Son, Among those present atike trial ware Messrs. F. J., Badeley, C. S. P.; Lisut.
Telegrams.
HONGKONG TELEGRAPE
SERVICE
CONSTITUTIONAL GOV. ERNMENT.
ESTABLISHMENT IN NINE YEARS.
[By courtity of the " Sheung Po."]
Peking, 31st January. An Imperial decree, dated the 30th inst., has been issued,
Beckwith, R. N., Sapt, of the Harbour Fire is the "representatives of the various It states that the memorials from
ande,' Meura. A. Lano; Firemaster, D. Mac Provinces, submitted through the donald, engineer; J. Macdonald, representing the Harbour Office, with Mr, W. S. Bailey and Censors, on the subject of Constitu-
per minute or Boo tons of water per hour. but it appears that the subject has Mr. Murphy representing the builders. tional Government, have been noted,
The capacity of the pumps is 3juco gallons This is sent up at a pressure of about soobs not been gone into thoroughly by
The monitor with which the fit is fitted in
the memorialists and that the peo- ple as a body are not yet up to the standard for the granting of a Con- stitution.
the finest of its blad ever lastalled in abe for East and under the experienced supervision of of Mr. Lane, who has served so many years Mr. A. Rodger having volired, 'Mr. J. Rodger counted upon to do good service. Thin in the Metropolkan Fire Brigade, it can be was appaisted in his stead, Mr. J. Rodger, monitor has been in ass by the Lou having resigned, Mr. A. Rodger was re-don Fire Brigade for the fast five years and pointed in his staad. These appointments now.
··reġatro cosfirmation.
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Messrs. T. F. Hough and J. M. E. Machado retire by rotation, but offer themselves for re election.
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AUDITORS..
The accounts have been audited by Mr. J. Dax-Edwards who now retires, but offers him- self for re-election.
T. F. Hovou, Chairsp,
BALANCE SHEET 31ST DECEMBER, 1909. Liabilition. .. Dec 31, 1909.. Paid-up capitali, ......................................... $180,000,00 Accounts payablo,...........
393.18 Balance of prefit and loss 8/15819.25 Dividedte opstanding,
190 80
$196,357.13
•Astats. Dec.. 31, 1959..
bas proved of wast assistance to the, Mato-
politan Fire Brigade. It is the first of its kind to be installed to the East. The three-inch norile can throw water to the height of Qust Buildings with so feet to spare.
The new float will be ready for work in a few weeks and will undergo another tit before being taken over by the Government.
CANTON DAY BY DAY,
FIRE.
[From Our Own Correspondent.] "
Canton, 27th January,
At 8 p.m. yesterday a fire took place at No.13. destroyed and two others damaged. Wai Lan Street, where one building wa
LUNATIC ASYLUM. ̧ ̧.
The suggestion, submitted by the mamberi
The decree adds: We therefore decree that the time for the granting thereof will be nine years and regret that we cannot shorten the period.”
The whole deorce consists of seven hundred odd words.
Later,
Prince Ching remarked that if Constitutional Government is granted all at once, he is afraid of the power of the people; hence the fixing of the period at nine
yesra,
- RAILWAY LOAN AGREE
MENT.
of the Canton Red Cross Society, for the estabFOREIGN MINISTERS ATTITUDE, lishment of a lunatic asylum in Cantor, has ...$182,032.17 | been approved by the Viceroy. H. E. Yun 12,081,74 | Sky Houp bas given kontructions to select a
2,738 32 suitable siia for the purpose. $196,352.23
Cost of property.......... Cash again in Accounts receivable................... ....i muka
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT. Dr. December, 31st 19 9.
class, or actiority, suspension or removal Hongkong, 18th January, 1919... from special duty, of any member of the force by the person for the time being in command thereof." The real importance of the Article lies in the next section: "The Minister may also issue to auch person a warrant empowering him while in command of the force to inflict summary punishment upon members of the force by imprisonment with hard labour for a period not exceeding fifteen days. Such warrant may be at any time withdrawn." In other words, the Captain Superintendent of Police need no longer hale members of the pofice force before the Police Court for petty offences, or minor derelictions of duty. The dew section has been framed, we take it, at been led to adopt the view of the Japanese, the outcome of the discontent and unrest and as an outcome of further consideration which have recently prevailed among the a new Order in Council, approved by His Indian members of the Shanghai Municipal Majesty in Council on 18th October last, Police. No good purpose is served by bring will come into force on the 45th Februarying members of the force before the police next. The new Order deals with two sub-magistrates for such an offence as drunken- jects-the powers of the British Court in peas, for example, and as the force is founded China and Korea to deal with parties found on military lines it is only right that the A. S" WATSON & CO., the dissemination of seditious matter in have the power of dealing with his reak and guilty of contravening the earlier Order by Captain, Superintendent of Police should China and Korea and, also, the powers of the file in summary fashion when, the offence authorities in controlling the police forces in can be punished by the infliction, of a fine the 'foreign concessions and settlements of or a few days' cells. It will be seen that China. With regard to the first the alterations there is nothing revolutionary in the new made in the principal Order are compara-Order in Council and nothing which-need tively slight more verbal changes than any cause the law-abiding journalist and the thing else. The first section declares that: conscientious constable the slightest pertur All communications intended for publication in "Every perigo, subject to the criminal bation of mind.
"TỰA HONGKONG TELEGRAPH“ bould be jurisdiction of the Court who; prints, pub- addressed to The Hiltor, 1; for House Road, and 'lishes, or offers for sale any printed or written should be sccompanied by the Writer's Name and Addre
newspaper or other publication containing dinary tavinov communicationa opaald be addresseditious matter shall be guilty of a grave offence against the Principal Order, and may, in addition to, or in lieu of any other THE new light on Cipe Rachado has been punishment, be ordered either to give securi-established. It is visible all round the horizon,
puro juice of sound ripe fruit.
LIMITED,
• ONGKONG and KOWLOON. Honkong, 15th July, 1979,
to The Manager.
NOTICI
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The filter will not undertake to be responsible for any rejected MS,, uor to return any Contribution,
SUBSCRIPTION RATES (IN ADVANCE). DAILY-136 per manu WEKETT-113 per annum. Tim rates per quartor and par menem, proportional Subscriptions for any period less than one month will be charged as for full month,
LOCAL AND GENERAL. THE Chartered Bank is opening an agency at Tongkah.
ty for good behaviour or to be deported." In Zinland bears that discontent is prevalent There is nothing new in that; the Hong in Perak owing to the delay existing in obtains kong law is practically the same, second section is somewhat stronger, for it
The ing delivery of opium. says that "Where any printed or writica A MAN was scon last evening by Sergeant The Lily is in delivered free when the address onewspaper of other publication containing Wills leaving a certain house at Kowloon with accessible to mismongar. l'eak subscribers can have seditious matter is printed, published, or a large quantity of sugar in his possession, He appeared in the Police Court this morning which everybody will,sgica is good medicine United Kingdom or in a British possession, well administered.
371,51 961.00 537.50
OFIUM SMOKER IMPRISONED. One of the newly-trained, soldiers, named Shek Sing Hep, was discovered smoking opion and was sent to the Nambol gial to be in- prisoned for the offence.
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'OPIUM LIEKNEKS, The Canton Government Aut)-Opium Baresu Crown ront..............786.00 bas sent another one thousand one hundred 1,147.53 wooden board opium licences' to Fatshan for
To Charges, in-
Repairs.IDGETOKONE
14.
Fire insurance, a'i in ma
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5
Commission to agents... Balance to be appropriated as
follows:-
102,00 5000
Directon' fees;.....$ Auditors' lens, ......$ Dividend of $2.50
'per short, ....................... $15,000 db To be carried to new profit & loss.aft.
26:25
Cr." โดย. ... By undivided profits 1908
Dec. 31, 1909, By rent By interest, arjavecin By scrip fees
.5
distribution to the opium smokers there.
CHARITABLE BAZAAR.
28th January.
At a meeting held by the committen of the Canton Fong Pio Hospital yesterday, it was decided to arrange a bastar to be held for five days, from the 12th day 10 the 16th day, fiết.
moon, next year, in order to raise funds for the
15,19.35 maintenance of the hospital.
$ 19,774.79
.FREKCHMAn robbed. On the 23rd 'instant a Froschman' was .t lieved of his gold watch by a salvo pick-pocket dusing his visit to the city. The theft has been 278.90 reponed to the Taotsi of Constabulary, and be has given instructions to make inquiries at all the pawnshops in Cauton to trace the stolen 19,340.93
76.95 article.
NEW YEAR VACATION. 1800
29th January. 19,714.79
The official seals of all official yamens is the city were closed to-day for the transaction of public business till the 19th day of the ri moon next Chinese year, on account of the China new year holidays,
ITALIAN OPERA CO.
PROBABLE VISIT TO HONGKONG,
of an Italian Optra Company which lotend to Preparations are being made for the arrival visit Hongkong at an early date, coming direct from Milso, with a magnificent repertoire of well-known operas. The management expect month and if sufficient patronage is secured the Company will prolong their stay in Hongkong
EXECUTION.
The two prisoners, Li Yuan Ying and Chi Lin Hang, who were extradited to Canton from Hongkong a short time ago, were found guilty of armed robbery, and were yesterday Nambol prison and beheaded.
their copie dollverod at their residances without offered for sale within the limits of the Prin.and was awarded four days' hard' larbour. to give their opening performaxca this taken out to the execution ground from the}
na tin charge. On copies sent by post as additional $1.50 per quarter be charged for postage The postage on the weekly imis to any part of the
world is 50 cents per quarter, Single Copics, Daily, ren cents. Weekly, twenty
My cents (for cash only).
BIRTHS.
of Capt. Kley, of a son
On January 13, 1910, 3: Shanghai, the wife On January 22, 1910, at Shanghai, the wife of C. Gilbert Davies, of a daughter.
The Hongkong Celegraph
cipal Order by a company registered in the
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Dotifa" and others.
H. M. S. RUBBER EXPORTS.
1908.
PRODUCTION DOUBLED.
THE MINT.
TELEPHONE SERVICE.
[By courtesy of the " Sheung Po."]
Peking, 31st January. The representatives of England, America, Germany and France, observing that the people of Hupeh are so strongly opposed to the railway loans, called on the Waiwupu. and expressed their willingness to cancel the loan agreement so as to allay the apprehensions ofthe people. At the same time, the foreign Ministers urge that the Chinese
Government should engage` ongi- neers from their respective countries and also obtain materials from them.
So far the Waiwupu has not decided to give an answer.
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MACAO BOUNDARY QUESTION.
DEADLOCK CONTINUES.
[By courtesy of the "Sheung Pol]
Peking, 31st January The Waiwupu and the Portuguese Minister have discussed the Macao boundary question.
No decision has been arrived at. The deadlock continues.
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the own of Fatshau, coopecting with Canton the Colonial Veterinary Surgess reported,
VATERINARY BURGEON'S REPORT, phone Bureau to extend the telephone service to At the Sanitary Board meeting this sfternoon,
It has been decided by the Canton Tele'
for through communication.; Surveying work under date 20th ult, that's case of anthrax had will soon be commenced; and telephone peste occurred in the Kennedy Town Callie Depot will be fixed along the line of the Canton on the 19th olt. The animal, a builcek be. Fatskan railroad.
longing to Man Sang, come into the Depot
the Court may, after notice to the company, A DISCOVERY bas been made by Dr. Bestis {urtistes, while the orchestra is composed of sidiary coins from the 28th instant on accoUDIANTHRAX AT KENNEDY TOWN, and on proof of the facts, require the com- of a mosquito living in covered wells in Bom some twenty intrumentalists. It is.anderstood of the China New Year vacation v
or a fortnight. The Company consists of 28 The Canton Mint stopped minting sub pany to give security to abstain from such bay which feeds on the lever bearing anopheles that the following: operas will be staged- printing, publishing, or offering for sale in thereby keeping down the numbers of this "Il Trovatore," or if the company is shown to have again to account for the fluctuations in malaria, but Traviata," "Favoriti, "Ernaui," "Samson & future. If the company fail to give security, dangerous creature and is presence is believed
"Lucia di Lammenfoor", Cavalleria Rusticana," "Toxca," "Faust, printed, published, or offered for sale such its life history is not yet traced. newspaper or other publication containing seditious matter after giving such security: total output of the Company's three mines for THE Chinese Engineering and Mining Co.'s the Court may make an order prohibiting the week ended January 15, 1900, amounted to the company from carrying on business 27,963.82 tons and the sales during the period to within the limits of the Order, or may make
CANTON-BANKOW RAILWAY, 25,559.90 toss. For the week ended January 8,Malay States during the past twelve months The exports of rubber from the Federated
on the 17th ult, It was not noifced to be HONGKONG, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1910.
such other orders as to the Court may seem 1910, the total culpat amounted to 27.464.66 totalled 6,087,815 pounds, against 3,165,500 in Hang, a distance of 1.6 miles, of the Canton of death to be anthrax.. The seimal came 31st January, lil, but was found deaf on the rgth, and Just, The Court may also declare all the tens and the safes during the period to 24,175.69 |
The section from Pa Kong Hoa tu Shek Poi post mortem examination showed the cause THE NEW ORder in COUNCIL of the Order to be forfeited to His Ma-
property of the company within the limits tons
Haskow Railway has been completed and was from Kwangel, with about fifty others, none of Perakexported 1,026,841 1 Selangor 3,573,535 opened for traffic to-day. The next section which show any symptoms of illness. There Issued an Order, amending the China and Ject to any general or special direction8 | the 24th ult. from Hongkong, was detected by
About two years ago, the Privy Counci!aly, the King, and shall dispose of it, sub- SAM Sing, Chinese quartermaster on the Negri Sembilan 1,488,373 and Pabang 66,- from Shak Pei Hang to Keu Lan Siekia nest-have been detained under observation, the
steamer Zoongang which arrived at Wanila on | Singapore Free Prai, -
ing completion and will also be opened for carcase of the affected animal has been cremate Korea Order in Council, 1904, which con- There are half a dozen different ways of torn division with six tion of opium in his $15 for failing to exhibit regulation lights and of the Secretary of State, as it'tbloks fit." Customs Guard Gregorio Lop a of the inspec. THE owner of a boat was this morning fond
traffic very shortly. ferred certain powers on the administrators
FORKSHORS IMPROVEMENT,
Dr. Gibson toported this morning that ther of Justice in the British Courts in Chica and getting round that section if one were possession. Sing was arrested and will be prorfusing to obay the orders of the police, bund along the river bank of Honam on the cattle have been released,
The Canton authorities propose to build a hive been no farther cases and the detained Korea more especially in connection with eae Government and the British Court. The of the prohibited drag....
sufficiently perverse to defy both the Japan- cceded against in count for illegal possession Sergeant Witim prosecuted. the publication of seditious matter in new third section is old as the hills: "Matter
alde opposite Canton...s distance of all. Ex pectant Marine Chong Tan Lemag reported papers owned or published by British com calculated, to excite tumult or disorder, or to THE Balle View Hotal at Shan-ki-wan was the of 60, of Mr. William Stanton, formerly In Festimated to cost $180,000,
Tuæ death has occurred at Liskeard, atiks ago | to the Viceroy that the proposed scheme is panies. Everybody who had followed the excite enmity between His Majesty's sub-scene of a dating outrage early this morning spector of Police at Hongkong. For 30 years drift of affairs knew exactly the purpose which jects and the Government of China or the on duty on the premises of the hotel, he was his retirement, about nine years ago, received this Order in Council was intended to Government of Korea, or the authorities or attacked by talla-dosen Chinese armed with the thanks of the enthorities. Mr. Stanton hid achieve. There was at that time certain subjects of any Power in amily with His knives and revelrems and robbed of a box, cont. written extensively on the mannars, Cuko papers published in Korea which were, to Majesty, being within the limits of this Order, taining 580 is money, The daring robbery uid dialects of the put it mildly, antipathetic to the Japanese, or between the Government of China and was perpetrated shortly alier one o'clock, The Triad Society
I was difficult to suppress them, yet their
It appears that while au Indlas watchman.was, he rendered good sitvice in the colony, and on
in subjects or the Government of Korea Police are investigating the male an
day
PIRACY,
Yesterday morning-a-passenger launch way téld up by a number of pirates in Ling Tony, placa bot far off at the Canton harbour limit,
passengers were rellehed of all
some of even (hali,clphing by
urrence has been tepni
od.
On the 38th alt., in the Court of First fost Manila, Judge Jenkins onte Hop, Chinaman, 20: impris days, And loʻpay a fine offifty lottery tickets in, bis man whi arrested searched was found
Cantón