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Chinese dragon of likin. By that urcaty | SIR HENRY MAYS DEPARTURE.
China "agrees that the duties and likin .com. bined levied on goods carried by junks from Hongkong to the treaty ports is the Canton Province and vice versa shall together not be less than the duties
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"AT HOME" AT GOVERNMENT HICUSE.
A large zumber of prests worn invited to, an. "Home" given at Government House last right to bid "Good-bye" to Sir Henry and
Lady May prior to their departure for Fiji.
afortunately, Lady Lugard's indeposition previated her fram attending and the gui on arrival were met by His Excellacy the Governor, Lady May, Sir Henry May and the Mists May. Dancing was continued till mid- night and a most enjoyable time The fructoi proved a mut successful one, while at the sims time It afforded those who Bro intimately requainted with Sir Henry's character an opportunity to exchange fsrowell handshakes.
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toms on similar goods carried by steamer," and, "The Chinese Government undertake that all barriers of whatsoever kind, collect ing likit or such like dues or duties, shall be permanently abolished on all roads, railways and waterways in the Eighteen Provinces of China and the Three Eastern Provinces." This solemn undertaking was ratified at Peking in 1902, when the British Govera ment, to compensate China for the aboli- tion of kin, agreed to the imposition of a special surtax-equivalent to one and a half times the 5 per cent, import duty pro vided for in the Protocol of 1901. That special surtax has beca duly collected sloce.but likin still fourishes at the green bay tree. Now His Excellcacy proporcs, in direct contravention of the Treaty, to impose yet another artificial barrier to trade, and he has the hardihood-or per hapa, we should say, he is sufficiently ingenu. ous-to put forward as an excuse for this further proof of China's Indifference to treaty 1: will be remembered that the Admiral, on obligations the ludicrous statement that theters of December, slipped and broke in Ministry of Finance is considering the ankle while foog en 'bard the flagship exemption of likin dues. We would remind at ad was temoved to the Feak
Herpital later os,
This morning, at 7.5, Admiral Gabler, of the 5..rabart, died after a few days'illaess at the Peak Hospil. For the last eight days, be deceased suffered from an attack of fever, bat foretattyphoid, date at the end pads, was found to be typhoid. On the seth and 20th, the Admiral rssted, suffering from little faver but to the in case regret of the community, at Gam. this mording, the gallant (fficer died fom loss of bixd.
The late Rear Admiral Gubler was born is Z:hlendorf, near Berlio, in 189, and toaves a mother, mariied sister and other rela tiven in Germany to regret his death. To Admiral married in 1993 white bolding a pail. tion as Marius Attic.dia Tokio, but the we died the following year in Germany. The decoined arrived in Tsingtau in January, igio, and bad held the position of Second Admiral
His Excellency that the necessary "con sideration' was given to likiu and other sur taxes in 1967 by Sir James-Lyle Mackay, representing Great Britain, and the Imperiaj Commissioners Lu Hfai buat and Sheng "Hsuan-huai, and since the two latter gentle, men have failed utterly to have effect given to the undertaking to which they have affixed their signatures, the Canton Viceroy will notte East Squaroo. add lustre to the names of those 'he repre- seals by still further blackening China's
Robert Porter & Co.'s reputation. The principle of protection, as
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Hongkong, 7th July, 1910,
TARTAR-GENERAL ARRIVES,
Cantos, who leaves to-day by the S.:. Man
H.E. Taeng Chet, the lurtar General of we have said, is one with which we are in full agreement, but neither Viceroys wor
churia for Slangbai, from where: be proceeds Governments have, or ever well have, the
to Peking, for an audistes, called this morning right to put that principle into operatioir ata Govtramint Haum. aod.h.d a brief in. the expense of their honour. The Canton terv.ew with H.E. the Governor, Viceroy has a perfect right, and would be'
ROBBER DIVIDENDS.
Sir Henry May's Departure.
PRESENTATION OF FAREWELL ADDRESSES.
LARGE' GATHERING AT CITY HALL AND DLAKE FIEL
comrades said a fiw words to them.' He hop ad that they would retain the public spirit which had prompted them tɔ gɔ la the reserve, and he wished them and the copia long and prosperous cETGOY,
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Lady May and a choros of the good-by s than boarded the fanach, while her daughters THE CORONATION OF KING
and Sir Henry followed after shäklug hands with the European polica effi.or.
Fire crackers suspended ( om bamboo mas!:
| were let off as the launch set cut for the venel
- which' carries the, new Governor of Fiji from
left Hongkong to-day after more than a quar
Sir Henry May, K. C.M.G., Govamor, of Fiji, ko Colony he has served so long..
ter of a century in the service of the Voleny, He was accompanied by Lady and the Misses May and sailed on the sa, Aldenham..
Ata145 am, a large number of residents of a clases ghtheted a L. George's Ha'l to be present at the reading of firewall address to Sle Eeory and Lady May,
and the presentation to the latter of beautiful diamond peddant, the giff of the Colony,
At noon Sir Henry and party, accompanied | by His Excellency the Governor, enived and took up their plices on a raised dais under the portrait of Queen Victoria. Sir Paul Chater then read the address, which had been signed by, almost every resident in the Colony, first speaking as follows:-Sir Henry May We ́are met here tɔ-day, Sir, to`p ̈estat to son on your departure from the Colony na address from the Community of Hongkong and I am proud think that the duty and privilege of redding the same to you has been conferred upon me." Sir Paul Chiler then read the address, which has b100 publishod already. Sir Henry, when the applause which followed had subsided, rure to
to
reply, but his emotion was too great to permit him to read his spares, and be handed it 19 Mr. Hough, who read it lead
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PASSING OF THE QULUE,
[From Our Own' Corresponden! )
Canton, January 21.
GEORGE.
ARRANGEMENTS PUSHED. FORWARD.
CONTINGENT OF BOERS TO VISIT LONDON,
[From Our Own Corra:pondent.} London, Jan. 29, 10 10 p.m. Every preparation is being mada
the King. for the Coronation of His Majesty
a Viceroy the Provincial Examiner has issued Acting on instructions from His Excellency proclamation dealing with the queue.canfog movement. In his proclamation the Eximior Lord Knollys has interviewed the says that His Excellency the" Vicorny-in în
Premier, Mr. Asquith, relative to the receipt of a telegraphic dispate from the Ministry of Idication sta ing that propesil so hourtily made that a mazy students of the schools in every pravico, contingent of General D.larey's misunderstanding the meaning of the Imperial decree, bave discarded their append-gr, and Boers shoulI boolicially invited to that such movement is contrary to ancestra!
be present during the great celebra- practice. The Viceroy is asked to volify the Provlocial Examiner of the same and instruction. blow to require the qzcuciers students to allow their hair to grow long again and readopt the customary (Ishes, and also to pth bit such students as have not par.ed with their qactes from dɩing the same.
The Provincial Examiner is empowered to dismiss the students from school, who dare to
ignore the order, .
HARMSION'S CIRCUS COMING.
arrived this malog
It is evilent that the proposal has been most cordially entertained.
[Chi magoltade of the task it would ba dif.. the Page, to be the greatest and most im cult to exaggerato, for everybody is agreed that posing over sena in conection with the crown ing of an E-glish Monarch.
The early works of January will see the commencement is real gardest of the work. There is no reason for further delay. The lata Government are going back to office, and there wil Le no break in the coatinuity of departmental responsibility. There has bren some inevitable delay, due tɔ the uncertainty of the political situation, but the Earl Mar
Sir-Hansy expressed his deep schse of the bosour dens him, and his gratitude for the kindly feelings which prompted it. "Halleler red fealingly to the debt ha awed Dongkong.
Colonel "Bob". Love att He had worked there for the best part of his life, from Australia, pilocipally to arrange for and whatever he had done was only made por Barmston's Circus to show at Canton. It wili. blo by the high intellectual standard of the play for ten nights only in Hongkong, com Colony. He had met his wife in their miss! mesting on a endur Ferry Now his children had been born in Hongkosgood artistes hve been' opgaged, aid a good ment and in the Office of Works thera has show is promised. Colonel Love is staying
it was with fuelings of avirow that he left the Colony, He thanked them greatly for the beat the As or House. 1.fal address they búd given him. It was ond of which any man migst be ploud. t'u was ↑ 'all andersgiving of ́iko honcur dose him but he 'would treasure, always' the thought of their
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and continuous applause, after which the H. Mr. Wel Yuk in a few words expressed the wish of the Chinese community to present an address. This was then rend by Mr. Chan Kai king of the Tung Wa Hospital,
Sir Hemy's reply was receiyal with loud
of
AMERICAN NEWS.
[Vio Manila.]
shai's and the Lord Chamberlain's Depart
acceail; been great activity. -In connection with the Imperial Conference, which will immediately precede the Corona- 03, a suggestion has bee throws out from a restos.ble quarter that tha s'atalinsu from Overseas attending that gathering should ka given some special act of so.vice to the Coronation ceremony, and the gaustion is at Present baing considered in the proper
quarter.
Washington, January 18,--The explosion of boiler on the United States battleship Delaware yesterday killed eight men of the ship's contingent and wounded olberg,
la regard to the work of preparation to the Washington, January 18-Governor Teac Abbey, no active operations have yet been com First telling an amusing anecdate (sotfor pub. Pennsylvania and Gavers or Wilson of New Maced, but a general scheme has beca agreed upon by the various authorities con- 35 per test, on Jan. 3 by Batu Tigas, 30 perlication) with reference to thegrity of his smile, Jersey were each loaugurated yesterday, "
Governor Wood: Wilson made a notable adopted at King Edward's Coronation will be cerned. ta regud t› the seating, the principis Sir Henry May replied fealingly to ha'address cent. by Fed. Selangors on Jan. 5. Carey Us led paif 25 per cent, on the last day of Decem. of his Chinose friends, he spoke of the friend. address on the obligations of the Democratic adhered to. Th.rs will b's de ficed "seats, but, bar, and other david nis payable during this ship that they had always given him and of Parly to the people in the present political chairs of Chippendale design, upholstered in and las; manth range from 5 per coat. (18hoir constant hulp They held high posiloba crisis. He made a strong plea for clean go-silk, will be provided, and the persons using of public trust in the Col.ty and he was glad vex. ment and the divo coment of predatory thead wil, if they wish, ba subsequently
doing no more than his duty, to encourage in every way China's' industries,but, (and
We bavar ceived-a-tablethowing the recent we hope the fact will be impressed upon rubber d vidends and the dates when payable, hini), he must only do so within treaty clangors paid; 5 per cent. oa January 13; 100 mits. For his own sake, since the ForJanuary 3 Patings pad the save. Cely eign Office at Peking is directed by respon preferred paid sat per cent, on Dec. 31 and on A. S. WATSON & CO., ible men, and not feather-brained vision- The same date Cicily pud go per cost. Fifty aries, he would do well to consider careful per ceas, was also paid by Linggis on Jan, is, LIMITED,
ly, as his high officials suggested he should, theiaadvisability of memorialising the Throne to carry out a project discreditable to [abitself. The-foreign friends of China, and they are many, cannot but fear with regret officials of the standing of His Ex- cellency making suggestions which if carried out would dishonour the country. In that regret we join, but we also warn His Excellency that though we have beeu complacent in the matter of the Mackay Treaty, any further infringement of its obligations will not be tolerated. We would suggest to him that while the fostering of Chipa's commerce is a good work, the preservation of her honour is a greater onė.
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
OABLE communication with Macao is restored. The Taiyuan in to undergo extensive overhaul here.
per cent,
good relations between the Chiasse and he
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altowel to purchase them as memsatori,
to feel that on his departurs ne left behind.dim | combinatiors of capital and politics. BIJOU SUBMG THAAIRE,
Washington, January 17-Secretary Mc-
The most important task that will fall.to | Administration (Applauss). The growth of vaugh his raised his voice" is behalf of the that good relationship to bad witnessed. It clerks in the te.sury Department jolasanusxo" to the Abbey, will be the construc
the Office of Works, afer the erectios of the Was stow and therefore sure, and to-day the with Secretaries Dickins and Moyer Inis of stands a oag the lag of route batween Administration bad so more legal supporters asking that the clocks be gives higher salaries Parimentiqiare god Buckingham Palace. nor dose more listed for the 10ʻppusible pulle and that provisioa be made for their retirement (posts they held than the Chinese, · (Applause)||when superansdated.
He ib nted them heartily for this addrquata' and wished them all prosparity,
attanged for to-nigh: at Bju Scratc Another capital p.ogramme has been
Thestra. Miss Vera Fairacy and Miss Rub y Crystal are billed to appear in new songs and dancer, while their duets, which pre such-u chimiag feature of hy "Bju," will, baza. placed by a fresh, dainty mores "Scenes in eastful Davon" are likely to reviva pleasant inemaries in the minds of patriotic Divonians, îf whom thuc is a goodly sprickling is the Colony, The "Bijou " is well worth a yílik
Then followed the presentation to Lady May who was given na ovatioa un rising. Mrs. Keswick read the short address as follows :—
Washington, "January 17-castor Purcell bas introduced a restlatten in the Senate calling for the removal of Secretary Ballinger from the cabinet.
Wathin, foo, January 18-Senator Nelson Lady May,We wish to express our deep Aldrich of the currency commission bas as. RLOCATIONS relating to the firing of crackers regret at the severance of the many ties which bounced his plan to revise the banking system are published in the Garelle,
have bound you for so long to this community. of the United States and ambad the baking The whole of your married his has been laws. His plan will be presented in a few days spent here and danng all that time your in-in-the-form of a bill. fluence for good has made itself widely falt.
THE English Mail of the 24th December wa delivered.io Leridon on :o.h lust,
IT is estimated that 1,170,000 fighileg cocks A cook was awawird tou days' "hard" at die during a year in the Fhilippines.
the Police Court this morning for stealing
TEE Saveric, which left flangkong this week, bud 4,515 bales of Manila hemp on board,'. A HAWKER was fined $1 at the Police Court this moralog far hawking without a license.
APPLICATION is being made by ryndicate for the installation of a German gas plant in Manila,
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THE Berledi tok a large consignment of hemp and shou: three million king of copra from Manila.
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A COOLIE was given seven day." "hard" at the Police Court this morning for having quantity of sugar in his possession,
HONGKONG, Saturday, JanuarY 21, 1911.
CANTON'S " TARIFE. REFORM,'
His Excellency the Viceroy of Canton appears to be preparing a handful of bomb. ebells to throw juto the foreign commercial camp. As our Canton correspondent wrote yesterday the Viceroy is desirous of ousting foreign-miped coal from the market in favour of the native variety, while to day-from the same source we learn that he proposes to increase the duty on foreign imported goods. The object of the latter step, as our cortes; pondent states, is to repair the ravages in THE loin of two million tacle for Shangbai has the revenue of Canton which act following now been satisfactorily arranged. The lenders the suppression of gambling. As good pro- are tie Hoogkong and Shanghai Banking Cor-
poration,
A CHARTER is 200conced of a steamer to cizry 0,00 barrels of cement from Ha'phong to Manila for Jepson and Co. at the rate of 75 cents Mex, per barrel.
tectionists ourselves we cannot but feel a certain sympathy with the fundamental THE Dragon Cycle Depů': received yesterday principle of His Excellency's proposal, by the es: Kanagawa Mara a cow Franch 40 Doubtless, it is reasonable for China to horse power Clement Tau ing Car with six use Chinese-mined coal; doubtless, foreign | 40115.
goods compete with the Chinese article to THE przss were distributed at the Yumari the latter's detriment;-doubtless, it is within
parol tiouseta.
a
{ MACDONNELL Road, to the east of the bridge over the tram line, has been declared an
additional public chair stäni,
MR. Alec. Taylor, the biliard player, informs us that he hopes to be in Hongkong again about the second week in February.. ADMIRAL Kawashima returced from Canton at 12:45 pm. 10-day on board the Oji. After
the foured his flag to the Trashima.
O
the death of Rea-Admiral Gubler, the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club Regatta which was to have been held to day had been
Unavoidably postponed.
7.
THE scholars of the Yuumat! School who are win.art of the Queen's College scholarships are:-1st Sia Kung Pe; and Cau Kwal Fat 3rd Tsang Man Kwal.
Those around you have always been happler and brighter for your presence. As a wife and motter you hava soten oxamplo; as a filend you have been trae aad staunch ; as a toller for the wella a of others you have never up red yourself. Ia works of charity and mercy to appeal for your sympathy and support bas aver been made in vain.
We find it difficult to say in a fow`words all that was feel, but you may rest assured that our heartfelt wishes for your hipplaess accompany you to your new home.
HÙNGKONQ'S FINANCES.
The majority of these structures, on the deca sion of King Edward's Coronation, had bean completed by the end of April, and alter the hand,ya this particular work is to be harried. forward with all apcat. The building of the anners to tan Abbay, in the form of the ons sinced in ipoay will also involve considerable labost
The most notable chnges that will be ray. code) in the imposing Pageant mezi Juad wla be in the dramatis persones. Of the leading patinages who took part in the Coronation of King Edward, both the then Pomite and the Archblahop of York hava gooo fr. m amongst us, and of the four Knights of the Garter who held the canopy for tha ̈
The following fida scial statement appears King's aalais, Ler Derby and Lord in the Gazelis?—
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REVENUE AND IXPENDITURE. Balanco of Assois god Liabahnes
on gis: Cc:ober, 1910 ........................$143,79, 63 Revenue from Ist to gota Navember,
190
543,732.48 687,587.13
Expeditare from <nt to 30th Ar panting we h pathat you will accept this, Nurember, 1910matte saa 39,19083 gift and that you will wear it as a memento of
Baioco.............593,291.35 qur affectionate regard.
handed Lady May the pendant. It is a beautiful
-Mu Keswick, amid slood opplause, then
piece of work, and r=fects greatcrediton Mestra.
ZAIKOO DOCK COMPLIMENTED.
Spencer have joined the grea: majority; and among other wall-k.owa figures that will be missing will be those of the late Marquis of. Salisbury.and the Duke of Devonshire, ha turn at the political wheel will also ac | count fir many more chargés,
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Among the peers and precisis who will wear strawberry leaves for, the fist time at Crination will be the Duke and Duchess of Levonshire, and the Dachers of Rox- burghe, Among the new marquites and maschioccists will be Loid and Ludy
Salisbury, Lord and Lady. Ripon, Lord
and Lady Birol, Lady Bate, and Lord Lin- uthow. "Thery will be no f war ihận thirty.. The Hankow Daily Neza says:—Whatever eight new ads and George Falconer & Co. who made it a shape a Maltese Cross, three large and very fine di mands may have beso the futuro predic.od by peas-Lord and Laly Derby and Lord and Lady countomes, including form the main feature. One, a stone of saltamists for the new Taikoo dock at Hongkong pescer, and the other new penis and pesimises
d.d luur, is of of carats weight. This is there is no doubt that its first Lize effort in who have applied for permission to be pr, senty
In the contre, su.rounded by smaller signe PROFESSOR Grossi will give h's recond in. while hanging from the cross are the obat yng explicable performance at the City Hall bis-diamonds, the seating and chains are of evening, a fa, ture of which will be his thought platinum, and form a most effective back, reading. The programme bas boss completely ground to the blue-white jo wels, changed.
to
Tip-building is a glorious inumph. Wa rater the ax Shaal which vessel has been lying in the river for the past few days, and which is the first ship to be built at the Taikoo decie,
Altogether the Ausțin a very trim Litia crafg Lady May, who was again grzeted with loud and the work of the Taikco Déck citl.co tain..
enther by right of anccession to the family title or be ass toy have had a new petrage com. fessed upon them, number no fwer than one
aundrod
But though the chief characters in the im
A DEW QUJICACO Will be looking on, the_spece -tacle in all its bister.messentials andaiguificance will be the same as it was in 19an, för la ali
WALTERS, of the US. Rainbow (well known applause, read her reply, in which she expressly not be surpassed by any ship-builders the agent will have been chrosef and locally) was to box Goodrich at Olongapo on cd her sonow at leaving the place where so world & ver. the 14th, the former agreeing to stop his op- many happy days of her life had been spent.
put up by the Olongapo theatre, ponent within ten rounds or forfeit the P4-0 | 5hà thanked her friends for sho'r beau:fal and
Costly gift, and for their good wishes, and hoped H. M. 5. Newcastle, which takes the place of matters where it is found possible the lines of
Doon at 3 30.
HOME POLITICS.
FIRST MEETING OF THE CABINET. [From Our Own Correspondent.).
London, Jau. 20, 10.10 p.m.
the rights of China to protect all her in-ed that the highest stendands was in May, Rear Admiral Gubler this morning, the Official th
choot to day. The headmaster's report show IN COLa'quence of the death of His Excellency that crory happiness and prosperity would be the ill-fated Bedford, arrived in por, this af.a precedent 2:6 to be strictly followed}" dustries-in fact the Viceroy, from a purely when it reached :o
Dinger at Governmen: House arranged for Sir Henry and Lady May and their. family THERE was a large attendance of member at academic point of view, has suggested Massas. Hughes and. Haugh, in their coal tonight in bonour of His Excellency Rear- the said good-bye to their personal in the Institute of Engineers and Shipbuilders nothing with which we can differ. But the report, state that the sates for the week were Adm'ril Kawath'ma has been cancelled. and a few minutes later procesded to Blake! recognition of a principle does not ipso facto 17,300 tons of Japanese lump, at $6.70 par jon-
Fler where the Government fanech was in last night, when Mr, Nicolay read an extremely make it harmonious with practical politics, ex-ship deliveries before the old of june. MORRIS Comming was summoned this morn. waiting to take them to the Aldenham, Ainteresting paper on the value of techolcal and in this case His Excellency han himself
ing for beleg disorderly yesterday. He stated company of police, with the Europaea officers education to engineers. Reference was meda to-theʻ sacrmous nirides technical knowledge muggested, though with a very different inten- A SAMPAH woman was charged at the Ma- that he was to go on board a sailing ship, to and the Chinese detective, were drawn up
bad made of recent years, and the grest oppor glatracy this morning for plying her zampan meet some fiends, and they had a "Etile drop on the pier, while the Volunteer reserves tion, the most powerful argument against the without a licence. After hearing the evidiace toge her. He was cautioned, and left the had mustered in full force to bid Sirzanity now fl.rded for keeping abreast with it, tariff reform he has prof sed. It is a good the Magistrate imposed a fine of $5, ant ordered Court with:-"God bless yor, geur Worship, Henry farewell. They were drawn up in this lectures are quite a feature of the social out the country continu a to bo takon many years since the Mackay Treaty was the nampan to be myturged after getting a and la faturd I will keep away from the dr’ak"; doable mok at the entrance to the pier, and life of the Colony, and a very interesting and balled At the St. Georgs that man is kill the licenses
(Lau,hisi)
Blę Hedry betare chaking kande wish his late va
Taljebis featuzue.
in politica
A great deal of interest throughs