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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,
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At Thursday's meeting, II. E. Major-Gencial C. A. Anderson will-move:-
Whereas for purely financial the steady growth reasons the Council is unable to of our Colony, the expenses approve the continuance of ro, of its 'administration ibute to the military and mayal eroase, and we venture to think authorities on intoxicating liquors that there are very few who would support the contention that our public service is overpaid. The Sanitary authority is no mor than adequate to our needs, the Building "authority is something
commercial interests of the
WEDNESDAY
THE SHIPPING OUTLOOK.
MARCH
Le round-figures, during the live years ended 1909, British shipping has decreased from 56 to 10 por cont.; Japaneso has in- creased from 5 to 16 per cent.; German has decreased from 20.10 13 French from 1 to 3 per cent. and United States from 4 to 2 per cont
JAPANESE AMBITIONS. The increasing number of boats, that are being bought by the Jap- nose overy day besides the iuribor thatprobeing consiicted for them both at the home and foreign yards-although they may To make a profit.
be due to the near approach of the date of enforcement of the now Customs Tariff, have aspecial significance in regard to the Inture of shipping in the Far East. It implies tant Japan is going to bid for the supiency of shipping in the Far Eastern waters, and if sho, will progress at this, rite the noxt tow decades may loid her to the loights of her ambition It is well-known that Japanese shipping and leur subsidised, and the rise of Japan as a maritime nation is mainly due to the kindly help which the lovernment gave at the expense of the taxpayer
Is the conclusion to bo arrived at that, at least in regard to the China coast, only subsidised steamers can run and make profit? When the Rubi and Zafiro went under the American lag it was assured that the Philip pines Government will pay a certain amount of subsidy, which will easily go to make tip for the ossos they may have to sustain during the initial perior.
The bigger linesalways gotmail subsidies and are generally, in
22. 19m
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JAPANESE DIET.
The session of the present Dist
Bulget, of tho forty-first fiscal
T
[BY W. T. STEAD]. Landon, Fol.-18.—Wo are, all much amused by tho fuss that has been made by Clamp Clark's' facations remark that reciprocity GOVERNMENT IMPEACHED. opons to door to annoxation.!
BY MEMBERS. Annaxation is a bid word. As- as contemplated by Ordinance 27
similation, vermoation, fraternizn-. of 1909, and whereas it is estimat
tion-any of those words would ed that the military contribution
have been better. Toannox means " INDEPENDENT NEWB" AEHOY.]
Tokio, Murelt 22, which is paid by the Hongkong
to inko what does not belong to Fou, with or without the consent Goverment to the War Oflice,
of the annexed, and so far from will be increased by the impos-
resonting the idea that closer tion of liquor duties by a sum of
political union will naturally fol less; the Police again are neither approximately $164,000 in 1011,
low from gronior commercial, came to a doso yesterday. to numorous nor too highly, and whereas it is anticipated that
intercourse, there is nothing moro
A rosolution denouncing the devoutly to be desired. ronerated, while the number approximately 30 per cent, out of of principal officials is surely not the gloss rovno" collected in
We are so surɔ of Canadian Government with regard to tho superfluous. On the other hand, pot of duties on European
loyalty that we encourage rather liquor will be paid by the
the case of overy milion-in a than discourage every increase in with the increase of population furilitary and ival authorities,
sonsubsidised, though our intimacy with the States, in, and the extension of the it resolved that the permission has grouniig innder the heavy subsidies of the British Fines mo whether that bo commercial,!
of the Secretary of State fortho weight of taxation. But we have proportionally very small com-julioul or political. What woar, and another resolution im- Colonies be requested to deduct stated several times that although pro to the amount of the desire, the tilt of 140 years ago is from the said military contribu-subsidies live their uses the con- Japanese, French and forman that Jolin Bill shall rouarry Miss aching the Authorities for the mentioned find themselves faced tion teering from liquor duties, tinued benevolence of the govern-sabablies. But at this janetafe Columbia, or if you prefer it, with greater dillenition your bin each year à un equal to the meat loads to abuse in most carce. it is surprising to romark that the Uncle Sam should won and wed manner in which they dealt with year,difliculties that call for ascertained amount of those duties The first awakenings of the dan
Madam Brittman Now Canada the political affairs between Japan increased expenditure.
paid by, the military and naval
is a cosy parlour for courting.
Seerotary Knox's cloquent an Ainorica, were mored by tho It is not our object to discuss authorities, and that such sum be paid as herotofore to the military the actual nature of the tax, but and naval authorities in order that
words as to the ties that unito simply to place before our readers the oflicers and men of His the true facts of the caso, namely, Majesty's naval and land forces that scine tax is necessary and that may not suffer financially from the serving in this Colony, and be it further resolved that His Excel-support of the Government and teney the Governor be requested the trade available, and possibly to transmit a copy of this resolu- the same result might have tion to the Secretary of State for awaited Japanese shipping in the future had it not been for the fact that there has been a judicious revision of the policy. For on thing, Bulasidies Invo the result of not spurring the companies concerned to the saune amount of activity to impoyo their position that they would do otherwise.
Colony, the allicials wo hayo
I
ger of
over-subsidising.
the trade have come in Japan, It has been pointed out how French shipping, in spite of the heavy subsidies of the Govern improved commensurate with the
Japanese Government are making
arrangements to
withdraw the subsidies
Canada and the United States
members of the Nationalist party.
An animutod discussion en-
this tax hurts the individual (who imposition of thesaid duitias while ment for several decades, has not cials concerned with view When he says there is not the sued, hit ovontually both tho
a
must pay somehow in the cond) enly by increasing the price of luxury. We exclude altogether from the prosent argument the the Colonies. question of the military contribuHou. Dr. Ho Kai is the fol- tion or the Imperial Govornowing motion finding in his ment's indemnity for the loss mime
"Tint the resolution proposed
par.
sustained by the Colony owing to the prohibition of the opium the Hon,, Colonial Secretary and passed by this Council at trade; the iniquity of the out its last mooting relating to the and the justics of the other cannot duty leviable upon intoxicating be said to affect local taxation, its liquors be amended by substitat necessity or otherwise. Wo failing. 20 onts for 30 cents in and wo fool convinced the resid) and 30 conts for 40 cents
lin_par, (b)," ents of this Colony will fail to find
The paragraph in the original &any more satisfactory or less un motion referred to by on, Dr.
katisfactory-means of raising on Ho Kaj are as follows rovonio, despite the fact that it is On all native wines and
spirits: very much sobo foured that the
A. S. WATSON
CD. LD. "ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. Hongkong, 7th July, 1910. [28.
new tax will not prove as complete as its framers imagine or could wish. But comment on this find All communientinos intended for patio in is beyond our purpose,
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(a) 30 cents a gallon on the native liquors known as Liu Pun and Shoung Ching and on the following sweetened, propared
sub-
from the lines running on the China coast. It is reported that the Japauoso Government hus called for reports from of to shutting off the sidios, paid a Japanese slepping, companies engaged in coastal navigation, such as the lines to Kyushu, Dalny, Shakalin, up the Yangtso River, and to tlie China ports gonorally, for which con- tracts expire next year or the year aftor, and of forcing the Nippon Yusen Kaisla, Osaka Shoson Kaisha and the Nissin Kison Kaisha after the prosent term, to maintain these linos without the assistance of the Government.
might be applied almost without altornation of word to Grout Britain and the United States.
slightest possibility that a racial, and moral union will involve any vasolutions were rejected. political change, he goos too far, for as other ties multiply political
changes will be necessary, A general", arbitration › tronty is a fororemor of many such.
NEWS FROM THE NORTH.
MINDS SET MOVING Dreamers are already talking
The trade in Kinngai is in a of the United States of the world lifeless stato owing to the sup and it is not such a far cry to the pression of the cultivation of United States of the English opium poppy in Yunnan. Formor- Thore has been extraordinary
speaking world, and Clark's ly, Nanning, a port in Kiangsi, Japanese prospects.
specch, although intended as a was an important contra for the change in the position of shipping on the China cast during the last Its boon clearly demonstrat jest, has set people's minds. mor- consumption of native grown popium, and the profits were decade, especially during the ad that whatever may happening in the right direction.
Remember that it was Cecil generally spent in buying native last five years. The total tonnage at this rate of progress Japan
Thuis entering Chinese ports in 1905 will take the first place in Rhodes, the high priest of British products from Kinngsi." was 82,755,547 Judd in 1909, the shipping of the Far East, imperialism, who declared that the province is losing several 90,771,809; anil: the figure for Japan has the advantage of being ho attached so much inartanco millions of dollars yearly through last your is expected to be slightly in possession of Korea, and for all to the Anglo-American union that the netion of the government in
if it could not be obtained other suppressing the cultivation of.. losa. Of thik the tonnago of the trade purposes Manchuria is prac- ocean-going liners remains alittically here. Moreover tli akin wise than by applying for almia opinm.
It is reported that the Board of sion as Sintes to be fedorated with the same, and the only approvtaleness of the language and customs the American public, he would Foreign stairs has received a introse is the const slip of the two souple will lead to
communication from a cortaini ping. The returns of the Im-much greator trade between Japan apply for admission.
foreign minister in Peking re- It is extraordinary how pur- porial Maritime Customs show and China, and at the same time No Mai Tsau Hak, No Mai, Mau that the proportion of shipping the Japanese have, successfully blind some politicians can be when Karding the management of Kan, Yuk Lau, Ning Man Tsau, in the 86,775,000 tons more or inaugurated the policy of settling confronto with a situation that China's finance. Tsing Mui, Muk Kwa, San Fang, less ontering and clearing from in China for trade even in the re- they dislike. On Wednesday night alleged to have stated that there... Wu Tau, Shut LiTsau, Shan Kat, Chine ports controlled by the notest provinces. Need there be keen unionists assured me con- some evils existing in the de Lung Sun Tan, Toi Kuk, Sam loading nations during 1000 was any doubt at all these circum-fidentially that the government Patents looking after the re- Pin, Tit Ta, Fung Shup and Wain round figures-British, 30 por stancos will go to help the trade of would not be able to defeat the anti- nuo of the country, Ile stated that the officials in Peking are too Slang.
cent; Japanese, 21; Chinese, 20; Japan and that with the increase home rule amendment by more friendly towards the governors Gena, 8; French, 5; United of manufacturos in Japan her than fifty votes. Within a couple and vicoreys of the various pro- States, 1.
shipping will assume that of the of hours it was rejected by a ma- premier position in the Far East? jority of 113 The ministers, Vincos, and as a consequence they marcover, definitely plodge them take very little troublein investiga- selves to make the humo rule billing into the actual state of the re- the first order of the day at the noxt session. Home rule, it is now clear, won the split ministerial majority.
and medicated wines :-
"All such liquor shall contain not more than 25 per cent, of alcohol by weight.
(b.) 40 cents a gallon on the native liquor known as Sam Ching, containing not more than 35 per cent. of alcohol by weight.
BILLIARDS.
MENT.
A number of houso tonants were fined at the Magistracy this SOLDIERS' CLUB TOURNA- morning for not whitewashing cubicles, after rocoiving Sanitary their houses and removing curtain Board notices.
Hongkong Telegraph places, has diod.
The last two games between tho K.O.Y.L.I. and the R.E. "A" team, played on Monday night,
It is romarkable that not one of the companies that ply
on the China coast, excepting the Japanese. · com- panics, is able to pay good dividends having of course companies like the Noldents- oher Lloyd mid the Hamburg- Amerika Line, whose China coast | trade is only a very small fraction of their totul Boats which are worked in conjunction witliseme. other big business seem to show better results, such as the boats of the Chinos Engineering and
Mr. A. A. Swan, the founder of resulted in favour of the En-Mining Company. the well known firm of Swan and gineers' team. Sapper Troomey Hongkong shipping companies Maclaren, civil and railway engi-made 250 against Licut-Day's neers and architects, of Singapore, 179. Sergeant Humber (250) Poning, Bangkok and other boat, Lieut. Colis Brown (184) Humber made a broalg of 39. The 104: scores are as P.C. (25) J. O'Sullivan, whe follows: R.F. "A" team, 1918 has been invalidod. Home after points; K.O.Y.L1. left half, 1885 HONGKONG, WEDNESs,, March 22, 1911 | nearly three years' service in the points.
Last night the Hongkong Volunteer Corps team mot the Army Ordinance Corps in the firat two games of the third round.
THE COLONY'S DIFFI- CULTIES.
The limits of a
nowspaper
the above caption we have attempt ed no more than this. In the first we endeavoured to show that since the Colony needa money it
Hongkong Police, loft to-day by the 1', & 0. 8.a, Cienua. He was a smart young officer and very popular among his comrades in the Force.
Capital and Commerco."
COMPANY REPORT.
THE CHINA-BORNEO
LIMITED.
Co.,
2
The Minister is
before New Year's Day in 1914. THE "FISH KING" OF SAN
FRANCISCO.
venue dorived from each province, Through enquirios mado by the Minister last year, ho is certain that the rovenuo could have brieri considerably increased if it had VETO BIEL BY 1914..
been properly conducted. Ilo If the veto bill is passed this also impressed upon the Board- The report of the above.com-session the home rule bill will be the necessity of getting officials pany for presentation to share introduced in 1912 and rejected in the finance departments who" holders at the eighth ordinary by the lords. It will be reintro- have devoted their whole lives in yearly meeting to be held at the cod in 1913 and will be again studying the economy of the coun office of the Company at 12:15 rejected by the lords. It will then try. He suggested that com- in. on Tuesday next shows a be introduced in the autumn ses petent European officials should profit of $89,380.70. From this sion and passed over the lords he appointed to run the financo have to be deducto:d less to cou- sulting committee $4,000.00, ought to roreive the royal assent,
vote. If all goes well the bill department for Chin. like the Hongkong and Macao leaving available for approprit Steamboat Company and tho
tion $78,380.70. Union Waterboat Company have
This calculation assumes that raised the monotonous cry of decomand that a dividend of the bitter curl. It is probable the The Consulting Committee re- the unionists will fight the bill to craising trade during the last $3.00 per share on the subscribed passing of the veto bill will con- few yours, and year after rear, in capital be paid to shareholders vines the Tory majority that they Francisco, Wong Sue Chong, spito of waiting, things do not $10,000.001 write off Sandakan would do better by a timely com- who began life as a laundryman, Tho "Fish King" "of Sun seomto have improved very much, Sawmills $8,000.00; Launches promise than by persisting in and is now one of the wealthiest The steamers of the China and and Lighters $10,000.00); Engi- irreconcilablo opposition. What residents of Chinatown, gave lin Manila Steamship Company have been tunsfofied to the so thi, honour own wit ought to be done now is to appoint annual banquet a few weeks ago,
86,000.00; Hongkong Saw-mille a national convention by American flag,
$2,870.94; Timber Concessions commission which would sit this ciation of things in general,
to mark, as usual, his appre and it remains to bo soch how far $1,500.76. the special inducements offered in
autumn in Dublin for the purpose the Philippines trade will help te vision for depreciation, the re- discuss and decido what kind of as he is known, is ons of the most
In addition to the above pro- of onabling the Irish nation to
Wong, or "Chiappa" (Shorty),
porous. The Douglas Steamship applied towards the further writif Troland wants home rulo and Chinese and one of the beat make the trade of the honts pros-serve fund of $40,000.00 has ban homo rule it dosiros.
successful of the Los Angeles Company has fared no better ing off of the value of the Hong if Irish men are fit to govern king" of Chinatown. Ho solls. known. Ile is in truth the "fish: though the position is not so bad kong Saw-mills, which will now Ireland under, home rule, they
must be it to define tha naturo fish among his brother Chineso Gunner to any other flag,
Whon
of the constitutional instrument when no one else can and sells them under which they will be ready at a profit, Lo undertako the responsibility of Chappa lus the fish business
right whero ho wants it." governing theirown country.
No one can compote will him, and sometimes ho sells as much as 400 lbs. of fish a day.
Txcopting the Japanese steam- Williers the great majority of the MR. SCHWERIN ROBBED.
Tho first game was between One of the most popular manu Captain Nickolan (A.O.C.) and article forbid more than an ex-the "Back Beer, which is ad. Nickolson was in fine form and factures of the O. B. Browery is Private Phillips (II.K.V.C.); pression of opinion supported only vertised on another page to-day won easily by 52 points. He made by passing reference to "well-Wo understand that a large a break of 39. established facts and figures. In quantity is exported to the various The next to play were Major as to think of a similar transfer stand at $100,000.00. our two provious articles under coast ports from time to timo, and Hunter (A.0.0.) and
looks forward this sumamor particularly south. The Browory Willison (KV.C.). doing big business,
to Hunter complotod his 250,
son was only 107.
Two games will be decided to Leave of absonce on private night between the same teams. affairs to the noighbouring coun fears to the night to Liout. The Yokoliams Office of the Col. G. D. Closo, R.E., for two C.P.It is in receipt of a wireless months; to Major 11. I. Kirke, message from the R.MS. "Mout RG.A., for one month, and to eagle, sont at.10 p.m., on Lieut. 1. S. Dodgson, R.G.A., for Sunday last when the vessel was three months, all taking effect 1,135 miles distant from Japan, from April. Leave has also been advising all well and that the granted until December 31, 1011 Commander expects to reach to Lieut. G. H. Russell to procced Yokohama at 5 p.m., on Thus to the United Kingdom. day.
is the duty of the Government to provide that money and the duty of the individual to assist in the provision. In the second we ex- prossed the opinion that the hysterical anti-opium movement is in the main responsible for the presont financial situationinHong - kong. The liquor tax werogard as
receipt for acquiring money; "Chappa" gives the following Work hard; tell no lies; bo
vessola: running in “the China coast indo are British vessels, San Francisco, Fol, 17.--Tho and if the position is to continuo roaidenco of It. P. Schwerin, gon. great roduction in British ship Company, who is at present in aged 20 years, who resided in thus there will be eventually a oral manager of the Pacific Mail A Europonn-named G. Downos, ping in the Far East. Even in New York, was entered by burg- Fort William, Calcutta, line met the trade of Hongkong, a British lars at an early hour this morning, with his death under lamontablo port, it is remarkable that while It is reported that eighty pieces of cigimstance. The decoased smart in business; save all your tho tonnage of China, France jewelry, valued at $3,000 to went out on a shooting excursion and the United States has very $5,000, wero takon. Schwerin's to Dum Dum In a jungle ho slightly varied, that of Great chauffeur, who reported the theft was bitten on the arm by a venom- Briinin and Germany has do to the police, said the burglar was ous snako. He died while creased and that of Japan olad in skirts, but was probably a being conveyed to the Modical alone ham increased 3C0 per cent. I mîn în disguise.
College Hospital,
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money.
take place at the Bijou Eceniq A change of programme will
Theatro tonight."