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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, AUGUST 19TH #1901

rivals The States are largely dependent on the purchasing ability of their best customer, the United Kingdom. From 1880 to 1900 "the United States sold to the United Kingdom a little over nine billion dollars "worth of goods, or about one-half of all *our exports; while during the same time "the United States bought from the Unitel A. S. WATSON & CO., "Kingdom only about three and a half

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"billion dollars' worth, leaving a balance of "five billion six hundred million dollars. “During the same period the imports from "other countries exceeded in value the goods “sold to them by over two billion dollare. This balance was paid out of the amount "paid to as by England, and left over three "and a half billions to pay freight, insur- “ance, and other charges, and to accumulate "a balance in our favour in the money “markets of the world. The disposition

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The Amoy-Shanghai cable has been restored.

An Anglo-Japanese school will be opened shortly in Tientsin, and is to be free of charge to the poor.

Ynon Shikai has ordered five Regiments to start from Tientsin to Poking and the remalader to start on the 4th November, according to

Northern native papers.

A Faris despatch of the 10th inst. says:-The Standard reports from Tientsin that the British troops have ocnapigil the Summer Palace (Peking). The other Lowers have protested.

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It cannot be said that Sandakan is not enterprising. Several ladies there have signified their approval to having a "mixed bathing institution such as they have on the Continent, and have given pecuniary assistance towards its erection.

The Duke of Cornwall and York was highly At prescut a large part of it is used to pay

It is freights, insurance, interest on securities in pleased with his visit to Adelaide. Europe, and travelling expenses of Amari-aid to be absolutely authentic that the Doice cans in foreign countries. All of it cannot declared Adelaide to be the hot huid-out be invested in English, German, and other and cleanest city he has seen, the climate was foreign loans and investments. It is there perfect. and the whole tour most enjoyable. fore puolable, the writer of the decument His only regret was that the inevitable rush before us thinks, that large amounts will be prevented his seeing wors. It is zatlar for. invested in new industries and railroads, tunate, from a point of view of possiblo

pay Hongkong a visit.

TELEGRAMS.

"DAILY PRESS" SERVICE.

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.]

THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICÀ.

LONDON, 17th August, 5 p.m. KRUGER'S PROTEST AGAINST THE

PROCLAMATION.

It is reported that. Mr. Kruger interds to hase his protest against Lord Kitchener's proclamation upon the articles of the Hague Convention interdicting the cenfiscation of the property of belligerents,

GENERAL NEWS.

LONDON, 17th August, 3 p.m.

THE "GLOBE" AND THE IRISH PARTY.

The editor and publisher of the Globe

FURTHER COLLAPSE IN

COCHRANE STREET.

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents]

BUILDING SUPERVISION.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE “DAILY PRESS."

When the disastrous collapse of houses tank place in Cochrane Street on Wednesday night, the side walls of Nos. 30 and 30, which are situated on each side of the ruined dwellings were left entirely unsupported, and balgad alarmingly as the work of clearing away the debris proceeded. Eventually operations had

Hongkong, 17th August. to be suspended to peruit of the shoring

SIE, Kindley permit me space in your up of these walls, which was done by columns to asks a fer pertinent queries as who A Hok, contractor, 37, D'Agullar Street. responsible for the loss of life that has Stretched between the two tottering ereccoonrad during the past few years by the collapse tions were innumerable bamboos, a miniature of old, flimsily built houses, which ought to forest of them; and, everything at last appear have been condemned and pulled down by the ing secare, work was recommenced. As it proper authorities; and moreover who will proceeded, however, the wall at No. 36 be responsible for all collapses and loss of began to bulge further and to crack, and life which are sure to take place in the future, falling outwards, in spite of the bamboo

The Cochrane Street buildings. In question on Sunday morning came down with a run if the present regime is permitted to continue? shoring, and crushing on top of the ruins of

are old, very old, ae has even been admitted by Nos. 32 and 34. Fortunately mach an event the Acting Director of Public Works. Now was foresesn, und das precautions were taken if they were old, and, as the disaster Las proven, The tenants were cleared out, and aa no safe as human habitations, why were they not one was working at the place where the wall condemned and pulled down, and have saved fell the incident was unattended by casualty about a half hundred of tires? Have we no sur If similar fortunate circumstances could but reyorsand inspectors of buildings whose duty it is attend the fall of almost all of the remaining to inspect buildings and condemn to destruction housse in Cochrane Street, and elsewhere in the all those found nosafe? If we have, why is it city where such examples of jerry-building exist, not done? To all appearances, judging by the. one might be pardoned for wishing that they rotten bricks, wood and mortar of the ill-fated fall soon. From one building behind the horses, the same-ought in all reason to base besu

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end in developing the new possessions comparisons, that. His Royal Highness did not have been called to the bar of the House of Stag Hotel the tenants have bean cleared oat, condemned a year ago. Elther the men whose

"These new industries will increase the surplus for export and compel the United

The gymkhana had to be postponed on Satur. chy on account of the rain. In future, when "Stutes to take a prominent chase_in_the_|_ world's politics and trade, whether it

a meeting is to be postponed, the Committon A vigorous "desires to do so or not.

foreign trash will enable the Americanight arrange to let the public know. Up till half-past four o'clock on Saturday afternoon, *people to continue the prosperity with cooling wore parading the streets bearing which they Ive been blessed in the past placards announcing that the gymkhana had .. By means of machinery, born postponed from the 30th to do 17th inst. four years.

the sports were to be carried on, and only realised this mistakewhen they got to the Raca-corso,

moment.

Commons and reprimanded for a breach of and a couple of Indians set to keep guard, the duty it is to see to the conditions of the varions privilege in imputing to the Irish members andwrities anticipating its falling-in at any tenements in this colony wilfally neglect their the making of money by politicul jobbery and corruption. Thovituding-parties with drew the impuration and tendered apology.

COTTON CROPS IN TEXAS. The president of the Texas Cotton-growers

State are unlikely to exceed 2,800,000 bales. The conditions in some other states are unfavourable.

RICE CROPS INJURED.

It is reported that a storm has consider.

All hope of further saving life in the Cochrane bodies are believed to be still buried beneath the Street ruins has long ago been abandoned. Many rubbish, and the smell at times is fearful. The flashless skull of one victim could be secu yestar day morning lying on top of the debris. Apart altogether from the risk, the task of the polica-

one.

duty or they are perfectly in competent,

How can any one with common sense expect a building whose main, walls are only twelve. inches, thick, and the partition walls from six to eight inches thick, to remain intact in this climate, with our moonseon for say twenty or thirty years ?

And not only are the old buildings-neglected,

old age, and ornel the life out of men House No. 36, whose side-wall collapsed and women, bat aureds of similar build- as alrendy stated, was pulled down about noon.ings are run up in Wanchai, consisting of the House No. 30 ought also to be pulled down, as it animo flimsy Diaterial, the same thin walls, the I certainly not safe for men to work right same hasard mode of constraction, using alongside clearing away the debris of the other

mere laths instead of boards and beams of the proper strength and dimentions, and merely buidings.

Two bodies were found on Saturday and using good briaks on the outside, and filling one yesterday, making a total of 26 dead up in the centre with rotten, bohenbrioka, till 3 p.m. yesterday.

the remigants of what once had been bricks, We were glad to note that those responsible The main object of unscrupulous Chinese for clearing away the fallon material have et contractors and property owners sage to last awakened to the necessity of haste. On be to build the greatest number of tenements Saturday quite a large gang of coolics, mant

at the least possible cost and in the shortest and worn, a relay of Sikhs, and Europesu were at work, as well and Chise firemen as several members of the P. W. D.

If we are correctly informed, increased no-

"the great manufacturing nations have Peoplo naturally arrived at the coxclusion that Association says that the crops in Texas men and firemen is anything but a pleasant and perditted to fall down through shear-

been able to produce unnel more than they can consume, and have been force to find "outlets for their surplus products in loss

The following paragraph is from the Howpitul developed countries. This explains the "efforts which European nations are making last month It is not only in Cape Colony to secure control of large regions of and British olambis that more nurses are The wanted. A cry of distres cunes from tho "country in Asia and Africa. "United States, by possession of the colony of Hongkong, in which the plagusally daniaged the rice-crops in New Orleans

continues to rage. According to a British neighbourhood.

ident, one of was friends unfortunately “Philippines, is in a position to secure a *fair share of the frile of nearlying contructed the disease, Eur peans are “bundled *countries on the continent of Asia." But Lent of their homes, at fire morey of Chinoin as the writer says later on, nothing but lies, who bang them down in the street, and persistent pushing can secure foreign trade, sit and smoke. When the Civil Hospital is which does not necessary follow the flag, for reached there is no van to attend to them: for (he instances) in the Philippines, England hours. The question (ways the Hospital) calls

Offer at home. This is the more argent and Germany have secured a larger share of for the immediato attention of the Colonial A. S. WATSON & CO. the trade than the United States.

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REUTER'S SERVICE,

LONDON, 15th August, 1901. COUNT VON WALDERSEE'S

SPEECHES CONDEMNED. Many German newspapers condemn the bonst- fulness and aggressiveness of Count von Wal- assertion that while the names of other nations have sunk, Germany's has risen.

space of time. The main objects are dividends; lives do not count

Who passes the plans for new houses of this description? Whoever does is morally guilty of man-slaughter. Who employs 'in-

Into the exact details of the exports about 18 Enropoaus altogsther have been dersee's speeches, and especially deprecate the the rabbish is largely due to H.E. the Governor competent and underpaid building surveyors

from the Tnited States into the various parts of the workh wo einnat here follow the writer, for to do so would involve the. quotation of endless figures. He concludes

attached, and there have been several deaths":

The return of deaths in the colony faring in the Europa and of which 32 Joly shows a total for the mouth of 591,

THE ROYAL TITLES DILI. In the House of Commons, the Royal Titles Bill has been read a third time.

BILLS.

tivity and the presence of dust-parts to cart away who gave orders to the P. W. D. to engage es many coolies as were required, and if necessary to pay double wages. He further ordered that all the meu labouring in clearing away the ruins were to have all the refreshments they

and inspectors?

Whero in the Fable Works Department and where are ita official Why do they not bestir themselves and do their duty as it ought to be done? What is the head of the Govern-"

from them that the United States have still foreigu community (including 12 among the THE NAVAL AND MILITARY WORKS i wanted, which were to be procured from the ment about that his allows such a state of

LONDON, 15th August.

WAR POLICY IN SOUTH AFRICA. In the House of Cominous, Mr. Chamberlain said that the policy pursued by the Americans in the Philippines would be followed in South Africa if the war there degenerated into a wur

police canteen and paid for by the Government. Needless to say full advantage was taken of

to work all the better for it.

A box containing $210 was excarated from the debris on Saturday and taken to the Central Station. There is said to be another box.

rubbish, but it has not been unearthed yet."

SUPREME COURT.

Saturday, 17th August, -

The Naval and Military Works Bills have to gain their fair share of the world's imports military), and 550 in the Chinese commjay. in many lines, and that this ran only be Plagne was responsible for 160 deaths 4

Lord of the Admiralty, stated that the extent HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DES VOUX ROAD Cl. done by the" persistent pushing" mentioned among the European and foreign civil-ben read a socond time. In introducing the this generong concession, and the raen were able above. With regard to the fear expressel inmunity, one in the Army, and 175 mong Naval Works Bill, Captain Pretyman, Civil of the dockyard at Hongkong would be 34 Europe that the States will not only secure the Chinese. Of the latter deaths, 28 are in In larger share of trade in the other grandKowloon district, Zi ́in the Harbour, 30 in divisions of the world, but will also make No. 5, and 19 each in Nos. 4 and 9 dfricts. aures, leaving space for the constraction of an

Malarial fever musel 30 deaths, and chest additional large dock if required, and providing containing money and valuables underneath thei inroads upon the domestic trade of European affections 36. The loath-ratus in the proipal storage accommodation for 100,000 tons of coal countries themselves, the writer laughs at registration districts ware-British and reign the talk of an international alliance against cic community, 25.7 per 1,00..perum; the States to keep American products out Chinese commodity, Victoria, Land 20.0, Harbour 3.03; Chiness, whole colony,aud of Europe, and says: "Such efforts are "unlikely to cause anxiety if considered in 24.3. Boat 26.4, Land and Esat 24.6: tot civil "the light of recent commercial history. community 24.6.

Individual nations in the past have tried to do this, and it has generally resulted in a steady increase of American exports to the countries themselves, and a decrease of American imports from these same countries." The author and compiler of this instructive little pamphlet has evidently no dread of the power of the European nations to damage the United States by any the Continent have urged.

THE Philadelphia Commercial Museum has published a small pamphlet entitled The World's Commerce and United States Share of It, which, though mainly statistical, is of great interest at the present time when the fear of American trade competition has developed into a panis la certain commercial circles. The pamphlet summarises the setual figures on which the evidence of the States' commercial advance is based and indulges but little in anything beyond the barest comment. Starting with a note upon the vast change in the relations of the Siates with the rest of the world since 1890, when the country was largely dependent on Europe, and inore especially on Great Britain, for money to develop its resources, it alludes to the BARING collapse of 1890, the panic of 1898, with long and widespread distress throughout the States, causing general economy, the introduction by munn- facturers of new and cheaper methods of production, and ultimately an accumulation of savings. Then came the good crops in the States at a time of drought in India

such action as anti-American extremists on

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION,

things to oxist

These are a few questions I would wish to o answered. Yours, eto

ENQUIRER.

POLICE COURT.

Saturday, 17th August.

BEFORE MR. HAZELAND,

DESERTÉS FÉON THE RINGAPORE POLICS. Acting Police Inspector Patrick McNamara of Singapore took French leave by the last Messageries boat and came to Hongkong in-

with banditti. A proclamation had been issued BEFORE HIS HONOUR A. G. WISE (ACTING sling to work his way North and get s

LONDON, 18th August.

A curtain Hangohow man who rarned recently from Hsion, whers government biness providing measure to either bring the war to an audience accorded him by the Fressables who. if allowed to remain, would be a had taken him, gave an interesting rest of an end, or to rid the Colony of the irreconcil.

of the N.-C. Daily News. He says the eror Dowager, writes the Hargohow correspicat continuous source of danger. at thero, pals and very quiet; that ang Wen-shao appeared frowning and diaconted; but that Li the eunuch, whose pal had doubtless just been grossed, was in gregood amour and expatiated loudly to the Toross Dowager upon the honesty and industry her H.M.S. Dido left dock about 11.30 p.m. on the subjects in and about Haugchow. It is, bever, believed by many, and feared by more, the talk of the Emperor being still alive is falso. II.M. cruiser Brisk' arrived yesterday from and that he has long ago fallen a victip the plots of his enemies. It seems incred that Weikaiwel.

the Powors do not yet so the necty of compelling the restoration of poweb. the Empiror himself, the first step towardfich is of course his production, that the way knuw he is certainly alive.

17th incl.

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The re-appointment of Mr. Edward Osborne a member of the Sanitary Board is to be notified in the Gurette,

The articles on The Sanitary Condition of in pamphlet form, and can now be obtained at Hongkong, by Scrutator, have been issued the office of this paper or the local booksellers at 10 cents per copy.

No fresh plague cases or deaths were reported and Australia, which led to the increasing during the 24 hours ending at noon on Satur needs of Europe having to be satisfied day. from America, with the consequence that $2,000,000,000,000 in four years represented the excess of exports over imports in the States, whose manufacturers now found that they could sell their products at prices enabling them to compete successfully in the world's markets. They have entered those markets to stay, and since 1890 have increased the exports of nunufactured goods more, in actual value, than Great Britain, France, and Germany combined.

"The percentage of this increase" the pamphlet says, "18 greater than that of any of these nations in

■ quarter of a century." The following table of export of manufactured goods is appended, the figures being in millions of

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per cent.

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Mr. M. Kato, the Japanese Conscourte

· A DEFINITION OF THE POLICY. The American policy referred to by Mr. Chamberlain, in his speech having reference to the war in South Africa, consisted in the fixing Mr. of a date after which the killing of British soldiers will be regarded as murder. Chamberlain denied that any kind of peace negociations were proceeding,

THE PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT

The prorogation of Parlament is expected on Saturday.

LONDON, 16th August. COMPANY OF FRENCH'S SCOUTS CAPTURED.

The Boer Commandant Erasmus has ambush ously informs us that eight Japaneseamen ad and captured unwounded, a company of

in the harbour on the 13th inst. f Taka. by the British transport Chingiu, wharrived were killed and five wounded were recently rescut zul brought to port General French's scouts. Two of the enemy

CHIEF JUSTICE).

APPLICATION FOR HABEAS CORPUS,

As already reported by us, Mr. E. H. Sharp, instructed by Mr. K. W. Mounway, applied to His Lordship for a writ of habeas corpus, to be served on the Superintendent of Police of this colony, to produce Laung Kun Yau, alias Leung A Su, who was detained by the police under an order of banishment.

situation in the Chinese Customs Service.

While waiting here for a steamer northward he liberally patronised the direront hotel bars, and was seen by Inspector McNab, who at one sonoinded, that the man was sither deserted soldier ur policemen, and consequently kept his eye on him.

On Friday night a telegraphic request = came from the Singapore police authorities aking for the arrest of Acting Inspector On Saturday morning Inspector

His Lordship made the writ returnable for MoNnt out in quest of the wanted man, Saturday, and when the Court assembled the MoNab Suit my produced. Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, and in less than half an hour had him locatell Crown Solicitor, and the Captain Enperintendent in the Hongkong Hotel lower bar, and qu

book hits in charge were in attendance.

Mr. Sharp-I more, my Lord, that tho pri- soner be discharged, on the ground that the return is bad,

His Lordships any one going to oppose this motion?

and quietly

The prisoner when brought before His Worship admitted in charge of desertion, and was remanded for a week to enable the Singapore Polles to send up an oileial to take him in charges

Mr. Bowley-No, my Lord. It is unneces

Three Europeans where declared sary to go into any question of law. Mr. May THREE VAGRANIC is here, and if your Lordship will allow him he

and sent to the House of Detention will make a atatement.

One told His Worship a very moving tale them had been sent there ones belon, having overstaid their leave at get drunk in local

said that in this matter the police dealt with the His Lordeihy offering no objection, Mr. May prisoner on his own statement. When he was arrested and again when he was discharged from of their having tried to stow sway, so that gaol he claimed to be a native of Chins, and, they escaped the customary punitament

the prisoner was a native of Hongkong.

that Mr. May concinded, he personally had no know leaving the House of Detention to get

Mr. Sharp asked for costs, submitting the police hut shown the utmost carelessness in ledge or information til Friday, morning the

His Lordship discharged the prisoner, bat mado no order es to costs, holding that it was the man's own fault that he found himself where

They were taking a barge of about tons THE LATE EMPRESS FREDERICK. making their inquiries. from Omaka to Kooling in Formosa, they

The Hon. A. W. Brewin, Registrar-General, wet with a typhoon on the 1st ipff the has been granted leave of absence for a mouth. coast of the island of Okinawa, the rest of During his absence the Hon. J. II. Stewart, the Loochoo group. The bargo had drift Lockhart, C.MG., Colonial Secretary, will being on the open sea for eight days won the morning of the 9th-Augnst. tho Chinget her Acting Registrar-Genera).

at 32 deg. 14 min. N. 129 kg. 55 min about 100 miles from Shaugiai, and rennage men.

A slight explosion of steam occurred yuster, day morning on board the P. & 0.5.8. Pekin

HONGKONG'S CONDOLENCES.

We have been furnished with the following copy of the telegram from His Excellency the Governor to the Secretary of State, sent on the 13th August:-

Resolution passed by Legislative Cenneil to- dayThat the members of the Legislative

he was.

BEFORE ME. HEMPA

MAGNEUNLAWFULLY ANCHOEING JUNE

For unlawfully anchoring a Jank in the Southern Fairway and thereby obstructing its 33 or eight days hard labour. free passage, the owner of a junk was sened

NO DRIVERE LICENCES. There were three cases of plying a licenced offenders were fined $3 or eight days each.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS rickets without a drawer's licence, and the

owing to the bursting of a boiler Lubo. No / She was strippel of spile, wast and thing Council of Hongkong desire humbly to express Yokohama en Friday afternoon, the 16th inst Lin Chuk, a Chinese lad, stole two watohés,"

The NY.K, stoamor Karachi Maru (Buro

pean Line) left Shimonoseki for this port on the

TABLICIT OPIUM.

The C.P.R. steamer Empress of China left to His Majesty the King and His Imperial for Vancouver.

The N.Y.K. steamer Kasuga Maru (Anstrene aneroid and fifty caute in money on board the 8.3. Coromandel, and was sentenced to on the deck, and the food and water early Majesty the German Emperor the sorrow with damage was done, however, and the Jakin left exhausted. The rescued men spoke bathe which they have received the intelligence of iian Lane) left Nagasaki sis Mejl for this port twelve strokes with the birol and forty-eight dollars ---

tically of tho kindness of Capt. W, the the death of the Dowager Empress Frederick on the 16th inst., & m., and is expected to arrive hours detention in prison, Counties,20 1900 Tncrease.

281 186 per of. Fosterday at her appointed time. United States ....161 439

in their bereavement.

BLAKE. On Saturday night a collisou took place be- oficore and the men of the transport roll as of Germany and Princess Royal of England, here on the 20th inst., s... United Kingdora 1119 1144

149 28 Germany 529 678

tween the steam-launch Lee Sang and a cutter the officers and men of the Brifftroops and their deep sympathy with Their Majesties The following is a copy of telegram received France 400 365-25 −6},

The panic-mongers who fear, so much the belonging to the hospital-ship Alence. It who were travelling on board lor. Wil advance of American commerce should take appare the cutter neglected to sorry lights, and we was very indignant at the of

His Majesty the King thanks Legislative

CHAMBERLAIN. the outter as well as four passengers, only two have passed the disable large, but coldly proceeds to give that the success of the two. There was a crew of six sboard which is reported by the Japanesion to August United States in foreign trade cannot be of whom were rescued by de som-launch: steaned oway two days before the de met Council for piange of sympathy" achieved by the destruction of that of their the rest are missing.

A Chinsman in possession of twenty-six taols 17th inst, and is expected to arrive here of prepared opinn without the requisite certi ficate was brought before His Worship by PU on the 21st inst, amilyen

The N.TK steamer Kaga Mary (American) Joley, No. 91, and fined $500.

to heart the warning which the pamphlet the launeh ran into her at full speed, antting deer with black hull and ye tunel - in reply from the Becretary of State on Line) left Kobe via Moji and Shanghai for this BA MILICIT KAWLING,

her.

port on the 16th inst., and is expected to arrive. There were the usual score or more of cases alt hawking, which were depatched with here on the 24th insta

3o and 83 files.

The silk ex the CPR, steamer Empress of} Japan arrived in New York on the 15th ft.

of