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Goremment have instituted and pursued under Sir Frederick Lugard's régimic; and, when the time comes for the opening of the University, the schools and colleges of Hongkong should be able to send up worthy band of young men desirous of taking
matriculation honours.
SPIES.
Time and again in British Colonies we have bad cases of prosecutions against per sons alleged to be foreign spies, but none of these has attracted so much public atten.. tion as has been bestowed upon the indict- ment at Hants Assizes of a young German officer, Licut. Helm, for an infringement of the Official Secrets Act by making sketches of the forte at Portsmouth. The defendant admitted ble offence, and the Crown did not press for a sentence of imprisonment if he expressed uafelgoed regret for having committed it and undertook not to repeat it.. This assurance having been given, the Judge bound the defendant over on his own recognise when old potopine up for judgment when called upon. Tho following words addressed to the prisoner by when you leave this country you will do, so feeling that although we may be vigilant in the detection and perhaps from your point of view too vigilant of offences against our laws, yet that we also in the administration
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generall the constant trend tas been towards batterment. To all those thingy, making for a hairby communal 18-and an efficient Ad ministration, the influence of Sir Henry May' string personality is apparent and he well merited the disilection of kaigsibold confened
Telegram.
"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH"
SERVICE.
A NABDLE TRADE-MARR
"DISFUTE, “
ACTION IN SUPREME COURT
agid init.
upon him by His Mijsty Ron GOVERNORSHIP OF MACAO Court this meraing-before the Chief Justice
His counsels will be sorely mis ed is the legis La'ure, as his ardour and capacity for hard work will be missed in the Executive. We wish His Excellency every tutcess in his new appoint. ment and are certain that his Governorship of the Filfstan's will prove but a stopping-sionD to higher honours yet in store!
THE RITUATION IN MACAO,
It is with feelings of usmixed pleasure that we are able to record that the new over meni in Macao bas acted in a most staltsman- like manner is not distegerling the earnest protests made by us and others against the ex- hibition of cinematograph pictures of a nature calculated to icitime passioss which are all liable to break out at nay mo neat. Yesterday evering the Claematograph in Macao exhibit. ed pictures of scenes. io Lisbon streets which purpor ad to represent the "Revolution." They
LIEUT. MACHADO APPOINTED.
SENTIOR VIDAL RESUMES JUDICIAL DUTIES,
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Macao, 17th Dec., 1910,
1.40 p.m.
In a despatch receive from Lis- bon, the Provisional Republican Government expresses its approval of Senhor. Vidal's (the Acting Governor's) patriotism and permits him to resumo his duties as Chief Justice of Macao!
Lieutenant A. Machado, private did mit actually represent anything like a re-secretary of ex-Governor Senhor volution, they ca'y showed a crowd or two, with a few hum in asses waving their hands Eduardo Marques, and a son of Bir against a charge of twenty resolte meo, ani the Necessidades Falice with a hole in it
tue Chinese ADMINISTRATION APPEAL GASH,
JUDGMENT REVERSED,
23rd in:t.
afternoon the Fall Court (Bir Francis Piggott, Sitting in Appellate Jurisdiciou yesterday Chief Justice, and His Hocour F. A. Haziland, Pulsne Judge), gave judgment in the cr $9. appeals from the decision of date ph Juse of the Acting Chief Justice (son. Mr. W. Rees Davis, K.C.), in the administration action be tween Li Chot Hing ned L! Pui Chp', other
In the Original Jurisdiction of the Suprema
Sir Francis Piggott a crae was called in which Reuter, Breckelmann and Os, sued Siemisen And Co. and the Haugkong and Kowloon Wharf ned Golewa Co. for damages for wrang- fully imitating the plaintiffs' trade-mark and for an ir junction to restrain the defendants, their keivnols and agents, from selling or expating or advertising for or procuting 13 be sold any to known as Li Shek Pang and Li Ding needles in packets of tins bearing such labels Wai. In the original action, in which was lo as berelaafter martinsed; and from using any volved arum of ever ons million dollars, judz- labels, stamps or advertisements so contrived ment was given against El Fui Chri for an or expressed or by colourable imitation to re-account of the c tile of Men Sblog and against present or lead to the belief that the needles Li Chok Hing on what was known as the Wlog Shla Tong issue in the case. In the hearing sold by the defendants are the Deailes manu ficlured by the plaintiffs and sold by them of the appeal case, Li Fui Chi figured as ap under the Cock" trade-mark, and for del.. pellant and Li Chok Hing as respondent.
Counsel nod solicitors appearing in the case very upon oath or destruction of nil do-
were:-For the appellant: · Sir Henry Ber- cements, articles and things in the pos Session er power of the defendants or under keley, X.Cned and Mr. Eldon Potter, in- their control, which offend against the fore-sucted by Mr. F O. Balo (of Mosers, Gold going infunction. Mr. M. W. Slade, xc, ting. Bailiw and Mer ell); for the respird at: structed by Mr. Wilkinson of Messrs. Wilkin Messa, M. W. Slade, KC, Aud C. G. Alabas 500 aud Grist) appeared for the plaintiffs and for struc'ed by Mr. D. V. Steavenson (of Sir Berry Barkeley (instructed by Mr. Shen Messrs Deacon, Lonko od Deacon)
The Chief Justice, in a long written judgment, represented the defendants, Siemeron & Co.
Mr. Blade stored to opening the case that hour, traversed all the poins of law and fact the plaintiffs had got an interim lojunction that bad besnedduced in the te ring and gave no his decision that the finding of the Court be- against the defendants on 16th Decembar, to
law must be reverted with costs, laghs cons continue until he bearing of this application by the Court. He rov moved that the injuce-
the Bench are noteworthy:-"I trust that and a barricade that could not have been held Joaquim. Machado, the Macao De-en cf Messrs. Deacon, Lonker and Deacon) the reading of which occupied more then au
fact, had ens not bees told before-hand that ibes were pletuies of a sanguinary and des- rato revoir, 11 would never have fuspected that they were anything more than of these laws are just and merciful not only the usual faked films to which everybody is. to those who are subject to the Crown but to accustomed, nod which, er, after all, very others who, like yourself, seck temporarily the amusing. The Governmet in Macao knows its business too well to permit representations hpspitality of our shores." Now, it so happens of such scene's as took place in the Avoid di that at the very time those words were uttered Liberdad In Lisbon on it: tertible Torsday two English Officers, Captain Trench, R.M.-in October waich will remain for ever as L.I., and Lieut. Brandon, B.N., were lying one of the most sorrowal days" in h's under arrest in Germany awaiting their tarz Thre was a hint is last night's trial for spying at Borkuni. The trial performance of the cruel mass cre of the WAS to take place some time heroic cfficers and men of the Dum Carbs, Do suggestion of the murderous bambardment
this
limitation Commissioner, was ap- pointed Governor this morning.
Tho appointment is à very popular one and has given satisfac- tion to all parties in the Colony.
‚THE UNREST IN MACAO.
A DANGEROUS EXHIBITION.
The cinemalograph people at Macao appear to have'emall senso of rarpossibility, for they have sent out a circular advertising a new film which will sherty be exhibited, showing scenes of the Revolution in Lisbon. Those of our
on be made solute.
Sir Hanty Berkeley said that on behalf of Siemssen & Co. he was moving for the dissoli tion of the interim Injunction and the expurg ing of the name of Reuter, Brockelmann & Co. from the register.
His Lordship-There is no express notion by you to rescind the motion.
ir Henry. Berkeley-N; that is not re- quired. We are here to show cause against the ir junction being made abro ur.
His Lordship-That laterim injection was
Junctio
Sir Henry Berkeley-Tur positina is that wo come here to show, and bave a right to show that the interim injunction should ever have been granted.
Hia Lordship-But you have fot made a motion to that effect.
cluding portion of his judament, the Chief Jus.
tice baid-It is inevitable that thos'd deal tore with the practicerf the Corr is gritting letters of adminis'r tea in the cute of Chicere who died in ostale, to which so much reference his been made. The print has invariably bern mate to some person who would be ntx <fkla supposing the deceased to have been dami ied in Hongkong No i-quity has even broa made to ascertain what thi Chiuere law is an extriordinary fict that the Court this Colour, in which the Chiness live and trade as fresy as Foglishmen and
dream of do'ng with regard to Frenchmen, or Germans or Americans, and not of ly that, bat hat it sho:libe enti clyin ignorance of Cainere law on any subject which concerns the family life and the family law of the who form the bulk of its inhabitants-lis marriage laws, and the rights of properly it gives its law applic law of mistity: as to its customary law gen able to childros. We ate in the dark as to the
GOVERNORSHIP OF THB PIJI: ISLANDS.
CONFEREED UPON SIR HENRY MAY.
pleated to confirm the appointment of Hon. Majesty King George V. has been gracionaly "Wa_hwa, recaived information' that H's
Sir Henry May, KCMG, Colonial Fecretary of Hengkong, as Governor of the Fiji Işlandı. The news does not come as a surprise, for the virtust if not the actual confirmain of Sir Henry's promotion to this new dignity w known in the Colony ame days ago; throgh be did not desire, it to be made públic lạ tha Pres until ratified by H. M. the King, · But if the news doas not now fràch us with the first shock of abrupt announcement, it ́w 1: ba 18-,
ceived with mingled feelings on the part of the community, who are singlu Sir Henry May. a tried public servant bed an amlaent admisis. trator, yet who concat by' be glad to see his long and trusty labours in this Colony re warded thas fi tlngly by the Sovereigo,
Son of the la'o" Lord' Chief Justice of Iro and, young Francis Heny. May was ed ocated at Harrow and Trichy College, Dublin, where he was fint Honourman and Pitman is Classics and Modern I augu- ages, B. A 1881. · Hit chrear thereafter is set cut in the Colonial List as follows:-Ap pointed after competitive examination to Hongking cidelsh'p, 18}; act'ny assistant" Registrar Gancial, April, 1816; acting assistant Onfosial Secretary, Januare, 18 7 Secretary to Board of Examinars, January, 1859; assistant
Colanial secretary, Jatuury, Privite Secretary to Governor Sir W. Der Voux, to Admi's rator, Sir F. Fleming, and Mi General Barker, April, 1889, to December gi rcier Colonial Tiessorer, April to October, 1891; Member of Legislative Council, May, 189: Capalo Superintendent of P. lice And Fire Brigade, 1931 and of Victor'a Gaol, 18:7; acting Colonial Secretary, February to September, 1950; Celanial Secretary, 1951 ad- ministered Government of Hongkong, Novem- ber, 1913, to July, proj¡ re umed ns Colonial' Secretary, 1905; gain administered the Govern ment in 1926 7, and again lo rgo. Received Pagus in 8.4; and the K.C.M.G. In 190
In sport og circles, Sir Henry May is a prime (vourite. An ardent sprisman he is as mach at tome is command of a ricing yacht is 'n a racing saddle or on the polo ground, or when cutwit doy and gun, and has always been- A warm supporter of sport in all its forms. In Volunteering, for, he his ever taken kean pleasure.
In the social and literary life of our Colony hidepatur of His Excellency Sir Henry and Lady May will be keenly fa't, for set only did they make itcal host and hostess but their presence as gues's at all softa of social fuse. tips was eagerly sought after ; sud no less w 11 their loss by felt by the many scholastic and philanthropic insti utions in which they took a practical ani nevertailing interest.
had even been.tried, a certain section of the Qu:lhas, or the destruction of thousands of English and French illustrated papers which Jaotice that the Court will be moved fer sú in legard to the Chinese what it would never the C.M.G. decoration for services daring the month. But before the two Euglishmen of the small Jesuit Resider ce ia tɔe Raa doi readers, who have seen the pictures ip the only in Chambers and the notice is, "Teko / cltizens of ctar countries, should do with German Anglophones began to clamour for books, includi sg, according to Mr. Fercival appeared after that sad and sanguinary busi the most rigorous punishment possible to be Phillips of the Daily Express, "many ancicot ass, wil onderstand how dangerous it is at imposed upon the accused. In a brutal and valuable treatises, defaced and throws this jangure to expote sach scenes in public article, the Berlin. Neueste Nachrichten de- |(em the windows to the street mob." The
In Macap, where only a spark is uceded to st mands that the untried prisoners shall be Gareriment in Macan very wisely permitted the place aflume. We speak with luside know. no reproductios of these scenes. The little edge. We say that though at present things made incapable of reporting what they may have seen. Describing the prisoners as bard to find.
theatre wis picked, even standing room was
are quiet to the neighbouring Colony, the His Excellency Lieutenant smallest trouble may bring about a military dangerous persons who can carry in their Machado, the new Goverior, and Mrs. Machado despotism all the more intolerable because heads what they have not got on paper, the were present, and it is greeable to note that conducted, not by Generals and Colonels or journal expresses the hope that they may be every one greeted them with evident pleasure even officets, but by lower rank mos and even subjected to a long period of detention in at seeing them there. The conduct of the sol- by mere civil ass as leaders. The Sandpiter, Germany "with appropriate mental treat.ciers, who, of co 115, were there the, was the British gunboat which has, for her sins, ment," so that they may not retain too clear examplary. We hope that this good behaviour been forced to remain at Macao until Saturday will endure, and that Mara has ceased to be a
ta guard British interests, would not have gone A memory of what they may have seen. It puisares and a danger to Kuro can interests away had this advertisement appired white would be too horrible to believe that this is the Far East. Under the present Govern she was at Macao. We are all for liberty, is expressive of the views of the German
ment there really seems to be good ground fr people as a whole. Yet it is.a common say confidence. The Gay raor has begun well,erty of the Fress, liberty of speech, libery of The drama, and liberty, too, for the variety ing that straws show how the wind blows. and all parties are ready to back bim up with
catelatament, But we must more than de loyalty and vigour.
precate, we must condemn, any exhibition that, may lead to a breach of the peace. This is bon Revolution film business is to the last cezres impolule, and we shall not be surprised at any of its possible consequences, HONGKONG Volunteer CORPS
HONOUR TO SIR HENRY MAP.
13d December).
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NEWS FROM THE NORTH,
[Specialy Translated for the Hongkong 7degraph
CIVIL IN AMINATIONS.
FIELD DAY,
We are only echoing the sentiments of the antire commually in offering to our Colonia! Secretary, Sir Henry May, K C.Ma, our cordial Congratulations upon the lianour with which His Majesty King George V. has rewarded his long and faithful Colonial services in appointing him Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Fiforms have decided that the examinations (fTai Po The Corps will parade at Valon err
The Commissioners of Copstitutional Fe
Civil cfficials should be divided into two sec- tons-le superior class and the ordinary class. The examinations of the superior class will be held in Peking in September next year, and those in respect of the crlinday class will take place in the various provinces.
CHIA'S PARLIAMENT.
The Prince Urgent has received several tele. grams from the Viceroy of the Three Eastern provinces; B. E: Hseling, requesting the throne to shorten the period for the establish- ment of a Pal'amest by another year.
• AN URGENT REQUEST
Operations with the Scouts Company Ecar
Headquarters at 8.30 am, on December 16th. Dress-Khaki and putties, service dress cep, rifle, balt with a poscles, bayonet, haversack, water bottle filled and coat warm British to be carried io coat cari.
Memberi shouli toke sandwiches with them. to eat as opportunity occurs during the opera
lors. A meal will be provided at 4 30 at Tai Po befere the return to Hongkong.
The Corps will return by train, arriving at Kowloon at 6,30 pm.
special motion to set aside the jejunction. We Sir Henry Berkeley-We did not fils any have mide the ordinary motion to expunge
Mr. Slade staled that the plaintiffs had been registered as proprietors of the "Ceck" trade mark since th February, 1840, and bad been using that trade-mark for sms years previous to that date. The form is which it had beeninu was on packetsofreedles. Just beforethis action was commenced, they obtained in Canton anad- vance sample used by the defendants Siemssen and Co. with respect to the contools of 25 cases of needles dus to arrive in this Colony. Mr. Slade, after puting in the trademarks used by the plaintiff and defend sat frms, raid that upon the loformation received by his clients form Canton, they applied for a tem- poraty lejonction to prevent the defendants from exporting these needles from the Colony at the common market of Canton. The de- findouts now made a motion to expunge the plaintiffs' trade mark which had been on the register for twenty years, and sought on well to prevent this injunction.
His Lordship-The only question is the Identity of the mark.
Sir Henry Berkeley-The e is no question about that. Pro erding, Counsel said that on the face of the affidavits the plaistifit admitted that they were meie mariers of the goods. One of the points for consideration was that the interim ir junction which his ordihip bad bern induced to make chould be dissolved on certain grounds and one of these grounds w that there had been suppression of material Mr. Slade, interposing, stated that he had A lectura in explanation of the operations omitted to ask for an amendment which he will be given by the 8:aff Officer, at Volunteer desired to make in the writ in the phrase Headquarters at 5 30 p.m. on Wednesday, e "marufactured by the plaintiffs," he asked that cember 21st. All members of the Ariiery, the ward "for" to substitated for the word Eagicer and infantry Companies who intend"by" to take part in the field day should attend this lecture it ponible.
LECTURE.
Islands and High Commissioner for the West ern Pacific, Yat walie felicitating Sir Henry May op in his promotion into a new sphero of labours, we canont but view with regret his departure from our shores. More than any other mano in the Government Service, he is part and parcel of the whole scheme of our local administration. His entire official career has lala in the Colony. Many of the best years of his lifa have been spent la intimate associa- lion with the avery day lila of Hongkong. No public servant hd a greater grasp of the Colony's reads and reqsirements, vor a more rigidly conscienJous me had of getting car. ried out those measures which hɔ-con- sidered to be necessary to the public good. The Vicery of the Three Eastera pravisces, It is noteworthy that Sir Heary has been H. E. Hsu-liang, bar wired to the Ministry of atterly fearless, and in some cases apparently Finance arging the Ministry to advance im calicus to public sentiment, in effecting what mediate funds to meet the necessary expendi- be considered to be essenti 1" reforms in the tore of Hu Lu Kok, a new treaty port. Should Colony's administration. And as con- the remitance be delayed, it is feared that the sequence, there were not found wanting those foreigners will interfere with the admloistre who ware ever ready to condemu any and alltion. of the administrative changes made under his aogis, on the principle: Can any good thir g come out of ——7" Comlog out'as a cadet as The Minister of War, H.E. Yim Chang, has long ago as 1881, Sir Henry May arrived at a dismissed from service Ho Chung-lica, Com- time-when-the-Colonial departmental system--mander of the First Division of the Army, and was in an admittedly woeful state of ineptitude has appointed Liang-pe to replace him. It is as a whole and when many branches of the stated that the Commanders of the 2nd, 4th Gavarument service ware rotters with corrup-
and th Divisions will nisa..be replaced by tion. It was in 1886 that be get app:iated i>cow officials. his first important, post av ́Assistaol Registrar- GRAND COUNCILLORS DENOUNCED. General, from which he passed rapidly through, higher grades until he had attained the position Cera Chao-hse bas impeached the Grand of acting Colonial Treasurer in 1892, Captain Councillors, accusing them of negligence of Boporlatendent of Falice la 1813 and a seat on their du'ies and failing to take the responsibl the Legislative Council in 1895. It was during ity for their action. The memorial has bocni-gather obligations. this latter period that his forceful char. cier and shelved. capacity for hard work wers prominently brought to the front in connection with the
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ARMY OFFICIAL DISCHARGED.
OPIUM MEASURE RECEIVES CONSENT:
The Bills prohibiting after Jang, p:xt year repressive measures which had to be taken the importation and smoking of opium and to combat the terrible, visilations of pleus with which the Colony was at that time afl ctals is coltivation of the poppy has passed ed; and also in patting down the sanguinary the Privy Council in l'eking,
****** MILITARY STUDENTS" IN JIPAN.
Eigtlenn Chinese military students who graduated from the Military Cafets' Acadamy ut Tokio, have bean ordered to further pro- secute their studies is the Toyama Military School, the Cavalry Pactice School and the Anillery and Engineering College, Toklo, each for a term of this fears,
OFFICIALS DENOUNCED;
NEWS FROM THE NORTH,
(Specially Translated for the "Hongkong Telegraph")
TONNAGE DUES AT SHANGHAL
facts.
erally, and atova oll, as to its law of succession. haulted of the Cost has been to kt the troublesem question wait until it arises; ! myself have been slice thugh I bave je belled more than once or twice, Well now the question of succession hs been definitely aised, and I must state what I believe to b the law. The grant of le1ters of administration can only be made to the person (if there is such a person) entitled to such a grint by the Chirase law; but letters of administration deal only with the estate of this deceased, radif by Chatic law the living desceedinis are isised of the ances tor's property, then Tetters of adminis ration 4a laappropriate, for there is no estate of de ceased to admlois er. This simpla stalement of the law shows inevitably that it is for the person asking for the grant to prove the law which entilles, hỉm to i... Thin comes the: logical consequenre which Mr. Poter pat to me then the Chinese cf an iotency can get their
personal property in Hongkeng without taking out latters of administration? If the prin ciple recognised by Vanquelio eginst Boward is right, as 1 think it is, they have a right to get that property, for the simple reason that in case be right, as I have no doub: it is, they it is the is. But if the decision in the Hediste.
cinani recavar that property without the sanc tlon of sime Cours If the suggestion 1 bava mide is sound, which I am somewhat step'ical' about, that such persons may apply for latters of administration as a convenient melbed of obtaicing a general authority to recover their property, then there is no difficulty, and the accenio duty, can be properly recover de But if this is unsound, it would be perfecily possible for the Legislature to extend the area
As Governair and Commander in Chief of the Fiji Islands, and High Commi sioner for the Western Pacific, Sir Henry May will bare jurisdiction over some too to zgo islands, hav. ing a total ao1 of 7415 square miles. The. lary pertaining to the past is given in the Colonial List as £3-70ɔ a year..
DISTURBANCE IN QEEN'S ROAD BAST.
· CLAN FIGHT ANONG NIYAL YARD EMPLOYEES.
"22nd jest, Shortly after five o'clock yesterday af en oo, exci'emint. It appears that a clan dispute Queen's Road East was the scene of great
arote among a large number of emplɔyein of the Nivil Yard and vom ofer they were let aff duty a free fight ecsɔed, during which, kaives, bamb os, etc., were freely used. Two mos received lojuries on the head and another sustained a sight stab on the ta k. By shi time, the scene of the d's'urbance was crowded. with hundreds of Chinere, "who proved an effe und Impediment traffic at the corner of Arsenal Street and the escal plying of
of the day, making it leviab'e not on the pro-vehicles, etc., had perforce to be susperded perty of the deceased but on the properly PA for the nonceAs 10 ult of the disturbace, Sir Henry Berkeley objected to the amending or death, as in fact was done in acm
two men were arrestad ned appeared be. ment on the ground that it was too late. measure in the case of the English o'tate duty fero. Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magistracy this lecturas the by the Finance Act of 1891. If this suggestion morning to answer a charge of assaulting and The question was the mind of the Court at the time when the is adopted, this judgment will not have the discussing grievous bodily harm to two men, plaintiffs stated that they were manufactur. tabing effect on the Treasury which it has who received injuries on the head. The party ers of the goods. They did not say that been sorgented it might have, the needles were manufactured for them. And one thing, he contended, that most haya moved
wit.
The Palena_Judge concurred,
Mr. Slide1 Badantard, your Lordships, that in the Court Kelow defendant has judg meat with costs?
The Chief Justice-Yes; that is the effect of
who was s'abbed on, the back, was unable to bim Identify the person who inflated the injury -us
Mr. Otto Koog Sing prosecuted and #r, P.. S. Dixa1 appeared for the two defendants.
The case was remanded.
After some debate by Cenótel as to the ques». lion of costs stay of execution for three months PIRACY IN KOWLOON CITY BAY, was granted.
the Judge to grant this inferim infuncion was that be believed the laint is to be the mand Chow-Ting-pop, a-member of the National/ facerers of the goods. That was not a 150 the Judgmecta
statement of their position, and on that ground- Assembly lu Peking, has been demanding ex-alone the icjunction ought to be dissolved planstoas of the Revenue Council toaching
His Lorithip allowed the amendmist of the the tannage dues collected at Shanghal. He finds that during the last ten years the sum of
Fir Feory then went on to argue the main about eleven million tae's was collected at issue, and contented that his clients had all
tonnage dues and Shanghal in respect
mark as against the plait tiffs. desires to know what has become of the along assetted their right to use this trade- balance of that enormous sum after paying for
The bearing was afterwards adjoutard. the upkeep of the light-houses and discharg
SELLING LIQUORS AFTER PROHIBITED HOURS.
ANOTHER STRINGE RUMOUR,
It is stated that a'representative of a certafo
| shipbuilding yard in England has arrived in Peking for the purpote of making overlies to the Army Advisory Council and the Nave! Eoard with a view to inducing the latter to establish a larga Arsenalin Ohios.. The Eng |lish firm will undertake to build, men-cf-war
aud meet all kinds of Any requiremeRIS, A site for the Arsenal will be select d la due courte, it is reported that two foreign powers have entered a protest against these proceed. ings on receipt of the news..
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coólia flots which added to the troubles of the then Government, For thesa sèrvices, he was awarded the Companionship of St. Michael and St. George. In his capacity, too, of Head of the Police, he was jastrumental in eradicating a notorious evil in the shape of the gambling hells which abounded in the Colony and, as afterwards proved, had been buying their im munity from Police Interference for many years before by means of wholesale bribery. The legally that followed resulted in the puslab- "CensorFan-fua has memorialized the Throne, ment and dismissal of a 'argo'number of Palics accusing a large number of officials in Hopan officials in all ranks. The work of re-organls. ing the Force was ably carried out under, Eis Province of regligence of their duties and direction, and under bias also the Fire Brigade cree has been issued ordering that all these
commuting various offences. An Imperibt Deon her, was mtch Improved in efficiency and equip officials are to be punished, cashiered and dis- ment. In the operations connected with the taking over of the New Territory, Sir Henry mis:el from office as the case my bo took a prominent part and was largely re-
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SURVIVAL OF TURAFITTEST.
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FOOT-BINDING,
It is reported that HE. Tong, Minister of Education, has memorial zed the Throne stal- ing that all the Provincial local acthorities should be instructed to probibit foot-binding. Any woman who violates this ardes will be debated from having honorary titles conferred
CHINA'S NAVY, Recently, the Senate bas repeatedly discussed the question of reducing the Naval Funds, The Grand Concicil and the High Naval Commis sponsible for the palleing scheme adopted le consequence of the change in the military singers consider that any reduction would when the Kowloon Hloterland was acquired. system in the Ministry of War, several hun affect the digalty cf the Empire whereupon Some nine years ago he was appointed Col- dreds officials are out of employment. II.E.4pecial Naval Board has been loaugurated. onial Secretary, and since that time he has con- Mialster Vim Chang has decided to dismiss tinued in that office with the exception of three them entirely. perlode when he was called to accapy the- gubernatorial chair as Officer Administering'
a sound and reliable adviser-in fact,
the
REDUCTION OF ALLOWANCES,
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HEAVY FINE AT THE MAGISTRACY.
3rd lust.
My Markham, manager of the Vienna Caf. was prosecuted at the Magistracy this mrralog before Mr. J. R. Wood for selling Igors after prohibited hours.
NEWS FROM THE NORTH,
[Specially Translated for the Hongkong 7cisgraph],
PROVINCIAL REPRESENTATIVES,
$500 LOOT.
3rd izs1. /bout one o'clock yesterday morning, two Janks which were lying anchored eff shore in Kowloon City Bay were raided by ao aimed band of robbers who secured the crows and loated the vessels of money and goods to the value of about sydo. The pirates came on board the jurks in a bia: of their own. They were The Provincial Represents t'ves have resol eight to number and were armed with chop. ved, at a private meeting, to dissolve the As-
pers and other weapons, with which they sociation with a view to forming a few politightened the junk peopis into silent subm cal bady, depa ture of the/Representatives from Peking struck with a chopper but wis not much hurt In view of the approachingslos during the looting. Ope of the Intter was. Prices Su and Palen pripose to give them The robbers got away in safely, but the Police a farewell dinner in the Beaate House. The hope to lay the goog by the heels before long.
officials and students also Intand in held re-
ceptions in their honour.
2
P. C. James Lenigban it ted he went to the Cafe on the 9th Inst. at 445 pm. He wert
NEW FOREIGN CONSULATES. with P. 0.7. They called for a hetila of start and a bottle of bear, which were brought round. The Minister of Foreign Affairs Las accèded He paid sixty cents for them. When drink to the request of Great Britain, Germony and the strut and the ether drank the bror. Wit-France to establish Consulates in Harbie for neas did not see defendant on the premises. the protection of their subjects and for the pro- PC. W.R. MacWaller give conoborative mation of commerce and has communicated evidence.
with the Viceroy' of the Thres Eastera pro- Defendant said he was not there at the time | vinces, H. E. Hsu llarg, to make the necessary the drinks were served. Nothing the kind arrangements with the Co suls representing would have occurred had he been pressat, the cou.tríon-in question at Mukden,
His Worship impesed n fine c Sia).
BRITISH AND CHINES£
· CORPORATION.,
SENATORIAL INTERFERENCK, Prince Pun-lun, having decided that the Constitucional Laws should be maintained and obeyed by the Imperial Government and tho people, has proposed to lastruct the members
to increased is future instead of being separation suffered a further sbr skage in the year he dec'ded by the Prisca Regent and the mem The profi's of the British and Chinese Cor-f the Soca e that the complaints which they lodged against the Grand Councillors are to duecd. Telegrams have been sent to the high to June 10th last, amonating to £11,400, in combers should not inte fere with the matter. officials of the various provicces requesting || parlion with £14,200 for the previous twelve
The fards voted on behalf of the Navy will
the Government. During his terure of this The special allowances granted fo the mem-them to submit the most suitable proposals for months, and though the balance brought fa Is high office, Sir Henry May has brought into bers of the Ministry of Fests and Communica.the reorganization of the Navy with a view to larger, the sum available for appropriation
£1,000 lower at £13,100. By cutting down the play all his acknowledged energy, steaditions are to be riduced to bolf the present their bolag eventually adopted,
ADMIRAL LI CHUN SUMMONED TO PEKING. Carry-forward, the directors are able to males meas of purpose, and enthusiasm and to has amount commencing from next month.
Prince Taal-han has wired to Admiral Litain the dividerd at to per cent, the amount proved himself to ba a masterly Administrator PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT SUGGESTED. of the Colony's affairs, just avid his Secretary.
Chan la Canton urging him to proceed to remaining uddivided being 1,000 lower at The Governoeef Chekloor, H,E. Tseng Yan, Peking to hold a consultation on Neval matters. to 700. The earnings of an undertaking of ship capacity he earned the reputation of being has memorialized the Throan to reduce the ex-
NEW TREATY FORT,'
this class, the company being engaged in the The Viceroy of the Three Eastern provinces, business of contractors for public works, ara service in Hongkong we have seen many old import daly on foreign goods should be la-H. E. Hss-ling, has memorialized the Throne naturally liable to considerable fluctuation, and Power bahind the throne." During his term of port duty on native goods bat suggests that
creased,
by wire stating that as the opening of Ha Loo the prescat prefi:s show a great falling-aff from abuses swept away and many new reforms in. stituted. The bullding laws have been amend-
Tiland as a treaty port requires the expend the exceptional achievement of 1907-8, when a ed to bring them into line wilt modern requira. The Minister of War. H.E. Yim Chang, In-ture of a large sum of money, he has suggested surplus of £103,300 was realized, enabling the ments, the sanitation of the city has been grat tends to request the Prince Regent to order to the Ministry of Finance to advance the directors to recommend a so par cont, dividend Improved, plagun has been practically stamp that all military officers should appear in necessary fonds" at an da early a data as and the transfer of 80,000 to reserve. The
reserve (and remalas £199,999, possible nd out, pad" la Govtramental Departmentų galform on balog received la audiency,
́THE NEW SPIRIT,
DRASTIC PROPOSIŁY, 20
CHARGE AGAINST JOURNALISTS.
NUMEROUS ARRESTE,
The Oraka Central police are now canying out a rigid examination of the editors of a num*. ber of minor newspapers and periodicals pub. lih⚫d in Osaka, and several merchants have been summoned apparently as witnesses. The. nature of the charge or charges preferred is not vet kunwo, but it is surmised that the accured journalists ja question are suspected of gre tematic blackmail.
FUSHON COAL,
IMPOSITION OF DUTV AT KIRIN, '
it la reported that the Taotaf of C1ang-chung has decided to impose an ad valorem duty of The Prices Fegeat and the Grand Coupell s par ceston Faiton coal impor rd loto Kirin. have bed a corference with HE. Lu Ching. On the autherty of a trustworby source, a' batang, Chinese Minister to Holland, regarding Tokyo dispatch to the Marslekt says that the the falling questions, which will be placed impostin et d ity was propo161 by ike Tartai befate the congress this coming meeting of of Chang-chenz and negotiations were opened the Hegao Sribunal;
with him by the Japanese Consul to prevent (1) On China bting granteð Gențiitutional | the step from being taken, but wi hout result. government, the foreign powers should re- The negotiations were transferred to Kirn, cegoise its administration.
and after a reites of conferences with the : () Chiện shall haya the right to protejvyhir | Govtraor-Genes) of K'r'p, the Jopanein Cor. own tonitery from foreign aggrays on. These sul acceded to the demand of the Chices parts of the country which have bean ceded to author is to impose the duty. The duly, will forei, a nations should be recoverable within | bs impered not only on Fushun coal, but en ull other coal, so that it is not believed the trade arearenabis period.
a) The reorganization of the Armpand Navy. In Fushun coal will be seriobily affected,
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