[ { "id": 377935, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-301 - Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [9-12]", "page_number": 404, "title": "CO129-301 - Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [9-12]", "content_text": "## No. 4 024 3 \n**(Subject.)** \nbable Reserves \n\n**DESPATCH** \n4 \nCO 402 \n40243 \n**REC:** \nREGU 10 DE 00 \n\nThe question has been engaging the attention of... \n\n**Précis:** \n\nCare 20 Ft \n**(Minutes.)** \nNotet \nGeneral Department \nA. F. \n10/12 \n`$5-1000-7-1990` \nent Paper. \n03 \nMr. Round \nI send copy of despatch & Inclosures \nto the Cable Landing Rights Committee \n('this' Boft\" \nSir \nJ. Anderson \n11/12 \nSoo to Tharkay's annexed note \nWe have not seen his \nprevious \nnote of \n... \nAick Sw. for quick sight of the \nactual documents giving the landing \nrights in respect of the 5 cables reported to & ask at the same time for pri... \nWrist of the actual...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-301 - Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 417077, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-352 - Public Offices - 1908", "page_number": 403, "title": "CO129-352 - Public Offices - 1908", "content_text": "This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]\n\n2\n\nmuch more to be feared than that of the revolutionaries, and the present incident is taken as confirming this opinion. It is a fact that Europeans were never in any way interfered with by the rebels. The Imperial forces have also suffered in reputation from the disgusting scene which was witnessed after the taking of Hokou. All the rebels had evacuated the place, and practically all the rest of the population as well. Some half-dozen miserable coolies were, however, captured, and accused of giving information to the revolutionaries, which may have been true or may not. They were bound and taken to the public execution ground on a sand-bank in front of Hokou, and in full view of Laokay, where they were put to death in the most atrocious and fiendish manner, their bodies being afterwards subjected to nameless mutilations. Portions of their internal organs are said to have been taken away to eat, but this, though possible, cannot be held to be proved. Of the fact of the torture and mutilation there cannot be any doubt, as it was witnessed by many French people in Lackay. In the light of this behaviour of the troops, presumably with the concurrence of the authorities, the humanitarian and civilized sentiments recently uttered by the French-speaking Judicial Commissioner of Yunnan and Taotai of Mongtze in the interviews accorded by them to local journals, are looked upon here as so much hypocrisy. These two officials have left Hanoi and proceeded up to Yünnan.\n\nAn incident, which has not been reported in the press, has recently occurred also on the frontier of Kwangsi, near Langson, where a party of Chinese regular troops crossed over into French territory and sacked a small village. I imagine, however, that the soldiers were not acting in uniform and officially, but in their private capacity of brigands.\n\nThere are now over 800 revolutionaries in custody who have surrendered to the French authorities and been disarmed in connection with the recent events, and it is somewhat difficult to know what to do with them. At present they are to be interned on an island in the Baie d'Along (north of the Red River delta), known as the Ile des Daims, where they will be kept at the expense of the Chinese Government. Eventually they will probably be gradually deported in small numbers.\n\nI have, &c. (Signed)\nT. F. F. CARLISLE.\n\nAFFAIRS OF CHINA.\n\nCONFIDENTIAL.\n\n[24531]\n\nNo. 1.\n\n[July 15.]\n\nSECTION 1.\n\nPost Office to Foreign Office.—(Received July 15.)\n\nSir,\n\nGeneral Post Office, London, July 13, 1908.\n\nWITH reference to previous correspondence, I am directed by the Postmaster-General to transmit the accompanying advance copy of a Report from the Cables (Landing Rights) Committee on the question of telegraphic communication with Japan and the Far East, Mr. Buxton concurs in the recommendation of the Committee, and he would be glad to learn, at Sir Edward Grey's early convenience, whether he also concurs. Mr. Buxton is asking the other Departments represented on the Committee whether they also agree, and he will acquaint you as speedily as possible with their replies. In view of the presence in London of the Japanese Delegates to the Lisbon Conference, an early reply has been requested—if possible within one week from the date of this letter.\n\nIf no objection is taken by the Foreign Office or by any of the other Departments, Mr. Buxton would propose to inform the Japanese Delegates to the Lisbon Conference (who are now in this country), in accordance with paragraph 1 of the recommendations of the Committee, and also to communicate with the Eastern and Eastern Extension Companies in accordance with both paragraphs; and he assumes that in that case Sir Edward Grey will also make a communication to the Japanese Government in the sense of paragraph 1.\n\nIn this connection, I am to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 1st instant, inclosing a copy of a communication from Mr. Hesse, of the Eastern Extension Company, relative to the proposed Agreement between China and Japan in respect of the South Manchurian telegraphs.\n\nMr. Buxton understands that the facts in regard to the present position of the negotiations are as stated by Mr. Hesse; and he has learnt indirectly through the Japanese Delegates at the Lisbon Conference that there is no prospect of these terms being accepted by the Japanese Government, who are unlikely to agree to any modifications of their last proposal.\n\nFor the reasons mentioned in previous correspondence, Mr. Buxton thinks it highly desirable that everything possible should be done to remove this deadlock, and that, if Sir Edward Grey sees no objection, a further representation should be made to the Chinese Government with a view to their acceptance of the compromise proposed by Japan. Japan, at the suggestion of His Majesty's Government, has made large concessions; and the consequences to China which would arise from the non-acceptance of the Japanese proposal, through the termination of the Russo-Chinese Agreement concerning the North Manchurian telegraphs, and, in other ways, would probably be much more damaging than any which are likely to follow from its acceptance. In particular, Japan might claim a free hand with regard to the laying and working of the proposed Dalny-Chefoo cable. It is right to say, however, that Mr. Buxton has no reason to suppose that this course of action has occurred to the Japanese Government; and he thinks it would be undesirable for His Majesty's Government to do anything which might have the effect of suggesting it to them.\n\nI am, &c.\n(Signed)\nH. BABINGTON SMITH,\n\n[1865 p-1]", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-352 - Public Offices - 1908.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 417106, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-352 - Public Offices - 1908", "page_number": 432, "title": "CO129-352 - Public Offices - 1908", "content_text": "} \n\nThis Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.\n\n32381\n\nAFFAIRS OF CHINA.\n\n[August 10.\n\nCONFIDENTIAL.\n\n4-SEP 08\n\nSECTION 3.\n\n[27819]\n\nNo. 1.\n\nSir,\n\nPost Office to Foreign Office.--(Received August 10.)\n\nGeneral Post Office, August 8, 1908. WITH reference to your letter of the 17th ultimo, relating to a Report of the Cables (Landing Rights) Committee, containing certain recommendations in regard to the question of telegraphic communication with Japan and the Far East, I am directed by the Postmaster-General to transmit, for the information of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, the accompanying copies of letters received from the other Departments represented on the Committee, from which it will be seen that, subject to an amendment proposed by the Colonial Office to the effect that the approval of His Majesty's Government should be confined to the statement that \"they have no objection to the proposed Heads of Agreement,\" the recommendations of the Committee have been approved.\n\nThe Postmaster-General considered that in the circumstances this amendment might be accepted, and, as the Japanese Delegates were on the point of departing from London, he arranged that the approval of His Majesty's Government, subject to the conditions laid down by the Committee, should be intimated to them in a letter of which a copy is inclosed.\n\nA copy is also inclosed of a communication sent to the Eastern Telegraph Company, in accordance with the recommendation of the Committee, together with a copy of a corresponding communication addressed to the Great Northern Telegraph Company.\n\nI am,\n\n&c. (Signed)\n\nH. BABINGTON SMITH.\n\nInclosure 1 in No. 1.\n\nTreasury to Post Office.\n\nSir,\n\nTreasury Chambers, July 16, 1908. I AM directed by the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury to acknowledge the receipt of your Report of the 14th instant, inclosing an advance copy of a Report from the Cables (Landing Rights) Committee on the question of telegraphic communication with Japan and the Far East.\n\nI am to state, in reply, that my Lords concur in the recommendations of the Committee.\n\nI am, &c.\n\n(Signed)\n\nG. H. MURRAY.\n\nSir,\n\nInclosure 2 in No. 1.\n\nWar Office to Post Office.\n\nWar Office, July 16, 1908.\n\nI AM commanded by the Army Council to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 13th instant, inclosing an advance copy of a Report from the Cables (Landing Rights) Committee on the question of telegraphic communication with Japan and the Far East, and, in reply, to state that the Council concur in the recommendation of the Committee.\n\nI am, &c.\n\n(Signed)\n\nE. W. D. WARD.\n\n[1905 k-3]\n\n429", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-352 - Public Offices - 1908.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 417107, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-352 - Public Offices - 1908", "page_number": 433, "title": "CO129-352 - Public Offices - 1908", "content_text": "Inclosure 3 in No. 1.\n\nColonial Office to Post Office.\n\nSir,\n\nDowning Street, July 18, 1908.\n\nI AM directed by the Earl of Crewe to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 14th instant, forwarding a Report by the Cables (Landing Rights) Committee on the improvement of telegraphic communication with Japan and the Far East.\n\n2. Lord Crewe is of opinion that the proposed communication to the Japanese Government should not contain the statement that His Majesty's Government \"would be glad to see an Agreement on these general lines entered into by the Japanese Government\" as proposed in the first Resolution of the Committee (p. 17 of Report), but subject to this he concurs in their recommendations.\n\nI am, &c.\n\nSir,\n\n(Signed)\n\nR. L. ANTROBUS.\n\nInclosure 4 in No. 1.\n\nIndia Office to Post Office.\n\nIndia Office, July 23, 1908.\n\nI AM directed by the Secretary of State for India in Council to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 13th July, 1908, inclosing an advance copy of a Report from the Cables (Landing Rights) Committee on the question of telegraphic communication with Japan and the Far East, and inquiring whether Lord Morley concurs in the recommendations of the Report.\n\nIn reply, I am to inform you that Lord Morley concurs in the proposed Agreement, but I am at the same time to request that this concurrence may not be taken to imply that the Secretary of State for India would be prepared to promote the arrangements recommended by the Committee by accepting charges against Indian telegraph revenue, which possibly might be proposed by the Administrations interested in the telegraphic traffic in the North Pacific.\n\nI am, &c.\n\n(Signed) T. R. BUCHANAN,\n\nInclosure 7 in No. 1.\n\nPost Office to Mr. Nakaya.\n\nGeneral Post Office, July 31, 1908.\n\nYOU are aware that His Majesty's Government have from time to time communicated with the Government of Japan in favour of\n\n1. The establishment of a direct communication between Japan and the British cable system; and\n\n2. The conclusion of an Agreement between Japan and the Cable Companies concerned for the maintenance of such reasonable rates for communication with Europe as might be arranged.\n\nWith this object in view His Majesty's Government used their interest with the Companies controlling the existing rates to Japan to obtain a reduction of those rates on a sliding scale similar to those adopted in certain cases for communication between Great Britain and her Colonies; and, as you are aware, the question was pursued at the recent International Telegraph Conference of Lisbon, with the result that the Cable Companies formulated certain proposals (applicable to correspondence between Japan and America as well as between Japan and Europe), as set forth in the accompanying Suggested Heads of Agreement between Japan and the Administrations interested in the Telegraphic Traffic in the North Pacific.*\n\nI am now able to inform you that His Majesty's Government have no objection to the proposed Heads of Agreement, except that they think that a definite date of termination should be inserted, and that the proposed new direct cable between Hong Kong and Japan should be laid independently of an increase of traffic, and in any case not later than 1912.\n\nI am, &c.\n\n(Signed)\n\nH. BABINGTON SMITH.\n\nInclosure 5 in No. 1.\n\nBoard of Trade to Post Office.\n\nSir,\n\nBoard of Trade, July 25, 1908.\n\nWITH reference to your letter of the 13th instant, transmitting an advance copy of a Report from the Cables (Landing Rights) Committee on the question of telegraphic communication with Japan and the Far East, I am directed by the Board of Trade to state, for the information of the Postmaster-General, that they concur in the recommendations of the Committee.\n\nI am,\n\n(Signed)\n\nT. H. W. PELHAM.\n\nInclosure 6 in No. 1.\n\nAdmiralty to Post Office.\n\nAdmiralty, July 30, 1908.\n\nWITH reference to your letter of the 18th July, I am commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to acquaint you, for the information of the Postmaster-General, that they concur in the recommendations contained in the Report from the Cables (Landing Rights) Committee.\n\nPost Office to Sir J. Pender.\n\nGeneral Post Office, August 1908.\n\nWITH reference to previous correspondence and discussions at the Lisbon Conference on the subject of telegraphic communication with Japan and China, I am directed by the Postmaster-General to inclose, for the confidential information of the Eastern and Eastern Extension Telegraph Companies and the other Companies and Administrations concerned, a copy of a communication in which the Japanese Delegates to the Conference have been informed that His Majesty's Government have no objection to the proposed \"Heads of Agreement between Japan and the Administrations interested in the Telegraphic Traffic in the North Pacific,\" except that they think that a definite date of termination should be inserted, and that the proposed new direct cable between Hong Kong and Japan should be laid independently of an increase of traffic, and in any case not later than 1912.\n\nThe Secretary of State for India, in intimating that he concurs in the proposed Heads of Agreement, requests that this concurrence may not be taken to imply that he would be prepared to promote the arrangements set forth therein by accepting charges against Indian telegraph revenue which might possibly be proposed by the Administrations interested in the telegraphic traffic in the North Pacific.\n\nA copy of the communication made to the Japanese Delegates has also been sent to the Great Northern Company in view of the interest which it presents for that Company.\n\n* Not printed,\n\n430", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-352 - Public Offices - 1908.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 418279, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-354 - Public Offices & Others - 1908", "page_number": 229, "title": "CO129-354 - Public Offices & Others - 1908", "content_text": "W. & S. Ltd.-16679-6,000---10-07.\n\n-~~26993-8,000-1-08.\n\nAddress reply to-\"The Secretary General Post Office,'\n\nquoting Registered No.\n\n130,707/07.\n\nGENERAL POST OFFICE, LONDON.\n\n14 July 1908.\n\n228\n\nSir,\n\nC.O.\n\n25596\n\n15 JUL 18\n\nI am directed by the Postmaster General to transmit the accompanying advance copy of a Report from the Cables (Landing Rights) Committee on the question of telegraphic communication with Japan and the Far East.\n\nThe Postmaster General concurs in the recommendations of the Committee, and he would be glad to learn as soon as possible whether the Earl of Crewe also concurs, with a view to early action being taken.\n\nIn view of the urgency of the matter he ventures to request the favour of a reply within a week.\n\nTo Jer Secretary of State,\n\nCOLONIAL OFFICE.\n\nI am\n\nSir,\n\nYour obedient Servant,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-354 - Public Offices & Others - 1908.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 418280, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-354 - Public Offices & Others - 1908", "page_number": 230, "title": "CO129-354 - Public Offices & Others - 1908", "content_text": "229\n\nAny further communication should be addressed to :\n\nTHE ASSISTANT SECRETARY,\n\n(HARBOUR DEPARTMENT),\n\nBOARD OF TRADE,\n\n7, WHITEHALL GARDENS,\n\nLONDON, S.W.\n\nAnd the following letter and number should be quoted :\n\nH.\n\n9408\n\nTelegraphic Address,\n\nBOARD TRADE, HARBOUR,\n\nLONDON.\n\nBOARD OF TRADE,\n\n(HARBOUR DEPARTMENT),\n\n7, WHITEHALL GARDENS,\n\nLONDON, S.W.\n\nM Fiddes\n\n7\n\nPage 277\n\n27th July, 1908.\n\nSir,\n\nI am directed by the Board of Trade to transmit herewith to be laid before the Secretary of State for the Colonies a copy of a Report which has been received from the Cables (Landing Rights) Committee upon the subject of telegraphic communication with Japan and the Far East.\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nSir,\n\nYour obedient Servant,\n\nThe Bellam\n\nUnder Secretary of State,\n\nColonial Office.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-354 - Public Offices & Others - 1908.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 418281, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-354 - Public Offices & Others - 1908", "page_number": 231, "title": "CO129-354 - Public Offices & Others - 1908", "content_text": "DRAFT\n\nThe Secretary\n\nGRO\n\nMINUTE.\n\nMr. Sie...\n\nI am directed by the Earl of Crewe,\n\nSeen July 17\n\nAnd 29/08.\n\nto acknowledge the receipt of your\n\nletter no. 130707/07 of\n\nthe 18th instant forwarding\n\na report by the Cables (Landing Rights) Committee\n\non the improvement of telegraphic communication with Japan.\n\nMr. Fiddes\n\nMr. Just.\n\nMr. Antrobus.\n\nMr. Cox.\n\nSir C. Lucas.\n\nSir F. Hopwood.\n\nCol. Seely.\n\nThe Earl of Crewe,\n\n18 July 08\n\n25396 tkany 230\n\nRo", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-354 - Public Offices & Others - 1908.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 427760, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12]", "page_number": 308, "title": "CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12]", "content_text": "The Secretary to the Cables (Landing Rights) Committee presents his compliments to the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, and begs leave to acknowledge the receipt of the Colonial Office letter of the 12th instant, No. 3760, transmitting, for the consideration of the Committee, Papers relative to the question of communication between a proposed wireless station on Pratas Island and the proposed station of the Eastern Extension and Marconi Companies at Hong Kong.\n\nThe Papers have been duly circulated as requested.\n\nGENERAL POST OFFICE, LONDON.\n\n15th February 1910.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 427924, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12]", "page_number": 472, "title": "CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12]", "content_text": "hower station to be erected by the Eastern Extension Tel. Co. & Marconi to \n\nthe \n\nwould be \n\nreferred to in despatch No. 2476 Gen., \n\nroom at Hong Kong for station of each kind. \n\n86199 \n\nto 1st enclosure in 3619 proposed wireless \n\nPratas Island it \n\nwith the \n\n0 \n\nC \n\nAny further communication should be addressed to \n\nTHE ASSISTANT SECRETARY, \n\n(HARBOUR DEPARTMENT), \n\nBOARD OF TRADE, \n\n7, WHITEHALL GARDENS, \n\nLONDON, S.W. \n\nAnd the following letter and number \n\n466 0 \n\n21439 \n\nBOARD OF TRADE, Ref. 13 X 10 \n\na \n\nshould be quoted :-- \n\n8096. \n\nthat if the \n\n08 station is erected on \n\nmay probably \n\nconsent of the \n\nthat each it should \n\nthe Cos \n\nstation \n\nThe Admy. consider its communicating \n\nStation. \n\nbe \n\narranged, \n\ntwo Companies, \n\ncommunicate with \n\nwhich \n\nwould be preferable to \n\nthe naval with \n\nat H. Kong, \n\n(Cp. despatch to Straits on 12285 Straits) \n\nTelegraphic Address. BOARD TRADE, HARBOUR, LONDON. \n\n20. \n\nSir, \n\n(HARBOUR DEPARTMENT), \n\n7, WHITEHALL GARDENS, \n\nLONDON, S.W. 12th July, 1910. \n\nI am directed by the Board of Trade to transmit, \n\nherewith, to be laid before the Secretary of State for \n\nthe Colonies, a copy of a Report which has been received \n\nfrom the Cables (Landing Rights) Committee upon the \n\nsubject of communication between the proposed wireless \n\ntelegraph station of the Eastern Extension and Marconi \n\nCompanies at Hong Kong and the proposed station of the \n\nChinese Government at Pratas Island. \n\nI am to add that the Board assume that, if Lord \n\nCrewe sees no objection, he will take the necessary \n\nsteps to give effect to the recommendations of the \n\nCommittee contained in the Report. \n\nI have the honour to be, \n\nSir,\n\nYour obedient Servant,\n\n27 marword", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 427925, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12]", "page_number": 473, "title": "CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12]", "content_text": "CO 21439\n\nRef 13 JUL 10\n\nConfidential.\n\nRECR 809497\n\nSerial No. 141.\n\nREDC 4 JUN. 1910\n\nHARBOUR DEPARTMENTIES\n\nCOMMITTEE ON LANDING-RIGHTS FOR SUBMARINE CABLES.\n\nQUESTION OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PROPOSED WIRELESS TELEGRAPH STATION OF EASTERN EXTENSION AND MARCONI COMPANIES AT HONG KONG AND PROPOSED STATION OF CHINESE GOVERNMENT AT PRATAS ISLAND.\n\nMeeting of 27th April 1910. Report of 23rd May 1910.\n\nHowever, to fully follow the instructions and correct minor errors:\n\nCO21439\n\nRef 13 JUL 10\n\nConfidential.\n\nRECR809497\n\nSerial No. 141.\n\nREDC 4 JUN. 1910\n\nHARBOUR DEPARTMENTS\n\nCOMMITTEE ON LANDING-RIGHTS FOR SUBMARINE CABLES.\n\nQUESTION OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PROPOSED WIRELESS TELEGRAPH STATION OF EASTERN EXTENSION AND MARCONI COMPANIES AT HONG KONG AND PROPOSED STATION OF CHINESE GOVERNMENT AT PRATAS ISLAND.\n\nMeeting of 27th April 1910. Report of 23rd May 1910.\n\nCorrected version in HTML as per the guidelines:\nCO21439\n\nRef 13 JUL 10\n\nConfidential.\n\nRECR809497\n\nSerial No. 141.\n\nREDC 4 JUN. 1910\n\nHARBOUR DEPARTMENTS\n\nCOMMITTEE ON LANDING-RIGHTS FOR SUBMARINE CABLES.\n\nQUESTION OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PROPOSED WIRELESS TELEGRAPH STATION OF EASTERN EXTENSION AND MARCONI COMPANIES AT HONG KONG AND PROPOSED STATION OF CHINESE GOVERNMENT AT PRATAS ISLAND.\n\nMeeting of 27th April 1910. Report of 23rd May 1910.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 427926, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12]", "page_number": 474, "title": "CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12]", "content_text": "QUESTION OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PROPOSED WIRELESS TELEGRAPH STATION OF EASTERN EXTENSION AND MARCONI COMPANIES AT HONG KONG AND PROPOSED STATION OF CHINESE GOVERNMENT AT PRATAS ISLAND.\n\nTO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE,\n\nThe Cables (Landing-Rights) Committee have the honour to submit the following Report:\n\n1. A meeting of the Committee was held on the 27th April 1910. Mr. Tennant presided, and there were also present:\n\nMr. Johnson (Colonial Office),\n\nMr. Kirk (India Office),\n\nMr. Law (Foreign Office),\n\nColonel Macdonogh (War Office),\n\nMr. Mackay (Post Office),\n\nColonel White (Admiralty),\n\nMr. Wilkins (Treasury), and\n\nMr. Brown (Secretary).\n\n2. The Committee considered a proposal which had been made for communication between the projected low-power wireless telegraph station of the Eastern Extension and Marconi Companies at Hong Kong and a similar station to be erected by the Chinese Government on Pratas Island (about 200 miles to the south-east of Hong Kong), for the purpose of transmitting weather reports to the mainland, in order to give warning to shipping of approaching storms. See No. 1 (with enclosures) and No. 2 of the annexed correspondence. See also Report No. 127.\n\n3. Mr. Johnson explained that, before the Governor of Hong Kong had learnt the decision to grant a license to the Eastern Extension and Marconi Companies for a low-power station in that Colony, he had submitted proposals for the establishment of a high-power Government station there (see No. 3 of the annexed correspondence, with enclosures). The question of providing such a station would, Mr. Johnson assumed, depend on the decision ultimately arrived at as to the proposed establishment of a net-work of wireless communication throughout the Empire (see Reports Nos. 134 and 140). This question need not, however, affect the proposed grant of a license to the Eastern Extension and Marconi Companies for a low-power station, as there would, he understood, be room at Hong Kong for a station of each kind.\n\nAs regards the proposal that the lower-power station at Hong Kong should communicate with the projected station of the Chinese Government at Pratas Island, Mr. Johnson said that it had been the intention that the license to the Eastern Extension and Marconi Companies should be limited to communication with ships: but there seemed to be no objection to an exception being made in favour of communication between Hong Kong and Pratas Island, in the same way that an exception had already been agreed to as regards communication between Labuan (Sarawak) and the proposed station of the Eastern Extension and Marconi Companies at Singapore (see Report No. 135).\n\n4. Colonel White said that the Admiralty saw no objection to the proposed communication, and the Committee generally concurred.\n\n(Signed)\n\nGEORGE W. JOHNSON,\n\nH. A. KIRK,\n\nA. LAW,\n\nG. M. W. MACDONOGH,\n\nR. J. MACKAY,\n\nH. S. NEVILLE WHITE,\n\nROLAND WILKINS.\n\nNo. 1.\n\nCOLONIAL OFFICE to ADMIRALTY.\n\nDowning Street, 22nd January 1910.\n\nWITH reference to the letter from this Department of the 16th of October 1908,\n\nI am directed by the Earl of Crewe to transmit to you to be laid before the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty a copy of a despatch (No. 435, 26th November) from His Majesty's Minister at Peking with regard to the suggested erection of a wireless telegraph station on Pratas Island.\n\n2. I am to inquire whether, if this Station is established, the Lords Commissioners will agree to its communicating with the Naval Station at Hong Kong (as suggested by Vice-Admiral Lambton in his letter to the Governor of Hong Kong enclosed in the above-mentioned letter), or whether their Lordships are of opinion that it should communicate with the new Wireless Telegraph Station proposed to be erected by the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company and the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company, to which reference is made in the Report of the Cable (Landing-Rights) Committee dated the 27th September 1909 (Serial No. 127). In the latter case the matter will be referred to the Committee to consider the question of thus extending the conditions of the proposed license to the Companies in question, as the Committee recommended that that license should be strictly limited to communication with ships.\n\nI am, &c.,\n\nH. W. JUST.\n\nEnclosure 1 in No. 1.\n\nPeking, 26th November 1909.\n\nIN my despatch No. 170 of 8th May last I stated the reasons which made it inexpedient for me to approach the Chinese Government at that time regarding the erection of a wireless telegraph station on the Pratas Islands, and I added that I might possibly find a suitable opportunity later on of submitting Sir Frederick Lugard's suggestion to the favourable consideration of the Wai Wu Pu.\n\nSir Frederick Lugard having reverted to the subject, I consulted my Japanese colleague and inquired whether, as the Pratas Islands difficulty had apparently been settled with Japan, he had any objection to the proposal. Mr. Ijnouye telegraphed to Tokio, and in due course assured me that there was no objection on the part of the Japanese Government.\n\nIn these circumstances, it appeared to me unnecessary to refer to your instructions, and in a Memorandum of the 19th instant, copy of which is enclosed, I accordingly submitted the proposal to the Wai Wu Pu, and at an interview on the same day I supplemented this by a verbal explanation of all the circumstances which told in favour of the undertaking.\n\nIn their reply of November 25th, copy of which is likewise enclosed, the Wai Wu Pu inform me that the matter was referred to the consideration of the Board of Communications, and that the Viceroy of Canton has been instructed to make the necessary arrangements without delay.\n\nI am forwarding a copy of this despatch to the Governor of Hong Kong.\n\nSir Edward Grey, Bart., M.P.,\n\n&c.,\n\n&c.,\n\n&c.\n\nI have, &c.,\n\nJ. N. JORDAN.\n\n(Signed)\n\nF. J. BROWN,\n\nG. M. W. MACDONOGH,\n\nR. J. MACKAY,\n\nH. S. NEVILLE WHITE,\n\nROLAND WILKINS.\n\nEnclosure 2 in No. 1. MEMORANDUM.\n\nSecretary,\n\n23rd May 1910.\n\nMr. Tennant was unable to sign this Report on account of illness.\n\n19th November 1909.\n\nThe institution of an observation station with a wireless telegraph installation on Pratas Island would be of great advantage during the typhoon season for the forecasting of storms in the southern portions of the China Seas, and a protection to all shipping frequenting the southern coasts of China.\n\nE (33)4685. Pk. 25. 50. 6/10, E. & S.\n\nA 2\n\n458", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 434323, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-382 - Public Offices - 1911", "page_number": 324, "title": "CO129-382 - Public Offices - 1911", "content_text": "# No. 4\n**Commercial**\n`(643/11)`\n\nSir:-\n\nThe Honourable \nFOREIGN OFFICE, \nJanuary 30th, 1911. \n4246 \n322 \n\nWith reference to your despatch No. 52 Commercial of the 10th October last, with regard to the proposal to establish wireless telegraphic communication between Hong Kong and Macao, I have to inform you that it has been ascertained that there is no room for two low power stations at Hong Kong and that Mr. Robert Taylor has already been refused a license by the Colonial Office in accordance with the recommendation of the Committee on landing rights for Submarine Cables. The Colonial Office however see no objection to an extension of the license for the Hong Kong station to admit of communication with Macao, provided that suitable arrangements can be made between the Portuguese Government and the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company, who are to work the station at Hong Kong.\n\nSir F. Villiers, G.C.V.O., K.C.M.G., \n&c., &c., &c.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-382 - Public Offices - 1911.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 434324, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-382 - Public Offices - 1911", "page_number": 325, "title": "CO129-382 - Public Offices - 1911", "content_text": "( \n\nC 323 \n\n) \nI accordingly request that you will return a reply \nto the Portuguese Government in this sense. \n\nA copy of the Report of a meeting of the Cables \n(Landing Rights) Committee which was held to consider this \nquestion is enclosed for your information. \n\nI am, &c., \n(Signed)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-382 - Public Offices - 1911.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 436243, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-386 - Public Offices & Others - 1911", "page_number": 75, "title": "CO129-386 - Public Offices & Others - 1911", "content_text": "Any further communication should be addressed to :-*\n\n-THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY,\n\n(Harbour Department),\n\nBOARD OF TRADE,\n\n7, WHITEHALL GARDENS,\n\nLONDON, S.W.,\n\nAnd the following letter and number should be quoted :---\n\nH. 16474.\n\nTelegraphic Address,\n\nBOARD TRADE, HARBOUR,\n\nLONDON.\n\n \n\nBOARD OF TRADE\n\n2145\n\n(HARBOUR DEPARTMENT)\n\n7, WHITEHALL GARDENS,\n\nLONDON, S.W.\n\n21st January, 1911.\n\nSir,\n\nI am directed by the Board of Trade to transmit herewith, to be laid before the Secretary of State for the Colonies a copy of a Report which has been received from the Cables (Landing Rights) Committee upon the subject of a proposed wireless communication between Hong-Kong and Macao.\n\n*\n\nThe Under Secretary of State,\n\nColonial Office.\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nSir,\n\nYour obedient Servant,\n\nThe Clerk", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-386 - Public Offices & Others - 1911.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 436244, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-386 - Public Offices & Others - 1911", "page_number": 76, "title": "CO129-386 - Public Offices & Others - 1911", "content_text": "3\n\nD\n\nConfidential.\n\n74\n\nSerial No. 147.\n\n2145\n\nCOMMITTEE ON LANDING-RIGHTS FOR SUBMARINE CABLES 21 JAN ||\n\nREPORT AS TO PROPOSED WIRELESS COMMUNICATION BETWEEN HONG-KONG AND MACAO.\n\nMeeting of 24th November 1910. Report of 7th December 1910.\n\nS\n\n1", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-386 - Public Offices & Others - 1911.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 436245, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-386 - Public Offices & Others - 1911", "page_number": 77, "title": "CO129-386 - Public Offices & Others - 1911", "content_text": "REPORT AS TO PROPOSED WIRELESS COMMUNICATION BETWEEN HONG-KONG AND MACAO.\n\nNo. 1.\n\nBRITISH AMBASSADOR AT LISBON to FOREIGN OFFICE.\n\nNo. 52.-Commercial.\n\nSIR,\n\nLisbon, 3rd October 1910.\n\nTO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE.\n\nThe Cables (Landing-Rights) Committee have the honour to submit the following Report:--\n\n1. A meeting of the Committee was held on the 24th November 1910, presided over by Mr. Tennant, and there were also present:\n\nCaptain Fitz Maurice (Admiralty),\n\nMr. Johnson (Colonial Office),\n\nMr. Kirk (India Office),\n\nMr. Law (Foreign Office),\n\nColonel Macdonogh (War Office),\n\nMr. Mackay (Post Office),\n\nMr. Pelham (Board of Trade),\n\nMr. Wilkins (Treasury),\n\nand Mr. Simon (Secretary).\n\n2. The Committee considered an inquiry from the Portuguese Government whether permission should be granted to Mr. R. Taylor, a British subject resident at Hong-Kong, to establish communication by wireless telegraphy between Hong-Kong and Macao, a Portuguese island about 40 miles from Hong-Kong (see the annexed correspondence).\n\n3. Mr. Mackay said that there was no room for two low-power stations at Hong-Kong, and Mr. Taylor had already been refused a license by the Colonial Office on the ground that a license was to be granted to the Eastern Extension and Marconi Companies (in accordance with the Committee's recommendation in Report Serial No. 127). The question was whether communication might be established between the station which would be erected by these Companies and a station at Macao. Suitable arrangements would have to be made between the Portuguese Government and the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company, who were to work the station at Hong-Kong.\n\nMr. Johnson said that the Colonial Office saw no objection to an extension of the license for the Hong-Kong station to admit of communication with Macao. The Committee had already recommended in favour of giving special permission for that station to communicate with a Chinese Government station on Pratas Island (about 200 miles away) for the receipt of weather reports (see Report Serial No. 141). The present proposal was analogous to that of the Netherland Government for the establishment of communication by wireless telegraphy between Paramaribo and British Guiana, the acceptance of which the Committee had already recommended, provided that suitable arrangements could be made by the Netherland Government with the West India and Panama Telegraph Company (see Report Serial No. 146).\n\n4. The Committee agreed to recommend that a reply in this sense be given to the Portuguese Government.\n\n(Signed)\n\nH. J. TENNANT (Chairman).\n\nMAURICE FITZMAURICE.\n\nG. W. JOHNSON.\n\nH. A. KIRK.\n\nA. LAW.\n\nG. M. W. MACDONOGH.\n\nR. J. MACKAY.\n\nT. H. W. PELHAM.\n\nROLAND WILKINS.\n\nL. SIMON, Secretary,\n\n7th December 1910.\n\nI HAVE the honour to enclose translation of a memorandum communicated to me by the Minister for Foreign Affairs respecting an application from Mr. Robert Taylor, a resident in Hong-Kong, for permission to establish connection by wireless telegraphy between the Colony and Macao.\n\nThe Portuguese Government desire to have the opinion of His Majesty's Government with regard to Mr. Taylor's application, and I shall be glad to receive your instructions upon the subject.\n\nI have, &c.,\n\nF. H. VILLIERS.\n\nTranslation.\n\nEnclosure in No. 1.\n\nThe British subject Robert Taylor, resident in Hong-Kong, has applied to the Portuguese Government for permission to establish a connection with Macao by means of wireless telegraphy. The Portuguese Government would be disposed, in principle, to take the request of this British subject into consideration. In accordance, however, with the reasons which determine that the opinion of His Britannic Majesty's Government should be first taken in these matters, the Portuguese Government have the honour to inform His Excellency Sir Francis Villiers of the application in question, and would be glad to know whether the British Government think the request made by Mr. R. Taylor worthy of consideration.\n\nLisbon, 29th September 1910.\n\nNo. 2.\n\nCOLONIAL OFFICE to FOREIGN OFFICE.\n\nNo. 31,521/10. (39,244.)\n\nSIR,\n\nDowning Street, 27th October 1910.\n\nI AM directed by the Earl of Crewe to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 14th October (36,583) enclosing a translation of a memorandum communicated by the Portuguese Minister for Foreign Affairs, respecting Mr. Taylor's application for permission to establish connection by wireless telegraphy between Hong-Kong and Macao.\n\n2. Subject to Secretary Sir. E. Grey's concurrence, Lord Crewe proposes to refer the matter to the Cables (Landing-Rights) Committee with a view to considering whether the station to be erected at Hong-Kong by the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company and Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Company, Limited, could be allowed to communicate with a station at Macao.\n\n3. Mr. Taylor has already been refused a license to establish a wireless station in Hong Kong on the ground that a license has been promised to the above-mentioned Companies.\n\n4. I am to take this opportunity of forwarding, with reference to your letter of the 22nd December 1909 (45,215), the enclosed copy of a Secret despatch to the Officer Administering the Government of Hong-Kong on the subject of wireless installations in the Colony and communication with the proposed station on Pratas Island.\n\nI am, &c.,\n\nH. BERTRAM COX.\n\nPage 3\n\nPage 3\n\n(33)6857. Pk. 32. 50. 12/10. E. & S.\n\n*Not printed.\n\nPage 4\n\nPage 4", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-386 - Public Offices & Others - 1911.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 436246, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-386 - Public Offices & Others - 1911", "page_number": 78, "title": "CO129-386 - Public Offices & Others - 1911", "content_text": "SIR,\n\nHong-Kong. --Secret.\n\nEnclosure in No. 2.\n\nDowning Street, 20th July 1910. With reference to Sir F. Lugard's telegram of the 14th of March and his confidential despatches of the 1st and 11th of the same month, I have the honour to inform you that His Majesty's Government have not yet been able to come to a final decision as to the suggested establishment of a high-power wireless telegraph station at Hong-Kong, but that the matter is still under consideration.\n\n2. In the meantime, however, this question need not interfere with the establishment of the proposed low-power station to be erected by the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company, Limited, and Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Company, Limited (see my despatch Miscellaneous of the 1st of February last), as I am advised that there would be room in Hong-Kong for a low-power as well as for a high-power station.\n\n3. I have to add, with reference to the first enclosure in Sir F. Lugard's Secret despatch of the 4th of September 1908, that if the proposed wireless station is erected on Pratas Island, it may probably be arranged with the consent of the two Companies above mentioned that the Pratas station should communicate with their station at Hong-Kong. The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty are of opinion that this course would be preferable to arranging for communication between Pratas Island and the Naval wireless station at Hong-Kong as suggested by Sir F. Lugard.\n\nThe Officer Administering the Government of Hong-Kong.\n\nNo. 3.\n\nFOREIGN OFFICE to COLONIAL OFFICE.\n\nI have, &c.,\nCREWE.\n\n1911\n\nDark Trake\nDate.\nJau\ny\nast previous Paper.\n\n2341 0\nNO\n23 JA.. I'\n2184\n\nMorphuic & Cocaine\nA\nLoubts adcrcability of exclation. dexgried to restrect export of preparations\nunless & until some international exement is dried at to prevent indirect\n\nSee on 2716.\nin die\n\nSIR,\n\n(39,241/10.)\n\nForeign Office, 4th November 1910. With reference to your letter No. 31,521/1910, of the 27th ultimo, respecting Mr. Taylor's application for permission to establish connection by wireless telegraphy between Hong-Kong and Macao, I am directed by Secretary Sir E. Grey to state that he concurs in the Earl of Crewe's proposal to refer the matter to the Cables (Landing-Rights) Committee.\n\nI am, &c.,\nW. LANGLEY.\n\nyeth de fray of Mady\n\n(315). Wt.28,032 -50.\n40,000. 11-10. A.RE, W.\n\next subsequent Paper\n776", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-386 - Public Offices & Others - 1911.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 436254, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-386 - Public Offices & Others - 1911", "page_number": 86, "title": "CO129-386 - Public Offices & Others - 1911", "content_text": "Any further communication should be addressed to--\n\nTHE ASSISTANT SECRETARY,\n\n(HARBOUR DEPARTMENT),\n\nBOARD OF TRADE,\n\n7, WHITEHALL GARDENS,\n\nLONDON, S.W.\n\nAnd the following letter and number should be quoted →→\n\nH. 8356.\n\nTelegraphic Address.\n\nBOARD TRADE, HARBOUR, LONDON,\n\n21370 84 RECO S 6o 30 JUN 11\n\nBOARD OF TRADE,\n\n(HARBOUR DEPARTMENT),\n\n7, WHITEHALL GARDENS,\n\nLONDON, S.W.,\n\n29th June, 1911.\n\nSir,\n\nI am directed by the Board of Trade to transmit herewith, to be laid before the Secretary of State for the Colonies a copy of a Report which has been received from the Cables (Landing Rights) Committee upon an application by Mr R. Taylor for a licence to erect an experimental wireless station at Hong Kong.\n\nI am to add that the Board assume that, if the Secretary of State sees no objection, he will take the necessary steps to give effect to the recommendation of the Committee contained in paragraph 4 of the Report.\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nSir,\n\nYour obedient Servant,\n\nTow liter\n\nThe Under Secretary of State,\n\nColonial Office.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-386 - Public Offices & Others - 1911.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 436255, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-386 - Public Offices & Others - 1911", "page_number": 87, "title": "CO129-386 - Public Offices & Others - 1911", "content_text": "Confidential.\n\n85\n\nC.O.\n\n21370\n\nSerial No. 161.\n\nRECO & 30 JUN 11\n\nCOMMITTEE ON LANDING-RIGHTS FOR SUBMARINE CABLES.\n\nREPORT ON AN APPLICATION BY MR. R. TAYLOR FOR A LICENSE TO ERECT AN EXPERIMENTAL WIRELESS STATION AT HONG KONG.\n\nMeeting of 23rd May 1911.\n\nReport of 9th June 1911.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-386 - Public Offices & Others - 1911.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 436256, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-386 - Public Offices & Others - 1911", "page_number": 88, "title": "CO129-386 - Public Offices & Others - 1911", "content_text": "REPORT ON AN APPLICATION BY MR. R. TAYLOR FOR A LICENSE TO ERECT AN EXPERIMENTAL WIRELESS STATION\n\nAT HONG KONG.\n\nTO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE,\n\nThe Cables (Landing-Rights) Committee have the honour to submit the following\n\nreport:\n\n1. A meeting of the Committee was held on the 23rd May 1911. Mr. Tennant presided, and there were also present—\n\nCaptain FitzMaurice (Admiralty),\n\nMr. Johnson (Colonial Office),\n\nMr. Kirk (India Office),\n\nMr. Law (Foreign Office),\n\nColonel Macdonogh (War Office),\n\nMr. Mackay (Post Office),\n\nMr. Pelham (Board of Trade),\n\nand\n\nMr. Simon (Secretary).\n\n2. The Committee considered an application by Mr. R. Taylor for a license to conduct experiments in wireless telegraphy at Hong Kong (see Report Serial No. 147, and the annexed Memorandum).\n\n3. Mr. Johnson said that he was not now prepared to press the suggestion which he had put before the members of the Committee some months ago, that a license should be granted to Mr. Taylor to experiment until such time as the station of the Eastern and Marconi Companies should be erected at Hong Kong (see Report Serial No. 127). He hoped that this station would be working before very long; and so far as he was aware, it might perhaps be as well to refuse Mr. Taylor a license.\n\nMr. Taylor had not yet obtained permission to erect a station at Macao.\n\nCaptain FitzMaurice said that the Admiralty had no particular objection to the issue of a license in this case, apart from the general objection to allowing experimenters to work in the neighbourhood of Admiralty stations.\n\n4. The Committee thought that there was no strong reason for granting Mr. Taylor a license; and as there was already an Admiralty station at Hong Kong, and a commercial station was about to be established, the safer course seemed to be to refuse to permit the erection of another station, even for experimental purposes. They accordingly agreed to recommend that Mr. Taylor's application should be refused.\n\n(Signed)\n\nL. SIMON,\n\nSecretary,\n\n9th June 1911.\n\n(Signed)\n\nH. J. TENNANT (Chairman).\n\nMAURICE FITZMAURICE.\n\nG. W. JOHNSON.\n\nH. A. KIRK.\n\nA. LAW.\n\nG. M. W. MACDONOGH.\n\nR. J. MACKAY,\n\nT. H. W. PELHAM.\n\nPage 3\n\nMEMORANDUM.\n\nMr. R. Taylor, who has already been refused permission to establish a commercial wireless telegraph station at Hong Kong because a license is to be granted to the Eastern Extension and Marconi Companies, now asks that he should be given merely an experimental license (see the Governor's despatch of 15th December 1910 attached). If the Portuguese Government give him a license for a station at Macao, which that Government has been told might communicate with the proposed Companies' station at Hong Kong, provided suitable arrangements with the Companies could be made (see Report No. 147, and Foreign Office letter to Sir F. Villiers of 30th January 1911), there will perhaps be no objection, supposing the Macao station is established before the station at Hong Kong, to allowing Mr. Taylor to experiment at Hong Kong until such time as the Companies' station at Hong Kong is erected.\n\n(Signed) GEORGE W. JOHNSON,\n\n11th February 1911.\n\n(No. 418.)\n\nSIR,\n\nNo. 1.\n\nHong Kong, 15th December 1910.\n\nWITH reference to Lord Crewe's despatch No. 227 of the 19th of last August, I have the honour to forward copies of letters dated the 15th ultimo and 3rd instant addressed to me by Mr. R. Taylor and to inquire what reply should be made to his application for permission to erect a wireless installation in this Colony for experimental purposes only.\n\nI have, &c.\n\nThe Right Hon. Lewis Harcourt, M.P., &c. &c. &c.\n\nYOUR EXCELLENCY,\n\nEnclosure 1 in No. 1.\n\nF. D. LUGARD,\n\nGovernor, &c.\n\nOriental Hotel, Hong Kong, 15th November 1910.\n\nI HAVE the honour to be very grateful to your Excellency for your great kindness and courtesy in connection with my recent application to the Secretary of State for the Colonies for a license to erect and establish a commercial wireless station in Hong Kong, and while I regret that it has not been considered advisable to grant me such a license, I feel confident that, had it been at all possible, your Excellency would have been only too pleased to have it so.\n\nBeing greatly interested in wireless telegraphy, and having been at considerable expense in purchasing the necessary apparatus, believing as I did that my reading of the Wireless Telegraph Ordinances was the correct one, namely, that a license could be obtained for the installation and working of wireless telegraphy at the discretion of the Governor of the Colony for the time being, I venture to again approach your Excellency for permission to establish wireless telegraphy apparatus for experimental work only, such permits being granted by the Postmaster General in England. By the Wireless Telegraphy Ordinances in force in the Colony no one is allowed to establish such apparatus even for experimental work, and this, I respectfully beg to submit, throws a very great hardship on persons desirous of experimenting with wireless telegraphy unless a permit be granted, and under these circumstances I trust your Excellency will be able to extend a similar courtesy to me as the Postmaster General does in the case of experimenters in England, when I shall be pleased to make a proper application through the recognised channels.\n\nUnder such a permit the experimenter could be fined or imprisoned or both and have all the apparatus confiscated for any breach or transgression of the conditions of the permit, and as experimental stations are entirely outside the Wireless Telegraphy Convention, November 3, 1906, signed by most of the Powers, every interest would be safeguarded. With the permission of your Excellency I would also respectfully bring to your notice the fact that under the International Wireless Telegraphy Convention referred to above private stations are allowed to be erected with the permission of the Governments of the respective Powers, the only restriction being\n\nE(33)0003. Pk. 47. 50, 6/11. E. & S.\n\nPage 86", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-386 - Public Offices & Others - 1911.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 436257, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-386 - Public Offices & Others - 1911", "page_number": 89, "title": "CO129-386 - Public Offices & Others - 1911", "content_text": "4\n\nimposed by the Convention being that any station shall be bound to receive a message from a ship in distress.\n\nAwaiting the favour of your Excellency's favourable reply,\n\nHis Excellency\n\nSir Frederick Lugard, K.C.M.G., C.B., D.S.O.,\n\nGovernor of Hong Kong,\n\nGovernment House, Hong Kong.\n\nI have, &c.\n\nR. TAYLOR,\n\nBoli 21370 6911 Ittany 87\n\nYOUR EXCELLENCY,\n\nEnclosure 2 in No. 1.\n\nGrand Hotel, No. 2, Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong, 3rd December 1910.\n\nON or about the 15th of November I had the honour to address your Excellency praying that you, Sir, would be able to see your way clear to extend to me a permit to use a wireless telegraph outfit for experimental purposes only, a courtesy which is extended to experimenters in England by the Postmaster General, but as I have not yet received a reply from your Excellency, I fear that my application must have gone astray, it having been posted at the Hong Kong Post Office.\n\nBeing deeply interested in wireless telegraphy, and having been at considerable expense in purchasing an instrument, believing, according to the ordinances dealing with the subject, that a license for wireless telegraphy could be obtained in Hong Kong, it inflicts a very great hardship on experimenters if a permit be not granted, more especially when permits are granted in England. I would also respectfully bring to your Excellency's notice that such a permit is entirely outside the Wireless Telegraphy Convention of November 3, 1906, and, therefore, as suitable regulations would govern its erection, I pray that your Excellency will favour me with a favourable reply.\n\nI am entirely at the service of your Excellency for any other information you may desire in this respect, and would assure you, Sir, that it would be my constant endeavour, should your Excellency favour me with a permit, to do nothing outside what such regulations would permit.\n\nHis Excellency\n\nSir Frederick Lugard, K.C.M.G., C.B., D.S.O.,\n\nGovernor of Hong Kong,\n\nGovernment House, Hong Kong.\n\nI have, &c.\n\nROBERT TAYLOR.\n\nDRAFT.\n\nHong Kong\n\nConfidential\n\nFor Lugard.\n\nMINUTE.\n\nMr. Alabaster \"17\n\nMr. Fiddes.\n\nMr. Just.\n\nSir C. Lucas.\n\n6 Feb. 1911\n\nref to my\n\nthe 16th Feb.\n\nConf. desp. of\n\nI am not prepared\n\nto approve\n\nthe grant\n\nNo. 2.\n\nSIR,\n\nNo. 4, Commercial. (2643/11)\n\nForeign Office, January 30th, 1911. WITH reference to your despatch No. 52, Commercial, of the 10th October last, with regard to the proposal to establish wireless telegraphic communication between Hong Kong and Macao, I have to inform you that it has been ascertained that there is no room for two low-power stations at Hong Kong, and that Mr. Robert Taylor has already been refused a license by the Colonial Office in accordance with the recommendation of the Committee on Landing-Rights for Submarine Cables. The Colonial Office, however, see no objection to an extension of the license for the Hong Kong station to admit of communication with Macao, provided that suitable arrangements can be made between the Portuguese Government and the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company, who are to work the station at Hong Kong.\n\nI accordingly request that you will return a reply to the Portuguese Government in this sense.\n\nA copy of the report of a meeting of the Cables (Landing-Rights) Committee which was held to consider this question is enclosed for your information.\n\nThe Honourable Sir F. Villiers, G.C.V.O., K.C.M.G.,\n\n&c.\n\n&c.\n\n&c.\n\nI am, &c.\n\n(Signed)\n\nLord Lucas.\n\nMr. Harcourt.\n\n(1107)\n\nof permission\n\nMy R. Taylor\n\nto erect\n\na wireless installation\n\nfor experimental\n\npurposes only\n\nand\n\nthe enclosures\n\ndsf\n\nNo 418\n\nof 15th Dec 1910.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-386 - Public Offices & Others - 1911.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 441269, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-397 - Public Offices & Others - 1912", "page_number": 33, "title": "CO129-397 - Public Offices & Others - 1912", "content_text": "32 \n\nAny further communication should be addressed to:- \n\n**BOARD OF TRADE**, \n**THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY**, \n**(HARBOUR DEPARTMENT)**, \n**BOARD OF TRADE**, \n7, WHITEHALL GARDENS, \nLONDON, S.W. \n\nAnd the following letter and number should be quoted:- \n`H.14305`. \n\nTelegraphic Address: \n**BOARD TRADE, HARBOUR**, \nLONDON. \n\n**C.O. (HARBOUR DEPARTMENT)**, \n7, WHITEHALL GARDENS, \nLONDON, S.W. \n\nSir, \n\n36500 \nRece \n`REGE 19 NOV 12` \n18th November, 1912. \n\nI am directed by the Board of Trade to transmit herewith, to be laid before the Secretary of State for the Colonies a copy of a Report which has been received from the Cables (Landing Rights) Committee upon the subject of the establishment of Wireless Telegraph Stations at Hong Kong, Singapore and North Borneo. \n\nI am to add that the Board assume that, if the Secretary of State sees no objection, he will take the necessary steps to give effect to the recommendation of the Committee contained in paragraph 6 of the Report. \n\nI have the honour to be, \nSir, \nYour obedient Servant, \n\nThe Under Secretary of State, \nColonial Office.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-397 - Public Offices & Others - 1912.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 441270, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-397 - Public Offices & Others - 1912", "page_number": 34, "title": "CO129-397 - Public Offices & Others - 1912", "content_text": "## Confidential.\n\n### Serial No. 181.\n\n**COMMITTEE ON LANDING-RIGHTS FOR SUBMARINE CABLES.**\n\nC.O. 36500\n\nI RECR REGD **19 NOV 12**\n\n## REPORT AS TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF WIRELESS TELEGRAPH STATIONS AT HONG KONG, SINGAPORE, AND NORTH BORNEO.\n\nMeeting of 23rd October 1912. Report of 31st October 1912.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-397 - Public Offices & Others - 1912.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 441271, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-397 - Public Offices & Others - 1912", "page_number": 35, "title": "CO129-397 - Public Offices & Others - 1912", "content_text": "# REPORT AS TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF WIRELESS TELEGRAPH STATIONS AT HONG KONG, SINGAPORE, AND NORTH BORNEO\n\n## TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE\n\nThe Cables (Landing-Rights) Committee have the honour to present the following report:\n\n1. The Committee met on the 23rd October 1912. **Mr. Robertson was in the chair**, and there were also present - \nMr. Farmall (Post Office), \nCaptain Hope (Admiralty), \nMr. Johnson (Colonial Office), \nSir Henry Kirk (India Office), \nMr. Law (Foreign Office), \nColonel Macdonogh (War Office), \nMr. Wilkins (Treasury), \nand \nMr. Nichols (Secretary).\n\n2. The Committee considered proposals which had been laid before them by the Colonial Office in regard to the establishment of wireless telegraph stations in Hong Kong, Singapore, and North Borneo. Mr. Johnson observed as regards the letter from the British North Borneo Company that he presumed the Committee would agree that there was no likelihood that a high-power or medium-power station would at any future time be required in North Borneo in connexion with the Imperial wireless scheme. He explained that the officer lately administering the Government of Hong Kong had recommended the establishment of a station with a day range of 850 miles, which might communicate with Shanghai and the Philippines, and by night, under favourable conditions, with Singapore. The Colonial Office was doubtful whether there was any need for such a station at present, and in any case it would not be required if it was decided later to establish a high-power station there as an extension of the Imperial chain. The position had, however, been simplified by a despatch from the present Governor (received since the Colonial Office had decided to refer the matter to the Committee) recommending that an ordinary ship-and-shore station only should be established in the first instance. It was on this proposal and on the proposal to establish a similar station at Singapore that the advice of the Committee was sought.\n\n3. Mr. Wilkins asked whether it would not be possible to establish a station at Hong Kong which would serve the double purpose of communication with ships and with Singapore, but Mr. Farnall explained that stations intended for long-range communication could not be used with satisfactory results for communication with ships. The signals emitted by an ordinary ship's apparatus would, he believed, be inaudible at a station of the type contemplated for the Imperial chain. Communication with ships might perhaps be practicable if a smaller station were erected at Hong Kong for communication with Singapore, as Mr. Johnson had suggested - the distance being only 1,400 miles - but he did not think experts would recommend such an arrangement. Captain Hope agreed in the main with this view, but pointed out that a single station might be equipped both for long-range and for short-range communication, and utilise one power plant for the double purpose. Mr. Wilkins thought this might be the most satisfactory solution of the question as regards Singapore as well as Hong Kong; but Mr. Johnson pointed out that neither the Imperial nor the Colonial authorities would be willing - so far as he knew - to incur the cost of a high-power station at Hong Kong at present, whereas the need for a ship station was urgent in view of the importance of Hong Kong as a shipping centre, and the Colony was able and willing to pay for such a station. *See also Report No. 171*.\n\n4. Mr. Johnson then raised the question of the amount of power to be used in case it should be decided to erect ship stations. He mentioned that a 6-kilowatt station at Fiji had given satisfactory results, and he was inclined to recommend the erection of stations of that power at Singapore and Hong Kong. Such stations would have a day range of 500 miles, and with the 2.5-kilowatt Telefunken station, which the British North Borneo Company were about to erect at Jesselton, should cover the whole sea area between Hong Kong, North Borneo, and Singapore, as well as a good part of the sea traversed by ships on the passage from the Straits Settlements to Australia. There appeared to be no sufficient reason to suggest any increase of the proposed power of the Jesselton station. Captain Hope agreed that this would be so, and he thought it probable that communication might be effected by night between Singapore and Hong Kong by way of the station in North Borneo. The cables would, of course, suffice for ordinary communication between the three places, and, as Mr. Wilkins observed, would enable Singapore ships in the neighbourhood of Hong Kong, or Hong Kong ships in the neighbourhood of Singapore, to establish communication with their home port. Mr. Farnall was at first inclined to suggest the provision of a 10-kilowatt station, but on further consideration he agreed that the smaller power would suffice.\n\n5. In answer to an inquiry by Mr. Wilkins as to the financial aspect of the proposal, Mr. Johnson said that Hong Kong could, without difficulty, pay for a 5-kilowatt station, which would not cost more than £4,000, and that in view of the large amount of shipping at Hong Kong, he had little doubt that such a station would produce a profit.\n\n6. The Committee accordingly recommended the establishment of 5-kilowatt stations at both places as Mr. Johnson had proposed. It was understood that this arrangement was quite independent of the Imperial scheme; except that, as Mr. Johnson observed, the sites for the low-power stations could not be selected without regard to the probable sites for the Imperial stations. Mr. Farnall said that the Post Office would pursue enquiries with regard to the latter as quickly as possible, and he thought that with the assistance of the Admiralty they would soon be able to arrive at some preliminary conclusion; at any rate, it should be possible to specify some localities where the low-power stations could certainly be placed without danger of interference from the Imperial stations.\n\n7. In this connexion Mr. Wilkins asked whether it was possible to take effective steps for the selection of sites for the Imperial stations until it was known certainly that the Marconi system would be adopted. Mr. Farnall said that according to the information at his disposal all known systems would require similar sites, and there was no real prospect, so far as he knew, of dispensing with aerials a mile or more in length for long-distance work for some years to come. It was true, as Colonel Macdonogh observed, that only three masts were being used at the new American high-power station on the Fessenden system at Arlington, which was to have a range of 3,000 miles, but that station was not yet in working order, and there was some doubt whether its effective range would be as great as had been anticipated.\n\n(Signed) \n**F. H. NICHOLS**, \nSecretary, \n(Signed) \n31st October 1912. \n**J. M. ROBERTSON (Chairman)**, \nE. W. FARNALL, \nG. P. W. HOPE, \nGEORGE W. JOHNSON, \nH. A. KIRK, \nA. LAW, \nG. M. W. MACDONOGH, \nROLAND WILKINS. \n\n▸ `(08)15874` \nPk 21 50 11/12 E & S \nA 2 \n34", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-397 - Public Offices & Others - 1912.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 500970, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-489N - Governor Sir Stubbs & Sir Clementi - 1925 [8-12]", "page_number": 5, "title": "CO129-489N - Governor Sir Stubbs & Sir Clementi - 1925 [8-12]", "content_text": "1 Powell L \n\nTelephone C. 457 \n\nUNDER NEW MANAGEMENT \n\nLADIES' \n\nLtd \n\nCHILDREN'S DEPTS. \n\nwe \n\nA \n\nTo make room for our New Goods, \n\nholding are SPECIAL CLEARANCE SALE in these Departments \n\nColossal reductions regardless \n\nof cost. \n\nBe sure you pay us \n\na visit during this week, August 22nd to August 29th. \n\nAN ENDOWMENT INSURANCE POLICY \n\nwill enable your family to redeem the mortgage \n\non your house if you die, and \n\nwill enable you to pay it yourself if you live. 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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1926. \n\nPage 9 \n\nSHANGHAI ARMS SEIZURE. \n\nEX-ARMY OFFICER \n\nCHARGED. \n\nFRENCHMAN, GERMAN, AMERKAN AND CHINESE INVOLVED. \n\n(Our Own Correspondent.) \n\nShanghai, August 26. \n\nWEST RIVER PIRACY. \n\nSTANDARD OIL AGENT CAPTURED. \n\nTHE S.S. KWANG HUNG SEIZED AT KAU KONG. \n\nCANTON CHANGES. \n\nEFFECTS OF LIAO CHUNG-KAI'S DEATH. \n\n(From Correspondent.) \n\nCanton. August 23. It appears that the assassination of Liao Chang-kai, the late Bolshevik leader in Canton, is causing some serious changes in the political situation here. \n\nLu \n\n(An Occasional Correspondent.) \n\nWuchow, August 21. When the strike came into effect cutting off communication between \n\nIn connection with the French \n\nSongkong and Wuchow, the \n\nYau \n\naddition to the resignation of Wu \n\nder to recall him. Alternative \n\npolice seizure of arms and ammunition \n\nCompany of Hongkong Techen \n\nthe Police Commissioner, y, it can dismiss him directly. \n\ntion, estimated in value at $46,000 \n\nWuchow transferred several \n\nand the detention of Mei Kwang- \n\nThere are a number of cases in \n\nthere have been arrested Colonel \n\ntheir agents dying the Chinese \n\na Cantonese military consan \n\nwhich a diplomatic agent has \n\nJames Christie, a British \n\nany danger to the Canton-Wuchow \n\nservice. \n\nder, and several other military \n\nher recalled at the request of \n\nver, retired. Relegation \n\nCameral Daily \n\nadduhs have been maintain \n\nand police officers, as reported \n\nthe State in which he resides \n\nhavies \n\n15sch, alina Charles A. \n\ned. The weng Hung left Canton today, the case has also \n\ncatad for a breach of this rule. In \n\nNeed, an 1804, the Spanish Minister to \n\nperson & Frothman \n\nwatert ss usual, for Wuchow, striving of the City Executive Committee. \n\nAmerleen named on Tuesday morning August 18, the resignation of C. C. Wa, Chief \n\nthe United States, attempted to \n\nChrist formerly in the castonte \n\nser- Kan Keg at 9 are the same \n\nvenho tendered his resignation \n\nres- bribe a newspaper to publish \n\nan article in favour of Spain. with \n\nported to be the secretary of \n\nber of pirate ware travelling as its \n\nto accord protection to the de- \n\nroference to a dispute in \n\nGeneral Wong Tse-hua in whose \n\npassengers. When they opened fire \n\ncease high oficial press between \n\ntwe exuntries, aslan were discovered \n\n340,000 \n\nsimultaneously in various parts of; \n\nen the United Sutes anked for \n\nincluding a quantity of counter- \n\nthe ship, several steam launches \n\ntang party said to he suspected \n\nhis recall. For years later, the \n\ntatt tns which the police assert \n\ncame out from the river banks \n\n2 United States were again \n\nquesting the recall of a Minister \n\nas \n\nthe purchase money. The \n\nsarmmanded the steamer. In \n\nAmerican, French and British \n\nWix.] showong 1our \n\nThis time of Mr. Jackson, \n\nThe Courts when the eases \n\nBritish Ambasador, the charge \n\nbeing that in certain toaste given \n\nat pablle dinners he had charged. \n\nBREACH OF TRUST. \n\nAnother member of the Kucmin- \n\nby the authorities is \n\nCheckman \n\nJai, an aviator, formerly District Magistrate of Taungabau and a faithful follower of the late Dr. Sun Yur-ken. I \n\nis understood \n\nwith \"Talsehood and duplicity.\" \n\nSAPORE MAN GETS HEAVY \n\nand he well-to-do. \n\nAfter deliberation, the Ambasea- \n\nthe American administration \n\ndor was recalled, but the British Government duly placed on \n\nvocord that \"His Majesty's Guy- ernment has not marked with \n\nMrs. Lorne Murphy, of the \n\nany expression of displeasure \n\nStation Hot Kowloon, who has \n\nSENTENCE. \n\n· Our Own Correspondent.) \n\nSingapore. August 25. \n\nMr. Compton Cooper, ex-ciskier \n\nTa pirates nas ap apathat \n\nan order has been issued for \n\nsengers and by examining the \n\nthe arrest of Jai, who bas now \n\nhazds of the passengers made \n\ndis- tiretion between the working \n\nappeared, as the revolver used \n\nby the assasain in shooting Liau \n\nAs found with coarse hands were \n\nChunu-kai is Rileyed to being \n\nreleased, \n\nWounded Editor Dies, \n\ntuned. Those with lady dngers\" \n\nwere do- \n\nChan Chau-lam, who was with \n\nashore and the best was \n\nscrunchly \n\nLizo Coung-si and received for \n\ncleaned out. The Captcha was \n\nious wounds ciro, passed away \n\nThe Captain is a Bri \n\nalso taken. \n\njust returned by the imprese \n\nof does not appear to have \n\ncon- of Messra Job Liste And Co. \n\nWand has bees \n\nwary offlsiently for three days in a very critical \n\ntish ahjust noted \"Chen Kam,\" \n\nbital, where he had ocen lying \n\nThis tnorning at the Kung Yee \n\nCanada, destres to convey her \n\nmitted any international offence \n\nconvicted of a breach of trust \n\nin sincere thanks to Mr. H. P. White \n\nagainst the United \n\nthe navigation of this condition. \n\nStates,\" the sum of $4,000 \n\na yetenosil to meble steamer for the past several \n\nditor of the China News in Hong \n\ndueting Mr. Wiarson, Cant. Turnball \n\nAgain in 1871 the United States \n\nthree months hard labour in add \n\nChan was formerly \n\nand all officers of the Douglas \n\nrequests the recall of the \n\ntiva is a tire of $500 with the \n\nPears. All told about fisty \n\nDoug and after his paper was \n\nSteamatip Chowany and friends \n\nRussian Minister, fox inturail- \n\nernative of six mutha' ingrison, \n\nsengers were held captive. The \n\ni pressed he came back to Canton \n\nwe attended the fanem of her \n\nterence in its internal affairs, \n\nart in default as payment... \n\nsteamer was then allowed to \n\nand became an editor of the Min \n\nlato hachawdd und sent wreaths, \n\nand whilst most people will \n\nremen- \n\nber the comparatively recent \n\nWachon on the night of August 20th, \n\njast twants-war hours tale. $120,000 \n\nRansom Asked. Among those taken captive \n\nin her recent sad bereavement. \n\ncase of Dr. Danba, who was recalled by Austria from the \n\nThe Borning Post \n\nWEDNESDAY, Aveer 26, 1025. \n\nComrade Karakhan, \n\nground that he proposed to \n\nhis, government plane ic engineeri \n\nstrikes in American steelworks, \n\nwitich \n\nmanufacturing \n\nWern \n\nmunitions of war. A case of mutual dismissal of Ministara by \n\nFOOD SUPPLIES. \n\nPORE, MUTTON AND BEEF PLENTIFUL. \n\nReduced Demand. \n\nNeo Jia Pag. He was also an in- \n\nfacial ember of the Central Executive Committee \n\nof \n\nthe Kuomintang. \n\nof \n\nwei now chairman of the Brein- \n\nSiner the death of Mr. Liao \n\na number of prominent ciftens \n\nof Cheng-kai, the Soviel Representa- \n\ntire in Canton, who is now High \n\ntravelling as a third class passanger \n\nAdvisor in the Nationalist Govern- \n\nto avoid recognition, as he le well \n\nknow on the Wert River. Mr. Chap- \n\nof a man to succeed Liao in the \n\nLong in the Wochow agent of the \n\ntasks which the deceased and M. \n\nSuch har ter the improvement \n\nlard Oil Company and has \n\nBorngin had been jointly perform- \n\nWe have recently become so \n\nby Great Thilair and Spain in the \n\nfood stastion during the large \n\nancial de cesto. \n\naccustomed to the spectacle of \n\noccurred in 1848. Aravclution \n\npast for days, that restrictions \n\nofmediately recoguised and was \n\nsentative bax found Wang Ching- \n\nHe was ing. So far the Russian repre- \n\nSpain the Soviet Government \n\nviolating reverent in \n\nwas the slaughter if native rattle \n\nbave infurewd as spon payenere \n\ninternational law and exploiting! \n\ni wn to have the spinpality of \n\nzou been removed and the supply \n\n$120,000 he would be immediately \n\ntive Committee of the Nationalist \n\nthe huden diplomatic system \n\nthe British Forestry in a class \n\ntopping the denialet. His assistant and wife \n\nGovernment, the called parson. \n\nits-uture, TARE Tho rucent \n\nPalmerston. I was also \n\nConsumption is being that of \n\nwere wish him. The wife \n\nRussian known that Mr. Bulwer, the Bri- \n\nnormal times, owing probably to the \n\nreleased but the assistant was held. \n\nkecs Conference in the Eden-- \n\nrevolations of the \n\nwas When Wang atleaded the Wer- \n\nCorrespondent to the North \n\n(ish Mtalster at Madrid, het \n\nof people in the Mr. Chap- \n\ntour has been 1 for a \n\nChina Daily News, concerning the same tows as Lord Pabner \n\nCloux, bat uriously cough, this \n\nnumber of weeks non after a long \n\nterany a large number of Wham- \n\ncioual Association Buliding \n\nya- the Soviet's Ambassador to \n\nfan, although he had carefully \n\nis neve instint in beef \n\nBras D \n\nstay in Canton was \n\nreforming \n\nrape Codete escorted him. \n\nKong Paking, end his activities in \n\ntrained from expressing those \n\nany other mest. \n\nWarhow far trestuent. \n\nYing-fan promotiog Bolshevism in China, \n\nviews or from acting upon then \n\nKwangcharwad is now maintain. \n\nzasunod Other taken prisoner inclufofee of Conumissar of finance of \n\nnecasion very little surprise in \n\nany way during the revolting \n\na regalar supply of pigs and \n\non. Chiu Lau-tong, the Principal \n\nthe Provinia Government and \n\nMinister of Finance of the Nation. \n\nundoubtedly have to he a reckon \n\nexpert dismissed him, and return \n\nof more than 200, \n\nmer School of the Christian and \n\nis slat Government corrarently, \n\nand Palmeraton, reply, which \n\nexceets that for any one day \n\nlonary Alliance at Warhow \n\narissed the Spanish Minister in \n\nsince the commencement of the \n\nten Chinese preachers of this \n\nmia- ing these breaches of the \n\nusers onder. The distaiesal of \n\nLode. There are at Jones \n\n1,000sion Mr. Wong Ueno \n\nsut Mr. Lel \n\nAlavies the deceased Lino. \n\nof civilised nations, it is well to have \n\nou veront in what parti- \n\nSackville, the British Ambassa- \n\npigs in stock and this is being \n\nKip-chi. cats Comrade Karakhat has \n\ndor to Washington, in 1888 \n\nseems added a daily. \n\nThe abject of the attach \n\nan this. \n\ning with Russia one day, respect \n\nAUE.UUT \n\nagain offended, assuming what to \n\nbave been rather a straining \n\nNative cattle supplies exceed \n\nthe vessel serns to have been to \n\nobtain seama winest incontestable \n\nat the international right given \n\ndement and the dealers may now \n\na large shipment of money that \n\nwas During and market without restraint \n\nsupposed to re aboard for one f \n\nthat the documents published in \n\nto an offended State. \n\nHad \n\nTHE SANITARY BOARD). \n\nNEW BY-LAWS ADOPTEL. \n\n-- \n\nthe \n\nM. N. Smith presided over a \n\nthe North China Daily News are \n\nthe American presidential elee \n\nSanghat is applying sheep as \n\nare the lees; hanks, Silver \n\nicin and peeting of the Sanitary Bourd \n\nhet authentic. In their handling \n\nof \n\nthe situation in China the Bol- \n\nwas formerly British subject, \n\namount of local mutton is to be \n\ndomand in Wachow later and \n\nsince the embargo on wall cap \n\nfront. T. Groney, Dr. I. W. Tae. Dr. \n\nthe greatest skill and efficiency. \n\nThey have utilised every little \n\nhow he was to give his \n\nvoted but poultry eat eves \n\nshow a tendency whether Mr. Cleveland, if 23- \n\nA \n\nto increase. Vagetables and \n\na bank notes and anali coin have \n\ngood example of this is the atti- \n\nelectal, would support a policy \n\nage he obtained at little more \n\nbeen arriving daily from Canton. \n\ntude conveyed by their Embassy \n\nof friendliness to England. Lord \n\nto oimal rises and generally at \n\nPaking. The Foreign Powers \n\nSackville replied to vague and \n\nspeaking, the situation is extremely \n\nare represented in China by \n\nneral terms that any satiating \n\nand is cally becoming \n\nthe other more se- \n\nfavouring Ministers only, and not by \n\nfull pecly Ambassadors. The explanation \n\ncountry would inse popularity\" \n\nof this is the disturbed conditiou \n\nthat he boliavad Mr. Cleveland \n\nIt is a fact that a large hand \n\nat plates have been operating in the \n\nteretaty), Mr. D. Tavies \n\nand Mr. G. Kennedy kiten also \n\npresent. \n\nreserving \n\nThe dret by laws governing fond \n\nestablish pools and seruted water \n\nmanufactorios CAIDS months. The leader of this \n\nremarking that there was \n\nup for consideration, the chairman \n\nKau Kong weinig for everal \n\nSPORTS COATS \n\nof China, which robs the country \n\nwas desirous of maintain \n\nEnture is lisaged in an editorial \n\nCanton and Muceo. She is called \n\nBoar went into exilee. \n\nIN \n\nLIGHT-WEIGHT \n\nTWEEDS \n\nand WOOLLENS \n\nHAVE ARRIVED; \n\nALSO \n\nCREPE RUBBER SOLED \n\nGOLF BROGUES. \n\nLADIES' GOLF CLUBS. We have a large selection by leading makers. Prices $6 & $7. \n\nLANE, CRAWFORD'S \n\nPEDDER STREET, \n\nLADIES \n\nSALON \n\nhe \n\nIx reported to ese to be a women \n\nsession regarding them who frequently vita fongkong hocght it would he better if the \n\nof its full internation statusing friendly relations with Groat \n\nin the Gentini Chin Port. \n\nThey theyhinese is affectionate terms \n\nwas im-paper pins ont that the opinion \n\nThe Pirate Queen. She ensure \n\nwas no diariasier they might: When the Soviet turned its \n\nBritain, although it attention to Cbica, however, it \n\npossible to predict his course \n\nis held by Chinese that they can \n\ntainly seria now to be at leent \n\nthe \n\nDr. Petrse paid at the 'sat meet- \n\nrealised \n\nSHANGHAI INCIDENT, \n\nhe then ca bloc \n\nIf \n\nshould be made and these rensals \n\n[ead now been digrala bed. \n\nthat for Bulshevis beforehand.\" \n\nThis correspon- \n\ngo on strike jug! when they \n\nplease! \"qseen of the Wajk\" \n\naround Kaighe xare reasons why \n\nthe by-law \n\npurposes Peking would be the \n\ndie becoming known to the \n\nand when they come back \n\nreceive Kong. most important capital in the United States Government, \n\nFord their old jobs again and be paid \n\nworld. Accordingly the Sovint \n\nSackville was discussed by them, \n\nin full for the time when no work \n\nappointed as Chinese Ambassa- \n\nIt seems imposible to justify \n\nwas, done, a of which, the vaper \n\ndor (and not Mister) one of the \n\naction of the United States \n\nadds, ia pact and purest of the \n\nIts most capable agents. \n\nin this stance, since diplomatic \n\npresent Chisens belief that they \n\nA resnit of this, since usage and common sense allkej \n\ncan do what they wian with \n\nfor Ambassarlor takes precedence \n\nof sume that twn States wish to \n\ncizners, shoot them and all the \n\nMinister, Comrade Karakhan \n\nremain in friendliness with one \n\nrest of it, but retaliation in the \n\nwas placed at the outect in an \n\nanother until the contrary is \n\npart of the foreigners becomes a \n\nexceedingly favourable position, \n\nproved. These cases Ulustrate heinous crime. Whilst that state \n\nTo neutralise the advantage thus \n\nthe strictness with which a \n\nStatement correctly \n\nAs \n\nMER \n\nCalerpreted \n\nthe \n\nITALIAN MINISTER'S CONFERENCE. \n\nShanghal, Angust 20. On the 21st the Italian Minister called upon Shay Jai un stating that the Diplomatic Corps was asiti \n\nOn Dr. Macgown intimating that he wishna to discuss the by- laws nevemag the quality of water used in making aurated waters and le the matter of cleaning belts before they wwe died a second time, the chairman moved thus the Board go into committee, which was immediately done. \n\nOn the Board resuming, the by- \n\nlaws, siended, wern adopted. \n\nat the present time prueervan its Chinese viewpoint before the desirous of a speedy settlement af cleverly and legitimately obtain integrity from the activities of strike, is questionable whether the Shanghai incident and esposed el by the Bolsheviks, \n\nthe foreign diplomate agents accre that opinion is generally helt arst to negotiate the restoration of Ministers of the Powers reited to it. Since Gains wishes longkong to-day. In fack, the Mixed Court, leaving the other presented at Peking retained thei \n\nto be ensidered a member of pride ourselves on the fact that Heme to be discussed systematical Diplomatic Corps, which at the Farily of Nations, and is the strikers who have returnedy. Shum Jaalus priznised to take ority of 95005 per cent has been through the agency of the senior therefore bound by international have been taught a lesson they will the prosal into consideration-produced by the Hoope electrolyti Minister (who is at present the law to respect the usages of cot men farget \n\nIt is true that Tsui Wan Yat Po. Traian Minister) on all qacations \n\ncame back affecting the relations of the civilized States, its obvious when more of them: \n\nPowers with China. The duties ourze would be to investigate they had the audacity to ask for of diplomatic agent may be immediately these documents their full pay. but in no se, 20 de5ned as the prosecution of bia which inplicate the Soviet Am-far as our knowledge gou as country's interests diplomatical-assador en extensively, and, this conceded. \n\nly with the foreign government and the charges true, its only \n\nOn course is to dismiss him unma \n\ndiately. privileged \n\nAbinina chaited to have a \n\nje pessors, and is stated to differ \n\nvery materially from the ordinary \n\nPEKING UNIVERSITY. \n\n90 per cent aluminion sheet It is Parók shorter. Ik zemina notarnish \n\nOn the Aber haul! IN FAVOUR OF COMMUNISM. god uery were given the order! \n\nof the boot. Thanks to tas fra \n\natkiude zdoyted by the Govern \n\nThe \n\njed in air a long time, and is hee such greatly increased resistance lne szida anit other chemicals that Paklog, Angue: 8. \n\njis endines & week'a imuaersion in Minister of Education droolric acid with only slight ment and the community general Chang Szchas, stated at the Gabi effect, although the ordinary shest Ar. the retioned stikers have niet meeting that the Peking Uni-metal is hsscived completely in been completely disillusioned, and veralty was in favour of voor bath The chic parity there is a strict rule of inter- The important point of what thewe very much doubt whether they; uism and desired to sevOr connec-contained in the commercial TEKS national law, forbiding him to employer is going to do to safe-1 will be as anxious to ge ont agala' tion with the Ministry of Edutainhure is epper, the iron and silicon interfere in the hiternal politics guard houself from strikes in the uz they were ou this occasion, tion-Fun Wan Yat Po. \n\nhaing is very stall amousk \n\nio which he is accredited. account of the position which he enjoys in consequence \n\nof these duties, The Strike and After. \n\nOVER-NIGHT CABLES. \n\nANGLO-FRENCH CONVERSATIONS. \n\n\"PARTICULARLY CORDIAL ATMOSPHERE.\" \n\nFrance Asks Equal Treatment With Italy. \n\nParis, August 35. While expressing satisfaction at the \"parifcaleriy cordial etmospbare\" in the conversations between Mr. Churchill and M. Calllaux, the new siapers continue to urge the necessly of speciai | consideration for Prince. \n\nL'Ecko de Paris's London outrespondent anys that M Caillaux | insisted that Mr. Churchill give auge vgual treatment with Ealy. The correspondant hopes the impression will not gain ground that Britain it using the question of debts gain Italy's good graces. \n\nLe Petit Journal, referring to the heavy eenditions\" which the United States imposed on Balzium and the suggestion of the Limited Status impose harsher term on France, says that the foreign press and public appear to forget that all this wi crente a sale of economie inossibilĥouter. \n\nLondon, August 25. \n\nM. Caillaux spent the morning at the French Embassy with his experte. M. Caillax taler visited fancices in the city, meeting Mr. Churchill at the Teasury Tata is the afternoon.- \n\nSOUTH CHINA MORNING POST, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1925. \n\nTHE \n\nCLEAR OUT \n\nBOLSHEVISTS. \n\nGREAT MASS MEETING URGES HOME GOVERNMENT TO TAKE ACTION. \n\nPROMPT AND DECISIVE MEASURES URGED. \n\n\"THE CANGER MUST BE RUTHLESSLY CUT OUT.\" \n\nOpposition Speaker Heckled, \n\nA \n\nThe haii \n\nA peene of great enthusiasth we witnessed at the Theatre Royal last evening when a great mass meeting of Hongkong residents aicpted, practically uniously, a roselation urging the Home Gov- srument to deliver an affam to the Canton authorities. was crowded, fally one thousand people being present. The addresses made in support of the resolation were frequently ami fourty ap planded, but one speaker who ventured to votes appcaition, met with good deal of beckling. The proceedings, which lastet for chise \n\nBritish National Antham. upon two hours, were brought to a conclusion with the singing withe \n\nThe meeting has provided over the Governments at Hors \n\nHis \n\nthe spot. who know and realise; the exbrerse govily of the eitis- Etia (Applause). \n\nThe telegram we send to-night,. therefiae, whatever may be sɛid! jlo speechee, about! avolii any. \n\nthing like viient language in the Text and confine itself to isspres. give statements of farts and such [deinands as ure reasonably set Forth and yousible of viiment. is with this object, in view that the suggested telegram, which has tor sutne time appeared in the Press, that eigin receive matitve: gonsideration by you ali, hat been most carofully druited, and 2 trustj ithet ne material alteration to it I will be called for \n\nWaking up at Lask To epits of all that has been telegraphed, until a few days ako It compelled to helieve that the Government at Home still consi- dar that the liongkozy aus South China troubles are all part of the \"China onesting,\" whton propej after the \"Shanghet weilent\" or are bound up with that Sheldonti \n\nWhile M. aflux was busy at the French Embassy Mr. Church by the Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyank, Fixuellency the fovernor in eirag and the Young Chine Nationalist was similarly engaged with his experts at the Treasury ludying the whe was supported on the plat upon this letter had authorised me Movement, and can be settled by French viewpoint. Owing to last atinute changes in the plans om by Sir Hoary Pollock, Hou to quote that portion of his letter cuees or socle special envy, hut Fon-csestations in Poking, confer- Ceilex week the Treasury at wes to sen Mr. Chrehjli.--Rezston i My, IT, W. Bird, Hon. Mr. G. G. \n\nwhich refers intimately to thisise recent shipping proclamations Alabaster, K., Mr. A. Macgowan pronunciation at the Canton Club: or the Canton authorities son at: (Swab), Mr. W. & Bailey, Mr. \n\nagree with Sie Jane Jamieson's Inst to be waking it up. Heat J. Owen Hughes, fr. W. A. Towies lection to the thily Pres art-hear). and others. \n\nfele, and should like you to an- \n\nOBITUARY. \n\nMAJOR GENERAL REGINALD C. W. E. MITFORD. \n\nThe death is announced of Mejut General Regina Beverley Mitford.--Mouder. \n\nDoes His Majesty's Government; The Chairman, before proceed-derstand that consider that still utterly disbelieve the reapon ing with the business for which his present Juncture Sir Jamesponsible statenate made in the the meeting bed bean culled, said: Jamieson has done everything any stream of eables of the gravest 1 desire to straighten out an incl- body in that position could do ature by the Governor of this dent connecteit with our original and I should greatly regret any Colony, and all the responsible! meeting. You will remuetaber that dea that there is a lack of entles already on the spot refer \n\nThe trouble red to, or do they seriously profess! KC that they are cuable any longer \n\nfiere \n\nof because \n\npared to shanden, the lights of in protect, or at any rate are pre-j British subjects secured to taem \n\nRoen at Waterloo Manor, Hants, February 20 \n\nthat neither General Mitford was the youngest son of the late 31. Join Words that original public noting operation bereen va barrister at law and the grandson of the historien of Greece. Based ot only a resolviton of \n\nanything, confidence in Sir Juanes Jamieson, do was educated at Rugby and was appointed en eusten in the India His Baleaty's Consul General inhing that other of us ca Army in 1855. He served in the Indian Mutiny during which he was Cantan, but we paid has a high the only people who can set severely wercdel and was mentioned in despatches, receiving the tribute. After that he was grill. His Majesty's Government G. G. O. He was recommended for the Victoria Cross by Lord Clyde and in the public Press. da October 29, 1358 Ia i Nogi West Frontier Expeditions, fericism was undebtedly largely and later in the Afghan War, be gained distinction and eventually due, if not entirely, to a sun- retired in 1826. He was a craui travetter and had toured the Orient-derstanding, wad I feel that it is Ladies and gentlemen, on the Authorities \n\nThe Chairman, proceeding, said: Ameries and civilised Karope and had pablished a number of books due to His Majesty's Consul 27th dealing with the countries visited and in the subject of the fran Geners in Canton that that itaing \n\nJuly Just Al \n\nMutiny. \n\nthis Theatre. \n\nRose Edouin, Actress. \n\nLandor, August 25. \n\nThu \n\n(Applause). \n\nThe Chairman's Speech. \n\nbeld ip \n\nmset- \n\nsolemn trsaties and will they supiusly automir, to the Javest hi-j Rofent challenges to Great Britain| of the present Canton Boisberlat \n\nI know well the difuuhtes they so hayo jo face in wont of unanimity: tion should be definitely cleared up crowded that very us ourd not and help from other \"Powers,\" an ad this meeting (Applanon). I may get in-smugst other thinge-His well as fire great industrial pro say that before leaking this state-Majesty's Government was urged bleins they have to deal willi et The death is announced of the cetogezarian actress Rose Fdouin muut I submitted it, because it is a strongly worded and gravely Home, but, unless this Canton who toured with the first English company in India and the Far Eartperry the Government to the considered rosetation that situation is tackled seriously and managed by her husband, Mr. Lewis---Rastor, \n\nINDIAN COTTON DUTIES. \n\nJAPAN CHARGED WITH DUMPING, \n\nGovernor, and I bave He consent İshould immediately inform the at once, not only will Brilish juler- ot only to make the stavovases but i de forte Governmet in Canton asts here and in South China be bis vermismos also to quote some that unlove it withdraws Rs sup-fcrippled for years to comes bus the remarks in a letter concerning th port of the attack upon British in Bolshevik pofamous propaganda A Newspaper Article. terupts, it will de regnaded un he will spread like fire, Soget through \n\nStratz \"The Consul General in a recent ny entered into a alete of busidity the \n\nSuttlements, 01 address, at the Clah, referred with the British Gayetä tuke , 20 \n\nthrough human and into Indu,! Receiving a depatation of Bombay mill-owners, the Viceroy hung Dalla Frege of the 1h inst. for reasons which it is impossible it be a tremendous conflagration. The leading artfela in the long- Almost a monta has passed and with the visa that not only will declared that the cotton ezelse dry cannot be abolished remediately under the handing of Sir James to understand, that vitally impur-for the nation to fight, but the for financini reascun, but the Government is pledged to abolition when Jamieson, which you have doubt tant telegram, which elemanly restrial problems at Hew and! finemial considerations perut. \n\nDincasing the suggested and-damping menseres apalast Japanid that it was based on 20 in throughout South China withersport trade will be increase the \n\nless read. \n\nThe Consul General cited existing conditions here sederployment through lack of the Vicorns admitted that he was prewed by the deputation's ecrrect appreciation of the situa- jone word of exaggeration, but fact, that must be faced statements regarding Japanese labour conditions, but the milers. He esglained that the Canparently been completely ignoret \n\nantrously. Streng words, but had not substantiated the charge of damping by definite facts andton Governani forwarded certain by His Majesty's Government.theless, and I wish we could ngures. He undertook to have the question examined if evidenre were decade following the shooting \n\nThere has been a sittle confusion route the people of England to \n\nafray et June 23rd fast, and these about these talegrams. \n\nunderstand and realise them. The cult densands, which were forwarded to Edential reply\" refered to lu me \n\n(ADDINERO). Lorden and Paris, were as follows: letter to the \"Press\", I should Cancer Must Be Rezoved. \n\nOsco and for all let it again he I. High Conmiasteners of the here explain, was a confidential; \n\nratione involved, to apologise, zaswer to one of the many tele clearly stated that no conference 2. Adaquate punishment of e arus sent Home by the Clumber in Peding, or any amber of them, General and the of Commerce, There has been no special comdesioner or envy. \n\nproduced.—Rextar. \n\nTHE LEAGUE'S OPIUM COMMITTEE. \n\nJAPAN TO RATIFY CONVENTIONS, \n\n------ \n\nGeneva. August 25. In the course of the proceedings in the Leagus d Nations Opium Committee, Docker Tsurum announced that Japan world ratify the Opfum Conventions elaborated at the rorent inferuational conferences. -Router. \n\nAMERICA AND NEW ZEALAND, \n\nA GENEROUS TOKEN OF APPRECIATION. \n\nAuckland, August 28. The American avai otticary and men hava donated $1,000 tu the) Institute for the Blind, in recogullion of the hospitality of the citizens of Auckland-Reuter. \n\nConsul \n\nSealer Naval Officer, \n\nanswer whatever to the telegram houver distingutahed and how \n\nthe 27th of July. \n\n3. No further troope or sum-of-feom the public neting held on ever much he may help the North- \n\nwar to come to Cantor. \n\n4. Withdrawal of wavahipa from \n\nen ureblem, can possibly settle \n\nTo-night, with conditions Infinite the prevent aluustion in Canton. Canton or delte, excett two worse than they were then and which is not a Chinees problem nespatch fosats for the use of with further declarations of the attack upon Hongkong and \n\nat all, but a Bolshevik ore and thaij the Consulate. \n\nhostility against Great Britain by British Interest in South Ce 5. Compensation for killed and the Canto authorities, we are Russian in its origin und that: \n\nwounded. \n\nmat in even greater unbere. they are using their Chinese dupes to further their conspiracy against \n\n6. Rerdition of balá Concessions endorse the options which have \n\nWhere is a cancer \n\nTo the Franxiang Govern-poured ions from every rep Great Britain. merk \n\nsible bady Government, Unofcial \n\nIn our midst which threatens the London and Paris replied to the inembers of both Counctie, Cham- effect that those derauds could be of Cmurarer backed by er must be ruthlessly cut out and then \n\nChinese 29 much as ourselves--it, not be considered. The new Car-large interest hore, Chuna Asrouls-sooner the better. (Applause). ten Government that assomed to and private telegram- \n\nLadies and gentlemon, with the cffice on July 1st, repeated these jhat is Majesty's Government hope that our legram to the demands and stated that no resto-cannot piesd ignorance upon the Prime Minister may assist him tel Seven negro soldiers of the thighth Infantry Regiment wersation of coral relations and eltuation. killed whan a howitzer burst during pracilce. Reuters American they had been discussed. \n\nsvaditions coule be aspected before Service. \n\nGUN ACCIDENT. \n\nNEGRO SOLDIERS KILLED, \n\nRockford. H., Aufust 25. \n\nCHINESE TARIFF CONFERENCE. \n\nwww.co \n\nBRITAIN WILL ATTEND. \n\nLondon, August 25. The British Government has now accepted the invitation of the Chinese Cuvornmunt attend the tariff conference on the 23rd October-Rauter. \n\nMOTOR ACCIDENT, \n\nDUTCH SOCIALIST KILLED. \n\nBrussels, August 25. M. Nan Kol, the Daich evetallet, ex-Scoater and colonial expert, has been killed in a motor zevident.-Reuter \n\nFRANCE AND SPAIN IN MONOCCO. \n\nOFFENSIVE TO BEGIN IN TEN DAYS. \n\nFOR BATHING PARTIES, \n\nPICNICS, etc. \n\nJAS. BUCHANAN & CO.S BLACK & WHITE WHISKY \n\nin FLASKS & FLASKS. \n\nFitted with glass stoppers, no corkscrew required. \n\nPRICE OF FLASKS \n\n55 \n\n+1 \n\n$2.10 $1.10 \n\nDONNELLY & WHYTE \n\nTel Contral 635. \n\nSole Agenta. \n\n2. 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Shanghai \n\nStrategy, Amoy and Foochons, of \n\nNanking which British They have also openly declared Merchants are permitted, er her intention of destroying by ail porta where Dhey mazy every means in their power, Hong- reside \"to carry on their kong, ts trade and prosperity. Tuercantile transa \n\nWith whatever sevsons they classes entering and elearing to inse.\" \n\nand from Hongkong wos 70,330 Article X of the Trozty of vesadis totalling 5,000,000 tons. Nanking authorising yoout From Jet January to 30th June belonging to British Mer-fast the average daily number of chard to be conveyed by yesek entering and caring Chinese Murchants to any Hongkong has been 60 vessels province or City in the averaging 99,600 to Since the Interior of China. \n\nerists started the average daily \n\nrealise the true position in Hong- The Gravity of the Slination, What \n\nkong and South Chica and so lend I confess I find in Gillealt do to prompt and decision action then has the craul General to \n\nIspunit without voicing L indigna- either in cogurt with other disease with the Canton over we all foui at the procrastina Powers or if need be, by Great) ner with H viwy to ending the \n\n[tion, hit 1 recoguise they Bus Britain stone, I beg to formally present situation. le he to discuss \n\ncitration is an gave that I desire amove thas the following telegram his own punishment or the ren- dition of the British Concession to avoid saying oue word which he sent from this meeting to Hir may be regarded, at Home, za Majests'e Prime Minister in Lor- Home Government faces theseterical or which may give or don \n\nmements to prempe and direct ac- It will be secunded by Mr. W. S1) Article XI of the Treaty of number of vessels entering and decauda? The mere fact of dig-tion, in Cantea, ecession to dia- Bailey, and after that has been feussing then: would be an AU- \n\nnission that the incident of June out our advice or undervalue done I shall be glad to bear ther unis meeting. No one who has reukors hefure putting the tale 123rd was greated by Shameer, been away from Hongkong and gram to the meeting. (Applause). \n\nwhich we kauss deinitaly to be South Ching, even for the last six \n\nThe Resciation. \n\n10. \n\nTientsin which also opened clearing Hongkong has been 1 Swatow and okker Southern russels totalling 36,579 tens only. Porta for Foreign trade and but these figures include \"P. & 0.\" stated that “il is agreed that \"Blue Funnel\" \"President\" and Brith aubjects are pertait. \"Empress vessels which are nat ted to carry an irade with affected by the buycolt. whomenever thay please, and proceed to and fro wt pleasure with their ve vels and merchandise.\" Chatton a Gateway. 1 \n\nThe obwrvance of these provi- \n\nOur Canton trade comprising some 12 large Passenger vessels has been entirely stopped. Since the lat Jaly the average daily number of skipa including river zieamars, held up through the boy- cost has been 5 of which 15 rre \n\nmentus, could possibly conceive | This Colony as a vital part of Dally Prem Knew Wothing \n\nhow dangerous the Bolshevik the British Empire, Haring aires ly now absolutely nothing about the on British Oterests, and I wishram unanunealy passed at \n\nThe Daily Prese states that they treat is. with its epelat attack vately appanded through le measures that are being taken to that a few of my own personal frea: Mass Meeting held on July bring the present deadlock to a friends who, until a very few years 1271b and passed on by the Gover- end and that as far as they are ago, huid the same responsible nor at its request. to Hils Murjesty's sware the Hongkong Goverment positions out here as those who Government, now appeals to His jare equally in the dark. The Con-to-day have drafted many of the Majesty's Prime 31ster to take sions of the Treaties is imperative \n\nsul General folvement as that important telegrams to which steps to have the following pro-fox the commoerusal prosperity of Britian, Paris, august 25. Reports from Madrid state that Guteral Prano do Rivers has Peking and \n\nropies of all his despatelos in hat already referred, were here visions of the Treaties of Nunking this Colony, seeing that Camson is the Foreign Office now to study the situation for 1942 and Tientsin 1858 betas ceu the principal gateway for British aaronneest that the offensive against the Riffs will begin in en dags have been forwarded to Bosghongshomssives, and they would quicke Great Britain and China carried trade into South Chine. tine-Renter, \n\nand the Hongkong Government realise how woefully and dia-out, amely: therefore know ail ifat the Congal astrously, the \"Cantou situation\" General has written. As the Con and the peril of Hongkong and aul General pointed out, there is South Chins are being misunder ne possible basis for discussion stood in London to-day and give 1 here, and the next move rexe with; leredence and ear to those, upos \n\nEVACUATION OF THE RUBK. \n\nDuested biên Aorus 25 \n\nThe French evacuation bas been completed. Router. \n\nTo-day there are 16 of which 22 are British. \n\nThe present Canton Authorities The recent proclamation by the Article II of the Treaty of teño are independent of the Cen Ganten Authorities with regard to Neaking watch provides tral Government at Paking and coastal Navigation later that that British subjecta, with have been in othee for less than Vessels of any Nationsity, reccot their families and establish months are directly and solely British and Japanese. may enter ments, chali be allowed to responsible for the cutting off of (Coutinaod on pige 10.) \n\nPage 10", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-489N - Governor Sir Stubbs & Sir Clementi - 1925 [8-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 528615, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-531-7 Foreshore and Sea Bed Works Ordinance 1931- Bill 19-11-1931 - 7-5-1932", "page_number": 15, "title": "CO129-531-7 Foreshore and Sea Bed Works Ordinance 1931- Bill 19-11-1931 - 7-5-1932", "content_text": "## \n(6) Diverting, raising, lowering or otherwise altering permanently or temporarily, tram lines, water mains, gas mains and overhead and underground or submarine electric lines and cables.\n\n(c) Obtaining materials such as stone, sand and filling material for the works, and conveying such material to the works in any manner whatever.\n\n(d) Constructing, maintaining and running temporary constructional tramways, whether aerial or on the ground level, or on staging or otherwise, and constructing, maintaining and running such tramways over, under or across the lines of the Hong Kong Tramway Company Limited or of any other Company authorized to lay tram lines.\n\n(e) Erecting temporary buildings and piers, and setting up and running mechanical contrivances of all kinds for the purpose of constructing the said works.\n\n(f) The constructing of temporary and permanent roadways including kerbing, channelling and surfacing.\n\n(g) Removing and permanently or temporarily altering piers and landing places.\n\n(h) Any other works whatsoever which the Governor in his discretion may consider to be, or to have been, necessary or desirable for the purpose of affecting the general intention of this Ordinance.\n\n(4) Notification of the approval of any such works by the Legislative Council or the Finance Committee shall be published in the Gazette. This sub-section shall not apply to any works the construction and maintenance of which are validated by section 4.\n\n## 3. Ancillary powers.\nIn connection with any such works it shall be lawful for the Governor to remove, destroy, divert, stop up, raise, lower, enclose, or otherwise alter such streets, drains, sewers, vacant ground, wharves, piers, landing places, rails and other things as may, in the discretion of the Governor, be necessary or desirable for the purpose of effecting the works authorized by this Ordinance.\n\n## 4. Past works legalised.\nSo far as any such works have heretofore been constructed and maintained such construction and maintenance are hereby validated.\n\n## 5. Liability for damage to works.\n(1) The owner of every vessel or float of timber shall be answerable to the Government for any damage done by such vessel or float of timber, or by any person employed about the same, to the harbour, or to any works authorized or validated by this Ordinance or connected therewith, and the master or person having the charge of such vessel or float of timber through whose wilful act or negligence any such damage is done shall also be liable to make good the same; and the Government may detain any such vessel or float of timber until sufficient security has been given for the amount of damage done by the same.\n\n(2) Any claim or other proceedings by the Government under this section may be brought in the name of the Attorney General.\n\n## 6. Determination of public and private rights.\nAll public and private rights of navigation or access, user, possession or occupation, and all other public or private rights (if any) in, upon and over such portions of the foreshore, sea bed and land as are or shall be occupied by such works, are hereby extinguished and shall be deemed to have ceased to exist prior to the commencement of the said works.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-531-7 Foreshore and Sea Bed Works Ordinance 1931- Bill 19-11-1931 - 7-5-1932.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 } ]