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WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1908.
THE FIRST TYPHOON.
CHINA'S LITERATI AND THE GOVERNMENT.
It is no fair and promising augary for the Chinese Government, as at present vonstituted, when the scholars of the
Woll would it be for
THE CITY OF, PARIS, rulera with whom Hongkong has been destruction of commerce in South
favoured have stencily opposed tax-China. No genuine reformers sympathise The first typhoon of this someon is on tion of shipping or trade. The erils of with the present movement and the
souner the riots are brought to an end detected its presence South of the Colony, Last evening the Observatory this onss of taxation applied to suela
the better it will be for all parties and promptly the signals were hoisted ut Colony as Hongkong are obvious. It is
"concerned. Since writing the above the the usual stations indicating its presonge because we place no. restriction upon Chinese Mail" has received telegrams and notifying that its centre was some 300 Provinces takes an attitude antagonistic to shipping and have not the inetbus of a from its Canton correspondent that the miles away from the Colony.
the ruling power. That much has taken ANOTHER LOT OF NEW Custons House that this port has rebels have been defeated and that still observable and a red cone, point during the past few years most peoplo are To-day the presence of the storm was Pisce to alicante cultivated public sentiment come the most frequented by shipping How has been re-captured. The news downward, was hoisted.
willing to allow. Though the. in the world, except, probably, London. will certainly be a great relief to those majority of the native craft did not take the Chinese Government if at this critical
haring dealings with Yunnan.
any notice of the warning, quito a nanibor juncture in the nation's fortunes the ac- It seems to us a moxi reactionary pro-
thought it better to ho sure than sorry and knowledged unofficial fenders of the nation posal to suggest that, when we have
straightway made for the shelter at Cause. stood touch and loyal to the Throne. The way Hay. It is to be bepad the storm Fiew taken of erents in Yunnan, however, scen the striking progress that has been
passes away without coming any neator of the cultivated mirel in its, relation Lo is to no small extent a guage and measure the Colony.
The English Mail was expected in early the strength of the adverse curzens of feel...
| things Imperial, and there is no mistaking this morning bat as slut is several hoursing and opinion. In the freer countries of behind time it is possible are has been the West such a screensns of conviction in. delayed by the storm..
the sphere of national politics would be irresistible. Under a more despotic rule in this Eastern cupiru certain problems -emerge as a consequence of such widesprend and deeprooted conviction, and on the solution of these the destiny of China hinges.
A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF
Hosiery and Gloves, and while the port was free, we
570
should now begin to penalise shipping Furthermore, as the shipping firms puint out, the proposal is inequitable,
Goods per Namer got cleared at 4pm.would be shored in by the community The advantages of the typhoon shelter
on this date subject to rent.
MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW. Miscellaneous.
Goods por Palermo not cleared at 4 pm.
on this date subject to rent. Gooda per Fecksang undelivered after
4. p.m. this date will be landed.
General Memoranda.
FRIDAY, May 29-
com-
generally and consequently the manity should bear the cost. Not withstanding that the shipping firma claim that to tax them alone to
6pm, Auction of Yacht Mary & Joan provide funds for the construction
at Ab King's Slipway.
of the shelter would be unfair they have announced their willingness to agree to
a temporary inorease of
SATURDAY, May 30:-
Noon-Tondere will be received at the
Officerof-Golonial Secretary.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
The Asiatic Petroleum Co., has been admitted to membership of the Chamber of Commerce.
The Imperial Inspector of Education for the Province of Kwangtung arrived at Canton on the 25th. '
EXTENSIVE ROBBERY.
Those who do not wish well to the
To-morrow being Ascension Dag o voluntary service for Roman Catholics is It appears that an extensive robbery has to be held at St. Joseph's Church corn-been committed at the shop of an Indian ronging at 10 a..
ercint at the corner of D'Aguilar Street and Stanley rest. It is stated that one The Cantor mint a za stopped of the employees had arranged with a con Government arms in the present struggle raining copper cents, and its workmen federate outside and late at nightthe other with rebellion and searchy lay most streas were back granted a month's salary in lionman arrived at the promises and had a on the outstanding aspects of the Manchu large quantity of silk and drapery goods rula as it affects the subjects of the empire passed out to him. Early this morning at the present moment. There is a na- one ronn was found outside, the promises tional disgrace in the orcs of "educated by a lukong who regarded him with Chinese that is only indirectly and to
of antice of dismissal,
Pere were 340 European and 175 Chinese visitors to the Lisy Hall Library and 139 Encopean and 2,560 Chinese
ended 240 Day L
Nood-Meeting of A. S, Watson & Co., die light..ches by-half-a-cert per visitors to the Museum daring the week suspicion and took him to the Police a small extent associated. with Japan It..
Limited.
p.m.-Meeting of Watkins, Ld., atton if the coat of the work is spread Co.'s Office.
p.in.-Concert in City Eall. Goods per Berlomond undelivered mitos
this date subject to rent.
Goods per China undelivered after this
date subject to rent. MONDAY, Juno I
over a longer period than proposed. This is undoubtedly a generous offer. We find ourselves also in accord with the shipping firms' wish that some more
Station but being unable to substantiate is in evidence all too manifestly and pain- his suspicions the man was let go. Two fully that the existing Chinese Govern- To-morrow, Thursday, May 28th, hours later the Jakong discovered the montarot secure for its subjects who being. Ascension Day the Services in St. same an uning from the shop with a sojourn in Weston-laude-resonably equi John's Cathedral, will be as follows-Holy the evidence of his theft. The police hope immigration from the empira is placed in load of silk and this time arrested him with table treatment. Disabilities under which Coannuzios, 8.a.m.: Matins and Holy to arrest others.- Commerion, 11 aus.
www.ve
Kome countries most desirable to emigrants is a standing grievance which the native
2.30 p.m.Auction of Japanese Silk
Embroideries &e., st No. 89, Queen's economical scheine than that outlined Road Central, under Hongkong Hotel. by Government should be brought for to-morrow
At St. Andrew's Church, Zowicou, THE SHATIN TRIPLE MURDER. | press in China fails not to ventilato per- Goods per Tenkin unclaimed after
(Ascension Day). Morning this date at Noon will be subject to ward. In the Chamber's letter to the Prayer will be said at 11 a.m., followed The Finding of The Watch. rent and landing charges.
Colonial Secretary the hope was ex-of the Holy Communion!
(if found desirable) by an administrațion TUZEDAT, June 2;-
The trial of the three prisoners who are pressed that the Chamber should be
in custody on a cluatge of being concerned An aged man med Hoiu Min, in the Shatin, triple marder which was given an opportunity of wiewing the who is now seventy-nee years old, has Goads per Hongkong Maru undelivered plans and estimates for the proposed charged his son aged fifty, with being un-perpetrated on or about December 2, 1906, with a distinct object. The protects of
9p.r.-Performance at City Hall.
Goods per Buruja undelivered after this
date subject to rent.
After noon this date subject to rent.
NOTICE.
Lettera reiäling 15kušinors should be address- ed to Tas MABAUTE,
datiful towards hita. The son is to come
sistently. There is no more dangerous weapon in the astroit hands of the Badition mongers than tło Chinese emigrant abroad. The history of the treatment meted out to him in various forms in different countries it different times is told in special way* ̈ ̈
was resumed at the Supreme Court this tho Chinese authorities, their ineffectual
scheme. This if granted might be pro- before the Court at Canton to spawer the morning before the Chief Justice; Sir ondeavours to obtain reparation for wrongs:
duotive of ach good" and could cer-charge,
tainly do no barn. In the existing
Francis Piggott, and a jury.
The Hon. Mr Bees Davies, Attorney
it
is to be born subjects of a deerdent and
inept government. Inability to maintai
and addresses with any commarivulione adture. The advice of the practical und infringement of the local Gambling regard to the searching of the house of the worthy of the ambition of China's -
mind assurance of security against abuses: are pointed out as evidence that in the A notification was made to the Japanese General, who appears to prosecute on pranont administration, there is no bops. state of the Colony'a finances it is cini-Consul recently that issue of the circular behalf of the Crown, Kaid that for the people whoes Chame and disfortune- Communicationé relating to news should be nently desirable that the closest scrutiny in connection with the Japanese Yarn understood His Lortship's ruling wes that | addressed to Tax Ernow,
fahould be given to all proposed expeudi- Spinnors Association lottery
was on the evidence of Sergeant Wilden with in the eyes of the civilised world a position Correspondenta must formed their names
Ordinance.
third prisoner, prior to his being arrested, lightened sons, seems to the scholars of the dressed to the Editor, not for publication bus level-headed men who are on the Com-
was inadmissible. The Attorney General new time an adeqnste cause for grave ameriilence of guod faith.
The Cumber of Commerce has rid took it that the fact of a watch being found dissatisfaction and the alienation of the mitteo of the Chamber of Commerce All tetters for publication should be written might be offcctual in preventing much trucks are best adapted for use on the
vised the Government that large bogie in the third prisoner's bouse was admissible, popular sympathy from the Three. The onone aide of the paper imly.
No anonymously signed communications that wrate of money. We hope soun to have Hongkong-Canton Railway, but has been what the Sergeant said to him, but the informed ou certain topics that are opt His Lordship: It is not a question of truth is that the Chinese are too woll are already appeared in sther papers will be the pleasure of recording that in regard informed that both begie and short trucks fact that while searching the promises the if pondered to engender disaffection and Ordere for extra copies of the Cursa Ma to this matter, the Government as have been ordered.
police obtained evidence in a way that is revolt; too little informed as to the should be sent before 11 am on the day after found itself fenabled to meet the ship-
processes needed for bringing to pass the The Chief Commissioner of the Tien- not admissible. I sumit the evidence sub- ed. Cash 10 de, Credit 3 ets per ping firms and the Chamber of Com-licial notice prohibiting the worshipping the point will then be reserved for my moreover, a singularly unfortunate con- publicativa. After thus hour the supply is:
trin Chinese City Police has issued an feet to the defence taking the point, when changes and reforms on which their minda merce half way,
inserted.
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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1908.
THE TYPHOON SHELTER.
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connection
of the useless mud idols in any of the temples or monasteries in North China all rospectable families. hereafter by the wives and daughters of
For dragging a bullook by the nose to jenk on which he was leading several hals, Mr J. U. Komp Sned a native 15 at the Magistracy to-day. The con-
stable who arrested the defendant found. thirty bullocks tied by the nose to the deck of the junk.
The correspondent who forwarded us
thaaks are due.
are fizeñas desirable of attainment. It is,
mors careful consideration.
Hon. Mr Davies-I understood your sideration that the periodical Iterature of Lordship to say that, but it appeare your the new tirae seems to a large an extent Lordship was not understood by everybody. permeated with anti-dynastic suggestion.
His Lordship!
Dr. Bo Kai-It is admitted subject to our taking action later.
With His Lordship's permission the Attorney General was allowed to recall Sergeant Wilden.
Hon. Mr Rees Davies-You saw a box there? Yee.
When was it --By the side of the bed on which the third prisoner was lying..
Witness then identified the watch as the
one he had taken from the box.
His Lordship The third prisauce opened the box in consequence of something you
though there is also much coif-restraint and comparatively little incitement to overt revolutionary acts.
..
One other cause of intenso dissatisfactiou
in the southern provinces is the constant endeavour to supplement, the indeqinte military forces of an endangered province by forced lavics on the neighbouring provinces if these appear to the bigh official mind az oll, susceptible of yielding further special taxation for the maintenance, of emergency soldiery. It is at this point that provinces liko Kwongtung and Saachteri find their grievance intolerable. In piping provinces with Yabban is not contemplated times of peace the conection" of these way of obtaining evidence that His Lord with any seriousness in the scheme of ship said was inadmissible.
aid to him!--Yes, my lord,
The Hon Dr Ba Kai addressed the control. No sponer, however do war'h Court for the defence of the three prisoners alarme penetrate to Peking than the this afternoon and said that the prosecution Contral authorities begin to inquire had attempted to show that the murder
There seems to be no immediate
the riots in Yunnan. Hokow, which is possibility of an carly suppression of
one of the principal porte, having the largest business
with Hongkong, Canton and cleowhere, has been in the hands of the rioters for over a month, and although the assur- ancos from Sik Liang, the Governor of Yunnan, who is now operating with the paragraph se the Diocese School his borrowed army, Lave-bear-of-a1pc at Siwan Day writes: Will you the third prisoner prior to his arrest was The conversation which witness had with optimistic nature they cannot be acinly corect an error? The launch then told to His Lordship by witness. - cepted as a guarantee that the riots willKowloon" was kindly lent by Mr. R. Jarrest of the third prisoner and it was this This conversation eventually led to the ket spread to other provinces. The Macgowan, Acting Secretary of the Wharf news from Peking this morning is "hy and Godown Co., Ltd., to whom our no moans reageuring. The Governor re ports that his army has been compelled
The Banden Opera Company will to retreat owing to the enemy being only be able to appear ones in the Theatre had been committed for the purpose of which parts of the empire nearest to the robbery, whereas the evidence for the disturbod area can be made to contribute too usong to allow of the specily at a week, kuslead of twice as advertised, defence had shown the cordial relationship to the restoration of order. Pravingen owing to the shipping sirangements not between the fivet prisoner and Wang Some Kwongsai and Kwaichow, being posed by the Government to meet the
vancement of his troops. This indicates fitting in us anticipated. On Wednesday the evidence where the first prisoner had too poor, arid possibly also too dist.ffected
Sau at the fast. Again they had heard coat of its construction, it will not be at the rioters hare held a much night the well known and popular**Merry urged Luk Sang to take his revolver with for any hope of success in an endeavour to out of place to allude to, the inexpli-Such being the case, unless the frontiers should be chtained.
stronger position than the Imperialiste. Widow" will be perforried, and a full house him when he went to walk on the ilia risc lories, wealthier trading areas are That was a point which he asked to jury called upon to furnish funds and thus celle disinclination the Chamber of of Kwangsi are exceptionally strongly
to fully consider: Tho' evidence against Commerce shows to publish nowa while guarded the rioters will join the mal- the Japanese-a-Chaton paper quotes at ondoy him in selecting & site for Chinese have never been, as a race, do it is news and not a record of auti contents in the neighbouring province, Japaness professor of a Canton College as absolutely incredible because Luk Sangent in the reasoning faculty alighten quity. The letter of the shipping com- which has in recent years gained non exiple, of which, the paper asles the hund simply smiled when he had been told went is row being poured in upon them by zounity to the Chamber of Commerce toriety for riot-breeding. It is therefore Chinese to take note. The paper says that that his head would drop off in seventy a press tut discusses polities, historically Euys. That could not have been in the and on a basis of comparison with is dated April 25, and the letter from to be wondered at that the Empress the professor in question does not use any nature of a threat or Lal Sang would hure Westor practice. Under such infuenes a Downger fcels anxiety about the situa-thing which is out Friduced in Japan.ared up. It was a mode of bifling sentiment opposed to the Manchu ngle is the Chamber to the Colonial Secretarytion. It has been pointed out on mora Eren the very ton which he drinks in from adopted by these men..
Japan.
Burons considering the arguments advanced by the representatives of the shipping industry in reference to the
typhoon shelter and the methots pro-
i
the second prisoner sacred to come avert the consequences of the Government's In commenting of the patrióthin of from n grudge, because Luk Sang-would-neglect to maintain a standing army.
He submitted that it was
promises to be an excellent entertainment,
grave.
At this juncture the Court adjourned until to-morrow."
awakened and constantly festored till it becomes pe ilous through the support of the litenti. No one who seeks to pramal- gato counsels of perfection seems able to show that any approximation thereto is: within the sphere I practical politics, though any comusela, sane and moderato in the direction of reconstruction, should mcot part of the large demand of an awakened peopic.
LARCENY.
is dated May I. Yet it is not until than one occasion that the Chinese Gro May 26 that copies of these letters are verdient has only itself to blame for The Empire-Concort to be given at
THE SAINAM PIRACY CASE. made available to the Press, What this unsettled state of affairs, and that the Theatre Royal oa, Saturday evening purpose is served by involving in the present riots have been brought about judging by the list of taisit which Mias (From Our Correspondent.) Mixed with Aerated oranges in this atmosphere of fact that the Central Government audience should go away well satisfied with hy its own shortsightedness. The very Thome has gathered together, and thể
CANTON, May 26, For sometime past the Canton authorities plain water make zaystory is bejead our comprehension, his offered $200,000 for the capture Mr A, N. Clothier will sing "Oat in have been anxious as to who account the
In regard to this useless and irritating of a Dr. San. Yet Sen, a man the Deep," typical English song: inderauity for the Sajnam Piracy case FRENCHMAN CHARGED WITH DELICIOUS COOLING DRINKS. withholding of information from the who has neither the ability of a leader is one of the clovereat of the handy men which-occupied nearly three yenre, the Seaman Oswald Barr, of H. M. 8. stress, should be debited to. After negotiations general public the quasi-official bodies of men, nor knowledge of provailing that has evor appeared in the Colony, and Canton authorities were gratified to hear Frenchman named Inuis Jeun Folia seem to have slavishly adopted one of
conditions in Chius, has considerably he is down for a cose song and dance that the Peking Government had sanction Office at Toursue, Annan, was brought up Desplate, a plark in the Registrar General's magnified his personality and so attracted Misa Thorne will, after all, sag, owing toad an appropriation to be made from the at the Magistincy this afternoon on E the worst of local official practices, the attention of the unlawful masses less than three la lies having to retire,official Treasury of Kwangtang to cover the charge of Irons of Government funds Turning to the facts advanced by the the majority of hum nry thieves and rent sailings, ned the loss known amount. Offcial opafirmation to that effect tion of French Indo-Chins Defendant amounting $2,500 under the jurisdie. Loading British shipping firms we may rehbers, in the western provinces. Wong but pretty, Ten eyes of Grey." The was received from the Waiwupu yesterday, denied the charge, and added they wore
not Government funds, On the applica say at ones that we consider that they Wo Shun, in whom the "doctor" has so band of the 13th Rajputs will (by permis.
tion of the police a ranaand was granted OHAMBERLAIN'S PAIN BALM, have made out an exceptionally strong
sion) play Irish and Scottish melodies, much confidence, has long heat recog cake-walks, and The Musical Black O will hunt a good while before you
[ for a work. nised as a robber of the worst type. It is its by request. Then too, for the Andaiment that is equal to frat timo for two years, the old English
hamberlain's Pain': Balm," "In mees of Hongkong would decline to smero
travagant hopes of Sun Yet Sen can over will be given, omnatly as it was in the tense pain and makes leap and rest po forsus battle is a marsh just north of military and naval outpost and the be realised and the result of the presentes h-200) singing Under tire and Israeness are quietly malieved by Aoki station in the Hanshin Electric
production, Miss Thorne (who played in alble. Sorenees of the muscles, awellings militaryfanntribution would have to be riots will be the snorifice of lives and Dendar" in the finale. The mainstairs and for the livatment of outs and braises Tramway line. The omilles se alesady paid out of canteen profite. The wisest money on both sides coupled with the programme.
of Groat Britain will conclude the there is nothing better. For wie by all hoary, and it does not appear likely that
chemists and storekeepers,
hostilities will be suspended at present,
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The Asali says that sizes April 25
thousands each have been engaged in a
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