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pretation of the tokens of the faith un- fortunately it was the lot of Free Trade that it fell into the hands of the dilettante the mere superficial men who, without any uz derstanding of the principles, had got hold of the watchwords, and were ready to

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 6TH, 1901

shilling per ton, it will in the long run rise to a height which will place a real limit on the waste of the country's capital stock of energy. Energy, unfortunately, cannot be manufactured: We have been favoured by nature in possessing a large reserve stock

Mr. E. A Irving has been appointed Inspector of Schools.

A. S. WATSON & CO., misuse the popular cry whenever some admirably situated for cheap winning. Why momentarily unpopular issue came to be should we present to our neighbours these the first duties to he re-advantages, which once lost never can be discussed. One moved under the free trade movement was replaced? the strictly protectionist duty levied on foreign sugar in the interest of the planters of the West Indies. The differential duty was indefensible on every ground, political- or economical; and its repeal would have THE LEADING MANUFACTURERS proved in the end beneficial to the islands themselves, as leading to the cultivation for On the which they were best adapted. other hand, the Continental Powers were

ESTABLISH A..D. 1841.

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MCS. Sharp has been appointed a member of the Medical Board in place of Mr. Maraliail

edged."

Major Scott, of the Sikhs now at Peking, is on his way south, having been granted twelve month's sick furlough,

In the railway accident mour Lofs on the Tientsin-Peking railway at the end of last month, seventeen Chinese were killed and one American injured.

At a meeting of the Allied Generals at Peking it was unanimously agreed that the administra. tion of Peking should be allowed to revert gradually to the Chiness. The Field Marshal's former proposals as to strength and disposition

the troops were confrined.

Mr. Wong Wing-chin has been appointed First Clark in the Registrar Gogeral's office in succession to Mr. P. P. J. Wolshome, pre-of moted,

It is notified in the Gaulle that Mr. 0.

Chinese on the 20th December last.

We have reveived No. 1 of Vol. I of The Toyo, a fortnightly magazine published at

TELEGRAMS.

DAILY PRESS SERVICE.

FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS}]+.

THE ORISIS IN CHINA.

SHANGHAI, Srd May, 8 pm,

• COURT'S LATEST DESTINATION

Famine having rendered inpossible the Imperial Court's remaining in Shansi, they are proceeding promptly to Kaifeng-fu, the ancient capital of the Sung dynasty in

Нопар

TUNG'S LETTER TO YUNG LU. A letter is published from General Tung

KING'S MESSAGE TO HONGKONG.

The following circular despatch, in published is the Gosette:VED

* & * Dówning Street, Live 20th March 1901

- Eft, ---I had the honour to lay before. His Majesty the King your despatch No. 69 of the

· 11th ultimo, emchining, Kat, Recount of the pro- Coeedings of the Fagislative Council of Hongkong

held on the 31st of January Est

2. His Majesty has voinchanded me to request

highly appreciates their nearances of the loyalty you to as the Legislative Connel that he of the Colony

are the honour to be, Bir, Your most obedient, humble Berranty cashment..

HOW CHAMBERLAIN, Governor, Sir H, A BLE, GOM,G.

ÆRATED WATERS desirous of competing in the production of Cimenti, cadet passed his final examination in Teky, a fow pages in English; but fieinly in Fuhsinng to Yung Lu, in which the former THE STRANDED "SOBRAON.”

IN THE FAR EAST.

THE MOST PERFECT SYSTEM OF

FILTRATION

of the Water is employed, guaranteeing

ABSOLUTE PURITY,

which is confirmed by repeated reports from

the highest expert authorities.

WATERS Mauufactured by us

nre

acknowledged by the principal English makers to be equal to those of their own

production.

MANUFACTURED UNDER EXPERT

ENGLISH SUPERVISION.

Special Terms to large consumers.

sugar in contravention of all economic prin- ciples, by paying high bounties on the raising of sugar crops from pinats erin- and eatly unsuited for its growth,

profitable thereby throwing out of cultivation large areas which under other crops might have brought wealth to the countries at large. On the taking off sugar the protectionist duties the Continental Powers, instead of following in the courae

Mr. T. 8. Forrest won the Championship of the Hongkong Gulf Club on Friday, defeating Mr. C. M. G. Burnie by 2 up and ono to play in a 36-hole matoh.

Japanese. It is the organ of Prince Konoye,utates that he acted entirely under the and is to be devoted to the politics, economice, Intter's order. He now contraste his own. literaturs, etc., of the Orient.

disgrace with Yung Lu's honours.

A Paris telegram of the 25th ult., quotes General Veyron's roport on the French troopa in North Chins. Their health and general H..S. Aurora left on Saturday for Tag condition are excellent, while their behaviour Ying Island. The French torpedo-bontdes:has not caused to be irreproachable." The troyer Takou arrived from Ampy. Yesterday latter remark will be appreciated in Tientsin. HMS. Algerine left for Singapore.

The Chinese x-minister to Russia, the late

During the 24 hours ending at noon on

*Delayed in transmission

LONDON, 3rd May, 9.40 p.m. POWERS PROPOSE A LOAN. Dr. Morrison telegraphs to the Times that the Ministers of the Powers generally

There was on Saturday nothing new of importance to relate regarding the steamer Sobraon, Indeed, according to telegrams which had been resolved by Mr. Ritchie from the P.&O. Company's agents in Foochow, it will be impossible for thres or four days to say de- Anitely whether or not there is a chance of floating the ship

The P. & 0. Company has chartered the coasting steamer Chefco to asist the Cerunda- del in the salvage operations, and also to main

that reason dictated, raised still higher their Saturday, there were reported 13 fresh cases of | Hsn Ching-cheng, spent over ten thousand taels favour a loan of sixty-five millions under intain pommunication with Faochow. The Chefoo

bounties as the price of sugar fell in the market. As Great Britain was really at the time the largest consumer of sugar in the world, she had in her own bands, by re- fusing to receive this protected sugar, the means of striking an effective blow against the principle of protection, as well as of placing her own colonies in a proper position.

plague, with 12 deaths (all Chinege). Thers were no additions to the small-pox figures.

The usual wekly, prayer mesting in con- nection with the Hongkong Christian Union will be held in ths. Music Room at the City Hall, to-day, at 5.15 p.m. Dr. C. R. Hager will preside.

A special meeting of the Sanitary Board is summoned for 12 noon to-day, for the purpose of considering a report of the Medical Officer of Health concerning an outbreak of foot and mouth disease among the Siege Train cattle at Kowloon.

A practico competition, st ranges of 200, 400, to carry on her own free trade policy. Her and 500 yards, open to members of the Field people had unfortunately learnt the shib-Battery, Hongkong Volunteer Corps, was held boleth without the reason of free trade; at the Rifle Association range, Kowloon, yester and for the sake of admitting sugar at a day. Firing commenced at 9 a.m. rate below the cost of production, called out against the interference with this system of barefaced protection, as if the placing of the colonies, as well as France and Germany, on an equal basis were an offence against economic laws. The result of this falsely called free trade was, of course, the ruin of her West Indian colonies, and for a time the sugar interest of Great Britain was really battening on the vitals of British trade. Fortunately the economical errors which Great Britain herself refused to see are be coming-apparent to the Continental Powers,

The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Nathersole Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the funds of the Hospitals:-

Leopold Spatz & Co. A Patient

810 G

in founding a school in Peking for the study of Russian. The Boxers destroyed it and now the site is included in the new Legation area. A Manchu, it is said, intends reopening the school shortly.

The first-class armoured Japanese cruiser gate, which left Devenport hurriedly for the Far East with only a portion of her ommuni.

to

ternational guarantee They unanimously will further prore useful in the towing of junks recommend as securities the Imperial Mari-argo-laden from the stranded steamer. To not in conjunction with the Chefoo, the Foodlaw time Customs and an increase of the import agents of the Company have hired a tag, which tariff, effective at 5 per cent.:

Is leaving that port at once for Tang Yung Island

GENERAL NEWS.

LONDON, 5th May, 12.5 p.m.

tion, left Colombo on the 27th ult., and was due. arrive at Singapore on the 3rd inst. She stays there only long enough to coal and will THE GERMAN MINISTERIAL CRISIS. proceed direct to Japan.

The total value of the trade between New South Water and Japan last year amounted to £256,030. Of this £122,041 represented imports and £133,987 exports. Compared with the preeding year the imports showed an increase of £17,519 or 17 per cent., and the exports an increase of £12,494 ca 10 per cent.

The news is continaed that -Herr von Miquel has resigned. So also have two other Ministers, Hammerstcen and Brefeld.

RUSSIA AND FRANCE. It is reported that Bussia is seeking a French loan of 500,000,000-franca. ↑

PRESIDENT MOHENLEY'S

A Mainichi telogram dated Tokyo, 25th

SPEECHES. April, says:-It was previously reported that Prezident McKinley's speeches on his the Russian marinea in Bankumi, near Matour are interpreted to indicate a partial re- |

sampo-ifteen in all, under command of an

officer would be withdrawn in deference to yer of the Dingley protectionist tariff. tin representation of the Japanese Govern.

The Mother Superior of the Italian Convent ment, but the latest arrangement is that even

A.S. WATSON & CO., wie and the nereage thus divorced from begs to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of men shall stay there as police, it being anter

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any useful crop are gradually making those countries themselves dépendent on foreign countries for their very necessaries of life. The above is only given as an indication of how far the people of Great Britain have wanderal from un appreciation of the prin- ciples at stake. Many others could be ad- duced. It is how many years since England placed any restriction on the export of coal from her nines. For many years it has been pointed out that the turnout of coals from her mines was bound, before a long

the following sams for the extension of the stood that they are not to carry weapons. Convent :--

Mrs. O'Sullivan An Old Pupil...

$30 10

The transport which is to take away the Remount Depot. Indian Contingent, now lying at Causeway Bay, is dus here cu Friday uest, and she will leave the Harbour this day work for Taku tenwalt orders. Capt. A. G. Turner 13th Bengal Lancers, is in commend of the depot.

MONEY MARKET.

Console stand at £941. Weekly advancos on the loan market range from 2 to 24 per cent. Japanese New Loans are at £79. Bauk rate is unchanged.

Cotton is quiet. A heavy fill in Ameri⋅ call railways on the Stock Exchange has

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LONDON, 3rd May, 9.40 p.m.

THE NEW WAR LOAN. Of the new War Lean, the Rothschilds take £11,000,000, Pierpont Morgan's syn-

The Japanese coolie assaulted by Mr. Gilmour, third officer of the Ajax, has brought an action in the civil section of the Yokohama Conrt aguinat Mr. Gilmour, claiming 40 yen as damages, being medical expenses, etc., arising out of the assault. Jusigo Kobayashi heard the almost led to a panic. case, and in the absence of defendant (who was serving his sentence of 15 days' imprisonment intloted in the assault case) rendered a verdict for the plaintiff for the fall amount claimed.

The Kobe Chronicle recalls the case of nice

with smoking opium. The man in whose room they were found acknowledged that he bed supplied the Chiness with opiam, and was sentenced to six years imprisonment. The remaining eight denied the offence, but the Court found them guilty and sentenced them to one year's imprisonment each. Our contem.

inflicted appear monstrous.”-

Latest advices from Tang Yung

ay that the weather is calm, and that there is every likeli hood of its continning so.”

With regard to the junk which in reported

to have disappeared with great quantity of

passengers baggage, no official confirmation has been received at the Company's office here. but Mr. Ritchie is inclined to believe that the report is true: He states that a Chinese gan- boat, which has already been several times to the scene of the wreck, is now patrolling to pre vout the recurrence of sachi piratical happen- ings in the faturo. The gunlost carries a large number of Chinese soldiers on board. It is expected that the absconding junk will be captured.

Testerday the P, & O, flee here was ic receipt of no telegrams regarding the wreck.

A correspondent, writing to the N.-C. Daily Newe, gives the following testimony to the ex- cellent order on board the Sobraen :—The first thing noticed the lights had not gone out- was that the boat-falls were down, aridently the boats wore in the water. Men were moving about more freely than before, but still without any trace of confusion, all dpparently engaged

master forward on a broad part of the hurricane provisioning, the hosts. Someone told as to

dack. To this point all the ladies and children moved. Several expeditions below were made for wraps and rainshian. - All this time the vessel was on an even kesi we know why was. ground, that was uli. - As among the crew so among the passengers. No Hurry, no confusion. Hardly a baby crying! Coffee was served out,

and by this time most ware fully drassed. About this time the ship bumped a little, very little, and bugon to list to starboard in the direction in which I had observed what seemed to be a cliff surmounted by a largo stone, which gave it the appearance of a hosso with a chim- ney. The passengers wore gathered on the

IN 1538, with the formation of the Anti. time had elapsed, to be fatal to her list, dated Hongkong, 4th May:The business Chinese charged at the Koba Chiko Shibansho dicate £10,000,000, and the Bank of Eng-with biscuits. More WINUS Were brought up

Coru Law League may he said to have commenced the Reign of Free Trade.

of

Mr. Erich Georg says in his weekly share

the past week has been specially clucac terised by a sharp rise in Dock Shares, while Banks, Fire Insance Shares and a few other stocks have also benefitted. The market closes

own industries. She was wasting her In own capital, while affording actual help to others. It coal were a commodity which 1842, under the guidance of Sir Rosser

onee taken from the ground could be replac-strong PEEL, the effects of the new rule began to be felt, in the removal from the Tariff of a cd, the checking of the export would of lage number of petty duties. At the time course be in interference with the course of there were enumerated no less than twelve trade: yet even in such circumstances a

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land £9,000,000.

CHANCELLOR OF EXCHEQUER :

FIRM ON COAL TAX Sir Michael Hicks-Beuch adheres to the Coal Tax He declared in the House of

hundred dutiable articles; and in order to prudent state may find interference politie for the transaction of Government business. It porary very justly remarks: The sentences Cominons that the Cal-owners last year starboard side of the hurricane deck a little-

The N-C. Daily News speaks of the Cheng. wn-chu, a new board constituted by the Throne

consists of Prince Ching, Li Hung chang, Wang Won-shoo, Kun Kang, Yong Lo, and La Chuan-lin, with Lia Kung-yi and Chong Chih-tung us advisory assistants. The new administration of affairs until the return of the Emperor, but really it is to be a Council of Regency.

netted a profit of 484,000,000 on a capital Sir Robert Hart, according to the Mercury of £110,000,000. is credited with recommending the following: plans to the Chinese Government. The cur

• probanture. Sir ROBERT Per, though Irgitimate staple of export, but that the board is ostensibly u reforma commission for the tailment of the cost of feeding the Eight Ban-

porary

Its

the

make good the calcalated deficiency, the Most civilised states, for instance, feel com

pelled to check the unrestrained export of Chancellor of the Exchequer introduced an

timber not that timber is not a perfectly income tax, a be stated, merely as a ten-

the most far-sceing financier of temptation to exhaust the future supply for the immediate benefit of the moment is one century, and as such an advocate of the that is apt to be too strong for ordinary uccessity of freeing trade for as possible mortals. The state has wider and more con- from the old bonds, which under the name tinuing interests than the private individup? of protection really acted as swaddling and as we do not apply the principle of clothes, and prevented all wholesome move free-trading to include the permission of ment, had no iden that he was introducing each individual to rob or cheat his neigh. what after a few years became, to at least hour, so neither do these necessary checks one political school, an actual religion, on the injuries of the state for the benefit The question with him was simply the ad-

of the individual conflict with the principle vantage or the contrary of removing duties, of free-trade. Although in the abstract it which by hampering the interchange of

would be doubtless better that no duties or commodities generally, reacted injuriously

taxes of any kind should be levied, it has on the trade of the country at large. been found essential to maintain a govern-

Traders have existed since the

Free

The following are the returns of the average amount of bank notes in circulation and of specia in reserve in Hongkong, during the month ended 20th April, as certified by the Managers of the respective Banks:--

Bakı.

Chartered Bank of India, Aua- Hongkong and Shanghai Bank

tralia and China

ing torporation National Back of china, Limited

Avenga Speciə in Amount Amount.Reserve.

5 2,371,48*-1,500,000

9,001,867 5,000,000

PRUSSIAN OANAL BILL

A political crisis has occurred in Prussia nors of Manchuria, the abolition of the lekin over the Canal Bill. It is stated that Ques; 30 million Laels to be vellected yearly Herr you Miquel has resigned. from salt tax, customs receipts, and toll dues at Peking; and to levy a poll tax of five

one on the whole population exclusive of: old people and children, the estimated revenue from this soarce being 100 million yen per

annum.

REUTER'S SERVICE.

LONDON, 2nd May,

THE THREATENED STRIKE OF COAL MINERS."

It is estimated that 750,000 miners will go A gigantic block of iron ore weighing 96 toms, ordered from England by the Kure out on strike if the decmion of the Miners' arsenal, was brought to Kure by the Au Mar. Federation is executed some days ago, says the Japan Times. It isÁRMY REFORM, 420,151 150,009aid that much difficulty was experienced when Mr. Brodrick, speaking at Guildford, ex- Total... $22,065,471 8,650,000 the heavy article was shipped at Liverpool, pressed his determination to execute & scheme thers being, it is understood, no provision made for the reorganisation of the Army without Since the opening to traffic of the ports in

forward of midships. Word was passed that the women and children were to go forward.... Quietness and order reigned without ponso within And they disappeared forward into the gloom. By this time it was not very emay to retain a foothill on the wet deck. Then word came for the men to move forward, but the elderly and sick were helped by the wholo and strong among the passengers, as all were by the stowards and others of the ship's com- pany Noze went empty handed, for little had gone with the women and children, It was very dark, the moon was about five days old, And the fog was as thick an over. We passed slowly forward and found Captain Wiḥner standing at the head of the companion ladder. And now for the Smt time I heard za order, giral. It was from the captain himself and was given to the offer in charge of the host to move away to anchor beside the athers wil so make way for another at the foot of the com.

times of MENCIUS at least; and the ment in order to prevent liberty degenerat. the Gulf of Pachili and on the eastern coast of for wooh a task. Tlie casó was quite otherwise, delay. He declared lus willingness to face any panion ladder. Everything had been done or

as capable of rigid proofing to licence. It is the object of the Siberia, which were frozen over during the however, when the leviathan cake of iron was unpopularity. but he would not with Lord derly, all bat lently.

arguments

unloaded at Kure, as the arsenal is equipped financier to arrange these burdens necessarily winter months, eays the Shanghai Mercury, the with a crane capable of raising 150 tons. It is will doubtless in the not distant future pre-imposed so that they should be least oppres rates of freight on coal have greatly increased, curious to know that this is the first instanes vail even more widely than they do now. give to the nation at large. Experience has owing to the accumulation of merchandise that such a heavy single object was. landed on

awaiting transportation between this country these shores. The actual consequence of the policy then adopted was that England for a time became proved that heavy burdens on trade are not and the above-mentioned ports. The freight!

Roberts at his back.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

The Sill ex C. PR. Go's steinar Empress of Ching, arrived at New York on the

lat instant.

The Imperial German Mail steamer Havirurg, carrying the German malls with dates from Berlin of the 15th April, left Colombe on the bik inst. p.m., and may be expected has mu or about Tuesday, the 14th inst.

By the leat Australian mail we learn that the District Court During the hearing of a suit

decisive campaign they were accepted by /un-believe It-is-this latest phase of the goworth, who died in the Peak Hospital-yes-g250 in gold a case, the freight upon which proposed Coal tax as elipsbod, slapdash, zo. Jury foe gaation has arisen in the Brisbane

actionary finance. He points out the effects upon trade in the darkest colours. The opposi.

aganist the Duke of Norfol; the formen of the jury applied for increased foor, If bolig sho

LONDON, 2nd May

OTTOMAN MISSION TO CHINA The Ottoman Mission to China has left only burdensome to the individual, but by on coal from this port is now quoted at 1.75

According to the testimony of shipping Constantinople. It consists of Milltary Mussul divided into two mutually hostile comps, removing the possibility of profitable trad

yen per ton for Shanghai, 2.65 you for Hang-people the other side of the Pacific, the steamer man clergy, charged to enter into relations whose shibboleths were respectively Free Trade and Protection. The results of the are hurtful to the nation. This is what kong, and 5.10 you for Fort Arthur. There Hongkong Maru on her last voyage carried with Musulmans in Chins, Russis is opposed across an exceptionally rich cargo, one of the throughout to the mission. Germany is in

favour of it most vainable, în fact, that has ever been ox- policy introduced by the great financier the apostles of free trace sought to teach; is a tendency of a further rise in freights.

* THE COAL TAX, We regret to have to record the death of ported from the Orient. The freight was made

Sir William Harcourt has denounced the were, however, so clearly beneficial to the not that the duties were in themselves sinful. as the doctrinaire of the day would-fain bave

ons European from plague that of Mr. HL Cup principally of 500 cases of opium, valued at general interests of the State that after a the nation without exception; and Great doctrine that lately has been brought into terday fornoan, after a very short illness. was 34 gaid a case, and 1,260 bales or 128 tons Britain became as fervent a worshipper prominence by men who, in their slavery 10 The deceased has been for some little time an of silk, valzed at about $600,000. The ages at the altar of Free Trade as ever did Israea ery, would sup the foundations of the assistent with Maners Watson & Co., at the gate value of the Hongkong Maru's cargo of lite of old at the shrines of Baal or Ashtoreth, principle on which that cry was originally Hongkong Dispensary in Queen's Road Au- 2,926 tons, approximated $2,000,000. The As a matter of course, with a new religion founded. Much of the opposition to the other of the firm's employees, Mr. H. Thorne, steamer was two days late in leaving Hongkong grew up new signs and watchwords, and a proposal of the Chancellor of the Exchequer who has not been a year yet in Hongkong, and was further delayed by going, south of was removed to Kennedy Town on Saturday Hongkong to Macao for the consignment of doctrine as hard as the Athanasian Creed to place a tax on the export of coal really uffering from pingue. He is progressing opium. Then, with fair weather prevailing, unexpected length. An adjournment has booesidence, he would refrain became the common property of the nation. proceeds from this claptrap of men unable favourably. It is of course, not known for the steamer started on the trip, to San Fran- Credo quie impossibile eat, was the test to be to work out the problem for themselves. If certain how they contrasted the disease, but disco, gaining time to Yokohama, and making applied to all candidates for honours of any we are to venture an opinion on the future numbers of dead rate, we learn, have been up the entire two days by the time Honolulu was reached Starting outward in good time description, however humble. Had the zeal of the question, it is that the duty on ex-found recently on the promises, from which it for the new cult been according to know ported coal has come to remain, and that may be suspected that these vormin carried the she rude the trip from Hongkong in 24 days ledge, little was to be said against this inter-instead of its being restricted to a mere infection.

and 23 hours,

tion will resist every stage.

London, Srd May THE COAL TAX.

seventh day of hearing Hin Honour ordered a fee of two guiness to be paid to the jury for that day and any subongot days. Connel for on the defendant said he had sixteen other wif

"As, however, the nesses to cul The debate on the proposed coal tax is of intimated that they did not desire further witnandes - Consul said he might hate called wifhemes for the plaintin bat bid made until Monday.

ored the evidence of six would l

FRANCE AND RUSSIA,

It is stated in St. Petersburg that during the He had intended to call evidence in rebulan,

by the jury. Judge Noel recent visit of M. Deicassé, an understanding bould refrain in view of the

Iditional remuneration. regard to the Chinese question. was reached between France and Ramis inconcurred in the request of the

Chequite