The Hongkong Telegraph.
NEW SERIES No. 8861
CONTENTS.
Births Marriages and Deaths. Leading Articles:-
Republics and Republicans.
The Death of a Kiog
Sir Frederick Lugard.
The Oplem Traffic.
The Mailed Fist.
The Cult of the Usurer,
Railway to China.
Hongkong and Hypocri y,
The Financial Outlook.
Meetings:-
Legislative Cobacil.
Legal Intelligeneo:----
Shanghai Company Wourd Up.
Alleged Incorrect Valuation of Shares Binkruptcy Patition Wibdrawo.
Claim for Retura of Jewellery..
A Millier's Claim
'A Good Defence,
Police:-
A Dishonest Postal Clerk.
Au Obdurate. Tenant.
Correspondenoo:-
New Companies Ordinance.
Decimal System,
The Chinese Costomie.
Miscellaneous Artioles and Reports:~~~
Notes by the Way,
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Hongkong Waters. Homa Agreeable Topics
Shanghai's Financial Situa ion.
Wall Tin Shares Boom?,
Football Matches.
The Chinese Postal Service.
King's Park Rif: Range.
Harmston's Circus.
Death of King of Siam.
Sports.
Chinese Bay Kidnapped. Hongkong-Manila hus. The Horgkong Uni enity. Rubber.
Sir Jobo Jordau,90 Chipo,
Gambling in Shares,
Monat Davis Cemetery..
• Nuisance Near the Dock,
Atopil of Remenyi.
A Charming Souvenir
New P. & O. Steamers,
The Financial Panic in Shanghai.
The Sugar Industry.
Pokfulam Reservoir.
Nankio Sports,
Z firm and Rudi,
Smuggling by Chlnere la Kobe, Gambling on Horse-Race, The Cement Trade.
Cricket.
Teak Wedding. China Railway Co. Interport Rifle Match,
Rulai of the Rad. IL.M.T. folila, Nanking Nations Sports
Jig Pirs at Shanghai.
Rice Mills Burns,
Proper Exercise.
-N.Y K Passanger Ratos.
Japan Latest Dreadanight. Viscount Teriuchi on Choson,
H.E. Major-General Broadwood's Depar.
ture.
Mong-kok-u 1 rbour of Refuge. Corinthiao Yacht Club,
肫六十九年二宜
DEATHS.
Sept. af, at Hampsten 1, James Greig, late of Hongkong, aged 70.
On October 24, 1910, at Shanghai, M. Carter, wife of H. Carter, Chiel Ozer 5.5. "Mulan," aged 40 years.
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HONDKONG, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1910.
REPUBLICS AND REPUBLICANS,
The
SIR FREDERICK LUGARD. : Sir Frederick Lugard is returning on the 3rd of November, and not, as was announced a short while ago, on one of the last days of this mouth. This must mean that he is engaged in Peking in such serious work that
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fair trial Democracy may convey to 000 prosperous, far more secure and to be res to their final stage, and no pubile oplum land to be proud that they are masterless, opa mind the idea of high political sagacity and dected than when he inherited its precarious smoking.cstablishments are now permitted beglos to learn, perhaps too late, the lesson. ability among all the people of a highly throne. France and Britain have contended it the foreign settlements. An International taught by modern Prussia. The English civilized nation, to anotherit may only mean for power in the domains of the lord of the Opium Commission, convened it the in-workmen delegates have not been ablas licence to cut off the beads of those who White Elephant." The possessions of Francesante of the United States Government, to come to a definite conclusion on th wash themselves and speak grammatically, Andam and Cambodia though only pow held its first meeting on the 1st February question of protection and especially and to expel all ministers of religion. French Leginning to be developed, showed from the in the building of the Palace Hotel, where, taxation of agricultural products, revolutionaries, who seem to have been very beginning such promise of future wealth after 14.sessions, the proceedings terminated they, not being blind, have been able for a time quite crazy about the ancient tempted by the prospect of future wealth of the Commission-not "Conference," as the humblest Germans with the hopeles
on the 26th of the same month. The object contrast the practical advantages, enjoyed Republic of Rome, and purported taas to be very nearly ready to go to war with so well explained by the Right Reverend gloomy state of the English poor The Gay remodel themselves and their conduct after us over the question of the proprietorship of Bishop Breat, D.L, in his speech delivered man combine, they organize. The British the fashion of the stern patriots of the the debatable provinces of Siam, His on the day of his election as president--has ought to, but do not. When a German finds type of Calo, They went about calling late Majesty behaved with great firmness been to discuss (a) the extent of the oplum it his duty to do something for his fellowmep themselves Brutus or ioero or Cassius at and dignity. Although the treaty signed at evil and (6) the beat means for controlling he acts lo away widely different from that the time when the most ruthless Caesar that Bangkok on the 3rd of October, 1893, gave it. Delegations were sent from the followin which most Englishmen, even the mat Europe ever knew was about to act ble foot to France the territories on the left bank of ing 13 countries: Austria-Hungary, China, conscientious, are apt to conduct themselves. (22nd October.)
on their neck. People who endeavour to the Mekong and in addition the land to a France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, For a Britisher is only too likely to think Critice, we were on the point of saying, argue that because there were Republics in distance of about 15 miles on the right bank span, the Netherlands, Persia, Portugal, that be has Done all that his fellowmen, cla are of two kinds. This would not have
Greece and a Republic in Rome, for many the French have gained very little by it. Russis, Siam, and the United States. reasonably expect of bim when he has sent been concet, for there are, of course, many centuries, there should therefore be sue The late King seems to have acquired a The accompanying notes, extracted from a cheque to some charitable institution, different kinds of critic. But we shall now cessful republicsțin every great civilized State, great enthusiasm for Lord Rosebery, and a document addressed by Sir C. Clementi There he imagines that his duty has ended, confine our attention to two sub-divisions of ought to be sent to school and then made when he wanted men who could do things, Emith to: Sir Edward Grey, give a sort But a German has been drilled to think and oue kiud, the hostile kind. The first sub to attend the meetings of a good debating he soon got the habit of asking for English of résumé of the Commission's proceedings act differently. He knows well what feulis sort of hostile critic of whom we r Dow society until they really begin to under men known to Lord Rosebery. That and resolutions: "After the Commis, there are in the system of which he is a par thinking is one to be respected, the other stand the complexity of the subject. How dobleman is not a bad judge of efficiency, sinn haad settled the rules and or and being accustomed to act in conjunction. we shall leave to our readers to think about many people realize that those ancient re and Mr. Hill, the late Inspector-General of ders under which the business was to be with others, he not only "signe a cheque when we have dismissed him from our publics were in reality a form of government the Forest Department in Siam, lent by the conducted, each delegation presented a re- thoughts, and, we hope, from our columns.
sa horrible and inhuman that the coldest Government of India to King Chulalon-port on the cultivation of poppy, the pro- does more, much more, for he gives hit but gets, others to do the same, and be The respectable critic whom we have in hearted of historians cannot refrain from korn, and many other Britishers, could duction of opium and its preparation for use, time, his labour, hit service to what mind, is an honest man,
who loves constantly expressing their horror and disgust testify that the King of Siam and the able the extent to which it was used, and the can ever ask he has undertaken, and per fairplay and is above all things moderate, at it? We need only mention slavery to and charming orator expelled from the trol exercised by Government overita manu-suades all the others to do in like ma Ho bates "tall talk," and when any indicate what a world it was that some tiberal Party by the late Mr. Labouchere facture and sale. These reports were read, That is why the German workman does not body gets excited about anything that admirers of the words "Republic of Kore" knew how to choose the right, men when a with explanatory comments, by the chief of go hungry and homeless in his old age, aud does not empty his purse or disorder tils are referring to. Brutus did not relieve the job of work had to be done digestion, and expresses that excitement in world of a tyrant more arbitrary thad himself King rightly gave up useless territory invited.
The late cach delegation and discussion thereon was that is why the German women are not vigorous innguage, he always rowle" don't when he slow Caesar, for Brutus was a slave in order to gain a real diplomatic advant- the senior French delegate, an informal con- they save" as the English and the French At the suggestion of | afraid to bring chlidren into the world, "lest talk like a penny book with the cover off." owner. In those days the greater number age. How many people know just how many ference was held between the British and are saying.. Referring to children, we say He is usually British, that is English or of men were slaves, in a state of misery so independent states there are in Asia? We United States delegates, with a view to the no more than the bare truth when we affirm Welsh, Scotch or Irish. We love him beat awful that the worst horrors of our, slums mean truly independent. Persia is under preparation of such resolutions is would when he is English; he worries us most when cannot be compared with li. Citizenship and tuition; she is as illas that divorced husband meet with the general approval of the Com
that Germao, children are the best behaved he is Scottish; when he is Irish we always its rights were the privilege of comparatively of hers, the sick man of Turkey. Afghanis.mission as a whole. This conference was
and the most lovable in the world. They change the subject; aud when he is a Welsh few. Modern democracy is on its trial. It tán barks to Britain's word; all Northern held with satisfactory results. The Com
consider that to be called "ungezogen ” li man we feel a strong desire to knock his has not yet been proved beyond doubt Asia howls to Russia's whip. But Siam mission ultimately adopted all the resolu- and pride themselves on being, gut,
the direst blame and reproach. They aro head against a wall. This last, of course, in success in any first-class State with a vast klares with China and Japan the honour of tions on which we (the British and United gezogen." For "gezogen" means trained, pr all good part and friendliness, however population. The United States only began to still remaining free and self-governing among States delegates) were agreed, together with well nurtured. A German boy takes a de bard we might wish the wall to be in be in truth free, free for all mep, after all the vassal or subject nations of this con- the two other resolutions which at the last light in being efficient, in being prompt to order to match our critic's head. A the unhappy calamities and fratricidel tincntal nursery of all civilization, man usually of robust bodily bibit, he struggle which ended in 1854, or rather late King ought to be remembered for having on the subject of the closing of the slackness he abhore. This, and this only, li moment were brought forward by China obey,in dolog things smartly... Untidiness and is inclined to imagine that bis mind is began then to end. And these fifty years saved his country from the fate which over- oplum divans in the concessions and the cause of many advantages which the Ger robust, when in truth it is getting fat quite are too short a period in the history of took Cambodia at the bands of France and scilements in China and the prohibi man working people have over our untaught, fat and stodgy. He is beef, typ'led beef. mankind for us to be able to come to zo Burmah at the bayonet points of the British. tios of the sale in the same places of untrained, undrilled and "ungezogene' If we tell him this he gets angry, and quite practical conclusion derived from the study All honour to him, and peace be with his anti-opium remedies containing opium or its classes. erroneously imagines we are Insulting him. of the United States. There is nothing that ashes!
derivatives. The resolutions thur passed, Insult is it from our intention; we wish we can see inherently wrong with the idea of
after recognising the sincerity of the Govern there were more beef of his kind and ef þå democratic State. We British are attachi›
ment of China in its endeavours to suppress every good kind in the world. To him weed to our Monarchy partly because we are would say this:
the production and consumption of opium "Do not be too sure that democratic in many ways. This is not a
id Chins, dealt with the following subjects: your mind digests ideas as.readily as your paradox; it is a fact. And we, if we were stomach does its duty by your food, and Swiss or American or Feruvian citizens, find when another man, or a party, or a section of ing ourselves is a lawfully constituted State, the Press is defending a cause or attacking should most certainly be contented and or an enemy, before you growl at him for tallderly republicans. Referring to Peruvians, be is forced to delay his return to this not talk, make sure that you understand the nothing can be more gratifying than almost perfect of all Utopias. Poor Sir meaning of the words he is using." We wel the condition of that country since its Frederick! It is impossible, of course, but come criticism, for it affords us an opportunity citizens began to realize that rebellion is the it would be very interesting to know with of getting through the fat, and thrusting our worst possible way of redressing grievancer what feelings of trepidation he is op- point home. When, for instance, we are ac and establishing reforms. The condition-proaching his unofficial and official mem. cused of being "anti-tepublican" and "pro-financial, social, and moral of Peru thirty bere of Council whose irou wil wasperties ane effects of oplum and its products; Monarchist," and of being too fiercely both, years ago was as bad as that of Portugal to too much for a klog in Uganda, merely because during the saddening events day. Even fifteen years agoit was very bad. whose straightforward honesty and single- of the past tad two weeks we have dired to Now Peru is not only paying, her way, but ness of purpose impressed and gained the apply plain words to plain facts, we, trying she is on the high road to great prosperity. respect of at least one Bishop and of several to be as patient as we may, esteem it our This change for the better has only come variously denominated missionaries and duty to direct our friend's or our enemy's at about through order and obedience to a law whose cool nervo was interested but in no tention inwards, and to require from him a ful government. "For rebellion is as the way disturbed by the prospect of meeting grave consideration of the meaning of the sin of witchcraft," it brings rain with i. We or belog approached by one Masai warrior words, he is using. Republicanism meaus trust that we now have made it plain to our whose oue ambition was to kill an English in the United States something so different honest democratic friends that we are "chief." All Hongkong will welcome. His from what it means in Spain that it would not anti-republican in the sense of detesting Excellency, and we heartily wish that it may require a long and carefully written treatise that form of government under any and all give him as much pleasure to receive our to define and explain the wide divergence in circumstances. What we do detest, and what loyal and sincere congratulations on his re-solutely straightforward instead of occupylog sease of the use of that word by men in Wath we do hold up to the execration of all turn as it will give us to see him again serv. lugton and of its use by sympathisers with right-minded people is not a form of govero- ing the interests of Our Lord the King and the late Schor Ferrer in Barcelona. A meat at all. On that we have hardly touch-] his people in this Colony. Englishman may find it hard to understand, ed.. We point out, as it is our duty to point indeed he may be incredulous when he is out, that the so-called Republic which has told it, but nevertheless it is true that the been established in Portugal is an exchange. E wards Republic and Republicanism express of one kid of sorry fellows for another, and The latest returns of trade reparte issued different and even opposite ideas in Swit that it amoun's to this-the Portuguese by the Imperial Maritime Customs throw zerland and Portugal, France and the Unit must submit to being robbed with violence an illuminating light upon the oplum ques- ed States, of Brazil. It is curious that the instead of having their public fundi com-ion. It is ap accepted fact that the opium Dame of Brazil and, of the President elect of fortably appropriated by comfortablescrvants, traffic is-peraicious, and Home papers are that republic should have been used in concot of the public, but of their own interests: not slow to accord patibulous visions in this nection with the recent shocking murders and That the exchange involved the banishment respect on the Far Hastern press. As a usurpation in Lisbon. Marshal Hermes da of the Sovereign and his family, as well as a matter of fact, one leading London journal, Fonseca will be the seventh President of attack on religion is so bitter an aggravation which ought to know better, had the teme Brazil. He is a soldier and a scholar, of the violent deeds which have been doneity to declare that the newspapers in the of a family illustrious even among the many recenfly.im Lisbon that we cannot under- Far East as a whole were wedded to.com. renowned noble Portuguese families, and stand bow any loyal and good man can asso- plicity in the opium trade and dared not lift has devoted his life to the extinction of re-clate himself with it. No argument of ours their finger against the fiat of the Chinese volutionary and communistic ideas among can avail to convert any criticof our attitude. Government. Again and again we have the people of Brazil. He is a man of proved, or our words who far from being honest, pointed out the perniciousness attendant courage. We have so often expressed our though "beely, is at heart an enemy of that upon the opium habit, and the sole view love for and admiration of France (we quite established social order which prevails in all which has been taken up is that the habit understand the longing some English King civilized, free countries. We do not call should be suppressed legitimately whilst the of old had to be rulers of that beautiful lands coubiry free which persecutes people for abuse of the drug should be stopped. That that our French friends will not be angry with their religion and in whose army an officer is to say, that when Chios chooses to cease us for reproaching them with a want ofunder cannot get promotion it. he goes with his growing poppies in the same quantity as is their copies delivered at their reddences without standing of the word liberty, Nothing can be, family, or for the matter of that without it, presently being grown in Schezuma, for in ssy axtra charge. On coplas ant by port an more gloomy and repulsive to many people to church on Sunday We do not call Romance, there shall be ostensible evidence to than endless hymn singing without instrumania free, for in that country the Jews are over the fact that there is no further need mental accompaniment, and long sermons cruelly ill used. They are the saberest and for Patos or Benares opium to fill the mar- On abatrung, theological questions. urmost hard working people la the land, and het. In this connection, it is curious to neighbours the French really went too far in when they have made a little money by their hole in the Chinese Customs return the showing their disapproval of the ascetle life thrift and industry their barbarous neigh-following passageThe total quality of when they expelled the Carthusians from the bours plunder them. England herself was foreign opium imported both from foreign Grande Chartreuse. They only succeeded pot free when she was a republic and called countries and Chinese ports amounted to in depriving their country of the direct and herself Commonwealth. We judge by 94,313 plculs, valued at 18,187,171 taels, On 23rd October, at 10 am, the wife of indirect profits derived from the manufac deeds, not names, and in using the latter we gainst 24,250 picuis, valued at 17,38,494 M. N. BLUMENTHAL, Macager of Astorture of an excellent and comforting liqueur, apply them to the deeds they fit. Kopen Hotel, of a daughter,"
Lacls in 1908-10 increase of only 63 piculs, and in getting themirelves laughed it for
In Malwa there le a decline of 1,147 picuts, keen enjoyment of the power to make things
while Patoa and Benares show rises of 647 and 580 picule respectively. As regards re differ from but on the contrary, it means an disagreeable or impossible for people we
exports to foreign countries and Hongkong, When we say that we deeply regret to have there is an excess of 27 piculs; and to Chin- almost fanatical insistence on the protection to record the death, yesterday, of His basicae ports, a decrease of 1084 picule. The whose opinions we dislike and reject We merely using the language of polite Journalis by speculation on the part of native dealers, of all the rights, natural and civil, of those.jesty King Chulalonkorn of Slam, we are not greign opium trade has been characterised have always fought on the side of freedom tie phraseology Not as great either in per who on the strength of the prospective in this, is true sense. A republic does sonal genius of in the power and, wealth of epforced diminution of the cultivation of not mean the ideal government, the summit his dominions, as the Illustrious Sovereign bative poppy and importation of the foreign of human perfection-in-laws and customs who adorur the Throne of the Empire of the dut have laid in large stocks Themea It may mein exactly what the user of the Rising Sun, the Iste: King of Blame way safer initiated in 1998 by the Municipal word thinks it means, or it may man nevertheless, one of those ficat rule who Council in the International Settlement at vague and very fasxact Ideal Government have succeeded in maintaining the independs changhai and by the Municipalité Francaise of the people by the people sounds alluring fence of an Aristic people against European in the French Concession for the gradual Lad′it coquot be said that is has nende had aggression. He has left his country at more closing of all opidin deni have been carded
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THE DEATH OF A KING.
(24th October)
THE OPIUM IRAKBIG,
ing; (6) the methods for preventing the the gradual suppression of opium smok abuse of the use of oplum, which each coun try is invited to re-examine; (e) the duty of adopting reasonable measures to prevent smuggling of opium; (d) the grave import ance of controlling the manufacture, sale, and distribution of morphia; (e) the advisa billy of investigating, from a scientific point of view, anti oplum remedies, and the pro- and (f) the application of the pharmacy laws to the subjects of each Government in the Consular districts, and settlement in China," Tomoyone who carefally regards the cult of the poppy in China it is rather difficult to instil into his understanding that opium smoking will never cease in this country, any tinte in 1 urope. We hold sincere desires more than cigarette-smoking will discon that China will succeed in her endeavours to get quit of the national evil, but at the same time she has got to prove herself ab. the fence on which she has been sitting for so bog
THE MAILED FIST.
(#5th October.) accomplished!" exclaimed one who has be- "Such a lot of talk, and nothing really come worn out with the subject of Protection
THE CULT OF THR ÜSÜRER.
(a6th. October.) We have on more than one occasion Government to the highly excessive rates of drawn in these columns the attention of the intercat charged by the money-leading population of the Colony to those who are unfortunate enough to fall within their clutches. The problem is rendered more acute owing to the apparent encouragement afforded the usurer by the local Judges, who, being placed in the anesviable position of leader and borrower in making an order for in having to meet the convenience of both stalments, are naturally sometimes unwittingly led to act somewhat, bauhly towards certain borrowers who find themselves entangled in the meshes of these twentieth-century usurars through scarcely any fault of their own. It does not require particularly keen powers of perception in one to realise that the aged to less than that of lending money, habit of borrowing should be discour but there are cases when people ard led to choose the lesser of two evils by sheer force of circumstances and in these instancer. exception should be made by the Judge, who in fairness to the victim, who as often as not has already paid the amount of the principal tenfold in interest alone, might s exercise his discretionary powers to the full est possible limit. Recent glaring case brought to our notice hare, partly led to our mainly influenced to refer to the condition making these remaks, but we have been of affairs at present existing with regard to
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in Germany and Free Trade in Britain, and the particular matter under discussion – by a- the various excursions made by British work- || few pertinent lines appearing in ́« Manila men and others, especially the others, with contemporary. It appears that a Blil-has their pet theories. One gets bewildered, attive Assembly for the purpose of putting s the object of discovering a few facts to fit been introduced into the Philippines Legisla
the contradictions in the reports given by stop to the demoralizing practice among
•hese visitors to the lands whence the Angles Government officials. A prominent fea- throw one civilization and lay the founda penalties for both the unscrupulous lender and Bexons and Jutes first came to overture of the Bill" is that it provides tions of another. Some say that our Teu tonis cousins have more to eat and buy it to what under ordinary circumstances he,
and the party who períorce has to submit -- more cheaply than we. Some say that the would certainly regard as the height of folly. price they pay is too high, We happen to The bill provides that all government officials be able to speak on this subject with su and employes of all grades in the insular, thority, defying criticism. We affirm that provincial or municipal services shall be the Germans get good food and plenty of it, prohibited from directly or indirectly loaning and that the price they pay is returned to money or any other effects or articles of them, neatly all of it, in the earning. For value at laterest. The bill penalizes the in "man does not live by bread alons, nor fraction of these provisions by imprisonment earning of the money wherewith the Ger ceed one year, or a fine of not less than Paco does he pay for it in one way only. In the for not less than one mouth and not to ek-
morethanbread and more than money, Theretion of the court. A further, provision of mant pay for their daily bread, they gain | nor more than P2,000 or both at the discresi are po more splendidly disciplined people on the bill that whoever shall accept loans of earth than the Germans. From his child money, effects or articles of value from such hood up a German is a trained and drilled officials or employes shall be dismissed from taught that courage is his first duty after shall be disqualified from holding service mao. Whatever his religion may be ho in the service if they are in it, and if not they filial platy-courage to bear pain, courage to with the government in any of its branches tell the truth, courage to take his part in for one year and punished by Imprisonm working, offering, and if need be dying for of not to exceed one year, Apy chief the good of the whole community. It is bureau of department knowing this common endeavour, this ordered foll for bis employes loans or borrows money, the public weal, this universal-sense of res- does not so report to his superior ponibility towards others that maker Ger, shall be deemed a party of the deal many great, and will make her greater and Governor-General may dismiss his not in Germany that Elackness of misery, that for a moment imagine that the local greater yet. When one realizes that there is him half a year's pay. Of coured, horror of which Mr.Jack London has written ties are likely to effect, such awe its his terrible and truthful book The people ges in our own public service ati vi of thebyss, and when one reflects that the notice, for Hongkong's tragedy, he presents a enacted by Rogliah laws of Medes
men and Englishwomen in the capital of slowly but they car British civilization and that the Germans troduce low dosle
budder at it, but pass it by content to work, Instance, they can calent to obey, rather than box add sufer will put stop what those are and, sudere vho dare in Bor (res