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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3RD · 1901

made to order, and so as to give utterance to the views of one or other party amongst the working classes. Even on the genoral question of the momentary superiority or the reverse of American over British ways A. S. WATSON & CO., there is room for great divergenes of

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That portion of the Queen's Recreation Ground used for polo is at present closed for repairs at the hands of the P.W.D.

We are requested to announce that there will be no had performance on the New Parado Grous dayment, the 8th instant.

"Ross" having returned to the Colony, has resumed his duties as secretary of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ld,

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Early Monday morning His Majesty's ship Tamar, 4,650 tane, Capt. C. G. Robinson, A.D.C., weighed sucbor-for Kowloon dook.

The visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the week ending 31st May, were 221 non-Chinese and 83 Chinose to the former, and 81 bor-Chinese and 2034 Chiness to the latter institution,

Among the stores to be sold at the Naval Yard to-day by Messra. Hughes & Hangh are one engine or torpedo-boat No. 8 by Thorney. craft (compound, 430 ih.p.), and three boat engines of 3 h. p. rach,

Notice is given that by order of Lieut- Colozel H. C. Wylly, C.B. Commanding the 1st Sherwood Foresters, the regimental in stitutes have been taken over by Major L. Gordon-Cumming from Captain T. H. M.

Green, D.8.0.

The Hotel des Colonies, Ld., Shanghai, hay paid a divinead of 6 per cent, on its first year's working.

Arm of bakers was recently fined in London for delivering breed to customers ou & Sunday.

TELEGRAMS.

RECTER'S SERVICE.

ME CHAMBERLAIN'S FISCAL POLICY.

THE NAVY LEAGUE.

LECTURE BY MR. H. F. WYATT.

Under the auspices of the Hongkong Branch of the Navy League, Mr. F. H. Wyatt of the -Lengua gara an address in the City Hall hat eroning. There was a good attendanco. His LONDON, 81st May, Liberals are dotively preparing for GCM.G, presided, and was supported by Excellency the Governor Sir Henry A. Blake,

Messrs. H. E. Pollack, K,C., E. D. Law, E. C. Wilcor, M. W. Blade and B. Layton.

It is evident that the Philippine Government Intends to place the first of the new currency general election. The labour leaders are of in circulation on 1st July.

posed to Mr. Chamberlain's fisse! poliny, and A special talopram to the N.-C. Daily News declare that the working classes will not be states that Mr. Chamberlain, Secretary for the blinded by proffered briben. Colonies, stated in the House that the Govern- · ment had neither sanctioned nor supported the importation of Asiatics for the Transvaal mines.

· Atologram from Yunnanfo, the capital of Yunnan province, received in Shanghai, stater, according to the NC. Daily News that Viceroy Ting Chen-to of that city ordered ont on the 23rd ult., three battalions of troops with Instructions to proceed with all haste to Lingan, where a mob of alvors had murdered. the profect of the city.

HIS EXCELLENCY, in introducing the lecturer, said Mr. Wyatt had been delegated by the Navy League at home to bring before GERMANY AND JAPAN.

the people of the British Empira in the Colonies, and to stimulate their interest London, 31st May in the condition of our Navy. We It is announced at Berlin that the German Hongkong saw before us

the great Emperor has conferred the Louise Order on the day entered our part, and no one needed to bo ships of every nation of the world that day by Empress of Japan, and the Red Cross medal on

reminded of the fact that our existence depende od upon our Navy. This was us party question. The labours of the Navy League in keeping before the people of the British Empire the minimum requirements to satisfy the conditions, of safety were labours that must be appreciated by every Government. Supremacy at sen was shsolutely necessary for us, and, whatever the | mát, we must secure at once that the Navy should be sufficient, efficient, and ready. (Applause.) His Excellency then formally

Princess Komotan,

A JOHANNESBURG TRAGEDY.

LONDON, 31st May. It is reported from Johannesburg that Sir

THE NURNBERG” IN A TYPHOON | Edward Hulse, formerly press consor there, has boon found dead in his bedroom, shot through the head.

The German steamer Nurnberg, which arrived here yesterday, ran into a typhoon on Saturday last, three and a half days out

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A small outbreak of fire occurred about two of each may approach nearer to the mean. There is, of course, a good deal that may be o'clock yesterday morning in a paper-box manu- attributed to vis inertia. The British work-futurer's shop at 19, Ciroular Pathway. The Assistant Buperintendent of Police, extin- an has at his back the stendy, it slow, brigade under Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse,

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from Singapore. The first force of the storm VOLCANIC ACTIVITY IN THE WEST introduced Mr. Wyatt to the mesting. was experienced about half-past twelve on

LONDON, 31st May. Mont Pelée, Martinique Taland, is again Sunday morning, and for about twelve hours by the wind and waves: One German the steamer was battered and forged about soaman was swept overheard and drowned, active, and the Connoil General ore urging the and nearly every one of the other mem-evacuation of the whole north side of the island, From the China Times of the Bistuli, obers of the crow suffered injury, as well 05 Latest reports to hand state that at least two spirit of strength auf keenness and that

several Chiness passengers travelling ia the steerage. The ship stood in great danger for hundred persons have perished.

learn that Lieutenant Grey, a British officer well kuns in Tentein and Tongshan, while on the

way from Latai to Shanbaikwan with two

course, a certain amount of reason in this contention; and this would naturally be the view which would most readily lead itself to the judgment of the trades unions. It is,.ey and the two Indian troopers all wounded, however, none the less the foot, and a fact that tends in favour of the honesty of the delegates, that the majority of the reports do seem to indicate a better state of feeling towards one another as existing in the States between employer and employed. In certain respects the employers, and in others the employees may take to themselves credit for the fact. Tho English working mas complains, and apparently with some show of reason, that the wastors are ever

Christians sont word to Tougsban, and the mounted infantry there immediately set out for the scene of the attack, and found Loat

improvement in the method of working

Among the passengers who arrived yesterday by the Navigazione Gonerale Italiana steamer Cup was Dr. João Fuuliso d'Azovalo Castro, the newly-a poistod Bishop of the Macao diessss. Senhor Consolteiro Romano, tho Foringuese Consul-General, accompanied by Soubor Leiria, went to receive his Lordship at the wharf, and also sent a chair for his uso, but were too late, the Bishop having landed earlier then was expected and proceeded to the Spanish Dominicus Procuration, where his Lordship

A. S. WATSUN & CO. ready to seize the entire advantage of any will reside during his brief stay in Hongkong.

His Lordabip leares to-morrow morning by the Portuguese gunboat Dia which is now in the that if, eg, when doing piecework an em-harbor. At Musso great preparations have ployee by superior diligence succeeds in been made for the reception of his Lordship. | earning a higher wage than his neighbours,

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the employer, instead of leaving the benefit The Chirose paper Hupao publishes the

some time, and had to be slowed down to ride

upper deck and a couple of steam pipes con-

nected with the winches.

·FLOODS IN AMERICA.

LONDON, 31st May, Great foods have occurred in many States of Amories, rendering twenty thousand persons homeless, and causing georgious damage,

Mr. WYATT, who was cordially received, first commented on the great seal, kindness and sympathy which must have insired so many members of the League to induce them to attend that afternoon. It was known in England that the Hongkong Branch was a powerful one and was permasted by no mean spirit but by a

meeting, be thought, was a proof of it. The lecturer proceeded to review rapidly the bistory. of the British Navy and the gooeris of the Navy Leagno. First trade and then tho ag such was the story, he said, of the world. The time was when all the shores of the development of our dominions throughout the

abcivilised world were open to us, when we look what we liked. If the British Empire was not twice as large as it is now, that was simply because of our own failure to take what was offered to as. (Applause.). However satisfactory a state of affairs that might be to look back upon-be did not

MISS BLAKE'S WEDDING.

koow that it was satisfactory-it was a condi- P. A. Souza, who is charged with the murder

Lion of things which no longer obtained. The of a Chinaman at Shanghai, has been the TO THE EDITOR OF THE “BAIYY PEERS.”

conditions of the world had changed. Inter- subject of an enquiry at the Portugues Con-

Hongkong, 2nd Jans, national relations had changed We were now salate, Ly the Consul treneral (M. Potier). No

Sre-In view of Miss Blako‘a wedding to throughout the world challenged by mighty additional information was elicited, reports the Captain Arbuthnot on Monday fert, the rivals, people who competed with us at once in N.C. Daily News, beyond the fact that the 8th inst, might I be allowed to suggest the paths of war and of diplomacy, who wrestled

The Italian steamer Capri and the Japanese steamer Tamba Maru, which also arrived yesterday from the South, got the edge of the typhoon only, and oscaped without mishap.

THE MURDER BY A FOREIGNER.

AT SHANGHAI

The town of North Topeka, Kansas, has been out off by flood and sot fire to by burning

Inpaber.

CORRESPONDENCE,

kaife with which Eons in alleged to have that His Excellency should declare a public with us at every turn, tried to acquire dominion committed the murder bus not been found. The holiday on that day in honanr of the event? in avery direction and looked upon us with jealous eyes. He was not speaking as one who cannot positively state how death occurred, as the Colony that a Governor's daughter has wanted to facito animosity against ether vations, by Chinese law no post-mortem examination is been married in Hongkong, and muraly the He was only taking them to realise obviong allowed. The cut is a nasty one, but what occasion deserves to be marked in some sach | factz, so clear that only the blind could fail to see them. Ever since the opening of the Suez

France and Germany and Russia-France and Germany in particular-had taken advantage of it and plunged ent into the Far Eust where before they had hardly a footing. Francs ̈* It shall be lawful for the Governor by had now an Empire in the Bast and it was

difficulty in this case is that medical evidence This is the first time in the history of

ONES Comunications relating to the news column to him, invariably takes the first opportu- following letter from Peking dated 18th uit. interior organ the blade of the knife penetrated way as I allude to Wa shenld all be glad to

Curry.ndents must forward their nomes and neity of eutting down rates so that his "As soon as the Government, received usweis not known. People living near the house I honour the wedding day. Even although it were Canal that competition had been intensified.:

should be addressed to Tur EDITOR.

dr sats with communications addressed to the Bailor

net for publication, but as evidence of good faith.

All letters for publication should be written on One Nutc the pepor only.

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HONGKONG, Sri June, 1003.

from sangat reporting the resence of Franch average earnings in the cad come to tracpa within the Kwangi borders there was more than the ordinary day-worker's.. Tho

much excitement, amounting to panic, amongst consequence is not only to create a steady the members of the Government, as it was opposition to piecework in the mind of the feared that the French were bent en parsning worker, but to encourage the habit, already a policy in the South similar to that of Russia to strong, of the workman persistently in the North.--The French Consul ja Kwangsi doing less work than his best. The Ameri-haring recently telegraphed to the French can master, on the contrary, according to Minister in Peking, asking for a company of the delegates, finds it to his advantage to French troops to be sent inta Kwangsi, we hear, stick to his agreement, with the result king received an unexpected reply from his Chist. The Minister censerad the Consul for suggest the working man has no interest in worthiat under his capacity, and does in fact habiting the mattor and said that the latter ought not to have noted so racklovely in allowing ually turn out a larger quantity of finished work than his English fellow. Another French troops to cross into Kwangsi,”

When the French mail steamer Annam,left reason for this has probably been exag- gerated in all the reports, and proceeds more the Borneo Wharf at Bingapore for Saigon, from the circumstances of the case than she passed close to H.M.S. Spartiate which The was busy doaling at Tanjong Pagar. from any settled design, and that is the naam had a large number of French soldiers LAST year Mr. A. Mosely did one of those greater rapidity of advancement in America baard and for the nonce was practically a quiet, unobtrusive nets which often in their thu Enginud. The American is pictured troopship. The gallant Frenchmen, says the results serve to make or mar a country as always going about his shop "prospect Free Press, crowded to the side to get a gool He offered to pay the travelling expenses ing for talent" amongst the workmen look at the big four-fannelled cruiser. Lient. of a number of delegates from the Trade This is probably the same more than in May, who was officer of the watob, promptly Unions of England who were to go over to England, but on the other hand the demand ordered up the band of the Ocean which was on the United States, and examine for them-for labour on the western continent is, and board, and immediately the straing of the "Mar- selves the conditions and mutual relation has been for some time, rather brieker than sellaise" fall upon the cars of the delighted Frenchmen. The compliment was acknowledged ships of employer and employed, and find in England, and promotion in the natural

with Vive l'Angletorre" and "Vive le Roi," out whether there was any truth in the couras of events is quicker where the

and the Spartiato's ehip's company replied statements that have recently keen mode demand is in excess of the supply; so that with three rousing cheers for their French com that many of the industrial arts were pass this may probably be discounted as but arades. It was a pleasing case of l'entente ing from Great Britais and making a home temporary condition brought about by cardiate, which the King's frendly visit to for themselves in the States; in case this exceptional circumstances. We have not Paris, and the prior British naval compliments should be the fact, then to examine from space to go into the other topics raised, to President Loubet, have done so much to their own point of view the causes that were of superior education, longer hours of create,

where Bouza ved state that when his windows were broken he was cutting erme voltat meat, and ran outside and pointed to the broken glass. The next auoyance he was subjected to appeared to exasperate bim beyond endurance, and he bonaded through the open door and rushed after a crowd of Chinese, stabbing the decessed, it is supposed, in the back.

Boozs for three years has been employed in the Shanghai Gas Company, the Secretary of which gave him an excellent character to M Potier. His friends and neighbours also testify to the quiet behaviour and orderly conduct of the accused man, and ssy that he must have received extrems exasperation before losing control of his temper in such a way. A Macao sergeant of police was telegraphed for on Batack day, and upon his arrival in Shanghai be will ornvey the accused to Mao to be tried by the Portuguese en horities In connection with this case it should be stated that for some time past foreign residents in parts of the Gongkow district have been subjected to annoyance from Chiness in many ways.

CHINA'S NEED,

not convenient for the Banks to close, still a holiday might be granted to the pubuo sarvants, Section of the Public Holidays Ordinance

säys notification in the Government Gazette at any time to appoint a special day to be observed as

a Bank holiday in addition to or in substitution for any daya mentioned in the solodules of the Ordinanes," ele.

more than probable that it was going to be very considerably enlarged. The immense

dominion of Russia hardly needed to ba pointed oat; of recent years tesla bad spread herself throughout Asia, and they In the circumstances there would appear knew how her railways and her legions WHTO to be no obstacle in the way of the declaration crossing over the continent. Her sen power was of a public holiday.Yours, sta..

OLD RESIDENT;

GOMES F. GOMES.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS,”

Hongkong, 2nd Jaco, 1903. Sra,We are instructed by Mr. Francisca d'Assis Gomes to state that the amount of $2,000 damages for which ho recently obtained judg ment in the Original Jurisdiction Action No. 178 of 1932, has, after deduction of the sum of $376.75 das from him for lugal expenses, been distributed amongst the following oharities :-

The Banarolant Society

$500.00 The Society of St.Vincent de Paul: 500.00 The Soldiers and Sailors' Lostitute,

Arsenal Street

313125 The Victoria Home & Orphanage 310.00

$1,623.25

China, remarks the Outlook, still counts for less than nothing in the Chinese maneuvring of European and American diplomatists. Come tidings from Peking of Russia's demands in respect of Manchuria, and every Minister and every politician in every Western country and to ask you to be good enough to publish wages wordy warfare over each his own this letter in your next issue.--Tours, etc.,

DEACON & HASTINGS. country's interests. No newspaper, no politician stops to ask what China thinks or will do. She was reported na having handed the Eussian demands back to the ambassador with the remark that they were inadmissible. But that

increasing enormously. It would not be long before Busais would be the second sea porer of the world. Already har navy was a very great force. Sarely in the face of these challenges that had changed the conditions of the earth. and of the fact also that wherever foreigå nations established their dominiou they estabe lished tariffs calculated to shut out our trade

in every instance they either had done se or were going to do 20-surely it behoved us to be up and doing. In England, they know very well, they could not get any Government, whether Liberal or Conservative, to take up any matter invo ving great expeditare unless the Government felt the full force of public opinion behind them. That was where the Nary League came in. Ita object was to teach people truths about ses-power as the source of England's greatness which they

in any mes did not know before. The trade of British people the world over dopended for its continuance upon the supre macy of their Navy, and it behored them to keep that fact ever before their syer. As the LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

instrument, the mouthpiere, of the people, the The O. &0. steamer Doric, with mails, &o. Logue might take some little credit to itself for the measure of exocens that bad left Nagasaki for Menils on the 30th ult, at

been achieved in the incressing of the last The Imperial German mail steamer Boon,

borsibly by excessive Governments, but a little at Bhanghai on the 31st ult.,

-38.10. The Indo-Chins steamer Suisang left Calcatta improvement was now apparent, and for that,

at work in inducing this transfer from one work, less time devoted to sports, less The report of the Eastern Extension would to Chies's first step in any ofrcum. Ride of the Atlantic to another of industries gambling and drunkenness, &c, but the Australas's and Chiro Telegraph Co., Ld. stances. He long us she does not shot, and is dus there to-day, at daylight. in which the British workman up till body of the reports gives the impression for the half-year ended December 31, 1902, foreign davila” on her own account it appears which left here on the 29th ult, arrived at / Navy Istimates. The Navy had been neglected

for this port via the Straffe on the 30th and hay be expected here on the 16th nethut, The C.P.B. stemmer thenian arrived at Nagasaki at 10 am, on the 2nd inst, and loft is due to arrive at 6 am, to-morrow. again et 5 pm. same day for Kobe, where she

WEATHER REPORT.

recently found himself unchallenged. No that on the whole the working conditions states that the gross receipts amounted to to be immaterial what she my du. This, of pressure was put on the delegates to are a shade better in the States than in £287,559, against 2024,209. 2be working ex course, is a great pity. The naues that could hise their opinious one way or the England, but only a shade, and that the peases, including £24,672 for maintenance of perenade China to enter into really friendly soil other, so that the series of reports which main reasons for the recent growth is to be cable, absorb £121,870, against £126,294 for harmonious relations would gain an enormous have recently been published may be looked sought in the artificial stimulus given to the corresponding period of 1901, leaving advantage over all rivals. Nothing of the wind upon as a fair expression of the views of local manufactures by the fiscal laws of the balance of £145,684 From this is deducted has hean seriously attempted. Our ambas the working classes on the topics proposed. States. How long this stimulus will have a 7,565 for income-tax, 945 for interest on adors have more often than not been ignorant Many people have expressed themselves beneficial effect on manufactures is the debenture stock and expenses in connection of the Chinese langage and careless of Chines therewith, leaving as the net prost for the susceptibilities. Perhaps so long as the Em- disappointed by the results, mainly on main point at issue. All schools of political half-year £128,654. After adding £73,5 press Regent lives and reigos no progress to sccount of the want of unity amongst the economista agres that under certain con-brought forward, there is an available balance real friendship, can be made, but the future members; a further consideration of the ditions protection may be useful in building of £202,180. One quarterly dividend of 14 per holds out many possibilities Russia as the the following report conditious proposed will, however, go far to up industries; but the majority of English cent, has been paid for the half-year, and it is dimbuse the mind of the impartial reader economists bold that the stimulus is not new proposed to distribute another of like her can never be the friend. If only of any such opinion, and will go far to permanent, and is bound sooner or later to amount on May 7, making with the interim some great understanding Englishman would prove the bona-fides of the whole It be followed by a proportionate period of dividends paid for the first half-year a total arise of the Sir Robert Hart type, who as of the Chinese Court and inspire it and the would, in fact, be a very suspicious circum- undue depression. This is, in fact, the dividend of 3 per cent. It is also proposed to ambasador st Peking could gam the confidence stance, and imply gone conclusion, stage on which the old controversy has Paye bonus of as per share, or 2 per cent, did the various ment of the delegation entered; and the stage is sufficiently wide making a total distribution of 7 per cent for vicerege with a belief in our willingness to

the year 1902 The spin of £30,000 has been trade without ulterior designs of territory, the Fordosa Channel; light variable and N. pre Juce reports that could in any way be to afford ample room for the combatants of referred to the general reserve fund, and great step forward would be made towards the winds over the N. part of the Chian Be

Fergeant-Light variable winds, fae, arrust of Russian aggression. made to bear the semblance of having been both parties to exercise their amplest skill. as balance of £37,180 carried forward.

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued Fressure has given way in the extreme N. owing to depression which is moving Esst. wards over Manchuris.

The barometer has risen on the E. coast of

pressure is now slightly in defect Pressure is relatively high between B. Chine

Chins and the Loo- China; fallen over the B. Philippines, where

NE, winds will probably sat in over Moderato chaos.

as had already been remarked, the Navy League

might take some oredit In self-governing Colonies as well as in British communities the

adequately required the efforts not of one but League had a great mission to fulfil, and to do it

f a hundred man to ge. forth ard preach the gospel that England must not take a back place amongst the nations of the world—that she must hold the premier position, and that there vera men abroad us at home ready to do. vote their best efforts to secure ber that position

great work to perform. The question hed Incalculable good could be done, for, as in the cash of the Hongkong branch, the first formed been asked What good can we do out here ?

outsile of Great Britain, invaluable suggestions could begiven to the Leaguoat home which would serve to extend its sphere of usefulness. A crisis in the world's history was approaching,

(Applause) In the East the Navy League had