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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY APRIL 2718, 1008

THE GAMBLING HELLS OF

KOWLOON.

ago, for then British trade was the the trade that was worth cangidoration, but a lading position in the mercantile, world. Twenty

Now Britain was In Casasira Magotine, there appears & ra yours ago Britain was Srst and the reat of the Powers nowhere, stroggling to maintain a' leed. If other markable account of Mrs Brown Potter's countries kept on advancing his opinion was visit to Chins, as told by an interclower, who that that least would entirely disappear in the says he got it from Mrs. Brown Fotter herself. course of another generation if nothing was Here is the story-it requires no comment - done to wake up manufacturers to the true But our hostess has been allover the world, position of affairs in Chine and Japan Wandin another moment she has transported us had not to look at the powible less of our trade by the magie of her descriptive power to tar spent in Canton, whore the old Vicary Li in Japan, but at Japan as a very active and off bins, and she is telling us of a day she moo vigorous competitor of China.

Mr. TORKINGTON, who mentioned that three Hang-abang gave a breakfast in her honoar in the beautiful pagoda which visitors knew so years ago he travelled from Yokohama to Liverpool with Mr Holland, thought that mann well. A breafast which she can never forget, fastarers ought to go out to China and see and which it tested all her charm of manner things for themselves. He did not mean for two and all her inct (o get through witheat offend- or three manufacturers to ombine and sending the tender susceptibilities of her hoet, for a traveller, as was often done at a great loss, Chinese etiquette is very rigid and will not because manufacturers could not in that way easily forget or forgive the passing ever of s gain correct information. American manufae single dish. turers first went out theweelves and then sent their travellers, whose reports they were then able to rond and understand while sitting in their offees. (Applause)

As regards improvement in the matter of let the busimman pass into the hands of those who

Government support and sasistanse, this can can do it then rost successfully." Further on Mr. Brenan ́KSYS,

ronan keys. The British merchant in only be arrived at by persistent pressure on the Chius appears to be disappearing, but the in- part of the Chambers of Commerce and Members terests of our manufacturers remain, and as a of Parliament, the Foreign Ofies, like the war market capable of immense extension Chins office and other Government departments, being may well claim more attention than she at utterly disinclined to move out of its old present receives." In other words while the established grooves, or to ralise the neocally Interests of the British traders at present in for mor vigorous action in these days of force China must nedoubtedly suffer as the position competition. The German Government for of the native trader improve, on the other hand instance supports a German Conrulla doing for British trade in general will reap the benefit, the Gorman mohants under his jurisdiction The Chinsman is a born trader and the premeny ibings that a British Coral woulu not proft he makes out of it the more he will want voulure to do and a British merchant would not He is better off to-day than he was 50 think of asking for. I bave Leard it argued that years age, and is ready and willing to spend Chinese officials have much more respect for money when he sees something atractiva to England and its Consular Berrics because of buy. But while the British merchant in their onwillingness to pat such forcible pres. England knows very little for the most part sure on the Chinese Authorities as other about what the Chinese, want, the Chinese Government do, but surely this may be know much less about what the foreigner can dismissed as santimental twaddle nuworthy of supply, and as Mr. Brenan rightly wys "the notice. The Chinese are far too state not to asenterprising Obinamso, estate merchant as see for themselves that our feeble methods are he is in well known grooves, usver thinks of the result of want of mok bone, and if any such striking out in a new direction" Here then it usiras respect for our muaviter in modo doos Booms to me might be an opportunity for our exist, which I doubt, the sooner it is changed Chambers of Commerce to do something that for a wholesome respect for car fortiter is re

Mr. Keswick raid he had been many years would benefit British trade in general and the the better for our merchants and our tande. manufacturers at home. What is wanted be: While I would not for a moment advocate the in China, and in regard to the development of new trade-both impert and export-his observa. tween the two countries is an improved mutual drastic methods sometimes employed by the knowledge or each other's wants and powers Fresh and Germans, not to mention the Rustion was this: that travellers going from of supply, and I would suggest that this might sans, there can be no doubt that these countries

resalt. They rarely succeeded. He had noticed, be arrived at in two ways. One is by a system have gained at our expense during the last few England as a role produced little if any good of Exhibitions. I advocated this plan in the years simply because they have shown determi- on the other hand, that German houses very Manchester Guardian some three years ago xation in supporting the claims of their notionls frequently bad a considerable number of young but I'm afraid my suggestion aid not receive and pushing their interests. For instance, is and intelligent clarke. After a few years the much attention. That my iden has something in it, however, is evidenced by the fact that the regards the Yoogiene Valley, which it was the clerks acquired what unfortunately the English United States now have a Bill before their fashion not long ago to call the "sphere of people were not ready to acquire-a knowledge British interests," it is to be feared that the of the Chinese language. They didnot remain for Beuate the object of which is to erect at British public is buoyed up with the false idea long perives as a rule in houses to whom they Shanghai and maintain a building to be used permauently as an Exhibition of American that our influence there is paramount and that had gone out, but the enterprising among them the Chinese Government has given reliable started business with very little capital, lived manufactures and raw materials, and the pro- position is being cordially supported. My advance that no part of that wealthy territory economically, west about everywhere, and many suggestion goes further then this, for if the will be alienated to any other country. After of them settled in the country and tonnd ont thing is worth doing at all, it is worth doing many years' experience of the Yangtsro Valley in the course of their relations with Chinese in were the articles required. Beginning în a thoroughly. I suggest that such Exhibitions be and conversation with influential Chinese both distant parts of the interior what in those porta established at kay half-a-dozen of the principal official and merosntile, it is my conviction that trade marts of China, That would bring the we have not as much influence there as some of small way they introduced novelties and now goods exhibited to the notice of handreds of the other Fowers who have been extending things which in course of time became import thousands of natives who would never see them their settlements and iutorests there, and ant in their dimensions, thus laying the founda- at Shanghai, the difficulties and expense of any assurances of the Chinese Government tious of a very considerable trade. It was in would not be worth the paper they are like manner that much of the export trade was travel boing to the native blmost insuperable written on if pressure were brought to fostered. The young fellows found it to their a interest. to state what the country produced and There are certain busy trade marts in China from which the fame of these Exhibitions sud bear by any one of these powers or of the goods on view would permente the whole combination of them. France especially is very what it could export to advantage, and from busy pashing her influence by the aid of her small beginnings they 'very frequently reached Empire, Snob places are Chungking or Cheng Catholle priests to whom she has granted very important developments in trade. He was ta in Western Chins, Tientsin in the North, official renk, which tuables them to insist if sorry to say that that was not characteristic of Changsha or Siangtan, both very busy towns necessary on interviews with the Chinese the British people. If onlyour own people would in Huan, Wachang of Hankow in Hups, officials and to act in the capacity of official show more disposition in the way of enterpris Shanghof, and two Southern towns, may Foo

agents of the French Government. From and learn the bugange, make themselves chow and Wushow. Our Amerian consins are every point of view this is objectionable, and so acquainted with the country, and settle where usually very smart in business matters, but the it prevails not only in the Yangtze Valley but they saw there was an opening even if they had half bearted nature of their schone will

all over China, vigorous action on the part of great discouragement at first, they would in fest if one considers for a moment the size of our Government is necessary to check or time materially add to the expert as well as the China, consisting as it does of eighteen pro- connteract this state and dangerous procedure import trade of China. (Applause.) He com- on the part of France. I have probably said cloded by proposing a rate of thanks to Mr vinces, some of them as large as France and some larger. My plan for running these Exhibitions is that they should be in charge of sufficient on the point of a much needed change Holland for his interesting address.

in the ways of our Government, so I will not intelligent young men sent out by the Chem- bors of Commerce, to learn a certain amount of trespass lenger on your time and patience, and If my remarks contain any germ that may Chiness, as was done by the sewing cotton trade develop for the benefit of British merchants and some four or five years ago. It would be their trade I shall be well satisfed. easy to and intelligent natives who could not as assistants and look after the Exhibitions while the English superintendents were away travel ling in the interior under passports, visiting other large towns, showing samples and distri- bating advertisements in Chinese. I think &

be mani-

Mr. Krowicz mid they had all listened with great interest to what Mr. Holland had told them, and it would add greatly to the importance of the proceedings if any gentleman acquainted with China, or even those not acquainted with China, would nak questions concerning the

The motion was, seconded and carried unaminously,

Mr. HOLLAND thanked his audience for the patient hearing they had given to bis remarks. He quite agreed with all Mr. Keswick had said about learning the language. It was a most important point. English young men did not learn the language, but others did, and so the Englishmen placed themselves at the mercy of the compradore. It was a common saying now that the compradore was the employer of the

"Her description of an egg, back with the grime of a hundred years, a very special delicacy sumption, rent na into 'fits of laughter, for Mrs. and the wiles she adopted to escapo its con- Potter possesses a sunl of humour and a power of expressing that humour which is beyond my pen to depict.

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THE GERMAN IMPRESS.

Berlin, 15th April. H.M. the Empress cannot, in consequence of the fracture of her forearm, take part in the

Imperial visit to Rome,

DEN. HAESELEE'S JUBILEU.

15th April. Colonel-General Coast Hateeler, commander of the 16th army corps at Meta, who will cele- brate his jubiles of Bfty years' service at the end of this month, has asked to be put on the

She resorted list.

ahead and, unfortunately, carrying off with him Hengkong, and her manager having gone on all the cash, and the company being on the eva of returning to England, she was without money to pay them their miaries and their passage. She was at her with end what to do Suddently someone jokingly mentioned to her the gambling deus of Kowloon, determined to try her luck at the gambling tables, and so, splendidly costamed, she exiled a somupan and gaily set forth upon an adventure "Arived at Kowloon, she sought out the which might well have ended in a tragic death.

in an hour or two she rose with hundreds of nearest gambling-hell, and set herself to win bor company's salaries. Luck favoured her and sovereigns in ber pocket. The fierce Chinese bade her sit down again and give them their revenge. She laughed in their faces, She had come to win, and having won would go. Her pluck, her cool, gay courage, her presence of mind, saved her, and once again she crossed the dark water and went straight to the shipping

Bandreds of sovereigns! office and took passages for all her company whom she paid in full.”

PESTILENCE IN THE PHILIPPINES. From the recent r port of the P.. Board of Health it appears that cholera is rapidly dying out. During the last three months only a few Caves have been reported, end these have aver

aged about three cases a week. The total

M3. PRINETTI TO BETIRE.

15th April. It is reported from Rome that the Italian

retire sary soon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Primatti, will

ARREST OF U.S. MISSIONARIER,

1ōth April.

The arrest of some American missionaries on

the Island of Ruk (Carelines) bas induced the American Government to enquire into the canso. The answer shows that it was not prompted by any political reasons.

GERMAN CONSOLS.

Berlin, 18th April. 13,750 million marks have been signed for the new three per cent. German console, amounting

to 290 millions at the rate of 92. Only two per cent. of the subscriptions can, consequently, be accepted.

CANADA AND GERMANY.

38th April, Canada announces that she will levy an addi- tional duty of one third of the general tariff on

goods imported from Germany. The com petent offices here desire that the reasons given for this measure are not right. They

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LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

The C.P.R. steamer Empress of India arrived at Bhanghai at midnight on the 24th inst, and left again at 8 pm. on the 25th inst. for Naga eski, where she is due to arrive at 8 am, to-day.

The steamer Arralcon ¿pour, from Caloutts, left Singapore for this part on the 24th inst., P..

The 0.8.8. steamer Deucalion left Shanghai on the 24th inst., a.m. and is expected here to day, a.m.

The 0.8 8. steamer Calskar left Singapore on the 24th inst., and is expected here on the

The Boston B

The Boston Steamship Co.'s steamer Tremont arrived at Victoria (8.0.) on the 23rd inst.

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but we have no better VALUE than resorted to. beginning of the epidemic last year, is 131,817; | deaths 23,82, hewing a mortality of 63 per cent. In the city of Manila 4,680 cases have -appeared with 3,471 deaths,

Small-pox and plagas begin to appear in January and since that time thirty-eight cases of small-pex have been reported, with six deaths, and clesen recoveries. Twenty of these cases appeared in March. The plague since Jannery shows a larger number, as eighty-four onses were reported, with seventy-one dentks,

SNOWSTORMS IN EUROPE.

18th April Heavy snow-storms prevail in Germany,; France, and Austria.

VENEZUELAN INDEMNIFY.

18th April Venezuela will make her third payment on

BHENISH LABQUE TROUBLES,

Tath April. the let July.

The Rhenish textile factories bave discharged 25,000 labourers, because the striking labourers of these factories would not submit to the arbitration of the Mechanics' Court to which

grievances.

good deal of time and money is spent 17 country or any points raised in Mr. Holland's merchant, because, the comprador had come to / THE SUNKEN SPANISH GUNBOATS, the labourers had themselves referred their

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Mr. LONGFORD mid he gave the enggestion that Conanis should receive a better commercial training his most hearty endorsement. His idea was that the Consal should study and leaza methods of business and business ideas which would be of material advantage to him. There was a great failing in the truising of coneulor officera inasmuch as nothing was done to teach them their commercial anties and they had to pick up a kiowlodge la a haphazard sort of

manufacturers sending catalogats of their goods in English instead of in Chinese. Nobody takes the trouble to translate them, and there fore they are thrown away into the waste-paper basket, and thus a great expenditure of time and money is wasted. My great point is that this sort of enterprise mast come from the Chambers of Commerce or a combination of tham, being for the benefit of trade in general more than of any particular branch. This med not be the case, as the Chinese are very conservative and, would probably prefer to fabion: obtain any article that took their fancy through the old sources well known to them, ., the resident merglants. It saanut be expected that British merchants alrusdy established in China would give much nasistence to any such scheme, se aof only might the prospect of any protit to themselves be very remote, but such an Exhibition might in their eyes be an unwelcome competător, th

the foremost place owing to the merchant not knowing Chinese. The Chiness were honest, and he had known merchants say they would take a Chinaman's word as soon as his bond: bat in spite of that honesty Chinese compradores scmetimes failed, or other things happened, and then there would come a smash, which might have been averted had the merchant had a knowledge of Chinese. (Applause.)

Mr. KESWICK, in responding to a vote of thanks for prosiding, reforred to the printing of

catalogues, and said that in London there was 1 school of Chinese which had been established under the auspices of the China Association. An effort, which had met with considerable success, had been made to have Chinese taught, not by Europeans but by Chinese, and lo believed that the movement, which had begun

AN INNOVATION.

The Spanish Colosy of Manila hare decided to suspend the funeral services over the remains

The Chingehoufu (Shantung) correspondent of the sailors who perished aboard the Reina Cristina, until the gunboats alongside the Critica huyo been raised to the surface of the of the N.-C. Daily News writes ander dats water. Two small gunicats went down at the 16th April :--- same time and near the Cristina, and it is thought that both the bouts carried with them the bodies

of many sailers. The sense company which raised the Criefing has been instructed to proceed ones in the raising of the other vessels. This

task will probably conants only about four or five days, as the boats are very small ones. So the funeral services will be postponed until it is ascertained whether there were any more dead. Dr. Lionel Street has been instructed by the Board of Health to represent that body at the wreck and deliver the remains over to Sr. For

in a small way, was likely to have a very consi-nandes,the representative of the Spanish Colony. derable success. Very possibly in connection with this selibol some arrangements might be made whereby large catalogues, could be pre- pared in this country in the proper manner in Chinese for transmission abroad.

The proceedings then terminated.

HALL & HOLTZ, LTD.

The direoloza' report laid before the aunan mesting of Hall & Holts, Ltd., at Shangbei on Saturday was as follows ---

The Directors herewith submit to the Share bolders the accounts of the Company for the year ended 28th February, 1963.

THE CHINA TEA TRADE, A "special correspondent" to the Madras

Mail writes:

This city has been in existence some 4,000 years, but in all its long life its strangest

experience must have been on Sunday. Inst when the first train arrived from Tsingtao. I understand about thirty foreign visitors case

up to celebrate the occasion or to see the city. It is to be hope they were pleased with the place, and possibly the place was pleased with them but that is probably considered of less importance. The railroad is now being pushed

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Captain Chamberate who is charged with American attempting to smoggle dutiable goods from Hongkong into Manila on transport declared in evidence that the box in

KYNOCK'S SPORTING While Ceylon-and India too-are proper

which the goods were discovered was built by and ing to eust Japan (es from America, another his orders, but its construction was known Le CARTRIDGES 8, 10, 12, 16, and 29 BORE. considerable factor to bo reckoned with is

by the carpenter openly as any piece of work all Sizes, Nos. 10 to 8880. AIR GUNS and

AMMUNITION in Variety.. China. According to Beyd's Commercial the ship's officers and others. It was prepared und NEWCASTLE CHILLED SHOT in Guide for China," the merchents interested in

WM. SCHMIDT & CO. would have been done by him. The blocks, the China tea trade interd making a combined chips and discarded pieces of timber ing about

Hongkong, 28th November, 1002. and sustained effort to revivify the dyingten in plain sight of all there going about the reisel. The box was constructed, according to Cap- industry in China, and eventually, by judicious advertising, and the employment of up-to-date tain Chataberlain, to furnish better security for. machinery in the preparation of the leaf, to

cabin during the first days of the voyage, some regain lest ground in England and America the packages. The latter had been kept în bis It is confidently eserted that, if China teas are

The delay in placing the goods in the tor wes Japane, they will soon gust their rivals from due to the fact that before leaving Hongkong boomed as loudly as Ascams, Ceylons, and of them in s drosor and some under the bunk.

the field.

In the French consular service all persons have to pass a year at one of the great Chambers of Commerce in the country, and there they acquired a great dest of practical business experience which was of immense advantage to them afterwards and rendered the commarmel reports which they furnished of greater importance and value to manufacturers and merchants. He thought that system might very well be imitated in As regards improvement in official methods, England, if not at the commencement of a Consola as a rule know very little shout com- Consul's career certainly when he was Trezcial ways and requirements, and that they at home on leave. But all encouragement must come from the Chambers of Commerce. Mr. should gain some knowledge and experience in this direction would surely be of great advantage Hollard had suggested that if a Consal on leave to merchants. There is a constant flow of conilised their time by studying at Chambers of Commerce the Foreign Clics might be induced sular officers of all grades coming from China on leave, and I suggest that arrangements should to grant them extra leave. As a matter of fust be made for such, officers to meet the various the Foreign Cfles would not give any considera. Chambers of Commerce and give addreasts on ticu whatever to the subject, and would tell Cereals that they might work as they pleased the various wants and supplies of the districts while on leave, but that vos a matter entirely they have officiated in. Now it stands to regsor

Capital-In accordance with a Special that men coming home for a holiday after five for themselves, Chambers of Commerce might years or more of Chinese climate and discomfort do a great deal towards improving the service if

they would encourage afer and closer and Resolution passed on the 5th July, 1902, and abonld grudge giving up any of their holiday to

more constant association between their mem subsequently confirmed, the Capital of the sack a parpess, and certainly would object to being pat to any expense in connection with it. bere in the great manufacturing districts Company was increased by the creation of 7.000

papers Link there would be no difcalty and the Consula whe me over to Bogland new shares of 320; of these 390 are cuissned.

If they did so they would in due time Profit and Loss AccountIu Notember. Last

This, as a Calcutta paper says in comment, and during the frat daya out the defendant hau to allow snob getting the Faroign Offee. oficers the months extes lavo which reap considerable advantage, As to the gens the Directors paid an interim dividend of $8 per

The goods were placed in the box the day lea and is by no means an impossibility, after the matter. would probably be suolent, and as tradural development of trade in China bo could share, and there is now a balance of 355.027.05 may be fall talk, but the resuscitation of the been too busy with other matters to attend to not say very much, but whatever the develop- ussilable for distribution, which the Directors China trade is a distinct menace to Britual. it, and later he was physically able to look would benefit by the plan

41,202,00. There is no question of patriotism in trede, and, before reaching Manila, because it was thought suggest that

they would be safer there from those who any case, these who would rehabilitate the Consuls while travelling about giving ment in China bad been it was nothing com- recommend shall be disposed of an follows :—

Write off Fixtures Res Clins is in the London market are for the usually come abourd from the quartermasters tliere addresses should be the guests ofpared with the development in Japan. While A fival dividend of 34 per share the various Chambers of Commerce concerned, the trade of China during the past twenty or Write off Hankow property

depot in crews to work. Captain Chamberlain who would also be responsible for their travel thirty years had slowly crawled along, the trade Carry forward to New Account

denied the allegations that he had opposed the ling expenses. This would be an inducement of Japan had advanced by leaps and bounds. to the Consular men and would lead to mutual and while the prospects in China demanded is

customs officials in their duties on the vessel. He maintained throughout the cours of his enlightenment, the Consuls learning mou of very careful attention of all British manufac

testimony that there was no attempt at oor- business ways that would be useful to them, and turers those in Japan called for just as much

calment of the goods or of the box in which the merchants learning much about the natives consideration and cursul watching on the part

they were stored. of all manufacturers who desired to see England and their wants, of which at present they are

maintain, not the supremacy of twenty yours ser mostly ignorant,

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