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CHIMAMAN was filed $7 at the Magistracy this morning for being in unlawful possession of opium...
I wo inen were awarded fourteen days' bard rabaur and six houral-stacks at the Magistracy i motning for stealing four bags of rice on board the 5. Acong Wai, Mr. P. M. Hodgson prosecuted on behalf of the compradore of the steamship company..
APRIL 27 1910
That GardenTM Site..
SALE DEFERRED FOR A WEEK.
BRITISH MERCANTILE COMMUNITY'S
OPINION.
he larger building. Such a tencture, while costly, would afford but littla room for Govero- ment offices, etc. The other section of signa tories would appear to be entirely averse to the plot being built upon at all, being apparently under the impression that It would 'interiore with the open space, and block out the view both of the Law Cerits and the Club Houre We have received from the Hoa, Mr. Murray The side view of the former as seen from the Harbour is uni strikingly.imposing sluca tho | Stowart the following correspondence for the
information of those of our readers who are black tiled roof does not present a handsome taking an interest in the question of the disappearance view from the North. posal of the site on the seafront to the north of the new Law Courts
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Hongkong, 18th April, 1910, Sie,With reference to the request made by you in Legislative Council on the 14th instant to the effect that the sale of the plot of land stated on the seafront to the north of the new Law Courts should be postponed until you had as opportunity of consulting the signs. torten of the letter of the tith irstant, I am directed to inform you that the enlo will be'de. ferrei for one week from the 14th instant and will then be proceeded wiib.-I am, etc.,
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The Hon. Mr. M. Stewart.
F. H MAY, Colonial Secretary.
Hongkong, 20th April, 1010. To the Hoo. Colonial Secretary, '-.
presentation of the "reasoned opinion of annihilated. Then they will not lag" in Hongkong." Evco if he li right in so claiming very different, fashion, and the grasping it, still he does not prove that the Govern mandarins will grow fat and rich of the ment is mistakeo in its action. We can only native grown diug. Ten years! For a Govern urge that the Governor's reasons for, the element and a people thoroughly and earnestly of this ground be carefully considered with sincere the time is not too long. Shorten it, an unprejudiced mind, and then the argu: and the opportunity to get rich quick" will iments in favour of leaving the site open and find ready takers among the mandarins. It an unearning asset of the Colony. In itself is unfortunate that such people should exist the objection to the sale of this particular to destroy agreeable theories and premises piece of land could only affect the Gov-acceptable to good and kindly and phila. ernment's decision if it were made, in thropic professors. But they do exist, and it an overwhelming and practically unanimons is for rigidly practical business men to deal outcry." Mr. Murray Stewart endeavours with them and with this and with other vexed 10 clude this point by declaring that questions-vexed by conflicting interests, his view of the question arises from local and distraught with the perplexity of human | patriotism, which the greater number of the endeavour to do right).
British section of the community cannot be expected to feel, and that the majority of those whose views have most claim to con sideration" are with him, and that this fact Alone should induce the Government to abandon its proposed actions and over-ride a This decision of the Legislative Council. assumption that Mr. Murray Stewart and his cu-signaturies are the "majority of those CHAM-whose views have most claim to considera
tion" in unofficial Hongkong la susceptible of being questioned, and even if granted, we only retura to our point again—the grounds on which the unofficial protest is made are inadequate. They warrant noither the op- position to the Government's action nor the warmth and earnestness, with which it has been pressed, The Governor has explained" the necessity of immediately proceeding with certain public works, of which the want is apparent and has long since been felt, and of finding the capital, sims for the pur pose. Such large sums are not easily found at any time. How and whence the sum afford-on a British ship and were sent over to Hong-hun ia justification of the proposed sale. I ed by this sale could otherwise have been obtained has not been shown by the oppo. aents of the sale, Without borrowing or increasing the taxes or selling other sites disadvantageously it is hard to see what else is to be done, The public works referred to cannot well be walled for indefinite" ly while persons proud, of their local patriotism, complacently contemplate an unproductive piece of vacant ground. The acaitietes have been assured that the appear- ance of the Square and the Law Courts will not be permitted to suffer. We are of opinion that practical commonsense will come to the rescue, and will eventually 'show that where the interests and welfare of all are concern
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DETECTIVE-LEROYANT Appleton this morning charged a Chinese with the alleged larceny of 310 American dollar sotes at Sandakan, British North Borace. Tos laiceay is up. posed to have been committed some time aga and defendant was utrested in the Colony as to landed from the 2.8. Mousing The case was remanded.
Song time age a number of Chinese were charged at Manila with committing an assault kong to be charged before one of the local Magistrates. This morning, inspector Langley, of the Water Police Station, placed the en before Mr. E. R. Halifax on a charge of as- sault, His Worship held he had no jurisdiction ibe matter and discharged the defendants.
ALLEGED JAPANUSK
KSPIONAGE.
LANDSCAPE ARTIST BEFORE THE MACISTRATE.
Before Mr R Wood, Second Police Magistrate, is the Police Court this morning, tokei Naso, described as an artist, residing a the Sei Fuo Row Hotel, Connaught Road
Str, bave to thank you for your letter of the seth instant, courteously informing me that the sale of the plot of land sitasted on the sea front to the north of the new Law Courts would ba deferred for one week," from the 4th inst in order that might have the opportunity of consulting the signatories of the latter of the Irth, referred to in the Legislative Council last Thursday. His Excellency stated his convic tion that many of the signatories of that letter would not have signed it if they had toen aware of the fioancial reasons put forward by
I may add that the area at present enclosed by bamboo railings does not represent the entire plot which will be left unsold, for to it must be added the breadth of a small road to the East.
The Hon. Mr. Murray Stewart.
F, H. MAY
Hongkong, April asib, igie. To the Honourable the Colonial Secretary,
AFÞORKSTATion in chinA.
DELTID 21MDER. TRACĪBA, ':
{Special to the "Hongkong Triograph)"}
· From a récent issue of las Manchustan Dally Newt it le with satisfaction one iarna that steps are being taken by the Government
Kwantung Provlace for a rejuvenation of their depleted forests. From Japan 3,000,000 xcrub oak are to be procured. Like China, saplings of the pine tree and 200,000 of the Japan bas basu very prodigal for generations, way, centuries past, in the destruction of her forests for the purposes of supplying domestic fust. Evon grass-cutting is pormitted to be carried out on far too large á scala to allow proper and adequate rainfall condi. tions to "prevail in the Empire. In this instance, the saplings in question are destinad for the neighbourhood cf Dairen and Port Arthur, it is understood that the abject of the Sir- have the honour to acknowledge | planting is not to give beauty or pleasure bat to receipt to-day of your letter dated the aznd is resture conditions that bave long ago disappeare stau!, informing me that, although the solead, and it is intended to extend the process of desire of His Excellency has been to give effe re-afforestation throughout the Loared Terri to the wishes of the community, regarding the tory. This is a small-scale exemple of what disposal of the site, to the north of the Law Cbiņa aught to be doing op a vast scale through... Courts, he is neveriheless unable to accede to but her territories, Afforestation is seriously shose expressed in the influentially signed considered in Japan, and it is quite tims, that' iptter which, I was privileged to forward to you the Chinese Gertrument work up to the im... on the 21st. instant. His Excelleacy says he portance of being is earnest in this matter. feels sure that the signatories of that letter would be the first to admit that it would be unconstitutional if the decision of the Legis. ative Council of this Colosy were to be set aside in favour of the view of alpely residents, of whom 38 are Justices of the Poace, out of a total of about 200 Justices.
IN KOKOKONG,
when the island was taken over by the British Government, our local authorities real sed as
one of the first necessities of the new domain that tree and shrubbery planting must at once be carried out. Not only was the object enter'niced from an aesthetic point of view, 1 desire respectfully to point out that of the although at that time the Paik sides wars noto.ous for their barrenness and sterility bat. total number of Justices whole bamės appear in the list given in the local directory-182 in. it was the already a recognised, fact among all 16 are official Justices, whese opinions Fagricultural and meteorological experts that did not consider it proper to canvass. Of the any country destitute of forests of great trees the the remaining 125 unofficial Justices, 33 are rainfall would always be'infrequent and insuffi- not at present in the Colony, 18 are Chinese cient to keep the local reservoirs well supplied now enclose a latter which shows that notwith-gentlemen with whant I had nojopportunity of with the all-needful liquid, especially when standing the prospect of gain to the finances of communicating, and seven are Indian gentle the dialning area was so limited as on a little nep, to whom the same romask applies. island at Hongkong. It therefore redounded the Colony held out by the offer made by the
to the credit of the capabilities of the early Standard Oil Company, a large majority of the
You gave me three days in which to nacer leading, mambsis of the British mercantile
tain the views of the signatosien of the origical administrators of the Colony that they had the community are still opposed to the idea of
letion
I was mainly concerned with these, forethought to begin the hill-side planting that selling to any private purchaser this particular because I imagined the Government would we see in such grand-cultivation to-day. Not plece of pab ic property. His Excellency recognise, and reckon with, the opinions of so very far back, there was a distinct agitation warned the community, through the Unefficial the lead.ag men of the British mercantile in the Straits Settlements against the further. Members of the Legi va Cuncil, that "un community, and would not lay stress on the felling of the great giants of the jungle lo order, to make way for the plantation of pine-apples," less we can secure certain capital cums by the
merc number of signatures. It is true sale of land of this son" he did not see where that with the object of affording opportunity for, as is well-known among scientists, it is we were to get money for various projected for signature by members of the general the high growths that attract rainfall and not public works. 1 may perhaps be permitted to public interested, other than bose with whom scrub plants such as that which beam the
I am in personal touch, I distributed a certain luscious pine-apple. " point out that the objection is not to the Government selling "land of this sort," but to their selling this particular piece.
I think you will find that the letter of the
ed, no sentimental half reasons or unexpressCeutral, was charged with (1)"Unlawfully'didath bore 45 signatures (of which 43 were 1.
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P.'s) and that out of that number 37 have signed the enclosed letter. Of those who make up this difference of 8, five bave changed their
cumber of copies of that letter, but this was with no idea of working up "an outcry on the part of the British and the Chinese community You now inform me that,in the absence of “* an overwhelming and practically unanimous ort- cry on the part of the Britha and Chinese com
munity," His Excellency cannot see his way to over-ride the decision arrived at in the Legis alive Council. As regards the Chinese cont munity I do not see how they can be expected to care sufficiently for any of these things"
Council during the debate voled with me ip favour of reserving the ground for public pur- poses, I have not beard that the Chinese re- seat his vole. Is got the absence of outcry to count both ways?
trespass on land bring vested in or under the control of a Public Department at Lycmun on the 26th instant; and (2) Unlawfully and with out the written permission of His Excellency opiniob ; (wo.1 have'been unable to see, and the Governor und sketch or draw the fortifi- one has left for England, it would thus appear cations or a portion of the defences at Lysmus that the particular section of the community in this Colony on the 26th instant. Tospector which I have the honour to present in Council Gilett, of Shau-ki-wan Police Station, pidesis against the proposal by at least 3 to 1 an make an outcry. Their member present in cuted and the defendant, who was ditired that the opinion of the British mercantile com in is long robe resembling the Chinese national munity, was, not, accurately indicated by the 3 costume, was unrepresented. A number. elto i vote in favour of the Government given by deltadaut's friends were present in the Court the British unofficial members of the Legisla Delendaut. pin.ded not guilty to the tive Conocil at the last meeting. This time o room,
wider appeal was made and the present letter charges,
lospec.or Co.fell informed his Worship that bears go signaturea, 38 belog those of Justices he would probably make an application to add of the Peace.-1 am, etc., charges of assault and disorderly conduct to the couels under which defendant was arraigned. As the defendant was brought out of his cell this morning, be asked for some water but when the liquid was brought to him be threw it in the laces of the prison officials.
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The case was reminded until 2.15 on Monday afternoon, bail being allowed in the sum of
As regards the British section of the com.
SINGAPORE ISLAND
enjoys a bigger caichmentorea for water supply. than does, Hongkong island, but at the same time it was then suffering from a serious water famine due to a decreased rainfall that wal attributed to the evil done by the extensive'
tracts from which the heavy timber had been removed to be replaced by pine plants.
In the older Settlement of Panang the same objection could hardly be said to apply, for the best pineapple. lands were found to the gentle slopes of Singapore be on
on the precipitous sides of rather than the Crag. But the fact remains that at this day the pine-, pple industry, has practically come to an end, akhoush for years it consti tuted one of the most insporrast exports of tha Colony. Neuly all the extensive and pamer- ous tipping establishments have closed their doors; the old stock of caused pines is plainly a drog ng the market, Had it not been for the foresight of the early pioneers of this, Colony, we might at the present day have been suffering from the low rainfalls that made things to unpleasant for Hongkong mot the comparatively lavish annual dawnfalls. 80 many years off. Instead, we believe that which have blessed the island of recent times are in great part due to the beneficent work of the
AFFORESTATION DEPARTMENT.
annexed it was
BEGGING THE QUESTION, Twenty-five professors, some of them men of great learning and reverend character, sunt "a memorial to Sir Edward Grey last February saying In view of the row un questioned sincerity of the Government of China and the leaders of the Chidesc people in endeavouring to suppress the opium evil,
masily, an outcry in lavour of a view of the we feel that there is a moral obligation upon
question arising out of feelings of local M. STEWART.
patriotism is badly to be expected, seeing how, Great Britain to leave Chins entirely free with regard to the importation of opium."
few are permanent residents, but, though it Colonial Secretary's Office,
may not be widely held it can be, and is, The reply from the Foreign Office was to
Hongkong, 22nd April, 1910. the effect that nothing had occurred to show
Sir, have the bonour to acknowledge strongly held, and by a majority of those whose that the ten years were upuccessarily long,
receipt of your letter of April 21st which I have views have most claim to consideration. If at Dor that China sought to be free, and there-
laid before the Governor. His Excellency has overwhelming outcry" would alone justify fore no action was contemplated. Now it
given his most careful, consideration to the the Government in reconsidering the matter, 1 seems to us that this reply was a very Se
opinion entertained by yourself and the other find it difficult to understand why a second ex gentie.one. For there is really no reason
We understand that Hokei Nesu is a travel signatories of the enclosures to your letter.pression of op aion was called for from the When "Hongkong was why a professor, however reverend, or howling artist. He is a graduate of Tukic Aria Alhough his sole desire tas bean to give signatories of the original letter. It is quite practically base of trees, the only portion evez widely travelled in the province of Academy and has been travelling for several fiect to the wishes of the community regard. Certain that they are not the sort of men who Wonne cheang and Litle, Hongkong. Bu took on a garb of greenery, and now we hiva Christian ethics" or deeply versed in the months in Formosa and cities in South China, ing the disposal of this site—a desire which is have eilier time or taste for making an "out-with the advant of the British the island soon pean trees clotblog the bill sides almost to tha "Social relationships in the light of Chris Ha came to Hongkong, at the end of December evident from the ample opportunity which bas "But their views form our only genuine
been afforded for the expressica of public public opinion, I have already, in my last letter the spectacle of both tropical and hardy Euro. last and went up to Canton. From Cinton he
summit of the Peak. tianity", or in moral theology, should not at
that a few returned several weeks ago and is staying at oplates His Excellency considers that lopkon this subject, diawn your attention to the the same time be a plain man of sense, the, Sei-foo-Row hotel where he opened a ipg to the fact that the Resolution brought for. fact that the vote in Council did not truly re- : ward' by yourself in Legislative Council was present this. The Hop, Member for the Cham. not an accurate logician. To these twenty picture exhibition last week.
defeated by a considerabla majority; it is im.her of Commerce did not refer the question to five gentlemen, for whom we have a pio.
possible for him to over-ride, that decision of his committee, and everyone of the British mem |bers of that committee now in the Colons are found respect, we should like to say: "We
the responsible representat ves, roless an deny your premise, and are doubtful of your
overwhelming and practically unanimous out. against the Government's proposal. The vole cry against its verdict both on the part of the cast by him on that occision was, therefnie, jo that, hefore we accept their conclusion,
British and the Chinese community had no sense representative. It represented bis per- we must really have the premise quite
Arisen. His Excellency does not misimise the sonal opinion only. As far as I know Mr. Os borne had taken no paine to find out what the clear is the Government of China, and
weight which must be attached to very maoy" are the leaders of the people actuated by in the Summary Court this morning, the Tuna ige sigestories, but he feels sure that these **now unquestioned sincerity ?"
Hing Lueg firm, of No. 1z, Wing Shing Street, It is just We publish correspondence between the this that is in dispute. There are strong, brought an action against the Ngai Kai firm Hon, the Colonial Secretary and Mr. Murray very strong, evidences of unquestioned in
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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1910,
THAT GARDEN SITE:
BILL OF EXCHANGE DISPUTE.
CHINESE LITIGANTS IN THE SUMMARY COURT.
Before Mr. Justice Gampertz, Paiste Judge,
boarding-bouse keepers, 40, Connaught Road Central, to recover the sum of $100, moser
able to boast of arborescent vegetation being
It
years
may be remembered
ago a great public outery arose an account of the Incal Govemment institu ting a policy of free-cotting, which could not belp appearing to taxpayers as being truly stultifying farm of policy, after so much money bad heen expended on trea-planting. Nor were the excutes offered by the Government at exacil "explained away whether or no, the. that time very defensible, and it was never destruction of the timber was done with a
́end, în view and 10 assist fa the-
replenishment of the depleted Colonial coffers. This was the allegation made at that parind by Council who, while not cbjcting to such certain unofficial members of the Legislative fudicious tree cutting as will improve a plantation, deplored the indiscriminatethinsing
Stewart, who has returned to the charge in sincerity. That such and such of the rulers remitied on the 5th November by the KwoDB Colony were to be set aside in favour of the proposal of the Government. That was of our arboreal adoraments in order that the “
To and the matter of the "finest site in Hongkong".ate sincere, nobody questions. Their sin. Shiu Luog firm of Hoi Hon Mr. Stewart makes much of the fact that he cerity is an asset in the hands of, the in- received by the defendants for the use obtained the signature of a number of well sincere. We who can recall the repented of the plaintiffs. Mr. M. K. Holmes op- known British residents and he claims for attempts of various Provincial Authorities pepted for the plaintiffs and Mr. Otto Kong them that they represent the majority of the to establish opium monopolies-especially Sing represnoted the defendants.
Mr. Holmes stated that the facts were that British mercantile community, and if Mr.the notorious "prepared opium, licence"-"
plaintiffs received a draft from Hoi Hon and Murray Stewart is not mistaken, we are with have better grounds to demand proof of what took it to the defendants, who at Grat said they
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landing men of the community thought, and his vote also was in no sense representative. admit that it would be anconstitutionat and bad endeavoured to ascertain the opinions of gentlemen themselves would be the first to would introduce ao embarrassing precedent if the leading men of the British mercantile, com the decision of the Legislative Council of this musity. I had found them to be adverse to before the debate. After it 1 found a targe the views of go residents, of whom 38 are Justices of the Pesce out of a talal majority still adverso. If their opinion is not should be ibu filled. Let us be thankful that to be regarded as "public opicion" in Heng- the Government bays now abandoned their represented by our woods is allowed to remain about 200 Justices.
1 am at the same time to assure you that the kong, I don't know where to look for it. The wasteful policy and that the important a
présent Under Secretary of State for the Countouched by the woodsman. Anyone who lonies has said that "It is impossible to get a has traversed the wilds of the New Territory! greatest care will be taken in framing the con.
reasoned opinion from the inhabitants of Harg. cannot but have been struck by the barrenpost ditions of sale with a view to preseiving to the fullest extent the dignity, beauty and symmetry
regards the growth of tree Yet the writer. this view is shared by the Colonial Govern bus been informed by more than one village ment. I claim that the letter which I sent in patriarch that within his own memory the to you on the sist'represents "the reasoned country was well-wooded and fruitful of tall opinion of ilongong, signed as it is by the vegetation. Nowadays, the only exception to the rule that one can meet in many a day's march is a solitary old giast of the representatives of all the leading British mer. castile firms, the managers of the British bauke, forest primeval which has kept his branches and leading members of the legal and medical up dang, maybe, because at the root of his
trunk there stands an ancient f' se-botte. professions,
There is Do people more improvident in the the Chingo. One would almost supposa matter of tree-calling for foel purposes than that they did not possess the grallesi Coni- Balde in the world (-n they do), so prone are they to timber destruction,
the minority of the British mercantile com; I we are driven to call the imagined sincerity had no money and asked plaintiffs to return it of the portion of the City affected. I bave etc.. koog," but, so far, I have not understood that of its hills and even of íte river sides so far.
munity in Hongkong in upholding the Gov of the Chinese anthorities as these excellent to Hoi Hoo. The draft was returned and sent ernment, and in seeing no valid reason why professors have to calmly imagine and assume back agaíu to the plaintiffs with the sequest we should fall in with the onslaught on the it. Whether one sympathizes with opium that it again be presented. This time the sale of the ground which is exciting so much abolition root and branch or not one must "We shall not" now "argue at face facts. And the truth was uttered by the length the point about this same question Rev. G. Owen at the last meeting of the
criticism,
defendants admitted having Sico in hard The draft was for $160 and was a Chiness docua est in the form of a Bill of Exchange.
The plaintiff was called into the witness-box
Mr, Holmes asked. for leave to amend, which was granted,«
of the majority, although it is not clear China Society when he said "China has to and stated that, he was sole owner of the that the opposition to the Government's move the twenty-one provinces all with her plaintiff firm. proposal consists of really the greater or she can not move at all. The case of number or avon the more reasoning, opium is an illustration. In the attempt to number of Hongkong residents. We have put it down some of the provinces have shot nothing to add to the reasons put forward ahead and done splendidly; others ing be by His Excellency and the Colonial Secret hind, some hot with enthusiasm, the others ary, and we wish, without offence, to cold as an iceberg. We know of the greedy, point out that in his last letter, dated cruel spirit which animates some of those in Mr. Murray Stewart gives no power. We know of some of those places yesterday, new reason, and no better reason for the that "lag behind." They only “lag behind" opposition than that he claims for it the re- until the importation of foreiga oplum la
Proceeding, witness stated that, at the time he presented the bill to the defendants, they at first docied having an account at Hai Hop and told him to send it back. On the record occasion they asked him to wait's while for the money and signed the document to be paid fe ten daya........
His Lordship entered judgment for the plaintiffs with costs.
F. H. MAY,
Colonial Secretary,
P. S-Slace the above' was drafted Bin Ex- cellency has sees the letter which appeared over your signature in the public press, and
desires me to add a few words.
"M; STEWART,
It would appear that the sigustories to the
An announcemeat of the foal decision of the document enclosed in your letter are them. salves divided by mutually notagonistic Government to disregard it would, I venture to opistons, On the one hand a section shere say, caure deep dissatisfaction,—Yours faith the view (which I understand yea to hold yours ['fally, self) that to leave the area in question as genes plot garden or biod stand in-perpetuity would spoil the symmetry of the square, and DISPATCHES from Teheran state that Mr. T. that is advisable to allow it remain onbuilt H. Bill, Inte Acting British Consul at Shirrs upőb only till such time as the Colony cas while proceeding to fepaban, wan attacked by afford to erect a low building which will not tribesmen on April 16. Two saprys who he shut out the Law Courts from the seafront, and companied him ware killed. Mr. Bill proceed which being built of granite on a design almillar | "ed on bis Journey, but it is unknown whether 19 that of the Courts would lead the syn 1 to... ha is out of dangus,
In the circumstañesă, li jis pleasing to Bote "the progressiva action being adopted by Them Kwantong Government in Importing saplinga for affirenaline purposes, for not only will it lend to their usually sterile mountains an old it will conduce to an aquable rainfall and pori) bauty recowed, but in the episton of expeite sibly prarant dome of thein, disastrous Hoods that periodically devastate inverteer commen the cosaury